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BALKAN AFFAIRS.

HEAVY CASUALTIES.

BALKAN AFFAIRS.

MORE FIGHTING-

BREACH OF PROMISE.

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Renter's [Service ð the “ Telegraph."]

The Ministers of Justics and

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London. Received July 3. Redtor's correspondent at Salonika atatea that the casualties in the fight over disarming the Bulgarians on Mondey were: Greeks, 16 killed and 16 wound Commerce at Cabinet meeting ed; Bulgerians, 64 killed and 20

at Belgrade declared, broadly wounded; while 1,301 were taken smiling, that they were satisfied prismera.

Bulgarians with the operations, occupied twelve buildings, in- cluding a mosque, and defended themselves with

with rifles and bomba. Servian Jubitatión. The Seryians are jubilant over their defeats of the Bulgarians and declare that the latter sup. ported by 205 goon forced their way to the plateau of Orespoyle,

The

ACTRESS GETS £80,000,

Router's

mise."

THE DUTCH INDIES.

BIO DEFENCE SCHEME.

Router'a

[Service to the "Telegraph.)

SIREITOSH QE

WEATHER FORECAST

FAIR

Barometer 29.85

July 8, 1912, Temperature a.m. 89, 1, 80; Humidity...85, 70.

HOME RACING.

PRINCESS OF WALES STAKES

Beater's

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TELEGRAMS.

THE TERRITORIALS,

BETTER RECRUITING.

Router's

836 PER ANNUM

Simona Corr 10 Omats.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSAD."

Alexandra Day realised £18, 391.

Lance Cheat won the Princess of Wales Stakes.

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

[Service to the "Telegraph."] London. Received July 4.

Londoa. Received July 4.

London. Received July 8, •London. Received July 4.

London. Received July 3. The Serviana report that a Mies Daisy Markham, the

Reatar's correspondent at the

ko rica for the Princess of Colonel Seely, Minister of War, but the result is not yet known, Northampton for breach of pro- Royal Commission of Enquiry resulted as follows fight is progressing near Kochana actress, has saed the Marquis of Hague says the report of the Wales Stakes, run at Newmarket, speaking at Hounslow, said that and there are no details.

up to the pressat this had been M. Moulinais has completed & into the defences of the Datoh Lance Cheat (Walter Griggs)... 1 the best recruiting year for the record flight of 3,000 miles. defendant paying £50,000 and ment of the Navy shall be defray- Forty Fool (Donoghue)

The case was settled on the Indies proposes that the establish Carmint (Jellies).............. Territorials, there being an in- ........ 3 Crea of 20 per cent compared coat,

ed equally by the Netherlands

The King of Roumania has. with the corresponding quarter ordered a general mobilization. Eleven ran; won by half a Counsel explained that the and by the Indies, including nine length, three-quarters of length of 1912. engagement was broken off at the Dreadnoughts, five of which shall request of the defendant's late be constantly stationed in the parating eecond and third. father. He read a letter from East Indies, supported by a large Lance Chest; 4-1 Catmint ; 20-1 The betting was: 100-9 the defendant to the plaintiff number of torpedo boats, des Forty Fool eaying that he still loved and troyers, and submarines. The There were the following ad- pect they would come down so bit of a fright?L did not ex respected her, and he was doing principal base shall be established ditional sterters beyond those quickly. what he did from a sonce of daty. at Tanjong Priok, where thres

porte are to be constructed as Amendall (Price), 9 at. 6 lbs.;imes.did you go to see the.com-

telegraphed yesterday :-John Ah, perhaps, not. How London. Received July 4.

subsidiary bases, and in other Equilibrium William Grigge), 8 pradore after you received the points of the archipelago huge st. 8 lbs. Coligny (Buckley), the reports of these tenants that stores of provisions and igal ere to be accumulated. Thirty-five years is fixed for the completion of the scheme, the annual cost of which is 45 million forins. Liquid fuel is to be used. ·

PLURAL VOTING.

LIVELY DEBATE.

which is the key to Masedonis, There was a lively sitting of

AVIATOR'S 'Great feat.

The Corviens at Gret were driven House of Commons during the FLEW 3,000 MILES. back, but gained the upper committee stage of the Plural hand op Tuesday evening Voting Bill. The proceedings after fighting believed to be lasted continuously for 18 hours. bloodier than any in the Turkish' Mr Boner Law refused to make|- war, and drove the Bulgarians to an arrangement to facilitate the the river Zletovo and to Begal-pasange of the Bill as a protest

E aitza. Fighting continues. against the constant use of the

According to Belgrade 4,000 closure and the "guillotine ". Bulgarians surendered, It is admitted that the Servïzn casual- sive amounted to 2,000.

