Telegrams.
HOME RACING. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
[Tox "TeleonAFE COLLRESPONDENT
London, March 21, 6.20 pim. The rosult of the Lincolnshire Handicap is as follows:-.
Mercutio... Brandiuinine Spanish Princo
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Telegrams.
THE BAGDAD RAILWAY.
EXPECTED TO FINISH.
IN FIVE YEARS.
THE FALL OF STOLYPIN. | been signal,
INTERESTING INTERNAL
POSITION.---
(Renter's Service,) Bombay, March 21, 2.10 p.m."
M. Stolypin, the Prime Minister of Russia, Tus resigned office bo- cause the Imperial Council of the Russian Empire has declined to Sanction a bill which imod at the
to Poland.
Telegrams.
RUSSIAN. AFFAIRS.
M.; STOLAPIN TO RETAIN PREMIERSHIP.
(REUTER & SERVIOH,) — Bombay, March 22.7.16 p.m.
(ILEUTER'S SERVICE.). Renter's correspondent af Com-
Bombay, March 24, 7.45 tími. stantinoploreports dut the ngrou- 31: Stolypin, the Primo · Minis- mont between tho Torte and theter of Russia (who had resigned Bagdad Railway Company has office because the Luporial Commucil of the Russian Empire has dee- It is expected that the railway lined to sanction a bill which will reneli Ingdail in fivo yoarsalmed as the introduction of local The Railway Company has also Governtiont to“, Poland) has con- tenounced the construction of ssented to roin in oflice as a port at Basra as well as of a Gulf result of pressure exercised by the the atomine in favour of Tsar and the Empress Dowager.
M. Stolypin's retention of the strengthening inonsely the rogarded as hands of the itaform Party.
It is also calculated to check sections of the Gvernment.
new Ottoman Company.
In the Ottoman Company, the Premiership is Bagdad Company consents to a lesser participation of rapital than the other, but makes the condition
SATURDAY
Telegrams.
DELHI DURBAR."
TO BE HELD IN DECEMBER
(THE "TELEONA" CORRESPONDENT]
London, Murel 29, 9.30 p.m.. The great durlar at Delhi is to bo hold in December 12th this
year.
and Queen Mary will start from Thoir Majestits King George England about the middle of November..
RAILWAY DEVELOP-
MENT.
["Bures Po" SERVICE]
Poking, March 22. The Board of Communications
bay instructed the chief district ongincor in charge of the Homan Shansi Railway to have the above
MARCH
Telegrams.
THE VETO BILL
EFFORTS. TO COMPROMISE,
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
London, March 22nd. Strong rumours are currónt in the House of Commens lobby that the constitutional crisis will not and that the Veto Bill will not be he settled before the Coronatin, passid before the eul of August,
Both the Morning Post Tand to "Daily Chronicle state that prominent Liberals and Labour-, ites have lately bedu unofficially sounded relative to their willing- ness to consider a compromise.
by the Unionist Pears in the form [The seltemo brought forward
of Resolutions just before the elections was an ornest of good
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Telegrauis.
AMMUNITION AND REVOLVERS.
SHIPPED TO FRISCO,
TELET" COURESPONDENT.J Manila, March 24, 9.25 a.m. It is reported here today by the Government authorities that no ammunition, and 6,000 rovolvers less than three million rounds of word shipped to San Francisco,
A cabled ardor was rocoived to this effect from the Secretary of War.
CONNECTING NORTHERN
PORTS,
Telegrams.
VISCOUNT HALDANE.
COLONEL SEELY IS WAR LORD.
(REDTER'S BERVICE.)
· Bombay, March 24, 7.45 aun. The Socretary of Stató for War, Mr. Haldane, has been created a Viscount. -
Colonel J. E. B'Sonly becomes "War Lord," and Sir Charles Prestwood Incas inkes the placo of Col. Scoly as Under Secretary for the Colonies,
Another Proposal.
Peking, March 23, ("SHAT To" SERVICE)
1.E. Na Tuug proposes that tho Peking, March 23.
Viceroy of Szqalan 'should ro- The Viceroy of Hupoh strongly turn to his post, and negotiate the recommends a scheme of building frontier disputes between Szo- between Hankow and Wachang, The Princò logent is of tho
introduction of local Ciovornment that its owncapital in the concern the intrigues of the reactionary railway completed by next year, will. But the time was too short au irum bridge across the river chwan and Tilt.
