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The Hongkong Telegraph.

May 15, 1913, Teroperature a.m., 74 p.m. 79; Bumidity..,.8%, 87.

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晚一十月四年丑癸

TELEGRAMS.

THE BALKAN CRISIS.

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Copyright, 1912 by the Proprietor.

FRIDAY,

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WEATHER FORECAST CLOUDY

May 15, 1912, Temperature a.m. 81, p.m. 84; Humidity...83,

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TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS,

KING & ARMY.

MYSTERIOUS WEEOK.

VOTES FOR WOMEN."

THE CHINESE, LOAN.

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BLOCKADE RAISED...

PRAISE FOR FLYING corps,

PARADE MOBBED.

AN OLD FRENCH CRUISER-?-.

U, S, SENATE'S VIEW,

MANY APPLICATIONS.

Reuter's

THE SUFFRAGISTS.

$36 ÞINʼAKTUM

Szueza Cort 10 Crits,

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

:

Reuter's

"[Service to the "Telegraph.”].

London, May 15.

The international blockade of

coast has been raised.

the Montenegrin and Albanian

Turkey and Bulgaria. A nossage from Constantinople states that the suspension of hos tilities between Turkey and Bul- garia has been prolonged till, the end of May.

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Reuter's

[Service to the "Tolograph."]

London, May 15.

Renter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, May 15,

The "Suffragette."

Reuter's [Service to the "Telegraph," London, May 15.

An Old Wreck,

Later. The Union Castle Steamship Company announos that all their liners are accounted for, and none

Router's

[Service to the "I

'Telegraph."] London, May 15." ("| A Washington massage states

to provide equal auffrage for both

88x86.

Not Yet.

[Service to the "Telegraph."

PHILIPPINE TYPHOONS,

The international blockade of

the Montenegrin comas has been raised.

egga.

London, May 15. The five days' visit of Their A auffragist parade at St. The wreck off Cape Gatha is.

The "Financial Times" says Lord' Morley is in Berlin, it Majesties the King and Queen, Leonard's was mubbed, flour and still a mystery. The Union that the. Senats Committes on large applications for the Chinese being officially announced that together with Princesses Mary eggs being thrown at those taking Castle Company, Lloyds, and the Women's Suffrage has decided Loan have already tan ressived his visit is purely pervs. and Victoria, to Aldershot has part, and their bats being torn underwriters incline to the belief to report favourably on the re- in London from Paris and elm- bean a sonice of great estisfaction of their heads. The police were that it is an old wreak of a solution of Senator Chumt orlain where on the Continent, to the Army. The simplicity of powerless..

French oruiser

to amend the constitution 80 as

The Lean therefore is likely to Leonard's was mobbed and it A suffrage parade at St. all the arrangements and the King's activity in watching every

ba a suers, and probably will members palted with flour and The Homo Office announces

not be underwritten. phase of life and camp and the Operations of all arms, have been that nothing has been said by Important Interview.

warmly appreciated by the officers Mr. McKenna to warrant the and men.

assertion that the newspaper Herr von Jagow, the German

Before leaving, the King sent Suffragette" would be suppress are ashore. Foreign Secretary, bad an

a message to the Commander-in-ed before publication. Sach audience with the Emperor Chief at Aldershot expressing his action would only be taken if the Francis Joseph at Vienna and satisfaction at the energy and issue were found to be inciting subsequently had a prolonged progrean characterising the whole interview with Count Berchtold, life in the Aldershot Command. Austrian Foreign Minister, who His Majesty stated that he was entertained bim to a banquet in glad to find a marked develop- the evening.

Austria Not Quite Satisfied.

London, May 16.

· Renter's correspondent at Vien- na states that the authorities are not altogether satisfied witli he

meat in the work and admicistra-: tion of the Royal Flying Corps, adding that courage and esprit de corpa animated all ranks of this

new arm.

position in the Balkans, and, aaa METROPOLITAN POLICE, consequence, the dismissal of the reserviste will procead gradually. Only a third of the number will be permitted to return to their homes.

French Apprehension. The French papers discuss with apprehension Turkey's negotiations with Britain and

Germany, particularly the policy

Martial Law Rescinded.

Later:

Beuter's correspondent at Vienna that the martial law which was proslaimed on the 10th inst. has been rescinded, the reason for which it was proclaimed being considered to have been averted by the handing over of Skutari.

* Island Annexed.

formally annexed the island of

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

RESIGNS.

to crime.

Heavy Bail.

