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The Hongkong Telegraph.

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No. 8741

TELEGRAMS.

COAL CRISIS.

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TELEGRAMS.

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March 21st, 1911, Temperature a.m. 60, p.m., 60; Humidity...67, 69.

五疿禮 誠二廿月三英港香

FRIDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

MARCH 22

TELEGRA

1912.

LEGRAMS.

HOME POLITICS.

COAL CRISIS.

COAL CRISIS.

OPPOSITION ATTITUDE.

PROLONGED CONFERENCE.

„DRASTIC AMENDMENTS.

BRITAIN'S NAVY.

NEW DREADNOUGHT.

[MR. H. KESWICK ELECTED.

TELEGRAMS.

AUSTRIA'S NAVY.

A NEW DREADNOUGHT.

$86 pæn AuroN,

SINGLE Corr 10 Oxer.

TELEGRAMS.

COLLIERY DISASTER,

AN OKLAHOMA TRAGEDY.

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Bombay, Mar. 22, 8,5 a.m.

In the House of Commons,

which was more crowded than it has been for years, Mr. Balfour

had a universal ovation on enter-

ing. Mr. Asquith format ly

moved the second reading of the

Coal Minos Bill. Mr. Balfour

́then had another ovation.

He said that no one was satis-

fied with the proposed solution. The country had never been faced with a crisis such as this. Ho intimated that' after the Opposi- tion had, tested the Government'e methods on the second reading it would do its best to see that the Government's policy had a obance.

'NO DISSOLUTION.

He moved the rejection of the Bill on the broad grounds of na tional policy. He concluded by assuming that if the Government was defeated thero would be no dissolution. They could not old the confusion of elections to the horrors of the strike. MR. BALFOUR'S CHARGES.

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, Mar. 21, 4.25 pm...

A prolonged conferonco ho tween the Government and 1th leaders took place this afternoon,

•

THE "SYNDICALIST" CASE:

[Service to the Telegraphi."]

London, Mar. 21, 3.55 p.m.

"Thic coal owners at a meeting

?

yesterday decided to insist upon

[Service to the Telegraph']

Bombay, Mar. 22, 8.5 a.m.

The Duchess of Sutherland

!

[Service to the Telegraph."]

London, Mar. 21, 12.35 p.m.

Mr Henry Keswick, sou of the lato Mr. William Keswick, haa

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, Mar. 21, 11,55 p.m.

The Austrian Dreadnought

launched the British super-been returned unopposed for the Tegothoff, 20,300 tons, has been drastic amendments. This, toge-Dreadnought, Ajax, at Greenbok. Epsom Division, of Surrey, the launched at Trieste.-Router.

constituency représented by his father.--Reuter.

ther with the new attitude of the

Opposition, is expected to prolong

the proceedings connected with the

Bill. It is recognised that the Gov-

ernment's position is one of great

London, Mar. 21, 12.35 p.m.

Tom Mann, who was aronted in connection with a clirgo of inciting soldies to refuso duty, perplexity. Some Unionists fore- has been remanded for a week cast a Unionist-Liberal conti.

At Salford., Bail was refused.tion against the Bill, which, if

Router.

BALFOUR'S

REAPPEARANJE.

London, Mar. 21, 3.55 p.m. 'Mr, Balfour's dramatic reappear- ance has added a political to the

industrial crisis. It was decided

/

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The new vessel has a tonnage of 23,000 and a speed of 22 knots.-

Router.

RHODESIAN COTTON,

TRIAL SHIPMENT,

[Service to the "Telegraph.”]

not withdrawn, will possibly be London, Mar. 21, 4.25 p.m.

passed by a small majority, justify- Ton bales of Rhodesian cotton ing its rejection by the Lords and have been sold at Liverpool at leading consequently to the down-7.3-4d.-Router.

The fall of the Government.

Federation's instructions to the dis-

fricts indicate that, under the

boat circumstances, the strike

on at a meeting of Unionists, in-will cluding Mr. Bonar Law, Mr.

Austen Chamberlain, Mr. Walter

Long and Mr. F. E. Smith, appar-

ently after the resolution of the

CHINA IN TRANSITION.

DELEGATES RESIGN.

[From Chinese Sources.]

continue at least for

fortnight. a

A prominent

Shanghai, March 21, leader is quoted as saying that Mr. Balfour, in moving the

they had reminded the Government The dolegatos from Hupeh rojection of the Bill, emphasised the assertion that no American

that sixty-six Radical scats, includ-havo re-igned their membership trust had ever misused its powe s to paralyse trade as hid the Miners' Federation, whose attitudeing those of seven Cabinet minis- of the Nanking Assembly and

miners' loaders. lle condemned was regarded as justifying the Opers, depended upon the goodwillthreou ca frun the same province, Mr. Asquith's silence in ragard position contention that the Bill is of the Miners' Federcation.

to the agreements of the non

and the Welsh and Scottish now fuille. The "Daily Mail"

minoowners. The Government says that if the Government are

to assume office and a Genoral

KING'S INTEREST.

