The
Hongkong Telegraph.
March 5th, 1913, Temperature a.m. 58, p.m. 62; Humidity...85, 09.
No. 9035
晚八十月正年丑癸
THE U. S. PRESIDENCY.
INAUGURATION OF MR, WOODROW Wilson,
BIG PROBLEMS DEALT WITH IN 'INAUGURAL ADDRESS,
[Reuter's Service To The Telegraph."]
The Inaugural Address.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1912 "by
WEDNESDAY,
TELEGRAMS.
CANADIAN NAVAL BILL.
A PROTRACTED SITTING.
Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
MARCH 5,
TELEGRAMS.
THE GERMAN ARMY,
PAYING THE BILL.
Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."},
London, March 4. Latest advices from Berlin state
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March 5th, 1912, Temperature am. 85, p.m. 71; Humidity... 74, 72.
1913.
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TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
THE BALKAN CRISIS.
'ALLIES' - TERMS.
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London, March 4,
U S. POLITICS.
NEW CABINET, MINISTER.
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THE NEWS CONDENSELDÉ
The Albanians have ralaga and there has been fighting for against the Serviar oooupation, five days.
strike difficulty.
Mr. Woodrow Wilson has been inaugurated President of the United States, and Mr. Marshall Vice-President."
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London, March 4. A message from Reuter's cor-
It is stated in Rome that the
Reuter's correspondent respondent at Ottowa states that that although opinions as to Allies' terms and conditions of Washington states that Mr. Taft the Dominion House of Commons the method of meeting the in-accepting mediation include the has signed the Bill creating a debarred from participating in Five thousand suffragettes were yesterday began the Committee oressed expense for the Army surrender of Adrianople, Skutari, Labour Department. London, March 4.
Stage of the Naval Bill with an vary, the public are apparently and Janina, the firing of the
the U. S. Presidential A message from Washington President Wilson, in his in- all-night sitting, and it is expect reconciled to the prospect of the Bulgaro-Tarkish frontier from appointed Mr. Wilson, a former
Provident Woodrow Wilson has yesterday. states that Mr. Woodrow Wilson,augural Address, dwelt on the ed that the House will eit con."Milliard Marks Army Bill," in Rodasto to Midia, and the cession official of the Minora Union, and the President-Elect of the United resources of the United States. tinuously till. Saturday night, as addition to the ordinary estimates, of the Peninsula of Gallipoli and a native of Blantyre, Scotland, appealing to volunteers to assist The Lord Mayor of Sydney is States, arrived there to day pra. He declared that the great in-the rules do not provide for the despite the fact that probably the Aegean Islands, to be occupied to be the Minister of Labour; the Cras Companies out of the paratory to the inauguration dustries had been built up by closure.
only a fraction of the contributors by the Greeks, the payment of with a seat in the Cabinet, the ceremony, and he received a great genius of individualiam,
to the special levy will be able to an indemnity, and the annexation ovation.
while the limitless enterprise of
An Amendment.
pay from their incomes, The of Crete to Greece." Five thousand Suffragettes who groups of men was nowhere more
majority will be compelled to sell
It is somi-officially stated in LIBERIAN CONCESSIONS. were debarred from participating strikingly shown this in the Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in the part of their possessions. Sofia that the reply of the Allies in the Presidential procession energy to rectify wrong and early hours of the morning, moved
It is believed that the idea of to the Powers' offer of mediation paraded yesterday, Woinen on alleviate sufforing.
an amendment to the clause ap-the levy originated with the will depend upon Turkey's ac horseback helped the police to
propriating 35 millions sterling Kaiser, who proposed that the ceptance of the principle of the clear' the route.
for the purpose of imediately in- Federal Sovereigns should sacri territorial demands of the Allies creasing the affective naval forces fice their immunity from taxation. and the consent to the payment in states that in the Reichstag the mediation of the Powers are Later. They had also a great system of the Empire, so as to read for According to the papers, the of a war indemnity. correspondent at of Government, and the country the speedy organisation of a Sovereigna" joyfully assented." Washington states that Mr had riches in abundance. But Canadian Naval Service in co- It is understood that the levy Woodrow Wilson "and Gover-evil had come with good. They operation with and close relation will be per cent. on fartanes and Berlin that demobilisation is The belief is growing in Vienna nor Marshall of Indiana were, proud of their industrial
to the Imperial Navy.
