The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 8519
Telegra” s.
London, April 7, 9.30 pm.
The Norddeutscher Lloyd vos- sel, Prinzess Trono, which went nshore on Fire islund, thratens to bacomo a total wreek..
The passongors have been ro- inoved.
London, April 7, 91.39.p.m.' The severe weather which is prevailing in England now is pri- Dingily the ease of uinny deaths.
Bombay, April 8, 7:45 a.m.) Tho North German Logd steiner, Prinzess Irene, is athore on Fire Island.
There are a thousand pisson gers on board.
The situation is serious,
Bombay, April 8; 7.45 sm. Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affair, hus nunounced in the House of Con- môns that the question of potual lenses in Japan will.ba the subject of a soparate agree-
- ment.
per-
There is considerable specula- tion regarding the object of the inclusion in the Japanese tariff treaty of a schedule enamorating certain articles, continuing to be
provision being made enibng both Governments to modify the schedules after the lapss of a
SUPPLEMENT.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
FRIDAY, APRIL 14,
晚六十月三年三統宣
Telegram:s
A DASTARDLY CRIME.
Telegrams.,
Peking, April 7. 1
graphed to the Governor of Soo- Grand Concillors have tole chow to proccat to Poking with- out delay
Peking, April 7.
The Throne intends to appoint Prince Long as plonimulentines to the Hague Conferences.
London, April 7, 9.30 pan. The murder is reported of the
Williamson party on the border of Assen.
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London, April 7, 9.30 p.m. Mr. John Henniker Houton, | M: P., the grout Post Offien Fe former, is lying seriously ill.
Bombay, April 7, 2.20 p.m. The newspapers given qualified reception to the Japanese conecs sions.
Telegrams
London; April 8.-
A Paris message states that TARTAR GENERAL FU Cill-after a debate on itsforeign policy the Senate passed a vote of con
ASSASSINATED,
1911.
五拜禮
Telegrams.
London, April 12, 7.30a.m.
·魏四十月四英港香
Telegrams.
Bombuy, April 10, 1,40 p.ni.
$10 rax AnnuM. SINGLE COPY 25 omits.
Telegrams.
PANIC STRICKEN;.
SOLDIERS.
As soon as the nows of the assassination of the Tartar General). in the city bocamo panie-stricken, hastily loaded their guns and came up to the city walls with :
St. Petersburg tolograms report The "Daily Express' Hong- that the Minister of Commerce kong" correspondent wires: las submitted to the Cabinet a There is a serious rising in SENSATIONAL, ENDING To idence in the Governiüent by 253; bill for the establishment at 81: Canton. It is stated the Tortar Fu Ghi got about, the bannermon
Petersburg-of a company which General, commanding the troops, London, April 8, will have for its object the pro- has been murdered. Reinforce [THE TELEORITO" CORRESPONDENT....garding-tho-situation-in-Morocco: relations with Japan....
There is continued anxioly re-motion and development of closerments are hastening."
Canton, April 9, 10.20 a.m., - According to the list advicos 1
CANTON AVIATION,
MEETING.
A dastardly crime brought the aviation meeting of Mr. Van den Born to a sensational ending yo terday.
The acting Tartar General, is Excelleney Fu Chi, was foully mu dorod in front of the Pro- vinial Assembly buildings.
The murdered official was on'' hirway back to his Yamey aftor oing Mr. Van den Born fly. Ho was surrounded by guards and
was in his sodan chair. A denso
votos to 20.
coalition of robellious tribesmon wero surrounding Foz,
Both Russians and Japanese its work will be on general as well will be among its inanibors pid
as commercial Finos..
London, April 11,9,50 p.m.
Bombay, April 8, 2.10 p.m. A New Yorke message statos that 1,720 passougors of theAt the scrutiny of the votes
8. Prinzess frane were removed in surf boats and lifeboats,
Thos.s. Prinzess Irone is still 'fust.
London, April 10, 7.20 ani. New York advices state that
lighters have been despatched to
Prinzoss Iroce.
The Free Trade journal, generally regard them as satis-owd had gathered in the vicini- the wreck of the N.D.L. as.
