1912-11-27 — Page 1

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

November 26th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 64, p.m. 72; Humidity...75, 56.

No. 8954

TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR.

AUSTRIA AND servia.

Reuter's

[Service to the Telegraph."

London, November 20.

九十月十年子壬

TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR.

PRINCES MEET.

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph;"]

London, November 26, A sheaf of mobilisation demen-

Reator's correspondent at Bel- tis has been issued in Vienna, St. grade states that the Greek Crown Petersburg, and Berlin.. They'all Princo has visited Uskub as the conour in expressing the opinion guest of the Servian Crown that a solution of the Austro-Prince. They drove through the Borvian differences will be found streets-togethier and were given in conjunction with other ques-an ovation. tions when the war is ended. The suggestion that Germany should mediate between Austria and Russia is scoutod.

WIDESPREAD APPREHEN-"

SION.

+ ENGLISH DOCTORS.

Reuter'a correspondent at Con- stantinople reports that three. English doctors, are working in

San Stefano cholera camp.

"(ESTABLISHED 1881)

by the Proprietor.

Copyright

WEDNESDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

BOW BYE-ELECTION.

·A CONSERVATIVE QAIN.

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, November 28. The bye-election at Bow, caused by the resignation of Mr. George Lansbury (Lab.) in order to fight the soat as a Suffragist, resulted as follows:-

Mr. Blair (C.)......... 4,042. Mr. Lansbary (Suff.) 3,201.

Conservative maj. 751.

The polling was animated, des-

NOVEMBER 27.

TELEGRAME

ROSENTHAL MURDER.

DEATH SENTENCES:

Reater's" [Service to the Telegraph."]

London, November 26.7 "Gyp the Blood," Whiley Lewis," "Lefty Louis" and Dago Frank, who were con victed of the murder of the gam bler Rosenthal, have been son- tenced to be electrocuted, in January.

1912.

WEATHER FORECAST

FAIR

Barometer 30 03

November 26th, 1911, Temperaturo u.m. 72, p.m., 75; Humidity...75, 71,

三拜機

魏七廿月一十英港香

TELEGRAMS.

COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

TWENTY-FOUR DEATHS.

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph.”]

London, November 20. Twenty-four miners were killed by a gna explosion in a colliery at Alais in France.

TRAMWAY BOYCOTT.

pite the unique nature of the con- THE CHINESE REPUBLIC. forced to obey the orders of his

test.

The Suffragettes throughout worked strenuously for Mr. Lans

(Continued from page 10).

company, insisted on the payment of the fare in Hongkong money,

The car was one which left the Hongkong Hotel corner at

bury, but the issue was not con- NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA 3 o'clock and her ut about

PE CE DISCUSSIONS The discussion by the pence plenipotentiaries at Chataldja on

fined to the suffrage question, as Monday was chiefly confined to arenaging a line of demarcation Mr. Lansbury vehemently opposed for the two armies, which were to the Insurance Bill, and hig be drawn up by military re-attitude caused splits in the local presentatives on Tuesday. The Liberal and Labour parties. Mr. Blair is an orthodox Conservative. negotiations will be resumed to. morrow (Wednesday)."

Contrary to the official optim. ism on the Continent, the public in Austria, Russia and Germany are apprehensive, fearing that the arrival of the Servians at Darazzo will precipitate notion. The other danger point is the question of the Austrian consuls in Mace-

DANGER PAST. donia It is asserted in Vienna

Rebtor's correspondent. that the Servians are preventing! the representative of the Austrian Berlin wires that the reassuring Foreign Office from reaching the utternucos from all sides, especial Austrian Consul at Prizrend and ly from Russia, have tranquillis- hayo even declared that the lattered the public, which no longer has been killed.

believes danger to be imminent. AUSTRIAN CONSUL SAFE.

THE STUMBLING-BLOCK:

A

A Constantinople message re- ports that the truce will last for forty eight hours. Official circles are pessimistio as to the outcome of the negotiations. The ques tion of Adrianople is likely to prove the stumbling block. The Bulgarians are prepared to waive the evacuation of Ohntaldja, but insist upon the capitulation of Adrianople.

The Turks are

Adrianople.

The attitude of Austria towards Servia is encouraging the Turks. Austrian aubjects in Constanti- nople belonging to the four classes of Reserves have been reca lud, and the Red Cross unit has been

at

At the last General Election Mr

Lansbury pulled 5,815 vtes and Air 6. S. Ainery (C.) 3 452. J'‚'

HOME RULE.

PROGRESS OF BILL.

