The Hongkong Telegranh
September 23rd, 1918, Temperature a.m. 77, p.m. 81, Humidity
No. 8899
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1911, Temperature am. 82,
AN AVIATOR'S DEATH.
ULSTER.
TUBCO ITALIAN WAR.
M: SAZONOFF'S VISIT.
SERIOUS LEO
TROUBLE.
GALLANT LAST ACT.
"DAY OF HUMILIATION,"
ITALIAN WARSHIPS ACTIVE, DEPARTURE FOR BALMORAL,
曾四廿月九其港香
WEATHER FORECAST
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Baromater
Router's
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Router's
[Service to the "Telegraph:"} London, September 23.
London, September 23, The "Manchestor Guardian" At the inquest on Mr. Astley, states that Lord Kitahener parti-tho aviator who was killed while oularly came to England for an lying at Belfast, it was stated operation on his leg, which was that he experienced a side-slip: broken in India, He consulted and, making an excessively London and Liverpool surgeons
"banked" turn, mos his death ng to the advimbility of having in a most gallant and succes-fu! the limb ro-broken, but was effort to avoid the crowds informed that this would be im-watching his flight. possible and that it had better he
left to time and treatment..
Lord Kitchener Egypt on October 3rd.
returns to
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
THE LABOURITES ACTIVE.
London, September 23, The Labrurities are preparing for a vigorous campaign in the forthcoming municipal elections, especially in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Cardif
Five hundred candidates are nlready in the field.
MONGOLIA.
REPORTED MASSACRE BY CHINESE TROOPS.
London, Sopiombor 23. Router's St. Petersburg oor. respondent says that lettore reooived at Harbin from a Russian source report appalling cruelties by the Chinese troops operating in Mongolia.
Thousands of Mongols are said to havo, been slaughtered, women and children mutilated and mons torios burned.
MILITARY AVIATION.
1.
ROYAL BEREAVEMENTS.
KING ALFONSO'S SISTER DEAD.
London, September 23. Router's correspondent at Mad-| rid states that King Alfonso's sister, Maria Teresa, who gave birth to wchild on the 16th iust., is dead.
His Majesty's only other sister died under similar circumstances in 1904. .
FURTHER DEATHS.
Later,
Reuter's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
Router's
[Service to the Telegraph by London, September 23. Renter's correspondentat
Beater's (Service to the Telegraph."]
London, September 23. M. Sazonoff, the Russian Foreign Ministor, has left Lon- don for Balmoral.
London, September 23. The Day of Humiliation "in Ulster proved uneventful orcopt Smyrna Feports that albelian for a remarkable sermon by the warships ontored the Gall of Ulstermon were bound to submit searched the Coins there and on Saturday. Bishop of Derry, who denied that Smyrna yesterday morn Bir Edward Groy precoded him to alaw sanctioned by a mutilated withdrew in the afternoons one-chamber Parliament, and con-
WAR TO CONTINUE. tending that they should not samely submit, like brutes in n catile-markot.
Later, Nowa bas reached Vionna from Constantinople that the Porte has rejected the latest Italian pro- war. posalsand decided to continue the
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Later
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FATEFUL WEEK-END.
· A BATCH OF ACCIDENTS,
Router's
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A
Humidity.
SINGLE Cort 20 CENTI,
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TELEGRAMSK
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
Simultaneously with a report that the Porte has decided to oon London, September 23,
tiuno the war with Italy comes tho announcement that freab in- Quito a crop of hopidents on strutations have been despatched the moors and elsewhere have to the Turkish podce delogutes. been reported this week-end. There were two fatalities, and numerous cases of injury. S
According to the "Manchester Mr. Mead, one of the London Guardian," Lord Kitchener parti in Pall Mall, but happily his in- operation on his leg which was Magistrates, was knocked down gularly came to England for an
A motor dashed into a patrol of informed that it had better be juries wore slight.
broken in India, but has been Boy Scouts at Warwick, injuring loft to time and treatment.
three of them..
M. Sazonoff, while in London, had interviews with the Turkish Ambassador and the Serving and Bulgarian Ministers. COVENANT CONFIRMED.
