The
Hongkong Telegraph.
September 18th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 70, p.m. 70; Humidity... 63, 50,
No. 2895
TELEGRAMS.
OBITUARIES.
SIR HORATIO DAVIES.
Router's
[Service to the "Talegraph."]
London, September 18. The death is announced of
Colonel Sir Horatio D. Davies, K.C.M.G., at the age of 70 years. [Deceased was Sheriff of London nod Middlesex iu 1887-8 and Lord Mayor | of London ten years later. He was Coo- servative M. F. for Roches er in 1892
·赖九初月八年子壬
TELEGRAMS.
CRICKET ENDS.
THE CHAMPIONS BEATEN.
Router's
[Service to the "Telegraph."] .
London, September 18,
The last match of the season,
that between the Champion County (Yorkshire) and the Rest of England, was played at the Oval.
Tho result was a win for The test by an incings and 122 runs.
and for Chatham from 1893 to 1996. He was a prominent Volustoor and was an Officer of the Legion of Bongur] MAJOR WILLIAM EDWARDS. AUSTRALIAN
London, September 18. The death has occurred of Major William M. M.. Edwards, V.C., at the age of 57 years.
[Major Edwards retired from the Army in 1896. After passing throug Bandharat la joined, in 1877, the 74th Highlanders. He saved in the Btmits Settlements and Hongkong, and then went to Egypt. He was prosent si Tel-di-Kebir, and for Lis conspicuous Dravory bows awarded the Victoria Cross. Ho Bequently served in India and enn for five years Adjutant of the 3rd Battalion Highland L.I. He was #ppointed to HLM Corps of Gentlemen- at-Anns in 1899.]
CRICKETERS.
LEAVE FOR AMERİÇA,
London, September 18.
Ten of the Australian criokotors have loft Sonthampton for America.. Bardsley doe8 not accompany them.
The XI will be completed from among Australian students in the United States.
ENGLAND SUPERIOR.
(ESTABLISHED" 1881. Copyright, 1912 by
THURSDAY,
TELEGRAMS.
GENERAL NOGI
BURIED WITH HONOURS.
Router's
at
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, September 18. Router's correspondent Tokyo states that the late General Nogi and his wife have been in terred."
Great military honours wore accorded the late General. Thore was a procession of 50,000 peo- ple, including Ambassadors and special envoys.
Prince Arthur of Connaught
aud suite attended.
SEPTEMBER. * 10,
TELEGRAMS.
ULSTER.
GREAT DEMONSTRATIÓN:
Router's
{Services to thá "Telegraph."]
London, September 18, Sir Edward Carson opens the Nater demonstrations at Ennis killen to-day.
SCENES AT ENNISKILLEN.
Later
Bighteen special tras poured Unionists and Orangemen Into Enniskillen. The town was gaily decorated, there being Union Jacks everywhero.
Sir Edward Carson arrived by road and drove to a moeting, be ing escorted by two squadroas of TRADE UNION SQUABBLE │yoomen and a large body of men drilled to resist Home Rule. The crowila assombled in the streets and at the windows cheered the procession, a band playing the National Anthem.
SEQUEL TO PICKETING.
God would
THE COVENANT.
Later.
WEATHER FOREGAŠI
CHANGE.
Barometer 20.70
September 18th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 83, p.m., 85; Hamidity...02, 03.
1912. VN
TELEGRAMS.
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TELEGRAMS.
THE RAILWAY SMASH, WARSHIPS v. AIRCRAFT.
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT.
TÉRRIBLE SCENES.
Router's [Service to the Telegraph."] London, September 18, Oficial: returns show that 15
were killed and 48 injured in the
Ditton railway disaster,
Router's
[Service to the Telegraph.") London, September 18.
It is stated that in addition to
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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN,
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
The late General Nogi has been buried at Tokyo with great mili tary honours.
Fierce engagements have been armoured decks, British warships fought at Derna between the Ite are to be equipped with 4-inch lians and the Arabe The train was an express from guna capable of shooting, aircraft Chester to Liverpool. It was des- at a height of 9,000 yarila' from cending en incline when the dn angle of 90 degrees and at u engine became derailed and dash height of 4,500 yards from a dia- ed into a bridge, the driver being tance of four miles. killed.
Nino barriages continued, and struck the station platform, seven being overturned, of which two NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. caught fire. The occupants were incinerated, the flamos driving back the rescuers, who witnessed agonizing scenes,
Bonfires of the wreoked wood- work threw a lurid light on the gangs of workers and processions bearing the bodies of tho wound- ed to ambulances.
At the ontrance to the meeting, Sir Edward Carson said Unionista Loadou, September 18. had no need to foar. Thoir causo The comunittes of the Railway was just. The greatest cause for men's Society has expelled a mem- which men fought was the govern- MISHAP TO STEAMER, bar for encouraging pickets inment of the country. Mr. Gregory, the Australian connection with the recont de defend the right. captain, interviewed before leav-volopments at the headquarters in ing, said the Englishmen were at Euston Road, thus incurring a
London, Septembor 18. present immeasurably superior to charge of victimization in addition
Router's correspondent The arrangements for signing London; September 18. both the Australians and the to that of undar-paying its ser- the Covenant in the City Hall at Salonika wires that the British The death is announced of Ad-South Africana,
Several branches of the Society elaborate. There will be desks to cross a mine field at Cape Cara Belfast on the 29th inst, are most steamer Carrowmore, while trying miral Sir Richard Vosoy Hamil-
lavo passed a resolution demand- ton; G.O.B., at the age of 83
ing the committee's resignation, covering a third of a mile, enabl-without a pilot, collided with years.
ing 540 people to sign simul-mino, was badly damaged and It will be recalled that fourteen-annousl. The Unionists anticipato had to be beached. railwaymen, all member of the Railay-that 80,000 people will sign in
ADMIRAL SIR VESEY HAMILTON.
[The late Admiral ontered the Navy 11813. As Lieutenant he served in the Arctic Expedition of 1850-61nd Again in 1862-64 in search of Sir Jo!n Franklin, Ho was made a Commander in 1957 and saw servion in Chin, being present at the operations in Fatshon Crock. He was Senior Lord of the Admiralty from 1889 to 1581. and President of the Royal Naval Collage Grootiwich, from 1991 to 1894, Ho retired in the last-namod year,]
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.
FRENCH PRESS ACCUSED.
London, September 18. Much comment has been arons-
HOME POLITICS.
MR. SMITH SPEAKS OUT.
London, September 18. Mr. F. E. Smith, speaking t Whitby, said that Mr. Churchill's federal scheme was an attempt to hoodwink Ulster.
:
He declared that the Govorn- ment were solely responsible for the Belfast riot of the 14th instant.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
HIS EARLY AMBITIONS.
vanta.
men's Society, who had been employé · Belfast alone.
Huge processione will be arriv-
UNPOPULAR GOVERNOR.
a
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWS COndensed.
At cricket, the Rest of England defeated Yorkshire, the champion county.
Ten members of the Australian cricket team liave left England for America.
General Rawlinson fell from his horse during the Army
aneuvres and broke a log.
Mr. F. E. Smith has declared
that the Government is solely responsible for the recent riot at Belfast.
The Ulstar demonstrations
Edward Carson being given warm welcome. :
at the headquarters at a salary of 30 shi lings at work, joined the Clerks” Union and do mandal the Ister's ng successively throughout the THE CHINESE REPUBLIC, have opened at Inniskillen, Sir minimum wage of 36 shillings, when day and Sir Edward Carson will Olerks Union then successfally poketted guard composed of 200 ax-Service The be oscorted to the Hall by a they were promptly amisso: the premises.]
men carrying the Union Jack. Hạ will be received, with Lord Lon- londerry and other leaders, by the Corporation, Harbour Com- missioners and members of the Water, Board,
THE MANŒUVRES,
A BATTLE IMMINENT.
London, September 19,
(From Chinese Bourown.]
Shanghai, September 18. Sir Edward Carson will sign firet, at a table covered by a Union
The Provincial Council of Jack. In the evening a procession Chibli is strongly opposed to will escort the leaders to the Fung Kwok-cheung, the new Liverpool steamer.
A battle is imminent in East HUNGARIAN POLITICS. Anglin, the troops of the opposing armies engaged in the manoeuvrea marchios: having concentrated by splendid
Governor General. The latter, by way of retaliation, attempts to dissolve the Council."Shat Po."
Prince Arthur of Connaught has invested the Mikado with the Order of the Garter.
Through the breach-blook of a large gun on II.M.S. King Ed- ward blowing out during gun practice, one man was killed and Boveral injured.
LUCAL
J. K. Mikuleo, the famous walker, leaves Hongkong to morrow for Singapore."
A fire is reported to have broken out in a cowshed at Shung Shui and, in consequence three. cows, valued $70, were burned to deptli.
The N.D.L., Prinz Ludwig is expected to-night at about ten o'clock... It is supposed that she encountered a.typhoon on the way from Shanghai.
Edward Foster, B.M.8. Tamar, was flued $3 for disorderly behaviour and $10 for the assault on P.c. Cotton, whom he kicked in the stomachi.
The hearing of the Opium Farmer's application for the $24,000 worth of opium found on The report that Italy is negotia bourd the Yuen Sang, has been ting a loan with a view to hand-postponed for a week, ing over to Turkey £20,000,000 is doniod...
On being given a hint to-day
The deaths are announced of hy Mr. E. A. Irving, at the Police Sir Horatio Davis, Major William Court, that if he remanded the Edwards, V.C., and Admiral case and found their denials an
true, he would fine them more Sir Vesoy Hamilton.
heavily, two defondants ploaded guilty.
The "Frankfurter Zeitung accuses the French Press of being provocative towards Italy since M.
Poincare's visit to Russia.
The Penk"
chargo, is said to have confessed burglar," now in
THE RAILWAY SCHEME,
to being responsible for all the burglaries on the Peak, except The first of four volumes of a that at the residence of Mr. Ho Shanghai, September 18.
biography of Mr. Lloyd George Tung. It is also stated that he Wong Ching-wai has tele has been published. It shows claims to have worked single- London, September 18. graphed to Dr. Sun Yat-sen stat-that he was an ambitious youth. handed.. Reuter's correspondent at Buda ing that a French merchant-
A DESPERATE FIGHT.
London, September 18. The first of four volumes of the biography of Mr. Lloyd George, enol. 9, has been published.
The material is largely supplied ed by an apparently inspired by his brother in the shape of The Territoriuls, who are hold- article in the "Frankfurter lotters and a diary. The later ing Cambridge, are strongly on- Zeitung" accusing the French shows that in his youth Mr. trenched; they form the defenders' Pest telegraphs that cow-belle, favours the railway scheme and Most olaborato arrangenients Two men and three women press of bullying Italy in con- Lloyd George was most ambitious. left flank. The Territorials are motor horns, and toy trumpets is desirous of taking shares in the are being made for the signing of were brought before Mr. C. D. nection with the concentration of An extract, written at the age of alan largely responsible for the swelled the din in Parliament. enterprise.
the Covenant at Ulster on the Melbourne at the Police Court, the French Fleet in the Mediter-18, recording a visit to West right flank, thereby filling an im- When the police entered an ins
28th inst. It is expected that this morning, charged with (in ranean, and declaring that the
IRON MINING. minister, says, "I eyed the provocative tone of the French Assembly in a spirit similar to
portant role..
pector ordered, individual mem-
80,000 will sigo.
the case of the men) harbouring, bers of the Opposition to leave. Yaan Hak ting has asked the press is specially noticeable since that in which William the Con
and (in the case of the women) The latter, to the number of President's permission to open up The railway disaster at Ditton procuring ton girls for the purpose M. Poincare's visit to St. Peters queror eyed England on his visit burg.
House, honded by M. Apponyi, President Yuan has directed him
ing derailed. Fifteen were killed granted. Count Zioby and M. Andrassy, to approach merchants so as to and 48 injured, several being and refused to leave.
form & company to make the burnt to death. The police tried to force them, enterprise a semi-official concern. and a fight with fists followed."{ Shat Po." Field Marshal Earl Roberts, on The legislators were carried horsebrok, accompanied by his out kicking and struggling. Even- daughter, is following the operù- tually 14 left, headed by M. Ap tions keenly as a non-combatant, ponyi, who promised to leave vo- lunarily if the police went in AN ACCIDENT.
front.
NAVAL ACCIDENT.
killed in gunNERY PRACTICE.
to Edward the Confessor, as the yesterday, giving attention to ad- 100, stood in the centre of the the iron mines throughout China. was caused by the engine beebm-of prostitution..... A remand was
region of my future domain."
The Jotters contain piquant comments on Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Balfour and Mr. Asquith.
FOREIGN Trade.
KEEPING CANADA INFORMED
London, September 18,
London, September 18.. The breech-block of a large
A message from Reuter's cor- gun blew out during gunnery practice on board the battleship respondent at Ottawa states that H.M.S. King Edward VII, while an agreement has been concluded off Kollonsay Island.
with the Imperial Government by One man was killed and several which British Consuls will furnish Canadian business men with seriously injured.
foreign trade reporta.
THE MIKADO.
Invested with GARTER.
Canadian tradeagents will now be eligible for the British Con- aular Service.
TURKEY ANd italy.
at
AN OFFICIAL DENIAL.
London, September 18.
London, September 18. ler'a correspondent
reporte that the Mikedo
has been, with fitting ceremony
His Majesty the King again spent the whole day in the field ministrative services. To-day he is with the fighting forces. His Majesty's interest in the The troops greatly appreciate
manœuvres.
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Later. The broken seats were replaced, Major General Sir H. E. Raw-and the Ministerialists returned, linson fell off his horso in the The Minister for Finance submit manoeuvres and sustained a broken ted the estimatos. leg.
OUTBREAK RENEWED.
Luter.
Members of the Opposition re- TURCO-ITALIAN WAR, Dowed the uproar in Parliament this morning. The disorder start-
SUPPORT: FOR DR. SUN.
The opposing armies in the manoeuvres are now concentrated and a battle is imminent in East Peking, September 18.
Anglia. The Territorials are The societies in the different playing an important role. provinces have telegraphed to the Central Government supporting the railway_scheme as proposed by Dr. Sun Yat-son,
The Australian cricket captain has stated that at present, the English aricketers are immeasur On the 17th inst., Dr. Sun Yat ably superior to both the Aue sen proceeded to Shou-si pro-tralians and the South Africans. vince, being protected by troops under the command of Yuan Enk-ting and Chin Shek-lun.
STRAIGHT TALK,
The increasing business of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's boats has necessitated the building of a special launch for the use of passengers by this line. The new craft has been constructed by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company and will be ready in a week.
A man was charged to-day, at. the Police Court with stealing fifteen pieces of clothing from a passenger on the Kwong Sai and In consequence of the expul-He pleaded not guilty, though with returning from banishment, sion of a member for encouraging Inspector Fenton said" that he pickets, several branches of the had pleaded guilty to the second Railwaymen's Society have de- ed by a member of the Opposi The British Minister of Peking manded the committee's resigns chargo in the charge room. He was found guilty on the first tion shouting "Scoundrel" at M. is alleged to have declared that tion.
charge,and sentence was reserved: Ladislas Beoothy Minister of the Chinese are ignorant of the Dommeras. The latter struck the importance of diplomatic deal. An agreement has been oon- Shanghai have secured the first man who insulted him, where ings. He is also oredited with oluded between Canada, and the win of the interport conteste, de- London, September 18,
upon members of the Opposition saying that the raising of loans Imperial Government whereby feating Hongkong rather sasily in Router's correspondent at Rome rashed forward and felled the cannot be accomplished with British Consuls will furnish the 440 yards race last evening. states that there were fierce Arab Minister with their data. The secrecy and that Groot Britain -nadian business mon with The race took place in the harbour attacks and counter-attanks at latter was eventually resoned by will never do anything in con- foreign trade reports.
Just outside the building of the Derna on the 17th inst. The Arabs members of the Government. travention of the policy of the
MWR. O. and was witnessed, by a
• Theng, was a rescual of the large crowd. Hongkong entered were repulsed..
"AN INFERNAL CONCERT." International Banking group, The Italiane anffored the loss Count Tisza taking, the chair POLITICS AND BANKING," uproar in the Hungarian Parlia three men
ITALIANS V. ARABS,
A message from Bouter'e agent of 61 killed and 130 injured, was the signal for en infernal General Huang Haing is al- meni yesterday, when the Minis-two, the man be at Rome states that it is officially while the Arabs pre estimated to concert of whistles and trumpets, tempting to form a union of all tor of Commerce was felled to the LOR. Souza ander denied that Italy is negotiating a have had 1,000 killed and a pro-A strong force of polios then en- the political parties with the ob ground in a fight !The op Ho Prince Arthur of Con loan with a view to handing over portionate number wounded,
Libé, members of the|sot: arting a bank Bapearance of the police ended the Bartletoe Bhau
with the Order of the
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