1911-03-31 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph

NEW SERIES - No. 8620

Telegrams

(ESTABLISHED 1881).

FRIDAY, MARCH 31 1911.

晚二月三年三統室--

Telegrams.

Telegrams.

DISARMAMENT SCHEMES.

NEWS SERVICE FOR

GERMANY.

THE BRITISH NAVY.

IMPOSSIBLE

STATEMENT IN THE

REICHSTAG,

(Raurer's Exuvica.)

Bombay, March 31, 7.50 a.m.

In the Borlin Reichstag, when this debate took plupo on the estis mates, the Imperial »Chancellor

pointed out that since disarma-

ment was voted on at the first

Hagne conférence; nobody had

produced a practicable scheme," Citeat Britain, in spite of her wish for disarmament, haul always

insistail that her naval fleetslauki

REICHSTAG CREATES NEW DEPARTMENT,

„(Reutzu'a Szuvica.)

Bombay, Mar. 30, 2.10 p...

A telogram from Berlin states

NEW SUPERDREAD-

NOUGHT LAUNCHED.

[The "Telegraph" ConnxSPONDENT

London, March 30, 10.25 p.m.

Mrs. Lewis Harcourt, wifo-of

the Rt. Hon. Lewis Harcourt, P.C.,

First Commissioner of Works, to-

the Reichstag has sute the samday launched the super-Brogd,

three hundròd dansand-marks.

nought, Momirch, at Elswick.

The Monarch carries a broad side of ten 13.5 inch guns in line

to the Under-Secretary of State

for. Foreign All fire in corder to

obtain exclusive control of a with her ked. German news service from abroad.

FIRE AT WASHINGTON.

THH Rou

TOUR.

\

{THE "TELEGRAPH," CORKEBPONDENT to the equal if not the superior of STATE LIBRARY GUTTED) London, March 30, 10:25 p.m. any possible combination.

It is stated that King George and Queen Mary will probably visit Egy in November.

All disarmippant schemes, he

addod, must be wrecked on the

quation of the Basis of adjust

inout, which was utterly impracti

oble, and universal arbitration was as impossible as universal

disarmament.

JAPANESE NAVY.

ANOTHER BATTLESHIP

LAUNCHED.

ENORMOUS LOSS.

(REUTER'S SERVICE,)

Bombay, Mar: 20, 2.10 p.m.”

HOME POLITICS.

A telegram from Washington | THE TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT; reports that a great fire has or

Lomlon, March 30, 10.25 p.m. curred at the Capitol.

The damage is estimated at

five million dollara göld, which

docanot include the loss occasion-

ed by the destruction of the unique

doenments captainoil in the State:

[ INDIFENDENT -NEwa" "AGENCY.) | Library, which was gutted.

Tokio, March 31

The launch of the battleslip, Settan, took place at tlie Kure

Nothing was disired.

In yesterday's isso a telogram appeared to the effect that a big conflagration had occurred in the

. nával dock yesterday, in the pre- | Siste, ---

sence of the Crown Prince..

posing character.

Tho Cheltenham bye-election has been declared null and void.

THE LORDS' VETO.

THE, DEBATE ADJOURNED INDEFINITELY.

(REUTER'S SERVICE.)

Bombay, Mar. 30, 2.10 p.m.

7

The debate on the Referendum

Capitol at Albany, New York Bill, which opened on the 3rd This error was evidently de March, has been adjourned to a lack of knowledge on the part of our London representa indefinitely, in accordance with.

The function was of a most im-five. Every stato in America

has its Capitol, and our wire read, suggestion made by Lord "New York State Capitol con flagrated, tremendous loss,"

i -Renter's to-day, supplements' for we are now informed that the Fund corrects the above message,

-Mendance-and-others-to-inspector Washington.

disaster took place in the Capitol

The Prince embarked on the Kashima, with many oflicers in

the launching.

The battleship Satsumer" jo'. Į JAPANESE ANTARCTIC

lowed

as an escort of the royal

vessel, with the other mon of war

in port

In the afternoon" the largest leviathan of the Japanese war- ships slid smoothly out of "Us

dock into deep water, amid the

applause of the thyenda who had

congregated.

The Crown Prince will ropair to Bassbo, whore he is to attend

the launching of the cruiser, Chikuma, on April 1st.'