The London papers continue Later, The Ulster Unionist Council
to give prominence to the visit of M. Sazonoff but there is a generat met this afternoon in Belfast and
disposition to refrain from de- ! confirmed the Covenant: Lord
Later. finite comment before tangible Londonderry afterwards enter- Renter's Constantinople cor results are availablo of the meet- tained the delegatos, the sponkoru respondent says the Ministors haveing at Balmoral, which is at pro- including Sir Edward Carsontolographed fresh instructions.to sent the political.ocntre of the. and Mr. F. E. Smith.
the unofficial Penco delegates in world. Switzerland."
LONDON BURGLARY.
GOLD NUGGETS STOLEN,
London, September 23. Burglare this morning smashed Two further Royal deaths are the windows of the Canadian angoustort on the Continent Enigration Offices in Whitehall those of Prince Louis Napoleon and stole feu Klondyke gold of Murat, and Duke. Francis nuggets which were on exhibition Joseph of Bavaria.
in a caso.
A POOR CATCH..
Tutor.
THE CHINESE REPUBLIC. the robbery of the nuggets in that There is a humorous side to there was only 10 worth of gold in them.
IMPORTATIONS OF ARMS.
(From Chinese Sources.]
Poking, September 23. The Ministry of War has tele- graphed to the Governor Genernts of the various provinces to the effect that in the importation of arms into the provinces, permis- sion must be obtained from the Ministry, otherwise importations will be considered as secret purchases.
HOPE YET.
THE CHINESE LOAN.
IMPENDING ISSUE,
London, September 23, - Five millions sterling of the London Loan to China will be issued this week-end at 5 per cent. The Lana is quoted at 95,
SANITARY BOARD.
Draft Byelaws Regarding Surface
Scavenging.
FRENCH HOPES.
Tanter. The French press dwella on the importance of the Balmoral con | ference and hopes that the result will be a fresh proof of the stability of the Triplo Entente
.. ARRIVAL."
Tho inquiry into tlie Water- witol disastor at Singapore has resulted in the suspension of the
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. cortificates of the master of the
TELEGRAMS..
THE NEWS CONDENSED
Seamow (Captain Chamberlain) for nine months, and of the mate and chief engineer for three. months.
LOCAL
For being in unlawful possos-
The noted evangelist, the Rev. sion of a quantity of opium, a man Thomas Cook, is deud.
was fined $20 this morning.
The Ulster Unionist Council
For smoking a cigarette in fined $3, with the alternative of three days
M. Sezonoff and Sir Edward has met oud confirmed the Coven Court this morning, a youth was Grey have arrived at Ballanterant. and proceeded in the King's | motor car to Balmoral.
appears that Mr A.Abdoolrahim applied for permission from the Bailding Authority to put ceilings in the bouges, but his request was refused. Subsequently he petition- ed the Government, who referred the mattor to the Sanitary Board for their report.
King Alfonso's only surviving sister, Maria Teresa, has died, following child-birth,
Thiu week-ond five millions sterling of the London Loan to China will be issued at 6 per cent.
The deaths of Prince Louis Napoleon of Murat and of Duke Francis Joseph of Bavaria are announced.
This afternoon, at a meeting of the Sanitary Board the draft bye- laws made under section 16 of the THE TROUBLE AT SAMOSdinances 1003-1911 were abam inclined to agree with the dates are already in the field for Public Health and Bol Bag Dr Chan: Kni-ming minute -I
CRETANS ENGAGE TURKS.
London, Soptember 23.
Five hundred Labour candi-
!!
In consequence of the injuries. a man received in a street row over water, he has been sent to the hospital for treatment.
The naine of what was formerly the Y.M.C.A. Tennis Club has boon changed to that of the Olympic Lawn Tenuis Club,
This morning the chimney one, which Charlos Pederson elec-es, the Connaught Aerated Water Co. Ltd., was adjourned sine die,
During the week-end there was quite a crop of occidents at Home. two people being killed and several injured.
mitted. Among other provisions applicant that the exclusion of the forthcoming Municipal are the following (1) The pre- ground floor ceilings does not sident of the Board shall employ exclude rats altogether from tious at Home. contractors for the general surface any building. I fear that, if wo saavenging of the following die impose too many exponsive re- tricts: (a) the City of Victoria; atriotions it would scare capitalists states that, during the temporary
A message from fonstantinople (b) the Hill District; (c) the Vil. from investing their money in absence of the British and French lagos of Shaukiwan, Shankiwan landed property in this Colony. warships stationed at Samos, 350 Tsui, Quarry Bay, Tent Taz Mui, construction of ground floor ceil- Weat, Sai Wan Ho, Wong Kok Mr. F. B. L. Bowley: The Cretane lundert at Samos and Chuon Lung, Ma Shan Ha. Fo ings in now lonses is quite un President Yuan intends to marched to Vathy, under the Tau Fat, Tain Shui Ma Tau, necessary. If this application is engage as many foreignera na Samian leader Sofulis. An en-A Kung Ngan, Aberdeen, possible as advisers. His action gagement with the Turkish troops ia severely criticised by the public. ensund, but no news of the result Aplialu, Stanley and Taitam
"Shat Po."
has yet been renoivad. MINING DEVELOPMENT, Shanghai, September 23. President. Yuan intends to
DIVERSE Views,
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A PERFECTED BIPLANE.
Lond a, September 23. Army uvintors have parfected a bipluno warrying an air-cooled swivel maxin, weighing half a bundredweight, which is mani-entrast full power to Hung Haing pulated by a concealed gunner. for the development of the mineral
wealth of Chins.
A SYNAGOGUE PANIC.
London, September 23. Router's St, Patersburg correr- pondent states that 24 women were killed or injured in a panic in & Bynagogue at Terespol,
THE LOAN QUESTION. Chan Hok-lisi, the Minister of Finonco, has written to the In. ternational Banking Group that unless he receives a reply from the Group within a week, he will make use of the newly-raised losa. DR MORRISON'S INFLUENCE.
THE BIJOU THEATRE.
Mr. R. Stephenson's Grand Re-opening.
Last night the Bijou Theatre; re-opened, and was packed
granted, all the recently passed bye-laws may as well be repealed. Mr.-W. L. Carter:-All new coilings should be prohibited in discouraged from the point of the interest of public health, and
view of cost to the owner.
A woman aged 72 has been removed to the hospital suffering from injuries received to her leg by being knocked down by a dust
dyke gold nuggets exhibited in a
Burglars have stolen ton Klon-cart. case at the Canadian Enigration Offices, Whitehall,
A biplane to carry a Maxim gun manipulated by a concealed gunner has been perfected by British Ariny aviatore,
Through panic following the lative to permita for obtaining gua at Terespol, Poland, 27 Correspondence was read re upsetting of a lamp in a synago building materials or turf from women wore killed or injured. the Pokfulam catchment area.
Mr. F. B. L. Bowley:The risk
of contamination must depend the aviator, it was stated that he At the inquest on Mr. Astley, met his death in at gallant
on: (1) the situation; (2) the
A man who was found carrying 100 sticks of dynamite at Yaumati without having a danzer notice, was fined $50 or, in default, aix weeks, at the Police Court, to-day.
A correspondent. writes to say about the expedition to rout out that three weeks ago he knew all the pirates on Vong Cani and he is not surprised that no pirates were found when it arrived.
A woman was charged with
Poland, due to the upsetting of a loan raiserl in London will hear the manager, was ever popular, (a) all buildings in the Bill Dia Mr. Bowley, but consider that god the Turkish troops with At the Police Court th
lamp,
:!
-AN EVANGELIST'S DEATH.
(d) such portions of Kowloon A battalion of Turks has been including New Kowloon) as are despatched from Smyrna to rein- draws from a point on the ses situated to the South of line force the garrison on the island, shore North of the Village of Ma and the warships have now reung Kung to a point South of turned to the scene.
the Village of Kak Haug and thence in a South-easterly dire tion to the sea shore, as shown on a plan depositadr at the Sanitary Board Offices and dated
harbouring a girl, at the Police the 17th May, 1910. -
Such contractors are herein object, and (3) the condition of and successful effort to avoid the tion of Mr. L. d'Almada the case Court, to-day, and on the applica nfter referred to an Scavenging each permit. I suggest that the crowds. Contractors.
Government should be asked to shall also employ contractors for such parmits to the Banitary French and British warships, 350 amount of bail.
was remanded. There was an (2) The President of the Board refer all future applications for Through the influence of Dr. to its limits by a crowd of old and the removal of exaratal matters Board before granting them..
