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BLAZE DESTROYS PAUL LECAT,

LINER BURNED FROM

END TO END..

FURIOUS FIRE IN DRY DOCK

AT. MARSEILLES.

SHIP A TOTAL LOSS.

In a furious blaze that resisted all the "fro-fighting resourets of Marcollies through a long wear

some day, the great French Bner "Paul Lecat," one of the best-

known passenger steamers on the Far East run, was completely des.

troyed yesterday,

The fire was one of the warst oc- curring in Marseilles for many years. It broke out in the centre part of the vessel in the early morning, and involved the whole vessel, which was lying in dry- dock, with amazing rapidity.

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CUBAN SHIPPING RIVALRY.

TWO NEW COMPETITORS IN

RATE WAR. 1

FRENCH LINE APPEARS

Havano, Doc, 30.

The Cuban shipping war is like. ly to be intensifed by the entry of two other competitors.

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KING'S PROGRESS STAYED.

NO CHANGE REPORTED

** AFTER 24 HOURS.

SUNDAY BULLETIN IS NOT SATISFACTORY:

FOUR ELECTIONSTM

PENDING.

INTERESTING CONTESTS IN BRITISH ISLES.

ONE FOUR-CORNERED.

AUSTRALIA OUT FOR 397.

TAIL FAILS TO WAG

AFTER TEA.

ENGLAND LOSE A WICKET IN

SCORING 47.

VERY QUIET CRICKET.

London, Dee, 30. For Parliamentary bye-elections are now pending.

One of these in Northern

of Sir Malcolm MacNaghten, the Member for Londonderry,.as a Judge of the King's Bench,

Other vacancies are caused by

deathe the

of Sir George drawn. Hutchison, Conservative member Spoor, Labour member for Bishop for North Midlothian; Mr. Ben Auchland; and Mr. George Warne,

These are a French line, which VERY WEAK CONDITION Ireland, caused by the appointment plans to start fa January with two ships on the Havre-Vigdo New York-Havana ran; and the Red Star Line, which is entering the steamer Peunland on the New York Havana and West Indies

route.

It is not yet known whether

these lines will attempt to meet the Ward Line's 26 per cent. re- duction in passenger rales,

London, Dec. 30. "Although more favourable bulle. Lins have been published over the early part of the week-end, an air of anxiety for His Majesty, pre-

vuils.

crowd outside Buckingham Palace There was a very large this evening, swalling the only

bulletin of the day.

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Australia were all out in the Third Test Match at Melbourne to-day for 397 runs, and England had made 47 runs for the loss of one wicket when stumps were The match was resumed this morning in brilliant weather, and Bradman (26) went to the wickets the not out pair, Ryder (111) and clicered by 55,000, spectators, number rarely seen at the opening of a day's play in the past.

The start

was sensational::

THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK,

The world has seen plenty of automo biles. But the world has never seen mi automobile like this. JUST PLAIN WONDERFUL" is the general vardiol on the Silver Anniversary Buick.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephons Castel valle

1266 or 1267.

33 Wong Nal Cheag Road ............... Happy Valley,

SALVATION ARMY'S GRIM MURDER AT

WANGHAI.

CONTROL.

GEN. BRAMWELL BOOTH 'STILL

AT THE HEAD, ́ ́..

DENIAL OF REPORTS.

London, Dec. 30. The Headquarters of the Salva |tion Army has issued a statement denying reports in the newspapers that, owing to the calling of the High Council, the Salvation Army. is without a head, or that the High Council is now in control.

OLD LADY FOUND STRANGLED.

JEWELLERY LOSS RUNNING INTO THOUSANDS.

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.

A grim discovery was made this morning at No, 23, Swatow Lane, The statement says that "unless Wanchai, when an old woman, Mrs. and until removed by the High Tang Chow Shi, was found strangl Connell, which meets on January 8th, General Bramwell Booth re-ed to death. All her belongings, the Army, and in that capacity dollars in value, were stolen by the mains the head and sole trustee of amounting to several thousand continues to sign necessary legal documents.

supposed murderers, It was posted at about 8.30 p.m. Labour member for Wansbeck.

"As when the General has been. The affair is now occupying the Four candidates will probably. contest the Midlothian seat, the Ryder was in difficulties with away from International Head attent of the police in Wanchai Tate's bowling from the start, and quarters, vialting the Army over-and the murder squad of the force Scottish Nationalists having he had only added one run to his sens, Commissioner E. J.. Higgins, is concentrating attention on all left by the us decided to nominale a candidate, as overnight total when he mistinei the Chief of Staff, continues to possible clues

Army's worldwide Ballants. well as each of the three principal a good ball and was easily taken direct the

at short-leg by Hendren. Ryder's operations." ... parties.

The statement concludes by innings was a perfect. captain's effort. He batted steadily for empliasising that the working of three hours and 40 minutes, giving the Salvation Army is not affect only one chance-before he had ed by the calling of the Council- ecorect, and he hit one 6,and six 4's, Reuter, His most notable strokes were some superb driver.

On Friday, the Associate Direc- tor of the Cunard Line protested ¦ and stated; in the United States Shipping" Board that the assignment of the 9.8. President Roosevelt to the the Cunard Company, violates the Havand Line, in competition with

United States shipping law of 1910.

By the time the Fire Brigade arrived at the dock with pumps and re-floats, the superstructure was burning furiously and the tank of getting it under was al-Reuter's American Service, most hopeless from the outset.

He threatened to appeal to the Law Courts for relief in the event of the Curard Line suffering an- preciable damage as a result.--

Superstructure Goes First.

My whole of the centre, Includ-

g the frat-class passenger ac- commodation, the bridge and the

"The King has had a quiet day. There is no change to " report in Ita Majesty's condi- Lion."

(Signed) Stanley Hewett,

Hugh Rigby, Dawson of Penn.

Although no comment is forth coming from an authoritative Palace circle, it is understood that to-night's bulletin, while not re-. garded as unfavourable, is not as

PORT AUTHORITY IN satisfactory as could have been

SHANGHAI?

BE AFOOT

saloons werairly destroyed, and BIG SCHEMES REPORT the fire continued unchecked throughout the day, sweeping the great ship from end to end.

A Havas message, the first res ceived in Hongkong giving news of the outbreak, stated that the fire was out of control, though there was no victim, to the ship

was in dry-dock for her annum overhaul when the fire occurred.

Seventeen Years in Far East.

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Sho had only just completed her voyage from the Far East to Mar seilles, leaving Hongkong on No- vember 20th. She was due back on February 11th, and it is presumed, therefore, that she had been in dock for several days.

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Built in 1911 by the Messagerien Maritimes for their Far Eastern service at La Clotat, and during her

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hoped.

That the doctors report no change after a lapsa of twenty- TO progress is a matter of extreme four hours, shows that the King's

Shanghai, Dec. 31.'

It is learned this morning that

it is likely that Shanghai will sec

There will be a three-corneret contest at Wansbeck,

At Bishop Auckland, where Mr. Hugh Dalton, who is at present Member of Parliament for Perk hna, is the prospective Labour

“TELEGRAPH'S” LATEST

FEATURE

He scored 112 out of 225 while he was at the crease,

Oldfield in Trouble.. Oldfield, promoted in the bat- ting order, found the fast wicket unsettling, and he was sent back after scoring three runs. He touched a fast one from Geary

lowness. There is no indication Daily Bridge Puzzleg to Begin on but only succeeded in playing

of any progress at all, though.at the same time, no ground appears to have been lost.

The King's medical advisera nil

the establishment of a Port Au-along have anticipated that pro- thority very shortly."

A scheme is afoot le croate n Harbour Board.

If the scheme comes to fruition, a channel is projected through the Pair Flats, under revised plans designed to protect foreign and Chinese shipping interests.-Out On Correspondent.

DISTRESSED MINERS

FUND.

seventeen years, she had proved one FINE RESPONSE TO PRINCE'S

of the most popular of the French

liners. She was 12,989 tons prosa,

was 810 feet long, 61.6 feet brond

and drew 42 feet of water.

