THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1912.
THE CHINA MAIL
BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. SECOND EDITION
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HOME RACING
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JOCKET CLUB PROBABLES.
¿Bautor's Servies to the China Mail.
Loxbon, Oot. 3.
The probable starters ånd jockeys.
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TURKEY AND THE' BALKANS.
SITUATION STILL CRITICAL,
Turkey, Housed.
and the "weights for the Jockey Club (Reuter's Berales to the China Mall.) Stakes (one inlo and three-quartera.
ruz at Newmarket to-day) are:---
Priosa Falatine, O'Neill 10st. 716. Stadfaat, Wootton, 9st Alb. La Boheme II, Bellhouse, 9et. Sib. Catmint, Maher, Sat. 191b Absoluts, Earl, Set. 191b. Old England II, Higgs, Sat. 10lb dosteys have not-yet-been-decided. a for Silesia and Adamite.
OBITUARY
VISCOUNT MOUNTGARRET.
*(Beuter's 'Sorcles to the China Ma
LONDON, Oct. 3.
The death is announced of Viscount Mountgarret. He was the fourteenth Viscount of his family, and was born in 1844,
TRANCES ALLITSEN.
LONDON, Oct. T
The Turkish Cabinet has rejected the Servian ultimatom of the 1st in stant, stiil dotains the war material, and has ordered a mobilisation of practically the whole army.
It has been decided to commandeer all Grosk vessels in Turkish waters for
use as transports.
STILL OPTIMISTIC.
Despite the war preparations, no communication from the four Balkan States has yet reached Constantinople, and official circles in Vienas and other capitals continue optimistic.
THE POWERS ACTIVE.
It is apparent that the Powers are moving in a most active' manner. ·
The British, French and Russian.
Miss Frances Allitect, the well-
representatives at Sofia, Belgrade, known musical composer. She com- posed over a hundred songs and dusts, Athens and Cetinjo on the 30th ultimo Her more serious works included the and the 1st instant made repre "Ovarters Undine," and the "Over-sentations with a view to peace. ture Slavonique."
BACING MOTORIST
KILLED.
(Beuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, Oct. 2. Renter's correspondent at Milwaukee talegraphs that the famous racing motorist, M. Bruce Brown, was killed while practising for the Vanderbilt. Cup. While travelling a ecurse at 80 Imiles an hour bo dashed in to a fence
and his car was overturned.
BRITISH POLITICS.
THE HOME KULE QUESTION,
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, Oct. 2
The Government whip requests the attendance of members of the House of Commons throughout the sitting From the 7th instant with a view to the possiblity of sudden and most import ant divisions,
Mr John Redmand, the whip of the Nationalists, must attend every hour of the session, as there will be ceaseless
attempts to take surprise divisions and continuous obstruction to defeat the „Gorumimént and destroy Home Eule.
Sir Edward Carson, addressing a meeting of 5,000 at Glasgow, anid that Sir Rufus Isaacs on the lat' instant
PRESSURE ON HULGARIA.
It is stated in Vienna that Austria and Russia will exercise strong pressure o Sofia in view of the Bulgarian demobilisation.
THE MOMENT FOR INTER- VENTION.
A semi-oficial article published in: Sofia declares that this is the moment for the effective intervention of the Powers for securing the real autonomy of Macedonia while safeguarding the sovereignty of the Sultan.
MOHAMMEDANS' PRAYERS FOR THE SULTAN.
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Reuter's Calcutta correspondent telegraphs that prayers will be offered on Friday in every mosque in India' for the Sultan of Turkey.
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There is some talk of the bazaar TURKEY AND GREECE. boycotting Greek goude.
KING OF MONTENEGRO AND
HIS SUBJECTS.
Beater's correspondent at Cetinje
GREECE PURCHASES
DESTROYERS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mall.)
LONDON, OCL & Reuter's correspondent at Constantin- **ople telegraphs that the Trade has telegraphs that as a great demonstration yesterday evening, the ordered a general mobilisation. King and the Crowa Prince received an oration, Tha King exhorted the people to be patient, pointing cat that mobilisatión did not mean war, and that it was the duty of patriots to ohay the King and the military
authorities.
KING OF GREECE IN VIENNA.
