The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 8488.
Telegrams
CHINESE CREW MUTINIES.
OFFICERS ATTACKED, SEVERAL MEN SHOT. [Tan "TeleorarḤ” ContrONDET.
London, March 3, 10.5 p.m. The steamer, Bannockburn, is beon benched at Dovor.
It is reported that a sovore struggle took place on board.
The Chinese croy attacked the officers nost sa vagoly, arnis word resorted to by tlie Britishers, and several of the men wero slot.
The Bannockburn is a stoel screw steamer, of 4930 tonnage, commanded by Capt. W. A. Willett. She was built in 1908 by Russell and Co., Port Glasgow, and is owned by the Burn Line, Ld., (Mossra. 11. Shankland, and Co., managers). Her port of registry is Groonock.)
THE ELECTIONS.
PETITIONS WITHDRAWN.
MAIL SUPPLEMENT.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
SATURDAY, MARCH
脫十初月二年三銃宜
Telegrams.
Telegrams.
RAILWAY DEVELOP-
MENT.
FOREIGN LOANS NEEDED.
["SnRONG Po" BERVICE.]
Peking, March 3. The Provisional assembly at Hupeh proposes to raise foreign loans, to replace the old ones, the construction of the railway, the province
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CHINA'S ARMY.
MUST BE RE-ORGANISED.
["BRAT PO" SERVICE]
Poking, March 3.
One of the Viceroys las tele- graphed to Peking praying for the curtailment of the country's expenditure, on the ground that the money is required for the reorganization of the army.
THREE PROVINCES.
TO BE SECURITY" FOR A LOAN.
[SHAT PO" SERVICE.]
Peking, Mareli 2. A rumour has been circulating (THE "TELEGRAPH” CORRESPONDENT ] } in Puking that the Grand Council London, March 3, 10.5 p.m. | intoul to give the Thros Eastern Aftor investigation, the pati-Provincos do a cortain power, as tions made against the results of security for a loan to bo usod for the elections at
the purpose of withstanding the forward policy of Russia and Japan.
Mile End
St. Pancras
Gloucester and Chippenlinn
have boen withdraw.
GRAND WEDDING.
PRINCE'S DAUGHTER TO BE MARRIED.
"SHEUNG FO" SERVICE.]
Peking, March 3. Prince Ching's daughter is engaged to be married to the
son of Grand Councillor Shin Ying.
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Wedding prosents are arriving ut the Palice daily, and among them was a valuable prosent from -the wife of the Vicerny of Chilli.
THE PLAGUE.
['SHAT Po" StaVICE.]
Peking, March, 9. An outbreak of plague is re- ported in the province of Kiungsi.
ROYAL PRINCES.
NOW CONVALESCENT.
(THE "TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT} London, March 3, 10.5 p.m. Both Princes are
valescent.
now con-
CHINA'S PEOPLE.
CENSUS TO BE TAKEN,
Saguna Po" SERVICE.]
Peking, March 3.
The Board of Interior (Min- chengpu) has momorialized the Throne out taking the census: of the whole population in China.
CHINESE TROOPS MARCH
INTO MONGOLIA,
SHEUNG PO" SERVICE:]
Peking, March 3.
General Koung Kwai Tai has ben ordered by the Board of War (Ping pu) to proceed to Mongolia, with his division of * troops.
FRONTIER TROUBLES.
VICEROY OF YUNNAN RESIGNS.
"Bнecko Po" SERVICE.]
Peking, March 3.
Vicoroy Li, of Yunnin, has tendered his resignation in n memorial to the Throne, and has strongly recommended the recall of Yuan Shih Kai and Shum Chúng Tsun.
Ho proposed that one of them should take his place.
The Viceroy also stated in the momorial that he would dovolo ·
THE PLAGUE.-
["BHEUNG Po" SERVICE.]
Peking; Mareli 5. The plague in Peking has alroady spruad to Houán,
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES. · "SHAT PO Bravic.]
