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Hongkong Telegraph.

The

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Copyright,

August 21st, 1912, Temperature a.m. 78, p.m. 83; Humidity...94, 81,

No. 8871

TELEGRAMS.

THURSDAY, AUGUST............ 22, 1912.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMA.

TELEGRAMS:

TEST CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA'S POOR REPLY.

Router's

(Service to the "Talegraph."]

London, August 21.

Onthoresumption of play in the Test Match between England and and Australia, at the Oval to-day, the weather was dull, and showere interfered with play. The wicket was difficult.

There were 13,000 spectators present, on"

Australia rosumed batting and wore all disposed of for the low score of 111, of which- Kelloway contributed 43. The last seven wiokots fell for 21 runs.

Barnes took five wickets for 30 rans and Woolloy five for 20:

With a load of 131 runs on the first innings, England went out to bat a second time, and at the close of the day's play were 64 up for the loss of four wickets. Hobbs scored 32.

HOME CRICKET.

RAIN PREVENTS PLAY.

联十初月七年子壬

TELEGRAMS.

"GENERAL" BOOTH.

TRIBUTES BY THE PRESS.

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Reuter's

[Service to the "Telograph."} |

London, August 21.

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TELEGRAMS.

TURCO-ITALIAN WAR. MONTENEGRIN TROUBLE. THE FRENCH PREMIER. INsurance RESISTERS,

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

Router's

[Service to the Telegraph."]

London, August 21,

It is understood that the Turco- to memoirs and appreciations of Italian pour parlers, with the "General" Booth, who is des-object of discovering a basis for cribed as "the greatest apostle of peace negotiations, aro making tho ago." They spcculato who- headway. ther the Salvation Army will now decline.

THE KING'S SYMPATHY.

Lator.

It is believed they are being conducted in Paris by the Tur- kish Ministers to Sofia and Cot- tinjo, an Italian ex-Ambassador, and two officials of the Porto.

REQUEST FROM THE POWERS.

Router'a

[Service to the ":"

London, August 21, The Powers have infiled Mon- tenegro to withdraw or troops from Berans, where fighting still continuos.

WARNING BY GERMANY, A

Later,

North

"ARRIVAL" IN FRANCE.

Router's

[Service to the "Tolograph."]

London, Augaat 21. M. Poincare, the French Prime Minister, has concluded his visit to Russia and has arrived at Dankirk.

Enotable sPÈECH.

Lator. Reuter's correspondent at Dun While the situation Albania appears to be settling, kirk wires that M. Poincare, advices from the Taroo-Mon- speaking at a Municipal banquet tonogrin frontior are serious. given in hie honour, said time

His Majesty King George, in a message to Mr. Bramwell Booth, says he is grioved at the death of the latter's father. The nation THE chinese republIC. They show that the Montenegrins had given fresh vigour to the

had lost a great organisor and the poor a whole-hearted and sincere friend, who devoted his life to helping them in a practical way.

"Only in the future," says His Majesty, shall we realise the good he wrought for his follow creatures."

THE NEW GENERAL.'

Lator. It is officially stated that Mr. Bramwell Booth will become the new "Cioneral" of the Salvation Army,

LYING IN STATE. ·

COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

(From Chinese Sources.]

Poking, August 21.

The Ministry of Education in-

tends to enforce compulsory education throughout China.

WOULD-BE OFFICIALS'

CRIMES.

SETTLEMENT HOPES.)

ALISATION PROTESTS. RAILWAY NATION-

FURTHER FINES.

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

London, August 21, There have been further casos in which Insurance Act" passive resisters" have been fined.

The amounts of the fines varied from £1 to £5.

THE EARTHQUAKE.

RELIEF FOR SUFFERERS.

London, August, 21. '

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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.]

TELEGRAMS,

THE NEWS CONDENSED;

D. Sun Yat-sen has arrived at Chefoo on the way to Peking and has boon banquetted.

The negotiations for peace bo- tween Turkey and Italy are believed to be making headway.

