No. 8841
Hongkong Telegraph.
(ESTABLISHED Copyright, 1912
WEATHER FORECAS
SHOWERY.
Barometer 20.81
July 16th, 1811, Temperature a.m. 85, p.m., 90; Humidity...78, 61.
The
July 16th, 1912, Temperature a.m, 82, p.m. 87; Humidity...81, 67.
THURSDAY,
JULY 18,
1912.
四拜禮
號八十月七英游香
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGR
TEST CRICKET.
INDIANS IN AFRICA.
THE OLYMPIAD
NEW YORK SENSATION.
AUSTRALIAN CADETS,
TROPICAL MEDICINE.
AUSTRALIA'S WIN.
IMPORTANT DEBATE,
ROWING HEATS.
AN ARREST,
SORUPLES ABOUT DRILLS.
THE LONDON FUND,
Reuter's
[Service to the Telegraph."]
London, July 17. Roceived, 18, 4.47 a.m.
The fifth Test Match, between Australia and South Africa, con oluded to-day, ending in an easy victory for the Australians
y ten wickets.
of
晚五初月六年子壬
Reuter's (Service to the Telegraph."},
London, July 17, 9.20 p.m. Received, 18, 10 a.m:
In the House of Lords, Lord
Router's (Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, July 17, 6.30 p.m. Rocolved, 18, 10a.m.
Rontor's Stockholm porres=
Routor's
[Service to the Telegraph.”)
London, July 17. Recoviod, 18, 4.47 a.co.
TELEGRAMS.
Reuter's [Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, July 17. Received, 18, 4.47 a.m.
There have been numerous
TELEGRAMS.
Router's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, July 17, 8.35 pm.
Rocaived 18, 10,4 a.m..
A meeting of the Committee of
$30 ren ArtM
SINGLE COFT 10 Cantu/"
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
Telegrams.
The Turkish Cabinot. has rosigned.
'The death is announced of the mathematician, M. Honri Poin- care, acousin of the French. Premier
Mr. Hemmerde, M.P., has declared that the taxation of laud values is rapidly becoming the dominant issuo in politics.
A message from New York Ampthill stated that the question pondent states that in the Olym-states that a chauffeur has been prosecutions in Australia against the London School of Tropical
Ladians in South Africa was pic rowing konts of the night arrested in connection with the cadets failing to carry out statuto-Medicine to promote the "fund Mr. Churchill has stated that again using anxioly, firstly nared race, the Leander Club, murder of Mr. Rosenthal, they drills, some because of re-opened by the Lord Mayor for there is no truth whalovate in tho raising a sum of £100,000 on bo rumour of the appointmont of a because the long-promised settle Australia and Now Collego, Ox- chief witness in the enquiry into ligious scruples.....
They have been ordered to half of the School was hold today, Commission to enquire into pay The Africans brought their ment of the matter had been ford, boat respectively Canada, charges against the police of cor
rupt connivanco in connection make up arrears, while some have Mr. Auston Chamberlain proaid in the Navy.
boon fined £5. Mombera of Per-}ing. second innings acore up to 173, again postponed, and secondly Sweden and Norway.,"
with the gambling hells.
liament are objecting to the: The Chairman stated that the On the Anchor Lino steuer which Llewellyn' contributed beuse the management of tho
bonvy fines imposed.
fund had opened well, and the Media arriving at Glasgow, the donations included a sum of doekers struck because the fore- £5,000 given by Mr. Otto Beit. · man insisted on engaging only
Sir Edward Grey, in moving a men with insurance cards."
59. Matthews, for the Austra-settlement was now in the hands
inus, Look four wickets for 50
ring.
With only 46 runs required for success, the Australians went to ho wickets a second time, and setooded in knocking up 48 without the loss of a single wickot.
HOME CRICKET.
of the Hon. A. Fischer, who was loss amicablo towards the Indians than the Hon. J. C. Smuts, Mogn- while the spirit of the settlement was being violated. Ho gavo instancos.
"CONSTANT NAGGING."
