The Hongkong Telegraph.
(ESTABLISHED 18818)
SATURDAY, APRIL 22.
NEW SERIES No.
8527
晚四十月三年三統宜
Telegrams.
Telegrams.
Telegrams.
HOME RACING.
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
(Ta■ “Taxmonara "' ConnaSPONDENT MINERS SUPPLY INSIGNIA.
Loudon, April 21, 7.10 p.ɔn.`
The_result_of_the_Esler Cup,
race, was as follows:-
Marechal Strozzi.............. 1.
Piet.................
Foramorz..
CHINESE, PORK,
ALLEGED SMUGOLING
INTO IRELAND.
(THE "TELEGRAFN" CORRESPONDENT,
London, April 21, 7.10 p.m. The Welsh minors are supply-
ing the gold insignin which tho Prince of Walos will wear at his
Investiture at Cariavon in July.
RUSSIAN TROOPS IN
MONGOLIA.
Telegran.s.
SERIOUS SITUATION THE OPIUM PROBLEM.
IN MOROCCO.
FRENCH LEADER HELD UP
WITHOUT AMMUNITION.
STRONG MEASURĘS TO BE
TAKEN.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
BRITISH-CHINESE NEGOTIA
TIONS.
PROSPECTS OF SOLUTION
OF DIFFICULTIES.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
TELEGRAPH.
Bombay, April 21, 1.50 p.m. Router is informed with regard to the opium nogotiations at
"TELEGRAPH.”
London, April 29, 7.55 a.m. Despite officistassurances much
anxioly prevails in Paris regard-Peking betweon Sir John Jordan CHINESE PANIC STRICKEN, ing the plight of Major Bremond, (tho British Minister) and the
("Burung Po" SERVICE)
Peking, April 21.
The Chinese Commissioner in Falon (Mongolia) has sont 'threo
of the French Army, who is try- ing to lead the Malhalla from the Shorarda country to the relief of Foz.
(Tan "Teleonar¤ " CORRESPONDENT
Jadon, April 21, 7.10 p.m.
Mr. Jolin Burns, Prosident of
the Local Government Board, de-
nied in the House of Commons that he had any knowledge of the urgent telegrams to Poking, alleged suggling of Chinese stating that the Russian soldiors pork into Iceland in musical 'n-have arrived in great numbers, and the people are panic stricken. The Commissioner urged the Bard of Forsigu Affairs to lodgenounces that it is taking vigorous a strong protest with the Russian measures to send supplies and Minister in Peking.
succour to Major Bremond.
struments.
VICEROY CHANGES
POST.
("Bumuno Po" SERV109,)
Poking, April 21.
The Viceroy of Sześchwan has
accepted the Viceroyship of the
Threo Eastern Provinces.
FOREIGNERS AND THE
TEA TRADE.
("BABUNG PO" SERVICE)
Peking, April 21. The Board of Agriculturo, In-
dustry and Commerco has in-
structed all the tea producing
provinces to reform the to trade,
so as to secure all rights hitherto
in the hands of foreigners,
CHINA'S NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY.
["Bakura Po" Senvion]
Poking, April 21.
Owing to the negotiations for
foreign loans, the President of
the Board of Finance has opposed
the holding of an extraordinary
general insoting at the National
Assembly, as he does not wish to
have any interference from the
publio with regard to loans.
The sporting papers at Home express their admiration for the King of Siam, who, on the very drst day on which his horses ran, won five races out of six.
Inspecting the Frontier.
("Sasosa Po" BRAVICEÍ
Poking, April 21.
Prince Ching has memorial-
izod the Throne to instruct the
Board of Dopondencies and the
Board of Foreign Affairs to soud
a special commissioner to inspect the frontior at Mongolia, so as to come to an early settlement of the diaputo with Russia,
Russia Establishes a
Consulate.
("SALUNO PO" SERVICE)
Peking, April 21.
The Russian Government has
decided to establish a consulate
at Middle feland.
CHINESE MINISTER IN
SIAM.
("SRAT ̃Po:” SERVICE)
Poking April 21.
The Board of Foreign Affairs
proposes to appoint Kao Erh
The force has been detained by loode, and after much heavy fight ing has oxlansted its ammunition, according to rumours which have reached Paris.
The French Government an-
THE ETERNAL CITY.
FOUNDATION OF ROME
ANNIVERSARY.
Waiwupu, which had almost reached a dondlock”a few weeks
1911. 六拜機
Telegrams
JAPANESE HONOURED.
EMPEROR MAKES NEW
APPOINTMENTS.
(INDEPENDENT NEWS AGENCY.)
Tukio, April 22.
The Emperor as just made
four now appointments,
Marquises Katsura and Toku- daiji have been created Grand
Chamberlains, and Prince Soran chi and Viscount Watanabe have
beon made Counts.
JAPANESE NAVY,
魏二十月四英港香
THE PLAGUE,
$30 PEL AXNUM.
