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The Hongkong Telegraph.

April 8th, 1912, Temperature om. 64, p.m. 86; Humidity... 88, 81.

No. 8755

TELEGRAMS.

晚二廿月二年子壬

(ESTABLISHED 1881)

opyright, 1912 by

WEATHER FORECAST,

FAIR.

April 8th, 1911, Temperature ain. 80, pan., 60; Humidity.,.89,-

二拜襪 號九月四其港香

TELEGRAMS.

TUESDAY, PRIL

1912.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

COAL CRISIS.

CHINA IN TRANSITION.

MOTOR OUTRAGES.

TRIPOLI WAR.

CHINA AND TIBET.

HOME RULE.

SCOTTISH MINERS ĶESUME.

MANY APPOINTMENTS.

LEADERS CAPTURED.

STEAMER SEIZED,

A HOLY WAR.

|BONAR LAW AT BELFAST.

* 886 px· ÁÆKUR. Sıxanli Corr 10 Onre."

TELEGRAMS.

RUGBY.

ENGLAND'S VICTORY.

1.11.

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, Api'l 8, 8.30 Except in Filoshire, the Scot- tish miners have made a general

start.-Deuter.

[From Chineso Sourers.]

Shangbai, April 8. General Koung Kwai-tai has

been appointed Adjutant Tartar General at Johol, and Oho Yui hos bean appointed Treasuror for the

NEARING THE END. Chibli province.

London, April 8, 4 a.m.

The ending of the strike is re-

celved with intense:rellef by all`

classes throughout the whole coun-

fry, including even the miners in

many districts where they had

overwhelmingly voted for a con-

tinuance of work. Here and there

dissatisfaction is expressed. This

is most intenso in Yorkshire ani Fifeshire, where meating of the men have decided again that

work shall not be resumed until the minimums are fixed, and have elamoured, for the resignation of

the lendors.

MORE TROUBLE.

Moreover, the claims of the en..

ginomen in Durham threaten to

bring about a deadlock similar to

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ibat in South Wales. The owners

offer arbitration, but the engine-

men insist on compliance with their

Jemands before they resume

work. The removal of coal from

Pendlebury Collery, near Manches-

fer, on Saturday, led to a serious

Hot.

President Yuan Shih-kui has given the post of Minister of the Interior in Hopgh, to Tan Teng cheung.

Tang Choi-wi will probably be appointed Chief Advisor to the

Gènoval Staff, while Yuan Hak-

ting, son of Fresident Yuan, hus

accepted the position of manager

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, April 8, 5.25 a.m.

Up to the present there have

[Service to the "Telegraph."]"

London, April 8, 8.30 p..

Router's corte-pendent at Port

teen thirteen arrests in connection Said reports at the Italian with the French motor outrages, subventioned merchant cruiser including one of the alleged ring Decadi Genova has captured a loaders, named Callemin, nick-Greek" steamor-cartying contra amed "Science," who was carry band and has taken her to ing, three automatic pistols. The band is supposed to number six-

teen, besides a dozen confederates,

and the police bellove they have

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information which will enable them

lo seize the whole gang. The

Tobruk.-Itcutor.

THE BLOCKADE.

London, April 8, 2.15 p.m.

Italy has extended the blockade

arrosis so far have been most the Southern Yemen'coast north-

to the Lumelow Kaiping Colleverly affected, leaving no chance ward, so as to include Lohola.- Mining Company.

TRAMWAYS FOR PEKING,

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The Belgian merchants aro making a hard struggle to secario the contract for building train- ways in Peking.

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THE ASSEMBLY MOVES.

The Nanking Assibly holds

for resistance.-Reuter.

Reuter.

THE MANILA BLAZE,

AMERICAN COURT

AFFRAY.

Origin of Fire Unknown.

The following is from the Manila Timos" of April 3 :---

A policeman with a motorcycle will stand guard to-night, ready to dasli a thousand yards to the

its Inst sitting to day prior to re-lone firebox in front of Pandacan church, should the fames from the million poso fire start to lap

moving to Poking.

DR. SUN'S ITINERARY.

Dr. Sun Yat-sen, accompanied by about twenty membera of the

Pelegates Assembly, is procced- ing 10 Wachang on board the

the framework of the sheds of the

Manila railroad empany or the shipbuilding yards of the Manila |navigation company,

At 8 o'clock this afternoon Ohiol · Dingman's firefighters will bid farewell, at least for a time, to the work that has been

night at 8.30 o'clock. Though of the valus departments are the 3,320,000 gallons of oil still burn, and probably will continue

accord him a hearty welcome.they no longer conalitats

Further Details,

The following message from Roanoke, Virginia, dated March 14, amplifies the account of this incident sent by Renter :--

Reports have reached here that the Circuit Judge, the Sheriff, and the Attorney of Ikalleville, a

dored in opm Copet.

