1911-06-17 — Page 11

The Hongkong Telegraph.

REUTER'S

(ESTABLISHED : 1881.)

SATURDAY. JUNE 17

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

NEW SERIES

N.. 8581

琥一廿月五年三統室

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

SHIPPING STRIKE.

THE CHINESE MISSION.

A 'NEW BANK.

ADVANCES CONCEDED,

ARRIVE AT DOVER.

1911.

CHINESE

TELEGRAMS.

大寒禮:

·號七十月六英港香

LATE TELEGRAMS.

SPECIAL

TELEGRAMS.

HOME KACING.

WOKINGHAM ŠTAKES.

[THE “TRÈW14Aph" CorrespondENTĄ;

London, Juno 16th, 5.15 p.m.

The result of thỏ Wokingham

Stakos was:-***

1, Moleager.

2, Culleol.

3. Newcastle.

HARDWICKE STAKES,

[SERVICE TO THE “ TELEGRAPH."]

London, June 16, 2.10 p.m.

Though only a few ships in

London are crewless, there were

somo in the provincial ports whèro the majority of the strikers (?) hand no dilliculty in preventing the

insuning of those ships, except |

The following was the result:the White Star, Canadian Pacifie

1, Swynford.

The Story.

3, Mustapha.

LONDON SHIPOWNERS

REFUSE CONCESSIONS.

(TEM "TELEGRAPE" CORRESPONDENT. {

London, June 14, 5.15 p.m. The principal Lalon stip. owners will grant no concessions

to the strikers,

SEVERE EARTHQUAKE

AT OSHIMA.

NUMBEIT OF FATALITIES,

" INDEPENDENT NEWS" AOZNOY.)

Tokio, June 17.

[and Lamport Hall Lines, which

havo concoded an advance of ten-

shillings a mouth all rouml.

..

CHINESE RAILWAY.

LOAN.

FLOATED IN EUROPE,

(SerVGGE TO, THE “TELEGRAPH.“Į

London, June 17, 7.10 a..

The subscription lists buvo

heen closed in the prospectus issued by the Imperial Chinese Government for raising a loan

of six million pounds sterling |(26,000,000) by five per cont. bonds at a price of one hundred

and ono-half premium for the

construction of 1,124 miles of

In the middle of the night a Bevere cartlujuake wasexperienced railways in Flunan and Hupei at Oshima, situated in the Loo-Provinces, connecting up the

choo Islands.

Canton-Hankow Railway and the

:

So severe was it that crevices Ilankow-Peking lines.

appeared in the ground.

In Löndun and Berlin tho sab-

The numbor of casualties, re-stription lists were closed im ported up to the present, aro said medintely.

to total fourteen.

POLICE COURT.

To-day.

Robbing the Dead.

A Chinoso was charged before Mr. Wood for stealing $24 from the body of a victim of the recent collision at Yaumati. The man was caught in the act by an Indian watchman. Dofondant was re- minded in police custody to en- able him to produce witnesses to prove that the parcel was lying alongside the body. He added

[SERVICE TO THE "* TELEGRAPH."']

Landon, June 17, 7.10 a.m.

The Chinese Mission have

areived in England.

They were met it Dover ly

representatives from the Forsign Office,

EX-PRESIDENT DIAZ,

EN ROUTE TO EUROPE,

SERVICE TO THE TELEGRAPH."}

London, June 17, 7.10 a.m.

Ex-President Dinz of Mexico

s arrived at Vigo (where it is

expected that he will embark for Europe).

FESTIVITIES IN CANTON.

At the Coronation.

(THE “TELEGRAyn" CORRESPONDENT }

Canton, June 16.

CHINO-AMERICAN ENTER

* PRISE.

["Baza Po" SERVIOS.]

Poking, June 16.

•

A new bank, to be called the

Chino-Amoricau Bank, is to lo

cat blisho, with branches in

Paking and Shanghai, with a

capital of $10,000,000.

The Chinese Board of Finance

RAILWAY CONSTRUC-

TION.

Bad Silk Year.

586 PER ANKUM.. SINGLE Cory 10' Onira.

BOXING.

Kenny v. Carlson Carlson who was to have left for Japanese Consulate, Canton.Hongkong before he did, was un- On account of the long-continu-able to do so on account of the Ruby loaving Iloilo on the 10th FOREIGN TENDERS INVITED ing rain, many of the silk-worms bofore his wrestling match. How lvo perished, and the coenons of ever he caught the ss. Penang the survivors are of bad quality, which got to Manila on the 10th. The Shuntion district has suffered and ho has caught the s.8. Young- particularly. "Tokyo - Japan aang, for Hongkong. He will arrive on the evening of the 19th or the morning of the 20th.

("BUAT PO". SERVICE.)

Dalai Lama Returned..

'Baking, June 3rd. The Dalai Lama, whose whore-

Konny can be seen'nt the usual hour at the V.R.O. where he will be having three or four sparring partion. Ho says he has made

Mail." Poking, June 16.

