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(ESTABLISHED 1881.)⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ Copyright, 1914
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WEATHER FORECAST
FAIR
Barometer 29.84
March 12, 1914,
Temperature 6 a,m. 65. 3 p.m..
97,
Humidity
2740 觀大十月二年寅甲
TELEGRAMS.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
THA POLICY OF FRANCE.
TELEGRAMS.
INDIAN MURDER.
JURY FAIL TO AORBE."
March 9, 1918,
THURSDAY, MARCH
12,1814.
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號二十月者英離營:
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TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
HOME RULE.
THE LATEST OPINIONS,
MR. BOWSKILL'S CASE.
COURT MARTIAL POSSIBLE.
LONGWOOD.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS..
FRENCH GOVERNMENT CARE.
Temperature 6 a.m. 6%, 2. p.in, 66, Humidity
78.
$36 FER ANNUM
SINGLE COPA, 10 CENTE
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
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London. Received March 12, Reuter's correspondent at Cal-
London. Hocefred March 12,
London. Received March 12. A cable has been received from The French Chambar has voted
*General"
London. Received March 11,
London. Roecived March 11, Reuter's correspondent at Paris says in the Chamber of Depution, catta states that the High Court tailing Mr. Asquith's Home Rule the Rev. Mr Bow kill the a grant for the upkeep of Long Paso states that the British Vice murder of Inspector Ghose
A white paper is published de
London. Escalved March 18. A Calcutta jury has dimgroed Renter's correspondent rt Et on the trial of a student for the M. Doumergue made a statement jury composed of six Indians proposals, which are still the Baptist missionary recently wood, St. Helens, a farmhouse near Consul at Chihuahus reports, the: on the Government's foreign and three Europeans have sequit topib with the Press.
arrested in the Portuguese Congo, Jameston, occupied by Napoleon General Villa has revoked his policy. France's alliance with tad the stadent Roy for the mur
The opinion is aprrently stating that he has been released Bonaparte daring his imprison order confiscating Russia and friendship with Great der of Police Inspector Ghoss by hardening on both sides against but the Governor cys he will te ment and near which he was first Snyman's rouch. Britain, he said, had heen strong-8 to 3, and of the murder of a further compromise. thened by the recent events in spectator by 5 to 4. They were the Balkans. He dwelt on the unable to agres on the questioned in the Lobby, said he saw noting the natives to fire from the constant efforts which were of onlpable homicide in the case reason to modify his views ex-mirsion station. heing made by France for the of the spectator.. maintenance of peace. In this A new trial has been ordered. connection he said that Turkey
could not count upon the financial
support of Francs for the distur-
bance of peace.
The Triple
ooort-martialled forsupplyingam- buried.
Sir Edward Carson, interview-munition to natives and permit-
pressed in the House of Commons. The Baptist Missionary Society The Ulster Unionist organs have made the strongest repre denounce the proposals se pro-sentations to the Foreign Office posterous trickery..
concerning the proposed court martial.
Liberala in the Lobby express the opinion that the concessione
Eatents, which secured the res- SUFFRAGIST OUTRAGES. are too generous.
toration of order in Armenia, would continue to work for the bonsolidation of the Ottoman Empire. Franco had also co- operated with the European Powers, the United States and Japan, with a view to averting the dismemberment of China and to secure the re-establishment of a normal situation there. He amphesised
confidential ths relationship of France with Japan and the United States, and added that France had refrained from intervention in Mexico, and was irelying upou the United States. However, when the time came, France would demand satisfaction for injured Fredoh interests.
DEPORTATION SUGGESTED.
FLondon. Received March 19,
and other "show places" have Windsor Castle, Hampton Court been closed to the public,
The matter of damango to Velas quez's famous picture of Venus the House of Commons. was discussed at question time in
tions as to how to deal with the Mr. Mo. Konna invited sugges- sufragists, and ie responza there South Africa." were shouts of "Deport them to
MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
TOLL OF THE AIR..
TWO MORE OFFICERS KILLED CENSURE MOTION REJECTED"
London. Received March 19. The aviators Captain Allen and Lieutenant Burroughs were killed while flying over Salisbury Plain
SPORT.
THE ENGLISH POLO TEAM.
The English polo playera are gradually assembling at Madrid
and Lord Ashby St Ledge:s may
Meadowbrook. Inst month some
"enter.
London. Received March 11.
The House of Commons reject-! ed by 304 votes to 240 a motion by Sir John Randles, Unionist M.P. for N.W. Manchester, regret- ting" the repeated inaccuracies of Mr. Lloyd George and his gross and unfounded personal attacks apon individuals.'
The English ponies, which are
DESTRUCTION O
OF BIRDS.
A GERMAN PROHIBITION,
London. Received March 19. in the Reichstag, Herr Solf, speaking on the petitions against Colonies for the sake of their the destruction of birds in German plumage, sympathised with the petitioners exceedingly, but said there was no need to fear the extinotion of birds of paradise, which were awarming in New Guinea. Anyway, he compromised by prohibiting the shooting of these birds for the next 'eighteen. mouths.
MRS. PANKHURST.
IN HOLLOWAY GAOL.
London. Received March 11. Mrs. Pankhurst is incarcerated at Holloway geol, which is picket- ed by suffragists.
M.C.C. Incident Explained.
A DUTCH APPOINTMENT.
· ESPIONAGE.
· AUSTRIAN OFFICER
SENTENCED.
London. Received March 12, Reuter's correspondent at Vien na states that Ober-Lieutenani
Distribution of Land.
London, Received March 12,
Renter's correspondent at Ohi- huahua atatea that, the rebel
Because of suffragist outrage Windsor Castle, Hampton Court and other places have been closed.
An Austrian Ober-Lieutenant
Military Government has passed has been sentenood to 17 years'
a decree for the distribution of rigorous. public lands among the troops,
THE IRISH QUESTION,
London. Received March 18.. Mr. Birrell, Mr. Redmond; Mr. T.P. O'Connor and Mr. Devlin
London. Received March 18, Router's
Jacob has been cashiered and IMPORTANT CONFERENCE. correspondent at sentenced to seventeen - yesre” Valona states that Prince William has appointed the Dulch Major rigorous imprisonment for espion- Thomson as Administrator of the age during the Balkan crisis. districts of Argyrokastro and Korytza, Major Thomson and several other Dutch have gone thither.
MEDICAL GRANT.
SHANGHAI TO BENEFIT.
London, Received March 12.
Beuter's correspondent at Paris that the Chamber as adopted a grant of 25,000 francs for the Faculty of Medicine at Shanghai;
for a match is £6,000-win, lose, or draw and adds "I won my
CHINESE BRIGANDS,
· A SERIOUS OUTLOOK.
London. Received March 18. Renter's correspondent at Pek- ing states that 500 brigands have sacked Lookokon, in Hapeh, and killed a Norwegian missionary named Troyland and seriously wounded another.
They also burned British and American factories, seized rifles and ammunition and impressed thousand coolies to carry the loot.
espionage.
imprisonment for
Mr. A.J. Balfour and Mr. Wild- ing have won a match in the International Lawn Tennin tour- nament at Nice.
The French Chamber has
had breakfast together, after adopted a grant of 25,000 france which they had a long conference for the Faculty of Medicine with Mr. Lloyd George. A full Shanghai, mesting of the Cabinet followed.
MR. BALFOUR
·SUCCESS AT TENNIS.
In the French Chamber, M. Doumergue, made an important sistement of Frouch foreign policy.
A London, Received March 12.
The House of Commons has Reuter's correspondent at Nice Lawn Tennis compstition Mr. A. states that in the International rejected a motion regretting Mr Lloyd George's personal attacks J. Balfour, the ex-Premior, and
on individuala. Mr. A. F. Wilding have won a matok in the Doubles Handicap.
NEWS.
