The
Hongkong Telegraph.
March 24th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 64, p.m. 65; Humidity...96, Độ.
No. 8743
七初月二年子壬
(ESTABLISHED 1881.).
pyright 1911 by the Propstar.
MONDAY, MARCH
WEATHER FORECAST.
FAIR
March 24th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 64, p.m., 09; Humidity...73, 72.
一雞 · 五廿三英港香
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COAL CRISIS.
COAL CRISIS..
CHINA IN TRANSITION,
KAISER'S VISITS.
HOME RULE.
UNHAPPY OUTLOOK.
FUNDS EXHAUSTED.
LOAN NEGOTIATIONS.
AT VIENNA,
[Service to the "Telegraph."}
Bombay, Mar. 24, 10.30 a.m.
There is much uncertainty no
[Service to the "Telograph."]
By general agreement, the rail-
way companies will sacrifice the
to the result of Monday's con- passenger traffic to the food trains ference. Further wholesalo ro- throughout the country. It is as ductions have been made in the tonishing that hitherto, despite the railway service and the wookend rise in the price of coal, prices of has been very depressing. Meet necessaries have nowhere incrcas ings hold on several coalfields yesterday augured ill for a settle ment, the minors resolving to
adhere to their full domands.
FIVE MILLION NEARLY
STARVING.
Bombay, Mar. 25, 7.45 á.m.
It is estimated that three,
million workers are unemployed
and that five million, including
women and children are on the
verge of starvation.
The closing down of factories
is now extending in the South
of England.
ed. Nevertheless, in the mining.
and industrial districts extraordi- nary conditions prevail, and there is much suffering and poverty. The miners funds are mostly exhaust- ed, or will be next week, this de- spite reduced payments. For ex- ample, out of nine large districts in England and Wales, only two have
funds left.
· FEEDING THE CHILDREN,
[Service to the "Telegraph."}
London, March 23, 7.15 p.m.
With reference to the rumour current in Peking as to the refusal of the admission of an Anglo-Bel- gian loan on the Paris bourse it is declared in Paris that the malteris Router is in-
still unconsidered.
formed that the Eastern bank, act- ing for a syndicate of Russian,
French. Belgian and British groups, the last-mentioned consisting of J. H. Schroder and Co., bankers, E. D. Sassoon and Company, Brown, Shipley and W. Greenwell and is conducting negotiations, which Co., Sir Marcus Samuel and others, are still proceeding.
CHINESE SUFFRAGISTS.:
London, Mar, 23, 4.45 am, Reuter's correspondent at Shang-
dissatisfied with the Nanking As- hai states that a party of Amazons,
sembly's lukewarm approval of the principle of votes for women, in- vaded the Assembly house. They broke the windows, mauled the guards, and terrorised the members into re-opening the discussion on female suffrage, although the mom- bors had meanwhile, summoned soldiers for protection.
EXTRAORDINARY HOÀX,
[Service to the Telegraph."]
London, March 23, 2.50 p.m.
Reuter's Berlin correspondent states that the Kaiser has left for Vienna,
London, Mar. 23, 2.50 p.m.
SWELLING THE FUND.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, March 23, 7 p.m.
Mr. Asquith has had an audience
with the King, Yesterday after-
noon Mr. Redmond, Mr. T. P.
O'Connor, Mr. Dillon and Mr. Bir-
.
The Nationalists have contributed
Router's Vienna correspondent states that the Kaiser has arrived, reil conferred with Mr. Asquith. and drove to the Schoenbrunni Palace, where he was welcomed by Emperor Francis Joseph. The visit is an extremely private one, in order to save Emperor Francis Joseph unnecessary, fatigus,"
OFF TO VENICE,
Bombay, Mar. 24, 10.30 p.m.
Router's correspondent at Vien- statos that the Ksiser had an hour's audience with Count Borchtold, the Foreign Minister and lined with the Emperor in tho ovaning. Ho aftewards pro- cealed to Vonico.-Rautor.
INTER-VARSITY SPORTS
SPLENDID RUNNING.'
fifty pounds out of their Parlamen-
F
lary salary for the Home Rule fund.
(Reuter.)
OPORTO EXPLOSION.
BODIES RECOVERED.
[Service to fio "Telegraph."]
London, March 23, 4.15 a.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Oporto states that ten bodies have been to- covered out of the debris of the re- cent explosion.
SPY CRAZE..
MEN RELEASED.
