The Hongkong Telegraph
February 28th, 1913, Temperature a.m, ^\p.m1-63; Humidity,), 9173. W
No, 9081
“晚三月正年丑癸
TELEGRAMS.
BALKAN CRISIS.
PREMATURE REPORTS.
Renter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, February 27.
A message from Vienna states that the circumstantial reports to
TELEGRAMS.
TIT FOR TAT.
SUFFRAGETTE CAUGHT.
Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."},
London, February 27, Some men caught a women painting "Voles for Women" on the effect that Russia and Austria the coats on Hampstead Health, are ready to demobilise are desin bright green paint. oribed as prematuro. The official They seized her, pulled her newspaper "Wiener Allgemeine down, and, after smothering her Zeitung,' yesterday evening hair and face in the paint, they staled that domobilisation is pro-released her. bable, but in no wise certain. The situation is virtually un- changed.
A Recent Release.
A message from Constantinople Miss Looke, one of the women says that it is admitted that arrested in connection with the Hakki Pasha's mission to London firing of the Tea Pavilion in Kew was a failure, the Powers refus Gardens, has been committed for ing to accept the Porte's raply to trial. their Note as a basis of fresh pourparlers.
The solicitor representing the Crown informed the Bench of the Powers and» Roumania. release from gaol of Miss Lenton, In view of the Bulgarian ac- the other woman arrested at the ceptance of unqualified arbitra-samo time, but as he did not pro tion by the Powers, the latter are duce a medical certificate, the desirous of inducing Roumania Bench commented on the Home to renounce reservations both Secretary's action and issued a regarding Silistria and to ultimate warrant for her re-arrest. aoquiesence in the decision of the .Powers.
The Difficulties.
Mrs. Pankhurst.'
Reuter learns that although Mrs. Pankhurst will be released agreement in principle about the on bail. to-night (Thursday), she delimitation of Albanin is in viow having given certain under. owing to the spirit of conciliation takinga.
displayed by the Powers during the negotiations of the position regarding Scutari, will render final decisions very difficult. The conclusion of peace would great- ly simplify a settlement, but the oapture of Soutari by the Mon- tenegrine would seriously affect the present situation.
MOTOR BANDITS,
DEATH SENTENCES.
OBITUARY.
SIR WILLIAM WHITE.
London, February 27,
The death is announced of Sir
FRIDAY
TELEGRAMS.
FRENCH ARMY,
THREE YEARS' SYSTEM.
"Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
(ESTABLISHED. byright, 1912)
London, February 27. French public opinion appeara agreed on the principle of a re- turn to a three years' service system, and a Bill is shortly to be presented applying it to all arms. A Forward Policy.
Later.
SOUTHERN News.
FEBRUA
-TELEGRAMS.
тамизг
AMBRO
THE MALAY GIFT.
A NEW SUGGESTION.
Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, February 27.
ebruary 28th, 1912, Temperature a.m
號八廿月二英潽香
Zoruary 28th,
五拜禮
"URGISEAZA ALIAN
TELEGRAMS. --
U. S. NAVY,
BIG APPROPRIATION.
Reuter's
[Service to the "Tolegraph."]
London, February 27.
correspondent at
Reuter's
neo or not.
the
car,
TELEGRAMS.
LADY SCOTT.
BEARS SORROW BRAVELY.
Router's
[Service to the "Tolograph."]
London, February 27.
WEATHER FORECAST
CHANGELE
Barometer 80.18
Humidity...60, 61.
SINGLE COPT 10 Camra
986 раз Алим
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWS CONDENSED,
At Paris, Wales beat France in
a Rugby match by 11 points to 8.
French public opinion favours
A warrant for the re-arrest of Miss Leaton, the released suffra gette, has been issued.
The Army airship Beta collided with telephone wires at Aldershot and was seriously damaged."
It is admitted in Constantino-
The altitude of Germany is the outstanding question now re- garding adviserships under the proposed Loan to China.
