The Hongkon Telegraph.
October 19th, 1911, Temperature 10 a.m. 75, 4 pm, 74; Humidity...51, 59.
No. 8610
TELEGRAMS.
THE
REBELLION.
[Service To The. “ Telegraph-"
A MERE SKIRMISH.
Bombay, Oct. 20, 1.5'n.m.
It is officially stated in Poking
that yesterday's hostilities were a
Emera skirmish. The rebels have.
retreated to Hankow native city. The movement of Imperial troops is procoeling woll. Thoy
are being despatched more quick- ly and botter equippad owing to
their having been assembled for
the maneuvres.
联九十月八年三慈墯
TELEGRAMS.
(ESTABLISHED Copyright, 1911 by
October 19th, 1010, Temperature 10. 78, 4 p.m. 78; Humidity... 72, 80.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20
1911.
五辣機 戴十二月十英港客
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
THE REBELLION.
THE REBELLION.
HOME RULF.
HOME POLITICS,
"MINISTERIAL VIEWS..
INSURANCE BILL.
"THE WAVERING
BALANCE."
(SELTỊCH TO THE “ TRLIGRAPH,'')
Durban, Oct, 20, 6.25 a.m.
Kontor's correspondent at Pok- ing states that the latest despatel from Hankow announces that the revolutionaries have been rein-
forced by rebels from Wuelang,
".
SHUM ILL AGAIN.
H.E. Shum Chun-heunis seriously ill and is determined not to accept the. Viceroyship of Szochuan.
THE WAR,
SEEKING FOR PEACE.
{BRATION TO THE " THAMINAPR. *]
(EKRVICE TO TEN !* TELEGRAPH,”'}
Bombay, Oct. 19, 1.55 p.m. Durban, Oct. 19, 11 am.
The British and German Am- Mr. O. E. H. Hobhouse, 'a mem- bissadors at Rome have had a ber of the Asquith Ministry,
The rebels are having scoret intrigues with the troops at Wongchow with a view to incit-long interview ing them to break into mutiny.
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Durban, Oot. 20, 6.25 a.m.
A demonstration of friendly Societies held at the Albert Hall,
$86 YEN ÄNNUM.
SINGLE COPY-10 Ontes,
TELEGRAMS.
PORTUGUESE RISING.
ROYALIST SUCCESS.
(SERVION TO THE " THINGRAPH,'']
Bombay, Oct. 20, 7.20 a.m, Router's correspondent at Mad-
rid states that the Monarchical
with Signor speaking at Taunton, said that London, recommended the ao-troops met and defented the Re Giuliano, Italian Minister for Home Rule would be the great captance of the Insurance Bill in publican forces near Montalegre.
view of fresh assurances given by Colonel J.E.B. Seely, speaking Mr. Lloyd George at privato
Foreign Affairs, with a view to bill next session. ending the war.
T
ITALY TRUCULENT.
REBELS REPULSED.
Firing still continues near the
Over 1,000 loyal troops engaged about 2,000 rebels yesterday. The railway station which is constant-rebels suffered severe loss, to the extent of about 300, and were ly changing lands-Reuter,
pulsed. Finding themselves short of ammunition by retired upun Hanyang, though some that Turkey must first definitely crossed the river and returned to Wachnng.
renounce what she has already
lost. If Turkey even threatens a
· ROYALISTS; READY,
FOREIGNERS LEAVE.. '
Italian allicial. quarters state
A
hanghai, Oct. 19.
Numerous field-guns and a
The Royalist fleet at Hankow. balloon accompany a dotachment now comprises over twenty vessels. All the railway stations north demonstration, with her squadron of Haukow have been recaptured Italy will act, regardless of con- which has proceeded to Hankow. As soon as the military troope
roach Hunch from The Northments continue to arrive at lupoh
by the loyal troops and reinforce-sequences, in accordance with the Yuan Shih-kni is expected to
fighting both ashore and afloat from the North. Yesterday the
full rights of war. leave tomorrow to assums the
will commencò.
Imperial troops strongly attacked Viceroyalty,
The Imperial troops have taken the robels n Wuching and rp a position north of Hanvang, lanyung. One of the shells
IMPORTING ARMS.
Durban, Oct. 19, 2.45 p.m.
Reutor's correspondent at Can-
top staton that tlio provincing
authorities are importing large
quantities of arms and ammuni-
tion..
NO TELEGRAPHIC COM- MUNICATION.
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If Turkey complies Italy will
pay an indemnity, if she delays
at Ilkeston, announced that when conference at the Treasury yes-
the Insurance Bill is. passed, the terday-Router.
| Government's first task will be to
solve the Irish question.
AVIATOR KILLED.
(SERVION TO TH" TULNORAPE."]
Durban, Oct. 20, 6.15 a.m. Router's correspondent Macon, Georgia, states that an
i
at
They captured many men, arms, and horses, and made a triumphal entry into Montalegre.
A
They marched out yesterday to meet the Government reinforce ments.-Reuter.
