The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 8517
Telegrams.
THE ASSASSINATION.
Prince Ching Alarmed,
("SHEUNG PO" SERVICE.]
Peking, April 11: Princo Ching was greatly.
alarmed when he received the
nows of the assassintion of Fartur
General Fu Chi of Canton. He
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fectly. The trial was concluded and the prisoner was ordered to fix his finger seal on the state- ment of confession. The Pan U Magistrato was very kind to tho prisoner and instructed his sub- ordinites to supply him with' water and food besides 84. The prisoner was then removed to tho Pun U prison to await his scu-
tonco.
Mourning in Canton, Out of respect to the memory of the late unfortunate Tartar Llenoral, there at once ordered the sumber of his
aro displayed chabarate marks of mourning. body guards to bo greatly in-On Sunday, the foreign river gaubonts lying at the Shameen flow their flags at the half-munit. On the foreign coimulates also the flags were half-masted.
eroased, for the protection of his
pulaco.
Prisoner's Cold Blooded Statement.
́ (Tuz "Telegraph'' ContreponirNT,
Canton, April 11.
The trial of the assassin was resumed at the Pauli mmgistrney in the presence of the Tuotai for the Constabulary, the Kwong cliów assessor and a deputy who was sont by the Viceroy to watch tho caso, on the afternoon of the 9th ins
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
OMOTE
COMPANY TO PROMOTE
CLOSER RELACIONS.
(icroter's Sravick)
London, April 12, 7.30 a.an.
J
St. Petersburg telegrams report
that the Minister of Commerce
The prisoner declared that on his return from Singapore, he took up his quarters in Hongkong and had been to Canton twice, attempting to kill H. E. Ching has submitted to the Cabinet n' Chi, the popular. Tartar, General,
who was thon acting Vicoro. Ile bill for the establishment at St. did not carry out his aimé as be
had no bouls with him and he Petersburg of a company which 'did not think much of the ex- ¡plosivas sold locally,
When questioned as to whether
- will have for its object ihe [10-
he had any personal grudge motion and development of closer against the Turtar Goneral, the
prisoner raplied in the negative. relations with Japan. He gavethe reason that the ritempt| |
was promptod by his
ANTI MANCHU FEELINGS,
Both Russians and Japinose
Mo hold the Munehus rospon-will be among its members' and
sible for the downfall of China and
DEFEATED CANDIDATE'S
CHARGE.
Tuz "TELZORAPY CORULIPONDANT }
(REUTER'S FERVIOR.)
London, pri
Potorsburg
A message from St. states that the Council of Empire has approved the Estimates for the Navy smounting to 110,000,000 roubles, which is 3,830,000 above
London, April 11, 0.50 p.m. At the scrutiny of the votes recorded at the Exeter election, when there was a majority of one for the Unionist, the Liberal candidate has accused the Judges the figuro sauctioned by the
of doing him an injustice.---
London, Marel 20.-Lord Selborne, speaking at Winchester, skotched the reforme which it is understood have been approved by the Unionist Jonders.
The proposals includo moderato reform of the Lords, arrangements for ending dead-looks by means of informal conferences, and if those should provo insufficient, that the Lords and Commons should sit and vote together, and that the referendum should be utilised in cases of grave import, such as Homo Rule.
CRISIS IN YUNNAN.
("Buzuna Po" BERVICE.)
Poking, April 11.
Viceroy. Li, of Yunnan, has
memorialized the Throne that the
frontior disputa in Yunnan is be-
coming.critical, and the situation.
can only bosaved by tho“sirongil
of the whole nation."
the Chinese people. The assassinaits work, will be on general as well Viceroy asks for Arms,
tion was committed on beh dl of
his compatriots. When askėj ) as commercial lines.
why ho had ya assistatics in enrrying out this crime, the prisoner replied that the affair was quite different from the elan tight. In that case more men work bave beon ncoded to build up a strong fotce. He was afraid thit had he conspired to murder to Tartar General with others, lie would have been betrayed lieforo the attempt was made. He fur- ther said that accomplices would Hurely have been useless to him. He said, for example, that all the Gonoral's body-guard rap away when the first shot was fired nud if he had accomplices they would
FRONTIER DISPUTE.
ARBITRATION NOT
FAVOUREU,
{"SRAT PO" SERVICH.)
