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The Hongkong Telegraph.
„July 25, 1013, Temperature s.m. 82, p.m. 80, Humidity...78, 88.
TELEGRAMS.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1913 by the Proprietor.
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晚三十月十年丑
SATURDAY,
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMA,
BALKAN AFFAIRS,
BALKAN AFFAIRS,
TURKS PUSHING ON.
DESPAIR IN SOFIA,
THE DAVIS CUP.
A Grim struɑalb.
Kleuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
Heuter's
Reuter's [Service to the "Talegraph."]
[Service to the "Telegraph." London, Received July 26, London. Received July 25.
London. Received July 26. Uitor despair prevails in Sofia Reuter's correspondent at Sofia
In the challenge round of the states that the Turks have aroseed whose only hope reposes in inter- Davis Lawn Tennis Cup, com- the frontier to the north of Adria-vention by the Powers and in menced on Friday at Wimbledon nople and are matching to Jam-Roumaris whose intentions are between Britain (holders) and regarded as friendly. The poesi America (challengers) the follow boli.
To-day's conference of Ambasa- bility of Roumanis marching ingresults have been registered adors was consternated by reportest the advancing Turke that the Turks were advancing has been seriously discussed in several capitals, but Bukharest is towards Philippopolis
Reuter understands that King silent regarding the matter. Ferdinand bis appealed to the Powera to intervene.
* JULY 26, 1913.
TELEGRAMS.
HOME RACING.
LIVERPOOL CUP RESULT.
Renter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London. Received July 26, The race for the Liverpool Summer Cupresulted at follows
2.
Bachelor's Hope Knuoknacorriga... Five started; won by a length, Parke (Britain) beat Mc-fore lengths between second and Loughlin (America) by 8-10, 7-5, third. The batting was, 5 to 2 6.4. 1-6, 7-5. This was a superb Long Fat, 5 to 2 Bachelor's Hope, struggle. MoLoughlin's serving 25 to 1 Kouckascoicigo. Greece and Servia-Alarmed.
and "emaebing" were tremend - Thistleton was ridden by W. Monawhile it is noteworthy dus, while Parke showed magni- Huxley and Cheshire rods D.in- that the Turkish advance is al ficent all round supreme judgmore. Stadfast and Belted Earl arming Greece and Sarvia some-ment.
did not start Stadfast wA3 what.
Williama (Amen) teas Dison scratched at 9.8 o'clock yesterday. (Britain) by 8:6,3\6, 6-2, 1-6, 7-5.
Greece Yielding..
Gresca is yielding to the repre- Powers to Remonstrate: sentations of the King of Kouma- Yesterday's conference of the nia, and appears to have waived Ambassadors made it manifest her insistence to simultaneous that the Powers had not agroad 'goa ure of the armis.ice and on any active steps beyond par- pesce preliminaries, and is dis-haps severe remonstrance to posed to agres,.....
at least tim-Turkey. The only Power which porarily,
armistice is inclined to take action is pending the 29.9mbling of Russia. the paacs conference at Bukharest or Sinaia. Toe Eurians likewise. acquiess; therefore the delegates at Nish will probably merely vrrange an immediate cessa'ion of hostilities:
D
an
The British squadron left the Piraeus caterdag for a destina- tion unknown.
Roumanian, Advice.
Inter A message from Bukharest saya it is understood that King Oharles of Roumnois has address-
OBITUARY.
GENERAL PRENDERGAST,'
[Gonoral Prendergast was hora
MRS. PANZIÐURST..
CONDITION VERY SERIOUS.
London, Received July 26, The condition of Mrs. Pank- burst is very serious and the doctors have resorted to the transfasion of blood..
London. Received July 25. It is reported that the Prince ed a personal representation to in Jodia in 1834, and entorod of Wales will be the lest man, the Sultan urging the in- the service at the age of 20. He and Princess Mary one of the expediency of the Turkish served in the Persian war in 1857, bridesmaids at the wedding of and with the Malwa Field Forge Prince Arthur of Connaught and 1857 when he was verely the Duchess of Fife. wounded and was mentioned in despatches. He was with the Central India Field For during
advance,
Thanksgiving Services.
Reater's corespondent at Adrianople wires that thanks giving services for the recovery of Adrianople are being arranged to take place in the mosques to day.
*A Possible Result.'
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It is expected that the Turkish invasion of Bulgaria will induce tho Balkan States to settle their
of sport.]
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TELEGRAMS.
WEATHER FORECAST
RAIN Barometer 29:55
July 25, 1012, Temperature a.m. 78, p.m. 83; Humidity..... 91, 89
THE SUFFRAGISTS.
****** 號大廿月七英港香
FURTHER IMPRISONMENT.
Reuter's
**
[Service to the Telegraph."]
London. Received July 28. In conception with the attempt
TELEGRAMS,
PLURAL VOTING.
LORDS REJECT BILL.
Reuter's
[Service to the Telegraph."
London. Received July 25. The Hour of Lorda bas adopted
$36 PER ANNUM SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS.
NEWSBOY'S "CRIME."
Dared to Sell Papers Without a Licence.
A youthful Chinese who dared to ride roughshod over the law of the Colony, by selling the "Hongkong Telegraph" in Ped- der Street, Jast night, wan, after an exciting chats by two constable's courageously scoured by Indian Constable 322.
At the Police Court this mora-
the
of the Suffragiale to presenta a motion brought forward by ing, tue constable was ht
memorial to Mr. Moonus at St. Lord Peel di laring that the envy of his comrades sa
three fees Stephen's Hall, Mra. Pethiok House is not prepared to accept stood beside the Lawrence, Lady Sybil Smith and a Bill dealing ouly with plural of massive humanity,
à law Miss Seipe reineed to te kound voting without attempting to re-breaker of the worst die."
"What is his name?" queried over and went to prison for a move the serious imperfections fortnight.
in the present electoral law, the Magisir ta (Mr. C. D. Mal- They delivered speeches against
bourne). Later. the "Cat and Mouse". Act."
HOME CRICKET.
KENT BEAT MIDDLESEX, Goodwood Stewards Cup,
Lor ton. Received July 28. The tetting for the Goodwood
Kant have defeated Middlesex Stewards Cup, run at Goodwood by seven wickets. Middlesex won no July 29 is as follows-100 to
year by 127 runs. 9 Castleton and Braxied; 100 to 8 Simon the Jester. 100 to 7 Har- monicon, Cigar and Poor Boy,
What of the Gunboats?
Jast
The House rejected the Plazal | Voting Bill.by 116 votes to 42.
though may different stories 'are told as to their actual value.
Another Rumour.
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Later News.
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"Mok Kwa," auswered the in- terpreter after d'consultation with`- the prisoner, who muintäined's callous demernour, outside the dock.
What does he do," kindly enquired his Worship.
who
I sell newspapers in Pedder licence,"
*
One more rumour. It is said Street. I have no that the Governor General has frankly replied the "bandit." esat 30,000 troops northwarda-After the sensation in Const had come to the frontier and some to subsided and the ushers had be- sirengthen the forta. Another come hoarse calling for "Silence," variant of this tale is at his Worship asked Inspector the city from Hongkong. Mr number of soldiers has left Can-Murieon if he knew anything Cha King. Wab, the Chief of on, ostensibly for Kiangsi, but about "this thing" adding "what Pelice, who is well known and that, in reality, they may be found is the real trouble with these WHAT OF KWANGTUNG? respected in Hongkong, spoke not many miles north of Canton mea; (are they a nuisance ti the
very strongly on this point. It will be seen, however, from the public"? (Continued from page 4)
Trede was bad, he ssid, solely accompanying interview, that the Inspector Murison (maintaining broause of these empty reports, Tatub, Chan Kwing Ming, denies surprising calm and equanimity) THE GENERAL SITUATION. and the moment they ceased, that any troops have yet left take it they are, and they
As was the case on Sunday, business would begin to look up Canton.
abould have a licence at all everything in the native city was again. At present next to no A Statement Dented." events, Your Worship, they know absolutely quiet yesterday, Shop goods were coming from Hong-The United States Consul that perfectly well. trade appeared to be as usual' and | kong, and there was danger that General at Canton contradicts the His Worship (persuasively) London, Received July 26. THE ROYAL WEDDING. the number of police visible was trade would be at an absolute statement made to the "Tele- Why don't you get a licence?
