1912-05-16 — Page 1

The Hongkong

May 15th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 81, p.m. 84; Humidity...83, 75.

No. 8787

腕十三月三年子壬

(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1012 by the Proprietor.

Telegraph.

WEATHER FORECAST,

FAIR.

May 15th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 80, p.m., 82; Humidity...84, 80.

四藥 翼六十月五英港香

TELEGRAMS.

- THURSDAY,

MAY 16,

1912.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

MONARCH'S DEATH.

· MONA1 CH'S · DEATH.

HOME CRICKET.

CHINESE LOAN.

ALSACE-LORRAINE.

MOTOR BANDITS.

WORLD-WIDE SYMPATHY.

AFRICANS BEATEN,

AGREEMENT OUTLINED.

KAISER'S THREAT.

KING OF DENMARK.

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

via Bombay May 15, 2.20 p.m.

Received, 5.45 p.m.

A message received in London 10-day from Hamburg states: "The King of Denmark died suddenly in a hotel here during the night."

RETURNING FROM RIVIERA.

London, May 15, 1.55, p.m.

Receiva, 11.582m.

Reuter's [Service to the Telegraph."]

London, May-15, 4.45 pan. Received, May 16, 8.11 a..

From Sovereigns, Parliaments, fote, work-wida imessages of sym- pathy have boon sont to Domark in her bereavement.

(Ring Frederick VI of De mark was born June 3rd, 1813, and wear thu nearly 60 years of agei He reded 1 fahur, King Christian IX on the death of the litter 29th, 1966, Pomirijol at Vitly 28th, 1869, Pimms "Louisa, daughter King Cg FXV, of Sweden ul Norway The lato King was returning and by the marriage these are sarch from the Riviera, and was accom-ildren. By death sevonal Royal panied by Her Majesty the Queen King Federisk washer Ques houses are thrown into i urging, f and children.

| Alosandrá (therefore an unzig of King Lator. Hienge of Chad Baitain), nul also bro- The deconsod King had beener of King Gearge of Geese nail of the at.Nice resting, as he had been wag or Bing ess of Hussit. Moreover, suffering from arterial sclerosis, the deceaset Monire's rain som

The body has beon laid out Painen, Kail, is married to Princess surrounded by a mise of flowers | Waad of Great Whi ein. The heir to the and will be romoved to Copen-Thrane is Prince Christian, who is il hagen as soon as possible. years of age, and whee untaried in 1898 Priscoss Alexandrine of Mecklenburg. 1

NOT IDENTIFIED AT FIRST.

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Router's. (Service to the "

"Telegrapti."}

London, May 16, 4,40 p.m. Received, May 15, 8.11 a.m.

The M.C.C team beat the South Africans at Lords by 108 ruus.

Australia boat Essex at Leyton by an insings and 132 runs.

On account of rain the matches between Surrey and Worcester- shiro (at Dudley) and Yorkshire and Hampahiro fat Sheffield) have beca drawn.

HOME RACING,

NEWMARKET STAKES.

vin Bombay, May 16, 15 a.in. Received, 5 25 a.m.

Tho race for tho Newmarket

(Our Own Correspändent.j

Shanghai, May 16, 9 a.m.

Received, 9.38 a.m.-

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

London, May 16, 1.55 p.in.

Received, 11.58

p.m.

The Loan negotiations have

A stir has son created in boon practically completed in Poking.

Germany by tolegrams received By the agreement the Powers from Strasburg reporting that the will advance £10,000,000 by Kaiser, while conversing with the October, and afterwards the Burgomastor, expressed his dis remainder, which will amount pleasure at the uncompromising approximately to £40,000,000. behaviour of the newly-constitut- Supervision will bo on the lines ou Alsace-Loraine Logislature, already indicated, excepting that and said he might show his uo- the advances will be based on the pleasant side to the Province, principlo adopted in the case of repeal its Constitution and join the Canton-Kowloon Railway it to Prussia. Lonn.

An expert accountant and Auditor will be engaged, and thọ latter will have extended muthority.

The arrangement will be refer ad to Landon for confirmation

It appears that His Majesty fel! U.S. RAILWAY AFFRAY. Sunkos irm on Wednesday; dis-Six Powers conferred for the

while in the street andl was caught by policoman. He was then inarticulate and was conveyed to hospit 1, and from thenco, prior to identification, was removed to tho common mortuary.

BRITISH ROYAL CONDOLENCES,

EXPRESS HELD UP.

via Bombay, May 16, 7.35 am. Received, 11:35 1.m.

tance que nul a quarter, miles)

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WAB ******

Cylgad Tagalie.. Calmint

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A message from New Orleans! Five ran; won by two longths, roports that bandits held up the the samo distanco soparating Now York express train near Hot-second and third.. tisberg.

