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OBITUARY.

EX-PREMIER VIVIANI.

Paris, Sopt. 7,

Tho death is announced of the

TRAIN DERAILED.

INCIDENT NEAR-TAIPO

STATION.

The 4.17 train from Shumchun

ox-Promior, M. Reno. Viviani.to Kowloon met with a mishap Reuter,

M. Rone Viviani was Prime Minister of Franco on the out- break of the war, having been up.

yesterday, when the locomotive, Just before ontoring Talpa station, becamo derailed.

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A breakdown gang, under Mr. C. D. Lambert (Chief Mechanical Enginoor) and Mr. J." Smith (Works Foreman) was sent out, and the crane which was used on the work proved of great assist- ance in getting the engine back. on to the track, which was cleared at about 11 p.m.

The mishap caused delays to traffic, and passengers had to be transferred to other trains.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

CANADIAN ELECTED AS

The

PRESIDENT.

Genova, Sopt, 7. Canadian Senator Mr. Raoul Dandurand, has been elect- pointed in June, 1914. He was od President of the Assembly-of not heard of much in politica after the league of Nations. Reuter.

his retirement from the post in

1915. A cautious Socialist, he alligd himself in 1898 with M. M. Jaures and Millerand in opposing; the extreme views of Vaillank In the 1906 elections he get the post of Minister of Labour and Social Provision. He was one of those who advocated non-inter- vention in the famous Dreyfus nfair.

HOME FOOTBALL.

LATEST LEAGUE RESULTS.

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London, Sept. 7, The following are the results of matches in the English League,

played to-day:

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"First Division.

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SEAMEN'S STRIKE,

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POSITION IN SOUTH

AFRICA.

Capetown, Sept. 7. The Guildford Chutle hay arrived and is held up. There are now nige vessels of nearly [100,000 tons held up hero, while

the crows of four freightors reudy, to sail have become disaffected,

Seventeen ships are affected at, Durban, where there are now forty-seven vessels held up" of 250,000 toris.—Reuter,

UNION PAY FOR STRIKERS.

London, Sopt. 7.-

Marino

The Amalgamated Workers' Union has decided to

Aston Villa 2, Newcastle U. 2. pay strikers 15/- wéckly-Reuter.

Bolton W. 1, Leeds U. 0.

Burnley 0, Notts Courity 0. Cardiff C. 0, Westham U. I Leicester C. 0, Arsenal 1. Tattenham 11. 3, Sheffield U.

Second Division.

» Dr G, J'Almeida Possanho ro- 2.quested to be relieved of the re-

Blackpool 2, Middlesboro 3. Bradford City 4, Barnsley 1. Cheisen J, Notts Forest u Hull City 4. Southampton 0. Oidhuni 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1, South Shields 3,Volverhamptou 1. Stoke 0, Port Vale 3.

Third División, (South), Aberdure Ath. 1, Millwall 2, Brentford. 1, Southend U. 3.

Third Division (North). Chesterfield 1, Bradford 1, Coventry C. 0, Wigan 0. Crewe A. 2, Doncaster R. 2: Halifax T. 2, Hartlepools 1. Lincoln C. 3, Southport 0. Walsall 1, Grimsby T. 1.

MAÇÃO HARBOUR.

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BIG BOAT ENTERS. Tho Norwegian as. Knut Jarl entored the new port of Macao on

sponsibilities attaching to the position of Acting, Director of the Lyceum owing to the bud-state of his Houlth, says the "Duirio de Steam. This was reluctantly accepted and Dr. Humberto do Avelar in how appointed to act in his Stoud

A big hit was made at the Ro pulse Bay dinner dance on Satur day night with the new foxtrot,

iootloose." The melody is very bright, and "peppy." and there wero insistent demands for many enceros, whi'st fater in the even- ing the number had to be repeat-} éd. "Footloose" should prove a popular item in future program-

mes.

MrSun Po, son of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, is likely to return 10 Canton from Shanghai in an effort jtù* bridge the differences now splitting the Kuomintang in the southern city. A meeting of 16 louders of the party was held at the late Dr. Sun's Shanghai home, No. 44 Route Vallon; last week,

FREED

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY: SEPTEMBER

DAVIS CUP.

FRANCE DEFEATS

AUSTRALIA

Boun Aus-

Gerald Patterson, Below, the brilliant tralian lawn tennis' player,

has succumbed in the Davis. Cup tournament

to Joan

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Bagofra, seen above, une of France's most famous expon- cuts of the game. The French-. ten now, meet the American team in the challenge round.

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CHINESE PRODUCTS.

BISHOP MOBBED.

Encouragement Home Rough Handling At Miners'

Made Goods.

Gala.

