1913-10-21 — Page 1

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

October 20, 1913, Temperature a.m. 73, plia. 77; Hupidity...72, 67.

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HOME POLITICS.

LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.

-READING BYE-BLECTIẾN.

Renter'a [Survios, to the ** Telegraph.")

London. Received Ost. 20. The bye-election at Reading following the sievation of the sitting Member, Sir Rufus fuaci, to the Benih, will he most in teresting, as the majority of Sir ftafus at the last election was ouly 09. The Stoialists are expected to run a bandidate, and Mr. Gerald"Isaaca, the son of Sir Rufus, will possibly be the Liberal nomines.

Mr. Churchill's Proposal.

London. Recsivod Oct. 20.

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Copyright, 1913 by the Proprietor.

WEATHER FORECAST

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Barometer 30.04.

October 20, 1912, Temperature a.m. 73, p.m. 76, Humidity...76, 71.

TUESDAY,

OCTOBER

21,

1913.

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KAISER AND SON,

AUSTRIA AND SERVIA.

IRRITATION. IN FRANCE.

MRS. PANKHURST.

PRESIDENT'S ACTION.

LONDON PRESS COMMENTS, AN ANIMATED INTERVIEW.

Router's

[Service to the Telegraph,"}

London. Receiveil Oct. 20. The Morning Post soathingly denounces the appojurment of Sir Rufus Isaacs, desoribing it as an outrage on the public sense of docenty, and a political degrada tion of English justice,

The Times" Comment.". The Times says:We trust and believe that the carcir of Sie Itufus, Isanes on the Bench will be no lees distinguished than linj aatuaishing career at the Bar. It

Rteater's

[Service to the "Telegraph."]

Router's

Router'

[Survive to the "Telegraph,”]

London. Received Ost. 21.

Router' varrespondent at

TELEGRAMS.

RAILWAY DISASTER.

| TWENTY SOLDIERS, KILLED.

Reuter's

[Service to the "Telegraph.")

London. Received Oct. 20, Router's correspondent at New

[Sorvieu to the Telegraph."] London. Received Ost, 20. London. Received Oct. 21. The papers in Barlin state that! Austria has given · Fervia a the Crown Prince was motoring limit of sight days to withdraw Washington states that President York states that the Meridian in Bavaria when he was suddenly fun Allsaia. "Austria's action, Wilson will personally decide Mississippi irnin, conveying a summoned to the Kairer at without a mandate from the the Pankborst case, and will Company of Artillery, plunged Potsdam, whore bo had a pre other European Powers, bas confer with the Secretary for over a trestlo bridge, twenty longed and most animated inter-caustrong jrritation in Franco. Labour, and the Immigration soldiers being killed and 100

Commissioner. view with his august parent,

injured. after which he left, not being invited to romain to luncheon.......

The Sequel.

Withdrawal Ordered.

London. Receive Oct. 21.

Admitted.

Mr. Pankhurat bas. bem ud-

Later.

AIR CHAUFFEUR.

London. Received Oct. 1. Renter on as that, in response mitted to the United States. Reuter's correspondent at Bar.to the strong represealations of great misfortune that an at-lin states that the Crown Prince Austris and Cerny, Servia-be. The Unionist papers generally brought hesitation and disgord greatly regrets that his private she has ordered the withdrawal sorbing controversy should have in replying to the Chanelor, now informed the fawors that consider that. Mr. Churchill was into what otherwise would have letter to the Chancellor of Osobar of her traps from Albaniu. los concerned to recure a Navale unsuimos elorus of 1 should have been publicly holiday than to reply to the Radical dissatisfaction over the inorensing Naval expenditure.

Deplorable and Discouricous. "

They declare that the presenta 'tion' of such an offer in an oleo- tioneering specb, instead of through diplomatic channels, ju deplorable and die sout to one, liko ly to esues. rarantment, and to impair instead of improve the relations batween the countries

·conturned.

The Daily Telegraph “and the Daily Mail, however, approve of

the offer.

"Make The Offer Hopeless."' The Daily News says that the limitations attached make the offer hopeless. It denies that the only alternative is an increase in the estimates, and contends that Mr. Churchill, has constantly inerearer the standard of super-

approval..

mentioned.

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PRESIDENT YUAN'S VICTORY.

Universal Approval.

He adds that the idea of A The Daily Mail says:-Tho

taken up an attitude of opposition Pintoot will get with uni-ion of the press that he had versal approval, which will 't,

to the Kaiser was totally fale, anore pronouned in viow of the Mort over the Chancellor's letter failure of petty personal atricka.

The other responsible journals explaing Prussia's standpoint Assured by Several Hundreds greatly contributed to deating up the whole mattor in the mind of the Crown Prince...

contain,mo cominent.

CANADA'S NAVAL POLICY.

LIBERAL OPPOSITION.

London. Receive 10.t.20 Reiter's context dentar O

iosity, which is now extravaguilly was that Sir Wefidurior,

excomsivo.

OBITUARY.

MR ARTHUR CHAMBERLAIN:

AUSTRALIAN NAVY BOARD.

of Votes.

́836 PER ANNUM

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS*

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELE RAMS.

THE NEWS CONDENSED,

Sir Rufus Isaacs'. son Gerald may possibly stand as the Liberal candidate,, for Reading.

The Daily Mail states that the appointment of Sir Rufus Isance will meet with universal approval.

Serdiu hna informed the Powers that she has crdered the withdrawal of her troops from Albania.

It is proposed to reconstruct the Australian Naval Board with a British Admiral of high stand- ing as fret Naval member..

OIL CONTRACTS.

Chancellor's Son as an Expert.

Quest of a Woman Pioneer.

Particulars have already baon The Australian Government given of the contracte wich Lord has decided to request Captain Chauffeur, capable of driving Murray, acting on behalf of Elughes Onelow, second" member small two-seator Bleriot mono- Mesers S. Pearson and Sous, has of the Australian Naval Board, to plane (Gnome engine) for private entered into with the Govern rotire. owner: Reply, stating experienc 3 [ments of Eounder and Colombin, aud salary required, X., eta, etc. states the Globe. It may not

The above advertisment, bo generally known that negotin-misfortune which appears in the current tions have been in progress also, should have brought discord into issue of Flight and in the "Situr- with the Governments of Costa tho appointment of Sir Rafas tions Vacant" column, proclaims Rica and Venezuela on behalf of Isaacs,

The Times, regards it as a great thut controversy

The Unionist pupora consider the that Mr. Churchill is less cop-

a new stage in flying--the advent the great firm over which Lord Although the actual: majority of the private owner. Hitherto Cowdray presides.

We understand, says by which President Yuan Shih flying machines have been owned Kai would be elected was the by professional airmen or by Financial News, that Mr. An-cerned to secure a naval, holiday subject of much speculation, bis aeroplace, firmus for whom they dorson, accompanied by the oldest than to reply to Radical dissatis- ultimate victory was assured by have acted a pilots. Now we con of Mr. Lloyd George, under faction

MERNE,"

sense of

Great excitement was caused

plurality of several hundreds have arrived at the day of the the insti actions of Lord Murray, private aeroplane for family use made an offer to the Costa Rica of votes.

The Morning Post soathingly The election law provides and driven by a professional Government on term very similar

denounces the appointment of chauffeur.

to those accepted by the Govern-Sir Rufas leanos, d'ascribing it as that the elected must have n

The advertiser, a lady residentments of Ecuador and Colombia, an outrago on the pi THE SOURCE OF FRICTION. majority of three fourths of

The votes cast. Three hallots had northern town, has ex- the chief condition being that a to be inken to secure this resuls ploined the advertisement. "I sum of £100,000 should be ex- After the first Yuan Shih Kai was it asys. I am buying a moncin exploratory and other work. at Leipzig, by the escape of eight

she said, "exactly what pended by the firm in the country London. Receivad Oct. 20.93 short According to the

Morning Post (Sydney) Peking Daily Neiss the Gigures plane, and I require a pilot for it. No agreement was arranged at lions from Barnum's circus, Some in the curve of a rechts that the Government. his were as follow

Years ago I had a carriage and the time, because the President were abot and two still. | Joliette (Québec) wid tust if Mr.

kept horses. When the motor of the Republic held out for a decided request Caplain

captured. Barden introduced a Navy Bill

came I gave up borres and bought royalty of 10 per cent, on the similar to the last the Liberals Huglie Onslow, the second mem

ber of the Navy Board, to retire, would oppose it equally strongly considering him the chief soures of the recent friction. The Government also propose to 12- construct the Bard, with a British Admiral of high stand- ing as the Firet Naval member.

MONTANA LAND LOTTERY.

Washington Sept 23. London. Rereived Oct. 21. What may, porlipe, bo the The death of Mr. Arthur last big land lottery held by the United States Government atari- Chamberlain is reported.

Mr Arthur Chamberlain wased at noon to-day at Olasgow a brother of the Right Hon. Mr Mostann, where about 7,000 par.. J. Chamberlain, and was chair-cols of pallin land, comprising man of Mesare Kynochs Limited. Deadly a million and a half acres.

Mr. Charles 'Brookfield.

London. Received Oct. 201 The death has occurred of Charles Brookfield, examiner of pinys...

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A BRONZE DEFENDER

For America, Cup.

fi

Bristor Blode L-land Sept, 20.

After a long conference bo- tween Mr. Emmons, and Mr.

