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The Hongkong Telegraph.

July 15, 1913, Temperature a.m. 79, p.m. 86; Humidity.03, 76.

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TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

BALKAN AFFAIRS.

LITTLE FIGHTING.

HOME RULE BILL.

AVERTING CIVIL WAR,

Reater's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London. Received July 15. Apparently there is a lull in the fighting in the Balkans.

The only report of hostilities comes from Felgrade, and men- tions alight skirmishing:

Sir Edward Grey Speaks,

In the House of Commons, Mr. D. M. Mason, (Liberal M.P. for Coventry) wuged Sir Edward Grey to attempt mediation and armistics in the Bogges sn Balkans.

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, Received July, 18. Continuing the debate on the

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WEDNESDAY,

TELEGRAMS.'

ROYAL BETROTHAL.

́a notäble enGAGEMENT.

Renter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."].

'London. Received July 16. It is officially announced that second reading of the Home Rale His Royal Highness Prince Arthur Bill in the House of Lords, Lord of Connaught has been betrothed Lǝreburn again appealed for a to comp ehensive rettlement by chess of Fife. Boot, consultation, and goodwill, such an effort failed, then was the time for a general ele stion."

Lord Curzon said the Opposi- tion wanted an election because it would avort civil war.

If

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July 15, 1912, Temperature a.m. 81, p.m. 88; Lumidity... 89, 67

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JULY 16, 1918.

TELEGRAMS,

TELEGRAMS.

HOME POLITICS.

UNOPPOSED RETURN.

MEXICAN REVOLTS.

AMERICA BLAMBD.

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London. Received July 16. Sir Alexander Henderson has

Reuter's [Bervice to the "Telegraph."] ́ ̈` London. Received July 18. All the European diplomats at

TELEGRAMS.

ULSTER RIOTING.

MANY HOUSES WRECKED.

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

London. Received July'16,] A riot is reported from Castle Iran elected unopposed to St. Mexico City have jointly address-Daws in where excursionista from George's Herover Square. The ed their Governments stating that Belfast attacked the Hibernian

condition.

·SUED BY COOK-BOY.

Sequel to Dismissal for Laziness,

Filthiness and Gambllog..

136 PRA AIXUM

SINGLE COTT 10 Ceil

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

"THE NEWS CONDENSED.

The Dutch Premier is offering three portfolios to Socialists.

Prince Arther of Connaught is betrothed to the Duchess of Kife.

Further si seches on the Bome

Mra Corawallis West has arou

for desertion and misconduct.

The Government is to introduce a proposal for au elective Second Chamber in the next session.

An amah, who was called to substantiate the plaintiff's story, gave an account. of how she There is a lull in the fighting heard the defendant telling the at Kinkiang; two Japanese plaintiff to go. Her attention steamers have been fired upon, was attracted to the matter by though. hearing voices raised: She ad mitted that she was unable to speak English but said she heard the defendant say:-"I won't pay."

Her Royal Highness the Duoh vacanny was created by the death the American attitude towards Hall and destroyed the drame Rule Bill in the House of Lords

of the Rt. Hon. Athar Lyftletan. Mexico contributes to the revold and banners. They also wreaked are reported elsewhere.

[Sir Alexander Henderson bae tionary conditions prevailing, and twenty-two houses occupied by [Prince Arthur of Connaught, ban chairman of the Railway urging that representations be Catholice. Revolver shata were K.P., P.C., G.O.V.O., is the only Companies, Association since made to Washington for Ameri- exchanged, and extra police are ed a divorce from her husband son of the Duke of Connaught, brother of the late King Edward. 1909: He sat as M.P. for West can recognition of the Mexican being drafted into the town.

on January 13, Stafford from 1898 to 1906 and Government," or the assumption He was born 1883. He is a personal A.D.O. was a member of the Tarif Com- of responsibility for the present

mission in 1904.] to Bis Majesty the King and an Would the Troops Fire ? Sir Edward Grey, in reply, Lord Morley, in winding up the officer in the Scots Greys. lle esid that more words would not debats, eaid that the Opposition bas frequently been entrusted affect a war obaractoriesd by such had repeatedly pres ad him to say with special Missions to Europeon ression. The appalling risks whether British t cope would be Courts, and is as popular with struck him?--I did not put a the tolligerente made it impos-ordered to fire on loyalists and he the British public as his father. hand on him.

You didn't touch him at all?- Alexandra Victoria Alberts sible that the Concart of Europe had refused to answer. It would could forcibly impues peace as a be ridiculone to say what particu- Edwina Louise Duff, Duchess of No, except it was in passing

You didn't seize hold of him?— whole, and the best prospect was ar case would require urmed in Fifa, was born on May 17, 1891. that the war world be co ex-tervention or what they would do She is the daughter of the late No.

