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The Hippodrome circus and menagerie has been drawing buge crowds at Cause- way Bay. The matince on Wednesday was favoured with a gratifying response on the part of the public, the matsher being crowded. There will be another matince to-morrow.

A Chinese lady of Shanghai bas brought in the Mixed Court a charge of gumy against her husband, a graduate of Yale University, who is said to hars

married an American subject, his legal wife being then alive. The action is taken under Section 281 of the Pruvi sional Chinese Penal Code.

being for 1011. to the rivster's shilling, the riveters are unwilling to concede this at their own expense, the employers are invited to advance the riveting rates beyond the general wage advances. Last year the Boilermakers Union made application for a special 4 per cent. The employers ob- jected. It has since been worked out that on a riveting squad's earnings of £12 15. for a week, an advance of 21 per cent, will be nearly sufficient to incet the demand of the holders-up, and will fully mest it with a slight loss to the rivetors. But the CIGAR MERCHANTS employers have refused the demand. and the dispute has now reached the stage when the men have expressed themselves by ballot in favour of 2 untional strike The wage problem, it seems, does not stand

Owing to the fact that the firm is about alone. The questions of manning certain to cloro its business in the Philippines, machines with unskilled or semi-skilled the affairs of Sprungli & Company are labourers, of the restriction of overtime, of to be liquidated, says the Manila Cable the abolition of piecowork, of demarcation | news, the work being undertaken by disputes, &c., are all described as more or Kuenzle and Streiff at the request of the less troublesome, while the great question banks interested. The stock on hand is of a standard eight-hour day is rapidly estimated at about ₹300,000,

Streift bodegas began last week ripening. The boilermakers and their lead-moval of the stock to the Kienzle and era are specially keen on the eight-hours question, and an early crisis on this point alone was expected to develop. There re mains the big problem of patching up a working agreement between the Boilor makers Union and the Employers Federa tion for the settlement of disputes. The masters have been described as treating the situation with equanimity and consider that they cannot concede any further increases in the state of the industry. From a recent report by the Geuoral Secretary of the Boilermakers' Society relating to the covera} conferences which have been held to discuss the situation we gather that the employers couplained of the members losing time to attend funerals and football matches, and states that as they lost 18-8 per cent. of their time, they could get 18-5 par cent. more wages without an advance if they would only work full time. The employers also stated that there were scores of union members in many of the yards now making an average of 28900 a year, in spits of lost time, and that owing to the last thren advances, amounting in all to 15 por gent, their work was costing 30 per cost, more in consequence of extra claims made by the

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DEATH. Hoch-At the Peak Hospital, on June 5th, GERDA, the beloved daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Hocs, nine months old.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGGNOT.)

THE DERBY.

FAVOURITE WINS BUT IS DISQUALIFIED

BENSATIONAL SUFFRAGETTE INCIDENT DURING RACE.

LONDON, June 6th. There were indications that Derby Day

would be fine and warm. The trains were crowded, and there was a constant stream of motor cars, motor buses, horeo vohicles, and coster donkey-slays on all the roads leading towards Epsom.

[TÈROUGH REUTER'S ADENOV,}} Another accident occurred in the race after the Derby, Mr. Leopold Rothschild's Feliznedo fell and and to be destroyed. The crack jockey Whalley was hurt.

DISQUALIFIED NOT FOR BUMPING BÚT FOR ÕKSTILUCTING.

The Stewards state that they did not. disqualify Craganour because of the

bumping that took place in the last half furlong, but because they were satisfied that Reiff (the jockey) unduly interfered with the other horses over the greater part-

of the race.

They also wish it to be known that "all right" was not officially silled, but was done by as irresponsible person at the weighing room door, t

on

The King and Queen travelled by special train to Epsom Downs Station and proceeded in an open carriage to the Course. Regret was expressed on all sides that His Majesty had no better candidate than Anraor to carry his colours in the Derby, the chances of the latter being regarded as of the poorest.

There was a good start. Aboyeur led Not since 1844 has a winner of the from Aldegond, Craganour, Nimbus, and though whether she intended to attack | Derby been disqualified until the present occasion. The previous case was one in which a horse was falsely described as Running Rein, but was subsequently ceriained to be a four-year old colt called Macabeusk

THE DERBY SENSATION.

Biy

(THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY,]

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

M message from Paria states that M Pichon opened the Balkans Financial Commission to settle questions arising out of the war. He welcomed the delegates and hoped that the conferenca would be successful in promoting the economic interests both of the late belligerents and of the Powers. The Commission was thou

adjourned until Monday.

