The
Hongkong Telegraph.
September 3., 1913, Temperature 8. 80, p.m. 90; Humidity.., 70, 71.
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BALKAN AFFAIRS:
HARRY THAW.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1913 by the Proprietor.
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Barometer 29,59
September 3, 1912, Temperature sm. 80, p.m. 35; Humidity...88, 59.
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 4,
1913.
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RAILWAY SMASH,
KING ALFONSO,
OLYMPIC GAMES.
TURKEY AND BULGARIA.
CAUSE OF THE FIRE.
ARRESTED AS UNDESIRABLE
PARDONS ASSAILANT.
FURTHER PREPARATIONS.
Renter's
Router's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London. Received Sept. 3 The Bulgarian delegater.
Reuter's
[Barvice to the "Telegraph."]
--Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London. Received Sept. 4. Router's correspondent at
Router's [Service to the Telegraph."]
Loadon. Received Sept. 4. Beuter's correspondent at Had
London. Received Sept. 3. It is officially announced by General Savoff, the ex-Comman: Sherbrooke, Quebec, states that rid states that King Alfonso has Midland Railway Company that der-in-Chief, and M. Tucheff, who the fire which followed the rail
scattered from tho colliding
engine.
Doctors declare that those who perished were killed instantly and were afterwards burned..
Gruesome Details.
the Judge has granted a writ of
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[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, Received Sept. 4.
continues
四羿进 𫘝四月九英漕香
TELEGRAMS.
OVERSEÅ DOMINIONS.
A HINT TO STATESMEN.
Reuter's
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SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS,
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN,
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THE NEWS CONDENSED..
"Latest cricket resulta are given to-day.
Looting is continuing at Nan-
The Bulgarian Commission, to Turkey has arrived at Constant-
شرمینه
There is talk in Turkish oírcles of the advisability of an alliance with Bulgaria.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]. London, Received Sept. 4.
schemes for the preparation of speaking at a luncheon given in
The Olympic Games Committee Reuter's correspondent at Syd- king, the City being stripped bare.
drafting detailed may states that Lord Emmott, was formerly Minister to Bol-Habeas Corpas in regard to Harry pardoned the man Sanchez, who athletes. For example, regarding honour of the visiting British M. way disaster was due to coals grade, accompanied by two
Military advisors, have left for Thaw, who was thus technically attempted to murder His Majesty wrestling the Committee recom-P.'s, said it would be worth while inople.
free for a moment, but was im on April 13 last, and who was mends co-operating with existing for some of British's statesmen Constantinople to conduct the negotiations regarding Adrian-mediately afterwarde re-arrested sentenced to death.
athletic, gymnastic and boxing to find time to visit.. the cluba so as to attract men to Oversea Dominions. ople and other pending questious on undesirable by the im-
wrestling, and enlisting, the co botwoon Turkey und Bulgaria, migration authorities. It is ex- Turkiah circles are beginning pected that this means his
operation of Army and Navy London. Received Sept. 4. to incline very strongly to a close deportation to the United States.
officers as well as Universities The newspapera are full of understanding with Bulgaria, an
and schools.. gruesome narratives regarding a most effective ally against the accident.
Greece, and oven an Alliance is Passengers who were not in-mooted. jured used the plentiful supply The right bank of the Mtritza of golf clubs belonging to return will prove to be the most kuntty ing tourists for smushing the point in the negotiations. The windows in order to extricate Turks apparently intend to insist those imprisoned."
upon the retention of Demotika, Ortakoay, and other places, but may possibly be ready to effect deal by return concessions.
The abrieke of the victims last- ed only a minuts; then there was
silence.
The dead probably include three missing children belonging to an injured woman, and a adres.
Some of the dead will never be identified, as only their nahos have been recovered.
Ghastly heaps of remains are lying in the waiting room. They are numbered, and the descrip- tion of one is "Portion of child." This gives some idea of the con- dition of the bodies.
* Signalman Helpless. The signalman at the last bor passed by the two expresses, in terviewed, said he was astonished to see the second express dash by at fall speed, but he was absolute ly helpless. Three minutes later he heard the crash, although ho
was three miles away...
Commission Arrives.
MARCONI SQUABBLE.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE INDIGNANT.
་
PRINCE OF WALES.
ATTENDS EX-KINO MANUEL'S
WEDDING..
SINGAPORE SOLICITOR'S SUICIDE
Circumstances of Mr. E.F.H. Edlin's Death.
