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Hongkong Telegraph.

September 22, 1913, Temperature a.m. 72, p.m. 81; Humidity...88, 74.

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晚三廿月八年

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ARMY MANŒUVRES,

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POSTMEN'S DEMANDS.

THE ULSTER SITUATION

A NOVEL PLAN.

AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT:

LIBERAL ORdans' views,

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

men.

Reuter's

Router's

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London, Received Sept. 22. The Daily Chronicle, comment

WEATHER FORECAST

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*September 22, 1912, Temperature a.. 76, p.m. 78; Humidity...83, 30.

SEPTEMBER 23, 1913.

TELEGRAMLJI,

TELEGRAMS,

二拜濃 號三十月九英港香

LATE MAYOR GAYNOR. THE RAILWAY TROUBLE.

LYING-IN-STATE SCENES..

Reuter

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

London, Received Sept, 22 There were remarkable spect-

TENSION RELAXED.

Later.

Reuter's [Service to the Telegraph."]:.

[Service to the "Telegraph."] London. Received Sept. 23,

London, Received Sept. 22. Lou lon, Received Sept. 22.

The Birmingham strikera have The Army manoeuvres, which The London General Post will be on an unprecedentedly Office has ida de ailed state. ing on Sir Edward Carson's sclae at the lying-in-state at Liver- decided to resume work immedi large realo, begin to-day, in ment dealing with the refusal of speeches, says these continual pool of the late Mayor of New ately. Buckinghamshire and North- the Postmen's Federation to incitements to resistanes cannot York, Mr. Gaynor, who died on a

General relief is felt at the Amptonshire. A novel plan has accept the Holt report of August be ignored. The enlistments effliner from heart failure while on

relaxation of the railway tension. been adopted, whereby a skeleton 15., and giving statistics to Volunteers must be stopped. The the way to Englands.

Despite downpoure of rain, Interest at present centres in the White force, consisting mostly of show that the wages of pestal Chronicle suggests that Sir Territorials. oppozos a

Brown Eervants compare favourably with Edward Carson be deprived of crowd waited for tours to pass Conference at the Board of Trade. the catifalque, at the City Hall, The determined attitude of the force of 50,000, composed of four those of other callings, such, as his Privy Councillorship.

Would it be Expedient ?

which was deco sted with the men causes misgiving. Their re- divisions of Infantry, and three policemen," sigualmen and fire-

London. Received Sept. 23. American flag and also the British presentatives declare that they "Cavalry Brigados, with the object

The Westminster Gazette, refern recognition of the honours will not tolerate further postpone- of testing the arrangements for The statement geos on to say handling a really large Army in that, if the demands of the string to the suggestion that Mr accorded the deceased at Liver ment. the field, particularly in transport. men were granted, it would mean Carson should be prosecuted and pool.

Five thousand people passed Coneral French in Command. an aditional expenditure of ten removed from the Privy Council,

Only two roads are available at million pounds sterling. There- says he would not have just cause every hour, but the stream was the Brom a fores's rear for the commendation of the Holt com- for complaint if either course were undiminished in the evening, and conveyance of supplies. General mission involving an openditure taken. But it must be roam the F-1 will remain open until Sir John French has supreme of upwards of 21,CC2,000 was ered, it remarka, that all things five o'clock in the morning. command, and is allowed to move still under consideration, but it lawful are not expedient, and it the Whis Army at disretion, were adopted it would mean a has to to considered whether the posing fresh problems for the reduction in the cont bution by mischief would to cured or Brown commanders.

the Pust Office to the National aggravated by putting the law in THE BUSMEN'S STRIKE. revenue, which would have to 13 motion. If it is considered that mel by additional taxation. the military proparations costi- tute a public danger, then clearity the executive must take action if it is advised that a proɛscation will lie.

The King will be present throughout.

War in the Air. .London. Received Sept. 23. The first day of the army mancouvrea river itself practi- oally into a wer in the air.

There were a dozen aaroplanes engaged on each side, and the enemy's aeroplanes attacked the airabip Delia, which was put out of action.

The rass for the possession of the River Oute, hetwyn Bucking- ham and Leighton Buzzard, re- sulted in favour of the whits cyclists.

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"OBITUARY.

S'R ALBERT. DE RUTZEN.

London. Received Sept. 23. The death bas occurred of Sir Albort da Rützen.

(Sir A'be t de Puizen was born in 183, and was the son of Baron de Rutzen. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge where he graduated in Arts. In 1857

Airman Injured.. Indon. Received Sept. 23. Lieutenant Chinnery, the army aviator, while taking part in army manoeuvres at Rugby, with a he passenger, fell a distance of one hundred and fifty feet.

