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TO-DAY'S

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS

[Router's Service to The "Telegraph."} TWO BRITISH TORPEDO-BOATS LOST.

June 10, 7.30 p.m. The Press Bureau announces that two torpedo boats, numbers 10 and 12, operating on the east coast, have been torpedoed and sunk by submarines.

Forty-one survivors have been landed.

THE LUSITANIA.

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1915.

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"He knelt on the deck, now listing at an angle of thirty-. five degrees, and took photograph, looking forward. The assistant, a big, cheer ful chap, lugged out the opera- tor's swivel chair and offered it to me with a laugh, saying, Take a seat and make yourself com- fortable. He let go the chair and it careered down the deck and over into the sea.

"The list now increased en- was dashed ormously, and I against the rail of the stairway leading to the boat deck, which was now awasb.. I slid right into the water. As I was sliding I saw a boat and threw my pocket book into it,

not been

the boat

15:

VOLUNTEER ORDERS,' SINGAPOREGOVERNMENT NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL THE FLEET'S FUEL BILL.

Corpa Ordora issued to-day by | Lient-Col. A. Chapman V. D. are as under-

Resignation.

Pte: A. J. Dennys is permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony, dated 10, 6, 15.

Promotions."

Acting Sergt. Major W. M. Sutherland, Scoate Co., to be Sergt. Major, dated 10, 8, 15, vice Sgt. Major A. Tomperley seconded for service with H. M. forces.

Acting Sergeant J. H. Ramsay; Scouts Co., to ha Bergeant, dated 1. 6:15. Corpl. K. de O. Longmire, Scoate Co., to be Sergeant, dated

10. 6.15.

Parades:

quarters. Remainder Nil.

Leave of Absence.

All applications for leave of absence must be sent to Head quarters at least two (2) clear daya bolero the leave is required.

Detail. "

"

On duty at Headquarters. From 7.15 am. lo-morrow to 7.15 am.

10th inst. H. K. V. R. ;.

At Gun Club Hill, Kowloon. a daty from 12th to 19th instant, H. K. V. R.

to

MONOPOLIES,

Revenue Dorived from Oplum and Liquor.

says:-

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CONFERENCE.

This important conference was formally declared open on April 23 in the Provincial Assembly

agenta, our

the

£10,000,000 a Year.

The

"Hall in Tientsin and conclud- One of the many new items of Mr. F. M, Baddeley, superin-ed on May 13. Every pro-expenditure which we have to tendent of the Government Monvince, each special administrative face in the present war is the cost polies, Straits Settlements, signs district, was represented; and in of fuel writes a Globe correspond- the report on the working of the all over seventy questions, gon-ent. In the Crimean war there department, for the year 1914, cerning primary, normal, indust were, of course," many steam ves- wore discussed and debated upon; already elapsed since the Navy's and in the course of his remarks rial, technical and social edupation, aele employed, 33 years having The purchase of opium was and as a result 13 Resolutions first steamships, the Comet and effected as in provious years were passed, amongst which was Monkey, were built. A number one relating to the establishment of line-of-battle ships had also chiefly through

of an Edusation Department been converted so as to carry an Englishman and prominent in the

Mesars. Guthrie and Company, Ltd., with occasional purchases under each provincial Govern auxiliary screw propeller in ad- linecod oil business. After the

by tender and from Calcutta went, to take charge of and be dition to their fall equipment of explosion she was most anxious about her husband and wanted to tackle, rigging and other wreck-

"I found myself in a mess of.

Farades for Saturday, 12th direct. The total number of responsible for the educational maste and sails, and the Agamem An "Eyo-Witness" Account.

go in search of him. I told her to

instant. 7am. Signalling Section, cheats, Indian and Persian, de-progress of each province. It is non, our first corow abip of the The following graphic account etay where she was as she was age, but got to the boat I men-

the year amounted to 2,460 united effort of all the recognised at Woolwich in 1852, carried for a time the fiag of Rear-Admiral of the sinking of the Lusitaniu more likely to find him that way. tioned, which by now was wat Signalling Instruction at Head-livered to the department during hoped that consequent upon the line designed as such, launched

It had erlogged.

cheste. The fluctuations of the experts in the country a nsw im "Then I said, 'I will go and appears in the North Amercian

opium market were not so great patas will be given to the different Sir E. Lyons in the Black Sea. May 0.-Among the first survivors get you a life belt, and rushed lowered, but still was attached by to arrive in London was Mr. below to my cabin. The ship her loose longing tackle to the Oliver P. Bernard. He had been was in darkness. Below, the saloon deck. There was a steward

in 1914 as in previous years, institutions, private or public, The total cost of the fuel con- ficant beside our outlay in the Review. in America for six months in con- explosion of the torpedo had in her. I clambered in and a

and the price at any time varied which must ultimately result in sumed by the Fiest in that wat little from the price obtained at good to everybody.-National must, however, have been insigni- the auction. The average price

present conflict. The Navy Es. nection with a scheme for co-wrocked the engine room and put couple of minuta later there was a skari clambering around her,

timates for the current year are realised at the Calcutta auction operative opera, to be conducted out every light on the ship.

not available, but in 1914-15 a by Mr. Quinlan on this side and "Falling from side to side, Ichiefly stokers and trimmera. All

pared with 1913. It is not dith-

aum of no less than £3,491,800 by Otto Kahn, on the American reached my stateroom; and being of these got in. She was the last

for opium in 1914 was low com My watch

was set aside for the cost of coal cult to see the reason of this. In a buyer of Indian opium, en- side. His wife is the well-known an active man, managed to climb boat on the deck.

1913, the amount sold quiries having been made in English singer, Mariel Torry to the top of my wardrobe where stopped at just 2.30, when I en-

monthly in Calcutta was reduced Singapore for sapplies. Several and fuel-oil, this being more than Bernard.

were the life belts. The wardrobe tered the water. Watches carried

May, Mr. Bernard has had con- leaned over me at a sharp angle, by others of the survivors stopped

At Kowloon (Detention Camp). from 1,100 cheats per month to direct shipments from Calcutta Awice the corresponding amount eiderable experience and practical but I miniged" to turn the belt at the same time. It had been

in view the amount of steaming sailor, and was able to give out. On my way to my cabin I only eight minutse since I saw the On duty to-morrow night, Civil 575, so that instead of selling have already taken place. During in 1908-0, and nearly six times Service Company. Officer on duty, 13,200 chests as anticipated only the year 2,787 chests (Indian and as much as in 1898-9. Having connected account saw Alfred G. Vanderbilt stand- torpedo coming,

Capt. Churchill. On duty 13th 9,000 chesta were sold. The price Persian) were cooked at inst., Scouts Company.

Officer naturally went up ospecially as it faotory, a decrease of 940 chests, now done by our ships (and the of his experiences. He finished ing outside the entrance to the

"The over-hanging tackle now

on daty, Capt. Stewart.

was believed that the Govern- over 1013. The large decrease in bigh rate at which much of it is luncheon at a quarter after 2 and gred salon. He was cool as a

Note. In the event of ment of India might still further consumption after the outbreak carried out), and also the enor went straight to the verandah cafe, joucumber, wearing an immacu- was presling the boat dangerously downward. A deck steward chop. where he leaned on the starboard late lounge suit, and he looked as

if he had been starting for a strollped it away just in time. Then as the Black Typhoon Signals reduce the amount to be sold in of war ie mainly responsible for mous extent to which the number

being hoisted st rail, looking forward.

any time 1914. In October, 1913, it was this. The return shows that of vessels at the disposal of the the Lusitania toppled over, a long In a moment he saw something in the park. above the smooth surface ċ, the He wore un hat, and in his taut wire, a part of the funnel after this date, all members of announced that in 1914, the pre- good results were obtained by our Admiralty has been increased, the Corps resident in Kowloon rious amount of 1,100 ohente per methode of cooking. No increase the fuel bill may well be rising at hind

carried

In the last year for which the large rigging, came on ses, at a distance of from 150 to

coloured

lengthwise. We managed to push (including members of the En-month would be sold. From was made in the retail price of the rate of ten millions a year! jowo! 200 yards from the ship. At violet first he thought it was a fish's It can hardly have been his, but the boat from under it, getting ineer Co. not on duty) will January to July, 1914, 1,100 chandu during the year. From

6.50 p.m. tail, but he noticed the water it may have been Lady Allan's, the rowlooka under it as it left parado at Hunghom Station at cheats per month were sold, at January 1, 1914, the 3-hoon gures are available (1912-13) the in full marching order prices ranging from $905 per packet was abolished throughout most costly vessel in the Navy seething a little around it, She had just left the spot where us, like a huge, tight banjo string and with ammunition, under the chest to $1,165. From August the Colony and Johore, without from this point of view was the and the idea struck him he was standing sud he seemed released from a pluck. We sboered senior Officer or N.0.0. present, onwards there were each month any adverse effect. Only one Lion, Sir David Beatty's.battle-

He was one of off a little bit, then our worst dan-

£31,557. The four "I" olas that it might be a periscope. It waiting for her.

batile-cruisers all totalled over wasthen for ward of the Lusitania's the few perfectly cool persons ger was one of the huge funnels. and will await instructions as a number of cheste unsold for packet, hcon, is now sold, ship, which a up a bill for

mounting guard as the Datention want of buyers. The price realised together with two kinds of pots.

The total sales in the Colony 18 This was descending on aboard the ship, just as he was bows.

at the August auction on August 4 (the eve of war) only $170 per faland, amounted to 1,402,057,46 Doaght armoured cruisers De- for the year, excluding Christmas £20,000, as did the pre-Dread- The realisation of what it always everywhere. That was steadily, as the Lusitania leaned Camp and Gun Club Hill.

over further and further.

chest, the lowest price for years. actually was had hardly crystalliz-the last I anw of him.

"I returned to the verandah of

Between August to December, tabile, as against 1,493,254.47 in fenos, Drake, Natal, and Hamp. most expensive ed in his mind when he saw the

ALLEGED KIDNAPPING. 1914, 1,778 chests were not sold 1913, showing a decrease in 1914 torpedo start. He glanced at list cafe by a shorter route, which

for want of buyers and the chests of 0.1 per cent. Naturally the wrist watch, and saw that it was I had forgotten when I started, but Mre. Mason had gone, I have

sold realized practically no more outbreak of war at the beginning "exactly 22 minutes after 2.

A correspondent who has pre- then the reserve price of 1,600 of August had a prejudicial effect. He watched the torpedola frothy not seen her since.

rupees. This department estim- The sales January to July, 1914, viously made inquiries of the track until the very moment of All this was almost quicker

ated the cost of opium in 1914 at showed an increase of slightly writer concerning certain naval impact. "It sormed to be just than I can tell you. The crew

$2,000 per chest.

The average

over 1 per cant. compared with statistice has written to ask "how trickling along," he said. It and tome of the passengers were

price of the Indian opium deliver the corresponding period in 1013, much money such a vessel as the was hard to attempt to judge the now busy with the boats, though went down she. cauc3d scarcely proceedings were commenced in ed to the department during the while the sales of Angusitɔ Decem. Irresistible actually represented pace of such a thing coming these proved of little

any vortex, bat the water boiled toward one, but it seemed to be There was

the case in which the extradition year, on contracte mostly made ber, 1914, shows decrease of 16, when she was sent to the bottom." no padie. Women up in great masses in the rea travelling at about five knote an and children were given first arvaad ber, exactly like the of Sze Kwai and Ab Lau is before war broke out, was $1,000 per cent. The cash receipts for The difficulty in answering such sach sale of chandu were similar a question lies in the fact that so desired by the Macso Govern per cent chest. Niagara rapids. When the ee1

From January 1, 1915, by any affected. Thus while the total many different bases of cost "It was fired just as we pame I saw only one mau, rough became smooth again we could ment on a charge of kidnapping. level with the submarine, and looking and of low type, evidently see hundreds of heads and arms Solicitor, appeared in support of of India, all opium will be obtain Island and outside States) amount-after completion her repairs, coal Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Orown arrangement with the Government cash receipts for salea in the might be taken. The first cost Colony (excluding Christmas of the vessel was £1,048,136, and struok na between the second and a foreigner, clamber into a boat of struggling victims on barrels, the application and Mr. F. O. ed direct from India. The buy

1914 they amounted to $8,400,- £371,071 down to the end Crew, of Mesore. Hastings and Guthrie and Company Ltd.,

of the financial year 1912-13, 424.26. Hastings, for the defende.

which had existed since the

items taken 10- From April 1, 1014, Perak These two The case for the Crown was department started, greatly to the to me the torpedo must have topmet deck, and then to the host. A women came up close that the two men were concerned advantage of the Government, obtained its packed supplies from getter, and with a proportionate penetrated olean through. Then funnel deck. The only people by me, with froth coming from in the kidsapping of a man, who ceased therefore as from Decem- Kuala Lumpur. Consequently addition to the latter to cover a

her mouth and covering her face, was reen to leave his house with ber 31, 1914,

no shipments were made from further two years' service, may a terrific explosion inside blew there were Marconi operators.

ber in and "The Marconi operators were I pulled

we the fugitives and bad not right up through the four decks,

The imports into Singa Penang to Perak after March, the be regarded as representing the bulk shipments to Selangor show material cost of the ship down to throwing up a great column of working the emergency outfit, managed to slide her down been seen since. It was also pore show a large decrease over

The question of oost in' peraon- coal dust, water and debris of all the main installation having into a reclining posture, with her alleged that one of the defend- 1013: The outbreak of war very ing a corresponding increase from the date of her destruction.

my legs ante had said that they had largely disorganised the Persian April onwards. The total liquor and kinds. It reminded me on a large been put out of gear in head resting

trade. Indien opium decreased tobacco revenue for 1914 was nol is not so easily arrived at, scale of the pictures showing stantaneously after the torpedo ex. at about the level of the knees. shipped the man up to Fakhien

For every year in fall commission The case was adjourned. mine explosions in the trenches ploded. They were still waiting standing, the boat wie so full There she died. We were all,

from 2,282 to 1,000 cheste. $1,611,326.55, as against. $1,

at the front.""

for a reply, and were sending cut there was no room to sit down.

Persian opiam decreased from 624,941.12 in 1013, showing a (about eight years in the case of 3,741 cheats to 1,062. No opium decrease of $13,814.57, But for this ship) there would be an "I dashed into the cafe just the S. O. 8. call all the while.

The oars were so heavy and an "I'looked out to sed and saw a time, for down came the buge

Composer, who wished to die was imported into or exported the war, the revenge would have annual Bill of about £45,000 for the pay of officers and men and Like an Englishman, from Perang in 1914 and only shown a normal increase. m888 of water, breaking down the man, virtually undressed floating manageable and the boat so

London. May, I.-M. Briant 40 cheats were transhipped Towards the ond of the year about £16,000 for victualling, pateide awning. Some supposed quietly on his back, evidently crowded that we made scarcely

in the department was short of it with another £6,000 for ordnance atores, The Irresistik la served this was sea water, but that was waiting to be picked up rather any progress, but bad made some chaninov, an intimate friend of there. Transhipments

toward the lighttoase when a Scriabin, telegraphed the news of Singapore rose from 2,013 chests full complement of supervisors, impossible. It was probably the than to take the chance of getting asbing smack picked us up about the composer's death to a friend in 1913 to 1,082 in 1914, due owing to Messrs. Acton, Gilmer for about five years as a nucleus oor tentaof great water tanks taken away in a bott. He gave me an

5 p.m. up by the explosion. I am sure idea, and I took off my jacket and

in England, says the Times. He to inoressing transhipments for and MacFarlane volanteering for crew ship, during which she only one torpedo struck the waistcoat, put my money in thy with a name something like Wig- dieesse of the lip from which lie tendency is for Bingapore tog to England. The native ataf

The deck steward in our boat, stated that Scriabin died of the Saigon and Bangkok. The service at the front and proceed would cost about one half 89 hain, a little chap with a waxed. was suffering when in England become less and less an open was at the end of the year slight here given, so that the total Mr. Bernard said he had been and then returned to the Marconi moustache, was our sheet anchor, last year, scd that he had just market for opium. The exportaly under strength. During the cost of building and maintaining joined by two men at the moment men. he saw the torpedo.

"The assistant operator said, chacred everyone up.

He took charge of everything and finished the "wonderful poetical from Singapore in 1914 amounted year 48 revenue cfficers were dis the ship throughout her thirteen "There's a torpedo," they said, 'Eush we are still hoping for an the heart of a lion.""

He had text" of the prologue to his "My to 721 chests (excluding 270 missed and 37 resigned. This is yours service (1902-1915) would but hardly seemed to realise answer. We don't know yet

stery. "When Scriabin was saf- packages of refuse) as against no doubt due to the fact that be approximately as follows:—— First cost £1,048,136 fering terrible pain just before 044 in 1913. There is a coticeable special attention has been paid to what it meant." A lady iined whether the 8.0.8, calls have

Repairs and fuel 371,071 bis death, he clenched his hands, increase in exporta to Sarawak the discipline and work of this them also, he said, who exclaim- been picked up or not. At that

Wages of craws.... 472,500 ed."Ts that really a torpedo?"

and his last words were, "I must where a joint Government and Fart of the staff. A number of

Victualling

188,000 moment the chief operator turned "She is a friend of mine." said around, saying, They've got it!!

be self possessed, like English Chinese farm exists. Ademand for the men are keen and willing and

Ordnance stores : 63,000 Mr. Bernard Mra, Ma/o3, At that very second the emer

men." M. Briantchaninov is col. Persian opium in London sprang these will be encouraged by pait-

grand tet 1 of lecting a fund for Scriabin's up after the war started, das, no ing them into more responsible-making daughter of William, Linsay, agency apparatus alto broke down.

children, and he suggests that doubt to the medical requirements positions as vacancies occur, $2,122,707. She may be reckoned Baston manufacturer of military The operato: had left the room,

possibly some English friends of the armed forces and some Those who resigned were the ones to have remployed between 700 equipment. She was returning but he cashed back and brought

and admirera" may care to con- surtailment of the supplies of the department could very well and 500 men continuously since to England with her husband, an out a kodak,

she was laid down in April, 1898, Turkish opium. Mexico is now do withent,

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It seemed impossible to escape, but the fannel just missed us, passing not more than a foot from some of our heade.

"We were now working the heavy oars, but de practically no progress. When the Lusitania

Extradition to Macao Desired.

This afternoon, in the Police Court, before Mr. J. R. Weod,

abire, battleship was the Monarah (£1.557).

third funnele, under the forward before it was lowered. He re-deck chairs and all the floteamJenkin, instructed by Mr. 'A. H, ingagents agreement with Mesira. Jed to $8,715,587.80 in 1913, in and other sea stores had cost

cabins and the bridge..

The impact was terrific.

fused to get out and a sailor that had remained of the

I struck him twice in the back with Lusitania above the water.

could feel the ship reel as if struck a se. by a huge hammer. It

"I made my way back to the comad

Lusitania."

·

trousera pocket, unliced my boala.

"Many now climbed into the

On

Left for Wei-hal-wel¿'

Professor and Mrs. Middleton Smith and family left the Colony to-day for Wei-bal-well!

tribule.

$1

as the