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so carefully conicoated from the outer world that for many months nothing was known of them in Europe; the illegal application
CARGO THEFTS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
Four men and a woman, including the
wore charged before Mr. Melbourne at.
of the merciless law of brigandage, under quartermaster of the se. Hazel Dollar, which the familícs, relatives and neighbours of the insurgents were vicariously punished and in some cases transported to Asia Minor the plantation of Christian districts with Mostem immigrants, a measure recalling the barbarous days of the Ottoman conquest, the formation of semi-authorised bands com- posed of the creatures of the Turkish com- mittees, und lastly the eloctions of last winter, at which the peasants were driven like sheep to the polls and compelled by every method of chicanery, intimidation and violence to vote for their oppressora." The country is described as being literally infested with bands of assassins and rob-
bers, and Turkish policy, it is said, keeps
these bands recruited.
Peasants are
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
the Magistracy yesterday with stealing THE BALKAN EMBROGLIO. 10 bags of copra, value 870, the FY THE ATTITUDE OF THE POWERS. of the Robert Follar Steamship Company, and five men were charged with receiving
LONDON, October 15th. The Notes presented by the Balkan the copra knowing it to have been stolen.
Mr. Hoderick Macdonald, chief officer States to the Austrian, Russian and of the Haret Dollar, appeared
Mr. Reador Horrie Turkish representatives at Athens and proscoute, and appeared to defend the first man charged Sofia are identical with those presented
at Belgrade. with receiving.
to
LS. Willa said this was one of the many cases of people going on board ships early in the morning and stealing cargo, the loss of the cargo frequently not being discovered until the ships had left. In the present case the copra was con- signed from Manila to San Francisco, and about three o'clock on Monday morn
The Notes presented to Turkey specify the reforms demanded in great detail und remind her of the undertaking to introduce them within six months.
The Note to the Powers thanks the latter for their interest, but, after recall-
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE FIGHTING IN MONTENEGRO..
HEAVY LOSSES.
REPORTED SURRENDER" OF TUZI,
LONDON, October 18th. Beuter's correspondent at Podgoritan telegraphs that a dospatch from General Mukovitch states that be occupied the hill near Gusinje yesterday. The Turks offered up a desperate resistance and heavy losses were inflicted on both sides. Afterwards the Monteregrins captured
(THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.] EASTERN ESTIONS IN THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
CHINESE AND OPIUM SUPPRESSION.
LONDON, October 15th. --Mr. Acland, replying in the House of Commons to a question by Mr. Rees, M.P., said that the diplomatic and con- sular reports give evidence of the in- ability of the Peking Government to im pose its will on one of the provinces, and also show that since the revolution China has signally failed to carry out the Anglo- Chinese Agreement for the progresive diminution of the production of opium.
BRAND seized and brutally flogged for offences, suspected and real, and the outrageous treatment drives them to the outlays The precise and insistent demand of the Balkan States that guarantees should being two men went on board the Hazeling the numerous promises by Turkey two positions commanding Gusinje, four Continuing, he said: "I cannot say from
Dollar and were supposed to have re-recorded in international documents, it moved 16 bags. The quartermaster on says that the Allied States are anxious watch at the time was one of the parties to obtain more deânite results than have charged with the theft. At 7.15 the same hitherto been obtained, and they ha magning the police discovered at Yaumati Bay a large junk which had on board decided to address Turkey direct,
A later message states that the Notes 16 bags of copra. Inquiries elicited that
given for the better treatment of the Macedonian Christians cannot but command STOUTiversal sympathy, and it is plainly apparent that the time has arrived when this protracted tragedy must be ended. That Bulgaria. Servia and Greece have re. frained for a whole week from following the
IN PINTS AND SPLITS.
lead of Montenegro shows that they are
machine guns, and many rifles and
the indications at prasat that the Con- tial Government will be able in the near ammunition.
Up to the present the Montenegrin future to enforce the discontiquxuse of
and 800
Losses number 256 killed wounded.
A lator telegram from Podgoritza, the
Tuzi has surrondored.
poppy growing, but I trust that tho. gradual restoration of normal conditions, which I believe is in progress, will
the copra was missing from the Hazel of the Balkan States to Turkey demand Montenegrin headquarters, states that ultimately lead to this result."
The first defendant was animated by a sincere desire to exhaust all Dollar. peaceful means of obtaining satisfaction of marine store dealer in Yaumati,
After hearing évidence, his Worship re- their demands, but with news of the Montenegrin successes against the Turkmanded the case till Thursday, ringing throughout the Balkan "States, the danger of a general conflagration imminent. BRAND must hourly become more
BULL DOG
IN PINTS AND SPLITS.
FUNERAL-OF MR. P. NOLASCO
DA SILVA.
ย
the
The funeral of Mr. Pedro Nolasco da Silva, at Macao on Sunday afternoon
many
atonomy of Macedonia, Belgian or
The Montenegrins captured Swiss Governors-General, elective pro- vincial councils, the creation of a guns, 7,000 rifles, and six Turkish re- gendarmerie, militia and free education.gular battalions.
TURKEY'S DETERMINATION.
LATER.
were pre-
The Montenegrins at noon Constan- Router's correspondent at tinople wires that the reply of the Porte paring to storm the Turkish position white to the Embassies was handed to the when a Turkish officer bearing a
JAPANESE RECIPROCITY. Mr. Rees asked what was the result of the representations to Japan with refer- ence to the exclusion of British ships from the Japanese coasting trade while Japan- ese were admitted to the coasting trade of India.
Mr. Acland replied that no representa- tions had yet been made, but the matter was under consideration.
In reply to a further question by Mr. Rees, suggesting that Japan · be re-
* friendly" manner to undertake the suppression of sedi-
No substantial ground for belief that the war will not spread is afforded in the terms of the Porte's replies to the Notes LIGHT ALEndromed to it by the Powers, and, the was a great public demonstration of Austrian Ambassador on Monday morn-Bag appeared, and unconditionally sur- respect and esteem. The cortege was ing. While thanking the Powers for rendered. Then a deputation of the bur- only glimmer of hope that remains is that headed by about 400 boys from the public their friendly interest in the situation in ghors of Tuzi came to General Prince the Powers may yet bring the Porte to sec, schipals each bearing a floral wreath or that even if she should successfully emerge cross. Following these came the bearers the interests of peace, it says that the Danilo, begging for mercy and pardon.
The Montenegrin troops made a triumph-quested in from a war with the Confederacy, the of silver crosses and the vicars and Porte is determined to carry out the protection of Christians under Turkish con-priests representing the four principal reforms but cannot tolerate any foreign al entry into Tuzi in the afternoon and! trol must be guaranted if peace is to ba churches of the Colony. Then came the interference. Its efforts to carry out the were welcomed with jubilation by the tious publications · ́of the Islamic permanently established in this region.boys of St. Joseph's College bearing reforms up to the present have been Christian and Malissori inhabitants. | fraternity circulating in India, Mr. Failing the success of the Powers to avert candies.
The booty included many horses, 800 Acland said that Sir Clando Macdonald- had been instructed to bring the facts under the notice of the Japanese Govern-
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HONGKONG, OCTOBER 16TH, 1912. THE situation in the Balkans, as we have it revealed in the telegrams to-day, is that Turkey is prepared-determined" is the
The principal mourners were
by his A.D.C., the Chief Justice (Senor
MONTENEURINS MEST WITH DISASTER.
the war, it is satisfactory to gather that four sons of the deceased- Porphiro, impeded by all kinds of obstacles and their policy will be to localise hostilities. Luiz, José and Henrique, and his son- outrages. Nevertheless, the Government
Among others had persevered and had decided to apply tents, and ten days' food supplios. Active military intervention by the Powere in-law, Captain Lobato. would be fraught with consequences too present wore:-HE. Senor Miranda, the Vilayets Low directly it was sanction-
The Times correspondent at Cettinje ment, but as the introduction of the torrible to contemplate, Jespecially in the Acting Governor of the Colony, attendeded by the Chamber and the Sultan, but case of Great Britain because of her Souza), the Attorney General (Senor the Government was unable to admit the telegraphs that the searchlights from literature to India was prohibited he con- millions of Moslem subjects. Throughout Mendes), Licut. Col. Santos, and a large bearing of Article 22 on the present situa- Scutari were thrown upon 1,000 Mon-sidered it accessary to present a request the world it must be sincerely hoped that number of Army and Naval officers, the tion.
tenegrins preparing to attack Tarabosch. for suppression.. diplomacy may yet work the miracle in members of the Senado, and crowds of
The quickfiring guns in Turabosch im- which the venerable Exrson of Austria friends, including a large number of
mediately opened fire, moving down the Hongary recently professed his confidence, ex pupils of the various schools with which the deceased gentleman had been
Montenegrins, who disregarded the orders The Chinese
to retire and advanced amid a bail of The Hongkong, Canton and Macao prominently identified. Steamboat Co, are running the Heung-community was also largely represented. shan on the excursion to Macao next The bands of the Rev. Mr. Lau und the Sunday.
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Melbourne sentenced a man to six weeks' hard labour, four hours in the stocks and 12 strokes with the birch for snatching a gold hangle from a child in the street.
The Manila papers report that the body of Tommy Conneff, who has held for fifteen years the amateur racord for
runners over
Orphanage played the funeral marches.
After the ecclesiastical ceremonies at the grave side, His Excellency the
delivered a short Governor cration eulogistic of the eminent services the deceased had rendered not only to
funeral
LATUA.
It is expected that the Porte will ignore the Note of the Confederacy, which has excited surprise and wrath. The Turkish officials are furious at what they describe as the colossal impudence of minor states in adopting a tone which the Powers never used to Turkey.
THE SITUATION AT BAMOS. Reuter learns that the British, French
THE HOME RULE BILL.
LONDON, October 15th. The House of Commons by 203 votes to 100 adopted the Home Kule "guilla bullets. It is believed they were nearly tina "resolution, and by 197 to 92 adopt- all wiped out,
MONTENEGRINS REPULSED. Reuter's correspondent at Constan- tinople wires that official telegrams report that reinforcements roached Gusinje and the Colony bus to Portugal, and His and Russian Consuls at Smyrns are pro- Excellency concluded by commending to ceeding to Samos to draw up an organic assumed the offensive, driving back the all the example the late Senor Nolasco charter for the Principality. Greece Montenegrins. The Turks, who are now da Silva had so worthily set.
Senor F. H. Fernandes, Acting Presi- would interpret this action as an inter-fighting in Montenegrin territory, claim a mile course, has been dent of the Senado, and Senor Patricio ference calculated to deprive her of the the victory at Tuzi. found floating in the Pasig river The J da Luz, Secretary of the Senado advantages, resulting from the superiority police are investigating the circumstances and of the "Associacao Promotora du
which led to his death. No marks of vio-Instrueso dos Macauses," also delivered of her fleet in the event of war. lence were found, and intimate friends funeral orations.
of the dead man, who was a sergeant ip E troop, 7th cavalry, stationed at Fort McKinley, scout the idea of suicide as
absurd.
A later message etates that Reuter learns that the Consuls have gone to Ramos to report on the conditions there. The telegram with reference to the charter is incorrect,
DEFIANT CRETE.
FIRE ON N.Y.K. STEAMER AT KOBE.
Fire broke out on board the N.Y.K. The Peking Daily News, we note. Calcutta liner Totomi-maru in Kobe at The flames "categorically and emphatically con- 4.30 am, on the 3rd inst
The Cretan Deputies, profiting by the tradicts the statement of Le Journal de started in bold No. 4, which contained
2000 bags of rape seed shipped from war situation, are defying the Powers, Peking that it (the Daily News) is Calcutta for Yokohama, 800 bags of the They have entered the Greek Chamber of "the official organ of the Government, song material transshipped from the working under the immediate control of Ceylon-maru, and
packages of Deputies. the Wai-chino-pu." The Peking Deily sundries transhipped from the Famaguchi-
cus describes this as a "frigid and Some weeks ago Dr. calculating lie." Sun Yat-sen's paper, the China Republi
MALFU,
250
י,
TURKS INVADE SERVIA.
EXTENSIVE FIGHTING.-
LONDON, October 15th. Router's correspondent at Belgrado tele- graphs that it is officially reported that the Turks crossed the frontier Ristovatz at five o'clock in the morning and attacked the Servians.
near
ed a motion to suspend the eleven o'clock rule on Fridays during the remainder of
the session.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF
MR. ROOSEVELT,
LONDON, October 15th. At Milwaukee a Socialist fired at Mr.
Roosevelt in the street near. his hotel.
Mr. Roosevelt happily escaped unhurt.
Mr. Roosevelt was proceeding to ad-". dress a meeting at the time. The crowd in the streets was with difficulty restrain- od from lynching the assailant, whom the police seized.
Mr. Roosevelt asked that the man might te brought before him, and when this was done he asked him why he had fired. The man did not reply and Mr. Roosevelt pro- ceeded to address the meeting.
A later message states that the Turks
A lator message states that Mr. Roose eurprised the Servians around Kistovat, velt would not permit the doctors to ex- A later message states that the Cretans The Servians rallied hastily and suc-
amine him but went to the meeting and received a vociferous welcome from the ceeded in repulsing the Turks,
spoke for over an hour, though weak from NEW VESSELS FOR N.Y.K..
The fighting continues over ten miles of loss of blood. Then he was examined. Chamber. The Premier declared that the According to the Jiji, the Nippon Yusen Government accepted the vote of the frontier.
Though there was no immediate danger
construct three steamers, nach of an
he was removed to an emergency hospital,
word used-to carry out reforms in Mace.can, referred to the Daily News as the Kaisha is reported to have decided to Cretan Assembly in favour of union with |
bright appenage of the Foreign Office."
Bouter's
GRELOS HEADY FOR WAR.
Athens correspondent at
A later telegram says the fighting on the Servien frontier continued all day where six doctors were unable to find the long. The Tarks numbered 3,000. The Serviane, whose casualties were 21 killed and 4 wounded, retired.
The Servian Government denounces the
it will continue on the defensive unless the incursion assures greater propor- tione.
TURKS INVADE BULGARIA.
bullet, which had entered his breast.. It was decided to take an X rays photograph.
SOULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.
en
LONDON, October 15th.
douie, but "cannot tolerate any foreign interference." On the other hand, the A private in the K.OY.L.I. named aggregata tonnage of 13,000 tins. Orders Greece, and henceforth there would be
for these vessels will shortly be placed Confederacy is demanding autonomy for Albert Johnson was charged before Mr. with the Kawasaki and Mitso Bishi Ship-only one chamber for Grecce and Crete.
building Yards
When completed they Greece was ready to face all dangers and Macedonia, with a Belgian or Swiss Gov Irving at the Magistracy yesterday with will be placed on the European service,
The NY.K. further contemplates build-ns confident of victory. ernor-General, elective Provincial Councils, refusing to pay ricslis hire and also with the creation of a gendarmerie and Militia, assaulting an Indian constable. It ing five or six more large steamers. The and free education. Whether all this fits in appeared that defendant took the ricsha paper adds that the Kawasaki and Mitsu Bisha Shipbuilding Yards are construct- with the Porte's notions of reforms for for a short distance and on alighting ing for the stine Company one, vessel telegraphis that the Government has itack as provocative, but declares that Macedonia yet remains to be learnt ; but it tendered a ten cent piece, asking for each having an aggregate tonnage of is highly probable, we think, that the five cents back. The coolie not having the 10,500 one Turkish Government's contemplated re-change was going to another to obtain forms do not go beyond those by which five cents, when defendant caught him by it purchased peace in Albania thres the arm and pulled him, causing him to On this basis drop the coin. An Indian constable who or four months ago, an agreement between the Porte and the interfered was said to have been assaulted Confederacy may be possible, but the crisis by the defendant. It was admitted that has become too acute now to inspire u hope- defendant proceeded quietly to the Police ful feeling A special correspondent of Station. His Worship dismissed the case. The Times in the Balkans, who exhibits a strong sympathy with constitutional Turkey, has recently given a picture of the Porte's rule in Macedonia which enables us to apprecute the strong attitude which the Confederacy has taken up. He writes- "Nothing indeed could ha mero sad than the bistory of Macedonia under the rule of the Committee the dawn of liberty, the: oxtinction of political freedom, the disarma meat of 1910, with all its attendant horrora,
In the world's sculling championship instructed the Greek Minister at Con-
the course between Putney and stantinople to demand the release of the
Mortlake Barry beat Durnan of Canada RAUB RESULTS.
Greek ships and an indemnity for the
by two lengths in 22mins, 31secs. This Following is the result of crushing owners within twenty-four hours..
THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
A telegram from Sofia reports that 500 also included the English championship, operations at the Raub mines for the four weeks ending October 5th: Bukit
The Stock Exchange has Koman: Stone crushed 4,427 tons, gold
amore Turks on Sunday evening attacked a Bul- which Barry has now secured three times obtained 892 ounces, average per ton 4.03 dignified tone, but there is still acute
has won the Sportsman cup outright. Bakit Malacca Btone crushed uneasiness. Consols touched £72. Agarian post in the Tamrosch district.ccession, and by winning youre 1,930 tons, guld obtained 130 ounces, reassuring factor, however, is that the The dafenders, acting on instructions
THE TURF. average per ton 132 dwt.
Continental Bourses have regained some from Government, withdrew
THE GEBAREWITCH. of their equilibrium.
TYPHOON WARNING.
dwt.
THE SHANGHAI SETTLEMENT
BOUNDARIES.
FRESH DEMARKATION AGREED
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The telegram quoted below was received at the American Consulate General, Hongkong, from the Manils Observatory
It is announced that the Government at 11.53. a.m. yesterday:-
Cyclone or Typhoon over the Eastern has agreed to a fresh demarkation of the boundary of the Shanghai Settlement, Visayas moving W.
Cyclone or typhoon W. of Southernwhich, it is hoped, will be satisfactory to Islands moving all concerned, though no extension of the Ladrone
Settlement has been promised.
N.W.
or Mariana
ITALIAN-TURKISH DIFFERENCES.
AUSTRIA'S ATTITUDE.
LONDON, October 15th. Reuter's Vienna correspondent wires.
OVERCOME.
the Cosarowitch The latest betting that it is announced that no mili
Handicap, run at N market on Wednes tary action by the Confederacy in the
LDON, October 15th.
day, is as follows-7 to 2 against Sanjak of Novibazar will induco Austro- Iteater's Berlin correspondent wires Balscadden, s to 1 Tootles, 10 to 1
Only after the Hungary to interfere. termination of hostilities will the Dual that the Deutsche Bank is informed that Rathlea, 100 to 9 Mushroom, and Tulli- Monarchy act as the protection of its the Italo-Turkish peace difficulties had hardine, 100 to 7 Papavero, and Bryony, and 100 to 6 Dounithorne and Galafrook, interests in the Balkans require.
been dersome.