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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

September 10, 1913, Temperature a.m. 78, p.m. $1; Humidity...93, 86.

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TELEGRAMS,

BALKAN AFFAIRS.

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September 16, 1912, Temperature a.m. 75, p.m. 88; Humidity...57, 01.

三拜會 ●號七十月九英養

(ESTABLISHED · 1881.) Copyright, 1913 by the

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

1913.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS,

TELEGRAME

TELEGRAMIS,

TELEGRAMEN, -

LABOUR TROUBLES.

THE RAILWAY DISASTER. THE NEW YORK AFFAIR.

JAPAN AND CHINA.

BERLIN SENSATION.

'MANAGERU EVIDENCE.

SEQUEL TO THE MURDER

FURTHER NAVAL" MOVEMENTS,

PROFESSOR SHOOTS CAP

STRIKE AT LIVERPOOL.

Router's

(Service to the "Telegraph."]

London. Received Sept. 16. The railwaymen at Liverpool, in sympathy with the Dublin

Reuter's

[Service to the Telegraph."]

Renter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London. Received Espt. 17. Reuter's correspondent at New

Reuter's

Reuter's

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SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

It is understood that Bulgaris haa Bocspted the main Turkish demande.

Sir Edward Carson, has arrived at Belfast to inaugurate his anti- Home Rulsoxmpaign.

As a resalt of the street ex-

Renter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."] [Service to the "Telegraph."] (Service to the "Telegraph."]

London. Received Sept. 17 London. Rece'ved Sopt. 16.

Loadoa. Received Sept 16.

London, Received Sept. 17. Renter's Tokyo correspondent During a sitting of the Court Reater's correspondent nt Con-

The eagairy into the recent

the Landwehr Captain stantinople reports that an official

railway disaster at Aisgill was York states that a dentist named states that in addition to the two of Honour of

Monday. communique says that the Turkish strikers, are refusing to handle continued on

The Muret has been streated on a cruisers which have been ordered officers in Esrlin, and Balgarian delegates on the Trish traflio. Three men were General Manager of the Midland oharge of counterfeiting 1 le to leave Sasebo for Nanking, a Westerhagen slappad the face of plosion in Coburg thirteen people Monday arived at an agreement suspended for their sution in this Railway, Sir Guy Granet, deposed alleged that he rented with squadron of destroyers is to day Professor Mras, the well-known were killed and four are missing. on the principal points connected respect, whereupon 1,000 struck that after the Hawes diraster in Schiride, (the German Catholic (Tuesday) proceeding to Nanking painter, whom he aconsed of

"A 180 feet obimney fell and with the frontier question, and on Monday.

1010 the Company assigned pricat who bus confessed to the in anticipation of further outrages slandering him.

then shot crashed into Workington Iron- that a final settlement will ba

£100,000 as a first instalment to murder of a servant girl) the on the part of General Chang Professor Mans effect improvements, including apartment, wherein the police Haun, whose dismissal is a sine Captain Westernhagen through works, burying many people and

qua non of the settlement incid- the heart, killing him... automatio signalling, safety valves found forgers' equipmenti London, Received Sept. 17,

The police are reticent whether eats. on gas cylinders, and asbestos

Maret is connected with the It is estimated that 5,000 Liver-carriage, floors. The Company Balgaria ha accepted the main pool railwaymen are striking were strongly opposed 13 the murder of the servant girl, Turkish demands, including those to-day. Seven gode yards are introduction of electricity instead in regard to the retention of Adrianople and Demotika, in re- turn for minor concessions.

reached at the next meeting of

the delegates on Wednesday.

Though the officials refuse to give details, it is understood that

The changed attitude of Balgaria is attributed to her failure to secure the support of the Powera, to the strength of the Turkish forces in Thrace, and the rapid and successful revolution of the inhabitants in the districts round Gamuldjins, where the Moslems and Greeka havo master- ed.a force of 20,000, which Bul- garia would find difficult to subdue without the support of the Turkish Government.

THE COBURG EXPLOSION

THIRTEEN LIVES LOST.

Reator's

London, Received Sept. 18

dorrespondent At Coburg Bay thirleen persons were killed in the street explosion there, and four people are still missing.

THE FAMOUS NECKLACE,

LUCKY FIND,

There is only one pearl now missing besides the two loose pearle contained in the stolen parcel.

HOME RULE.

SIR EDWARD CARSON'S CAMPAIGN.

closed.

Outlook Bertous.

Twelve Midland railwaymen at Birmingham, on refusing to handle Liverpool, goods, werd dismissed, and a thousand others hove struck in casequence.

MEXICAN AFFAIRS.

PRESIDENT HUERTA'S

PROMISE.

of gaslight, and therefore had not carried out the Board of, Trade's recommendations in this respect. lle admitted that the coal in the engines concerned in the Aisgill collision was too small, owing to bid soreening at the Colliery.

SPORTING GOSSIP.

Victoria Recreat

Club.

"Both men were the essence of fairness, and never attempted to take any undue advantage. I am more than delighted with the contest, and I hope the public are. "I won't be satisfied," con- cluded Mr Baker. "until I can get a man like Freddie Welsh or Paokey M'Farland to come to Sydney and meet other cham-

The following heats in the boys two length race will be content-pione.” 'I AM A GENTLEMAN'ed at the V.R.O Bath to-night at 5 p.m. The first and second in each heat will compete in the Match will be held at 5,80 p.m FIRST HEAT.

Jack Johnson on his Defence,

CHEAPER SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS.

a

killing five,

ALondon workman found in the atreet a parcel of 58 pearls which are identified na helouging to the famous necklaca.

the

The Effect on Construction. "As a consequence of

suspension of three Liverpool There have bon coveral sigau railwaymen for refusing to handle

race on Friday. A water Polo "Referee,” writes from London:-/raw materials. It came late last

"

of late that the time was rips for Irish traffic, 5,000 men have

reduction in steel ship plates. struck. Their high price, the falling off in

The Turkish and Bolgarian: the inquiry for new tonuage, and the lower quotations which ship delegates have arrived at an builders have bad to anbmit for agreement on the principal points new work, added to a recent fall connected with the frontier Ritchie and Rivers,

in Midland iron and steal price, question. all pointed to a coming decline in The " Asian" boring authority,

At the enquiry into the Aingill Willie Ritchie,

month, when the English and railway disaster the Manager of light-weight

Boottish Associated makere the Midland Railway Co. admitted champion of the world, succesE- Scratch fully defended his title on Indepen-announced that steel plates would that the coal for the engines was

be reduced 10s, a ton to 27 158., too small. Scratch dence Day at Los Angeles against and steel boiler plates to £8 15a.,

Jose Ybarra-known as Mexican while iron ship plates have been President Huerta, in a message. Joe Rivers. Although Ritobie reduced 5%. to 68, and iron angles to Congress, hopes for a quick" has been reviled for some time as to £8 59,, steel sheets, bars, joists, solution of the differences with a bogue champion, the odds were and rails all like-wise being low America and promise to hold on him at the start. He began

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J. Rasmussen Paris, August 21-Jack John C. Railton London. Received Sept. 17. on this morning discussed with D. Parvis receives Reuter's correspondent at a (Globe) correspondent the G. Jack Mexico City states that President protests which have appeared in L. Parvis do 10 | Huerta in a measaze to Congress the British Press against his

SECOND HEAT. refers to the tenreness of the forthcoming music-hall perform- diplomatic relations with Mexico ances in London. The interview E. Railton and the Government of the United took place at the charming villa E. Sears States, although, luckily, not with rented by the famous pugilist at Day the people. He expresses the Courbevoie, and Johnson, who, W. MeoClesd do hope that the negotiations, which as usual, was in excellent spirits, C.Church are not yet broken off, will result entered into a leagthy conversa.

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THIRD HEAT.A

badly, however, or rather, Rivers ered 10s. s ton. Steel ship elections in Qotober. started well, and for four rounder plates have stood at the unusually the challenger had a good high price of £8 59. a ton since deal the beat of it, and made the last year.

As a matter of foot, the reduc

few weeks, and disappointment

LOCAL..

The Austrian Consul, we learn, etter showing, so that the bettington had been expected for some is leaving Hongkong, came down willha ran. Then the holder got into his stride, and was felt on the partofshipbuilders The launch of the new river Scratch landed a smashing body blow when an announcement to that steamer, Tal Shan, took place. Boratob with bis right at the beginning of effect was not made in at Kowloon Dook this morning."

bat the makers

in a quick solution of the diff;tion with his interviewer. He A. Osmond erences, and promises to hold remarked at once that the attacks. Chay

of the English newspaper left L. Gamond reosives 2 seconds the 5th, following it with a heavy him indifferent.

J. Lyon

July, do. 7 do swing to the jaw. Rivers began have hesitated, for they are still Mr. Chan King-wah, Chief of do. 11 do "All that they are saying

to wilt, and thereafter, was con-

at Canton, was shot PRODUC-againat me," he said, "leaves me

Bowls. cold. It is of no importance. I have been living in Paris for some considerable time, so J have shown the French people

PETROLEUM

TION IN 1912,

The great production of petro-

A. Solomon

The final ties in connection with the open singles championship of the longkong Lawn Bowls League are to be played off on the Police

the prizes for the championship commences at 3.30 p.m. and later and the trophy for the League will be presented by Mrs Mesest.

V. R. C. Sports.

stantly on the retreat. Ritchie busy on old contracts, and have Police went after his man fiercely; but it no lack of work in sight for this yesterday morning at Canton, by was a long time before he could year. They have now, however, order of the President.

taken their decision, and they get in a decisive punch owing to have done the right thing. It is

An echo of the cocaine case was

the Mexican's cover. At last possible, of course, that ere long heard to-day the Police Court that I am a gentleman. Toey Club grounds on Saturday. Play his opportunity 08018 in further reductions may follow, when Mr Golding mentioned.

the

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in California, where the total "To my mind there is only que advanced from 81,134.391 to really fres and wholly unpre- the

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the 11th round. right on the jaw. The title-holder effect of this firat fall will be to

but in the meantime, says the Telegraph article Jose was counted out from & Shipping World, we judge the shaped well enough, and those stimulate the placing of orders who recently dearied him for new ships. relentlessly, now dub him &

"The shipping trade is still

are

A Submerged Church. Discoveries of much interest

can find nothing in my conduct London. Received Sept. 17. leam in 1911, which was 220, which can give ground for re- A workman this (Tuesday) 449,301 barrela was equallel and proach. The English-speaking morning found in a street in presed in 1912, when the total peoples are simply bitter against Highbury, London, a parcel of 58 reached 222,538,604 barrelame because I have beaten their pearls, which he delivered to the Higher prices wers the rule in champions. If I had allowed police.

California, and even in that stato Jeffries to beat me they would The annual aquatic sports of worthy successor to Nelson Gaus stolen necklace, identified them The total value therefore in- not a drunkard. I have no de- to take place on the 25th, 26th pointed me, I must say. A year a vessels, but cost is the draw-long been established that the

Mr. Mayer, the owner of the there was no material declins never have worried me. I am the Victoria Recreation Club are [and Company. Joe Rivers disap-good, and the demand for tonnage have been made in the river Eden. justifies the building of addition- daring the past few weeks. It has aressed sa belonging thereto.

markedly reaching grading visas. A case has bean and 27th inst. Entries close to ago, he put up a very fine fight back at prosent. Orders have original church of Addingham $164,087,342, or 22 41 per cent built up against me on

morrow at 6 pm."

against Wolgast, and there were above the value for 1011. The calumnies of my enemies.

Malt Wells and Mehegan.

not wanting those who declared been held back that may now he was more than a mile away from given out if shipbuilders' the present building, which itelf grotest increase in quantity was

he won, and was wrongly disquali- Here is what "Snowy", Baker, fied. As soon as Ritchie besz/quotations, can be lowered. is very old, and that at some buildera remote period it was submerged, Unfortunately, promoter and raferes of the Rivers, he was was at once cha 86.450,767 barrels, or 6 55 perjudiced country, and that is fight between Wells and Mohegan, lenged by Freddie Welsh, Pack not in a position to make sube the result of asystématio cent. Wyoming showed the r France. It is in France that I at Sydney on August 10, says

stantial reductions, for labour as search of the river bed several markable gain of 742 por cont. have decided finally to settle it.

MoFarland, and Leach Cross, The well as materials are costly. The large stones have now been re- from 188,805 barrels to 1,572,308 down, and I am sure that I shall

lant named has just come pro advance in wages conceded under covered. One of the stonen in The contest was very skilful. minently into the limelight by the new national agreement is to believed to be the original base of harrels. Operations in northen always be respectially treated Of the on cross was found Texas also more than offset the here. I am leaving for London right undoubtedly won, and I who was regarded as a coming is always the most important item some generations ago, another usaal decline in the Gulf region on Saturday in order to full my think the extraordinary ring champion. This feat the Dentist in shipbuilding, so that even if Gft. Gin. length is supposed to and resulted in a significant gain contract with the manager of a general-ship of Wells was some accomplished in the 12th round, materials decline further, as they have covered the grave of knight for the state. The volume of crude variety theatre, and I shall remain thing to marvel at. Mebegan put and his friends now clamour for a probably will in the coming and the carving on a dil and of all the usual products there a month. I am not afraid up a very gritty battle, and al it contest for him with Ritchie. Pro-Pelo months, shipbuilders suggests that it was either s exported from the United States of anything, in spite of all their had been 40 rounds instead of 20 bably Freddie Welsh will again

coste must remain high. But, in headstone or the lid of a stone increased, owing to the fact that attacks. Jack Johnson has never he would have won. If they had

get the go-by, although Ritchie, foreign conditions were much done any wrong, and lie has never not boxed strictly to a clean who has stoked his manager, Billy is not yet, is not, indeed, in our any case, the day of cheap shipe more favourable to American er been afraid.

break, it would have helped Nolan, arid intende rausing Mohegan considerably. his own briainess in future, has shipowners can expect is a mode- present parview, and the most that portera.

After I leave London I shall "I am very pleased at the signified this willingness to meet be giving other exhibitions at the way they both boxed. Anything the British shampion, and all and rate reduction in prices." Paria Olympia, and in Novem- I said they noted on promptly sandryas well. For my part I don't ber I shall be meating Palzer in It was quite a treat to referee believe Welsh will be given any an important boxing match in the bout. All I had to any was chance at the title, and that the The Antarotic ship Terra Nova moving picture methods is likely Paris. I shall show the public that Break, or 'Step back and they purce or some other quibble will left Cardiff on August 16 for St. to be the next step in the educa- I am as strong as ever." would do it immediately. They enable Ritchie to wriggle out of Johns, New Zoundland, "to tional work the Ontario Depart

re in the cleanest possible FALLS ment of Agriculture is carrying

Jehuson really intends to settle way. I am gure that the contest meeting. Ritchie and Rivers engage in the whale and sealing met et 134 lbs. ringuide a new industry in which she was em on for the promotion of improved in France, and as a matter of fact would have plesend any man weight for the world's light ployed till acquired by the late farming methods in the province. has hought some land on which even the antagonists to boxing-

weight title. The matter has not been taken he will have a villa built for and it will do much good for the up definitely yet, but officials of him at Joinville, on the game,

London. Received Sept. 17.

Sir Edward Carson has arrived

at Belfast to inaugurate his campaign against Home Rule to morrow (Wednesday). He is accompanied by Mr F. E Smith, KO M.P., and will make his first inspection of the Suth Division of the Ulster Volunteer Force.

HUGE CHIMNEY

GFIVE PEOPLE KILLED.

Claomatograph Farming, Teaching scientific farming by

broke

the department are studying with banks of the Marne. I drove Welle mist have a pretty good London. Reodived Sept. 17. interest the experiment now be through Paris with him to-day panch with his right Band, a ing made in that direction in the in his automobile, and had was evidenced in the early part chimney 180 feet high United States, and are considering an opportunity of noting that he of the fight. He at that long crashed into Workington Iron its various advantages in con- received many marks of sympathy Fight er and badght Mohegan orks, Cumberland, burying nection with the instituto lactares from Parisiens, among whom he the jaw Mohegan replied,

is already popular carried on during the winter.ne many and killing five people.

Boxing in Australia.

The Terra Nova,

ra.

Captain Scott.8xn after her return to Cerdiff on June 14 she was repurchased by her former owners, Messre. Bowring Bros., Liverpool, and has under-

coffin.

DON'T FORGET

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

Victoria Theatre 9.15 pm. Bijou Scenic Theatre 0.15 p.m.

Briday September 10. Twenty-fourth half yearly drawing of Debentures, Hongkong Olub 11 am

Saturday, September 20. Mesars Gande Price and Co, A telegram from Sydney states gone a refit. The vessel was Extraordinary General Meetin... that Bill Lang defeated Petty found to be in capital condition. noon. Omer Curran at the Stadium in Her fine figure-head has been re- 20 roads boxing contest on moved and presented to Cardiff

Olty Council

nte,

Wednesday September.z4. The Douglas Steapaly Co. annual general meeting

noon