LINER ASHORE,
A LUCKY ESCAPE.
[SERVICE TO THE "TRINGRAPH,"}
Durban, Oct. 10, 2.45
p.m. Router's correspondent his aeroplane and was killed-Flushing announces that the Reufer...
GOVERNMENT'S AIM.
Durbau, Oct. 20, 6.25 p.m. Mr. Augustino Birroll, sponk- ing at Iffracombo, said that the Government aimed at creating in avintor named Ely fell thero with Ireland yet another Parliament within the Empire which should be subordinate to the Imperial Parliament.
The Government, he declared,
FIRE DAMP.
Ja distance of ono li from thesed through the Germaniu accepting the terms offered would face the financial difficulty [BvION TO THE “ THiNoBaze,
camps of the rebels.
SHEUNGYANG
THREATENED.
As the lower part of Yangtze has been - blockaded by the loyal flest, the robols find it im possible to move enstward and aro, now threatening Sheng
vang.
ttlement of flankow and, as e-ult, the foreign women and enildren are loaying Haikor.
ARSENAL LOOTED.
The banernen forcas stationed tükiung mado an attack on the farms and ammunition. Laronal Last night, and touro Ambor of Louses in the Fiemity of the orfanal was fired
ile bamormon troops, "Shenng-Po."
I
Italy-will demand a war indemn-boldly and in --no-niggardly ity-Router.
REGISTRATION OF
SERVANTS.
A system of voluntary registra- tion of the servants employed by Europeans was introduced into Indo-Chins about two years ago, and recently an extension of the
At
Gorman East African Liner Khalif, while leaving Antwerp for Hamburg, went ashore on Leugonadr pior head, where she
log in a dangerous position.
7. Durban, Ook 19, 5.85 p.24.
The Khalif has been refloated
Routor.
Durban, Oct. 1951 am. spirit.-Reuter.
Twenty-six persona have been and is proceeding to Hamburg- killed by an explosion caused by FRANCE AND GERMANY. fire damp in a mine at St. Etienne in the Department of the Loire,
HITCH IN NEGOTIATIONS. | France.
Exavice To TÍN “ TILEDRAPE.””]
Bombay, Oct, 19, 4.05 p.m. system has been advocated by Cap that a bitch has occurred in the Fronch newspapers indicato
the Shanghai French Concession, negotiations between France and Briefly, the system is that when Germany, arising from Germany's
lain Millot, chief of the poliss în
'THE FOLLIES.”
MI. PELISSTER MARRIED
CANTON NEWS.
(EMM "Telmgraph" COMRESPONDENT]
Canton, Oct. 18. The magistrate of Chun Ping hasreported to the Canton Viceroy that a serious flood has done. much damage in the Hing-fuk, BLUEJACKETS LANDED, IMPERIAL TROOPS RETIRE.
his friends the other stay by being paddy fields, and come three The popular leader of The district. Many dykes are broken Follies, Mr. Polissior, surprised while over one thousand neres of British, Gorman and other The battle between the In
married by special license to hundred houses and huts are. "perial "troops" and the rebels
Miss Tay Uonipton, daughter of damaged. The Viceroy has foign war vessels have arrived ved indecisive. The loyal
Mr. Edward Compton, the actor, directed the Frovincial Treasurer king, telographing to-day, states at Hankow and have landed blu-roopy retired after exhausting an employer sends a servant to be refusal to accept the latest French The bride was just 17 years old; to grant the magistrato Tle. 2,000 their ammunition and the rebels registered at the police-station he offer of compensation. she is the loading lady of the towards repairing the dykes, and cerned to Watchung,
is photographed, and a finger-
Follies, and 'only joined the com- has instructed the magistrate to "Yuan Shih-kai has asked the Army Advisory Council to select print is taken, as well as particu- The "Frankfurter Zeitung pany at the Apollo Theatre at the engage the homeless sufferers on the best trained troops of the
lark of his birthplace, previous declares that, France wishes to beginning of the autumn season.
Mfr. Felissior has so often Ny-ying, a notorious, robber, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs thibli forces for Hupeh. Many of service, and so forth. These are withdraw part of the compensa-humorously assured everybody of and his two sons, who had been has informed the Diplomatic to inhabitants of Peking are entered in a book kept by the police tion to which she had previously the innutability of his bachelor hiding in the Samsiu district,
Boutor's correspondent at Po-
thero has been no telegraphic jackets.
communication between Peking
and Hankow ainge six o'clook Inst
night,
MINISTRY CONFIDENT.
the work.
Imperial troops, to the number Body in the Capital that the leaving for Tientsin and Shang- for the purpose, and another book, agreed in principle, and says that state that the rumour that he have been arrested at Hokow, A ̈
of 21,000, with seventy guna, have
Taft for Hankow,
perial forces are being concen-
YUAN SHIH-KAI IN CON- TROL
~Bombay, Oct. 20,*7.20 8.m.' Router's correspondent
trated, and that the Ministry in confident of being able to re-] capture Wachang and Hanyang from the rebels,
A LIKELY RESIGNATION.