Ford Emmott said the Govern- ment always considered overy case and were ready to intervene if this course were useful, but they were not going to be driven into a policy of constant nagging. There was reason in somo of Lord Ampthill's complaints. but if he The match bolweon Warwick-wanted all theso individual cases, shire and Northamptonshire at affecting the rights of a self- Birmingham resulted in a win governing Colony, to bo mude the for Warwick by 303 runs. subject of representation, ho had Derbyshire beat Somerest at botter wait until the Unionists
were in power. Derby by 133 runs.
London, July 17, 3.20 p..
Received, 18, 1.8 a.m.
Tancashire beat Surrey at Man- chester by ten wickets.
Yorkshire beat Leicestershire at Sheffield by eight wickets.
Hampshire beat Worcester- alire at Portsmouth by eight wickets.
Lord Ampthill, interrupting. saidho only suggested repre- sentations on the general ten- dengy of the treatment of Indians.
Lord Emmott raid it was im possible to deal with a number of cases in general terms. They Middlesex bont Kent at Maid-must deal with each on its stone by 271.
merite.---
Notts drew with Sussox at Brighton.
TURKISH POLITICS.
GOVERNMENT'S REGRETS.
Proceeding, Tord Emmott snid His Majesty's Government con-, sidered the bamigration · Bill! generally satisfactory, and they keenly regrotted that it had not been passed this session. Loudon, July 17.
But they had positive proof Received, 18, 10.14 a m of the Ministers anxiety to Reuter's correspondont at Con-pass it, and they (the Ministors) stantinople states that the Cabinet ad expressed regret to Lord Gladstone and promised to in- has rosigned.
troduce it very early in the next Fession.
UGANDA.
NEW CHIEF JUSTICE.
London, July 17, 3.45 a.m. Received, 6.10 p.m. Mr. William M. Carter, one of the Judges of Uganda, has been gazetted Chief Justice.
IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
CANADA'S POLICY,
London, July 17, 5.10a.m. Received, 7.48 p.m.
The "Times" publishes a To- ronto mensage stating that in- terest in Canada in the negotia- tions in London is intense. It is. understood the Dominion will not give Dreadnoughts to the Admiralty, but will build Dread- noughts at intervals of two or three years. Those will be as- signed to the Imperial Navy in time of war, and will be the chief vessels of the Canadian fleet, if one is established,
As regards the change of port-
folios, Mr. Fischer and Mr. Smuts
had been members of the samo:
OBITUARY.
FRENCH. PREMIER'S
'COUSIN.'
London, July 17, 6.30 p.m.
Received, 18, 10 a.m.
LORD KITCHENRR.
London, July 17. Received, 5.30 pm, Lord Kitchener visited Buok- The death is reported by Rou-ingham Palace and the Foreign ter's Paris correspondent of M. Omeo. He had a long conference Henri Poincare, the mathematic, with Sir Edward Groy and Of
ficials. inn, a cousin of the Premier.
POLICE RAID ON NEWSBOYS.
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Hongkong, July 2, 1912.
Government for some time, and THE DOCKERS' STRIKE.
presumably their policy in tho
matter was the samo. His Majes-
ty's Government had for a lous FRUITLESS CONFERENCE. time been trying to obtain anap- peal on the question, of domicile, and the Ministers had promised
amendment of the Immigra tion Bill giving an appeal. Such an amendment would bo most valuable. Tho caso quoted by Lord. Ampthill, did not afford any ground for a general charge of a departure from the spirit of the settlement.
TIBET.
LAMAS GO OVER TO
CHINESE.:
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Reuter's
[Service to the Telegraph."]
Iondon, July 17, 3.45 a.m.
Received, 0.10 p.m.,
The Strike Committee Inter- viewed Mr. Asquith and Lord Devonport at Downing Street at midnight. The conference broke
NAVAL ENQUIRY. -
THE FUEL QUESTION.
Reuter's [Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, July 17. Received, 5:30 p.m.
TROOPS IN REVOLT.
THE CHINESE REPUBLIC. resolution commending the ap poal to the nation, paid a tributo
It is reported that all the Lamas to Mr. Joseph Chamberlain's ser- vices in tropical medicine. Hoof Dropong Monastory, to the elaquently depioted the dangers number of 8,000, have openly to workers in the tropics, and said gone over to the Chinose, whose that nothing could stir their sym-position at Lhossa has improved. pathy. more than the work being done by the School,
The Committee of the Tondon
From Chinese Sources.
Peking, July 17,
The troops stationed in Ko- yeung district, near Kulgan, have broken into revolt on account of not having been paid.
TROOPS AND PRESS.
For the second time the troops in Poking entertain a hatred against the Pross.
FIVE MINISTERS RESIGN.
Lord Crewe, in soconding, School of Tropical Medicine has pointed out that India was large-met in connection with the promo- ly interested in the subject; and tion of the fund opened by the Mr. Harcourt, also supported the Lord Mayor on its behalf, and has motion, which was adopted.
JAPAN AND CHINA.
(Independent News Agency). Tokyo, July 18.-
adopted a resolution recommend ing the appeal to the nation.
In the House of Lords, Lord Ampthill raised the question of the treatment of Indians in [South Africa, but Lord Emmott said the Government were roudy to intervene if such a course would be useful, but they were not going to be driven into a policy of cons stant nagging.
President Yuan line accepted A Peking telegram atates that
The British Modical Association the resignations of Hsuing Hai- the Minister of Education has ling, Minister, of Finance; Ohoy sent comylimentary lotters to four Yuen-pui, Minister of Education: Japanese Professors of the Poking is suggesting that the example of Sun Kau-yun, Minister of Agri- University on the occasion of two Welsh doutora, in resigning culture;
Wong
Chung-wai, their departure for home on the their appointments, be followed, no it is essential that doctors do Minister of Justice; and Wong expiration of their service.
The Minister expresssed the not necopt posts which will facili- Ching-ting, Minister of Industry and Commerce,
hope that they would do all they tate working of the Insurance Ast Chiu Ping-kyrau has been could to help to avoid possible until the demands of the profos- appointed acting Minister of misunderstanding between Japan sion have boon mot. Finance, and Chang Sang-ng and China in the future.
Dr Iwaya is among the de- acting Minister of Communion- tions.
parting Profossors,
ENVOY'S ILLNESS.
Hsu Sai-cheung, the special
Envoy to Japan, lud to bronk NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. the journey at Dairen on account of illness, and has returned to Peking.
TANG COMING SOUTH, On the 10th inst., Tang Shao- ri left for the South by the China Merchants 8.8. Sin Ming." Shat Po."
FINANCE ADVISOR.
Tolegrams.
Mr. W. M. Carter has been ap-
It is understood that the Dominion of Canada will not give Dreadnoughts to the Admiralty, but will build vossels of this type at intervals of two or three years, which will be assigned to the Im- perial Navy in war time and bỏ. the chief vessels of the Canadian Fleet if one is established.
LOCAL
A woman in the Western dis-
pointed Chief Justice of Uganda.trict has committed suicide by
Lord Kitokoner has had a long taking an overdose of opium. Shanghai, July 17..
conference at the Foreign Office Houing Hsi-ling has been op-with Sir Edward Grey. pointed advisor on matters of finance.
CONFUCIANISM. The question of disallowing the schools to worship Confucius, as raised by the Ministry of Educa The "Times" states that a tion, has been submitted to the Royal Commission, with Admiral Central Education Department Fisher as Chairman, is to be ap-for decision. The people in pointed to make investigations in Shantung the birth-place of
Three men. Fong Yuet, Lo Cliun Tat, and Tong Tseang stood The fifth Test Match ended in olarged, at the Criminal Sessions awin for Australia over the South to-day, with the murder of Lam Africans by ton wickets,
Shuk-kong of 35 Pokfulam Road.
In connection with the murder of Mr. Rosenthal in New York, chauffeur has been arrested.
Conferences between the strike leaders, Mr. Asquith and Lord
..
Tor attempling, to steal an iron cage containing $24, from a grocer's shop at Wongkoktaui, a man. was sentenced to one year's imprisonment, with hard labour,
moroing.
up at one o'clock in the morning connection with the fuel of the Confucius, havo telegraphed to Devonport have been fruitless, at the Crimin il Sessions this
without result,
TROUBLE AT GLASGOW.
London, July 17, 5.10a.m.
Received, 7.48 p.m.
On the arrival of the Anokor
Navy. It is also hoped the Com mission may be able to inquire as to the rates of pay, with a view removal of existing
to tho grievances.
Later.
Linor Media at Glasgow, the Nothing official regarding the London, July 17.
dockors refused to work, as the Naval Committee has been Iteceived, 5.30 p.m; '
foreman insisted on engaging announced... Reuters Calcutta correspon-only men with insurance cards.
NO PROGRESS.. dent states that the special correspondont of the "Statesman"
Lator; at Kalimpong says, regarding the rumoured surrender of Tibetans Further meetings between Lord
Peking opposing this stop.
RAILWAY SOCIETY.
Sir Percy Girouard, late Gover- nor of Enst Africa, has accepted an important position with Messrs. Armstrong.
A
2
The Chief Justice's Court was A Co-operative Railway Society
crowded this morning when the has been formed in Hupeh,
trial took place of Li lun-hong, who recently made an attempt Huron, Canton, Kwang.si, Bze-
It is reported that the conclu-upon the life of Sir Henry May, chuan, Kwei-chow and Yunnan
sion of a virtual alliance between the new Clovernor of the Colony... "Sai Kai Kung Yik Po." APPOINTMENT RESENTED. Russia and Japan is practically Prisoner pleaded guilty and was
completed.
given a life sentence. The Chief A DENIAL
Poking, July 17.
Justice described the crime as 6. According to the "Times", Later.
President Yuan intends to ap Royal Commission is to be ap. most dastardly one. point General Ohang Fun an Mr. Churchill, in reply to a
High Commissioner for the pointed to investigate, the ques- at Lhassa, that a number of Devonport and the transport question, said there was no truth defence of borders. This has tion of fuel in the Navy. Tibetans flod, lacking ammunition workers' repressentatives have re-whatever in the statement that been strongly objected to by Mr. Franois Fox, the welling two chainsanda ring,the other and supplies. All the Lamas of sulted in to further progress commission had been appointed General Tuan Ki-sui, Minister known consulting engineer, has with receiving the ring, knowing the Dropong Monastery. num being made.
to inquire into the rates of pay in for War, and the State Council. baen knighted in connection with it to have been stolen. The the Navy...
second defendant was discharged boring oight thousand, have openly gone over to the Chinese,
The newspapers, however, per. ADVICE FOR THE SOUTH. the King's visit to Westminster,
and the first was sentenced to six Later.- sint in affirming that Lord Fisher President Yuan Fastelographod Numerous Australian cadeta weeks hard labour. The magia. Strike negotiations by Lord will preside over, a wide: inquiry to Vice President asking him have been prosecuted for failing trate severely denenred some improved. The Dalai Lama is reported to, be mobilising troops, Devonport continue, but the de- extending to auch matters as the to advies the people in the out to carry out statutory drills, some pawnbrokers who had accepted The King, in connection with but with not much success mande for the reinstatement of shipbuilding policy, the die not to oppose the raising of his visit to Winchester knighted Apparently there is no foundation
ligious coraples Mis Francis Fox, J.P., M. Inst. for the report that the Dalal she strikers are proving a great tibution of the feet shid the fuel forolga loans Sai Kai Kung objecting on the ground of re- the chains without making pro-
obatšole. Lama is returning to India,
NEW KNIGHT.
London, July 17, 3.45 a.m. ·
whose position at Lhassa is
Receivei, 0.10 p.m.
THE OBSTACLE.
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Two Chinese were obarged be foro Mr. Irving, the one with steal-
fur enquires