The Hongkong Telegraph
NEW SERIES No. 8491
晚五十月二年三铳宜
Telegrans.
THE PLAGUE.
DIVERSION OF FUNDS.
["Buzuna Po" SERVICE.}..
Poking, March 14,
The plague las cuppletely dis
appe rod from Poking.
The Board of the Interior pro poses to divert the funds sanction od for plague measures to the Medical Association.
The President, at the Sanitary Board yesterday, said that the papers hd boc circularised so that they might know the prosent condition of the plague in the north. Ho had nothing further to add. The last information was that Taku and Tientsin had been declared infoetod ports. How- ever, he understood that the Siberian mail was going through -aguiu and that first and second, class passengers were no longer subjected to quarantine.
The plague opidemic having entirely disappeared from Kwan- tung province, the authorities at Shanghai and Kiaochou no longer
Teligrams,
MACAO.
SEVERAL WIRES
DESPATCHED.
["SHAT PO" SERVICE. Į
Poking, March 14..
The Board of Foreign Affairs-" has received several telegrams regarding Tho Macao delimitation questions.
The course likely to ho taken in t'o matter has not been decided.
"Sakuna Po" SERVICE]
Peking, March 14, --
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His Excelloney Chang Ming
Chi, the Viceroy of Canton, has
telegraphed to Peking for the
third time for instructions, as ho
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is at a loss to do with the Macao
dalimitation questions.
A routing was held atthe Board
regard Daimonasa plaguesinfected of Foreign Affairs to consider the port, but, says the "Mainichi"
correspondout at Dairen, vesselsmattor but no decision has been
from Daireo are still invariably
Babjected tou foy days' quarantine arrived at.
detention at Cheloo, which port
is under Chinese jurisdiction." As
a result shipping circles at Duiren
hayo ntado arrangenients not to TRANSFER OF VICEROYS.
sond "thoir vessels to Chofuo for
the time boing, and have made the intermittent services to Wui lai-woi regulur raus.'
Passongera from Europe to Paking vin Siberia are now sub- jected to medical inspection only at Makdon and Shanlinikwan on
[Shar Pe" SERVICK.]
Poking, March 14,
It is reported that the Viceroys
the Peking-Makden Railway, the of Chili and Nanking · will. Le
quarantine detention to which
CHINA'S VOLUNTEERS.
they have hitherto been subjected transferred. having been abolished. In re- sponse to a request by the Jupan Oso Minister to China, it has also boon docided to accord similor treatment to passengers bound for points south of Mukden from Japan and Shanghai, and theso bound for l'oking from Korea.
FISHING COMPANY
FORMED.
Sizu. Pe" Skavice.}
Peking, March 14.
The Commercial Fishing Cm-
pany has boon started in Fukion.
PRINCE CHING IM-
PEACHED.
["Šuersa Po" FERVICE.]
Peking, March 14.
Prince Ching Ina beon im
patched for failing to perform his
-duty and losing China's prestige. Tio Prince Regent inded to wond a deputy to investigate tho
whole matter, although one of the
Grand Councillors strongly ob-
jected to the idea.
[SHAT Re" Sanvice.]
Poking, March 14.
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(E-TABLISHED 1881.)
WEDNESDAY MARCH
Telegra is
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
PLANS FOR THE MONGO-
LIAN RAILWAY.
:["Saxona Po" BERVICE.]
Poking, March 14,
The Chineso Minister at St. Potorsburg has tolographed to Poking stating that the Russian people are secretly considering plans for the construction of the Mongolian Railway.
Ile urges the Central Govoru
ment to havo' the route of tho pro.
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pood railway dengn up, s so as to provent the Russian plan being carried out,
L'aking, March 14
According to the old treaty,
Russia is allowed to station a
number of soldiers in Kutlum
AVIATION AT SHATIN.
DETAILS OF THE THREE
DAYS PROGRAMME":
15
1911
三拜禮
We publish to-day a photo of Mr. Van Don Born, ready for his flights, when in Suigon It is interesting to note that, "Bud" Mars and Mr. Van Den Born used Pratt's ntétor-spirit, as Company. They have never land supplied by the Standard Oil, any trouble with it.
Celegrams.
By the courtesy of the Far East Aviation Co., (Messrs. Arndt and Co.), we are able to publish the full details of the programme of the aviation meeting which begins on Saturday at Shatin. As will be soon from the advertisomont in our columns, on the first day Mr. Charles Van den Born opens his FRENCH COMMISSIONER, flights the first in Hongkong- with a dipping-salute to H.E. the Governor. Then follows an ex-
hibition of diving from a height.
This is a during feat, and gives onlookers the impression that tho dangerous fall. A Chinoso passenger will noxt bo taken up. by the airman, and after that all officer of the garrison will accom pany Mr. Van den Born. Tho last event of the first day will be a passenger promenado abovo tho Bay.
nyintor is about to sustain a..
On the second day Mr. Van don Born will first all give an interesting, exhibition of the usos of the aeroplane in warlare. With an officer again as passen ger, bombs will be dropped from the aeroplane on to various do- signs below, ono representing tho outlines of a battleship. Second- ly, the avintor,will go through a variety of movements, including figures of eight, circling "right and loft and planing to the ground. At3p, he will ascond to a height of E00 feet, stop the motor and then glide to the ground. An exhibition in control will
returning to the same spot. Two lights with passengers will con; Iclude the day'a programme.
and Heilungking for the proto-follow, the aviator ascending and tion of the Russian moreliants.
Theso soldiers have now increased
two fold,
The Board of Foreign Affairs
Ins lodged a protost with the Russian Minister at Peking, but
up to the proscut no reply has been received.
ARRIVES AT TIENTSIN.
