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The Hongkong Telegraph

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Copyright, 1912 by the Proprietor.

› April 29th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 72, p.m. 82; Humidity... 98, 74.

No. 8773

TELEGRAMS.

晚四十三年子壬

TUESDAY,

APRIL 30,

1912.

April 29th, 1011, Temperature ant. 71,

犹十三月四英港香

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS,

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

MOTOR BANDITS.

TITANIC DISASTER.

AVIATOR INJURED.

CHINA IN TRANSITION. AUSTRALIAN ELECTION,

CRETAN DEPUTIES.

FEVERISH INTEREST.

MI. ISMAY PRAISED.

VEDRINES' ILL-LUCK,

YUAN'S SPEECH;

LIBERAL MAJORITY.

AN ARREST.

WEATHER FORECAST,

FAIR.

pn., 72; Humidity...80, 83.

186 PER AMIZADE

Binoim Corr 10: Omer.

TELEGRAMS.

FIRE AT DAMASCUS,

BAZAAR GUTTED.

Reuler's

[Service to the "Telegraph."1"

London, April 20, 11.50 a.m Tuoro is feverish interest in the Bannot seige. The hawkers of

Paris sokl nearly a million copies

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

Lomion, April 20, 11,50 a.mn, Reuter's correspondent at Wol-

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

1.зndov, April 29, 11.50 aan.

Reuter's correspon·lent at Paris]

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, April 30, 9.15 a.m. '

Received 30, 11.5 p.m.

Yuan Shib-kai in his inaugu- ral speech to the Advisory Coun-

"

·Router's [Service to the ***

**Telegraph."]

Bombay, April 30, 7:30, a.m. Received 30, 1.15 p.m.

Renter's Brisbane Cocospon-

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

Bombay, April 30, 7.30 a.in. Recoivod 30, 1.15 p.m.

A tologram from Canoa alates

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

London, April 28, 5.45 p.m.

A message from Constantinople reports that a great fire has occur-

lington states that Mr. Involuck states that while the famous avia-cil said le adhered to the policy dont states that the Government that the British cruiser, Minerva, red at Damascus and destroyed the I progression. The new Govern has excured a majority of 18 as fired a blank charge to arrest the bazaar quarter. The damage is ment, he said, must maintain in-against 8 in the Inst Parliament.

Cretan deputies, incogularly elect pounds. totaal order and external friend-The Premier issued u manifesto passage of a umor in which estimated at two million (Turkish) ship, which were necessary to on polling day declaring that theo to the Grook Chamber, ware China's existence. Development contest lay between parliament-

of social olitions and special Wilson the secretary of the tor, Vodrines, was making a flight trains were run to bring back

National Seamen's Union, speak-from Paris to Bussels and thondo spectatore from the seigo. "The police have started a campaigning at Auckland, said that he did to Madrid, ho started from Douai against all anarchists. It appears that Bonnot ad Dubois, were not believe that Mr. Ismay and and foil at piny-sur-Soine killed by ahots from the police his colleagues were responsible Ho was taken to hospital with a

for the Titanic disaster, The fractured skull, nams of Iginsy stool high in Vedings--has been shipping circles, lo was do-It appears that his motor stopped lighted that Mr. Ismay, had been and he volplaned towards the

und did not commit suicide.

BOMBS-EXPLODED,

Loulou. April 28, 5.45 p.m. The engineers exploded two bombs. The police then penetrated

the house and found Bonno! seriously wounded and the owner of the house dead. Bonnot, who. was removed to hospital, died.

SIDNEY STREET AGAIN,

Bonnot was chief of the gung of motor criminals. It was be who shot Detective Join on the 24th

Hitve:l.

THE DARDANELLES.

GOLDFIELDS TROUBLE.

TELEGRAMS.·.·

Vedrines, the famous aviatior, has been seriously injured though a fall at Epinay-sur-Seine. He sustained a fractured akull.

must be on practical lines. China'sary government and syndicalisni praeding to Athous. The income for 1911, was 'Tis 200, whose sole achievement was the deputies wore transhipped to the NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. 000,000 and they were unable to general strike with its attendant cruiser, Hampshire, where they

are detained.-Router. repay the foreign loans. Foreign horrors,--Reuter! capital was essential to the Grau- repedeal reforms which they wore drafting. They were negotiating with the Foreign powers for an increase of the customs, the abo- ition of likin, and the reduction of oxport taxes. They must also railway for want of a better land-improve the land regulations. He recommendet the appoint- ment of foreign financial exports) and guaranteed religious liberty: He said they should observe trea ties and cultivato foreign friend- ships with candour.

Mr. Wilkon blamed the Boarding place. Either he touched a

of Trade for allowing the existing regulations to continuo so long.

The Commission úlíould recognise that the keeping of verola allımt |

March. The siege was a regular was of oven gater importance Sidney Street affair. It occupied

live hours and was directed by than increasing thọ boat necom-

AI. Lépine, the Prefect of Police,dation..

The.

SEAMEN'S DEMANDS.

Bombay, April 30, 1255

u.in

A inaes meeting of seamen and

firomen at Liverpool has resolved

to refute to losd or coal a slip

commanding large forces of po'ice and Republic Guards. Mayer, M. Cholsyteroi, and other chizens participated in the fusil lade with rifles, sporting guns and revolvers, while thousands of inhabitants assembled armed with hay forks and other impromptu weupons, ready to cut off escape.. carrying non-union labour or

POLICE DRIVEN BAK.

The police wore at first driven Luck, two being severely wounded. Finally, a straw-laden cart, from the near side of which two mal- tresses were hung, was backed against the house. Sheltered thereby, a lieutenant placed two tombs against the house.

The

cart was withdrawn bui the bombs

passing train or his utroplane was psot by the rush of air.-Router.

LAWN TENNIS.

GOBERTS VICTORY.

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Loudon, April 20, 5.10 p.in.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE..

(From Chinese Sources.

Shanghai, April 29,

SUGGESTED ARMISTICE,

[Service to the "Telegraph."] Bombay, April 30, 7.30 a.m.

Received 30, 1.15 p.m.

STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE

[Service to the "Telegraph," London, April 29, 4.15 a.m.

A' SI. Petersburg messago states At question time in the House that a students' demonstration in of commons of Mr. Mark Sykes sympathy with the Lena strikers suggested a local armistice in the was dispersed by mounted police, Pardanelles to give an opportunity 123 arrests being made. The of egress to detained ships into the police are visiting and searching Mediterranean. Mr. Ackland said private houses and arresting many that Sir Edward Grey had consult-workmen on suspicion of planning ed with the lowers regarding such Q temporary messure if the channel was not opened. Routor.

CANTON NEWS. Election of Wu Han mAN.

demonstration. The sympathetic strikes in the provinces continue.

The motor bandit seige in Franco is creating intenso in terest. Bonnot, the chief of the gang, is dead. There have been twenty-three arrests.

Mr. Havolook Wilson, the secretary of the National Seamen's Union says that the name of Ismay standa bigh in shipping circles. He expresses the opinion that the keeping of vessels afloat is of even greater importanco than increasing their bont accomdation. The Sonmon's Union is making netive efforts to secure an increase of wages for seamon and firemen

A great fro has gutted the bazaar quarter at Damascus. The damage is estimated at two million (Turkish) pounds, Chon Chee chai formor stage-

to elect a now Governor-General, Fighting continues in Tibet. my to the Ministry for Foreign

Five voles were cast for Dr.The Dalai Lama's brother's wife A bon permitted to re

Bun, a similar number for Tso and children have been captured Įsiga, and Sun Yuk-kwan has been

granted one month's leave of ab. (The "Telegraph" Correspondent.) Ying-pat and 113 for Wu Han- by the Chinese.

A students demonstration sti who man,

was accordingly On the covered court at Queen's sonce, Pak Man-wai occupying

Canton, April 20. cleotod.

