1913-05-23 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph

May 22, 1913, Temperature a.m., 79, p.m. 81; fumidity.....95, 85.

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晚八十月四年丑

TELEGRAMS.

THE ROYAL WEDDING.

GERMAN PRESS COMMENT.

Router'a

[Service to the "Telegraph."] London, May, 22.

The Berlin, Press comment on the Royal visit is sparing.

TELEGRAMS.

CHINESE LOAN.

TWELVE TIMES COVERED.

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."}

London, May 22.

The rual for the Chiness Loan

is reminiscent of thet om periode, The "Lokal Anzeiger" enlarges contrasting with the recent dull on the relaxation of the Anglo-ness in financial business. Though German strain, and hopes that tho final country subscriptions the visit will provont a relapse have not yet been received, it is into better antagorism.

The Vossische Zeitung" says King George and Queen Mary met with a reception which was the reverse of cool and reserved.

Protecting the Czar. Extraordinary precautions are

FRIDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Copyright, 1912 by the Proprietor.

EMPEROR OF japan.

SERIOUS ILLNESS.

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

London, May 23.

A message from Reuter's cor- respondent at Tokyo states that the Emperor has high fever.

Eight doctors ere attending His Majesty,

His illness has been diagnosed estimated that the issue is already as inflammation of the lungs. twelve timea covered. Neverthe less the price remains at 1 per cont, premium.

The Puture.

The "Times" ulan article on

being taken to ensure the safety the Chinees La 396-We of the Czer. The whole length of still dislike the financial mono- the line from the frontier will ba watched by Loldiers, and the reade poly which the Powers have im and path leading to the rail-Pored upon Chien, hut for the way will be closed and guarded precent we dislike far more, the by gendarmed, who will make the only alternative, via the re- bitio on. enquiries 13garding sumption of undiscified loan

eorambling." strangers in the neigh buring villages.

A nugo staff of Ruwian e-cret polics will nec upeny the Czar, Czer Asves,

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Iator..

OBITUARY.

SIR ROBERT DOUGLAS.

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London, May 22. The death is arounced of Six Rob K. Douglas, Professor of Chinese, King's College London. [The deceased, who was bara in 1838, was the son of the Bev. Philip W. W. Douglas, He was

Sir Edward Grey has intimated that after the pre-ant loan he will consider the whole question. The

educated at Blandford Grammar licy now innugated can only hand in 1858 was app sint- be suca ful if the five Powers to the Chines

Consular rrogaine that they cannot yet Se vics. He sul zequently retired Router's coespondent at part company. China's we de n-e Berlin raports that the Czar not yet ally met, bat not until and was appointed Assistant in arrived this morning and farther help on the same basig Charge of the Chinese Library of was cordially welcomed at the has been given to China, will it the British Museum. From 1892 statica by the Emperor, King be possible to consider other to 1907, when he rel red, he was George and the Cerman Crown

Kese of Oriental Printed Books oxpedients for me sting her for her Prince. Theɛ me high persa financial requirements,

and MS. at the British Mussom. He was the author of quite a 201 wito were preзnt as on the arival of King George and

number of books on Chinese Queen May. The Empress of

maliere] Germany and Queen Mry, with their scitss of ladies, were absent, oxing to the Czsi'us not accom panying the Czar.

The public were rigorously. excluded from the station, which, it was noticeable, was less decora ted than on the arrival of the British King and Queen.

more

JAPAN AND AMERICA.

A REPRIMAND.

-Lord Ashbourne.

Ladon, May 23, While walking in Hyde Park, Lord Ashbourne fell and was ken to hospital, where be sarcumbed.

[Beron Ashboule was the firat holder of the title, which was London, May 22.

created in 18 5. He was educated Tuo proceedings wore

A telegram com Washington at Tnity College, Dublin, and Inurried and leas brilliant than

saya that President Wilson hes am 1875 to 1885 was M. P. yesterday,

Their Majesties then proceeded summoned Representative Sisson for Dabla University, being in processional form to the Palace. to the Waits flou e, and asked Atton jey Generel for Ireland Tas Duke and Duchess of Cambim to refin prom delivering from 1877 to 1880. He was later Lorland, who at first thought another bellicore spe: h on the Lord Chanel'or for Ireland with they would not attend the wed-bjet of the California Lagis a seat in the Cabinet. Decated lation. M. Siseon promised to was 75 years of age, and he is ding owing to the long standing discuss the question seriously in bure sded in the title by the Hon. feud with Prussia, arived at Ber- his next speech in a way which William Gibson.] lin in the morning, and were met would not be offensive to any by the Kaiser and the Kaiserin, Princes and Frincseses, and drove foreign Power.

to the Castle, Laing accompanied

by militery escort.

