The Hongkong Telegraph.
April 18, 1913, Temperature a.m. 60, p.m. 66; Humidity...91, 88.
(ESTABLISHED "1881). Copyright, 1912 · by
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THURSDAY,
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS."
TELEGRAMS.
THE BALKAN CRISIS.
THE NANCY INCIDENT, CALIFORNIA & ALIENS,
OFFICIALS TO INVESTIGATE.
LAND BILL PASSED.
PEACE PROSPECTS.
Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, April 18.
Reuter's Agency has reason to
state that in diplomatic quartors it is expected that the ponce dele gates will shortly assemble in London..
Montenegro Stands Firm.
Renter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]"
London, April 16.
Renter's correspondent at Paris sys the German Ambassador called at the Foreign Office to disoase the Nancy incident, and M. Pichon' informed him that the Minister for the Interior was
sending high officials to investi. gate the affair.
A message from Cetinje says that the Montenegrin Government has telegraphed to their repre-
French Newspapers Protest. sentatives abroad that Montene-
London, April 17, Router's correspondent at Paris gro rejects monetary compenen- tion for the loss of Skutari, as states that the newspapers while the proposal is deeply wounding to the honour and the gloriona history of the Montenegrin people. They will only yield Skutari to In overwhelming forco.
THE BELGIAN STRIKE,
PUBLIC SERVICES UN- AFFECTED.
London, April 18. A message from Beisels says that no great change is noticeable there on the second day of the strike, and that order prevails everywhere. Small parties off atrikora walk the strosts distri buting hand bills and appealing to the workers to join them. The
Renter's [Service to the "
"Telegraph."] London, April 16.
A message from Sacramento
WEATHER FORECAST
RAIN
Barometer 29.09
-April 16, 1912, Temperature a.m, 67, p.m. 72; Humidity...67, 68,
APRIL
17
1918,
四拜禮
魏七十月四英滩香:
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
BUENOS AIRES.
PORT EXTENSION,
. Reuter's [Service to the "Tolegraph,”].
London, April 16.
Que million sterling of the
says that the Assambly has Buenos Aires 5,000,000 Five per adopted by 53 votes to 15 the Bill cent. Bonds for the extension of denying to aliens the right to own the Port have been issued in
London at the price of 99%
land in the State.
A later message states that the Bill as amended and passed pro- hibits land ownership in the case of all aliens who do not declare their intention of becoming citizens.
Reuter's
ANOTHER FRANCO-
SUFFRAGE meetings.
FORBIDDEN IN LONDON,
Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, April 16.
It is announced that owing to
the recent scenes of disorder, with which the police were unable to cope, the Government has for bidden Saffrage meetings in public places in London.
CHINESE AND THE
PHILIPPINES.
PRINCE OF WALES."
RETURNING, HOME.
Reater's [Service to the "Telegraph."
London, April-10,
H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, who is on the way Home from Staggart, hea arrived in Paris,
Later,
The Prince of Wales has visit- ed President Poincare and ex pressed his sincere condolences at the death of tho President's mother.
צנת, או 188
Suela Cory 10 Orart.
NEWS FOR BUSY, MEN.
TELEGRAMS,
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
The anniversary of the Titanio disaater was observed an a day of mourning at Southampton.
The German airakip Suchard hoped to start yesterday on flight from Las Palmas to the
West Indies.
A French Capitain, named Lemerlo, has been arrested while travelling in Germany in a pri» vate capacity.
The second day of the Belgian strike did not produce any great SEIZED BY A CROCODILE change, and order is being ob-
Eerved everywhere.
Rescuer Who Became the Victim,
A-ghostly story of death from an attack by a ferocious orocodile given in the "Sarak Gazette which publishes these details:-
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The Prince of Wales has ex prossed sincere condolences, with President Poincare on the death of the latter's mother, 10
GERMAN INCIDENT. FRENCH CAPTAIN ARRESTED Japan Objects.
correspondeat at
London, April 18.
Yuan Advised to Appeal to regretting the incident at Nancy
Router's correspondent at Paris
Washington. as ill-timed and in bad taste, Washington wires that President protest against the noisy exagge- Wilson and Mr. Bryan conferred wires that the French Captain with Baron Chinda, Japanese Lemerle has been arrested" at
Removal of the restrictions on rations of the German journals.
They also express astonishment Ambassador, with the purpose, it Speyer, in Bavaria.