Lieutenant Chinnery sustained

a broken collar-Fine and he and

the passenger, who was badly cut about the head, store sent to hospital.

GERMAN SCHOOL SCANDAL,

SEVEN SUICIDES.

London. Received Sept. 22. Reuter's correspondent at Ber- lin states that the Press contaios revelations of a grave scandal at Breslav, in which 72 school girls

are concerned.

Up to the plesat 14 wealthy men bave ou arrested while meeting the girls in a house. Already seven persons have com. mitted suicide, including an officer and a Police-oeial

KING OF GREECE.

NEWSPAPER COMMENT,

An Assurance.

The Parliamentary cor.espon-

dent of the Liverpool Courier says that he has the personal auth rity of a most eminent poli ticion for stating that he is abio lutely assured that the country will be consulted before the Home Rale Bill receives Ripal avent.

The Evening News states that, in the event of hostilities. Boer tactica will form the basis of operation.

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More Officers. "

Later.

was called to the bar General Adair has been ap and was appointed stipendiary pointed Adjutant-General of the magistrate for Merthyr Tydvil Ulster Volantears, and Colonel in 1872, and was fox, some time, Hacket Pain, Chief of the Staff

[Gulonel chairman of the Qua ter.Sessions

George William

for Glamorganshiro. From 1876 | Hacket Pain has Been much to 1894 he acted as Metropolitan

During the Police Magist cate at Merylebone service in Egypt.. and from 189 to 1897 at West- South African war he was men- minster. Later he acted at Mortioned in despatches. Be retired

in 1911] borough Street and Bow Stret.]

Mr James Ros. London. Received cipt. 22. The depth is announc...al of Me. James Hoss, one of the wealthiest Canadians.

Admiral Fellowes. The death is annouord of Vice Admiral Sir John Fellowes. KO.B, lato second in command of the Channel Squadron.

Baron De Freyne.

The death has taken plac of Baron De Froyne, lat: Colonel of the 5th Bati. Connaught Rangers

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THE CECIL FAMILY.

MR LLOYD George's

CHARGES,"

London. Receiveri Sept. 23. Mr Lloyd George, following up his letter to tho Timce of Sept- ember 11, mentions the attempts

RIOIS IN DUBLIN.

MANY INJURED.

Lonilon. Received Sent 22.

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MONETARY HELP.

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Later.

The strikers at Liverpool and Birmingham have resumed work.

OLYMPIC FUNDS.

A GERMAN GRANT.

TELEGRAMS,

AIRMAN'S ACCIDENT.

THE FARMANS INJURED,

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph."

$36 PER ANNUM

SINGLE COPY 10 CENT

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

The French press is generally satisfied with King Constantine's speech.

London. Received Sept. 22, Renter's correspondent at The first day of the Army Etampes states that the famous manoeuvres was practically a war airman, M. Maurice Farman, in the air. whilst flying with his wife, fell and severely injured his leg. Hin wife sustained a fractured elbow.

AERIAL GYMNASTICS.

LOOPING THE LOOP.

Serious rioting took place in Dublin in connection with pro-- cessions held by the strikeres

A remarkable spectacle was witnessed at the lying-in-state öf the late Mr. William J. Gaynor, Mayor of Now York.

The Westminster Gazelle says, regarding Sir Edward Carson, that if he were prosecuted he could not complain.

London. Received Sept. 22.

The French avintor, M. Pegoud, Reuter's Paris correspondent continues to perform his aerial:" states that the French aviator, M. gymnastics. He has now actually Pegoud, continues his aerial succeeded in looping the loop. gymnastics, each fent being more

daring than its predecessor. He

Mr. Lloyd George has issued

has now actually succeeded in a letter following up that in the "looping the loop.'

The Royalist Prisoners, As for those Royalist political

London, Received Sept. 22.1. London: Received Sept. 23,

The Daily Mail'e Berlin corre- The leader of the Taxi-drivers the great private Olympic Fund. spondent says that, in addition to Union has announced that it is the German Government's estimprisoners, no one can object to prepared to assist the busmen out ates for 1914 will fuclude an the arrest of such of them as on strike to the extent of ten Olympic grant of $15,000. thousand sterling a week if necessary.

A Settlement.

Later.

