1911-12-11 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

December 10th, 1910, ··

a.m. 58, p.m. 57; Humidity...66, 6).

No - 8656

TELEGRAMS.

THE REBELLION

統一 月拾年三室

TELEGRAMS.

MONDAY,

TESTALISHED: 1881) pyright, 1911

December 10tli, 1911, Temperature a.m. 02, 4 p.m., 63; Humidity...67

觀一拾月二十英港香

DECEMBER

1911.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

THE REBELLION.

THEIR MAJESTIES' TOUR.

THE WAR

HOME POLITICS.

*ROYAL INSPECTION.

TURKEY EXPELS ITALIANS.

Shanei and Shengi. In the tele- grom Li Yuan-hong asked that

forces from these provinces should be despatched without dolny for

the invasion of Peking.

AN OPTIMISTIC VIEW.

[Service to the "Telegraph."] Bombay, Dec. 11. Bouter's Peking correspondent HE. Yuan Shih-kai intends to.

states that H.E. Tang Shao-yi has romove his residence to the Palace ataried for Wuchong with full and to select six roginouts for

powers to negotiate with the re-his body guard. volutionaries.

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The delegates of the various

The Government in confidons provinces have elected Dr. Wu that the rebels will necept a limit-Ting-fang and Ching in as their. ed monarchy, but 'is prepared to

leuters.,

compromiso..

The foreign legations believe

that the oud of the rebellion is

approaching.-Ronier.

NEWS FROM PEKING.

Poking, Dec. 10.

The Central Government hás

appointed II.E. Tang Shaq-yi as plentipoteniary to negotiate

pro-

The Cloveruor of Honam l

telegraphed to II. F. Yann Shih- kai otaling that the revolutionists are Spreading all over thin | vinca with greateativity. Unlost in

dependence is declared in the pro-

vince, horrible bloydshod will re-

sul. The soldiers of the garrison

at Kwaitakfu have mutinied and

gine over to the revolutionists.

!

pesco with the revolutionists, and The combiusil foreas are now be- Yim Shau and. Young Szo-ki as

siging Knifong, the Capital of his assistants. At the peacs cón

Honam farance, poh province will be re-

presentor by delegates. H.E. Tang Shao-yi was to have left for Hankaw yesterday, buthisde- parture has now bean putponed

indefinitely.

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TELEGRAMS.

OPIUM CONFERENCE.

UNREPRESENTED NATIONS.

[Service to the "Tolograph."]

$88 run Annie an

Simota Corr 10. Cher.

TELEGRAMS

PERSIA.

RUSSIAN ALLEGATIONS.

(Service to the Telegraph.). Durban, Deo, 10, Reuter's St. Petersburg corres

THE SHOPS BILL.

(Service to the Telegraph."] (Service to the Telegraph.)

[Service to this Telegraph.] Via Durban, Deo. 9, 9.30 A.m. Bombay, Dec. 10.

Durbin, Doc. 10.

In the House of Commous the Their Minjostics on Friday It is stated that Turkey has de Shops Bill, securing assistauta

Via Bombay, Dec. 10, 750a.m.pondent sites that on Nov. 30 morning inspected the Durbar cided to expel the Italians, from workly linlf-holiday and a reasonable

Router's correspondent at the Mr. Le Coffre was investigating the finances at Azorbuijun and Camps, including the magnifi- Gallipoli, the Dardanellos, Smyr-time off for moals, was read a third nguo telegraphs that the Opium participating in the sittings o cent quarters of 135 cliiefs, whichna and other fortified poïnts.

time. The Government dropped the Conference has unanimously passed the local council. He was residf were embowered in gardens and

major portion of the bill, including the British resolution that every Going at the English bank-Rou illuminated electrically.

the limitation of hours to sixty per vernment shall frame offective laws

work.

INVESTITURES,

Since his arrival the-King has

received with great state andi

| soparately a hundred princes, and

as presided at the investiture

TURKISH RETREAT.

(Service to the Telegraph.")

Via Bombay, Dec. 10, 7.50 a.m.

Telegrams from Tripoli show that the Turks on the 4th inst. petrented in good order to a position affording (acilities for a movement in several

1.

