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GENERAL NEWS.

THE SHANGHAI

COLLISION.

Jenny Lin's Lemonade.

Peter Pan Grown Up.

One of the Worst Ever Known.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MUNDAY, JANUARY 5,

sary to put her into dook for repairs before she continues on her voyage.

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tain W. H. Lant, Marine Superio To the long list of collisions tendent to the C.M, superinten "Memories of a Musician" have jast been published by Mr. John happening in the Wing pooding operations and dockyard Murray, has much to tell in his within the last few weeks there han is came along to effect such book of those far-away day, we added yesterday one of the repairs ns will enable her to be Here is one of bis anecdotes :** When Jenny Lind sang the fam- worst the port has ever known, floated off and and t ken into dook. They were working on her oussir in "La Sonnambula" there says the China Press of Decem all through the night, the circum-on, were loud calls for a repetition, ber 28. Indeed, Slun, bai bastances not permitting of any Exhausted by her previous efforts, to thank partly luck, but still delay, lest the boat should settle the singer felt that she could not more the skilled seamanship of down and make the refloating respond autil she had refreshed Captain W. B. A. Wilks, of the difficult. herself. So she came forward China Merchants Steam Naviga. From noon right up to night and said to the audience"Now, just a few moments for a glass of tion Company, that the river pas full there was a large crowd gathered on the Band looking at lemonade," The respite was eage is not now blocked. willingly given, and she then re- As it is the C. M. ateamar too the disabled ship and photo peated tho air, to the delight of man is now lying on the foregraphera got busy over souvenir the house.

shore, opposite the Palae Ilatel, snapshots. Though an old boat, with an enormous gash amidships, the Too-nan is a very soundly on the port eide, extending from built one, as must be obvious to the upper deck almost to the anyone who has seen her as the Another steamer, the now lies, for, great though the keel, Japanese vessel Taihei Marumaga is, general surprise has which recently arrived from been expressed that it was not a college at Eton and is a Japan, consigned by the Satoh worre after the ramming she had. The accident must have bcon very tall, rather rad-eyed boy Shokai and onder the command named P. Llewellyn Davis. He of Captain Kakuda, is anchore particularly worrying to Captain ie Sir James Barrie's ward, and is in one of the lower sections, of Wilke, who only took over the said to be the original or one of Yangtszepoo, with several of her command from Captain Crawford the originals of Peter Pap. More stem plates buckled, bat with on her last trip out to Amoy and likely, perhaps, he is David is nothing like such serious injuries Swatow and was yesterday bring "The Little White Bird," but,ne the Too-zan has sustained.ing the boat back. He is well- after all, it is much the saine It was about 11 30a.m. that the known as a careful failor and it thing. In spite of his sad eyes Tc-non, with a fu'l cargo of mer he was one of the" behinds" play chandise and mails and a namt 3r ing for the collegers in recent of passengers, steam cautionely Saturday's wall game, and mein

round Pooting Point, Ler skip choly enters no into this bui ness. I am told he is a very ale-or, nccording to several skilled soa men who saw what sub- ver youth."

quently has penod, ob erving 1 NEW YORK HORSE SHOW. the rules of the river. At the eame time the Taiki, outward hound with a light cargo, appro ached against a strong ficod tide

In spite of himself, Peter Pan has grown up (Fays the dan chester Guardian Londou oor respondent). He is now at school

Radium Emanatlaps. Something like a radium oraze has been created by the dis covery of abundant radiam ema- nations in Nibu and Kinsou hot springs, in Japan, remarks the Japan Times. Although thass The Too-nan had just passed springa contain radium emana one outward bound steamor and tions in abundance, a still larger was bolding on her way when the

The Accident..

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amount of emanations is believed siren of the Taibei aounded twice.gate and bar jumps in teams of BE LEA-From 1st Jan- kong Telegraph."

to oxist in the gaseous spoute in Tha C.M. boat then replied, but three The contest was very close. Niba distriat. The exact quantity apparently different constructions England was second, Canada of the emanations is

not yet were put upon the signale, or else, third, and the United States ascertained but Dr. Ishizu sage both captains thought they were fourth.

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radium emanations are so rich in the people on the Band and in the lue largely to the grit of Captain Hongkong, 26th Nov, 1913, 1047 Apply Harbour Master.

Landslides In Perak.

radium as are those in Masutomi- Cardens, the Japanese boat was R. M. Stewart Richardson, who, murs. They may be as rich as een to bear down straight on the with one leg useless, mounted Joachimsthal Hot springs, Bobe- Too-non as the latter showed his hores from a pair of crutches; mia, Austria, which are believed broadside to her round the Point while Colonel P. A. Keana rode to be the richest mine of radium There was & rending crash, a with sprained back. The win- in the world.

cloud of steam and the Too-nanning French horess were Amazone; heeled over at such a dangerous ridden by Lieutenant Baron del anglo that it looked as though Mesian, and Orbello, ridden by A serious landslide has occurrebe was going to founder at once. L'intenant de Labardieres. ed at Tronoh No. 1 Mine Ipoh

A remarkable performance was The boats separated on then where coolics were working the 'Too-nan was seen to be vey witnessed in the high jumping Forty nine men and five women are missing. Four bodies, two of badly damaged, the other having contest, in which the Canadian men and two of women have been ploughed right into her. Som celling Skyscraper, ridden by ings and small hout's immediately Col. Clifford Sibton, cleared the found. Mr. Kach the manager, M. Decraques to assistant man put off 10 render sta ce, bubar at 71. 3in, establishing a ager, and Mr. Junes, a minor, before they got up there were new Garden record. In jumping none of the European munta bad narrow escapes, Mr De two more mishaps.

Both the ships let go their were able to compete with the

Canadios. oraques was coming up the shaft when the landslide passed over anchors with the intention of the mouth, and it was only the ve-warping clear, but the Toc-nan locity with which i travelled that was in such a plight that she offers any explanationof parts not was difficult to manage. Caught falling down the shaft. A subsi-by the tide she was carried up. dence took place at a Chinese mine river and driven on to the two miles from Troach and nine pontoon off the Napking Road RAJAH OF SARAWAK’S colies were killed. At another jetty. This she carried away, Chinese mine one orolie also lost but did not sustain any more

aerious damage herself.",

The story of the collision be Swinging round again, thetween the express from Marseilles Too uan once more came up with to Paris and postal train from I met him in the lodgings of the Taihei which alo seemed to Paris going south outside the mutual friend the other evening be momentarily not, under perfect Velan station on the Paris-Lyons: the determined supporter of the control. The Japanese boat bang Mediterranean Railway on Novem mangold-wurzel treatment for ed, stern on, on to the Tos-uan's her 5 is ancient nows by now land (says a Glasgow News corport quarter and drove in several but what is not so well known respondent.) .A6 usual, he of her plates above the water or realised is the extremely was volubility itself, and, line. indeed, he talked

his life from a small landslide.

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NARROW ESCAPE.

nanow escape of H. H. The Rojan and hia companions. Bulkheads Hold Well. Bie Highness travelled home As a matter of fact, it was by the M.M. 8.a. Paul Lecst and

the Rajsh travelled was delayed some seven hours by the accident. near Paria. The inhabitants of this country will be thankful that the Raj h missed the 9 o'clock express:-Sarawak Gazette.

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