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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

August 18, 1913, Temperature aim. 80, p.in. 82, flumidity...85, 84.

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TROUBLE IN CROTIA.

COMMISSIONER SHOT.

BALKAN AFFAIRS.

SERIOUS SITUATION.

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London. Received Aug. 19, Reuter's correspon·lent *at Agram (capital of Crotia), states

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AUGUST 19, 1913.

TELEGRAMS.

TROUBLE IN INDIA.

HARRY THAW'S ESCAPE.

SCENES IN 'DERRY.

SERIOUS DACOITY.

HOW HE GOT AWAY.

Renter's

WATERPLANE RACE.

A COMPETITOR ILL.

Renter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London. Fasived Aug. 18. Mr. Sydney Pickles is continu-

Attempt Falls. London. Received Aug. 19. The first water plane attempt has teen abandoned. Mr. Pickles restarted at Yarmouth in a rough sea, but his machine was soon waterlogged and had to be beached.

IRISH UNREST.

Renter's

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London, Received Aug. 18, Inte on Saturday night

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The troops were still on duty, at midnight on Sunday, but apparently nothing rious ie happening.

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THE NEWS CONDENSED,

The situation in Ezechuan Province is reported to be critical,

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Mr. Lloyd George is to opon bie

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London. Received Ang. 12. Reuter's correspondent at Sofia statos that the situation ing Mr. Hawker's flight in the Nationalist and aist crowds says that serious decuity has Hatsy Thaw from Matteawan land oamy siga at Edford on that Baron Skerlecz, the new in Bulgaria is becoming ex- Daily Mail" naterplane race collided at Londonderry. There occurred in the Mymen Singh Criminal Asylum show that it Octol ar II. Royal Commissioner to Crotia, tremely difficult. While deme with 30 some machine, Mr. was much fighting, stonetbrow district, in which several thous appears that Thaw bolted out while leaving the Cathedral on bilising as rapidly as possible in Hawker being ill from the com-ing and revolver fiting The ends of rupees in money, and while su attendant was orsuing the occasion of the Emperor's accordance with the Treaty, the bined effects of the fumes from price were hard pressed and ornaments, were looted, and one the gate to admit a milk non. He Emusn to the Fast and Asia is to The H.A.L. selfies from birthday, was shot in the arm by movements of the disbanding the exhaust pipe, the glare of the some were besieged in a house villager killed and two wounded. jumped upon a motor ear the be inaugrted on October 4. a student. The latter has been soldiers is being greatly bampered sur and the noise of the engine. till the military came up. The The crime is believed to be a engine of which was running. urrested and he is stated to have by the Roumanians, who still bold

Unionists resived the soldiers political one. come from America purposely to numerous railways and telegraph

with cheers and sang the National

Evelyn Thaw, his wife, fears Anthem.

The first attempt in the makotbeattempt. Baron Skerirez stations and are practically living

that he may murder her. She "Daily Mail waterplane race was recently appointed to "cy on the country purchasing sup

says she is informed that he round Great Britain has had to on the provisional regime arising plies at prices which have b:an

boarded a yacht on the coast of be abandoned. from the refusal of the Crotian fixed at a ridiculous figure.

Connecticut, Diet to vote supplies,

At the same time the Turka are [Cratia and Slavonin, forca au advancing in all directions, 'annexe of the Crown of Hungary, occupying places far beyond even with autonomy in home affairs, the River Maritza; and there are justice and public instruction. | grave risks every day of collisions At the head of the Crotian Fatween the Turks and the Government is the Banus (Lord Bulgarians. It is a notoworthy Lieutenant), Edward Cuvaj, who fact that the Macedonian and responsible to both the Diet of Thracian Volunteer Corps, some Orotia and to the Hungarian |20,000 strong, who are unable to Prime Minister. The Crotian Diot return, to their longer, are dis- sends 43 memure to the Hun-banding in Bulgaria, and they garian Parliament, and the Hun-are not likely to be pacific factors. garian Ministry contains a Crotian memtar.]

LATE HERR BEBEL.

ADDRESSES AT THE FUNERAL

CHINESE FOREIGNTM

AFFAIRS.

AN INFORMAL CONFERENCE.

NEXT OLYMPIC..

APPEAL FOR FUNDS.

THE SOTTO CASE.

The Protestants have bezn complaining of the attitude of the imported police, who ara mostly Catholics.

