1913-05-27 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

May 26, 1913. Temperature a.m. 77, p.m. 85; Humidity...91, 73.

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晚二十月四年丑癸

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Copyright, 1912 by the Prophetor.

TUESDAY,

TELEGRAMS.

THE BALKAN CRISIS.

THE BOMB HABIT. THE FRENCH TROUBLES.

A HOPEFUL SIGN.

CHINESE GENERAL KILLED. |

AN ELOQUENT APPEAL.

: Reuter's

[Service to the " Telegraph."]

London, May 28.

Reuter's

MAY 27, 1913.

TELEGRAMS.

REFORMING TURKEY.

BRITISH OFFICIALS WANTED,

WEATHER FORECAST:

FAIR

Barometer 29.86

May 26, 1912, Temperature a.m. 80, p.m. 85; Humidity...87, 72....

二拜禮

魏七廿月伍英港香

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

SUBZ CANAL CO.

MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

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

London, May 28.

THEIR MAJESTIES.

$86 vka AmUFAC

6 Mela Oory 10 Osate,

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS'. CONDENSED,

The railway to Lake Magadi is - completed to the shore of the

lake.

Mrs Pankhurst has been re-

arrested and again committed to prisos.

LEAVE FOR HOME TO-DAY.

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Reuter's

Router's

Reuter's [Service to the Telograph."]

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

[Service to the "Telegraph." London, May 20.

London, May 26.

London, May 26. Speaking at a meoting at Mont

Reuter learns that Turkey bas The Suez Canal Company's re- Renter's correspondent at Bar- Didier, the Finance Minister, M. recently approached the Foreign port shows that, despite the foot in states that Their Majesties Klotz, eloquently appealed to the Office requesting the Iran of the that 1912 followed a particularly King George and Queen Mary Republicans to unite to accom-ervices of several British officials prosperone year, and despite the have paid a flying visit to Nan plish the delicte task upon which to waist in the execution of re- reduction of fifty centimes in theatrelitz in order to see the Qu su's the recurity of Francs depended. forms in Asia Minor. The choice tariff, the present balance-shest aunt. They returned in the even Appeals to insubordination be-of men is left entirely to Britain, is the most favourable on record. ing and attended sa opera per-lat at the Hague. A bomb was sent him in a par-came a crime at a moment when which will secede to the request. Nevertheless, the Company does formance at night. cel of porcelain, of which he was the country needed the generous No official has so far been an ardent collector.

support of the children of

mentioned or selected. France desired peace, but it must be peace with bonour.

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, May 26 At a meeting of the Balkan and Reuter's correspondeat ot Turkish delegatos held on Sunday Shanghai states that General evening the Turkish delegates Hsu Pao San, commonly known received assurances that none of as "Tiger Hsu," a supporter of the Allies intended asking for Yuan Shih-kni and long hated further modifications of the Peace by Southern extremists, has been terms. This is regarded as an killed at Chin-kiang. important step in the direction of settlement, as the Turks feared that any modifications would open the door to farther demande from the Allies.

Bulgarian Activity. The correspondent of the "Times" at Sofia telegraphs that 80,000 troops, which were former. ly at Chataldja, are at prosent The concentrating in Sofia. military authorities have com- ploted plans for a possible cam. "paiga.

General Conference Wanted. The Ambassadors have met and after deliberations lasting for two

and a half hours adjourned until

INSURANCE "ACT.

MR. LLOYD (EORGE UNDAUNTED.

London, May 26.

Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at Criccieth, declared that, despite

peace.

The Government having pro hibited a demonstration in the cemetery at Para Li Chaies, a Socialist demonstration against the Army Bill was bold in the suburbs. Several thousand poo- ple were present. The meeting passed off quietly.

Damaging Disclosures.

OPIUM CONFERENCE.

TO MEET IN JULY.

London, May 26.

not propose to increase the Thair Majesties leave für home dividend, which will be 165 at 5.25 te day (Tuesday). franca, not. The reserves have

been considerably increased.

The results are attributed to

The International Opium Con-

forence ja again to meet on July

King George and Queen Mary

are due to leave Berlin for Home

at 5-25 o'clock to-day.

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The report that Turkey has

the good harvest in India, the WHAT DOES IT MEAN? coded Cyprus to Grant Britain 18

great trade activity between East and West and the gradual development of regione beyond the Suez.

