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The Hongkong Telegraph.

August 24, 1913, Temperature .a. 81, p. 88; fundity...85, 62.

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TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

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WARNING TO ULster?

BALKAN AFFAIRS.

MILITARY ARRANGEMENTS.

A PREMATURE REPORT.

Router'a

(Service to the "Tolegraph."]

London, Received Aug 23.

Reuter's

"[Service to the “ Telograph.")

London. Received Aug. 23. Nothing is known in Londen The correspondent way that an in- of the Powers a lopting a lofinite fantry brigado is being brought proposal with regard to Adrion-

"Standard's" military

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'WBATHER ·' FORECAST FAIR Barometer 29 79

August 24, 1912, Temperature a.m. 78, p.m. $3. Bumidity...03, 81.

MONDAY, AUGUST

25, 1913.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

HOME CRICKET.

WEEK-END RESULTS.

Reuter'a."

[Servico to the Telegraph."]

London. Received Aug. 24. Surrey drow with Worcester- shine.at Worcestor.

Middlesex beat Warwickshire over from England to participate oplo, and the Vienna report of at Birminghum by an innings in the inter-divisional manoeuvres the imminent presentation of aand 37 runs, in Ireland, and the officers are collective Note to the Porte is considered pro- asking if this is not a warning consequently to Ulster. The Authorities also mature, The Turkish assurances intend to raise a large mounted are regarded as disposing of the police force for duty in moro aoute question as to the Ireland and are inquiring into territory on the right bank of the the riding capabilities of the Maritza. existing military police. strong cavalry force will Grat be sent to Ireland..

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The Adrianople Question. A message from Visina states that, the semi-official organ Sounding the 'People:

"Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung" Announces that the question of The Government intend to Bend uit secret agents to find out the strength of feeling in Adrianople hne lost its internt- tional charsetor and become pure- England Against Home Rule, and those ugants will make specially a Turco-Bulgarian natter. inquiries at the Rifle and Uuionista Clubs.

The Provisional Government,

The Times" states that con- ferences for making final pre- parations for resisting the Irish Parliament and for establishing provisional government in Ulster have been fixed for the 24th to the 30th September.

Significant Signs. London. Recrivod Aug. 25. Several big Ulster firms are enquiring for sites in England in the event of Home Rule being established, thus following the example of Messrs Guinness, who have secured a hundred acres at Salford, and Meaara Jacob, the buscuit-makers, who have obtain- ed premises in Liverpool.

Big Exodus.

this has been one of the biggest emigration years ever known.

Kent boat Hampshire ut Dover by 158 runs.

The match between Lancashire and Essex, played at Manchester, rosulted in a pointless draw.

MEXICAN AFFAIRS.

PRESIDENT'S SECOND

THOUGHTS..

TELEGRAMS.

ARMY MANŒUvres.

CANADIAN VISITORS,·

Reuter's

THE KONGO.

COAL PORTERS STRIKE.

Roater's

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TELEGRAMS.

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OUR AERIAL ARMY,

THE LATEST "ADDITION,

Reuter's

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London. Received Aug, 24. London. Received Aug. 28. London. Received Aug. 24.

Reuter's correspondent at Milan Renter's' correspondeat at Otta- The coal forters who were wa says that Mr. Hughes, Minis engaged to unload lighters for wires that the delegates of the ter. of Defence. and twenty-two the new Japanese oruiser Kongo British Airship Department have Forlanici dirigible for the to attend the autumn army pay. oflicers, have started for England at Plymouth have strack for more arranged for the construction of "It is expected that the Kongo's British Government, as, after manœuvres.

Mr. Iloghes will afterwards crew will do the work themselves, witnessing the trials, they found study the remount problem in and the Japanees Naval Attache that the airship combined the is prepared to ask the Devonport advantages of the rigid and non- naval authorities for any proteo-rigid type. Europe.

tion that may be necessary.

FRENCH MANŒUVRES.

BRITISH VISITORS WELCOMED.

New Torpedoes.

London. Received Aug. 24.

of

rebin Adrianopie-econsider his rejection of the The visitors, were received with Fukuda and Lieutenant Shimei.

sacrifices in deference to Rossin's political views, pro unwilling to do more.

Bulgarians Attack Turks.

ed from the colours,

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Against Incorporation. The Albanian town of Delsino

MEDITERRANEAN FLEET. has organired a committee of

instant...

European Pressure.

It is declared that Europeun

abroad.

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the Austrian manœuvres.

CHINESE FIGURE

SYMBOLISM.**

may be sure to see some of thors

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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Latest cricket results are given to-day.

The United States is inoressing its troups on the Mexican border.

