The Hongkong Telegraph.
May 21st, 1912, Temperature a.m. 82, p. 84; Humidity...84, 71.
No. 8792
TELEGRAMS.
晚大初月四年于壬
TELEGRAMS.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
Copyright, 1912 by the Proprietor.
TELEGRAMS.
WEATHER FORECASİ',
FAIR.
May 20th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 73, pan., 75; Humidity...87, 84
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1912.
三拜禮 號二廿月五英港香·
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
OPIUM QUESTION.
LABOUR UNREST.
DENMARK'S GRIEF.
PERSIAN SENSATION:
THE NEW CHINA.
·LOAN TO-CHINA.
REMINDER TO CHINA.
A GENERAL STRIKE ?
ROYAL MOURNERS:
A DISCREDITED STORY.
ROYALIST PLOT.
AUSTRIA'S POSITION.
Renter's.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
via Bombay, May 22,8,20 a.m: Received, 11.47 m.
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Sir Edward Grey, replying in House of Commons to Sir. 1. Rees, said the Government under- stood that the present Provisional Chinese Government was · ទម earnest as its predecessor regard ing the suppression, of: opium- growing, but if any reluctance were displayed in taking over its obligations in this matter, the whole question of the Agreement would be raised,
KIAUCHAU.
· SUPPLEMENTARY, VOTE,,
vin Bombay, May 22, 8.20a.m.
Received, 11.47 a.m.
Tho, Budget Committee of the
Reuter's (Service to the "Telegraph."]
vin Bombay, May 22, 7.10 o.m.
Received, 22, 10.50 a.m.
The transport workers soom disposed to take up the lighter men's cause.
A complete standstill at the port of London and svona genorul strikere regarded as not improb uble:
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PRINCE OF WALES.
* THE TOULON VISIT,
via Bombay, May 21, 2.5 pm. Receive p..
A'messige from Paris says that the Prince of Wales has left for Toulon.
ARRIVAL
Received 10.50 a.m
Reichstag han sanctioned a sup- via Bombay, May 22, 7.10 a.m. plementary estimate e Kiau- chau amounting to 650,000 marks to cover the expenses incur rol in protecting German interests during the recent disturbances
in China.
MISS MALECKA.
via Bombay, May 22, 12.20 a.m. Reveival, 4.30.4.m.
on
In his statement
the Malecka ease in the House of Commons, Mr. Acland said the' Russian Government slated thero was incontrovertible proof of the accused's Russian nationality,
[In yesterday's telograin it was stated that Mr. Acland said thero i was incontrovertible proof of
D. R 11. th Prince of Wales has arrived at Toulon.' He board- of the battleship Danton, on board of which a luncheon party was given in his honour, after which the Flcat weighed an- thor and made for sea in order to undergo naval exercises.
THE MEDITERRANEAN,
NAVAL INSPECTION.
via Bombay, May 22, 7.10 n,m. Nicceived, 10.50 p.m.
Mr. Asquith and Mr. Churchill
Miss Malooka's Russian national-have left for Genon en route for
i
Reuter's
Service to the Telegraph."]
London, May 21, 2 p.m. Received, 22, 3.30 am.
Prince Arthur of Connaught, who is representing King George
Router's [Service to the "Telegraph."]
via Bombay, May, 12.20am. Received, 4.30a.m.
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:*
(From Chinese Sources.)
arrested.
Reuter's [Service to the "Telegraph."
via Bombay, May 22, 12.20 a.10.
Received, 4.30 a.m.
-488 PER ANNUMĮ
SINGLE Cory 10. Cær. -
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN,
--Telegrams.
At the funeral of thelate King of Denmark, Prince Arthur of Connaught will represent King George V.
At cricket, Surrey has defeated (Houcestershire and Warwick- alire overcome Sussex.
The American Baptist pastor Richeson, found guilty of the murder of a girl to whom he was engaged, has been executed.
Poking, May 21.