Latest results in the Hongkong 0.0. Tennis tournaments given elsewhere,
aro
"The annual meeting of the
The Peking Gazette states that title on those conditions, and any was married to Mile. Bertheit is rumoured that a number time that I shall do battle it will Deschamps, who arrived from of the members of a certain be under those conditions and Paris by the last mail. Following secret society in Tientsin are Eyre Diocesan Refuge was held none other,"
upon the church service a recep selling fruits and confection- this afternoon. It is extremely improbable tion was held in M. Richer's eries, into which they have that such a large amount house in Ras Sœur Allegre.
will be offered to Johnson, and thus the ides of a match at the National Sporting
»
Tom Sharkey.
to
Coming Souther
injected a certain kind of An interesting Money Loan poison, which when the victim Association cane was before Mr. takes into his stomach will kill him within twenty-four hours.
Mr. Frederick Moore, corres-This has been reported to be
will first go to Hankow and then
Shanghai. Afterwards he may Pay of British Officers in India. proceed to Canton, leather stave
Rallway Matters.
Justice Gompertz this morning.
General News and an interest». ing article on the China Coast appear on Page 3, and Log Book on Page 6
Yesterday the Hongkong F.C. and H.M.8 Hampshire played a The Times Delhi correspondent drawn game in the Football learns that that Government of Shield Competition. India will shortly address a dis- patch to the Secretary of state submitting proposals for raising the pay of officers in the British service in India.
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finally selected to do battle atkinson. In addition to these Club with Johnson as one of the ha raid to be entering upon the Meadowbrook are to sail on May players the Duke of Alba, the principals seams to have been pondent of the Associated Press the cause of the sudden death first phase of his advance 18, and the first International Duke of Peneranda, and other finally disposed cf. Very few in Peking, will soon leave on an of the Chibli Tutub, 60 ponics left their English Match is to be played at Meadow-well-known Spanish players will will be found to regret this. In extended tour to the South. He stables for Madrid, and Lord brook on June 9. It will be seen take part in the practice games, deed, it is practically certain that Ashby St. Lodgers and Captain that Lord Ashby St. Ledgere is an1 Captain Bidger, of the 12th no such match would have been Burott have been busily engaged allowing a very small margin for Lancers, will also play at Madrid. allowed to take place either a
the National Sporting Club, or in looking after their condition practice on the other side of the Atlantio; and it may be assumed
anywhere else in this country An old President. and education.·'
esys the "Times The King of Spain-who is that he considers it preferable to
In a letter published in the Anglo-French Rugby- Mr. Thos. Weir, who was for himself a very keen player train his team of then snly ponies
up to the highest possible point Evening News Hobba relates the
On February 15 at Brest the morly superintendent in the Chins ja taking the greatest of officiency on this side circumstances of the English Midshipmen of the First Cruiser Merchants Company, is at present interest in " prise. He has extended Royal of the Atlantic, and to rely upon team'a arrival at Bloemfontein squadron played a Ragby foot in Shanghat in company with his hospitality to the ponies, for this training to carry them It will be remembered that the ball match against a team of daughter, Mr. Weir is a very nearly all of which accommodation successfully through the ordeals Mayor and leading citizens of French Midshipmen. The British old resident of the settlement, has been found in the Royal at Meadowbrook. It cannot be the town were waiting at the team was beaten by 14 points where he resided for many years prior to his retirement about thrae stables, to which the King had said that the Englishmen were station to
fortunate in their preliminary players, where the M.C.C. to 5.
left by aide
years ago. Since then be has spent considerable additions made in order to provide sufficient loose practice in America either in exit. This was regarded as a A New York telegram states most of his time at his home in boxen for the ponies. He has 1911 or in 1913. In 1911 owing to deliberate insult, and Mr. that Tom Sharkey, the ex-pugilist, Scotland, and is just visiting the also placed his two private polo a lack of pories they were unable Douglas, and Mr. Bird, and the was sentenced to 30 days im- East again on a short pleasure trip. grounle at the disposal of the to enjoy a really galloping game team generally were severely prisonment and to the payment
before the International Mathes, ariticizet,
of $100 in fines for keeping a Edglish players and he will take and last year, it will be remem Hobbs points out that Mr. disorderly house part himself in the practice bored, owing to the domestic Donglas was not with the team games. The English players have been given the use of the difficulties of America in select when they arrived. He had Hippodrome ground so that, ing her team, the Englishmen made the purney on the previous given reasonable weather they were again equally unfortunate, ddy in order to be with his parents, should enjoy plenty of gal. If all goes seasonably well with who had just arrived in Bloem- Lord Bobby St. Lodgeres plans fontion from England,loem loping on a fast, true surface and his side can play two really Mayor and others who came to The grounds are of a Bandy fast galloping games against the welcome the tear were at the nature and the rain causes little
possible, American other end of the platform, bat Mr. Myrl 8. Myers, formerly finite was settled at the meeting at no inconvenience except while stronge t
combination, short of an Iatorna- the players, of course, did not United States Vios-Consul at beyond the appointment of two Germany is taking steps for it is actually falling.
tional team, on the ground at know this when they got out of Mukden and recently appointed deputies who are to go to Peking the protection of rare birds in Plenty of Practice. Meadowbrook before Jure 9 in the train, otherwhe the Coneal at Swatow, who has just where they will discuss terms and the Colonies. Lord Ashby St. Ledgers hopes may be expected-without undue unfortunate misunderstanding returned from furlongh, passed conditions with the Minister of to secure four, days a week prac. optimism that nothing in the would never have occurred. through Shanghái a few days ago Communications, tice for the next two months or way of foresight of pains will so, during which the strongest have been lacking in the combination of men and ponies organization of the English team. should be ascertained beyond The English Players For Madrid. Jack Johnson has written to the doubt Mr. Backmaster has pre- The players who have accepted National Sporting Club refusing mised to organize the strongest Lord Ashby St Ledger's Javits the offer of £3,000 for a match Theme was x-freman's we team available in order to test lion to take part in the practice with Langford. Johnson states in the French Concession the challenging team on its at Madrid are:-Captain Barrett, that, having once defeated Lang hai, the other day. The return to England early in May, Captin Vivin Lockett, Major ford, there can be no glory in a took place at Stuosoph's and the matches which will be Mathew, Lannowe, Mejor CF second defeat, the only thing be the bridegroom being a well of Chihli, met his death on played during this process should Hanter, Captain Railston, Cop on make out of the fight is known member of the French Friday last by the hand of the prove extremely interesting. fin Palmer, and Odptain & Tem money. He declares that his price Brigade, M. Heart Wisher, and he, amassin'
Johnson and The N,S,C.
NORTHERN NEWS
On March 1 a meeting
Mrs. Pankhurst is in Holloway of the shareholders in Gaol. the Chakiang Railway was held at Hangehow to discuss the question of handing over the
Cara Audiofanya manendre
Another full meeting of the Consul at Swatow, railway to the Government, as Cabinet has been held,
has been done in the case of the Kie geu portion. Nothing de
to take over his new office from Mr. O. LL Williams, wh been transferred to Tairen,
A Firemans. Wedding.
HANSULITOH
Tutuh's Death.
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DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY
toria Theatre 9:16 pm; Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROWE
Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Saturday March 14. Devonian Society Annual Din- ner at the Hongkong Hotel.
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club Annual Regatta. */
Boxing Theatre Royal 9.15 p.m.
Thursday March 19.374 The China Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders. - Noon.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. ordinary meeting of share holders 12. 30. p.m.
Saturday March 21, Y.M.0.A. Annual Concert.
* Monday March 23. Meeting of Seathölders Subscribers of St. John's dral City Hall 6.30 -
There is a posibilit that the Rev. Mr Bowskill will be court 15: martiallad: In an editorial article, on March 2, the Peking and Tientsin Times Bays, We feel
Monday March 30 that the weight of evidence is Toes of life and damage to Ordinary Annual Meeting i on the side of the presumption foreign property has been done shareholders China Buger that Chao Ping chun, late Tutul by 500 brigands in Hupeh, fining Co. Ltd.-11am.V
Captain Allen and Lient.
i have been killed while Burrougha h flying over Salisbury Plain,
Ordinary Annual Doting of
sharabidera Luzon, Engir Re- fining Co. Ltd.11.15 am.