Chinese Consul Recalled from Manila

Friday. It is anderstood, that nagging and acolding and great states that the police have search-July 1st, to come to a decision American Journal's Comments. for the purpose of reporting to his

ESPIONAGE SENSATION.

JAPANESE MAJOR ARRESTED,

He was undaunted by the op tributora were receiving sick pay.

position to the Act.

LADY AND AMAH

Another Prosecution from the Peak.

At the Police Court this morn- ing, Mrs Ogilvie; 2. Mountain View, The Peak, charged her amah, before. Mr Hazeland, with absenting herself without leave, and using insulting and abusive language. -

CABLE COMPANIES' RESULTS.

THE NIPPON.

ปี

that

authoritatively denied.

A Japanese has been arrested at Sevastopol on a charge of espionage, but has since been released.

Police search of Trade Union

The balance sheet of the Suez Canal Company is the most favourable on record; but no increase in dividend is proposed

Mr. Lloyd George has delivered speech on the success of the Lusarance Act and declaring that he was undaunted by opposition.

The Balkan situation is easier

in consequence of assurances that the Allies do not intend asking for further modifications in the peace terms,

LOCAL.

Under orders from the pres ident of the Chinese republic

The French Minister of Finance Renter's correspondent at the CHINA AND MONGOLIA. Yang Shu-wen, Chinese consul has made an eloquent appeal to Later. Hogue wires that the Government

general, at Manila, will leave on Repablicens for unity at this time. Reuter's correspondent at Paris has again convoked the Inter-

the first available boat for Peking, of unrest. national Opium Conference for they generally wished that the difficulties, the Insurance Acted the dilices of Tradea Unions

chief the details of his tenure of General Hau Pao-san, a sпp- peace draft should be signed was developing successfully. An and the houses of anti-militarists

with

reference to the ratification

office during six months' service porter of President Yuan, has quickly without modification army of 15,000 doctors was and have found correspondence of Treaties, despite the fact that It would have been a fine thing there. Denying that his recall has been killed by a bomb sent to The Greek and Servian delegates guarding the industrial homes, from soldiers, as well as vouchers not all the States have adhered says the New York" Outlook, if any connection with the deport him in a parcel of porcelain. have met and decided to ask Sir while scores of thousands of con- for Money Orders esat to them. to the Convention,

the United States had been the ation cases recently decided by the Edward Grey to summon a gen

first among the nations of the court of first instance, the consul oral conference immediately.

world to recognize a de jure declares that his mission to offices in Paris have resulted in China; but that distinction goes Peking has to do only with finan- the discovery of vouchers for to Brazil, which did not wait cial questions concerning the is-money orders sent to soldiers. longer than the day of the Chi- lands, and that, after the comple nese Parliament's meeting to tion of the conference, he will Captain Returns from Hongkong. afford recognition. Regarding return and again take over his

the severance of Mongolia from consulship. The cable compsules generally

China, the question has arisen. This last statement of the con- during the past year have main- Captain Eggert former com- whether this should have any sal ie not credited by Chinese Yo tained a prosperity which has al-mander of the Bwelsh steamship effect upon the recognition of officials of the princpal olubs and most become stereotyped Their Nippon, arrived from Hongkong China by the Powers. We cannot societies, who state that the official dividends, with the exception of the yesterday on the steamship Chin-see that it should for recogni- has received peremptory orders to London, May 26.

Great Northern, which pays 20 per hus and immediately got in tion is not asked of a geographi- return to Paking, and that the Reuter's correspondent at St.

cent., against 18 per cent..are the touch with the Swedish consul, cal area, but of a government. vice consul has been instructed to Petersburg wires that telegrams

same as for 1911. The Western Ker and company and the called The Chinese Government oper- take over the consulship pending from Sevastopol state that a Jap.

Telegraph Company has now paid tar of customs, says the Cablenewsales actually and definitely in the arrival of a successor to Yang ancee major, who has long been

7 por cont. for 19 years in of the 24th,

twenty two provinces, it operates Shu-wen. resident in Russia, was returning

succession; the Eastern Telegraph from the Balkans to St. Peters-

The information as to the recall Mrs Ogilvie said that on 1st has paid 7.