During the absence of the interesting discussion over the Merrion it is expected that the new patrons. Mr. R. Stephenson, from the following buildings :--
Crotans landed at Bamos and en Col. J. M. Lagree with fruit:
and he has lost none of the many triot; (b) all Government buildy some of the existing permite
unknown results.
ing, a boy engaged at the STOPPING OPIUM SMOKING, adimirers he has made during ings (including Government which admit of coolies washing in
Laundry was sentenced to twelve President Yuanhas telographed years of stage connection with the latrines), and all privately the area should be cancelled. In view of the impending meat strokes of the birch and to the various provinces to the Colony,
owned public latrines in the fol- effect that the smoking of opium After the entire renovation towing districts: (1) the City of tally disagres that the risk of Minister and Sir Edward Grey clothing, the property of the Dr. Fitzwilliams:-I must to ing of the Russian Foreign eight hours' detention for sten liv must be totally suppressed by the which the theatre has undergone, Vistoria; (ii) the villages of Shau contamination is infinitesimal there, Balmoral is described as customers of the laundry. end of this year.
everything looked bright and kiwan, Shnakiwan Weat, But Wan How can coolies working on this the political centre of the world cheerful, and a omple of dainty Ho, Wong Kok Taal, Quarry Bay, area fail to contaminate the
A Chinese charged at the artistes, fresh from Australia, Tent Taz Mui, Chnoh Lung. Ma watershed when no latrine soocm-
Police Court, this thorning, with Tientsin an zonte to Shanghai. Miss Gladys Spencer and Mis Ma Tan, A Kang Ngain. Aber do contaminate the area. I know, Balmoral between Sir, Edward charged with playing were Anal Dr. Sun Yat-sen has returned quite captured the great audience. Shan He, Fo Tau Fat Twin Shui modation is provided that they the result of the conference at was fined $10 and four men The French press hopes that keeping a common gaming houso, THE OPIUM TREATY, Ada Rowley proved that they un desn, Aplinhau, Stanley and Tal-because I have actually seen one Lui Yuk-lun, the Chinese derstood the requirementsof their tam; (iii) such portions of Kow, do it t
Grey and M. Bazonoff will be a two dollars each, It appears that hos telept the Court of St. Jamon bearers by the rollicking chorus, loon (including New Kowloon) Dealing with an application frash proof of the stability of the hins' telegraphed to the Peking songs they contributed. Both of are situated to the South of a line for an offensive trade licenor at
Triple Entente. Government that it is the intention the ladies have won praise from drawn from a point on the see No. 18 Tang Lo Wan Inland of of the British Government to the captious crition, in the island-shore North of the village of Ma No. 1680, Chan Kai-ming minu- modify the Opium Trosty on ao continent, and have now come to Lung Kung to a point South of ed Refuse, GRA count of the cultivation of the conquer lovora of wholesome the village of Kakullang and Mr. Bowley-Refuse if it isn poppy in China not having been vaudeville in the East. We wish thenesin a South-easterly direc totally suppressed." Shat Po." Mr. R. Stephenson and his two tion to the sex shore shown on
AMBASSADORS RESIGN.
olever artistes all the success they a plan deposited at the Sanitary would wish themselves. Board Offoen and dead the 17th. Poking, September 28. Chang Yun-tong, Chinese It must not be forgotten that May 1910. Minister at Washington, and Births management of this up-to-date Chan Taux Liang-sing, Chinese theaire w nothave stala plotures,
London, September 23. The death is announced of the Rev. Thynnus Cook, the well-to known evangelist,
"A CORRECTION.
London, September 28. The first message despatched to-day relative to Dr. Morrison's return to Peking should road :— Daring bis visit to Europe Dr. Morrison has been most native in educating publis opinion " in the frootion of British recognition of the Chinese Republic..
DR SUN,
Minister at Barilo, have tendered their
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Col. J. M Irwin-Refuse ground floor of a tenementenk
Mr W L Carler Refuse The list of leg Yepoplaken by the Binitary
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other men playing escaped by the
sid of some bamboo sosialding outside the house,
On "Humiliation Day in the course of a Bermon, the Bishop of The remains of Miss Derry denied that termen tho Oharch Mission wera lund to submit to a law, Hongkong, wh sanctione by a mutilated On Monday ove Chamber Parliament z di yesterday di
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