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The Hongkong Telegraph.

· ́May 23rd, 1912, Temperature a.m. 74, p.m. 76; Humidity.....04, 89.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Copyright, 1912 by the Proprietor.

WEATHER FORECAST,

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No. 8704

TELEGRAMS.

躺八初月四年于

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

· FRIDAY, MAY 24. 1912.

TELEGRAMS

五拜望 驶四月五英港香

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

HOME LABOUR CRISIS.

AUSTRIAN CRISIS

U. S. PRESIDENCY.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

BIG LONDON STR KE.

AWFUE RIOTING.

TAFT PANTY DISMAYED.

BRILLIANT TOURNAMENT.

OURTAILING POWER.

100,000 MEN OUT."

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

Ludon, May 23. Receivad, 24, 10:50 min.

The Federation of Transport Workers his orileran general

Htriką.

This means a general stoppage of the transport workers of London.

It is expected that 103,000 men will be out tonight.

NATIONAL STRIKE. The London strike will followed by . wutional strike of transport workers if necessary.

FIRST EFFECTS via B5.nbty, May 24, 1255 a m.

Receivo, 4.44 a.m

The lightermu virtually admit that the employment of non- Unlouists is only a pretext for strike, and affirm that the mistors Irive violated the oxisting agree- ment in various ways,

The whole question of pay an hours is now being raised.

The car and dockers rofuss to hand goals which have been forwarded by land instead of by

wder.

The supplies of me if an feit for London are ulroadly consider-. ably impe kid as a consegnones,

FRENCH MANOEUVRES.

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

London, May 20, 235 a.m. Received, 24, 2.20 a.m.

Renter's Buda Poat correspon.

"

dent wires that the political turmoil becomes even more gento, The Opposition has proalaimed a general strike in favour of universal suffrage, and at a huge demonstration in which 50,000 people participaed to-day there word collisions with the police,

Many shots were fired and | numerous shop windows and

street lamps were destroyed.

Up to noon the castpiltion word two killed and 63 injured.

GETTING WORSE,

.

London, May 23, 9,10 pani,

Receive 1, 21, 8.40'a.m,

Post states that the rioting em

A further mossigo from Bala

tinuos unabated, and so far four people have been killed and. 114) injured.

Tramsheds have bɔon wrecked and there were numerous cases of incendiaris after nightfall.

The railwaymon ilireaten to strike and the stations are now

erupied by the military.

Troop are pouring into the

city.

TARIFF REFORM.

PRINCE OF WALES PRESENT.

CANADA'S LEAD.

London, Muy 23, 1.15 a..

Received 21, 120 a.m.

London, May 23, 9.10 p.in.

Received, 24, 8.40 a.m. Reuter's Montreal correspon- dent telegraphe that the Hon. Reuter's Paris correspondent, Foster, Minister of Commerce, states that a feature of the has declare that Canada will Franch naval maneuvres in the Moditerraneno was an attack by with the whole of the Expire,

Boon have a preforential turi submarines and torpedo boats, which the Prince of Wales watch start will be made by

proferenti exchange with the

od from the bridge of the battle-West Indies and a similar arrange ship Danton.

ment is boing negotiated with Australia.

PUBLISHER DROPS DEAD.

MR. GEORGE BLACK.

London, May 23, 1:45 am. Received, 24, 4.20 a.m. Mr. George Black, the well-| known publisher, dropped dead in a London hotel.

HUGE BEQUEST.

London, May 23. 7.10 p.m. Received 24, 6.10 p.m.

The widow of the late M-, Rus- sot Hall has bequeathed a million sterling, the income from which is to be devoted to the relief of poverty in Australia and the ad- vancement of education, and re- ligion according to the direction of the Church of England.

W

EMPIRE DAY SHOOTING.

London, May 23, 7.10 pm. Received, 24, 8,35 a.m.

OCEAN LEVIATHAN.

"IMPERATOR" LAUNCHED.

London, May 23, 4,45 a m.

Received, 24, 4.20 n.m.

Router's Humburg correspon dont wires that the Kaiser received an ovation on lunching the mammoth Hamburg-Amerika liner "Imperator."

