1913-04-15 — Page 1

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

April 14, 1913, Temperature a.m. 87, p.m. 73, Humidity...87, 73.

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TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

KING ALFONSO.

DETAILS OF THE ATTEMPT.

Reuter's

[Service to the Telegraph."]

London; April 14.

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

TUESDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

APRIL 15, 1913.

TELEGRAMS,

BOMB SENSATION.

WEATHER FORECAST.

FAIR

Barometer 29.90-

April 14, 1912, Temperature, a.m. 65, p.m. 75, flumidity..70, 88.

號五十月四英者香

二拜望

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

PRESIDENT POINCARE.

THE BALKAN CRISIS.

LADY CLIFFORD,

TO VISIT ENGLAND..

SERVIA'S ATTITUDE,

THE SUFFRAGISTS AGAIN P

·ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND.

THE BELGIAN STRIKE,

BIG INDUSTRIES" AFFECTED,

Reuter's

[Service to the "

"Telegraph."] London, April 15.

Router's

Reuter'e [Service to the "Telegraph."] [Service to the "Tolegraph."]

London, April 15.

London, April 14. Reuter's correspondent at Mad- President Poincare is to pay an rid, telegraphing further details official visit to London on June pend the attack on Skutari, in Servia, while agreeing to sas on the attempted assassination of 23. He will be the guest of the sists that the Turkish garrison King Alfonso, saya tho assailant King and it is understoof that he shall cease hostilities; otherwise, dashed towards the King from will be entertained for three days Servia will resume fighting. Con- among the crowd, seized the at Buckingham Palace. Imsequently Turkoy has ordered the bridle of the King's horse withportance is attached to the visit Commander at Skutari to adopt a his left hand, while with his right as a sign of the strengthening passive attitudo; hand he pulled out a pistol.. ontente. It is regarded pleasur

The King, realising the danger, made his horse roar up, and thus

the ballot struck the horse.

ably in France in view of the King's visit to Berlin in May.

A policeman then rushed at RECOGNITION OF CHINA. the miroroant and threw him

BRITAIN.

down. The would-be assassin | CONSIDERED DESIRABLE BY fired two more shots, but the policeman managed to deflect the bullets; which spent themselves in the air.

London, April 15. In the House of Commons, Sir King Alfonso showed 'admit-J.D: Rees asked whether Britain's able coolness and was given a recognition of the Chinese most enthusiastic ovation, while Republic depends upon the Re the crowd carried the policeman public's confirmation of existing shoulder high.

Treaty rights and other privileges enjoyed by Britishers in China.

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King Alfonso returned to the Palace, and joonlarly relatsil the incident to the Queen and the Queen Mother."

demonstration of affection.

Assallant's Statement.

Later.

Mr. Acland, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replied that the Government considered that formal recognition was desirable.

THE FOURTH ARM.

DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT

GAINING STRENGTH.

Canada in May.

LAUNCH OF THE KATORI MARU.

Big Liner for the Nippon

Yusen Kalsha.

a

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

London, April 14. Lady Clifford, wife of Sir

Router's [Service to the Telegraph." London, April 14, Reuter's borrespondent at

the City by the discovery of a Hugh Clifford, Governor of the Brussele wires that the public

A sensation has been causad in bomb which had placed against Gold Coast, who has been serious-50rvices are working normally pillar at tlio Bank of Bagland: Ir ill, has arrived in England. One-third of the workers of the

great industries have struck.

A poliosman pluokily plunged Her Ladyship is still very weak, the machine tato a fountain. The bat convalescent, bomb contained gunpowder and

an elcotric battery attached to a watch.

EAST ASIATIC COMPANY.

Marked Increase in the Whole Business.

from

oil

THIS MATERIAL AGE,

Indictment by the Bishop of Manchester.

more instruments to set machines

to

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The coal mines are almost, completely stopped, and there is a partial stoppage of the metal industry.

Numbers of workers have to France for employment.

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the "Daily Chronicle," says:- The romantic discovery of miner- The Bombay correspondent of

wealth on a vast scale is

-$36 722 Ann

SINGLE COPY 10 Cäkra.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS,

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

A memorial service to the late Sir. Olement Hill was largely attended at St. Margarét's Churdb, Westminster.

garrison at Skutori ceasing hati- ities; otherwi Savin will re- aomo fighting..

Favia insists on the Turkish

A bomb was found against a pillar in the Bank of England, and was pluckily plunged into a fountain by a policeman./4/

Dae third of the workers, ja the great indus les in Bilgiam services are working pormally?"

that formal recozaition of the Mr. Asland his declared that the British Government considers Chinese Republic is desirable.

