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The Hongkong Telegraph.

Uctober 30th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 74, p.m. 82; Humidity...83, 01.

No. 8981

TELEGRAMS.

職二十月九年子壬

TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1912 by the Proprietor,

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October 30th, 1911, Temperature a.m. 76, p.m., 74y Humidity... 73, 73.

DLEGRAMS.

THURSDAY,

OCTOBER <> 31.

1912

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGR

THE WAR.

BELATED TURKISH ACCOUNTS

GREEK SUCCESS.

CANADIAN POLITICS.

CHANGES IN THE CABINET,

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, October 30.

London, October 30.

Router's correspondent

Reuter's

Reports three days old are now

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

st

only received, in Constantinople.Athens states that the Grooks

Reuter's

[Service to the "Talegraph."]

THE TURF

CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.

Reutor's [Service to the "Talegraph, *"] London, October 30.

London, October 20. Reutor's Ollawn correspondentshire Stakes, run to-day over

The race for the Cambridge

HOME RULE.

THE IMPERIAL VETO.

[Service to the Telegraph."]

London, October 30. 328 votes to 213 adopted Clause The House of Commons by

就一卅月十英潜香

TELEGRAMS.

LIEUT. BECKER.

TO BE ELECTROCUTED.

Reator's' [Service to the "Telegraph,

London, October 31. Router's correspondent.at New

Sirola Córy 10 Omuji;

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN,

TELEGRAMS..

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Wur newa three days only now being received stantinople.

Adam Bodo won the Cam bridgeshire Stakes after an ex favourite, boing unplaced.

They admit that the position of have. coccupied Verria without wires that Mr. Louis Coderre bas distance of one mile one furlong, 7 of the Home Raid (B; pro-York statos that Police Licuten-oiting race, Lance Chest, the

Cossacks.

HEAVY LOSSES.

The Turks wore demoralised by the defent at Kumanovo, Thoy did not stop to ascertain the number of their assailants, but Aed headlong.

ALLIES MEET.

ment.

the western or Vardur army is resistance. The railway to Moun been appointed Secretary of resulted as follows:-~~-

viding that the Lord Lieutenant ant Becker has been sentenced to precarious, but deolaro that a atir ís interrupted.

State; Mr. Roche, Minister of

Adamo Bedo (Foy) all exercise his vafo on instruc reapeatable force still holds TREACHEROUS TURKS,

the Interior; and Mr. Rogers,

La Boheme II (Sharp)..., 2-

Lions from the Imporial Parlia electrocation during the week A list of soventeen towns Kuprili, disputing the Serbo- Reuter's correspondent at Ce-

Drinmore (W. Huxley) ... 3

beginning December 12., Bulgarian advance. The fall of tinje states that a body of Turke Minister of Public Works,

Twenty ran won by half a

captured by Servis is given iù Kuprili, however, is already to the east of Soutari hoisted Ancient history to the rest of white flags, whereupon the Mon-sequence of the resignation of Mr. Whisk Broom (Maher), Eton Boy other man in the mossroom at it ask, when ho came

Those changes are all in con-length, one length separating

the telegrams, thus indicating the second and third. Also ranand'

extent of the Sorvian successes. had some boor. The vapee Europe. It was effected by a dar-tenegrins allowed them to a Monk, who resigned because of (Trigg), Maiden Erlegh (Wootton), was the deceased... The accused on.

the leceased mun ing raid of cavalry commanded prouch. The Turks then open63

The fall of Kiuprili was by the Servian King's brother fire at close range and also charg differences with the Premier, who Mustapha (Robbina), Manwolf came along to that mossroom and Bayecsed had a few drinks in cavalry commanded by Prince hbart), witness would effected by a daring raid of Prince Arseno, an ex-colonel ofed with bayonets, killing and refused to submit the naval pro- (Wheatley), Lanco Chest (Wal-he said to McDonald, when he him it was not what he would Arseno, a brother of the King of wounding 300 Montenegrins. gramme to the ratification of the ter Griggs), Brancepeth (Clark), looked in at the door, "I will go exactly call drunk. Ho saw dc-

Afterwards the Montenegrins electorate.

Gromment (Donoghue), Sobieski to the messroom next door and aodsad again at 10.30 in the quar

Servia. Purrounded and exteriuinated the

[Mr. Roche was previously Secretary Hamerton (Herbert), Mordred wont

(Whalley), Wise Symon (Jellies), have my coffee." Now MuDonald tor master's room. The witness, Turks.

According in Turkish acepunts, af Site, and Mr. Roger Minister of (Ringstead), Kinsella (Watson), pm: The accused cams past the conseil were there. The deceased from the main body between Kirk on watoli at, eleven a man named Macdonald and de-two Bulgarian battalions cut off Interior, while the Cabinet position from which Mr. Monk retired was that Oliver Goldsmith (Smyth), Saucy mosaroom again in which the spoke to him and in consequence Kilienel and Viza have lost of Minister of Public Works. ] Vixen (Buckley), Bryony (Coop-deceased was sitting with George of what he said they all wont

er), Outram (H. Marsh).

Stein. That was at 11,15. The to the water tonder's room.

heavily. Drinmore made the running deceased man suid to the accused The deceased went with them. from Adam Bede, Hamerton and certain words. Now, he (Mr. There was a passage outside the has resigned and his place has The Grand Vizier of Turkey Outram until the distanco post flodgson) was not able to was reached, when Adam Bede produce evidence whether the room and the engineers' quarters.lins been ordered to prosecute the rada leading to the water tondor's been filled by Kiamil Pasha, who challenged the leader and won an accused heard those words or Acoused passed the door and Bruggle most vigorously to vio- exciting race. Mustapha was a not. He thought on the evidenco Macdonald invited him in theory" close fourth: Lance Chest was it was somewhat doubtful whet-socused however said he was go- the favourite at 100 to 15 against. her he did or not. He was ing to the next room to have a

The botting on the first three going to tell his Worship' those cup of coffee. was:-100 to 7 Adam Bede; 100 worde because they were not worde to 1 La Boheme II; 25 to 1 which were detrimental to the Drinmore...

accused's case, but were words which should favour the acoused's SCRATCHING.

That was the reason he Long Sat scratched at 1.15 thought the words should go in. o'clock to-day.

Bo would tell his Worship the words, and if he thought they should not go in, le would say so. The deceased when

Router's correspondent at Vranya states that the Servians had scarcely occupied Plovlwe in Saudjak when the Montenegrin According to Servion accounts force arrived. The mooting of the Turks nt Kumanovo number-the allies resulted in scenes of ed 80,000. They lost 6,000. The extraordinary enthusiasm. Servisns numbered 60,000 and loat 400 killed nud 2,000 wounded.

SEVENTEEN TOWNS

CAPTURED.

There are now no Turks in Sandjak and the allied columus are free to join the main armies. BRILLIANT CAVALRY WORK: Router's correspondent at Bol- grade states that brilliant cavalry movements played a most im The oxtont of the Sorvian partan part in the taking of success is indicated by the list of | Kuprili, They cut the Turkish towns captured: Prjepolje, forces in two and then, with tha Novavaros, Sionitza, Novibazar, assistance of the artillery, rout», Mitrovitza, Vincitro, Prishtina,|ed thỏm, Preslovo, Gilan, Forisovitch Kumanovo, Egringalanka, Kra- tovo, Kochana, Uskub, Kuprili, and Ishtip. The Turkish troops in those towns numbered 180,000, of whom the scatteroil rominants are retreating. The Servian cap- tures include 200 guns and thon sands of rifles.

VICTORS WELCOMED.

The inhabitants, even the Mos- lems, are rapidly accepting the Servian rule, and business is being resumed in all towns in direct communication with Bel- grado. In the same way the Bulgarians are establishing bank agencios in the captured tową,

according to Turkish official telegrams the fighting, continuns at Kozani, north-west of Sorfidje, and it is stated that the Grocks are retreating.

TURKS CLAIM VICTORY.

utmost vigour to victory.

THE CHINESE Republic.

PROVINCIAL FINANCE.

(From Chinous Bourean.)

Peking, October 30. The Ministry of Finance has appointed several officials a Commissioners for investigating the condition of the finance of the different provinces. They will soon loare for their com missions.

A POPULAR DEMAND.

Tho Provincial Council of apel has telegraphed to the Stato Council asking the latter to fight strongly for the removal of dissolve Provincial Councils. the power of the President to

NEW JUDGE.

MR. C. M. BAILMACHE APPOINTED.

London, October 31. Mr. Cloment M. Bailhache, LL.B., K.O., has been appointed to a new additional Judgeship.

MINNESOTA Affray,

C050.

According to Servian accounts. the Turks at Kumanove num- bored 80,000, of which 0,000 were lost, while the Servin numbered 600,000, of which 400 ere killed and 2,000 wounded.

Saw the accused caslly. He saw accused at about 11.15 Pin. passing the water wonder's mess. He did not stop; he mere ly walked past. The decossed then as he was before. The oleo 7 of the Home Rule Bill, provid- was sitting in the samo_position

By 328 voles to 213, the House of Commons has adopted Clauss trio light was burning in the passing that the Lord Lieutenant sage outside and witness could shall exercise his veto on instrups Solicitor. prosecuted. the accused was passing, by ssid 500 the acoused easily. Nothions from the Imperial Govern There were many Amoriosus pre-"I will get you yet you old son

of a b-b." Mr. Caritou, American Consu- late, occupied a seat on the Magisterial Bench, .-

Crown

DUNN APPEARS BEFORE THE sentemes pres

MAGISTRATE.

Interesting Evidence at the

Police Court.

I

Ran after the Accused.. After saying that, the deceased jumped up and ran out of the

mont,

(Lingh, was "ys said to söönged personally, but the deceased · said something. He said "I'll get you, you old son of a b-hyot,

The Cabinet reshuffling caused Mr. Hodgson-What did he results in Mr. Louis Coderre bo by the resignation of Mr. Monk

have meant the accused.

You are quite sure? Well, don't know who else he could rofer to.

Continuing, witness said that! nflor saying these words,

Mr. Roche Minister of Interior and Mr.

Public Works,

Rogors Minister" of

LOCAL:

Local amateur actors are short- to stage Oscar Wilde's work An Ideal Husband,"

Accused, on the request of Mr.room after the accuser, Another mean by thot?-Well. Le masting appointed Secretary of State, Hodgson, was accommodated with man, the third electrician, named Jolin Saxton Duun, the old man obair in the deck.

Harold Maysent was standing by who stands charged with the

Mr. Hodgson in his opening at the time near the doorway of murder of Robert Wangstrom, a statement said this was a parti-messroom and he would say that water tonder on the s.s. Minnesota, cularly painful case having re- he heard the words used by the on the 28th October, was brought gard to the fact that the accused deceased. He would also say that he Police Cout, this morning. before Mr. C. D). Melbourne at the was a man of 67 years of age who attempted to stop the deorased ran out of the room, or rather was charged with the very serious from runaing out after, the ac walked out quickly. At that About half past nine this mor-crime of the murder of a man cased but he was pushed back. moment the third electrician, aing Inspector Karr, who has the named Robert Wangetrom. Both Ho saw the deceased overtake Harold Maysont, arrived at the caso in band, mounted the hill to tho aconsed and the deconsed man the accused in the passage and door. Witness still remained in the Police Court, in front of the were employed on the steamship strike him very severely over the the room and did not attempt to Three men found in unlawful accused, who was in the custody Minnesoto, This wasa steamship book of the head. The accused atop the deceased from going ant. posscasion of opium were each of P.S. Caygill. Dunn, a man of lying the American flag and staggered and the deceased Strand, the third

engineer, lined $107, at the Police Court, residents in 67 years, of stout build, with anchored in the Harbour of this him a blow on the left side of also remained in the room. this morning. Amorien have telegraphed to the clean cut, clean shaven features, Colony. The Minnesota was at the face. There was a sovere

