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TUESDAY, AUGÜST

20,

1912.二拜禮

晚十二月八英港香

TELEGRAMS.

PEKING EXECUTIONS.

A SERIOUS CRISIS.

THE INSURANCE ACT.

APPRENTICES PROTEST.

TELEGRAMS.

TEST CRICKET.

ENGLAND OPEN WELL.

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telagraph."}

就八初月七年于

TELEGRAMS.

A MOTOR INCIDENT.

KING'S NARROW ESCAPE.

Router's

(Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, August 20.

London, August 19. The Test Match between Eng- His Majesty King George was land and Australia opened at motoring at Skipton when a Kennington Oval yesterday. The motor-car, driven by a Mr. weather was showery and the Thornton, of Bradford, not him wicket soft in consequence. at a bad cornor. There was an attendance of Mr. Thornton steered his car 16,000.

into the ditch in order to give the Kinga oloar passage; and later His Majesty shook hands with Ma. Thoralon and said he was glad that no-one was hurt.

England were first to bat and at the close of the day's play thoy were 233 up for the loss of eight wickets.

Hobbs knocked up 66, Rhodos 49, and Woolley 62.

THE SCORING QUESTION. The Board of Control 'mot at the Oval in the afternoon and declared that the winners of, this match will be Triangulur - Olam: plons. If the game is not finished fn six days, another meeting, of the Board will bo hald.

THE BALKAN QUESTION.

COMMENT ON AUSTRIAN

ACTION.

London, August 19. Count Berchtold, the Austro Hungarian Foreign Minister, continues to figure most pru minently in the Press.

Tho "Neus Freio Pross" (Vienna) statos that Gormany, Italy, and Russia have accepteri the propwal made by Austria the Balkans and that Great Britain and Franco have not yet replied. but it is expected that thoy wil necopt.

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

AN AMERICAN TOUR,

Reulor's

[Service to the "Telegraph."

London, Auguel 20.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

PANAMA CANAL BILL.

BRITISH REPRESENTATIONS;

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

It is reported that the Italian Floot has appeared close to the Dardanellos,

Reuter's

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

London, August 10.

London, August 19, The "Timon" Washington --A crisis in arising in Peking Engineer apprentices in Scol- owing to Prosident Yann Shik- land to the number of 3,000 have correspondent reports that the

It is reported thint a hundred kai having had two Hankow struck in protest against the British Charge d'Affaires has Albanians, havo succeeded in gonorale summarily decapitated Insurance Act.

made earnest informal repro-arriving at Salonika. The apprentices at Glasgow sentations to President Taft on a charge of promoting a fresh Revolution."

bare sent an ultimatum to Mr. against any step being taken Southernors are furious and Lloyd George, by telegraph, that the temper of the American have induced the Assembly to demanding that ho amend the people may make it difficult to demand explanations, failing Act or resign. which they will impeach Pre- sident Yuan or the wholo Govern- ment.

DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.

EX-CAPTAIN RUNS AMOK.

London, August 20.. There was a terrible tragedy

THE ULSTER DISPUTE.

SIR E. CARSON'S REJOINDER.

London, August 10, -

Sir Edward Carson, replying to Mr. Churchill, saya Ulstermen are only Gghting to escape from abandonment to those they right- at Eastbourne last night. Captainly abhor. The betrayal of Ulster- Sioks Murray, formerly of the

London, August 19. At the conclusion of the Eng-Army, shot his two children, men is unprecedented. What lish tour, eleven of the Australian another child and a woman dondever the disastrous consequences cricketers will visit Amonien to dangerously wounded his wife, settors of the Government's policy.

bo, the fault lies with the origina- play a series of matchoy.

Macartney, Jonnings, Hazlitt, Minnett and Crouch (the manager) are not going.

It is hoped that baseball chos will also be arranged.

HOME CRICKET.

fire to tho house and thon com mitted suicide.

It appears that the bodies were pleod in a lino and saturated They were oharrod mat-with oil.

beyond recognition,

London, August 19,

A letter was found in a vaBO saying "Ruined; have killed all dependent upon me." The lotter was not signed.

It is stated that Captain Murray had a sun-roke in India and has suffered from constant insomnia.

· LATE TELEGRAMS.

(From Mauila Papora,)

Panama Canal Bill.

retroot.:

PHYSICAL FITNESS FOR BUSINESS MEN.

By Frank A. Gotch, World's

Wrestling Champion..

It doesn't make much difference how much one may work in a gymnasium, so long as one undosa the things that have been brought

about.

From Chinese_sourcas it is reported that the British Minister at Peking has beau recalled,

The Russian Foreign Minister, on the occasion of his visit to Paris, will take the opportunity of going to England, whore he will stay for five days.

It is doniod that tho Albanians are pillaging at Uskub and stated that they have morely decided to levy a toll on the inhabitants for the purpose of covering their expenses.

Elovon of the Australion There are more durable mon who tako modorato exercise than uricketers are, at the conclusion there are among those who slash of the English tour, to visit a series of into it as though they were work-America to play

matches. They may also engage ing at it.

The business man never lived in baseball matches. who doesn't have worries, and he

Washington, August 13.-The permits them to eat into him and conferences between committees capture him. Ho won't admit it, of the Bounts and House on the but watch him taking his plea Panama Canal bill indicate, consures like a fellow who was sure trary to expectation; that the that it was time wasted and that House will concur in the coast the enterprise would go to smash

without him. the Sonate and protested by the amondnienia added by

The reason the loweraniınala” British government.

have it on us is because they live Attacks on the bill continue in the present entirely. The

WIEO The match betwann Northamp

A Bootion of the French Prestonshire and Dorbyshiront | insinuates that Count Berchtold's Northampton onded in a win for object is to obtain entrance to the former by six wicketa, conversations from which Austria was excluded on the octusions when the Kaisor and M. Poin- bare visited Russia.

The attitude of tin British Press is cordial but cautious. It complains of the vagueness of the invitation.

BRITAIN ACCEPTS.

London, August 20, Britain has accepted · Austria's proposals.

TROUBLED TURKEY.

TURCO-ITALIAN WAR.

London, August 19.

A telegram from the Dar-

danelles, despatched on the 17th The Chinese RepubLIC.is, sites that the Italian Fleet appeared at night off Tenedos, eloso to the Dardanelles,

UPSHOT. OF EXECUTIONS,

(From Chinese Sources.)

Shanghai, August 19.

ARCHBISHOP'S ACTION.

£1,000 Libel Case in Australia is Brought to an End,

$80 Fax AREU: BioLa Corr 10 Carre

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS,

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

In the Tost Match, England have a score of 233 for the loss of eight wickets. The winners of this match will be the Triangular Champions, according to the do vision of the Board of Control.

A torriblo tragedy is reported from Eastbourne, Capt. Murray formerly in the Army, shooting his two children, another child and a woman doad, dangerously wounding his wife, sotting fire to his house and thou committing Buicide.

LOCAL

There were only four cases of plague in the Colony last wook and four deathin

A fine of $500 was imposed upon a man, at a Police Court this morning, for being in posses sion of 72 taels of opium.

A Chinose formerly in the Bervice of Mre, Hill, of Taikoo Terraco, was oharged at the Police Court to-day, with robbrry from three houses in that terrace. He was remanded in custody..

Sir Edward Carson, replying

At the Police Court to-day be to Mr. Churchill regarding Ulster affairs, says that however difore Mr. Melbourne a coolie was nstrous the consequences be, the charged with having stolen the fault lies with the originatora of brass fittings from the splash- board of a rickshaw at Tsimtan- the Government's policy.

tani yesterday.

The Turks accuse the Montone-

Pirates attacked the police sta

with unusual vigour. Many news oritter is led into the shambles of grina, in connection with the

pera attack the measure in the stockyards without any ink-Berane affair, of distributing arms tion at Cheung Chen last night, in growing in Constantinople breaking open the-safe, stole over strong language, characterizingling of what is going to happen to Christians, and the impression shot three Indian policemen, and, the action of the Senate as in- in the killing pana. credible folly and wauton selfisli-

that Montenegro is determined to $1,000. They also looted two shops in the place and secured nees. Opposition now centres in

force a quarrel,

another $2,000 worth. They used. the House but it appears that the

the intost Mauser pistols. A bill will havo a majority favourable to it dospite the strong fight that

full story of the affair appears is being minde.

An animal, therefore, is more uniformly confented than a man. Playing futuros is a common human trait. We are all looking into next month, wondering if we'll get through all right, and surance Act, 3,600 Scottish on-in another column overlooking the day and hour in gineer Zapprentices have struck work, Glasgow apprenticos have which we live.

As a protest against the In-

No form of exercise counts that by telegraph demanded an amend. isn't supplemented with the pro- ment of the Act or the resignation per montal attitude, and this of Mr. Lloyd George, mental equilibrium should be carried through the day.

Opposed to Intervention. Washington, August 14. President Taft and Secretary of State Knox conferred last night The State Council has décided to donounce President Yuan and Dr. Clarke, Archbishop of Mel over the possibility of intervention Vice-President Li for their netion bourne, has just been succosaful by the United States in Nicara- in the ease of Generala Chang in a libal aotion against Mr. John gua. This morning a special

soasion of the entire cabinet will An hour's work in the gymna THE ALBANIAN REVOLT. Chun-wu und Fong Wai, who Norton, proprietor of "Truth

sium is fine, but two hours of have been shot for high treason. (Sydney), obtaining a verdict by be held to consider the matter.

The desirability of intervention sloeplessness trying to figure out London, August 19.

The members of the Jointly consent for £1,000 with costs, the Reuter's correspondent at Con- been much irritated at the excou-drawing the article complained/dent by American financial in-

Sworn Union in Nouking have defondant apologising and with has been expressed to the Presi- business affairs offeste it.

Exercise is to make one feel terests which are heavily involved good and become physically, fil stantinople says it is denied that

tion of Generals Chang Chun-wt of Albanians are pilluging and Fong Wai, and have telegra the

The matter aroso over the in Nicaragua. The breaking of and able to ride over the bumps Uskub, but they have decided to levy tolls on the inhabitants for phod to their fellow members in action taken by Arohbishop Clarke the armistice by the robala follow- of life. The durability is what the various provinces te tako steps in connection with Canon Nash, ed by their bombardment on the counts, and the best corner stone the purpose of covering exponers

It is reported that a hundred against President Yuan and Vica former English clergyman, sub 12th of Managua, the capital, has ever made is worthless if it is laid

sequently beneficed in Australia. given point to their arguments, in quicksand." Canon Nash had given up work It is well known that the work of in England, it was alleged, in the new American financial com- certain circumstances, and the mission in Nicaragua is practical- Archbishop, after, as it was shown ly at a standstill.

Albanians have succeeded in arriving at Salonika. The authori ties announced that they would arrost them unless they roturned

to their homes.

• RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER.

·TO VISIT ENGLAND.

President Li.

BRITISH MINISTER.

It is reported that the British Minister at Peking (Sir John Jordan) has been recalled by his Government.

A RESENTED TAX.

-"Bhat Po."

This morning in original Jurisdiction, before Mr. Justice. Gompertz, a motion was heard for the rectification of the register of trade marke with regard, to cor- Count Borehold's invitation totain trade marke of the Wo Leo. the Powers to exchange views on firm. It was claimed by the ap- the Balkan question is still being plicants, the Fat Shing firm, that much commented on. The British the Wo Lee firm had registered, Press takes up a cordial but trade marke denoting qualities in cautious attitude, carplaining of washed and unwashed grass cloth, which in fact were com- the vagueness of the invitation.

mon to the trade.

This morning, in the Supreme Court, the Chief Justico, sitting in Criminal Jurisdiction, con- tinued the hearing of the case in which four prisoners were charged with armed robbery at Yaumati, One man receivad nine years' On meeting at a bad corner nor hard labour, one six years' hard

There is great indignation in Peking and Nanking over the To business men contemplating execution of the two Chinese playsical regeneration I want to generals. The State Council has say this: It pays to get out in lonounced President Yuan and the open and look at the blue sky Vice President Li because of at the trial of the libel action, President Taft's political and forget that there is an office their part in the mattor. treating him with every con- visors are opposed to intervention, or a shop. It pays to get out in sideration in his attempts to fulfil and have warned him that suol the woods and become absorbed a move would give the democrats in hunting, fishing and camping. The authorities in Wu-hu have his Australian duties adequately, imposed a tax on rica, The had demurred to his continuing another anti-imperialism cry to because it is a different world-Skipton, a motor-car driven by a

natural world-that is free from Mr. Thornton, of Bradford, made labour, and a thin five years' Cantonese merchants and the to occupy à certain position, use in the present campaign.

Tariff Wool Bill. The circumstances in which Anhui Provincial Council are'

commercial cares and essentials.way for a car occupied by II.M hard labour, with 22, 18 and 10 Washington, August 14.-By To get in the right mental con- the King by going into the ditch, strokes of the cat rospectively. strongly opposed to the tax and Canon Nash left England were have asked the Governor-General found by the Archbishop. his a vote of 174 to 80, or the neces dition is half the battle, and the His Majesty shook hands with The fourth prisoner was discharg

receiving. of Anhai to withdraw the same. counsel stated, on subsequent in-stry two-thirds with four to spare," big half" at, that. Then the Mr. Thornton and said he was ed. A was a woman charged with London, August 19.

vestigation, not to have been sub- the House of Representatives last physical training amounts to glad no-one was burt. stantiated.

night passed the law tariff wool something. The article complained of by bill over President Taft's veto, I have soon wrestlers and fight-

Representations have

Wealth of Europe. the Archbishop said among other Ite passage by the necessary two ere simply fade away during maile to President Taft by the thirds in the Senate in doubtful, their training because worries British Charge d'Affaires at remarks of a similar tenor,

According to lafest French sta- 'As chief of the Angelicans in Borah of Idaho and Bristow of were eating into their souls. They Victoria you're an Antipodean Kanaae are working actively in its went backward instead of Washington against any stop in anomaly: aaa Churchman you're behalf, but they will have great ward. What can be the of connection with the Panama tistion, the wealth of Europe a gronk; and as: a man a moral difficulty in mustoring the requir- then, on business men Canal tolle that the temper of real and porsonal property is eg Francs, and the amount of capital Peking, August 19. mongrel, Now, the mere men- ad two-thirds,

haven't a tenth the physice tho American people will make ittimated 91 1,175 milliards of in circulation in given aa" 260 Premier Lu is indisposed and tion of the name of Nesh must Underwood, floor loader, faced backing that these professida diflicult to retract,

milliards of francs. If we take a is under treatment at the French make you malevolently mow your serious defections in his own athletes possess?

A happy view of life is the It is reported from Shanghai milliard as being equal to a thon- Hospital, London, August 19.

mendacious mouth and grind and ranks. Mady Demoorate who guash your grinders. ·-

have wool constituencies refused foundation. Then the exercise that as HMS: Minotaur was prosand millions, the 1.175 milliarde The Turkish account of the TRIBUTE, OF WORSHIP.. "Prompted by malicions moto vote. Others paired with Re- becomes subservient and it helps, ceeding from Wai-hai-wei for would represent 847,000,000,000. Berane offeirncoursa the Montene President Yuan has personally tives of professional pique and per publicans who were opposed to but it can never aid in any appre target practice, the target pin- The principal contributors of this grine of distributing arms to the written an "address of worship." sonal prejudice, you sought to the bill but were afraid to vote in viable degree so long as there are nace (?) burst, knocking one man's colomal sum are England, 270 Christians. The impression is and sent his son, Yoon Hak-ting, defile and degrade a brother, the open. The progressive Be Larassing warries that goaw away, head off, injuring another in the milliards; France, 247- Germany, stomach so that he fell overboard 201; Russia, 160) Austris, 100% Increasing in Constantinople that with it to worship the late clergyman by bullying him out of publicans also aplit on the meas and sip one's vitality. Montenegro determined to General Chan-wa, Sai Kai the pulpit in order to place him are Over 130 members absented And this isn't sermon, but and was drowned, and breaking Italy 80 Belginn 26 (and How foros a quarrelij

land, 29 milliards of trancar Kang Yik Po."

in the pillory

themselves from the roll calle.

The Russian Foreign Minister, NEW FINANCE MINISTER. on the occasion of his visit to

Shanghai, August 19. Paris (on returning the visit of M. Poinoare to St. Poleraburg),

Chau Hok-hai assumed offion ng will come to England on Septem. Minister of Finance on the 18th ber 23rd and spend five days at inst.-"Sai Kai Kung Yik Po." Balmoral,

**TURKEY & MONTENEGRO.

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