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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

April 23rd, 1912, Temperaturo a.. 72, pan. 83; Humidity...02, 63.

No. 8768

晚八初月三年子壬

TELEGRAMS.

`(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1912 by the Proprietor.

WEATHER FORECAST

FAIR.

April 22nd, 1011, Temperature a.m.. 74; p.m., 73; Humidity... 72, 72.

三拜禮 就四廿月四英港游香

TELEGRAMS.

WEDNESDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

APRIL 24,

TELEGRAMS,

1912.

TELEGRAMS.

TRIPOLI WAR.

STEAMER ASHORE.

HOME RULE.

"THE DARDANELLES..

SLIGHT DAMAGE,

REDMOND PLEASED.

THE TITANIC DISASTER. THE TITANIC DISASTER

SENSATIONAL STATEMENT.

$86 FER ASKUMA

SINGLE OOPT 10 Cast.

TELEGRAMS.

GOLD FIELDS TROUBLE.

SYMPATHETIO STRIKES,

'Mr. Franklin's Evidence Before the Senate Committee.

RELIEF FUNDS AT HOME MOUNTING STEADILY.

Reuter's Service to the Telegaph."]

London, April, 23, 5.40 p.m.

Received, 24, 0.20nan.

The Tituntic Relief funds nÓW

amount to £170,000. The Queen!

of Norway has contributed, a handred guineas.

REDMOND'S REFERENCE.

London, April 23, 5.25 pai.

Mr. Jolm Redmond mado a

sympathetic reference to tho

Titanic disaster at the llome Rulo

Convention and a revolution

of sympathy was passed in silence,

the members atauding

SENATE ENQUIRY,

London, April 23, 2.25 a.m. Received, 23, 4.5 p.m.

correspondent

ut

DEFINITE NEWS.

He emphatically declared that

he first hoard of the actual sink-

ing of the Titanic at 6-27 on

Monday ovoning. He was pro-

strated for a moment and, whion ho

recovered, ho telephoned the di-

rectors and went to scɔ the whit-

fing reporters. Io bogan reading

.

aloud that the Titanic sank at 2-20 but when he looked round

the reporters had vanished and

wore rushing to tho tolophones.-

Router.

| MR. PRANKLIN'S DENIALS.

Loudon, April 23, 2.50 a.m.

Reutor's. [Service to the "Telegraph."] London, April 23, 2.50 a.m.

Air, Buxhall, the fourth officer,

Itcutor's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, April 23, 5.35 p.m.

(Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, April 24, 0,20 a.ui.

Received, 24, 9.55 a.m.

Received, 24% 0.20am

The Saikio Maru kau sustained Reuter's correspondent at Con- damage to lior fore peak but she stantinople states that a friendly is proceeding to Dalny under her Hussin Note points out that the immediate danger in the Dardan- concentrated all their attention to elles has been removed and re-

made a sensational statement. He stiu that after the collision they

sunding up ruckets to attract the

attention of a ship directly ahead,

five miles distant. They noticed

her mast and red sidelight, and she

was close enough to see the sig.

rals of distress. He saw no reply, but the captain and some of the stewards apparently did..

commends reopening. It is believed that the Turkish Minja- ters will docido 'to-morrow to remove the mines.

CONCEALING A DEATH.

own steam.

OBITUARY.

Router's [Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, April 23, 1.15 p.m.

Reuter's correspondent at St.

Reuter's [Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, April 23, 5.25 p.m. At the Home Rulo convention Mr. John Redmond characterised the Home Rule Bill as the greatest Petersburg states that the trouble

on the Lona gold folds is colo-

and most satisfactory ever offored to Ireland. They would be a natiof fools if they did not fing in various parts of Russia. accept it. Ho considered that.

finance was dealt with far better Telegrams from Kief state that

than in the previous bills. He all the hands of the South Rue- MRS. LIVINGSTONE BRUCE favoured a nominated Senate. In

sian Machinery Works bavo struck view of the experience of the Colonies he wanted: a Senate in sympathy with the gold field crowded with mon unsympathetic |

workors. A inass meeting was to the Nationalists, men with a great stake in the country, and mon representative of literature and art.-Router.

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[Service to the Telegraph."}

London, April 23, 5.35 p.m.

Revolved, 24, 9,20a.m.

London, April 23, 1.15 p.ni. Heuter's correspondent at Rome states that a telegram from Cairo reports the death of Friver Boy a Mariat yesterday morning, from a wound sustained in the recont

The death is announced of Mra. fighting. It appears that the Bruce Livingstone, a daughter of Turks sook to conceal the fact of David Livingstone:-Router.

This is the first mention of any his death till the end of the war vessel within sight of the Titanic:

Mr. Franklin denied that he con- Reutor's

Washington

fered on the Monday with the fact. that the Sonate enquiry was resumed Marconi officials or exercised a

skitos

amidst most intense interest.

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FOREIGN FLAGS.

and meanwhile announce that the CHINA IN TRANSITION. Sultan has created him Pasha aud has recalled him to Constantinople 'A SLIGHT IMPACT.

to recuperate. Aziz Bey is to The witness, in describing the replace hini provisionally, pend- recident, said he felt a slight imho is to take chief command.-- ing the arrival af Eyuboalri Boy

He mounted the bridge, Router. from where he saw an iceberg

RUSSIAN PROTEST, Taintly, about thirty feet high, and grey in colour. The captain sent

London, April 23, 7,15 a.m. St. Petersburg states that Russia witness below to ascertain the

with protest to the Porte against Jamage, and he found the malline closing of the Dardanelles as from flooded and sacks floating. being contrary to international the captain then ordered out the rements.-Reuter:

wireless censorship, or that he at

'spirit away" the

members of the Titanic's crew be-

fare they could be examined by the commitice. His only objectifeboats, and the people did not

show much anxiety to enter them

The hall was packed and a tempted to

number swarmed outside and

tooked through the windows. Mr.

Franklin, the White Star agent

at New York, was submitted to

cross-examination vory Bovere

with a view to clearing up the

myatory surrounding the sup-'

posod suppression of nows of

the sinking of the Titanic.

FIRST NEWS.

He deposed that ho first board

of the Titanic collision about 2.20

on the morning of the 15th

through the Associated Press,

which he asked not to pub-

lisl

the nows with

a "view

in seeking to return them to Eng-

land was to prevent them falling

into evil hands.

DISASTER UNAVOIDABLE.

!

THE BRITISH COURT.

Bombay, April 28, 3 p.m. Lord Mersey presides over the Titunic Court of Inquiry, which has

The life-saving appliances on the the widest of powers. The Court

sits immediately.

POWERS OF THE COURT.

Titanic, Mr. Franklin testified, werd in excess of those required

by the law. He gave it as his

GERMAN NAVY BILL.

A MODERATE SPEECH.

HOME RACING.

CITY AND SUBURBAN,

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, April 23, 4.10 p.m.

The probable starters and

dispersed and the streets were

patrolled by Cossack, Workers

in the Nicolaieff Shipbuilding

Works have also knocked off work

as a sign of mourning and Nobel'a

workmen at St. Petersburg are

also on strike.Router.

THE ANTARCTIC.

(From Chinese Source.)

Shanghai, April 23. jackoysin this City and Suburban MAWSON'S DISCOVERIES.

are as follow: The Ministry of the Interior

The Story has issued a proclamation forbid-Mushroom ding Chinese merchants to fly Lonawand foreign flags.

Ultimus Saint Nat Braxtod

CHIEF MARINE ADVISOR. Eton Boy

Anchorn

Malior Ricknby F. Woolton: Donoghuo Higgs Winter Howitt Piper

!

Tam Hok-long will, it is re- ported, be appointed Chiof Advi- sor to the Navy.

Moscato Atmalı

Trigg

Whalley

Bachelor's Hope Doyle

Chili II

Sand wort

Wise Symon Lance Chest

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, April 23, 4.30 a.m.

YUAN'S REQUEST."

President Yuan has naked the foreign Ministers at Poking to drop the proposal to control China's finance and has promised that they shall have full oppor- tunity to exercise a check over expenditure.

Huxley Longlíurst Stokes Ringstead

THE BETTING.

The betting is as follows:

to 1 Mushroom

13 to 2 Ultimus

8. to 1 Mososio

9 to 1 Lonawand

[Service to the Telegraph."} London, April 23, 5.35 p.m. Received, 24, 0.20 a.m. Despatches from the Mawson expedition state that already dis- coveries have been made of high importance. Dr. Mawson has disproved the existence of Clair Inland and has confirmed the ex- istance of Termination Land.' The expedition has discovered numerous islets along the Great Barrier and has charted much previously unknown coastline.

10 to 1 Sandwort & The Story This Aurora is to return to the (100 to 9 Laura Chest.

Antarctic at the end of the your GREAT METROPOLITAN.

Bombay, April 23. Received 24, 10.25 p.m.

The Result of the Croat Metro-

is as follows:

Acourato

Victory .... Himan......... 20 in 3

to bring back the expedition.- Router.

An action has been brought in Paris by a jockey against a

Reuter's Berin correspondent, ANOTHER COMMANDER. states that in the Reichstag, the

President Yuan has appointed Mr. Buxton in his statement Imperial Chancellor, in introducing General Tuan Ki-sui as Comman in the House of Commons the Armament Bills, made a studi.der in Chief of troops stationed opinion that the disaster was unsaid that Lori Mersay would sly moderate speech. There was

in the capital. avoidable, end it would be absurd have the title of Wreck Commishing, he said, in the European THE SHANGHAI ARREST.politan, rua at Epsom yesterday, JOCKEY'S £8,000 CLAIM.

situation to cause uneasiness, but |-- sioners, and they are assisted by to hold any individual responsible.ussessors. The Court is empow

military power was 'needful o Commander Lau Fuk-pui who reacefully preserve Germany's po- eign police at Shanghai, has ap- was recently arrested by the for- NO SEARCHLIGHT. Gred to require the attendance of ition and interests. Hor value

The betting WAS 4 to 1 peared before the Consular body No searchlight was carried by the the saved passengers and members. friend and ally was measured by Titanic. Mr. Frankin expressed of the crew, and to grant poor wither power of defence. Moreover, banishment and is still retained three lengthe, twa lengths between

on a charge of returning from Accurate, 8 to 1 Viotory, 4 w

Himan. Fifteen ran: won by but it had already been given the belief that five or six of the nesses a maintenance allowance. Popular demand proved the neces-in custody. The matter is caus- second and third.-Ileuter.

ity for the Bills. He was con- ing great astonishment in the pa out. Mr. Franklin admitted Titanic's water-tight compart. The White Star fine has undervinced that no great Power de- tive city.-Shat Po.

ments were opened, but this was taken to produce every member of wred war, but owing to the in- pure guesswork. The speed of the the crew who is summoned."

to preventing unnecessary alarin,

::

that the reassuring, roports

issued by the White Star office

Titanic was four miles below that

were based upon newspaper and

of the Mauretania, and none of the

TROUBLE AT FEZ.

private reports and rumours from White Star Company's comman Ospe laco, but it was impossible ders had ever been given to under-

to separate the wheat from the chaff,

He knew nothing regarding the telegram received by a Congress- naa purporting to emunate, from the White Star Company de

stand that they were expected to break record.

EXCELLENT IMPRESSION.

Mr. Franklin made an excellent impression on the committee, hos-

ORDER RESTORED.

t

(Service to the "Telegraph."}

Bombay, April 23, 7.15 am.

AS

creased weight of popular opinion.. s to the danger of war arising, popular agitation was greater than ever.

ALARMIST AGITATION.

The Chancellor deprecated the

A RECOMMENDATION,

Shanghai, April 23. Shi Siu-ki has recommanded Tsang Shut-kai to President Yuan' as chief confidential secretary to the Ministry of Communications. -Shat, To.

UNIFORM QUEUE QUTTING.

Peking, April 23. President Yuan has issued an

ONTARIO'S ADVANCE,

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way company on account of the unfortunate consequences which, weakness caused to his wrist by as he maintains, resulted from the

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an accident that occurred as he. was travelling in one of its DISTRICT OF PATRICIA. trains. The plaintiff, the "Daily

Telegraph " says, is O'Com nor, who, as he was going iu January to Nice for |raco meating, had his wrist out by glass from a window of his com- partment, which broke as he was closing it... When he got to Njos Reuter's correspondent at he could ride only with diffonlly, Minister of Oolaris has announced the other bolted, owing, as he cou Toronto states that the Prime and one of his mounts fall, while

that, with the consent of the

[Service to the "Telegraph."

London, April 23, 11.45 a.m.

turmist agitations which d'shib natonal life, and said they would avail nothing. Ho assured the

Duke of Connaught and Princess siders, to the weaknes of Pakool, dist. He adds that but for this Fetchsing that the Government; in order that queues are to be re-added to Ontario by the boundary mishap he would won the local meeting the extra expenditure en-moved throughout China, and settlement is to be called the Grand Prix. Bo O'Connor is claring that all aboard were Balo. tlle members of the committee ob. A message from Paris states that tiled, did not intend to depart that military government will be Distri t of Patricia. In consent

ing, Princes Patricia said that she suing the Paris, Lyons, and Medi- White Star containing definite viously changing their attitude as the mutineers have been disarmed in sound finance, as no army abolished and civil administra would be glad to have her name terranean informati

Iris examination progressed. |and impel

the support thereof, ****

48,000

No messigen wore issued by the

could operate successfully without tion instituted in its place.--Sai: associated with an increase of damapany; and claims

Kai Kung Yik Fo.

Ontario's prosperity-Bouter.

to the amount