The Hongkong Telegraph.
Juno 2nd, 1012, Temperature a.m. 76, p.m. 84; Humidity...05, 76:
No. 8802
TELEGRAMS.
驍八十月四年子壬
TELEGRAMS.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
Copyright, 1912 by →the - Propristor.
MONDAY, JUNE
TELEGRAMS
WEATHER FORECAST,
FAIR.
Juno 2nd, 1911, Temperature a.m. 82, p.m., 83; Humidity...84, 70.
一拜禮 冀三月大英港香
1912.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
THE OPIUM TRADE.
LONDON STRIKE.
SOOCHOW MUTINY.
THE CUBAN REVOLT..
GRECIAN POLITICS.
CHINA DEFIES TREATIES
MORE MEN WORKING,
NIPPED IN THE BUD..
DETERMINED ORETANS.
The leading opium merchants
(Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, June 3, 0.30 am.
Received, 9.48 ani,
REBELS DEFEATED,
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London, Juno 1, 4.30 p.m. Roosived, 2, 3.48 a...
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TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR.
ITALY'S INTENTIONS.
Router's [Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, June 1, 4.50 a.m. Received, 4.52 p.m.
$86 FAR ÄNKUM
SINGLE COPY 10 Cmr..
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
Telegra ms.
Employees of the Great Eastern Railway to the number of 3,000 have decided to strike if hocassary to socure victory for the London strikers.
A minimum wage of £2 per wook is being offered by London shipowners to men who do not insist on their comrades being Trade Unionists,
Premier Giolitti, in an interview The London strike committeo did not think the war would last al Council of Transport Workers with the "Daily, Chronicle," said he have been advised by the Nation much longer. Unless Turkey anb to accept the Government's con- mits soon," he said, "Italy will eiliation scheme, with necessary strike harder than she has yet done, safeguards.
Router's [Service to the Telegraph."]
London, Juno -1.35. Received, 4.35 pm. Reuter's Now York correspondent
A message from Reuter's correA- telographs that a despatch from pondent at Athens states that owing Santiago de Cuba says that the Deputios to take their sents at the to the determination of the Cretan Government troops defeated the re-opening of the Chamber to-day, dis bels in a battle near Palmas Oriano, regarding the protests of the Pow- Troops are proces ling to the killing 138.
ors and the counsels of the Greek city from Shanghai.
Goremment, strong cordons of London, June 1, 4.30 pou
troops, with rifles, carefully birrol | SHANGHAI VOLUNTEERS. Received, 2, 3.48 a.m. their approach. Thereupon the Router's New York correspondent Cretans sont a deputation to parley. Hongkong Official's Report. Telegraphs that the United States with the Promiar. Enormous crowda mariaea have landed at Cuba, with had subsided the troops were with-published Colonel St. John's ro In the Municipal Gazette is gathered, and when the excitement the concurrence of the Cuban Pre-drawn, and the Chamber ndjoumed port on the manual inspection of sident,
REPUBLICAN CHINA.
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Bombay, Juno 1, 2.40 p.m.
| via Bɔmbay, Junò 1, 240°
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A plot to raise a mutiny among Two thousand men were work the soldiers at Soochow has been in Bombay have wired to the ing of the docks yesterday unload discovered Government of India calling attening twenty five ships, compared.
This ringlen-lors were arrested tion to the extremely critical with a thousand on Thursday, Au, tw regiments have been situation of the opium trade to private conference of employers was 1istrmoil. China. They complain that Chin-held yesterday, at which they said ose merchants are unable to ac they were willing to accept the cept delivery because several pro Conciliation Board, if it was pure vincial authorities refuse to admit fly, consultative, but not if it had Indian opium, in defiance of the compulsory powers. Treaties. They declure they are obliged to continuo buying opium': in order to keep up the prices and prevent a collapse in the Chinese markets.
The resumption of . opium cultivation in China is not checked, and they say that unless the Government immediately and strongly supports the mer chants a grave financial crisis will follow. They suggest that their present stock be taken over by the Chinese Government. They are quito willing to end Geir trade in opium and to se- curo the earliest cossation of shipments to China,
HOME CRICKET.
