The Hongkong Telegraph.
December 15th, 1011, Tomperature an, 63, p.m. 64; Humidity...58, 52.
No. 5041
TELEGRAMS.
冀六月拾三統生
TELEGRAMS.
WRECKED LIner:
(ESTALISHED 18813) Copyright, 1811
WEATHER FOREGÁST
FAIR
December 15th, 1910, Temperature a.m, 50, , 4 p.m., 61; Humidity... 49, 41,.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16
1911.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS,
TELEGRAMS.
.WRECKED LINER.
CRICKET.
MILITARY AEROPLANE.
HOME POLITICS.
QUEENLY THANKS.
DUKE OF LIFE'S THANKS.
FIRST TEST MATCH.
WAR OFFICE OFFER.
銳六十月弍拍宾漕春
“Hinata Córì 10:
[Service to the Telegraphi."]
Durban, Dec. 10, 2,10.u.m.
A telegram has been received from the Duke and Duchess of
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Durban, Dec. 15, 9 a.m. The King and Queen Alexon- dra have wired to the Atlantin Fife thanking all for their Fleet thanking them for their messages of sympathy. services, and ox pressing gratitude for the rescue of the Royal passengers aboard the Delhi.-
Reuter.
DEEP GRIEF.
Durban, Dec. 15, 55.p.m. Queen Alexandra has tole graphed to President Fallicres
CREW LANDING.
Bombay, Dec. 16, 7.25 a.m.
A message front Capo Spartel says that one hundred and sixty nombord of the Delhi's crow are
still aboard. The crow are being
landed slowly by means of the
rocket apparatus:
her grateful thanks for the noble PASSENGERSSTILLABOARD.
services of the Friant's. crew.
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Duran, Deo il, 6.35 an. Router's Gibraltar correspond- ent says that the stor still cou
tinues.
Hor heart, says tho telegram, is filled with gra'itule towards the rescuers of her daughter and the other Royal passengers and with
Somo passongers, including doop grief for the death of the Dr. Garrod Thomas, who has brave men who havo sacrificed fractured his'leg, and his squxe their lives. Queen Alexandra main aboard. The baggage expreasca sympathy with their safe at present.
families
BRITAIN'S GRATITUDE.
Durban, Dec. 15, 10 p.m. In the House of Commons Mr.
[Service to the "Tolograph."]
Via Durban, Dec. 15, 11.80 s..
The weather was glorious when the match was commenced.
There was a good attendance, Australia at the close had scored
317 for vo wickots:
TRUMPEIUS BRILLIANCE.
TELEGRAMS.
THE REBELLION,
TELEGRAMS.
THE REBELLION
INSURANCE BILL PASSED. TROOPS FROM THE SOUTH. CABINET APPOINTMENT,
[Service to the Telegraph."] [Service to the "Telegraph."]
Via Durban,
The War Offers the sam
biorón thousand poundat prizes in a competition, open to the whole world, for the production Lt |**
a military aeroplane (Beliter).
Bombay, Dec. 16, 7,25 am. The House of Lords has passed the Insurance Bill on its third reading.
COMMONSAGREE.
Durban, Dec. 10, 2.10 a.m. The House of Commons has agreed to accept the winor amend- ments to the Insurancó Bill; pass- ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION: 1 bythe House of Lords.
HELP FOR SCOTT.
[Service to the Telegraph."
Durban, Dec. 15, 5.5 p.m. The Terra Nova lins sailed from Christchurch in order to get into
Via Durban, Dec. 15, 12.40 p.m. Clem Hill scored 46, Armstrong
CO and Victor Trumpăr 95 hot out.: The Intter wade a very slow start, but afterwards played brilliantlynch with the Scott Antarctic {Heutor.)
Expedition-Router.
REBELLION NEWS
From Shanghai Papers.
The following is from the N. C. Daily News" of Dec. 7:-- Another incident of an impor- tant character has taken files on the Hunngpu, a British stoomor on this occasion being held up by a revolutionary gunbont, and a guard being put aboard of her. The steamor in question is the Kwangping, belonging to the Chinese Engineering and Mins
which on Thursday after ing Co., noon cleared, from Shanghai, ount for Tientsin. As the Tientsin river is closing up on recount of ice, it was imperative Advice from Tangiers states that that her departure should not be delayed, as she was scheduled as the soldiers from Gibraltar had great the last steamer to go to Tientsin However, from Mculty in establishing communica- for the season.
what happened, she was unable lato yesterday afternoon was still anchored there.
ESTABLISHING COMMUNI-
CATION,
Via Bombay, Dec. 15, 2,45 p.m..
that representations were made to the British Consulate. Yes- terday afternoon a representative of the revolutionary party called at the Company's office, and he is believed to have stated that the whole matter was a inistake, and that the Kwangding would bo allowed to continue hor voyage, It was reported last night that she had done so. Aboard her are several passengers bound for Tientsin
Mr. Little's Effort.
