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REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

HOME POLITICS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE

SPECIAL

TELEGRAMS,

DIPLOMATIC CHANGES:

[* Independent Newa" AGENDY.]

Tokio, April 28.

It is reported here that Mr.

O'Brien, United Statos Ambas

sador to Tukio, is to bo trans

His place will be taken by Mr

Wilson.

"TELEGRAPH."

Bombay, April 27, 2.30 p.m. In the House of Commons a deferred to Berlin. bate las takon pines on an amond-

mont to the Velo Bill onacting

that after a Bill has passed its

third rouding in the House of

Commons and been rejected by

the House of Lords, it bo submitt-

ed to roforandum und if approvod

become law.

· The amendment was rejected

by 206 votes to 101,

The Primier, Mr. Asquith, said

the amendment was moro revolu-

tionary than anything you sub-

--

JAPANESE CROWN

PRINCESS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY APRIL 28 1911

TAIYUAN SEES LAST OF AMERICAN NEWS.

BIG LINER.

SWAMPED IN A HURRICANE.

News Ins been received here that the ss. Yongola, of the Adelaide Stormship Company, has been lost.,

She is supposed to have boon Swamped in a cyclone somewhore botwcon Flat Top Island and. Bowen Island on the ran to Brisbane.

There were 120 souls on board and 110 nows his hoon received

of any of them.

in the shape of a slight raft on Wreckage has been picked up, which there were a number of whisky and water bottles. It is

NOW CONVALESCENT.

{"INDEPENDENT NEWS" AQZNOY.]

Tokio, April 23, The Japsnos? Crown Princess, who has been suffering from a severe attack of typhus, is now pronounced out of dangor. GENERAL ANDERSON IN THE YOSHIWARA FIRÉ.

SHANGHAI

PRESS COMMENT,

Nover in the whole course of

S.V.C. shown to hotter effect thun

[VIA MANILA.]

Washington, April 24.--Mrs. Soreno E. Payne, wife of the representative from the 31st Now York district, former chairman of the ways and menas committee, and author of the Payne Tariff Bili, died to-day. She was formerly Miss Gertrude Knapp, of Roches- tor, and married Mr. Payne on

April23,1873 when lo was district attorney of Cayuga county. No arrangements for the funeral have boon made, but, it will be held in Rochester.

Washington, April 24-John McNamara, secretary of the Inter untional Structural Iron Bridge

peace,

COLLISION AT SEA.

MEIFOO SUNK.

A fow hours after the news was received of the accident to the P.M.S. Asia, information was re- and fatal collision had occurred coived in Shanghai tlint a serious within a hundred miles of Shang- luni between the China Marchants' stre. Meifoo and Kwangles, and lund resulted in the sinking of the Meifoo and loss of a large number of lives. The nots was confirmed on the arrival of tho Kwangles, which had returned to port from the scone of the collision and had brought back the survivors.

T'o-days Advertise nents

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

I

Long-

HAVE this day assmued change of the Bench of the Bank is

F. C. MAUDONALD. Hongkong, 28th April, 1911. [1092

OLD ALLEYNIAN DINNER.

ON FRIDAY. May 5th an O. A. DINNER will take place at 8 p.m. at the GRAND HOTEL, Old Alliynians wishing to be present are asked to send in their names to the Undersigned.

H. O. SPINK, Vicago,

Kowloon. “Hongkong, 28th April, 1911. [1080

HARBOUR MASTER'S

DEPARTMENT,

No Steamship er Junks or other Hongkong for Canton until farther notice.

vessela shall leave the Port of

C. W. BECKWITH,

Comniator, R.N., Harbour Maater, &c.

Entimations

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OUR

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We stock three other brands

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The O.MS. Meiloo left. Amoy for Shanghai on the evening of the evening of the 20th instant, with a general cargo and a large number of Chinese passengers, known that no one could live on Workers, and two other unionist eo small a construction in the loadors, were arrested in India and met with fair weather until heavy son that was running at napolis yesterday on the charge of midnight on Friday, whon a donso the supposed time of the accident. boing, concorned with the dyna-fog was encountered. All neces The Tayunn, of Messrs. Buttor- miting of the "Los Angelos Times" sary precautions having been field and Swire, passed the Yon-October 1, 1910. The accused taken, the vessel held to her course until at six o'clock on Saturday gola in the vicinity of Flat Top. dony the charge and will make a

morning the fog became so dense The weather was extremely heavy vigorous defence.

