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The Hongkong Telegraph.

September 5th, 1912, Temperaturo a.m. 81, p.m. 83; Humidity...74,

No. 8884

TELEGRAMS.

联五廿月七年子壬

TELEGRAMS.

WEST RIVER PIRATES. TURCO-ITALIAN WAR.

Router's

O LIGHTER FIRED ON.

ITALIAN INTENTIONS,

Router'a

London, September 5, Router's correspondent at Romo

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, September 5.

According to 'à mossage from

[Service to the "Telegraph.")

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Copyright, 1912

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER

TELEGRAMS.

PANAMA CANAL TOLLS,

TELEGRAMS.

LIFE.

WEATHER FORECALS

SQUALLY

Barometer 29.65)

September 5th, 1911, Temperature am. 83, p.m., 85; Humidity.....76, 67.

1912.

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就六月九其港香

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

MIKADO'S FUNERAL.

THE BRITISH VIEW-POINT. ITS ARTIFICIAL PRODUCTION. PRINCE HENRY AT TSINGTAU.

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, September 5. Bir Edward Grey, in a letter to

Router's

Reutor's [Service to the "Telograph."] London, September 5. Router's correspondentat Tsing- tau says that HIHI. Princo Henry

voyago to Tokyo to-morrow.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

$86 PER ANNUM

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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED,

Sir Edward Grey maintains Prince Houry of Prussia has that free passage of American arrived at Tsingtau and leaves to ships through the Panama Canal day for Japan.

will on tail a roduction in rovonde, and the loss will have to be mado up on the general trade.

In the Dutch mancouvros six

raft collapsing.

[Service to the "Telegraph♫) London, September 5. The newspapers make a feature Router'a correspondant at Hong states that it has been officially the Newcastle Chamber of Com-of Professor Shaefor's address at of Prussia has arrived on S.M.S. kong, a band of pirates near declared that the first phase of norce, rojects, the American the British Association in which Scharnhorst, and proceeds on his soldiers were drowned through a | Wongmoon, on the Wost River, the war lins boen effective, the argumont that the free passage ho foreshadows the artificial pro- fired on an oil lighter belonging to occupation of the wide const strip through the Panama Canal of duction of life. He contended the East Asiatic Petroleum Com- from Cape Mucaboz to Tobruk American ships engaged in const-that research indicatos that the pany, which was being towed by being successfully accomplished. wise trade will not affect dividing line botwood living and The Government, in order to foreigners, ne the coastal trade non-living substances is not so facilitate operations in the intor would thus bo the monopoly of sharp as has been hitherto sap for, has decided to establish two Americans. Sir Edward main-posed. Both are governed by independent 'commands, attains that the free passage of auch the same laws. Colf life has no Tripoli and Oyrenaica. Condral ships will entail a reduction of complex constitution and the Onnern will be relieved of his revenue and the loss will live chemical reproduction of the command and will be replaced by to be made up on the general material thereof is a matter of Lieutenant General Itagni attrado. DUTCH MANŒUVRES. Tripoli and Lioutonant General

a' launch.

They boarded the launch and carried off the master and chief enginour, for whoso rolonso they demand $20,000 ransom.

́ ́SIX SOLDIERS DROWNED,

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London, September 5. Routor's correspondent Utrecht states that during the maneuvres a raft collapsed and eighteen soldiers were immersed in the water, six being drownod,

THE OLYMPIAD,

BRITISH FAILURES

EXPLAINED,

London, September 5.

The raport of the British Olym

pic Council again omphasises

that the British failuros ware

Briccola at Cyrenaics.

SWISS MANŒUVRES.

THE KAISER'S 'ACTIVITY.

London, September 5. The Kaiser was again ufold in the Swiss maneuvres at 5.30 this morning, and watched oporations for aovoral hours, despite tho rain.

BALKAN UNREST.

AVIATION ACCIDENT.

A LUCKY ESCAPE.

London, September 5. A mesango from Router's cor respondent at Sydney statea that an ay ator named Hart foll from a hoight of 200 feet and was seriously injured. His machine was demolished.

RAILWAY MISHAP.

COLLISION AT MELBOURNE.

London, September 5. leuter's correspondent at Mel- bourne wires that two porsons were killed and fifty injured in a collision between suburban

THE AUSTRIAN PROPOSAL trains.

London, September 5.

time.

MOROCCO.

IMPORTANT FRENCH MOVE.

London, September 5.

An ineronse of 7 per cent, over

last year is oxpeated in the Japanese rico erop..

A telogram" from "Router's oor- respondent at Tangiers states that the French Commander has do- Despite rain, the Kaiser was cided on an advance upon Mar- again early afold in the Swiss rakesh, despite the risk to the manoeuvres yesterday. enptured Fronchmen, who have

LEVIATHIAN WARSHIP. not been released.

A 30,000-TONNER.

London, September 5. The Admiralty will lay down in November the largest battle! ship yet built, Its displacement will be 30,000 tons, its longth 700 feet, and speed 29 knots.

The armament will consist of 14-inch guns.

FIRST TUBE COLLISION,

PASSENGERS' NARROW

ESCAPE.

London, September.

Eighteen persons were injured

It is reported, however, that the popularity of El Hiba, the Pretender, is waning.

JAPANESE RICE.

GOOD. CROP. EXPECTED.

London, September 5. The official estimates of the Japanese rico crop anticipate an increase of 7 por cont, as com- pared with the yield in 1911.,

TREATMENT OF MONGOLS.

The following articles have by the first Tube zoollision in been placed before the Advisory Station, and. 200 passengers had basis of future relations between Darrow esoape. There was a Mongolia and the rest of the momontary panic in the pitchy country darkness.

mainly due to the inability of Minister for Foreign Affairs, has

Count Berchtold, Austrian THE CHINESE REPUBLIC. Loudon, at Caledonian Road Council for discussion as the the Qlympic Assosiation to submade a second communication to sidiso training.

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the Powers elaborating his first,

Rentor learns that nogotiations which he requested an ex- are proceeding to secure a overn change of viowa on the Balkan ment grant for the next Olym-question. His latest commani- piad.

CHANCELLOR AND

SUFFRAGISTS,

INTERRUPTERS ROUGHLY

HANDLED.

London, September 5. Mr. Lloyd George was speaking at the Eisteddfod at Wrexham when he was interrupted by a number of "Suffragettes,"

The disturbers were swiftly ejected by the audience and were roughly handled by a crowd out- side. Their clothes were torn in shreds and one was seriously in- jured. The police rescued them with the utmost difficulty.

TRADE UNIONISTS.

ARBITRATION debate.

London, September 5.

cation, however, done not remove

the doubts as to the ultimate success of the proposal.

HOME RULE.

DAY OF HUMILIATION.

London, September 5. The Protestant Bishop of Ulstor has issued a Pastoral in

which he declares that none on forecast the disastrous conse quences of Home Rule.

Ho appoints September 22nd- a day of humiliation and

prayer.

ECONOMICS.

THE EMPIRE'S CONSTITU- TION.

CAMPHOR INDUSTRY,

(From Chinese Sources.]

Peking, September 5,

The British merchants in

Peking have requested the Minis try of Foreign Affairs to allow thom to take part in the camphor industry in Fukien provinco.

A LOYER OF PEACE.

INFECTED RAT IN MANILA.

The officials of the Manila Bureau of Health have found a rat infected with the germs of the dread bubonic plague. Dr. Victor G. Heiser has said to a

An aviator named Hårt foll 200 foot from his machine at Sydney and was seriously injured.

Britain's largost battleship, of 30,000 tons displacement, is to be laid down in November.

In a collision between subur ban trains at Melbourne two poo: ple were killed and 50 injured.

Eighteen passengers were in- jured in the first" tubo "collision in London, at Caledonian Road Station.

