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The Hongkong Telegraph.

September 8th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 79, pm. 86; Humidity...91, 75.

No. 8885

联六廿月七年子

(ESTABLISHED

1912 63

SATURDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

September 6th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 84, p.m., 84, Humidity.

號七月九莫港香播

SEPTEME

1912

TELEGRAMS

FORAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

THE HOME TURF.

THE

SUFFRAGETTES."

UNENVIABLE EXPERIENCE.

SALVATION ARMY,

A PROPOSED, MEMORIAL

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Router's

Bard

886 TRE AMATEU

BizGLY COFT 10 ORIE

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

PANAMA CANAL TOLLS. AVIATION ACCIDENTS.

·AN UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE. BRITISH OFFICERS KILLED.

Router's

[Service to me "Telegraph."]

Router's

[Service.to the "Telegraph."}

London, September 6.

London, September 0. Sir Edward Grey's letter to the During the manœuvre, the Nowcastle Chamber of Commerce aviators were combatting strong regarding the Panama Canal tolle winds, and the wing of a mono merely stated that he was making plane became buckled, with thei reprosentations to the United result that that the machine States on the matter. The returned turtle and foll a distance mainder was n' comment by the of nearly 1,000 feet noar Steven- Secretary of the Chambor, but the age. As a consequenco, Captain reporters thought it was a conHamilton, of the Worcester Re tinuation of the letter.

giinent and Lieut. Stuart, of tho As an interesting sequel to the Artillery (both belonging to the mistako, Professor Johnson, Royal Flying Corps) were killed:

the on special commissioner

A German liontenant, while Panama Canal traffic, who has flying near, Munich. encountered been studying the finances of the a gust of wind, fell and was killed. schome, strongly bears out what Captain Austin, while flying at he believed were. Sir Edward Andover, had a miraculouнescape His machine was Grey's arguments. He points out from death.

that the American tonnage in wrecked.

about 10 per cent. of the total, and consequently the exemption of American ships will moan an additional 10 por cont. on tho tolls to

Britain and .other foreigners.

À SENATOR'S VIEWS.

Lator.

Senator Chauncey Depew, in- terviewed on mailing for New York, affirmed that the United

THOUBLED CHINA.

REVOLT IN YUNNAN.

London, September 6.

The situation in south-wost States had made a mistake ro-Yunnan is reported to be critical. garding the Panama Canal tolls, The Chinese troops have re- but he did not think tho Bill volted and the military Governor would be amended or the matter has disappeared. submitted to arbitration. There would be much room for European aynicism theresnent, and the feeling aroused would possibly de the United States infinite harm commercially. He exprossed the opinion that if the matter were arbitrated upon, the United States would certainly be beaten

OVERSEAS CADETS.

SHOOTING CO`IPETITION.

London, September 6. Router's correspondent at Toronto statos that in the Over Baas Cadets shooting competition; Nova Scotia won the King's Cup with a score of 147. The other acords were:-England; 138;

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THE BALKANS,

BRITISH ATTITUDE.

London, September 6.

Count Berchtold's latest pro- posals for an exchange of views regarding the Balkans have been considered by Sir Edward Grey,

impression.

ST. LEGER BETTING.

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."}

London, September 6.

The betting for the St. Leger, to be run on Wednesday next at Doneaster, is as follows:-

6 to 4 Lomond 6 to 1 Tracery

[Service to the Telegraph.^']"

London, September 6, ...

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."] London, September 6. General Bramwell Booth, at Wrexham, where Mr. Lloyd of the Salvation Army, is appeal George was speaking lashed the ing for $150,000, which, added

The suffragette interruptions

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Whilo alcaping ina bara near St. Petersburg, savont ten lab ourers were burned to death.

TELEGRAMS

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Lomond bends the quotations in

the betting for the St. Lager:

The Kaisor has arrived at:

It is stated that. Bulgalia, Sor Borne on an official visit to the

audience in fury. One suffragette, a legacies amounting to £50,000, via and Greeto contemplate com- Swiss President, had hor hair pull put allind "Willoffice for the creation, as a bined operations against Turkey.

16 to 2 Maiden Erleghfulsomorful to his father, of a

10 to 1 Hoctor

100 to 7 Tagalio.

25 to 1 Charmian

NATIONALISATION.

TRADE UNION IDÈALS,'

cunals.

A Colonial gentleman who in-Training Home for Salvation terfered to protect the women Officera, which would be a was practically stripped and his University of Humanity"-a oyes word:" blacked?

project doar to the late "General." Ho hopes for subscriptions from the Into General's world-wide admirers.

WIRELESS.

CONNECTING U. 3. A. AND THE "KUMCHOW" CASE.

EUROPE.

London, September 0. The Trados Union Congress hna rosolved in favour of tho

London, September 6. nationalisation of all land, The Norwegian Government minerals, mines, railwaye and has contracted with the Marconi Company for the erection of Mr. Smillio said the miners stations in Norway and New would immediately initiate a York for the purpose of establish- great campaign for the nationa-ing a telegraphic service between lisation of minos; they had a Bill America and Northern Europe. alrondy prepared.

