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The Hongkong Telegraph.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.

Copyright 1912 by Proprietor.

FRIDAY, MAY

NIAN KEJUE

1012.

May 2nd, 1911, Temperature am pan

TELEGRAMS.

五拜鹂

誠三月五英港香

TELEGRAMS.

May 2nd, 1912, Temperatuis am. 74, pan. 79; Humidity,...96, 80,

No. 8776

雅七十月三年子

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

HOME RACING.

TRIPOLI WAR.

EAST AFRICA.

HOME RULE DEBATE.

CHINA IN TRANSITION.

TITANIC DISASTER.

ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS.

THQ BLÒWN UP.

IMPROVING GOVERNMENT

AN INCONS

BILL.

PEKING ELF CT

PAY.

BATHER-FORECAST

FAIR.

-886 PER ANNUM.

Sisola Coric 10. CurrĄ

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN

Houter's

(Service to the "Telegraph.")

London, May 2, 4.55 p.m. Received May 3, 8 aan.

The probable starters anil jockeys in the "One Thousand Guineas (A classic, run at New-[*.

Router's

[Service to the Telegraph.")

Bombay, May 3, 7,15 dmg.y

Received, 12 ait,

Houter's Constantinople corres pondent states that a tug while

· Reutar's. [Service to the "Telegraph.")

London May 2, 5.40 p.m.

Received 3, 10.15 a...

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Bombay, May 3, 0,10 nm. Received, 215 p..

On the resumption of the Home

(Our Own Correspondant.)

Shanghai, May 2. Yesterday the election of the President and the Vic: President the Advisory Council at Peking of

TELEGRAMS:

As a consequenos of the denial of amalgamation rumours P, and BRITISH INQUIRY. OPENED, O. shares have tulen from £405

to £340,

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

At the opening of the Britialt Court of Taquiry into the Titanic disaster, Sir Rufus Isacs said that noollicors oortificates would be in- volved as those responsible had all succumbed..

London, May 2, 4.5 p.m. The Butish Court of Inqury due a Bill before Whitsuntido re- The Government is: tointidi

oponel to-day in the London judgment. into the Titanic disuator was versing the famous Osborne

sided.

In the House of Commons, Mr Italo debate in the lause of took place. Ng King-lim wad Scortish Volunteer. Drill Hall, The pay in certain Departments larcourt, Sceroy of State for the Colonies, sunouneed that it Commons, Mr Balfour said the elected President-and-Tang B-Westminister. Lord Merevy pre-in British East Afrion is to be

substantially increased.; • •. market; ono mile), are:-Llette inspecting banys in the Durlaod been found possible to im restrictions of the Bill, though

lung Vice-President.

Sixty counsel were prosent The Dardanelles are to be re- (Earl), Sourabaya (Walternelles fouled a mine and was prove the pay in certaia Depur-

DISPOSAL OF THE ARMY many being most eminent mem-opened, but the Turkish Govern {monts in East Afriès; including nccessary, were absolutely ́în- Griggs), Gay Tavra" (Clark)

bors of the Bar, including Sirment reserves the right to again Osneral Tuse Ki-sui his oug-Rufus Isaics and Sir J Simon, close the straits in case of hoves- Four...ollicers, the Administrativo Staff, on the cosi tent with the contention

sity. Silesia (Martin) Belle Islo H

jestimates for the current your.

gested to Prosidont Yuan the for the Board of Trudo; and Sir he was amble to give details as that the Bill gave liishunen the timing of a division of troopa R. Finlay, who represented the there were some matters out-opportunity of developing their" in each provines of the Repuistic. White Star Company. standing.

Lord Mersey oxpressed symp-rons have been announced by the own affairs on their own lines. THE CIVIL SER-ICE I IST. [athy with the relatives of those Admiralty.

blown to atoins,

Jonos), Signorinotti (Brown), twelve soldiers and the crew were Polkerria (F. Wooton), Enivesina drowned. (Higgs), Miss Spearmint (V. || Templeman), Tho Tylt (Rickaby)..

