February 27, 1914,
WEATHER FORECAST
DULL
Barometer 30.13
The Hongkong Telegraph.
Temperature 6 a.m. 59. 8 p.m. 80 Humidity
94,
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27,
February 26, 1913,
Temperature 6 a.m. 53, 2 p.m. 59, Humidity
82,
1914.
伍拜 號七十月或英瓣酱。
TELEGRAMS.
THE DEPORTEES.
2729 晚三初月二年甲
TELEGRAMS.
LEITH ELECTION.
UNIONIST VICTORY: I
TELEGRAMS.
A NEGRO KINGDOM,
London Received February 28,
TELEGRAMS.
CHINESE STUDENTS.
ORDERED HOME,
WELEGRAMS.
MAWSON EXPEDITION,
FELEGRAMS.
DEVELOPING NIGERIA.
136 FER ANNUM SINGLE COPY, 10 DENTE,
NEWS FOR BUSY HEN.
TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
Sir John Tenniel and Canon Deiver are dead.
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The White Star liner Britannia
ENQUIRY BY AMERICA.
SOME VALUAble results. DINNER IN THE COMMONS. · IMPORTANT. PROPOSALS.
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London, Raseivad February 17.
London. Received February 27.
London, Received February 87.
London, Received February 27.
Londos, Received February 27. The bye-election at Leith Router's Washington corres
With reference to a statement Renter's correspondent at Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, pre The Niger Company proposes Borghe, cansed by the appoint.pondent states that at the request that Chinese students in London Adelaide states that the Aurora sided to-night (Thursday) at a to increase its capital, which is ment of the Right Hon. Mr. RC of Great Britain, the Department have been ordered Home it is ex- he arrived there, and Dr. Maw dinner in the so-called Strangers now £500,000, by £2,500,000 with Manro-Ferguson, the sitting of Justice, is enquiring into the plained by the legation that the son says the expedition has been Dining Room of the House of a view to development arising has been launched at Belfast. Liberal M.P.. AS Governor establishment of a Negro King-order applies to fifteen or twenty eminently sucessful. Perhaps Commons to the deportees from from the opening up of the General of Australia, has resulted dom on the Gold Coast of Africa from Hanan. The reason is that, the best scientific results attained South Africa.
country by railways in con- The Czar is showing unusual da follows:---
by an Oklahom, nego named owing to the unreat in Hunan, is the Antarctic were the indica- Upwards of a bandred of the sequence of the union of the two interest in constitutional reforms. 5,159 Obief Sam.
the provincial government is an- tions of the existence of vast most prominent Labourites at Protectorates. 5,143 The steamer Liberia has been able to bear the expense of their coalfields. A wonderful collec-tended. The proceedings were If the proposal is sanctioned. 3,346 lying in dock at Brooklyn a
maintenance.
tion of specimens, had been private, but it is understood that the directors will issue at least The suffragiste have burned month with 250 negro emigrants
goured, including minerale, Mr. Bain and Mr. Poutams re- £300,000 immediately and a the historio White Kirk Church 16 aboard, to whom, it is stated,
whereof some showed rich deplied to a toast..
farther million in Preference in East Lothian. Chief Sam sold stock in the
posits, especially ocpper. Much A certain amount of curiosity shares. Messrs. Lever Bros. are Africa Settlement Company.
discomfort, was caused by the was shown by members watching doing the underwriting. continuous terrific winds, fre- the dinner party gathering from quently gauged at over 2,000 the Lobby, but there were no miles an hour.
"incidents."
,
Mr. Carrie (Unionist)
Mr. Smith (Lib.)
Mr. Bell (Lab.)
Unionist majority-
[At the last election the figures were Mr. Munro-Ferguson (L), 7,069; Mr. Mac. Quiston (U), 5,348,]
BASEBALL IN LONDON,
PERPLEXED SPECTATORS.
London. Received February 27.
His Majesty the King, the American Ambassador and 50,000 spectators watched a baseball game at Chelsea between the Chicago and-New York teams, the former winning by 5 to 4.
The crowd applauded the clo verness of the players but appear =' ed perplexed.
纖 PEACE COMMISSIONS.
BRITAIN SYMPATHETIC.
The Government believes it bas no right to interfere with the emigration of negross.
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OBITUARIES.
SIR JOHN TENNIEL.
London. Received February 27. The death is announced of Sir John Tenniel.
