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The Hongkong Telegraph.

May 7th, 1912, Temperature aan. 74, p.m. 78; Humidity...91, 79.

No. 8780.

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三拜禮 ·號八月五英游香

WEDNESDAY, MAY A-8,

1912.

TELEGRAMS. :

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

P: & O. STRIKE.

HOME RULE.

TIBET'S TROUBLES. ·

TURCO-ITALIAN WAR.

INDIAN LABOUR.

MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.

DEMANDS REFused.

FURTHER INDICTMENT.

"TIMES" COMMENT:

TURKISH VERSION.

FURTHER QUESTIONS.

$86 PER ABRUK

SINGLE COPY 10 Omis.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN,

SEAMEN CALLED OUT.

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

via Bombay, May 7, 11.5 p.m. Received, May 8, 5.25 a.m.

Reutor's. [Service, to the "Telegraph."}

Bombay, May 8, 9,15 6.m. Received, 2.25 p.m.

On the resumption of the Home Rule dobate in the House of Com

Rontor's.. (Service to the "Telegraph."] via Bombay, May 7, 11.5 p.m. * Received, May 4, 5,25 u.m.

Referring to recont contradio-

Router's Service to the "Telegraph."]

via Bombay, May 7, 1.25 p.m.

Received 7.40

p.m.

A report from Constantinople re-

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

London, May 7, 6.30 p.in, Received, May 8, 7.35 a.m.

In the House of Commons, Sir

TERRIBLE SITUATION.

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

via Bombay, May 8,7 a.m. ~

Received, 12.23 p.m.

TELEGRAMS.

In consequence of the P. and O. Company having refused the demand of the Sailors' and Fire- men's Union for an inoresso in the number of white seamon on the Company's boats, all the men on the liners at Tilbury have bson called out.

nons, Mr. Austen Chamberlaintory reports in regard to Tibet, feceived in London to-day states that w. P. Byles, Liboral M. P. for pi floods cover 875 square miles Lama.

Commons, which would have to

[Salford, asked whether there was any official information with regard to the recruiting of Indian labourons for Damaraland. If so, what were, the editions?

denied that the Bill would remedy the "Timos" hints that the Turkish officiul accounts from Rhodes are to the effect that the The P. & O. Company have the ingestion in the House of irresolution of the Dalai Lama

landing of the Italians was oppos- refused the demand of the Sors continually throsh out questions and his continued lingering at

ed, but the Turks were compelled and Firemen's Union for which had been settled in Dublin, increase in the number of white with the added complication that Kalimpong are due to a report retreat to the hill, where they beamen employed by the Comitention might mean a reversal of of theadvance of a strong thiness expected to conduct guerilin wär

the decision of the Homi-independ-relief force to Lhases from Bat-faro. The garrison is three Sir Edward Groy stated that he ent Irish Parliament. Thomilitary

pany..

on

Consequently the ion's ollicials have called out all the mon the P.&O. liners at Tilbury,

·COMPANY'S VIEW,

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The Company, while refusing the demands, affirmed that they would carry out the obligation of the law and wore willing to accept any slight modification in

in the existing system, but they defend their position andor the Merchant Shipping Act,

WORKERS' MEETING.

A special, meeting of transport

workers has beon sumuned by

dangor was profound, and the ang. The journal fours that if thousand strong and plentifully financial danger great. He was the fores succeeds in reaching supplied with ammunition and not prepared that others should

run a dangor which ho in Eng-Lussa there will be severe reprovisions.

and could not share, but if prisals, and points out that rebels Ulster resisted puble opinion ho would not allow Ulster to be ous Lhasan has not to fear the ragoons. "You and your Bill," Chinese troops alone but also the added Mr. Chamberlain, can then go to wreck in the storm you have caused.”

Eastern Tibetan tribes whom the Chinese are said to have raised,

MR: SAMUEL'S REPORT. It further says that chief respon- The Right Hon. Mr. 11. L.sibility rests on the unhappy re-

SHIPPIN ORDER,

London, May 7, 6.30 p.m. Received, May 8, 7.35 a.m. Tho Union Castle Steamship

Samuel defended the financial fugee at Kalimpong whore intri Co. has placed an order in provisions of the Bill, saying it

the deficit at the outset. When

suzerainty.

