1909-11-26 — Page 12

436

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26 1900

Great Shipping Disaster. picked up 61 and 93 are reported missilt and sixty:gue saved. We were not sure

NINETY-ONE LIVES LOST.

Onda's bow very badly damaged, four compare manis carried away. Dry dock on Monday Idi TERRIBLE 50ENE IN RHIO' STRAITS.surrey." The Onda it may be stated in a Glasgow built ship of 3.400 tons 350 bp, and si crow.. There were six paid off British seamen on board the La Seyne four of whom were amongst the rescued, and these proceeded to the Sailers' Home yesterday afternoon, where ose of them who was on deck at the time of the collision was interviewed by one of our representatives.

that the E-glish ship would not go down also as she was looking baday. There were ten feet of water'in har forwards. No doubt many are. men and native passengers were killed when 'the boilers blow,”

THRILLING EXPERIENCES,

over an hour before

"ORIMINAL'S ATTEMPIED

SUICIDE."

TRIED TO HANG HIMSELF AFTER BEING SEN .TENGED TO TEN YEARS THIS MORNING,

23rd in it. The experiences of several others of the survivors were very thrilling mady being of an abortive suicide this afteroon, when a A call at the Supreme Court was the scene in the water a long time before they were Chiness prisoner, who had been sentenced to saved; M. Mage, the first officer, who is a ten years by Mr. Justice Gomperts-(Paise SECOND CAPTAIN'S ACCOUNT.

good swimmer, having to swim about for Judge) for having committed an armed robbery Chief officer Gradeni) or second Captain as

being picked up, tax all, at Laa Tao Island on the 26th September last, he is titled on board the French boat, of the La

who is the son of an enginer returning attempted to take his life. It appears that Seyos, spoke to our of our representatives a shock and though not thinking it was a collision cell after bis conviction, be decided to to London, was asleep at the time. He felt the shortly after he had been relegated to bin few words as to the occurrence. According to his story he was lying in his benh at the time

he went on deck and saw that the bow of the shoffis off this mortal coil by hanging him but was not asleep fortunately for him, or ho

steamer was already under water. He was with his waist-band and was about to would probably not have lived to tell the talo. to get a life belt, but foridoately after swim-ed act was discovered by ans of the officials, shen up to his knees in water and had no time give effect to his philosophy, when the attempt Suddenly he heard a loud blast on the Laming for half an hour he was picked up by Seyne's syren and leaping out of his bank hur boat from the Onda with several others. Reed waicide was averted. Thenceforth, the man who promptly raised the alarm and the attempt. tied on deck, but as an instance of how rapidly saw two men mutilated by sharks and corro- the ship sank, he says that quick as he was the borates many of the details of the seamen,

was placed under close observation, his queue ship was monicatarily sinking when he go: Three Malays clung on to him in the water being tied to the railings of the dock in the outside. There was abolutely no time to and he had great difficulty in fresing himself. this position, the luckless one sustained a viol Small Court and his hands manacted, and, in lower away the boats, and the darkness added Everybody of course lost all their belongings ent state of bystprice till a inte hour this after to the troubles. Both captain and look out and many of them were practically naked when op. man were drowned, and the shock camo 10 saved, suddenly that those asleep had little chance to save themselves and so rapidly did the disaster happen that there was little or on confusion on board. He was thrown violently into the water and seeing a piece of wood floating by he managed to seize this and keep himself afiant till rescued. All around him the drowa. Ing people were being attacked by the sharks nad the scene was frightful.

Not since the year, 1814 when the Napocis collided with the Kwantung near Panan, and sixty lives, mostly native, were lost, and the Tock Bong Guan and Aing Hoe collided in the Straits of Malacca and fifty lives were lost, has news of such a fearful shipping disaster as that which reached here yesterday afternoon, been heard in Singapore, reports the Free Prem of 2gib instant. of recent years we have fortun- ately been free from serious accidents in these sous, the last one of any consequence being in 1905 when the Russian hired troopslip Haver sham Grange collided with and sank the Hen long of Rachado Light, and twelve Chinese lives were lost. The Rhio Straits, where the present disaster occurred, bave, considering Their narrowness, the intricate nature of their navigation, and the fact that they are on the high road to Java Irem Singapore, enjoyed comparative Immauity from deathly accidents of this sort, and in only one other instance of any note, that in 1897 when the Penang and Glang Seng collided, has there been any serious accident there. The collision in this CARC har resulted in the sinking of the M. M. La Seyou, in two minutes and before the majority of either crew or passengers 'bad time to realise the disaster or attempt to save their lives, and has caused some considerable injury to the British India Onda. The horrors of the night were added to by the frightful malignity of the sharks which' Infest these waters, and it is to the fact that they were 10 oumerous and so murderously active that we have regretfully to feel obligat to abandon hope of any other of the travellers on board the ill-fated vessel baving been picked up any native or other craft which may have boop passing through these straits. The disutni saved is as follows:- ter.marks another page in the grim records of the sea, and with our readers we extend to all thon so juddenly and so shockingly bereaved, aur heartfelt sympathy, and rejoice that amid the terrors of the night in a sea stained with blood many men heroically tried to save the ladies and others from the awful attacks of the sharks

