The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED 1881)
NEW SERIES
No. 8521
驥九十月三年三銃官
MONDAY, APRIL 17,
1911.
一拜禮
Telegrams.
Telegrams.
Telegrams.
Telegrams
TROUBLE IN
-CHAMPAGNE DISTRICT.
{Rapter's ŠarvICE.)-
Bombay, April 14,◄
At Epernay fifty acres of the Moot of Charidon vippyards, as
THE RUSSIAN POLITICAL. AUSTRIA AND SERVIA. FIGHTING IN ARABIA.
CRISIS.
(REUTER'S BRAVICE,)
Bombay, April 15th, 2 p.m.
(Rautan's SaxVIČE.).
INSURGENTS DEFEATED.
+
Boutbay, April 16th, 7.15a.m.
Sorvia has obtained assurancos
A St. Petersburg "telegram
the Emperor Francis
states list in the Council of Joseph that he will receive King well as those at Vernez and Ay, Empire, M. Stolypin defended the | Poter; who will probably_visiti have been uprooted.
coup d'etat (by which the Tar-the-Emperor
from
Bada "Pest in
suspender the sittings", the
CHINA AND DIPLOMACY. Council multis Doma and issued
MEXICAN UPRISING.
alkaseintroducing local Comcila
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Bиetxa Po.”: Szuvion,)
Poking, April
Viceroy Isi Linng, of the Three Eastern Provinces, las momorial-
ized the Throne for permission
to
come to the Capital to submit a number of important diplomatie
questions.
in Poland, aftor this proposal had
been rejected by the Conncil of Empire and the Dumi),
The Council by 99 votes, to 53 re-affirmed its dissatisfaction with the unconstitutional retion of the Prerator, but as the majority does
sopswont-thirds of the
An Imperial decreo has been votes the Taar cannot be polition- issued granting the Viceroy'sod and ble matter therefore drops.
request.
JAPANESE, MINISTER.
ARRIVES IN PEKING.
("Sakuna Po"'BREVICE.]
Peking, April 16.
The Japanese Minister hagar-
rived in Poking. Prince Ching
lus sent him an invitation to come
to discuss important diplomatic
questions to-day in his palage.
BRITISH SUBMIT PLANS.
CHINA OPPRESSED.
"RUSSIA · STILL, COVETOUS.
་་་--。,,r...
("Subung Po "Smvior.)
Petting, April 18.
Tho Chinese Minister in St.
Potorsburg has telegraplied to.
Peking stating that elianges have.
| been-taking place in the Russian
Cabinet, and the attitude towards
China is more oppressive than
before.
He urged the Chinese govern-
THE FRONTIER TROUBLES.ment to take immediate steps to
alter matters.
["Saxumo Po" Exavier.}
Peking, April 16: ·
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HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
HOW OTHERS SEE US.
China does not intend that Japan shall colipeo her in the mat-
·號七十月四英港香
RECENT MOTOR CAR ACCIDENTS.
A NEW ORDINANCE.
A Motor Car Ordinance has
num-
· 987 van AnnuX. SINGLE COPT 10 CENTS.
MARTIAL SPIRIT AROUSED IN CHINA,
DR. ROSSITER SPEAKS.
China is on the threshold of a
ter of higher education. The gov-beon preparod and will bo pub-great awakening. The men are ernor-general of Hongkong after lished at an early date. Ita
cutting off their quones. The several months in Croat Britain necessity has been more than
women are removing the bind amply demonstrated by the has returned with a, pledged ber of recent accidents, due to a inge from their feet. Many $500,000 endowmont for the great extent to the Chiuose who of the Christian churohes' are founding of a university. An-walk about looking in any diroc self-supporting. These and many other similar institution is to bo tion but the one in which they are
*23.6")
undor restrictions, be open to motor traffic.
(NMUTER'S BARVIOR.)
Bombay, April 17, 7.50 a.m.
