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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

July 18th, 1012, Temperature a... 80, p.m. 80; Humidity...01, 64.

No. 8842

六初月六年子壬

BATHER FORECA: CHANGE

Barometer 20.78

July 18th, 1911, Temperaturo am. 87, p.m., 36; Humidity...71, 77.

(ESTABLISHED - 1881.)

Copyright, 1912

Proprietor

FRIDAY, JULY 19,

1912.

五拜通:

魏九十月七英港香

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS,

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

TURKEY'S TROUBLES.

OPIUM CULTIVATION.

YANG-TZE DYKE BURSTS.

HOME RACING.

PANAMA BILL.

ALLIANCE DENIED.

A PEACE MISSION.

PROJECTED COMPANY,

ENORMOUS DAMAGE,

"EULIPSE STAKES.

BRITISH NOTE..

TELEGRAMS.'

TELEGRAMS.

830 FEB AD

SINGLE COPY 10 Oxas.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN,

Router's

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[Service to the "Telegraph."}"

London, July 18, 8.25 p.m.-

Iteceived 18, 9.10 a.in.

Reuter's correspondentul

an alliance between Japan and Russia is incorrect. There have been no negotiations to any such purpose, and none are projected.

Router's [Service to the Telegraph.")

Bombay, July 18, 1,35' p.m.

Roceived, 4.50 p.m.

Router's correspondent at Con-

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Shanghai July 10, 0 35 am. Received, 19.38 p.m;

A message from Poking states!

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Shanghai July 19:49.05 a.m. Recolved, 9:22. p.m.

A dyke on the eng-tze, in the

Routor'a [Service to the "Telegraph."}

London July 18, 3.25 p,ш. Received, 10, 1.25 p.m.

The following are the probable Tokyo states tint the report of stantinople statos that the that it is proposed to start an neighbourhood of Wuhu has starters in the Eclipse Stakes

Cabinet has decided to despatch opium cultivation company, with buret. The estimated extent of Steadfast ...(Mahor) 10st. a poace mission to Albania. In capital of $1,000,000, under the damage caused is Tis. Prince Palatine will bo composed of

three the auspices of the the Yunnan 10,000,000.

Government. The supply of lo Four battalions were surround-cal and Tonkin opium is heavy Prince Kutsura's tour is not con-ed near Diakovo last week. Three and the crop will be raised very hundred worg disarmed and carried off by the Albanians, and soon..

neoted with any specific political development.

prominent Albanian sonators.

the remainder succeeded in ro

IMPORTANT NOTES. · 7 · [treating to Djakova.

NEW GRAND VÍZIER.

Later. reports that

Notes of the utmost importance invo, however, passo, supple. Constantinoplo munting the agreements of July | Towfik Pasha, the Ambassador in' 1910, and having for their object London, has been appointed the defining of the rospective Grand Vizior. It is expected that spheres of interest of Russia in Nazia Pasta will be Minister of Outer Mongolia, and Northern War. The resignation of the

is largely Manchuria, and of Japan in Laser Cabinet

duo. to Mongolia and Southern Mau-Mahmud-Mukchart's insistence

on the withdrawal of troops from* Albania and the adoption of the policy of trust rogarding the Albaitians as a condition to his assumption of the Portfolio of Ministon of War.

churin,

By Inner Mongolia, je moant that portion of Manchuria former ly so called. The negotiations invd resulted in the clonrest possible understanding.

AN ENTENTE.

An ontento in this connection is of the greatest importance to the preservation of peace in the Fur East, second only to the im- portance of the Anglo-Japans Alliance.

CONFUSED SITUATION. * London, July 18, 1.20 p.m.

Received, 19, 12.55 8.tm. The situation in Turkoy is complex and confusol. It is

pod that Towfik Pasha will form a noutral cabinet from of the Committee of Union and which will be excluded avnbuza

Progress with a view to con

iliating Albania and Macedonia. No attempt, however, will be THE CHINESE REPUBLIC.adu to repress the sormittee's organisation which is still very strong.

ENFORCING THE PRESS.

LAWS

(From Chinese Sources.]

Peking, July 18. Prosidont Yann intends to appoint Shum Chun-haun, formor viceroy of Canton as high military commissioner in Kanaŭ,

Chiu Ping-kwan, Minister of International Affairs, has begged President Yuan to enforce the press laws to which the President has consenterl.

