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HE FRENCH RAILWAY

SMASH,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1913.

POST OFFICE.

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

The immediate reponsibility for the disaster appears to belong to Dumaine, the driver of the mail train, who, as telephoned yester day, has been arrested. 'n siste of the line a night the Public Prosecutor er from the burning train. examined Dumaine and his fire- Throughout the night an army of man, and the result of this lunteers, assisted by soldiers of preliminary investigation tends to tho Melun garrison and doctors how that Damaine ignored three

with the for the neighbourhood and from sets of signals, which were closed

tle in the wreckage against him in order to prevent from London (via Siberia) of Saturday wh which the line is still strewa.him from crossing over from 15th instant, le due to arrive hare

The Delta, with the English Mail Last left Bingapore on Sunday, 30th ult, ni 8.00 a.m. and in das to arrive here on to-morrow at 7 am This packet Kwangles, Chinese 8.0,11,488, McArthur, brings the parsal mails closed in London for despatch by the all-ced routs on the 29th Dec, and for despatch overland on the 5th ult.

The Death Roll.

the main line to the loop until the Marseilles express had passed over the pointa. Dem- ine made a statement last night in which he declared :--

It is believed that it can be ouddently stated that no English people have been killed. The only foreigners among the dead' "I have done my duty. I was and injured are's Dutchmen and coming from Corbell and the A German. At 4 o'clock this signals before the orossover Ward afternoon 28 bodies, some of them at safety. I was completely be charred beyond all recognition, wildered when I saw the Mareil- lay in the operating theatre of les express and heard its whistle. the Melun hospital. As was in I tried to shut off steam, but it dicated this morning, the major was too late." ity of the killed belonged to the postal service, and were at work in the first two mail vans at the time of the collision.

The Alays,

to-morrow.

maila

MAILS ARRIVED TO-DAY. Minden, from Singapore

MAILE DUM, Engilah, Delta,' 54fa inni. Siberian, Amaye, 8th inst.

MAILS CLOSE TO:DAY,

Bhanghai and North Chins-For OKOY Dairen-Fer PAIZAN MARU, 4th Deo,,

BANG. 4th Dan, 1 p.m.

Japan via Kobe For TAIWAN 6th

Tost, & pin. watow---Par PÕNGTONG, 4th Dec,

.5 p.m.

1

Mail.

TO-MORROW.

Amoy and Foochow Per HAI

TAN, 5th Dec., 10a.m.!!

Haiphong and Balgon-For

HANOI, 3th Doo, 11 a,m.

·Shanghai and North Calna Biberia)-Fer (Europe via

DELTA, 5th inat, 4 p.m.

FUE, 5th Dec. 4 p.m.

3rd December-Shanghai 30th Nov., Gen-C. M. B. N, Co.

Erviken, Norwegian ma 1,344, Argensen, 2nd 3rd December--Swatow Decembar, Baliust~A. T.

Liangchow, British n. 1,220, Wm. Ben- son, 3rd December-Shanghai 30th Nor, Gateral—8, & 9, 20

Eseng, British sa. 1,197, 3rd December Tientsin and Weins!wel 18th November. General—J. M. § ON. Triumph, German «s. Eangachavagar 3rd DecemberHaiphone and Hols bow 1st Dec., Bice—7, and E.

Fotor Mara, Japazase ca. 5,925, A. Moses, 4b Deo,--London and Singapore 17th November, Ges.

...

5,746, B. Kotrie, Jrd Emdan, Germana

Decemberpore 37th Nov, General H. A. L...

Taxon Mora, Jap. s. 2,003, Homera, 4th instant-Moji28th November, Coal-M. B. X,

DEPARTED.

December 3.

Shanghai and North China-Per KA-Solun for Bangkok Bangkok-Per YILONG, 5th Dec., 5 p.m.

