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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL
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II. M. S: Hawke with relief crews is expected hore on Friday morning.
Among the passengers who arrived by the Siboris this morn- ing was Mrs. Sun Yat-sen.
2, 1912.
Two schools in Tokyo were HONGKONG SUBMARINES. neither bubblos, torpedoes nor NETHERLANDS INDIA. destroyed by fire on March 23. The loss is estimated at over Yon |250,000, and the dianster is re- ported to have been caused by incondiarism.
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An Anxious Moment.
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Quarantine Regulations.
submarinos to be soon. I could porcoive by the faces of those in authority that all was not woll, and binoculars scanned the sea [Special to the "Telegraph" is, sir, not gone off,"
for traces of oither. "Horo sho
The Consul General for the came.the Fow indeed have enjoyed the statemont from the man who first
Netherlands writes:-It may in M. Henri Salmet has created a privilege of seeing submarines intimated the position of the informed that the Netherlande
terost some of your rendors to be. On pago 3 to-day are several now record for a flight from actually at work, and those who bubbles. Yos, there a few yards Indian Government has declared. articles of interest, notably London to Paris, covering the have soon the formidable though to starboard was the torpedo, and Hongkong from March 25, a port Woman's World, Wedding distanco of about 220 miles in 3 unostentatious little craft gliding in another few seconde, to-the infected with plague. Sousation, and-Card-Game-in. 14 min. On his return journey over the waters of Victoria must relief of thoso in command of tho Court. A description of a mar-he had to descend near Dunkirk, ofttimes have felt that they would ug, the submarine came to ing articles from Hongkong or The importation of the follow- ringo in prison appears on
like to see then in operation. It the top. pago 10.
According to a San Francisco was my privilege to attend the
"What can have gone wrong, porarily prohibited.
transshipped at this port is tem telegram to the "Tokyo Asali," torget practice yesterday, writos sir?" queried the skipper in Mexico lng declared that, if the grapli". Early in the morning expect," came the reply. one of the Insurgent generals in correspondent of the "Tele-anxious tones.
"Rofused to run worn clothes, household effects (1) Wearing apparol, old and
for daily use, used bedding, un- Revolution succeods; Prosident the torpedo laden submarines sat
fhopo the boat is all right, less these: goods are transported Madero will be executed and that off for a point beyond Lama Is., the officer added. A few exolungo as personal luggage or in conse all the contracts concluded bet followed shortly afterwards by botween the vessels and we were woon Madero and the United the Naval tug Atlas conveying assured that the boat was right quence of removal., Statos will be terminated by the Lt.-Com. N. E. Archdale of the and that the torpedo for seine
(2) Nags.. parent ship Rosario, who was in reason or other had misfired: The direct from the weaving-mills, Rofuse of now goods coming Revolutionaries.
charge of the operations. As the latter was got aboard and we from workshops where apparel is tug was espied in the distance proceeded on our journey to ba
made or from blonching establish with its red signals of warning fired at twice more before wo to other vessels to koop clear, tho returned to the look.
monts, artificial wool, anil cuttings submarines made themselvos The submarine is a scarce and proceeded under water,effective means of coast. defence
|of new paper, aro not considored
as rage. to meet at a broadside advantage and whilst the marksmanship portation is not prohibited, shall the encoming lug. Binoculars shown in the three actual ahots bo disinfected on arrival, if in wore trained in different direc-fired yesterday can bo maintained the opinion of the Health Officer tione over the stretch of choppy the people of the Colony may of the port they have beon son with the hope of getting a sloop snugly in their beds know- glimpse of the periscopos of the ing that gallant and well-trained infected. Sir Kai Ho Kai left for Slang hai to-day by the Korea. It is
waiting submarines. There she sons of the Empire are not only inspection of the ship on arrival ramoured that he may take up an
A Harbin cable to the "Nichi is" you would exclaim as you ready to but capable of protecting in a Nothorland-Indian port, and important post under the Repu-Nichi" dated March 18 states saw, or thought you saw about a them from molestation and outside of the passengers and baggage blican Governmont..
that a bill appropriating Rs. foot of cang sticking out of the interferenco. |25,000,000 has been laid before water, but the experienced, would the Russian Cabinet Conncil for not answor. Convinced that it the purchase of railway carriages was from that 'direction. I was for the Amur railway. The to expect to soothe torpedo bounce
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II. M. S. Sandpiper is expreted to-day and will await the arrival" of 11. M. S. Hawke when crows will bo exchanged.
