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TELEGRAMS.

BALKAN AFFAIRS.

AN ISOLATED capital.

NEW YORK FIRE,

WORK GIRLS TRAPPED.

EDUCATION.

TURF LIBEL ACTION.

JAPAN & MEXICO.

| BIG' GOVERNMENT SCHEME;

A FARTHING DAMAGES.

A POINTED REMINDER

Reutor's (Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, Received July 23. Sofia isisolated from the outside

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]"

London. Received July 23,

"Renter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London. Received July 23, Mr. J. A. Pesse, introducing a

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London Received July 26

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THE DOMINIONS.

OFFICES IN LONDON.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

The Serviens have occupied Beuter's

Belgradobik ip North-west Bul- [Service to the Telegraph.")

garia. London, Received July 23.

The King to-day lays the The Servisne report a fierce foundation stone of the Common battle at St. Nicholas. The Ser-

In this connection the papers wealth Building at Aldwjob,

vians captured 32 gúna.

Router's "Service to the Telegraph."]

London. Received July 23. A fire at an overall factory at

The sensational Turf libel Reuter's correspondent at Mexi- world. No mails have been Binghampton, New York, des Bill in the House of Commons to action, wherein the trainer, Mr. co City says Japan intimates that received and no news published royed the building in twenty give immediate relief to local Wootton, of Epsom, sud Mr. while she is pleased at the pro-

authorities to the extent of £150,- Robert Sievier owing t› allega for & fortnight. Despite the minutes.

Inside the building were 125 000, foreshadowed the introductions in the Winning Post" posed manifestation of friendship give prominence to the formation In the House of Commonss man ignorance of what is happening in Europe, the public are admir-girls, who did not stiend to the tion in 1914 of a large Education that Mr. Wootton was a member on the arrival of the Japanese of the Dominion Site, Limited, to fired a toy pistal from the public

alarm, thinking it was, the usual scheme, linking up the Element of a trainera ring which aimed Minister, she cannot approve of carry out Ear! Grey's proposal to gallery. No damage was done. ably patient and calm.

fire drill, till messengers rushed ary Schools with the Universities, at running horses to defraud the anything of an anti-American Dominions in one ste in London, concentrate the offices of the in and started driving them out. and compelling local authorities public, has resulted in a hot Occupation of Adrianople.

The King i to lay the founda- Then an awful panic ensued. to provide Secondary as well as for the plaintiff with a fan) |

preferably Aldwych. Sir Starr tion stone of the Commonwealth" The fire escapes were inade-Elementary schools. He raid this damages.

Jameson is among the directore Bailding in Aldwych. quate, and the girls jumped from would be expensive, but the

of the Company. the windows. The casualties are Government was prepared to foot 25 killed and 50 injured...

It is reported from Constant-f inople that Adrianople has been occupied by a Cavalry Division

under Ibraim Bey, supported by a flying columu of Infantry, under Enver Bey, the latter covering 50 miles in 24 hours.

The Turkish prisoners at Adrianople were sent to Bulgaria before the Turks entered.

There was continual fighting on Monday and Tuesday, the Balgarians being everywhere defeated.

Caused by Cigarette,

London. Iteceived July 24, The fire ia ascribed to a cigarette carelessly thrown among rubbish. From 50 to 60 perished and a dozen were fatally injured, There are still may missing

The Servinns have occupied CONSPIRACY Belogradchik, to the north-west of Bulgaris,

Great Distress.

TO DEFRAUD.

SHARP SENTENCES.

London. Received July 24.

At the Old Bailey, Mc Arthur

London. Received July 24, The condition of distress in the country which is the scene of war ja appalling. The whole land has been laid waste by fire and sword and thousands are homeless, Newton, Wanderers throng all the roads. abry and the Servians Fighting continues with an- report a heavy battle at St. Nicholas' Pase preceded the cap ture of Belogradchik.

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The Servians captured thirty- two guns.

Desperate Fighting. Greek despatches report a serice of desperate encounters with the rear guard of the retreating Bui- garians, who are being incessantly driven back.

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Greek Policy,

The Greeks insist that the sig. nature to the armistice shall be

Solle's Plight-

the bill.

BISLEY.

THE KING'S PRIZE.

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London. Received July 24 At Bisley, in the shoot for the King's prize, Sergt. H. Ommand- sen, of the 1st London Fusiliers, tied for the bronze medal with a score of 104 each.

[Last year Sergt. Ommundren

won the bronze medal with a » ore of,103.]

The jury found that the allogu. tions were not true and were not

fair comment, but were not published maliciously.