His Majesty has postponed his

London to be in close touch with the situation. `

was deceiving itself and the defeated the Unionists are prepared visit to Dartmouth, and remains in Commons. It had introduced for the first time the minimum wage and tried to pass this colossal revolution in forty-eight hours, thas forcing Parliament to abro- gate ile legitimità functions.

PREMIER'S REPLY.

Mr. Asquith said that the Government could not allow the people and industries to be starved. The Bill was prolimin-

Election will imnte:listaly result. The Liberal papers admit that the position is fraught with peril to the cxistence of the Government.

s'ding in Nanking, bave been elerte w fill the positions.

ADVISES OLD CODE.

We Ting-fang, minister for the administration of justice, in a conmunication addressed to Sun Yat-sen, points out that in

Sir Rufus Isaacs, KC, speaking on the Minimum Wage and Insur-these early days of the Republic, ance Bills at Hoxton, was howled

CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS down by the audience.

PREDICTED.

HUNGERMARCHERS, FED.

Distress in the country is rapidly They suggest that the situatio ary to any further steps that may be saved by the Government increasing. The Government have might be necessary, which. God accepting the 51- and 2/- minimums issued circulars to Boards of Guar

forbid. He cordially welcomed Mr. Balfour's speechi as worthy

and definite safeguards against dians and Education Committees

THE JUDICIARY.

OBITUARY.

JUSTICE LAWRANCE

MAJOR GEN. F. RUSSELL.

(Servico to the "Telegraph."] London, Mar. 21, 4.25 p.m. Tho death is announced of Major-General Frank Russell.- Rouler.

Major-General Ruscoll saw spoil serrics in the Ashustes War in 1874.

RETIRES.

[Service to the "Telegraph.")

London, Mar. 21, 11.55 p.m.

Mr. Justico Lawrenos has

Ho was M.P. for Cheltenham from resigned owing to ill-health.- 1695 till 1900.) "

AMERICAN POLITICS,

REBUFF FOR ROOSEVELT,

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, Mar. 21, 10.45 p.m, Senator La Follette, the In- surgent Republican, has defeated Mr. Theodore Roosevelt at the presidential primaries in Dakota. -Reuter.

OVERDUE STEAMER.

HEAVY REINSURANCE RATES.

Router.

CANTON NEWS.

("Telegraph" Correspondent.)

Canton, March 21.

[Service to the "Telograph "]

London, Mar. 21, 12.35 p.m.

As a result of an explosion of coal-dust in the San Bois mico in

Oklahoma, 105 persons have been

entombed.

All hope has been abandoned.

The resouors located twenty.

| bodies, but they were unrecognie.

ablo.-Router..

PARLIAMENTARY- ELOQUENCE.

Hackneyed Phrases.

Mr. Gronvillo Kleiser, direstor of the Public Speaking Clubs of Amorica, has compiled a list of hackneyed expressions which are cultivated by some of the fore- most orators of that country. This tabooed catalogue is posted in the Press gallery of the House of Representatives as well as in the Senate, and in those famous nooka Full particulars of the fighting suppressed laughter arises as at Whampoa botween the troops some oratorioal Congressman trots of the regular forces and the dis- affected soldiers of Wong Woout a phrase from the index pro- Ithibitoram. Senator La Folletto shun have reached horo. appears that after Admiral Li afecte the following: At this Chun's departure for Hongkong, late pariod of the evening,” “It the forts at Cheungchow and is hardly necessary Booca Tigris were seized by Wong. The matter was reported have already taken up too mucli to the Governor-General, and the time," "One word more and I soldiers guarding the forts de-have done," and "I really must clared that unless the Governor

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to ""

say,

would allow them to remain at stop." Two expressions are fre- their post and provide them with quently employed by Theodore money they would loot all the Roosevelt and ex-Speaker Cannon: rice boats, making use of the In the last analysis." and "I water way, and at the same time!

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, Mar. 21, 4.25 p.m. open fire on all the foreign vessels am encouraged to go on." Sons, This tor Heyburn is guilty of a couple Thirty-five per cent. is quoted that passed the forte. at Lloyd's for the steamer Auga- forced the hand of the Governor, which have been heard in every burg, which is overdue. She is and he despatched Ho Ching- English-speaking Parliament in bound from Natal to Java-wong to the scene of the trouble, the world: "I rise with diffi-

Reuter.

but this commander handled his

men in the most lamentable dence" and "Unaccustomed as I manner, making no headway am to public speaking." Upon against the insurgents and at the Senator Bacon's silver tongue one same time sustained a wound

t

of a critical occasion, but he had stacking but there is no disguising on the question of rellet. A body arrive in Stangliai by a. China Bridge protests that Englishmon Yuohu' forts fled at the sight of tative Sheppard, of

Merchant's Steamship

"Rises phoenix.exy, love

Ashes,"

from the

the new laws cannot be hurriedly DR. BRITGE ON ENGLISH which necessitated his return to heare: "I might talk to you for brought into operation, and he

MUSIC.