Defendant (with Cargoninin The death is announced "of
no greater than would ordinmily stand-still unless the ramoura graph "last Sunday by one of the be the case. On the Shamesn, were discontinued.
Chinese Commissioners," that the eloquence and disregard for General Sir Harry North Dalrym-
however, numerous coolies were Assurance to Hongkong » latter informed him as to the law):-It is not necessary for cell- ple Prendergast, V.C., K.C B.
Märchants.
nature of the Declaration of Julying newspapers and small things to be een laden with jrr mal
The Chief of Police added that 18.
like that. baggage and bales of mer
His WorshipTill him if he chandita, which were being sent he would like to convey, through "I left Canton on the Friday
must have i into the settlement to be stored in our columns, an assurance to the for Hongkong," he says, "and is fourteen he the vations Evropean godowns, Hongkong merchants that every did not return till the following licence. That the Chinese merchants have thing was perfectly safe and Monday; and I know nothing. Inspector Mutison (skilfully taken fright: anot inconsiderable quiet in Canton, and that the whatever of the Declaration. Nor playing his trump card): He Is extent is indisputable and the exodus therefrom was due en-have I been approached in the out in $5 bail your Worship surest evidence in support of the tirely to the stories that fosted matter of a loan, se was mentioned (sensation).
Bie WorshipTell him $2. the mutiny in 1858, was mention the defendant for several years statement is this steady inflow of ap from Hongkong, where in the Hongkong press."
of well-to-do the nstive press Wis The Consul General for Ger-
The prisoner left the Court ed in despatches, again severely and knew absolutely nothing the belonginga wounded, and. received the against biur Witness did not nativas to the Element. All engaged in manufacturing news many authorises us to contradict earching for a cigarette end- I know that the European the assertion that he was in any wbilet. the constabla collapsed Victoria Cross. For his work with think he should have repor d old hands on the Shame on strong- the Foress in Burma in 1886 he the maiter to his superior because ly confia this idea."The true papers try to guard against the way consulted or informed by the under the strenuous ordeal of Subsequently there will be was thanked by Her Majesty and the affair had nothing to do with barometer," said one, is the spreading of false news," he said, Chipese official who claims to enying nothing and elanding for
amount of moveable property sant
bat-and of copres I don't say have discussed the matter of the thr: 3 minutes. monster mesting in the Feidskier- by the Government of India. He him (witness.),
this in any offensive or meddling Declaration with him.
[We understand these newsboys ata to express the unity of Turkish was distinguished, in his younger It was commonly known in the here from the Dative city.”
spirit-they should distrust ali
objest to taking out a licence, opinion on the question of years, as a boxer. swordsman, Police Court, that Wilden was
It is a common European opin Bows that comes from native When the se. Fatahan passed claiming that it seems to them Adrianople.
runner, and polo player, while he the man directly employed in the also engaged in many other forms supervision of the illicit traffic in ion that General Lang will come papers." Mr. Chun King Wah the Chuen Pi forts late last night to be a fact that only boys
soll cocaine. It was not likely that down from Wuohow if be can went on to say that, while in search-lights from the forts were
the
Hongkong the .defendant would have possibly raise troops. Should he Hongkong on Thursday, he read at work, which seems to give Telegraph are arrested for approached Wilden becanes the come, it will be (so some think) in a native paper that there had colour to the belief that Chinese hawking without alicence, latier. being a public servant, not by river at all, but overland, been a mutiny of the Cantonmen-of-war are exped up the and that licences are not required differences in the apcediest man- ALLEGED POSSESSION OF might have arrested bim. He following the Ying Tah line. It troops, and that & general had river.
by newsboys in other parts of the ner, as, otherwise, the Powers
thought at the time that Wilden was reported in Hongkong on been murdered. Ordinarily one Quite a good amount of heavy world, the inhabitants of which, had set this trap to catch him (wit- Thursday that two Chinese gun- could laugh at these things but, baggage was brought into the though not so enlightened as ness). He changed that opinion boats were lying in Lyemum Pass, at a time like this, such lies did Colony yesterday by Chinese pas- Hongkong itas," are progress. however when the defendant was but the Harbour authorities dis incalculable harm and added sangers,in spite of the prohibition ing and hopefol. Again arrested. He had never inquired claimed all knowledge of the heavily to the difficulties of the against bringing property out of we learn that these newsboys of Wilden if it was a trap. He matter. The story has travelled police.
the city.
(if they must pay tribute to Fung Chi Wan, employed by thought it was a trap bause he to the Shameen, where the two "My mind is quits at ease," he
the Government) much prefer Mr. R. C. Faithfull as a clerk, did not think that a man in the boats in question are said to be concluded: "No trouble will take
a stal in the Western Market It is stated that the Roumanian was charged before Mr. C. D. defendant's position would have the Hai Chi and the Chi Yang place here except in the im-
where people may call for their Government has warned Greece Melbourne, at the Police Court, made auch a raggestion to bim. This rumour may have ten inst-agination of the Cantonese. The To-night's Contests at the
evening papers; then the boys that if she persists in pushing on yesterday with being in up-Witness said that once before rumeat in increasing the num-fact is that they are now to dis
City Hall.
will not be compating with stall to Sofia, the Roumaniau Army lawful possession of 1,000 ounces when a man tried to bribe him,ber of passengers from Canton. On cords and dangers; until two
holders or shopkeepers who are will occupy the Bulgarian capital of cocains and attempting to brite when he was in the police force, Thursday some of the rats fok years ago they bad nover. Everything, as far as the card obliged to pay rent:] beforehand, and has alrɔ pointed Revenue Office Wilden.
he had the man sirested and he about 200 more pars as than known anything bat peace, and gose, for the events at the City out the necessity of enabling Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Crown Sol-
panished.. Was
On another aeusl, and the same occurred yer and so they very easily take Hall, to night, is all night, and Balgaria to resist the Turkish icitor, prosecuted and Mr F. C. occasion when in the Sanitary terday the Hengshan, alarm."
there is no reason why the sport Jenkin, instructed by Mr. F. X. Department a man tried to bribe which left yesterday morning One native paper enys that should not be as good as at any Austro-Russlan Advice. D. Almada e Castro, defended.
bim he had him arrested aleo and for Hongkong, had to refuse General Lung has wired, to the previous hosing toorcament. typhoon was situate to the south It is reported from Athens that The following transpired after he estreated $500.
F a goodly number. The inorea effest that, a far from coming Milea has not been able to get of the Colony, and was travelling Bussia and Austria have urged we had gone to press.
By Mr Hodgson: If anyone is confined the first and down to bombard the city, he is any more money covered, but west or west-north-west. At 8 30 Grace and Persia to conclude su Mr. Gorge Hoggarth, the chief had tried to bribe him with re-cond class paar sugars. Several entirely in favour of Uhan Kwing there is every likelihood that 6.m. the signals were changed to simistice on account of the exoirs officer employed at the gard to opium he would have well-t do Chinese travelled down Ming's party. We are in a poai-careful brokers will wait and indicate that the disturbance was supremely critica! state of opium farm, deposed to the de- thought it advisable to report the last right by the ss. Fatahan, tion to contradict the recent states the condition of the men to the south-west of the Colony, Bulgeria.
fendant apprerebing him and matter to bis superiore, but no me, it is believed, having first ment that six Chinese gunboate at the ringside tsfore they pencil and that is its present lezation. Appeal to Europe. saying "Toote is a lot of money estion would have been taken as stored their valuables on the had gone up river-one version any wagers. The Bux party are The rainfall for the 24 hours The representative of the to be made out of the cocaine the law did not apply.
Shama.
said to Samahui, and another, to very sanguine as to the result, ended at 10 a.za. to day was Had he been a Gover, ment Powers in Fefis were summoned business," and went on to ask
A Costly Consignment. Wachow. These six boats were but Perkins has friends who be 0.66 inch.
The weather was extremely to the Palson, where they were witness if he would ask Wilden servant ho would have reparted Tae most estly individual en-all lying at Canton yesterday,lieve that the opposition will re.. addressed by King Ferdinand, to allow coraine to come in free. the defendant's offer the police, signment thus stored was rout in The British gunboat Robla has caive a great shock. Whether boisterous last night, but e far who protested against the out He further told with as that there and would have arrested bim. by a piece-goods merchant and is gone back to her station on the that is an or not, we shall know no damage has been reported. A rageous action of the Turkish was a syndicate prepared to im: He thought the tap wre laid for valved at $20,000. A couple of West River H. M. Be. Famo, to-night. Bueadon and Kerrison number of sampans have now Army in invading Bulgaria from port 20 osgee of covaine, and him to as to have him dismissed days ago this man's son paid a Otter and Sandpiper remain atare in good going trim and Pile-emerged from the shelter, but the direction of Turnovo and that they would give witness from the opium farm. His reason visit to Hongkong, and it is on Canton, Earopean business men bury and Turner are reported sotivities in the harbour are still very restricted, and shipping is Jamboli, burning villages, and either twenty per cent. on the for this was that on one occasion, account of the alarmist stories on the the Shameen are finding fit.
It is to be hoped that the evente practically idle. The harbour, massaoring the inbabitants, say- profit of the business, or twenty outside the Police Court, he and which he brought back that the times very bad. On all sides one
bears that promises of ordore by will be commenced promptly to however, is relatively calm,, and ing that he cannot believe that dollars on each case he was not Wilden had an altercation over goods were removed. the Powers who had attached quite sure which was the promise. the claiming of some opiam- The Hongkong vernacular po- Chinese have been withdrawn on night so that in the event of the the worst appears now to be past. their seals to the diplomatic act Witness then told the defendant he wanted it for the opiam farm pera are banned from Canton, the account of the quasi-panio. Ap long distance men staying out Swimming Championship which was now being trodden that coraine did not come under and Wilden for the Government. reason signed being that they parently there is no change in the rounds, people who live on
Póstponed. A puderfest will remain passive bis jurisdiction. Defendant asked Wilden's demeanour was very are disseminating entirely untrue Canton's retail trade; but whole- the Peak and over the water will
Quarter Mile Swimming under the insult. In distress the him to see Wilden on the matter detestable at the time. Be accounts of the situation, and sale business is on its last lege, not have to leave before the con- Championship of the Colony and Bulgarian nation appsala to Witness replied that he would, thought now that he was justified so are causing needless unrest. and traders are afraid to send elusion. Booking is good and other events advertised to take Europe to end the sufferings of and then told the defendant that in thinking that at the time. The police authorities feel de merchandise into the interior, both Meara, Moutrie and Com- plece to-day are postponed to the people, who are fleeing before he had better see Wilden himself. The case was remanded until cidedly sore over the idle tales Kwangtung notes are literallypany and the Grand Hotel are Tuesday 20th inst, commencing
By Mr Jenkin-He had known the 6th. prox.
which have been brought into at a discount, and a big one, sccommodating many with seats, at 5:30 p.m. the return of thair old oppressors.
may not be averee to conceding
some of Turkey's claime.
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Later. The newspapera at Athens re- present Greece as still being uncompromising on the subject of
the armistic.
invasion.
COCAINE.
Lawyer's Clerk Charged With
Attempted Bribery.
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BOXING.
THE TYPHOON This morning at 6 o'clock the