A telegram from Vienna states that Emperor Frenci Joseph visited the King of Greece while the latter was! passing through Vienna hurrying to wards Athens from Copenhagen The moasechs had a thres quarters of an
hour's conference.
TURKEY AND GREEK SHIPS.
The Porte has promised to refer the question of the Greek ships to a com- petent quarter. At present there are fifty bottled up in the Beneack Sea and a hundred in the Saa of Marmora
BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT
TO MEET
Rentar's correspondent at Sofia tele- graphs that the Sobranje will be summoned on October 5 to sanction martial law and also the expenses -
of mobilization.
-ENGLISH AVIATOR FOR
BULGARIA.
It is announced that Bulgaria hat
BULGARIA SEEKING A LOAN. engaged a prominent English aviator,
"It appears that Balgaria has tried to raise a losu ia Paris, asking fret twenty, then fifteen, then ten, and then five million france," which the French banks, on the advice of the Government, refused. The dangerous! point is considered to be the irritation of the populatione concerned.
CRETE JOINS GREECE..
and it is understood that other similar commissions are being arranged.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Greek Ministèr, has protested' lo| the Forto regarding the Greek ships.
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MR. W.REDMUND AND HIS
· OPPONENTS.
Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail,
LONDON, Oct. 3.
A telegram from Renter's Boston correspondent states that Mr William Redmond addressed & meeting of thout sonda of Trish-Americans in Tremont Temple. In the main, he criticised the opponents of Home Rule, and affirmed that it was an insult to say that the Nationalists intended to establish system of persecution over those of another faith. He assured them that there would bo fairplay for all, Catholics and Protestants alike. " ..
A PLEDGE TO THE KING.
The Unionist Whip, Mr H.. Pike Pease, speaking at Bishop Auckland, waid that he had been told on high auth- ority in Ireland that the King had received a pledge that Home Rule would be submitted to the people before becoming law.
THE INSURANCE ACT.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND THE
DOCTORS.
(Bouter's Service to the China Mail. J.
LONDON, Oct. 3..
Mr Lloyd George, replying to medical deputation substitting grounds B.M.S. Cadmus sailed today for for additional financial provision for Canton.
| doctors under the Insurance Act, suid
On the back page of this issue will be found some interesting news items.
that the considerations advanced would receive the Government's careful at- tention. He would confer with his Twenty officers and 16 men of the colleagues at soon as possible, and un- thair decision within A warning of the foreign Consuls, has German Nary are travelling by the 5.5.nounce
"Gooben." decided to join Greace.
The Cretan Government, despite the
TURKEY'S TROUBLESOME
NEIGHBOURS.
The Puiano Judge has given a variet for defendants in the fire insmance casc
The anger of the population at Cen-board in the Summary Court yesterday. lectured him for preaching anarchy.stantinople is growing, and the opinion and reported in our last evening's odition. Eo was danware that he had done so, has been expressed that it is time to
but he was prepared if he failed to take finish with troublesome neighbours
the consequences.
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.
MUTUAL CO-OPERATION.
unce and for all.
fortnight
SPORTING.
The Harbour Swiz
Our account of this race will be found When two men were charged with ou pages 3 and 4. ating another at the Police Court this morning it was stated that complainant was in the hospital nod too ill to appear. The case was remanded till Satanlay.
Gymkhana Notes.
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This morning some twenty ponies were galloped, which will be theirglass pow" before racing an Saturday afternoon; to- and Saturday mornings being devoted to trotting and quarters. The
ROUMANIA'S ATTITUDE,
Hitherto there has been no indication
Mit Leiria, Censal for Portugal, wil of the attitude of Roumaria, but the be" At Home" at his residence, No. 47 visit of the Roumanian Minister to Wyndham Street, on Saturday, the 5th
instant, the occasion being the Second best gallop this mouing was Mahrates Anniversary of the Portuguese Republic. most significant.
✅✅Bouter's Service to the China Mail.the Porte yesterday is regarded as
LONDON, Oct. 2
Reuter has been officially informed that in the conversations between M, Exzonoff and Sir Edward Grey both found themselves in complete accord, bath desiring to work in peace and to co-operate in any diplomatic action favourable thurate,
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BELGRADIANS ATTACK TURKS.