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[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Bombay, Ap.i1.9, 7.5 8.1.

[Service to the Telegraph."]

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Bombay, April 9, 7.5 a.m.

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Eombay, April 9, 7.5 4.m. Rumours are rifo among the Dalai Lama's officials, at Lhassu to Belfast, where to-morrow he England defeated France by 18 that thoro bas boon beavy fight- will address a great anti-Homo ing between the Tibetans and Rulo demonstration, was given a

Chinese.

tremendous reception at Larne,

Mr. Bonar Law while en`ronto je Lp the Rugby interuntional

It is said that Chinese soldiors where he was met by large crowds and bands. The national attacked a Tibetan monastery

anthom was sung and rockets near Lhassa and that the monke

word fired. retaliated vigorously.

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A kind of holy war is proceed-

ing.-Reutor.

CANTON NEWS.

The ovations wore continued

at Belfast-Router.

PURCHASING PEWS.

Spirited bidding among wealthy membora of Sinai Temple Chicago

points to eight, at Paris.—

Router.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

(From Manila Papers.).

Washington, April 1. Reports from the anthracite coal regions show that 400,000

incts have gone on strike to enforce the demands which the mine owners refused at the Clo-

veland conference. Other men are quitting and it is claimed the for the first choice of pows closed number of strikers will within a from the formal dedication of the fow days reach half a million. So new edifice. Julius Rosenwald,

(The Telegraph" Correspondent.)

Canton, April 8. Some time, last year several who was the highest bidder, paid far the strike has been orderly companies of Cantoness troops $5000 for the first choice and at no point is there indica- wore despatched to Nanking to and immediately afterward gavation of serious trouble. Both take part in the contemplated at $20,000 to purchase seats for sides oxpress confidence in tho tack upon Poking. Now that others whom the congregation autoome. Efforts are already

their services are no longer neces-might select. Soveral Boats.

sary they are being transported bought $4000 each. Numerous being made to renew the confer- back to Canton. On April 5 the pows were sold for more than once but neither side appears

roady to act as yet. 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions of the $2000 pack Cantonese troops returned hore Irom Nanking and took up their

quarters at the northern parade A SURGEON'S EXPERI- ground.

MENT.

Dr. Bertram Alden, chief surgeon at the City Hospital, San Francisco, on February 21, òssay-

tervened. In an interview Dr.

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The colllery offices were making great preparations, to to do so till next Sunday night their weapons on, the prosec-sued a proclamation in which operation on himself without fear for some time in determining

wrecked. The police were stoned,

and mado baton charges, many be-

ing injured on both sides.-

Reuter.

" Shat Po."

menace.

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April 2. The final voto in the House of Representatives on the Under- wood wool bill was 180 to 92. Ever, since the declaration of village in a remoto cection of the finances have been in a state of independence in Canton tho

Twenty progressive' Republicana broko away from their party and Blue Mountains, have been mur- confusion and Li Yak-tong, the

voted with the Deocratio majori head of the Finance Departmented to remove his own appendix, y. The action of the House in- It appears that the murders has so far failed to adjust the and had partially completed the surgents is taken as an indie- were committed by a gang of same. This has led to groat moonlighters, one of whose mem-criticism and the Governor Gen-poration when his friends ination of the attitude toward tho bers was on trial. When the oral has telegraphed to Shanghai Alden said he had demonstrated bill which will be assumed by

isoner had been ventenced, his to Mr. Chow Lu, a financial ex-

that the spinal anesthesia, which the progressive Republicans in two brothers and several frionde pert, and ex-victualling store oruiser Luen King. The officialsgaging them since Sunday opoued fire with.revolvers. The officer for the Cautonase troops, does not completely dull the san- belioved the upper house will ho has used in bis operations, the Senate, and it is generally Judge fell dead in his ecat ordering him to return to Canton

ses, and also that a skilful surg-pass the bill. The President and an the Bonch at the first to adjust financial matters. :

olloy. The men then turned

eon can unaided perform such an his advisere have been engaged The Governor General has is-

of consequences. This remark how far the bill squares with the uting Attorney, who dropped ho says that the appointment of able surgical experiment was per-wool report of the tariff opin- lead with several bullets in his