This morning, however, Du- maine admits that one of the.. small diso signale was against him, but he thinks that two other Swatow, The mail train carried 68 post signals gave him a clear mad. Pakhoi al employees, of whom 12 have The official inquiry shows that at been identified among the dead.least two of the signals were at It is supposed that the missing danger. 10 or 11 men, who were in the

To sum up, the causes and fea- first two coaches, are still lying tures of the catastrophe bear a under the debris, or are among strong resemblance to those of the 14 charred bodies at the recent railway accidents in Eng hospital which are beyondland. The liability of engine- recognition. The two other drivers to err with the rest of bodies at the hospital have been humanity stems to have been Batavia, Indentified as being those of proved once again to be the weak Captain Dumas, of the Ecole link in the elaborate precautions Polytechnique and Captain Amio, taken to ensure the safety of the whose wife lies dead under the public. Rescue work was impeded tender of the engine of the by the lack of suitable tools ani by Marseilles express.

the absence of any light save that At the Lyons office of the of the flames, and the system of P. L. M. Railway 20 callers gas lighting has again been re- notified in the course of the sponsible for the addition of fire morning that they were without to the horror of collision. news as to the safety of friends

or relatives who travelled by the

Englishwoman's Experience. The discovery of some English

|

· SATURDAY, 6th Dec.

Cherihon, Samarang, Sourabaya

Japan

English

Mall.

via

Marseilles express. Among these! travellers of whom nothing has gold amid the refuse at Melun has been heard are Professor Jabon-given rise to rumours that one of Philippine lay, of the Faculty of Medicine the unidentified bodies at the hos of Lyons University; M. Perret, pital is that of an English per-Shanghai, Mayor of Voiron; M. Vial, De- son, but there is no confirmation puty-Mayor of Lyons; General of this. It is known, however, Fooshow, Brien, and M. Monier, medical inspector of the 14th Army Corps.

твора

Destruction of Malls.

that some English people were in the passenger train, one of whom,

Kumuang for Calcutta Nippon for Triesti

Eupress to Asia for Vancouver' Kwang Lea for Canton Rubi for Orbu Nekermark for Hamburg

Kobe-Fer HITACHI MARU.

and Macassar-Par TJITAR-Haimut for Swatow OEM, 6th Dec, 10a.m.

Halchow for Canton Georgu for Hangay

6th Dec, 10 a..

Biralt, Burmah, Ceylon, Ado- laida, Western Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, and Europe via Brindai (Late Latters 11 alm. to noon. Extra Fostage 10 asate) (Supplementary mail on .board up to

the time fixed for departure of the mail. (Extra Postage 10 cents) (Letter posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included in this contract mailThe Parcel mall will be closed to-morrow at 5 p.m. Por ASSAYE, 6th Dec., 11-s.m.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

December 3

tion Pheumpenh for Saigon

Esong for Canton Kobe Maru for Hika Liangehow for Canton Has for Haiphong

Islands-Por LOONGBANG

6th Dec...I p..

North China & Teinstau-Per PAOTING,6th inst. 5 p.m.; Shanghai & North China-Per

VIANO, 4th fost,. 5 p.m.

SUNDAY, 7th Dec,

Per DAIGI MARU, 7th int.. 9 .. MONDAY, 8th December. Shanghai and North China-Par WING

BANG, 8th inst., §. p.m.'

TUESDAY, 9th December.

American

& Canadian

Malls.

Shanghai, North China, Japan vin Nagasaki, Honolulu, Cina- da, United States and South Americs via San Francisco, Per —KOREA, 9th inst., 19 a.m.

Miss Nancy Deans, had arrived Bwatow-Per HAIMUN 7th inst. 9a.m. from South Africa by the Woer-Swatow Amoy and Formosa via Tamwal The mail train in the collision mann Line and was travelling was made up of eight vans from Marseilles. She was in one containing bags for Besancon, of the rear coaches of the Paris- Lyons, Pontarlier, the Mont bound express, Cenis route to the Mediterranean In conversation she states that coast, Egypt, and Greece. The she was awakened by the impact vine, which received of the collision and flung against fuil shock of the colli- the side of the compartment,

huve

been completely but was uninjured. She looked de oy, and the mails which put of the window and saw ther wire transporting must be flames rising from the wreckage en-ic-red as totally lost. They and heard the groans of the enet ined correspondence for the wounded. For the first few Failippine Departments of the Coted'Or, minator after the accident panic Shanghai Doba Jura, Ain, Savoie Haute- prevailed, The horror-stricken vie, well as for Egypt, passengers in the rear of the tr in Gand certain localities in leapt from their carriages and ron Switzerland and Italy. These shrieking down the line towards bagy, wellias some of the mail the railway station, but in a altort for the Departments of the Drome, time the work of rescu Vaucluse, Gerd, and Herault, were destroyed by fire. The whole of the line was littered last night with letters, parcels and newe paper packages for other destino.

tions.

