The Hongkong Telegraph.
May 28th, 1912, Tomporúturo a.m. 78, p.m. 79; Humidity...88, 81.
No. 8798
TELEGRAMS.
晚三十月四年子壬
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
Copyright 1912 by the Proprietor.
WEATHER FORECAST,
FAIR.
May 28th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 77, pan., 76; Humidity...04, 90.
三拜禮
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29. 1912.
號九廿月五英港香
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
THE TEST MATCH.
INTERPORT SHOOTING..
SIAM JEWEL CASE.
HOME LABOUR CRISIS. TRE TITANIC DISASTER.
BOXING,
SHANGHAL'S SCORE.
DE BOSEUK GUILTY.
THREATS AND, PROTESTS.
FIXING THE BLAME.
LANGFORD BEATS FLYNN.
AUSTRALIA WIN..
AFRIJA BADLY BEATEN.
Renter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
via Bombay, May 29, 725 am.
Received, 135 pan.
The first Triangular Post Match, between Australia and South Africa, une concluded at Manches- tor,
To rosult was a win for ilie Australians by an innings and 88
runs,
In their first venture the South
· Africans malo. 205, of which. Faulkner contribute! 122 not out,'
The South Africans, 183 the bal, followed oa, but ward all dismissed for 9.
Matthews, for Australia, por- formed the hat trick" in both innings.
HOME CRICKET.
London, May 28, 7 p.m
Receive 1, 2, 7.55 a.m.
The latest county
results are:--
eric bet
Middlesex boat Sossos nt Lord's by an innings and 48 runs.
Yorkshire bout Lineashire at Bradford by ton wickets.
CINEMATOGRAPH FIRE.
80 PEOPLE KILLED.
via Bambay, May 23, 1a.m. Received, 5.20 8.01.
Router's Madrid correspondeat roports a cinematograpli fire in the town of Villn Red,
The room in which the disas ter occurred had only one exit
(Our Own Correspondent)
Shanghai, May 29, 9:10 am.
Received 10 a.m.
Shonghai have shot ull in the Interport Shooting Competition. Their score is 1131.
LOAN TO CHINA.
NEXT ADVANCE
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, May 20, 9.10 a.m.
Received, 9.19 a.m.
(Our Own Correspondent)
Singapore, May 20, 1910 a m.
courso
Received, 10.17 a.m.
Router's [Service to the "Telegraph."]
via Bombay, May 28, 1.50 p.m..
Hoceived, 5.45 p.m;
Reu'er's
Service to the "Telegraph."]
via Bombay, May. 29), 8.10 a.m.
Received, 1.45 a.ut.
Senator Smith, in the course of speech in the Sante on present ing the report of the fuquiry into the Titanic disaster, hold that the laxity of the Board of Trade regulations was largely responsible for the disaster.
The trial of Julos Paul De Boseck (31), dosuribed as a journ
Meat convoys during the evening alist, ou a charge of feloniously reached Smithfield and were un- ja receiving jewellery, which had molested," being strongly escorted been stolen at Bangkok while in by police. The strike committee
of ensignment from warns the Government that repres Loudou to the lowager Queen of sivo action may lead to extremes Siam, has concludod,
The jury found the censed on the part of the men, and caits guilty of retaining a pearl know out all transport workers. The ing it to have been stolen.
commitice also says it has. cabled Sentence was suspentioi! pondasiding every international agency ing consideration of three points to take action. It protests against which are to be raised bofore the the authorities accommodating em Fall Court...
ployers and protecting "scabs" by the use of the police and soldiers,
[Some interesting facts in con- nection with the case will be found in another column.]
It has been practically decided that the International group of financiers will advance a further DUKE OF FIFE'S WLLL.' three million tuels to China this. wook
The general situation is im- proving.
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
POST DECLINED.
(From Chinese Sources.)
London, May 29, 3.50 a.m;
Received, 4.15
p.m. Tho will of the luto Duke of Fife showe estate to the value of a million sterling.
The contents of the will have not been disclosed.
NAVAL PROBLEMS. ·
STRIKERS ANNOYED,
via Bombay, May 20, 1 a.ro. Received, 5.20 a.m.
The situation at the docks.is unchanged. Social police pat- rols are conspicuous, and. their presenca is recanted by the strikers.
Reuter's.
880 PER ANNUM
Bixon Corr 10 Omer.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
Telegrams.
