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The Hongkong Telegraph.

June 17th, 1912, Temperature ap. 52, p.m. 86; Humidity... 87, 76.

No. 8815

TELEGRAMS.

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June 16th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 84, p.m., 88; Humidity...88, 67.

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TELEGRAMS.

TUESDAY, JUNE -18,

1012.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TAFT v. ROOSEVELT.

THE LOAN TO CHINA.

THE HOME STRIKE,

ELECTORAL REFORM.

TEST CRICKET.

FIGHT AGAINST THE FT.

A BITCH.

BELATED DECISION.

NO PLURAL VOTES.

ENGLISH SELECTIONS.

ANOTHER EXPEDITION.

Router's

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London, Juno 17. fc:mivad 5.53 p.m.

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A message from Chicago stnies that Mr. Roosevelt, in a speech, said his arrival was to make naked fight against theft; the thiovas would not 'wia.

AT VARIANCE,

The National Committee has

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, June 17. Recoivat, 5.53 p.m.

The Times "says that the

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

London, June 17. Received, 9.58.p.m.

The strikers at Plymouth and Chinese loan conference, which Swansea have decided to resume, was arranged to be held in Paris but most of tas vacancies at on Saturday, has been postponed Plymouth have beon Glod.

until to-morrow. The "Daily Telegraph's" Paris correspondent stutes that a hitch has occurred.

AN ADMISSION.

concluded the investigation of The Chinese REPUBLIC,are, admitted that the national

contested seats, and has awarded 234 to Mr. Taft and 20 to Mr. Roosevelt. Mr. Taft's managers as-; sart that they command,555 votes at the convention which is enough to elect Mr. Taft on the first imliot. Mr. Roosevelt's supporters con- sedo to Mr. Taft only 535, which number is insufficient.

THE ROOSEVELT BOOM.

It is expected that Mr. Roosevelt will appear at the convention to plead his cau-opersonally, leading a lively scone.. His supporters de- claro that unless Me, Taft is nos minute on the first ballot ho will i never be; because the Ronsò veli

COUNCIL MEMBERS:

(From Chinese Sources.)

Peking, June 17.

The State Council has begged Presidont Yann to bar members of the Council from becoming officials at the same time.

Chao

RESIGNED,

Mr. Gosling, speaking at a demonstration in Trafalgar Sq.

strike was a Tailaro, and it was useless to pretend that they wore not hard up, but the mon would Rever resume mulor present con- {ditions.

AGAINST A STRIKE.

Lator. The sailors and fireman have devided against a strike by, a large majority.

AOUTE DISTRESS,

Lator. The distross cinong the strikors in the East End is acute, and Erb-sun, Governor several pawnshops have closed boom is waxing hourly and the General of the Three Eastern owing to the plethora of pledges first defection among the Taftites | Provincos, has tenderer his presented: will be the signal of a stampaḍle-in | resignation by wire. lu roply President Yain has asked him to romuin.

favour of Mr. Roosevelt!

A'SPLIT,

7) THE METRIC SYSTEM.

A split has already arison

the

in the New York delegation, The Ministry of Labour and which will minimise its pro-tommerce has decided to adopted Taft influence. One of

the Fronch system of scules, Taftite newspapers in Chicago has gone over in Roosevelt. I voights and measurements. is also significant that a delegato supporting the insurgent Repub lican, Sonator Lafolletta, doclar-

RUSSIANS ACCUSED.

ed that directly it becomes The Governor General of evident that the latter cannot Kirin and of Heilungking huve be nominated, the whole of jointly telegraphed to the Central

BECOMING SESSIBLE.

PRIVY COUNCIL.

Assurance Co.

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

Lon, June 17. Received, 16, T1.45 a.m.

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, June 17, 8.30 p.m. Received, 18,.0.31 a.m.

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TURCO-ITALIAN WAR.

Router's

$86 ran Anx

SINGLE COPT 10 Cunt.um

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

Telegrams.

The Italians have landed a fresh expeditiou sixty miles east of Tripoli.

The English oricket XI to play. against Australia has been prao-

[Service to the "Telegraph."]tically selected.

London, Juno 17. Received, 9.48 p.m.

..

