1911-07-31 — Page 1

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

(ESTABLISHED. 1881.)

Copyright, 1911 by the Propriston

MONDAY, JULY 31 1911..

NEW SERIES No. 8581

SPECIAL

TELEGRAMS.

EMPRESS OF CHINA.

RESQUE ABANDONED.

{T ‚M ""FELEGRAPH " CorresponDENT į

Tokyo, July 30,

Tho rescue of the liner Empress of China is despaired of and has

now been abandoned.

The whole crew have left the ship and havo arrived at Yoko

hama.

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

NAVAL AGREEMENT.

BETWEEN THE COLONIES.

tho

三大初月六開年三統宣

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

"NO SURRENDER,"

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

就一卅月七英港香

$86 PER Åre,

SINGLE Corr 10 U

REUTER'S.

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S'

TELEGRAMS.

The Government has shattered ENGLISH BY-ELECTION. the constitution at the bidding of

FAILURE OF CROPS.

Mr. Redmond, the Nationalist

London, July 20, 0. p.m.

There has been a meeting of

Leader, and has grossly abused Uniontel

Party at Grosvenor their position as advisors to the House, the company present in-Sovereign. Surely, he says, the cluding Lord Halsbury, Lord Sol-time has come when every citizen should be awake to such dangers.

bourne, Lord Salisbury, Lord Willoughby de Broke, Lord Lovat, Sir George Wyndhanı, Mr. F, 17.

Smith, Sir Edward Carson, and

Lord Amery,

LIBERAL WIN,

[SARVIOR TO THE ** THIMORAPH."'*

London, July 30, 7:25 a.m.

In the by-election contest for South-west Bethnal Green tho

ADMIRAL TOGO.

AT THE CORONATION.

{SERVIOR TO THE

| voting was as follows :—

Masterinan (L.)

Hofgaard (C.)

Scurr (Socialist)..

2,740.

2,001.

134.

AUSTEN'S LETTER.

TELEGRAPH."]

London, July 30, 7.25 am. Admiral Togo, on the eve of his

IN RUSSIA.

{SERVICH TO TUR "TELKORAPE."']

Loudon, July 20,8 p.m. Despatches from St. Petersburg

KAISER ON TOUR.

AT SWINEMUENDE.

{SERVIOR TO TAB "' TELIGRAPH,'']

London, July 29, 1.55 p.m. Kaiser William has arrived at

say that owing to the failure Swinomuende from his trip to Nor

of the harvest in South-east way.

Russia and in the Siberian Steppe

region, the Governinent have de-

cided to sell corn at cost price.

Relief works are also to bo

[It will be remembered that Mr. C. F. G: Masterman Whe unsonted in West Ham North organiced. through malpractices on the

At the meeting a lettor was read | departure from London, after_at-part of his political ngent.

from Mr. Auston Chamberlain, (SERVICE TO IHR “TELEGRArn."1 urging, thant, whatever happene, London, July 29, 8.30 a.m.

the Unionist Party should adhere From Ottawn comes a message

to the policy of "no surrender," stating that, in the House of Commons there, Sir Wilfrid thereby seing the Party from Laurier, the Prime Minister, disgrace and disaster.

•

LORDS WEAKENING,

placed on the tablo á naval agrec- It was afterward decided to ment arrived at between Great hold a public meeting in London, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, which provides

that the naval services of the

Dominions shall be exclusively under the inspection of their own Governments training nod die- ripline, and bouniforms with that! of the British Navy..

The Dominion ships will By the White Ensign as an omblem of

London, July 30, 12.45 p.m. It is anticipated that when the

He was

aftorwards proposed ROYAL VISIT TO. COWES. tending the Coronation festivities,

as candidate for the Trades- he states that he will carry back to proposal was not accepted by the has published a message in which ton Division of Glasgow but the

Young Scots Party, who were Japan memories not to be forget-determined to run their own candidato, and therefore Mr. ton of the Coronation coromonials Masterman's candidatura was re- and of his cordial treatment by the yoked. He was before Under- Secretary in the Home Depart Government,

nent.]

"I have been," he says, “grostly impressed with the loyalty shown to their Majesties, and could wal restrain crying in my hoort Ban- zai for their Majesties and the nation."

AUSTRALIA.

Lords' amendments to the Parlia- THE FISHER INTERVIEW,

out Bill'are taken upon Wednes clay, by the House of Commons,

the British authority of the it appears to be certain that the

Grown.

[RVICE TO THE "TELZORAPH."

London, July 30, 8.50a.m.

Hon. Andrew Fisher, Premtor

OPIUM CONFERENCE.

POWERS AGREED,

(SERVION TO THE ** TELÈZAPR,"4]

London, July 30, 7.25 a..

A Washington telegraphic mes- ange announces that all the great

Powers have agreed to take part

in the Opium Conference, to be

opened at the Hague on the 1st

House of Lords will ultimately of Australia, interviewed at of October.

Colombo, on his way home after

The Colonint warships, in for-pass the Bill, partly by wholesale the Imperial Conference, was in- abstentions on the part of the Op-formed that his statements in his interview with the "Review of position Party or by a sufficient

Reviews" (published in the "Tolegraph" a' day, or two age), had been the cause of agitation.

oign waters, will report to, and take orders from, the Admiralty, Also the Dominion vessels altall join the British Fleet in navul number of the Opposition voting exercises, when at disposal, in with the Government in order to Imperial maneuvres and shall

form an integral part of the Bri-out-vote Lord Halsbury and the tish Fleet throughout the time of other so-called "Dic-hards."

Wir.

THE HALSBury dinner.

DENIALS.

BALFOUR'S MESSAGE.

IN BY-ELECTION.

[SERVICE TO THS" TELEGRAPH.”]

London, July 29, 8,30a.m. Lord Waldegrave, Lord Roberts | and the Right Hon. Winston Churchill deny that they attend- ed the Party dinner to Lord Hale- bury, though their names were the Conservative candidato in the

(SERVICE TO TEH “* THLAGRAPH.'']

London, July, 29, 11.5 a.m.

In a letter to Mr. W. A. Hewins,

published by the “Daily Mail" by-election at Middleton, the

as amongst the guests.

IN BIRMINGHAM,

Right Hon, A. J, Ballour, Loader Other newspapers give prc-of the Opposition, states that both minence to the resolution of the Birmingham Conservativo As- qociation assuring the Right Hon.

Koreign and Imperial affairs afford

abundant reason for anxiety.

He described the publication of the "Review of Reviews" as a groteaque misrepresentation, and cabled to Mr. W. T. Stead that the report of the interview waa į grossly misleading.

SIR F. YOUNGHUSBAND.

A RELAPSE..

ĮŠEKVICH TO THE " Teluɑraph.").

Loudon, July, 30, 7.25 a.m. Colono! Sir Francia Young- husband, who is lying with frac

tured legs in a sanatorium at

{SERVICE TO TAN “TELEGRAFN."]

London, July 30, 12.45 a.m. Their Majesties King George au Queen Mary have gono on a visit to Cowes.

in

WORLD'S SCULLING

CHAMPIONSHIP.

WON BY ARNST.

[SERVICE TO THE " THIXONAPB.”]

London, July 29, 1.55 p.m.

TO DISCUSS SITUATION.

London, July 30, 7.25 a.m. Horr Borthmann Hollweg and Borr Kiderlon Wachter have gone to Swinomuondle to report on the situation to the Emperor.

LORDS AND COMMONS,

UNIONIST MANIFESTO..

[SERVICE TO THE “ TELEQUAPO."]

London, July 30, 8,50 a.m. At the Grosvenor House moot- ing of Unionists on the 20th) instant, it was decided to issue a cotloctivé manifesto..

LETTER FROM MR.

BALFOUR.

SERIOUS RIOT IN SUN WUI.

BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED,

("SHAT Pọ” BEYIGH)

Canton, July 30. Two days ago, a serious riot broke out in Sun Wui on account of some forms of taxation. The police opened fire on the rioters, killing four and wounding ten. The action of tho police greatly ouraged the rioters, and they demolished the taxation, bureau and the police station.

NORTHERN UNREST.

CHINESE TROOPS FOR MUKDEN.

("BEAT PO" BERTIOR)

Peking, July 30, The Army Board intends to send a large number of troops to Makdon and Kirin as a prepara- tion against eventualities.

'MINISTRY OF EDU- CATION.