THE LIBERAL CAMPAION.

London Received Aug, 16. Mr. Lloyd George opens his The Mayor of Londonderry now long-promised Land Campaign openly gave that a party of the fat Bedford on Octolar 10.. imported police smashed windows with rifles and batons on Thora- day.

The Asylam authorities are of opinica that he will try to reach Europ.

A telegram gives details of the escape of Harry Thaw, whom the asylum authorities believe will try to re io Europe. "

An api al has been issued for positive that it was batween 10 £100,000 to secure adequate and 11 o'olook. The priest was British, representation at the utterly unable to fix the time and Olympic Games in 1918. begged the court not to allow

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the proseguting attorney to ask Severe fighting is reported. her house and go with bin. This bim any more questions in regard between the Nanking rebels and letter was sent by a messenger and to that point. One of the alleg- the Northern troops; the latter received by Aquilins either on teed witnesses, Juan Villagonzalo, appear to have the advantage, 30th or 31st day of July. With testified that he was accustomed

السمحة

London, Received Aug. 18. The papers publish an appeal. Some of the foots. in the cars from Lords Grey, Harris, Roberts, are admitted by the defendants. out considering the testimony of to leave his house before 8 o'clock The remains of Herr Bebel Rothschild, Stratboons and the Among these are the following: Enero Osaba, that of Juan Ab- and that by hurting he could have been oremated, and the Duke of Westminister for £100, Vicente Sotto and Aquilina lana establishes the fact that Sotto, get to the offics of "Ang Suga" funeral was attended by Scoialist 000 sterling to coure adequate Vasquez, prior to the 1st of instead of meeting Aquilina Vae-in twelve minutes, but if he deputations from many countries. representation at the Olympic August, were friends. Cotto said queż where he gaya he did on the walked slowly it would take about games of 1910.

that he was accustomed to meet night in question, waited for her half au bour; that he thought There have been further riotous her occasionally in the clubs. in a carriage in front of her house. that morning it took him aboot scenes at Londonderry, where and, moreover, was a friend of He told Orisologo when he sr. fifteen minutes and that he was some of the police were beseiged the family. Pio Daten was ranged for the use of his house there when the priest arrived: in a bonte till the military Botto's washerman. Sotto, on that he wished it for a forestry All of the witnesses for the defen-arrived. the afternoon of the 1st of August, ranger who was just arriving from dants agres that when the priest, made an Chinese Ministers to Text of Appeal Court's Judgment Crisologo for the renting of his us that instead of leaving Crise- Roble and Juan Villagonzalo, invite the Navies of the World to arrangement with Bohol. The evidence also satisfies with the two witnesses, Filameno President Wilson intends to bonse, the occupation to com- logo's house at once on the night went to the house the first time join the American Fiest in pare mence that night. On the night of the 1st of Augast, as he and his they could not enter; that. Boblo ing through the Panama Canal delivered on November 20, 1907, Vasquez and Pio Datan after they there for

Following ie the Judgment in question atto met Aquilina witnesses say he did, he remained thereupon took the party to an- in 1915. by the Final Court of appeal in bad left her mother's house at a able

some consider other house, left them there, and Manila, on the appsal made by placy previously agreed upon leave until the middle of the ceman; that he found a policeman commends the organisation of s time and did not himself wont in search of a poli- Geneal Sir Ian Hamilton re- Vicente Sotto et al, against a con- between them, took the two to night. All of the witnesses agree and brought him to the houss, and Canadian Militia Reserve, by viction by the Court of First house of Crisologa, entered the that on that night Pio Datah that he then went for his com- which tuy waising will be

hodca, and with Aquilins Vee- alept in the sala and Aquilina panions and brought them there. nec sany. (No. 3774. November 20, 1907). quez went into the room, where Vasquez in another room. After The witnesses for the Govern The United States, plaintiff she paared the night. The two Aquilina Vasquez, and appelles, vs. Vicente Sotto Et. persons who claimed to have Datan, bad left the house of Ori-s pitest, Roble, and another per- Royal Commissioner to Cratis, with Pio ment testified that the policeman, While Beron Skerleoz, the new Al, defendants and appellants.

b. in witness to the mariage sologo and gone to the house in son were at the bones between 11 was returning from the Cathedral alleged to have taken place on Sambag, Satto brought there and 12. Whether or not the priest at Agram, he was shot in the arm the 4th both worked for Sotto in various housekeeping effects. actually went into the hout, as by a student.

