The Hongkong Telegraph.
Telegrams.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
TUESDAY, APRIL 18,
Telegrams.
NEW BERTES No. 8522
職十十月三年三統宜
Telegrams.
ANARCHY IN DELAGOA
BAY.
LOND CARLISLE DEAD.
Telegrams,
HOME RACING.
(THE "TELEGRAPH" ConKESPONDENT.]
London, April 18, 0.50 p.mu. The result of the race for the Sydney Cup is na follows:-
1. Moorills.
2. Byplay...
3. Eric.
The race for the Quòon's prizo was also run off at Kempton, and
rosultoil n follows:-
1. Origo.
2. Clarenceux.
3. Merry Task.
The Queen's Prize (handicap), of 1,000 soya., by sulmeription of 3 sovs. each, if struck out, if loft in a further subscription of 15 sovs, and an additional subscrip- tion of 5 sovs. for starters; second io receive 75 sovs, and the third 20 sovag winners (selling races excepted) after the publication of the weights 51b; twice or pnco of 400 Kove: 7b., or of one race valuo-1,000 sove. 141bs, extra. One mile and a half on the Round Course (40 entries, 15 of whom declared).
ys at Ib
Claunish (Mr. James A.-;
de Rothschild)Pratt 4 6 0
Bonny Boy (Mr. Jamos ̈
A. de Rothschild) Pruit
60 9
Paid Forfait.
| [Tan Taizonin" CORREIFORDENT ] The Story. (Mr. J. B.
5 8 10 Tool) Morton
London, April 18th, 0.50 pan. Glacis (Lord Derby)
Anarchy is reigning in Dolagos
Bay, and a British warship has
Hou. G. Lambton... a 8 U Decision (Lord Dørby)
Hon. Lambton... 48 5 Willonyx (Mr. C. E. Ho-
ward) S. Darling... 48 4 Santoro (Mr. G. Ed-
wardes) P. Hartigan 0 8.-1 Phaloron (Dake of Port-
land) W. Waugh... 5 7 11 Ally Mr. E. Templo..
Patterson) Porsse... 57. 9 Rock Lane (Mr. L. de
Rothschild) Can- non, jam...... 470 Christianna (Lord Wost-
bury) Farquharson 5 7 1 St. Crispin (Mr. L. *
Brassoy) Jennings. 47 1 Facot (Mr, L. de Roths-
child) Watson.. Protiva (Mr. R.C. Daw-
40.13
son) R. Dawson... 0 0 0 Watorwood (Mr. J. B.
Joel) Mortony..... 36 8 Assayor (Mr. C. Hib-
bert) J. Cannon.. 563 Gaioty (Mr.JI, M. Harti-
gan) F. Hartigau... 16-3
RUSSIA AND CHINESE.
"T" SHeurs Po" Scavice.]
Poking, April 17.
The Russian Minister in Peking -
has notified the Board of Foreigu Affairs that there are four clauses
Tho acceptances woro:~~
Bronzino (Mr: Jamos A. de Rothschild) Pratt Cocksuro II. (Lord Dor-
by) Robinson 690in Admiral · Togo • III."
492
(Baroness M. do Brionen) Taylor ... a 8 13 Charlen O'Malley (Mr.-
A. P. Cituliffo) Lewis.....
·Dalmatian (Mr. I. Win-
+
48 12
the fronty limiting the Chinese emigration over the
Russian Eastern frontier.
been sent there.
Delagoa Bay, the southern-most port of Portugueso East Africa, is At about fifteen miles across. its head stands Lorenzo Marques, through which both men and supplies reached the Boors during the South African war. The harbour is a fine natural ono, and trado both inwards and outwards
is brisk.
CHINA BORROWS.
("Bud Po" Benvios.)
Peking, April 17.
The Board of Finance proposes
to raise a loan of $100,000,000 from Great Britain, Amorica,
Gormany and France,
OBITUARY.
[TIN “TELEGRAF¤” ConákigoMONIT.) ·
London, April 18, 6:50 pm.
The death of Lord Carlisle
annouuced.
The ninth Earl of Carlisle, George James Howard Viscount Howard of Morpeth, Baron Dacre of illosland, was born in August 1843. Ho represented East Oum- berland in Parliament aga Liberal in the early eiglitios.
I'
A NATIVE RUMOUR,
1911
Celegrams.
就八十月四英港香
Telegram s..
THE REVOLT IN MEXICO. FURIOUS BATTLE RAG-
·FEDERAL "POWER
WEAKENING,
(REUTER's-BarvICH:)"
· London, April 17.
The correspondent of the "Now
York Times," telegraphing from Mexico City, says the federal power is weakening in practically
evory Mexican State.
ING IN MEXICO.
MACHINE GUNS BULLETS DIGGING UP THE GROUND.
·886 TER ANNUM, Sinan Corr 10 CENTI..
WHEAT IN CHINA;
Fuels that havo rovonily boon brought to light are, reasons the Star," Now York, calculated to uncover some very remarkable illusions entertained by Euro- poans and Americans with regard to China and the Chinoso. For example, it is an almost universal bolief in the Caucasian con- tinouts tlant tho Chinese are ex-
(Baurer's Suavion,)
clusively a rice-enting poople. The belief follows naturally that London, April 18, 7.35 a.m. they are exclusively, vice-raising people. Both beliefs uro errone- A furious battle is raging bo-
ous. Writing to the department tween the Mexican Federalists and of commerce and labour, the American consul at Amoy, the Insurgents, close to the Ame-China, J. II. Arnold says that the entire pogion south of the Yangtso river depends upon rice as the principal article of diet, but oven in this section, whon rice is doar and our is cheap, large quantities of the latter aro consumed. To the millions north of this section rico is more of a luxury than whent. There are millions of people in contral and northern China, ho reports, who have never oron tasted rice; and he adds: "There is probably a greator population in that section. who cat wheat products than the aggregato population of the United States."
rienn frontier.
A huil of the bullets from the
The rising tide of revolt is shown in the appearance of machine guns issweeping through numerous inarguding bands un-the American town of Donglus, in
connected with the followers of Arizona.
FRANCE DEMANDS LEASE
OF YUNNAN.
the insurgent loader Madero.
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("Bezusa Po" Sarvich.)
Poking, April 17.-
It is reported that the Powers havo moi together to demand
privileges and concessions from
China.
į:
The loan is to be issued at
loss than 5 per cent without
securities, and without
the consent of the National Asprovinco of Yuunan. sombly. 20° por cent. of the
loan is to be dovated to the pro- motionof industries in Manchuria, and 80 per cout, will be put aside
France has taken the lead by demanding a loase of the whole
The other Powers are waiting a
satisfactory reply from the Board of Foreign Affairs to the French
Government before they put for-i
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Those who knew Chiu realize for the reorganization of the cur-ward their demands.
ans) J. Caution 18 12 the groat impossibility of any
Mirador (Mr. W. Astor) W. Waugh....
Succour (Major Kincaid Smith) Capt. Dew-
58.11
a 8 0
hurst ** The Nut (Mr. W. B.
Purefoy) Lewis 08 Arraumore (Mr. - Sol.
5
success lying ahead of the nation rency system. if she takes up arins now against a modern Power; and those who
jointly meinorialized the Throne
The Board of Foreign Affairs
The Board of Finauco and the | finds it difficult to reply to the un- Board of Foreign Affairs have reasonable demand of the French Government, and lina had several conferences to discuss the situation,
ns to the advisability of the loan
think at all cannot regard the activity within the Colestial Em pire in any other light than that in which they look upon the fovor for arms and warships, and dentli- dealing oxplosives, that seems to for over fire the pulses of Great A draft agreement has been drawn 480Britain, Germany, America, Japan, or any other of the up-to- date Powera. The fashion has up. been set in this direction, as in others, to go one better than the mas next door; and whilst the to do with the Board of Com-,
Jool) C. Peok... 085 Bochester (Lord Dur- hami) P. Pack Morry Task (Mr. Angust
Belmont) Watson 1-8-0- Last Call (Mr. Lionel Robinson) Robin-
son
48 0
Muscato (Mr. W. G,
Singer). Taylor 57 11 Bridge of Earn (Lord Derby) Hon. G. Lambton
!. 5 7 10 Cursusel (Mr. H. J. J·
King) Longh....
nations of the west, armed cap-a- pio as they are, continue to seek still more effective long-range, death-dealing weapons, little sor- iousness can be placed upon the fooble efforts of China to organizo, her fold and naval forces. Citina is just as entitled to make a demonstration as one European Power is to make nasty remarks to another, what time she has her starved war-dogs ready to slip from the leashi; and that justifica- a74tion must be realized by these
5 7 10 The Valet (Mr.
