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January 19, 1914,
Temperature 6 a.m. 60. 2 p.m. 65
Humidity
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Hongkong Telegraph.
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Copyright, 1914 the Proprietor.
MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1914.
January 19, 1913,
WEATHER FORECAST
73.
FINE Barometer 13
AFRICAN TROUBLES.
AFRICAN TROUBLES.
NATIVES BREAK LOOSE.
where.
STRIKE AT AN END.
!!
London. Received January 18.
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HOME RUGBY.
ENGLAND BE‹TS WALES,
London. Received January 18,
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SUNKEN SUBMARINE.
NOT YET LOCATED.
A BITTER LETTER.
A GERMAN COMPLAINT,
London. Received January 19.
Temperaturo 6 a.m. 57, 2 p.m. 61, Humidity
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„FIGHTING THE TRUSTS.
THE NEW LEGISLATION.
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London, Received January 18. relating to anti-Trust legislation London. Beceived January 18. London. Rocelved January 17..
Reuter's Johannesburg corres- An enormous crowd assembled The Admiralty reports that the Heater's correspondent at Bir-
A Washington message states is given iz a telegram, ✅ Renter's Capatown correspond- ent states that their correspond. pontent says a hundred natives at Twickenham for the later submarine A7, which sank off li stator that the Tages Zeitung that according to a forecast of the
Message concerning anti-Trust President Wilson has nominat- ents from all parts of the Union/broke out of the Vanryn Estates nationul Rugby match botween Plymouth, is 18 fathoms deep pablishes a long and vehement
legislation which President Wiled Assistant Surgeon-General telegraph that it is calm every compound and bolted" into the Walea and England. The condi- and that it will be impossible
to leaste her bafore dark: Opera letter from a German resident in eon is sending to Congress on W. C. Gorgas, to be Surgem plantation. They replied to a tions were porfest.
The Welsh forwards, led by ions will be resumed at day break the Malay States protesting Tuesday, be recommends the General of the U. S. Army. The men in the various strike demand for surrender by volleys
of inter-looking of stones and bottles. The leader the Rev. Mr. Davies, were superb Lieutenant Welman Sub against the arrest and conviction prohibition areas are resuming.
advanced and threw a missile at scrimmagers, whilst the English Lieutenant Grant Morrison, and of an officer of the steamship dircotorates and other measures to prevent restraint of trade, rais at the Commando of burghers, men were good in the loose. Hirst nine men were abrard,ja..
Bilesin at Penang on December The vessel was constructed in
ing transportation rates, éto. who fired and wounded him. The dropped a goal for Walea,
13 last. natives afterwards surrendered. England replying with a try by 1904.
Brown, from a fine ran by Pool
Untrue 'Reports. tan, and Chapman converted. At half-time England led by 5 pointe
All the reports by local corres abuses of authority, especially pondente regarding the tapping towards Germans, are popular EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN, has opened a relief fund for the
Fetween the sport with the British Colonial communication divers and the men in the sub-authorities. marine are declared to be untrue,
Almost Normal.
Men Streaming Back.
London. Received January 17, The collapse of the South African strike is assured. Rail."
Praotically all the Transvaal way men streaming back at Broanfontein and other points railwaymen have resumed work. declare it useless to continue thei strike as there are no leaders.
The conditions in the Orange Free State and in Natal are al-
It is expected that normal ser- most normal;
vics will shortly be resumed.
Most mines are working steadily.
The leader of the strikere at
Witbank Colliery and two Natal
to 4.
W
The second half was most atronuous. The Welsh three quarter, Evana, got over with try, and Bancroft converted. Then England's wing forward, Pillman, scored a try, Chapman again converting amidst the
winning by 10 points to 9.
leaders have been arrested. JAPANESE CALAMITIES, wildest enthusiasm England thus
Twenty members of the strike committeo and others have been arrested including the mayor. The latter has been released on his own recognisances.
"Those arrested at the Trades Hall have been imprisoned as a preliminary for twenty one days ander the peace prezervation ordinance. Graver charges will be made later.
Burgher troops have made house to bouce search at Henori and hundreds of strikers have been arrested,
In consequence of the outbreak on January 9 at Jagersfontein three thousand nativos have been repatriated.
All Calm.