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are being disposed of. Forty thousand elatins were registered. Originally Tree lands were sim- Mrply thrown opeu at an appointed leeshoff, it was decided tunt hour, and the first comers staked the new defender for the America their claime. When, for instance, Cup should be built of bronze the huge. Indian reservations instead of steel, as was [Charles Hallam Elton Brook-

vast frat intended. field second son of the late Rev Oklahoma were opened a

cordon of soldiers was needed to Canon W.H. Brookfield was born in 1857. He was educated at keep back prospective, squattere, Westminster and Trinity College who lined up in tens of thousands. Cambridge and for many years ready to race with avery conceiv wns on thestaff of the Saturday able means of locomotion for the Review. He entered the Inner favoured parcels. Now the only Temple but was never called, and eutvival of that procedure is that from 1879-85 went on the stage winners in the lottery have to in the Haymarket Co. with the make good their title hy bond Bancrofts. He was the author of between 40 and 50 plays and fide residents, The Times.

in 1911 was appointed joint

Examiner of Plays.]

LIONS FSCAPED.

A BARNUM "TURN.!

London. Received Oct, 20

Boutor a Lapzig correspondent states that a tramçar collided with Barnum's circus cage. five lions escaped causing in describable panic One entered a hotel and ascended the staircase, terrorising every one present.

Eventually the police shot the lions.

Stll) Uncaptured, {

Later.

EDISON ILL.

Throngh Lack of Work.

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MINISTERING CHIL- DREN'S LEAGU›.

Mrs. Irwin, the Hon. Secretary. and Mrs Jordan, the Ilon. Toen surer, of the children's ministering. Logue write The Committee wish to thank Colonel Chapman and Officers of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps for kindly lend ing their hall and grounds for two days; Commander Carey, R.N., HMS. Tomar, for efficient helpers and numerous Bage; Mr.Kynock,

Yuan Shih-kai.. Li Yuan-hung Wa Ting-faug Sun Yatson Tang Shao-yi Kang Yu-wai Lieng Chiehnd Wang Jen-won Sun Wa...

Feng Ku-chang

..471

... 154

33 13

... 5

11.

4

3

3

Chang Tuisyon... Hatung Raiding. Wang Shuo-ming Kung Shang Lou (Moti-

golian)

T-en Chun-shued!

Chu Jui...

Wang Ting chang

Wang Cheng-ing. Chang-chien Tai Yusu-pei Wang Kong, Lung Chi-kwang

Tuan Ohi-jui...

3

1 16

In the second contest 745 votes wore cast and these were die tributed as follow:

Yan Shil-kai Li Yuan hung, Wu Ting-lang Sun Yat-sen

.497 ... 102 ... 24.

11

Kang Yu-wei

2

Liang Chi-chao

1'

Yuan Chi-jui. Chang Clan:.

1

1

1

Waug Shao-Ming Teen Obun-huu Wang Kong

Wang Jen-wen Lin Bri-san

Yuan Nai-kwOD..... Oha Jui...

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a car. Now that the seroplane gross production, as against 5 per. The bye-election at Reading provides a quicker and more cent. offered,

will be most interesting as Sir Mr. Anderson then made an Rufus Isance majority was only plessaut means of locomotion than the car I am buying an aero-offer of 130 per cent. of the net 99 and the Socialiste are expected

plane. People may think it odd,

but in a few years time I shall merely be one of hundreds of pri-

vato owners."

GENERAL CHANG.

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A Fixture at Nanking.

Napking, Oct. 13, The policy regarding General Feng Kuo-chang's appointment t Nanking has evidently been clanged.

General Chang is likely to be fixture here for several months. Writing on October 11 our cor- respondent said:-General Chang Haum, in an interview come days ago with the American Consul, said that hiq expected to leave Non- king, and ho gave assu tazerá that he expected to disappoint the people who fear that bie soldiers will make another raid as they leave the city. Rumour said that he was to leave on the 14th, and now it is changed to the 17th, and there are some indications that be desies to change the date of his going indefinitely. flowever, there is no official annunñcement as to the date of his departure.

profite, proceeds the Financial

News, bat tus President would to run a candidate.

not accept. Mr. Andereon, with

The Times trusta and believes Mr. Richard Lloyd George, sub-that Sir Rufus Isaacs' carest on sequently journeyed to Venezuela

the Bench will be no less to negotiate with the Government distinguished than his astonish- for an oil concession on similar

terms, and in the meantime, we ing career at the Bar.

believe, regotiations were re At Meridan, Mississippi, a orned with the President of the train converying a company of Republic of Costa Rica, an offer artillery plunged through a of galty of 73 per cent on the trestle bridge. Twenty soldiers gross production having been

made on behalf of Mesare 8. were killed and a hundred in- Pearson, and Sons.

INTERESTING WEDTING

*IN. TIENTSIN.

Hongkong Lady Marries. Chaplain to the Forces.

jured.

LOCAL.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held this afternoon.