Witness knew nothing about Central Govorninont that stouldi

the "notunl bearing the appearance of anchor on 28th Oct. this year struggle and Maysent went

affray excopt Loung Kai-chiu, the follower of member of the theatrical profes. and the facts relating to this and pushed the deceased and llung Yau-wai, be given a post sign more than that of a mun en murder he would detail shortly the accusad away from each by the Republican Government, they swear that they will sever aged in a seafaring life, rode to to the Court because they would other. their connection with the mother country." Shat Po.".

PROTEST FROM U. S, A. The Chinesa

gove

пр

Es separated them and

what he had heard. Witness by bomb throwing at Yaumati The man charged with murder now the deceased was as one of was found guilty and sentenced the crew, though he did not know to death at the Criminal Sessions bis name until that night. This yesterday, deceased man

was the first trip witness had made. found that his (Maysent's) right in the Minnesota. Witness also knew acoused, having seen him often on board ship.

The Court in a chair. He wore a be heard in evidence and more followed the

a blue sorge suit, white shirt and fully from the witnesses them-down the passage. He afterwards turned-down collar, without tie, selvos. and a panama hat with a black baad. To looked fresh as he stepped from the chair.

C.

D.

John

curred.

Saw the Scufile.

they retarnel.

to

the

A Chinese found in unlawful possession of 400 tasis of opiam was fined $500 at the Police Mr. Hodgson hava

accused

you ever Court, to-day. It was atated .hat deceased he was endeavouring to export it together? No, not to my know-on a Blue Funnel steamer. ledge.

seon

and

Of your own knowledge can

John Saxton Dann appaæret?”

charged with the murder of the Police Court, this morning Robert Wangstrom, on board the 6.8. Minnesota, on the 28th inst

A Chinese who assaulted a

The Bulgarians are silent regarding the proparations now in progress at Adrianoplo, but Nazim Pusha has telegraphed that an important battle bógan

OPIUM REGULATIONS. on Monday, and still continues,

hand and his left arm was cover- Shanghai, October 30,

ed with blood to a certain extent, the Turks gaining a victory. Ha

He would say that there was on- President Yuan has given declares that two Bulgarian bat-publicity to the contents of the

ly one witness he was able to call It was dark in the alley way ond talions, cut off from the main an opium regulations under

who actually saw the scufle if he did not see any stabbing. body between Kirk Kilisse and which the offences for proparing.

In Court!

A scuffle did take place in which Died Shortly Afterwards. Viza, bave sustained heavy loss, selling, storing or cultivating

the doceased met his death. The The decossed man walked to the Dann was then taken from Mr. scuffle took place in one of the epar deck and died very shortly NEW.GRAND VIZIER- npium aro specified.

CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY waited for a little, into Mr. the steamer. He would produce arrested. The doctor found three Iknow nothing at all about their

B. A. Irving's court, where he alloy ways upon a lower deck of afterwards. The accused went back you assign any reason why before Mr. O. D; Melbourne, at":

to his room and was eventually accused should kill the deceased? A message from Constantinople The Ministry of Communi- Melbourne's court. states that the Grand Vizier has cations Подн consulted Tom

before the Court a plan of the resigned, and that Kinmil Pasha Yun-fung about the construc- Saxton Dunn?

His Worship-Are you ship so that the Magistrato could stab wounds on the front part of the affairs.

deceased's body, a cut on the hand succeeds, An Imporial dearce tim of the Canton-Hankow

You don't know of any quarrel? Accused-Yes.

clearly see where the tragedy oo and one in the back part of his-I have never seen any quarrel. orders the Grand Vizier to pro- | Railway. The line will be divid- His Worship: You stand

outo the struggle with the od into two sections. The Canton charged with, on the 28th Oct. been ashore with a pamber of that from one of the body wounds about 11.20 m. he saw deceas- lakong in Connaught Road West?

Proceeding, witness said that On the 28th the deceased had thigh. The doctor would say section will be under the manage-1912, on the s.s. Minnesota lying other ment of a British engineer, while in Victoria Harbour, in this Colony, and

mon from the ship the deceased met his death. ad on the main deck.

Tho accused W&# in the Was he alive?-He still had was fined $10 for the assault and the Hankow section will be un- feloniously and wilfully, and with Minnesota about twenty minutes habit of carrying a knife with him "fain him.

ordered to pay $1-50 compens dor a German engineer.-"Shat malice aforethought, killing and past ten at night. They came like the one produced. If his Was he standing up?-No, he tion for damage to the uniform, Despatches received from Po."

murdering oue Robert Wang-back by the launch of the steamer Worship thought there was a was lying down and breathing acting in a disorderly maonor, at as well as being fined 83 for Nazim Pasha report that a great

LOAN HARDSHIP. Battle has been in progress since

of heavily. He was also bleeding Shanghai, October 30. yesterday morning. One hundred

Was anybody else there? A woman charged along with Lui Yuk-lin, Chinese Minister Dignity. You had better plead named George Stein, and also by great provocation apparently, but was standing over his body try fined $2: and fifty thousand troops wore at the Court of St. James, hins not guilty. engaged on both sides and it in telegraphed to

three other men all belonging to the Central concluded that the position of Government that on account of voice):Not guilty, sir.

Accused (in a clear and firm the ship, went to the room was for the learned Attorney ing to stop the bleeding. the Turks ''is favourable. the Balkan war, tore has been

His Worship:-I will take the they there sat down to haved glass manslaughter if he thought the How long did he live ?---About Cheung, master of a licensed

of a man named McDonald and General to reduce the charge to Nazim Pasha further telegraphs a set-back in the exchange case this afternoon at 3.16. Be of boor with him of evidence only justified such a seven minutes.

A man named Wing Lan that the Army in Adrianople made market, and it is impossible for manded, in police custody until a sortie westward towards Matash, the loan to China, raised in Lan- 2.15 this afternoon.

trading junk reported to the The Other Man.harge,

there when he died? police at Shaukiwan yosted by where it encountered the Bul-don, to be remittal.

The quartermasters room was George Steie, quartarmester on I was there. Accused was then taken from a common quartermasters room the Minnesoto, said that on the Did he make any statement? Vistoria in an easterly direction that whilst mailing his junk from garian brigade and' forced it to

C. M. S. N. CO. retreat with considerable loss in A meeting of the Cabinet

known as a mess room, George 28th he went on shore at 6.30 Well, according to what old Ire-and when off the entrance to 12 the direction of Harajkeay and Ministers will be held on the 1st

Afternoon Proceedings. Stein and McDonald then p.m. and returned to the ship in land said Kemalkely, Fighting alpo oo of November in connection with

went down to the water ten the Company's launch at 10.20. Never mind what at Viza where the Bulz the affairs of the China Marohants before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at of the ship There was: kaother launch, though whiness did not presence

The accused again appeared ders messroom on the port side The decossed was present in the the deceased may garland were i repulsed by the Bream Navigation Company, the Police Court, this afternoon.

what time deceased went he was rke, who lost 800 men.

ator tenders mese Bai Kal Kung Yi Po

Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Amiataut

they sat there

A GREAT BATTLE.

Lord the King his Crown and accompanied by a quartermaster, would have to send the accused to

the sessions, There had been Mr. Ireland, the day watchman, him with being disorderly was

the Courtin

Lived About Seven Minutes

Were

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Han pass, the steamalip Loong Dia Bang which was steaming) in thing in your woerly direction collid

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