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No. 8916

TELEGRAMS.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1912.

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TELEGRAMS.

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TELEGRAMS.

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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

THE BALKAN WAR.

BRITAIN CRITICISED,

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph.")

Loudon, October 12,

THE BALKAN WAR.

MONTENORIN SUCCESS.

TURKEY AND ITALY.

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

Reuter's

(Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, October 13. A message from Poigoritza

Router's [Service to the Telegraph."] London, October 12. A telegram from Router's cor-

HOME POLITICS.

UNIONISTS HOPEFUL..

Router's

A MINE FIRE.

AUSTRALIAN DISASTER.

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

London, October 12.

London, October 13. Reutor's Paris correspondent

Mr. Bonar Law, prosiding at o Reuter's correspondant at Mel- says the "Tempa and the states that the Northern Army of respondent at Ouchy (where the banquet at the Constitutional bourne wires that a fire broke out Matiu" are alarply criticising Montenegro captured. Bielopolte Turco-Inlian peace pournurlers Club given in honour of the in North Lyell mine, at the 700 the British action in the Balkan in Old Servin yesterday after have been proceeding) roporte victorious candidates at recent feet level. crisis, declaring it to be too luke- fierce fighting Inating until 4 that a Turkish courior arrived byo-elections, analysed the To Ninety minora aro entombed. warm and urging that Britain o'clock in the afternoon, when yostorday with documents which sulta of the bye-actions, One body lan boon recovered, but ought to act more vigorously to the Montenegrius entered the led to a further conference by the contending that they prov- it is unrecognisable."- wards Turkey to secure reforms town. and to strongthen the Triple

The Sorb inhabitants enthy- ontente.

siastically welcomed the Montone- "DEEPLY REGRETTED."

'grins as liborators from the Tur- kish yoke. Reuter' Agency ling bean

provisional Montonegrin A uthorised to state that these Government has been establisho attacks in no wise represent the Views entertained in Fronch oldcial quarters, where they aro deeply regrottod,

PEACE?

S

Later. There are whispers even in Belgrade of the possibility of a peaceful solution, probably due to the delay of the Confederacy in nosworing the representations of the Powers,

in the towi

LLOYD GEOGG'S HOPES..

Mr. Lloyd George's, speaking in London, said he confidently hoped that the impending confla- gration in the Near Enet would be localised and that, whatever the issue of the conflict, the boun daries of freedom and good government would be extended.

FINANCIAL PANIC.*

Turkish and Italian delegates.

SITUATION TOUCHY,"

"..

Later.

The peace pourparlors continue "touolly," but a hitch is expected The hitch is ascribed to Turkor's insistence upon the immediate rostoration of the Aegean Isles and the postponement of the withdrawal of her troops from Tripoli till the Chamber ratifier the ponce.

EUROPEAN FEARS.

There are apprehensione in Vianna lost the rupture may onuer Italy to extend her operations in Europe, and there is a panic on The Bourses, especially in Borlin. The big banks have issued fargely due to public scepticism notico to the effect that they into the ability of the Powers to tervened in yesterday's Berlin luoliso, the war, Bourse in order to arrest panicky selling.

NEWS FROM THE FRONT. Router's correspondent Podgoritza wires that the battle was resumed this morning, the fighting being general almost along the whole frontier line, Similar o in litions are reported

•

The German nowspapers are very pessimistic regarding the localisation of the war.

T DANGER POINT.

Novibazar. Shout the Mantene The dangor point is Sanjak

might be compelled to intervenc with consequent Austrian ane Russian trouble."

The reposter conversation. botweon Signor Pallavicini an Pasha Noradanghian at Con- atantinople are exciting the t tantion of the Turks, who believe

a that the Unionists at n General Election would secure a substantial working majority. Honco, it would be an outrage to carry out a revolutionary change like Home Rule,

“ULSTER UNDER ARMS."

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

KING RECEIVES PREMIER.

London, October 12,

THE TURF.

DUKE OF YORK STAKES.

Router's

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED."

After fierce fighting, the Mon tenegrin Northern Army ha osptared Bielopolie, in Old Bar- via, where the victors were Flied The Duke of York Stakes, ruuas liberators from the Turkish

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, "October 137

yesterday at Kempton Park, over distanco of it miles, resulted as follows:-

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yoke.

Mr. Lloyd George has express- Adam Bedo. Monotono........... 2

od the hope that, whatever the issue of the Balkan conflict bog Hamerton ...........3 the boundaries of freedom and Twelve ran.

