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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 27 1911

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, 1911..

teristic of

THE FRENCH NAVAL DISASTER,

DAY BY DAY.

Bounty like a drop of water, lisappears whon diffused widely

M. Albert Sarraut, the Go- vernor-Gonoral of Indo-China, was to leave Franco on Sept. 24 to take up his now functions.

The wedding was to take place at Home to-day of Miss Dorothy Noel and Captain Malby Crofton, Royal Field Artillery, at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton:

Lisreported by a Tokyo journal last the Russian cruiser Jomphug will shortly visit Yokohama, pro- bably towards the end of this month, to return the courtosy of the Japanese in connection with the transfer of the Angara..

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The Japanese Government has decided to dispatch II. I. II Caplin Prince Fushimi, junior, warship, and several navul and military officers to the Coronation | of the King of Siam in October.

A drought was broken up ja

of

Lady Lugardų. We have received the following communioiation, dated yesterday, from Captain Taylor, A. D., C.

ST

SOCIETY.

Annual Meeting.

Post City Texas Aug 24, by exploding 3,000 pounds dynamites

to his Excellency the Governor The annual general meeting of

SPECIAL

TELEGRAMS.

AMERICAN PARTY

ATTACKED,

A steam trawler fishing com- In reply to your enquiries re- the St. Andrew's Society was hold TRAGEDY AT BASILAN. pany is being organised at Saga,garding the cause of Ludy at the City Hall yesterday after- Japan, with a capital of half a Lugard's non-arrival yesterday. I noon for the purpose of receiving million yea.

regret to inform you that on the the annual report and statement day on which Her Excellendy was of accounts for the year ending The men who were charged at to have sailed (Sept. 10th) from August 31, 1811 of electing the Magistracy with assaulting Yokohamn she was advised that office-bearers for the ensuing year, the Indian constable at Wanchai, a serious operation was essential eto, Mr. H. W. Robertson (past were brouglit up yesterday, and for internal trouble consequent president, 1002-03) was in the discharged,

upon her formior illness.

This was performed on the Messrs. C. H. Ross, David Wood, chair, and others present were morning of that day and frequent W. Armstrong, it. M. Dyer, A. telegrams have reported int aho Forbes, A. Gordon, D. Macdonald, is doing well.

J, D. Auld, H. F. Uampbell, Dun can Clark, J. Craik, G. M. Gibson, Dr. C. Forsyth, D. Gow, Dalgety, Elphinstone, A. American gun-boat Pumpanga

We have received a useful guide, published by the "China

Mall," which is intended to enable landsmon to loonto the centre of a arranged and also bears a descrip- robbed of clothing worth $10. typhoon. The card is well

An ama complains of buing tion of the Typhoon Signals in vogue here.

For killing a pig in a place As a result of an unreasoning other than licensed slaughter panic in a moving picture theatre, house a man was fined $60, or in at Coponsburg, Pennsylvania, on defaultone mouth's imprisonment. Aug. 26, twenty-nine persons wore killed and sixty badly hort.

Something Like a Catch... ́

{THE "TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT]

Manila, Sept. 27, 12.15 p.m.

Lusign C. E. Ilovoy of the

A. T. Hamilton, D. Harvey, R. has boun killed by Yacun Muros Henderson, W, C. Jack, W. Jolly, Mackie, J. McCuig, J. McCubbin, A.O. Lang, W.L.Leask,C.Gordon in the island of Basilan, Threo J. F. Miller, T. Oliphant, T. sailors were badly wounded. Petrie, A. B. Pollock, J: Reid, J. F. Reid, A. A. Ritchie, A. L. Tho party was engaged on Shields, A. P: Storrie, J. W. Wilk- er, G. M. Young and A. V. Monk inspection work which it was (accretary)

FRENCH EASTERN

SQUADRON.