The Terrorist Society, formed by the members of the Imperial Router's Teheran correspon Family, conspired to raise a ro Router's Paris correspondent deat states that the report that bellion in Hupol. The plot was says it is anderstood that it has at the funeral of the late King of Yeprim, the Armenian Chief of
discovered and 20 of them were been intimated that the Austrian has performed the feat of flying The Belgian aviator Cronberg Denmark, has started for Copen of Polico, was treacherously hagen.
proposal for inclusion in the Six from Belgium to England and Ho WONG HING'S POST. He will be followed by Queen murdered is discredited.
Power group concerned in the back without alighting., Alexandra and the Empress was shot from a fort which won
Chinese-loan-would-mako the Mario.
believed to be evneuated and Nanking have telegraphed to
The people and gentry of scheme unworkable, but that which afterwards
Yeprim's President Yuan ohrnestly request every facility would be offered to followera stormed, and killed all ing him not to do away the post Austria's financial participation. inside.
of the Rosidont__ General” in Nauking." Slut Fo.".
PRINCE KILLED,
MOTORING TO DENMARK.
via Bombay, May 21, 2.5 p..
Received, 6 p.m.
THE GERMAN ARMY.
MEETING EXPENDITURE.
London, May 21, 6:35 p.m.
Received, 6.8 a.m:
A massago from Copenhagen states that the Court has received telegram to the effèct that Princa Goorgo William, eldest son of the Duke of Cumberland, has been killed on the frontier at Mecklen burg, while motoring towards Cougar tax in order to meet new penhagen.
military expenditure.
The Reichstag his decided to postpons the reduction of the
DETAILS.
Later.
HOME CRICKET.
von
A message from Berlin conveys the information that Prince George William was travelling at full speed at night,, accompanied
Champorlain by. Horr Greve. The car fell in n trench in a road which was under repair at the village of Fic sack, in the province of Branden burg. Both were killed on the spot. The Prince, who was driv ing, had his head smashed by the bonnet of the car. The chauffeur was injured.
ity. The above is now forwarded Malts and Gibraltar, to carry out|| TURCO-ITALIAN WAR. as a correction.]
BRITISH COMMUNICA-
TIONS.
NEW TUBE RAILWAY.
London, May 21, 4.40 am,
Received, 4.53 p.m.
Mr. Herbert Samuel, Postmaster- General, in the annual Post Office statement in the House of Com
mons, said it was contemplated to build a tube railway across London exclusively for the transport of mails and parcels.
WIRELESS SCHEME. Regarding the Imperial wireless scheme, six stations would be at first erected. The first would be in England, the second and third pro- bably in Egypt and East Africa, the fourth in India, the fifth at Singa- pore, and the sixth in South Africa. The cost per station would be sixty thousand pounds,
BOXING.
MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION.
naval inspections.
LORD HALDANE.
TO BERLIN AGAIN,
vin Bombay, May 22, 7,10a.n,
Hocejrod, 10 50a.m.
The newspapers announce that Lord Haldano start to-night for Berlin, where ho will stay for ten or twelve days. He goes on pure- ly private business,
NEW ZEALAND'S GIFT.
PATRIOTIC ATTITUDE.
vir Bonbay, May 21, 2,5 pin.
Received, 6 pm,
In response to the Admiralty sug gestions, the Government of Now
TURKEY'S RETORT.
via Bombay May, 21, 2.5 p.m.
Received, 6 p.m.
Reuter's Constantinople corros- pondent says that a special Coun- cil of Ministers has decided upon the expulsion of all Italians from the Empire, with the exception of workmen, indigents and widows, within a fortnight.
COS, CAPTURED).
London, May 21, 0.35 p.m.
Received, 22, 6,8 a.m.
The Italians have captured the island of Cos, off the coast of Asia Minor.
PERSIAN GULF TROULE:
BETTER NEWS.
Zealand has expressed its willing vin Bombay, May 21, 2.50 p.m.
ness that the battle cruiser New
Zealand, which was originally in-
Received, 6,28 p.m.
A message from Simla says that
London; May 21, 5.45 p.m.
Received 22, 5.40.a.m.
Warwickshire boat Sussex at Birmingham by on innings and six wickets.