The Powers are exerting pres- sure on Roumania to agree to unqualified arbitration regarding her dispute with Bulgaria
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Sir Frank Swettenham, former
Reater's correspondent at a return to the three years mili- Governor of the Straits Settle Washington says the House of Wellington states that Laily tary system. ments, writing to the "Times" Representatives has passed the Scott has arrived and is well. suggests that as the cost of the Naval Appropriation Bill of When she heard the news Sir William White, this year's most expensive British battleship $111,000,000, authorising the of the death of her husband, President of the British Associa- had not exceeded two millions, the construction of one battleship, of Fiji, she said" I must be as tion, le dead. Malay Rulers and the Council of six destroyers, and four sub-brave as my husband would wish the Federated Malay States should marines.
me to be Router's correspondent at Paria reapportion their splendid giftes. wires that the Government his follows:-82,000,000 or more for submitted to the Chamber a Bill the battleship; £100,000 for the providing £20,000,000 to provide London School of Tropical Medi- are required, and then operations
most cine; and £50,000 or £100,000 will proceed in earnest. The MANCHESTER AND THE what, war material is
FAR EAST. TA, PE urgently necessary to bring the towards establishing a College of Company is going to make a defence to a proper pitch of Tropical Agriculture. Then not complete survey of the whole efficiency, within a maximum only would the original object of Territory, and does not expect to
The annual report of the Man period of five years,
the gift be attained; but both the have this completed for some The Preamble to the Bill des Malay Siates and their people four years. This survey will chester Chamber of Commerce ple that Hakki Pasha's mission laras that recents wars have would share in the resulting bene-decide definitely whether there is deals with the following amongst to the Powers line been a failure.
payable oil in British North Bor other interesting matters mor confirmed the necessity of nations fits.
Having given certain under fence on the level of progress of constantly maintaining their de-
Trade Marks in Chian. No takings, Mr. Pankhurst is to be Mr. W. H. Lee-Warner, Asst. tangible progress (says the report) released on bail pending her trial. Resident, Brunei, returned from can be reported with respect the military art, otherwise they will drift into a condition of inferiority On Fabrüory 10 a man named long leave on the 22nd ult,, and either to the proposed Conven-
A Bill providing for a naval which it is difficult to remedy Lieven was charged at Ipoh with Mr. E. A. Dickson, will shortly tion with Japan for the mutual appropriation of 111 million afterwards. The point is embreaking into the house of Detreurn to the FM.S. It is rumoured protection in China, of British dollars has passed the US, House phasised that the proposal does Inspector Worton and stealing that Mr. Dickson je going to and Japanese marks, or the Con- of Representatives. not involve any additional burden, therefrom a revolver, a gold Tringganu as acting British vention with China herself for as it only anticipated inevitable watch and other property. He Adviser.
the protection of British marks, has since been sentenced to six
PHILIPPINES.
Politics in China have not yet sacrifices.
months' imprisonment.
Mr. A. A. Anderson, a photo-entirely settled down, nor is the SIAM AND INDO-CHINA. grapher of Fort McKinley, was Republican Government as yet There was a good attendance killed by the overturning of a recognised officially, but it is at a recent meeting, in Bangkok, motor-car, outside Manila on hoped that during the year 1013 of gentlemen interested in natural February 20. Mr. Julien Dannon, more progress will bo made,
McKinley Garage history, the object of the gather of SINGAPORE,
China: Mail Servico via Sibe- ing being the discussion of a pro. and Livery Stables, who was ria.-The Postmaster-General was posal to form a Siam Natural driving the was badly approached during the year on H.E. the Governor has appoint- History Society. There was an injured, while three other the subject of the institution of s It is pointed out that the con- Second-Lieutenant 0. 0. Oliver, interesting discussion, and it was cupants received a severe shaking. sample post to China via the clusion of peace would greatly R.G.A., to be his extra Aide-dedecided that such a society be According to a telegram re- Siberian Railway. Ho replied that facilitate the settlement of the Camp.