A message from Vienna states that it is reported that Greece and Bulgaria havo

ing Salonika, by arbitration. agreed to settle their differences, includ-

SUFFRAGETTE OUTRAGES:

LONDON, June 5th. Suffragettes have burnt down an un occupied Mansion

Bradford-on- Avon, the value of the Mansion being placed at £14,000.

near

Derby The most sensational There

record" is the theme of the editorials in the papers, some of which demand that the Suffragette leaders should apologize

Mr. Churchill prosiced and Mr. to the King for Miss Davison's outrage,

Asquith was present at Commander Evans" Anmer is still not clear.

She was still unconscious late on first public lecture on the Scott Expedi- tion in the Queen's Hall. Mr. Churchill's Wednesday evening.

The Queen sent to the Hospital to brief prefatory remarks were interrupted

Many- by male and female suffragista. enquire as to her condition."

Some suggest that the woman intended wers ejected, and an uproar was caused.

Two reservoirs at Bradford have been poisoned by dye, this being attributed to to hold up the whole race,

euffragists. The water supply has been cut off.

Il-lack seems to dog the footsteps of Mr. Ismay, the owner of Cragar Only a few months ago the Stewards of the Jockey Club investigated the running of Mr. Ismay's horses, with the result that the trainer and jockey were warned off, and Mr. Ismay himself was advised to exercise, care in the future running of his horses.

Craganour was bred by the late Bir Tatton Sykes, but was nominated for the Derby by the deceased baronet's partner, Mr. II. Cholmondeley.

for. furlongs. Aboyeur Louvois remained · in front, with Craganour second. Rounding Tattenham Corner, Ahoyeur still led from Shogun and Craganour. Close home, Croganour challenged the leader and won an exciting race by a head, a neck separating second and third. Owing to lameness, Radiant did not start.

The time was 2min. 373-5secs.

Betting:- to 4 against Craganour, 100 to Aboyeur, 10 to 1 Louvois, and 20 to 1 Great Sport. Fifteen ran.

Craganour was disqualified by the Stewards for bumping and boring and they awarded the race to Aboyeur. The official placings now read:--

Mr. CUSLIFE'S ABOYEUR (Piper). 1 Mr. W. RAPRAEL'S LOU TOIS

(Saxby).

Mr. "Every

advance we have given you has been abused by your ill-conduct and bad time-keeping." Each argument of the employers, we are told, was met hy the men with counter arguments, but the conferences between the masters and men have apparently done nothing towards a settlement of the dispute. Business has been good of late in the shipbuilding trade and the great dislocation which a national strike rust create is a cause of enristy not merely to the families of the thousands of men actually employed in the shipbu hiding yards but also to the great army of workers in the branches of industry which feed the yards. As the latest cable

A much-discussed question is: How does the disqualification of Craganour affect the betting and sweepstakes on the race i There are those who say that where no express provision is made, betting is governed by the first past the post" rule; but this is not a rule approved by the Jockey Club. No betting first past the post is recognised by either the Committee of Tattersall's or the Committee of the Newarket Rooms, (vide Rule 8). According to the rules of racing, the objection having been declared valid, Craganour is regarded as having Thus the larger been list in the race. sweepstakes will pay on him as a starter vill pay on him at a starter merely.

GREAT HALL WALKER'S.

SPORT

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Miss Davison is a most notorious militant. Her record includes barricad ing her prison call while a fire hose was played on her, attempting to commit suicide by throwing herself down tho prison stairs, and hiding in a hot air sheft in the House of Commonu..

THREATENED SHIPBUILDING -

STRIKE

LONDON, June 5th. The shipyard workers of Great Britain As regards the race, the finish is de soribed as more like a polo match, bump-bave ballotted, 12,215 being in favour of and boring being so prevalent.

Displeasure has been expressed in high quarters as to the incidents in the race, and a fresh investigation by the Stewards is possiblo.

While the disqualification of Craganour in baken 11 had part by racegoers at present, writers agres in describing the decision of the Stewards as absolutely justi

UPROAR IN HUNGARIAN PARLIA MENT.

BUDA PEST, June 5th.

an immediate strike and an increase of wages, and 4,315 against a strike. Ab a conference of employers and men at Edinburgh, the former submitted now. proposals which the men will consider for a week and which it is hoped will avert a strike.

THE WANDSWORTH BYE- ELECTION.

Mr. Cunliffe, the owner of Aboyeur declined to lodge an objection. It is officially stated that the stewards objected

LONDON, June 5th. Mr. Wilson has been chosen as inde to the winner on the ground that he had jostled the second horse. After hearing

pendent labour candidate at Wandsworth, the evidence of the judge and several jockeys riding in the race they found

JAPAN AND AMERICA. · that Craganour had not kept a straight

A furious uproar tok place in Parlia

WASHINGTON, June 5th, course and had interfered with Shogun, ment on Wednesday, the Opposition opprobrious epithets

Baron Chinde has presented to Mr. on Dr. Lukacs, the Premier, and Count Bryan the Japanese rejoinder to the Day Comet, and Aboyeur and bumped Deputies showering and bored the second horse.

An astounding incident occurred dur-Tisza, and the Ministerialists responding. United States reply to her original May 2nd will be of interesting the race. A woman rushed on to the The Parliamentary police arrived and protest against the Californian law. It malo no definité arrangements yet for the action of the stowärels in disqualifying course, seized the bridle of tho King's ejected some of the members. Eventually explains why Japan continues to regard. Loch Stack for a selling raca ou Wednesday, horse Anmer, bringing down the jockor, Dr. Lakacs announced his resignation,

indicates that the men's executive have

If the bookmakers controlled by the Jockey Club have already paid any beta on Craganour they are still under an obligation to pay on Aboyeur For its bearing on this question the following extract from the London Daily Mail of

Another fruitful theme of discussion is

giving effect to the decision of the men as expressed by balkot, them would appear to They adjudged him guilty of crossing, and on their own initiative deprived him of the be still some hope that the strike and its race, while exonerating his jockey front great dislocation of trade may yet be bine. If the third had finished second an averted, though it is, we fear, but a slender would have been expected, and i

lodged must have been fatal, for Loch Stack: hops which depends entirely on the em- undoubtedly interfered with him, but the ployers making the concession they have crossing incident came as a surprise to the general body of spectators. However, the hitherto firmly declined to yield.

question of whether the stewards were mistaken in their views or wrongly described the offence is not the point complained of. They disqualified Loch Stack after the "all right" End bren called, and in the cheap rings and also among the ready-money book salers in Tattersall's the settling was finished before people had any inkling of what the stewards had done. These gentle men are at all times to be commended for their son) in upholding the rules nod ngulations, but it is quite reasonable to ask in the case of Loch Stack whether they did not begin their investigation in time to stop the announcement of the "all right.” One operator in the cheaper ring paid out 30 over Lock Stack and has been unable to get these inany pance back, while, of course, the disqualification placed bis Buttony Boy clients at the receipt of custom

Two fatal cases of plugue were reported take [731 yesterday, bringing the total for the year HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, DES VOUX ROAD Cap to 119. LONDON OPPIce: 101, FARET STREET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 6TH, 1913.

Wo have received a print of an excellent photograph of the King's Birthday Parade in Hongkong taken by Mr. A. Fong.

week.

The Dragon Buat Festival takes place Monday next, the 8th inst. It is notified by advertisement that the Chinese Maritime Customs for Kowloon and district will be closed to public business on that date.

Bir Havilland de Saumarez, Judge of SOME two months ago a national strike or the Supreme Court of leave Shanghai is lock-out in the shipbuilding yards of Great coming down to Hongkong, this week to Britain was described in the Home Presa assit in the Appeal Court, which opens next almost a probability, and Reuren's agency das new informed us that a ball anong the members of the Boilermakers sud Shipbuilders Socisty has resulted in a vote in favour of a strike. The dispute is over a demand for a special advance of 23 per cent on piecework riveting rates. Asagainst

Major Dickinson, D.C.LI, has licen this concession it bns been pointed out that during the current boom in shipbuilding granted authority to neopt and wear the three general advances of 5 per cent have Imperial Ottoman Order of the Medjideh, been granted and a fourth has been under 4th class, conferred upon him by His consideration. But the grant of this further Highness the Khedive of Egypt in rise, making 20 par cent advance on all recognition of valuable services rendered. piecework waren since the beginning of

The marriage arranged between Mr. 1911 would still leave this demand for James Currie, C.M.G., Director of the special 21 per cent on riveting rater Gordon College, Khartuz, and Hilda to be dealt with. From an explanation Beatrice, only daughter of the late Sir furai-bed to The Times we gather thu Thomas Hanbury, K.O.V.O., and of Lady the reason for the demand is to be found

fanbury, was arranged to fake place at

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in the conditions under which the xivetora Murtola yesterday. pursue their occupation. They work in par squads-two riveters, a holder up, and a

The board of the Shantung Railway

ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF CLUB.

FAN LING COMPETITIONS DURING MAY.

ROBERTSON CUP. Mr. S. H. Dutton Capt Spicer Rev. W. H. Fuster Pogg Mr. A. Ritchie Mr. N.

Smith Winners

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BUNNING POOL.. *Mr. E. Davidson

Mr. S. H. Dutton Capt. Spicer Mr. N Sunith Mr. G. N. Orme Mr. W. D. Kraft Mr. A. Ritchie Mr. A. C. E. Elborough Mr. E. W. Matthews.

* Winner.

108 Entries

102 20 80 89 8 81 084 916-85 786.

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Herbert Jones, who was injured and was removed on a stretcher. The woman was terribly mangled, and it is reported that she is dead,

The jockey Earl (riding Nassau) says the woman, who had been crouching under the rails, burled herself at Anmer, which struck her like a cannon-ball and fung

her some yards along the turf.

The doctor in attendance says it will be impossible to say for some hours whether Davison will survive

Two cinematograph operators secured pictures of Davison's rush upon the King's horse.

She is a

and the Opposition left off denouncing Count Tisza as coward and murderer.

CHINA'S SALT GABELLE.

LONDON, June 5th.

Sir Richard Dano has left for China to take up his appointment to the Salt

Gabelle.

THE BELFAST RIFLES.

LONDON, June 5th. The rifles which were shipped from Manchester to Belfast are still at the

up to the docks, not having been claimed up to the present.

JACK JOHNSON SENTENCED.

CHICAGO, June 5th. Jack Johnson has been sentenced to one year and a day in a penitentiary for violation of the white slave law. CONSPIRACY TRIAL, IN PORTUGAL

the Webb Bill as discriminating against Japanese and violating the Treaty of 1000 It contains nothing in the nature. of an ultimatum. The general tona. invites further discussion. Mr. Bryan and Baron China are agree that no

discussion of the controversy and have public purpose will be served by public

decided not to publish the contents of the Note bovend general terms... CONSPIRACY TRIAL AT CALCUTTA.

CALCUTTA, June 381. The trial of the Bengalis, to the numer ef 41, nearly all of good family, who were arrested on a chargo

Mr. Augustine Birrell, Secretary for The incident caused a tremendous Ireland, stated in the House of Commons of conspiracy to wage war against the The police origin. Further proceedings complaint alleges that the case started sensation. The woman is lying in Epsom on Wednesday that the rifles were of King, has been commenced. Cottage Hospital, having received most Italian

as the result of information by a deputy serious injuries to her head. Under her would doubtless be taken.

magistrate at Midnapore, who caused a jacket round her waist way a suffragette

HO at search of the house of his own flag, and the name Emily Davison

Dacca. A quantity of ammunition and appears on her clothing.

valuable jewels, and a number of papers, graduate of London University, and is

some in cipher, were found. The jewels wore proved to have been taken. Between thirty and forty years of age, She has been imprisoned several times for

danity. The documents contained pro- suffragette offences, including striking a

posals for seducing Gurkha, Punjabi and Baptist Minister at Aberdeen in mistake

Mahratta sepoys in established military for Mr. Lloyd George. It appears that A Court-martial has acquitted the two

centres, and suggestions for a wholesale Catherino she ran out from the crowd in front of ladies, Brito Cunba und Annier. She did not grasp the bridle but Linhares, Lieutenant Solari Alegro, and massacre instead of the presunt insolated four others on a charge of taking part in murders; also & list of names of members. held up her hands. The horse did s

of the society. As a result the police made somersault, falling on his jookey, while the recent monarchist conspiracy.

other house marches and more evidenco. Miss Davison was hurled to the ground. Where the horse recovered itself Jones'

waa collected as to the existence of an foot was still in the stirrup and he was dragged a few yards, His Majesty

organisation with several branches for immediately made inquiries. The doctors

the purpose of waging war against the

reported that Jones was suffering from a

slight concussion, but no bones were

LISBON, June 5th,

INTERNATIONAL POLO.

NEW YORS, June 5th, In consequence of the brilliant play of the Englishmen the American Polo Cup team has been reconstituted as follows: King. Company in Berlin resolved to propose to It is now definitely announced that

Stoddard, Milburu, Foxhall Keen and boy. For each £1 earned by a riveter the the general meeting, to be held on June Lord Kilmarnock, recently at the British broken. His left arm, however, was Malcolm Stevenson back. It is less brili

The hölder-up receives lõs., or what is termed 5th, the distribution of a dividend of Tegation. Stockholm, hen bean eppointed somewhat badly injured. Their Majesties an individually than the former defon

Second Becretary of the Embassy in in driving to Buckingham Palace on their ders, but the team works better. Tokyo. His Lordship and Lady Kilmar- roll are expected to reach Japan in the return from Epsom were sympathetically new team beat Meadow Brook Frechooters. Conrad of the present month.

d: to the riveter a skilling. The bolders-up have long agitated for a larger proportion of the riveting money, the specific demand

per cent., as against 6 per cent,, on the ordinary shares, and of M.12%, instead of M.5 on the profit-sharing certificates.

cheered.

by 14 points to 5

OBITUARY.

LONDON, June 5th.

The death is announced of Lord Rendel. President of University College, Wales