The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 8588
REUTER'S
TELEGRAMS.
KING AND QUEEN OF
BELGIANS LEAVE
FOR BRUSSELS.
晚六初月四年三統宣
SPECIAL
TELEGRAMS.
HOME RACING.
CHESTER CUP RESULT,
(ESTABLISHED ́ ́ ́ 1881.)
THURSDAY, MAY 4
1911
SPECIAL
四拜禮
就四月五英港賽
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
"TELEGRAPH."
Bombay, May 3rd, 7.30 a.m. The King and Queen of the Belgians have left for Brussels.
HOME POLITICS.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
"TELEGRAPH.",
Bombay, May 3rd, 7.30, á.m. The House of Commons dis-
cussed the preamble of the Voto
Bill promising future reform of
the House of Lords. Mr. Barnes moved the dolotion of the pre-
amble. The amendment was re-
jected by 218 votes. Forty-soven Unionists abstained from voting,
The House then concluded the Committed stage and the pre-
able was passed without division.
THE PERSIAN LOAN.
TELEGRAPH.”
Bombay, May 3, 2.5 p.m. The Majliss passed the Bank osu on the 29th of lust toonth altor prolonged and vehement discussion.
LINE TO TABRIZ.
[TRE "TELEGRAPH " ConamarоNDENT]
London May 3, 7.15 p.m.
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The rosult of the raco for the
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THE BUDGET. DATE OF INTRODUCTION. [THE“TKUKORAFU**Cõiaro
London, May 3, 7.15. p.m. Mr. Lloyd George introduces the first Budget, of the present
Chester Cup, which was run off Government, on Monday, the 15th yesterday, is as follows:—
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BOXING..
MORAN V. BROCK.
"TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT London, May 3, 7.15 pm. Boxing last night in London, Owen Moran beat Phil Brock in the fourth round, after an oxuiting struggle.
did
instant.
NO NEW TAXES LIKELY
TO BE IMPOSED. Tho accounts of tho, national revenue and expendituro for the financial year were issued March 31. They show a realised surplus of over £5,000,000.. Thorovenus actually received exceeds the.
Estimates of the Chancellor of the Exchequer by over £4,000,000, and on the expenditure sile there is a saving of nearly a million and a quarter as compared with the Estimates. Actual Revenue,
1910-11 Estimated Ro- VOAUO ·1010- 1911
Surplus Ievenue Estimated ox-
pondituro..... Actual expondi-
turo
Expendituro
SPECIAL
TELEGRAMS.
STORY OF THE RIOTS,ing to modern methods. All the fighting and service has boon Br Own SPECIAL. COMMISSIONER.] done by the old army. Only
$80 F¤ ANNEM,
SINGLE COFT 10 Omersi
TELEGRAMS.
ESTABLISHMENT OF
JAPANESE MILITARY
DIVISIONS.
INDIFENDENT NEW!" AGKFor.]
Tokyo, May 4,
Tho establishment of two more
Canton, May 2nd. on ono occasion was the From an apparently reliable "Now Army" used and thon Against this large total must bear that the three towns refer- time to prevent anybody loving, source-the Chinese officials I only to guard the gates for a short sot something for savings. For red to in your paper, as having During this service they captured example, there is a reduction of been burned down, were not so one revolutionist. According to £70,000 in the Army Estimates.destroyed. Only a part-of-the-tho-Chinoso-papers the New But it will be seen that these com yamen of the Commander of the Army" regrets not. being used. mitments are more than suflicient Military Distrist at Fatelian, and The reason for not using it is the to swallow, not merely the notud the police quarters at the same uncertainty as to their sym- but even the potential surplus. place were destroyed. Myinforma patles. As it is, a year of thriving trade, tion is that the revolutionists Admiral Li Sing Yok is still the Chancellor may feel justified assembled at the town of Lakin command. The stories as to
estimating for additional Chun on the 28th ult, and on the the General's wounds are sonid venue, but we must consider our following day, under the sublor what conflicting. The officials military divisious which have solves happy if he is able to avoid fuge of public speaking, succeed-claim he was shot in the hand, imposing froshi taxation. He may din mobilizing without attract while the papers say in the side. manage to escape from that odious ing attention. They then proceed-
bcou long contemplated by the It is certain ho is alive. Tho necossity.
ed to attack the local guard, who, only, person of particular im-military authorities was decided instead of offering resistanco, portance thus far killed is the THE CANTON REVOLT. abandoned their arms and made Director of the Financial Depart-to be onnetod from next year.
mont of the Treasury. This temporary advantago greatly onhanced the prestige of therevolutionists, as did also their order to the merchants not to in-handed. crease the price of rice. It is quite possible that this move also The next order was to the people added considerably to their ranks,
who were instructed to cut "off their quoues.