"SURUNG PO" SERVICE.]
l'aking, March 14,
The French Commissioner des-
patched for the consideration of
educational and frontier questions,
urrived at Tientsin yesterday.
ECONOMY IN PEKING.
EXPENSES - TO" BE
CURTAILED,
[SUAT PO SERVICE..]
Poking, March 11, The Grand Concil, in e-
sidering the estimates of th
On Monday the strength of the budget, intends to remove all machine will be tested, a flight with
a passenger weighing, 2001bя.
opening the proceedings. After superfluous ollicials, in order to that the aviator will attempt to
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號五十月三英港香
Telegrams
RESTRAINING THE
CHINESE.
["SURUKO To" SERVICE]
Peking, March 14.
The Army Board has isstied a proclamation prohibiting the people from organizing corps for the Imperial Body Guards."
QUEUELESS STUDENTS.
"Saruso Po! SKRYICK. }
Poking, March 14. The Superintondont of the schools at lupoh has issued a
proclamation ordering the stud onts to grow their, leur again unler ponalty of expulsion..
CHOSEN.
$36 30 ANNUM.
SINGLE Cory 10 06878.
Telegrams.
JAPANESE SUFFRAGE.
GENERAL BILL IS
APPROVED.
"INDEPENDENT NEWS" AGENDY,]
Tokio, March 15,
Tho General Suffrage Bill, irhich passed the Lower House the other dag, was approved at a
mooting of the Committeo of the Upper Chamber yesterday,
"THE FOLLIES.'
As was anticipated, a good house assembled at the Theatro Royal last night to see, and hoar tho
Follies" on their return from the Philippines. Tho fun throughout the evening waxed fast and furious, the audience. showing their appreciation by boing decidedly demonstrative, Uneo or twice during the ovening the reduubtable "Henry" sent a convulsive thrill through tho, hotto by impromptu jokes at the expense of a mambor of the aufionco, whose risible faculties. oned to be irrepressible. The programme which was prosented. joyed before but there is a charm last night id already boen on-
about Mr. Pelissier's selections combined with tho performance of the Fullies which investi the pieces with poronnial fresh- ness and precludes the possibility of tiring of the selections. Tho Burlesque of a London East End music-hall was screamingly powers.bination of such all-round merit funny. It is seldom that a com-
as the "Follies comes. our way.
GOVERNOR NOT TO HAVE ANY LEGISLATIVE POWERS.
L'INDEPENDENT NEWS" AGENCY.]
Tokio, Morch. 15. TheGovernor of Choson (Keroa)
Misc from the ground within 200 curtail the expenses. yards of his starting point. After that will come tha"Tultory flight." Every visitor holding a ticket will CONQUEST OF THE AIR. is not to have legislative
receive a number, these will bo ratlled, and the winner will bo entitled to a free ride with Mr. Van den Born. The winner con transfer his right to fly, or post- pone it until the following day.. Exhibition. lights-sharp curves London, Mar. 6.-Dealing with circling, dipping, diving, plan- the fact that in the notification ing-will then follow, and the Bant to Russia in reply to the re-meeting will conclude with two
passenger lights. . cent Ultimatum China did not The aeroplane may be inspected from 9 to 11 am on the 18th,
CHINA CURIOUS.
["SUNG PO" SERVICE.]
A bill involving the post facto
consent of Parliament to any
logislative moasuros the Governor
might doem fitto pass, was agreed
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Poking, March 14,
Princo Tuo intends to send a to by the Upper House a few days military officer to Shanghai to go, but on coming before the press for the revision of the Rus50-19th, 20th ral, 21st. Photo inquire into the uses of an aoro-Lower Houso yesterday it was
dee22 Chinos Trouty of 1881, the
graphers must obtain permission' Timos" correspondent at Peking to take snaps" of the machine. plane.
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was due to China's four Urat Japen
The Grand Council has felc-expresses the opinion that this
graphed to the Shanghai Totlight demand similar privileges trging him to invostigate into the in South Mnchuria, to those stipulated ́in tho. Agreement în - objects of the Volunteer Corps,
toon Russia and Clém, The which was organizai by tho Con correspondent adds that certain mercial Union.
influential persons have openly derred that it is Japer that in- stigated Russia to take this stop in ordor to strengthion her puition.
TISING
NATIVE RISING IN
YUNNAN.
TROOPS DÉSPATCHED.
Siar Po" SERVICE.].
Poking, March 14.
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London, Mar. 6.-Tho Tientsin' correspondent of the London Tinos" reports that the Chinese Government has notified tho Russian Government that it does not wish to revise tho Ili Treaty of 1881 This sudden change in the attitude of the Chinese Govern- The Peking Government as
ment is due to the suspicion it telegraphel to Use Governor of ontortains regarding the attitude of the Japanese Government - Kwangsi to send troops to supw.rds the difficulty between press the native risingsin Yuanen, Russia and China, and also to a fear that, if the Treaty be rovised, Japan and all other Powers will certainly demaid similar "com- mercial privileges to those obtain- od by Russia in the new Treaty. Recent ovonte show that, the
Peking, March 14
Owing to the continued obst'na oy of the Viceroy of Yunnan, the The mattor us now, however, Grand Council intends to remove
been dropped.
him,
policies of Japan and Russia in Manchuria do not seem to ho co mucha in accord ́as had · boon' anticipated.-"Jiji,"
summarily rojectoll.
HOME POLITICS.
OLD AGE PENSIONS. London, March 5.--In the House of Commons Mr. Hobhouse, the Under-Secretary of Finance, has reported that as the result of the working of the Old Ago local self-governing bodies ha Pansion Act, the burden on the
boen reduced to the extent of L1,500,000 sterling.
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