THR HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 131, 1914.
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
||TRBOUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
RAILWAYS IN THE YANGTSZE VALLEY.
CORBIDERABLE CONCEBBIONS" TỦ GREAT
REITAIN.
LONDON, July 11th. In the House of Commons, on the Farsign Office Vote, Sir Edward Grey, in a statement regarding the railways in the Yangisze Valley, alluded to agreements between the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and the Deutsche-Asiatische Bank. Various complications had been produced by these agreements and he had recently
endeavoured to disentangle them, so as to get Britain's bands more free. Great Britato had now pending considerable railway, concessions. He believed these group brrangemente would enable the different combines, including ourselves, to go ahead more freely in those parts of China where they had particular interestą. Regarding a complaint that there was an abgence of diplomatie suņi- port, he said that capital was not always very interested in China, but he declared that whenever bona fide British capital was applying for concessione anywhere in the world, to which there were no
THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY:] THE CIVIL WAR IN MEXICO. 6.000 PRISONERS CAPTURED BY REBELS,
LONDON, July 11th.
The Mexican rebels captured 5,000 prisoners at Clundajara, se well as large quantities of armé,, anununition, and supplies.
General Villa affirms that he will only parloy with President Huerta on the
battlefield.
REBELS CONCENTRATING.
SALTILLO, July 11th. General Carranza announces that the Federals have evacuated Guaymas, an important port on the west coast, and that the rebels are now concentrating 20,000 men against San Luis Potosi,
HUKETA'S PROBABLE SUCCESSOR
WASHINGTON, July 12th. President Huerta is about to resign in favour of Señor Carbajal, the newly- appointed Foreign Minister.
A POPULAR GOVERNOR-GENERAL.
LOND GLADSTONE'S FAREWELL TO MOUTH
APELCA.
CAPE TOWN, July 12th. Lord and Lady Gladstone sailed for England on the conclusion of the former's
political objections it was the Govern- term of servies as Governor-General, and
ment's duty to give the utmost support.
THE TIBETAN QUESTION,
LONDON, July 11th.
In the House of Comiñons, during the debate on the Foreign Office Vote, Sir Edward Grey, Becretary of State for Foreign Affairs, regretted that China had not so far signed the Tibetan Convention
and had not agreed to the boundaries
¡“ DER OBTASIATISOHER LLOYD'
SERVICE
CHINA SERVICE.
THE OPERATIONS AGAINST
WHITE WOLE.!!!
PEKING, July 11th. The Governor of Szechuan reports that Li Kun Ping, White Wolf's" lieuten ant, and 187 men were killed at Chang Hsien in Kansuh and White Wolf" himself severely wounded. AUTONOMY FOR THE PROVINCES.
RECOMMENDED.
PEKING, July 11th.
Mr. Ariga, the Legal Adviser to the President, recommends the extension of the President's tenure of office and the ro-introduction of autonomy for the Provinces. Political criminals should receive amnesty.
EUROPEAN SERVICE.
THE BOSNIAN ASSASSINATIONS.
ANTI-AUSTRIAN TONE RENEWED
IN HERTIAN PRESS,
BERLIN, July 10th.. The Vienna papers state that the Servian Premier, M. Pasich, is powerless against renewed anti-Austrian mavings in the Servian Press, which, moreover, affirm that
were given an enthusiastic farewell. Lord and Lady Gladstone have during the past few weeks received tokens of the assasinations had been planned at affection and appreciation everywhere in Belgrade. the sub-continent from all sections of South Africans.
THE ALBANIAN TURMOIL
ROUMANIA ASKED FOR ABSISTANCE,
ROME, July 11th. The Prince of Albania has asked.
[ DER OSTASIATISOHBE LLOYD" SERVICE]
THE ALBANIAN SITUATION.
· THE NEED OF AN INTERNATIONAL FORCE.
