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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

January 12th, 1913, Temperature àm. 60, p.m. 50; Humidity.....83, 79,

No. 8992

TELEGRAMS.

耥七初月二十年子王

TELEGRAMS.

THE BALKAN CRISIS.

CHINESE BARBARISM.

น

MASSACRE OF LEPERS.

A BLACK OUTLOOK.

Reater's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, January 11.

The European situation is re-

Reuter's

[Service to the Telegraph."]

London, January 12. A messago from Shanghai

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

MONDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

"EDUCATION.

WEATHER FORECAST

FAIR. Barometer 80.11

January 12th, 1912, Temperature am. 58, p. 57; Humidity...74, 77..

JANUARY 13,

1913.

-拜禮

城三十月正英港香

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

FRENCH SENSATION.-

LIBERALS' NEXT CAMPAIGN. Į DREYFUS CASE RECALLED.

Router's

[Service to the Telegraph."]

London, January 11. Lord Haldane, speaking at

required great caution.

Router's

THE UNIONIST CRISIS. PORTUGUESE POLITICS.

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

Reuter's "....

[Service to the "Tolegraph."1.

London, January 11.

GOOD NEWS FOR COLONIES

Renter's

486 TER AKR UÇAR. BINOLE COPY 10 Clunya,

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

A Mongolian Mission has arriv-. od at St. Petersburg.

South Africa beat France in a

garded with growing uneasiness statoa that the Catholic Mission Manchester, said the land questionara M., Millerand; Minister of Front Bonch have not signed the bon says the programme of the Rugby match.at Bordeaux,

owing to the continued unbend-t Nanning reports & barbarous ing attitude of Turkey and the massacre of thirty-nine lepors by menacing attitude of Itoumanin, the provincial authorities, who All the Powers are decided us to duve the lepers into a pit filled the necessity of Turkoy giving up with timber and karosene and Adrianople and have agreed to shot and burnod them in the present a Note to Constantinople) presonco of a large crowd, to be followed by much stronger representations. The London newspapera are" anonimons in

[Service to the "Telegraph."] [Service to the Telegraph."]

London, January 11.. London, January 12, Reuter's Paris correspondent The members of the Unionist | Reuter's correspondent at Lis- He War, has reinstated in the French memorial to Mr. Bonar Law, as new Cabinot, as read in Parlia

The Turks have made repeated denied rumours of a conflict in Army, Colonel du Olam, who it would be contrary to etiquette.mont, moludes the introduction sorties at Tarabosh, despite the

Later. of financial and administrative armistice. the Cabinet on the subject. The figured prominently in the Drey Government were studying the sus caso.

Mr. Bonar Law had a pro-autonomy to the Colonies. question, and when, they had. This has created a sensation in longed, conferenco with Lord collected sufficient material would France and bas occasioned beated Lansdowne on Saturday after be able to tanke some suggestion.iscussions in the Cabinet Coun-acon..

It is announce that Mr. Bonar Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloydcils. M. Millera has repeated- Georgo had decided thant Educa-ly offered to resign, and his re- Law and Lord Lansdowne have tion was the next great social signation will probably bo no-reached complete agreement re- UNIONIST NOMINEE'S VIEWS

garding the Memorial.

denouncing the action of Rou DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT problem to be tackled. The time copted.

mania, especially at such a critical moment.

Alles Favour Rupture. Opinion at Sofia and Cetinje is strongly in favour of a rupture

of the negotiations,

The Montenegrins are angry at

CONDITION. IMPROVED,

London, January 12. A Montreal' message states that the repeated sorties of the Turks the Duchess of Connaught pass- at Tarabosh, despito theormistico. ed a better night on Friday and A message from Sofia states slept more. Her condition on that the semi-official organ "Mir "| Saturday morning was somewhat approves of the suggestion of o

improved, her strength being London newspaper that Roumania maintained.. should be entrusted with the task of organising a New Albania, a An Athens telogram reports that the Turkish fleet minde sortie from the Dardanelles, but returned on the Greek fleet hurry. ing up to atlack.

The report of a skirmish at Chataldja is officially denied.

A Sofin mosaage says the Bul garians have sown the coast off the Son of Marmora with mines

The Bulgarian Minister of Finance has arrived at St Poters- burg.

Still a Deadlock,

London, January 12. Thore was no sign last evening of a removal of the deadlock al the Peace Conference or of a settle.

ment of the Bulgare-Roumanian

difference.

The delegates in London declare that they are awaiting the result of the presentation at Constan- tinople on Monday of the collec tive Note by the Powers before. packing up.

It is understood that the Note makes it clear that Turkey musi yield Adrianople, while recom mending that she should leave the question of the Aegean Archipelago to the Powers.

GERMAN FINANCES.

ECONOMISING GOLD RESERVES.

London, January 11."

Later.

Router's correspondent at Otta- wa states that the Duchess of Connaught had a hotter night on Saturday and is improving.

MOROCCAN UNREST.

ACTION BY FRANCE.

had como to take a great step. forward. Mr. Lloyd George was ready to throw himself into the question as heartily as he had into the Insurance Act. It was:

costly and colossal undertaking, but it was worth the sacrifice.

BOATS ON SHIPS.

IMPORTANT RECOM-

MENDATIONS.

London, January 12.

The Committee appointed after tho Titanic disaster recommenda

M. Millerand Resigns,

London, January. 12. - The resignation of M. Millerand has been accepted. M. Lebrun, Minister for the Colonies, auc- coede him, and M. Besnard be- comes the new Minister for the Colonies.

SIR T. KATO' DEPARTS.

London, January 12..

AFTER FIFTY YEARS.

Sir John Hare on the Stage.

Agriculturists' Resolve.

"LONDONDERRY.

London, January 11: The Lincolnshire Farmers' Lieut-Colonel Pakenham, Un- Union has resolved to to no party ions candidate for Londonary, to any fiscal change excluding in his address to the electors, agriculture from its benefits. Afeclares against food taxes but copy of the resolution was sent favours the taxing of foreign to Mr. Bonar Law,

manufactures and luxuries.

OPIUM IN CHINA.

Repression and Cultivation'

Only those who are interested in the traffic are in favour of its being allowed, and certainly the great mass of the people are wise to its harmfulness, and would like to see it suppressed.

The officials can stop its being planted if they care to do so, and

The massacre of 39 lopers by the Provincial authorities at Nan- ning is reported.';

Financial and administrative autonomy is to be granted to the.. Portuguese Colonies.

Fierco blizzards are being ex- perienced in Scotland, Wales, and the North of England..

The Sextuple Group bankers met in Loudon on Friday, and satisfactory progress is reported,

The condition of the Ducke of Connaught is somewhat i proved and her strength is ma

tained.

A fire, which broke out Imperial Palace, Potsdam, o valuable furniture to be dam by water.

There has been fighting in Morocco, where the French are organising a big movement to quell the unrest.

The following information con- tributed by various correspon- dents of the "China Press" gives, to the Board of Trade the stow- Sir T. Kato, Japanese Anbas-apparently, a fair statement of if China goes back to its old state age of oxtra boats sufficient to ac-sador to London, has started for the opium position in China at it will be the fault of the ruling

M. Millerand, French Minis ommodate all on board, under Japan, travelling by the trans the present moment.

class, who either don't care the ants attached to davits, As Siberian Railway.

Hwaiyaan, Auhwei, December enough to take the trouble, or of War, has resigned, and rogaus ships in which the boat

28.-There is not the slightest prefer the bribe that they will Lebrun, Minister for the Colon Accommodation needed would be

question that the regulations be sure to extract from those who succeeds him. so large that they cannot be thus

against the growth, sale and use deal in the business. There is stowed, the Committee recom-

of the drug are more strict and no notable incroase in the num- mends, the provision of reversible,

more strictly enforced than ever. ber of smokers. pontoon rafts capable of being

Apart from the interruption caus-

Growing in Kwelchow. thrown from tho 'deck if

ed by the revolution, this increase Tsing Kiang-pa, Kweichow, necessary.

The 22nd annuap dinner in aid of strictness has been progressive Dep. 31-From this city north to

The Lincolnshiro Farmers' of the Actors' Benevolent Fund from the first beginning of the Heuchow-fa for many years the was held recently at the Hotel anti-opiam movement. Last year poppy has been widely cultivated. Union has decided to be no party Metropole. The Duke of Teck there was more opium planted In this vicinity it was estimated to any fiscal change excluding presided.

and gathered than during the year that 10 per cent, to 15 per cent. Agricultural benefits. Sir Charles Wyndham an- previous, as the farmers took ad- of the land was annually given to

The Powers are unanimous in French casualties were 12 killed HOW THE PARTIES VOTEDcriptions had been received sion of affairs to ovade the law.

nounced that donations and sub-vantage of the disturbed condi- the production of opium. Two

years ago, under the orders of the denouncing the intervention of Peking Government, the cultiva Roumania at this critical stage amounting to £1,180, in addition One informant says that double London, January 11. On the division upon the re- for £1,100 from Mr. Guedalla in was very little planted the pre- and large numbers of people

to which he had received cheques the amount was planted, but there tion of opium was much decreased, in the Balkan crisis,

many opium joints were closed, jected Unionist amendment to the

momory of his wife (Miss Lily vious year and, even though the

London, January 12. The French are organising a big movement to quell the unrest coupled with treachery, in the Mogador country.

Sharp fighting took place on CURATES' Moors losing 500 killer. The Wednesday near Mogador, the

and 00.wounded.

SEXTUPLE LOAN,

SATISFACTORY PROGRESS,

MONGOLIA.

MISSION TO RUSSIA.

COMPENSATION.

Welsh Discstablishment Bill aim-Flanbury); and for £1,000 from neroage was increased, the total broko off the habit,

ing at compensation to curates, ho majority included 70 Nationa tists and the minority six Labour: itics. The latter supported the Amendment because the artisan was batter paid than the oarate.

vears he had been an actor on the

on manager, and, in his opinion, London stage, for 25 years a Lon-

Panels of doctors to work the Insurance Act have been formed

the United Kingdom. in every county and borough in

Uneasiness prevails in regard to the European situation, and

Lord Haldane declares that Mr.

LOCAL:

Sir Henry Lucy-a total of £3,280, was not large. This year the official control of local conditions Since the Revolution last year

Sir John Hare, responding to

amount plantad is smaller than the toast of "The Drama," pro-baserer been. It is only in has been slight, no efforts have been put forth to stop the traffic, out of the way places, where and it need surprise no one nosed by Mr. Martin Harvey, said London, January 12.

hat there had been times when he three magistracies meet and cop- Tho bankore associated with

had viewed the condition of the itions are such that the author to know that a heavy crop opinion in Sofia and Cettinje is the Sextupla Group met in Lon-

stage through mist and gloom. ties do not yet dare send officers has been put in during the strongly in favour of a rupture. He had been pessimistic; he was to root it up, that the farmers state the acreage as 10 per cent. Convention condemns the pro-

past autumn. Some informants

The Canadian Western Farmers |lon on Friday. No statement wa

issued, and the meeting was ad..

now optimistic. For nearly 50 dare plant it. THE MONEY TRUST.

It has been almost universally posed naval contribution as cal journed until next day. The

Illicit Sale.

sown, each small farmer, or top-culated to promote a warlike Times" learns that satisfactory MR. MORGAN'S BANK PROFITS

The sale is prohibited and is ant putting in about two mow,

sentiment. progress was made.

at no time during that long span secret and illicit only. The shops so it is said. To give an idea London, January 11.

of years had the stage in this have been closed for months. how strong is the incentive to A message from Washington says that, giving evidence before country been in so healthy a con- What prepared opium is obtain plant opium, the following in Asquith and Mr. Lloyd George the Commission onquiring into dition as regards the ability and able is largely diluted with oil cident is related. There is living have decided that education is

means, be tackled. the so called Money Trust, Mr. promise of the younger men and and herbs. The only opium sold some 15 miles north of this city the next great social problem to A Berlin telegram states that

Baker, Chairman of Mr. Pierpont women who acted on it and the li- is from the remnants of old stooks a gentleman of some at a meeting of the Budget Com-

Morgan's First National Bank oferary gifts of those who wrote for still annoued and the price is owning a large tract of land. it. (Cheers.) The time had passed enormons. Where formerly it He is a man of probity and high mittee of the Reichstag. Herr

New York, said the profits of the when the French stage was held up was 150 cash an onase it is now character and is greatly esteemed Hovenstein, the President of the

London, January 12. Bank since it was founded in as a model of what we ought to be over 2,000 cash, though it is a by his neighbours and the prople A very enthusiastic meeting of Reischsbank, made an important Reater's, St. Petersburg corres-1803 were $80,000,000. Divi-hat never could be, and he claimed little hard to state exact figures, of this country. He is much op the members was held on Satur statement urging the increased pondent says a special Mongolian dends had amounted to 226 per without fear of contradiction that as there is no open market. posed to opium cultivation and day evening in the. Y. M. C.A. issue of small notes, which must Mission consisting of seven percent. on a capital of $10,000,000 Paris itself could not boast of six It is needless to say that public ordered his steward to plant none. Association Room... be increased as long as external sons, headed by the Mongolian in the last four years. The theatres where better acting and opinion is strongly in favour of However, called away from home ponce was not assured. Owing Minister for Foreign Affairs, has dividend in 1901 was 1,900 per more perfect ensemble could be the cessation of the use of opium; by business for several weeks, A piratical attack was made on to the war panics, the Reischsarrived there."

shown than at the St. James's, otherwise it would be entirely his wife ordered the overseer to the Hang On, which runs be- His Majesty's, Royalty, Wynd- impossible for the authorities to plant the poppy secretly, notwith-tween Hongkong and Samchun, ham's; the New, and the Savoy'at make the successful campaign standing the master's prohibition, at Deep Bay, on Saturday. the present moment. (Cheers.) that they have. To all ap because it paid so wall. The NAVAL EXPENDiture.

Compare the condition of things pearances it will not be long current remark is "even Mr...... CANADIAN FARMERS OBJECT.

with the early sixties, with the before the entire suppression will...plente opium this year."

. Sales Have Decreased. its be necomplished.. turgid melodrama and

No much for opium cultivation. Indifferent translations of in- London, January 12.

different French plays, only reliev- Suchien, December 30,-Ten Its sale was decreased last year, It is officially announced that A message from Winnipeg panels of doctors to work the states that the Western Farmersed by the genius of that pioneer of years ago this was one of the now it is sold freely both foreign the new and natural school, Tom greatest opium-raising districts and native product, and at lower Insurance Act have been formed Convention, representing 10,000 Robertson. Compare it with the in China; three years ago there prices and therefore more largely in every country district and farmers, have passed a resolution early pro-Victorian period and was not one acre of opium planted, used. every borough in Great Britain, condemning the naval contribu- the sufferings of Mooready, who Last year, during the revolution, comprising over 16,000 doctors, tion as being calculated to pro-recorded in his diary that he when things were somewhat dis-

mote a warlike sentiment, and went from each performance tubed, some few people ventured The return showing the num- The Australian Immigration Bill, The Bill to amend the Immigra demanding a referendum. "weary and incapacitated in to plant a small patch As nothing ber of cases of communicable

body, sunk and languid in mind, was done about it, many others notified for the week ending Jan. tion Restriction Act has been compelled to be a party to the have decided that there is money 11, says that 5 cases of diphtheria read a third time in the Com blunders, the ignorance, and in the weed, and this fall it is osti- were reported. There were seven monwealth House of Representa- wanton buffoonery which degrade mated that at least half as much cases of enteric fever and one tives. The Bill provides for the poor art I am labouring in." opium is planted as there was ten death, four of puerperal pever of the establishment of Common- We fixed in happier times, and years ago.

which three died, and three fatal wealth medical bureaux in places had Macready been living now As to sale of the weed, there cases of small-por, all Chinese outside Australia and the com. The South African Rugby he would have been proud, not seems to be no increase over the One British, one American and paleory examination of all intend. team best France by 88 points to ashamed, the profession to last three years, or if there is in two Portuguese are included in ing immigrants whother amisted lAys at Bordeaux.

which he belonged (Cheerd.): [dresed, it is done on the side,) the flý: onimy of diphtheris,

band paid out 507,000,000 marke from September to December, compared with a previous average of, 55,000,000 marks.

KAISER'S PALACE AFIRE.

VALUABLE FURNITURE

DAMAGED.

London, January 11. A message from Berlin Raye that a fire occurred in the now Imperial Palace at Potsdam, due The B worn-out chimney. floor beams had probably been smouldering for a long time.

The Kaiser and Kaiserine took the liveliest interest in the opera- tions of the firemen, whom the Kaiser afterward refreshed from the Imperial cellar.

INSURANCE ACT.

MEDICAL PANELS COMPLETE

London, January 11.

HOME WEATHER.

A FIBRCE BLIZZARD.

London, January 12.

Fierca blizzarde havo raged over Bootland and Wales and posses are blocked.

The valuable furniture: was the North of England. Road and damaged by water.

cent.

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

AFRICANS BEAT FRANCE.

London, January 12.

Increase at Suchien.

!

Communicable Diseases.

The members of the Hongkong Catholic Union entertained the invalid members of Wanchai Convent to dinner last evening.

The death took ploce, at the Peak Hospital, of Mre Caldwell, wife of Mr. G. A. Caldwell, secretary of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company.

pardangers or got.