This morning in the Summary hausting and borible that it in a very delicste, difficult and Dake of Fife and the Princess would not last long and that no and dangerous c.isis But the an- Royal, eldest daughter of King you struck him he said, "If Court, Lefore the Pisne judge,

She enceraded her you don't want me, pay off Mr. Justice Kemp, Chan Shea, The defendant said he engaged complications would ar's to thorities would do all that their Edward..

let me go?"I did a cook-boy, sued Mir C. Jases, of the plaintiff as his cook at $1, The House of Lords has passed endangerie Conceit of Europe public daty imposed on them for father in 1912 and owns about and

249,300 aures of land.]

not strike him.

Mesara Siemsson and Co., claim-which was raised to $10 three the motion refusing to consider or lead to con: greces more the maintenance of order.

Didn't he say psy me of ing 810 for 24 days' wages. . months after he entered his the Home Rule Bill till submitted Dissolution Ridiculed. disastrous than anything that had

and let me go?"-I have already Lord Morley ridicaled the sug-

The plaintiff appeared in per-services. During the first three to the country yet occurred. There was overy

given that. prospect of the Powers remaining geated dissolution which, he said,

Well, I will have it again if con, while the defendant was months the plaintiff was work-

The Greek journal "Estia you don't mind. Rather than represented by Mr. Leo D'Almada ing satisfactorily, but during

Castro.

May be had to complain about sistes that the Greeks and Ser- the plaintiff's laziness, dirtínees,vians are resolved to advance on pay him off you charged him

Plaintif, in the witness so as to get out of paying him

gambling, breaking property, and Sofia if necessary. his wages ?-I would rather box, told his Lordship that his objectionable habits in the

You can say No" it you

was employed by the kitoken, and also stealing. defendant es cook-boy at $10 a

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thing in the Parliament Act; He was confident that when the Irish party had a Parliament of their own they would show the asme statesmaslike spirit which they! bad sbowa hitherto and would make it a success.

Prosecution by Seamen's

Institute Manager.

touch, and he hoped that would be a far greater blow to the TROUBLE WITH A “BOY." Turkey would not advance be-authority of Parliament than any. yond the point ebe announced.

On to Soila, London. Received July 16. Router's correspondent at Atbens states that the journal "Estis

says the Servians and Greeks are ree:lved to advance

An Interesting Suggestion. on Bofia if necessary.

Considerable inverest has been The "Daily Telegraph".cor respondent at Athens Rays a exicted by theenggestion made by Becret Graeco-Sarrian Treaty Lord Ashby St, Leger, the holder signed at Balonika in May, ex-of a Government post, in the tending the Greek boundaries House of Lords, during the couras and giving Servia an outlet in of the debate, that there might the Aegean Ses, will be binding be a general election between the

ita coming into operation.

At the Police Court, this morn- ing, before Mr Melbourne, Mr Davies, of the Seamen's Institute, charged one of his boys with refusing to obey a lawful command and behaving offensively towards him.

I put it to you that because

want.

Witness (heatedly)-No.

estion I make.

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Daring rioting at Castle Town 22 houses occupied by Catbolics were destroyed and revolver ehote exchanged.

All the European diplomats in

On May 31; he gave the plain- Mexico City declare that the Ame a month, and was dismissed on tiff one month's notice because be rican attitude towards Mexico June 24, defendant telling him Mr Lewis-That is the 8088" that he was geiting an ameh in was not satisfied. On June 23 contributes to revolutionary con

the plaintiff cime and asked ditions. stead. He wished to remain until whether he could leave that mor- the end of the month, but the

A rebel prater at Nanking calls defendant told him to go immeding, and naked for $2, with

which to go to gaveiately, saking him to come for his defendant said he he could go, President Yuan end punish him Canton. The on the troops to march against

cloared wages on the first of the month. it he becom- plaintif said he went to the

two for sending. Northiers troops

An Interesting Witness. Sanitary Inspector Hill corroborative evidence.

By Mr Lewis-Before nga Sanitary Inspector

GWAY

Sir Edward Gray says the

Me Lewis, of Messrs Johnson Stokes and Master, defended.....

Mr Davies said that about 12.30

he was defendant on that date, but the heaps of rubbish in the kitchen, southward.

and gave him the two dollars. on the partners in the fight till time of the Bill becoming law and p.m. on the 15th bis wife esme to employad sa hospital warder in latter refused to pay him and Plaintiff said he would remove

the office, which is in the same Victoria Goal. He left the goal of pushed him out of the house. He the rabbish, but on his return Great Powers are agreed to ab building, and made à complaint the 23rd. of last month. He had told defendant he would sue him, from his office, he found the stain from forcible intervention. Bill Rejected.

l'atar. He went to the kitchen and been at the Seamen's Institute but the defendant took no notice. plaintiff gone and the rubbish in the Balkans and to claim noth- The Houes of Lords has rejected ordered the defendant to empty a and Barria had demanded that the Home Rule Bill and adopted a tab of water. The defendant titate is more or less a charitab? the defendant treat you in this Bulgaria accept certain conditions Lord Lansdowne's resolution, tha told him it did not belong his

Bulgaria apquiescas.