BERLIN, July 11th. The Prince of Albania is resolved to notify the Great Powers that it will be impossible for him to carry out his mission in Albania, if Turkban Pasha should be unable to obtain the aid of
troops that he has asket for ↑
The Dutch officers captured at Elbasan were released upon requisition of the Dutch Government.
THE SIEGE OF DURAZZO).
There is an evident desire on the part of the inhabitanta at Doruzzo to hand back their arms, as the defendera have been nagmented by Roumauion Volunteers.
ESSAD PASKA AGAIN.
Lead Fasha intends to go to Const tinople and there to propose himself is Prince of Albania.
RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT
IN MOROCCO.
BERLIN, July 10th. The Spanish Chamber of Deputies have accepted the agreement about the railway from Tangier to Fez.
INSTIGATING CLASS HATRED IN ALSACE.
BERLIN, July 10th. The Emperor Franz Josef, who is at
A draftsman named Waliz, of Kolmar, Tuch!, has approved of the terms of the has been sentenced to ous year's imprison Note to be handed to Belgrade demanding ment for instigation of class hatred and justice for the murders in Bosnia. There insulting an Alsatian gendarme named Le will be no interference with the sovereign rights of Servia, but the punishment of
Tras.
RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
We are getting towards the time of the year when turtle stories are in sesso in Hongkong. In Japan the season starts a little carlier, and I cull the following story from 還
recent Japan paper -
A postman was asked yesterday whether the Siberian mail had arrived. He replied: "No come yet; think so that coolio ship come next Tuesday,” I The fishermen of Odawara, near Bagami, respectfully suggest that this man might the Province of Hakoue, report the be advantageously employed at Shanghai sions am Nine foot long, four feet wide, aspture of an enormous turtle whose dimen- in connection, with the despatch of our with an over-all length of fourteen feet, and mails. He accms to have a knowledge of weight of half a ton. The legs are vory the steaming capacity of ships that Is claws. The beast's head resembles that of powerful, and two feet long, armed-with- lacking at present in the British Posts), and is armed with saw-edged teeth. Office in the Northern port. The mail The shape of the hack shell in semi-round, which the Felching is bringing down is stated that such a turtle has never been ribbed like an umbrella, ond coal black. It reached Shanghai last Monday morning, taken on the shores of Japan before and I seo that the Fetching was advertised to that this one will probably be put on view
at the yenu. Exhibition. and I presume she did so. The B. and S. hunting yarn to heat this? leave Shanghai on Tuesday the 7th inst,
Now who will furnish a local turtle steamer Liangchow left Shanghai the sabie day and arrived here on Saturday: The Canada-mara, which left Shangbai on the China Merchants steamer Fetching, on 8th inst., also arrived on Saturday. The
which the mails were placed, was. BIT nounced by the Post Office to be due ou Saturday: but she failed to put in an appearance and was not sighted until close on sundown yesterday. Six days on the voyage from Shanghai is not what Cousin Jonathan would reckon "some going."
RODERICK RANDOM.
RINDERPEST IN THE PHILIPPINES
While provincial and municipal rinder prst experts are placidly murmuring mañana" the decimation of the carabao continues, as the Manila Cablenews. to the report of the bureau of agriculture. For the week ended July 8th, according there were infestions reported in six new towns, representing three provinces. its follows: Naic, Cavita; Balungao: and Umingan, Pangasinan; Bamban, La Paz, and Pura, Tarlac,
The total number of towns infected cted July 8th, as shown above. Taken June 29th was 43, making 49 towns in- from the reports given out during show- ing the gradual increna reads follows:-
June 13 New cases 86 Deaths 41 June 20
103 " -June-27
179
INTIMATIONS
00 117
What is the meaning of the changes which, from recent appointments an nounced in the Gazette, appear to be taking place at the Government Civil Hospital? A week or two ago the appoint- ment of an honorary visiting surgeon was announced; now notifications appear in the Gazette of an honorary visiting physician and an honorary obstetric physician being appointed. The Hon. Mr. Pollock, who has been interesting himself in Hospital questions recently would be rendering the public a service information on the following points :- by eliciting from the Government (1) What precisely are the duties of these honorary visiting medicost (2) Is appointments and the training of medical WATCHMAKERS there any connection between
students at the University. (3) the Government Civil Hospital-paying patients and charity wards alike-to be
those
Is
proposed. He hoped China would sign Roumania to send troops to restore order those guilty of the assassinations and guar- CHINESE NEWSPAPER SARCASM. turned over to the medical students of }
the Convention. If she did not, but in Albania, Austria and Italy support anttes for the immunity of military and civil
resorted to an aggressive policy, the conse quences must be disastrous to China, and there would certainly he serious trouble on the Indian frontier, compelling Great Britain seriously to take up the matter with the Government of China itself.