under a million marks, increasing imminent in both Austria and were installed as President and achievements, but they had 201 Vice-President respectively, with enough counted the laman cost The Opposition Whips declare two per cent. in the case of Russia. the usual procedure. President the struggles in the minos and that they will obstruct the passage great fortunes. Besides the levy, Wilson's desire for Jeffersonian factories.
of the Bill to the utmost with athere will probably be an Inheri- Government's simplicity in inauguration cere- duty was to cleanse, to reconsider, view to foreing an appeal to the ance Tax and the creation of
monoplies. monies was reflected in the to restore and to correct the evil country. decoratione, prominent among without impairing the good." which were the Suffragette grean and white, with occasional bluzen of red, white, and blue, while evergreen garlands hung from miniature cedara.
* Jeffersonian Simplicity."
Reuter'#
Good and Evil.
The
Future Tasks.
The chief items they must alter were the tariff, which violated the just principles of taxation, Opening Proceedings.
the banking and currency system The proceedings were opened by Mr. Woodrow Wilson and Mr. On the present industrial and Marshall driving to White House. "gricultural systems. They must They exchanged greetings with safeguard the health of the Mr. Taft, and afterwards the prc- nation, secure good sanitary laws cession proceeded to the Capital, and pure food, ensure proper escorted by mounted troops and conditions of labour, and main students of Princeton College of property and individual right. taia the fundamental safeguarde The Senate was thronged with a brilliant assemblage, and foreiga Above all, their motto must be Ambassadors occupiel conspicu- Justice, and only Juice." ous places. When Mr. Wilson and Mr. Taft entered they received an ovation.
A Great Pageant. President Wilson and Ex- President Taft hea led a proces. The Vice President took the 'sion back to White House in a oath and made a brief address, great street pageant, and review- The Chief Justice administered fed the procession, from a magnifi "the Presidential oath to Mr. Wil-cent bor.
son and a salute of twenty-one guns was fired.
WHAT IS A STOREY ?
Interesting Test Case Bef-re the Court.
The carimontes concluded with illuminations and fireworks,
damus in spite of the fact that there was another remedy, viz;-
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HONGKONG
DOG
SHOW.
THE FIRST IN THE COLONY,
TO BE HELD AT
HAPPY VALLEY
ON
Good News,
Albanians Rise.
The conditions on which the Allios aro prepared to agree to
London, March 5. Router's correspondent at Ber-
attention was directed to the Agreement between Messrs. given in a telegram. Government. Lever Bros. and the Liberian
The Supreme Military Council A Government representative of France has decided in favour declared that the granting of such of three years service, and she a concession, which was of abolition of all exemptions.
Several British naval officers the trials of a Parseval airship have arrived at Bitterfeld to attend
building for the British Admiralty
A message from Trieste states such a scopo as to amount to a that the Albanians have risen monopoly, was inadmissable in against the Sorvian occupation, face of the terms of the Germano and have been fighting for five Liberian Commercial Agreement days. The Servian Garrisons at He also stated that Germany Tirana and Kroja have been ex- had protested and was official pelled, and are fleeing towards ly informed that the Liberian the coast. Communication with Legislature had not given ita After scathing criticism by the Skutari has been restored. necessary sanction, and that Socialists, the Reichstag has voted: should the contingency arise an instalment of £250,000 for an' the Government would not fail Imperial yacht to cost half à mi. The Allies intend consulting to protect the Treaty rights of lion sterling. one another before accepting the Germans interested in Liberia. mediation of the Powers, but are)
Allies Intentions.
Later.
PROFECTING. FREE LABOUR.
likely to insist on a preliminary THE SYDNEY STRIKE, Boceptance of their terms in prin ciple. When all have assented, the Powers will probably prepare a draft Treaty for acceptance by the belligerente.
Greek Naval Success. · Renter'e
BI correspondient Athens says that a Greek naval division bombarded Sauti Quar aport in Janina, and annihilated the Turkish artillery
|anta,
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1913. Troops were subsequently landed.
ENTRIES
ON
CLOSE THE BErlin affair.
APPLICATION AND ENTRY FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ALL CLUBS, SEAMENS INSTITUTE, SOLDIERS' CLUB, MOUTRIE & CO. KELLY & WALSH, BREWER & Co., AND THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,"
Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by
THE WORK OF ROBBERS.
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London, March 4. Reater's correspondent at Ber lin wires that the motor trap (in which a jeweller and bis wife were killed by striking a wire stretched scross the street) was undoubtedly the work of robbers, who had intended to ransack, the ear and the pockets of the Occupants.
They were, however, frustrated
TRIALS IN GERMANY.
London, March 4.
A message from Sydney says
On his Presidential inaugura tion, Mr. Woodrow Wilson de livered a notable address, the main points of which appear i telegram.
Mr. Churchill's courtesy. that the Goveromont has dcoided visiting the French Minister to guarantee the protection of free Marine at Toulon is cited as fresh labour, and the Lord Mayor has evidence of Anglo-French cor appealed for the volunteers to diality. assist the Gas Companies.
BRITAIN AND FRANCE,
GROWING CORDIALITY,
London, March 4.
be
The Naval Bill will probably continuously before the Canadian House of Commons until Saturday night, there being no closure rules.
A tolegram from Paris says that The German public is in a semi-elficial Note, the French parently reconciled to the prospect Navy keenly appreciato Mr. of a "Milliard Marks Army Bill," Churchill's courtesy, on his visit though opinions vary as to the to Toulon, as fresh evidence of methods of meeting the expense. Anglo-French vordiality.
WIRELESS
A NEW ACHIEVEMENT.
London, March 4. Renter's correspondent at Paris states that yesterday for the firet time Lake Chad (Sondan) heard wireless time signals from the Eiffel Tower.
LOCAL.
The entries for the Hongkong Dg Show close on Saturday.
A character sketch of Dr. Woodrow Wilson appears to-day,
YM.C.A. concert appears to-day.
ཊྛཾ ' '; A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday and is report ed to day,
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The Dallas Comedy Company staged "What Every Woman: Knows" last night.
The annual meeting of the Hongkong General Chanber of Commerce was held yesterday
an appeal to the Governor-in- SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1913. Council. At home they had only common law rights t The case was continued in the mandamus but here they had Supreme Court this morning more: they had their common law
·FRENCH ARMY. when Mr. Elon Putler, instruct rights, also an appeal to another" el by Mr. R. F. C. Master, of tribunal, Tho section was put
THREB YE RS SYSTEM, Messrs. Jobaron, Stokes and in, he claimed, to protect the Master, applied that the Building builders, and it was now sought
London, March 4. Authority should be called up on to out it out. Apart from the ordi- Iswered it another inch-it would
Reuter's correspondent at Paris to approve of certain amendel nanco altogether, it was commone have been all right..
Mr. Reader Hatris, of Messre. in their designs by friends of the wires that the Supreme Military plans submitted on bohalf of Lo ground that if the case before Mr. Potter:-Exactly, we did Wilkinson and Grist, supported jeweller who were close behind Council has decided in favour of The programme, for... the... Chap San, by Messrs. Plmarn them merely involved a question not do it to evade the ordinance the application, and the Attorney in a second car. Turner, inthe Building Authority of law. then he was entitled to but to bring the building within General, the Hon. Mr J. A. &.ed for the capture of the robbers,
Large rewards have been offer abolition of all exemptions.
three yours service, with the The Hon. M. J. A S. Buoknill, come there and ask for mandamus. the law. We have not kept up the Buckmill instructed by the but as yet no clue has been Attorney General, instructed by He submitted, further, thit Mr. height, to test the case. We say we Urown Solicitor Mr J. H. Kemp, found. Mr. J II. Komp, Crown Solicitor, Chatham had no discretion of any have lowered it sufficiently and responded, responder.
kind, with regard to the width of say we have made it fire inches Mr Potter, supporting the ap Continuing his address from passipes, and if he had, it did not lower than we need.
plication, said that the facts in- yesterday, Mr Buckmill said that affect the case at all, because the The Chief Justice-I ander-volved were very short. Am AIRSHIP FOR BRITAIN. there waone point to which he grounds on which he refused to stand. It is an important question named Wong Hong was charged wished to draw their Lordships' unss the plan, wero not those. as to what a storey is and does of the Police Court, on a certain attention, He desired to poip! The only question was:Are the not only affect your clients but date, with an offence under the point out that where there was a grounds on which he refused to others as well?
opiam ordinance. A ples of question of discretion amanda past the plans, right or wrong?