Canton. Reinforcements were hours," and "Looking back upon sent from the city, and after the scenes of my childhood." recommends that at least for the!

severe fight the forts, were re- Representative Martin. Lättleton, The series of lectures whio captured by the regulars at who saya he is going to retire posent the old criminal colo baj

Sir Frederick Bridge. has been late hour in the evening. again enforce.l.

delivering before the Univeralty

from Congress because his fe The disaffected troops at "The Rise of MOVEMENTS OF NOTABLES. of Londonstrumental Musin, are Ngaushan displayed great bra-low-members do not come up to T.nz Shao-yî, is expected to attracting the attention they very and hold their forts up to 2 his own intellectual culibre, fo deserve, says an exchange. Dr... the next day, though the vours: "I have neither, the time

Shals and insurgents at the

nor the ability," while Represen Co.'re too fond of decrying their

own mussial ability; but that the regulare, moved its rejection without mak- the fear that M. Balfour's reap-of hungermarchers at Grimsby yes-

arisss from the fact that modera A foreign steamer plying be steamer to-morrow. a praolical suggesti›n, Tho pearance will mean that the Lords |terday presented so płilablę an ap-

Englishmen are usually ignorant tween Canton and Hongkong was Government was bound to obtain

It may not be inopporlane to Duko Tasi Chek lias returned of their old music, and few, save struck by a shelf in the stern a legislative declaration of the have been directed to roject the pearance that the Chief Constable

professional musicians, know any while in the river, Fortunately refer to a phrase which was diter reasonableness of the minimum Bill making a constitutional crisis immediately, distributed a large to Peking from Fonglion.

thing of Purcell. What they do she was only slightly damaged ed in the House of Commons by wage, subject to adequate safe inevitable.

Li Kwan-lit, the new Governor know is that modern composers and was able to proceed on her Earl Spencer, who has just rotir. quantity of food and tea. It is es- guards.

General of Kiangs, he assumed usually seek their inspiration way to Canton, where the mated from the post of Lord Chan

from German sources, and are ter was reported to the authori berlain "Bobby" Spencer, 18 office.

therefore, unsatisfactory. But ties. It is said that the shell he was then, attired in faultless there is, nevertheless, some vitali-came from one of the forts in evening dress" (to use the phrase of the later nineteenth century BUDIST MISSIONARIES. ty in our modern work. To say the hands of Wong Wo-shun.

nothing of Dr. Elgar's compoai- Two other papers have shared female novelist), rose in his place Li Yuk-chouk, An Young chi tiona, which have already won the fate of the principal orgen of to make some remarks on a

universal fame, one sometimes the Chamber of Commerce. They affecting agriculture, and, caten and others are forming apciety ears short pieces at concerts by are the "Kung In Po-and-the ing the speaker's oro, said:" for the further propagation of the quite unknown hands which bear Tak Lap Po both of whion Speaker, I am not an agricultural tenelings of Baddha in China, the stamp of real if not of great have been permanently suppress labourer. The progress of this music. As an instanco, at the od, while the editors and publish speech was arrested by the loud ous ooal owners have rejected the They have submitted their scheme concert of Royal Academy ora have been placed under and prolonged, langluer of demand of the miners for an ad- and the proposed rules of the students a couple of months ago arrest. The latter are charged other members of the House)

a little set of dances was played, with having published anonymous knew socisly to Dr. Sun Yat-sen who by an entirely unknown hand, letters, condemning the Govern- Government may concede the agreed to move the corresponding

They were in manuscript, sad ment, which may possibly have the most astoundir they have not since been publish been dangerous to iha preservs. the way of gravate i Brat demand, but the second will amendments in the House of millon ment is threatened on has accorded it recognition.

ed. But they deserve to be, lion of the public pesce,

MINERS' ́DEMANDS, The apeschon of the minere members indicated that they

A BLACK OUTLOOK. · Whatever the fate of the Mini- mun Wage Bill the question of the would support the second read- termination of the strike depends ing, but in committee would in- upon the, Miners' Federation whose sist upon 5/- and 2/- as the minima for adult and boy non-howers cosolution was carried to-day by respectively. They would also the Scottish-Welsh coalition with like to see the howers' schedule

a majority of only twelve. The included in the Bill.

It is understood that the Labour members of Parliament

barefasád

ilmated that up to the present €818,000 has been disbursed by the Unions in strike and unemploy;

od

pay,

U.S.A. TROUBLE -

The Cleveland and Ohio biturnin.

vance in wages. A strike of half

'Stat Po"

reser of this luighest collars and