Judgment was entered for the plaintiff with coste."

The witnesses included Lord Derby and Lord Durham, as well as leading ownere and jockeys,

COMPANY MEETING.

(Continued from page 10.) accounts of the Philippine Com- pany are passed and show this as written off?

The Chairman: I do not think

they have made any declaration

of this kind at a l;

Mr Goldring-You cannot say definitely whether this is so or not? The Chairman I don't under- MrGoldring I will try and put my question once more. Is it not stand you now.

Company and also the Philippines Company have refused to pats the account unless the 879,000 is written off in rome way?

character:

„The Chairman: Of the lata compradore? No, I do not think 80.

The Secretary: None at all. Me Goldring-Nor in the name of any nominee of his?

The Obaiman:-Not that I am aware of.

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Mr Goldring-Nor in the name of his son ?

The

Chairman-Not that I am aware of. It there were any, we should naturally appropriate them.

1912.

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Reports indicato. that cholera which is raging among the Bal- garian troops has spread to the

The Chairman-May have Greeks. been very much larger business, and then of course it would be

The Japanese embassy em- much larger,

phatically denies the Chinens Mr Seth-Exactly, but the reports that Japan is supporting outstandings on 31st December the Southerners. must have been considerably in Bxcess of this large amount dis- covered now."

The Chairman-1912 you mean?_"

The introduction is fore-sha- dowed of a large education scheme at Rome, linking up the elemen- tary schools with the Universities.

Mr Seth-No, 1911; I have Mr Goldring-Well, this is not seen the accounts for 1912. A message from Shangbai The Chairman; Same figures, states that the Northerners have ' an official return filed June 1012. Mr Fung Shui Wah. The amoúzt of outstanding not consented to an armistire. The Chairman:-1 think it is freighis did not strike us as being The Southern troops were badly a waste of ti to go back to abnormal."

led. Mr Seth: I cannot understand Mr Goldring:-Well, this is hat in 1911 the outstanding the only available one. Me Fang amount was $51,000 and now Shiu Wah is the bolder of 1,980 you are writing off $79,000. abares, and I believe I am correct The Chairman: I bave explain- is stating that he is Mr Fanged two or three times. If the Wah Chun's son.

earnings of steamers during the were larger, the outstandings at end of the year would be higher than the previous year,

of a foot that the auditors of this The Obairman :—That' does last three months of the year

the solicitor, WAS sentenced to three years' panal agent, was ordered to undergo the terrible" Sean Hayes servitude and Mr Bennett, a laud Bux, and the fact that he defeated eighteen months' penul servitude who gave the feathers for conspiracy to defraud by the Colony cold feet, is a guar obtaining a sum of £13,500 from antee that he can stand all that a wealthy Austrian, by false will be given him. He beat the Seaman on points, but what mat- ter? Ife must have "receintad" the delivery of a few of Hayes' "polthonges". Perkins has trav elled the booths at Home with

pretences.

BOXING..

Miles and Olley to Meet for Big Money.

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the redoubtable Jem Mace, and

The Obairman:-It is not true Mr Goldring Is it true they suggested this method of writing

ff go that the accounts of the Company here would be passed clearly?

when he beat the slogging Paddy Donovan, of Liverpool, for the

The Chairman-The matter title he claims to have held, has been discussed with them and he proved thet he could" go on". He has also drawn with Young they have acquiesced in the

method to be pursued Lippard, who has being doing He will turn the well at Home. scale at 124lbs, and it is to be

bare

met

contest,

Mr Goldring:Was it their suggestion?

The Chairman I cannot usy,

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not prove conclusively that the abares belong to him because they are in his name.

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Fifty to sixty girls lost their lives and many were injured by a fire which broke out in an overall factory at Binghamton, New York,

The turf libel action brought by Richard Wootton, the Epsom trainet, against Mr. Robert Siever

ended in plaintif being awarded a farthing damages,

Mr Goldring-I òan quite Mr Seth: That was the object appreciate that.

of my first question and you said Mr J. H. Sath: What steps were you would not give it publicly at Greace insist that the signa- taken to bring this waiter before the meeting. I think the share-tars of the armistice aball be

auditors.

The Chairman: I, cannot tell

Mr Seth: I pay this is a share- holders meeting."

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simultaneous with the Balgarian acceptance of certain peace pre- limaries Greece intends making. It is stated that Adrianople was occupied by a cavalry division under Abrahim Bay. The Tur kish prisoners at Adrianople were first sent to Bolgaris, ·

LOCAL,

Notes on Saturday's boxing event appear in this issue.

