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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
July 4th, 1912, Temperature am. 81, p.m. 88; Humidity. ...01.
No. 8880
TELEGRAMS.
統一廿月五年子
(ESTABLISHED 1881)
Copyright, 1912
TELEGRAMS;
TELEGRAMS.
FRIDAY,
JULY
1912.
July 4th, 1911, Temperature, a.m. 8
號五月七英港香
70; Humidity... 07, 87.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
CANADA & THE NAVY,
OLYMPIC SPORT:
CHINESE UNREST.
A CRUISER ASHORE.
THE FRENCH STRIKE
U S. PRESIDENCY:
PRELIMINARY „DISCUSSION.
SHOOTING EVENTS.
REVOLT AT WUHU.
AFTER A RESCUE,
DOCKER'S OUT.
OLARK AND BRYAN,,
Router's [Service to the Telegraph."]
London, July 4, 5.15 p.m.
Received, 5, 4.80
12:00a.m.
The Commition of Imperial Defence has held an important meeting preliminary to discussion of unval policy with tho Cina linn
Ministers now in London,
AN OFFER?
Later,
Router's
[Service to the Telegraph."]
London, July 4, 4:15 am..
Received, 4 p.m.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, July 6, 9:40 a.m.
Received, 9.52 a.m.
Signs of unrest still continue.
(Our Own Correspondant.]
Shanghai, July 5, 0.40 a.m. Recojved, 9.62 p.m.
Tho Japanese cruisor Musashij A message from Stockholm' 4 thousand soldiers have was convoying the crow of the states that Great Britain has won matinied at Wuhu, and are loot-stranded. cruiser Naniwa 'when she also went ashore at Uruppa.. the team miniature rille coming and barning. polition. America was third.
Sweden won the compotition for pistol tonme. Russia was second, Great Britain third and America fourth.
Swadon won both the running and deer sliouting competitions. ANCHO-AMERICAN FRIEND.
SUIP.
Later,
Great interest in being taken in the visit of the Canadian -Ministers. The preifiution is be ing given prominence that the Dominion will offer two or three | Dreadnoughts for tho Admiralty's The American and British com- approval.
petitors are doing their utmost to Premior Borton, in a brief promote good feeling and to cust spedch on landing at Avenunouth, to oblivion the disagreements at emphasised the point that Canada the last Olympiad, was prepared to take her full share in the glorious mission of Empire.
LADIES' TENNIS.
Mr. Bordon and the other In the final of the ladies' Ministors had an oathusiastic rc-[singles _Inwn_tennis, Braquodis cōption on arriving at Pudding-|(France) bont Kaering (Germany)
by 4-0, 0-3, 6-4.
toil.
GOODS NEWS.
(From German Sources.) -
Berlin, July 4.
TENNIS DOUBLES,
London, July 4, 1,35 p.m. Received, 5, 3.55 a.m.
The "Timos" states that the Rantor's Stockholm oorros- Canadian Promier intends to offer pondent states that the lawn England two or threg Deand- tennis doubles final at the Olvm- noughts immediately, and -fur-pio resulted in Kitson and Win- ther, to take part in the general{slow (South Afrios)' defeating armament schonie of the Empire. Pipes and Zborzil (Austria) bý -("Dor Ost.")
(4-6, 6-1, 0-2, 6-2. The result was
most popularly ressivad.
THE HOME TURF.
PRINCESS OF WALES. STAKES.
London, July 4. Received, 5, 5.30 a.m. The race for the Princess of! Walos Stakos, run at Newmarket over a distance of one and a half miles, resulted thus :--
Lance Chest (Walter Griggs) 1 Prince Palatine (F. Wootton) 2 Fantasio (Wheatley)........... 3 Ten ran, and the winner got home by one and a half lengths, threa lengths soparating second and third.
Feu ilo Joie (H. Jones up) was an additional starter, bift Lycaon Himot rut
The betting at the sfart was: 20-1 Lanes Chest; 5-2 on Prince Pulating; „100-0 Fantasio,
IRELAND.
THE TROUBLE DEGINS.
London, July 5, 5.30 am. Receive1, 3.55 p.m.
FOOTBALL FINAL.
Lutor.
In the football final, Britnin bant Danmark by 4 goals to 2.
THE LIBERAL-LABOUR
QUARREL.
TO BE FOUGHT OUT.
London, July 4, 5 20 a.m.
Received, 4.33 p.m.
The indications are that the quarrel between-the-Liberals-and- Labourites-will-he-fight-ont
The Master of Elibank has wired to the Hanley Liberal candidato that his candidatura wust no forwart Mesure, Waigwood : an' Bommaria. Tilval MP4, 4poko at Hanley on bas half of Mr. Outhwaits. Mr. Ham- merde said he would be surprised
SPANISH POLITICS.
A CABINET CRISIS.
U. S. DEMOCRATS.
THE VICE-PRESIDENOY..
(Our Own Correspondent.]