It is believed that the arrest Chinese entry into the Philip that Herr Jagow should have is understood, of ascertaining. spoken about an official report whether the Bill as amended ia was the result of some misunder-pines is a matter which the Chinese merchants of the islands though they attribute to a desire still objectionable to Japan. It is standing, as Captain Lemerle was
A Malay named Dramun was Out of the Titanic Fund to secure an easy passage for the said that the Ambaseador indi- ou regular leave and was travell are still busily agitating, saYS Military Bill the attitude of Herr cated that further changes must ing in Germany is a private aile Time, Pro, do more taken by a croosdile recently in 828,627 has been expended in Jagow which is held to be more be made, placing all aliens on an capacity, having no mission to the one quarter, President Yuan the Bunut stream a tributary of single grants, leaving £383,745
Shih-kai has received, and is re the Limbang, in rather extraordi- for periodical allowances. regrettable than the incident equality before the Bill is accapt- perform..
ceiving, petitions and communi- able,, and pointed out that
nary circumstances. His brother itself.
Several newspapers find in the Europeans were eligible fo incident a now argument for citizenship, while Japanese were reinforcing the French army.
"
M.P.'3 SUSPENSION:
public services are working, and THE CASE OF MR. W. MOORE
the strike is localised to the more important industries. Work is practically at a standstill in the industrial and mining districts Belgium.
in
The strike is only partial at Antwerp, where the Chamber of Commerce declares that work is
proceeding on several of the steamers with fall gangs, and that there is every indication that the conditions will soon be nor -mal.
Lator.
not.
YACHTING.
CYC Closing Cruise.
AIRSHIP'S PROPOSED:
FLIGHT.
LAS PALMAS TO W. INDIES.
London, April 18. A message from Las Palmas states that work of Indsting the London, April 17. The closing cruise of the Cor-German sirship Suchard has be In the House of Commons Mr.inthian Yacht Club, will take gun. The weather being favour place on Sunday in Kowloon sble, there are hopes that a start Asquith move that the period By. The following are the en-will be made on the projected of suspension on Mr. William Moore, Conservative MP, for tries, at the close of which Mrs. light to the West Indies to-day
J. Spittles will present the North Armagh, should cease, prizes:-
Replying to questions, the
Handicap ClassLe Linda, Prime Minister added that he hader; Holla, 15 seo; Lily, 45 800: received no communication from Dorothen 145 800; Spoondrile Mr. Moore apologising.
2.15 sco; Ayesha, 3.15 nec Corrinces 4.45 880; Eva, 3,15 Haleyni. 6.16 see; Alanash, 6.15
The motion was carried.
see;
Nora 9.15 eeo.
Heyward Haya: Dawn, Owl; Liza, White Rose, Joyce, Sirias, Lisbeth and Bit.
[A message received on March 26th stated:Attempt by the Slightly Spreading.
Opposition to bring about a snap Reator's correspondent at division on the Appropriation Bill Brussols wiros that the strike in led to a heated scene. Minister the various centres in undiminiialists rose to continue the debate shed;
if anything, it is slightly until the Government inress were ser.; sprending.
mustered, but nevertheless the see. Government majority, fell to 39. Afterwarde Mr. William Moore, Conservative M.P. for North Ar- magh, described the conduct of Mr O.F.G. Masterman as disgraceful. He refused to withdraw, the state-
** TITANIC "
ANNIVERSARY.
A DAY OF MOURNING.
London, April 16.
tions asking that he take was fiebing for prawas with a ap the matter with the Wash casting net and after a cast found ject monetary compensation for Montenegro has decided to re ington authorities, Among it caught on the bottom; 50, the the loss of Skutorit and will only those who have addressed him is water being very shallow, he yield to overwhelming force.. a San Francisco lawyer, John E. reached down to clear it. The
A
Bennett, who sent a copy of his obstruction proved to be the back One million sterling of the latter to the president to Siy Cong of huge orosadile which Basnos Aires five million 5 per Bieng, the prominent merchant,
promptly seized
the man's cent, bounds for the extension who was one of the delegates ar Shouting for help he of the port have been issued in from the Chinese chamber of put his other hand down London. commerce of Manila to the indus- ta seize the crocodile's eyes
trial conference at Peking. and the beast released its former. The Alien Land Bill passed by There are points in the letter grip and caught his left arm. He the Legislature of California will which give it a peculiar interest. was dragged out into the stream not be acceptable to Japan until Mr. Bennett tella Yuan Shil-kai- that "s serious effort is now being up to his waist when the beast all aliens are placed on an released his arm and caught him THE IPOH BANK CASE made on the Pacific coast to in by the knees. Then Dromen oquality.
stall a campaign of education of David, a clerk in the Post the American people to the end for help and went out to his bro disaster 310 claims aggregating
appeared in answer to his shouts
Arising out of the Titanis Office, was charged in the Ipoh that the entire Chinese and ther's assistance and the procodile $18,907,48 have been filed Police Court on the 8th in Japanese exclusion laws shall be at once turned its attention to the against the White Star Company in connection with the theft of repealed." He says that "there is newcomer, and letting go its hold in New York. $25,000 in bank noter registered no question that these laws of the other, caught Draman by
LOCAL.