St. Petersburg, in sympathy with his post of Governor-general of On Saturday the Provincial

Dr. Sun's Views-

the Lona strikers was dispersed Club the lawn tennis champion-Henan pro tem; General. Tuan Council hold a meeting in honour On Sunday Dr. Sun, met tho by mounted police and 123

Ki-siu 18 to be appointed pm- of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, who addressed editors of the Kwangtung press arrosta mado. ship match between Goberi, mander in Chief of the troop in the assembly. He remarked that and in an address to thom Some Crelan deputies, irre

Peking.

when he arrived in Hongkong ho attributed the success of the ro-gularly elected to the Greek heard that there would be volution to the valour of the Chamber, who were proceeded Franco, the holder, and Wilding

another revolution in Kwanging soldiers and the powerful aid by steamer to Athens, have been to overthrow the existing council, given them by the press. Al-arrested by a British Cruiser. Australis, resulted in the former

A polition has been submited and, in fact, he was actually though the Republican Govern- A message from Brisbane states winning. The results wore:-to the government by Chan Ln shown some of the figs and nont was established it was not that the Government, as the fan a lady teacher asking that seals used in connection with the yet on a strong footing owing to result of the recent election, bas 3-6; 57; 0-4; 6-4; 8.4.-Reuter. the franchise may be extended to movement. lle greatly deplored the existence of the "Terrorist secured a majority of 18 as

the women of the county, the existenco of any counter Society" formed by the Manchus. against 8 in the last parliament.

Chno Erh-shan, has sent a teenagitation as it could not but fail, The confidence of the populace in A local armistice in the gram to the Government asking even though it would create great the government could only be Dardanelles is being considered that his seniority over the over-disorder in Kwangtung and maintained by the Press and he by the Powers in order to give or of Kirin be recognised. might even prove a great danger pointed out that the time was not detained alips an opportunity of

to the whole of China. Iyot ripe for criticism of the new egross to the Mediteranean. | REBELLION IN SZECHUAN revolution were to break out in republic. He accused them of Kwangtung the Central Govern- driving Chan Kwang-ming away

Chinese. It iso resolved that a |--

Union oflicia! must attend the

tests of lifeboats etc. The mos

are la to refuse to join any

vessel unless a union official is

present at the signing-on.

MASTERS REFUSE.

did not explode. The manœuvre

The Mercy Bianch of the was repeated but the explosion thisUnion has provented the mon It was from signing, on a liner as the time did little damage, ogain repeated when the wall colinen's domands for an increase of lapsed and the house blazed up.

DUBOIS DEAD)..

wagon have not been granted. Up till now fourteen Liverpool firms have refused the demands. INDIGNANT PROTESTS. London, April 26, 6.30 p.m. As a result of indignant protests cm public men, the Board of

FIGHTING IN TIBET.

HEAVY LOSSES.

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, April 29, 3.20 p.m.

The Simla correspondent states that news received from Lhassa through Gyangiso shows that fighting continues. The Tibetans are reported to be ten thousand strong, including unarmed monk

SUFFRAGIST'S PETITION.

LOCAL NEWS.

A rebellion against the troviament would gond a large force from Canton by their adverse and The billiard and other service cial government of Schon has into the province and with the unjust criticism and said had they trophies were presented at the boen raid by Hung 1k-wu. aid of other troops would bring paid a like attention to Wu Han-soldiers club last night by H. E. Ilis followers have capture Man-about a total annihilation of any man he also would have refused to Major-General Anderson. The yun and are advancing wards reactionary movement and, at the accept office an Governor-General. final games in the billiard toura- the wost. Vice president Yuan-samo time, bring lasting damage One of the editors raised a meat were played off last night hong has despatched Wuin-tak to the fortunes of the district,

question as to what should be and the Longkong Volunteers to advise the leader to ciso his

Why Chan Disappeared.

done if the now government were won the trophy. followers to disperse.-liat Po One of the reasons, he said, not conducting its administration An extraordinary general

why Chan Kwang-ming had dis- in a proper manner. INTERNAL AFFARS.

Dr. Sun mesting of the shareholders, in appeared was that there had been replied that the Press could make the Hongkong Cotton Spinning," Peking Anil 20. adverse comments made on him just comment in order to point Weaving and Dyeing Co., Ltd., in the press, while he had also out the mistakes and have them was held to-day and adopted a Thoro will two mintere of been the subject of much rectified by the Governinent and resolution "that the general finance, the creation offie dual criticism from the people in he said that the Pres should not managers be authorised to sell past having received the pproval gonoral. Now ho had departed atinck the Government on in 10,000 spindles belonging to the of the President. Wo Chu- from Canton they should lase no formation received from unreli- company with their accompany. of which were in the head and two frade last night cancelled the order volunteers. They have lost nine cheung has been ajointed time in electing a successor, as able, sources.. Another editoring equipment to Mesara, Jardine in the stomach. Both had com- for the detention of the Titanic hundred killed, and the Chinesa Governor-general of the Chibli the present state of affairs in raised a question as to the issue Matheson & Co., Ltd., in

Kwangtung was very serious, of foreign loans. Dr. Sun Yat-sen Shanghai.” ANOTHER RÉSIGNAION. coloured as it was by stories of replied that one of the rensons pre- The Great Raymond scored a future outbreaks, and the preventing the foreign nations from big hit at the Theatre Royal last Won Chan-yui resig from dominance of pirates and

participating of China might be night. the Ministry of Foreignfaira banditti.

formed in the fact that they wore The programme of the farewell to-day.

In nominating Wu Han-man, a afraid of the foresof over 300,000 concert to Mrs. A. G. Gordon NO BELGIUM LOA. formor Governor-General, Dr. well trained soldiers stationed in tomorrow is published, to-day-

Sun said he Wos personally the Northern provinces, in Wu-and promises exceedingly well. Belgium's agreement the acquainted with Wn while he, chang and Nanking. To main

GENERAL.

The police then rushed in and brought out the noted anarchist Dubois dead with three bullet wounds in his body. Bonnot was dying with a dozen wounds, two

nitted suicide. The police were survivors who had arrived at Ply now reinforced by troops and had

me uth. Seventy of them, how- the greatest difficulty in preventing the lynching of Bonnot, injuring ever, voluntarily had their depost many in the melee. They were tions taken down before leaving, ampelled to abandon the body of Relatives waited at the dock gates Dubois, which the mob trampled for hours after the survivors land- upon, dancing and yelling with

was cinematographed.

TWENTY-THREE ARRESTS

London, April 29, 4.15 à.m.

three hundred.

There are now eno. thousand Chinese troops hard

pressed in the Southern suburbs, surrounded by a large force of

The Dalai Lama's: Tibetans.

to

to mediate. Official

province.

delight. The whole of the siegeed, but none was admitted. Some brother's wife and children' have advance of a loan to Cia has Dr. Sun, was president, and was tain these soldiers foreign loans!

bean cancelled and no me ins indebted to him for help in the were necessary. Another editor In an address to the editors of of the crew reached a window been captured by the Chinese. The tolments will be paid.e re-discharge of his duties. If Wu asked whether the control of the Kwang-lung press, on Sun- verlooking the road, and, from Tasht Lamas and the Prime publican Goverment has reed were elected he was confident financial affairs would be the day, Dr. Ban Yat-sen attributed here conversed with their relatives

to pay one year's interest om that Chan Kwang-ming and Wong result of loans being made to the success of the revolution to Minister are

pearation. The Six Nons Ching-wai ** would proceeding

return to China. Dr. Sun' replied that the the valour of the soldiers and the fur a few minutes. Others found

Loan financiers sve oge to Canton and give every assistanco Central Government was now powerful aid, given them by the advance money to Chionon in straightening affairs. ralling through which pathetic Lhassa

trying its best to prevent this step press. He accused the prese, howe Up to the present there have greetings were exchanged. The investigations on the frontier, Fenddition that the same is no ed Immediately after Dr. Sun's and he was quite hopeful that the over, of driving Okan wang

for paying off the loan ma by departure an extraordinary power of conducting her finance ming away from Canton

Sai Kai Kapgyik meeting of the Council was held would rest entirely with China. Belgium-Sai

adverse and unjust writicism. ton swith the different crimes hmcconnig has been much com to confirm the above, but it is

Stie Bonnot gång: "imented on.

boen twenty-three arrests In con- subjection of the men to such ♬

impossib'c.to check the figures.