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The Hongkong Telegraph.

May 6, 1913, Temperature s.m. 73, p.m. 77 Humidity...84, 78.

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May 6, 1912, Temperature a.m. 71, p.m. 76; Hamidity...99, 86.

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THE BALKAN CRISIS. THE SUFFRAGE DEBATE.

HOME CRICKET.

A DIGNIFIED NOTE.

MILITANTS CONDEMNED.

MATCH ABANDONED.

THE CHINESE LOAN.

LOWER HOUSE VOTE

THE SUNG MURDER.

MR. HUNO'S CONFESSION.

Router's

Router's

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NEWS FOR BUSY

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, May 6.

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

London, May 6

London, May 28. A message from Cettinje states The feature of the suffrage that after two days' heated dis- debate in the House of Commons, Middlesex and the M. C. O. at The oricket match between cussion in the Council, King is the small attendance, the list-Lord's has been abandoned' with Nicholas drafted a telegram to lessness of the proceedings, and out any play having taken place, Sir Edward Grey stating "My the absence of the prominent owing to the sodden state of the Government have set forth their members, who will, however, ground. reasons for their attitude on the speak to day. Supporters and question of Skutari in their Note opponents of the Bill are united of the 30th April. Its stand point in denouncing the exeesese of the is inspired by the eternal prin- ciples of justice, I repeat that my right is Banctified by history, and my dignity, and that

militant suffragists.

Mr. Asquith's Opposition. During the debate, Mr. As- quith emphasised that he spoke

Router's [Service to the "Telegraph." London, May 6,

A message from Poking states.

TRIPOLI WAR EHCO.

ITALY TO PAY.

Renter's

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TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED,

The Rothsobilde are issung Parent. Braziling Loan of eleven millions sterling.

For legally ospturing two

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

[Service to the Telegraph."] London, May 6. that in the Lower Hours of Parlia-retary, who in eccused of com- Hague wires that the Arbitration French vessels a the Tripoli Wat, Mr. Hung, the Prime Minister's Reater's correspondent at the

London, May 6,

ment after a stormy session, 322 pliolty in the murder of Mr. Court has found that the Italians Italy has to pay. 164,000 francs. voted against the Quinfole Loan, Sung, the ex-Minister, has taken illegally captured the French out of a total present of 174 rafage at Tsingtan, and has vessels Cartbage and Manouba

cabled confessing that he frau- during the Tripoli War, and bas template murdering Mr. Sungs Mr. Hung saya he did not con- drlently need the name of the condemned the Italian Govern-be only intended to, expose hi Cabinet. He says he intended ment to pay 100,000 franos in the misdeeds. only to expose the misdeeds of case of the Carthage and 4,000 Mr. Sung; be uever contemplated franos in the case of the Manoubs. St. Cuther no's Church, Hate murder.

gham, bas bien destroyed by fire the suffagistą are strongly 2. suspected.

BRAZILIAN LOAN,

ABOMINABLE OUTRAGE.

of my people, will not permit me for himself, alone, and he had CHURCH DESTROYED BY FIRE to submit to isolated orders. I exercieed no pressure on any of therefore place the destiny of his followers. Though the Skutari in the hands of the Government were divided on the Powers." Thereupon the majority merits of the Bill, they were of the Cabinet resigned..

Italian Opinion.

The "Tribuna

united regarding the procedure

London, May 6.

A mysterious fire has destroyed

A BIG ISSUR,

London, May 67

The Rothschilds are imsing » to be followed. The Bill had St. Catherine's Church, Hatcham, 5 per cent. Brazilian Dian of never been approved, even in which is one of the finest chur- eleven millions sterling at 07. principle, by the electorate, and ches in South Landon,

sasprpted.

The suffragists are strongly

The damage totala ovor

CALIFORNIA'S LEAD.

(Rome) re- ceived a message on Monday that

he begged the House to think Eesad Pasha intends to embark twice before taking a step so na his troops and Djavid Pasha will precedented in extent without be obliged to do the same. In the full conviction that they had £10,000. such event the importance of the the considered faction of the Austro-Italian expedition to re- store order will be diminished. was a real demand for the vote community. He denied that there The expedition might even be cancelled: Italy is in a perfectly

among women.

Sir Edward Grey Approves.

AN ASSASSIN'S FATE.

pacific, state and does not desire Sir Edward Grey paid a tri- any conquesta. None will be hate to Mr. Asquith's fairness happier than Italy to leave the towards bis colleagues who did KING OF GREECE'S provisional Government of Al-not share his viowa,

He agreed

bania the honour of constituting with Mr. Asquith that their warm

the new Administration.

An Affecting Scene.

Later.

friendship of 27 years was not endangered by their difference of opinion, of which they had been

MURDERER DEAD.

London, May 8,

F

aware for at least 25 years. He Reuter's .correspondent severely condemned the militant Athens wires that the man Sohinas, ragists, whom he described as who murdered the King of Greece,

Router's correspondent at Cet- tinje wires that there was an affecting scene in the Council when, on the second day of a fer body of the great mass of women, Police Station at Salonika and a small and unrepresentative jumped from the window of a vid discussion, King Nicholes who should not be penalised for was fatally injured. said, "Never before in all the them. So long as women had no fifty years of my reign' have I suffered such torment, but I am lessly incomplete.

Votes our democracy was hope- rosolved to drink the bitter cup to the dregs. We must give op katari, Montenegro's lawful.

heritage, and pledge her to a

Later.

Bill Defeated.

The Female Suffrage Bill has

better future. I cannot allow the been defeated by 260 votes to

curce of future generations, for 219.

plunging into a hopeless war in

Europe, to rest on my name."

King Nicholas then seized a

pen and drafted his telegram to Sir Edward Grey. Tears filled his eyes as he finished the task, and all present were much moved.

Future of Skutari,

Beater learns that in pursuance of the proposals of the Ambre- sadors, international naval detach- ments will occupy Skütari, remaining until the Albanian Ad- ministration is established.

THE U.S. TARIFF.

CANADIAN NAVAL POLICY.

THE ORIENTAL

to

BREWERY COMPANY.

A False Report:

A story has been circulated

the effect that

ARIZONA FOLLOWS SUIT."

London, Hay 6.

The Assembly of Arizona has passed almost unanimously a Bill prohibiting any alien who has not declared his intention to be come naturalized, from acquiring real property.

SHANGHAI RACES

Second and Third Day'a Resal

Following are the coneinding results of the second day's racing at Shanghai yesterday, for which we are indebted to the Hongkong Club.

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BANK NOTE IMPRESSIONS.

Two More mon Arrested.

At the Police Court, this after

KING ALFONSO.

LEAVES FOR PARIS.

London, May 6. correspondent

at

Router's

neon, before Mr. C.D. Melbourne, Paris wires that King Alfonso Auston Habler, an Austrian, has left for Paris.

again appeared to answer charges of baying his possession papers containing impressions of bank notes of the Nederlands Trading

Society, the Chartered Bank ASSAULTS ON POLICE. of India and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora- tion, and also with having in his possession an automatic pistol and ammunition ithout & licence.

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Magistrate Determined to Suppress Them.

International naval detach- ̈ ments will occupy Skutari until the Albanian Administration is established.

An unofficiali canvase of the Naval Bill is almost esrtain to be Canadian Esnaie shows that the thrown out.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier addressed

& maea meeting at Toronto and "denounced the Government's naval policy.

Ia the Lower House of Chinese Parliament, out of memters presɔnt, 222 against the Loan.

Asquith spoke against women In the House of Commons, Mr. sufirage and Sir Edward Grey took the opposite view.

passed a Bill prohibiting aliens The Arizona Assembly has

naturalised, from sequiring real with no intention at bemming property.

The men Sohines who murder.

out of the window of a police

Dr. Von Wiser, Austrian Cop-Mr. Hazeland, at the Police Court An application was made before sul, cocopied a Feat on the bench. this morning, by Mr. Orews, of Mr Lewis, of Messrs Johnson Messrs. Hastings and Hastings, Stokes and Master, prozsduled for for a re-hearing in a care in the polies, and Mr Shenton, of which a man named Wong Yuen Mesara Deacon, Looker, Deacon was sentenced to one months and Harston, looked on for the hard labour for gambling and Chartered Bank.