The position with regard to other trades unions is, in many instances, worse than it has been for some timo. The funds.
are exhausted.- Consequently throughout the coun try, town councils, boards of guar- dians, education boards and land-
Shanghai, Mar. 23, owners (prominent among whomed to President Yuan Shik-kaf in An unknown person tolograph-
are the Duke of Portland, the Earl the game of Wong Hing, Minis- of Crowe) and the clergy aro dister for War, offering himself ne [Service to the "Telegraph."] ACTORS SUFFER. tributing food and firewood. The chief adviser to the new Cabinet. President Yuan Shik-kai tele-
London, March 23, 7.15 p.m. · situation in South Wales is perhaps graphed to Wong Hing accept- Oao curious effect of the strike the most critical. Twenty-one can-ing his offor. The latter was great- The inter-Varsity sports have is that American theatrical mano-cons are feeding children, the days ly surprised to receive this mess-aken place at Queen's Club in a
ago and telegraphed back asking including Saturdays and Sundays, that engu ies should be made. downpour of rain. There was a
The most hopeful, aspect is
mall attendance. Cambridge cap. that the pits are able to resumo
SENATE NOT WANTED.
ured the hundred yards race, the immediately, or, at the worst,
Tho Nanking Assembly has hurdles, the quarter-mile race, the after two or three days' pre-communicated with the various ong jump and the half-mile race. paration.
provincos asking them to oppose Oxford won the high jump, putting jointly the proposal of the Hupelthe weight, the mile race, throwing delegates for the formation of the hammer, and the three miles od in the Isle of Wight on suspicion provisional Sonate,
race. Macmillan covered the quar- of being spies have been released.
er in 49 2-5sec., which is an inter- The hundred "Varsity record. yards was covered in ten seconds, and in the long jump Ashington covered 23ft. fin. Porter did the
three miles in 14min. 47sec. PARAGUAY REVOLUTİON. (Reuter.}
gers in London are being bosing.
ed by English actors for engage- ments in America owing to the
falling off in audiences at the
theatre.
EFFECT ON THE CONTINENT.
NEW APPOINTMENTS, President Yuan Shih-kai has appointed Chu Kai-kim manager, London, March 23.
and Fung Yuon-ting, assistant The strike is beginning to be semanager of the Tientsin-Pukow verely felt on the Continent. The Railway.
THE BILL.
Bombay, Mar. 23 2.50 p.m. The Commons have concluded
shipping of Germany and France REPUBLICANS MUTINY, the committee stage on the Mini-has already been affected, and
freights, from Portugal to England The troops under General mum Wages Bill. The Govern have been raised forty per cent. Keung Kwai-tai, stationed i
Spain has prohibited the export of Shions, have broken out into ment accepted the amendment that coal, and has suppressed the dulles mutiny and are indulging in district board awards shall not be bacon factories of Denmark are MANCHU ARMY DEFEATED.
on foreign coal. The butter and general looting.
Less than existing rates for plece workers and day men.
TODAY'S FATEFUL'
NEGOTIATIONS.
threatened, as the railways are economising and causing delays Copenhagen is threatened with darkness.
A PITFUL SIGHT,
A queue of six thousand men in Birmingham waited for five hours
The statement of Mr. Ramsay to buy two-pennyworths of cor- Macdonald encourages the Bellerporation colce..
that an agreement may result Un
Monday without legislation, but it
feared that South Wales owners
ANOTHER STRIKE THREATENED.
The Seamens' Union threatens
are milli obdurate, even if the lead- to order a strikes as a protest.
ers accept the proposed district
boards. The question of the pro- longation of the strike will depend the man, whose disappointment
si nof obtaining the promised rates,
together with the possible Gover-
|
who is making an attempt to Sing Wan, Manchu general,
restore the young Emperor to the Throne, has been severely defeat- ed by the Republicans. He has retreated upon- Kansu,-
ATTEMPT ON WAR
* MINISTER,
An attack was made recently by an assassin, on Wong Hing, the Minister for War while le was paying a visit. Fortunately he escaped unhurt, but Chan Tao
THE BOAT RACE.
GOOD. WORK
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, Mar. 23, 2.50 p.m.
The three men who were arrest-
J
The men apparently were excur- sionists.-(Reuter.) ·
SIX HUNDRED KILLED.
[Service to the "Telegraph."}
London, March 24, 4.15 a.m.
*
A message from Reuter's corres. ndent at Buenos Aires states that London, Mar. 23, 1 p.m.
a battle at Asuncion, during which Cambridge rowed from Ham-six hundred were killed, resulted mersmith Bridge to the mile-post in in a victory for the revolutionaries. 2min. 51sec., which is one and a half seconds inside the record.
BALL
a military official who was with INTERNATIONAL FOOT- him was killed in the struggle. The assasin escaped.
against the arrest of Mr. Tom FROM JAPANESE SOURCES SCOTLAND, V, ENGLAND,
Mann,
COAL SOARCE - AT RIO DE JANEIRO..
R
London, March 24, 4.15 a.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Rio de
Tokyo, Mar. 25. Mongolia and Tibet have con- spired to sever connection with the Republic. In this gonusation
ARGENTINA MAIZE.
