The Hongkong Telegraph.
April 2nd, 1012, Temperature a.m. 66, p.m. 70; Humidity...83, 69.
No. 8751.-
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April 1st, 1911, Temperature a.m. 72, p.m., 00; Humidity...77, 83.
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TELEGRAMS.
WEDNESDAY,
3,
1912.
TELEGRAMS..
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS,
TELEGRAMS.
THE BUDGET,
COAL CRISIS.
CHINA IN TRANSITION.
PRINCE OF WALES.
NAVAL. EXPENDITURE.
CLOSE VOTING.
A NOTABLE VOTE.
EXCHANGE OF VISITS,
RAIDERS DEFEATED,
Mr. Lloyd George on the Need for A Strong Navy.
THE BUDGET.
SOUDAN FIGHTING.
UNIONIST EX-CHANCELLOR'S CRITICISMS.
[Service To The "Telegraph,"Ĵ'
London, April 2, 6.5 p.m.
Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor
London, April 2, 6,25 p.m.
No one deplored more than he
Ry
(Servico to the "Telograph."]
London, April 2, 8.95
p.m.
He feared that the prospects of
a reduction in nuval expondituro
were not very bright. We shall have reason to rajoies, he aided,
crease this year and a still larger incroaso next."
of the Exchequer, has introduced did the enormous waste on arm-if we escapo a substantiul in- the Budget. The surplus of monts, but so much depended £6,545,000 was, he said, the upon the absolute inviolability of largest on reverd, and the pros our shoros that if wo erred wo
perity of trade in 1911-12 would would be right to orr on the ente
exused the most sanguino ox- sido..
pectations.
MONEY FOR THE NAVY.
Proceeding, Mr. Lloyd George
said:"So long as I am satisfied,
TEA AND SUGAR.
The principal taxes had done well despite the strike, except na I am, that Mr. Churchill's sugar. Owing to the drought demands only secure the mini-
OPPOSITION CRITICISM.
Mr. Austen Chamberlain mid
that he failed to see justification
for roserving the surplus to meet naval contingencies. Six millions
was altogether beyond anything that would be required this year
on the basis laid down by Mr.
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[Service to the "Telograph."]
Bombay, April 2, 4.50.p.m. The figures at 2 o'clock in the
morning wer
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For rossumption ... 08,030 Against........... 100,180
Those figures include
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(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, April 3, 9.5 a.m.
The Nanking Amombly, after
a lengthy session and norimon-
ious debate, approved by twenty
to six the transfer of the Pro-
visional Government to Peking.
Military questions are causing great undauiness at Nanking. It is recognised that this, iranquillity
of the troops is dependent upon
For Against Scotland ...... 8,053 7,223 Durham ......... 9,987 22,325 Lancashire ... 3,142 12,020 Midlands......... 18,381 11,088 Northumberland 5,509 8,276. Yorkshire 1,028 9,820 the early provision of funds. South Wales 2. 43,446 20,410, Cumberland 1,353 2,283 Derbyslure ......
2,038 3,219
ROYAL GIFTS.
WONG'S CHOICE.
Shanghai, April 2.
Wong Hing has refused to accopt the post of Chief Adviser to the General Staff, and instead will take up the post of Comman- dor-in-Chief of the troops in the
Shiu-ching will take up the office
London, April 2, 9.5.p.m. toa yielded £141,000 below the mum nocóssay for safely, my Churchill.
The King has sent. Mr. John estimate, though the return ex-duty is to find the necessary In thus divorting the monoy Burns a thousand gaineas for cooded the estimate for the pre- finance. It is prematuro to say from the Sinking Fund the the relief of 'sufferers from the southern provinces. General Hau ceding your. This was due, in what or how much the very ly regardless of the credit of the Queen Alexandra have each sont Governinent. seemed to be utter-strike, and Queen Mary and
the first instance to the fact that many ten estates had been con- verted to rubber, and secondly to
the strike.
COST OF THE STRIKE.
The loss of revenite to March
31, which was directly attribut- able to the strike, totallod
£400,000.
