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日八廿月四

036 PER ANNUR

LOCAL BRANCH.

SINOLA COPT 19 CENTS

YUTA'S VERSION OF POSEIDON DISASTER.

MASTER DISCLAIMS Heavy Fine on A LIBERAL NO SENSATION

RESPONSIBILITY.

SUBMARINE'S SUDDEN CHANGE OF COURSE.

NAVAL CRAFT IN

MIDDLE COURSE

OF STEAMER TRAFFIC.

EFFORTS to salvage the wreck of the Poseidon have

so far proved unavailing, but it anticipated that, provided the weather is favourable, success will be achieved shortly.

The master of the Yuta to-day relates in detail the circumstances of the collision from the steamer's ; viewpoint. He declares that the tragic collision was entirely due to a sudden change of course, by the submarine and denies all responsibility for the disaster. The Yuta had a full view of the Poseidon four miles away from the point of the collision.

SUBMARINE'S MANOEUVRES.

Daily Mail.

Competitions on the Derby.

OTHER JOURNALS

INVOLVED.

of

London, June 12. Official disapproval newspaper competitions took A new form to-day when the Daily Mail, the Daily Herald and the Daily Mirror

summoned

at Bow Street

with Police Court, offences under the Betting Acts.

were

LABOUR TALK.

Crisis May Be Averted.

ACCOMMODATION

EXPECTED.

London, June 12.

FOR ONCE.

COUNTY CRICKET

RESULTS.

Padder Bldg.

Bulls and Inners

ᄆᄆ From the Office Butts.

It's hard to find a money-lender

[People are complaining that the

f Hongkong who doesn't take weather so far this year, is not the interest In his work.

weather to which we are ordinarily DO

secustomed.]

New Saying: "It's a great life if you don't week-end."

We suppose girls kiss and make up because the make-up comes off.

Another infamous saying:-"I

ко

to the dentist."

And another:-"I had the bes time of my life at your party!"

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BIG HOBBS SUTCLIFFE rather like goln

PARTNERSHIP.

KENT WIN AGAIN. read by the more intelligent

viated.

was

Interest was largely centred |

A contemporary claims that it

and better educated people of the Colony. This may explain why such a overwhelming minority.

If Smedley Butler tours Europe this summer, as it is repofted, he will probably omit Italy..

There

The weather this year

Is really unique,

And worse than the year before. To make it quite clear, Take a stroll on the Peak, Then think of the days of yore. And so It oceurs,

Each year is all wrong, And we mean it was never like

this;

Our wives costly furs, We would sell for a song, For what they can't wear they

won't miss.

But still it remains, It's fog, rain or shine, Coolish or dumpish or wet; No matter the country, Romo

people will whine,

It's always bad weather they

ket!

--CYN.

is an old expression which says, "See Naples and Die."

DO ០៨

Someone has advoented mackin- Butterflies, say a naturalis, tosh bathing at Repulse Bay. On cat practically nothing. Imitato

hem, and you may also acquire to know if he could do the same. hearing of this MacCohen wanted

ច ជ

vings.

London, June 12: Wet weather continues to dog The certainty that Liberal county cricket and only three of the matches commenced on Wed- persistence in their attitude to nesday were brought to a de- the land tax proposals would re-inite conclusion. Some of the sult in the defent of the Govern- ment. who have made it quite games were considerably abbre clear that they will resist the

The best performunes The charges were lodged in amendment proposed, bas im-credited to Kent, who overwhelm connexion with the running of pressed itself on the Liberals and ed Northamptonshire, while Notts

reial competitions on the re- there is now a possibility that a seared a good, win over Essex. sult of last week'a Derby. All dissolution will be averted. three journals were convicted The leaders of the Liberal and upon the Gentlemen-Players match Hongkong got the Derby result The Soviet is now dumping, and substantially fined.

Parliamentary Parties met to-day at the Oval, and another double rom Home in three seconds, beans on the world's markets, The Public Prosecutor, taking to explore the situation that has century partnership for the first We'll be content if we get the The

Bolshie attitude towards The Daily Mail case first, explain-arisen over the Liberal party's wicket between Hobbs and Sut-Currency Commission's Report in other nations has always indicated ed that the journal offered to dis- amendment to the land taxation eliffe provided much entertain-double the time.

proposals uf the Government's ment. The match was left drawn, Finance Bill. The deliberations strongly in favour of the Players. The man who will probably be continued during

The results at a glance, together} s always the weekend.

with principal individual per-giving someone Newspapers to-day express the belief that an accommodation is formances, follow: likely to be found and that the erisis anticipated in Mr. Lloyd j George's Edinbatrul speech yester- day may be avoided.

tribute £7,500 among competitors who placed the first five horses in the ace. The competitors were allowed to fill in as many coupon as they like, as long

they whojafixed a three-hult-penny”

tamp apon each.

Newchwang, Jun 12, frommanders of other ships, Captain Tahshi Tyeishi, the hurrfed to the scene. skipper of the N.. Yuta. which ramed and wank H.M.S. Poseidon. intervieved this, evening, on the arrival of the stemmi at New

nwang, expressed his stavete ve- gret and profound sympathy with " the relatives of the victims.

"Some divergence of opinion was revealed regarding the field!

'Thirteen Correct,

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of vision and the time involved tion in the light of a wager

Counsel construed this condi-

on

the

Prime Minister was accompanied

in -day's conversations, in the callision, but the com-the result of the race, contrary by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, mander of the Poseldon did not

to law. It had transpired. deny the course he had taken said, that thirteen

be Mr. Philip Snowden, who is in people had charge of the Finance Bill und prior to the crash, He stated that shortly before

succeeded in placing the first Mr. Lloyd George and Sir Herbert the tragic collision he bert the

"After the statements iad been ve horses correctly.

Samud attended on behalf of the bridge to take lunch, leaving the exchangeth, they were duly signed.) A defective, cross-examined by Liberals. Chinese chief officer in control. All the negotiations, were

A full meeting of the Liberali ron-Mr. Birkin, who appeared for the The position of the Powulon, he ¡ducted in an amicable atmosphere, į defence, expressed ignorance of Party on Monday will finally decide | said, was noted by him before I was strongly impressed by the whether the Post Offer offered the etion to be taken on the amend- leaving. The craft was hevesto gentlemanly #titude ot The to turn into cush the entry stamps ment which is tabled for considera- at a disront of five per cent. tion in the Commons on Tuesday.

four miles ahead.

Position Movest.

The male thought that the Yuta, by holding her course, would be able to pass the submarine in safety, and the steaner was doing trn-knots.

At 12.08 p.m. Thy Poseidon began to move, gathered speed, and ap peared to be crossing the steamer's path, and, according to the inter- national ende, had the right of way. The mate, in consequence, turned the steamer to pass round the sub. marine's sieru.

At 12.10, the mate, with whistle- blasts, veered the course of, the Yuta tu starboard.

The Poseidon Then again hove-to abruptly, and turned to the left, apparently intending to

British officers.

"On the unfortunate day, the weather was cleay. There was no wind and visibility was excellent..

"The calamity was entirely due to the sudden change of course of the Poseidon, which had been have-to, and the collision occurred on a course which is the heaviest in traffic of all courses off the North China coast."

Entertaining Defence.

Mr. Birkin put up 1 FE enter- taining defence, elting the ex- entries amples of half a crown for golf club competitions, or the offering of prizes in the name of Wimbledon finalists against the payment of a small entrance fee,

The Chief Magistrate said he was not convinced by the defence. He fined the Daily Mait £30 and The skipper went on to say: Daily Herald and the Daily Mirror, £50 casts, and similarly fined the "The British naval vessels have but with nominal costs. hitherto conducted

their man-

The cases are likely to be car-| neuvres usually ten miles off the course, buf the Poseidon was tied to higher courts.--Henter. found on the middle of the course.")

Responsibility Denied.

Captain Tyeishi disclainuxí all

cross the way of the steamer, responsibility for the collision, but

EMPRESS TRAGEDY,

HOSPITAL.

The crash then becume inevit-said with regret that there might BILAS NOW IN THE MENTAL able. The male, taken aback by have been an emergency measure the manoeuvre of the submarine, ¦ possible and taken successfully blow danger blasts and ordered bad he been on the bridge at the

(eritical moment.----Renter. the steamer astern at full speed.

Rush on Deck.

At the sound of the danger

blast, sald Captain Tyeishi, STIFF SENTENCE

Jumped from the dining table and! sprang upon the deck, only to find the Yuta's bow running into thei starboard side of the Poseidon. That was at 12.12 p.

He lost no time in ordering rope ladders to be thrown out.

FOR GIALDINI.

FIVE YEARS AND TEN MONTHS.

In connexion with the tragedy Jon board the Empress of Canada, a report issued from Poller Head- quarters this morning stated that, on the instructkins of the Port Health Officer, the bodies of two Chinese were removed to the Kowloon Mortuary,

The two men were Yan Tank-yo, 32, ship's "boy" and Chan Ki-yu, aged 39, ship's earpenter, who were alleged to have been stabbed ito death on the Empress of Canada on the high seas on June The impact was heavy and

Milan, June 12.

5 by Graciano Bilns who is now immediately the seas became

In custody. The alleged assailant John Cialdini, the Italian spread over with oil, apparently

with has since been removed to the owing to the destruction of the offences similar to those which Mental Hospital.

Poseidon's tank.

sociate of Hatry, charged

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resulted in sentence of fourteen)

When the commander 'and(years' penal servitude on Clarence!

twenty four mumbers of the crew Hatry, was found guilty after, a CAPONE AND GANG had been rescued, the submarine trial insting six days, and

Rent-

disappeared bows first. Only tenced to imprisonment for five five of the crew succeeded in get-years and ten months and a tiné ting to the surface after the sub-of 10,000 fire. marine had foundered.

One year of the sentence and The Poseidon's consort happen-the whole of the fine is remitted and undr the public amnesty granted rushed to the scene on the news last year on the occasion of the

ed

to be four miles away.

of the disaster.

Interview on Medway.

wedding of the It list Crown Prince.

Ginidini has already spont

Reuter.

IL

INDICTED.

FIVE THOUSAND OFFENCES.

Chicago, June 12.

Al Capone and sixty-eight others, many of whom are members of Capone's syndicate, have been in-

for conspiracy to violate the Pro- hibition Law.

The skipper, continuing his year in prison since his arrestdicated by the Federal Grand Jury

story, sald: "Then I went to the consort with the commander of the Poneidon

Commander (Llout.

In an attempt to commit suicide, a

The indictments charge Capono's G. W. Galpin) together with mem-Chinese named Kwong, Man, aged 30,

gang on no fewer than 5,000 bars of the crew which the Yutaj of an unnamed. street in Kowloon

offences. had rescued from the submarine. City, Jumped into the harbour off the

It will be recalled that a week "We exchanged statements re- Mongkok Ferry Man Sang whilst it Karding the disaster in the pre- was on route to Hongkong at 6 p.m. ago Capone surrendered on a charge sance of the commander of the the Government Civil. Hospital. His was released on bail of $50,000-

yesterday. The man was taken to of non-payment of Income Tax and consort (H.MS. Medway) and the condition, however, is not serious. Router's American Servico.....

-British Wireless,

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.

Notts beat Ennex by 102 runs

Nottingham.

a. piece of his nind probably hasn't

much

eft for self.

him-

D D

Kent bent Northants by an innings

and 118, at Tonbridge. Middlesex won on first' Innings v. People who

Worcester, af. Lord's,

just. ait and Lancashire bent Hampshire on first | wait for a break

innings, at Southampton.

Sussex beat Glamorgan on the first

innings, of Brighton.

Friendless.

Gentlemen v. Players-Drawn, Gloucester V New

Drawn.

Zeninnd.-

Continued on Page 7.)-

usually wind

up broke.

ᄆᄆ

**I'm

willing

a desire to give them beans,

He: Darling, I'm afraid we'll have to manage differently. Fin not making expenses.

to live and let Al live." anys Leicester hout Cambridge by five Capone. But he She: Now, don't you worry,

wickets.

doesn't say for You just go on with pur work how much.

and I'll make them. ☐ ☐ Flight Lieutenant Scott has just established the double record for

tralia. Great Scott!

NAVY LEAGUE OPENS POSEIDON flying between England and Aus-

· DISASTER FUND.

Telegraph's Contribution of Five

Hundred Dollars.

The "Telegraph" is authorised by the President (Mr. A. L. Shields) to announce that the Hongkong Branch of the Navy League has decided to open a fund for the relief of the dependents of those who lost their lives in the Poseidon submarine disaster.

Subscripitions will be acknowledged in the Press and may be sent through any of the local news- papers.

The "Hongkong Telegraph" is pleased to be among the first to respond to the appeal, and is donating a sum of $500 (Five Hundred Dollars).

International comradeship has been well exemplified in Shanghai, says our correspondent in the Northern port cabling this morning, by the prompt response to the appeal for the Poseidon Relief Fund.

Vice-Admiral Sir Howard Kelly has wired his thanks for the initiative taken by the North China Daily News, whose list has already exceeded $10,000.

The Shanghai Times list has reached $1,500.

The Nanking Theatre, Chinese-owned, and the American Fox Film Corporation, have generously placed at the Fund's disposal the whole of the proceeds of Sunday evening's performance.

Readers who desire to subscribe to the local fund are invited to make use of the form appended;

NAVY LEAGUE POSEIDON DISASTER FUND.

The Manager,

J

Hongkong Telegraph,

1/3 Wyndham Street.

Herowith the sum of

.dollars which

I shall be glad if you will forward to the Hongkong branch of the Navy League in aid of the dependents of the Poseidon victims.

Name

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A reader calls attention to the fact that our streets are often Hittered with banana skins, Obviously there's a need for watch on the rind!

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Our usiness

men are making

a great uphili atruggle these days, but it's the customers

who

get the

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Your interest

will keep grow-

credit.

ing in the gar

den if other

things do!

ᄆᄆ

This brighter move-

crickel

nient seems to suggest that there is no rest

for the wicket. 口口

Whee matshed I have none; Oh, how can I go for a swim?

Or andress as it takes my whim,

A thing that "en't done:" And yet, perhaps, if goaded on, I may, to put it pat, Defy Hongkong con-ven-ti-on And swim in puria nat!

In a recent cricket match at Leicester, father and son both Poland wants Puderewski back scored centuries, Runa in the again. Possibly to stare off family! crochetty extremists.

Local business men predict an

The dole may be abused at end of the slump in the autumn.

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Home, but, for that matter, so is Which autumn, is not stated.

the employment system in Hong- kong by some of our young work shys.

☐ ☐

It is not only in tennis that

some of our flappers get into fast មនH,

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We're a dignified community, We assert with great impunity, That we must preserve immuni-

ty,

From the really common fry.

We've our various societies, Our customs, fods and pieties.

A psychologist says it's easy to

discover the origin of melancholia, other words, tracing ""The Birth of the Blues,"

In

U O Suede shows for men are said to be out of fashion. Suede in the balance and found wanting.

Peaches are said to be an excel- lent summer diet. Some of our young bloods discovered this lang... ago.

០ ០ For eighteen days try diet case, kong's, trade depression has been Lord Passfield says that Hong- For we'll really do or die.

complicated by the currency 'pro-

Of course there is St. George's, blem. In other words, our An exclusive clique that forgen, monetary system is too weak to Foreign friendships after maintain a healthy o circulation.

gorges,

On a night that's never dry.

Several politicians of the name of Wu are figuring prominently in And then there is St. Andrew's, the Chinese news. We shall soon

Where we mingle with the Clan

whone,

Ever boasting of the grand

views,

"Back in Scotland, Ind, och-ay

Shure wa

Patrick's. That emerald sat in matrix. With old Jokes that do the hat

tricks,

won't forget St.

need a "Who's Wu

Mary had a little lamb

(According to the menu): But years had rolled since it

left the fold, The waltor said--and he knew,

New Recipe: Gooseberry Goofie:

Take

large, sound gooseberry and place on one side (or both). Also take a pint of But when it comes to bathing, cream, whipped into submission, All the best of cliques are and as soon as the mixture has

reached the consistency of a par

And a whisky made from rye.

senthing, They're united, sea's a play- liamentary candidato, cut, shuffle

and deal. thing,

Not correct for common fry.

DO

--CYN

There's a fortune awaiting the man who'll invent la typewriter.

Free Icecream is how given to that'll make. a non-committal

woo golfers. The real golfers wiggle when you're not sure about

continue to get free advice.

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Reference by a contemporary to

the spelling,

There's not much fun in being a

the local "Battery Club" was bowler," says a cricketar. Or syng

[probably unconscious,"

w poft fejt hat, for that matté ARDELNÍ