Surrey beat Gloucestershire at the Oval by an innings and 87
runs.
[Last year Warwickshire woa by two wickets and Surrey by an innings and 51 runs.]
AVIATION FEAT.
BELGIUM TO ENGLAND AND BACK,
London, May 21, 5.45 pim.
Received 22, 5.40a.m.
The Belgian aviator Cronberg nasconded at Nieuport Bains, dow salutations to Britain, and return to Canterbury, where he dropped ed vie Calais without alighting.
PASTOR EXECUTED.
rom. 1
NEW LOAN CLAUSE. -
A SQUABBLE.
LOAN OPPOSITION.
CANTON NEWS.
Seizure of Firearms.
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Austria's inclusion in the Six Power group advancing a loan to China is considered unworkable.
Prince George William, eldent son of the Duke of Cumberland, has been killed while motoring to Copenhagen.
Turkey has decided on the ex- pulsion of all Italians from the Empire with the exception of workmon, indigents and widows.
The Araba at Bunderabbas sving retreated, the landing parties from British oruisers are ro-om barking.
(The "Telegraph" Coffespondent,)
Canton, May 21. Shanghai, May 21,
During the last few days great excitemeat and alarm have An additional clause has been prevailed among the peoplo in inserted in the Loan Agreeinent Canton, owing to large quantities which prohibits the Provincial of firearms and bombs being Governments from obtaining loans located in Kut Cheong Street, tooting German interests in China To cover the expenses of pro- secretly from any other nation. Young Chun Stroet, and other
places. It appears that the dis during the recent disturbancos, banded revolutionary soldiers the Budget Committee of the had been reluctant to sacrifice Reichstag has sanctioned a sup- Sze Siu-ki, Minister of Com these weapons and explosives and plementary vote of 650,000 marks, munications, is seriously at had them stored socretly in the Sir Edward Groy says that varianco, with his junior officials different parts of the city. The if tho now Government in Ohias in the same Ministry, and con-other day the Governor-General is reluctant to take over its ob- sequently he has tendered his issued a stringent order for a gations regarding suppresion of resignation to the Promier, which thorough soirch for firearms and opium-growing, the whole ques- is not accepted.
bombs throughout the city. The of the Agreement will be raised." troops of the regular forces were
A man who stole a pair of rat posted to search the houses in the,, old and new parts of the tan bangles from a little girl in Graham Street yesterday was Grant agitations against the city. All the gates and entrances used and captured by an Indian Loan Agreement are prevailing to the city were strongly guarded everywhere. Hsiung Hsi-ling, and suspects wore searched. The watchiman. To-day at the police Minister of Finance, has exprose search in the houses was con- months' imprisonment and to two ed his intention of resigning asa dusted jointly by the troops and rosult.
the police. Yesterday over 300 whippings of ten strokes each; Chan Kam to declines to rifles and a large quantity of Moasra, Melchers and Co. inform accept the post of auditor under bombs were located in the Tartarus that the I. G. M. 8. Buelow, the Loan Agreement.
city and many arrests were made. touched the ground near Kobe, The merabers of the State The Governor-General has now but got off with little damage. Council are strongly opposing issued another proclamation to She will very likely be despatch- the clauses of the loan agreement, the effect that although Canton ed from Hongkong on Friday,
is assuming its former state of May 31. - tranquillity outwardly, there are still many undesirables trying to Luk Ching Cheung, Minister of disturb the peace. In the pro- prosecuted by the Hon. Mr. C. Clementi for driving in a reckless Foreign Affaire, has telegraphed clamation he says that the storage to the Contral Government an- of firearms, swords, etc., is a manner, was fined $10, this nouncing his imponding arrival at breach of the peace. He informs morning. The alternative was Poking from Europe on the 22nd the people that they must submit fourteen days' imprisonment. inst.hat Po."
to the search by the police and A general strike of transport soldiers and must not he workers is possible in London out alarmed.
FOREIGN MINISTER.
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RUSSIA AND MONGOLIA
The
Poking, May 21.
Russian Minister
of
court he was sentenced to two
The Indian chaffeur who was
of sympathy for the lightermen.
No Idol Worship
Lord Haldane has gone on a The Governor-General has directed the Commissioner of purely private business visit to
Berlin. Interior and Commissioner of
E lucation that, under instructions H. R. H. the Prince of Wales from the central Government, has arrived at Toulon and board- Foreign Affairs is alleged to have clamations to
they are required to issue pro-ed the battleship Danton; made an announcement in the hereafter the worshipping of idols have left to carry out naval ins the offoot that Mr. Asquith and Mr. Churchill Dums that as China has no time in the temples and the holding of péotions at Malta and Gibraltar. to spare in the development of memorial services in remem. Outer Mongolia, Russia should branco of the so-called faith constructed through London to. A new tube railway is to be seize the opportunity to start fal and brave heroes from the be used exclusively for the trans- railway enterprises there and Manchu Government's point of
ultimately obtain commercial viow should be done away with, port o
t of maila and parcels.
predominance and assume mill-The Governor-General says that tary protection,
the worshipping of idole will not
LOCAL.
London, May 21, 5.45 p.m. Received, 22, 5.40 a.m.
His announcement in reported only cause superstition, but the Another side of the Motor Car Richeson, the American Baptist to have been supported by the people will be made fools of. As Agitation is told by Mr. Nicol, of pastor convicted of the murder of members of the Dums. A grant regards the so-called heroes, they the Exile Garage, who states that a girl to whom he was engaged, of 30,000 roubles for the expenses had done nothing for the Re- the petition is the outcome of but whom he gave up in favour of investigation into the condi- publican Government, although family grievances through sons of of another, the daughter of rich tion of Mongolia. has been set they might have done much for wealthy people running up big,
aside. An attempt has also made the Mancha Government, and bills for motoring. parents, has been executed,
to lengthen the railway from their images ought to be done Fulon to St. Petersburg.
ATTEMPT ON MINISTER,
ANARCHIST SENTENCED.
via Bombay, May 21, 2.5 p.m. Received, 6 p.m.
away with.
Republican Banks.
At the Summary Court this. morning, during the hearing of a A meeting of the Canton Pro-olaim for wages by three men Ip Sia-shang, former Com-visional Council was held the against the Hong Hing Shipping missioner of Nagivation, made other day to consider the question firm, it was stated that the com- an unsuccessful attempt to shoot of promoting the formation of pany had had numerous addresses. Bze Big-ki, Minister of Com-China Republican banks. Some It was also stated that the com munications, outside the offices of members opposed the question be-pany never actually commenced the Ministry. Sze was dragged ing-considered by the Council, as business and that the wages ware
not to commence until the Com out of the carriage by the would- theCouncil had no right to con- The noted anarchist, Mala Too be assassin, who inflicted a slight sider anything connected with pany had really got under way. At the National Sporting Club, useful. Accordingly, the vessel re-embarking on the cruisers Per sta, many years a resident in Eng wound in his rib The reason business enterprise. The others The case was continued to-day Joins the first cruiser squadron of sous and Fox. The Rajputs are land, has been sentenced to three for the outrage was that Sze had contended that the Council was in which three Chinese charged the first fleet in home waters, after returning to Jask, leaving a months imprisonment and also to failed to fulfil an allegod promise quite in order, since the formation four Revenue officers with assault twenty rounds contest for the mld: visiting New Zealand. The data strengthened Consular guard. Two deportation for libelling a compe of getting an appointment for the of these banks was a public affair, ing them in order to force them die-weight championship of Eng of completion of the vessel will be bluejackets were drowned while trist in Soho by suggesting that he would-be assassin."Hai Ka The motion was then put to the to make admissions regarding
carly in 1913,
Landing
ia a police
vin Bombay, May 21, 2.5 p..tended for the Far East, shall be the Arabs have retreated from Bun
Received; 6 p.m. employed wherever it will be mosdarabbas, and landing parties are
Jack Harrison defeated McEnroy,
of the Irish Guards, on points in
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