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The Hongkong Telegraph.

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December 8, 1913,

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TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

THE GREAT FIGHT.

ULSTER AND ARMS.

FRENCHMAN' BASILY WINS

A FUNNY INCIDENT.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.) Copyright, 1913 by the Proprietor.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER

TELEGRAMS.

BRITISH COLUMBIA.

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HOME RULE.

LABOUR MARKET GLUTTED NATIONALISTS & UNIONISTS.

1913.

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ALBANIAN unrest.

SERIOUS CLAN FIGHT.

WEATHER FORECAST,

CLOODY

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二拜照- 𫘝九月二十英港委

TELEGRAMS.

FRENCH POLITICS,

A NEW CABINET.

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London. Received December 9. The retaro fight between Wella and Carpentier, which takes place tonight (Monday) is the topic of Conversation in sporting circles.

Wells was yesterday in a motor collision at Selses, but he was not injured. He says the accident will not affect him.

Later.

The Fight.

Carpentier knocked out Wells in the first round.

The fight was most sensational, and only lusted one ̈ minuts thir teen seconds.

Carpentier rushed at Wells and got to close quarters, landing several heavy body blows on his opponent.

Wella broke away twice, but Carpentier feinted and landed two tremendous punches on to Wells' jaw, following these up with body blows.

Wells reeled and fell and was counted out. Carpentier bolped the defeatedman to rise.-Reuter.

WICK ELECTION.

"VIGOROUS POLLING.

London. Received December 9.

Polling at Wick Burghs, where a. bye-election is taking place owing to the appointment of Mr Robert Munro, K.O., as Lord Advocato, in succession to Mr Ure, is proceding most vigorous-

London, Received December 8. The Castoms authorities in

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NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

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The Customs authorit Ulater are most aqtive in pṛ ing gun-running.

After

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London, Received December 8. The Times correspondent at Mr. Devlin, M.P., the leader of Beater's

correspondent st Reuter's correspondent at Paris Ulster are most active, scouring Toronto states that the Govern the extrome section of the Cetinje says a number of per-states that M. Doumergue has the coasts on bicycles to prevent ment may avail itself of a clause Nationalists, speaking at Batho sons were killed and wounded in formed a Cabinet with himself as striking area

three daye gun-running.

in the Immigration Act empower ram, said that if the principle of a sanguinary faction fight be Premier and Foreign Minister, The situation is not without its ing it by an Order-in-Couteil to an Irish Parliament were concede tween two Albanian clans at M Cailloux as Minister of Fin been released from gaol. iudicrous side. The police at forbid tho entrance of all ed, the Nationalists would go a Skutari... The International ance, M. Viviani as Minister of Portrusb, learning of the arrival labourers and artisans to British great deal further than halfway arthorities.

intervened, where- Public Instruction, M. Moulens intenda gradually introducing The Chinese Ministry of War of a consignment of "arms," Colombian porte, owing to the to meet the Unionists in Ireland, upon the combatants retired out as Minister of War, M. Monis se hurried to the station and opened state of the labour market, which They did not want separation. side the town, and resumed the Minister of Marine, and M. Lebran compulsory military training, a number of cases, amid the jeera is absolutely glutted.

Reuter.

conflict-Reuter,

as Minister for the Colonies. of the crowd. The cases, were

The late Ministry was oom-China and Austria for two The reported loan between found to contain dummy wooden

posed of moderate Republicana, millions sterling is contradicted. guns, destined for the local Boy Scouts.

A Serlous Firė.

There were exciting scenes at Belfast at a fire in a garage be- longing to a local stockbroker, in which a quantity of cartridges were stored. There were con tinuous explosions for about 20 minutes. The slowers of debris prevented the approach of the firemen, one of whom was badly injured.-Reuter.

THE ALSACE AFFAIRS:

GOVERNOR TO REMAIN.

Berlin. Recolved December 7.

Alsace Lorraine in satisfied

However, the Order will not be issued without negotiations with the Imperial Government as the Dominion desires, to avoid any Botion which is contrary to the new Japanese Treaty,-Reuter.

LUBLIN STRIKE.

HOW THE NEGOTIATIONS

FAILED.

London. Received Decomber 8.

THE NEW ZEALAND.

WORLD'S TOUR COMPLETE.

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London. Received December 9,

The battle-oruiser New Zealand has arrived at Plymouth after her recent tour of the world. Reuter,

WHITE HOPES.