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1912.
A REVERSION TO REASON.
There is a remarkable statement in one of the recent cables regarding the strike. It is that by far the greater number of South Wales miners favour, an immediate resumption and that masters and men have decided to form a joint district board under the new
against a boy on board a ship
the Harbour.
in
Six months' hard labour andĮ
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The Colony's Health. During the wosk onded March
your,
huge gambolling porpoise and bury its noso playfully under our
Looking for the Bubbles.
FIELD OPERATIONS.
Eye-Witness's Interesting
will buy 200 Jucomotives for, the railway in the course of this
¡ vessel's kool, I looked nowhere
olae but starboard, where I thought morning, before Mr. Justice where an English version of the I had seen that infallible in-of 44, Des Voux Road Central, Ordinance is at the disposal of Gompertz, Siu Sin-chi, amorchant Netherland-Indian Quarantino four hours' stocks was the sen- tence passed on a man charged at Fiold-Marshal Lord Kitchener, dientor of a submarine's presenco claimed a sum of $2,115.74 from those concerned. the Magistracy this morning the Britisir Agent and Consul--the periscopo. Until my eyes shi Di-yan, otherw'so tho Shi with roturning from banishment. General in Egypt, has started watered with the strain and in Yuen-long, described us Mr. N. G. Nolan, Chief Intor-clain certain land in Charbieli, throught the glasses with the Cement Co. Of the sum claimed, upon a drainage scheme to re the wint, I continued looking compradore of the Green Island proter of the Supreme Court, will on the Nile delto, between hope in my breast that I could in leave the Colony to-morrow, the Rosetta nud Damietta. Vasttrac a
$1,323.34 was alleged to be 3rd instant, on a year's love of land will be benefited by the oxperts that the missile was upon behalf of and at the request of few moments announce to the money paid by the plaintiff on Mr. Wong Kwong-in will act as work, and thousands of acres of
Description. UK. "lore so comes, sir, to defondant in respect of defen- Chief Interpreter and Mr. Ng marahy land will be transformed port," cried out a signaller and dant's share in the business in Yak-phu will not as 2 Toter-into urable fields. The work is made a rush to port along with the Tung On Company, of the to-day behind old Kowloon City Field operations took place proter, Supreme Court. to be completed in four years at the others for whom the informa- losses sustained by the company, and a correspondent who took up
a cost, it is estimated, of £2,500,- tion was moant. A telegram from. Nganking,000.
I scanned the rolling sea, but I and as to $703,40 intorcat, thore- his psition with a part of the dated March 23, saya:-A shop-
coull see nothing of my playful as agreed upon between the Indian contingent of the defend- kooper named Chan, after being
two parties. The annual_necting of the
porpoise."
There was
another similoring force-a company of Rajputs warned, collected the old Ngan- Royal Colonial Institute was held
with a couple of maxims-writes: huei bank-bills which had been on March 5 at the Hotel Motro- "Can't see it," I exclaimed. olnim in rospect of another Towering above us were the cancelled, and sold them at a pole. General Sir J. Bovun E-What are you looking for?" came company, the Tak Wo, for high ranges of hills that overlook cheap price to a Japanese morwards, the chairman of the coun- the reply. "The torpedo," 1 $2,237.40 being as to $1,323.81 old Kowloon City. The heavy bocin chant who intends to dominar cil, prosided. At the end of 1911, zawored with a simplicity that for money paid by the plaintiff of ton-pounders, the cracking of face value on them from the Pro-last year, according to the report, caused my hearers some amuse-on Sept. 16, 1904, at the defen- the Maxim and the .303 rifles, vincial Government. The shop there was a total membership of mont. In a whisper, as though share in the losses of the comforce did not have it all its own dant's request in rospect of his announced that the invading keeper was discovered by the 5,608, Thoss elected to fill the to shield my ignorance, I was police, who at once took him be vacancies on the Council were told to look for a line of bub.pany and as to 8013.43 interest way. fore the Chief of Constabulary, Sir Charles Lucas, Major .bles resembling surf. I did thoroon as agreed at thò rate of
Passing along the firing line- He was proved to be guilty and Archer-Shee, M.P., and Sir and sure enough quite plainly 100 per cent, per month. The where the Rajputs were ontrouch-
Charles. J. Dudgeon.
