1911-07-25 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

(ESTABLISHED

1881.)

TUESDAY, TULY 25 1911.

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FISHER ON IMPERIALISM. ANTI-CIGARETTE SMOK-

HOME POLITICS.

TINOPLE.

Thereupon the Speaker sus-GREAT FIRE IN CONSTAN- House was thronged. The Pro-pended the sitting. THE PARLIAMENT BILL."-mier, Mr. H. H. Asquith, on entar-

It is not expected that the dis-

ling was greeted by Ministerialist gussion of the Lords' amendments FIVE THOUSAND HOUSES

cheers and the frantic waving of will be resumed for several days,

handkerchiefs.

[(8XAVIOR 20,THR ** TELEGRAPH."]

London, July 24, 7 a.m.

Lord Curzon, in a lottor to "The Times," defonds, at length,|

the policy of not foreing acren- tion of Poers, and appeals to those

differing from his views to placo

the true interests of the country

above immediate Party emsidor-

tions,

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Mr. A. J. Balfour, Leader of the

Opposition, got an oqual ovation.

A STORMY HOUSE.

London, July 25, 7.10 aan. The scene in the Huso of Commonslast night was one of the stormicat over witnesse l

bat it is oxpeetod that the interval

will be utilized for negotiations,

PREMIER'S INTERRUPTED

SPEECH.

re-

DESTROYED.

(Service to tuk "TRIMORAPI,*'] London, July 24, 11.40 p.m. From Constantinoplo it is ported that fire broke out in the city and ragod for fourteen hours:

Au area of two susro miles was

devastated:

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London, July 25, 8.55 am. Mr. Asquith's interrupted speech has been communicated to the Prows. In his preparod' speech the Promior criticised the Lonts" | live thousand houses have boon

amendments in detail and said destroyed.

Itis roughly estininted that over

that taken as a whole they amount-The firo is the worst that has ot to a rejection of the Bill and focentred in the Turkish capital

at negation of the decision

since 1870, when Pora, a suburb of the country.

of the city, was burned out.

The general staff building las

boon burned down."'

In justification, the Govorn-

ment would have to resort to le

prerogative of the Crown as con-

* He expresses the belief that the

country has only to see the Bill

| · Mr. 41, (3, Asquith, the Premier,

in operation Ïæ a

Bod at the table for twenty few years in order to be convinced of its minentes and ossyod frequently

arbitrariness and injustice.

o speak, but his voico, west) "If the now Poets are crotted," drowned in frantic »ries of "Trai- continues hi« Lordslüp, "wo pre- {t",", "Dictator Remont" and vont this by substituting ma- "Divițe, divile," and ewent chinary infinitely more dangerous The Speaker 'repeatedly intorstitutional. He quoted the pre- and more despotic. Wo expedito voned, but with small succo3 4. and render contain Home Rulo! Ultimately Mr. Asquith began an 1 Disstablishment and gratuit-reciting the history of the Bill.

ously increase the Government's

power for mischief."

le donios that the erortion of

new Poors would hasten reform,

ne the whole Party mach'nory in

both Houses would be exercised

to perpetuate conditions so ad-

vantageous to the Radicals.

Finally the creation of Peers.

would drag the Thron into

Party politics and inevitably,

however wrongly,

cauro rosent-

moat ag inst the Crown.

GOVERNMENT'S ACCION

POSTTONED.

London, Ja'y 24, 7 a.m.

Itisthe intention of the Govern-

mout to postpone the rejection of

the Lords amendinents for a few

days.

|

It appears to be confirmed that i

When he mentioned the death

of King Edward, there were

vehement shouts of "Who killed

him? You did."

Mr. Asquith continued, amid such interruptions that he had to eut his speech short, merely declat-

HOME RACING.

&

ING SOCIETY.

OFFENDS AUSTRÁLIAN

STEWARDS' OUP.

PRESS.

[SARVIOR TO TAN “ TELEGRAPH."]

(8WAVIOR TO THE " TELEGRAFN."] London, July 21, 10.15 pm. London, July 24, 0.50 p.m. For the Stewards' Cup raco (six The Hon. Andrew Fisher, Primo furlongs), ran this afternoon at Minister of Australia, in thecourse Goodwood, the following wore the of an interview published in the probable starters and jockeys: "Review of Reviews," said that Golden Naxi, F. Templeun. the so-called British Empire is

not an Empire.

Morentio, Trigg

Hallaton, Saxby.

Poor Boy, Muher.

William Rex, Donoghue,

Sunningdale, F. Woulton, -

Princo San, Munsso.

Runnymede, Riekaby. Levanger, William triggs..

Saint Anton, Waits.

Falaise 1, Whalloy.

Prost Surprise, Duller.

lorrow, Martin..

Braxtod, Wintor

Mount Felix, Ringstead.

LATER ACCOUNT.

Quadi Halla, Caldor. Vesta, Bowley. London, July 24, 12.10 p.m. "I uced hardly say," the Pro-

A further mossage from Con-

Saint Mac, Longlinrst. mier mount to announce, "ilat

stantinople says that the conflu- we do not desire. the. Royal gration broke out in Stamboul in solacted for Spanish Princo and Jockeys have not yet been

prerogativo to be exercisol the afternoon and was still burn- and we trust that the necesing nt midnight, although Hity for it may be avoided. There sinckening.

codent of 1832, detailing the history thereof in order to show its, identity with the present.

proceduro,

ing that unless the House of Lords can be nothing derogatory or passed the Bill with only such humiliating to a great Party in alterations as did not interfore admitting defeat. Nobody neke with their principles, the Govern- that they should accept the defeat

ment would invoke "the pronga-as final. They have only to con- tive of the Crown. This declara-

vince our countrymon that they

aro right and we are wrong and tion was greeted with eis "Sliamo."

ean repoal the Bill, believing that the chances of a satisfactory issue many thereby bo improvod,"

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of

Mr. A. J. Balfour followed,

expressing regret frankly that the

Promior had not been given a hearing.

Mr. Balfour went on to say that the heat shown upon this occasion was excusable but the excess was to be deprecated.

The Government at one stroke,

the Clovernment are considering if they misused the prorogative of their line of action with a view to the Crown, destroyed the inde- the movements within the Uni-pendence of the Second Chamber and arrogated to thesolves pow- urs possessed by no Republican

ouist Party,

A hustling policy would pro- dictator. bably defent its own on.

There are rumours that politi-

cal incendiarism was the cause of

the outbroak, which took place at several points simultaneously.

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Several hundred houses inve been destroyed.

MINISTER FOR WAR INJURED.

London, July 25, 7.15 n,u,

A despatch from Constantinople states that the Turkish Minister for War was injured yesterday by the fall of a burning beam.

*

To-day the fire in the wood- built quarter of Balata has been that he did not propose that day raging forcely for five hours.

The Premier said in conclusion

to ask the House to take any ac- tion with regard to the Lords' amendments but would move the adjournment of the debato.

ROYAL AUDIENCES.

WITH PARTY LEADERS.

[SHAVIOR TO THE “ Telsɑraph."]

London, July 25, 12.50 a.n.'

First the Right Hon. A.J; Bul-

AEROPLANE RACE.

HENDON TO EDİNBURGH,

[SARVION TO TER "ŢELEGRAPH."']

London, July 24, 10.45 p.n. Savoutcon airmen started in the neroplano rice from Hendon to Edinburgh,

Vedrinese roished Edinburgh in exactly seven hours, and Bau- want in sovon hours and twenty. minutes, including compulsory

Sir Edward Grey, Foreign four, Leader of the Opposition, landings, onch of, half an hour's Secretary, moved the adjourumout next Ford Lansdowne, and then duration, at Harrogatò nul Now- SCENE IN THE COMMONS. of the House.

I

London, July 24, 7.45 pm...

