No. 9016
The Hongkong Telegraph.
February 19th, 1914, Temperature a.m. 55, p.m. 66; Humidity...88, 87.
TELEGRAMS.
·晚七初月正年丑癸
ANTARCTIC DISASTER.
HOME OPINION.
Router's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
The
London, February 11.
viotory and death" of Captain Scott and his companions
TELEGRAMS.
ANTARCTIC DISASTER.
AMERICAN SYMPATHY.
Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, February 11. President Taft has cabled to King George the condolences of loss..
Respecting the Last Wish. 'Later,
(ESTABLISHED
— 1881.).
Copyright, 1912 by the Proprietor.
WEDNESDAY,
TELEGRAMS.
THE TERRITORIALS.
IMPORTANT. DISCUSSION.
Router's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, February 10,
In the House of Lords, Lord
Tanion?
FEBRUARY 12,
WBATHER FORD J.
FAIR.
Barometer 80.20
February 12th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 64, p.m. 82; Humidity...67, 85.
1913.
三拜禮
TELEGRAME.
TELEGRAMS.
號二十月二英都香
TELEGRAMS.
SHIPPING COMPETITION. THE NAVAL QUESTION,
THE BALKAN WAR.
BRITAIN'S REPLY.
A TURKISH MISSION.
JAPAN'S ADVANTAGE..
Reater's
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London, February 11,
Renter's
"Reuter's
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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TELEGRAMSA
THE NEWS CONDENSED,
It is stated that the Burian
President Taft and President. Elect Wilson liave cabled to King George their condolences on the Antarctic calamity.
[Service to the" Telegraph."] [Service to the "Telegraph."]Djorjieff in charged to seek -Rus ain's mediation to reconcile Bri- London, February 11.
London, February 11, -
tain and Tibet. In the flouse of Commons, Sir During question time in the Renter's Constantinople corres-
Experts do not believe that the form the theme of the editorial himself. and countrymen at the condition of the Territorial Army calling attention to the subsidised namara said that Mr. Churchill the former Grand Vizier, leaves death of Captain Scott and party ·
Midleton naked would the present J. D. Reas addressed & question House of the Commons, Dr. Mao-pondent says that Hakki Pasha, enable it to take the field im Nippon Yusen Kaisha ander-considered it better to deal with to-day with the intention of pro-is entirely due to a blizzard; stat
vation is suggested. comments of all the papers,
President-Elect Woodrow Wilmediately on the despatch of an cutting Britial rates Hetween Admiral von Tirpitz's speech in ceeding to Vienna, Paris, London, which, in the absence of details
Big Turkish Losses. of the calamity, publish pages of son has also cabled to His Majesty expeditionary force of 180,000 Hongkong, Singapore, Rangoon, the Reichstag when the Estimates and Berlin on a special mission,
men and guarantee the safety of and Calcutta, while the British are presented. He would thus be
Reuter's correspondent at Sofia obituary notices, articles, pictures his heartfelt sympathy.
the country in the event of an in- were excluded from the Japanese able to give the position as a of the Expedition and interviews
coasting trade. He asked what whole. In the meantime he desir-states that that after repulsing all with members of former expedi
Ford Herschell, replying for the imme-liste action was proposed. ed to express the general feeling the Turkish attacke, except near tions, who express the opinion Lord Curzon presiden at a meet-
Mr. Aoland replied that Japan of satisfaction at the tone of the the Sea of Marmora, where the discussion. Tarks were supported by war- that the party was cutting it too ing of the Royal Geographical War Office, said Mr. Asquith had fine in the matter of food in its Society to-morrow (Wednes-loy) decided some weeks ago, at the had been approached with a view recent German
abips, the Bulgariana hareretired dash to the Pole and probably to consider giving effect to time the Committee of Imperial to securing a satisfactory arrange. perished, from starvation.
Captain Scott's Inst wish that the Defence was ander his Chairman-ment. Proposals for this object dependents of the dond a ould be ship, to reconsider the question. were under consideration, and in
Thore were now 263,000 view of these negotiations, im-nett, Humphreys and Harry Kelly, adequately provided for.
mon in the force; apart mediate retaliatory action exalud-Then he set to with other exer- from the National Reserve, ing Japanese steamers from the cise in the morning and did some and recruiting was buoyant. Indian coasting trade was not healthy road work. Moreover, the War Office know contemplated. that in the event of a war the men who had recently left would rejoin in far greater numbers than re quired to raise the force to establishment strength. There were
Memorial Service.