OFFICERS ENTERTAINED:

General Count Oku, Chief of the Japanese General Staff Office, will A fuse in the film machine blowThe theft is reported, from 33 retire from netive service at the out, but there was no fire: The Templo St., Yaumati, of a quanti conclusion of the grand military poople were killed or injured in ty of clothing and a roll of silk The secrotary rend the notion suddenly attacked. manouvres this year, having the struggle to escape from the valued at $50,

convoning the mooting. reached the age limit.

A punitive expedition has been thostro.:

The election of office boarors Customs Gazette.

resulted as follows:-President: despatched. Last evening, wo understand, Hon. Mr. O. H. Ross; Vice-Pre We liavo received from the after a conference between Mr. sidont: Mr. David Wood; Hon. Statistical Department of the JW. Bollas, General Manager Secretary: Mr. A. V. Monk; Hou. uspectorate-General of Customs, for the Fur East, of the Standard Treasury: Mr. C. M. Delgros the Customs Gazette for the Oil Co., his staff and some forty Commities: Mr. W. Armstrong. April-June quarter of 1911. or lifty Chinese agents of the Com- Mr. A. Forbos, Mr. R. M. Dyer, pany, the agents were taken for a Mr. A: Gordon and Mr. D. Mac- A record catch of 24,000,000 harbour excursion and wore donald. A marriage has been arranged Mo.,

porgies was reported at Portland, subsequently, entertained at one

on August 26, and captains of the leading. Chinese restaur missioner of Maritimo Customs, mouth of the harbour was literally between Edward Otto-Reis, Com-of incoming vessels said that the ants. China, eldest son of the late alive with the packed fish, making Adolph Rein, of Shanghai, and it practically impossible to force Kathleen Margaret Victoria, a path through them. eldest daughter of tholate Richard Colossal Mail Order Business Henry Handcook, Lieutenant

Giving evidence before the Royal Munster Fusiliers, and of American Postal Commission, Mr. Mrs. Handcock, 14, Chaucer-rond, William Rosenbaum, president of a mail-order clothing house, stated A Judge With Caustic Tongue that he concorn paid G. $600,000 A St. Louis judge says he finds in postage annually and G. $400, newspaper mon as honest as law-000 ovory gear with the express yors. Those judges cau bo pretty companies. mean sanotimes." Philadelphia Star."

Bodford:

Typhoon Warning.

The following telegram was received by the American Consul ate General from the Manila Observatory at 10.50u.in. to-day

Cyclone or Typhoon crossing northern Luzon moving W.N.W? The "Empress of China."

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Andrew's Day in the usual man- It was decided to celebrate St

nor by holding a Ball on Novem- ber 30.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE

Picturesque Visitors. Hongkong during the tourist. It will be interesting to recall conson has many strange visitors, that tho látost Past Presidents of but rarely any as picturesque as the Society wero Mr. Gorshom a party of Russians who were to Stewart (1905-06); Mr. Robert be seen porambulating the city Shewan (1907-08); Hon. Mr. W. this morning. There wore seven Chatham, C.M.G. (1908-09) and in all, five men and two women. Mr. J. R.M. Smith (1009-10).. The men wore dressed in blouses and trousers while one who ap- poarel, to be the lender wore his made of what seemed to be red flannel, There' was little.in.the On the afternoon of the 24th comment savo that the younger ladies' costumes that called for

Scholars and Aquatics. inst., H.E..Admiral Li-Chun-10-one, who was fair-headed, wore ceived the Throne's consent to his quite an armament of combs, application for one month's lenye first they paid a visit to Flower connection with Queen's College The annual aquatic sports in to enable him to recuperate in Street, and then they all marched were held yesterday afternoon in Boea TigrisEurly yesterday along Queen's Road headed by morning is Excelloney left for the man in scarlet and followed was lent for the purposo. The tho V.R.C. swimming bathi, which that place by the gunboat Po-pik, by a crowd of curious Chinese meeting was favoured with good

Funeral of Insp MacDonald. One of the Telegraph" represen

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Admiral Li's Health

A. Curious Incident.

SPORTS.

weather and an excellent attend-

berts, J. W. Lee and Pau Shai Chenk.

