TUESDAY: JULY 14, 1914
BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mall) | (Router's Service to the China Mofi.)} {Beuter's Service to the China Mah.)
THE BRITISH NAVY.
TOTALE
UCESSFUL TEST MOBILISA-
TION.
LONDON, July 14. A test mobilisation of the Third Fleet Portsmouth showed a state of rs- arkable preparedness, as nos a man as miting.
INTERNATIONAL LAWN
"TENNIS.
BRITISH FOLITIOS
THE AMENDING BILL.
Loxney, July 14.
The House of Lords have COD- cluded the Report Stage of the Amending Bill. They insorted an amendment establishing proportional representation in regard to the Dublin Parliamort.
An Autumn Session And A Big Programma.
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FRENCH ARMY SCANDAL.
UPROAR IN THE SENATE.
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LONDON, July 14
A telegram from Paris atates that on the Senate discussing the Bill authori sing the grants for National Defence the Reporter of the Senate' Army Committee declared that there, was insufficient ammunition for the guns and a shortage of 2,000,000 pairs of boots. If war broke out,' he said, the Loxods, July 14. In the House of Commons, front with one pair of thirty year old soldiers would have to proceed to the *To the Davis Cup Contest at Folke-Asquith announced that there would boots. The artillery was inferior to stone Decugis and Germst (France) be an Autumn Session. He hoped that of the Germans the forms not beat Huper-Barrett and Mavrogordato that Parliament would rise some having been improved since 1875. (England) 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4. time in August. He would ask the
Eouse to pass the necessary fout the Reporter's statement was correct M. Measiray adaitted that most of rial business, the Irish Amending (Sangation and uproar. THE ULSTER PROBLEM. Bill and the Indian Budget, the
BOYNE CELEBRATIONS PASS QUIETLY.
Tosong, July 13. At Belfast, in fine weather, the celebrations of the Battle of the Boy were carried out yesterday with grout enthusinsin, About 50,000 partisipated in a procession to the City Sir Edward Carson, K.C., MP., who was leading the proces Fion was greeted with tremendous ovaticing.
The military were confined to their, borracks.
The Ulster Champion's Offer.
LONDON, July 14 Sir, E. Carson gave the Govern- anent the alternative to grant Ulster * "clean out "' or"to fight..
LATER. The Orange cel-hrationis, so far, luge heen of a tuost peneefal clar
The proceedings were adjourned.
M. Clemenceau mid that he bad not House of Lords Refor; Bill and per-attended such a heartrending sitting haps Feusing Bill. In the wince 1870. Session they would deal with Ele- see and Valuation Bills and the
ties, so that they could be included allation of grants to Loca! Authori
in the Estiamtes of the next finan- in your," He hoped, the Amending Bill would be taken next werk, us the matter required a good deal of ennskleration.
BISLEY SHOOTING
COMPETITIONS.
AN AUSPICIOUS OPENING.
Lexnos, July 14. The Shooting Competitions at Bisley were opened in sunshine.
There is this year a great Empire. wide gathering, and already there are 992 entries for the King's Prize."
ALLEGED HIGHWAY
ROBBERY,
INDIAN SOLDIER CHARGED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE WEST RIVER FLOODS.
MR. WOOD'S REPORT.
The following by the report Mr. A. E. Won. Fint Assistant-Secretary for Clineto Affairs, submitt to E. the Governor. Sir F. 11. May, K.C.M.G.. on the conditions of the districts afect d by the recent West River foods
On Friday night, July Dri, I went up to Canton with a letter from His Ereal-
instructions to inquire into the question
GENERAL BARKER'S
FORTUNE.
The late General Sir George Digby- Backer, G.C.B. aged 80, of Clara Priory. for six years Governor and Commander of Clare, Suffolk, an Fediao Mutiny vetaro.
Bermanda, and afterwards fu command of the forces at Hongkong, left £35,003,
[Gen. Sie Digby Barker May's father.]
wad Lady
to ... Cond-Ger TYPHOON WARNING- of Hongkong co-operation with the Chi- now authorities in Bood-relief.