OPPOSES CONSCRIPTION,

{"Bxruxo Po" SILVIOR.)

Poking, July 30. The Contral Educational Asso- olation proposes the introduction of conscription in China. The constituent, says it would scheme is opposed by the Minis

try of Education.

London, July 30, 8.50 n.m. Mr. Ä. J. Balfour, in a letter to

A Sydney telegram states that be a mistake to use language:

the world's soulling champion-suggesting that the Poers possess

ship, rowed at Paramatta, Arnst

beat Pearce by four lengthis,

The timo, 19 minutes and 46

seconds; constituted a record.

PRINCE OF WALES.

AS A HIDSHIPMAN.

[SERVICE TO TH® "' TELEGRAPH."] London, July 30, 10.30 p.m. The Prince of Wales has been appointed a midshipman on board the battleship Hindustan.

Continuing, he said, "I told Verviers in Belgium, as the result FOOTBALL IN BENGAL. Stond in London that Australia's

objective is peace among the of an automobile accident, has nations, har policy is that of had a relapse.

affectivo defence, and her aim is unity of Empire.

:

HOME CRICKET.

"The interview is Stead's, not mine. It never entered my mind to use the expression " Haul down the flag."

"It is my ambition to keep the flag flying with all ita best tradi- tions.

"I never harbourod the idea that Australia should break away from the Empire nor wish to escape the duty of defending its |

A. J. Balfour, Leader of the Op- The refusal of the Government, honour.

position, and Lord Lansdowne, Teader of the Opposition in the

INDIAN VICTORY.

{SERVICE TO THE "TELEGRAPH."] London, July 30, 10.30 p.m.

weapons wherewith to continus the fight against the Parliament

Bill, but that this country ought to

realise that the abuso of the Royal

prerogativo by a modern Minister was not less fatal to liberty than the ancient abuse of the preroge

tive of the King.

Unionists, he says, will not and cannot acquiesce in the new revo- lutionary system and intend to

aubstitute therefor a remodelled

Second Chamber with a direct

appeal to the constituencies in¦

certain cason.

A Calentta mossage states] AFFAIRS IN MOROCCO. that the Bengali toam Mohan Dagan, whose prospects liave engrossed Bengal for weeks, have von the Association Shield, beat

COUNTY RESULTS.

{SERVICH TO THE TE

"TREBORAH,"'] London, July 20, 11:55 p.m. The latest County cricket re-ing the 2nd East Yorkshires by| suits to Iraud are as follows:

two goals to one.

Nottinghamshire won by 289

L runя.

declares the ex-Premior, to 'doal "I gave Stend seven minutes'

interview. I never saw a proof | House of Lords, of their unflinch-with the question of Colonial pre-of the expressions credited to me, ing support.

forence, threatens to disintegrate which would have meant not Tho Llorals interpret the re-

disloyalty but insanity, and would solution va a defiance to Lord Hals- the whole system of our commer-

have, boon both brutal and buy and his supporters.

monstrous,

vivl treaties,

Lancashire scored a draw,

Warwickshire won

198 runs.

[Middlesex won by an innings

and 211 runs.

Koat won by four wickets.

TENSION RELAXING,

|

[SERVICE TO TER " TELEGRAPH."} ́ London, July 20, 1.55 p.m. There is a general relaxation!

When the result wasnanounced:

apparent in the tension betwoon eighty thousand Bengalis assem blod on the Maidan, tore of and England and Germany concern- waved their shirts, and also ing the situation in Morocco, as cheered the losera,

The European spectators were

good humoured and the entire

indicated in the comments in the

Frouch and German Press on the

absence of racialism was a subjoot #puchi of "t10 Premier, Mr. As- lof ante.

PRINCE CH'ING'S RETICENCE.

MILITARY AFFAIRS.

["Saruxa Po."* BIVICH.]

London, July 30, Princes Taai Taun, Tao and the President of the Army Board con- sider that Prince Ching is too reticent regarding military affairs and they are trying to force him to resign his position as president of the now Cabinot.

CALENDAR MONTHS.

ADOPTION POSTPONED.

("SEXUNG Po" Bivion)

Peking, July 30. Owing to the strong opposition · to the adoption of the western calender system, the schemia has licen postponed, until the fifth year of the reign of Hsuan Tang, when parliament will be es tablished.

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