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TELEGRAMS.

The following telegrams up- peared in an extra published after we woul to press yesterday. AMERICAN WHEAT CROP A RECORD EXPECTED.

It is reported thu Mabind Mukhtar las secopted the Turkish Portfolio for War.

GENERAL NEWS.

Underfed School Children

in Osaka.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1912.

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN

There will

interest

THE NAVY AND THE TRADE OF CHINA.

FAR EAST.

Customs Increase v. Likin Warning by Sir Edward Seymour

In view of the probability that The Oenka City authorities of Commerce of the Empire Sir approached to sanction an in- At the dinner of the Chambers the Treaty Powers, will soon be some time ago sont instruction to Edward Seymour responded to orense of Chinese customs duties 40. Primary schools to furnish ro- the toast of The Imperial Forces from 6 to 12 per cent., in return turns of the number of students of the Crown," said there were for the abolition of likin, the especially affected by the recent only two nations to whom a question recurs as to the probable high price of rice. The returns powerful Navy was of paramount effect of the indronded tariff on reached the City Office recently, importance--our own and Japan. foreign trade. The new Govorn- London, July 16. And show that there wore 32 atu- Everybody who had read Englishment has shown an apparently Itouter's New York correspond-donts in 12 schools in the West military history must have admir. earnest desire to sweep away ent states that there is a break Ward, 102 in 18 schools in the ed the gallant deeds of our the whole system of taxation on on wheat due to a report from South Ward, 41 in 6 schools in the soldiers, but he had one fault to goods in transit, and there can 1hd north-west of the prospect of East Ward and 30 in 13 schools in find with the Army-it was not hardly be a question that there the greatest crop in history, to the North Ward, making a total of half big enough. Hoshould like would be an onormous enlarge gother with threshing returns 212 in all. It is believed that the to so it increased by a partial ment of the area within which from Kas indicating yield of returns do not show the true stato system of conscription. If we foreign goods might find a mar- a hundred million bualiels. of affairs and in consequence the could land in Europe in a week's ket should the likin barriors dis authorities have ordered a fuller time Luff the number of highly-appear. The burden of the im TURKISH POLITICS.. investigation.

trained troops that Japan (whose post collected at every stage of London, July 16.

Alleged Embezzlement by a population was not much larger the progress of imported mer-

Japanese,

than ours) could land in Koren, be elundine into the interior of very The "Japan Gazette" states that believed that such a contingent China is undoubtedly very much F. Shimada, cashier of the Ship from this country added to our greater than would be na ndition ping Departmout of the Yoko-Navy would go very far towards of 7.1-2 per cent. to the entrance ama branch of the Mitsui preserving the penee of Europe, duty. This is true, notwithstand- Bussan Kaisha, who is alleged to The only satisfactory way to haveing the fact that the revenue from have misappropriated about Colonial Navies was that the likin is put down at very little Y00,000 belonging to the firm Colonics should contribute monoy over lulf that collected from cus London, July 16, 3 am.

since 1908, disappeared from to the Imporial Navy. Wooms, the cost of collecting the Received, 4.40 p.m.".

Yokohama on the 23rd ultimo, should have one Imperial Navy.lues levied in transit being many The fixecutiyo of the Dockers but has since been arrested in Sir Edward continued: I have times the amount of. their not Union at Liverpool has passed a Tokyo. The absconder, a native watched with regret the with-yield, The Chairman of the resolution regretting that mal-f Nagasaki Prefecture, entered drawal of our flag and our ships hins Association is under the contents have persuaded the the Mitsui firm in February, 1008, of war from distant parts of the impression that the proposed in- moinbers to strike, and approving after graduating from the Kobe world. I think it to be a great crease of the tariff on imports of the clearing houso sohome.

Higher Commercial Selwool, Amistake. We know why it is would probably not yield more few months after ontoring the done. It is done because we are thun the present 7. 50,000,000 firm he began speculating and afraid of a cortain nation which to 7le, 55,000,000. Assuming the loading a rather fast life, using need not name, but I believe that xpected expansion of trade due for the purpose-according to it has been very much overdone, to the abolition of likin, it is dif- | report the money taken from and I hope that in the future that ficult to see the course of reason- his employers.

mattor will be amended. Iing which leads Mr. Jamieson to The Jewish Chronicle "states the British Navy, and her chief admitted that, on the face of consider that the chief duty of this conclusion. But it will be that a Jew, Mr. Montefiore pride is to protect our magnificent things, Chinese financos are in a Kalm, acting secretary of the trade as it crosses the ocean. Let leoidedly embarrassed position, American nud Immigration Distribution League, has present to a nation as food is to the vital nursing to tide her over the next me also say this. Commoree is and that it will require careful ed to that body a gift of land necessity. It has been said that four or five years, covering an area of 13,000 nores trade follows the flag. If we go in Now Jersey. The land, which on as we have hoon doing for the is on the Pennsylvania Railway last ten years, in quite a short In the loan race over a disud situated 36 miles from time in the most distant sons Lance of 8,000 motrus

Philadelphin, is valued at moto (there will be no fig for our trade country, Sweden was first, Fin- than £500,000. Plots are to be to follow. lund second and Great Britain parcelled out free to deserving third.

LIVERPOOL STRIKE. EXECUTIVE DISAPPROVES-

INSURANCE ACT. COPIES PUBLICLY BURNT.

London, July 1, Sonio. hundreds of people gathered in Trafalgar Squera and Ifyda Park last evening and burnt copies of the Insurance Act.

THE OLYMPIAD:

London, July 18. Thorpe of America won the Decathlon, Swedish competitors being second and third,

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Information was reocival in to reform methods of government Fahol says that the lovermentines ernisor Cincinnati ran on to antecedent generations. It may troops in that district hayo join-

One roomed Officeo. Apply Property ed the bandits, and have pillaged previous day. Inquiry devoloped believe that the men and the mos-Hongkong, 22ad Mny, 1912.

reef in Olongapo harbour the seem like expecting a miracle to Office, Jardins, Matheson & Co., Ltd. London, July 14, 3:10 am.

A gold mine carried on there by the fact that the boat was steam-ures so imperatively necessary Recoviod, 4.20 p.in,

British subjects. The British Rontor's Melbourno correspon-

Authorities havo domandim but a heavy fog came down from will be forthcoming, but the whole ing into port in the early morning, for the present needs of China dent states that the Hon. Mr.ediate redress, and have accomthe hills and it was impossible to process of transformation that has Fishor has informed Mr. Harcourt panied their demanded with a that the Commonwealth joins in note saying that unrestored, the pick up the buoys and beacou taken place during the last six or the protest regarding the Panama situation will be taken in hand lights although the searchlights eight mouths partakes itself of

were played constantly. by the British themselves,

the miraculous, and makes a The Cable-news American "steadfast faith in the future scom-

* AMERICAN OPINION.

Chinese Diplomatic Costume. Routers Washington corros-

It is anderstood by the "Potatos that when about raidway reasonable oven against reason. pondent wires that the Senate is king Daily News" that the official between Grande island and Journal of American Asiatic Aurong 18th Dec, 1311. debating the P'anan Canal Bill costume for diplomatic officials Olongapo she struck with full sociation. and that several members are This official costume will have sight feet above the water line. has been passed by the Cabinet, force upon a reef raising the bow opposed to the exemption of American counting vessels from gold buttons, on which are, en-Barges were cont to lighten her, payment of dues, emphasis graved the letters "C. R." sur. and at about 10 o'clock in the ing the need of scrupulous rounded by ive bats signifying forenoon the Ings were able to observance of Treaty obligations, the equality of the five division or off. The extent of the

Mr. Secretary Root declared of the Chinese race. that the proposed discrimination Chinese and South-West Africa yet though examination is being was entirely unjustifiablo, and the Adressing a meeting at Luderitzade and she may have to stay United States could not in good Bay, Dr. Solf, the German Colonial some little time in dry dock. faith abrogate the Hay-Paunce-Secretary, who is visiting South- fort Treaty. He added that if the west Africa, advocnted the intro-

The Cincinnati was preparing duction of Chinese to develop for a cruise of the islands in mallor were referred to the laguo, the judgment of the latter would mining industry in the Colony, sonrch of a proper site for a high probably make the United States. Admiral's Monday Caning.

A man summoned in England power wireless station for the refund the tells to the British, at Stevenage, Horts, recently, for Navy. Commander Robinson of would be impossible to enleinte not sending his son to school, the Cincinnati is one of the wire- said that he removed him because less experts of the Navy and the department desires his judgment he was canod.

Admiral Sir Thomas Followes, and counsel before a final de THE TURKESTAN AFFAIR.I was at school I was canod every wireless since it was adopted by chairman of the Bonch: When vision on what is to be done here, is made. He has specialized in London, July 16. Monday morning. Wo wera Rautor's Peking correspondent proud of it, and should have been the department and will make states that the Russian Minister ashamed to complain."

an extended- report on the has demanded compensation and Serious Accident at Kuchinotsu. Practical side of the local problem. the punishment of the authors of At staging attached to the He will visit many points going the outrage at Khotan.

side of the British steamer into the question of land obstruc- Bollerophon,, which lund been tion, local static conditions and rigged up for couling purposes, overything connected with prac collapsed on July 1ut Kuchinotau, sical communication. Japan. Feveral coolios were pre- The provision for the wireless cipitated into the water by the station, whose site the Cincinnati accident., One of them was drownie to seek, ie contained ig ad and sight others injured. the naval appropriation bill.. It Peking University and Foreign is a legiplative sanotion of Secro- tary Meyers's plan to girdle the The Chinese Government uni world with high power wireless, versity will not pay in advance the stations to be located on the one month's salary to the foreign Canal zone, the California coast, professora as it usually did dur-Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam

the Summer vacation. ing

and the Philippines.

French and other natious, and it

the vast debt which would thus bo imposed on the country.

AVIATION FATALITIES.

London, July 16. Military airmen named Oliveres and Zekuthki have been killed by falls nt Bourgeabrease and Sevastopol respectively..

The Peking Government University.

Dr. Yen Ful, Director of the Poking Government University,

Professors.

has submitted to the Government 100 Rats a Day,

Notices.

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On the Cincinnati's trip will IN TENNIS, DAY TUNIC `and An estimate of the exponses of the No further developments have depend whether. Cavite' is made University in the next semester. been reported in this districts in the high power, wireless station, underbite. PRUNK DRAWERS Ha strongly urges that the pro- the Philippines in which plagas Cavite is known to be superior to fessors should be paid the full has been found. The rat catoliers Olongapo, but Commander Robin- amount of their salary instead of are buny catching rodents at the son will make a search to discover paying them according to the rate of about 100 a day, but so some site whose static conditions sixty dollar scheme in vogue. far nouo of them have been found may prove superior to those of

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