1911-05-30 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 8562

SPECIAL

TELEGRAMS.

THE DERBY.

FAVOURITE GUARDED BY

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POLICE

[THE "TELE GApu" CorresponDENT.,

Loudon, May 29th, 10.25 p.in. Beaurepairo and Runnymede

have been "scratched from the

Derby.

„A_donbly_guard_pf police_con-

tries are watching the favourite

Sunstar.

[Sunstar, owned by Mr. J; B. Joel, has beon Imizid by Morton at Wantage, and hus won the Two Thousand Guineus „Stakes, in which raco also ran his stable companion Lyacon. The sel is looked upon as the winner of the, Derby, and is certainly the favourite. On the other: hænd Mr. E. Blane, the famous French owner, is expectɔd to run à good race with his Lord. Burgoyno which is heavily backed not only hore, but hone, Truth," commenting list uruth on the Derby, says:

SPECIAL

TELEGRAMS.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

TUESDAY, MAY 30

CHINESE

TELEGRAMS.·

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晚三初月五年三室

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

VOLUNTEER OFFICERS

ATTEND KING'S

HOME POLITICS.

LOOTING IN NINGPO.

LORDS PASS PARLIAMENT

LEVEE.

(Tu "TELEONPH" CORRESPONDENT

·

Landon, May 29, 10.20 p.m.

One hundred and Gifty voteran

Volunteer Officers attended, the

King's Levoo.

[The-King-has-gracionsly-con-- sented that all vetoran volunteers Fean, on Coronation. D: y, wear the

uniforms which they word whilo | faelively connected with

Volunteer movement.]

DEATH OF SIR W. S.

GILBERT.

BILL.

Ci

SERVICE TO THE TELEGRAPH."]

London, May 30; 7.10 a.m.

STRIKE PREVALENT.

("SKAT PO" SIRVIOR.}

Ningpo, May 20. Owing to the high price of rice

The House of Lords Invo pase-in Ningpo, the people have looted ed the Second Reading of the the rice shops and a general Parliament Bill without division: strike is prevalent. -

PAPAL ENCYCLICAL.

tho (SERVICE TO THE TELEGRAPH."]

{The "TelkoNAPH " LONERSPONDENT

Te kulon, May 29th, 10.20 p.m.'

Sir W. S. Gilbert died sud-

denly.

Loudon, May 30th, 7.10 a.m. A Papal Encyclical vehemently. condemns the anti-religious acts of the Portuguese Republic.

FRANCE IN MOROCCO.

THANKS FROM THE

SULTAN

[ÉKUVICE TO THE "TELEGRAPH."

London, May 29, 2.25 p m.

1911.

CHINESE

二拜禮

TELEGRAMS.

H.E. TUAN FANG TO

LEAVE PEKING.

("SHAT PO" Savick)

Poking, May 29,

"

The new Director-General H.E. Tuan Fang will leave Poking for Hankow on Friday next to talo over his now duties.

*CHINESE DRIVEN FROM VLADIVOSTOCK.

TO RELIEVE SUFFERERS.^

(BUAT PO" SERVICE.)

Peking, May 20.

The Board of Finruce has

momorialized this Throne to put asido $500,000 from the Tai Ching Bank for the relief of the

sulforors in connection with the

recent cunflagration at Kirin. An

Imperial docroo has boon issued

granting the President's request in the memorial.

His Highness the Sultan of ARSENAL EXPLOSION.

Morocco oficially received General

[This brieftelogramammomuing the death of one of England's The Derby betting which is re-leading lights in the light opera-- ported by the daily papers is a tic world will be recaived with flagrant absurdity. M. Edmond regret by those who have extract- Blane's Shetland was quoted lasted enjoyment from the operas, weok at 7 to 1. I mentioned this the outcome of his collaboration dark colt three weeks ago as bping with Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan. vory good-looking, but still very Sir William Schwenck Gilbert Moinier and the principal officers backward. If there were any way born in Southampton-st., | gonuine betting worth notico tho Strand, Londou, on the 18th belonging to the French relieving propor price of Skeiland would) November, 1836, and in 1867 he

troops. bo 40 to 1. Did ever any one married Lacy Agnes, the daughter hour of a dark colt which his of Captain Turner. He was educated at Ealing, London Ur never been galloped in any way whatover being rekod for the Dorby at anything, like the price which is reported to have beon taken ? Absolutely nothing is ́known about Shetland. Ho may

ono of

化

iversity, and was called to the Bar

("SEAT PO" Senvion.)

Poking, May 20

("Bazuka Po" Barvios.)

Poking, May 20, Recently a large number of

Chinese residents were driven out of Vladivostock by .oussin Government. Now they will be

allowed to romain in Vladivostok by paying $7 poll taș,

號十三月五英港香

A CLEVER HONGKONG

POLICE DOG...

Captures a Burglar.

$80 PER ANNUM,“

SINGLE COPY 10. Üxxts.

STANDARD

OIL.

Tho recent order ofthe.

