The Hongkong Telegraph.
May 13th, 1912, Temperature. a.m. 70, p.m. 80; Humidity...03, 82.
No. 8785
TELEGRAMS.
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May 13th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 76, p.m., 76; Humidity...97, 91.
就四十月五其港香
TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1912.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS,
TAILORS' STRIKE.
GERMAN AMBASSADOR.
U. S. PRESIDENCY.
50,000.OUT.
BRITAIN'S APPROVAL.
FIGHT GETTING HOT,
Router's.
(Service to the "Telegraph."]
via Bombay, May 14, 1.15 a.m.
Received, 6.30 a.m.
Contrary to expectation," the tailors' strike in London is spreading rapidly.
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Router's.
[Service to the "Telograph."]
London, May 13, 1.40 p.m.
Received, May 14, 6 am.
Reuter loorus that the British
Government's approval of the
Rouler's [Service to the "Telegraph.")
via Bombay, May 14, 1.15. um.
Received, 6.30 am.
The United States Prosidential campaign is waxing holler.
TELEGRAMS.
TURCO-ITALIÀN WAR.
ISLANDS OCCUPIED,
Reuter's
(Service to the "Telegraph.”]
via Bombay, May 13, 1.50 p.m. Received, 5.38 p.n.
CHANGING CHINA.
།
STRICT ECONOMY URGED.
(From Chinose Sources.)
Shanghai, May 13.
TELEGRAMS.
CHINESE LOAN.
THE SETTLEMENT.
(Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, May 14, 0.10 a.m.
Received, 9.24 am..
The international bankers have
186 Pr A SINGLE COFT 10 Cmt.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN,
Telegrams
•
The Chinese loan crisis has boon settled on the lines of supervision of the payment and disbandment of the soldiers by the Customs Commissioners, and tho establishment of a separate Audit Department. The President has issued an order for the protegtion of Govern-
Reported payment of a mil- ment and private property, while arranged for supervision of the lion dollars to Sun Yat-sen in another edict that he has payment and disbandment of the has resulted in severe criticism of published ho calls for the soldiers by the Customs Commis-Tang Shao-yi in the National striotost economy in the admini- sioners.
Sam Langford has easily They have also arranged for the establishment of a separate Audit defeated the Chicago heavyweight Department.
figlator Barry at Melbourne.
Yoaterday afternoon there wore appointment of Baron vou Bibor-jand ho has publicly up onled o garrisons and authorities as pri- stration of affairs.
no fewer than 50,000 idle.
FIGHTING IN MEXICO.
FIERCE BATTLE.
London, May 13, 4.40 p.ùù. Received, May 14, 6.1 nm:
stein as Ambassador to London was given on Saturday, and that the now Aussador will arrive
in the middle of June,"
"FANTASTICAL NONSENSE."
Stories that the new Anibas sador is coming on a special
mission aro described as fantasti-
Router's Now, York corresponcal nonsense. Germany is mere- dent reports that a battle lastingly sending her ablest diplomatist twelve hours has taken place at
out of compliment to Britain.
Count Metternich, the late
Orozco. between 5,900. Mexicau rebels and 5,000 Federal troops.
- There were 500 cnsualties on both | Ambassador, is still it with
sides.
bronchitis, from which complaint
The rebels abandoned ton guns ho has long suffered acutely. and muck ammunition, retreating|
NEW APPOINTMENT.
and burning the bridges behind
thom...
They are expected to make a last stand at Escalon.
MINERS WAGES.
OWNERS" - APPLICATION NEGATIVED.
· London, May 13, (8.55 p.m. Received, May 14, 6.45 n.ni.
Viscount St Aldwyn has deelinol to grant an application made by the South Wales coal- owners for a reduction by ono and a quarter par cent. of the general
wage rate.
TIBET.
BRIGHTER OUTLOOK.
via Bombay, May 14, 1:15 a.m.
Received, 6.30a.m.
A.Calcutta message states that it is understood that the negolin. tion botwcon the Tibetans and the Olines at Lhassa continuo
The Italians have cupied the islands of Caxo, Scarpanto, Piscopi Plosident Taft is going to address eighty mueings in Ohio, ani Nisera and are sending tho
tho women's vote in the Cali- fornium primarias o morrow, (ak-ners to Italy. ing the credit for the creation off the Children's Care Bureau, ate. Such an appon! is unprecedented by a President.
The Democrats are delighted nt, the complete split in the Republican party.
ARABS SURPRISED.
via Bumbay, May 14, 7.30 a.m.
Raceived, 11,59 a.m.
Heutor's Rome correspondent states that the Italians surprised the Arabs at Tobruk; driving JAPANESE MINE DISAS- them off and killing a hundred.
MORE ISLANDS OCCUPIED
TER.
Later Details.
Further details are now wired from Supporo na to the recent di sastrous coal mine explosion, re- ports the "Japan Mail." A fearful noise was heard at the mouth of the pit and about 120 feet of truck rails were blown to pieces which struck and partially destroyed the mining olien located near the pit mouth and also caused some dam- ngo to the ventilating machinery. The ill-starred miners' familieanro assembled around the mouth of the pit with heavy hearts, anxiously Herr von Wangonhoim, Gior-awaiting news of the fate of their bread-earners. A rescue party man Minister to Athious, has
was quickly organized and sent been appointed to succeed Baron down the pit if an hour aftor the catastrophe, but roponted von Biberstein at Constantinople attempts ended in failure owing
Lator.
