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The Hongkong Telegraph.

May 19, 1913, Temperature a.m. 73, pan. 76, Humidity...72, 84.

MONDAY,

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May 19, 1912, Temperature m. 82, p.m. 85; Humidity,

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毵四十月四年丑癸

TELEGRAMS,

TELEGRAMS.

THE BALKAN CRISIS.

THE BAGHDAD RAILWAY.

HOME CRICKET.

ULSTER'S “ARMY.”

BULGARIAN MOVEMENTS.

GERMANY ALERT.

MORE COUNTY RESULT:

TO RESIST HOME RULE,

The third reading.

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, May 17. ·

Router'a [Service to the "Telegraph.")-

London, May 17, A message from Salonika statee The semi-official "Nord Deut- that during the last fortnight sche," referring to the Anglo- there has been a great movement, Tarkish negotiations concerning of Bulgarian troops westward the Persian Gulf, says that both "Between the 8th, and the 12th the Gerinan Baghdad Railway

instant eight long trains of troops Company,

Reutor's

[Service to the "Telegraph."I

London, May 17. Yorkabire defestɔd Gloucester by 23 rus,

Darbyabire boat Hampshire by eight wickets.

Sarrey beat Northants by five and the German wickets. and guns passed Xanthi on the Government were kept informed border between Thrace and as to the Anglo-Turkish negotia

Warwick beat Leicester by 271 Macedonia, the soldiere uttering tions. The turn the negotiations -Anti-Greek cries.

Sussex but Cambridge by five had taken warrants the assump French Policy.

tion that the reavlt wili ba Batie-

wickets. In the French Chamber of factory to Germany. Neverthe. Deputies M, Pichon said the less, before the latter concents to French policy in the Balkans was Bay further exchange of views, it inspired by the desire to will be necessary, in order to wife promote the Union of Europe. guard Go.man interests, to secure He paid a tribute to the work compensation for any Gament Lord's, Lird Haris presiding, done in London under the pe-concessions. sidency of an eminent statesman

who had done much to secure the The Anglo-Turkish Agreement. peace of the world. There were.

still difficulties ahead, but none A message from Constantinople which should endanger intor-ays that the paragraphs of the national peice.

Reservists Dismissed... A message from Vienus states that orders have been issued diɛ- missing altogether 50,030 Rear- vists, bat the Rezervists in Bosnia, Herzegovino, and Dalmatia are retained with the colours,

French Demands.

Fiance bas presented Totkey with a caries of demande relating to the schools, railways, herkour concessions in Syris, and other matters, and makes her content to an ingressa in the Customs conditional on their acceptance.

A Protect.

Anglo-Turkish ogreement relat- ing to Koweit, the Peraian frontier

1108.

County Championship.

At a mesting of the Advicery County Cricket Commiti: beld

it was unarimously decided not tɔ altor the existing sheime of counts champicehip until after 1917, except in regard to the awarding of points.

and Basra have already ben NEWMARKET BYE- initialled..

ELECTION.

France Watchful.

M. Pichon, aplying in the French Chamber of Deputies to a question relating to the Baghdad Railway, said the Government were watching the matter cloaly. France would not forget her duty to defend her legitimat interests.

SPITZBERGEN

EXPEDITION.

THE LEADER MISSING.

A UNIONIST GAIN.

London, May 18.

The bye-ale ition at New market (East Cambridge) solted as follows:-

Mr. Pender (U.) 5,251 ·. Mr. Nicholls (L.) 4.400

Unionist majority. · 681 [The bye-election was oeused by the sudden death of Sir Charles D. Re (Laffer an Feroplane ascent. At the last election the Liberal conjurity was 399.]

Rival View1.

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Renter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, May 17,

"CANADIAN NAVY BILL.

Router's Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, May 17,

Sir Edward Ca con, în opening | A telegram from Otiswa `states a drill hail at Eslfast, caid Home that the vote on the third reading but that would he used only a majority for the Bill of 33." Lule would 16sisted by fores, of the Navy Bill was 99 to 68, a

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·號九十月伍英潽香

TELEGRAMS.

PRUSSIAN ELECTION.

EFFECT OF THE-POLLING.

Reuter's ..