Further telegrama, from Dakar make it clear that she wreck eighted was an old wreck. The vessel is certainly not be out- ward bound mail steamer Kenil- worth Castle, as apprehended, which caused grave anxiety to ba London, Mas 16.felt in London and South Africa The seven suffragists who were on Wednesday and Thursday. - charged at Bow Strest. Polica Court with conspiracy and who were remanded, have bean, com-. mitted for trial, They have been released on bail in large sums.

GAMBLING ON LINERS.

Missionary's wife Complains about Pacific Mall Steamer.

Iron Gate, by virtue of the Austro- AERONaut's offence. missionary in Chins, have been

Adakalel on the Danube, Dear the

Turkish agreement to 1878. The

annexation is the result of the Balkan Peace preliminaries trans-

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KUOMINGTANG, AND

PRESIDENT.

OBITUARY.

A later message says there is little prospect of female sufrage legislation this cassion, which will be fully occupied with other matters.

BANKNOTE IMPRESSIONS

Austrian again before the Court.

ence

yet.

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The American Government's

(Attitude.

The suspension of hostilities between Turkey and Bulgarie has been prolonged to the, of May.

The floodin Ohio and the tor- nado in Nebraska bring to mind the Large applications have already typhoons of the Philippine Islande been received in London from says the "Outlook." Within the the Continent in connection with last five years the most populous the Chinese Loan. part of these islands have been swept by an average of one The U.8. Senate Committed on typhoon a year, each

one women's suffrage, has reparted within its limits as destruo favourably on making the sufrage

equal to both naIDEN

'LOCAL.

The Bank-note impressumma. case was continued at the Police Court to-day.

At the Police Court, this after-tive as the Nebraska storm noon, Mr. C. D. Melbourne heard and the Ohio flood combined, sa further evidence in the bank- the typhoon brings both wind and note impression cace in which flood at the same time. The "The resignation is reported of Anton Hauler is the defendant, wind is from a hundred to a Sir Melville Macnaghtan sa As- Mr. Lowie, of Messrs Johnsonhundred and twenty-five miles sistant Commissioner of the A Conciliatory Attitude

Stokes and Master, prosecuted on per hour, and the rainfall may Metropolitan Police. behalf of the polics, and Mr R.O. reach three inches in one hour, From certain representatives of Faithfull defended. the Kuomintang in Shanghai, it Mr. Lowie said that the Russian day, and even at times may ex- their visit to Aldershot, and the over twenty-four inches in ope Their Majesties have concluded is learnt that within the last few whom the prisoner wished to call ceed this, days an attitude of conciliation as a witness had now been re-mon for a town of several Royal Flying Corps.

It is not uncom- King has greily praised the towards the north has been adopt-leased; no banishment order had thousand ed. As is well known, the two main been made, and Mr. Faithfull had every house blown down, and The Canadian, Government in

people to have Collector Frederick S. Stratton points on which the parties join hud access;

but has been directed by the secretary issue are the murder of Mr. Consul was anxious to send luland was running ten miles wide proposes to provide a sam for the his own last fall the Aclan River on Panay its supplementary estimates London, May 15. It is understad that Sir of the treasury at Washington D. Song and the loan. With rehim out of the Colony.

and straight out to sen. The dam family of the late Capt. Scott. ascribed to Germany as regards Melville Leslie Macnaghten Is., to make an investigation reference to the fires of those the

Mr. Faithfull said that his age done by two successive typ the Bagdad Railway. They lay resigned his position ne Assistant garding gambling on trans-Pacific attitude now taken is that if the client had mentioned: the fact hoons in the Visayan Islands last emphasis on the point that France Commisioner of Metropolitan liners, says a contemporary. The fugitive secretary Hung can make that

there was in prison fall was simply appalling, yet we It is clearly established that the must have a predominant interest Police. His snocessor will probably order was the result of a letter to confession which will not im- a Russian who might give evid-heard no calls for help from this stranded steamer on Cape Gathe in Syria."

bo the Hon. Frank Bigham, son the department by the Rev. Wilter plicate the Government in the

F. Crafts, who complained of the murder, the Kuomintang are pre- Mr Faithfull) had not had an ment." It has a regular relief fund Castle liners are secounted for.

on his behalf, but be "expensive Philippine Govern is an old wreck; all the Union of Lord Mersey."