Singapore Free Prees of It is with deep regret, says the
wero
BO
In "the Breeders' St. Leger at
of his serving at the invitation of Derby, Roseworthy beat Louvois, H. E. Sir John Anderson on the the St. Leger favourite.. Opium Commission of which Mr
(now. Sir) John Anderson, of Further telegrama give gras- Guthrie and Op., was Chairman. Bome details of the railway smash
For the last year or so his in the North of England. bealth had not been at all good
and he only recently returned Seven of the people killed in from leave taken owing to this, the North of England railway but had not been well since. smash have been identified: to his lamentable death Mr. Edlin Indeed for a day or two previous
The British Olympic Committee
King Alfonso has pardoned the man Sanchez, who was sentanon to death for attempting to murder His Majesty in April fast.
has taken place between Viscount Long and bitter correspondance Wolmer and Mr. Lloyd George regarding the Marooni affair.
The newspapers applaud this generous act of "a Model King." [It will be remembered that the attempt was made as His Majesty was returning from a Review, when, on passing the Bank of Spain, tbree shots were fired at him. His Majesty was unhurt. Details of the affairs stated that the asstilurit dashed towards the King from among the crowd, London, Received Sept. 4. seized the bridle of the King's Reuter's correspondent at Sig-horee with his left hand; while of Wales arrived there to attend out a pistol. The King, realising maringen states that the Prince with his right hand he pulled the wedding of ex-King Manuel. the danger, made his horse rear August 27, we have to record the was quite unable to attend office continues drafting detailed He was cordially welcomed by up, and, thus the bullet struck death by his own hand of Me: E. owing to a prolonged and severe schemes for the preparation of London. Received Sept. 4 members of the Royal Family the horse. A policeman then F. H. Edlin a senior member of attack of neuralgia whose intoler-athletes. stantinople states that the Bul-through the decorated streets threw him down. The would-be Mesare, Drew and Napier, In able for the sad event of yesterday Reuter's correspondent at Con and was cheered as be passed rashed at the miscreant and the well known legal firm of able paina must be held account- garian Commission has arrived leading to the Castle.
A heroic effort was made by the there and has been received with
assassin fired two more shots, the early hours of yesterday morn
morning.
guard of the Glasgow express to military honours.
[The bride-slect of ex-King but the policeman managed to ing Mrs. Edlin was roused by a
Mr Edlin leaves a widow, and prevent the railway smash, but it Manuel of Portugal is Princess of deflect the ballets, which spent consciousness of something wrong
eight children and an aged proved unavailing. Augustine of Hohenzollern. Litle themselves in the sir and on going to her husband mother to mourn his loss and ie known in Berlio of the bride, King Alfonso showed admir found him with severe wounds in to them the sympathies of all in as her outice life has been spent alle coolness and was given the throat from which he naver Singapore will be extended, for by in the south of Germany, but it most enthusiastic ovation, while recovered, although medical aid his death there is left a gap which is understood that she will bring the crowd carried the policeman was at once sought and Dr. Fow-it will be imposible to fill. to ex-King Manual a large shoulder high. King Alfonso lie was early in attendance,
The Funeral dowry, as this branch of the returned to the Palace, and jocular It is almost impossible to si- |
The funeral took place in the Hohenzollera family is wealthyy related the incident to the timate the sense of shock felt in afternoon at Bidadari Cemetery London, Received Sept, 3 is members fuauced the Itu Queen sed the Queen Mother. All circles on learning the sad The very large gathering at the A long correspondence between manian throne, whose present The King and Queen subsequent news. Mr. Edlin's activities arende and the number of Viscount Wolmer, Unionist MP occupant. King Charles, Isa appeared on the balcony of the and sympathies
beautiful wreaths testified to the for Newton (Lanca, and Mr. Prince of Hohenzollern, and in Palace, where a most enthusiastic widespread and
deep feeling which Mr Edlin's Lloyd George, in regard to the 1870 were prepared to finance the crowd made a great demonstra- and unostentatious charity throughout Singapore. The cox-gen to-day and the Prince of his private death has so generally looked Manuel takes place at Sigmarin- The marriage of ex-King latter's purolmas of shares in the candidature of a Prince of Hoben-tion of affection. The serpilant, marked, that bis death is felt as The inquesting at Aisgill has been published. Mr. Lloyd George the dispute in regard in which family in Barcelona asking for community. He was essentially the short but impressive service
American Marconi Company, has zollern for the Spanish throne, when arrested, said he wrote his deep loss in all circles of the tege was met at the gate by the Wales is attending the ceremony,
Venerable Arohdeacon Izard and heen formally opened and ad- took exception to a public state-brought about the Franco-Germanin ney. This was refused, and so a man of that sound judgment j burned.