The campaign to encourage the

Bishop Welldon, the Dean of use of native goods is continued Durham,, was mabbed by miners by the Ministry of Agriculture at the annual gala of the Durham, and Commerce which issued the Miners' Association hold at Dur- following circular on that subject. ham on July 25th.

| says a Paking message of August

to

When Bishop Welldon appro- 22nd

nched the principal platform, "A statement of the Chinese which, he evidently intended to Native Goods Maintenance As- ascend, there were cries of Keop sociation to the Provisional Gov- him off" and "Duck him in the ernment, declaros native goods river," and the Dean was roughly. are the root of the country, and handled and hustled towards the. therefore the best way to save river bank. There was every pro- the country is use them. spect of his being forcibly push- Civilized people in the world con- ed into the river, and he probably sider it wrong to use foreign goods. would have been but for the fact However, to encourage the use that lives of children at the of native producte, a responsible water's edge were in danger. plan should be put into practice A party in a motor-boat absorv- backed by the influential peoplo ing Bishop Welldon's predica- of the country, Beginning with "mant came to the rescue. He was the use of fabrics, like cloth, silk, got into the boat and removed to satin, crepe wine and tobacco, safety, losing only his hat. the people will be lod to Uso incident closed amid 'jeers" and everything native At the same laughter from the crowds on the time factories should be, estalish river bank. ed to develope and improve the native products in the differout provinces and make room for the unemployed.

The

Among the banners displayed at the gala was one with the in- seription, "To hell with bishops and deans; we intend to get a Thus it will be seen to be not living wage." Upon another beh- only the best plan to encourage her wore portraits of Marx and

Lenin."

Before the incident in which Bishop Welldon was concerned noqurred, there had boon criticism

The typhoon damage at Foo-native goods but "help society Friday, 4th instant, says the when it was decided to send Mrchow, at the end of August, is generally. The Government is Sun Fo down to Canton on this reported by correspondents to be therefore asked to issue a circular Dairia de Marun with a curgo of coal for the Netherlands Harbour errand. The mooling further de- in the vicinity of $650,000. The to that end. Works Co. from the Dutch East cited to ask General Hau Chung British church building was near- In accepting this statement, we of remarks made by "bishops and Indios. This vessel is the inrgest se to release Ho Tson-dong, the ly unroofed. There was some loss recognize that to develope nation deans" regarding the miners, and that has entered the new part and an arrested on suspicions of of life, but not of a serious nature. al industry and commerce, the Mr. Richardson, the Secretary of has a loading capacity of nearly having assassinated the Bolshovik The Chinese ss. Shinyue 12,000 encouragement of native goods is the Association, said he did noti 5,000 tons. Her length is 324 feet, leader, Liao Chung-koi.

beam 45 feet, and her draft 18- feet, at the time when she entered the port..

Thirty-four girls are among the The rapid progress now being competitors for the first class made in the harbour works bas civil service examination which tenabled the entry of such a hig began in London on August 1st.!

tons) which was driven on the the sole key. The most influential scoff at religion, but he thought [rocks near Foochow, is reported people to do this encouraging aro the Bishop of Durham would be

to be a total loss, and to have been officials, police, gentry,merchants better employed easing the burdeni looted by pirates. All the crow and all others of the intellectual of the poor than in featuring the were rescued by a survey cutter.world. If they take the lead, miners,"

success is certain to follow, Therefore, this Ministry choos

vessel, for the first time in the This is the first time that women | Dairio de Maria) will be sorry to to issue this dor, advising

history of Macao,

ST. LEGER BETTING.

FIGURES FOR TO-MORROW'S RACE.

London, Sept. 7. |

The latest St. Logor betting is! as follows: 3 to 1 against Manna 9 to 2 against Solario; 13 to 21 against Zambo, taken and offered; 17 to 2 against Picaroon, offered; and 9 to 1 taken; 10 to 1 against! Spelthorne: 20 to 1 against Fona Asinorum, takon and offered,→ Reuter

The silk which feft hore by the P. & 0, s.s. Kashgar on the 8th, August, was delivered in Marecil, las on the 7th, September, a transit of 30 days,

have competed.

Wife: Is that the hole my little dog dug in your garden"

Husband: No it's thole I have dug for your little dog!"—

Passing Show, London.

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Macin Portuguese (says the hear that there has been in Hong-ent of the use of native goode" overyone to start the encourage. kong retrenchment of stafts in several offices. These, people,, amongst them many Portuguese, are made the victims of the stagnation of trade caused by the anti-foreign_baycnti.

At a time when the cost of living has so onormonaly Ineroaned the loss of

U.S. SAILORS KILLED.

their positions comes as a stvere. EXPLOSION ON DESTROYER. hardship to their families,

Shanghai, Sept. 8.

HANKOW DEMONSTRATION.

PASSES OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Hankow, Sept. 8. To-day's land and water de- monstrations took place" to-day without incident, passing off most ordorly-Renter,

This message evidently refers to a big anti-British demonstra- tion which, according to Northern newspapers, was to take place either to-day or to-morrow.

During the funeral of Liao Four American, sailors were, Chung-kai, which took place in killed and three, soriously injured Canton on Tuesday last and was by the explosion of a generator attended by a crowd estimated to yostorday afternoon aboard the The earth is slowing wn, suyado number over 100,000 persons, a destroyer Non off Woosung. & recent publication of the stampede was caused by what The destroyer had beon guard- Smithsonian Institution." But appeared to be an explosion which ing the Chinoso ateamor Felching, there is little,danger of a cesed- occurred amongst the cars fol which had gone aground in tho tion of its rotary motion, for the lowing in the rear of the proces-pirate-infested waters off the rate of slowing down is only one- sion. The first impression was Chokiang coast on August 23rd thousandth of a second per cen- that a bomb had been thrown, but with a cargo of silver valued at tury.This means a loss of a min- general foard were allayed by the Tls. 100,000 belonging to a local ute in six million years. Scientists information given out later that American firm.

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