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The surrender of the ancient city, founded in the second century A.D. by the Emperor HADBIAN, and once the capital of the Ottoman Empire, is admittedly a great triumph for the Bulgarians. It is not the
THE POKFULAM MURDER.
ACCUBED COMMITTED FOR TRJÁL Before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday Mo Kyai, o Chinese cowboy, Jemadar of Police named quiab at Pok- fular
first time in history that Adrianople has was charged with the murder of an ex-
surrendered to an invading army. In the campaign of 1829, so disastrous to the
Turks, Adrianople surrendered to the Russians without making any resistance, but it was restored after the treaty of
Mr. P. M. Hodgson (Assistant Crown)
Solicitor) conducted the prosecution, and Mr. R. C. Faithfull, solicitor, defended.
Charagh Din, a Jemadar of Police, said
TELEGRAMS.[TELEGRAMS.TELEGRAMS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
PEACE IN SIGHT.
· THE TERRITORIAL DEMANDS. Montenegro demands Skatari, Ipck and Djakova, but not Prizrend. Servis
proposes: as
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[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] GREEKS AGGRESSIVE AT JANINA. The Greeks have commenced the attack on Bizani, the key to Janina.
(TANOUGH REVTER'S AGENOT.)
BIG JEWEL ROBBERY ATTEMPTED.
LONDON, January 23rd. An attempt was made during the week-
:
A message from Athens states that end to rob a safe containing pearls valued according to the official report the at £80,000 at the office of the pearl mer- artillery attack on Bizani began at sight chant, M. Rubin, in Holborn Viaduct,
peace had been definitively signed, and that he knew the decensed and identified Adriatic and Lakes Presba and Ochrida jo'clock on Tuesday morning along the London. The thieves were disturbed
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. possibly it is with some bapes that this experience will be repeated that Turkey very reluctantly consents now to its sur- render to her present enemies. However that may be, the fact that she accepts the advice of the Powers with regard to Adrianople and the Aegean Islands, makes possiblo a resumption of peace negotiations Por Per Doran, Bottle with every pro-poot of a settlement of the 313.40 $1.15 whole problem. There are many difficult 1.65 questions between the Allies themadlves be settled, and which will have to on some of these the Powers themselves will probably have difficulty in maintaining 250 the unanimity they have so far shown, A hopeful sign is the spirit of compromise 3.40 evidenced in the proposals emanating from the various States. What M, POINOARE Bome weeks ago described as one of the chief causes of European discort has
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his body at the Mortuary.
Dr. Harold Macfarlane, medical officer
TURKEY'S FINANCIAL STRAITS. in charge of the Mortuary, deposed that A message from Constantinople states he made a post-mortem examination of that extreme financial penury prevails,
The cause of death wan the deceased. multiple injuries. The head was severed the satarice for December not having been from the body. There was a flap of skin paid yet."
entire front and continued til} six o'clock when they had almost drilled through the decamped, leaving their in the evening. The Turks replied freely, safe,
and
A general advance followed, and the apparatus weighing half a ton, including Greeks dislodging the Turks from their twelve gas cylinders, blow pipes, batteries, outlying positions the enemy fled in etc. It is a mystery how the thieves
disorder towards' Bizuni.
THE NAVAL RATTLE." at the back of the neck, as if more than TURKISH ATTITUDE WEAKENING. Reuter's correspondent at Constan
The facts of the naval engagement have one blow had been delivered.
Aftr Inspector Dymond bad given evi-
It appears that en dence, the defendant was committed to tinople wires that the meeting of the become known. take his trial at the next Criminal Grand Council was adjourned untilcouraged by the reports of the Flamidich's Sessions
Wednesday. The general impression is success the Turkish commander ventured that the attitude of the Government Bouthward of Tenedos, but began to retire the Greeks werd At the Magistracy yesterday mention towards the Allies' demands is weaken-slowly immediately
sighted. The Turks fired over 600 shalls was again made of the case in which two ing. Chinese were charged with the theft of
The Grand Council met at the Doma and claim to have inflicted much damage, slabs of tin from a P. & O. steamer.
THE RECENT P. & O. TIN CASE
SHERRY. tecly been eliminat by the agreement suficient evidence to justify the case
LEI
The battleships Assur-i-Tewfik and the
exploded in the turret of the Torgat Torgat Reika, were badly hit. A shell Reiss, everyone in the turret being either killed or wounded. Both guns were dis- abled, and altogether 4 officers and 36 men
entered the premises unnoticed.
AUSTRALIA AND IMPERIAL. DEFENCE.
LONDON, January 23rd. Reutor's correspondent at Melbourne,
for Defence, said he thought there was a acccosity at present for the appointment of an Australian Minister on the Imperial Defence Committee, because the
telegraphs that Mr. Purce, the Minister
differed from that of the other Dominions,
This Worship told Mr. R. F. C. Master bagtsche Palace. It is understood that though they themselves suffered severely Australian policy, as was known, had the (for the prosecution) that there was not the Council decided in favour of accept
conclusion of peace. Eighty notable that the autonomy of Albania constituted going before a jury, and asked if heing the Note from the Powers for the under the suzerainty of the SULTAN shall be had other witnesses to call.
Thereupon L.S. Wills stated that the personages were invited to the Council, under the supervision of the Great Powers, charges would be withdrawn, and Mr. including most of the Senators, ander and that a port on Albanian territory shall. D'Almada, who defended, asked for he opened to Berria but that it shall be free the discharge of his clients, and his War-cretarica, and ecclesiastical dignitaries and neutral and served by an international ship accordingly allowed them to go. 1.50 railway under the samo supervision. Turkey
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by the peace settlement must inevitably lose very great part of her European territory, possibly nine-tenths of it--but as M.
THE MAGISTRACY,
A boy who had been convicted twice
of Islami.
PEACE IN SIGHT.
A message from Constantinople states that a Note will be handed to the Powers
were killed and 184 wounded.
THE HAMIDIEH'S" VENTURE. A message from Port Said states that. the Turkish battleship. Hamidich after
2.55 POINCARE declared-in the speech to which previously was charged before Mr. Haze- to-morrow in which the Government leaving Syra proceeded to Beirut, where,
We can Recommend the above as Wines of the Finest quality and Vintage, specially selected and procured from the best Oporto and Keres Growers
LIMITED,
we have alluded, she will still have a
land with being in unlawful possession of
places itself in the hands of the Powers
cruiser, probably the
approval of the Admiralty, and that policy
provided men. The Government were of as in addition to building ships it
the opinion that it was advantageous to come to an agreement with New Zealand and Canada regarding the defence of British interests in the Pacific Ocean..
THE MALAY DREADNOUGHT.
LONDON, January 23rd. It is hoped in Newcastle that the
Aourishing Empire of considerable extent door mat, which he stated be found on and agress to their proposals with regard German cruiser Breslau, which she took Malayan battleship will inaugurate the
the Race-course. As he was too young to be banished, he was ordered to receive 12 strokes with the birch.
Three Chinese were charged before Mr. C. D. Melbourne with committing an It was stated assault on three women.
on sighting a
for a Greek, cut her anchor and left at full speed, sighting on Saturday evening two destroyers who are suppond to be the The Greek destroyers freed from Port Said.
to Adrianople and the Aegean Islands.
The Grand Council's declaton was almost unanimous, and was arrived at after only a slight discussion. Government frankly declared in favour
that the defendants hired the complain of the acceptance of the Power's advice. ants' sampan to go to a stone boat, and on the way a conflict took place, in the courte of which one of the men drew knife. Defendants alleged that the quarrel occurred over the fare. His Wor ship fined them $10 each, or in default.
BRITISH FARLIAMENTARY
BUSINESS.
new yard which Mesere. Armstrong's have just completed.
AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING LINE ACQUIRED BY "B.I."
LONDON, January 23rd.
in Asia, and "she ought to concentrate her efforts and her hopes upon that Empire, a course which would enable her to live on terms of friendship with the great Europosa Powers, and particularly with France." While the British Government has declared
It is announced that the British India..... 4. S. WATSON & CO., to France, “in a very friendly manner," that it has neither political designs nor aspira-
Steam Navigation Company, Limited, LONDON, January 23rd. tions of any kind in those regious, France claims to have special interests there, and a
In the House of Commons, on Tuesday, has acquired the Beet of Archibald Currie POINOARE has announced that the French
Mr. Asquith said he hoped the House & Company, of Melbourne, consisting of Government is very firmly determined to
would conclude the Disestablishment of five modern steamers of a tonnage of maintain in Asia the integrity of the Otto-
the Church in Wales and the Franchise. man Empire. That, of course, is all to the
Six men were charged before Bir. Haze
Bills by the 12th February. He thought | advantage of Turkey. In all probability had
land with printing and publishing lottery the war been fought to a finish the SULTANckets and also with having tickets in
they should also be able to carry through would have been driven out of Ear pether possession. Seven men originally A later message from Constantinople the Trades Union and Railway Bills, the completely, but ae it is, assuming that the were charged, but the case against one of states that it believed that the Note in Allies are left by the peace treaty in the theai, the cook, was withdrawn. His reply to the Powers will not be a straight latter in fulfilment of their pledge to the
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
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enjoyment of the territories they now hold
by force majeure, the SULTAN will retain in Europe an area of about 7,000 square miles No-oneymoudy signed communiceent of the 65,000 square miles over which his sovereignty extended before the out- break of the war. But as Turkey comprises
tions that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
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BIRTH.
