1918-02-27 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1918.

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THE RACE COURSE DISASTER.

NEARLY SIX HUNDRED LIVES LOST,

COMPLETE LIST OF FOREIGNERS KILLED.

Killed and Injured Approximately One Thousand.

On all sides this morning there latest accepted number of deatha

have been countless enquiries as is 578 definitely known and a few

too liberal.

SALTPETRE,

Hion Daris Xavier, sister of Mr. SULPHUR AND Xavier of the Hongkong Printing Proes, whose terrible death before the helpless gase of onlookers wa reported yesterday.

A student of St. Joseph's

College, named Jos Bodrigues, is also missing.

It is also known that among

at mem

EXPLOSIVES FOR THE GERMANS.

FRENCH AND ENGLISH OUTLAWRY OF GERMANY-

SONGS,

Prosperous Business

In Knelchow.

Grave Charges Agulunt a Dutch Company.

Characteristics of Melody.

A Suggestion for the Legrue Natio

Sir Joseph Bellamy, who ra

All

Chaba

France"

£

Millions.

A

Millions

51 Portugal 324 Brzia. 566, Brazil

23

Morocoa.. Tenis-

48. Chica

210

Argentina.

268 120

140

Total +4,566 Against them be set the nations!

A leotare by Mr. Edwin Esus As will be seen by the shore of Louhsien and in that district, Both at Pienyang. 70 li north

Serious charges. WRID

made on French folksong revives the list no fewer than sixteen foreign and-at-Kehta, in the district of against a Dutch company in the question what it exactly is that cently introduced to the Plymouth

mskes a residents have, presumably, lost Tatanghsien, the Kasagih Salt-Prise Court recently when very question rather for a foreigner

song English. That is a Chamber of Comme toe, a discus sion :

on A League of Nations,” their lives, this figure not inclad-petre and Sulphur Company has interesting evidence from a than for ourselves to answer.mphasised to so-interview, the ing the number of Japanese, ont in the N. C. Daily News. I described it) was elicited under should have dealt with the point,

branch offices says a correspond-neutral" (as the Attorney-General Histories of English masie, which portance on the part of the Allies of adopting the scheme for which is thought to total at least referred to this company's opera fifteen.

do not help? de; one ignores it,uch a lesgue without daisy and tiona · some months ago." It severe orosa-examination.

another says there are no English, taking practical steps for estting The Crown asked for condemas characteristics, a third names, a was started by some enter-.

ap immediately she necessary the dead are Mr. Aureliano Jorge, rising and wealthy business tion of paraffin wax worth over English, traits that are dharso machinery

Luelyang and be to the total number of persons supposed to have been destroyed solicitor of Macso, who was secured a monopoly from the Prom $4,000 consigned through the examining the songs, of other nations should become; members teristic of all folksong. But if after Proposing that the following who lost their lives in yesterday's beyond all trace.

down in Hongkong specially for vinbial Government on payment Neitherlands Oversess Trust to countries we could say what of the league, Sir Joseph stated in terrible haloosaat and as the in: With regard to the numbers in the races.

of a day on all saltpetre, etc, the Royal Stearice Caudia makes them un English, as we millions, their volume of exports vestigation has gone on it has hospital there has not been a

Among the Chiness victims are whether the trade is "farmed oat"

passing through their hands, but Works, of Gonds, Holland, who propose to do now with French and imports, and anggested that

claimed the cargo.

songs, we might, after enough the voting power of each nation proved that even the most definite return given but the one or two prominent men, one to the company at a lump sum

Since the seizure of the goods, define an English song. being Mr. Fang Lok-yuen, the per sunom, or whether the money extensive estimates have not been hurried estimate of 300 given by second shroff of the Hongkong is paid at sa mach per 100 osities, said the Attorney-General, the

counties had been investigated, should be ten votes for each

hundred millions of trade :-- Kr. Messer is thought to be a and Shanghai Bsaking Corpors have not been able to secertain company had been fined £20,000

