The
Hongkong Telegraph.
January 4th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 64, p.m. 83; Humidity...64, 06.
No. 8676
TELEGRAMS.
THE REVOLUTION.
EFFECT OF TANG'S
RESIGNATION.
七拾月壹拾年三銃宜
TELEGRAMS.
ESTABLISHED
Copyright,
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5-1912.
TELEGRAMS.
THE REVOLUTION.
RUSSIA AND PERSIA.
INVITATION FOR YUAN,
PERTURBED CABINET.
Dr. Wa Ting-fang has sont a
message asking Yuan Shih-kai ló
hai to negotiate for peace.
THE PREMIER'S RE-
SIGNATION.
Service to the "Tolograph."] Vis Durban, Jan. 4, 9.20 alm..
A message from Router's corre-
TELEGRAMS.
A
HOME RULE.
TIM HEALY'S 'FRAIS.
[Service to the Telegraph."
Bombay, Jan. 3, 7.45 0.m.
'Mr. T. M. Honly, speaking an
WEATHER FORECAST.
FAIR.
January 4th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 60, p.m., 09; Humidity...00, 09,
TELEGRAMS
AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.
PREMIER'S APPEAL.
Service to the "Telegraph."
Darbas, Jan. 4, 9.p.m... Router's correspondentat
·號五月正英港香
TELEGRAMS.
TURKISH CABINET.
STORMY SITTING.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
Via Durban, Jan. 4, 9.20 a.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Con
BOLN COFT 10. DEXY,
TELEGRAMS.
ITALY'S REVENUE.
A BIG INCREASE.
[Service to the "Teleb
Via Durban, Jan. 4, 3.4.
Reuter's correspondent at Rome
spondent at Teheran states that the Mallow, enid he was most anxious Adolaide says that the Premier, stantinople reports that the now states that the principal sources of
[Service To The Telegraph."]leavo Peking and come to Shang-
Bombay, Jan. 5, 1.15 am.
Router's correspondent at
execution of Sikkatul Islam, who Shanghai says that it is feared-
was a high ecclesiastic, has per- that, owing to the rosignation of E. Yuan Shil-kai has again of Tang Shao-yi, the Imperial tondered his resignation to the turbed the Cabinet, the members of delegate at the Peace Conference, Manchu Government, which has which are apprehensive as to the because his complaint attitude
during dlm peaco negotiations was
disapproved at Peking, a con-
tinuation of the Conference will Abe impossible.-Reuter.
TROOPS LEAVE HONG KONG
FOR CANTON.
Bombay, Jan. 5, 1.15.5.n.
Router's correspondent at
Hongkong states that a detach
"Hont of the 128th Balnólis and
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refused to accopt it.
IMPORTANT WORK,
Dr. Wu Ting-fang has decided on a new design for the core- monial dress of persons holding government positions.
EXTENSION WANTED. -
11.E. Yuan Shil-kni ̈has do-di-
effect it will have on the people.
Rouler,
DEEP RESENTMENT,
Bombay, Jan. 5, 1.15a...
Rouler's Toleran correspond.
ed to ask for a further extension ent says that the executions of
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about the fibancial clauses of the before dissolving Parliament,
Home Rule Bill. If the Govern appealed to the Coloxial Office
ment withheld the means to to amend the constitution in develop industry and commerce; order to prevent the Council from und kept the ten millions taxes thwarting the will of the people. raised in Ireland in their own.
The reply was to the effect that " pockets, than the Bill would be intervention in the internal affairs In mockery and a delusion.
ufa solf-governing colony was He did not believe that lome unjustifiable until every constitu- Rulo would pass beforb the tion means Lad boon exhausted. General Election, and he greatly The crisis is due to the Govern- feured that the prejudices of the ment tacking to the Appropria- Eaglish people would then be tion Bill a vote for the establish powerfully excited in connectionment of State brickworks with unpopular measures like the Reuter.
Insurance Act. Morester recent
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Cabinet has met in the Chamber, revenue for the last six months of
1911- and the sitting was a stormy bins.
show an increase of
30,625,000 lire. The "Tribuna" The Grand Vizier insisted upon a
remarks that the financial resources modification of the constitution, and
of Italy are capable of withstanding he was constantly interrupted.-
jevory adverse occursneò in Reuter.
marvellous way. Router,
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ROBBER BESIEGED., climbed the stairs, but was met by Banasink, who fired at him Police and Military Kept |from above, wounding him in the
at Bay.
leg. He managed to crawl into
Full-accounts are now to hand one of the flats on the third floor, of the 40 hours siego sustained and from there his companions recently at Lodz by a notorious resoned him through a hole they robber named Banasiak, who made in the ceiling below, took refuge in the garret of a house and hold at bay a large force of police and military.
Banasiak, who was with two
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Machine Guns Used. The authorities now decided to ase machine guns, and either two or four-the accounts vary--wero
tics at Tabriz is particularly re-by-elections did not forma KHARTUM CATHEDRAL. other men, had been recognised brought up. They were posted
souted because the Russians hopeful angury-Re
selected for the executions the
most solemn of Porsian holidays.
-Reuter.
of this amnistice by 15 days.Sikitul Islam and other ecclesias
liat Po."
NW CABINET FORMED
The now Cabinet of the "Re-
Bomo members of the Royal | publicat-Govoromont has been Artillery, with guns and ani- formed and the following are the olicials appointed:Wong Hing, Minister for War; Chung Chok-
pan, Vice-minister for War
Wong Tsung-ying, Minister for
Marino; Tong Houng-ming, Vice- minister for "Marine; Dr. Wu
Ting-fang, Minister for Justico; Lu Chili-yeo, Vico-minister for
tion, aro proceeding to Cantoul
Router.?
IMPERIAL RESIDENCE,
Via Bombay, Jan. 4, 2:45 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent et Harbin
slates that the commander of the
troops at Zhihki has received one
hundred thousand teels to prepare
a residence for the Chinese
Emperor and the Royal family,
MORE IMPERIAL
SECESSIONS.
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Shanghai, Jan. 4.
The Imperial troops in Leun- chow, in Chibli province, have matinied and seceded to the
Revolutionaries, and have warned
the Diplomatic ly ut, Peking that they will soon invado the
Capital. The foròign"
"Ministers |
are asked to remain neutral,
PEKING ISOLATED.
Justice; Chan Kaia-tao, Minister
MILITARY RIOT.
NEW VERSION.
Service to the Telegraph"]
Via Bonibay, Jan. 4, 2.45 p.m.
former in a football match.
.The
for Finance; Wong Hung-yan An investigation Into the military Vice-minister for Financo; Wong riot shows that without question Taung-wai, Minister for Foreign'
the mutiny was a fight between the Affairs; Ngai Shan-cho, Vice- minister for Foreign Affairs; Scottish and Yorkshire regiments Ching Tak-chuon, Minister for arising out of the defeat of lie
Home Affaire; Ku Ching, Vice-
minister for Home Affairs; Teoi
Yuan-pui, Minister for Education; King Yiu-yuet, Vice-minister for minutes, bricks, stones, shovels, Education; Chang Hin, Minister hammers, and bedsteads, which for Agriculture; Mali Kwan-mo, were broken up in the huts, were Vice-minister for Agriculture;}
Tong Shau-chim, Ministor for
Communicationa; Yu Yan-yam,
Vice-minister for Communica
tions.
fight was most desperate for twenty
used as missiles. Tho. Welshmen
sided with the Yorkshiremen and the Idshmen sided with the Scots,
There was no shooting, but twa
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men were bayoneted. There was
Lá Yuan-Hong luas, been op-** pointed Vice President of the no pugilism between the efficer and
* cummuatuation|Republic by the delegates of private. The officers quelled what
Peking and Tientsin the various provinces--"Sheung the commandant describes as
វង្ស been entirely out off,
BOXING.
JOHNSON AND MOVEA.
[Service to the "Telegraph."] Via Durban, Jan. 4, 9.20 a.m. Reuter's Sydney corresponden' wires that it has been arranged that
Jornson and McVea will fight ut Paris on the night of the Grand
Prix.
SHIPPING COMBINE.
N. Z. AMALGAMATION.
[Borvice to the Telegrapli."]
Via Durban, Jan. 4, 9.20a.m.
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It is announced that the New
Zealand Shipping Company bas amalgamated with the Federal Steam Navigation Company:
Renter.
VALUABLE SERVICES,
The "Banker's Magazine," for Docomber has an oppreciative notice of the servicos of Mr. A M. Townsend on his rotiremont
from the position of London.
Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, The article calls particular atten- tion to the good work. Mr. Townsend did when in New York and the usefulness of his advice, to both the Treasury on finance
a in the Far East, and the War Department on the acquisition of the Philippissa
THE CONSECRATION.
[Service to the Telegraph."
by.some detectives in one of the chief streets of the town. The detectives ordered them to hold up their hands. They replied by
deaming
on the rools of the opposite houses, sink's "fort." When the order, and poured a hot fire into Bane.
ease fire," was given, no one imagined that Banasiak could possibly have survivad. Never
was determined to slog and Us
the dotective vers and firing at wounded. They then took t flight, pursued by the detectives, Durban, Jan, 4, 9 p... and continuing a more or less garrot with pyroxelino. A power
ful cartridge was exploded in the
roof and staircase.
But Banasiak was not yet hors` de combat, as was shown when a strawy figuro dressed in police-
The Bishop of London has left random fire, whereby two men,
two women, and a boy aged 10use, and wrecked part of the for Khartum to consecrate the were wounded. A police officer and a policeman tried to stop the athedral there.-Reuter.
fugitives, but without success, The officer had a narrow escape, one of the hallets fired at him piercing his hat.
HOLLAND'S QUEEN.
INTERESTING RUMOUR.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
Bombay, Jan. 5, 7.45 a.m.
The absence of Queen Wilhel
mina from the New Year's Ball
man's uniform was placed in a window facing the garret and drew several shots from him. The machine guns were again turned oa the house, and with such effect that no humán bemold have escaped the fire.
The criminals were seen to run into a house in Zielony-st., which was promptly surrounded by the police: Banasiak's companions escaped in some way or other,
There was complete silence in for, as it subsequently transpired, the house, and when, after an in- Banasiak himself was alone en-terval of several hours, the police trapped.. He ran up to a garret entered the garret, they found in the house, and received his Banasiak lying dead on a sola |with several wounds in differeni purauers with a hail of bullets,
parts of his body, but still grap The Chief of Police arrived on ing a revolver in one hand and a the scene and summoned him to Mauser pistol in the other. Emply surrender. Banaeisk replied that cartridges were strewn over the
floor.. | he would never be captured and would fight until the end, keeping his last bullet for himself. This A report of a gratifying nature
was batween four and five respecting the cause of her ab-o'clock in the afternoon.
once remainaundenied.-Renter.
at the Hague has been much
commented upon,
OBITUARY.
*FIGHTING BOB.”
[Service to the "Telegraph."
Via Durban, Jan. 4, 9.20 a.m.
The death is announced of Admiral Evans, of the American
who was known as "Fight
Bob, Renler.
river and were drowned. ··
CANTON NEWS. ("Tumoxarn" ConkssroNDENT,
Canton, Jan. 2, House Riddled with Bullets, This evening eight men, found Troops were called out, and a guilty of illicit dealing in arms regular eiego began which lasted and ammunitions, were escorted 40 hours. The inmates of the to the bund, for execution, by s force of over 100 revolutionary house were told what was to soldiers. Civilians sosing this ocour, and left, their homes with large force, thought trouble was whatever valuables they possess-brewing, and some of them in ed. All traffic in the neighbour trying to get away, fell into the hood was supended and cordons On Jan. 1. about eighty mem woro 'drawn across the street. hors of the Canton Provincial: Bantaiak's refuge was riddled Council, held a meeting to con- sider a telegram frem Wu with bullets throughout the night, Fan-man recommending Chiu but his own fire never slackened. Si-pak, an American trained law It was not until after midday | yer, for appointment as represent- next day that there was a long Ative of Kwangtung, to attend the pause of silence in the house, and Eventually Chlu Si-pak was tem
sonnie to be opened in Nanking, policeman volunteered to s porarily appointed, and the clée cortain whether the criminals tion of a permanent represen were dead. (It was wrongly betative will be held on Baturday, K| Cándidates for the, office must be lieved that all the men were Cantonese, and well versed in law Ha the house) The licesion and Litemture,