The
Hongkong Telegraph.
August 13, 1913, Temperature a.m, 78, p.m. 82, iluuidity...93,
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SOMALILAND RISING. NEW YORK SENSATION..
GOVERNMENT blamed.
MRS SULZER'S ADMISSIONS.
EX-PRESIDENT DÏAZ,
JAPANESE ATTITUDE.
COST OF LIVING.
GONE UP 10 PER CENT.
THE REVENUE BILL.
MEASURE WITHDRAWN.
Beuter's
[Bervice to the "Telegraph."I
London. Received Aug. 14. Commenting on the Som-liland
Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."}
London. Received Aug. 14. The New York State Legislature
Reuter's Sevice to the "Telegraph."], London. Received Aug. 13. Reuter's correspondent ai
Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."
Loudon. Received Aug. 13. Mr. Lloyd Gorge on Tuesday evening withdrew the Revenue
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* BALKAN AFFAIRS,
TROUBLE IN ALBANIA.
Keator's [Bervice to the "Telegraph."
London. Received Aug. 13.
A message from Vienas saya there are reports that engaina
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THE NEWS CONDENSED.
Latest cricket results are given elsewhere.
Herr Babel, the German So- cialist leader, in dead.
The Somaliland Camel Carpe
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London, Received Aug. 13. A Blue-book, based on the affair, the "Times" says it the bas had an all-night debate re- Washington says a favourable recent Board of Tade.enquiry, first question the Government garding the impeachment of impression has been caused there estimates the increase in the cost Bill, introduced for the purpose fighting has taken place between will have to answer is why sch Governor Sulzer for speculation by Japan'a iutimation that it will of living in Great Britain during of reme lying the complaints of the Albanians, commanded by has withdrawn rafely to Sheikh. a dangerously it force,"rit-in electoral fuads,
receive ex-President Diaz of the past raven years at 10 per small" property ownerg and | Is¬boletinatz, and the Servians ing disaster, was Rent to Odewin. A sensation was caused by an Mexico only as a private indiv-cent., chiefly in food and clothing. builders against the 1910 Budget, who crossed the frontier in the
The "Times" criticises, the "We anieser lly suppo d the announcement that Mr. Sulzer idual.
Renta bave undergone practically owing to the impossibility of Kroja distriot, and ale that the Government over the Somaliland policy of evicas on in 1910," bad copfided to a Senator that Adviess from Vancouver, where no change. The rise in workers' coming to terms with the Union- Hoti and Grado triba are pre-affair. says the journal, "but the she was wholly to blame, having Diaz is awaiting a steumer, state wages has been only from one to ists and the extreme Radicals. It preparing to fight the Montene astonishing disclosure has now admitted using some of the that he is going to Japan regard- five per cent: London is the will be again introduced during grins, resenting their incorpora- been made that the very course campaign funds because her less of that country's attitude dearest place in which to live and the next session in a different tion into Montenegro.
the Midlands the cheapest. Col. Seely vividly condemned household was in need of money, towards his mission.
form.
has been followed with every and also having Home Wall accompaniment of aggravated Sirest transactions of which the
folly. Mr. Harcourt's approval Governor was ignorant.
$1
last January of the exploit of the The Legislature passed by 79 THE IRISH QUESTION. Camel Corps near Hargeisa showe votes to 45 a resolution impeach-
that the policy of coastal con-Ling Governor Sulzer.
.'
Liter.
RIVAL CAMPAIGNS.
centration was then officially Triumph of Tammany. abandoned. Mr. Harcourt may have persuaded himself that he The Salzor affair absorba London, Received Aug. 13. was merely undertaking punitive America. It implies, so far, the
Mr. Lloyd George will address police operations, when he was triumph of Tammany Hall, whose
agathering of Nationaliste at in fact sending 150 men to mea influence upon the Administra-Dublin in November, and the sure their strength against the tion of New York, Governor week after Mr. Bonar Law speaks Mallah after Great Britain had Salzer steadfastly combated.
for the Unionists at Dublin. The articles of impeachment spent £3,000,000 in. despatching an Army of 7,000 on the same have already been drawn up and
BANDMANN OPERA errand without achieving a per-will be submitted to the New
COMPANY.
manent result."
Camel Corps Sale.."
York Sonate to-day (Wednesday),, They will charge Governor Sulzer with high crimes and misde-"The
peanouand fales statements,
London. Received Aug. 14. and with proventing witnessee to Mr Archer, the Officer Adminia-testify, before the Committee of
Investigation.
year.
