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The Hongkong Telegraph.

1013, Temperature a.m. 07, p.m. 67; Humidity...90, 96

March 18th,

No. 9048

晚一十月三年丑癸

(ESTABLISHED – 1881) Copyright, 1912 by

TUESDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

MARCH

WEATHER,

March 18th, 1912, Temperature a.m. 52, p.m. 55, Humidity.

1913.

二拜雞

我八十月三英港香

TELEGRAMS.

THE BALKAN WAR.

TELEGRAMS.

THE TEA MARKET,“

TELEGI

TELEGRAMS.

ALLIES ON GOOD TERMS.

TRADE CONDITIONS GOOD.

TIBETAN QUESTIONS:

RAISED IN PARLIAMENT,

CURING RAW RUBBER.

A NEW PROCESS.

HOME WEATHER.

GALE AND SNOW:

Rauter a

[Service to the

London

SINGLE COF

Reater's

Bervice to the Telegraph." Londen, March 17.

Router's [Service to the "Tolograph:”] London, March 17.. Discussing the future prospects

Reuter's [Service to the "Telegraph.”"] **London, March 17. ⠀ In the House of Commons, Sir

Reuter's

Barr

Telegr

ph."] rah 17.

Reater's [Service to the "Telegraph."],

London, March 17,

LONDON'S LAST GLIMPSE OF CAPTAIN SCOTT.

TELEGRAMS.

FRENCH POLICY.

SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT,

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

London, Maroh 17. M. Poincare, the French

NEWS FOR BUSY.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

The Memorandam on the Army Estimates states that four aviation squadrons have been formed with" 128 trained Byers; forr more are to be raised.

proves her pacifio intentions by

The Kendal bye-election is contributing unreservedly to the European entente. "The Govern becoming confund through the ment would continue unwaver-Unionist candidate's. repudiation. ingly in the policy of peace and of a message from Lord Roberts dignity, at the same time having concerning national service. regard to the interests of France.

ent at A gale is now blowing along According to a telegram from

demon- the coasts at Home, and there is President, in the course of a Belgrade, the relations between of the tea market, the Times" John D. Rees asked whether, un-Singapore reporta the Servian and Creek Cabinets says the conclusion is warranted der the Treaty of Lhassa, Tibet stration of curing a rubber deep show in many places, speech at the Spring review of have become moat intimate, and that the popularity of ten as a was free to enter into independ with vapour has carried out Telephones and telegraphs have the Paris Garrison at Vincennes, The Turks in attempting to said that while France is anxious recapture a redoubt taken by the it is even reported that they have beverage, the trado onquiry for ent engagements with Mongolia at Kuala Lumpuin the pre-been affected.

to maintain her place in the world lines were repulsed and left 300 Bulgarians outside the Chatalja concluded a defensive Treaty, it and the ability of customers to and whether the Imperial Go-sence of the Chief Esaretary

intact, and wishes to be able to

dead and wounded. Anti-Bulgarian articles in the pay for it, are steadily growing vernment recognised any change of the F.M.S, the Director of

defend her honour, she daily Press have become very common, in various directions. While in the status of Mongolia's rela- Agriculture and many planters." though the official Serbo-Bulgari- India, Coylon and Java are pro- tions with China,

The process occupied two hours. ducing a selling more, China's Mr. Aeland replied that there an relations are quite cordial.

· The Hamidieh's Work. sales have recedad nearly 12 was nothing to preclude Tibet Reporta from military head-million lbs. this season, while from entering into independent quarters state that the Hamidich's Japan's exports are not expand-engagements provided the terms of Article 0 were not infringed. bombardments in the Adriatic ing.

The "Times" article concludes The answer to the second part of Ser caused a ines of 119 lives, besides comage to the supply that, in spite of a relapse since the question was in the negative. February, the position of many transporta.

producers in India and Ceylon In reply to a further question may confidently be said to be by Sir John D. Rees, Mr. Acland hopeful, because their tes is said the Chinese Loan would be almost everywhere recognised to made for certain specific objects, be the best.

not including assistance to Chinese forces threatening Tibet.

Bulgarian Success,

•

A message from Sofia says that the Bulgarians on Wednesday captured a redoubt near Akalam, outside the Chataldja lines. The Turks attempted to recapture the position, but were repulsed, leav ing 300 dead and wounded.

Latest Greek Success.

ARMY ESTIMATES,

* UNIONIST · CRITICISM,

The Chinese Loan.

