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The Hongkong Telegraph.
August 28, 1913, Temperaturs am. 81, p.m. 80, Humidity...87, 72.
(ESTABLISHED $1881.)
Copyright, 1913 by the Proprietor.
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晚八十月七年
TELEGRAMS,
TELEGRAMS.
MEXICAN CRISIS.
THE LONDON STRIKE.
MR. ASQUITH ILL-USED.
SERIOUS SITUATION.
Renter's
[Bervice to the "Telegraph."].
London. Received Aug. 28 A message from Washington" states that the Merinan situation is developing rapidly.
SERIOUS RUMOURS:
Reuter's
WEATHER FORECAST
FAIR
Barometer 20.80
August 28, 1912, Temperature a.m. 78, p.m. 89; Humidity...00, 87.
近拜識 ·號九廿月八英港香
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FRIDAY,
AUGUST, 29,*
1913.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS
TELEGRAMS.
BALKAN AFFAIRS.
MR. HAWKER'S feat.
THE FRONTIER QUESTION.
A CASE OF BAD LUCK.
WARLIKE SUFFRAGISTS.
Reuter's
[Service to the Telegraph.""]
London. Received Aug. 29, Mr. Asquith se golfing at Lossiemouth, Scotland, when he
THE IMPERATOR.”
SERIOUS FIRE ABOARD.
Reuter'a
[Service to the Telegraph."]
London, Received Aug. 29. Reuter's New York corros." pondeat reports that a fire broke
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TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
The fighting at Nanking has been severe but undecisive.
[Service to the "Telegraph."')".
[Service to the "Telegraph."] London, Heceived Aug. 23.
London, Received Aug. 28, London. Received Aug. 28.
"The famous bookseller Mr. The strike position in London
"A massage from Constantinople After his mishap while attempt-Bernard Quaritoh is dead. in practically unchanged, al-
aaye that the Government willing to oircle Britain by water- though there are many rumours was attacked by two suffragiste, out at hard the giant H.A.L liner shortly submit to Bulgaris and plane, Mr. Hawker quickly re-
American troops have been President Wilson has warned of serious developments, includ- who sprang out from a bunker. Imperator while at the docks. the Powers definite proposals for eavered from nervous shock, and ordered to the Mexican border. all Americans to leave Mexico iming attempts to paralyes the seized the Premier and dragged | The Second Offiogrwydd a seaman | the solution of the question of the whon interviewed said it was mediately, and has also instruct whole of London's electric supply. him abous, Roo-king off his hit. were suffocated, the former dying frontier.
just a ghostly piecs of bad luck. ed the American Embassy and
Mr. Hiokers Wood, librettist of The masons, engaged at Buck- Mis Asquith rushed to her while lea ling his men to a smok- The Porte will insist on the His boot slipped off the rudder Drury Lane pantomimes, is dead: Consuls to notify all civil and ingham Palace, whom it was father's assistance and in a minute ing hold.
retention of Adrianople and bar and the machine dropped military officials that they will be feared would come out in sym-two detectives had seized the The fire broke out at 4 o'olook Kirkilisseb, but will offer certain fifty feet into the water before he held strictly responsible for harm pathy with the painters, have women, dragging them away with in the morning and created a panic concessions which it is hoped could regain control. If he had done to Americans or their pro- rebuffed the pickets,"
some difficulty.
among 1,600 carage passengers, will be ncceptable.
bean 200 feet high he could have The masters meet to-day.
who had remained aboard over-
recovered night.
perty.
Mexico Silent.
Later. The strike trouble in the London. Received Aug. 20. Government Office continues. Mexico is silent regarding Pre- It is reported that the Colouis sident Wilson's Message to Con-Office is dependent on candio gress. Sonor Gambao, Foreign light. Minister of Mexico, affirme that the Government has no comment'] 'to make; and the Mexican Con- gress Committee also maintains silence.
Cannot Forego Sovereignty, Sonor Gamboa declares that President Huerta desires to exercice great forbearance but Mexico cannot forego her #nvereignty or
make future elections for the Presidency liable to the veto of any President of
the United Slaton.
"A Loan Question. 1.
A Serious Development.
London, Received Aug. 20. Earl Beauchamp, at the Office of Works, received a deputation of strikers who demanded the dismissal of all non-Unionist! painters. Earl Beauchamp re- served his reply.
This is a serious development, involving as it does the whole question of free labour.
Now the London Trans ort Workers' Federations have joined in the strike campaign.
Meanwhile individuel
em.