Bulgaria's Appeal.

The "Times" correspondent at Sofia states that Bulgezia argently appealed to Russia to intervene with Athens and Belgrade, and undertaken to desist from a hostile "movement during the next 24 hoate, but there are fears that a longer sa pession of hostilities is impossible owing to the excite ment of the troops,

at

The King of Greece. Router's correspondent Salonika says King Constantine bas proceeded to the front in order to take the offensive. The sound of guns, probably at a distance of 30 kilometer, was heard round Salonika.

Roumania Mobiilses

BELGIAN CONGO,

BRITISH RECOGNITION.

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London. Received July 4 Realtr's correspondent Brussals wires that the "Journal de Bruxelles" anys Sir Edward Grey has handed the Belgian Minister in London a Note form ally recognising the annexition of the Congo.

MRS. PANKHURST,

· APPEAL · FOR PARDON.

London. Received July 3 The London Graduate Suffre- gette Union has petitioned the London Received July 4. King to pardon Mra. Pankhurst. Reuter's correspondent at Buk herent states that the King has ordered a general mobiliation.

Serviin Captures.

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THE SECOND POLO

MATCH-

Details of a Desperately

Fought Game.

London. "Received July 3, M. Moulianis had a great re- caption on landing at Versailles | on his return from St. Petersburg, thus completing a record flight of 3,000 miles.

The "Times" Berlin corres pondent reported as follows on the flight on June 10: In gale of wind which would have made an ascent here appear in- possible the French airman Bria dejone des Moulinais landed si Johappistbal at noon to day, after flight from Paris of only eight hours and nine minutes in all, with a landing and stay at Wanne of one hour and three-quarters Notwithstanding the warnings of the astonished experts

A ROYAL TOÚR.

London. Received July 3. The King and Queen of Italy. on arrival at Kiel en route to Stockholm were warmly welcomed by the Emperor and Empress

HOUSE COLLAPSE.

Remarkable Evidence

Inquiry.

Continuing her evidence at

8 st. I lb.

And was that space you saw, rat run, blocked up?-Tbat space was not blocked up; other rat

runs were.

Was that space eventually blooked up with cement?-No, we did not fill it up.

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The King has been petitioned by the London Graduates' Suffrage Union to pardon Mre Pankhurst, The King and Queen of Italy were given a Royal welcome on passing through Kiel on the way to Stockholm.

The majority of the Powers

the houses were dangerous ?-Be represented at the Opium Con- fore the report of the tenants Iference are disposed to ratify the bad been to the compradore twice.

I

wanted him to make repairs in For minor repairs I suppose? many ways in the whole block.

You only went once to Mesar Showan, Tomes after theas re-

ports Yes.

Convention of 1912.

In the fighting putside Salonika on Wednesday the Balgarians against the Serrians. sustained considerable loasen

There was an all-night sitting And the last visit was in con-over the Plural Voting Bill, Mr. nection with 7 and 9only -Yes. Boner Law declining to facilitate Did you ever receive any other notice in reference to cracks?—Tong that you thought there wan

Why didn't you tell Chan Ui the passage of the Bill. No.

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a danger of the houses collaps. The Bulgarians have now been Did you ever hear any coming?-Idid, and he said "the entirely cleared out of the terri-

plaints that either of these houses was dangerous? No, I only saw Shat space...

And you reported that space to your master ?--Yes,

manager knows that."

How long before the collapse did you tell the compradore that?

About ten days.

His Worship-Have you the

tory from which they have been ousted by the Serviane.

Colonel Seely says recruiting, for the Territorials for the first cent, better than last year.

Did you ever tell the principal | exact date ? About 23rd or 24th quarter of this year in 20 per

tenant or any other of the tensate April that you would reduce the rents if they would not leave the

No.

housa

the 14th June. I want to know Absurd, the collapse was on

how many days before that ?➡ Either 22nd or 23rd Jans.

of Inquiry into the defences of The report of the Commission the Dutch Indies proposes a big scheme involving 45, 1-2 million

Fet off again at s quarter fo 4 this the inquiry into the circome-nocountant employed by June Look the matfer up, 10 florins annually.

Either of these housea-No. Au Young Sit said he rasan

terpreter, you can guess at a He know the

watter like this ad or 23rd May,

at Johannisthal, the airmen afternoon for Warasw. When he tances attending the death of Young King left here the wind was blowing Chiness owing to the house col- houses 7 and 9, and he rented 16 metres a second on the ground, lapse at Taipingahan, Tam Pat, them from Messrs Shewan Tomes and 19 metres a second at a widow, said she saw no creoks and Company and hesab-let them height of 1,000 metres. Express in the wall but she heard that to the principal, tepants of each trains from Paris to Barlin take there were crank and that the floor.

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Au Young Chiu, Faid he

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at least 17 hours. The airman rent collector had bean to repair Mr. Hodgson ?How old are

these homes I don't know. said that his flight to-day was by them. far the most difficult but also the

Did yover hear of any defect finest that he had over made." was a rent collector and em-in any of the walls of these Reuter's correspondent at Bel- rado atatea that altogether the

On June 17 Renter's corres ployed by hie claneman Au boneos?--I have given, letters to Servians on Tuesday captured 29

pondent at St. Petersburg report Yeung Sik, to collect the rents those whom I leased the house out of the 73 gaas belonging to

ed that M. Moulinais had arrived from the houses 7 and 8. from, that I have received from The weather was extremely hot there after completing a wander. When he collected those rents he the tenants. -"- the 'Rilo Division, as well and the sky cloudless when playful flight from Paris to St. Peters paid them to Au Yeung Sik.

• What do you mean by letters? quantities of aquipment and started in the second international burg, the last stages of which he Since he had collected reale Aaling for reppira to the

Latest reports are to the effect polo match between America flow against half a gale. He in there they had been incressed. honegal

tended relgroing to Paris vis They were last inoréased about gave you ever received any no that the Bulgarians have now and Britain, on June 14,

From the opening cerimmage Helsingfors, Stockholm been entirely cleared out of the territory from which they have Cap. Freake took the ball down Copenhagen.) been ousted by the Servians, who the field but it was quickly returned into the English terri- drove twenty-four Bulgarian battalions headlong across theory where it remained, however, river Zlatoro: The cavalry charged most effectively,

The Bulgarian casualties were 800 killed and 1,800 wounded,

Further Servian Success"

POWERS, AND the CONVENTION.

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hat a few seconds. The English OPIUm conferencE. men finally pressed towards the American goal and after some interchanges the Americans were put on the defensive. Mr Milburn jnst saved one effort and Captain Freake only just mia Later. sed. - Once again the ball was.] A Gresk official despatch re-brought towards the American ports heavy Bulgarian losses online and Capt. Cheaps scored.

London. Received July Wednesday in the fighting outside Mr Milburn in the second period Baloniks. The Greek losses were carried the ball to the centre and Renter's correspondent at the considerable but not excessive, passed to Mr Waterbary, but the age reports that the majority Four quick firing guns were latter missed, Lockett with a of the Powers represented at the captured.

fine back-hander prevented a cer Opium Conference are dispored Brillant Greek Victory. tain goal. The next incident of to ratify the Convention of 1912 Reuter's correspondent' at Sal-note was a fool against Mr. Whit opiks states that in a battle ney. Capt. Cheape took the ball to outside Salonike the Greek midfield with two strokes, but he Artillery overpowered the Bul- then struck wide. gerians, whereon the Greek ia- The most striking feature of

of

The German Minister on behalf Germany, America and Russia proposed that the Dutch Govern- ment be asked to approach the non-adhering Powers with a view to inducing them to associate

No decision was reached.

fantry by bayonet charges pierced the play so far had been the themeelves with the Convention

superiority of the English ponies. Capt Ritson's all round hitting was loudly sheered,

the Bulgarian line.

The Artillers cleared the Bulgarians from the whole plain at Kilkish, the Greeks driving At the begining of the third the Bulgarians northward and period Mr. Milburn saved a goal capturing six officers and many after the English rushed. Tine others.

combination between the Ameri- cane got the ball to the contre. Mr Whitney did not Later. seem to be playing in his usual Boutar's correspondent at Con- form, but his companions fought stantinople reports that in any hard. Mr Milburn missed twice, event the Porte has decided to be but shortly afterwards Mr Stod- neatral in her attitude towards dard scored the first American the war, keeping in view only goal. the Enor Midia line.

Turkish Policy.

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ALEXANDRA DAY.

BIGGER PROCEEDS.

Do you mean notices? Yes. November last. Since then no reduction or inpresse had inken tices to repair any defects in the place.

walls?-No. He visited those two hous÷0 meny times in a month. He had heard that the party wall between 7 and 9 was oracked. That was about May 20, 1913. The crack was close to the entrance of the

Didn't he say I will inform the manager? Yes,

He didn't say the manager knew?-He said all the letters wers handed over to the manager. No the last time you saw bin?He said he informed the manager.

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A breach of promise case be- tween Miss Daisy Markham and the Marquis of Northampton has been settled by the defendant paying the plaintiff £50,000,

LOCAL.

The Bandmann Opera Company opens at the Theatre Royal to night,

Now, did he say, "I will in form the manager or I did inform the maniger" will inform the manager.

His Worship: Tell him that is in the Colony to day. different and it is very important. Mr. Hodgson-I must

ая him on this,

Independence Day was fittingly, celebrated by American residents

An article appears in to-day isane dealing with a bible..

Some lawn tennis and bow press

it notes appear to-day, very important. On the heading of local sport. two first occasions when you saw MANA Before the collapse of these the compradore on minor matters The practice of securing fish by you did in fact, receive a report did you give him these letters? means of explosives in stated, to that the party wall was in a den On the second time.

be common at Stanley. gerous condition ?-Yes.

The third occasion..you told What was the report you him the tenanta complained of received ?-- I was told by the building 7-Yea atsircaes of No. 9, first ficor. the tenants "You had better What did he say "That's property of the P. O. LI.

He would not exactly say it repair the house if not it is all right; the manager knows whion Washington was admit was a prack, but the party wall dangerous

about it."

to à Masonic degree. "leant over from 7 to 9 a little."- Wore you told there were cracks. Besides saying "that's all right**** Mr. HodgeonDo you mean in the parly wall-No. But the manager knows about it," didiss to say there was a space between What repairs were you told to ho say anything else? No. the party well and the floor? do?-Simply to repair the house. Did you complain on the first On the edge of the first floor there was a orápk.

Who showed you that?—The] principal tenant of No. 9.

connection with that crack you Were you handed a notice in saw -No, not for that creek.

Did you ses eny other prick? That's the only place I saw.

I

was told there was a crack in two ocasions that the houses

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the stair-case: And make! | were dangerous? No, I only

Why don't you say so, what do predsed for general repairs.

A Forthcoming Marriage. The marriage arranged betweez the Bor. F. J. Walles Chaplain, H.B.M. Force, North China, Miss Katharine E Hearn, Quee

you mean by s crack?-I was told Do you know whether any of Alexandra's: Imperial Milita

those repairs were carried out or Nuraing Service, daughter of lar not--I don't know...

Richard Hearn, of Bournemouth There were twenty-one days will take place in Tientsin between the complaint and the in October. M collapse did you go and see the bouges in the meantime ?No. Tong about it? No

Did you go and see Chan Ui

there was a crack in the atairesse. What did you do?-I went at the compiadore's 'department of Messta: Shewan Tomes and told Chan Ui Tong, about it, ** Did you see any cracks in the What did you say to him I between the floor, the wall block complain that the houses party wall itself, not in the space said, "these tenants of the whole

Lehould be repaired." He said What notices did you recove"all right; I have translated the to repair this wall in any way? letters and they have been handed The notice I received wasin Eug over to the manager." |lish. I showed it to somedie and

No.

they said to block up the rat

holes.

When? About the time I saw

Were you afraid from what you beard from the tenants that, unless

these house were repaired there

would be a collapse-I have im pressed this man. (thus compradore)

the crack.

When did you receive the many times, notice about the rat rups?

No, that is not my question, Were you afraid there would bas

London, Received July 3 | 20th May Alexandra Day realised 818,891 And those rat men were re-collapse Ye golopared with £18,828 the pre-paired, were they not? Yes,

blocked up.

To you, as practical owner

those houses,

The ForemanWe would like to know where the letters are that Chan Ui Tong/said he would translate.

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His WorshipWill you pro- duco them?ANGHI Mr. Hodgson: If it is possible to obtain them I will. These were given to Chan Di Tong and ho said he would pass them on to the manager. If they are poemble to be obtained, I will obtain. and produce them.

The inquiry was adjourned

was until today,

DON'T FORGET,

TODAY. Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 9.15 p.. Bandmann Opera Co. Theatre: Royal, 9.15 p.m.

AUTO-MORROW.. Victoria Theatre 9.15 pm. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 0.15 par Bandmann Opară: Cơ. Thonta Royal, 9.15 p.m.

Saturday July 12 Gymkhana.

Wednesday July 16.

Star Ferry Co., Ltd, extraordina gry general magting 18.30 pm: