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Telegrams.

[Rauler's.]

Jena" Explosion.

LONDON, 13th March Latest official estimates minimise the casualties from the Jena explosion..

The official estimate is ge killed, includ. Ing. Captain Ardigard and Commander Ver-

lier, and roo injured.

Later.

Three hundred and sixty-nine out of 698 of the crew of the Jeng answered to the roll call last night; sixty are known to be in hospital; the fate of the remainder is un- certain.

The Minister of Marine sacribes the ex- plosion to the short circuit....

King Edward and the Emperor William "have sent messages of condolence...

The Jena was in dry dock at the time of the explosion. The battleship Patrie lying hear prevented the spread of the conflagra tion by firing shell which, smashing the gates of the dock, let in the water with which the Jena was flooded.

Australia and the Canal Dues. A Parliamentary White paper shows that the Australian Commonwealth appealed to the Imperial Government in 1906 to obtain

Fa reduction of the "ues Cañal dues.

The Imperial Government referred the matter to the British Directors of the Canal and the latter pointed out that the tariff was reduced 14 per cent, in three years; and that, a further reduction would practically

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MARCH15 1907.

THE WRECK OF THE "DAKOTA”, vessel was proceeding through, a calmo eos, in

THE DISASTER DESCRIBED BY PASSENGERS "AND ON LOOKEKS.

A VISIT TO THE ILL-FATED VESSEL.

From the Kobe Herald of the 6ih insty we reproduce the following account of the disaster

to the Dallas WL AR

beautiful weather at about 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, when a loud crashing noise was heard, something like that caused by the ex- plosion of a floating mine. The hull wat ter sibly shaken, and at once developed a heavy list. For a time there was much excitement among the passengers, but before long two of the vessel's boats and a life raft were lowered,

while a number of craft" of Various kinds ar

The local office of the Nippon Yusen Kalaharived from the shore. The first class passen the Agents of the Great Northern Seast this gors, fifty-one second class, and thirty-four Company, issued the following statement this

third clain, with about two hundred members morning-"We are in receipt of advice that

of the crew, had been safely landed by

WANTED BY THE POLICE.

CLEVER RASCAL FOOLS-TOBACCO FIRM.

A very clever bit of ruscality was put into practice at West Point yesterday afternoon, and although the police at No. 7 Police Station were not successful in capturing the offender they picked up a clue which led to the re- corgis af the stolen goods

At about four o'clock, yesterday afternoon a busy indeed, strolled into a tobacconist shop at respectable looking Chinaman, looking very

No. 138, Des Vœux Road West, and asked to see the manager. When that gentleman appear from a very isBuential firm in Bonham Strand, which bad considerable dealings with the tobacconist shop. The manager told the mes- seager to take a seal, à fot offered him a cup of tea, and the manager repaired behind the

thers is little or no prospect of saving the o'clock in the evening, there being no casual-ed he was handed a pais-book, purporting to bo Dakota and her cargo. The as flokuni Marties. The bow of the steamer is now deep in was specially despatched yesterday morning the water. Her engine rooms filled in two from Yokohama to the scene of disaster w minutes. The forepart of the vessel sank so view to receive her passengers and mails, but awing to a severe gale no communication could rapidly that even the two hundred and eighty be had with the shore. The passengers and sight bags of mail maller could not be removed.

by a number of offices. The Dakofs, it may

by noted, has throughout been a somewhat unfortunate vessel. In her first outward voy age from Seattle she had to put back owing to injuries to her propeller; and it will be remem- bered that not long ago a fire occurred on board, while she was in. Kobe Harbour.

THE MAILS.

Th

I manager was satisfied with the chop. "Shall we send the goods to your firm at once?" he asked the messenger.

have made arrangements to take delivery now. “No, thank you,” replied the messenger. "1 My coolies are outside."

The cigarettes, which were valued at $173, were got out of the storehouse; the manager chopped the pass-book wish the "Goods Sup- plied" chop, and the messenger, calling bis coolies, had the cases removed.

Later that afternoon the manager and his

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG HOTEL

SMENUIS

SATURDAY, MARCH

DINNER.

'HORS D'EUTARS,-~**

Sardines on Toast.

Sour. Mock: Turtle.

FISH.

Fish a la Creole.

ENTRIES.

Duckling Farcio and Grean Peas.

Chicken Liver and Ham Rissoles.