BIG CROP. EXPECTED.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]"
London March 24, 4.15 a.m.
Statistics show that 7,514,234
TELEGRAMS.
TRIPOLI WAR.
TURKISH OPTIMISM.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, Mar. 24, 12.15 p.m. Router's correspondent at Con- tantinople states that Assym Boy,
the Turkish Minister for Foreign
Affairs, in on interview expressed
optimism regarding the general
situation. The relations with the
Balkan States did not inspire un-
easiness. Turkey would enter upon
155 PER AMKUN.
Statm.Cort 10 Omr.
TELEGRAMS.
OBITUARY
MARQUIS OF HERTFORD.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, March 23, 7 pm. The death is announced of the Marquis of Hertford.-Router.)
ALCOHOL AND BUSI-
NESS [LIFE.
Pros and Cons.
The Lord Mayor of London" (Sir Thomas Boor Crosby) pre- sided at a conference for City men, summoned by the National peaco nogotiations provided sheTemporance Longue, at which ad- dress on "Alcohol and Adolos- was not called upon to recognise corce in Relation to Business
Life" wore
delivered by Sir the annexation of Tripoli. Thomas Barlow, President of the Royal College of Physicians, and Router.
Sir Thomas Clouston, The meet-` ing, which was hold at the Man- sion House, was numerously at- tended.
SPAIN'S WAR,
HEAVY LOSSES.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
Bombay, Mar. 24, 10,30 p.m.
The Spaniards lost a colonel three other officers and 29 men
killed, and a colonel, six officers.
and 81 mon wounded in a battle
with the Riffins in the vicinity
of Melilla on March 23.-Henter.
SAMOS SENSATION.Į
Sir Thomas Burlow said that there had been in recent years an onormous improvement in every rank of society with regard to the consumption of alcohol. It was rapidly becoming less imperative to commercial travellers to give free drinks to secure an order, and one hoped that in the next. generation the custom would be come obsolete. The use of alcohol had been curtailed to a remark able extent in hospitals and in- firmarios, and it was now only ordered for specific reasons fand not in the ordinary routine. While they should rejoice in the change of publio sentiment, the drink babit was still a great curso sad one of the most important factors in orime,poverty, insanity, and national inefficiency. It had been abundantly proved that in Arctic expedition alcohol gave no help, and abstinence from it was regarded as a sine qua non for anfety.
Sir Thomas Clouston 'said that with most peoples certain amount
GOVERNOR ASSASSINATED of alcohol promoted happiness
[Service to the "Telegraph."
Bombay, Mar, 25, 7.45 a.m. A Greek has assassinated
a
Kopaesi Effendi, Prince Governor of Samos, shooting him with
revolver.
It is believed that the crime
was committed owing to Kopassi's Ottoman proclivities.—Iteator.
THE SOUTH POLE.
NO NEWS OF SCOTT,
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
and a sense of satisfaction. That would be a good thing if it were not attended by danger. During the period of adolescence of all events the taking of alcohol W18 attended with extreme danger to such a delicate organ as the human brain. The hig tory of some men with specialised brains and minde was influitely tragic. Burns did not. live his lile or do the work he might have done. Poo spoiled his life through excess of alcohol taken in the early part of his life, and the samo applied to Swinburns, From 15 to 20 per cent, of all cases of mental disease were due directly to alcohol, and a man with a nervous hereditary weak- ness who took alcohol before the age of 25 did so at the peril of his reason. They might talk to the young man from the point of view of atriot temperance without taking the total abstinence views No man should take alcohol until his board had grown, and even after that he should be ex- tremely careful, wy
The Lord Mayor said that when he began practice in the City 60 years ago it was common for young men to have a morning glass of beer-ut 11 o'clock-bat
Wel glass
London, Mar. 23, 2.50 p.m
Reuter's correspondent at
lington says that the Japanese
tarctic vessel has returned, and re-
ports all well. The expedition has
beeri engaged chiefly on coastal ex
he steadfastly set his face against It, Alcoliol was not a sustainer. An-like a good pot of tea, and if any one could invent a non-injurjods drink that could give the sam comfort with ones meals, alcohol would go to the wall, know of no malady for which alcohol
nedy it was
[Service to the Telegraph."|
London, March 23 7.15 p.m.
ment measures to protect the men Janeiro states that the coal ma ilusain, and it is reported that football match between England with maize, and it la estimated that, ploring in King Edward Land, and
messengers were sont secretly on the International Association acres in the Argentina are sown chants have notified shipping com-influends to preasrvetheir security the score at the close of play was the yield will be 7,515,000
Russis has consented to use her and Scotland, played at Glasgow, panies that the stocks of coal are and prevent interference by other
Towers,-Ind; News Agohoy,
who are anxious to resume work,
mer still lead to grave disorders.
one on each
say they saw nothing of Bend,
porary cerlain