..
It is popularly expected that M. Stolypin will be succeeded by M. Kokotzoff, the Minister "of Finance.
A BIG LOAN,
AGREEMENT SIGNED.
·P' Buzuxo Po? Service}
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shall at Joist oqial that of any aon-Ottomin nation,
THE PLAGUE.
MANCHURIA RESTORED TO NORMAL CONDITIONS.",
INDEPENDENT NEWS AGENCY.]
Tokią, March 23. Manekuria is now restored to
Peking, March 20. The agreement for the donormal conditionis. from the four countrios was sign-
od telly.
GRABBING THE RAILWAYS.
IN CHINA.
(SHAT PO
SERVICE) Peking, March 20.
A contain nation is trying to get the control of all the railways in China by prossing China to raise,
loans and Council and tho
Pio
ན་ན་
JAPANESE DIET.
GOVERNMENT IMPEACHED BY MEMBERS.
[INDEPENDENT NEWS" AUENCY.]
Tokio, March 22.
AN AUDIENCE DESIRED.
BY A VICEROY:
"SHAT PO" SERVICE.)
Peking, March 92. The Viceroy of the Thune Eastern Provincos has asked the Tho session of the present Diet Throt to grant him an audience CHINESE GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
came to a clase yesterday.
A resolution denouncing the The railway traflig' thus far
Government with regard to the suspended or impeded owing th
Budget of the forty-first fiscal the plague was resumed to-day, and is how being carried fear, and another resolution "im- Four with its usual briskness,
phaching the Authorities for the The fight and folunteer ner in which they dealt with "plague lighters"-havo bond Amories, were anorod by the tho political affairs between Japan banded, and lito generally has resunied the ordinary patine.
AN INVESTIGATION,
SHAT PO SERVICż).
Poking, March 22. The Board of Finance fras in members of the Nationalist party,structed the ex-Totai of Shang An animated discussion easmi, Tani Nai Huang, to proceed Responsibility for Crisis., aventually both the to Peking to settle the misap
resolutions were rejected. priated government funds witliont
delay.
("SHEUNG Po" Skavick)
Poking, March 20, Prince Ching and, II. E. Na Board of Communications suro taking steps to provent this inteng hold the former Grand tion being carried out:
FORMER CANTON .VICEROY.
Concillors responsible for th unsatisfactory manner in whicl the old treaty with Russia was
rawn up.
TO TAKE ANOTHER POST.be published in the "Caverionl The contents of the treaty will
[SHAT PO" SERVICE]
Ainzette" for the information of Peking, March 20.
the public. Ex-Viceroy Yuen of Canton hopes to horings the Fireras of Szo-man.
BRITISH NAVY. SUPPLEMENTARY GRANT,
(REUTER'S SERVICE.) Bombay, Mar. 21, 2.80 pan. The House of Commons fo-day passod a small supplementary bill granting thestudof £131,000 for the purposes of the navy.
SEVERE RIOTS IN YUNNAN.
PEKING ANXIOUS.
"SHEUNG: Po" SERVICE]
Peking, March 21. Sovere riuts are taking place in the Tai-yu district of Yuuuan.
The.Grand Council has tele graphed to the Viceroy of Szel | chwon, and the Governor of Kwei- chow, take precautionary measures against the spread of the riots into their provinces.” ́
THE NEW TURKISH CUSTOMS LOAN.
LISTS CLOSED,
(REUTER'S SERVICE) Bombay, March 29, 7.15 am. Router's Berlin correspondent wires that the new Turkish Cus- tomaloan of onelundred and sixty million france has been issued.
The lists were closed im- anediately.
CHINA CLIMBS DOWN.
RUSSIAN CONCESSIONS
GRANTED. "BREENG To" SERVICZ.)
· Poking, March 21. The Board of Foreign Affairs has instructed the Governor of Feng-tion (Manchuria) and the Viceroy of Chili, to mark out a radius of 5,000,000 sq. ft, af land in Harbin and Kalgan rospective- ly, for the Russian Concessions, in accordance with the now tredty.
