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Entimations,

A, S. WATSON

CO., LD.

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ESTABLISHED A.D., 1841,

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS,

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VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH

The President informed the Se- crotary of State for Foreign Affairs that he had a splendid idea' at least that is what he is report ed to have said-to haaten uni- &tion of the President's idea has versal peace. The full descrip

not transpired, but Sir Edward Groy displayed the utmost coger nosa to discuss it with him, so we may suppose it la "splendid." It was practically certain that on arbitration tresty would follow the discussion of the two statos- mon, but what oleo 16 com- prised in the "idea" we do not know. As Mr. Asquith says:

WHISKY A Blend of the Finest Puro

Malt Whiskies distilled

Bootland

GENUINE AGE

AND

Wait-and-seo."

The ideal of peace is surely and rapidly being adopted by all peoples, and both those modern prophets, Kilping and H. G. Wells, may yet find themselves in the position of weavers of fairy Lalos whose tales come true. The

extension and development of arbitration would certainly put the world under the administra intion of what Mr. Kipling calls a "Planetary Board of Control," which would deliver judg- ment on all disputes. It would not interfere in the international affairs of any country, but na- tional officials would be confined to judges and police and a

FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.

Robert Porter & Co.'s BULL DOG ings and racial antipathies to

BRAND GUINNESS'

STOUT in FINTS and SPLITS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY MAY 1 1911

HONGKONG DAY

BY DAY.

Editor of the "Indian Shorthand Mr. P. G. Subramania Tyor, Journal," sonds us a copy of this of perusal by students. new journal. It is well worthy

The leading jewellers in Calcutta aro said to be very busy at prosent with important orders from Indian noblemen, some of whom intend being present at the Coronation in London.

We have received some very excellent photographs from Moo Chong, of the contingont of Hongkong Volunteers, just before their departure for Honie to be present at the Coronation.

Cholera seems to be on tho increase in Batavia and the-sur- rounding country. From April 2 to 10, the average per day was about six casos. For the 9th and 10th alone there were 21 cases.

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Singapore, issued by the Regis The mortality returne for trar. of Births and Deaths, show that, during the week ending April 15 there wore 285 deaths, giving a ratio por mille of population of 50,81.

The "Ceylon Observer" hears there is a project on foot to start a big Coconut Company and that this is one of the objects of Mr. R. M. Latham's visit to Coylon. Whether the new com-

known.

THE WRECK OF THE ASIA.

STORIES OF THE PASSENGERS.

. PIRATES ON BOARD.

Friday, Friday night and Satur day, the good ship steaming easily and swiftly up the const and the passengers enjoying the run very greatly.

The commissariat department but he continued with his of the Shinchising was won colleagues in saving the pas derfully well stocked in view of sengers and preventing the loot the fact that she was roturning ing of the vessel. It was un- from a round voyago. No fower fortunate that at the time the than sixty-seven foreign passen- disaster occurred the dooks were The story of the wrook of the gers of the Asia, the crow, and being washed down and it was his room at 11 o'clock on Satur Captain Gaukroger retired to Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s str.

sixty-five Chinese passengers with difficulty that the passengers day night, leaving orders with Asin, on the Finger Rock, near to meals being continued throughout their equilibrium on the surface should be called if the weathor were catered for, the supply of and the crew could maintain the officer on the bridge that he the Taiohow Inlands, some 200 the voyage to Shanghai,

of soft soap. miles from Shanghai, is as sensa tional as anything that has occur

The vessel after striking the occurred. He also directed that thickened or if anything unusual red this side of Suez for many been got safely on board choof rock with ten to fifteen to be allowed to remain un- After all the passengers had rocks rosted for'ard on a ledge under no circumstances was he long day. The incidents follow luggage and the mails was fathoms of water under the stern disturbed after daybreak, at which ing upon the vessel's contnot with transferred from the doomed in a vory dangerous position, be- time he was to be called and the rooks, the fight with piratical vessel, meanwhile the piratical ing about balf submergod. It is informed with regard to tlio state Chinese, the bravery of the pas Chinese wore hovering ominously feared that she will broak in half, of the weather. At daybreak on sengers, and the hasty flight in around the Asin. The captain, and although part of the valuable Sunday, the Third Officer, J..L. boats to a secluded spot amongst chief officer and the chief on-cargo may be-saved, salvage is Johnson, who had relieved the the mountains of the sea, recall gincer of the Asia remained on considered impossible. The loss bridge at 4 a.m., went to the vividly the best atorios of writers board their vessel throughout the sustained in respect of the ship Captain's room, woke Captain of adventures on the doop.

