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August Bri, Barometer 10 a.m. 29.06, 4'p.m., 20.40; Temperature...80, 80; Humidity...80, 70; Rainfall...0.07,

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

No. 8585

耥十初月六年三能實

FRIDAY,

August 3rd, 1910, Barometer 10 am 29.71, 4 p.m. 29.06 Temperature...78 78.

AUGUST 4 1911.

五鞞歳

就四月八英港裁

SPECIAL

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

SILBY-BOYD RUBBER

HEAT WAVE IN

GERMANY.

affection.

It is expected that twenty thou-celled his engagements for the THE DOCKERS' STRIKE. sand, dock workers will be idle evening owing to a slight throat to-day.

A CONFERENCE.

FOREST FIRES.

THE NO-SURRENDER

CASE.

JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF.

{TER "TELMORAPU" CORRESPONDENT.)]

Singaporo, Aug. 3, 3.35 p.m. In the action Silby versus Boyd concerning a rubber estate sale transaction, in Singapore, judg ment has been given in the Supreme Court in favour of the plaintiff, who is declared to be

The Dockers' Unione abroad

have been asked to boycott ships arriving front London.

[SERVICE TO TEE " Telkurafe."]

Landon, August 3, 14.15 p.m. Intense host prevails through STATEMENT BY MR. BEN. out Germany.

One hundred victims succumb| daily.

TILLETT

Mr. Ben Tillett, the Labour There have been many forest loador, said that the strike might entitled to rescind the contract and moorland fires.

lead to n strike amongst the trans and to recover the sum of $121,-

port workers in Europe and

PARIS IMPATIENT.

NEW REAR-ADMIRAL.

815 paid on deposit, and expenses. FRANCE AND GERMANY, America.

The Judgo said that Boyd had boon guilty of fraud in law and had noted recklessly and wilfully" in carolosaly giving the guarantee regarding the planted acreage

on the eatato.

SHIPPING STRIKE IN

LONDON.

20,000 MEN IDLE.

(THE “TELEGRAPH” CORRESPONDENT London, August 3, 7.20 p.m. Work at the London Docka hias| been paralysed owing to the ship- ping strike.

Steamers carrying the mails have been delayed.

There are twenty thousand

dockers idle.

PROPOSED AERIAL

POST.

EXPERIMENTS.

(TO “TRIMOBIPR" CORRESPONDENT] London, August 3, 7.20 p.m. Experiments are in progress for

the institution of an aerial post, King George receiving the first dolivory.

FRANCE AND JAPAN,'

FOR ATLANTIC FLEET.

[SERVICE TO THE TELEGRAFH."]

4

London, August 3. 2.30 p.m.

Commodore(t,G. F.M.Cradock

has been appointed Rear-Admiral

[SERVICE TO TAL ** Telegraru."]

London, August 3, 2.30 p.m. Impatience is being manifest

ed in Paris at the continued

silence being kept regarding the progress of the Francs-Germina

conversations, whilst there is an of the Atlantic Float in successiot

increasing ngitation in Berlin to Rear-Admiral Cardon.

against the proposed cession of

Togoland in exchange for

portion of French Cungo territory,

SOLUTION EXPECTED.

Commodore Cradock was born in 1862. He served in the Sou- aidan, 1891, was mentioned in de- spatches and decorated with the 4th class Mojidio and Khedive's atar with dispa; served in the royal yacht-1894-00, after which ho was appointed commander. On the outbreak of the Boer War he was appointed transport ver- vice officer in the Thames district.

Authoritative opinion in both He also served in Chiun in 1900, capitals, however, anticipates

Batisfactory diplomatic solution

of the situation.

[Togoland, on the Slave Coast,

was mentioned in despatches, and

FACTION,

London, August 4, 1.156.m

It appears that the meeting of

Mr. A. J. Balfour, Leader of the

Opposition, with the no-surrender section of the Unionist Party was

convened at the request of the

latter.

[Snávien to run " TELRONAFN.”)

London, August 1, 7.40 a.m.

A preliminary meeting of the masters and dockers on strike has boon held, Sir. Albert K. Rollitt

POLITICAL AFFAIRS.

IN ENGLAND.

{SERTION TO THE “TALMORAPI,'']

London, August 4, 7.40 a.m.

In the House of Commons, the

Right Hon. Mr. D. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on nounced that the House would

adjourn on the 8th of this mouth,

presiding as arbitrator.

The conference will be con-after passing the Parliament Bill,

tinued to-morrow.

the Finance Bill, and a rosolution,

rogirding the payment of mem-

|bors.

more

There is a slightly optimistic fooling regarding the

strike situation.

Mr. Balfour's advice was asked as to the best menus of procedure regarding the Parliament Bill.

The notices of the note of

consure on the

Government were

[Sir Albert Rollitt is a member of the ship-owning firma, Mesare, the outcome of the papers draw-Bailey and Luethan, of Hall,

Newcastle and London.] ing up a list of Halsburyito Feors varying in number from sixty-

7

I

eight to seventy-five, while the

Liberals wore credited with sixty- four certainties and twenty-eight

probables, though still Un

declared.

STRIKE IN RUSSIA.

Service TO THE

TELEGRAPH."]

London, August 3, 8.30 a.m.

Twelve thousand dockors have

got the China medal, with clasps struck work at St. Petersburg. for Taku and the relief of Peking;

was promoted captain for gallan-

ANGLO-AMERICAN

TREATY.

OF ARBITRATION.

[SERVICE TO TEN “ TELEGRAPO,""}

London, August 4, 7.40 .. From Washington it is reported that the Anglo-American Arbitra- tion Trenty has been sigued.

KWANGSI RAILWAY,

To Be Pushed On-

(TAR "TELIGNAPH " CONESSPOEDEIT

Canton, August 3

AUTUMN SESSIÓN.

I had been decided, the Chun-

cellor said, to hold an autum session commencing ourly in Octo-

bar, to be devoted to the con- sideration of the Stato Insurance Bill and other mossures.

THE CENSURE.· ́

The Government, he added,

were prepared to discuss Mr. Bal- four's vote of censure on Monday,

Humility...90, $7) Rainfall...1,47

$18 az ArxoM.

but he asked for an undertaking that the debate should becenduot

od under ordinary conditions of decency and fair play.

PARLIAMENT BILL.

The debate on the Parliament

try at Taku; A.D.C. to the King TRAM STRIKE AT CAIRO. H.E. the Viceroy has telegraph-Bill will be resumed on Tuesday

in

1000 and commotoro

the second clues.]

east of British Gold Coast, his PEERS AND COMMONS. been a German Protectorate since 1884. It has an area of 33,000 square miles and a population of two millions. Togoland is the most prosperous of Germany's African possessions.]

EXPULSION OF BRITISH

JOURNALISTS.

THE SITUATION.

4

of

[SRIVICE TO THE “ Telegraph.'']

London, August 3, 8.35 p.in. The Unionist papers

unani-

nously welcome Mr. A. J. London, August 3, 10.10 p.m. Balfour's notice of motion to pro- Gront Britain is taking up pose a vote of censuro upon the vigorously both at Agadir and Government. Tangier the affair of the ex ("INDEPENDENT New■" downCY.]

Liberal organs describe it as

Tokyo, August 4.

pulsion of Mr. Ostier, then adroit move, which is intended Notwithstanding the exertions "Daily Express" correspondent, to re-unite the Party.

NEW TREATY NOT YET

RATIFIED.

"Westminstor Chazette."

of the Japanese Government the and of Mr. McCullagh, of the the now Cominoroial Treaty with France had not yet been entered upon on the 3rd instant, when the old Treaty oxpired.

This id duc to the recant political changes in France and the difficulty in sot- ling the Customa rates.

In consequence both nations will be obliged to remain for some

time Powers.

to coma

non-Treaty

LONDON DOCKERS.

JOIN THE STRIKE. [8IRVIOS 20 TAI “* TALNGRAPH.”] London, August 3, 2.30 p.m.

F

The no-surrender section of the

Unionists have postponed the

issue of a manifesto, which they consider might be rogarded as a

reflection on Mr. Ballaur.

STREET FIGHTING.

{BERVION TO THE "TILEXA." London, August 8, 8.35 a.m.

1

A telegram from Cairo states

that a serious strike has occurred

there amongst the tramway

workera.

Attempts made to ran the cars

yesterday were frustrated by inobs of strikers, whom the police re peatedly charged with sabros, the rioters responding with stone

throwing and revolver firing.

Many perspus were injured, on

boti sidos.

FRANCO-GERMAN

TREATY.

GENERAL-ARBITRATION. PREMIER INDISPOSED.

(SKAVION TO TER "TELEGRAPH." London, August 3, 8,35 a.m.

London, August 4, 7.40a.m., At a mass meeting of the Lon-

Mr. I. II. Asquith, the Prime 4Gqneral, Arbitration, Treaty don Dockers, it was resolved to Minister, did not attend the House between France, gud, Germany entor upon a genorol strike.

of Commms yesterday, and can-asteen signed at Paris.

ed to the Ministry of Communica- tions regarding the obstacles in next in the CommoUB-

the way of the completion of the Canton and Kwangel Railway: His Excellency, in the telegram, signifies the importance of the line owing to Kwangei'sadjacency to foreiga frontiers.

יי

A SCARE IN CANTON,

Viceroy's Order re Carrying

of Arms..

The capital subscribed for this

(THE "TILEGRAFI" CORRESPONDENT.) railway by the local gentry and merchants line not come up to the

Canton, Aug. 3. Recently many soldiers and mark, and there is uncertainty as naval troops were seen walking to the time by which the line can along the streets in private clothes be completed. Both the British and with revolvers in their and French Consuls are allegedlands. Their action greatly to have demanded to be consulted aroused the suspicion of the people, and the matter was re- in this enterprise, and the Viceroy ported to HE the Viceroy, is reported to have refused their demande.

His Excel'eney has now in- structed the commanders of the

SOLE COPT 26" Chr

CHINESE

TELEGRAMS

RUSSO-JAPANESE

ALLIANCE.

TO BE RENEWED.

(“Sumura Pe" Brevron)"}

Peking, August 3.

Owing to the successful float- the intention of Russia and Japan ing of the four antions' loan it is.

Defensive Alliance. By this al to ronow the 1907 Offensive and

liance, both countries' forces in Manchuria and also the Japanese' mutual assistance, garrison in Port Arthur can give

FOREIGN AGGRESSION.

IN KIRIN.

{"BASUNG Po" SERVICE]

Peking, August 3.

The Governor of Kirhi has Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stat- reported by tolograph to the

ing that a certain country is try- ing to take possession of Tao Moou Kiang in Kirin. The Governor, in the telegram, asked the Ministry for instructions.

PRINCE. CHUN.

TO BE MINISTER OF

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

["SREDNO PO? BERTION}

Peking, August 3.

It is believed that Prince Chun, wlio lately rotumed from Eng- land, will be appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs,

NEWSPAPER SUP-

PRESSED.

["SABONG Fo" Basicm.)

Peking, Aug. 3

A newspaper in Hankow has been suppressed by the order of the Viceroy of Lapeh. Tho publister is being detained in custody pending his trial.

PRINCE CHUN IN

ENGLAND.

ALLEGED IMPROPER.

TREATMENT,

("Sand Po" Bervice;

Peking, Aug. 3.

As the Ministry of Communic-military and naval forces that in

The new Cabinet has been tions has the control of all the future if any of their inen go out instructed by the Prince Regent on patral duty or make enquiries to telegraphi to HE. Liu Yuk Lin, railways in China, the Viceroy which necessitate the carrying of the Chinese Minister at the Court asked the Ministry to consider as fire-arms, they must put on their of St. James, to report' to the the best way of making this aniforme, and must previous Thrane the nature of the treatment railway a success.

ly apply for a permit from their Prince Chun received in London superior officers. Even if they do go out to make secret inves- INtigations in privato, clothon, they are also obliged to carry the per- mits with them.

FEARS OF A RISING

CANTON.

1

(THE “TRLBORAFE" COMRESPONDENT

Canton, ·August 3.

When they aro'out of their bar | racks, they are subject to the control of the police. When asked

punitbmont

Some days ago it was rumoured to show thoir permits cortifying in Canton that another rising was do so, Any offender will be tak n thom to carry arms, they have to going to take place on the 2nd into custody and brought to lis inst., but the day passed off with superior officer for out any sign of trouble. On the by the Taotai of the Constabulary, let inst., almost all the families of The Commanders will be held the affici sls and of the wealthy responsible for the conduct of their mon. Others tlinu soldfors class were seen leaving Canton and naval troops carrying-arma During these twodays, the atrets in the open streets will s were almost dowerledingka

| punished se desperadoos.

on the recasion of the Coronation. of King Georgo

The Weather Forecast.

SRAIN

CHANGE

VERY DEY

FAR