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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the Hongkong **Talagraph.**]

The Navy League Ball.

Sir,In this distant outpost, of

| depenis for its prosperity on sea-

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1923.

EARTHQUAKE MASSACRES.

OBITUARY.

MR. FRANK MCGRATH.

The death bas occurred in

Shanghai of Mr. Frank McGrath, whose me will be well remem

***

taken ill suddenly, with

Metizath

died under

was burn

HUNDREDS OF KOREANS MURDERED.

Tokye, Oct. 92-The ban hith-

be red bere in connection with the lento imposed on reports of mas- the Empire, which so absolutely sann-ry enterprise, Mr. McGrath sacres of Koreans in the early communications, any Appeal which severe abdominal pains, and the day of confusion after the earth- is mate to us in aid of Saval and physicions decated to operate for quake, owing to grosals exaggerated Mercantile Marine t'harities, must appendicitis. Other intestinal rumours, has now been lifted. It the deaths of necessarily arouse our warmest complications were disclosed, and is reported that sympathy. Such an Appeal Las Mr. McGrath

the Koreans, by the hands of vigilantes: reached us from the Heal Other of anesthetic,

and others, exceeded dve hundredi the Navy League in Londen. Mr.

in in the affected areas and adjaining| which is making great.efforts to Salem, Massachusetts, 26 years districts, with the exception of

and lighten the burdens of the deago

graduated from Tokyo, where the number has not pendents of those belonging to the the Salem High School sad thep yet beeg given out. The police in British Navy, Mercantile" Marine attended 51." An-elm's College. Yokohama succeeded in affording and Anxiliary Furces, who lost New Hampshire, until the war protection to a large number ci their inves in the War. Surely broke out.

He crossed the Atlas Koreans by transferring them to most of us aran spare five stollars, in tic and served the British Gov-ships in the barbour. Large hum- aid of the above objects, for a ticket ernment throughout in the tan-bers of perpetrators of the mas- for the Navy League Ball, which aeries, providing leathers for Army sarres are under will be held at the City Hall on use. He then joined his brother examined by the police-Reuter.

Arrest, being Friday, November 2nd at 9:30 and farbre Bangkok, where Turkets are now for sale, as adver the family established the first mo admitted that a considerable num

Tokyo, O. 22- While i Hedera tannery in the Orient. Three

tized in the newspapers, Excellency The invertir kindly stated his intention to present. Your te

H END. (bainuun Hongkong. and tack, 1920

basears ago be, as buyer for W. G.ber of innocent Koreans, and others

Humphreys, went round the world, mistaken for Koreans, were mas and then settled in Shanghai join-Jaacred, oficial reports en the ing again father anl brother. For events of these days published this the past year, deceased has been morning assert that certais [offee manager for the Chios-Java Koreans, jadividually or in parties

Export Co.

of ten to thirty. were reapons:- Str. Mersth is sesised by his ble for looting. Incendiarism and mother. M. F. A. Metiesib, other catrages, thereby affording sister, Mrs. K. M. Fetterly of a basis For the alarmS and Hongkong, sod three brothers, Edmund, who is in San Faces, retelling, greatly accentuated the rumbers, which leat nothing, in William in Calturais, and Jubo of terrors of the calamity and led to Salem, Massace meeti

acts of violence by self-einstituted defence bands.

THE SPRING RACES.

UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.

JAPANESE COMMISSIOSS

THE SS. TIONG.

New Vessel for Sarawak.

An interesting vessel has just been completed for Sarawak Oil-j fields, Limited, by the Singapore | Harbour Board, and although she has been built to comply with UNDE stringent condition as to draught, trim, carrying capacity DRAWING FOR PONIES.

te.. he has passed all tests

Sixty now subscription griffins fur and trials in a most! satisfactory'

the Spring Race meeting next year! manner th 1 the Owners

thr and Four.

Py In addition to above, strived

steamer Cheong requirements, the vessel is fitted Shong to Tientsin yesterday and with 1-ton and a 2-ton derrick. were drawn fe at the stables of the Tokyo, Oct. 20 : delayed --- The and a T-bon crane on the fares, Hongkong Jockey Clab last evening special commission of five Minie. fea-tle head, the angle of heel in with the following results. Owingters, appointed by the Premier to le dine when the ton derrick to insufficient time the Jockey Club's consider questions affecting ani- loadest and swung outboard, ficials were unable to record the versal suffrage. has decided During the alt fortnight tests

(jodours of the ponie. (have been, carried wat on

alli

Now Daners these fittings with very succe*** ful results, the vessel heeled only 16 degrees -Ple degrees was the! Amit given, when the 10-ton was) swung over the wide on the deri dek.

