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Hongkong Telegraph.

February 10th, 1913, Temperature a.m. 63, p.m. 68; Humidity...85, 74.

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·晚四十正年丑癸

THE BALKAN WAR.

SITUATION „UNCHANGED.

"Reuter's

[Barvice to the "Telegraph."]

London, February 18

It is officially reported from Constantinople that the situation

The Bulgarians at Chatalja have advanced in the direction of Belgrade Forest and bombarded Osman Likoni.

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GERMAN EXPEDITION.

SEARCH ABANDONED.

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WEDNESDAY,

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OBITUARIES.

BARON MAGNACHTEN.

FEBRUARY

19, 1913.

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February 19th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 62, p.m. 60; Humidity 02,

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MALARIA IN CYPRUS,

THE BETTING EVIL.

NEWSPAPER "AGREEMENT,

"TOMMY'S" CHANCE.

NEW PROMOTION 'PLAN, ·

Reuter's

AN EXPERT'S VISIT.:

Reuter's [Service to the Telegraph."]

[Service to the Telegraph.""]·

London, February 18. Colonel Seely, speaking at

Reuter's

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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

A terrible fire in Constanti-

shops.

[Service to the "Telegraph."]ople destroyed 200 houses and

London, February 18. It has been arranged that Mr-

The Powers are contemplating.

Amid scones of great enthu siasm, President Poincare has been installed in Paris.

Router's [Service to the "Telegraph."] London, February 18.

London, February 18,

London, February 18, The Norwegian Expedition The death is announced of Following on Lord Newton's which left Advent Bay for Spitz- Baron Macnaghten, Hon. LL.D., Betting Inducements Bill, the Ilkeston, said he hoped in a few jor Sir Ronald Ross, Professor of is unchanged at Bulair and bergen in search of the German Dublin, and Lord of Appeal in Sportsman," "Sporting Life" weeks to announce a plan which Tropical Medicine at the Liver- mediating between Roumania Adrianople. At the latter place Soientific Expetition has returned Ordinary since 1887.

and the majority of the other would enable the soldier to rise pool University, and a well-known and Bulgaria, the bombardment was resumed in the last stage of exhaustion, [The deceased Peer was 88 aporting papers, have condition-from the humblest to the highest authority on mosquitoes, shall visit on Monday.

after experiencing terrible suffer-years of age. He was made a

ally agreed to cease publishing ranks. Be intimated that he had Cyprus in March to investigate ings.

Life Peer in 1887. He was

tipsters' advertisements, and have just received an urgent summons the causes of malaria, which is One man had both legs frozen, educated at Cambridge and twice proposed a Frees Control Com-to London on business of great prevalent there. while several others are ill.

rowed in the University Boat mittea to regulate bookmakers' importance. Seven doge perished from cold Race. Formerly he sat as Con-advertisements. sad hunger, and sufficient dogs servative M P. for Co. Antrim.] Lord Nowton's speech on the for a further expedition were not

second reading of the Bill is given A message from Vienna reporte available at Advent Bay, so

elsewhere that prolonged councils of the nothing further could be done to Joint Ministry took place on Sun-rescue the Germans,, who are day and on Monday.

scattered in twos and threes con- According to the newspapers, siderable distances apart. Count Berchtold, in a speech said that the latters of the Emperor And the Czar justified the best hopes of the friends of peace that in the event of serious compli oatione either side would uphold peace.

· Austria, and Russia.

'Powers' Latest Duty.

GERMANY & LIBERIA.

A FRIENDLY SETTLEMENT.

Mr. Louis Becke.

London, February 18, The death is announced from

Sydney of the well-known author, Mr. George Louis Becke.

[Mr. George Louis Backe, [F.R.G.S., was born at Macquarie, New South Wales, in 1838, being the youngest son of Mr. Frederick Booke, of Northampton England. From 1870 to 1893 be was a

MARCONI CONTRACT.

REPLY TO THE COMPANY.

London, February 18. Mr. Samuel, Postmaster Gen-

Present-Day Betting.

Colonel Seely, Minister for War, has purchased several aeroplanes

Audience With the King.

The outstanding fact with re-at the Aero Exhibition." Later.

garda to betting at the present Colonel Seely had an half-day was that whereas formerly Major Sir Ronald Ross is to hour's audience with His Majesty betting was confined to a few visit Cyprus in March to study the King at Buckingham Palace persone who bet for largo sume, the cause of malaria there. this afternoon.

