The
Bongbong Telegraph.
July 20th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 79, p.m. 85; Humidity,...90, 77,
--8840.
TELEGRAMS.
新四十月六年子壬
TELEGRAMS.
(ESTABLISHED right, 1912 by the
WEATHER FOR BCAST CHANGE
Barometer 29:74
July 20th, 1911, Temperature am. 86, p.m., 80; Humidity...84, 64.
號七廿月七其潽
TELEGRAMS.
SNAP VOTE.
TELEGRAMS.
SATURDAY, JULY
1912. ANL
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
FRAGIST ARREST.
HOME POLITICS.
HOME RACING.
TEA DUTI.
KID McCOY.
MISE SYMTH DISCHARGED,
A BYE-ELECTION.
LIVERPOOL SUMMER CUP.
· REDUCTION REFUSED,
GOVERNMENT MAJORITY 3.
CHARGE OF LARCENY.
Router's
{Service to the "Telegraph.”]
London, July 26, 6.10 p.m. Received, 27, 5.15 a.m..
"
Router's [Service to the "Teisgraph."]
Bombay, July 28, 3.20 p.m.
Received 6.49 p.m.
Mr.
Miss Ethel Symtli, Mus. Deo., A bye-election will take place the well-known composer, who in north-west Manchester a forte was arrosted for complicity in night hence, Sr., Kair connection with the affair in Mr.ing in his resignation.
barrister, is the Harcourt's mansion, grounds, in Howard, which two women were placed Liboral candidato and Sir John
Randles the Unionist candidate. under arrest for being found in possession of mothylated spirits, has been discharged, as witnossen were unable to identify her.
IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
A PROTEST.
London, July 26, 3.25 a.m. Received 6.20 p.m. In the House of Commons, ... Mr. A. W. H. Ponsonby (L.. Stirling) moved as un amendment a reduction, of the Vote for the Defence Committee as a protest against oxpenditure on arma- nents, which he described as
Router's (Servios to the "Telegraph."}"
Loudon, July 20. Received, 27, 4.15 8.m.
་
The race for the Liverpool Summer Cup, run to-day over distance of one mile three furlongs,
resultod as follows:--
WAT
1
2.
a
Coastwise (W. Huxley) Chili II (Wheatley) Ilamerton (Fox).................... ☎ There were eight starters, nud
the chinese rePUBLIC.the winner got home by three longthe, uneck separating second and third,
RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS.
From Chiness, Sourene.
l'oking, July 26. -
Russia has dospatched troops into Heilungkiang and they have now occupied Pa-yin and Hai-
lun...
· TIBET.
President Yuan has telegraph-
boing a provocative foreign (od to iluang Hsing asking liim policy,
to proceed to Tibot and take
Mr. P. A. Molteno (L. Dum-[elurge of the operatione there. friesshire) and other Radicals supported the amendment..
...... Bir Edward Groy, winding up
the debate, denied that the foreign polloy was responsible for the ex- penditure on armaments. To tour. up the policy of the last decade was to worsen, not better, things.
A STRAIGHT QUESTION.
A roversion to a position of splendid Isolation would mean diplomatic friction with one nation after another and an on-
RAILWAY SUSPENSION,
On account of the floods in Hupoh, which have destroyed the railway station of Shok-ka-chong, the Poking-Hankow railway, has suspended its servico." Shat Po.
SEASONABLE ADVICE,
Shanghai, July 20, President Yuan has asked
ormous increase in naval strongth. Premier Lu to notify the Minister Our policy was not responsible of Internal Affairs to prohibit for the German Navy, as the preamble to the German Navy the troops and police from inter- Bill of 1000 showed. He asked Coring with political affairs.
the advocatos of limitation whotlier an agreenient as to limitation should. bo
on the superiority or
based
on the
POLITICAL FRICTION.
On the 25th inst. General Tuan
Inferiority of the British fleet. Ki-sui, Minister of War, on behalf.
The policy of the supporters of of Premier Lu, attended the
the amendment was impossible.
The amendmont was defoutol
by 331 votes to 30.
A WELCOME 'SION.
London, July 26, 6.40 p.m.
