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Hongkong Telegraph

July 17, 1913, Temperature a.m. 81, p.m. 86; Humidity...80, 83. -

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晚五十月六年丑癸

TELEGRAMS.

THE NAVY.

MR CHURCHILL'S STATEMENT

Beuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London. Received July 18, Mr. Winston Churchill, in

TELEGRAMS,

BALKAN AFFAIRS.

THE TURKISH ADVANCE.

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London. Received July 17. The Bulgarians announce that making his navy statement, at the the Turke have occupied Lule outset dealt with oil fuel. He Barges and Vize, and are march- said there were now built, or ing towards Kirk Kileseb.

Dr. Daneff, the Balgarian Prime building, more, than one hundred.

the destroyers solely dependent on Minister, hae requested oil. One of his earliest enquiries Powers to make urgent represent at the Admiralty was directed ations at Constantinople to arrest the Turkish advance as being a towards the oil supply.

No difficulty had been ex-contravention of the Treaty of perienced in buying oil. The London.. great advantage liquid fuel pos. It is officially announced at sessed in colving the probleme of Constantinople that the Turks our naval designs was that it have occupied Midia, Sarai Kar- made it possible to obtain vessels istiran, Seidler, Muratli, Malgara, of very high speed compared with Kechan and Enos. their dimensions. All these ad- vantages were enjoyed equally by other nations using liquid fuel, but here would bone spe- cial advantage possessed by the strongest Flest it would not be obliged to leave the high seas to replenish its fuel supplies. Mr. Chirofl emphasized the import- ance of oil fuel in regard to the quarters.. Intest battleships and fast light oruisera...

Oit as Auxilary;

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As outposts were entering Rodosto, Armenians serving the Bulgarian gendarmeries attached the Turks. A fight ensued an a number of gendarmes were killed.

Renter's

(ESTABLISHED, 1881.)

Copyright, 1912

FRIDAY,

JULY

TELEGRAMS.

BALKAN AFFAIRS.

BULGARIA IN EXTREMIS.

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London. Received July 18. | The situation of the Bulgarians is pitiable. The Roumanians have seized the cable between Varna and Sevastopol and have cocupied the railway from Varna to Sofia, which is the sole means of re-previsioning the army in the country from abroad.

No letters have reached Sofia for ten days and the only tele- graph open is that through Bukharest, in the enemy's coun- try. Foes are oppressing from every side.

Proprietor.

* WEATHER_PORECAST FINE Barometer 29.89

July 16, 1912, Temperature a.m. 83, p.m. 87; Humidity...81, 07.

1013.

TELEGRAMS.

HOME RACING,

ECLIPSE STAKEsProbableS

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[Service to the Telegraph,”]

London. Received July 18. The following are the probable starters and Jockeys for the Eclipse Stakes, run at Sandown (one mile and a quartes) to-day:

Tracery, 10 st, Mulier. Hector, st. 111bg, FoWootten. Oiseau B'da, 9 st. 11lbs., Wal- ter Grigge.

Lorenzo, 9 st. 41be, Whalley. Lonvois, 9 st. 2 lbs., Sazby. Bachelor's Wedding, 8 st. 13 lbs., Donoghue.

8 at. 13 lbs., Higgs. Roseworthy,

A: Later. The Greeks report a victory at Lomond, 9 st. 11 lbs; is includ- Neverekop and the Servians one ed amongst the probable starters. near Kustendil. The Bulgariaus He will be tidden by Wootton, are losing heavily and are fleeing while Escott will have the mount in dieorder.

on Hector.

BISLEY.

COMPETITION RESULTS.

Renter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

SAE, YOU TO 魏八十月七英港費

TELE

SCOTTISH TEMPERANCE.

A COMPROMISE LIKELY.

[Service to the Telegraph."]

London. Received July 18.

$86 uma A) BOLE Cory 10 Calf

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN,

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED..