Ly of the Provincial Assembly | factory. The "Standard" and buildings, and just as the chair of
The liner is still aground, but the "Daily Express" deserie the unkarin vanno abreast of the lighters are succeeding in the concessions as furcical.
taking off the cargo. main door of the building shots, suddenly rang out. The crash
Tokio, April 10, of breaking glass followe t'at The nowly-appointed Japanese of the setan chair and the Coinmorcial Commissioner to
The Times" regards them as fairly satisfictory and saya that the disappearanes of conventions
recorded at the Exoter election, whon thoro was a majority of one for the Unionist, the Liberal candidate has accused the Judges of doing him an injustico.
London, April 11. message from St. Petersburg statos that the Council of Empire has approved the Estimates for the Navy amouuting to 110,000,000 roubles, which is 3,330,000 above the figure sanctioned by the Dumn.
Bombny, April 11, 1.55 p.m. It is reported from Perim that that a force of 1,800 Turks his been annihilated by a stratagem. Naderi was captured on the 30th ult, only fiftoen omping" out of three regiments, who de in the interior only Elinig and clare that the Turks now hold
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THE FUNERAL·
The above message does not mons to meet emergencies. the Hongkong Daily Pross," nor pear in "Teuter's Sorvico to amongst the telegrams in the "Daily Press."
of the Into Tartar General took place yesterday afternoon and was attended by the Viceroy and the military and civil officine After the despatch of a telegram. to Poking of the sad affair, H.E. the Viceroy telegraphed to tha viceroys and governors of the various provinces nowa of the tragic occurrence, and received.
Native Opinion.
Under the eption of "News from London," The" Hongkong Daily Pross "hind the following paragraph to conclude their account of the assassination, writton by thoir Cantou corros pondent: According to a mess
ge telegraphed back to Hong-sympathetic replies. koug by Router, the Hongkong correspondent of the London (Daily Expross) has cablod news
The editors-in of some of the of a serious rising at Canton."
"It is stated, "
native papers in loading articles says Reuter's
on tho murder oxpross their in- messago, that the Tartar General murdered and that reinforcements that the dead official was old and commanding the troops lus been ability to arrive at any feasible. reason for it. They point out are hastening to the scono. "Wo harmless, was of junior rank and entis, but he would seem to have while if he was killed for being a
vory oxclusive information."
Manchu thoy ask, why not some This message from Router Manchu of lugh authority? The los not seem to be published opinion is hazarded by one that Reuter's Service," or elsewhere to call attention to the feeling augst the "Telograms," under the crime was committed simply in the South China Morning over the frontier disputo and also Pokl
over the suppression of gam bling..
admitted into free Englawd, and is the outward sign of Japan's darin was seen to fall forward, Hongkong left Yokohama to-day, natives from the interior stato do not know who the correspond- häid novor-oppressed the pooplo,
yoar:
acquisition of complote commor ein autonomy and heartily con- gratulates our Japanese friends on their legitimanto satisfaction in national pride.
This is regarded by Tariff Reformers as indicating the possibility of Tariff Reform in the near futuro gud threat of re- taliation against Japanese unless substantial roluctions, aro made in the new tariff.
Poking, April 7, Poking, April 7.
The Prince Rogent haid a con- All the Chinese Ministers ference yesterday with the Pre- abroad have talegraphed to thesident of the Board of Finance Grand Council stating that mid the President of the Board the foreign press is criticising of Comignications as to the the weak attitude taken up by raising of a foreign lonu. Chinn towards Russia,
The opinion of the pross is that Chian aunot be considered a country at all.
The Chinese Ministers urge
in his seat. The chair-bourers.
He is Mr. Awoki, and received dropped their burden immediate-is appointmont some time ago. ly and fled, their example being He sails or the Tumba Maru. followed by the guards, who dis- played great cowardice.
Tokio, April 10. The naval programme for this
The heels of a Dreadnought, and throo first class, cruisers-all displacing more than 20,000 tons have been laid down at the Kur Nav Dock,'
Peking, April 7, A sens of the greatest con-year is to be carried out rapidly Both Princo Long an 1 H. E. | fusion follower, almost a panić Na Tung Irive refused to accopting enused among the dense the vice-prosidentship of the Now crowd, One of the gaards, Calinot.
however, and some policemen gavo chase to the fugitivo and he was captured in Sinheung Street, When picked up the unfortun- at Pa Chi was found with two ballot wounds in his hond and one in the throat. Ife still lived and, attended by doctors, was earriod to his yumon, where he shortly afterwards died.
Peking, April 7. The President of the Board of Communications has memorialis- ed the Throne urging the govern
munt to remove the taxes on
Another cruiser of equal size is to be built at Yokosuka, before tho ond of the year,
1.