'The man Do Boséék, has been found guilty at Singapore of re- taining a pearl consigned to the Dowager Qucon of Siam, know- ing it to have boon stolen. Sent-
[Service to the "Telegraph."]euco has been deferred,
London, May 28,
Received, 4.40 p.m.
Shanghai's Interport Shooting score is 931,
Despite the strike, produce is being freely distributed through Reutor's Melbourne agentoul London from Smithfield, Mr. states that in a boxing match Sam Bon Tillott threatens a national Langford beat "Porky" Flynn in strike, but this regarded as “loud the fourteenth round, the referee talk." stopping the contest.
TO RE-BUILD' HANKOW.
STRONG STATEMENTS. He chargos Captain Lord, of the e.. Californian, with lack of vigilance and says that he could Straits Financiers Scheme Some- have saved all on board the
Titanic.
.what Altered.
4
At a cinematograph fire in. Villa Real, Spain, 80 people were killed and many injured.
At cricket, Middlesex bant Sussex and Yorkshire dofsatori
Luncashire.
Mr. Boarotary Knox has declar- od that the United States desires: The scheme of the financiers to soo tho other nations in the He states that there was a com- from the Straits Sattlements and western hemisphere stronger and plete lack of discipling alter the Java for furnishing Tis, stabler. Titanic struck the iceberg, and 20,000,000 for the rebuilding of that some of the junior officers Hankow has been somewhat Kitchener, Mr. Asquith and Mr. The conference between Lord left the ship at the earliest mo. ment, whilst some of the men wishes of Ical merchants and the engross the pros of England and changed in deference to the Churchill at Malta continues to entrusted to care for the passer-Hupeli Government. In an inter- gers deserted the ship as soon as possible.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
He makes a sorios of recom- mendations, such, for instance as fixing the steamer lanos, doubling
rance.
In the first Tost matel Austra-.
is beat South Africa by an inn ings and 88 runs.
·
A conference of all parties con-
view already reported it was learned that the financiers arrived with the idea of buying up, with the Government's aid, u larga sOC- tion of the city and spending the large amount named on the eroc-cerned in the Port of London “ ALMOST NORMAL."
the number of wireless operators, tion of buildings in this section strike is to be held on the 31st increasing their pay, provision of and the laying of tramways inst. Business at Smithfield is almost batter lifesaving equipment, throughout the city. Some of tho normal, and there are no difficul-stronger construction and power-land-owners and the Government Luquiry into the Titanic disaster In presonting the report of the ties in distributing produce ful soarch lights. :
considered that to give the com- to the Senate, Senator Smithhold hroughout the Metropolis.
The effect of the specch was pany a monopoly over a largo that the Inxity of the Board of Chilled beef has ricca in price somewhat murred by the rhetoric part of the city would give the trade regulations was largely by from twopence to fourpence per al phraseology employed.
outsiders too much control over responsible for the disaster, and stone; the prics of other proituce
the city's affairs. To meet this declared that Capt. Lord, of the objection the financiers have pro... California, could have red posed that landowners, vou if all the passougers but for lack of they cannot afford to erect build- vigilance.
Shanghai, May 28
THE ALLIANCE QUESTION.is unchanged.
Hsu Yun-yuen has declined to accept the post of Auditor undor ide Loan Agreement, and Chan Ching-yuen has been appointed instead,
FINDING FUNDS.
Wong Hing has finally decided
•an l was crowdol with 180 to resign from the Resident people.
Generalship of Nanking and will
A panic ensuer and 80 peoplo were killed and many seriously injured, some of whom are dying.
LORD HALDANE'S HOLIDAY.
via Bombay, May 29, 7.25 a.m. Received, 1.30 pm.
· Lord Hulduno romains at Goct- tingen visiting the scenes niid friends of his old student days.
Router's. [Service to the Telegraph.") London, May 28, 5,5 am.
*** FORD TALK
A CONFERENCE.
CANTON NEWS.
The Financial Stringency.
ings up to the regulation standard, be not forced to sell but be given the option of receiving
LOCAL
Mr. Ben. Tillot, one of the strike leaders, threatens a national strike unless a entisfactory con-The "Telegraph" Correspondent.) advances from the Tis. 20,000,000 Interesting information was ference is arranged by the Home
fund under two Received, 5.31 p.in,
alternative given on the letting of the old Canton, May 28.
schemes (1) to take shares in Post Offico promises in the Su- Office, but it is widely suggested General Sir Ian Hamilton, who that the loadera nro "talking visor to the Canton Government, company's bonds in each case to fendant in the verandah cassand Mr. Chik-yui, Finnucial Ad.
the company; (2) to take the preme Court to-day, when the de is at Malta, has postponed his visit loudly" in order to encourage has made various suggestions to the value of the land to be built the lessee of the building admitt- to England till after the departure their followers,
Mr, Asquith and Mr. Churchill,
the Governor-General in regard
add that, for the ground floor alone, whose coming conference with
to the paper currency, Hle at upon.
To further assist the citizens ho was receiving $1,000 per devoto all his time to the promo Lord Kitchener continues to en
tributes the heavy discount on
in business enterprises the finan-month, and for the upper floor the notes to the shortage of supply eiers offer to lend them money, $255, At a meeting of the tion of the patriotic, contrib
in subsidiary coins, ani points accepting mortgages tions" and the establishment of gross the British and French via Humbay, May 29, 7.25 a.m.
Receive 1, 1.85 p.m.-
out that the Specie Department shares in the company as 80-was stated that the rent paid by papers. The "Temps" states that
on their Legislative Council last year, it Republican banks,
Mr. Asquith and Mr. Churchill will The Government has convened invariably buys drafts on long-curity.
the lessse was $400 per montli... aftorwurde visit Bizerts. Though a conference of all parties con-kong-with-subsidiary coins in The propomls the financiers the suggestion of an Anglo-French corned in the strike, which is to order to purchase bar silver for intend to place before the Covera A Chinese was fined $50 this Sua Wu arrived at Peking onlliance is generally coolly receivbe held on the 31stinst, Other minting purposes. The daily the 26th inst, to take up his posted by the Press of both countries, wise the situation has not materi-output of tokens aggrogates about ment and the Hankow people morning for keeping a Chinose as advisor to President Yuan-it is regarded that beyond doubt ally developed. "Shat Ro."
"PRESIDENT'S ADVISOR.
FOREIGN MINISTER
WANTED.
·
POLICE V. STRIKERS,
1
up in
“
hotel without a licence. Tho $700,000, yet, in spite of this, the have not yet been drawa the Malta mesting will have an
market is always short of coins: detail, but some of the main fea. place was said to be frequentod important bearing on the naval po
Mr. Chan anggests official inveg-tures were revealed to us in an in. by undesirables.
While a number of nien werd tigation into this mitter and re-terview with Messrs. Chun Chu sition in the Mediterranean, where,
The police on Tuesday vigor. quests the Government to pro-nam (Singapore) and Han Swee- taking water from one of this hy- according to the French view, the
from ting (the agent for the financiers.) Irants yesterday an argument Poking, May 8:
ously guarded the procession ofhibit Chinese bankers growing Italian and Austrian ment carts from the ducks and cornering subsidiary coins for the The Government's proposal that arose and developed into a free the money should be advanced as fight. The sequel was heard at Frosident Yuan has urged Luk strength would tend to neutralise scattered strikers who attempted purposes of speculation. a loan is to be rejected. The the Police Court this, toorning AMERICAN COUNTRIES. Ching-cheung, the new Alinister the French contribution to an to cut the fraces, and thirow
The Pat lotic Movement. Government appealed to the when they were fined $2 each. of Foreign Affairs, tọ rotúrn to] Anglo-French alliance,
The Governor General has financiers in the
name of China as early as possible as the
addressed a letter to the Chinese patroitism to lend the
An Indian, named Suder was President wants to consult him
monoy al STRIKERS & FOOD SUPPLY. of Hongkong expressing his the low interest of 3 per cent. this morning with the stealing a charged, bofors, Mr. Melbourne on important affairs. Luk, in
gratification ut the energetic As they can got & por cent, for reply, telegraphed to the Prosi-
The only account of the con- efforts of all classes in furthering their money elsewhere, the men promissory note, valued $100, dent that he would return to
ference between the Strike Com- the scheme for raising patriotic from the south were not eager to from another Indian. The case Poking vin Tientsin on the 1st of
mitrea and Nr. McKeana is the contributions. He points out comply. They pointed out that was adjourned till Wednesday" committee's version which repre- thit Japan's greatness is due to they and their fellow-settlers had bail boing fixed at $400. sents Mr. McKonna as saying the people's love of their country, contributed enormous funds to
HOPES OF UB.A.
between all the American countries| The United States wished to 800 other nations in the hemisphere stronger and stabler.
;
TROOPS DISCONTENTED,
the situation." Shat Po."
AN IMPERIAL SOHEME.
In this connection, the "Daily.
missiles.
unloaded.
I'
London, May 28. Received, 4.40 p.m.
relegraph" points out that if the Dominions make some sacrifice to Reuter's Now York agent June,
respond to Mr. Churchill's appeal wires that Secretary Knox, speak
the idea of withdrawing battleships ing at the banquet of the Pan- |-
from the Mediterranean could be that they must allow some fond and, now that a Republic has been the revolution-Tie, 4,000,000 REPUBLIC recognised. American Society, said the object The financial condition of abandoned, and outlines a schema Committee thereupon asked what should not be content to remain from Java. Even coolies had to be brought into London. The declared in China, he says China from Singaporeand Tis, 6,000,000 of his recent mission to the Carb Anhui Provinco is serious. There whereby our kinsmen could enable food, so that they might ocbehind Japan. The Governor contributed what they could, bean was to assure all the peoples is a strong agitation among the us to provide an Imperial service operate with the Home Office, further statos that foreign nations some sacrificing as much as three Government has sont a national .It is reported tlust the American in that region that the opening troops against the delay in pay-squadron which would be based realising that the foods must be are watching China to see, at this months' wages. of the Panama Canal would in- mente,
Besides they message to the Ministry of Foreign The Govornor General
juncture, their feelings towards considered private enterprise was Affairs on the recognition of the augurate an era of closer relations is at a loss to know how deal with at Gibraltar and be the pivot force
of the Empire. Such a squadron, Mr. McKenna is also represent their nation; and he hopee Hong- more likely to make a good job Republic of China. President says the Journal, might consist of ed as declaring that he had no kong Chinese will push the of the rebuilding than was the Yuan Shih-kai has despatched NEW RAILWAY.
eight Dreadnoughts and twelve intention of using the military. scheme and help to raise suffici Government.
Dr. W. W. Yen, the Vice-Minister The Committed promised to do its ent funds to pay off all China's Peking, May 28 smaller cruisers, costing three mii:
One of the first measures they of Foreign Affairs, to call on the utmost to prevent violence.
foreign loans.
plan is to cutablish a bank at American Legation in Peking President Yuan has directodons annually. The "Tele
The willingness of the 'Com- The Plague Précautions.
Hankow to undertake mortgage and to thank the U. §. Govern- “THE MEXICAN QUESTION. the Ministry of Communications graph" suggests the follow mittee to allow certain foods to be The Governor has replied to the business and to lend money to the mont. It is said that Dr. Wa
Mr. Sulzer, chairman of the building of n ruilway from Canada,
to consider a scheme for the|ing, annual contributions unloaded is interpreted as an Chinese Commercial Union in Government, if it desires, for the Ting-fang will be sent as Special
£900,000; House Committed on Foreign Kwang-si to Yunnan.
Aus appreciation of the Gevornment's longkong in response to their making of roads, drainage, and no Envoy to Washington to offer tralia, 6700,000; New Zealand, efforts to secure the food supply, denunciation of the action of the forth. Thon a fire insurance com- China's thanks, Affairs, endorsing the observations
£400,000; South Africa, £250 and to remove the hostility which Canton Council in passing a re-pany will be formed in which the The Shanghai Times" states 000; the United Kingdom, £750, a rise in food prices would, create solution favouring the establish- Reconstruction Company will in that Denmark has also sent her be a blunder worse than crime for
The Army officers and tho 000-and suggests the creation of "gainst the strikers."
ment of a plague ward at Wham sure its own buildings,
message of recognition, and Pre- the United States to invade Max schoolmasters in lupoh ho ico, Milltary experts were of opin decided to set asido a portion of an Imperial Naval Committee on STRIKERS SENTENCED,
war, would require their salary towards the ati sal which the Dominions would be Yesterday's disorderly strikers
patriotio contribulionis, represented, and that the vessels have received sentences, varyi
evary month.-" 8.i Kai King Yak be largely officered and manned by: from a line
"emouth's hard man from
of Secretary Knox, said it would LOYALCONTRIBUTIONS
300,000 soldiers and would cost a
Ud ́million', dolları
Inbour.
pon. Ilo points out that the The financiers also intend to ask sident Yuan has deputed Mr. scheme has not been approved by the Government to run a railway Hu Wei tol, the actin the Government, while the pro- siding down to the waterfront, of Foreign Affairs, to vision of a hospital at Tam Shok and to provide proper fapilities for Danish Legation, and that does not mean the forcible the leading of steamers 0:0. oommatesioner
ation of patients there.
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