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Thoughts Occasioned by the Big Boxing Fight.

dominance, there is reason to be-while the new Ministry is mostly. lieve that when once French comprised of Socialist Radicale. boxers have acquired this science-Router.

in its entirety, they may be even

Carpentier knocked out Wells in the first round in the return match which took place last night.

released, £14,000.was collestad,

Owing to the state of the labour forbid the entrance of artisans market, the Government may.

that through the action of Dr.The reinstatement of atrikora was ia surprising broause boxing lias codifying of the Rules and the bad foot. He was allowed to go and labourers into British Colum

von Bethmann Hollweg it has been possible for Governor Wedel to remain in offico,

The conflict between the Gover- por and the railitary.suthorities is now considered at no end

Berlin. Received December 8, All the newspapers are quiet]

the only outstanding question, and this led to a collapse at the fast moment.-Reuter,

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THE OLD TALE,

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The contest is being largely over the Zaborn affair and are MRS. PANKHURST RELEASED globe to the other, America takes may be sought in the modern ed. On his seking for his money his willingness to go to Feking

fought on Home Rule.

The Conservative" candidate is Mr Mackenzie.-Reuter.

[At the last election MrMunro's majority was 211.]

now waiting for the decision of

the courts:

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RUSSO-FRENCH OBJECTION CONSCRIPTION

TO GERMANS,

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London. Becelved December „Ð

The German General Limit von Sanders, with ton other Ger-

London. Resolved December 8,

FOR CHINA.

A REFORMERS' PLANS,

A GRADUAL PROCESS.

Poking. Received December 8. The Ministry of War announces

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NEWS.

The extradition case was 18-

afternoon.

superior to the former. This│· A WATCHMAN'S CLAIM. theory is based on the fact that while the English and American Yesterday in the Summery shows that agreement was reached A statement by the employers methods may each possess the Court before Mr Justice Gom on all points enve one in the very best principles of the pugi- portz, Alla Bax, a watchman, of Dublin strike. listic art, French method is Kowlon, sued Mrs Usohmann, striving to unite them into a Station Hotel, Kowloon, to recover

Another assassination has taken. perfect whole."

Some of Car- the son of $54 being as to $18 place at Shanghai, and a strenu- pentier's own inventions, suoli aa thereof, one month's wages and as ons campaign of searching for the intricate "waltz punch," to the remainder damages for oriminale is advocated. An official statement by the

make one faintly realize the wrongful dismisal. Dublin employers says that an

science that goes nowadays to Mr J, H. Gardiner appeared for At agreement has been reached on

fashioning a really first-class the plaintiff and Mr Dixon of London, where it was announced a suffragiat meeting in all points but one, including, the

Few things are at firet gight boxer. New kinds of guards and Mecere Wilkinson and Grist for that Mrs. Pankhurst had been abandoning of sympathetic more surprising, at the beginning punches are being invented daily the defendant. strikes, no strike to be called cf this twentieth century of and science plays an ever greater The case for the plaintiff was without a ballot, and the re-Christendom, than the great part.

that on November 12 he asked for organisation of the transport revival that has taken place in This increase of science. has permission to go into hospital

more careful os he workers on Trades Union lines, the science of glove-fighting. It sleo necessitated

was suffering from always been regarded as a rather help given in this respect by the on the understanding that he rough form of sport, whereas we National Sporting Club, the provided a substitute. Plaintiff ara daily priding ourselves that Amateur Boxing Association and did so but after the substitute

Mr. Devlin says if the principle the world is becoming more and the Royal Navy and Army Boxing had been soting for two days he more peaceable and our masters Association has greatly facilitated was dismissed by Mra Uschmann of an Irish Parliament is conced- more and more gentle. Yet there the task of referees and helped to who engaged another man in his ed, Nationalists will go further...... seems to be no stemming the tide. make bouts more interesting to the place. On coming out of hospital than halfway to meet the Union- of interest taken in pugilistic spectators. Another cause of the he saw Mra Uschmann who told ists. encounters from one end of the enhanced popularity of boxing him that he was no longer want-

Mr. Kang In-wei has expressed the lead with her huge open air oraze for thrills. There is some he was told that he would be paid No change of Chancellor is

arenas which, whenever we see thing exciting about a fight even the next day, but when he called as President of the Confucius expected.