A conference of the Busmen's

Union and the Omnibus Com panies, under the presidency of Sir G. B Aekwith, has resulted in a settlement of the threatened

trike in London,

The response to the British, Olympio appeal has up to the present only reached 47,423.

who are passing this steaming hot month sea bathing along that beautiful coast,

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Times of September 11, and lay- iug charges against the Ceoils.

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Fourtesa wealthy men bare been arrested in connection with the German scandal nad already there have been seven suicides.

were taken with arma in their The Daily Mail correspondent hands while attempting to at Berlin states that the German overthrow the present eyatem of estimates for 1914 will include Government. But there were an "Olympic" grant of £15,000. seriousirregularities in connection

with the arrest of some: Occa- Commenting on the notions of aionally the prosecution had no Sir Edward Carson, the Daily evidenos at all with which to Chronicle suggests that he be back up their charges, and the deprived of his Privy Councillor treatment of all Royalist rigoners ship

those awaiting trial as well as

The panic was due to the fre- those who had been condemned, At Etampes the famous airman, quent discovery of bombs which was such as would disgrace a M. Farman, while dying with his had been buried in the sand. If Siberian dungeon,

wife, was severely injured in the CONDITIONS IN

children digging in the beach at

So well-known and undisputed leg. Mmo. Farman sustained s PORTUGAL.

Margate were to come again and are these farts that while Premier fractured elbow, again on inferaal machives, and if and Minister of the Interior under

A message from Berlin states Repression and Its Consequences, explosions were to occur several the Republic, Senor Joao Chagae

times with disastrous results to the declared in Parliament that at that the press thore contains Lisbon, August 27. children, all England, not to say least a third of the ec-called revelations of a grave scandal at After three years of republican all Europe, would thrill with ex- monarchist conspirators were pro- Breslan "in which seventy-two government, (writes Mr Francis citement and indignation. Well, bably quite inaccent. The same schoolgirls are concerned. McCullagh) Portugal remains 8. oh accidents have occurred statesmau publicly deplored the very much where it was when the here more than once, but so little strocious manner in which these revolution took place. Indeed, are they out of the ordinity ran prisoners were treated. the country has gone backwards. of things in this luminous re-

5. 1910:

Political Trials.

*LOCAL.

It is reported from Canton that

control of the troops. Wong Shiu- the Governor General is losing kwei, the Attorney General, has been dismissed..

Titled Leaders. **

Certainly nothing can excuse A report of yesterday's Polo As the boat which brought me public of the "virgin essence" the fact that these unfortunate Gymkhana appears. from Southampton came to an-whatever that means) outside men are regarded as ordinary

and consequently A meeting of the Sanitary Board▸ chor near

the wharf at which the Portugal, they have probably not prisoners,

cooped up with

burg-was held this afternoon. The con- Sericus riete occurred in Dublin Angola steamers are ordinarily been heard of,

moored, I saw a bad omen in the This burial of bombs in the lars, thieves and murderere. There earvancy question again came up. on Saturday evening in, connec tion with processions of strikers, shape of a long procession of sand fe due to the recent failures of is no reason why the Republic Crowds attacked and wrecked prisoners approaching the jetty. Syndicaliat or Socialist attempts should inflict on them, as it deos, tram care, and piled battles They were escorted by a strong to overthrow the present form the terrible pavishment of solit- witli the police ensued, in which guard of cavalry and infantry and of Government. In view of that ary confinement.

were destined for African exile. failure a large number of centry' An Illegal Parliament. batons, lose, and bottles were How an English Radical would who had scoumulated bombs with To this subject of the prisoners freely used. Many of the rioters were removed to hospital, and rave against kings and priests if a view to strt fighting, are now shall return later. My object he saw a similar sight in St. Pet-anxious to get rid of them. And here is to describe the impression several of the police were also ersburg! And yet this is the they do get rid of them by the made on me by Portugal after & The Daily Telegraph has at injured."

Loudon, Received Sept 25 Republic which, to use the heated simple method of depositing them year's absencs. That impression last put titles to its leading Both policemen and civilians words of Dr. Tophile Braga, its in the street on a dark-night or is unfavourable. The chaotic and articles. The Times ventured white Bome this step first President, rose luminous burying them in the ees sand. hopeless condition of affairs in this on were removed to hospital in ite virgin essence" on October Sometimes the police discover country, could not be paralleled ago. The Morning Post and the Dublin lust night,

them in the early moi aing, but, even in Stamboul. Everything Scotsman alone of the big home As soon as I landed, I drove up more frequently, abildren come is wrong and illegal.