The action of China in practically attempting to conquer Tibet and forcibly
the request.
authorities from transgressions of the part of the Pan-Servian propaganda in the territories of the Dual Monarchy will be demanded.
BOMBS AND REVOLVERS FOUND AT SERAJEWO
LONDON, July 19th. By the capture of Koritza and other neighbouring places by the Epirotes, who are undoubtedly led by Greek officers, the Epirotes have recovered possession of all the territory which had previously been
As the result of searches at Serajowe six abandoned in conformity with the deci-bombs and four revolvers of Servian sions of the Treaty of London. Thus the origin were found in the possession of more and more precarious.
BERLIN, July 11th.
the University and their professors ?
CHS. J. GAUPP & CO.,
AND
JEWELLERS.
INSTRUMENTS.
which the President should know all The suggested Press Laws for China by about a man's antecedents and qualifica prove of peculiar interest to local pro- SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL This from a Hote paper will, I know, tions before deciding whether ho should pounders of the law - Capacity has aroused the indignation and promptitude with which they have the be allowed to take part in newspaper. work as
His Majesty's judges are to be con an editor
or in any other gratulated upon the public spirit and the sarcasm of the Chincas Press, and report of the Royal Commission on delay ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS. upon the recommendations contained in the one native journal hus published & skit in our Kings Bouch Division, published in which is too good to be confined to December last. They have decided-to-work Chinese readers only. It is as under-sitting later on the fist five days of the for longer hours, beginning earlier and "It is desired to establish a Chinese news week, while the three hours sitting on SUN GLASSES.
turn the country into a Chinese Province position of the Albanian State becomes nine accomplices in the murdera, who paper, of the kind which will mest with Saturday will be retained as heretofore, for
just when Great Britain and Russia had mutually agreed not to interfere in Tibet, making China's position there perfectly secure-an action carried so far that the Indian frontier was becoming unsettled --Wae a most unreasonable action, of
were acting under instructions from the Paz - Servian organisation in Servia
proper.
THE ASSASSINS' TELEGRAM.
MOHAMEDANISM IN RUSSIA:
CENTRALĮ BATION- URGENTLY, KEEDED.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 11th.
The assassins, after finding that A Mohamedan Congress of over 10 it was impossible to carry through their which Great Britain had great cause to delegates from European and Asiatic plot during the army maneuvres near Russia regards the centralisation of Mostar, formed a chain on the 28th Mohamedan religions and interests in June at Serajowe and after the deed the Russian Empire as urgently needed, sent a telegram to Cribicevic at Belgrade reference to the educational reading: Both the horses sold at a problem, the Congress is of opinion that good price." it will be difficult to effect progress among Mohamedans without the education of
complain.
FROM LONDON TO PARIS BY AIR.
won
KAON WON BY AN AMERICAN,
LONDON, July 12th, The air race from London to Paris was by the American aviator Brock, in 7 hours 3min. 6secs. He attained a apard
of 71 miles an hour.
LORD CARBERRY'S FALL, INTO THE CHANNEL.
Lord Carberry, who was competing in ths race, fell into the Channel about inidway across, and was picked up by a steamer, and afterwards transferred to H.M.S St. Vincent.
ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET.
LONDON, July 11th.
Lancashire beat Leicestershire
∙at
Liverpool by eight wickets
Hampshire beat Gloucestershire
t
With
women.
GERMAN WAR LEVY.
BERLIN, July 11th. The War Levy amounts to 1,005 million marks, but this is below many optimistic estimates."-
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
The following telegrams, from the Manila Observatory were received by the "American Consulate yesterday
9a.m
Cyclone or typhoon E. of Bouthern Formosa, including westward.
11.10.
THE ATTITUDE OF THE POWERS. The French Press declares itself in favour of an international settlement of the Austro-Serrian affair, but Germany. holds that there is to be no outside inter- ference, except to aid in carrying through Austria's obvious rights. It is expected that the Powers of the Trials Alliance will bring pressure to bear af Belgrade for the adoption of proper measures against the Pan-Servian con spirators.
SIR EDWARD GREY AND CHINA.
LONDON, July 11th. Sir Edward Grey in
in the course of a speech expressed the opinion that bence- forward the British sphere of influence
Cyclone or typhoon S. of Meiacosina, would afford stronger attractions in
Bristol by an innings and 65 runs.
Kent beat Somerset at Gravesend by moving W.N.W. nine wickets.
Yorkshire beat Northamptonshire at Huddersfield by an innings and 8 runs..
Sussex beat Warwickshire at Hastings by 259 ruas.
In the Inter-Subool match between Eton and Harrow, the former won by four
the Indian frontier
Representatives..
favour in the eyes of the authors of the new routine business and urgent cases. The net bon selected as editor un able man whose longer during the wook than it does at Press Laws. With this object thera has result is that each court will sit three hours SILVERAND PRINCE'S PLATE. mouth is sealed, who will be assisted by a present. The gain to the public will bo number of deaf and dumb persons in the real and great, Justice to be effective number of authors who are past masters in there should be an end of those delays which capacity of reporters. In addition, a should be swift. With tho new system the art of writing in the highest style of in the past have too often disheartened the staff. It is intended to print on black paper Though the local judges sit from 10 incomprehensibility will be attached to the litigant." with black ink on a machine which contains printers who never learned the trade. no type, and oporated by muddle-headed am till 4.15 p.m. causs are put back MAPPIN & WEBB. ton of the blind and those who have never
It time and again until the arrears assume will be specially adapted for the illumina- monstrous proportions. Now the Full learned to read. sighted have no usq wise amongst them see them. As only it will appeal is ve safe produced, an
success may be saticipated
The prospectus when issu
úllows:- Object-The object of this paper is to keep things dark.
The
and the Court of Appeal sits this week, as a And the consequence of which a whole host of ten-they cases which were ripe for hearing have
an be
which to be put back on list day for a week
or fortnight, In Hongkong it is not question of hours.: The allowance of judges-ons for Summary Court work is by no means sufficient, and instances of
sightless it is called The Uul and Bat.
Name-As it is specially designed for the Address The office is located at No. a Blind Man's Alley.
Staff-The staff are all guaranteed idiota, and the directors ibentally incompetent
Contents The paper shall be filled with unintelligible telegrams, incomprehensible editorials, BeO-BAW stories, dail humour, and such like matters
discussions, poistio
as have neither head nor tail,
Improvements-If any one can offer farther suggestions for the improvement of the scheme, ho is invited to enll at the office of The Out and Bat and interview the domented promoter.
COAL-MINING MACHINE
DEVICE WHICH WOULD REDUCE COST of WORKING BY KALF.
disheartened litigants" are frequent, and the wheels of the law move leisurely at the best of times.
LTD..
LONDON.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
CHATER ROAD
CALDBECK,
The demand for frock coata and silk bats for full-dress functions is slacken- ing in China. The President Frowns. upon the now made because it costs MACGREGOR&C-
China too much" to imitate the rest of the world in this respect. Woollen cloth is not 摄 antive product, and, therefore, costs the Chinese, more, he says, than silk and satin. He is equally down on the ordinary time-honoured long gown " which the defunct Provisional Advisory Council ordained should be the dress for ordinary functions. It is entirely
taste;
hence
wust
The
(ESTABLISHED 1864).
