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The Hongkong Telegraph.

January 7th, 1913, Temperature a.m, 57, p.m. 62; Humidity...70, 58.

No. 8988

TELEGRAMS.

PEACE PROSPECTS.

晚二初月二十年子壬

TELEGRAMS.

BRITISH TRADE,

THE PRESENT SITUATION.

RECORD YEAR'S FIGURES,

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

London, January 7

The delegates of the Allies are

of opinion that an adjournment

over the Orthodox Christmas will

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."}

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WEDNESDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

THE SEXTUPLE GROUP.

ABSORBS CRISP LOAN,

Reuter's [Service to the "Telegraph."] London, January 7. Mr. Crisp states thint the Sex December show increases in im- tuple Group takes over the

London, January 7.

Trade returns for the month of

Later.

WEATHER FORECAST

FAIR. Barometer 30.13

January 7th, 1912, Temperature s.m., p.m. 59, 62; 14aicity...80, 70.

JANUARY

1913. ,8,

·三拜禮

號八月正英港香

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

FOOD TAXES.

UNIONISTS ALMOST UNITED.

Reuter's

[Service to the Telegraph." London, January 7.

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

BRITISH M.P.5' GROUP.

Reuter's

TELEGRAMS:

THE OPIUM Agreement.

NOT TO TERMINATE.

Reuter's [Service to the "Telegraph." London, January 7.

A French Protest.

896 PER ANNUP - SINGLE Cory 10 Cudzo.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED,

Interesting trade returns for last year are given in a telegram elsewhere.

Mr. Crisp states that the Sex- over the

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, January 7. The Times says that the The group of Members of the At question time in the House rank and file of the Unionists at House of Commons which it was of Commons, Mr. F. D. Aoland porte totalling 20,130,813, and in balance of bis loan which will be Westminster are realising with a proposed to form for the con- said the Government did not tuple Group takes afford the Turks time to consider exports amounting to £2,887,159, issued as part of the Sextuple sigh of relief, that they are now alderation of matters relative to intend to terminate the Opium balance of his loan.

almost solid against the food tax. the Chinese Republic, was formed Agreement of 1911. The Govern-|

It is believed that the Powers and submit more acceptable pro- The increases for the whole of Loan.

New Loan Projected. It is understand that the pre- last night, Mr. Wedgwood, Liberal ment of India had taken steps to posals at the next meeting, which 1912, which proves to have been

suspend the sales of certified are not opposed to the cession of ponderating vier was com-M.P. for Newcastle, presiding.

Adrianople to Bulgaria. will be held probably on Friday, a record year, wore £64,738.087 or possibly on Thursday. In the in imports and £33,314,704 in The Sextuple Group bankers municated to M Bouar Low resolution was adopted to opiam,

are to meet in Loudon on Friday resterday. Naturally some of the the effect that the group be ex- meantime it is possible for private exports. negotiations to be resumed bo The only decreases in the year's to discus the details of the new leaders feel that they are intended at a later date so as to in- tween the delegates on both sides. imports were in dutiable food and loan arrangement with Mr. Crisp. rather difficult portion. There clude men of letters and scienos; Ambassadors Meet... drink, where there was a shrink- China has removed the bar to a is, luowever, every sympathy with as well as other distinguished

A message from Reuter's cor- Later. age of £023,892, and in ships, fresh loan, which, it is expected, the food tax atalwarts, who will men. The objects will be to The Ambassadors have met at amounting to £30,830.

will be issued soon after peace is be given every possible accom- keep in touch with similar groups respondent at Caloutta saya it is

that the French T

The "Times" is authority for elsewhere and with the leaders nuderstood the Foreign Office to consider the

The principal import increases concluded in the Balkans: The modation.

of thought in the Chinese Parlia Government, on behalf of Indo-the statement that the Unionists. --- A Coming Conference: position aising out of the in-for the year were: Grain and amount of the loan will be die-

ment, to help the new Republic China and the Siamese Govern-ire now almost solid against food defaite postponement of the flour, £12,500,000; other food, cussed on Friday:

London, Jaunary 8.

by parliamentary action, influenment, are protesting against the taxes. peace negotiatione.

Mr Bonar Law does not attend oing public opinion, keeping Indian Government's policy of the conference of Lancashire and check upon misstatements in the restricting opium exports, on the

Press, and in every way to give ground that they will lose heavily group for the special consider have been held on Saturday but the new Republic the best op- in Customs duty.. which is now postponed until the portunity of developing China on 18th inst..

..

£4,000,000; tobacco, £1,000,000;

Powers and Adrianople. and raw materials, £27,500,000, Reater learns that the Am-of which cotton contributed bassadors are awaiting instruc- £9,000,000, wool £500,000 and PORTUGUESE POLITICS, Cheshire Unionists, which was to tions with a view to a settlement manufactures £19,000,000. between

WHY CABINET RESIGNED. the belligerenta by The

in exporte increason united notion. It is believed that were:-Iron and steel manu-

London, January 7. the Powers are not opposed to factures, machinery, ships, etc., the cession of Adrianople to Bul£10,000,000 coal, £4,000,000; A message from Lisbon says ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. strumental informing a similar geria.

manu- that Senhor Duarte Leite," the factures and colton, £2,250,000; retiring Premier, says the Cabi- and wool, £500,000.

The Powers Alert.

Eater.

In the House of Commons, Sir Edward Gray announced that solion by the Powers in the event

textiles,

£2,000,000;

net resigned because the aitos- tion which called it into being, viz., the fear of disturbances arising from the Royalist invasion,

of a failure of the Conference wae SMASHING THE TRUSTS. had now disappeared.

receiving attention at the bande of the Powers, but he would be unable to make a statement of their views or decisions until it could be made by common con. sant.

AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

Reuter's

London, January 7. correspondent

at

: Washington telegraphs that the A Calm Atmosphere. There are no developments in Supreme Court has delivered the matter of the Peace Con-judgment in connection with the The cotton cornering, case, the effect ference since yesterday. atmosphere in diplomatic circles of which is to make cornering on continues to be eminently pacific, Change illegal. The decision is the Powers appearing to be agre-regarded as being the most for ed on the necessity of smoothing reaching application of the Trust the difficulties both for Turkey Law up to the present.

The Hon Mr. Wickersham, the and the Allies, and for Bulgaria Attorney-General, thinks that it and Roumania.

The Austro-Russian situation will solve the problem of the high has improved lately owing to the cost of living, as the Government are empowered to break up any frank exchange of views.

corner in foodstuffs.

Hopes of Peace.

London, January 8.

M. Daneff, the chief Bulgarian

delegate, interviewed by Reuter TANJONG PAGAR CASE. was in a tranquil frame of mind, and said he was confident that "our demanda. will be accepted and peace preserved."

Small Turkish Ioan. Arrangements for the issue of a small short loan to relieve the immediate needs of Turkey were concluded in London yesterday. This is considered as indicating that the prospects of peace have improved.

Turkey and Bulgaria. Reuter's correspondent at Con- stantinople states that Nazim Pasha and Noradunghian pro- .ceeded by special train yesterday to meet the Bulgarian General Savoff, and returned in the evening.

A SETTLEMENT.

Change of Premier,

Later.

LIBUT. FILCHNER'S DISCOVERIES.

London, January 8. Lieut. Filchner, the German Antarctic explorer, has returned to Buenos Aires. He telegraphs that he has discovered new lands, Renter's correspondent at Lis-which he has christened Prinz hon, wires that Senhor Almedia

Regent Luitpold Land, and also (Conservative), who undertook to

an ice barrier, which he christen- form Ministry, has relinquished the Premiership owing to lack of ed Kaiser Wilhem the Second.

Parliamentary support.

Sombor Affonso Costa has ac- cepted the Premiership.

HOME RULE BILL.

THE COMING REJECTION,

"

LOBAL SPORT.

Later. In the House of Commons, during the Report Stage on the Crawford, o b Hastings Home Rule Bill, the Government Robertson, eb Pearson...... accepted an, amendment provid-Matthews, b Hastings ........ London, January ing for proportional representa-Major Bowen, cb Hastings... The "Times" announces that lion in the case of any conatitu- De Hoghton, b Pearson ..... a saltlement has been arrived at ency returning three or more Dempsey, a b Hastings" between Sir John Aird and the members to the Irish House of Wiltshire, ob Ferguson......

Commons for a period of three Tanjong Pagar Dock Board.

7

[This information was contain-years.

the The scheme applies to Dublin, ed in a telegram from

Telegraph's Singapore cor- Dublin County, Cork and Bel-

fast.. respondent on Monday.]

SIR SYDNEY OLIVIER,

THE TIBET QUESTION.

"TIMES" SPEAKS OUT.

free and independent lines.

M. Hain Jaukia, who was in-

FOR U.S. ARMY.

group in France, addressed the NEW REGULATIONS meeting and stated that the French group was supported by MM. Painleve. Jaures, Anatole France, and Pressence.

Cheung Chau CASE.

Sergeant Boulger's Story of the

Attack.

New regulations for enlistment

The Conciliation Board for the English area hos. granted coal minera a five por cont, advanca.in wages.

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A British

Parliamentary

tion of Chinese affaire has been formed.

An explosion of a steam pipo in the engine room of the French battleship Massena resulted in eight deaths.

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The Government has accepted an amendment on the Home Rule Bill intro Incing proportional

It is believed that the Duke of

of men in the quartermaster's representation. department of the American army have gone into effect, having been sent to the various posts by Maj. Devonshire will move the rejec Gen. W. W. Wotherspoon, scttion of the Home Rule Bill in the ing obief of staff, to be effective House of Lords.

quar

"Mr. Aclandi has announced that

Mag

in the Balkans,

of the

Continuing his evidence before on and after November 1 in the Mr. Hazeland, at the Police Court. United States, Porto Rico Pan- yesterday afternoon, after we had ama Canal Zone, Hawaii Territory gone to press, in connection with and Alaska. On January 1, of this the Government does not intend Garrison and Fleet Meet at

the Cheung Chau piracy case, year, the same rules were to be-to terminate the Opium Agree Cricket.*gga An interesting all day match Police Sergeant Boniger. said come effective in the Philippines.ment of last year,

An important decision by the between the Garrison and the hat outside the charge room he The new regulations prescribe Fleet was commenced this morn found two Chinese lying dead and that the chief of the quarter ing on the ground of the Hong- also the dead police. He heard a master corps shall authorizs the US Supreme Court, empowers London, January 7.

kong Cricket Club. The Garri- lot of firing going on in the vil-grades and numbers of enlisted the Government to break up any The Daily Telegraph saye aon batted first and remained until lage to the west of the station. man in his department, but that corner in foodstuffs.

Sir Sydney Olivier, Governor of that it is believed that the Dake tiffin time, the tenth wicket going Going back towards his matshed, the number shall not exceed that of Devonshire will move the re-down with 180 on the board. Of he met his wife coming towards provided for in the army appro- jection of the Home Rule Bill in this total Robertson 31 and Wilt- the station and he sent her to a priation bill. That provision is Jamaica, has been appointed

abire 58 contributed half, the next house cccupied by one of the as follows: 15 muster electricians, Permanent Secretary the House of Lords.

American missionarios. He 600 first-class sergeants, 1000 Board of Agriculture. Proportional Representation.. best innings being that of Clegg,

then returned to the station and sorgeants, 650 corporals, 45 cooks, 20. The tiffin scores were:---

Senhor Almedin has relinquish 2500 first-class privates and 1800 Garrison XL

got his private revolver.

od the Portuguese Premiership, 0 Later he saw a launch moving privates.. 34 from her moorings towards the They are to receive the same pay which has been accepted by

Opier. He went along the foreshore and allowances as men of corres Senhor Affouso Costa. 15 in that direction and when about ponding grades in the signal

Zobohr Pasha, the faptons 0 fifty yards away he opened fire corps, and will be enlisted for and 20 on the pier. After about the permanently attached to the quar-slave trader who, afterwards be- 56 fifth shot the robbers, returned termaster corps.

came coadjutor with General Gor- 20 the fire. Witness shifted his

Master electricians and first-doa in the Soudan, is dead... Clegg, o b Peareon...................

8 position and again opened fire. class sergeants will be appointed Veitch, b Hastings...........

The Sextuple Group .bankers Foster-Pegg, b Hastings 11 There was a lot of shouting going by the Secretary of War on recom-

8 on, on the pier and he saw shout mendation of the chief of the

are to meet in London on Friday. White, not out .........

8 thirth men boarding the launch termaster corps. Sergeants will and discuss the new loan to be is Extras.........SEKATE

which then left the pier. Some be appointed by the chief of the shed soon after peage is concluded Total

180 thirty or forty shots were fired in corps and corporals, cooks and the direction of witness at the first class privates by the division Hongkong Meet Navy The following will represent time and a brisk fire was kept commanders on recommendation the Hongkong Cricket Club up until the launch left the har of the chief quartermaster of the against the Navy on Saturday the bour. The two dead Chinese that division. London, January 7,

11th inst, on the Hongkong he had seen at the station bad The Times," discussing the Cricket Club Ground. Play is gone when he returned." He Chinese action in Tibet, says that to commmence at 2 p.m. R. Han- found some ammunition of varians sergeants and sergeants must opium exports because of loss of Sir Sydney Olivier, the Govern if President Yuan Shib-kai and his cock (Capt.), R. N. Anderson, A. sizes, a stone hammer, two axe-

The "Times strongly advo- or of Jamaica, whose same was advisers think that Great Britain Claxton, H. Dodwell, D. heads and a handle, in the charge

the quartermaster corps. mentioned by the "Daily Tele- will not face another Lhassa ex-. Donnelly, A.C. E. Elborough, room, Aurther axe was also

All enlistments for the corps cates the sending of a British Representative to Lhasen as the graph" as the probable new pedition, they make a miscal-J. W. S. Jello, J. B. Lloyd, M. M. found in the water.

will be made in the grade of pri best way tend Chinore attempts Governor of Ceylon, has been culation. Britain will certainly Mans, T. E. Pesice, W. C. D. Inspector Watt gave evidence appointed Permanent Secretary not tolerate any further violation

of the defendants being banded vate unless authorized for higher to assert sovereignty there.

grade by the chief of the corps or to the Board of Agriculture.

of Treaty rights, and the best

over to him by the Macao su-

"Sir Edward Grey has announ- way of terminating for ever

thorities; and the case was ad-in cases of master electricians and first-class sergeants by the secret- Chinese attempts to re-assert

journed.

All such enlisted ced that the Powers are giving Several speakers at the Canada

At to-day's boaring, Mr King,ary of war. Bovereignty over Tibet is to send

Club dinner recently treated the the Assistant Superintendent of men may be re-enlisted if they attention to the question of so- Great Britain is in a false posi-question, "How is it possible to Police deposed to going to Macan re-onlist without passing to the tion in the ovent of the Peace

discharge. Married men will not London, January 7, right to maintain independent make the descendants of immig and visiting the junk on which reserve on the day following their Conference ending in failure.

be enlisted except with the ap- The jank was a two-masted A message from Toulon says relations with Tibet while all com.rants not only true Canadians but the defendants were arrested. that eight men were killed by the munications go to Lbassa, via true sabjects of the British

Empire?"

sailing one, and was decked in proval of the chief of the corps.

Enlisted men of the Quarter- explosion of a steam pipe in the Peking.

Mr. McLaren Brown, the pre with moveable batches. The engine room of the French bat-

sident, said it could only be done fore hatches had the appear-master Corps will not be required The Allan Wilkie Company tleship Massena.

by sending a fair proportion of ance of being new although to performa military duties other play" Candids" to-night. our best, who would bring with the junk itself was old. On the than those pertaining to the

A tiger's spoor has been dis- them British speech and British portside were two heavy wooden corps.

Civilian employes in the service covered on the hills near Shatin, tradition. Could the thing bo stanchions which were new. There London, January 7th.

accomplished?

were an. fishing nela on board of the corps on November 1, 1912,

The competition for the inte Owing to the increased price The French Canadians and The junk contained a quantity of who were of good character and Retuer's correspondent at As- FAMOUS BX-SLAVE TRADER.

in the output of coal, the Con- their loyalty were praised by Sir stone. It was not fitted up like between the ages of 18 and 45 club challenge shield for chess is toria states that the Oregon oil

oiliation Board for the English James Whitney, and the Hon. a fishing junk. In one of the years, and who possessed the quali- now in progress. steamer Rosecrans has been-

London, Jaquery 7. The death is reported of area has grauted the miners an Arthur Sifton said that might cabins he found various articles fications required by law and the at regulations for enlistment, could wreked in a storm and 33 drowned.

This morning the Full Court be re-enlisted as privates and im-sat to hear an appealin Three are "clinging to the Zobehr Pashs, the famous slave advance of five per cent., bring-differ among themselves, but which the Chinese used topmust which is projecting from trader, who afterwards become ing up the wages to the 1908 when it came to the ideal of the funerals,

Defendants were committed to mediately recommended for pro- the awe of Hang the ses, but there is no hope of gondjutor with General Gordon point, which is the highest on British Empire they thought and

And Lo But Po. Tedord.

the Crimlan? Seg:1-67, in the Siddar

LONDONDERRY.

THE NATIONALIST CANDIDATE,

London, January 8.

Mr. David Hogg has been

HIS NEW POST.

London, January 7.

selected as the Nationalist candi- FRENCH NAVAL MISHAP.

date for the bye-election at Lon- donderry, caused by the elevation

of the Marquis of Hamilton to the Poorage.

OIL STEAMER WRECKED.

33 LIVES LOST:

London, January 8.

EIGHT MEN KILLED.

· mamming

a British representative to Lhassa,

tion when stress is laid on our

MINERS' WAGES.

5 PER CENT INCREASE.

ZOBHER PASHA DEAD.

Turner.

THE CANADA CLUB

France, on behalf of Indo- China and Siam, has protested Master electriciane, first-class against restriction of Indian

Customs duty. pass a satisfatory examination

under the direction of the chief of

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