It is understood that he is going on a short holiday abroad.

Aeroplanes Purchased. Colonel Seely made purchases tc night (Tuesday) of aeroplanes

Olympia.

it was now more widely sprend throughout the whole community. The tremendous spread of betting a Select was pronounced by Committee to be due in a great measure to the great facilities afforded by the press and the in-

A batoh of suffragists have been sentenced to two months hard labour for window-smashing.

There men were killed by an explosion during firing praction

trader and supercargo througberal, has replied, to the Marconi at the Aero Exhibition at the ducements to bet offered by on the French battleship. Danion.

that they had obtained legal Company's letter, which stated opinion to the effect that they were entitled to intimate that an-

lesa Mr. Samuel was able to de- finitely confirm the contract, for the Imperial Wireless Stations by March lat they would treat the

London, February 18: out the South Sea Islands, and Later. The Liberian Minister to Lon most of his writings were colour Reuter learns that the Powers has visited Berlin regarding the ed by his experiences wiiile so are contemplating mediation bet-despatch of German warships to engaged. Of his books the best

knowa were

"His probably ween Roumania and Bulgaria, the Republic on the 5th inst. which have been fruitlessly "dia-| Bis visit has resulted in Native Wife" (1896), "Wild cussing various compromises The friendly actilemont, Germany Life in Southern Sess" (1897) matter has now been referred having assured him that the and Sketches from my South referred back to Bukharest. Rou- vessels were merely sent to protect Sea, Log (1905). He was also mania has offered to renounce

German subjects.

a voluminous contributor magazines.] Silistria if she receives a further extension from the Black Sea to Kaliakra, bat Bulgarin "refuses. because forta erected there would command Varno.

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A Commission composed of Britishers, Germans and Liberians will settle the claims of German traders.

Telegrams from Liberia says that friendly relations with Ger- have been restored.

many

to

Mr. "Joaquin " Miller.

London, February 18. The death is reported from Sar Francisco of Mr. Joaquin" (Cincinnatus Heine) Miller, the poet.

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contract as ended

He reiterates his statement of the 6th inst. and says that in view of the deliberations of the Select Committee there is no prospect that a decision can be reached by the let March.

BETTING LEGISLATION

Important Speech by Lord"

Newton.

meuns of bookmakers' circulare, tipsters' advertisements, and the like. The Committee considered

Home sporting papers have

that the best measure for reducing conditionally agreed to cease betting was to confine it as much publishing tipstera advertis as possible to the racecourses. It ments.

was hardly realised that the bulk

of the betting business was at pre- The promotion privilege by sent carried on apart from race-naval men commissioned from the ranks is to be extended to courses altogether.

marinea also.

The Scope of the Bill. A telegram appearing today Under the bill betting upon refers to an agreement by the racecourace was not interfered The deaths are announced of leading sporting newspapers on with at all. The publication of Sir F. T. Chavasse; Mr. Louis the matter of tipsters' and book starting price odds would also Becke; Mr. "Jonquin Miller, and makere' advertisements, following not be interfered with. It would Baron Macnaghten. [In the statement referred to, on Lord Newton's Betting Induce not even interfere with news the Postmaster General pointed ments Bill, which was read a papers' own particular prophets, Colonel Seely, the Minister, of (The deceased, who was known out that the delays in proceeding second time in the House of Lords to whom he was told great respect War, had an audience with the FRENCH ARMAMENTS.

with "The Poet of the Sierras,"

the Imperial wireless scheme was regrettable, but it on December 13th. It is of interest was due owing to the care they King; it is understood he is going GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS. SCOTSISH TEMPERANCE was born in Indiana in 1842 was due to the contract stipulat-now to recall Lord Newton's took in making their selections aboard on a short holiday

His father emigrated to Oregon, ing for the approval of the House speech on that occasion.

for the benefit of the public. It when decense was ten years old of Commons. Hence it was im- Lord Newton, moving the would not interfere in betting bet-

With an amendment preventing and three years later the latter possible to release the Company second reading, reminded the ween private individuals, and be went to California. He led a wan from their obligations.}

House that earlier in the session rather doubted whether it would Unions from expending funds on lering life for several years and

the Bishop of Hereford brought prevent betting with a book-political newspapers, the Lords then returned home and entered a

in a Gambling Advertisements maker, provided the initiative have passed the Trades Union lawyer's office at Eugene, Oregon:

Bill, which, in consequence of its was taken by the private indivi-Bill... Later he became an express mas senger in gold-mining districts in Idaho. Then he edited "The Democratic Register," a weekly, which was suppressed on charges of disloyalty." He subsequently led an unsuccessful expedition

the three yeare' service..