AMERICAN GOLE,

LAST BRITISHER RETIRES.

The following finding of the Marine Court of Inquiry into the conduct of, tho First Officer of the s.s. Kumehow, is publisheď in the Government Gazette for. general information :---

By the now dofonce sabemoThe nationalisation of all land, for the eastern counties. 25 aero- minerals, mines, railways and planes are, to be stationed at canals has boon approved by the Colchestor.

Trade Union Congress.

Count Berchtold's latest pro- poanta regarding the Balkans have been favourably received by Sir Edward Groy.

The letter from Sir Edward

Gray to the Nowcastle Chamber of Commerce merely stated that representations were being made to the United States regarding the Panama Canal question; the rest was the comment of the So- Two men were killed and nine cretary and was wrongly attri- injured through a huge wator-buted to Sir Edward. "We find the charge made by tank falling to the bottom of the the Master of the British 8.6. pit at a Dover colliery. Kumchow against William Mc-

Ghee number of whose certifiosto

LOCAL

H. M. S. Prometheus arrived

of competency is 028762 0.0, of Liverpool, First Officer of tho In shooting between teams of above named ship, proved in that Overdosa Cadets at Toronto, Nova from Shanghai this morning. THE CHINESE REPUBLIC. during the middle watch Friday, Scotia won the King's Cup,

RAILWAY APPOINTMENT.

August 23rd, at or about 0.30 a.m. England being second. when he the First Officer.. was in charge of the navigation of the

ship steaming in the vicinity of

Cape Padaran with 600 passengers

The name of Noel Ramsay and

It is reported that the Chinese Co., Ltd., has been struck off the

(From Chinese Sources.)

on board he left the bridge troops in south-west Yunnau Hongkong Register of Companies. Poking, September 6,

without any competent person in have revolted and that the Mili- President Yuan intends to ap-charge for a considerable period tary Governor has disappeared.

as President and was afterwards found by the point Sun Wu Director of the Canton-Hankow Railway in Hupab

London, September 6. A mossage from Whoston (Illinois) states that Norman

Master in one of the cabins in the Hunter, the sole Britisher re

after saloon drinking with a pan- maining in the American GolfCONCESSION, VANTEIY songer. In consideration of the

sunstroko. Hilton's defeat was

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"Mr. W. H. Avery, resistant Norman Hunt, the sole British-gonoral manager of the T.K.K.

Championship, gave up owing to A certain foreign minister at previous serious charge officially er romaining in the American Line, is staying in the Hongkong likewise attributed to the tropical Peking has approached the logged against him at Saigon, Golf Championship contest, had Hotel,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs with but also of his previous record of to give up because of sunstroke, reference to the, concession of sobriety and good conduct pro- building a railway between Sze-duced to the Court, We order his chuan and Tibet.-"Shat Po."

heat.

COLLIERY ACCIDENT.

THE LOAN QUESTION.

Shanghai, September 0. President Yuan has directed raising of the foreign loans, jointly with Clian Hok-hai, Minister of Finance.

and have made a most favourable TWO KILLED, NINE INJURED, Liang Yi-ho to negotiate for the

THE LATE MIKADO..

London, September 6.

A huge water tank at the pit- head of the colliery' on Shake- speare's Clit, Dover, collapsed

CHINA MERCHANTS Co.

certificate to be suspended for 12 months during which period a

A bandit held up an express second mate's certificate will be train single-handod

near New granted to him and that before Orleans, looting and robbing, his certificate is returned to him he He was eventually folled by the will be required to produce to the engine-driver. Board of Trade a reference for so- briety covering the previous six months,

Given under our hands in

The Ministry of State Affairs Victoria, Hongkong, this third proposes to take over the control day of September. 1912, and fell to the bottom, a distance of the China Merchants Steam-O. W. Beckwith, Commander, of a thousand feet. Two mon ship Company. British Columbia, 132 New ABEISANCE TO EMPEROR'S were killed and nine injured. Zealand, 131..

A Londoner named Knight won the gold medal presented by | Lord Roberts.

HOME DEFENCE.

THE FOURTH ARM.

London, September 8. The new defenco scheme for the Eastern Counties provides for the stationing of twenty-five aeroplanes at Colchester, which will also be the headquarterers of the waterplanes. A chain of rest stationa" is to be establish- ed from the coast of Kent to | Northumberland.

A DARING BANDIT.

HOLDS UP EXPRESS.

REMAINS.

THE KAISER.

London, September 6.

The

London, September 6.. of paying ceremony obeisance to the remains of the His Majesty the Kaiser has late Emperor Mutsuhito will be arrived at Berne, whore he will celebrated on the 13th inst. at pay a brief official visit to the the private residence of the President. Japanese Ambassador in London. Only Japanese will be present.

POOR TURKEY.

HER LATEST FOES.

London, September 6,

PIRACY IN CHEFOO HARBOUR..