HOME CRICKET,
LATEST RESULTS:
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The Administration at Tarbera Notte beat Leicestershire at has telegraphed to Mr. Harcourt Leiceser" by so inninga and 128 that the 300 troops from Aden rans. have arrived and that all is quiet, Another message states that the Somaliland Camel Corps, has withdrawn safely to Sheikh.
Pink Lady" Presented
Last Night.
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Chinking and Nanking ar again in the possession of the rebels.
Sanguniary fighting between the Albanians and the Servians. is reported.
The New York State Legisla
CHINA'S WONDERFUL HERR BEBEL,
ARMY.
about. You may be quite sure that Mr. Shaw Deamond revives the SOCIALIST LEADER DEAD be is perfecting his plans, and will silly Yellow Peril scare in an artio
8300 swoop down on the distur-le on "The Coming World-War London, léceived Aug. 14: The death has taken place in here of peace and give them ao in the "London Magazine." China ture has decided on the impeach- Switzerland of Herr Ferdinand mercy. That is what is needed is waking up in all directions, ment of Governor Sulzer. August Bebel, the German thorough clearing out of the and means to wage an industrial
ruffians and strife-breeders in war with the Powers of Christen- Special telegrams from our Socialist leader.
[Herr Ferdinand August Babel Canton. Until that is done trouble dom. With this object she is Shanghai correspondent describe
will always be cropping up. was born at Cologne on February
opening mills of all descriptions the surrender of Woosung Forte. "I fest confident that General and is exploiting ber mineral 22, 1840. He was elected amem
Lung will soon settle the whole wealth, hitherto left untouched According to Mr. Hardouit, & ber of the North German Reich- affair; certainly by the end of the owing to superstition. She is or- punitive expedition in Somaliland atag in 1867 and twice was im- prisoned for preaching revolution-month everything should be all ganising her education and her would be contrary to the whole
right. He won't need any assia-army on modern lines, All of policy of the Government. ary doctrines for two years in tance from the North he is not which leads up to the expulsion 1879 and for nine months in the man to sak for help because of the Powers, which will be fol 1888. He was the anthor of many his troops are all trained fighting lowed by a demand for admit Socialistic, publications. A poli- tical admirer once, bequeatheden. The bigger proportion of tance to Europe, Australia, and him 220,000.]
them are of his own olan, and the United States:- they may be 'depended upon poder his guidance to quell the new movement at a very early date"
THEICANTON SITUATION,
On
68
́EMBEZZLEMENt,
to the Cabinet & proposal for Mr. Lloyd George is to submit financial assistance to the pro- posed University in China.
Mr Lloyd George hoswithdrawn the Revenue Bill owing to the impossibility of coming to terms with the Unionists and the ex- treme Radicals.
LOCAL.
The Bandmann Opers Com pany opened their final short
"There will be no question of tering the Somaliland Govern-
season of the year in Hongkonz
yellow borde sweeping across
Mr. Lloyd George says there is ment, in a despatch from Sheikh,
at the Thestre Royal last evening
Europe, which to-day could be not the slightest prospect at the dated the 12th inst., saya :-'We
when they presented "The Pink,
easily met bat insidious advance, moment of any reduction in have withdrawn from Burad in.
Cady" to a fair nudience. The
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Business at Standstill.” senseless and insistent, with the armaments; rather the reverso. good order and arrived at Sheikh
charm of this pieco has already the good offices of the Red Cross
private letter om Canton armed Yellow Man beltiad it. with all the wounded; numbering
been dilated upon and to do the people who discovered that he bad dated the 13th reads as follow:
"The European Powers and During the past seven years swenty-two, and stores. Sammers
company credit it need only be only fainted," There are farther Business is absolutely at a atand-U.S.A. will be powerless to en- the cost if living in Great Britain is progressing favourably. The
said that they fully acted up to reports of gorapping" between. still and all the shops in the city force er actments within a genere has increased 10 per cent, while Burao tradera and others were
their best traditions.
Lung's men and the Lak Kwan. are closed. There was a good dealation or two, because a Chinese wages have risen from one to given a day's notice to quit London. Received Aug. 14. Miss May Glenn, in particular, Furthermore the Lak Kwan of firing so the city yesterday army of 30,000,000 properly five per cent. before the main party. left. An Sussex defeated Somersetahire was in excellent form and her have damaged some of the police afternoon; the insurgents opened equipped, would dominats the Indian contingent of 130 men, at Eastbourae by five wickets singing throughout was decided the stations where upon up with big gaus. Some shells world by sheer numbers. with Maxim, has arrived at Last year Somerset won by aixly good, In point of fact she injere said to bave remonst exploded over river and some in Where Chiner's settle they Sheikh. The fort is in good wickets,
proved over her good performance rated." The telpephone Honam. Late in the afterna wo stay, and will oust all others by ropair. The Dervishes have Yorkshire defeated Middlesex the last time the piece was staged service is very irregular, the w ́res herrd that an attempt would be their cheap labour: driven off all the sick of eight at Sheffield by three wickets. Leathere. Mias Addie Lennard as being broken in come parts of made to bora the city but there
"The only way to prevent such friendly tribes and have been your Yorkshiro won by 107 runs. Angele de Verrier made a most the city. Yesterday some fonny was only one fire. Rifle was a death struggle of the White and the сапче of unprecedented Surrey Feat Kent at the Oval charming but nevertheless suspic-tales were cirog'atad to constant through the night and Yellow races is by the withdrawal destitution. The situation, by an innings and forly runs. ious fiancee, and nota little praise brutal torturéa inflicted by continued this morning. The of the Powers from China and however, is well in hand, and Kent won by nine wickets last le due to her for the graceful dan-General Lung
Various insurgents have out the telegraph consequent abandonment of "the
The Bandmann Opera Co. there is no cause for alarm."
So for we on Shameen breaking-up of China" idea, with Binged "The Pink Lady" oing which she gave in the first act, piisopers taken. Needless to bay wiraa, Her efforts were ably seconded by there was plenty of exaggeration; have not been molested and I
the institation of free intercourse night. Mr Fred Coyne as Lucidel, the but it sms to be a foot that hardly think we will be.”
upon a basis of racial equality bridegroom elect who persisted in some prisoners have been drilled
between the two races, subject to Events at Canton lave taken a ALLEGED- having his last fling, and the through the noes and led along
marriage restrictions in which new turn and the allustion yes couple both gave finished per- by a bit of wire, passed
the Yellow Powers would pro- terday deemed serique, formances. Mies Marjorie Cicil, through the hole, buffalo fashion;
bably gladly de-operate. Bat as Madame Dondi lier, deserves but there is no proof that this
At the Police Court this after-even then there stande in the way. The Government intends.start- special mention for ber olever was done by the Tatub's orders. noon, the once of Alim Khan, who the absolute necessity for the ing a sobool on the Peak if comic work. At all times she Lung Chai-krong. indeed, is obarged with embezzlement, Yellow res to find an outlet for sufficient pupils come forward, aoted well up to Mr Gourist, who same genuinely anxious to again came before Mr. Melbourne. their teeming millions which took the part of her husband, sad keep his men within bounds as Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Crown must mean a terrible depression mausged to keep the house in ranch as possible; but most of his Solicitor, protested, sud Mr. in the standard of life of the the shareholders of the United The report for presentation to In the House of Commons, Mr
London. Received Aug. 14. roars of laughter when she ap- time would app sar to be taken up F. C. Jenkin, instracted by White Man. Dillon asked for an assurance
Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ltd., "There is just one outlet from is published in this issue, Mr. Lloyd George has received peared on the stage. Mr Gourist just now with trying to prevent Mr. J. H. Gardiner, defended, from Mr Hercourt "that there
aleo was excellent and gave quarzol between himself and Mr Nesbitt, Registrar of the the impasse. If, in the home of a deputation of Members of would be no forward movement Parliament who asked for finan- a very good presentation of the Wong Sze-lung.
Supreme Court, deposed that the democracy," as the East has been defendant had charge of Proba termed, the Yellow Man should The work of forming the Hong in the abajo of a punitive excial assistrace from the Boxer enthusiastic collector of snuff Uncasiness in Hongkong. pedition in Somaliland until the
bores "and of the amateur satyr. The renewal of trouble in Oan-matters. On the 2nd Jaly witness develop a magnificent altruism kong Football Association is pro- House had had an opportunity of Indemnity Fund, or other sources, Mr. Frith as Bebe Guingolph had ton is causing considerable uness-want to the Supreme Court at and raise his standard of living ceding apate and everything
for the proposed University in discussing the matter.
Obina.
apart somewhat out of his usual ineas among Chineze business 8.45 a.m. He had a look round by wage and other legislation to should be in working order before Mr Hercourt said such a move" Mr. Lloyd Goo go promised to line, and its speaks well for his ciroles in Hongkong, and is also the office generally. There was the level of the White which the the commencement of the playing whole policy of the Government, submit, the proposal to the ability that he was able to make interfering with the export trade new clerk coming in defend- Chinese Nationalist Party are so much of it. Bis song about of most of the big European ant's place. When the new clerk considering the danger of a war Grandma and what she had miss- houses. Advices have been came he looked over the deak to enfores the admission of cheap ed brought the house down and received from Canton requesting defendant. The desk was looked this would be opposed to the hin that had been occupied by the labour would be aveiled, though recalls were repeatedly given.merchants not to make shipments THE MEXICAN REVOLT. Benevol, a detective, was ably to Canton for the present, and na and he asked defendant to unlock tory of all national development. "The disastrous alternative is a portrayed by Mr. Pauncefort and a consequence, trade has again it. Defendant dideain the presence Misa 8. Godwin proved herself a become practically dead. There of witness. He saw two flee on orash of colour between a Pret of most dignified Comtesse de afon- are hopes, however, of an early the top of other things in the desk. the White races and a Yellow The case was proceeding as we Federation, which would be a improvement in the situation,
crime against our common. Chinese business men being ex- went to press.
humanity pecially optimistic that the unrest
ill soon come to an end.
No Punitive Expedition.
Later.
ment would be contrary to the
which was to keep to the coast and a small radius from the coast. All necessary steps would be taken to protect the friendlies.
GROWTH OF ARMAMENTS
CHINA UNIVErsity.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S PROMISE.
Cabinet.
A FEDERAL SUCCESS.
tenvert.
London. Rer sived Aug. 14, Reuter's correspondent at
Few Prisoners, Mexico City states that the There was a further dearth of NO PROSPECT OF REDUCTION. Federal troops have succeeded in prisonere at the Police Court, this morning, and the sittings of Courts were but short.
raising the seige at Torreon, and that 3,200 rebels have killed, including many who were ex-
The Federal losses were 200.
Boy Scalded.
Standard Life Assurance Co. Mesara. Dodwell and Company
יי י,
The Adamastor.
Reasonable Doubt,
A prominent Chinese commer cial man expressed himself in the Limited send the directors' report The Portuguese oruiser Ada- following words on the new turn of the Standard Life Assurance mastor, which recently came out of affairs in Canton-A certain Company for the year ending of dook after repairs necessitated Whilst a boy named Chun Yat section of the Army in Canton 15th November 1912. The ac- by being aground off Dumbell was carrying a pail of boiling is trying its best to scare General cumulated Funds of the Company Island, made a trial trip round the water at 93, Connaught Road Lang, but nothing they can do are now nearly £14,000,000 island on Tuesday. She will leave Central, he fell downstairs and will ever scare him. He is a brave claims paid amount to over 830 shortly for Lisbon. severely scalded himself. He has and determined man, and when 000,000, while over 28,000,000 been taken to the hospital.as have added to "'bonus policies. The echo of the alleged armed Gun Seized la Godown carries it through. He is now The average rate of interest on robbery at Sai Cho Wan is that has been seized in a godown at and as such he will ceut, and divided at the rate of acknowledged to the police at a the representative of Peking fande javelist is as the raporton householder himself has London. Received Aug. 18. Kowloon. It is an automatic brook no dictation from anybody 12.1-2 per cent has been declared. Kowloon City, that he spent sil The Londonderry police made gun, constructed similarly to else. "Some of the troops during the year was over 22,000,- haul. The police now look on Amonot of ssgurances accepted but five dollars of the supposed charges and cleared the streete at maxim gun, and on the case in wanted to entrap General Lang 000, with nas premis of £84, the report of a robbery doubt midnight. One constable was which it was packed was an ad- into the Yemen, but he is too smårt.
London. Received Aug. 14. | scuted, a In the 'House of Commons the during the discussion on Finance Bill, Mr Lloyd Georgs said there was not the slightest prospect at the moment of any reduction in armaments; rather the reverse. However he did not despair that international co-operation would arrest ex- penditure after the events of the
last twelve months. Few people realised how near to disaater we had been at that time." -
THE IRISH RIOTS.
CLEARING THE STREETS,
seriously shot,
dress in Canton.
for them; he knows what he is
000
season.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m Bijou Scenic Theatre, 0.15 p.m. Bandmann Opers Co. Theat Royal 9 pm.
**TO-MORROW. Victoria Theatre 9,15 p.m. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 3.15 p. Bandmann Opera On Theatre Royal 9 p.m.
Satarday, August 16. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, half yearly meeting. City Hall.
noen
Saturday, August 23. Third Pagal Gymkhana,
Tuesday, September 2, board, 11 sm.
Austion of H.M.S. Alaority, on Adolion of H.MSS. Handy,
2nd Janus 11 s.