Day Long Struggles,

The cause

APPEAL.

London, Dec, 20. Constributions continue to pour into the Mansion House in res- ponse to the appeal of the Prince of the blaze is un-of Wales, broadcast on Christmas night, for gifta for the Lord known, and the remarkable rupidity Mayor's Miners Distress Fund. with which it spread is equally dịf- The gifts received yesterday in- ficult to understand. Thousands of cluded a second donation of £1,000 tons of water were poured into the from the City of Norwich and Vessel, but the fire burned uncheck-$1,200 from Working.

The Fund has now reached

ed all day and all hope of getting it total of £346,000-British Wire- order control was abfindoned.

All her internal fittings were com- pletely destroyed, only the shell lating and her frames being saved, says a Reuter message.

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Millions Damage.

ller engines are so badly dam- aged as to be beyond repair.

Another Reuter message, con- firmed by Havas, states that the Paul Locat is regarded as a total loss. The damage is estimated at 50,000,000 francs, which is to the ship alone. No cargo was, of course, involved.

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Previous Fire Disnsler.

This is the second big fire dis-. nster suffered by the Messageries Maritimes within recent times. It will be recalled that the liner Fontainebleau, while at Djibouti some months ago, Look fire in the Harbour and was burned to the water's edge, the vessel sinking.

The outstanding feature of thut mishap was the fact that the ship was on her maiden voyage.

It is understood that attempts are now being made to salvage the wreck of the Fontainebleau in Djibouti Harbour.

Эгин.

SCHNEIDER TROPHY

RACE.

GERMANY & U.S. EXPECTED TO COMPETE

gress must be extremely slow, but the long Interval without any change would seem to suggest that the progress is oven slower than had been expected.

Ray Therapy treatment WAB again administered to-night.

Still Hopeful.

Palace circles aro still hopeful. Apart from the fact that the four previous bulletins encouraged restrained optimism, there are Heveral reassuring indications that anxiety has been to some extent relieved.

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Saturday night's bulletin which atated that tho King had had a quiet day and that the slow Improvement noted in the morning had continued, added that buletin would be issued until to-night. This was regarded na a favourable sign, though the no change reported to-night ta not gratifying.

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Wednesday

Starting on Wednesday, there will appear in the Teles graph a new dally feature which should prove of much interest to bridge players, and for which we have ac quired the exclusive rights to Hongkong.

The feature comprises a series of Bridge Puzzles; each one showing the closing stages of a given hand. The lay-out of the cards will be given, and the Idos. is to dis. cover the method in which the hand can be finished so as to yield the best results.

The solution of, oach puzzle will be printed with it, in or der that those who try their skill may be able to check up the play.

Get the Telegraph dally, and take part in this fascinating pastiine,

candidate, the Labour Excutive has decided to invite his wife, Mrs. Dalton, to contest the British Wirelces.

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on. The sixth wicket fell 287.

Bradman was joined at the wicket by EL ABeckett, the young Varsity bowler, and the pair batted until lunch-time with- out being separated. ·

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CHILEAN TOWNS TO BE REBUILT

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RELIEF FUND FOR EARTH-

"KUAKE VICTIMS,

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A reporter of the Hongkong Tek- graph, who visited the scene of the crime this morning, found an ex- cited group of relatives anxious to tell their story and showing. signs of being much affected by the loss of the old lady.

Amah Disappears,

It would appear that the old wo- man lived at No, 23, Swatow Lane by hetsolf, except for an amál, who has since disappeared.

· The woman's sons and family lived at No. 20, Swatow Lane, which is next door to the house The Chilcon Legation London where the murdered woman wAE-

found this morning Communica has received the following teletion between the two boucest graphic, message on the earth- however, possible by means of a quake havoc from the Chilean door through the verandah. Government:

Up to the present casualties

Grim Discovery.

When one of the grandsons went Neither player was the number 250 killed and 600 wound- tó' wake Mra. Tang for breakfast Second Test team and their suc-ed.

this morning, a horrible acend The Government has sent rail greeted his eyes. Lying on her cess was gratifying to the Aus- tralian crowd although runs came way trains and men-of-war to the bed was the body of the old lady, areas with supplies with a stream of blood issuing very slowly. Bradman reached devastated his personal half-century after Communications have beou re from her mouth. Her hands and butting for an hour and 46 min-established. Reconstruction every legs were bound by cords, and, where has been started vigorously judging from the algid condition Congress has passed mousures of the body, life must have been authorising the expenditure of extinct for some hours prior to the 2,000,000-peaos for immediate re-discovery. lief expenses, and prohibiting speculation in building materiala... The old woman had several thousand dollars'; worth of jewel. The Mortgage Bank will issue lory in the house, as well as some thirty millions of pesos in 7 per deposit receipts. On examination, cent, bonds with a yearly sinking, the family found that all these fund, of 1 per cent. for loans for had been stolen. A search was the reconstruction of buildings,

then made for the amah, but whe was nowhere to be found.

"Tate's Great Bowling. Tate was bowling magnificently, and when he showed a sign of tiring and, was Anken off, his analysis for the, morning read:

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It is hoped that Talca and Con-

was also noticeable that while Duckworth was giving noth ing away, he was not taking the ball cleanly. This was due to the fact that he left thumb was ex-stitucion may be rebuilt within a tremely painful. He put it out on Saturday in stopping, a ball on the leg alde from Geary.

At the lunch interval Bradmun had scored 60 and A'Beckett was Public Relieved,

seat.not out with 23 to his credit. The public also placed a similar

There were 58,000 present after a Interpretation on the announce- [At Londonderry in the last Gen-lunch, the cricket being very quiet.

ment that Princess Mary, who had

.eral Election, Bir Malcolm Bradman was clean-bowled by Ham. bren staying at the Palace for Macnaghten had a majority of mond having given an admirable nearly a month felt justified in over 26,000 against the Republican display lasting 194 minutes. leaving London yesterday after-candidate, an Independent Conser hit nine 4's. noon to join Viscount Lascelles vative also polling a few hundred and their two sons, who have spent | voles. Christmas at Harewood Hall in Yorkshire.

The movements, of the Prince of Wales also indicated that anxiety had been somewhat relieved.

He was out hunting_yesterday with the Belvoir. Pack and on

At North Midlothian, the late Sir George Hutchison's majority over the Labour candidate was 2,147,

The late Mr. Ben Spoor, at Blab- op Auckland, polled 2,920 votes more than his Liberal opponent.

At Wansbeck, the late Mr. George the Conservative candidato.)

He

A'Beckett gave an unstylish dis- play, but scored, 41 and hit six 4's. He batted for 142 minutes.

Tea Interval Score. The tea Interval was taken when the score stood at 894 for eight wickets.

Only three runs were added on resumption, Oxenham and Grim-

year.

RUBBER COMPANY SECURITIES..

NEW YORK SCHEME FOR TRADING.

The house in which the crime occurred is divided into two com- partments, the old woman occupy- ing one and tho amah the other. The amah, it is understood, and been for some years employed with the household." 2.

Heard Nothing,-

The relatives living next door, on being questioned this morning, said they heard nothing during the New York, Deo. 80.

night, but added that unless somet A scheme is being worked out for thing caused an exceptionally loud the establishment of a special denotee, it might not be heard by partment of the Stock Exchange to them, because of the thickness of trade in securities of rubber com- the wall between the houses.

The intruders, besides rifling the panies.

The scheme tentatively provides safe and stealing all the valuables for the listing of British, Dutch and it contained, also opened several with on the exchange or kerbly this was easily done and would probably cause little noise, es- market.

Schneider receipt of advices from the doctors Warne had a majority of 2,284 over mett being quickly disposed of other stocks at present not dealt boxes in the house, but, apparent-

London, Dec. 30. Entries for the Trophy seaplane race are now ex- pected by the Royal Aero Club from Germany As well, as the United States. The entries elone .1o-morrow.

