No.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
September 3rd, 1912, Temperature a.m. 80, p.m. 85; Humidity...88, 59.
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TELEGRAMS.
SHIPPING DISASTER.
晚三廿月七年子壬
TELEGRAMS.
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1912.
WEATHER FORECAST
FINE. Barometer 29.08
Soptember 3rd, 1911, Temperature a. 77, p.m.,
6; Humidity...03, 88,
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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TEAMS.
WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TIBET.
PANAMA CANAL,
POINTED ADVICE.
BRITAIN AND ARBITRATION.
·THE BRITISH ARMY.
MANŒUVRES BEGIN.
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWS CONDENSED...
BRITISH BOAT. FOUNDERS,
Router's
[Service to the "Telegraph."}
London, September 3. The British ship. Criecinth Castle, from Peru to Antwerp, foundered off Cape Horn.
A lifeboat with eleven alive and six dead reached Falkland Islands.
MOROCCO.
ANXIETY IN FRANCE.
Router's
[Service to the
Telegraph.”]-
London, September 3. The situation in Morocco is causing increasing anxiety to be
felt in France.
Router's
(Service to the "Talograph,""] London, September 3. Sir Francis E. Younghusband, in a letter to the "Times", says It is inhuman to let the present There are already 58,000 conditions in Tibet continuo. Wo French troops in Morocco, of must toll the Chinese and which 46,000 are in the western Tibotans that we will recognise. Another boat is missing. half. But the whole country from Chinese suzerainty but never; [The Criccieth Castle was an iron Fez to Marrakesh is in a state of Chinese sovereignty, We must walling rossol of 1920 tons gross.. Elu turmoil. Further reinforcements also be careful not to lose the was built in 1987 and owned by the are proceeding from Casablanca, goodwill of the Tibetans gained Ship Criccloth Chaţie Co, Lúk, (R. Native reports of the release of by the expedition of 1904.' Thomas and Co.,), her port of registry | the French prisoners are uncon- being Loadou. She was 2010 fe|firmed. long, 89 fest broad and 20.7 fost doep,}
AUSTRALIAN CHARITIES.
A MAGNIFICENT GIFT.
London, September 3. Router's Melbourne
corros-
pondent states that Mr. Charles Forrest, formerly a member of the Victorian Logislature, has given £100,000 to charities.
MIDLOTHIAN.
THE LIBERAL-LABOUR
QUARREL
London, September 3.
TURKEY AND ITALY.
HOPES OF PEACE.
London; September 3. Reuter's Constantinople cor- respondent states that the peaco pourparlere in Switzerland have beon temporarily suspended, as raised by the Italians requiring there have been some points
examination by the Porte,
Turkish official circles opine that there are good hopes for an ultimate understanding.
AGAINST PROTECTION.
GERMAN SOCIALISTS'
DEMANDS.
At
A BOGUS MISSION. Router's correspondent Calcutta wires that the British official at Darjeeling refused to pormit an alleged Chinese Mission to the Dalai Lamin' to cross the frontier. The Mission arrived at Unlcutta last week armed with oredentials which the Chinese agent accepted. Now it is-bo- liovod that the Mission consiste
Router's
[Service to the Telegraph."]
London, Soplomber 3.
Router's (Service to the "Telegraph.*] London, September 3. The military manœuvres have begun.
Proliminary to the great move-
The breach between Liberals
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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
The situation in Moroooo is and Labourites in Midlothian is causing increased anxiety in
France. widening.
It is officially stated that Great Britsin intends formally to do- and the submission of the
A Zoppolin airship has car- Panama Canal question to armonts, the cavalry and artillery ried 57 passengers round Ham- bitration..
at Aldershot, Windsor, oto., are CONDITIONAL.
Later. With reference to the announce- mant concerning the Panama Canal question; it is explained to-day that the Government's in tentions are purely conditional, and that no. definite decision has yet been taken on the mattor.
FISHING BOAT FOUNDERS
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of disguised. Mongolians whose 61 CHILDREN FATHERLESS. object is to induce the Dalni Lama to make an offensive and
defensive treaty with Mongolin,
NO REPLY.
Renter learns that Britain up from China to her domand aneat till now has received no reply
Tibot..
THE KAISER.
TO VISIT SWITZERLAND.
London, September 3.
A fishing boat foundered in a gale off the Hebrides, and ton fishermen lost their lives. They leave 61 children.'
THE CHINESE REPUBLIC.
TONO-CHOW MUTINY.
(From Chinese Sources.)
Peking, Søptember 3. The result of the mutiny of troops in Tong-how is that a quarter of the city has been destroyed.
RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS, Chan Chiu-sheung, Governor
to ropel the invading army, which barg for two hours. has won a battle at Sevenoaks.
THE AIRSHIP'S PART:" The sirahip Gamma and four types of aeroplanes have started extensively scouting, and some twenty others are busily flying to important centros reporting positions.
THE NAVY.
THE OIL-FUEL ERA.
London, September 3,
It is now stated that Britain
The Army manoeuvres have begun in England; and airships are doing splendid work.
Because of an attempt by 5,000
has received no reply from Chinnarmed striking miners to tear up the railway, martial law has regarding Tibot.
been proclaimed at Cabin Crook, U.S.A.
The Trados Union Congress has passed a resolution condemn- ing the Osborno judgment.
The British ship Criccieth Castle has foundered off Ospe Hora, and one boat is missing,
four
The Admiralty has ordered the construction of five oil reservoirs at Portsmouth, making a total of The Kaisor has gone on seventeen; and also a deep-water days' visit to Switzerland, whore quay so as to enable battleshipe ho will witness the manoeuvres. to be supplied with oil direct.
MONSTERS IN CRIME.
New York Apaches.
Through the foundering of a fishing boat off the Hebrides, 01
children have been loft futherless.
A devastating storm in
New York beats Paris and every other city for organised ganga of} ariminals, and London, by com-Ponnsylvania and Virginia has parison, is the most virtuous city resulted in 35 people losing their in the world, according to Mr. lives. William Flynn, chief of the Secrot Service of New York.
· London, September 4.
London, September 3. By seventy votes to six, & Social
Router's Berlin correspondent The Liberal-Labour breach in Democratic mooting in Berlin the Midlothian bye-election is protestel against the increase in states that the Kaiser, departed widening. Mr. Hameny Macho cost of living. They do on Monday evening for a four dooald, speaking at Edinburgh, manded the removal of the duties days' visit to Switzerland, where ho urged the voters not to listen to on the recossaries of life and the will witness the military mancou Liberal agents,
but to voto immediate summoning of the vros.
General of Kirin, has telegraphed of Paris are niere paling infants, According to oficial estimatos, The Sedan Day celobrations to the Central Government that by the side of such monsters in the Itussian harvest this year straight for Labour.
Roichstag to consider an alter-
concluded with a torchlight Russia is advancing her troops to crime as the Lupomorello bund of should be far in advance of last ation in the policy of Protection.
tatto outside the castle. Thoro Ohang-chan and appears pre-blackmailers, counterfeiters and year's, were 800 musicians, and thousands parod to open hostilities. Shat assassins, with their headquarters
GERMAN CRUISER'S
THE SWISS ARMY,
VISIT.
IRISH COURTESIES,
THE MANŒUVRES,
www.
London, September 3. Reutor's correspondent at Borne states that the Army mantenvres have opened on the moun- tains to the west of St. Gall, in rain. Forty foreign officera ́at-
:
of spectators gave a great ovation po." to the Fimperor and the Empress, who appeared on the balcony.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
HELP.
He considors that the apachos
in New York, This gang he describes as a sort of American Shanghai, September. 3.
which, to his per The Governor General of Hei-sonal knowledge, is guilty of
Mafia " lung-kiang han tolegraphed to
Britain conditionally intends to On an average," domand the submission of the
the Jentral Government that sixty murders. Russia has bribed the Chinese to says Mr. Flyan,,"they. kill one Panama Canal question to arbi- mako sketches and surveys in man a week, and there is no tration. Mongolia, The Governor General villainy they will not commit. London, September 3.
bege that a protest should be Usually you find the victims of The German cruiser Hansa,
SUGGESTED GOVERNMENT lodged with the Russian Minister this gang in a barrel or hid in a drain, but I have ascertained that at Poking.
The bodies of the man Star which is visiting Queenstown, is
they have a private burying A GENERAL'S CHANCE. the object of unusual courtesies, tondod.
ground, the locality of which I gess and of a Chinese have been recovered from the Waterwitch at The officers were invited to The President has left for
London, September 3. Loang Si-yi, Chiu Ping-kwan hope to discovor." Flynn says Singapora... Dublin Castle as 'the' guests of Zurich to receive the Kaiser. In view of the widespread and Tuan Chu-kwai have adviced this terrible gang has influence the Earl and Countess of Aber- General appreciation is ex distress in the agricultural dis- General Keung Kwai-tai to load with both political parties in doon.
pressed at His Majesty's visit. triots, resulting from failure of all the troops under liis command New York, and it is impossible The newspapers dwell on the the harvest, tho
"on the expedition to Mongolia to combat it. "Standard Kaiser's pacific tendencios, aud
A decision to investigate New the appointment of an ex- and thus redeem the mutinous
The Admiralty has ordered the urgos consider that from a military part committee to formulate a outbreak of his troops in Tong-York's secret service prompted construction of five oil reservoirs point of view an important stage scheme for repairing the damage, show.
Mr. Flynn's outbarst, to which the at Portsmouth, as well as a deep- has been reached in the develop and suggests that the Govern MANCHUS AND DR. SUN, American Press gives great atten- water quay, ment of the militia system.
AVIATION.
THE KING'S INTEREST.
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London, September 3.
A FRENCH DISASTER.
Mr. Huck, an aviator, who is at
ment should advance money to needy farmers, at easy rates, to enable them to tide over the
winter.
present at Aberdeen, flies to EXPLOSION IN COAL-MINE. TRADE UNION CONGRESS, Balmoral to-day by invitation of H.M. the King. He is to land
on the lawn of the Castle.
A NOTABLE FEAT.
Later.
London, September 4,
Fire daup caused an explosion in a coal-mine at Bethune, in the North of France,
!
The Zeppelin airship Hansa Four colliers were killed, 22 carried. 57 people on an excur-have been brought up seriously sion round Hamburg, which injured, while 37 are entombed pocupied two hours,
in a hopeless position.
TERRIBLE AMERICAN
.: STORM.
38 PEOPLE KILLED.
LABOUR UNREST.
MARTIAL LAW IN U.S.A.
London, September 4.
OSBORNE JUDOMENT
CONDEMNED. "
The Manchu princes and tion. Mr. Flynn is indignant, be- nobilities are strongly opposed to cause he says such an inquiry the idea of the ex-Empresa muat lay bare the names of five Dowager seeing Dr. Sun Yat-son. members of the Lupomorello band
"Shat Po."
who have been working for him as investigators, and subject them to assassination.
councils of the Lupomorello
The Turco-Italian polco pour- parlors in Switzerland luve been temporarily suspended, but thero are hopes of an ultimate under. standing.
Berlin Social Democrats have protested against the increase in the cost of living and demanded the romoval of duties on the necessarios of life.
Four oolliers were killed, 22 seriously injured and 37 hops- lessly ontombed owing to an explosion in a coal mine at Bothune, North France.
LOCAL.
The Interport swimming con- tests will take place on Sept. 19, 20, and 21, instead of the datea originally fixed. Entries close in September 11.
Eight men were fined $2 each ni the Police Court this morning for being in possession of licensed vehicles without boing themselves in possession of a licenco.