When seen by a "Cablenews-more vaguely in certain great per cent. for

American"?

outlying areas like Tibet and reporter and burg when he was arrested on a March the amah naked for the

of the consul was made public at past six years; and. charge of espionage, "His rooms some money.

questioned as to his plane, he Mongolia. During the recent the monthly meeting of the Ohin- She told her the Eastern Extension, Australia, stated, "I shall donothing until revolution the Mongolian princesse Chamber of Commerce the last Foreign Office asking the loan of Tarkey has approached the ware searched withcnt result, she would give her some and China has paid a regular 5 per I hear from the owners and re- whereupon the authorities apolo when she had been there a little cent, and a 2 per cent bonus for coive instructions from them with China. As they immediately legislature, praying that the die is scceded to,

declared their country action of that association being British officials to assist in re had severed

their connection the dispatch of a cable to the forms in Asia Minor; the request gised for arresting him.

time. Later on she gave the cook 23 years. The Indo-Europesa According to other telegrams, some money and he promised to dividend has been 13 per cent, for Immediately upon my arrival at thereafter. asked for Rassia's cussion over the election of a pre- the arrested officer proved to be give the amah one or two dollars. a considerable period; and the and fled the necessary protest help in constituting a new govern- sident of the new repablic be

Hongkong I took my papers the Japanese Military Attache to The amab was a little bit lazy Direct United States and the and marine declaration with the ment, it was easy to see that terminated, since almost a month Berlin, and

he was released from the beginning, but she (com Anglo-American have paid 4 per Swedish consul at that port. I Russia has not been a stranger to has passed since the convention but ordered to leave Sevastopol,

plainant) "bore with her". The cent. and 3 per cent (on the un-cabled the owners, from Hong- Minister replied that he coun- the delay was prejudicial to the evening to a large audience.

the change. The Russian Foreign came together, and adding that delivered in the City Hall last A lecture on the Sikh faith was amah left on the Sunday after-divided Ordinary)respectively. At noon, at four o'clock, without the same time the companies have Kong and received instructions tolled moderation, but if Mongolia interests of Chinese merchants in Manila, so came on here," he report to Ker and company st severed her connection with business in the Philippines. The orders of the day for. concluded.

Chins, Bussis would be compelled to enter into business ties with

Benito Sy Gong-bieng, the Thursday's meeting of the Legis When questioned regarding the her." It is believed that Bassis newly elected president of the lative Council are published in statement in one of the Manila has long been intriguing, to who was a few days ago elected

Chinese Chamber of Commerce, this issue. papere about his leaving his ship get possession of Mongolia president of the Shipowners' as did not provide her with any

when he did, Captain Eggert re- and she lost

A special article dealing with bed.

The Highlands and Lowlands plied, "There, was nothing else

the "Manila Times" kong appears on another page of by frontier and occupping strategio Mrs. Ogilvie aaid that the Para Rubber Company (Limited) for me to do. The ship was rest moving her troops across the socistion, could not be found Government Inspection in Hong- Reuter's correspondent at amah's husband lived at 119, the have sent to Mr Auston Chambering on the edge of the reef with points in the province. She then reporter to whom the information this issue. "Mombass wires that the railway Peak, and she gave her permis. lain a further contribution of 90 fathoms of water on one side. prepared an agreement with concerning the recall of the oon-

to Lake Magadi has been com- sion to sleep there.

£100 to the fund he is raising At any moment, a wave might Mongolia which was duly signed. sul was given, nor could the pleted to the shore of the lake.

for the extension of the London have carried her off. Would you Among other provisions it secretaries of the consul'a General Anderson in connection School of Tropical Medicine. have had me stay on board and stipulated, as reported, that China for give any official with the King's Birthday parade

concerning the to be held next Tuesday, "A Wonderful Sinhalese Ant. he asked.

should not send troops into Mon-information Mre, Ogilvio said the amsh had

golia-8 Chinese

recall of their chief, bat it was two pieces of board, each of which neat tailoring work has been dis- Colonel H. B. McCoy, inanlar Mongolia

A species of ant which does

Captain Eggert reported to The agreement further stated that learned that the consul had. com- Farther progress has been was one foot wide.

should be free municated with the shipping made with the Kowloon Cricket Defendant eaid she asked per naturaliste. They observed these he had left his papers and the nation, subject

covered in Ceylon by two German collector of customs and stated to make treaties with any agents of Messrs. Smith, Bell and Club's Lawn Tennis tournament. mission to stop work; the boy, as ante in the act of sewing two ship's manifest in Hongkong with approval! Thus the Chinese Re-tation on the first steamer leaving

to Russian Company, arranging for transpor- The results are given to-day. well as the cook, beard her asking leaves together to form a covering the Swedish consul, with whom public's sovereignty may continue for permission. She asked com for their nest.

The election of the president of plainant to pay her so as to enable insects pulled the edges of the would send for them. Captain public agrees to this agreement Cong-bieng receiving the highest A row of the he filed his protest, but that he in Mongolia, provided the He took place last week, Benito Sy the Chinese Chamber of Commerce her to go away. She did not abuse leaves together, others trimmed Eggert seemed very much oppos- A singular arrangement this, and

and fitted the edges, and finally led to the action taken by Erlan- one not at all respectful to the number of votes. According to His Worship: Do you wish to the work was completed by other ver and Galinger in going ahead Republic of China. Not to be the rules of the association, the

ants, which fastened the edges and salving the ship without the outdone, the British Government your Worship, except that when their larva.

Acting Inspector Garrod :-No, with a silky thread yielded by authority of the owners but in-notified China that she must not greatest number of votes are named as directors of the associs- defendant came to the station she

timated that he would take no consider her rights in Tibet to be tion, these fifteen, in turn, elect complained about "the mistress

Roberts v. Gray.

steps in the matter without first exclusive. This seems too muck in

ing the president. Prominent taking her bag away with her At Melbourne, on April 23, Mr. having the assurance of the back keeping with Great Britain's em-

among the directors elected Inst olothing, and taking $40 belong Justice A' Beckett gave judgment ing of the owners,

phasis on the technical side of the week were Meaara. Mariano Uy ing to her. I have made inquiries in the oase, brought by John The second lot of cargo from epium tresty to China's dissd-chaco and Uy Tann. where her husband is, and I do Roberts, the champion billiardist, the Nippon, which was brought vantage. As we state elsewhere, not think she ever had $40.

against the young Australian in Thursday by the Mindoro, was it is disappointing 10 find free Defendant:It is eo, your Wor-player, Joseph George Gray, to re-sold yesterday by the collector of Britain taking no more cordial ship. My bundle of clothing was cover £3,807. Thissum was made customs. That is the copra was attitude toward a struggling Revival of an Ancient Barony, in a room which was looked when up of 84,307 awarded to the sold and the icinglass and cam- young republic. Meanwhile Japan I went out, and the door was plaintiff in England for breach of phor is being held. The second strengthens her position in Man- King George V., says the forced open. I had a box with agreement, the remainder repre: lot of copra was not as good churia. Bright as is the day in "Daily Express," has revived the 9.15. 840 in it. ;

senting cost and interest. His condition as the first and only Peking on the Chinese Republic's ancient barony of Farnivall in His Worship-Pay $10 on Honour made an order for final brought P12/25 per pioni, Ger- assumption of power and dignity, favour of the Hon. Mary Frances each charge or fourteen days judgment for the plaintiff with man and Company being the there are dark clouds hovering Katherine Petre, the twelve your hard labour on each charge.': costs, but granted leave to appeal. buyers,

over the confines of county. old daughter of Lady Petre,

giving any notios. Just before been building up strong reserves. BRITISH EAST AFRICA.ehe went the omah used insulting and abusive language. She had been using the language every day since the 15th inst

RAILWAY EXTENSION.

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London, May 26.

THE SUFFRAGISTS.

MRS. PANKHURST

RE-ARRESTED,

London, May 26. Mrs Pankhurst has been re- arrested and again committed to prison for a breach of the licence under which she was freed after hunger-striking.

CYPRUS.

CESSION TO BRITAIN DENIED.

London, May 26.

Reuter learns authoritatively

that the report that Turkey has ceded Cyprus to Great Britain is unfounded.

Defendant said Mrs. Ogilvie

Defendant said the bed she pro- vided her with was two pieces of board.

her.

say anything about this case?

i

Well-known Rubber Company's Gift,

endanger the lives of my crew?"

no time in

territory!

fifteen members receiving the

Orders have been issued by

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

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

TO-MORROW,

Bijou Thestre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Annual Meeting Peak Olub. Dallas Comedy Co. Victoria

Theatre.

Saturday, May 31. Second Gymkhans.

A. 8. Watson & Co., Ltd. Annual General Meeting, 12.15

p.m.

Monday, June 2.

Cherniavsky Trio, City Hall,

Wednesday Jane 11. Canton Insurance Offos Led. extraordinary general meetings,