saniting the police. Before Karl Weigal continued

Mr. Crowe remarked that his his evidenes, Mr Lewis said Worship naturally attached more that two man who came down to importance to the assault than to Hangkong with the defendant the gambling, and come be ok to Hongkong from His Worship-The gambling ad the King of Greece has jumped Manao and they had been I discharged with a caution. arpsted. Ons was a Russian and Mr. Crewe said his client ad-slation at Salonika and received the other Portuguese. They mitted the charge of gambling fatal injurios. were arrested on a warrant issued but not the charge of assault. He by the Governor under the Ban-asked his Worship to re-open the ishment Ordinance, with a view oase so that he could call evidence to their banishment, but if the which would show that, so far defendant required them to assist from a deliberate assault on the 1 in his defence, he could take such constable who arrested him, the 2 steps 58 he thought fit, defendant attempted to ran away, 3 as the men were still in Hong-when the constable came up and kong. The names of the men seized him from behind. They arrested were Vacboradze and fell down together, and there was Esalectro..

no attempt on the defendant's Insurance Office, Limited, i The report of the Canton part to use force or violence against published to-day." the constable.

The Mongalin Plates; 11/2 miles the The Petrel (Mr. Hill) Oriental Bromery Company's The Pleader (Mr. Vida) business and property at Lai Chi-Dawn (Mr. Fook) kok has been purchased by a Manila: firm.

Time 3.14 2/5. The Race Club Cup; 2 miles Somerset (Mr. Vida), Carlisle (Mr. Brand) Perhaps (Mr. Laurenca)

As we stated. some time since, GOVERNMENT DENOUNCED, this concern was sold, by the Company to a Hongkong eradio- ate of which Mr Arratoon Apcar is the representative. Asked by s "Telegraph" representative this morning if there was any truth had again been sold, he gave an in the statement that the property emphatic denial.

Router's

London, May 8. correspondent at Toronto wires that Sir Wilfrid Liurier addressed a mass meeting of 10,000 people and was given a great ovation. He contrasted

the Liberal and Conservative "and I cannot imagine how the No truth whatever," he said, naval policies, pointing out that the Admiralty itself had assorted story got about."

that the Navy was equal to any what would be the future pro- In reply to a question as to TOBACCO SCHEDULE PASSED emergency. Therefore the Can-ceedings of the O. B. Company,

London, May 8.

ndian Government's emergency Mr. Apcar said that he knew no policy had nothing to support it. He denounced the Government's more now than when he bought position in voting three Dread- noughts to be concentrated in

it.

The U. S. House of Represents- Home waters, possibly to come STOLE WATCH AND tives has passed the tobacco back to Canada after some years' schedule of the Tariff Bill.

service, when who could be found

OBITUARY.

MRS. D'OYLY CARTE.

London, May 6. The death is reported of Mrя, D'Oyly Carte, widow of the famous producer of operas.

MRS: CHAMBERLAIN.

London, May 6.

A telegram from Cannes states that Mrs. Ohamberlain is making satisfactory progress,

Time 4.28.3/5......

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Defendant said he desired to ... 3 call the Russian as a witness.

Karl Weigal, a batcher from the Dairy Farm, continuing his

The Concordia Cup, 1/4 miles Winkfield (Mr. Moller) Sir Lancelot (Mr. Vida) The Egret (Mr. Hill)

Time: 2.41.3-5.

1 evidence, said that in the making

His Worship intimated that the

LOCAL.

appear elsewhere in this issue,

Results of the races at Shanghai.

billiard notes appear in this inaone Some interesting tennis, and

The bank note" osse was con-

application would be refused, as oluded at the Supreme Court to- was a very bad case. He then day, judgment being reserved.

it

2 of the notes he was promised proceeded to read the depositions of Constable Swann, who arrested

3 ten per cent. of the profite the defendaant. These were to He further explained how the the effect that the defendant defendant propezed to make

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Castlefield (Mr. Moller)...

The Siogawoi Cup: 1.14 miles:

President (Mr, Hayes) The Knight (Mr. Vida)

Time: 2.37.3-5.

Bornite (Mr. Rowel

The Peking Staken; 1-mile:

The Night Bird (Brand), Riverside (Mr. Ibers

Time: 2.03.3-5.