Beuter's correspondent at Belgrade wires that the Serb inhabitants of Uskab, Kumanovo and other districts No new political agreement affecting have revolted, attacking the Turka Persin was discussed, and neither with axes, picks and hayforks. Power desires a partition of that country. Both are carefully consider-
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SERVIANS' ENTHUSIASM.
ing how best to assist in strengthening
Trains paskod with troops were the Persian Government so enable in to re-establish order, sheare leaving Belgrade all day yesterday. the safety of the trade routes, and ex. Enthusiastic crowds cheared them as pedite the withdrawal of foreign they left. troops,
PRECAUTIONS BY AUSTRIA,
CATER Austria is increasing her peace affective troops on the South Eastern
GREAT BRITAIN AND
# TIBET
Bouter's Bervice to the Okina Mall.) | borders.
LONDON, Oct. 2.
As regards the report that Great Britain intended to despatch an ex planatory mission to Tibet, Renter
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Chif's three quarters in 139, last quar ter 32. He finished in particularly good style. Joss Mighty did a very useful A man was sentenced to six weeksmile in 2.18.1, last quarter 32.2, brought imprisonment and four hors exposure in lume by an "amal," Of those whose the stocks for the theft of a pair of trousers performances were disappointing were from a verandab early this moming. The noticably Rheinland, Ben Macdhui, ocopier. moke and saw the thief, and at Ashington, Lots of Tuso and Dunelmia. tracted the attention of a lukong, who saw The times taken this morning were pe the culprit sliding down the rain-water Favoniu, 1, 36, 111.4. 147, $20.4;
Just $5.4. pipe. He gave chake and exptured him.
Defford m. and Rheinland gm., 35.3, 1.08.4, 1:42; last 1. Defford' 33,1, Rhein- lund 35.
Flo. Staverson, KOYLI sentenced to a month's imprisonment this morning for the theft of a hand hag from a Japanese shop, No. 2 Queen's Road East,
Ballylarne, f, 39, 1.14; last 3: 35. Joy, 101, 40, 1.2.1, 1.544. 2.26.1¦
He went to the shop last night at 1130 lat 1, 83.2.
and asked to see nume handbags, He was Mahratta Chic and Norman Chief, [m. shown some, and, requesting the shopmen 65, 1.07; 189: Tast, Mabratta 22. Nor
to show him some more, waited till his man 34.0 back wai tornad and then bolted with one of them. Defendant was quite sober at the time, the police stated.
NO LOAN TROM FRANCE,
The French Government have re-n
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
The sympathy of their many friends Hongkong and Kowloon will be extend- ed to Mr and Mrs F. Hicks, 38 Nathan
so, who died last night, alter & brief illoses.
Jon Mighty, Sevington and Een Mac. dhui, Im., 35, 1.10.2, 1.45.4. 18.1; inst 32.2 (Joss Mighty's time),
Merry Scot, A., 38.2, 1.32.4, 1:47.1, 2.21.1; laat $. 34.
Floral,
SLAA
Proudfoot, im., 35.4, 112:2, 1:45; Laxt 1, 32.3
Ashington, im. 02.1.
James, Im., 47.2. 1.18. 1.15.1, 2.27.1. last 1, 38."
Mogul Chief,,, 10, 1.20; last ‡. 31. Lots of Time, im, 87, 1118, 146.1;
Jaarns that the question of the mixtionquested the bankers to refuse all na Road; Kowlova, in the loss of their infant last 31,8. *
war not discussed daring the conver artions with M. Szopo, Sir Edward Orey and Lord Crewe at Balmoral.
Tibet was only dealt with in very general terms, and no change whatever
intance to Bulgaria and Servia.
THE GRECIAN GENERAL ISSIMO.
The Greek Crown Prince bas taken has been elected in the palley estab the oath as Generalissimo in the thed by the Anglo-Russian agree presence of the Pretuler and the Holy
ment
Mr H. J. Nairn, of Mets Batterfield and Swire, Hankow, who has been ill from severe attack of choler, is now out of danger. Mr P. A. Angier, who was taken. with the same disuse on arrival at Hankow, from Shanghai, is misol reported to + Improving matistnctorily.
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