President Wilson's second ployers continue to meet the Note only requested an immediate demanda of the men in the most answer to the demand that Pre-conciliatory spirit. sident Huerta should not be a dandidate for the Presidenoy. President Wilson suggested that if this was agreed to, he would American bankers express to rssurances that the Government would "regard favourably on immediate Loan to Mexico, suffici- eat for the temporary Beads of
the Administration,
Senor Gambes replied that a Loan would be big enough to induce Mexico to sacrifico her national dignity. It was im- possible for President Huerta to withdraw.
Meanwhile, Mr. Began" bas legraphed to the United States Embassy and the U.S. Consuls to id departing Americans, and to provide funds for the transporta tion of the needy, and also of foreigners in case of emergency
Troops Despatched.
A telegram from San Antonio, Texas, says that, acting on ordersfrom Washington, infantry, cavalry and artillery have been rushed at two hours' notice to the Mexican border, and a thou- sand other troops are ready to depart.
Later.
Outlook More Hopeful
There is a more hopeful outlook | in Mexico. Mr. Lind has been instructed from Washington to |
DUBLIN TRAM STRIKE.
STRIKERS OUTWITTED.
London, Received Aug. 28. The Dublin Tramway Company are running their trams without difficulty, securing other men in place of the striker,
Three Arrests. Three strike leaders have bran arrested and committed for trial
The spectatora bissed at the suffragists, shouting "Duck them finto the sea!".
The suffragists were conteyed to tho Police Station, where they refused to give their names or addresso.
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PALACE OF PEACE.
INAUGURATED AT THE
HAGUE.
5.
It is estimated that the damage done is consulerable; but the flames were extinguished during the morning...
The crew had to cease fighting the flames, until the steerage, passengers were safely ashore.
The liner has a list of 15) degrees. The Gre was confined to The upper store-rooms,
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WHY IT SHOULD BE SUPPORTED,
London. Received Aug. 29 IMPERIAL EXHIBITIOL. Ren'er's correspondent at the Hugue states that the Palace of Peace has been solemnly indug. arated in the presence of Ques Welbelmina, the Queen Mother and the Prince Consort.
Mr Carnegie Decorated
THE KONGO.
LEAVES FOR FAR EAST,
London, Received Aug. 29. The now Japaness battleship Kongo bas sailed from Devonport for the Far East."
persona.
i
Mr. Hawker is only suffering from slight bruises.
British Intentions.
The new Japanese battleship Kongo has left Devonport for the Far East.
The Mexican situation has op- peared strained, but latest advices show that it is more hopeful..
The British Imperial Exhibition The Ht, Hou. Winston Chur-claims British support in prefer- chill has fint a message to the ence to the Params Exhibition.
Daily Mail.
Raying" The competition is of real value to British flying. Though we started last, we must perzavere until first place is gained and held."
GOODWOOD ITEMS.
Policeman as
"Welsher."
The Palace of Peace has been inaagurated at the Hague, and Mr. Carnegie wee decorated by Queen Wilhelmina.
An elaborate programme for preparation of athletes has been feaned by the British Olympio Games Committee.
has
A députation of London strikers demanded the dismissal
of all non-Unionist painters at
Goodwood, like every other the Office of Works,
A crowded "At Home" was held on board on the evening previous to the departure, being attended by Mr. Inouye, Japanese Am- baseador, Vios Admiral Sir London. Received Aug. 29. George Egerton, K.O.B., and The British Imperial Exhibi- other notable
The tion claims British support in function ended with mingled preference to the Panama Exhibi-"Hurraba" and "Bauzais,” Mr and Mrs Carnegie were pretion at San Francisco in the same sentod to Queen Wilhelmina, who decorated Mr Carnegie with the year because the former was first in the field, and when approached Grand Croes of the Order of Orange-Nassiu.
by the San Francisco Exhibiton RAMIE CULTIVATION IN parts during the luncheon inter- port contests and Hongkong se Brilliant weather favoured the representatives it informed them event, and the streets were full of that it confidently expected the life and colour. On the arrival support of the British public. It was consequently decided to of the Royal party a choir gang publish the fall details of the the Old National Anthem.
THE NATION'S SCOURGE
The Muraing Post' re ent at Dublin on a charge of seditiously published an extraordinarily libel and inciting to riot."
powerful and cogent appeal from
Imperial Exhibition,
The year 1815 is a great year for the Empire, as it will signalise the 21st birthday of the Prince of Wales, the Centenary of the Bitle of Waterloo,etc...
CEYLON.
race meeting, has ita seamy side.
