TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1912.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
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THE WAR.
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS. AT. CONSTANTINOPLE.
The people of Constantinople are
THE TURKS AND THE"slowly realising the isota hitherto sare.
POWERS.
(Reuter's Servios to the China Mail.)
LONDON, Nov. 4.
[COFTRIGET.}
PRESIDENTIAL ELEC-
TION BETTING.
fully concealed, and anxiety and per- [(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) turbation" has increased by the arrival of hosts of fugitives in the most pitiful
dostitution.
...
The military are requisitioning brend, of which the public sale is forbidden until this afternoon,⚫
AUSTRIA AND THE FRENCH PREMIER'S PROPOSAL,
The Porte's application to the Powert asks for their mediation with the view to cessation of beatilities and negotiation for peace. The news is not yet known to the public, though a carefully worded Communiquo dis. tributed to the local Prass is obviously intended to propare the country to bow
Austris dislike M. Poinonre's pro- -bo the fate of the war. It says that
posed declaration of disinterestedasst, the fortune of war varies, and that it and believes that it has arisen in was impossible to be rictorious every resentment at the implied distrust of where. People making war mast sub-Austria's intentions.
LATER.
LONDON, Nov. 5, Router's New York correspondent telegraphs that 5 to 1 is the betting in favour of Mr Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic candidate, boccong the next President of the United States, of America.
THE TSAREVITCH'S. ILLNESS.
RESULT OF A SERIOUS: ACCIDENT.
mit with resignation to all its eqn. The French Press is disposed to be (Reuter's Service to the China Mal.]| ly in vietories no despairing inngry with Austris for her non-sccept-
sequences, neither rejoicing inordinate.
defeats. Thus, while the Ottoman Armies ware successfully holding their own in the 'Skutari and Janina districte, the Exstorn Army were obliged to retire from Luleburgas and Viss to the Chatelja lince to enable them to offer a successful resistance.
COMMUNIQUE CAUSIS
* UNIVERSAL AMAZEMENT."
Following the official announcements that the Army had successfully resum ed the offensiva in various directions, the communique has caused universal Amazement.
A TURKISH GENERAL IN
IRONS.
General Kadry Pasta, who is alleged to be responsible for the defeat at Kumanovo, has been seat to Cousta tinople in irons..
́ance of what is intended as a straight. forward proposal.
BULGARIANS ROUTING THE
TURKS.
LONDON, Nov. 4. An official telegram from St. Petera- burg states that the illness of the Tsarevitch is due to an accident sustained in jamping on the host Byclovitch. He will probably be de prived of the free use of his legs for a long time.
Reuter's Sofia correspondent states that the Bulgarians after fierce lighting captured Rak, no the Salonika-Con- At first nothing was noticeable, but stantinople callway finally cutting off on the 20th of September there was the Turkish Macedonia army. The painful swelling of the left groin, due Bulgarians' castern army on Saturday to an effusion of blood in the abdomen. repulsed the Turkish attack upon Bunar Hissar, routing the Turks, and capturing over 1,300 officers and men, and also a quick-firing battery.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.
Two German and six Austrian war ships have been ordered to the Lavant,
The British battle squadron, will arrivo at Malta ou Decomber 6th.
GREEKS DENY DEFEAT
The Grocks deny vehemently the defeat of the Crown Prince. On the
ØÖNSTANTINOPLE IN DANGER. contrary, they state they won a great
battle at Yenitza..
Insist upon their understanding that it ins not only the water för drink- ing that should. boiud, "but that need for washing regetables, crockery, kuires and forks, stekke
Hon. W. Chuchaam, replying to the alate- monta made, said it was excslient in theory fer hobody to be allowed to enter inside the catchment, 'ared, but it appeared to be quita na sound to miggest that the valley of the Thamen should be preserved from building operations, eto. He pointed out that if builders were provented from getting on the spot for materials for repairs the already too high house runte would be increased. The Gorarament in Council was alrundy over burdened and he did not think he would view with complacency this addition to his work. mambara voting for it.
The motion was carried nem cou, six
STREET WATERING,
Mr Chan Kai Ming saked it fresh walor
·wan used for street watering, and if there WAR ANY FORMIn', why san water should not be used for this purposs.
The Hon. Director of Public Works said he thought that Mr Chan Kai_Ming ge-. ferred in the filtered unter-that talen from the mains,: In a good many instances the fountains pred for, street waboring WCPO wupplied frous mullahs; H. believed there were nine fountains supplied from the mains and the question of die. continuing the use of these with walter affecting the water supply, was at present, engaging the attention of the Government; Sen water was'distinotly-injurious to the ronda,
Mr Chan Rai Ming expressed antinisc- tion that the matter was engaging the ab tention of the Government.