MANŒUVRES."
42 MEN WOUNDED!
London, May 13, 4.5 p.m. Foceived, May 14, 1.10 pan.
Hunter's St. Petersburg agent says that an order issued by the Minister for War mentions that 42 infantrymen who were "in ad- vance of the guns" were wounded by: shell fire at the recent manau
VICS,
LESSON TO ENGLAND.
London, May 13, 4.5 p.m. Received, May 14, 4.10 p.m.
Sir George Reid, the Australian
amicably, and that an early settle-High Commissioner in London, has
SUN YAT-SEN.
REFORMS INTRODUCED.
Tang Shoo-yi, the Premier, and the Cabinet ministers attended a meeting of the Advisory Council. whero they announced their MILLION DOLLAR RUMOUR. policy of governmental reform.
THE LAND TAX.
It is the intention of the Government to issue title deeds The Italians have further cap-
to the owners of paddy fields and ured the islands of Kalismo, other property in exchange for Loro and Pabnos, the Turkish the old documents and to tax the
authorities and officials being fields to the extent of one per cent. takon aboard warships,
of their value and houses to two per cent.
BOXING.
LANGFORD'S LATEST,
· London, May 13, 7.45 p.. Received, May 14, 7.99 a.m.
·
OFFICIALS COMPLAIN.
The officials of the Ministry for Posts and Communications have submitted a petition to the Govorainent asking for the removal of Si Sui-ki, the head of the Department.
THE CONTROL OF FINANCE.
A report, is current that the
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, May 14, 9.10a.m. Received, 9.24 p.m.
The National Council las
severely examined Tang Shao-yi regarding aropartod paymont of a sum of one million dollars to Dr. Sun Yat-son.
Council.
South Wales mine-owners have. unsuccessfully applied for a reduction in the general wage rate by one and a quarter. per
cont.
Tho tailors' strike is growing; 50,000 are now idlo..
Mr. Taft has sat a precedent by pablicly appealing for the wa men's votes in the Californian primarios.
An early settlement of the trouble between the Tibetans and Chinose is expected,
In a fight which lasted twelve" hours the Mexican rebels and
·
THE CHINESE COMPOSI-Federal troops each sustained 500 casualties, the rebele evontu ally retreating.
TOR AGAIN.
Baron von Biberstein will take The following is a paragraph up the German Ambassadorship tukon' from the "Journal, de in London during next month.. Pekin." The typographical errors
are typical and common to all Talk of his going to England on foreign nowapapers. We fully a special mission is rogarded as, sympathize with our contem: "fantastical nonsenso." porary: dastardly kind have excited the
"Kwo murders of a
It is expected that the work of
clearing the Dardanelles of mines
During recent Russian military manœuvres, 42 infantrymen who were "in advance of gune" were wounded by shell-fire.
Router's correspondent at Mel- bourne states that Sam Tangford has defeated the Chicago heavy- weight Barry after eleven rounds. toriga on arudicato is likely
The referee stopped the fight, to give in on the question of the populace very much. The first will bo completed to-day. Barry being outclassed through-control of China's finances and violin was the wife of a small that they intend to place the task enopkeeper who was acaused by her mother-in law of tealing of supervision in the hands of money out of the shop. In spite the Commissioners for Customs. of the fact that she was to bo a The syndicate, however, insists mother shortlo she was first on the engagement of a Belgian strangled and then mutilated by her father and mother-in-law as China's financial advisor while her usband was arrested Hsiung Hsi-ling has, rofused to accessory. The murderera agres to this, but has agreed to wore accused by the brother of The Italians have now occupied the appointment of a Bolgian to the victim and the mother and several islands between Crete and advise on the reform of the nuabanp have been coheaded; nation's currensy." Shat Po."
TROPICAL DISEASES.
A NEW BUREAU.
to the gas and flames. The mouth of the pit had finally to be closed and the earch abandoned. Alto-jout. gether 278 oflici:1. and miners were working in the pit at the time of the explosion, all of whom must have, mát n terrible death. Thirty-three lies were subse- quently recovered, but they were so badly burnt and charred us to bo beroad recognition. Such a torrible disaster is said to be un- precedented in coal mining in via Bombay, May 14, 7.30 a.m. Ilokkaido.
Received, 11.59 .. Frequency of Such Accidents in Japan.
From July 1st next, the Sleep- Tho"Nichi Nichi" quotes in this ing Sickness Buronu becomes the context a certain Government Tropical Diseases Bureau, with un authority as saying that although incro 80 in funds contributed by it remains an open question whe-the Imperial Government, India,
Poking, May 13. ther it is possible to entirely pre- South Africa, Sudan, Ceylon, vent coal-mine catastrophes, it is Malay States, West Africa, the
There has bean a mutiny among certainly possible to minimise the West Indies and Fiji.