[Bir Melville Macuaghten has gambling on the steamers among pared to accept it. This they do opportunity of interviewing the in addition to voluntary Bubscrip been, chief of the Criminal. In the Chinese passengers. The as a step towards a compromise Russian. He could not therefore sions raised in the unaffected vestigation Department sinoa1903. department at Washington in in outstanding matters, although advise that he should be called parts of the islands, so that it can

meet the needs of the situation. The total number of cases of Ho was educated at Eton and from the letter 10 Collector Stratton they state that they have sufficient

Li Lam Yan, the Chinese Lond tax in the afflicted distriot plague to date is 58, 1873 to 1888 was Manager of the said no statute could be found evidence to show that the highest

officials in the country-were im- to whom the defendant was is usually suspended for a while, family estates in Bengal. From governing the gambling at ega.

Another American contem- plicated.

introduced by Weigal for the pur-but the 1889 to 1903 he was chief con-

loze Américan As regards the loan they recog poses of negotiating and desling supervising teacher dries his stable of the criminal Investigation porary says:—

Correspondence bearing on nize its necessity, but protest with the forged notes, said defend schools book in the sa, Department, Scotland Yard; and in 1893 was appointed to represent gambling alleged to have been against the manner of its arren-ant asked for $5,000 in five and establishes the schools in wrecked the police on Mr Asquith's Com conducted on the Pacific Mail gement The policy now to be tendollars notes. Defendant asked buildings that are sometimes mities to enquire into the identi. steamer Mongolia, complained of pursued, it is esid, is one of ap for thirty per cent of the profits without roof or siding, and per- Renter's correspondent at Buda-fication of criminal.]

by Wilbar F. Crafts of the Intern-proval if the matter is presented for himself and ten per cent for suades the native teachers to the Hongkong University Union The annual general meeting of ational Reform Bureau and Mrs. to the Houses of Parliament in Weigal. Defendant did not ask for teach for a smaller salary in case was held at the University yester- pest announces that Hungury has

Emma Dickinson Smith, wife of proper form."

any commission in advance, but the suspended land tax makes day. Arthur H. Smith. Congreational

Baid witness could pay him when the payment of the regular salary he (witness) bad changed all the impossible. In practically no transmitted to Customs Collector

The League tennis fixtures fu“. notes. Defendant gave him a note cases has the American's to-morrow, together with the Stratton with's letter from E. F.

Mr. G. W. Wolff. asa specimen, and be subsequently pioneer spirit been sufficiently league table to date, are given Secretary of Commerce, stating

gave it to Inspector Watt, daunted to cause him to keep the to-day, ferring to the Allies all the Otto- CERTIFICATE WITHDRAWN. do nt regulate or prohibit gam-long a ruttner in Mesars Harland the hotel when the defendant was any children to attend. After that the laws of the United States Mr. Guster Wilhelm Wolff, for Witness said he was present at schools closed when there were man posscesions west of the Enos Midia line. It was apprehended

bling on the high seas. Mr. Craft and Wolff, died on 17th alt., as arrested. writes: "At the time I orossed stated in our wire of that date, at

The report of the directors of The case was proceeding when frame school-houses and typhoons Limited will be found elsewhere

eight years of experience with that one of the allies might claim

the Peak Tramways Company this Danubian island.

on this same same ship, the Mon- Park-street, London, after en we went to press. London, May 15..

golia, there were two opium dens operation on 15th inst. He was The Aeró Club has withdrawn operating down in the depths of the son of Mr. Moritz Wolff, a the competitor's certificate from the ship, and I think an inspec- Hamburg merchant, and he was M. Brindejone, the French aviation might reveal the smoking of born in that city in 1834, tor who landed at Bendon on opium as well as gambling.” but at the age of 14 he left| Monday, for contravening the Mrs. Smith writes that she Germany to continue his studies regulations by flying over Lon crossed over on the Mongolis last at Liverpool College, after This afternoon in the Summary the typhoon ooines nowadays the don.....

sutamer and that poor Chinese which he bra apprenticed Court, bafore the Paisne Judge, people flock to the new school- labourers returning to China with to Messrs Joseph Whiteworth Mr. Justice Kemp, Bagwan house for protection. The Ohio the earnings of years, frequented and Co., Manchester, After one Singh sued Mr. J. H. Gar floode bring to mind the Honguet the gambling tables on the Mon- or two other appointments he diner, to recover the sum Road expense that the advocates CAPT. SCOTT'S FAMILY. golis and lost heavily, some of went as draughtsman to Messrs. of $95.47 being as to the of the Jones Bill have made such them as high as $100 each. She Hickson and Co., the then owners sum of $90.47, money an ado about in Congress of late. added that Captain Henry of the Quran's Island shipping paid to the defendant, so the The high cost of the Benguet Morton, the master of the abip. yard, Belfast. In 1960 the works plaintiff alleged, by the defen-Road is due to a scientific and "a most winsome and magnatio were taken by Mr. (afterwards Sir) dants in certain actions, and so not to a political blunder... It Irishman," told her that he de-Edward Harland, with Mr. Wolff, to the sum of $5, excess monies was located in the valley of the teated this gambling on board the as manager. Two years later received by the defendant from Bued River by American en- steamer and that he had put a Mr. Wolff was admitted a partner, the plaintiff. There was a coun gineers who did not then realize soreen on the deck to shut out and be continued his connection ter claim. by Mr. Gardiner for that 38.8 inches of rain could fall London, May 15.