Winaus)J.Caunen., a 7 8 St. Felicificion (3r. Ar
thur James) Hon. G. Lambton...... 477 Specifical (Mr. J. Fal-
lon) Fallon Knight of Honour (Mr. P. Nelke) Picker- ing
Olaroucoux (Mr. J. B. ·
Thorneyoroft)
Enoch
Boodean (Sir Berkoloy
47
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2
who are wise, fair-minded and just-dealing. China certainly has nourasthenia at the prosent moment, and what nation similar
ly placed would not be approach.
•
This loan will have nothing
munications.
THE TELEGRAPH IN
CHINA.
{"Basura Po" SERVIS.]
Poking, April 17.
The Board of Communications
proposes to raise a foreign loan of
i
47 2 ing physical collapse; but £500,000 for the purpose of con-
47
0
Shofield) S. Dar ling Darrara (Lady Torring
ton) Fallon ......... 56 12 Origo. (Sir John Wil-
loughby) Pickering 6 6 1 Plame (fr. A. Ey Bar-
ton) Medcalfo ...... 4 6 14 Toyalion (Mr. Walter
Naplusel) D. Waugh 5 6 11 Cedrus Mr. G, A, Pron
tico) B. Jarviu.... 40 10 Bernard (Mr. L. Bras- soy) Jennings Black Sea (Lady do
4.610
nervous break-down does not by
any means presage entrance upon structing telegraphio" lines in
a Titanic conflict. China doos not want war, aud only begs that he be not driven to make some feeble pretence thorent,-"Sliang- hai Timos."
Tolegrama in the native papers from Peking state that the Prince Regent wishes to re-appoint His Excellency Wu Ting Tang in víow of the difficulties which have arise with foreign powers. Prince Ching opposes the appoint-
Olina.
CHINA'S NEW CABINET,
[“ Basuna Po”. Bravica]
Poking, April 17.
The expenditure of the new
Bathe) Robinson... 568ment on the ground that it is not Cabinet will come to $700,000
Larig (Capt. H. Woy-
land) F. Hont vor 40
| advisable to make changes at this
oritiest time,
yearly
[The above telegram is without doubt a mis-reading of the de- mands of the French Government
QUADRUPLE LOAN.
REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED
{"independent News Aazmov.].
Tokia, April 18.
It is reported horo that the rail-
way loan to China from Great Britain, France, Germany and
America, known na the Quadruple
Loan, has boon completed.
No news is to hand as to the
securities that have boon provid-
ed, nor have the foreign advisors
been selected yet."
+
Newspapers here are not com
menting definitely on the subject.
THE PLAGUE.
("SEAT PO" SERVICE)
Peking, April 17.
Bubonic plaguo is rife in Lai
as regards, the settling of the Chow, in Kwangtung. The tele-
various troublesome questions in
owing to the spread of the plague.
Yunnan and those of the British graphic station has been closed Government in regard to the same in Szechuan. There is no inten- tion whatever, we may be sure, to re-introduce the "sphere of in. For the last few days communi- fluenes" policy in so drastic a
form. Even were it so, France cation with Canton uns boen would have to consult the wishes
of Great Britain-which would stopped. certainly not be her wishes—” before taking over command of Yunnan.]
FOREIGN DETECTIVES
FOR CHINA.
["Bhat Fo" BREVIOR}
Poking, April 17..
The Board of Interior has tele graphed to H. Liu Yuk Lin, the Chinese Minister at the Court of St. James, and H. E. Láu Sik-,
fan, the Chinese Minister in Paris, to engage some foreign detectives
VOLUNTEERS IN CHINA.