London, Received January 17,
Everything was quiet in South frios on Friday evening, but, despite the calm, martial law will not be relaxed until the strike in absolutely ended and normal con- ditions restored.
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More Arrests.
The streats continue." Among the persons arrested are Legis lator Mr. Boydell, a number of the Natal Legislature, and the Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr. Kentridge.
It appears that the Mayor of Pretoria was arrested while dis- cussing with the strike. leaders with a view to mediation.
Mr. South (Smute?) has thank-
ASSISTANCE FROM
AUSTRALIA.
London. Received January 18, Router'a correspondent al Melbourne enys the Lord Mayor has opened a Relief Fund for Japanese rendered destitate by the earthquake calamities.
Official Report.
The Japaness Embassy in London publishes an official re- port from Sakurashima to the effect that the casualties on the island are not yet known. Tho eatimate is 200, while 24 were killed and wounded in Kagoshima, where most of the buildings were damaged.
Eruptions Recommence.
London. Raived January 19, Bouter's Correspondent at Kagoshima states that the erup»'
THE PARIS CRISIS.
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NO PROCEEDINGS LIKELY,
London. Reasivað January 17, Reuter's Paris correspondent states that in view of the fact that
Later
A buoy placed to mark where the submarine sank, broke away in the rising ses and the searchers up to the present have failed to locate the submarine.
French Sympathy. President Poincare, has fele graphed to H.M. The King an expression of sympathy in con nection with the loss of the submarine.
The King's Grief. H.M. the King has telegraphed
MR. ASQUITH:
The writer of the letter saya
VOLUNTEERS IN CAMP.
Excellent Shooting by the Howitzer Section.
Official Reports Received by
the Consulate.
The bodies of two of the crow and wreckage of the H.A.L steamer Acilia, have been found. in the Straits of Magellan.
The Lord Mayor of Melbourne
Japanese who have been render- |ed destitute by the eruptions.
Lieut. Welman, Sub-Lieutenant Grant-Morrison and nine men were on 1ard the ill-fated Ga-submarine A7 when she eank.
The Japane: Consulate" neral has received the following official reports:**
Practically all the Transvaal On the 12th inst., the volcano railwaymen have resumed and at Sakurajima erupted, braing conditions in the Orange Free about half the number of houses State and Natel are almost normal. in that island. Tae total num-
ber of houses there is about A German resident in the 3.500. The inhabitants took F.M.S. sends a bitter letter to refuge by ship to the opposite the Tages Zeitung complaining of ahore. The exot number of British abuse of authority towards those killed or injured is not yet | Gormans. (From a Special Correspondent.) known but is not very large, most
On Saturday, the Howitzer and probably 200 in total. The Ernest Frescher, a private in reference to the failure of the is deeply grieved to learn of the 10 pounder gun sections again eruption is strong but the the Transvaal Scottish regiment, no action haa-Leen brought with to the Naval Authorities that he Sooisto Auxiliare de Credit, which valuable lives lost in the sub-carried out some torget practice, ramblings have subsided. In was by mistake shot dead by a has gone into liquidation, and marine, and expressing his the former at Devil's Peak, the the city of Kagoshima, there picket of his own regiment at
latter at Hong Hau.
were earthquakes and ushes Johannesburg. the probability, that it wil L sympathy with the relatives
The Howitzer Estion fired fell; the inbabitante, shut Away. able to reimbur. its creditors, it
three caries, one cf 22 rounds, their doors and ran
All the reports of local corres is understood that there will be
two of 24 rounds. All the Those killed or injured number pondents regarding tapping |no judicial proceedings.
series were splendidly rated about twenty. The houses, are communication with the sunken out, especially the last one, more or less damaged, but the com- aubmarine A7 and the officers guolayers munication by railway, telegraph untrue, and the other 180 were and telephone is resumed. The praised on all sides for what can degree of damage is under only be described as magnificent investigation, but is not so severe work, Bbot after shot found the as the newspapers reported. target with almost monoignons Other volcanoes, Kirishima and Mr. Asquith has left Cannes for regularity, and the trenches which Aso also rumbled and ashes fell were shelled would have on in the. neighbourhood, but no
damage was done. England,"
THE LOST ACILIA,
TWO BODIES FOUND,
London, Received January 18, tions have recommenced violently. Reuter's Hamborg correspond
The city is enveloped in clouds eat says the bodies of two of the of sah, and many of the inhabit-crew and some wreckage of the ante who had returned are again II.A.L. steamer Acilin, which was fleeing in terror.