[From Chinese Fources:]

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Peking, November 26. The Central Government has been negotiating with the Russian Minister at Peking on the Mon- golian question for some days, but so far the negotiations have been fruitless.

WAR

Cricket Ground, four well dress- ed men boarded the car, the other ocoupant being a representative

TELEGRAMS.

IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

THE CANADIAN DEBATĘ.

Reutor's

$86 PER AVI

SINGLE COPY 10 Üskis.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

The four mon convicted of the

[Service to the "Telegraph."murder of Rosenthal, the Now York gambler, have been sun- tenced to electrocution.

Twenty-three men wore killed

London, November 28, Renter's correspondent Ottowa wires that in the Cana dian House of Commons, during, the debate on the Address, Sir and 100 injured by an explosion Wilfred Laurier said the langu- in the starch house of a flour mill age of the speech from the Thronet Waukegan, Illinois. delivered by HR.H, the Duke of

has

Connaught contradicted the re- The Austrian Consul Prochaska, aesnring speeches of Mr. Asquith who was roporto in Vienna to Mr. Churchill, and Mr. Borden. have beon assasinatod, The fact that tho Empire had arrived enfely at Uskub. nothing to fear from any body was no reason for neglecting pre- cautions.

IRISH REPUBLIC."

MOBBED.

of the "Hongkong. Telegraph." When the ticket collector come for fares, three paid in the usual LORD AND LADY ABERDEEN menner, but the fourth, a fair. haired man, produced a coin which the conductor rofused to accept. It was fendered two or three times, but the collector

London, November 28. At a concert in Dublin'n num

would have none of it, and re-ber of men mobbed Lord and peated requests failing to effect Lady Aberdeen, the Viceroy and The Government has decided the production of a suitable coin, Vicereine, cheering "the Irish on in expedition against the Mon- a ticket inspector was oalled who Republic." They were removed rolinns, and to appoint General supported the action of the con- by the police." Fung Kwok-cheung as Com-duotor. mander-in-Chief of the expedi tionary forces. Shat Po."

Router's correspondent at Bel- grado wires that the missing Austrian Consul Prochaska has

"London, November 27. arrive safely at Uskab, whereby The House of Commons, in the rumour from Vienna of his committee, has passed by 300

SHUM WANTED. usesamination is 'disproved. The votes to 194, Clause 15 of the Home Cousul was met at Eli by an tule, Bill, (which defines_the

Shanghai, November 26... missary of the Austrian Foreign taxation powers of the Irish Pure Office who was sent to discover linment) with an important Gov- The Nine Charitable Institu- his whereabouts.

orninent amendment suppressing tions in Canton have telegraphed the proposed power to decrease to President Ynan bogging the A significant telegram from the Customs duties, thus preven-despatch of Shum Chun-bsun

THE CHOLERA DANGER:

Still the gentleman refused to ebange his tender, and met re-

quests that he should write his FLOUR MILL EXPLOSION. name in. a proffered book, with silence. It was suggested that he should do so by his friends and so give more trouble to the Com- pany in collecting the fare-but he merely met every request with the statement "It's all right."

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23 KILLED 100 INJURED.

མ ར པ ན ན ན ན ད ད ད ས ས ས ས ས ས ས ས London, November 26. Twenty-three persons were

As the car was passing the killed and 100 injured by an

The Bulgarian losses. so far in the war are estimated at 100,000, which represents a serious drain on the small population.

The Ambasadora at Constan- tinople have urged Turkey to conclude pence, in view of the danger of complications.

Sonator Rayner, Democrat, has died, and the partion now tie in

Vice-President has the custing the Senate, though the Democrat

vote.

The Greek Crown Prince has visited the Sarvian Crown Princs jat Uskub. "Driving through the streets together they were given an ovation.

At the bye-election at Bow, Mr. G. Lansbury (Lab.) who resigned the seat to fight it as a Suffragiat, was defeated by Mr. Blair (Conservative.)

At a demonstration outside the Roumanian Parliament, a demand defend Roumanian interests

equally determined to retain Sofia says it lins been resolved toting drawbacks and rebates. (ex-Vicoroy) to Kwangtung as Naval Canteen, Inspector Mc-explosion in the starch-house of was made that the Government

ordered to return to Vienna.

ADVICE TO TURKEY

The Ambassadors yesterday urged the Porte to conclude pence

WAR NEWS.

kenp cholera from Sofia; there. This amendent was incorporated Civil Administrator. However fore no more wounded will be in deference to the wishes a body the Cantonese officials in Peking of Liberals who feared financial are strongly opposing the sugges- brought thither.

complications.

