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The

TELEGRAMS,

following telegrams appeared as an Extra after we went to press yesterday:---

ANTARCTIC DISASTER.

PROVISION FOR DEPENDENTS.

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

London, April 30. Mr. Asquith has announced that Lady Scott, widow of Command- er Scott, of the ill-fated Antaro- tio Expedition, is to receive an annuity of £200 in addition to an Admiralty pension of £225, and

LATE TELEGRAMS,

From Manila Papers.

New York, April 20.-After a pitohers' battle the Army emer- ged triamphant from its baseball

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1913,

Prepaid dvertisements

ONE CENT PER WORD

TO LET.

FOR EACH INSERTION.

game with Harvard university: FROM 1st February, MEI- with the long and of a 9 to 7

RION, No. 10, Peak, furni- ecore to their credit. Neyland shed or unfurnished. 8 Rooms. pitched for the Army, and it was

lot No. 13 Peak, To let furnished;"

No. 21, SHELLY STREET. To let or for sale, GLEN- SHIEL, Barker Road, No. 124, Poak, 5 rooms from 1st March, 1913. avail-

masterly exbibition that he gave. Three men wont into the box for Harvard, and they wore so soundly walloped that even the errorless fielding of the Crim- son eleven was of no "Manila Times."

Mobilization of Troops,

Washington, April 22. Major General Leonard Wood, who has made a trip of inspection along the Mexican border, has advised a joint annuity the United States government of 2300 will be paid to Com that the present mobilization of mander Scott's mother and two sisters, while a similar annuity Tops should continue for the will be granted to the widow of be necessary, he states, to keep next six months at least. It may Dr. E. A. Wilson and his sister- the troops ready for emergencies in-law.

for an even longer period.-

Cablenews."

The Indian Government, Mr. Asquith stated, will provide an annuity of £100 to the mother and sisters of Lieut. H. R. Bowers, while the widow of Petty Officer Evans will have 20 shillingsweek- ly in addition to allowances to her in children till they attain the age of 18 years.

New York, April 23-Decision to send the American fleat to the

Mediterranean has been changed, and it is now announced that the oyage will be to the Pacific instead.

Cadets Reinstated. Washington, April 23.-Foll- Mr. Asquith, in a letter to the owing a controversy lasting for Lord Mayor of London, expresses about two years, Cadets Ralph I. the opinion that the annuities will Saese, James D. Christian Elloolt leave room for an equitable sug-H. Freeland, and Tatnoll W. mentation of funds raised by the Simpkins have been reinstated in public,

the United States

military It is pointed out that the rel- atives of Capt. L. E. G. Oates are academy at West Point.

The four cadets were tried by not included, as he was wealthy court-martial in 1911 on obarges and was not married.

of drinking and possessing in toxicating liquor. All were found guilty and sentenced to be dis- Inissed the service of the United States. At the time the court- martial convened, however, the

BUDGET RESOLUTIONS.

TEA AND INCOME TAX,

London, April 30,

To let furnished" DUNEDIN" Barker Road, No. 135 the Peak, for 6 months from 1st June. Low rent.

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General neŴS.

Australian Labour Ministry.

Penang Fire Brigada, Penang's first piece of motor- From the Nethersole Hospital.steam fire engine)...was obtained fire apparatus (a motor. Fira King

qualified the Nethersole Hospital, about two years ago by a petrol- Two more mid-wives (just in 1906, and was supplementeil Hongkong), the Misses Fung Pui driven turbine motor pump, A arrived in the F. M. S. They ordered, the type selected being Hing and Yeoung Poh Chan, have third machine has has been intend to practise at Ipoh to see the well-known Merryweather what they can do towards reduc Hatfield petrol motor pump, as ing infantile mortality. They also in service in Singapore, Ran- will leave Kuala Lumpur for Ipoh goon, Moulmein, Bombay, eto. in a few days.