THE CITY, QUIET.
INSURGENTS' EXECUTED.
(THE "TELEIRAFH" CORRKAFONDENT.
Canton, May 3, 2.45 pm.
The city is quiot, Tlireo of the
off.
Everything went "merry as a marriage bell" until the arrival of the soldiory, A sharp engage
203,850,588 capturodinsurgents woreexecutedment resulted in the dispersal of
199,791,000
on Tuesday,
DISCOVERED.
£4,050,588 DYNAMITE DEPOSITORY
4173,234,000
£171,005,007
[THE "TELEGRAFɣ" "CORRESPONDENT
Shameen, May 4, 10a.m.
1
the insurrectionists, who left twenty-soven dend on the scene of the encounter.
According to the officials only Negotiations are proceeding as to 17 live thus far been beheaded, all of whom were caught red-the selection of grounds for the
barracks,
BOCCA TIGRIS WELL GUARDED.
GUNBOATS DISPATCHED. Tur"ŢELEGRAPH” CorreAFONDENT.]
Canton, May 3.
GERMAN JAPANESE COMMERCIAL TREATY.
{* INDEPENDENT NEws" ACHEor.]
Tokyo, May 4,
The Gorman-Japanese com- mercial treaty is in progress and
His Excellency the Canton Viceroy has instructed the Pro- vincial Treasurer to put aside a sum of Tls. 50,000, and has sent The retreating revolutionists doputies to go to the barracks of commandoered junks and endea the Canton recruits with tho voured to reach Fatshan, but money to be distributed among were overtaken by Chinose gun them in respect of provision boats. A sharp fight ensued: allowance. The deputies have the signing of the agreement is Five soldiers oud about one
boon further required to dis- hundred insurgents were killed, tribute arms and ammunition to expected shortly. and the junks sunk or were cap the soldiers and to order them to tured. Thoro wore about four propare for transference to other THAT TIGER AGAIN! hundred insurgents, and the re- places on commission. H. E. the oscaping in the small boats on the shop people to resume. maining three hundred succeeded. Canton Viceroy lus also instruct-
A POLICEMAN'S STORY.. During the past weeks the story through shallow water where the business as usual and to tell the that a tiger is at large in the rice and fire wood dealers not to colony has found general accept- gun boats dared not follow.
Notwithstanding their evident iucronso the prices of these two nace. Many persons have report- defeat the insurgents continued goods under penalties of heavy od tlust much of their live stook the police quarters and partly appointed to take charge of the to Fatahan where they destroyed lines. Six deputics have beon has disappeared unaccountably.
The latest case is that ofa native barned the yamen of the military city gates. The Canton Prefect constable at Shaukiwon, who has and the Fun U Magistrate have missed a goat. He took matters They thon awaited the arrival been entrusted with the duty of into his own hands, and seizing of the troops when a vigorous going round the places where rifle, wont in chase of the thief, of one captain and about thirty down or destroyed by bombs and He searched the hills and even- fight ensued resulting in the death houses had either been burned surmising it to be a quadruped. soldiers and many (number not to report. His Excellency the tually came upon two animals in-known) insurgents. The fight Viceroy has instructed the Cus-which he believed to be wolves. He continued until the person ap-tous Commissioners to pay solo fired, and hit one of thom in the parently leading the insurgents attention to the detection of smug- hind loge. Both, however, made fell, when the revolutionists Viceroy has also communicated could not trace thom, was several times shot and at last glod arms.. It is reported that the off and though he gave cluase Le
re-rendered lúmself to the police and
Morn is an intelligent little! chap, clean-cut and interesting in his conversation on his topics con- savings......... £1,238,333 neeled with his profession. He Adding the saving in expen- said that it was impossible for diture to the excess in revonnte, A wounded insurgent has sur-in many of the boxers in Amorion we have a total roalised surplus to bo. topnotchers, na they of 25207,021. Tho total
not got practico enough venue for 1910-11 surpasses all to
keep them on odge. records in peace times in this Owen's idea was that a boxor must conutry. Every head of revenue keep going all the time to over get in the past financial year shows a the best out of him that is in him. substantial increase over the year In England he worked when 1909-10. In excing the receipts A lad with
nboxing tent show an increase of £8,988,000— show. He and several other proof that the previous year's young fellows went around fall in whisky revenue was tem-
on being questioned discovered the whereabouts of a big deposi- tory of dynamite.
יי
The Viceroy has pardoned the
forgiven.
district commander.
scattered to the four winds..
with the Governor of Hongkong to give assistance in this miattor. Ad- miral Li Chun has, as the result of the Canton outbreak, Fogarded it imperative to strengthen the force of the garrison stationed in the different posts. He has consulted with the Viceroy about. dispat ching two large gunboats to guard opinion that this place is the key as the Admiral is of Bocca Tiggis,
VICEROY'S FAMILY NARROWLY ESCAPE
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE the country at the fairs. They pornry, and that the now licensoman in view of his confession, boxed in a booth or tout and mot duties are yielding a substantial all couters, boxing anybody from amount. Customs show an in- the crowd who would come into crease of 42,792,000, and the and has ordered that other the tent and have a go with them. postal, tolograph, and telephone surgents who turn "King's There were always big young services an increase of £1,300,000 farmers, labourers, miners and sure signs these of the pro-evidence" sill also be others anxious to tike a crack at sperity of our commerco and the travelling boxers, and a man industries. The ostato dution lund to be quick and careful in show an
The foreign residents wore yes increase boxing with these big rough fol- previous year of £3,000,000.
over the THE CANTON REVOLT.
terday given a considerable scuro lows, who wore generally more or There is no proper data of com-
by roport of trouble near FATSHAN QUIET, loss under the influence of liquor, parison available for the income
Tai Sun street, The gum bonte There was no getting out of the tax, sluce the two years are blend-
prepared for notion and marines REBELS RETURN ARMS job and the travellers had to fighted one with the other. The in-
were landed on the Shameen. The AND AMMUNITION whoovor come along, no matter crease of L18,051,000 over 1809-
rumour now appears to have BUSSO-PERSIAN SCHEME,, how big they were. Their wagos 10 in the income tax receipts is,
TO POLICE,
originated by the people-outside at the and of the work depended of course, duo in large measure "TELESBARE" ORFORD thought to be a large body of the walled city sooing what they on beating the men whom they to arrears from the earlier year.
Canton, May 3rd.` were sent against. A certain sum | But evidently the inconre tax and
-When the revolt broke out at that the gates had been closed
troops coming out. The fact is to Canton. was offered the outsider who could the new supor-tax are producing Fatahan, the people were neither and were opened to allow a high stay so many rounds against the a rich harvest to the Exchequer, threatened nor maltreated. The official and his body guards to members of the troupe,
Will Mr, Lloyd George be com- robels stationed some men in REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE pay that money it was taken out Wo have seen that he has in samehu, and stopped the shop the inside waiting for the gates If the owner of the show had to polled to impose new taxation? each shop dealing in rice and pass out, when a large crowd, which had congrogated just on of the boxer's salary at the end of round figures a surplus of people from sending up the
to be opened, rushed out. the week. Honed they had to L5,250,000. Careful students of price of the foodstuff. After This frightened the people on whip their man or pay dearly for finance are of opinion that a con- their defeat by the Imperialista at the outside and the farther they it. The manager of the troupe siderable sun of income-tax and noon on the 1st instant, they ran the more frightened they be generally instructed the boxers super-tax for 1010-11 remains quietly returned to the Lokhung came, and their number increased. under him to work as fast as pos- uncollected, and that nearly prietors for the supply of meals bly the East, gates are now open.
market and paid restaurant pro- Bible foiuting and stepping around L3,000,000 may be put down on
The West and South, and possi-fan "TazEGEAFH" CORRESPONDENT tions are in progress between the outsider, so as to bowilder him, that account. Let us take the during their stay in the place. At I have just returned from a visit
Canton, May 3: and then at a certain signal, such figure at £2,750,000. In that the same time they returned all inside the walled city. The on- family of the Viceroy and two It has now transpired that the Russia and Persia for the con-as the clapping of the hands, atop case the year's receipts, actual the ans and ammunition which trances, both inside and out, are members of his staff only narrow
in and sand a hard punch to the and prospective, would show a they had seized to the local police. jaw, which generally ended the surplus of L8,000,000. On this Fatshan is quiet at present and assumption it may be thought the place is strongly guarded, Then another "sucker" would that remissions of taxation are The police and the troops of the be brought in to get his the same possible. That would boa fond garrison are taking turn to patrol way. Owoneays that at one of the delusion. It must bo remember, the place. big fairs whore his troupe was od that Mr. Lloyd-eorge in the showing he knocked out 18 men now financial years 1011-12 las in one day. It is no wonder the to provide for large additional clever little Englishuman knows expendituro, viz. — ad how to use his punches to the beat Navy.....
#TELEGRAPH.".
Bombay, May 3, 2.5 p.m.
It is understood that negotia
struption of a railway botwoon
Tulla and Tabriz,
THE VETO BILL.
contest.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE advantage,
"TELEGRAPH," Bombay, May 3, 2.5 Cleuses three, four, five and six
pu
of the Velo Bill have boon passed In the Blouse of Commons,
The largest consumers of Bri- tial bear outside England are the British East Indies and the United States of America, which, during the year ended September 30 last,! imported from England and Scotland 09,230 barrels, valued at £279,145 and 71,977 barrels, valued at £202,737, respectively,
ILLICIT TRAFFIC.
DEATH.
TROOPS ARRIVE, IN TIME TO PREVENT PLACE. OF REFUGE BEING 'DESTROYED.
**
by escaped from the jaws of death on the night of the outbreak. As already reported they escaped by demolishing a back wall of the yamen. They were led by one of
The Weather-Forecast.
SRAIN
CHANGE
VERYDRYIN
On the 4th at 11.55 a.m.-The barometer has fallen moderataly over Japan, and risen over China, particularly in the North
The depression lying over the Yangtzo valley yesterday has moved into the Yellow Sea.. situated over Manchuria, is pas The other depression which wa sing to the Pacific to the North of Hokkaido.
The high pressure area' now lies over the Pacific to the SE of Japan.
Moderato E. winds may be ex China Sea,
strongly guarded. Suppressed excitement, especially about the gatos, is ovident, otherwise every thing is sorene.
On the 20th April the Vice- roy published a notico offer the Viceroy's A.D.Cs, to the house pected over the N. part of ing a reward of two hand at San-tor lane in Kau-yu street, red dollars per liead, dead occupied by the family of one of Hongkong rainfall for the 24. or alive, for all revolutioniste, Admiral Li Chuu's staff officers, hours ending at 10 á.m. to-day, The force dispatched to deal This greatly alarmed the poople, No sooner had they got into the 0.00 inches. ........£3,788,000 with the gun-running traffic is especially those without queues, house, than the news reached the under the controls of Admirál and the Viceroy was petitioned to enrs of the rebels, who atenco sur- Slade, the Commander-in Chief withdraw his offer, which he did rounded tlie house and some of on the East Indies Station. The the same day. Chinamen are them went on to the roof to pour Admiral, who is just turned 60, now afraid to ouler into the "Old down kerosine oil with the in- entered the Navy in 1872, and City" for foar of being mistaken tention of setting fire to the house, saw service in the Egyptian War for insurgents or being shot Fortunately the troops arrived at 3-South coast of Chins be He was appointed to his present by persons who have grudges an opportune moment and the fween Hongkong and Lamoch. post two years ago, and has against them.
robols fled in all directions. The same sa No. 14 1,250,000 already had a good deal to do A very significant feature is Viceroy's family and Iris staff were 4.Bouth coast of China be
with the suppression of the illicit the non-use of the "New Army" then escorted to Admiral Litween Hongkong and Ha 29,140,000 trafo,
that the army trained accord- Chun's ya
same as No 1,
Civil Service (chiefly pensions to paupers and additional cost of education and First quarter, January
Labour Exchangos) 4,702,000
to March 1912, of Stato Insurance schemes, day
Forecast District Hongkong and Neighbour- hood, E. winds, moderate; fine. 2,--Formosa Channel, NE. winds, moderate.