The Shanghai Stakes; 1 miles Perseverance (Mr. Laurence) BLANKET. I'm Of (Mr. Hill). H Cherry Tree (Mr. Vida),

Time 3.1-4/0 Sir Brian (Mr. Vide) The Spring Cup.

to man and work them? He advocated strenuously local At the Police Court this morn- Navies replacing warships with-ing, before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, drawn from Colonial waters, and a Chinese was charged with steal- declared that defence, like charity, ing a watch and blanket at Wan-England (Ms. Crighton should begin at home.

Bill Practically Doomed.

GRAND DUKE'S ASSAILANT.

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2

chai yesterday morning:

Defendant, in answer to the

Apage (Mr. Wingrove)

Time 2.05 16. The Bourry Stake

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3

furlongs:

2

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A message from Ottowa states charge, said he took the watch, Stickleback (MANGA that an unofficial canvas in the placed it in his pocket and forgot Columbia (Mr Roro) Bonate shows that it is almost to put it back. certain that the Naval Bill will

Sergeant Pitt stated that the Touchwood (Mr. Houd be thrown out.

defendant was a hawker and lived i Time 1.49 at Wanchai with another hawker, -To-day's Restsj. The latter saw defendant look at The Great Northern Plate, the watch at 2.10 a.m., put the furlongs: light out and then leave the house; President (Mr Hayes).... On missing the watch, the second Merengo (Mr Rows). haker followed the defend Hampton (Mr Brand). ant and found the watch and Time:-143.3.5. blanket in his possession.

The Rubion Defendant gave contradictory and quarter ont of the Grand Duke of Baden evidence, and was sentonood to The Stag (Mr. Fook)) in a weak-minded workman, who one month's hard labour and four Trisr's Balsam (Mr. Haard) had taken ten glasses of beer be hours' stooks, together with The Egret (Mr. Bill) fore he made the attempt.

London, May 6. Reuter's correspondent at Karlsruhe states that the assail

banishment.

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A rumour to the effect that the

Oriental Brewery had been pur chased by a syndicate in Manila is denied.

The Anglo-American. Players opened at the Theatre Royal Inst night with

"Mrs Temple's Telegram

notes. When they got the Chi- kicked him on the left thigh and nexe to offer $7,000 in notsa from butted his head against his cheat. which impressions were to be At the Station he also spat at made, the defondant said big the constable. friends were working the same

"I cannot imagine anything sick in Maras for $80,000, and worse than that", enid his Wor he would prefer to get more ship. "When I retarded from my than $7,000 as he was afraid leave about the middle of Novem

ber there were quite a number of Board yesterday the President something might leak

out.

At the meeting of the Sanitary

in progresi, there was a knock at I felt it my duty to put it down regarding the scavenging of the Whilst these negotiations were cases of assault on the police, and gave some interesting informtiens the deor and the polics entered. with a firm hand. It is the only City. Defendant had previously put the way it can be pat down. It oan- impressions he had been experi- not be tolerated in the Colony. menting with, out of sight. In- The police must be protected in spector Watt and two other de- the execution of their duty." tectives entered the room and

Mr. Crewe I quite agree, your artested the defendant.

Worship.

The case was proceeding as we want to press. *

Kallan- Mining Adniinistration.

The total output of the Kailan seven Mining Administration's mines

421

for the week ending 19th April, 1smounted to 36,044.85 tons and 2 the axles during the period, to 8 51,384.09 tonu,

Piste, one mile

Time: 2.88.1-5.

The application was refused.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

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THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Mrs. D'Oyly Carte is dead)

DON'T FORGET,

TO-DAY.- The Anglo-American Playa Theatre Royal 9:15Μp.m. 4,715f6N

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.

Saturday, May 10. Grand Orchestral Concert, Catholio Union Hall 9 p.m.

Saturday May 17 Bankruptcy Court

Wednesday, May 21 Canton Insurance Office Ltd. Meeting 11.45 a.m.

Friday May 23, King Alfonso has left Madrid p. Saturday May 24,

Concert, U.S.RO.ground, 9.18

Assistant Actuary to China

Mutual Mr. H. R. Start, E.L.A., has.ar- for Paris. rived at Shanghai to take up the position of Assistant "Actuary to ibe China Mutaal Life Insurance

Mr. Dickinson's Suffrage Bill has been defeated in the House of Commona

ground 8:30 p.m.

Pagal Gysakhaus, * UBRO

Saturday, May 81. Second Gymkhana,

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