The Hatfield pamp, it may be mentioned, is of the reciprocating The House of Commons has regulations governing the use of An Australian Labour League or plunger type, which was pre- adopted the tea and Income Tax intoxicants at the academy, by has.carried the following motions: ferred to the turbine type of pump. resolutions embodied in the which cadets were formerly pro-That members of this branch of The capacity of the new machine Budget.

hibited to partake of each bever- the P.L.L. récognise the good will be 300 gallons per minute, ages on pain of dismissal, were work accomplised by the M'Gow- and it will be capable of turning modified and the dismissal clanse en Ministry during its tenure of out instantly and travelling at a office, and has full confidence speed of over 30 miles an hour This modification had not been that the principles and objects of on the level. Straits Times." been brought to the attention of the Labour movement are safe in the court-martial at the time that their hands. That the members sentence was passed. Because of unanimously consider it would this, the cadets dismissed put up be to the best interest of the a strenuous fight to retain their movement if Mr. Hector Lamond places in the academy, with the were expelled from the ranks. result that all have been reinstat

THE U.S. TARIFF.

REJECTION OF AMENDMENTS,

London, April 30.

Reuter's correspondent at Washington wires that the House of Representatives has voted Schedule "A." of the Tariff Bill, which covers chemicals, painta and oils.

All the amendments of the minority were rejected by over- whelming majorities.

strack out.

Football Collections.

Is Spitzbergen British P It is extraordinary that as in- portant a piece of territory as this. should still be a No Man's Land. as far as definite ownership is concerned. In "The World's Work" for March there is a strik. ed. Several other cadets were A letter was received at the last menta in Spitzbergen, and also a ing description of recent develop- found guilty of the charges at the meeting of the Drummoyne discussion of its ownership. The Bame time, but because of miti-Council from the Drummoyne occurrence of good steam coal in gating circumstances were not Ragby League Football Club, large quantities and easily ex- given ao severe a sentence. The stating that as the New South portable, in a land abounding in Case attracted attention and much Wales Rugby League had secured magnificent harbours, on the edge publicity throughout the country. the use of the Drammoyne Oval of the Atlantic and within easy for the coming season, the club reach of Western Europe, has not Damaguete, April 24. The would play most of its matches failed to eroke ambitions on the increased pay to subaltern officers terday in Zamboanga by General the council's, permission to take Tracts of valuable land have re- Colonel Seely's announcement of Saltan of Sulu was detained yes-on that ground, and would like part of more than one nation. will be very grateful to everyone, Pershing, when he was en route up collections in the crowd which [cently been annexed in German to Mania. He was travelling with attended the matches. The money interests, and Russia had a large larking fear that his favour wasla suite of five members on the so collected would go towards political expedition in the field going to take the form of fram Neil Macleod, from which he was insuring players against accident. during the past summer.

taken by Panglima Mandi repre- It was decided by the council to

CFFICERS' PAY.

A military correspondent writes to the "Manchester Guardian"-

the more so because there was a

rations for officers or assistance

Colonel Seely

had

Cablenews.

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in kind for kit, which would have Benting General Pershing, who communicate with the New South THE ALEXANDRA CAFE, been coatly, wasteful, and probably went aboard to meet him. The Wales Rugby League on the Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled, For been Coss. The cash is concrete, sultan left Jolo on Tuesday night matter, and see if it favoured the Bread, Cakes, Confectionery.. sorely needed, and most helpful. unobserved and concealing his proposal of the Drummoyne Club. meals with Wines & Liquers.

real destination, saying it was deeply WLB impressed, I believe, by the Paris. He and his suite had taken tickets for Zamboanga, where he conversations he

with the French General at manu- bought tickets for Manila on vres about the French officers arrival. When he was detained living so well on their pay. So the sum of one hundred and thirty do the German, and so do our pesos was returned to him. officers in India. This may be The Neil Macleod arrived in impossible in England, but he Zamboanga at six o'clock. At has taken the first important seven Panglima Mandi went alep towards the amelioration of aboard and took him. At half the conditions, and deserves past seven Colonel Hersey hastily oredit. In German garrison towns, ordered two constabulary officers, I believe, the wives of the officers Crites and Link, to the ship to get club together and make common possession of the saltan's buggage, purchases for their requirements, The officers tried to get the keys of the stateroom to ascertain what' and of course the German officer's uniform is supplied to him at or effects the sultan had with him.

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that he

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