The Hongkong Telegraph.
REUTER'S
„ISHED
1881.)
THURSDAY, MAY II 1911.
晚三十月四年三觀室
REUTER'S
TELEGRAMS.
MOROCCO.
CHINESE
TELEGRAMS,
CHINESE
四拜禮
NEW SERIES No. 8544
SPECIAL
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TERRIBLE AFFAIR IN
"MEXICAN TROUBLES,
EDINBURGH.
EIGHT PERSONS KILLED.
(THE “TRLMÓRAPH" COLEZAFONDENT }
London, May 10, 7.45 pán.
terrible occurences is report-
od from Edinburgh, whon eight persons were killed, including
the entertainer, Lafayette,
JUAREZ CAPTURED.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
"TELEGRAPH."
Bombay, May 11, 7,25 a.m.
A report from Elpasostatos
that the rebels have captured
Juarez.
Juarez was named after Benito
LARGE REINFORCEMENTS
LEAVING.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
"TELEGRAPH."
Bombay, May 11, 7.25 a.m.
The Fronch Minister for War
in Paris explained that the
Moroccan expedition must tiko
A mad lion barred the exit, and Pablo Juarez, at one time pre-ovory kind of supply for itself and
confusion roigned.
Terrible scones were witnessed when the people rushed in alarms.
[The sad affair took place it the Empire Theatre of Varieties, which is controlled by Mr. Mose, and the hall is the first variety theatre, to which-His-Majosty-tho-
sident of Mexico. Senor Juarez was born of Indian parentage in the state of 'Ongacs. Forced in 1853 to leave Moxico during Santa-Anna's ascendency, ho ro- turned in 1855, beenme minister, etc., and was finally elected president in 1858. He retained the presidency until his death in 1879.
King extended his patronage. THE OPIUM AGREEMENT.
The building is near the Edin burgh University, and is in the midst of a number of other then- tros. It is not a now building, and yet cannot be called an old struoturo. It lins a bail outrones and would be very difficult to get at in case of an outbreak of j fire, but the interior is attractivo, and the accommodation afforded is for about 5,000 persons. This theatro is used a great deal for the holding of the large political mectings held from time to time in the Scottish capital.].
HOME RACING.
NEWMARKET STAKES,
(Tos "Teeraalpu" CORERSTONERNT
London, May 10, 7.45 p.m. The result of the race for the
Newmarket Stakes to-day is as
follows:
1 Sunstar.
2 Baurepaire.
3 Persephona,
[To distanco is 1. 1.4 milos.]
PIT FIRE.
AT WHITEBAVEN.
A CALCUTTA OPINION.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
“TELEGRAPH."
London, May 10th.
A mosage from Calculin states
that the big opium dealers declare
that they do not anticipato much
or any immediato effect on the
amplostores for Fez when relieved.
The collection of these stores
explains the cause of the delays,
Large reinforcements continu●
to leave France for Morocco.
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TELEGRAMS.
GERMAN CROWN PRINCE BANK SHAREHOLDERS.
AND CHINA.
{" Barona Po” SERVION)
Peking, May 11.
AT LOGGERHEADS WITH
PRESIDENT.
11
It is reported that Prince Tuo has received a letter full of advice
from the Crown Erince of Ger-
many. This letter dealt with the
prosent critical situstion of China,
and stuted the only hope of saving the country from ruin was by
setting at liberty all the political
prisoners and by giving thom
high positions.
༔
The Crown Prince also stated
in the letter that by this way the
partition of China could be saved.
Princo-Tao-has-hud-a-conference
about this matter and Prince
MAL DE MER.
REMEDIES TO BE USED.
Discussing his trip to America and a severe case of sousickuose, Rodolphe Franchon, of Paris, suid recently that there exists in Paris of the Army Board are strongly in
Teun, Prince Su and the President
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("Smir Po”. Survion)
鹭一十月五英港賽
THE GAMBLING
PROBLEM:
| MACÃO A GAMBLING HELL.
Onoof the best signs of a sincore desire to reforms in any one direc tion is to be found in the efforts
50 $86 run. Aawak
Sirozm Corr 10 Caves,
SPECIAL
TELEGRAMS.
BIG FIRE IN TOKIO.
to reform in other directions which 2,000 BUILDINGS BURNED.
naturally arise from the primary
effort. Whenever a man or a
Tokio, May 11
A big coufligration broke out
here on Tuesday, when a wide
nation definitely sota itself to " INDEPENDENT News" Agenor.) make a change in its moral standards, or even in the practice which never riees so high as tho Peking, May 10. standards est, it is almost a cor- tainty that the proposed changes The shareholders of the Com-will bring with thom changes in other directions no less beneficial. munication Bank are having
friction with the President of the
Board of Communications over
the declaration of the dividend
by the bank.
TROOPS FOR
TURKESTAN..
NO. HOSTILITIES.
(“Suar. Po" BmYIOR.]
Peking, May 10, The Grand Councillors have telegraphed to the Governor of
The fire continued to barà
furiously until the next morning.
A remarkable instance of this is area, including 2,000 buildings, ta be seca in China at the present time. The general awakening of were roduced to ashes. the country to the seriousness of the opium ovil, and the determina- tion of all classes to stamp out the evil, have boon fruitful in other directions also. A general awaken- ing of the moral senso seems to SEQUEL TO THE NATIVE have taken place and so, con- temporaneous with the opium campaign, thicro 1188 on attack on another of the traditional
boon
a league against seasickness, favour of the sclions. They have Turkosion lo station soldiers at people of Canton, led by the youn-
which was founded four years
ago, and whose continued exis- decided to send a joint memorial tence proves it has not attained its object.
"It has discovered no specific against the malady," said M. Franchon; " in fact, the journal it publishes hardly over recom- monds anything in the line of druge,
"It advises travellers by sea to sing, talk, play and anus one another; in a word, to find oc-
market by the recent agreementcupation for body and mind. Do not lie down, is another recom- signed at Poking, except the mendation. Wear a wido, tight
strengthening of privos, ·
The consolidated import tax
will produce littlo effect, ns
Chi-
neso doulers have accumulated
stocks oquivalent to about thuco
months' supply..
belt which does not squeeze you. If possible, choose your time of travel by soa. In winter the son is generally rough for five or six days a time, and then smooth; in summor a high wind may be counted on every fifteen or twenty days. Smooth seas may be hoped for when the moon full and after the spring and autumn raine have boaten down the waves.
"The longue, of which I am s member, advocates preventivo treatment.Get your sen legs be- NEW BISHOP OF KOREA.fore going to sea. For this pur-
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE in riding the merry-go-rounds.
** TELEGRAPH.":
London, May 10th.
The Nov. Trollope, vicar of St. Albāns, Birmingham, has been appointed Bishop of Korsa.
THE “TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT Y THE RUSSIAN FLEET.
London, May 10, 7.45 p.m.
A torrible fire his broken out in
one of the coal pite in White-
haven.
Forty persons were rescued.
Up to the time of wiring the
number of casualt'es were not
reported:
We have received the informe- tion from Mosera, E, 8. Kadooris & Co. that Para rubber in London 14. 118. This message has been resolved by cable,
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*TELEGRAPH,”-
to the Throne accordingly.
KULUN DESTLOYED BY
FIRE
DAMAGES. $20,000,000.
* {"Shkuma Fo" SERVICR)
Poking, May, 11.
The capital of Kulun hos boen
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entirely destroyed by fire. The
damages have been estimated at
about $20,000,000.
RAILWAYS OF CHINA.
(“Buzona Pö” | Sarvion)
Peking, May 10,
An Imperial decree has been
pose it advises two hours a day on a swing for weeks or months be fore sailing, and a free indulgence
Take na many camel rides as you can; it camels are not handy, do-issued instructing the Board of vote yourself to the toboggan and loop-the-loop, and when at home Finance and the Board of Com- use a rocking chair. Americans
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all the important posts along the frontier, but on no account should
they open up hostilities, which will eventually load China to
War.
THE CANTON REVOLT.
FORCES UNRELIABLE.
[" BHAT PO" SERVICE]
BANK SENSATION. F
As a sequel to the sensational indulgences Chinese banking occurrence pub of the people, namely; the gamb-lished in these columns, in our ling ovil. In some provinces, iasuo of yesterday, Wong King notably in Kwangtung, the au-Sam was brought up before Mr.. thorities have not scrupled to J. R. Wood, ut ilto Magistracy to- mako this national proclivity for day, on a clurge of the larceny of games of chance a source of in- money by moans of a trick, como, and for many years licensed Mr. Hind prosecuted on behalf gambling houses liavo contributed of the Lar Lung Bank, and Mr. no small sum to the provincial re-d'Almada defended.. venues. In other provinces the Mr. Hind asked for a wook's same habit has been utilized in remand, as in all probability there other ways, especially, as at Han-would be eight other charges preferred against the prisoner at kow, in the shape of lotteries.
During the last two years the the instance of eight other banks. Mr. d'Almada asked for bail, ger officials and the advanced but the prosecuting solicitor ashe said that section of the educated clues, have opposed, sought to get rid of the gambling the other men had absconded,
the evil and have chosen as their first and
defendant might pointof attack the licensed houses. as well. Besides. there were The late Viceroy,, unable to find bankruptcy proceedings to be a source of revenue to take the taken as well Continuing Mr. place of the threatened gambling Hind said the prisoner and others licences, temporized and learned | bad opened a shop and some of the truth of the proverb that he the mon, who were not in custody who hesitates is lost, for evon- went round to various banks, and tually he was removed from office procured from them some foreign largely because of his attitude on currency. This was taken to the this question. His successor had Wing Yuon shop, and the mes anoqitally difficult problem to face, songers who brought it were ask- but he has faced it, and from the ed to return in an hour, when end of March last the gambling they would be paid. After that revenue disappeared from the interval, they did return, and provincial assets.
found that the shop was shut most of the men had disappeared and only the defendant was found in an upstairs room.
The victory has set the Canton- ese people more than ever dotar- Peking, May 11,mined on the suppression of all | forms of the habit, and as it was Although the tumult has been well known that the Portuguese Colony of Macao, whence so many subdued in Canton, the Grand Portuguese-Chinese derive their balling dual nationality, was simply one gigantic gambling hell, they prevailed upon the forces in Canton cannot be deprovíncial authorities to tako" steps to secure the co-operation of the Macao authorities in the sup- pression of the evil.
Councillors are of opinion that the
pended upon, and they are con-
sidering the best measures to be
taken for the safety of the place
in future.
After some considerable delay the Portuguese authorities have at last been moved to act, and an undertaking has been drawn up by which the systematized gamb ling, for which the Colony has been so notorious ever since it
and Englishmen are less troubled munications that in future all the NAVAL EDITOR IN THE began to lose its commercial im-
by seasickness than the Frencli, not because they travel morg, but because they pass hours in rock- ingchairs." "Washington Fost."
جنسس
POLICE COURT.
Cheung Yuk, of No. 11, Pot tinger Street, (first floor) was charged this morning before Mr. E. R. Hallifax with assaulting two maid servants aged eleven" and ten.
London, May 10th.. The two girls wont to the Cen- tral Police Station early this According to the "Daily Telo- morning and reported the matter.
Case was romanded till to graph's" St. Petersburg cor-morrow morning. Bail $100.
respondent, contracts will shortly
be signed by an Anglo-French
Company for the reconstruction
the Russian floot at Nicolaieff,
GOVERNMENT
· HOUSE.
main lines of the railways in China will be under the direct control of the Government, while the
branch lines will be run by the merchants,
MINISTER AT BERLIN.
RETURNS TO PEKING,
[" SEAT PO" BERVICS.]
Poking, May 10.
that
H.E. Sir Leung Shing, the
Chinese Minister to Berlin, has We are desired to state that Mr. Timmerscheidt, socompanied by telegraphed to Peking saying Mr. Dannenberg, has most kindly consented to play the Casar Franck he will return to Chins by way of Sonata on the occasion of Lady Sir Thomas Butherland has re- Lugard's weekly A Homo" turned to his London residenss o-morrow (Friday) afternoon, by
Special reques
EAST.
T. B. Brown, of the staff of "Our Navy," with Mrs. Brown and their little son, are visitors to Mauila, living arrived on the Tacoma Mara..
.
His Worship decided to grant bail and fixed it at $5,000.
The case was adjourned till Monday next.
The Weather Forecast.
RAIN
CHANGE
VERY DRY
FAIR
from Tongking, in a Northeast The low pressure area extends direction, to the Yangtze valley
The high pressure ares still lies over E. Japan.
portance by reason of the rise of Hongkong, is to be stopped enti rely at an early date, probably about the end of September. The On the 11th at 11.55 8.-Ths final details remain to bobarometer has fallen sightly over settled, but there appears to be 5.W. Japan and the E. and N.E. every prospect of a favourable coast of China, and risen consi- termination to the negotiations.derably in N.E. Jupan. Mr. Brown, who is touring the Should this desirable consumma- east in the interest of"Our Navy," tion be achieved it should be the will spend two months in the precursor of quite a series of Philippines visiting points of in-similar undertakings, and must terest and preparing special be regarded as a distinct credit articles for his magazino." Ho to the people of Canton. made a tour of Japan baforo go- It will serve to emphasize the ing to Manila and will visit China fact that the regeneration of after the completion of his visit China is not a spasmodic or half- in the islands.
hearted thing but a great and "Our Navy" is a monthly serious movement, with which 3.15 inches. magazine published at San Fran the world at large will have to cisco, and is devoted to the enlisted reckon in all serioivuess. It is man of the Navy. Daring recent to be borne in mind that what- years a number of navy magazines ever may have been the case in have come into existence, only to regard to opium there has not throw up the sponge at the first in the connection been any force hurdle, and that "Our Navy" has at work except this ro-awakened
- 8.-South coast of China” be. weathered the storm, and renent this being so the proposa that degree of prosperity that this being so the progress of twson Hongkong, and permite sending a special stall the movement is one of the most same sa No. 1.0
Moderate to fresh 8.E. and S. winds may be expected over the N. part of the China Sea.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours en ling at 10a.m. to-day,
Forecast District.dt. 1.—Hongkong and Neighbour- hood, 8.1 and 8. winds, moder- ate or fresh, squally, showery
2-Formosa Channel, same as
No. L
doest of U
(withla) the next two man to the East speaks well for significant auguries of the prope Eurad
the esteem in which the magazinə saat aration... National Res is held by the men of the service view