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The Hongkong Telegraph.

October 7, 1012, Temperature a.m. 75, p. 82; Bumidity......88, 59.

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TELEGRAMS.

TELEGMANS,

HOME BULE.

THE WAITING POLICY.

"Reater's

(Bervice to the "Telegrapo.""]

London. Received Oot. 7.

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WEATHER? FORECAST

FINE

Barometer 29.97

October 7, 1912, Temperature a.m. 73, p.m. 81; Humidity... 82, 02.

TELEGRAMS.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER

8,

1913.

三拜禮

號八月十英港香

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMA.

TELEGRAMS,

IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

TOWN DESTROYED.

PHILIPPINES GOVERNOR.

AN EXPLANATION,

TERRIBLE STORM IN ALASKA,

IMPORTANT STATEMENT.

INCREASE IN IMPORTS.

THE VICE PRESIDENT,

Reuter's

Reator's

(Service to the Tolegraph."]

London. Received Oct. 74 Router is "informed that no The Unionist papers state that no formal decision as regarde proposal for an Imperial Naval future policy was reached at the Conference has been received meeting between Mr. Boour Law from any dominion although there and Sir Edward Carson, who have been suggestions in the decided to wait until after Mr. press of possible meetings at Winston Churchill's speech at Vancouver and elsewhere.. Dandee on Wednesday.

Router's

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London. Received Oct. 7. correspondent" st

BEITAIN'S TRADE.

Renter's [Service to the "Telegraph."} London. Received Oct. 7.

London. Received Out, 8, Reuter's correspondent at New Ranter'a

The imports into Britain for York states that Nome, a town in Manila states that Mr. Harrison, September show an increase of Alaska, has been almost destroy- the new Governor General of the €4,180,486 and the exports a ed by a terrific storm. The sand-Philippine Islands, has announced decrease of £779,605. The in- spit, where the gold was dredged, that the policy of the United crease is principally in food and was washed away, and 500 houses States contemplated the ultimate drink, timber and silk and the have been demolished. The in- independence of the Philippins. decrease in manufactures of iron habitants are working to save As a first step it promised im and steel.. It has always been well under their property among the igy mediately to give the natives a stood that the next.Imperial Consens, which are breaking over majority in both Houses of the ference would be held in 1915..the town.

Philippines Legislature.

Next Imperial Conference.

There has been much discus-

Home Secretary's Speech,

Mr. Reginald McKenna, the Home Secretary, speaking at sion in the Imperial Dominions Pontypool, said that a Conference regarding the question of defence, on the Home Rule question meant and Canadian and Nor Zonland nothing but pointless procrastiun- Ministers have conferred with the tion, when one of the parties ommiste of Defenco in London. opposed nothing but a flat nega-Other visiting ministers will tive to the proposals of the other doubtless continue the discus party.

Bill Will Pass.

The exclusion of Ulster was doubtless advocated with the object of rendering Home Rule impossible. The Liberal party refused to submit to the rate of minority, and the Home Rale Bill would pass in the next Session by the authority of the represents tives of the people.

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Rifles and Bayonets.

London. Received Out. 8.

well as the rifles seized at Newry, Belfast and Londonderry have been removed to Dublin Castle.

2.

ROYAL WEDDINGS.

THE PRESENTS,

ated to be of the value of £100,000. Pearls, which are the gems of the season, figure largely in the jewellery.

DUBLIN STRIKE,

sions but no question of a formal conference has bean discussɔd. It is obvious that "pressure of busiuoss at Home will prevent the proposed conference at Vaa

couver.

mon

THE OPENING SPEED.

AVIATION.

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MR. GRAHAM-WHITE'S PROTEST.

ANGLO - JAPANESE TREATY,

Count Hayashi's Diary. The Manchester Churdian has an able article on the extracts from the late Conut Hayashi's Diary published in the Jiji. It

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was so strong in 1901 that Lord Lansdowns if left to himself would probably have refused an alliance with Japan unless Germany was

allience with Germany to min- tain the open door, three years later it makes an Entente with France, and a few years later u Liberal and Free Trade Govern ment is on the brink of war with Germany because she insists on

in it too. It will be remembered, keeping the door open to trade too, that he was engaged in ne in Moresco, gotiations with Germany over the

ELECTION IN CHINA.

Router's

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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

President Poincare has arrived at Madrid on a visit to the King of Spain.

Sir John Simon at. Glasgow. ing states that Li Yuan-berg has opened the Liberal Free Trade boon elected vice-President.

campaign.