Won by half a good government may be ox- length, a hond botween second tended." and third. Betting:-100 to 0. against Adam Bede, '100 to 0 The Iutornational Socialiat Monotone, and 100 to 7 Hamer-Bureau as vehemently de

ton',

The Right Him. Mr. H. fl. Asquith had an hour's nadience Mr. F. E. Smith, speaking at audience with the King to-day, lincoln, id if the Government after which His Majesty roceivo NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

rried out their proposals to the Sir Arthur Nicolson, Parmanent bitter end, the next General Under-Secretary for Election woukl find Ulster under Affairs.. arms, and Ulster would not stand Jalono.

LAND CAMPAIGN POSTPONED.

Foreign

THE LATE SIR VESEY HAMILTON.

Admiral Sir Richard Vesey

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

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nounced the hypocrisy of the Powers in posing as the proteo- tors of the Balkane, while per❤ . mitting the Montenegrin raids.

LOCAL

Thirty six men have been ar rested in connection with on alleged opium divan at Wanchai.

Mr. Melbourne at the Polico Court this morning told four men that if they wanted to fight they world have to go to Canton.

A sentence of one month's im- prisonment was passed on B shoplifter, at the Police Court

Mr. Lloyd George has post- ponor his land campaign, which

Adam Bede won the Duke of it was intended should be opened

York Stakes at Kempton Park. nt Swindon on the 26th inst. Tho Chancellor of the Exchequer Hamilton, G.C.B., whose death. authorises the statement that the was announced in the "Tele- In a billiard match with Cook.: the crisis in the Balkans, and non of the Rev. John Vesey of 1,010. postponement is ontirely due to grap" of Sopioniber 19, was the Stevenson made a record break

Hamilton, rector of Little Chart, Kent, and was born on May 28, 1829, and entored the Navy at the age of 14. On October 11; 1851, he was promoted to be lieutenant,

For returning from banishment and February, 1852, joined the

a man was sent to gaol for six The super-Drend nought Iron months and ordered to kept in Resolute, commanded by Captain Dako was launched by the Do- the stocks for four hours. Kollett, in the Aretic during, the closs of Wellington on Saturday, next three years, During his

BOXING.

A message from Martinovitch on the St. Petersburg Burse.grins invade that locality, Austricto prossure from any quarter. saya that the southern army is where the bankers have vainly at operating niost succossfully tempted to maintain pricas, against the strong fortress of Tarabosch, dominating Scutari from the south. Fort Rogans, *Tibar Tuzi, was captured at noon.

SOCIALISTIC PROTEST. The hospitala uro overflowing with wounded.

Router's correspondant ni King Nichoing visited the Brussels statos that the Intern: hospitals and kissed tho wounded tional Socialist Bureau protests and the dead on their forelionds. against armed violonou in the

Prince Mirko cerriod in a Balkans and vehemently de wounded man.

nounces the hypocrisy of the A later message from Podgori-Powers in posing as protectors of tatales that in the storming of the Balkans while permitting Mount Fetchitch the Montene | Montenegrin rajða. „grins had 120 killed and 400

wounded.

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· THE LATEST MOVE.

Latòr.

Despatches from the southern army way that the Turks. made a Reutor's correspondent at Pod counter attack on Saturday, but goritz states that the Montor were repulsed.

grins yostorday penetrated the The Montenegrins captured un. Tarkish ranks and invested Tuzi

the conversations refer to Novi JOHNSON'S COMING FIGHTS, Arctic service lie wae bazar

London, October 13..

thus

The 2nd Battalion Northampthis morning. tone have boon ordered to be ini readiness to leave Multa for Crote.

Leopold lieulemant

broken out.

Serious charges were preferred

The Taming and Guthrie re- brought into immediate contact, ed in North Lyell mine, near the voyage from Manila.

Ninety mon have been entomb-port having had a rough time on Both not only with Ommanney and Melbourne, where a fire he vessels ran into a heavy typhoon. Kellott, but Sir McClintock, first of the Assistance and com-

It is expected that Greece will against two Indiane at the Police A messige from Renter's cor- mander of the Resoluto. Sir respondent at Chicago atates, thai Clemonts Markham, a mate of the be able to place 170,000 men in Court this morning. One was Jack Johnson will sail for Aus- Assistance, and Sir George Nares. the field in the ovent of her join-remanded in a $500 bail and the

other in $50. 12tralia on the 25th inst. He has a mate of the Itesoluto. In 1855 ing in the war.

ecepted $50,000 to box MoVen he was first lieutenant of the pad and Langford. His fight with dla-wheel sloop Desperate in the

ITALIAN SUCCESS. Reitor's correspondent at Rome telegraphs that the Italians at Dorna nohieved a farther success by defeating and routing a forer composed of Turkish regular and Arabs, with considerable los The Italian casualties were killed and 83 wounded.

damaged a Krupp gun mul which is now ent off from Sea-THE CHINESE REPUBLIC. ámmunition from the Turkish | tori.

position at Rogano,

TURKS ATTACKED.