Despite the risk to the cap- turad Fronolmen, the French foross have decided to advance on to Marrakesh.

1-Hereafter, Mongolia should not be treated as a dependency, but should be placed on equal footing with other provinces. In its relations with the administra tion of Mongolia, the Central The British Olympic Council Government should no longer attributes the British failures employ such terms as dependency, mainly to the inability of the territory, colonization, oto.

training.

The controlling and ad- Olympic Association to subsidise ministrative powers of the princes of Mongolia should be duly re spected as usual.

A motion by Mr. Bon-Tillott that a committee bo appointed to enquire into the Government's powers and prospective notion re- was overwhelmingly rejected by garding compulusory arbitration, the Trades Union Congress.

LOCAL

Letters and postenrds will in futuro bo sont via Siberia to Europe unless marked by the aonders for transmission by an other route.

The police report that $129 worth of jewellery and valuables has been found in the garden of Mr. Ho Tung's Peak residence, which was recently burgled.

The Hon. Mr. Murray Stowart left for home to-day por thosa. Goeben. He is travelling via Siberia and expects to be away, for about six months.

On Wednesday a memorial service was held on the parade.. pround at In-tong, near Canton, in memory of the late Mr. Fung Yuo, the aviator who recently lost his life while making flight.

We learn that a gang of pirates captured an oil lighter belonging to the Asiatic Petroleum Co, noar Wongmoon. The captain and the chief ongincor were held as outages, and a ransom of $20,000 is demanded.

The unusual request of solicitor, that a judge should order discovery as he wanted to

Shum Chun-hsun, former Viceroy of Canton, recently in tended to proceed to Poking, but na President Yuan asked him to" Manila Times" reporter 3. The hereditary titles, of the "Suffragettoa" who interrupted show the solicitor on the other "We have at last found a rodent Khans, the princes and the ad- Mr. Lloyd George at Wroxham side some documents, was made that has the actual evidence of ministrators of Inner and Outer wers given a rough handling by this morning in the Summary the plague. Wo will now put on Mongolis should be continued as the crowd, their clothes being Court. The request was granted,

Inrge force of men and thorough- usual, and the special privileges torn to shrods. ly olean up that block bounded which they enjoy under their own by Calles Villalobos, Echague, banners should go on as usual, San Sebastian and Padre Gomez. 4. The five banners of Ton- "We were certain before that glou Uringhai, and the soven

take command of the troops for an oxpedition to Tibet, he has decided not to offer his services to the Republican Government. ---"Shat Po."

DR. SUN'S REQUEST.

Shanghai, September 5. Dr. Sun Yat-sen has asked President Yuan to dispose of the patriotic contributions," collect- in the various provinces, for the disbandment of the troops. FOR THE NORTH.

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General Huang Huing has de- cided to leave for the North with Chan Ki-mee, former military Governor of Shanghai, by the China Merchants steamer Sun- ming.

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At the Police Court this morn-

war has been effective. There to Sha-tin to look for, work, wore aro now to be two independent fined $10 each or, in default, one month's hard labour for, trespas- commands in Tripoli.

sing on the railway at Kowloon,

Official Italian statements asing two Chinese who said they the disease was brought into the banners of Altai-Uringhai which sert that the first phase of the were unemployed and were going islands by means of rats and now used to be under the charge of a are going to use every effort to deputy Lieutenant-General and a prevent the disease spreading. Comptroller-Gonoral should con- By thoroughly cleaning up that tinue to bo under their control. blook we will, I think, confine it Those who succeed to these offices to that place and probably ex-will enjoy the same as hereditary terminate it. We have had no titles. cases of plague recently, but do

Count Berchtold has sent a 5.-The original titles of the second communication to the Po not want any more, either, and Hatukhtus (Saints) and the wars concerning the proposal to for that reason are going right Lamas in all parts of Mongolia effect an interchange of views. after it where we know it exists." | should continue as usual.