London. Received Folruary 27. Reuter learns that there is no question of a new nativa state or the Gold Coast. The isola are (The deceased, who was born that the Governor asked the Im-in 1820, won a great reputation as perial Government to inquire from
an artist. He was a member of the United States regarding Chief Sam, who is negotiating for a concession from the Got Unast Chief. It is purely a commercial
deal.
THE MEXICAN.
SENSATION,
U.B. SENAT R'S DEMAND.
London. Received February 28, Router's Washington corres
the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, and among his work were some very fine illu strations for Lalla Rookh, the Ingulsby Legends,
Alice in
OCEAN TRAGEDY,
SINKING OF THE EKLYPTIKA.
London., Received February 27,
SUFFRAGIST OUTRAGE. PRICELESS RELICS BURNED.
London. Received February 27.
OCEAN LEVIATHAN.
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NEW WHITE STAR LINER.
Londs Recaived February 27.
The Unionists have won Leith Barghs from the Liberala by s majority of 16.
The Japanese Upper House will probably reduce the naval estimates by a further 30 million yen.
The White Star liner Britannic, The British Government is of 50,000 tons displacement. has considering the United States' been successfully laurinhed at proposals for a Treaty establish- Belfast. Vast crowds assembled, ing Peace Commissions.
The suffragists have burned the historic Whitekirk olarch in Reuter's correspondent at Cor-East Lothian including some Wonderland. etc. He joined the hoa etates that when the Wilden-priceless scriptural relics, despite despite the rain. staff of "Punch" in 1851 and re-fels sighted the Eklyptika shea gallant attempt to save them. tired in 1901. He was a widow-was drifting and was damaged. er.]
Canon Driver.
The death is announced of the Rev. Samuel Bolles Driver, D.D. Regius Professor of Hebrew and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, since 1885, at the age of 67 years.
London. Received February 27.
pondent states that in the House BUENOS ARYES LOAN. London. Received February 27.
of Representatives, Senator Ainey Sir Edward Grey has announ-introduced a resolution asking oed that the Imperial Govern- President Wilson for information kument is considering the United | regarding the condition of Ameri- Blaten proposals for a Treaty cans and foreigners, in Mexico ablishing Pence Commissions and what steps he was taking for fo examine and report upon suh- { their security. jects in dispute. The draft Senator Ainey declared that seemed to be generally acceptable, President Wilson's poling was a but it must be considered with | drifting one and had resulted in the self-governing Dominions, na every prime in the catalogue com- special provisions are required to mitted both by the Federals and
meet their interests.
Constitutionalists in Mexico, and be demanded the publication of the Consular reporte."
ECHO OF MASKED BALL.
DUEL TO THE DEATH.
et
London. Rceived February 20, Reuter's correspondent Washington states that a con- ference between Mr. Bryan and Sir Cecil Spring Rica has decid- ed that Mr. Perceval, British Consul at Galveston, abal' not
HOME FOOTBALL.
Boats were launched and the Eklyptika aisappeared bows first. The Wildenfels rescued thirteen of the crew and the captain who his injuries.
stconmbed to
Twenty-one people perished.
Third 'Round Draw.
Results of the Latest matches. Rangers.
FIRST LEAGUE. Following are the results of the league and other matches plaved on February, 7.
Newcastle 4, Bolton 3 Middlesboro 2. Everton 0,
·Blackburn 3, Derby County 7. Preston 3, Chelsea 3.
Sheffield United 1.Sunderland 0. Sheffield Wednesday 7, Liver:
London. Received February 27, Reuter's correspondent at Metze Etates that a duel has taken place ontor Mexico to examine Mr. Ben-pool 1. between Lieut. St. George aud ton's body till better arrange- Lieut. Haage, of the same regimente have been made.
ment.
Lient. Hoage, who was killed,
was compelled by the rules of the
Court of Honour to challenge
Lieut. St. George for the latter's AFRICAN POSSESSIONS. behaviour towards his wife, at a masked ball.
· A BETTER RUSSIA.
THE CZAR'S NEW POLICY.
London Received February 27,
ANGLO-GERMAN
NEGOTIATIONS
West Ham v. Liverpool." Furnley v. Bolton Wanderera.
LORD HARDINGE'S PLANS.
Aston Villa 2, West Bromwich, Emphatic Denial of Reported
Impending Resignation,
A 0.
FOOTBALL DISPUTE
SETTLED.
Terms of Agreement..
ACCIDENT AT A CUP TIE
Seventy Spectators Injured,
About 70 spectators were in jured, some of them very serious- ly, in an accident which took place daring the replayed Oup-
The King and the American.... Ambassador were among the spectators piesent at a baseball... match between Chicago and New York at Chelsea,
A long chapter in the history
Mr. Ramsay Macdonald presid- of Association Football has con etie between Sheffield Wednesdayed at a dinner to the deported
tion.
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NEWS.
The A. D. C. again staged three
to an end during the past month, and Wolverhampton Wanderers African Labourites in the The draw for the third round At a special general meeting, the at Hillsboro, Sheffield, on Strangers Room of the House of of the competition proper for the Amateur Football Association February 4.
Commons. Football Association Cup to decided, by's large majority, to The crowd numbered nearly be played on February 21 was affiliate to the Football Associa-50,000, and in spite of orush The list for the City of Buenos de as follows —
barriers a good deal of swaying Aston Villa v. West Bromwich ¿yres Loan is closed.
The Aurora has arrived at The Football Association had gone on throughout the Albion.
Millwall v. Sheffield United.
Council met three days later and match. About a quarior of an Adelaide, and the Mawson GE». Wolverhampton Wanderers or ananimously greed to the affilia hour before the finish a wall at pedition is said to have been Sheffield Wednesday v. Brighton tion. The announcement Was the Pemstone-road end of the eminently successful. and Hove.
made officially that the Amateur ground collapsed and fell on to Sunderland v. Preston North End, Football Association is now in the dense mass of people standing Birmingham v. Queen's Park the some position as any other below. The wall was of double Agociation attached to the thickness and about 10ft. high, Blackburn Rovers v. Man-Football Association.
and it appears that the great ChesterC-ity...
As already published, the pressure of the orowd on the cor- soheme for reconciliation provides aer caused the top parapet wall, episodes at the Theatre Royal that the Football Association is which is crowned by a heavy last night. recognized as the national govern-coating of cement, to give way ing body for the game. The and fall over on the deep ride, Amateur Football Association to broaking into huge pieces as it A fine film of the Hongkong have a defined constitution" to did so. As soon as the serious races was shown at Kowloon last retain ita present members, should nature of the accident was real night. they so desire, and in future to ized by the referee play was consint of university, public stopped and doctors, ambulance school, old boy, metropolitan, men, players, and others ran to hospital, banks, assurance offices, give assistance. The sight was
Notes on to-morrow's buxing and such clube, or others on so distressing that Pears, the tournament appear in today's application under special cir- Wolverhampton goalkeeper, fain-isane. Lord Hardinge disposed of the camstances by permission of the tod, and was unable to play Man-rumours of his early retirement Football Association.
during the rest of the match. from India in a vigorous speech The present rules of the Of the 10 persons removed to The latest Home football score recently at the Calcutta Club, as Amateur Football Association to the infirmary 11 were detained. reported in the Indian papers to hold good; existing Amateur There were in a very critical condi-and the draw for the third round
of the cap are given to-day. band by the mail. Referring to Football Association county as-tion, and their obances of recovery the reports which had been cabled eociations to cease to exist, but were stated to be slight. At the 0.to London of his intended resig the competitions to continue as hospital five were treated and two.
detained. Some of the injured The ordinary general meeting .pation in a few months, the desired.
Viceroy said:
The Football Association grant persons had most of their ribs of the China Provident Loan and "In reply to this interestinog, representation on the council to broken. and others received Mortgage Company Ltd. was held but to me somewhat startling na the Amateur Football Association, very serious injuries about the to-day. rouncement, I can only say Oxford and Cambridge Univer- head, while in many cases lega that the idea of resigning has sities, and the public schools, and arms were fractared. The never for one single instant enter The Amateur Football Association three most critical cases were:-- ed my brain. As a matter of fact to have representation on the William Day, 35, Edlington evon when my health was most International Selection: Commit- Conisbrough; fractured ribs und haken I felt always confident tee and on the Amateur Cap abdominal contusious that the climate of Simla would Committee. The Football AB- John Cartwright, 67; Stanley- provide me with an absoluts sociation will use its best street, Parkgate.Rotherbam; oure. In this I was not disap-endeavours with the International fractared riba, and scalp wounds. pointed, and during the whole of Federation to enable the Amateur Hopa Dungworth 21, Penne- the summer I was able to do eight Football Association anba to road, Healey, Sheffield; conous- er nine hours work a day, continue to meet those of the sion of the brain,
**I am now, thanks to the merci Bohemian Football Association. Ser-fal oare of the Almighty, as strong
Manchester City 1. Bradford City 0.
Burnley 2 Oldham 3.. Tottenham Hotspur. 2, chester U. 1.
Second Leagua.
Bury 1. Woolwhich Arsenal 1, Bradford 2. Glossopl Hull City 0 Birmingham 0. Blackpool, 2, Lincoln City 1. Notte County 3, Clapton Orient Liecester Fosse 5, Loede City Huddersfield 1, Notts Forest 3 Rsa'er's Berlin correspondent Bristol City 2, Wolverhampton says the Frankfarter Zeitung, Fulham 2. Stockport County 0. referring to the Anglo German Barnsley 3, Grimsby 1, negotiations regarding posses- Southern League."
Landon. Received February 26.
Renter's correspondient at St. sions in Africa, sige that Ger- Palace 2, Swindon 0. Petersburg states that engrossing many is endeavouring to obtain Bristol Rovers 2, Reading 2. interest is being manifested in for incorporation into German Southampton 2. Merthyr 1. the fact that the Czar, presiding East Africa the lower course of Queen's Park R. 0. Southend 0.
Brighton 1, Northants 1. at a meeting of the Cabinet, said the month of the River Kagera West Ham 2, Plymouth-1. he was strongly interested in the which flows into the Victoria
Exeter 1, Watford 1. realisation of Constitutional re. Nyanza, Great Britain is chiefly Portsmouth 0, Gillingham 0. forms, afirming that the time had concerned to obtain the consent Millwall 2, Norwich 2, come for ending the differences of Germany to a continuation of Cardiff City 2, Coventry 1.
Rugby. between the various Departments the Cape to Cario Eilway weat of the State and for the co-opera-
Wales 24pts, Scotland 5, of Lake Tanganyika.
Blackheath 18 pts, United tion of the Government, the Duma and the Council of Empire. It is understood that the new Pre- mier, M. Goremykin, carries out the will of the Czir.
REFLOATED.
London, Roseived February 27.
MRS. PÄNKHURST.
APPEALS TO THE KING.
vice 0.
0.
Old Merceant Taylors Spte, tion is to serve my full term in Itieannounced that the Govern
as ever again, and my one ambi Defences of the Forth Bridge. Rosslyn P. S.
Old Alleynians 14 pts, Camb.
Univers, 11,
4.
Northampton 6 pts. Llanelly Bristol 19 pts. Cinderford 6. Leicester 16 pts, Moseley 3. Oxford Univ. 24pts, London Scots nil.
Devon Albion 20pte, Devonport
London Received February 16, Mre. Pankhurst, whom the police have been fruitlessly attom-Sor. 4. The French oruiser Waldeok|pling to arrest, has ment a letter.
Gloucester 8pts, Pontypool nil. Rosseau, which – recently went to King George asking His
Cheltenham Spts. Stroud uil sehore in the Gulf of Juàn, has Majesty to receive, a depatation been refloated.”“ WWII of suffragists.
Other Matches:
England 9, Walar 1(Amateur
Intoral.)
India and to be able to do some mont have drafted an extensive good for the people of this land scheme for the defence of the
JUNKS COLLIDE.
A Seaman Missing and Much Damage Done.
who are entrusted to my care and Forth Bridge and of the ap. The police have been informed whom I love so well. It is a pity proaches to the new dookyard at by the master of trading junk
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Victoria Theatre--9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. A. D. O. Performance, Theatre Royal-9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Auction of Antique China and usios at Sales Rooms, by Mr.
that the gentleman who sent the Rosyth. The present defences No. 2035 that on the 25th inst,, Geo. P. Lammert-2:30p.m. telegram in question could not are to be strengthened by the while sailing off Lung Kwo Tan Tuesday March 2 have been with me when one day construction of three new and with a cargo of stone, another Hongkong Horticultural Socie recently I spent 19 hours in the powerful batteries. One of the trading junk, number unknown, ty Flower and Vegetable Show at We could then have seen at the south or Dalmeny side of the damage to the extent of $200, jungle of Mysore after a bison. batteries will be placed on the collided with his boat and did the Public Garden. end of the day whigh of the two estuary, one at St. David's, on the One of the seamen of the stone Hongkong Horticultural Society
Wednesday, March 4, ought to resign his post next Fife shore, and a third on the little junk, aged 32 years, is missing, Flower and Vegetable Show at February.
Hand of Inongarvia,
and it is apposed he is drowned, the Botanic Gardens.