The
Hongkong Telegraph.
March 20th, 1912, Temperature am, 62, p.m. 62; Humidity...93, 98,
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March 25th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 61, p.m., 00; Humidity.....75, 81.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 1912.
三洋液 誠七廿月三英湘香
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COAL CRISIS.
COAL CRISIS.
COAL CRISIS.
CHINA IN TRANSITION.
HOME RACING.
NEGOTIATIONS TAIL
OPPOSITION VIEW.
MINIMA REJECTED.
LINCOLN RESULT.
-886 rin 'Aumpat.
SINGLE COFT: 10 (CET)
TELEGRAMS.
OBITUARY.
ADMIRAL EDWARD FIELD.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, Mar. 26, 5.15 p.m.
Mr. Bonar Law said that he
[Service to the "Telegraph."] "
Bombay, March 27, 8.5 m.
The amendment inserting the Minima of 5 and 2 has been rojooled by 320 votes to 88.
The Labourites have decided to oppose the third reading,
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, Mar. 20, 5.15 p.m.
When consideration of the Minimum Wage Bill was re-deeply sympathised with Mr. sumed in the House of Commons Asquith. Ho tusted that the Mr. Waltor Long moved the Bill would end the crisis and the adjournment of the debate. Ho mon return to work. If not the asked "How can we discuss the Government was entitled to ro- Bill while negotiations are pro- mind the minors that they also ceeding outside?"
| were British citizens. The whole. forces of the country should be employed to protect any desiring to obey the law.
DRAMATIC MOMENT,
Mr. Asquith at this moment entored the House and was greet- IN THE LORDS. ed with general cheers. Ho declared that ho had said on
Lord Crowe announced on the Friday and he now ropeated it, House of Lords that the Minimum that the Government could not Wage Bill would be brought
I
CONFERENCE FAÍLS.
Bombay, Mar. 27 0.20 a m.
1.
A conference of coal owners and minors held at the Foreign Oflice lasted only for fivo minutes.
"I HAVE CHUCKED IT."
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TELEGRAMS,
COAL CRISIS.
CONSEQUENCES OF FORCE.
[Service. to the "Telegraph.”]
London, Mar, 20, 8.50 p.m.. The "Times" dwells upon the determination of the strikers and the terrible consequences of force, pointing out that leaders who have returned to London from visits to
the districts are more irreconcileable than ever. It is the duty of the Government, says the "Times," 10. spare no efforts to secure a settlement. The "Times" under- stands that it is the Government's policy to pass the Bill and aeter- sain lts effect before adopting further
measures.
TERRIBLE DISTRESS.
4
NEW CABINET.
(Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, Mar. 27, 0.25 a.m.
The Cabinet is expected to be completed on Thursday, after
which its members will proceed
to Nanking.
A MISSION FOR SUN.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen goog.to Canton to tranquillize the province.
FINANCIAL STRESS.
[Service to the Telegraph." London, Mar. 27, 2:30 am. This race for the Lincolnshire Handicap was run to-day with Admiral Edward Field. the following result:
[Service to the "Telegraph."}
London, March 20, 11.45 a.m,
The death is announced of
Long Botan
Uncle Pat......
Warfare
2 3
[[ Admiral Field, who was toru in 1888, was M.P. for South Buszex from 1885- 1000. He entend the Royal Navy in
Eoventoou ran. Betting: 131845. He must not be confounded
to 2. Long Set, 7 to 1 Unolo Pat, with Rear-Admital Allur Mostyn
3 to 1 Warfare. Won by four Field.]
lengths, three lengths separating socond and third.
My Collar was ridden by Jelis and Shanballymore by Cairon,
The place botting was 5-4 War- The Government has not saffi-fare; others in proportion.
The latest stories of distress are ciont funds to disband the troops
The Scottish miners pre-
most poignant. One-third of the and scarcely enough to prevent insert any figures in the Bill. before that House to-morrow, sontod a demand for minima population at Ilkeston are existing rioting. Ho agreed that 5 and 2-were when he would move to enable of 5/9 and 3-whereupon the bulk on soup provided by philantroplets. not unreasonable as a minimum more than one stage to be taken of the coal owners withdrew, one This is almost typical of the suffer- wage, but if the case was as the same day. strong as the miners' leaders thought, could they doubt what would be the decision of the District Boards on tho, subject?