The annual income will be the troops stationed at one of the danger. Such accidents are more frequent and disastrous in Japan £3,000, and new Bureau will be railway stations in Tientsin, but it was quickly suppressed by ปล
Imperial than in any other civilized coun-quartered in
soldiers dispatched to the apot by try, owing to the imperfect ap-Institute,
Two ominent veterinarios have
the Governor-general of Chilli. pliances in the mines and the ignorance of the miners. The joined the committee.
NEW MINISTER TO casualties from coal mine acci-
AMERICA. dents in Great Britain, Gern.any and Japan during the five years onded 1000 were na under :-
Deaths.
Death rate
from
explosion.
Percent-
age.
ment may be hoped for on the arrived in Berlin on an important Japan..... 2,381 1,209 · 58.0
lines of the Chinese laying down their arms and returning to China via Gyangise.
American FLOODS.
BRIGHTER REPORTS.
MUTINY IN TIENTSIN.
Chung Man-in will, it is re- ported, be appointed as Chinese Minister to Washington.
via Bombay, May 14, 7.30 a.m. Received, 11.59 a.m. Great Britain 5,789 419 7.3 Regarding the floods in the mission to extend German-Austra-Germany... 5720
580 10.3 United States, there is an improv-of The death rate from coal mine ed outlook in the Louisana cities, lian commercial relations,
explosione in Japan thus reaches Rain has consed, though there 58.9 per cont. of the total casual- is still danger from bursting ties, whereas the deaths from the levees.. same cause in Great Britain and ]· Germany do not exceed from 7.3 to 10.3 per cent. Explosions in Japanese coal mines can be traced mostly to carelessness on the part of the miners. Matoh boxes car-
THE DARDANELLES,
A DEFENSIVE FORCE.
The Calcutta "Statesman's' correspondent at Kalimpong wires that all the Tibetan troops etationed at Gyangtae have been ordered to Iliassa, while the people of Baigates and Gyangtse have been summoned to serve in
to check the is progressing satisfactorily and,
a defensive force to o
London, May 13, 4.5 p.m.
GERMAN-NAVY BILL.
Received, May 14, 4.10 p.m.ried with them into the pits often via Bombay, May 14, 7.30 8.m.
The clearing of the Dardanelles
MANCHURIA TO BE DIVIDED.
Stops are being taken to extend German-Australian commercial relations.
the father has been banisend. In the coast of Smyrna, toe second caso the victim was a The rains having ceased, better wife who was murderes and nows is to hand regarding the mutilanted by her hus band and American floods, though there is sister-in-law. In this case the
still danger from bursting levees, › accusers wore the noigebour Tee murderers were ba eeded, before
With aninorease in funds, the an enormouus crawd of spectors, Sleeping Sickness Bureau will and it is hoped that crimers of after July 1st be known as the this type will be strmpted on by Tropical Diseases Bureau. these means."
The Reichstag has passed the Navy Bill.
"
LOAN DEADLOCK.
Will the Chinese of the South Seas Help?
Herr von Wangenheim, Ger- man Minister to Greece, in to be German Ambassador to Turkey.
LOCAL.
President Yuan Shih-kai has
A contractor was charged to-day- summoned all the Ministers of State in his office to discuss the with blasting stone in Connaught dondlock of the loan question.
They all agreed that the demand Road without taking the ngoos of the Six Powers group cannot sary precautions. The onsetwas be considered. Plans were die dismissed. cussed to raise money.. According
"
Sum Sui-liu; Governor-general to the "Shanghai Times," a cer- At Thursday's meeting of the Heilangking, has suggested tain member of the Cabinet has Legislative Council & Bill will be the sub-division of the Three suggested the despatab of a presented entitled "an ordinance Eastern Provinces into two parts special commissioner to the South and that they be called Northern Sea Islands to influence the to make provision for the room- and Southern Manchorin roe- Chinese residents there to ad-stitution of the full court. pestively. A Governor-general vance money to the Central Go Mr. Drummond to-day referred will then be appointed for each vernment.
to the time spent on the case division.
Though Premier Tang Shao-yi arising out of the Yik Lang had promised the Six Powers Bank and offered the opinion group that the Belgian loan would that the services of a shorthand be cancelled, he is finding it very reporter were necessaryť in" the difficult to keep his promise. The Courts. Bolgian Minister in Peking has
LIMITATION OF ARMA-
·MENTS.
The loan syndicate is insisting
the Limitation of China's not yet given any reply to the The Hon. Mr. H. E. Polloak, siz Powers Premier. It is probable the Minis K.O, is to more, at Thursday, s
armamenta,
prope to be the cause of antas
Received, 11.50 a.m. The Reichstag has passed the dangerous occupation - so long an preventive measures aro not Navy Bill without amendment.
minern remains unimproved.
onv
the
Chinese troops on it is expected, will be completed enforced and the education of the The Boolalists, alone opposed tha" guaranteeing to afford the nation' ter will refuse to canool the loan: | meeting of the Legislative Coun
progross of the
the Khamba road.
all the necessary protection. ha declared that this step is con- cil, that the finest site sho
be levelled and tarfed Tik Pol! trary to the Bing Bel- Treaty