The Hongkong Telegraph.
February 2nd, 1912, Temperature am. 54, p.m. 59; Humidity...54, 53.
No. 8701
TELEGRAMS.
THE REVOLUTION.
YUAN AND THE TROOPS
[Service to the Telegraph."]
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Shanghai, Feb. 3, 9 a.m.
Poking is momentarily expert
腆六十月弍拾年三銃宜
TELEGRAMS.
NAVAL DISASTER.
SUBMARINE SUNK.
[Service to the "Telegraph."
Bombay, Fob, 3, 12.25 -
a.m.
Submarine A 13 has been sunk
in collision with the gunboat
ing the ablication of the Throne. Hazard to the east of the Isle of Yuan Shila-kai asks for five Wight. A cruiser is standing million taels to pay the Manchu by-Reuter. bounties for the provision of the
eunuchs,
The troops threaten to kill my-
one who harins Yuan Shih-kai.
FLEET TRANSFERRED.
A HORRIFYING SIGHT.
Bombay, Feb. 3, 7.15 a.m.
It is feared that all on board
the A 13 aro drowned. Lieuton-
ant Ormond was in command,
London, Feb. 2, 2.45 a.m. Reuter's correspondent at Shang-and Lieutenants Ernost Thorn- -hal-states that the shareholders of
She-China-Navigation Steamship-ton; ~Donald Colin-Campbell,
Company have resolved to trans-and Leonard Richardson with ten for their ships to the Republicans
as surety for a loan, on receipt of men completed the crew. assurances that the company will be the object of special solicitude by the Republic when it is fully establislied,
A SECEDING GENERAL
The submarine was exercising
at torpedo firing with six others.
The collision took place when slic
was partially submerged and she. disappeared in a few minutes.
The Hazard's crew wore horri-
fied to see a large esospe of air
Shanghai, Feb. 2. General Tunn Ki-sai; who has secaded to the revolutionary side, has applied to the British Consul at Hankow, for protection when he crosses the river to confer with completely flooded.-Reutor. General Li Yuan-hong at Wh- chang,
..
A RESIGNATION. Tong Shan-ohi has tendered his resiguation of the post of Commissioner for Communica- tions which he hold under the Republican Government, -
GENERAL CHANG'S
DEFECTION General Chaug Wal-ahi, Com- mander-in-Chief of the Imperial forces at Chihli his telegraphed to Sun Yat-sen, announcing his . intention of supporting tho Republican Government; and ask ing for instructions as to how he' should prosecl.
FURTHER ARMISTICE ·
GRANTED.
The Empress Dowager has
which indicated that she was
MORE DESTROYERS.
TENDERS INVITED.
(Our Own Correspondent.).
London, Feb. 2, 10.10 a.ni
The Briüsh Admiralty has Invited
(ESTABLISHED 1881) ight,___191) the Progres
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February 2nd, 1911, Temperature a.m. 70, p.m., 68; Humidity...01, 82.
SATURDAY. “FEBRUARY 3 1912.
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就三月弍英港香
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
OBITUARY.
MAJOR-GEN, SCOBELL
[Service to the Telegraph."]:
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Bombay, Feb. 3, 12.25 a.m.
The death is announced of
TELEGRAMS,
LABOUR TROUBLES.
MORE MOLESTATION.
[Service to the Telegraph."] Bombay, Fob, 3, 12.25 am.
Disregard of the agreement
TELEGRAMS.
HOME POLITICS.
PREMIER'S RETURN.
[Service to the "Telegraph,”] Bombay, Feb. 3, 12.25 a.m. Mr. Asquith has returned from
ABYSSINIA.
FIGHT FOR THRONE.
[Service to the "Tolograph."
London, Feb. 10 0.10 p.m. Lord Cranworth who recently
$30 PER ANNUM,
SINGLE Cory 10 Caaz.
TELEGRAMS.
MONGOLIA'S MINERALS,
RUSSIA TO EXPLOIT.
[Service to the Telegraph."] |
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Bombay, Feb. 3, 7.15 n.m.
Router's ocrrespondent at St.
Major-General Henry Jenner recently arrived at under Sir G. R his continental holiday tour and returned from Abyssinia has in- Petersburg says that a telegram
Scobell at Capetown.-Router.
[Major-Gen. Barbell, who only 53; years of age, has held the command in Cape Colony since 1309. He entered the army in 1870. He served in S. Afrian in 1890-1902 and was four time mentioned in despatches.]
SIR DAVID WELCH.
The death has taken place of
Sir David Nairao Welch, a rotirol
| Navy captain-who- commanded
the Royal Yachts Fairy and
Alberta-from-1874-to-1878.~--
Teutor.
Aekwith's chairmanship in several has had a conference with the formed Renter that there is much from Urga states that the Mongo districts of north-west Lancashire various ministera-Router.
is becoming alarming.
Londoa, Feb. 2, 0.5
p.m. A protracted Cabingat meeting
Molestation of non-unionists in continuous and active hostility in shown towards Roman Catholics. discussed the programmo for the
The employers are seriously coming session. considering, a fresh lockout.~-~~-
Router..
STRIKE OR LOOKOUT?
-London, Feb. 2,-0.25-p.m.-
- Extra police are being drafted
*
MAJOR-GEN, TALBOT COKE, into Lancashire in connection.
with the cotton situation. There
LOAN TO PERSIA.
་་་
YPTY TREASURY.
(Service to the "Talograph."
Lou ion, Feb. 2, 6.25 p.m.
Router loarns that negotiations
London, Feb. 2, 0.45 p.m. is talk of a strike or lookout on aro proceeding for a joint advanes
The death is announced of Monday, Major-Lieneral Talbot Coke.-
Router.
[General Talbot Coke serred during the Fentan invasion of O-usdvíz 1860, in Egypt in 1888 and was in command of the 10th Brigade, Natal Field Fares, South Africa 1899-1901.]
TRIPOLI WAR.
FORTS BOMBARDED.
[Service to the Telegraph."]
London, Feb. 2, 2.45 a.m.
The bombardment of the Turk.
ish forts at Yamen and along the
tenders for many additional des iroyers unprovided for in the Esti. coast was continued yesterday,—
¡Reuter
mates. The battleship Orion it hav
received the Prince Regent and been found rolls badly owing to
■
Prince Ching in audience. It was decided that the Threno
4
the main armament being on the
should abdicate, and H.K. Yuan centre instead of on either beam
Shih-kai was instructed to com- municate with President San, asking for an extension "of the Armistice by fourteen days, Thie request has been granted by the Republicans." Sheung Pp." CHINA MERCHANTS' FLEET. It is reported that the Nippon Yuan Keishaand the Toyo Kimon
KING'S HOMECOMING.
ANOTHER HONOUR.
Kaish are randy to advanco [Sarvice to the "Telegraph,"] $1,000,000 10 thé Républio, on the sodurity of the Chin Merchants Company's fleet of atoomers)---
London, Feb. 2.43 a.m.
--A-message-from-Reuter's corre-
spondent at Gibraltar states that-
SUPPLIES SHORT. The Imperialist supplies are exhausted, and tronpa under General Ng Ohce-chung, are the King has conferred on the Infant dosarting their teamps, ds a
MANQUBA TURKS.
London, Feb. 2, 2.50 p.m.
A semi-official message from
Paris states that tweny-seven of the Turkish passengers arrested by the
Ialians on the French liner Manouba
are undoubtedly members of the Red Crescent Society and will be
of $200,000 each.
PANAMA TOLL.
FAVOUR OR NOT?
The Poraian treasury is practi-
cally empty and the whole of last
May's Join has been expended, partly in resisting the ex-Shah,
EX-SHAH'S RESIDENCE.
The question of the latter's future residence is occupying the York
[Service to the "Telegmph."]
London, Feb. 2, 2.45 a.m.
A Committee of the New Yo
Chamber of Commerce is present
ing a resolution advocating for a
uniform toll of a dollar per ton on
shipping passing through the fana-
ina Canal. It declares that Ameri-
can slips cannot be favoured with-
out abrogating the treaties with
Great Britain,--Reuter.
M.C.C. IN AUSTRALIA.
GOOD SCORING.
Service to the Telegraph."
attention of the British and
Russina Governments.