that she had to drop anchor at a at the time, a dense fog making Washington, April 24-Gonòr- navigation almost impossible.nl Madoro, chief of the Mexican place which was afterwards, as

certained to be in the vicinity of The Taiyuan anchored, we are revolutionary forces has agreed

to an armistice for the purpose the fog lifted slightly and Hongkong, 28th April, 1911..-[ 1001 Tongting. On Sunday afternoon told, but the Yongola passed on her voyage. Nothing more has of discussing terms of been heard of the vessel, and we and has withdrawn his demand the Meifoo weighed anchor and foar hore that she has been lost, for the retirement of President proceeded on hor voyage, but after Diaz as one of the conditions clearing Steep Island Pass, the fog which must be met by the again became dense and anchor foderal government bofore he was dropped off Elgar Island, about eighty miles from Woosung. would entertain pence overtuves. It is believed in diplomatic cir- About half-past five o'clock the sano orening, while the Meifoo for tinio in which to reorganize which was shortly afterwards landed at their risk into the hazardous clos hors that Madero is sparring was still lying at anchor, a steamer, CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Hongkong, 7th April, 1911.

that all Goods are being and strongthen his forces, and rooted and directed too obviously peared front the fog and before Hongkong and Kowloon Whief and tion to admit of peace negotiations collision the bow of the Kwanglee from the wharves delivery may be

struck-the-Moifoo-right amid obtained. ns long 14 Diaz Totains the power

ships mud toro a. large hold in revolutionists.

Meiloo sank within very fow minutes in fifteen fathoms of water. The officers and crews of

DISTRIBUTION OF

LIABILITIES.

BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

8.8. "BENMOHR," FROM LEITH, LONDON AND STRÄITS.

mitted to the House, and depre-its existence, probably, has the iontutivos of the various fire that the revolution is too doon certained to be the Kwangles, BP and/or extra hazardous Goduwur of the being sont to the House to do the ceremonial portion of the in-in Tokyo on the night of the 11th against the present administra anything could be done to avert a Godowa Co., Ltd., whence and/or

It is reported that the repre- oflices concerned held a moeting inst, and disclosed the liabilities. of their companies in respect to patch to the "Osaka Jiji" gives the following as the approximate, liabilitios of each company:

poople's work thon throwing back The weather was superb: one of the Yoshiwara fire. A.Tokyo dis to deal with the leaders of the her.side, with the rosult that the Goods have left the Godowns, and all

upon the pople the burden of

solving wit the roprosentatives

were elected to decido.

London, April 28, 7.35 a.m..

|

Yon,'

Tokyo Fire...... 65,000 Kyodo Fire..... 190,000 Qanka Fire......100,00 Kobo Marino ...150,000 Yokohama Firo. 50,000 Nippon Fire..... 50,000 Ton Fire........ 37,000 Naniwa Fire..... 58,100 Moiji Fire...... 70,000 Foreign offices.. 50,000

STEAMER FOUNDERS IN TYPHOON.

SIX PERSONS MISSING. Late news from Monila says the stoamor, Charles Porizat foundered off Cavite at 5-30 on Sunday afternoon last three milor out of Cavite. At the time there were 20 persons aboard and latest information shows

Noto our Price $12.00 per casB, 001-

taining 4 dozen qusrix or 6 dozen, pints.

T'o-days Advertisement.

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No Chima will be admitted after the NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Goods rumaining undelivered after the HE P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Bleanor Dili prox., will be subject to rent.

"DELTA,"

All Claims against the Steamer must

THE

be presented to the Undersigned on or FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO before the 12th prax., or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be oxamined on the

prox., at 11 A.M.

a

the two steamers did all in their power to save the lives of the passengers and members of the crew of the Meifoo who were in the water, but so suddon had boon the catastrophe tint littlewould be done. Thought only one life-boat

No Fire Insuruce has been affected. could be launched many lives

Bill of Lading will be countersigned foreign officers of the Meifeo, but woro saved, including all the by

it is estimated that more than forty Chinese passengers were drowned...

JIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.

Agents. Hongkong, 28th April, 1911. [1090

AND STRAITS. · Consigness of Cargo by the above- named rossol nra, hereby informed that their goods are being handed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown" "Com- pany's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as iko Goods are landed. This vessel brings ou Cargo :

From London, &c., ox s...."! Delt-

and "China,"

From Persian Gulf,, ox as. B. I. B. N. and B. & P. Co.'s Steamer.