THE 1900 BUDGET.
serious contingency to which Mr. Churchill referred may mean
country. The effects would be a thousand pounds,
Mr. Burns has undertaken the most deplorable. He bagged the Chancellor to reconsidor the pro- distribution of the money. All that can be done is to proposal, which he would certainly vide the necessary reserve. resist,
Therefore I proposo at presont to
THE TEA DUTY,
devote the whole of the surplus The resolution fixing tho, Lon to strengthening the Exchequer duty at five ponce was adopted.
balance. If at this end of the
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year it has not been necessary to draw upon it Parliament would judge the situation and devote
All classos aliared in the the roserve, wholly or partly, to prosperity.
the reduction of the national
INCREASED EXPENDITUBE.
A SUMMARY.
Bombay, April 3, 7.15 a.m..
30,000 WORKING.
London, April 2, 3.50 p.m.
It is estimated that thirty thou sand colliers were working yester- day. The progress of the ballot is, however, not so satisfactory as was anticipated and is upsetting
Mr. Lloyd George has intro-preconceived-ideas. South Wales, duced the Budget for the current hitherto regarded as the storm cen- year. Nó fresh taxation has been tre, has the largest majority, in favour of resumption of work, imposed.
The tea and sugar duties are while in the North of England, Ho ostimated the exponditure unshanged. The estimated exospecially in Lancashire and York for 1912-13 at £186,885,000), an penditure for 1912-13 is £180,- increase of £5,000,000. There 885,000 and the estima'od ze- venue £187,189,000, leaving n surplus of £304,000. The Chan- cellor decided to add the surplus from 1911-12, amounting to £6,545,000 to the exchequer.
The Chancellor reviewol the debt." working of the 1909 Budget, and'; said that nono of the taxes of that Budget could justly be described as rovolutionary, as they did not tax tbe necessaries of life..
UNEMPLOYMENT DECREAS- was a decrease of £150,000 in the
cost of the administration" of the African protectorates,
ING,
Trads had improved and un- employment had diminished. The increased expenditure was Bofore the strike unemployment due to the Insurance Act and the had reached the lowest point over purchase of the telephones.
touched.
NOT A SAVING.
London, April 2, 6.25 p.m. Regarding the surplus, it was dne to underaponding and the
nature of it had to be considered. The underspending by the Ad- miralty, amounting to 1.1-2 millions, was only a postponement and not a saving
Two other contingencies muist
be considered, namely, the effect
of the strike and she possibility
mentioned by Mr. Churchill in
his steeol on March 18.
STRIKE LOS8.
He estimated-that-the-strike
would cause a total loss of re-
venue from spirits, boor, tobacco, ¡loa ́ and sugar of £800,000 this year, making with the past your £1,200,000.
Tho trade conditions of tho world were exceptionally healthy. The future at Hone dopoaded
Reuter.
WOOL TARIFF BILL,
B'G. MAJORITY.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, April 2, 4 a.m.
Reuler's correspondent at Wash- ington states that the House of
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of advisor.
SOLDIERS IN TIENTSIN. ·
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London,, April 2, 7,35
p.m.
President Fallioros and the Prince of Wales have exchanged visits.-Router.
AVIATION RECORD.
A FINE FLIGHT,
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, April 2; 7:35 p.m.
Mr. G. Hamel Blew from Hen- lon to Cape Gris-noz and from there to Paris with a lady passenger.-Router,
DEATH SENTENCE,
APPEAL DISMISSED.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, April 2, 7,35 p.in, An appeal on behalf of Fre- derick Henry Seddon who was The officials and inhabitants in sentenced to death for the mur Tientsin are thinking of forbidder of Miss Eliza Mary Barrow ding foreign troops to patrol in has been dismissed.-Reuter, Chinese. territory, but it is ex-
pected that the Consuls of the
various nations will make very P. & O. LINER DAMAGED. strong representations on the
matter.
EFFECTIVE TROOPS.
SYRIA IN COLLISION.
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[Service to the Telegraph."]
London, April 2, 3.10 p.m.
[Sérvice to the "Telegraph."):
Bombay, April 3, 7.15 a.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Cairo states that a small punitive ex- pedition, under Major Loveson; ongaged a large force of Anunk raiders in thick bush near Odongo.
