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The Hongkong Telegraph.

April 20th, 1912, Tonyorature a.m. 70, p.m. 80; Humidity...97, 72.

No. 8786

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Copyright, 1912 by the Proprietor.

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April 20th, 1911, Temporature a.m. 03, p.m., 68; Humidity...80, 76.

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TELEGRAMS.

$86 PER ANNUN,

SIKOLM CORT 10 Üzт.

TELEGRAMS,

大初月三年于

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS."

MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1912.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

THE TITANIC DISASTER, THE TITANIC DISASTER. THE TITANIC DISASTER. THE TITanic disaster.

GERMAN AVIATION.

INTERNATIONAL LAW.

WONDERFUL ESCAPE.

A SPIRITED-PROTEST.

A NATIONAL SCHEME.

DARDANELLES OPENED.

Mr. Ismay not allowed to leave America.

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TRIPOLI WAR.

STORY OF POSTAL CLERKS' UNFALTERING HEROISM.

| Service to the

London, April 21, 12:50 pm.

Repeived Hongkong, April 22, 12.50 a.m.

An ollicin report has been received by the postmaster- general at Washington to the effect that two English and three Amorienn postal clerks on tho Titanic, distegarding their own safety, worked incessantly, carry- ing two hundred rogistered, mail sicks to the upper deck in the hope that they would thus be suved. They continued to work to the last and wore alf drowned,

TRIBUTE TO STEAD,

Rontor's correspondent at the Haguo states that the the journnt "Vaterland" says that in Stead the world has lost a worker and fighter and hero without equal. It suggests that if grateful humanity dosires to erect a monunient to his memory the Hague would honour itself by offering a site in the shadow of the Palace of Peice.

› TOTAL LOSS OF LIFE. Bombay, April 20, 7.10 a.m. Received April 21, 2.1 -pan.

A message from New York states that the total loss of life is 1,595.

Innumerable narratives of pas- sengers are published varying in details, but all confirming the point that the shock was scarcely notice- able.

It was generally thought that the hner merely struck the ice glanc- ingly, and the calmness of the star.

lit sea reassured passengers, this explaining the absence of panic Irughou

PARTING SCENES.

The scenes of husbands parting with their wives who were forced to enter the boats were terribly painful; and some of the wives re- fused to leave their husbands and

them.

"Telegaph."" ]

University.

Mr. Thayer, president of the Pennsylvania Railway.

Mr. Roebling, one of the steel millionaires of America.

[Service to the "Telegraph/]

Router's Washington correspon-

[Service to the "folograph."]

London, April 21 6,25 pim. Received Hongkong, April 22, 7.40 8.m

Router's correspondent at Bor- lin states that the committee

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, April 20, 7:35 p.m. Received Hongkong, April 21, 8.30 0.21

Constantinople reports that in view of the prejudice to shipping

AN EXPLANATION.

Reuter's correspondent in Rome

[Service to the "Telegraph."] [Service to the Telegraph."]

Questioned as to the saving of Reuter's correspondent at Wash- ington wires that the Senate has so many of the crew, Mr. Lightdet wires that in the Senate Mr. passed a resolution advising the holder said, that he had specially McCumber protested against the trial, conviction and execution on President to make treaties with the enquired into this matter and as the floor of the Senate, without Mr. Christopher Head, ex-maritime Powers governing the certained that out of every six fair and honest consideration, of mayor of Chelsea.

Professor Ross, of Winconsin courses, speed and equipment of persons picked up from the water one connected with the Titanic." formed to organico a national the Turkish Government has de

cean liners.

five were either firemen or stew. He evidently referred to Mr. Ray-fund has issued a stirring appos!

to the patriotism of the people cided to reopen the Dardanolles. The White Star Company hasards; further, he said, some of the ner's speech on the 20th.

irrespective of party, creed or --Reuter. issued a statement to the effectibonts returned after the sink-dent states that a wireless message Henry of Prussia, us patron, the Reuter's New York correspon class. It is signed by Prince that 1,635 have perished. ing of the Titanic and rescued men was sent by Mr. Ismay from the ex-Minister of the Interior, Herr The United States Hydrographic from the sca. No demonstration Carpathia to Mr. Franidin order-Pasadowsky as president, and the Office has ordered the course of cecurred on board, not evening the sailing of the Cedric to be great bankor Herr Von Mendil- Atlantic iners, to be moved 180mentation by those who were left delayed in order to take Mr. Ismay ssohn as treasurer. The committee wires that the Italian Flect did and the survivors and crew to Eng- includes the Emperor's brother-not intend attacking and forcing miles south of that used by the behind. He himself escaped by Cand. The message was inter-in-law Duke Ernst of Schleswig Holstein, and hundreds of pro- diving. As the ship sank he was repted by Government officials and sicked under and held by a ven-scnt to Washington. This is the minent people in fidance, industry intention of landing. They mere-

and politics.-fleuter.

ly hoped to induce the Turkish tilator. A terrific gust camo up reason of the Senate Committee,

Fleet to come out and fight, and the ventilator, due probably to n which met on the 19th April, hur-

TROUBLE IN SIBERIA,ventually, after two hours' can- coller explosion, and he was blownying to New York. The clear and came to the surface near

TWO HUNDRED DEAD,

[Service to the "Telegraph."] London, April 21, 0.20 p.m. Received Hongkong, April 22, 7.40 a.m.

AL

well-known

Mr. Reuchlin, of the Holland Amerika line of steamships.

Mr. Millet, American artist.

Mr Warren, an ex-senator. Senator Carter...

. Colonel May. Dr. Minahan.

Mrs. Snyder, Mrs. Figler and Mrs. Etlinger, all well known in New York Society.

Mrs. Carter, a Pennsylvania society lady.

Titanic..

MIL ISMAY'S STORY.

Mr. Bruce Ismay has cabled home that the Titanic collided with a low-lying iceberg. weather was clear, the stars were a boat, shining and the sea was calm. The vessel struck a glancing blow, apparently tearing the starboard

Senator Cardenza, of Rio de side open about the bilge for a Jançiro,

considerable length.

Mr. Marechal, of Washington. Mr. F. G. Harper, tho pub- lisher, and his wife.

"YOU ARE A FOOL."

MEMORIAL SERVICES.

London, April 21, 7.25 a.m. The Admiralty has ordered riemorial services for the Titanic

At the Senate's enquiry the Ti-os all warships. Tomorrow their tanic's wireless operator, Mr.Bags will be half-masted.

Pride, who had his feet badly in- jured, was brought from hospital. ale testified that at five o'clock on Sunday afternoon he intercepted a

ATHLETICS.

:

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS.

RELIEF FUNDS,.

11.R.H. the Prince of Wales has Mrs Swift, Mrs Stone, Mrs.contributed 250 guineas to the Stenger and Mrs. Douglas, well-relief fund. Other contributions ssage from the liner Californian; are: Lord and Lady Pirrie, £2,000; announcing the presence of three known hostesses of New York.'-

Turland and Wolff, the builders auge icebergs. He informed tho Mr. Hoyt and his wife,

the Titanic, ona thousand guin- aplain of the message. The Ger- Ex-Governor Washington.

cas; W. W. Astor, £2,000; Lord Miss Margaret Graham, an Strathcona, £500, Gaokwer of man liner Frankfort was the near- actress, of California.

Paroda, £500; Duke of Westminst vessel to the Titanic, und ster, £250; Barnato and Co.,wenty minutes after the distress 150; Otto Beit, £200; the pasigual had been sent out its opera- angers of the Olympic, £1,400. enquired, "What's the mat-ponships were decided to-day-

The Lord Mayor of Liverpool has er?", The Titanic's operator, Mr.

Miss Eustis, of New York. Miss Gladys Cherry.

Mr. Bruce Ismay has Instructed

tional Mercantile Company to

[Service to the Telegraph."}

London, April 20, 6.20 p.m.

The following amateur cham-

Seven miles walking champion-

Kit Dardenelles, nor had they tho

nonade with, the forts, they, sheared off, having mearywhile cut several submarine cables.

FLOATING MINES.

Turkey notifies the release of a

Reuter's correspondent at St. chain of floating mines, and conse- Petersburg states that it is offici-

ally announced. that 107 werequently, navigation in the Dardanel- shot dead during the trouble on les is closed..

the Loua goldfields. The number

of wounded was 204, and of those 84 have, died. The affair hus has caused intense indignation. Tho strikers' whose leaders had boon arrested against the advice

ITALIAN SQUADRON RETURNS.

Reuter is informed that the

of the companies, were advancing Italian squadron is returning ta towards one of the mines when Italy having accomplished its ob the troops barred the way. Thoro

was some stone-throwing and the ecl. Italian papers suggest that. troops fired volley after volley the demonstration by the squadron upon the strikers-Router.

15.60 a.m.

was intended to force the Turks Lo close the Dardanelles. This was brought to pass by Turkey releasing a chain of floating mines.

WOUNDED SHOT AT. London, April 20, 11.55 p.m. Received Hongkong, April 21, all lines belonging to the Inter-bed a thousand pounds sterling Phillips, who was drowned, re-ship: 1, Bridge, Lancashire; New York for the immediato pied, "You are a fovi; keep out.", Yates, Salford; 3, Ross, Middle.

A message from St. Petersburg equip all their steamers with sufff- | relief of the survivors. The Lon-fne. Carpathia was then hastening sex. Time, 52 mins. 43-5 secs, states that the volleys fired by

the help of the Titanic.

Ten miles running champion the troops at Lena on the 18th don "Daily Mail's" fund has

Alr. Bride added that water ship: Scolt, Salford; 2; Hum-irst, decimated the worknien, of reached seven thousand pounds sterling and that of the the Lon-eached the bridge before the vesphroys, Herne-hill; 3, Tucker, whom 150 were killed and 250 uneasy at the closing of the Dar-

The captain remained Reading. Time, 52 mins. 35 secs. "Daily Telegraph" five thou-sel sank.

til the last, and refused to don a. sand seven hundred pounds.

life preserver. He jumped over boord.

cient lifeboats und rafts to carry all on beard.

REFORMS EXPECTED,

Consternation has been caused

NO STRUGGLING.

'The

In consequence perished with by the publication of tables show-

NOT UNDER TOW. Mr. Ismay, examined by the Committee of the Senate, said The reports of Captain Smith'sing that on many of the leading

Tho Carpathia's operator de- suicide and the suicides of other lines the, boat accommodation is cfficers emanated apparently from sufficient for only one person in was untrue that the Titanic was a half-demented passenger who daree. The outcry is likely to leading at full speed. He and the nie wirelessing that the Ti-

Captain arranged to arrive in Newtonic was being towed. stringent reforms. was one of the first to land.

York on the night of the 17th Olympic has arrived at Plymouth, (Wednesday), not deoming it wise and the captain denied all know. ⚫dge of a wireless message saying to proceed at full speed on the first

that all the Titanic's passengers trip. Mr. Ismay said he was

stre safe, and that the Titanic Mr. George Braden says he saw Beuter's Berlin correspondent asleep at the time of the collision

as in tow. Capta Smith as the Titanic-sank states that the Reichstag is dis-and was unaware of the proximity standing alone, when a wave come cussing a motion suggesting legis of icebergs. He did not seo, any and knocked him down. Ho re-ation for enforcing that a suffi-til after the wreck. There was gained his feet, but then another ciency of boats be carried on Ger- nc stuggling by the men to enter wave carried him off and he dis-man liners. appeared.

HOW THE CAPTAIN DIED.

PROMINENT SURVIVORS.

Apart from the prominent per- sons already mentioned the follow- ing are among the missing:---

Mr. Thomas Andrews, A nephew of Lord Pinic, director of Harland and Wolf, the bulld- ers of the Titanic.

Mr. Bell, chief engineer of Harland and Wolff.

Mr. Van der Hoff.

Mr. Carleton Young, a promi nent-man-in-Minneapolis.

GERMAN INTEREST.

The Hamburg Amerika Line has decided to provide all the com- pany's vessels with lifeboats suffi- cient to carry every passenger.

REICHSTAG DEBATE. ¡

the boats. He did not see the Titanic sink as he sat with his back to her, not wishing so se8.

SECOND OFFICER'S

STATEMENT.

:

A BITTER COMPLAINT,

Despite the protests of the Whits Star

Company's counsel the senatorial committee has refused

FOOTBALL

CUP FINAL.

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, April 21, 7.25 a.m. The final for the English F.A. Cup was played yesterday. West Tromwich and Barnsley were the finalists and the game resulled in a draw, no goals being scored on cither side.

The match took place at the Palaca in beautiful Crystal

to permit Mr. Ismay, the four offi-weather and before an attendance cers of the Titanic and twelve of of 60,000 spectators.

Bromwich were the superior the crew to leave the country, The committee has adjourned to side, doing most of the attacking Washington, where Mr. Ismay in the first half, but Barnsley's The investigation by the Com-and the others have been supoen-defence was sound. In the second During a debate in the Reichstag mittee of the Senate is prolonged aert to appear on Monday although half both sides alternately attacked

the 20th Herr Arendt urged that but rather perfunctory, says Reu- Mr. Ismay is on the verge of col- but without result. ''ships should be required to ter's New York correspondent. lapse. Mr. Ismay bitterly com- carry a full complement of wire-Atter Ismay, Rostron, the captain plains of the unfaimess and in- less operators; also that navigation of the Carpathia and Marconi had justice of the committee's conduct

he subjected to international and been examined, Mr. Lightholder, of the inquiry.

MR. 1SMAY ATTACKED,

In the Senate at Washington Senator Rayner, in the course of a

oven ponal regulations. Minister the second officer of the Titanic, Delbrueck said the big shipping testified that he was in charge di companies-had-been-discussing anthe launching_of_the_boats on the Mr. Burbank, a prominent improvement regarding life-saving port side. When the first boat Californian naturalist and for some days, and he was con- vas lowered the deck was seventy cultivator of thousands of by vinced that they would help the feet above the water and when the violent speech attacked Mr. Bruce Covomment to frame up-to-date last boat was launched the dock Ismay, and expressed the opinion Mr. Parsons, an ex-Congress-regulations. The question of In- was only a few feet above the that legal steps should be taken man of New York.

ternational regulations was' being water. He maintained that the against the White Star officials Mr. Marvin, who was on his already considered, and the motion bonts were well filled, preference for the insuficiency of the life honeymoon

was withdrawn."

being always given to women. saving appliances on the Titanic.

brida..

RACQUETS.

WILLIAMS AT HOME,

[Service to the "Telegraph." London, April 20, 4.20 a.m. Willams is returning to England having postponed the match for which he was standing for the wald's championship at mengagés,

wounded."

BALTIC UNEASY.

Lloyd's state that the Baltic is

danolles and chartòring for the It is alleged that the wounded Black Sea is at a standstill. There' were shot as they were crawling to shelter.

aro 150 steamers on the other side The matter, which is being of the Bosphorus.-Reyter. brought up in the Duma, is arous- The irg universal Indignation. taen have telegraphed asking for | a full fævestigation, and the com- mander of the troops has asked for reinforcements and made a declaration of martial law. Reuters

TROUBLE AT FEZ.

FRENCH LOSSES.

[Service to the "Telegraph.""] Landon, April 21, 12.5 p.m.- Received Hongkong, April 22, 12.50 n.m.

HUNGARIAN POLITICS.

NEW CABINET.

[Service to the **Telegraph."}

London, April 20, 3 a.m. Received April 21, 4.15 p.m.

Minister Lukacs is forming a new Hungarian Cabinet,

The Minister of Finance, Mr. It is officially stated that eight

has been appointed French civilians and fifteen mili-Lucaes, try instructors were murdered in President of the new Hungarian

General the mutiny at Fox, Moinior sustained oight killed and soventeen wounded in the fight. on entering the city.-Router,

Cebine,

LATE MR. KESWICK.

LEAVES HALF A MILLION,

OPIUM CONFERENCE.

BRITISH REPORT.

{Service to the "Telegraph."] London, April 20, 7.40 a.m.

[Service to the Telegraph."] Mr. Acland, in reply to Mr.

London, April 20, 7,35 p.m. Toulmin, said the report of the British delegates to the Opium The late Mr. William Keswick, Conference at the Hague had only M.P., formerly of Hong just been received. The official H

left estate

valued at $500,000) records of the Conference and the

The death duties payable: amoti documents submitted had not been

16 £65,000, received.