A Police Camp.

thou yesterday.

A Contrast,

Situation Easier,

The State Department learns

NO DOG LICENCES."

of

MAY 23, 1818.

TELEGRAMS.

WEATHER POI

CLOUDY

May 22, 1912, Temperature am. 76, p.m. 77; Humidity..,85, 85.

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TELEGRAMS.

THE SCOTT FUND.

MISHAP TO LINER.

CANADA'S GIFT.

REPORTED TO BE BLOWN UP.

Router'a

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, May 22.

號三廿月伍英浩費

TELEGRAMS.

CANADIAN NAVY BILL.

IN THE SENATE.

Reatar's

Bars Cor 10 Ozati,

NEWS FOR BUSY HEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

The first Australian submarine

has been launched at BarroW.

The Emperor of Japan is seriously ill with inflammation of

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

Indoo, May 22. ̧

London, May 22. Reuter's cospondent at Olic-

The Canadian Navy Bill was It is reposed that the Mess- wa states that the supplementary agerie Matitimes laer snegol read a first time in the fanats. A the lange. estimates introduced in the Horas was blown up by a mine white caucus of Libra Senators, e of Commons noaded a grant of leaving myins. There era no cording to the Liberal nowe- £3,000 to the ott South Pole Fund and a great of £1,000 to the Building and of the Royel Geographi£.ciety.

The Story Told. ". Members of the Royal Gec- graphical S clety aud "riends fill- ed the Al Hall on Wednesday evering, when Commander Evers,

details.

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Tae Sonegai, which was bound for Constantinople, took 60 paes engers on board at Matailles, and had a crow of 69.

Beached.

"Later.

papera has anar mously resolve ed to defeat the Bill,

ADVERTISING OF SEASIDE RESORTS.

A Bill in Parliament.

We have often bad cession to

The Czar has arrived in Berlin, where exirardinery precautions are being taken for his safety,

Sir Edward Gray, referring to the China Loan, foreshadows farther help on the same basis.

The deaths reported of Sir: Robert Douglas, the well-known authority on Obiusse questions.

Lord Ashborne fell while walk-

The Senegal was holed"in the who was compared by the sar-bows and to be besobed. Threa vivora, told the any of the Scott sailors and s To kish g' were rant out that sufficient advertising in Hyde Park and later Expedition. He said "ttle now, drowned, and two injure 1. but his intimate personal touches [On enquiry at the local offices any honest commercial venture, pital,

ng is bound to spell success for succumbed on removal to, hos thrilled the distinguished" audience. Endy: Scott was pra- of the Mesangeries Maritimes this and that, without it, success will

morning, we were informed that be a long time coming even

sent.

Lord Curzon who presided, previously held a reception in Hyde Park Hotel.

SEDITION IN INDIA.

A REVOLUTIONARY PLOT.

London, May 23. Heuter's corraspondent at Simla wires that 30 Bengalis recently aizanted in connection with an alleged plot to wage war against the King are to be tied at Farisal on the 2012 just..

#it Canadian supplementary es

the Senegal is a maril s'esmer ever comes at all. Some of the timates provide for a grant of ruuning betw on Mees rad Welsh Membeta of Po liament are £3,000 to the Scott South Pole Syla, calling at Contentinople, evidently of the rame opinion, as Fund. Smyrna and Pey, but en rout, She is a vessel of 3,625 tors gros |and wea builtin 1872; bar d'many- tan being:-Length, 392.4 feet; breadth, 40 feat; depth, 30.2 ft.

the following extract from the “Daily Mail" wi“! show.

"The immense advantages enn reply regarding the Alien Bill Japan bas received the Ameri- derived by Swanage and Bastings in good pars, and the situation is from fell-page advertisemente in easier. the "Daily Mail" oftheirathactions.

as health and holiday resorts have The MM. Hnet Senegal on erouted many other places to the leaving Smyrns for Constantino- importance of a largely oftoulated pie struck a mine and had to be THE OPIUM QUESTION. newspaper as a means of reaching tached.

intending holiday-maketa.

Conference Next Month..

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Scarborough is following the The subscriptions to the exemple of wasege in raising a Chiness Loan in England result- local fand to meet the cost of sed in its being more than twelve fall-page advertisement in The times covered. "Daily Mail." Mr. Howard D.