"A COUNTRYMAN of MACKAY'S."

·The Duke and Duchess of Con- naught will return to Canada on the 17th inst.

Reater learns that no proposal for an Imperial Naval Conference has been received.

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A Uganda Rickkshaw Ride.

The Rev. Norman Moolean.

The Rt. Hon. Reginald Mc writing in the Scotsman; says Kenna, says a conference on Along a road shaded by trees Home Rule means nothing but we proceed in a riokshaw to pointless procrastination. Kampala, the native capitil of Uganda, seven miles away. The British peace centenary cele road is dotted with people carry-brations include the erection of a ing loads. These people are dif-memorial at Westminster and In eix years the foreign policy [arent from any race we have yet the purchase of Sulgrave Manor. Bagdad Railway about the same of this country boxes the com-seen in Africa. Their faces are not of unpopularity for acting with explanation in the conflict of for ornament. They are dressed in Crates, the manager of the Hen time, and incurred a good deal páss Why? If we seek the disfigured by grease or mutilated Mr. Graham White and Mr. political forces and principles we white, and their eyes are lit with don Aerodrome, have resigned shall certainly not find it. There intelligence. They are the Ja-their membership of the Aero is no more consistency in the pacese of Africa-skilful of hand Club, story than in the changes of and bright of eye. As se hurry fashion. People change their on, the rickshaw bays are singing,

her in Venezuela.

WAS

WHEN GREEK MEETS AMERICAN.

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of his robe, He is a native

you have come to see us.'

This

It is announced that the public

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dead

The extracts are a fragment [A tolegrant yesterday quoted only, but a fragment of very great

When Daron Eckhardstein, in the Daily Telegraph as saying political importance. The seed the conversation of the spring of that Mr. Asquith, as President of

of the alliance Count Hayashi 1901 reported by Count Hayashi, the Committee of Imperial Defence, has decided not to sum finds in a remark made by Mr said that though the Germon

an Imperial Naval Con- Chamberlain to Count Anto, his people might be hostila to Eng slyle of dress because some The one who holds the shafts will not be admitted to view the ference, a meeting of which was predecessor, in 1898. For three land the German Government obscure coterie decrees it. Our gives forth a recitative. The two wedding presents sent to Prince

he not, years it lay dormant, and the firat Was

only foreign policy chops and changes behind take up the song. And Arthur of Connaught and his expected shortly]

what the sign of its germination was in the saying

Kaiser with the same levity. And that what is it they sing ? It runs bride. spring of 1901 in a conversation himself was to get into hot is the meaning of the whole like this:-

Count Hayashi and water for eaying several years system of diplomacy. For the The iron without the wood would Sir John Simon appeals to the The Italian rifles and bayonets recently seized at Drogheda, as FREE TRADE CAMPAIGN. Baron Eckhardstein, the Gorman later in the famous interview development of ideas it substit-be of but little use; the white Tariff Reformers to abandon the Charge d'Affaires, who bollly by the Daily Telegraph. The utes the ohanges of foabion, de-man without the black man to policy which a past Conservative suggested a triple alliance br- Entente with France which was creed, it may be, by some pall him along would be of little statesmen described as

reen England, Germany, and prepared by the King's visit to camarilla, of whose existencense; the white man without the and damned." Japan. If Baron Eckhardstein France in 1903 marks the beginn- neither Parliament nor popular black man would never get any-

whero.

Mr. McKenna, the Home had any authority for mying that ing of the coolness between Eng- politics has any knowledge. London. Received Oct. 7. Mr. Chamberlain. Mr Balfour, land and Germany, but the

The rickshaw stops, and we Secretary says the Home Rule Sir John Simon, K.O, M.P.. Lord Lansdowne, the Duke of Foreign Secretary, Lord Lane

are introduced to a tall, dignified Bill will pass next Session, by the Solicitor-General, opened at Devonshire, and Lord Salisbury downo, did not know if at the

mone, whose black face is intense the authority of the represents- Glasgow the Liberal Free Trade were all in favour of his suggest time. To him it was, as ho has

ly back, because of the whiteness tives of the people. campaign. He quoted statistics ion, it is clear that Mr Chamber-sinca explained, only the model

It is strange to address to show that the decade since Mrlain's remark to Coast Kato.in of other Ententes which were wounded Greek soldier, in war- minister, who choose the sacr- The Unionist papers states that Obamberlain's propos ils were 1808 was not eo casual as it to follow with other Paware. worn uniform, on the Aeroplis, ed "office, forgoing a chief- no formal decision as to futurs promulgated had proved the seemed, and must have been We are therefore safe in and to be answered in English ship. As a pastor he gets 84 a policy has been reached at the effoscy of Free Trado, which was very widely canvassed. saying that the coolness in spoken with American accent; year; na chief he would get meeting of Mr. Bonar Law and London. Received Oot, 7. important and valuable when

Bat his brother is Sir Edward Carson. Count Hayashi took up the as little an essential part of Con- yet that is the experience of the hundreds. It is announced that the public times were good, ated an absolute suggestion, and on April 19 made servative policy as it is of Liberal. visitor to Athens to-day, says the chief, and he is a pastor!... We

necessity when times were bad. overtures to Lord Lansdowne, the Count Hayashi apparently takes Egyptian Gazette. The city is are introduced a visitor from At the National Sporting Club will not be admitted to view the He appealed to Tariff Reformers Foreign Secretary, not, however, credit for keeping Germany out alive with khaki-clad soldiery, far away Britain. The dignified Kid Lewis won the featherweight presents at the wedding of Prince Arthur of Connaught to the

to abandon their policy, which for a triple alliancs, but for a of the alliance, and as Japan had and a large proportion of the men face ovinces interest that is all. championship of England by Duchess of Fife. They are estim. past Conservative atteman bad dual alliance with Germany left probably already made up her speak English. They are very A countryman of Mackay's, knocking out Alec Lambert in

described as "dend and dumned."

out. Lard Lansdowne seemed to mind for war with Russia he was strongly English in sympathy and explains the Arabdescon, and at the seventeenth round. approve, but wanted a third from that point of view quite American in thought. The Eng- the words the face of the tall member of the alliance, which right.

lishman is greeted and welcomed Baganda breaks into a smile of The British committee of the unade Count Hayashi feel sare in "For this country, however, it by them, and they are proad it welcome. He again shakes me Anglo-American Peace organisa his own mind that there had been was a misfortune. The alliance, he justly praises their exploits in by the hand. A countryman tion appeals for £60,000 to carry sone talk between England and had Germany been a member, the war, Greece has been send- of Mackay's, he says, for his out the British programme of the Germany. And a month later would have been a very different ing a large proportion of lior sake I bid you heartily wel-centenary celebrations. the German Olarge d'Affairea iu- thing; it would have stressed the surplas population to America, come to Uganda; it is good that formed him that Lord Lansdowne omphasis on the maintenance of and she is now reaping her re and told him all about it-the open door in China, and it word in the constant sapplies of wen which maintain the strength another confirmation of bis sus- would doubtless have been picions. But Count Hayashi, re-model for similar agreements in of her armies. membering the intervention of other parts of the world. Had Germany, France, and Rossin at Lord Lansdowne and not Count the end of the war with China, Hayashi had his way in 1901

the most romantic mission in all Mr. Gates manager of the made up his mind that Japan there would have been no Each generation is bliad to its the world.

Hendon Aerodrome, protests could not trust Germany. The Morocco trouble, for England and living eninis and heroes; they

A generation ago it would have against saspending the certificate, Lord Germany would have been on the move, among us, but we never ken three to four months to of the Frencuman, M. Monlinais, negotiations lingered, Lansdowne apparently hanging same side. But no doubt the Pro-guess them for what they are wake the journey from Mombasa for flying over London in May back because Germany was not tectionist agitation in England to Who, for instance, can forecast to Uganda; waterless deserte last. to be included in the alliance, some extent overlaid our tradi- the possibilities Intent in a child? had to be traversed, A and Japan threatening to tional anxiety, which Germany About a century ago two little track had to be made through over to Russin if we did not make shared, for the maintenance of the London bye used to play to terins. Finally, Count Hayashi open door.

gether in the garden of Bloome bush, hostile tribes had to be pro- Notes on a forthcoming boxing leared' from Sir Claude The Angio Japanese Alliance bury Square. Nobody noticed pitiated, and all along the way tournament appear to-day, it was time to come to a definite bad example of the dangers of the but they grew up to alter politics Now forty-seven hours suffice for Macdonald that the King thought has always been to as the typical that they were unlike other lads; lay the bones of those who perish- od in these perilous journeyings. agreement, and, believing that Executive's uncontrolled power and religion in England, for one the King was on his side, was in the making of treaties, and it was Benjamin Disraeli and the the journey, and all along the London: Received Oct. 7. able finally to get his way. would be an interesting exercise other was John Henry Newman, by comforts which he would not a claim for work done was heard

was the traveller is surrounded

An interesting care regarding The British Committee of the The alliance, signed in January for the imaginstio i to attempt to British Weekly.

have found twenty years ago in in the Summary Court to-day, Anglo-American Peace Centenary 1902, was between England and reconstruct what might have hap

the journey between Wick and pened had our diplomacy been as London. Received Oct. 7. appeals for £00,000 to carry out Japan alone.

