1911-04-21 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY,

NEW SERIES No. 8520

驥三十月三年三宜

Telegrams.

Telegrams

Celegrams.

TURKEY AND PERSIA. THE CHAMPAGNE RIOTS.

MEXICAN TROUBLES.

THE TURKISH POLICY.

MANY ARRESTS.

REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE

"TELEGRAPH.".

London, April 20th,5,45 p.m.

In the Chamber at Constan-

tinople the Foreign Minister, Rifaat Pasha, has made a state- ment on the country's foroigu

policy.

Referring to Persin, he said that Turkey desired to see a strong and independent Porsia, and the only question in dispute was the

delimitation of the frontier.

"TELEGRAPH.“

Bombay, April 218, 7.25 a.m.

The riuts which have of lato been "

taking place in the champaguo country, involving the destruction

PRESIDENT TAFT'S' DE-

MANDS.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

APRIL

27, 1911

五拜禮

Telegrains

FRANCO-SPANISH

ENTENTE.

PRESS PROTEST.

TRENCH DEMANDS FROM CHINA.

TROOPS TO, BE STATIONED AT NANNING?

{{Tas "TrixigaPK” CORUESPONDENT]

Conton, April 20. H.E. the Viceroy of Canton is in receipt of a dospatch from the

REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE REUTERS SERVICE TO THE Board of Foreign Affairs, which

****TELEGRAPH."

Bombay, April 21, 7.25 a.m,

..

A Washington message states

"TELEGRAPH.

Bombay, April 21, 7.25 a.m.

The Madrid section of the

says that the French Minister at Peking, has naked the Board to allow French soldiers stationed in Hanoi, Toukiu, to take up their quarters at Nanaing, so as to pro- tect the trade of the French mor- obants in Kwong-si and Kwang

The reason why the privilegea was on account of the French Minister demanded these

and other places. frequency of robbery in Nanning

The Board line rofused the

that the Mexican reply to the Spanish press, embracing pro-tung. of a large quantity of bottled wine, American demand for restric-minent Liberal and Conservative and the devastation of vineyards, tive measures on the frontier, as organs, is conducting a vigorous have now been temporarily quiet-handed in by President Taft, is, oned.

according to the Mexican ambas- sador, friendly both in form and substanco.

"Some 150 of the men's leaders, including several vino-drossore, have been arrested, and tho autli-

The Minister aunounced theorities are now investigating the

proposed appointment of a Tures-origin of the outbreak,

Persian Commission of Delimit-

ation, but said the reply-of-the-

Persian Government had not you

hoen received.

RECOURSE TO MARTIAL

LAW.

London, April 14.-The Cham-

pagne districts in Franco have

PROMOTION OF INDUS-been completely invested under

TRIES.

VICEROY'S ENTERPRISE

DISCOURAGED.

SEAT PO" BERVICE]

Poking, April 20..

Viceroy Hsi Liang, of the Three

Eastorn Provinces, proposed to raiss a loan for the promotion of

military law.

CHINESE ANARCHISTS.

ARREST OF OFFICIALS.

("SHUNG Po" SERVICE.)

Poking, April 20.

The prisoners arrested tho other day by the Board of

.

industries in his provineos. Interior, acting upon instructions The President of the Board of from this Throne (as reported in Finance las refused to consider your columns yesterday), were suspected of having connection liis proposal.

+

THE NEW CABINET.

PRINCE'S WARNING,

"Baux Po" SERVICE.]

l'oking, April 20,

Prince Tsai Tao has strongly

criticised the regulations for the

formation of the provisional Now Cabinet.

He said, if this is adopted,

China will be the laughing stock

of the foreign nations.

REBELS SUPPRESSED.

with the anarchical movement in

China,

An Investigation.

["SHAT PO" SERVICE.]

compaign against the Franco-French Minister's request and Spanish Catents, and recommends to the Governor of Kwang-ai to has, at the same time, telegraphed

a rapprochment or even an agree-his jurisdiction, from robbers, as take steps to free this places, under the French in Canton will ask for ment with Germany.

privileges at the smallest oppor tunity. The Board considers it advisable to tell the Viceroy to take up a firm attitude should theso demands occur, by way of upholding China's prestige and Sovereignty.

CHINA'S FINANCE.

HAQUE

(** Buena PaTM" BARTIÚR.) -

Peking, April 20.

!.

H.E. Liu Yuk Lin, the Chinese

Washington, April 17. A fight between the Mexican fedorals and insurgents at Agua Prieta was suspended yesterday afternoon at the instigation of TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE Major-General William H. Car- ter, commander-in-chief-of-the- American forces on the border. Gonoral Carter, acting upon instructions from Washington, warned the belligeronts that, near the American line, they inasmuch as they were fighting

government is preparing to would have to withdraw, The

strengthen the corpe already mobilized, and the Sixth Cavalry is now on route to Arizona. The prevailing opinion in the United States is that intervention in imminont and that annexation of Mexico by the United States will follow of a necessity. There is great activity in the State and War departments, but tho administration is preserving the silence it has maintained sinco- the beginning of the Mexican trouble.

Washington, April 16.-Secre- tary Knox served formal notice yesterday on both the Mexican government and the Mexican in- surgents that they must not endanger the lives and property This action, taken after confer- of Americans by their operations.

resulted from the engagement at. ence by the President and cabinet, Agua Prieta where several Aineri- cuns were shot during the fight.

The situation between the two

linister at the Court of St. James,

and H.E. Liu Bik-fan, the Chinese

Minister in Paris, have reported to

the Board of Foreign Affairs that

J

the Powers will discuss the right

of superintending China's finance

at the forthcoming Hague Con-

ference.

CHINA'S ARSENALS.

("SHAT PO" BREICH)

Peking, April 20. Owing to lack of funds in the

Treasury, Princes sai Tsun and Tao propose to raise a loan for the

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LAWN TENNIS.

Further games of tonnis wore played on the Cricket ground in connection with the Hongkong Cricket Club tournament, and resulted as follows:--

Event."B" Single Handicap

A. Clas

B. Class,

·十月四英港春

OPIUM IN MANILA,

ANOTHER HAUL BY

·OUSTOMS AUTHORITIES.

[Tam "Telugnare" CORRESPONDENT.)

$86 PIR ANNUM, SINGLE COPY 10 ORETI

CANTON NEWS,

(Tu# "TateĢRAPY” CORRESPONDENT.]

Canton, April 20,

Some days ago there was Sorious riot, involving the destruc- tion of many shops, and heavy Manila, P. I., 18th April.

loss of property, in the distriot of Another smart capture is re- Ching Yuen. The cause of trouble ported to have been made hero by was the people's opposition to the tho Customs authorities. It ap-establishment of a spirit farm. pears that when the naval collier The discontents took advantage formation was received that an riot by looting shops and pulling Pompey arrived in harbour, in- of the opportunity, ond created a inspection would prove that there down proportion. The trouble is wore song tins of opium on board, the vessel only just having arrived from Shanghai.

".

On the 17th April, the chief steward, Ah Chuen, was arrested by the authorities on a charge of smuggling 200 tins of opium. Tho man is now awaiting his trial,

LOCAL AMUSEMENTS.

by no moons over, on the local authorities have tolographed to tha Viceroy for instructions. The Viceroy stated that the authori ties should arrest and punish all the ring lenders..

The Chamber of Commerce in in Tai Wing-po, Heungshan, has reported to the Canton Vicorby that a brigand chief who has been

her debut at the Empire Cinema- building of the Chamber of Com

playing havoc with the district Milo. Bascans, who lins made made an attempt to attack the

an attraction. Her voice is good outrage by many robbors. For- tograph as a balladist, is proving morce. He was assisted in this and Italian songs are much ap-arrived on the stone promptly, and true and hor English, French tanatoly tlio braves in the place praointed. She would do well, and dispersed the robbers. The however, not to strain too mucli offenders, declared, that before -

they made their escape, they in The Bijou Thontre as usual is tended to kill tlio committee and attracting good nudiences. That to set fire to the whold market Miss Vera Ferrace, is shortly leave sented itself. Their throat is deservedly-appreciated artiste, when the next opportunity pre- ing tho Colony but it is hoped by causing uneasiness, and the Vice- many admirers here that she will roy has been asked to despatch rotuy. She is a most attractivo troops, co

after effect.

and dainty ***

turn."

