1911-06-05 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

NEW BERTES No. 8509

晚九初月五年三統宜,

MONDAY, JUNE 5

1911,

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

SPECIAL

TELEGRAMS.

SINGAPORE DOCK

CONTRACT.

(Tan "Telmorava" ContespoKDENT ]

Singapore, June 5th, 12.5 p.an.

Messrs. Toplinn, Jones and

Railton have taken over Sir John

'Aird's dock contract.

CHINESE

TELEGRAME.

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. SPANISH CRUISER DIS- HIS MAJESTY HSUAN

PATCHED TO LARAICHE.

FOREIGN TREATIES.

[SERVICE TO THE “ TELRMATN."']

«London, June 3, 2.5 pan.

The Imporial Conference has

adopted a resolution having ro-

ference to the British Dominions

SETTLEMENT OF SHIP-being, consulted regarding the

PING RING.

[TO "TELNORAPE" CORRESPONDENT

Singapore, June 5th, 12.5 pan..

A special cable to the Straits

-Times from Lundon says Uut

framing of Treatios with foreign

Powers.

KING'S BIRTHDAY,

CONGRATULATIONS.

[SERVICE TO THE

TELEGRAPU."]

TUNG.

[“ Sarung Po" SERVICH.)

London, June 5, 7 n..

Poking, June 4th.

Pho Madrid Government ́has) The Grand Councillors have

despatched a transport cruiser instructed the Board of Education |

carrying two hundred colonial iu- fantry to Laraiche in view of the

threatened disturbances.

Laraiche, or I Araísh, is the. capital of the Azgar province in Morocco, situated at the mouth of the El Kus, 45 miles saw, of Tangier.]

ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.

Lieut. Filchner, leader of the

Governor Sir J. Anderson, (Servier to the “ Telroharu."] | Gorman -Antarctic Expedition

London, June 4, 0.30 a.m.

His Majesty King Gourgo• V.

- G;O.M.(., has arranged the settle- ment of the shipping "ring" en- 'tailing the oading of the special received world-wide congratatu- robate agreement with big motions on the Locusion of his

chants on December 31st.

birillay.

to draw up a list of regulations, as His Majesty Hsuan Tang will go to school next year.

WILL GREAT BRITAIN

RETROCEDE WEI-

HAI-WEI?

SUGGESTED COMPROMISE.

[“ Burung Po'"'" BERVICE]

The Board

Poking, June 4.

of Foreign

| which left Hamburg recently for

Browen and thence for Buenos | Aires, has given Heater's Agency further details of his plans.

"As to the goneral objects of Affairs has promised the British the oxpedition," says Licul. Filchner, "those uro to explore Minister at Peking that Pion-min, the innermost recosses of the

Antarctic and in particular to on the Yannau border, will be establish the relation of the masses opened as a settlement under the

[On page 7 wa lana inserted. under the heading of "Log Book," THE PORTUGUESE NAVY.of land lying west and cast of the nearly half-a-column dealing solely with shipping rings, and pocially with varnar Sir John Anderson's visit to London with the object of attewling a conforence of shipowners on the question.]

POLICE COURT.

TO BE STRENGTHENED.

South Pole. Much work of a samo conlitions as governs Teing- general scientific charseter will

Lao. Ho has also promised that a also be undertaken."

Lieut, kilehaor'splan is general-railway will be built extending to ly to siriko into the Weddell Sea

1

SERVICE TO THE "TELBORAT."] and attack the Antarctic from the Yunnan and Szechuan. In return side opposito vs that explored by for this Groat Britsin must Sir Ernest Sheckleton. The ox-

London, June, 4, 6.30 u.m.

The London "Morning Pos"

At the Magistrady tha morn ing, Mr. J. R. Wood søntoneed n Chinoman to six months impri-errespondent in Lisbon wires sonment with hard labour for: returning fram bishment, The defendant and been previously has decided on a total expondi- banished for larvong,

that the Republican Government

An American bluejacket wasture of ten niillions sterling in prosecuted by Sargeant Pinucoli |

of the Water Police for assault augmentation of the flest and

and disorderly condet. Mr. F.

