MONDAY, MAY 19, 1918,”
BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
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TING.
-CHINESE TROOPS' DASTARDLY
ACTION.
LONDON, May 10. A Shanghai message states that a Press report says that in Western Eunan the local gentry and farmors „re recoating the action, of the troops in uprooting opium at Shebtorting. They assembled in a temple to diseas the matter, whereupon the troops est fire to the building, and sixty-seven people perishod.
BIG FIRE IN HUNGARY.
SIX STREETS. ABLAZE.
LONDON, May 18 a Eight thousand have been rendered homeless by a fire at Pressburg (the ancient capital of Hungary), involving six streets. It broke out at 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon and was still raging at 9 in the evening. A fireman and child were killed, and many injared.
HOME CRICKET.
LONDON.. May 18.
Yorks defeated Gloucester by 230
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LONDON, May 10.
A. St. Petersbarg telegram says that ans hundred and eleven demonstrators arrested on Russian May Day have
SIXTEEN PEOPLE KILLED.
LONDON, May 10..
A telegram from Belpe Valley, Ohio, been sentenced to three months' im-states that sixteen people have been prisonment cash,
killed as a result of a mine explosion,
TURGO-BALKANS -WAR.
GRECO-BULGARIAN FEELING.
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LONDON, May 18
"A message from Salonika states that during the last fortnight there has been A grea: Eovemout of Bulgarian troops westward. Between the 8th and the | 18th instant eight long trains of troops and gans presed Xanthi on the border between Thrace and Macedonia, tha soldiers attering Anti-Greek cries.
FRENCH POLICY
In the French Chamber of Deputies M. Pichen said the French policy in the Balkans was inspired with the desire to promote the Union of Europe He paid a tribute to the work done in London uniter the presidency of the eminent statesman who had done much to secure the peace of the world. There were still difficulties abead, but none which should endanger international рексе.
AUSTRIA DEMOBILISINO.
Derbyshire best supabire by eight A message from Vienna states that wickete...
Surrey beat Northants by ve Wipkete.
Warwick beat Leicoster by 271 runs, Sussex bent Cambridge by five vickste.
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COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
SCHEME,
At a mosting of the Advisory County Cricket Committee held, at Lords, Lord Harris prosiding, it was "animously decided not to alter the existing scheme of County Champion
hip until after 1917, except the Awarding of pojuta.
NEWMARKET BYE-ELECTION.
A UNIONIST VICTORY.
LONDON, May 18, The bye-election at Nowmarket (East Cambridge) resulted as fol. More:-
Sir John Denison Pender (U.)... ·6,251 | Mr. Nicholls (L)
1,400
17
Unionist majority....
་་་
851
At the last election Sir Charles D. Rose (L) who died recently, was returned by a majority 399.
Unionists are jubilant at the result of the Newmarket election, which they „describe the most remarkable siga
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orders have been issued dismissing altogether 50,000 Reservists, but the Reservists in Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Dalmatia are retained with the colours.
FRANCE AND TURKEY.
France has presented Turkey with a series of demards relating to the schools, railways, harbour concessions in Syria, and other matters, and makes
har consent to an increase in the Customs conditional on their &C. ceptance.
MYSTERIOUS ESSAD PASEA.
A ineeange from Vienna states that the newspapera report that Austria and Italy, notwithstanding the raising of the blockade of the Montenegria coast, have each despatched a warabip to Durazzo owing to doubte regarding
the attitude of Essad Pasha,
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS."
A MUNIFICENT GIFT.
TO AID CANCER RESEARCH.
LONDON May 10, Sir Edwin Tate has given £10,000 to the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.
THE PANAMA CANAL" CONTINUOUS HEAVY
LANDSLIDES. -*-
THE CHINA MAN.“--
SPORTING.
Interport Shooting."
UNPAYOCKABLE CONDITIONS LOCALLY,
On Saturday the Hongkong shooting team met at King's Park range to shoot for interport Sonours Unfortunately, very unfavourable weather prevailed, raini falling in torrents. Everyone was dronsh. ed, and it was decided to postpone the event, 2003 (2)
While Bring at 200 yenia it came over very minty; at the 500 yards range rain came down so heavily that the members of the torm were compelled to seek shelter"; at the 600 yards distance there was. Altor. nata sunshine and rain. Altogether the
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G. H. Colon.
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F. McLennan.. Mr. Wilson........
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Lorpoy, May 19 Mr. Stewart
The continuous berrylandslides threaten to delayi theCopening of theị: Panama Canal beyond January, 1915, which was the date fixed.
Loc. Cpl Willis
G. H. Coles
J. D. Danby
P.O. PRICE
PRUSSIAN DIET ELECTIONS. B. McLennan
LONDON, May 19.
The Elections for the Prusting Diss have resulted in the Conservative Centre losing ten seats, of which the- National Liberals have gained seven and the Socialista one,
The overwhelming superiority of the Conservative Centra Alliance is thus retained, s
AMERICAN ANTI-ALIEN.
LEGISLATION.
ARIZONA GOES ONE BETTER.