We believe this account of the open as, say, that of the United la deference to a "Kent for London. This is the marvel of At the National Sporting Club the British programme in the

agitation, the Equatorial Africa. Kid Lewis, wan the Feather-Centenary celebration, including, negotiations to be substantially no- States. But the salient point Kentish Men" weight Championship of England, besides educational schemes, the curate, and it fits in perfectly with in the whole story is this. offices of the Kent Education knocking out Alec Lambert in the erection of a Memorial at West- what we already know. The Im- The secrecy of diplomacy is Committee have been remore! minster and the purchase of Sul- perialist movement led by Mr. defended on the ground that it is from Westminster to Maidstone. grave Manor, the ancestral home Chamberlin was, in spite of one necessary to secure continuity in New buildings have been erected or two sharp passages, quite free our policy. But was a House of and furnished at a cost of about of the Washingtona.

Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. from hostility to Germiny; Mr. Commons ever guilty of such £50,000:

freak

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m.. Chamberlain, it will be remember levity as was displayed by our Village Objects to Telephones. York:

Soengei Ramps Rubber Co., ed, at the very height of his fame diplomacy between the years 1901 The local authority at Cobham, "With the ices the chief took Ltd. Third annual general mest- FRENCH PRESIDENT. publicly advocated an alliance and 1907?

Kent, refuses to give permission in a buge cake with sixteen ing. with Germany and the United In 1901 we conclude an alliance to the Postmaster General to erect lighted candles. It was out, and H. K. Association Football States. The speech was thought with Japan, only under the in- overhead telephone wires in that from it sprang a tiger, which League. Extraordinary General at the time to be a mere indiecre fluence of Bussophobia, bat ob village. This is the picturesque crouched and thes, leaped to Meeting, Offices of Mesars Shewan, tion, but probably it only blurted viónaly meant to prepare for a war village renowned in "Pickwick" wards the hostess, whose health Tomes & Co.-5,80. out what lending stateamen had with Russia. Six years later we where the "Leather Bottel" still was drunk with enthusiasm." Baturday, October 11 often informally discussed. This make the Entente with Russia, exista and touriste seek Any true friend would drink Ordinary Annual General inest! desire for good relations with In 1901 a Conservative Govern-for the stone recording "Bill to your health at the moment ing Dairy Farm Oo, Ltd.-12.30 Germany persisted to 1901; it ment is ready to conclude sa Stumps, His Mark."

when the tiger springs.

SITUATION QUIET.

London. Received Oct. 7. Mr. Claude Grabame-White and Mr. Gates, the manager af! Hondon Aerodrome, have resign- London. Received Oct. 8ed their membership of the Asco The situation at Dublin is Club as a protest against the quiet. The mastera intend to action of the Club in suspend- hold a further meetin to considering the certificate of M. Moulinsie, the position. The men sanounce the French aviator, for flying over that they are feceiving support London on May 11. from unexpected quarters.

BOXING.

FEATHER-WEIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP,

seventeenth round.

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.

RETURNING TO CANADA.

London. Received Oct. 7. The Duke and Duchess of Con- naught are to leave England for at Canads on the 17th inst,

PEACE CENTENARY.

APPEAL FOR FUNDS.

ARRIVES AT MADRID.

London, Received Oct. 8.

President Poincare has arrived Madrid. He is paying a visit to the King of Spain,

TWO NOTABLE BOYS

"Kept for Kentishmen,"

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It is said that Governor-General, man owed his soul to Mackay, Harrison has announced that the and Uganda is to-day, a centre policy of the United States of Christianity and civilisation contemplated the ultimats inde because of that great Scotsman. pendence of the Philippines. Thus I came to the very heart of

the.

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well-nigh impassable

A Tiger in a Cake. From an account of the least entertainment "in Now

LOCAL.

yesterday was a very short one. The Sanitary Board meeting

DON'T FORGET,

TO-DAY. Victoria Theatro, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scénic Theatre, 9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW.