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No. 8950

联四十月十年于

FRIDAY,

NOVEMBER 22,

1912.

號二廿月一十英港香

21st, 1911, Temperature a.m. 72, p.m., 75; Humidity...75, 71.

五方程:

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR.

THE WAR.

LOYAL CANADA U

GIFT OF DREADNOUGHTS.

JAMAICA HURRICANE.

TERRIBLE DEVASTATION..

YACHT RACING.

INTERNATIONAL CONTEST.

POSITION OF BULGARIANS. BULGARIANS DRIVEN BACK.

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."}

London, November 21.

The correspondent of the

Renter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, Noveraber 21. Reuter's correspondent at Con- Pasha telegraphed on Wednesday night that the Bulgarians had abandoned their latest trenches

MAILBOAT FOUNDERS.

PASSENGERS ALL Rescued.

Router's

[Service to the "Talegraph."]

London, November 22. Passengers of the Pacific liner,

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Reuters

(Service to the Tulegraph,”]

London, November 21

It is believed that H.R.H.

Router's [Service to the Telegraph."}

London, November 21. A message from Kingstown

Reuter's [Service to the "Talegraph,""] London, November 22. The proposal of Sir Thomas

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

· THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Turkey has rejected the Bui- garian terme and fighting is to be resumed,

“The Grooks have captured

"Daily Telegraph" at Chataid/stantinople says that Nazim Oravis, which was wrecked off the Duke of Connaught in the speechy states that the greatest hurricane Lipton that an International Florins, to which the Turkish

Falkland Islands on the 12th from the Throne at Ollows to-day pepe 1900 devastated Western Yacht Race be held at San Fran- fed troops from Možnatir.

Canadiansit to Admiralty of inst inst., have arrived at Pant will announce immediate malce on the 17th and 18th cisco in 1915 has been accepted.

Laces, Green Island and Savan- Arenas, Costa Rios.

They report that the steamor £5,000,000 to £7,000,000% for thạc

nu Is-Mar were practically wiped struck a rook, in a snowstorm, construction of three. Drea

out by a tidal wave, with great loss of life. Forty-two bodies the prevailing darkness making noughts.

impossible to see ahead.

have been recovered. “

succeeded in sending a message on Monday by an indirect routs Bosays: "Disobeying the orders of the gendaruies to return in Constantinople, I wont back to the battlefield and noticed that all the outlying works forming the advance defence to the re- ceding centre line had been captured during the night by the Bulgarians, who are now shelling

and had fallen back seven kilometres. Woundel mes, rifles and ammunition were found in

the trenches.

TURKEY REJECTS TERMS.

it

Wireless, messages brought whaleboats on the scene after three hours, and these took off the The Porte has rejecte Bul-assengers, crew and mails.

The Oravia foundered, and all the cargo was lost.

:

[The Oria was steel tein-solON teamer of & 371 tons gross, owned by Reuter's correspondent at Sofia e Pacids Steam Navigation Com- staten that the Bulgarian, condi-pany. She was built at Belfast by lions partake in no wise of the ears. Harland and Wold in 1897). character of an ultimatam, and it is quite open to the Porte to make counter-proposals.

the main works at Hademkeuf, garin's resce terms and has and enfilading the left wing. I ordered Nazim Pasha to resume learned that the Bulgarian In-operations. fantry one morning took the works after 45 minutes' bayonet fighting. Both Turkish wings are in danger of being cut off."

The same correspondent, how ever, in a message from Constan- tinople on Wedneslay, which presumably was censored, saya that the Bulgariane are finding the temporary positions at Hadem koni disadvantageous, and that their losses were excessive, owing to the accurate Turkish fire, and that they how withdrawn to their old positions.

Reuter's Constantinople corres pondent states that Nazim Pasha telegraphs that no serious fihting took place on Wednesday, merely a slight artillery fire on the wings.

THE ARMISTICE, The Porte has appointed plani-

negotiate potentiaries to

armistice.

an

THE NAVAL FORCES. Nazim Pasha. Izzet Pasha (ex-commander of the Yemen) Shadan Bey (Councillor of State to the Porte) has requested the embassies and legations to with- draw the naval contingents which they landed, on the ground that

ARMISTICE CONDITIONS

fLondon, November 22.

A

Rentor's correspondent 31 Constantinople reports that message from Scutari says that the Bulgarian conditions for an rmistice are the surrender of Adrianopla and Sentari, the withdrawal of the Turkish Fleet from the Black Son, the cessation of the despatch of troops to Chatoldja and the cessation of the building of fortifications.

A GENERAL HONOURED, General Chakri, commading the Turkish troops at Adrianople, has received the title of Ghazi in recognition defence.

of his splendid

THE MONGOLIAN CRISIS.

FRANCE DISTRUSTED.

(From Chinese Boureas.).

Poking, November 21. Public criticism is manifesting itself in Peking over the action of the French Minister in mediat ing on the Mongolian question. The public is of opinion that the French Minister cannot be de ended upon, aa, success in the mediation may ultimately lead to s demand for a concession from China in recognition of his services.

WAR FUNDS.

The people in various pro- vinces are busily engaged in raising funds towards the cost of an expedition to Mongolia.-

Shat Po."

:

their presence ie no longer neces REBELLIOUS FIREMEN. negotiated. Among the articles

sary.. A meeting of the Ambas sadors decided to leave the matter in abeyance.

REVOLTING SCENES.

Later

CARNEGIE FUNDS.

PENSIONS FOR U.S. EX-PRESIDENTS.

BROTHERS AT LAW.

At Montego Bay' the banana and other fruit

orops were destroyed...

The news was brought to

A LEPER ISLAND.

Description of a New British Government Insitution.

Mr Tyre Hatson, the Deputy

Kingston by steamer, the com-Governor of Fiji, in an annual munications by road, railway and report, telegraph being cut off.

FROM ALL QUARTERS.

P. and O. Secretary's Estate,

says:-On the leper

The greatest hurricane ex perienced since 1903 has occurred in Jamaica, enormous damago being done.

The Peking Press has been warned to use moderate langu age in commenting on the Rasso- Mongolian Convention. ⠀rs

Ex-Presidents of the U. 8. and

station at Bega expenditure was their widows are in future to re- incurred to the amount of $2,655 ceive $25,000 annually from Mr. during 1911, there were 35 Carnegie's benefactions.

patients in segregation, and these

had been transferred to the new.

Fifteen thousand Chinese troops

asylum at Makogai during the are converging on the Marikhan months of November and Decem- district of Honor Mongolia, but ber. On the 31st December will not procend further. the were 40 lapers comfortably

.

all

London, November 22, Reuter's correspondent at Now York wires that the Corporation administering Mr. Andrew Oar-

Mr. George Frederick Johnson, installed on the island: The A proposal by Sir Thomas Li- negie's benefactions has decided 63, of St. Edmonds, Woodfeld-work of collection and tran- pton that there be an international to grant a pension of $25,000 avenue, Streatham, S.W., and of sportation of lepers previously yacht race at San Francisco in

of 1915 has been approved. dollars (gold) annually to ox-122 Leadenhall-street, E.C., late residing in parts Presidents of the United States ly secretary of the P. and O. the group is now nearing comple

The Pacific Steam Navigation and their widows,

Steam Navigation Company, left ftion. A large sum of money has estate valued at £5,057.

been expended on the erection of Company's liner Oravia haa Octogenarian's trip to the East. buildinga, the draining and cul- foundered off the Falklands, but Although over 80 years old, tivation of land, and the purchase the passengers, crew and maile Mr. 8. Barrow, of Burningfold and importation of stock. Con- are safe. Hall, Dunsfold, Surrey, left Eng-siderable progress has been made land on 18th inst. for a six in establishing herds of cattle, months' trip to India, Chian, sheep, goats, and pigs, to be used and the scattered Turkish Army Japan, and Australia, returning as food for the asylum. Since no at Monastir continues, the Turkish previous description of the new losses being estimated at 20,000 via Vancouver.

institution has been made the killed and wounded.. Consul General's Holiday. subject of a special and compro Mr. H. E. Fulford, Consul-hensive report it may be of in Finding the temporary positions General in His Majesty's Service tornat to give a brief account of at Hademteni disadvantageous,

China, who has been on leave the station.

Owing to accurate Turkish fire, from Tientsin for some time, has

The Island of Makogai, Tying the Bulgarians have withdrawn arrived in London. Mr. Falfort has spent some six months of his of Vitilovu, some 18 miles north-

to the eastward of the main island to their old positions. leave in Australis, and will re-ast of Levuks and about 70 miles Emperor Francis Joseph says main at home some three months from Sava, contains approxusto he is bound to admire the Bul before returning to China.

ly an area of 2,075 acres. The garians, but he cannot under

The case wherein a Chinese is charged with defrauding his brother and nephew by forged power of attorney, and also with forging a mortgage and a memo rial, prosecuted by Mr. Potter, instructed by Mr. Lewis, of Messrs. Johnson Stokes and Mas 0. G. ter, and defended by Mr. Alabaster, instructed by Mr Dennys, of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, and Mr. Otto Kong Sing; entered upon the third day of hearing at the Police Court, this afternoon, before Mr. C. D. Mal-

bourne..

Fighting between the Serviane

A Colony for Manchus. Island, being circular in shape, stand why the war has been so Tsingtao, remarks an exchange, rise near the centre to a height unfavourable to the Turks. seems to have become quite a of some 800 feet, Coast lande

ed in Mongolia; (3) No Chinese a copy of a "document which he note the woll-known names of Here, also, have been placed the are reported to be lying in, heaper than

It is believed that the Duke of

REVISION RUMOURS.

Shanghai, November 21. It is reported that the Russo Mongolian Treaty will be rescind- ed and a Russo Chinese Treaty

of the Treaty between Mongolia and Russia are:-(1) No Chinese.

The complainantgave evidence. Trouble Aboard the ss Skerries.soldiers to be allowed to be

officials. Amongst those who the various settlements for the Stefano hundreds of dead and stationed in Mongolia (2) No bearing out counsel's statement. colony of refuge for old Manchu are flat, and it is upon these that In the cholera camp at San Chinese colonization to be allow Mr. Potter was about to produce have bought property there we inmates have been established. thousands of sick Turkish troops This morning at the Marine Magistrate's Court, before Com-fficials to be allowed in Mongolia said was a facsimile of the Hu Shi-chang, La Hai-huan, paddocke in which stock is run, with scarcely any tendance. mander Basil Taylor, R.N., 24 Consequent on the efforts of the original.

Chang Ken-teun, Yu Shih-mei, and the richer portions of these Realer a Constantinople corres

Indian fireman, were charged by Japanese, German and French Mr. Alabaster I object; my Li Chia chu and the last on the lands are utilised for the planting pondent has visited the San

John W. Angus, master of the Ministers, these articles are re- friend is trying to shove in docu- list is Chao Ebr-beun. Yin Chang of native foods rice, &o. Makogai, Connaught will announce a gift Stefano cholera camp, where he witnessed scenes of indescribable. Skerries, with unlawfully ported to have been revised ments ive haves no copies of or is also reported to be building a formerly used as a coooanut from Canada to the Admiralty of

combining to disobey the lawful

As follows:-(1) Chinese troops translations and of which we have large residence, for the days to plantation and cattle run, was from five to seven million ster- horror. There were hundreds of orders of the master and engineer,

some three years ago purchasedling for three Dreadnoughts. by Government. At the south end dead and thousands of sick lying and impeding the navigation of already stationed in Mongolia not had no notice to produce.

Turkey having requested that in heaps, with soarcely the ship, and the progress of the to be allowed to be inoreased;

The German Empress has one of the island, at a place called of the finest collections of Biamese Nasau, is situated the station of the foreign naval forces in Con- oats known to exist in Europe. the medical superintendent and stantinople be withdrawn, the The first of this rare breed, housed the quarters of the European Ambassadors have agreed to at Potsdam, were brought from warder, mechanic, and the various leave the matter in abeyance. Siam, and were actually from the native officers and labourers. Palace of the King Naturally. There are also food plantations set the fashion, and Siamese cats also a hospital and dispensary The PM steamer Nile will the preference of the Empress has at Nasnu and a butchery, and are eagerly sought after by many for the labour This station is make her first call at Manila next ladies sum of $200 was paid about two miles

ea distant from the month. In Paris for nearest leper settlement, and is the other day in Paris, for

attendance.

(2) China not to be allowed to send her people to Mongolia as settlers; (3) The number of Chinese officials already stationed in Mongolia not to be allowed to be increased.

.

Mr. PofterIt is a facsimile. His Worship: Have you the document now?

Mr. Potter-That is a fatile objection.

voyage between Singapore. and Two thousand cholera stricken gintan, on Nov. 18th to 20th. troops have been installed in a mosque at Saint Sophia. It is ronpectively.

All the defendants pleaded helieved that this mosque bas

Mr. Alabaster I object to my heen chosen to prevent the pos- guilty.

friend's use of the word futile. John Angus, master of the

CHINAIS ARGUMENT.

Mr. PotteIt is futile to say sibility of profanation by Chris

ship, said the crew was signed La Ching-cheung, Minister of tian, conquerers,

on at Singapore on Nov. 9 Foreign Affairs, has notified the they have not had time to look AUSTRIAN EMPEROR SPEAKS and the defendants formed British and French Ministers in at it.:

Mr. AlabasterWe have had Reater's correspondent at Vien- the stokehold staff. They had Peking that China's action in na states that the Emperor never tried to do their workiesling with Fulon is an internal no notice to produce... Francis Joseph, speaking a they had gone teolition, and it cannot be re- Mr. Potter: That is no objec-

SEVERE LOSSES.

Later.

garded as a national one.

HASTE DISAPPROVED.

come.

The Kalsorin's Siamese Cats.

firms

LOCAL

separated from the rest of the The trial of the private, tion.

Island by a high wire fence Ibrahim, for alleged murder at dinner, said he was bound to board. When the ship left Siug

Députation to the Port of Mr. Alabaster:It is another.

Springs on the island provide a Canton, was again left unfinished admire the Bulgarians, but he spore, there was, so far as be

London Authority, could not understand why the know, a full bead of steam, but Lu Ching-ohoung has requested reason why I object,

At a largely-attended meeting good water supply for the station to day.

The main leper station is r fortunates of war had been so within a few hours it fell and the President Yuan to instruct the Mr. Potter Any copy from

Some details of the egraph manufacturing

East known as Daleci. It is connected unfavourable to the Turks. He ship's speed dropped. He sent troops not to ase hasty measures the one type is original by law. of representatives of the principal added that he hoped the Press for the serangs aud tyndals and in dealing with Mongolia, as the I call for the original?.

Mr. Alabaster: That is my London and of master carmen in with Nasan by a bridle track scheme for a dog show to be held reports of Servian treatment of the told them they must keep steam, Government will decide the

London, held at the Liver which passes through flat lands next spring are given in another objection Austrian Conaal at Prizand ware but they simply stood and matter amicably." Shat Po."

pool-street Hotel recently on the coast. This settlement is column, Mr. Pottor-In defence to my exaggerated and that the incident grinned. This continued all. BANKERS' REMINDER

At the Fire Brigade-inspection. would be peacefully settled.

friend's suggestion I now call for deputation was appointed to provided with comfortable dwel through the voyage, and he saw Shanghai, November 21: ̈

wait upon the Port of London Linge built of wood, suitable for the serang four times and gave: The International Banking!

the original him definite orders to keep steam Group has decided that the loan: Mr. Alabaster:-It is absurd to Authority to urge upon it the the accommodation of four or five yesterday H.E. presented long better. The serang made no advanced to China cannot be call for a thing in Court, There necessity of a scheme being form inmates. There are also larger service medals to Inspectors Mo Reuter's correspondeat at Bel-reply and if anything the work used towards the cost of opera- is no suggestion until this mo-plated which would do away with building at some of the settle Hardy and Fenton.

ment that, we over had a doon, the present "terrible condition of ments for the accommodation of

The annual display and review, affairs existing in the matter of more than one family. To each grade wired that fighting con-was done worse after each order. tions in Mongolin

Alexander Stewart, chief en- "YUAN CONFIDENT.

ment in our possession.

the delay to traffic at the level dwelling is attached a kitchen, of the Fire Brigade was held finues around Monastir with the

President Yuan has notified the Mr. Potter-Will you? scattered Turkish garrison, of gineer, said he had continually which so far 5,000 have been to tell the serang, tyndal and public that the trouble with Mr. Alabaster If it is forossings and swing bridges at latrme, &o. Hospitals have been yesterday afternoon in presence captured, together with 48 gans, stokers to get them to fire pro- Mongolia will be settled amicably Court I will produce it. the Victoris and Albert Docks established for both malos und of the Governor and Lady May.

It is estimated that 20,000 perly, but they only got worse. as the French Minister, has con- Mr. Potter Will you produce Mr. L. T. Martin of the firm of females, quarters for European Turke have been killed and On Nov. 17 be ordered the firetsented to not as mediator. Pre it if your client has it? Mésére. Tate, presided, and the lepers and for native medical The Hon. Fitzroy Richard wounded, the Servien losses berndal to stay in the stakehold sident Yuan la quite confident Mr. Alabaster elf he has it in Mayors of East Ham and West practitioners and servants, store Somerset, who has been appointed ing less but still great.

with his watch, after his watch that China will not suffer in the his possession in Court I will Ham were among the speaker rooms, a look up, and some A. DC. to His Excellency, the Mr. Potter Will you produce It was stated that the present con- distance from the leper settle Governor, arrived in the Colony A message from Reuter's cor was over and get steam There negotiations.

A meating of the State Council it if your client has it in his dition of things had long been a ment quarters for the two Euro- yesterday. respondent at Athens states that wore. only 135 where there should

Damerous communications be femalo native nanistania. A H E. yesterday ughter about 30,000 troops of the Monas have been 175 lbs. They sil re was held on the 20th just and possession at all? No answer to grave scandal and the subject of pean nursing sisters and the tir Army, who were routed by fused to do so. With his previous the appointments of Wu Wai-tak that your Worship:

Mr Alabaster Croes ex-ween the Local Government stream home 10 Demedala for courage Board of Trade, and the Port of Daleci, in the hill is connected to Sergo nt CharaŤ, the Servians, advis Florina, staff there was never any diffins Chinese Minister to Paris, and

London Authority, together with by water pipe, and distributes Sindar All Li Chenk and Olar which the Greek Army occupied culty in keeping steam. Ngai Sun-oho as Chinese Minister amination (laughter).

The Crest Badtors Railway H water tousiga whole settlement, Cheuk-man yesterday, caplaring:: quantities Prisoners were each ordered to to Amsterdam were passed

forfait 18 days" pay?

So Kot Kang Yik PO/

esented