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POSITIVE FACTS ABOUT "CROOKES GLASS.”

Claims for this Sir William Crookes Glass aro'not general and indeßnito. Each claim is positive and in substantialed by fapta,

1. Absorbs all ultra-violok

2. Transmits the visible violet

3. Tranunits only slightly less of the visible than

white glas,

4. -Tranuníssion of visible (rod, yellow, groom and blue) in uniform: Crookos glass does not aller colour values,

5. Does not absorb the violet or yellow which is

an objectionable feature of many other ultra-

violet absorption glasses,.

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The Sailing Committee of the

Of deep interest to the whole "The present position with remercantile marine community of Rugby, Sept. 16.

Shanghal Yacht Club arranged a

gard to Chinese marriages-If that the Far East is the report which Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Pre-

programme for a crulee at Woosung is the correct term for such unlons has just been published by the Wuchang is still holding out. mier, who returned from Aix-les-

last week-end which all the mem--is not satisfactory, and it is not Committee appointed by the Gov- There was considerable Aring dur-Bains last night, had a long con-bers anticipated would give them easy to understand why the Legis error of the FMLS. to enquire ing the day and an attack was sultation with the members of the one of the marriest and most sport lature, in the interests of public into the existing rates and charges Tal An Cotton Mill at Chiakow have been made prisoners in the launched during the night. Most Coal Committee of the Cabinot thising outings; but instead it was morality, has not long ago ed of the Singapore and Penang Bar

Although no details have come through, wireless news from the North says it is believed that fighting has broken out on a large scale on the Hankow-Peking Railway between the North- erners and Southerners,

་ ་་

From Hankow it is reported that the Japanese staff of the

mill buildings by Labour Union pickets.

The British staffs of the Customs and Post Office at Wanhston have arrived safely at Ichang, but one of their number, a Britisher The mili- named Davies, had a narrow escape from being shot. tary at Wanhslen have occupied the China Inland Mission and are holding three Britian missionarica as captives.

Shanghai, Sept. 17.

ON TO SHANGHAL

of yesterday was occupied in dis euasing terms. It is said that the

morning.

marred by a tragedy such as 'has In the afternoon there was a not occurred in the memory of the

Northerners are demanding that meeting to the full Cabinet, lasting oldest yachtsmen, here, (says the for Christians, who, are monoga-port upon the following ques

they be paid $24 a man, that they

for two hours.

"I cannot believe that the pre-

tions:-

The desirability or otherwise of reducing those "rates and charges;

tablished a system of registration. bour Board.

"Registration is compulsory both The Committee was asked to re- It is understood N. C. Daly News) and the crews mists, and for Mohammedans, who be allowed to march out with their that the Cabinet considered the had to return sorrowfully to re-

are not.. arms and proceed north unmolest whole question of the dispute in port that one of the most popular ed. The Southerner's replied that the coal industry and endorsed the members, Mr. H. H. Fowkes, and sent system has the approval, or Shanghai, Sept. 11.-With un.ex-in no circumstances will they bo/action taken by the Cabinet Coal his second laodah were missing in of the more respectable and law- wining under date of yesterday: tended Chinese-British conflict im- says the Japanese staff of the Talminent along the river between allowed to depart with their arms. Say Cotton Mill at Chickow have washsies and Hankow, the Chinese It is estimated that there are 5,000 been made prisoners in the mill buildings by the local Labour forces are expected soon to have troops within the city, and mes- their hands full with the armies of Union pickets.

the Southern general, Chang Kai-sages state that as yet, there is no

shortage of riep. shek.

Router's Hankow correspondent,

It is thought that this is a sequel to the present anti-Japanese agita- tion in Shanghai,-Reüter,

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BRITISH MISSIONARIES CAPTIVE.

Prominent officers of the North- crn Government state that Gen- eral Chang Kai-shek, will im- mediately commence a march on Hankow, Sept. 16.

