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TELEGRAMS,

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--Copyright, 1913.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1913.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS,

MEETS A TRAGIC DEATH.

BAIKAN AFFAINS,

PEACE CONCLUDED.

'A GIGANTIC SMASH.

THE PARIS SENSATION, SIR EDWARD CARSON.

HIS TOUR CONCLUDED.

COLONEL (ODY.

Router's

(Sesvios to the "Telegraph."]

Router's

[Service to the "Telegraph."

London. Recived Aug. 7. A telegram from BukliareAl says that parce has been en cluded."

London. Received Aug. 8.)" Colonel Cody, the famous avia- tor, while flying with a parenger near Aldershot, fall a distance of 800 feet and both were killed. The general opinion expressed Colonel S. F. Cody, who was in the papers is that the ince is

Reater's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London. Received Aug. 7. Mf. Diperduesin, whose arrast bas created a sensation in Paris,

was a silk factor besides an

reroplane constructor. His liabil

51 ye rs of age. was an American only preparatory to another ities are estimated at £1,500,000, by birth, but became a naturalised struggle. This, and the Turkish | mostly in connection with the British Bubj ot

He firit me occupation of adrianople, leaves silk business. It is alleged that int prominence with his man- the Eastern question more theray he obtained advances from the lifting kits, and was for some than ever. time engaged in airship and

It is expted that the protocol

flying-machine work for the Bri-will be signed to-day (Thursday).

The New Frontier. Reuter's correspondent

at

Comptoir Industriel at Colonial by means of forged invoices. I is described in Paris as the most "Rigantio smash 'since the 'All siro

Humbert,

tish Army at Aldershot. Since tben be had both designed and driven biplanes. He had the Bücbaront wires that the Contier, distinction of construc'ing the fires the demarcation of which has Elgian, Egan life sea chemist's M. Duperdue:io, who was a practical flyinginebine in Bit n agred, starts at a pat or assis sut. He is the owner of tain and was the first man to fly the old frontier west of the three cbatranx and threo aere in Britain. He was a compotit Stroma river, and follows is dromes, is a Chevalier of the for the Daily Mail" £10,000 watershed to the west of the town Legan of Honour, and was most prize for the ci cuit of Britain of Strumpitz, thene from some years ago, but did not win ruma valley to Belashitza Prominent in social and financial

life. it. In 1909 he made a world's mountain, then raight to Mesis cross-country flat. and wou river, leaving the town of Strum-It is stated that the Aero Club the Royal Aero Club's coial nila, Pit Logos and Xanthi tus embarrasse regarding the brevet and silver medal. He was Bulgaria. also awarded in August last year two first prizes ($4,000 and $1,000) in the War Of Aero-and their only hope is that Europe plans Competition, and the Aero will revise the treaty. Oup and gold medal..

Details of the Accident.

Lator, Colonel Cody is widely mourn ed, as he was a great popular

favourite. The jassenger accom panying him was Mr W.-B. Evans of the Figytian Civil Service. Ther were in a buge

Bulgaria Depressed, The Bulgariaus are depressed,

It transpires that M. M jareson privately notified the Bulgarians on Tuesday that if they refused to accept the modified frontier the Roumanians would occupy Sofia on Saturday.

The Final Agreement.

London. Received Aug. 8. Prolonged negotiations yester

new waterplane and had b; to day preceded the arriving at a

Colonel Sely, Minister of War, has telegrapher t Mrs Cody expressing hia condolences, deploring the loss of the her husband's valuable serviços toi aeronautica and expressing his admiration at his mechnical genius and courageous I reaver

BUSINESS IN SILVER;

QUIET IN LONDON.

Gordon-Bennett Flying Com- petitions, whose organisation was wholly in M. Dugerdussin'e

hands.

BOXING:

Preparations for the Coming Tournament.

Was

[Service to the Telegraph.""]

London. Rersived Aug, 7. Sir Edward Carson concluded addressing a demonstration and albres weeks' tur in Ulater by reviewing 3,000-drilled" " Voluti=" teses" at Omaght.

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VIVISECTION,

MEDICAL CONGRESS

APPROVES.

London. Received Aug. 7. The Physiological coolion of the Medical Congress has un animously pasted a resolution that experiments da living animals are indis 30eable Is the progress of medicine. The relation will be submitted to every esotion of the Congress.

THE GREAT TENNIS MATCH:

Why McLoughlin Lost.

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WEATHER FORECAST

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Barometer 29.58.

August 7, 1912, Temperature a.m. 79, p.m. 87; Humidity... 92, 67.

BABAXT

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王拜後

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naval aircraft.

MORE MONEY FOR BRITAIN.

Reuter's

[Service to the Telegraph."]

London: Received Avg, 8. Mr. Churchill bas scourt 1 an sterling for naval aircraft. additional quarter of a million

PARLIAMENT,

THE PROROGATION.“

London. Received Aug. 8. Mr. Asquith has announced that the prorogation of Parlia ment will take place on the 15th

MAWSON EXPEDITION.

ALL WELL."

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

London, Received August 8 Reuter's correspondent at Syd-

$36 PER ANNUM SINGLE COPY 10 DENTE,

NEWS FOR BUST MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

"THE NEWS CONDENSED

The new Tutuh of Cantoni reported to be tired of holding the position.

The Canton authorit e paraiss ney states that the explorar, De that General Lang will-arriva Mawson, after a month of silonce there to-day."/25 in the Autarotic, has uant a wire-

less message elating that they! Prolongad negotiations preced have just repaired the wirelessed the final agreement for peace meat which was damaged in a in the Balkans. hurricane, and reporting weli."

'ADE

or 16th inst." Heesid thatoning 11,892,000 Haikwan tools. That

TRADE WITH CHIŇA.

The Primo Minister bas an noncoed that Parliament will bề prorogued on August 15 or 16.

A state of mutiny revails at

to opposition it would be impoof Great Britain reached a value the yamen in Canton, and officers sible to proceed with the Sir of 77,070,000, approaching seven as being shot by their own men. Stuart Samuel Indemnity Bill times as much, Orly 1,158,000 this session.

taels' worth of the same articles The general opinion of the came from Germany. The papera is that peace in the Bal excess ratio, therefore, was more kans is only preparatory to than 41 to 1. If, then, in these another stroggle,.~- two lists of commodities we deem competition as botwoon Ger

#Business in silver has been many and this country to be extremely limited during th prastically non-existent, the field week. Only small order. W of enterprise in which commercial executed for China and Inde atresa is esrnost and strenuous would appear to be narrowed down

Anglo-German Competition

Analysed.

Part 1,

Colonel Cody, the famous avia

LOCAL

A report of yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council appears to-day.

Boxing notes and a report of a water polo match are given in this issue.

Our Canton correspondent states that all ia quiet and peace. Table in the City.

A correspondent, in the coarce of a letter to the "Manchester Quardian"

The First Lord of the Ad- on, "Anglo-German to some 12,096,000 taels' worth of miralty, Mr. Winston Charouill, rivalry in China, writes: British gooda competing with has secured an additional quarter In the year 1911 Chinese - 8,707,00 tals worth of similar of a million for naval aircraft. ports direct from Great Britain articles, or, say, £1,625,000 worth were valued at £12,093,353, from of British to £1,170,000 worth Writing in the Pll fall Germany at £3,017,615 ratio of German products. In other powers have called on the Grand The representatives of tlie six Gazetle

on the all England of almost exactly four to one words, somewhat more than one Vizier and demanded that Tar- Championship lawn leanie fina! Considering Great Britain's in-third of Germany's business com- key shall evacuate Adrianople. between à 1. Wilding and M.dustrial history and that of potss seriously with between one MoLoughlin, Mr. A. E. Crawley Germany, one might expect to seventh and one-eighth of our

find between them atrenuous own.

The liabilities of M. Deperdua- The defeat of the American rivalry in widespread operation. The list of articles in which estimated at £1,500,000, and are sin, the aeroplane constructor, are lawn tennis champion was a sur- When, however, we carefully Great Britain's interest is pre-mostly in connection, with "We are informed that the con-prise to most people. After beat examine the exhaustive details dominant represents 881 per cent. bominess. a great height when they descend- Gnal agreement. Bulgaria ultimastante for Mr. Hall's boxing ing in brilliant bion "Roper given, it is discovered that 77 of the entire value imported from busi ed to a lower level. They were atsly soured Strumbitzi bat is tournament to he held at the City Burrett, Mavrogordoto, Jagram, per cent of the aggregate British Great Britain, or, pay, 184. 8 in thra again arcending when the toforfeit Kochaan and Rades ishte Hall on the 16th., are making all and Parke, and especially after sales (£9,371,353 out of £11,933 every £1. In those articles the a three weeks tour in hand Sir Edward Carson concluded machine appeared to wobble end to the Earviane and Kavalla to the preparations they can (as though Parke was the poten articles each of which was suppli- by 414 times as much as Germany, reviewing three thousand drilled the decisive conquest of Parke 351 worth imported) consisted of United Kingdom fuiaisbed near aldressing à demonstration and then collapsed. 8 me eye the Greeks. ů

able them to put ap good fight til superior of Wilding), alced by us to a higher value than Clearly there was nothing, so far mon at Omagh. witnie es of the accident thougla Turkey and Adrianople, that evening. Corporal Scott is they heard an explosion.