THE STORY OF THE 'DISASTER.

LOST AND SAVÉD.

A

as far as it can be compiled, but though we The following is a list of the lost and saved regret that it is almost impossible to hold out may hope that any more rescues will be report ed, it is possibles there may be inora patives drowned than these figures indicate. The list

*European passengers.

Francis Maxwell, Heary Muller, Percy fal 10, Joseph Salibu, Charles Glendinning, Tal sin, F. Dreplus.

Officers and Crew.

E. Grundenij, second captain,-Mage first officer, Fournier Aulome, second officer, D. Rasul chief enginear, Joseph Jacques first co Sertstillet chief steward, O. Doummingue fiest gineer, M. Chalaeyat second engineer.. Joseph

Ferrero first gunner, Laurent Hugo boatswain firemne, Victor Cavene store-keeper, Vincent and Charras second cook. Besides these, 28 native crew and 14 native passengers were rescued.

Those reported lost are as follows: European passengers.

Mademoiselle Barthy, Baron and Baroness de nierky, Madame Saint Ange, Mademoi. sells Desiris, M. Delacroix, and Mr. Harbie (of Bangkok.)

Officers and crew.

native passengers.

The La Seyne is so well known that it is per haps almost unnecessary to describe her, but it may be mentioned that the was an exceptional ly fine vessel even in the fleet of a company the Messageries Maritimes, which is renowned for sailing foe ships all over the world. It is nederstood that she was originally intended as a yacht for the former Khedive, but she has been for so many years in the M. M. service that her early career is probably forgotten. She was a favourite boat for Java pasaengers and kept up the regular service between Batavia and Singapore running panctually with her mails and paussogers to catch the connections with the homeward and outward milo line vessels. She was of 1,140 tons and up till daile re-decine, Boeuf, chief cook, Faure, steward and Captain Conailhoe,-Bruneau, Purser, Gonet cently had been commanded for a long time 38 native crew and between fony and fifty by Captain Vallat. Captain Conailho, who has been drowned with his ship was appointed to succeed Captain Vallat and bed only made a few voyages in bin new command: It appeals 'from as much of the story as can be gathered from the survivors amanget both crew and passengers, that the La Soyao wasiwe days out from Batavia and was steaming all well. The night was darkish with no moon but the 'weither was fine. When near Pulo Sau and thirty miles from Singapore a steamer was noticed "coning on. The ship appeared to have approached each other fairly close and when navigated to clear each other they instead crashed together. The La Seyne's sites was blown, and what was possible was done to get crew.and passengers on deck, but the ship began to settle so fast that it was prac tically impossible to do anything, and in two minutes or a little longershe was almost under water, and the passengers and crew were, struggling for their lives,

,:

MR DREYFUS KSCAPES.

CHINESE ENGINEERING AND

· MINING CO.

·ANNUAL MEFTING. The eighth anewal general meeting of the Chiassa Engineering und Mining Company,

Turner presiding. The Secretary (Mr. Alf. W. Limited, was held on 27th ult. at Winchester House, Old Board-street, E. C., Mr. W. F. Berry) having read the notice of menting and the auditors' report to the shareholder

bospital, but it is expected most of the rescued ANTHRAX IN KENNEDY TOWN, dividend of the same amount, free of income

The chiffofficer and second engiceer are in will leave by the homeward Froach mail to-day. Many of the survivors of the disaster are laying at the Adelphi Hötel.

THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. It may be of interest to remark that the scene of the accident is a strait only about two miles from shore to share, with sixteen fathoms and varying depths of water. A strong current seis up those straits and it is possible, though rescued were in the water over an hour and not probable, considering that some of those escaped the sharks, that there may be a far survivors who drifted er swam to shore, and probably search will be made to find out if this 10. The injuries to the Qada nro a big triangular shaped gash in the stem and neigh. the nature of the rent bring accounted for hy bourhood some distance below the top plates, the fact that the Oada was sailing very high down and is besides a smaller ship,

out of water, while aaye was fairly well

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE,

BOGUS EXCISE OFFICERS AT THE

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

at the Criminal Sessions, last Tuesday, this Before Mr. Justice Gompertz (Puline Judge) Chinese were indicted on charges of having committed an armed robbery in a house at Cheung Sha Wan, on Lautao Island, on the 26th September last. The men were alleged to have been armed with revolvers and poles, and, after baying put the inmates, a farmer, his wife and

gold rings, a gold watch and chain, two pieces heir little san, in bodily fear of their lives, the men raosicked the house and removed five of jade, a bundle of clothing and $87 in money Mr. C.G. Alabaster, Acting Attorney-General instructed by Mr. H. . Dennys, j, (from the Crown Solicitor's office) prosecuted. The pri soners were undefended and entered a plea of not guilty.

As far as we can ascertain the only passenger known locally is Mr. Dreyfus, the Pathe frères pgent in Singapore, who had a very narrow. collision. He immediately ran on deck and Honper, A. Henderson A, E, da Silva, H. J. M. escape, being awakened by the shock of the The following word, the jury: -Messrs. J. realised the serious situation, When the ship Carvalho, J. j. fudab and E, H. B. Schwandes,

managed to keep himself float. He was in went down he was thrown violently into the sea The Attorney-General briefly outlined the the water a long time, aver an hour by his expe- On the evening of the 26th September fast, facts of the case, which were in effect as follows, ristice, before he was picked up, but was even-prisoners arrived in a boat at Lantao faland tually rescued. Mr. Dreyfus thinks there were no children on board which agrees with the M.

at a place cilled Cheung Sha Wan. The M. account and is probably the correct one though others say there were two or three..

men approached a certain house, where a farmer, his wife and their son lived. On seeing the men, armed as they were, making DRITISH SEĄMEN'S EXPERIENCES. for his house, and thinking, they came for Among the second class passengers on the

an evil purpose, the farmer armed himself with ill-fated ship were six British seamen who had a musket, which, however, he refrained from been paid off at Balavin from the British sailing firing. Prisoners drove the farmer's wife, and ship Daylight.. Two of these men are among ATTACKED BY SHARKS.

son into a little room, after which they ran the missing, and the four others were landed sacked the lace and carried away a quantity Had it been a matter only of shipwreck here yesterday afternoon and are staying at the vileable goods. A few days later, ase of many might been saved, but. lamentably the Sailors' Home. They have lost all their belong-stolen articies, and was immediately arrested. men was found trying to puwa'some of the Rhie Straits are infested by sharks nad horrible ings and bave only the clothes they stand up At the time of the outrage, prisoners passed scenes were enacted, the drowning people bein. They had a thrilling experience and mar ing seized by the sharks and dragged under rowly escaped with their lives, as will be seen themselves off as Excise Officers but they after amidst heartreading scenes. Meanwifile the from the following account given to a reprewards stated that they had not come to search steamer which proved to be the British India sentative of the "Free Press,"

for opinm Onda, a vessel of 1,409 tons, which was bound in ballast for Tegal, in Java, and bad left Sing apore about midnight on Saturday, stood by, and great promptitude was shown in getting away three boats to spe¬rojcun-the French steamer having been unable to lower away any at all. The crew of the Onda worked with superhuman energy and were successful in pick- ing op seven of the passengers amongst whom were four British paid off seamen who were being sent to Singapore second class; twelve of the officers and European crew, 14 native pas sengers and twenty eight-native crew, or a total of sixty-one is all. The dangers and terrors of the night were added to by the excape of steam mediately." from the ship's bailers, which seemed to opse the boat up and scalded to death many of thosd on board. The survivors describe it as a fright

They say the collision occurred at 4.19 Sun- day moming about twenty six miles from Singa- pore and in the Rhif Straits. One of the party was unble to sleep and was on deck at the Time. He says the weather was clear and the

sea just a little rough.

To use his own words:~" I heard a whistle from a ship and the next moment the Li Sey. be's fo'castle came dewo with a roo. I called all jumped up on deck and we ran aft. It's out to my mates the 'ship is sinking!! They all up with us this time,' I said: She sank very fast and went down in four minutes. Steam blew from the boilers and she went down im.