Arrival of M. Poincare.

organized.

##A

she is aware, there were only two

Miss Deane says that so far other English passengers in the train-two English women who were in the last oosch-and so far as Miss Deane knows, spart from

Islands For TEAN, 9th and North Chins---Per KAN- Deo, 3 p...

CHOW, 9th 3 pm.

WEDNESDAY,F10th Dec.

Stralia, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade- -laide, Wastern Australia, India. Aden. Exypt and Europa via Naples For TOROK,10th Dec. 10 a.m. Swatow-Por HAIMUN, 10th Dec. 10a.m.

American

and

Onnadian :

Matis.

Shanghai and North China vis Japan vis Nagasaki Victoria & Tacoma)-Per PANAMA MARU 10th inst., 11a.m.

Michael Jebsen for Bangkok

December 4-

Kathe for Pokhol

Shinyo Maru for Sun Francisco Luchow for Shanghal Emden for Yokoban Choy ang

for Shanghai Drumeltan for •York Chiyaon Locksun for Hingapore Hinsang for Bandaras" Tottori Maru for Yokohama Talzan Maru for Dairon Tumon Maru No 6 for Muke“ Toyora Maru for Wakamatau

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Smith

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 4th at 11.55. The deprosaion in now central to the north of Hokkaido.

A strong antleyalone, central overthe lower Yangtze Valley, covers the western portion of the map.

Strong monsoon is indiested along the east coast of China and over the N. China Bea

5

Hongkang Bainfall for the 24 hours. anding at 10a.m. to-day, 0.90 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 14 HOURS ENDING AT KOOK TO-MORROW,

Dígidět.

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or

about the DATES named

For

Steamers

WEEP via Binge"-Sunda

LONDON & ANTÉ

pore, Penang, Capt. C. E. Irving Ombo, Port Said, R.N.R & Marseilles

To Ball On Romarke

about 10th Deo.

&P

Forecast.

noon

Freight

freaki

Anu.

6th Dec,

&P'rago

SHANGHAI

MOJI,

Borneo

N.. glo.

KOBE Capt. P. 9. Ram

about

Freight

J

AND YOKO- HAMA...'id.

R.N.R.

14th Dec.& Penge

Delta

about

Freight

1 Hongkong and Neighbour.Ewinds, LONDON, via Ur-1 Ássaye...

ual Forts of Call Capt. G. J. Coldwell bood

Formosa Chapas)....-.

+

+

3 Bouth goget of China be-? The came tween H., and Lameck as Ne, L 5 South coast of Chine be- The same tween H. and Hainan...) as No. 1.

China Coast Meteorological Register,

Blation.

4th December, a.m.

Winde

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

D'tion.

Force.

Weather.

29.84-13 W

SHANGHAI Capt W. R. Le Mare

R.N.R.

6th Deo. & Paa

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

For Freight, or Passage apply to

P.&O. S. N. Co.'s office;

Hongkong, 2nd Deo. 1913,

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES

To sall on

WEDNES.. 10th Deo, 10 am

For

Steamers.

NAPLES, GENOA, AL

GIERS, GIBRALTAR, Yorck

THURS.,

Wostook 7a Nemuro Ba .29.53 Hakodate

WWW

29.63

#4

Tokio

29.75

WOW

Kochi

$0.00

W

Nakaki

t

30.17-

n Dow

: Oshima Naha Ishi'ima

30.20

nna

10.26

30.31

Bonin la

30.04

Wha

Chafoo

"halwei

30.28 33 90 w

Kiukiang

30.57 $7

Dw. 2 b

30,41 32

nw

6 bov

SOUTHAMPTON, (Capt. F. Losser A'WERP & H'BURG.J

17,000

30.38 56

40

Amoy

6a30.36 56 94 me

4

SHANGHAI, TSING-1

Swatow

30.29 37 59

TAU

Bulow

Taiboku Sa

Talchu

30.30

YOKOHAMA

Tainan

30.27

Kothun

30.22

P'dor

30.30

ne

Da

30.46 49 79 n

H'kong Gap

бо

Rook

30.35 55 58 1

MACRO

303 43

nne

11

AND MELBOURNE...

6,750

0

95 30.59 52 66 n

Pathol Hohow Phuilen

KOBE

Coblenz

Capt. L. Klugkist 6,750

9th Dea.

Tourane

30.38 52

пре 2 30.18 72 Ø 40

C. 8. J.

30,0172

24.

Aparri

JESSELTON, KUDAT & | Borneo

SANDAKAN

SATUR,

H

30,10 74

| Capt. J. Koebler

3rd Jan.

ne

Manila

30,05 67

Legaspi

3901 75

Bacolod Cadu Labuan

na ne 12 b: 3.3 b

Per Liangebow," 30th inst. from Shanshal Allgood HP Ehrhardt W Eriksen II J Fillporitch W Galilout E

Somme JJ C Williams J Warden D

PASSENGERS DEPARTED:

For sa. Rubi, departed for Manila. Arcenas я

Lim Svan Chang Dal Hew Quang Hang Chao Bing The Ridel K F Dempster My and Sinter Mre F

Mrs LR Endale C

Wong Kal Hobbs W Wang For Sou Kern Hra R

Woontig Dr R Kasamori Mias U-ï. Yu Quen

Soor

fuchaw

30.31

Iloilo Rp 30.03 - 80

30.00

29.96 63

T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, Dec. 4th

1 Barometer, reduced to 99 degre Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in- hoa, tenthe and hundredths,

Temperature, in the shade, in depress Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mo being 100.

Direction of Wind, to two points

4 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Soule,

State of Waathar, & blue sky, o da tacked oloud, d drizzling rain, flog, g gloomy, hi hail, 1 lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, o squally, r rain, snow, PASSENGERS EXPECTED thunder, v visibility, w dow wat

Rain in inches, tenths and hundredthei

President Poincare, accompan- the inevitable shook to their Japan vin Yokohama-Per YATSHING, By Ms Cordner. Mis H Bra

ied by the Minister of Commerce, nerves, they received no injury

M. Manue, arrived at Melun at whatever.

half-past 11 o'clock this morn

It is officially stated that there

ing and drove straight to the hos were no English or Indian mails.

pital, whither the injured had on the wrecked train.

been carried. He walked through

the ward where they were lying

and inquired after their condition,

congratulating Canzard, thegaard

of the express, on the gallant way

Ashore.

The steamer Stanley Dollari

Per a Hitachi Maru, October. 25th from London.Miami Rieva, Miss

10th Dad., 11 pm.

bone, Badwelt, Mastor E P Badwall, Mi L M Whyte, W Divens, Mr and Mrs, VVislezinovich, Mr & Mrs E Cammlade THURSDAY, 11th Dec,

Master Cammiade, Master A Cam Philippine Islands, Australia and Mrs J Wood, Master V. J. Wood minde, J Tseng, Shen, J Sharples, Mr Tasmania and New Zealand sia Thursday Taland-For M Hutt, & Phonning and 7: Valers- SE ST. ALBANY, 27th Dec, 3,

Shanghai and North China-Per ANHUI

11th Dec. 3 p.m.

FRIDAY, 12th Dec.

Austra-

y.m.

in which he had helped with the weat ashore on Lumni Island Haiphong Pathol & Saigon-For BUNG: rescue work. One of the injured. near Bellingham on October 24

METEOROLOGIC AL

Por Malwa connecting with the juz. Delta at Colombo-Mrs Tuxford, My and Mre J Morris, Miss D M Honnison, EWH Carpenter W D Jupp, Dept, R. Barometer GClarke, W M Watson

Temperature Humidity

Previous

London-Mim MO Dawson, Mr & Mrs Fore

Per L. Borneo, 1st Nov., from Wind Direction...

Low I #1.

6.

Day On date On date

.30.21 10.35 90.34

68

56

63

58

Jam

KIANG, 1946 9 a.m.

Borjes M Bain, W Rhodes, AG Weather essay Amor and Foockow-Per Pickle, Llaut 3. A'M Oromis, Lieut-Bext Hain .............. HAIYANG, 13th Des., 10a.m.PH Croable, Capt and Mms A Lytis, Mr. Hige open kit iempetatars on the jet

and Mrs G Ballett, Chalker. SATURDAY, 13th Deo.