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

was only just to provide for guns and breaches of Treatyasgow for a passenger and the Irish revenues had increased brought the British force to cargo steamer to be employed on and the deficit covered, the case Lliassa and paved the way to ats East African service. old be repeno and roland substantial restoration of Chiness given larger financial control. telegraph in order to support the Samuel stated that he was action of the men's jealers.

glad that Mr. Auston Chamber-

"If the Tibetans", continues lain has repudiated the frenzied appeals to Ulster to resort to vio- the journal," do not now accepi fence, and stated that in the the domination of China wo con course of the debate all the larger arguments of policy had been in do nothing to help them. If on Favour of the Bill and only the the contrary, they areened in om- potty unes against

ancipating themselves from Chi- noso control, we shall, cortainly

GOVERNMENT AND DOCTORS.

INSURANCE COMPROMISE.

· London, May 7, 11,30 am. Received, May 8,12.50 a.m.

ARMED RESISTANCE.

Mr. R. J. MeMordio. Lord not repeat the involuntary aid Mayor of Belfast, and Unionist given to China by the Lhassa Ex- M. P. for that city, said it was

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MORE BERTIS FILLED.

(From Chinese Sources.j

Shanghai, May 7:

The Prosilent has appainted'

to

The "Timos" has some pointed comments on the Tibetan situa- Router's Now Orleans corros- tion, laying the responsibility for pondont wires that the Mississip- the presont crisis on the Dalai

of agricultural land.",

The Governinout and tho The losses in Louisinun alone total nearly two millions sterling. doctors are arranging a compro-, Terrible sullerings are report-mist on the Insurance Aot dispute, ol, and unless boats are hurried which, if adopted, will mean a the more remote districts it in gain to the medical profession of feared that hundreds will porish.about a million and a half storl-

ing.

· THE SANITARY BOARD. The New Reservoir Estimate.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board

The Right Hon. Mr. Jamos was held yesterday, Mr. B. D. O. Wolfe (President) presiding over Bryce ia to return to Washington em- Col. Irwin, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, in September. He Dr. Fitzwilliams, Hon. Mr. W

had heard that the Government

of Damuraland land granted por- mission to the local Chamber of Mines to import Indians for ployment in the mines. referred the questioner to Mr. Montagu's answer of April 30 as regards the conditions whereon the Clovernment of India would allow indentured emigration,

CANTON NEWS.

A Protest.

(The "Telegraph" Correspondent.)

Canton, May 7.. Chang Lok of the Kung Yak Shok of Public Instruction Society in Sun On has communicated with the Canton Governor-General and various public bodies to the effect, that a statement lias appeared in many of the papers that the Bri- tish Government is endeavouring to obtain the extrusion of terri-

The question of the employ- nent of indenturod lu lion labour in Damaraland has again Boon raised in Parliament.'

twa

Chatham (Director of Publio British trado returns show that Works), Mr. E. R. Halifax last month imports increased by (Registrar General). Mr. Chan oight millions odd, while exports Kai Ming, Mr. Ng Hon Tsz, Dr. declined by well over Clarke (Modical Officer of millions. Hoolth), (Dr. Poarea Assistant M. O.H.) and Mr. M.J. Breen (Acting Secretary.)

The.Suggested Estimates

Alteration.

Great havoc is being done by the Mississippi floods which cover 875 aquaro miles of agri- cultural land...

The President referring to the Turkish accounts of the Italian miunte dealing with the suggest-occupation of Rhodes are to the ed changes in the Draft Estimates offect that the landing was resist for 1913 said it was usual in pasted and that guerilla warfare will years to form a salost Committee be conductoll from the hills by to go into the different proposale the Turks. and submit them to the Board.

During the Home Rulo debate did not know if they wished to follow that procedure in the House of Commons, the or whether they wished him to Lord Mayor of Belfast said Ulster give some items in dotail and lot could raise an Army and trouble would begin before the Bill was the mattor lie on the table...

outeled. He also made reference to the rifles and revolvers possesa- ed by Unionists and Nationalists.

Dr. Fitzwilliams:-I think it would be batter to do as before.

proposo that.

I

Mr. Ng Hon Tez secanded and the motion was carried.

The Select Committee. The President: We must now

Mr. Roosevelt has secured u substantial advantage over Pre- aidont Taft in the Maryland primaries.

Mr. Various proposals are being form a Select Committee. Bowley, Mr. Ng Hon Taz, and made in Peking with a view, to myself to net as Select Committee, solving the loan question.

absurd to belittle the movement pedition. Wo wont to Lhassa to su Him as Ministor of the High tory in the Kwangtuug Province, The senders of the communica- against the Bill, for Ulster could redress our own grievances, notto raise an Army and trouble would destroy the qualified independ-Court, Si Ya Vie Minister, to tios ask that the matter bs at

the Ministry of Justice, Leung onco referred to the President unless the members prefer it to A compromise is being arrang-start before the Bill was anacted.ence of an audiont and not un-

Si-yi manager of the Communica-with au sutrealy not to accade to be otherwise. Doss that meet od between the Government and Every man in Ireland ablo to kindly race".

afford it possessed a rifle

tions Bank, and Luk Chung-yi any such demands, as the grant with your approval?

ing of a request of that nature or revolver.

and Yim Fung-pau as his assist-would be then first step toward ants,

the medical profession whoroby

Thera wero

a

the latter will secure a capitation hundred thousand rovo'vers

fee of about eight shillinge under the Insurance Act.

If the new terms are accepted the medical profession wil! gajo about a million and a half sterling

ANTI FOOT-BINDING

Going to the Root of Things.

in

The hands of Union- ists in the North of Ireland, while the Nationalists had between 200,000 and 300,000.

Among the other speakers who took part in the debate were Mr. Noil Primrose and Mr. Gladstone, who supported the Bill.

BRITISH TRADE.

MR BRYCE'S RETURN.

OTHER RESOURCES.

the partition of China.

Unstable Provinces.

On the 5th inst. the Chiu-chow

In the House of Commons Mr. Auston Chamberlaiu attacked the Home Rulo Bill; while Mr;

A Member-Yos.. The committee was thus con- Samuel argued in its favour, atituted.

LOCAL.

Pokfulam Reservoir. In regard to the minute which residents in Canton held a recop-read the "Report of the Select

The Prince of Reuss is staying

on

It is reported that Tang Shao-tion in honour of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Committee appointed to ascertain at the Hongkong Hotel, London, May 7, 4.55 p..

An interesting discussion took Received, May 8, 4.7 a.m. yi is in negotiations with a group who in a longthy speech referred whether their original recom

to the unstable condition of many mondations in connection with placo this morning at the Supreme of Jowish financieres in the hope of the provinces. The outbreak the Pokfulam Reservoir Catch- Court in connection with During question time in the of raising a loan of $2,000,000. at Swatow, he thought, was prae- mont Area dated April, 30 morning a claim for a bicycle House of Commons, Sir Edward It is expected that the attempt to tically inevitable and was a direct 1910, have been adequately which fell to the ground. Grey, Minister

for Foreign raise money in this direction will result of the revelation, Henrried out,"

An interesting lecture The President proposed that hoped that the people of Chia- Affairs, stated that the Right provo successful,

chow would realise their respon-it should be adopted and sent" Hongkong's part in Chinese Hon, Mr Jamos Bryce, Ambass8-

The opinion has beon expressed sibility and do their best to pro- for the consideration of the Reform" was recently given in London by the Rev. E. J. Barrett, Government. dor to the United States, returns by many of the Cabinet ministers, mote their natural resource.

This suggestion was agreed to. Le founder of St. Stephon's to Washington in September. that Dr. Sun Yat-son should be

Bureau to be Closed.

Dr. Fitzwilliams-One point, College. deputed to visit Amories where After the declaration of in-

not really having anything to do he could treat for the contraction dependence in Canton last years with this thing. It would be inter- Imports for the month of April ROOSEVELT'S PROGRESS of a loan for the Republican bureau was opened in Hongkong esting to know how much luas been

LATEST FIGURES.

Bombay, May 8, 7 a.m. Received, 12.25 p.m.

One of the surest signs, says. the "Fur Eust," of the perunèn-- ey of the roform movement now. started in China, is the official encouragement that is being given to the people, to discard old and chorisliod beliefs and cus- toms, which have been insepar-show an increase of £8,504,127 able from Chinese life. President compared with the corresponding Yuan in a recent edict condemned month last year, while exports the unnatural custom of binding have decreased by £2,805,320,

The principal increases in im the feet and advised the people to stop this practice. The effect of ports are of colton, silk and such an injunction as this in leather. many parts of China can well!

London, May 7, 1.25 p.m. Received, 7.40 p.m. A telegram from Kaltimore slates

Chief decreases in exports are that in the early returns of the be imagined. In such places as-Coal, £1,838,002; iron and

£1,041,557; wool, Maryland primaries, Mr. Roose- Shanghai it is no doubt already steel

£203,000, velt secured forty delegatos against fourteen for Prosidont Taft.

AMBASSADOR'S MOVE-

MENTS.

TROOPS FOR FEZ,

Government on the spot.

year.

pro-

for the purpose of raising money Dr. to carry on the Government. An put aside for Tai Tam this year Sun has been consulted by wire, ordor has now been received from and how much was put aside last The President:-For the now but up to the prosont ao reply Peking to the effect that the

Reservoir? has been received."Shat Pocedure is to be stopped. Con- sequently, after some delay the

Dr. Fitzwilliams: Yes. bureau will be closed at the end of May.

THE LOAN TROUBLE.

The Posidont: There was nothing last year. Probably the The Likin Difficulty. Director of Public Works can tell Some time ago the Canton us what seems likely to be expend- Provisional Council passed a pro-ed this year.

GENERAL

The Great Northern Plate was

Mahatma, and the Rubicon Plbat won at Shanghai to-day by by Rose Tree.

Lim's troops have left Swatow and the work of putting the dis trict in order has began.

Information disclosed by some Peking May 7,

posal to continue the lovying of A Member:~$ 100,000. in practice, but the reform must £531,000; cotton,

newspaper tells of Cantoness bo slow moving in the remote pro-

Likin as a means towards paying The President-It is going to soldiers who carried with them vinces where the people are of

Tang Shao-yi, the Promier, has military expenditure. Many ata-be actually done. I have been over two hundred small children simple and fixed liabile. There

asking Hung Hi-ling, Minister tions were established along the thore myself and whole hills from Kiangpoh to Canton. This are millions of primitive parents

for Finance, to reopen the negot-Canton-Kowloon Railway to col- have boen denuded of trees, and is something startling. Is it that in whom thie presidential instruc

ations with the loan syndicate. lect the taxes on merchandise and there is an officer of Public Works these kind-hearted soldiers wish to. tion will give rise to a conflict

He has expressed the fear that it has now been 16 ɔrted that actually stationed out there mak- found an orphanage when they between the desire to be loyal and

London, May 7, 4.55 p.m.

financial strain will be brought some of the merchants using the ing a survey of the whole uren return home or is it that they obedient to the new ruler and the Received, May 8, 4.7 a.m.

about by the failure to raica the line have refused to pay with the The work is in progress at the simply buy these innocent chil- stronger desire to obey a custom

Renter's Berlin correspondent

money and ho tine decided to re-result that riots have nearly oo- present time. I do not think dren from the famine-stricken re- that is second nature. In the states that Baron von Bieberstein,

commont the appointment of carred in some places. The Com- there has been any contract, gions because they are cheap. saine edict the prosidont encour German Ambassador to Con-

Ohiu Ping-kwan.as his successor, missioner for Finando has report because the work is not advanced Readers will perhaps imagine the ages the intermarriage of the five stantinople, who is mentioned as

The Minister for Finance based the matter to the Governor that far. I think the survey is desolation and grief felt by these different races of China, so that likely successor to Count French reinforcements arp pro suggested that a loan might be General who has issued a pro- being made at the present children drifting away for good from their families. What parenta racial projndices may be removed. Metternich in London, has arrived reeding to Foz from Tunis and raised using the sole tax clamation threatening punish moment, The reform movement is going to and had a conference with the

revenue as a security." Bai Kai ment on those who refuse to pay This was all the business of will not take pity on them? Algeria.

the đuss in the future. gthe root of thinga

The " Eastern Times" Imperial Chancellor.

Kung Yik Po

general interest,

London, May 7, 1.25 p.m. Received, 7.40 pan..

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