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The

Hongkong. Telegraph.

August 20th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 79, p.m. 78; Humidity... 90, 86.

No. 8870

TELEGRAMS.

TEST CRICKET.

晚九初月七年子玉

TELEGRAMS.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1912

WEDNESDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

PEKING EXÉCUTIONS.

ENGLAND SCORE 345.

"GENERAL "BOOTH.

HIS CONDITION SERIOUS.

| GOVERNMENT'S UNCONCERN.

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

London, August 20.

The weather was showory and the wicket very soft when the Test match was resumed wo-day at the Oval.

Thore was an attendance of 14,000.

England, on their first vonture, took thair over-night score to 245. Minnett took four wickets for 34 runs.

Australia then wont out to bat and at the close of the day's play and wore 51 up for the loss of two wickets

Reuter's

[Service to the Telegraph."] London, August 20. Increased unxiety is feltrogard- ing "Gouoral Booth, the veteran hond of the Salvation Army, His strength is failing.

Router's

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Barometer

August 20th, 1911, Temperature am. 78, p.m., 82; Humidity.....95,

AUGUST

21.02

1912.

三频道。

統一廿月八其港香

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

INSURANCE ACT.

PASSIVE RESISTER FINED.

A RUSSIAN TRAGEDY,

SOLDIER SHOOTS COLONEL

DR. SUN YAT SEN.

ASSASSINATION RUMOUR.

Router's

Router's

[Service to the “{Telegraph.3]··

London, August 20. The first passive resistance caso

Roater's

386 Pax Annu

Single Cory 10. ORKYKN

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN

doad.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

The Canadian Minister of Marine has loft for Home, and [Service to the "Telegraph."] [Service to the Telegraph."]

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Mr. Borden follows in a few days. London, August 20.

London, August 20...

· London," August 20. |-

"Ceneral" Booth, the veteran Beuter's Peking correspondent

Reuter's correspondent at San

Reuter's Warsaw correspondent telegraphs that the Assembly Francisco states that the son and under the Insurance Act has been states that a soldier of the Enhead of the Salvation Army, is declares the explanations of the daughters of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, dealt with, Mr. Hurlock, a pro-gineers Corps, who had been Government concerning the oxe who are at prosent in that city, minent Walworth Liberal, being sentenced to arrest, entered a flat England scored 245 in their quilon of the two

Hankow allege that their father was fined £5 sterling on each of three occupied by Colonel Prince Nicoll first innings against Australia, Generals to be unsatisfactory, assassinated at Peking by troops, summonses.

Tumanoff and shot him through and the latter's score atands at and demands the attendance of supposedlyle the orders of The Magistrate ordered the the lungs. Ho also shattered the 51 for two wickets. "General" Booth is in a state the Premier and the War Minis President Yuan Shib-kai. The contributions to be paid, but Princess's leg.

|tor at its moeting to-morrow. of comatose."-

report is unconfirmed.

consented to consider an appli- The Government is remarkably

cation to stato a caso for appeal. unconcerned in face of the violont

NEARING THE END,

DEAD.

Lator.

Lator.

"Glenoral" Bonth died at 10.20 hostility displayed and is pre- p.m. to-day.

TROUBLED TURKEY.

THE CANADIAN MINISTERS.

ACTION AGAINST ALBANIANS,

London, August 20. Router's correspondent ni Salonika statos that three Turkish divisions are concentrating at Kiuprili to attack the Albanians, failing their submission.

a settlement.

Later.

END OF VISIT.

London, August 20. The Canadian Minister of Marine (the Hon. Mr. Hazou) his Bailod for Canada.

The Promier, (the Hon. Mr.. Borden), will return in the course of a low days.:

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STORY UNTRUE.

Later.

"GENERAL" BOOTH.

pared to take strong measures. it maintains that it posse8508 proofs of the guilt of the executed A lator message from the same Genorals.

correspondent states that the Meanwhile the Southern papers rumour as to the assassination of A Sketch of the Veteran's Career. aro funning the flames of party Dr. Sun Yat-son is unfounded. atrifo.

It originated from placards dis played in the Chinoso' quarter announcing that Dr. Sun had left Shanghai on Sunday for Peking, despite the entreaties of friends.

ULSTER.

OMINOUS RUMOURS.

London, August 20.

four Unionista, counties of Ulstar | THE CHINESE REPUBLIC. on the eve of the demonstrations

RUBBER CO.'S REPORT, stage. A man of tremendous en

Officers rushed at the assailant and killed him with revolvers.

STRAITS LAW.

Obligations Upon Pinters and Publishers.

A rumour ciroulated in San Francisco to the effect that Dr. Sun Yat-sen has been assassinated | in Peking is, without foundation.

Regarding Ulator, ominous rumours are circulating, includ- ing the seizure of Governmont buildings..

Under the Indian Act of 1835

An agreement has been come certain regulations have to be By the death, at the age of 83 complied with by whosoever to between Turkey and the Al- years, of the Ray. William Booth, undertakes the printing and banians, and the latter are now mander-in-Chief of the Salvation Straits Settlements and for failing D.O. I. Oxon, "General and Compablishing of a newspaper in the returning to their homes. Army," and director of its social to carry out these obligations a tacking free labourers at Tilburg Trade Unionists are still at institutions for destitute, vicious Japanese named S. Yamamoto, docks. Many thousand bales of and criminal classes, a wonderful and a Chinese printor named Tay jute were destroyed in a disas personality passos off the world's lock-kim, were summoned to trous fire in a warehouse on

before the magistrate, Monday, appear The London correspondent of

ergy and phenomenal activity, he at Singapore the other day. lass crammed into his lifetime a The Japanese was oharged the Birmingham Daily Post,

President Taft suggests the statos that the Government is

truly marvellous record of hard, with having published a Japan-insertion in the Panama Canal contemplating "proclaiming" the Plantations Investment Trust. conscientious work for a cause of eso newspaper without having Bill of declaration that nothing which he was the founder, and, made a declaration before omagis therein contained impair the pri it might be said, the very life and trate and the Chinese was charged vileges acquired by foreigners soul. Some idea of the immense with (1) failing to notify his under Treaties. in September. It is not impos- sible that the hands of the

The third annual report of the task which he achieved may be con- change of address, and (2) print-

ceived when it is remembered that ing a newspaper without having A Russian soldier who had been Government will be previously directors of the above company forced, there being ominous for the year ending March 31st the idea which he floated less than his name and address visibly sentenced to arrest entered. n rumours circulating, including contains the following items: 50 years ago has during the in-printed on sama. Mr. Evoritt do- flat occupied hy Colonel Prince Nicol Tumanoff and shot him the projected soisure of Govern- Of the total capital of £1,000,- tervening period developed to fended the first accused.

suoli on extent that at the present nion! buildings.

000, 2525 000 is paid up. The time the Army which he founded that he visited the second so-

Sub-Inspector Kim Swee stated through the lungs, also shattering the Princess's log, He was sum of £741,141 11e. Gd. appear has corps, circles and societiesoused's premises on July 28 and seized by officers and shot. ing in the balance sheet as invest established in 50 countries and saw a part of a Japanese newe- monte in shares, debentures and colonies, with some 21,000 officers

The National Assembly is dis options is represented by approx- and employees-men and women how printed seemed to be satisfied at the explanation of the

paper being printed. The portion imately 68-persata in rubber who carry on the Army's work political

Chiness Government concerning (including coffee interplanted in As a result, there has been organis portion had already been printed. Government is remarkably un- a political caricature. The news the Peking executions, but the rabbor), 24 per cent. in tea, and ed a system for the benefit of the Mr. Everitt told the bench that, 31 per cent, in tobacco and other submerged, starving, visious and he also visited the first nocused concerned in face of the violent products; the geographical discriminal classes which has now that day and advised him, and hostility displayed and is pre- Trust's investment on March 31 over 300 social institutions. In Yamamoto made a declaration be-pared to take strong measures.

the course of one year, it is fore & magistrate o on the following The first case of passive resis-

many as Monday.

tance under the Insurance Act

A message from Itoutor'a

POPULAR INDIGNATION. correspondent at Constantinople

(From Chinese Sources.) states that an agreement has buen teached between the repromonta.

Poking, August 20. ves of the Government and the Albanians, the latter having Gonernia Chang Chun-wn and On account of the axecution of

Fong Wai, thore has been popular indignation displayed by the people of Peking. Extra pre. A STARVING SCIENTIST. cautions are being taken by the

M. Fabre Penniless at the Age soldiers at the Presidential Court

gun to return to their homes,

THE EASTBOURNE

TRAGEDY.

LATEST DETAILS,

of 90.

tribution of the cost of the

last is as follows:-

East Coast

Sumatra ... 34 27 Java **** Malay Peninsula, 16.1/4 Southern India... 12.1/2

100

31

$1

11

calculated that as

Mr. Everittsaid hisclient plead-

ed guilty to the technical offence.

tiona due under the Act.

LOCAL.

Shongbai, August 20. President Yuan has telegrapli al to Vico-President Li asking

M. Henri Fabro, whose studies him to give publicity to the proved charges against Gonerals Ohang of insect life have made his name Chun-wu and Fong Wai in order widely known, is reported to be literally starving to death in his to subdue publio criticism.

Ceylon....... 10.1/4 per cent. 6,000,000 bods have been sup In answer to pounsel witness has resulted in Mr. Hurlock, a London, August 20. The Governor Generals of village home at Sorignan, near

plied to people of this type, and anid that last year a number of prominent Walworth Liberal, it appoare that the woman Canton, Kinngsi. Anhui, Hunan, Orange in Provence. He is one!

over 11,000,000 meals, and Fukien have telegraphed to these perfectly single-minded

European printing firms were being fined £5 on each of three. murdered at Eastbourne by

further indication of the wide found to be ignorant of the Act summonses, the magistrate or- Captain Marray was Murray's Peking asking the Gwernment en whoso whole lives are spont

spread ramifications of the Army and wore warned, to avoid pre-dering him to pay the contribu wife and the woman injured was

evidence in the pursuit of knowledge and to give substantial

who never give a thought to mi-

may be gathered from the fact ceedings being taken. ber sister. The children werengainst the dead Generals.

that the several weekly journals The members of the Stale erial questions of existence. The his, one by the wife and two by

published under ita auspices have the sister. Relatives state the Council have insisted on the result is that he finds himself, at

The directors anticipate that a joint circulation of nearly. He had made a declaration in 1910 Several Chinese shopkeepere Murray, whose antecedents are Cabinet Ministers attending the the age of ninety, absolutely pen- obscure, had attacks of insanity. meeting of the State Councillors. His wife, who was forty the average cost per acre in bear-million copies and are printed in but, falling ill, the paper ceased were fined, at the Police Court The War Office knows no olliter today, to explain the charges wears his junior, died quite recent-ing to the Trust of its holdinge 21 languages, while monthly publication. When it was rosum-to-day, for causing, obstruction, of the name, but it appears that under which the two Generals and he is hardly likely to at March 31st, 1912, is not likely publications have a circulation ed his ollout forgot to make

another declaration. Although A Chinese was sent to gaol he had been in the Army and were convicted and shot: other survive her very long, as he is to exceed £00 this is exclusive of 140,000.

The deceased "General" was ignorance of the law WHE no for fourteen days, by Mr. Mol. served in India and South Africa wise the State Council will fading away for want of nourish- of estimated capital employed in

born at Nottingham and was defence, counsel urged that the bourne for stealing a dog, valued denounce the Ministers, and if not, "training himself to do the production, of annual crops. the Council's donunciations are without food" as he pathetically From the profit and loss no- educated by a private theological obscurity of the Act should bent $50, the property of Inspector aot taken notice of by the Govern-prossed it. His sight is failing count it will be seen that the tutor of the Methodist Now Con taken into consideration.

Ho Worship fined the publisher PANAMA CANAL BILL.ment, the Council will threaten and he can no longer work. There carry forward from 1010-11, the nection Church in London. He

to dissolve." Shat Po." could hardly be a andder close to profit to the March 31st 1912, in was "converted" at the age of 15 $5 and costs and the printer $5

long and laborious life, but now £143,000 14s. 8d.; from this has years and commenced immediato on each charge and costs. that attention has been drawn to to be deducted the interim divi-y to preach in the open-air at Shing Sun-wai, ox-Minister of the case, the necessary help will end of 5 per cent. paid, less tax, Nottingham. At the age of 23 PRESIDENT TAFT'S SUGGES- Communicatione under the Mon- be forthcoming in the shape of 9th January 1912, together with years he entered the New Con- chu Government, line despatched small pension from the Govern the directors' remuneration of 10 noction ministry and after being

representative to Peking with mont.

per cent. thereon 227,355 78. 3d., travelling evangeliat, he was appointed to ordinary circuit leaving $115,741 76, 5d.

work. In 1801, however, he re-

TION.

London, August 20. President Taft, in a message to Congress, urges on amendment of the Canal Bill in order to permit

TO BUY OFFICE.,

a larga eun'of money with a view to obtaining reinstatement. "Shat Po."

SEIZED BY TIBETANS.

A Self-Educated Man.

a

"Straits Times."

PORTS TO EUROPE.

Korr.

During the absence on leave of Major Generel O..A. Anderson, C.B., the Command of the troops of South China will devolve on

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after com

HONAN BEANS AS EX- Colonel O. W, R. St. John, O.E. For driving a truck in a care- less manner, three coolies were Honan beans are being shipped fined $10, or one month's hard Henri Fabre, the son of a pea- The directors recommend the signed from the ministry in ordor down the Yellow River in large labour cach, this morning. Mr. sant, is an entirely self-made man payment, less tax, of a final divi- to devote himself Rolely to quantities to Lankon where the Brotherton Harker, who was in a Shanghai, August 20.. in the intellectual senso. Begin-dend of 5 per tent, which works evangelistic work. In the course goods are landed from the junks chair which was smoslied by of his labours he visited London to be loaded on cars of the Shan- the truck, had a fortunnte escape foreign nations to test the validity The fall of Ba-tong into the ning as a school teacher, he con- out as follows: of the free tolle provision, and hands of the Tibetane has been trived, unaided, to obtain his 18. per share on 50,000 fully- and so impressed was he with the lung Railway for distribution to from serious injury, suggests the insertion of a de- officially confirmed. Wan Cheong- degree as a doctor of science. He paid shares, absorbing £2,500; destitate condition of the eastern the Chinese bean mills along the

A big contract has been secured claration that nothing in the Bill hang, Governor General of Sze- was offered an excellent position 6d. per share on 883,138 shares portion of its population that he line. The idea of oxporting by the Hongkong and Whompon will impair the privileges acquir-chuan, has telegraphed to Pekingas tutor to the Prince Imperial, 10s. paid, ranking for the whole commenced special efforts on Honen beans from Tsingtao to

Dock Company, Ltd., 'n ed by foreigners under Treaties.

but declined it, so that his year, absorbing £22,328 Ja. Od.; their behalf. At first this effort Europe may suggest itself to a asking for relief.

scientific studies should not be 4.1-24. per share on 310 shares was styled the Christian Mission, casual observer, but there are oir-petitive tendering. It is for the RECOMMENDED FOR OFFICE interrupted. No one has more 10s. paid, ranking from 1st July but in 1878 it developed into the cumstances which make such idea conversion of the cargo steamer, Chou Hok-hai. Minister of closely investigated the habite of 1911, viz.: three-fourths of the Salvation Army, which has now purely theoretical Firstly, the Kennebes, lato sbulk-oil carrying LONDON DOCK TROUBLE. Fine, has recommended. La insects or written more charming financial year, absorbing 25 186. grown to the wonderful dimen freights from Tsinging to Europe vessel. The amount of the con Chun-Tu to the Government ne ly about them, in the simple, 3d.; 3d. per share on 2,740 sinns aited above. The late are generally higher than those act is about $300,000 and the saitable for filling the Vicedirect style of a single-minded shares 108, paid, ranking from 1st "General's" zeal in the work to from Dairen, Nowohwang, and work involved will take fully six Ministership of Finance.

man. Had he possessed a special-October 1911, viz.: one-half of which he devoted his lifetime wVladivostok. Secondly, the junk months. DR. SUN BREAKS JOURNEY. ity he would no doubt have the financial year, absorbing £34 intensely keen, and his person and railway freights combined Information has reached Hong- Dr. Sun Yat-ain received a received the Nobel Prize long ago 58. Od.; 3d. per share on 8,040 magnetism Las probably hid from Honan to Taingtao come up kong that, as a result of a dispute telegram on the 18th inst., from and been enabled to spend the shares 10s. paid, ranking from lat more than anything else to do so high as to make the price much between a European and a house Peking advising him not to pro- rest of his daya in comfort but January, 1012. via one-fourth with the success of the great ex- dearer than at any of the other boy, something in the nature of a London, August 20.

ceed to the capital for the present as he does not come within the of the financial year, absorbing periment which he undertook. In ports. Thirdly, the bean mills boycott has commanos among Daily disturbances are occur on account of the feeling over the category of thinkers to whom this £100 10s. Od. total £34,960 0s the interests of the Army he has along the Shantung Railway can the Chinese corvants on the ring at Tilbury Dooks, the trade execution of Generala Chang award goes, he would have been 8d., and there is due to the travelled far and wide. He has command good prices for the bean Shameen. In many unionists attacking the free Chun-wa and Tong Wai. Ao left to die of want had not the directors, under the Company's five times visited the United cake which they put out and sell it deed, Europeans are labourers.

cordingly Dr. Sun has broken his post Mistral revealed his state of Articles, 10 por cent on the divi- States and Canada, three times in the inland markets. For this out boys at all. If Amysterious fre occurred journey, and has ordered the distress. It is one more illustradend, absorbing 42,490 188, Od., Australasia and South Afrion, reason they are in a position to some that the boy

no exporters of some Chinese yesterday in a jute warehouse, Commissioner of Navy to onvey tion of the saying that what is total 227 405 188, 3d.; leaving twice India, once Japan and pay prices wh

Auchuris Dally, and this the many, thousand Bales

being his luggage back to Shanghai everybody's business is nobody's to carry forward to year 1912-13 several times almost every can afford Jestroyed:

£88,976.01. 24 busine

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