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SECOND

EDITION.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

October 23rd, 1012 Temperature a.m. 71, p.m. 77; Humidity... 78, 71.

No. 8926

新五十月九年于壬

TELEGRAMS.

(ESTABLISHED 1881), ** Copyright, 1912

OCTOBER 24,

WEATHER FORECAST

FAIR

Barometer 30,00

October 23rd, 1911, Temporatare a.m. 70, p.m., 75; Humidity.., 72, 72.

THURSDAY,

1912.

四線

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

BRITISH STEAMER SEIZED.

LOOTING IN BERLIN,

THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE..

AUSTRO-ITALIAN AMENITIES.

THE MEXICAN REBELS.

TA BAD BEATING.

QUEEN WILHELMINA.

TELEGRAMS,

THE WAR.

Router's

[Service to the Telegraph."]

London, October 23.

Grook torpedo bonts lavo eoizod

MEAT RIOTS.

Router's

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."] [Service to the "ffalographi."]

London, October 23,

London, October 23, Router's correspondent at Ber. A message from Router's cor- the British steniner Penpal, of in states thint have Cardiff, bound for Varma, and occurred to monetos are respondent at Piza states that have taken her to l'irnous on the refusul of the butchers, on account King Victor Emmanuól extended ground that the cargo is con-

traband.

GRECIANS ACTIVE.

The Grooks occupied Castro, the capital of Lemnos, after a 'short engagement, and captured 15 prisoners.

al

Houtor's correspondent Athons states that the Greeks are advancing from Elassont. They

attack was still in progress, at three o'clock in the afternoon.

of inadequate profit, to sell the

Russian most imported by the Municipality, auder the conces sious announced in the telegram of September 28,

:

Reuter's

[Service to the Teligiipl.?”]

四廿月十英湘香

TELEGRAMS.

HOME RULE.

ANOTHER DISÄPPOINTMENT:, PROGRESS IN THE COMMONS.

Router's

(Service "Telegraph."]

Woodfobor 23. Router's correspondent at the Hague reports that an official bulletin states that Queen Wil-

Lopes October 23.- Router's correspondent at New York reports that the Federal troops have recaptured Vora Cruz, which was taken by the rebels. under General Diaz, anemine has been indisposed. nephew of the ex-President. The prospect of a happy event

·· The town was recaptured al- has again been frustrated; most without opposition, and General Diaz and his whole staff were taken prisoners.

Later.

There is no reason to believe

Router's {Servics to the "Talagraph."]#

London, October 23. Clause 2 of the Home Rulo.

986 PER ANEST

Sindua Corr 10 Üzity

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

A big balila naar Send in han resulted in the reheat of£ITY kish battalions with aix batteries. The Greeks are pursuing,

Bill, defining the powers of the

King Humbert of Italy most Irish Parliament, was carried by cordially received the Austro the aid of the "guillotine" in the Hungarian Foreign Minister, who House of Commons by 328 voton brought an autograph lotter to to 222.

His Majesty from the Emperor.

a most cordial reception to Count Berchtold, the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister, who is on an

All the Opposition's restriction official visit to Italy.

proposals wero rejected, excopt Hordes of infuriated women

The Government has decided to one, which was accepted by Mr. stormed the stalls and trampled

Count Berchtold presented an

Redmond and the Government, grant an additional £1,050,000 for the, ment on salo under foot, or autograph letter from the Em-

that the constable intentionally depriving the Irish Parliament of medical benefits under the Insur- The Mexican Government con allowed the man to escape so that tho powera of legislation regard-[anco Act, this raising the capita- looted.

The polico were called out and Emmanuel conferred the Annun- tack, and 5,000 foreigners and the man out of his sight accid.Dublin University; and Queen's Od.

peror Franz Joseph, and Kingcentrated a force round Vora it must be presumed that he let ing Trinity College, Dublin; Lion grant to doctors to 7a or is

Oraz in proparation for the at- Berch- 10,000 non-combatante took required for him to reach the north strictly limiting Irish control of College, Belfast, The Govern mont also promised amendments

the Post Office and of internal arrangements in Ireland.

CANADIAN NAVAL QUESTION,

the women proceeded to loot the xiata Order upon Count shops in the vicinity.

elcured the markets, whereupon

told.

fuge in the boats in harbour.

entally for such time as was re-

verandah.

A MINISTER RESIGNS.

warda Soutari lins boon at a stand- The Montenegrin advanco to

still for four days, the bombard- ment of the forts at Tarabosch, which bar the way, being, fruit-

iesa,

Kooliana, the scene of the massacres in August lost, has been captured by the. Servians. It is reported that the Tarksmassacred moro Christians before abandon.

attacked the l'ass of Sumyaporan at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning Theonomy, being strongly posted, offered a vigorous defonco. The The telegram referred to mboro man Berlin telegraphs that the Prussian as follows:-Benter's correspondent at

Brakes on Trucks. Gorerament has made important con- LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. TURKS ROUTED. . .

better condition, was left in censions regarding the importation of

abeyance as there was more pres- Semi-official reports recoived meatstuffa from Russia andilio Balkwas

Hop. Mr. Pollook asked: Vienna state that 100 Tarks, [ler tha Luga'towns, provided they arg

(Continued from page 5.)

sing work to be done alnowhere. Are any stepstakon, and what, in fleeing from the pursuing sold to the consumer at the cheapest Kowloon nu are already provided the repairs being nearly com- of brakes on trucks, trollies and It has since received attention, and by whom, to test the efficiency Servians to Navibazar, crossed price axed alter ensultation with the with lampa should be improved plated. the Bosnian frontier and were, Authorities, Other concessions are and, whore lighting does not al-

handcarts, when loaded up? Aro disarmed.

fitour of Dutch and Belgian beef,

Robinson Road. A considerable there any and what Regulations Tariff modifications are contemplated by ready extend to areas containing longth of this road was resur- in force making the use of auch FRUITLESS BOMBARDMENT. bish the Federal Council will be em-

houses, the necessary extensions faced with far-macadam should be made.

in brakes compulsory Tho advance of the Montone-powered to greit partial rebates.]

Itom No. 50, Now Torritorios baing patched where necessary

July: the remainder grins towards Scutari is still at a

of it penalty?

Monk, K.O., Minister of Pablio On account of the refusal of standstill. They have been for

Itoads. In construeling main with ordinary macadam. Farther replied :---

The Hon. Colonial Secretary Works (Nationalist) has resigned the butchers to sell Russian meat roads in the Now Territorios, such repairs were postponed on account

on account of differences with imported by the Municipality un- of more pressing work elsewhere, are in the negative. Regulations question. Mr. Monk is of opin-boon furious, meat riots in Berlin, The answers to those questions Mr. Borden regarding the Naval der recont concessions, there have the surface of the remaining are now being framed dealing ion that the Naval programme hordes of ivfuriated

four days fruitlessly bombarding

the forts of Tarnbosch which are THE CHINESE REPUBLIC. road should be of sufficient width barring the way.

PREMATURE REPORT.

The

"Daily Tolegraph's" tologram with reference to tho Bulgarians having captured Kirk Kiliano and Chermen is now de- clared to be premature.

It is officially announced at Constantinople that hosvy fight- ing took place at Kirk Kilisso all yesterday and that the Tucks

captured two Bulgarian positions, inflicting heavy losses,

The Third Sorvian Army as

WITH THE SERVIANS.

arrived before Prishtina,

Later.

11t

Router's correspondent Vranya states that the Sorviaos entered Prishtina in the afternoon after hard fighting.

The Servinns have captured Kochana, the scene of the unas- sacre in August. Sofia nowspapers report that the Turks massacred moro Claristians before abandon- ing the town.

at

TURKS ON THE RETREAT.

Router's correspondent Athena states that it is officially announced that a big battle near Serfidje resulted in the retreat of 22 Torkish battalions aud six battories. A general pursuit on! the part of the Gresk forces has

been ordered.

RUSSIA AND MONGOLIA.

(From Chinese Sources.)|

Poking, October 23,

The Russian Minister in Poking Russia's policy towards Outor is alleged to have declared that Mongolia will be the same as that of Japan in "protecting" Korea.

MONEY WANTED.

to accommodate molor traffic as well as a light railway, if such a railway be contemplated, and the Committee consider that the existing road from Fan Ling to Shataukok should be widened | accordingly.

The Committee then adjourned.

Condition of Roads.

portion being in fair condition.

Hollywood Road. This road is surfaced with concrete practically thoughout its entia, length." "It is of great importance that proper supervision should be exercised

with these matters.

London, Outober 23, Router's correspondent ating the town. under a Ottawa staten that the Hon. F. D.

The Prison Staff,

Hon. Mr. Pollock naked :----

over work of this nature and, Will the Government give the

women

should be submitted to the elec-storming the market stalle and tors for ratification, but Mr. looting shops in the vicinity. Borden maintains that a ple-} biscite is unnecessary.

LOCAL

ני

[Mr. Frederick Dabartich Monki

EU BOL, DC., son of a Mon-

bail Judge, was bora în 1860, eduostod

The Hon. Mr. E. Osborne owing to the invaliding of one/numbers of (i) Prison Officers on at McGill Unirepity, and called to the f

Another Interport trial matoh

asked the following questions:- oversoor out of the service and the the European Steff, and (ii) Pri Ba in 1878. Engilah on his father's has been arranged for Saturday illness of another extending over son Officers on the Indian Stuff, sids and French on his mother's, he is on the Hongkong Cricket Club for several months portions of the of the work was delayed. The and who have either (a) left or (b) Bourates' chief lieutenant in the

In the Government aware that several months, the carrying out who have been on the I'rison Staff Roman Catholic and has been Mr ground. following ronds-Barker Road, worst portion of the road was re- been dismissed from the Prison Nationalist mrement. He has been Two Sanitary Board coolies Magazine Gap Road, Seymour surfaced somno time ago and the Staff, for each year since and in- Professor of Constitutional Law at were charged, at the Police Court Road, Robinson Road, and Holly remainder is now well in hand.

cluding 1902? Will the Govern-Laval University since 1892, and to-day, with reckless conduot wood Road have been in a state of

meut also stato in how many of M.P. for Jacques Cartier, part of Mon- while in charge of a truck.

the Police Force? Buch instances the Officer was real Island, since 1999]. drafted from the Prison Staff into

Dr. Sun Yat-son has despatch-disrepair? od Wong Yik-you to the Straits Will the Government stato and Borneo to invite the Chinese why these roads were not given residents there to invest money allontion as soon as it became towards tho' formation of tho nocosmary to repair them? Chinese National Bank.

The Director of Public Works replied as follows:—

SIR CLAUDE MACDONALD,,

It is reported that the British Minister at Tokyo (Sir Claude Macdonald) will be transferred to Peking.fai Kai Kang Yik Po."

A STUBBORN MINISTER.

Shanghai, October 23. Liang Yu-ho, the now Minister of Foreign Affairs, is obstinate

1. The Government have been aware that portions of roads men tioned were in need of repair in order to restore them to good condition.

Escape from Gaol.

The Hon. Colonial "Socrotary replied.

The numbers employed on the Prison Staff are as follows:-

1902-1003 28 1904-1900 31

We hear that it is highly pro- bable that "The Cook" will again NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. special request on November 13.

be put before the public by

TELEGRAMS.

24) THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Kowloon 0.0. "A" team moets the Civil Servico on the latter's golat Happy Valley on Satur day. The "B" team meets the RE. tram at Kowloon.'.

A Students Union has been Tho Servian troops have ento:ity, ani B.E., the Governor has formed at the Hongkong Univer-

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Indians.

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1903

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1904

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The Greeks have occupied the

ed Prishtina after hard fighting, consented to become its first

The numbers who have left the capital of Lemnos, capturing 45

prison staff are:-

Resigned.

prisoners.

Queen Wilhelmina has beon io- Europeans. Indians, disposed, and the prospect of "a happy event" is again frustrated

will be held on November 1, President. The inaugural dinner wha Ilis Excellency will preside.

A tourist named to Strausburg, rosiding in the Hongkong Hotel, reports to the police that someone entered his room on Wednesday night by an open window and a ...3

The reported capture of Kirk letter of credit for £1000, thirteen ............Kilisse by the Bulgarians is now obeques for $50 each, and a purse 10 announced to have been prema-containing $40 gold wore stolen.

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¡ture.

Why was the man who entered Hon. Mr. Pollack asked:

Beaconfield Aracade at night and who subsequently escaped from the Government Civil Hospital sent to that Hospitol instead of to the Prison Hospital? Was there not room in the Prison Hos-Europeans pitil at the time? Wore there any other persons under Police detention in the Government 2. To reply to this question, Civil Hospital at the time? Will it is necessary to deal with enel the Government lay upon the mad separately.

tablo the statement, or, if more Barker Road, Repairs were than one, the statements of delayed as it was intended to Chinese Constable 303 as to how substituto tar-macadam for the the man succeeded in making his in declining to call on the material hitherto used. With the escape? Did the Constable let BULGARIANS TRIUMPHING. Diplomatie Body. On the other apparatus available, the producthe man out of his sight ac- tion of tar-macadam is a slowcidentally or intentionally, sad, London, October 24. hand, the foreign Ministors re-

main firm is not visiting the process and, as the tramway com- if so, for how long? Router's correspondent at So-

Minister of Foreign Affairs first. pany desired to replace the con- The lion. Colonial Secretary fin states that there has been des It la raported that the French crete surfacing of that portion of replied:--- porate fighting along the whole Minister will offer his service to and Post Office with such mate to gaol but was in police custody. thoir track between the City Hall 1. The man was not committed lino from Kirk Kilissoh to Novi- bazar, the Turks boing every-between the parties.

all misunderstanding FOROVO

rial, arrangements were made to He could not be sent to the gaol where driven from their posi-

supply them with it. Barker hospital, without a magistrate's tions,

JAPANESE VISIT. Road, which is of loss importance warrant. There was one other The Bulgarians are prossing Tho Japanoso

commercial from a public point of view, has person who was under detention Adrianople on every side. A Tur-tourists are expected to arrive at consequently had to stand over. by the police in the Government kish column which made a sortie Poking on the 20th inst,

Work on the repairs was however Civil Hospital. The only state- to the east of Adrianople was in-

begun on the 3rd instant and is ment made by Chinese constable nihilated.

THE PRESIDENT'S POWER.

now in progress,

303 Wong Kwan was us follows:- The Bulgarians have roached Tho Provincial Council of

This Magazine Gap Road.

"I am Chinese constable 393. Arda and entered the city by the Hupoh has asked the Councils of road was all put in good order in On the 5th. instaat I was on ducy west. The Turke fled in disorder other provinces to join it in the good order in July last. The at the Government Civil Hospi leaving 160 killed and prisoners. despatch of a telegram to the rainstorm of the 15th August, tal Ward No. 20 from 6 pm to The Bulgarians also cap-Siato Council at Poking demand-when 6 inches of rain fell, washed 10 p.m. watching a prisoner tured several positions to the ing the removal of the power of away the binding mutorial, leav-named Wu Kan. He was hand- north-east after a fierce struggle, the President which enables him ing the surface very rough. To cuffed in bed No. 5. At 9.15 ho after which the Turks, broken and to dissolve all the Provincial avoid a repetition of this, it was made an excuse that he wanted disheartened, fled.

Councils.

decided to tar the surface and to obey a call of naturo., The BANK MANAGER. that portion of the road from May handcuffs were then on, he did

The dredged channel in the The Ministry of Finance has Road downwards was so dealt not ask for the landcuffs to be

Macao roadstend having been appointed Young

baoyed, was opened to shipping with, the worked being complet taken off and I did not remove Manager of the Chinese National od about the 9th instant,. It was them or touch them nor was I 1910

to-day. It is notified that the Bank.

found impossible however to do ordered by the doctor or any

signals of obstruction referred to the whole road at present, as had person in Hospital to do so. SA POPULAR REQUEST.

The Hon. Mr. Monk, Canadian in the regulations for the navigs- been intended, and ordinary I do not know the priso The people of Kwei-chow havo binding operations were there ner, e is

Minister of Public Works, has tion of this channel are exhibited 2 deserted in 1012. In the House of Commons, Mr. begged Oba Kai-kim, a country for executed on the remainder friend of mine, he is a Punti and transferred to the police force, and naval question len

no relation or

resigned in consequence of dif- in the signal station at Gais Lloyd George hangnaced that the man of theire holding an official

There have been no Europeans ferences with Mr. Borden on the lighthouse on Government had decided to grant position in Peking, to head the

I am a Hok Lo. When I reached there is no record of any Indians an additional $1,050,000 for list in the petition to the Central

Seymour Road. The necessary the north varmadah, from which who have joined the police after medical benefit under the In-Government requesting that repairs to the worst portion of I could see Inta the bathroom, leaving the prison staff but there garishs are reported)

the road wore competed last only the top of the prisoner's have probably been shout half a month:

The remainder of the hand was visible outside the dozen who have so joined.

On page 10); /

INSURANCE ACT.

· DOCTORS' · GRANTS INCREASED.

разнофор

Lonilon, October 23.

Si-ki

08

warance Aophut Ping-kwan be appointed

This will raise the ospitation Governor General of Kwel-chow road, which was in somewhat grant to dootors to 78, or 76, Od. Sai Kai Kung Yik Po."

· 1909........................11

Four hundred Turks who fled 1910.....................18 from pursuing Servians crossed 1911...........................8 the Bosnian frontier and wore 1012...................

..14 disarmed.

I deserted in 1911.

1003.

At the Criminal Sessions yes terday the trial was concluded of Ibrahim, a private in the 126th Baluchistan Infantry, on the charge of murdering a subadar in his regiment named Ali Shafa The Mexican Federal troops whilst stationed on Shameen, the have recaptured Vera Cruz al-European reservation of Canton. Europeans. Iadians, most without opposition, taking The jury disagreed, four being in General Diaz and his whole staff favour of a verdict of guilty and prisoners.

three against. They were dis charged.

Dismissed.

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Olause 2 of the Home Rule Bill, defining the powera of the Irish Parliament, has been carried in the House of Commons by 328 votes to 222.

Notable successos, by

tower of the for the time Bul-show a Tarks may be

ara proming ou | particulara

mason