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The following talogram was received at the American Consulate General --
Manila, 11.30 a.m. July 14. Cyclote or Typhoon, ni or over the or Mariana Islands,
On Saturday ning Jug 4, Mr. Jamieson arranged for me an Taterview shewed himself grateful at the prospect nothera Ladmas with Lung To Tua. Lg To Tuk
help us in every way possible. In the of Hongkong assistance and promised to afternoon, I was heived by the lead.
| moving W.N.W.
in manager of the a Twi Kung Sho,
FURIOUS RIDING IN KOWLOON.
the Canton Belief. Horiety, and it was
Hing westwards. The Relief Society has most suitably administered from Stuu decided that Hongkong relief would be
already done, ura is doing, excellent work in the immediato relict of distress,
it is assisted, and to a certain s An Todian in Kowloon was unable to tent pervial, by a Govehmens' in-control the pony he was riding in Chatham istitution, known as the Chair Chan Chu, Road yesterday, and according to the a relief canvassing department, which evidence of a police officer, narrowly is in the capable hands of Tang Yirmissed an amah who was whseling a peram. Kwong the chief of the lanit maig. Abulator and was in charge of two children. Bir body, the Tan Chi Yin Ka She is practically weding in this connection the greensward. The man, said the wit Tho pony also left the road and mounted wan savrsinä seiety (onned by the nex, had no idea of riding and when gentry of Canton, to supertise the Kau stopped gare a false name and said he To Hang hn. It is difficult to get had nowhere to live: ho said he had only Lexust figures of the money at the disust arrived in the Colony, His name w posal of the Kang she, but there ap!
ascertained fro pears to have been a balance of $70,000,
another Indian in from the 1 vetiel faul. In maldition,Nathan Road and he was summoned this The charge of attacking and robbing a
the Canton Government is granted morning for furiously riding pony to the Shantung silk dealer, on June 30th brought $50,000, and tiss Sets Herning Society danger of the public, against a Sepoy of the Pth Panjabis at has transferred $80,000 worth of Canton Chinese had declared he was rider. Defendant said he hired the pony frout a Rennie's Bill was proceeded with this notes out of the which could there fulled up the pony but it became morning.
tically have been destroyed. Putting frightened at some railings. the Site of these not at a rough Mr. Wood imposed a fine of $10. $40,000 nett, a tutal is obtained of $200,000. To this must be added recent
which are intimated as a little over *10,000, E REZ a grand total of have $40, left in hand, so it must appezed on cur left. This region is very $270,00 The Kung Sho is wil, toster 9 a.m. Kam Shan and Kim Tui fra spant 8220400 already.
populous and the destitution is said to be That to destitution reaches very far Si Ling, the Military Pacificator stationed Avers. Relief has been set by the Lei
Civil Administrator of Kwong Sai, which was little further been insult up the river is shown by a telegram from at 8bui Hong. This is still a mailberry an Ning from Cheng Ming-d, the swing district. The bank of the Pak Nai Lung To Tuk showed no waking urgent-realise what the flood meant as the deck of burst. Hitherto, it had been dificult to y for 10,000 pigus of rice. On July 4th the Kong Kang is low and one cannot see 5,400 piens ha ready been went up above the river bank. But at Wing On where there has been a had bresk in the
track of padi land was completely sub- and as far as I could see to the right a vast bank, Iascended the ship's ennning tower
boundary. People here are living with merged. To the left the near hills formed their water buffaloes on the top of the deaths inland, many of the houses at one river bank. There must have been several time being completely submerged.
The dealer, it will be remain berod. was alleged to have been stizcked, robbed and
by three Indians, one of whom subscriptions from Canton movehantel,
subacquently arrested at the Barracks, near Rennio's Mill
De'ondant, on oath, declared he did not rob the compinionat. Un the morning of the rubbery he was lying sick on his bed, and cry urted himself sick at noon. Be weat
to the orderly non commissioned officer who told him to wait a little as he had some antil 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
acter, despite popular excitement at THE MEXICAN TURMOIL urgent work to do. He waited un his bed Dorry
Sir E. Carson is a aprech at Bel- 'fast on Sunday afternoon said that. the fivertinent could rever resh the Tilster spirit and very shortly Ulstermen would recognise only their Provisional Government unless they were left alone. Ho emphasised that Ulster would win because God would defend the right,"
The speaker received an ovation,
REPAIRING THE RAILWAY.
Loxdos, July 14.
A telegrarn. from Vera Cruz states that the work has been started of repairing the gap in the railway be tween Vera Cruz and the capital. Hunta's Absolute Surrender Demanded.
and a resolution of devotion to the states that General Carranza officially A telegram from Washington
King we passed.
ALCOHOL AS MOTOR FUEL,
AN IMPERIAL SCHEME.
LONDON, July 13..
The Imperial Motor Transport Coun
notifies that the 'nited States and
he will not enter into any mediation
The prosecution argued previously that the assault and robbery could not have takap place later than 230 p.m.
Defendnat added that he was suffering from lever.
for him to commit the robbery and he Mr. Wond: It would bare been possible back in the lines at 3 o'clock !
Mr. Sayer (prosecuting) said it would be possible.
The charge was again remanded until to-morrow až 10 a m,
CORRESPONDENCË.
insist upon absolute "surrender. with Huerth, but that they willede nut necessarily coquince in opinions
expressed by corresponden la--Ed.)
AUSTRO-SERVIAN RELATIONS.
LONDON, July 14.
(To the Editor of the "Cintsa Main ").
A CHALLENGE.
At noon we reached Han Lit where were three launches from Canton with reliat. 024 Wai in the neighbourhood of Bhiu We arrived at Shin Heng at 1.30 p.m. Hong one only has not adjoining When one speaks of so many borst--that
the city itself.
different Wai, one means so many differant sections under the management of different bank. village groups above the level of the river
invited H.D.M. Contul Meers Chon On Sorainy, July 5th, Long To' Tuk
at Chin, directors of the T.W.R. and Shit Kei, Lan Hong Lin, and Tong
my to tin, where we met veral members of the Kung Sho, the brad of whom was Tun Sai Ngan, Yis Ka Chi, Anancial commissioner, who is connect ed with Chan Claas Chu and Leung Yin Pak, whose title is Tok Fun Shiu You La Soi Tung Chu, a civil office which how much in common with that of the tuoni of the Twing dynasty. It is with this official, whose headquarters asa at Shiin "Ting that the Hongkong Govern ment will have to cooperate to a large extent in giving relief round Shiv Hing. The city itself has not hoen penstrated The To' Tuk was kind enough to promise by the flood. I had a narrow escape, hot the use of a gunboat to the Hongkong by successful use of pianks and earth the Sir-At the City Hall on the 18th see through the Chief of Police that any not been greatly inconvenienced. The relief ofloer, id ho also undertook to water had not entered the City which appears perfectly normal and has in fact day of October, 1912, J. G. G... Mogie food sent dram Hongkong should be for-suburbs have, however, been savera! feet perta to investigate the possibilities of
A telegram from Vienna, states fugian 1) from the foor above the to the Hongbong officer..
performed the feat of lifting 188lbs.warded at once under escort up the river completely under water. Rice is on sla the employment of alcohol as motor usb the Austrians in Belgrade were head with one hand for the World's
in the City at about 85 per picul; Iam fuel which would roader the Empire in a panic on Suturing night in con- Amateur Record at 8st. 12lbs.