The following is a translation of the telegram received yesterday, says the "N.C.. Daily Nows" of Dec. 7, by Mr. E. 8. Little from Yuan Shih-kai in answer to the application that his Excellency should appoint fully ompowered delogaton to tront with the re publican party in Shanghai, “
INSURANCE PROTEST
MEETING.
Durban, Dec. 16,2.35 am.
A crowded Insurance, Bill pro-
[Our Own CorraAPONDENT.]
Shanghai, Dec. 16.
Peking, Deo, 15.
By an odict Sze Shiu kai has
Thousands of Cantonese and been appointed secretary to the
other troops have been arriving Ministry of Foreign Affairs.- and were despatched by rail to "Sligung P."
Nanking last evening. A com- bined attack apon Peking is
threatened in the event of the
peace negotiations not succeed-
ing.
SUN'S SCUÉME:
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Singapore, Dec. 16.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen is to establish
test mosting was hold in the CityLAWLESSNESS INCREASING. provisional government at
One hundred and sixty trailòs were reprosented and Lord Das- borough presided.
1.
Lawlessness is increasingovery-
Thapoachios wero recoivod with enthusiasm and a resolution whore in the North. ananimously of protest was adopted-Reutor..
ditions to send delegates to Shanghai and at the same time makes no mention of the negotia-
ions in Wuchang.
TANG SHAO-YI,
H.E. Tang Shab-yi, the in-
perial Peace Commissioner, is to
arrive to-day,
SETTLEMENTS NEUTRAL.
ITY:
The Municipal Council liss refused to allow 200 armed re-
Arming the Amazons, After many weeks of patient waiting, some of the Chinese 'wo- 19-011 enrolled in the revolutionary army at Shanghai have been able to soure arms, says a Shanghai paper of Dec. 7.. It is understood that a week ago the local coin- mandant gave instructions that they were not to be armed, but it volutionarios to guard members seems that at length he lins been obliged to give in, and thirty of of the Peace Conference, the most efficient have been served
MUNITIONS OF WAR. with rifles and ammunition, and they hope to go off to the front shortly.
.
The Haichi has brought quan-
It is stated that the glass of wo- man who has joined the army is a tities of ammunition. rathor excitablo student class from the schools of other provinces.
In Chinese history, mythical or real, stories are told of brave wo- men who went into, the forefront
To E. 9. Little, Shanglini. I have received your telegram of bittle, and these present day of the 14th which has my careful women, who have worked them- ensideration. When the place for selves into a frenzy whilst spenk-
MERCHANTS' PROTEST.
Shanghai, Deo: 15.
Asquith" said that the British in with the Delhi-by means of thefto leave the river that day, and the meeting has been definitely ing..at meetings, are belioved to The Foreign Chamber of Com-
It was a
1
doelded, I will appoint, delegates contemplato emulating their pro- to proceed thither to arrange mattotypes. However, up to the pre- er. For all your kindly interest sent, only some thirty out of the merce at Shanghai has telegraph-
༥, 120 odd who volunteered have I am deeply grateful. ape received arms.
(soaled) Yuan Shih-kaf;
It is to be noted that in the
:
Foreigners in Sinnfu.
Mrs. A. J. Shorrock of the En-
glish Baptist Mission, Sianfu
od to the Diplomatic. Body-at
Shanghai. No will not accept a
compromise.
General Homer Les will unify
the revolutionary army and it will march upon Peking.
The Emperor will not be al-
lowed to reside at Peking and
retain a title of courtesy,
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THE DURBAR.
ALARM OF FIRE.
[Service to the
Telegraph."]
Via Bombay, Dec. 15, 2.45 p.m. Router's correspondent at Delkla
statos that the great investiture took place ia a tent During the cere mony a cry of fire caused an alarm,
which, however, quickly subsided.
It afterwards proved that the tent of the Earl of Crewe's secretary had
|beon accidentally burned.--(Redter.)
NO ROYAL VICEROY.
AM
Bombay, Dec. 16, 7:25 6.m.
Peking a protest against the
of
The story that Prince Arthur sucoced Connaught is t
recket apparatus and taking off the Admiral had expressed to the
crew yesterday. Admiral Cradock
Shortly after three o'clock on Friant's Captain Britain's thanks
upervised the operations, standing Thursday afternoon the Kwang- ping passed the Customs Outer for his assistance and sympathy waist deep in the surf. The thore is Stations on her way to sea, but at above telegram the character with him in the loss of life. He drewn with wreckage from the ship's this point a small revolutionary translated by the word placo" Shensi), las sent a card to a lady advancing of any loans to Yuan
gunboat in the vicinity signalled is somewhat unusual as it is up in Shanghai. The card is dated had also knowledged the assist boats, which were smashed in bring to her to stop, and the Kwang lihase rahule to, a building Sienta, November 8, and Mrs. Shih-koi,.
or a house rather than to a eity. Shorrock states
Taken by itself, the ab we tele- ping had no alternative butto ance of the French police from ing off the passengers.
obey the order. An officer and gram is, satisfactory so far as 1 We are safe after a time of great Some party of men from the guabont, goes, but it is extraordinary that danger, We were at Fuyinteun Tangier
buffet. then came aboard, and stated rothing is said about the negosir and were brought back safely by their business, which was to search tions proceeding in Wnchaug of an escort last week. The revolu which our corresponent's tele- ing they received in the surf. The the ship for contraband of war. gram in yesterday tesne gave sierboard bulwarks of the Delhi have The captain gave them every as indisputable evideon,
surauca that she carried none, More than the been swept off by the end. but not satisfied with the papers, noted that the focal revolutionary
the revolutionarios made a com-leaders persist in maintaining plote search. It is understood no negotiations can be recognized
Mr. Asquith again expressed his sense of gratitudio, admiration
and sympathy.
A LAST TRIBUTE;"
Reater's correspondent at Tan-
gier says
miracle no lives were lost. however, were injured by the
"
SALVAGE WORK HAM- PERED.
4
PRIVATE QUARRELS, Sun Shiu-how was not killed
tion began here on November 22 as reported yesterday. Dr. Wu and we have had no communica- tion with any atie since, although
belated mil has come in to-day, Ting-fang, Wan Chon and Chang
we hope for more daily.
Ping-lun have telegraphed to
We know nothing yet of Konsu. All our letters are to be left open
Baron Hardinge is officially con- tradicted.
NEW CAPITAL.
Bombay, Dec, 16, 7.25 a..
Reuter's correspondent at Delhi
states that Their Majesties have
except those that may proceed to ho read... There is much to tell Suu Shiu-how and Li Chun-ngok laid the first stonea of tho sew
Tut this will show that we, are B110.
that they took away a sample of Shanghai or Nanking. They say The reformore, have bean who aro at onmity with each capital. A magnificent assembly Lighters havea rrived to recover naphthaline powder, of which at they have no knowledge entirely successful here and are
witnessed the coremonial.
The Viceroy, in the course of that the body of the the specie and luggage, but are not there were several hundred puck-whatever of the attitude of Gene protecting da well. The danger other, asking them not to continue
ages, and it is believed that they ral Li and his adherents in WP was at first from the rabble. were under the impression that chang na describd in yesterday. We have no news yet from Suite their struggle, as it only causes speel, sid ho bofieved that the
tolagram and they ay that there
and Yonan, but hear that Dr. it constituted some sort of explo are no authorized delegates in Young, his wife and child on their
Friant's boatswain who was
drowned link. been conveyed to a steamer for burial in France. cortego was most imposing. It was headed by a band and
able to approach the vessel.
THE DARDANELLES.
sive. - This powder, which in used Wachang and that those who Yock from Youan were robbed disruption in the revolutionary alteration would vast'y' improve in the preparation of skins, hadere sent there as already men-
They are in hiding in a cave
Chingpu and escaped with [Service to the "Telegraph." been imported by a Shanghai soned in aur issue of Tharaday are their lives into the mountains, forces,
firm, and was consigned to a firm tually on their way in Tientsin. No contraband was Vis. Bombay, Dec. 15, 2.45 p.m. Reuter's Constantinople correspon. found, but the guard was left on dent states that it is understood that board, nor was the vessel allowed au interview between the Foreign to proceed to sea. included the staff of the English Minister and the Turkish Ambasa- This state of affairs was at once
4 dor, which took place yesterday, Legations and Eng-turned on the question of the Dar reperiod at the Shanghai office of
agkėta
the methods
de of Government,
would faish at ifes and 'dissen-
sions and would usher in a new
ern of gentral peace and content-
ment.
Yuan Shib-kai has despatched
chung towallack-the re- The King afterwards
TEEN three thousand
Shanghai odontoirboy to tell us. IMPERIALIST MOVEMENTS.
To sam up-the timon we Mr. Shih, a native Christian, have that follow the pparatlydirted back the same day with irreconcilable facía: (1) that Grups an tsoort and we hope to see them ral Li is unquestionablystranding safely this week, They have had with Peking (2) thg the republ terrible experience as did our nds-here but more of thet Kaisvo found many can party in Blanche
most nuexpected danelles, which is now considered the Chase Enginer, 3, and no zodations and shelyed-(Bentgr.)
Mining ('e, nd it is undert Shil, kar is prepa
tionists
districtBlut Po.