GOVERNORS GENERAL

DENOUNCED,

of

The Governore - (ionoral Checkiang Szo-chuan and Kirin have been donounced by their respective provincial councils,

The troops in King Tak town, of Kiang-si province, liave broken into revolt.

Gorman and Frenck financiers, it is said, propose to build a railway from Paris to Peking.

TAKE NOTE.

to

the

THE NAVY,

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.

Bombay, July 19,7.10 4.m.

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Re-aire t, 10 50 a.m. The supplementary

naval estimates are "publisho I and will be debated on July 22. The total is £990,000 of which 2290,000 is for construction, £315,000 is for machinery, £51,000 for gun4, 407,000 Tor nanoition; und $20,000 for accoundation of air-

PERSIA SAILS.

Bombay, July 18; 1:55 p.,

Received, 5.30 p.m. Router's correspondent at Mar- soilles statos that tho P. & O. Persia sailed at six o'clock in the evening for Bombay.

AFRICAN MAILS.

A SETTLEMENT.

Bombay, July 18, 1.55 p.m. Received, 5.30 p.m.

A definite settlement between the South African Government and the Union Castle Line, as

regards mail and freight contracte, was reached yesterday, The agreement includes the abolition

of rebates.

POLICE RAID ON

NEWSBOYS.

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Owing to the arrost of on3 of our news- boys by the POLICE yesterday afternoon, many of the boys became frightened and returned to this office with their papar unsold.

As a consequence of this arrest and fright, we NOW OFFER to all bona fide NEW SUBSCRIBERS to the "HONGKONG TELE- GRAPH," whose names are enrolled during the month of JULY, the SPECIAL RATE of $1.50 (h If price) PER MONTH.

If the action of the police prevents the paper from being sold on the streets by news- boys we will sell it direct from this office as well as deliver it to all our subscribers, old and new alike.

Hongkong, July 2, 1912.

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

London, July 18, 6.20 p.m.

Telegrams.

The 8.5. Porsia loft Marseilles at 6 pm on Wednesday for Bombay.

Britain has won the military riding contest, Germany being second and the U.S. third.

boon, done,

Received, 19, 7.5 a.m.

A dyke lins burst, noar Wuhu Router's correspondent at on the Yangtze, find damage to Washington states that the the extent of $10,000,000 bas British Charge d'Affaires has now (O'Meill) 10st.

presontod a formal note against Lycaon (F. Wootton) Ost. libs. the Panama Bill.

The supplementary naval osti- King William

Mr. Talt is expected to send a mates are published, and will be (Riokaby) at. 111bs. special message to Congress debated on July 22. The total is Laboliem Second

£900,000 of which £200,000 is (Sharp) st. 11h touching the matter. The debate for construction. Tagalio ......(Reiff). Bat. 131, hitherto has been regarded as John Amendall ......

indicating the probability of (Earl) 8st, 10lbs, ucquiesence in the British con-that it is proposed to start an A message from Peking states Sílosia

.........(Foy) Sat. 3lbs.

opium cultivation company with STEWARDS CUP.

Router's correspondent at Mel-a capi al of $1,000,000, unilor the bourne states that the Common- auspices of the. Yunnun Govern-

animously passed a resolution wealth representatives have un

supporting the British protest,

tontion.

A NEW EMPIRE."

Some Views on China,

mont,

The negotiations between the Strike Committee and the Port Authorities are broken off again, the mon refusing to resume work unconditionally.

in the Stewards Cup Novelty The following are the weights

Great Surprise 9/0; Suull wor 11 II and Spanish Prince 0/10

9/3; Rannymede 8/13; Golden Rod 8/13; Mahsud 8/11; Iron Mask II Borrow and Sunningdale 8/10; Boaurepairo and Absurd 8/7, Braxtod, Gramont, Bashti and Cigar 8/4; Prestor Jack and Poor Boy 3/3; Polkorris, Hall Cross and Princo San 8/1; Mine- head Thaddeus and Batchelor's Tax 8/0; Castleton 7/13; Tan- garos, Quorum Bannockburn, China has failed in Tihot, Melody, and Aiglon 7/12; Serena More than anything elso, this der and Jarno II 7/11; Larvolt, curious anomaly in Chinese co- Jessica Simon, Arligon and lonisation suggests that out of the Stockholm between an eight of A great race is expected t Highwayside 7/10; Cataract and present trouble will riso a powor- New College, Oxford, and Lean- Unele Pat 7/7; Moliator, Fora-ful and indepontont Empire of der who have qualifiel for the mox and Canonite 75; Hopion the West, writes Mr. Kingdon rowing final. 7/4; Matinee and Zobro 7/2; Ward in the Pall Mall. H Peggy Hyland 7/1; Quantook and North and South cannot agree,

Matteraure now settled between the S. African Governinont and the Union Line, regarding mails and freight contracts, Rebates will be abolished.

D

Silesia 710; Sir Max 68; Flandors and they are at least Chinamen, A message from Tokio denies 6/7; Grayling the Fourth 8/31 still loss on the west. The the report of an an alliance be Reclame 0/2 Blarney, Saniole whole vast, sparsely-populated tween Russia and Japan. Most and Misty Law 6/0.

west, including a big slice off important notes have passed, what is commonly regarded however, and a clear understand- Chinn, with its hugoing has been reached regarding forests and stupendous mount- Mongolia and Manchuria, ains, ia geographically, racially.

PLAGUE STATISTICS.

Philippines Luckler (hau Hongkong.

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and climatically distinct from

China proper. Its only possiblo The Constantinopla Cabinet is approaches are easily guarded, its Bonding 1 pouco-mission to people are hardy, ita resources in Albania, consisting of three pro- minoral wealth, in agriculture, in uninent sonators. Four Turkish Bubonic plague statistics re-solid horse-power, are unlimited battaliona své been surrounded, ceived through official channels And it is breading a race, half the Albanians carrying off, three show that there is throughout the Chinese, half-Tibetan, who will huudred prisoners, world a very large amount of the weld the nomad peoples together, disease and emphasises the re- and galvanise the country to now markable good fortune of the Phi-life. When I was leaving the coun-

bat three isolated cases in six I fell in with some of the revolu-mado Grand Vizior, and Nagia tionista marobing north. Thore Pasha will probably be Minisior

..

Towfik Pasha, the Turkish

ships. The rest is to go towards NO LENGTHY SPEECHES. THE DOCKERS' STRIKE.ippines in being able to record try in Dec., and travelling south, Ambassador in London has been

wages, re-victualling ete. The estimates provide for 1500 men, No explanatory statement is ap pended and there is nothing to indicate the nature of additional construction.

"JUSTICE" IN JAPANESE

› COURTS.

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AUSTRALIAN DECISION.

NO RESUMPTION.

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

London, July 18, 1.20 p.m. Received, 19, 12 55 a.m.

correspondont at

years.

Western China.

LOCAL

Mr. Jackson an 1 Mr: Loo d' AL-

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The trial of the thine Chinose Western Chion was rising who are charged with the murder independently, and the reason of Lam Shup Kung, at 35 Pok- was to be found partly at least in fnlum Rond, was continuo to- the fact that the Viceroy of Tsu-day. Some interesting police ohuan, in order to carry out his evidence was given. hated Tibetan adventure, had plundered the funds subscribed

In Formosa during March last were 300 of them, including over of War. The Albanian trouble there wore 39 cases and 333 200 tribesmen armed with dah has been this cause of the deaths; in the island of Mauritius and crossbow, and they were Cabinet's resignation. 21 cases and 18 deaths the same being joined daily by the native month. In Hongkong from Ja. chiefs of the districts through Reuter's

nuary to Maroh inclusive there which they passed, bringing more [Service to the "Telegraph."] were 80 cases and 71 deaths tribesmen..

officially recorded. In Java from Bombay, July 18, 1.55 p.m.

