1911-09-02 — Page 1

The

Hongkong Telegraph.~

(ESTABLISHED _*__* Copyright 1911

September 1sty 1911, Temperature 10 am, 86, 4 pm, 80

Humidity...06, 58

No. 8564

共十初月七年三生

SATURDAY,

REUTER'S.

TELEGRAMS,

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

THE MYSTERY SHIPS. PREVENTION OF STRIKE

DESTINED FOR SOUTH,

AMERICA,

CONGESTION.

PRESS SUGGESTION,

[SERVION TO TEN “ TALMURAPH.”

Via DUNDAN, Sept. 1, 8.10 p.m.

Information from an authentic

urce states that the mystery

ships, which were captured by the authorities in England a short while

ago, neo destined for a South Ainė-

rican expedition of a penonful

asture. Confusion arose between

-1

{SHAVION, TO TAN “* TALIGRAFF ̧"}

";

Via BOMBAY, Sept. 1, 3.56 p.,

The Daily New■" has published view for proventing congestion

| during atrikos, It suggests that ten officers from the Staff College be entrusted by the Home Office to make a comprehensive survey of

London, compiling lists of food and

coal depots, and marking strategic

paints for the maintainence of

ECHO OF THE STRIKE.

Bahia Blanca in the Argentine,' traffic routes.

where the vessels were insured, aud

Bahin in Brazil, where it is be

listed there are many "Portuguese

royalists.

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

[SERvIOR TO TEH “ TELEDRAPI."]

Via DURBAN, Bøpt. 1, 10.10 p.za. L. O. Munn has won the Irish golf

championship,

Blott by seven and six.

bealing Michael

THE RAILWAY COM-

MISSION.

“QUESTION OF NON-UNION

MEN.

AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIA-

TIONS' OFFER.

(SERVICE TO THn “ Telegraph.

Vin RDAN, Sept. 1, 8.6 am.

The Automobile Association and

ho Motor Union have made an offer the Government of co-operation

In this organization of a motor ner-

rice for the carriage of food and

nails to the troops ele,, in times

of national emergency like the re-

cont strike, when ordinary facilitics

are inadequate.

{SERVICE TO FER' TelzonaPH,''

*id Durpan, Beyt. 1, 10.10 p.m.

The Chairman of the Railway

Commission has announced that the

Commission will hone the views of

a reasonable number of non-union

men. Ho pointed out, however,

that the Commission did not sit to

inquire into particular grievances but to obtain evidenes as to the

working of the 1907 scheme,

It is expected that fifty thousand

cars will be available.

LIVERPOOL RIOTS.

At a coroner's inquent in Liverpool into the circumstances attending the deaths of the rioters who were shot

by the military, a verdict of justis-

able homicide was returned.

THE RECENT DIS- TURBANCE.

REUTER'S

REUTER'S

TELEGRA

SEPTEM

1911

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMA

THE WELSH STRIKE.

FRANCE AND GERE

PURCHASE OF FAMOUS

PICTURE.

FINAL SETTLEMENT.

{BRAVICE TO THE "^ TALEGRAPH.""]

Via DURBAN, Sept. 1; 8.5 a.m.

"The Welsh mining strike has been

finally settled, and work will be resumed on Monday. The losses

aro osidmated at three million

pounds.

WAR RISKS.

[SERVICE TO THE ' TELEGRAPH."')-

Via-DURBAN, Sept. 1, 0.80 am

War risks yesterday roached eight

per cont, and in some instances

ten per cent,

DEAR FOOD RIOTS.

DEMONSTRATION BY

WOMEN.

(SERVICE TO THE "* TELEGRAPH,'']

Via DURBAN, Sept, 1, 9.30 a.m

Doar food riots have spread to

Belgium, Three thousand women

at Hautmont demonstrated against milkmen and farmers, but the latter

excaped in motor

GS19.

BLACKMAIL.

ENMITY TOWARDS BETTI

THE LION'S ROA

[SHAVIOR TO THE** TELÉGRAPE,"

Via BOMBAY, Sept. 1 9.

“the

The Franco-German negotiations

wero resumed at Berlin to-day.j The resumption is heralded by

| burst of leading articles in the

Gorman Press, the keynote of

emnity towarĀN

object obviously being

Gerninny's withdrawal

diplomatically untenable

The "Local Anzeiger, in an

inspired pronouncement, declares that Germany never intended to acquire territory in Morocco, there

tore the fable that Germany would retreat before Britain falls to the ground. The lion's roar English Ministers zhodomontado.