› Mr. F. E. Smith (Conservative) thon rose, but his voice was

the Right Hon. H. H. Asquith, castle. Prime Minister, have had audi-

The scene in the House of Com-drowned by the shouts of the onces with H.M. King George at mous was one of exceptional Ministerialists,,'

| Buckingham Palace.

The Englishman, Valentina, finished in tiyelve hours.

" "",' '"་། * Tho remainder of the entrante broke down at various points.

THE BETTING,

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London, July 24, 0.55 p.m. The betting in the Stowards

Cup is us follows:-

"Wo are," he continued, "a very Booso association of five nations

vach independent of each other, although for the Line being in fratornal co-operative union with the others, but only on the con- dition that if at any moment, for any causo, ive decide to tor- minate the "connection, uo one can say us nay,"

"There is no necessity for us to my that we will or will not take part in England's wara."

"If we were threatened," he continued, we should have to decide whether to defend our.. selves or whether, if we thought the war unjust and England's onemy right, we should haul down the Union Jack, hoist our own

ng, and start on our own.

The Sydney daily newspapers

"

nanimously deplore and re-

TO BE FORMED,

("BRUNO PO" SERVIOR.)

Poking, July 24.

· Princes Tsai Toan and Tao, tho President of the Ministry of Fin-

ance and the President of tho

Aray Board have hold a confor-· once, the object being to form 'n anti-cigarette smoking society,

SOLDIERY TO BE IN-

CREASED:

"Buzuno Po' BERVICE.]

Poking, July 24.

The Vicurdy of Hupol has memorialized the Throne, úsking

permission to increase the number of soldiers of the garrison for the

protection of the Empire.

TRAMWAY IN TIBET,

("Saxonɑ Po" SERVICE.]

Peking, July 24.

The Chinose Ainban in Tibet has monórialized the Throne

asking for a loan of $200,000 for

the construction of a tramway in

pudiate the Premier's statements, Tibot.

which they declare to be a gross THE MILITARY SCHOOLS.

misrepresentation of the Austra

lian spirit and a perversion of his office:

9 to 1 against Mercutio nd MALARIA IN MOROCCO. Barrow.

10 to 1 Poor Boy.

100 to 9 Runnyinede.

101 to 8 Sunningdale, Romney -1 Great Surprise.

100. to 7 Vesin.

GERMANSTO BE EMPLOYED,

("SWAT PO" Bazvion.)

Poking, July 24.

The Army Board proposes to

SPANISH TROOPS SUFFER.appoint &v.n Gorman officers as

advisors to the military schools in

Poking.

[SERVICE TO THE " TELEGRAPH."]

London, July 24, 2.10 p.m. One hundred men bolonging to tho body of Spanish troops stc- tioned at Alcazar in Morocco have leon sont down to Laracho,

THE MONSOON IN INDIA,atricken down with malaria,

ANXIETY IN BOMBAY,

(SERVICE TO TAK" TELKUKATH.”]

Lowlan, July 24, 220 am.

Bombay messages say that the knoss and intermittent charne- ter of the monsoon is causing increasing anxioty overywhere.

(in India, the south-west mon- woon generally bursts about tho ond of May in a succession of

Thoro have been three deaths.

FAMOUS MOTORIST

KILLED.

IN FRANCE.

{SERVIOR TO THN “ TELEGRAPH."]

Landon, July 24, 7 a.m. M. Fournier, the noted inglorist, was killed at Lo Mone, in France,

as the result of an accident to lin

car,

At the time of the fatality, M. tremendous thunderstorms with Fournier was loading in the race heavy rains, the rainy season listing for two or three months. for tho, Grand Prix; his The failure or weakness of the

0:16000 involves theprobability automobile travelling at a rate of

over sixty miles au four.

of a water famins.]

VICEROY'S ILLNESS.

("Brevna Po" Sravica]

Poking, July 24.

I. E. Hai Liang, the former

Viceroy of the threo Eastern Pro-

vinces, Iris quite recovered from

his illness and will return to

| Peking next month.

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