could porcieve the thin line of
total losses of the company wore ed one came to an old Chinese was shot to death yesterday,
Crimean Heroine Dies. air bubbles, oaused by the tor- $4,853 98. There was also a
templo strongly guarded. Here' The death bus occurred recent-pedo's exhaust, which controllers claim for $100 costs.
ono stationed himself. The lynu Borne of the last of the of war-hips look upon with drond. Mr. P. W. Goldring, appeared for furious fusilade and a dettelment Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by desultory firing gave place to a sot. In order properly to appreciate the significance of this decision/30 twenty-seven cases of plague little band of nurses who accom-Aim had been taken at our vosso the plaintiff and Me, M, W. Slado,] of the altroking troops cameʻ it is necessary to remember, what we remarked the oiler day, that deaths. There have been 104 iho Crimean war in 1855. It helpless as a corpse on the wavos, K.O,, instructed by Mr. Shepton, within range and were repulsed...... wore reported and twenty one panied Florence Nightingale to and a good aim too. We were us it is difficult to secure from the workers a definite, stitoment of the cusos since Jan. 1 and death oc- was that of Mre, Mario Rodney It was no use putting the ongines appeared for the defence: Amidst all this realistic repro
Mr. Potter informed his Lørd- demands upon which they rest their grievances. It was so in the curred in 89. All were Chinese: Morgan, who was a daughter of "astern," and it was of little use
sontation of warfare the peaceful railway and cotton disputes; it is so in the mining quarrel. The The small pox cases reported Admiral Robert Winthrop of the signalling "full speed ahead." ship that the cuss really consisted Chinese worked in his paddy demand for a weekly minimum wago, which shall keep a family twolvo deaths.
of two netions, but by consent fielde regardless of volleys of numbered twenty and there were British Navy, and the widow of Wo land simply to wait and see,
Colonel Evan Morgan of the and had it been in time of action, they had been consolidated a blank shat being fired not reasonably well, finds hearty adherence among many classes. But
British Royal Artillery, a member feel. The jine of bubbles passed they were based on the same set 50 yards off off. It reminded ever these adherents who claim to find the principle fundamentally sound and just, are at a loss to discover what minimum the miners (widow), Yamtaro Ishiwatari
Juki Kuboko, Kima Kaharn of an old Welsh family. alongside the tug, but the torpedo of facts. The claim by the plain- want. The fact is that the miners do not know themselves. They and Miki Morika, a married two year. She was statinred at the way ahead, and had passed under the defendant ought to have paid of Cathay ploughed his fields Mrs. Morgan was in her 94th had prece led the bubbles a long tiff was for cortain ponies which of the sieze of Port Arthur when the fatalistic Son and which the plai tiff paid at with live 10-inch shells and have not been abis, or they have been unwilling, to frame a con-man of Queen's Road East, were Scutari hospital during the Cri- our keol,
This was meant, as it would the defendant's request. They sistent and clearly-defined claim.
charged at the M gistracy this mean war and in recognition of
The troops had been hard at morning with receiving jewellery her splenil work there was pre-not be wi o to have had the for- had boen partners in the Tok Wo repedes bursting over his head. Early in the dispute it was stated that many of the employers valued at £1,125, the property sented with a magnificent din pro emished by coming into fir
Mr. Potter opening the plead-day morning in this DessAnry it, one learned, from 10.30 yester- were not averse from concluding the fixing of a minimum wage, Cooil Leonno Jackson, knowing mond crescent brooch by the Sul- contact with us. Contact would provided a fair day's output was provided for in return. And it the same to have been stolen. tan of Turkey. Having been havo meant the breaking up of the ings said that the defendant was work of training. It was notice. After hearing the evidence-they/born in October 20, 1818. se mnohine which cost Inundreds of formerly compradors of the Greenable that the. Red Cross Society sooms fairly certain that the trouble would have been over by now
were discharged.
has lived in the reign of six Eng-pounds, and many pounds moro Island Cement Co.
and the R.AM.C. wers in full had not some of the' districts insisted upon a minimum which was Yesterday a Japanese was son-lish sovereigns.,
lin an automobile can be pur
ovidence. clared for. In the casof a man- Mr. Slade addressing his Lord. quite out of the question. One district in particular held out for a fencel to six months' hard labour Knox in Nicaragua, ·
of-war it would have made very said that the figuros put forward minimum which was actually in advance of the average earnings in for stealing the same: All the
According to a despatch from much difference, as drawing more by the plaintiff were hopelo ly missing jewellery has been re- that district, and that was a preposterous demand which could not stored.
New Orleans dated March 20, nwater she would lie deeper and the inaccurate and that it would be be justified on any ground. The district which thus revolted against |
train carrying Mr Knox, Beore- torpedo would have penetrated procesary to have an ace Mait. Alleged Theft of a. Junk, carefully considered notion was South Wales which is now the
tary of State, to Minagus, the its side near the keel. For the What the defendant denial was first to favour resumption and to accept the New Act! It is grati- to 18-Wills-that-on-the-20th en-routo owing to a dynamite is furnished with a dummy head money paid at the defendant's A complaint having been made capit of Nicaragua, was stopped purpose of practice the torpedo that there was over a sum of fying to find that the South Wales miners have at length listened ult. five men lind boarder n Shui explosion on a bridge, when the made of soft copper and is shot request. He eventually submit to resson; but it is diflienit to believe that mou as inconsistent can Tung junk lying at Sham Shui train was approaching. it. The low enough to miss the object. ted that the action was miscon
At the Magistracy, this morn be trasted to remain long of one mind.
Po and sought to squeeze money rond bod was damaged. The ho test is the proximity to ceived and ought to be dis to the extent of $20, the Meer Secretary of State escaped injury, the object, as it only needle a
missed.
ing, an Indian employed as a It would be idle to protend that, even were the present trouble went into the matter. The owner however.. On this line from Ma- little elevation to bring about In his opening Mr. Potter'said | guard at the gaol was charged, that the Tak Wo Company was with an offence against the prison ended, the danger of a mining dispute would be removed 'for any explained that he had told the nogun to Corinto thirteen dyna-TM" a hit."
men he land no money and he mito cartridges wore found. The Away to starboard lay the formed in 1900 for the purpose regulations by supplying a length of time. In the mining, engineering, cotton and transport then left the junk to do some authors of the attempted orimes spent torpedo with its red paint of deşling in fir logs and carried prisoner with tobacco. trades conflict is always more or less imminent. It always will be shopping. The five men there were arrested and imprisoned ad head sticking out from the on business at Canton and Hong- From the ovidence it appeared, except the men's leaders, industrial and political, can display actuel upon stole the junk. Later com- and are expected to be executed. water and after a few quickly car kong. Their most important that a warder found a cigarette qualities of leadership. There is a growing tendency amongst the plainant found the junk lying off The Nicaraguan Government, in ried out orders we were alongside customer was the Green Island in the cell of a prisoner and working-classes to-day to repudiate its leaders.. Especially in the East Point without a rudder. I fear of a plot by, the anti-Amer of it, a bont was lowered and the Cement Company, on whom they defendant's patrol lamp inside last two or three years have local strikers disregarded the advice of B. Wills obtained warrants and, ican party against the life of Mr. missilo rescued. In another few practically depended for their the door,
Defendent denied that he sup proceeding to Jardine's Bazaar, Kaor, arrested and put into pri-seconds we were steaming ahead existence. In 1904 when they lost the central executive except where it suited them. This ten lency Wanchai, he arrested three of the non. a certain general who was at full speed and had put to that contract they had to close plied the cigarette or tobacco and is especially noticeable in what may be termed the fundamental men wanted. At the Magistrany once Minister of Finance and is stern the submarino that had up, and when the plaintiff had said he never used tobacco, trades of the country, and until it is removed on the men's leaders this morning, the men were now the leader of the anti-Amor-attacked us and now floated fully settled the firm's liabilities the The prisoner who was found defendant, who was a partner, with the cigarolio in his cell said can substitute sound reason for sounding rhetoric-on show charged with stealing the junk, lean faction. Also many have on the top of the sea,
rofused to pay his share.
he found it in a bucket The ability, actually to lead there can be little industrial peace for which was said to be worth $320, been imprisoned. The arreste, The men were remanded until however, lave tended to stir up
The care was proceeding when guard, did not give it to Britain
The cosas, was adjourned Thursday the 11th inst.
the party to freali exertions.
we went to press.
Good Haul
The Missing Submarine. We had sailed for some con. 'siderable time, but there were
Mr. Blade:He never was.,
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THE MYSTERIOUS CIGARETTE,
Charge Against a. Quard at the Gaol