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CANTEEN SCANDALS.
ed all the Commandoes, particu- THE DEFENDANTS CHARGED,
London. Received January 18.
given up as lost on Dacemtor 0, have been found in the Straits of Magellan. I cal Indians ray a big/abip sank in the vicinity.
U S. ARMY.
NEW SURGEON GENERAL.
London. Received January 18, Realer's Borrespondent Washington states
at
RETURNING HOME.
London. Received January 19.
LORD STRATHCONA.
quite untenable.
STO declared
NEWS,
Saturday's orieket is reported. to-day on page 4,
Notes on Saturday's boxing
The 10 pounder work also re- On account of inundation ppear in this issue. ceived its moed of praise. The and famine since last summer, Notes on the trade of the past Maxim Gun Fections again took crepe in eight Prefectures in the fortnight appear on page 4 to-day. their guns up the hills and car-North East (Niigata, Saitama,
ried out some exercises, while the Miyagi, Fukushima, Iwate, Yama- The January Criminal Sessions Engineers accompanied the gata, Aomori and Akita) and the opened to-day at the Supreme Howitzer Section and made the Hokkaido were reduced from Court.
anc
SERIOUSLY ILL. London. Received January 17, neccesary telephone connrotion.
After dinner's most Lord Stratheons, formerly High Commissioner for Canada, cessful concert was is ill, and mach anxiety je felt...
held
in the mess tent. Sergeant Major Bigby presided and there
25 to 95 per cent, and poor people are suffering severly &
Inspector Edmund O' Sullivan donation from the Imperial Family died last evening at the Govern- together with the help of 2.800.- ment Civil Hospital.
000 Yen from the National
was a large attendance of N.C.O Treasury, and a loan of 8 million and men. In the poures of a few on fron the Government has while local Prefectural Offices are sparing no efforts in rendering
On page 3 to-day will be found.. general news, together with the
that Pre- CORRESPONDENCE remarke the 8. M. said that in all helped to alleviate the suffering, views of a Chinese on America.
larly those who had achieved such splendid foats of mobilisa-
The prosecution of sixteen tion de enabled them to reach the Band in time to enable the defendante alleged to be concern- Government by its own resources ed in corrupt practices in connec-sideat Wilson has nomiauted Dr. to deal firmly and effectively with tion with Army Canteen supplies, Gorgas, who made his name
han been opened at Bow Street famous in connection with ensur[The opinions expressed by our a national dunger,
ing the healthiness of the Pubama The Defence Force head- Police Court.
They are charged with conspirZone, as Burgeon-General of the quarters notifies that the burg
Army, hers who have been called outing to give and receive corrupt are being engaged to replace the commissions as between Army
from officers and Lipton's Ltd. atrikers when released Defence Force service.
Shot by Mistake.
OLYMPIC GAMES. SIGNIFICANCE OF GERMAN
VOTE.
Londen. Received January 14,
correspondents are not necess- arily those of the "Hongkong
Telegraph"
the 29 years of his connection with the army he could say that he had never, witnessed balter practice than that which the
10 Howitzer and
poundey
out... sections bad parried
assistance.
On Sunday morning after an NEWS FOR BUSY MEN, early breakfast, the various nuits paraded for fatigue duties at 8
To the Editor of the Hongkong18.m.
Telegraph.
MORE LIGHT WANTED.
Guns were brought down from the hills, beds emptied, and all preparations for leaving camp that afternoon were com- plated,
At 9am. yesterday the "fall in" sounded for the field
TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED,
Lord Strathcona is ill.