THE CUSTOMS' tariff.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

RN., Stipendiary Magie trate and President of the Court.

as written to the British Minis- C. E. Stainer, Lieut., R.N., H.M.S. ter at Peking on the subject of

Tamar.

Bang.

Wireless stations are to be erected by the Norwegian Go- vornment in Norway, and at Now York to connect America and North Europe.

Senator Depew, interviewed in

the revision of the Customs E. J. Tadd, Master, SS. Lai-England, expressed the view that duties. In reply, the British Minister says the subject must J. W. Evans, Master; 8.8. Hai- be provisionally postponed until

man.

a recognised Republican Govern- A. R. Stewart, Master, S.8. An- ment is formed. **

tea.

DR. SUN AS HOST. Dr. Sun Yat-sen held a party at Ying Pun Koon (the) reception Hall specially built for the welcome of the Crown Prince. of Germany) and entertained the people of all classes, in return

tilochus.

if the Panama Canal question were arbitrated upon, the United |States would certainly be beaten.

On Monday the Hongkong Young Women's Christina Asso- ciation, of which Lady May is pre- on the occasion of the opening of sident, will hold an "st Home the new rooms on the top floor st Beaconsfield Arcade,

A wealthy Chinese living in Arbuthnot Road has reported to the police that he has lost two valuable vases worth over $1,000. He also states that a servant of his is missing and it is surmised. that the latter has stolen them.

The s.8. Okara on her arrival from Rangoon reports that on Thursday she encountered very heavy sens. The steering chain British Army was carried away, and the ship During the manœuvres a monoplane fell hove to. From noon till mid- nearly 1,000 feet and Captain night she was in great danger Hamilton, of the Worcesters, and and eventually proceeded under Lieutenant Stuart, of the Artil difficulties." axlory, were killed.

for the welcome they had accord-plosion took place in the engineer ed him.-"Bhat Po."

At the Police Court this morn- The audience at Wrexham, ing Inspector Dymond stated that where Mr. Lloyd George was he had taken out a summons speaking, became furious with against the driver of No. 7 car, A load and deep explosion was the" Suffragettes", one of whom Coronation Garage, for disqbay- heard in the chief engineer's do. had her hair pulled out in handing the rule of the road by driv. partment and on investigation it fuls,

was found that a cast steel bottle, used for storingr compressed air

ing on his wrong side în Con- naught Road. The propristor appeared in place of the driver and the case was remanded until

EXPLOSION IN THE NAVAL YARD.

Yesterday morning an ing department of the Naval Yard. HUGE, BLAZE;

aaa result of which, two Chinese It is reported that a case of

Shanghai, September 0, workmen were injured and had piracy occurred in Chefoo har There has been a disastrous to be removed to Hospital for bour on August 27. It appears conflagration at Chung-ming-fu, treatment. that a cargo boat that was mak-in Sze-chuan. Three-tenths of ing its way from the West Beach the city was destroyed and the laden with sand and when not far damage done was enormous from shore was boarded by four

ONE WAY, The "Times" correspondent at armed men who came alongside

The Governor General of Feng St. Petersburgstates that Bulgaria, in a small sampan. As the water Servis and Greece contemplate was shallow the boatmen jumped tion has been unable to avoid We understand that the bottle The ceremony of paying obei. friction with the Provinoial combined operations against overboard and made their escape. Canoil, and recently he ordered as a precaution against brittlene. a, Emperor of Japan will be cele or oylinder was being annealed eance to the remains of the late Turkey.

The pirates were evidently under the impression that the craft was commander Wa and his troops bat the workmen had omitted to brated at the private residence of loaded with goods and after ran to surround the Council building take off the nozzle to allow for the Japanese Ambassador in Lon- Backing the sleeping quarters and The arrival of the troops greatly the expansion of the air inside don qu the 13th inst. not finding anything left the frightened the members, who the cylinder. The force of the lighter to her fate. They were immediately fled Sai Kai explosion was so great that a portion of the cylinder was hurled then stated to be soon to make for Kung Yik Po.

through the roof of the work An appeal has been issued by injured. the Bluff and this, says the "Ohe

General" Bromwell Booth for workme too Morning Post," is no doubt Peking, September 6.shod. correct as news arrived from there The Central Government bas!! Chinese workmen who £150,000, which, added to legachist eng

one fa particular cies, will be sufficient to erect a ing an next day that early that morning notified all the provinciala

were removed to Training Home for Salvation four armed man had commandeer ties to enforce the stamps

Civil Hospital Army andere, as a memory to thể ed a small Bahing boat and sailed the lat pro

AN AWFUL DEATH,

London, September 8. New Orleans telegrami states that a bandit held up, single. the Northward bound res, in the vicinity of New

London, September 0. Orleans, looted the mail van, robbed, the passengers in five A St. Petersburg message re and was about to escape porta that seventeen labourers engine-driver felled sleeping in a baru in the suburbs

Wired haya, bela burned to dentar

STAMP DUTY,

or other gares, had exploded,

Tuesday.

'An negident occurred at the gineering departme Yard yesterday resulted in two