Australia has won the Molinmon Cúp at Bisley,

Eight Province in China han

London. Received July 18: At Bisley Australia won the The House of Lords has passed so far declared their independence. Mokinnon Cup with a score of the second reading of the Scottish 1,688. Scotland came second with Temperance Bill without a divi- Fir John Jordan, who is in Eng 1,604 and England third with sion.

land, Iraves for. China in 1,496.

The speeches indicated that November. Repton won the Ashburton there, is "hope of a compromise Shield.

being reached.

Oundle and Tonbridge boys

tied for the Spencer Cup.

Turkey is being urged by the Powers to respect the Treaty of London.

U.S.MINISTER FOR CHINA | ILLEGAL PEARL FISHING.

There are fears of a Mancha: rising in Peking in co-operati JAPANESE MASTER FINED.with the rebels.

UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

SELECTED.

London. Bechived July 18.

London, Received July 18.

Further reports of Bulgarian - Mr. Paul Feins h, professor of

Reuter's correspondent at Syd- atrocities are confirmed by Eur political economy at the Univery states that the master of the aity of Wisconsin, has. teen Japanese kotch, Adele, has been paan observers, selected as United States Mivis fined $300 for illegal pearl fish- ter for Chios, !*

ing off the Solomon Islands. The [Mr. Reinugh, who is only forty-fine was not paid and the ketoned in London as complicated and

"

Bulgaria is making urgent appeals to the powers, but the active intervention of any of the correspondent at Powers is highly improbable. CALIFORNIAN QUESTION four years of age, is a native of Bakharest states that the King Mach depende upon the conduct has proceeded to Army Head of Roumanis. If this is moderate

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it may come to be regarded as mandatory on Europe in restoring peace, but if it comes to a ques On to Adrianople,

tian of the partition of Bulgaria Reater's corespundeat

au a general conflagration may be Constantinople has been positive-apprehended. They used oil over the wholely assured that the Government is

Roumania's Alms. feld of the new construction pro. determined to push the advance

"Roumania's note to the Powers to Adrianople. It is bold that gramme for 1912-1913. These con. ditions were repeated this year, the moral effect, apart altogether states that it does not desire con- bat the five battleships included from the material advantages of quest, but merely wishes to be in this programme were to be such a movement, would streng-Assured of frontier for to, og coal-burning with oil as an auxi- then sad consolidate the Govern- beyond the Danube. It believes Hery. Oil was only required ment. Therefore the adventure in supporting the pacific efforis when exceptional speed was need is worth risking, and it is believed of the Powers in preventing s ed? Coal was thus possible for in Turkish circles that even if the Bulgarian, hegemony. the line of battle, and this was Powere being pressure on the convenient in view of the bigh Porte" to adhere to the Enos-Midia plica of oil.

Mr.

Admiralty's Policy.

Churchill emphasized What an opi dil market was be

coming a mocker.

for the immediate fature and to

draw its supplies, as far as pos sible, from British sourcss.

An Oil Contract.

line-which is thought improb-

able-Turkey will be able to LEGISLATIVE-COUNCIL,

| insist on autonomy for Thrace...

Peace at Sofia?

MR. BRYAN'S REPLY.

London. Received July 16. Reuter's corespondent at Washington states that Mr. Biyan has handed to Baron Chinda reply to the two latest notes on the Californian question!

MEXICAN AFFAIRS.

AMBRICA MOVES.

London. Brosived July 18: Renter's corespondent st. Maxi- co City states that the American Ambassador bas Lean ordered to Washington to report on the #ituation.

A

JF

was confiscated.

YARN REOPRT.

Messrs. Polishwalla and Kot-

Milwaukes and was educated at the quivumily, where he is now profesor and at Berlin, Rome and Paris. He is the author of a num- ber of well-known boke, among wall, in their costan and yain re- them being "Intellectual Currents port of the 18th inst. say:- in the Far East. His works have hon translated into Chinese, Japaners and Spanish.]

LOCAL SPORT.

WATER POLO LEAGUB COMPETITION.

The Balkan situation isregardzi aggravating but not

It is positively risted the Tarks latend (pamb advance to Adrianople,

The House of Lords has passed Temperanes Bill without a divi the second reading of the Scottish ion; compromise is likely.

Our last report was dated 5th inst. per se. Devanhs. In the early part of the fortnight, our market remained in the rame In the House of Commons, Mr. condition as reported in our last, Churchill denied that pressure but later on same orders from the had been put on the Federated country were received and coupled Malay States to offer a battleship. with the establishment of a new native frm, a large business was So far neither party to the put through. We estimate the fighting in the North has won any total sales, during the period at striking success, but heavy fight-

dealers bought on moderate weala A Japsusse ketch for illegal about 13,000, bales, the principal ing is soon expected. buyer being the new firm; other only. Notwithstanding that the pearl fishing off the Solomon Bombay market remains at $2/4 | felande was fined £800; the fine R.G.A: Ashford Falconbridge par bale higher, importers are being unpaid, the katols was con- and Petts; Court, Bacon, Colmer till meeting the demand at our scated. and Woods.

VRC Vocnus R«O.A. bath last night, the sides lining These teams met at the V.R.O. up as follows, under the charge of

| Mr Lammert as reføres :- .--.

pensable to a proper solution of to the French Minister at Sofia to moved the second reading of the and from their work. The object beautiful shot from the middle of the oil question to make a con-urge Balgaria to send immediate Bill entitled An Ordinance to had not been realized, batrit, was the bath, which gave the military

Quite Disinterested.

B

Bakbarast.

Protection-from- Pirates

balee.

Arrivals.The mail atr. Assaye

Mr Churchill has declared that merchantmen are being armed in order to enable them to protect themselves from foriegn armed merchantmen.

LOCALA

ALLEGED MURDER,

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the Company; there was

V.RO: J. Forbes; A. V. Barros rent prices. The market closes unsatisfactory of more uneconomi- certain difficulty al outing and A. 4. Claxton; B. C. Witchell, quiet but steady at about last What was A Salonika telegram states al than badly chosen and badly return tickets Also the old Ordin-1.0. Finch 3. M. R. Pereira and prices and in some instances at wante was a steady supply at a that a high Roumanian officer has controlled markets. To fix the ance laid down limit of two A. S. Elle.

81 higher per bale.

Total sales, 13,300 bales. B. sady price. Ths. Admiralty's arrived at the Greek, headquar-ites for markets best suit d to nents, for a single journey; but The game was noteworthy for

Untold stooke, 21,000 bales. ultimate & dicy, to of

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Bold but un-delivered in the barome the producer of its own Greek, Cervian, and Roumanian market placas free to all, unfetter-lines into sections and it meant Pha constant attention of the sapply,

Its interim Folicy Armies will march to Safia, where ed in any way be individual ad that workmen could be dha

vantage, and to regulate their two cents a section. What helleren. Play was very eventy godown and to arrive, 45,000 was to secure an adequate supply peace will be signed.

conduct relating to their sanitary Government proposed to do, if the fed in the opening half, the

Some interesting letters sppear The Powers Alert.

aspect and with a strict regard for Bill passed, was to lay down, ly goal in which, was scored by and extra str. Bonacare from in our Correspondence column. economy, ware some of the obtain over-lapping sections for The Gunners made big Bombay, and str. Yatsang from London. Received July 18. jeots of the Bill.'

whole of which workwite to draw level, but were Calentts, have brought in 7,703 The Bill was taken through the able to travel for two caThisThe second half opened very bales for Shanghai, Shipments 8 and 10 to-day.

unable to do so,

bales for Fongkong and 3,400 ing is farther reported on pages The Legislative Council meet- A conference was held day in Paris between. If. Fiohon committee stage, read a third time would diecoursge overending evenly both teams showing up from Hongkong to Shanghai, and

yoster- Mr Churchill affirmed that the and the Ambassadore. Subse- and passed without amendment.

in the city and induce women to splendidly. Then Finch got posses The Hon. Attorney-General live outside the city and travel to son of the ball and sent in a

coast ports &o., 1,000 bales. Admiralty considered it indis-1

quently M. Piobon telegraphed

Local Mill-Very small eales Tale of Two Travellers through A further instalment of the

at quotations.