The vessel has a displacement of 50,000 tons, and, there will be accomodation for 5,275 passoA- gors, with lifeboats sufficient for All.

THE WAR.

FRANCO-RUSSIAN MEDIATION.

via Bombay, May 23, 1.20 pm. Received, 5. pm.

Kleuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."} London, May 23, 11.35 a.m.

Receivad, 11.5 p.m.

Reuters,

CHINESE AFFAIRS. + BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

(Independent News Agonoy.)-

Tokyo, May 24.

$85 FER- ÅKKTUM.

Bison Cory 10 ·Climtr)))

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN

Telegrams

AN AUSPICIOUS MOMENT A general strike has been or

dared by the Federation of Trans- port Workers, and a national strike is likely. Already sup plies of fruit and meat for London have been impeded.

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

via Bombay, May 23, 1.20 p.m. Received, 5 p.m.

[Service to the "Telegraph.")

London, May 23.7.10 p.)

A. Peking mossngo states that Received. #4, 8.35 am.ith the object of curtailing the Mr. Roosevelt's victory in Fio The Naval and Military Tour-tung (?) Province, a Bill lins passed by the German colony in London.

power of the Governor of Shan-

Count Metternich was banquetted ident Taft's own State hus croat-nament has boos opened at the the Senato providing that the The late Ambassador said he

ed disminy among the President's supporters,

It is variously interpreted, though there is a gonoral feeling that Mr. Roosevelt's insistence on a large reconstruction of existing conditions has appoiled to tho popular instinct.

BRYAN TO THE FRONT,"

It is beginning to be balioved that Mr. Bryan will stiamoly come to the front as the candidate of the Democrats, whoare rather nt aixos ani sovens with contend- ing candidates.

ROOSEVELT ELATED,

London, May 23, 1.55 n.m. Received, 4 p.m.

A. tologram from Oyster Bay staton that Mr. Roosevelt is elated by the message conveying news of his victory in Ohio. Ho statos that the victory is not only for the "plain people" of the Republican Party, but for all good citizens of the United States.

MOROCCO.

FEZ SITUATION WORSE.

London, May 23.. Received 24, 10:50 a.m.

Reports from Fez show that the situation there is becoming

worse.

entarily expected, and the execu

An attack on the city is mom-

condemned by court martial in tion of those who have been conucation with the recent riots further disorders. been postponed for fear of

PARIS SENSATION.

London, May 23, 2.35.á.m.

Received, 24, 2.20 a.m.

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that M. Gillet, manager of the newspaper "Anarchie" has been arrested and charged with inciting to murder.

** GENERAL BOOTH.

AN OPERATION.

London, May 28, 5.15 p.m. Received, 24, 0.10 a.mu.

A cataract has been removed from "General" Booth's lolt

The operation has proved com- pletely successful.

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MARINES DESPATCHED.

-A' messago-received in London THÉ Cuban Trouble. from Paris states that `M. Isvolsky, spouking at the Russian Chamber of Com- merce, said the Fronoh 'and Russian Governments were ma- king offorts to sattle the Turco- Italian conflict with complete harmony. Great Britalo, he said,

It is announced from Bisley

London, May 23, 5.15 a.m. "provisional scures in the

Received, 24, 6.10 p.m. that Empire Day Rifle Competition

The United States has ordered Favill bo gabled us received on the was the friend of both France 600 marines to Cuba in connect

2014 inat

ion with the rising thore,

and Russia.

Olympia in the presence of Their Mjesties the King and Queen,

There was a magnificent dis- play; and the entries total 131.

NOTED PAINTER'S

DEATH.

london, May 23 4.25 am, Received, 1.15 p...

The death is announced of Com Inondato Eduardo de Martino, MV.O.

(The deceased was a celebrated painter, and was born near Naples le was marine-painter in ordinary

province shall be divided into

(The reference should probably be to Manchuria; not to Shau- Lung)

PATRIOTIC 3outu.

two administrative sections, and would gladly quit the position after that ho presont Governor shall yours of work, which was not at of Mukden. be termed the Governor General ways quite easy, but sometimes harassing. He would retire the more willingly because he, would, hand, his successor an easier task. "The moment is auspicious," said Count Metternich, “unless all the signs are deceptive. An impulse for reconciliation and peaceful neighbourliness is passing through two great peoples, the English and the Gerninn. Here is a fruitful fold for statesmanship. It was my task to prepare, and I hope it will bo vouchsafed my successor to sce the ripening of the fruits.".

Tokyo, May 24:

It is reported that the Financial Popartment of China, moved by the patriotic anlour of the South, has decided to raise a loan from the people theinsol vos.

RUSSIAN DEMANDS,

(From Chinese Sources.}

Peking, May 2. Russian has presented ton

IMPEACHED.

o HM, the late Queen, and R.Y.S.demands to Chinu for privileges Castic, Cowes, Isle of Wight. He and interests in Mongolia, was an officer in the Italian navy ll 1867, and was ordered to take sketches during the Paraguayan var. He painted. several pictures for the late Emperor of Brazil, Don Pedro II. "He went to England in 1875, and has remained there ever since. Notable among his pictures were a scries of four pictures of Trafalgar.)

The State Conncil in Peking| lins impeached Tang Shao-yi and Hsiung Hai-ling, the Minister of Finance." Shit Po."

GERMAN POLITICS.

THE NATION'S ·

DETERMINATION,

London, May 23, 1.55 8.11. toceived, 4 p.m.

NEW MINISTER.

Shanghai, May 23. Hui Sai-ving has been appoint- ed as Minister for Dependancios.

THE IRISH QUESTION.

PREMIER TO vistr DUBLIN,

London, May 23, 4,25 a.m. Received, 4.15 p.m.

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Mr. Asquith addresses a demop stration in Dublin on the 19th of July,

CANTON NEWS.

TAX COLLECTION, The Ministry of Finnco in- sends to appoint in each province (The "Telegraph" Correspondent.)

a National Tax Commissioner whose duty will be to collost taxos.

POST FOR DR. WU.

LEST THEY FORGET.

National Loans.

Canton, May 23.

Resignations,

The Reichstag has been pro rogued until November 26th.

The Imperial Chancellor con-Agreement, as prepared by Hsiung once this afternoon, gratulated the Deputies on the Hai-ling. They obnsider that the voting of the Defence Bills, de- Agreemont is a sacrifice of China's monstrating, the determination interests. President Yuan hos with which the nation would asked them to remain. maintain its strength, while increasing the guarantoos for peace.

Chiu Ping-Kwan has proposed The Kaiser has conferred high to have the Tung On Moon in decorations upon the Imperial Peking repaired, and to have Chancellor, Admiral von Tirpitz, inscribed theraon the wording of General Hoeringen and Herr the decroo' issued by the ex- Kuehn on the occasion of the Emperor for the abdication of the passing of the Defence Bills.

·

Austria's political troubles have generated into a strike and riots, nany people being killed and in- jurad at Bada Pest.

According to the Canadian. will soon have a preferential tariff Minister of Commerco, Canada.. with the whole of the Empire.

President Taft's followers have

been dismayed by Mr. Roosevelt's viatory in the President's own State. Mr. Bryan is mentioned

the likely Democratic candi- dato to come to the front.

The Hamburg-Amerika Line's mammoth vessel "Imperator", of 50,000 tons, with accommodation for over 5,000 passengers, has boon launched.

known publisher, has died sud- Mr. George Black, the well-

donly.

"Gouoral" Booth as boon suo cessfully operated on for cataract of the oro.

America is sending 500 mari- udy to Cuba.

The Military and Naval Tour- nament at the Olympia has been oponed by a brilliant display in the presence of the King and Quson,

A Bill suppressing the Portu- guose Logation in the Vatican has been approved by the Lisbou Chamber.

France and Russia are making elforts to sottle the Turco-Italian confligy.

Count Motternich, do late Ger man Ambassador to London, says the moment is auspicious for re- conciliation betweon British and Germany and he believes bissue- cossor will see the ripening of the fruit in this direction,

P. & 0. COMPANY.

Huge Increase of Capital.

The acting superintendent of The sentimental movement for the local office of the P. & O. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs the raising of national loans is Company kindly favours us will soon approach Dr. Wu Ting-boing vigorously taken up in with the following interesting fang ani request han to become Canton, and numerous meetings reports which he has received President of the department for have been held of late to consider from the Hond Office. They investigating the international ibe best methods of procedure. amplify telegrams which recently laws affecting Chino:

As a consequence, the Governor appeared in our columes :—— General has been bombarded The Directors of the Peninsular MINISTERS RESIGN. - Tang Shao yi and four Cabinet with suggestions, and this morn- and Oriental Steam Navigation Ministers have tendered their ing he despatched an invitation Company, at their Board Mesting resignations to Prewiriont Yuan to the various societies interested to-day; (May 1), passed a resolu- as they are greatly dissatisfied to attend a conference on the tion to deal with the Capital un- with the clauses of the Loan subject at the Governer's reald- issued, viz. £1,180,000, by allot- ing the same to the extent of £1,100,000 in the form of On the ground of ill-health, Proferro 1 Cumulative Five Per to the present Mr. Lai Kwai-pui, the Commis Cont Stock sionor for the Interior in Canton, holders of Preferred' and Deferred who is well-known in Hongkong, Stocks (of not less than £40) in las resigned, and Mr. Chiu Shu-proportion to their respective fun has been appointed in his holdings of such Stocks, and at the rate of £110 for each £100.of place...

Mr. Li Yuk-tong, Commissioner Stock. This increase of Captital. of Finance, has also seat in his has ir view the requirement of the resignation and has been suc- Company's future work, in the im provement of their Mail, Passeng ceeded by Mr. Lin Ching Hoi.

Blasted Hopes.

or and Cargo services, and has no The Bankers' Guild in Hoog-reference whatever to any rumour- A Chinoso editor in Shanghai | kong, and a hundred Chinese ed amalgamation or combine, has been arrested by the Shang: merchants of the same Colony which are, in fact, non-existent, lui police for commenting on the bave protesteil, against the pro- so far as the Company are aware. Loan Agreement and attacking posed establishment of a plague It may be added, in view of these ward at Whampoa for the receprumours, that no proposition or Hsiung Us-ling" Shat Po."

tion of sufferers returning to Can- suggestion of this clumoter haa RECOGNITION-REPORT.

ton from Hongkong and Macao, ever been made to the Directors, Peking. May 23. The latter describe the proposal while, on the other hand, the as ill-treatment of Chinese resid- Company have been for many ing away from their native dis- years, and are now working in trict, and assert that it is opposed porfect harmony with their com to humanity as it prevents suf-petitors, throughout the whole ferers from returning to thair, range of their operations in the homes for treatment. The writers East. of the lotter of protest slate that, although the Republic has been established, the people have not yat received the blessings of in- | The Directors of the Peninsular. dependence, and are still being and Oriental Stoum Navigation subjected to despotic and drastic Company announce a Dividend ni Hsiang Lei-ling bas proposed measures. Moreover, the Coun- the rate of 5 par cont per annur vin Bombay, May 23, 1.20 am,

to establish a central bank in oil at Canton has been in exist on the Preferred Stock, and an # Received, 5 p'm.

Poking to be run on similar lines ence many months but has as yet interim Dividend at the rate of 7 to the Governmental bank in failed to procure any benefits for per cent annuin on the Deferred A message from Paris says that Russia The proposed capital is the people whom they suppose to Stock of the Commu Carpentier defeated the American 850,000,000, of which $46,000 represent, and the petitioners ask half-year ended! welterweight Willo Lowia in 2000 will be taken up by the mor that the Council by dissolved and that Warrants for (wouty round contest on points, chants.-"Sil Kai Kang YikPa.,"

a new election be held.

a posted on the 1

SECULAR PORTUGAL,

Throno.

EDITOR ARRESTED.

London, May 23, 1.55 ..

Retired), 4 p.in.

It is reported that the United Router's correspondent est

States Government has sent a Lisbon states that the Portugené Chamber, by 50 votes to 45, have formal message to China recog, passed a Bill suppressing the uising the Republic, Portuguese Legation at tho Vatican.

BOXING.

PREMIER ATTACKED. Tang Shao-yi, while at the residence of President Yuan, was attacked by Chang Ping-lun with a revolver, but escaped without Jinjury (A

NATIONAL BANK

F. J. Abbolt, Secretary

The Dividend.