BEEKING A SETTLEMENT,
Ho bad made suggestions to both parties that day which had proved acceptable to neither. The Governmout had delayed the Bill from Friday to that day in the hope that it might be possible, when the ground of discussion, lind boon so narrowed, that some agreement night bo como to by tho partios.
FRUITLESS LABOURS, Sporking with deep emotion, almost in a whispor, Mr. Asquith said that the Goverment had laboured for an ascooment hard and persistonil. It was to him
POLITICAL LUNACY.
London, Mar. 26, 4:50 pm.
Mr. Bilfour, speaking in tho City denounced the misuse of freedom of speech in order to promote mutiny. Such doctrines ware sheer political lunsay. Ho was beginning to wonder if the forges of civilisation were able to resist theagents of disintegration.
THE LABOUR POSITION.
Bombay, Mar. 27, 7.30 a.m.
Mr. Ramsay Mcdonald_suid that the failure of the negotiations
a profound appointment that was entirely due to the owners,
ONE COURSE OPEN,
il.
THE RACE..
From the start Cigar made the running from Spiked and Unolo Pat. Later, Uncle Pat' wont to the front but was overhauled a
Long Bot. Morcato was fourth.- Router.
with the romark “I havo cháchod
ings in industrial contres such as WONG HING ATTACKED. quarter of a mile from home by A Scottish leader in the course Middlesbrough, where .25,000 of an interview anid that 50 and Ironworkers are idle. Children 3-had boon the Scottish domandare described as fainting with hun- throughout. Ha denied that its ger on the streets and others have roitoration had caused a rupturo.oen in bed for weeks, being devold
BLACKER THAN EVER.
Bombay, Mar. 26, 8.50 a.m.
The coal prospect last night was
The confer blacker than evert
ence between the owners and the men, from which so much had been expected, was not held. Mr. Asquith and his colleagues con- ferred with the owners and two of the Minors' Executive for four hours but failed to bring them to gether.
:
Mr. McKenna announced in the
he hind a confess to the House who had not budged an inch, House of Commons that it was that it their labours had been they wished to go to the public hoped to take the Coal Bill to-day (cjoan handed they must, before availing.
die Bill was passed, moet the and suspend the eleven o'clock rule men nul ngros to something sub- necessary in order to put it stantial that would enable the through. It is, however, thought leaders to tell the men the Bill to be likely that the Bill will be re- as accaptable, otherwise the postponed at the conferences be largest responsibility of the con- tween the Government and both tinued deadlook was theirs.
RUSHING THE BILL..
If at this fifty-ninth minuto of the eleventh hour the parties could not come to a reasonable arrangement upon a matter of relatively small proportions, they would have a'very serious account to render to the country. The Government had done all they: eul. They postponed legisla Commons said that as hitherio tion to the Inst possible moment, no settlement had been arrived The only course now open to the Government would take them wis to ask the House to all the stages of the Coal Bill proceed with the Bill,
ན་
Mr. McKenna in the House of
to-day.
sides will probably be prolonged. -Reuter.
OWNER'S ATTITUDE. It is stated that the attitude of the owners is hardening, in the belief that the strike will collapse in a fortnight, but a miners' leader, in- terviewed, believed that the strike would end, at the earliest, in three weeks, and at the latest in six weeks. It all depended on the ac- There is every likelihood of the which the Government proposed lon of the district committees, passed as a law of the land, when Liverpool races being abandoned. in the opinion of Parliament the His Majesty the King, has inti to establish.
HORNET'S BEAUTY, Shanghai, March 26. -
According to the "Daily Ex- Wong Hing, Minister for War, press" the owner of Homet's of clothes. A sad feature of these again been attacked by an Beauty late last night authorised situation is the number of the better assassin who shot at him from the statement that the horse will class who form part of the hunger some distance, fortunately missing not run. queues. South Wales is described hinaim. Themiscreantsuccooded as threatening to be divided into in escaping. tiva new classes, namely, givers West and receivers of relief. Yorkshire coal owners have com- Iributed one thousand: gulness for the relief of distress in Yorkshird
A CONTRAST.
