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The Hongkong Telegraph.

January 20th, 1913, Temperature a.m. 61, p.m. 61; Humidity...76, 88.

No. 8999

TELEGRAMS.

THE BALKAN CRISIS.

TURKISH NAVAL SQUABBLE.

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, January 20.

A mesange from Constantinople

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TELEGRAMS.

MONGOLIA'S REtort.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Copyright, 1912 by the Proprietor.

TUESDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

JANUARY

21;

1913.

WEATHER FORECAST.

FAIR.

Barometer 30.03

January 20th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 60, p.m. 58; Humidity... 66, 78,

二年禮

一廿月正英港香

SNAKE-BITE

POSSIBILITIES,

TREATMENT.

Governor Pack's Hopeful Views. Criticism of Results Achieved in

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. PHILIPPINE

NO UNION WITH CHINA.

LOANS AND OPIUM.

POINTED QUESTIONS ASKED,

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED..

Router's

[Service to the Telegraph."]

- London, January 20. A telegram received in St.

says it transpires that a serious Petersburg from Urga states that

Renter's

In the House of Commons, Mr.

Bombay,

$36 PER ANNUME

SINOLE COPY 10 Czara,

OPIUM LIBEL ACTION.

Judgment Given at Shanghai.":

The decision was given by Mr. Garstin and Magistrate Kwan in Governor W. F. Pack, who for After certain experiments with the Mixed Court, Shanghai, on several years has been in, com- permanganate of potash as a'cure the 15th, in the case in which the mand of the U. S. forces in the for snake-bite Surgeon-General British opium merchants proceed- Mr. Arrowsmith, the well-northern end of Luzon has left Bannerman recently expressed ed against Mr. Ma Soo, the editor his position there in order to the opinion that the use of the of the China Republican, "apply. known publisher, is dead: [Service to the "Telegraph."]

take up the supervision of an Laudor-Brunton lat cet "as aing for an injunction to restrain London, January 20

'It is believed that the Turkish estate in Cuba. Before he left practical measure for employment him from publishing alleged li- Aeland, replying to Mr. Ginnell; reply to the Powers leaves a loop by, the 8.8. Tengo Mar ho aftor actual enake-bite, appears bels against them in his paper.

hole for future negotiations.

said that he hoped Filipino be of no practical value what The judgment was in favour of quarrel occurred on Monday in the Kutukhta, answering a tele-sted that the terme of the pro-

Independence, if it were granted, ever." A reply to Surgeon-General the Dardanelles between Turkish gram from Yuan Shil-kai, sont posed Six Power Loan, to China The Turkish Government has would prove as beneficial to Bannerman has now been con naval officers anxious to fight the in October, urging á Ching-contain no provision for the pur- convened the National Assembly American capital as the practitributed to the Indian Medical Grecks and others who consider Mongolian union, says there can chase of the stocks of Intian ed that the Turkish Flest was be no question of union, and de- opium at Shanghai and elsewhere, for to-day to consult regarding complete renunciation of Cnba Gazette by Dr. Leonard Rogers,

the Balkan situntiới. no match for the Greek Navy clares that Mongólia, acting quite nor hay condition regarding Blows were exchanged and 15 independently, has entered into a opium whatever, officers were wounded. The dis- Treaty with Russia, with the pute ensued on the discovery of object of preserving her historic a proclamation signed by women position against China. The of Tarkey suggesting that the Kutukhia warns China against, Commander of the forts should any intention of deciding the sink the warships, the officers of question by force of urms. which were too poor-spirited to; fight the Greeks.

The cruiser Hamidjeh on Tues- day made the sortie from thð] Dardanelles alone on the voyage| of adventuro, which ended at Port Said on the 10th.

Conflicting Stories.

The reports of the naval action near the Dardanelles are of a

A PUBLISHER'S DEATH."

had done.

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In a dispute between Turkish Mr. Ginnell-Does the Govern- ment insist on China paying for naval officers who favoured fight opium which she does not want?ing the Greeks and others who

did not, 15 were wounded. Mr. Agland-No..

