The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1911.
NEW SERIES No. 8467
Telegrams.
̇晚六十月正年三航宜
Telegrams
Telegrams.
Telegrams.
二拜禮:
Tel grants.
LORDS AND COMMONS. have been closed and the people refusing to repay to the Govern- PROPOSED UNIVERSITY kots oro flooded with foreign de-
aro starving...
THE COMING BATTLE.
An American churitable in- stitution has coine forward with a
AT HANKOW.
ment the sums which he had up.
propriated from the public funds.
Thotai Choi bo severely dealt His Excellency asks that ox-
["Suevno Po" Senvion]
with as a warning to. other
Peking, February 13: The Governments of Great The value of this handsome don-officials with dishonest inclina-Britain and the United States are ntion is ostimated at between
[TUR "TELEGRAPH." ConnEFONDENT donation of five hundred tons of flour for relief of the sufferers.
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London, Feb. 13, 10 pan. The Governmenthavo propared n list of prospective Poors, to be appointed in the ovent of the $500,000 and $600,000.
House of Lairds rejecting the Voto Bill,
A LUCKY JOCKEY.
LEAVES A FORTUNE.
[THE "TELEGRAFI" CORRESPONDENT.}
Loudon, Feb. 13, 10 p.m. Tommy" Lotos, the famous jocky, who died Istoly, left a fortune of seventy-four thousand pounds sterling.
FENGTING OUTBREAK.
PROMPT MEASURES TO BE TAKEN..
["Shat Po" Service.]
Peking, Feb. 13.
Prince Su, the Minister for the Interior, is sanding special depus ties to Fengling to investigato the
CLEAR OF THE PEST.
tions.
Suchow to compel the disgraced Tuotai to disgorge.
signs, which tho poople prefer to Chinoso coins. The Ministry
̇魏四十月二英港香
BRITISH STEAMER
ROBBED...
[THE "TELEGRAFK" COLBERCONDENT]
Canton, Feb. 13. The British Consul on lie U Magistrate to fio effect that, Slumeon has written to tlio Pun of Financo has communicated while a certain British steamer with the Viceroy regarding the Canton, four pirates boarded the was atanchor one night off Honam, matter aud has requested · H. E.
yessol, and inving gagged and bound the quartermaster, made to have a list uindo of the diffoff with a large booty. The British Consul requests the magis
nogotiating with tho Chinese orent foreign species imported trato to have the stolen goods
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traced, and thoso conuocted
deputy to investigate, who has so far not apprehended any of the robbers.
In consequence of this memo-Covernment at prosent with a into Canton, their weights, their with this outrage arrested and rial, an Imperial Docreo has been view to the founding of a Univer-intrinsic value, the amount of punished. PEKING AND TIENTSIN. issued ordering the Governor of sity at Hankow.
On receipt of the despatch from the imports, their current uso in the Consul, the magistrato sent a the market and their comparison with the Chinese coins as regards their respectivo standards of value, and to report the result of the enquiry to the Ministry for consideration.
("SHEUNG Po" SERVICE.)
Peking, Feb. 131 All trueas of the plagao in Poking and Tiontain have on- tirely disappeared.
SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
PEKING TO MUKDEN RUN.
RESUMED.
"Messrs. Tliqners Cook and Son courteously forward the following telegram-
Shanghai,
Feb. 14, 11:10 a.in. The Poking to Makdon servico (an the Síboriä Railway) a boon
resumed.
entbreak in that district and take THE KOWLOON-CANTON
proinpt suppressive measures.
RAILWAY.
WHO WAS TO BLAME ?
CHINESE SECTION
CHINESE GOVERNMENT
HELD RESPONSIBLE.
("SHAT RO", SERVICE.]
Poking, Fob. 13.
[SHAT PO". SERVICE)
Peking, Feb. 13. The Board of Posts and Com- munications intends to send The British, Russian and Jap-daputics to look over the accounts nuosé Ministers at Poking lay the of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, blame for the plaguo epidemic in with a view to the Government the three Eastern Provinces on taking over the railway from the the Chinese Governmont, bacause British-Chiuose Corporation and of their failure to tako proper running it themselves. measures to fight the post at the
outset,
The Grand Council are at a loss to know what to do.
THE PLAGUE.
STARVATION IN HARBIN. AMERICAN CHANITY TO THE RESCUE.
SEQUEL TO SHANGHAI RUBBER FRAUDS.
A TAOTAI IN DÍSGRACE.
Tuotai, Choi was dismissed from the service at the time of tho rubber slump in Shanghar and, it was said that he got away with several million dollars.
H.E. TSANG CHI.
EX-TARTAR-GENERÁL AT
CANTON.
[SHAT FO" SERVICE.]
CHINESE IMMIGRANTS IN UNITED STATES.
COMPLAINTS OF HARSH
TREATMENT.
["SHAT PO" SERVIER. }
Peking, February 13, Acting in combination, tho loading Chinese residents of tho United States have telegraphed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs at Poking, stating that the Gov Peking; Feb. 13.
ornment of the United States His Excellency Trang Chi, tho have.agai enforced harsh and popular.cx-Tartar-General-aten nnnecessarily drastic measures to, has been received in audience against Chinose immigrants. by the Prince Regent
upon whom
Chinese merchants-arriving in made arvery favourable im- San Francisco are compelled to stay, in isolated wooden houses
ing allowed to proceed inland. for a prolonged period before be-
They say there are ten thousand | Chinese inmigrants coufined in these isolation camps.
prossioit
to the Grand Council are con- His chances of being appointed
sidered to be very hopoful.
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
AGGRESSIVENESS ALARMS
CHINA
["SHAT PO" SERVICE.]
Peking, Fob. 13. The Husan and Japanese Ministers at Leking aro making oppressive demands for trading rights and privileges in the Eastern Provinces.
So aggressivo lus Beon their attitudo that several hastily cou- vened meetings of the Grand Council have boou hold to confer on tho matte
The result of then deliberations has hot, been disclosed.
("Sarung Po" SERVICE),
Poking, Feb. 13. His Excellency Chui · Shai Chong, a member of the Grand Council, has memorialised the Throne pointing at the wrongful On account of the spread of the conduct of the ex-Tantai of "plagus epidergis, all the factories Shanghai, Choi Noi Wòng, in previous year,
1" Saruna Po" SERVICE.)
Poking, Feb, 13.
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A HUGE TIGER.
FOOTBALL.
NAVY LEAGUE COM- PETITION.
-To-H.M.S. Moniuouth football team met the H.M.S. Flora repro- sentatives in the big ships' longue competition on the Naval Ground at Happy Valley
There was very little, to choose between the teams, and after a fine SHOT BY VILLAGERS NEAR display of football the first half
- CANTON,
Canton, Feb. 14.
ended in noscoro being registered. The second half was also of a fast charactor, and soon after resum ing the Monmouth forwards made (THE "TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT.||a beautiful run down and scored the first and only goal of the game. After this goal the game became exciting, and the Floramon made many attempts to equalise, with no result. The Monmouth forwards then made another rush. down with the hopos of scoring a second goal, and this resulted in a corner. This also resulted in no score and the game ended
no goal toil.
win for the Monmouth by
Aluugo tiger, woighing 270 lbs.,
has been shot in the village of Tso Tung Lo Kak, noar Canton. The beast jumped into a gardon and was fired on by the owner, who, however, only wounded it. The tiger knocked the man down. and manlod him badly so that he lios in a precarious condition.
The villagers turned out with guis aul spears and followed the tiger for some time. They came up with it ovôutually, and a well-aimed volley killed it.
YACHTING,
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530 FER ANNUM, :), SINGLE COPV 10 CENTS
UNLICENSED REVOLVER.
A SHIP'S OFFICER CHARGED.
was charged at tho Police Court Honry Courie, a ship's officer,
of a revolver without a licence this morning, boforo Mr. E. R. from the Captain Superintendent Hallifax, with being in possession
of Polico.
His Worship What have you to say?
Defendant-Woll, your Wor- ship, my friend came on board
down town. Ho used the revolver later on in the evening we went my ship in the afternoon, and
away from him and kept it in my in Sampan Street, did I took one pocket. He must have taken them rovotvor belonged to the ship. from the drawer in my cabin. Tho
His Worship-Who saw you remove this revolver from the other man?
Accused-Several people saw it and I suppose some of the girls must have seen it.
At this stago, his Worship ro manded the case till Thursday at 10a.m.
EUROPEAN DROWNED IN THE HARBOUR. NOT IDENTIFIED.
Yesterday, the body of a Euro- pean, name unknown, was picked hotise at Kennedy Town, by P. C., up on the foreshore, nonr the cable- Pincott (54). Tho body soomed to have been in the water for several days.
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years of age, with dark brown This deceased was about 40 hair turning grey and brown moustache; height 5 ft.8 in."
He was dressed in a blue serge white rubber collar, Black tie, suit, blue and white striped shirt, and brown boots.
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BILLIARDS; SOLDIERS' CLUB.
The last matches between the Hongkong Volunteers team and the 83rd Co. B.G.A. took place last night at tho Soldiers' Club, EXPLOSION AT THE GAS the Voluntoors: Capt. Lammert Both games resulted in wins for
WORKS.
SMALL DAMAGE DONE
250, Gunner Taylor 214; Private Hamilton 250, Sergeant Holliday 190. The highest break of the Taylor, 24. evening was made by Gunner
Shortly after five o'clock yester day afternoon, the Fire Brigade received a call to the Gas, Works-Hongkong Volunteer Corps, The total scores are as follows: at West Point. The Brigade 1944 points; 83rd Co. Royal turned out with despatch under Garrison Artillery 1601 points. Firemuster A, Laue. On arrival occurred in that portion of the it was found that an explosion had gaa-making apparatas known as the "scrappers," housed in a corrugated iron building called the purifier-shod.
on Monday, when the Hongkong ing Race Week; the next will be No games will be played dur
Police team play the R.E. "A sharp. team, commencing at 7.30 p.m.
They petition the Minister for Foreign Affairs to mako a protest against this state of things
Though the explosion was very through the United States Minis
loud and alarming, there was little
AMERICAN NEWS. For no damage done. As soon as ter at Poking.
The Corinthian Yacht Club the nature of the mishap was
[VIA MARIA] held races for all classes Sun-ascortained, the valves wore shut, The petitioners also boy the day. The wind was fresh in the off, and in half an hour's time Congress yesterday appropriated
Washington, February 9. morning and the cautious mem-everything was goingons before. $2,000,000 for the purpose of Chinees Government to instruct bers who took in reeta fared the cause of the explosion. It is erecting a suitable memorial for
Nothing definito is known as to their Minister at Washington to
better than the others.
The Mist cup, laving been put the coolies may have thrown the president of the United States. surmised, however, that one of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth take the necessary steps to ensure up by the owner of the winner lighted end of a cigarette.upon The memorial is to be located in
of the Championship Cup, we some clothing for the Chinese this city, the removal of those disabilities raced for by the 4 tonnors; only employees made use of the shed to two of these starting. Both hang up their clothes in and which immigrants have to suffer boats were late in starting but that it amouldered away unnoticed
Erin had quite a long start from until the damage was done, Evadne. The course for the raco was Stonecutters (starboard) and Lyonun Beacon (port). On the beat up the harbour Evadno overtook Erin; this being duo to Erin carrying too much sail,,
The Evadne came home a good mile ahoad. The Corrinco won easily in her class also scoring by boing double reofod,
undor.
CHINA'S FINANCE.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO
UNDO THE TANGLE.
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(TOR ""TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT]
Canton, Feb. 14. Although the coinage system
FUNERALS AT HAPPY VALLEY..
Washington, February 9.--Pre- sident Taft yesterday sent a mess- nge to Congress presenting the executive's ultimatum to that body on the matter of reciprocity with the Dominion of Canada. President Taft docláred in his message that unless the present Congress should agres to this re- ciprocity arrangenient an extra session of Congress would be
This morning at Happy Valley the funeral took place of the late Mr. Kuudson, Imperial Maritime Customs, who was drownod at called. Kongmoon on the 29th ult, whilo Washington, Feb. 0,What is The Hayward Hays Class was conducted by the Rev. C. E. aeroplane in actual warfare is re- yachting: The Funeral service said to be the first use of the carried full sail throughout and Thompson. There was a large ported from Texas. Owing to the The Gwon was unfortunato on- cluding Mr. A. H. Harris, Com Mexico and the movement along the Dawn won with Sirms second. number of mouers prosent, inexistence of a state of war in ough to carry away her goose-missioner of Customs, Mr. W. G. heck at the start. The Toinetto Hewett, tido surveyor, and Capt, the other of the belligerent forces, again showed her speed in a Clark. strong wind, winning in the Gaol
the Governmont has taken the course for these races was North Supt, of the Sailors' Homo. All aeroplanes to intercept any bodies Claes oasily from Thocla. The the late Mr: Charlos Gould, Asst, boundary patrolled by scouts in The second funeral was that of precaution to have the Mexican
nel Rocks (port) and home, thus attended the funeral, while the paring to cross the border and fairway buoy (etarboard) Chan-officers of the Sailors' Home of Americans who might be pro giving all a good long beat to Nov. O E. Thompson conducted violate the noutrality of the two
the services
Counisicev ::
With regard to Singapore, Mr. Gottlieb records in his annual report that, during the twelve mouths, 67 now companies were registered, with a total nominal of China has been somewhat ro- excoods both in number and in vised and every province now capital of 828,000,000 which far capital..those registered in any
minta its own currency, the mar-windward,,
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the Toxas border to join one or