In contrast to the poverty is the fact that one colliery in Yorkshire estimates a quarter of a millon to profit through selling its reserve stock of coal at présent prices.
INDIANS IN THE TRANSVAAL.
A WHITE BOOK.
...
AMERICAN MURDERED.
LORD HOLDEN.
London, Mar 26,: 3.40 a.m. The death is announced of Lord
Holden.--Router.
KIUKIANG RIOTS.
Plots of an Ambitious Officer Frustrated.
The chief instigator of the riots at Kiukiang has now been
discovered to be one Yu Ho sung, a member of the Command- or'a staff. This man aspired to be the Commander of the garri. son, and in order to get a suffi- cient backing he offered the position of Governor of Kiukiang to General Si Lich-ching, in com="or mand of the Central Corps of the Northern Expedition. This, how- over, was discovered by the Com soundmander of the garrison, a man named Chu, who, being a friend of Ma, Tutuh of Kiangai, com- TYPHOON.municated the whole scheme to
|him, thus balking the intrigue.
LEFT FOR LINCOLN.
London, Mar, 20, 10:45 am. Three American schoolmastors |
Hornet's Beauty left Newmarket. have been robbed by highway- - men in Szechuan. One of the for Lincoln in the morning and was foreignere was killed and the apparently perfectly, other two wounded. These two Reuter. were conveyed to the Ichang Hospital for treatment.
CHILLI'S MARKET.
AUSTRALIAN
HEAVY DEATHROLL
When Yu found out how his plans, became known he deter The Chilli Chamber of Com
mined to kill. both the "Tatah”. aierce is contemplating the
and Chu. Ho. went to Ma and [Service to the "Telegraph."] restoration of business by means
requested to be made Captain of which will necessitate the floating London, Mar. 25, 11.45 c.m.
the bodyguard in place of Tan of another foreign loan. Wan A heavy death roll is reported Taso-ting. This Mo agreed to, Shai-lam, a deputy, saw Yuan from the West Australian but some of the soldiers rejected Shil-kai on the matter and while typhoon. The coastal steamer the proposal and for a second be was not in faveur of the pro- Koombana, with 50 passengers, time Yu's plans were brought to posal, he promised that the in overdue at Broome from Port nought. Yu still persevered and Government would do all in their Hedland and has been five days decided to murder the Command- power to relieve the strain on the on a voyage which is usually ac-er of the garrison at a reseption market that was being experienced complished in one day. Renter, which was to be held in honour at present.
APPOINTMENTS..
[Service to the "Telegraph."] London, March 20, 0.35 p.m. The White Book promised by Lord Emmott relating to the Goldhill Township Amendment Act, and arising out of a debate in the House of Lords apon Indians in the Transvaal, bas Sung Po-son and Wong Po-han been published. It concludes have been appointed Com- with a minute from the Union missioners of Finance and Tele- Ministers repeating the assurances graphs respectively. that it is not proposed to inter- ore with certain vosted rights of the Indians but stating that it is impossible, to allow attempta to acquire now right,
TROUBLE IN OHUCHOW.
BANK ROBBERY.
THE SEQUEL.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
of the starting of a military mo- ciety, but the intended victim got wind of the plot and turned up with a bodyguard of 300 men. This made Ya-the more angry and be resolved not only to bring Chu but four of his Kiukiang friends to an untimely end' and London, Mar. 26, 8.35 am.
