1911-11-17 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

November 16th, 1911, Temperature 10 x.m. 78 4, p.m., 76; Humidity...61,

November 17th, 1010, Temperature 10a.m. 77, 4 pm."

號七十月一十英港賽

(ESTABLISHED ** 1881.)

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Proprietor.

No. 8687

鵬七十月九年三統官

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER

17 1911.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

THE REBELLION.

MOROCCAN TREATY.

PICTURES THIEVES.

·HOME POLITICS.

DESTROYER INJURED.

BRITISH ASSENT.

BIG HAUL

UNIONIST RALLY,

THE REBELLION.

AMERICAN PRECAUTIONS."

BITTER DISTRESS.

Bombay, Nov. 17 1.10 a.m.

The distress in the Yangtse

Valley, due to the robellion follow

Durban, Nov. 16 7.35 a.m.

ing the floods, is of tho:bitterest Router's correspondent at Wa-description.

{SERVIÓS TO THE “ THlúcar,"

:

shington says the State Depart- mont has practically decided to

send a regiment from Manila to

Ohingwantao, Lo perform inter- national duty, under the Boxer Fronty, in maintaining communi- oations between Paking and the

geo.

It is pointed out that the United Statos Government has no designs

on Chinese territory.

MANCHURIA'S INTEGRITY.

Shanghai, Nov. 10. Independence has been deglar- od in the provincé of fionan, and H.E. Po Fun, the Governor, has

-flod:-

Fongtion has declared its inde- pendence. The Viceroy of the

A CHANGE AT NANKING.

Bombay, Nov. 17 1.10a.m.

Router's correspondent at

|Shanghai says thimi the situation

at Nanking shows a remarkable change.

DEVOTED TROOPS,

Service to the "Telegraph."

1

Reutor's correspondent at Paris

statos that Britain and Russia

havo assented to the Franco-Gor

man treaty:

TUBERCULOSIS.

∙A NECESSARY ORDER,

Service. to the "Telegraph."

Durban, Nov. 17,12 a.m

Mr. John Burns, President of

[SKAVID TO TEM

TILHORAFE."]

Durban Nov. 16. 7.35. a.m.

Reter's correspóndent at Mun-

ich states that twenty-two pictures

were out one night recently from

their frames and stolen from the

historic pictures gallery in the Chateay Schleisheim.

The Thieves have not been

traced-Router.

An energetic and courageous the Local Government Board, has BRITAIN AND GERMANY. soldier commands 20,000 dovol-issued an order that all local an

(BREVICH TOʻTEN “ TELMORAPH,”]

Durbin, Nov. 10, 11,50 p.m.. A Unionist conference at Loods, attended by 2000 delegatos, is de-

scribed aan greatrally ofUnionists.

TELEGRAMS.

A COLLISION.

(SEATION TO THE " THANGRAPH,""].

WEATHER FORECAST,

FAIR.

Hamidity, 74, 42,

$96 zen. ÄxxoN

Bixota Corr 10 Currs.

TELEGRAMS.

RUSSIA AND PERSIA.

ULTIMATUM EXPIRES.

(BREVIOR TO THE “ TELEGRAPH."]

Bombay Nov, 10 7.35 a.m. Information from Russian sour ces is to the effect that the ulti- matum recently delivered expired on Monday night, and that Rus sin is despatching a battalion knock-entisfaction 200 Cossacks from Tabriz, It is added that failing

Bombay Nov. 16. 7.35, a.m. The British destroyer Scorpion has collided with a Danish sail ship in the North Sea.

The Scorpion had a fiole

It opened with a glowing tribute ed in her side, and the daminged Astrabad will reinforce the Con-

regret at his retire- Dover.-Reuter,

FRENCH POWDER.

to Mr. Balfour and a revolution of sailing ship is being towad into sympathy and

pent was passed.

The meating also passed, a rc- solution congratulating Mr. Bonar Lay

on his being appointed to the leadership of the party and assur

ed troops and refuses to listen thorition must make the polifion STATEMENT PROMISED.ing him of their loyalty and undi-

to the suggestion of compromise, tion of pulmonary tuberculosis

DETERMINED TO FIGHT compulsory-Router.

He is determineil to fight for |

the throne while respecting the foreigners-Router.

REIGN OF TERROR AT

ΝΑΝΚΙΝΟ

via Bombay, Nov. 16, 2, 10 p. m.

The reign of terror proceodé at

without pigialis continues. Nearly

it foreigners hava loft,

GENERAL CHANG'S BOLD

FRONT.

DOCK DUES RAISED.

AT LIVERPOOL.

Service to the "Telegraph."

Durban, Nov. 10, 11.50 p.m. At a meeting of the Liverpool Harbour Board it, was announced

that it has been decided to ad-

vance the dock tonnage rates and the dock town dues by ton per

cent:

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vided support.-Reutor.

IRELAND FAVOURED, '

(SERVICH TO THE." THUGRAPH."'}

Durban, Nov. 18, 7.35.a.m

The Nationalists have issued

Service to the Telegraph."-

Bombay, Nov. 13,7.35 a.m. Lord Selborne, speaking at Newcastle, referred to the recent

specchios made in the Reichstag'

to the hostility shown towards Great Britain, and to the threats a statement showing the uniond of war. Ho emphasised Groát ments they have secured to the Britain's right to ask for ex Insurance Bill, including planations,

parate Trial Fund and administra- tion,

K

B.BC-

GOVERNMENT'S ACTION."

́(SERVICE TO TAY ** TELEGRAPH.")

Bombay, Nov. 17-1.10 ́a.m.

sular Guard.

Russia has also sent troogs in- to the provinces of Gilan and Tab. riz, where, Russiafassorts, Persia is unable to maintain order. Any Russian expedition, it is stated goos to secure pence and main- Lain order, and not for the pur poso of occupation in the broad sense of the word. ̈·

TROU LE BREWING.

Bombay Nov. 10, 2.10 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at St. Potorsburg says that it is author- Reuter's correspondent at Paris itatively stated that unless the. saya that the Government has in-satisfies the demands of the Rus- Persian Government completely

troduced a Bit for the rigorous sian note troops will be sent Haz-

vin. Router. control and manufacture of pow dor.-Reutor.

CANTON NEWS.

were made

Canton, November 14. ́· FALSE REVOLUTIONÄRIES,

The day before yesforday, some bod characters, falsely representing thamsolvca-as-soldiers of the Repub FURTHER APPOINTMENTS. lean army, wont to the police stat..

ions and military guard houses, and alao to business firms at Honam, to Canton, Nov. 18.

ask for the loan of arms and sub- The following appointments xriptions of money. Reports of have been made-Chan Shin-pak toir doinga reached the Hond Quar. aditor of the "Chiun Newe" Hong-ters and Li Fuk-lam, alias Li tang- Either too much or too little

kong as Commissioner of the In-ung, oua of the reformed robbers. had been said, and Great Britain The contribution of the Irish terior; Mr. Olinn King-wo, comte led a company of his soldiers

Jliefs, was ordered to suppress them. pradore to Messrs Olof Wijk & Co Honam, and after a little fighting should know the legitimats aspi-employer and worker is 5.1-2d. in- Hongkong, as captain Suporin-with the imposters many arrests of Polico and Luk Lau-Ching tried by Court-artial, and three of The prisoners wore rations of the Gorman people, to stead of 7d. as in England, while oxbrigand-chief as Commander them were sentenced to summary de which she was supposed to bon the State contribution is unchang-Samsai to maintain order and to number of men of similer illrepute

of the revolutionary force for capitation. Yesterday morning. vin Bombay, Nov. 10, 2.10 p.m.

wips out the ruffians there. ordered the soldiers, at the guard, An Englisļi missionary visited

Mr. Chao King-wn has been house in front of Wa Lam Monast Donéral Chang to nak for a sus

retained in the directorship of ery to surrender their arms, and amunition. A company of real re- BANK CONTROL volutionary soldiers were at this time to abficato, Dr. Wa painted out pension of hostilities. Chang re materiale, and the various burdens In the House of Commons Mr. week the Stale is to pay another

The Canton Chamber of Com-being put up inside the Monastery that fourteen province lays defused to listen to the request, imposed by Parliament.Reuter. Goldman, M.P., put a series ofld.a wosk into the insurance fundmerce has advised the branch and caring the disturbance came out clared their in lependence and declared that ho intended to have scut repressptativos to lend! 20,000, troops into Chin. VÍCTORIAN ELECTIONS. Shanghai for the establishment of

kiang, Foochow and Shanghai

nd regain them.).

Three Eastern Provinces has tele-Nanking. The massacre of Chinese graphed to the Cabinet that tho object of the declaration of indo-

pondence in Fongtion is to up-

hold the integrity of Manchuria. DR. WU AND THE POWERS.

Dr. Wu Ting-fang lins wired to the Foreign Powers requesting

them to force the Prinos Ragent

a National Assembly,

TO PACIFY THE PEOPLE.

An Imperial édict has been is

FALL OF HOK-SHAN.

Our special correspondent,

sued directing the provinces to elect well known gentlemen aa delegates to pacify the people in writing on Nov. 11th gives d

the disturbed gre. Mr. Luing

tails of the occupation of Hok

Tsiang-fun, ex-Provincial Judge Talian by the rebels. "About 200

Thus stop has boon taken owing

to increased expenditure due to in-constant and an obstinate obata- od.

cressed wages, the rise in price of cle.

NO CHANGE.

TELEGRAPH;"} (SEEVICE TO TRI

Durban, Nov. 17 12.50. a.m.

The State elections.in.Victoria

the first held with adult suf-

trage and preferential voting-

of Hupeh, is the delegate formen entered the city to-day,"lie have left the state of the parties Kyangtung

MORE CHANGES.

writes: "Their first net was to unchanged.Renter.

ROYAL VOYAGE.

LEAVING GIBRALTAR

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Where wages are less than 9s. the railway.

pointed questions to the Governinstead of the worker, and sickness ment respecting Anglo-German benefit is to be paid in addition

relationa.

maternity benefit-Router.

COMMANDER BRINE

DROWNED,

to

Mr. Asquith said the questions

covered matters of much gravity

and delicacy that it was imposs- ible to deal with them adequately via Bombay, Nov. 10, 2.10 p.m. in question of time. Sir Edward

Commander Brine of the bat Grey would make a full statement tleship St. Vincent, was washed in the course of the debate on for- overboard whilst the vessel was

eign affairs next week. --

en route for Bereliaven, and was

drowned.

CANADEN. C݆RT.

MARTIAL

wounded.

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olico of the Tuching Bank in disperse the intruders, and fired Hongkong that the Taching Bank them. Three of the pretenders in Canton is under the control were shot dead and two seriously of the that similar control will be ex

now government, and GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S

ORDERS ercised over that in Hongkong. Thio Governor-General has given The Hongkong branch has been aders to open and shut the City requested to balunca nocounts to entoa, oxcept the Big North Gate, date preparatory to the transfer of at the usual hours, vis, to open at control. Iu reply the Taching am, and to shut at 7 p.m. every bank in Hongkong, has request-

day. ed the Chamber to advise them 8 to the arrangements for the transference of control.

Yesterday a meeting was held

A notification has been put up giving people to understand that as the situation is now calm and quiet... the Republican Government may in the hall of the Canton Chemb for future emergency. Yet rumour

withdraw ite troops and reserve them......

in Canton were represented. It wanted for the forming of a Death' or of Commerco;. all. the societies has it that more soldiers are still was decided temporarily to accept Dreadnought" Corps. This is how- as legal tender, old notos of issueaver, not an order of the Governor- to the amount of $5,000,000 General and the upkeep will not be which will be placed on the mar borne by the Government, Thoss The revolutionists have ad-release the prisoner's, in all

kot together with $1,000,000 in who have boen fled and persuaded old notes which are still circulatto come to join the corps are advised vanced to and captured Namwai-

ed in the market. These old their formor occupations. The Gor to disperse at once and return to about 20 or 27, who found their kwan in Shensi,

notes to the value of $5,000,000 ornar General has fixed monthly were left in the Provincial Trea-wages of $10 for each soldier and has way to the jacksmith's shop

sury, and they are to be placed on issued a notice that the rumour thab the market at this juncturo pend-they will be paid 8.4 tals, is an Au Imperial rescript has been and had their fattera removed.

ing the issue of now notos by the founded. issued ordering Wong Si-chun to There was no rioting at all

new government. The old noton

GENERAL LUNG, Fesign from the viceroyship of and the day was observed

will then baredeemed inexchange General Lung Chi-kwang, is still for new notes. The meeting riding at his flying cainp" and Hupoh and appointing Tuan general holiday for the firing of

via Bombay, Nov. 16, 2.10 p.m. decided to notify Hongkong to carrying out his duties as unus). accept the present Chinese notes in porfect good order and the three The troops under his command are Reitor's correspondent at Halifax of issuo iu doing exchange busi-battalions raised by the ex-Viceroy Chee-kwai 118 acting Viceroy.

crackers During the night nu

ness The Canton Government have heon went back to Kwang-sal. Another odiot appoints Chang

wires that at the Court Martial he'd will also be requested to notify General Lung has issued a notice. other detachment entered the Shik-luen as Governor of Shansi

the Customs stations to ncoaptying that some local bandita gra contation with the stranding of these old notes for payment. The falsely representing themselves as and Shik Lang, ex-Viceroy of the city All the police stations are

amid the firing of Royal salutes Lords were impotent and the the Canadian cruiser Niobe off Cape they need not fear to accept these by looting and annoying the people public will be instructed that Republican troops and are reckless- Three Exstern Provinces, as Ad-now.filled with the men and the and cheering from the ships, mas-Commons were gagged. The gablo in July, the officer of the notes as there are sufficient secur- and disgracing the dignity and hon- Jatant Tartar General of Jeho Yamen has been taken possessed bands playing the national situation was unparallelled in any watch, Lord Alastair Graham, was advances to the merchants in under him to exec ities against them in the form of our of the army. He now euk Canton and also investments in the orders to arrest auoli men

pab them to death on the Properties.

412 vaquired by marijal law,

THE DIOTATOR,

Darban, Nov 16, 11.50 p.m.

In his speech at Newcastle -[Surviờm ro xan " TEMGRAPH,”]- Lord Selborne denounced the

Bombay Nov. 16. 7.35 a.m. Parliament Act. He said that Router's correspondent at Gib- Britain was now under the con-

raltar says that the Moding lefttrol of a single man, because there

ant-cu, Ben

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el sed country?

[reprimanded.