FIVE DRAWN 'GAMES.
London, June 1, 7 pm. Received, 2, 5.20 a.m.
In the County cricket matchen the following draws are telegraphed :-- Hampshire v Derby at Southamp
ton:
Yorkshire v Somerset at Dewsbury Essex v Middlesex at Leyton.
Warwickshire also drow with tha anstralians at Birmingham.
Burrey bent Sussex at the Oval by three' wickets.
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE
A meeting of three thousand Great Eastern railway men decided to strike if necessary, to secure victory on the part of the strikers in the Port of London,
ANOTHER THREAT.
London, June 2, 4.35 a.m.
Received, 4 38 pon
The London Building Industries, Federation has decided to with draw all the men employed in the docks and wharves in London if non-unionists are employed by the shipowners.
MINERS OUT,
15,0
One thru and thra huu-lread Polliers have struck in Midlands as a protest to the Wages Board award,
A SENSIBLE DECISION.
via Bombay, June 2, 7 15 a.m.
Received, 1034 p.m.
MORE REFORMS,
(From Chinese Sources.)
Poking, June 2
The Ministry of Labour end Comineree is considering the rovision of the regulations govern- ing mining enterprises as well as those concerning weights and
meumitres.
WAITERS ON STRIKE,
until the 14th of October,
by shipownors, the London If non-Unionists are employed Building Industries Foderati- on has decided to withdraw all ita men employed at the dooks and wharvos in the Metropolis.
Bombay opium merchants com- the S.V.C. and a 'covering letter plain that Chinoso merchants are by Major-General Anderson, Off- unable to nocopt delivery because cor in Command of the British overal provincial authorities re- forces in South China. "Major-nse to admit Indian opium, in AUSTRIA AND BULGARIA. Gonoral Anderson, with refer defiance of the Treaties. They
NEW YORK TROUBLE,
A ROYAL VISIT.
London, June 1, 4,50 am.
Received, 4.52 p.m. -
London, June 2, 4,35 a.m.
ence to a remark made by Col. suggest that their present stook St. John as to the tendency to should be taken over by the koop too close together in the Chinese Government. opon, draws attention to his ro-
A sum of £30,000 has been commendation of last year as to subscribed by the Government to drill in all units being as far as the building of a National Library possiblo based on some simple for Wales. Laotical idea. He says that the Recoived, 4.35 p.m.
Waiters in the fashionable Now standard of oficioney of the Corps is evidently being woll York restaurants have gone on Reuter's correspondent at Vienmaintained.
strike. There are over 3,000 out. A message from Reuter's corres na states that Their Majesties the Col. St. John praises the ser-
The Italian Premier has stated pondent in New York states that King and Queen of Bulgaria and vices of Col. Barnes and
that unless Turkey soon submite, Pays a The Ministry of State Affärstwo thousand waiters in six of the their two sons have arrived, H. compliment to the other officers Italy will strike harder than she has decided that the national most fashionable restaurants drop-M. Franz Joseph, Archduke Franz and men of the Corps. He has yet done. bonds shall bear annual inter-ped
Ferdinand and other Archdukes that the training is good and U. S marines lave landed at their napkins at the and authorities welcomed Their Practical in character, and suited Cuba, with the concurrence of est of 5 per cent,
dinner hour and walked out. The Majestlos at the station. A statelery should avoid the inclina-
o local conditions. The artil- President Gomez. cooks and other hotel employees banquet, gala and opera were tion of alose formation at A naval and military parade are joining the strike, which is given in their honour last evening, drill and when coming into neheld at Malta in the presence of spreading to the Clubs and apart ment houses;
NATIONAL BONDS.
· SAVINGS BANK. The Patriotic Contributions Society formed among the people in Hupol is proposing tho - London, Juné 2, 435 a.m. establishmont of a public savings. Thirty hotels and restaurants, 'baok.
The National Council of Trans- port Workers has passed a resolu
A PROTEST. tion recommending the London Strike Committee to accept the Tientsin are strongly opposing The people in Shanghai and Government's proposal, with no the circulation of unredeemable cessary safeguards, ensuring the notes." Shat Po." enforcement of the decisions of the
Notts beat Leicestershire at Lei. Conciliation Board,
"
cester by ten wickets.
