1912-02-29 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

February 28th, 1912, Temposture à.m. 67, p.m. 70; Humidity...85, 75.

No. 8722

TELEGRAMS.

晚二十月正年子壬

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Copyright, 1911 by the Proprietor.

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February 28th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 60, p.m., 61; Humidity...86, 59.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY -29- -1912.

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HOME POLITICS.

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LABOUR TROUBLES.

LABOUR TROUBLES:

LATE DUKE OF FIFE.

TRIPOLI WAR

GUNBOAT SUNK.

THE NEW CHINA.

100,000 MEN OUT.

STILL CONFERRING.

FUNERAL AT. WINDSOR..

FIGHTING AT HOWS,

SIX DROWNED.

ERIOTION WITH JAPAN.

ARMY AVIATION.

[Service to the "Toir graph."]

Bombay, Feb. 29, 1.30 n.m.

Yesterday was another day of

[Servico to the "Telegraph."]

London, Feb. 28, 7.25 pm.

When Mr. Asquith returned

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Bombay, Feb. 20, 1.30a.m.

Reutor's

correspondental

incossunt conforeners, the Govern- from Buckingham Palace the Windsor says that the funeral of mont doing its utmost to formul- miners iopresontalive entered] ato a settlement..

Downing Street while the ownors the late Duke of Fito took place Over one hundred thousand | were still conferring there. Shprt-]

in St. George's Chapel. miners are now on strike. Thiorely after, both owners and mingg have boon foars of a strike in the proceeded to the Foreign Office, midlands and police hure boen conveyed in moters 'to' the dig affected districts. Reator.

KING AND PREMIER,

Banbay, Feb, 29, 7.5 ugn,

Mc. Asquithilas gene do tho King.

DOWN TOOLS.

In the hoanwhile the Fedttish delegates in London have tele- graphed to their districts to lay down 'thoir tools te-morrow.

DETERMINED WELSHMEN,

Thio Wolah enginemen an- nounce that they will strike anylow to-morrow, thus render- ∙ing idle the whole coal-field,

OWNERS DIVIDED..

SETTLEMENT IMPROBABLE.

The King and Quoon attended

as did the Princess Royal, the Prince of Wales and other mom bors of the Royal Fuinily. No A settlement to night is in-uniforms ware worn but all were probable, but the Covernmenti in deep mourning.

London, Feb. 28, 19:50 pm.

and the miners fat a lato hour,

Worg

coaferring

MEN STUBBORN),

London, Feb. 28, 5.15 a.m.

Subsequently the Ministers and Committee conferred for three

The foreign ambassadors, the

Ent of Crowe, Sir Edward Grey,|

and representatives of public

bo lie were also

Rentor.

[Service to the "Tolograph."]

London, Feb. 28, 11.50 a.m.

The nowapapore generally con

bon statos that the gunbont Fave been guarded by Japanese troops, gratulate the Government upon

Japan has rofused the re- quost of the Chinese Government including £308,000 in the army that sho should withdraw theso estimates for aviation-Reuter.

[Sorvico to the "Telegraph."] | [Service to the "Telograph."] [“ INDEPENDENT News" Aoxmox.)

Bombay, Feb. 29, 7.5 8.m. London, Feb. 28, 4.15 p.m.

Tokyo, Fob 29.

Fighting occurred at Home Reuter's correspondent at Lis-Since two Japanese were mur- throughout yester lay: The

dorod at Ponkaihai the place hns

Italian rashed the heights at Merghob and remained in po 595-

collided with a tug and sunk off sion in the evening, when the Alvor. Six persons were drowned Turks and Arabs retired. They including the commander and lad sustaine 1 heavy losses, leak-

the second officer. The rest wore ing their dead and wounded on the field, including many regu-rescued with difficulty,--Reuter, lara,

The Italian casualties wero cloven kille) and 82 woun led.—

Reuter."'":

EXPU.SION-DEGREE.

London, Feb. 28, 4.15 p.m. Reitor's Constantinople correɛ- pondent says it is estimated that from six to ten thousand persona

BISLEY REGULATIONS.

ROSS RIFLE TROUBLE.

(Servico to the "Telegraph."

London, Feb. 28, 4.10 p.m.

Reuter's correspondent at Ottawa states that Mr. Hughes, while

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troops.

YUAN'S THREAT

POWERS AND CRETE.

FOROES STRENGTHENED.

[Service to the "Tolegraph.”]

London Fob. 28, 7.25 p.m. Ronier's Paris correspondent

Shanghai Fob. 28.

Chang Kang, the viceroy of Ken, who has bɔon, endeavour ing to raiso popular opposition to the policy of the now government, has received a stern rebuke at tho! hands of Yusn Shih-kni. Though the viceroy has been backed by tho Provisional Assembly of the

says that the protecting Powers province, Yuan has warned him havo decided to strongthen their in a tologram that persistouco in the opposition will bring about, a naval forces at Croto.-Routor. discontinuanes of the remittance that he has been receiving from

hours, the Government finding 1 TROUBLE AT KINGSTON o ffeted by the decrea exp3-addressing the Dominion Rifle the government,

difficult to induce the miners to-con- sider the proposals.

VERY DETERMINED..

The "Times". correspondent It is understood that the says that South Wales undoubtedly English coal owners in the wants to fight, and the workers fo lerated area have derced to will hold out longer than is.sup. necept the Government's scheme,

posed. Even if there is no strike including the minimum wage.

MOB FIRED UPON.

[Sarvice to the "Tulogiaph."]

4.

London, Feb. 28, 1.30 p.m.

Reuter's Kingston correspondent states that owing to popular dis-

The Northumberland and South it will be di cult to keep the pits Wales owners oppose the scheme, opening it has been arranged i while the Scottish are divided. ivert local shipping to other The minera ara debating the accepianes of this as partial parts. The "Times" wys, the settlement, while negotiations in miners in Durham and Northam- tioting has broken out. The mob

find Scotland continue.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

good financial position, and ar very determined,

affection over the tramway fares,

the sending of a team of Canadians

fing Tuslians from Palestine. They Association on the 27th inst., urged inchide many employed on the Bagda: Railway -ut. Aleppo.- Reuter.

BEIRUT BOMBARDMENT.

GERMAN AOTION.

The Governor of Kinuchiou, the German possession, has com to Bisley, who would return, how-municated with Yuan Shih-kai

to the effect that ropublicans in! over, with the next steamer if they the North and South will not be allowed to move freely within 100 li of the frontier.

were not allowed to use the Rosa

ville and the Sutherland sight. Lord

Choylesmora, interviewed in Lon-

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London, Feb. 28, 2.10 p.m. According to Reuter's Con- don, said it was absurd to suggest | atantino, le correspondent, the hat new sighting regulations wer that designed to handicap the Cana- Valo of Beirut, slatea forty-one

mon were

killed

MONGOLIA AND IN-

DEPENDENCE.

FATHER'S CRIME.

Prisoner's Desperate Efforts to

Prove His Sanity.

Tho extraordinary spectacle of a man pleading to be hanged and making desperate efforts to avoid a respite of the capital sentence on the ground of insanity was witnessed at the Norwich Asaizen. Albert Reovos (20),.a printer's

declared a separato independence pleading guilty to murdering his Tho Mongolian Government has rendor, of Norwich, insisted on and has despatched representa-infant son at Norwich on January tives to the Diplomatic Cur¡s to

5, and attempting to kill himself on the same day. He declined the assistance of counsel offered

DUTCH ENQUIRIES.

South Wales, Northumberland erland are in a comparative | attacked policemen, and the jail from the warships, with twenty dians, who were given an extension nok for recognition.

Governor and his aide de comp, injured, and fifty-six townspeople of time in which to alter the sights

were killed and fifty-eight wounded of the Ross rifle, in the Italian bombardment.—

Reuter.

Bombay, Fol. 23, 8.5.a.m.

says that

An official statement the Goverment proposes to in- stitute district conferenccs be- twoen owners and miners to do cide as to the minimum wage.' A ropresentative of the Government is to be present at 'oach'confer- .euro,

Phould any of the conferences fail, the Government reproutstive s shall decide jointly on the out-] standing points

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FIRST RIOTING.

The first rioting occurred, at Chesterfield yesterday. miners were proceeding to work they were pelted with stones and boliles. The riot was quickly suppressed by the police.

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who were attempting to rescue a

party of constables who had taken refuge in a liquor saloon, were assaulted by the rowdies with sticks, stones, etc. They escaped without serious injury.

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Inspector-General read the "riot. act," and the police then charged Mr. Thomas, a protagonist of the mob, firing a volley. One the Welsh coat-owners, inte

BLACK OUTLOOK,

London, Feb. 28, 3.45 p.m.

viewed yesterday evening regard-person was killed outright, and A REASONABLE WAGE,

ing the conferences sald: "Malters another was fatally injured. Thirty The Government is satisfied remain exactly as in the morning tint liera are cases where the Nothing has been done." Other others were wounded. The mob minori oannot earn a reasonable prominent men of both sides ar

fled, and order was restored. wage from causes which they cqualy pessimistic, and it is ge cannot control and that power to orally considered that a stoppage secure such a wage should be is now hardly preventable, what- secured by arrangements suit-ever the result of the conferencos. | able to the circumstances of each The miners are everywhere deter- district with adequate safeguarde mined to insist on the minimum to protect the employers against abase of those arrangements. wage without hampering cord-

KNOX AT PANAMA.

TEST CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA'S-CHANCE,

(Sovice to the “Tolegraph.").

London, Feb. 28, 9.40 a.m. In warm but overcast weather,

MEXICAN TROUBLE.

REBEL SUCCESS.