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The Nicaraguan insurgents have massnored the garrison of 500 in the city of Leon, only 70 escaping,

Peco has been concluded in Tibot, and all the Chinese troops, beyond the Amban's ordinary escort, will loavo via India,

The Earl of Sefton's party has secured the record "bag" of 702

NEWS FOR BUSY. MEN. brace of grouse at Mallowdale,

Lancashire, His Majesty the King accounting for 142 brace,

have burned several blockhouses Franco-ltussian Alliance. "This and aro baseiging others,

union," he romarkod, "has been The Clerman semi-official Press completed and broadened by the

cordial understanding with” Bri- | warns Montenegro that Europe cannot allow her to stir up

tain. None, however, oan seo an The Emperor Franz Josef of troublo,

aggressive purpose in the pacific Austro-Hungary has sent £400 A newly-formed Law Uphold- grouping of three friendly Pow- towards the fund for the relief of ing Society" at Shanghai has ers. It is by a policy of wisdom, sufferers by the earthquake in tolegraphed in severe terms to the sangfroid and dignity that the Turkey.

Stalo Council concerning the London, August 22. Republic has been able to main- A Mansion House Fund has Peking executious,

tain her position in the world", been opened.. The "Daily Telegraph pub-concluded the Premior. He was lishes an interview with Nor- enthusiastically applauded. adunghian, the Foreign Minister (of Montenegro?) who mys he has good hopes of seeing the The Chinese residents in San soon. The Montenegrin Govern- Montenegrin question bottled It has been decided that there Francisco have telegraphed toment had already assumed a shall be a public lying-in-state of the Central Government giving calmer attitude, and he hoped the have taken place at Manchester, the deceased "Cienoral," probab-partienlars of the crimes com roport of the commission of en- has been abandoned without play,ly in a public hall in London. mitted by loung Yau-wai, the quiry into the Kochana masores, great Reformer, and Liang Kai-which would soon be published, owing to rain.

WORLD-WIDE SYMPATHY. ohin, his follower, and bagging would apponse Bulgaria. For a similar reason the match

World-wide telegrams of sym-the Government not to engage between Gloucestershire

pathy have been received, in- them as officials." Shat Po." Surrey, fixturod to take place at cluding condolences from King. Cheltenham, has been abandoned, (eorge and other Monarchs.

THE PEKING EXECUTIONS, Kent boat Leicestershire at LAID DOWN HIS SWORD." Dover by an insings and 20 ruLS,

Shanglui, August 21. The following matches were A police posted ni the Salva-

The Government lias, in reply drawn-Hampshire v Sussox, at tion Army loadquarters slatos to the enquiry of the State Coun- Portsmouth; Somerset v Worces. "The Goueral las laid down his cil concerning the charges under tershire at Bourbridge; Netts v sword. God is with us." All Middlesex at Nottingham.; South the Salvation Army flags are fly Africans v Yorkshire at Shoffield, ing at half-mast,

London, August 21... The match between Lancashire and Warwickshire, which was to

TURKISH POLITICS.

A MINISTER RESIGNS

London, August 21. - Router's Constantinople cor. respondent states that Hussein Milma Puška, Minister of Justico, has resigned, necessitating a fresh Cabinet shaЛllo.

NICARAGUA,

A GARRISON MASSACRED.

London, August 21. Reator's correspondent at New York telegraphs that the Nicara guan insurgents have massacred the garrison of 500 in the city of Leon, only 70 oscaping.

THE GROUSE SEASON.

THE BURIAL. The deceased "General" will be buried beside his wife at Stoke Nowington cometary.

TIBETAN SITUATION.

PEACE AT LAST.

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TELEGRAMS...

THE NEWS CONDENSED,

Police Lieutenant Becker and a gang of alion criminals have been indicted in New York for

More Insurance Act passive re- the murder of the gambler Rosen- that who accused the policy of participating in gambling profits.

Our Cunton correspondent re- ports that the Nine Charitable Institutions, have written to the committee of the Yuot Han Rail- way Company regarding the resistors have been fined. ported intention of nationalisa- tion of the Railway, insisting on its being retained under com The Turkish Minister of Jus

tice having resigned, a reshuffling investments will be handed back of the Cabinet will be necessary to the shareholders.

AFRICAN GUN-RUNNING. mercial control, otherwise all the

by Wild Tribes, ›

A Critical Situation.