Reuter's correspondent at Con-billed to meet Grant, the man Loughlin was expected to beat that sent by all other countries The accident was witneed stantinople etites that the era who fought Cordell, and the Wilding, the champion, perhaps combined. Germany's share was which a fair-minded person would as those goods were concerned, by a number of men of the Flying bassadors met yesterday. The soldier is exp seted to beat the with the lose of ·ទ set. £261,754, Japan managed £283, call competition by Germany. In Corps and twa of Colonel Cody's result of the meeting was that hefty caman if he only plays the When be was 2-0 in the 320 worth of the same articles, upwerde of five-sixths of our tor, has been killed while flying BOZB Deatli was instantaneus. the representatives of the Six proper game. Esott learned first set, and then 4-2 and and the United States came in Chinese business, then we did with a passenger at Aldershot,

An expert expresses the opinion Powers separately visited the good lessons from Seaman Si3-6-3, the general opinion seamed with £141,169. Of goods, therefore

The machine fell 800 feet, and that the engine was too heavy Grand Vizier and demanded that vens when he was here, and justified. But Wilding was hold which represented in value 158. ure than 11 times as much as the passenger was also killed. for the wings of the machine.

our nearest European rival. Turkey should respect the Treaty it cannot be gainsaid by saying his own, and evidently getting 6d. out of every pound's worth At the time of the accident of London and evacuate Adrian enthusiast in the Colony that on speaking terms with the sent by as to Chias, we sold more Colonel Cody was giving a series ople.

A

Stevens

capable and American's terrific service. This, than 35 times as much as Ger- TO-MORROW'S CONCERT. of five-guines flights, and a friend

worthy kaight of the ring. No, by the way, was not at its beet many did, and nearly 14 times of Mr Evans' was a previous

one knows what style of fighting throughout the match, not nearly as much as Gararsay, Japan, and

The following is the program- passanger.

will be adopted and we must wait so good as against Parke

the United States did among me for the concert to-morrow and see. Kerrison and Miles are Wilding won the third service them. Can it be said with truth evening on the Hongkong Cricket to have a set-to, but it is difficult game, and reached by fulness that competition in these Club ground to associate the style of one man's winning another. Ja all his ranges of articles, either by Ger- boxing with the other. If Kermatches the American has made many or by other nations, was Solection from The Sunshine rizon slopes as he did with Bure-a number of unnecesesty missevere or damaging ? But, it may Girl" Rabane, The Band of The London. Received Aug. 8 don, thru Miles will have a rough takes, drives on both hand tsing be asked, Is it not growing 2nd Batt, D.O.LI. By kind per P. Fuley Alll's circular saya time. Kid Marriott will again be over-forced, and low volleye rapidly? Contrariwise, the value mission of Major Dickinson and that business in silver has one on in the ring when he dons the chopped into the net. These of these imports from all countries Officers. very limited this week; only small glove with Young Jackson and errore increased in the second set, rozs between 1908 and 1911 by Tenor Solo. "Sweet laland off orders were executed for Iadio Humphreys will meet Richards. in which the games went almost £2,478,000. From Great Britain Ulva," Gordon Temple. Mr. W.

More will be said anon of the alternately. In the third he started alone it grew by £2,434,00), B. Cawsey. prospects:

well; then Wilding had a se- Clearly then, we not only at ured Baritone Solo." A song of quence of four; three went to Me all the increased business, but Surrey" Lohr, Mr. C. P. Hay Loughlin Wilding finished with some formerly done by other

Contralto Solo (a) Slave Business in Chinese ciroles in three. MoLoughlin's pull-up nations as well.

song," Tereen del Riego, (b) the Colony is at'll dull in view of made him 5-4 in the third set; If we first consider instances in Whois the Abana flow, Amy the conditions in Canton. ****** his service made him 6-5, and which Germany possessed a great Woodford-Finden, Mrs. co. again 8-7. In this set you saw predominance, and take for our Hogg.

Mra Frances Hewitt Mott gave Wilding's quickly dropping qualifying standard a ratio of Song. The lost Dog" E. As unique-entertainment at the stroke shortened, cleverly, when four or more to one, we find that Searzon, Mr. S. L. Wabbor, D.O.LI Peak Hotel last night, which w McLoughlin was at the net imports from the United King- Two Dances. (a) "In the much appreciated. McLoughlin chopped numbers dom emount to 841,000 Haik shadows" (b) Mystic Beauty" into the net. In the exchanges wan taele while those from Fincke, The Band of the 2nd there was little to chooss, but Clermany totalled 11,892,000 a Batt D.OLI. from which he retired in 1907. said there was a Socialist slump the auspices of the Hongkong Wilding's volleying was less fre Garman preponderance of more He took a great interest in educa-| at present în organization, League in a water polo match. queat and more on certainties. than 14 to 1. Were we to. tional and philanthropic work, moral, and ideas. Socialists never From the commencement the McLoughlin often made a short eliminato aniline dyes, woollen Selection from "The Chocolate was a member of the Siste John- thought of what they would do if B.O. C. got busy, the D. C.L. I. volley to the middle, leaving and worsted yarns, and manu: Soldier." Strauss, The Band of stown Flood Relief Commission, they bad responsibility, but did custodian being put to the test Wilding a certain pass. His lob factures of iron and steel the 2nd Batt D.C.L.I. 1880; President of the board of everything upon the assumption in the first fifteen seconds. The bing was short Wilding's was unenumerated, the ratio would trustees of the Hampton Institute; that they were always going bea soldiers however soon showed good. It was fine to see the become 35.1-2 to 1. It is Baritone and Tenor Dust, director of the Union Theological criticising opposition.

that they were determined not to American, when Wilding only clear, therefore, that German pre" Flow gently Dava," Parry. Seminary,, Now York; President Socialism and not anarchism allow their opponents rates of neeled one point for the match, dominance over Great Britain in Meera RE. White and W. B of the Southern Education Board; was the power of the future, but progress to continue, and they driving with his fall strength; these articles was not seriously Cawsey. and was appointed a member of unless Socialists were prepared to peatered the goal-keeper with instead of playing for safety. challenged. They may therefore Baritone Solo, "The Sergeant Mr Taft's Commission to Liberia grapple with anaroby which was, many trying shots. Their Wilding won 152 strokes to be justly deemed non-competitive of the Line," W. H. Squire, Mr. in 1900, but declined, He was under the name of Socialism, at efforts were without success. 130-twenty-four games to so far as Germany and the United H. I. Jones, the author of a number of book-tacking them, they would see a A little later the soldiers got the seventeen. But a very large Kingdom are concerned. Soprano Bolo, "I hear you lete on religious and educational great deal of their position taken ball through, but the point was porcentage of his win's were But let us turn to another calling me," Charles Marshall, matters.]

away from them.

not allowed through an infringe errors by McLoughlin that picture not less interesting. Mrs. Frank Maitland, The Labour movement in Lonment. When the whistle blow for few other players would have Adopting the same qualifying Song"I wish I had some one don during the twelve months had half time, neither team had scored made. But they would not standard (4 or more to 1 we to love me," Lauder, Mr. Frank loat more than in the last four or In the second half Braga open have made him winner. Wilding shall find a much longer and far Souter, five years. The present abantio ed the coring for the B. O. O played far better thau he has ever more valuable list in which Bri- Selection from "The Girl in rondition of Socialism was due to Later, Withors scored for the done; he is a different man, for he tish predominance over Germany the Taxi," Gilbert, The Band League Tennis the many opinions in the ranks, soldiers, then Walls scored for the now has dash and brilliance Yot The whole of the morning was D. C. L. I adding another just it was his fios return of the for devoted to the consideration of before the conclusion. Scores:rible service that mostly won him organization.

D.O.L.IS goals BO O. 1 goal. the match,

aoce.

OBITUARY.

„MR ROBERT C. OGDEN.

London Received Aug. 8 The death is announced of Mr Robert C. Ogden; the American philanthropist.

and Chion,

SLUMP IN S ̃CIALISM.

Frank Confession by a Fabian.

Mr. R. O. K. Ensor, who pre- sided at the annual Tabian Con- ference held in Olifford's Inc Hall, last month, took a gloomy view of the situation.

The deceased, who was born in 1830, was formerly a member of the firm of John Wanamsker, In welcoming the delegates, 1

A BREWER'S ESTATE.

London, Received Aug.

7.

The Edinburgh brewer, Mr. MoEwan, left estate of the value of $1,500,000,-

LOCAL SPORT

WATER POLO.

At the V.R.O. last evening the

B. O, C. and D.O. L. I met under

atanmed even grex or proportions than that of Germany in the case mentioned. The German prepon derange related to articles worth

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INTERVAL

.. Part 2.!

the, 2nd Batt B.O.L.I.

of

Accompaniste. Miss Dorothy Gordon, Miss Orr, Mr. L. Sander cook, and Mr. George Grimble

Two hundred more. Indian troops were sent to Canton-from- Hongkong last night.

A houseboy is alleged to bave assaulted his mistress, who resides in Wood Road, Ha appeared at the Police Court this morning and was remanded."

SSH

DON'T FORGET.

TODAY. Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Sconto Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Concert at Peak Hotel, 9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW. Victoris Theatre 9.15.p.m Bijou Soenio Theatre, 9.15pm. H.K.0.0. Promenade Concert, H.K.0.0-Ground 9.15 p.m.

mile Swimming Championship, Civil Service Club v. Bost of V.R.0.5 p.m.

Saturday, August 16 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, half yearly meeting. City Hall

NOON.