1913-03-04 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

March 4th, 1913, Temperatures.m. 57, p.m. 85; Humidity...83, 75.

No. 9084

晚七十月正年丑癸

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

(ESTABLISHED, (1881.) Copyright, 193

TUESDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

A TURKISH PLOT:

THE RAILWAY Dispute. THE SUFFRAGETTES.

STATEMENT BY. DIRECTORS,

THE BALKAN CRISIS.

HOSTILE DISPLAYS,

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, March 3."

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

London, March 3.

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, March 3.

It is reported from Constanting

MARCH 4,

TELEGRAMS.

A SYDNEY STRIKE.

CITY IN DARKNESS,

Reuter's

1013.

WEATHER FORECAS:

FINE.

Barometer 30.18

March 4th, 1012, Temperature am. 65, p.m. 68; Humidity...60, 65.

二拜禮

̇號四月三英香

TELEGRAMS.

NEXT OLYMPIAD.

A BRITISH APPEAL

Router's [Service to the "Tolegraph."}

London, March 3.

The Duke of Somerset, the

TELEGRAMS.

OBITUARIES.

SIR ROBERT LANG..

Reuler's [Service to the "Talegraph.""}

London, March 3.

SINOLE COFF O Cam

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN,

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED

Scotland and Wales drew in a football match at Wrexham, the bung no scoring.

Sir Robert Lang," Ottoman Bank, is dead. ́ ́

[Service to Telegraph."1"

Loudon, March' 3. The directors of the Milland There were rowdy scenes at Railway, in a long statement in Suffragette meeting held in Hyde ple that a plot, headed by Lutfi nay wires that afgeners! strike | Obsirman of the British Olympic Robert Hamilton Lang, K.O.M. Director General of the Triplefiel

Reuter'e correspondent at Syd-

The death is announced of Bir justification of the dismissal of Park,

Bey: Secretary to Prince Sab-ed of gaaworkert plunged the city Richardaco, maintain that he dis- At another menting at Wim-Din, to overthrow the Govern in darkness, the hospitals being Association, in a letter to the

at the age of 77. obeyed the new working arrange bledon, which was attended by ment has been discovered.most. seriously effected. The papers, urges closer co-operation late Rev. Gavin Lang, of Glass- The deceased was a son of the ment under which traffic was huge crowds, many women pelted An official communique says shops and hotels are using can- between the various, athletic ford, Lanarkshire. He had spent operated by oral instructions, the speakers with pieces of turf, that the plan was to lead a mob dlea.

bodies, and opines it essential a lengthy career in official finan overthrow the Turkish Govern It is reportel that a plot to which was in accordance with the boots, sticks, &a., and popular to the Palace and demand the The strikers, have repudiated that British representatives of cial positions in Turkey, and ment has been discovered. Find Board of Trade Itsgulations. songs were sung, drowning the dismissal of the Cabinet, the an agreement which the Hon, every sport should form a single from 1897 to 1902 he was Director- Richardson was the only mau lo speeches. The police had the arrest of the Ministers and their A. C. Carmichael, Minister for team under common disciplin Bank at Constantinople. Since General of the Imperial Ottoman refused to obey such instructions greatest difficulty in preventing supporters, and the appointment Education, had signed on their and control. Moreover, he conducted himself the wrecking of the stands, and of a Cabinet to conclude peace on behalf with the employers for

All the leading papers are His Grace appeals for funds to the London Committee of the tic spurt in the rate of arms the latter year he has served on commenting on Germany gigg offensively to his superiors and conveyed the Suffragettes to the terms which would ensure the appofitment of a wages board. told the Board he would not station in a dishevelled condition. non-interference of the Powers

secure proper training for pro-Bank named.] accept verbal orders, even from

The Premier has now presented during Olympic champions. Ho "A Regular Scrimmage.'!

an ultimatum to the strikers ana-jalso hopes shortly to obtain sn. the General Manager, if he

There have been extraordinary Foreigners in Adrianople. moning them to return to work | International definition of ama- thought they were contrary to scenes outside the Pavilion, where written ordora.

A message from Constantinople forthwith. the Suffragettes mest on Mondays, states that the foreigners residing Men, who were refused admit-in Adrianople have not left and Meanwhile the men's agitation vince in view of previous dis-all are reported well. in favour of Richardson is grow. orders, thronged the doorways and ing space, and at crowded meet-

defcated all attempts of the inga in London, Loads, Stockton,

women to' enter. The police and Derby resolutions have been failed to move the crowd, which. passed demanding his reinalat- was composed largely of students.

ment.

Men's Demands.

t

for thirty years,

MONGOLIA'S RETORT,

ADVICE FOR YUAN,

London, March 3.

RIFLE, SHOOTING.

io Pr. Section H. Ki V. A.

The third and final shoot of the series of Competitions which the above Company have been

teurism.

menta....

1198

In a cart reply, the Kutukhia of Mongolia recommends Yuan Shik-hai to devote himself to home affairs.

Dr. Thomas Hodgkin,、

London, March 3. The death is announced of Dr Thomas Hodgkin, D.O.L., Litt. D. [The deceased was a partner in the banking fim of Bodgkin, Barrett and Co., Newcastle-on As a result of the dismissal 80 Tyne (now amalgamated with the guard Richardson, 53 branch P:0. Bridger... 27 31 28,86 Lloyd's Bank) from 1859 to 1902. en of the Railwaymen's

83 Since 1874 he had devoted his favour strike.

F. M. S Minotaur, Bagler Howard 30 20 30

410

P. O. Davidson 31.28 20 A. B. Button... 29 24 26 Pie. Wiskot 27 30 21 Or. Pgh. Flana- gan.....

26 20 23 A. B. Broad- meadow...

28 26 20

There was a regular torimmage of disharellal Suffrageties and National Strike Threatened. Mr. J.. H. Thomas, M.P., the shouts and screams were terrific.

opponents, and, in the din, the) organiser of the Railwaymen's The police were reinforced A telegram from Urga to St. carrying out during the winter Union, declares that if a strike is finally, and they cleared the Petersburg states that the Ku- months took place at King's Park P. 0.. Barbell 28 24 17 decided upon it will be a national street..

tukhts, in a court message in Range on Sunday afternoon. one and will begin withputnotice.

reply to President Yuan Shih- Prizesare presented by the Officers, Men's Reply,

The police of Pontypool deny kaile representations, says that it N.C.O's and Mr. A. Rodger and The Railwaymen's Cociety, ro- that they were hoaxed by suffis useless for China to speak of plying to the statement of the ragettes. Thay say the placards sympathy for Mongolia, and re-are awarded to the Competitors Midland Railway Company, con- calling out the Territorials and commends Yuan Shib kai to de- who score the best aggregate for tood that Hichardson's action was Reservists on a war besia had vote himself to home affairs and two out of the three Monthly completely justified, as he simply boen inadvertently mixed with save the Chinese from fresh evils Shoots and the Musketry Course followed out the Company's rules others.

and partition by foreignora..

and regulations; laid down for the

safety of the public, and accepted

by the Board of Trade. They

Police Dentals.

deny that Richardson was offen-GROWTH OF ARMAMENTS

aive and state that men were fined

half-a-crown if they did not pro-

duce their rule books when

demanded. They also deny that Richardson was the only man re- facing to break the rule, as scores

GERMANY'S FORWARD

PLUNGE.

London, March 3. German's gigantic spurt in the

of men had complained. They race of armaments, which has admit that he said he would re-exceeded all expectations, is the fuse to obey the verbal orders of principal topic of discussion. The the General Manager if he con- qeived them to be contrary to the Company's regulations.

papera

comment in guarded forms, evidently awaiting more explicit information, but general- Strike Favoured.

ly it is pointed out that the only Eighty-three branches of the hope of preserving peace is the Railwaymen's Union have passed maintenance of the balance of resolutions in favour of a strike power. Consequently Great as a result of the dismisel of Britain is faced with the prospect Riobardeon for disobeying the of far larger sacrifices for life orders of a foreman.

STRANGE MOTOR- MISHAP.

·MAN, AND WIFE KILLED,

assurance,

The Special Levy: According to Barlin telegrams the special levy will probably amount to 10 in every £100, with exemption of property valued under $1,500. This is regarded as an astute move of the Chancellor to disarm the Socialists, but the poor man, will undoubtedly be hard hit by general taxation.

Austro-Russian Activity.

London, March 3. A message from Berlin states

It is reported from Austria thai that a local jeweller and his wife the annual contingent of recruits and daughter, returning from a is to be increased from 150,000

street.

SANITARY BOARD,

Replies to Mr. Bowley's **Questions.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held this afternoon.