The three gentlemen of the T.W.H
toid it is from Eongkong. indaper.dest of foreign fuel supplicance of rumours that the popula- after nine months Mr. James Evans, and on Monday, July 5, after a meeting Now and I returned to Hongkong that night, Baú give a great impetus to sgricultursting intended to avenge the anti-.K.C. and M.S.1. Company: Hong of the Legislative Council (a report of rice to the village elders for distribution. and in the development of new countries Servian excesses at Samjevo. Many has take the trouble to write to whose proceedings has appeared in the This is a convenient method but it has would mean improved transport facilited to Serlin, while others took ther this feat was actually performed, to Shit Hing. The T.V.H., who had one's own village or group of
an inglish spotting paper to know whe Prow) I was divated to proceed at once obvious drawbacks. There would be the shelter at the Legation and the Con- with a chafenge to me to hit regulation readily agrad to combine itirir zalled the danger of leslated and homelere families tendency to overcats the destitution of sulate. Nothing happened..
har.bells. May I ask Mr. Evans through funds with those of the Hongking being neglected. I have arranged with thu China Maid why he has taken Government, were forsurate in getting Lai Sg Ling and Leang Tuk Pea to ga to- all this froubin of writing to England, Mr. Toty Yat Chun to go al and extended visit round the neighbourhood, morrow in shallow draught lasach an etc., when J. G. G. Moy' has been bere Thursday, July 7, he and I found our cheify to the comparatively remote places. in Hongkong. A challenge bere in our selves on board the two-feunelled gun. Mix. Tong Yat. local papers would have saved quite about Kang Kung which the To Takable to form a more definite opinion of I will be lot of time and trouble, la regard to bad placed at mur disposal, Wp had to what is necessary but at present it my feet of 188lbs. one hand, I ark Mr. awit Leung Tuk Pan and Tang Hon such argent necessity
seems that immediate relief is not Evans why he did not step on to the stage Kwong, brother of the Curt of Police, one time thought, and that the repair of when it was announced that anyone who le a nation of no Yin, a district the houses. now that the water is dropping
wo at the audience (which numbered about 800) Lindquarters of which are "ituated in mach will very soon be very important to
cil has appointed a Committee of ex-
ties,
It is estimated that the researches, would cost $6,000 per annum for five Jens Appeals for funds are being made. Lord Crewe, Secretary of State for fadia, and Mr. Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, have written lettors heartily endorsing the view that the question is one of national and im- perial importance.
OBITUARY.
LORD ELLESMERE.
THE UNSPEAKABLE SUFFRAGETTES.
EXPLOSIONS AND MAIL BAG FIRES.
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LONDON, July 13. The Suffragette outrages during the week end include the following:-
Tuk Pan have beat employing is to gire The method of relief that be sud Laung On landing, I called on Lei 8g Ling.
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There is nothing too good for Britain's Navy,
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could step on the stage and see my the Shlu Eling city, and clict of the enable the second crop be planted and have selected Martell's for their Fleets. stent, whom I lifted, weighed. I enving battalion and of the Cantem to protect them from another rising of the Renus can find time to look me up I Police. As he is well acquainted with river this summer. Tomorrow I hall be An explosion occurred in a mailbag wit beftes him 2001bs. one hand. the neighbourhood of Shiu Hing his pro- better able to judge but write this report between Blackpool and Manchester and be against him for $200; this he re-til 4.80 n.m. that we get under weighs things stand. There in one point that
I have already offered to lift heavy bar ones should prove uwful. It was not to-night as I had hoped to reach Ship Hing Martell's V.V.8.0.P.. Superior Liqueur six other bags were ignited. The mail fad. Then I cfered to lift him for Today, July 8th, at 6 m. passed I have not mentioned. Yesterday morning
last night and you will be Losson, July 13.
wanting to know vaa was also ignited and a guard was sport but nothing came of it. Now, the Kan Kong. This is one of the thief at the request of Ble Jamica I called on The death is recorded of the third badly burned in extinguishing the "Earl of Ellesmercy at the age of 67,flames.
once and, for all, I don't want paper places in a district devoted to mulberry Rev, Fers Fourget of the Roman Catholle Martell's V.8.0.P. Liqueur talk, I want to do things not try and antivation Ite modd important bank, Cathedral in His Lordship was Eon. Colonel of
Canton make`s nams in paper. My might at the Song Yun Wai, has broken for the of relief and has already spent about 85000 The Reverend The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeo-barned.