Lancashire bont Kent at Manches.
tor by an innings and twenty soven runes
The match with the South Afri- CANY and Northamptonshire at Northampton was also drawn. Ox ford University bent Worcestershire
by fourteen runs, at Oxford.
THE DERBY.
AN INDUCEMENT.
London shipowners are offering a minimum wage of forty shillings a week to the men who do not in sist upon their comrades being trade unionists,
AN EXAMPLE.
Shanghai, Juno 2.
Council in Peking havo voluntarily
The members of the Slute)
reduced the allowances granted to them as members. The Ministry of Finance has telegraphed to the provincial officials asking them to follow this example.
according to Reuter's correspon".
CANTON NEWS,
науа
LOCAL.
tion. He says that it is unfor.Mr. Asquith and Mr. Churchill tanste that this unit is unable to was a most brilliant affair, over carry out gun practico. Some of 6,000 men participating. the infantry had a tendancy to keep too close together in the open. Col. St. John again draws
hall in a central position.
“LOOSE REASONING AND
dent at New-York, are involved (The "Telegraph" Correspondent.) attention to the need of a drill
in the waiters and,kitchen em-
oplacing the strikers. are out. ployees strike, Altogether 3,000 College students are
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY,
London, June 1, 4.50 am. Received, 4.52 p.m.
Warriors Return.
Canton. June 1. The disbanded Cantonese troops hitberto stationed in Nanking continue to arrive here from the
The New Bank
.
FAULTY LOGIC.”
in connection with the alleged Soshu Maru robbery. A "To- legraph" representative has had an official account of what hap pened, and it forms a thrilling story.
Ten men are now under arrest
on a man this morning for having A fine of $250 was imposed
junk without permission. arms and ammunition on his
was held this morning on the Cricket Ground. Special descrip tions of the impressive scene appear on another page.
A correspondent of the “Globe" North. On the 20th ultimo, the thus sums up the Chancellor and the China Navigation Company's the Woleh Dicendownment Bill. steamer Lobang brought down "As a spesimen of loose rea- 8,000. In addition to the extra soning and faulty logic, the speech COMMONWEALTH POLICY, allowances granted them by the of Mr. George on the first reading A parade of troops in the Colony Nanking Government, the men of the Welsh Disestablishment were given allowances by the and Disondowment Bill last week Canton Government,
|cannot, I think, be bonton,
In his anxiety to justify the Lui Chung-hoi, Commissioner Act of robbery and spoliation of Finance, las drawn up the contemplated by the Government, The Times" porrespondent in semi-official bank in Canton, and with the usual disregard of prospectus for the proposed Mr. George overstated his case, Sydney states that Mr. Fisher, re. It is reported that the required facts, which is characteristic. of ferring to the suggestion in a Lon-capital will be $10,000,000. the utterance of all Liberationista, ANOTHER RESIGNATION, don paper that the Commonwealth Enterprising Chinese residente the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
should copy New Zealand and split doing business in the Straits and in a speech abounding with illo- that date Mr. Henry Maurice Sun To-yun, Governor tonerál the foot into a unit, said it was Java have energetically given f Fukien, has resigned. Tang not practical and unstatesmanlike. their support to the scheme. Shao-yi intends to appoint either The Commonwealth policy ralleves Chan Ki-mee or Shum Chuu-hsun the British ships and crews for cer to the post.
vice in Home watering,
SHORT-LIVED MUTINY. correspon.lent
REVIEW AT MALTA.
BRILLIANT SPECTACLE.
OYLGAD GOES LAME.
London, June 1.50 p.m.
Received, 2, 12.40 a:m.
London, June 1, 4.30 p.m. Receive1, 2, 3.48 u.m.
Reuter's
At Nowmarket. after a gallop in states that
Malta
naval review, in which
t
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Executions Defended.
THE LATE MR. H
OPPENHEIM,
As stated in our telegram of
the morning, Cylgad became dead 000 men took part, was held in The pioneers corps Kiang-FRANCE AND HOLLAND. convicted of minor offences, the sincore in his conviction that the He became a partner in the firm
the presence of Mr. Asquith, Mr. Bu suddenly broke out into mut- Churchill, General Sir Ian Hamily, which, however, was quickly
lamo.
Cater.
Farrier saratohed for the Derby ton, and other Generals and Admir ubdued after several arrests of the rioters and the seizure of a
munitions.
at 12.32 in the afternoon.
at 9 a.m. on Saturday and Cylgadals. It was a magnifielent apestacle, large quantity of arms and am- especially the Naval Brigade, withi the field guns. Mr. Churchill ern. versed with overy officer on parade,
NOTEWORTHY VISIT.
gical conclusions and inconsis William Oppenheim, the well- tencies, defended the proposed known financier, died on May 4 - confiscation of the Church's en-st 16, Bruton-strest, Mayfair. In reply to the representa dowments on the, hypothesis that He was born at Frankfurt-on- tione of the Provincial Council such endowments were given the-Main in 1835, and was the son criticising the action of the by Catholics to Catholics for of Simon Oppenlieim, the founder Commissioner of Police în im- | Catholice."
of the banking firm of 9. Op- posing death sentence on those If, therefore, the Chancellor is penheim and Sons, Austinfriars, Governor-General has reproached Church has no title to property of Alberti, Pinto, Oppenheim, and the critics. He says the commis. which has been in her possession Co., bankers, of Paris, and took sioner of Police was quite justified for centuries, then the only up his residence in Cairo as the in meting out the death sentence justifiable course open to the representative of the firm. In this to criminals as, at the time, Government if they desire to act connection he was instrumental in Canton was in a very disorderly consistently, would seem to be to arranging loans for the then state, being overcrowded with restore it to those persons who Khedive, with whom he became London, June 2, 4,35 am.
ruffians and undesirables. Under Mr. George contends have been Receive), 4.35 p.m. these circumstances he is free wrongly deprived of it, viz., the
persona grata, President Yuan has at last con-
from blame, and through punish Catholics. But the Government Egypt greatly helped his friend His knowledge of affairs in sented to the resignation of Wong
Reuter's correspondent at Parts ing some of these undesirables he do not propose anything of the the late Mr. Frederick Greenwood Hing from the Resident General reports that the Queen of the has done a world of good for the kind. The property of which in persuading the British Gov- ship in Nanking, and has op- Netherlands has arrived. There people while sacrificing his own the Church is to be so ruthlessly erament to purchase the Snez pointed General Wong Chae-was a banquet in evening name. The Governor condere dispossessed, contrary to all rules Canal shares. He was part pro- oheung as Commander-in-Chief of President Fallieres, during the small section of the people, who ing in English law, is to be overal years until disagreement that the Council was misled by a of equity and ownership obtain-prietor of the Daily News" for London, Juue 1, 4.50 p.m. the military forces in Nanking, The Captain of the Carpathia has The Central Government has course of a toast, hoped that the entertained a prejudice against devoted to secular objects, in the with its policy in regard to the been "lionised" in New York. He proposed to increase the national Visit would cement the cordist re the Commissioner of Police. Ba- benefits of which his Ostholic South African War Led bim to was ovated at the theatres, and Mrs, bonds to 850,000,000 to be issue 1lations between France and Holides, the Council has not up to friends will herdly, participate at The Geverament have subscribed Astor, Mrs. Thayer and Mrs. Wide-at 850 each. These bonds will land, which he said, was one of now, the Governor points out, all; The proposed Disendows sever, his connexion with the thirty thousand pounds towards the nur, whose husbands were drowned be redeemed within five years, by the great countries in rats of drawn up special ordinances ment of the Church in Wales is about 20 years ago. building of a National Library for on the Titanis, invited him to
two instalments yearly, Sei; science and art. Queen Wilhelmina whereby officials can be guided therefore unjust on Kai Kung Yak Po
replied
Mr. Oppenheim was celebrated
WELSH LIBRARY,
GOVERNMENT GRANT,
London, June 1, 4.50 a.m.
Received, 4.52 p.m.
A POPULAR SKIPPER.
WONG RELIEVED.
the execution of their duties, showing.
his own!
as a collector of objects of art.