BINGLE Corr 10 Quxta..
OUR LETTER BOX.
THE CHINESE PRESS.
To the Editor of the “Hongkong Telograph."
INTERNATIONAL CON- FERENCE, ~At-ho-session_of_the Inter-
ntional Plague Conference, ou Dear Sir, On the 18th inst April 10, Dr. Broquet, the French your paper reproduced a so-called. dologate, announced some import- telegram from Peking which had ant results of his experiments and boen published by the. Chinese his conclusions are: (1) there is nowspaper "Sheung-Po," "con little foar of infection before corning a supposed action of the dnngor of infection exists when to the province of Yunnat. Tho cough appears; (2) the greatest French Govorumont with rogard the cough does appear, even when commontary which you gave" of no sputum is seon; and (3) pro- that extraordinary picco of news, per masking including goggles is was quito correct in its first part, of the utmost importance. The but I was extromoly surprised to last conclusion corroborates what 800 that the lastsontonce wasnot→→ Dr. Wu Lion-teh announced three emanating from an English jour nalist-what womight call friendly ngo.
inasmuch as you could not fail to know that most news published in the contemptible Chinese
press area tissue of childish absurditios, which seem to live but one sim, viz., to excite an ignorant and stupid mob against all foreignors, irrespective of nationalities.”
montlis
Dr. Zabalotny road an interest ing paper on the Infootivity of Corpsos. It was shown that living bacflll'could be found in corpses three months after burial in ground, and rate scou to get in fected in this manner under- ground. Hence, the vital im- portance of burning corpses.
Dr. Koulescha, an assistant professor at the Medical Institute of St. Petersburg also renda paper entitled "Morbid Anatomy of Pneumonic Plague, with special
ago, that, much progress lias been TWO MAMMOTH CRUISERS roference to the mode of entry of
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made during the past fortnight that the prospects of a satisfactory solution of the question of the diminution of this importation of Indian opium into Chins may be regarded as distinctly favourable It would, however, bo proniature to state the agreement has boon reached, as there are still two or
three questions outstanding.
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TO BE HUIT.
"I" INDEPENDENT NEWS" AGENOT.3
Tokio, April 22.
The Japanese Navy is to have
two important additions soon.
The Nagal Department has ordored local shipyards to begin construction at once upon two
first class armoured cruisers, each
of 27,000 tons.
THE TOKIO FIRE.
My surprise was still greater. when I road in your issue of Iset night another piece of nows of this some quality as the former one, for the voracity of your own cor- respondent at Unnion is this timo responsible: that new idiotic in- the organisu." Ho maintained vention concerning the supposed that out of the 28 post mortem action of France at Nonning oxaminations he had made ho(Kwangsi) is ovidently of Chinese had in overy ease found marked origin. The smell-of-it-in-80- changes, botir naked-oyo and nasty, that it cannot possibly bo microscopical, in the tonsils and mistaken. lymphatics. The tissues of the As the propagation of such tonsil showed diffuse infiltration, nonsenso is not only wicked in and the follicles had big nodulos its purpose but might possibly of bacilli in them, just the same lend to some ovil result, I beg you
na buboes, which fuct showed to be kind enough to publish the specific alterations. Ho boliovod present letter as a formal denial that from these follicles the of such ridiculous lies, bacilli got into the lymphatic and blood system and so into tho lungs. In other words, the lung affectation was only a secondary one and the present opidomic was ratlier a sopticaemic than a
pneumonic one.
I am, &c., GASTON LIEBERT, Consul for France, at Hongkong..
The Japan Daily Mail" an- nounces that Mr. E. P. Pallister Dr. Androw, of Olingwangtao, died at his Tsukiji residence in opened the discussion on Rats, Tokio on the 7th instant. Mr. These questions include the
He gave an account of his observo-Pallister had served in the Miten tions of the Rat Population of Bishi and the Nippon Yusen Kai- manner whereby the unpaying
Nortir China. Botwoon June 1000shin for thirty-five years with un- and September 1010 he had ex-agging industry, and was wide- opium produced in China will ba
It appears probable, anys the amined over 3,000 rats in Tong-ly esteemed. checked, nud how accumulated" Japan Daily Mail," that the to preserve the flons as far as on March 27th took away a party
shan, He had adopted measures
Mr. T. Ardeshier froni Bombay Yoshiwara and the surrounding possible. All the rats were mas of twenty-three Burmese women stocks of opiunt are to be disposed districts will rise from their ashes Docunimus. He had counted the and men to Calcutta en route to in a less inflammable condition fleas during the same period, and England to take part in the All than before the conflagration. had worked the results into a India Exhibition during the People are beginning to talk loud curve, which showed that there Coronation wook at the Larl's. ly of the terrible losses caused as a seasonal prevalence of the
The party consists of annually by fires in Tokio. The rat fe in the autumn monthewood and ivory carvers, cigar The only species of flea ho had rollers, clowns, musicians and so following list is published:
Number of Number of Valio. considered that his investigations found was pulez Cheopix. Ho
forth.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE | of.