On the 22nd January, at Streatham Hill, London, the wife of A. LESLIE SUTTON, Manila, P.I., of a daughter
1024
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 24ru, 1913.
14 days' hard labour.
Worship said he purposed convicting the
The delegates of the Allies in London. with Turkey's decision, are satisfied though they point out that important questions including the payment of an indemnity in proportion to the Ottoman debt assumable to the Allies and the question of railways must be concluded before peace is signed.
22,000.
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TASMANIAN GOVERNOR
HONOURED.
LONDON, January 23rd.
The Right Hon. William Ellison
whole of the sun, and he imposed a fine forward Receptance, but will probably companies during the railway strike. He Macartney, who was last month appoint- of 8250 on one defendant and $25 each on attempt to make reservations leading to suggested that these bills should be takened Governor of Tasmania, has been made the others. Inspector Dymond said the further discussion. However, with the After 10.30 in the evening, when the
cassion of Adrianuple settled in principle guillotine offence was becoming quite common.
ASTOUNDING NEW YORK REVELATIONS.
a commander of the Order of St. Michael had fallen. Then possibly the and St. George. A Chinese was walking along Des it is not likely that the early conclusion of House would rise on the 19th February If the suggestion till the 13th March. in Asia. an area of 682,960 square Vœux Road when he espied a likely means peace will be delayed.
Africa 733,181 square of pecuniary advantage in the person of
was not adopted the session would be miles, and in miles, there will still remain to the
unsuspecting Indian, from whose!
prolonged. SULTAN an Empire equalling in extent the pocket a 825 note was protruding. He Empire of Germany with all its extensive went up to the man, and, after spitting colonies in Africa, and its 96,000 square on his coat, added "injury to insult" by miles of islands in the Pacific.
deftly appropriating the money.
HE. the Governor left by the sis. Kinshan, for Canton last night and is expected to return today.
The Hughes Comedy Company had another large audience before them last night when they repeated "The Specula-
tore,"
The lengthy bearing of the Li will case before the Appeal Court was brought to Another appeal will a close yesterday. be heard to-day.
an
The Grand Vizier, Nazim Pasha, the Minister of Finance, and Neradunghian spoke in the Grand Council.
Nazim Pasha said that the army was How- cager to fight, though there was little recovering Salonika and ever, the Chinese was quickly captured chance of by an alert Indian constable, and he ap-:
peared in consequence before Mr. Mei- Monastir, or even of relieving Adrian- bourne yesterday. Inspector Fenton ople, but other quest ons besides military stated that the man had been proceeded miliated. against the continuation of against on a similar charge previously hostilities. and his Worship said he now recognised He was sentenced to thres months hard labour and four
the man's face.
hours' stocks.
LOCAL SPORT.
FOOTBALL.
CLUB V. STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS.
THE ANTI-PROTECTIONIST MOVE- MENT IN BRITAIN.
LONDON, January 2ård.
A New York message states amazing Mr. Bonar Law vigorously opposed the revelations have been made by the con- proposal.
victed incendiary Stein and have led to a number of arrests of minor insurance officials and others.
It appears that Stein belonged to a gang which with the connivance of venal insurance inspectora insured worthless property and then set it on fire. It is calculated that one thousand fires can be traced to this gang. The devices used include sausage skina filled with benzina instead of meat.
LONDON, January 23rd. An influential meeting took place in the City on Tuesday night presided over The Minister of Finance explained the by Lord Avebury, and attended by Lord upon the Balfour of Burleigh, the Right Hon. dependence of the Treasury
C. T. Ritchie, Lord Inchcape, and the foreign markets,
Neradunghian sa'd there was little Right Hon. Sir Edgar Speyer. A resolu- hope of European complications and em-tion was passed in favour of Free Trade phasised the attitude of Russia, which had and declaring that Tariff Reform, which recently twice warned the Porte that the was only another name for Protection, continuation of hostilities wight compel was fraught with grave political and
economic dangers to the Empire. her to depart from mentrality.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
The body of the shop coolic whose mysterious disappearence was reported a In the fit round of the Hongkong few days ago, has been found in the har-Challenge Shield Competition, the Club DISSATISFACTION IN GERMANY. bour at Tsai Tsui Po.
oppose the Staff and Departments at
A Berlin telegram reports that the Happy Valley on Saturday, the kick-off being at 4 p.m. The following players Press is attacking the Government for will represent the Club-R. O. Barlow; surrendering to the Triple Entente in H. I. Jones and A. Hamilton; D. Camp- bell, R. F. Long and Q.. Wilkie; D. Larkins, W. A. Wilson, W. V. Fennell, P. Wilkic and P. F. Benton.
LEAGUE CRICKET.,
As a lady was walking along D'Aguilar Street yesterday a small boy snatched her handbag, which contained $2 in money, koys, and important papers.
The coxswain of the Atlanta reports that one of the crew, a youth aged about 22, was drowned off Blackhead's Point. The body has not yet been recovered.
extorting the surrendering of Turkey, which it attributes to Russian threats to invade the Asiatic vilayets.
PEACE in the Balkans is at last in sight We publish to-day the telegraphic informa tion that the Porte has resolved to place itself in the hands of the Powers, and is informing the Powers today of its acquiescence in their proposals regarding Adrianople and the Aegean Islands. The Powere, it will be remembered, advised the Porte to cede Adrianople, and leave the! Powers to decide the fate of the Aegean Islands. The loss of Adrianople is a bitter pill for Turkey to swallow. Next to Constantinople it is the most important City of the Empire, and Turkey has been
BULGARIA AND ROUMANIA, - especially anxious to retain it because the
Ileuter learns that Bulgaria has agreed City contains the mosques of the caliphs,
H.K.C.C. "B" ". .E.C.C. "19 and its conquest or cession would “rain
The following will represent the Hong to code to Romania territory on the It has been the prestige of Islam."
kong Cricket Club "R" League team oust southward from Mangalia, which further pointed out that Adrianople is the
against the Hongkong Cricket Club "A" League team on, Saturday, on the Club will be made a naval base. Up till the gate of Constantinople and its loss would
ground, play commencing at 2 p.m.-E. present this has not been feasible owing endanger the existence of the Empire. But
A. A. Claxton, S. H. Dodwell, H. there are two ways of losing Adrianople,
The hearing of the charges against eight Hancock, J. W. B. Jellie, A. O. Long, M. to the proximity of the frontier. This and the Powers have clearly intimated Japanese of being in possession of a large M. Maas, 8. 8. Moore, Lieut. Paske, cession removes the chief difficulty in the their opinion to Turkey that a prolon-amount of forged Kwangtung notes was D.C.L.I., Staff-Surgeon Roche, R.N., and way of a settlement between the two
continued at the Magistracy yesterday R. P. Thursfield. gation of the war would jeopardise before Mr. C. D). Melbourne The name Constantinople and probably extend hosti of a Chinese was added to the defendants The following have been selected to re- lities to the Asiatic provinces. The Bulgarians have been confident in the ultimate success of their efforts to take the City, and the nature of the advice given by the Powers to Turkey is an indica
THE BANK-NOTE CABE.
FURTHER EVIDENCE AT THE MAGISTRAŬY.
in the case.
Taw Yue Bhek, a cushior at the Canton, Mint, examined many of the notes, and declared that, with the exception of one
all bundle, they were all forged.
An Inland Tax collector also gave evi- tion that they, also, share that conviction.dence, and the case was again remanded.
CIVIL SERVICE 2. KOWLOON.
countries.
BULGARIA SEEKING A LOAN.. present Kowloon to play against Civil
M. Theodoroff, the Bulgarian Minister Bervice at Happy Valley on 25th January of Finance, has arrived in London for at 2.16 p.m, sharp K. R. Macaskill, F.
H. E. Rouse, Eng. Lieut. E C. Smith, with a view to an impending loan mainly. de Rome, F. Sutton, J. P. Robinson, the purpose of sounding financial oircles JH Mead, Capt. Wood, L. F. Townend, for various enterprises arising out of the W. E. Dixon, and W. L. Weaser.
new situation,
EMBARRASSED.
LONDON, January 23rd. Though it is authoritatively stated that there is no question of Ministers resigning on the suffrage question, it is admitted that the embarrassment of the Govern- ment is increasing. Besides the excessivo lobbying" in which even Ministers are native, many M.P.'s have received threa
It is stated that many toning letters. will be absent from the division, Many Radicals also are angry at the possibility of women suffrage being passed under the Parliament Act. The feeling is growing that the Bill may be replaced by the Plural Voting Bill,
THE GOVERNOR OF JAMAICA. LONDON, January 23rd. Bir W. H. Manning, Governor of the Protectorate, has been Nyassaland appointed Governor of Jamaica.
NEW FRENCH CABINET.
LONDON, January 3rd. The French Cabinet has now been com-.
M. Briand, Premier and Minister for pleted as follows:-
the Interior.
M. Jonnart, Minister for Foreign Affairs.
M. Baudin, Minister of Marine." M. Etienne, Minister for War. M. Guisthau, Minister for Commerce. M. Jean Morel, Minister for the Colonies.
M. Klotz, Minister of Finance, M. Barthon, Minister of Justice.
DISASTER TO MOHAMMEDAN PILGRIMS.
LONDON, January 23rd.
A message from Suakim states that a caravan of Indian pilgrims at Elhambra, midway between Medina and Yembo, were overwhelmed by a sudden food from the mountains and 350 were drowned, only 50 being saved.
OBITUARY.
Lounon, January 23rd. The death has taken place of Bir James Coats, the Paisley throad magnate.