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The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 8555
晚四十月四年三絲室
REUTER'S
REUTER'S
TELEGRAMS.
CHINESE
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
(ESTABLISHED
MONDAY, MAY
PARIS-MADRID FLYING STATE BALL IN LONDON. FOUR NATIONS LOAN.
RACE.
THIRTY ROYALTIES
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
PRESENT.
DISTINGUISHED SPEC-
TATOR KILLED.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
*TELEGRAPH."
Bombay Muy 22nd, 7.25 a.m. At the beginning of the Paris Madrid Flying race, an aviator
namod Train sworved whilst in
the air and camo to the earth with
a fearful crush."
Ho dashed into a group of distinguished spectators, includ- ing the Promier muf War
Minister,
Both were pinned under the
Beroplane, mid when extricated
the latter was dead.
Sonor Munis susta'nod a fire-
tured leg and his facò is absolute- ly disfigured. He is procsoling na satisfactorily as possible.
A bruise in the regon of the
liver alonɔ spams serions,
The War Offics his entrusted
Sonor Cruppi with sho duties of
the decorso mipister in the intorini.
JAPAN'S TARIFF.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
TELEGRAPH," Bombay, May 20, 6,50 3,m. The “Times" stator that the Ottawa House of Commus has passed a tomporary agreement with Japan regarding tariffs. At Stockholm a trot of commerce
f
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lina Leo: signed botwein Sweden and Jupi, together with u tariff convention.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
TELEGRAPH."
*London, May 20, 1.55 p.m.
The Stato ballgivon at Bucking- Palace, in honour of Their Majostios the Kaisor and Kaiserin,
ha |
was of tlio m734 brilliant character.
There wore over 1,000 guests
present, mul these included no less than 30 Royal personages..
Ex King Mansel and Queen Amelio visited the Kaiser and
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Kaiserin yoste.d qy.
KAISER DELIGHTED.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
·
AGREEMENT SIGNED.
["SHAT PO" Baavion.)
CHINESE
TELEGRAMS.
1881.)
22
· 1911.
DUTIES OF DIRECTOR-
GENERAL.
[-("SHAT! -Po"?, SARVION)
Peking, May 21,
The final agreement between
I
Poking, May H.E. Tuan Fang, the newly China and the four countries inter-appointed Director-General of the ested in the big loan for the con- Szo-chwan-Hankow and Canton struction of the Szochwan-Hunkow | Hankow railways, was received in and Canton-Hankow railways was audience by the Princo Regent.
signed yesterday. The text of the aw was instructor to take over agrcomont was similar to that his duties with all possible speed,
drawn up by tho luto Grand Coun- so as to facilitato the work of
villor Chang Chih-tung, except-constructing tho milways.
ing the two clauses'rulating to tl o
construction of branch lines in
tho payment of saluries. Those
two clunsca wore 'cancelled.
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GRAVE NEWS REACHES PEKING.
["Sarung Po""BERYICE ]
Poking, May 21.
News of a grave nature concern-
“TELEGRAPH “
Renter's have been authorized
Le stato the Kaiser was delighted
with his stay in England, and that he expressed himself greatlying Manchuria has reached Poking imprasad. with the warmth of and the Grand Councillors' aro
the recept',
greatly alarmed.
GERMANY AND
ENGLAND.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
'" TELEGRAPH.“
Bombay, May 20, 6.50 à.m. -
Kaiser and Kaiserin set
sail to-morrow..
Tho
Opinions in all quartora ngrée that the visit of the Kaiser and Kaiserin to England cannot have
failed to develop good relations botween the two countries,
RUBBER-PAVED STREETS.
CONVERSION OF COM-
MERCIAL SHARES.
:
YOUNG EMPEROR TO
VISIT IMPERIAL TOMBS.
("Sasuno Po" Bavion)
Peking, May 21.
The President of the Board of
Interior has been instructed to
nike preparations for the visit of
the young Emporor to the Imperial
tombs.
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CHINESE RAILWAYS.
PEOPLE NOT TO SUFFER,
{"BASUNG. Po" ́SERVICE}
Peking, May 21.
The Government has instructed
1
(" Bozona Po" Barvich}
the viceroys and governors of the Peking, May 21.
various provinces to the offect The President of the Board of that there is good reason for the Communications has decided to Government in taking over the convert the commercial shares of control of the railways out of the different railways into nation-commercial funds. On no account a loans and the money is to be will the government allow the ropaid by yearly instalments.
poople to suffer.
IMPEACHMENT OF H.E.
CHANG MING CHI
("BEST PO" SERVIOR).
EMPIRE DAY.
BOXING.
號二十月五英游香
KENNY V. MOILVAIN.
AN INTERVIEW,
$80 PER ANNUM
BINGLE COFT 10 Cats.
ARMY ORDERS..
Leave of absence luna been granted to Major-General C. A. Anderson, O.B., and Captain J. de L. Simonds, A.D.Q., from 22nd May to 6th June.
General Auderson the command During the absence of Major- of the troops in South China will devolve on Col. O, W. R. St. John, O.E. A
Below we reproduce the photo-is," protect yourself at all times. graph of Roy Kenny, the well-Molivain, who at present ia at known Amerian boxer, who quite Zamboanga, Philippines, has sent recently beat Strong at Shanghai, a telegram to the officials here Kenny, it will be remembered, saying that he will soon be on his fought Lewis in Hongkong last way. This message was only October, and on June 22nd will received this afternoon, and the moot Mollvain, the coloured man, rumour that tho fight will not in a contest at the Belle Viow. tako place is unfounded. Kenny On the occasion of His Majesty's Skating Rink. Interviewed by oxpects a keen match and he is birthday, June 3rd, a Royal Salute Kenny, thoughsaying it was much the fray. Both men will train in Garrison Artillery on Murray Bar- our representative this morning busily proparing himself for will be fired at 8 am, by the Royal too early to make any prophesy, the Colony and Kenny chiefly re-rooks Parade Ground. A short hopes to beat Molivain. The fight lies on the punchball, skipping parade of detachments represent- will be in the American style, that rope and dumbells. This, by the ing the Royal Navy and the various
training carried out by Burns who will take place at three o'clock in way, is exactly the same method of weight, four ounces. The fight season or two ago, made a big the afternoon and, we understand, name in England. Thecontestants which there will be a forfeit matograph exhibitions. Kenny will strip at 100 pounds, failing will be shown later at the eine
ted to be a purse of 2,000 dollars and, judging from hisappearance of 500 dollars. There is exper- means to leave nothing to chance put in, but at presont this is not this morning, he seems to be in certain. Sixty per cent, of the the bost of condition. gate receipts will be divided bomediately on the conclusion of tween the men, the winner to take the contest he sails for Shanghai, 65 per cent. of that amount and the where on the 4th July he meets loser the remaining 35 per cent, the American Navy heavyweight The gloves will be of the usual Terry Martin.
ROYAL PROPERTY IN PORTUGAL.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF
INVESTIGATION."
Im
LATE TELEGRAMS. A short commemoration ser- vice will be held at St. John's Cathedral on Wednesday, 24th of
LAW AGAINST WEAPONS May, at 9 am, when His Ex-
IN U.S. cellency the Governor will be
London, May 11. The U.S. present, and a sermon will be London; May 11. According Senate has passed a law making prenched by the Right leverend to the report of a Portu- it illegal to carry weapons without the Bishop of Viotoris. The ge Government Commit a licence."Japan Chronicle,!! service is intended primarily tee of Investigation, the debt for the British children of of the late King Carlos to the the Colony for whom the Nave nation amounts to 7,200,000 and both transepts will be milreis (Y14,400,000). When the Royal House have been clearly established, the Government will balance them by drawing_an- nually on the property of ex-King Manool."Japan Chronicle."
JAPANESE BONDS IN LONDON, London, May 11.-Business in
units in the Garrison will tako place on the Hongkong Cricket Ground,
On June 22nd, Coronation Day, a parade will take place at 8 a.m. in the Happy Valloy, of a Naval Brigado and the Troops in the Garrison. After the march past,
brief roligious ceremony will bo held, and the Naval Brigade, and Troops will defile from the Happy Valley past the Naval Hospital clong Queen's Road to the corner of the Dockyard by the Com- modore's Offico. Thoy will then whool to the right between the Dockyard and the Cricket Ground. on the Praya; along the Prays to the road leading up to the Clock Tower, turning up to the look Tower and then back towards tho Cricket Ground where units will break off and proceed to their various barracks.
COW-PUNCHING BY AEROPLANE.
THE LATEST AMERICAN RANGI RIDER.
The latest American cowboy: is an aviator named R. Simon, who gavo an exhibition of range
riding
}} on his Bleriot mono: plane at Houston, Texas, recently, Simon flow above the herd and succeeded in rounding up a large number of eteors by flying round them and then swooping down towards the frightened beasts.
In the presence of a large num ber of real, Toxan cowboys be drove the cattle to the stock fence. and kept them there.
The Weather Forecast.
STORMY
RAIN
VERY DR
AGE
FAIR
May 21st at 10 am. 4 p.m. Barometer...... 28.85:
20.70
82 Temperature... 78 Humidity 82 ·77 Rainfall... 1.87
There is an idea that it is prac
Peking, May 21,
On the 22nd at 11:55 a-The Botli agreements are based on
ticable to pave the whole of
barometer has risen moderately London's busy streets with rub-
HE. Chang Ming Chi, the the most favoured nation trent-ber, either blocks or sheeting, so
over 8.W. Japan, and fallen con siderably in E. Japan. that the traffic will be almost Viceroy of Canton, was impeached
The depression lying in the Japanese bonds on the London yesterday, is moving Eastwards neighbourhood of the Loochoos given in a booklet issued in con- by a certain consor the other day. reserved. The general publo total liabilities of the Portuguese Stock Exchange is very active.to the South of Japan, A second
"Japan Chronicle.”
ment.
noiseless,
The information is
nection with the International Rubber and Allied Trades Ex-
TROUBLE IN PORTUGAL.hibition, to be held at the Agricul
tural Hall from June 26 to July 14. It is stated that the class of REUTER'S, SERVICE TO THE rubber necessary has been ox-
“TELEGRAPH."
· London, May 20, 1.55 p.m.
SPECIAL HONOUR FOR
DR. WAT WING CHU.
("SHAT Fo" Bravios.)
Poking, May 21.
perimented with, and many suc- cessful tests have been made, but there are some minor details to porfest. Authentic information. regarding the prospects of tho The Portugu servis Ad-rubber industry in every country of the world in to be tabulated for
appointed by Governments, Chambers of Commerce and other stamping out the plague in the organisations will be in attend» '.
Dr. Wat Wing Chu, who hrd
amastor has gone form Liston to the exhibition. Official delegates rendered excellent services in
Oporto..
It is believed that this action is
in connection with the reactionary
moveme
ghout the
ance, and an important confer- Three Eastern Provinces, was re- ence has been arranged. Speci-
mens of rubber direct from the commended to the Throne for plantations are to be shown,
together with the machinery used special honour, conferred on him in the purifying process.
Capital and Commerce," by the Viceroy of Chili,
will be accommodated in the Nave aisles. The musical portion of the service will be rendered by the Band of the King's Own permission of Colonel Hamilton Yorkshire Light Infantry, by kind
and Officers.
HOME POLITICS. A "DEGRADING
· EXISTENCE.”
NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
A FOREST FIRE Tokio, May 18-A forest fire line boon raging in the Hokkaido for six days and nights. The loss is tromendous North China Daily News."
area of low pressure is shown over the N.E. part of the Sea of Japan. Pressure is highest over the Yellow Sea. It is relatively low over S.W. China and Tongking, Unsettled weather will con tinue to prevail over the northern shores of the China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.13 inches)
Forecast District. 1Hongkong and Neighbour- hood, S.Ewinds, moderate; equally, thunder-storms.
Dr. Beverley Stewart Ringer lias died at his residence at Stock bridge, Hants, aged 66. He was London, May 18. In the House formerly medical officer at the of Lords, Lord Rosebery naked Consulate, and the Chinese IM. would matter when the Parlic- CHINESE STUDENTS IN Chinese Hospital and H.B.M. what the composition of the Houte
Customs at Amoy, Obins, and ment Bill had become law, Who, MAA, JAPAN, more recently hold rollar ap- ho asked, would consent to a de-
The Chinese Minister at Tokio, was the discoverer in Formosa of conditions? pointments at Canton. Dr. Ninger grading existence under theo II.L. Wang Te-siel, lins conferred with the Educational Department Disloma Ringer). He was M.ROS hoped the Government would among the Chiness,atudents at the tween Hongkong and Lemooks, aparasitic worm known as Lord Courtney Baid that ho on the question of the ironblo
3-South coast of China be
(1870), and in 1891 took his MD. and would not treat it will which will now bogottled Eng. (1880) and 4.8.A. Lond, encourago the scheme of reform Yamaguchi Commercial College, same as Not degree at the University of Dur. ridicule, North China Daily umicably,
Nowa
2-Formosa Channel; E. winds, moderate.
South coast of China bo
North China Daily Longkonge and
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