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TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

The Hongkong Telegraph

farch 31st, 1912, Temperature a.m. 60, p.m. 03. Humidity...04, 78.

No. 8749

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晚四十月二子玉

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WEATHER FORECAST

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MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1912,

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COAL CRISIS.

COAL CRISIS.

CHINA IN TRANSITION. CHINA IN TRANSITION SHIPPING SENSATION. FRANCE AND MOROCCO,

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BOAT RACE

chilod a

AOT OF OLEMENCY,

BALLOT RETURNS.

ANXIETY AT NANKING:

CABINET APPOINTMENTS. SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION.

TREATY SIGNED,

Service to the "Telegraph."]

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[Service to the "Telegraph."].

London, Mar. 30, 4.25 p.m.

Small batches of men resumed

(Service to the Telegraph.")"

mbay, Mar. 31, 11.50 p.m.

and that

atences' on Benjamin

and Charles Buck, printesa, work in several coalfields yester- ave been reduced to one month day, but the movement is not

Bownie, a general.. The Secretary of the

journalist, to six months without foderation says that he only inter- hard lab Bir Rufus Isnnes invened because the men were being recent speech in the House of wrongly advised that non-resump- Joumous intimated that he was willing to consider a reduction of

the sentences,

Bombay, April 1, 7:20 a.m. Router's Now York corres

AMAZING SOENE,

...Servico to the " Telegraph."

• LomilanzAlat, 80, 1:15 pm.

The Varsily Boat Raco was

rowed with a strong wind blowing

bread ma

OT22 JIAN:OBI

Servico the Telegraph."] s

London, Mar 31, 5.25 p.m.

Router's Paris correspondentales pondent announces that the says that "thói "Matin"""" repre- United States Governmont has sentative in Fez reports that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, filed a suit for the dissolution of treaty establishing a French Lak Ching-hsiang.“

certain steam ship companies Protectorate over Morgoun, was Minister of Juterior, Chino Ping-trading between New York and signed yesterday by the Sultan

(Our Own Correspondent.)

[om Cainos Sourers.

Shanghai, April 1, 9.35 a.m.

Shrughai, March 30, Anxiety i felt everywhere. The new Cabinet ghich has owing to there being no funds to been forined at Nanking is made pay the troops. At Nanking last up as follows-

night there were alarms and

rumours,

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î

The authorition are confident of their ability to maintain or Theder, nevertheless, whilst the city

swarns with unpaid troops, the prasibility that thay may emulate

"ho Soocliow matincore ornnot be

overlooked.

on would be à disaster.

results of the four ballots an nounced last night are all against

resumption. It is estimated that

[Bowmen way montermol to ning -months imprisonmeng, "With hand labour,

nil the Bucks to six muntiis vich vízií 14 hard labours for publishing in the,200 men are working in Scotland,

Byndlieslist "newspaper whereby they endcavured to unita' the soldiers niúting, na open letter urging thoni noť (4a fire upon the strikate if ordo'ol]

SOUTH WALES FOR WORK,

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200 in Warwickshire, 800 at Chirk

and 15 at Dudley. The ballots de

clared last night were of collieries

near Manchester, Burnley and Dar-

won and In Staffordshire.

Tho

Lothian Miners' Federation have

resolved to remain out till the

London, Mar. 31, 7.30 à.. The ballot returns from South Wales show that up to the present 20,000 men have voted, of whom 15,000 favour an immediate re- sumption. The coatowners and

miners to-day (Sunday) decided Immediately to form a joint district board under the Minimum Wage up to the present show 8,450 for

Act.

Wages Boards have settled the district minimum.'

The figures of the miners' ballot

resumption and 7,176 against,

MR. WALSH'S JUSTI

FICATION.

A COMPLEX SITUATION.

The situation has been compll-

settled.

CABINET CRITICISED...

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London, Mar. 31, 5.25 p.m.

Router's

correspondent

Peking states that the Chinese

apers criticise the Cabinet

kwan.

:'

-Reuter.

A and the water was most rough

The Cambridge:!! boat Swamped oft. Harrod's and the

À VIOLENT CUALE.