[Artiolo 9 reads as follows:- The Government of Tibet eng. ages that, without the previcu consent of the British Govern- ment

LATE TELEGRAMS.

(From Various Quarters.)

day afternoon. 193

Anarchy in Mexico.

2 White Men From Black.

It is stated that the relations. of the Servian and Bulgarian Cabinets have become most in- timate and the conclusion of a defensive Treaty is oven reported.

LOCAL

The "Court Carda" concluded: their season last night.

Judgment was delivered

A Special Cinematograph Scene, Curiously enough the last news

"The fervent enthusiasm of the Mr. Churchill in his corre= of Captain Scott and his com. rades to reach Londonere was quarter of a million spectators pondence with Mr. Borden says Killed by a Tiger.

brought us by the cinematograph, ambled entirely eclipsed a it would be wholly unwise for Kuala Lumpur, March 10.

writes the London correspondent simultaneous open-air meeting of Canada to attempt to build The bodies of a Sakai woman of the "Manchester Guardian 15,000 Socialists held near St. her own battleships at present.

Gervais to protest against the and a Javanese coolis minus one Only a few months ago there was leg were found on a small islands special show at the Palace Triennium Bill. opposite Carey Island, on Batur-Theatre of the second batch of filme brought home by Mr. Both had been killed by a tiger Ponting, the photographer to which a week ago caught and the expedition. The pictures Turkish Desertions.

"It is easy to get a man with mangled a native.

gave a wonderfully intimate The Turkish troops at Adrian“

London, March 17.

The tracks were followed by a glimpse of the life of the white skin, blue eyes, and brown Considerable criticism has been

party of Europeans but the tiger expedition. The point about bair from a dark race," declared ople ara deserting and surrender

(a) No portion of Tibetan ter has not yet been discovered.

them was their homeliness. There Professor Karl Pearson in a lec ing at the rate of fifty or sixty levelled at the Army Estimates daily.

by the Unionists, especially in ritory shall be ceded, sold, lossed,

wae far less than is usual with tare on adult albinism at London Washington, March 10-Mexi-oh scones of picturesque or University College. He said that, regard to the inadequacy of the mortgage, or otherwise given Reuter's correspondent at provision for aviation, which for occupation, to any foreign co gained nothing by acquies magnificent views of nature or of given a few generations, and ab-

cing to the dictatorship establish-limitable snow, and far more of solute power to do as he liked, he day in the Talati case. Athens reports that the Greeks, only totals £373,000, or, with the Power after defeating the Turks, oc Naval aircraft estimates, £500, (b) No such Power shall be ed by Huerta after the final the actual life of the men living would get a white men from a

We understand that Mina cupied Argyro Castro amidst the 950. The figure previously tele-permitted to intervene in Tibetan engagement between Waders and there remote from their kind and dark race.

Diaz, for the country is now a

Octogenarian Guardians, Mirian Monteith has been released enthusiasm of the inhabitants.graphed (£234,000) was for the affairs;

The death has occoured at The from Victoria Gaol. The_Powers' Proposals, provision of an mcraft factory

ship. The films-tecbaically (e) No representatives or agents seething turmoil of anarchy and yet happy in their companion-

among the best Elma, Northwich, of Mr William The Powers, in reply to the alone, though the absence of the of any foroiga. Power shall be ad-revolt against the new leader they are

ship.

ever taken seemed to bring Hardie, the veteran member of The charge against a German Allies, agree to mediate. The usual explanatory Memorandum mitted to Tibet;

(d) No concessions for railways, In Sonora, where recently an Scott and his friends right in the Northwich Board of Guardi- of photographing fortifiostions Reply proposes a frontier from obscured this. Enos to Midia instead of from The newspapers compare this roads, telegraphs, mining or other abortive effort was made to estab- Redeato to Midia, and refuses to total with Germany's expenditure rights, shall be granted to any lish govermentiadeply dont of the among us in that thick London ans, who had attained the age of was again heard to-day. entertain the idea of an indemnity. of $1,800,000 and France's out- foreign Power, or the subject of Mexican union, the resence of atmcephere You watched them 87 Mr Hardio was of the three Faight shelter getting all ship Northwich Guardians, of which It states that the question of the lay of £850,000 in 1812, both of any foreign Power. In the event federal troops ordered there be bagy inside and out of the sang octogenarian members of the Aegean Islands and of Albania which would be greatly exceeded of consent to such concessions Huerta has caused rioting, shape at the end of toilsome mer he had been a member for nearly are in the hands of the Powers. in 1913. :

being granted, similar or equiva-mony of the soldiers have lost ches, alert and businesslike at forty years. Formation of Aviation Squadrons lent concessions shall be granted their lives in attempting to quell their protective tasks to keep The Hamidleh.

the savage ontbursts of the peo-death at bay, and yet with time. Colonel Sealy's Memorandum to the British Government;

(e) No Tibetan revenues, whe ple. Assassination is resorted to for jesting. The last glimpse of on this Army Estimates was issu- Reuter's correspondent at Alexandria wires that the cruiser ed this (Monday) afternoon. It ther in kind or in cash, shall be by the dissatisfod secessionists, all sticks in the memory. It show- NEWS for busy men. says that four aviation squadrons pledged or assigned to any foreign and a condition of uncertainty od as Scott and half-a-dozen men have been formed with 128 train-Power, or the subject of any governs. ed flyers, and the fifth and sixth foreiga Power] squadrons will be raised in 1913-14 towards the total of eight

Lator.

Hamidich has sailed northward.

CANADIAN NAVAL BILL, squadrons. These will be re-

commended for an expeditionary force. The Memorandum dwella

̧À ̈ BIG ́TENANT.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

A man was found guilty, morning, of stealing brass from the cable ship Recorder

A olerk in the employ of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co. wBH charged this morning with steal- ing press-copiad 'business letters.

The bank note case was con- tinued before the Chief Justice this morning. Mr Jenkin pro tested against Mr. Blade making "little speeches."

In the Dhihuahua district settling down for the night. We rebellion against the rule of saw them huddled round the little Hueria has taken positive form, stove where the soup was prepar ing, and relishing it hugely. and bands are organizing to Then pipes were brought out, make war upon the federals and there was a last whiff and a sent there to enforce sub- chat before the man squirmed into

Mr. Shenton defending in mission to the new regime,

the great furry sleeping bags like

The Prince of Wales has been gambling casos described the Cohnila and Agna Priats, are so many mighty caterpillars; no better off, and affairs are and then, snuggling close to promoted Lieutenant in the Navy were coolies entered generally shaping for a now re-

one another to keep ons "the volution.

another a little nearer Ambassador Wilson has warn

A man charged with causing PREVENTING OBSTRUCTION. on the difficulty of obttaining an obstruction in the street at adequate supplies of seroplanes West Point, told Mr. F. A. Hoze- also mechanica. land at the Police Court, this London, March 17. The Territorial Force shows a

morning, that he rented Reuter's correspondent at Otta- decrease of 97 officers and 10,695 place." wa says that with a view to men, solely due to the nbnormal checking the obstruction in the numbers joining in 1008 whose debate on the Naval Bill, the engagements have expired. There Government has intimated that is every indieation, however, that it will enforce the rule obliging recruiting will be well main- members to confine their remarks tained.

to the clause under consideration. During Friday night the Government secured majorities on the points of order it raised. against Opposition speakers.

KENDAL BY-ELECTION.

·CONFUSION⋅ WORSE CON-

- FOUNDED.

What the

His Worship:- street? (laughter).

Defendant-No a doorway. A fine of $3 was impaoɛed.

To Preserve Wild Swans.

to

to get out England boat Wales in an ed Americans residing in the warmth, they lay down and the Association football match by 4 gambled, film fioked and ended in dark goals to 3. rebellious districts to leave theme And here was a theatrefald

country, as the Mexican govern of absorbed people silent and The Powers refuse to entertain ment cannot assure their safety blinking at the lighted screen. It the Allies demand of a war in- Many are taking advantage of was like the snapping of a spell.demnity. this warning, but others bloot to remain and brave the fortunes of We were brought back with

The Isle of Wight County Council has decided to urge the war.. Board of Agriculture to preserve wild swans, which frequent the coast between Portsmouth and Pcole, consequent on some of the London, March 17, The Kondal by-election is a swans having been shot and offer ments were out of order on the bewildering affair, according to ed for sale,

The Chairman, at the instance. of the Prime Minister, ruled that both Sir Wilfred Laurier's amend-

ground that the Bill had received the assent of the Crown

the latest development. Colonel

MARVEL OF THE CINEMA.

Egg Growing lato Chicke Brooklyn and New York doc

rush from the little warm circle of humanity in that desperate wilderness to the security and gossip of London.

A galo ie being experienced on the coasts at Home, and there is deep snow in many places.

Turkish troops at Adrianople His Last Lecture, Meny of us know that afternoon are deserting and surrendering that Captain Scott's wife and his at the rate of 50 or 60 daily, mother were sitting in one of the

boxes seeing with me this chapter now process of curing raw in the exile-life of their loved rubber with vapour has been one. People went away from the carried out at Kuala Lumpur.

DON'T FORGET,

TO-DAY

and

Bijou 9.15 p.m. Vistoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Organ Recital St. John's Cathe

dral 5.30 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

Bijou 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9:15 pm. H.K. Golf Club meeting--5.80

p.m.

Thursday March 20. The China Fire Insurance Com Lid, meeting 1000. Res. Annual Ride meeting

ohair. This was debated all Roberts saying his scheme is (65), paper manufacturer, and a tors have had an opportunity of their eaying to one another The Canadian Government is Entries Close E.K. Volunteer

Saturday.

Buliding Difficulties,

Later.

The correspondence between Mr. Churchill and Mr. Borden

has been issued. Mr. Churchill than ever.

HOME FOOTBALL

Drawing of Debentures H.K. Club. 11 a.m.

Charge Agalast Councilor. Weston, who has been hailed as A true bill was returned by the The Opposition then moved fighting for national Service, has grand jury at Manchester Assizes that the Chairman leave the repudiated a message from Lord in the case of John Hargreaves

much humbler than Lord Roberta member of Manchester City seeing by means on the cinemato-"Well, we shall be hearing some

Council; James Francis Keating graph film the mysterious pro- news of them soon," and perhaps taking measures to check the abit obstruction by the Opposition in scheme and falls considerably (25), olerki and Norman Britnorgress of life from the egg to the they felt just short of the aspirations of the (21), clerk, indioted for conspir chicken in connection with the about Amundson's feat. My the naval debate.

Friday March 21. National Service League,

President Poincare has de-

Selections from Messiah, St. The confusion is thus worse ing to pervert the course of reading of a paper by Dr. John anal view of Scott was his strong,

justice.

E. MWhorter, investigator under laughing face looking out of the

lighted screen the comrade by onred that France will continue John's Cathedral 9 p.m. ↑ The Hall Mark in Singapore. the Crocker Research Fand. Representations have been The film had been exposed his side had evidently made a unwaveringly in the policy of Monday March 24,

Volunteer Reserves Rifle Mes made to the Board of Trade with inside of an ingphator ter joke before he lay down to peace and digaity

ved sleep The last time I saw him

Na wewe Sting, Kinga Park. regard to the number of gold and the shell had been rem

There is considerable Unionint Sale of Crown Land P.W.D.13 alver articles sold in Singapore from the egg by an extremely in the flesh was when not long which are not of the fineness in delicate operation, The Diatures before he went, he explained his criticism of the Army Estimatës, dicated by the mark they bast showed each stage of develop plans of the Royal Institution. especially at the inadequacy of Tuesday March and the Secretary of State has ment from the time the suggested the Merchandize Marks responded to thes Ordinance, 1888, being emended even temperature of the to meet the difficulty of bringing until the heart such goods within its provisions, formed, and it boo A bill with this object will short of the animal me ly be placed before the Ingiela There was an Live Council. The amendments plause from the proposed also make it an cffence the heart gran to import goods bearing a false that it reaches trade mark or trade description ohioken, and sla in addition to selling such goods, blood through 1

a

sums up the matter by saying that it would be wholly unwise for Canada to attempt to build

BNGLAND VE WALES battleships at present, as the cost of plant alone would be

London, March 17. $15,000,000 and could not be

An Association football match ready for four years. He points between England and Wales, ont that trained workmen are not obtainable in Canada, and the played at Bristol resulted in greatest difficulty would be to win for England by 4 goals to 3: know what plant to lay down, Owing to the possible introduction of internal combustion engines which might revolatiouise con struction. It mentions the ship- building experiments of Japan and Spain, both still requiring great assistance from Britain.

PRINCE OF WALES. NAVAL LIEUTENANCY.

Was London March 17. HR. E the Prince of Wales has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in the Navy

I remember the disorectly inter-provision for aviation.

p.m.

China

ested audience of soientists in

In the House of Commons Mr evening dress filling the old theatre, and Captain Scott read Acland replied to questions contin

in his unimasmoned voice cerning Tibot's freedom to enter eminently practical sketch of into independent engagements, plans. There was not a touch rhetorio it was simply the alm, confident account of a man had thought out his plan to

to the the last detail, and meant

follow it

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