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The Hongkong Telegraph.

July 10th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 79, p.m. 87; Humidit

No. 8848

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CHANGE. Barometer: 29:77

July 19th, 1911, Temperature am. 86, p.m., 80; Humidity...72, 68,

·號十二月七英港香

(ESTABLISH Oopyright, 1912

晚七初月六年子壬

SATURDAY, JULY 20,

1912.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

PREMIER IN DUBLIN.

ASSASSINATION plot."

RUBBER ATROCITIES.

TIBETAN TROUBLES:

RUSSIA AND JAPAN,

SUDAN TROUBLE:

FINE RECEPTION.

WHOLESALE ARRESTS.

INDIGNATION IN COMMONS.

A CONFERENCE.

"TIMES"

SATISFACTION.

SERIOUS SITUATION.

TELEGRAMS.

Router's [Service to the Telegraph."]

Bombay, July 19.2.5 p.m.

Received 6.50 p.m.

(Our Own Correspondent.) ·

Shanghai, July 20, 11.40 a.m. -

Rocsival, 12.2 p.m. ̈ Wholesale arrests have. been Mr. Asquith ladan onthusiastic made of Koreans in Manchuria, reception at Dublin. Addressing on the ground of an alleged plot the crowd, he said he was the am to accomplish Prince Katsura's bassador of the treaty for perpetua) poace botwoon Ireland and Great assassination.. Britain.

A suffragist throw a hatchet,

which missed the carringe con-

taining Mr. and Mrs. Asquith and THE chinese repubLIC.

Mr. Redmond in Princes Stroot,

AN. OUTRAGE.

Two suffragista ut a perform auce in the Theatre Royal, whore Mr. Auquith spenka to-night, throw a blazing oil-soskod chair towards the orchestra and fired the curtains of a box. One escaperi and the other was arrested, The

A DEADLOOK."

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, July 20, 11.40 am. Received, 12.2 a.m.

lames were extinguished, and the The National Council yostard

the audience, which was inclinod to be panicky, was calmed,

FIRST VISIT SINCE UNION,

Iator.

sy

refused to accept the Presidente nominations for now members of the Cabinet.

Yuan Shih-kai threatens to rosign and the Primo Minister Addrossing a crowd from the alone remains, with his vice- balcony of his hotel, Mr. Asquith- pointed out that this was the first Ministers, carrying on the Ocousion since the Union that a Government. Promier had visited Ireland,

FOUR ARRESTS,

Bombay, July 20 7 40 m. Received, 12.55 p.m..

The Dublin police havo urreato four suffragists on the ground of complicity in the outrages. They have discovered in their lodging- gunpowder, petroleum and other inflammables.

OLYMPIC GAMES.

BRITISH SUCCESSES.

Bombay, July 20, 1.6 n.m.

Renter's

Received, 5.50 a.m.

·HỒNOUR DEOL RED.

(From Chinese Sources.)

Poking, July 10.

President Yun intended to unpoint Wa Wai Pok n« Minister Af Communiontions, but Wa telg-| graphed to the President deolin- |ing the honour.—” Shat Po.” -

A WARLIKE ATTITUDE.

Peking, July 19,

Chan Esh Shun, Governor' General of the Three Eastern correspondent at Provinces, has telegraphed to

Stockholm states that in the row-Peking tlist Russia and Japan are

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

London, July 19, 6.33 p.m.

Received, 20, 9.5 8.m. General indignation has been In the House of Commons many voiced at the Putumayo atrocities. questions were asked, and Mr. Aeland's replies indicated that none of the porpetrators were English,

PERUVIAN AMAZON CO.

Mr. Acland stated that the Poruvian Amazon. Company, re- gistered in England, was in liquidation, and that it was thore- fore difficult to hold it answerable to English Law. The Govern- ment was, however, prepared to co-operate with that of the United States, with a view to exercising pressure on Peru to bring the culprits to justice.

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Router e

(Service to the "Telegraph."] Bombay, July 20, 1.6 8.m,

Received 5.50.a.m.

arrived at Ralung and is con- A mesange from "Kalimpong states that the Daly Lama has forring with the Tashi Lams.

He will proceed, a few days, to the Sambing ministery, and, if the entrance to Lhassa be found impracticablo, he may proceed to Mongolia via Shigatse.

COLONEL KIRKE.

ORDERED HOME,

London, July 18, Colonel Kirke, of the Royal Garrison Artillery at Hongkong, has been ordered home for duty

at Falmouth.

POLICE RAID ON

NEWSBOYS.

Owing to the arrest of on› of our news- boys by the POLICE yesterday afternoon, many of the boys became frightened, and returned to tals office with their papers 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 pravзnts 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 now alike.

Hongkong, July 2, 1912.

DOCKERS' STRIKE.

COUCEIRO DISGUSTED.

