The Hongkong Telegraph
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
Copyright, 1914 by the Proprietor.
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· April 2, 1914,
Temperature 6 a.m. 74 2 p.m. 79 Humidity
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April 2, 1913,
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THURSDAY, APRIL 2,
1914.
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London. Received April 1.,
A New Suggestion, London. Received April 1. Prominenca is being given to "Unionists depressed at the the suggestion of Mr. A. A, W. H. Ponsonby, Liberal M.P. for failure of Military Schemes, "Government Chaatened, and Stirling, which was cordially re- "Failuro of the Plot against Uls-ceived on both sides, to the effect| ter, are quotations indicating that both the Parties, after the the attitude of the Party organs Home Italo Bill has been read towards the pacific tone of yester third time, should establish a Convention to elaborate details of day's debate.
a federal scheme.
The Liberale emphasise that Sir Edward Grey's auggestion of a settlement was conditional on the passing of the Home Rule
a
Brighter Outlook. The Home Kale debate in the Bill, with the option of an oleo-Houan of Commons, following the tion kafore the Bill becomes conciliatory speech of Sir Edward operative.
Grey, was singularly tranquil, and the general feeling is that the prospects of a settlement are rapidly brightening.
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A spirit of Reasonableness,
London. Received April 2, The debate on Home „ule yeɛ- terday was marked by the same peaceable tone as on Tuesday. Mr. Dillon remarked that the spirit of reasonableness and cou- cillation was evidence that it was desired on both sides to reach a settlement.
AMERICAN NEWS,
Interesting Items from the
Latest Mails.
pay taxes on a yearly income estimated at nearly $1,000,000. the office was notified that a man whose name was not made public, was prepared to pay $42,516 68 as his. net tax on an income of $750,000, derived between Myrch 1 and December 31. The mak'e income for the ten months was estimated at $900,000, as the tax is required only on five-
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London. Received, April 2
East Fife Election...
Polling takes place at East Fife on the 15th inst,
London. Received April 1;
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London, Reosived April 1.
Leudon. Received April 9. Router's Washington corres- The national expenditure for pandent says the Bill repealing the past year has bsen the exemption of American coast-£107,493,000. wise shipping from payment of
Renter's correspondent at El Paso says the town of Torreon has now surrendered to General Villa.
THE DERBY.
NEWBURY BETTING:
Gen. Paget and Officers. General Paget called at Dowo- ing street, after which Mr. Mc. Kenna, in the Hours of Commone, announced that General Paget informed Mr. Asquith that the only question he put to the Gon- érals was whether they were ready to do their duty before any other considerations. It was not his intention that the Generals should put questions to enbordin- Newbury
tea. He (General Paget) also Tetrarch is booked at 1,500 informed the Generals that 500.
officers whose homes were in Ulster might temporarily with- draw if operations were necessary, and he requested the Generals to SEcertain the number thugs with- drawing. General Paget was asked if other officers would be allowed to resign and he replied that refusal of duty would have resulted in dismissal.
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London: Received April 2. In betting for the Derby, st The Racecourse,
FRENCH BUDGET.
ADOPTED BY CHAMBER.
to
London; Receivöd April 2. The French Chamber has
Plans to Preserve It From
Bulldog,
There is a surplus of £750,CC),
The town of Torreon - has sur« rendered to Caneral Villa.
The polling at East Fife takes place on the 15th, inst,
Last year's national expendi
the Panama Canal talls has been bat Mr. Lloyd George will tuure was £197,493,000 and there passed by the Houra of Rspre require an additional £9,400,000 is a surplus of £750,000. sentatives by 248 votes to 162. to cover the expenditure for
TOLL OF THE AIR.
VEDRINES' BROTHER KILLED.
London. Received April 2. Emile, a brother of Jules Vedrines, the famous aviator, has boon killed while flying at Rheims. Another airman who
was with him was incinerated. Raster's correspondent at Rheims erates that the machine fell fell from the pylon from which it was suspended, the petrol igniting.
1914-15.1
FRENCH BATTLE SQUADRON.
VISIT TO MALTA.
London. Received April 2. *
Mr. Lloyd George requires an additional £9,400,000 to meet the expenditure of 1914-15.
At Newbury Racecourse The Tetrarch was booked at 1,500 to 500 for the Derby.