Poking; Maroli 5.. The Russia and Japanese thorities have telegraph to the Chinese Government stating that they intend to claim compen- sation for their respective sub- suffered severely through the jects in Manchuria, who have
plagite.
PRINCES DAUGHTER.
WEDS IN PEKING,
I SHEUNG PO SERVICE]
Peking, Marol Sth. The Prince Rogont was present at the wedding of Prince Ching's daughter.
DELIMITATION,
JAPANESE DEMANDS.
"SHRUNO PO SERVICE]
Peking, March 5th.
THE POWERS AND CHINA.
THEIR ATTITUDE STUDIED.
"SHAT PO SERVIOR.]
Poking, March 5. The Grand Council, has con- lentially telographed to the fort on the altitude of the arious foreign countries towards
Chineso-Ministers abroad to re-
China.
FEAR OF THE FRENCH,
PEKING ASSURED.
SHEUNG PO" SREVICE.]
Peking, Marel, 5. The French Minister in Poking has reassured the Board of Foreign Affairs (Waiwupu) that the French merchants visiting Ko Chow at present have no design other than to extend trade.
BOUNDARY LINES.
BETWEEN BURMA AND CHINA.
'Telegrams.
OUSTING THE MER- CHANTS.
11, 1911.
-六拜禮
Telegrams.
THE BRITISH NAVY.
ANOTHER CRUISER
BUILDING..
FROM RAILWAY CONTROL
(THE "TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT] ["Simt Po" Service. ]
Peking, March 6,
London, March 6, 0.30 p.m. Anoteraddition is boing made intends to nasume the control of
The Board of Communicationeu to the British navy.
The keel of a huge armoured railways now under the manago-cruisor has been laid at Jarrow. ment of merchants if they are not actually, under construction by the end of the year.
The Board proposes to run the lines as government undertakings. FRONTIER TROUBLE..
AMICABLE SETTLEMENT
DESIRED,
["Shat Po" Servico.]
Peking, March 6. The Board of Foreign Affair (Waiwapi) is in favour of as amicable settlement with the British Government on the fron- tier question in Yuunan.
The leviathan will bo naierl Queen Mary."
CHINA'S RAILWAYS.
ANOTHER PROJECT, ["SHRUNG PO" SERVICE]
Poking, March 6. Tho Board of Communications (Yu. Chuanpu) proposes to use the Kiang Su-Cluokkiang Rail way loan for the purpose of con- structing another lino.
HOME POLITICS.
DISESTABLISHMENT SHELVED.
However, Viceroy Li, the mer chants, and the gentry of the pro-True “TELKJRAPH" ConDESPONDENT ["SHAT PO SERVICE.] vincó are very firm in their deter Poking, March 5.mination not to give in.. A separate map showing the boundary lines, in dispute, bo- tweon Burma and China, hus boon diawn up, and will be submitted to the Board of Foreign Affairs (Waiwupu)..
THE INTEGRITY OF CHINA.
SECRET AGREEMENT.
MADE.
[SHAT PO SERVICE.)
Peking, March 5.
It is reported that Russia has allor Power kr the maintence made a secret agreement with an- of the integrity of China,
FLEEING FROM MONGOLIA.
["AHAT PO" SERVICE.]|
Poking, March 5, The Grand Council has tole- graphed to the Governor of Iluk Tag Kiang instructing him to receive the Chinese rositionts who have been driven away by the
Russians.
YUNNAN FRONTIER - TROUBLE...
SHAT PO" SERVICE.]
Peking, March 5.
H. E. Liu Yuk Lin, the Chinese Minister to the Court of St. James, The Japanese Ministor in Pokas telographically, informed the ing is urging the board of Foreign Affairs (Waiwapa) to delimit the boundary between Kut Lum and Kores.
central Government that the Eng- lish people have called his atton- tion to all the authorized maps published in Europe, and point- CHINA'S CRY FOR RAIL-g out that the disputed territory
WAYS.