Received, 27, 10.7 a.m.
meeting of the State Council, and gave a description, of tho career of oach of the candidatos
[Service to the
London, July 20, 6.10 p.m. Received, 27, 6:15 am,
In the House of Commons motion to reduce by a penny or Pupire was defeated by 221 pound. to grown within the
votes to 156.
NO GRADUATION. London, July 20, 140 pm.
Received, 2710.7 mm. In the House of Commons Sir. J. D. Rees moved a reduction on the duty on tea, from Ave ponce to three pence per pound. Mr. Hobhouse pointed out that this would mean a loss of two and a half millions.
The betting for the Goodwood Stewards' Cup, to bo run on the 30th inst., is-10-2. Absurd and Aiglon; 100-9 Bashti; 100-8 The motion was rejected by Braxted and Uncle Pat; 100-7223 votes to 188. The Labour Graumont and Poor Boy; 100-6 members voted with the minority. Goldon Rod, Prester Jack and An amendment to graduate the Cataract; 20-1 Quantock; 100-3 toa duty was rejected: by 237 Grayling IV. and Wise Symon. votos to 158.
POLICE RAID ON
NEWS BOYS,
Owing to the arrest. of one 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 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 (huf 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 new alike.
Hongkong, July 2, 1912.
for the posts in the new Cabinet. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE He urged the members of the
State Council to pass the nomina- tions without delay. The mem-
RECORD.
Router's correspondent at Ber-bors of the Republican party lin states that Mr. Asquith's expressed themselves agreeable friendliness is recognised and is to the adoption of the nomina: Death of Rear-Admiral Littleton.
tions, but those of the Jointly
expected to call forth a corres Sworn Union and of the Con- ponding echo in Germany.
TROUBLED TURKEY.
TUMULT IN CHAMBER.
Bombty, July 20,,1.20 p.m. Received 0:40 p.m.
arose in the Chamber on the
President reading a letter, bearing
ן'
- A. COURTEOUS ACT.
Shanghai, July 20.
́EX-VICEROY'S ESTATE,
THE SHANGHAI GAOL- BREAKER SENTENCED.
"
Router's [Service to the "Toiograph.”]
London, July 28. Received, 27; 12.20 p.m.
Router's
$86 r* Am
SINGLE CÖPT 10:0MITE.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN
Telegrams.
Countwise (W. Huxley ap) won the Liverpool Summer Cup.
On a motion in the House of Commons allocating public bus-
[Service to the "Halegraph.iness, the Government's majori-
ty fell to three.
London, July 20, 8,0 p.m. Received 27, 10.15 a.m.
Onaap", division in tho
The well-known boxer, Kid House of Commons, on a motion McCoy, has been arrested in by Mr. Lloyd George alloosting London, on a provisional extra- public business, the Govern-dition warrant, on a cargo of mont's majority fell to three.
The friendly tone of Mr. Asquith's speech in recognised in Germany and is expected to cause a corresponding echo;
A motion in the House of Com- '
larceny at Ostend. The parti-ons to reduce the duty on Em- When the figures, 138 to 133, calars of the charge have not pire-grown tos by a penny a pound has been rejected, as also were were announced, there were excit-boen received.
further motions for reduction.
ed cheers and counter-cheers, as
well as ories of Resign,"
The majority included Liberals, Nationalists and Labourites.
'"' UNGRATEFUL TRICK.” Later.
梦量
The Government Whip's state- ment says the "suap division was a most ungrateful trick, as the motion was placed on the paper to plosso the Opposition.
BRITAIN AND TIBET.
THE STATUS QUO,
*
Bombay, July 26, 1.30 p.m. Received 5.12 p.m.
McCoy says that he is ignorant
of the charge: He was brought up at Bow Street and remanded, Bail was refused:',
HOME CRICKET.
· Won
1:
their
The political situation at Con- stantinople is acute, though it is hoped that the new Cabinet will succeed in tiding over the dati- gerous period.
At the North West Manchester bye-election Mr. Howart, barris tar, is to be the Liberal candidate, and Sir John Randles the Unionist nominee.
London, July 20, 5.10 p.m. o Received 27, 5.15 a.mi.
Gloucestershire
Kid McCoy, the boxer, has match against Notts at Notting-boen arrested in London on a ham by one wicket.
provisional warrant of extradition Kent have defeated Surrey at charging him with larceny at Os Blackhoath by an innings and 70 tond. He has been remanded,
bail being refused,
rung.
SIR GEORGE WHITE.
How He Nearly Missed Famo
and Success.
Mis Ethel Symth, Mus, Doc.,' the well-known composer, haa been discharged. She was ar rested, it will be remembered, for complicity in serious Suffragist designs,
Major Arahar Shoe, Conserva- tive member for Finsbury, C., asked a question in the Commons with reference to the maintenance of the status quo in Tibet, as it was at the time of the signature,
Referring to the death of Sir to the Anglo-Russlan agreement.
Sir Edward Grey said that Sir George White, "Truth" says:- John Jordan, aeting on instruc-| Sir George White made for Replying in the House of Coin- tions, had protested against himself a name which is not likely mons to a question regard Tibet, any change being made in to be forgotten as long as the his Sir Edward Grey trasted that it the political status of Tibet tory of the British Army lives. would be possible for the status at variance with the Angio- He never had an opportunity of quo to be preserved in accordanos Tibetan treaties and the complete showing the qualities of a great with existing agreement, undertakings which Chino had
strategist or tactician; before he given to Britain. He did not
A Radical motion made in the took command of the army in think that at present it was desir. Natal his biggest, command on House of Commons for a reduc able to approach Russia for a var. iation of the agreement allowing active service had been that of ation in the vote for the Imperial the sending of a British agent to brigade in Burma. But he was Defence Committee, as a protest Lhasa. He trusted it would be certainly a great soldier a born against expenditure on arma possible that the status quo fighting man and leader of fight-monts, was rejected by 331 votes would be preserved in accordance ing men. He gained his first to 39.
listinotion in the second Afghan' War by acts of horoiu gallantry, the sort of sots that inspire to similar heroism all brave men who' The programme for to-night's witness them or hear of them.
aequatio foto at the Victoria He showed himself an admir Recreation Club promises a fine able leader in the Nile expedition evening's entertainment. under Lord Wolseley. And he performed one of the greatest For leaving without notice and military exploits on record in the using abusive language to her defence of Ladysmith. Not every mistress, an amah was fined $5. general would have carried it to-day at the Police Court.
with existing ogreoments,
THE MIKADO:
CHANGE FOR WORSE.
:
(Independent News Agency).
Tokyo, July 26. Received 9.30 p.m:
The official bulletin issued at through successfully, or would
..
LOCAL.
7 o'clock to-night shows that His] have stood firm when authorised, For being in unlawful posses Majesty's illness has suddenly if not instructed, by a superiorsion of lottery tickets and offering changed for the worse. The tem-officer to give it up..
the same for sale, a Chinese was By universal consent it was fined $100 at the Police Court porature has again risen to 39 degrees centigrade) and he is very Sir George White's indomitable this morning. exhausted.
spirit and soldierly resource that Received, 27, 0 a.m. inspired the whole force under The case in which Miss Emma. is Majesty's condition is most phantly through; and the effect. Looker to recover the sum It is generally considered that him and brought them trium- Sophia Hamilton ened Mr. W serious. The Royal Family are of the service thus rendered upon of $1,000 for alluxe I wrongful attending at the bed-side day the ultimate course of the war dismissal, was conclu led to-day. and night..
can hardly be over-estimated. Parties conferrel, on the angges- Among the many great soldiers tion of the jury, and judgment that Ireland has given us there was entered for the plaintiff for THE ANABASIS OF THE the more entitled to our 8750, and no costs on either side.
DALAI LAMA.”
admiration.
Vice Consul-General Frank W. Hadley has sentenced Adolph Rear-Admiral the Hon. Alger Grimsinger, who broke out of tralizing Party objected. A meeting of the State Cruncil will non Churles Littleton, who died Shanghai jail with J. G. B.
Hadley, to 80 days in jail be held to-day to pass the nomina- recently at the age of sixty-nine has committed him for trial tions by ballot," Shat Po." hud a long and distinguished in the United States Court for service record. He entered the China on the charged of assault Navy in May, 1858, and came on Sunder Singh, the watchman out in 1890 as a captain, getting at the Consular jail, and aiding President Yuan has wired to flag-rank in retirement. As a Hadley to escape from the jail; and has acquitted him of the the Japanese Government en-midshipman of the Sans Pareil charge of theft of the prison keys, quiring after the health of the he was wounded in the China To constitate theft Vice Consul|
It is strange to note how near This week's Government Gazet. Mikado, and hoping Ilis Imperial War of 1857-8. Two years later fladley held that intent perman
A writer in the "Pall Mall Sir George White was to missing te publishes a tabulated statement Majesty will have u speedy Router's Constantinople cor-
he was landed from the Exmouth ently, to deprive the owner must thus pours out his soul not only fame, but even the showing details of the contents of His Holiness the Dalai Lama successful career that so often reservoirs arranged during the respondent states that a tumult recovery.
to take part in the Druse and be shown, whereas in the case at
iesne the prisoner merely took the and his acolytes are on their way attends more humdrum peace rain year 1911-1912. The total Maronite War. When a liouto prison keys from the watchman back to Lhassa, singing their soldiering. When the Afghan consumption of filtered water the heal of the Military League, Jui-Ching, late Viceroy of nant in the Olio he was after knocking him senseless, for Song of Degreos to the accompani-War brought him the chance that was 1,603,880,000 gallons for the ordering him to retire and Dis-Hupoh, who died in Shanghai solve the Chamber within forty-some days ago, is said to have engaged in dangerous the purpose of effecting exit from ment of a drum and fife band, he turned to such good account year and of unfiltered water
and surrounded by the refine he had done twenty-five yours 1,731,500,000 gallons. eight hours,
possessed a large sum of money work of subduing the Indian the jail.”;
Grimsinger was arrested by the menta of civilisation, the whole service, was still only a major in A HOPEFUL VIEW. belonging to the Provincial tribes of Vancouver and British
Municipal Police on a warrant crowned by the holy one's the Inniskillinge, an I forty-three
Poor Herring-year for. Holland- Government of Hupel. Vico Columbia. Whilst in command issued by the United States naval bath tub. Thus does contact years of age!
This may serve to encourage President Li has despatched an of the Balamis on the China sta-authorities, charging him with with European luxury spoil na-
Holland's 1911 herring catch
The situation in Constantinople Military Governor of Shanghai
official to Shanghai to ask the tion he received a letter of con- desertion, and was confined in the tive simplicity. A gracious rain regimental officers who are heart was a disappointment, the total to confiscate, the estates of the gratulation from the Commander- American Consular jail awaiting was falling on the Tibetan in sick at the slowness of promotion catch of the Dutch herring fleet It's hoped that the new Cabinet, deceased. "Bai Kai Kung Yik which he proceeded to sea and when he made his cucape. He sion moved off, its members of It also shows what we may lose 750,000 for 1810
In-Chief for the smartness with an escort to take him aboard ship heritance as the august proces, and disgusted with the service. being only 650,000 barrels, against which is composed of strong Po."
rescued a shipwrected crew. was later re-arrested in company pressing their delight at cacap by driving men out of the Army New 0.8.K. Boat. conciliatory men, will succeed in
BELGIAN CLAIM, His services during the threaten with T. Or Walker alias T. O. Ing from the Indian climate, just before they have had a chance of The Osaka Showon Kainka fiding over the dangerous period, It recognises the necessity of dia- The Belgian Minister at Peking ed Ashanti invasion brought him Wagner, another American sailor, as the British sailor, passing showing what they are worth. which has reosatly purchased six solving the Chamber, but it do- has demanded compensation for this thanks of the Governor of the The lattor was acquitted by Vice Scilly on his way up channel, It is said that after waiting nearly steamers, has just acquired one ood, constitutionally the deaths of several missionaries Gold Coast. Admiral Littleton Consul-General Hadley the day exclaimed. No more of your twenty years for his majority more, of 7,000 tons displacement, dit will dudeavour to dissuade in Shon-si caused by the revolu was a J., for the county of before of the charge of being an bogaty blue skies. The anabasis White actually wrote out his from England. It in aid that filfar 7 league from resorting tonaries."Sai Kai Kung Yik Stafford, and married Lady accessory after the fact by assisting of the Dalai Lams is an episode resignation, and repented before all are intended for the outh
Margaret Needham,
Crimsinners." Chikan Presa
rus posted.
London, July 20; 12.45 p.m. Received 11.30 p.m:
is full of explosive elements, but
the