The
Hongkong Telegraph.
August 11th, 1912, Temperature, a.m, 80, p.m. 87; Humidity...89, 62.
No. 8868
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WEATHER FORECASI
SHOWERY.
Barometer 20.70,
August 11th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 87, p.m., 85; Humidity...76, 75,
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) pyright, 1812 by
TUESDAY,
AUGUST 13, 1912.
二拜禮:
觀三十月八英港香
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS:
TELEGRAMS.
FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
THE EARTHQUAKE,
M. POINCARE FETED.
$86 cm Axu
SINGLE Cory 10. Umuro. (
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TRAGIC DEATH.
THE TEST MATCH.
LOW SCORING.
GENL. ANDERSON'S_SON KILLED.
Mrs. Anderson and Two Sons Escape.
Routor'#
Router's [Service to the "Telegraph."'] ·
London, August 12.
The eighth Test Match opened
land and South Africa.
HOME RULE.
Rouler's
(Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, August 12.
TOTAL CASUALTIES.
Router's
Service to the Telegraph.")
London, August 12, M. Poincare, the French Prime Reuter's Constantinople corros-
TELEGRAMS.
MIDLOTHIAN.
SECOND THOUGHTS.
Reuter's [Service to me "Telegraph."}
London, August 12.
The Master of Elibank, in
[Service to the Telegraph."]. on the Oval to-day, between Eng course of a long letter to Dundeo | Minister, is being much fotod inpondent says the Intast estimate statemont, has expressed hopes |
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
LOCAL.
Lady May is "At Homo" this
nfternoon at Mountain Lodge.
SOME STRONG WORDS.
Neuler's [Service to the "Telegraph."]
Lontlon, August 12, Mr. Winston Churchill, in the Liberals, denounces Mr. Bonar St. Petersburg. Ho has had long of killed and injured by the that his Midlothian friends will London, August 12. The weather was cold and and Sir Edward Carson for conversations with M, Suzonol arthquake is 1,200, throughout unreservedly support Mr. Shaw,
A man who stole some electric and M. the whole area. A mesange received from Itou-threatening and the wicket difinciting Ulstermen to civil war, (Foreign Minister)
whom lio describes as a brilliant globes from 28, Des Voux Road tor's correspondent at Boulogne feult. There was an attendance He says they would be shocked Kokovtsoff (Presi lont of ouncil), atates that Mr. William Ander of 8.000 spectators,
and frightened if the melodrama and lunched with II. Mr the Czar the whole of the South-Western that he acted as a private indivi- month this morning,
There are 15,000 homeless in young politician. He explains Central was sont to goal for a non, 18 years of age, 's son of
Afrien went to the wickets fiestuff exploded, and they would yesterday.
part of the villayot of Adrianople dual in giving the advice on the Major General Andorion, Officer first and were all disposed of for be found, not in office, but in the M. Poincare yesterday inspect which has suffered most from the 10th inst, to withdraw the Liboral Commanding the Britisli troops 95, Taylor contributing 23 and folon's coll or at the place of ed a camp occupied by 60,000 earthquake.
candidate, in the hope of offecting in South China, has been killed Snooke a liko dore..
execution. Thiero was no need or troops at Krasune-ela, where he A thousand refugees are in the consolidation. by the Calais-Bale express at a
excuse for violence in a constitu-atten is a grand review to-day. hospitala of Constantinople. lovol crossing near Boulogne.
tionally-govorned country, and, Tho sole anonneomouts boar-Twenty mosques and other public | still less in the centre of a vasting on the visit up the present buildings were partially destroy- Empire, where the wort of con- have heen semi-olicial contradio-ed in the town of Adrianople. solidation and reconciliation tions of reports that the opening Syrus also experienced the would be arrested by the dog of the Dardanelles, or the raising Block, but no damage was done... trines of Mr. Bauar Law, which of a loan for the roconstruction of were the doctrines of Mr. Bon the Russian Fleet are being dis- Tillett,
enssod.
Mrs. Anderson and two other
sons, who were accompanying the deceused, escaped.
TURCO-ITALIAN WAR.
MAGAZINES · SHELLED.
Lindon, August 12.
at
Router's carrospondent Hidoiduh telegraphs that the Italian cruisers Firmonte and Arotosa shollal the military building in the camp outside the town 3hroughout the 26th July. Twomagazines exploded, causing
a conflagration which lasted for
two hours.
The damage is estimated £100,000.
Barnes took five wickets for 28 and, Wooley five for 41.
England made 178-on their first vonture, of which Hebba was re- sponsible for 18. Faulkner took
soven wieketa for 84 runs..
owing to dad light:
Stumps word drawn early
PANAMA CANAL BILL.
FIERCE OPPOSITION.
London, August 12.
OPPOSITION LEADER
CONFIDENT.
Lowlon, August, 12.
Later.
MORE QUAKES.
Later.
The Czar reviewed 80,000 There were tireo quakes at troops at Krasnocheto, and M. Gallipoli to-day. A hotel was Poincare lunched in the Imporial destroyed by fire,
lent.
THE CHINESE REPUBLIC.
A DANGEROUS SOCIETY.
BRITISH AVIATION.
FINE EXHIBITIONS.
London, August 12. The Army aviators gave some fine exhibitions of lying on Salisbury Plain. Exports.say that they rival any Army in the world.
Au aviator named De Haviland
Mr. Bonar Law, raplying to Mr. Churchill, declares that the Govornin nt have manufuvred thumsolves into positions whorein they thought they could carry Reuter's Now York correspone Rule against the will of the dent states that the provision majority of electors.
"Mr.
(From Chinese Sources.) the Pans Canal Bill excluding Churchill", he says, "is right in: ships owned by American rail-thinking that I do not anticipate
Poking, August 12. ads from the cual is arousing civil war. There, would have Provident Yuan has expressed tho fiercest opposition in railenad circles, which declare that the real danger of civil war is intention of forcibly dissolv
if the Government had herning the society, formed by the established a British record by provision extatilises a money allowed to more blindly towards thumps and police in Poking, attaining an altitude of 9,500 foot UNIVERSITIES IN WEST-For the constwise trado,
precipico without clear warning Chiu Ping-kwan, Minister of In-with a passenger, remaining in ERN CANADA,
The American Prose combinos
of the perils in front. They ternal Affairs, and General Tuan the air for three hours. in the attack on the Bill in the know now that if they attempt, Ki-sint, Minister of War, ure, "One of the most promising warmest language, describing it features of the development of as an act of incredible folly and without first obtaining the Bane-wover, not in favour of the
tion of the electors, to drive, out dissolution of the society, Western Canada is the unusually wanton selfialness.
Ulster from the Union, the TIBETANS DEFEATED. strong emphasis that is being
atrompt will be resisted, not only The Chinese troops have gained placed upon securing the best
by the Loyalists of Ireland but by a victory over the Tibetane, who educational facilities for alt
the overwhelming majority of the were repulsed with heavy lossen. classes," anys the Roy, E. E. Braith
people of Britain; and the attempt waite, M.A., Ph.12., Dean of the
will not be mulo”. University of Calgary, in "Cann- da." "Atthatatago in its progresu, when a new community is apt to have its energies almost wholly
BRITISH BORNEO EX- PLORATION CO.
absorbed in nequiring materiil Concession Protected up till next
pogressions; schools of all grades
are rapidly rising, with buildings so substantial and well arrange) |
February.
GROUSE SEASON.
EXCELLENT OPENING,
and with the personnal of the In Decomber Inst shareholders. teaching faculty of so high an were invited to subscribe for order, that they already rival the ordinary sharos in the contam- best institutions of a corcosponding platol now company. As, low-
London, August 12. glass in the older and more thickly over, it had been possible to Grouse shooting opened splond- settled portions of the Dominion, underwrite the issue and sufficient idly-to-day, with prospects of an In particular, the universitios and monoy was not subscribed to especially good season. colleges are being established on render the reconstruction effective His Majesty the King joined foundations so solid and with all subscriptions were returned the Duke of Devonshire's party at financial backing so generous and the scheme abandoned. The Bolton Abboy.
that they are certain not only to board tlien gave instructions to take a loading place among the close down work on the property great schools of Canada, but also and to torminate the contracts with to rank high among the best the employees. In March, 1912, institutions of higher learning on inimation was received that the aho whole continent."
British Borneo and Burmul Potroleum Syndicato was about to be reconstruoted with a liability of 38. por ahore, which on the
OR-shares held by the Company,
TWO OLD SCOTTISH
IENTAL BOATS SOLD.
.
The local sienmora wongso
und
ALBANIAN DEMANDS.
PROBABLE ACCEPTANCE
purposes.
NO MONEY.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
(Froin Manila Papers.)
Wilson Nominated-
TURKEY & MONTENEGRO.
FIGHTING RENEWED.
stealing a coat from 300, Queen's A man who was charged with
Rond Central was sent to guol for a month.
The new
Attorney-General,
Mr. J. A. S. Buckuill, arrived in the Colony yesterday by the |N. Y. K.'s... Aki "Marų,
London, August 19.
Tho cano in which Fung Wa Fighting luas been resumed bet-Chun was defondant, and which
woon Turke and Montenegrins
on the frontior. The Turks have was to have come on for hoaring to-day, was settled yesterday been reinforced.
afternoon.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
Grouse shooting has oponed under most favourable prospects for the season.
The Turks and Montenegrins have resumed fighting on the frontier.
*.*
Mulai Hafid, Sultan of Morocco, Sengirt, Now Jersey, August 8, has abdicated in favour of his The Governor General of Sze-Woodrow Wilson was formally brother, Mulai Yusof. chuan has telegraphed to the notified yesterday afternoon of Central Government begging for his nomination for the presidency In the nightli Tost Match Africa the early remittance of funds to by the Democratic party. The scorol 05 in their first venture Szechuan to meet the exponditure notification at oech was made by and England 176. The wicket of the expedition to Tibet. The Senator Ollie James of Kentucky, was bad.
overnment is at a loss to know who headed a committee of 51. what to do, on account of the
The Philippines, tariff, trusts M. Poincare has boon greatly financial strain in the capital-and the merchant marina were the foted in St. Petersburg and s "Shat Po."
principal topics of Wilson's no-inspected a camp of B0,000 troops neptance speech),
at Krasnoonelo. Wilson said that the United
L
The rat returns for the week nodod August 3 show that in Victorin 976 rats were caught, 6 of which wore infected; as against |985 for the previous wook,
A Chinose merchant was fined: · $2 at the Police Court this mor- ning for causing an abstration by placing boxes of goods on the pavement in front of his promisca,
At the Police Court to-day six rickshaw coolies wore ench fined $2, or, in default, three days im- prisonmont, for taking up an unauthorised stand in Dos Vœux Rond Contral.
Mr. G. E. Anderson, Congal- General in Hongkong for the United States, is to go on lonve shortly. He, Mrs, Anderson, and childrenare to make a tour through India, Italy, Switzerland and home to Amorien via England.
A case of a claim for the re- covery of money deposited was mot this morning, by a defence that the money had been paid to firm in which plaintiff was a partner. The case was heard in
THE MIKADO'S DEATH.
Shanghai, August 12. Premier La has asked the States is merely holding the The latest estimato of the killed Pro-ident to despatch Yuan Hui-Philippine Islands in trust in be- and injured in the earthquake is ing and Wa Wai-tak to Japan half of the Filipino people, and 1,200. There are 15,000 Touple to express China's sympathy at that it is the duty of the Ameri-homeless in the south-western the Suminary Court this morning. the death of the Japanese Em-an government to develop the part of the vilayet of Adrianoplo islands in every way solely for the benefit of the Philippines and their inhabitanta.
peror.
At the Police Court to-day the The Panana Bill is being fierco-chief steward of the sa, Kwong FOREIGN ADVISERS. · President Yuan has appointed
ly attacked in railroad circles High tariff breads high cost of because of the provision exclud-Sai and an assistant were charged Wa Wai-tak and Tasi Nai-heung, living, declared the candidato, ing ships owned by American with importing three bottles of ex-Taotsi of Shanghai, as advisors who advocated a gradual reduc- railroad companies. on foreign allairs at the Pre-tion of the tariff. sidential Court." Shat Po."
MORE TAXES.
PAYMENT OF SALARIES.
Peking, August 12.
The Ministry of Finance has various Departments that their salary for August will be paid half in coal and half in bonds.
notified the Ministers of the
Trust control, rigidly enforced, was demanded by Wilson.
brandy into the Colony without paying duty. The first defond- Damage estimated at £100,000 ant was fined $25 and the second has been done through a confla-was cautioned. gation which followed the shel- Washington, August 0.-Judge ling of a military building by Herron, father of Mrs, William H. Italian warships, outside Hodoi- Taft, is dead in Cincinnati. Judge dah, Herron in the early fiftins was Inw
Judge Herron Dead.
An armed robbery is alleged to have been committed near. Kow. loon City on August 1 and 829 worth of jewellery and clothing
partner of Rutherford B. Hayes, The Master of Elibank now 19th president of the United hopes that Midlothian Liberals stolen. At the Police Court Sintes. For over half a century will unreservedly support Mr. to-day, six mon and a boy were Judge Herron was one of Ohio'n Shaw, the Liberal candidate, charged in connection with the most prominent lawyers,
whom he describes as a brilliant affair and were remanded for a young politician.'
Civil Service Bill.· Washington, August
8.-
week.
in
An important feature of the Mr. William Anderson, son of civil service bill passed by the Major General Anderson, Officer Gompertz gave some useful ad- This morning, Mr. Justice cate yesterday is the clause Commanding lio British troopa in vice to two girls whose essay which provides that herefter np. South China, has boon killed at a business resulted in their bring- pointments to the federal civil railway crossing near Boulogne.ing an action against their late service shall be for a period of Mrs. Anderson and two other employers. They were advised seven years, the employe being sons had a narrow essa po. next time to have a male relative-
with them when interviewing prospective employers.
Shanghai, August 12. Chang Wan-lun, a member of would have amounted to £2,001
the State Council, will move a As the Company was without
London, August 12. resolution at the next meating Dava-funds to enable them to come. The Albanians have presented providing for the levying of a Look. have into the reconstruction, the board, shirteen demands to the Govern-tax on the estates of tlie people. been sold and probably will not after obtaining the concurrencement, including the restoration of
ARRIVED. visit Bangkok again, states the of the three largest shareholders arms, educational roform, the Dr. Sun Yat-son and Huang "Bangkok Times." This two more (outside the chirmau), accepted construction of roads, assistance Haing have arrived at Peking of the old Scottish Orientul bonts an offer of £1,100 for the Con- to agriculture, and the applica"Sai Kai Kung Yik Po." leave Bangkok. Both ships were pany'e shareholding in the syndition of local revenues to local well known not merely in Bang,cale and for the Company's oil kok but on the China coast. Loo-rights. It has bean agreed with It is expected that the Govern- sok Jackson, as the skipper of the British North Borneo Comment will accept the demande. that boat was always called, was pany that the condition of the a well-known character. The two annual expenditure of £10,000 in boats will probably now trade in prospecting in their territory has the northern China sens; and for boen "complied with up to Fab- the presont at all events the name 28, 1913, and the concession is of the now owners is not disclos.therefore protected to the date. ed. However evon if the vessel's The board will, moreover, shortly namaa aro olanged this will not submit additional accounts to the be subcient to conceal their British North Borneo Company, identity. Built in 1888 and 1800 claiming fulfilment of the above-
bitterly denounces Mr. Bonar Law and Sir Edward Carson for in- they are fino examples of the mentioned condition of the con-
Chan Kum, of Singapore, who A WARNING
Washington, August 6-Pre-citing, Ulstormen to civil war. stands charged with killing and coasting stommor, of that day-cession to a later date. For the
President Yuan has given five sident Taft yosterday sout to the In reply, Mr. Bonar Law says the slaying Gow Boon Chai, also of with all the accommodation alt. pro-ant the board propose to has abdicated in favour of hi days grace to the Governor senate the nomination of Colonel Government know that if thor Singapore, appeared again at the But this type of coaster is no continue to hold operations in brother Malai Yusef. The ex-General of Honan to arrest those George Andrews, adjutant gene- attempt, without first obtaining Police Court this morning. It longer built, nowarinya veola suspense, without putting Com- Sultan is going to Vichy for the concerned in the shooting of the ral to be the adjutant general of the sanction of the electors, to was stated that a telegram had carry the same amount of cargo pany in liquidation, in the hope benefit of his health, and will prob-nambers of the Provincial coun- the army to succeed Major drive Ulater out of the Union, been received from Singapore on a swallower draft, and the no- shat it may ho possible to deal in ahly make a pilgrimage to oil, otherwise he will be relieved General Ainsworth, had, that of boy would be resisted by the stating that notion: was being commodation is mostly omid-some way with the concession Means before taking up his resi- of his post.Bai Kai Kung Yik Culooel Edgar Z, Stoover, 4th overwhelming majority of the taken Prisoner was
before its expiry.
dence at Tengler,
Cavalry, to be brigadier gonoral people of Britain,
MOROCCO.
A NEW SULTAN
London, August 12, o Mulai Hafid, Sultan of Morocc
A REPORT.
It is reported that the Prince required to be examined as to of Wales intends to pay a visit proficiency and fitness at the ex-
In a long letter to Dundee
to Ohing in company with piration of that period before Liberals, Mr. Winston Churchill several distinguished military being reappointed." and naval officials."
Army Nominations.
kin