The Hongkong Telegraph.
October 17th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 70, p.m. 78; Humidity...04, 58.
No. 8020.
九初月九年子壬
THE EUROPEAN CRISIS:
TURKEY DRAMATICALLY RESPONDS TO THE
CHALLENGE.
DECLARES WAR ON SERVIÄ AND BULGARIA, AND
SERVIA RETALIATES, -
(Reuter's Service To The Telegraph.")
London, October 17.
TURCO-BULGARIAN FIGHTING.
A despatch from Reuter's cor respondent at Podgoritza, the · Official telegrape received in headquarters of the Mentongrin Constantinople sinto that there Army, reports that the Montene was an exuliango of shots all ding grian have captured Berano, four-long on the 15th between the toon guns and 700 prisoners full-Turkish and Bulgarian frontier; ing into their hands,
guarde, and that it was resumed The Montenegrin losses in the next day in the vicinity of final assault were 10 killed and Djumaibila. 30 wounded,
THE BATTLE.
Inter. The surrender of Barana was proce:fed by severe fighting on ths evening of the 15th:
The Montenegrins stormed the heights of Rogano, entrenched during the night, and rosumed. the battle at dawn.
. Meanwhile General Voivo ditol's division broke the Tur- kish line on the east and sur-
· rounded the town.
The white flag was then hoisted, Seven thousand Turks and Albanians escaped during the night, but 1,200 Türka surren- dered, with 14 Krupp guns and munitions intact, as well na two months' food supplies.
WEEPING FOR JOY. The population, weeping for joy, welcomed the Montenegrine
as the deliverers from the sub jection of centuries.
There has been fighting be tween Turkish troops and Bul- garian bands in the vilayet of Salonika, where the Bulgarians are cutting the tolegraph wires,
GREECE v. TURKEY,
Routor's correspondent Athens, wiring at noon, states that hostilities have begna.
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It is generally anticipated that fight between the Turkish and Oreck navios for prolominance at 34 will be one of the first features
of the war.
RAN THE GAUNTLET.
The Greek Minister of Murine announces that two Greek gun- hoats have succeeded in aching Vonitza after running the gaunt hot past the Turkish forts at
Provost.
GREEKS REPULSED.
Prior to formal entry into the' town, the Montenegrins sung a Te Deum in the adjacant, historie! Pervion monastory of Gjourgavi | Greek bands in trying to erosa The frontior at Epirus have been ropulsed.
Utoubvi,
REPORTED MONTENEGRIN
REVERSE. Tolograms assert that the Mon- tenegrine were driven back and lost 800 killed, na woll na eight! guns, in a battle,nt Krania.
TURKEY EXPLAINS.
Later.
The Porto givca Os its reason
SERIOUS PROBLEMS.·' fr declaring war against Bul- The hospital accomodation in caria and Servin, firstly the Montenegro is terribly defective, Bilkanita Noto interfering with and it is also, a serious problem internal Affaire, secondly the how to feed the thousands of nobilisation of the States, and prisoners.
thirdly the daily skirmishes making it impossibile to main It is stated in Bukharest that sanding Turkey's ardent desire tain peace any longer, notwith Varna and Burghas are being therefor.
ANTICIPATING ATTACK,
hastily fortified in expectation of It is noteworthy that Cirrere is steamer which arrived at Constanz not included in the declaration.
n Turkish naval attack, A
reports having observed threa
warships off the const,
DEPARTURE OF TURKISH
MINISTERS
The Turkish Ministera hava
left Belgrade and Sofia,
POSITION O" GREECE..
Inter.
Turkey's 'delay in declaring
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(ESTABLISHED. 1881. Copyright, 1912
FRIDAY,
TELEGRAMS.
BANK RATE,
NOW FIVE PER CENT.
Router's
[Service to the Telegraph."'] London, October 17. The Bank of England rate of discount is now b
per cent,
FRENCH RATE.
Lutor.
The Bank of France rate of dis count is 34 per cent.
POLITICS IN ULSTER.
Mrs. J. R. Green's Comments
OCTOBER 18,
TELEGRAMS.
MR. ROOSEVELT.
1912.
WEATHER FORECA
FAIR
Barometer 3003.
October 17th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 73, p.m., 73 Humidity... 61, 57.
五拜酒
誠八十月十英港香
TELEGRAMS.
BASEBALL.
REASSURING REPORT.
THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONS.
Reuter a [Service to the "Telegraph,”|||
London, October 17, Renter's Chicago correspond. ont states that the latest bulletin on Mr. Roosevelt is of a most roussuring character.
The doctors oxpect to allow the ox-President to leave for home early next work
SCOTTISH OIL TRADE.
Stimulated by Admiralty Con-
tract for Fuel Oil.
The prospects for the Scottish nineral oil trade and the shell oil industry generally (writes the Scottish correspondent of The Financior" continue to im
Router's
[Service to the "Telegraph.")
London, October 17.. Rontor's correspondent at Boa ton tolographs that the Red Sox baseball team has defeated the New York Giants by threo runs
to two, thus winging the world's baseball championship.
TELEGRAMS.
THE CHINESE REPUBLIC,
POLITICAL ADVISERS.
(From Chinese Sources.]
Peking, October 17. President Yuan has appointed Chu Ka-po mud Sun Po-kl as let aloes political advisers.
FRICTION:
836 van ̈Auk en
· SINDLE Cory 10 Cansi
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWSĄ CONDENSED:
The hospital accomodation in Montenegro is terribly defective, and the question of feeding prisonera in alan a serfona blem.
A Roumanina atermer lired by Governor General of Kinng-si Vrnu lins been seized by the The representatives of the Turkey to convey infugees from have left Poking on account of Bulgarians. Roumanie demands President Yuan not having grant its releɔso, ed them an interview. The re- FIGHTING THE PRESS, prosentativos of the Governors It is expected that one of the General of other provincam will fist features of the Balkan war also similarly leave Peking. will be n figli between the Tur "Shint Po."
kish and Greek Navios for pre- dominance at sea.
Drastic Law Enforced In America.
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FINANCIAL DEPUTIES.
Shanghai, Cotobar 17.1 The Montenegrins have osptar The Ministry of Finance in od Berana, 1200 Turks surrend the oring with 14 Krupp guna and
months' food supplies. The munitions intact, as well as two
Montenegrin were welcomed with tours of joy by the inhabitants.
SEIZURE OF ARMS. The Customs officials at Han.
LOCALI
The Postmastor-Gonoral, Mr. Hitchcock, has issued instructions to bring into force the new federal law regulating the American Pres. Hereafter, all newspapers Mrs. John Hichard Green, prove. Producers are now be and other periodicals, except re- despatching deputies to widow of the great historian,oming accustomed to a demand ligious, faternal, temperance and different provinces to inspect the which oven in the dull season scientific publications, must de- condition of provincial finance. writes as follows to the "Timos." bas absorbed practically the full posit with the Government a hang Yukino de mi
Sir-The public is now being output of all their products, sworn statement giving the names gak are the two deputies to in- called on to discuss and docide Even they, however, have been of the publishor, the oditor, or if yestigate into the condition of the
stimulated by the receipt of a owned by a company, the names finances of Kwang tung. on a question of the gravest poli-further contract for fuel oil from of all the holders of more than 1 tical consequence. They must the Admiralty for quantities ng por cont. of the stock. All daily largely depend for the necessary gregaling some 200,000 tons. newspapers must also declare the kow have made a seizure of arms information on a paper of such The price paid is a very satis-average net paid circulation for and ammunition from the steamer strong N.E. winds and rough
the previous six months. Lun-yiak. Great precautions are SCAB. standing and influence as the factory one, working out at about
Que copy of the statement must hoing takon by the Chinese Tince May I be allowed, there. d. per gallon. All the principal bo sont to the Postmaster-General nuthorities at Hankow Shat
refining comanies have partici- fore, to make a few comments on patar in the contract, which has at Washington, and another to Po."
me of the facts supplied by been distributed among them as where the publication is issued, the looal posimaster in the town your correspondent?
poarly as possible in proportion to their output. Standing alone the pear to be not a particularly high price paid would at first sight ap one, but when it is remembered
In the account of the football riot is Balfust, the Celtic colours" carried one party are
and anybody will be able to in- spect the statements at any time. ability to use the mails. The penalty for ovasion is dis-
POST FOR EX-GENERAL..
Peking, October 17.
Vossels arriving to-day report
The Chief Justice, Mr. W Rees Davies, returned from Shanghai to-day.
A smoking concert is to be
The Cabinet has tolographed hold at the Masonic Club, Kow- for General Chun Ping-chek, loon, to-morrow night. The moosure also provides that former Commander-in-Chief of that under certain conditions this all printed matter for which pay the land forces in Kwang-tung
The list of Hongkong Associo- trade of oil might be regarded as ment has been made or promised province, and will appoint him tion Football League fixtures, 1st. almont a waste product of the pro- must be marked "advertisement," as Commissioner of Interior in Division, is published in this duction of illuminating and other oils and that in the past great under ponuity of a fine of not less Fukien.-"Sai Kai Kung Yik isine. difficulty has at times been experi-
than £10 nor more than $100. · Po."
There are 2,014 'daily, 17,217 enced in finding a wady market
weekly, 6,277 monthly, 1,351 for it, the importance of the new
utlet is more adéquately realised. quarterly, and 1,785 other public- Instead of having to seek long ations in the United States, and and anxiously for a buyer, the all except 1,500 are affected by producers now only require to for- The reason for its adoption is word it with thoulinnst oxpedition not in 1798, when overy scrap one or other of the imporant
to guard advertisers against
pposed, by him, to the Union lack displayed by the other, a "emblema of the respective sides, It should have been made pericolly clear that the Coltic
olours
were merely the groom d white striped coloure of the club worn by the players, and in no sense whatever concerned with olitics.or the Union Jack. Wo
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The Protestantsure represented
"
even
very
more
the new law.
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NEW CHINA'S FATE RESTS ON MONEY
PRICE OF SALT."
Shanghai, October 17. The Ministry of Finance intend to raise the price of salt by from cash to 12 cash, the increase to depend on the quantity produced in the different salt fields.
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REQUEST TO JAPAN.
A case was mentioned in the Summary Court this morning which was adjourned sine die in August last.
A house agent who pleaded guilty to affixing stamps of insut- foioat value to receipta was fined $5 this morning.
A typhoon morning" published tr-day "reads Cyclone or ty..\.. phoon W. of Lagon, more than 100 miles distant, moving
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. W.N.W. or NW
TELEGRAMS,
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The bazaar promoted by the.. local branch of the Children's Ministering Langue is to take place on the Yolundeer Parade. ground to morrow 51% OWD THE NEWS CONDENSED.
For stoning an Indian cora Servia has declared war with table on Queen's Road,two Chinese have been sent to prison, for fourteen daya and three The Bank of France rate of weeks respectively discount is 34 per cent.
A boy in the employ of Messrs. The Bank of England rate of Blackhead & Co. was charged, at discount is now 5 per coat. the Police Cours this morning, with stealing goole from the Greek bands trying le cross the firm valued at $180.
The 0880 frontier at Epirus have been re- pulsed by the Turks.
of green was regarded as treason- Admiralty londing depots which dishonest periodicals and abolish ble. The club colours of the have been established on the the anonymity of those re Firth, secure their "ponsible for periodical attitudes
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs | A full-dressrehearsal of “The ther side were blue, Why in vljucent
toward public questions. It is pposition to the usual club warrant and cash it on the next believed that the newspapers will has asked the Japanese Minister Conk" took place last night. The colours the Union Jack shouldy day. In short, it means a very resist the law, and attempt to at Peking to withdraw the ad public performances are to be
substantial addition to revenue, secure a Supreme Court decision ditional troops which have been held to-night and to-morrow. have boon raised on that side it not a small proportion of it being declaring that it is unconstitution stationed in Northern Manchuria. would be hard to any, unless it described by oil experts as "found al.
-"Bai Kai Kung Yik Po." was for party purposea.
inonay,
The other proiluots of the to having been driven to the Scottish mineral oil companies Shankill-road. This is about 1 continue to experience n mile away, directly across the satisfactory demand. Paraffin oil
The fate of the newly estab tused is being Falle-road, a Catholic quarter; and how it was accomplished extensively for power-producing lished Chinese republic, according when "the opposing parties left purposes by farmers and others. In to Ng Poon Chew, editor of the the ground by opposite gates" addition, the steady decline of the Chinese, World who, recently war against Greeca is due to the by no means clear. Some were demand for illuminating purposes addressed the members of the San It is expected that hostilities uncertainty which existed as to "stablod." Not a single case of has been ahecked by the adoption Francisco Commonwealth olub at will begin at the end of the week, whether the Greek Note was stabbing occurred. Instead of of the latest methods of distribu- their weekly luncheon at the
the staffs of the hospital" tion
Again there je distinct Palace hotel, rests upon money The Representatives of the antical with those presented by Confederacy at Constantinopla Dulgaria and Servia, the Turkish working at high pressure, the e prospect of paraffia being used and noninterference by the foreign are still lacking instructions re. Ministor at Athona having refun- WR only one hospital "at high more or less extensively for motor powers. Ng returned from his Turkey. garding their departure.. je to necept it. The Parte has pressure" and that one immedia propulsion, experiments with that native land about six months ago. "Progress in China today," said now learned that it was identical,ely beside the ground. No player end in view being now in pro- and consequently a declaration on either side ras interfered with greas under the eye of recognised the speaker, "is retarded by the of war against Greece is momen. The row began and ended in and authorities. Other liquid pro- financial stringenoy. If I were Beuter's correspondent at Buk-in ily expected.
lucts are in gooth demand. The minting the coinage of China around the football crowde. boom in the shipbuilding and en- would adopt the motto which you harest states that the Bulgarian] ·
"Is it bluff?" the peaceable gineering industries accounts for have placed upon your dollars, Government has detained the
and respectable members of the the demand for lubricating oils only I would add one word. It Roumanian steamer Princess
working classes are reported by and naphtha exceeding the supply, would read: In This Gold We Marin, which was hired by Tarkey Router's correspondent at Bel- your correspondent to be asking. The companies oil season is now Trust. In this country money to convey refugees from Varna grade wires that Servis has "Does the Government still thinki
Roumania has instructed the declared war with Tarkoy. In we have no fire-arms in Belfast ?" beginning, and quite a number af talks; in China money cots,
"Happily Chinese patriotism is Mr. Roosevelt is progressing new customers have recently been Legation at Sofia to protest the evening the streets were
A strange question for men of found in England: “
coming to the resoue, and against the seizure and to demand thronged with crowds bheering they fell us, in the past as in ANTHRAX FROM MOHAIR? revenues of our own customer order and peace, pure of offence,
although we may not use the well, and expects to leave for
home early, next week. the release of the vessel.
and shouting.
the present! Why should the
funds are coming from all over
declared war question arise because in a crowd An inquiry was held recently the world, to the support of the Tarker has of 10,000 or 15,000 ons or two at Keighley into the circumstances w
government, thousands against Bulgaria and Servia, and revolvers were fired by hooligans? of the death of toolsorter named having been contributed era hostilities have commenced." that on the evening of the 17th, Thres shots, out of possibly five or Maude, of Queen'e-road, Keighley among the Chinese of this city. six Brod, came from one revolver. He was employed by Sir Sir Titus
"One of the bright features of By defeating the New York whilst he was on duty In Pedder A method of innuendo and Salt, Limited, Baltaire Mills, and the revolution is the elevation of Giants, the Red Sox have won the Street, some person threw stones
the Hongkong Hotel, invidious suggestion discounts, in on returning horne he complained the condition of women, it is world's baseball championship at him from the second or of the eyes of local people who of stomach pains. He had been made possible. To-day women in fi reporter that the Mon know the facts, the value of a storing Turkey mohair, and had Chins occupy, the same status as a
BULGARIANS detain STEAMER.
SERVIA DECLARES.
TURKEY DECLARES ROYAL MOVEMENTS.
WAR.
+ Later. Router's enrrespondent at Sofie states that King Ferdinand les A message from Reuter'a dor started for the front. respondent at Constantinople
states that the Porte has declared A message from Renter's, cor skal ngeinet Bulgaria and Sarria, raspondent at Bolgrade states that and that hostilities have begun King Pater has gone to Nisch. op the Bulgarien and Servian frontiers.
SERVIAN, SUCCESS.
weeramanded.
The master of a licensed bed last boat reports that whilst esile. ing his oraft off Stonecutters Teland, a naval yard boat collided with his bosi and damaged it to the extend of $25,"
An Indian constable reports.
record of the Ulster situation evidently inhaled dent, as the mon and in the revolution they cu grins lost 600 killed, as well Captain Bus compiled in this manner. The post-mortem revealed anthrax have done their park. The republio as eight guns, în's battle with the Landrat 1 Soleif pablo almo, or sach of them as gorms. The jury returned of Chine le a child of the United Tarks at Kromi The Porte has ordered the
The Servians have defented the derire to ascertain the foots, may verdict of Death from internal Olloman armies to advance. Albanians at Prijpolji, killing ask to be protected against anthra and were of opini
Passports have been handed to Bervian and Bulgarian Minis, 200. They are probably aiming series of subtle insinuations that the firm had not carried
at joining hands with the Mont- which vitiate the quality of the the regu ders at Constantinople,
Information supplied to: heme
B
jon for
from. Bingk Sistes: Oar leaders were ed uosted
The Barvians havë dëfested the here, they breathed the spirit of
põlil and vare. The aki your democracy and now they Albanians at
*it redognition
your thought to be aiming at
hands with this Montetisgrins, las her voyage
ku