SMOKELESS COAL AND

LIQUID FUEL.

The Requirements of modern Engineering.

London, January 20.

In an address delivered by Pro- Mr. Arrowsmith, a member of " most conflicting nature. The the famous Bristol and London, fessor Cadman, of the Birming publishing house of that name, ism University School of Mining, lead.

Turkish olivial version says that the Greek vossels wore dange, after which the Turks returned victoriously to the Dardanelles.

Itia reported in Constantinople | that another fight occured on Sunday, in which both sides lost heavily, but there is no confirma- tion of the story.

Turkey Cogitating. A mesange from Constantinoplo says that the Government has decided to convene a National

Assembly on Tuesday to consult with them regarding the situation, from which it is inferred that the reply to the Powers will not be delivered for some days.

NEWS FOR OCEAN PASSENGERS.

as president of the South Stafford- shire and Warwickshire Institute of Mining Engineers, Eugland, he aid it was clear, in view of past and inpending legislation, that the responsibilities of the mine manager were onormously in erenced. He must possess more than a smattering of science, Technical education had beon much extended; and it was im We (Times of Ceylon") under-portant that the younger members stand that the Marconi Wireless of the profession should avail themselves of the opportunities offered; otherwise they would be left out of the race.

Colombo Suggested as Distri-

bution Centre.

Telegraph Company have under consideration a scheme for sup: plying a daily service of news to be delivered to vessels carrying

passengers in the Eastern waters,

Mr. Acland donies that the Six Power Loan contains provisions for the purchase of the Indian opium at Shanghai and elsewhere.

China,

LOCAL.

The Pokfulum murder case was continued to-day at the Police Court,

A correspondent discusses and contradicts Professor Henderson's statements regarding the gaol.

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This morning in the Full Court, mentioned in an appeal was which Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton is the appollant.

The Chief Officer of the Persia, who was seriously injured at Shanghai, is reported to be pro- gressing favourably.,...

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Governor Pack added, however, that the paucity of able native leaders might seriously affect the chances of financial enterprise in the Philippines.

who criticises the Bombay experi- ments, which he says, were un dule sovers.

The experiment were said to

the defendant in all but one point, In giving judgment the assen- or said :--.

In the case before as we are asked, having regard to the con- text and to the circumstances un- der which they were published, to say that such general; words 29 "the opium" traffickers" and opium merchants" refer not to blind chance" he said. "For not with cortainty prevent fatul ne firm, but to eight firms, one romrany, and two individual tra- myself, I firmly boliove that the poisoning in an animal, which ders; in other words, that though Islands are well worth sinking has received 10 minimum lethal these words might prima facia capital into in order to develop the doses." Dr. Rogóre observes that refer to un indefinite class, they do the enormous possibilities, osten tethal doses for a man repre- in fact refer to a small and de- sent the full amount of venom finite class, of which the plaintiffs pecially in the mining districts." liavos, will undoubtedly prove to fresh and vigorous cobra. But a The Headwater Mine, he be- which can be obtained from a

are the members.

We have had some difficulty in

show that "ezeu four times the amount which serves to neutralisa "No one wants to gamble on a cobra venom in a test tube will

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The Katikkta of Mongolia, replying to Yuan Shih-kai, says there can be no question of a union between Mongolia and be a most successful undertak cabra, he conteada, very rarely

ing, as the gold is there, and he injects its full dose into a haman deciding this question, which be added that the richness of the victim, while a diabois, or Rus-longs to an order of ideas with Islands, in minerals, had not been sell's

viper,

discharge which Chinese law is quite un- in the least developed, for the little more than one lethal dose familiar, and with regard to which lack of capital.