This morning at St. Peter's Church a service for. Seafarere The marringe of Miss K. E.was held at which Bishop Brat lear, of Hongkong, and the lower preached. Rev. F. J. Walker, M.A., Chaplain to the Forces, was solemnised at Al Saints' Church, Tientsin, yes- orday afternoon, in the presence of a large congregation says the Peking Times of October 11.

DON'T FORGET,

TO-DAY. Paper Oil Fnel for Marine Boilers," Institute of Engineers.

Tho nuve of the ohurch was filled long before the ceremony was timed to take place, and the 1.9 p.m. chancel had been decorated with

The Anniversary Festival. The second anniversary of the Republic, and the inauguration palma and flowers. officiated.

Victoria Theatre, 9.15 pm Bijou Scenic Theatre, 1.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

of Preside Yuan, was widely cole- The Rev. J. H. Sedgwick, There were seven others, sach brated in the Southern capital on MA..

Brigadier Auction at G. P. Lammert's of whom received one vote. October 13. It was remarkable General E. J. Cooper, M.V.O., Salsa rooms, sailing boat, 5.30

Yuan Shih-kai, according to how many Republican flage came CB. D.S.O.. gave way the p.m. Mr. Edisqa has become in P.W.D., for valuable work tou- the electoral law, still lacked 62 to light.

bride; the Misces M. Mackintosh, Meeting of Shareholder Head- capacited from work through dared in supervising the arrange votes to be elected Fresident. In The principal fentura of the J. Bardmau and B Don were the wales Mining Co. Hongkong. taking a boliday. A fortnight's ments for stalls, etc.; Messrs. the third and final voting, there day was the reception given by the bridesmside, and Major J. A.Hotel. 4 p.m. vacation after stretches of work Lane, Crawford & Co., the Victo- were 703 votes cast, of which 507 Tutuh, General Chang Hean, and Bardoso, acted as best man. ranging as high ne eighteen hotre ris Dispensary, the Quoon's Die were for Yuan Shilkat and 179 the Governor, Mr. Hon Kuo-chan The band of the Somerset Light day gave him "a rest which pensary, A. S. Watson & Co., for Li Yuan-hung. The rest of ta the Governor's yamen. Geuser Infantry played the accompani made him ill." He was wore Kelly and Walsh, Moutrie & Co. the votes were disqualified, and Chang was dressed in the military ment to the responses, psalm and tired out from his vacation than Hung Os, Singare Co., San Co. Yaan Shih-kai was accordingly suit that was presented to him by hymn and as the newly-wedded ing

President Yaan in token of his pair wore leaving the Church, the ever he was from working for and M. Y. Sun Co. Special thanks elected twenty to twenty-four hours a day. are due to Messra. Norönlia & Co..

ervices, in the capture of Nan-

"Wadding March" was played, His physician, Dr. J. H. Brad for doing all printing free of

king. Mr. Han, the Governor, Big die Genoral and Mrs. show, says that he should never charge, also to Meaars, Weismann

was faultlessly dressed in foreign Cooper and Major Hardman were take another vacation.

clothes Consule and naval off among those who signed the

and the Dairy Farm Co for

** Drums.”·

Mr. Edison's daughter Madele- their generosity, also to the **** Drums, "is the latest nick-cors attended in considerable register. The officere present ice, who accompanied him on his Cinematograph Co, for their two name of Prince Arthur of Con numbers. The Japanese Consul draw their swords and made an balitay, says "Tather was on most successful shows. Thanks naught, and he answers to it and ther various officers of the arch under which the couple the go all the time. If the motor are likewise due to the ladies who quite contentedly. It was bestow-Japanese soldiers and gun boats, passed as they left the Church. correspondent at went two hundred. He wouldn't organised the clever play done ad upon him by a brother officer made the impression of reception was afterwards Leipzig states that night lion sleep, and asked about everything by the children and to all friends in the Scots Greys on the sound special cordiality and good feel held at the home of Brigadier, escaped and two are still alive bean. Father certainly was who helped to furnish and pro- reasoning that "drums and fifes ing in regard to their visit-North General and Mrs. Cooper at 18- and uncaptured.

not intender to be an idle man."! side over the various stalls, must go together."Daily Sketch. China Daily News.

Meatown Road,

Reuter's

Victoria Theatre 9.15

p.m. Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m.

Saturday, October 25.· Extraordinary General Meet- Hongkong Hotel Go-noon. Twelfth Night,

foyal-9.15, p.m.

Theatre

Tuesday, October 28, "Twelfth Night," Theatre Royal 9.15 p.m.

Wednesday, October 29. Half Yently Meeting-Jookey Club-noon.

Thursday, October 30, Twelfth Night," Theatre

Royal-9.15 p.m.

Anction Sala

GP. Lammert Machinery-11am. Yaumati,