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GENERAL NEWS.

A Backing Firm

A fitting into to the activities of Mr J. O. Sarpe, late of the banking firm of Messrs Gosling and Sharp, who recently died at the ripe age of 95, is offered by a correpondent of the Times. It is interesting to learn that the final "6" was added to bis branch of the family for the aske of dia- tinguishing the banking accounts, and that he spent 62 years of his life in the bank in Fleet street, retiring at the age of 80,

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Port Sanday,

FIVE KILLED..

Fall of a Steel Chimneystack.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 13.–1913,

FIRE HOSE AT A BOXING MATCH.

Extraordinary Scene when

Wells Defeated Moir

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Five men were killed, and many others injured by the fall of a steal chimner across the fish-plato mill at the Workington Iron and oitement in and round about the TO LET-Finely appointed WANTED.-Jook-keeper and Steel Company's Moe Bay iron Canterbury Music Hall, West Kowloon; suitable for middle-who understands Chinese. Muat btenographer, male, one Bridge-road recently class Europeans, Airy; in good have good references. and steel works at Workington minster

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The accident between Bombardier Wells and Bath Rooms; Kitchen: Moderate Telegraph." September 16. is the most serious that has Conner Moir had evidently rent. Apply: "H. RUTTON- Hongkong, 11th Oct., -913- occurred for 20 years in the iron aroused unprecedented interest, a JEE," Royal George Hotel.: and steel manufacturing district dense crowd surrounding and completely bracking entrances to of West Cumberland.

the building. The situation be name so serious, in fact, that a fireman was called upon to beat back the swaying mob by means of a hose-pipe. Needless to say, the hall itself was packed

The chimney, which was 1801t in height and 18ft. in diameter at the base, stood at the seaward The Lady Margaret Professor end of the fish-pl te mill and the of Divinity at Oxford, who has adjoining steelrail mills, and be written to the Times suggesting these mills and the soaking that Lord Lorebure should hiro-pits and the Bessemer mills on self be the convener of a con- the other side. The day shift had ference on Home Rule, is a man began work, and 400 men were of great attainments and engaged in the various depart recognised authority on the Gospels. He was joint editor of the Variorum Bible, and shared with the Bishop of Salisbury the editorship of Part II. of the Old Latin Biblical Texts. Professer Sanday was the last of the Oxford prezchore at Whitehill.

The two principal boxers them! selves obtained an entrance only with the greatest difficulty, the bombardier going through the unexpected ardeal of being half carried, half pushed by his seconds and the police through

mente, 50 of them being at work in the fish-plate mill. Without giving any warning other than a crackling and rambling, which the crowd.

Before the big contest began wore heard only by the workers. in the soaking pits close by, the Jack Johnson provided something chimney full headlong into the of a sensation by entering the ring fab-plate mill, wrecking every- and endeavouring to make "Joseph's" Critics. thing with which its enormous speech. Tho uproar was too great, Those who have seen the weight came in confact. ft however, and he eventually re Biblical play at His Majesty's Harpped the exhaust main of the tired. Bombardier Wells only will, we think, be more disposeil turbo-generating plant, which took four and a half rounds to coming to agree with the Iter, R. J. Istod high above the roof of the prove that he is still ** Campbell, who has raid Mr L. N.mill, rent girders and tie rods back." There were some thrill "Parker the compliment" of witammler, broke the steam pipea, ing moments, however, before he nessing "Josaph and Blis Breth- erumpled up the corrugated iron succorded in wiping out his sea- ," than with Sir Dyre Durk-roofing, and brought down tone eational collapse at Olympia a reo;' worth, who has seen fit to con- of ironwork, burying underneath few years years ago. demp it on hearsay evidence. Mrit the rolling plant through which Campbell concedebatitis,kaged (the fish-plaies puke.

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Directly the referee said "Go" the "Gunner" went bald-headed in no irreverent fashion, nor will The dust and soot ruised a for his mas and succeódad in he admit that it is played in a blinding veil over the mill, and landing a right to the body. Wells, way to shock the religious sen-so great were the din and uproar however; proceeded to make a sibilities of anyone.--Globe.

of hissing steam and escaping gas a liberal use of the ring, jabbing Leakage of Business News. that no man thought for a moment back repeatedly with his left a A London clergyman has dis of escape. They were ignorent lie avoided the rushes. Moir's cavored that no fewer than one of what had happened, and when face was distinctly marked as he hundred of the clerks employed they recovered from their first retired for the first breather."

Wolle opened the next meeting by one firm are in the clutches of fright, they all fed for the rail money-lenders, Roya the Pall bank outside that part of the mill with a heavy loft to the body. Mall. It suggests pitiful raflec- which had escaped destruction: following this up with a series of tions as to the extent to which No less was the cousterpation of of lighting punches to the jaw. the rewards of industry are awal the men in the rail mill and Bor-Moir seemed all at son, but he lowed up by a merciless extortion. semer mill, who were Turther hung on and subsequently re- But it invites reflection also, us from the area of rain. All, how-covered sufficiently to pummel to the leakage of business in-ever, streamed quickly back again Wells severely on the kidneys. The referee bad to enter the ring formation through employeen who to the mill. are thus at the mercy of an un- The first thought, naturally, and caution Moir, who repented Germany, is getting around the scrapuloué class. We understand was for the men who had been the dose, however, and earned a Monroe Doctrine, and is actually that some people have found that slicken down Five at least, it loud chorus, of "Foul." Wells making a peaceful conquest of if their bank balance falls un- was at once apparent, must be stood up and boxed like a cham-South America, which will injure There is no economy in going usually low, they are promptly in lying under the twisted ironwork, pion in the fifth and last round, us just a mach es if we had to an optician of doubtful ability receipt of a moneylender's cir- and their bodios were extricated Bret panching his opponent to a allowed her to make a military to purchase glasses upon which

etandatill and finally dropping conquest of the Southern Re- your eye-sight depends. calar. There seems no end, in before noon.

him for the count with a blow publics, says an American con- Personal attention is given to this case, to the tricks of the

in the solar plexus. trade.

