The
Hongkong Telegraph.
August 21, 1913, Temperature sin. 79, p. 87; lumidity...94, 71.
9177 一月七年丑癸
TELEGRAMS.
BALKAN AFFAIRS.
THE TURKISH ADVANCE.
Router's
(Service to the "Telograph."]
London, Received Aug. 21, A message from Constantinople stats that several Embassies have drawn the attention of the Porte to the reports of the Turkish advance tepond the Maritza line. The Ruinn Ambassador into.- viewed the Grand Vizier on the question this afteracon, and the
TELEGRAMS.
MEXICO & AMERICA.
THE REJECTED PROPOSALS.
Heuter's
(Service to the "Talegrope."]
London. Received Aug. 22. Reuter's New York correspond- ent states that it is reported from Mexico that Pre-ident Wilson's proposule which President Huerta rajeuted in toto were:-
TELEGRAMS.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1913 by the Proprietor.
WEATHER FORECAST
FAIR
Barometer 29 72
August 21, 1912, Temperature a.m. 78, p. 83; Humidity...94, 81.
TELEGRAMS.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22,
1913.
五拜难 號二廿月八英潘音
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
CHESTERFIELD ELECTION
DROUGHT AT HOME.
JACK JOHNSON.
NOT WANTED IN LONDON,
Reuter's
(Service to the "Telegraph."]
AVIATION FEAT.
DISABLED AIRSHIP TOWED, LIBBRAL-LABOUR VICTORY.
Router's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, Rice Aug. 21. London, Received Aug. 21,
The newspapers ve promin There is a swelling" chorpe of protest against the announcedence to the unprecated feat of appearance of the pugilist Jack the new Army airship Ets, tow Johuson at the Euston and South ing with 000 of cable, a London variety theatres on Mon- smaller disabled sil hip a dist- fourteen miles from 1. The cassition of hostilities day, after his white slave con-ance of
Odiham to Farnborough. 2. President Huerta to resign.viction in America.
3. Elections to take place at The Daily Mail" has in- quired the views of a number of prominent music hall proprieters, most of whom disapprova bis
Grand Vizier, while denying an early date. Turkey's intention to cccupy 4. President Huerta to renounce toritory bayond Maritza, issued his candidacy to the Presidency. orders in the presence of the Ambassador immediately to recall any troops happening to have éroszod the frontier.
A Panic...
The report that the Bulgarians intended to re-accupy Dedeagatuli on Friday caused a panic among the inhabitants, many of whom are abandoning the town.
MAJORITY OF ONF.
AUSTRALAIN DEADLOCK.
London. Received Aug-22. The Foreign Consuls buvo
Reuter's correspondent at Mel- applied to their Embassies to bourne states that Mr. Cook, the despatch wrships for the pre-Federal Premier, in a speech at te ition of foreign interests.
Toorak, said it was impossible to The re-ceenpation is actually carry on Parliament with a expected to take place on the majority of one.
The people 28th instant in the Presence of would shortly be asked to elect the Foreign Military Attaches another Parliament. whom Bulgaris has invited with
the object of forestalling atrocity stories.
Bulgarians Troops Welcomed.
London. Received Aug. 22.
DISASTROUS FIRE.
appearance.
The Latest View. A London. Received Aug, 29. A meeting of music-hali proprietore deprecated the appearance of Jack Johnson, but expressed tho view that it was a matter for the public and the licensing authorities to decide.
THE CALIFORNIAN QUESTION.
Reuter's [Service to the ** Telegraph."]
London. Received Aug. 22. The bye-election at Chesterfield, caused by the death of Mr J. Baslam (Labour); has resulted as follows:
Mr. Kenyon (Lib.
..
and fab.) ...... 7,725.
th
Mr Christie (C.)...5,530.
Mr Scurr(800.)... 583. [At the last General Elcation Another article enfile Ameri- the polling was:-Mr Haslam oans, or Japanese makes the (Lab.).7,287; Mr G. W. Radford following statementa: Accard-(U.), 5,056.) ing to American law every child born in America e rogarded as an American citizen unless the parent report to their Conealate that they wish the children to ba considered as aliens. Last year there were no less than five thou-
UTOPIAN LONDON. HOTEL,
London is threatened with a0-
A
SERIOUS OUTLOOK.
Reuter's [Bervice to the "Telegraph."
London. Received Aug, 22,
$36 PER ANNUM
"SINGLE COPT 10 CENTS,
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
It is reported that Russin bas intervened in the Bolkennitustion to enforce the Treaty of London.
A drought in England and The announced apperance of Scotland is assuming a serious Jack Johnson at London music aspect for agriculturiste, and the halls is arousing considerable raising of the price of milk is protest. 'contemplated.