Expert Opinion.. Sir Ernest Shackleton and Captain Ammundaen, interview- ed at New York, said they were Arrangements are being made shooked beyond expression at the for the halding of a Memorial report. They added that they Service in St. Paul's Cathedral on did not believe that the blizzard Friday. was solely accountable for the deaths.
Commander Peary has offered his deepest sympathy to the relatives of the deceased mon and
to the entire British nation at the unexpected catastrophe.
The Victims,
The notices in the papers ro garding the victims state:
Dr. Wilson was the chief scientist of the expedition.
Captain Oates, of the Inniskill ing Dragoons, was selected to take charge of the ponies on accoun of his experience in India and Tibet. He was mentioned in despatches in South Africa.
Lieut. Bowers, of the Indian Marine, had charge of the com missariat.
Petty Officer Evans was in charge of the ledges and equip mant.
Farewell i
:
A Scott Fund."
Later. The Lord Mayor of London is communiting with tho authorities with a view to opening a Scott
Fuad.
Was
BOXING.
at the City Hall
Those who wish to see the
Grant is keeping himself in condition on board H. M.S. Flora, and did ten rough rounds with different sparring partners who require some shifting.
Scott and Powell, as well as the
work in their respective training quarters and I can safely say that the like of Saturday's boxing has never been seen in the Colony and
Bris and equipment available for the whole number. Saturday's Monster Programme others on the bill, are doing good Continuing, Lord Herschell said World-wide Sympathy. the Government'e answer Worldwide expressions of that it can now guarantee, under sympathy at the loss of Captain any present circumstances, that Scott and his comrades are being received from foreign and Colonial Legislatures.
TIBETAN FROBLEM.
BRITISH FRIENDSHIP
WANTED.
Lon lon, February 11,
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President Madero of Mexico,
to fresh positions, some six kilo-who is protected in the Palace by meters to the rear, their losses thousand men, is confident of being insignificant. The Tarks overcoming the Revolution. have lost fifty officers and 5,000
The Admiralty considers that men killed, and double that num- ber wounded..
the logs of Captain Soött and his Mainly due to the shell fire of comrades should be regarded as. the Bulgarians who are entrench- they were killed inaction. ing before Balair, the Bulgarians also report having inflicted losses totalling several thousand on Turkish force which has landed at Charkeui.
Reported - Turkish Successes. Reuter's Constantinople corres- pondeat wires that the Turks at Adrianople made a sortie on the 9th inst, and captured at the point
JAPANESE POLITICS.
SERIOUS RIOTS OCCUR.
if
Mr. Churchill has announcel that the new river gunboats for the China Station should be ready for service at the end of 1914,
The Turks are reported to have ortied from Adrianople and cap- tured at the point of the bayonet the Bulgarian position on Daliden
is insecure,
Arrangements are being mado for the holding of a Memoral Ber- vice to the listo Captain Scott and comrades; inßt, Paulo Cathedral on Friday..
Mr. Acland says that, pending nogolistions, retaliatory action ex- cluding Japenese steamers from the Indian coasting trade is not bug contemplated.
the country can be eafogaarded events at the boxing tournament is not likely to be seen again for of the bayonet the Bulgarian against a blow aimed at its heart at the City Hall on Saturday, some time to come. The ringside position on Daliden Hills, fuflict- It considered that any large under the joint auspices of Mr. seats are $10 and they are worthing severe lossea.
Arising out of the murder of it, as it must be remembered that 'Tho increase
in expenditure
message adds:-"Our alely
H. Kelly and Mr.Nobby" Hall, the pures for the big fight alone is troops at Chaloldja have joined Mr. Oakley at Johore, Mr. Har för home defence
court has declined to accept the would be a disastrons policy, should, and in fact must, book $1,000, and apart from the other hands with those at Papazbourgassuggestion that life in the F.M.S.
and the running of and attacked the enemy occupy- and the whole of the Army Coun- now if they wish to get good parses cil concurred in that view, which seats. The booking opened the show, this amount wants ing the heights to the west, cap- was also strongly held by the General Staff. Nevertheless, the to-day at Moatries, and it was fading. I feel certain that uring the Bulgarians, only ten
fans of this Colony will
escaping. Our cavalry havo! not satisfied. very evident that a record turn up at great strength coupied Pighadre". Government was It aimed at an establish-house will be recorded judging and give theoo two entorprising ment of 315,000, and had by the number that took time by promoters the house they deserve considered the possibility of the forelock. On the night of the for what they have done to clear Reuter's correspondent at Stilising the National Reserve, "tourney" ringside seats will be the boxing atmosphere of the which now numbered 190,000 at a premium as it has got abroad Colony which until their advent inen, to fill the gaps in the Terri that this will, in all probability, was not as wholesome as one Petersburg states that the Burian Djorjiel's Mission is still unde torial Force: It had been decided, be the last time that Cordell will would have desired.
One of the surprise packets of fined. All he is willing to say is to this end, to pay the County be seen in the ring in this Colony. that he is charged to ascertain Associations, in addition to the
Be is about to proceed to the night will be Cordell's "nip- the views of Russia on certain present ahilling, five shilling?
Australia, I have been informed per," and when the veil obscuring willing to ench ma questions concerning Mongolia and Tibet.
serve in home defence during only this morning that the his identity is lifted a local cham- The Novoye Vremya" nader-time of grave national emergency, winner of the Scott Powell fight pion, in amateur circles, will be Tokyo states that the suspension appeal on behalf of the depen- stands that Djorjieff is charged to endi ten shillings to those similar will challenge the winner of revealed. Adam Ismail, his op-of the Diet in order to prevent dents of the Antarctic Expedi seek Russia's mediation to re- ly willing to serve anywhere in the main event, but Cordell ponent, has been the sparring the Opposition from moving a lion, made in bia last message, In the House of Commons, Mr.concile Britain and Tibet in cor-the world. The men's present says if he has the good partner to Iron Bax and lacks vote of censure because of the un-will not fall on desi ears.
time of fortunate to win the Derby", will be paid to the men them teen young Tibetans are coming selves in time of peace. to Russsia shortly to study in dif
Lord Herschell concluded with forent schools.
an appeal on bishalf of voluntary service to overy man. Should the young men come forward, as he hoped, the Government would be prepared to so expand the Forces to find a place for all.
The meeting of the Royal Geographical Society was ad- journed after a speech by the Chairman, Mr. D. W. Frealfield. bidding farewell to the band of heroes whose names would shice as an example of the endurance and qualities of Englishmen.
A Pathetic Appeal.
Austen Chamberlain asked whe-
ther the Prime Minister has seen Captain Scott's last message to his country and whether the Government would give favour Able consideration to the appeal made by him on behalf of the dependents of those who, in Captain Scott's own words, "have given their lives to this enter- prise, which is for the honour of their country,
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Mr. Asquith replied:-We all, at this moment, arò under a deep impression created by reading Captain Scott's Inst message- one of the most moving and pathetic utterances in the anpuls of discovery of a brave and en- during man face to face with a tragic end to a career of self devoted service. We can only say that the appeal will not fall on deaf ears.
Mr. Asquith spoke with emo- tion, his remarks being almost inandible. The Hours was much moved.
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sequence of Tibetan resentment of
for
Britain's attitude on Ching-Tibe-obligation refers to a
London, February 11. Reuter's correspondent at
but little of the dash of the latter, constitutional methods of the
bun relations; and states that af-great national peril. No money as one might term it, he cannot Maurice Sandberg, that finished Government, led to serious riots,
RIVER GUNBOATS.
NEW CRAFT FOR CHINA
WATERS.
London, February 11. “ Mr. Churchill has stated in Parliament that it is proposed
and olever American wrestler, is in which the casualties numbered matched against Hassan Ali, the six dead and "seventy injured.
It is expected that the Katsura champion of India, to go the best
Mr. Asquith says 'Capt. Scott's
LOCAL.
possibly remain in Hongkong un- less sufficient inducement is held out to him, owing to his engage rents in Australia. Cordell is pleased that he has been given the opportunity of meeting Grant, to beat the good old Lancashire offices, wrecked police stations because, he says, he came here to made and given proper conditions and burned trams. There was acet the best the Colony could there is no reason in the world constant fighting with the police, put up against him and though why this event should not be a who succeeded in repulsing an the men he has met and defeated very exciting ono.
**Book your seats now, woro, good and plucky fighters, he was convinced that he would advice of have to meet the redoubtable
Training notos appear in this The mob attacked newspaper issue. of three rounds in the catch-an-Cabinet will resign. catch-can style. There is nothing
Comments on Saturday's box. ing tournament appear to-day.
MEXICAN REVOLUTION. "Nobby" Grant before he could
eay he had met the best man in Britain's Far Eastern Service.
On behalf of Grant I must say
to commence the constraction of THE PRESENT SITUATION. that the ready and honest way he
the China river gunboats during the next financial year. The vas sels should be ready for service! in China by the end of 1914.
AVIATION BILL.
ITS OBJECT EXPLAINED.
Support for the Appeal.
Later. The Duke of Argyll, Lord
Landon, February 11. Roberts, and numerous Admirals, Colonial representatives, scien- The House of Commons has tists and other distinguished read the Aerial Navigation Bill a personages, announce that they second time. will support the carrying out of Colonel Seely said the Bill was not aimed at any Foreign Power Captain Scott's wish.
but to prevent mischievous per- sons flying over places where Combustible stores are kept.
Admiralty Tribute. The Admiralty has issuer a tatement expressing profound regret at the deaths of Captain Boott and his comrades, and adde;
The circumstances wherein they lost their lives prove the constancy and resolution with which they carried out the duty for which they volunteered. Their Lordships consider that their loss should be regarded as if
they had been killed in notion. Their
by the Navy
ROYAL BETROTHAL.
is the Xaverian.
PHILIPPINE fire.
attack on the Premier's residence. Cabinet Resigns.
Later. The Japanese Cabinet has re- siguel, and Admiral Yamamoto assumes the Premiership.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN
TELEGRAMS.
Two outbreaks of fire occurred yesterday, but neither proved serious.
The meeting of the Sanitary- Board yesterday lasted less than five minutes..
An extraordinary general meet ing of the Green Leland Cement Company was held to-day.
An opium divan was described, in the Police Court this morning,
said "yes", to me when I asked him if he was anxious to meet Cor- Big Property Losses at London, February 11. ́
Zamboanga, dell impressed me very much, and The position in Mexico appeare it proved that Grant was not only to be this:-The newly-proclaim a man with physical development ed President Diaz, with artillery, and fistic training but that he is entrenched at the Arsenal, and is the possessor of a big heart. President Medoro has returned to It must not be forgetten that Grat a thousand men with eight guns, class and when he defeated 4amboanga, This news comes in ments with the Bulgarians are oil on Thursday, appear to-day. the Palace, which is protected by has not fought among the mug
Not until yesterday, says the "Cablenews" of February 6, did definite information reach Manila regarding the disastrous fire in
President Madero being confident Blackmore he ascended over a man a telegram from General Pershing of overcoming the Revolution. who was a professional fighter and to division headquarters, and
THE JOHORE MURDER,
RAISED IN PARLIAMENT,
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
Big Turkish losses in engage reported.
The Lord Mayor of London is taking steps to open a Boot Memorial Fund,
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The Aerial Navigation Bill has been read a second time in the House of Commons,
who was for five years the welter states that the Sunday night blazo weight champion of Australia. Of destroyed property valued at coures he went under to the great 500,000, including many of the Pto Curran at Howe but how many principal business houses of the are there today who could do southern metropolis.
This burned district comprises better? At the time, too, it was common knowledge in boxing four blocks bordering Calle oiroles at Home, that Grant was Felipe between Calles Isabel and then far from in his beat condi- Parada besides several large tion. Grant is only twenty-eight buildings on Esgay. The losses London, February 11. years of age and he is a fall include the American Pharmacy,
ions rolitical riots have In the House of Commons, Mr. big-chested, well-set man with the Mindanao Herald, the Ja Harcourt, replying to Mr. P.A. fists like iron. He can give and panese bazaar, Kwong Me-lung, Molteno, Liberal M.P for Dum-receive, and the big son of the Chinese store, Pohoomal brothers occurred in Tokyo, six people friesshire, pointed out that the Golden West is bang up against and Broad's Filipino bazaar.being killed and 70 finred.
At one time the entire city was murder of Mr. Oakley cocurred a stiff proposition. Cordell knows
re-
The Japanese Cabinet has r aigned, and Admiral Yamamoto assumes the Premiership.
Seriona
as quite a refuge for thieves,
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The orders of the day, for the meeting of the Legislative Coun
About one hundred and fifty are down for hearing on Friday. causes of illicit cracker firing
Mr. Alec Taylor, the well-known professional player, gave an ex- hibition of billiards at the, Lusitano Club last night.
Two cases of plague are said to have been reported during the last few days. The outlook in favourable as compared with last year.
An application for the forfer turet, the Crown of 500 ounces
London, February 11. Reuter's Berlin correspondent statos that the engagement of Princess Victoria Laise to Ernst in Johore, and not in the Federal, too, and yesterday fought threatened with destruction but Admical von Tirpitz's sreeer's atory will longs be remembered Anguat, Duke of Brunswick ed Malay States: He declined, to do less than twelve rounds, doling courageous work by the Amerioan to be ealt with by Mr. Chu-chill of ensning valued at $10,000/ Lueneburg, Is officially announ accept the suggestion that life in out some of his short arm dope to troops and white residents of the when he Naval Estimate pre pre-
the F. M. 8. was insecure, Josephs, Sandborg, Smith, Chung city stopped it at critioal point, sonte
oed
was granted at the Pollos Court
this morning,