A meeting of Legislative Coun- cil was held this afternoon.

An extraordinary general meet-

ing of the China and Manila Steamship Company was held

this forenoop.

the notice of the auditors?

holders are entitled to it-at any The Chairman: I have answer-rate, to raise the question. ed that in my specoh. I have said

The Chai man: I have. Well, we consulted counsel and the solicitors for the Company and the outstanding freights bre Sapper Miles B.E. and Pte.

they advised it would be useless abnormally higher; that is the

first question. to proseouts him. simultaneous with the Bulgarian Oller, D.O.L.I., the former the

Mr Seth: I would like to know Mr Beth: Did the auditors the average amount collected for acceptance of certain peace pre-challenger and the latter acceptor,

themselves find out if this amount liminaries which, it is believed, are to meet at Mr Ball's tourna

was owing, or was it brought freight. Grecse intends making very ment at the City Hall, on Satur. hoped, in the name of fairness. The matter was settled in conferen- forward by the General Managers? atringent. They may protract day night, for the Lightweight that his opponent will do like-

The Obairman: Why of course; you in public the average amount the negotiations at Nish and de-championship of the Garrison wise, so that there will be no disce.I could not say whether theysug

of the earnings of steamers; it lay the meeting of the Penco over fifteen two minute rounds, & puto, after a good fight, as to the gested it, or it, we suggested it. It who elas brought it forward ?

silver cup being the prize. Apart title being properly won.

was agreed, anyhow, on all hånds, Mr Seth: Bat the large amount would be prejudicial to the Comp Conference on Roumanian soil.

Mr Goldring Can you tell me outstanding was it after they had any intereste. from the cup there is some keen Sky Kerrison is to meet Stoker

these audited? the period over which The depression in Sofia is ex-wagering on the contest, and Buesdon, of H.M.8. Clio in a ten defaleations extended?

The Chairman: When the com- treme, though some consolution $500 bas been covered by another round middleweight

The Chairman:-I am afraid The Chiarmen cannot; pradore disappeared

we took is derived from the belief that the $500, on the result. Milea is so and seeing that Buesdon was

that clever probably overa long time. active stapa to find out what you must leave it to me to the Posters will oblige Turkey to favoured by his backers that he to

in readiness for little ring "kid," Stevens, but

Mr Goldringan you give amount of money would likely be discretion of the Chairman. I am respect the Treaty of London, and has more money from the telegram which the covering if the backers of Olley was called away, it will be under-me any idea, say five years, or lost and we reported to the responsible. I can tell you, if you

want to know, privately. Czar is reported to have sent to are inclined to cover it. These stood that he knows something of ten years ?

Mr Seth-Thank you.. The Chairman-It may be five Mr Foth: And, roughly, what is King Ferdinand, delaring that he ate the legitimate wagers of the game. Ptes. Turner and

Mr. Goldring-Did I under-

Another share case, in which will not tolerate the humiliation friends in the Garrison, and not Pilsbury also meet for the Mid-years or ten years, or it may the total amount due from

stand you to say that the figures H.M. Basuto, broker, ened Hedley of Bulgaria.

the "dummy"

wagers of a sup- dleweight championship of the have been even from the time the freights during a month? posed single backer on either DC.LL. ··

compradore first began to not for Cholera Spreading.

The Chairman: I do not thick in the balance sheet of the Phi- Various reports indicate that side. The hye" have put up the On paper the night should be the Company

I would like to make this public. lippines Company are practically. White, was commenced in the cholera is raging among the Bal-money and those nominated to a most successful one, and if the Mr. Goldring:Can tell Mr Seth: This is a meeting of the same as the Olina and Mani- Summary Court this morning.

la Company? gariens troops and has spread to settle the matter are "all out."

Hongkong merabanta still com The Chairman-As regards plain of the standstill of business hopes and anticipations of the me if there have been spy de-shareholders. Miles has been well tried in the promoter are realised, the public company for which Messrs might prejudice the Company. I thigh

falcations in respect of any ather The Chairman:Yes, bat it the Greeks.

items outstanding Renter's

correspondent at Colony and people are well aware of Hongkong will extend their ghowan Tomes sto managers and will show you after the meeting.freights. These accourts will al-on account of the Canton trouble. They are unable to take ang action! Constantinople at tea that it is from their personal experience, congratulations to him. in respect or which Mr. Fang Whatis the object of your question? ways be copied by the Philipull they learn the Governmeal officially reported that the Bal-that he is one of the oleverest

Wah Chan was compradore? Mr Seth: My object is, if they pines Company.

views on the matters. garians retreating from Kirk boxers, and one of the oleanest,

Mr. Goldring: That being so, The Chairman-I have ex-extended over some time, it pro- Killiese exploded the magazines that has ever had the oppor in the barracks and principal tunity of entertaining the Hong- The need for conservation of plained that in my speech; no, bably ought to have been found I would like to know how the China and Manila Steamebip Kong public. The other man is an fur seals, to secure which Russia, not in this nature, not in the way out before. unknown quantity, locally, but England, Japan and America have of giving wrong 1eceipts.

