The Hongkong Telegraph.
December 2nd, 1912, Temperature a.m. 64, p.m. 62; Humidity.....87; 85.
No. 8958
TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR,
BIG BULGARIAN CAPTURE.
Router's
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[Service to the Telegraph,”]
include two Paslins, 252 officers and 8,879 men. The Bulgarians captured much war material, in- cluding several mountain bal- teries, two machine guns and a thousand horsen,
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TELEGRAMS.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1912 by the Proprietor.
DECEMBER 2, 1912.
WEATHER FORECAST
RAIN. Barometer 30.07
December 1st, 1911, Temperature a.m, 61, p.m., 62; Humidity...84, 88.
MONDAY,
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TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
NEW AMBASSADOR'S HOPES.
NEW SOCIAL ERA.
CARE OF SICK AND AGED.
INDIAN NAVAL GIFT.
PROPOSAL IMPRACTICABLE,
DAVIS TENNIS CUP.
WON BY BRITAIN.
ANGLO-GERMAN AMITY.
Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph "]
London, December 1. Prince Lichnowsky, the new
Renter's [Service to the "Telegraph."] London, November 30. The papers welcome the fresh proof of the loyalty of the Indian
EXCITING SCENE.
THE SUFFRAGETTES.
FOUND WITH EXPLOSIVĖS.
Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, November 29, Last evening the police dis- covered three women in the
Reuter's [Service to the "Telegraph."] London, December 1.- Reuter's Melbourne correspon- dent reports that Great Britain Lawa Tennis Cup, boating Aus tralia by threa events to two. The matches were noteworthy for the brilliant performances of Mr. sion were found explosives which are described as being of a Parke (an Irishman)
dungerous nature. One of the prisoners is a young girl.
HARBOUR OFFENDERS.
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Sinou Dory 10 C,
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TELEGRAMS.
16 NEWS CONDENSED.
algarian troops aboard nine- Greek transports have arrod at Dedeagatch from Salonika.
At the Eighty Club, Mr. Char- Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Russian war would be an unjust- were arrested, and in their passes
Exchequer, was to sponk. They fiable borror."
CONTEMPT OF COURT. They were later charged with
a breach of the peace and re-
Near Demotika thousands of Turkish Rodifs surrendered to “ the Bulgarians, who also captured much war material.
Reuter's [Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, November 30. London, November 20. Reuter's Sofia correspondent
Mr. Lloyd George, in the course states that after a desperate fight German Ambassador to London, of his speech at Aberdeen, said near Demotika two divisions of delivered his first apeech in Eng-the Opposition and recently Princes evidenced by the reported has won the Davis International Aberdeen Music Hall, where Mrchill declared that an Austro- the Turkish Redifs surrendered land at the dinner of the Royal shown an indecent haste to turn to the Bulgarians. The prisoners Society. He said he was glad of out the Government because it intention of a gift of warships, the opportunity of saying that was impossible to delay the but are generally of opinion thai England and Germany were work benefits of the Insurance Act and the proposal is scarcely practi- ing side by side in maintaining the people would shortly find out cable, involving as it would, European peace. Their political the falsehoods of the Opposition relations were never inore intimate in regard to the Act. The Sana-grave questions of polios and. or more sincere, and it was historia benefits had already begun. principle. The captured divisions formed most anxious desire to further de- He instanced the case of a black- part of the Army operating be-velop this auspicioua beginning smith, who had paid 1. 8d. in
In his first speech in England, manded on bail. Upon being the new German Ambassabor tween Tamrush and Kirjali. They of his career in London to the contributions, and who would bo
There was quite a large batch removed from the Court room, referred in optimistic terms to treated for two years at a cost of were probably trying to reach benefit of both nations.
of cases to be dealt with by the one of the accased named Joyce Anglo-German feeling. £200. The Government would Gallipoli.
continue to work till poverty had
Marine Magistrate, Commander Locke removed her shoes and been abolished from the homes of.
Basil Taylor, R.N., this morning, hurled one at the Clerk and the P. S. Robt Lanigan charged other at the Magistrate. She was the people. The old theory of Em- piro was to perfect the machinery
Leung Kan, master of the al. Lore-arrested and charged with con- for human slaughter, attending At the Marine Court to-day. gan, with making fast his launch to tempt of Court. the sick and hungry hoing ro- LS. W. Sutton charged Ho Fak the 8.8. Thongwa while at anchor MISTAKEN PUNISHMENT. The Montenegrin Government
garded as only fit for the parish master of the .l. Sai Yuk with in the harbour at 8.30 8.m. on London, November 30,
An Aberdeen Suffragette no- has designated three delegates to
Mr. Winston Churchill, speak beadle. Since 1908 a great Em- unlawfully refusing, and wilfully November 27, and thereby disaulted a Baptist minister with a go to Sofia to participate in the
ing as a guest at the Eighty Club, pire, for the first time in history, neglecting to stop his vessel when obeying the lawful orders of the log whip. She mistook him for eventual peace negotiations.
Mr. Lloyd George, and upbraided A message from Constantinople said there was never a clearer taking a direct interest in required to do so by an officer Harbour Master.
The defendant who pleaded him for disguising himself. When says that the report of the Turkish case for war than the Balkan the poor, siok, and aged. An of the police in the waters of the
guilty said be made fast at the she was arrested she scoffed at peace delegates was considered States had against the Turks, bu: essential condition of social re- Colony, on Nov. 26.
orders of a European who was the idea of having made a mis at a Council of Ministers, which an Austro-Russian war would be form was a thorough and com-
The defendant, who pleaded nboard his launch. He was fined take..
The proposed Indian naval gift announced that the pourparlers an unjustifiable horror. It might pleto, change in the land system guilty, was represented by Mr. $20, or in default imprisonment MORE LETTERS DESTROYED, is regarri by the papers as scarcely
G. E. Gardiner. were satisfactory, and that there plunge Europe into the barbarism
The Suffragettes renewed their practicable, involving grave ques- was reason to hope for an armis-of the Middle. Ages. Christian
LS. Sutton said that, on the For unlawfully mooring their attacks on the pillar post boxestions of policy and principle. tice in one or two days.
late in question, he was lying boots within 100 yards of low in the City on Friday evening, with No. 1. Police launch inside water mark, in a prohibited place hundreds of letters
being
Mr. D. O. Malcolm has been Foetoimim, when he saw the and during prohibited hours, four destroyed."
appointed Secretary to the Im- Sui Yik coming from boatpeople were each fined $15.
perial Trade Commission in suc- the direction of Sa Mun. When
cassion to Mr. W. A. Robinson,
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. The pence delegates at Chatald ja are now discussing the Turkish counter-proposals for mitigating some of the Bulgarian terms.
BOMBARDMENT RESUMED.
AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA.
WAR UNJUSTIFIABLE.
L
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civilisation looked to the Austrian and Russian sovereigns to pro- claim to their peoples that Mon-
A message from Rieka sayarchy was a bulwark of peace.
that the bombardment of Soutari. has been resumed.
AUSTRIAN PRECAUTIONS. It is reported in a message from Vienna that a decree has boen issued which prohibits the exportation of horses. -Of the Bills introduced in the Reichsrath on Thursday one provides that all males under 50 years of age ahall be liable to work for the army in the event of mobilisation. THE CONFERENCE PLAN, It appears that Sir Edward Grey, when conversing with
Lord Haldane, who presided over the meeting, said that Mr. Churchill had brought the Navy to a pitch of strength that it had hitherto never attained.
TWO TO ONE.
UNIONIST NAVAL POLICY.
London, November 30, Lord Selborne, speaking: at various Ambassadors, indicated Stroud, said that Mr. Churchill, the utility of a conference of in July last, announced that 25
ENGLISH CHURCH:
THREATENED.
A Runaway Launch Fired on.
for five weeks.
Two boatmen who failed to
THE "CARPENTER.”
man with Mony Occupations,
Inspector Kerr, of Kowloon, charged a man before Mr. Haze- land, at the Police Court, this morning with being a rogue and
London, December 1. Mr. Lloyd George, travelling from Aberdeen to Kirkcaldy, in replying to deputations at Mon-within 50 yards of Foo toi man, licence their boats had to pay: $3 trose, Arbroath and Dandes, seeing No. 1 launch just inside, and $5 each. reiterated his intention to deal abe turned round and made off at On a charge of unlawfully on- with the land, and remarked that fall speed. Witveds gave chase, choring their boats within the he thought he saw a way to settle blowing repeatedly on his steam limits of the Southern fairway of A with the doctors regarding the whistle for the defendant to stop; the Harb ur, three boat people, Insurance Act.. · Referring to the but no notice was taken, By The one women and two men, wore Disestablishment of the Welsh time witnest had hoisted his boat fined $15 sach. Church, he declared that if the the Sui Yik had got about 1 miles One man elected to undergo English Church did not take away. Witness did not blow his weeks' imprisonment in default great care its turn would come whistle until she was that dis of payment.
tance away, but the wind was from the N. E. and the de- fendant's craft was to windward. Witness then opened fire with
bows, dropping the bullets ahen 1. No notice was taken of that, until, seeing that the witness was over: hauling him, he stopped off Sharp Island. In all witness fired 250 rounde.
next..
MEDIATION DECLINED.
COCAINE CAPTURE.
vagabond.
After three weeks' close' at- tendance at the Foreign Office, Sir Elward Grey is spending the week-end in this country.
Three Suffragettes were arrest ed at Mr. Lloyd George's meeting at Aberdeen with dangerous ex- plosives in their possession,
Mr. Lloyd George, referring to Welsh Disestablishment, says if the English Church does not take great care, its turn will come
next.
Lord Morley has resigned the hairmanship of the Dominions. Trade Commission through ill- health, and Sir Edgar Vincent succeeds him.
The defondant was found by B private Chinese watcbman in an anolosed garden adjoining the
The various Governments are residence of Capt. Aitken, Aus considering the suggestion ad- tin Road, Kowloon, at 2.25 a.m.vanced by Sir Edward Grey of a Conference of Ambassadors on the Balkan question.
No lose than 1,000 ounces of on Sunday, cocaine contained in 8,000, bot- Defendant said he was a car. ties have been found by Revonne penter residing in Hung Bom. Officer Wilden in one of Messrs. His Worship said he would
The Balkan armistice is to last Holt's godowns. The officer adjourn the case until to-morrow charged two Chinese with unlaw-for the man's employer to be cal-while the negotiations continue The defendant averred that he fully importing the same into the led,
and stipulates that the position of was so far off that he did not hear Colony. The cocaine was import Inspector Kerr said the the belligerents remain as at the the whistle, He did not know the od in balas purporting to contain police would endeavour to find moment of signature. launch was hiring at him. When nothing but paper.
the mun defendant said he
The "Tribuna" warns Greece
Ambassadors from some of the capital ships would be built in THE CHINESE REPUBLIC. a maxim, across the defendant's capitals, in order to save time and the next five years. That was a facilitate the discussion of the great advance, but it was insuffi. matters especially interesting the tient. The Unionists, on return- different Powers. He mentioneding to office, would probably ask the question of Albanis, the the country to approve the build Aegean Islands, and the Dardaning of two capital ships to every one built by the next strongest alles as especially interesting Great Britain. The Ambassadors Power. Nothing meaner was informed their Governments of imaginable than the suggestion that we should accept the splen this suggestion, which is now
did Colonial gifts and cut out & being considered.
WARNING TO GREECE....
corresponding number from the Reuter's correspondent at Home programme. If the Govern Rome telegraphs that the Tri- ment were hounded into accept bana" warns Greece to abandoning this suggestion they would be har Aspiratione "in southern traitors to the Empire. Albania Austria and Italy were absolutely agreed that Albania should be neutralised.
PROSPECT OF PEACE."
Later.
[From Chinese Sources.]
Peking, December 1, The French and Japanese Ministers at Peking have offered their services in arbitrating of the Mongolian question, but the Chinese Government has de clined to accept the same.
A fine of $20 or imprisonment for five weeks, was imposed.
firing commenced he began to Police Court proceedings were worked for, but. he thought
conducted this afternoon they would experience some to abandon her aspirations in slow his engine
by Mr. Hazeland, Mr. P. M. difficulty. The defendant first southern Albania as Italy and Hodgson, the Assistant Crown told the police he was a brick- Austria are agreed that Albania Solicitor prosecuting, and Mr. layer, later changed his cocupa-shall be neutralised. POST FOR DR. WU.
Lewis, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes tion to that of a cook and now Lau Yun-kan, Chinese Minie- tor at St. Petersburg, has bean There was a second charge and Master, defending, Mr. R. said he was a carpenter." suspended from service. Pre- against the same defendant. of. Hutchison, Superintendent of COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS bably Dr. Wa Ting-fang will carrying 81 passengers in excess Imports and Exports, was also
EMPIRE TRADE.
GENERAL LI'S OFFER,
succeed him. Reuter's Constantinople cor.. London, November 20.“ respondent states that the Cabinet,
Vice-President Li Yuan-heng Sir Edgar Vincent has been has approved the draft of the appointed Chairman of the hae telegraphed to (Peking offer armistice, which will be signed Dominions Trade Commission to lia and recommending that Fan ing to lead the troops to Mongo- to-day (Sunday). It applies not succeed Lord Morley, who has merely to Chataldja and Adriano retired on account of ill-health. Tang-obenng should be appoint ple, but to the whole of Turkey Sir Alfred Bateman has booned Governor General of Hupeh in Europe. The armistice will appointed a member of the Com-in his place.-"Shat Po." laat while the preliminary negotia- mission, and Mr. D. O. Malcolm tions for peace continue, and secretary, in place of Mr. W. A. stipulates that the position of Robinson, who has been appoint- the belligerents shall remain as ed assistant secretary to the at the moment of signature. Office of Works.
There have been no pourpar-
lers on the subject of the terms AUSTRIAN ~
of peace, and therefore re-
porta of the fate of Adrianople
and the demarcation of new
frontiers are unfounded.
DREADNOUGHTS,
The Third LAUNCHED.
SITUATION IMPROVED. The fact that Sir Edward Grey
London, December 1. spending the week-end in the Reuter's correspondentat country after three weeks' close Trieste states the third attendance at the Foreign Office, Austrian Dreadnought, the Prinz supports the belief that the in-Eugen, has been launched. ternational situation has greatly
RAILWAY APPOINTMENT.
A Second Charge,
of the number allowed by his licence outside the local trade limits, in the waters of the Colony on the same date. Sutton said that, when he boarded Continuing his evidence, L. S.
the
concerned in the case.
The case was remanded till NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. December 16 and 17.
Pay-of Chinese Soldiers.
craft, he counted the Vice-President Li Yuan-hung passengers and found 138 has urged the Central Govern persons on board, all told. He meat that the pay of soldiers was allowed? 57, including should be speedily regulated. by licence, so there since the Revolution, the soldiers was an excess of 81.
in the South, on account of mili|
crew..
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
South Africa beat Ireland at
Shanghai, December 1. The defendant explained that tary expediency, have been re- Rugby football by 38 points to nil. President Yuan has appointed his launch had not run to and ceiving better pay than those in General Hsuang Hsing as Direc-trom Antdu for two days pre- the North. The difference in pay-
The bombardment of Soutari tor-in-Chief of the Szechuan-viously and there was a lot of ment now may cause some dis by the Montenegrins has been Canton-Hankow Railway, and has passengers waiting. The Ta On satisfaction: The Ministry of War resumed, despatched several officials to ea running but they refused to has dispatobed a reply in appro-A deorse has been issued in assist him in the work.
go in her. He told the passengers val, and the regaaltions will econ Premier Chin Fing-kwan in to go in the Ta On but they re- be published and carried into Vienna prohibiting the exporta-
effect
Plague-deaths la Burma.
tion of horses.
Speaking at Stroud, Lord |Selborne stated that Unionista will advocate the building of two capital ships to every one by the next strongest Power.
At Aberdeen Mr. Lloyd George quoted a case of a blacksmith who had paid 48 8d under the Insurance "Act, and would be treated for consumption at a cost of £200.
LOCAL
There were no cases dealt with. at the Supreme Court to-day.
In rugby, Hongkong Club beat H.M.S Kont on Saturday:
Kowloon on Saturday wa against the Staff and Departments, and Craigongower C.O. beat the RE
tends to make publio the contents fused and threatened to strike him of the Treaty concluded between if he did not take them. He had Russia and Mongolia, and also iron bars across the boat ahäft There was 78 deaths from The third Austrian Dread the conversations which have the wheel but they came past plogue reported in Burmah dar nought, the Prinz Engon, has Chinese Governmenta regarding S, Sutton, recalled, denied the 167 in September. The corros passed between the Russian and them.
ing October, as compared with bsen lannohed at Trieste..
In League Cricket Matches on the matter.
best Britain won the Davia Inter- Saturday Hongkong existence of the bars and said all panding figures for the last 10 OPENING UP. PUKOW the passengers were carried on years are: 1010, September, 132, national Lawn Tennis Ong, de- the Police, and the Shanghai, December 1 deck below the wheel house: October 185; 1911, September feating Australia by three events the Civil Service. ⠀⠀⠀ President Yuan has appointed The only method of communics 161, October 87. Of the deaths to two. General Bau Sin-ching as director tion was by a smaller batoh, only recorded; 05 occurred in Rangoon
In football on Saturday
**London, December 1.
in charge of the affairs in conneo- large enough to admit one man as compared with 88 in the pre- In the event of mobilisation, all Happy Valley, the The South Africans defeated tion, with the opening of Pukow, at a time.
vious month Mortality in Maul- males under 50 years of age in drew with the main decreased from $304, and Asatria are now liable to work for being one goal no deaths occurred in Bassein, the Army,
improved within the last twenty- RUGBY FOOTBALL. four hours,NE
AFRICANS ROUT IRISHMEN.
BULGARIAN MOVEMENTS.
Router's correspondent at Athens wires that the Bulgarian Army, which left Salonika aboard 19 transports, has arrived at Dedesgatch.
Ireland in a Rugby match played to trade. Sal Kat: Kang Yik A Aas of 850 was imposed at Dublin by 38 points to nil, ? Pa,"
bath fines being paid.