Yet, though such large loses of English law is necessarily some- "When Mr. Wileon definitely venom were employed in Bombay. what vague. The case quoted by outlines his intentions capitalists the pormanganate seems to have the plaintiffs is not quite anule will know what to do.".

had the effect of preventing death gous to the present one, but on Governor Pack remarked that in some cases. Turning to the considering the principle which there could be no comparison results of the experiments on it established, we have agreed between the Philippines and dogs, Dr. Rogers notes that the that the newspaper paragraphs Cuba, any more than there could percentages of euros ranged from complained of print at the be between the cities of Manila 50 to 83, a very high proportion plaintiffe with sufficient certain-. and Havana.

of successes. for any antidote.ty to enable them to gue.

The next question that arises *They are entirely different, He goes on to show that tests on different peoples with different

dogs are "of no value what for decision is that of libel or no evar. A dog is obviously much libel. characteristics and viewpoints."

As we have already said, there more at the mercy of a snake Governor Pack showed the than tho adult human sub can be no injunction unless Telegraph" representative a re-jects who are the majority damage is either proved or infer A growing requiroment, to

markable collection of spears, of the victims of snake bite rod from the nature of the words It is believed that the Turkish

which all colliery engineers must

bolos, machetes, and daggers that in India. Experience baş demon-ased. The form of the pleadings he had had presented to him by atrated that in three-fourths of indicates that the damage to the reply to the Powers will not be An agent of the company who is sooner or later turn their attention,

the friendly chiefs of erstwhile the cases of anako-bits the wound partners of the firms and the M. Liebert, the French Consul, savage tribes. an absolute non possumus, but at present in Colombo has been was the production of a smokeless

was inflicted on the hand or foot, others, is in issue only so far as will leave a looplola for further instructed to enquire as to the fuel for household and manu-

where there is no depth of tissue. the business which they carry on negotiations. The Allies' dole possibility of making use of the facturing purposes, with the offers the opinion that the election conversion of the volatile pro- of M. Poincare to the Presidency

Hence, not only is treatment easy is affected or likely to be affected. & distri gates in London declare that the Wolikade Station R

ducts into liquid fuel. Liquid will command popular approval. THE SHANSI REVOLT.

to curry out, but the amount of Bearing this in mind we hold that next move will lie with thebuting centre, and he informed a

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injected venom is limited, because the extracts from the "China required for mo- WAN "Powers, No action will be takon "Times of Ceylon" representative

dern engineering, developments. Mr. and Mrs. C. Danenberg The "Eastern Times" publishes the orifice by which it is ejected Republican" set forth the para- until after the Powars' views are hint as far as could be gathered known, but if the Powers ate at present the scheme seemed The internal combustion engine lave just celebrated the fiftieth a telegram from Peking to the is not at the tip of the fang. The graphs 4; 6, 7, 8, 8. und 10 of unable to procced with urgent eminently workable. It was already pointed to the relegation anniversary of the wedding, effect that Hotung is one of the inference from the experiments the plaintiff's petition, though steps in the event of a Turkish first suggested that Aden might of the steam boiler to the museum, which took place on January richest parts of Shansi, and that on dogs is further vitiated by the they contain words that might be

whilst social development point-20th, 1863.

the annual receipts amounting to fact that they are specially sus held to be damaging to the per- refusal,, the Allica will take bo mondo a contre for supplying of its finger at the volumes

Tla. 2,000,000 have been detained ceptible to spake venom. But, as sonal reputation of any individu- matters in their own hands, as vessels carrying the Marcout in.

an wasted Messrs. Melchers and Co. Ltd., by the local oficiale. Some time Dr. Rogers justly romarks, the al to whom they were applied, are they cannot wait indefinitely on stallation, with a daily rosume of solid matier

from inform us that no farther details during December last, the Governreal question is, whether the per- not per se damaging to the comp the good-will of Turkey. the world's news, but it was soon energy belching forth

realized that Colombo possessed very clitate, whether fachave come to hand concerning ment appointed Mr. Nan Kuei-manganate treatment is beneficial any, the firms, and the two in- aditional advantages of situation tory or dwelling. At the same the reported loss of the Bhean Director of the Military to man, and he claims that, out dividual traders as such; and Financo Office of Hotung of twenty one authenticated cases that no special damage has been which made it highly advisable time, wining cugineers were realiz Estonia in the Red Sea.

ing that the production of, conl].