Blaby Station, Leicestershire, was
Father is eager t do all he can to the way present is Bst. Blts., Evo' wnight is fast year of To Kwong (about 1837). in distribating food round Kam Chuk and Martell's Three Star Liqueur
Per Oase 1 dozen Quarts manry Cavalry and 7th Battalion
11st Abs (what difference). I am This bank is several miles long, con- Kan Kang Ha has our boat which goes Manchester Regiment,
A woman was arrested in the not of still willing to come to terms with him nocting Kwun Shan with the Kang Kong round distributing. He would like more He was a igniting the fase attached to a bomb in and are open to meet the best lifter in round Sai Shin Shan. In consequence in args landowner.
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Chuck the Church of St. John the Evangelist, the world at Bat. 12ths, ut humor litt. of its bursting, the countryside is flooded that more thoroughly. I told him Martel's One Star Liqueur ing and so, prove my claim to the over an extent of seven or eight fel from after. He said with conviction that what that Kan Kong was being well looked title of world's amateur human lifter I am also open to nicat the host wrestlers in the Cotone dive or take aight poends.
Youa, eta,
THE ALBANIAN CRISIS.
LONDON, July 13. A telegram from Beuter's corres pondent at Darazzo states that the mensaante liave captured Berat.
BLAZON TYPE NOT NECESSARY," BAMBERLAIN'S Golio, Cholers and Diarrhées Remandy neada no glaring headline to attract the public ego. The simple statement that all chemiste sell it aufustent, an every family knows its value,
It has been used for forty years and is fast
what its name implies For sale by all Chemista and Sewrekeepers."
Westminster.
The total damage caused by Suz fragette outrages since the beginning of 1913 is given as £331,000. This does not include the damage done to pictures, de, which cannot be replaced.
Jois 0. G. MOZLE. World's Amateur Record Holder and Isto pups of Thomas Inch. A Co., Zud Duke of Cornwall's LL Poak
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the river banks, but bad ne the disaster her quired was biscuits, bread and native to distress is said not to be so great totatoes her than rice which the people In other places mich as Ko Yin dis had not the wherewithal to cont trict, becauan Kan King has many rich this in contrary to all that. I have heard connections, and sout from the worksured the T... that biscuits were not from Chinese source: The Troi Kong sho of the Khan To King Sho coraiderable convenient and I have been told of weary individual help has boon given. I en strict about which I have inquired that one red of junk moored by Ken Konge for the people and that rice is host a apking materials and facilities are avail having been towed from Fafebanheng less wasteful and more acceptable. t7 Lu wa partod Kwa In on the left. However, an Pere Fourguet spoke with This village to in the Hos Shang district such conviction it may be that he tae tap Hon to the Nam Hai dintilde nese the might be sent to him and possibly also All long here the mulberry trees are pod felds which others bare left untouch ruined. At 8.m. we reached Tal Pinged, and I suggest that supplies of Inscrite to be trifled with. This is especially trus without a bottle ht Chamberlain's Colic high-water make clearly abone (wo feet Jamieson would receive anything consigned borders of Sam China distilat From the money to buy or hire another hat Mr. | there are children in the family, dod Choler, and Diarrhson Remedy in the shown above the dorstep on some hours to the Hav. Father and would be able to or bea of this remedy will place the trouble house? Don't take nich risks dose or on the hack it could be seen that the water ve farther in nation. The Father after within control and perhaps save life, or two ffi cure you before it doctor could find dropout rod wanty Fast Farther to give every walitance in his power in at least a doctor's bill. For esle by posfaly be called, and it never talk even cear the P-Wan in the Ente, Shot the way of nursing any sick or tending any Ohsinist and Storekeepers,
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