"

WIS

the mon abandoned, the racoli, Several of the crew swam ashord! The the ford boat was waterlogged off Chis wick Eyot. The crow landed and omptied the boat, and then finished the course, the time being 29 mins. 88 secs., but the race was declared Void

the Far East Vin the Suez Canl.

Minister of War, Goneral Tuan The companies are sharged GREAT TOWER FALLS.16660

Ki-kiu.

with pooling the freight rates and

Minister of Nayy, Lau Kon-granting robatos-Router.

heng.

Alinister of Finance, Hồng Hi ling.

SONTE NEL VIAGRA | CAMBRIDGE BONT SINKS. London, Mar. 31, 5.26 pm.

Cambrilzo, wero frat dway,

DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.

[Service to the Telegraph.

PEKING TO TOKIO.

Minister of Justice, Wong

| Chung-wai.

Minister of Communications, Loung Yu-hoo."

Minister of Agriculture, Fun

Kau-yun.

Ministor of Labour and Com-

Minister of Education, Clɛ.o]

saverely on the ground that moree, Chan K- soveral Ministers aro inex-

perienced politically and are Yuei-pui. unable to inspire confidenes in

the people.-Router.

THE NEW CABINET, ·

London, Mar. 31, 7.30 a:m.

f

The Peking correspondent of

Mr. Walsh, the Miners' Feder-cated by the determination of the onalist, addressing a meeting of surface workers not to resume fill miners at Wigan, said he flung their grievances are back the lie to those accusing him Troops who are in occupation of Router says that the Cabinet which

treachery to his comrades in his the coalfields are fraternising with recent speech. In Parliament in the strikers. A football match be-

has been formed includes the fol which he asserted that every well-tween soldiers and strikers was lowing Wisher of the country would make played at Cannock. The soldiers the best of the Minimum Wago Bill, and that their citizenship ought

be higher than their trade union

A FIFTY YEAR'S FIGHT.

Reitor's correspondent at pulling 38 strokes to the Borlin states that the great iron tower wiroloss station at Neuer,

minute against Oxford's '36. [Service to the "Telegraph."near Potadam, has been blown

The boats were level-at Bombay, April 17.204.m.

down during a violent gate. Duko's Hoad, Oxford I then The tower was 650 foot in forged in front, and led by a quarter Reutor's correspondent at St. lioight and was only recently of a length at Beverley Brook, and Polorsborg statea that Mr. erected. It was regarded no one by nearly a longth at Craven Stop

Boronenski, euncillor to the Embassy at Tokio, has been

transferred to Borlin and that Mr. M. S. Skeki o, firat secretary to the legation at Peking re- With the exception of the places Mr. Bronenski at Tokio,- Minister of Communications all Reuter. the appointments have been

suctioned by the Nanking Assembly,

A COMMERCIAL LOAN,

The Chamber of Commerce at

Peking intends to raise & foioigni Jon of $10,000,000. The mat teris purely acommercial transact- ion and the low will have to be rpaid by the marshants them-

Premier and Acting Minister of selves.

Communications, Tang Shao-yi

Foreign Minister, Lu Chong-

have subscribed £20 for the widow of the miner who was killed at Chirk. He was killed purely acd- dentally by 'n fall of rock. Yester. day's ballots related only to quitohsiang, up to the present Minister

in St. Petersburg.

Minister of the Interior, Chao

Peng-chun.

ho, principle of the mini-small collieries.

mum wage having been conceded

fer a fight of fifty years, it was

AMERICAN TROUBLE

The Cleveland correspondent of Reuter states that the Ohio United

the duty of the men to accept the Act. He could never agree, he continued, with the doctrine of the Mineworkers have ordered an an- Syndicalists, who wanted to break thracite strike for April 1st.

the law and ruin everybody. "It

would be complete anarchy to defy ¿the Government. Let the miners" || 6.

TROUBLE AVERTED.

SUANTUNG'S NEW

GOVERNOR.

INTERNATIONAL

ATHLETICS.

ENGLAND'S VICTORY.

[Service to the Telegraph."]

London, Mar. 30, 9.20 p.m.

In the International Cross-coun try Running Championship, Boula, of France, was first man home, with, Scott,, England, second, and Hibbin, England, third. England Chan Oliee-kai ing won ar- won the team championship, the pointed Governor. General of placings being: England, 41 Shantung. The new appointment points; Scotland, 88; Ireland, 110; has teen popularly seerived by Franco, 123; Wales, 146.-Reuter

the iulubitants of the “¡ rovince.

Minister of Finance, Hsuing

· WONG RESIGNS,

Hal-ling.

Wong Ting his resigned his Minister of War, General Tuan post as Minister for War and has

Later. Chi-jul. judge him as they liked, but he would stand by his speech In the

The Cleveland (Ohio) bituminous House of Commons. A vote of coal dispute has been amicably set- confidence was passed in Mr.ted, all the owners agreeing to elsh, there being only two or increases of about five per cent.

EIGHT HOURS BILL IN FRANCE,

roe dissent

AUSTRALIA'S HELP..

The donation from New South te provide 80,000 from the strike); died to the rallef of dis:

This Cabinet is considered to be

decidedly progressive, but not par- ticularly strong. It will be more popular, in the South than in the

North, but probably it is the best The Paris correspondent of avaliable, owing to the refusal of Reuter states that the Chamber, by 355 votes to 59, has passed the ablest men in the Empire to par Miners Eight Hourd Bill,

advised the Army officials pot to agitate for hals reappointment,

MONGOLIA AND TIBET.

President Yuan Shih-kai has instructed Chang 8-lun to form

TROUBLE MEXICO.

FREQUENT SKIRMISUES.

[Service to the Telegraph."}

of the most most romarkable feats: 201 of German engineer.-Reuter. -

HIGH JUMPING.

A WORLD'S RECORD).

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, Mar. 30, 4.10 a.m.

At Stanford University, Cali- fornia, George Horine, in the run ning high jump, cleared 6ft. in which is a world's record- Router.

'ESPIONAGE CHARGE.

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SEAMAN DISMISSED,

(Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, Mar. 30, 4.35 q.m.

the

Oxford were four lengths good at Crabtree The wind; swept the river, which was rough with waves, and Cambridge Yello pleces. Oxford were also troubled but had increased their lead when Hammersmith Bridge was reached the boat shipping water all the time. Meantime, the Cambridge boat was swamped and sank off Harrod's, the crew being-rescited by the umpire's boat.

RACE TO BE RE-ROWED. Oxford stuck to their work, hug ging the Middlesex shore closely, apparently in complete Ignorance of the fate of their opponents boat. The Dark Blues were, however, continually in difficulties, which be

came worst off Chiswick Eyot, where a cry rose from, the banks that the boat was sinking, Th crew. gol ashore, tilted and emp

The

tied the bont and resumed, reach- The prosecution of the seaman,ng Mortlake. The umpire declared naturalised Engilshman, who in the race void owing to Oxfords- February was arrested at Christceiving assistance from spectators ana on board H.M.S. Foxhoundin, emplying their boats lowas and brought to Chatham to answer officially decided that the

charge of espionage, has

been abandoned, but he has been dis- missed from the Navy, Reuter)

BANK ROBBERY.

ANARCHIST ARRESTED,

Service

ce to the Telegraph." London, Mar. 31, 3.40 a.m.

re-row

on Monday 09,

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HOME FOOTBALL:

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[Service to the

London, Mr

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The results of the Enclisti Asso-

ciation Football "Cup ami

London, Mar. 30, 12 pm. Mexico continues to be much disturbed. So-called battles be tween the Federals and the Revolu a federated government for Monionists are frequent, and altended golia and Tibet qud also to make with varying results. The Ameri- adeplaxation that tho Chinese, can ambassador in Mexico is

The anarchist Soudy has been Blackburn Rovers, f arranging to arm Americans in arrested at Berck Plage, in conne Mexico City to enable them to pro-tion with the motor, butrag

emer-Chantilly, after a desperate regle

tect the

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