A Router message from Sanaa, located in north China by an-going! quite a number of thom other evidences of the great other group of duas tana mut dheam to be deal to the unmistal-change that may be expected the 7th inst, states that the British are interested it may able sounds of a car's approach. shortly in the est Eastern Empire The ordinance will define were given in an addrosa by the moan the spread of the English Rizatroy after defeating and language in the vast empire. arons in which ears will bo totally Rov. Dr. S. B. Rossitor in the Chius lips awakened to the prohibited, but Queen's Road, Bedford Presbyterian Church, dispersing the robels at Mot need of advanced university nd-Connaught and the Praya will, Nostrand avenue and Dean atrest,
vantages. This is indicated in the
Brooklyn. Dr. Rossiter is now neh, ontered Sanaa on the 4th.
pastor of the First Presbyterian new railway school at Pekin, whorein. Chinese students, quali-
Again, we understand that cars Church of Manila, but sorved as a The Turkish casualties are fied therefore by service elsewhere, will be allowed to use only cortain missionary for many yours in tho pureus advanced work enlculated cross stroots to roach the higher southern portion of China. The reported to be small, including to fit thent for constructing and levels, while in others they will not subject of his talk was "The
be allowed at all. The maximum | Kingdom in Canton.” operating railways. In short, The in- throughout the empire there is a speed of cars has really not yet been Dr. Rossiter first described the percoption of the practical advant definitely sottled, but in no caso city of Canton. He said it was surgents suffered a more severe ages of a thorough training of the will a speed of twenty miles an situated on the Pearl River; that
Chinese for an industrial, com-
hour bo oxceeded oven in the out- 65,000 of its inhabitants lived mercial and general economie de-lying districts. Provision is being on boats, and that there werd volopment. China is cortainly mado--and rightly too-for the 2,000,000 in the city proper. awakening, and the results may up and down Battery Path, as this had to get up early in the morning total prohibition of care travelling They wore alert, he said, and one surprise the world.—“ Globe,'
is a narrow path distinctly dan- to get ahead of them in business; Boston.
gorous to all pedestrians and but they are also superstitions. Choso using chairs. Our only The city is up to dato as far as surprise is that it has not been possible, having electric lights, prohibited before now. Yester-tolophones, policemen and some day afternoon about 4 p.m. a effort at a sanitary system, but it Buick car, No:9 in charge has no electric railways, no-the- of a Chineso, rushed up the streets aro only six feet wide. path, and had there been chairs coming down an accident might easily have occurred.
two officora killed.
lose.
Izzat Pasha, with the main
(REUTER'S SERVICE.)
Bombay, April 15; 2 pm.
President, Taft, through the
Stato Department, has notified Moxico that battles like that farmy, entered on the 5th and a Aguspricta, noar the American grand roview was hold on the
Bih inst. border, could not in future be
permitted.
The insurgent leader has been
similarly notified through the
U.S. War Department.
FRENCH PRESIDENT.
PROCEEDS TOWARDS
TUNIS.
(REUTER'S SERVICE.}
Bombay, April 17, 7.50 a.m.
The report comes from Paris
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GIRLS WORTH"" "20,000" DOLLARS.
SEIZED IN SAN FRANCISCO
BOARDING HOUSE.
CANTON NEWS. [Tam "Telesnath" CORRESPONDENT]
ALLEGED MALTREATMENT BY CUSTOMS OFFICIALS.
Canton, April 16, Some days ago Mr. Chan Wai Po, member of the Self-Govern- ment Society, was ill-treated and
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AMERICAN NEWS.
"Recently," said Dr. Rossiter, "five mon cut off their queues în Canton. Others are doing the same thing overywhere. Not long since an odiot was issued, giving permission for men to have their quotos taken off, but requir Washington, April 12-Sena-ing them to retain their present mode of dress. This has a greator Only after a protracted search to the Customs Commissioner, who for William J. Stone, Democrat, significance thau appears on the were thoy found. They had been now resolves to check this form from Missouri, to-day declared in surface. It means a martial built in behind, a false cupboard, of misconduct, as he considora
Six Chinese slave girls-valued at $20,000, who had boon smug-insulted by a foreign Customs: gled into the States, were seized employee on board a steamer last month in a San Francisco bound from Canton to Hongkong. boarding housoμ*.