[

EXPEDITION.

"REPORT.

euren's SeaviOE.).

--Bombay, Mar 30, 2.10 p.y,

The Wellington correspondent of the "Times" wiros that, gw-

ing to the late start made, it is doubtful whether the Japanese

antarctic expolition will be ablo

to effect's inuding tlija season.

Lansdowne,

BILLIARDS.

SOLDIERS CLUB-TOURNA

MENT.

Last night the final two games in this tournament were played and resulted in a win for the Volunteers by 305 The RE "A" team wero runners up. At the conclusion of the match, Mafor-General C, A. Anderson, G.O.C., presented the prizes. The

full scores were as under:---- Volunteers-

Corpl. Bullock... Pto. Phillips Pte. Wilson

A. M. Rogers

250 250.

160

Pts. Bishop

250

260

Pte. Iniilton.

Gnr. Melonnan .........

250 250

Capt. Lammort

200

1.E. "A" Team-

Q.M.8. Barnfather. 193 Capt. Heatley

189

"250 137

***

189

137 210

Sgt. Hambertsbucaire 250

Lisat, Aston Spr. Toonigy ... Capt. Addison Q.M. 8. Starling 8pr. Gleadow #

PUNCH'S" LATEST,

Charivaria..

The annex ition of Canada by The United States would, it is now rumoured, be considered an unfriendly act by Germany.

五拜禮

AMERICAN NEWS.

一卅月三英港香

OPIUM SMUGGLING. BIG SEIZURE MADE AT MANILA,

Manila papers to. hand-roport one of the biggest seizures of smuggled pini made in recent

$36-PHA-ANNUR.--

SINOR COPY 10 CENTS.

BOXING.

-LIGHT-WEIGHT CHAMPION. The 20-round contest: between Matthew Wolls, the ex-amateur light-weight champion, and Frod Welsh, of Pontypridd, for a purso of 2900, the Light-weight Chan pionship of Great Britain, and the Lonsdale bols, took place at the National Sporting Club. It pro- duced the most koon and interest- essed for a long time at the ng struggle that lins boon wit- headquarters of professional box-

LVIA MANILA. --Washington, Mareli 25.~From the latest nows reecival from Mexico it appears Hint President Diaz is the great obstacle in the way of ponco in Mexico. His months. -party scom to be ready, to treat The drug cano from Hongkong, with the rebels but he stands in and was segreted in barrels, of the way. From recent dispatches cement consigned to a Monita im

is learned that the entire Moxi- portor. It was being taken away purpose of facilitating pence with mata when the authorities seized car cabinet has rosigned for the from the Zafiro in a public carro the insurgents. So Tar President it. Piazzing hot accepted the resig——In all 150_lins, valued at toning, and it ended in a win for untions or shown à disposition to placate the robels..

The Prime Minister of Québec, speaking on the crisis, romarkod tant it was the desiro of the Government to make Quebec the centro of the palp and papor in dustry of the world. It might start by making pulp of those reciprocity proposals,

it

SEA. DETECTIVES

CLEVER WORK BY

OFFICERS OF 8.8. MANCHURIA,

A detective story complete comes out of the sea by the good ship Manchuria which arrived at Main from San Francisco- on Sunday.

thousand

pesos, were capturéd, The only arrest made was that of the driver of the carromata, who protests his innocence.

Wolle on points, after-tho-fall- number of rounds had been fought. The correctnces of Mr. J. H. Douglas's decision was un- questionable.

There was another haul mndo In point of science there was on the following day. The cement little to choose between the two containing the drug was taken men. In the first half of the. from the whart to lighters and it contest Well scoród many points was there that, the transfor was witry quick and straight left, aix virofil-examination of the winr-was, indeed, is cleverness with agahi made to the carronato. A excellent thing in boxing. It led to the search of the lighter the left, and the pace at which and 16-mera fins were found, he fought in the earlier rounds, making a total seizure of 18 kilos that gained for him the violory. of opium which is worth in the But ho was scarcely less a mas- local market, the stun ofter of the subtleties of in-fighting than Wolsh himself, and to the last ho displayed astonishing dexterity in avoiding his op ponent's swinging blows with the right, `-

With regard to the new prison reform system there is, we hear, sum3 little discontent in potty that warly persons who can be criminal circles owing to the fact

proparty describod-na--habitual: ollonters are to come under the scheme, and a condition precedent is the last offence shall have been a 'serions ona. However a determined effort will be made to rise to the occasion by aiming at the high standard required.

While the vessel lay at Yoko hama, thieves, provided with a The Turkish Governingut has duplicate key, opencil the strong.20,000,00. undoubtedly been standing on its box of the Chinese interprctor and Another seizure was made at dignity. The Intest rumour is made off with $5,000.

Cavite. The Chinese wore caught that rapresontations have been The thiores turned the trick at rod-banded boiling down the drug made by the Porto Zo tha Quhi | Yokoltamafoeroatethe impression in a large kettle and a thorough

'Ormy in rospect of the recent that Japanose crooks were rospon-soarels brought to light a total of Wells returned from America mobbing of wearons of harom cosible, but they overreached them-30 kilog of opium and 10 kilos of last year with a high reputation, tumes in Paris.

sølvos. After taking the money morphine, thus making the value } but "his ability to conquer the Meanwhile the advocates of the they relocked the introng box of the total capture in one week dexterous holder of this title was trouser,skirt deny that all is lost, and this convinced the several just a few posos short of 32,000,much doubted.

In this Bonso and there is somé talk of trying to' amateur detectives among the

Wolah was a strong favourite inaugurate an All Brooches Shop-ship's officers that it was what

THE DEVANHA.. when ho outored thoring Week.

but in another sonso ho did not stand high in popnlar.. favour. Whether moritod or Hon. Mr. E. A. Horolt a letter himself the suspicion that his We have received from the not, Welsh has brought upon stating that the P. & O. Com eleverness borders on trickery, Pany has received a wireless and that it is difficult to detect

the Japanese wireless station in sion he was certainly suspected; message, despatched late last where his cleverness onds and ovoning and transmitted through trickery begins. On this occa Formosa via Sharp Tonk, to the but there was no adequate ground effect that the s.s. Devauha is still for believing that he was inten dolayed by-dense fog aul can- tionally unfair. to-day. The Captain hopes to be not therefore arrive in Hongkong able to bring his ship into port by daylight to-morrow.

!

One great advantage of the new Standard bread seems to have esexpod the antics of the general public. Owing to its dark com- plexion it does not show finger- Considerable saving in some of marks. This should moan a

our minor rostauranta,

the professional police call an {"inside" „jab." On dut theory they went to work--Captain- Dison, Chief Officer Taraik, Chief Engineer Bunker, Purser Bourne nud several otlióra. -

Regulis came fast. Soubory her of the crow in front of the remembered having seen a men- interpréter's room, acting in sn excited manner. He was an old A Glasgow merchant who ispautrymanaftwenty years service about to celebrate his gollen in the company. The briefest of wedding has, we are told, soutout third degroo work brought invitations engraved on thin damaging admissions and some sheets of gold, worth £5 each of the money. It also implicated This is the sort of admission card a steerage boy. which a mean host requires the "guest to bring with lini and give

up at the door.

An advertisement saya thero aro 7 Daysand 7 Ways of enjoy ingSardines. Monday for breakfast, Tuesday for tea, Wed- "nesday as hors d'œuvre, Thursday on toast; Friday as fish We have sometimes heard it alloged that sardines are not always sar dinės, but we did think that they were invariably fish.

Warning to "Morning Post contributors-Wire Ware!

THE HONGKONG TIGER.

PEPREDATIONS AT SHEK-JO.

|

Stung by the disgraco-and loss of face the old pantegman became frantic and madlo a desperato effort to end his life in the waters of the Inland Sea, Ile broko from his guardians and made dash for the rail. The handcuffs he wore handicapped him some- what but he made a hard fight for it. The chief officer covered him with aevolver but he begged to be shot. He was close to the rail and fighting to got over when the chief engineer dropped him with a punch and held him down.

the

Three days in irons without opium were too much for the old man, and the night beforo "Naga aaki was reached he gave up sdere of the rest of the hidden money. He and his accomplice had hidden it under a lining of a For some time past little or no-big ice box. Tops and twenties thing has been heard of the fero came out covered with a conting of frost but they warmed up later elous tiger which is beon haunt-.

on. In onocok cacho was $1,250 ing the southern parts of the island and the money was rocovered and has been seen as close as down to the last cent Kennedy Road. Now it is evid-

STILL DELAYED BY FOG.

