The Hongkong Telegraph.
December 26, 1913, Temperature a.m. 54. p.m. 60
Humidity
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(ESTABLISHED Copyright, 1918
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER
1913.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
ALSACE AFFAIRS,
CHINESE RAILWAYS.
WEATHER FORECAST.
FAIRS Barometer 30.21
December 25, 1912,
Temperature a.m. 53, pm, 62, Humidity
CHRISTMAS DISASTER.
OVER 50 CHILDREN KILLED.
PANAMA TOLLS,
IMPORTANT DECISION.
A SENTENCE DENOUNCED,
TELEGRAMS.
U.S. CURRENCE
SENATE APPROVES HÍEU
五拜最大廿月二十英语香
A GERMAN "AGREEMENT,
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London Received: Duönzibar 24 Reuter's Washington, borres
London, Received December 24,
Beater's Berlin correspondent
TELEGRAMS.
TOBBIGN PETROLEUM,
A RUSSIAN PROPOSAL
[Router's Bervice To The Telegraph.”]
Ey present London. Received December 25.
London Received · December 25.
London. Received December 14,
Paking, Received December 25. At Calumet, Michigan, eighty,
Reuter's correspondent at llenter's Borlin correspondent
Router's St. Petersburg corre people, mostly children, have been Washington states that the Chair states that Herr Jagow, President pondent says the Bodste has ap-wires that the Frankfuter Zeitung spondent states that the Minister killet in a panic oaused by a false man of the Commerce Committee of the Police of Berlin, his proved the Currency Bill which at that the German Minister of Commerce has submitted in alarm of fire raised at a Christ- introduced in the House of written a letter to the Press has now been signed by President at Poking and the Chinese the Dama a Bill permitting all mas tree celebration in aid of Representatives Bresolution denouncing the sentence passer Wilson.
Foreign Minister, have signed an consumers of foreign petroleum strikingepper miners. The suspending the provision exempl-on Lient, Feerstuer in connse. The President said it was the agreement for the constructiin to import it into Russia free of victims were trampled to death ing United Satan coastwise vestion with the Alsace incidents fret of a series of measures for of a railway from Kaami, north-
daty. in a corridor....
ecle from Panama Canal tolls, for a declares that as military ex- the boneft of the country busi westward of Teingtau, to join the two years, after the expiration of eroises are the fanctions of Stateness and expressed surprise at Tientsin-Nanking railway where The phildren had finished which the Fresident will have the authority, the prosecution of any
is crosses the border of Shantung reditations and songs and had right to enforce the exemption if act arising out of the exercise of
and Kiangen, and another line crowded towards the stage to diplomatic questions are adjusted such authority is inadmissable. --
from Tsinanfa (Shantung) to receive presents when a bearded fund the revenues from other The letter has been dealt with
huntehfa (in Chibli) thus join min thrust bij bead round a dost vessels suffice to defray the Canal in a sensational manner by the
fing the Tientsin-Nanking and and yelledFire.”
етрарваз.
Prem, which criticises it as im-
Peting-Hankow railway lines, proper intervention. Develop ments are expected.
· Later
Men women and children rush- ed to the exits and the weaker ones wore thrown to the floor. Those behind climbed over pro wirate people and the stairways were no completely blocked that ingress and egress was rendered impossible for regadera.
When the panio subsided the stairway was completely oboked with dead, extending from the steps to the ceiling The dead inoluded No girla, 19 baya, 18 women and 5 men. Other bodies were carried away before age and sex could be ascertained.
It is understood that President Wilson entirely approves of the resolution as an easier means of avoiding difficulties than to repel the exemption provision.
London Received December 25.
Reuter's correspondent at
Berlin Lates that the official Norddeutsche Zeitung saya cor reative measures may be necess JAPAN AND MEXICO. bis letter on the Foeretner case.
ary regarding Herr Jagow for
SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS.
Realer's correspondent at Tokyo
Peking. Rocelved December 25.
states that Seahor Delabarra, the Special Envoy of President Pitiful soodes followed the Buerta to thank Japan. for catastrophe, men and women participating in the Mexican zashing hither and thither calling Contonary, is having an in various foreign tongues the thusiastic welcome in Tokyo. He namos of missing children.
en-
THE VICEROY.
STATE ENTRY INTO
CALCUTTA
London, Received December 24. The Viceroy made afate entry into Calcatts yesterday, has agreed to accept at a public In view of the popularity of Lord The originator of the panic reception two swords, of honour Hardinge's attitude on the South escaped.
from the Japanese people.
A mass meeting and a lantern Africa Indian question, the procession in hit honour have police were expecting, enorm us ten arranged for Friday The rods, and took the met demonstration possesses an
elaborate precautions lest ter doubtedly political character. Forists should take advantage of There has been considerable the opportunity afforded by the Anti-American feeling in Japan)
procession.. lately.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
EMBARGO ON ARMS.
Audience with Emperor. ':'
London, Received December 26.
The Viceroy drove between five liacs of military on exon si le, three lines facing outward, but London. Receirad December*24.
Ruter's Tokyo correspondent there were no crowds, except for The Meron rebal leader'a atates that Senhor Dalsbarra has a small knot of sightseers near commupiestion to Lloyd's, notify-heen received in audience by the Government House, On the ing that all vessels, of whatever Emperor, with whom he sub-route the Maidan was or seed, nationality, bringing munitione
· for President Huerta, will be deɛ- 2 troyed, specially: mentiona a con- trast, for mucitions between President Haorts, and Japanese This refers to a contract for rifles discarded by the Japanese Army, which was conoladed in April, last before the United States Government's policy of noo- recognition of Huerta was a nouaced. Hence there is no ground for a protest against the delivery of the arms,
"A" Robot, Success,
London. Recolved December 25,
Router's correspondent st Jaures states that the rebels have recaptured Terreon after beavy fighting,
Twelve-thousand troops were engaged and many were killed.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.
A CLOSE MATCH.
London. Recalved December 24,
equently dined.
YOUTH'S SAD DEATH.
HOSPITALS TO BENEFIT UNDER FATHER'S WILL.
but it was absolutely deserted.
Bengalis explain their abaton- ion by saying that they were afraid of the police.
FRENCH EXPENDITURE.
LOAN TO BE ISSUED,
London. Received December 2. A Harrow schoolboy, aged 17 years, named Gooffres Ansell, has just died as the result of London, Received December 25. injuries sustained whilst tobog Beuter's correspondent: ai ganing on the Creets Run two Paris states that M. Caillaux years ago, Under his father's announced in the Badgel Com will £250,000, out of an estate of mittes that he intends to ique 8300,000, which Geoffrey would redeemable loan to cover extra- have inherited if be attained his ordinary military and naval majority, will now go to London expenditure exceeding £96,000- charities, principally" bospitals 000.
BRITAIN & ABYSSINIA.
London, Recelyed December 24. An Order in Council, datod!! 10th inst, hea been published in the Gazette, prcclaiming the establishment of British Consular Courts in Abyssinia with civil
CHRISTMAS EVE,
change in sentiment towards she Bill, and the ready acceptance of its provisions by the blukira,
The Conference of the two Houses has adjourned · January 12,
The Next Step London. Received December 14... Bouter's correspondebt at
Washington states that President Wilson's signing of the Currency Bill was the sign for enthaalsstic applause.
These will be State railways,
more paper. Evly day have got bobbery. My too muchee solly,"
Here was the little chap'egrisy ance, stated na baat he knew how. It was a Chrismas lament.
156 PER ANNUM
SINGLE COFY, 10 GENTE.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
The U, 8. Senate has approved the Currency Bill.
The Vicemy of Indie has made a State entry into Calcutta.
British Consular Courts are to be established in Abyssinis.
South Australis just beat New South Wales in a ericket match
The Metican rebelal have re esplared, Torreon sftaz haary- fighting. 1774 AN
The Times has published the But he was no pessimist, this first poor of Mr. Robert Bridges bnt German capital and German young nipper. He realised that as Pack Lauresute. mater al will be employed, and every calling, even down to that
the agreement provides for the of the newsboy's, has its dangers An important railway ogres-
geen and Oeseral Manager. pared to take his as cheerfully as China and Germany, appointment of a German Chief and its hardships. He was pre-ment has been signed between
The capital required is estimat- he could. The issue was now
coming hot off the press, Seizing Senhor Delabarra, |ød ut. 78,000,000 marks.
A CHRISTMAS LAMENT. But the Much-Hunted Newsboy
Special an armful of papere, he dashed Mexican Envoy to Japan, has. out into the strest. And the last been received in audience by the words I heard from him were, in
Emperor,
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e shrill, piping voice. Murak ZEL policeman he have got holiday plenty money this time; I tink
to-day!"
CRICKET
has written a letter to the Fress The Police President in Berlin
denouncing the sentence on Lieut. Foernater
President Wilson said the con stractive measures of the Demo crate would show that they know how to seive the country. The tariff was a great piece in pre paration for achievements ja American commerce and in- Hopes for the Best. dustry which would be certain to follow the Currency Bill Be was a diminutive specimen farnished the machinery for free, of a Son of Ban. A bright little elastic and uncontrolled drsalis nipper, pevertheless. By no for the first time in lifty years. Imoans imposing in appearan06 He emphasised that business mon face begrimed, clothing (such as were realising the necessity of he had) torn and greasy. But be readjustments of the nation's was all life and m vement. Mis business. They were instituting chief peopoil from out his piorgio
A Bill has been wahiniited what was characterised so title bond-like eyes. In short, The following are the scores in the Dams permitting all con- titution of Pez00.
was a typical young Chinese the match between the E.K.0.0.sumers of foreign permisam gutter-snips. He was early on and the Services, which com import it free of dur The scene awaiting the appearance menced yesterday :-)
HOME KOOTBALL
Latest Results at a Olarice,
Following are ize=results of the Home football matches played on Desember 8.
Following are the results of the matches played on December6
A panio at a Christmas, tres celebration as Calumet, U.S.A., resulted in 80 persona, mostly. Hongkong meet the United children, being killed.
Services.
10 American coastwise res
27 Panama Canal tolls is to be - 2 suspended for two years.
The French Government in-
of the day a issue. A keen witted UNITED SERVICES. The tovision little wisp of a newsbay this, who Capt, Robertson, b Auderson evidently reclined that first on L. Hunton o&b Anderson The stress, and last off, meant Md. Stewart b Dannelly bigger earnings in eommission. Capt. Mathews b Sayers
You likes Christmas, 21 M. Fawcett o Thursfield by
Cobb ventured.
Can do," was the reappa-Thursfeld
Lt. Prm o H, Hancock b after much wriggling and smiling.
Have plenty good chow Major Bowen b'Sayer
Lt. Bagaall b Sayer was the diplomatic Lt Pay Pearson b Donnelly
Rev. Hastings b Bayer Lt. White not out
C+
was the next
Littee, Make plenty money selling
First Division, 1952 Aston Villa 2, Elverpool 1. Derby County S. Burnley 1.
reply Blackburn Rovers 3, Chelsen 1. Everton 1. gheffield Wednesday
Paper 7. Manchester City Manches
Q ter United to for Bradford City
Athietto I Middlesbrough: 47
United 0.
Sheffield United North End Q
Sunderland 3, Bolton Wander-
OTH 2-2
Tottenham Hotspur S, West
Bromwich Albion 0, Second League
Fulham 1. Birmingham ), Barnsley S, Liecester Rosse 0. < Grimsby Town 1, Bristol City 9. Huddersfield 0. Bradford 1.
Southern Laposiek Crystal Palace?¿Y ford 0. West Fism US nd Bristol Rovers 6, Portemonth 1. THE LAUREAUTE'S POEM Merthyr Town Brighton and
Hovel. Plymouth Argyle 3 Northampton
London. Bécaired December 26. The first poem of Mr. Robert |
0 tends issuing;a Redeemshlu Loan exceeding £36,000,000 far extra- ordinary military and naval expenditure.
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Bowling.
156
maner
You bling too muches sorry
Anderson
12
OMR W. 249 2
Donnelly
usakee; no sell paper, a got bobbery.
Cobb
3 16 1
Thursfield
412
Can do," sniggered the di minutive one again. Then, with time of regret, Kliemai Day no got paper; no can oitebes
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NEWS,
Christmas services were held in all the churches yesterday.
The answer to the Ohristmas Borostio appears in to-day's issue,
The Boy Scouts and St. Joseph's bodyguard fell in for inspection this morning.
His Excellency, the Governor,
After Being sentenced at the Police Coart, this morning, made a daring attempt
The yeathful one had some-Sayer 6.2 2 14 4 Sir F. H. May, K.O.M.C., arrived thing in his mind. He evid, ntly HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB in the Colony yesterday.
16 [A.C.E. Elborough not out regretted the loss of a day's com missina, but he seemed to think.. Pearce not cut... the holiday had had its compen- karione, · Protracted a'orë” examination in pidgin failed to draw him for the time.He preferred to nurse his grievance, whatever it whe
press
Total
am.
Router's Sydney correspondent and criminal jurisdiction. The Bridges, as the Poet Laureaute, Southampton 3, Gillingham 1omewhat kin to fear, again stole, others were fined some varying |
man
Among the passengers arriving yesterday by Russia, in addition to H E Br Henry May and
vers
and Mra E Shellim and Mr.
A David, who returned from
Shanghai,
TO-DAY: Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m Bijou Sonic Theatre, 0.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
The dead youth's father, Charles The Government will authorise Angell, who was a member of the the issue in Paris of the Eerving Lincoln City 0, Stockport County firm of Ansell, Mankiewicz and and Russian Losan promiend by Glossop 1. Blacknnol 2. Tallerman, made "a pilo" during their predecessors, and it 18 Burg 3, Notte County B
ARMS ON THE EMPRESS the South African boom in 1895. believed that M. Caillaur vill Noite Forest 1, Clapton Orient L
Ha had the racil characteristics, allow them to be issued before Ball Cliy Wolverhamton though lod he was soon back Six Men Arrested Yesterday the French Loans,
Wanderers 1
Press on the mone any question Woolwick Arsenal 1. Pan City" Masaken, he obirped, can Sergeant Pincott has once more
sell plenty paper to day.
been responsible for a number of You think can ?
arrests in connection with the And so tink so, yes,
got plenty importation of arms
Bad largee omba oon paper fow mnoition. He boarded the Em-DON'T FORGET,1s minee, all same Bat day.
Prospective gainamide the areated six man. Two of the of Russia, yesterday and
little chap brighten up somewhat man were remanded, at the Pol- Bat grainally a look of gloom, iro Court, this morning, and the
over his couulonnċed from $50 to $250. Mr. II ze--Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.. **** What thing ?," "I queried. ben i was struck with the ingen
My fraid bave. got plenty fully Soft the devices for con- bobbery littee time You savvy cealing the contraband articles. moola man? Mr. R Faithfull defended in
i ho a cut was out of the lag four of the cases. 'Twas the vision of the swathy Sikh bobby which was upsetting the little nipper. He had known from experience what this gootle- Charitable Bequest. man's conception of--the preser
The late Prince Katento, who vation of law and order meant. made the welfare of the Imperial You no like India man, Charity Pociety bia life's work,
Tuesday, January 8 oh 2
contributed a sum of 10,000 yen G. Tenwiok and Co. Ltd., in "No likee. Alla tims Le me in aid of its funde, of which he liquidation General meeting of paper boy be mikce too muchee paid 2,600 you on account during shareholders, No. 5, Queen a Hoad bobbery. My makon lun (run), his life-time As a result of a Central-ngan.gelagert he no catch. But how can sell conference of his relatives, the Friday, January 16. paper alla time lun, lun ? 8,00] 1600 yen has been paid by his Engineers Ball, City Hall -9 he no bobbery, my can sell plenty infant successor.
says that the match between latter will be exercised in con South Australia and New South formity with the law of British Wales the resaltod in a win for India. British residents will be the former by 10 runs. The séóres were South Amtralia. 281 and required to register themselves 200. (Crawford.91 end 40); New annually.
South Wales, : 307 : and 245, (Macartony 117)
was rent to B.M. The King and Swindon Town 2 Millwell 0. pablished in the Times by Hia Cardiff City 1 Exgie Clay 1. Majesty's desire. The subject Reading 3, Norwich by 2. chosen was Christmas Eve, de Queen's Park R. 3. Coventry City
The Times poin's out that Mr. 0 Bridges has thus assumed the functions of Verelictor Reigus, ǹ personage several conturies older
THE NATAL TROUBLES, than the Laureanteship.
BIG DEATH FOLL.
INDIAN DEMAND REFUSED.
Landon. ReceivedDecember 23. A DUKE'S TRIP Router's correspondent states London. Received December 24that the Government has refpoted London, Roctired December Reuter'a correspondent at Mr. Ghandhi's demand for an Beuter's correspondentat Georgetown, British Guiana, says addition to the representatives of Marseilles says the Duc de Mont- twenty-three persons were killed Indian interests on the Natal pensier has sailed in the yash in the dre reported yesterday and Commission, and to release all. Mekong on a long cruise to India several are missing.
imprisoned passive resistere. and the Far East
first in each inste.
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Monday December 20, Inaguration of Sea Scouts St. Joseph's College.
Wednesday December 31. Kowloon Dook Bil-9 pan. Friday January 20 Taikoo Club B17045pm. MorMonday January 5..
Peak School Opens