The
Hongkong Telegraph.
February 3rd, 1013, Temperature a.m. 53, p. 64; Humidity...85, 63
No. 9010
TELEGRAMS.
THE BALKAN CRISIS.
晚八十月二十年子壬
TELEGRAMS.
PERSIAN GULF AFFAIR.
CAN WAR BE AVOIDED?
Reuter's
AN OBSCURE ACCOUNT:
Rautor's
[Service to the "Telegraph'']
(ESTABLISHEDA U
1881.)
Copyright, 1912 by the Proprietor.
FEBRUARY 3,
MONDAY,
TELEGRAMS.-
TELEGRAMS.
THE SUFFRAGETTES.
LAND REFORM.
THE NEXT LIBERAL TASK. THEIR LATEST OUTBURSTS.
Reuter's
[Service to the Telegraph."] London, February 2. Kensington, Hampton "Court, Kew and Holyrood Palaces have been closed to the public for fear of suffragette raids,
Reuter's [Service to the Tolegraph."]
[Service to the "Telegraph."] London, February I
Loudon, February 2.
London, February 1. Though the representatives of
The Admiralty announces, in Mr. Lloyd George was on Fri- the Allies continue their uncom continuation of the despatch of day presented with his portrait promising asertions that hustili Friday relating to the disappeance from the National Liberal Club. tion are inevitable un lowa Adriano- of a cutter in the Persian Gulf. In accepting it he said that the ple and the Aegean Islands are that a rumour reached Linge foremost Literal task in the near, A suffragette daughter of the raded, inspired articles in the that a Tangistan dhow with rifles future was the emancipation of actor and author, Mr. Mark Mel- European Press pay a tribute to on board met the warship Per-the land. The conditions of ford, was fined 30/- or in the the conciliatory nature of Turkey's seus at South Malul Island and thousands of workers dependent alternative one month's imprison- Reply to the Note, and express the belief that the moderating advice of the Ambassadors in London and the British Foreign tice will induce the Allies to
sime negotiations.
German Advice.
The inspired
Koelnische tung "declares that the Powers I do their utmost until the ast moment to prevent the re- sumption of hostilities, and hints i that Germany has already given salutary advice to the Allies."
Only Au Revoir." A number of the Balkan Delo- gates loft London on Friday.
The Groek Delegate, M. Venize los, informed Router before he left that the departure was more an "Au Revoir" than au Adieu,"
ho was persuaded that they could be back in a few wooks to nclude peace. Turkey, how er, must first admit defeat and go the peace preliminaries on
battlefield..
Deserters' Stories.
A. Sufia message reports the ival at the Bulgarian head artory of Turkish deserters.
declare that they fled from porsecution of the Young eks and allege that sanguinary flets have been place between cors and soldiers at Chatalja.
Turkish, Confidence.
A message from Constantinople
st that General Mahmud
d reach an agreement with
in, but he was never on snared the belief that Tur- could count on Roumania. hoped that Roumania would have occasion to regret her
the officer in charge was shot. The dhow escaped. B. M. S. Es piegle has been ordered to search the const and adjacent islunda.
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Later
upon the land should make a great Empire bang its head with shame. The remedy was not to tax food nor to crush the land under fresh taxation. The matter
WEATHER--FORECAST- FAIR.
Barometer 30.22
·February 3rd, 1912, Temperature a.m. 54, p.m. 59; Humidity...70, 68,
1913.
一拜國
魏三月二英港香、
TELEGRAMS.
U.S. IMMIGRATION.
EXCLUDING ILLITERATES.
-Reuter's
4.
[Service to the Telegraph."]
London, February 2. The U.S. Senate has passed the terates from the United States.
TELEGRAMS,
AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA.
FRIENDLY RELATIONS.
Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."
$86 ran AnsTA
SINGLE COFF 10 C
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWS CONDENSED:
Further sols of destruction by the Suffragettes are reported. London, February 2.The King of Montenegro has
Reuter's correspondent
af
Immigration Bill excluding illi-Vienna telegraphs that Colonel left for the camp outside Soutari.