Manila, July 3. The Domecratio Convention at Baltimore has adopted the party A Cabinet orisis is threatened in "platform," and has chosen Spain, many Liberals in the Cham-Governor Marshall of Indiana, as ber yesterday opposing the Gov- | candidato for the Vice-Pre- ernment Bill extending local gov-widency ernmont, on the ground of the co- The Convention lins adjourned
London, July 4. Received, 6.5 p.m.
cussion to Catalan Home Rulers. sinò dịc.
POLICE RAID ON
NEWSBOYS.
Owing to the arrest of on of our news- boys by the POLICE yesterday afternoon, many of the boys became frightened and returned to this office with their papers unsold, ·
As a consequence of this arrest and fright, we NOW OFFER, to all bona fide NEW... SUBSCRIBERS to the ***HONGKONG TELE- GRAPH," whose names are enrolled during the month of JULY, the SPECIAL RATE of $1.50 (hilf price) PER MONTH.
If the action of the police prevents the paper from being sold on the streets by news- boys we will sell it direct from this office as well as deliver it to all our subscribers, old and now alike.
Hongkong, July 2, 1912.
EGYPTIAN CONSPIRACY.
A SERIOUS AFFAIR.
Reutor's [Service to the Telegraph,"]-
London, July 4. Heceived; 6.5.p.m.
Router's correspondent at Cairo
LORD KITCHENER.
BOUND FOR LONDON.
Reuter's
Service to the "Telegraph."].
London, July 4, 5.15 pm.. Received, 5,.4.20 .in.
Reator's Alexandria corres
If the minere stood the Labourite states that another arrost has bee pondent states that Field Mara'ial policy of recklessness without prin made with regard to the conspi
cinia. He added that the Liberal
Reutor's [Service to the Telegraph."]
London, July 4. Roceived, 6.5 p.m.
Reuter's Marseilles correspon
dont wires that the docker come out on strike to-day in syul pathy with the seamen,
CAVALRY OUT.
Later.
Router's [Service to the Telegraph."]
London, July 4th. Received, 12.0 p.m.
$86 PER ANNO
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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
Telegrams.
Lord Kitchener has left Alex- andria for London.✨
Lance Cliost has won the Princess of Wales Stakes,
Tom Richardson, the famous bowler, is dead. “
The Duchess of Connaught has now completely recovered.
A thound mutinous soldiers at Wahu are burning and looting in the town
Mr. Champ Clark was among the first to send congratulations to Mr. Woodrow Wilson on his nomination. He also madò a It is predicted that Canada is statement thanking his adheronts to make an offer of two or three and attributing his loss solely to Dreadnoughts to the Adiniralty. Mr. Bryan's vild and malicious
The dockers at Marseilles have alandors.
atruck in sympathy with the sea- Mr. Bryan has refused to accept The Havro doctors have stretho nomination for the Vice-mea, while Havro dockers have They stopped a cotton waggon Presidency, and predicta that Mr.
also come out, and scattered the bales, but word Wilson will be elected by a Another arrest has been made dispersed by a oa valry charge.
majority of two millions. in the conspiracy against the
Mr. Roosevelt basisde a Egyptian Promier and Lord Kit Blatement to the effect that the chener, results at Ballitore do not affect his party, as both Conventions are ruled by bossos of the same type.
SAILING AFFECTED,
London, July 4, 12.30 p.m.
Received, 6, 12,10 ́n.m. The Mossagories Maritimes steamer Natal, from Marseilles to Mauritius, sailed on the 1st inst. instend of on June 25th, owing to the strike.
OBITUARY
FAMOUS BOWLER'S DEATH,
London, July 4, 5,20 a.m. Received, 3.33 p.m. Tho death has occurred of Tom Richardson, who was famous in his time as a bowler,
THE CHINESE REPUBLIC.
A REFORMER'S FEARS.
(From Chinese Sources.j
Peking, July 4. Lung Kai-shin, the fainaus follower of the great reformer Hang Yan-wai, le staying in Tientsin, and is afraid to proceed to Peking, as the people there are intertaining grudges against him and believe him to be a member of the Terrorist Society..
DISAPPOINTED,
Hau Shai-chuen, the unsuccess ful candidate for Premiership, has decided to go abroad. ·
-ADMIRAL LI
Governor Marshall of Indiana. Democratic for the Vice Pre- has been adopted us the U. S.
sidency.
Mr. Bryan said this was his valedictory speech. After sixteen While conveying the crew of years' fighting he found that he the stranded cruiser Naniwa, the had made enemies, and ho Japanese cruiser went ashore at believed that another could lead Uruppa
The lawn tonnis doubles at the
the party to victory with more advantige. He promised to be Olympic have gone to South as active in this campaign as any Africa, while the ladies', singles. candidate. was greatly have been, won by Germany's applauded.
Ho
A message from Baltimore representative.
I statos that Mr. Marshall, Governor of Indiana, has beon nominated for the Vice-Presidency.
CZAR AND KAISER.
IMPORTANT MEETING,
London, July 4 Received, 12.0 p.m.“ The Czar and the Royal Family have arrived at Baltio port.
The Kaiser went aboard the Hohenzollern at Nowfahrwasser and sailed for the Baltic:
SPECULATIONS. ·
Lafor
The Imperial Defence Cóm- mitteo has held an important meeting preparatory to disqussing naval policy with the Canadian Ministers,
The quarrel between the Liber nls and the Labourites at Hanley is likely to be fought out. Three candidates have now been nomi- natad,
The town of Regins, which suffered in the tornado, is being robuilt, and a million dollars gre heing raised be special civio assessment.
There has been a big railway | smash at Corning, U. 8. A., în express colliding with a stationary The meeting of the Emperors PARABnger train. Forty people and the possible results thoroof were killed and 50 injured. are being much speculated on in The meeting of the Czar and Germany.
Kaisor is being much specninted The "Kloonische Zeitung" dis-on in Germany, while Russia misses the suggestion that pro-loss not think that France, and posals will be made on the Gor-England will be disappointed man side to end the Turco-Italian with the result. war, and emphatically rejects the idon that Getmany will attempt to thrust a wedge into the-Triple Entente. The journal, says that | Germany only expects the con- firmation of confidential Russo-)
yesterday: German relations, the foundations
Ex-Admiral Li Chun is still in Tientsin. He daros not to proceed | To Peking owing to the attack on him by the members of the Joint whereof were laid at Potsdam. ly Sworn Union. He intends.
LOCAL
Independence Day was appro- priately honoured in the Colony
For anchoring in the central Reuter's St. Petersburg corres-fairway the master-of a lighter
to take ahelter in Tsingtau,pondent says the Russian Press was to-day fined $3 at the Marine
is lakewarm over the meeting, Court "Shat Po.".
and opines that there is no reasou to anticipato. that eithor Franco or Britain will be disappointed at the result of the meeting. THE MEETING.
The organ recital at the Cathed- Talon Wednoelay was (not largely attended, but a splendid programme was submitted..
There has been a further arrest made in connection with the ment of Fung Chu-yan as Chinese by the Kaizer. Salutes word Mayo Minister to Washington." Bhat fired. Po."
DEMAND FROM ABROAD.
Shanghai, July 4. Somo Chinese residents abroad.
A essage from Baltic, Port have telegraphed to the Central states that the Czar has boarded
Members of a Unionist Club land valuation measure would be racy against Lord Kitchener, the Lord Kitchener hins left for Government begging tlio appoint the Hohenzollern and been greeted attempt on the life of Sir Henry
London. Khedive and the Premier, which is regarded as most serious. Numerous documents have been
parading the streets of Belfast rendy in 1014 and they wanted a started window-mishing. Thoy | ran to represent Hanley, who would attanker Catholic Schools and a make the most drastic nsé of it Nationalist newspaper office, as with a view to the reduction of the seived and two of the prisoners
are prominent nationalists.
well as a number of shops.
The police were powerless.
U-S. TRAIN SMASH.
PEOPLE KILLED;
London, July 45. Received, 5, 1150 am ator New York correspon dont states that an oxpress train
local ratea.
The papers generally express the opinion that the, Labourites are scarcely likely wholly to desert the Commons, as the Trades Union Bill In-which they are greatly--in- | tarented might be defeated in their | absence if the Govmament intro- duced it. It is noteworthy that | the Labourites yoted with the Gori ernment in last night's Home Rule división:
MINER'S CANDIDATE
Later.
President
THE CANADIAN TORNADO.
REBUILDING A TOWN,
TROUBLE IN TURKEY,
QUELLING A REVOLT,
London, July 4, 4.16 a.m.
CHINA'S "NAPOLEON.”.
Shanghai, July 4.
GUARANTEE OF PEACE (From German Sources).
Berlin, July 4. A Chinese newspaper publish The North German Gazette," ed in the French Settlement of the "Rossija" and the Vienna Tientsin has criticised President" Frendenblatt point out that Yuan as "the Napoleon of the the incating of the Emperors at Far East." President Yuan is the Baltic Port ies guarantee of greatly annoyed, and has asked peace. the French Consal to "mazzle" the paper.
"
THE PEKING COMMAND.
President Tuon intends to Reveived, 4 p.m.appoint Ohui Ping-kwan as Com
mander-in-Chief of the troops in The Times correspondent at Peking, Salonika states, that the troops LOAN DISPUTES, Bant to suppress the military It is reportedly thint there lavp Preparations are being made to revolt at Monastir encamped out on rebuild the town of Regins. Ong, aldo the town and stated that the million dollara, will be raleg
ot to fira u
London, July 4,.4 15 a m. Received, 4 p.m.
special civic au
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DUCHESS OF CON- NAUGHT.
A COMPLETE RECOVERY
London, July
|
The death is announced from Frankfort-on-Main of Mrs. Francis, widow of the late Mr. JA J. Francis, Q. O, former leading counsel in Hongkong,
A Chinese was charged at the Magistracy, this afternoon, with failing to fake; the necessary preonutions when blas ig stons. in Kennedy Roadrests
Ten men were to-day at the Police Court wit away on board, the while eleven others with being stow Empíré.