formed. The object of the new ceived at the executive bureau, efforts are being made, to obtain Albanian delimitation question. The death is announced of society is the promotion of the Manila, on the 20th, from the exe such a reduction of the rates for Inspector Brace of the Singapore study of zoology, botany and cutive secretary at Bigato, a mail the conveyance of mails by the Da hearing the news of her police, at Tipperary, on January geology in all its branches. A carrier named Ambrosio Yeon has Siberian route as will bring about husband's death, Lady Boot William White.
18. The deceased inspector was Committes was appointed to draw been murdered between Pugason the merchants desideratum, and said: "I must be as brave de my [Sir William Hoary White, stationed in Balik Palau for over up rules and lay them before and Zamberrama, and the mail that no other country in in a bet, husband would wish me to be K.U.B., was 67 years of age, and five years. He was for some another meeting, which will be in the murdered man's posses- ter position than is Great Britain. London, February 27.
was recently appointed President years before that in Singapore. held on March 4.
sion" is missing. The name of
Men caught a suffragette paint The case of the "Oldhamin." been yet Reuter's correspondent at Paris of the British Association for Last year he went home on leave, The Chinese New Year was the murderor has not states that the motor bandits 1013. He was educated at the and, while there, he was pronounc-celebrated heartily in Bangkok, learned, or the manner in which To their great regret the Board idg Votes) for Women"
have to report their failure to pro- Hampstead Beath seats, and trial has concluded and the Royal School of Naval Architec-ed unfit for further duty and Republican edicts notwithstand the act was committed.
vail upon the Foreign Office to smothered her hair and face in ladera Dieudonne, Callemin, tare. He held the Diploma of retired. He only enjoyed his ing. In fact, the Republican flag
press the case of the owners of the the paint. Dendy and Monier have been Fellow (1st class), and was in the pension for two, or three months, generally flew gaily over the pro-
Oldhamis, members of the Cham- Constructive Department of the A Macao share-broker named ceedings. The Thursday and THE FUTURE OF THE ber, for compensation. Sir Eward Sir Frank Swettenham suggenta Two others were sent to gaol Admiralty, 1867-83, rising to the Wee Boon Keng, appeared at Friday were high holidays, and
Grey dealt with the subject in a a reapportionment of the Malay for life with hard labour, one to rank of Chief Constructor; Pro the Singapore police court on the requests for Chinese to work on
speech in Manchester. The stand-Gift in view of the fact that a ten years, eight others from fessor. of Naval Architecture at 17th inst. charged with criminal the Saturday were in very many
point is, that it is impossible battleship does not cont more one to five years' imprisonment. the Royal School of Naval Archi-breach of trust in respect of 500 cases received with smiling re-
A Washington correspondent auccessfully to urge upon the Rus than $2,000,000, The three women were acquitted, tecture and the Royal Naval Col-Kamuning shares with which bo, fusal. The finished section of telegraphs that, speaking at the sian Government to pay thisdsim
1870 81; organised and as a broker, had been entrusted. Sanam Chandra railway was open banquet of the Ohio Society on lege,
as the state of international law The French Government has The bandit Carouy, who was directed the warship building The case was transferred to the ed by the King of Siam on Chinese 29th inst, Mr. Taft reiterated his was such that the decision lay brought forward a Bill providing sentenced to penal servitude for department of Armstrong and Co., District Court and postponed, New Year's Day. After the event condemnation of the Philippine with the Russian Privy Court, $20,000,000 to provide war life, committed suicide im- Newcastle 1883 85; Director of bail being allowed in a sum of His Majesty was presented with policy of the Democrats. Indepen and that, much as we might object material to bring the defence to mediately he returned to the Naval Construction and Assistant $3,000.
gifts by the local Chinese traders, dence, he said, would be granted to it, the converse case sometimes an ellicient state.. Controller of the Royal Navy,
Interviewed by a special cor- only to be with rawn after invol- arose, and we expected foreign The trial of the Paris motor prison.