A rumour is current in Peking.
nihat Po:" "
GOLD IN SUMATRA.
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was to be married was not re-large reward had been offered for small enough to be classed as a if this happens the negotiatione ceived with suficient seriousness, their arrest by Admiral Li. coupon, given to the boy. In
will be wrecked and a new political The mere fact that neither church.. H. E. Fang Shan, Tartar Gen- Lhis the employer writes the
nor time was known seemed to oral designate to Canton, who is date of bis entoring his service, situation created.-Router:
show that the famous inspirer of still in Shanghai, han decided to the capacity, and when he is dis-
the "Follies" was up to one of resign from the position and has For some time past a rumour missed or leaves. the date of this
PRINCE ARTHUR OF
his lurks. But he was not.
sent back the officials who had Is been floating about Batavia is also entered. Any complainte
Married at twelve o'clock, Mr. been ordered to accompany him CONNAUGHT. that rich alluvial gold deposits
and Mrs. Pelissier wore at the to Canton. have been discovered in: Bouth or remarks regarding the em-
Apollo Theatre at two o'clock, The Canton Viceroy has now Sumatra, close to the Palembang plore are forwarded to the police, Persistent rumours are current The audience already know of the acceded to the Cabinet's request boundary, It is now definitely who record them for use for fu- in Court circles to the effect that marriage, and the happy pair had for troops and has despatched one that the President of the Ministry known that a local-Anglo-Dutch ture reference. Until the sys Commuught to Princess Irene, of
the betrothal of Prince Arthur of a great ovation.
regiment from Canton for Hupeli. útf Communication is to resign liceuses from the Government tem reached proportions great Russia will shortly be announced, as a song-writer. He was born Ping Chop, who has already two
company has secured prospecting
Mr. Pelissier's early success was The troops will join Colonel Lai
Poking atates that an Ediet lins and that the Throne intends to the Dutch East Indies over an enough to include the majority It is assorted, says the London in 1874 at Finchley. His father regiments of Kwang-si troops un- been issued witch places all the point Tang Shao-yi, ex Pre-rea of two hundred thousand of the servants in the place, correspondant of the Birmingham was French and his mother Eng- der his command. These latter
sident, in his stead.
acres, and it is expected that finds its advantages would not be con- "Daily Post," that this was the lish. On leaving solool ho went wore despatched to assist in the naval and military forces in the
of a sensational patura will spicuous, but it is held by the reason for his visiting St. Poters two Switzerland to study French. suppression of the Szechuan re- follow the preliminary prospect
burg recently, while colour is lont Hie father was a diamond mer-bellion, but have been ordered to Yangtze valley under the control
ng operations about to be inadvocates of it that it would be of to the report by the fact that chant, and young Felisaior was proceed to Hupek instead. siluted. The fact that a consider assistance to the police in dealing is announced that the young destined for his father's office. of Yuan Shilt-kại,
able quantity of gold, recovered with thefts where house-boys princess is shortly coming to But his desire was music and from the river gravels by the were suspected, as, to take an England with her parents, the stage. When the group of pierrots natives living in isolated kam
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhay and pierroties Icpown as the ponge along the banks, has re-example, the finger-print system lovich and the Grand Duchess Follies, bogan, under his manage- gularly found its way from this might be brought into play. While Xenis. The latter is die Tear's inent, a tour of the suminar const district, lod to a systematic ox- so far the experiment has not sister and has been a frequent resorts, they soon became avogue. ploration of the country, result, attracted many to its side, it has visitor to London. Prince Arthur Mr. Pelissier's success was such The rebels have issueding in the discovery of payable not been long enough in use to snow twenty-eiglitand although that at length he took a theatre in ringleaders shall be severely a proclamation requiring the in-arons of practically inhabited permit a decided declaration upon that have been current on many are now a feature of London life.
gold disseminated through largo
rumours of his impending betro town, and his " potted plays
dealt with and appeals to “mis habitante of Wuchang and Han-janglo, in some instances values its practicability, though, of occasions, these have never Miss Bay Compton only sp
rebela" to return. It also yang to discard their quoues on yard being met. It is doubtful the success achieved in Indo-
as high as 5 dwts per cubio course, the French police point to materialized. Frince Arthur is, peared in the Follies' London cast course, well remembered by on Aug. 29, when Mr. Pelissier the let day of the Oth moon, is whether a local ompany on China. Future results will be His Royal Highness passed now autumn programme, and the residents, who were here when opened the Apollo Theatre with a on Sunday next. Offenders, it is on like the development, if
mielin large tractareaited with interest above the through on the Garter Mission to critics received her in a most announced, will be punislied.
Battering
A WARNINO,
ha E·liót - orders that robel
options the people against fuin-
the rebels,
INDECISIVE BATTLE,
Early yesterday morning the Imperial troops stationed north of Hanyang" had a brief and
| indenisivo fight with tho rebels.
QUEUES OFF!"
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