Upon his reaching there, reported to him, twenty of the proveri, judgement, so far as these

Nan's effects to use the Welikade Station as a

at a enst which would permit the Mr. Hazeland, at the Police Mr.

were victims were anved by the Lauder particular extracts are concerned, distributing centre in preference

colliery, to exist, necessitated a Churt, this morning, intimated searched, and a private letter. Branton lancet, Dr. Rogers, in must be given for the defendant. to any other in Eastorn waters. price being placed on the fuel in that on Monday morning the addressed to him by General conclusion, maintains that what- But the extract beaded “Want- The company intend that the iis crude state which was in Magistrates would sit at the New Huang Kuc-liang, Commissioner ever may be the worth of Surgeon- ed Accounts," which is set forth Australian's Valuable Discovery, nows supplied to the operators on reality beyond its real value. Magistracy for the first time. of Military Affairs of Shansi. fell oneral Bannerman's experi- in paragraph 5 of the plaintiff's

vessels fitted with the Marconadeed, through modern legislu-

into the hands of the Sub-Division mente,the incontestable fact petition, insinuates that the plain- Mr. J. W. Muuro Hull, of installation, that is to say on 90tion and social development, and

Commander, Li Feng-min. The remains that Sir Lander Brunton's riffs have expended large sums of HEALTH REturn.

letter urged Mr. Man to do his method has saved a number of money in bribing the Press to Eumundi, Queensland, claims to per cent, of vessels carrying wire-increased difficulties in mining,

duty, saying that if he acvaluable human lives, and further champion the interests of their have discovered an organiem less apparatus, shall be subscribed an active had become the balance which, when injected into a beast, for by the steamship companies of cost to selling price in sonic The weekly return issued by complished the object by peaceful that it is the only practical trade. No attempt was made to and that a small istricts and in sonis mines that, the Medical Officer of Health means, no expense, however method of treating this terrible justify this insinustion, which ravages of the cattle tick. It is daily bulletin shall be produced unless a now field of application shows that there were four cases great, would be grudged; but, affiction under ordinary, condi- we think may fairly be held to will render it immune from the concerned much to claim, but his propfs of on sale for the benefit of pae was developed which would move of diphtheria reported in the otherwise, he must sacrifice pri tions of practice in India." ba libellous on the plaintiffs a5 the efficacy of the remedy appear sengers.

the balance from its state of equi- Colony last week, two being vate friendship for the welfare of

TROUBLE IN NEW to be sound, and he seems to On the point being raised that librium in a more favourable British and one Chinese. One the State, etc.

Commander Li condemned Mr.

GUINEA. have gone carefully and scientifi-tbere was nothing to prevent the direction, an unfortunate collapse proved fatal. There were also cally into the whole subject. If "tapping" of all or any of the mAS WIS inevitable. The public three cases of enteric fever, all Nan to suffer the death sentence, he has succeeded, then he has sages thus sent by vessels which, entory for liquid fuel and the re- Chinese and one ending fatally, and requested the Government to earned the everlasting gratitude although carrying wireless, had former's movement for smoke Three cases of puerperal fever punish General Huang Kuo-liang of Queensland cattle breeders in not entered into the suggeet-abatement suggested the applion were notified, all Chinese, and for treachery. President Yaan be- for the Papuans" is the watch- tick areas. Unfortunately many od agreement, it was stated tion of precess by which coal two proving fatal, Six cases of came angry at his audacity, and word of a dusky chief in New

a "N. China restrain the further publication of apparently practical discoveries that every Marconi operator is might be treated as the mine, so small-pox were notified, one telegraphed back holding the said Guines, writes break down under careful inves bound to the company not tons to produce a suitable fuel proving fatal. Four of these Commander responsible if the Daily News" correspondent. He similar libels, there is the diffi- tigation. On the surface they are reveal any general informa which would burn freely, without were Chinese (imported), one least harm came to Mr. Nan, at has set out in the most approved culty of framing an order that all right, but examine themelosely tion received unless under special smoke, and which would turn British, and one Indian. the same time appointing Kung style to collect the heads of all would not be too wide in ite terms Commander of the dissidente. He and his followers and moreover, there seems no and some unconsidered flaw, permission from head-quarters, out a residue of fnel from which The return shown the first case Fan chi which renders them practically even to the captain of the vessel, the oil of various characteristics of plagae reported this year. It Sub-Division. But Li refused have perpetrated several ghastly good reason why we should here. useless, reveals itself. However, a regulation which of course does might be fractionated, at the occurred outside the City and to Kung, telegraphing massiores, and their track is after have to decide the question of marked by the headless corpses of libel or no libel on an appli time permitting great proved fatal.

a report to the Taluk anyone who has seen a beast not apply to appeals for help from same

A posse of cation to commit for contempt. swarming with ticks will realise vessels in distress, or similar economy in the colliery power

Shansi that Kung was nowhere of their victims. what a blessing a real remedy messages..

to be found, so he could not hand native constabulary, under the re- We can, therefore, make no such consumption. Already much re- INDRA'S SKIPPER

over his command; but he would sident magistrate, Mr. Wath, order. would prove. The loss of condi The company had every con- search work had been accomplish-

bring his troops to the North to went out to capture the buo- tion in cattle occasioned by ticks fidence in the loyalty of their ed in that direction, and it was

bave a personal conference with canoering chief. But some of after menna. Berious monetary loss to servants, and did not anticipate not unreasonable to expect that the country every year, and any any appreciablo leakage in the process would be evolved, if it It is reported that Caption Peking on various matters. The the native constables,

U. S. State Archivist Dond, project which tends to remove the service from such a source. were not already in existence, Parsons of the a.s. Indra has been authorities of Taiyuan of course separating from the main body in

Mr. Virgil Anson Lewis, State prime case of this loss merits a It is hoped that the necessary permitting the carbonizing of arrested at San Francisco for hav-retr.insmitted this message to the order to effect a surprise, were through investigation by a com- arrangements will be completed coal under conditions of low ing permitted a Chinese to escape President, who at once replied themselves captured and bohead- Archiviat and Historian, died at potent commission. Mr. Hull in a month or six weeks, by temperature which would convert from his ship at San Diego and to Baking the said Sub-Division ed. Residents complain bitterly his home in Mason City last month has written a special article on his which time the vessels of those a crude coal barely being worked enfor the Uniter! Staten illegally. Commander what he intended to of the inefficacy of the protection after an illness of several months. discovery, and a study of it lines which have subscribed to at a profit. today into products Mesure. Jardine and Matheson, do by coming to the North; even afforded them. To institute mili-Although a Democrat, he was convinces cattle men that the Go- the scheme may be expected to which the civilized world was who are the local agents for the if he did not love himself and his tary operations on an extensive head of the Department of vernment authorities in Queens receive the first daily bulletins, about to demand, and at the same Indra Line, state that the steamer family, did he not love bis native scale would cost a great deal of Archives and History under four land are taking the right step in It is hoped that it will be found time retaining the coal-mining Indra was recently sold to a town? Commander Kung Fan-money and the Government Republican Governors. He we deciding to make exhaustive possible to cover a radius of industry he lucrative javest Japanese firm. The fine for the chi arrived at Peking two days saams disposed to rely for the pre- the author of many notable

seat on its antive constabularyi historical works, testy with it,

1,800 miles from Colomboi ment for British expital, quence is question is a heavy onerage to dibud!' his report,

A REMEDY FOR CATTLE TICKS.

ARRESTED

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A Buccaneering Chief. Sydney, Den 18.-"Papua for

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traders.

We order the defendant not to republish the words complained.

of beginning "Wanted Accounta" and ending" their energy

With regard to the plaintiffs' application for an injuuotion to