Oct. 1885 to Fob. 1902; during Mr. J. Howell has been made respondent of Le Temps" in ving the country in international Governments to be content with bandite has resulted in the four that period responsible designer a member of the Malacca Board aigon, M. Sarrant, the Governor complications. The President's the decisions of our courts. The Tenders being sentenced to death Darouy committed suicide by of all L.M. ships; resigned office of Examiners in Languages The General, talked at some length views are, of corse, well known, newspapers, within the last few and others to imprisonment; one menna of poison concealed in in consequence of ill-health, and Secretary of State for the Colonies on railways. The direction but this expression of them was weeks, published the fact that the committed suicide in gapl
awarded a special grant of mossy has been pleased to approve the of the principal arteries presents interesting, as he was followed by United States Government have by vote of Parliament in recogni appointment of Mr. A. H. Lomon, difficulties. For example, should Mr. Champ Clark, the Demoora similarly failed with regard to the tion of exceptional services to the to be. British Resident, Negri the. Trans-Indo-Chinese line tie Speaker of the House. Mr. Knight Commander. The Foreign Navy; Consulting Naval Archi- Sembilan, with effect from April follow the Annamite coast, or Olark took up the challenge. He Office would not listen to the Lect for Cunard s.s. Mauretania, 25, 1915; and of Mr. E. Gmake a detour from Tourane to said he was not going to debate suggestion that
British 1004-7; Past President Institu- Broadrick, to be British Resident, wards Coohin China? One must the question with Mr. Taif, but Government should themselves tion of Civil Engineers, Institution Selangor, with effect from August also look forward to the junction" according to the Democratic recomponse the owners of the of Mechanical Engineers, Institu-9, 1912.
between this line and a line from platform-which I did not make Oldhamia. tion of Marine Engineers, In- Mr. H. F. Perret, Assistant Sup India or Siam running to Chips.we are committed to a policy. stitution of Junior Engineers, erintendent of Police at Penang, On the one hand, if certain re- I believe that whon a man gets The Army airship Beta, on and the Institute of Metals; died in England on February 14. gions like Laos are neglected, they office on a platform he should re- 52 years will finish by orientating wholly ligiously live upt: the planks in alighting at Aldershot, collided Chairman of Council of the Royal Mr. Perrott was
CHINESE FINANCE. 1% It is understood Society of Arts, 1909-10; Hon. ofage and joined the Straits Police towards Biam. On the other hand, the platform Vice-Pres. of Institution of Naval in 1899 as Chief Detective In to build railwaye through a coun- that the Philippine question Arobitects; Past Master Ship- spector, having previously served try that could afford no adequate is greatly exercising Democratic
Mr. Fred B. Smith and Mr. B. Nothing further has transpired Robins of the Men and Religion wrights Company of London; in the Metropolitan police, Lon-traffic would only render the Congressmen, and considerable on this side concerning the Forward Movement" arrived The car of the airship was Foreign Member of the Royal don, from 1882 to 1897. He was people more sensible of their pressure is being put on Dr. Wil Chinese loan negotiatiora in in Hongkong to-day, seriously damaged,
Academy of Sciences, Sweden; employed in Singapore till 1907, poverty and their obligations and son to translate his vague ulter Peking, says the London and Hon. Member Association Tech-when he was appointed Assistant do them no benefit. M. Sarraut ance at Scranton into definite ap: China Express" of January 31 Thres men charged with bar nique Maritime American and Superintendent at Penang, He hopes to connect the province of proval of the Jones Bill giving The last news from the Chinese glariously entering 222, Queen's DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT Canadian Societies of Civil went Home on leave in February Laos with the rest of Indo-China independence after eight years, capital is that the Six Power Road West were sentenced to the
Engineers and American Bo-last year.
by roads."