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London, April 14. The Duchess of Connaught is

The annual report for 1912 of the Bishop of Manchester, said

At the Manchester Cathedral A GOLDFIELD IN BENGAL. have stuck work, but the public gaining strength, but it is under-the East Asiatic Company states that the greatest trouble of our stood that Her Royal Highness that the vessels of the company age was its loss of spiritual in will not sccompany the Duke to carried a larger quantity of cargo sight. It wasan age of machinery; than in any preceding year. As men were ceasing to use their regards the motor vessels placed bodies and even their brains, bat, on the Siam line, it is pointed out most of all, their powers of imported from an area covering that the motors worked satisfacagination. They were becoming hum district, about 150 miles says his family refused him 1,200 square miles in the Dhalb- The assailant of King Alfonso torily in the different weathers and climates, and the two essential in motion or to stoke them from Calcutta. Extensive de-money, so he decided to kill the points, viz,, savings derived They played on the pianols, asbestos, mics, and manganese

posits of gold, copper, coal, iron, King to be immediately executed." the consumption of listened A The King and Queen sub

gramophones, as compare with that and talked

are reported to have been located. of coal, and the increased earn-phones. They guzed on pictures mad Bakhtyar Shah, who died a the Qacon appeared on the bal- scquently appeared on the balcony

into dicto-

The estate of Peace Munam- King Alfonso, His Majesty and After the attempt on the life of of the Palace, where a most

The largest vessel yet built for ings from freight owing to that were taken by machinery, month ago, is in the bands (says cony of the Palace and were given enthusiastic crowd made a great NEW BRITISH AIR STATIONS: Maru-was launched from capacity of the motor ships, they would soon plough their

the Nippon Yusen Kaisha-the the comparatively larger carrying and worked by machinery, and Commerce") of the Official Rea magnificent reception. Indun, April 14.

the slips of the Mitan Bishi fulfilled expectations. The com fields by electricity as they already oeiver, who engaged an expert The assailant is named San-air stations at Harwick and Yar Tutegami on March 30,

The Admiralty has established Dockyard and Engine Works at pany has now in course of con-reaped them by machinery. In urat, of Vancouver, to survey Company of Rabber Importers

goologist, Mr. Philip Billiage- struction seven additional motor the same way they were reducing the estate and ascertain its value, has filed a bankruptcy petition The New York Commercial choz. He says he wrote his family.

Kator Maru is the vessels, aggrogating about 60,000 all that happened to them to pure The expert declares that the estate showing liabilities totalling Are in Baroolons asking for money.

eighteenth vessel built at the tons deadweight. Also installs-mechanical laws. Diseases were 'This was refused, and so ho de-i

Dockyard for the N.Y.K. and is tions of Diesel engines in the no longer visitations of God, but possesses immense quantities of million dollars and assets mil. cided to kill the King and thus

the largest of the series. She Bindon, Champon, and Fangan the productions of germs, and the iron ore, some millions of tous, bé immediately executed..

will be fitted with a combination have been contracted for and choicest flowers were the resalt averaging between 45 and 70 per Most violent epesches were Dr. Hariz has been ceremoni-of reciprcoating and turbine three now steamships, esbl of of artificial fertilisation. In this sent metal. Several important delivered against President Yuan, ously inducted Chief Rabbi at the engines and will be the first about 7,000 tons deadweight, world of machinery man was be- gold finds are also reported. The at a memorial service held by the Great Synagogue, Aldgatë. Japanese vessel so engined. have been ordered for the South coming a machine himself, and he expert sister to be 110 years old, Kuomintang Party in Shanghal ship yet built in Japan with the arranged for a 5 per cent debenture of a life which could not be free gold in a secret place she earning a competence by working exception of the three T.K.Klean of 10.000 kronen (equal to attributed to purely mechanical trans-Pacific liners and warshipe. £550,0000) The business of the

discovered fifteen years ago. She She has been built under the export department has increased. ages. Dat the teaching of the

was induced to disoplose the source miracles of the New Testament, supervision of the Surveyors of The Bankok branch displayed a The Dean of Manchester (Dr. Lloyd's Register of Shipping, by marked activity, attended with of which St. John revealed the of her wealth by a present of a silk the fare for carriage of a bioyole

shawl and a few rupesa, and the New York wires that the Now Welidon)" preached at the Calle-whom she will be classed 100 A good results, notwithstanding among men of whom mechanical expert on sinking a trial shaft/to Fanling might be reduced. York Commercial Company of dral in his City recently when 1, and according to Japanese the decline in the rice export laws could give no satisfactory gold to the ton. He says the rich An article appears on another

mystery, was that One had moved. Rubber Exporters has filed a the offertory was devoted to the Government requirements. Her from Siam. The development account. It was by coming down leaders and stringera of auriforaus page urging the necessity for a

found quartz yielding 130oz. of Church Missionary Society. Tak dimensions, etc., are as follow of the rubber plantations, amalga to the world that the Creator gave

RUBBER COMPANY'S FAILURE.