General Paget has called at Downing Street and informed Mr. Asquith of the question ho put to Generals,
Mr. Mo.Kenna has explained. The French second battle in the Hours of Commons the quadron has been at Malta for conversations which took place three days. Brilliant weather between General Paget and the has favoured the festivities, the other Generals. bluejackets fraternising in most hearty fashion.
The Bill repealing the exemp tion of American coastwise ship- ping from Panama Canal tolls has passed the House of Repre
Mr. Jones commented favour-sentatives.
adopted the budget, including didn't count. The idea was by ably on the recent work of the the income tax. The deficit of moving one at a time to arrange Filipinos legislature in making circles is that the prospects of a The general feeling in political- $8,403,000 is to be covered chief- them so that upon each side of appropriations for the operation settlement of the Ulster question ly by abort period ton.
the aquare the number of matches of the islands and took this as an was nine, And you never had to indication of what the people are
are rapidly brightening, sixthe of the total. Internal officers you, non-commissioned.
have more than nine on any side capable of in self-government, revenue officials estimated his officers, and you men try your THE FIELD OF WATERLOO. during the procesa.
A suggestion that both parties. I said he said. An interesting decision was yearly income at nearly a million best, I think, to keep up the good
after the third reading of the wouldn't say anything, because given at Washington on February dollars. The four next highest name of the regiment. The regi
The probable next step will be Home Rule Bill establish a con- I know it, but he was so insistent 24, when the tax on the use of returns filed by Chiongoans were ment has always had a good name.
a territorial form of government, vention to consider a federal foreign-built yadhis imposed upon $400,000, $450,000, $250,000 Its name is known not only in
on betting that I couldn't do it with larger measures, of calf scheme is receiving much atten- that I admitted the truth. One government for the islanders, hon. American citizens by the old and $129,000.
the Indian Empire but through-
of our party became so interested Mr. Joace intimated.-Manila Payne-Aldrich tariff act was up.
NEWS, held as constitutional by the
The question of votes for out the world. I hope that all We understand that a British that he got fearfully vexed if any Bulletin. Supreme Court,
women is looming large in State ranks will remember and live up Committee has now beau organize one took one of the matches even politice in America just now. to that reputation. Officers, non-ed, under the Presidency of the to light his pipe. All conVOTED It is reported from Pittsburgh On February 24, the Senate at commissioned officers and men of Duke of Wellington, grandson of tion was hushed. We all got
the regiment, I am very sorry to the illustrious commander, for the restive. that a clerk in the Pennsylvania Frenton, New Jersey, passed the leave you, I thank all ranks for purpose of helping to preserve moved the matches about as if Railroad offices there, named S, J. House concurrent resolution for an McDonald was scratched and cut amendment to the Consitution ex: the loyal support they have given the historic sites on the battlefield they were gold dust. For a long me. I am sure you will all give of Waterloo from the danger with time he was in that siste when when be attempted to capture a tending votes to women. The vote the same loyal support to Major which they are threatened by the he thought he nearly had it, and large eagle that had swooped on the women suffrage amend
encroachments of builders. The 10 the end he appealed to the down from the bills above the ment was 15 in favour, 3 against, Lees, who is succeeding me. Union Station and alighted on a 2 absent, and I Senator not voting interest in the welfare of the ing shortly. Among the large happens just here?" he askedderground Railway Company has
Eagle Seized.
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The Suffrage Question.
jection in the election of 1915.
At Washing ton, however, three The Unemployed. On February 27, two hundred days later, attempts by Senaator Ashurst to get an agreement for unemployed men left Richmond,
a vote on March 28 on the con- California, equipped with blan
stitutional amendment for woman kets and cooking utensils, on a march to Washington to petition suffrage were blocked and the Arizona Senator announced he Congress for work. recruited at San Francisco. On would move for immediate con
sideration after passage Port Ofice bill now pending. He also had a clash, with Sanator Reed, who objected to fixing a date.
The men
their arrival at Richmond they were fed by the local authorities. The men expected to obtain rations from the various towns on the line of march. "Back Hand.
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Doings.
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WHITE WOLF.
FIRE-PROOF TRAINS.
New Type of Car Introduced on The Underground.
General News appears on page: 3 and log book on page 6...
The Hongkong teams for the Canton regatta are given to-day. The latest results in the Soldiers' Club Billiard Tourna- ment appear to-day.