The President of the Unit States in sending a Message to Rowntree, who at a mesting of

The Naval Bill has been read a Congress reviewing the steps the Scerborough Townsmen's first time in the Canadian Benste: which led to the International Association proceed the resolu- Liberals intend doing all they It is understood that the police Opiom Conference for the supsion to advertice, said they had can to defest it. possess evidence of a widespread pression and ssle of commercial excellent reports of what Swanage evolutionary plot working opium and its restrictive use for and Hastings ad done as a result through certain schools.

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THE NIPPON.

King George has been mator

demonstrations,

medicinal purposes, and saklog of similar advertisements, and for a further appropriation of Mr B. F. Hoops, nother spe kering freely about Berlin and is the 820,000 to pay the expanses of said that approximately 5,000 0.3 object of unceasing popular the Ameriosa delegates to the people read each issue of The Conference to be held at The Daily Mail."

At a meeting of the Royal Hagee next June. This Con- "To caable We'sh wag Geographiesl E-ciety, Comman ference is to deposit the ratifica plea to engage in exive der Evans told the story of the Cargo Salvage in Process. tions of the agreement reached adreng, Mr. E. T. John Scott Expedition.

sgo jest. January at member for E-së Denbighshira, is With the first of the alvage The Hague, when the Powers promoting a Bill in Parliament,

accepted the agreement subject to The Bi'l is backed by Sir David of several Bangalls, the police are cargo from the ed Nippon aboard, the cather nations giving it their ad- Brycmor Jones, Lard Ninian said to possess evidence of a wide- Mindoro tied up in front of the herence. With the exception of Crichton Sust, Si: Erbe B-spread revolutionary plot work- Custom House yesterday afternoon Turkey, Greece, and Switzerland, ber

stranded

year

M. Osby Goiá, sud

In connection with the arrest.

shortly after 3.00 p.m., ays the all the Powes have agreed. Colonel Pages Jore, and it gives ing through certain schoole, "Cablenews" of May 20. She At the Conference next June it borough and rrb esil The Times while disliking brought in 1,164. sacks of copra is expected that 45 nations will be power lovy a roupa and the financial monopoly imposed and 22 cases of curios, among represented, and if Turkey, popay in the pound for advectis by the Powers on China, would the advantages and amen- dislike still more the resumption which were seven addressed to Greece, and Switzerland still re- ing

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LOCAL.

An article in to-day's issus discusses the question of electric olocke for Hongkong.".

Further play in the billiards · tournament at the Soldiers Club took place last evening.

ignorance of the Law Pleaded, A further message says police that Japan has received the men and detectives were the ont-American reply to its representa- Mr. W. Davies, the manager standing features of the greeting tions in regard to the Alien Land the Seamen's Institute, Wanchai, Bis Royal Highness, the Crown fuse to join in the agreement, an ities of the trough or district or of andigaided "losasorambling." of the Czar at Anhalter Station, Legislation in good part, and the was summoned before Mr. Haze Prince of Sweden the result of effort will be made to have com-watering-piece by the near fon of the wide area round which was situation appears to be more land, at the Polics Court, this brick tiesand bronzes from China, traband, so that the markets of pablished within the borough or reven years' scamulation of old mercial opium declared con-advertisements in newspapera not converted into a polics camp. favourable.

morning, for kasping three doge

It was learned from a reliable the world will be closed to the distric sought to Many more troops lined the roule

without a licence.

His Worship asked the defend-source that the Nippon is still importation of opium except advertised." ant why he had not taken out a resting easy on the reef with 12 under the terms of the Conven

JUDGMENT BY CONSENT. feet of water at her bow and 22 tion.

A national conference was held Defendant said that in the first featsft and in all probability if the case he had a licence issued in weather holds good it will not be in the Caxton Hall, Westminster This afternoon in the Summary a Herculean taek to bring here to on 25th inst., "to consider the Court before the Puiane Juage, July last, and he thought it held Manila. As near as can be ascer-olaica of the opium question in Mr Justice Kemp, the Hi! Berg good for twelve months. The other

If the Police keap a sharp eye tained, for the divers had not the light of Tae Hague Inter-dabl and Co. sued Kuu Ting four months old, and puppy

commenced their work at national Opium Convention, upon claiming payment of the son of on the Caine Road end of Peal the third dog was not his, being the time of the departure of those interested in the profection $270,20 being balance due by the Street they may catch a three-card London, May 22.

one that was left by a man away the Mindoro or the Poizat, of life and home within the defendant to te plain fe for brick swindler at workap graanid A telegram from Chalone-sur- Inspector McHardy There the Nippon has three or four British Empire." Tacts present aerated waters, ld and delivered.