Mr. Bowley asked, the follow- ing questions

1.-Is melarial fever prevalent in the Wong-nei-chung Valley?

found in any accumulations of 2.Have mosquito larvae been water in the Valley?

larvae of anopheles morquitoes?

3-If yes, are such larvae the

been taken to prevent the breed- 4. What steps (if any) have

ing of mosquitoes in the Valley ?

5,-Does the Medical Officer of Health consider that. any, and if so. what, further, steps should bo taken to prevent such breeding? The President gave the an- were as follow:-

1. Not to my knowledge, 2-Yes. 3-Yes. 4-Pools and streams have been cleaned out and kerosened, some pools have been filled in, and the kerosening of the others is being continued:

been in correspondence with the 5.-Yes. The M.OH. has motoring excursion, ran into ato 170,000. Increases, in the Pablic Works Department on the double wire stretched across the Russian Army are likewise in subject, and he has recommend-

The husband and wife dicated. wete strook in the neck and bath

ed the extension of the training were killed. The daughter was

of the streams in the seat and seriously injured...

west sides of the village of Wong aei-chong to well above the village.

It is unknown whether the wire -had been placed there out of mischief or whether robbery was intended.

DIVORCE FOR GOVERNOR.

DECREB-NISI GRANTED.

London; March 3, The Divores Court has granted. Sir William H. Marning, KOMG., Governor of Jamaion, a deores nisi.

BRITAIN AND FRANCE.

NAVAL MINISTERS MEET.

London, March 3:

Correspondence was submitted relative to cemeteries at Kow loon. A minute Bubmitted to the

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leisure time..to historical com-

position. He was a prominent

K

78 Quaker. He was a voluminous Mr Churchill is holidaying da writer and his works include the Riveira, and arrived at Toulon 75 "Italy and her. Invaders" (8 simultaneously with the French

vola), Life of Charles the Great, Minister of Marine." 69 Human Progress and the Inward 74 Political History of England,

Light, etc. He was a widely question agres that the only hope Comments on the armament 633 travelled man, and spent the year II.K, Voluateor Reserves..

1909 in a visit to Australia and of preserving peace is the main- Mr Lyon

New Zealand, being much inter- tenance of the balance of power, 28 27 33.88ested in the question of emigration 24 31 30 85 27 29 32 88 to those countries.]

Watson

Mr L, G. Bird

Mr Carter

Statements regarding the rail- way dispute haye been issued by both sides; a threat is made that the strike may be a national one.

051 ARRESTED ON ALIGHTING meeting in London, there were

27 28 29 34

Standard Test. All scores in- clade handicaps

Mr Grey Mr Gipson Mr Dean Mr Smith

24 20 28-81.

26 30 23 70

AVIATORS' PLIGHT.

The following are the best Aggregate scre

25 26 24-75 24 23 24 71

Gun. Manonald

Gun. Offer

208 -252

Bgt. Sorby

*240

Los 5% for aperture Sights 28

623

0.9.M. Rodger

243

Used aperture sights.

Corp. Young

242

Sgt. MacKidy.

241

Gua. Belmo

234

DALLAS COMEDY CO.

Splen

231

Millers

225

Bom. Anderson

221

Repeat Performance of "The Glad Eye."

220

Corp. Duncon The beat scores shoot.wole

Sunday's

London, March 3.

In consequence of men being refused admission to a suffragette extraordinary scopes of violence.

Sig. WH Manning, Governor A message from Paris atites of Jamaica, has been granted a that the airmen Faite in attempt decree nisi bacause of misconduct ing to fly from Mourmelon to of his wife with Sir William' Switzerland, were compelled to A.D.O. descend for petrol at Metz, where they were arrea ad by the Ger in polica and obliged to pack France. their monoplane and return to

MEXICAN AFFAIRS,

While a Berlin jeweller and his" wife were motoring they were struck in the neck with a wire stretched Boross the street-and killed.

There was a fairly large andi- ence at the Theatre Royal last night when the Dallas Comedy Company once again staged that Bárcaminigy funny farco "The Glad Eye." The play wasoapital- ty interroted and everybody present had a happy evening. 12 90 The fun rose to its extreme height when the train husbands, with 389 their assume love for ballooning,

returned lu me when, in reality Mexico-American border, say that is essential that British rop 236 85 the billon, in which they were

4200 600, 600 ds! Yus

023

28

Corp.

Young" "Gan, Mac-

Donald 3128 1oBom, Aust

derson 28-28.

Sgt. Sorby 28 32 0.8.M.