On the other hand, not a few and Group and the Chinese Govenmonths each, this morning. not the least enlightened Demo, ment are on the eve of a favour-**** orata take Mr. Taft's view.
sentenced to death,
Ba were two of the men.
Poison in Glove.
Luter.
a
glove, which was probably passed to him in court yesterday.
ARMY AIRSHIP,
BADLY DAMAGED.
London, February 27.
with telephone wires and then
with one distance, bumping
badly.
IN GOOD HEALTH.
MALAY STATES.
BORNEO AND BRUNEI.
ī
571
PHILIPPINES,
the
LOCAL
hai this morning.
Bishop Lander left for
од
Shang
Two men were charged at the Police Court to-day with forging. a last will and testament.
The Dallas Comedy Company staged "Lady Frederick". at the Theatre Royal last night.
cieties of Mechanical Ea- A big fire took place at Ampang gineers and Naval Architects; on February 9. Nino shops were Hon. Member of Soo. of En-destroyed and one life lost. The Mr A. O. Pearson assumed
able settlement. The latest In defending a gambling case London, February 27.
as Deputy Governor
obstacle would appear to be the Mr. Reader Harris said "This is The Dake and Duchess of gineers, Institution of Engineere damage was estimated at $50,000. office
desire of France to have a French-anther instance of the way, in and Shipbuilders in Scotland, The Selangor Turf Club is im- of British North Borneo on Feb- Connaught have returned to North-East Coast Institution of porting two batches of griffins for bruary 6. On the same day, at An Authority on Beri-beri, man or a Dane as chief inspector which a Chinese constable can Ottawa from Montreal. The Shipbuilders and Engineers; the summer meeting in June Jesselton, Sir West Ridgeway
The death has occurred at Esst of the salt gabelle. The an- lie. Duchess is in the best of health. Member Governing Body Imperial next(1). Fifteen ponies, 14.1 road the Commission appointing bourne of Mr. Porgy Tranter expected action of the French A special article appears to-day
College of Science and Techno- to 14.2, at a cost of $400. (2). himself Governor.
It is rumoured” that H.M.S. Carpenter, F.B.CSI., late of the Government says a Peking dealing with Kowloon é education logy. His publications included Ten thoroughbred horses at a
He correspondent, onuses embarrass problem, and commenting on the Colonial Medical Service. Monmouth is shortly to pay a visit was a Government medical officer ment to the Chinese, who express Government proposals for a boy a Manual of Naval Architecture; cost of $625. A treatise on Shipbuilding and Mr. U. J Baker, for many to the Borneo 00381,
at a number of places, including regret that the sympathetic school The Netherlands Petroleum Siam, und Norili. Burr.co, from policy of M. de Margerie, the late numerous professional papers years in the Hoogkong and published in the Transactions of Shanghai Bank, and an old re- Company ie starting prospecting 1889 to 1893, in which latter he French Minister, who enjoyed the Mr. C. Jenkin summoned the Institutions of Naval Arobi-sident of Singapore, has arrived immediately. On the 18th a party was also olioalchcor to several intimoy of the President during twelve chair coolies before MEXO In an international Rugby toote, Civil Engineers, Mechanical in Kuala Lumpur to open up left for Lahad Datu and Tawao tobacco plantation companies. Mr. the ostablishment of the Re-D. Melbourne this morning zantoh at Paris, Wales boat Engineers, and Iron and Steel business as a share, exchange and A moth's preliminary prospect Carpenter was also an authority public has zot been continued stated that they ear Frauco by 11 pointa to 8.
ing will show how many coolica on the disease known as beri-beri, by big quocemar, [Institute.
general broker,
RUGBY FOOTBALL. WALES BEATS FRANCE.
London, February 27:
at his chair cooli