WILL AUSTRALIA HELP?

ing sights semi-final Vow College advancing troops to the North and PORTUGUESE ROYALISTS, rowed over and Leander beat South of Vanchurin. Both parties Berlin,

LEANDER'S VICTORY.

Later. Leandor beat New College, after n great race, by a bare length, in the final of the fours.

Ludwigshavon beat the Thames, by 24 lengths. Kinnear, Britain, won the sculls,

KING'S - PRIZE.

SILVER MEDALLIST.

Bombay, July 20, 1.5 a,.

Received, 6.60 a.m.

show a warlike attitudo.

CABINET MINISTERS,.

Promier. La handed the list of the Cabinet Ministers to the State Council on the 18th inst.

Premier Lu will act as Miniator of Foreign Affairs in addition to his duties as Premier.

ASKED FOR LEAVE,

Router's

[Service to the ***

"Telegraph."]

London, July 19, 2.45 a.m. Received, 20, 2.5 a.m.

The Portuguese Royalist

Router's [Service to the "Telegraph,!"]

London, July 10, 5.10 a.m.'

Received 19, 4. p.m. Rentor's correspondent at Mel- Premier Ta intends to resign loader, Captain Couceiro, has bourne states that the London on account of the friction of the returned to Spain. He is dis- strike committee has cabled to political parties and has asked gusted at the utter failure of his the Federal Labourites asking for five days leave.

rathor extensive plans which for Australian assistance. COVETOUSNESS PUNISHED), apparently depended on local support. This was totally look- ing.

The Ex-Empresa Dowager has suspended the title of ex-Prince

A Bouth Afrionn named Harvey | Ching and his son, and cut down has won the King's silver medal their allowances as a punishment at Bisley with a score of 108, for their covetousness. Ommundson, who won the bronze medal, has a score of 191.

FINANCE BILL.

The Dalai Llama of Tibet has begged for a suspension of hostili- ties in order to negotiato for penos."Shat Po,"

FIRST CLASS ADVISORS.

SECOND READING,

Shanghai, July 19. Bombay, July 19, 2.5 p.z/

President Yunn will appoint Received, 5.50 pmChoy Yuen Piu Wong Chung Wai The House of Commons passed and Wong Ching Ting as first the second reading of the Finance class advisors on political affairs Bill by 296 Vober kr 493,

1 Kal Kang Yik Po

HOME RACING.

ECLIPSE STAKES.

Bombay, July 20, 15 a.m. Received, 5.50 a.m. The following is the result of the Eollpse Stakes run at San down Park yesterday:--

Prince Palatine ***** Stedfastdememe

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BIRTHDAY FUND.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S. LETTER.

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, in a letter to Mr. Georgo Wyndham, said ho would be glad "if the birthday fund helps the Tarift Reform movement which is the most important of our time,"

BOXING.

WELLS WINS,

The betting was 6/1 Prince. Palatine, 8/18 Stedfant; 10/1 Reuter's New York correspon- Lyoann. Eight ran: won by head six lengths between second, knocked-out Tom

n dont steion that Mari

the 'alghth rounde

Reuter's [Service to the "Telegraph."] Bombay, July 20, 1.5 a.m. Received, 5.50a.m.

880 PER ARM SINGLE Cory 10 ORAL

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

Telegrams.

In the Stockholm rowing eights semi finals, New College won easily. Leander bent Berlin,

A South African named Harvey. has won the King's silver medal at Bialoy with a score of 196 os against Ommundson's 101.

Router's "[Service to the "Telegraph."] Bombay, July 20, 710 am..

Received; 12.55 p.m.

have arrived at a mutually satie-Sudan, on the borders of Abyssinin, ing was proceeding from Kum- faction that Japan and Russia serious situation in Southern

The "Times" expresses entis-

Router has recoived nowa of u

Yesterday morning heavy fir remarks, is united to Russia by tribes, of modern French rifles. Dardanolles. factory agroomeat. Britain, it owing to the acquisition by the kalel, at the entrance of the a friendship of the utmost im-It is estimated that over a million portance for the balance of power havo found their way thither. in Europe, and is united to Japan by an alliance of which the value, not only to ourselves and Japan bat to Chinn and the whole world has been amply demonstrated daring the past nine months.

A BETTER UNDER- STANDING.

Sir Edward "Grey's recent tri- buto had had a beneficent effect upon the alliance which was in no way exaggerated. The con- versations which Katsura will have at St. Petersburg, London and elsewhere, cannot fail, the "Times" proceeds, to produce an even better understanding.....

· BRITISH AVIATION..

AN APPEAL.

London, July 19, 8.30 p.m.

Received, 20, 8.50 nm,

INDIAN RECEPTION.

AN IMPORTANT VISIT,

Egyptian troops with Aniusks made an appoal for a national The recent fighting of Anglo- The British norial lengue bas showed naked savages wouring subscription of a million shillings bandoliers, volley-firing, ond in order to raise British aviation trained tooboy words of command. to the level of other Powers,

CONSOLS LAW.