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to Penang by the Hongkong and exist by reason of misinformation the waist and carried him off Shanghai Bank, Ipoh. The proof the American people upon the down-stream. The onlookers secution have twenty-two wit-subject and that the matter is not could do nothing and Draman's 'A self starting 'motor car has Gael Class: Gael scr.; Anna, nesses and the first was anderstood. Their existence is head and shoulders were visible arrived in Hongkong. It is the
Dorothy, sor.; Asthore, 15 Hongkong Bank assistant who doing immense harm to the above the surface for some dis-laat word in self-starters. Joan, 15 sec.; Beatrice, 30 said be saw the notes packed. He Pacific coast and to the nation, and tance as he struggled to free took the package to the Fost soon as the American people himself, but he was finally taken Toinette 30 RAO, RCO
The closing cruise of the Corin- Ofice and registered it. The are aroused to the fact they will under water altogether. His thina Yacht Club will take place STORY OF A DIRIGIBLE bank was in the habit of sending force repeal of the laws."
mangled body was recovered next
on Saturday in Kowloon Bay. much larger soms in a sinis Mr. Bennett says that the laws day close by. A story of how the Government manner. A Chinese Post Office will not be repealed all at once, The injurod man was taken to Mr. Hazeland at the Polion ment and was suspended. This was was unconsciously made to supply olork and he received the panel but, they will be entirely wiped Brunei and the Assistant Resident Court this morning gave on im- The anniversary of the disaster followed by angry scenes. Sanother airship to the existing but was unaware that it contained. For as to the insular possessions there kindly sent him over, by portant decision in a cocaine caso. to the Titanic was observed as Clement Markham charactorised three" Delta," "Gamma," and money, as noither the weight nor of the United States, and ten launch to the hospital at Labuan |
"Beta" is going the rounds of the value were mentioned in the thousand Chinese labourers and where he still remains, his in- The Hongkong Schools sports day of mourning in Sathampton the Opposition as a pothouse the West End clubs and Service receipt. He handed the parcel an equal number of Japanese juries being of a terrible nature. were to have been held to-day but labourers will be permitted to enter This crocodile seems to have been bad weather forced a postpone One of the local papers issued crowd," and instantly there was beadquarters. The aircraft auth- to the chief registrat olerk.
"Straits Times."
the continental United States an- particularly ferocious, by the way; ment. of memoriaman uproar.. Sir Clement rofused to
orities at Aldershot decided withdraw and he was ordered to .notices.
naslly. Thus much being achievit deliberately attacked the two There are 810 claime on the leave the House, which he did.] recently that the time had come
ROBBED THE MOTHER...ed," he goes on, "the agitation men; these beasts usually either
will be continued until the laws release their victim on the arrival Council was held this afternoon A meeting of the Legislative White Star Company arising out
Government for the necessary Male Thieves Said to be Students are completely wiped out, which of help or else disappear with when some important business Fanotion and funds, they were met
will be done when the American him, but it rarely happens that
four columaa
out of the calamity. The claims THE BUSHIRE MURDER
filed in New York aggregate | $18,907,461..
A Parliamentary return showe that the British Government's ex-
BIG BELGIAN DEMAND.
London, April 17, Router's correspondent
at
penses in the Titanic enquiry Teheran, wires that the Belgian amounted to:£20,549.
to add a fourth airship to their
"
trio, and on approaching the
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Four boat people were chirged
at the Police Court this morning with being in possession of 1050 tales of opiumino
&
The final match in the second division of the Hongkong Foot ball League was played last even- ing when the 88 Coy. R.G.A. defeated the PoliceT
with a fist refusal Heads were A girl and two men were people fully realize that exclusion the would-be rescuer is himself was transacted, put together at Aldershot, and the charged before Mr Hazeland, at of this immigration is in every attacked in turn and carried consultation resulted in an app- the Police Court, this morning, sense harmful to us, and that the lication to the War Office for s by acting Inspector Territt, with absence of the immigration is away. The annual report of the Public Minister demands £5,000 com- new envelope for the "Delta" stealing jewellery valued at doing us incalculable harm,
Mr. Bennett also speaks of the Trastes, who administers the pensation for the murder of Ms- which was granted by the authori-81022, clothing valued at $30,
dama Constant.
ties. A requent for a new engine and, a sum of meney from the immanse benefit to China that Titanic Fand shows that £28,027 was expended in single grants,
[The following telegram was for the "Gamma" followed, and girl's mother at Kowloon City. Chinese immigration to the Unit- NEWS FOR BUSY MEN leaving £383,764 for periodic received on March 8th-A new fittings were requisitioned The girl was bound over, in the ed States will confer." It is allowances, involving an annual message from Teheran reports for the baby airship of the trio, sum of $100; the second man was thought," he says, "by Oriental "Beta." Whether the now. sentenced to six montha prison-statesmen that if the people of that M. Constant, the Belgian The Titanic memorial light- Director of Customs at Bashire, materials or the old ones were ment and four hours stooks, and their countries who would im- house in New York was dedicated and his wife were driving home utilised in making the fourth the third defendant dis migrate to the United States or from dinner on Friday night, airship which now exists un-charged. The two men were said other foreign countries could yesterday.
when an unknown Persian ran officially is not yet known to be studente at Chuton. alongside the carriage and fired repeatedly at the occupants. Ma dame Constant was killed, and seriously her husband W&B wounded.]
disbursement of £21,000.
Burglars In Hankow.
"Manchester Courier.”
A Centenarian."
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
If anything, the Belgian strike slightly spreading."
be moved to spread over unde- veloped territory within or ad- jacent to their own dominions Mr. Frederick Halsey Janson, and develop them, such would be is
He does not The Government has forbidden The centenary of Richard Wag F.L.S., D.L, for many years the to the greater advantage of the was to be celebrated by a festival senior partner in the firm oriental nations."
A Wagner Festival.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY,
Bijou 9.15 p.mit knit Victoria Thestra 9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW."ka Bijou 9.15 p.m. ORTAMA, Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Saturday April 20 Annual Meeting Olympio ex-Tennis Club.
Swarming with Crocs. The mouth of the Solo River in Java swarms with crocodiles and obildren of the village of Sembajat are mostly the victims of these
at the Torquay Pavilion on April of Messre. Janson Cobb, and think this is correct, inasmuch suffrage meetings in public places monsters, says the Sourabaya
15 and 10. The orchestra, under Pearson, Solicitors of 41, Fing as the impulse which moves im- in London.
The British Government "Nicaweblad." The frequency of
the conductorship of Mr. Basil bury Cirous, E.Q., was one hun migration to the country of higher Armed burglaries have been Hindenborg, includes 30 members dred years old last month, having enlightenment is the call of a theso cases has now led the
pressing itself in an offer of were $20,540. authorities to take mensures for frequent in the Chinese city, of the Queen's Hall and London been born at Florence in March, more developed industrialism of pouses in the Titanic Inquiry
Hankow, of late. Several vio-Symphony Orchestras.
1818, during the reign of George the extermination of the plague,tims of the burglars' bullets are dreat Billiard Player In Penang. the Third and the Grand Da higher wages,
The Prince of Wales has left Stuttgart on his way home, and Poking, April 11-Sir West receiving treatment in Mission Mr. J. W. Roberts, son of the Ferdinand of Tuscany. He in
has arrived in Paris, Ridgeway's scheme for obtaining hospitale, says the "O, O. Post." champion of billiard-players, John still in good health and wonder
Should Have Known, Chinese labourers for British Preserving Documents. Roberts, has arrived at Penang fully well and is the oldest solici
"You ought to be old enough North Borneo is to arrange for Lord Glenconner, the King's from Rangoon, Mr. John Roberts for on the rolla. Mr. Janson is an the immigration into that country Commissioner to the Church of is also due at Penang shortly, uncle of Mr. E. M. Tozer and Mr. to know moneylenders don't do of Chinese families. Sir West Scotland Assembly, opened in having, in a large measure, re- H. A Tozer, late of the Hongkong that sort of thing. You have Ridgeway and General Sir Alfred Edinburgh, recently a fire-proof covered from his recent severe and Shanghal, Bank His frm heard about the pound of flesh Turner Director of the British chamber capable of holding filness, but it is not expected that represented the vendor when the said Mr. Justice Banks to a des North Borneo Company, had an about 3,000 volumes, for the safe he will be sufficiently well to play Prince of Wales purchased fendant, who complained that he interview with President Yusn preservation of valuable church any public matches/Straits Sandringham House and the had been ill and had not been al
Chinese Labour for Borneo.
Shib kai this afternoon.
documents,
Timag
estates adjoin
Foured further time,
Diplomatio quarters expect Balkan pesce delegates to asem- ble in London shortly.
The French Minister of Interior sending high officials to inves tirate the Nancy, incident.
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Firat Gymkhann Meeting. Hongkong Jockey Olub, half yearly meeting 1230 pm -19 V.R.C. Annual Sports 1 p.m. Boxing, City Hall 9 pm... Saturday, April 20
Green Taland Cement Co. Ltd. Ordinary General meeting, 8t. George's Building too
Northumberland and Dui haben Dinner, Hongkong Hotel Sur. Hongkong Electric Co, meet