An old woman, who had three times previously returned from banishment, was sentenced to sir months' imprisonment at the Police Court this morning.
A burglar who entered the house of Sanitary Inspector Mo Ewan this morning was captured and handed over to the police. He appeared in Court, later in the day, and was remanded.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock forwarda a letter from the Secre- tary of the Royal Colonial Insti- tute and expresses the hope that several British subjecte in Hong. kong will sand in their names to him (se local Corresponding candidates for. Secretary) as election as Fellows of the Institute. ⠀
The officere of the German TROUBLE IN TIENTSIN.
oruiser. Hanes, which is visiting Queenstown, have been invited Shanghai, September 3.
"I would sooner rot in prison," as guests to Dublin Castle, The troops and the police in Tientsin bave suddenly come to says Mr. Flynn, "before reveal- blows. One was killed and eleven ing their names. These men never wounded, and ultimately order make affidavits or appear as wit
In a letter to the "Times", Sir was maintained through the in-nesses, but they are high in the
A coalie, who was behaving in terference of the foreign troops. crowd, and have given us most F. Younghusband says Britain a disorderly manner in Hollywood London, September 3. The Trade Union Congress at} NEW FREE PORT. valuable information, for which will recognise Chinese suzerainty Road last night was advised to go. Newport (Mon.,) has passed a ro The Central Government in Iam very thankful: John Lapo in Tibet, but never Chinese so home by a Chinese detective. solution condemning the Osborne tends to open Pu-kow as a free and Cologero Teranya are sugvereignty, Judgment. The delegates voting port.-"Sai Kai Kung Yik Pu." gosted as witnesses before the in favour of the resolution repre
Congressional Committee to in- souted 1,888,000 workers, and
vestigate the secret service. This those casting their vote against
is nothing but a covert threat that
In view of the flood damages, represented 39,000.
the identity of the Governmen" it is suggested that the Govern informants will be revealed to the members of the Lupomorelo mont should advance money to The Ministry of Finance in- band of assassins, and counter needy farmers on easy rates to enable them to tide over the win- tends to establish bureaue for the feltere."
for levying of taxes on spirits. The Despite Mr. Flynn's protest, the provincial salt commissioners secret service will be investigat will take charge of anme.
ed. The charge made regarding IMPORT DUTY, "political influence" means that
GRATIFYING ESTIMATES
Reuter's correspondent at Char- THE RUSSIAN HARVEST. leston, West Virginia; saye mar. tial law has been proclaimed at London, September 3.
Cabin Creek in consequence of It is reported from Pittsburg aa sitempt on the part of 5,000' that a storm has swept over armed striking miners to tear up Pennsylvania and Virginia, waah- the railway, thus preventing the Mng out railways and doing ex-shipment of conl,
tensivä damage to other property. The strikers have captured a So far 85 persons have been machine gun consigned to a local reported killed Amo
mialag Company,
London, September 3
DR. SUN.
Peking, September 3. The Press Society in Peking gave a reception in honour of Dr. Sun Yat-sen on the 2nd inst...
SPIRIT TAXES,
Instead of doing so, he set upon the officer, At the Folips Court, this morning, he was sentenced to three daya' hard labour for being disorderly and to twenty- one days for assaulting the police.
The opening of Term at St.. Stephen's College yesterday ved an interesting event, deacon Barnatt, Warden College, and Mrs. Barnett an extended furlough attended the
The Central Government, has the leaders or representatives of "An alleged Chinese Mission to Reuter's correspondent at St. written to the Diplomatic Body the criminal gang have access to the Dalal Lama has been stop Petersburg states that the Russian at Peking regarding the open the favours of the political" bosses" ped by the British authorities at after roll call the harvest for 1012 will exceed that ing of negotiations for the re-in New York, and their influence Darjeeling, it being believed that delivered an appropriate of 1811 by at least 116 million vision of the Import duty" Bai in preventing arrests is admitted if consists of disguised Mongo to the studie poody
Kal King Yik Po,