The disaster has created a pro-

Bill and Cao (Wiutor), Charinion | found impression and subscrip- (Maher), Fair Relativo (Prig,), Alopo (Carslake), Mountain Mint . (Ringstead).

VEDRINES IMPROVING.

tions have been upeuad Log, the

Tamilios of the victims."

TEXAS" LOSS EXPLAINED.

Tho Vali of Sunycan_reports"

that the battery fired on thy local steamer Texas warning her that

he was deviating from course. The vessel did not heed

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hor

OSBORNE JUDGMENT,

TO BE REVERSED,

London, May 2, 5,40 p.m.

Recoíved 3, 10 15 p.) Mr. Asquith has announced that a Dill reversing the OsbornyI judgment will by jatrulusel bo- tore Whitsuntile.

Bombay, May 3, 7.15 a.m. Received 12 a.m.

M. Vedrines, tho French aviator, what fell while making a

The ffect of the Ush rae jdeme flight from Paris to Brussels and the warning and ensèquently Trade Un, der

[in Foval 1971 am) 8764 Kid no Madrid recently, has now a chance.

-oven 'shella were fred. These por 10 splits-imal fe- prafitival of recovery. There are intervals of consciousnCHS,

P. & 0. SHARES.

A DROP.

dropped around the Texts, which

then struck a mine al sank in

two minutes. - Tha militory come

mander says that 69 were drown-

el and 25 injured.

THE DARDANELLES.

London, May 2, 2.10 p.m.

London, May 2, 5.40 pai.

Received 3, 10.15 a.m.“

A message from Censtaminup'e 1', and O. shares have fallen from £105 to £340 on the Com-ates that the Cabinet hus decided

pany's statement disposing of amalgamation and other rumours.

U. S. PRESIDENCY.

ROOSEVELTMAGNANIMOUS.

London, May 2, 2.10 p.m.

A message from Oyster Bay says that Mr. Roosevelt has, renounced his claim to the votes of eight Massachusetts delegates at large

to reopen the Dardanels, resory-

ing

the right to re-close them in'

ense of necessity.

JAPANESE IN MEXICO.

TAFTS ASSURANCE.

Tang Shao-yi has drawn up n list of salaries for civil servants in which handsome emoluin sats are granted on condition that naother' work is done by the officials.

The

A MEDDLESOME

GOVERNOR.

Governor-Generals

of

lost, an admiration at tho fact that the best traditions of the sea had boen maintained.

SCOPE OF INQUIRY. Sir Rufus Isanes outlined the

course of the inquiry. He said it would be full and complete, but no officers' cortificates worn ̧uv dved as those responsible had ...l suecambad.

The inquiry was journal.

CANTON NEWS.

Important roorgan'sation olma- ges affecting the composition of the various British naval squaḍi*

President Taft has announced that the State Department has no knowledge of any intention on the part of Japan to aeqire land in Moxiou..

A Turkish tug while inspect- ng buoys in the Dardanellos struck a mine and was blown to atoms, four ollicors and a number ́ of soldiers, as well as tho orow, being drownod.

Thỏ fumous Fronich aviator Vodrines, who recently met with an accident while flying, now' shows signs of possible recovery. During the Homo Rule debate, Mr. Balfour subjected the, Clove The "Telegraph" Correspondent.)ernment Bill to pojuted criticism,,

showing that the restrictions of Canton, May 2. the measure were inconsistent Last night at the font of Kiwith the auntention that it gave Tau shan three officials charged Irishmen an opportunity of do with enrruption were executed by veloping their own affairs in their

Dual control of Irish, affairs was written Large all over the Bill, and such omtrol would never give protection to the minority or Pablo Irielmon to get the ad- | vintages they at prósent got from

connection with tho United Kingdom. Moreover, it would prevent frislimen of public spirit and wilo viess from entering Kirin, and Heilungkiang havo the Irish Parliament, and inferior jointly begged the President to men would coʻno in and the status curtail the power of the Governor- of the dasembly be lowered. Gearral of the Throo Enstorn The Bill, sail Mr. Balfour, Provinces. They suggest that throtoned to destroy the House his sphere of influenes should be [ol Commons and did not giva

conband to his own district alone. Irishnen an Assembly which

the authorities. The first one was Wong Sai-chung who was at one hoy could rogard with pride,

time acting in the capacity of· Mr. Bussovelt lus ronounced affection or respect. He conclud

Chu Tut-han, President of the Commander-in-chief of the re-his claim to the votes of eight He was Musichusetts dolegates-at-lurge ed by asking a series of questions Great Justifiable Society," was volutionary soldiers. London, May 2, 4.5 pan. which were designed to show that recently arrested by some Can-tried before a court martial on and instructed then to vote for

chargos on misappropriation of President Taft.. dio Bill was opposed to all princi. tonoso troops and after being military funds, of the. illicit pair-

It is hoped thint the decision of incitement to change of arms, and of demanding the Union Castle Line whoreby Commencing with thos Guelph on the 16th inst., the ples wheroon history had altown charged with Union. Castle Company's Eat that a Feiloral system could be mating was shot. -" Shat Po.' African sleamers will callat Porto | built up, and that the Government' Amelia..

ampo es

DEVELOPING NYASA-

LAND

It is hoped that this step will sint in the developinont of Nyasaland.

BRITISH NAVY.

RE-ORGANISING FLEETS.

CHU IS SHOT.

were pursuing a precisely op

osite course.

A RESIGNATION.

JAPANESE SEAMEN'S

WAGES.

(Independent News Agency.)

Tokyo, May 3.

"

Poking, May 2, General Fung Kwok-chouinz Iris resigned and recommanded the appointment of Goneral Hsu Sin-ching as his suc1390r.

"

NEW APPOINTMENTS,

The following provincial ·ap-|

own way.

more money than the needs of his the Company's East African!

was

free justified. The next Heung Yik-yuen, Director of the tenors, will call at Perio Amelia Arsonal, who was found guilty of will assist in developing Nyasa- staalinz and selling arme balong-

From Chinese sources it is

land.

ing to the revolutionary govern- ment without the permission of reported that Russis hina dos the Governor Gong and the patched an expedition into fli

hird was Wong Chik-man, vice

LOCAL Pommander of the Wui Yuen forts who was implicated in the revolt People in the neighbourhond of Wang We-shan. It is said that of Wilmar Street and Salt Fish when Wong Sai-chung know his Line were greatly startled lost fut he tried to buy his life by right by an explosion in the offering to repay to the Govern Street, Tho cause is unknown.. ment the sum of 100,000 but without effect.

Graft in Canton.

In consequence of a false alarm that the police wore about to enter n gambling den, a rush was made for the exits. One man fell-fčitý fort to the street and was killed.

The Nipp ra Yason Kaisha and pointments for Sochow have W Han-man, the new Gover London, May 2, 2,10 p.m.

other shipping Companies have been approval by the Prosilent:r-General, ie roturning his at tention to the adjustment of The Admirally have announced increased the avages of their sea-Ngi Ka-wa #s Commissioner fusncial affairs in Canton. Ile has further important step in the reen in consequence of the de-for the interior, Wong Ching-had Tam Kan-ng, Chief Account charged at the Police Court to-ilny London, May 2, 1 p.m.rganisation of the fleet. When uns which gavo rise to the re-muk, commissioner for financo, ant of the Finano Department, telegram from Washington the changes are completed in six cent strike,

months, the battle squadrons will states that President Taft has in-

A

He has telegraphed them instruct-formed the Senate, that the State Ing them to vote for Mr. Taft, who,

has secured eighteen regular dele"]() parimem has no evidence what

gates, but failed to secure the delever showing that there has been gates at large, because nine thou

my requisition of land, or the in sand votes at Boston were invalid.

tention to nequire such either od through a technicality,

diree ly or indirectly, in Mexico on the part of Japan. :

Accompanying President Talt's assage is one from". Secretary

PORTUGAL'S NAVY.

London, May 2, 11.15 a.m.

A Lisbon message states that the Minister of Marine, has introduced Bill fixing the naval force a

"distributed among five fourteen gunboats and a

+

> homogeneous. The first and second will consist of Dread- ughts and resso's of the Lord Velson type. The third will con

is of King Edwards. The Med- terraneno squadron will be based

RUSSIA AND TIBET,

London, My. 2, 1 p.m.

A St. Petersburg message at Gibraltar and will be renamed states that Buria jorjeff, the

the four squadron, consisting of Dalai Lama's'agent, luis arrived, vessels of the Duncan typo, All

'our will be in full commission, and will form the first fleet. :

The fifth, hitherto known as the

| Kasx, who attributed the rumours third division, will consist of eight

of Japanese activity in Magdalena Fermidables, and the seventh,

right Majestion. Bay to the unsuccessful chorts or styled the third fleet, will comprise It is considered Ameriem syndicate to dispose annecessary to complete the sixth of a concesion there to a Japanese form on eighth squadron e

present,

MORE RUSSIAN

STRIKERS,

Threo rickshaw coolies were with refusing to accept thirơ. There was a doubt as regarded two, and, they were diselt igad. The other was fined $24.

and Chain "Yien'us exmissioner arrested and detained him on

chiaran of embezzlenient and the Lef law.

making of false entries in the ree maig. - ? 1

Yesterday evening no interest. TROUBLE IN ILL

Canton's Law Society. ing presentation was made to the Yoster lay about -ixty members] itev. F. T, Jahusun, MA chap, Wi Wa-tak, the former Chinese), f the Law Union met together fo lain of the Glashailral, who is feny- Minister at St. Petersburg, has alet prasident, qui: viog-pering the Culongton, Mây Tezukas revoivod a telegram from Ger-silent, and Wong Yu und Ho

As Mr. A. Nicholson, hip- many to the effect that the Shu-ni were elected to the

alfices respectively. {

erintendent engineer of the Cu Russian Government luis sent an

Smuggling of Arms, mojlitan. Dock was, about to The Commissioner of Customs descond into the Jock to survoy expedition into Ili. Tolegraphio communications between Poking in Canton has reported to the thes. Suang Bee, which is being Governor-General that smuggling repaired, he slipped qui fell to and Hi Jinve been interruptoris is very prevalent in the the bottom of the ducks futur while the. Russians are reported province by passenger on the ately to was not seriously injured to havó rease the transmission Beamers which ply botwèen,

kwo

GENERAL

Our Swafo Cofrespondent

of messages from l'i via Russia. Hongkong and Cnntan. The At present the only means of otheryn woman was found on

the sa. Wing On having in her ayil is Thourol that Lim las communicating with Ili isthrough po-session naix (obombered re been paid part of his going away Lendon, May 2, 11.15 a.m. the Indian telegraphie service vaivor end a quantity of ammuni-mery bus that he has not gone and no replies have us yet been tion. The Commissioner suggests way. The St. Petersburg correspond-received a

that in future park028 ought „AzCilliveeg in Ametituisaini ved by the authorities in

smuggling, should he huided sherift rosted god helrodno enu.states that 64110 men have Peking to the message of enquiry 370 o the polisa Temeriment, inalets upon shwing fortune truck as a protest in connection that they sent by that route.Sai for punishment. The ugostion, $500,000 to $750,000 with

Kai Kang Yik Po,"

to be carried out.

{friend. with the Lena troubles,