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Barometer 20.69
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
July 30th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 81, p.m. 88; Humidity...91, 61
No. 8852
TELEGRAMS.
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TELEGRAMS.
WEDNESDAY, JULY
July 30th, 1011, Tamperature a.m.
就一卅月七英港香
pn., 83; Humidity... 81, 85.
TELEGRAMS.
TEST CRICKET.
CROWN PRINCE SUCCEEDS.
THE SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE
ENGLAND V. AUSTRALIA.
THE MIKADO'S DEATH.
EAST AFRICA.
THE TITANIC ENQUIRY.
Router's
[Service to the Telegraph."}
London, July 30.
Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."}
Reater's
[Service to the "Telegraph."}
London, July 30.
NEW YORK BENSATION.
HOME LABOUR RIOT.
POLICE OFFICER CHARGED. ON HONGKONG STEAMER
Nouter's
[Service to the " Teš
London, July
London, July 30.
But little progrows has been
A New York message sayad Router's Tokio correspondent During the debato in the Con-made in the sixth Test Match there was a sensational clim wires that the succossion of the mons Jan the supplementary Crown Princo to the Throne has ostinatos for Uganda and East which opened at Manchester youhe Rosenthal ense last string been announced, Thousands are Africa, Mr. Harcourt said that of terday between England and when the Grand Jury indioted outside the Palaco, on their knees half a million pounds voted; Australis. This was owing to praying and wooping, priests | £300,000 would be devoted to the the rain. - officiating at temporary altars. Uganda railway, £35,000 to the Bygland were first to but, and One man committed suicide improvement of ports on the werentlacounted for for 203 runs, Victoria Nyanza and the provlof which thodes contributed 92 sion of another.cargo steamer, Whitty took four wickets for £40,000 to the improvement 13 una.... of the
in order to give his life for that of the Emperor. Two photograp- hers who were attempting to so- "ouro & fashlight photograph wore
stoned niid seriously injured.
DEVOTED EM RESS The Empress, who has been
pior al Kilindini, and of the remainder £25,00
Australia's score now stands at would be given for a railway 14 runs, with no wickets down from Kampala to Fort Boll which would possibly be the beginning
DIVIDED VIEWS.
Police Liouteunat Booker for murder of Rosenthai. Abuusad was arrested at the Police Station and brought before the Criminal Court, where he was arraigued. He pleaded not guilty, and was reinandod, bail being rofused."
The indictment, followed the ovidence of three gamblors who lind been retained for some time. and olmarged with complicity in
(Our Own Correspondent.
London, July 80.
The strikers, invaded tho Victoria Docks to-day and attack-
BRITISH FINDINGS,
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Reuter'a [Service to the "Telegraph."] London, July 30. Lord Mersey, who presided at
d labourers unloading the
aber Gloustro, from Hong-the British Court of Eaquiry into
oug
Under cover of a fusilade of nissiles, they boarded the vessel, whereupoh the Chinoso fled.
The free labourers, however, remained, and a fierce struggle casued between them and the strikers,
The decke presenta a sanguis nary scouo.
Eventually the polio arrived.
$80 PER ANNUM
Smole Cory 10 Cara
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
Telegrams,
A wireless station is to be erected at Nairobi, which will be stop botwoon Adon and Pres torix,
Since the "anap division the Titanio dianator, has issued the House of Commons last week, his judgment. He attributes the there has been energetic whip- collision to excessive speed. ping up by the Government and The judgment comprises a big the Nationalists, and in conse volume and is of a most exhaus-quence this Government majority tive character. It states that the has varied between 87 and 121. Tinic woa properly_equipped and prisos generally the conduct of the passougors and crew, but
Lord Mersey has issued his. says that better organisation judgment in the Titanic disaster might have saved more lives enquiry, attributing the collision Certain to excessivo speed... recommendations are mado and the calling of an international The judgment emphasises the conference urged to ensure com point that the practice of steam-mon notion thereon. ing at full speed at night in an ico region is bad, but is unabloj in the circumstances to blume, the Captain. He made a grievous mistake but was not negligent,
EAST AFRICA CURRENCY. THEIR BRIDES IMPORTED. The wireless wan offective.
London, July 30.
woaring European dress, was un-of a trunk line to tap the bound THE DOCKERS STRIKE. killing Rosenthal. remitting in her attendance upon | His Majesty. She has been sleep aries of the Congo, and £100,000 ing only three hours daily, and to improve the communications on fused to desist from superintend-the Eastern side of the Uganda Ing the nursing. She authorised with a view to the development subcutaneous
of cotton growing. Ho montioned injections Saturday and yesterday which is that the profit of the Uganda, unprecedented, as the Emperor's railway during the current year body has hitherto been considered was £135,000.. as semi-divine, and an abrasion) of the skin a ponal offence.
on
NEW EMPEROR'S OATH. Router's Tokyo correspondent wires that the final bulletin stutos the Emperor posed away at 12:43 in the morning,
Replying to criticisms, Mr. Harcourt said that a wireless
station
London, July 30. Five thousand lightermen lest evening refused to resume work, but the Seamen's and Firemen's Union are "Lalloting in favour of
was being prooted at rosumption. Nairobi, which would be a great link in the Imporial wireless chain, and woulit. be a stop bo tween Aden und Pretoria.
The estimato was adopted Thereafter the Crown Prince, without a division. sacompanied by mombors of the
Cabinet; proceeded to the Santu-NAVAL COMMISSION.
ory within the Palaco and, scoord-'
ing to the Constitution, acquired
the Suorad Troasura. of the Im-
porial acestora un I swore to pre- serve the nucient form of Govern- inent.
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IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
THE FULL QUESTION,
London, July 30.
The appointment of a Nával
· The fail scône bifure the Commission,as tológraphed on tho Palaco was moat weird. · Crowds (18th inst, is officially announced. of worshippers, onoh with a lighted The terms of raferance require à lantere, kult with their foreheads report on the monas of supply and to the ground, while thousands storage of liquid fuel in, peace and on the outskirts load bare-head-war time, and its application to warships' engines. Sir John od, the police waving red and Fisher is the Chairman. yellow lanterns and directing the troflic.
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The boat was intense, and tho THE CHINESE REPUBLIC.
Priest in the contre at the altar was fanned by an atteurlout.
PRESS COMMENT
The British, French and Italian
presa is eulogistic in commenting
on the late Emperor, extolling
his services to the development.
A STRANGE IDA.
(Prom Chinese Sources.)
Pokiuz, July 30.- Promier Lu is in, favour of in-
of civilisation in Japan and to the troducing alamps with a repre-
U
compares the
transformation of the nation into sentation of the head of the Prodant therena. Hin iden is trongly opposed by the State Council on the ground that sucr nor should only be given to
Emperor or King.
a great Power,
The "Times' deceased Emperor with William the First and says that the sympathy of Britain is extended to the Japinoso Imperial Family und people ou the denth of a h
The Central Government has Joved Emperor. Tho journal is
directed the Governor Ganerals convinced that the death will not ingun say change in the policy of of the various provinces to dis- Japaa.
bind the troops, within one The Embassy in London has mouth, "Shat Po."
been deluged with measages of condolence,
*** BRITISH SYMPATHY
Mr. Asquith has announced that to-morrow he will move AD
DISBANDMENT.
ADVICE.
Shanghai, July 30.. Vice President Li; his des- and Cheung Fong to Paking Debat Ting Han-cheung, Sun
to give advios to the President
Address to His Majesty the King DETERMINED WOMAN. 'expressing deep regret at the
Yesterday a woman entered
for Thom.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Harcourt, roplying to Sir Joli Rolleston (Unionist merkter for Japanese in Hawali Send Home East Herts), said ho was consider ing the desirability of changing the currency arrangements in East Africa.
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Hongkong, July 2, 1012.
STEWARDS' CUP.
POLOR EXPLORATION.
GULDEN ROD WINS.
Router's [Service to the "Telegraph.”)
London, July 80.
The rice for the Stowards' Cup at Goodwood to-day resulted follows:-
as
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Golden Rod (Mole"} Poor Boy (William Griegs) 2 Unola Pat (Trigg) There were 21 starters, and
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DRAMATIC EVENT.
Reuter's [Service to the Telegraph.”]
London, July 30th.
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The return of Mikkelsen is ro- garded na one of the most drama-
CAPTAIN NOT NEGLIGENT.
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MR ISMAY'S POSITION
The Crown Princo of Japan has succeeded the late Emperor, having soquired the Sacred Trea- sure and sworn to preserve the.
"No more Orientals of the labouring olusas are coming to Hawaii, and a gond many of our white citizens who cultivato sugar estates are sorry that the faithful Chinese aro Garrel under tho
The grows charge against Sir U. Joncient form of Government, luw," said Mr. W. P. Harcourt, Duff Gordon of bribing mon to There were extremely impressive a sugar planter of the island of row away is unfounded; and Mr. scenes outside the Palace on the Kauni, one of the Hawaiian group. Tamay's position did not imposo
They are our best workers, and on him a moral duty to sink with passing of the late Emperor." before the exclusion policy was the ship, as this would merely. applied, we could count on a have lost another life. The third- certain regular influx of brawny olass pasaongers were not ́un- Mongolians to toil in the cano fairly treated. fields..
"The Chinese now in Hawaiii
have been there for may years,
:
SERIOUS FINDING
RECOMMENDATION:
The return of the explorer Mikkelson, who had long boon given up for dead, is rogarded an one of the most dramatic eventa is the history of Polar explora tion. He succeeded in obtaining confirmation of the death of Erichsen and his companions and
record of their work..
LOCAL
nad most of them are getting to Lord Morsey is convinced that be old men. Not many of the the Californian saw the Titanio's Chinese have wives, batin former lights and could have penetrato days not a few of them became the ice without serious risk and the husbands of the nativo Kanaka might have saved many, if not women. It was a good-cross, was all, of those lost. this half-breed progeny,, and o likewise the offspring of the Jn- panese and nativa women. In recent times, however, Japanesa- The Court recommends that o
A robbery is reported to have", have brun in the habit of maling now Bulkhead Committes should back to their own land for wives, enquire exhaustively into safety matshed on the Ponk Road and. taken place yesterday from a In most cases I think the self-devices, and, advocates the pros elected bridegrooma got their vision of lifeboats trased on the money and clothing to the extent. parents back in the Flowery King-number of passengers, not o
of $5 taken. dom to pick out wives for them. tonuage; a night and day servico The matter is finally arranged of wireless telegraphy; adequate through the Japanese consul, the boat drill; modorato speed when man in the case putting up money ice is reported, or an alteration of for the passage of his intended the course; and that an interna- spouse. The hour that ale lands tional conference should be called must also be the wedding hour, to ensure common action on the for the authorities will not allow above lines.
the faironostoremain unless claim-| ed and formally mated, accord- ing to some civil or religions cero-
Two Chinese appeared befors Mr. Irving at the Police Court, to-day, charged with being mem- era of an unlawful secret society. Bail was fixed at 81,000.
many that both parties consider NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. Tennis Club spent a happy time binding.
"Picture Brides."
Every now and then a wire-
less message comes to my planta- tion which tolls one of my young Japanese hired men that he may expect on the arrival of the next
Telegrams.
Members of the Y.M.O.A. Lawn
last night when they participated in a moonlight launch plonio to Junk Bay,
Golden Rod won the Stawards the Colour" will be performed The ceremony of Trooping
tic events in the history of Polarship at Honolulu the girl who Cup at Goodwood. exploration.
$ 57
has boon picked out as his wife.
He had long been given up for Ledo not think that in many cases dead but he has accapiplished his the principals have over laid eyes object of obtaining confirmation on each other. On the receipt of
hy the 1st Bn. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, on the Hongkong Cricket Club Ground at 0.15 a.m. to-morrow, on the In the sixth Test match Eng-nocasion of the 153rd anniver
BETY of the Battle of Minden.
death of His Majnatv's ally and the house of ex-Premior Tang at friend, and praying His Majesty Shanghai and demanded money, to convey to the new Empera threatening him with a revolver the profound sympathy of the Imperial Famils, the Gavarn. Possession. Tang fortunately the >econd and third being companions and a record of their mission to go to claim his wife for 203, and Australia have soor- House of Cormons with the and a bomb w ioh she had in her Golden Rod won by two lengths of the death of Friolison and his the messugo, tho man gots perland have all been disposed of
ment and the people of Japan.
sonped in time and sent some, one to talk the woman round and she ultimately went away,
VICE-MINISTERS
separated by one length.
work. He also explored the North and pretty soon the pair are do Runnymede was ridden by Conet of Greenland, the existing masticated on the catate, and my Earl, Beaurepaire by Howitt, mapa of which must probably be understanding is they get on as Grammont by Donoghue, Buche rectified.------
happily as if they had known lor's Tax by Ringsten, Tangara
each other from infancy and been Jellinh, Aiglon by For, Lavolt
wedded in the conventional way by Whalley. Toggy Hyland by
of the Caucasians. as before. The Vice-Ministers of Berhart, and Cigar by. Quinn., The publicaccession ceremonies Finance and of Labour and Com- The following were, non- will take place at Kyoto a year or merce have not been decided startera: Castleton, Canonite,
THE MOURNING. * Court mourning will last for a year, while the nation's mourning will extend for three days in addition to the day of this funeral. THE ACCESSION
THE NEW REIGN.
Independent News Agency). Tokyo, July 30, The Crown Prince, has duly coooded the late Emperor on
A osremony was held at one polook this morning for the pur
The Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, of Communications, of the Army and the Navy remein
od 14 for the loss of no wickets.
At a mosting of the Sanitary The House of Commons has Roard yesterday a minute by the HOME POLITICS,
passed without a division supple-President relating to the departs mentary estimates for Uganda mental soavenging scheme for TAKING NO RISKS. "Not long ago a ship from and East Afrios totalling half a City of Victoria, to be maugura
Yokohama arrived with forty or million sterling..
ted on Jan. 1, 1914, was read, London, July 80.
fifty so-called picture brides.
#olent committee was appointed As a result "of the" upon. Tung Hung-chrung has Spanish Prince, Sunflower, division on the 20th inst, chosen through photopraphs for snap Every one of them had been
to consider the scheme, been appointed Vice-Ministar of Tundous and Meditor.
there has been an energetic Education, Ho Ting-kwai Vice
The betting at the s'art was whipping up of the Government warded to Hawall some time in Rosenthal case in New York has Minister of Justice, and Nasi 9.1olden Rad; 100-7 Poor Boy; and Nationalists: consequently advance of the arrival of the ori- been provided by the indictment Chun Vios Minister of Agricul- 20.1 Unole Pat.
Hin the series of divisions ginala Occasionally there is a of Polics Lieutenant Booker fort ture and Industry." Shot Po." Braxted (Winter up) lod from on the outstanding votes late pathetic caso, as when not long the murder of Rosenthal,
DRAWU AVAILABLP.
Absurd (Wratton) and Jessica yesterday evening the Govern. ago a very pretty roung Japanese (Robbins) for half-way, when ment majorities varied from 67 mild was forced to take the next Dr. Wa Ting-fang, In view of Golden Rod went to the front, to 127. The Labourited, challeng-ship returning to her old home.
Peking, July 89.
communicating tid foot the repasted invitations of Pro followed by Poor Boy And Grap
Ancestors and the. sident Tuân, hpa decided to again : mont (Doyle)all)
three Royal offer bis services to the Republi Bashti (Martin
trane can Government, Bai Kai favourita, win a'ariót.
Kang Yik
ng Navy whick an ed the division' on the outstand-
444 votën 3977
*Win one:
À' sonsational alimnx to the
•At the Police Court Nog F. P. Danan
The terms of reference of
ton showed that who haiNaval Commission: are to
of
gid rule that as to the mão tion could not Ekoraga Baltimore Amer. pesce