HUGE LIABILITIES.

London, April 14.

Router's

correspondent

at

petition in bankruptcy, the liabi

Jities being placed at five million dollars and the assets nil.

It is explained, however, that

LATE MR. MORGAN,

mouth,

THE CHIEF RABBI

London, April 15,

DEAN WELLDON AND HONGKONG.

The

The Katori-mara is the largest African line. The company has refused to believe in any existence man, reputed to be 110 years old, in honour of the Inte Me, Sung und RA

ling as his text Isaiah lvii., 19-Length

"I create the fruit of the lips. Breadth

Peace, peace, to him that is far Depth

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A correspondent suggests that

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400 feet mated under the name of the life to man. Man could not live quartz would yield fabulous Far and Feathers Club and Show 81 Mount Austin (Johore) Rubber by bread alone. Of all the pa- amounts, and concludes: "I daily in Hongkong 2 bp of

Estates, Limited, proceeded in

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...10,000

expected to confirm the opinion accordance with expectations. thetic features of modern life there that I was on the site of what is The Government is to supply

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was none more pathetic than its

We understand that Hongkong is shortly to have an opportunity NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. Edison's wonderful invention. As of seeing the Kinetophone, article on the subject eppears to-day.

TELEGRAMS.

the assets are set at nothing for off, and to him that is near, saith Draught(maximum) the purposes of the bankruptcy the Lord, and I will heal him," Gross tonnage. proceedings, and they are said to the Dean said the laat and, he Displacement

tons At the close of the year about ek of seriousness. Orators of all potentially one of the world's a children's playground for Kow- ... 19,500

3,400 acres had been planted sorta ran to and fro, and ax with great regret I bad to leave subject appears in this issue bis, in sotual fact, considerable.

greatest goldfields, and it was loon, and a special article on the believed, the only time he chose Horse Power.. ...10,000 with coconut trees, and about that text as the theme of his Spood

1,200 acres with rubber trees to listen to them. We must

diences Wero 10 knots.

whipped up so much ground unexplored." sermon he was preaching in the She will be fitted with siz The annual results of the other THE INTERMENT.

church of St. Stephen's Hongkong. cylindrical boilers and a com companies in which the East talk to them, the orators said, of He was preaching to a native Chi- bination of Farson's turbine and Asiatic Company is interested things they can understand; nese congregation by the aid of an recipocating engines. She will were upon the whole astiafactory, and better conditions of life. we must offor them higher wages London, April 14. Reuter's correspondent at New interpreter. Present in the church have three screws. The engines The trading profit on the year's And so they went on-rying ons York wires that the remains of was the late Bishop of Victoria, are designed to economize steam-business is 5,111,208,18 kronen, with another in making promises the late Mr. Pierpont. Morgan and when the service was over he power and coal.

from which it is proposed to the crowd; they offered land were interred in the Morgan been his fortune to preach the said to the Bishop that it had

For European Service, to deduct the sum of 5,111,906,18: The "Katori-maru" has been kronen

purchase or cheap bread, pro- mausoleum at Hartford, the coffin

for depreciation on tection of industry or better gospel in many parts of the built for the Nippon Yusen Kai- steamers, eto, leaving a met being covered with five thousand Empire and of the world, but he sha's European service and is de profit of 3,956,028,87: kranen housing, more leisure and more

The funeral service was held never before spoke to a congrega-signed for passenger and freight The board recommend that This tion of which ho felt so vividly traffic. She is double-bottomed balance should be applied as

But yet they failed to get a real nt St. George's Church, Now that the persons who listened to throughout and is divided by follows: In payment of themselves "What is he going grip of their audiences, who asked York, which was crowded with à congregation of most notable him might at any time be called to eight balkheads.

dividend of 8 per cent to get out of this?" Then the lay down their livesfor the faith of Wireless' telegraphy, fine ex-absorbing 2,000,000 tonen; pla-multitude turned away to football personages.

Jesus Christ. In India, for extinguishing, disinfecting, and re-eing 1,000,000 krogen do reserved horse racing, to football tips ample, a Christian convert might frigerating apparatus, all of lateat fund and 800,000 kronen to pan and coupons, and never seemed air stations at Harwich, and Yar- experience persecution and pattern, will be installed. Eleo- sion fund. The share of the ask themselves what the pro- month: isolation, but his life was tricity will be used throughout for profit to board, managing dire viders of these things were not in danger. A Chinese con- lighting purposes and electric otors, and employees amounts to

red roses.

The form of the service was

in

accordance with written instruc- tions left by the deceased.

LATE SIR C. HILL.

THE MEMORIAL SERVICE,

amusement,

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Dr. Hertz has been duly in- ducted as Chief Rabbi.

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The Admiralty has established

vert, however, might at any time fans will be provided on a generous 473,043.60 kronen, leaving a bal going to get out of them? It President Poincare ia, to pay be called upon to choose between scalefor the comfort of passengerdance to be carried forward of was hard to know which an official visit to London on

was the most pathetic, the June 23rd... apostacy and death. The Bishop Accommodation is to be pre-402,915.27 kronen. The reserve mistrust or the credulity. The

Lady Olifford has arrived in

needed decent human conditions convalescent. before they would listen oven to Christ Himself, bat it was a mie-

The late Colonel Astor left

London, April 14.replied that that was quite true, pared for 112 firstolsas, 56 second-fund now stands, at 7,750,000 human soul, with the same neede A memorial service to the late and be told him of a young Engolass, ten special third-class, kronen, a sum equal to 31 per in every age, cried out for the England; she is very weak but Sir Clement Hill, formerly ligh attache who had often spoken and 178 steerage passengere. cent of the total share capital of bread of life. The multitude Superintendent of African Pro-disparagingly of Christian mis- The first-class cabins will the company. teotorates under the Foreign sions, but who said that after be single, double, and four- Office, was held at St. Margaret's boeing how the native Christians berth, and the second-class will be Bank of China Nates.

acquitted themselves in the Boxer double and four-berth. Dining, Church, Westminster.

A proclamation has ham issued take to think that meat and drink eatate valued at over, seventeen The service was attended by troubles he would never talk in amoking, and lounge saloons will by Prefect Wu of Shanghai, says could satisfy the human soul. We millions sterling. many Africane, mombore of the that way again. It was not the be in accordance with the most the Eastern Times," calling upon could sympathise with the demand Honse of Lords and the House of missionary who disturbed faith modern ideas, special saloon ac- the people to accept the notes of for a more righteous distriba The trial of Jang Kwo-shing Commons, and other prominent in the Far East, it was the morcommodation will be provided the Bank of China and the Bank tion of the products of industry, for instigating the murder of Mr.

onante, the soldiera, the sailors, for children, and a swimming of Communications, He say

says but if that was all there was to Bang has been concluded, the administrators, the Govern tank will be among the provisione that an order from the Ministry offer they did but chest the in ment itself. There was a bridge will umrongion. Fourteen of finance was sent him through verbed. It was in vain they romains of the late Mr. between the Oriental and the life-boats, more than sufficient to the Tutuh and the Civil Governor brought down their political Pierpont Morgan wore'

ore interred in Occidental people of the world, accommodate all passengera and of Kiangen, authorizing him to ideals to a competition in bribery. the Morgan Mausoleum at Hart- but he had never felt that the crow, are to be carried.. pay the troops and oth public Even the votes so won were con ford tow London, April 14. bridge between the East and Cargo, capacity consist of six accounts with t The estate of the late Colonel West was so nearly spanned as holds, equal to 12.000 tons, and two banks for the ank of getting better to face desertion and of these temptuously given and it whe J. J. Autor, who was drowned in when he had seen in Southern the bunkers will take 2,000 tons them into circulation. the disaster to the Titanic, to India both peoples kneeling side of coal, A forty-ton and twelve the people are a

erefore, hatred than to win a kingdom valued at 217,433,338,

by side.

by appealing to men's carnal smaller cranes will be fitted. accept them

Iust and appetities.

personages.

LATE COL. ASTOR.

A HUGH ESTATE,

the

The

The completion of the last match in the second round of the. Soldiers' Club Billiard Tourna ment was reached last evening. 83rd B.G.A. beat Staff and De partmenta,

DON'T FORGET,

TO-DAY. SYTET Bijou 9.15 p.m. (1 code 46 Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.

TO MORROW

Bijou 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Meating Union Insurance Bo oiety of Canton, noon..

China Traders Ingarance Co. Ltd., 12.15 p.m.

Royal Hongkong Golf Club

Extraordinary General Meeting. 5.30 p.m. 200

Thursday April 17 Hongkong Schools "Athletic

Sports, noon.

Fafarday April 10-an Annual Meeting

Tennis Club

Firet Gymkhana Meeting.

kong Sommer eine daratangga yearly meeting The Duchess of Connaught in ⠀ Boxing gaining strength, but the trill not accompany the Duke to Ganeda