Mr. H. Cooper, who with his The boats were undermanned and about £300,000.

night to prevent her being looted. and her cargo is estimated at Gaukrogor and informed him that. sister was Hongkong, tells the story in a either owing to the strong wind Journoying from the third officer and an engineer,

the weather had cleared and that WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY, nothing was in sight. Soon after- manner that requires no elabora- which had arisen, or to their ex-graphy and the advantage that down, but it lifted again very The officacy of wireless tole- wards a thin fog began to settle tion. He stated that the voyage lausted condition, were carried the wrecked vessel would have shortly, only, however, to come on was of the usual nature until 5.27 out to soa. The black night hung onjoyed is reflected in the opinion again quickly and thickly at about n.m. on Sunday morning last, heavily over the water, but the of Capt. Bayes-Davey, of the 5.20. The Captain then went on Rook. The officer of the watch until it had cleared, and took the Lloyd's agents, who was also one running along at full-speod, 15 when the vessel ran on to Finger captain of the Shuohaing lay by firm of Paulson and Bayes-Davey, the bridge, and as the ship was had called the skipper about five officers off the Asia. Hardly had of the passengers. The wireless knots, bo slowed her down to or six minutes before she actually the latter left their vessel ere the on board was operated until half-spood. The really thick fog. went ashore, but on going on to Chinese surrounded it and in a about nias o'clock when it failed. lasted only four or five minutes, his bridge the skipper perceived twinkling they wore busy loot The Sumatra could, howover, and when it lifted again Captain that he was too late. He, however, ing it. The captain of the only have been a little way off Gaukroger saw to his horror that did everything that could be done Shaohsing then cruised about and had she been equipped sho the ship was heading straight on and seeing that an accident looking for the boats containing could have rendered assistance, for the Finger Rock. was inevitable he had the the missing seamen, One of the The America Maru was about a engines reversed. Just before mon was found in a Chinese junk, hundred miles off and could not the vessel struck the skipper had but he owed his safety to the fact have reached the distressed ship the engines turned on in full that, with his revolver, he per until three p.m. spec ahead, to keep her from suaded the pirates to refrain from The officers and the crow of this

LANDING AND THE SHAOBSING.

Asia to tho formidable cliff which THE WRECK. So closo was the bow of the

was looming straight up out of the water right ahead, that Cap-

Cabinet of two or three. The pany is to be floated is London slipping off the rocks and to pre- looting and to hang about in the Asia realized the position immotain Gaugkroger at once perceived dream may come true; thero is, or Coylon is not yet definitely vent her falling back into the wake of the ship. His colleague |diately. The greatest danger was there was no hope of avoiding the indood, nothing insurmountable

doop water where she might was not fortunate enough to manifested in the first hour when in its way, and only national fool-

easily have sunk. There were possess a revolver and the occu- it was impossible for anyone to say peril. He did reverse his engines A feast of good things is at pre-seven and a half fathoms of water pants of the Chinese junk which whether the vessel would remain for a moment, put the helm over sent being provided to patrons of lying under the storn and if the he joined, took him, it is surmised, on the rooks or not. The pluck slightly in order to head her for a check its development. Both

the Empiro Cinematograph. Asin had slipped off the rocks along with them on their thieving of the Captain, the Chief Engineer part of the rocks which seemed these sentiments, moreover, are amusing laughing song, while gone down in ten minutes or loss. could not be found and, while the applauded. After all the pasing the vessel tightly, once she Signorina Salvati appears in an she would in all likelihood have expedition. The missing man and the first mato was loudly to offer a better clanco of hold- loss strongly implanted in the lu- Miss Irma La Pomme and Mlle. man breast now than in othor Bascans contribute pleasing songs.

vessel was cruising round, the songers had been safely landed was-jammed in among them, — America Maruiarrived. It appears they stood by their ship and kept "Full speed ahead" for the last days. We are more tolerant, less Br. Falanto's fine rich voice night-

and then turning the telegraph to sharply divided in ideas, aims and ly evokes woll-moritod applause. hung over the sea when the ernah message of the Asia which was They had a most trying time time, drove the Asia onward to

It was daylight, but a heavy fog that she had picked up the wirolese tho marauding Chinees at bay. came, and the passengers were all directed to the Island of Formosa. especially when it is considered hor doom. asleep below. The terrific im- The America Maru also lowered that they had had a busy day after of the

She struck at 5.30, or it may loud shrieks, no wild rushes and Captain intimated that he would officers and grows of the Shao-impact that a huge hole was ram- simultaneously. There were no for the missing seaman and the mood of praise is also due to the So terrific was the force of the pact, however, awakened them all a boat and took up the search leaving Hongkong. The fullest have been a minute or two earlier.

no, panic of any description. A stand by for a few hours. Still being and also to the wrecked mod in the very face of tho corridors looking a trifle anxious, upon the Captain of the Shno- TRIBUTE TO THE CAPTAIN. number of people ran about the another vessel hovo and there- passengers. but five minutes after the affair haing represented to the other had happened everybody was Captains that he was running the passengers was presented to The following testimonial from calm and collected. Not a cry short of water, and as he had a the Captain of the Asia disturbed the work of rescue, largo complement of passengers Our Masonic readers may be which was being speedily pushed ho could remain no longer. interested to know that the address forward. Most of the Indies oven

landed her passengers at 0 p.m. to Shanghai where she sufely The Shaohsing then proceeded

yesterday morning.

idents, and tho fusion of the races is only a matter of time, time, that A. 8. WATSON & surely as America and England is, in terms of world-progress. As

CO., LD.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 7th July, 1910.

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The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve the truth

favour.

Cable Address: Telegraph

Hongkong.

have given the rolling ball new impotus, so surely will poaco dawn universally,

PATHETIC REVOLUTION.

and print the news without fear or civilisation, of all progress, is to The trend of all modern intonsily the relationship of man and mair; so that the crime of our brother, like a stone thrown into a placid pond, enusos disturbances far distant from the actual point of contact. The Chinese, more than any nation on earth, "take in each other's washing"; they are entirely interdependent, and, therefore, revolution hits the poo- ple in all parts of the country. Au

Telephone No.1 A. B.C., 6th elition Western Union.

THE

Hongkong Telegraph | outbreak in Canton, small thought

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 1, 1911.

ARBITRATION.

longkong Auxiliary

The annual meeting of the

will bo hold in the City Hall on British and Foreign Bible Society Thursday, May 4th, at 5-15 p.m. It is expected that the Rev... Bondfield, the Society's agent for China, and Mr. J. L. Me- Pherson, M.A., will address the mooting.

4th.

ANOTHER MONARCHIST PLOT. London, April 17.-While the

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lowered but one:

INCIDENTS OF THE RESCUE.

On board the steamship Shao Ising, April 24, 1911.

friable rock, rising sheer out cliff which consists of some soft;

with a number of smaller rocks of the water to a great height and

acuttered oround about the base, among which the "Asia" finally came to a dead atop, withshattered spur ponotrating the starboard bows and stem, and a great jagged side amidships and holding the stricken steamor fast among the boulders as in a cradlo..

George V. is on view at Messrs, up their belongings. The crew

the crew of the steamship Asia. to be presented to H.M. King made so bold as to dress and pack

and the officers and members of To Captain Harry Gaukroger Kelly & Walsh's store to-day worked with great energy albeit The address is printed on hand-coolly and with disciplino, nud

Sir and gentlemen,-We, who purple, and bound in a Morocco boats wore lowered, but the cant made Japanese paper in gold and very quickly all the port-side

were passengers on the steamship Asia when the vossol mot her fate

THE LANDING, case lined with silk, with hand-of the ship made it very diflicult wireless communications was con-

The breakdown of the Asia's on Finger Rock in the China Sea some gold mountings of Masonic indeed to lower the starboard sidored to be due to the genera- this opportunity of expressing toon deck. Everybody sought the No warning was necessary to on the morning of April 23, tako summon the crew and passengers design, and will be enclosed in boats. After a stiff struggle, tor giving out probably, when the you our appreciation of your un-open air at once, but, although design carved on the lid. Canton red wood box with Masonic however, all these boats wero ship darted forward and filled questioned courage, your romark there was naturally considerable with water. It was presumed able self-control and the highly excitement, nothing whatever in Telegraphic advice has been miniature feet of Chinese junks been found, from

Whilst this was taking placo a that the missing mon had satisfactory handling of a situa-the nature of a panic took place, received in Tokio of the sudden emerged from out of the fog, but that the American gunboat, every quality of manhood,

the fact tion that puts to the savorest tests As will be seen from tho ly naval attache to the American ship's officers whoat times fired off the tug boat by an death of Captain Marble, former- they wore kept at bay by the Helena, which had preceded We desire to thank you each foreign passengersconsisted of wo- lists, a large proportion of the Embassy in Tokio. Captain Mar- their revolvers to frighten them. returned to Shanghai yesterday appreciation of the coolness, court also about 70 Asiatic passengers, hour, and to point out to the world our men and childron, and there were it may be and moren flash in the ble committed suicide by shoot Without a hitch the women morning. The warmest praise is osy and great ability with which 57 of whom wore Chinese. But pan than a serious movemont, ing himself with a revolver at and children were lowered into due to the officers and crow of the we were cared for upon the wreck everybody bolave most admirably. causes misery over ʼn large area

his home in Washington on April the lifeboats and after these had Asia and the Shaohsing, who and taken from the Asia in the The Captain, the officer of the and among people far removed the Russo-Japanese warand after-the Chinese elimbed down to the The passengers of the Asia sub- and there protected and provided masters were on the bridge-and He was in Tokio during put off, the male passengers and worked heroically throughout. hour of great danger to the beach watch and a couple of quarter- from the scene. The conditions wards served in the Philippines. boats. The boats proceeded more scribed several hundred dollars on for in every manner possible and remained there doing their duty imposed on the people by this Captain Marble was only forty-or less in company round the the journey to Shanghai and the with a thoroughness that com-like good seamen to the very last. abortive attempt are indeed only

two years of age, The resolution in favour of further proof that revolution has UNREST IN PORTUGAL. proceeding for half a mile, a patch be hold at the Astor House this the care with which our posses boats. Mr. Aitken, the Chief corner of the rock to look for a officers and row of the Shaohsing mends you to the esteem of all The officer and crow went quietly Anglo-American arbitration, gone out of fashion and out of

landing place. Eventually, after have been invited to a dinner to persons, which was passed by a hugo uso. The appeal to the sword

We also wish to thank you for sengers off to their respective to their stations and told the pas of shingle, protected by the cavern- evening, when the money and a meeting in the Guildhall, as ro- is inapplicable to modern life,

ons rocks, was located and the suitablo present will be given to sions were cared for and transfer Engineer, daw to it that all the The boats that were not required. whole of the ship's party landed, the Captain

red from the Asis to the rescue passengers had life-bolts and that definite step towards universal of China realise this the better.

Captain Koford, who was re-ship, the steamship Shaohsing of the belts were properly adjusted, peace."The two great branches They may, and vory likely will, limits of danger, unrest has again sails and a supply of water. The the heroism of the ladies, and he to offer us little hope in any direc-fuss, no hurry, but there was also of the great Anglo-Saxon race soe cause riots, but these will not be broken out in Portugal. A Mon-scene in the hollow was a memor observed that he had never pre we have enjoyed, is due to the to settle and list to the port side, eye to eye in this matter. Nei- the expression of a people's archist-conspiracy, in which a able one, for some of the passen viously witnessed such commond-

tion and the safety and comfort no delay. The ship soon began thor Great Britain nor America hatred of its rulers, but the part of the Army is concerned, to gore were only partially dressed able behaviour in the face of a heroism of the officers and crew of so the boats were all got to that want war. Neither is afflicted cry of hungry men and women Government has been discovered wearing their night attire. The

overthrow the present Republican and a few of them were still grave danger. with militarism, both are "nations for food. None the less they will at the city of Brags, and five male passeigora quickly got to greatest praise is due and accord good fortune that men of such the main deck and seat down side and then the passen It is to Miss Cooper that the Gentleman, we wish of shopkeepers," are clear-headed, be dangerous, and above all military ofloors

all the you

gers were put over the rail from": recognising fully the horrors of things pathetic, for how can one arrested.

boon work and built up a tent in which ing to Mr. E. W. Davies she was sterling qualities should reap as pilots' Ladders to the boats, The modorn war, and for many years take seriously a revolution that

the ladies dressed, and another the last lady to leave the vessel. their reward and pledge our sea was calm, the wind light and past neither has shown any must degenerate into mere bread East Africa. Revolutionaries are provisions and the doling out of pack lior own things, but she

Anarchy has broken out at temporary structure was erected, Her coolness won great admiration undying gratitude to you for your steady, and no difficulty whatever Lourenco Marques, Portugese for the accommodation of the and not only did she proceed to efforts. desire to aggressively extend riots? We may hear at any attempting to expel the Governor rations to the children.

was experienced in getting the its possessions. Even without a moment of such occurring at and those officials and private

The foregoing was signed by people into the boats, and before afterwards assisted other ladies to all of the passengers, treaty they are factors, in the Canton, but to honor thom by citizens who belong to the Mon- perhaps two hours the O.N.S. The Chinese in the junks some-

Some time afterwards-it was get their belongings together,

N. C. D. they left the ship it is only due to News."

them to put the fact plainly on maroh towards ponce, but with calling them anti-dynastic arabist party. In these circum-Shaolising kove in sight and came what liampered the work of rescue, graphically told by Mr. Timothy one wept, no one misunderstood, such an instrument they bring risings, would be ridiculous. The stances the British South African to the rescue. Immediately the for each timon boat put off for the E. Healy, Oity Editor of the "San or healtated to obey orders-no The story of the wreek is moes record that no one murmured, no immeasurably noarer the present outbreak may cause a tocting Britiel interests in the and the kindly hospitality of the assault upon the ship. Several was a passenger on board the child, Caucasian or Asiatic

Government, with a view to pro- passengers wore taken on board, shore they conducted fresh Francisco Evening Post" who que neither man, woman nor goal we are slowly if steadily ap-good deal of bloodshed. It will port, has hastily dispatched a officers and crew of this vessel shots were fired at them, and a Asis. We will put the narrative proaching. Although the tele-certainly bring misery to the peo-erniserlying at Simonstown, Cape gained golden opinions from the bullet unfortunately lodged in a as nearly as possible into Mr. sida gotaway at 5.40, the seamen gram does not say so, the Guild-ple and that without in the loset Colony, to Delagoa Bay-Mai shipwrecked passengers. The Ohinose woman's back. She was Healy's own words...

The first boat to leave the ship's Captain and officers turned out of brought to Shanghai and her

of the Aniszowing this and all the THE ASIA'S" LAST other boats that went to follow. aries in question are ultra-Re- the ladies. It is in striking ne serious. In stemming The Asin left Hongkong I p.m. cove around the Jalan

DEPARTURE..

The boats were President Taft and Sir Edward coolies are returning to China by against those having Monarchist all the ladies and tlie the officere sustained somewhat The weather was fine and allont

publicans who want the authorities commentary upon the success one of the attacks by the on Friday, April 21xon what has smooth bencli offered A large number of Chinose to take more severe mensuros of the arrangements Grey, on the former's initiative, the "Glenogle.

that Chinese in the junke, one of thus proved to be har lden voyage, tendoneles.]

children were accommodated, serious wound on the forehead, well during the remainder of

ported by Reuter, marks a very and the sooner the Hotspura revolts in Mexico; Morocco, and for passengers followed shortly turning to Shanghai. by the ill-the China Navigation Company, and every boat on the ship was

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hall meeting is doubtless tho helping them to an improved (Frammably the Revolution- their cabins and accommodated condition is not regarded

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result of the expressions of opin-

Government.

ion which have passed between

tho Asia.