JAPANESE IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Tommy MoFarland, the crack. little Chicago lightweight, on his way to Australia whero ho hos. been negotiating with the best lightweights of Sydney and Mel- bourne, will stop at Manila in April to pay a visit to his bro- Washington, February 15ther Jack (Eddie) MoFarland The bogey of Japanoso inflnonco at Corregidor, who holds the figured in today's hearings of distinction of being the best Philippine Resident Commis judge of a boxer's ability in sioner Quezon before tho the islands. Affairs, in connection with the House Committoo on Insular inquiry into the land adminis tration in the archipelago. Quezon testified that his people would be better off to-day if they had in dependence, and that, the general sentiment there favoured a reser- States to intervene if necessary. vation of power to the United

"Do you think there is any. ontimont among your people in favour of searing the aid of Japan or any other nation?" asked Representative Rucker of Colorado,

“No, sir: they pre for the Unit-- ed States," replied Quezon, to whielt his colleague, Mr. Legarda,

added that thero was

At Nagasaki the police took whatever of that no doubt ent that it has made its re-charge of the old pantryman and | MARS JOINS U. S. ARMY. appearance, this time in the the young steerage servant and Shek-ho-district, a few miles started them back to.Yokohama. distant from Strukiwan.

On the morning of the 30th, a Chinese farmer-went to the polico station and reported, that one of i his cows, which was grazing on the inside, had been found maul ed by some wild animal during the-night of the 20th.

Inspector D. Gourlay visited the spot, and found the cow lying down on the hillside. It weighed

about 150 cattios,

Thecow had fair distinct marks on the head, four in the middle of the neek, four on the shouldors, and four on the hind legs. The body was badly lacerated, and it pras not expected that the cow would live,. It happens also that on the night of dio 27th an Indian constable, wlio is stationed at Shak-ho, lost a goat. He did not report the fact at the time but in view of the later discovery he informed his superiors of lijs

for trial.

AVIATION.

AVIATOR BECOMES MEMBER OF AEROPLANE CORPS.

The Weather Forecast.

RAIN

STORMY

CHANGE

VERY DRY

FAIR

On-the-31st at 11.55 a.-The barometer has fallen quickly over Japan, and risen considerablyover N. China.

A high pressure-area lies over the continent, toti North of Yangtzo valley, and gradients are. rather steep along the Ching coast,

A letter recoved at Manila from "Bud" Mars, the aviator FAST FLIGHT IN FRANCE, who gave the first seroplane

A Reuter talegram from Ton-flights over witnessed in the Strong N.L. winds may be ex-

Oriont at the recent Philippine

louse states that the airman M.

pected in the Formosa Channel Morin has flown from Pat to Tou- Carnival, states he is booked to asil and over the northern shores of lonse, a distance of 122 milos in for San Francisco on April 15 as the China Sea, one hour 40 minutes. This gives dirigible balloon and aeroplano Hongkong rainfalt for the 24 an average speed of 732 miles an expert at the request of Washing hours ending at 10 am. to-day,

ton to work in connection with 0.90 inches. the operations of the United States troops along the Mexican border.

hour.

In 1909 the "record" for speed (50 miles an hour) was made by

Forecast District- the French airman M. Dolagrango,

-Hongkong and Neighbour- and in 1010 M. Leblanc, also of After leaving Manila Mare hood, N.E. winds, freshening to Fronelt nationality, mado 'n flight wont to Kobo and gave one strong breezes; equally, probably at a speed of 67.5 miles an hour, exhibition and next gave two same rain.

The speed of Mr. Radley, the exhibitions in Osake, whore 2-Formosa Channel, moderato British airman, at Lanark, of 75, enormous crowds came out to | N.E. galo. miles and hour if not officially watch the birdmann. A decora- 3-South coast, of China be- recognized. On January 20 last tion was bostowed on Mars by tween Hongkong and Lamocks, it was reported-from-Lina-that--the Japanese government, a same as No, I M. Bielovicic made a flight of 25 Japanese. Prince making the miles in 10 minutes, which works award after seeing the spectacular out at 05.7 miles an hour

4.South, coast of China bo- woon Hongkong and Hainan, lights of the young Amoríchu. same as No. 1,