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The Hongkong Telegraph.

May 12th, 1912, Temperature a:m. 74, p.m. 84; Humidity.....95, 71.

No. 8784

六廿三年子壬

WEATHER FORE CAST FAIR.

May 12th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 74, pan., 75; Humidity...94, 93.

Copyright, 1912

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Proprietor:

MONDAY,

MAY

13, 1912.

一拜禮

批三十月五英港香

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

'ANOTHER' COLLISION.

OLYMPIC TENNIS,.

COAL BOARD FAILURE.

CHINESE LOAN.

OUR NAVY.

HOME RULE.

CRUISER AND TRAMP,

FOUR FINALS DECIDED,

MINERS' DECISION.

LARGE SUM NEIDED.

FINE SHOUTING.

TELEGRAMS.

Routor's.

(Service to the "Telegraph."]

via Bombay, May 13, 7.20 ̊n.m.

Rocoivod 11.48 a.m.

"A message from Folkestone states that a cullision took place yostor lay morning between H.M.8. London and the tramp

steamer Don Benito.

The latter was badly damaged and had to be bauched. She had a narrow'esonpo from total loss.

The collision took place in thick wonther.

the holds of the steamor.

Routor's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, May 12, 1.45 [31. Reuoivod, May 13, 3.51 a.m. .

*

Router's.

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, May 11, 3 p.m. Itogoived, May 12, 1,3 a..

The South Wales miners have Router's Stockholm correspondecided not to aliond the District dont te grapes arts double 1-ard pending a conference of the Olympio covered comris faal, Gubert and Cormot (France) hers Federation on May 21st, beat Sutterwall and Kempe (Sweden) by 3 sets to 2.

In the final of the ladies' beat Miss Castenschiold (Den- singles, Mrs. Hahnum (Britain)]

mark) by 6-4, 6-3, 1.

London, May 12, 7.50a.m. Hecoivod, May 13, 8.46 a.m.

In the final of the gents'

ANOTHER AWARD.

London, May 12, 4.25 a.m. Received, 7.10 p.in The decision of the miners of South Wales to refer to the Federa

on is regarded as a victory for the Moderates. Lord Mersoy has is sued an award fixing the rates in

Twelve feet of wator got into singles, Gobort (France) boat Northumberland at 49 94, for day. Dixon (Britain) by 8-6, 0-4, 6-1. | workers' and 5s. 6d. for 'pisze. The mixed doubles final result-workers. The award is generally [The Don Bonita is a stool screwed in victory for Dixon and Mr.pproved and compares with Lord steamer of 3,740 tons gross rannam (Britain), who beat St. Alwyn's. 45. Cd. for day gister, boing built, in 1900 Roper Berrett and Misa Aitchison .Short Bros., Ltd., Sunderland, for

workers in South Wales. the Tuonos Ayres and Pacific Railway Co., Ltd. for length is 350 ft, breadth 50,1 ft, depth 23.3ft.

H.M.S. London is a first-class battleship of 15,000 tons displace- ment, being built in 1902].

IMPORTANT CON- FERENCE.

via Bombay, May 13, 7.20 a.si.

Received, 11.48 ani.

I. M. the Kaiser has arrived at Karlsruhe, where he fins con- forred with Horr von Bethmann Hollwegg, Imperial Chancellor Baron von Biborstoin, Ambassa- dor-elect to London; and Horr Kiderlen Waschter, Minister for Foreign Affairs.

SWEDEN AND JAPAN.

vio Bombay, May 13, 7.20 a.m. Received, 11.48 a.m.

(Britain) by 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

HOME RACING."

ENGLISH WEATHER

THE JUBILEE STAKES.

Lendon, May 11, 4 p.m. Recoivod, May 12, 3.5.a.m.

The following changes notified for the Jubilee Stakog Sir Martin will be ridden Stern, Wolfe Land by Trigg, Wise Symon by E. Huxley and Cyllius by Stokos. Dosmond will not run. Tho place betting is 2/1 Mustapha; others proportionately,

London, May 12, 2.15 a.tn. Received, 7,55 s.m.

The result of the Jubilee Stakes was as follows:----

Bachelor's Hope, Whisk Broom

1.

2. 3.

: Mustapha, The starting prices were 100/9 the winner, 15/2 the second and

C/ Mustapha.

Twelve ran.

+

SERIOUS DROUGHT.

London, May 12, 4.25 a.m.

(Our Own Corpondent.)

Shanghai, May 13, 0.10 nm.

Received, 9:31 am, s

t

Rontor's

[Service to the "Telegraph.")

via Bombay, May 11, 4.10 p.m. Received, 8.45 p.m.

MODEST SCOTLAND.

Routar's.

[Service to the "Telegraph

London, May 11, 5.5 a.m. Received, 4.38 p.m.

Mr. McKinnon Wood, speaking

At Saturday's meeting between the international bankers and Hsiung Bailing,. Financial Orion on the splendid results of in Edinburgh, said Scotsmen did Minister, the latter practically agreed to supervision of the lean prococida.

Continued signs of unrest among the troops make a large loun imperative.

CHANGING CHINA.

THE NATIONAL FLAG.

(From Chinese Sources.)

Shanghai, May 12,

The Advisory Council in Poting has decided to adopt the flug of fivo colours as the national esign, but the standard to be used by the Army and Navy has |yot to be decided upon.

The King congratulator the hor practico firing. With the thricen inch guns, 21 hits out of 28 shots were registered at a range of six thousand yards. The squa: drons, on returning to harbour after seven hours at sea, were at tacked by the submarine, division. AIR-SCOUTING - BOOM.

not want Home Rule precisely en Ish lines. They wished to retain all their members at Westminster not from selfish motives, but be cause of the loss to the Empire they wero withdrawn.

if

MINISTER'S VIEW,

The Right Hon. Walter Rund- man, speaking in Liverpool, said anti-Home Rule feeling was mild and hall asleep. The passing of the second reading in the House

The prominence given to the fels of airmen at the naval marœuvres and the King's interes therein are expected to give an impetus to airscouting in the Navy.ef Commons showed a clear

UBIQUITOUS WINSTON.

British majority of 39 in favour of Home Rule. Welsh Disestablish.

$30,rak Axsu

SINGLE Cory 10'CRET."

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN,

Telegrams

Unrest among the Chinese troops makes a Targo loan in- porativo, and it is reported that at the meeting between the interna Ftional bankers and the Minister of Finance on Saturday," the lattor practically agreed to super. vision of the funds..

In connection with the Olympio gamos ut Stockholm, Franco has won the gents' doubles and gents singlesut lawn tennis, while Britain has secured the mixed doubles and the ladies' singles.

Speaking at Liverpool, the Right Hon. Mr. Runcianan stated that. Welsh Disestablishmont is only the preliminary to English. Disestablishment.

Tho drought at Home is caus ing greit anxioly..

Sir West Ridgeway asserts that the grant need of North Borneo is population, and he hopes that fa comprehensiv" scheme of im-. migration of cottlers and their families will be undertaken.

The King hos expressed his satisfaction it fading the highest standard of the Navy's glorious past maintained as securely, as ever.

The Jubileo Stakes were won

Mr. Winston Churchili, the mont, he said, was only the pre-by Bachelor's Hope. First Lord of the Admiralty, after Iminary to English Disestablish the Home Rule division in the ment. House of Commons, motored to Bournemouth, whence he proceed

ed at full speed on a destroyer to THE DARDANELLES. Weymouth, being just in

The Bill reversing tlio Osborne judgment has been issued. It ompowers Trade Unions to devote their funds to political objects if approved by

majority of members.

At crickel, South Africa" boat Surrey, M.0.0. beat Kent, lump-

time to board the Hercules as she MINE-CLEARING DELAYED.shire beat Somerset, and York-

was putting to sea,

TANG MAY RESION. Recoived, 7.10 p.m.'

The Advisory Council is The temperature in London yes. erday was seventy-nine in the strongly opposed to the hurry shade, which constitutes a record Jevinced in negotiating for foreign

KOYAL PRAISE for the season. Anxiety, prevals loans and it is reported that Tang an account of the continuance of Shaoyi ferla ill at onse and is in Bombay, May 12, 7.40ʻaan.

The total ruintali determined to resign.

.Received, 11.50 n.m. the drought. fer filly seven days is only 37 of

inch.

NOVEL AWARD.

DAIRYMAN 'v. AVIATOR.

London, May 11, 5.5 a.m.

Received, 4.38 p.m.

Reuter's Sydney ngent alates that a dairyman has cbtained dam Won by four lengths; six lengths between secages from an aviator who caused a number of cows to stampede, received" the Japanese ond and third.

w being killed and others in- Minister, Baron Uchida.

jured,

Routor's Stockholm correspon- dent states that H. M. the King

has

LIBERAL PAPERS UNITE.

DERBY SCRATCHING,

London, May 11, 3 p.m. Received, May 12, 1.3 a.m.

Coriander was scratched from "MORNING LEADER" DIES. the Derby at nino to-day.

London, May 11, 5.5 a.m. Received, 4.38 p.m.

HOME CRICKET.

The "Morning Leader" dies to

NORTH BORNEO.

THE GREATEST NEED,

via Bombay, May 12, 7,40 a.m.'

Received, 11.50 a.m.

Sir West Ridgway, on his return

chy. It is being incorporated with AFRICANS BEAT SURBEY. from North Borneo, said he hoped

the "Daily News," which will nenceforth be styled the "Daily News and Leader."

OBITUARY.

SIR GEORGE WHITE.

London, May 11, 7.25 p.m. Received, May 12, 7.2 a.m. The death is announced of Sir. George White, M.P.

London, May 11, 1.55 p.m. Received May, 12, 12.36 a.m. The South Africans beat Surrey

by 52 runs.

M.C.C beat Kent by 73 runs. Hampshiro beat Somerset by 202

runs,

Yorkshire bent Leicestershire by

nine wickets. *

TAILORS STRIKE.

INFORMATION SUPPLIED,

At Weymouth the King, replying to an Address, expressed his un- Hsiung Hai-ling, Minister for failing interest in the splendid ser- Finanes, has pic.onted a return vicc of the Navy, and his pride and of the national revenue for the satisfaction in finding the highest information of the international standard of its glorious past main lonn syndicate. Hsiung intends tained more securely than ever. to make use of the revento obtained from salt and tea us securities for the loan.

PRELIMINARY ADVANCE.

The International Loan Syndi- cate will advance Tls. 6,000,000 to the Chinese Government on May 14.-Shat Fo."

A COVERT THREAT.

Peking, May 12. Beiung Hsi-ling as made an announcement that after the Advisory Council has passed the estimates made by the Government and his policy of reform is intro- duced, he will take up his office NS Minister of Finance permanently. Meanwhile he only regards the appointment as temporary.

THE CONTROL QUESTION.

a comprehensive scheme of im- migration of settlers with their families would be undertaken.

It is reported thint the loan ad- 'pulation was the great need of the country, Extensive oads-vanced to China will be devoted would be one of the chief items in the first case to meet military in the new programme.

TURKEY'S TRIALS.

ALBANIAN REVOLT.

NAVAL GUNS.

AN 18-INCHER?

London, May 11, 4.15 a.m. Received, 5.15 p.m.

via Bombay, May 11, 4.10 p,m* Received, 8.45 p.m. Reuter's Constantinople agent states that the work bf romov.

ing the mines from the Dardanelles has been suspended on the plea of unfavourable weather. The delay is disquieting shipping circles and making an impresson in diploma- tic.quarters.

shire beat Leicestershire.

:

Shipping circles are unonay at tho dolny in removing the mines in the Dardanelles, the suspension of the work being due to a plea of unfavourable weather."

At a range of six thousand yards, H.M.S. Orion made 21 hits out of 28 with her 13.5-inch guns.

'Tho Intest trouble which Turkey hns to face is a revolt in Albania.

Naval air-scouting at Home is expected to "boom in conseq- aence of recent prominence given to it in the manguvres.

An Australian aviator has obtained damages against an A RUSSIAN SENTENCE. aviator who caused his cows to

ENGLISH WOMAN IMPRISONED.

London, May 11, 5.5 a.m. Recoived, 4.38 p.m. Router's Warsaw agent re-

stampede, killing two and injur ing others,

For consorting with revolution- aries. Miss Malecko, an English woman, has been sentenced to four years' penal servitude in Russia.

There are rumours at Hone that a new 18-inch gun is to be brought out.

Between 20,000 and 30,000 East End tailors have gone on strike.

Mr Gledhill, of Messrs. Arm- strong and Whitworth's, speaking ports that an Englishwoman named at a meeting of the Iron and Steel Miss Malecka, the daughter of n Institute, said there were whispers Polish patriot of the forties, has of a new eighteen inch gun weigh been sentenced to a term of four In the Reichstag, the Naval irg from 150 to 200 tons.

years' penal servitude for consort Secretary declared that Britain.

undoubtedly made not incon- ing with revolutionaries. The or-siderable preparations to attack rest of Miss Malecka caused much Germany last summer: agitation in England. The trial was public owing to the represent ations of the British Government.

GERMANY'S Navy.

NOT AGGRESSIVE.

London, May 11, 7.25 p.m. Received, May 12, 7.2 a.m. and naval expenditure. Conse- quently the question of the control

Reuter's Berlin agent states: of the country's finance has again been raised and the loan that the Budget Committee of the syndicate will attempt to force & Reichstag has begun the debate limitation of armamente end even on the Navy BILL. The Naval Sec- a disbanding of some of the forces if necessary.

OFFICIAL MURDERED. ·

retary, Admiral Tirpitz, alluding to the strained Anglo-German situa. tion last summer, while giving every attention to Mr. Asquith's denial that Great Britain Intended

UNION FUNDS.

IMPORTANT BILL.

Sir George White, the well- known Nonconformistuu.Mysli is dead.

H. M. S. London has come into collision with the, tramp steamer Don Benito, and the latter has had to be beached.

H. M. the Kaiser has had an important conference with the Imperial Chancellor, the Foreign Minister and the Ambassador elest to London.

LOCAL

Boveral cases of offences against the Arms Ordinance were tried at the Police Court to-day

of

London, May 11, 3 p.m. Received, May 12, 13 d.m. The Bill reversing the Osborne

A Chinese sought a gas leakage Judgment, to be introduced, ac- cording to Mr. Asqulta's recent with a match in Hollywood Road to-day and a serious fire was only announcement, before Whitsun averted by the presence of mind vin Bombay May 11, 4.10 p.m. Received, 8.45 p.m.

Wu Han, superintendent of

was called onto AVALDA Turkey is hurrying retntorce taxes in Wu-how, Kinngai, has to nitack Germany, declared that de, has been issued. It empowers another Chinese who cut off ments to Albania, where a revolt shot Chung Chun-chuen, Com Great Britain undoubtedly made Trade Unions to devote funds to the gas at the main. The brigade missioner for International At- preparations on no inconsiderable political objects if approved by Mr. Ross, of the P. W.D., speak- behalf of two of his has boken out at Scutari and Ipek, faire, at the offices of the Glover-scale, although this did not neces, mejority of members voting by ing to-day on 1900. He was a woll-known manufacturer, and a stalwart The East End tailors have the troops sustaining a reverse, nor-general. The motive is said sarlly mean any intention to go to hallot. Any member unwilling to coolies who were charged at the Nonconformist, being ex-Pro struck, and altogether between it is feared the Mirdites and other to be some personal grievance, war Admiral Tirpliz repeated the Entribute may be exempted by Police Court with assaulting/ sident of the Baptist Union. He twenty and thirty thousand are powerful clans will join in the Wu has been placed under or severstion that the Germanying notice, but he shall not be lukong, referred

2005/-"'Sei Kai Kung Yik Fo, **

[Deceased has sat in the Liberal interests for N. W. Norfolk since

London, May 11, 7.25 p.m.

Received, May 12, 7.2 a.m: