The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 8464
Telegrams.
TÚL CONSTITUTION.
PRINUE REGENT RECEIVES GRAND COUNCILLORS.
(York Suso Po". Sauvice.) Peking, Feb. 4.
His Imperial Highness the Prince Regent has had a long conference with the Grand Councillors on the subject of constitutio al reform:
He urged th ir Exe 11 reies to con plete the drawing-up. f thai ew laws at an enth date and ordered the formation of a cabinet next month.
THE REGENT.
DISPENSES WITH NEW YEAR CEREMONIES,
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("Yuxo Sapse Po" SERVICE).
Peking, Tab 4. "he Prince Regent di with many of the New Your cer i nies out of consideration | for bi-minister.
prised
Will the Grad Councill re they wer received_m-on- Nw Year's Day, and, by all had aid the rease ts
onn
Not since the days of the Ch'ng dysty hos this Now Year audience been of such short duration. -
FORÈIGN" TROOPS
YUNNAN
IN
VICEROY LI MEMÒRIALISES THE THRONE.
MAIL SUPPLEMENT.
聪二十月6年三統宜·
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CANTON AND THE PLAGUE.
[THE "TRERINAPT" CORRESPONDENT.)
Canion, Feb. 4,
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CH. E. the Canton Viceroy lins received Lefogtam from the authorities of the Three Eastern Provipes regarding the provalence of the plagno. The Viceroy is asked to engage several foreign physician, and this disulfat teen
once to combat this dreadful absenso.
His Excellency is further requested to inform the committee of the char- Hablo institutions to solicit publiq subscriptions towards the scheme for carrying out sanitary measures; and the infected districte. protecting the health of the people in
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His Excellency has ordered · his juniors to secure the services of medion
for the north, each of whom. will rictive. n monthly salary, 0 $250, and he provided with a freo passage north by the Provincial Go
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1911.
AEROPLANING.
FRENCH AVIATORS FLY AT SHANGHAI:
["Sutono Po" BERVICE.]
har glusi. Feb. 5. wife as passenger, will make a A French aviator. with his 'ght here on an ser plano to. day, a ́d again to-morrow.
GUARDS AND POLICE FIGHT.
SEVERAL KILLED.
[SAT FO SERVICE.]
Poking, Feb. 5,5 p.m. A free fit has taken place Veruthent. Several foreign doctors between the Peking.po'ic and and native practitioners-of-foreign a number of the Imperial medicino in Canton and in Fatshen have come forward to offor their servicos. "Owing to the severity of the scourge, His Excellency edissiders that no time should be lost in despatching the
médicos.
It is reported that the party will preced on their journey, before the 10th of this month,
REQHTS FROM PEKINÒ, Pacing Junaars 20.--Namerons deaths continue to be reported from Manchuria, but Here has been a notable cessation of plague in Narth, China, with the exception of Shantung,
being taken at Tsingtao, bath by bud The most elaborate precautions are
REQUEST OM HANKOW.
The.antone Chamber of Commerce has requested the quaranting of trains
at the Yellow River,
السمير
*DESTRA "IN" CRÊPLA." Peking, gasfy Six: defile fum plague o futed at Tintin and pue in Peking. In all these gases the sins who died wero natives wi been in contact with others previously had been isolated on account of havi
["Yosh Sisa Lo Savion]
Peking, Feb. 3. Pis Excell ney Lithing so Vic roy of the Yu. Kwoi, has toleg upled to the hrom a re-strišken. porting the presence of a large force of foreign troops at Pu Mai, in Yunnan,
The pop'e are greatly agit ated, and the Viceroy requests that the foreign minister com corned should b at once up-- proached on the matter.
THE PLAGUE,
The portion in Manchuria is preeti- cally the wine" Ñ‚¿CD; News.
guards.
There
Was corsiderab'e excitement in the city.
8 veral mea were killed on both sides.
GAMBLING NOT SUPPRESSED..
NO FUNDS TO REPLACE REVENUE.
Sar Po" Sanvice,]:
Telegrams.
the purposo of giving a report on the ostato. In short, the con- spiracy between Messrs. Craig and Pitts was an agreement to du a porfectly lawful actie., to obtain the purolinse money and sharos-in an unlawful way, by
bo able to obtain the purchase means of fraudulent telograms, by means of which they would
monoy.
1AKU'S FUTURE. NAVAL YARD TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
["Saɛuno Po," SERVICE.]
Peking, Feb. 5. The qucation of the recession of Taku to Chins is now ex
ging the attention of the Paking Government..
Pricce gai Bun, Minister of the Navy, has suggested that view to the construction of the port by surveyed with a
naval yard.
Great Britain's attitude is not yet known.
· THE PLAGUE. CONDITIONS AT HARBIN.
·BEYOND DESCRIPTION,
Telegrams.
五拜禮
NEWS FROM THE NORTH..
A REPORT FROM JAPAN,
號十月二英港香
Telegrams.
[SHAT PO SERVICE,]
Poking, Fob. 6. Viceroy 1 of Yunnan has sout an urgent telegraphic imessage to the Throne reporting that foreign troops have crossed the frontier Chinese soil. and are strongly entrenched on
Takio, Feb. 3.--The winter of clurin, according to information and the Viceroy has been, in victims of the plague in Man-
The people are greatly agitated so far received, has been 810 (2) structed to take the most string including throu Japanese, severent precautions to prevent gloting. Koreans and 1.50 Chiuso, în the South Manchuria Railway Zone.
Ono Japanese quarantine doctor and his wife died at Hsininintun. Thore hive been 370 sufferers So far a Changchun, all of whone have died.
[Our Canton correspondent writes that the Buriali-Yunuan frontier trouble is enusitig a great deal of agitation in Canton. The Provincial Assembly is said to regard the situation as dangerous, My doctors in Manchuria and the editors of the Cantonese assert that infoétéd rats have not Press Association have been rez been found, but Dr. Kitazato of quested to write articles regar Manchuria is similar to the Black stir up the people. The feeling Tokio declares that the plague in ding the status quo "so as to Death in Europe in the fourteenth is distinctly anti-foreign, or of millions in a few months. century, which caused the death rather anti-British, in Canton.]
In view of the hopeless sanitary f authorities are taking increasingly conditions in China the Japanese
strict precautions.
The Dr. Kitazato mentioned in this message is President of the Japanese Indical Socidly. In conjunction with Dr. Aoyama hie discovered the gerit of plague, and has world-wide celebrity as n bacteriologist. Dr. Kitazato was decorated, by the German Emperor in 1900)
[Tnx “TELEUNATH" CORRESPONDENT]
Tientsin, Feb. 7.. Peking, Feb. 5, 5 p.m. At Harbin the conditions Peking, Feb. 2-3 gratifying (wing to the lack of funds brought about by the plague epi-reduction in the epidemic of to replace the revenue drivd demie are beyond description. plague is reported to lay south from gambling in Cauton, the
Russian firemen are employed of the Great Wall. The position ii try of Financ has decid-in cremating the plague victims, in Manchuria is unchanged. ed to postpone the dato fixed one hundred at a time. The au
thorities doomed cromating in- for the total suppression of
porativo in order to cope with the gambing
situation....
any of the third-moon.]
The data fixed was the first
THE SHANGHAI RUBBER SENSATION.
Yesterday thore word 115 donths at Mukdom from the post. The plague has made its up- pearance in 23 now centres.
In Tientsin district yesterday there were eight doaths from the disease.
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-Tsinanfu, Fobi 2.- No-plague cuses have been reported in Tsin- anfu. The nearest authenticated cases liave occurred about fifty miles away.
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· AVIATION.
["SHEUNG PO". SERVICE
Shanghai, Feb 6. The French aviator has post- poned his intended fight here, for a day or two.
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CHINESE APPOINTMENTS.
"BucuNo Po" BELVICE.]
Peking, Feb. 7. The Grand Convcil intends to appoint Clan Yo Shun in succos
Chi as Viceroy of Szechuon Eastern Provins, and Trailg' sion to Hsi Liang, of, the Thron
KING'S NAVAL AIDE-DE CAMP.
ADMIRAL BEAUMONT
HONOUR
(ToE "TELEGRAFE" CORRESPONDENT]
Indon, Tab. 7, 9.20 p.m.
Admiral of tho Floet Sir-John Powis Beaumont is succeeding It is notified that Admiral
Arbuthnot Fisher, as chief naval aide-de-cump to His Majesty the King
THE CHINESE POSTAL SERVICE,
INVESTIGATORS TO VISIT JAPAN.
WOULD-BE CHINESE.
("Shat Po" Service.)' [Suxuxa Po" SERVICE.]
Peking, Feb. 7. Peking, Feb. 6. The Ministry of Posts and More than 10,000 Korean Communications has decided to families in Manchuria luvo ex-depute Clang -Hung Chu to pressed the wish to become Japan for the purpose of ins Chinese subjects,
KING-GEORGE'S CORONATION.
CHINA'S REPRESENTATIVE,
1" Surung Po". Beri 108.]·
Peking, Feb. 7. Prince Chun has received in- structions from the Throne to re- present the Emperor of China at the Coronation of King George.
Prince Chun will take his do-
Roliable news from Chinese sources in to the effect that there have been eases about thirty miles east of this city.
The Governor, H.E. Sun Pao-parture shortly.... At Haiku thoro was a death-chi, is most earnest in onforcing
preventive measures. Two quar
DURMAR AND CHINA, ORAIG GETS FOUR MONTHS, roll recorded of no less than 23,
FROIERNT TROUBLE RE PORTED TO PEKING,
[ BREUNO PO" SERVICE.]
Peking, Feb, 5. the fighting on the Burmah frontier is agitating the prople of Yunnan. GENERAL CONDITIONS They bara cabolto eli Yun nneso efficis here, reporting the pro ce of British soldiers o their frontiera dasking that Sir John Jordan, be
r ached at one by the Wai Wu Pu,
SHOW NO IMPROVE MENT
500 DEATHS DAILY. “. THE "TELLGRAPE" CORRESPONDENT |
-Tien sin, Feb. 4,
4.15 pm The pagu ontinues to ravage the rorth, but batter news's to hand from tho v rious affect d districts in Chilli,
At Muk on yesterday, nine persons sucu obed, whi's four deaths-al Chinese-took place kere..
p..
[THE "TELEBRATA" CORRESPONDENT1
Canton, Feb. b.
all nativos.
The situation is causing grave concern ant the Three.
[THE TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT] Shangliai, Tob. 6, 2.25 p.m. The sensational case in con- It has been ordered that in the nection with the frauds in the meanwhile the running of trains dealing of the Sjok Indrapoora on the Peking-Hankow Railway Rubber Concession, reached its must be stopped in order, if pos- culmination to-day, when H. Jsible, to prevent this spread of the Craig, the bad of the firm of epidemic. Messrs. Craig & Company and a member of the Municipal Coun- oil, camo bofore the British Chiof Justice, Sir Haviland Sausmoroz, defraud. on a charge of conspiracy to
He pleaded guilty. Sentence of four indiths' im- prisonment in the second division was passeils
This is equivalent to punish- ment as a first-class inisdondan-
Fant,
..
"At Chefoo last weak there were 50 deaths from plague.
At Dalny there were 21 deaths recorded as being due to the same
cause.
MAGNIFICENT GIFT BY IMPERIAL FAMILY, ["Slut Po" Service.]
Poking, Feb. 7. Her Inarial Majesty, the Em pross Downgor Yu Lung, und T... Princos Tao and Tsuu, being greatly concerned at the news from tho strickon plague districts, have come forward with a magnificont offor of assistance.
FOREIGN TROOPS
↑ WITHDRAWN
The charge against Craig road ["SHAT Po" SERVICE
follows: For that you on Poking, Fob, 5, 5
March 10, 1910, did cupspare with The general situation i The Vie roy Yanuan as one William Pitts, and on divors Manchuria show no improve wt-leg-aphed to the auther day and May 16,1910, unlawfully, dates botwoon the last mentioned mont. The number of deathies staring that the foreige fraudulently and deceitfully did her privy purse a sum of no less Her Majesty will devote from is 510 a day.
troops have all.b en withdrawa.mongst yourselves conspire, than Tls. 100,000, while the two combine, confederate and ugres Princes, who are brothers of the together, and with divers other Rogont, will give Tls, 60,000 persons whose names are un sach, the monies to be devoted known to the complainant (the to sanitary measures. Crowth Advocato) by divers false pretences unlawful and subtle ways and moans stratagems and devices to obtain and acquire to yourselves and from the Siak In drapsora Itubbor Concession, Ld, by the Governor General of the A cablegram has been received divers large sums of money and Philippines from the state do certificates of tho said compartment, at Washington which pony, and to cheat and defraud says that the Imperial Chinesego. the said company thereof. vernment has requested through It was alloged that Mr. Craig the Washington, authorities that conspired with Mr. Pitts in soa moient expert he sent from the far that he and Mr. Pitts agreed Philippines to China for the
Repor's from Peking, a well A report is current hore that British as from the interior of their have been dispatched to the frontist bitroen British Burns, and metropolitan province, ere re-tuo Chinese Province of Yun Nan, and assuring. The capital is now are building a strong past there. The said to be free of all inf. ction. reason of the presence of the Betis The pet apparently is li-ssen. soldiers on the border betegen she and ing in vir le ca south of the ed in mystery, and has gives rise to Great Wall.
all sorts of conjecture. No little anxiety is being felt by the peoploot Yan Nan, and it is feared that this may develop into opon agitation.
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PEST DECREASES.
["Sutuna Po" BREVICE.]
Peking, Feb. 5. The v'rulance, of the plague has greatly lessen d here.
The capital is frozon up, and few asra of pest are big re- port d
lo suggestion that the Fok ing and w Raliway be closed to traffio is not to u carried out.
nations" dominions is at present shroud-
AMERICAN EXPERT WANTED.
antine stations have been es- tablished at the Yellow River, and isolation and detention 98- pitals have been prepared outside the east suburb.
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
THE KING.PRECIE
(THE "TELKORAPU CORESPONDENT:
London, Feli 6th, 8.30 p. The opening of Parliament King George was a most brilliant Faffair.
Thousands lined the route, and Their Majesties were accorded a most enthusiastic recóption every- whoro...
The King's speech was rather disappointing, boing of an or dinary character.
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A GREAT OFFICIAL, -:
TSANG CHI GOING TO MANCHURIA,
("Shat Po" Service.)
Peking, Feb. 6.
lency Trung Chi, ex-Tarlar Gen- It is reported that His 'Excol-
eral of Canton, whore he showed conspicuous ability, is to be ap- pointed Vicemy of Manchuria in place of Hai Liang,
The Prince Regent has à vory Prince Chan, son of Prince Ching high opinion of the abilities of and it is reported he will reward him with a high post on the Prince's return from the front- tion of King George V.
YUNNAN FRONTIER.