Mre. Pankhurst has been re- them on the "Alms," appear to for those who are quite ignorant then he was told to plear out.

Booiety, but wishes to refrain The Strassburg Government leased from Exeter prison, being be packed to the skies, with per- of the science employed, and in Bo had since applied for pay-

from politics. after three announces that the Governor prostrate

days' spiring humanity. In London, Paris one gathers there is, in mont in writing but his letter "thirat" strike.. will in future maintain the strict-

large East End music-balledeyote certain hours, an unwholesome had been ignored. The est observance of existing laws.—

announcement of the themselves entirely to bout and demand for blood and knock-outs. The defence was a denial that APPOINTED TO TURKEY.. Dor. Ost. Lloyd.

release was received with wild contests and even the huge Needless to say the press has also Mra Dachmann engaged the sumed at the Police Court this enthusiasm by the suffragists at Olympia annexe is sometimes played its part in stimulating in- watohman. All engaging W88 a meeting at Earl's Court, at filled to overflowing in spite forest, especially in the in- done by her husband and it was which £14,000 was collected of the high pricen charged. ternational sphere.

arged that the case should have Reuter.

Provincial towns in England do

A public enquiry into the For boxing is now truly inter been brought against him. not lag behind, and Paris actually national and the fact has of course His Lordship entered judgment circumstances attending the Yau- arcels. In the gay city three made it very difficult to discover for the defendant and remarked mati Ferry disaster was held enormous "cirques" lay them-who is the world's champion at that Mr. Uschmann would no

to-day. selves out to cater for "le boze" any weight. The French have doubt pay the plaintiff the thir- and are weekly crowded with ex- attemption to form an Inter-teen daya' wages that were due to the shriners visit to Manila and General news and an article on cited "fans" and fashionable national Federation to control him, ladies. In Australia the sport this matter, but their took is

Hongkong will be found on The appointment of General its intention to introduce

flourishes exceedingly sad no obviously beset with almost

Sunk by a Cruiser,

page 3. von Sanders aa Commander of pulsory military service by de-

sooner does one huge boxing insuperable obstacles.

Lieutenant Douglas George the Turkish Army Corps at Congress thoughout China.

stadium arise than another is instance, they have just taken it ing officer of the ornieer King appointed Assistant Chief Se

For Jeffrey, R.N.R., who was navigat Mr. Kang In-wei has telegraph projected. Here in Hongkong, upon themselves to declare Fuck Alfred (formerly flagship on the eretary to the Government of Mr. R. H. Crofton has been stantinople has evoked the Next year it is proposed to ed from Hongkong to Mr. Linng strongest objections from Rusais make a start by finding out all Chi-obiao, the Minister of Justice, boxing events seem to become Johnson a "hag-beon" and that China Station) when, during her Zanzibar. and France because it will tend who are available for military that he will come to Peking as more and more frequent and the the championship should lie be-trials, she collided with and sank to overshadow the influence of service and in 1915 the system of President

enterprising Mr Hall does not tween Langford and Jeanette. the Spanish steamship Umbe off the Ambassadors and give Ger-compulsory military service will

Society, but will rofrain from appear to find any falling of in It may be so, but Johnson for Withernsea, in July last, appear- page 2 and Log Book on page B. Our Contemporaries appear on many a peculiar advantage in be introduced in the Northern taking any part in politics.Der

his patronage.

one disagrees. Constantinople.-Reuter.

ed as defendant in an action Commercial news will be found provinces, later in the Middle

Qat. Lloyd.

All these are negroes, and it brought by the owners of the lat- provincos and last of all in tho

public interest is probably due to Icoks as though we are as far as ter vessel in the Admiralty Court on pago 9. South.-Der. Ost. Lloyd,

a variety of causes. First and ever from finding a white man to just month. The Lieutenant gave foremost is the fact that boxing stand apagainst any of them. This evidence that the disaster was spected the T. K. K.'s new star A number of local resident in has become more scientific and is really not surprising, because caused by the Umba changing mer, the Anyo Maru, yesterday therefore more interesting. We to equal them in weight a white her course, and the hearing was afternoon. The vessel is intend- owe this largely to the cuteness of man would need to be consider- the Americans. They have found ably above the average height and

adjourned.

