The Hongkong Telegraph.
(ESTABLISHED
1881.)
TUESDAY, TULY 25 1911.
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HOME POLITICS.
TINOPLE.
Thereupon the Speaker sus-GREAT FIRE IN CONSTAN- House was thronged. The Pro-pended the sitting. THE PARLIAMENT BILL."-mier, Mr. H. H. Asquith, on entar-
It is not expected that the dis-
ling was greeted by Ministerialist gussion of the Lords' amendments FIVE THOUSAND HOUSES
cheers and the frantic waving of will be resumed for several days,
handkerchiefs.
[(8XAVIOR 20,THR ** TELEGRAPH."]
London, July 24, 7 a.m.
Lord Curzon, in a lottor to "The Times," defonds, at length,|
the policy of not foreing acren- tion of Poers, and appeals to those
differing from his views to placo
the true interests of the country
above immediate Party emsidor-
tions,
1
Mr. A. J. Balfour, Leader of the
Opposition, got an oqual ovation.
A STORMY HOUSE.
London, July 25, 7.10 aan. The scene in the Huso of Commonslast night was one of the stormicat over witnesse l
bat it is oxpeetod that the interval
will be utilized for negotiations,
PREMIER'S INTERRUPTED
SPEECH.
re-
DESTROYED.
(Service to tuk "TRIMORAPI,*'] London, July 24, 11.40 p.m. From Constantinoplo it is ported that fire broke out in the city and ragod for fourteen hours:
Au area of two susro miles was
devastated:
0
London, July 25, 8.55 am. Mr. Asquith's interrupted speech has been communicated to the Prows. In his preparod' speech the Promior criticised the Lonts" | live thousand houses have boon
amendments in detail and said destroyed.
Itis roughly estininted that over
that taken as a whole they amount-The firo is the worst that has ot to a rejection of the Bill and focentred in the Turkish capital
at negation of the decision
since 1870, when Pora, a suburb of the country.
of the city, was burned out.
The general staff building las
boon burned down."'
In justification, the Govorn-
ment would have to resort to le
prerogative of the Crown as con-
* He expresses the belief that the
country has only to see the Bill
| · Mr. 41, (3, Asquith, the Premier,
in operation Ïæ a
Bod at the table for twenty few years in order to be convinced of its minentes and ossyod frequently
arbitrariness and injustice.
o speak, but his voico, west) "If the now Poets are crotted," drowned in frantic »ries of "Trai- continues hi« Lordslüp, "wo pre- {t",", "Dictator Remont" and vont this by substituting ma- "Divițe, divile," and ewent chinary infinitely more dangerous The Speaker 'repeatedly intorstitutional. He quoted the pre- and more despotic. Wo expedito voned, but with small succo3 4. and render contain Home Rulo! Ultimately Mr. Asquith began an 1 Disstablishment and gratuit-reciting the history of the Bill.
ously increase the Government's
power for mischief."
le donios that the erortion of
new Poors would hasten reform,
ne the whole Party mach'nory in
both Houses would be exercised
to perpetuate conditions so ad-
vantageous to the Radicals.
Finally the creation of Peers.
would drag the Thron into
Party politics and inevitably,
however wrongly,
cauro rosent-
moat ag inst the Crown.
GOVERNMENT'S ACCION
POSTTONED.
London, Ja'y 24, 7 a.m.
Itisthe intention of the Govern-
mout to postpone the rejection of
the Lords amendinents for a few
days.
|
It appears to be confirmed that i
When he mentioned the death
of King Edward, there were
vehement shouts of "Who killed
him? You did."
Mr. Asquith continued, amid such interruptions that he had to eut his speech short, merely declat-
HOME RACING.
&
ING SOCIETY.
OFFENDS AUSTRÁLIAN
STEWARDS' OUP.
PRESS.
[SARVIOR TO TAN “ TELEGRAPH."]
(8WAVIOR TO THE " TELEGRAFN."] London, July 21, 10.15 pm. London, July 24, 0.50 p.m. For the Stewards' Cup raco (six The Hon. Andrew Fisher, Primo furlongs), ran this afternoon at Minister of Australia, in thecourse Goodwood, the following wore the of an interview published in the probable starters and jockeys: "Review of Reviews," said that Golden Naxi, F. Templeun. the so-called British Empire is
not an Empire.
Morentio, Trigg
Hallaton, Saxby.
Poor Boy, Muher.
William Rex, Donoghue,
Sunningdale, F. Woulton, -
Princo San, Munsso.
Runnymede, Riekaby. Levanger, William triggs..
Saint Anton, Waits.
Falaise 1, Whalloy.
Prost Surprise, Duller.
lorrow, Martin..
Braxtod, Wintor
Mount Felix, Ringstead.
LATER ACCOUNT.
Quadi Halla, Caldor. Vesta, Bowley. London, July 24, 12.10 p.m. "I uced hardly say," the Pro-
A further mossage from Con-
Saint Mac, Longlinrst. mier mount to announce, "ilat
stantinople says that the conflu- we do not desire. the. Royal gration broke out in Stamboul in solacted for Spanish Princo and Jockeys have not yet been
prerogativo to be exercisol the afternoon and was still burn- and we trust that the necesing nt midnight, although Hity for it may be avoided. There sinckening.
codent of 1832, detailing the history thereof in order to show its, identity with the present.
proceduro,
ing that unless the House of Lords can be nothing derogatory or passed the Bill with only such humiliating to a great Party in alterations as did not interfore admitting defeat. Nobody neke with their principles, the Govern- that they should accept the defeat
ment would invoke "the pronga-as final. They have only to con- tive of the Crown. This declara-
vince our countrymon that they
aro right and we are wrong and tion was greeted with eis "Sliamo."
ean repoal the Bill, believing that the chances of a satisfactory issue many thereby bo improvod,"
#1
of
Mr. A. J. Balfour followed,
expressing regret frankly that the
Promior had not been given a hearing.
Mr. Balfour went on to say that the heat shown upon this occasion was excusable but the excess was to be deprecated.
The Government at one stroke,
the Clovernment are considering if they misused the prorogative of their line of action with a view to the Crown, destroyed the inde- the movements within the Uni-pendence of the Second Chamber and arrogated to thesolves pow- urs possessed by no Republican
ouist Party,
A hustling policy would pro- dictator. bably defent its own on.
There are rumours that politi-
cal incendiarism was the cause of
the outbroak, which took place at several points simultaneously.
1
Several hundred houses inve been destroyed.
MINISTER FOR WAR INJURED.
London, July 25, 7.15 n,u,
A despatch from Constantinople states that the Turkish Minister for War was injured yesterday by the fall of a burning beam.
*
To-day the fire in the wood- built quarter of Balata has been that he did not propose that day raging forcely for five hours.
The Premier said in conclusion
to ask the House to take any ac- tion with regard to the Lords' amendments but would move the adjournment of the debato.
ROYAL AUDIENCES.
WITH PARTY LEADERS.
[SHAVIOR TO THE “ Telsɑraph."]
London, July 25, 12.50 a.n.'
First the Right Hon. A.J; Bul-
AEROPLANE RACE.
HENDON TO EDİNBURGH,
[SARVION TO TER "ŢELEGRAPH."']
London, July 24, 10.45 p.n. Savoutcon airmen started in the neroplano rice from Hendon to Edinburgh,
Vedrinese roished Edinburgh in exactly seven hours, and Bau- want in sovon hours and twenty. minutes, including compulsory
Sir Edward Grey, Foreign four, Leader of the Opposition, landings, onch of, half an hour's Secretary, moved the adjourumout next Ford Lansdowne, and then duration, at Harrogatò nul Now- SCENE IN THE COMMONS. of the House.
I
London, July 24, 7.45 pm...
› Mr. F. E. Smith (Conservative) thon rose, but his voice was
the Right Hon. H. H. Asquith, castle. Prime Minister, have had audi-
The scene in the House of Com-drowned by the shouts of the onces with H.M. King George at mous was one of exceptional Ministerialists,,'
| Buckingham Palace.
The Englishman, Valentina, finished in tiyelve hours.
" "",' '"་། * Tho remainder of the entrante broke down at various points.
THE BETTING,
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London, July 24, 0.55 p.m. The betting in the Stowards
Cup is us follows:-
"Wo are," he continued, "a very Booso association of five nations
vach independent of each other, although for the Line being in fratornal co-operative union with the others, but only on the con- dition that if at any moment, for any causo, ive decide to tor- minate the "connection, uo one can say us nay,"
"There is no necessity for us to my that we will or will not take part in England's wara."
"If we were threatened," he continued, we should have to decide whether to defend our.. selves or whether, if we thought the war unjust and England's onemy right, we should haul down the Union Jack, hoist our own
ng, and start on our own.
The Sydney daily newspapers
"
nanimously deplore and re-
TO BE FORMED,
("BRUNO PO" SERVIOR.)
Poking, July 24.
· Princes Tsai Toan and Tao, tho President of the Ministry of Fin-
ance and the President of tho
Aray Board have hold a confor-· once, the object being to form 'n anti-cigarette smoking society,
SOLDIERY TO BE IN-
CREASED:
"Buzuno Po' BERVICE.]
Poking, July 24.
The Vicurdy of Hupol has memorialized the Throne, úsking
permission to increase the number of soldiers of the garrison for the
protection of the Empire.
TRAMWAY IN TIBET,
("Saxonɑ Po" SERVICE.]
Peking, July 24.
The Chinose Ainban in Tibet has monórialized the Throne
asking for a loan of $200,000 for
the construction of a tramway in
pudiate the Premier's statements, Tibot.
which they declare to be a gross THE MILITARY SCHOOLS.
misrepresentation of the Austra
lian spirit and a perversion of his office:
9 to 1 against Mercutio nd MALARIA IN MOROCCO. Barrow.
10 to 1 Poor Boy.
100 to 9 Runnyinede.
101 to 8 Sunningdale, Romney -1 Great Surprise.
100. to 7 Vesin.
GERMANSTO BE EMPLOYED,
("SWAT PO" Bazvion.)
Poking, July 24.
The Army Board proposes to
SPANISH TROOPS SUFFER.appoint &v.n Gorman officers as
advisors to the military schools in
Poking.
[SERVICE TO THE " TELEGRAPH."]
London, July 24, 2.10 p.m. One hundred men bolonging to tho body of Spanish troops stc- tioned at Alcazar in Morocco have leon sont down to Laracho,
THE MONSOON IN INDIA,atricken down with malaria,
ANXIETY IN BOMBAY,
(SERVICE TO TAK" TELKUKATH.”]
Lowlan, July 24, 220 am.
Bombay messages say that the knoss and intermittent charne- ter of the monsoon is causing increasing anxioty overywhere.
(in India, the south-west mon- woon generally bursts about tho ond of May in a succession of
Thoro have been three deaths.
FAMOUS MOTORIST
KILLED.
IN FRANCE.
{SERVIOR TO THN “ TELEGRAPH."]
Landon, July 24, 7 a.m. M. Fournier, the noted inglorist, was killed at Lo Mone, in France,
as the result of an accident to lin
car,
At the time of the fatality, M. tremendous thunderstorms with Fournier was loading in the race heavy rains, the rainy season listing for two or three months. for tho, Grand Prix; his The failure or weakness of the
0:16000 involves theprobability automobile travelling at a rate of
over sixty miles au four.
of a water famins.]
VICEROY'S ILLNESS.
("Brevna Po" Sravica]
Poking, July 24.
I. E. Hai Liang, the former
Viceroy of the threo Eastern Pro-
vinces, Iris quite recovered from
his illness and will return to
| Peking next month.
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