1914-02-24 — Page 1

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.).

Copyright, 1014 by the Proprietar,"

WEATHER FORECAST.

FINE

Baromster 30.10

February 24, 1914,

Temperature & a.m. 60. 2 p.m. 63 Humidity

2786 晚十三月正年資甲

WELEGRAMS.

71,

tt

69

TELEGRAMT,

"MEXICAN SENSATION.

GALES IN EUROPE.

MUCH DAMage done,

86,

$30 PER ANNUM

BINGLE COFT, 10 CENTS

TUESDAY,

FEBRUARY

24,

1914.

February 22, 1913, Temperature 6 a.m. 62, 2 pm. 65, Humidity

二拜禮 就四廿月式英语香

14

80.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

FELEGRAMS,

TELEGRAMS.

MEXICAN SENSATION.

TURKISH OFFICER SHOT,

FOR HELPING THE ENEMY.

THE MEAT FAMINE,

A BLACK ́ OUTLOOK.

CHANGE OF POLICY URGED. STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE.

SHANTUNG RAILWAY.

...

A NEW UNDERTAKING.

(Reuters Harvies To The Telegraph," [Router's Service To The Telegraph." [Renter's Service To The Telegra [Renter's Service To The Telegraph."

London. Received February 13. Mr. Benton, the Britisher who

London. Received February 21

Beater's Service To The Telegraph." Renter's Service To The "Telegraph."

London. Received February 24.

London. Received February 26,

London. Received February 25. Western Europe has been awapt

la the House of Commons, Mr.

Router's correspondent at Ber- Renter's correspondent at Cón- by Bere galen. Great damage was executed by General Villa at F.D. Acland announced that the lin states that the Board of the stantinople

Lieutenant 8876 han be done in South Eastern aurez, was a cousin, and not a Government had been in frequent Shantung Railway Company Komal was court-martialled for France. The aeroplane sheds at brother of Sir John. Benton, the communication with the United has decided to submit to the deserting his post at Janina, and Lyons have been demolished and Ladies official,

States and Mexico respecting the general meeting proposal to furnishing the enemy with plans themokinen smashed. Wide- The Unionist papera arge Pre-protection of British lives and increase the share capital by tou of the forts. He was shot the spread havoc has been canned insident Wilson to change his policy property in Mexico. Continued million marks for the establish- following morning. Spain and communication bo. of encouraging the rebels in fighting caused the greatest pre-ment of ironworks in the German tween France and Portugal has Mexico, and do something to judice to British commercial Protectorate,

been interrupted.

The south-west of England has been badly buffeted. The mail steamer Falaba has arrived at Plymouth and has reported un- interrupted gales from Sierra Leone,

PARTY FUNDS AND HONOURS.

DISCUSSION IN LORDS.

enauro the greater safety of interests. foreigners.

AVIATION.

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.

DISASTER.

A GOVERNOR'S FLIGHT.

A STEAMER'S ‚CONTRADIC- TORY MESSAGES,

The Morning Post calls upon him either to announce a plan to that end, or declare that the THE SCHOONER Monroe Doctrine and his policy are not opposed to action by the other Powers to secure the welfare of their own subjects in Mexico. Englishmen Missing.

Later,

LATEST FEARS.

London. Received February 13.

Eloven of the shipwrecked men Reuter's correspondent at from the Norwegian schooner Washington states that Great Mexion, who are on the inlet, are Britain has requested that inquiry still alive. Two lifeboats and a be made respecting the where ug watched throughout Saaday, about of two Englishmen named bat it was impossible for them Lawrence and Curtis, who are re-to approach the island. It is search of Mr. Benton. The United Fethard lifeboatmen are drowned, ported to have gone to Janres in now believed that all the fourteen Selborne moved that a contri-States Consul has been ordered as those on the islet are all Nor-

Leadon. Received February 24.

"In the House of Lorde, Lord

bation to Party funds should not be a consideration to a Minister when he recommende a name for honour to His Majesty, that effectual measures should be taken in this matter. He om phasised the foot that he did not

to investigate into the matter.

President Wilson aid Mr.

Bryan yesterday conferred on the whole situation.

wegians.

Rescues.

London. Roceived February 22, A number of those shipwreck- ed have been rescued, including

lifeboat.

London. Received February 24,

London Received February 23. ́. Beater's correspondent at Syd-

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

TELEGRAMS.

CONDENSED.

Mr. Joseph Fels, manufacturer

and land reformer, is dead..

A Buenos Ayres loan of over

ex saye despite the opening of two millions has been issned. additional.depots, thousands of supplies being only sufficient to Bisley under the conditions which homes are daily without meat, Canada will send a team" to meet a tenth of the demand. The obtained in 1913. Men's Union are urging the nationalization of the industry.

London, Received February 24. Reuter'a correspondent at syd-

ney states that the Minister of

Some disclosures concerning the Nantao affair appair in a special cable.

Labour is threatening draatio Mr. Aoland saye intervention sotian under the Arbitration Aot, by Great Britain in Mexico would se meat is a necessity, unless the be fatile and impolitio. strike is speedily settled.

London. Received February 24 Ten thousand ironworkers are The Australian Minister of Router's correspondent at Syd-out, and the Minister is endeavLabour threatens drastic notion

over the meat strike,

The steamer Wildenfels, from ney states that the aviator, Mr. oaring to mediate. wireless messages for help in the General, Lord Denman, as par Hamburg to Calcatta, ia sending Hawkar, with the Governor senger, reached a height, of 3,000 feet on a flight. in the presence 16,000 spectators.

Bay of Biscay.

A subsequent wireless message says that the Wildenfels now does not want help, and thatthe living crew has been saved. This is not anderstood at present,

THE PORTUGUESE AMNESTY.

London. Received February 24,

Rauter's correspondent at

refer to Service honours, though to recover the body in hopes that five members, of the Fethard Lisbon states that all the political'!

To Recover the Body, Mr. Benton's friends are trying.

an examination will show..con- clusively how he died,

be feared that if the present tendenots were anckeoked the day would come when someone According to some New York would buy a Victoria Cross. Ee newspapers Mr. Brynu is disposed dwelt on the parchase of honours to accept the execution as the act and said that the rich men, pon-of a formally constituted court ple with acial ambitions, and al-martial.

so deserving people were pressed Sir Edward Grey's Statement. to make stribations, when they

London. Recélrod February 24, were honored, He blamed the

After question time in the party system and said that Party House of Commons, Sir Edward funds were one of the greatest Grey said that Mr. Bonton's wife evils of and dangers to democracy, had tolegraphed to Sir Cecil

A Liberal peer, Lord Charn- wood, moved that the Govern. Spring Rice, Bush Ambassador ment appoint a Royal Commission at Washington, saying that her to inquits by what amendments bueband, after a heated discussion to the Corrupt Practices Act such abuses may most effectively, be restrained."

assurance on

'ANOTHER AVIATION

TRAGEDY.

PILOT INJUREŊn; PASS-NGER KILLED.

London. Reosivad February 14,

wrecked near Chichester, and the An Army biplane has been civilian pilot, Mr. Kemp, serious- ly injured.

A passanger named Hayers, of Farnborough, was killed.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

TI. BANDITS IN CHINA.

Peking, Feb. 18,

prisoners have been released and those banished have departed.

OBITUARY.

Mr. JOSEPH FELS.

London. Received February 24. The death is announced of Mr. and land reformer. Joseph Tels. the manufacturer

STRIKE SETTLED.

London Received February 24:

A three months' strike at High Wycombe has been settled by substantial concessions to the

men.

ar

GOLF AT FANLING.

The Services V The Club.

A match between the Services and the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, was played at Fanling on Sunday, the result being one of

Lord Denman flow 3,000 fost high at Sydney with Mr. Hawker, the aviator,

Lieutenant Kamal has been shot for deserting his post at Janini and furnishing the en- emy with plans of the forts.

Unionist papers urge President Wilson to change the policy of

the.." rebels encouraging

in Mexico.

Thousands of homes in Sydne are daily without mest, supplie sufficing for only one-tenth of thứ demand."