Some alterations to the Hockey. Marne states that a number of is no excuse, your Worship. It boles in her bottom, only included his Excellency Law Mr Leo D'Almada e Casio a Artillerymen attempted to de- tells them distinctly on the licence one of which, it is thought, pone Yak-Liu, Minister of the Chinese plened for the plaati and Mr Roles which were approved b

trates her inner plates,"

Republic.

B. O. Faith ul for the defore the International Hookey) Board) monstrate their objection to the what the period is.

The task of unloading the Nip-

Judgment was entered by n-appaa; in to day's inue. Three Years', Service Bill, but His Worship: What about

pon will not be a difficult one if The "Matin" states that an sent for the plaintiff för $200, they were dispersed on the inter- the four months old one?

An article suggesting : some vention of the non-commissioned Inspector MoHardy-He must officers.

In contrast to this, King THREE YEARS' SERVICE. licanes. George is motoring frealy about Berlin and is the object of in- ceasing popular demonstrations. To-day, he attended the Gruns- wald Races, the result being an enormously increased demand on the grandstands.

AUSTRALIAN NAVY.

FIRST SUBMARINE.

London, May 22.

The first Australian submarine has been launched' at Mesars.

-FRENCH RESENTMENT.

Vickers Yard at Barrow and the EASTERN TELEGRAPH CO.

Becond is almost completed.

BIG UNDERTAKINGS.

LIEUT. BRANdon,

WAB

was a

at 60s.

dog over three months old.

six months.

the westher holds good, for it inquiry has been opened as end 850 cosis. The costs are is ponible for the smaller Toulon into the ill-eat to be paid immediately and $200 improvements in the leading

DON'T FORGET.

take a licends out for that; any vessel to steam completely around caused by opium, especially in instalments of $15 per month tennis tournament in Hongkong

ber. The Mindoro pulled up among naval officers. The Mari- within three days of each arrival appears in to-day's issue, a Defendant: I was told it was right alongside and rigged up time Profest, Admirál Bellue, in of the se. Borneo on which the His Worship: You are not a double boom, using her an interview, admitted that it was defendant is employed. acquainted with the law bere.wn steam to take the pre a great peril. "The use of the I think it would be better if you and swing it aboard. As yet it is out the youth of our navy with

from the holds of the Nippon drag has to-day spread through- Attas. Assurance Company, Ltd The report of the Atise Assuran- did not take dogs in the Home.impossible to any just how much such pernicions subtlety that we ce Company, Ltd; for 1912, states Inspector MoHardy:-$3." of the cargo is wet but it in esti must, at all costs, check it. The that in the life department The mated that between 800 and 900 young officers smoke opium first Premium income amounted to His Worship: $10, or one hundred tons are submerged, out of snobbishness, because they £192,230,6: 11, and the total month; take out your licence there being 12 feet of water in think it a fine thing to do. Later revende to £275,944 15:0. The they do it of necessity, when the Life Fonds increased during the

What is the licence fee?

once..

Wedding,

at

her holda,

London, May 22.- LEAVES FOR, ENGLAND.

At a meeting of the Eastern

The work of unloading the ves-habit has them in its power." year by 480,111: 17: 4, and stood Telegraph Company it A marriage took place today sel is being done by Captain Everyone is agreed that the pre- at 31st December inst at £2,202,- London, May 22. estimated that important oable at the Registrar, General's office Taylor, sent out by Erlanger and seat restrictive legislation in 328:16: 0. In the fire department Lieutenant Brandon has been renewals and strengthening the between Mr. E. Almberg and Miss Galinger. He has at his disposal utterly insufficient to combat the The Net Fremiums were £1,082, released from the fortress at cable capacity, east of Busz, by E. Karkataky, sister of Mr. Kar- about 100 men inclading divers evil. At the lay now stands, 410; 6: 8, and the Lesson £548- Koenigstein, and has entrained laying new and important cables, kataky of the Chinese Maritime and complete apparatus for sal-only the sale and delivery of 725; 16: 2, being 50.6 per cent. of for Austria, en route for England, would cost millions,

Oustoms,

ving the ship.

"opium la a penal offense. the premiuma,

TO-DAY. Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Thestre 9:15 pm.

TO-MORROW.

Bijou Thestre 9.16 p..^^ Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. ***Monday, May 20, Crown Isud sale

Saturday, May

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Second Gymkhana,

- Wednesday June 21, Canton Insurance Gilos Lad., extraordinary gener