The principal dimensions aret Length overall 126 ft. էլ in: Length P. P. 120 g breadth; leumaldo 1 24 its depth moulded 9' A grows tanagh 237.79: nett! deadweight carrying! capacity dinaluding bunker i 13:10 rons: bad draught & ft. 21% [ins: speed guaranteed 6kg knots,

The main purpose for which Ithus Thong was built was for litte jing and having moorings in the Labelnity of Miri (Sarawak) and for This reason the bow was specialty desione 1. The chain when dieron- Inoted from the bu g- are dragged, over the bow by a larke Chap! man steam winch placed at the after und in the waist. This 3-ton! Pwinch - als used be working'

the derricks. The

is specially strengthened and the runaway and fore end of forecastle | thickened to takethe wear and tear of the chains. The other uses to which the Tiong is to be put are a fresh water supply ship, an oil fuel supply and a salvage and fre!

out. She is designed to cary 50! tons of fresh water in the forel peak, 20 toms in the after peak and 140 tons of oil fuel in the main tank as well as her own bunker oil fuel. stores and chains. Shel is also designed to cross the Miri Bar with maximum daught of 5 feet, with 50 tons of) fresh water in fore peak. 10 tons) of oil fuel in hunker and 10 tons of stores. This was the main difficulty in the construction of the vessel, which however was well performed, her draught heing 11eins within the draught con- tracted for.

The oil fuel hold is slightly for- ward of midships of capacity 140) ons, an oil cargo pump is fitted in the engine-room by which the vessel can be loaded or discharg ed in about one hour.

The provision made for fire and salvage work is a large Dupex, pump in the engine-room with suctions from desk or sea, and) | discharging through a monitori and fire hoses at the rate of 3 tons per minute. A description of thei pump is given under machinery.

The scantling- ure hevy in proportion to the size of the vessel, †this being necessary to meet the | requirements of Lloyds Register for classification 100 A.1 for carrying fuel oil F. H. above 150 degrees F. in bulk and also for heavy plates and stiffening in way of chains, This also means that the weight of the ship is large in proportion to her carrying capa- city, but the 310 tons deadweight is very satisfactory as this works out about 60 per cent. of the total displacement.-Ex.

M. J. Bagra

Mr. Darbingin..

= Lady Severe 1-Mt. 8. C. Clayton. 3. Mr.

K.

21.

6. M. Bemard. Mr. Birkett. -Mr. SemazeC. -The International Bank

Mr. Dynasty.

Mr. Humphr

Mr. Topside.

M. Barthloenow.

Mr. D G M Berardi. M- Breasty.

Dr. Kew.

Sir Paul Chaten

M D W Aleks Mr. Pare

Mr. H. Beguillet

MH. D. Mazen,

Ize. Kew.

-Mr. Alvantom.

--Mr." Alunotes.

21 Mr. Nemazte.

#MA 1 G. M. Beradi

2- Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen.

Mr. A. Clapton.

Mr. Nemazee.

13. Mr. Smillon.

Captain Hall. --Messrs. Lowe and Cox ng-Sir Paul Chater.

Sir Paul Chater. #--Mr. FL Basto. 3-Lady Chater. -Mr. Dyer.

Mr. Dynasty. --Mr. Hagrum.

-Mrs. Bernard. -Mr. F. M. L. Soares. 14-Lady Setern. 12-J. 31. da Rocha 13-Mr. R. M. Dyer.

...

-Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen 15-Messrs. Hurryman and Co.

-Mr. H. Seth. 17-Mr. Mans

-Lady Severn 4-Lasty Chater.

-Mr. Warrick. S-Mr. B. Pasto 52-Het Mr. A. G. Stephen. 3-Wayfoong."

-Mr. A H Carroll 55-Mr. H. Seth. 5-Mr. Sadick. 37.-Messrs. Hoxie and Cock. Mr. J. M. de Eumadins. 52-Messrs Hosie and Cock. 50-Mrs. Bernard. #1.-Mr. H. D. Saxon. G-Dr. Forsyth." $3.—Mr. J. M. de Remedion. E-Mr. Topside. 65-Mr. Birkett.

THE VICTROLA

It gives joy to all MOUTRIES:- Exclusive Distributors,

REPORT.

report to the Cabinet in favour of removing property restrictines, and that all persons over twenty. five years, with six months resie denre qallication, he enfranchis-i ed. The foregoing is likely to be embodied in the Government Bui- frage Bill, which will be submitted fat the next remalar session of the Diet. The Bill, if presented, wil be supported by the Konsekai, the Heading Opposition party, accord- ing to a decision arrived at at a reneral meeting of the party.—

Reuter

JAPANESE EARTH- QUAKE DISASTER.

HONGKONG RELIEF FUND.

Already Acknowledged.$295,943.77 British Residents

(Amer)

1,264.91

Lammert Bros.

100.00

Kowloon Cricket Club

Proceeds Concert).

100.00

W. H. Bell

100.00

Anonymous

75.00

"31. S. Br

25.09

T. R. Percy

25.00

R. M. Macalpine

20.00

L. C. Pärker Rees

10.00

D. McRae

10.00

"G. H. B."

10.00

5.00

5.00

A. Smith

5.00

T. Young

5.00

J. E. Hansen

5.00

W. Brown

5.00

A. Hamilton W. Kerr

5.00

Total.

W. Wothersp000

T. Grimshaw

5.00

.$397,723.68

A TRAGIC STOWAWAY. An unknown man was found) dead in the hall of the Japanese steamship Karachi Meru, which, arrived at Immingham recently, He had 175,000 marks in his pocket, and it is believed that he concealed himself on board at Hamburg.

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Ornamental-Marble Castings.

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Submitted.

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