BOXING.

B

Poople living in the Sun Shing Street in the cast of the city Jave sont in a joint petition to the We understand the great figlit

Nam-hoi Magistrate charging one between Roy Kenny and Me Cheng Chak with incendiarism. rains, the coloured boxer from It is alleged that he set fire to this house, which was insured for Zamboanga, will probably take CWillson (owos 30) beat S. E. place on Saturday, June 24th, at $2,000, in order to get the in- Green (owes 30/4), 6-4: 6-2. the stadium, Belle View Hotel.surance money. The man was

Event B

Single Handicap Should the weatlier be fine, tried by the magistrate declared arrested yesterday, and when tremendous crowd is likely to be that his Inisinose was to deal G. A. Cooko, R.N., (owes 15) present, and a large number of beat Liout. H. G. Bagnall, R.A., sportsmen from the Philippines name of Choung Kam Lan, in ng costs, under the (owes 30), 6-4 6-4,

are sure to be here. Arrange and that the shop had originally a EvontD" Professional Pairs, mente have also boon made for capital of Tis. 2,400, which was Captain Brierley and Captain cinematograph pictures of the subsequently increased to Tls. Crawford, R.A., (Army) beat P.H.fight to be taken while in pro- 3,400. He further said that the Klimanok and C. H. Rose (Mor-gress.

shop with all its contents had only chants), 6-4; 8—10; 0—0,

boon insured for 82,000, and he had about seven partners. The cause of the fire was carelessness joss sticks on the morning of the on the part of his cook, in burning E. R. Hallifax, with stealing a

outbreak, as a result of which the bottle of gin from Clioung Chow's compradore, in Arsenal Street, and Policy was destroyed. The Ma further with assaulting the master which the accused had insured gistrate asked the company, with of the shop and the foki.

Ho was fined $10 for the assault, before giving decision in the case. the shop, for the regulations while the charge of theft, was withdrawn.

POLICE COURT.

A general meeting of the mem- bera of the Y.M.C,A. Tounis Olub John Ross, R.M.LI, was will be held on the Courts, Kow-oltarged this morning, before Mr. loon, on Tuesday, May 2nd, at 6 p.in.

Mr. O. O. Hickling and Mr. A. W. Joseland will play the final of the singles handicap on Tuesday next, the 25th inst., at 5.15 p.m.

PLAGUE IN JAVA.

and charged this morning, but

was tenauded.

A man from Shaukiwan pre- Thero is no longer room for sented a falso order to the Tish doubt that bubonic plague had He was arrested at Cheung Chow Guild and thoroby obtained $30 establislied itself in Java, and it would seem probable that it has been claining its victims in Malang since the beginning of the youth was sentenced to 14 year, though the doctors--chiefly days' hard labour and 4 hours native-seem to have been slow stocks, for stealing a watch and chain with three medals, from Mr. Hyman, at the Club de Recreio, Kowloon.

countries is regarded as delicate. Washington, April 13.-Pre- sident Diax is sending his son to improvement of the arsenal in Japan as a special ambassador-to- the Mikado. This news received the north. The improvement of by the state department from Mexico City yesterday lune reviv- the arsenal in the south, it is re-to recognise it. A few days, or ed the press report of three wooks

Peking, April-20: ago to the effect that Japan and ported, will be dropped-for the

Mexico are negotiating an offen- The President of the Interiorive and defensive allinuco, and that after all the real reason for

proposes to send deputies to the

various provinces to investigate the anarchical movement in

China,

Spread of Anarchy. ["SHAT PO" SERVICH.)

Poking, April 20. The Board of Interior las tele graphed to the Vicoroya, Govor- nors and Tartar Generals to take

overy precaution against the

spread of the, anarchical move

present.

the mobilization of American troops on the Moxicau border was THE MACAO QUESTION.

to check this alliance.

A BRITISH LANDING PARTY. London, April 15,-A Con- sular dispatch to the State De-T partment at Washington an- nounces that thirty men with & Maxim from the British sloop Sheerwater have landed at San Guentin in Mexico, in order to protect the town against a threat ened attack by rebels, which, however, did not materialize, and the men were re-embarked. The dispatch does not give the date of the landing.-N. C. D. News."