Kr Goldring demand a The Chairman: I think the out- Company are debtors to the Mr. Goldring Bat there standing freights were as they extent of $142,000, seeing the Philippines Company is merely a

poll, eir Notwithstanding the excite the fact that be bos found brokers agread to suspend sealing in the

The Obairmon :-Dɔ you re- subsidiary Company, ment, all the inhabitants, with among those who know him, and open sea for fifteen years and seal- have been losses through the normally were. There is always

certain amount of outstanding indescribable joy came to meet who have seen both men performing on land for Eve yours, is shown compradore ?

The Chirman: Bome indebted freights; they

The Chairman: Mr. Goldring, present 500 sbares? run: between

Mr Goldring:-I have 500 in the ring, indicates very strong in the "North American Review, the Turks, weeping showering Bowers before the ly that he is accomplished in the Mr. George Archibald Clark says: non perhaps, but no material 875,000 and 890,000. There was you are taking us back to ancient

The Chairman::— Well, art. There is always a great Pelagic sealing proved destruc amount.

not any abnormal amount out history. We have gone over it shares in my own name.

two or three years ago. There is troops.

charm about a surprise packet, tive to the beid. It respected Mr Goldring: Have these standing. and when one mes from the neither sex nor condition of the always been made, good?

Mr Seth: In the accounts for nothing new; nothing changed must have a poll if you demand

it. I ask you to appoint tellers. clouds and upeets the culovlations animals. As a result of the death The Chairman No, I don't 1911, there is $11,000, and from the previous year.

Mr. J. A. Young and Mr. P. Mr. Goldring: The same as of the party babird the supposed of the mothers the dependent think so; some may have been. 840,000 outstanding, that makes cert.inly, there is no gauging the young starved to death on the Mr GoldringWels any steps 861,000. I suppose the outstand last year as regards the China W. Goldring were appointed tell- and Manila Steamship Company? ere, and after the poll was taken extent of the excitement as the rookeries. In the fall of 1896 taken to get some seaprity from ing is mentioned there? rounds roll by. Olley will have to 18,000 fur-seal pups died of him?

pointed tallers, having soratinised. The Chitmat: Herbadsecurity may be very different to another.baing no other questions, I bogthe poll, reporti

The Chairman: Well, one year. The Chrman: Yes. There the Chairman said: The p more cautiously, if he is going starvation on the rookeries of St. to win, as the man who attempts Paul and St. George Islands. The in the early days-twenty years The earnings of steamers might be to propose the resolution as read

Against M...........5,265, liberties with the catlike sapper, result is the depleted condition in ago-but I do not think he has very much less than subsequently, to you.

Mr Craddock:--I beg to second Mr. Beth-It clearly points

I therefore declare the resolu is going to be second of two run which we find the herd to-day. bad any since that.

Mr Goldringthink that is that thess amounts were outstand that. London, Received July 24. nera, which; without serious cal Our best information places the

The Chairman:-Proposed by tion carried. This represents the In the House of Commons, culation, means that he will be number of animals in the herd at all I have to anky Oh, there is ing from 1911 to the present day, myself and seconded by Mt Grad number of shares. A large

from one other" question: . Are there brosuss if you'bave not got more

therefore, would late in the evening a man in the last Stoker Perkins who claims the time we took it over public gallery Arad a toy pistol to be the x-Featherweight Rusia in 1867 at between two sny number of hares standing in than $79,000 outstanding on 31st dock; all in favour please signify majority,

tolution. I therefore, deolars it No damage was done, and the champion of the Eastern Counties and three millions. It numbers his name or in the name of his December, 1911, I do not see how by holding up their hands, For, be in favone of carrying the re-

Against. Carried. you can have it nową

'carried. That is all the business, day of England, in billed to meet to-day about 215,000.”

buildings.

Turks Welcomed.

women

COMMONS INCIDENT.

TOY PISTOL FIRED.

Man was removed.

Conservation of Fur Seals.

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