The Italians have landed a fresh

expedition at Busheifu, sixty milos

In the House of Commons, the The following have booninvited Right Hon. Mr. J. A. Poaso intro-to play in the Test Match against incel the Franchise and Registr- Australia, which commences on ation Bill, which, he stated, was Monday next-C. B. Fry, mount to clear away injustices, Spooner, Warner, F. R. Foster, to the eastward of Tripoli. absurdities and anomalies, includ: | Hobby, Barnos, E. J. Smith ing the plural vote, The Govora: (Warwick), Woolley and Boan. ment intended to follow the Bill up with a Redistribution Bill.

MORE VOTERS.

CANTON NEWS.

The only qualification for elec tors, he explained, would be by residence or occupation for any continuous porio of six months. This would add two and a half (The "Telegraph" Correspondent.) million voters to the register.

FURTHER ABOLITIONS,

WOMEN'S VOTES. The question of women's suffr

ago would be left to the discretion

The Shooting Affair.

Was

THE HOME TURF.

London, June 17, 5.20 p.m.

Received, 18, 5.12 a.m.

For the Royal Hunt Cup, to be

run at Ascot on the 19th inst.,

Short Grass bus scratched.

差

From Chinese sources it is re- ported that Prosident Yunn is en- deavouring to get back Wei-hai- woi from Britain.

The Plymouth and Swansea

strikers have decided to resume, former port have been filled.

Among those killed in the Malmo-Stockholm express disaster was the Rev. Mr. Clibborn, a | London Vicar, while the Bay, Mr. | Osborne of Newcastle was serious-

ly injured.

The fight between President Taft, and Mr. Roosevelt grows noro exciting, the chief feature boing Mr. Roosevelt's frank de- olaration that he will leave Chi- cago a Presidential candidats.

It is stated that a hitch has 00- curred in the loan negotiations to China, the conference which was arranged for Saturday at Paris being postponed until to-

PEKING MODERNISED, day.

Streets. Drains; Hotels and

Rallways.

Distress among the East End strikers is acute, and, the strike committee has now agreed to ao- cept any settlement which pro- rides for the payment of an aver- age wago.

The Franchise and Registration Bill has been introduced in the

A Chinese was charged with assaulting a soldier this morning, but the defendant, who was de-

was found not guilty and the case was dismissed.

Lafollette's delegatos will go over Government reporting that the Judicial Commitice of the Privy fortuitious circunstance, contristate that the relatives of those well-aighimpassable. To bo suro scribed as a respectable citizen,

are hazardous.

ROOSEVELTS CONFIDENCE.

Later,

Po."

HIDDEN GENIUS.

ed by its own weight through the

The Bannermen.

tho

storm

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The Registration Courts and the Rovising Barristers would bs abolished and disputes would be

Canton, June 16, hard in the County Courts. University representation would It has now transpired that the bs abolished, and when Homo man who created a disturbance Rule was passed the House of on the night of the 14th in, Commons would consist of 600 and who was responsible for montbors.

many deaths, was noither a soldier nor lunatic, but was really asoldieriu disguise. Almost at the same time as the night in of the House. The cofranchise-question, firing of guns

heard in many places, and it is meat of women would add to prosumel that the disturbere of Peking, the capital city, shows House of Commons. It abolishes and a half million voters to the the peace must have been four or how China is being slowly plural voting, Registration Courts, The Striko Committee visita registor. It was admitted that five in number. Altogether niuo metamorphosed. Lous than twenty Revising Barristers and Univer the House of Commons in the liberals expoet: 1 to gain thereby, teen persons were killed, accord-years ago the city lay inert. It sily representation.

The only afternoon and stated that they but the Unionists had accepte. I the ing to the official roport. Ono

qualification for electors will be were prepared to adopt any principle of "one man, one vote" of these trouble-makers was ar was as ancient in its appearance by residence or occupation for settlement providing for the when they suggestele Referon-rosted by General Lung's troops, as on the day it was first founded any continuous period of six payment of an average wago

dumi,

and it will be some time before the centurios before. There were no months; and this will add two and origin of the trouble can be die-side walks; its strasts were tor-half million voters to the register. A Redistribution Bill is to follow. was solely due to the woskness of covered. The Police Departinent the bulk, and he thoroupon- and the authorities have issued tous, narrow, filthy and ill-swopt.