ment by Viscount Wolmer that war. Ex-King Mnous! visited the decided to kill the King and and geniality of character which could contain only a part of the Corpus, Harry Thaw was techul-
was held in the chapel which
By the issue of a writ of Habeas So far seven of the dead have the Chancellor of the Exchequer his nunt, Duchess Karl Theadore, thus to immediately executed.] been identified, namely:- Mr. and his friends accepted a tip of Bavaria, io 1912, and at thist)
always endears the owner to John Pattaraon, A London ac from a Government contractor, time met Princess Augustine Vic-
peopleat large, and his association large gathering of mourners. The cally free for a moment, but was Mountant; a Glasgow nurse; by which he might have made toris. The want to Sigmaringen
with public and private interests wreaths placed by the graveside rearrested as an undesirable alien. - ree children of Mrs. G. Morri- £30,000. Thia Mr. Lloyd George quite recently on another visit to
was continuous and essentially covered a great space and scented son, of Southsea; ber sister-in-law heatedly denied, to which Vis the family, and the betroths! was
THE BANKNOTE HAUL satisfying to all with whom hair with their perfume. They were representative of the had to work, douct. Wolmer retorted that if the announced three days later.
Prior to coming out to Sings the relatives and private friends, widest interests and came from Chancellor lost, it wae because be hold the sharea too long,
pore to join the firm of Messrs Drew and Napier the late Mr. the members of the Bar, the staff Edward Francia Holberton Edlin of Mesara Drew and Napier, the had bia early training as a solicitor staffs of many firma and from the that she will rank rank only as a and Bowley informed Mr.(teoffrey late Sir Peter Edlin, Recorder of the deceased in his work for the Mr Bowley of Messrs Dennys in London where his uncle, the Clubs and Institutions with which duchess, with the title of Royal Norman Orme, at the Police London, was a prominent figure in general well being had been so Highness, while others assert that, Court, this morning, that he aplegal circles. In his business life intimately associated. ae ex-King Manuel has not recog-peared for the police, in a case in his work lay more inside the
During the day the offices of nized, his deposition from the which three men were charged office than in the Court and his Messrs Drew and Napier were throne of Portugal and retains the with being in unlawful possession partners alone
closed, the flag over the Singapore titles of King and Majesty, even of banknotes to the extent of estimate the loss they sustain by were other signs of the general possibly Club was halfmaated, and there at those courts whose govern- $63,800. He asked for a remand, his death. ments have officially recognized Mr G. Norrington, of Mesera Mr Edlin was under fifty years mourning and regret, London, Received Bapt, 3. the republic of Portugal, his con- Brutton and Hett, appeared for of age and had been in Singapore Reuter's correspondent at Vien-eort will share this courtesy title. the defendants and asked his for about twenty years. During na says three banks have taken Many are inclined to the belief Worship to take the case on the whole of that time he had over £1,200,000 Chinese six per that the latter view is probably Tuesday afternoon, having regard always been ready to give up his to the fact that the defendants spare time to help in carrying cent. Treasury bonds of an ever-correct.]
had been remanded for one week, on those institutions which form age currency of four years. They
Mr Lopes, 10 Beymour Terrace, Mr. Lau Chan-pak has definite- sad a large amount of bail had the basis of pleasant social life. has reported the loss of a bundley decided to accept the invita been asked for by the police. The Cricket Club, Tanglin Club, of clothing during transit from tion to take a seat on the Legis There were witnesses waiting who Swimming Club-of which he Queens Statue Wharf to his house. lative Council. had come from Canton,
a trustee-Sporting
und a nurse.
The Dead.
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Inter.
Guard's Heroic Effort, A heroic effort was made by quard Whitley, of Loudon, who was in charge of the Glasgow express. He ruslind down the line, placing dotchators on the metals and waving his red lamp. He was borrified to see the train dashing past.
HOME RACING.
ST. LEGER FAVOURITE
BEATEN.
London. Received Sept.
4.
at
The Breeders' St. Leger, run Derby to-day over a distance of
eleven fürlonge, resulted
follows:-
Roseworthy Louvois
Night Hawk
2. 3.
Four ran; won by halfs length, three lengths separating second
and third.
The correspondenca then goes over old ground, and concludes with a sharp passage of aros on the subject of Viscount Wolmer's grandfather and father.
CHINESE NAVY.
AUSTRIAN HELP.
are guaranteed by the annual receipts of the Estato Transfer
Duty. The major portion will he devoted to the acquisition of three craivers, to be built in Austrian rards.
to. 4
THE DUBLIN RIOTS.
The botting was against Roseworthy; 13 to 8 on Louvois; 100 to 6"ngainat Night Hawk.
The St. Loger favourite, Lou- wois, carried the same weight as Roseworthy.
THE
STOLEN NECKLACE.
London. Received Sept. 3. The pearl necklace, for the theft of which five men have been detained, was stolen on the 15th July, apparently in the post be- tween Paris and London. It was valued at £160,000. Much may tory was attached to the affair, a the box was delivered with the assis intact.
A VICTIM'S FUNERAL,
London. Received Sapt. 4, The funeral of a man named Nolan, a victim in the Dublin riols. covered all the
main thoroughfares, and was followed by a strong force of police. Many woman carried wreaths.
Some controversy has arisen in Berlin on the question whether Princess Augustine Victoris is to be called Queen. Some German exports on coort questions déclare
is
THE SEOUL CASE.
SENTENCE SUSPENDED.
+
This is equíveloat to acquitta),
Carrying about $40,000 in
Loose Cash,'
Was
can
Lost clothing.
Mr Lau Chu-Pak.
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His Worship fixed Wednesday Club, the Straite Settlements Mr. Lon Chu-pak has definitely London. Received Sept. 4. Renter's correspondent at Seoul afternoon for the hearing, and Association-of which he was decided to accept the invitation to states that the sentence of 18 asked "Have any oirdumstances both a member of Committee and take. 6 seat on the Legislative months imprisonment on an arisen to call for the alteration of for a time secretary-and many Council in place of Sir Kai Ho-kai American mine manager named bail??
other institutions have all been who is going on leave Mason, for killing a Chinese Mr Bowley-No, I don't ask well served by his sensible advice employee who raped hie (Mr for increased bail.
and energy of work, and his
Sir Kal Ho Kal. Mason's) daughter, has been His Worship:-No, I thought criticisms when given invariably suspended.
there might be some reason for contained that constructive ele Hon. Sir Kai Ho-kai, O.M.G. is We regret to learn that the alteration of bail.
ment which differentiatespriticism Mr Bowley-I don't object to from mere fault-finding. He was still confined to his house with degreased bail,
in his earlier days a keen sickness. He has been ordered Consul General for Bangkok
Mr Norrington:-I should be volunteer in the B. V. A., and complete rest from work. District
much obliged if you would re- was promoted from Sergt. to the
Jumped overboard. · The King has been pleased to duce bail,
rank of Capt. and Quartermaster, appoint Mr Walter Ralph Durie His Worship: People who a post he held for three or faur board from one of Messrs Jardines
A Chinese who jumped over Beckett, O.M.G., to be His Ma- carry about $40,000 in fosen oash years. Me Edlin had been a hosts, and who was picked up by jesty's Consul General for the are usually in a position to pat lifelong Freemason holding high the coxswain of the steam launch Consular District of Bangkok, $10,000 extra.
post in the local Lodges. During Cheon Chan has been sent to the HOME CRICKET.
comprising the Month,on of Bing- Mr Norrington:Of course all his later years he was a member Secretary for Chinese affairs. kok Ayuthia, Nakawn Chaisi, Raj- the facts are not before you. of many of those Boards. London. Received Sept. 4, buri, Nakawn-Sawan, Pitsanuloke, There is elight difference in loose which help Government to carry
Fell from a Roof." Hampshire drew with Leicester Petchaboon, Korat. Udon, Learn, cash. I would ask you, if you can, on the work of local administra Chinese constable to the hospital Fospector Me.Hardy sent a shire at Leicester.
Prachin, and Chantaboon, to re-to reduce the bɛil. ***
tion and on the work of these he Yorkshire drew with M.0.0. at side at Bangkok, His Majesty His Worship fixed bail at brought to bear the same sound caused by falling or being push- yesterday suffering from injuries Scarborough.
has also approved of M.C. Petit $5,000 in the case of two of the and kindly judgment which ed from the roof of 14 Amoy Sussex beat Surrey at Hastings as Conaal of Belgiam at Kuala defendants and $2,000 in the marked his work in other spheres. Lane, where a gambling warrant
Lampar,
Special mention might be made
was being served,
by 21 ruins.
other,
Lord Emmott declares that it would be worth while for some of Britain's greatest statesmen to Dominions, find time to visit the Overseas
The sentence on Mr Mason, at
a Chizess.
employee who raped his Seoul, of 18 months' imprison- ployee who raped his daughter, has been suspended.
LOCAL.
Cricket Club ground proved s The concert on the Hongkong
success last night.
Fillis' circus opened at Cause way Bay last night. A notice of the performance appears in this issue.
Canton for seeking to obtain ad- A youth has been arrested in
mission to the Governor General's Presence while having firearms secreted about his person.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Bijon Scenic Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Fillis' Circus Causeway Bay...
0.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Victoria Theatre 9.15 pm, Bijou Scenio Theatre, 0.15 p.m. H.K.C.C. Promenade Concert
9.15 p.m.
9.15
Fillie Circus Causeway Bay-
p.m. Saturday, September 8. Concert at Theatre Royal
9.15 p.m.
Wednesday, September 10. King's Park, Kowloon 5.30 pm, Opening Diocesan Girls' Bohool U.S.RO Extraordinary Gene ral Meeting.-5. p.m.