The "defendant Officers are Quartermasters Hoa. Lieutenanta Armstrong (Norfolke) Johnson London, Received January 18, (Lancasters), Burns (8th Hugesra), Reuter's Johannesburg corres- Kelly (Linsters) and Quartor. pondent reports that Erroat masters Hon. Captains Mitchell Prescher, a private in the Trans-(Devons), and Quarrell (Suffolke), Reuter's correspondent at Ber- vaal Sottish Begiment, was shot St f-Sergt. Major G. P. Bennett in statea that yesterday'a rejeo-dir.-In your leaderette of Fri-exorcize against the Reserves, dead by a picket of his own (West Ridings). The civilians tion of the vote for the Olympic day's publication you advocated The scheme was that the Resolves Regiment. He was patrolling the consist of employees of Liptons, games was merely a party matter the necessity of more lights to who had landed st. De l'a line near Denver Station, waaring Ltd., including Mr. Couafield, the and does not signify in any way some of the streets in the colony Peak should attack the comp a mackintosh instead of a military general manager.
the rejection of official patronage and I should also like to draw at Hang Haa. The Volunteers for the games.
particular attention to the long were to oppose this and fall back cost, and stopped down into a
flights of steps leading down from on the camp. On marghing out not yet been located. pulvert to get out of the way
Arbuthnot Boed to Wyndham they took up a strong rosition Street which are unsafe, dark and commanding a view of Customs dangerous.
of
a passing train. It is surmised that he failed to hear the threo of the pioket owing to okril nge the noises of the train and the adjoining mine battery. The picket was looking out for a man
who had laid dynamite on the railway for the last four nights.. Acquitted.
MP. W. O'BRIEN,
RESIGNS BUT SERKS
RE-ELECTION.
London. Received January 19. correspondent at Router's
Mr. William, O'Brien In Jagersfontein says the miner,
Cork City, has resigned, but Stcokenstroom, who was charged dependent Nationalist M. P. for with the murder of a Basuto on the 13th inst., has bean sequitted, seeke re-election owing to the Renter's correspondent at result of the Municipal elections, which the Redmondites assert ahow that he has lost the confid Johannesburg saya Hr. Cresswell, the loader of the Labour Party,
ence of the electors, has been arrested,
THE COBEQUID.
BREAKING UP.
London. Received January 17,
The ss. Cobequid is breaking up it is hoped to save the maile.
AUSTRIA'S NEW
T
Mr. Asquith has left Carnes for England.
DON'T FORGET,
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 pm.
H. K. Missionary Association Meeting.
Wednesday January 21, H. K. 8. B. R. A. Sports-2.30
p.m.
Friday January 23. Volunteer Ball.
Monday January 20. Chinese New Year.
Wednesday January 28.
H.K. Land Reclamation Co.
The sunken submarine A7 has Ltd. meeting. 11.30.a,m
The fourth Austrian
The West Point Building Co. Ltd. general meeting. -1145, - dread-H.K. Land Investment and
------noon,''
⠀⠀ Pass and the neighbourhood, nought has been launched, and Agency Co. Ltd. general meeting The present gas lamp at the and had been there for some christened Szent Istvan, di bott:m of Wyndham Street is for time before the Reserves appear- Stookenstroom,
H.K. Hotel Co, Ltd. extraordin minerary general meeting-12.30 p.m.
Saturday February 7. Philharmonic Society's Concert
too small and low to give aufied: Thereafter operations con- clent light for such a stretch of tinned as stranged and the charged with the murder of s atops and I suggest that it be re- Volunteers fought a retiring Basato, bas been acquitted.
9.15 p.m. m wholo placed by an elcotrio arc lamp or action. On the
The eruptions have again com Tuesday, February 10. another gas lamp placed in the the field day was
Organ Recital St. John Cat- middle of the fight of steps so as quite a success, and was more or raced at Kagoshims in Japan to guard the public safety, I less enjoyed by all who took part and inhabitants are fleeing bedral.-5.30 p.m. -
Hongkong, Canton and Macso feel eure the authorities will in it, The Reserves had tiffa in terror.
Steamboat Co., Ltd., general London. Received January 18, give these matters their speedy camp and re-embarked for Hong
President Poincare has fol-0000 Bealer'a correspondent at attention and remedy those de- kong to be followed about "an
path- Wednesday, February 11 hour later by the Volunteers, and graphed to his Majesty sympath Fiume saye the fourth Austrian footsYoure eto,pe Dreadnought has been launched
PE. E a most successful camp came ising in the loss of the ente The Idol's Eye. H.KADO.
Theatre Royal., 5 pr. marine A Hongkong, January 17, 1914, to an end. and christened Szent Istvan.
DREADNOUGHT.
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