The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES ... No! · 8560
SPECIAL
TELEGRAMS. ·
晚九十月四年三統室
REUTER'S
TELEGRAMS.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
SATURDAY, MAY 27
'REUTER'S
TELEGRAMS.
CHANGE OF PRESIDENT.
ALSACE LORRAINE.
"ONOURED BY THE KAISER.
ོས་ཏང་དང་ཉལ་བ་
KING GEORGE.
́HE "TELEGRAPH " CoranupoKDENT }
London, May 28. 7: 30 p.m. The Kaiser has appointed King orgo a Prussion Field Marshal.
ARIS-MADRID RACE.
*TELIRATH" CORRESPONDENT.;
Åndon, May 26. 7: 30 pan. he aviator. Vo Irines has ar
ed at Mudrid, thus winning
great air rues from Paris.
BOXING.
■"TILBORATB" CORRESPONDENT
London, May 26, 7:30 pm.
"Knockout" Brown has beaten
'n Murphy in the first round.
POLICE COURT.
Shin Lam was charged this rning with the larceny of a cont from Queen's Road Centro). After hearing the evidenco his Worship passed sentence of six wċeka' im- prisonment with hard labour and „our hours' stooka,
}
A youth, sixteen years of ngo ppeared this morning before Mr. A. Hazeland to answer to a urgo of larceny of flowers from Wong Nei Cheung Gardons, Happy Valley. The care was handed. Hin Shig
WON
gwarded
weeks hard labour l bours storks' fir the lar- f an umbrella from No. 1 n's Road Eust. He was een early this morning by a constable putting his hand through a hole in a window of to house and was arrested at once.
Sham Cheung appeared before Mr. J. R. Wood on a charge of aining 800 by means of false pretences. "hip défent arrested yesterday et about 4 ii Elgin Street After hearing the ovidence his worship remanded the case.
Two men were charged this morning with attempted aimed robbery in an unnumbered house In Phanghai Street, Youmati.
At the
time. of this
ttempt there was valuable property kept in the house, such as jewellery, money etc., to the value of $15,000, and from in- sormation received the police were successful in frustrating an- other serious armed robbery and Kulked the above two men rod
IN MEXICO,
[SERVICE TO THE "TELEONATO."]
London, May 27, 7.10 an [SRAVIOR TO THE TELEGRAPH,”]
The Roichstag has passed thó London, May 27, 2.20 p.m.
third roading of the Alsace Lor- Reutor's correspondent · ot]
raine Bill after prolonged nogotin Mexico City wires that Frosidonttions which resulted in a com- Diaz hae resigned the Presidency
promise. of the Republic..
Sr. De la Barra hus been appoint
ed Provisional President.
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[Ex-President Porfirio Dinz ia 80 years of ago. He was elected
the Presidency for the first time in 1884, and was re-electod for another torm last year.]
BIGGEST BATTLESHIP.
IN THE WORLD.
[SERVICE TO TAK
TELEGRAPH."]
-Low·lon, May 26, 2.20 p.m. The biggest battleship in the world, the leviathan Wyoming, built for the United States Navy,
has been successfully launched at
Philadelphia,
The Wyoming has a displace ment of 20,000 tons and a length
of 502 fest, and carries twolve
12-inch
guns.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
"CLEARING THE AU"
[Service to tur ** TELEGRAPH."']
London, May 26, 2.20
p.m.
From Constantinople tliere has
been received a message stating
that in officiul circles
aunoyance
KING GEORGE: PRUSSIAN FIELD MARSHALL.
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CHINESE
TELEGRAMS,
CHINESE KILLED IN
MEXICAN REVOLT.
("Samʊng Po" Bakyzm.)
Peking, May 20,
Over three hundred. Chinese have been murdered during the recent Mexican revolt. Instruc- tions have been given to the
Si Yap Chamber of Commerce
not to allow any Chinese to entor
Mexico for the prosont.
[SERVICE TO THE “* Telegnarn,"]
[A Washington cable dated London, May 27, 7.10 p.m.
May 22 boys: It is reported that a large number of Chinese havo King George V. has boon boon, slaughtered by Mexican gazetted a Prussian Field Marof Durango. The news comes in insurgents at Torreon, in the state
shail.
IRELAND'S CENSUS.
[SERVICE TO THE TELEGRAPH."]
London, May 27, 7.10 ani,
Tho consus, recently taken in
Troland, shows the population to totul 4,381,081.
MINISTER OF WAR.
{SRIVIOR TO THE “* TELEGRATH,''].
- London, May 27, 7.10 a.m. A massage from Paris statos
that General Goiran, Commander
of the Sixth Army Corps, has
been appointed Minister for War,
ARMY ORDERS.
A Court of Enquiry, composed
Ordnance Office on Tuesday, 30th as under, will assemble as the
1911
CHINESE
TELEGRAMS.
大寒禮
·號七十月五英港香
ANGLO-CHINA DISPUTE.
OFFER OF SETTLEMENT.
AMERICAN NEWS.
[VIA MANILA.] :
*$50 xun AXXUM. SINGLE Copy 10, Carrs,
450
HAYES BILL SEEKS TO
BAR ASIATICS.
A Drastic Measure.
Dlaz to Sail for Europe. Washington, May 23.-The State Department has been ad-' vised that President Diaz of An immigration bill, affecting Mexico has planned to sail Tues-all Asiatic people, was introduced day for Europe on the French by Representative Hayes of Cali steamer Espague. It will bofornia. The bill provides that all
remembered that some two or Bix
weeks ago President Dinz sent his laws now in force prohibiting, or ("Bangna Po" SELVION). secretary to Germany and that it regulating the coming of Chinese, was reported that he carried the or persons of Chinese descent, Poking, May 20 family jewellery and valuable into the United States, be made to of President Diaz, which apply to Japanese, Koreans, papers Amori-included bonds that represent a large part of the wealth of the retiring Mexican dictator.
It is reported that the can Minister in Peking has offer
ed his services to settle the Pien-
A recent Washington cable to the Cablenews-American was 'to` the effect that Ding would leave
ma dispute between Great Britain Mexico May 25.
and China.
TO REVISE COMMERCIAL
TREATY.
("Burung Po" SERVICE)
L'éking, May 20..
II. E. Luk Ching Choung, the
the nature of an appol for pro- toetion and redress to the Chinoso ministor, who also represents his Special Envoy to` Russia, who is government in Mexico, and in partially confirmed by other ad- to revise the commerical treaty,
vices.
CANTON NEWS:
These reports are to the effect will bring a suite with him. that the insurgents attacked and pillaged the Chinese quarter of the town and during the attack killed 225 ofthe Chinese residents. It is said that many others were property carried away. wounded and much money and
The Chinese minister luas asked for an investigation and has dis- patched an agent to the econo," *****
Torreon is in a-mining distriot south of the larger and better kuown town of Lerdo]·
RAILWAY TROUBLE.
"PEOPLE BOUND TO.
GIVE IN."
("Saxuma Po" SAYICH.)
Peking, May 26,
A uvoting of the now Cabinet
was hold the other day to consider
the bost measures for taking over
“TiLzorava” CORRESPONDENT]
Canton, May 20. Annamites' Outrage.
"
New Secretary for War. Washington, May 23-Henry L. Stimson, the newly appointed States took the oath of office to-day. Secretary of War of the United Following this ceremony Secre- tary Stimson received the chiefs of bureaus of his portfolio.. Later he was presented to his associates in the cabinet.
President's Summer Capital Washington, May 23.-Pre- sident Taft is now being deluged with offers of summer capitals from almost overy quarter of the United States. It is generally known that Boverly, Massachu- selts, was very unsatisfactory to the President and that a different place will probably be selected the coming s80801). So far President Taft has pinde 'no choice from the many capitals offered him.
for
Tartars, Malays, Afghans, Eaat Indione, Lascars, Hindus and ell persons of Mongolian. or Asiatic
raco.
It is further provided that all persons affected by the proposed, law who are now in the United States, other than those engaged bankers, professional mon or per as tenofiers, students, merchants,
eons touring the country for pleasure, must, within a year after the passage of the not, apply to the secretary of commerce, and Labour for a certificate of residence. All such persons who have not certificate of residence will be arrosted and be subject to de- portation. The bill was referred. to the committee on foreignaffairs.
[We areof opinion that this mea." Congress and become law. Ed., suro will never pass the American
H.K.T.]
Dean of Worcester.--If you want peace prepare for peaco.
Dean Hannah-Each faulty:
Mexican Trouble. Washington, May 22.-General Madero having refused to go to the Mexican capital, tho, treaty of peace between the government citizen, who keeps no lofty ideal and the insurgents was to-day before him and is content to gro signed at Juarez, where the rebele vol. in the dust, tends to bring had established their capital. The the nation to canker and decay. terms of the document show the almost complete dominanoy of the insurgents.
Not long ago some Annamites grossed over to Bi-ling in the Provincoof Kwaugsi and captured one Chinese and killed one. The outrage was reported to H. E. the Viceroy who referred the matter to the Consul concerned, in ac- President Porfirio Diaz and Vico The poace pact provides that cordance with treaty stipulations. President Ramon Corral shall re- The Consul replied that he had sign from oflice by June 18t. It no power to act, ne the case would is also stipulated that the in- be settled by the Government of surgents elial name six of the Annam, H. E. the Viceroy is in eight members of the cabinet and receipt of a despatch from the that a large number of the gov Governor of Kwangai to the effect ernors of states shall be appointed that the affair has caused great at theauggestion of the insurgents. agitation in the minds of the It was upon the stipulation of Kwangsi people and the Governor these propositions that the peace is afraid that trouble may be
agreement was signed. Governor asked the Viceroy to made to put the terms of the anticipated along the border. The
Arrangements are now being. settle the affair without further agreement into effect. delay. As the Consul has refused has no alternative but to refer the to take up the case, the Viceroy
Affairs in Peking. The Board the foreign Minister concerned.
Through the fact that three de- Kidnapping Plot Washington, April 12.
instant, at 10.30 a.m., to investi i the control of the railways out matter to the Board of Foreign tectives are on watch in the homo
has been caused by the Russian which certain R.E. and A.S.C.!
gate the circumstancos under of commercial funds. The Fre-will soon open negotiations with
'Domarcho" of the 24th insient.
stores were lost by the sinking of sident of the Board of Communi- Coolies for Mexico.
The Board of Foreign Affairs
1.
of Edward B. McLean, son of John R. McLean, was revealed to-day there has been a plot to kidnap the "richest baby in the world." Several warning letters have been received, threatening
The chief of the Russian Press of the 17th April :-Prosident. cations was of opinion that high as telegraphed to the Canton | to blow up the big McLean home
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Bureau at the Foreign Office states that the communique of the 24th instant was not to be taken
as the text of a writton Note. It
merely embodied a friendly verbal
an A.SC. pinnace on the night
Captain H. O. Cutler, 8th Raj-
R.E., An A‚O.D. Officer to be de-
puts; Members; Subaltern, handedness should be used to tailed by the C.0.0. The U.R.E. wards the people of the various will arrange for all necessary wit- nesses to attend. Proceedings, provinces, and he was confident in duplicate, to be forwarded to that the people were bound to give the Chief Ordnance Officer.
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The troops are cautioned in at the last inoment. against frequenting that part of the City of Victoria lying be- representation made by the Am-tween Queen's Road on the South, Bonbam Road, on the North, bassador, and must not be con- Western Street on the West, and Eastern Street on the East, There have been a considerable number of cases of plague within! this area.
strued as threatening.
[On the 24th inst. Routor's St. Petersburg correspondent report- od that the Russian ambassador at Constantinople had presented a ed, at 8 am, yesterday morNote to the Forte pointing out that There were four in all, the concentration of Turkish escapol,"
troops on the Montenegrin fron- tier constituted a serious danger
The first defondant ploadfod uilty and the second defendant aot guilty. The erse was re- man led till Thursday June 1st.
The Colonial Secretary (Hon. dr. C. Clementi) conteously ne that Hoihow lung been
1 to be infected with
TROUBLE IN MAN-
CHURIA.
Viceroy that a foreigner is seeking if thousands of dollars art a supply of Chinese coolies from given on a certain date. It is the interior for Moxico, The said the loiters have been reach-
Board has not received ang coming the McLean home with mimication from the foreign regularity in the past two months **Minister concerned on the subject. and Mrs. McLean was pros The Viceroy is asked to instruct trated with fright at the idea of his junior officials to prevent the losing her child. She insists that Toreigner from getting a supply a careful guard be kept over the of coolies from Kwangtung. On house during the entire day and receipt of the telegram, the Vice- so three détectives are constantly roy instructed the diplomatic on watch. commissioner to investigate and to report.
J. B. G. TULLOCH, Major,
General Staff. Acling D.A.A. & Q.M.G.
The death is announced of Mr. Hermenegildo Antonio Pereira, that the measures adopted by the and one of the oldest and most to pence. The Note furilier said the Manager of the "Shun Puo," Montenegrins on the frontier wore prominent members of the Por- Board of Foreign Allaire regard of a purely defensive character tugueso Community in Shanghai.
Smuggling: Preventive
Measures-
ECLIPSE!
Mrs. Hugo Amos.-Love is never treated in a serious manner ly put in as a sort of ingredient. on the modern stage, but is mere-
The Weather Forecast.
SAIN
CHANC
VERY DRY
'May 27th at
10a.m. 4 p.m.
Barometer......29.84. 29,78 Temperaturo... 77 76 Humidity
..... 94
1.48
Rainfall.....
90
barometer has risen slightly over the Locohoos and Formosa, and fallen moderately at the Bonins.
On the 27th at 11.55 .-The
the South of the Loochoos yester The slight depression lying to day, is advancing towards the neighbourhood of the Bonins.
The depression over Manchuria is still advancing Eastwards,
The high pressure ares lies over the Pacifio to the East of Japan.
Pressure is relatively low over 8.W. China and Tongking.
Unsettled squally weather will continue to prevail over the northern shores of the China Sea, Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.10 inches.
On the evening before the last solur eclipse in Germany the ("Saat Po", ČUKTION}" Owing to the number of cases colonel of a regiment sent for the of smuggling of arms and em-sergoants and said: "There will Peking, May 20. munition discovered recently, the be an eclipse of the sun to-morrow. Board of Foreign Affaire has The regiment will meet on the It is reported that the Minister deemed it expedient to find out parade ground in undress. I will of a certain nation has demanded territorial waters on the const, in fore drill. I the day is cloudy to oxact zones of the Chinese come and explain the eclirso bo- order to provent the foreign the mon will most in the drill shod Forecast District, a number of conditions from the nations from treating it as interna usnal."
any dispute arising from the soi ordor of the day: "To-morrow rainy.
Thoreupon the ser- national waters. This will save geante draw up the following hood, S. winds, frosh; 'squally,"
1.-Hongkong and Neighbour
sels. The Board of Foreign Affairs there will be an eclipse of the sun, moderate. zure of arms on board foreign ves morning, by order of the colonel, 2-Formosa Channel, E. winds,
showing each of the maritime the parade ground, where the tween Hongkong and Lamocks, has accordingly drawn up a plan The regiment will assemblo on 3-South coast of Chins be
the foreign Ministers at Poking, the eclipse in person. If the sky 4 Both coast of China be provinces and presented sanie to colonel will come and superintend same as No. 1, and The Board is also sout a copy to is cloudy the eclipse will take tween Hongkong sad Hainan the Canton Viceroy for releradice, place in the drill shed.
samo na No. 1.
and could not be regarded as Mr. Fereirs was much respected ing certain questions, The Minis threatening. In conclusion the by his nationale in Shanghai. Ho Russian Government expressed had served in various official ter intimated that should the the hope that the Porte would positions in the Conmlate and
not delay in declaring peaceful was active in all movements and demands be refused, trouble may sentiments towards the people of functions for the benefit of the Montenegro.]
Portuguese community.
be saticipated in Manchuria,