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GREEK MOBILISATION.

2.1

BANKING BOYCOTT,

Rentor's correspondent Six thousand Malissori are Athens reports that the Grook mo attacking the Turks in the roar. bilisation is now practically com

pleted, and it is expected th 170,000 men will take the field:

A DENIAL. The reports of fighting on the Bulgarian frontier aro denied at Sofin.

TURKISH MOBILISATION. An Irado issued yesterday or dered the mobilisation of the

Turkish floet.

HOPE YET. The Emperor Franz Joseph is quoted in Vionun as saying that there is hope that peace may yet bo preserved.

HOPEFUL SIGN.

(From Chinese Bourous.); Shanghai. October-13. Reuter's correspondent at Bel-tical parlion have telegraphed to:

By way of retaliation, the poli- grade anys the Government bathe Chinese merchants asking telegraphed to Italy and Russi them to withdraw their deposits to retain the volunteers, who are from the banks which participate at present not needed,

in the formation of the Interna tional Banking Group..

BRITISH PRECAUTIONS.

respondent at Malta siates that A message from Realer's cor

the 2nd. Battalion of the North- FINANCIAL NERVOUSNESS. ptonshire Regiment has been The crisis in the Balkans has ordered to be in readings to pro- produced extreme nervousness in cood to Crots. all financial contros, particularly in Paris, Berlin and Vienna, where the public have been specu- lating heavily in international and local stocks, and there is con sequently heavy selling in London and New York, which contres are

the more as any farther develop- ment in the political crisis cannot but influence the money marketa unfavourably.

LATEST WARSHIP.

WINE.

London, October 12.

BELGIAN LOAN SIGNED. The Cabinet's negotiations for £20,000,000 from Belgium have the raising of n loan of been concluded with success, and the agreement for same has been signed."Shat Po."

pany.

C.M.S.N. MANAGER.

Peking, October 13.

Hangford takes place on Boxing (Baltic, and early in 1850 was very possimistic regarding the the Police Court, this morning,

Day.

The Gorman nowspapers are

localisation of the war in the p. gunboat Haughty, which, Balkans. after the review on April 23, he

appointed to command the 00

took out to Chino, where, on Jack Johnson is to sail for THE BANE OF LONDON. liant share in the attack on the bring of his fights with MoVen Jano 1, 1857, he had a very bril-Australia on the 25th insi, to

junk fleet in Fatahan crook. and Langford. From the end of 1859 to' April,

FOUR DAYS OF FOG.

1880

to

3

A fine of $10, or a month in default, was imposed on a man at

for being in unlawful possession of clothing,

issued to the public from the An important warning has been

Hongkong Treasury in relation to the circulation and acceptance of unsanctioned bank notes,

For being in possession of. coarse black gunpowder, without alicones and without having it

this morning. labelled dangerous, a man was fined $15, at the Police Court

1868, he had nearly nine con- Mr. Lloyd George's land cam- tinuous years on the North Ameri-paign has been postponed in con- ea Station. He was promoted to sequence of the crisis in the be rear-admiral on September Balkans. 27,- 1877. From London, October 12,

1883 he commanded on the coast enveloped in fog, which has dis admiral on February 17, 1884, cidents are reported as occurring London has for four daya been of Ireland, and, becoming a vice for for four days, and several ac- London has been enveloped in

locatoid the traffic. Numbers of people were injured in the streets, from 1885 to 1887. He wan

was commander-in-chief in China in the streets.

Two mon

were arrested in including the well-known musi-recalled thence on his promotion cian, Sir Henry Wood, ·

Mr. Asquith and Sir Arthur Teim Tea-tsui yesterday morning to tlio ronk of admiral, October Nicholson, Permanent Under Se-while, they were carrying a box The naval manoeuvres and 18, 1887. In October, 1888, he cretary for Foreign Affairs, have containing all the flags, ensignia shipping have been held up.

etc. of a Trind Society. They were remanded in substantial bail....