Annam and Cambodia appears amend the Tramway Ordinance, more likely to be realised under

Shanghai, After a long lapes, to-day. 18ct with the Mexican Eaglely a plenipotentiary to Nish or

1902.. Company which was directed by Uakub to negotiate with the He said members would xe old one.

the Bill as it stood than under the keeper no chance. Not long after-

wards Finch again showed in the improved demand has been Lord Cowdray. The contract had Allies. He simultaneously teleg

piglare. He eam up with theen, but the prices are far from

During the squall leat night not been concluded, but it would raphed to the Ambassador at member that, some years ago, ow-

The Hon. Attorney-Generat leather and from an extremely being paying ones, or anything the B.s. Seang Bee dragged, anchor be concluded unless the House in Constantinople to urge the Porte ing to some alleged electrical in-

Japanese Yarn.-Sales

steamer: several janks capelzei ita wisdom changed altogether to respect the Treaty of London. terference with the telephones by moved the second reading of the difficult angle he netted, putting us Road as those being paid locally and nearly collided with another the composition of the Admiralty. The Conference also decided the operations of the Tramway bill entitled an ordinance to the V.R.C. ibree up. This follows: 100 bales 3 Horses No. Company, legal proceedings were extend the provisions to the the scoring, and the game thus 16 at $160; 500 Bales Yellow to make représentations to taken, but these proceedings came Steam Launch Prot.otion against ended as follows:-V. R. O., 3; Choss No. 20 at $150; and 390

R.G.A., O.

bales Setsu Mill No. 20 at $154 The extreme bravity of the con- to a stop after they had gone a Piracy) Ordinance, 1800, to der- INTERPORT SWIMMING. Mr Churchill, amid Ministerial

ference between the Greek and certain course, and eventually the tain cleres of steamaja

Tram.

We understand that the V.R.C. to 155. cheers and laughter, rend

at Uskab Government and the

In doing so he said that the has received an invitation from Raw Cotton, Bengsl.-No sales if Bill proposed to add to Shanghai to send up an interport been sold at $32 per pioul. Stocks declaration from the Admiralty of Servian Premiers.

Chinese 140 (amall) bales has perfect argeement way Company-sensibly,

he might say 60 came to an launches another class

to be de complete disinterestedness in any argues a oil concarn. He said that unless between the two nations.

agreement. Part of that agreescribed an Hire-Teadsskamers laft to the convenience of Hong-300 bales Bengal, and 400 small

swimming team, the date being ment was contained in the new It was obvious that robberies and confidence was accorded the

bales Chiness. Quotation Bengal Further Atrocities. Bill now before them, sections 2, piracies did not only occur on kong, though the end of August, Admiralty in the matter of the

to $33. contract and they were allowed

Horrible tales of the misdeeds 3 and 4 being inserted to prevent steam Hanches and it would or the beginning of September, is at 827 to 830 Chinese at $29

similar seem by recent incidents that The invitation will be accepted,

suggested. fall discretion, they would not

of Bulgarian troops evaonating any possibility of a guarantee an adequate supply.

towns and villages continue to difficulty being unprovided for very

few presantions and most likely the visit will take GUARANTORS' CLAIM. arive, and are largely corroborated in the future. i regard to taken by the people running place at the end of August

the tramway service, it was small steamers up the river! The

This morning in the Summary The Buliding Programme.

by European observers.

Mr Otto Kong Sing appeared The Turkish troops on adran- proposed now to elaborate the old law provided that it should be

Court, the Paisne Judge, Me Turning to the phipbuilding

Justice Kemp, gave judgment for for the defence, but the case wh programme Mr Churchill said cing find the evacuated regions present system, not to do away the duty of the owner, master and

To-morrow and important Lea- the plaintifle in the cs: 3, in which remanded for a week without any that earlier in the erosion he dealt laid was e, house destroyed, welle with it in any way, but to try and members of the crew of every

bring about a balter system and steam launch to observe all pre- gue match takes place on the the Kwong Cheong Loong Firm evidence being taken. fally with Anglo-Garman zela-filled and trees out down.

one. more sitiefactory to the cautions against piracy which Civil Service courts, commencing sued Chan Man Fo, claiming tions, end he had no 1838 in to

public. By, a new section the might be prescribed by the Cap. at 4.20 p.m. The visiting team $625, being the amount aid to Company is bound to provide, for tain Superintendent of Police is the European Y.MO.A. Much be paid by them on Febranty 27 Reuter learns that the situation periods prior to 7 o'clock in the with the approval of the Governor depends on the result. Eo for to the Chuen Yik, as guarantora responsibility. Apart from the io described in diplomatic quar-morning, and after 6 o'clock in In the case of the Rivers Trade Olvik: Carvice have not suffered for that amount on behalf of the question of safety in Home waters, ter in London as aggravating and the evening, certain trams which steamers it was desirable that defent, while Y.M.C.A. and Kow defendant.”

*Mr R. O. Faitbfull appeared for he had no new facts to report re- complicated, but not dangerous, will carry workmen at reduced new should be drawn imp and loon have each been beaten once.

There were also provis aforced just se they were in If Civil Service win this match the plaintiff, and Mr Otto Kong garding the Mediterranean. There The Powers are urging Bulgaria rates. were, no doubt, new programmes and Turkey on similar lines to the ions by which it should not be regard to steam launches The they will secure the champion- Sing for the defence.

made by M. possible for the Company to be object of the Bill was to do that, ship; and it will then be a fight Hi Lordship said there were under discussion in Italy and représentations Austris, but be knew no facts Pichon and are advising Rou- defrauded by people passing The Bill was red a third lime for second place between Kowloon discrepancies in the evidence of

and pancad.

and Y.M.O.A.

both sides, but thoas in the making it necessary to alter aur meuis not to occupy Sofia. They themselves off as workmen.

His Excellency sited that pro-

The Civil Service team will defendant's case, were on more programme. He did not think are: determined not to allow

The Hon. Attorney-General be. A. Nisbet, and G. R. vital points. As the onus lay on yihing would occur in the Mid-: Bulgaria to be crushed, nor visions existed in the old Orðiu- tones this autumn requiring Tarkey to retain Adrisnople, if Bace for a return fore, but in moved the second reading of the Bayer.F. A. Biden and B. C. the defendants and they had not to be dealt with in advance of the she should occupy it, which practice, there had never been billentilled an ordiuence to amend Barlow; A. O, Brawn and N. Lustained it, he found for the

any retura fares granted, by the Companies Ordinancs, 2011. Railton. is not believed to be likely... regular programme.

modify in any respect what he

then said. He must, howavar,

refer to the question of overseas

Diplomatic Feeling.

Comsanlès)Ordinance.

· LEAGUE TENNIS,

| plaintiffs with ovata.

J

At the Police Court, this morn-

Chinese district "watebman : WES ing before M. Bazeland, charged by Inspector Dymond with the murder of a Chineze male on the afternoon of 14tb, at Shak- tong-ani.

"DON'T FORGET,

TO-DAY,

Victoria Theatre, 9.15 pm. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 9.15 p.m. TO-MORROW" Victoris Theatre 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 9.15 p.m.

Batarday July 28. Honglong Oriokat Oinh Cảm

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