CELEBRATED LONDON
and other dynasties, and the The device, constructed of steel, can material for which must be silk or takes out more than 30 per cent of the short crop which is at the moment ANALYST, Dr. JOHN WINTER, PhD. attack the coal-seara in any position. It satin." But how will this go with the coal in the ground, whereas the best work being strongly insisted upon in the ing of to-day seldom recovers more than Capital And what about the Army- 70 per cent. of the coal.
are the troops also to revert to the It is stated that ander all sorts of tests picturesque uniforms of the Ming dynast the machine has demonstrated that it can including the ancient gingham? reduce the cost of mining coal by half curious thing about this new order is
F.R.S., &o, &o., has declared
China for British capital. He expressed his dissatisfaction with China's attitude.
MEDICAL AUTHORITIES agree. SOERABAYA'S 14,000 TON DOCK.
PITTSBURG, June 18th towards the Tibetan question, which was.
the President has ordered the Minister that, during the HOT WEATHER. An invention which, it is claimed of the Interior Nothing has as yet been decided con- creating a disquicting situation on might revolutionise coal mining if it
suggest other
particular care is necessary as to what one cerning the exploitation of the 14,000 ton
came into general use has been developed forms to be adopted, “which floating dock, which arrived at Soerabaya.
Bir Edward by Mr. H. A. Kuhn, a Pittsburg mining be the same or in close resemblance drinks. in November, 1913. It is not known Grey deplored the fact that China had and mechanical engineer, who has spent with the ancient dress prevailing in the The Players beat the Gentlemen at the whether the panding negotiations with the not yet affixed her signature to the new machine.
more than ten years in perfecting the Soerabaya Drydock Company of which the
Ming an Oval by 241 runs.
formar Shipping Inspector-in-Chief, Mr. Tibetan Treaty and he advised her A. C. Zoeman, is manager, have been strongly to do so, as otherwise China's broken off. It is a fact, however, that as early as a year ago an agreement was aggressive policy towards Tibet would arrived at in Holland with the company threaten her with concerning the conditions of the exploits- tion, but the Dutch East Indian authori-quences. ties considered these conditione unaccept able. The matter is now again being discussed in the Netherlands, but it is In the Davis Cup contest between Great have reached. Information has, however, unknown what stage these discussions
Brilsin and Francy Mavrogerdain beat been received from a realiable source that the plan has been submitted to the Germst: 4–6, 7–5 9–7, 6–2
Government of provisionally having the Parke best Decugis: 6-2, 4-6, 3–6, expensive deck exploited by the Naval
establishment of Boerzbaya. — Straits quiet conversation with biz Austrian 3, 6-3
Times.
colleague.
wickets.
INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS.
LONDON, July 12th.
disastrons conse
RUSSIAN MINISTER'S SUDDEN DEATH AT BELGRADE
BERLIN, July 11th.
M. Hartwig, Russian Minister to Bolgrade, died of apoplexy during
a
AQUARIUS WATERS to be “Highly
It is said that with only twenty men that the President himself really paved Aemted and in perfect condition and to be made attending the machines over 1,000 tona the way for the change by putting his
of coal a day can be produced. Only two troops into foreign uniforms while he from Pure Distilled Water." These Waters men are needed to guide the mechanism, was Viceroy of Chilli. All the photo
which takes the coal from the scam, cuta graphs of the President sold in the shops are therefore highly suitable for consumption it, places it on a conveyor, and loads it show him in a military uniform of
ing it. Electricity or compressed air covered with medals and other decora in a pit car without a human hand touchwestern cut with his expansive chest during the Tropical Summer.
can be used, and the cost for power is tions. Are we likely to see him in future less than one cent a ton for each ton of photographs adorned in the ancient coal mined-Central News.
habiliments of a Ming ruler -
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