Its existence was brought home Shanghai won the long plunge forcibly to those in the privileged and the feam race in the inter-
val. A man, dishevelled and cured the 100 yards. bearing marks of violent hand- }
ling, was seen to run on to the It is officially stated that the Attention is now being given ourse from the popular side be arrest of Senators and Represents- to the cultivation of ramie in hind the railings with a shouting tives in Peking were affected. Ceylon, which promises to develop and excited mob in parauit. He upon information from Shanghai. into an important industry. The made straight for the Grand number of ramie mille for the Stand enclosure, and to the While Mr. Asquith was golfing spinning of the fibre is increasing atonishment of the well-dressed at Lossiemonth he was attacked in Europe and Aineries, and these crowd, who were quietly taking by two suffragiste, who dragged obtain their supplies of row their afternoon promenade, the him about and knocked off his material almost entirely from hunted one Bolad the high hat.
China. It is thought by the railings and tumbled over into,
Cevlon Government that a con- their midst, One of the rabble A telegram explains the so-
It is alleged that one of the a large number of the best-known ADULTERATED FABRICS. siderable portion of this trade struck him heavily on the head cident to Mr. Hawker's water- number. in addressing strikers, doctors in the kingdom, headed declared:"If Sir Edward Cra- by such men as Sir Thomas Bar-
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OBITUARY.
MR. QUARITCH.
The Silk Association Takes Action,
The Onacil of the Silk A
can be secured by Ceylon and with an umbrella as he was top-plane, which Mr. Hawker des- India. Experiments have shown pling into safety. "A welaher," cribes as a ghastly piece of bad that the ramie grown in was the thonght of the more our-luck. both countries is superior in ious of the Grand Stand visitors,
LOCAL.
on
stormen to form a provisional Victor Horsley, for the appoint- is right in telling Ullow. Sir Willam Osler and Sir Government in Belfast, I also ment of a Royal Commission on am right in tolling you to vonereal diseas. They pointed acciation, which met in Man- the Chiness product. The Ceylon sporting event, gathered round board the grant liner Imperator. strength and in other qualities to who, accepting the intrusion as a serious fire broke out on do likewise in Dablia."
out that amid all the earnest cherter recently with Mr. Frank ramie is capable of standing a the dazed and exhausted runner, while at the docks in New York, hygienic work that is being done Warner, of London, in the chair, strain of 320lb., while the China. That was what the mob who were the Second Officer and a seaman with notable success for the im- considered the question of stangress supports not more than still abouting exoerations at him being suffocated. provement of the national health tardising silk goods. A fabric 2501b. Fifteen years ago ramie through the railings thought too, The question of venereal disease is may te described as silk however was grown in Ceylon, and a fins but all were wrong. cmmonly passed over in silence. small a proportion of silk enters arop was secured, but the fibre It was a plain clothes police Yet this form of disease works into its manufacture. The As could not be prepared there ow officer who had been doing his London. Received Aug. 23 absolute havoc, and is peculiarlysociation has successfully combating to the presence of a gam in duty for the protection of the na lecturers for Hongkong Univer- Mention is made to-day of new The death is announced of the venomous in its capacity for being ed the misdescription of fabrics the bark, and it had to be sent in thinking crowd which, had been sity who are due to arrive shortly. famous bookseller, Mr. Bernard conveyed and transmitted. There into the composition of which no the form of ribbons to Eagland-tely chasing and beating him. Quáritch,
are forty thousand cases of the silk enters, and prosecutions by the to be treated. The fibre was He was in the act of arresting two Mr. Hickory Wood.'
disease in its gravest form in Board of Trade have reduced this originally considered enitable cord-sharpers who were practising oil of the Hongkong Football The next meeting of the Coun- London. Received Aug. 29. London every year, and a han- imposition on the purchasing only for cordage owing to its their wiles on some of the simple Association will be held return from Mexico City, and it The death is announced of Mr. dred and thirty thousand is the public and the resultant injury to strength, but its lustre las lately souls who are to be found in September 4. is believed that he has received I. Hickory Wood, the librettiat kingdom as a whole. Only the silk trade to small dimensions, brought it out as a rival to cotton such surprising abundance on assurances that Mexico will accept of many Diniy Lane pantomimes, bind and ridiculous prudery can but it is the opinion of some men and silk. The beautiful fabric every racecourse, but a three- President Wilson's latest prc-[The deceased was born at cause silence on such a terribly in the trade that the selling a known as grass-cloth, rivalling card-trick table is seldom in the Satisfactory progress is being posals,
Manchester of Scottish parents. important subject as this. We silk of fabrics heavyweighted"
the beat French cambric in soft-esre of so few as two people. A made on the new site of the Kow- Senor Gamboa is reported to In his early days he was a notice that hardly any newspapers with tin is a greater evil. The pess and fineness of texture, ex-band of confederates bustled the loon Railway station. The actual have pointed out that the Constit- apprentice in a home trade ware--the Pall Mall Cazeite in a Chairman raised the waple ques-tremely fine embroideries, ties, police officer, raised the cry of work of erection has not yet be- ution prohibits an interim Pres-house in Manchester, later was laudable exception-printed or tion of fixing a standard to which and similiar articles, are manu-" welsher," and set on the crowd gun. ident himself enoceeding to the an insurance Fecretary and then commented on the doctors' letter, fabrics, described as-silk, must factured from ramie fibre Be- to begin the chase which ended Presidency.