The Dutch minister at Peking by Mr. Justico Channell, and hus cabled to Holland, asking for when Dr. Sterling, the prison particulars into the allegations of medical officer, stated in evidence ill-treatment moted out to Chiroso in Java. No reply has been re- that Roeves was not in a fit state. ozived up to the prozont.

to plend, the prisoner insisted on cross-examining the doctor to do- AN ABORTIVE PROPOSAL. monstrate his own sanity.

The proposal to use the pro- perty of the China Merchant Steamship Co. as security for [Service to the "Telegraph."foreign loan has fallen through

-"Shat Po."

London, Feb. 28, 2.10 p.m.

Mexican rebels have captured the

CANTON NEWS.

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Juarez garrison, who did not resist (TTLEGRAPH CORDEONDENT. for fear of interference by the

ilie fifth Test match' was'döntinued.

Anierican troops, who are patrol There was a fair attendance, and

ing the frontler and are ready to the wicket was slow and easy. England scored 214, Hodern cap-enter Juarez il El Paso is endan turing five wickets for 66 puns.gored.-Reuter. Australle scored 193 for 3 wickets. of which Trumper scored 50, and Minnett 49, the latter unfinished. Stumps were drawn early on, account of bad light. It will be continued tomorrow. Reuter.

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The doctor said the accused was suffering from obsessions, and had ideas which were not com

on to ordinary members of so- ciety, The prisoner believed he was morally tainted, and had said that the reason why he thought he was right in taking his son's life was because ho believed that: the taint was transmitted to him. Canton, Fob, 18.

As the judge was directng the Mak Tuk-sun, the adviser to finding that if the prisoner was of the recently executed Shek Kam- unsound. mind, it would not be chuen, for whese arrost $200 was right to try him, acused exclaim- offered by the Governor-General; "I am of sound mind, real- was arrested on Monday last.so the gravity of this charge, The same afternoon he was taken have offended against the law. to the Governor-General's rosi-and I am here to satisfy the law." donce and her mains there await÷! Mr. Justice Channell: Tho in ing punishment.

sano person believes he is sare. A It is reported that all S ek's sano person would try to get off belongings with the exception on the ground that he was insano. of his widow's endowment, have It is no uso pursuing this, been confiscatol.

The jury devided that Hooves On account of the provalence was quito fit to stand his triol, of small pox in Canton, the and on this Mr. Justico Channiell authorities have issuel a pro-suil he could not do otliorwise clamation requiring all persons] than act upon their view. It was to be vaccinated. At the stuen satisfaction to know this, the time a special warning is issued Homo Secretory would direct nu against the practico of using inquiry into the prisoner's mind, lymph taken from small pox notwithstanding the conclusion, patients. A number of public the jury had come to: He had The "New York Herald's" vaccinators have been stali ned only to acco,t the prisoner's plen

at the various police oflioss in and pass upon him the sentenco correspondent at Washington the city..

of death. It was usual in such. London, Feb. 28, 4.15 p.m.

Wong Chung-yan, Commis eates to address a few words to states that the cruiser West Virsionor of Native Industries, in the prisoner, but his Lordship They dooline to express an

it was the purpose of the Unlied Reuter's correspondent at opinion on the question of safe- The anthracite miners in Penn-

ginin has annexed Palmyra Island, consequence of instructions frem thought it would be a sickery to Nanking has issued a proclauri. do 8ɔ, kupwing what would hap- sylvania are demanding an eight-States to live in amity with its Sydney states that D. Smith zr-

pliers Olem Hill in the Antin in the middle of the Pacific, which tion requiring owners of agricul-pen. hour day, and twenty per cent. In sister. Republics, craving neither lian team for the triangular tests. has been also claimed

Great crease in their wages, A. strike is feared Reuter

sovereignty nor territory,

Britain Houter.

MINERS FIRM.

lons. Liberal papers continue to declare that the Government, as a last resource, will rush through: Bill establishing the minimum wago, and even suggest that th Government should take over the mines and operate them on thà The miners re-affirm that thero | minimum wage.

The "Times"

13 mbay, Tob. 20, 8.30 a.m.

will bo no settlement unless the says the Government submitted no.

LEASSURING SPEECIL.

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, Feb. 28, 4.10 a.m.

Reuter's correspondent at Pana-|

minimum wage at the rate adopt proposal for legislation, either to ma states that Mr. Knox arrived

ed by the Miners' Federation on the owners or to the miners yester- there on the 23rd Inst. Feb. 2 is conceded, and they will, day, Reuter

therefore, not arbitrate on that

'point

guarde, but are still willing to

confer with the owners. **

The conferences will be 'con Sinned to-morrow,

AMERICA'S TROUBLE.

During the course of a speech, he said:

[ Ausrulis, with, spuma vi-lea în bail, tous wan. 179 nm fq,vider to. win the list. test ma ch ]....

WILL'S, SUCCESSOR:

Beuter.

PACIFIC ISLAND.

ANNEXED BY AMERICA,

4+

[Service to the Telegraph. I

London, Feb. 28, 2.10 p.m.

tural, mining, and fishing Having put on the black cap, undertakings to do their utmost the judge pass d sentence to expand their businesses. formally