January 1 to February 10, 85 casos and 63 deaths; while from Judgment was delivered in the l

Received, 5.30 p.m. |

Meanwhile the Chinese garri. mada both claimet to appear for Marol to December of 1911 there

sons had been withdrawn from the defondant in ese this morn- Kobe Chiho Saibaneho on June 20

'Beuter's

had been 1,817 cases and 1,324 the Salween and from parts of ing. His Lordship' gave them a Manifestoes issued by om- in connection with the case which

deaths.

wook to think it over. occurred at Kabe recently, whion

Melbourne states that the repre- ployers, the strike Committee,

In Egypt during the years 1911 South-East Tibet, since that was two workmen, Osukannd Nakano, sentativos-have-passed-a-motion and the Port of London Authority,

place. of the Kawaanki Dockyard, in-limiting the duration of spreches show that negotations begun on there were 1,050 cases and 1,014 feared-which-was-already--taking

Monday have been broken off deaths. During the months of The Chinese Representative at jured a rivet driver named Ynno-to 65 minutes and, in special by the men rojecting the on- February, and March last Hawaii

Gr835, 95 minutes, Tokyo (Wong Tai Shek) hasuke by binding him to a stan

ployers' demand for uncondition-had 4 osses, all of which proved al resumption. telegraphed

fatal. Central chion, lying waste over his head, Government that the Japanese and then soiting fire to it.

India's Predicament the Worst The two nocured were sentenced Emperor presided at a meeting

The most afflicted country dur- of the Cabinet Ministers into three months' penal servitude Camera. The Chinese Reprezea-eacb. The Court added that the

ing the past year was unques tionably British India, where be by the millions of that province Mr. Melbourne this morning tative says that this is uncommon,crimo committed by them was li- and asks China to take note.

tween the months of October 29, to build their railway! Poor man, gave his decision in the morphine 1011 and March 23, 1012 there he had no other! He was mur-case, in which Mr. Lawis argued were 276,483 cases and 228,848 dorep shortly after by his soldiers that the majistrate hai misoon- deaths. During the year 1911 for intriguing with the Tibetans! ceived the meaning of the word there were in all India, 828,535 cases and 691,849 deaths,

With this danger threatening" possession." The mailatrate China, the north-east frontier adhered to his former decision.", The disease was spread all over question, miraculously London, July 18, 6.20 p.m. A GREAT STRUGGLE:

India. Bombay presidence and from becoming acute last year, Received, 19, 7.5 8.m. London, July 18,9.25 p.m. Sind reported 58,900 cases; the takes on a new turn. In future Mr. G. A. Wondoook summon Mr. Reginald McKenna, the Received, 19, 9.14 a,m. United Provinces 88,812; Bengal we shall have to deal, not with ed a rickshaw coolie to-day for the nconsed, Home Secretary, after laying the

In the rowing semi-finals, an 37,401 Central Indin 20,800 buffer States, which may be refusing hire. Defendant plead- connection with the negotiations case where the notione of the foundation stone of a training eight of Now College, Oxford, Hyderabad 25,820 and the Pun ignored to our discomfort, but ed that he was very tired and for the partition of Mongolia and accused threatened the life, or at college at Caerleon in Monmouth beat Brookholm and Leandler best jab 10,541.

with a powerful people other than very young. Mr. Woodcock. In all 27 countries of the world the Chinese, Manchuria, The Chinese Releast serious injury, to the votim, shire, was seized from behind by Australis after a splendid strug

howayer, ainted that this mus dai presentative bege that action and yet a Japanese Court in by a suffragist and violently, gle. A groat race is expected suffered more or less from the in-

Bat it is a pity we did not fendant.a,gesond offence towards. should be taken to prevent the aginos Justics is met by the paltry shaken. Hle assailant was between new College and Lean roadsof bubonic plague, -"Cable- guamnton the integrity of Tibet him, and the e ooolie was nod partition frous being carried ous, sentence of three monike (.

to begin withy

MONGOLIA AND MAN-

CHURIA.

Lau Keung-yun, Chinese Rte presentativo at St. Petersberg, in

ablo to a vory heavy penalty, ex- tending to a sentence of oloven years' ponal servitude,

This, saya the "Japan Gazette", is another flagrant example that the Japaneso judges, as a general rule, bave little idea of "making

a telegram to Peking, states that the punishment fit the orime, the Russian papers have announc- Here is a onse for which no plen ed the coming of well known of justification could be offered on Japanese persons to Russia in behalf

of

MINISTER AND SUF-

FRAGIST.

MR. MCKENNA SHAKEN.

OLYMPIC GAMES.

BRITAIN'S VICTORY,

Bombay, July 18, 1.55 p.m. Rousived, 5.39 p.m. Britain has won the military team riding contest. Germany being second and the United States third.