Two More Bills.

LORD. v. COMMONS.

TRADES UNION BILL.

PRESIDENT POINCARE, somewhat drastic provisions, met dual. It would, however prevent The friction between Liberia

THE INSTALLATION.

London, February 18. Renter's correspondent at Paris

London. February 18. telegraphs that M. Briand, in an The House of Lords has again interview, described the slate discussed the Scottish Temper- ment of the Temps," to the ance. Bill as returned from the affect that the Government would House of Commons with the Lords' sek Parliament for £28,000,000 amendments struck out.

with very little support in the betting circulars, the advertise för armaments to effective war- Several Peers, including Lord

House; but in the course of the ments of so-called commission and Germany over the despatch ships, as premature, but admitted Courtney, vigorously. animadvert-

discussion the Archbishop of agents, and the publication of of warships by Germany recently that the Government had recinted on the manner which the

Canterbury pointed out with tipsters' advertisements. Attotip has been settled in a friendly ly discussed the improvement of House of Commons bad doals

great force that those who opposed elers' advertisements, nobody had manner. Armament. He said that a bill with the amendments,

London, February 18. the bill while admitting that ventured to say a soliary word in

The House of Lords has again asking for a credit of over Ultimately, the Lords again against the Indians, and was

President Poincare was install-something ought to be done, ought, favour of them. As a matter of £20,000,000 spread over four passed the time-limit provisions, twice. wounded in ware. Later

ed to-day.

in common fairness, to bring for fact the tipster was not only a discussed the Scottish Temperan- yours for purposea of armament but agreed to confine the so-called he practiced law and became

There was a procession through ward proposals themselves. Per-blatant fraud in many instances ce Bill as returned from the would be submitted to the Cham: disinterested mangement to pub County Court Judge in Grant the streets which were lined with sonally he was much impressed but an insult to common sense, Commons with the Lords' admen- ber before Easter. The Ministeric house bar business only.

County. In 1870 he went to

from the President's with this argument, and in frem- because as rule he postared as a ments struck out, for War and the experts were'

London and published his first rope,

bouse to the Elyses, and remarking the present measure, which, philanthropist who was in posses studying the question of reviving

book of poems, which met with a

The Norwegian Expedition able popular enthusiasm was dishe thought, might fairly be sion of particularly valuable

one of the most information which he was ready which went in search of the Ger- favourable reception. Afterwards

played, arising out of the patrio described as he spent several years in newa- paper work in Washington and the sentiment evoked by the modest, half-hearted measures to give any person who was man Scientific Expedition to eventually settled in California, military proposals which are coin ever brought before Parliament, foolish enough to entrust money Spitzbergen has been compelled sident with President Poincare's he had adopted the somewhat with him. The bill represented to return after terrible anfferings. estabishing a sort of social com-

unusual course of consulting the irreducible minimum of what munity on his estate after the assumption of office. plan of his "Building the City a third bill will be concerned pleted the Committee Stage of Beautiful."] with increasing the strength of the Trades Union Bill, which has the army and will propose im- been reported as passed, with on portant modifications, including amendment by Lord Dunmore lengthening the service, volun- preventing the funds of any The death has occurred of Sir teering, and the incorporation of Union being expended on the Thomas Frederick Chavasse, the African nativos.

publication of a political newe-eminent Midland surgeon.' paper. Several other amendments The late Sir T. F. Chavasse were withdrawn,

was knighted in 1905. Born in 1854, he was educated at the University of Edinburgh and in Vienna and Berlin. He was senior Surgeon to the General Hospital, Birmingham, and was the writer of various papers on urgical subjects in the Traneno tions of the Royal Medical Chirurgical Society and the

The "Temps' " has further

stated that a second bill will ask AN IMPORTANT AMENDMENT. for an immediate grant of £3,000,000 for an increase in

London, February 18. material and ammunition, while The House of Lords has com-

TERRIBLE FIRE.

·BIG CONSTANTINOPLE BLAZE

London, February 18. The quarter of Constantinople adjoining the mosque of St. Sophis was devastated by fire on Monday and is still burning.

One hundred houses and shops have been destroyed.

More Dealita,,

Later. Rautera Constantinople corres pondent wires that a rough es timate puts the number of houses and shops destroyed at two hundred.

The House then passed for cond reading the Pilotage and and other Bille,

·NAVAL EXPLOSION.

THREE MEN KILLED,

London, February 18* Reuter's correspondent at Toa- lon atates that a gan exploded on the battleship Danton during firing priotice, and three men were killed.

THE NAVY.

PROMOTION PRIVILEGES. The scarcity of water and the

London, February 18. narrowness of the streets hamper od the Fire Brigade. The fire The Admiralty has extended stinguished in the evening, the privilege of promotion on sred fationaly throughout the joyed by naval men commission

despite rain and sleef, being ed from the zanke, to the marines dante 1 by the winds

Sir T, P. Chavasse.

London, February 18.

LOCAL

Looalporting notes appes

A sale of work was held in the Union Church Hall this afternoon,

The annual meeting of the

After the ceremony of installa-persons who really did know everybody know to be urgently tion at the Elyses, President something about the subject.required. He had received most Poincare proceeded to the Ville (Laughter.) Betting was not a unexpected support for the mea- amid renewed and unprecedented crime in itself, and he certainly sure, including that of certain scenes of enthusiasm and the was pot prepared to condemn noble lords who were recognised playing of bands.The Marche betting unreservedly. He did authorities on racing, and he Lorrains vied for pride of place not hesitate to say that betting observed that Tattersall's Com-to-day, with the Marseillage, President possessed certain recommenda mittee were strongly in favour of Poincare being native of tions. It was occasionally the the proposals of the bill. The only Lorraine...

only method by which you could objection to the bill which he had Many shops were shut the arrive at the truth and test whether noticed was raised by a section of occasion, and the Parisians ant a man's opinion was an honest the sporting prasa. It appeared to the afternoon in holiday-making, one or not. He frankly admitted him that these objectors were European Y.M.0.A. was held last

that he was prepared to bet under a double hallucination. evening. in reason upon almost any They were under the strange hal subject, even upon such a lucination that because a thing The Sergeants Mess of the matter as the prospects of the appeared in print, especially in D.O.L.I held their annual ball present bill.(Laughter.) There one their own newspapers, it was last night, was, however, all the difference therefore above suspicion, and in the world between wagers of that a man who advertised must

ALLEGED OPIUM POSSESSION.

A fair number of gallops were Pathological Society, as well as At the Police Court, this after that kind private persons bet- be absolutely honest and straight-blocked at the Race Cource this in the "Lancet, eto. He was a noon, a Chinese was charged bating upon games and the like forward. In the next place they this morning. da

fore Mr. F. A Hazeland, with and systematic betting through were under the impression that great authority on midwifery.]

being in unlawful possession intermediaries, a system which Parliament existed mainly for the

SUFFRAGISTS PUNISHED

HARD LABOUR SENTENCES.

The orders of the day for the

of 325 taale of prepared opium, had now,reached perfectly colossal purpose of preventing people Legislative Council meeting on also attempting to export the same dimensions, and which, in the being welshed. He knew from Thursday are published to-day. to the Philippine Islands, and opinion of those who knew more and experience how disagreeable

This morning a solemn memo attempting to carry the same who of the subject than he did, was Ho know from sad experience the Talkoo Dook undeniably responsible for a large how disagreeable that was, but rial service was held in St. Inspector Gourlay, prosecuted, proportion of crime. It must be he disserted from the view that John's Cathedral in memory of Mr. Lewis, of Mesars. Johnson, admitted that whereas we might the prevention of welshing was the Iste Capt, Scott and his com Stokes and Master ratohed the not be justified in preventing their special business. It was, how-panions. A batch of suffragists, includ care on behalf of the Taikoo Dook people actually committing an ever, their business to do some ing Mies Sylvia Pankhurat and Company, and Mr. Shanton of act of folly, it was, bevertheless, thing, although it might be very Mr. George Lansbury's con and Messrs. Descom Looker Deacon justifiable to legislate in order to little to attempt to reduce the Saperintenden

prevent ingenious and persistent temptations with which the credu panied by Mrs. daughter, have been sentenced to end Haraton defended two months' hard labour each for The case was proceeding when adorts to induce people to commit lous and the ignorant, were beset Home by the Prand O. acts of that de.oription;

on all sides.

dinis this mornin WIDOW UNing

London, February 18.