AUSTRIA'S CONDITIONS. Austria will apparently make the acceptance of her minimum in the Adriatic question the con- dition of her aascut to a 'confer eare on any other form of settle

ment.

BULGARIA'S REASON-..

Sofia

ABLENESS. Reuter's correspondent at in view of the danger of com-says it is authoritatively stated plications arising.

that Bulgaria is anxious to be moderate in her peace negotia- tions so as to convince Europe of hor reasonableness. · То врате Turkey's feelings she might not insist on the withdrawal of the A message from Sofia reports Turks from Chataldja and might that the Turkish garrison allow the Adrianople garrison to Adrianople made a sortie on Sunday, but was repulsed withi 1088.

The Greeks have occupied

Chios.

correspondent

at

mirch out..

THE SERVIAN ADVANCE. : Renter's correspondent Vienna states that the Austrian

tion.

Hardy and Sergeant Oxx, were four mill at Waukegan, Illi met, and the ticket inspector ex-nois. plained matters to the former. He informed the passenger that he YUAN'S STANDPOINT. ·

would have to pay the fare, and, The Russian Minister at Peking without further comment, save to tested against the wholesale use has called oa President Yuan, say it was all right, the man pro- of the guillotine" whereby the and asked whether China intendeduced an acceptable coin.

hostilities against After that the journey was House only began the discussion declaring

- "GUILLOTINE" PROTEST,

The Opposition vigorously pro

of Clause 15 yesterday and Russia. In reply, the President comparatively aneventful bat it Clauses 15 to 21, dealing with im said that China and Russia have is worthy of note, that the four. portant financial mattere, have never infringed Treaty stipula- men left the car, at Messrs. Jor- to bo passed through committee tions, and be failed to under dine, Matheson and Co's. mess.

stand how the question of war by 10:30 to-night.

and peace came up at all. As re gards the expedition to Fulon, it. was an internal affair, though it NON-PARTY HOME RULE. also concerned the suzerainty of Chins. For these reasons alone, China is forced to open negotia- tions with Russia.-"Shot Po."

THE U. S. SENATE.

TIE IN PARTY STRENGTH.

London, November 28.

The death is announced of

Senator Isidor Rayner, a Democ

A REJECTED SUGGESTION.

Shanghai, November. 26.

Suggested Conference For Compromise.

OBITUARY

COUNTESS OF FLANDERS.

London, November 20. » Reuter's

correspondent at Brassels wires that the death is announced of the Countess of Flanders.

south of the Danube.

Official circles are pessimistic over the peace negotiations, the Bulgarian insistence on the capi- tulation of Adrianople being the likely stumbling block,

that

Positivo declarations Russia is in no wise falling away from the European Concert, nor covertly egging on Servia, have calmed Europeaa feeling,

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The House of Commons has passed Clause 15 of the Home Rule Bill, the Opposition vigor- NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. qualy protesting against whole-

sale use of the "guillotine,”

TELEGRAMS,

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Astatement was officially issued The Russian Ministry of last month day in Dublin giving Foreign Affairs has telegraphed the views formulated at a recent aratic member of the U. S. Senate. to Lu Ching-cheung, Minister of private meeting in that city and ROUMANIAN DEMANDS.

Senator Rayner's demise raines Foreign Affairs, that there are endorsed by a number of noble Router's

steamer Wurmbrand while off the question of the Democratic misunderstandings regarding the men pad gentlemen oounty Bucharest telegraphs that a de Durazzo sent a wireless message control of the Senate, as there Treaty concluded between Russia lieutenants and deputy-lieuten- monstration held outside the stating that the Servians were will now be a tie, owing to and Mongolia, and that China ante-holding various political Parliament passed a resolution already seven miles from Durazzo, Republicanroplacing him, though should despatch a spenial Euvoy opinions, who are in favour of a demanding that the Government which they had probably reached the Democrat Vice-President to Russia to conduct negotiations settlement of the Irish Home Alais, France, killed 24 men, defend Roumaning interests south in the meantime, and that the will have the casting vote on with the Russian Government Rule question by friendly com-

inhabitants will not resist their divisions being taken.

of the Danube,"

BULGARIAN LOSSES. The last class of Bulgarian recruite, mostly lads of seventeen years, have been sent to the front After three weeks' drill..

entry.

THE CONFERENCE SUGGESTION.

London, November 27. Reuter's correspondent at Bor- It is reckoned that the Bulgalin says that official circles atito rian losses have so far amounted that while no Power is hostile to to 100,000 men, which represents to the idea of a conference, there A serious drain upon the small can be no prospect of a conference population of the Kingdom. until the Treaty between Turkey "EUROPE CALMER. and the Balkan States has been Europe is calmer to-day (Tues- sigued and the Powers know on day) upon positive declarations what points they have to confer. trom Berlin and St. Petersburgi RUSSIAN FEELING, that Russia is in no wise falling away from the European Concert

BIG GOLD ROBBERY.

A BAFFLING MYSTERY.

A gas explosion in a colliery at

The death is announced from In reply, Lu considers this stop promise, unnecessary and says that the The Earl of Dancaven was in Brussels of the Countess of answer China expects from Russia the chair.

Flanders,

is whether the Treaty will be The settlement of the question canoelled or otherwise. This will solve the question, and Lu hopes that the relationship between China and Raceis, will not be broken.

RUSSIA'S RESOLVE.

of Irish Government should, the In the cinematograph theatre signatories atato, be lifted above panic at Bilbao 52 were killed party politics in the interests of and 100 injured." the Empire. They suggest as a

Speaking in the Canadian House of Commons, Sir Wilfrid Faurier said the fact that the Empire had nothing to fear was | no reason to neglet precautions,

Ten cases, each containing £5,000, were consigned from the Bank of England to Alexane dria and on arrival two were" found to be full of lead.

LOCAL

An interview appears to-day with a Canadiarty ranchman“

means to this end a conference There are three English doctors farmer, London, November 26.

representative of all views and working in the San Stefano Miss Herron, sia'er to Mrs. W. Ten cases of gold, each contain

The Russian authorities have interests concerned. Three main cholera camp in Constantinople. Taft, is paying a visit to Hong- ing £5,000 sterling, were recently

The Turkish

kong and Canton in her extended garrison at consigued from the Bank of Eng- posted proclamations in Onter points on which they consider tho

tour of the Orient; land for Alexandria, via Bremen Mongolis that the place will be Home Rule Bill unsatisfactory and Trioste.

under the protection of the are stated, and agreement on these Adrianople made a sortie on would "go far to meet and remove Sunday but were repulsed with When the cases were opened at Russian authorities, and that no Alexandria, two were found to be troops of other nations will be legitimate fears and objections." loss. A message from St. Petersburg full of lead instead of gold. The allowed near the territories. nor covertly ogging on Servis.states that the Czar hae had an seals of the osses were unbroken.

TOWN ABLAZE.

audience with the Austrian Am

Later,

k

A Constantinople message baander at Tsarskoe Sélo, states that a French cruiser has Public disantialnotion is grow- gone to Dadeagatch, where dia ing at the alleged failure of the turbances are reported. The town Governruent to uphold Russin's la ablaze, having been ignited by dignity in the Balkans and at the Balgarion Comitajis (?)

official repression of pro-Balkanite

CORRESPONDENTS CONTRACT demonstrations on th

NAMAN CHOLERA.

Three German correspondents have been brought into Constant inople from the front, anffering from cholera,

Societies are being formed for

THE CINEMA PANIC,

REVISED CASUALTY LIST.

London, November 26,

The as. Haitan was decorated. 1. The finance is faulty.

this morning, with flags and bunt- 2. The methods of election

Thres German correspondents ing, to celebrate the 800th trip. to the Parliament preclu le have been brought to Constanti that the vessel had made. minorities from direct reprenople from the front, suffering

from cholers,

Bentation,

3. have

A mob of Chinose threatened

a. Any such Billshould of The last clase of Bulgarian every passenger slighting from

a

ANOTHER SUGGESTION. - Vice-President Lihas tele graphed to President Yuan sug. gesting that Lu Ching-cheung should be given sole power to Bettle' all the diplomatio differ

land purchase by the Imperial rernita, mostly lads of saventoon. Stones were thrown and a Euro- ences with Russia,

Parliament in the spirit of the have been sent to the front after pean constable was injured, in GOVERNOR RESIGNS.NE Act of 1903. A three weeks' drillä Li Lit-kwan, Governor General. The signatories, most of whom

The Paisne Judge this morn Atro cert in Dublin n=7m2 |ing decided that no custo are Protestants, dissociate them selves from the fears expressed in ber of men mobbed Lord and boon proved whereby Ulster of religions intoleranos or Lady Aberdeen, cheering for of Chinese steam bost civil oppression.

Whe Irish Bapublis."

received only twent

the support of the Balkan States, Fifty-two people were killed of Kiangsi, bas sent in his re and a collection in the streets of and 100 injured in the cinemato- signation, and recommended Yn Moscow on the 25th inst. yielded graph theatre panic at Bilbao, Hok-ohrung as big accessor 420,000 sterling.

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