· Rodger 22. Gun Millor22

an. Carter28 17

U S. OFFICERS SHOT AT.

Lorlon, March 3: Reuter's Nw York correspond- ent states that report from the

Sixty Mexicana are reported have fired at four American officers across the border, the negrocavalry replying and killin six Mexicing

The Duke of Som

24 50 84 supposed to was fluiting in sixty Mexicus at four lives of overy sport for Ho

the air leide of miles away

American officers across the Olympiad should from a single

4

28. 84 Their frontitsfurts to make good border. The negro civalry re-team under common control. 1815.77

their aurre Lefore their wives plied and six Mexicus were kill- 21 10, 70% should catch sight of them and fed and several wounded.

• Sppon winners Winners of Spoons for the Musketry Course Standard Teet

Trained on Sgt Sorby Qup. Calle

8L

80

Gun Hoy77 Sgt. MoKlay

T

Gun. Meclinald 27 Gun, Steele 59

Hongkong Pille League.

their ultimate downfall, kept the audience in roars of laughter.

Me Dallas and Mr. Ashby.

played up well one to the other AUSTRALIS DEFENCE. in the parts of the gay young

husband, and it was their work NAVAL COLLEGE OPENED, mainly which made tho play such

581 380 LOCALNESS & spain Volunteer orders are published,

in this issue

Sir Charles Etaben vál morning for Swatow.

"A meeting of the Sanitary

a big success. Miss Geraldine

London, March 3.

Entries for the Hongkong Dog Le Sige made a big hit as the

Reuter's Melbournecorrespond- Show close to-morrow. more philisophical, and bright-ent reports that End Denman tampared of the two wives, while opened the Commonwealth Naval Miss May, Hallats also did well. College at Geelong He said the Other parts wore in good hands opening of that College showed also, particularly those under that the country vras thoroughly Geoffrey Guise and Mr.J" W. taken by Miss Nell Compton, Mr. earnest regarding Naval Defence.

Tonight the Company will

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Board was held this afternoon.

The Dallas Comedy Company staged The Glad Eye" last night.

The Ellie Kadoorie Bohools give a repous, performance of NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.wers opened by H.E the Gover

nor to-day.

What Ever Woman Know."

The following was the result Board was to the effect that the of the triangul shoot of the Austin The Right Hon. Mr. Winston European cemetery was in the Hongkong Rift League, held on holiday on the River, dang d present rodd from Yaumati to Sanday at King Park Range: arrived Kowloon City and on the pro- Hongkong Volunteer Corps. at Toulon simultaneously with footed 100 foot road of Argyle M. Baudin, French Minister of Street. The Chinese cemetery Marine. He visited the latter on board the battleship Voltaire, on Hautakok slaughter house. The WAS on the branch road to board which he proceeded to European cemetery and the In-Cpl. Chapman watch gunnery practice at Salina dian (?) would require to be pro Cpl. Bradbury Dbyereres.

perly enclosed before any burials 8gt. Tell could be made.

Last month Sir William was granted a divorce, on the ground of his wife eloping with his Aide- de-camp, Captain Evan Llewellyn. The divorce was made subject to compliance with certain formalin ties. The cane was undefended.]

FOOTBALL

TLAND AND WALES

DRAW.

London, March 8. In an Association football match. Wrexham, Wales and Bootland

neither scoring

Total.

#Chamber of Comerce... The annual meeting of the Hongkong General: Chamber of

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

The annual meeting of the Kowloon Bowling Club was held last night,

34 20 02 Commerce is being held this

The funeral of the late MA 20 27 85 afternoon commencing a 4 32 27 84 o'clock. A report of the proceed-

Dr. Hodgkin 20. 10. Tein Sutton took place at Happy Milo

well known yesterday, Mr. F. L. B. Bawler minuted: Gr. Martin 30 31 1080 Telegraph Sgt. Sorby

32 24 84 nge will appear in to-morrow's writer on historical subject is

dead. Will it be possible to erect a

The repor erematorium at the proposed Bar Sgt Bullock 24 27 27 782 Excess of Passengers,

Rope Mar Lt. Stewart 3028 2275 boatmna was fined $5 at the Lord Denman has opened the tublished Gr. Green

20 20 75 Marine Magistrate's Court, this Commonwealth Naval Colloge at

morning by Orramander Basil Geelong.

opean cemetery,

This was replied to by the P. W.D. in the following reanner:- I have no objection, bai this is a question that should be dealt with separately afterwarde

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