A. Hazeland impose la fine of $7.

arsenals.

CHINESE

TELEGRAMS.

***

●五月六英港香

THE GYMKHANA.

In addition to those which wo

`#36 ran "AxxON. SINGLE COPY 10, Cars.

PAYING THE RENT.

At the Polico Court this

GOVERNOR OF KWEI-published on Saturday, the follow-morning a Olinamun from Shau- ing aro the results at the Gym-kiw:n was urged, before Mr. khana meeting-

CHOW.

MEMORIAL TO THRONE.

"SEAT PO" SERVICE)

l'oking, June 1.

The Governor of Kwei-clow

has meinerialized the Throne to the effect that owing to lack of funds in the province for military training, he must ask the Throno

to waivo his sharo towards the

Böxor Indemnity.

Teams:- Captain Brierly's team, 20 points KO.Y.LI. "B" team, 23

points K.O.Y.L.I. "A" loam, 6

F. A. Hazelagd, with assaulting his landlord. The defondant was engaged in clandestinely re-

1 moving his goods and clattele from the house which, he routed,

2 when the landlord camo upon, the scone and demandod payment of points 3 the monoy due to him. Tho Throc-Quarters of a Milo Flat tenant replied by hitting him over. the head with a choppor. Son- lence, three weeks' imprisonment with hard labour,

Race..

Mr. Dukdoll's Dorando II, .'

16Ubs (Mr. Soth) 1 Mr. Cymru's Nyllanu, 148169 -

AMOY MUNICIPALITY,

(Mr. Klimanek) 2 Mr. Velux's Greybuck, 1421ba`· At a mooting of the Amoy «(Mr. Asgor) · 3] Municipal Council, hold at the Mr. Ellis Kadoorio's Servian : Board Room, on the 16th May, Chiof, 158lbs (Mr. David) 01011, there wore presont Mr. W. M. Withycombo's Bon Hoo, 155lbs (Owner) Capt. Hughes' Tickoy, 151lbs.

(Mr. Jervois)

DIRECTOR OF RAILWAY. ['Me. Bruttou's Bantam, 151b3 (Mr. Kromor) Mr. T. 8. Forrest's Auchen- dolly, 145lbs (Mr. Beith) Messrs. Lowe and fickman's

· Kongsi, 1421bs(Mr. Mackie)

LOUNG U HO APPOINTED,

("SHAT PO" BERVICE)

Mosers. W. 11. Wallace (Cha Oman), J. S. Fonwick, Y. Kikuchi,

W. R. MD. Parr, Rovd. G. M.

0 Walos,, W. Wilson, the Health;

Oficer and the Secretary,

0

An application from Mr. 13. L. Anderson was submitted for por- Omission to blast certain under- ground rock, at present in the way of the foundations for the house he is building at the Non Rook, The application granted.

The Secretary reported that no further progress had been made in the sinking at the artesian well. The work done during the past fortnight lind principally consisted of putting in 110 foot of piping in the boring...

Cash Sweep. Mr. H. P. White's Tralee, nominated by Mrs. II. Hum- Peking, June 4.

plireys (Mr. David) : 1 Leung Ho has bera appoint-Mr. Cymru's Jack Spraggon, nominated by Mrs. Blair ed Director-Gonoral of the

(Mr. Jervols) northern rection of the Tontsin-Mr. Gilpiu's Mustard, nomi- nated by Mra, Shollim (Mr.

Williams) 3 Chiugkiang railway by the Board

Communications,

Ono and a Quarter Mile Flat Race. Handicap, ForTM all

The plague opidemic in For- China Ponios. Jookeys who have won more than 3 official 30 is-spreading. The total racos in Hongkong, Shanghai number of cases reported this year or Tientsin penalised 5 lbs. from the first has now reached Entrance fee $25. First Prize: 278. Of. this number some forty Prosented. 2nd $25. (En- trance fees to go to winner.)The death rate from the epidemic.

were eases of pneumonic plague.

FRENCH DRILLING IN

pedition is tinied to arrive at the retrocede Wei-hai-weito China(?). SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.

icc in November, so as to take advantage of the most favourable

ice conditions for foreing a way OFFICIALS IN MILITARY into Weddell, Sea.

The ship will follow the outline

of Contslund and establish no far south as possible the

Base of the Expedition, whore 11mon will be landed and a cientific station will be erected. llore geographical, geological,

Before Mr. Wool a Chinoman Tho constructionrd work will Le astronomical, magnatic, meteoro-

was charged with dumping the

body of his infant child, three executed by British ongineers and

months old, in Taifoo Street.

Shaukiwan. The charge is that will be supervised by British the defendant brought the body

from Cheung Lung village. Caso naval officers, romanded.

In 'Mr. Hazoland's - court, a

Chinese sampin woman was fined PERVverted imaginA-

$25 for ekstructing the trailie while droging for coal and for refusing to uel up, when ordered to do so by the police.

Another Chinese woman was fined $5 for failure to show the neecssary lights in the harbour.

A Gorman bluejacket was con- victed by Mr. Wood of assaulting a rickeha coolio in Queen's Road and was lot out of Lustody on a hail of $25. It was stated that the coolie would not be out of hospital for a month.

TION.

PRESIDENT TAFT ON

RECIPROCITY.

[Service to tur“ Telegraph.”]

London, June 5tlı, 7 a.m.

A message from Chicago says

For stealing wood from Mount that President Taft in a speech Auston Barracks a Chinaman

was sentenced by Mr. Hinzeland to said that the actual operation of three wooks' imprisonmont with hard labour,

rco'procity with Canada would LORDS AND NATIONAL be so beneficial to both esuutica

FINANCE.

that arguments, against its ador- A proposal for an increase of tion would only be remembered wages for the principal fonse-

maid to the House of Lords has an exaggerated instances of for- beon submitted by the Lord Great Chamberlain.

Suoli maltors are considered

verted imagination.

by a Bolect Committee, who stato Capham is now training hard that they think an increase of 58. at his quarters at the Imperial a week, making a total of 35s Hotel He has got good men for weekly, should be granted a sparring partners, and is already from 8 April,

getting back to his old form.

be carried out for at least a year. Froin here four members of the party with Nansen sledges will

[ logical, and biological work will

AFFAIRS.

DO NOT HOLD THEM-

SELVES RESPONSIBLE.

("Saruna Po" BELVÍoz)

Peking, June 4.

The President and Vice Pre-

make a dash for the south, The silent of the new Cabinet do not ship meantime will work its way

along the coast, carrying on constat hold themselves responsible in exploration.

The expenses of the expolition all military affairs. An official is are estimated at £70,000. The

expedition is very completely despateled daily by the Army equipped. Its skin, the Doutsel-

land, is a converted whaler with Board to attend the meetinga in

| auxiliary steam of about 300 horse-

power. She carries a wireless this now Cabinot. Lolograpliy installation. A fea- ture of the expedition is the ex- tended adoption of motor trans- port. Thres motor vehicles and one motor boat are being taken out. Dogs are also being carried, and the example of Sir Ernest Shackleton in the use of Manchu rinn ponies for sledge work is boing followed.

PROPOSED CONSCRIP-

TION FOR CHINA.

PEOPLE NOT SUFFICIENTLY

PROGRESSIVE,

(" Sarcho Po" Azevion)

Mr. O. K.'s Mombassa 159 lbs

(Mr. Klinianok) is about 80 per cent.

Mr. Ellis Kadoorie's Arcadian

Chief 154 lbs (Mr. Soth) -2) Mr. D. M. Nasa'Tomahawk 153

lbs. 5lbs, ponalty (Mr. Gogg) 3 The President of the Board of Mr. Hickman's Korry 148 Tbs

Peking, June 4.

(Mr. Mackie)

Education hos instructed that the Mr. Brutton's Odcombo 154lbs

French method of drilling must Mr. C. Jay's

(Mr. Kremer) 03 Trowint 147 lbs.

(Mr. Mastor) 0

(Mr. Jervois)

0°

be introduced in all the schools Mr. Brulton's Bantam 147 lbs

and colleges in future.

SUPERFLUOUS

OFFICIALS!

POSTAL AND RAILWAY

DEPARTMENTS UN-

DERSTAFFED,

["BAIXO Po" SERVICE.)

Peking, Jung 2.

Some time ago the President of

the Board of Communications was instructed to do away with all the superfluous officials in the The President of the Army Board. The President has now At a complimentary dinner given recontly to the Bradford City Board lus moniorialized the memorialized the Throno to the football team in connection with

The ship is under the command- of Capt. Valsel, of the Hamburg. America liue, who took part in the first German Antarctic Expedi- tion in the Gauss.

"BUNG Pq" Suavion.]

Peking, Juno 4.

the celebration of the winning of Throne to introduco conscrip- effect that owing to thie, pressit & the English Cup, the following tion throughout China, Prince of business in postul and railway mossage was recoived from 1lis

Majesty's assistant private se-Ching, however, says that the affairs, he must incrasie b's staff. oratory, Major Clive Wigrain:-

Mr. T. S. Forrest's Alacrity

146 lbs (Mr. Boitli); 0] Mr. O, K.'s Donnu 145 lbs (Mt.

David) 0 Mr. James' Christmas Tree

140 lbs (Mr. Monk) 0

FORCIBLY FED,

How Suffragists Compare with

Other Prisoners

The Weather Forecast.

GHANGE

RAIN

FAIR

TWO STORMY

Jung 4th at

10a.m. 4 p.m.

Baromotor......29.02. 20.83 Tomperaturo... 85 81 Humidity 78 77 Rainfall ........ 0.01

Mr. Churchill has supplied Mr. Linsbury, who asked for parti-

On the 1th at 12.05 p.-Thé culare in reference to forcible feed- ingof prisoners in connection with barometer has fallen considerably suffrage disturbances, with the in E. Japan, and risen moderate following figures for the yearly over W. Japan and N. China." ended March 31 :----

Suffragiats.... Wonk-minded...

Male.

Fomile.

3

persona ...... Modical cases in which there was physical inability

7

4

to

take food...... 3 Cases of other prisoners in

which

foost

was refusal

from utives

of perversity

I

5

13

The depression lying over the Yollow So yesterday morning, has reached the Eastern part of tlio Sea of Japan,

Pressure remains higlovor the Pacific to the Eastward of the Bonins, and in slight excess of the normal over the China Soa,

Light to moderate S. monsoon.

may be expected over the China

So

Hongkong, infall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 1001 inches.-

Forecast District 1

|- 1.— Hongkong and Neighbour- lwood, B.W. winde, light to dozate; showery, fins intervals, 2.-Formosa Channel, same as

or misconduct 11

Total 23 Medical officers, Mr. Churchill adds, were present at all cases N. 1. except in cases of one male under

3-South coast of Chins be

the third head and two females tween Ilongkong an Lamooks, under the fourth hond. The only sme as No. 1

His Mujcaly desiresme to convey poople are not progressive enough An Imperial decree luns been to the football team his hearty to take up canscription and aske issued omplying with his re-extra cost was a fee of 21 18. 1o4South coast of China be congratulations on their winning

the English Cup!"

the President to defer the matter, | quest,

an outside practitioner in one tween Hongkong and Haines 6380.

same as No,