Shanghai, defended by Marshalt the British stafs of the Customs kow is more than 400 miles from Reports from Ichang state, that Sun, Chunn-fang.. Overland, Hin and Post Office from Wanhsien Shanghal, much further by the

have arrived at Ichang safely.

river.

TWO FOREIGNERS LEAVE.

Committee.

circumstances which leave very miners officials to meet him at To make matters worse, on the The Premier has summoned little hope that they can be alive, Downing Street to-morrow mor

ning, and he will also to-morrow way home another loadab sudden see the President of the Coally fell and

and expired, apparently owners Association.-British Wires from heart trouble." less,

DRIFTING BACK TO WORK.

London, Sept. 16. Pending the Government's action in the coal dispute, the drift back to work of the miners con tinues. The mineowners estimate that, including the safety men and outerop workers, at least 150,000

A little news has come through from Wasley College and the C. G.

to be safe. Two of them left two T. C. The foreigners are reported

days ago across country in an at tempt to reach a point about 60 li One Customs officer, named Marshal Sus, though suspected down the river in the vicinity of Davis, who had been imprisoned, of being secretly in league with the Yanglo. No news has since been men are now employed and that narrowly escaped being shot, being Southern general,"is openly making heard of them but they may have half a million tons of core be finally released only by the energe every effort to defend Shanghai.managed to reach the river bank ing produced weekly-Reuter tie action of the Japanese Commia-The Shanghai arsenal is working and continued down to Kinkiang. night and day and the long range They could not have telegraphed sioner of Customs,

The Wanhsien military have de- cannon at the Woosung forts have cupied the China Inland Mission been repaired and put into first there, holding three British mis-class condition. sionaries 'captive-Reuter.

statea

Three of the best cruisers in the

U.S. DESTROYERS FIRED ON.

if

since the wires are not functioning to-day.

OPEN HOSTILITY.

SMALL BURGLARY.

.STOLEN.

is in accordance with the desires

abiding classes of the Chinese

with things as they are (which I community, but even if that com- munity.as a whole are satisfied do not believe), I think it is the clear duty of the Government to intervene.

The probable effect of such reductions on the ravenues of the Boards; and

The ability of the Boards to meet the existing charges on their public debts if their ratos and charges are reduced, or the nature and extent of financial relief which would in that event be necessary.

The following re-extracts from that part of the report which te

excessive.

AVERAGE CHARGES.

"China as a whole is in a very It was to be a very Important outing, for the yachts were to race backward state, and Chinese who down to Woosung, on Saturday, in settle in this Colony should be pre- two classes, and yesterday the pared to conform with higher opening races in the newly-in- standards of morality and citizen- lates to Singapore:-

We have dittle doubt that such first ever held by the club-were stituted international series-the ship,"

These passages occur in the members of the public as were to be salled. It was known on judgment of Mr. Justice McCabe aware of the appointment of and committee must have drawn the Saturday morning that there was Reay delivered in the Singapore the terms of the reference to our a possibility of Shanghai again be- Supreme Court in an appeal in ing involved in the fringe of a which questions of Chinese mahold the opinion that the Harbour

inference that the Government. typhoon and the race for that day age custom arose. The other two Board's tariff rates had become was cancelled, but in the forenoon judges were Mr. Justice Brown. the weather cleared and hasty and Mr. Justice Deane, and the that, when we embarked on our We frankly confess arrangements were made to ad- appeal was unanimously allowed. inquiry, this impression was clear here to the original programme. In this case the plaintiff claimed

ly in our minds, but witness after. Oistos, Seagull, to be the lawful aan of Woon Hong witness failed to point to anything The Violet, Up to the present no news has

Tweetie, Rover, Viking and Col-On, and therefore to be entitled extraordinary in the Board's tariff Chinese fleet, are at the mouth of been received of the party from JEWELLERY AND CLOTHING loen of the miscellaneous class to certain property. Defendants rates, and concentrated on what··

and the Byrne boats Gnome and claimed that plaintiff's mother was may be termed "pin prick" the Yangtze. Recruiting is con- Kikungshan, A launch was sent

Spook assembled for the start at never married to Woon Hong On, charges, or ou isolated instances POSITION UNCHANGED.

ducted. at feverish pace in the up the small river with provisions

During the night a haul of the Yangtszepoo Line shortly after but she was only his mistress. of unfair incidence of rates, or on The local Naval authorities in-country and village districts of but it was thought probable that

Mr. Justice Brown, who was cases of too rigid interpretation jewellery and clothing, of the 6 p.m. The Byrne boats Sprite form us that messages from Han-Kiangsu province, while the War the train would have returned to

made and Pixie, in charge of landaha, president of the court, said that it of regulations. kow indicate that there is prae- Council have a complete list of Kikungahan before it could ar- total value of $171, was

was not necessary to attempt to tically no change in the situation. steamers and schedules, ready for rive.

from the third floor of No. 292, went off independently about an

hour earlier, and the Kut Lee, of decide any question of Chinese Wuchang is still in the hands of the transport of troops upriver to

Des Voeux Road Central by a thief who entered through the the miscellaneous class, sailed by law or custom. the Northerners. A wireless mes-meet the advancing Cantonese.

laodah single-handed, left just. His Lordship, held that a pre-gated the range of the Harbour We accordingly closely investi- sage received yesterday

There has been some rejoicing skylight door which was left open.

before the start of the race. sumption of marriage had artsen, Board's average charges. We set "that fighting is believed to have

and applauding as the Southerners The tenants discovered the

and had not been rebutted, and ho out the results of our investiga- broker out on a large scale on the With regard to the firing on U. have entered Hankow. Open hos-theft on waking up this morning, DARKNESS AND A SQUALL,

allowed the appeal.

tion in the table attached; and we Peking Railway, but no reliable S. destroyers, Admiral Clarence tility towards all remaining North-when a brown leather bag which

Though there were frequent B. Williams, commander-in-Chief crners is the order of the day. The had contained most of the stolen sharp rain-showers, it was reason-

think that the figures in that table information is available.

There are very few Southern of the American Asiatic Fleet, entwriter saw one man badly beaten property was found discardonably enjoyable sailing, for there the same moment he saw the the absence of pronounced direct afford an adequate explanation of troops in Mankow, Chang Kal- a message to the Navy Department on the native street near Ta Tau the roof, but with the contents was a steady wind for fair force Seagull. (the heaviest and hitherto and general attacks on the Board's shek having turned them dows then the 11th inst. confirming the Men, Hankow, Chang Kal-shek is missing.

making for tacking practically all, helleved to be the safest boat in ftariff, as it now stands by the river

Gen- to attack. Marshal Sun report that the American des-reported to have arrived.

A report has been made to the the way down, with a long leg on the racing fleet) go over on to her witnesses whose evidence we took.. troyers Stewart and Pope were fired eral Llu, who is now Civil Go- Chuan-fang's forces.

the port tack About 6.30 p.m. beam ends. Despite his own dan- upon in Chinese waters on Septem-vernor, has issued a proclamation.

police.

It was of primary importance Reds" away from Poseh.

there was a sudden and terrifying ger, Mr. Neil, who already this to us to know that average wharf- He also added that the ordering a renewal of trade and a H. M. S. Foxglove leaves for American steamer Iling was fired warning to all trouble makers.

change, for without warning it season has one rescue to his credit, aga on cargo had only risen by Swatow to-day to relieve H. M. Son the day before.

One remarkable effect, attendant BANDIT MURDERERS. suddenly became as dark as a cel-promptly went about and made for 40 per cent, and average handling lar and the rain. pelted, down with her by tho. shortest route, which charges had only increased by 86 Magnolia. The Magnolia will re-

Admiral Williams' message said to Hongkong for further that two men aboard the destroyers is the sudden recovery of the cop- on the victory of the Southerners, turn

stinging force. A minute later, took him over a pile of scrap-iron per cent. since the outbreak of the

orders.

received "surface wounds,"

when most of the boats were off from the Tungahin, but though he recent war. With these ascertain and

NEW YORK MERCHANT

the dynamite magazine, just op hit three times, no damage was ed increases in the Board's aver- that the vessels were struck several per cash, which has

KILLED. TROOPS AMOK IN WUCHANG.

3,600 to 2,400 to the dollar..

posite the wreck of the Tungshin, done. He tried twice, but he could age charges before us, with p're- there came an appalling squall not get nearer than 10 ft. to the membrance of universal increases There was considerable excite- The firing came from the south

Mexico City, Sept. 16.

It must have developed in a very Seagull and as Mr. Fowkes, Mr. in the same period and with the ment in Hankow native city on the side of the Yangtze River 60 miles

The retired New York merchant, small area, for the Violet, which W. Mellor and the two laodahs inside knowledge as to the finan 8th inst. Any individual suspect- below Hankow and was not return- Wu Pei-fu is reported to be at ed of being a Northerner was seized ed, as the destroyers were unable Hsiaokan, but his whereabouts are Jacob Rosenthal who was captur was only just in front, missed it (who composed the crow) all were cial position of the wharves, which ed by bandits, was murdered by the altogether, whilst the Gnome and on top of the boat, he throw a line is set out in another table (not and behended. It is not clear who to locate the source of the shella. by no means certain. His troops

are supposed to be retiring on Sir- bandits when Federal soldiers Spook, who were behind, got very and called to them to board him published) we are naturally averse is carrying out this ghastly busi- The firing on the steamer Iling was

to recommending reductions, which" ness, but it is said to be the result described as heavy and occurred yangchow to refit but a foreigner were pursuing them so close that little of it. In between, however, by its gid. of rumours from Wuchang that the five miles below Hankow,

Unfortunately, Mr. Fowkes, who would have to be compensated for arriving last night from Hwayuan the later were able to kill two there was sad havoc.

of the bandits.

The Kut Lee immediately was always had been most confident by grant of public funds, unless a Northerners inside the city are run- A second cablegram from Ad-states that the railway is in al ning amok, raping and looting, and mital Williams said that the Ameri-chaotic state. He could not get It appears that a ransom of $10-blown flat. The Gnome, follow-about his boat, told the Viking not clear desirability for such redoc- that the civilians on the Hankow can gunboat Palos, the destroyer any farther than Chuchiawan by 000 had been demanded for Rosen- ing promptly dropped her main to worry, laughingly saying they tion can be shown either on the side are seeing red and taking it Stewart and the minesweeper rail. From here he had to strike thal's release-Reuter's American sail and stood up to the capsized were all right, the Seagull could grounds that a charge in itself ia boat under her jib, but the liedah not sink and they would stay with too high, or that a reduction might out of any Northerners they find Pigeon, defended themselves after overland and by boat, at consider-Service.

resolutely refused to leave the Kut her and get her ashore. He encourage trade. Lice, as there was no danger of her scarcely had spoken when, as Mr. sinking. Subsequently it was as- Neil and Mr. Mellor suy, a tidal NOT MUCH AMENDMENT WANTED. certained that, before the boat wave, quite 6 ft. high, broke on the We feel it necessary to recapitu-- could be righted, a big, steamer two boats, the Seagull filled and, late these remarks which have al- came down and, not seeing her in after two convulsive plunges, sank, ready been made in various parts. the darkness, only missed her by leaving only about 18 inches of of this report, because they pro- about two yards. The Oistós spun hor mast above water.

vide, we think, an adequata ex- round under the squall and whilst barely six minutes after the capplanation of our moderation. out of control was blown ashore, size. When the Viking, came They, in fact, indicate that we are without damage, about again, the Seagull's first unwilling to admit that there is At a third' court martial in confortunately Yangtze Valley, it was decided arrived safely after some very try-

nection with the sinking of the though she had to wait a long time Inodah was clinging to the mast much that requires amendment in General Chang Kai-shek is re that Marshal Sun Chuan-fang being experiences. ported to have wired to one of the nominated as Commander-in-Chief

H29, Stoker Patty Officer George before asalstance could be sent to and was taken of former Chinese Senators on Sep- of the Allied Armies of the nine

William Aske was charged with get her off. The Rover and the Tweetie both were unmanageable tember 13th that he is willing to provinces, Kiangsu, Cheklang, FINDIANS ON WARPATH. negligence. He was acquitted for some minutes, but did not ex-

here.

PEACE TALK.

ber 5.

times.

risen from

WU AT HSIAOKAN.

|being heavily bombarded with rifle able risk, to Hankow. Banda of and artillery fire by unidentified disbanded soldiers, retaining their forces near Hankow. There were no casualties.

MAISTIAL SUN FAVOURED.

that

ata the Generala Marshal Wu Pei-fu, lengthy discussion

Mr. Tang Shao-yi, a well-known Cantonese and an ex-Premier of the Republic, whose name is being

It is reported used by the "Reds" in connection: with the suggested peace move-conference.. of ment, is said to have denied hav-under ing had anything to do with the after." a latest Kuomintang tactics.

on "the present situation in the

rifles, are straggling northwards, looting as they go. They rob all they meet of their money, and clothes, even down to their shoes and socks. Shekow is reported to have been cleaned right out.

Later.

All the Kikungshan party have

arrange peace, provided Sunkien, Anhui, Kiangsi, Hupeh, Hu- Chuan-fang will withdraw his man, Kwangtung and Kwangal; troops from Klangsl. On the whilst Chino Hing-teh, was appoint- other hand, Chinese reports fromed Commander-in-Chief of the Hu- several sources Indicate that the man, Kwangtung and Kwangs! A message "Reds" have commenced action. Allied Armies.

A SERIOUS MEXICO, AFFAIR.

from Guayamas, Mexico, says that a band of ma-. Some Kuomintang papers have al- Telegrams to this. offect rauding Yaqui Indians ambuscad-1 ready reported the capturo of Non-have been gont out to Suned and almost wiped out an tin- chang, the capital of Klangst, Chuda-fang and Chido Hing fantry battalion near Bicam. The In the meantime, peace talks oc- toh for their acceptance, and remainder of the battalion fled in cupies much space in the "Red" also a circular telegram to all pro-disorder-Router's American Ser Journals.

(Continued on Pejo 12),

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#29 DISASTER.

STOKER PETTY OFFICER ACQUITTED.

London, Sept. 18.

Reuter,

FLIGHT POSTPONED,

LEAKING PETROL TANK..

perience anything worse.

This was

the existing tariff rates of the Harbour Board. A THRILLING ESCAPE,

We have said above that the, Mr. Mellor's explanation of what average wharfage charge is only happened was that Mr. Fowkes had 40 per cont, higher than it was just called to go about when the before the war. This is by no THE SEAGULL CAPSIZES.

squall struck the Seagull and no means abnormal when compared The Viking and the Sengull one could get to the jib-sheet to with general rates of increase in seemingly caught the full force of let it go, whilst the main-sheet was that period, but it can, we think, the squall. The former, despite made fast. In such a condition, the very properly be argued that the fact that she has a deep and bout simply paid off and drove her wharfage is a charge for the uso very heavy heal, was blown over head into the water and in a few of wharves whose cost has not in- The French airman, Llout. until the water was pouring into seconds capsized. After the four crossed since 1914 Cost of berth- Fonck has postponed his flight in hor cockpit and it was only by on board were thrown into the ing ganga has undoubtedly In consequence of a leaking petrol dropping the mainsail that Mr.water when the boat sank, Mr. crossed and so has coat of main- tank-Reuter's American Service, W. D. Neil could bring her up. At (Continued on Page 15).

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