the offensive sight from the with the firm, up to a few year $100 for work done.

in one day, and that rivers could Mr. Borden announced in the first-cabin passengers. He told age. Up to the last he showed the Canadian Hours of Commons that Mrs, Smith that he had remon-keepest interest in all the affairs and Mr. P. W. Goldring of Messrs normal level. Once the road was The plaintiff appeared in person, rise sixty or more feet above their. supplementary estimates would be strated with the company, but the connected with the Queen's Island Goldring, Barlow and Morrell, in, it was aheaper to repair it introduced. They panvida a um company would not prohibit it, worke. He had the distinction defended.

than to build another one, since. for the family of the late Captain lest their deck passengers should of sepiring from the White Star The plaintiff, in the box said it was to be only temporary." The Scott, the Antarctic explorer.

be offended and patronize some Company the first order placed that he had engaged Mr. Gardiner railway to Baguio now being other line,

by that firm with Messra. Harland in three different dotions, and had i built goes up a ridge instead of Mrs. Smith told of a Chinese and Wolff. It may be interesting paid two euths, one of $10 and the up a valley. It took American boy member of the crew who lost to note that Mr Wolff was wont other for $35 costs. He thought engineers eight years to learn his.money at gambling and stole to recall that in the early days of that when he had paid $45 he had just how much water could leak $6 from the second oflicor. This the firm it was he who went on made full payment though the out of a tropic sky in a The Portuguese Minister for he gambled away, and although Saturdays to draw the then com-recapte

sad on: account of few days, but they have out The Gormon press is exercised the Colonies intende shortly, the steward replaced the money paratively small sum for wages costa. He had received from their tropical eye-booth, now Tha German press is extrorley, introduce a Bill granting financial that he had stolen, the boy was from the Bank of Belfast. The the defendant 875 in all, in to- and as a remif road-building in 3. Barlin. It is officially stated independence to the Portuguese poorerooms with remorse that cashier who paid it over to him spot of those three actions. the Philippine Islands within in London that the visit is purely Colonies, which will also cease he jumped overboard and was was

Mr Jackson, now Sir The case was presseding as we the last four years has zivalled drowned being Inter-dependent, Trivate,

Thomas Jackson, Bart,

THE ALIEN BILL.

TO BE SIGNED.

London, May 15. A message from Sacramento states that Governor Jobaton has announced his intention of sign- ing the Webb Alien Landowner- ship Bill, and has sent a lengthy telegram to Mr. Bryan outlining the history of the agitation and declaring that he considers it his duty to sign the not.

LORD MORLEY.

ARRIVES IN BERLIN.

London, May 15.

SUPPORT FROM ČANADA.

Financial Independence for

Portuguese Colònies-

SOLICITOR SUED.

went to press.

the Philippine Bureau of Educa

tion has ceased building anything in this lesde. but reinforced-concrete school

houses ・・・ with iron roofs. The programme to be given at About five hundred of these the cricket club promenade con- have been built to date, and cert to-morrow night

it is significant to note that when to-day's issue.

DON'T FORGET,

---TO-DAY. Bijou Theatre 9:15 pm. Victoria Theatre 9p.m.

TO-MORROW. ZNAJOM Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m Victoria Theatre 9p.m. Bankruptcy Court." Concert H.K.CO

Wednesday, May 21 Canton Insurance Office Lad

Meeting 11.45.

Star Ferry Co. Meeting 12.30, Peak Tramway Co. Meeting,

Thursday May 22.

noon.

Friday May 23, Concert, U.S.R.C. ground, 9:15

p.m.

Pagal Gymkhana, U.S.R.C

Baturday May 24MING.

3.30 p.m., Monday, May 26. "Crown land sale.

ground

Saturday, May 31,

that of any other tropical.country, - Second Gymkhana.

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