LOCAL dismissed the action. Their proclamations to the effect that In the dry season the blinding ED Sassoon & Co. v. Western. Lordships are of opinion that the enquiry is being made into the and suffocating cloud of dust and | The following is the text of the learned Judge was right. Thore affair. The authorities are sorry in wet weather the sticky mud ran- judgment of the Lords of tho was no weather, nor any other at the unfortunate occurrence and dored the streets disagreeable and to Rossovett, Roosevelt's supussiaus are driving out the Council on the appeal of E. D. buting to the insursion of the killed will be compensated.

there were a low districts which porters are hourly becoming more Chinese from the borders of the Sasson & Co. v. the Western As water; the water merely gravitat- confident, but impartial' observers

were splendid in a pagan way, but still consider that the balance is two provinces. They bog that surance Co. from II. M. Supreme

foulness and lack of attention

An interesting correspondence The Governor-Gonoral

has in the hands of the independent representations should be made to Court for China. The judgment, opening in the decayed wood and

relating to the "Now Companies Southern delegates, many of the Russian Minister at Poking the bare result of which we pub so damaged the opium. It would

was the general rule, while the Ordinance, which has passed be directed Chon Yun-ting whom are negroes, Predictions regarding this mattor." Shatlished yesterday, was delivered by be an abuse of language to de-draw up

scheme for city was totally inaccessible, tween the Chamber of Commerce Lord Morsey, and is as follows, scrible this as a loss due to

finding means of living for because of the closed gates, twelve and the Government, is published This is an appeal from a judge perils of the sea. Although sea the Bannermen in Canton. Mr. hours out of the twenty-four. The to-day. ment of His Majesty's Supreme water damaged the goods, no Chan has now submitted several

A Chinese named Li Saug was Court for Shanghai dated Ja poril of the sea contributed either suggestions to the Governor-Gene- unlovely, insanitary, uncomfort

charged this morning, before the nuary 28, 1911, distaissing the proximately or reinctely to the ral, by which some of the Ban-able city became Shanghai, Juno 17,

plaintiffs' claim.

loss. Thoro is ample authority normen will be engaged in agri- contre of the Boxer rising, which Chief Justice and a jury, with Vice-President Lins telegra The facts of the case are as fol- for so holding, but it is suflicient culture, and cattle and shoop shook the Celestial capital to its blind singing girl. The jury throwing a corrosive fluid over a wires that the Rusovoltians claim to President Yunn and the lows: The plaintiffs were the to cite the judgment of Lord rearing, while others will be on- very foundations. Much of the found him not guilty. to have secured the excession of State Council that Liang Kai-chin, owners of a wooden huik moored Horschell, in the Xanthe reported gaged as art workers. As to those

Mr. Otto Kong-sing defended twolve of President Taft's follow the well known follower of Heang in the river Iluangpu, which they in 12. App. Cases where he says who are advanced in age, or those town was burnod out. A few ers. But hitherts the feature of Yau-wai, is a man of great ability,

a store. In this hulk (at page 500):-"I think it is who are helpless, they will be years later Japan roused all Asia & Chinese who was charged at the the situation is the frank declaras that the Republican (lovern they placed some opium on which clear that the term porils of the pensioned off. The Government with its victories.

Police Court to-day with being tion of Mr. Roosevelt that he will ment should not do without him they effected an insurance with son does not cover every accident will give a big plot of wild land

in unlawful possession of 1,750 leave Chicago a Presidential out of party spito.

the defendants against marine or casualty which may hap for those Bannermen who are

rounds of ammunition, several gun cleaners and magazines. risks. The policy was a time pon to the subject matter of the

strong and able to cultivate the LITERARY ADVISOR.

policy, running from July 6 to insurance on the sea. It must be soil, and will also despatch some to Peking, along with the rest of fine of $250 was inflicted. August 6, 1908. On July 20 the peril ‘of" the sea,'' President Ynau bus engaged hulk sprang a leak and the opium

open up the forests. The Director the Orient, suddenly awoko, rub- A special festival is being held. An attempt was made during of Public Works will be asked to bed the sleep out of its eyes, be-just now and thousands of ducks Fan Taing-chueng as advisor on was damaged by the percolat- the argument to attributo a dif- give preference to Bannermon in

are being sent down from the ing water. The leak was wholly forent, inasning to the expression engaging workmen.

conscious of its dirty, country. The Wostoru market due to the rotten condition of the perils of the sea" when used in

bedraggled appearance, and im-cannot hold all the consigaments, hulk. The condition of the hulk a policy on goods from that which

mediately set to work to moder- and a man was charged to-day was unknown to the plaintiffs, it bears when used in a policy on the wonk place being covered up ship: but no authority was cited

nize and beautify itself. Its first with obstraction by depositing several crates of duoks on the by some copper sheathing. In for the distinction nor would it tion has reported to the Governor-effort was in the direction of street footpath, A light fine was im these circumstances the plaintiffs be right in principle to make General that it is still a common improvement. Within a few years posed. NEW CRUISER. brought their notion. The defen- any such distinction. In the case practice of the Masters of Arts all of the principal stroots were dants by their plea denied that above cited an attempt was under the old Government to apply paved and concrete sidewalks be- Shanghai, June 17. the damage to the opium was by made to draw a distinction be freely for paddy fields to which The cruiser Hai chi has arrived the perils insured against. This tween the meaning to be given SWEDISH TRAIN SMASH. at Shanghai with Rear Admiral denial raised the only question in to the words when used in 6 bill they were entitled when under gan to make their appearance. MISSIONARIES IN Peril,

Ching Pui-kwong and Li Kni-kui the ceso.

of lading and in a policy of in- the old government for being Motal drains ran alongside the men in possession of diplomas, streets and an efficient conservan- on jourd..

The risks covered by the policy surauce, but Lord ilerschell said: and also to enjoy other privileges. or department kept them clean.

An official tolegram received at NANKING QUIET. were the risks usually described "It would in my opinion be very In many of the ancestral temples Today the thoroughfares are Ponce prevails in Nanking after in such contract, namely, objectionable unless well settled there are still a large number of lighted with electricity and Hankow from Yochow states that the transference of command of "perile of the sea and all other authority compelled it to give

flag-poles and tablets donoting uniformed policemen direct the the members of the Spanish Mis troops to Ching Tak-chuen, perils, losses, and misfortunes different meaning to the same the people's ranks and diplomas, traffic. Three railway lines bring sion at Hwayong, Hunan, are in Govornor General of Kiang-su, that have or alall come to the words occurring in two maritime while in the houses there are travellers and freight into the serious peril of death owing to the from Huang Hsing, ex-Resident hurt, deiriment, or damage of the instruments."

Ianterns with similar insoriptions. very heart of the city at all hours hostility of the natives. The mis- Baid.. goods." It was not In this case the damage though The Commissioner of Education of the day and night. The old sionaries appealed to the local EDUCATION. CONFERENCE. half (nor could it have been) that water was not in any quote de tonal teen zomered on the advent days have been replaced by but, says the telegram, he refused contended on the plaintiffs' bo doubtless proximately due to sea considera that all those should shacks and shanties of bygone District Magistrale for protection, So far twenty passengers on! the Malmo-Stockholm express,

Poking, June 17. these words covered any risk ex- to sea beril. It does not there of the Republican Government. modern public buildings impos to take any action. The informa which collided with a gooda train, Chang Yuan-chai hos bean copt the risk of damage by porils forfe fall within the policy.

Henocordingly paks the Governor- ing in size and design. Hotels tion was received on the 8th have succumbed to their injurios, elected Chairman of the Contral of the seas; but it was, said Their Lordships are of opinion General to have all these old and restaurants have sprung up inst, and a Consular request was due to that the appeal should be dismiss relica burnt down, and to warn all over Peking and Chinese promptly sent to Governor Tangat Vinar, the Rev. Mr. Clibborn, held in Peking, and Yim Shan ancha peril. The learned ed, and they will advise His Ma- the people that all their official ladies eat with knives and forks Changsha, asking that he should while the Rev. Mr. Osborne, of line been elected Vice Chairman, Judge held that the damage was jesty accordingly. The appellants titles when under the Manchu in foreign cafes."Sathers see that no harm came to the mis Newcastle, was seriously injured. Sai Kai Kung Yak Po not due to a ses pail at all, but must pay the coat of the appeal. Government are now wiped out,

Router's Chiong correspondent

candidate. '

R STOLEN DELEGATES,

The Rousovoltians immediately the Republican Convention meets will move that the National Com- miftee's roll by rojected and the Rooseveltian roll be substituted: instead. This will includo some 8) alleged stolen delegates, an if adopted, will give Mr. Roosevelt

control of the Convention.

LONDON VICAR KILLED.

London, June 17, 5.20

p.m. Received 18, 5.35 a.m.

literatura.

WEI-HAI-WEL

President Yuan is trying to

get back Wei-hai-wei from the British Government. "Shat Po."

General in Nanking.

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The number includes the London Fluutional Conference, to be that the losa

was

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The New Order.

The Commissioner of Educa-

The Great City's Awakening.

came

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