Let us take a short passage To continue the narrative from little excessive. Well over "fifty tion. At least

four other As no duty was levied formerly in their own country for a breach from Pelleas et Melisande and Exitish Exspire 1991 Italy where we left it yesterday there have been detained in the Governmembers of the Bank's Obi-on slipette, the Government of conditions imposed by the translate literally into, as nearly United States 784 Japan only remains to be added that ment Civil Hospital, nearly thirty Mr Hu Cheung-yan of the Hong-poly

nese staff have been killed, stands to gain by the mone-Netherlands Oversees Trust. These may be, the same number of

Belgium despite all efforta so save

producers are managing director, Mr. Yssel de ayllables; Melisande aaya- the in the Tang Wah and others in kong Gas Company has also been required to sell to the company Schepper, asid that merchandise

Pourquoi ai-je mourir ? Je Algeria Golf Club House, it became totally various other private hospitale, killed, whilst Mr. Ab Wee, the and anyone attempting to sell to supplied by his firm to purchasers ne le asvais pas gutted, only the bare and blacken- All of these given above are serious proprietor of the Kowloon Dairy others is liable to the confiscation in Holland was without their Why am Igo-ing to die? I did ed walls remaining this morning cases, some of which have but known Chinese and at one time

is missing. He is a very well of his goods and a fine in addition, knowledge exported to Germany.

not know I was. when a representative of the slight chances of recovery, and had considerable interest in many has been within the province, many large quantities of glycerins every syllable here equally

So far the trade in saltpetre The firm had exported to Ger

A Frenchman will pronounce not to be included

and Hongkong Telegraph paid a visit when to these figures is added the business affairs in South America. but I am told that the company and other materials for high the two syllables of mourir and German Empire toine scène. Under the com- very large number of people His daughter is employed at the is arranging to export to other explosives, which must have been of savsis will be of different mand of Laent.-Col John Ward, who were out and bruised and

Union Lasurance Company.

provine sa soon as possible after made from sabetances imported pitches, rising or falling accorde Turkey M.P., detachments of the various not trested at any hospital at sli

With regard to the foreign the resumption of normal con- under agreemens. Mr. de Bobog- ing to the context but without Garrison units, mostly men of the there is no excessive figure given pleasing to learn that none of Szechuan.

residents who were injured it is ditions between Kusichow and per had

a movement for stress on higher pitch. Middlesex, kept guard all night when it is stated that well over a them are in serious danger. Mr. J.

an agreement with England, and An Englishman will arress on the Yesterday, meeting some men this circumstance had kept the bigher pitsb. As Englima said, "the great difficulty of and the Fire Brigade and the thousand people were either killed J. Blake, who was in charge of his on their way to Kehta with salt firm off the Natatory Black List, will streen "why," "die," and

know," and will allow these tarif war, owing to the conflict Police were continuing their or injured. The numbers that own stand when the collapse petre, I got into conversation with but it was suggested sus; this

of interests amongst the Allies, if at the time of the collapse would Portaguess who

we seriously meant retribation bruises whilst the several produced from a special kind of German activities of the claimants, slight

have been soil found in caves, also that s Mr Yssel de Schepper, the raise or lower his voice at would probably be about three admitted are mainly bruised good care for each sail is dis- managing director of sus claim all. The strongly stressed English crime, the most effective punish- thousand, and it speaks well for or lacerated, and there are covered by the existence of six or anta, giving evidence, said that will demand a strongly rhythmi-et will be that of outlawry by the rescuers that so many were them.

is w

of barna among more loads of rat manure. On they had sold glycerine, paraffin cal melody, whereas the unstress the nations of the league,

"I think there can be no quest Last night the scenes at our expressing our doubts sa to wax, do, to Germany and Belgium ed French will not. Also, with enabled to get clear before the the various hospitals was a basy the amount of manure, they told out of free stocks, which were not such worde

as la printemps, ion, that a, league..composed of flames spread to where they were, ons and many mediasi men, not as that the rate which feed subject to the conditions imposed the main musical stress might the nations I have mentioned

on the actual staffe of the on this soil weigh from six by the troat, fomning và

come on any syllable of the three, would have at its disposal a most institutions, turned to and lens to eight catties mach, I leave it

but with "in springtime" there effective weapon for keeping Ger- to your readers to believe or die you see you are claiming to be Theee barly monosyllables of

The Attorney General: Don's is only one possible place for it many in order.” двой hand.

believe pertainiy, I have never able to supply Germany with pars break up the flow of the seen or heard of such great crea- materials to all Bettan soldiers, words, and while the course of à and expecting the British Fleet French song is like a salmon I have been without news from to let the raw materials through; river flowing past tilth and Kasiyang for a considerable jon expected that ?—Yes. time, so am quite auable to give you Bay, but I preemme there nothing out of the normal or should have heard of it from friends in the various places have visited who get Kusiyang news once in a while.

swallow to

up the

other

Millions

876

Austria MI

4476

233

43

...1,157

Tatal "Whilst I see," Sir Joseph.

efforts to put the smouldering must have been in the matebeds came, is suffering from shook and them and they told me that it is was a plan to cover up the prayllables, bat he will hardly shall overtake Germany for her

heap of retuse completely out.

By this morning this had been completed and i was then that

■ proper search and classification

of the remains could be made.

Most harrowing scenes ware again

All the morning there has been stream of coffins going to and from the Race Course, and ex-

tremely sad sights have been witnessed. Quite a large number of Portuguese bave been to the spot and this community has suffered the following complete list of those a terrible loss, as will be seen by

of the foreign community, de- śnitely known to have either per- ished or to be missing:-

Mr. F. Beto, employed at Holt's Wharf, recognised among the dead.

a

part

The work of borial has in been seen to by the relatives, for

in' all the cases where identifica- tion was definite the relatives were allowed to provide their own coffins in place of the ones the Government were providing for

others.

Races Definitely Cancelled. Last night it was announced that meeting of the Stewards of

tures before.

in

the Hongkong Jockey Uinb had reminds me of a prevalle here I have just seen something that been held at which it had been barous custom that prevails decided to continue the rates on and in Tatangheien district, very Thursday afternoon sad carry on probably in other country parts with the Meeting on Friday and well. A bridal procession has

as

in

caltare and fringed pools and While we are singing eight syll- between two stressed syllables, So this is the position-yon ribbed beaches, the course of ours have glycerine for high explosives is like a stream in spate, whers ables"Tell me, maiden, whither: your factory that was going to boulders rumble past, or are away asing pendants, a French Germany to be used for killing caught, and form eddies, where a comfortably through British soldiers, and the Britian trout can lie."Angli jubilant, voulez-vous aller whereas if twelve Dites in june belle, ou Fleet is to allow raw materials to cantant Gaili."

we try to imitate his not-to-a- into Germany? That is very in the Bussian, which similarly do go, we tie ourselves up in fearful pass througa to take its place, a

An important result dows from ayilable" Maiden, tell me, I that further imports may be seas this. These English stresses (and pray, whither then fais would'st for eating, coming from's neutral.

minate the word) compete, with knots, Mr. de Schepper said he had one another until one of them is done could to help the

Laatly, sa the French recognise

Mr. Peter Gandell, an American Saturday. This decision evoked just passed soross the market Brian Government as a member and forme its olimmer. The melody words, their melodies are sugge

•

witnessed this morning, when -huge browds of Chinese, who had relativos missing, made a tour of the ground searching for some olus to identiácsuon. The un- forianase TIUšime nos so terribly - burned na uthere were nearly all identified, articles of jewellry and, in some cases portiune of clothing, permitting of recogniuon. Ail the senior members of the Police Foros WOLB од the ground supervising the work and they VULO ably maaated by military officers, members of the Sanitary Laspeciora Staff and Police Reserve, a number of whom

left victorious in the sentence, pitch in the prongnciation of their were exiled out for special duty. eubject, in the employ of the quite a considerable amount pisos and the four bearers of the of the British section of the follows suit, and is perpetually ed by the rise and fall of the It was at eleven o'clock that the Hongkong Gas Company, known of adveres comment and one bride's sedan, every now and Glycerine Commission. being forced into climax by the words themselves and since shis TWO letters to the Press again purposely tip the sedan hali ne va tonusy tears Than words. But this does not happen rise and fall within the word of were written. This morning way over ons side and then the you have contributed to blow up in French poems, and so their the sentence is never very great, Mr. Edward Pereiro, of the another special meeting Merchantile Bank, known to be the rewards was convened and coffin at funerale! On one occasion That has been your contribution luxury rather than a necessity. A

ot other. The same is done with the the soldiers of both belligerent57 malodies regard climax sa their melodies are of small come was dead. There are siso two of the at this it was unanimously decid-known to me, the bearers the great War?

Chinese stal of this bank missing. altogether, & decision that they and the othe very nearly witness sat it he would sake

simple instance of this divergence, and sudden or wide leaps ed to abandon this year's meeting were so reckless that both His Lordship suggested to of tier is seen in the two nations are foreign to French song a aanthems: the French, which uses ly by stệp, With cast on A

whole, which moves Mr. David Marshall, of the feel will have the hearty support fell into a deep pit. In that not unfriendly enggestion," he upita whole compase in the rat other hand, a sense of Kowloon Dook Company, missing,

of all residents. To resume the place, perhapa oleswhere too would pas the whole of the boness Meeting after such a terrible cala- where this strange coatom pre materials before the Crown'd Mr. A. Ritchie, of the firm of mity was almost out of the ques vails, the bearers are not paid for accountsut, whether they appear Mesara, Ramsey and Company, tion, bas it must be understood their services, friends helping to be gainer nim os for him. tiny when the frat decision of each other. Possibly it is the Witwe agreed to do so, and tecognised among the dead.

the Jockey Club was made it was that prevents the family concern the bearing wat adjourced, not realised that the affair had ed from objecting. A missionary proved to be so berica an one.

lady living in Tatang district arranges that bearers are paid for Christian fanerals, and insiste that they shall behave decently. It is strange that in' a land where It is reported that Generai much reverence is shown to Wang Wen-has 18 returning from are tolerated. HOS KOREA ER

I do not know if it is true. He

identification was declared closed | is be dead. and by this time well over onS hundred bodies had been claimed.

As for the remainder AG

practically impossible so certain

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who the VictimAS- were, mutilated were the remains.

The Total Casualties,

In conversation with the Hon. Captain Saperintendent of Police,

Mr. Bino Xavier, manager of "a Press reprezentative was inform ed that it was estimated that 570 the Hongkong Printing Press, bodies had been found, whilst missing........

Brothers,

or

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a

two bate, and the English, which always stretching the reaches is, by three well-defined stages, only in the lagt bar but one.

and demanding leaps Taid stress is so heavy that is

DOM

We obtain, then, as charecter- causes the note which bears it to go these Baringote istics of English as against French

link note (pendanikis

of

be prolonged, and the typical Engush rhythm is not that of (lima), “leaning" Goanod's" Dres, la jeune poggiaturs),

jeune belle but the hop-amp-and-jump dacty: large compasé, movement by leap Here's to the maiden of which is, in general, strongly as well sa step, and rhythm bashful fifteen."

Secondly, we have a tendency particular, daosylic (of a specia

marked and diverified, land, in (in some dialects resy pronouno-kind).

Bat behind the langusgelie the

there was a certain amount of A young step-son of Mr. Conner,

British and Foreign Bible terribly abarred refuse that might of the Public Works Department,

Society. possibly add a few more to the recognised among the dead..

We are asked to state that friends total. Among the bodies could be Mr. J. B. M. Rosario, manager of the British and Foreign Bible the dead, such unseemly customa the Szechnian border on sick leave.ed to breaks Towel in 190...there |

Fam told that the Kaeichow I does; not appear to have had are two, vowel sounds involved | national obaracter which it uttera Society, are invited to attend the found fifteen Japanese and several of Hesars. Connell

public meeting of its auxiliary on

indie and in know where Poringaoso, Mr. Messer, also together with his wife, son and fuesday next Bt 5.30 P.Mi

sa every French vowel has one estimated that roughly 300 two sisters-in-law, all known to in the Helens May Institute. Feking, reporting official doinge, Stachuan, linna

Bondd, and ons only. Hence French will die for * word provid

only note one point here. The persons had been sent to the vari- be dead. This is particularly The Bishop of Victoria will in the province and militaryThere is a ramour, too, that

military road will be built from a melodice not accumed it stands for a thing we will ous hospitals, making the total sad case for practically she whole preside. Addresses will be de operations on Szechuan,

monly

two notes give There are between one and Kueiying to Blinghaten, the home livered by the Rev. A., L. War

die for the thing, if need be, whet“ ona Byllable of casualties in the region of 900. konsehold has been wiped out, the nisher, of Amoy and Dr. H. Gor two hundred wounded soldiers at of our Tuchun. But I expect it will

which her we have found the word for it. The accurate figures will not be Chinese staff of the house being don Thompson st. D., F... and I hear that, there are many construction, then Civil Governor "Drink to me only," "Blow, low, than we do for ours, and they a temple outside the East Gate, wait till there is money for its second: there are instances in or ap 1 An 80, the French care

the first "Ting

towards the

much more for their language ic known for a day or two, for all at the races and in the same booth (Eng), of Yarnsa fa.

stillat Tennyi. At

the years ago our then Governor, thod winter wind, and in many harp- always; taken, mardi paina – those people who have relatives as their employer, Mr. Bobario

temple near this city many Lang, obtained Fresident Yuan's of Parcel's songs. French do with it. The Erst demand of missing, have been instructed to was a member of the Police

of the men are opium smokers, sanotion for the building of a

this seldom; when it occurs much their gingere is that the inblody... Police Station and report a des- member of the Portuguese com

It is explained by the Brawers himself a big opium smoker, Pehchengha, head of a waterway Society that the output of beer running an opium den for them. Canton, but funds were not made edeman developed, more than any cription of the "missing person, munity.

has not been increased, but is st And yet these wounded men are forthcoming, ed the plad fell some such as the Venesuelan the art of the discar; and people, This morning the figure returned

Reynaldo Hahn's or the Swis Mr. J. J. Coelho, manager of the same rate se during the same in the charge of military doctoral through The road sid

Niedermbyez que grateful memories of atte Guilbert and Edonard Gaccase, by the Sanitary authorities was 585 Messrs. Geddes and Co., printers, mer and satumn quarters. In the have it on good authority that be now contemplated would cover

Thirdly, French sylishtes never We, on the other hand ramag boy bodies, but this was not a complete which is practically the same firm ensuing three months the supply a lot of opium is coming into the same rooie moet of the way.fi

is restricted to abous 3,200,000 Eneichow from Yunan. This, of As, degal, Solar New Year was end with ante Dopionkar, but the face ad legsi Kho was es record, ne particulars are still as the Hongkong Printing Press, standard barrels which compares course, means that we are not yet observed by the public offices and core frequently do.. Such prords, fail, to pronomong them being received. On enquiring the manager of which had also with 8,200,000 in the January in sight of probibition of the drug, schools only, the latter being take time to pronounce, kad ke after tiffin to-day a Telegraph lost his life, as reported above. Merch quarter before the war, notwithstanding strongly-worded given two of three days' holiday, want a little elbow reproseniskye was informed 'from [ Mr. J. D. Barros, interpreter at Consequently for every eight proclamations pronouncing the the New Year holidays being with them in Kent #nauthoritative source that the the American Consulate, misting glasses avaunula before the war death penalty on all found ouls daferred till, lapar now your and are fall of “2

there are now but about thron. sivating, trading of

old”) holidays, | nole

-communicate with the Wanchai Reserve and quite a prominent Three Glasses Instead of Eight, and one of the priests there, similar road from Küsyang in a French ng Ħa sometimes shail do it justice; they have

to

find the