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Newspaper
Lloyds Weekly News
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 20, 1903
Page
1
Special Sunday edition lists page seven offer of Lloyds photograph postcards and a packed schedule of wartime and society items. From foreign telegrams to police, law, trends and advertisements the issue covers politics, sports, theatre, fashion, domestic life, and public notices with many named places and events.
Aden telegram notes Italian cruiser Cristoforo Colombo sailing to Somali coast amid rebellion reports. It cites Italo British coordination with shared crews and joint operations, praising Britain’s actions as boosting prestige while approving the Somaliland campaign plan.
A serious collision occurred in the English Channel today between the British barquentine Ocean Monarch of Guernsey, Captain Bedgood, bound from Guernsey to London, and the German steamer Hochheimer, Captain Fisehbeck. The Ocean Monarch sustained serious damage and was towed into Cherbourg by towage.
The Rev. H. C. B. Campbell, once an Anglican clergyman, was today ordained a Roman Catholic sub-deacon by Cardinal Respighi at the Church of St. John Lateran in Rome.
The Thibet mission may be delayed for days in the Chumbi Valley as transport trains are organized and the expedition is unlikely to advance beyond Phakri for the present, according to Reuter.
About fifty people in Curmaitz have fallen ill after eating minced beef with arsenic suspected. Some cases are serious. An official inquiry is under way. Reuter reports.
A Turkish detachment besieged Bulgarian band led by Captain Christo Petrof at Chiftlik Yenise, killing three Bulgarians while eight survivors escaped after the wounded chief was recovered. The Turkish commander faced bribery charges for alleged complicity in the escape.
In Hanover the German Emperor attended a religious service at the Garrison Church to mark the 100th anniversary of the former Hanoverian regiments, later reviewing thousands of veterans. Berlin reports the Army Gazette announces a jubilee medal struck from captured gun bronze, bearing the Waterloo Column and dates of the anniversary and current celebrations.
The King of Denmark and Prince Waldemar arrived in Gmunden at three this afternoon for the silver wedding celebration of the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland. The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin joined later, welcomed by the Duke. The town is heavily decorated as the event proceeds.
Lord Milner arrived in Johannesburg to day and was greeted by principal officials residents and a large public crowd who gave him an enthusiastic reception.
On the hundred years jubilee of three Hanoverian regiments the Kaiser reviewed the troops at Waterloo Place, Hanover. He introduced a special medal for veterans who joined the Hanoverian army before 1866, and despite throat trouble he appeared on horseback and in an open carriage in cold wet weather.
A fire at Walden University in Nashville Tennessee destroyed the campus including Central College for Young Black Women. Reports list 4 fatally injured and about 30 others hurt many of whom are Black women with one exception the preceptress. The blaze occurred at night with students asleep and no fire escapes available.
A Paris note on the cake walk as amusement fading but the Christmas doll remains a delight as it dances through all evolutions of the popular performance.
Reports claim war between Russia and Japan while Japanese Minister in London reports no official confirmation from Tokio. Officials note bellicose rumors from unofficial sources and expected Russian note delay due to Baron von Rosen sickness. Russian warships at Bizerta denied signaling Far East actions with movements planned for February.
Tokyo dispatch reports General Yamani recalled to join the TokIo general staff after attacks at Pekin. Colonel Aoki to succeed Yamani. he wields influence with Yuan Shikai and senior Chinese officials. Reorganization faces foreign adviser warnings, while Tokio asserts readiness for war if needed. A Russian war loan of 100 million dollars in the US is reportedly sought. The St Petersburg telegram outlines Japan’s Korea aims and Russia’s counterproposals in a tense exchange. The China squadron is to be reinforced due to Far East tensions.
Communications have passed between Downing Street and the British Legation in Japan as the Admiralty prepares for all eventualities. Lloyds reports a 50 percent surge in insurance rates for vessels bound for Japan, while Viscount Hayashi in London notes volunteers offering service to Japan though foreigners cannot be employed on active service.
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha liner network from Yokohama to Port Said Singapore Hongkong and Europe plus Australia forms a potent asset for Japan. Its 248000 tons of transport capacity could be rapidly converted for military use to move troops and supplies, aiding Japan in Korea or Manchuria and challenging Russian sea power. The newest Nippon ships like Aki Maru at 6444 tons rival protected cruisers, underscoring Britain’s transport prowess in South Africa and Japan’s advantage in war logistics.
