1911-10-03 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

October 2nd, 1911, Temperature 10 sm. 4 p.m., 70; Humidity...38, 92,

No. 8608

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR.

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

月十其浩香

CHINESE

TELEGRAMS.

(ESTABLISHED Copyright, 1911 the

October 2nd, 1910, Tom oralnie 10 am. 78;

第二十月八年三枝室

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3

TOTE

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR.

THE COLONIAL OFFICE, A LARGE FORTUNE

RAILWAY NATIONAL-

THE REPORTED BOMBARD-

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FEELING IN INDIA.

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REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR.

FLIGHT-FROM-

TRIPOLI.

The reports of the bombard ment of Tripoli apparently origiu- [Service To The Telegraph."]ated in the Italians_ongaging in

gun practice.

CONTRADICTORY REPORTS.

-Bombay, Oct. 3, 0.55 ..

Amidst a host of contradictory

reports it appears certain that the

Italians have not landed in Tripoli,

nor has any fighting occurred, ex-

Router's Calcutta correspond-

ent states that a meeting of

Mohammedans les telegraphod

to Sir Edward Groy, Secretary

of State for Foreign Affaire, ask-

THE PREVEZA INCIDENT. [ing tint Great Britain, as the

greatest Malammodan. Power,

should check Italy's career' of

The Athene correspondent of

the "Daily Mail" statos iliat à Turkial torpedo boat was drivonaggression. ashore at Proveza and Tost.

The mooting also sont a 'Lele-

The captain was killed by a gram to the Grand Vizior, urging

drowned.

"ompt on the constof the Adriatic, sholl, and eight of the crew word him to defend the honour of

where three or four torpedo-boats or destroyers have been captured

-or-disabled.

ALLEGED LANDING AT

PREVEZA

It is reported that 1,800 Italian troops were lon·lel at Preveza after the destruction of the furts,!

..

but this is most emphatically

-denied at Rome, where it is do-

:

clared that Italy will not, on any

account, attack European Turkey,

THE TURKIS!! FLEET,

ITALY AND BRITAIN.

Islam.

ANTI-WAR COMMITTEES.

Durban, Oct. 2, 410 p.m.

The Italian newspapera remind the English Pross that Italy was

Anti-WarCommittcos are being.

formed in India.

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ཎྞ-༔;

Thirban, Oct. 2, 9.30 a.ni

It is anounced in "The Times"

that Sir Charles Lucas, hold of

the Dominions Department of the

Colonial Office, is retiring.

HOME RULE.

DEMONSTRATION IN

DUBLIN

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(SERVION TO THE “ TELEGRAPH

Durban, Oct. 2, 9.30a.m.

[BARVICH TO THE TELEGRAPH.'']

Durban, Oct. 2, 9.30 am:

Mr. Hengy Wille, of tobacco

fame, whose

on September

million pounds.

THE PENNSYLVANIAN

CATASTROPHE,

[ŠKKVICH TO TER “ TELEGRAPH."

Bonbay, Oct. 2, 1.10 p.m. The roturn of panic-stricken fugitives who were at first report

ed to be missing aftor: @destruc-

A vast Home Rulo demonstration of the town of Austin in

Pennsyl

sylvania, has reduced the

death roll to 400.

tion was held in Dublin yesterday.

1

Thousands attended from all

parts of the country to witne69

the unveiling of the statue to

Charles Stewart Parnell, and

COMPANY REPORT.

心跳

The Dairy Farm Co, Ltd.:

IZATION.

REFUNDING THE MONEY

SUBSCRIBED.

["Saxos Po" Barvick.].

Peking, Oot,

781 Humidity

$85 ** Axroniza

Stxela Corn 10'Ciusá

CHINESE

TELEGRAMS.

CORRUPTION IN CHINA,

OFFICIAL BOUGHT FOR

Po" GERTION-)

Peking, Oct. 2.

The Cabinet-Juns sont iustruo-

tions to Viceroys nud, Governors After consideration of "HE

throughout Wie Empite, ordering Shum Chun Heun's memorial them to lako i decidon

1 to inako every effort to approhen the official, who asking for the rodemption of the been discovered to hayo Beon

Szechuan railway shares, the assisting disqualified öx-oflicials to obtain government situations, by means of alleged false pretences, The Throne has promised to deal loniently with the delinquent if he aurronders.

Ministry of Communications as decided to refund 60 por cent. of the

subscriptions as a first

instalment.

THE MISSING TAOTAI,

ARRANGEMENTS FOR

ARREST.

"Snuka, Po:SERVION]

Peking, Oct. 2. The President of the Ministry

bo only country that stood by REMEMBER THE MAINE marched in procession through The following is the report of Finance he asked the Ministry Great Britain in the Boer war.

Italy understood that the cause

A Mystery Solved.

On Friday we made a brief re-

the streets. Mr. John Hedrand, leader of the Nationalist Party,

of oivilisation was then at stake,ference to u telogram received by paid nu eloquent eulogy to his as it is now, and hopes that the the "China Presa" from New

York in reforenco to the raising memory. English papers will reconsider of the American battleship Maine. their judgment.

ADMIRAL WILLIAMS.

p.m. -

for prezentation-to-shareholders

of the Dairy Farm Co., Ltd., at the of Foreign Affaire to communicate fifteenth ordinary yearly niceting with the foreign governmente con- to be held at the Company's Depot.

2, Lower Albert Road, on Satar-corned and to make arrangements day, October 7, at 12.30 p.m. -

for the arrest and extradition of The Directors herewith pre- sout to tho shareholders a state-Teoi Ngai Houng, ox-Taotai of THE MANILA CARNIVAL, ment of the company's accounts'

for the year ended July 31, 1911. Shanghai.

The profit for the year, after. writing off $13,130.07 for depro- oiation and bad and doubtful debts, and providing for direc

Following is the completo tolo gram:-Now York, September 25-After nearly a year's work, the bull of the battleship Maine has been completely exposed in Havana harbour, and one of the greatest international mysteries of the Manila Carnival Association

Arrangements for 1812. Letters received by the Secretary

THE MINISTRY OF

FINANCE.

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CHINA'S FOREIGN

ADVISERS.

["BEAT PO" SERVICE.)

Peking, Oot. 2.

The Dutch Financial Advisor

to Chino, in connection with the Four Nations' loan, will receive a salary of 25,000 per annum on a yearly engagement.

THE AMATEUR PHOTO- GRAPHER.

D.

Photography is a thing that ling advanced by leaps and bounda of late years. But in our að- iration at the cleverness of the latter-day photographer we must not forget that his predecessor of hardier breed deserves to be praised for bis, sheer fortitude: To-day, the young snapshotter is apt to be a bit of a Sybarite. He. exhausts n roll or two of films, sends them off by post to be developed, and starts in again with another roll. He is debonair about it; His brow is unclouded. He often smiles. He frequently

Durbin, Oct. 2, 5.45 Reuter's corespondent at Con- Rear-Admiral Hugh Pigot stantinople states that the com-Williams has notified that lie dis-The condition of the exposed from foreign countries will attend proposed to pay a dividend of onr hull completely vindicates the the big Carnival next February.dollar and twenty-five cents peo

and controversies of modern times up to September 1, give evidence tors' and editor's fees, amounts

that over five thousand visitors to 869,027,71, from which it 1 RECRUITING THE STAFF. laughs heartily. How different; is partly settled..

mander of the Turkish fleet continues his duties in connection findings of the American Naval Several large tourist parties are share, absorbing $50,000; to reports that he orcumvented an with the reorganization of the Board of Inquiry, which investi- gated the sinking of the Maino in 1808 inat prior to the beginning of the Spanish-American war

Italian squadron which sought to Turkish Navy, intercept it before it reached the

Dardauolles.

LIGHTS OUT.

coming and groups of athletes transfer to cattle reserve fund from California, Australia and $15,000; to fire and typhoon in Singapore have already signified surance fund $4,000; and to carry their intention of being in Manila forward $927.71.

["SHEDNO PO" Senvion,

Poking, Oct. 2. The Ministry of Finance has

at Carnival time to compete for Directors. Dr. J. W. Noble notified the Viceroys and Govern the elegant trophies put up by the and J. Scott Harston, Esq., retire

from his forebears. The young photographer of the pioneer stage linda permanent solemnity. When he told his victim to "looks: pleasant" he tried, we may sup pose, to throw his own face into some semblares of amiability. But he never succeeded. And no. wonder. Forever in his thoughts was the glasily foreboding of wrestled with the undeveloped the confines of a plato in "dark roon" hideously illumin

ship are found to be displace Carnival Association. The con- by rotation, but are eligible for ráors of various provinces that each those long hours to come when ha

IS GREECE IN DANGER?

The keel plates of the unfortunate

tractor for the new hotel on the elcation.

Iteuler's

correspon lént at

.

:.

province will only be allowed to

twenty-eight feat from their The Briti-h officers ter sing ou

normint position, which could have beon caused only by a severe ex bard were lnded when the flot Athens states that Turkey has ternal-explosion. It is no longer possible to doubt that the initial'! reached the Dardanelles,

informed Greece that she neod explosion came from without the complete the big hostelry coas to for Mr. F. Maitland and the Hon. employment in the Ministry

be able to hold the opening on Mr. Edward Osborne respectively, Finance. not be offended by Tarkoy's hull of the ship.

So far as is known, the work New Year's Eve., The Hotel de both of whom are absent on leave. military. movements on the has made no discovery of any clue France is also making several These appointments require the

to the perpetrators of the deed, or additions to the present large shareholders' confirmation.

Tho annexed frontier, which are due to the war. if so, the Government is keeping establishment and the manage Auditor.

This is regarded as disposing it a profound secret. It is pointed ment figure on being able to recounts have Loen audited by of the reports in regard to the out that even it any clues had accommodate a goodly number of Mr. W. Hutton Potte, who offers been foun 1, it would be very im-visitors! A special reception himself for re-election at this politic to reveal them the nt committee has been appointed by meeting, the present time because of the Director General Cetterman, and

Luneta is rushing work to get the Messrs. J. Scott Harston and hotel finished in time, and day G.H. Medhurst were invited to recommend eight officials for od by a red-shaded lamp. Be- and night crews are labouting to join the Board of Directors to set

Bombay, Oct. 2, 1.40 p.m.

The lighthouses on the coast of Italy and the Italian possessions invasion of Thessaly.

in the Red Sea have extinguished

their lights.

LUNTEERS FROM

BRITAIN,

Oot 29

Embarsy

inundated

REFUGEES FROM TRIPOLI feeling which would be ox this committee will main every

Durban, Oct. 2, 11.20 p.m.

J. W. Nable,

Obairman.

Defrauding the Post Office

CANTON'S FINANCES.

[“ Serunɑ Po”. Skavics,},

Peking, Oot. 2:

of

The Viceroy of Canten has memorialized the Throne asking

for permission to draw on the Ministry of Finance for funds in

oited. There are now only two effort to see that the visitors are probable hypotheses for the properly looked after and their destruction of the ship, that it stay is made a pleasant. oue, was the act of either Spaniards Mr. C. Lacy Goodrich, General Our Canton corresponent tells or Cuban revolutionists who wish- Passenger Agentofthe Toyo Kisen us that tlie Director of the Past states that the steamor Castlegartled to bring about war between Kaisha 8.8. Co., has been ap- Office in Canton has asked the order to meet the needs of the the United States and Spain. The pointed the representative of the Viceroy to prohibit the illegal Canton Official Specie Dejari- Is, brought 1,300 Maltese re-

war came, and I marked a turning Carnival Assoolation for China, carrying of letters, on passenger fugees from Tripoli.

Router's correspondent at Malta

point in history, but for more and Mr. O, T. MoWilliams, of the junks, and lins suggested that ment in supplying boin to meet

They were huddled miserably than ten years afterward the Great Norther

on deck, clamouring for food and

water, and suffered terribly dur ing a three days storm.

United States Government took steps to raise the Maine.

the delicate

1012

Com-defecti res should travel on these an

este craft for the purpose parrying the demand in the money market.

arelics. The oflcera en

a the work will be allowed of dhe Likin bo

The Throne has relaj) “the ma

the Ministry of Finans

| hind · thỏ shut door there was

the steriorous breathing of the complete silence except for developer, the crash of breaking bottles, the noise of chemical tor rents, and the screaming odours of the failing red lamp. Whether the features of Uncle Albert be came sulliciently clear upon the plate to be distinguished from the Eddystone Lighthouse, or who ther those two negatives renisined, intorchangeable, the ordeal re- mained the same torturing episode.

Weather Forecast.

CHAR