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晚九初月八年丑
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,
1913.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS,
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEW RIFLE..
GERMAN DROITNESS.
JAPAN & CHINA.
DUCHESS OF ROXBURGHE
IS IT DEFECTIVE ?
FRIENDLY TO GREECE.
· A SERIOUS SITUATION,
BIRTH OF SON AND HEIR,
HOME RULE.
PREPARING FOR A FIGHT.
inence to
'Reuter's
Reuter's
"[Service to the "Telegraph."]
If I am right, we shall econ ammunition..
be in the thick of the conflict.
11
Reator's
[Service to the "Telegraph."].
London. Received Sept. 8. The presence of King Constan
Reuter's [Service to the "Telegraph."]
London. Received Sept. B What looks like a serious situa.
Router's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London. Received Sept, 9. The Duchess of Roxburghe has given birth to a son and heir Greece - the German Manoeuvres of three Japanese civilians by The keepest gratification is felt in is attracting considerable atten-
tine and the Crown Prince of tion bas, arisen over the killing
ST
魏九月九英港香
TELEGRAMI.
HOME RACING.
ST. LEGER BETTING.
Router's
[Service to the "Telegraph."]
London. Received Sept. 9.
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SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS,
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
TELEGRAMS.
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
Latest St. Leger betting shows Louvois still favourite.
The Duchess of Roxburghe bas The betting "for the St. Leger, given birth to a son and heir. to be 100 Wednesday, is as follows-11
A mass meeting in Tokyo dc.title which was created in 1707. Bachelor's Wedding, 8 to 1 He succeeded his father in 1892 against Roseworthy--both offered. and was married in May, 1903, to May, oldest daughter of Mrs. Ogden Goelet, of Americs. Ee
appears serious.
Bath political parties are ready to flood the country with Home Rule literature.
The Liberal papers anys they. have a mandate for Home Rals,
warninge...
Let us then make every prepara-/that the new rifle is about to be King Constantine with a Field and his is .lieved to be a result Poyal Horri Guarda and £зrved ing this that delayed the start of and they acoff at Mr. Balfour's
tion for the great event."
All-night Demonstration.
London, Received £apt. Reuter's correspundent at Tukso slates that a crowd demonstrated
was formerly a Lieutenant in the being put straight and it was do with the Household Cavalry Com-the race until darkness was fall posite Regiment in South Africa ing. Here again Hongkong ought in 1900. He was A.D.O: to the to bave won the event, for in the present King when Prince of dark Mr. Qooke missed his way to Wales during the latter's Colon- the turning past and awam at least ial tour in 1901 and owns about twenty yards more than he need 60,500 acres.]
have done.
An excursion train left the
rails near Donsmaus, in Ireland, and one passenger was killed and twelve injured.
[Berving to the "Telegraph."}
"London. Received Sept. 0 London. Received Sept. 8, The Unionist Press gives prom In presenting the prizes at the
at Doncaster on. comment on Mr. annual district rifle meeting on Balfour's speech at Iluddington, Salisbury Plain, Lieut-General
to 3 againat Louvois, 5 to 1 The situation arising out of the such passages se Sir H.L, Smith-Dorrien emphasis emphasis on paturday by ed the recent improvemont in ion, and in regarded sa further Government troope at the capture the Border Country at the event, against Aghdce, 10 to 1 against killing of Japanese at Nanking
The present Dake of Roz- Arda, 100 to 7 against Curragh Router's Age and also the shooting in the Army, and said evidence of Geimo diplomatic of Nanking from the Southerners
burghe is the eighth holder of the all taken; and 4 to 1 against following statements: --- *
the new rifle was accurate and adroitters The German Press last week. "I am not sure that everybody hard-striking, but there was a is particularly friendly to Greece, realises how near wo are to diff defect which must be remedied, whose increased strength it manded the mobilization of troop culties which may prove almost namely, the great blz of fire emphasizes.
or the resignation of the Cabinet. incolable to British statesman- when the rifle was discharged,
London. Received Eept. 9 duo to iho highly explosive
A high Foreiga. Office official shi
suter's Berlin correspondent is raid to have been assassinated, The Timea
understands states that the Kaiser presented,
of displeasure at the attitude con- withdrawn. One of its chief fanlis Marshal's baton. is the generating of excessive In a speech, the Kaiser aid he cerring the Na king incident. Election Demanded. Unionista vehemently demand beat. Some of the authorities rej ived to hand him, in the pre- the fool think that the powder must bene of Germany's Generals, a af election before pananga of the Home Rule Bill. changed, but it is mail that the us a won on the battlefield. He The Daily Mail" says the failure of the ammunition is only felled a remark of King Con Government's decision on the a contributing cau, ond tani, tontino stibuting the Grcek
Dear successra largely to question will determine whether the automatic rifle being e Ulstermen will be driven to Civil us, it would not be worth while military principles which the all night outside the residence of
re-armament when King and officers had acquired Baron Makino, the Foreign INTERPORT SWIMMING, their duties as a whole, and again key, has been reached regarding War, with the approval and sup-to obeck port of their Unionist Allies in bogun. On the other hand. It is in Germany. The German Army Minister.
alleged that Guanchal reaso3s are was proud of such a verdic, te in every part of the Kingdom.
cognising that German: responsible for the decision. The Liberal View. The Liberal organs declare, War Office Dental.." alears, correctly applied, guar that the Liberals have a mandals
London, Received, S p.anteed victory. The War Office repudiates the for Home Rule, and scoff at Mc.
King Constantine, replying, he was, as a matter of fact, away Balfour's warnings,
suggestion that the new rifle will thanked Germany for permitting from the office. Mr Duncan did The Daily News and Loader" be withdrawn. A thousand were him to acquire military knowledge give me every sasielsace. remarks that the country is sur-issued experimentally and various which, with the bravery of his feited with Ulster heroica. The defects had to be remedied, in- troops, had secured Buress. business of the Tories is like eluding the excessive beat result- that of the Fat Boy in "Picking from sustained firing. The wick," to "make our flesh creep.' War Office omplinises that the Mr. Balfour's suspicions regard- experiments will be continued ing the Government's intention till the woagoa is prefect as to pass Home Rule bofore the possible; and elas d'enirs thore next election are, the journal says, has been any doly in issuing well-founded, for the country line rifles through Gnancial or other already endorsed their piliey, causes.
and they would just'y repudials
the Government making Parlia
ment subject to the Rebel Com
wittes in Ulster.
Flood of Literature. London. Received Sept. 9. Political circles do not believe
HOME SHIPBUILDING.
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that the holiday will be prolonged. IMPORTANT NEGOTATIONS.
London. Receivo! Spl. 9. Messrs Harlaud and Wolf, the well-ktowa shipbuilders, are
Prassian.
THE COCAINE CASE.
((td from page J.) His Worship: You shown the exhibits.
wor
wore
Witness: Yes Sme wars open, and the souch was still bring proceeded with. Mr Dancan is Tha
of Mo Ewen, Erickel's, Ia my
fheinl dealings with McEwen Frichel's he represents them.
manager
Hongkong Captain's Comments
on the Contests,
Mr. Cooke had no complaint to make as regarded the manner in
It is stated that an agreement,
which the officials carried out in principle, favourable to Tar-
reiterated his statement that there was very little to grumble about, ercept the water polo, which was. most unfortunate..
Polo Match Incidents.
A description of the polo matches · incident WES
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Kirkilisesh,
The "Times" understandi the new Army rifle is about. withdrawn because of cet faalte discovered
No M.P's or "candidates 'at The Hongkong team of Inter Mr Hodgson:Subject to the port swimmers returned yester
given Home are going on the se proof that this is morphine and day evening by the e.s. Luchow, Telegraph" representative by sumption that the Clovernment. connine, I close my 0183, Me: O.J. Cooke, the Captain of a member of the team. At the will outlive 1914.
Mr. Goldring-It must be the team, spoke highly of the about the referee they would have. outset there was a little dispute poved, or otherwise I might take manner in which Shanghai treat-The name of one gentleman was Crown Prince freecs at the The presence of the King and fed them socially. The second day
after arrival in Shanghai, they team objected. As a result an- commented upo
put forward, but the Hongkong German mano ured” in ́much rere taken in motor care round other gentleman was accepted as the Settlement. On the Sunday referes, though he appeared not alternoon they were taken to to be very well acquainted with Boochow, about 60 miles away the game.
advantage of it
"
Me Hodgson:-I have found that the bottles, have not been sent to the analyst I will have em sent, and, subject to that,
will clore maT 0802,
I
3 Goldring:-Will your Wor: ship adjourn "now?
There is much comment on Mr. Balfour's Home Rule speech,
and the Unionists are demanding
and were later entertained. to was bere explained that the dinner and generally very hos: Shanghai bath was shallow at a General Election..
suppitably treated.
4.
Messrs. Harland and Wolf
one end, and the result was that Speaking of the competitions, during the game there was a very are negotiating to puro
Mr. Cooke remarked that save
His Worship-Well, I pose there is nothing to be done, except seeing the premises.
Mr GoldringWhat time does for the polo match there was very considerable amount of standing Messrs. Workman and Clack' your Worship suggest about? little at which to grumble. In on the bottom, which is against south yard in Belfast,
His Worship: I think thres the other fixtures there were did not seem to pick this up and dealings with Me Duncan os re-minutes and we can go down, minor details which would affect the Shanghai men were conge says the great blaze of fire shown General Sir. H. Smith-Dorrien Mr Goldring:-Will your Wor-swimmers from Hongkong. The ship give me time to go back to bath. in the first place was 100 quently given an immense advan by the new Army rifle when die
tage over the visitors. In fact, our
Mr Hodgson: You here had
gards creaine and morphine. before?
Witness: Personally I have not;
Workmna and Clark's south yard dealings with Mr Dungan as re-
about four o'clook?
it
and was about two seconds in
the fat that the water was fresh,
the rules of the
game.
The referee
There was consequently a deal of hot blood between both sides. The Hongkong team were accord-
and criticism was somewhat free.
The syndicate running defending yacht being built by Hr. Herreshoff, to compete for the America Oup, includem Mr. C. Vanderbilt and Mr. J. Morgan.
Both parties are ready to flood the country with me Rule literature. It is declare that pit since the fiscal reform campaigu bas there been auch an outrush
negotiating for purchase of Messi's the Department has. I have had my office for one minute make; itfeet 6 inches in length, as om informant gave it as his opinion charged must be remedied.
His Worship-I would like to pared with 75 feet in Hongkong, that all the Shanghai goals were of posters and pamphlets. Government's Days umbered.
It is seserted that none of the at Belfast. This would be a gards intoxicating liquor. Mr begin this thing in good time to the hundred yards flower than in scored either standing, or from s
to the Duncan hed a licence once to deal morro, I hope we will get Hongkong. This was caused by jump. valuable nequisition Members of Parliament or can- didates are going on the assump-former, who have large orders on in morphine and cocaine, but it had finished
Mr Goldring:It is extremely and swimmers flost lower in that tion that the Government will band bo and the ships at present expired. Mr Duncan bad it part of
building in Belfast and Glasgow: the time and Mr Vollbrecht the unlikely that we will finiert to- than in sea water, making a very outlive 1914.
morrow. It all depends on my appreciable difference in speed.
ed two penalty throws and it waI friend's proas-examination of Mr
The principal reason for losing from the second of these that the Duncan.
the two lengths team TACO
mostunpleasantincidentscarred. Mr Folgaon: If Mr Duncan according to Mr. Cooke, was that One of the Shanghai players took General Forbes appears on page is going into the box it will pro-Ellis bad an accident on the the ball and threw it at the re- bably take some time.
day he arrived in Shanghai feree. The player was ordered His Worship: Case remanded and was consequently not in as
The cocaine 0860. was again of the water, but was beard at the Police Court this until te-morirw at 2-15. good condition as he might have subsequently allowed to go been. It was lost by a mere back. In the second half Hong-
afterncon and is reported in this touch.
issue.
BALKAN AFFAIRS.
AGREEMENT BEING REACHED.
If the dont is successful, the Fellers could acquire land in Belfast for any number of build- ing slips.
THE AMERICA CUP.
other part of the time.
Mr Dunean. Three licenses. Witness: It expired something over a year ago, but there has been no actual business done in morphine and coosine for longer than that.
Mr Ilodgson Not so far as you know.
Witness: Official business, I London. Received Sept. 8. AN INFLUENTIAL SYNDICATE mean. I cannot remember the actual date the licence expired, Reuter's correspondent at Con.
but it was not renewed. He dues tantinople says although the London, Received Sept. 9.not hold a licenes now for morpha- Bulgarian delegates have stated Reuter's correspondent at Newline or cocaine, nor did McEwen
running the defending yacht for
Mr Blodgron: Can you tell me
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LOCAL.
An interview with ex-Governor
6 of this issue.
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DON'T FORGET,
TO-DAY,
The manner in which road kong found it impossible to score place in the 440 yards was lost was on account of the whistle.
"The game," said our infor- Hie Lordship Bishop Pozzon decidedly interesting. The length MISBEHAVIOUR. of the bath, as already gives, nos mant," was a most unfortunate presided at a largely attended re sitated swimming thirteen laps and business. I have never seen such caption held at St. Joseph's Col in Press inter vi: ws that they cap-York, s'atra that, the syndicate Frickel and Company,
rough game in all my life. If lege, last evening, in honour then twenty feet, forthis race. Mr not yield on the question of Kisk
Cooke was leading Berthet by was more like a naval engage the new Director, the Rev. Brother
Adrian. Kilis eh, it is admitted in click the America Cup which is being the last place that morphine or Luk Chan, a houseboy was about three or four yards, but he ment than a polo match." and diplomatic circles that an built by Mr Harrenhoff, iecludes cceaiue was exported to?
Apart from there disagreeable charged before Mr Hazeland, at made a miscount of the number incidents, he continued, the Shang- agreemerit in principle in four Mr Cornelius Vanderbilt, the New
Witness:The last place it was the Police Court this morning, of laps he had swam and only bai men were heavier and more of Tusker has already bee York capitalist, and Mr J. exported to was Macao.
with leaving the service of Mrs completed 11 laps and twenty used to shallow water. Standing reached on that question in the Morgan, son of the late Mr
Mr. Hodgson-Be could not Gutierrez without giving proper feet thinking he had gone the on the bottom gave them an course of the preliminary pour Pierpont Morgan.
export it to Macao now?
notice, with assaulting a small distance, It was decidedly un-enormous advantage but had they parlers. Therefore it is believed
Witness:Not except under boy aged sixteen, named Ah Pik, forturate, as Mr Cooke was hold-been in deep water it was bie im- that the negotiations will pro-
special provisions and with the and with behaving in a manner ing his lead over Berthet and was pression that Hongkong would gress expeditiously.
Chinese Plays in Shanghai, anotion of the M-cao Gorera-likely to create a breach of the in no way distressed. Had second in
have been "all over them." Under the auspices of belmont.
this event been won by Hongkong, roace. Education Progrese Sociely, the Mr. Goldring:-I think a little Mre Gutierrez said that the the visitors would still bave re- raensbare of the Chinese Amateur while before there had Lein two defendant had been with ber since quired one point to win. Dramatic Club were to stago some cases which were traced to last year, and on August 19 he Speaking of the race in Hong- Chiners modara plays, all de MrEwen Frickel and Company? left her service without giving ke Park. Mr Cooke remarked TYPHOON WARNINGS. piating the scenes of Chinese Witness:-I think only one; aher proper notice. He also en- that it was not er joyable. There family life, at the Lyceum Theatre; parel of cocaine was said to have devoured to pursuade the small was duck-weed in the water and Shanghai on the 5th and 6th of come out of McEwen Frickel's bay to leave, but as he refused conditions were by normeans ideal. this month. For the first night, office.
the defendant committed the as When the team arrived at the The telegram quoted below was "Three Suitors Competing for n And you saw Mr. Duncan about salt complained of in the second Park, it was found that received by the American Con- Wife," "The Poor Slave Girl, orál ?—Yes.
charge. With regard to the third the starting platform wax Fulats Generel Hongkong. from The Tyranny of a Concubine," And he was pleased to give you charge, on August 29 the defend-all askew. In fact so much was it the Manila Observatory at 7 p.m.
Honesty Wins a Good every facility to find out?e ant came to came to complainant's so, that at least one of the com- yesterday Wife" were to be presented. For sent the person accused of the house and walked up and down pet tors would have to swim an Cyclons or Typhoon 8.E. of
outside, using bad language?: extra eleven yards to make up for Noha moving NW, or NEW. the second night, the amateurs cocaine round to see me. were to prerent, among others, "A. I think he had all his employees The defendant was sentenced, the disadvantage at which he The following telegram was ree Fool for a Husband" and another out for identification in his office? to pay a fine of 820, or, in défault, would be placed. Consequently ceived at 11.40 a.m. to day. drama very much like "The Yea. I don't think Mr Duncan imprisonment for fourteen days Mr. Cooke, in the interests of his Cyclone or Typhoon SE of Taming of the Shrew."
was there when we first went in ;) with hard labour,
team insisted on the platform Naha moving N.W,
ANOTHER RAILWAY
MISH-P.
ONE PASSENGER KILLED.
London. Received Sept. 9.
The Londonderry to Strabane excursion train left the rails at
a curve near Donemana and two eurriages were overturned.
The casualties are one killed and twelve injured.
The mishap is claiming con siderable attention in view of the Aisgill disaster.
and
7.
Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Fillis Girona Causeway Bay--
9.15 p.m.
9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW,
Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 9,151 Fillis' Circus Causeway Bay
Wednesday, September 10. Opening Diocesan Girls' School King's Park, Kowloon 8.30 p.. U.S.R.O-Extraordinary Game gral Meeting,.-5.
P.,
Wednesday, September 24. The Douglas Steamship Co. annual general diseling.noon.
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