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The Hongkong Telegraph.

April 30th, 1912, Tomporsture a.m. 78, p.m. 79; Humidity...87; 80:

No. 8774

TELEGRAMS.

琥五十月三年子壬

TELEGRAMS. ̧ ́·

BRITAIN'S SURPLUS.

MOTOR BANDITS.

HELP FOR NAVY.

TRACKING THE GANG,

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Bombay, April 80, 11.15 pm.

Much intorost is being mani-; fested regarding the disposal of the six and half millions surplus from the last financial year.

Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exohoquor, intimated in

Router's.

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Bombay, April 30, 11.15 p.u.

Intenso excitement has boon aroused in Paris at the fact that Garnier and Vallot, two accomplices of the motor bandit Bonnot, who was shot on Sunday by the police, have been traced to a suburb in Paris where they are now surrounded.

WEATHER FORECAST, FAIR

April 20th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 71, p.m., 72; Humidity...80, 83.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY

1,

1912.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

EUROPEAN POLITICS.

TRIPOLI W

WAR.

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN

POLICY.

STEAMER BLOWN UP..

LOSS OF HUSBAND.

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

London, April 30, 5.50 |

p.0.

Itouter's Viorua correspondent

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

Bombay, May 1, 7.20 km. Received 12.27 .m. Router's Smyrea correspondent

三洋酒 統一月五英香、

TELEGRAMS.

$86 rx Amwon

Bialy Gorr 10: Ümum..

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

the titanic inquIRY. CHINA IN TRANSITION. Italian aggression, Turkey has

Reutor's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, April 30,.7.5 p.m Received May 1, 11, ami Router's Washington corres

reports that Count Borchthold, reports that the local steamer pondent states that Mrs. Louise

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AN EFFECTIVE SPEECH.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, May 1, 0.20 atm.

Received, 10. 10. u.m.

Yuan Shih-kai'e. insugȧraļ

spocch to the Advisory Council has met with a most Invourable

recoption in foreign circles.

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Minister for Foreign Affairs, do- Texas stack a submarine mine Robbins is suing the White Star

They have a, rogular alivored a pacific sp Sch before thent the entrance to the Gulf of Co. in the Admiralty Court for is understood that the in-

dontb.

the House of Commons last and are prepared to resist to the Hungarian Delegation in which Smyrna and expk. One hundred the loss of her husband through right that a part of the sum

and forty were drowned,

the sinking of the Titanic. might be novossary to meet the

London, April 30, 5.50 p.m.. Mr. Ismay ins Leen summoned Reuter's Constantinoplo corres- to testify, as also have the survive

he emphasised the uncharged

tossos due to the coa! strike, RETURNED UNOPPOSED. cheracter of the Triplo Alliance.

while n further part would meet

the expenditure of c000,000 for Baby, May 1,7.20 a m.. the Navy from the previous year.

Received, 12:27-a.in. The Government, lo said, had od unopposed as Liberal M. P. Mr. H. Wobb lias bean re elec! decided on this step owing to the for the Forest of Dean at the bye- uncertainty of possible liabili-election recessitated by his n

pointmont as Lord Commissioner tios in respect of the Navy, for of the Treasury in place of Sir Mr. Churchill had made it clear A. A. Haworth.”

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that if foreign program 133 wors. altored, to House of Coinmons would be asked for further powers.

GOVERNMENT'S DETER- MINATION.

CHURCHILL ON HOME

RULE.

:

Blo declarod that it would

BRINGING BACK THE DEAD:

Bombay, May 1, 11.40 am.

be the Government's spondent telegraphs that estimates ing officers. endeavour to cultivate gaureof the loss of life on the Texus Istions with Britain now that the vary. It appears that the explos

misunderstanding momentarily ion injured many.

arising on the annexation of

Bosnia had passed,

TURKEY AND THE **

DAUDANELLES,

ternational group will now take up the loan negotiations.

FRICTION.

(From Chinese Sources.)

Shanghai, April 30.

In view of possible further

informed the ambassadors of her inability to re-open the Dard- anelles at procent.

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In the House of Commons the Under Secretary of India mado important pronouncement rogarding the importation of Indian labourers to Damaraland,' stating that at present the Go vernment is indisposed to en- courage any now scheme of indentured emigration from India. to places outside, the British Empire.

At the Titanio enquiry Washington Mr. Marconi agreed that the practice of wireless operators selling nowe should bo discouraged.

Paris is still excitad over the. motor bandits, two further mem- bors of the gang being traced to a suburb where they are pre- pared to resist the police to the point of death.

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Arising out of the question of the disposal of last year's Budget surplus Mr. Lloyd George has declared that in' view of possible extension of naval programines by foreign Powers the Government does not yet know what our naval liabilition Received 12,27 a.m. The Peking Advisory Council will be, but, whatover the Teater's Halifax correspondent was opened yesterday, its inan-position is, we shall have to face

it. : garal sitting boing marked by wires that the steamor Mackay serious friction between old and

Mra. Louise Robbins is suing Bennett has airived from the

new members. Of the 15 mom the White Star Co, for the loss of Bombay, April 30, 12.15 p.m.-

bere who were prosent 02. stiller husband who went down

with the Titanic. Speaking ja ieforence to

A message from Constantinople scene of the Titanic disaster. Her wore the queue."

President Yuan's speech at the apprehensions regarding the

The oflioials who have been states that the Foreign Minister has arrival was signalised by the discharged from the various opening of the Advisory Council has created a good impression in Dardanelles, ho pointed out that informed the ambassadors to the tolling of church bells, while all three months' allowances being that the international

Departments are insisting on foreign ciroles. It is believed will group Mr. Lloyd Georgo alicmed,

Italy's assurances at the begin-Porte that the TurkishGovernment

granted.

now take up the loan negotia Mr. Winston Churchill, moving

tions. regretted that it was unable to logs flew at half-mast. We do not know what the p the second reading of the Home ning of the war were infunded t? --sition is oven now and we do not Rulo Bill, said Homs Rule had maintain the status quo in the comply with their request to re-

One hundred and twenty WAR MINISTER. RESIGNS.

_The_impending verdict of Massachusetts on the Presidential know what our liabilities will be.nover boen a sparatist move Balkans, and he had every reason open the Dardenelles in view of bodies, for which there were zo

General Tuan Kiin has ten-primaries is evoking keon in- ment, Tho prosent demand was

to believe that Italy would not Anyhow, whatever it is, we have moderate and reasonable. Nover depart from these assurances, the possibility of further italian coffins, were piled on the deck dored to President Yuan Shih-kai toreat in the United States,

"Ife added that the before had so little boon asked, Meanwhile the Government had attack, unless the Powers guaran- of Col. Astor, were accomodated of Minister for War.

|forward, whilo 70, including that his resignation from the position but nover before had so many

intimated to the Porte that it subject would be again raised asked. It was not even a demand hoped the Dardanelles would be teed the security of the straits. Thein rude boxes aft. during the committer stage on for Colonial autonomy.

re-opened as soon as imminent danger was over.

petition is regarded scriously by the Badgot, whon further insurın- |

the diplomatists. ation might be avoilablo..

to face it.

The Government majority, aftor Mr. Lloyd Georgo's state- inent, dropped to 47..

INDIAN LABOUR.

DEBARRED FROM FOREIGN .COLONIES.

Bombay, April 30, 7,5 am. Received May 1, 11 a.m.”

In the House of Cominona, the Hon. Mr. E. S. Montagu, Undor Secretary of State for India, an~! nounced that Germany had not yot made any proposals with regard to the importation of Jadian labourora into Damaraland and unless such a request ware recgived it would be promature to discuss details. But sponking generally, Lord Crowe was not

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Bombay, May 1, 7.20 am.

Received, 12.27 p.m.

BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

HOME RACING.

THE GUINEAS.

The Porto has replied to the Rus.

sian memorandum of the 24th

April asserting is treaty right to close the straits, and claims that Turkey is the sole judge as to whether it is menpeed.

AGAINST ABOLITION.

From Chinese sources it is reported that General Chang, the doughty Manchu commander who came into prominence for his The students of the Any Col-sturdy defence of Nanking, has lege as well as those of the Col-engineered a rebellion against the Chinese Republic and has logo of Nobility have strongly secured a considerable following. urged President Yuan to allow It took four hours to transfer these institutions to continue the bodies to the Morguo. | their activities.-"Blat Po."

One hundred and sixloon others were buried at sea, owing to lack of accomodation and decomposition..

SELLING WIRELESS NEWS

:

London, April 30, 3 a.m.

A message from Washington reports that Mr. Marconi was re-

Bombay, May 1, 7.20 a.m. Received 12.27 a.m. During question time in the House of Commoas, Mr. Asquith: said Anglo-German relations were

Landon, April 30, 5.15 pm. on a footing which enabled frank

The probablé stort rs and and friendly discussion of matters jockeys for the Two Thousand of mutual interest.

Guincasare:-Kempion (Winter), CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Reuter's Berlin correspondent Tracery (Watts), Jingling Geordie states that lierr von Kiderlon (H. Jones), Oylgad (O'Neill), Wacchter, Foreign Minister, Javoliu (Higgs), Sweeper NEW MITARY COMMADER to discourago the practice of during the debate on the Defence (Maher), Aleppo (Clark), Absurd Bills, which was mainly con- Stern), Hall Cross (Saxby), fidential, gave an account of the White Star (F. Wootton), Lom international situation, in the (Caralake), Cylba (F. Templeman), course of which he alluded to the Jaeger (Walter Grigge) Direau negotiations with Britain, which | Bleu (Kingstead), I. жronzo are still continuing.

(Trigg), John Amendall (Earl).

JAPANESE DISASTER.

283 MINERS ENTOMBED.

Bombay, April 30, 11.15 p.m.

Reuler's Tokyo correspondent

BETTING.

Evens White Star, D-2 Sweeper II and Hall Cross, 7-1 'Jingling| Geordie, -1 Cylgad.

COURSE BETTING..

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called before the Senatorial Com- mittes on the Titanic disaster when the chairman asked

wireless operators selling news. Mr. Marconi concurred, and attri buted the Carpathia's silence in

ADMIRAL LI

The steamer Mackay Bennett has arrived at Halifax with 190 bodies recovered from the Titanic wreck. One hundred and sixteen others also recovered were buried

Tang Shao-yi has advised Preat sea, eident Yuan to re-instate ex-Ad - . C. B. Fry has been appointed miral Li in Government service captain of the English cricket and to appoint him Governor-team to take part in the Triangular General of Kwangtung.

Tests.

LOCAL.

PLOT AGAINST REPUBLIC"

This morning the Hon. Mr. W. Wong Hing has received telt Rees Davies, who has been acting graphic news from Hsu-chow to Chief Justice for the past week, the effect that General Chang-fu, formally took up his position at previously Manchu commander the Supreme Court." He was at Nanking, has raised a rebel welcomed by the Attorney-Gene lion against the Republic and ral, Mr. O. G. Alabaster and others secured the support of who offered congratulations were Mr. J. D. Stophone and Mr. W. V. Drummond.

numerous followers.

RETURN OF CANTON TROOPS.

The committee's report on the Peak Church, Hongkong, for the year 1911-12, is published, and shows a satisfactory state of

London, April 30, 11.50 a.in. Brigadier General II. P. Ilick-response to official enquiries to the man, Headquarters Stoff, India fact that the operator was busy' na bosa appointed to the Cupe communicating with the relatives of Good Hope Command.. of survivors. The chairman asked Mr. Marconi to ascertain what meg-

Two thousand Cantonese troops sges were sent by Mr. Ismay and who have been stationed in Nan-matters. · others from the Carpathia. Here-king are about to return to Can- upen, Mr. Franklin, the New York ton.-Sai Kai Kung Yak Po.

EDUCATION COMMISS-

/MERICAN POLITICS

The latest quotation from the PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS. representative of the White Star reports that the Ubari coal mine Course (Nowmarket) is:-11-10 bas been wrocked by an explosion, White Star,

disposed to encourage any now and 283 miners are hopelesssly rohome of indentured emigration on tombod. from India to places outside the British Empire.

Indentured emigration to Da- maraland, he added, was unlaw- Ful and could not be lawful unless the Governor-General-of- Tadis-in-Council antisfied the Government that the country had made such laws and provisions

TEST CRICKET.

C. B. FRY CAPTAIN.

LAWN TENNIS.

CHAMPIONS BEATEN.

London, April 30, 2.55 à.m.

IONER.

Peking, April 30

Ng Kwong-kin has. bron op pointed Chief Commissioner of Education.

Three Sanitary coolies were charged at the Magistracy to-day with taking a purse from the dead | body of a woman which they were

conveying to the mortuary at: Yanmati.

OBNERAL-

A strong protest, by & corred pondent to the "Times", in quot- ed to-day with regard to appoint- menta to Colonial Governorships

line, said that Mr. Ismay and the White Star Company would gladly permit the cable and wireless com. A message from New York states panies to communicate the mes. that the greatest interest is being sages.In this connection Sammis, taken in today's primaries in Murconi's chief engineer, repudi rated the assertion that he was the

from ontside the Colonial Service. Massachusetts, where President

means of suppressing the news

The writer gives instances of and Taft and Mr. Roosevelt are follow from the Carpathis, though he PROGRESSIVE POLICY. : "remarkable patronage.

Bays that there is absolute dis ing each other attacking and arranged for the sale of the

Prosident Yuan, Tang Shao may throughout the length and |defending with an asperity un-operators' personal stories in

order to bace them up. They, and the Ministers and Vice breadth of the Colonial Service.

Our Swatow correspondent cqualled in presidential police operatore each got $700 from Ministers of the several Depart- na were thought to provide

ing of the Advisory Corncil. are still in that place and it in not The Board of Control has In the Covered Courts Lawn Hilhorto, out of 72 delegates newspapers but none of the mente attended the formal open-states that Lim and he soldie elected to the Republic Convon, officials of the company, got any sufficient protection to emigrants, appointed Mesere, Fry, Foster Tennis Doubles Championship

In any event, no stopscould be and Shuter to select the English played at Queen's Club, A.F. Wild- tion, 415 are for Taft and 207 for thing. A London passenger named he attaches of the Diplomatic known when they will low

sout. In his sparch President leum Company « Swatow, OF taken without an Anglo-German Teats,

cricket teams for the Triangular ing and 8. N. Doust defeated M. Roosevelt. Massachusetts chooses Woolner mentioned that the mil-Body at Poking were also pre bank owned by the Asiatic ro

J. G. Bitche and A. H. Gobert 3 only, but is interesting as it lonairo Mr. Straus refused an Yuan adhered to the policy of agent was robbed bet

Kai Kung Tak 88000 and £9000 by soldiers on Convention making full provision Mr. O, B. Fry has been elected (holders); by 0-1 6-4, 10-12, 4-0, is expected that it will yote solidly invitation to enter the boste before progress."

Monday night, for the welfare of emigrants. osptain.

Bombay, May 1, 7,20ain: Received 12.274.m.

London, April 30, 6.55 p.m. Received May 1, 1010a.m.

other men.