The following wore the re

sults:

INDEPENDENT NEWS" AOKMOT.)

Tokyo, Sept. 27.

The commander of the Fronch Far Eastern Squadron, Vice- Admiral Castries, and other high moval officers, were entertained at: dinner at the Imperial Pulsce, Tokyo, yesterday,

THE LIAOTONG

PENINSULA.

CHINESE TROOPS WITH

DRAW.

INDEPENDENT NEWH" AGENOT:]

Tokyo, Sept. 27

SUMMARY JURIS DICTION:

Contractors Calm

The funeral of Inspector Mac-tatives was told off to interview once, while the programme was The most sincero sympathy will be felt with France in connection 140 men have been employed in afternoon at the. Happy Valley, haying followed them for a quar-good number of entrants in oach: A Chiba dispatch roports that Donald took place yesterday a member of the party but after admirably drawn up. All the events were well contested and the with the awful tragedy by which some two hundred gallant seamon of China and the greatest efforts nuinber of the doceased's follow- talk, he decided it was "no go"/event shows that the sporting|

the salvage work of the Empress and was attended by a largo ter of an hour and heard thom lost their lives, a magnificent battleship was lost, and other units of were made to refloat her at the officers, some acting as pall and left the sightscors in peace. spirit is very strong in the collego France's navy were crippled. The report of a disaster of this flood tide of the 13th instant by bonrers. Messrs. Wodehouse, E.

The officers responsible for the Innguitudo sinks the minor feelings of national jealousy and bitter using three pumps with pumping R. Hallifax and Wood were also

Organ Recital'

arrangements wore :-President: ness in the sympathy that is latent in all mankind, and which is called but that the attempt resulted in of a most impressive nature, was Organ recital on Tuesday, at the B. Tanner, F. J. do Rome, Rev. H. capacity of 1,300 tons per hour; present. The service, which was

The full programme for the Mr. E. Ralphe: Judges: Messrs. to active existence on these sad occasions, With truly fuiporial-failure owing to heavy leakage of conducted by the Rev. C. H. Cathedral, is as follows:-1- Spink, Rev. H. R. Walla, Mr. R

The rising of Chinose in the graciousness and senso of the fitness of things the Gorman Emperor water with the result that the work Hickling.

Paolude and Fugue in E minor,.. Bird and Mr. B. James neutral zone of the Linotong was among the first to voice, in eloquent and touching language, higlas had to be suspended. Conse-

Bach; 2.-Desperalo, Cyril Scolt; Starters: Messrs. H. L. O. Garrett sorrow at the calamity that had overtaken France. It is also characquently, any the "Japan Herald,” The custodian of the naval 3-Andante Iteligioso, F. Thomo. and A. R. Ellis; Time-Keepers: Peninsula hay ng been suppress

His Majesty that ho Should have unorringly as the bottom of the hull is buried rested and sentenced to ten-Canon in Binor, Schumann; mort; Handicappers: Messra. A

another attempt is to be made, but museum in Tokyo has been arranh, Basil Harwood. Hymn; 5. Martin; Referee: Mr. Frank Lam-ed, the Chinese troops, which hod

Mrs. R. C. Edwards; 4.Ditly- Mesare, A. W. Grant and G. P. de indicated the one bright spot in the whole sad story deep in the sand, offorts will first monthe -the proud consolation that the victims went to their destroy the rocks surrounding the the museum preserved as a trophy Mrs. R. O. Edwards; 8-Mar-0. Brawn, F. M. Ellis, F. C. Ro being withdrawn from the zone.

ly be made to remove the sand and "Japan Advertisor" states that E. Elgar: -Romance, T. Ries Working Committee. Mosers, A.