The sufforey reported the outrago
[VIA MANILA]
and were found cringing there in many of them have been exceed-a speech before the souatorial China.
The Chinese never
the darkness when at last thoing their authority in soarching body that the persistent rumours liked to take part in a rough door was chopped down. the luggage of passengers, and of war which are appearing in the oad tumble fight, because their The traffic in these girls lins maltreating them. Mr. Chan has press through the country, aro quouos presented such an ad- grown very large of late.
been asked, by the Customs Com- being given out by government missioner, to come to the Customs
and give ovidence against the administrative officials as part of employee, to-day, while two eye a comprehensive scheme having witnesses have been alsoroquested for its ultimate purpose the in-
a to attend.
It has been ascertained that one of the girls, Clun Kun, for whom no losa a sum than gold dollars 3,500 was paid, was smuggled into America in compartment built under the bunkers of the 8.8. Mongolia and that President Falliofos has pro-covered up with the coal. She confessed that a coolie trimmer every day dug his way into her retreat and gave her food and One can imagine the horrors of such a trip.
coeded towards Tunis
FOREIGN LOAN.
(" BATUNG Po" BERVICE.]
Peking, April 16.
The foreign.lou from the four
Poor old China will "surronder completely to the Russian decountries will be issued at leas mand." Of course. What can' you expret of a country where than 6 per cont. even the hens don't dare say their souls are their own eggs 6 conte a dozen?"Times," Shreveport;
Tha British Minister in Peking nas submitted the plans of the disputed territory, Piennr, to the
Board of Foreign Affairs for con-La.
idoration.
The President of the Board
strongly opposed the plans, when
compared with the suggestions
from Viceroy Li, of Yannon,
Suppressing Brigands.
THE FAMINE.
PROVISIONS DETAINED.
("BAKUNG Po" BERYTOK.]
Peking, April 16. The American provisions on the
way to relieve the sufförers in
Anhwoi has been dotained by the
Customs nuthorities. The Ameri can Consul luas telegraphed to the
"SEAT PO" BERVIOL)
Poking, April 10.
The British Minister in Peking has notified the Board of Foreign Affairs that the British troops Viceroy of Nanking to instruct
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CRISIS IN NANKING.
MONEY WANTED.
· (" Syrexo Po " Arevior)
Peking, April 10.
Owing to the fightacus of the money market in Nanking, a crisis is imminerit..
ANOTHER LOAN
ADVOCATED.
["SERUNG PO" Stavick.}
Poking, April 10,
stationed in Yunnan are for the the Customs authorities to allow The Governor of Kiangsi has
purpose of suppressing the the provisions to proceed to their Aigands there.
destination,
memorialized the Throne to raise a foreign loan of Tls. 2,000,000,
water.
The beautiful Kum Ling, who in half Chinese half Filipino; absolutely baffles the authorition, They cannot find out where she came from, and she will not spoak.
The other girls all came in on spurious marriage certificates.
OPIUM SMUGGLING.
MONGOLIA AGAIN CARRIES
CONTRABAND.
Latest San Francisco papers to hand contain reporta of a big seizure of opiumi on board the 8.0. Mongolia.
It took place on the night of March 13, and 222 tins of pro- pared opium were taken. It was found behind some panelling; and when the-mails left the authori- ties were busy ripping the same from staterooms and elsewhere in the expectation of finding more of the drug..
The seizure is valued at 4,180 gold dollars,
CHINESE MERCHANT MARRIES ACTRESS.
Vancouver, Wash., March 8,- Anita Dasolonitz, 22 years old, a vaudoville notress, who formerly played in a company with Willie Collior, was married to-day to Low Ting, a wealthy Chinoso mer chant, 38 years old, of Hoquiam, Wash., by Lloyd Davis, justice of the peace. The bride is of Spanish paroutage, and her home is in Pittsburg, Pa. Low Ting owns a clothing store and restaurant in Hoquiam. He was born in Ban Francisco and is a member of the Baptist church.
SHEET AND TAXES.
vantage to their opponent, but with the removal of the queues, this disadvantage will disappear and they will no longer stand for the abuse they have in the past.