The object of taking this step is to show the public that tho present Grand Conneillors aro Treo from adf blame."
Progressive Society under a Ban.
("SasuNG Po" 'SERVICE.).
CORNERING RICE.
OFFICIAL DISAPPROVAL.
["Say Po" Senvion. ]
Peking March 20. The Viceroy of Nanking has the merchants from storing a instructed his juniors to prohibit large stuck of rice with a view to sending up the prices.
PEACE DINNER IN NEW YORK.
SIR EDWARD GREY: INVITED.
(THE "TELEORARN" CORRESPONDENT.) London, March 22, 939 pini
Peking, March 20. The Board of Foreign Affairs
Sir Edward Grey, Serolary of has tolographed to the Viceroy of State for Foreign Affairs, has Nauking to investigate into the been invited as a guest to attend ubject of the Progressive Society the Pouco. Dinner at Now York Formed by the tice press in on April 8th. Shanghai, and to forward the
ues of the promoters.
Tho Boint also instructed ulio Viedroy to take immediate stops to dissolvo this society.
JAPANESE DIET
....
" INDEPENDENT News" AGENCY.]
Tokyo, March 23. The Imporial Diot closed to-day for the recess.
Was
Tho closing coremony largely attended, and was most
The Press Blamed. ("SHAT PO SERVICE.)
Peking, March 20. The Board of Foreign Affairspressive. denies having my friction with the Russian authorities, and con- tends that the Pressis responsible by publishing sonsational articles regarding the situation without
any cause,
POPPY 'GROWING.
· RESTRICTION UNSATIS FACTORY IN TWO NORTHERN PROVINCES.
("Subuka Po."SERVICE.)
Peking, March 20. Owing to the unsatisfactory results obtained through the sup pression of the cultivation of the pappy in the provinces of Shensi and Kansu, tho British Minister
BRITISH SECRETARY FOR WAR.
NOMINATED FOR A. PEERAGE.
[THE "TELPOÈMPR" CORRESPONDENT]
London, March 22, 0.30 p.m. The Rt. Hon. Richart Burdon Haldane, Secretary of State for War, has been 'noininated for a | peerage.
SINGAPORE'S POPULA-
TION.
CENSUS RETURNS..
at Poking arongly opposes the (THE "TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONENT; cancollation of the treaty far the
Singapore, March 22, 2.30 p.m. importation of foreign opium. The census returns for Singa admits that the two provinces are
The Board of Foreign Affairs show an estimated popula tion of 285,000 as compared with at fault.
228,000 in 1001
.
BIG BANK FAILURE. RUMOURED IN SHANGHAI, (THE "TILE-TIER" COMEESFONDENT
Shanghai, March 22,11.30 p.m. Army Recruits Wanted.
A sensation has boon caused in BUAT PO" SERVICE) conuercial circles here by the Poking, March 20. rumour current this morning that The President of the Ariny ouo of the largest Chineso banks Board has strongly recommended in Shanghai bas suspended pay ox General En Chun Chion to pro-mont.
cood to Mongolia to reorganize I The amountinvolvodisholioved corps for the training of recruits.to be very, large,
מגאן
PLOTS IN PORTUGAL.
MONARCHISTS AT WORK.
CHINA AND JAPAN,
GRAND COUNCIL, ADVISED,
("SHAT PO-" SERVICE.)
Peking, March 22, Tho Chinese Minister at Tokio
Concilating that the Japanese has telegraphed to the Carand Diet has had several private its cussions about the development of the Threo Eastern Provinces.
He urged tho tirand Council to tako
précautionary measures against the Japanese plans being earried out
CANTON'S TARTAR-
GENERAL.
SHEUNG Po". SERVICE) Poking, March 2
issued appointing Shing Fun to be Ao Imperial decree has been the Tartar General of Canton, and instructing Tsang Chi, the ex Tartar General of Canton, to stay in Peking to await an appoint
mout.
CHINA'S FRONTIERS.
NO PUBLIC DISCUSSION.
["SHRUNG PO SERVICE]
Peking, March 22.
to enable the public fully to grasp
CHINA WANTS PEACE.
NO PREPARATION FOR HOSTILITIES.
SHRUNG PO SARVICE.]
Peking, March 22,
#1
TIBET OFFICIAL, SUMMONED TO PEKING,
its significance, and it lind to fato Prosed by the Board of Comisarua opinion. at once the full torrent of mismunications. representation which is consider-. ́ed legitimate at-elections and is, indeed, their principal feature. It those Rosolutions were now reduced to a bill and passed through the House of Lords, while through the Communs, the country! the Parliament Bill is going would have an assurance that the Peersare in carnest, and anoppor Lunity of considering their pro posals at loisure without the dis- traction of a General loction. Then when Easter was reached the materials for a complete settle- ment would be before us" jointly contributed by the two Houses, "The Times.]
prepara
The Prince legent les instruct od E. Na Tung to settle the disputes. with Russin amicably, and on no account should Chim
for hostilitios.
Russia Firm. {"SRAT Po" BERVICE.),
Peking, March 2 The Chinese Minister at St. Petersburg has folegraphed to LANDTENURE BY ALIENS tions, us tho Russian demands the Grand Commeil for instruc-
are vory firm.
IN CALIFORNIA.
| ·PROIBITION BILL PASSED.
་
(RACTER'S SERVICE)
Bombay, Murel Brd, ›
7.00 a..
HOME RACING.
LIVERPOOL CUP.
(The "Iclbonara " CorrespondeNT ! London, March 23, 4.40 p.m. The result of the Liverpool Cup pace at the Liverpool Spring Meo
A Sacramento messago roports California, USA, has passed ing was as follows: that the Sonata of the State of into law a Bill prohibiting aliens from holding and within thei Seito.
Similar Bills which had been ! previously introduced into the Senate periodically were finally puncted.
never
THE GERMAN NAVY.
NEW DREADNOUGHT LAUNCHED.
(REDTER'S SERVICE.) Boubay, March, 23, 7.50a.m. the Dreadnonglit typo has lean The new Gorman battleship of launched at Kiel.
As she left the ways she was christened "Der Kaiser."
RAW OPIUM.
LIKIN BUREAUS ABOLISHED,
"SHEUNG Po" SERVICE.] The Grand Council has in-
Poking, March 22, structed the viceroys and govermemorialized the Throne to have The Board of Funce has nors of the various provinces to all the bureaus for levying kin prohibit the people from holding on nativo raw opium in the moetings about the frontier dis various provincos abolished: pastes, and from establishing societios for the protection of PARLIAMENtary trip Troutier questions.
TO THE FAR EAST.
TO VISIT HONGKONG, (THE "TELEGRAPH "CORRESPONDENT Singapore, March 22; 2.30 pm. Sir Herbert Raphael Biliral
China is Helpless.
("Sarung Po" BÉRVIER.]
Peking, March 22. The newly appointed Tartar
__
Varzal
Searlot ButioRI, Amaranthe..
MANILA POLO PLAYERS. SAIL FOR HONG KONG
TO-JAX..
(Tun "TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT Į Manila, March 24, 0.25 a.m. Alderman P.. McDonnell, Sec- ratary Bowditch, Captain Mitchell, Land Lieutenant- Morgolts, a loeni ¡team of polo players; leave to-day
on the s,s. Rubi,
whore return matches will be They proceed to Hongkong,
played, as was dond last year, THE UNITED STATES AND
JAPAN.
THE ALLEGED JAPANESI INTRIGUES. (HEUTER'S SERVIOR.)
London, March 23rd.
"SHAT Po" SERVICE.)
Peking. March 23. The Viceroy of Sze-chwin lins Chun Yiu(the former Vicn-Amban telegraphically summoned Wan
of Tibet, and at one time socrotary to Viceroy Shum of Canton), to Peking, to consider important diplomatic questions.
PEKING APPOINTMENT.
SHENG Po" SERVICE.]
Poking, March 23. Prince Lun has been appointed Agriculturo, Industrios and Com- the prosident of the Board of
merce.
SITUATION IN MONGOLIA.
PRINCES CONFER,
("Satuna Po" SERVICE)
Peking, March 23. Urgent telegraphic messages have reached Poking from-lli
The Prince Regent has sent for Prince Tai Tao, and the President of the Army Board, to discuss tho situation in Mongolin.
NATIVE TRIBES IN YUNNAN,
GIVING TROUBLE.
:("SHAT PO" SERVICE)
Poking, March 23. The Grand Council has tele- [graphed to the Viceroy of Yun- Dan to keep a sharp look out for crossing the frontier. the Annamito tribes, Muchi
TURBULENT SENATORS.
CANNOT BE CONTROLLED.
("SHEUNG Po" SERVICE)
· Peking, Mureli 23. Prince Ching and II. E. Na Tung have come to the con- A. Washington message states clusion that Princo Lun and that Mr. Uchida, the Japanese Shum Kai Pun, the Presid ambasador, rosponding to anent and Vice-President respec- called at the White House. invitation from President Taft, tively of the National Assembly, are powerless in keeping the strongly recommended Shai Chuk senators undor, control, and have
and Li Kai Chu to take their. places."
anons Minister that there was The President assured the Jap
absolutely no warrant nor exeuse for the stories thit, troops wore | being sent to the Mexican border in expectation of somo treacherous movement on the part of Japan..
The stories were hardly wortli denying, but he desired to disposo
of them for over.
(REUTEN'S SERVICE.)
TO TEST THE TIDES,
(THE "TELEGRAPE "CORRESPONDENT
Canton, March 21. The Army Advisory Council.
General of 1li has had a discus-M.I for South Darbyshire) in THE BAGDAD RAILWAY. has written to the Canton Viceroy sion with the President and Vico organising a Parliamentary plea- President of the Army Board, suro party to charter a linor for about the frontier disputes. They the purpose of visiting the For are of opinion that these disputes must be settled ansibly, as it is hnpossible for China to prepare for war, since she is unable to protect her own frontiers.
Empress Dowager Consulted.
("BHAT PO SERVICE.)
Poking, March 22,
East,
Their itinerary will include Singapore, Hongkong and Yoke ham, when they will return to Caleatts in t'me for the Coronation
informing him that a station has been established at Chinwantol with an apparatua to test the flow London, March 23rd..
and obb of the tides. A scheme In a debate in the House of has been on foot to introduco an Lords, Lord Morley stated that if instrument by which the accelere- the Government could look for- tion and retardation of the time wird to a settlement of the Bagdad of high water can be rogister rúlway question on acceptablo oil in all the places along the terms he would na his inflitoneo China const at the same time," with the Sheikh of Koweit to port FOREIGN ADVISERS FOR it the torminus at Koweit and Withdraw his objection to an in- cres of the Turkisli customs.
FRONTIER QUESTIONS.
Durbar.
CHINA,
.
"SUBUNG " SERVICE.] The Prince Regent has rad
Poking, Mareli 23. The Cirand Condithas instrust- an audience with the Empress Dowager about the frozitior disotho Baard of Communications putes and the expenses of the appoint two foreign adivisors,
one Franel and one British.
(TR "TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT | Imperial household.
London, March 22, 9.30 p... | A sorious monarchical military plot has been discoverai by the authorities in Portugal,
PRESIDENT RESIGNS.
Numerous arrests lavo been mado, and considerable exeito mont has been aroused through out the ouuntry.
THE BIG LOAN.
"SHEUNG PO' BERVICE.] Bruno Po" BREVICE.)
Poking, March 23. Peking, March 23.
The Bast responsible for the Tho Prosilont of the Board of foreign lon from the four coun Communicationsintends to tender tries states that it will be redeem his resignation,
ed by the same Board,
?
OFFICIALS APPOINTED,
("Buzuna Po” SERVICE)
Peking, March 23, An Imporial doergo has been issued appointing the new Tarlor General of Ili, the ox-Tortar Gonoral of Canton, and the Vice- roy of Sza-chwan to negotiato tho frontier disputes of Yunnan an Manchuria.
In view of the importance of the scheme both to shipping and to navigation, the Council con siders it necessary to have similar apparatus plaeed in differont mari- time provinces for the purpose of: surveying and testing the tides. Considering the largeness of the trade of Kwongtung on the south const, an installation of one of those instruments is of the utmost importance.
On receipt of the despatch, the Viceroy referred the "mattor to the military training department, which in turn has instructed thỏ engineering collogo to cons der
the scheme.
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