[Service to the "Telegraph." London, May 18.

The elections to the Prussian. Diet have resulted in the Conger-

BIK SZM Ü

NEWS FOR

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SUBSC

THE NEWS CONDENSED,

Ninateon respectable Bangalis" wers arrested af Oslóutra cburgad with conspiracy to wage against the King.

Sie Edward Catron declares vasive and Ceafce factions losing that Home Rule will be resisted tan seats, of which the National by force, but, that would be used. last resort: The o réum Bir Wilfrid Laurier, offering a Liberale gained oven and the So- only a ant rett. under which the great Army of last proset, denounced the Govcialists one. Ulster would content zotion exoment's polioy as a makeshift, The overwhelming superiority must be left to hire and pia and said they were not revogale of the Conservative Centre collegata, "The 3 ste mali ta,”ing the duty they owed to them-ance is thus retined. hesaid, "which efngot ka discussi salves as a nation. edin publio. If ne ase y wowi'l¦ ske over the whole of the Gov- ernment of this comraunity.”

RUSSIAN

Canada's Duty,

Mr. Barden, in reply, said- Our pigjozale do not merely afford immediate material to aid the Empira, but will bring it mural suppīrā, and strength.

ira are withdrawn, to protect ite hit, Canada should not gaib ble, but ought to to do something immediat and effective.

DEMONSTRA-When If the fos of the Emp-

TORS Sentenced.

Beavy landslides threaten, to alli-delay the opening of the Paname Crual beyond January, 1915, thà date originally fire 3.

WELSH COAL STRIKE:

THE TROUBLE ENDED.

London, May 17,

Tolegrems outline French and Gesman opinion regarding the Anglo-Tork's eyrizment affoot- |ing the Bagbded Railway,

Bilkan qraiters are indignant at the "unwarantable exaggera tions" in the forsiĝa pre*#regard- ing the relations of the Allies.

As a result of the elections fo London, May 18.

The trouble in the South Wales the Prusion det, the ConsorVE- Reuter's correspondent at St.

Tcaal-field bag ended. All the tive-Contite retain, sharmavera” Petersburg rep irta that people military training and other causes, non-Unionists in the collieries, whelming supario, isy i mumberw who participated in the Russian and it is for thers reason which have been idle since the May Day demonstitions have that it was found impracticable beginning of the month, bove The existing roheme of the been sentenced to three months for the winnine club to play the joined the Federation.

County Cricket Championship Imprironment.

Rest of the League, & match

will not be altered, vutil after which usually takes place at the

| 1917, excspt in regard to award- end of theseas ɔn.

ing points.

HONGKONG CBIOKET" LEAGUE.

The Annual Report.

At the conclusion of the Hong- kong Cricket Club v. Ladies Recreation Club tennis match the shield and medals were presented

CANCER RESEARCH.

Of the German Scientific Expedition to Spitzbergen, two were killed, one died of exhaus-

others are missing-

by Mr F. Maitland (the President 10,000 TO IMPERIAL FUND tion and the leader and thres

of the Hongkong Cricket Club)

to Mr Hancook, the captain of the Hongkong "B" Team, who is

The annual report of the Houg. kong Cricket League, bas bienale the President of the League.

issued by the Spomptary and states:

The following brief summary

London, May 18,

Mr Edwin Tate has given a

It is reported that Chine troops est: fire to a temple. which Hananese gentry farmers were discussing

will give a fair idea of the pro- sum of £10,000 to the Imperial opium question, 67 peishing.

On behalf of the Committee Igress of the League for the past Cancer Research Fund. tenth annual report of the Hong- bave pleasure in presenting the ton yosts: kong Cricket League.

Champion Club,

Season.

SIXTEEN KILLED.

· LOCAL.

A big seizure of dynamile

The annual report of the Hong- Kong Cricket League has been issued and is given to-day

The fire which was discovered en board the Assaye at Singapore' was speedily extinguished..

The May Criminal Busions: Supreme Court. There is a light calendar.