POWER TO BE VESTED IN THE{PEOPLE. "TAALEN" CORRENTO (DENT]

Canton, April 20,

weeks at the most, and we shall begin to hear of cases in Batavia. This is practically certain, and it will be interesting to note what

The Weather Forecast.

CHANGE

RAIN

O

FAIR

STORMY

DRY

A Sanitary Board coolic was steps, if any, the authorities here this afternoon sontenced to six will take, in advance of the epide-weeks' hard labour for cutting, mid itself,

and wounding another in Shang-On the 21st at 11.55 a.-The "We doubt" whether any pre-hai Road, Kowloon.""""

barometer has risen considerably ventive mensuros could be devised

derately over Hokkaido.

Tho depression lying near the former station yesterday, has reached the N.E. part of the Bea

Japan.

of

Prossure renuine high over 8. China, and the Pacific to the South of Japan.

Moderate N.E. winds are in dicated over the N. part of the

MARINE COURT.. On the 24th instant before the Marine Court magistrato the China Sen. master of the steam launch Wiken, Hongkong rainfall for the 24 will he charged with carrying hours en fing: at 10a.m. to-da fifty-nine passengers in excess of 000 inches, to uber allowed by regulation,

which would keep the plague out A Chinese was charged before in Wladivostok, and fallen mo of Batavia, but it is not too late Mr. E, R. Hallifax with attempting to adopt precautions which would to bribe Mr. A. Gibson with the reduce, very considerably, the sum of $220 so as to influence his conduct. The case was remanded, It is reported that B, E. the fatal virulence of the epidemic. Viceroy considers that as the It is a, ogmforting fact-sel and bail was fixed at $1,000. authorities of Chin-shan have a fiably comforting perhaps-tlut number of diplomatic matters Europeans in the East rarely con under their notice in view of their tract plague, their dwellings, proximity to Macao, they should light, spacious and airy, being be invested with powers to deal hostile to the growth of the with affairs pertaining to the de- bacillus, The exceptions are the limitation of the boundary, rail clergy, medical mon, Govern ["BUAT PO" SERVICE]

way enterprises, telegraphic in- ment officials and others whose stallations, for military purposes

duties bring them into close Poking, April 20,

The American Consul in Ran- and the despatch of oruisers, and continual contact with goon in his report states that dur- His Excellency has consulted patients." Java Times." Viceroy Li, of Yunnan, lue

ing the fiscal year ending the with lus dubordinates in the 31st March, 1910, €13,015 worth matter. Boase are in favour of On the 12th inst., Java hotel- telegraphed to Poking stating that

of automobiles and motor oycles the proposed scheme whilst athere keepers were to assemble at Ban- were imported into Burmb. The advocate that an official well doong to discuss a fixed tariff for troubles caused by the robols

demand for automobiles in Ran-versed in foreign affairs should be all tourists; the formation of a goon is increasing, he says, and sent to Oldin-elin, to whic ' the question of hotel A well known Ceylon planter, there is probably no other city in authorities in dealing will these service, etc. It would be a con- in the province have been Mr. A. Mansfield Forbre, line the East in which such a large questions, ang sodanight venient moment for a meeting of

retired for good after thirty-three, proportion of the inhabitants use years of planting life

No decidon of any kind has hotel-visitors, who might have This means of private canyoyance, ; been arrived as up to the present, something to say, ad rent

suppressed

ment.

Tha master of the stoqui launeli, Kwong Li, will also be accused of having unlawfully disregarded the rules of the harbour,

A telegram from (Java)on the 3rd inst., announced a heavy fall of snow on the slope of Mt. Bombing. The terrified natives fled at the sight of this (to them) aulward of plienomenon, says a Javi papër.

Forecast Districts

1. Ingkong and Neighbour, lond N.E, and E, Winds, light or moderate; fine.

2-Formoso.Channel, same an

No 1.

3-South coast of China tween Hongkong and Lamocha,

me as No. 1.

Bouth east tween. Honglung: same as No. 1