Thoro is a canino momber of the Supreme Court requiring the dis Hongkong Police Force who has solution of the Standard Oil Com already earned a reputation by

boing the means of getting two pany, which is held to be an illegal criminals laid by the hools. In combination in restraint, of irade the early hours of this morning he will undoubtedly have far-reach- added to his record by capturing ing offects. Not only will the

Chinese burglar. This four-

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wonk, who makes up for his solved as it is presently formed footed policeman is a plain black Standard Oil Company bo dis-

ably high intelligence. want of good looks by a remark- but the Tolteco Trust, Sugar.

his morning P.O. (2) Bond was

At a quarter past one o'clock oral Electric Company and other Trust and perhaps even the Gen-

patrol duty in Bonham Strand concerns which avo formed ander with the dog when ho espiod a business custome in vogue fifteen Chinaman busy at work

or twenty years ago will voluntari-

_On_the_Window..

of a boot shop at No. 65. They re-incorporate in order to retain thief inade off on hearing the con- legal status in view of recent stable's footsteps and with his Federal Lays. bare feet and scanty clothing:

Wo are not to imagino that the would doubtless easily have out-Government is "going to put the istripped the European.

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But it must have occurred to Standard Oil Company out the the knowing animal that now was business"! They will only be his time to take hand in the gimo, required to conform to the laws of the fugitive whom he quickly in foatures which twenty years for the dog started off in pursuit govorning corporate bodies, . Cor- overtook and brought to the ground, keeping the man prono on ago were considered "fair" al his back until P.C. Bond came up though "sharp" business prac and arrested him.

tice will be oliminated, in tlio re- shop window was made it was

When an examination of the formation. found that the robber had by

There is one thing about our means of a pair of cutting pliors, Trusts that we can admire. That found in his possession, torn away is, even though they may have a piece of the wire netting which fattoned off of weaker concerns at protected the window and had home they have certainly gone out extracted a pair of boots. At the and captured the market of the Magistracy this morning, he was world in their respective lines. sentenced to two months hard Not only that, but they are hand- labour.

ling the business in a business- like manner and their plant and There line beon some talk of equipment is American and spic late about the probability of the and span," Commercial Times" employment of bloodbounds in | (Manila.) · running down the gangs of armed robbers who have made their pre- sonco very severely felt in munier- oua villages in the New Territory recently. These gangs appear to be as "alim" as Do Wet's famous memo-corps and are adepts at concealing their tracks. In the Straits Settle-

TERRITORIAL FORCE,

FEARED CONFLICT WITHI

FOREIGNER,

("JAKUNG PO" SERVICE]

Poking, May 20. The new Cabinst has

Police Dogs.

The arsenal at Protingfu in rialized the Throne to the effect ments the services of police dogs

The Sultan expressed histhinks | Chili suddenly orploded two days that the Government ought to

for the flp given by France in ago. The cause of the explosion devoto all its attention to the is unknown. The people in Pok-movements of the people in the ing wore panic stricken.

in 1881. He was clerk in the Privy Council Office from 1857 1862 restoring order in the country", and was a captain in the Royal Aberdocualizó Highlandors (Mili- tia) in 1888.

He was a J.P. and D.L., in

POLICE COURT.

A Dangerous Practice.

Before Mr. F. A. 1azoland this

be the best of his ayuter's three- Middlesex., His publications are your-olds, or he may he a mere too well known to warrant their pluator for all that his train- tabulating here, but his first.. er can tell at présent. It was "Tho Palacool Truth," appeared amusing to read in

in 1870. He was created Knight | morning, a Chinaman rosiding at in 1907.] the papers that there was

248 Reclamation Street, Yaumati, boom" for Shotland, who was

was charged at the instance of -backed down to 7 to 1." It would be

Detective Sergeant Brown with waste of space to notice the other

staring dangerous, goods in his fantasticalities of thiseruzy Derby

house. betting, and the daily papers onght not to report such insana buffoonerio. Nobody ought to bat ono penny on the Derby qutil the day oven if reasonable odds are offered, as it is a very open

BOXING,

JOHNSON CHALLENGES

WELLS.

race, and at the finish everything|TTELEGRAPA" ConRESPONDENT

will probably turn on the Froneli horses which are

sont

over,

London, May 29th, 10.20 p.m.

Jack Joluson, the world's

I have more than once pointed out the utterly asinine, folly of backing Sobieski for the Dorby whon practically nothing was lampion, has challenged Bon kuown about the colt, and espe-bardier Wells to a cially at the ridiculous price

fight. which some dundorheads were so infatuated as to accopt. The

English three-your-olds are so ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN modorate that M. E. Blanc will

not need to own a flier in or-

dor to win this year's Porby.

The announcements

concorn-

ing Shetland which appeared!

MALLINSON.

in several papors last week can BREAKS ANKLE AT POLO,

only be described as mendacions

nud islending. During the win-

tor 1 raferred to Baron Maurice (TEW "TELsonaru" CORRESPONDENT.;

de Rothschild's Tauchour as a

vory smart colt, expressing the | opinion that it was probably fortunate for the English thro- year-olds that ho had boon with

י,

Manila, My 30, 1.45pm.

Captain Mailinson of the King's

drawn from the Derby when the Own Yorkshire Light Infantry minor forfeit was declared, Fau

olour is by Perth out of Four broke his ankle whilst playing

Tagore, and ho las already wou raues this season.]`

polo at Bagulo yesterday.

Evidence showed that 70 lbs. of blasting powder were found stored away in the cook-house.

Ilia Worship imposed a fine of $50.

Chinese Burglar -Whilst an Indian constable was

BOARD OF COMMUNICA- TIONS AND POST

OFFICE.

["SHAT PO Banvica]

Peking, May 29,

The President of the Board of

Communications took over the

interior instead of paying. any

attention to the aggression of foreigners. The new Cabinet asked the Throne, to prohibit tho formation of territorial corps for nзtional defence in the various provinces, as it was found

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they had had trouble with for- eignors and eventually it might

lead to war.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

Instances of highway robbery

on duty at Shaukiwan on the supreme control of the post offices night of the 28th instant, his in China yesterday. Lord Li, attontion was attracted by the suspicious movements of a Úhina-ex-Minister to the Court of St. in the Colony continue to be re- man whom he sat trying the door

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police station, the man was found master-General and a certain to have in his possession a set of

quantity of joss-sticks, the burglars' implements as well as a Frenchman has been appointed as

are used in hunting down cri minals,

In London, too, and other parts of England, trained dogs are employed in police work, The value of canino help to the police is signally oxemplified in the instanco related above and there is little doubt that a dog corps would be the means of clearing the New Territory of many dangerous villagers in n. constant atale of characters who at present keep the

dread.

A HARBOUR THEFT.

The Weather Forecast.

CHANGE

FAIR

IN STORMY

O

DRY

VERY

May 20th at 10a.m. 4 p.m..

Unrometer ......29.71

Temperature... 83 Humidity... 74 Rainfall......... 0.20

20.64

81

BL

About three o'clock this morn ing the Water Police patrol were apprised by rackets and flare. lights shown on the s.8. Kumsang that something had gone wrong on board. Investigation elicited On the 30th at 11.55.-The the fact that a junk had got away baronieter has risen quickly on from the ship with twenty bags of the E. coast of China, and fallen rice which had been obtained by considerably in W. Japan. theft. The junk was captured The depression, after crossing but no rice was found on board and it is surmised that the stolen reached the S.W. part of the Sea the Yellow Sea yesterday, has goods wore slung over the side by of Japan. the junk people when they saw that capture was inevitable.

MEMORIAL DAY.

America and all over the world To-day, in the United States of where Ainericans are to bo found,

The highest pressuro is shown ovor the Pacific to the East of the Bnins. Thore is a tendency for. of a house. The constable arrested James, has been appointed as Post-ported with rather alarming fre-

SW, China and Tougking. pressure to give way ngain over

him and, when searched at the

quenoy. The latest victim of the

Variable winds and unsettled doaporadoes who appear to be]

is devoted to the commomoration weather my bo expected over of the soldiers who fell in the the northern shores of the China. making a systematic tour of the Civil War. The gravos of the Sea, and S. and B.W. winds to the New Territory is a polica mesed and special services are held Hongkong llainfall for the 24

departed combatants are decorat-Southward of the 20th parallel. senigor, who was returning from all over the country. the Territory carrying despatches

hours ending at 10 .. to-day, In Hongkong the ocension was [0.00 inches." to the Central Station. When celebrated in time-honoured coming through the gap in the fashion by the ship's company of

Forecast Disti

Lier, Kowloon hills known as Customs the U.S.S. Wilmington, win de

1.Hongkong und Neighbour corpted ilio graves of American Pass he was held up by armed soldiers and sailors who lie buried bond, variablo wins, light or robbers, who took from his person nt Happy Valley. The United nuderato, fair, at first, showery all the money he possessed-States Consulato was closed in lator, sum of $4.80—and then decap On the ss. Rubi, the logs were winds, moderato,

the afternoon from one o'clock,

2-Formosa Chanol, N.E.

stupefying smoke of which is director of postal affaire, generally blown in through the door of any dwelling upon which Chinese robbers have burglorious intent.

At the Magistrany this morning ho was charged with being in and also with being a rogue and possession of these implements

vagabond.

ITALIAN CONCESSION.

Mr. J. R. Wood passed sentenco of 14 days' hard labour,

("Suar Po" BARVICH)

Peking, May 29. The Graud Councillors have

Inspector Gourlay prosecuted.

Sir A. Conan Doyle-A man granted an Italian (?) concession who spends his money in bear and

other things, when he might have in Tientsin as requested by the devoted it to purchasing a little library, is a fool.

Italian Minister sometime ago,

ed. They did not interfere with the despatchos.

fio Mail S.. S. Co.'s oflico on the 3-South coast of China, be

half-masted. In front of the Paci

Mr. Alen Dale. The theatre getting to be more and more a light-hearted recreation.

is

Praya were displayed the Ameri-ween Hongkong and Lamoaks, can, English and German ensigns. same as No. 1,

At twelve o'clock a salate of 4.-South coast of China be twenty-one gune was fired from tween Hongkong and Hainan, the U.9.8. Wilmington,

simo.as No. 1.