A French liner Alexandria, towed by a tug, vanished during a hurricane with many passengers aboard. A German Marconi equipped vessel searched the North Sea for days, picking up wreckage before reports said the ship foundered near Flamborough Head. The catastrophe is blamed on ballast shortage in severe gale conditions. The German tug captain recounted the futile search and wreck findings at Middlesbrough.
The Rev J W MacMillan curate of Farnham parish church is appointed chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury in place of Rev C P Banks who recently advanced. The Vicar of St Marys Hackerton seeks gifts of any usable effects for aiding the parish’s poor.
The Admiralty approved a six subject gunnery and torpedo training scheme for seamen, effective December 1. Q.G. rating to be discontinued, AB qualification requires 70 percent in each subject, torpedo training pursued after AB. A marine gunnery instructor allowance 6d daily from December 1. Marine details under review and officer pay revised from 1s to 4s daily.
The Duke and Duchess of Connaught attended the Glasgow shipyard launch of the King Edward class battleship Hindustan. The vessel, laid down last October, floated within 14 months with four 12 inch guns, four 9 2 inch guns, ten 6 inch quick firers, and a guaranteed speed of 184 knots. The royal party named the ship Hindustan amid cheers as workers watched.
A Calais telegram reports that during maneuvers in the Channel the torpedo-destroyer Harpon collided with torpedo boat No. 223. No. 223 sank with the stokehold flooded and bow damage reported on Harpon. A practice torpedo from boat 137 hit a steam launch, sinking it. six sailors were rescued.
Alarm spread as a fire broke out on board the cruiser Prometheus while in dry dock at Devonport. A staging under the bows caught fire during anti fouling coating. Prompt action extinguished the blaze. bow damage and staging losses noted. The Hermes also suffered a recent outbreak in the same yard within seven days.
The remains of Lord Abinger were laid in the family crypt at Inverlochy Castle after a service in St. Andrew's Church Fort William. Local Volunteers bore the coffin as pipers played Lochaber no more. Business paused in Fort William for the funeral and a memorial service was held at St Margaret Westminster by the dean of the Chapel Royal.
The King accompanied by Capt Holford traveled by special train from Paddington to Hall Barn Beaconsfield to visit Lord Burnham chief proprietor of the Daily Telegraph. The party shot and hunted birds enjoyed luncheon and resumed sport before the King returned to London. The Queen visited the Duke of Cambridge. The Prince of Wales and Prince Charles of Denmark figures also noted with arrivals and visits.
Queen Alexandra contributes 201 pounds to Reyrolda's Christmas Dinner fund for London sandwichmen. The Prince of Wales adds 1073 pounds. Hon. Sidney Greville notes Her Majesty hopes for enough funds for a happy Christmas. A Cosmopolitans concert at the Enterprise, Long-acre, will raise further support this Sunday at 7.30.
The Duke of Saxe Coburg, to spend Christmas with his mother the Duchess of Albany at Claremont, arrived in Victoria yesterday aboard the Flushing boat express. He then drove to Waterloo and departed for Esher.
Mr Balfour is confined to his room with a chill since arriving at Knowsley last Tuesday and is not expected to be well enough to attend Whitlingham for two or three days. There is no cause for alarm in the Premier’s condition, a member of Lord Derby’s party, though he will miss the Scottish Philosophical Club meeting in Glasgow on Monday due to indisposition.
A distinguished congregation witnessed the wedding of Arthur Levita and Stephanie Agnes Cooper at St George's, with Sir Alfred Cooper giving away the bride and Major Cecil Levita as best man. After a reception hosted by Lady Agnes Cooper, the couple departed for Paris en route to Monte Carlo. Also at St Mark's North Audley Street, Fred Augustine Drake of the Rhodesian Civil Service married Rosa Maud Friedberger, elder daughter of Julius Friedberger of Portman Square.
The Westminster Dragoons D squadron held its annual dinner at the Trocadero Empire Hall. Capt. Lord Howard de Walden spoke for the corps and guests, with toasts to Colonel Burn and officers and to Capt. Pitt and Permanent Staff. A concert followed featuring Alma Jones, Ethelle Vibert, Helene Rose, Hally, Osborne, Steward, Bernard Roberts, J. Dunn, Svira, H. Meredith, and pianist Perj.
Early yesterday a fatal fire occurred in Blackdown camp five miles from Aldershot town. A hut burned completely and two others were damaged. A private of the Royal Lancasters was found burnt to death, body charred. It is unclear if he slept or returned for an item and was overcome by flames. The camp faced danger during the fire. The Chatham magistrate sent three men for trial at the Kent Assizes on a sacrilege charge at St. Paul’s Church, Chatham.
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