[“BUAT PO" SERVION)
Peking, April 17. The President of the Army Board thinks that the formation
of Volunteer corps is quitogliarm-
..
less, as those corps are promoted
and trained under the auspices of the local gentry of the various provincos.
The Grand Councillors are not of the same opinion as the Pre-
Rident:
Et is ploughing its way through
the buildings and is digging up the ground.
New York telegrams state that the utmost anxiety prevails us to the outcome of the events
Moxico.
VISITING JAPAN.
CHINESE COMMERCIAL
MEN.
("Sagung Po" Rønvion.)`
Poking, April 17,
in
The Chinese industrial body will leave Shanghai for Japan in
Ootabor.
|
-It may not be altogether agroe-. able to us, who are prone to be so vain of our general intelligence, to be confronted by these facts. But a more distressing revelation is yet to come, so far, at loost, as our self-conceit is concerned, Not only are the Chinese just as good wheat consumers'na Euro- poans and Amorienus, but Ching is to lay raising as much whoat as the United States. Moreover, she is raising more when to the aultivated acre. Furthermore, Chini has hundreds of millions of acros of splondid whoat land not yet under cultivation.
Production of whoat in this country fell off in 1910 from the production of 1909 to the amount of 41,740,000 bushels. The Unit- od States is still raising more wheat than the nation consunies, but the surplus for export has been annually growing smaller of late years. The time when this staple. Juust be imported by the United COMMERCIAL. States is believed to be, within measurable distance, and it is not The quotations at Shanghai on at all improbable that China, at o the 12th wero: Bukit Toh Alang future time when normal and hap R. Ld. Tls. 31-2 cash. Cula-pier conditions than now exist are Kalumpongs Tls. 14.00 cash,
provailing thoro, will be called Anglo-Java Estate, Ld. Tls. 1-kupon to make the American deficit cash. Weeks & Co., Tal. 821 cash.
good.
The March rubber roturns aro reported thus:-
Kota Tinggi (Johore)-1,100lbs. Polepah Valley (Johore)-0501s.
Chersonese Dennistown Highlands:- Sungei Krina: River Side:- Sungei Way:- Sun Manggis
Kombok:
4,0701bs.
2,852lps.
37,4021b.
1,700lbs.
3,108lbs.
10,017lbs..
305lbs.
1,0791ba,
Bornam Cicely-
2,502lbs.
10,130lbs.
Dominion :-
2,036lbs.
Glonealy
1,634lbs.
Ratanui:-
3,500lbs.
Trolak:--
7741bs.
Bruas
3011bB.
Bakap
2,1321bs.
The Weather Forecast.
CHANGE
RAIN
FAIR
STORMY
VERY DE
On the 18th at 11.55 n-Tho
depression in the North has ad-
Mosers. J. A. Wattie and Co.,vanced Eastwards and now occu- Ltd., courteously inform us thus pies the Eastern part of the Sea of the output for the year ending Japan.
Pressure romaius high over the March 31st, 1911, on tho Estates of Anglo-daya Estatos, Ltd., S. Ching. It is inclined to give was as follows:Coffee, 3,000 way again in N: China, ✨✨ picals: Cocoa, 3,250 piculs; Kapok, 110 picule, Korok Seed, 235 piouls; Popper, 176 pienls; Homp, 200 piculs; Rubber, 2,936 pounds. 6,500 Hevos trees are being tapped at present, whieht number will be increased to 10,000 on the 15th inst.
It is stated that there is at tho presont moment air army of over 3,000 Shantung coolies in do- tention at Shanlinikwon, and waiting their relonso in order to proceed to Manchuria Those coolies are undergoing medion) oxamination
Fresh to strong N.E. winds may be expected over the N. part of tho China Son..
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 our eniing at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.
- Forocnat District.” 1-Hongkong and Neighbour- hood, N.E. winds, moderate; fair. 2.-Formosa Channel, same as No. 1-
3--South Coast of China, bo tweon Hongkong and Lambeka, same sa No. 1.
4South coast of China be- tween Hongkong and Hinau, somo as No. 1