A Lost English Tribe. Mr G. Gunningham Terry de- scribes a visit he paid to an Indian reservation in North Carolina, where a people numbering four

CAPTAIN WILKIN RETIRES.

The winner had a wonderful Jovation as he left the ring.

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thousand live secluded, talk ng Farmer Commander of Otter at MP, JEROME ON POKER, that of Vermont, and nearly as large

Chaucerian English and asing cross-bowe. The explanation of

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It turns out, on Thaw's authori these circumstances is that these Captain Henry Douglas Wilkin, people are not pure-bred Indians, who he gone voluntarily upon ty, that the fugitive himself but are the descendants of Si the retired list with still three provided the £100 bail for the Walter Raleigh's lost colony of and a half years to run before release of Mr. Jerome when he

We have a saying that "Trade Roanoke. This colony was sup reaching the age limit, bas bad was arrested at Coaticook on a posed to have been dispersed, but a career of mixed adventure. Ile chargo of playing poker. Mr.follows the flag." Germany has there seems little doubt that it received his baptism of fire at Jerome vanished to Vermont when magnificent steamers, flying the German flag, giving fortnightly did not perish, but became absor Alexandria as midshipman his case was called at

Court and He commanded Conticook bed in an Indian tribe who over in the Superb.

Thaw service to every important port THE IDEAL LAUNDRY brigade in the imagined that he has lost the in South America-ports where after remained separate. Thus the nav!

we account for the second Gambia River expedition, security through the failure of the American flag is practically

NOTICE OF REMOVAL Croatan Indians, with their red and gained the D.SO. for his his pursuer to appear. The Judge never seen. ekin, blue eyes, and Early Eng. Fervices at the storming and capt angrily granted a postponment, and business houses which have From 38 to 30, Austin Road.

When on the application of Mr. Jerome's branches in the interior cities. lieh epeech. These people scemure of Fort Tonistaba. to be self-respecting and in- commanding the Otter at Hong. consul, and said; "This man By their means she is able to keep dustrions, never forgetting to pay kong he went to the aid of the Jerone may think we are a suburb track of American commerce, to a debt. They are now recognised Sandpiper in a typhoon, and say and that he par play his little know what we are doing, and at as a separate people, and have ed the officers and crew before pocker in our streets, but we will what rates.

she anak, For this he was special-show him be can't. He will be

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yesterday in Court Mr. Jerome confused the Judge by defining the game thus: "Poker is not a game of cliance, but is based on the doctrine of probability and governed by the integral and differential calculus."-Observer

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Liughing in her sleeve at the ly promoted commander. For work prosecuted to the fullest extant Monroe Doctrine as an antiquated policy; which only makes it It is no exaggeration to say that in the Western Pacifie be recoived of the law."

Not knowing that Thaw was easier for her to do a safe business, the name of the great cotton firm, the thanks of the Admiralty and one of whoss directors, Mr Peter Colonial Office. He commanded the surety the Judge would not Germany is engaged in the Conts, died recently at the age of the naval force landed at Shang- estreat Mr. Jerome's bail, saying: peaceful conquest of Spanish- 74, is known throughout the hai during the rioting of Decm-"It would only hurt one of our America. world. From very small begin ber, 1905, and for seventeen days citizens,"

The game for which Mr. Jerome nings it has grown into an under kept a great armed rabble at bay. taking of immense proportions, Captain Wilkin bas the bronze was arrested was the modest one boasting a capital of £10,000,000 modal of the Royal Humane of penny ante, and he lost only Early in the century a Paisley Society for jumping over-board a dollar. When he appeared weaver started a small thread from the Rapid and saving a factory in his garden; last year his grandson, Mr. Archibald Coats, died worth a million and a half sterling. Sir Peter Costs was the

Salling to Fleet-street. real founder of the firm along with. his brother James, and the mem. There is record in the late Mr ber of the family who has just J. O.Sharpe's diary of his early! passed away was Bir Peter's third days of his frequent sails between san Life other members of his Black friars Bridge and Chiswick

Oldest National Flag. . family, his benefactions to Paisley, and Kew, before Waterloo Bridge

The oldest national flag in the were most generous, and not only was built or steamboats invented. did the Royal Alexander Infirmary His father's sailing boat was kept world is that of Denmark, which greatly benefit by bis liberality. at the Temple staira. He also dates from 1210. but he was the donor of the now wrote of his sailing from Southsea gallery for the Paisley Art Insti- to" Ventnor Cove," in the Isle of tate. Mr Costs, who was made Wight, when there was only one a burgesa in recognition of his road through the hills, and when public-spirited aotions, wis he used to engage the only avai.

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