To start with, the Republic is papere do without them and one contemporary to the Rocio and as I passed the upon them first and begin playing

local morning on a wrong foundation. The retains the ancient dignified INDIAN BANK COLLAPSE. offices, of the republican Becula with them.

I saw, from an announcement dis- |-

present Parliament was elected as custom. For how long?. played outside that building, that I came home in the afternoon Constituent Assembly, so that a tomb had exploded that day in and began to read the newspapers. it has no right to legislate at all. The bulk of the French papers certain Breets Improvements

to carry an amendment to a WEATHERING THE STORM, a cab. A week earlier, infernal They are full of political trials: All the lawa which it has made

TO-DAY. are satisfied with King Constan- Bill specially favouring the pro-

machines had been bürating all the trials not only of Syndicalista are therefore illegal. Moreover over the city. V

concerned in the abortive inaur-it has declared that it cannot be

Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. tine's specoh which was of un-

I traversed the familiar streets rection of last month, but also of dissolved. If Cromwell denouno- Bijon Scenic Theatre, 9.15 p.m." nenal length for a toast. They perty of the late Marquis of Salis.

London. Received Sept. 23

TO-MORROW. nt and enw armed soldiers every Royalista accused of having been ed Single Chamber Goverament

Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.- regard it as a closing incident: bury, while he was Premier,

Mr. Georgo instances two other Reuter's corespondent

"the horridest arbitrariness Several important journals, how-

that ever was" what would he Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. ever, consider that it offenen Caent, affecting members of the Lahore states that the other Indian where. They were in front of concerned in Couceiro's raid as

family, who are, not named, in banks appear to have weathered banks and Government offices, of June, 1912

It will be remembered that the have said to a Chamber that' The Douglas Steamship Co. nothing.

which, he arts, private in-what was undoubtedly a sudden Two of them were on guard cut tercats clashed with public duty.' and unprecedented storm, near the Belem Gasworks where, Government declared officially, could only be dissolved by itself? annual general meeting-1000.

in monarchical times, armed some time back, that none of the Then, the entire Opposition Press Saturday, September 27.

Tarkish Egyptian Vaudeville asntries were never seen. Eng-Royalist prisoners taken in con-has been squelched, with the ex- the suspicion way in which the

Chinese School Statistics.lish people associste tyranny with nexion with that luckless and ill-ception of a comic paper, two or Co. Theatre Royal-9.15 p.m. grastest of all the Cecils originally

Statistics for the current year, Cossack and Dragoon, but in advised incursion still remained three milk-and-water religione Monday, September 29. acquired property, giving Lord compiled by the provincial Portugal it is the Republic that untried, Bat, immediately after papers and one altra-Radioal Hongkong St. Andrewe Society: Salisbury bis only consequence authorities, regarding the number does the dragooning; it was the that declaration, was made, the organ. English Radicals weep annual General meeting-5.15 BISHOP SCOTT'S SUCCESSOR, in the State.

of robe la in Chins, which the monarch who lived with the newspapers contained an account tears of blood when the Tsar of p.m.

Thursday, October 2, [Mr. Lloyd George, in a letter Ministry of Education has fast democratic simplicity of a Swiss of the trial of a number of Roy Russia suppresses a revolutionary to the "Times" in reply to Lord received, show that there are President...

alists who had been taken it a organ. But dozens of advanced! Ordinary annual General meet London. Received Sept. 28. Bal sbury, said he could. and 35 998 schools, including high, Bombs on the Sea Shore. place in the north of Portugal last Liberal organs are permitted to ing; Hongkong, Cotton Spinning The Chinese missionary, Rev. would, readily furnish instances middle and primary institutions, I went further out along the year, at a time when I myself was flourish in Russia, whereas, with wearing and Dyeing Co., Ltd.-- Frank Norris, has been nominated of the investments of members of to succeed Bishop, Scott who is the Ceofl family when in offies, in the country. In these schools shore towards Cheeses Bay, the in Oporto. Thus, in clear viola- the wretched exceptions I have 1.30 a.m. resigning the Diocese of North but the responsibility of publica- there are 875,70 pupils. The Riviere of Portugal, and found tion of the law, those men had mentioned, no Conservative new

tion must rest with Lord figures do not include the army that something like a panic pre been kept in prison without trial paper is allowed to exist in this

Republic, and naval institutions, Salisbury,1

London'. Received Sept. 23.

DIOCESE OF NORTH CHINA.

China,

He concludes with an allusion to

vailed among the Lisbon folk of an entire yest,

DON'T FORGET.

Saturday, October 4 Extraordinary General Meeting, Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd. noon