[SERVICE TO THE INTELNORAPH.

Vie DOUBAN, Sept. 1, 8.5 a.m.

The National Gallery has pur chased, for forty-thousand pounds storling, Gossart's picture "iho

Adoration of Kings," the property. of the Carlisle family.

#1st":1910)

鹽二月九典港香

CHINESE

TELEGRAMS.

70, 4 pm 88

COMMISSION ON FOREIGN

LOANS.

... TO BE INVESTIGATED.

("Bgat Po" Service

Foking, Sept. 1.

The Prince Regent, on hearing

that there are returned commis-

sion on foreign los, has ordered

the Cabinet Ministers to enquire,

into the matter and report.

NATIONALIZATION OF

RAILWAYS

CHINESE TELEGRA

OPIUM SUPPRESSION.

Peking, Soptom

The Cabinet lias memorialized the Throne that

1.on the

4th inst., the import of Indian

opium into the Three Eastern

Provinces, Bhan-si and Sze-chuan should be entirely prohibited

The memorial has been ap

proved of by the Thirune.

NAVAL AFFAIRS,

THE PIRATICAL PEST,

Authorities on the Qui Vive

(TEM "TELIORATE 77. CORRESPONDENT -

Canton, September 1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has telegraphed to the Canton Viceroy that two well-known Ger- man firms in Tientsin have been discovered aiding and abetting the anarchists in smuggling arms people opposing the Government's formation of a society in and ammunition into China, and

The

"Bhat Po" Skavior.]

Peking, Sept. 1,

ngitation of the Szechuan

[BREʊro. Pä

Paking.

Priuvo Uhun is promoting the

that protests have been lodged action in the nationalization of capitol which has for its object the with the German Minister in Pok-

ing against the action of the two railways is alarming, and the preparation of students to have of the fitme nopording to treaty stipula Throne has directed the President preliminary knowledge

tions. As Kwangteng is a mari cheap time province, it affords a good of the Ministry of Communica

alfaira bofore proceedi

opportunity to the anarchists to

smuggle contraband into the tions and the Director General of foreign countries nechtav await Province. The Ministry naked

French papera calmly developments, and declare that the Viceroy to keep a sharp look- Railways to consider the best out-for-these-dering-emugglere even a final rupture, in the negotia. the Viceroy has instructed measures by which the shares can- tions will cause no excitement in the commanders of the gunboats France.

ENTHUSIASM

|HECEPTION AT CANTON.

cruising along the coast to keep be redeemed from the people Business Propositions Discussed a strict watch, and carry out a rigorous search of vessels. they without trouble.

come sorona,

FROM FARMER'S BOY TO MILLIONAIRE.

A GENERAL STRIKE.

1.

CHAT PO" SERVICE).

Shing-ton, Sept. The strike of the people in the

Enthusiasm therealambrosio, upon which men may feed until they bo drunk with it, and which will even thien be of the utmost value to them. Enthusissin-the thing that has painted the great The lalo Mr. John W. Gates, pictures of carli cadung the of Chicago, who died on August high songe and penned the poetry, was a director of several rail- and opened the gates of all science way companies and the organiser We are heartily glad, says the and all art and paved the way for of the Steel Trust; had a humble, "Globe," to sea that one of those

all human history.

beginning Born in 1855 in Give me the being with Dupage County, he began his city in opposition to the national infamous creatures who torture enthusiasm plus, and I will show active career as a farmer's boy, others by the exaction of black-you a being worthwhile, and by securing an engagement izing of railwaye, has been going

Eliminate that quality of divine with a bardware firm. pulsing, and all your sololar ships, ull your learning, all your aptitude for this or that falla asa dead weight a glass of wine that

mail received a sentence of five years' penal servitude at the Old Bailey. We only regret that the sentence was not still more severe, for there is no more cowardly crime has lost its sparkle.

From that he proceeded to the of for eight days and the local barbed wire business; and after

a few years set ap a wire authorities and the gantry are st establishment of his own.

[TH" "TELEGRAPE" CozzispondAWT.]

Canton, Sept, b Yesterday, a reception was held by the Canton Chamber of Com- mercs in honour of Mr. Chang In Hiu. Among those present, was the Taotsi for the Promotion of Industries. After the presenta tion of an address of welcome, the Tastai for the Promotion of Indus- and, in the course of his specoli, tries rose to address the gathering..

ho esked the honoured guest to try his best to carry through the scheme for the opening of Wham-

pòs as a free port. At the same time, he appealed to Lluse present,

to offer their assistance witlia'view

From neighbouring districts,

In March 1900 he was presid-a loss to bring it to a settlement. in the calendar, and none which walks of life that enthusiasm Wire Company, one of the great It is not alone if the higher eat of the American Steel and causes more distress and misery counts for so much. Its value is trust combinations, with a capital to the victims. The Judge was

CODEC

TO EXERCISE CAREY

to ensuring the eucecar of the scheme. During the proceedings, Mr. Chan Wei Pao raised the question of the establishment of a large banking house from subs. oriptions to be raised by the people. One of those present, in

supporting Afr. Chan's proposal to establish banking: hokse, said that the bank should have enij- oient ospital, but owing to the present financial strain in the money market, the prospects of setablishing the book were not promising, unless the officials were to come forward and relieve the tension of the market. Tes was served and the

not in the least overstating the lowlier tasks to performaven without any warning, Mr. Gates

as great for those who have the stock of £18,000,000, Suddenly, riotous movements are reported facts when he said that the suffer greater among these, perhaps. I ordered the whole of the works to to have assumed a serious aspect, er's life had been made hell upon is one of the commonest needs of beahnt down," and 4,000 work earth. Blackmail is unhappily a all men overywhere. With people were instantly deprived of misfortune to which even the most sufficiency of enthusiasm, in lack employment, His reply to in- innocent man may be subjected of knowledge may even he dis- quiries was: "Our company in PRIVATE TELEGRAPHIC by quite accidental pircumstancos, counted as a barrier to success or ronning this business, without German Originator Punished.and therefore it is as well to be pre-achievement. Ishould call it the any need of explaining, and we rared to deal with it. Generally, heart-blood of the mind, which shut down and open our mills The "Txtmikiem” Cozenavonden, of course man has committed vitalizes our efforts and trans-when we sea fit."

Canton, September 1.

some act of imprudence, and forms our energies from nere It is said that when the Ameri- believes himself to be in the machine-like exertions into living, can steal and wire mills resumed It is reported that the German blackmailer's power. Whatever breathing parts of the living, running John W. Gates was a Consul at Shamoon has sent a he has done, the most foolish breathing masses of mankind. rioler mon by a million or two letter to the Canton Viceroy in-course he can possibly tako is to It is so cheap that any man can than he had been when the mills

SHAT PO "BexSICK.) formning His Excellency that the pay any money, It will never be afford it. The richest of men is were closed German who was responsible for the final settlement" no con- poor without it,

Mr. Gatos was also identified:

Peking, September 1, the riot in Shok-ki has been tinually promised, and enol pay Young man, young woman with numerous deals in railway punished according to treaty. At ment. only raakes the claim for whoever you are and whatever stock and industrial enterprises. The President of the Ministry ended present, Shek-ki is quiet. The the next the stronger. As the you hope or intend to be,

He married Dellors R. Baker Magistrato nud the Brigadier victim in yesterday a case said, the first and most important of in 1874 soon after giving up his of Communications bus generally General, fearing that the evil-Every time he parted with the things youneed is enthusiasm.little hardware store has again urged the recognition of doors may spread rumours, ore money it was to be tha: You have it? Then op it. A born gambler, Gales nston instructed the telegraph stations having the city regularly patrol absolute end of every thing." Treasure it s the most valuable tabedo Methodist conference the union. Questioned if they led and strongly guarded by Yet he was persistently and of your possessions and fallow during an address by laying down to exercite the utmost onre in the soldiers. Gimitur protections are continually bled. Anybody throat nothing to take it from you the following rules for young ballot, whether being sxtended to missionary ened with blackmail should go at You haven's is? kuhan make, men

chapela. It is said that the Chi- once to his solicitor, makes clean haste to lay in a supply befo represent the nese authorities will pay compen- breast of all the circumstances, is too late.

ention for damage to the doctor's and insist on a prosecution being ama

The ex-President of the Amalga

mated Society of Railway Servants

agree to

Cantons

dered that a fair office which offered shelter, to the instituted at once. If people in

German

possible. Ang

general know that thỏ law. forbids the truth or falsity of the. Boonestion to be inquired int

of

gamble. Don't play cards Don't bot on

Fraces.

Stock

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private

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manglung:

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