The Powers' Resolve,

Ta the House of Commove, Sir

Edward Grey stated that. Gresce

since the 23rd or 24th of last month Mr Lewis.-The Seamen's In-

His Lordship Why should

way: what reason do you sugg age an amalı.

ing for themselven.

prior to the conclusion of anthe House decline t, consider the pidgin" and refused to comple/institution run expressly for the est 7-He said he wanted to enin deciding the case, because if St. Leger that there might be a

armistice. The attitude of the Bill until it is submitted to the with the order. He shouted and Great Powers remained to keep country, by 302 votes to 64.

in touch with each other and

promote peace by diplomatic in-

fluence, to abstain from forcible

intervention and to claim nothing KING & LANCASHIRE, for themselves individually.

Splendid Heroism.

Later.

THE LOYAL TOAST.

And by whoss permission do you live thereby Mr Davies" ?— The

Yes. I went to him and we came

to terms and lived there.. well, I dine with bim.

And you are a friend of his ?---

Mr Leo D'Almada Did the defendant over complain about your Althy habits in the kitchen?

Yes. Did he ever complain about gambling in the kitchen with other boya in the neighbour hood ? No.

Did

not removed.

His Lordship and he felt a certain amount of dissatisfaction

A suggestion by Lord Ashby the defendant had handled it General Election before the Homa somewhat differently at the house, Rule Bill becomes law is receiv-. be might have escaped paying ing much attention. anything, but, accepting the de-

fendant's own story of what hap- In a letter regarding bis Lan- pened, he thought it was quite cashire visit, the King suggesta clear that he was liable for thres that his toast in future should be weeks wages, less $2. He enterenbmitted in the county as "The |ed judgment" for $5.50 and the Duke of Lancaster."

costs on the writ.

THE SOTTO CASE.

"A" Breeze" In Court.

we are

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Water polo news in covered. ander the bead of Local Sport to-day.

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benefit of seamen?

Witness. I don't know. I know was offensive in manner, demand. ing that he should be paid off it is the Seamen's Institute.

And run for the benefit of there and then. Witness gave the defendant in sharge for dis-seamen ?--Yes."! obeying a lawful order and acting in an offensive manner. reason he gave him in charge was to prevent a disturbance. The defendant was employed in the

Did you not admit to him you The Greeks have occupied

kitchen to keep the place clean.

had gambling there with you! Yes, you have often talked to Drama after five hours fighting...

London. Received July 16. Elie Worship:He said your bim of the enormity of Chiness

friends?-He did not complain Official reports from Sofia affirm

Thoir Majesties the King and wife gave him an order he was that the Greek regulars, and not

gambled.

Did you ever gamble there at the Bulgarians, burned irres. Queen were given an ovation at doing that when you gave him boys?-I may have talked to him to me; no other boys came and They also insist that the whole Manchester; after which they another order?-I gave him the shout the boy not sleeping my

asme order as my wife had given boots, that's all.

Inspector MoHardy said that all?-No: Servion and Greek armies have returned to London.

you ever break any articles

The proceedings at yesterday's The King, in a long letter to him.

the boy.complained that the com-

Mr P. M. Hodgson continued been fighting the mere Bulgarian

An Awkward Question. divisions which have conducted Lord Derby, says he was pro-

Mr. Lewis:You are not un-plainant had abused him, but not belonging to the defendant 7--

Yes, sometimes I broke one or his address to Mr Hazeland, in mesting of the Sanitary Board the retreat with splendid heroism.foundly impressed by the stirring

the Sotto cass, at the Police Court, are reported on. Pages 3 and 10. daya he spent in Lancashire and familiar with the Police Court in complainant's presence.

Mr Lewis said that after the two teacups.

Did you not break a valuable this afternoon.

A further instalment of the Waiting for the Greeks.

of **the litigious

During the proceedings, Mr Tale by Two Travellers through The army onder General Iu-the spontaneous and affectionate yourself are you?

Witness (to his Worship). Is evidence

My Davies and his facetions Japanese tea-set of five pisces?

Brutton observed, on asking for a vanoff is now in an excellent welcome of the dense population. position and is ready to shatter He hopes that when hie health thin connected with this case?

His Worship:-I am afraid, friend" he thought this Worship No. I only broke two of them.

Did he not tell you that your particular case to be produced, Annam and Cambidis appears

to-day. the most desperate attempts of ie drank in future in Lancashire

the toast will be "The Dake of although I don't know what the would come to the conclusion services would not be required "It is coming to the same as in the

0329: to the Greek army.

An extraordinary meeting of question is, they have a perfect that there was no

answer and he would ask for the at the end of Jane on account Habeas Corpus case;

the Lancaster."

right to cross-examination.

Star Ferry Co. to-day: soda-water bottles out of the ice-entitled to. Witness:He has asked me if discharge of the defendant. The of your filthy habits, and stealing not getting the assistance we are

complainant did not want to pay

Mr Hodgeva:--Please Mr approved proposals for increasing I am unfamiliar with the Police.

the capital of the Company. Bratton I have allowed you Mr. Lewis: Yes; you have him his wages and gave the de-

everything I possibly could.

Some correspondence regard- appeared once or twice haven't fendent in charge, Defendant at the time was serving tifhus and

Mr. Bratton:You would noting the matric eyetem, which is you?I beg your pardon,

it was extraordinary to sak a boy Only once ?What do you serving tiffins to empty out dirty without defendant's consent?- [let me havo "9 Peters."

Mr. HodgsonWe are re-favoured by the Hongkong Obam- ber and Commerce, appears One June 23 did you go to the quired to get out a long brief for defendant and tell him you want the Crown and I want all to-day. ed to go away?-When the smsh these books at my hand. If

A proposal supported by the Mr Bration sends me a chit over, Chamber of Commerce that the came he told me to go away.

Did you ask him for two he can have whatever he wants, date of the King's Birthday Siamess Prince in Germany,

dollars?-When I asked him for I defy my friend to state a single Prince Chirs of Siam, the bro-my wages, he said he had no act or volume I have been asked holiday be changed has been dia And this was by no means & ther of the reigning King, has money to pay me, and then I for that he has not been able to approved by the Government. small tub 7-It was a tub that with his family, and a large suite asked him for two dollars to go get.. could be emptied out in the ordi-left Munchen for Berlin after to Canton. nary way.

a three months stay at the former I put it to you the defendant place. At Berlin, where he has Why didn't you give him ored- naked one of the boys or coolies booked rooms for a long stay at it for 82 in your claim "He employed on the premises to as the Hotel Kaiserhof, he was re- said he would deduct it from my London. Received July 16. London. Received July 18. sist him to empty the tnb, and ceived at the station by members wages. Mrs Cornwallis-West, formerly In the Honse of Commons, Mr: whilst he was waiting for some of the Siamese Legation and can I put it to you that you left on Lady Randolf Churchill, has been Asquith announced that the one to assist him you fackled him ducted by them to the hotel. It June 28 of your own accord, and Mr Brutton when baaten on a granted a divorce on the ground Government will submit to the He said he was quite prepared to is reported that his Royal High without doing the duties the de point. of her husband's desertion and House in the next session of Par do it but he wanted someone to nem, who is still in bad health, fendant told you?When the misconduct. The onse waliament a proposal regarding an help him, Then I further put it will place himself Indoctor's hands amsh came, he told me to go

to you that you immediately in the German capital. undefended.

eleotive Second Chamber.

It is stated in London that the Bulgarians have occupied Tor- takai, thus completing the co oupation of the whole of the new territory along the line from Tartakai to Baltchik.

Alming at a Settlement. ́ According to an authoritative statement, Roumanis will now endeavour to induce Bulgaria to come to terms with Greece and

DUTCH POLITICS.

SOCIALISTS FAVOURED.

mean?

A fine of $1 was imposed,

I think you once appeared water. London. Received July 16.as prosecutor, and once before as

at defendant:Yes.

Now, you say this defendant is a pantry boy. It is not usually his duty to carry out tabs of water is-it ?--Yes.

Servia. Her aim is to secure a Beuter's corespondent definitive settlement, no single Amsterdam states that Dr. Bos state having the preponderance. has offered portfolios to the This implies that Roumania will Socialist leader M. Troelstra and enter the future Balkan Alliance. to two other Socialiste..

MRS CORNWALLIS-WEST.

GRANTED A DIVORCE.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

REFORM PROPOSALS.

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chest?-No; he did not say that

to me.

Did you at any time sell empty bottles belonging to the defendant

No:

You got $27-Yes.

BWAY.

Mr Brutton:-I have sent over a list of cases I wanted,

Mr Hodgson: And he received every one.

Mr Bratton (excitedly) :-I have never had one!

Mr Hodgeon-Yes, that is like

DON'T FORGET.

''TO-DAY,' Victoria Theatre, 9:15 p.m Bijou Scenic Theatre, 0,15 p.m.

*TO-MORROW.

--Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m...

Bijon Scenic Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Legislative Council-2.80p.m

Thaneday July, 24

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China and Manila Cas. Mr Brutton: I am not beaten. The case was proceeding when Extraordinary General Meeting we went to press.

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