MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1912.
THE CHINA MATI
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THE HAYTI EXPLOSION.
A PLOT FEARED.
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LONDON, August 11.
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It is believed that President Leconte, who perished in the explosions at his palace, was the victim of a plot.
GERMAN ESPIONAGE
CASE.
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LONDON, August 11.
The Russian Captain named Koste- viteb, who was arrested in Berlin in
Jupe on a charge of espionage, has -been released, on bail.
OBITUARY.
SIR JOSEPH DIMSDALE,
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LONDON, August "11.
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HOME CRICKET RESULTS.
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WIRELESS MESSAGES
AT-SEA
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) | UNITED STATES ADOPT NEW
LONDON, August 11. Essex r. Yorkshire, at Leyton. Ton by Yorkshiso by 10 wickets.
Warwickabira e. Gloucestershire, at Birmingham. Abandoned owing to rain.
Northamptonshire v. Sussex, at Northampton. Home team won by 40
runa.
Somerset v. Worcestershire, at Taun
ton. Abandoned.
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LEGISLATION.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mall.)
LONDON, August 11.
A message from Washington staton that the House of Representatives he passed a bill providing for heavy penalties on interforence with wireless mosságós at 100, giving the Govern want control of interstate wireless
to
communication, and authorising the President be commander of wireless Lancashire v. Derbyshire, at Men-stations in time of war. chester. Lancashire won by 248 runs,
Australians v. Durham, at Sunder. land, Drawn. No points awarded,
BRITISH POLITICS.
MASTER OF ELIBANK AND
HIS SUCCESSOR.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mafl.)
Sir Joseph Dimsdale, a formar Lord・・ Mayor of London, in dand.
[Nors -Sir Joseph Dinsdale was Lord Mayor in 1901-2. Ho carried the crystal. aceplan of the City of Lendon in front of His Majesty King Edward VII at his coronation. He was Member of Parlik. ment in the Conservative interest for the City of London from 1900 to 1 and was a prominent Freemason-En. C. 3) ..
THE MIKADO'S FUNERAL.
- BRITISH AND GERMAN REPRESENTATIVES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mafl.)
LONDON, Aug. 11.
: Reuter's Tokio correspondent states that Frindo Arthur of Connaught will represent King George, and Prince Henry of Prussia the Kaiser, at the
·Funeral of the late Mikado.
TURKEY AND MONTENEGRO.
{Beuter's Service to the China Mall.)
LONDON, Aug. 11.
Router learns that Great Britain and Russia through representatives at --Constantinople and Cettinje have used their good officeà to avert a conflict between Turkey and Moctenegro.
TURKEY AND BULGARIA.
{Beuter's Service to the China Mall.)
LONDON, August 11.
The Porte, replying to the vigorous remonstrances of Bulgaria, has pro mised 4 frompt inquiry into the Dassacre at Katchana and the punish- ment of the guilty.
LATER.
A Telegram from Router's cor- respousient at Sulia states that the
excitement over the Kochana mas-
acre continues. The Press is threaten lag and clamouring for war. There is warlike agitation in Southern Bulgaria and meetings are being organised.
UNITED STATES AND JAPAN.
MR KNOX LEAVING FOR TOKYO
LATER.
Mr Enox will be accompanied by high military and naval representatives, and it is thought that he may take
LONDON, Angust 10,'
THE EAST EUROPE EARTH-QUAKE.
300 HOSES DESTROYED.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail,
Loxbox, August 3, A lamp overturned by the earth. The Master of Elibank has tele-Chorlu on the Adrianople Railway, in quake shock caused a conflagration at graphed to the Midlothian Liberals which 300 houses were destroyed. » toferring to the possibility of the miners secting their agent, Provost Brown of Dalkeith, as their candidate, and recommends the Liberals to support him and withdraw their own candidato.
MASTER OF ELIBANK'S ADVICE REJECTED.
describe the sarthquake as being most Telegrams, from Constantinople
severe on the south shores of Marmors. The telegraphs in the Dardanelles are interrupted, but the Greek Vice-Consul has sent news by wireless telegraphy that the consulate and villages are destroyed and that there are many
victims.
There was a fresh slight shock Constantinople on Saturday..