Large numbers of emigrants are leaving. Ulster for Canads...

A Forlanini daigible is to be it in fly for the British Air Department

The obances of Turkey bring allowed to retain Adrianople are growing daily.

The Government forces entered

It is intimated that President

Rear Admiral Count

von

Conferences for resisting the

worthies whose images in Chinese Nanking, but were driven back temples are always placed as if The Kongo takes out forty in attendance upon the images of again by the robals. London. Received Aug. 25. Whitehead torpedoes of a new Buddha. One is an old man

A fire at the Standard Oil and secret desigo. able to gated on a stately chair with a A British Military Mission,

ten thousand to fly-brush in his band, and another Company's depots at Smy.08

destroyed 2,500 casos of oil." headed by Field Marshal Sir travel from London, Received Aug. 24. John French and including Gen-twelve thousand yards at forty finds himself on a rooky lodge on eral Grier:on, visited the camp at eight knots. They were manu- the sen shore holding tablets in one London. Röboivod Ang, 24,

factured under the It is announced from Washing Chalons following combined in-

personal hand and a fly brush in the other. The Crown Prince of Sirvia has made, a, ceremonial entry into The chances. of Turkey being

supervision

Commander One is seen serenely casted on a won that President Huerta will faniry and cavalry manoeuvres.

mst with folded hands and Belgrade at the end of 10,000 allowed to appear to be growing daily

American proposals and strange the utmost cordiality.

another, standing, holds a caroll troops. The prospects of an agreement

while an attendant baside bim bas charge of a gong. Ода, on the financial byesit are not new basis of negotiation. Ta

muning with the dead, and also again, seated on a priestly chat Husits will reconsider his re promising, and French investors that evont, President Wilson will who have to bear the brunt, and probably defer reading the who have already made greatnessage arranged for the 26th AUSTRIAN MANOEUVRES, as the owner of a wonderful boids a rosat, and another is jection of President Wilson's

white mule which carried bim happy sitting upon a rock and Progeals. hundreds of miles, and when not atraking a tiger.

Soveral big Ulster firms are London. Received Aug. 25.

The woman usually depicted Router's correspondent at Vien- required was folded up like a diplomatic pressure bus ben

the event of Home Rule being quietly working to convince states that Admiral Caneva, the collapsible cardboard box and ass beautiful princess attended by enquiring for sites in England in Into Italian Commander in pat away. The fiute player is two girls, one carrying a fan the President Huerta that the policy Tripoli, has arrived at Techl as known as Han Sang-teze, and the other a basket of the lift-giving established. London. Received Aug. 25. of President Wilson is approved the guest of the Emperor to follow last of the group appears in the peach, is Si Wang Mu, known as figure of the lady who carries the Queen of the Genit, whoes Router' correspondient nt

More American Troops.

long-stem lotus flower and is know dwelling was a palace by the Lake Wellenburg, of the Austrian Constantinople states that it ie

London, Received Aug: 25.

aa Ho Seem koo. By refusing of Gems in the West, near which Navy, who was shockingly in- Renter's officially stated that the Bal

correspondent

ordinary food and partaking only growe the lobulous reach tres jured in a gunnery accident gaiians attacked the Turkish Washington states that it ins

of the powder of mother-of-pearl Sometimes this divinity is seen recently, is dead. advanced post at Ortakeny, but bran decided to increase the

she is said to have attained attended by a large number of

The Bulgarians have sitsoked. sharp 11,000 troops. at present on the

immortality.

courtiers, and sometimes she is! were repulsed after

the advanced Torkish outpost, but The Allan liner Scandinavian engagement, in which the Turka Mexican order by 14,000 in

Though most frequently geon in sean on the back of a phonix or a Colonel and 123 order to facilitate the prevention is taking nearly 200 emigrants captured

The Westerner gan never look complete groups on weres, bowls, riding astride a lion. With the were repulsed and had s. Colonel. of contraband and alsɔ of Mexican to-day (Bunday) from the London-soldiers,

upon piece after piece of Chinese plates, and so on, thers figures romantic career of this important and 123 men saptured. derry district to Canada. The Creek Reservists Dismissed..

The Canadian Minister of incursions. In case of persity, pottery or porcelain decorated are sometimes depicted in pairs. lady is linked a part of the ear t Allan Line's local manager says Renter's correspondant

one of Defence and twenty-two officers Athena sintes that seven classy will form a unit of the suc with figures that appear over and Also the eight are not infrequent-liest history of China, and a visit

over again, such as may be seenly seen worshipping the god of paid to Si Wang Mu of Reservists have been dismiss-cessful expeditionary fores.

at Manchester Art Gallery at prolongevity, who may be instantly the greatest of the ancient Em-have startsd for England to fent, without wondering how to recognised by his aged figure, perers bas for centuries ben a attend the autumn manœuvres. account for the man, for instance, smiling face, long bald head, and favourite subject in Chinese art, who is always playing a. flute, or flowing beard. Often be may 3 In a chariot drawn by eight for the man who is never seen seen riding through the air on the horses the Emperor Wang Ma Irish Parliament and establish- without a pair of castanets. One back of a stork or crane, or went all over the land wherever ing an Ulster Provisional Govern- woaders, too, about the fabulous cantering along on the back of a a roadway was found, but, the ment are to be held next month, animals which only appear in the stag, accompanied by a tortoise, journey most richly commemorat world of the Chinese artists. The He nearly always holds in his ed is that which ended in the. There was an outrage at Wesley figures with flate and castanets band the fuit of the undying Fairy Palace of the Queen of the Church, Singapore, on Saturday, are two of the group of eight peach-tree, or raies the coeptre Genii. Even the eight horses of Bibles and hymnbooks being sa ju- the Emperor figure largely in the burned, it is believed by a Chinese legendary beings known as the of longevity, known Eight Immortals, or Pa. Hsien, which is frequently reproduced motif of vase and plate decora-fanatic. helonging to the Taoist fact, in artistic fashion for presentation.

As a simple group

in figure

The coal porters engaged to Each figure carries an emblem, ation to newly wedded couples, and the group begine with Han who value it highly for its decoration there are frequently unload lightera for the nBW Chung-le, who holds in his hand significance. This god, known seen four figures representing the Japanese battleship Kongo, at a fan, which he mess to revive the by the name of Shon Hsing, is four elegant accomplishments, Plymouth, have gone on strike spirits of the dead, he himself be one of a group of the three star music, ohess, writing, and paint for more wages. ing & possessor of the elixir of gods of the Tanist pantheon, the ing, and this is usually a pretty immortality. He is a fat man others being Fu Haing, who is interior scene with the four with a bare paunch. Len Tung sean usually with a child carry representative figures, and & lute, poi, who is next in the group, was ing a lotus bloom upon his arma chess-board, a book, and a formerly a disciple of Han Chung and is known as the god of hay painting distinctly in evidence. settlement has been reached the le in the study of alchemy, and piness, and La Hsing, who is fre Not infrequently the porcelain case of the Nippon." when exposed to. a series of quently deen seated holding & decorators tura their attention to

A firm of ginger dealers were temptations he overcame them all short jewelled ja-i in his left hand, the warriors. Chief among these and was invested with s sword of and known as the god of rank is seen Kuan Yii, the hero of successfully sued for $154.81, in Major and Mrs Hunter returned supernatural power, which sword The two latter are dressed in robes wars of nearly two thousand years the "Summary. Court this mor

richly decorated with dragons and ago and now recognised as the ning it had restored peace and had not from a trip to Manila by the sa. is now his emblem.

The figure representing a poor flower sprays, and are caually official war god. He may be

Some refletions on the fruits of granted an advantage to one side

recognized by his heavy martial or crushed the other. M, Pichon Tenyo Mara..

beggar learning on a staff and given real hair for whiskers. Harbour Collision

Among the Buddhist figures so dress and by his frowning Hongkong's present opium policy eulogized the services of the

The master of a junk has re-carrying a gourd is that of Les- Triple Entente in the work. of

ported to the police that whilst tee-kwa, who was so apt a student frequently seen in the de notion features and dignified mien, appear in a special article in peace.

alongside the ferry at Tsui Po. of Taoist lore that he was fre- of Ubiness porcelaii the figure which which offer contrast to the another part of this issue.

We pro informed that the oil. the steam launch Yew Sing, col- quently sent for to celestial accorded the highest honour is pleasant decorations of plum spheres. Once, having to go that of Kwanyin the Compassion-blossom and pine which orna lided with his boat and damaged here, he disembodied his spirit ate, who listens to the prayers of meat the chair on which he is tank steamer Mares which went it to the extent of $100.

as usual ar d left his body in the the unhappy. Concerning her seated, "Manchester Guardian." ashore at the Celebes, has been Junks Lost. Two more janks are reported care of a friends, but when his origin and history the prettiest Smyrna saya a fire occurred at the witness bar in Manila Court to have been lost during the respirit returned it was only to find stories imaginable are fold, and it the Standard Oil Depots, in promising no solution of the quee-cent typhoon. On one junk there the body gone. Then it was that is thought that this deity was which 2.500 cases of oil were tion of the ownership of a young were twelve men and two girls,Lee Tee-kwa's spirit found refuge formerly a local goddess of merey destroyed and tanks exceeding buffalo, Judge Rard, in the court and all were crowned. Tho ac-in the body of a lame beggar before the advent of Baddhism one thousand tops endangered.

AVIATION DISASTER.

WELCOMED AT ORAN.

defence which is rocolved to resist incorporation in "the State of Albania.

KILLED IN A RACE.

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Home from the War. Reuter'a Belgrade correspond-

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I don. Received Aug. 25. London, Received Aug. 24, ent says the Servian Crown Prince Reitor's Paris correspondent The British Mediterranean made a ceremonious ontry into states that during a hydroplane Flest is now at "Oran (Algeria), the capital at the head of 10,000 race from Paris to Denuville an where an elaborate welcome was troops. The city was decorated aviator named Montalent and extended the visitors. General with flags and trophics, includ-passenger were killed. Dende asked Admiral Mile to:

Turkish and Bulgarian guns.

End of a Crisis. prolong his stay for 48 hours..

Later. Reuter's correspondent at Paris wires that M. Pichon, speaking in the Department of Jara, said overything leads to the baliof that we are reaching the end of

THE 'DERRY INQUEST.

AN OPEN VERDICT.

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London. Received Aug, 23.

At the inquest on the man Armstrong, who was shot whilst looking ont of his window daring

a crisia which has so often caused

THE ST. LEGER.

SHOGUN SCRATCHED.

London. Received Aug, 24. Shogun has been scratched for danger of war 1 tween the Great the St. Leger, which is to be run Powers. Now the need is uni-on September 10, vor ally felt for assured peace. Concerted action by Europe had " ended in an unsatisfactory sort

the recent riots in Londonderry, of settlement but it sufficed since

the jury returned an open ver-

dict.

A BIG BLAZE.

STANDARD OIL CO.'S LOSS,

London. Received Aug. 24. Reuter's correspondent, at

C:

AUSTRIAN ADMIRAL'S

An Ingenious Test. Conflicting evidence given in

Returned.

Sent to Hospital.

Death of Mr. Noronha.

We regret to record the death

of first instance, settle the dis- cupants of the other junk wero The figure with the castanets in and then adopted by Buddhists of Mr. Leonard Noronha which pulo by a test both novel and saved by some boat people and Tsoon-kuc-kin, said to be a mem- as a reincarnation of one of their occared at bis residence No ingenions, enys the "Cablenews taken to Cheung Chan where barof a noble if not of the Imperial gode. Kwanyin sometimes is de-Belilios Terrace, the cause of his family, and in sign of his rank pioted as a goddess of progeny as death being paralysis of the American." Ordering that the they were attended to.

he wears the elaborate Court well as of mercy, and is then re-brain. It was the grandfather deceased gentleman animals claimed to be the mother of the calf, by the various wit-i A Chinese watchman has been head dress and finely decorated presented holding a babe on her of the

Carrying a basket of arm, but in whatever nose ale is who started the Government DEATH.

nesses, be brought into the court sent to the hospital suffering from robe. yard, the mother carabao were injuries sustained by some tim-flowers and neually holding it seen she is always looking down printing office and deceased took London. Received Aug. 24. tied in different corners of the ber falling on to him on the sloft is a being of uncertain sex npon the world. Other Budd-over the managment of that Count von place, and the calf released. With Kowloon Wharf, last night. A known as Lan Tae-ho. The histio Agarea frequently seen mainees when quite young. Rear Admiral Wellenburg of the Austrian unfailing instinct the young Chinese coolie who was knocked figure with the Taoist musical are the Arbats, or Buddha's Later he started his own Naw who had to have both his animalmadenbroak foronsmother down by one of the trucks on the instrument which looks like a immediate disciples, who number in Connaught Road and opened Teputated in consequence of carabao and the matter of owner-reclamation works at Yaumati, hamboa tabe is known as Chang sixteen, and sometimes eighteen. a branch in Shanghai. Owing to the Ko-idon, who gained celebrity In looking over Chinese procelain failing health he retired from Losion during the trial of ship was settled by the court to has also beon sent

as a master of the magic of com- and its deorration, however, one business some two years ago, the satisfaction of all concerned, hospital, ...e swalve-inch gun, is dead.

to

concern

A

LOCAL.

A Manila paper states that

refloated by the tug David Ghillies.

DON'T FORGET,

TO-DAY. Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 9.15 p.m.

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

Thursday, August 28. Ching and Manila 8.8,

Meeting of Shareholders.-11.30

m.

Tuesday, September 2. Auction of EMS. Alacrity, on Anotion of HLM.8.8. Handy board 11 6.m.

and Janus 11 a.m.