1912-03-05 — Page 1

No. 8726

晚七十月正年子壬 ̇

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS,

TUESDAY, MARCH

TELINGRAHK

THE COAL CRISIS.

THE COAL CRISIS/ CHINA TRANSITION:CHINA IN TRANSITION.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

March 4th, 1912, Tempointure a.m. 04, p.m. 70; Humidity...07, 89.

(ESTABLISHED

1811 by the

WEATHER FORECAST,

FAIR.

March 4th 1911, Temperature a.m. 86, p.m., 65; Humidity...51, 07.

二拜禮 號五月三英港香

TELEGRAMS,

$50 PER ANKUR,

BING COFF.10) Car.

TELEGRAMS.

SUFFRAGISTE OUTBURST.

1912.

TELEGRAMS.

ARMY EST MATES,

A PATRIOTIC ATTITUDE

THE PEKING.

MUTINEERS OVER.AWED,

A FLYING CORPS.

MORE WINDOW SMASHING.

Mr.

Asquith's Statement in the Commons.

[Bervice to the "Telegraph."]

[Servios the

raph."]

NO FLIRTATIONS WITH SOCIALISM.

Loudon

[Service To This

"Telegraph." };

Sulfrige

~Tandem Mar. 4, 0.5 p.m.

In the Hour of Commons, and

to a crowded House, Mr. Asquith made an important statement on the ccal crisis.

(Our Own Commipondent.}

•Sha glini, Mirel 6, 0,35 a.m. In an interviene Sun Yat-

[Service, to the Telegraph."]

London, March 4, 0.25 p.m. Colonel Scely in introducing

[Service to the Telegraph."]

London, Mar. 4, 0.5 p.m..

Bombny, Mar, 5, 7 40 a.m. Mr. Bonar Law said he had not

Itenter's correspondent nt dreamed of criticising the Govern-sen stated thing we deeply Tionisin says that the activity of the Army Estimates said that the ment and did not desire to disconcerned at f Decurionces as | the Somersetshires nt Fongli.

cuss the question. Ho deaured the Prime Minister that the of

He had put that argumout to the men, and he thought it had neror before. Jen lus good for tune to present to good norepation would do nothing to He thought" blwo he lind® ulmoşt

orsuaded them.

He roviowed, the whole couro. of the negotiations and mentioned that the Government had been closely watching from the bgita deadlock. ning the various stages of the

controversy,

TRIBUTES TO BOTH SIDES.

"Ha'paid trilato to both sides

jo for the alpity, the skill, and the

A

make the task of the Government nore difficult. Ho thanked Mr. Asquith for his clear and frank Biatement (cheers.)

Mr. Arthur Markham then nak-

Coming to the present position, ho said that the negotiations had not come to a broakdown butted for an oarly debate. HOPES FOR A SETTLEMENT, such a request should bo hudo Mr. Asquith regretted that The result for the moment was Ho praised Mr. Bonir. Law lamentably insuflicient and he hoped and believs! that as time patriotic attitudo. (cheers.) went on there would come; to gether with an approximation of

Peking and Tienta

wore better armed thang gabin window smashing at the- and

the ongestone anivat or the regulara w OON BRUEDE AYUAN Ioniskilling ofonied 16 1500 onyeont hortal fördeh.

Lestablishments; of: Sta[principal The Republičknd were proposed-

Chinese troer k who threatened to The fold artillery was at least to accept full responsibility and

good as the French and drapery finish the West End. have absolute confidence in Yusu

superior to that of other Powarak y. Shih-kai, and botiore that he will be able to control the situation:

PROTECTION FORUMET

FOREIGNERS,

The Republicans will gesture ordes and protect the lives and property of foreigners.

POMPT MEASURES, Prompt and effectivo mozanres Bhickningstance from Nanking: are being taken to render Yusn

Three and Republings at Cheron berolien ordered to

block, the Poking Tailway

GERMAN, DOCTOIL KILLED.

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as

THE NEW ARMY

Bosidos sabliers and sailors it

A number of arrests have been

made:

PAYING THE PIPER

London, Mar. 4, 7,45

p.m..

A member in the House of

cool temper with which tons of view, possibly that PRICE LEAPS UPWARD, Tionin. Vice Plosident. Li Pétorsburg reports that fighting aviation yearly, besides non-com- the Government would speedily

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machinery of adjustment which fast week seemed so remote, As far as the Government was con- rol it had done what it end ali më impiompta sperch. The re-it could with that object in view, and would continue to do whät put which had beo i published W cirrect and exhaustivo.

they presented akoir o sé,

He referral to his sporeh at the Jagodinwign Odies and said that it was

A DISOLIMER,

GOVERNMENT NOT IDLE.

He wished however, to alau state ju that apart from this the Govern- ment had not been idle. They felt strongly that the Le-t was of fixing a reasonable minimum wage in the various districts wasF dret aposels which, either in subby agreement between the portion sit ups or offest, went in advance and he still hoped an

Me, A-quith emphasised the de that he had said nothing in

Bonbay, Mar. 7 7.40 m m 1

North, by three hundred per Cont has risen in price. inthe

cont.

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NO PARTY QUESTION.

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London Mur: 4; 12:10 pm. was proposed to establish a flying German, Dr. Schreyer, his corpa to include civilians under- beon kilio ht Tientsin. The king to serve their country doctor was assisting his cab-anywhere in time of war. The patriots to escape when he was present air battalion would be TROUBLE AT TSITSIHAR. shot by a policeman.

absorbed in this corps.

"It was proposed to pass 180 Commons asked whether, in Reuter's correspondent at St. officer through the school of view of the window.smashing.

Yannis prepared to more occurred ut Tailsilar between missioned officers and calots. nor unmediately fichi Wa-regulāra and members of the chẳng

1publican expeditionary force.

TERMS OF SERVICE, Algolofcraisors will co-operate in theatro. The fight- with the Chefoo fores. 1. ง

ing was continued, in the Officers dosiring to join the

Mr. Asquith said that the dis- MESSAGE OF APOLOGY, streets and was resumed to- corps must first obtain privately The Provisional Government

day. There is a panic in the a certificate from the Royal Aero graceful proceedings (cheere.) lias tolegraphed to the Diplomatic city, as it is foared that the Clab, upon which they would be ought to be brought home not merely to the wretched indivi- revdlationaries will seize the granted £75 for expenses. Corps deploring the outbreak and opportunity offered for disorder.

The Army and Navy Ecation of duals but to those responsible. accepting responsibility,

the corps would alwaya, bo on a REACTIONARIES BLAMED.

war-footing. Thingmould The official viswar Nabu

Great Larriety

London, Mur. 4, 5.40 agatathat the and ddal 'strike ürges överyons to

The

"of the published report. do

ilu was not in the habit of EXAMINING THE FIGURES. put aside political differences and

egaging in rcations with! walim nnt den Trying to ca- wal from the public the manner in which he had been employing

Jisimo.

the

NO TAKING SIDES: Mr. Asquith said that in the arguments bouffered m "ju nera" representatives lo ere- fully attained from exjresing yinin us to which side

was right or wrong. The out

Nevertholes the Geramant strengthen the hands of fell it their duty to un lort ike. Goverufinont.” an 1 were undertaking, a euroful nud vigorous examination of the figures which has been presented i by ona sila and the other..

He could not say more at the moment, but he thought thei House would agree that it was thoir bounden chity.

GRAVE CONSEQUENCES The stoppage had begun and

GRAVE SITUATION,

..

fellest Yun B-kải "should Poze coral in the north

A [UJOUR REFUTED. Tried, muder of a Frenchman at Taoling/denied. BRITISH TROOrs The Inniskilling Fasiliers have arrived at Fonglai.

ENOMOUS DAMAGE.. London, March 4, 1.55 p.m.

The los-es cause, by the Though the coal crisis has reach-outbreak me estimated at Tiy ed a deadlock the papers devote 50,000,000, columns to detalls of the rise in prices and stoppage of industries.

the casequences with were Orders are going to Chermans, the being entailed on the country, an

· JAPAN ACTIVE.