ed for the South American trade. paychology a part in the ring, development of the Caucasian NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. Poking. Received December 8,

and "bluff "and" foxing" bring races, so there is a comparativaly

DON'T FORGET. The Minister of Marine pro-acute government of demeanour small field of selection, : Also, AGREEMENT UROED. posee the construction of five into play to lower the moralo of even if a white man can achieve neval basee as follows:-Peibai-opponents or lure them to des- the size and stamina of a negro chiang in the province of Kuang-truction. Americana have also his nerves are more in evidence mends that Austria and Great of Fukien, Heiangehanwan in the fitness, hard training, and un-prognathous jaw, fat noge and The Vienna Tageblatt recom-tang, Sanshawn in the province spread the gospel of absolute and he lacks the ballet bead, Britain should come to an under province of Chekiang, Jungcheng sparing fights. Lasterly they other qualities which help to make standing to remain neutral in the south of Weihaiwei in the pro- have introduced the refinement the negro invalnerable. event of any conflict in the vince of Shantung and Huintao of "in-fighting" to which the We can well afford to be con- M. Doumorgub has succeeded Mediterranean. Der Ost, Lloyd, in Fengtien.-Der. Ost. Lloyd, majority of spectators have not tent with the talent we posscasat in forming a new French Cabinet,

yet got accustomed, and which lighter weights, and no two men indead appears to spoil much of have ever done more to uphold Five naval. bases are planned the spectacular effect; except the finest traditions of the ring by the Chinese Minister of Marine. presumably to the initiated, and than the pair who met at the demands greater vigilance on the National Sporting Club last even- The Kwong Yik Bank, Singa part of the referee, The recent ing, Bombardier Wells and Geor- pore, is going into voluntary and astonishing athletic move ges Carpentier. That can still be liquidation. Ann ment in France has also affected said though Wells's day may be boxing, ond is likely to make it for counted as over. This second The battle cruiser New Zealand more scientific in the near future, defeat at Carpentier's honda is has arrived at Plymouth after her

That France now possesses a fairly certain to ond his career, world's tour. style of boxing of its own" says But he retires-if he does re Georges Carpentiers beyond tire with honour; and his son- A number have been killed and question, and while still behind queror goes forward. He is now wounded in an Albanian clan the Americans in their in-fighting the best of white, hopes,

fight at Skutari,

man officers, leave Berlin to-day

for Constantinople.

GIVEN UP AS LOSS,

FATE OF H.A.L, STEAMER.

London. Received December 9.

The Hamburg American stea mer Acilis, which left Valparaiso on October 25 for Monte Video, and was last seen rounding the

up as a total loss

Her OBIKO ja valued $100,000.-Reuter.

Horn in a tempest, has been given

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At

AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS.

THE LATEST RETURNS.

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

ANGLO-AUSTRIAN

Berline, Received December 8.

NOT INTERESTED IN POLITICS.

Peking, Received December 8,

of the Confucius

CHINESE DEFENCES.

FIVE NAVAL BASES.

CHINESE FINANCE.

ITALY AND EGYPT.

AUSTRIAN LOAN DENIED,

SHIPPING ARRANGEMENT

RENEWED.

London. Received December 9. Beater's correspondent at Syd- ney states that the election

Peking. Recolved December 6. returns so far available show 40

At the request of the Premier | " Berlin. Respived Doceraber 7. Labouritee and 37 Liberals as the Peking Gazette contradicts The shipping conference in elected.

the announcement of a loan of Rome has resolved to continue The Liberala are confident of 22,000,000 having been contract the old freight rates and terma winning the majority of the ad between the Minister of War of passage to Egypt. Der Oat, soond ballots.-Retiter.

and Austria Der Get. Lloyd, Lloyd,

This wonderful increase in

TELEGRAMS,

CONDENSED,

The HA. L. steamer Acilia has been given up as a total loss.

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

TO-MORROW. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m... Bijou Theatre 9:15 p.m. Anction of H.. .. Handy and Janus.—11 a.m.-

Kinetophone, Theatre Royal 9.15 p.m.

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Friday December 12. Cliftonian Dinner H.K. Club.

Saturday December 13. Boxing, Theatre Royal-9.15

p.m.

Tassday, December 16. Auction Sale leasehold Proper- ty.-G. P. Lammert's Sale Room

3 pm.

Tuesday, January 8.:

liquidation General meeting of G. Fenwick and Co. Ltd., in shareholders, No. 5 Queen's Road. Central-noon