"Our contemporaries" appears
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· DON'T FORGET,
TO-DAY, Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Bijoo Theatro -0.15 p.m. Bandmann Opera Co.-Theatre Royal 9, p.m.
TO-MORROW. Victoria. Thestre-9.15 p.m. Bij Theatre 9.15 p.m. Bandmann Opera Co.-Theatre
Royal-9. p.m.
For some time past, the Un- ." What I will ever take the deepest committee will hold its first meet author of our misery.
on page 2 and commercial news window sill. McDonald opened The resolution will have have to
teen experimenting with a new whole and of number of those who have joined All that's the trick," he replied. type of ear. A number have
on page 9. the window and attempted to be passed by next year's Legis-regiment as a
"Bat i don't know it. I've only bean built and have satisfactorily & notice of "The Marriage drag the bird into his office, but lature before being submitted to 70 each and all in particular. it may be mentioned:
Some- was the votes for acceptance or re- I earnestly hope I may meet many The Duke of Richmond and seen a chap, do it once." it fought so fiercely he
of you again in India, and IGordon, the Duke of Marlbrough, one nearly moved the match passed their tests, so that cars of Market" which was staged by the new type will abortly to the Bandmann Company last compelled to release it.
include in that hope the officers, the Duke of Rutland, the Duke and then in the direction of running on the system. The new night, appears in this issue.
care are fitted with hinged centre on-commissioned officers and of Portland, Lord Anglesey, Lord his head. men who have served with the Rosebery, Lord, Roberts, Lord
doors in place of the old sliding Malay States Gaides and who Iveagh, Lord Methuen, Lord
type. They are opened by the bave gone on pension. I say: Cheyleamore, Lord Grenfell, Sir
passengers, but closed auto- "Farewell" to you all.
E. Cassel, Mr. Oburenill, and the
matically. Electrically controlled Lieut-Col. Marray dined with Lord Mayor of London.
looks are fitted to the doors, so Fires Shangchow and Causes his officers for the last time in the Attention has frequently been
that the gateman on the end Panic Amongst Troops. Mess House on Thursday evening. drawn in The Timer to of the
platform can lock and unlock The Regimental Band was in danger to the field of Waterloo.
them. The operating switches attendance and played a selection | The fact that the next year is the
Peking, March 27.-Two thou-are conucated with the levels of music.
centenary of the battle lande es sand of the Goverment troops which open and close the ordinary At 9.30 a.m. yesterday, a con-pecial urgency to the necessity of engaged the White Wolf brigands gates at the end platform of the car "If the Senator would talk tingent of the Malay Sistes taking action for its preservation sixty li from Shargohow in and by an ingenious device small Guides, numbering one hundred before the natural demand for Saensi. The brigande retreated red and green lamparoflitted at the loss," declared Mr. Ashurst, we A Chicago report says that might get through with some of of the rank and file, with the land raises prices to a prohibitive through Shangohow, conveying end platform so that the gateman three buildings were partly this legislation the country is regimental colours flying, and extent. Hitherto the initiative the impression that they were de- may see that the doors are looked wrecked, a dozen persons were waiting for."
headed by the pipera and drum in taking steps to consider what feated the troops followed them before starting the train. Ex- injured by flying glass when Several Senators urged Mr. and pipe band, marched to the ought to be done has lain with and occupied Shangchow. perimental cara fitted with middle ary
At night-time she agents of doors have been running on the railway station, where they form the Belgians. Abcording to a throws from their bade, and Ashurst to withdraw the remarked a guard-of-honour opposite letter which we published recent White Wolf set fire to the city at Piccadilly line for some time, and windows a block away were but he refused.
the main entrance.
ly, a Belgian Committee has been many points, causing a panis have been found very useful for noon The sides of the road approa- formed, and the cooperation of amongst the troops, whom White dealing with very heavy traffic. Leonardo Melon's grocery in the
ching to the station were lined the Belgian Government has been Wolf then attacked and defeated. The cara are constructed entire Italian quarter. The grocer told MALAY STATES GUIDES, by the men of the regiment, who enlisted. If is a matter for Batis- Five hundred soldiers are said ly of steel and other motals, ex-
were in mufti wearing their faction that a similar committee bean burned.
cept for a small portion of wood picturesque Northern Indian cos- has been formed in this country, The Shensi troops are at pre-which has been rendered fire tome. On the arrival of Lieut. whose inhabitants, even in the sent at Lantion, which is about resisting. In the event of the Col. Murray at the station the midst of their domestic preoccup- one hundred lieast of Sianfu. The failure of the ordinary supply guard-of-honour presented armsation, should not be anmindful of White Wolf band is proceeding ourrent, special emergency lights The Times of Malaya of the and the band played the General the part played by their forefa-westward towards
Szechuan. are automatically switched on, Chance for Bluejackets
21st ult. Baya-On Monday Salute. After inspecting the thers in ridding Europe of China Presa, With a view to encouraging morning the whole battalion of guard-of-honour, the Colonel Napoleon.-The Times. young men to enlist in the Navy the Malay States Gaides of all said: "I am very pleased indeed and being once in the Navy to work arms mustered on parade for the to sea this guard, and feel it a hard to advance themselves, Mr. last time under command of Lient. great honour. I muat once more Daniels, Secretary to the Navy. Col. E. R. B. Murray, Comman say good-bye to all ranks and to THE TRICK THAT FAILED.
dant, MS.G. Addressing the wish them the best of luck."
shattered, when a bomb was
exploded in the doorway of
the police a "black hand "letter demanding $2,000 three months ago was followed by another letter saying his store would be blown ap unless he had $5,000,
has proposed a bill authorizing
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The Departure of a Popular Commandant.
PHILIPPINE POLICY.
Saturday April 4, Wm. Powell Ltd., Extraordin
General Meeting-noon. Monday April 6.
H. K. Ice Co. Ltd. meeting
Crown Land Sale P.W.D.-3
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Thursday April 9.
Soengei Kampeh Rubber Co., Ltd., General Meeting-noon.
Friday April 10. S Stainer's "Crucifixion, John's Cathedral 9.15 p.m.
Saturday, April, 11.
1st Gymkhana Meeting.
Wednesday, April 16. The China Borneo Co., Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders-noon.
Thursday April 16, "Betsy" Theatre Royal--9:15
Friday April 17. Betsy" Theatre Royal-9.15
Saturday April 18. "Botey
"Theatre Royal-9.15
which are supplied from accamla- tors. An important alteration] which will be appreciated by the straphanger is the fitting of white enamelled steel covers on the hand straps, which are more The Next Probable Step.
comfortable and hygienic than p.m. to appoint annually twenty-five battalion the Commandant said : Ool. Murray then entered the
the old pattern. The electrical young enlisted men to the Naval
British and Indian officers, non- | station, which was crowded. He came bustling into our Washington, February 13.-equipment is of improved design, Academy as midshipmen. Ap commissioned officers and men The Resident's saloon was favourite haunt the other ovoning Representative Jones of Virginia and the care are mounted on p.m. pointments would be made on a of the Malay States Guides, this attached to the train and placed (writes William in the Manchester talked with President Wilson to- bogies specially designed to give competitive basis from among the is the last time I have the honour at the disposal of the departing Guardian,) and burst brutally day about prospective legislation smooth running and reduce noise, brightest students in the classes and the pleasure to command you Commandant. As the train was into our most interesting con- looking toward giving the Fil-while the seats and backs are p.m. aboard navy ships with a require on parade. It is an honour to leaving the station, three cheers versation with an inquiry whether ipinos the eventual independence construced of woven wire, and Monday April 20. ment of two years' sea gervice,
command you because you are an were given for Col. Murray and we had seen the latest match it is proposed by the democratic are upholstered in moquette Hongkong Schools Athletic Income, A Million A Year. alficient and a well organized another three for Capt. Maloney, trick. Without waiting for a party they should have. Mr. velvet, and fitted with armrests Sports-noon. Income tax sobedales filed on regiment and mon of good family who was travelling with the reply, he seized hold of a handful Jones, whose health has been projecting from the seat backs, Februang 26 at the United States It is a pleasure to command you Colonel. The band, which was on from the stand, and placed them bad for some time, will call a The ventilation has also received intenal revenue office shows because you are a well behaved, the platform, played Auld Lang in a square on the table with one meeting of his committee and go careful attention, and is a gress that one Chicago resident wil body of men, because you Indian Syne.
in the centre, which, he said, ever the situation.
advance on the old systen,
Thursday April 23. Extraordinary General Meeting, China Fire Insurance Co., Li,