**London. Received Aug. 19. London. Bectived Aug. 19. Reuter's correspondent at Tho Zurich states that the remains of various European capitale. the late Herr Betal, the German excepting the Minister to London Socialist leader, were cremated. who is prevented from attending The funeral was attended by by pressure of business, are Socialist deputations from various holding on informal conference European countries. No fewer at Geneva with a view to discuss than 230 banners were displayed ing foreign topics affecting Chinn, dad. ten thousand

persons and enabling the Ministers to attended..

work more in unison in the

Add:osses were delivered, in- future. cluding a speech by Mr Keir Hurdie.

PANAMA CANAL.

PROPOSED NAVAL PRO-

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London. Received Aug. 19. Router's correspondent Washington states that President Wilson intends inviting the Navies of the world to join the American Fleet at Hampion Roads in 1915 and to procrad together from San Francisco through the Panama Canal..

ternational demonstration.

H: A. LINE.

NEW STEAMSHIP SERVICP.

The recognition of the Republic and the Loan question no being discussed, but it is emphasised that the meeting is quite spont aneous and is in no way due to instructions from Peking:

THE TYPHOON.

REUTER'S ACCOUNT,

London. Received Aug. 1. A message received from Rau

wrcked.

CANADIAN MILITIA.

Instance :-

In 1907.

Abduction; Principal Accomplies.When a ser vant, at the instigation of his the office of his newspaper "Ang While she was in this house testified to by the defendants' master, assists in inducing a Suga." Without any previous Sotto visited her day and night, witnesses is, in our opinion, The Hataobi Mara has arrived girl to leave her home for

with them, the On the 5th he told the mother of entirely immaterial, for, if he did at Singaz ore with the officers and arrangement immoral purposes, the mag priest who is said to have per- Aquilina that now that the honour enter, he did not find Pic Datan orew of the Mataura Maru, from ter is the principal and the formed the ceremony went to the of ber daughter bad leen lost, she, there, and any ceremony of mar- Hongkong, which was stranded fervant bis accomplice.

office of the newspaper for them on the mother, should overlook it and linge that was performed then was on the Paracels in the tyght 30. the morning of the 4th of August. not oreate a public scandal, and performed without the presence Sotto was in the hopes of Aqui- he advised her to withdraw the of this defendant. lins Vasquez on the 5th day of August.

Williard, J.-At half-past-ten on the night of August 1st, 1906, Aquilius Vasquez, & girl less than 18 years of age, left the house of her mother in Cebu without the latter's knowledge or consent and went to the bouea of Luis Oriso-

LOCAL.

prosecution which she had com- It appears from the evidence

Fürther details of the damage menced. He made the same that the priest in question Among the facts alleged by the statement at the same time and was at the time 23 years of age done by the typhoon are given Govetament and not denied by place to Miguel Abella. Sotto and that he was the acting priest in th's issue. the defendants are the following: went to the office of the prosecut of the Independent Filipino 1 atata that a typhoon was ex Pio Dain. Citologo compelled and employed by Sotto in his o'clock.

's correspondent at Hongkong She took with ber the defendant witnesses to the alleged marriage, Pio Datan therefrom at about 11 appointed to the office on the let for dicorderly, bebaviour and an loge, where she passed the night. Joan Villagonzalo, one of the ing attorney on the 4th and trok Church in Ceba; that he was A Swede was fired this morring

day of Augast of that year, and assault on a police constable. It is understood that both the wind being 105 miles anthem to leave the hours on the newspaper office, on the 6th day

perienced there, the velocity of

The defendants claim that a that his appointment was made: Britain and Germany, while hour. Some lighters and junke next day and they went to a of August brought to the office of legal marriage was celebrated by the then priest and secly, deslining to participate in the for dered, but the greatest des house in Sembag in the esme city. the provincial fscal the card of on the 4th of August between