A fisico of 800 Japító o fiồm Pot A-timur.is being despitehed Peking, and 1,200 solliers from

its prosperity, even on the daily United States and elsewhere.Jann loft for Chips on Malay life of the community, were at Drastic train service reductions 1

ho put to the nun was the joint

ewis now putting to the House least as formidable as anybody are coming into force to-day.

d to the whole of the country ♫le was na mdopting a con- tensious attitude. Ilis object was jaco. (cheers)

Lonuld have foreseen. And as they develope they would increse daily in intensity and vulums. DEBATING THE QUESTION,

HOW LONG? Prognostications are being made as to the duration of the strike, the

In those cirenmatarices to estimates ranging from a few ventured to say to the Hou that if it thought, as he hoped it days to six weeks. South Wales, would, that the Government had however, where both sides are aliowa and was showing an ade- determined to fight to a finish, is qu de sense of the magnitude of preparing for a prolonged struggle. the task imposed upon them, then The opinion of the mining leaders although it might be necessary to fends to put the duration of the

* TWO CONDITIONS. Ils affirmed that tla Govern- mments secast in of the pici le of a te sou ide mum wage va subject to two ridicens, -

The first cudition with the Wago Best Vary, district by dis fret. The scound was that it mist be accompanied by safe guards protecting the employers A FULL ACCOUNT. agunst abuse of the principle and periding against a dimuation

debuto the whole question strike there at a fortnight. This (cheers) he hopol that they would-

week'a gmye, olement is that du so that night (cheers.)

In section of the miners in the Tyno district, contrary to the

Miners'

Mr. Asquith std that he spoke undertaking of the of output which in the long rundvisedly and with a full sense of Federation have decided not arald be dis-strous to all con-responsibility. He had faid be ered and to the industry itself. fore the House a full and candid to allow the men to decend the

1.4.

account

JAPANMURE, VOkay, you

London, Mar. 4. Five thousand Japanese soldiers have been outered to procced from

Fort Antar o Tie

MILLIONAIRE ATTACKED,

SHOTS IN THE STREET.

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, Mar, 4, 6.55. p.m. · Four-shots were fired at Mr. Leopold Itallschild as 10. was entering his motor car in St.

pase a Bill making, sulldogist organisations responsible for the damage,

Therefore becuriley Central

flonso would grant paymont to before, he made a further state-

the officers commensurate with m ment-Router. the grant risks, and adequate

of accidents.-Routor..

passionate allowances in case

OVERSEAS GARRISONS.

WIDESPREAD OUTRAGES,

Bombay, Mar. 5, 7:40 am.

The suffragists yesterday raid- el Knightsbridge and Kensing ton and smashed the windows of Harrods, Barkers and other great establishments.

London, Mar. 4, 5.40 à.m.

"Times," The

in a

special article on the army estimates, points out that while the Navy is

They smashed alwo eight win- [concentrating in Home Waters,

overseas the garrisons require dows in the House of Lords be- strengthening, but there is a gleam sides some in the Hous ́s of Cabi- of hope that in South Africa, if the co Defence Bill passes there will soon bo no need for a British garrison.

Saillin's Tané.

Two of the shota shaltered the---Reuter. windows and wounded a delective on the other fide.""

Mr. Rothschild was unhurt. Bis nasailant was priøslød.—Renter.

THE TIENTSIN MUTINY:

YU SPET to

POP TV Shqigħu, Marélia. Lavinou at $5 no co

Mating broke out amongst the ex troops in Tientsin: yesterday and the autinara sot fica in many inuane, A Gorman subijci, wak kilindi

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Yuna Shib-kni at oner, or li rad Goneral Keudg“ Kwaje i mul inng Whichu to call out the Broops under their res: etivo, commands, to quell further dis- turbare

OBITUARY.

DISHOP MOULE.

(Our Own Correspondent.): London, March 4, 10.50 a.m. Bishop Moule of Mid-China has died at Auckland Castle.

PACIFIC ISLAND.

ABANDONED BY BRITAIN,

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Bombay, March 5, 7:40 a.m.

At questiem simudin the Hons of Commous Mr. K. D. Acland said that the British Protectorate over Palmyra, (the Pacific island claimed by the United States) wis│ abandoned on a more a 'itablo purposes.-Router.

FLYING MUTÍNEES. London, Mar. 4, 1.55 p.m. ↑

The "death has occurred of the The mutineers në "1" "king havo vorated the capital and here .1 Ri. Rev. George Evans Moule, and bing found for cable

e they gen mig the bones, 1880 to 1908.-Reuter. to Totingfey are long D.D., Bishop of Mid-Chins from

pits of what happened. This means the rendering of the riot. Eodyrenes assign Diy Mom'e abtained hix A. et

In order to prevent flooding Paoting mole in their pass=

WEIGHTY WORDS.

TEST CHICKET:

ARGENTINA AND MÚ.C.

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FOREIGN TROOPS,

f the fallow your whai, lebo voc cura's of" Fund'ng on an't "hop'a n'of to De County Hopital He The Diplomatic Corpaat Peking jemolate Cheran Misalvary" Sne'ply a line asko Yuan Shift-kai to bojn 1957, and came, to Chins pun su allowed to despatch foreign troops al si arr.)

in the capital for protection. TARTAR GENERAL

MARC ROBBEN

[HON, EDWARD BLAKE, K.C.

* THE DEADLOCK, | (clicors.).

pits for ever useless and, de- | nties, aro "reported to have ban Comb bige in, 1950 and was o diret priving the men themselves of killed. *** ville poiwed got this the men

He deplored that the Govern-work. (Reuter). recognised, both conditions, but declared flint the Federation's mente efforts had so far been chedule contained the lowest pos unavailing to avert a national Biblo ratas anil svan beyond the entastrophe, but he did say this range of negotiation or revision, and he asked the universal nssent Mr. Asquith detailed the objec-of every man in every quarter of tions of the owners to the schedule, the House to it that that the ret

sponsibility of thote whether NO COERCION,

the Government or of either party. Ilo asked was it possible for to the dispute or those advising any Government when it had them who having it in their recognised the principle of a power in any way to minimise reasonable minimum wage to that terrible national calamity,

London, Mar. 4, 12.10 pm.. aak Parliament to source one of did not use their opportunities to the two parties who had presented the full, would be a responsibility Telegrams from Banos Ayres,

CutilTS LEQUEST. anch formidable criljcisms and which history would not fail to state that the matelt deciding the ubber. has been won by tho

The natives of Chilli have objections to the minimum wage measure. (Loud cheers.) saledalens it stood, to accept not Mr. Asquith spoke, throngloat M.0.0. The scores wern Ar petitionel Yuan Shih-kai to be merely the principle but figures with extreme gravity, and the genting: 171 and 08, 0.0. 189 permitted to elect fur of their without an enquiry or negotia-fuss followed evory sence and 102 for eight wickets, own provincials as Clovernor,

'intently.

Reu'ér

General Shat Po,"

[Service to the Telegraph

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London, Mar. 4, 4.20 a.m. · The death is reported, by the Toronto correspondent of Reuter, of the Hon. Mr. Edward Blake,

The residence of Kwai Cheung, jan Biljafant Tartar Gedéral, and father of the Empress Dowager hsh boon lootel. The robber hoverdespoiled the place of giföda | K.C., P.Ü. valued at $2,000,000.

TRIPOLI WAR,

HOT ENGAGEMENT.

AL

[Barvico to the “Telograph."] Bombay, March 5, 7.40 am. Reuter's correspondent Rome states that the Turks nud Arals yesterday forcely attacked. the Italiana who, wero erecting works at Derna.

Repeated bayonet charges were [ma1o. Italian. reinforcements arrived, ant a lot engagement f: Blake was a barrister of ppr continued till night when tho iCauvin, who list y dial animal cyce Turks retired.

tape tub'la" ferving of Oral He

The polico mounted and on foot, were powerless owing to the widespread nature of the attacks. The suffragist incendiary has been committed for trial.--Reuter

4 jun ATTEMPTED INCEN

**DIARISM.

London, Mar, 4, 5.40 a.m. Last night, a selfragist ignited a pile of shavings saturated with petroleum in the doorway of the General Post Office. She was arrested. The damage was only of the slightest.

RIOD IN" CAOL.

The Daily Mail" states that shuffragista, prismod. in Holloway gaol rioted in the yard, demanding to see Mrs. Pankhurst, and singing the Marseillaise. When they were removed to the cells they smashed all the windows/-Reuter,

ASIATIC LABOUR.

AN INDIAN, MOVE.

[Service to the Telegraph."}

"London, Mar. 4,' 3:21 p.m. feater's correspon left at Cal- cutt reports thuttle Indian

at Liberal X.P. Imm 1887 to 1881. The losses of the Turks zu 1. Council has rejected a motion by

Set In the Ontario Hon-glant fri Arabs are unknown, The Italian Mr. Gukliale, to prolifik

83 votch to 22-Kouter 1887 to 1872, being Trina Muleor jo casualties numbered 150,ture Inbont for the Cont

skip last two wars

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