Poking, April 11,
Wu Wei Tak, Under Secretary
probably hage done as the body of the Board of Foreign Affairs, guards had done,
At thin singo the officials pro-maid that no satisfactory result: sent threatens the prisoner with tho
USE OF TORTURES, The prisoner replied that he was prepared to receive any kind of torture they might like to in- flict on hint.
lis follow lodger, A Fook, who was brought before the Magistrate, said he was om- ployed on the Canton-Kowloon Railway as a labourer, Who lự
en be obtained through the
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arbitration of the Pion-ma dispute by the Ingue Conference.
POLICE COURT.
Boven fishing boat matters were learned of the murder of the charged with failing, between Tartar General he was thunder-sunset and sunrise, to exhibit a struck, and now he had the mis-light at the. bows of their boats at fortune to be detained-in custody Abordeon, Fined $3 each. by the officials.
The assassin consoled him by
anying that he had nothing to do A sampau woman was figod with the crime and that his fo $20 for throwing goods into the would be saved. The prisoner fararbour to prevent seizure, and concealing the number of hor ther said he had been in the employ boat, At the late unele of the prosent Educational Commissioner in
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Canton and also in the employ of Six men wore charged with Wing-fun, an expectant mangis being in unlawful possession of a trate, who is holding a position in quantity of opium. Fined $177 the garrison department.
oach. Magistrate Wong was sent for and he identified the prisoner an his former servant, At the trial the prisoner was dressed in anold blus coat. He spoke Court dialect per-
A coolio won given, two wacks' imprisonment for being in unlawful possession of a of clothing in Des Voux Road,
quantity
("BHAT PO SERVICE.]
Peking, April 11. Viceroy Li, of Yunnan, has telegraphed to the Viceroy of Chili to let lúm Imve arnis and am munition in éase of hostilities,
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Viceroy Favours
Arbitration.
("Bar Po" SERVICE)
Poking, April 11.
Viceroy Li, of Yunnan has telegraphed to Poking suggesting that the Pion-ana dispute should
be submitted to the Hague con-
faronco for arbitration.
NATIONAL DEFENCE.
CHINESE CORPS TO BE
SUPPRESSED.
(“Baxuma Po” Şzavica.).
Dama,
12,
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三井精
WORLD'S NEWS..
"The Times" says that the Australian delegatos will have to bostir themselves if they are to maintain the, reputation for elo- quence, and fervid fanporialism which made Alt. Deakin a domin- ant figure in the 1907 conforonce. The butler at Urogynog Hall, Newtown Lord Joicoy's Mont gomeryshire home-recently dis covered a former servant at the lall'oscaping by menus of a win dow. When discovered the ex- famous canvases, which had been sorvant dropped a packet of cut out of their frames. They included Turnor's "Tivoli," a picture whichas been valued at
£10,000.
魏二十月四英港香
$30 CE ANNUM.
Sixa Corr 10 CESTĚ.
A sum of £15,000 has been solved that the work in London voted for special allowances for had the prior claim.
metropolitru polico ongaged dur- President Taft is delighted with ing tho strike in South Wales, the favourable reception which, Mr. Winston Churchill (Home has boon accorded in England to Seerotury) states that ho did not his suggestion for in Anglo- expect the local authority to con- American arbitration treaty tribute towards the mon's ordin- There is overy rouson to hope, ary pay, but Glanworganshire had the President considors, that other repudiated the offer constable's nations will follow the load of writion promise to contribute to Britain, and that ultimately uni the allowances. The law officers versal peace will be attained. are considering the advisability. The Royal Colonial Instituto,
litigation.
with a view to identifying itself.
of
Count Khnen-Hodorvary, Pro-actively in the furtherance of declaros that it is unnecessary to committee to arrange industrial sident of the Ministry, Vienna, Empire trade, hus formed a propose to Italy to restrict arma, conferoncos to regulate and co- ments, as onch nation is fully con-ordinate Empire trade conditions vinced of the other's peaceful and make known the opportunities existing overseas for British trado Jand oapital..
intentions.