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A message from Glasgow states The offices of the "East Afri that the total water supply there ean Standard" at Nairobi hayə now amounts to 77 days, while gutted, the damage totalling the supply at Loch Katrine will | 86,030, . only last for 60 daya,
The same story is reported from other parts of Scotland.
The Tay has never been so low in living memory.»
AMERICA AND
THE PHILIPPINES.
Bishop Brent on the Situation..
Further Bulgarian troops on. retorning to Sofa were given a welcome rapturous
by the populace.
The Chesterfield bye-election has resulted in the return of Mr. Kenyon, the Liberal' and Labour oandidate.
The Grand Vizier of Turkey bas issued an order recalling any troops happening to have crossed the frontier.
sand eight hundred and ninety-other monument of luxury at
América is in control of the seven Japanese children born in
Philippines. Upon her wisdom or the States. These children were Hyde Park Corner.
All good Londoners have bean unwisdom hangs the fate of nine all reported at the Japanere Con-
million Filipinos. If we had not enlate and registered there asiaterested by the news that an
The British Army airship Eta Japanese subjects. It is the duty hotel is to be built on the site of assumed this responsibility from unselfish motives, another nation of the Consalate to report thess St. George's Hospital, and mapy The Responsibilty for Prejudice.births of Japanero subjects to the of them may have busied them would have seized it from motives towed a smaller disabled airship Central Authorities, but for what Balves with drawing fanoy pic of self-interest, declares the Rt. fourteen miles, from Odiham to
Rev. Charles Heary Brent, Protes- Farnborough. Ia a Feries articles appearing in
reason we don't know, the report tures of what would be the July "Koe a large amount
perfect hotel for an unquan, tant Episcopal Bishop. of the
A telegram outlines the pro- of testimony is published to show was not made
It seems to us that our Govera-Lionsbly perfect sito, says the Philippines, "and at this date that Japaner residing in Cali
must adopt a more decided policy "Spectator." Mr Mallaby Desley, Liberty would sit mourning with-posals of President Wilson which fornia are themselves principally in reference to this matter, the Unionist Member for Harrow out the gates of the Philippines the Mexican President is said to responsible for the antipathy is asserted that the discovery who has bought the site and pro instead of reigning throughout have rejected. shown to them by their American that so many Japanese born in porce to build the hotel at the her borders." We quote from an follow-residents. The writer of
America had registered themsel.cost of a million pounds or more, article by Bishop Brent in the the literary Bummary which
vee as Japanese subjects and that has made know his ideas in a New York Tribune." The article called the attention of the Porte appears in the "Japan Mail"
this fact had not been duly re-statement to the "Daily Ex- contains some impressive state to the Turkish advance beyond
." He said that about one ments concerning American re- the Maritiza line. gives the following interesting ported at Washington created a press.""
A serious drought is being opitome of these opinions:-
The first article entitled Go ni very bad impression on the end three-quarter sores would be sponsibility in the Philippires.
American public.
available, and that he hoped to That responsiblity is, of course to build the most beautiful hotel in further the progress of self-experienced at Home, and the of the "East African Standardilte wa go ni shitagne (When you
the world,
government to the utmost of our water supplies are running short go to Rome do as Rome does) have been gutted.
Mind you,' he said, 'I don't ability and the Filipinos capacity. in several places in Sectland. contains the following passages:
know a scrap about the hotel Moreover, we must execute car
The Taroo-Bulgarian situation business. I do not profess to do responsibility of control as a trust
London Receivol Aug. 22. Reuter's correspondent at Natobi arates that the buildings
The loss is estimated at £5,000, and is covered by insuranes.
@
MONROE DOCTRINE.
I'
says
"The
Several of the Embassies have
of one.
LOCAL.
Two further brigadea of Bul. NEWSPAPER OFFICE GUTTED gaian troops from Macedonia and Adrianople returned to Sofia this (Thursday) afternoon and were rapturously welcomed by the populace. The King and Princes reviewed the troops and the people, showered flowers on them and the troops. The crowds
"We commend to the considera tion of our readers the opinions gave the Royal party an ovation.
expressed by some of our leading
so, and am not a bit ashamed to to be administered quite as much is again grave, and it is stated Situation Again Serious.
Later.
fellow countrymen who have gone
Is it a Washout P
confesa my ignorance. He added with as for the Filipino."We that the Porte in seriously con- minutely into this Californian Turkish official Despite
that he was in this deal quite are to train him by co-operative sidering a declaration of war. EXPLOSION OF
question. Count Okuma exprese38
New York, July 19.
alone, and that if he could achiere methods in the principles of self-
Mr. Cook, Federal Premier, Assurances, the Turec-Bulgarian
NAVAL MAGAZINE himself much sa follows." This A new angle of the Merican his ambition he should not cars government until he has at- +ituation in causing grave
difficulty, though mixed up with situation is given by the air it did not make a single shilling elects, surrender to him the rights to carry on the Australian Perlia- fained it, and then, if he so bas declared that it is impossible naxiety. It is stated that the Porte is seriously considering a Extensive Damage in Japan, the race question, largely comes York "American," which this
which belong to a full-grown ment with the present majority declaration of war and a rapid.
from our people themselves. morning makes a fiat statement out of it."
To begin with, the grandest nation." It is here, however, as advance in Philipopelis in order At 0.05 a.m. on the 10th in- Wherevor Japanese go they find that President Wilson has aban- to enforce Bulgaria's dsient to stant, magazine No. 3, on Keri it difficult to assimilate themselves doned the Monroe Doctrine with hotels of to-day draw their the Bishop says, that we arrive
Doring naval trials at Pols the the Turkish retention of Ad-matayama, on the Nagahema to their fellow-residents. What regard to that country by a bar visitors into a vortex of fuss, at the parting of the ways,
Contemporary, In his breach of a 12-inch gun blew out r'anople.
coast, talonging to the Maidzuru the reason is I don't know. It gain with European Powera. The hurry, and va-et-vient which is It is believed that a military Naval Station, exploded. Owing may be that they are behind other reason of this attitude, the paper no necessary part of hotel life an estimation, the dispute is not and three patty officers were caucus, headed by Euver Boy, is to the strong wind, the resulting nations in knowledge and in says on authority of a "close per- it ought to be. An hotel which one of imperialism and anti-killed, and five others seriously largely influencing and over-fire raged furiously and almost morality, But the defect has to sonal friend of Mr. Wilson," is the aims at being a centre of attrac imperialien: "It fogs. the issue injured.
menace of Japan. In consequence tion must needs provide daz to employ auch terma." bearing more prudent counsels. enveloped magazines No. 2 and be remedied.".
has tegged Great zling balls for banquets, dances, question, he says, resolves itself Dr. Saeda, who has been in 'Mr. Wilson
The taking of the Parsaleao Russian Intervention ? 5. About 3 000 blue jackets and Simultaneously there are re-workmen did their best to extin- California making personal io-Britain to pacify her Oriental ally, and concerts, but there a ho into one of geod judgment. "The Fort, in 1848, is being celebrated
why a visitor newed reports of Russian inter-guish the fire with steam and hand vestigations, says Before I and as the price of this service reason
the matter of time. There are vention to enforce the Treaty of pumps, sud with the firemen went to California I was under Great Britain, Germany and enters the house, which is opposing camps differ only jaia Mocno to day.
A number of appointments London, and it is even inferred succeeded in saving the other the impression that our fellow France may go to Mexics to protest for the time being his home, those who say now; others who in some quarisra, from recent magazines, The fire spread to country-men there were suffering their citizens' lives and property should feel himself being swept gay to-morrow; still others who manoeuvres of Russian warships the forest near by, and was not from bad treatment but I found and collect debis, and ola me long along like a straw upon s farious say day after to-morrow." But the were gazetted in a Government tide. The designer of a perfet Filipino's degree of capacity will Gazette Extraordinary issued in the Black Sea and a certain
that nothing could be further overdue."
hotel should regard this problem not be revealed until the school. yesterday. It continues:-"Corsidor dislocation of the local steamship got under control till 10.40.
The magazine in which the ex- from the truth," that they were
A special article pointing to services, that some action posat plosion occurred was inspected all living in comfortable circum bargain which permits European from two points of view which boys of to-day are in active public bly the disembarksion of troops by the sentinol at six o'clock in the stances. After going into mattors navies to threaten Mexican ports, are absolutely distinct-the point life. The Bishop justly decieres
bas already been taken.
morning when nothing unusual minutely, the conclusion I came European armies to land on the of view of the visitor who hires a that the problem caunot be settled the fact that pigeon-racing might Evacuation Delayed,
was noticed, The accident is to was that in all particulara soil of the We tead Continent, bedroom, and that of the casual without reference to its interac-profitably be started in the Colony aftibuted to apontarsus our people in California have but which relieves M Wilcon visitor who comes to dinner or tional bearing. As to the properal appears in this jasno. combustion prising from to reform their ways, and the sad his foretary of State from a dance in one of the public of neutralization: "Can Ameri- delaying for a few days the eva
Datutal chemical change in education that Japanezs children their dilemma-berez gaition rooms. The visitor who returns can or any other derendency ouation of Thracian territories ceded to Balgaria still the latter the power in consequence of the receive there must be radically of Huerta as President or the in- tired at the end of a long day, really secure the neutrality of the Christian College was charged, at tervention in Mexic by the Unit-anxious for nothing so much as Powers ?" saks Dr. Brent, and the Police Court, with sending a best. Nine or ten coolies who altered."
a Chinese newspaper. is ready to occupy them. The were working on the roof of a The Rev. Dr. Ebina, in an ed States. When retary Bryan to vanish quietly to his bedroom, adds: "Would it mean any ibing threatening letter to the editor of effect of this will be to prevent building being constructed near article published in the Shinjin, a day or two go esat bis should be able to do so by an if promises of neatrality were made?" In any case, "Can
We learn that a working agree- the apprehended occupation by by were injured, one, of them asserts that that the greatest reply to Japan there was entrance that does not lead
America afford to protect a Gov- Turkey of Dedesgatch and,of very severely. They were taken hindrance to Japanese becoming dispatched simultaneously a Note through the burly-burly.
British and Chinese steambost into the naval hospital for treat successful settlers in foreign from Great Britain strongly urg- All the splendour of Sardanapa ernment half-way around the ment has been arrived at between
countries is their
ancestoring Japan to rest content with lus in the pablic rooms, arranged world which she does not ac-
and constructively companies by which fares to It is believed that the damage worship and all that that entails the reply. So Japan wee elim- though they be with the 'attentive tually will amount to £Y00.000, but To go to a foreign county and inated as an element of danger. esre of ons skilled in procuring control?" Based on his Canton are to be raised. ́`* may be as much as 71,00,000 to do nothing but preach the It remained for Mr. Wilcon to the best that is thought and done eleven years' experience. Bishop
"Japan Chronicle."
greatness of one's own ancestors vindicate by a diplomatic sub-in the world of hotels, will not Brent's conviction of our persont is the way to court unpopularity, terfuge his policy of peace at any compensate the visitor whose duty is that we are not in the and this is whit Japanese seem price; to keep an army canton- private wants are not correspond- Philippines for our share of profit: ed on the American side of ingly provided for. Every bed-If we were, it would be the We note with sorrow that this to do wherever they go.
thing in the week motor-ominibuses on one Mr. Ebara affirms that from the Rio Grande; to keep a navy room should have its bathroom most ratural
that the game in Hawaii and rocking in Mexican watore like toy and lavatory. Already some hotels world to BAY route are beginning to an ale what he saw night, saya the "Academy In in America he came to the con- ships on a ruffled pond. The nearly reach this ideal. But the is not worth the candle." We this the preliminary the age of elusion that wherever the Ja-only known reservation in the rule should be, absolute one are in the Philippines because we are required there. "If our Lion. Received Aug. 22 constant traffic- t
ora when panese go their one object is bargain which chains a barking bad, one bath.”
Much more attention than is rule were removed, the Philip Reuter's correspondent at Pola neither dark nor light shall know money-making and they care dog is that none of the three
furniture and pictures of the hotel. prey to the strongest of the sec states that during trials, the any cessation of noise and bustle nothing about the welfare of the Great Powers shall acquire ter- castomary might be paid to the pines would at once become a breech of a 124uch gun blew out in this amazing capital of oura? people among whom they settle. ritory in Mexico
The "American" adda Why not have really good pic- tional aggregations, and they in and three petty officers were Shall we, in a few years be alcer-In Hawaii directly they have made killed and Avo others seriovely ing by shifte, all doomed to a sufficient money, they return to Taken at its full value, this tures, and not many of them? It turn would ultimately be devour injured.
pathetic kind of semi-rest amid Japan. Japaneso residing abroad agreement shows, sa specifically should be the aim of the ideal ed by intraders from outside." Vice Admiral Count von Well- the rumble of motor-lorries, must become broader-minded and est forth by the American's' in-caravanserai of London to be also Hence,"ss we do not know how enburg sustained cerious injuries motor buses, and the whirr of the conform to the usage and imbibs formant, that the pases of Mexico a private palace-but a palace of to leave the Philippines, let us
them," splendour or ostentatious Inxur and had to have both his legs aeroplane? We traet not; but the sentiments of those among may be brought about by foreiga peace and quiet, not of glaring see if we know how to govern
whom they are living,
arms and foreign interests. amputated,
the portents have began.
Reuter's correspondent at
Athens atates that the Greeks are
towns.
AUSTRIAN NAVAL DISASTER.
other
PETTY OFFICERS KILLED.
| បាតន៍,
Sleeping by Shifts,
"I
A student from the Canton
DON'T FORGET..
TO-DAY.
Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Sconio Theatre, 9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p., Bijou Scenic Theatre, 0.15 p.m.
Thursday, August 29. China and Manila. S.S. Co., Meeting of Shareholders.-11.30
Tucaday, September 2. a.m.
Auction of H.M.S. Alacrity, on
Auction of H.M.S.8. Handy, board, 11 am and Janus 11 a.m.
Saturday, September 6. Concert at Theatre Royal 19.15 p.m.