Steamers from Marmora report
LATER, The Executive of the Midlothian Liberals and the Scottish Whip (Mr. Gullard, at a meeting as which six mining representatives Were present, rejected the Master of Elibank's ad-great destruction of life and property. vice, and recommended the adoption A steamer and torpedo bont des of Mr. Alexander Shaw, son of Lord troyer have been dispatched with Shaw, as the Liberal candidate, in provisions and stores. succession to the Master of Elibank. The Scottish Liberal Association of
Edinburgh resents, the Master of Elibank's aetion.
PANAMA CANAL LEGISLATION.
U. S. SENATE ADOPTS CANAL BILL.
A later telegram says the earthquake destroyed, the villages of Heraklitte, Peristusis, Miriophilo, Hora and other. Two were destroyed by fire.
HUNDREDS KILLED: THOUSANDS INJURED.
LATER
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[CorralonT.] CHINESE NEWS.
(Wah Taz Yat Po's Servies.)
PERINO, Aug.12.
Yat Sea and General Li Yoan Fong with the Meritorious Order of the First Grade. Wong Bing bas received the Sundries
Meritorious Order of the Second Grade. The British Minister, Sir John Jor- dan, bas naked all the other Ministers in the capital to jointly give Dr Sun Yat Sen and Wang Hing a cordial re- ception on their arrival at Peking.
Yuan Shi Kai has ordered the Provin cial Goreraments not to borrow foreign loans for the construction of railways.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 19.
Yuan Shib Kui has sent Taci Ting Kong to officially investigate the affairs of the China Merchants' S. N. Ca. The Chairman of the Directors, Wu Ting Fang, has resigned.
The Shield Winners verius ** The Rast.” TENNIS “AT HOME" AT KOWLOON.
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Saturday afterion ther
At the Kowloon Cricket Club number of spectators so witness the con. a large cluding game in connection with the Hougkong Tennis League. The Kowloon Club having defeated Queen's College, they put up a good game against players won the coveted trophy, and ou Saturday
·ropresenting other clubs included in the league.
After some
Hine play the shield. holders had to submit to the Best." Moses, Nisbet and Pictips who out of and the latter have to thank chied
40 games played, secured no less than 32.
The results worn un follows Clarke and Stevens (Kowloon (..) bent Crook and Wood. (the ext) -2: drew with Brawn' and Viceash 5--5; louk to Nisher and Phelips 0-10: Heat Jef. fries and Gutierez.
Wood and MacKenzie (Kowloon C.C. lout to Nisbet and Phelips 3-7; beat Jeffries and Gutierez 6-4; los to Crook and Wood 3-7; Tost to Brawn and
Reuter's correspondent at Constan- Vivrush 4-6. tinople states that the earthquake Willians and Thompson (Kwloon (Router's Service to the China Mail.) was felt throughout the whole coun-C.C.) drew with Jeffries and Gutierez try between Constantinople. Adriano-) 5-3; lost to Nishet and Philips 2-8; LONDON, August 10. ple, and apparently to the centre of lost to Brawn and Viteash 4-8; drew Reuter's correspondent at Washing the Dardanelles. It lasted thirty with Crock and Word 5-5 ton telegraphs that the Senate by 47 seconds, and scarcely a building was Green and Abraham (Kowloon C.C.) votex to 15 has adopted the Fanama left in Gallipoli Tehamak undainaged, beat Brows and Viveash 7-9; brot Canal Bill with the exemption of cost-that in the village of Hom 80 people Gutierez 8-2; lost to Nisbet and Phe- The earthquake fugitives report Crook and Wood 8-2; beat. Jeffries "und ing vessels, also with amendments were killed and 300 injured.
lips -7. enabling foreign vessels to obtain At Myriowhito 300 people were; | American registry, securing the free-killed and 600 injured.
dom of the canal, and excluding ships owned by railroads.
AMERICAN EXPORTERS
DISPLEASED.
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The village of Horu was destroyed, and Myriowhito and many other towns were burned. Besides these, two villages were engulfed..
Greek church and mosque at Tehunak were destroyed.
Steamers report that the light A New York message states that houses at Genos and Nora have dis- American exporters generally are disappeared. Villages adjacent are in pleased with the Canal Bill and fear flames. « that the traffic will fall into the hands of one or two steamship trusts which will control the trade and regulate the
rates.
The Panama Canal Bill as amended must return to the House of Repre sentatives, whose approval is not certain.
It is believed that a Presidential Veto of the Bill is probable, owing to the effect it will have on the country's foreign relations.
FRENCH PREMIER'S VISIT TO RUSSIA.