FURTHER DETAILS.

(From Chinese Sources.)

Shanghai, May 15, The following are the Articles of the agreement for the Foreign

CANTON NEWS.

THRILLING SIEGE,

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

via Bombay, May 15, 2.20 p.m. Received, 8.15 p.m.

$36 xxx AwwUN

SINGLE COPY 10 OKT.

NEWS for busy men,

Telegrams.

His Majesty King Frederick of Denmark died suddenly in the street at Hamburg while roturning from the Riviera, where he had gone for health care.

King Christian X of Denmark; the new Monarch, has promised devotion to the welfare of the country and has appealed for the

Bandits have held up the New

A message from Nogent-sur-support of all patriotic Danes. Marnie reports that the seige of the house where the bandits Garnier and Vallet and their accomplices in the motor outrages have take re- fugo, continues.

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Three police, including two in: spectors, have been wounded, one seriously. An extraordinary scaria is presented, the soldiers pouring in volleys, the bandits replying with dynamite bombs thrown at intervals and breaching the walls

DEATH TO THE BANDITS." The huge crowd of onlookers, Repayment of Loan.

sweiled by arrivals from Paris by motor, tramway and train are Telegraph Correspondent.) shricking "Death to the bandits!" Early in the evening, when the Canton, May 15. When Canton declared its in-bandits had already fired several hundred shots, the Police, Zouaves depondence last year the now

York oxpress from New Orleans

and decamped with £28,000,

At the "Titanic" inquiry Lord Morsey expressed the view that the steamer sighted firing rockets by the officers of the Onlifornian was the Titanic,

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In consequence of the new German naval construction, it will becoins necessary for Britain. to adopt a supplementary estimato this year.

Cylgad won the Newmarket Stakes.

Another levés las burst at New-

Orleans, causing great damage.

Mr. Roosevelt has easily beaten President Taft in the Californian primories.

ment.

The romarks of M. Vorstrond, Director of the Russo-Asintio (The Bank, are deprecated in Paking, THE BANKERS' MEETING. vin Bombay, May 10, 7.35 u.m. Received, 11.35 p.m. The barkers representing the Government, owing to shortage and Gendarmes made the most of funds with which to pay the daring rushes protected by shields new troops, had to soak pecuniary louvy stonos wore thrown from whole day yesterday, and aro ex-aid from merchants in Hongkong an adjoining railway viaduct and pected to again moet to-day.

In consequence of a report that and residents abroad. ' ¡Loans at length the roof was crushed in.to Kaiser has threatened to show were raised at 100 por cont, in- The bandits increased their fire his unpleasant side to Alsace-Lor- rest, the amount reesived from and the soldiers, posted on the via ruine because of the alleged un- the llongkong merchants alone duct and a garden wall, continued compromising behaviour of the totalling $700,000. As these loans are a great hurdon, the ring at the dim shapes of the new Legislature, Germany has Governor-General has doomed it oandils. Whenever they appeared been thrown into a state of exoito- advisable to redeem them, and at the windows the crowd.became (1) The Ministry of Finance consequently the Commissioner greatly excited and some with fire and the Toan Syndiente will each of Finance has written Mr. Yeung arms were restrained with 'diffi appoint a Supervisor.

Si Nam, the Director of the Bureau culty from indiscriminate shooting, (2) The appropriation of the in Hongkong for raising loans for Passengers in the trains arriving VICTORIAN POLITICS. Loan must be subject to the con- Canton, asking him to notify at the viaduct were gesticulating

sent of the supervisors.

bondholders accordingly. The from the windows and shouting (3) The Ministry of Finance is loan from Hongkong was ad-Death to the bandits," required to publish in accounts vanced in Hongkong currency, in the papera giving the details, and it is the intention of the Can- of the payments from time to ton Government to make repay a searchlight. A Council of War time.

mont in Canton notes, with allow was hold at which it was decided (4) European Account books ances for premium according to to cut down the hedge of the gar detailing the expenditure must the market rate. Mr. Young has den and make a final effort to blow bo kept, together with the stated that this may probably up the house. vouchers, in order to enable the meet the wishes of the hand- Supervisors to compare same with holders, but suggested that the the books.

Botting:-100-8 Cylgad; 0-1] Loan :---

They dynamited an express Tagalio; 100-0 Catmint..

Instead of going to Aldershot war, and escaped with £2,8000 this morning, Thoir Majestios sterling. King Goorge and Queen Mary, ' The passengers word unto attired in deep mourning, drove lostor. to Marlborough House to offer. their condolences to Quehn Alox- andra and Emprons Mario.

After consulting Queen Alexan- dra, Thoir Majestics loft for Alder- shot in the afternoon.

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COURT MOURNING.

Court mourning is likely to much affect the London sonson.

Britain will be in full Court mourning until June 5.

KING'S LAST DAY.

vin Bombay, May 10, 7.20 a.m. Received, 1 pan

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TITANIC

INQUIRY.

PROBING A MYSTERY.

via Bombay, May 16, 7,35 a.m:

Recoive1, 11.35 a.m.

The British Court of Inquiry into tho Titanic disastor was crowded day when 'evidence of witnesses from the .s. Californi- fan was resumed,

The Second Officer testified to seeing a number of rockets. He admitted they resembled distress sigual, but said he thought they were private signals. He was sure the vessel from which they were Gired was not the Titanic.

The Chief Officer testified that Router's correspondout at Ilam- he also took that view when he burg states that on Tuesday was told of the rockels. He added evening the late King was quite that there were no references in well and expressed his pleasure the log book to the events of that! at being able to return to Copen- night."

CHANGE OF PREMIER.

London, May 15, 11.45am.

Firemen arrived at midnight with

Received 9.10 p.m.

Received, 11:30 p.in. Itenter's Melbourne correspon-

THE END. dont wires that the Victorian

Government should fix a day for via Bombay, May 15, 2.50 p.œ: Ministry will shortly be recon- structed, and the Hon. Mr. W. A. (5)The Central Government will redemption. The Commissioner Watt, Treasurer and Minister for despatch an official of high rank, has accordingly replied that the Labour, will be Premier, in suc- together with the Customs fom- 20th inst. is the date fixed for cassion to the Hon, Mr. John missioner, to inspect the troops this purpose, and has asked Mr. Murray, Premier and Chief of the southern provinces, to Young to notify bondholders. Secretary, who, however, will disband those not needed, and retain the Chief Secretaryship.

AMERICAN FLOODS.

Wong at Large.

Atorioket, Australin has beaten Essex and M. O. O, has defeated the South Africans.

The Chinese Loan negotiations the Powers are said to have are practically completed, and agreed to advance ten millions by Ontober and the remainder (about 40 millions) later.

Before the motor bandits were routed out at Nogent-sur-Marne, there was a most thrilling siege.

LOCAL.

Three boys were charged at the police court this morning with A Nogent-sur-Marne message the property of Captain Crawford, stealing a cost and wrist watch," states that a cartridge containing RG., from a tennis court in two pounds of melinite was ex Kowloon. Tho Magistrate, in ploded at two in the morning, parpassing. sentence, roprimanded tially destroying the house. After the pawnbroker with whom the the explosion the police launched coat was pledged."

to make three lists of the units of The Governor-General has the different forces, which are to issued a oclamation to the effect be kept by the Governor-General that Wong Wo Shun, Kwan Yun the Minister of Finance and the Po, Luk Min and others who led dogs into the breach, the crowd

Mr. Lewis, of Messrs. Johnson; listening breathlessly to the bark: Customs Commissionor respochie recent revolt in Canton are

Stokes and Master made an ap- tively.

still at large, although the authori-ing of the animals. Then volleys plication for bail in the case of B (0) Payments will be made ties of other Provinces have been were fired, and after several min-man in custody for deportation. hagen in the best of health.. Next The Third Officer said he was

through the Customs Commis ordered to use all their powers to utes of crossfire Garnier was This is the first made under the day at about 10 o'clock, in nesatisfied that tho- vossal, was the| ANOTHER LEVEE BURSTS. Bioner, and if there be any apprehend these fugitives. They found killed. Vallet, his accom Deportation Ordinanco. cordance with habit, he went for Titanic.

a short walk unaccompanied. Lord Morsey interjected:--| While out he became overcome "That's my opinion, two

with faintness near the hotel where Their Majesties wore stay. ing. He was unrecognised and was conveyed in an unconscion state to hospital.

His Majesty's prolonged ab sence alarmed his suite who took steps to find his whereabouts, and in the early hours his body was brought to the hotel.

THE NEW KING.

U. S. PRESIDENCY. ROOSEVELT'S SUCCESS.

via Bombay, May 16, 1.5 nm.

Received, 5 25 nm. Rontor's San Francisco córres-

pondent states that the returns for tho Californian primaries ehow that Mr. Roosevelt has casily defeated President Taft..

Many women volad,

GERMAN NAVY BILL.

·BRITAIN'S RETORT.

vin Bombay, May 16, 1,5 a.m.

Received, 5.25 q.m.

A mossage from New Orleans states that the Hymelia levee has burst, causing enormous damage, A thousand square miles of territory are affected, as well as 60,000 people.

NAVAL COMMANDS.

NEW APPOINTMENTS,

A claim for damages for breach of contract was made at the Supreme Court this morning by Tobacco Company against Lá Hing, 152, Queen's Road. It was alleged that the defendant failed to construct a verandah, as agreed, on premises at the old Post Office, occupied by plaintiffs;

deficiency, the Loan Syndicate are stated to be staying in Hong-plice, died on route to Paris. Two will make it up.

kong or Macao, and are said to policemen were wounded and (7) The disbandment of troops bs inducing ignorant people to taken to hospital. in Poking and in the Northern join their party with the object provinces will be carried out in of furthering their own ends. By runs being searched by torchlight three mon trading as the Turoo

The house was stormed, and the accordance with Article 5,

the proclamation the people are PROVINCIAL LOANS.

warned against joining the party, the bandits wore unearthed, carried President Yuan has notified and if any arrested are found to out t and placed in motorcars, which the Diplomatic Body at Poking be their confederates they will be the crowd rushed in an attempt to that no loan borrowed by any shot and their property confie lynch them. province will be recognised by oated. iho Contral Government unless it bears the seal of the President.- "Bhat Po."

War on Rats.

A WEEK'S DEFENCE.

A Bill was introduced this after- noon by the Hon. Attorney General which provides for the reconstitution of the full court and at the same time empowGIS the Government to appoint a tem porary judge to set in the Court of appeal

On the conclusion of the seige, M. Ceping, the Prefect of Police, Canton is just now far from was mobbed by the crowd, who THE BELGIAN LOAN, free of plague, and the Director broke the barriers and tried to Peking, May 15, of the Health Department has carry him from the scone In The National Connell has issued a notice calling attention triumph. demanded that Tang Shao-yishall to the fact that he has had several give publicity an to how the loan thousand tins distributed in the advanced by Belgium has been streets for the storage of dead appropriated. Tang has asked rats, especially in the infected the Council to give him permis- areas. People are warned against

Garnier's mistress named Some startling evidence waO throwing dead rats into the streets, sion to hold a meeting in connec and offenders against the order Vuillamin, who rashed out to the given in the Raymond-Law onse On the 12th inst., Tang Shao will be fined. All are ordered to police during the firing, says that today. It was alleged that Mr. yi received a letter from the Loan pour disinfectant over the dead the bandita had taken no pre-Law had the key put in hie Syndicate agreeing to lend to rats before placing them in the cantions, thinking that there dis- fingers by Capt. Warden. China $75,000,000 to be paid in tins, and in cases where plagus guises were impenetrable; so they

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London, May 15, 11.45.. Received, 11.30 p.m.

Reuter's Copenhagon_corres- pondent wires that, the Premiér appeared on the balcony at the Amalienborg Palace and an-

via Bombay, May 18, 7.20 a.m. nounced in the briefest and most

Received, 1 p.m. formal manner "King Frederick

Speaking in the Hongs of is dead; long live King Christian Commons, Mr. Winston Churchill via Bombay, May 15, 3.15 p.in he Teath"

stated that Germany's extra now

Received, 6.55 p.m. Thereupon King Christianaval construction this year presented himself to the enormous would smount to £342,406, of Vice Admiral Coleville has been crowd assembled and announced which, co8,847 would be for air-appointed to command the first the distressing death of his father. ships and the remainder for squadron, Rear Admiral Briggs to He promised devotion to the submarines.

the fourth squadron, Rear Admiral Of this sum 835,000,000 could ture has to be disinfected, More-bours. They had 2,000 carmony was performed at Kowloon

welfare, of the country, and He informed Mr. Godfrey

appe

tion with this matter in camera.

fall within five and half months. is notified all clothing and furni- hnd strolled about with neigh- The prize distribution cere

for the support of all Colline that he should certainty Moore will be Commissioner of the be appropriated for the upkeep over, occupants of houses who tridges piled near the windown school yesterday by Men, Leving, of the Army and Navy and desire to have: their abodes disin- and had intended to shoot many of Five motor launches, built by Patriotic Danes. His remarks have to present supplementary Admiralty, and Admiral Brock has $40,000,000 be need for adminies focted as preventive measure the police before blowing up the W. B. Bailey & Co. Ltd., have

with prolonged naval stimates to die House of been appointed superintendent at trative reforms Sai Koi Kung can have their wishes met by house, They had made prepars completed a snoor

Communit

Gibraltar.

notifying sanitary inspectors tions im a week's defence,

run to Manila