The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 8616"
Telegrants.
嵗一十月三年三毹宜
MONDAY, APRIL
10. 1911
-拜義
黦十月四英港香
Telegrams
Telegrams.
Telegrams.
Telegrams
Telegrams.
DASTARDLY CRIME.structed in any way by any body.'
The son of the murdered man
TARTAL GENERAL FU CHI was in the buildings of the Pro-
THE NEW TREATY.
“VINDICATION OF FREE
TRADE.
ASSASSINATED.
(Bauman's
London, April 8,
MISSIONER LEAVES.
vincial Assembly when the grime
was committed, and at once tole-
SENSATIONAL ENDING TO phoned to his father's Yamon and
CANTON AVIATION
MEETING.
{Tmn "TELEGRAPH” CORRESPONDENT }
Canton, April 9, 10.20 o,m.
Adastardly crime brought the
aviation meeting of Mr. Van den
Born to a sensational ending yos-
terday.
The noting Tartar Central, His
Excellency Fu Chi, was foully
'mundorod in front of the Pro-
+
...
vincial Assembly buildings.
The murdered official was on
his way back to hig: Yamen after
sooing Mr. Van den Boru fly. He
was surrounded by guards an!
was in his sedan chair. A denso
crowd had gathered in the vicini-
buildings, and just as the clinir of
the mandarin como abreast of the
́main door of the building shots
saldonly rang out. The crashi
of breaking glass followed-that of the sodan chair-nut the man
dirin was on to fall forward
in his cost. The chair:b
bearers
dropped their burden immo liate- ly and fled, their example being followed by the guards, who dis
played great cowardice.
:
(REUTKE'S SERVICE.)
London, April 8, 2.10 p.m. Mr Winston Churchill, in a
to the Vicaroy. The latter at ones
ordered the Brigadier General, the Polico Tuotai and the Chung-peach at Loudon, said that a re- hip, Kwonghip, Nanhai, and
Panyu magistrates to this scene
to take such steps as might appear
necessary.
His Excellency also reported
the assassination by talegraph'to
Poking the saine evening..
The murder was committed on
bolif of the anti-Manchu party,
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| by whom tho prisider meant his
Chinese brothers;
A scene of the greatest con-
fusion followed, almost a panic boing caused among the dense eroid. One of the guards, however, and some policemen
gave phase to the fugitivo and le
!
PRINCE REGENT IN
TEARS.
LOVER PARTITION OF
(Saiкo Po" SERVICE)
Peking, April 9.
The Prince. Regont wept bit-
terly on receipt of the telegrams. from H. E. Liu Yuk Lin, the
Chinese Minister at the Court of
St. James, and H; E. Lin Sik-
fan, Chinese Minister in Paris;
ns to the division of China.
Afterwards the Prince Regent
summoned the Grand Council-
markable vindication of the Free
Trade policy of Great Britain
was the brilliant commercial
treaty which Sir Edward Grey had negotiated with Japan,.
"
In this, for the first time, the
groal free market of Great Britain
was forinally recognised by one of
the great Powers nsa boon greater
than that offiored by the tariff-
controlled markets of any other
nation.
BRITISH TRADE.
SATISFACTORY INCREASE-
DURING MONTH.
(Reuter's` Senvion.)
Loudon, April 10, 7.20 a.m. Board of Trade returns for the month show a very satisfactory
ncrease in trade.
Imports have increased by
£434,075, and the exports by £8,472,351.
. The increase is shown mainly
in iron and steel manufactures, shups, and cotton manufactures.
NEW FRENCH CABINET. JAPAN AND Hongkong.
A Paris message slates that
after a debate on its foreign policy the Senate passed a vote of con- fidence in the Government by 253 votes to 26.
THE SITUATION IN
MOROCCO.
(HEUTER'S SERVICH)
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London, April 8.
"There is continued anxiety re-
garding the situation in Morocco. According to the last advicos a
coalition of rebellious tribesmen
wero surrounding Fez.
N.D.L
PASSENGERS SAFE.
t.
(KAUTEE'S SERVIÓN,)
Bombay, April 8, 2:10 p.m. A New York maksage-utatos that 1,720 passengers of the 8.8. Priuzess Irono prore-removed in surf konts and lifeboats,
The s.s. Prinzess Irene is still
fast.
Taking Cargo from
the Liner.
(REUTER's BazyICH)
London, April 10, 7.20 a.m.
New York advices state that
lors to hold a conferences in the AN ADVISER FOR CHINA. lighters have been despatched to
Palace,
Another Story..
the wreck of the N.D.L.
Prinzess Tréne.
NEW COMMERCIAL COM-
INDEPENDENT News"- Aɑrxoy.]
Tokio, April 10.
MEXICO.
LARGE MILITÄRY VOTE
PASSED.
(Haʊrand Sanvien.)
London, April 10, 7.20 a.m. The newly-appointed Japausso Tho Moxican House of Dopaties Commercial Commissioner to have voted four million dollars Hongkong loft Yokalınma to-day, gold to be used in the pacification
Ho is Mr. Awoki, and received of the country, his appointment some time ngo.
He sails on the Tamba Maru.
JAPAN'S NAVY,
DREADNOUGHT AND THREE
CRUISERS TAID DOWN.
[“ Independent Nzwa" AOXNOY:]
Tokio, April 10,
The avval programme for this
year is to be carried out rapidly, The keels of a Dreadnought,
and three first class cruisors-all
splacing more than 20,000 tons
́have been laid down at the
nl Dook.
Ahotlior cruiser of equal size
is to be built at Yokosuka before
the end of the year,
TOKIO MINISTER.
LEAVES FOR PÉKING.
[“ Saruna Po" SERVICE.]
Peking, April 9, The Chinese Minister at Tokio has left for Poking.
Hatuna Po" BERVICE.]
Poking, April 9,
THE CRISIS,
("BG Po" Sravion)
Peking, April 9.
It is reported that Italy aud
The liner is. still aground, but Peking, april 9. The four countries advancing the lighters are succeeding in the foreign loan lave insisted taking off the cargo.
HEATED ARGUMENTS,
on China ongaging a foreign
financial advisor. The President
of the Board of Communications
is considering the matter.
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was captured in Sinhoung Street. Austria-Hungary are not in favour
When picked up the unfortun- of the division of China.,
ate Fu Chi was found with two
bullet wounds in his hosd and
"one in the throat. He still lived
and, attendoù by doctors, was carried to his yamen, where he
shortly afterwards diod.
At his preliminary examination
the assassin said his name was
Wan San Teoi, a native of Shun- tak, who has just returned from
Singaporo,
**I killed the General," he said,
DIPLOMATIC ́ CALL.
("Suxʊnɑ Po" SERVIOR)
Peking, April 9,
The President of the Board of
Foreign Affairs called on the American Minister in Foking yesterday, and stayed for a long
timo.
·
WITHDRAWAL OF
TROOPS.
BY RUSSIA.
CONSTITUTIONAL·
REFORM.
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("Exxona Po" BERTION)
Peking, April 9.
Printe Lun agil the President
of the Board of Finance have a very ligh opinion of the ability
of Wong Chong Wei, in the
·(“Bunʊnɑ Po”, BRRYIOR)
German, French and English Peking, April 0. langhoges, The Russian Minister at Poking They have telegraphed for him hasnotified the Board of Foreign in Berlin asking him to return to
The President of the Army Board strongly criticised the weak
attitudo maintained by the Board
Tho inonoy will bo dovoted to
the pureluase of military equip.
ment.
OPENING UP YUNNAN.
́["Soat Po"! Sxuvión.]
Poking, April 9. Viceroy Li, of Yunnan, has
cutorialized the Throne to open
up some places in Yunnan, so as
to facilitate the frontier disputes.
The Grand Councillors are not
in favour of the scheme.
RUSSIA AND CHINA,
MORE TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.
"SHLT PO" SERVION)
Poking, April 9.
136 ran" Axx UJËJTI
BIKOLE COPT 10 OKT.
Telepra
YOSHIWARA ABLAZE.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE,
YEN 10,000,000. DAMAGE,
(THE "FLORAxu! CORRESPONDENT
Tokio, April 0.
A tremendous fire us swept.
the Yoshiwara district, nii area
of two miles being burnt out.
No less that 5,000 uses have
boon destroyed and 500 lives are
reported to letve been losti,
[ INDEPENDENT NEWS" AGEHOY.]
Tokio, April 10.
A disastrous conflagration took,
placo in Yoshiwara district, (tho
Wanchaii of Tokio); yesterday at
noon.
All the geisha dunving houses,
ten shops, &c., were destroyed by the flames, which raged fiercely
for four hours. The fire extended
for some two miles.
Evory fire brigade in Tokio, as well as many from Yokoluma, were present, while sovoral' com panies of solliers and police, assisted.
The most stronnons offorts were made to combat the flamos, but not until n' o'clock in the evening,
nearly ten hours after the outbreak started, was the fire brought under control.
Seven thousand houses have
The Russian Government is demanding certain treaty rights in the Three Eastern Provinces and Mongolia. Should the de mands be refused, trouble may
e anticipated,
The St. Petersburg corrcapond-boon completely destroyed, the ent of a Sunday contemporary thus pithily sums up the dispute be tween Russia and China:You have given us words in lieu of our treaty rights, and we now mean to have doods, unmistakable deeds, and at once or else.... was the gist of the Russian mess- oge. The bland Chinaman re being estimated at no less than torted sweatly: "We have always You 10,000,000, unreservedly acknowleged your rightful claims, and we hereby acknowledge them anew." And, oddly enough, Russia, professing her faith in China's good disposi- tions, declared herself satisfied. Why is the Tear's Government contented with co little? Europe
That
of Foreign Affairs in the settle-ia no longer nuiutorosted in
ment of the disputes with Itusafa,
Prince Ching and ILE. Na
Tung, had a heated argument
with the President,
EMPRESS ENTERTAINS,
["BRAT PO" SERVICE]
Poking, April 9. The Empress Dowager of China.
Referring to the China Con- ference the "Shipping Gazette", says: The agreement between Affairs that the Russian troops Paling to translate the constitu- will hold a grand reception in the lines forming the Conference 'on bgħalf of my 400,000,000 line bean signed by all, inchiding stationed at Ili have been with- tiotal roforms of different coun-honour of the wivest f the foreign
the Ocean Line, which for a time Chinese brothers, I was not in-, held out against doing so
drawn.
tres futo Chinese,
ministors in Peking
greater majority being the finest buildings in Tokio, while the
general damage done is enormous,
The Weather Forecast
CHANGE
FAIR
WM-STORMY
VERY DRY
Chit's destinios, as it was twenty years ago. To-day ovory! one of the Great Powers wants to have a finger in the pie, bat nono of them wishes to pull down to first stone of the Chinese fabric. For intermoddling of that kind thoro isa sat procedent croated by Russia 19) self. When | Japan and China concluded the Shimonoseki Treaty, thres Etro- pen States stopped in, criod lult, and upset all the arrangements mado by, the two Powers. An unpleasant surprise of the same kind wonld be in store, for the Tsardom to-day s soon as its foot, Awas well down on China's neck. Why, then, pull the chestnuts out deffed the wolf's skin and took tween Hongkong and Lamooks, of the fire for rivals? So Russia South coast of China be
delight of the French and the South coast of China be to bleating like a sheep, to the | samé se No. 1/3
disgust of the Dorlin politicians,tween lingkong und Heinap
L&O Exprose
Forecast District.
1.-Hongkong and Neighbour- hood, S and variable winds, squally, thunderstorms,
2. Formos Channel, 8.E. winds, moderate,