RUGBY FOOTBALL.
CONTA
ment for discharging lead bullets WALES DEFEATS SCOTLAND. from a catapult from the top of a motor-omnibus at the windows of
London, February 2. buildings in Victoria Street.
Wales defeated Scotland at The Suffragettes in Birming- Edinburgh on Saturday by 8
turf and burned in
The Admiralty despatch is
brooked no delay. The investi-ham tore "Ples for Women" points to nil. most obscure, but it is surmisedations by the private land com- the motto that the so-called warship was the pittee were completed, and the with acid on the putting greens cutter of H.M.S. Perseus.
results were startling. Reports of four golf courses. based on these would shortly be issued.
HOLLAND,
PRINCE CONSORT'S HEALTH.
London, February 2. Router's Hagne correspondent wires that Queen Wilhelmina has returned from Taunus bringing favourable news of the health of tho Prince Consort,
OBITUARIES,
ADMIRAL SIR F. BEDFORD.
London, Feburary 1. erick Bedford is announced.
The death of Admiral Sir Fre-
[The deceased Admiral-was Go- vernor of Western Australia from 1903 to 1909. He Was "
the
ULSTER..
SCHEME OF GOVERNMENT,
London, February 1. The Ulster Unionist Council has adopted a scheme for a Pre-
A Suffragette who smashed a glase onse containing the Orders of Merit in the Tower of London has been arrested.
U. S PRESIDENCY.
NO THIRD TERM,
London, February 2. Reuter's Washington corres pondent says the Senate has
The full score was as follows :----
Civil Service:
w. Poole l.b.w. b Tayler
R. O. Witchell b Tayler R. O. Hutchison b Postorji... F. A. Biden a and b Pestonji... E. B. Reed, by Tayler
R. E. O. Bird & Braga
Pestonji
לי
21
в
Prince Hohenloh, the Emperor's Chamberlain, will shortly proceed
to the Court of St. Petersburg
Wales baat Scotland in a
bearing an autograph letter from Rugby match at Edinburgh by the Emperor Francis Joraph to eight point to nil. the Czar... This is regarded na reflecting the friendly relations oxisting between the Austrian and Russin Courts.
ANOTHER BURGLARY.
Clock Stolen from St. Joseph's
College.
The deaths are announced of Earl Crawford, Admiral Bedford and Col. MoCalmont, M.P.
The U. S. Senate has passed the Immigration Bill excluding illiterates from the country,
r
The U. S. Senate has passed s resolution to prevent the possibi-
We are informed that a burg-lity of a third Presidential term. lary took place at St. Joseph's
14 College during the early hours of
Saturday morning.
Turkish deserters from Chatul-
ja report sanguinary conflicts bo-
tween the officers and men there.
9
At the upper end of the school
7
premises is an isolated building
containing two class-rooms. From
20
Mr. Lloyd George says the
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H. A. Cox b Taylor · A. O. Browne Kew bTaylor... P. Jacks b. Taylor
visional Government and has ap-resolved in favour of an amend-E. W. Hamilton not out pointed an executive.
THE INTERPORT.
The Interport football team, exactly as chosen, left Hongkong for Shanghai by the s.s. Anhui at daylight yesterday morning, The team is a good one and should give a good account of itself. R. J. Brown, who acts as reserve, is on bie Homo.,
Way
THE ALLAN WILKIE
COMPANY..
After a highly successful season
Cardinal."
ment to the Constitution onacting a single presidential term of six years This would prevent the for a third term. possibility of a, President running
LOCAL SPORT.
LEAGUE CRICKET,
Foster o Tayler.
the window of one of theso a large foremont Liberal task in the near pane was skilfully removed, and future in the emancipation of the
land.
2 the thief thus easily gained ad-
10 mission to the room. He proceed.
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to break open a master's desk
19-that of the Rev. Bro. Cor- Queen Wilhelmina has return- nelius-and took from it a silvered from Taunus bringing favour- watch, presented, some time since able news of the Prince Consort's to Bro. Cornelius by his class. health.
Fxtras
Total
16
Bowling.
0. M. R. W.
Taylor Pestonji Hancock
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4
The only other article of value
in the room was the alock; the 18.3 2 72 7 barglar took this down and de-
Craigengower.
1 70 3 camped with it, having first as
The Turkish Grand Vizier says
the troops at Chatolja, were never
more united, as the enemy will
0 180 certained that the second class find to its cost.
room contained nothing but Obooks, and furniture. A desk
L. A. Rose b Bird W. H. Viveash a Poole b Bird J. V. Braga b Bird
Fer C. Johnstone b Bird...
"
9 Bird
29 Witchell
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5 in this room had been disturbed
17 but nothing taken from it.
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So far, nothing has been heard
0 of the thief. How he contrived
0
12 was a very large one, and how he to get away with the clock, which
3 will eventually convert it into money, are things that seem to O call for some explanation,
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47 ALLEGED ROBBERY
Bowling
0. M. R. W.
Total
11 7 13 6
A number of the Balkan de- logates have left London; the Greek delegate says the departure is "Au Revoir not" Adieu "
It is doubtful whether the Powers will succeed in prevent ing the resumption of fighting!! between Turkey and the Allies, 42
Colonel Prince Hohenloh, the Austrian Emperor's Chamberlain, will shortly convey an autograph letter from the Emperor to the Czar of Russia.
ON SAMPAN.ed
10.2 2 24 $ We have been informed that on Saturday night two Chinese en- FOOTBALL.
Hongkong Club. v. R.0.A. The Hongkong Oricket Club H. H; Tagler b Witchell were at home on Saturday to the R. Carvalho b Witchell a son of Vice-Admiral E. J. Bad- in Manila the Allan Wilkie Com- good game by one and 4G. A. Hancock o Foster b Bird
R.G.A. team and won a rather E. L. Braga b Witchell tord, and entered the Navy in pany left the Philippines on wickets, thanks to the batting of R. Basa b Bird. erket, the Grand Vizier, has 1852, served in the Black Sea Saturday laat and open here to T. E. Pearce, 43, R. N. Anderson R. Pestonji b Witchell sued a statement in which he and was present at the bombard-morrow with Luis N. Parker's 39, and A. N. Joseland 39. ys that the troops at Chatalja ments of Odessa, Sevastopol and romantic costume drama "The the losses Lt. Tym was top scorer Dr. F. H. Kew not out ero never more united, as the Sweaborg- He organised the
This play which with 29 to his oradit. The fall ony will find to their cost. It flotilla on the Nile in 1884, and
scored a tremendous expeditions ... believed that-
Auccess scores were :~~ Roumania commanded
R.G.A. against Fodi Shah in Gambia, when originally produced by Mr. Nana of Brohemio on the Benin E. S. Willard at the St. James' Capt Gainsford, Batson 18 River and King Koko of Nimbi on Theatre, London, and repeater Capt. Crawford, b Anderson, 18 the Niger. He was commander of the triumph everywhere in the Lt. Mathews, run out... the Serapis during the Prince of United States, is new to Hongkong Lt. Pym, b Anderson... Wales's visit to India 1875-6 and should draw a large audience Lt. Wiltshire, run out From 1899 to 1903 he
to welcome the Company on its Lt. Paris, b Donnelly Commander-in-Chief
Lt. Bagnall b Donnelly opening night. The name-part, West Indies Station.] German Policy.
which Mr. Allan Wilkie will, of Major Currie, b Anderson Ance Lichnoweky, the Ger
Earl of Crawford,
course, fill, is one of the most Lt. Christian, b Donnelly Ambassador to the Court of
London, February 1, Janies, at the Kaiser's birth- The death is announced of the ten, and the whole play is ad. Gunner Payne, not out
powerful and dramatic ever writ- Capt. Taylor, b Warburton... dianer in London, dwelt on Earl of Crawford. The succession vantaged by its picturesque mise Emperor's consistent efforts of Lord Balearres to the title neces-en-scene, mediaeval Italy. inster good relations with their sitates a by-election at Chorley. The following outline of the lrod island people, especially [The deceased Earl, who was plot will show the play's dramatic ring the last few months. The premier Earl of Scotland and possibilities:-Andrea Strozzi, a vernment and the Kaiser con- head of House Lindsay, was born soldier of fortune and leader of
red it their paramount da'y in France in 1847. He was for condottieri, alaye & wealthy Ro. Warburton ork in accord with Germany's merly president of the Astrono-
man, one Bartolomeo Chigi, in
Batson ... and the friendly British mical Association and member of
Anger at his refusal to give him Anderson Parliament for Wigan. He was the hand of his daughter, Donnelly "We hope the Ambas. President of the Camden Society Filiberia. He confesses his mur-
tament to maintain Europe.
co.
in London would attain
ired goal. The Balkan
ad been advised to exer oderation in order to pre further bloodshed,
Montenegrin Move.
Later. ter's, correspondent at Cet states that the King of onegro has left for the camp Scutari, the fall of which the conclusion, of розос ly desired by the people.
In the Balance.
is
Was
on the
and owned about 14,000 acres of
.Extra
Total
Bowling.
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The Ambassadors in London their Sam Governments that the Turkish
to On Saturday, at the Happy gaged a sampan from Yaumati have telegraphed
20 Valley,
H.M.S. Rosario, met
and
proceeded toward
. 13 H.M.9. Ulio in a football match, Shiu Po. When off the Cosmo reply affords the basis for a
1in connection with the small politan Dock, it is alleged, they resumption of negotiations. 10 ships league, winning by the attacked the boatwomen and
when they had secured jewellery The Gorman Ambassador says
4
only goal of the match. Tovey
-3 secured the win for the Rosario to the value of $60 they made Kaiser and Government con
in the first half, and though the 128 Olio tried hard to equalise, the
always found their opponents' defence too stubborn..
Well
their way towards the Dook. sider it paramount to work with notice of a watchmen was attrac- to maintain European peace. The women cried out and the Germany's Allies and Britain. ted. He succeeded in arreating
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IS HE A SPY?
LOCAL
The Allan Wilkie Company
O. M. R. A.
In connection with the D.O.LI. one of the men but the other got 10 4 18 1 company league the "G." team away, 12 4 301 beat the "F" team by two goals 12 0 57 3 to pil, Murchington and Drew 10 3 19 3 scoring, whila "B." and "D. H.K.0.0.
At the Police Court, this morn- open to-morrow, companies contested 3 fought out game, which resulted ing, before Mr. Hazeland, "Karl
Messrs. Setua's fortnightly 43 in a tie; the scorers were:-Dean, Boettner, 28, described as a clerk, 10 Cann and Dealy for "B." Co.; and and a native of Trier, Germany, port appears to day.
Smith and Abrams (2) for "D." was charged by Inspector Watt, 22 Co.
with taking a photograh of a portion of Upper Belchers Bat-
b
land. The heir to the title and der to the Cardinal, Giovanni di T. E. Pearce, o Matthews b estates is Lord Balcarros, MP.. Medioi, on the eve of his depar
Gainsford who succeeded Lord St. Audrios tare for the wars, and leaves C. C. Clarks, b Christian as Chief Conservative Whip in Rome. The suspicion of the A. H. Gillingham, o Taylor 1911. He has mat for horley since murder falls upon the Cardinal's Baguall 1895, his majority, at the last brother, who is affianced to Fili. R. U. Anderson, e Matthews election being 2,538.1
berta. All evidence points to his b Christian...
Col. Me Calmont, M.P
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HEAVY FINES.
.
Floxing and local sport is fully
tery, on January 26th without per reported in this issue. mission: There was another obarge of having photographic The Interport football team materials in his possession in the left at daylight yesterday. immediate vicinity of Upper
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The Ying Chow has been found
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The annual prize-giving of the
guilt and the Cardinal, slons W. O. D. Turner, o Bagnall London, February 2 розвевава of the terrible b Christian. The death has occurred of secret, but forced to maintain A. N. Joseland, b Payne Colonel J. M. Mo Calmont, Unio-silence by his sacred vows and W. E. Warburton, not out nist M. P. for East Antrim since the seat of the confessional, sees A. H. Crowe, not cut 1885.
his brother condemned to death [The deceased served in the god dare not, bronk those vows outer learns that the Ambas 8th Hussars from 1866 to 1874 Strozzi returns in triumph to in London have telegraph- and retired with the rank of Cap- Rome and Giovanni bags him to heir Governments express- tain in the latter year. He was save his innocent brother's life, E. Donnelly did not bat.
opinion that the Turkish Hon Colonel in the Antrim Ar-which he consents to do at the
"MN"
Revenue officer Wilden arrest-Belcher's with the intention of
28 ed a man in Connaught Road contravening the Defences (Sket and has arrived in Manils.
West, in possession of 1000 taels ches Prevention) Ordinance, 1895. 190 of opiam and a revolver and A third count against the de- Lt. Batson, R., Y. Long and D. ammunition, without permits. fendant charged him with being
o the Powers afforded a tillery He was A D.O. to Earl price of Filiberta's hand. She
Cowper and Marlborough when consents to make the sacrifice, Christian
Bude basis for the resumption Viceroy of Ireland. Deceased but the Cardinal refuses the bar- Payne he uegotiations.
understood that a similar last two elections]
was returned unopposed at the!
ion and that Dr. Daneff's
evails in official quartorn
o the Foreign Office on
hy was connected there-
An Interesting Tour
gain and sends Strozzi from his Gainsford
Bowling.
At the Police Court this morn- in the immediate vicinity of the Belilios Public School took place ing, the defendant told Mr C. D. Mount Davis battery with photo today.
O. M. R. W. Melbourne that he wanted the graphic material and apparatus 14 1 64 3 opium for his own use and that in his possession with the inten- 5 1 23 1 the revolvet and ammunition tion of contravening the same 10 0 39 1 were given him by a friend." Ordinance, palace with a curse upon his Bagnall....
5 1 13 1 R: O. Wilden naked for the Inspector Watt asked for a head. Despairing of saving his Matthews, 30 28 0 maximum penalty on the second formal remand for a week. brother from dosth he suddenly Craigengower Beaten. charge, seeing that the man was His Worship:--For a week Mr. W. A. Graham, formerly conceives a plan of catching his Craigongowor was badly beaten guilty of having in his possession only? th. It is doubtful, however, High Commissioner for Siam in enemy by craft. He faigne mad on Saturday, afternoon in their revolver and ammunition 48 Inspector Watt-Yes." both the Powers will succeed Kelantan, and now Financial Ad-ness and forgetfulness of Strozzi's League match with the Civil Ser- well as the opium.
His Worship:-Is he out on thoir efforts to prevent a re-viser to the Siamese Government, confession. The latter repeats it vice, a defest mainly due to the Defendant was fined $500 or bail? wal of fighting.
and Mrs. Graham, recently went when listeners are concealed close good work of Witchell and Bird in default three months on the Inspector Watt-Yes, 8500, Lelt for: Paris... on tour in the monthons of Korat at hand and is arrested while with the bill, Bird took first charge, and $200 or in de- your Worship, Dr. Daneff has left London for and Ubon. They covered over Filiberta and her love are 16 wickets for 13 runs and Witchell fault two months on the second Ele Worship-A formal re
500 miles by pony)
[ four for 24.
leharge, to run consecutively. mand for a week-bit $500,
united at the altar.
Arrangements are in hand for holding a joint concert under the auspices of the Y.MIO.A. and Y.W.
WCA
A quaint story is told to-daybt of how & Scotsman was mistaken for a German spy, yesterday, by an Indian soldier.
We are informed that a burg- lary took place at Joseph's Ool lege during the early hours of 8turday morning.