MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1912
BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
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TH BALKANS' FERMENT.
WAR SANGING IN THE BALANCE
(Reuter's Service to the China Mait
LONDON, October 7 Reports of scenes of patriotic for- Four on the departure of the troops towards the frontier are coming in from all the Eastern capitals, while Blow and difficult movements of diplomacy amidst conflicting interests recorded from and suspicions "are
· Paris and elsewhers.
GREAT BRITAIN'S. ATTITUDE,
Telegrams from Berlin and Paris
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|A MYSTERIOUS FIRE. BATTLE AT NICARAGUA,
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A BATTLESHIP.
(Router's Service to the 'Ching Mail):
LONDON, Oct. 7.
Router's Tokio correspondent tele. graphs that a mysterious fire was discovered on board the battleship - Mikasa,” close to the magazine.
The fro, which was quickly exting- wished, is believed to have been the work of an incendiary who has o m Imitted suicide.
CANADA'S NAVAL -
DEVELOPMENT.
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THE REBEL LEADER KILED.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.
Losnos, October 6,
con-
A great battle has been fought in Nicaragua in which the Government troops had a hundred men killed and two hundred wounded, while ducting an assault against the reboin.
Meanwhilethe United States marines, who had gone there at the request of the Consul, were assaulted at Coyotepe, losing foar killed and six wounded.
The Government troops subsequent ly took Darraem, It is announced that the rebel leader fed. He was wounded and captured, but died later.
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Mr. Francis Maitland, chairman, pre. sided, and others - present included the
Hon. Mr. E. Osburne, Dr. J. W. Noble, j bongd of directors. Messrs. W. Drew Braidwood. Dowall, Machado, Chau Tong, and M. Manuk. (sverotary).
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LONDON, Oct 6.
A message from Ottawa states that six Cabinet Ministers are proceeding to Quebec to select a site for the dry, dock" for Dreadnoughts..
ACTIVITY IN AUSTRIAN NAVY.
Constantinople deepatahes Vienna acord she fact that there is TURGO-ITALIAN WAR. much activity in the Austrian navy, which is preparing for emergencies.
RESERVISTS FROM UNITED
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The facedonis lef; New York for the Pira: us with munitions and 400 reservists abourd. Another stonmer followed with 1,000 on hearth, and a third sails on Monday with 700.
ROUMANIA WATCHING
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EVENTS.
Roumanian Government is watching avort, and on the second instant dispatched two torpedo boat destroyers to Groven.
THE SITUATION AT SAMOS.
The Porte has withdrawn the Turkish troops from Sarnos.
EUROPEAN "STEAM ROLLER."
The difficulty of the European "stcam roller" in getting to work is avidenced by the inspired statement issued from Paris on Friday evening which, though courbed in reassuring tarma and declaring that the Powers had agreed with a view to pacife inter vention in the Balkans, admits that Austria has not yet notified her ad-
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It is explained that the United States participated in order to forcibly protect foreign citizen.
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Sir Thomas Lipton sailed for New (Router's Service to the China Max-7 | York this afternoon, He hopes to get years ago, or in other words our profits Haleyous, by Einor Glyn.
LONDON, Oct. 6.
The reports from Turkish sources of the practical conclusion of peace con. tinue to be denied in Rome. The semi-official Tribuna declares that Italy, in view of the continued Turkish tergiversations, has fixed the exact date for Turkey's acceptance or refusal of the Italian conditions.
and meet interest on very large over- drafts in order to carry stocks of frozen and imported foods for our business... With your approval it is proposed to apportion the available balanes as fol. lows-To cattle reperve, $15,000; to Gre and typhoon insurance fund. $5,000: pay dividend at $1.25 per share, $30,000 carry forward, $1,000.09; total. SIR T. LIFTON TO TRY AGAIN. $71,060.09; and, this continue the policy of building up the company's reserves. The result has been obtained chiefly through a larger business and I would mention that the increase in the tim- over equals 32 per cent. over that of two
show smaller percentage. Cost of main- tenance shows a big 'rise owing to the enhanced prices of all foodstuffs and at present we see no prospect of relief in this respect. Your directors have been going carefully into the general increase in cost of working, but find it hard to reduce expenditure to any considerable extent without interfering with the well. known policy of the board which is to give our customers of the best in all our departments. However, we still look for further increase in our turnover to keep up profits. I think I can state that the quality of the milk is sceand to none in the East and hard to beat anywhere. Hongkong is fortunate in this respect and those who perseverved with the company the public own a debt of gratitude to
in its dark days, notwithstanding that for 10 or 11 years no dividend was paid.
the rules of the America Cup modified. and he will then challenge the United States in the great yacht race with another Shamrock.
RAILWAY DISASTERS.
EIGHT PEOPLE HILLED IN AMERICA.
The departure from Ouchy of the peace delegates, Signor Bertolini to wards Italy and Phasha Reshid (Router's Service to the China Mail.) towerda Turkey, is believed, however, to indicate that peace is imminent.
LATER.
It is believed that the peace negatia tions between Italy and Turkey ter minated in a practical agreement on Saturday, and it is expected that it will be definitely arranged on Wedas- day.
The Journal Genere says that it establishes absolute Italian sovereignty over Tripoli without Turkey formally
LONDON, Oct. 53.
On Friday an express truîn proceed ing from Boston to New York was derailed, fell over the embankment and became ignited. Eight people perished..
NINE KILLED: 129 INJURID AT ALICANTE.