CURRY. Lamb.

JOINTS, &C..." Roast Ribs of Beef and Baked Potatoes, Roast Capan and Celery Sauce. Boiled Shoulder of Mutton and Caper Sauce Cold Game Pio and Plain Salad.

SWEETS.

Vermicelli Padding, Chocolate Ice Cream nad Finger Cakes, Tipsy Cake. Cheese Biscuits,

Coffee.

DESSERT,

Fruits.

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the majority of the crew subsequently pro. Thirty of the bags, however, drifted to the counter to consult the past.book. An entry in į ceeded overland to Tateyams, there to embark shore, where they were picked up on the fol the book read: Supply bearer with three Stowed Steak and Mushrooms. on the Hakuai foru, which was to leave at lowing day.. Among the passengers are Cap cases of Pirates cigarettes on our account. sain Harris and Captain Thomas, believed to The impression of a chop followed this entry. '5 p.m. yesterday for Yokohama "

The Dakota's sister ship, the finesota, wase. Daval officers, thres German officers who to leave Yokohama at ip.as, yesterday, instead have come here to study the Japanese Amy system, and their wives, and Mr. Kando of 3 o'clock as usual, with the object of seeing Bhidzuo. Captain Barris is on his way to the if there was any chance of rendering assistance Philippines Marine engineers have visited to the distressed vessel.

We understand that the Dakota cost the the Dakota in a fishing vessel to investigate Great Northern Steamship Company About her condition. They found that she was in a $3,0:0,000 gold, of which about $2,000,000 gold helpless plight, According to fishermen here, is covered by lusurances, the risk being shared the scene of the disaster is called "Onigas" (Demon's paisage). In the centre of it is a sunken shoal known as Osanorama, which is against the-higher of there. Owing to the divided into two parts, The Dakota struck

nature of the pince, it will be very difficult to float her, I am informed that the shoal is clearly marked in, the charts and is very well known to navigators. It is, very difficult to enderstand how such a disaster could take

damage sustained by the Dates, it is said unce this morning that 257 bags had been

that the triple-bottom has been brokes through, saved out of 288, but it was subsequently the keel being heavily injured. As the prin intimated that an error had been made, and cipal hooks have been lost, no exact knowledge that only 31 bags out of 288 had been recover spacerning the cargo can be obtained. It is

believed that it all be a total loss ed. The Kobe postal authorities; however,

According The Captain of the Tokat Maru, state that 47 bags have reached Yokohama. small coasting steamer plying between Takio Mr. Kusaka Itaro, the Superintendent of Fordaighbouring ports, who witnessed the disas

ter, the Dukota arrived off Shirahama en Sunday eign Mails, reads as follows:-

afternoon at about 5 o'clock. The vessel struck over the rock, and in consequence the bow was a submerged rock so hard that she weni hall

completely submerged. The Tokai Maru des patched a boat to the rescue, and a large mum ber of fishing boats also put off from Shirahama to the scene of the disaster. The boats' of the

There appears to be some confusion as to

...amount to subsidising the shipping using the number of mail bags which have been place in broad daylight With regard to the There he learnt to his astonishment that

the Canal, largely at the cost of the Imperial Government...

A reply in this sense was sent to Australia,

A GRUESOME DISCOVERY.

"SMALL-POX, PATIENT IN LOCKED ROOM.

At the instance of Sanitary Inspector Fin. cher, Lai Tui, a contractor, carrying on busi as at No. 33. Queen's Road Central, was summoned before Mr. F. A. Hozeland, this morning, at the Police Court, for failing to re- pont a case of innil-pox to the Medical Officer of Health, or to the nearest Police Sation. The defendant denied the charge. We said he only -knew-the-manto have been suffering from fever. Inspector Fincher spoke as to fed ing, the patient. At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 9: lost, he said,, he received a telephonatessage asking binuto pay a visit to

saved,

The local office of the N.Y.K, an-

A communic.tion which we have accerved from

Please rn'e that the following message, dated this morning at a aim, has been received from the scene of disaster.bringing 47 bags of mails from Dakota, which are all wet. They are now being dried; "will forward them as soon as the address is ascertained. This probably means that the tags denoting the destination of bags were lost or became unis-

from Yokohama:—' Hakust Maru came back

telligible and that the Yokohama office is try ing to find out the addresses of the bags."

■ certain pouse, which was under construction It appears that none of the mail bogs were

gra were also lowered, and the passengers and crew were conveyed safely to Shirahama, of the high waves sweeping the coast after experiencing some difficulties où account

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"THE ORIENT.":

fois had a conversation regarding the matter and none of them appeared to be satisfied with the transaction. There was a "something" which appeared "fishy." In order to satisfy himself that things were right the manager paid a visit to the firm a Boabam Strand.

they had ordered no cigarettes, and to prove that produced the'r pass-book. There

SATURDAY NEWSPAPER was no order for cigarettes to be found in it.

FOR ONE AND ALL Without waiting for another word the annoyed merchant hastened to No. 7 Police Station and will be published in APRIL, 1907: unfolded his story to Inspector Collett, who deputed Sergeant Gordon to inquire into the matter. The sergeant, after making inquiries, $2.50 per annum, post free to any part of the

Single Copy: 5 cents. picked up a clue.

He went on board the steamer ffot-ching and found the three cases of cigarettes ready to be shipped to Kwong- The cases were seized and removed to the chow-wan. The “birds" had already flown. Station to the great delight of the employees of the inbacco firm.. The thieves are wanted.

CHINESH SAILORS STRIKE.

THE CREW OF THE "PLEIADES."

A Tacoma despatch of 9th Feb, says :—After alt arrangements had been made to transfer the, Chinese crew of thirty of the American

trade, to the frame steamship Suevric, the from the transpacific to enter the coastwise Olegiats last evening took a notion that they

at.Eoint, Witness went to the first floorcinoved from the vessel. Those which bave ived in Yokohama on Monday night from Shi./steamship. Pleiades, which has been withdrawn

of house in question, but found the door Made He called for the keys, opened the dopr, and found a ruulia lying on a bed smothered, with the disease. He had the man- removed in the hulk! Nygrin, where he died some time later.

His Worship (to defendant)-How did this man come to be locked up in the room? Did you lock tim up?

Defendant-No, I did not. " His Worship-ut how did you come to have the keys f your pocket, when the inspector called for thein?

Defendant-They were handed to me by

a Joki.

Bis Worship-Then how can you explain this man's presence in a locked room?

Defendant think he was locked in by mistake.

*

His Worship-Tid you or any of your men know that he was suffering from small-pox ?....

Defendant-I did not know... The man was

ubitill a few days before, but it was not known

that he had that discase; ----

**

His Worship' said that it was a question now. as to whether defendant had a guilty knowledge. I was a very bad case, he said, and one which will have to be looked into. Dr. Moore, medical officer of the Gaol, who was summoned by the Court, was asked whether it was possible, in the present, case, for a person to haveknown that decensed was suffering from small-pox two days before he was found by the inspector. The doctor's reply to the question was inaudible, but it was presumed that the doctor did not remember the case and wanted time to refresh his memory.

The case was adjourned.

CRIMINAL SENSIONS,

знаватера

THE CALENDAR..

The March Criminal Sessions will open at the Supreme Court on Monday next, the 18th inst., His Honour the Chief Justice presiding,

Among the cases to be tried are the follow ing

Lo Wai, for cutting and wounding, with intent to do grievous bodi'y barm.

To im, off tr Ah Sam, and another, for forgery, Fim Young, for larceny.

THE WHATHER.

been recovered were fated into the sea an i drifted ashore,

A VISIT TO THE WRECKED" VASSIL. '', The Mainichi has received the following telegram from a corretpendent whom it des- patched to Shirahama went out to see the Dakota in a lighter this (Tuesday) morning. The sex was very high, and I got wet to the skin, but after great difficulty my sendo succeeded in reaching the steamer. She presented a lamentable spectacle. Only about forty per cent. of her hull showed above the surface of the sen, und she bad a heavy list to one side Fler screw, was high in the sky. Great waves were beating against the vessel's huge franc, churning the water inn foam all around My sendo hesitated to go along side, but I eventually got close to her starboard side and was able to climb on-board with the aid ola rope which was hanging from the deck. The condition of the interior of the vessel showed how great had been the haste with which the passengers, had been compelled to

Jeave. The cabins and other pars of the

'more pay and refused to sign." Capt. Shotton informed the Chinamen that they could work for what he offered or not at all. The Chinamen preferred not to work, to the Saver de sailed last night leaving the Pialades crow in porte

*

The regular Chinese crew of the Sunaric aro paid something like $18 gold each a month. Capt Shotton wanted the Pleiades mes to work for less. It is up to the Pleiades to get the Chinamen back to the Orient, as they signed for the round tip. They will probably he ordered deported by the immigration officials on the next liner to China at the expense of the Pfades.

NARRATIVE BY LADY PASSENGERS, *Three of the passengers of the Dakota ar-

rahaina, and two of them, Mrs. Docmbrohe and Mrs. Forbes, have been interviewed by representative of the Jahun Herald. From their statements it appears that the vessel struck the encks about five o'clock on Sunday afternoon. The weather was clear, with scarce

ya breeze to disturb the waters. The Dakota o'clock nao", and signals were exchanged be- passed the Inuboys Lightship about twelve tween the vessel and the lightship. Between hall-past four and five o'clock many of the pas angers were on deck watching the sun sinking in the western sky : It was, in fact, one of the most calm and pencelul evenings one could wish taexperiencent sea. About five o'clock those on Foard heard a grinding sound as the Dikat

passed over the rock. The pass ngers did na: realise what had happened until the vessel at once began to settle. Signals were flown -came to a dead stop. The vessel listed, and

to the Fighthouse at-Nojima-and to the shore, and in a short time a number of sampans were alongside the vessel. Into these, as well as to HONGKONG JOOTBALL SHIKLD, the ship's lifeboats, the passengers were trans- ferred, the work being carried out quietly and. without any mishap. Several of the passengers took their handbags, but only hope was landed at the time. By half past five passengers had been taken off. Some were. n'clock-in broad, daylight-the whole ofthe landed at the Najima lighthouse and accom modated at the ing, while others went ashore and were provided for at ion's and private residences at the village of Shira hama. The ladies, speak in terms, of praise. of the assistance rendered and kindness shown them by the villagers. There were repnits current among the passengers that the fishermen and village's had commenced loot. 0g the vessel, and that some of the ship's papers were stolen but these reports they were unble to confirin Nothing of the kind had come under then personal observation,

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A the Undersigned's Sales Room,

z, Zetland Street,'

00

TUESDAY,..

the 19th March, 1907, MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,

Several Bales óf MATTING,

̧HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

AND

A Consignment of FINE YORK HAMS (just landed).

TERMS: As usual,

*F. KIENE,

Auctioneer, Telephone No. 574.

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Hongkong, 15th March, 1907

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

the Club versus "Go Co, Middlesex, a HappyHE Scamshir

The following have been chosen to play for Valley, on Saturday, the 16th March. Kick off coli and G. E. Morrell; hait-backs:-H. 4. p.m.oal-C, B Franklin ;: haçki -E. Gray, E. Humphreys and A. Morfey; for wards: W. Ht. Williams, I, G. Wishati, J. MacG, Weston, R. R. Turner and J. Mead.

COMMERCIAL

TODAY'S INTELLIGENCE,

3.37 p.m

“ŽIETEN ·

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby. informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being

landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra.hazardous Godowns of the Hongs kong and Kawinos Wharf and Godawa Con pany, Limited, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained,

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless salice to the contrary, be given before FRI- Buyers:-Uion Insurances 5835, Shell Tran-DAY, the 15th March, at Noon. sparis 47/6, Hongkong 'Docks $130, Hongkong Lands $107, China Providents $9, Tramways Sus. Ieen $740, Ropes S, Powells $74, Watkins $31.

vessel were all littered with scattered article of soilet, pirces of clothing, and provisions, The boats were still on the davits. Apparently there had been no time to lower them. Water was ushing in through the vessel's bow and the lower part of two of the masts was submerged. · As to the circumstances of the disaster, my sendo, who was on shore at the time, informed me that when, in the latter part of Sunday afternoon, a great vessel was seen approaching" the" coast, the people crowded down to the beach to na certain if anything was wrong, this being the 'first time that such a large vessel had been

sen so close in. Presently a loud crash, like The NY.K. liner Om Afare, which was! Sellers-Hongkong Banks $89, London the report of a cannon, was heard, and in a few despatched to Shirahama to render assistance, 103, Canton Insurances $295, Hongkong minutes the vessel's decks were seen to be to the Dakola, returned in Yokohama Fires $3421, China Fires $99, Macao Steam Monday evening before eight o'clock, without crowded with people, while same cries of dia- being able to achieve anything: important, boats $30, Jodo-Chinas 183, China and Masilas tress from the wonen on board, were heard. Captain rakawa, when interviewed by press $18'ex div., Douglaser $35, Raubs $83, Kow: Realising that a disaster had occurred, the representative, is credited with nying that loon Wharts 593, Shanghai Dorks TIF 105 villagers at once despatched to the vessel all when the Omi Maru, which left the harbour at the available boats and lighters, and re-cued five n'clock in the morning, arrived off West Points $50, Hongkong Hosle S118, Kanon-zaki, a strong westerly wind sprang up, Humphreys Estates Siti, China Borges $to, those on board. The coast in this locality is causing a heavy swell. When the steamer Dairy Farms 5153, Cements $20, Chian Lights very dangerous, and big vessels such as the reached Nojima ziki at about nine o'clock very $91, A. S. Watsona 5123. Dakota always keeps about three miles off the | high waves were sweeping the coast, rendering

Sales:-NIL- polat. The fact that the Dakots ventured it impossible for the vessel to anchor. The

Dokofa stranded on the submerged rock popu

“OVI MARUT

Nominal: National, Banke Ser, Sugars 5118; so rear is therefore regarded as very strange.larly known as the Openne reef, which lies Hongkew Wharfs Tia. 232]; Cottons $12, 'Elec, The Captain and other menibers of the about a mile east of the lighthoose at Nojima- |· trīps $15. crew landed on Monday night. The Captain | saki-a most dangerous spot. After repeated

Is in a condition' of great mental distress and refuses to make any statement. Great ex-

The following report in from Mr..F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:~citement prevails at the village of Shiraham, On the rgth at 17.10 p.-The bayometer has most of the passengers being accommodat risen rapidly over China, W. Japan and the cd at the schools and in the houses of the peasantry,' Their piesence has caused a Loochoos

great scarcity of provirions. The price of an egg has jumped to 20 sen, and rice has alto become expensive. Some of the laty passengers are much distressed, but they are very grateful to the villagers, who are doing all that is pos- sible to make them comfqitable. The pas sengers are now being transferred to various other places,

--- A high pressure area is lying over. China to the Nonb of the Yangtze, and pressure is ro Tatively low over H, Japan and the China Sea

Gradients are rather steep generally, and strong maninon, inay be expected in the Formosa Channel and the N. part of the Chipa Sex E

'VORECAST.

kosg and neighbourhood, NEJ.

misty, rain at times

Formosa Channel, some as No. L South of Ching between Hongkong

-South coast of Chins between Hongkong Helain, same

NOW HOW THE DISASTER HAPPENED.

The Ascht has received the following mes sage from its correspondant at Shirahama : The circumstances under which

to the Däkyla occurred are not kasŵn.” 1-gather: from statements madali

soms of the

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. attempts at signalling, the Captain of the Ốml managed to communicate with the

"Selling. lighthouse, informing them of his mission. Landon-Bank T.T.............................. At about noen a fishing boat was sent off to Do,demand... Omi, and provisions, etc. were put on board. Do. 4 months' sight Mr.. Atsumi, 'the assistant manager of the France-Bank .T..... Yokohama branch of the N. Y. K., Mr. America-Bank T.T. McWilliams, passenger agent of the G. Germany-Bank T.T 98. Co, Mr. Tsutsumi, third officer of the Indía. T.T. maçının Omi Maru, and Dr. Moore Graham got into Dedemand. the boat and made for the shore. In the means | Shanghai--Bank time the waves increased in force, and further Singapore T assistance was rendered: Impresible so the Japan-Bank T.T. Captain decided to put back to Yokohama, Java-Bank T,T...... after taking, on board a portion of the mails? All the passengers were, accommodated, pear, a months" sight' LIC. the lighthouse, The Ow! sighted the Japanese. 6 months' Bight L/C. ́croises.X'ayeyama and a torpedd boat at the | so days' sight San Frang

scene of the disaster, soffou

PRICEM FA months, sight The Yokosuka Naval Station despatched the cruiser Yayıyama and a torpedo-bost on Man” day morning toy the scenef of COL

Tender assistance, but,

wind and high WAYNE

the wanhip

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All Claims must reach us before the 29th March, or they will not be recognized No Fire Insurance will be effected.

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