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The Hongkong Telegraph.

June 23, 1913, Temperature a.m. 82, p.m. 83, Humidity...81, 84.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 24,

1913.

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STAR CHAMBER RULE.

U.S. CURRENCY.

TURKISH CONSPIRACY: JAPANESE IN AMERICA.

· INSURANCE ACT,

BAD TURN.

A "MONSTROUS" PROPOSAL.

LEGISLATION URGED.

DEATH SENTENCES.

AN ADMIRAL'S VIEW.

AN AMENDING BILL..

Router's

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London. Received Jane-24. Rantor's correspondent at

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

London, Received June 23. Reuter's

correspondent at

Athens says the Queen at the last moment has deferred her proposed departure for Germany ewing to the bad turn taken by Balkan afairs. Her Majesty is oconpied with the re-establish ment of the war hospitals or ganised under her patronage.

The King returned to Salonika on Sunday.

Reuter's

London, Received Jupe.24.

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London, Received June 29, Renter's correspondant at Con-

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London. Received June 24.

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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED, The Servisn Cabinet haq again resigned.

Feeling between Bolgaris,

In the House of Commons, Mr. Servis and Greece is now at faver

announced that the pitch,

DEPARTS FOR ENGLAND.

The Insurance Sot Amendment Bill is being introduced in Parlin- ment to-day.

President Woodrow Wilson has currency legislation.

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

London, Received June 24. Į In the House of Commone, Mr. Washington wires that President stantinople says a Court-martial Navy (retired), writing to the Asquith Asquith proposed a motion mak- Wilson has issued a Message to has sentenced to death 20 alleged "Times" from America, lengthily Insurance Act Amendment Bill

Admiral A. T. Mahan, U. S. ing the Committee Stage of the Home Rule, Welsh Digestslish-Congress urging immediate our accomplices in the assassination discusses Japanese Immigration would be introduced to-morrow ment and Scottish Temperance renoy legislation with a view to of Mabmud Shefket, eight and naturalisation. While warmly (Tuesday). Billa formal, in view of the appli- and enlarging the system "of

mobilising the money reserves being sentenced in contumaciams. admiring Japanese progress and cation of the Parliament Act credit, so as to enable business thereto, without allowing any men to take advantage of the

achievements, he fails to porecive therein any promise of ready amendments to be moved,

adaptability to the spirit of PRESIDENT POINCARE. urged the need of immediate new conditions under the new The case was then adjourned, American institutions which Mr Welch not having finished would render naturalisation ex- answering the question. *****pedient. He emphasises the

TO-DAYS HEARING.

difficulties of senimilation, due to the formative influences of Continuing his answer to the divergent pasts and to race, and His Worship-American? question asking for an explanation rays America doubts her power Witness No, Philippine Go of the status of the Philippine to digest or assimilate the strong bughly acquainted

Lalande in reference to the United national and racial character Mr. Hodgson-Are you thor-States of America, Mr. Thomas istics of the Japanese.

the Cary Welch, assistant Executive Laws of the Philippine Islands? Secretary of the Philippine Leland the matter, endorssa Admiral The "Times," commenting on ssid:I would say that the Treaty Mahan's view, and says the iu- 1819. The Prasident continued to lats is a souros of national with Spain ceding Florida was in ability of the Japaness to assimi- be the Source of Government strength, just as it is the true in that territory until in 1821 source of the strength of the Congress passed, Aot authorising British in India.

Mr. Austen Chamberlain moved Tarif, an amendment expressing the Sorvian Cabinet Rèsigns: Reuter's Belgrade correspond opinion that the suppression of ent says the Cabinet has again Bille vitally affecting the Con- the right of the Hours to amend resigned.

stitution was a gross infringe- 14 Fever Heat." London. Received June 24.ment of prerogatives and liberties. Recriminations between Sofia, denounced the motion as vernment,

Government were to be the judge, monstrous, saying that the

jury and executioner.

Belgrade and Athens are reaching an extreme pitch. Scarcely a day passes without accusations being made of violence or outrage com- mitted by the troops of one or other of the three nations, these being followed by vehement denials, explanations and counter- charges, Altogether public opin. ion appears to be approaching fever best.

RESTRICTIVE MEASURES.

ment between

UNOPPOSED RETURN.

UNIONIST WALK-OVER..

THE SOTTO CASE.

The Status of the Philippines.

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Following is the continuation of the evidence in the Sotto oase yesterday afternoon at the Police

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I don't

I think so.