LONDON, May 18. The Governor of Arizona has signed the Bill passed by the Assembly on the 7th inst prohibiting alien's who have pot declared their intention of becoming naturalised from acquiring real pro- party. The Bill affects not only Asiatics
bal Mexicans and white residents who
decline to repudiate their nationality.
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Kowloon Cricket Clab.
LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
PROGRESS OF THE EVENTS.
The annual tennis tournament in con-
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LONDON, May 18. The semi-official Nord Deutsche, re ferring to the Anglo-Türkish negotia nection with the Kowloon Cricket Club tidos concerning the Ferainn Gulf, says commencal on April 18. There are nine- that both the German Baghdad Railway events yiz Club Hampionship; singlon Company and the German Government handicap B and C classes; scratch were kept informed as to the negotia tions. The turn the negotiations had taken warrante the assumption that the result will be satisfactory to Germany, Heater learns that the Greek and Nevertheless, before the latter consents Servian delegates in London are still to any further exchange of views, it will without instructions regarding the be necessary, in order to safeguard signatories of the preliminaries for German interests, to secure compensa- peace. Both object to leaving the lion for any German concessions. questions of Albania and the Egean A message from Constantinople says Islands to the decision of the Powers, that the paragraphs of the Anglo-probably meet Hunter com day the week 621, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG,
Turkish agreement relating to Komeit, the Persian frontier, and Basra have already been initialled.
THE ALLIES INDIGNANT.
Balkan quarters are generally in digant over tho unwarrantable of the change of public feeling since with regard to the relations of the exaggurations of the foreign presa
Allies, and declare that the Allies ara
hotween them. determined to reach a'peaceful solution
the Budget struggle. The Liberal Press admits disappointment, but declares that if a fickle constituency proves anything it is that the Instr. anco Aer is still a trump card in an agricultural constituency, where the | ALLEGED TREASON ʼN INDIA: wages are almost the lowest in England. Bir John Dorison-Pender, in a specch After the poll had been declared, szíð that the result was absolutely stagfor- ing. It showed that agricultural fabourers were sick of the Government in spite of the promised lavished upon them during the last fortnight.
NINETEEN DENGALIS
ARRESTED.
LONDON, May 18.
A message from Calcutta statos that the police have arrested 19 respectable Bengalis, and oberged them with con Mr. Nicholls attributed his defeat to spiracy to wage war against the King misrepresentation of the Insurance The Bengali Press says the.arrosta Aot and the opinion apparently have made a tremendous sensation, prevalent in the Division that that
Government's land proposals would. load to the ploughing up of Newmarket
facecourts,
MINERS DISPUTE ENDED.
LONDON, May 17
The trouble in the South Wales con
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Club championships: Hunter is is the Stevens and Abraham: he will play the final, having gained victories over Well, winner of the matches between Brattia and Mood, and Pile and Deawn. Weather permitting these two tics will be playedure Drygs, Patent Medicines, że during the week and the winner will
following. The winner of the champion- skip mound will then play Green who is the holder of the championship. Aunt Singles handicap, A class: Green
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Hongkong, July 20, 1972.
21. Lichon, replying in the French (res 40 is in the final, having been Do You Know This Man? Chamber of Deputies to a question resuccessful in his matches against Hunter lating to the Baghdad Railway, said the owes 15/2), Mackenzie (ur.) and closely, mate would not forget her winter of Abrahain (ewes-4/6) and Evans LEON Government were watching the matter Eggers (rees, 5/6). He will meet the
duty to defend her legitimate interests. (er). Evans a steadily improving young player and his chances are very good; on the other hand, Abraham, whe started the season father indiferently, is #speedily regaining his oki steady form.
The match should therefore be en in PALMIST and teresting one.
ULSTER AND HOME RULE.
LONDON, May 17.
Sir Edward Cursos, in opening a drill
Singles handicap," "class: Thre ball ut Ballast, said Home Rule would be resisted by force, but that would be competitors are in the semi-rus Tiz: Wollo (owes 3/3) plays Railton (awes used only as a last resort. The circum-15) and Mead fowes 15), the latter meets stances under which the great Army of the winner of Crapnell (scr.) and Mac- Dister would come into action must be Astilf (raves: 80): Wolfe und Reilton lefs to himself and his colleagues. have played so, good temis this sen-
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These are matters," he said," which son and it is expected that their match
for the final will be a good one? gary we will take over the whole of the following players meet in the third round
Singles aplicap clase: This Government of this community."
THE CANADIAN NAVY BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS.H
LONDON, May 17. A telegram from Ottawa i tates, that LONDON, May 17 the vote on the third reading of the
Flowlits (scr.) and Biermann (ur.), Bridger (owes 3/6) and Jack (owes 30). White (ser.) v. Copu (od 15/2)the winner of the last two to play Rouso (owes 15) who is in the semi-final
Scratch pairs This overt was con cluded some time back Hunter and Clarks winning the competition by bent ing Mickerio and Stevens in the final.
Doubles sndicap - This event is drag- ging somewhat owing to the difficulty of
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