HK. Observatory, 4th Dec., 1913. ";

T. F. CLAXTON, Dizeeter,

a woman, when spoken to by the shortly after leaving Seattle out 8watow President, thrust a paper into ward bound with lamber sul his hand, on which the name of was obliged to lighter į large her reequer was written, and amount of her margo befrya sha begged that he should be was refloated. A preliminary Philippine Islands -Per YUTENSANG, rewarded.

survey revealed that the stem was

17th insi, à p.m.

General Virvaire, who com- broken and twelve plates and the Philippine Islands Far ZAFIRO, 13th mands the garrison at Melun, has collision balkhead were damaged. received the President's con- The vessel has returned to Sentile

gratulations on the work done by for repairs.

hig men on the scene of the

catastrophe. One of the most prominent among the soldiers who assisted in the work of rescue was Corporal Labong, who by his own efforts extricated seven peo ple from the wreckage. All the survivors agree that he and Emil Vedrines, brother of the well- known airman, stand out among the band of workers for the valu- able help they rendered.

Causes of the Accident.

SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS

can be supplied chosp rates,

at

SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK

(British North B-raso).

At these ports steamera call-

Before leaving Melun the Pre-ing for bunker coal exclusively silent opened a fund to assist the are exempt from all shipping farmilion of, those killed in the dues and charges.

klumulua, with a donation of $200,

ABUND

Siberian

Mail

Per a. Moalian connecting with the India at Colombo-Rey and Mm T

B Woods, Min M de Laveleyo. N Lamont, G Clark, Bev AW Hooker, Mr and Mrs

W Kendall, HG Goofe, OMG.

Deo., $ p.m.

For Nankin, 15th Nov., fram Shanghai, North Ching, and London-Staff-Sargt Major Hra and Tsingtan (Europe via Biberia) Miss WE Stonyer, Mrs. McArthur,

Per CHENAN, 13th Dec., AJW Dorling,

4 p.m.

MONDAY, 15th Dec. Shanghai, North Chlas, Japan via. Kebe ---Per NAMBANG: 15th Deo., 5 p.J.

anadian

Straits

TUESDAY, 16th Dec.

Bhanghai and North China, Mow Japan via Moji, Victoria, B.O and Seattle Far SADÓ MARU, 16th fait, 20 a.im29.

Wed

That

and Ceylon-Per KAGA MARU; VA

16th Dec, & p.m.

WEDNESDAY, 17th Des., Japan via Nagasaki...Per TANGO GRUMAHU, 17th Déo,, 10 wan.

TIDE TABLES"

1st Dec., to 7th Dec, 1913.

High Water

Hongkong

KOBE AND

MANILA, ANGAUR

Capt. C. Nahrath 16,800 11th Dec.

YAP, NEWGUINEA, > Coblenz BRISBANE,SYDNEY Capt. L. Klugkist

SATUR,!

27th Deo. 9. 8.m.

TUESDAY,

All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy, New System of Telefunken.

For further Particulars, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA

Hongkong, 4th Dec, 1913.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS. REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN EUROPE AND JAPAN.

OUTWARD..

Steamers.

Paul Lecat Cordillere

NEXT SAILINGS:~

Will leave for Shanghi &

Japan on

HOMEWARD.

Steamers.

15th December. Australian 29th December. Polynesian

For Freight and Passage apply to

M. SAINT CLAIR də BUSSIERRE, Agent,

Will leave for Europe via Ports of call 16th December. 29th Debember

Queen's Buildings, No. 3,

THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN

STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED

Mail Service to Australia ~..

via Manila.

MAIL SCHEDULE

(SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION).

Steamers.

LA EST SHIPPING

Arrive Hongkong. from Australia.

Leave Hongkong

for Australia.

NEWS.

St. Albans .........AULISTIRRERS DIN Eastern repig zerst Aldenham NEOP CURSERIES Empire

13th Dec,

11th Deo, at 11am 2nd Jan. at 11, a.m.

3rd Jan

2016

24th Jan,

18th Feb. at 11am

The Russia e.5. AUSTRALIA will loop The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, on- Shanghai-this afternoon for this port and suring & Plentiful supply of Ice, French Provisions, etc., and aro is due to arrive here on or about the 7th lighted throughout with Electricity All State-Rooms have Electrio Instapt

Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried.de

For further partoulars, apply to

Gibb, Livingston & 06.

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