REPENTANT OFFICIAL. The Commissioner of Interior London, September 5. in Hang-ohow has released Hong- The Right Hon. Mr. Samuel, som-chai, the pomotor of the Postmaster General, speaking "patriotic contributions," and CHINESE IN AUSTRALIA, be conducted by the Central before the Economics section of expressed his apology to the the British Association, said that public.

Was

This morning in the Summary

Court, before. Mr. Justice Goza- portz, the Tak Cheong saed W. Waterhouse to recover, the sum of $163.25. It was agreed that the case should be taken in Chambors to-morrow when it will be settled

6. All frontier questions and regarding the Balkans. all diplomatic relations of Mon- golia with foreign countries should Government. However, when the

Because of the disastrous con- According to figures supplied Central Government recognizes Requences which he believes will while, the Constitution of the VOTE FOR QUEUELESS. for May by the Commonwealth the important bearing of any case follow Home Rule, the Protestant

An interesting polat arose this United Kingdom was over-con-

President Yuan has directed Statistician the entry of Chinese on local authorities, the same will Bishop of Ulster has fixed the The Trades Union Congress tralised, the Constitution of the the "Senate Preparatory Bureau" into Australia during the first be immediately referred to them 22nd inst. as a day of humiliation morning which showed one of the differences between the Hong- has overwhelmingly defeated a Empira clearly under to deny the franchise to those four months of the year number for discussion before any step is and prayer;"

kong civil code and that obtain motion put forward by Mr. Ben centralised, the outlying popula-who still have queues. "Ssi od 802-an increase of 377 over taken.

ing at Home. The Chief Justion Tillett that a committee be aptions having no formal share in Kai Kung Yik Po."

the similar period of 1911. The 7.The Mongolian princes of

said he was forwarding certain" pointed to inquire into the its sovereignty. It was unlikely A WIFE'S ADVICE.

Secretary of the Department of hereditary titles should be pro-

At the British Association meet suggestions to the Government External Affairs, does not attach vided with very liberal allowances ing. Professar Shinefer contended for the amendment, of the civil Government's powers and pro- that this was the final shape of

Peking, September 5.

8. The pasture-lands beyon spective action regarding com- the Empire's Constitution, but The wife of Promior Lu (aany special significance to this pulsory arbitration."

living and non-living substances The speakers vehemently op with executive and legislative josted to the Premier resuming more Chinese are coming into Mongolian princes for their own

wicention of federal institutions German Jady), has strongly ob- increase; he does not think that Chahar, should be given to the livit the dividing line between code

been supposed. posed the motion, fearing that it powers was enrrounded with office, and has advised him to Australis than have a right by use, except those that have been was not so sharp as had hitherto

The Hongkong and China Gas might be taken as an acceptance difficulties. The next stage in its proceed to Tientsin to regain his reason of previous residence andor cultivation and Govern- by, the Congress of the principle development would possibly be a health.

there. His opinion is that the ment control and which would

Co, Ltd were plaintiffs in an of compulsion.

Federal Union, such as existed in TIBET EXPEDITION,

notion in the Bammary Cours large influx is due to the fact continue to be s0,-

The Mongoliane, who have Mr. Tillet dwelt on the Switzerland, Amerion and Gor-President Yuan has telegraph that, owing to good times in

Speaking before the Economics before Mr. Justice Gompertz, a stupidity of misreading the many at certain periods of their ad to Vice President Li asking Australia, the Chinese have been a fair knowledge of Chinese and motion, and warned the Congress histories, wherein the central him to postpone the departure of making more money than in who possess the necessary quali: section of the British Association; which they claimed $41.83 from

ation was imminent authority had no direct relation the Hupeli troops eslooted for the previous years, and have been floations required by law. may be the Right Hon. Mr. Samuel dwelt O, A. G. Bearwell. The lat

Constitution and forecasted;"fur | ment for a;wsok wan aid they ought to be ready to to the citizens of its component grpedition to Tibet Sai Kal able to afford trips to their native appointed to civil and military on the question of the Empire held he owed. 24. Aft

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