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And of the United States? Well thoroughly' is a wide term.

I shall

Mr. Hodgson: well '?-Yea.

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As a matter of fact you are Yes I am an admitted barrister barrister in the United States? by the Federal Courts.

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the President, among other things,

HOME COCK-FIGHTING,

President Poincare was given en route to England. a hearty send-off on leaving Perin

London. Received June 24. states that President Poincare Reuter's Paris correspondent was given a most hearty send-off plices in the assassination of Twenty of the alleged accom- on leaving for Cherbourg, where Shefket Pasha have been aen- he embarks on board a warship tenced to death. for England.

GRIMINAL SESSIONS.

The question of the nation, af the Governor of the Straits in limiting the export of opium to Sarawak has been raised in the Commons.

(Continued from Page 5). The Hon. Attorney General very simple one, and if all the the "Times said that the case was really has written moet interestingly to Admiral Mahan, U. 8. NAT”, evidence in support, capable of of Japanese immigration and on the questions that until the end of the first The Whitehaven magistrates being lain before them were true, naturalization.

Isst month heard a charge against it seemed a pity that a person

to take possession of and copy Florida and providing further the territories of East and West

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butcher

New German, Law,

The Government proposal to

An interesting interview with

Mr. G. W. Sewell was compli

Ferry.

Mr. H. Brayfield, of Meers. Carmichael and Clarke, marina. surveyors, returned to the Calogy to-day from Manils, after a visit to the Nippon.

SARAWAK AND OPIUM. Court. Mr Thomas Cary Welch, What is the political statue of session of the next Congress 18 men from various parts of West who was so skilled and possessed of

the Assistant Executivo Secretary the Philippine Lelands with rela-unless provision therefor should of the Philippine Islands, was in tion to the United States of Am-sooner be made by Congrell Cumberland and North Lanca-oh knowledge should not divert make the Committee Stage of the the witness box when we went erics ?-The United States is a the military, civil and ufori phir miners, farmers, and gen- his knowledge to some better Home Rule. Disestablishment to press. Mr Hodgson it will be Federal Republic originally con- powers exercised by the offices of tlemen of np cecupation that cours. The circumstances which Scottish Temperance Billa format London. Received June 24. remembered, said Le was going sleting of thirtesa individual the existing Governtent should they caused cruelty to game cocks surrounded the alleged offence has celled forth protests. Mr Harcourt, Secretary of to take the witness through each states which had won their in- be vested in such poison and ex-Quarry, Ullerats, Egremont. The cused man was not a resident by astling them to fight in Grange wore simply those The so- State for the Colonies, replying document and ask him what it dependence, and each of which excised in such manner the Court was crowded, and great in Hongkong and he seemed in the House of Commons to a was.

was Sovereign and all of which, President should direct. (The Act

LOGAL question by Mr J. F. Remnant, Mr. Hodgson-I am entitled Constitution, were united in a passed in 1821 was then put in).

at the time of the adoption of the of congress in reference to Florida interest was taken in the case. to have come down here for the Unionist M. P for Holborn, to put certain facts before you and

Inspectar Sheffield said that purpose of making money some was continued at the Pallos Ocart The bearing of the Sotto case explained that the action of the ank you to adduce from those facte confederacy, the central Govern-On March 30th, 1882 Congress from information received he, how. Here he met a man, who this afternoon. Governor of the Straits Settle if they are properly authenticated.ment of which operated only passed the Act establishing a ter- with Sergent Horn and four con- would he called before the jury an mente in limiting the export of Mr. Bratton:You cannot take upon the states and not upon the ritorial Government in Florida; stables, went to Grange Quarry, a witness, a man who had known

An alleged gang robbery in opium to Sarawak was taken with him through the documents and citizens. By the adoption of the Chapter 13 of the fray rettion of where they arrived as day was him some years ago in Shanghal reported from the top Hooner 15, a view to preventing smuggling ask him if they are authenticated. Constitution, a central government the 17th Congress. Florida con- breaking. They concealed them and with whom he was well so- Shantivan Road, into Brunei. He added that the The question is are they authen-was formed to which the individ-tinued to be a territory until lyes in two parties, at opposite quainted. He unfolded his plane action of the Governor was in-ticated in accordance with all the of sovereignty with respect to the Union: Roughly speaking. 14 o'clock about 20 men gearohed tance, Carl Weigsl, employed in was continued to day at the

mal states yielded their attributes 1845, when it was admitted to ends of the quarry. Shortly after and sporet to this old acquain-

The oiling and breaming case tonded solely to protect the books under the Extradition Act; foreign relations, and, to aɔme that has been the course pursued the hedges and ditchee about the the comparatively harmless Criminal Sessions. revenue of the Colony and was in Halsbury and every other place. extent, with respect to their rela- by the United States with all of quarry, and then they and about eat of not at variance with the agres- He says he is going to prove by tious to each other, each retaining its tertitorial soquisitions hither 20 others, including the 18 de-at the Daisy Farm. So far

His Majesty's witness they are authenticated, its sovereignty with respect to the to; that is, a temporary Gover.fendants, went into the quarry, from assisting the accused in Dr., Sun Yat Sen appears on" Government and the Rajah. and it is for your Worship to say regulation of its internal affairs, ment has been established in the Three of the defendants went out what was an illegal design, his another page of this issue.

whether they are authenticated or R the Constitution also, the first place which has continued of the quarry scouting. Two old associate betrayed him to the

His Worship

Federal Government obtained fall for longer or shorter perioda un miners named Kitchin and police and so far as one could

A special article in to-day's. know what is going power and direct sovereignty over til the people of the United States Brewer prepared the birds, of tell from the evidence which he issus deals with the Indian watch

to the citizens of the several states, have tentatively expressed a pro. which there were six in bags. would endeavour to place before man in an interesting way. be put to the witness.

About the time that the Constitumise later to admit to the Union They had shears and out the neck, then, the accused was induced or During to adopt de ondation was adopted there was ceded by authorising territorial wing, and tail feathers, weighed at any rate led forward until he vouring to put certain documents by the several states to the United Government. During this At the birds, and armed them with had done something which was mented at the Police Court to day London. Received June 24. to prove in every case the war the title to which was claimed convenience, an unorganized ter the word that all was right, two The cain was proos-ɔding 85] Chinese who jumped from a Star

that are there, and then I am going States, a large amount of territory period the territory is called for steel spurs. When the sconta gave undoubtedly a breach of the law. upon effecting the resine of Lord Duncannon (Unionist) haz rante, depositions, statements or by the states. By the Constitu- ritory in distinction from the cocks were set against each other, we went to press. been returned unopposed for official documents to be authen- tion the Congress was given regularly organized territories and fought four rounds in about Dover, in the place of the late Mrsicated, by the witness, by the the power George Wyndhara.

seal of the Government.

to regulate and which the second period of

Are minutes. The police then SHORT SHRIFT FOR SPIES. govern the territory and other evolution into statehood. The rusbed into the quarry. All those Mr Bratton-He means when property of the United States, and Philippine Islands were acquired in the ring round the cooks at- a man is charged with, or known also the power to declare war. from Spain, first by military tempted to escape. All the defen- to have committed, an offence in The Treaty making power was occupation and finally by the dents were aiding and assisting a foreign state, and they are placed in the hands of the Fre-Treaty of Paris. After the Treaty in the fight, and there seemed to Reichstag amending the law of trying to obtain his extradition entive ambject to confirmation by of Paris, and until March 2, 1901, be betting going on. Three of the for the trial, but that is quite the Senate which is the Upper the source of government is the defendanta were caught, each with July, 1603, against the betrayal different from this; absolutely House of the Congress. By virtue Philippines was the President of a bird under his coat. In the of military secrets. The main different, as held in the judgment of the powers which I have men- the United States. On the last quarry there were two weighing effects of the Bill, which seems as of the Full Court of Sir Francie tioned Congress has from time to date Congress passed an Act machines, two sets of weights, severe as the most military An alleged gang robbery is re- Piggott and Mr Justice Gom-time provided various forms of by way of a ported from the top floor of pertz.

proviso in pair of shears, & quantity of journals have demanded, would Government, for the territory an Appropriation Bill, Ohap Leathers, and the grass was blood be greatly to extend the de- 15, Shaukiwan Road, just op His Worship: What is your which I have mentioned as well ter 809 of the 66th Congres, stained. The cooks, dead and finition of military secrets," to Dosite the Royal Hongkong question?

mako as for other territory which has which is commonly known as the alive, were produced in Court. Yacht Club. The compra

come into possession of the Unit-Spooner Amendment, providing They had their natural spure out Company resides there, and Mr Brutton: Parport to be!

od States by Treaty or by the that all military, civil and jadi back to that the steel spurs could voluntary offer of the inhabitants oial powers necessity to govern

be fastened on. it is stated that at about 9 o'clock Mr Hodgeon-This interrup of such territory. The instances the Philippines should, until this morning a gang of robbers of Mr Bratton's is most futile of this are sufficiently numerous otherwise provided by Congre Brewer were fined £o each, and The magistrates convicted all the defendants, Kitobin and entered the premises and bound and most unfair.

to have established a customary he vested in such persons and and gagged all the inmates, Witness-It purports to be a rule of practice with regard to exercised in such manner sa the the others 61 each. eventually making off with con- copy of the judgment of the con- the treatment of such territory: President should direct. At this

to a fortress. Persons who visit derable property.

viction of Vicente Sotto for the The case of Florida, which was point I would called attention to

fortified places and give in- The robbery, if it occurred, crime of abduction in the Court instanced in the cross examina the fact that while the Treaty of

accurate socounts of themselves Hostel 5.45. p.m. was an unusually daring piece of of First Instance.

tion of Mr. Anderson, furnishes Friendship of 1819, provided for

SOCIETY." would come under the penalties work inasmuch as the Police Mr Button said he was sur- an early example of the prantice the future admission to oitzen-

of the law. The texts of the Station is only a short distance prised at the Crown lowering which has obtained over since ship of the inhabitants of Florida Page, the new American Ambas and Austrian espionage laws On sailing for England, Dr. French, British, Italian, Russian, from the place, and, as will be themselves to such a dirty trick In that

СДЕО, after observed, the deed is said to ae that which they had attempt-oession

the the Treaty of Paris specifically sador," was bessiged by an army are appanded to the Bill. It by Spain, the left the deterinmation of the civil of newspaper, men, who cross will be curious to see the fate have been committed in broaded and he could not understand President succeeded the rights and political status of the examined him at great length of the proposal to make new daylight. The police are in it.

King of Spain as the source of native inhabitants of the ceded to bin plans," says the Daily papers responsible for all "osre Testigating the matter.

Mr. Hodgeon: How long have government until such time as territories to Congreat. On July Chronicle's New York correspon- less" publication of naval and Oudish v. M. 8. Nazaralif→) later report says the com- yon teen Assistant Executive Congress should exercise its con- 1st, 1902, an Aot an approved dent. "I am a poor man, and military information which pradore was away from home this Secretary in the Philippines 7-stitutional function of providing a temporarily to provide for them going for diplomacy, and not be described sa seprel So far Tam Yu Shi alias Tam Tal Koo morning, and a number of men About four years.

government of its own devising, administration of the affairs of society, he said." broke into the honse gagging Is that a Government post? in accordance with the United civil government inthe Philippine

as ohn be seen from the Bill and Mrs Lam Bat and Mrs Ah Chun d binding the man's wife and It is.

States Constitution, and the Treaty Island and for other purpose.

"Beminded of the lavish how the explanatory statement, publi Yee Kop 2.15 3.m. other occupants eventually And how many years have you, which in that case provided that

pitality dispensed by the late Mr. cation of any information What The Wing Bing Co. v. ting away with about $600 been in the Government of the the inhabitants should be admit answer, which commenced yester simply, Well, I can't do it, that's construction which was not given Thunday: Chan

Witness was continuing his Whitelaw Reid, Dr. Page said ever about, for example, taip Tai Lang Chan 179.15 p.n worth of jewellery and other pro-Philippinës? Since February tad to the privileges of citizens day afternoon, as we went to all. 11 have to entertain on a out by the authorities would be. Lal The Shan'and The

Ping Nam perty,

of the United States,

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Ynan shop-10 am.

ALLEGED GANG ROB- BERY.

Daring Affair Reported from Shaukiwan Road.

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DIPLOMACY, NOT-

A Bill is being presented to the

preparations for: es. plonge punishable, to make the enalties much more severe, and to make "careless” diéclosure of

would be neat to prison instead of military secrets a penal offence. Persons convicted of espionage "In mitigating circumstances

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TO-DAY.

Bymack' Circus, Cansoway, Bay. 9.15 p.m.

Victoria Theatre, 9.15. pints. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Billiard Finals. Soldier's Club. TO-MORROW."

Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Bysack's Cirous 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scenic Theatre, B-15 p.m. Billiard Finala. Soldier Club.

Monday, July 30, Opening of Chinese Y.M.C.A.

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