Russia
L
will not agree to his being in
Porsia while any Russian troops
ramain there.-Router.}
MANOEL AND MIGUEL.
SMART JOURNALIST.
fighting among the chiefs in con- lians intend to leave to the nection with the succession to the Russians the exploitation Throne. The Europeans are be- Mongolia's mineral wealth against coming rather auxious.
compensation. Russian contrac= MENELIK OR ANOTHER ? tors have already, arrived.-
The condition of Menelik is Router.
ahrouded in mystery. It is sup-
posed that he is living in his STRIKE IN PORTUGAL.
palace in the middle of Adis
Aboba, the onpital of Abyssinin, where the youthful heir to the Throne also resides. A doctor
occasionally visits the palace, but
TROUBLE OVER.
[Service-to-the-Telegraph."]
London, Feb. 2, 2.50 p.m........... Router's correspondient says
he marely sees a carefully swad.it is officially reparted that the atrike is everywhere ended. The Aled living figure with the fase Government is now master of the
|
hidden -Payloa
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, Feb. 2, 4.25 a.m.
The papers publish pictures of
ex-King Manoel and Dom Miguel
at Dover, and reproduce signatures
a blotting pad which á journalist
who tracked Miguel from Paris
learns
Reuter
citution
adopted a motion prolonging martial law in Lisbon for a month, also
RIOTING IN BRISBANE. providing for the summary
POLICE AND STRIKERS.
[Service to the "Telegraph,"
London, Feb. 1, 9.45 p.m. -
Reuter's correspondent at
Brisbane, slates that twenty strikers have been injured in a collision with armed police, who were preventing a procession.
Negotiations for a settlement
have failed.-Reuter.
STRIKE IN PARIS.
MOB AND SOLDIERS.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, Feb. 2, 2.45 a.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Pails
states that a taxi-cab sirike has
been in progress for the past two
months. The companies attempted to bring out a number of vehicles escorted by culrassiers and police
court-martialling of the prisoners arrested in connection with the dis- ordera in batches of twenty-fivo at a time. The Premier made a state ment in which he reiterated that reactionaries had engineered the atrikes. It is expected that Par- liament will be prorogued for a month-Reuter.
ALLEGED SPY.
STEWART'S DEFENCE.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, Feb. 2, 4.25 a.m. Reuter's Teipsig correspondent says that Mr. Stewart has been charged with seeking to obtain cer tain information, a part of which ho admits having tried to get, bul in his defence contends that the information was not secret and the altempt to obtain it was no offences
- CANTON `NEWS.
[T "TAFE" CORRESPONDENT
Canton, Feb. 2.
The Canton authorities are at last doing something towards the suppression of piracy in the West River. The service of gunboats in the West River is being re organised by the Naval Board, so that a more effective patrol system may be carried out.
Accordingly the gunboats London. Feb. 4 2. ĐI
Kiang Ku and Kiang Kang have bзen commissioned to acompany Playing during great heal' before
the British steamers Nam-ning, and di-nam on their way up river. The other gunboats will watcli a meagre attendance, but on a per-
mounted on bicycles. One of the vessels going to Kong-noon, Af
On Jan. 31 a Chinese Christian ́ allowed to proceed to Sfax. The feet winket, in the match photographed.
latter fell, and a mob of strikers was arrested by the revolution- aries under the command ot twenty-eighth is seriously ill and with Victoria, Marylebon, C. that at the meeting of Mancel and rushed the cabs and overturned the identity of the twenty-ninth re-scored 293 runs for five wickets Miguel at Dover the latter spon-five of them, plashing with their mains obscure. The letter will Hearne knocked up 125 infinished aneously offered 16 help to his ut knives at the cuirassiers who
masterly cricket, and Douglas most in the restoration of ex-King olingged the crowd and onst
meored 158 unanfeled
forly cubs to reach Faria,
result the Repub... troops have Carlos the Grand Cross of the Vic not be allowed to proceed }. Tunts, "re-captured". Hochow."Bhat
Por
Wong Choo, and sliot. The vic- tim's name was Chin Tak-pui and- his corpse was exhibited in the Leoturing Hall in the Sunin dis- trict, and the matter has been re ported to the Governor Gener 1
a feeling of pedeln among the Christians int