Chan Hoi Siu and H.E. Tuan

Fang luavo hold a conferenceubout inviting foreign tondere for the abouts has been a source of "find" in Corp'l Scruton of tho mystery since he left India ro-Yorkshires and the now man will construction of railways in China.cendy, his safely returned to box a proliminary on the 22nd.

will hold one-fifth of the shares, NEW COMMANDER-IN-

.

the Chinese Chamber of Commerce

| three-tenths; and the remaining

CHIEF.

L'assa. Hochi."

Diplomatic Movements.

Peking, June 5th,

The United States Miniator to China will shortly return home. Sir Jolin Jordan, the British

ony-half will be hold by American FOR EASTERN PROVINCES. Minister, and the Russian Minister

ntérest.

This Excellency Chang Hin is to

be managing director.

JAPANESE CRUISER AT HANKOW:

WHY?

["BURUNG Po" BERVICE.]

Peking, June 16. The Beard of Foreign Affairs

The British community in Canton are not going to be behind land in fittingly observing tho tion. ocension of His Majesty's Corona- has asked the Japanese Minister

Tho decorations on the

Slameon promise to bo on a vory in Poking to explain the reason fine scale. All the foreign firms

will take part and the display for the prolonged stay of a should be well worth seeing.

On the 22nd, the British Consul- Japanese cruiser at Hankow. General (J. W. Jamieson) will

hold a reception at the Consulate,

at which all the community will COMMERCIAL TREATY.

bo welcomed. und entortained. An official tifliu will also be given.

As regards tlie British gun- boats in the river, the commander of H.MLS. Moorhen will hold a recaption on board, in which the community will be invitel. A Royal Salute will be fired at noon.

A church sorvico will be held

CUBA AND CHINA.

'(" Shnung Po”.Barvice.)

Peking, June 16. The Board of Foreign Affairs is

in the morning and will be utin nogotiations with the Cuban tended by the bluejackets from the British warships,

▸

Minister at Peking about drawing In the afternoon sports will be arranged for the sailors on the Sports Ground on the Shameen. "Pa Commercial Treaty between Light refreshments will be served. Cuba and China. The programme of evonts hus not

yot boon drawn up completely.

A swimming regatta is aleo pro- PRESIDENT OF DUMA.

The loan is quoted at about posed.

jone per cont. premium.

THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE.

EXTENDING.

[SERVICE TO THE

TO VIŠIT PROVINCES.

{"Burung Po" BARVICA.]

Poking, June 16.

In the evening the British com- munity will give a reception at the Club to the foreign community,

A temporary theatre is being erected on the Sports Ground for amateur theatricals, the "piove to be presented being "Mortnuvigh," which is a clover little sketch written by a local amatour and, tends to visit the Three Eastern

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as its title implies, it contains

"The President of the Dumn in-

colours got from English, French Provinces. and German pleasant relation-

TELEGRAPH."ships on the Canton station.

London, June 17, 7.10a.m.

Telograms received from son-

parts in Great Britain and on the

Continent state that the strike of

that the Indian wanted the parcel himself, and as he could not obtain | ssamen is growing. it had brought up the charge against him.

Kidnapped.

On the 6th inat, a boy was kid- napped from Taikokusui. On the 16th while Sergt. Kerr was doing mounted patrol duty in the new territory, he saw three men and o boy, and suspecting that some. thing was wrong, he took them to the station. Inquiries olicited the fact that the boy had been kidnap pal from Suidter Street. The Three men were remanded,

In some casos, steamers have

only boon able to secure crows by

granting an advance of wagos.

Mine. Sarah Grand.-Doctora

aro as much influenced by fashion as a Mayfair millinor.

Roy. Father T. A. Burge.- Every composer thinks own geese aro BWANs,

On the whole, tho Twenty-

.

It is reportex that the Japanese

second promises to be a gala day Government is greatly concerned on the Shameon.

COLONIAL REVENUE.

The Treasury financial state- ment for the month of March, { 1911, is as follows:-Revenue) and Exponituro, Balance of Assets and Liabilitieson 28th February, 1911, Revenue from 1st to 31st March, 1911...

$1,550,834.37

over the proposed visit.

("SHAT FO" Besion.)

Poking, June 16, The President of the Army

Board proposes to appoint a Com-tries.Nichi Nichi." mander-in-Chief stationed in the

Three Eastern Provinces.

ANOTHER LOAN,

DEVELOPMENT OF

RAILWAYS.

("Skauno Po" SERVICE]

Poking, June 16.

•

It is proposed that a foreign lon should be raised for the de-

velopment of the Kings-Che

kiang railway.

The Board of Communientions

is in favour of the scheme but the Board of Foreign Affairs

Finance are not.

and

Honourable Solution.

MONEY CHANGERS' OFFENCES.

Punishment to Follow.

-(THE "TELEORAPH” ConReapONDENT

Canton, Juno 15.

The Namhoi and Pan U Magia-

are now making preparations to trates have jointly issued a pro- quit Poking to spend the summer clamation which is to the following on the son coast. The French effect:-During the last few days Minister has already returned the people here have been panic homo. The representatives of stricken regarding their endea capitalists of the four Powers luive yours to redeem the notes issued returned to their respectivo coun- the Tai Ching Bank and the Com- by the Official Specie Department, munication Bank, and the money changers have been reaping a good harvest by discounting the bills London, June 5th.

at as low porcentage as possible in The "Obsorver", has changed exchange for coins. We consider hands. Mr. J. I., Garvin, oditor- this disgraceful means of profit- in-chief, still rotains his post, and making ns meddling with the cur- the pupor continues to play a con- renoy, and injurious to trade. spicuous part in the London After the issue of this proclama- journalistic, world. Sunday's tion any money changer found issuo of the paper contains on guilty of such offence, will be article dealing with the Lords' severely punished, while his shop Veto Bill, in which, it is pointed will be sealed up by the Govern oat that the Unionists will not mont. yield unconditionally to the con- tention of the Liberals, nor is it likely that the Government will numerous poera. The paper thinks some clover method I will ultimately he devised to solve the question, with duo honour to both partion,-"Nichi Nichi,"

creato

Turkey's Troubles:

London, June 5.

A Cottings (Montenegro) telo- gram states that tlio Mardito tribe, which is one of the most powerful Albanian tribes and is able to put 10,000 troops in the field, has broken out in revolt. They have

declared the independence of Al- banin and established a provisional Government in Alosi (?) Thoy have attacked the Turkisli troops. The tribe occupies one of the re- motest districts in the heart of the

RUN ON CANTON BANKS. mountains where there are scarce

ly any roads." Osaka Asahi,"

Confiscation.

SHORTAGE OF MONEY.

("BHAT PO" SERVICE)

Poking, June 16, H.E. Chang Ming Chi. the Canton Viceroy, huis telegraphed

to Poking stating that owing to the run made on the Taiching bank und the Communication bank, Canton is very hard press-

ed for money.

London, June 5.

The Weather Forecast.

CHANGE

RAIN

FAIR

STORMY

VERY DRY

June 16th at 10a.m. 4 p.m.

-29,06

88 07

Barometer....... 29,77 Temperaturo... 84. Humidity 83 Rainfall. 0.07

On the 17th at 11.55.a.-The barometer has fallen moderately to considerably over the Philip- pines, the Loochoos and the China

coast.

A Lisbon telegram states that, us the rosult of the separation of Church and Stato, public loan The typhoon which is situated honds of the Portuguese Govern-Southward of the Loochoos, is at a considerable distance to the

ment amounting to over, £5,000,-

Church have been confiscated

warda,

000 owned by the Roman Catholic moving slowly, probably North- The decrease of pressure over by the Government.-"Osak" China is due to a depression which is moving Eastwards over the Lower Yangtze valley,

Asahi."

Honours for Herr Ballin-

Berlin, June 1.

The depression lying over the 8.E. part of the Son of Japan yes-

The General Director, Herr Ballin, is celebrating the 21terday, has moved into the Pacific. Pressure is relatively high over anniversary of his leadership of the Pacific to the Eastward of the the Hamburg-Amerika Linio. O Bonins, and over the S. part of the this occasion he was appointed China Sen. Honorary Doctor of the Polytech-

Fresh to strong monsoon may nical High School it Charlotton-

be expected over the N. part of burg. He was further honoured the China Sea. by the Kaiser with the Brilliants Hongkong rainfall for the 24 remit of the Order of the Crown.hours ending at 100.a. to-day,

"Doutsole Japan-Post."

the

BOARD OF FINANCE,

The Viceroy requested PRESIDENT RESIGNS..

Board of Finance 10. {"Buwono Po" Sanýzón.) -

$5,000,000 at onco to Canton, and Poking, June 18. The President of the Board of also ask for permission to raise Finance has determined to tendor foreign loans to the amount of his resignation on account of the $5,000,000 to save the situation. continued friction with the ́now An Imperial decree has been

282,112.45 Cabinot, the Army Advisory Coun- issued, granting the Viceroy's

Balance, ... $1,784,857,38 oil and the Lord of the Admiralty, requeat,

Expenditure from

Ist to 31st March, ".

1911, **********

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ན་

510,135.40

2,000,000,83

0.18 inches.

Japan's Coronation Squadron.

Forecast District. Loudon, Jane 4, 11.40 p.m.

1.-Hongkong and neighbour- While the Japanese Coronation hood, S.W. winds, fresh; fine Squadron was at Gibraltar, Rear-as a whole, but some showers, Admiral Shimamura accompanied 2.-Formosa Channel, variable the Governor to the review, in winds, moderate. which 3,000 troops took part, and 3.---South coast of China be- afterwards attended the official tween Hongkong and Lamooka, luncheon. During the luncheon same as No. 1...? the toast to His Majesty the Em- 4-South coast of China be peror of Japan was given and woon Hongkong and Bainan, honoured with enthusisem. Isango ng No: 4.