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

TO CHINATM**

was appointed one of a small had audiences with the King. Admiralty Committee consisting,

Mr. C. D. Melbourne imposed find of $2, or in default äve days, on a coolie charged at the Police Court, this morning with driving a rickshaw without a licence, at West Point,

besides himself, of Sir William The French Press is sharply Dowell and Sir Frederick criticising Britain for being too | Richards, to report on the lessons lukewarm in the Balkan crisis, maght by the naval manouvres but the views expressed in no of that year, and especially as to wise represent official feeling. "the feasibility or otherwice of The Ministry of Commumes.

maintaining an effective blookade The delay of the Confederacy |tions has appointed Szo Siu-ke to The determination of the Pek-of an enemy's squadron of in answering the Noto from the beginning to feel the strain all CHRISTENED WITH COLONIAL Ohina Merchants Steamship Com foreign assistance is again illu- od ports," The report of this ters to point to the possibility of Road Wost for frequenting the bo managing Director of the ing Government to avail itself of feat cruisers in strongly fortifi- Powers in thought in some quar- A man was arrostod in Queen's strated this week by the announ- committee cleared away many of peace being yet preserved, thoroughfare with the intention EDUCATION APPOINTMENT. cement that arrangements have the cobwebs which had ploskod

of committing a felony. He wAS boon definitely concluded with the subject of it, and may be con- A conferenon of leading banks

Liang Kai-chiu will probably Sir Francis Piggott by which he sidered as the starting-point not are extremely panicky in view of Police Court this morning.

European financial contres dismissed with a caution at the At Portsmouth the British he appointed as Warden of the will enter the service of the merely of modern naval literature the situation in the Balkans, the in Berlin will be called to-day to consider the question of in: superdreadnought Iron Duke was high School in Peking.

Chinese Government to undertako but of modern naval policy. It bankers in Berlin and St. Peters- A widow who resides, near ternention

SHANGHAI DELIMITATION, launched to-day, the Duchess of to support the Wellington porforming the chris- Bourse in view of the panicky

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of laws. This appointment, like Dofence Act of 1889, and the to maintain prices.

the compilation of a national code was the foundation of the Naval burg intervening on the Bourses Kowloon City reports that on Sa- turday night two men entered her tendency. It is stated that all toning ceremony with Colonial has despatched Wan Chun-yan to that of Dr. Morrison, is being doctrines it snunciated have now

house and flung her through the Shanghai to delimit the bounda-mede by China of her own free come to be accepted as axiom tic." Turkey's attitude is causing a and nothing was stolen.

window. She was not much hurt ries of the foreign concession will, and were she left alone in In January, 1889, Hamilton hich in the

these matters, and not dragooned joined the Admiralty as Second with Tesly, and there are appre REGIONATIONS WITHDRAWN. by qutsiders, she would probably Sea Lord, and he became First hensions in Vienna lest the rep. At the Pollos Court, this mor President Yuan has asked Chan move even more rapidly in such Sea Lord a few months later on tore one Italy to extend Herning, Mr. Sutherland in prosecut Hok-hai, Minister of Finance, and selections. As it is she will not the retirement of Sir Arthur Hood, operations in Europe.

ing two of the chair coolies from Fon Yuen-lein, Minister of Educa- take any and every offer that afterwards Lord Hood of Avalon,

the Peak complained about the

are agreed as to the necessity of taking sation.

wine.

AUSTRIAN WAR CREDITS. The war committee of the Austrian Delegation has voted the WONDERFUL BILLIARD war oralits. Admiral Count Mon-

BREAK. tecnccoli, Minister for Naval | Affairs, announced that the vote and programme would be sub- mitted in due course for tho construction of an additional

London, October 12,

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Stevenson, playing Cook, made naval division to replace then break of 1,010, which is Monarch class of battleships. 1900rd for all round the table play,

there.

peace pourparlera:

tion, both of whom have sent in may be made, for some of these This post he held till September. At a hanqnot given in honour manner in which this da DE their resignations, to remain at flera need the most dareful soru-1891, when he was appointed of victorious Unn Tint confidates on treat European ladies who their respective posts. Both tiny before soceptance. They are president of the Royal Naval Ministers, have now pusanted to gift horson that need to be looked College at Greenwion, where he Inrecent hyo elections. Mr. Bonir tender them, the lore! withdraw their resignations,onrefully in the mouth, remained all on the 28-21894. La preleted a substantial said that he was of opinion that i!! Sai Kai Kung Yik Po."-

he was placed on the retired list, working majorly for his party at exemplary punishmen, was neede

The next General Iballone

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