imprisonment. The 6-Excerpt (Dream of Gerontius), O. Brawn and F. J. de Rome; engaged in this work, are gradually death doing their duty to their country as truly as if they had fallen hull and then refloating work be of the late war, a-Russian flag cho Réligieuse, Saint-Saens. before the leaden hail from an enemy's guns. The relatives of the men again attempted. Accordingly captured at Port Arthur by will have need of all the consolation, that such reflections can afford. the work is very difficult and it is Japanese scouts. It is believed Saturday's Promenade Concert. The disaster may wolt have stunned Franco, as the men who were anticipated that if this effort fails, that arrangements had boon al- killed wore the flower of the French youth, conscription securing the

she will be abandoned.

most pade by Komatsu, the keep gramme that will be submitted The following is the pro woeding out of weaklings. In the general wave of sympathy that

The S.S. Saint Htogo. or of the museum, by correspond at the promenade concert given Two Lengths Handicap (for flows towards France assuredly that of Hongkong, itself one of the Information has been received fussia, to steal the flag and sell it on their ground on Saturday Sek Toon Sang: 2, Pau Shai Before Mr. Justice Gompertz,

ence with some confederates in by the Hongkong Cricket Club Chinese boys). Firat lient1 more important naval stations of a friendly Power, is joined.

It is inevitable that there will be an oxhaustive inquiry to onden-8.8. Saint Hugo, which ran on a Yeu 30,000. The plot was die from The Gondoliers Sulli-Man Hin; 2, Ip Kwan; Final of Summary Jurisdiction thin at Nagasaki to the effect that the to the Russians for the sum of evening. Part 1.-Selection Chouk Second heat-1, Lu Acting Uhief Justice, in the Court vour to ascertain definitely the cause of the disaster, Already rocky reef off Tanoga-shima, Kago covered and the above sentence van: The Band of The KO.Y.L.I.1, Ip Kwan: 2, Pau Shai Choukmorning, the Hang On lung the suggestion has been made, and apparently it is based broken up by the recont storms. confessed his guilt,, urging in wood, Alma Goetz. Mr. E. E

shiran-kon, on June 7th, has been was imposed after Komatsu had Tour Solo, "Melisaude in the Time--50.1-5sece. upon some tangible data, that the explosion was due to a The rossel was abandoned by extenuation the straitened, oir. WoW Abney. Baritone Solo. Ng Ming Kwong, 2, Lo Man Ho Cheung firm, of No. 9, Wing On firm, contractors, of No. 88, Wel chemical change in the powder in the shells in the magazines. It is recalled that this was the cause of the Jena disaster. That such derwriters and a cumstances in which his family "The Rebel," Walince. Mr.

One Length (for beginners): 1lington Street, sued the Kui chemical changes do take place is well known and we believe that wo took the task of trying to refloat

Japanese salvage coinpany under- were at present. are correct in stating that upon our own men-of-war the most meti-her. We understand that much

Two Lengths Handicap (open): Street, piece goods dealers, to re- culous care is taken to keep the temperature in the magazines fixed. of the silvage gear was lost when gooived a telegrain from II.E.4 Mary Mcfles," Harry Mon-1, G.-Ah Lop; 2, K. Tarining appeared for the point of Frank Austin, Mezzo Sprano First heat-1 M. Abbas; 2, covor the sum of $30479 bal. The New Tartar General. Moreover, if wo are not mistaken, ammunition supplied to the Navy the vessel was destroyed, and it is Tung Shan, Tartar General tagne. Capt. F. J. D. Jarcad.