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thought that the earthquake was an Warships in the Durdsnelles attack by torpedoes. The Paris and Constantinople newspapers estimate the number killed as being 1,000, and the injured between 5,000 and 6,000.
THE SALE OF A CHILD.
Case to be Re-board.
The total scores in the first round were: Kowloon 23, the Rest 17: in the second 21 und 19: in the third 15 and 25; and in the fourth 10 and 21; making totai scores: Kowloon 78 games, the test 82.
Mr. A. O. Brawn, the secretary, said that on behalf of the Hongkong Tennis League he had much pleasure in calling upon Mrs. Forsyth to present the shield- to the successful club and medals to the members of the team.
He took that opportunity, on behalf of and especially on behalf of the club that the otlur club capeting in the league, ran Kowloon so closely, of congratulating the members of the Kowloon C.C. frunis team upon their splendid fight, which had resulted in them, winning the shield. It was due, he thought, to hard training and incessant practice.
Mrs. Forsyth then presented the shield.. to the captain of the team" (Mr. ́8. Green), and medals to the following: Dr. Forsyth, Capt. Clarke, Capt. Wood, Livut. Thompson, Lieut. Williams, "Mr. „MacKenzie, “Mr. Abraham, Mr. Chee, MF.
Stevens and Mr. Green
Mr. Brawn, on behalf of the Kowloon
asked. Mrs. Forsyth acceptance of
a beautiful boogurt in a silver stand,' decorated with the colones of the Club.
The action of the Senate has created F. X. D'Almada e Castro applied to Mr. At the Magistracy is afternoon Air (Router's Service to the China Mail., good deal of feeling among British Melbourne for a re-hearing of a charge Loxpos, August 11. shipowners. Several American news-resently brought against a woman named President Tai has deriuatur 31r papera strongly condemn the Senate's Lau Wong Sul. The case othered the
action and point out
that Great adoption or sale of a girl named Al Mut.... Knox, Secretary of State, special Britaite may retaliate by reducing the deed of prescrtation to a man named Forsyth, Dr. Forsyth said that he felt In responding on behalf of Mrs. ambassador to attend the funeral of Suez Canal tolls, and so divert trade named before the Registrar-General, und Kowloon .C. had won the wifeld, and Wong Lum Woo was drawn up and wit-considerablit gratification in the fact the the Emperor of Japan. He starts on in that direction. Thursday for Japan.
8150 pared as "ginger, money. A few was due in large measure, he thought; days later the girl disappeared from the to the captain, Mr. Green. They had an custody of her new guardian,
uphill fight at the beginning of the sea- Mr., D'Almada pointed out that the girlson, when they were beaten by a team was sold, and this was against British which did hot stand high up in the com law.
petition, and ever since then it had been Mr. Melbourne: Mr. Lloyd, from the hard Sght. He had heard that nest year Queen's College would not put in adoption. He could not be a party to a playing team, on account of the Club Dot having a ground of its own. Be thought it was a great pity, because there were so many grounds that could be German torpedo-bosts awaited this
secured, He hoped, however, that ciber entry of M. Poincare, the French said defendant was not the person who Three ebeers were given for Mrs. clubs who had grounds would enter teara Premier, into the Baltic Ses attended when the agreement, was, signed. Forsyth, and with these the proceedings THE INDIAN MONSOON. and subsequently four battleships Morcover, traffic in waves as legal terminated
appeared at intervale in the course of under the law of England. They could the afternoon, Bring a axlate of 19 guns not go behind what was stated in the and hoisting the French flag. This Mr. Melbourne decided to re-hear the elaborate courtesy is commented upon esse at noon, on Thursday. in the French press.
the opportunity of explaining to the ELABORATE COURTESY FROM Registrar-General's office, said it was on
atatesmen of Tokyo the attitude of the -United States with regard to the open
door in China »›
The Press connects the visit. with that of Prince Katsura to St. Peters burg.
EXCELLENT PROFECTS.
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Loxtos, Angust 10.
A message from Simla states that the monsoon constitues & record as regards distribution and timeliness. A continuance of the exceptional condi- mona is expected, and a large Govarn-
the current year..
GERMANY.
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LONDON, August 10.
Poincare arrived at Cronstadė and was accorded sa oficial reception
Poincare has arrived at teraburg being
Mr. D'Almada sail the transaction was Bale outright. The lawful mother never authorised the sale, and was away when the dent was drawn up, and Mr. Lloyd
document.
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