London, March 4, guilty was entered by the mag- mys would not issue from the He submitted that the grounda,
Reuter's Barlin correspondent lstrate, and the man wod court against the Building auth- on which Mr. Chatham refused,
states that several British naval Good $500. He was unrepres officers have arrived at Bitterfeld ority, and if there was any ques were wrong.
ented, but, afterwards, he instruct to study the construction and at NEWS FOR BUSY tion as to whether the so-called
This afternoon another manda-ed his solicitor to make an appli- tend the trials of a new Parseval The Puisno Judge -İt has basement or storey was adopted
mus action was commenced be sation for a re-hearing to be airship being built for the British to be used for human habitation, been suggested this was a text 0339. the same principle would apply In the case of the room, all you had for the Chief Justico, Sir William granted, on the ground that in Admiralty, and which will bo so in the cass of Section 203. In to do, to make things alright, was Rees Davies K.C., and the Paise fact that he did not plead guilty, completed in three weeks.
Judge, Mr. Justice Gompertz, and that the plea of guilty ap other words, the discretion as to raise the floor one inch?
when an application was made peared on the record in error. He to whether it was adapted fr Mr Potter Yea.
that the order should be absolute asked that the case should be re- human habitation, would. Le with The Prians Judge:It does in which Mr. O. D. Melbourne heard; he had in faot paid the the Building Authority and that rot seem practical to come to the was called upon to show cause fice before the application was
For the first time, Lake Chad having been exercised, their Lords court and got a ruling, when as why be should not expungo from made. It was little
COST.
had heard wireless timo sigans ship would not interfere by maua matter of fact you can do that the record of the proceedings on ficult to see why the Crown
from the Eiffel Tower. Jamus. He submitted that a by raising tho a or one inch.titled "Rox, by R, O. Hutchison opposed the application at all
London, March 4. mazdamus would not issue against Mr Potter-Originally there v. Wong Hong," the plea of guilty or should show cause against it. The Reichstag has voted a first Mr Wilson, a former Miners an authority, where any disore was a clear space of 10. ft. 6 in. entered thereon, and should not All the man was asking for was instalment of £250,000 for a new Union official, has been appointed tionary power had been exercised, Now, in order to get over the hear and determine the said case, that the case should be re-heard Imperial yacht to cost half a mil. U, S. Minister of Labour. whether such power had been question of the story difficulty according to law, or in the alter before the magistrate. He claimed lion sterling, after scathing criti
Meetings of the Longko exercised rightly or wrongly. Mr Bird lowered the storey above native, why he should not re-haar he did not plead guilty and cisms by the Socilaists, who des The motor trap in Berlin, by leo Company Ltd. and of the
Mr Potter, replying, argued in by one foot six inches.
the oasa in pursuance of section claimed to bo xetried
cribed the demand as inexcusable which a jeweller and his wife were Hongkong and Kowloon hart support of his contention that the
The Painne Judge. If you had 96 of the Magistrate's Ordinance The case was proceeding as we in view of the hurdons already killed, was undoubtedly the work shd Godown Qe gourt had power to issue a man lowered it fit: 7ia-if you had No. 3, 1890,
went to prese.
weighing on the people,
Lot robbers,
| held to-der.
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Mr. Potter-Exactly.. Judgment was reserved.
ANOTHER MANDAMUS
ACTION.
dif
GERMAN IMPERIAL YACHT.
SOCIALISTS' PROTEST AT
TELEGRAMS.
MEN.
THE NEWS CONDENSED,
The Ellis Kadoorie, Schoule were opened by HE. the Governor yesterday. H.'.a sposol is re- ported to-day,
At the Police Court, this morna ing, a Chinese was remanded in bail of $4,000 dollars, on a charge of obtaining $4,000 by false pr. teners.
The order for the plant for the Fatshan Electric Light and Power Co's gepenting station has been placed with the General Electric Company of Chines