ELECTORAL REFORM,,

Via Durkan, Deo. 10, 9.50`ain. The Magler of Elibank, speaking at York, raid that, the Government were determined to pass the Electoral

of ten chiefs, who were much gra-directions, with possibilities of re-

Reform Bill. The last roign saw the

thel at the special honours paid victualling and putaining reinforce

settlement of the South African quès-

tion, and he hoped this would soo the The Italian occupation of

settlement of the Triali question. The Ainzara constitutes a stage in a pro-rise of national ideas in Bootlänil and THE QUEEN.

tracted tank of the occupation of the Wales, he said, increased the diffi- Queen Mary has visited the intorland (Router }'

tulties of the Opposition as corapared Delhi hospitals,

them:

KING EDWARD MEMORIAL.

The All India Edward MemoTM

rial, in connection with which Prives Ching has asked Prince Thoir Majesties laid a stone of the Chun to prevent Princes Tani postal. on Friday, is to be a

Tao and Tsai Tsun from giving colossal statue which will be more trouble to II.E. Yuan Shih-erected on the maidan in front of

| kui,—“Birat Po."

Many high officials in Peking na woll as U.E. 'Tang Shan-yi have|

discarded their queues.

AMERICA AND War.

HE, Yuan Shih-kai is trying] STATE OF UNPREPARED-

NESS.

[Service to the Telegraph.)

to obtain a loan of Tls. 200,000,- 000 from the foreign Powers, and'] is offering as socurity the Pe- king-Hunków railway. IE the ate

Durban, Dec. 10.

tempt to raise the loan 'bo suc- According to Router's arres cessful, the foreign nations will pondent at Washington, the an have the option of appointing nual report of Mr. Stimson, thr officials to superintend China's 18. Secretary for War, states

finces-Slieang Po. "

chat a war with a first-class Pow- er would find the United States practically unprepared, mainly

-NEWS FROM SPANGHAT,

.

Shanghai, Dec. 10.

Li Yann-heng has telegraphed owing to the army being scatter-

the Jama Masjid. The ceremony

was performed in the presence of

a vast multitudo while a salute of

101 guns was fired from the fort.

SERVICE FOOTBALL,

At nightfall Their Majestics

attended the final football match

for the King's Cap between tho Lancashire Fusiliers and the

Border Regiment, which was won by the former by one goal to nil,

-Reater.

A CHURCH PARADE,

Bombay, Deo. 11.

Their Majesties attended a great open air church parade and

to the various provinces which led in the interior and the lack of were seated on a dais`under a have declared their independence reserves.

canopy facing a

temporary

stating that the parpose of Yunn Mr. Stimson strongly urges the altar. Shih-kai, in negotiating for peace 18uction of the term of enlist

Six bishopa officiated and teli to to delay the advance of the jent to lose thun three years to music was supplied by messe! Hapeli revilnţionists northward, onable na many as possible to bands and a military choir.

so that the fuperialists may have undergo training the the regular

manté.

J

++

to 1886.-(Router.}

THE NOBEL AWARDS.

PEACE PRIZE.

NAVAL PRIZE BILL.

Durban, Dec. 0.

[Service to the Telegraph.]

Durban, Dec. 10. Router's Christiania correspon-

dent states that the Nobel Peace

Prize is to be equally divided

between M. Aaser, the Dutch

Stalo Councillor, and M. Fried, Editor of the "Friedenswarto" at

Vienna. Reuter,

THE SUGAR CON.

VENTION,

In the House of Lords Lord

Selboino will move the rejection

of the Naval Prize Bill-Reuter.

to control the production and distri

bution of raw opium, and to restrict

L

ter.

A RUSSIAN DEMAND. Via Durban, Dec. 10, 960 a.m. Reuter's correspondent at Telioran

the,

the number of places at which impor-sintes, that Russia Las sent a Note tation is permitted. On the.motion demanding the punishment: of the Persian delegate, it was re- solved to communicato the decisione

murderers ef Allaed Dowles,

The

report led to a debato in the House of Lords, Official circles are cou- of the Conference to the nations not vinced that the question will be

represented at the Conference, with settled through Great Britain.

(Router.) a request for co-operation in the ob jects of the Conference.--(Router.)

ESPIONAGE.

THE SCHULZ CASE.

[Service to the Telegraph.]

CRICKET.

AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT. [Service to the "Telegraph."] The weather was very hot when The match was resumed. The atten dance totalled 7,500, and the wicket Via Durban, Deo, 10, 9.50 .m.

was good. Marylebone scored 267. Reuter's Berlin correspondent of which Douglas scored 101 pluckily

The states that though the Schulz trial during 293 minutes' play.

Australians scored 277 for the lows of au Decomber 7 was secret, the Gernight wicksts. Kolleway notobed of

men. papers publish what are 'de by stubborn play, and Minnett add- scribed na inspired reporta, taking 68 by attractive cricket. Craw..

ford scored 56 not out, after vigorous TURKEY AND BULGARIA: the guilt of the prisoners for granted. crisket. When 37 Crawford was.

THE 1SHTIB MASSAORE.

[Service to the "Talégraph,”].

REPORTED BULGARIAN *

MASSACRE.

Vin Durban, December 9, 9 a.. Thero is growing excitement at Salla as a result of details of rioting at Lehtib, where it is stated that 174 Bulgarians wore massacred. The papers compare the massacre' with thoss prior to the Russo-Turkish war, and urge the Government. tc take vigorous action.--(Reuter.)

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THE DARDANELLES

and alleging the existence of a proved caught on the boundary by Mead, but

great English system of espionage in the umpirs disallowed the catch on. the ground that Mead's foot was ONE"'". which the best society wore partici-the cycle track. The Englishmen grouped together and disagreed with pating, the love of sport impelling the decision. A sensation was caus-

them to play with danger. (Router.)

COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

A TENNESSEE DISASTER.

[Service to to "Telegraph."

Bombay, Deo. 11.

by this action, the game being stopped for some minutes--(Router.)

THE MAINE.

AN EXTERNAL EXPLOSION, (Servico to the "Telegraph.") Via Durban, Deo, 9, 9 6.0. Router's Washington correspon dent states that the joint Army and Navy Board, as the result of an ex- At Knoxville, Tenucasce, 207 haustive study, found that the Maine was blown up at Havana on Febru men have been ontombed in con-

ary 15, 1898, by an external ex- sequence of a dust oxplosion in a plosion.—(Reutar.) Via Bombay, Dec. 9, 2.50 p.mcolliery,

RUSSIA'S ALLEGED

DEMAND.

RUSSIA'S PROPOSALS.

[Service to the "Telegraph.""}

Via Durban, Deo. ¡9) 6.45: p/m

Neuter's correspondent at Brussels states that the Bugar Convention met [Service to the "Telegraph."]

to consider the Russian proposals for

the izcrosse of her export quote, the

M. Sazanoff, the Russian Foreign conditions whereon Russia will con Minister, interviewed by a 'Tomps' tinue her membership of the union. reporter, reports that the Russian Tho Russian delegate intimated that formal demands regarding the Dar- this depended on the improvement of onelles was puro fiction. There had the regulations affecting hor. The only been conversations arising from Berries to the "Telegraph."] British delegates declared that suf- the fear that by laying mines Turkey

Bo far only three have otorgde THE INSURANCE BILL alivo. The resoners are being inf peded by the flames.-Renter,

BILLIARDS.

GRAY AND STEVENSON.

POSTPONEMENT DE-

MANDED..

[Cervice to the "Telegraph."]'. Via Durban, Dec. 9, 9 m.

A meeting representing 800 North

Via Durban, Dec. 10, 10 p.m. of England firme was held at The first of the three billiard charter. Sir Charles Macara, who matches of 18,000 up between Georgo

Adiant ground" existed to authorise might hinder commerce. He empia.ray and W. H. Stevenson has-com-presided, said that a manifesto signed

"

Their Majestios received an Russia to increase her quote. Thesised that Russia was seeking no ter- rough, this scores were: Stevenson be sent to Parliament asking for

a chrnce of devoting their entire army and thus form a large cltt-: ovation both

Mention to the revolutionists in zen reserve-Bouter,

-Reuter

balled explanation.

(Henter)

meierd London. Halfway by representatives of 206 trades la 6,608, Gray 7,000. The latter d'd postponement of the Insurance Bu wot play as he has done hitherto, whigh, he said, would fmperil being out of form, Stevenson played abrilliant all-round game.(Reuter,) ductive industry. (Router.)