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The Anuaks flod after heavy losses and abandoned their vil- lages and positions, which wore destroyed.
Captains Lichtouborgand Kipohan, three Egyptian officers
and
twenty-two Soudanese soldiers were killed. An Egyptian officor and twelve men were wounded.-Router.
CARPENTERS' STRIKE,
CHICAGO TROUBLE.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, April 2, 4 a.m.
The New York correspondent BI the "Times" states that fifteen thousand, carpenters in Chicago have come out on sirike. Building operations to the value of seven millions sterling are affected.- Router
BIG JEWEL HAUL.
DARING ROBBERY.
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London, April 2, 10.45 p.m/
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The Cantonese troops stationed in Huchow and Pakow who have effectively protected the mor-
A gang during the week-end chanta and the people there have received orders from the Army Reuter's correspondent at Malta robbed a jeweller's shop in Regent- Board to return to Canton. The reports that the P. & O, steamer street, London, of jewels to the Director of the Tientsin and Syria, bound for Yokohama, has value of ten thousand pounds ster- ling. They appear to have made a Pukow Railway has telegraphed arrived a day overdue. to the Army Board asking that
The Syrin eoided with the restaurant some distance off their the order be cancelled as the French steamer. Circo near base of operations. From there troops cannot be spared from the Algiers in a thick fog. Her star they worked in relays, tunnelling
board bow was damaged.
and plercing three walls, each two The Syria has ninety-four feet thick, forcing the safe and le- passengers on board. She will
shire where the men were con-locality. sidered to be reasonable, the bal- lots are showing a majority, of A
to I against resumption. Many men, however, aft not voting.
FOR AND AGAINST.
REVOLT IN HANGCHOW.
The troops, at Hangehow have Router.
revolted and are looting and firing the houses in the district. The residence of the Governor General has been burned down The figures at midnight were as and the city gates are closed- follows:
"Bhat Po."
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For Resumption ........ 90,496 "Against"-
..... 94,543 In Durham, Northumberland and Cumberland there are hostile major- itles, but the Midland Federation | area largely favours an early, rO- turn to work. In Scotland there have been hostile meetings of the men, often of a disorderly character and attacking the leaders
The Times"! says that the
AUSTRALIAN SOCIALIST:
JEAVY FINE.
remain at Malta for repairs.uming at intervals to the restaur- ant for freshment and rest, Tho gang left dynamos behind them, these testifying to the use of elec- tric drillera.-Reuter.
THE SOUTH POLE.
WHAT OF SCOTT?
TRIPOLI WAR.
PORTS BLOCKADED,
[Service to the Telegraph']
[Service to the "Telegraph."}
London, April 2, 5.40 a-mi-
Dr. Nanson and Lieut. Shackle- ton are both of the opinion
London, April 2, 10.45 p.m. that Foott resoled the Pole [Service to the "Telegraph."about the middle of January. Reuter's correspondent at Perim The Times" correspondent at states that the Italians have given London, April 2, 4 a.m/i
Christchurch says that the Terra notification of a blockade from the Beuter's correspondent at Mol-Nova arrived there with hor bow 1st of April of the ports of Lobela
upon the rondiness of cajital to Repromantatives, by a majority of hope of a general resumption bourne states that a socialist was plate crumpled; and planks torn, and Carmaran an important inte share its luck witli labour, and 189 votes to 92, passed the Demo- after Easter must be abandon-
in pressing its demanda.
cratic
moderation on the part of labour wool tarifi revision Bill which ed. The strike will probab./fined a hundred pounds, with the the damage having been done by patiorial pilgrim station,
Chocol of the men On the whole there was nothing Mr. Taft vetoed in 1911. Twenty y break down piecomaal; alternative of going to prison for ice. The crew are in high spirits, have cut the cable betw
but a considerable
period must three months with hard labour, for, and the health of the 'men during a mainten on the horizon to mar the pro- Progressive Republicans voted with elapse betong, the industry, is once preventing his son from verving the expedition was excellent. tured and taken at Mase apeots of a bountiful year.
more in full going order.
under the Defence. Acke
Reuter
small British steamer,
The
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