THE POKFULAM CATCHMENT AREA. A letter was read from Government as follows:-
I am directed to acknowledge the receipt. of your letter of the Sith September for warding a copy of a resolution adopted as a meeting of the Sanitary Board held on the 24th September on the subject of permits for obtaining building materials and turf from the Pokfulam catchment
At the present time there are only six After three weeks treatment he was permits in existence for the area in question. Four of the will shortly be able to riso, but on the 11th of no longer required, and the remaining October, whilst walking unaided, be two are in the hands of the Military Authorities. Every possible care is taken fell. Oo the 15th ult. fresh and before the issue of a permit to ascertain worse effusion occurred, causing such whether any objections exist, and HE
the swelling that the whole groin projected useful purpose would be served by re Governor does not consider that any
over the centre line of the abdomen.ferring application to the Sanitary His recovery is bound to be very slow.
Board,
Mr W. L. Carter minuted--I agree with Dr. Fitzwilliams. It is obvious that the all porrible care” taken in issuing these
Stop Press News permits has not proved suficient in the
THE CITY WATER SUPPLY.
Sanitary Board and the Govemment,
A Doctor's Warning.
1
At the weting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon there was an important
An official announcement in Con- TURKEY AND THE POWERS. discussion upon the purity of the city's stantinople ways that the Eastern Army
has been compelled to retire on the -Charaldja lines.
* MURDEROUS FIGHTING.”
A telegram from Constantinople states that the retreat to Chataja was followed by most" murderous fighting: on Saturday to the south of Lalebergas. The Turks put up a splendid resistance, but were feally overwhelmed by the Bulgarians' terrific artillery fire. It is atated that they lost over 20,000. A supreme efort will be mode at Chataidja to reform the troops and save the capital.
-WARSHIPS ALLOWED IN THE
DARDANELLES.
A message from Constantinople statos that, in response to an applica-
Mediation Probable,
A telegram from Paris states that the Porte has addressed the French Government with the request that the Powers intervenn, arrest hostilities and impose an armistice upon the Balkan States.
France replied that it was impossible without infringing international law, to appear to side against the Balkan States, but she was ready to consider along with the Powers a request for mediation proper.
Reuter learns that Great Britain is communicating with the other Powers before replying to Turkey.
POURPARLERS OF THE
POWERS.
are
past
Mr F. B. L. Bowley-Section 211 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance authorises the Director of Public Works to grant these permits; in view of the import- ance of protecting the Pokfulam supply no permit should be granted. without the con- sent of the Governor-in-Council, as
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Government refuses to refer applications SHIP TO ANY ADDRESS IN
to the Board.
Dr. Fitzwilliam The Board seems now
to have done all that is possible in the matter, and the responsibility of any water supply, the matter arising out be shouldered by the Government sad epidemic disease from this source must now the receipt of a letter from the Glover-the authors of this refusal to stop a dan ment upon the granting of permits Legerous practice.
ut the Pokfuhun
MORTALITY STATISTICS. contractors for catchment area. Mr. R. O. Hutchison,
The mortality returns for the month of President, was in the chair, and there September showed that the death rate for were also prevent Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, the British and Foreign community was P.W.D., Vice-President, Hon. Mr. E. R.30.3 per 1,000 per aquam, and for the Halifax. Registrar-General, Dr. F.. Whole Colony 19.7 per 1,000 per ann7.
Clark, M.0.M.: Dr. W. W. Pearse, Asst. M.OH.: Dr. Fitzwilliams, Cɔl Imviu, Messrs, W. L. Carter, F. B. L. Bowley, Ng Ho Ts. Chun Kai Ming, and Mr.
Bowen-Rowinnds, sobretury.
Mr. Bowley said since the lest meeting of the Board an important sanoungement
It
THE LOST "LOO SOK."
It is stated that the Hongkong and
Whampos Dick Coy, are sending a vessel
to the scene of the wreck,
At the Magistracy this afternoon be-
fore Mr. Melbourne the case was resumed i which, it is sought to extradite tw Chinese to Maeng on a charge of robbery from Mr. W. B. Elves who was passulted by four Chinese, who attacked him whilst riding in a riekstiä' at Macao on the way to the Hongkong steamer.
We learn that the officers and crew of the na. Loo Sok, which was reported in last night's China Mail" as having ran nahore had been iade by H.. the fiovernor. on the island of St, Afiguels, baro arrived: After poting it, Mr. Bowley continued safely at Sandakan, Borneo. that the Board was now in possession of information for which they had been seek. ing for a long fine. That was, that even when the new reservoir was built the Pokfulum reservoir would still be I''- quired for the water supply: He thought THE MACAO EXTRADITION CASE. His Excellency made a slight mistake in calling the Board's attitude in this Pourparlers, another telogram states, mutter a "Crusade for attacking the between the Powers already purity of the Pokfuium sapply.” proceeding upon the basis of .l to him that if the Bound had undertaken any crusade it 35°Д% one tion by the Ambassadors, the Forte Poincare's proposals and are likely to not for attucking the purity of the be expedited by the Porte's application. supply but for preserving it. Hc M. Poincare bas proposed the re did not think any unofficial cognition of the political and admini.ber of the Council would be able to atrative changes in the parts occupied divort** the members of the Board from by the Allies, with the retention of the rude to procet the purity of the supply. it was gratifying to learn that Sultan's sovereignty in Constantinople every possible curo is taken before pet. and the surrounding region.
mits wore issued, but he thought some members of the Board would agreë with him that it would not be true to my that
A Chinese woman was called' who del formerly very possible case was taken posed that on September 27th the defcu- It appeared to him that the matter was dants came to her kids at Upper of sufficient importanen, if not to be re- Station Street and slept there. They had ferred to the Board, to be referred to tu with them a basket, and a tube tooth Governor-in-Council. Their experience in paste which belonged to the wife of one the past led them to be rather loath to of the prisoners... PA
bas granted permission for the passage through the Dardanelles of one warship of euch nation.
GREEK SUCCESSES.
The Greeks have ciptured Yenidje In the province of Saloniks, and are pursuing the routed Turke,
A message from Salonika on the 27th ult. ptates that a complete, Greek division landed at Stavros, in the north- east corner of Chalcis, and occupied Polegyres. They are marching toward Salonika, accompanied by 6,000 well armed Greek passants,
M. POIKCARE'S SUGGESTION.
The Powers are summoning a Eur opean Conference to which the Balkan States will be invited.
THE ALLIES' ATTITUDE.
Reuter learns from Balkan diple matic sources that there is no chance
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The prosecution was conducted by Mr. | Temp. Crown Solicitor, and Mr. C. F. Mason, of Messrs, Wilkinson and Grist defended.
Mr. J. A. E. Bullock. Chief Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office, having | produced formal papers,
Melbourne decided to make an order for After hearing further evidence Mr.
at present, and to him it seemed of auf of the Allien agreeing to any foreign ficient importance to be referred to the intervention regarding the conditions highest executivo -authority in the the extradition of the men
A Paris telegram says that M. Fain care on the 2nd inst. suggested that prior to mediation the Powers should make a declaration pledging themselves. M. S. WEYMOUTH TO PRO. not, to make any territorial claims CEED TO CONSTANTINOPLE themselvor. Great Britain and Russia
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of peace. As the whole campaign and Colony. He moved the following political programme ware pre-arranged resolution: That this Board regards before the war, there is not the least with regret the danger of disagreement regarding mits to take building material, and turi 6.30 pm Us variode dccasions excerpta
Government to refer applications for pure Cathedral on Tuesday, November 19th, a Bold in Bottles at $1.00 and division of territories or definition of from the Pofulum catchment aroo tom Elgar'a famous work The Dream of the Board for its consideration and sug Gerontius" have been given but these boundaries.
goate that in view of the importance of preserving the purity of the Pakfulum excerpts have been for the most part oon
iped to the purely orchestral portions of water supply the Government take stops the work. At this Recital for the first to prevent the issue in future of any persime in Hongkong, will be given some of mits for taking building material or turf | the vocal solo paris Two of the most from the area or for the deposit of striking pages in the work will be material on the ares, unices with the rendered by Mrs Hunter and Bir Frank Prove consisting of the Finale of Part 1 conssat of the Governor-in-Council and the Prelude and opening scene of Part Mr Carter, in seconding, called attention 2 The organ pieces will includes new to the deposit of building material near work, s very fine Toccata af Villars Stan Mount Austin by the military authorities ford,, and a new Tone Picture by the
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had accepted, but Germany and Bir Asquith announced that the Austria had po: yet replied TheWeymouth" will arrive at Besidabak French Ambasador at Vienna in con on Dec. 2 and will proceed to Can versation with Count Berchtold had stantinople, Clearly indicated that France in no wise intended to ask Austria Hungary to ignore her economie interests, but
the tone of the Austro-Hungarian Preas comments are regarded as
a refurah presaging
at
A Vienna telegram says the Press. severoly criticizes M. Poincare's Linte- ment, declaring t that Austris cannot bind herself in advance without know. dog the consequepors of the war
PROTECTING BRITONS IN
TURKEY,
Big GA Lowther, the British Ambassador at Constantinople has detained the steamer City of Chinos
and said he did not son why it should be coming composer Karg: Elert entitled
De Fitzwilliams said bis first fasling on randing the Government's letter was one of relief
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