The U. 8. Sonate committee on Inter-oceanic Carials uns decided not to report President Taft's A telegram has also boòn dé-

suggested amendment to the spatoled to the State Council in

The Moroccan Protonder hos Panama Canal Bill,” bölieving. Peking entreating the members been proclaimed Sultan at Mar-that he will not voto the measure to fight hard for the maintenance of the commercial control of the Canton-Hankow Railway, 80 88

to provent any further outbreak

rakosh.

which Generals Chang Chun-wu1,000,000 French Rifles Owned and Fong Wai were shot, stated that the secrecy of the Army has to be maintained, and it is thoro foro impossible to give publicity to the facts of the case. However, the Government will telegraph to

of troublo. The telogram pointe The Emperor of Austria has Vice President Li and ask him to

out that the downfall of the given £400 towards the relief of givo publicity to the principal Large quantities of Gras rifles Manchu Government was caused sufferers in the Turkish earth- points. The members of the and ammunition have been nequir- by ita attempt to nationalise the quake. A Mansion House Fund Stato Council are dissatisfied at fed by savago naked tribes in the railways, and this fact should be has been opened. this reply and have given General Soudan and the vicinity of the a lasting lesson to the Republi- Tuan Ki-aui, Minister of War, a Soudaness-Abyssinian frontier, oan Government. limit of time to make known tho says Router. The region chiefly

| full particulars of the case, nflected is that between Northern TO FACILITATE POSTAL

Uganda, the western border of

DR. SUN YAT-SEN.

Boudan.

A

DELIVERY.

President Yuan has ordered Abyssinia, and the south-eastern London, August 21. Lau Kwai-yat ond Fan Yuan-lim corner of the Anglo-Egyptian

The Far East" states that to proceed to Tientsin to welcome Reliable nows has reached Dr. Sun Yat-son. The telegram

It is estimated that over a mil-the Japanese Department of Communications, with the object tiyantso to the effect that peace stating that Dr. Sun has brokan lion Gras rilles, with the neces has been concluded at Liliassa. his journey is denied. Dr. Sun sary ammunition, have found of facilitating mail delivery, has All the Chinese troops, beyond the arrived at Chafoo yesterday, but their way into the region lying decided to do may with the Amban's ordinary escort, will did not go ashore, Shat Po," between the southern part of the practice of affixing the post

leave Tibot vin India, their arms and ammunition remaining st Lhness. The agreement has been sealed by both parties. The Chi- nese traders remain.

THE NEW YORK MURDER.

FOREIGN ADVISER,

There is still sorious trouble on the Turco-Montenegrin frontier,

as it stands.

LOCAL.

Five mon were committed, for

trial to-day on charges of robbery with violence, and receiving stolen property.

This afternoon at the Police and the German semi-fficial Court, before Mr. E. Irving, Press has warned Montenegro Mohun Singh, formerly a police- that Europe cannot allow her to man, prosecuted P. S. Hedge for stir up trouble.

alleged assault on August 13.

Australia only scored 111 in

After an absence from his

their first innings against Eng- diocese of three months, the Bis- land, which is 134 below the hop of Maono arrived this morning Anglo-Egyptian Soudan and the marks at the receiving oflice latter's figure. England are now from Singapore and left for Masso

The present regulations demand 84 up or the loss of four wickets at 2 p.m. sea coast. These weapons arrive that the poet-mark on all correin their second venture. Shanghai, August 21. by way of Jibuti. They are all Kwong Chung-wai has accept-marked Manufacture d'Armen," ed the advisorship to the Ministry and bear either the words "St. of Foreign Affairs and assumed Etienne," "Tulle," or "Chatel office yesterday.

RAILWAY MISHAP..

train into the river. Six passen- gora were killed, and fourteen injured."Sai Kai Kang Yik Po..

lerault"—the places or manufac

ture.

spondence should be stamped at both the despatch and receiving

At the meeting of the Legis Iative Council this afternoon ques- tions of outstanding importance were asked by Me Murray

For snatching an ear-ring from offices. Official information is to

The French Premier, at a bon- a woman, a Chinese was sent to the effect that the Japanese post- office handles something like one quet at Dunkirk, spoke of the prison for one year. He is to re- thousand six hundred million cordial understanding between ceive in addition, two whippings On the 18th inst., while one of All are stamped with the date pieces of mail matter a year, of England, Russia and France and and four hours' stocks. the Peking-Hankow Railway 1876, but these are indications which six hundred millions are said that none could see an trains was crossing a bridge at that this date is fictitious, it being latters. The affixing of de-aggressive purpose in the paciflo GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS. Chen-chow in Honam, the struc-positively declared that those spatch and receipt date grouping of these three friendly A RECORD "BAG."

ture collapsed, precipitating the found lately have been shipped marks on this enormous co- Powers.

brand new.

respondence involves a great London, August 21. `

Wild and practically naked amount of labour, and with a view The record bag of 702 brace of

London, August 21,

tribes, such as the Anuals, Nuers, to curtailing this, and at the same It in officially announced that Stewart; Mr. H. E. Pollock and grouse has been secured by the Router's correspondent at New

Baris, and othefe, are all arming time facilitating the delivery, it Mr. Bramwell Booth will be the Mr. Edward Osborné. Several themselves with these Gras and had been decided to abolish the new "General" of the Salvation bills were read for the first time Earl of Sefton's party at Mallow York states that the grand jury Dale, in Lancashire, the King has indicted Police Lieutenant

other effective weapons, which second post-mark, affixed at the Army, Messages of condolence and two for the second time, contributing 142 brace.

of various have replaced the apears and receiving office. It is estimated have been received by the late re- Becker and a gang of alien orimi- nals for the murder of the gambler Powers have demanded the par-shields hitherto used. The that this roform will enable the iatives from all parts of "General" Rosenthal, who accused the policement of the Boxer indemnity, Anuaks are stated to have be-services of one hundred and fifty the world, including expressions

Our Canton correspondent re- of participating in gambling but the American Minister pro- tween 12,000 and 25,000 Gras men to be dispensed with, and of sympathy from King George

poses allowing a further extension rifles,

that letters will be so much and other Monarchs, of time.

stitutions have written to the com- Daring the operations against quicker in reaching their destina.

mittee of the Yuet Han Hallway THE LOAN QUESTION, these people recently the situation.

Company regarding the reported It is generally expeated that lon on one day at least was

Replying to a request from the intention of nationalisation of the the International Banking group almost critical. Their firing was

Shanghai Chinese Chamber of railways, insisting on its being will make a fow concessions on regular, and their aim good. Mr. James Bookland, the ro-Commerce, that the British Go-retained under commercial con- their demanda and will despatch There was none of the firing into presentative of Great Britain on vernment persuade the interna trol, otherwise all the investments representatives to see Chan Hok- the air in which natives armed the International Committee for tional bankers to modify the will be handed back to the share-

PANAMA CANAL BILL. profits.

· PRESIDENT'S SUGGESTION

DISAPPROVED.

MOROCCAN CRISIS.

London, August 21.

Router's Washington corres

SULTAN.

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THE BOXER INDEMNITY, The Ministers

The Plumage Bill.

ports that the ning Charitable In-

late

pondent says that the United PRETENDER PROCLAIMED bal Minister of Finance, on the with old guns were wont to in- Bird Protection, has issued an stringent terms of the proposed holders. A telegram her ciso

23rd. inst., in order to resums dulge. There was evidence of appeal to the public to support loan, Sir Edward Grey states that been despatched to the negotiations,

careful training.

the Plumage Bill, He points out the action of the groups Courell at Peking ent ACTING PREMIER.

To find savages olothed only that all the overacze dominions la entirely approved by the members to fight London, August 21.

President Yuan, has ordered in bende, plus new bandoliers of have made it illegal to kill na Government, which will con maintenanos The Protendor, El Hibs, has Ohio Ping-koran, Minister of onrtridges, and to heat words of live birds almost at any time, tinus to not in sooord with control proclaimed Bultan of Interior, to be Acting Premier, command given by Gallas and certainly during the breeding the other Governments con- railway Morocco at Marrakesh,

"Sal Kai Kang Yik Po.. Arabs was a matter for sui prisen., HONGOUT

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States Bonate Committee on Inter Dosanto Canals, by 8,volen to 6, decided not to report President Taft's suggestion for an amend- ment of the Panama Canal Bill, belloving he will not veto the boen mosguro me it stands,

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