"The women, who, up to this, eroase of our navy to the rank of the great European powers. time, have been kept most cars- Mr. Kwok Chik On has sent Sonator Stane stated that the re-fully in houses, aro now appear- in a petition to the Tantai of ports of Japanese activities in ing in the streets. Societies to Constabulary, for the privilege of Mexico were in the main oal- bring about the unbinding of collecting a tax of 50 cents on onch culated to arouse public demande their feet, are being organized, and overywhere there are signs of a head of sheep in Canton and Ho- for a great naval force for the pro- great awakening. God bless
China and may the churches re- alize that the timely come for the
beginning of a great work in China. In Canton there are ten
nam, offering to pay two thousand tection. of our vast coast-lines, dollars towards the maintenance upon which pressure could be of the Canton police. The Thotai brought to bear on the Congres minutos that although there are sional bodies for increased appro- not many shoop butcheries in priations with which to construct Canton, the 50 cents on each head now warships of the super-Dread-Christian schools, with an enrol
ment of 10,000, which turn ont will certainly oxceod, by far, nought type. the amount the petitioner has Washington, April 12.-Pre-2,000 graduates each year. These offered to pay towards the expen-sident Taft e Canadian reciprocity circulate through the entire coun- diture in the upkeep of the measure will be considered by the try, and are going to make China
Christian by and by." polico force. He asks the peti- House of Representatives Thurs-
Dr. Rossitor said that in Canton tioner to find out the number of day, April 13. The decision was butcheries in Canton and Honam; reached at 'n conference of commit- there were fifteen churches and and the number of sheep daily too chairmon and Speaker Champ ten street clumpels, with a mom- slaughtored in these places, and Clark, after the announcement bership of 30,000, where fifty-two also to submit particulara of same from the White House that in the years ago there were only four to the Taotni for checking and event of the reciprocity bill be Christians. In the whole empire, approval,
coming a law the President would he said, there were 600,000 allow the solons in special session Christians, Two days ago, the gentry of Taito deliberate upon such other Tang Kuk, Namhoi, handed over measures as they might deem
prisoner to the Namhoi Magia important. traey for punishment, who is guilty of manslaughter, having killed his older brother's wife. When tried by the magistrate' the prisoner admitted his guilt,
a
MANSLAUGHTER CASE,
and declared that he was so much provoked by his sister-in-law's rofusal to advanes him a loan, that he inflicted throe nasty wounds on her head with his chappor, with the result that she died from the effects of the wounds a short time afterwards.
COMMERCIAL. Messrs. Wartior Bornes and Co., of Manila, roport in their fortnightly circular, that the hemp market, has wonkoned for medium and lower grades, but that prime marks aro in activo demand at full prices. After the Easter Holidays a change is expected. Sugar prices continued to lift, the copra market ruled quiet, and rice was temporarily weak,
SAM MAHONEY, CHINAMAN.
STARTLES UNITED STATES
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COURT JUDGE.
"Call Samuel Mahoney, said one of the Police court judges of San Francisco recently, and in response to the summons a small, meok Chinamon appeared in the witness box.
"Me alles same Samuel Ma- honey," he said. "B'long volly good business namo. Before time belong all same Lee Wong Ho. Sam Maloney more better.
"Are you sure you're not Op- ponheim or Anderson?" asked
lis Judge.
1 no
"Sual, "replied the Chinamen with the Irish name. savvy this Popyhine."
Eventually the case against "Mahoney"-oruelty to animals --was dismissed.
THE POET OF hunger.
Wo have heard so much of lata. of unemployment and the miseries it entails that a volume of vorso issued from Rowton House, Lon- don, on hunger will be welcomed by many whose sympathies go
out to those without work. Tho author is Mr. W. A. Mackenzie, and we give the two following extracts from his work:-
Most men wu'k to get enough to
ent
To ava the stren'th to wu'k to
get enough
To eat to "ave the aren'th to
wa'k, to-Yuss!
So
wo go ralind the ruddy ring
o' rowass,
Or, mora bitterly and succinctly.
Brill,
The Belly-need screams its
scarlet truth-
ono thing only is worthy and good:
Food1"
The book is issued by Blaok wood,