The Hongkong Telegraph.
July 29th, 1912, Temperature am. 80, p.m. 89; Humidity,..02, 56.
No. 8861
典七十月六年子壬
DEATH OF THE MIKADO.
29th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 19, p.m., 79; Humidity
誠十三月七其維港香
(ESTABLISHED
TUESDAY, JULY 30.
1912
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TROUBLED TURKEY.
STRIKE RESUMED
PIER DISASTER.
STEWARDS CUP.
CHAMBER DISSOLUTION.
CHANGE OF MIND
MANY PEOPLE DROWNED. PROBABLES AND BETTING.
Tokyo, July 30.
Passed Away Shortly After Midnight:
(Independent News Agency.)
His Majesty the Emperor passed away at 12.15 a.m. to-day. On the end nowa becoming known, the whole city was plunged into the utmost grief and gorrow.
that the Mikado is dond.
(Reuter's Servico)
London, July 29. Received, 30, 7.48 a.m. -
A message received from. Reuter's Tokyo correspondent says
NEARING THE END.
London, July 29. Received, 30, 5 38 a.m. Reuter's Tokyo correspondent states that the, Mikado is in a comatose state.
The Cabinet has gathered in the room adjoining His Majesty's chamber.
PRINCE KATSURA,
A mesango from Router's St. Petersburg correspondent says that Prinos Katsura has left for Tokyo.
PERU ATROCITIES.
GOVERNMENT ACTION.
Router's (Service to the Telegraph.""}
London, July 29, 12.15 p.m.
Received 11 p.m.
Router's correspondant at Lima' states that the President of Paru has sont to Congress the British representations concerning the atrocities at Putumayo, and states that his own Government has sent a Commission to investigate the 'crimes, to punish the offenders! and to prepare a general scheme of roforms.
SCULLING CHampion,
BARRY BEATS ARNST.
Router's [Service to the "Talagraph."} London, July 20, Received 30, 5.38 0.1.
In the match for the world's
sculling championship, from Putney to Mortlake, Barry beat Aruat, the latter giving up just before reaching the post.
RACE DESCRIBED..
·*
The weather was slowery. Arnst won the toss and decided to take the Surrey station side.
Arnst led at the start, doing 38 strokes in the first minute to NAVAL CONSTRUCTION, Barry's 36. The Australian lod
NEW APPOINTMENTS.
London, July 29. Itoosived, 30, 10.57 a.m.
Mr. D'Egncourt,uayal architect for Mesars. Armstrong and Whit-
worth's, has been appointed i
Director of Naval Construction,
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Router's
[Service to the Telegraph."}
London, July 29. Received, 5.3 p.m.
Router's o [Service to the "Tulagraph:"}
/Londbit, July 29: Receivó 1, 30, 10.57 6.m.
Reutor's Constantinople corres- Mr. O. P. Bell to-day announces pondent wires that the Cabinet
on behalf of the men that the dook have decided to secure the
tavointion of the Chambor by atrike has been reaumed, but this legal means.
does not affect the situation af the docks, where work is active with the continuously increasing
THE CHINESE REPUBLIC, staff.
TROOPS LOOTING.
(From Chinese Bourpan.) 45
Poking, July 29.
The mutinous troops who had rovolted in Wuhu havo now fled to the border of Anhui where thoy aro conducting wholesale looting and incendiarism.
DR. MORRISON'S POST. President Yuan has engaged Dr. Morrison, the well-known "Times" correspondent at Po- king, 49 his advisor on polition!
affairs..
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
The conclusion of the agree mont between Russia and Japan has caused the President much anxioty. He has directed the [Chinees representative at Tokyo' und St. Petersburg to investigate the conditions of the agreemont.
Bhat Po."
OPPOSITION.
Shanghai, July 29. The people in Chihli, on hear by two lengths at Crabtree and ing of President Yuan having by half a length at Hammersmith. "ppointed General Fung Kwok- Soon afterwards Barry drow level shoung as Govornor General of and led by three longthe on Chili, have opposed the appoint
ment strongly. . ́. reaching Barnes.
Arust made a desperato spurt, which he failed to sustain, and he coused rowing when about 80 yards from the winning post.
The time was 23 mins 8 secs
PENSIONS.
Fung Chee-yu has submitted five suggestions to the President regarding tho grunting of pon- sions to the families of the re- volutionary martyrs who died for the nation, and of those who brought about the success of the Shat
Mr. W. II: Whiting, As PANAMA CANAL BILL. revolution.
Director of Naval Constriction.
has been appointed' Superinten-
dane of Contract Work.
Mr. W. J. Berry, Chief Con structor at Malta, will replace Mr. Whiting.
CANADIAN MARRIAGES.
IMPORTANT RULING.
BRITAIN PATIENT.
London, July 29, 1,35 p.m. Received, 30, 12.14 a.m.
AS
SHANGHAI COMMAND.
Shanghai, July 29. Ching Tak-chuen, Governor Goneral of Kiang-su, took over the command of the troops at Shanghai on the 29th inst.
MEN WANTED.
Many have undoubtedly re- tarned during the last few weeks, but thousands flad that their places have been filled. The om«^ ployers maintain a firm attitude.
On the recommendation of the Stevedores, Union; 60 per cent of the storedores bave resumed, and more are expected to return to work.
Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, July 29, 12.15 p.m.
Received: 11 p.m.
JA
While arowds were awaiting the arrival of steamers at Binz, negen Island, on the Baltic Sea, and over a hundred persons were the balustrade of the pier broke precipitated into the water.
NAVAL HELP.
Later.
The people on the pier wore waiting to be taken around the German Fleet.
Router's [Service to the," "Telegraph.""]
London, July 20, 5.20 p.m.
Received, 30, 9,58.a.m.
THER WORECAST
FENE Barometer 29:79)
836 van Ameớn
·SINGLE COPT 10 Oesti.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
Telegrams.
His Imperial Majesty the Em- peror of Japan passed away 12.15 o'clook this morning,
Betting quotations show Baght i to be favourite for the Stewards. Cup to be run at Goodwood to- day.
The 'provable startera for the
Mr. D'Eyncourt, naval architect Stewards' Cup, to be run at Good-to Mesers Armstrong and With wood to-morrow (Tuesday), are worth, has been appointed Direo- as follows:-Runnymede (Jellia), or of Naval Construction. Golden Rod (Maher), Absurd
sed.
The majority ware saved, but (Wootton), Braxted (Winter), The Labourites are henceforth. many were drowned. Already Grammons: (Doyle), Bashti (Mar- to fight overy industrial seat fourteen havo boon recovered.
tin), Prostor Jack (Wheatley), where they are sufficiently organi Poor Boy (Higgs), Hall Cross (F. Templeman), Castleton (Ric- kaby), Bachelor's Tax (Dono- In a match for: the world's ghus), Aiglon (Whalley), Jessica sculling championship on the (Robbins), Cataract (Piper), Uncle Thames, Barry beat Arnet, the latter giving up some 80 yards Pat (Trigg), Canonite (Ringstead), from the post. Hopson (Bullock), Zebré (W. Huxley), Sanicle (Watson), Gray- ling (Butohors). The following| The Privy Council has decided mounts have no jockeys at pre- that the Dominion Bill legaliking sent:Spanish Prince, Sun marriages between Protestants Flower, Beaurepaire, Thaddeus and Catholics throughout the Tangaroa, Lavolt, Mediator and Dominion is ultra virar. Peggyhypand.
Naval officers and bluejackota rescued many, while the doctors from the warships did splendid { work.
POLICE RAID ON NEWSBOYS.
Owing to the arrest of one of our news. boys by the POLICE yesterday afternoon, many of the boys became frightened and returned to Ljus 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 (half 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.
"IN THE HONGKONG
HOTEL."
The End of a World-Chase.
BETTING.
The Peruvian Government los sent a commission to investigate. The betting is as follows the offenders and prepare a the Putumayo atrocities, to punish 100-14 Bashti 100-11 Aiglons general soleme of reforms. 100-8 Braxted; 100-7 Golden ftod, Prestor Jook, Absard and Baobolor'a Tax.1000 Poor Boy; 25-1 Zabre.
Tho mon have announced, |through Mr. O. R. Bell, that the dock strike has been resumed, SCRATCHING,
but this does not affect the situs- tion at the dook, whore work is Quantook scratched at one actively being pursued. o'clock on Saturday,
LABOUR'S THREAT.
TO FIGHT 200 SEATS.
London, July
"
The balustrade of a pier at Binz, Ruegen Island, in the Baltic Sea, broke and over 100 people were precipitated into the water, Fourteen bodies have been recovered.
Britian is not pressing her argument on the Panama Canal Bill until the measure has been 29.passed. Meanwhile the Bill has.
boen hung up in the Senate by the coalition of Progressive Be publicans and Democrate:
Received 5:3 p.m.
Mr. Anderson, chairman of the Independent Labour Party, in à speech at Bradford, referring to the doubling of the Labour poll at Young Mott at first mot his Crowe, said the Labourites would in futuro fight every industrial father's agent smilingly, but seat where they were sufficiently later answered the latter's appeals organised, despite anyone's pro- to him to return to his home by tests, and he anticipated that at earnest protestations of his right the next election they would to continue on his own course, fight nearly 200 constituences. that he would rather surrender
than forego his projects or every cent of the family fortune abandon Mrs. Bowue,"
One of the features of the caBO is the refusal of Mrs. Bowno to come forward and with but one exception she hit from inter
·ANOTHER PHILIPPINE
RAILWAY.
LOCAL.
The League tennis deciding match between Kowloon C. C. and Queen's College will be played on Saturday at 4.30 p.m. on either the Civil Service or Oraigengower Ground:
..
We roprint the following from the "China Press: "-"The chase across the world of Mr. J. Lawrence Mott III and Mra Frances Howitt Bowne of Now President Yuan has directed York by Mr. Hector Faller, the
Two men worn blurged before A message from Washington the Ministry of State Affairs to war correspondent, which was
Mr. Melbourne this morning with states that a communique: has:
|strest" fightingi. The trouble been issued which indicates that ask the provincial authorities, by the talk of the American press viewers in the ports touched by
arose over some unpaid rent. some weeks and which the tramp steamer. At Port Said, A Washington, telegram of They were each fined $2 and Bistro the Panama Canal until ia civil and military affairs, and aroused no little interest in she told a reporter she was going July 20, states that by the close bound over for twelve months, Britain will not press her argu: wire, to select men well versed for
despatch them to Peking so as to Shanghai and other ports to assist Lawrence to bring out vote of 28 to 25, the senate has the Bill has passed.
give advice to the President in the Far East, onded in Hong the, bost that is in him. In Japan approved the measure which pu- "Sai Kai Kung Yik Po," kong on Jaly 19, according to the he would make a brand now start, thorizes the construction of a This morning the Chief Justice, Hongkong papers. As told in the If things wont as she hoped it railroad in the island of Min- sitting in Original Jurisdiction, "China Prose," Mr. Hestor Fuller, would make a new man of him, if danao.
heard a petition, in the matter of after awaiting the arrival of the not, she would throw herself This, says the "Cablonews Crystal Limited of Tientsin, to couple here on the steamer Indra- overboard.
American," refers to the proposed the effect that the Court shoqla deo, left on the Devanha for
When they arrived at Hong-line between Camp Overton and confirm a resolution passed by Hongkong; and the latest develop kong, Mott and Mre, Bowne took Camp Keithley Definite plans the company for the reduction of correspondent and his former
names and they were not known soon after the return of Mr. Jacob granted. charge in the lobby of the Hong as the couple who created such a M. Dickinson, then Secretary of kong Hotel on July 19 They tremendous sensation in New War, after an inspection of the greeted each other cordially and York and were the central figures islands in the summer of 1010,
In consequence of using inferior the meeting was followed by a
in a most unique escapade, until President Traft is an ardent ad mortar for building long sarious talk by Mr. Failer, M., Fuller, met young Mott in the yoopte of a railroad in this seo Chinese contracto with young Mottwith what re- Hongkong Hotel
tion of Mindanao, and Secretary: #100) by sult is not known..
SAMAA Lawrence Molt III is the son Dickinson went over the proposed In-ful of a millionaire iron manufacturer | route some time ago... Whether of New York, and Mrs. Bowne is the, mee are "Inst" "passed by the the actress wife of a Newport so-
Meanwhile the Dill has been London, July 20, 5.5 p.m. Respived, 30, 9.52 a.m.
delayed by the coalition of Pro- The Privy Council has decided gressive Republicans and Demo- that the Dominion Bill legalising the past week secured the passage crats in the Senate, who, during marriages between; Protestants and Catholics mughout the of Bills. revising the wool nad Dominion is ultra cires of sugar duties. The formar is identical with the Bill vetood in Catholicism. :
DECLINED.
Peking, July 20. Promier La bus asked Wong Obung-wai to be his advisor on
Kouter's Quebec correspondent/1011, while the Sugar Bill re-foreign allairs. However, Wong|ment was the meeting of the war privatespartments under assumed were drawn up in Washington its capital The application was
says that the contention that such duces the dution considerably.
a Federal Bill is inapplicable in that Province is thus svetained.
TORPEDO FLOTILLA.
MALTA'S NEW BOATS.
London; July 20
Received 5.3 p.m.!
declines to accept the post.
NAVAL POST.
Rear Admiral Ching Piu-kwong has been appointed as Director- THE VIRGINIAN RIOTS.in-Chief of the Naval Yard.
THE LOAN PROBLEM, Chiu Ping-kwan has begged the President to consult Vios. President Lins to the resum of the negotiations for the rais a loan' with" the See-chuan,
~London, July 29.; Received 53 p.m.
Communication has been re- statos, that the stored with Paint Creek (West ton and Han
the torp Virginia, whence rioting is 500
consist of reported.) One miner was killed;
are already but though many shots were. financia
fred no one elds wan injuredeć
Under Assuméd, Names