Meanwhile, the big nuthorities of the Province are not slow to take up to send to one Niniuis, in Sing-purpose of advising them in their STRONG PROTEST LODGED the matter. It is reported that Vicary aporo, a telegram in which they work against the plague which is Ching Foug, ex-Chinese Minister to & Co. in Shanghai, cortalu par northern part of that country. Li Ching Use, brother of Lord Li requested him to wire to Craig now prouding rapidly in the
BY WAIWUBU, the Cunt of St. James, has wired to ticulars with reference to un the Throne regarding the notion of the
Sarung Po" SERVICE] Secretary Worcester las sent u Indian Government, and begged it to catato, but that tologram was not cable in which he suggests, that
Poking, Fob. 6. direct the Waiwupn loopen negotiations to bear the name Nijhuis but the Dr. R. P. Strong of the bureau of strong protest with the British The Waiwupu has lodged a with the British Minister at once. The name of a man called Franckon, science be sent as the representa Minister in connection with the Cantonese are rowing the situation who was supposed to be the tive, It has not been decided as presonge of British trooperin Yun with calmacar, bat with some anxiety, nominee of Messra.- Burkinshaw yet who will be sentas Dr. Strong nun, and are awaiting the solution of this and Donaldson, attornoys of Sing is ncoded badly here at the pro- voxel diplomatic question with keenness apore and employed by them for.! sent time,
No satisfactory reply has been
BRITISH TRADE.
SPLENDID INCREASES
REPORTED.
(THE "TELEGRAPH COURESPONDENT]
London, Feb. 7, 0.20. p.m. Cratifying figures aro again to hand as to the industrial growth of Croat Britain;
The statistics now officially
vestigating the postal affairs in that country before transforring the postal rights in China to the Ministry of Posts and Communi cations from the Custoins:
KOREAN ROYALTY,
HONOURED BY JAPAN.
(Independent News Agency).
Tokyo, Feb. 8. Prince Li, ex-king of Korea, has been granted the rank of General in the Army (honorary).
Other meinbers of the Royal family have also had honours bestowed upon them, correspon ding to the positions they held in Korca.
TROOPS IN YUNNAN.
NEWS.
published for the month of WAIWUPU WANTS LATEST January show that, tas imports increased by L6,787,087, whilst the return for exports showed an improvemont of L2,927,716,
CRICKET NEWS.
ANOTHER WIN FOR THE
SOUTH AFRICANS.
(THE "TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT }
London, Feb. 7, 9.20 p.m. - The South African team are eontinuing their rún of luck."
They managed to beat the Victorian representatives by seven
wickets.
LARGE JAPANESE ARMY. -
AT LIEU TUNG:
VICEROY RESIGNS HIS POSITION.
["SHEUNG PO" BENVIO.]
Péking, Feb. 7. Vicoroy Hai Liang, of the Three Eastern Provinces, has memo- rialized the Throne stating that | the number of Japanese troops Crossed by over 20,000, stationed at Liou Tung luas in-
They have with thom sufficient ammunition and stores for a
year,
The troops are well armed and well trained.
in a stato of uneasiness.
The people in the district are
("Stat Po" Service).
Peking, Feb. 7. The Waiwupulus telegraphed to Viceroy Li of Yunnau, inquiring for-the-lutest news of the frontide question, and instructing the Viceroy to reply immediately.
CHINESE PRINCE ATTACKED.
BY AN OPIUM, SLAVE,
["Suerng Po" SERVICE.]
Peking, Feb. 7.
A cortain ounuch who' wOB forced to give up his opium habit by Princo Kung (the commission- or for the suppression of opium), has attempted the latter's life.
Princo Kung was severely wounded.
THE PLAGUE.
DIMINISHING IN THE. TIRED PROVINCES."
["Bueysa Po" SERVICE]
Poking, Tob. 7. Vicoroy Isi Liang, of the Throa Eastern Provinces, has memori alivol the Throno, stating that to attend to tho affairs of these diminishing. Ho logs for the The Viceroy, finding it liitult the plague in his provinces is provincos, under these oireum-osumption of traffic on the Forg stances, has determined to resign Ting Railway, for the conven his position,
ience of the publje,