Austro-Italian Precautions. A message from Vienna states that the newspapers 'report that Austria and Italy, notwithstand. ing the raising of the blockade of the Montenegriu coast, have

For the past season nine clubs 1903/4 8 Army Ordnance Corps. OHIO MINE EXPLOSION: made at Tanmatf on Saturday. each despatched a worship to

entered for the Shield Competi- 100115 9 Craigengower. Durazzo owing to doubts regard-

tions viz: Hongkong "B," Hong: 10056 8 Kowloon ing the altitude of Esad Pasba

London, May 17.

kong "A" Oraigengower, Civil 1908/7 8 Do *** Without Instrucilons,

The report of the Norwegian

Service, Kowloon, E.G.A., Staff 1907/8 9 Craigengower. Router learns that the Greek leader of the Schroeder-Stranz

and Departments, Royal Eng- 1938/9 9 Hongkong "B" and Servian delegates in London Relief Expedition (which left to

ineers, and Hongkong Police. 1909/10 9 Hongkong "A" are still without instructions search for the German Scientific

The Unionists are jubilant at The Hongkong "B" team won 1910/11 9 R.E. & Departmentale. regarding the signatories of the Expedition in Northern Spitz the result, which they describs as with a score of 27 points out of a 1911/12 & Craigengower.

London, May 18. preliminaries for peace. Both bergen) has just reached Berlin the most remarkable sign of possible 30. abject to leaving the questions of from Spitzbergen.

1912/18 9 Hongkong "B"

message from Belpe Valley, change of public feeling since the As interest in Cricket in the Craigengower and Hongkong Ohio, states that sixteen men Albania and the Egean Lalands It says, that, of the ten German

Budget 'struggle."

Colony continues to increase the 0.0, have each won there Emes, have been killed in a mine. ex-were opened this marring at the to the decision of the Powers, members of the original Expedi-

The Liberal Press admits that idea of forming a Junior or 2nd Kowloon twice." Army Ordusues plosion there. tion, only one, a seascape painter, it is diespoints 1, but declare Division of the league monted once, and the B. E. and Depart Balkan quarters are generally escaped without permanent in indignant over the "unwarrant jury, he suffering mostly from that if a fickle constituency four years ago came up for mentals once.

Two were killed proves anyting it is that the discussion again le season, but Thus it will be seen that the able exaggerations" of the foreign fost bile. press with regard to the relations through falling through ics, one Insurance Act is still amp owing to the fact of there Esing entries have been very consistent,

agriculture only four teams them willing to when 8 olube entered in four sea- NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. tennis tournament are given in of the Allies, and declare that the died of exhaustion, and Lieut. card in an Allies are determined to reach a Schroeder-Stranz and three others, stituency where the wages are enter, it was decided to leave the sons, and 9 olubs in six seasons,

matter over until a more favour- The accounts show a Credit pesceful solution on all questions who set out to cross Spitzbergen almost the lowest in England.

at the end of August, are missing.

Mr. Denison Pender, the sun-able opportunity. Steps have now Balance of $8.06. cessful candidats, in a speech been taken with a view to its after the declaration of the poll formation and there is every hops sid the result was absolutely of it being established before the next staggering. It showed that the commencement of the agricultural laboureri were mok BB930. of the Government, despite be

The question of the paucity of promises it had lavished in the playing grounds will also not fast fortnight.

appen so difficult as formerly, Mr. Nicholls attributed his que ere able to pangɔ for for nearly all the Clubs in fre defeat to misrepresentation over their 2nd Elevenst play on their the Insurancs Act, and said that grounde without day inuenvenis opinion was apparently prevalent ears and these Ears weld in the division at the Govern- all probability help to form ment'e land proposals would led Javior or 2nd won. to the ploughing up of the New- market Racecourse.

between them.

DISASTROUS · FIRE. ·

OPIUM TROUBLE.

8,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS.

REPORTED OUTRAGE BY

TROOPS.

London, May 18.

Eight thousand people have been rendered homeless by a fire at Pressburg (the ancient capital

London, May 18. According to a press report, the of Hungary), involving six streets. local gentry and farmers of West It broke out at 2 o'clock on Hunan, resenting the notion of Saturday afternoon and was still the tropps in uprooting opium in roging at 9 in the evening. A Shon-chow-ting, assembled in a fireman and a child were killed, temple to discuss the matter, and many were injured,

whereupon the troops set fire to the building, and 87 of those pre- sent perished.

INDIAN SEDITION.

ARREST : OF BENGALIS.

London, May 18:

PANAMA CANAL.

OPENING DATE DELAYED,

A message from Calcut's states that the police have arrested 19

London, May 18, respectable Bengalis, and charged them with conspiracy to wage Continuous heavy landslides war against the King. The threaten to delay the opening of Bengali Press says the arrests the Panama Canal beyond Jan- have made a tremendous seres- usry, 1915, which was the date

fixed for the ceremony, Sion.

ALIENS IN ARIZONA.

NEW BILL SIGNED,

The annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, the 21st May, at 5.30 pm., the Hongkong Cricket Club Pavilion (by kind permission).

HONGKONG COMPANIES'

!

ORDINANCE.

TELEGRAMS,

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Sixteen lives were lost in a mine explosion at Balpe Valley, Ohio.

The results so far recorded in the Kowloon Orioket Club snnual"

this issue.

The Hongkong team shot for Interpart honoure yesterday in unfavourable weather. A gebre of 893 was recorded. Singapore's total is 931.

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A court of Marine Inquity was" held at the Harbour Ofice to to investigate charges brought against the second mass of the Laortes, whose certificate was

The Unionists have secured a notable gain in the Newmarket concelled.

For a considerable time past bre-alaction. anys the "N. China Daily News," there has been mach discussion about the Companies'. Ordinance

The Canadian Naval Bill has By an amendment of Rale 18 of Hongkong under which the bean real a third time by s the Annual Mesting will hence big majority of limited liability majority of 33. forth be held in May instead of companies in Shanghai sre re September. This changs is much gistered. Abuse of the privileges Orders have been issued in appreciated by the flat, as it of this Ordinance has, as is well Vienna dismissing altogether gives them an opportunity to known, led to consideration of its 50,000 Austrian Reservists. bring about improvements which revision on more than one occas would otherwise be lost sight of, ion, and generally speaking there

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after a lapse of a few months. It has been a deaire for more A fire which broke out at Press- was unfortunate that the Royal stringent provisions. It is an burg, involving six streets, has Garissa Artillery Royal En-derstood that within a very short rendered 8,000 people homeless. gingers, and the Hongkong Folics time vow a supplementary.or

A sum of £10,000 has been

found it impossible to complete dinance may be looked for which

M. Pohon has declared that the London, May 18. the requisits numer of matches will tend to bring all such com- French policy in the Balkans is ander Hole 10 (Should any Olababica more fully under the con- to promote the Union of Europe. The Governor of Arizona has or Club's playing in the Lygus trol of British authorities than signed the Bill passed by the soratoh one fourth of more than has been possible in all cases in Assembly on the 7th inst., pro- one fourth of the number of the post. Tas olsuses in this hibiting aliens who have not their matches all thore that have amplementary ordinance are not given to the Imperial Cancer declared their intention of be been previously played shell be fully known, but it is under Research Fund by Mr. Edwin coming naturalized from acquir considered null and void).stood that one important provis- This is axuana and may be ion is to be made, that in the casa ing rool property.

The trouble in the South Wales The Bill affects not only attributed to the lateness in of companies registered in Hong- Asiatics but Mexicans and while commencing the League season Long the majority of the board coalfelde has been ended by all residents who decline to repudi owing to practice for Interport, af directors must be Britian non-unionista joining the Misers

unexpected Interruptions due to subjects

Tederation. ate their nationality,

Tate.

DON'T FORGET.

TC-DAY.

Bijou Theatre 9.16 p.m. g Victoria Theatre 9 p.m.

H.KC.C. Oncart 9.16 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

Bijou Theatre 9,16 p.m. Victoris Theatre 9 p.m..

Wednesday, May 21. Canton Insurance Offion Lad. Meeting 11.45. a.m.

Star Ferry Co. Meeting 12.80,

Thursday May Fesk Tramway Co. Mor

noon.

p.m

Friday May 23. Concert, UB.B.C. ground, 9.15

Saturday May 243 Pagal Gymkhana, U. ground 3.30 p.m.

Monday, May 26, Crown land sale.

Saturday, May 31, Second Gymkhana.”