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GENERAL NEWS,

Motors in Tientaln.

THE DACRE CASTLE.

Further Detalls as to the Wreck.

The China Oritio" is in- The Japan Chronicle" has the formed that there are now some following special despatch, dated 45 motor-cars, in the differens Daitote (Formosa), September concessions at Tientsin, which 18, relative to the wreck of the are all registered, numbered and Dacre Castle already reported in taxes paid thereon.

the "Telegraph.

The storm was one of quilo na usual violence, and it is estimat od that the velocity of the wind was from eighty-five to ninely miles an hour.

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Further Details of the Tragedy,

Futher details have reached the N. China Daily News of the death of William P. Anderson the son of Major General Ander son, commanding the British Japanese Consular Changes.

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The Doors Castle was moored Hongkong intending to spend a LTD. Entrance from Dra. Vonx Road returned home recently from in new balding being erected for M984re

WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW &'co., to a buoy in Keelung harbour, but holiday with her sons at Hosdiglectric Lift to floors. Eledilo ohanged posts,

Presentation to Captain when the typhoon struck, the neul, which is fifteen minutes by Light throughout your f

Rostron.

haweera parted. An attempt was rail south of Boulogne and with The Life-savers Benevolent then made to hold the ship by her in a short walk of the State forest Association of New York has pre- anchors, but these dragged owing of Hardelot. sented to Captain Rostron, of the to the tremendous force of the

On the afternoon of the acci- Carpathia, a gold medal in re-wind and the heavy seas. The dent, Charles and William Ander- 80th Sept 1919 cognition of his sonse of humanity, captain; finding that an anchorage son, the two older song, nged 17 and the realisation of his duty in would not be obtained, then tried and 18 years, decided to go to Pont ALTIOBA, No. 59. Robibson Road. rescuing the survivors of the to steam out to sea through the de Briques, a pretty village on the Titanic disaster.

| narrow entrance to the harbour. Eclipse Expedition." On Monday night the narrow-companied by their aunt. They

road to Boulogne, and were dontal. The Greenwichi Observatory ex-ness of the harbour entrance was were to go by the train which Hongkong, Spt., 17th 1919. podition to South America to made more difficult to negotiate comes from Amiens calling at

Holland Chios Trading Co. observe the eclipse of the sun on by the presence on the east side Hesdigneul station at 1.50 p.m. 30 for Rio de Janeiro. The party Japanese cruiser Itsukushima and was drawn up at the platform ber. Apply Property Office, Jardino, October 10 left London on August of the harbour entrance of the The train was six minutos late MODREUNAGE, 31 The Pea Conaista of Mr. S. E. Eddington which was at anchor. To pass when the three travellers present Macon & Co, Ltd.

for six months from 1st Novem- and Mr. C. Davidson, together between the oruiser and the west of themselves at the booking tog bóng. Brd Bep., 1912. with Me. J. J. Atkinson, a volun- breakwater the Dacre Castle must office to take rotura tickets. teer helper. The eclipse will be have been compelled to turn to Charles Anderson got his ticket a tatal one in South America. The some extent to port, and it seems first and crossed the "platformO LET LARGE anbstantially bui', bost point for observing the that having effected this manoou without hindrance to the train on East Point, Forfatter particulare apply Godown vitustód on water front. eclipso will be somewhere near tre, she was unable to starboard the upline. Mrs. Russell was Property Offee, Jardins, Matheson & the east coast of Brazil, but the again, the position actual site will not be decided on Itsukushima not leaving sufficient her other nephew, William.

of the following but stayed to wait for Co. Ltd. until after the arrival of the ex-room for the British ship to alter

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How the Accident Happened. Economic Espionage.

At the moment there arrived The Japaness Government, says

on the down-line the Calais-Balo the Hamburg correspondent of a It is said that signals were express about 12 minutes late and London juraal, recently ordered made from the Daore Castle to running at the rate of 50 miles aquantity of weapons from the cruiser, asking for assistance, an hour. William Anderson came several factories in the neighbour- but no response was made, those running forward; a station porter hood of Halle. As one of the on board the warship probably put out his arms to prevent him main conditions imposed was the fearing a collision if she attempt crossing the line and the other delivery of so called "ropairing ed to approach the other vessel, to him to remain on the platform. servants of the railway shouted machines," the manufacturers or perhaps having their own suspected economic espionage, hands full to ensure the safety of He had his hand to his cap which and have, therefore, according to the cruiser.

William, the strong wind was threaten- the Berlin nowapapers, refused to However, the Itsukushima ating to blow off and his head was execute the orders.

tempted to help by turning her down so that he did not notice Bearohlight on to the Dacre the express approaching, al- Castle, but this is said to have so though it was also suggested alarmed the Lascar orew that that he saw it but thought that they made a wild dash for the he could cross the line before the

express passed.

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driver of the express blew the whistle several times because it was too near the main line, but he seemed to him that Mrs. Russoll did not appear to have perceived

A French paper, gramme," relates a strange detail in the night between Saturday and Sunday. It says: Mrs: An- derson saw in a dream her son William crushed by an express. The poor lady did not, however, appears the Commission pro- A huge son then lifted the However that my bo, as he become next day Booking reality. suppose that this dream, would poses economixing by about Daore Castle on to a submerged was leapingacross the line he was 1:30,000,000, of which Y.20,-rook in a cove immediately out-caught by the engine and Breatwater Contemplated at 000,000 will be curtailed in nd-side and west of the harbour thrown nearly forty yards for

Cheloo AM ministrative expenditure and the entrance. She struck the rock ward. The body, fell between Mr. D. O. Dick, Engineer-in- remaining Y. 12,000,000 in rolief amidships, and with such force the metals and was crushed Chief of the Chinese Maritime from taxation. The paper further that the hull was araoked from by the whools of the lo- Customs, arrived at Chefoo' on the understands that the receipts rail to keel. The flood of sed-comotive and, frightfully muti- | 16th inst. His visit, our Chefoo CELLULAR from the income-tax will be re-water which rushed into the ship lated. Aory of horror barst from contemporary is told, is in con- duced by about Y.5,000,000, the burst all the steam-pipes and all the witnesses of the accident, nection with the contemplated business tar by Y.8,000,000 and destroyed the valves, the salt duty by Y.2,000,000,

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The broken-backed Dacre Castle is still in the same position, lying on the rock with her midships

i Breaking the News. A marriage has been arranged about six foot higher than the bow Mrs. Russell, who was a hor and will take place in two or and stern. There is about six rified witness of the tragedy, was throo weeks between the Hon. R. fothoms of water under her bow overwhemed with grief and was J. Wilkinson, C.M.G., Colonial and the forepart of the ship is afterwards in a state of prostra Secretary Straits Settlements, articulating like a joint with the tion, which caused her friends and Miss E. Baird. Mr. Wilkinson stern part.

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