to deprive. "Tatah" Ma of some Bouter's Paris correspondent of his power at the same time. states that the Cabinet has do Meanwhile at Nanchangin and Several thousand raffians in cided to ask for credit to the at several outlying districts, where Chvohow, Shantung province, extent of one million franos to soldiers had not received their eve revolted. The city gates are increase the Police Mobile In-wages, there had been trouble folosed and the situation is genervestigation Departments and to from looting and burning. E The Asiatic leaders, it remarks,y regarded as serious. It is provide the police with motorcars, order to prevent this from "pread underground miners are guared-mated that he will not attend the
A thousand miners in Scotland, appear to be making an orfeured that the trouble will spread. etcetera. teed a reasonable minimum wage, Grand National to be run at Liver-six hundred in North Wales andganised attempt to invade townsShat Po.” “ and when it will be further pass pool on Friday. His Majesty has four hundred in Warwickshire, re-where Asiatics had no rights
PASS THE BILL! Mr. Asquith added:-Lot the Bill pass at the earliest possiblo moment. Then, when it will be
KING AND GRAND
NATIONAL
COAL STILL RISING,
ed as a law of the land that there telegraphed to Lord Derby, by sumed work yesterday. shall be provided' fair and im-whom he was to be entertained, partial machinery to ascertain to say that "the continuance of and guarantee that minimum this disastrous coal strike makes wage; then a continuation of the it impossible for me to make any stoppage of work, with its infioita plans or leave London." mischief and damage, would im- press upon those responsible for it a burden of responsibility that they would find it very difficult tó discharge.
:
NATIONAL' TO BE RUN.
The Lord Mayor of Liverpool etates definitely that the Grand National will take place.
SUNDERLAND'S SERIOUS POSITION
A QUESTION OF RIGHTS,
before, and the European com
orcised, that Ministers will probably be compelled to take aotion under the Townships Act
AUTOMOBILE CORPS.
ing to Kinkiang, the soldiers who had been paid were turned out and gons placed at the principal points, This apparently was
taken advantage of by Yn, for
London, March 26, 3.40 s.m. munity is consequently so BRITISHERS IN JAPAN. A message from Paris states that
when Chu and his stad, compos Chantilly is in a state of panic, ing a party of five, during a trip which has culminated in a series of of inspection came to a company automobile outrages by a gang of under the command of one of anarchists, for whom the entiro Yu's friends they found thein- French detective force, has been selves covered by the loaded fruitlessly hunting for turee months, rifles of the soldiers, who de All stations in the suburbs are fuil mandad their resignation. The of troops and police. The Govern were bound and locked into cell
The soldiers were for executing ment to-day is to introduces a Bill
them immediately,
ly. but pressure for the establishment of a police was brought to bear against this antombile corps,Router.
Con by the Chinese Cham merce, and it was far the case to Në time the sit blac
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, Mar. 26, 8.50 a.m...
Coal Fose five shillings a ton into enforce the conditions con- MARRIAGE VALIDITY. London yesterday, when it is esti-ixined in the title deeda.— mated 37,000 were added to the un-Router, employed. Throughout the coun- try there is a demand for prompt Government action is becoming more insistent though it is argued. from opposing standpoints. A section of the Conservatives, be lieving that half the strikers would
RUSSIAN MINISTERS.
HAD DONE THEIR BEST.
CHANGES REPORTED. Mr. Asquith concluded: We have'erbausted all'our' powsts of
Service to the elegraph." I persuasion, argument and negotia
London, Mar. 26, 8.50 a.m. tion. We press the Bill upon the
St. Petersburg reports that House as affording the best
work in Scotland: A Forious despatch of troops and the pro-Minister Korostovetz at Four emergency with which we are position has arisen in Bunderland clamation of martial law in the hoen appelmed Minister at
ated, and we clair that we where the electric super coalfield Arection of the while Mr KERTO done our best in the public threatened. The lag' of light Radicals are insisting upon the to Councilor of the
"Its perfoot fairdose and and power will cause a vast clusion of the 56, and 28, minima i vienna, kas,
FREM Amount of unemployment, t In the Com Bill
"possible", provisions in the greaturther miners have "estmed turn if they dared, is urging the
The House of Lords has passed the second reading of the Bill valid- ating those marriages of Britishers contracted in Japan after the 16th 1899, which would have been If contracted before a te
doubts that have | the surrende
MILITARY AVIATION.
[Service to the Telegraph."] London, Mer, 26, 8 85 ́p.m. The French Chamber has vole an additional sixteen million France for Military Aviation,