Evidence bay ng been called, the jury re- toned a unanimous verdict of "Guilty in respect of two of the prisoners, who were each sentenced to ten years hard, labour. With segard to the third prisoner, a unanimous VOI dict of "Not guilty" was recorded and the prisoner accordingly received his discharge,

5. S. "CATHERINE APCAR"

VETERINARY SURGEON'S REPORT,

|

At the meeting of the Sanitary Board last Tuesday afternoon, the following minute by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, relative to a case of authrax in the Kennedy Town Cattle Depot, was considered: A case of anthrax occurred in the Kennedy Town Catila Depôt, to the Depot on the afternoon of the 12th inst. Four bullocks were admitted from Sun. On

Op the morning of the 13th one was isolated, having then a temperature 105.80 F. On the 14th this bullock was found dead on opening the Depot, An examination of the blood showed it to be a cate of anthrax. The carcase was showed no signs of illness." cremated. The remaining thres bullocks bavo

KULANGSU (AMÒY) MUNICIPAL

COUNCIL.

Minutes of a meating of the Council, held at ibs Board Room on the sad November, 1909. "Present-Mestrs. W. H. Wallace (chair- man), J, S. Fenwick, J. Mencarini, W. Wilson, W. Krusa, K. Taudzurabara, the Health Officer

had confirmed. and the Assistant Secretary.

The minutes of the last meeting, were read

A letter was read from Mr. Mori (the Japan. dis Consul) announcing the death of H. E. Prince Ite, and informing-the Council that, ar the faceral was fixed for the 4th instant, the Bag of that Consulate would be at half mast on that date. This was acknowledged in suitable

terms.

permission to erect a wall around a piece of

An application from Mr. Lim Kui Seong for

ground of San Koo Chan was considered, and the Council decided to inspect the place first before granting it.

By order,

E, A. HARTLEY,

Aust, Secretary.

JOSS-STICKS IN CEMETERY,

PROFOSED AMENDING BYE-LAW.

Sir Hubert E. H. Jemningam, £Q.M.G, asconded the motion which was carried unanl mously. The appointment of Sir Hubert Jer. ningham as „director was confirmed. Tha retiring directors, Messrs. G. de Lavalere, G. T. Symons, W. F. Turner, and G. P. Walferd, were re-elected:

SOLDIER'S SAD DEATH.

DEAD BODY FOUND IN, HUNGHOM BAY.

pooo, the dead body of Gunner Cooks, of the Shortly after four o'clock last Ssaday after 88th Company, R.G.A., was found on the fore- shore at Kowloon near Hungbom Bay, under conditions which conclusively proved that the unfortunate soldier must have met his destia under tragic circumstances, death was apparently from drowning and ther

The cause of was no evidence of foul play. At the time the body was recovered, the hands wern folded and it is surmised the deceased had died in this position without the least struggla. The day. ceased was only twenty-two years of age and deep regret will be felt by his comrades at, his uptimely death.

accounts, submitted and no doubt been received Mr. J. R. Michael, ta proposing the reappoint- meat of Macurs, Annun, Dexter and Co., auditors of the company, said the report and by the shareholders with very much satisfac tion, the more so because of the very serious The Chairman said: You will, I think, agree depression which had prevailed in the general that the results obtained during the year are trade in shipping in the Far East, and which satisfactory, especially in view of the fact that had been very persistant. they have been achieved under unfavourable hope that in that respect they were now torn

They could only conditions of trade to China. The gross profiting the corner. Great credit was undoubtedly shows in the profit and loss account £43.9994 due to the board of directors and to the staff of 410,000 over the preceding year. After the factory report of the past year's operations represents an increase in round figures of the company for having presented such a satis usual deductions, the available, net profit of The motion was unanimously agreed to, and the year is £160,938, which is carried to the proceedings terminated. the profit and loss account in the balance- sheet. put to reserve this year to £40,000, the The directors are glad to have the opportunity of increasing the amount

same amount as was set aside two years ago. An interim dividend of 12. 6d. -per share was paid on May I last, amounting to £75,000. We propose to pay on Nov. 2 a further fax, making 15 per cent for the year, and after deducting the directors' parcentage, there will be a balance of £1,435 to carry forward to the next year. In our raport for last year it was stated that for some time a divergence of view bad existed between the Chinesa Government and the board of directors on the subject of rights of the company in the Kalping Basin, and that negotiations were proceeding with'a view to arriving at an amicable selllemaal. These Degotiations have not set reached any result. From time to time objections have been made by the Chinese Government to the company's title to its property, but during the whole period of the company's existence ao effective steps have been taken OPIUM SMUGGLING-IN YUNNAN. by them to establish their contention. Boma time ago, however, the Chinese authorities granted to a Chinese company a mining con. cession within the area of Kaiping Basin, which and the Chinese company, is now developing this company claims to be its exclusive right, and equipping a colliery at Lauchow, which is some six miles from our principal colliery at Toogshan. This action on the part of the Chinese authorities constitutes a grave infrac- tion of the rights and interests of this company. The board of directors are fully satisfied that the company's title to its properties is valid, and they applied to the British Government for its support. The negotiations which had been suspended for some considerable time Owing to the absence of one of the highest of the Okineso dffitials, have been resumed quite recently, and they are being conducted on behalf of the company with the assistance and support of the British Government. Soch being the case, it is not possible for as to discuss the matter here. It is possible that the negotiations may be of a somewhat protracted nature, but in the meantime you may be sure that they are receiving the closest attention on your behalf both hero and in China, and your directors place the fullest reliance on the British Government in the matters at issue. the last meeting, to the fact that the total Wo drew your attention, on the occasion of The other day, so a native official tells me, some men parked through several towni company amounted to 185,894, and as you capital expenditure since the formation of the 00 the way to the capital with thres coffins. In the first was a corpra; the other have seen from the balance sheet this has been two were packed with opium. Being suspected increased during the year by a further sum of at Yücnsofu, the first coffin was opened, and L47,330, about three-fourths of which consists the carriers, making as much noise as they of further expenditure in connection with the could for having their coffin burit, got a fair penditure dow amounts to C633.224. It is stated third coffins were after this not axamiand. new electrical installations. Our total capital ex-squeeze for the trouble, and the second and in the report that the output of coal for the past Quite common is it for men to travel in email year shows anincrease of 108,500 tons. The sales crowds, smuggling opium from the province for the year amounted to 1,140,336 tont, being of Kweichou, They travel by night only, by an increase of 190,017 tons, both the output lantern light over the mountains, and in the and sale being the largest attained in the his day hide from any possible official searchers,

Under date, Yunnan, 6th October, a com respondent writes to the N. C. D. Newa- opium in Ylionan province, grown or Imported. It has many times benn said that there is no but I regret that I am in a position to contradict the statement, Yunnan has been looked upon as among the foremost of the southern provinces where the reform was most sweeping, and although much has been done to rid the place and people of the earse, it merely requires a ||Jurney along the roads which are not strictly reckoned as the m'a pack roads to be, con- vinced of the monsense of the belief,

During the past three weeks no less than five cases of attempted suicide by oplam hare come under my personal notice in a fa city in an out-of-the-way corner of Yunnan. If there is no opium, where do the people so easily secure it in endeavours to take their lives upon the slightest provocation? Cases of smuggling are frequent, and one gets accustomed to hear of quantities being smuggled through in most novel and cunning ways. All this goes to show that the people of Yilsons are not, as some of the enlightened statesmen of the Empire would have us believe, falling over one another in their zeal to rid themselves of the opiam carsa,"

Whilst smoking and the attendant evils of the abuse of oplum are rife in Yuanan, it can- not be said that the great reform of Hal Liang two years ago has died away, Yoonan is not growing anywhere near as much opinm as are Szechuan and Kweichou, despite the fact that

voted more to the poppy then to soything else. in districts where official inspection of land is deemed more or less difficult, the land is da- there is, however, a vast difference in the ex- tent of the growth, say, from Chungklang and tween Chaotong and Talifu. in Yuanse. And Suifu la Sichuan, from what there is ba whilst Kweichou, la common with the western provinces, has undeservedly secured the same for practically abolishing the poppy, she is at the present moment at a foss 10 know what to do with her supply, and that in the reason why people of Yunnan are making bargains with opinm smoggled over the borders.

Much has to be done yet, and it is not to be wondered at when the officials do not hold to their own instructions from Paking. To gira colour to their sincerity of purpose, however, many yamên officials have sent their under linge to the "refages," for a specified term, to be freed from the craving, but they came back and are as bad as ever, saking the cna from the opium-smoking official himself,

1

fact, that several dog owner's ware complain

The Council's attention was drawn to the

prohibiting it and they considered it hardly about the island despite the issue of notices ing of the number of unmuzzled dogs roaming

fair that they should take such precaution with their animais, by keeping them tied up, or muz when so many dogs were allowed to be at large. tling them in conformity with the regulations in reply to this, the Assistant Secretary sinted that the services of Mr. Sullivan who carried out the work of destroying these dogs could not be procured often apaugh for any good resuit, and suggested that as the majority of the dogs found wandering about unmuzzled belonged to the lower class Chinese, the contents of theory of the company. In this connection the notices might be proclaimed by beat of dram agent and general manager tells us, as a result and after that any doge found at large unmarried of the experience of the year, and of further should be destroyed by poison which could be investigation made by him, that be extimater carefully administered by the police. This was

the output capacity on a conservative basis as approved of by the Council.

follows:-Taking 334 working days to the year parted that the following cares had been dealt per day, or 855,900 1005; 7.000 tons, and st

The Assistant Superintendent of Bolica ro

the output at Tongthan would be 3,500 tons with at the Mixed Court since last meeting-shiv, 800 tons per day, or 167,000 tons; and at Summonses: Allowing pigs to stray on public Lis, 2,500 tons per day, or 935,200 tons, roads 4, Assault 3, Debt a, Throwing rubbish on making a grand total of 1,937,700 tons the public roads a, Obstruction 1, Committing around figures, we may safely call it 6,000 per annum, or 5,800 tons per day. In public palsaaçe 1, illegal sale of land 1. Sum- mary Arrests Theft 1, Disorderly conduct, 100 par day or 2,000,000 tons per annum. Obstructing the Folice, Breach of Prison Our stock of coal and coke on Feb, 28 last regulations 1, Loitering after midnight 1.

amounted 108,663 tops, as compared with (Signed), W. H. WALLACE,.

98,697 tons at the same date in the preceding Chairman.

year. At the present time the stock has risen to 200,000 tons, as compared with about 150,000 tons at this period last yant. Although this is a higher stock than usual, it is not really excessive, being distributed over places as far distant a Tongahan, Ching Wang Tao, Tongku, Tientsin, Shanghal and Hongkong, not to CALCUTTA BOAT in a storm.

mention others. At the last meeting we gave you some figures as to the estimated reserves Storm-tossed, and dishevelled the Gathering

of coal with certain limits at our three mines, Acar appears in port, but a little paint is fl

which amounted to no less than 39,000,000 What did the other vessel do?"

she wants. A tremendous N.,E. gals set in

tons. As regards the coal exposed or ac- "After the collision, she brought up along after leaving Hongkong, and the vessel, accord. ful scene, but so terribly sign was it all over, that side, bat we could not get on to her as she was ing to one of the officers, "behaved in the bers of the Sanitary Board at their meeting last round figures, as follows:-Tongshan, 5,346,000 portance with which to pay for extra-provincial The following minute came before the mem-tually in sight in the mloos at Feb. 28 last, It should be remembered that but a vary fow there must have been many who went to their too high and our vessel was sinking fast. They manner that she usually does, reports the Tuesday afternoon

according to the engineer's report it was, in years ago Yunnan had only two articles of Im 'Reath without having time even to attempt threw down lines and hauled some persons up. Singapore Free Prex Bome steamers have a save themselves. Amongst the passengers lost

Linsi 3,429,000 tons, making a grand total of The latter comes from one spot twenty miles toos; north-west shalt, 273,000 tons; and products consumed-namely, oplum, and tin. Where was the La Sayne strack?" it is stated there were some children, but the

name for rolling, but if you ask a landiman's Messageries Maritimes office information does by the hend immediately and we could not

"On the port side, forwards. She suck opinion be will tell you that they "all roll"

9,047,000 lous, which is equal to about eight from Mengtze, and the value of the output runs not mention, these, though it is of course impos- see how far she was cut into.

When to deg. are reached It fa time to "look

years' supply on the basis of the sales of the to approximately three million taols. Opium sible until fall information is received from Baboler blew up and the vessel was shattered berth what care you if it is 65 deg, or she

view to providing the company with its own close on three thousand piculs, and the quantity out," but when you are "dead to the world

tation of a portion of the company's lands at in all directions, that portion shipped for the past year. During the year a scheme of affores- came from all parts of the province and want Then the with that yellow receptacle adjusted, to your

Tongshan and Linei has been initiated, with a Opium Regie in Tonking sometimes being tavia to give the exact numbers.

and sank immediately Some jumped and THE "ONDA" DAMAGED.

many were thrown into the sea. Several were "turintie?" The Catherine from Hongkong Meanwhile the Oudu herself was severely down with her and swallowed a good deal of The 400 inanimate bodies with that desperation the Colonial Cemetery as & Christian burial tely. We are advised that some revival of basi and Chinklang In 1861; in 1879 the production sucked down with the vessel. I was drawn to the Paracels threshed the storm out. In view of the setting aside of a portion of fature, we are not in a position to speak defini- greater. Yunnan opium was known at Canton supply of pil-wood. As regards the immediate going by land into Obies being very much damaged forward, and the Captain's difficul- waler. A strong current was ronning and we. tles were added to by the danger in which held on to pieces of wreckage. There was no revived on beasing that the ship was still aflost be amended to read as follows: "The burning born of Asiatics were battened below and only ground, I would suggest that the bye-law now

weis was expected during the present autumn, was variously estimated at from 12,000 to 22,000 his own ship was placed. He stood by: time to lower boats on the French steamer, and doing well. Rather an amusing Incident af joss sticks and firing of crackers is probibi.

but that there was nothing to warrant optimistic plculs; in 1887 It had risen to approximately however, as long as there was-kay chance The English ship lowered three boats and is told of the "official" taking over by the ted in that portion of the Colonial Cemetery sat

views as to the return of general prosperity in 27,000 picats, and since then to the time of the of effecting rescoes of living persons, and the many corpses dosting by, which were

picked up many persons. I was as bour and

North Chios, Want of money is said to reform as less cortainly than 30,000 piçais, Chloese Government of what is known as the apart for burial of persons professing the Chris- hungrily attacked by sharks; weit examined, We picked up on Armenian woman, but she island and contains an unlimited supply of a half in the water before I was picked up.

Fratas Reef, related by as officer of the Cathetian religion ander Ordinance No, 38 of 1909.

be the one main feature of the situation It is only fair to say that the sale of oplum but at length the eye had to be reluc died and was buried at sea,"

rine Apoar The Pratas Reef is really an

and while this continues the local trades is "prohibited"--or what that means fo Okina sad industries, on which our sales in tantly abandoned and the ship was torced

-but people who want it, even la the smallest 10 Singapore, to which port she went under No time for that as she went down at once.

No order was given on the French ship?" availed themselves of and began establishing phosphate, a price that the Japanese readily

North China largely depend, are stagnant village in the three provinces in question know slow Hoam, arriving here at one o'clock you The people were running about shrieking this interference made ready to take the place

It is to be boros in mind also that coal is where to procure it, and the recent Increased trade. The Chinese Government hearing of

stil vary little used la Chios for domestic casual sale seems to have brought down the ́terday afternoan or just" thirlean hours after

DURING the up voyage from Singapore, the purposes, and that any development in price. Last year the price is Yannan province she left the port and about eight and a half nod screaming and calling for help. It was

ss. Lightning, which arrived last Monday, had this direction is naturally checked by ad averaged over three telen (roughly nine-pence). after the disaster. Dr C. Robinson, one

a terrible time. In the water it was worse.

is the same of His Majesty, A customs

and the ladder and all moveable gear were courage and lacrease the ase of coal for to do desis for any quantity at just over two the worst weather ever experienced in the China verse conditions in trade. Persistent efforts the Chinesa ounce of prepared oplum, but at cruiser-the Kat Pax-and a warship were Sea. The cabins and -saicons were flooded, are being made by the management to es and alte ded to several of the antive crew and the bea's to pick them up. Life buoys and to settle the business, and all went well after washed away. The H, A, L, Sexgambia had domestic purposes by the introduction of suit

the present time many men would be willing passengers who had bear injured by sharks, lights wers thrown from the Onda, but the leaving Hongkong until the winds began to a similar report to make, while the Beradishable stoves, and considerable progress has been falling wreckage and arber agencies. The current was so sirdag we could, not set to blow, blow-chi ohi ob and the seas began a.. Canton lost a gig on board.

Lion, them. There were sharks about and they at native crow were temperaficers and passen. lacked some of the people in the water. We implored to put back with the Jap, big man on A SPECIAL service for seafarers (on the lines being an increase of almost exacity 100,000 be called to Peking for appointment on account Joho's inland whilst the officers four just managed to save our lives. Two of

made to this direction. The talos from March A GRAND Councillor has recommended that last to October 9 amounted to 783,000 tour, Viceroy Yuan Sba-bidip of Kwangtung should gers came on shore. Reports were immediate-: Is made at the Shipping Office by Captain the Onds was in the boat that picked. ss up. our mates are gone. The third engineer of

with 25 officials, and the flotilla retumed to of that held annually in St. Paul's Cathedral

tons over the sales for the corresponding period of his knowledge of foreign affairs. R. Dagge of the Oudz, to the following effects-

Been in collision with the sa. La Hayse, A shark attacked a Chinaman and I saw him

of the previous year, whlist the proceeds on Trafalgar Day) will be held in St. John's M. M. Co, the latter ship faundering, 61 purbing it off with a boat-book, but it returned

ike power of sea-alckness and the rebellions Cathedral on Thursday, December and, at din kave treet the 0: THE Nora Vida, of Macao, pubilshes a be ocean! The second attempt, owing to advome 9 pm. The preacher will be the Lord Bitbon' against this we have to get the fact that fated report of the deadlock in the negotiations The second captain and efficers of the the native survivors, four are injured, one first and now a third shot is in contemplation and all interested in their welfare are specially survivors picked up 93 reported to be lost," and toak half his foot away with it. Among conditions of weather, resnited much as the of Victoria, Members of the mercantile marine owing to good crops, there will be an un La Sayne précérded in

Obinamar is badly cut by barnacles on the Messageries Mafilimes office to report to M. Bricard, ship's side, and two others, a Malay and a local agent, and Cap. Dagge reported also to fascar, were hort by filling gear. Three Euro - Xis agents, Messis Boustend and company who pean ladies and four children were drowned.

courteously supply.us with the following which The Freach Captain and the Third Officer may be regarded as the official view of the occur-out down. The Captain, it is anid, was in the rence from the Onda "Salled at midnight wheel house at the time. Most of the Chinese Saturday, Relurned one p.m. Sunday. Captain and Malays were drowned because they want reports he was in,collision at 4:30 am with the back for their boxes,

of the Port Health office, boarded the Onddrop women and children were crying sent to Pratas with a Japanese plenipotentiary

the

4

MMỹ La Seyne In Rhio Straits off Bulan Siu, On the English ship, they gave us clothes Seyne spak within three "miqates: Onde and did their beat for un. Ninety-three were

to riva oh I oh oh! oh when the Captain was

board. The war cruiser also had to follow sait

port without any annexation of Pratas. Sucts is

to take Pratas.

and Maseum for the week ending the 21st RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library November, 1909-

Library. Museum. Non-Chinese....................... 479

239 Chinese 267 2,584

Total som 746

Secretary, Now that the Christian Barial Ground Ordinance, No. 38 of 1909, has been passed. (Government Notification No. 737 of Government Gazette of fa.x1.09) it would be

of joss sticks and firing of crackers is prohibited well to amend bye-law 12 of the Cemetery bye-laws. Bye-laws 12 roads: "The burning in the Colonial Cemetery,"

invited to be present.

..

E. D. C. WOLFE, H. S. D.

•.

season, which may seriously affect our sales with translations of articles on the same sub- usually large supply of native fuel this for the delimitation of the boundaries of Macao, for the remainder of the year. We have just joct which bare appeared in the Hongkong The first prosecution' ander the new Liquors the best in the year. We shall see to what

antered on the three months which should be press over a week ago,

Saterday, when Revenue Officer Wilden sum native fool, I now bag to mover Ordinance took place in the Police Court last extent they are affected by the competition of INSPECTOR Gouday (taspecter of Weights and moned a boatman for giving false Information directors' report and accounts be and they are gistracy two Chinese shop-keepers of Bonham That the Measures) iant Tuesday presented at the Ma to the Superintendent of Exports and Imports. bereby received and adopted and that a further Stand for keeping false scalony They aware The man alleged to have represented certain dividend be declared of 71, 6d. par share, ach fined $25. Another two shop-kospara quantities of spirits of wine as Chiness liquors, making 15 per cent. for the year, frhs of income doing buslause at Jervois Strast ware also some The consignes was also charged with receiving tax, parable on Now, a next," and I will sak mooed for using falus cjså massere, And, WALE. the dutiable goods. - The case was remanded.. | Sie Hubert jemalagkam to second that 127500g | each fined $10,