Magistrates for the various dis- Only in the ovens of a violent brain: The Sheriff made a fran-tricts is a matter of great import- formes in the presence of two of mission. wind from the cast or west would tio effort to roach the mes, but arcs. He says that he will short-Thomas O'Connor and Dr. Mardis.lization of the Philippines, pre- Dr. Aldou's colleagues, Dr. The resolation for the neutra property be endangered. And was killed bafore he had taken

ly appoint some just and upright should this oncur, the motorcycle ten steps, Several of the jurors gentlemen to go round from dis-Dr. Alden started the operation conted by Chairman Jones of the policeman will sound the elarth who had tried the case wore trict to district enquiring into the and had almost completed it when House committee on insular. in ample time for the speedy wounded, and it is probable that administrative abilites of the Ma- Mr. Mardis, fearing the test might affairs, has been favourably re- Getting married in Macedonia motor ongino from Puco to reach one of them will not recover. gistrates, and the manner in end in a tragedy, threatened to ported by the same committee is a somewhat more risky affair the scene.

Finally the assailants slowly which they discharge their doties.quit the room unless De, Alden and an effort is to be made to than in most other countrios. When there is any objection to To-day the Standard Oil Com-backed out of the room, revolvers Their retention of office will dedosisted. "I could have com- expedite its passage. It is to be match, on the part of any re-pany is removing the contents of in hand, and mounting their pond upon the reports received. pleted the thing single-handed," called up at an early date and latives or friends of either party, the warehouse that stands within horses, quickly disappeared.

The Governor General counsels said Dr. Alden. "I injected the the general understanding is that these people are ready to go even 100 yards of the fire. There are

the Magistrates to suppress local spinal anusthesis myself, and it will be put through by to the length of pulling down a

ovil-doors, to punish the gentry made all the preliminary incisions Democratis majority. The re [Service to the "Telegraph."]

church to prevent the coromony, about 15,000 cases of gasoline in

A young Serb shepherd, nam- the warehouse. At times, on Sun-of the jurors have since died. who oppress tho villagers, to en-without the slightest difficulty. solution directs the President to London, April 8, 4 a.m. ed Elias Yegrenitch, was anxious day night, Monday and Tuesday, The assailants are known as the

force compulsary education, to In fact, I laid bare the folds of secure from the Powers on agres-

The M.C.C. cricket team, on, dey. The Albanians of the dis-ould claim' the warehouse, but

to marry at the village of Bog- it appeared as though the flames Allen gang and have long ruled promote local industries and to floss until I reached the inflamed ment whereby the Philippine

fleat general reforms.

organ. I could have finished, as islands will be recognized as tist said the girl he was to marry

Carrol County-with a high band. returning from Australla, were had filled an Albanian and they the intense effects of heat were Floyd Allen, whose sentence was An epidemic of bubonic plague I bogan, without aid, but the neutral territory and treated as were going to prevent her mar minimized by a stream of water the signal for to-day's, crime, has broken out in the village of other physicians dreaded a slip of such. Chairman Jones prepared given a forvent welcome riage with tlie Serb. They bad that played constantly on the

recently rode into the town at the Whampoa in the Pun U district. the scalpel and commanded me and introduced the resolution as already stopped the match twice front of the building.

hoad of 50 mountaineers and The disease is spreading and is to stop, threatening to leave ine part of his project to inaugurato previously, first by demolishing a bridge over which the wedding Chief Dingman said this morn-released a number of prisoners reponsible for many deaths daily. if I porsisted in completing the a probationary Filipino govern- Cross. Mr. P. F. Wamer declared party would have to pass, and ing that the origin of the fire belonging to the olen from the Well-to-do people are leaving the operation. New York doctors, mont in 1913, with a president

then by abducting the priest. would probably never be known, county geol. For this he was district and taking refuge in interviewed regarding Dr. Alden's appointed by the American

Now they have destroyed the

The experit declare that it proves vernment, and finall church at Bogdey, and once more While there are many theories, found guilty to day. The trial of Hongkong and Canton,

M. C. C. TEAM.

WELCOME HOME.

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by a

crowd of enthusiasts at Charing

that he had quite recovered, and

was ready to play Immediately.

FRIENDS INDEED.

Lator,

The Clerk of the Court and one

have succeeded in at least post-one has any visible evidence to his brother for the sime crime was authorities are requisitioning nothing except, rather vulgar an independent ove

medioal aid from Can poning the happy day,

to have followed.

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