BIG LOAN PROPOSED, ["SHEUNS Po" SERVICE]
Peking, March 5.
The President of the Board of Communications (Yuchumpu) proposes to raise a loan of ten million tools from a cortain bank for the construction of railways in China.
PRINCE CHING IMPEACHED.
"SHEUNG PO" SERVICE]
Poking, March 5. Consor Wu has douounced Prince Ching in strong terms. He impeached the Prince for hay- ing received bribes openly.
In the impeachment ho sub- mitto ton charges against the
Princo.
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
REVISION OF TREATIES.
BHEUNG PO" SERVICE]
Peking, March 5.
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The Russian Minister in Poking as notified the President of the Board of Foreign Affairs (Waiwu- pu) that he will call at tho Wai-. wupu to-day to revise the Russian treaties.
is really known as Li-Ma and not Pien-Ma.
THE PLAGUE. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIAT ION TO BE FORMED. SHEUNG PO" SERVICE.]
Poking, March 6,
CHINA'S RAILWAYS.'
F.
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London, March 6, 9.30 p.m. Owing to another rovolt among the Welsh members of Parliament, there is every possibility that the Disestablishment Bill will be shelved this session.
["SHAT PO" SERVICE.]
Peking, March 6, The Board of Communications intends to sond a special deputy to investigate into the expenditure: of all the railways."
RAILWAY DEVELOP
MENT.
["SHAT PO" SERVICE.]
Poking, March 6.
The President of the Board of] the Canton-Hankow Railway to Communications proses to use
for the construction of the Sze- chien-Thibet Railway,
MORE LOANS.
SHAT PO" SERVICE.]
Poking, March 6. The President of the Army Board (Lu Chunpu) proposes to raise foreign loans for the ro organization of the army and for tho construction of the railways. ECONOMY IN ADMINIS-
TRATION.
["SHEUNO PO" SERVICE.]
BRITISH STEAMER ASHORE."
[" INDEPENDENT NEWS" AGENCY.]
Tukio, March 7. Yesterday, a British steamer ran aground off the coast, of Marugamo, in the, Inland Sea.
Fortunately no livòs were lost, and no serious damage is reported. A Japanese man-of-war was the ship. despatched to render assistance to
SECRETARY OF STATE.
IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH. (THE "TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT
London, March, 6, 9.30 p.m. Lord Crewe, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, is now re- ported to be improving in health. During his absence, Lord Mor- loy is the Liberal loader in the Uppor House.
[Lord Crewe was born in Lon- don in January, 1858. He was Assistant Private Secretary to
號一十月三英港香
Telegrams.
THE HAIHO RIVER.
OPEN TO STEAMERS. "BURUNG PO' SERVICE.]
Poking, March 7. The ice has disappeared from the Hailo river, and already fivo steamers have reached the Tien tsin Band.
JAPAN AND KOREA.
NEW BILLS DISCUSSED IN THE LOWER HOUSE. INDEPENDENT News Aarnov.]
Tokyo, March 8. An interesting debate on two Government Bills dealing with Korea took place in the Lower House yesteriny
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SINGER COPY 25 Cektaj
Telegrants
PROVINCIAL BUDGET.
["Sarung Po" BERVICE.]
Poking, Mareli 7.. The Tresident of the Board of Finance has suggested to tho various provinces to memorialize the Throne is to the advisability of fixing a date for the submission of the provincial budgets,
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THE CRISIS.
NATIVE PRESS TO BE CONTROLLED.
["Sumuna Po" BERVICE]
Poking, March 7. The Russian Minister in Poking facto approval of an extraordinary Government urging it to forbid The first asked the Diet. for post has approached the Chinoso. financial measure to be taken in the native press from publishing regard to the annexation of Korea. sensational articles with regard The second was a measure to Russian and Chinoso relation- authorizing the Governor-Gonoral ship.' of Olioson (Koron) to uso legis.
The Board of Foreign Affairs lativo power within his jurisdichas communicated with the Board of Interior in the matter, but the latter has not yet taken any noties of it.
tion.
A very hot robato ensued, but oventually both its were approved.
COLONIAL CRICKET.
THE AUSTRALIANS
VICTORIOUS..
[THE "TELZORAPU" CORRESPONDENT
London, March 7, 9:30- p.m. The cricket match between Australia and South Africa proved an excellent contest.
A fine game resulted in a win for Australia by 7 wickets.
ANXIETY IN COURT.
PRINCE RECENT
DISPLEASED.
"Suar Po". Sunvice. ]
Peking, March 7. The Prince Regent is greatly displeased with the Grand Coun- cillors for not coming to an early settlementin regard to the frontier disputes, and has instructed the Board of Foreign Affairs to attend to those questions without delay,
THE CHANGSHA RIOTS. WHAT THEY COST CHINA.
[SHAT Po SERVICE]
Peking, March 7. The Governor of Hunan ns memorialized the Throne that he
DEPARTURE OF G.S.P.
Wednesday, by the German sis. Yorck, Hon. F.J. Badeloy, Captain Baddeley sailed for England on Superintendent of Police, and Mrs.
holiday. They went on board tho inor by the No. 1 police launch and were seen off by a host of Mrs. Badelty was presented with friends, including many Indioa. ·**
several bouquota of flowers.
Hon. Mr. Badeley will take up his office again in November next. During his stay in Europe, the duties of Captain Superintendent will be filled by Captain F. W. Lyons. Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse will not as deputy superintendent,
COMMERCIAL.
SHANGHAI TRADE,
Messrs. Noel, Murray & Co.'s. Roport on the Shanghai Piece Goods Trade says:-The week under review has passed off very quietly, the market in fact has kept on decidedly the dull side, and it is only the fairly good clearances that give an appear ance of life at all. The reaction in exchange has not been sufficient
FOREIGN ENGINEER TO GO, Earl Grauville, Secretary for has opened negotiations with the
Foreign Affairs in 1883-4 Lord-six countries interested. [in-Waiting to the Queen. 1886; Their demands for compensa-ly important to make any great Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, tion owing to the recent riots in impression, the fooling being that 1892-5; Lord President of the Council, 1905-8; Lord of the Privy Seal in 1908, and in the same year he was made Secretary of State for the Colonies. Ho owns about 25,000 neros:]
Poking, March 6, ́ The Chief Railway Bureau in Kiang-su has communicated with the same bureau in Chick-kiang suggesting the abolition of the Shanghai, Hang-chow, Ning-po ollices at the oad of this month, and also to dispense with the ser- vicos of the foreign chief district engineer.,
CONQUEST OF THE air.
FRENCH OFFICER'S FLIGHT,-
An International Association [Tar "TELEIRAPI” ÜORRESPONDENT.} to consider the introduction of the best measures to combat the'
London, March 6, 9.30 p.n. Another fine flight is recorded plague is to be formed in Fengtion by the French papers, province (Manchuria).
An officer of the French army TROUBLE ANTICIPATED. has succeeded in flying from
Nice to Corsicu,
THROUGH A FASTING SOCIETY.
["Shat Po" Service.]
Shanghai, March 6, Tho fasling society, in Chuen Shin, in the profecture of Chung Kiang, near Shanghai, strongly opposes the movements of the self-government society.
Trouble is anticipated and the magistrate has sent for troops to
maintain ordor.
L
HIS MAJESTY THE KING.
RIDES IN THE ROW..
CHINA AMBITIOUS.
A LOAN OF TWENTY-.
MILLIONS.
[“SILUNG Po" Smvior.]
Poking, March 6. Viceroy Hsi Liang, of the memorialized the Throne to raiso Three Eastern Provincos, has a foreign loan of Tle. 20,000,000 for the development of industries, railway construction, and mining entorpriso in Manchuria,
JAPANESE TRAINING
My p
SQUADRON.
ARRIVES HOME.
["INDEPENDENT News" Acusov.]
Tokio, March 6. Thio Japanese training squadron- (which recently visited flongkong) arrived at Yokosuka yesterday: THE KING AND QUEEN.
THEIR MAJESTIES'
ACTIVITIES.
{Tuk "TELEGRAFH" CORRESPONDENT *- London, March 7, 9.30 p.m Thoir Majesties the King, and Queen Mary, havo graciously pro- misol to bo present at the Child- ren's Coronation Fete.
OBITUARY.
FAMOUS POET AND SINO-
LOGUE DEAD.
INDEPENDENT NEWS" AGENDY.]
Tokio, March 8.
A famous Japanese poet and one of the greatest authorities
Changsha is Tls, 810,000 1
MONGOLIA.
· CHINA AND HER FRONTIERS.
the advance in silver was not dúo to any legitimate cause, and there- fore too unstable to baso prices on, and, moreover, as they did not respond to the former decline, in anything like an adequate man ["Suar Po" SERVICE, }.
ner, there was no call to pay any Peking, March 7. particular attention to the recovery The Grand Council intends to
on the part of holders of goods. Send Grand Councillor Chu Shai In spite of the very severe weather Chang to the Three Eastern Pro- still prevailing up north it was vinco to assist Viceroy Hsi Liang decided, as the natives seemed to in settling the frontier disputo." be particularly anxious on the The Grand Council also pro-mattor, to despatch the Tientsin poses to despatch the President steamers earlier than was at first of the Board of Interior and the intended. chief secretary to the Army Mongolia. Board to inspect the frontiers in
HOMEWARDBOUND.
LORD KITCHENER'S TOUR
OVER.
The Cotton Yarn Report of the samo firm has the following:- Thore is scarcely anything to write about our market which hus continued very quiet during the whole week and only a paltry business was done. At the same time there is a little steadier feel ing in the market helped por (THE "TERAPH CORRESPONDENT haps by oxchange which has London, Mar. 7, 9.30 p.m. shown some improvement. The Fiold-Marshal Lord Kitcheper cotton markets are rather better juna concluded his holiday tour in again as can be seen from the "Egypt and has started for Eng-Intost from Liverpool... For Mid land.
American the spot rate was 7,72d and for June-July option 7.50d. The price for Egyptian is alm slightly higher and is now 9.7-8d. Report of a much improved markets come from New York. In our last issue we mentioned that some private firms had received telegrams saying the market had hsen unduly depressed and it now appears they were quite right. The price for May delivery was then given as 13.00 cents whilo yesterday and to-day the rates came in as 14.50 cents and 14.59 cents respectively. The rate for ( July delivery is 14.dd gentag
CHINESE BANK.
SUPERINTENDENT RETIRES.
{"SURUNG Po" SERVICE]
Poking, March 7. Owing to recent press com-
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The Board of Communications on the Chinese classics died horemonts, Chang Wan-inlasresigned (THE "TELEGRAPH " CORRESPONDENT, Financo (Tuchipu), the Board of Morikajna
(Yuchunmpu), the Board of yostorday in the person of Mr. London, March 6, 7.30 pan. Agriculture, Industry and Com- His death, which took place His Majesty King George is to merce (Nung-kung-slingpu), are after a protracted illness, is The President has requested bo soon nearly overy day riding in favour of the scheme, but universally lamented by the pub all his time and attention to fron-Prince Ching and HIE, Na Tung in the Row, Hyde Park, in the the Board of Foreign Affairs lic, and especially in Chinese fier questions,
Į company of a few friende.
(Waiwupu) opposed it, literary olroles in Japan,
to be present,
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his position as superintendent of the Tai Ching Bank,
The President of the Board of Finance proposes to appoint Hung Koi Sing, the director of the mint in Fongtien (anohuria), to succeed him
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