A goods train bolted down
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I would like to refer to the question of bottles. Circulars have been sent to all customers and special arrangements are now in force to check returns which we hope will reduce our loss in respect of lost and broken bottles; which loss aver
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· G. HARPER, Pharmaceutical Chemist, Manger.
TELEPHONE No. 482. Hongkong, July 30, 1912.
recognieing it, the restoration of the gradient and dashed into the station ages about $300 per month, and this E
Aegean Isles to Turkey, and the at Alicante. The engine overturned liquidation by Italy of the Ottoman into a crowded waiting room, killing debt relative to Tripoli. Otherwise nine persons and injuring 120. neither belligerent pays any indemnity.
horien: M. Poincare, seconded by the SPEECH BY MR ASQUITH.
THE ATTITUDE OF THE POWERS
Cabinets of Loadou and Berlin, g been striving from the frst to smooth Austro-Russian divergences, but the reports of the progress of Bulgarian mobilisation axcitement is regarded as (Reuter's Service to the China Mall.)
serious symptom.
LONDON, Oct. 6.
RAILWAY SERVICES SUSPENDED.
LATER.
Mir Asquith, speaking at Ladybank said it was a long time since the inter. national horizon had been so threaten, The railway services in Westerning as it was at present. Still, he had Europe to the Balkans have been not lost all hope. It would be an completely suspended. Truins are unspeakable calamity if war is not not running beyond Semlin on the averted, Austro-Servian frontier.
The Powers wore Co- operating carefully and loyally to MOB RIOT IN CONSTANTINOPLE. maintain peace.
A
wor mob." as Constantinople A WARNING TO THE TORIES. amashed the windows of the Italian Envy and the Greek Consulate. They were dispersed by gendannes.
THE POWERS AT WORK.
Mr Asquith reminded the Tories of the mistake they rande regarding the budget of 1909. They were now on Reuter's Paris correspondente the verge of a capital mistake and he graphs that Austria has replied to world wire them agniu. Needless to
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enable us to carry on without asking cun-
tomers to pay for the bottles in advanes and grant refunds on bottles returned.
I trust that customers will do their best so help us in this matter.
Your board have recently appointed Mr. U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CAM- Manuk as Secretary and I take this op PAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.portunity of thanking our Manager and their services in furthering the Interests of the company. Before moving the adoption of the report and accounts as presented. I will be glad to reply to any questions to the best of my ability.
“Mr. Bruidwood said in the balance sheet, under the heading of nets, he found Sharo investments, $47,802." He asked the nature of the investments, and the interest scerning from them.
The Chairman replied that the invest- ments in question were returning just about six per cent.. which they were pay ing the bank. and on July 31st they ware worth about, $100 more than was shown. When they had had surplus funds they bad invested them, and they did not con sider it a good time just now to realine three- shree. The investirezits - were before the board at every meeting and were gone into.
(Reuter's Bervice to the China Mail.
LONDON, Oct. 3. Reuter's correspondent at New York telegraphs that Mr Roosevelt, before the Committee of the Senate appointed to investigate campaign contributions, denied that he ever asked for con- tributions in 1904 or made promises because of these. He had ever heard of a contribution of £30,000 which Mr Pierpoint Morgan testified he had made, nor of Mr Goulah £20,000. He never asked Mr Harriman for money. expelled from the Senate for the He said that Mr Penrose should be
and the Standard Oil Trust. allegations he had made against him
THEFT BY A SOLDIER.
Thefts by soldiers from jewellers' shops the Russo-French proposals, suggest day is referred to the Ulster question.have been frequent of late. Another case ing slight modifications, which M. Neither be nor his collesques had ever occurred on Saturday, when Pte. Alan Sezonoff las accepted, and has sub-underrated the importance nor over Bulten Ladley of the K.O.Y.L.I. was -mitted to the other Powers,
M. Sazoneff's close co-operationspke but respectfully of the motives charged before Mr Melboured with stealing with M Poincare, the French Pre-inspiring the rank and file opposing our No. 10 Queen's Road Central, a mier, is explained on the ground of Home Hulu. Apprehensions, however, The soldier took the watch, bolted, and jeweller's shop, a watch valued at $15.′′ proquinity, making Paris the centre were ill-founded and safeguards were gave himself up to a European constable. of negotiation, "from which city the
adequate and omple." proposals ertunate and replies go,
It appears that Great Britain made rather a point of her suggestion with reference to her agent and repre- ashtatives.
Reuter's Vienne. correspondent prophesies the Austro-Hungarian
THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION,
This morning he told the Hagistentie that
(he did not know why be took the watch,
Afr. Braidwood seconded the melion
for the adoption of the report and accounts which was carried.
Mr. Machardo proposed the re-election of the Hon. Mr. Osborne and Mr.. Mait- Iand to the directorate, Mr. Chan Tong seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
Mr.A. O'D. Gourdin was re-appointed · auditor ou the proposition of Mr. Dod well, seconded by Mr. Braidwood:
The Chairman announced that dividend warrants are now ready.
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An Unfortunate Accident.
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Governnect's acceptance of the pro-Unionists' claim was a negation of the posal, which, however, is guardedly root principle of democratic govern described as corresponding in the ment, The repugnance to obey in- main with Austro-Hungarian policy
The semi-official Fremdenblatt Convenient and objectionablo Inwa was declares that Austria-Hungary, to no monopoly of the Ulster Protestants,
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