Bombay, July 20, 7.40 a m.

Received, 12.55 p.m. Consols have touched the low record of 74k.

JAPANESE SWORD MAKING.

Religious Ceremonies.

companies overy process,

Addressing a meeting in Iro and yesterday, Mr. Asquith said that that was tho firat necasion, sino the Union, that a Premior had visited the country.

Captain Couceiro, leader of the Portuguese Royalists, has return od to Spain, disgusted with the failure of extensive plans for which he could obtain no local support..

The Premier was received on thusiatically in Dublin. In his The award making of Japan is address he spoke of himself as an perhaps the most curious in the ambassador of a treaty of perpe whole world. In that country tual parco botireon Trolnad and words said to be equal to those Great Britain. A suffragist threw of Toledo or Damascus are made a hatchet which missed the Pre- by a special series of processes, mior's carriage, and two more but a feature of the industry is throw a blazing oil-snaked chair the religions coromonial that ac in the Theatre Royal where ho The British aerial longus has

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was to speak, The flames wore On the walls of the huts in extinguished and a panic averted: made an appeal for a national which the work is done are re- subscription of a million shillings prosentations of the god of the in order to place British aviation sword makers and the chief god- The "Times' on the same level as that of the dess of the Shintos. There are satisfaction

expresses its othor Powers.

at the agreement also bits of paper and wisps of arrived at between Russia and straw, charms to keep away evil Japan. It urges that. Britain is spirits. No female is allowed to united to Russin by a friendship enter the place, as the presence that is of the ntmost importance of women is supposed to be con to the balance of power in ducive to the appearance of do-Europe, and to Japan by an mons, who would certainly bring alliance whose value extends not lisaster to the sword's inission, only to ourselves but to China Prayer is offered before the work and the world, na has been proved begine, und various religious ritos during the past niue months. must be performed before any one Sir Edward Gray's tribute to the of the swords can be declared to good effect of the alliance is in Loudon, July 19, 0.20 p.m.

have been well and truly made. Received, 20, 8.55 a.m.

no way exaggerated; and the The last thing that takes place conversations which Prince Kat An Indian reception has been after the polishing and sharpen aura will have in London and on held in London in honour of the ing of the swords is the offering the Continent must produce an Hon. Gopal Krishna Gokhale of them one by one to the sword even better understanding. who is now in London. Sir god to be blessed. The weapon M. M. Bhownagres presided, and is placed in front of the kakemona announced that Mr. Gokhale was on the wall, with an offering of going to South Africa where he maki, rice and sweetmonts, after hoped to discuss affairs with which prayer scrolls are read and members of the Government.

a blessing upon the work is invoked.

Wherever the making of metal swords may have originated the chief fame of the industry belongs of course to Damascus, where these weapons have bean ́made Mr. William Archer, the well time immemorial. But almost known author, arrived in Hong- equally famous are the swords of kong yesterday and left for Out- Khorasan, which is still the centre ton and Maono.. of the best Eastern work of the Bora bay, July 19, 2.30 p.m.

kind. The best Eastern blades Received, 6 p.m.

are, however, at least equalled to

The National Council vesteri Reuter has received a message day by those of European mann-day refused to accept the Pre- dated the 19th instant, from the feature, which fant is evident sident's nominations for the new- Dardanelles, to the effect that at when we remember that European Cabines. Yun Shih-kni threatens four o'clock in the morning & words are often met with into resign. heavy cannonade was proceeding Asiatic hands, though in most at Kumkaleh, at the entrance to cases they have been remounted the straits.

in Eastern style to suit the fancy

Charles Frederick Whyte War- BRISK EXCHANGES.

of their owners.

riner, the American who had The particular treatment of the many professions, and who wan Bombay, July 20, 7.40 a.m.

steel used for the making of re-arresteil on the charge of mis-, Received, 12:55 pm:

Asiatic swords has had not a little appropriating monies of Ether to do with the reputation of the Rubenstein, was to-day sentenced Router's correspondent at Con- latter, for the damascening or to six weeks hard labour... stantinople states that eight.

“watering"-of-choice Persian

THE DARDANELLES.

BEAVY CANNONADE.

Italian torpedo boat destroyers and Indian arms gives a most!"

LOCAL

A worlthy Chinose wow fined $500 at the Police Court this morning, for being in unlawful possession of opium.

attacked Kamkaleh at one in the attractive appearance to the A divan keeper to-day che morning. The fort replied, sink work, Much the same thing was another man with stealing ing two aid damaging six of the in evidence in the manufacture. It appears that's raid was attooking craft.

es of "Damanenud oled and the smokers

until 16 was discovered that flata (The stool was preferable for lat for at least from tud inanufacture; point of vie

Tho Porte has ordered the closing of the Dardanellos, Ter- Aik Pasha lisa socepted the of Grand Visios

'Kit In:$100 for's