The Longkong Telegraph
August 3, 1913, Temperature s.m. 79, p.m. 83; Humidity...01, '83.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1913.
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DUTCH POLITICS:
TROUBLE IN INDIA,
AMERICAN POLICY,
THE CABINET PROBLEM.
INDIGNANT MOSLEMS.'
NICARAGUA.
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THE NEWS CONDENSED.
Lady Alicia Blackwood, one
of Florence Nightingale's nurses [Service to the "Telegraph."]in the Crimes, is dead.
London: Received Aug. 3.
In the swimming race held at totorate over Nicaragua will Tho proposed American pro- Bury for the professional one.
the agreement Washington states that the proaked to be relieved from the of Moslems has been held to deed that Ex-President Coatro has championship, of the world, and probably be abandoned..
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(Service to the "Telegraph."] London. Received Aug. 3.
London. Received Aug. 2 Reuter's correspondent at Buk
Renter's correspondent at the harest anys between Bolgaria and Koumanis
Hague says that Dr. Bos has appears to be complete. The new posed United States protectorate ti sk of forming a Ministry owing frontier will be practically from over Nicaragua, as suggested by to the refusal of the Secialists to for demolishing a portion of a The cruiser Desmoines has Tartukai to Baltohik, but with by Mr Bryan, will probably be collaborate.
mosque with a view to a street been ordered to proceed to an extension of about 10 kilo abandoned as the result' of London. Received Aug. 3. improvement. Violent articles Venezuela. metres in each direction in the notion of the Foreigng the question of joining a press on the subject
The Socialists are re-considerare ale appearing in the Moslem favour of Roumania. Balgaria undertakes to erect no fortif. Relations Committee of the | Liberal Cabinet. Meanwhile the The official defence is that the gations within certain distance Senate, which has instructed its Queen has entrusted Councillor of the new frontier, :
Chairman to nek Mr Bryan, to Cort van der Linden with the trapamit new Nicaraguan formation of an Extra Perlia- proposed purchase of the canal Linden is considering his de- Treaty. limited airictly to the mentary Cabinet, and Councillor route and a naval concession. ¿cision.
A Fine Record,
the result of the hostilitics A Saloniku dispatch states that between Bulgaria and Greece, which have lasted for months, is that the Greek Army has ad- vanced nearly 200 miles, con-
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tinhously fighting and storming THE FIGHTING AT SHANGHAI.
with the bayonet steep hills, 6,000 feet in height, which were considered to be impregnable. The Greeks have fought 22 auc- cessful notions, occupied 20 im- „portant · towns, made 10,000 prisoners, captured, 120 guns, and inflicted 30,000 casualties on the Bulgarious.
The Albanian Gendarmary, The Conference of Ambassa dors has decided to sak Holland
to supply officers for the Alben-
Palanks,
DETAILS OF A FIERCE ENGAGEMENT.
FIRING ON THE SEÏTLEMENT: FOUR MEN KILLED
IN FRENCH CONCESSION.
ton of Great Britain beat Dickman ment between Bulgaria and for a stake of 250 aside, Billing- It is reported that the agree of Australia easily, his time being Roumonia is now complete.
24min. 11 1-5seca,
SAN FRANCISCO ́EXHIBITION,
Startling Development." York says that a telegrams has Beuter's correspondent at New been received from Caracas stat inued a proclamation in Coro in ing that ex-President Castro bag
the lazy and ferocions President ATTACKS ON GREAT BRITAIN. which he declares war against Gomez who beare on his forebead
demolished part was not mored, but this is described as untrue.
Similar agitations are taking Burma, and this afternoon place elsewhere in India and in parade was held in Calonita at which Moslem flags were display-the eternal marks of a traitor ed demanding justice.
HOME CRICKET.
London. Received Aug. 8. Yorkshire beat Hampshire at Harrogate by 182 run-
Kont beat Essex at Leyton by 60 runs.
The match between Somerest and Sussex, played at Bath, was drawn.
Heroia Venezuela calls on me to vindicate her rights and save her honour, and it is my duty to accept."
Those Socialists who refused to join the Dutch Liberal Cabinet are reconsidering their decision.
Dr Sun Yat-gen is aboard the German mail, steamer Yorok, due in Hongkong to-moirow.
Bulgaria has made counter- proposale to those of the Allies and refuses to pay an indemnity.
Ex-President Castro has pro claimed war against !! the lazy and ferocious President Gomez.
London. Received August 2. The American Press is attack ing Great Britain » for' not participating in the San Francisco Exhibition, and assumes her re- the volunteers.
American newspapers are at- But as they fueal is due to the Panama Canal tacking Great Britain forʻrefusing. arrived in the boundaries of tolls controversy.
to take part in the San Fran Chapel they were met by an over- whelming body of police from the it is a display of childish rezent
The "New York Times "
eye cisco Exhibition. northern district and in the air-ment.. camstances had no option but to Mr. Hearst's papers denounce retire to Settlement limite. Great Britain's "sordid mean
A little later Capt. Barrett in nesa."
It is stated by the Board of
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Germany's Position.
Two Chinese cruisers on Satur day made a demonstration agains the Woosung forts, but their fir ing was ineffective..
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Norther papers to band give The three advancing forces Weihaiwei Road particularly the ordinary execution of his duty lan. Gendarmery, as Sweden is full details of the sensational linked up and advanced in a there was considerable alarm, but visited the North Honan Road Trade that the non-participation A telegram 'sets out the fine Unable to furnish them, pointing battle at Shangbai on the night semi-circular formation upon happily none of the shells struck Extension police station. A very is entirely due to the impossibility record sobieved by the Greek out that many of her officers are of Monday, July 26. The North the Arsenal. At some points any building. Two are said to threatening crowd was assembled of indaoing a sufficient number engaged in Persia,
China Daily News" says:** they get nearer to the desired bave slighted in the fold about and while he was there a rifle was of manufacturers to incur the troops in the fighting with Bul. Bulgarian Proposals. The startling prelude to the object than at any time dura quarter of a mile away bee levelled at him but it was knooked expence of preparing exbibits, London. Received Aug. 4, fighting on Monday night, which ing their former attempts, but damage is reported. Severa
in recent months. Beuter's correspondent at Bok-afforded residents in the French were prevented from approaching sidents in this digtriot on
by one of the crowd. Captias British trade is relatively small Barest states that the Bulgarian concession and International sufficiently close to press liome the day moved into the centre of
Barrett then left the station and in San Francisco,
Holland is to be applied to, to Counter-proposals to those of the Settlement their most dramatic attack.
Settlement.
Che was going away someone
supply the officers for the Alban- "Allies, fasted on the 1st inst, experience of the conflict eo far, A steady and irresistible fusil-
in the crowd behind opened fire
lan Gendermery, na Sweden Firas in her 19, suggest that the boundary should was followed up by a fierce nine lade was maintained by the Arson-
at the motor car. The matter
udable to furnish them. There were nine fire in the Da was reported to headquarters, start near Djumaibals and ter hours' engagenfeat. The rebel al defenders, and again the guns tive city. Three in a cluster near and with the consent of the Jap-saya no definite decision has been Reuter's Berlin correspondent minate in the Gulf of Orfano, forces have been eatimsted to be of the craisers gave the defence St. Catherine's bridge caused the anese Admiral, a detachment of reached regarding Germany's lia) in the world's mile swim- Billington (Great Britain) has including within Bulgaris, Egri 2,600 strong, reinforced as they a commanding position. Now and most extensive blaze, continuing 120 British bluejackets, half the participating in the San Francisco
easily beaten Dickman (Austra Kmtovo, Koobana, were by the 600 men who had ng.in, there was a lull in the nutil nearly 4.m. There was AB- Jahtib, Doiran, Serrae, Drams, been quartered for a few days in Loming of the big guns and the other large fire east of the Arsenal. Light Horse, and two guns of the Exbilition, but it is practically ming professional championship. Demirhiasar and Kavalla. the Li Hung-chong memorial rattle of musketry and maxime, Looting in the city which has Artillery visited the district to certain that she will refuse, se
Bulgaria refuses to pay an garden. They left early on Mon- but the combatants were never been common during the pro-
German industry is little disposed Moslema India are much.. indemnity or to enter into any day evening and took up a posi- satirely at reat for a mo-gress of the various engagaments,
to any international exhibitions; enraged at the demolition of a undertaking regarding the tion in the centre of the attack. ment throughout the. night. but not on a large scale. Two
and has been, from the first; portion of a mosque in Cawnpore "Aegean Islande.
"The first move was mide by 800 It was not until nearly 5 a.m. that days of
averse to the San Francisco pro with a view to street improve attracted numbers Diplomatiste regard these pro-men from the camp near Lung- the attacking forces received the of poor people back to their
jook. posals as the maximum and that hua pagoda. They advanced order to retire. Casualties in the homes, and some of them remain- they will probably be modified. steadily towards the Arsenal and Areenal were but three wounded. ed on Monday night in spite of They expect that peace will be must have covered a consider On the rebel side they are un- signed on the basis that the points able emount of ground unknown. whereon agreement has not been challenged, since firing was not reached shall be reserved for the opened upon them until about decision of the Powers.
8.45. The vanguard got within Unacceptable Demands, very close range, and was only checked by continuous and extremely heavy firing.
Later,
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Reutor's correspondent' Vonn states that the Servian and Greek demands on Bukharest are
Peace Hopes.
Later,
*rvention of the Powers.
OBITUARY.
The Main Attack.
THE FIRING ON THE SETTLEMENT.
Four Men Kled to French Concession.
So beavy was the firing towards
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peace.
overawe the målcontents.
MANŒUVRES ENDED.
JAPAN AND THE RISING.
The New Minister's Views.
Peking, July 28. Mr. Yamaza, the new Japanese the panic-stricken abandonment Minister to China, arrived yester- of the place by the majority. day evening. Interviewed by They remained to loot the houses Reuter's representative, with re- of richer neighboure, a work in gard to the Japanese attitude which they appear to have been towards the present outbreak, Mr. joined by soldiers conveniently Legation a recent settlement on the Yamazs endorsed the Japanese
London. Received Aug. 3. absent from their companies.
The British Naval Manœuvres subject. He emphasized Japan's have now concluded. SHANGHAI AND THE SHELLS. neutrality and emphatically denied that Japan is seeking to secure the independence of Manchuria.
Strong Consular Protest.
In consequence of the number. Mr. Yamaza added, "When the
Mr. Yamazo, when he visited
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Latest cricket results are given
to-day.
It is believed that mutiny has begun in Canton,
Fighting is said to be be tak
considered altogether inaccept. The main attack was delivered the Freach Concesson during the able. The majority of the from the upper end of the Bund first balf hour of the hostilities Powers are in favour of Bulgaria at Nontao to the Chinese water-on Monday night that in of shells that flew over the Settle Japanese Government agreed in NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. obtaining Kavalla with a suf-works. Here the rebol troops Bome quartere at attack ment a strong protest was sent February to change its Minister foient hinterland.
numbered about 1,200 men; al upon the Concession
was by the Consular body to Govern-at Peking it was intended that force has its quarters in the Tem- presumed to have been made. ment Admirale at the Arsenal on Mr. Ijuin should leave in the ple of the God of War in the City. Shells, heavy and shrapnel, rained morning. It is understood that Spring. He, Mr. Ijain, agreed to Router's correspondent at They marobed in companies to into the settlement, falling at in their reply the Admirals, while arrange for the change to take Vienna states that the Bulgarian wards the Arsenal, supported by various points right along from regretting the occurence, ex-place in April, but affairs, not counter proposals are considered eight field guns. The infantry the Bund to Route Voyron. An pressed their absolute conviction connected with China, caused a as ridiculous as those of the mastel in front of the Chinese Annamite policeman and a coolie that none of the shells which delay." Allies are exhorbitant. But it is wat rworks and fired volleys at were struck by fragments of shell passed over the Settlement could expected that modifications of the cruisers. The effect could only in the Rue du Consulat, where have come from the guns of their China in November, was delighted the Graeco-Servian demands will have been slight, and the man- the full force of the firing was men.
to find that unity apparently ex- encourage the hope of a success-envre did not last long, a change felt, and both men died from the fal settlement without the in- of tactics being forced by a wither-wounds
Apart from the Consular pro-isted between North and South, inflicted. Another test a meeting of the naval com- and quite unforesaw the present ing shell fire from the men-of-war. coolie was killed on
the manders in Port was held on regrettable situation. It may be that it was this fire French Bund about 1
B..Tuesday to discuss the question | Allegations Against Japanese, which caused the unwelcome and still another ότι the of warning the belligerents on The Government troops make arrival of shells inside the Settle-Route Montigny in the both sides that, if the Fettlement the graveat, allegations against ment, the points at which they early honra of the morning, were again endangered as on the Japanese, who all through fell being in a direct line over the victim being an Annamite Monday night, the International the attsok have been accused of ing place at Falsha. the rebel forces to the cruisers. póliceman. Many foreign A shell struck one of the gun sidences, and the Cercle Sportif what action they thought it to rebels. Originally the charges Woosung to-day from Wei-hai-
re: forces would be compelled to take giving covert assistance to the
H.M.S., Minotaur is expected at boats killing one! man and building were struck by shells, preserve public safety. The re were confined principally to
and the French waterworks at anlt of the discussion has not yet spying and the directing of wei, Tangkadoo was freely fired on. come to light. Whose Shells?
attacke, but the Government London. Received Aug. 3.
For some hours the police stations
forces Unpleasant Event in Chapel.
now state that am- Sir William Lyne, a former But Adoniral. Li, in an inter-at Lokawei and St. Catherine's The death is announced of
There can be no two opinions muuition is being conveyed to the Australian Cabinet Minister, is Lady Alicia Blackwood, one, of view on Tuesday morning main bridge were under a beery fire, with regard to the attitude taken rebels by them under various dead, Misa
Fiorence Nightingale'stained that it was impossible for and several officials narrowly up by some of the Chinese in re-guises. The most serious engges- nurses in the Crimean war. the shells that burst over the escaped being hit. Tho defence gard to the controlling of the tion is that they have employed It is confirmed that ex-Presid
Sir William Lyne.
Settlement to have come from forces were strengthened by 300 territory by the Municipality of the Red Cross flag to emaggle ent Castro bau landed in Vene London Received Aug. 4 the Government forces. All bluejackets, and the Volunteers the Set lement. Reater a correspondent at Syd: the ships, with one excep- and Fire Brigade, were on duty upon the withdrawal of the carrying it in colline sed in
Immediately ammunition into their lines, also zuela. ney reports the death of the Hon. tion, were firing at right angles throughout the night,
volunteer forces in the early whichever other manner offered. Chinese vessels are being held Sir Willinzi J. in Lyne, KCMG, to this direction, the exception A Tarrifying Experience, hours of last Tuesday morning, All vehicles and receptacles of by the Woosung forts, in search who was Treasurer of the Austra being the flagship, which was Residents in the western die- the Police, who had hitherto re- any find now passing through of contraband, lian Commonwealth during 1007- firing at Lunghus. The only trict had a terrifying experience, mained quiescent, adopted an ag the foreign lines and on their way 08, and who was previously Arsenal guna trained in this for shells passed over their pre-gressive attitude. Sgt. Steel and to the scene of action are being Minister for Home Affairs and direction were three small field mises practicelly throughout the a company of Indian polise at abjected to the most careful for Trade and Customs.
pieces, all firing with short fases. night. In Seymour Road and tempted to take up the duties of search,
EADY ALICIA BLACKWOOD,
wounding another,
mente.
Every precaution is being taken to guard the Shameen, and the Chinese on the island have been warned to keep to their compounds.
The Board of Trade says British non-participation in the Ban Francisco Exhibition is due to the impossibility of inducing manufacturers. to incur expense.
LOCAL
Our Canton correspondent states that business in the City is nearly at a standstill.
Taikoo and Kowlɔon met in the Lawn Bowls League on Saturday. The former won by 18 points,
Three Weat Rivar steamers came into port te-day and report- ed that they were fired on between. Ngohow and Samahui.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY. Viotoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m Bijou Scenio Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Chinese Magicians at Theatre Royal 9.15 pm
TO-MORROW
Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 8.15 p.m. Auction of B.B. Wing Hon, by
Mr G. P. Lammert.
Thursday, August 7. Concert at Peak Hotel 9.15 p.m.
Saturday, August 9. HKO.C. Promenade Concert, II.K.0.0. Ground 9.15 p.m. V.R.O. 5 p.m.
mile Swimming Championship
Saturday, August 18. The rebels have take Samphui, raking the criser Po Yik with half yearly meeting. City Hall. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank maxime, killing ten.
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