"TELEGRAPH. London, April 22, 7.55 p.m.
The anniversary of the founde- tion of Rome has been-hell-there in the most animated way.
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The streets are gaily decorated,
and filled with enthusiastic
crowds, while artillery salutes
rond the air:
CHINA AND FOREIGN
AFFAIRS.
CHANGES IN POSITIONS.
("Suwung Po"! SERVIUK)
Peking, April 21.
It is reported that Chow Ka
Lu, the President of the Board of
| Foreign Affairs, has tendered his
rosignation. The Secretary to the
Board, Cha Yu-lum, has been
dismissed,
Wu Woi Tak has been appoint
Kim, the former delimitationed President. Lord Li and the Commissioner to Macao, as the Chiness Minister to Japan
Chinese Minister of the Second have been appointed as the
Class to Bism,”
secretaries,
two
CHURCH AND STATE.
DISESTABLISHMENT IN
PORTUGAL,
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
'TELEGRAPH.";
Bombay, April, 21, 1.50 p.m.
A telegram from Lisbon states
that the law for the separation of
the Church and State, which will
Year..fires. houses.
усп... 1905.12
pointed to the fact that a bubonia. 632 470,000 1908......753 1,043
450,000 epidemic in North China was not 1007..... 553 1,705
to be expected until autumn, if 750,000
at all, 1008......007 1,440 1,280,000 1900......537 1,100
It is calculated that the total loss caused by the Yoshiwara fire will be found to have been at least Y.10,000,000; six millions of which represent the Yoshiwara's ||slure.
Mr. J. W. Bolles, of the Standard Oil Co., returned from Manila this morning.
be promulgated shortly, sup- Mrs. M. Egan, wife of the editor, "Manila Times," has presses Catholicismi as the religion | arrived here from Manila,
of the State and guarantees.com- rleto liberty of conscience,
All orders and religious com munities will be required under
Mr. and Mrs, E. S. Kadoorio returned this morning on the Mongolia from Manila."
A meeting of the Sanitary Board is to be held at 3.15 p.m. on Tuesday. There are no items of great public importance to
the now law to devote one-third of | be discussed.
their income to charity,
Mr. C.W. Carter, of the Sicol Co., San Francisco, is a passenger The new law also establishca. to the United States, after having
visited Australia and the Philip Government control of public | pines.
worship.
The Christian Union meeting on Monday, the 24th will be conducted by Rev. CH. Hickling Themeaking w be held as usual in Hatherford Hall, St. Stephen's College, at 5.30 pm
Mias C.O.M. Gibb, Staff Nurse, QAL.M.N.8., having arrived, per B.S. "Sumatra," on the 20th instant, is taken on the strength of the Command from that dato. BAL
WORLD'S NEWS.
[FROM "N:-0. Daily Nawa."},
SHANTUNG CHRISTIÁN
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UNIVERSITY,
Tainan, April 17-The Union Modical College of the Shantung
Christian University has been formally opened in the presence of the Governor and other, high officials. His Excellency made a contribution of 'Tis, 1000,
REBEL REVERSES IN ARABIA. London, April 17-A tole gram, dated April 0, from Hodeidal (the sen-port affording communication with Sana) states that Riza Boy inflicted a severe doloat upon the rebels, who were concentrated in great strength near the villago of Metush. Three of their loadors were killed and over a thousand were killed or The rebels rotired wounded. towards the north.
HOME POLITICS.
London, April 17.-Captain the Hon. Frederick Guest, Liberal Member for East Dorset, has been appointed Junior Lord of thio Treasury, in succession to “Mr, E., J. Sourea, Moniber for Barnstable, who has been appointed Assistant During the week ending 25th Comptroller of the National Debt, March, 45:251% seizures and Mfr. Sonres has also received n 39.880 dontlis from plague in kghthood. These changes in Edia were reported.
wolve two by-elections
Court.
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The Weather Forecast.
CHANGE
RAI
FAIR
STORMY
VERY DRY
On the 22nd at 11.55 a.-The- depression lying over the N.E. part of the Sea of Japan yester- day, luas moved into the Pacifio..
Another depression appears to have reached Manchuria from the Westward.
High pressure still covers, §. China and the Pacific towards the Bonins, but the barometer is falling over both area,
Light, to moderate N.E. winds may be expected over the N. part of the China Sea..
Hongkong rainfull for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. today, 0.00 inches,
Forecast District. Hongkong and Neighbour- hood, variable winde, light; fine. 2-Formosa Channel, same as No. 1. -
3-South coast of China be twoan Hongkong and Lamooks, same as No. 1..
4.Bouth coast of Chifns be tween Hongkong and Hainan same se No. 1.