Poking, April D. The Chinese Minister at Tokio his loft for Peking.
Loudon, April 10, 7.20 nm. Tho Moxican House of Doputies have voted four million dollare
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At his preliminary examination the assassin said his name was Wan San Tsoi, a native of Shun-gold to be used in the pacificationi apon the Grand Comicillors the provisions to bo consigned to the tak, who has just returned from of the country.
The money will be devoted to “I killed the General," he said, the purchako, of military oquip "on behalf of my 400,000,000 ment. Chinese brothers, I was not in- stricted in any way by any body."
necessity of nú imuisdinto re- organisation of tlmarily and navy in order to save the country.
Poking, April 7th. The Grand Councillors have re- quested the Band of the Interior
and Anlei famino stricken areas of Kansu
An Imperial Degree Iris been issued that this be considered.
Poking, April 7. HE. Na Tung has strongly to issue procimation pro-recommended the reinstatement hibiting the native press fem of Liang Tun Yen, formor pic publishing articles about the sident of the Board of Foreign dispute with Rassin.
Affairs. Poking, April 7,
A telegram from Harbin has
ronched Poking stating that the Russian and Chiese soldiers lave already had several conflicts. ›
Many wore wounded on both
Bides.
Poking, April 7, Viceroy Hsi Liang, of the Three Eastern Provinces, his talegrapha-
Peking, April 7. The President of the Board of Foreign Aff irs has requested the Russian Minister in Peking to withdraw the Russian troops in Mongolia, as all the questions in dispute have been softled.
"Peking, April 7. 11.F. Liu Yuk, Lin, the Chine so Ministernt the Court of St. James, and 11.E. Li Si Fan, tho Chineso ed to Poking respectively stating Minister in Paris, have telograph
that a conference has been hold in Paris by the powers as to the divi- sion of China,
Singapore.
Peking, April 9. Viceroy Li, of Yunnan, has
Sanan.
Tokio, April 9.
the Yoshiwara district, on area A tremendous fire Jus swopt
of two miles being burnt out."?
been destroyed and 500 lives are No less that 5,000 houses have reported to havo boun lost.
Tokio, April 10,
A disastrous conflagration took place in Yoshiwara district, (the Wanchni of Tokio), yesterday at acon:
All the geisha dancing hou o ton shops, &c., were destroyoy by tho flames, which ragod fiercel for four hours. The fire extende for some two miles.
Every fire brigade in Tokio, well ne many from kolama, were presont, while several com-
assisted,
Gaston, April 10.
1 have already telographic you tion of the Acting Tartar General all the particulars of the assassinn
Fa Chi. I am now able to give you further nows of theoutrage. Yestor- day three men were arrested, one of them being the landlord of the assassin, and the othors the per sou who had recommended the assassin to the Canton-Kowloon Railway for employment.
At the trial hold by the Pun U Magistrate, the prisonor made the FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
My name is Wan Sang Choy, of Shun Tak district, and I am forty-two years old. ~ Whồn I was
Anothor beliovos that the man mistook the heavily-guarded whom he intended to make his sodou clair for that of the Viceroy, victim.
All the papers oxpress anazo- ment that the crime was possible, with so largo a guard around tho chair, and call on the authorities to take immediate steps to inculcato, discipline in the men.
Mention is made ofalugo nako that was killed on tho aviation ground a few days ago and this dark omen. is rogarded as having been a
London, April 10, 11.45 p.m.
The report of the battle practice
The son of the murdered. mar emorialized the Throne to open panies of soldiers and policoix years old, I was kidnapped of the British fleets for 1910, is to
into the district, but I managed to return to Canton at the age of one of the Canton Provincial ten. I have boon in the service of examiners and also in the service of Colonel Chang Ki Kwong, of
vincial Assembly when the crime to facilitate the frontier disputes, was in the buildings of the Pro-up some places in Yunnan, so as was committed, and at once tele-
The most strenuous efforts wore honed to his father's Yamen and in favour of the scheme.
The Grand Councillors are not anade to combat the flames, but not untilmino o'clock in the evening, to the Viceroy. The latter at puce
Peking, April 9.
nearly ton hours after the outbreak ortlored the Brigadier General, The Russian Government is started, was the fire brought under the Polien Thotai and the Chung-domunding certain treaty rights
contról. hip, Kwonghip, Nanhai, nd in the Three Eastern Provinces
Formosa. Sevan thousand houses havo Punyu ngistrates to the scene and Mongolia. Should the de-beou completely destroyed, the necessary, to take such-steps as might appear inunds be refused, trouble may buildings in Tokio, while the greater majority being the finest bo anticipated.
general damage done is enormous, The St. Petersburg correspond-being estimated at no less than ent of a Sunday contemporary thus Yen 10,000,000. pithily sums up the dispute be-
Paking, April 9.
nation.
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hand.
The results are as follows: Third Division Home Fleet, 192.0 Australian Squadron, 212.0 China,
mei 185.1
Poking, April 10, The Emperor, tho Empress "Subsequently I went to Dowager and the Prince Regent of the revolutionists, Dr. Sun in the Summer Palace this sum- Singapore and I met the loador intend to take up their residence
em-mer. The expenses will come to
Yat Son, and boennio a
her of that party. Last year about $6,000,000. I returned to Hongkong by the
The Board of Finance is at a' 8.8. Laisang and took up my quar-loss what to do, owing to lack. Afterwards some friends recom- mended me to the Canton-Kowloon
OF-BODYGUARD.
Peking, April 10, The Prince Regent intends to introduce conscription for the army in China,
Poking, April 10. Tho President of the Board of. Communications proposes to raise Belgium and Denmark for tho a loan of £500,000 from Holland,
improvement of the telegraphic lines in Mongolia and Tibet.
His Excellency also reported the assassination by telegraph to. Poking the same evening, They also stated in their tele- The murder was committed on od to Poking asking the Thronograms that the powers were strong-behalf of the anti-Manchu party, tween Russin and China" You Princo Lan and the Presidentters in one of the boarding houses. of funds. to grant him an audience, se holy in favour of the schemo, with by whom the prisoner meant his have given us words in lieu of our of the Board of Finance have a lins to report on tho finances of the oxception of the United States. Chinese others.
treaty rights, and we now mean to very high opinion of the ability Railway (Chinese section) as an the provinco and also of the
On rucnipt of the telograms, tho Russo-Sino dispute.
London, April 8, 2.10 p.m. lave deeds, muistakable deeds, of Wong Chong Wei, in the Grand Councillors-were greatly. Mr Winston Churchill, in and at ones or else
That German, French and English employee. I frequently wont to aturgied,
Hongkong, Macao and Samehun. speech at London, said that a re- was the gist of the Russian mese-lungnages. Peking, April 9.7.
umrkable vindication of the Freengo. The bland Chinoman res Thoy have telegraphed for him My quarters were in Eastern The Priteo"Regent wept bit Trade policy of Great Britain torted swootly: "We have always in Borlin asking him to return to Market Street, Canton. Pain an terly on receipt of the telegrams was the brilliant commercial unreservedly acknowleged your Poking to translate the constitu- orphan, a bachelor and have no from II. 1. Lin Yuk Lin, the treaty which Sir Edward Grey rightful claims, and wo horoby tional reforms of different coun-ing the late Tartar General was brothers. My object in murder Chinese Minister at the Court of had negotiated with Japon, ucknowledge them anew." And, trios into Chinese. St. James, and H. ̄E. Lin Sik- In this, for the first time, the oddly enough, Russia, professing
Peking, April 11. to tako revenge on behalf of my Tho Minister has replied that fan, Chinese Minister in Paris, great-Free-market of Groat Britain her faith in China's good dispost Viceroy Li, of Yunnan, has 400,000,000 compatriots. I have
London, April 11, 6.50 a.m. tho- troops cannot bo withdrawn as to the division of 'China,“ was formally recognised by one of tions, declared herself entisfied, memorialized the Throne that the undo up my mind to kill all the
War correspondents reporting until, orders to this offect havo
Afterwards the Prince Regent the groat Powers as a boon greator Why is the Tear's Government frontior disputo in Yunnan is be- Manchus first and all the officials
•been issued from St. Petersburg, summoned the Grand Council than that offered by the tariff-contented with so little? Europo coming critical, and the situation afterwards. I am glad that the from Tangier on the situation The situation in the Three lors to hold a conference in the controlled markets of any other is no longer uninterested in can only be saved by tho"strongth attempt on the Tartar-General's round Foz, where the robel tribos life was attended with success."aro besieging the Sultan, stato that Eastern Provinces is becoming Paluco, "-
China's destinies, as it was of the whole nation." critical on account of the presence
DENOUNCES COWARDICE rain is damping the ardour of the Loudon, April 10, 7.20 a.m.
Peking, April 11. twenty years ago. To-day overy
belligerents. of the troops.
Board of Trado returns for the one of the Great Powore wauts Viceroy Li, of Yunnan, lian Peking, April 7, The Chinoso Ministor at St.
month show a very satisfactory to have a finger, in the pie, but telographed to the Viceroy of Chili none of them wishes to pull down to let him have arms and am- Potersburg has telegraphed to
Imports have increased by the first stone of the Chinese munition in caso of hostilities.. Poking stating that the Russia
Peking, April 9.
£431.075, and the exports by fabric. For intermeddling of
Peking, April 11. Govorimont ins no intention of The President of the Board of
that kind there is a pat precodent Viceroy Li, of Yunnan, has withdrawing the troopa from Foreign Affairs called on the £0.472,354.
created by Russa herself. When telegraphed to Poking suggesting Manchuria and Mongolia, but on American Minister in, Peking
Japan and Chin concluded the that the Pion-ma dispute should the other hand they are contian-yesterday, and stayed for a long
Shimonoseki Taty; three Euro- bo submitted to the Haguo con- ing to send stores and an-
pean States stopped in, oried halt, forence for arbitration. munition.
Peking, april 0.
The Frosident of the Army and upset, all the arrangements The four countries advancing Board strongly criticised the weak made by the two Powers, the foreign loan lavo insisted attitude maintained by the Board unpleasant surprise of the same on China ongaging a foreign of Foreign Affairs in the settle-kind would be in store, for the
The prisoner displayed_gront Tho insurgents, who are be- financial advisor. The President ment of the disputes with Russin. Tardem today as soon as its fool
calumess and spoke clearly leaguring the town have bean of the Board of Communications
Prince Ching and H.E. Na was woll down on China's neck.
throughout the trial. When he making continuous assaults upon Peking, April 7′′
is considering the matter.
Tung had a hontod argument Why, then, pull the chestnuts out...
was taken to the polico station, 16 it, fiorco fighting going on for ten The Viceroy of Sze-ohwan has
Peking, April fi, with the President,
of the fire for rivals? So Russia Wu Wei Tak, Under Booretary told the inspectors tlunt, none of hours, requested Prince Ching to ten- The Russian Minister at Peking Peking, April 0. doffed the wolf's skin and took of the Board of Foreign Affairs, his captors could prove to have The insurgents used der his rosignation on his behalf has notified the Board of Foreign The Empress Dowager of China to bleating like a sheep, to the said that no satisfactory results been instrumental in arresting artillery, but the
has recommended tha Gor Affairs that the Russian troops will hold a grand reception in delight of the French and the can be obtained through the lim, for as soon as he had done habitants, who are def
of Sooolow 16 tako lug stationed at i have boon
boon with honour of the wiyos of the foreign disgust of the Berlin politiciana arbitration of the Pion-ma dispute the brave doed" (!), he pur town resolutely, succeeded i
ministere in Peking.
L & Express,
by the Horde Conference, rendered himself to the police.
London, April 7, 9.30 p.m. The Intest roports state that thero are continuous appts boing made to wreek trains in Bongal
Poking, April 0. "It is reported that Italy and of the division of China, Austria-Hungary are not in favour
time.
draa
ncrease in trade,
The increase is shown mainly in iron and steel manufactures, ships, and cotton manufactures,
Poking, April 9.
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Poking, April 11. An To accordance with the wishes of foreigners, the Board of Foreign Affairs intends to suppress the formation of the territorial corps for national defence in China.
Poking, April 11.
his
In For the Sultan is holding
own fairly well. Troops are onbarking from the clilof Spanish ports.
The fall is a regular deluge In the course of the statements made by the prisoner, hecriticised and the consequent floods make the uselessness and cowardics of any military operations practical- thobunermon whoserved as body-y impossible. guards to the late Tartar Goaoral. fie suid that those men could not be depended upon, should there be an encounter with foreign troops, Whon questioned as to the number of his accomplicos, prieonor said that these were numerous in every province,
London, April 11, 0.50 a.m. Advicos have reached Con- stantinople that heavy fighting line takon place at Sanaa, Arabia: