The
Hongkong Telegraph.
August 2nd, 1912, Temperature am. 84, p.m. 87; Humidity...89,
No. 8855
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August 2ud, 1911, Temperature a.m. 85, p.m., 85; Humidity...75, 76,
TELEGRAMS.
SATURDAY,
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AUGUST 3px 1012.
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大興襪
誠三月八英港香
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WHAT WITHDRAWAL MEANS.
FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS.
CHINESE V. TIBETANS.
STILL FIGHTING.
TAKING NO RISKS.
SUGAR CONVENTION.
Router's
(Service to the "Telegraph."] London, August 2. The Greenock sugar industry. is described as consternated at
THE LATE MIKADO.
GOVERNMENT PRECAUTIONS. KING GEORGE'S REGRETS.
[Service
Reuter's the "
Router's
ULSTER'S INTENTION.
880 rau. AmNG DAL
SINGLE COPY 10 Citro,!-
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
TO FORCE A CRISIS.
Router's
Rgutor's
Fighting still continues at Rouler's
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(Service to the "Telegraph."']
Lhaasa, Th Chinero have re- (Service to the "Telegraph."} [Service to the "Telegraph."]
pulsed a Tibeton attack and are London, August 2.
London, August 2.
London, August 2.
London, August 2.
greatly encouraged by the nows London, August 2...
Router's Simin correspondent
An all-night sitting of the In the House of Commons a
Tho "Times", referring to the of the departure of a relieving M. Poincare, tho
French wires that fighting continues at House of Commons took place on message from the King was pre-meetings arranged in Ulster for force from Szechuan, which is ex Premior, starts for Russia on Lbassa, where the Chinese have thecommittee sings of the Finance sonted, acknowledging the Ad- theend of Septembar, culminating posted to arrive early in Septem- Sunday.
repulsed a Tibetan attack on the Bill. The debate was adjourned dress passed by the House. The in a demonstration at Belfast, bor. "It is announced in Paris that Tratchi Monastery. They have at noon. The Government took mosange says "I join most says that Mr. Hoony Law in his there have been conversations suurad much supplies and are no risks and wom in attendance sincerely in the expression of spesob in the House of Commons between the chiefs of the French greatly encouraged. by the news till the division 4:30 in the regret at the molanololy tidings on Wednesday revealed the signi- and Russian staffs with the object of the departure from Szechuan morning, giving, the ministerin of the death of my illustrious ficance of the meetings, namely, of placing on a more precise last week of a relieving force lists a majority of 111.
friend and ally, the Emperor of that Ulster will not wait for two between the chiefs of the French There have been conversations a basis the Military Convention of which hopes to arrive at Lhass
Japan."
years for Home Rule to be and Russian staffs with the object 1802 by extending it to the Navy early in September,
passed, but will endeavour to of placing on a more procise basis force's crisis.
the Government decision to with draw from the Sugar Convention
Tho rofinors say that tho deoi- sion will mean ruin and that the country will be swamped with bounty-fed sugar.
The confectioners generally are complaisant, expecting roduction in price.
AFFECT ON WEST INDIES. '
· London, August 3.
,
in view of the inodified naval situation.
The papers discuss the an- THE AEGEAN ISLANDS nouncement of Britain's with- drawal from the Sugar Convor- tion mainly from a party stand- point, but it is agreed tlunt ti o decision will seriously affect the Wost Indies.
Tho withdrawal takós ollost from Boptember 1st, 1913. .
ITALIAN OCCUPATION.
London, August 2.
DR. MORRISON'S POST.
London, August 2,
Cortes
A messago from Reutor's Pek- ing correspondent states that Dr. Morrison, the "Times" pondent, has accepted the post of Political Adviser to the Presidoni of the Chinesa Ropublio for a period of five years, He begins his duties in October.
[The store inforiantion was contain
Sir Edward Grey replying to afel in a social wire to the “Telegrple" question asked in the House of Jesterday] Commons by Mr. Noel Buxton,
THE CHINESE REPUBLIC. anid that the lion occupation
MANCHURIA'S FUTURE-
(From Chinese Sources,}·
Poking, August 2.
of the Aegean felands must oven- sion considerable discussion when the war is over.
Chao Erh-shun, Governor THE ENGLISH JOCKEY. General of the Three Eastern Provinces, has telegraphed to the Contral Government reporting the recognition by the foreign Powers of the Russo-Japaneno
Is he us Good as Ever!
Mornington Cannon, the most
agreement concerning the parti-famous of the generation of tion of Manchuria:
客户
jockeys which has almost passeó. TROOPS PRAISED.
away, vigorously denies To
Abner vull, based on the Prosidoni Yuan has.attributed his the passage of the nominations Derby race, that the horsinan- for the Cabinet by the State ship of English jockeys is dis- Council to the influence nudi graceful. "Sloan's charge that power of the troops and has English jockeys are lacking in favourably commented upon their initiative is incorrect," he says. service in this regard.-"Shut The trouble is that the owners Po,"
CHINA MERCHANTS CO.
Shanghai, August 2.
The members of the various
aro
HOW
constantly putting Frenchon und Americans on thoir horses, and tho unfortunate Englishman ridon overy race in fear of being superseded. This
socioties have tolographed to fear at the bottom causes the President Yuan and the Stato lack of initiative by English
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ANOTHER NARROW SQUEAK.
Later.
MOURNING IN India.
Reuter's Simla correspondent saya that three wosks' full Court
Dospito Ebo. all-night sitting, mourning has been ordered in the Uniolists reassembled in India because of the death of the force at the first opportunity and Mikado,
"hap took a
"division on
question of procedure.
The Gopriment majority, on the vote bing taken, was only 26. On the reading of the figures, thee was great jubilation. among the Inionista, who shouted "Saved the Irish again.". Thoro wereiso cómutor-cheers.
Council, denouncing the action of jokeys. If owners will stick to SKETCHES BY WIRELESS, follow months of feverish ac the Consulting Committee of the English jockeys and give them China Morchants Steamship Com-a fair chance they will find thein pany in eoerotly selling their
us good as over."
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roorganising the Company "Shat Po."
for me."
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Cannon, who
HEAT WITHOUT SUN- STROKE.
A notable feature of the present
Scarborough.
Historie pageant had never a nore picturesque setting than that which opened a wook of festivities at Scarborough Inst
the Military Convention of 1802 by extending it to the Navy in view of the modified naval Bituation.
LOCAL
The typhoon has struck the
month. The scene of the carnival coast near Swator and is filling.
is a level plateau or scar rising
300ft. from the sea and crowned "P
by the ancient keep. A series of dramatic episodes is presented, full of life and colour, laking us
and
On the 8th inst. threo lots of
bnormal state of the weather in from the Iberiaus and Gaels torown land are to be sold by Shanghai is that no fatalities the days of the press-gang from sunstroke have bean ro- the smuggler.
ported to the authorities.
years gone by hardly a summor.
has passed without some victims
Stafford,
auction at the District Land Offico, An Tau.
Payment of the third call in
Hankow railway commenced at Chaton on Thursday,
to heat-struko, but up to the The Grand Jury at Stafford prossut the death-roll has been Assizes last month made a pro- free from such causes. However dontment to Mr. Justice Horridge connection with the Canton hot the weather may be, it has drawing attention to the largo always been considered healthy anmber of offencos against and as long as the atmosphere is assault on women and children. comparatively dry, but during They strongly urged that his these days in Shanghai, says Majesty's Judges should be on- the "N.-C. Daily News," the heat powered in case of this character has been notably damp and con- to order corporal punishment in sequently unheathy. This makes addition to a term of imprison the absence of sunstroke cases ment. Nine cases of the nature
farrad.to are awaiting trial. authorities account for this by
the fact that at procent Shanghai has fewer of the" beachcomber "
class in its midst. Among the NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
Chinese the deaths from host-1
stroke are practically negligible, for although every now and again.
a rickshaw coolie is reported to have collapsed from 'some such cause, it is usually found that death isdue to a weak heart which i has been unable to withstand the
strain of the hot weather. As tivity for which I was reward-regards the foreign element, the od withappier and still happier most common feature of such result I never held any com- deaths was the predisposing in- munition on the subject either fluence of indifferent whiskey. with rofessor light or with Mard, but kept my secret to
my's
Patient Waiting. dearning that Germany was theictest of all European coun- triin granting patents, I re-
SHANGHAI INDUSTRIAL
EXHIBITION,
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THE NEWS CONDENSED.
There is to be three weeks' full Court mourning in India owing to the death of the Mikado.
Leave of absence on private affairs, to the United Kingdom, is granted to Ligutenant G. H. Staveley, 1st Ba. K.O.Y.LL from 4th September, 1912, to 4th Juno, 1013.
A woman who was charged. with assaulting a soldier on May 14, was bound over, at the Police Court to-day, te koop the peace for six nens.
The V.R.O. polo team met the 13.0.0. in the final round of the Hongkong Water Polo Competi {tion. The former won by the
only goal scored.
shipping interests to the Japan- dislikes the American croucher An Inventor of Scientific Wonder. ese by the reorganization of the
seat, admits it has forever sup-per Company, President Yuan las seded the old English style of directed the Ministry of Com-riding, an opinion in which
Francesco de Bernocchi, the munications to institute an on- Walter Grigge, one of England's young Italianeciontist, who has in- quiry, and the State Council will foremost jockeys, concurs, saying vented tho "wireless iconograph,"
The name of Mr. Colin George Sir Edward Grey has stated Mackenzie, of Messrs. Fletcher also raise the question at its next the American seat is better, giv-which will transmit mesangos,
that the Italian occupation of the and Co., has been added to the meeting,
ing the jockey full control of his sketches, autographs, shorthand
Aegean Islands must occasion register of chemists and drug- Lau Hok-shung has written to mount. The Duke of Devonshiro the China Merchants Steamship commented laconically: The and other signs, has given the
The Chinese and Foreign In-considerable discussion when the gists in Hongkong. Company offering his services in English jockey is good enough Milan correspondent of the "Dail sol to prove my faith in industrial Exhibition was opened in war is over.
dvery by making my first Chronicle" some interesting de-acation to that country. A Chang Suho's Garden, Shanghai, on the 27th ult, under the auspices tails of his life. He was born the Berlin authorities kept
To celebrate the completion of BOMB DANGERS
the summer term, the students of of humble tradespeople just faiting till the spring of 1910 of theChina Industrial Association.
King George has sent a message the Ellis Kadoorie Hongkong Shanghai, August 2..
upon 25 years ago, and he still abled me to introduce several Mr. Chen Tion-yi officiated at the Dr. Sun Yat-son has telegraph
Prtant improvements. Italy opening ceremony and stated that, to the House of Commons expres College went on a manst delightfal ed to President Yuan that two
presents a very boyishappearance... me 4 patent with owing to the youth of Chinese sing regret at the death of my pionie to Lamma Island yester His life has been passed at his
the slightest men, surnamed Tang and Kwaog
trouble, industry foreign firms had been illustrious Friend and Ally, the day. respectively, have secretly stolen
native city of Turin. As a child England I found was much invited to to take part in the Emperor of Japan",
oasiest country to treat had been hurriedly arranged, but initial exhibition. The display a number of bombs from the
ho showed a predilection for Arsenal at Shanghai and are pro- The "N. China Daily News"
h. My system, he continued, a two obvious advantages coming later.
other exhibits would be forth.
Canton, correspondent states that the students who havə cooding up North. Dr. Sun re-announces the death at Ningpo, classical studies, but later he
The "Times" deduces from passed the examinations entitling quests the President to have of Mr. B. T. Tebbitt, II. B. M. developed an extraordinary tasto all otlier wireless systems in
The programme that has been Mr. Bonar Law's speech that Uls them to proceed to Europe and those men apprehended.
bitt had been in the Consular all his spare time to experimentendence' cannot be intercepted: there being cinematograph pic- Home Rule to be adopted but will cation are to leave shortly. Acting Coneul thoro Mr. Teb-| for physical science, and devoted, First of all the corres
arranged is a very varied one, ter will not wait two years for America to complete their edu- FRENCH DIPLOMACY.
was this feature that roused the aliow her to share in the enter-like fourteen years, and as he had studies in electricity. He rigg on interest of the Talian tures, Chinese theatrical displays endeavour to forco a crisis,
Franco hoa prossed Chian to service for a period of something. prise of building the Kwang-al been stationed in various parts of | up all sorts of curious apparatținistry of War. I carried out selves are representative of many | railway, and says that if her China during that time, was well-for the wireless traneraitsion ke first formal experte in Jana-foreign and Chinere industries, roquest bo complied with, sho known. Mr.Təbbitt joined the sounds, signs, and drawingery, 1011. I have just been send and somo particularly interesting | will be willing to wave one-third service about the year 1898, but his parents' back garden.
missed the siege of the Logations
of the Boxer indemnity.
MINISTER ACCUSED. ・・ The Chinoso students in Bel- gium have tolegraphed to the Central Government stacking
RESIGNED.
DEATH OF A BRITISH CONSUL.
in 1000, having already been
The First Success,
(ransferred to another post. My first big success, he At different times he was at New-was attained about Christmas sheng, Antung, and latterly at in 1907. In the early p Tsinaniu, whence he was transfer that your I had been testing
ng whole designs by wireless to Milan, just 100 miles away."
The Hunting Parson.
The death odoured on June
and fireworks. The exhibits them-i
Our
Another burglary is reported, this time from Kowloon. About Greenock refiners say the four o'clock on Friday morning pieces should attract ourio hun-Government decision to withdraw Mrs. Kirke, wife of Major Kirke, tera. Tho exhibition will remain from the Sugar Convention will who resides at Lyeemun Villas, open for ten days, ·
mean ruin, as the country will be awoke to find that someone had swamped with bounty-fed sugar. entered her room and had robbed Confectioners are complaisant, her of jewellery and money to the expecting a reduction in price, value of $500.
London Port Rubber Depot.
Li Kwak-kit, Chinese Minister at red to Ningpo about November of Professor Righi's exper bad character. They beg for hilast, He had fulfilled the duties with Hortzian waves, who 28 of the Rev. Lawrence George In consequence of the growth | Bussels, and describing him as a
of Aoling Consul over since, and denly the whole idea. Capel-Cure, Rector of Abbesa of the Port of London's rubber dismissal.
was popular in the port. The have laboured to perf Roding, who was known through business which has increased by
Two Chinese were charged fo out West Essex a the hunting 300 per cent: during the last five House of Commons, the Oppoeling, knowing the same to be After an all-night eltting of the day with (1) stealing, (2) receir deceased hind been in rather in- the wireless incono Chang Fung-vai, Governor different health for some time, burst upon me. I separen le invariably wore the years, the Port Authority has de-ion reassembled in force and ob received, 24 fater,
to pit old-fashioned stock and tall hnt cided to transfer that business tained a "anap" division on a perty of the Dairy Fa General of Shen-si, has pont in and had gone home on one ocon-it was his resignation to the Gorornsion to recuperate. He was those waves for the exact and was a familiar figure at the from St. Katharine Dook to nanestion of procedure. The first defendant was ment as he has been severely married quite recently, and for transmision of autogenets of the Essex Bounde, which special warehouse and vaults at Government majority, fall to -26, and do attacked by the people, Sai hie widow much sympathy will signs and sketches, aahe attended regularly, though in the London Dock, whore increased and there were abouts of Sayed was
Kal Kang Yik Po
be felt,
possible
wegrecy hitherto unsita non his seventy-eighth year.
facilities will be provided? by the Irish again.
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