Entries have already been re- ceived from France and, Italy, each of which is sending three renplanes British Wireless.

SHANGHAI TRAMWAY

STRIKE.

BACK OF THE DISPUTE BROKEN.

at Buckingham Palace he changed his plans for returning to London in the afternoon and remained for the week-end at Melton Mowbray,

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R.A.F. RESCUES FROM KABUL

AEROPLANES STILL ACTIVE DESPITE SNOW..

Australia batted for 497 minutes.

At the close of play England had made 47 for 1 wicket.

Australia. 1st Innings. W. M. Woodfull,' c Jardine, b

Tate V. Y. Richardson, e Duckworth, b

Larwood

Allsleading Reports, **** Reports which have appeared that the King has been uncon- ucleus for long periods are very misleading at this stage of illness. Instead of anxiety being in-

since. Thursday, creased

the reverso is the ease.

Stream is laid, however, on the fact that the King's condition re- in spite of the heavy snowfall, E. L. A'Bockelt, e Duckworth, mains one of great weakness and have brought in another party of

R. K. Oxenham, b Geary this is the chief cause of anxiety, refugees, including the wife of e. V. Grimmett, e Duckworth, The question of blood transfusion Mohamed Ashruf, a. College Pro-

H. L. Hendry, e Jardine, b Lar

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A. F. Kipper, e Jardine, b Lar.

wood

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Peshawar, Dec, 30.

J. Ryder, Hendren, b Tate British troop-carrying planes, D. Bradman, b Hammond venturing the trip to Kabul again W. A. Oldfield, b Geary ..

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It is authoritatively stated, has fossor, and the families of eight D. Binckis not out not been considered.

Turkish officers employed in the Afghan army ---Reuter-gu**

b Geary...

Extras

Total

Bowling Analysis.

Shanghul, Dec. 31. The back of the tram strike haa

It is understood that the

To-day's Obervatory report.

been broken, atx hundred employees, measures decided on Friday for

New Delhi, Dec. 29... states that there appears to be a returning to work

representing half the striking staff, increasing the King's general

The Afghan Trade Agent at yesterday, strength relate to a new course Peshawar has been to Dakka and depression to the east of Shang-There is little possibility of 'n re-of medicine.

claims to have made

a definite Larwood hal and a new anticyclone over sumption of the dispute.

The Duke and Duchess of York settlement with the Khugianle. Tate China, Fresh monsoon may be The firm stand taken by the Com- | have returned to London from So far the British Air Force has Geary expected over the China Sea. The pany has exerted a moral effect Northamptonshire and dined with rescued 68 wonen and children, Hammond forecast till noon to-morrow 18:- which will prova 'useful in the fu- the Queen-Router and British and is attempting further evacua- White N.Ewinds, fresh; fine.

ture, Our Own Correspondent. Wireless.

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Jardine

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It is believed that the shares of pecially if the keys were in the a great many out of the 1,500 com- possession of the murdered woman. panies producing rubber in the Far Police photographors, together Enst will be available for trading with a large number of Chinese 7 in New York. Reuter's American and European detectives and in- terpreters, were promptly on the Service.

scene this morning, and several photographs were taken, whilst statements were secured from all the occupants of the neighbouring

WOLVES ON WARPATH' IN POLAND.

ATTACKING PEOPLE AND CATTLE

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Warsaw, Doc. 30: Owing to a sudden spell af extremely cold weather, especially

397 to the castern border districts, large numbers" of wolves AZO

w. ravaging the country."

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Peasants and cattle have been

house.

The body was later removed to the Mortuary, where à post mortem examination will be held.

PARAGUAY'S LOAN-

· FOR DEFENCE.

TILL INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS.

Asuncion, Déc. 80.y

repeatedly attacked, there being The President of Paraguay has

six deaths in the Vilne district.

Two men engaged in amuggling from Lithuania have been com- pletely devoured-Reuter.

introduced into Congress _Bill authorlaing the floating of a loan of 100,000,000 pesos, for purposes of national defance, Reuter,