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KUALA LUMPUR TRAGEDY.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JULY 20

WATERED COTTON.

A Serious Situation.

tions his commission was increas- ed through the adding of water, and with tho inauguration of a testing-house ho anticipated so0-

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Prepaid Advertisements.

$2 for one weak.

4-ROOMED HOUSE to ba lat.

Tuper Lovel. Fully Furnishod' Apply "HARBOUR VIEW," ofo Hongkong Tol-graph. [1200

BRITISH NAVAL SITUA- TION.

friends in, Kuala Lumpur, Po- uang, Singapore, and all over the. Straits Settlements and tho Peninsula know how grateful Final, Proceedings.

I pm to them for their very An important and at the same ing his profits dwindle away. In 25 WORDS $1 for 3 insertions or The following were present at great kindness towards no timo soriousdovolopment occurred taking up this attitude' ho no the special menting of the Selan-und my husband during the truly in Sianghai on the 10th inst, as doubt was short-sighted, na for gor State Council, held at the wretched time through which we the result of the campaign started pure cotton higher prices would Astana, Klang, convened to con- have both just passed. But I am anew a few months ago against be paid, and in the long sider the petition on behalf of Mrs. afraid I am not able to express all the watering of cotton. The his-run he would recoup himself. Proudlock praying for the Sul-Ifeol,

tory of the movemont against the However this may be, it is gene ton's pardon:

I can only say that I live the practico referred to is fresh in the rally supposed that he is at the The Sultan of Solangor, the deepest feelings of gratitude to minds of all, but since the last bottom of the present trouble. Acting Resident of Solangor, Mr.wards all to those of every race meeting of the Cotton Anti-Adul "At present the cotton season is J. O. Anthoniz, The Raja Muda,--who hayo-done so much for me teration Association at which a soi noaringan end, and linsonly about Raja Haji Bot, Haja Hussain, Mr. in oxtending their sympathy, in of proposed rulos was given out, six weeks more to run. At the E. B. Skinner, Towkay Chan Low potitioning their Majesties the other events live takon place, start of the season the amount re- Lin, Towkay Leo Kong Lam, Dr. King and Queen and Hislligh- and it is Barosult of coivod in Shanghai is as much as Gibbs, Superintendent of the Sin.oss the Sultan for any relouse, in these, saya the North China three thousand piculs a day, but gapore, Janic Asylum. Mr. subscribing towards the costs of Daily News" of the Toth, that the last week it had fallen to about known in Hongkong, gets the Broadrick, Secretary to the Reai-a appeal, and more especially to serious situation of yesterday was sovenly piculs. While yesterday following comment upon his opi- dont, and Mr. Justice Sercombo those ludios who have i een with caused. Put briefly the develop the situation was of a decidedlynions stated in our cetimablo con- Smith, who passed sentence upon mo and liel pod me during any trial ment is that, en inspecting-house serious nature, it will require two teniporary the. "London and Mrs. Proudlock,

and who cheered me by visiting for cotton laying beça inaugurat- or three days before its full extent Dr. Gibbs was questioned us to mo in my cell." the probable state of Mrs. Proud- lock's mind at the time of tho tragedy, and stated that it would be advisable if observation were kept on her for some time,

WEST END TRAGEDY.

Cotton Exports.

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In the Far East.

Admiral Slade," who is well

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MANCHURIA

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THE FAR EAST & EUROPE vis DAIREN. SUMMER SOHEDULE.

(Effective from May 1. 1911

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ed on the Chinose Bund by the can be realized, and it is to be China Express": Cotton Guild, the country people hoped that in the meantine the With regard to thỏ strength of at first refused to send any cotton sellers of cotton may be in a more the East Indios and China squad "Saikio Maru" (cach 2,877 toza) as follows :- to Shanghai, and although some reasonable frame of mind. arrived later in the day it was

rons it is interesting to noto that{ returned to the sellers on the Itoferring to the figures quoted.

Rear-Admiral Edmond Slado, Let Class ground of adultoration, and the in yesterday's issue in regard to Commander-in-Chief of the form- country people received a severe Hunkow, showing the value of or Station, takes an optimistic warning of the Babject. While China's cotton, trado, the figures view of the naval situation in the there is little information, as to reluting to Shanghai for the pro- Middle East, as opposed to the the scircity of the cotton yoster-ent sonson so far as it has gone prevalont opinion that our posi day, it is thought in very well are equally interesting. Since informed quarters that it is pos- September, 1910, the exports of lion in those waters has been sible to lay a finger on those res- cotton from the port have amount- rendered insecure by the growth ponsible for this state of affair. ed to 1,445,204 piculs, and taking of naval power which may become The Cotton Guild's Action. the average price as Tls: 28 por a menace to British interests, Alter the foreign merchants in pical, the value of these exports Admirat Slado considers that the time. The lift was used by crory-town took act on in regard to the may be put at forty and half East Indies Squadron is sufficient body in the house, including the evil of watered cotton, the local million taels. Besides this there nurse, who took the children up Chinese Cuild followed suit and and down in it.

decided upon the establishment The lift was started by pressing of a testing-housent Nantoo, which

The inquiry into the death of Diana Trene tuberts, ngod five The resident signed, at the years, tho daughter of Mr. and Government Offices, an authority Mrs. Marshall Owen Roberts, of the samo evening for the release 33, Grosvenor square, was held at of Mrs. Proudlock. Shortly after the Westminster Coroner's Court seven o'clock, she was free and last month. The child was fatal was being embraced outside the ly crushed in a lift at her parents gates of Pudu Guol by her hus-residence... band. Her father and mother, Mr. Marshall Roberts said his and Miss Marjorie Charter were daughter had resided with him at also there to welcome her. Mrs. his present house for three years, Proudlock was not attired in and the lift had been thero all the

prison clothes, she having changed into clothes which hor mother had forwarded. Mr. Cowan, Protec tor of Clinero, and Mrs. Cowan j had placed their carriage at the service of Mr. and Mrs. Proudlock, who wore quickly drivon away from the precincts of the prison.

Nobody sare her relatives wero present at her release.

• Touching upon hor future plans

"It may not be generally

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is the local consumption in the present for all practical pur- various mills, so that, given un- adulterated cotton, the industry

With rolerence to the China

a button marked with the number is one of the most important of is well worth looking after.

of the floor. If it were necessary the receiving stations for Shang-

SIBERIAN fur.

Some Mints to Dealers,

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Systematic Robbery

of goods on the railway on a colos- sal scale is normal.

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Squadron, Sir Edmond Slate does not agree with the agita- tion to stop the lift between the floors;f. The Tuotai had appointed

in favour of swift there was an emergency button à minor official, known as a Wei-

cruisers being sent to routi Witness had tried the exporiment, yuon, to work with the Guild in

about the son with the iden Sho was in a highly nervous and found it was impossible to the matter, but it was somo timo

of picking up hostile ships. At condition, says the "Malay Mail," got his fore-finger in the well. Ile before anything could be done.

It is said in the Siberian the same time, Admiral. Stude and to avoid the possibility of a had novor heard of à similar ac-The Guild proposed the appoint papers that instructions have recognises the valno of speed, and breakdown was advised to retire sident to tho prosent uno. ment of inspectors to deal with the been given along the railway forecasts that in due course the nt onco on her arrival at hor The coroner said he was afmit cotton, and while agreeing to this according to which fur goods speed of the ships forming the destination. Mr. and Mrs. Proud-it was a very common kiud of the Weiyuen, to start with, in-must be carefully weighed and component parts of the Eastern lock and Mr. and Mrs Charter accident.

sisted that they should be inspected. Bosides this, the Float will have to be increased were the recipients of many con- Continuing, Mr. Marshall nominoes. Aware of what this goods should ho scaled by the in order to keep abreast with gratulatory lelograms from the F. Roberts said he saw the children would probably mean, the Quild senders, and the attendants must the increased speed of all ships • Russian Train Time is 21 minutos ahead of the S.M.R. Time. For instance, M. S. and the Colony.

taken into the lift, and alurtly opposed such appointments, and ace that the seals romain unbrok-on the trade routes

16 p. by the former is 5.87 p.. liy the hifor, afterwards someone ran after him at length the allicial agreed to en. Those measures have been For the work, howover, which Supplementary Charges on DAIREN-CHANGCHUN Serrins."

SLEEPING CAR SurpleMENT...... Y5.00 Mrs. Proudlæk in an interview and told him there had been an their suggestion that, men who takon in consequence of the freat present us to be performed Ear E AGENCIES NE accorded a representative of the necident. With the help of our woro. nominated by the Guildquent losses of valuable.goods on on the China and East Indios obtainable at all the Agandies of the International Bloping Car & Express TICKET AGENCIES-The Company's railway and steamer tickets are "Malay Mail," the following day, of his men, witness burst tho door should act, and accordingly twelve this particular line.

Stations, Admiral Slade con- Trains Co., the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Shaughai, Masur Thos. Cook & Sud, said: "A completo chango will be opon, and he could see that the men who had had considorable, But it is rather lato, though siders the present classes of ships and Bonebuxosu der Unburg-Amerika Linio. the only thing to restore me to lift had stuck about eight fort experience of the trade were ap

better late than never, to quito suitable, on the principle BAILWAY BOTELS-YAMATO HOTEL (Tol. Add.: Yomato ") at state approaching normal health. from the ground floor. On recht-pointed with two chief inspectors, institute such measures, It was that as it is not economical to Dairen, Port Arthur, Makdon, Fusinn and Chargahun, all under ths Com- To-morrow leave Kuala Luning up, he could just touch the The testing-house was establish hardly necessary to say that there use a steam huminor to wield a pany's managerout. pur with Dy child for a child's foot with his hand. The jod, and the Prefect of Pootung, were serious losses on this line, horse power, so also it is un-

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY brief retreat before I sail for leg was hanging down from the who is generally in charge of calling those maanres into being, necessary to utilise big armourod Home. My husband, unfor-floor of the lift. The whole log the cotton-growing district was bocanso it has been notorious for cruisers to deal with vessela tunately, will not be able to ne- was below the level of the floor of notified that the inspection of many years back that

which are relatively small and. company me just how, but my the lift.

cotton for water would commoneo

wenk, Witness and others rushed up-yesterday. father will come with mo instead to sco mo settled.

stairs to the first floor, and hotleni

A Drastic Step. saw the child's bond oud shoulders As a rule cotton begins to A Moscow report says that the known," she continued, "that as on the floor of the lift facing the arrivo in the morning, flio hour condition of the fur market there soon as the death sentence had back of the lift. Witness's chaul-depending on the state of the is a depressed ono. The hopes been passed upon me I was placed four was let down by a rope on to tide. With an ebb tide those from based on the Leipzig market have

In the Condemned Cell the top of the enge, which he broke the southerly districts would be by no means been justified; and which the King and Queen will Of all the Coronation presents at Pudu, There I was placed on through. He then told witness the first on the scone, but with only certain varieties of goods prison diet sad was ordered to that the child was absolutely a flood the cotton from Pooting have been sold at all; and receive from foreign polentatos, wear prison clothes. At that time, crushed between the wall and the and down river in the Woosung as for the others, it is not none will surpass in splendour as you know, I had entered an eage. The younger child was direction would open the market hoped that anything can be and trug artistic value those which appeal against the judgment. I passed through the opening, and Yostorday everything was put done with them until the nutum. have been sent to their Majestics was allowed permission to see the nurse was pulled up. A dortor into readiness for a start with the Although the prides have recent- particular friends but was only arrived, and was lowered by are examination of the cotton for water ly fallen vary considerably, the by the Emperor of China. These able to speak to them through the into the cago. Meanwhile the and other foreign substances, bottom is not you thought to be include, among many other items, iron bars of my coll. How I must nurse had fainted. have looked cannot say. I was

but no colton was to be had. The reached, Manufacturers who have the following:- Subsequently, she made an in- time wore on, but by half-past large stocks aro not in a hurry to watched day and night and the culierent statement, from whielsning o'clock not a catty, much less add to them, es they still expect lacquer coloured with vermilion Two! Bcredid of Soochow stop was taken, I am told, in order it appeared that the little girl a picul, had arrived. Obviously prices to drop further. It is sup that I might not have the oppors had put her. funt between thewall the country people had decided posed in Moscow that only on the and inscribed with Chinese judo tunity to do my haris to myself, and the lift, in order to save n against the proposed reform, and approach of the cold autumn lotters on a black background. I was oven denied the use of a little dog, and was immediately were taking up the atlitudo owenthor, when there is a demand. These letters, 108 in number, are

drawn downauderusliod. Masons passivo resisters.

for roady-made goods, will there | really varieties of a single wore at once summoned to cut away the wall of the lift-shaft.

Later in the morning, however, be any call for

| character which means "longevi- somo cotton did arrivo, but after

The Raw Article.

ty" Two large vasos about 5 ft. examination it was found to be so According to information received high, of cloisonne blue enumel; The nurse, Agnes Cordon, said badly adulterated that it was im- from representatives of large local two low divisional screens of that she held the younger childmediately returned to the sellor, firms, good prices "At the same timo I wish to by the hand, and suddenly hoard. The announcement

wore obtained black wood, with panels of paint- speak very highly of the consider the other cry out. She reached made that all cotton found to be ermine, red fox and marton, with mirrors in gilt mota? Trames, was then at the Leipzig market for sablo, el porcelain, two dressing tables across at once to press the emer-adulterated within the next five Other goods, us for example, alsoof Soochow lacquer. They were Mr. Galloway, Chief Gaoler, Pudu genoy button, but just touched weeks would be sent back to the squirrel, Arctic fox, etc., mot made from a foreign pattern. Two 10161 Gaol, and by other officials, who, the light switch. She did not country, and thereafter if the evil with but a poor demand, and small screens with coloured panels as far as regulations allowed, know whether she stopped the still continued those sending such nothing is hoperl for in respect to in black wood framos; two arm- showed every kindness to mo. lift, or whether it was stopped by cotton would be subjected to the them until the Nizhni-Novgorod chairs of Soochow lacquer with

"Throughout my incarceration, the child's body,

bamboo for infringing the law.

market opens. in spite of the fate hanging

giltseats and cushions of peacock- Dr. G. M. Simpson described Brokers at Work over me, I felt myself justified the position of the child, and said

Dealers in carocul had to drop bine satin to harmonise with the THE absolutely in the net I had com- she was badly crashed, and death has led those well acquainted with years. Still, considorable quan-shaped vasos in Soochow lacquer, Inquiry into the state of things prices as compared with previous red lucquer; a unnber of fancy- mitted. Therefore, the horrors was probably instantaneous. of my imprisonmont were intensi-Dennis Shepherd, an engineer, that the Chinese brokers who if holders will acropt 10 to 15 per seruos from Chinose life.

local conditions to the conclusiontities were sold. It is believed that all richly carved and depicting fied, because I had not the was examined in to the possibility operate in the country are tocant, less than they got last your knowledge that I was suffering of preventing the accident. Inier large extent at the lystion of the there will be good business to be of Chinese, workmen, und, ne Tho presents are the liaudiwork for any sin."

loors, he said, wrro quiso unusual trouble. A few years ngu the line in carucul at Nizhni-Nov-cording to the "Daily Mail," Mrs. Proudluck was anxious to in aneh lifts, ari in this case there country people brought their own rod in July. Vologda advicos are valued at £20,000, Thoy convoy to the numerous ladies were structural defects. and gentlenion in Kuala Lumpur,

cotton to market, but then the say business with furs is quiet, wevo slipped direct from Shang- The coroner remarked to the braker grow up, and for a surull and mrivatsoro fitful,

Lui, und” ronched their desü- Penang, Singapore, and other jury that this was one more commission he has done this work. In the lands of local dealers re-nation on 18th June. They wero places, hier gratitude for the kind instance of the dangers of travel- Always in touch with the state of Intively Inrga stocks of fox. ermino packed in 40 large casos lined ness shown to her.

ling in lifts, and he thought that the market, ho could keep the and here have accumulated. For with yollow silk wadded with A sister of Mr. Proudlook will clearly printed notices giving full cotton grower fully informed some time the only buyor of fur cotton-wool. All the presents probably accompany her to Eug-instructions to users should be as to the prices and prospects, goods has been the agent of some will be conveyed to Buckinghau land.

placed in every lift, especially and it is more than hinted that lie dorman fac firms. But the loal Paluco, on June 19, and warning people to keep away from could give the tip whom it was dealora, in view of the absence of presented with an autograph the woll of the shaft.

safe to add more water, that is demand from the capitals of Bus-letter from the hoy Emperor to The jury returned a verdict of Athen there was a scarcity and sis, namely, Moscow and St. their Majestion by the Chino accidental death, and expressed morohants wore anxious to buy at Potersburg, nro not disposed to Envoy to the Coronation, Prince I would like to let all my their sympathy with the parents. high prices. Under these condi- commit themselves.

Teal Chen.

knife with which to cut food.

"As soon as I announced my decision to withdraw the appeal, however, I was taken from the condemned coll and treated as na ordinary prisoner."

ate treatment moled out to me by

In the course of a lottor to friends and sympathisers, written after her roleise, Mrs. Providlock Baya****

The Nurse's Statement.

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