urged his attentions to literary though we may assume that it conform. There was not only the sides its lustre and softness ramic on the Grand Stand lawn. The and damstic work. His publica- was sent to many, if not to all. question of "weighting," he said, tions included: -Recitations It is a preposterous policy to but also the introduction of alien material is practically everlaat unfortunate police officer was Comio and otherwise; lilo strain at every gaat of social yarns to an extent which robbed ing, which is an important con-eventually helped away by some
sideration..
conatables in uniform. Trony, quies; Chronicles of Mr. Potters hygiene and swallow this mon- the fabrics of the title to the des-
The plant is a very hardy one, aven on a racecourse, could by: The Life of Dan Leno; strous camel in silence. It is, we cription of silk. The question
grows wild in many parte of scarcely further go, Knavery, Pantomimapa, Bongs and Musical believe, sometimes urged that would have to be handled with the colony, and is easily pro- however, in net confined to the
auch dirane is the just reward of the greatest care and many in Pieces.]
vive, and should be allowed to terests would have to be consider sider that there is no doubs complaints which the police re- pagated. The authorities con-popular side. The only serious. continne anohecked, since systeéd, but they ought to make an of a large market for ramie yarnceived on the first day were matic remedy can mean only the attempt to arrive at an agreed it the spinner can get the raw by Grand Stand visitors, who had recognition of vics. We cannot standard for silk gooda
article cheap enough, cheaper, had an aggregate of £55 in notes believe, however, in the accuracy Mr. B. Snow asked where that is, than he can now buy it stolen from their breast pockets. London. Rocsived Aug. 20. of this boasted dispensation of they would draw the line be from China. The solution of the These are probably gone beyond The Olympic Games Committee justice, since it allows those who tween the weighting of blackmilks dificulty is said to lie in the recovery, but a thief who match- publishes an elaborate programme corrupt innocent girls and ruin and the tin weighting of coloured co-operation of the grower and ed the witch and ohsin of a for the preparation of athletes by the homes of married people to goods. It was a common practice the spinner. If the former will optic Unionist member of various governing bodies. In escape without its penalties. Those to weight black silke up to 50oz. undertake the cultivation, spin Parliament was caught by a enjoias the necessity of arousing who signed the letter bave done and 60oz.
ners in Europe and in the United longer stride than his own... enthusiasm in the solcols by the themselves credit. Many of them The Chairman: It has always States will be ready to enter into Soneroitement was caused oo-operation of head masters; ar- are known as men of strong re-been recognised that black silke agreements with them, whereby about noon by a fire which broke ranging Country Championships ligions feeling, and nothing but may be weighted more than col- they will pay them a price per out in the large luncheon tent and Tanns, 11 am. and triangular contests between carefal thought and a high sense oured.
balo which will show an im-under the trees. Ita gauzy cur Moonlight Bathing North Point England, Scotland and Ireland, of public duty can have induced It was decided to appoint a mediate profit. It is said that tains were soon blaming, but the 9.15 p.m. and assisting affiliated Olabe with them to make this declaration, committee to consider, the whole planters will find the culivation feater part of the tent was saved Saturday, September 6, prizes. All contests will be at They have earned car warmest matter of the adulteration and
Concert at Thartre Royal... thanks."Spectator,"
classification of silk goods.
A GOVERNOR'S ILLNESS. London, Rersived Aug. 20. Reuter's oorrespondent at Nairobi atatea that the Governor of British East Alica (His Ex- cellency R. C. Belfeld, formerly British Resident of Selangor, F.M.8.) is foriously ill, and the Chief Secretary (Mr. C. O. Bow- ring) has been appointed Acting Governor.
THE ST. LEGER.
FURTHER SCRATCHINGS.
London. Received Aug. 20, Farther scratchings for the St Legerente Day Comet and Hippeastrum
THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
BRITAIN ACTIVE.
metrio distances,
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DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Victoris Theatre 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 9.15 p.m.- Fourth Gymkhans 3.15 p.m. Hongkong Jockey Club, Sub. scriptions Griffias, meeting at Jockey Club office, 12.30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 2.. Anotion of H.M.S. Alacrity, board, 11 a.m.
Auction of HM.8.S. Handy
of ramia far more profitable than by the prompt use of fire extin some of the crops they now grow, guishing appliences, ➡" Times. ·9.15 p.m.