1912-11-01 — Page 1

The Hongkong

October 31st, 1912, Temperature a.m. 75, p.m. 84; Humidity:..88, 50.

No. 8982

TELEGRAMS.

麟三廿月九年子

TELEGRAMS.

(ESTABLISHED

Copyright 1912

Telegraph

203713NT

WEATHER FORECASTI

*** Dotober 31st, 1911, Temperature am: 78, p.m., 78; Humidity

ELEGRAMS.

bah

FRIDAY, NOVER

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRA

THE WAR.

THE WAR.

THE SULTAN'S BLESSING.

TURKS ACCUSED.

THE WAR.

PEACE P

U.S. VICE-PRESIDENT.

DEATH OF MR. SHERMAN.

Reuter

CONCESSION TO MINORITIES.

Router's

(Service to the " Felagraph."]

· London, October 31. The despatches from Nazim Pasha have revived the spirits of the authorities in Constantinople. The Sultan telegraphed yesterday rening his congratulations on the success, adding :-"May the good Good make you worthy of His clemency sad the favour of the Prophet. May blessings be showered upon you in this world, as they surely will be in the

next."

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Lonlon, October 31 Oficial statements insited in Sofia accuse the Turks of burning villages, exterminating Bulgarian inhabitats, and Bulgarian prisoners.

torturing |

Similar allegations are made from Athens with reference to the Greek villageain the Epirus.

TROUBLE AT HOME. The Turks accuse the Bul- garians of burning Mohammedan villagen, from which thousands of Apart from Nazim Pasha's tele rofugees have arrived at Con- gram, the sole information yes-stantinople, thus complicating a terday evening in regard to the situation already disquieting on great battle was a Bulgarian account of the presence of thous despatch announcing the opening aude of starving Rodifs, of the bombardment of the North-

Western front of Adrianople at 1.30 on Tuesday morning, the Turks replying feebly.

THE BIO BATTLE.

There are also rumours of s Unionist plot against the Govern mant and martial law is being applied more strictly.

A PEACE BASIS.

11

A message, from Router's cor- Fresh Bulgarian referves, respondent at Sofia says that the mostly without uniforme, arrived hial journal" Mer states that daring the night. The field gunsif Europe is anxious for lasting moved forward, opening fire at peace the formals of the status eight o'clock yesterday morning quo must be forgotton. It is Ninety minutes later the infantry offensive to the brave armies of advanced. Simuliqueously the the allies, after their glorious Bulgarian Eastern Army attacked victories and sanguinary acri- the Turks by the River Ergeno. fices. The war has radically

Silence ensues after this memodified the situation. Bage till a mesago from Reuter's A LESSON TO ARITAIN, correspondental Safia nnnouncing Mr. Churchill, speaking at a Bulgarian victory and the cap- Sheffield, said that the Powers. **tura of Luleburgas, which is the | without exception, warn striving key to the Turkish second line of effect a settlement in the defence, extending westward to Balkans whioli would made an- Domotika. Whether the Turks her war impossible. Thinsponsi

ore wholly defeated is not yeroun sxplosion in the Balkans clear. They may muke a stund was a lavison to Great Britain to at Chorlu.

he patient, circumspect and ponce-loving. That was not A BLOW TO TURKEY.

nough. Wo 'must be strong, The Bulgarian silence regard-alf-reliant and united. ing the battle has been broken by the following messugo from Reu- ter's correspondent at Sofi, tr

ceived this morning: After two days' fighting, the Bulgarian

Army completely defeated the Turkish principal Army, which retreated in disorder."

DETAILS OF BATTLE.

TURKISH BOMBARDMENT.

Leder.

Router's Constantinople corros

pondent sys it is rumoured that the Turkish Floet laas bombarded

Burgas and that troops have bee ended.

MAIN ARMY ROUȚED., Router's orrespondent' Sofa wire that three days'

Router's (Service to the Telegraph."]

London, November 1. Router's correspondent at Con- tautinoplo, wiring under to-day'e ato, says that at 12:50 in the morning gravo nowe woarecevied from the front.

The Cabinet is still sitting nud it is believed the question of peace is being considered.

"THE CHIEF SCOUT.'

MARRIED TO MISS SOAMES.

London, Cetober 31. General Sir Robert Baden- Powell, Chief of the Boy Scouts, wns married to-day to Mia Olave Soames, daughter of Mr. Harold Soames, at Parkstone, Dorset.

LIEUT BECKER.

[Service to the

London, October 31st. Tho death is announced James S. Shorman, of the United States.

HOME RULE.

Reuter's

(Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, October 31.

號一月一十英港香

TELEGRAMS.

UGANDA'S PROGRESS.

NEEDS OF THE FUTURE.

[Service

Renter's

|

FAIR Barometer 30:08:

Bixols Odry 10

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Mr. Churohill," in a speech, ut Sheffield, said the spontaneous explonostin the Balkans was lesson to Gront Britnim të be ready for all eventualities wire must be strong, self-reliant and united.

Tho Turks are accused of barnÄ

ing villages, exterminating Bu garian inhabitants and torturing

to the "Walagraph."] **London, October 31. An unexpected development Mr. Taylor, the new Manager took place during the debate on of the Uganda Railway, inspected tha Home Rule Bill to-night, Mr. the Manchester Canal methods of - Anqunbalancinging an important handling cotton sood at the looks modification of Claus 8,” whichi | and thereafter was entertained to SKETCH OF CAREER. James Schoolcraft Sherman, should be composed of 40 mom Cotton Growing Association.

provided that the Irish Souato lunch by the Executive of the Repablican, of Utica, N.Y., Vice-bers who should be nominated in

In the course of a spooch, Mr. Bulgarian prisoners. Similar al- President of the United States, the first instance by the Imporial Taylor said Uganda's rapid in-legations are made in reference was born in the city of Utica, Parliament for eight yours, one urease in the production of cotton, to the Grook villages in Epirus. October 24: 1855; his father, fourth retiring in alternate years, grain, eto., was likely to tax the Richard U. Shurman, also born in the vacancies being Giled by the Uganda Railway and the port of Opeida County, NY, was by pro-Irish Government by nomination. Kilindini and it would be neces-important modification of the Mr. Asquith has announced an fession au editor and also pro- According to the modification, sary to adopt a far-sighted policy clause in the Home Rulo Bill miment in publia life. Mr. Sher- the first Sonate will be appointed for the future development of the concerning the composition of the man was educated in preparatory as originally suggested, but Railway and the port. Balcols and Hamilton College; vacancies will be filled up by studied law, and was admitted to election on the basis of proper- the bar and practiced until 1906. tional representation by the Pro- He was married in 1881 to Car- vinces. Mr. Asquith emphasised in Babcock, at East Orango, that the purpose of the Sonate: N. J. three sons, Sherrill, was to sasure adequate represen Richard U., and Thomas M.. are tation of the minority and an amendment was necessary for that objection.

APPEAL MAY LAST A YEAR.iving and in business at Utica. Mr. Sherman was president of the Utica Trust and Deposit Com-

The debate was adjourned to pany and was interested in several enable the Opposition to consider regular attendant of the Dutch other business enterprison; was a the modification. Reformed

London, October 31. of electrocution passed on Lieut. The appeal against the sentence Recker, of the New York Police, may occupy a whole year. THE CHINESE REPUBLIC,

AN UNPOPULAR POST,

From Chinese Beuren)

Peking, October 31. Chan Hok-hi, Minister of Finance, is determined to resign: President Yuan is reported to have agreed to accept his ro

-iguation.

TOO LATE P

Shat Po." THE QUEUE AND THE VOTE.

the official police signal and they burned blue lights. Ho could not say exactly when the police arrived..

Inspector Kerr mid he was

JOCKEY CLUB CUP.

A STARTLING RESULT.

London, October 31.

The race for the Jockey Club Cap at Nowmarket to-day, over a

follows.- distance of two miles, two fur- longa, 35 yards, resulted as

Aleppo..........

1.

Princo Palatine...... 2... Only two started, and Aleppo won handsomely by six lengths.

The botting was 20 to 1 against

Senate, in order to socurs ade- quato representation of the mino- rity.

Among the renaons given by the Turks for the defeat at Kirk · Kilisseh are the bad example of the Christians in the ranks, the failure of the commissariat and disorganisation in the supply of munitions.

The Sultan of Turkey, in oon. gratulating Nazim Pasha on a victory, wired "May the good God make you worthy of His clemency and the favour of the Prophet. May blessinge be showered upon you in this world as they will surely be in the next.”

Aleppo and 20 to 1 on Prince Edward Grey made a reference

治

In the House of Commons, Sir

to the Balkon situation, saying that Britain and the other Powera were continuing in concerted action, and be know of nothing

peace as soon as the military situation mado pesce possible,

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.likely to check the prospects of

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Mr. Taylor, the new Manager of the Uganda Railway, has declared that Uganda's rapid increase in the production of cotton, grain, etc., is likely to tax the railway and the port of Kilindini and it will be necessary to adopt a for- sighted policy for the future de

Church of Utica, treasurer of the church, and MINNESOTA affair. was a member of the Fort Schuyler abreast of No. 4 hatch on the port chairman of its board of trustees; };

(Continued from page 4.) Club, of Utica, the Metropolitan aide of the epardeck. That was Club, of Washington, and also about 11-15. He was breathing member of the Royal Arcanum heavily but did not seem in any and of the Order of Elks; was a

pain. He lived about tou trustes of Hamilton College, which minates longer. Witness went gave him the degree of L D to open the dispensary and whilst was also a member of the Union Longue, Transportation, and Be doing so docennel died. Witness publican clubs of New York City and they loft him there until

Ascertained the man was doad Palatino. Mr. Sherman presided over the the police took charge. They New York Stato conventions of immediately signalled for the 1895, 1900, and 1908; wzasloot- Provident Yuan has issued an ord Mayor of Ution in 1884; de- police. The plan produced was order directing the Mongolians in legats to the Republican national the official plan of the ship. Inner and Outer Mongolia to convention in 1802; was chair-Company's busy off Stonecutter's The ship was lying at the elect their representatives to pro-man of the National Republican Island. She was in the watere seed to Peking within this your Congressional committee in 1000; of this Colony and was dying se a proof of their adherence to has made frequent appearances the American flag. They made

Republican Government.in campaigns, not only in his own district but throughout the United States. He was elected to the Shanghai, October 31. Fiftieth, Fifty-firet, Fifty-third, A correspondent of the "Reich-battle at Luleburgas, eastwards General of Shantung, has begged Fifty-seventh, Fifty-night, Fifty Chan Choe-chui, Governor Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth, Fifty-six, post" with the Bulgarians statesa Serui, over a front of 50 kilome the Government to deny the ninth, and Sixleth Congress that the arrival of the reservists tres, ended in the total rout of franchise to those with queues. In the course of his twenty years released three brigades of General Nazim Pasha's main army,

President Yuan, in reply, states service Mr. Sherman became one Ivanoff's army from the invast- The Turks lost very heavily that the right of voting must be of the prominent Members of the information at 3-50 a m. and got The U. S. super-Dreadnought

and fled in disorder toward decided on sound principles, and House, in his last term being e

on board about 4-40 a.m. He New York has been launched at Chorli,

the cutting of queues has no

member of the Committee on bearing on the roatter. However, Rules. His principal work how went along and saw the captain Brooklyn:

It is rumoured that the Turkish the Governor General is directed ever, was done on the Committee and then went along with the

the dispensary and there he saw Fleet has bombarded Burgas and to advise the people to discard on Interest and Foreign Com-captain and the chief officer to thoir appen lages, '.

meres and on ladian Affairs, of

the body of the deceased. When that troops have landed. the latter of which he was chair-1.8, 48 arrived with the dead box SURVEYORS WANTED, Dr. Sun Yat-son has telegraph-man. He was frequently men witness handed the body over to Hainpje. to the south of the. The Bulgarian losses were ed to President Yuan begging tioned for Speaker of the House, him and he took it away. Witness The death is announced of Mr.

It was stated at the Summary Ergene River, The Bulgarians comparatively slight.

him to direct the Governors hat never made an active canvas Raw the accused in a room in an James S. Sherman, Vice-Presid- Court this morning that a man were driven back northwarda at The Turks are fleeing panic-General of the various provinces for the place. Ass presiding off alleyway and he asked accused eat of the United States. who had told Mr. Russ that the Tchiflikeni. The advance of the stricken. eastern group was delayed by the tured numerous guns, lugs and in connection with his railway herman was elected" Vice-Pre-aid his knife was in a box the Chief of the Boy Scouts, has

The Bulgarians cap to despatch railway Barvayors for his ability was recognized in

where he kept his knife," 'He both branches of Congress. Mr. did not onution him. Acoused Genl. Sir R. 8, Baden Powell, thick woods and the impassable other trophies, as well as much roads which the rains had con-aminnuition and many prisonera HONOUR ACKNOWLEDGED.sident on the ticket with William forward in the refrigerating room. been married to Miss Olave verted into a morass, 'hat the ROUMANIAN ANXIETY, President Yuan hos telegraph H. Taft, receiving 321 alectoral He then told him the man he had Soames.

Reuter's correspondent AL general advance was subsequently

the Committee of the votes to 182 for John W. Karn, of had trouble with was dead. Ho ad to renmed,

Bakharest states that the people American Exhibition thanking Indiana, and entered upon the replied I am very sorry to The other solumna marsbed via are anxious owing to the requisi- them for the honour of hoisting dutine of the office at noon, Marol hear it." The accused was can of electrocation passed on Police Midia in the direction of Sultan- tion of vehicles but it is announc- the Chinese Republican flag at 4, 1000. ‚ bagtohe Istandin,

ed that this is only in consequence the firing of salutes.-" Shat Po.. There are 100,000 Musalman of transport experiments. The refugees at Adrianople, the re- Government is sending field hos- sources of which place are being pitals to Bulgaria and Turkey. thus severely taxed.

ment of Adrianople.

The battle bogan on both wings with an, attack by two large Bul- BULGARIAN CAPTURES. garian groupe on the right wing. Reater's correspondont at Sofin with which the bulk of thecavalry statea that the Bulgarians in the was operating in the direction of battle with the Turks drove the Luleburgas and Chorlu. Strong Intler from their fortified positions columne marched via Hafso and and aro now pursuing them.

EXPLAINING A DEFEAT.

EFFORTS OF THE POWERS.

Later.

schema.

RUSSIAN TROOPS RECALLED.

MINISTER TO PARIS. - The French Minister at Peking

COMING EXHIBITION,

THE U.S. NAVY.

SUPER-DREADNOUGHT LAUNCHED.

in charge of the water police station and in consequence of

The Bank of France rate of die-velopment of the railway and

port. information went on board the s. s. count is now 4 per cent.

Minnesots. He received the

The appeal against the eentenco tioned in the ordinary manner Lient. Becker may occupy a and he said he could only tell the whole year.

are:

truth when the time; arrived. Deceased was charged by Sergeant Caygill, the station, sergeant.

There

rumours of a Witness went forward and found Unionist plot against the Govern- the knife in a small bor in the meat in Constantinople, and mar refrigerating obamber. There was tial law is being applied more a piece of copper wire between the strictly. blade and the handle to save the

LOCAL:

On Wednesday the promises 174 Des Voeux Road were burgled The robbers and $30 stolen. got in by lifting a door ont of its Bookat.

himself, defendant in a onse was dead had been found to be the defendant

Two men were charged with being in unlawful possession of with offering a bribe to a revenue lottery tickets and the first man

officer; at the Police Court, this morning. The case was remand- ed bail being allowed in $1,000 and $50 respectively.

The man and the woman charged with receiving some of the stolon specia from 0.a. Hongkong appeared before Mr. Melbourne,

Peking, October 31. Ban Siu-lim, Governor General of Hei-lung-kiang, has telegraph- ed to the Cabinet that Russia Router's correspondent at Con- House of Commons, Sir Edward the Far East on the 20th inat.

During question time in the recalled her troups stationed in stantinople reports that an un- Gray stated that the Powers had censored telegram states that communicated one with the other among the reasons advanced for regarding varying aspects of the has replied to the Chinese

blade from slipping. "Accused Aleppo secured a sensational at the Police Court to-day and the Turkish disaster at Kirk Balkan situstlon resulting from Government recognising Wu Wal-

London, October 31,

was onationed at the station, and win over Prince Palatine in the the man was sent to gaol for Kilisse are the bad example of the progress of the war, but it takes Ohinese Minister at Paris. New York has been launched at The statement was produced.

The U.8. per-dreadnought then said "I am not guilty," race for the Jockey Cup at New-three months whilst the women the Christians in the ranks, the was not advisable at present to

market, there being only two was discharged. It was stated fight of the Badife who are not make any statement respecting

Brooklyn. Her armament will The Chief Officer, recalled, starters.

that the man was paid $500' for yot armed, the failure of the com-the polios of Britain and the other Commerco intends to hold an her speed will be 21 knots,

The Ministry of Labour and consists of ten 14 inch gans and said that when scoused was

taking two men from, the ship to Taumati missariat in consequence of which Powers, who, he was glad to say.

placed under arrest on the ship, -- "After a three-daya' battle bet- the troops were fo

for three days fed

were continuing in concerted on flour, and water, the insufl-action The House would up for CRITICISED, 4

CANTON GOVERNOR ciency of officere due to the Government retiring offers risen dis Government's own views at a the State Council, has raised the prooiste the difficulty of slating Kwok-chun, a member of from the ranks, the incliciency of time when lu primary object was question of the Canton Governor The intelligence department, and to keep in touch with the others General peing the land tax se isation in the supply of and to promote agreement be security for foreign loans, saying diere tween them/«lle knew nothing he regarded the Governor Fly to check the prospects of General Bottor & COLUATY to *** noon sa the military the order of 110 Governad

exllbition sometime next year,

Sale

BANK OF FRANCE;

DISCOUNT RATH RIBES,

before the pollos arrived, he was

dressed in blue overalls. The ween the Turke sad the Bulu

This morning an enquiry was amall pocket in the frousers was garians, Nazim Pasha's main held at the Marine Court, Into the used for small tools used by army was totally routed and, circumstances Marronadiog **lowing heavily, fled in disorder.

loss of the t Kooling

machanion,

Mr. Hodgson asked for the charge: of murder to be with- drawnɑ and; manslaughter sub, garians of

so the