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Hongkong

August Oth, 1912, Temperature u.m. 81, p.m. 87; Humidity...81, 65,

No. 8961

TELEGRAMS.

类八廿月六年子壬

TELEGRAMS:

KRUPP CELEBRATIONS. THE UNIONIST VICTORY.

THE KAISER'S TRIBUTE.

A LEAD FOR ENGLAND.

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SATURDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

U.S. WOOL TARIFFS,

A BILL VETOED..

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London, August ).

London, August 9. H.M. The Emperor, the Chan- Mr. Bonar Law, in a telegram

President Taft hins vetood the collor, and Ministors of Sinto to Sir John Randles, M.P., now Democrat Hill sending the attended the Krupp Centenary says: What Mandhoster says wool tariffs, on the ground that celebrations to-day.

to-day England will say at the the reductions are so swooping His Majesty, replying to an first opportunity, That oppor. that the measure would irretriev nddroas, mado a long speech in tunity cannot be long delayed."able injure the wool growers and which he dealt with the history

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UNIONIST DEMANDS.

HOME RACING.

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rendor idle thousands of workers. of the Krupp Works, which he

President Taft urges Congress said, formed part of Prussian and The light was one of the keen to enact à measure making sub. German history. The firm was that has been fought. The Constantial reductions, which the founded at the dawn of the libera-servative papers are jubilant and Tariff Board shows possible. tion of Germany and at the describe the result is an uamis- beginning of an opoch which, takeable warning to the Govern- from Leipsig to Versaillos, led to ment that it has lost the con the unity of Germany. What the fidence of the people, and demand firm had accomplished in the their resignation and a general manufacture of urma, was almost alection in the autumn on Home surpasend by its achievements in Bulo and Welsh Disestablish- the domain of peaco and' civilisa-ment. tion. Thus the wheel-tyre, an emblóm of civilisation-not a warlike dovico-figured as the firm's tende-hFK,

The Emperor visited the works und the workson's dwollings.

KAISER'S SPEECH.

Lator.

The Kaiser, in proposing the toast of the Krupp firm and works ata banquet last evening, referred

THE LIBERAL, VIEW. The Liberal papers declare that the result was due solely to un-

the Insurance Act, and the sorupulous misrepresentation of

abstention of Unionist freetraders:

London, August 0. The South Africans beat Lei- cestershire at Leicester by 60

rans..

Keut beat Notts at Canterbury by an innings and 120 rune.

from the poll, due to Sir John THE CHINESE REPUBLIC.

Randles keeping Tariff Reform

in the background,

There was rejuicing in Belfast last night, crowds parading the streets,

RESULT A SURPRISE.

UNPOPULAR PROPOSAL.

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Telegraph.

AUGUST 10, < 1912.

TELEGRAMS.

WOMAN'S LATEST.

ART GALLERY DAMAGE.

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London, August 0.

A suffragatto a Glasgow shed the glass of a valuable painting in the Art Gallery and escapo..

Hie left a hatchet bohind.."

"OBITUARY."

SIR ALFRED WILLS.

London, August 9. Tho death is announced of the Right Hin. Sir Alfred Wills, PC. Tormerly Judgo of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice.

HAYTI.

THE PRESIDENT KILLED.

London, August 0.

A New York tolagram reports.

in moving terms to the gallant Tho Liberalis at the outset of

Peking, August 0. band of the Coil Army who had the context wern. `apprehensive,| The people in Peking have boon swept away by the Latin but later grew mures confident as risen against the siggosted en that General Lecomte, the Pre- gren disaster They had fallen, Mr. Hewart proved a brillant gagement of the services of Liangsident of the Republic of Hayti, lo said, on the fold of honour candidate whose sucrons on the Kai-chix, the follower of the perished in his palace, which and would live ever in the hearts platform made even tho Choser Deformer fleung Yan-wai, by the has been destroyed by a series of of those of deur astive province. | vatives aloutful of victoiy. Contra) (loverament.

Continuing. His Majesty abd

|Hence tho sweeping majority vás upon th

day most surprising. Commenjoratiog the eentenary

RIVALS OPINIONS, "-

MORE TAXATION,

WEATHER FORECASI

SHOWERY

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August Juh, 1911, Temperature a.m. 85, p.m., 87; Humidity... 79, 08.

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TELEGRAMS.

| THE SHEPPEY DISASTER,

BODIES BROUGHT BACK..

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TELEGRAMS.

BIG, EARTHQUAKE,

SEVERE SHOCK IN TURKEY.

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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

The Englishmen released from Kiol jail repudiate the suggos- tion of espionage, saying that their voyage was purely a plea- sure trip.

(Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, August 0. A Naval guard of honour at Seismographs in England Rotherhitho waited the bodies marked early this morning a great. of the Boy Scouts who were earthquake in the chat of Europe, drowned off Shoppoy, and tho tlio nuedlo being displaced nine Tho coffins contining tho flags of the vessels in the river inchos.

bodies of the Boy Scouts drown- wero half-masted. The collins News has just arrived of a ed off Sheppey have lain in stoto“ were laid in state in the church prolonged earthquake in the in Walworth Church and heon

at Walworth and 40,000 people viewed them last ovoning.

THE ENGLISH “SPIES.”

vicinity of Constantinople ourly in the morning. There was a sharp panic, bat the amount of damage is not yot qzcertaina.i.

HELPING PERSIA.

FURTHER BRÍTISH LOAN.

A PLEASURE VOYAGE.

London, August.?) The released English_yachts. Eckorne- mon, interviewod at foorde, stated that they had had no causo to complain to tho

London, August 9. nuthorities of their treatment.

Reutor learns that Britain has They repudiated the suggestion agreed to advance a further loan of espionage and said the voyage 10 Porsin in order to assist the war puroly for pleasure.

The German Press unmeats on the foolishness and frivolous carolossness of tourists in photo- graphing indiscriminately."

PROTEST TO PÉKING.

China Merchants S N Cos Telogram to the President.

viewed he 10,000 peoplo.

The Kaiser divoral a speech in connection with the Krupp centenary celebrations, dwelling on the importance of the work of the firm in the survices of the Fatherland.

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The shareholders of the Chinn Morelianty Steamship Ca, demand. that the directors shall not sell the Company, alleging that the would be. Cantuso buyer re- presents Japanese interests,

On the ground that it would Government to deal more effeo-irretrievably injure wool growers. tively with the situation in the gal reader idly thousands of South.

AUSTRALIA'S NAVY.

DEPOT IN LONDON.

workers, President Taft has valood the new Domoernt Bill amending the wool tariffs,

In consequenen of the Liberal. fofout at Maneliciter, the Unionist journals demand the resignation of the Government. Tho Liborala attributs the result to unscrupu lous misrepresentation of the Insuranco Act and the abstentions of Unionist Froo Tradors,

LOCAL.

Tenders are being invited for the oroption of a fruit und vegeta The oruiser Sydney is to be ble market at Youmati. meeting of shareholders of the Inunched on the Olydo on the

at which it company

29th inst. Two subinarines will dovided to reorganize a !เอ

also be shortly launched at Bar and company

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London, August 9. Į explosions-lasting an hour,

The Managers and staff of the The development of tho An enormous quantity of am-China Merchants' S. N. Co. have The Ministry of Finnes has munition had been stored in the sent a joint telegram to the Pro-Australian Navy is involving such of the Kruppes works the M. Hewart aris the first to read the tax on paddy fields houses were damaged and several tional Council and the Ministry London in connection, with the enforend more taxation and in-callars of the palace. Adjoining sident, Vice-President, the Na-work that the Commonwealth has | decided to open a naval depot in Sovernigh of the marty me! frient of the jer couli and he prea alusor Sie dobry Rules The provénial tleritin have people külad and injured. of Communications. It says that High Commissioner's Office. absent, Nobody could macera e aspienous via my facecaptiuo the Cordovarn[President Tronto was elected the Board of Directors hold a the fulness at the blessing which are fights

quent against tais aetiyn.—“ Shut | in August last year as the rosult In a subaqusw porcie 19 h. P." had spread from Mosen ator lins

of a military revolution]. dreds of thousands of Gorman supporters he druified thus 45

JAVA ILL-TREATMENT. Ceolt was a wreed julebuert gelbeek. werkers W

Shanghai, Anga-4 9. truete him durace forma visi,Sir Jom Rides, M.P.

President Yuan has despatchod: to Eoien was due a deal si preti, said theelec ion in been 3. Yaishin to Holland in order ship of Kra and family fought on Home Rules and Waish

{to open direct negotiations with with the work people. Emporar dwolt at length upon lesguised that he was a Tari Dutch Government in.con- Reformes, hat be hat fought hon with the claims of com- lection on the joliey of the loverginent.

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the untiring inistry of the warm-headed funder of the firm at his symphy with the workmen, and also on the suitulous zeal of his son in following the paternal example in promoting the welfare of the workinen und

Desestablishment

the bed new

EFFECT OF MARKETS.

Later. The markets opened strongly the bye-election, but receded

THE JUDICIARY.

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in alleviating distress. He had in the afternoon. heard with gratification from the present head of the house that i ilis tradition would be anbroken, The Kaiser himself lind derived from Essen many valùnblə im pressions and suggestions for the Treatment of the difficult questions| of the provident care of workmen, with which, not without success he thought, he had keenly busied himself during his 25 years reign.

NEW APPOINTMENTS

Louça, August 9.

The Itt. Hon. Lord Robson, one

Chinese rosi-tenta in. Sourabaya, ponsation for injury suffered by the and for the cancellation of the drastic measure employed against the Chinese residents in Java.

CHINA MERCHANTS CO.

RECORD EMIGRATION,

Interesting Statistics.

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to

The next Criminal. Sessions

the old company; that a Can-Ow, Meanwhile the material for are to open at the Supreme Court tonsse numed Liu Housh-houn be constructed in Sydney, is

the cruiser Brisbane, which is to on the 10th inst. at 10a.m.

claims to be representative of Chinese merchants and offers a sum of Tls. 8,000,000 to purchase the company and is intent on accomplishing his object:

Emigration traffic from the United Kingdom to non-European telegram, is apprehensive and The mercantile world, says the countries last year nearly reached the record of 1007, in that year test, as

public opinion is loud in pro- that in they fear the total number of passengers this offor there may be mis- The Ministry of Communi- who left (British and foreign) was representation and deceit. They cations has telographed to the 034,949; last year it was 823,425 feel that there is just this com- China Merchants Steamship Com The great and growing attractive- pany of Chinese navigation inter- pony opposing the proposed saleness of the British Colonies Poste, and if it should be secretly hown by the fact that no fewer sold to foreigners, future troubles than 349.319 of last year's num-

of the concern.

INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE.

The Ministry of Labour and Commerce has telegraphed to the Governor Generals asking them to despatch delegates represent- ing the provinces to Peking in

of the Lords of Appeal, has re-order to attend the industrial con- tired, and the Rt. Hon. Sir J. forence.-"Shat Po," Fletcher Moulton has been ap- pointed to tho vheaney.

The Hon. Sir John A. Hamilton

THE COLLIERY DISASTER, boon appointed a Lord Justice

DEATH-ROLL 103.

London, August 9,

A message from Bichum saya it is officially announced that 100 minors.were killed in the Loth- ringen colliory explosion.

Roscno work is difficult, the scone of the disaster being a mile and a half from the shaft.

The Kaiser has given £750 sterling towards the, relief of the Bufferers.

ROYAL HOUSEHOLD.

NEW COMPTROLLER,

ANOTHER RESIGNATION.

Shanghai, August 9. . Chang Sik-lim, Governor

of the Court of Appeal, and Mr. General of Chihli, is resolved to Sidney Rowlatt, who has been resign as he has had friction with

the Commissioner of Finance. Junior Counsel to the Treasury since 1005, is appointed a Justice of the King's Bench Division in succession to Sir Johın Hamilton,

NATIONAL INSURANCE.

IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT,

London, August 0. The "Timos" saya Sir Henry Harvey, K.O.M.G., Financial Advisor to the Egyptian Govern- ment, has been appointed Chief Auditor of the National Health

Insurance.

COURT DIALECT.·' President Yuan has directed the provincial authorities to

being despatched to Australia.

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TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED,

cestershire at cricket.

South Afrion have beaton

A. woman foll from a verandah yesterday at Yaumati and has boon removed to the hospital..

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A. Chinese who was found hang- ing from a tree near St., An- thony's Church has been remov- ed to the hospital..

A Chinese employed in Mesars Watson's mineral water factory at Whitfeld 's been suffering Lei-from injuries to his arm which is supposed to have become en- tangled is some belting.

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ber left for placos in the British are too serious to imagine. The Empire. The following table rights of the whole country and matter concerns the navigation shows the countries to whieli they as the writers are managing the appointed Comptroller of the Lord Saye and Sele has been

journoyed, and distinguishes be- tween British and foreign travel-Company, they dare not desist Royal Household.

from reporting the facts by telegram.

lers:

Sir Hoary Harvey has been No Chance for the Japanese. made Chief Auditor of National The wires proys that steps may Health Insurance.

be taken to protect Chinese right.

The Chinese who was charged with entoring, the house of, Mr. Rumjahn, at Shaukiwan Road, with intent to commit a robbery, was sent to gaol for three months this morning.

A Chinese, oged about twonly.

A director of the China Mor- General Leconte, President of ohants when seen by a repro-Hayti Republic, perished in his fivo, has died in hospital. Ho sentative of the "China Press on palace, which was destroyed by entered No 2, Police Station yas

Canada... Australia

207 Other Colonies 0,607 488

315,748 32,415

British Foreign. .184,880 28,501 ...... 68,842 Now Zealand... 12,128 Cane Colony... 24,564 Natal 0,203 India..

413 111

2

2,021

302

0,744.

emphatio terms that there was

any possibility of the Japanese or

It will be seen that only a small

any foreigners obtaining control

the 3rd inst. denied in the most explosions..

torduy with a wound in his throat,

aud, it is alleged,' wrote, down the name of the man who inflict- the wound. A man lins bren

The official rotura of the num- of the company. A re-organization bar killed in the Lothringen establish schools for the teaching proportion of foreigners go to was planned which would infos colliery disaster places the figuro arrested in connection with the of the Court dialect."Sai Kal British Colonies. The majority now blood into the company and Kong Yik Po."

AMERICAN HELP

Peking, August 9, American financiers intend to advance loans to the Republican Government,

JAVA CHINESE BHOT. ·

at 103.

A number of Koreans have

of foreign emigrants go to the inoroase the paid up capitaliza- United States, which last year tion. Shareholdere would be at took 120,155 British subjects liberty to sell their shares or been arrested in Peking on charges who went to the States numbered retain them and the additional of plotting to blow up Princo 121,814. For the first time last capital would permit of increased Katsura's train. year the Colonies took more than facilities und earning powers.

affair.

There was a sequel to the re-

cent netion brought by U. L. A.

Mobileon against the Coronation Garage and Lau Ngo Po, in the Bankruptcy Court this morning.

half of the emigrants who left our The newshares would be taken up Several changes in judicial Tho plaintiff in the former action shores. The number who went to in their entirety by a syndicate of appointments are announced in appeared for public examination The Ministry of Foreign Affairs the States was the lowest for any of Chiness, of whom a large num consequence of the retirement of in annnection with his bankraptoy has received telegrams from the last ten years with the excup bor are Cantoness. The plan has Lord Robson.

proceedings. Chinese residents in Java to the tion of 1008, The British pas- not yet been placed before the effect that the Dutch police hare dengers to Australia and Now shareholders and no definite so

Three British bluejackota of ahot nine Chinese labourers. Zealand increased by 38,000 over tion has yet been taken, he add-amaaled the glass of a valuable the Police Court to-day, with as At Glasgow a aufragette .M.S. Tomar, were charged, at They beg the Ministry of Foreign the number in 1910ed. When the director was ask painting in the Art Gallery and sulting a Chinese named H. 8. Affairs to lodge a protest with It must not be nasumed that the ed regarding the shares hold by escaped, leaving a hatchet behind. Wong, and doing him such bodily the Dutch Minister in Peking. whole of the 315,748 British pas- Sheng Kung Pao, ho replied ssagers. in the above tabls are "Matters have so been fixed that

STILL RESIGNING.

TURKEY & MONTENEGRO, London, August 0.

harm that he now lies'in hospital, Lord Baye' and Sole has been

Lordon, August 9. Chan Hok-lisi, Minister of emigrants, The nambers re- these shares. cannot be transfer- The death is announced of the Itwasstated that they upsets rick- appointed Comptroller of the The Porte has instructed the Finance, is determined to resign turning must be deducted. This red to any foreignora, Japanero Right Hon Bir Alfred Wills, shew in Queen's Road in which Royal Household in succession to Minister to Cetinje, who had as an his leave expires on gives an outward balance of brothers besides he does not by formerly Judge of the King's Wong was seated and that the Lord Liverpool, who is been gone to Cattaro, to return to his grount of criticism by the peo- 261,808, which is the largest ex-, any means hold "a" ebutrolling Bench Diylon of the High Court Juttèr had his leg fractured made Governor of New Zealand, post

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