Laurier) warmly supports the Chamber of Dopinties; Paris, luave. The Prime Minister (Sir Wilfrid The Socialist members in the
Mr. Ewart, a noted lawyer in Ottawa, has attacked theGovernor- Anglo-American arbitration pro- prevented now mining conces- posals. After eulogising Earlsions being granted for three years. Overseas Olub, describing Earl General's activity on behalf of the Groy's speech on the subject, Sir Many rich seams are awaiting Wilfrid declared that he looked to working, despite which, 19,000,- Grey as n "porforvid Imperialist," the future for the realisation of a 000 francs (nearly £8,000,000) whose dearest wish it is to unito Fonce Union of English-speaking worth of coat is annually in Canada, politically, and for wor
ported.
purposes, with the Motherland. clares, "is the chief obstacle in the The Imperialist," Mr. Ewart de- way of the Caundian Nationalist."
MASSACRE OF TURKS. peoples."
SERIOUS SITUATION.
(Reuter's Bazvion.)
Bombay, April 11, 1.60 p.m. is reported from Perim that
natives from the interior state
that a fores of 1,800 Turks has
been annihilated by a stratagem.
Naderi was captured on the
t
30th alt, only fifteen escaping
out of three regiments, who clare that the Turks now
in the interior only Ellaig
Sanao.
VICEROY RESIGNS,
{"Bнauno Po".SERVICE.]
Twelve persons who were re- contly bitton hy rabid dogs on the island of Ushant have been Bont to the Pasteur Instituto.
The Times," in a leading article, advocates that Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, should pro- side at the forthcoming Imperial A crowd of 25,000, mostly wo- Conference. "The Times" con- mon, participated in the Social siders that this is only what is Democrats' demonstration in Ber-duo to the overseas representa lin in favour of feumjé suffrage. tivos, who travel thousands of Thirty firemon were overcome milos aud doyoto months to the by anunonin fumes at a fire at a work. If the status of the confor- refrigerator plant in Pittsburg, ence, as the highest deliberativo Kansas,
body in the Empire, should do teriorate, the Prime Ministers of the Dominions would in future be less disposed to expend their time and troublo
Vive men have been killed by the explosion of a mine on the Missouri-Kangas-Texas railway.
The Folkething is renewing the law of 1005 in Copenhagen, which abolished the iuftiction of corporal punishment on criminals,
Mr. W. Field (Nat, Dublin, St. Patrick's) has introduced a bill de-into the House of Commons pro- viding that sellers in Troland of most killed outside Great Britain must deliver to the purchasers invoices to that effect.
hold
and
Poking, April 11. Viceroy Hai Liang, of the Three
Eastern Provinces, lus tendered
his resignation, and the Viceroy of Szechwan Has repeatedly re-
fused to take his post.
The Grand Council intends to appoint the Governor of Soo-
J
chow as Viceroy of the Three
Eastern Provinces.
RUSSIANS IN MAN-
CHURIA.
TROOPS INCREASED,
Miss Vida Goldstein, inter-
Diphtheria hins beou introduced to the houses at Oundle, Nortli
nptonshire, by cats eating in- fected pigeons landing from Franco.
Mr. F. Brangwyn, A.R.A., is designing the Coronation aroh which is to be erected by New Zealand on the route of the Royal processioni,
The Court of Marine Inquiry, Cape Town, does not credit the suggestion that the steamer Pala- object while at sea off the South tina which struck a submerged African const, inmediately to the
for Philadelphia with a cargo of The steamer North-point, bound creosote, when leaving theThames, suddenly burst into flanies in every part. The crow, number- ing 50, was rescued, and the vessel benched.
Pean, who was sentenced to Andrew Toth, of Pitts burg, imprisonment for life on a large of murder and who had sorved 20 years in gaol, has been liberatod, his innocence having boeu established.
THE AUTOMOBILE IN MANILA.
GOO CARS RUNNINU.
automobile enthusiasts is growing The groat army of Manila. daily, for the 500th licenss authorities. luas recently been issued by the past wook from their point of The avont of the view had been the arrival in the is on a tour of the world, and city of the little Hupmobile, which which camo to Manila by steamer
viewed in London, said that women in Australia approved of the militant methods adopted by the suffragettes in England.
The second Euglislunan ans pected of espionage has disan west of East London, on the 9tli from Australia, Tho stitrdy little peared from Hamburg. The police inst. and received such serious car has covered 6,843 iniles, and stats that the arrested English injuries that she had to bo bonch has been carried 15,000 by water. fman bribed the shipbuilders' | ed-ran foul of the wreck of the It is now on its way to Baguio, workmen to furnish confidential Waratals, is suggested in "The and the successful reaching of information regarding certain types of warships. Two of the
featlier in its cap, for there are the summer capital will be a fine Germans arrested ares workmen
points at which the road offers and the others clørks,
roat difficulties for an autonio- bilo.
Town, Sir L. Walton (Unionist) In the Union Assembly, Cape complained about the extra vagance of the Botha Government. He urged that while this funds, allowed they should contribute to the agricultural development of the country. Mr. J. X. Merriman (Ind. Nationalist) supported the charges of extravagance. believed that II.MS. Drake will In naval circles it is generally roliove the Poworful as flagship on the Australian station. The Drake is expected to arrive about Decem- bor next, and the Powerful will
then return home.
Times."
Sir Ernest Sluncklotou pays a generous tribute in the press to Dr. Douglas Mawson, who, with
Shackleton Antarctic expedition, South Magnetic Pole, during the Frofessor David, discovered the
and who will lead the forthcom ing Australian expedition to the south first ollicial help to the 1907 ox "Australasia gave the pedition," Sir Ernest adds, "and hope the Homo-country will not be behind in showing sympathy to the Australian expedition." (810 tons), as parent ship, and The torpedo gunboat Jason six subsidised thawlers, will Three hundred fishermen are be shortly be stationed at Grimsby. ing enrolled, and will be specially trained in sweeping for mince. They will be liable for service with the reserves.
The Weather Forecast,
WAY STORMY
CHANGE
VERYDDYN
The King Edward memorial, which will be erected outside Murl
On the 12th at 11.55 -The borough Gate, London, will con- The management of the Uni-barometer is inclined to fall over sist of a bronze statue, with alle-versity College Soliool, Hamps.W. China and Tongking. It gorical figures, costing £30,000. stoad, has decided to forego au has risen elsewhere, particularly A farther sum of £20,000 is annual grant of £3000 from the over N. China and Japan.
to be expended in widening the London County Council, which avenne and the bridge over the was made on condition that there lako in St. James's Park.
should be free scholarship for
(“Buruno Po” Servicm).
Poking, April 11,
The Court of Appeal has devid- | board solioed scholars,. The action ed in favour of Sir John Bonn in of the management was mainly Viceroy Hai Liang, of the Three his appeal in the Stud Tramway due to class prejudico on the part libel caso on the ground that his of fee-paring scholars and the Eastern Provinces, lins memori-sttack was on the system, and was objections of their parents.
not a personal one." "Notice of op-
M. Clemontal, Reporter on the peal wis given.
Army Estimates, stated in the Speaking in London, Lord Chamber of Deputies, Paris, that, Balfour of Burleigh stated that since 1934, the military expend the King was deeply interested intra of the European Powers has the question of co-partnership increased as follows:--
Por Cont: housing As chairman of the Duchy of Cornwall, he land. beor
195 working with the King upon a large scheme of housing for Bouth London.
alized the throne stating that the Russian Government Jeas in creased the number of Russian Peking, April-11... troops at all the important posts In accordance with the w
wishes in Manchuria,
of foreigners, the Board of Foreign. He also states in the memorial Affairs intends to suppress the that the Russian soldiers have formation of the territori corra interfered with the tennsportation for national defence in China. of Chinees
stores
Dr. foard, Berlia has invented
'Gernmny
Austria
llussin
France
.112 09 49
Sea of Japan yesterday, is mov- The depression lying over tlie jug away over the Pacific,
developing over W. China.
Another depression is probably
and E. Manchuria.
Pressure, is highest, over Korea
pooted over, the northern aliotes of
Fresh E. winds, may be er
the China Sea.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 ron to-day, **0.00 inches,
The Bishop of London (Dr. A.
Forecast District, 1-Hongkong and Neighbour hood, E. winds, fresh; fair to un settled.
2.-Formosa Channel, N.E. winds, moderatë.
3-South coast of China be tween Hongkong and Lamocks, same as No. 1,
a method of branding criminals | F Winnington - Ingran) states by means of an injection of that lie had practically decided to light lump under the skin, which in Canads, as an example to the South coast of Chinn be paraffin. The process causes offer himself for missionary service will last during life, without in Church, and it was only after tween Hongkong and Hains, juring the subject's health.. throo months prayer, that he rer same as No. 1