H.E the Canton Viceroy has Allitsen. Mrs. D. Lewis. Song Taria; 2. F. C. Roberts; Final torials supplied. Mr. R. A. Hard- Sole, "Dear England." Frances Ah Lop; Second heat-1, K. ance due for work done and ma- is given a certain "life," and after a certain period it is condemned, doubtful whether the company Designate to Canton, announcing section from "Tannhanser, Four Lengthis Championship of Menare. Deacon, Looker and Dea- The terrible explosion on Admiral-Fogo's flagship the Mikasa, tockenficient material off the ship his trival at Shanghai, where he Wagner. The Band of The K, the Colesen: 1. J. W. Loo; 2;

E. L. Shenton, nitor the Russo-Japanese war, was attributed to the samo cause, as during the salvage operations to will stay for a few days before pro-0.Y.L.I. "The Dollar. Princess"in succession): 1 J. W. Lee: 2.con, for the defendant; that which is believed to have been responsible for the disasters on the Jena and the Liberto.

The source of danger having been definitely established, it may be

ceeding to Canton to take up his Waltz, Fall. The Band of The M. Abbas, Time 84socs. post. anticipated that steps will then be taken without delay to prevent a

K.O.Y.L.I.

Swimming Under Water: 1, F recurrence of these awful tragedies. Science fortunately is as active in issued a rovised statement of the On Sept. 17 a burglar broke nique," Messager. The Band of

The Japanese authorities have Japanese Vice-Minister Wounded. Part 2 :--Selection from "Vero-B, Roberts, 3 Loung, Wing for the quest of expedients for saving and lengthening human life as it is loss of life and property in For into the official residence of Mr. K OY, L. L Baritone Solo, College Coronation Shield): 1, Race (for the Queen's in the fabrication of means of dealing death over telescopic distancos. moss by the recent typhoons. Komatsu, Japanese Vice-Minister "Tommy lad" Mr. H. I, Jones. Queen's College. No sooner is a danger detected than science begins experimenting Altogether 416 persons were killed of Communications, at Tokyo. Violin Solo (a) Chanson Triste, Diving for Object: 1, M. Abbas, to discover how it can best be countered. It may be anticipated, and 1,141 injured; 24,873 honses Mr. Komatau was aroused, and Tschaikowsky, (b) Gavotte, Bolim 8 plates; 2, Teung Wing Tai, therefore, that the best intellects in France and elsewhere, which were destroyed, 22,002 damaged upon proceeding to investigate, Mrs. R. O. Edwards. Soprano plates. devote themselves to investigations of this nature, will seek to find and the crops on 1,400 ohobu of was attacked by the burglar, who Solo, Say yes, Guy D'Hailelot, Ten Lengths: 1, JW, Lee; 2, a satisfactory means of rendering men-of-war as immune as possible land were ruined. The financial stabbed in with a dagger or short Mrs. F. J. Lunter: Song Select . M. Ellis, from danger from within. Of course, it may never be possible to loss is estimated at ton million sword. Mr. Komatsu closed with ad. Mr. R. M. Crosse, R. A Four Longths Handicap (for ensure absolute safety in ships or forts where high explosives are yen, the principal items being five the man, wrenched the dagger Sorenate Love in idleness." V.RO. members): 1, A. R. Ellis: necessarily stored, but it may be lioped and anticipated that ingrossed million yen for sugar crops, thres from him and succeeded in turn Macbeth The Band of The 2, F. M. Cruz, knowledge of their properties will render rarer such colossal catas million yen for other crops and in wounding the burglar, who, K.OY.LL The accompanists The prizes will be presontell at trophes as that to the Liberte, which has plunged Trance inte godowns, and Yen 500,000 for however, managed to ceqape, Mr. will be Mies Page: Mr. D. J. Queen's College, on Asturday the deepest mourning.

damage done to railwayskonge

to recover. Duane, Mr. George Grimble.

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meet expenses,

Storms In Formosa.

Komatsu is exp

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Mr. Harding stated that they wore suing for balance due on thres contracts which amounted in all to 8844.70. Of that nincuns, a balance of $304.79, but in re-- $540 had been paid, which loft

ants had supplied certain glass for spect of the balance; the defend which they wore prepared to give the balance, would comes 28,94, oredit. Thus, off the amount of

case would making the claim 827

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certains

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