Optional Goods will be lauded here unless instructions are given to the coutery within G hours.

cated the idea of representatives it did on Saturday lust when the spection by Alaj Gen. Anderson took place on the Polo Ground, Those semi-summer days trans planted to spring which Shing

ni delights in when the weather. burou is specially complaisant, Many of the crowd of ladies and gentlemen who had assembled to watel the function wore in spring attire, and the scrue was at once stimulating and delightful. On the drill there is no need horo to Speaking in the House of Com-dilate. A detailed account will be found in another column. But inons, Mr. Asquith said that he it was vory qvidont that the most had been inado of the fine weather hoped the Budget would be pro- which Ims proveiled for the past The Kyodo Fire Insurance Com-the

fortnight nearly. We never saw pany declares that a portion of the six to bo still missing. Tho sonted Boon (after?) tie Veto Bill the Corps as a whole in bolter risks takon by it having been re-bureau of navigation authorities surred, Mr. Smith, chief officer of lave had fatal results, occurred

Immediately the collision oc

A collision which might well fottle. The Light Horse took the insured its actual liability will bo believes them to be drowned. the Meifuo,. accompanied by a at Bangkok in front of Mossrs. had been disposed of by the opportunity of going through a fow no more than Y150,000. One is Mr. Jolin. Bovington, an Chinoso tally-man, attempted to go Windsor and Co.'s wharf, a fow

simple evolutions beforethe others

Tho proprietor of the Nakn-American. Commons.

arrived, and very business-like gomo-ro, one of the leading

below to procuro life-bolts for the days ago, between the small Two other Americans, Ordin- passengers, but thenttempt proved motor launch owned by the Pilot they looked. They wont past well licensed houses at Yoshiwara, anco Borgonut E. R. Neville futile and both Mr. Smith and the Company, and a larger steun at 4 p.st., will bo subjost to reut. at the walk, trot, and gallop, and which was burnt down, luy de- with station at Fort McKinley, tally-man wore washed away. The launch bolonging to the R.

No Fire Insurance will-bo effquted the only fault we have to cided to discontinue the business and Mr. Lostor Perkins, of former was horvically rescued by Department. The pilot's launch by o inny case, whutovor find with them is that they has granted their freedom to the bureau of Customs, were Mr. Palmer, second ongineer of the was split in two and immediately the Godowns for oxamination by the Damaged" packagaz must be left in umerous enough all the girls, numbering 43, be- rescued after they had floated Meifoo, when in au oxhanstod commenced to fill. Capt. Roose Coustuces and the Company's ear- There are no more of them longing to his establishment, and about in the water all night. condition, but the tally-mon and the two Siamese who conveyor, Mosars. GODDARD and DOUGLAN, than there were quarter of a cancelled all the bonds for the Twenty-one Filipinos have also was drowned. Captain Froberg,prised the crew, at once took to at 10 AM. on MoNDays and Tuume. century ago and the settlement indebtedness of the girls. been rescued. The cause of the master of the Meifoo, also had the water and were with some DAYS. All claims must be presented The proprietor of the Omodaku-accident is not definitely known a very narrow escape. He was dilliculty taken on board the Itail-within ton days of the steamer's arrival REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE tionally good during the past has followed the example,

The Artillery have been excepta, where 30 girls were employed, as only the barest news of the found struggling in the water by way launch,

disaster has been received, but ita quartermaster and a sailor who was unable to swim, was in rooguial. No claims will be admitted One of the crow, here, after which date they ornnot be is considered probable that the whose boat land, been overturned, an exhausted state when roscued. after the goods have left the Godowni Vossel, which plies regularly and was dragged by them on to The. damaged launch, Julf sub-

E. A. HEWETT, botween Manila and Corregidor, the kool of the overturned boat, merged, was left to drift down

- Superintendent, foundered in the severe storm where the throe remained for the river..

Hongkong, 27th Aprif, 1011.. that whipped the waters of the more than an hour before being bay into a fury during the late reseted. In the meantime the afternoon hours.

Kwanglee lowered all her boats and a search of the surrounding water resulted in the rescue of THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF SILVER WARE IN THE many members of the passengers and crew of the Moifgo.N.Ö.I). Now."

TURKEY'S TROUBLES.

VIZER THREATENS

MONTENEGRO.

" TELEGRAPH.".

Loulon, April 28, 7.35 a.m.

Constantinople tolegrins slato

the

that the Grand Vizier, Rifaat Fasha, has said that unless

Montenegrins cetus aiding the Albanian insurgents ho will

"

be

compelled to call Montenegro to

account.

fro

mot

lins more thau troblod in the time.

GOLF.

7

LOG BOOK.

Goods not cloared by the 8rd May,

WANG HING, Jeweller.

COLONY.

10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

THE

[1098

three or four years, and main- tain their pre-eminence. What Shanghai would have done had serious trouble arisen before slo had mounted infantry, machine-

THE HONG FOURSOMES. gunners, and engineers, Heaven

The long delayed final in the only knows. Any one who knows Hong. Foursomes competition was the conditions of the place now

played off on the 23rd at Shang- Only one survivor of the wreck can see that at present they are in-hai, when the contestants wore I reached Manila in the early hours disponsable, and their marked F. Mackay and A. R. W. Menziesa Filipino who was picked up elliciency on Saturday was a wel-(Butterfield and Swire) and T.-F. by Mr. W. L. Shaw of the Atlan como sight. Of the infantry the Longmuir and A. C. Padday tic Gulf and Pacific company at most curious thing is that the (Hongkong Bank). The final two o'clock in the morning as ho companies never grow any bigger. round necessitated the playing of was returning to the city on a small, we mean, for the highest match was brought to a close, Several of them are certainly too 36 holes, but at the 28th the company launch.

When rescued he was half mad standard of efficiency, and for this Mackay and Mouzies winning from thirst and fear and could not

An old lady, who had been reason, if for no other, they should by 9 up and 8 to play. From tell a connected story of the sink-leaning over the rail to watch the strain every nerve to gain recruits, the vory start the Taikos couple ing of the vessel.

passengers as they came up the The battalion is far bigger than it

The steamer fondered almost gangway, suddenly approached used to ho, but the growth is in put up a strong game, and the

the captain. scores in the three rounds whieli without warning and the passen- units, and not in increase to were completed varied between gers and crew barely had time to particular companies. We can 40 and. Of the Hongkong it on the life preservers handed remember the time when there Bank mon Padday was the less out by orders of the captain when wore but two companies, when indeed, for a short time, there steady, and on several occasions he realized that the boat was was but one. Now there are they played a plucky game,

placed his partner in difficulties. doomed. eight without counting the

During the rain, the group in started when the engineer pullod Would have been much loss if he had Reserve Co. They all wont past means in his best form, but wore the cricket pavilion were' telling the lever. Thank you very

though Longmir was by no fair order on Saturday, not good enough to win. Mossra, their bad-weather and

fine-muel" France's intervoution in Moroc nonoslovenly, none with mechani-Mackay and Menzies are to be weather stories. One of the best cal perfection. That, however, congratulated on their win of this of them went back to the South con called forth a question cxcopt for its tale of discipline competition, for from start to African war, when crowds stood the 21st instant was 25 ft. 4) in., ] From the German Foreign Office. Anderson made a typically soldier and have deserved their victories, waiting for the expected news alberd work, means little. Gen. finish they have played good golf outside the newspaper offices

MOROCCO.

AN ECHO OF ALGECIRAS

REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE

Von

"TELEGRAPH."

London, April 28, 7.35 a.m.

}}1

like speech a volumo in three

In reply, the French Ambas-sentonces. Ho had seen the Corps nt work he had formed tho sylor to Berlin has assured Dr. opinion that thoy moant to make themselves efficient for anything Bothmann-Holwngg that they might have to do: and he I wished there wore more of them. France has no intention what-, Nothing could have been better, more to the point, or more de- ever to contravens the Treaty of served. It found its echo in the

minds of all who heard it „Algeciras,

"Shanghai Mercury

Shanghai has now given up her objections to have anything higher in the air, than it is itself and yielded to M. Vallon.

The Peking Spring Races have been postponed until Friday and Saturday May 12, and 13.

H.M.S. Thistle left Hankow for downriver ports on de 20th and ILMS. Suipo left for Woolow

about Ladysmith. An old lady sauntered past—an old lady with a black dress and bonnet, and a huge umbrella...

What is the crowd for?" sho asked.

"Waiting for news of the war. "Why is there a war on?"

word!" the old lady said, pleasantly they've got a nice day for it, haven't they?

"Please tell me, sir," she asked

timidly, "what time the bont

starts,

"It starts, medom, when 1 give the word," was the haughty reply. "Oh, indeed! I thought it

at

The watermark at Hankow on

ft. 1 in, and at Wahu on the Kiakiang on the following day 23rd idem 10 ft.

It came as quite a shock to his numerous friends in China when it was learned that Mr. W. 11. Anderson, who had only rotired from active service in July, 1008, had succumbed on the 28th March, at tugby, England. De- ceased had been resident in the Far East for more than thirty

spars?

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