On the 5th day of August ender had on exciting sime at A pacy of Y.M.C.A week- Fxhibition, will in any such intrusion was at Macao, where 150 The mother, serrcbing for her Vicente Sotto, on which the latter Aquilina Vasquez and Pio Datan Aquilina Vasquez told

her Cheung Chan daring the weak- people were killed and drowned. daughter, did not discover her asked if the fiscal had not yet and that the effect of this was to mother in the house in Sambag. end. Tie now cзa wall near Barra whereabouts until the 3rd of finished with this matter. The pardon both Sotto and Pio Datan, in the presence of Sotto, that she Fort, as well as several houses, August. She then made a com-assistant fecal then told Juan Weare satisfied from the evidence had not been married and that collapsed, while a number of plaint to the provincial fiscal, Villagonzalo that it had not been in this case that no such marriage the whole thing was a farce. risle mera held at the V.R.C. Inst The fins in port swimming jvoks and fahing boats were who commenced an investige finished and, that he was al out to ever took place. Pio Datan was Sotto, himself, at the same day evening. 31 m to iepresent

tion. Од the 4th of sak the judge of the Court of First taken from the house in Sambag told Miguel Abella that Pio Hongkong ho chceen. August, Pio Dalan was taken Instance for an order compelling on the morning of the 4th by a Datan and Aquilina Vasquez from the house in Sambag by Aquilina Vasquez and Pio Datan messager from the prosecuting were not married and that the messenger of the fiscal and carried to appear in answer to the citation attorney's office. One of the wit-whole thing was a cover." to the latter's office. It is claim-tberotafore issued for them. Villa-nesses who accompanied this Besiewing all the evidence in ed by the defendants that on that gonzalo then said that there was messenger teatified that after the cats, we find that a day or some day Aquilina Vasquez and no necessity for that, and after a leaving the house with Pio Datan two tafore the lat day of August, Pic Datan were married in the short time he returned, bringing they passed the Cathedral and 1906, the defendant Sett urged bouse. Saob proceedings were with him Fio Datan and Aquilins the clerk there indicated that it Aquilina Vazquez to leave her bed by the fisc I that on the 10th Vasquez. When the messenger was 25 minutes past 8. The as- mother's hours and go with him day of August, 1908, the osm of the fiscal went to bring Pio sistant prose suting attorney tee for an immoral purpose; that she plaint in this case was filed in the Datan on the 4th of August, the tified that they arrived at his did leave her house at that time Court of First Inst: pce of the latter said to him that he could office before 9 o'clock. The wit with him, went to the house of London, Received Aug. 18. Province of Cebu against Vicente not go because he was waiting for nesses. Clemencis, Genoveva, Crisologo, where they passed a Reuter's Ottawa correspondent, Sotto and Pio Datan, charging Vicente Soto,

Deogracias, and Teofiatal testifed portion of the night in the same says General Tan Hamilton, who them with the crime of rapto.

The foregoing are facts either that they were at the house in room, and that he visited ber bas just travelled 14,000 miles Judgment was entered in the admitted by the defendants or not Sambag from about 8 in the often during the following days inspecting Canadian Militia, ro-

Court balow convioting the denied by them, but the are in morning till nearly 12, and nights. No marriage was commends the organisation of a defendants and sentonoing the the case many other questions of Some of the witnemes ever calebrated between Aquilina Reserve Militia under the Militia defendant Sotto to four years and fact about which there was a testified that they saw a priest Vasquez and Pro Datan. It is Act rendering all citizens liable two months of prison correctional. sharp conflict in the evidence. there, but they all testified that very probable that, for the pur-Meeting of Shareholders. 11.80 to serve, which Act is virtually and Pio Datan to four months of After considering each evidence nobody entered the house. The poze of relieving himself from .. uselers owing to lack of organise arresto mayor, and to pay to we think that the following facts witnesses for the defendants, in responsibility for his asta, Eotto London. Received Aug. 19tion. The recommendation, it is Genoveva Daoliron, the mother are established: On the 29th of attempting to fix the hour when attempted to have such a marriage Northacaptonshire best Derby explained, dess not necessarily of Aquiling Vasques, P. 1,000. July Botts wrote a letter to Agni- the alleged marriage was cele celebrated, but his purpose was shire at Northampton by 161 entail anivoresl training in peace, From this judgment the defen lina Vasquez protesting his love brated, varied a great deal in never accomplished.

but boy training is necessary, dants have appealed,

for her and urging her to leave their testimony. Aquilina was (Continued an- Page 51)

London. Received" Aug. 19. The "Times" Berlin cor- spondent states that the Famburg Amerika Linie's service from Emden to the Enst nad Asia will begin on October 4. The first ateamer of the Company asing the now port will sail on the 28th inst. for the Persian Gulf carry- ing material for the Bagdad Railway.

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