SPECIAL
TELEGRAMS.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
REUTER'S
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
SATURDAY, MAY 20
NEW SERIES
No. 8553-
晚二十月四年三能室
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S
TELEGRAMS.
HOKKAIDO ABLAZE.
RELIEF COLUMN BEYOND WIRELESS.
TREMENDOUS LOSS
REPORTED.
EAST NOTTS ELECTION.
PETITION DISMISSED,
(THE “TELEGRAFN” CORRESPONDENT ]
London, May 19, 6.30 p.m. The East Notts election petition
has been dismissed.
THE SHIPPING trade.
THREATENED INTERNA-
TIONAL STRIKE
["INDEPENDENT NEWS" AGKNOY.]
Tokio, May 20th.
او
A distrous firo has broken
out among the thick forests of
Hokkaido..
The fire is raging furiously, working its way through the dis [THE "Telegraph" ConnesPONDENT]trict, and defying all tiopo of
London, May 19, 6,30 p.m.
A secret date has been fixed for
control.
Numerous towns, villagos, coal
the commencement of an inter-mines and forests have been dos- national shipping strike.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
"TELEGRAPH."
Bombay, May 10, 2.5 p.m.
CHINESE
TELEGRAMS.
H.E. TUAN FANG AP- POINTED RAILWAY
MINISTER.
{“ SÅRuna Po” SERVICE }'
Poking, May 19.
1911
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CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
SMUGGLING AMMUNI-
TION.
BEAT PO SERVICE)
Poking, May 19.
A largo quantity of arms and
畿十二月五英港香
CANTON NEWS.
$50 PER" Asrom,
SINGLE COPT 10 Omnes.
FISHING IN HONGKONG. ANARCHISTS GIVE TROU-A CHANCE FOR ANGLERS, BLE; TROOPS DISPATCHED.
Amongst local disciples of old {THE "TALMIRAPH " CORRESPONDENT, Izaak Walton it is often a matter Canton, May 19. of regretful remark that there is H. E. General Olun las telo practically no angling to be had graphed to the Canton Viceroy in the Colony. But there now regarding the movements of the appears to be a likelihood that. anarchists. It is reported that before very long our rod-and-line the General has received informa fishing enthusiasts will love tion from la detectives, through the pleasure Commander Wu-yin, that the line on the public reservoirs,
of, casting lender of the anarchists, Cheung for the Water Authority Laut Pua, who had raised a ro (Hon. Mr. W. Chatham) is con of the Tstam basin, and, if it bellion in Kwangsi somo years dueting an experimental stocking
to be a plenitude of "takeable" prove to be a hecess, there ought
remote date. fish in the reservoirs at no very
A telegram from Paris reports
An Importal decree has been ammunition smuggled into Pengo, had held a private meeting
a
large number of soldiers for the purpose of apprehending these smugglers, who are suspected to bo anarchists.
that a wire from General Moinior issued appointing H.E, Tuanking have been discovered and is to the effect that the relief Fang, former Viceroy of Chili, as the Governmont hins stationed column had crossed the Becht Director General (Railway Minis rivor and would henceforth be tor) of the Canton-Hankow and beyond the reach of wireless. Szechuan-Honkow railways. No news could therefore be ex-
pected from the column for several.
days.
troyed.
RUSSIA'S BALTIC FLEET.
WRESTLING CHAMPIONS:
The damage dono cannot at
present be estimated,
HACKENSCHMIDT TO
MEET GOTCHI.
[Tüm “TELEGALTMR" ConnzaronDENT}
Loudon, May 10, 6.30 p.m. A wrestling championship inutch has been arranged between Haokeuschmidt and Golch,
appears
All Japanis panic-strickon, [Cho tormi "Hokkaido"
to be used to designate the north part of the Japanese empire, io. the island of Yeza, the southern half of Saghalien and the Kuriles,
so from the telegram the exact
The match will take pluro in locality of the outbreak cannot be Chicago iu Soptember next.
[The meeting botween flose two wrestlora will take place on Sop- tember 7th.
plead.]
WORLD'S NEWS. In a recont interview Hucken- schmidt stated that Goteli agread
REFORM IN CHINA. to meet him at the Empito Club,
Poking, May 15.-The Yu- Chicago, an Labour Day on concluanpa (Ministry of Posts and dition that he got 20,000 dellars, the postal service on the 28th Communications) will take over win or lose..
"I have only one great nubi-instant. It is hoped flat a foreign tion," says Hackonse,midt, "and chief will be given independent that is to boat the American,
control. The staff otherwise,do-
If I do that nothing elsoires to exclude foraigners and to
malters.
I shall most likely start my training for this match with Gotch early in July and probably in England."]
HOME RACING.
WIN FOR THE KING'S
HORSE
Tu" TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT]
London, M by 19; 0.30 pm, At the Doncaster Mooting to- day the Fitzwilliam Stakes race
was won by His Majesty King George's horse Pintadean,
replace them by unintential trainod Chinese.-N. C. 1). News.
THE PEKING RACES. Races took place on Friday and Peking, May 14-The Poking Saturday, when the most suc cessful of the poaice was Mr. H. Phillips's, Sceptre, ridden by Mr. Heard. He won the Maiden Stakes and the Champion Sweepstake, Ostablishing a record for the latter orent.-N. C. D. Newa,"
GERMANY AND-CHINA.
SUGGESTIONS TO PROMOTE
TRADE.
INSTRUCTIONS FROM THRONE REGARDING
RAILWAYS.
His Excellency the newly op- REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE Pointed Railway Minister has
"TELEGRAPH."
been instructed by the Throne to Bombay, May 19, 2.5.p.m.
consult with the Viceroys of Szo- St. Potersburg reports that the ohuan, Kwangtung, Hupeh and Budget Committee of the Duma the Governor of Human so as to ins adopted a Bill granting money push on with the construction of to build four battleships for the the railways.
Baltic Floot.
ROOSEVELT'S CRITICISM OF ARBITRATION
DRAFT.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
*TELEGRAPH.”
Bombay, May 19, 2.5 p.m. ' Ex-President Roosevelt, eri- tioising President Taft's draft of
an arbitration treaty, says that
the American nation will not
"
hasten to arbitration if some other
nation insisted on forcing on them
unwelconie immigrants.
KAISER'S INVITATION
·TO PRINCE OF WALES.
¦
The Board of Finance and the Board of Communications have instructed the superintendents of these two railwayato proceed with the work as usual until the arrival
GAMBLING REQUISITES PROHIBITED.
("SHEUNG TO" SERVICE)
Poking, May 19. The Governor of Soochow has introduced strong measures prc- hibiting the people from buying and selling gambling requisites.
CHINA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FOREIGN POWER.
("SHAT Po" SERVI(K)
being stocked is bass, the spown The fish with which Tytam is
Philippines and hatched hero in of which was procured from the nurseries before being put int the reservoir. Unless there are already in Tytam many oracious fish of the piko kind, which prey upon young gir thoroscoms to be no reason why the imported basa ponies is a prolifio breeder, mul- should not thrive, and as this tiply a thousandfold.
rangements for an attempted in Kowloon to discuss the ar
tectives further gathored the news rising in Woichow. The de
smuggled into the districts of that theso anarchists had secretly
cases of white jacketé, abuut Kai-shin and Pok-lo, over forty twenty cases of red flags with white borders besides over one hundred cases of bullets. All theso contrabands have been secretly stored in different places. The anarchists are alleged to have cooled in inducing people to be a lot of money and those who suc como anarchists were rawarded with $50 for each no-moinber. Stocked fish of similar specios It is reported that these anarchists have thriven remarkably well in had travelled as far as Taipo by Messrs. Butterfield and Swiro's the Kowloon-Canton Railway and private reservoir on the hill then secretly wont into the dis-opposito Taikoo, so it is more than tricts of Kwai-sion and Pok-lo. probable that the Tytam experi On receipt of the telegram from mont will be equally successful. the General, the Viceroy has
Up till recently there was despatched foar regiments of na provision made in the water- troops in the event of emergency works regulations to provent for the purpose of apprehending anyone fishing in the Government the unrelista.
reservoirs, but with a view to HELD FOR RANSOM,
protect the young fish the follow- The Board of Foreign Affairsing notification has now been has sent a despatah to H.E. the gazetted Canton Viceroy which states that Tishing-All use of nets or ceived from the Trench Minister and lines, for taking fish, and the according to a communication re- other appliances, including rods
at Peking, a French subject while use of dynamite or other explosivo on his way to Kwaugel on the substance or any poisonous, atupe 8th of April last, was robbed by tying or obnoxious substance to Chinese brigands at Ling-eui dis kill or destroy fish in the reservoirs triot. Over twenty dollars in is strictly prohibited, provided notes and one hundred dollars in always that permission to fish with caeli were taken away from hini, a rod and line may be granted by and his son was held for ransom. licenco of the Water Authority the Board to inform the Canton when demanded by any police The French Minister has asked such licance must be produced authorities of the place where the waterworke official or custodian. Viceroy to instruct the local officer or constable or by any
Poking, May 19. A foreign Minister in Peking of the Railway Minister. The has notified the Board of Foreign present presidents, vice presid-Affairs to the effect that his coun-outrage has been committed to ents and deputies of these railways try will hold China responsible for
have been instructed to become
assistants to the New Railway Minister so as to facilitate the work of the railways
RAILWAY LOAN NOT
FIXED.
{"BEWUNG Po" Gravion)
Peking, May 19, The $80,000,000 loan for the
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE development of the Canton-Han-
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kow Railway is not quite fixed.
Bombay, May 20, 7.10a.m. -
The Kaiser has invited the
}
The industrial developmout of China, though slow, is certainly progreasing, Aud machinery makors would be woll advised to pay careful attention to this mar- ket in the future, In order to further Corman trade it was sug- Prince of Wales to visit Potedom. gested that (1) a German Tech- nical School should be established in China, (2) Chinese students Bhould be invited to attend Ger- man universities and technical soliools, and (3) German manu- facturers should appoint their REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE own independent agents in China.
-"Borson Zeitung."
King's First Victory on Turf:
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Bombay, May 20, 7,10a.m. Pintadehu, owned by His Ma-
jesty King George V., wou ho
Fitzwilliam Stokos andst great
enthusiasın.
Messrs. Jarding Matheson's. Chipshing, now in port, brought from the North two more corridor carriages for the Chinose section
GENERAL BOISSET'S
·COLUMN NEAR FEZ..
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE
MINISTERS' DUTIES
FIXED.
["SHRONG Po" BARVIOR}
any lose sullored by the merchants
of his nationality throughthosteps takon by the Chinese Government in dealing with the revolutionaries.
PEOPLE'S OBJECTION.
1" SHRUNS FO" Bervich.)
Peking, May 19.
A crowded inceting was held at the Provincial Assembly in Hunan in which the provinciale, the gentry and several thousand
people were present. They de- manded their governor to take
steps to prevent the Governmen from taking over the control of the railways out of commercial
subject, the money and to arrest recover the son of the French:
the offendors. On receipt of the despatch from the Board, the Viceroy instructed the authorities accordingly.
The Weather Forecast.
WITH STORMY
CHANGE
VERY DRY
FAIR
ADMIRAL LI CHUN VISITS FOREIGN CONSULS.
H.E. the Canton Viceroy, H.E. Acting on tho.instructions of
Admiral Li Chua has paid around visit to the various Consuls at Shanicen. The visit, it is alleged, bears connection with the recent rising in Cantov. It is reported that the Admiral has told the Consule that the Canton authori- ties had been very sorry for the outbreak of the revolt in Canton, which had caused so much alarm or uneasiness in the minds of the Consular body, and their respec tive nations, and that, as Canton had assumed its former Blato of On the 20th at 11.55 6.--The tranquillity, and as so many
barometer has fallen moderately attempts by the anarchists to 10 in other areas are slight, and naval forces were at hand, all over the E. and N.E. consts of China in Vladivostok, Changes now thoir mitchief would be rendered impossible. The Ad- miral assured the Consuls that in-
laud
si uctions had been sent to the au- thorities of the places which have missionary chapels, or which Lave commercial connection with
May 19th at 10 a.m.4 p.m. Barometer......29.83 20.77 Temperature 74. 76 Humidity 93 80 Rainfall... 0.03
The depression shown over Manchuria,is moving slowly East- wards,
The area of low prossuro lying over Clinu extends from the 8.W coast to the Lower Yangtze valloy. foreigners, to do their best loing Japan, is central off the E. The high pro euro ares cover- maintain peace, and to give theo foreigners proper protection, The coast. Admiral further said that the Unsettled equally weather is Chinese are getting more pro-China coast.
indicated over the whole of the grossive your after year, and that fe in contain that no more cant- foreign trouble will occur during the period of China's passage from the old to this new order of
Paking, May 10,
Tho responsibilities of the diffunds. ferent ministers of the new Cabinot have been fixed. Prince
communications: Ching will be responsible for the Kowloon Railway (branch line) things.
it reached the vicinity of Tao-yuen left Canton for Samsui and when
"TELEGRAPH."
Bombay, May 20thı, 7.10 a.m.' Telographic
of the Canton-Kowloon Railway state that Gonoral Boi-sot's supervision of general affairs, On her last voyage she brought
threo, while some five others have column is within two days H.E. Na Tung responsible also been delivered. These oor-
for
riages are being built by the march of Fez. The old town foreign diplomatic affairs Imperial Railways of North Chion
and
The contract was secured at s very low figure,
1. hands of the insurgents.
This is the King's first victory at their works at Ilsinho, Chihli, of Fez is believed to be in the HE. Chu Bha Cheung will
have charge of internal affairs,
On the morning of the 17th inst, the train of the Canton-
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 ours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 1.44 inches,
Forecast District.
· 1,-Hongkong and Neighbour- hood, variable winds; equally, thunderstorms, yet (
2, Formosa Chanuel, S.E.
3-South coast of China
Commander L, 1 Flores, the derailed The axis of the wheels Bangkok, who left the other winds, moderate. Hill, the train was suddenly Portuguese Consul-General at
passenger was injured. Assistanos reeding home, vis Gaigon, tween Hongkong, and Lame were damaged. Fortunately, no, day by the Donaj, is pro
and a train was despatched from montis leave, Mr. de Mello was then sought for by talonhono Hongkong and Macao, on six samo as No. 1. Fatehan to transfer the senger, and luge Boo
la Vios Consul, will for tween. Hon kon Consul General
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