Mr. Dixon: The defence in

Sir Edward Grey made that the debt is statute-barred; 10 matches to 4 aganist the Olub. important announcement in be it was contracted three years ago To many the result was a surprise Commons concerning the amazo Vice-President Resigning,

and no payment made.

althrough the merits of the Ser- of Mr. Benton. Peking: Feb. 18Mr. Gardiner said that bis vices team was in no way under It is rumoured in Peking that submission was, there was a cross-rated. Lieut. Gardner and com Li Yusn-hang contemplates reaction for the payment of fees.

nander Waterer played good golf, signing the Vice Presidency on

His Lordship said that unfor-The returns were imm the ground that there will be no tunately there was a ruling bere

SINGLES, need for this office when the so-that an oral promiss was good and Service

Olab adopted.-W. O. Daily News called Presidential avete in legal,

Lieut. Gardner 1 Mr. J. Clark 0 Mr. Gardiner said his Lord-Lommander.. J.H.T. Mo Correspondent.

ship had held that way too.

SCHOOLMASTER'S TROUBLES.

An Arrangement That Worked Until Trouble Arosa,

NEWS.

Log book appears on page 6 and commercial on page 9 of this Fissue.

Further evidence was called to Waterer.1 Murtrie ...O day in the nine-year-old murder His Lordship I held I was Lieut. Bagnall 0,, K. M. Oumoase and prisoner was committed. bound by the judgment in Full

ming Court. I hope it will be amended, Colonel Tuson 1,. T. S.

For The Jubilee. Road murder trial but still, there it is,

R. O.

Too Fast.

ball

Gay ...

rest

ana

.0 was continued another stage to- Ent- day.

Charges of larceny and assault

...1

chison 0

O. E. H. Bewis ...1 Dr. Liodesy

Bgainst a sapoy belonging to the

Wooda

0

26th Punjabis failed at the Police Court this morning,

1 batt %.0

M, A.

7 Lieut. Garduer Mr. J. Clark &

FOURSOMES,

& Comman- Mr. J. H. T. der Waterer 1 MoMurtrie 0 Lieut. Bagnall Mr.K.M. Com-

and Captain

ming & Mr. Dobbin 0 T.S. Forrast 0 Colonel Tuson Mr. B. O. Hut- and Com-chison and mander Mr. M. Barcher.Murray Lieut. Torrie Mr. O. E. Bo and Capt. avie and Mr. Turnbull G. 8. Arc

"DON'T FORGET,

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

TO-MORROW. Hongkong Hotel Shareholders Meeting12.30 p.m.

Houp of Ponies at the Fountain, opposite the City Hall, by Mesurs, Hughes and Hough,

Thursday, February 28. Annual meeting, Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ltd.noon.

Auction of Antique China and Curios at Sales Booms, by Mr. Geo. P. Lammert-2.30 p.m.

with General Villa, was thrown into gaol. A friend visited Gen- eral Villa, who said." We have

Mr. Cardiner anbmitted that it Captain Dob- Lord Crewe suggested that the not got him in prison; I owe him He declined to

was different where there was only

bin *** state of things was exaggorted this morning"

one transaction, but here there Commander and was not worse now than it talk further. Mr. Bryan inform-

were twa accounts running Bouchor..0 was before. He gave a categorical ed Sir Cecil Spring Rice that the

simultaneously payment for Lient, Torrie 1 behalf of Mr American Consul visited General.

In the Summary Court, this work already done and the man's Asquith that Mr. Asquith had Villa, who said that Mr. Benton

morning Mr. Justice Gompertz, mhool fees were running on. Captain Turn- Mr. G.8. Arch not considered the party fundein was dead and he wished Britain

Lord and the Unite States to know The surprising intention is heard a claim by Pu Wah against Es stopped the school fees for a recommending honours. Crewe said that he would not he-it- He declared that Mr. Benton attributed to the Ministry of the Hon Lai-kok for the sum of 865, certain period-the stopping of Lieut., Bedwell 1 Mr. E. J. Grist O sitate to give the sme assurance visited him and said he intended Interior to enlist an emergency price of material add work done. the fees was under three years. Captain Lind- Mr.

Mr. Gardiner appeared for the Ee need not go into the claim;

0 Murray I on behall ic Lord Rosebery and kill him (Generai Villa). Corps of 200,000 men, in addition Mr. Baltoor. He agreed with Lord Then General Villa showed a to the regular army, on the ground. plaintiff,ad Mr. Dixon, of Mesere it was only a question of arrange. Selborne that public opinion pistol to the Consul Bir Cecil that the recent successes of Wilkinson and Grist, appeared ment.

The case was adjourned sine was the only safeguard and he Spring Rice informed Mr. Bryan brigands have been due to the for the defendant,

Mr. Gardiner said that this die. advocated dealing with corrupt that public opinion in Europe inadequacy of the police force,

claim by the practies directly by legislation might be seriously affected by and that the latter needs to be was... A

$65 rather than by a cumbersome General, Villa's attitude-(Op-supplemented. N. C. Dully plaintiff for the sum of

for materials supplied and work commission. Lord Charnwood position cheere). Mr. Bryan, Neus Correspondent.

done. Defendant was a school- Official Changes. withdrew his amendment and while declining responsibility for

master and kept school in General Villa's doings, said the! Lord Selborne's motion was car-American Consul was enquiring

Peking, Feb. 18

Queen's Road West The boys It is understood that Lin Ya- of the plaintiff went to the echool ried without a division,

A Chinese obauffeur employed fully into the matter, and sub-ling. Chinese Minister to the sad about four years ago çorisin by the Exile Garage was to-day sequently Mr. Bryan informed the Court of St. James's, is being partitions were put up and work charged at the Police Court with Ambassador that Mr. Benton was recalled, and that Chen Chin-tan done to the walls of the defend-driving a motor car in a reckless courtmartialled, and shot on the will act in his stead. The local ant's premises at the school. At manner in Des Voeux Road. ground of attempted assassination newspapers state that the use of that time defendant was not in Adlington said the defendant was of General Villa. Mr. Bryon ex-Lia Tu-ling will be referred to pressed deep regret the occur the Commission of Punishments the plaintiff assisted him and paid at a most dangerous speed. A Lieut. Bedwell

a very good way financially and racing with another car and going for high officials in connection the rent. He guaranteed pay-fine of $25, with the alternative & Capt. Lin- Sir Edward Grey explained with an alleged improper andes- ment of the tent and actually paid of one month's imprisonment, was that the fact that they were com- your to flost a loan in Europe, the Zent for the first two imposed. London, Received February 24.

municating through the United Liang Chi-chao, Minister of Reuter's correspondent at Buda States did not imply that the Justice, has been appointed a

years in respect to the pre- Pest states that an explosion took United States had any respon- Ligholans adviser to the President fees ran on and ware worked mises occupied, and the school place in the office of the Greek sibility, but that American N C.Daily News Correspondent. off for a period. Subsequently Boi-sin, ez officio Judge of the The Canton Civil Governor, Li Catholic Bishop at Debreczin. influence alone could discover the Five were killed including the truth and get justice, Sir Ed-

Corrupt Juniors.

there was a cross-action in which | Constitutional Elections Commit- vicar and the secretary while the ward Grey added that he was

Af the request of Hsiung Hai- his friend had got judgment leo, has completed his investign

Friday, February 27. Locksley Hall.

The Chins Provident Loan and Bishop had a narrow escape. The still communicating with Sirling, the President will shortly for sixty odd dollars, and the ton and reports that out of some vicar's daughter has become de decit Spring Rice as to what issue a Mandate rigidly prohibit third year it was arranged that thirty million Cantonese only Although Lookeley Hall, near Mortgage Co., Ltd., Meeting of mented. The bishopric was only further steps were possible and ing corrupt practices by sabor the school fees for that year fifty-seven are qualified to vote. Grimsby, which has just reen Shareholders-11.30, recently created and it provoked also for information in regard to dinate officials in making demands should be worked off against the There fifty-seven include twenty sold by auction, has been describ

Auction of Antique China and hostility or the part of Protestants. Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Curtia, for appointments to superiors. old account that had been in seven officials, twelve scholars ed as a favourite visiting place Curios at Sales Rooms, by Mr.

A Mandate announces that curred. That was the arrange holding master degrees, aix of Lord Tennyson, it has Geo. P. Lammort-2.80 p.m. British Intervention Futile. Lisng Shib-yi has been awarded ment until some trouble-arose college graduates who have under- absolutely no connection with the Saturday, February 28, In the House of Commons, Mr. the Order of the Chisho. ** between the families. They had gone special study and seven poem. Relatives of the poet have Auction of Antique China and Aoiand said: The pacification ANEW LOAN,

Ohiang Mao-hai hoa been been until then on good terms, rublio spirited citizens possessing emphatically declared that both usios at Sales Rooms, by Mr. of Mexico is an object we lipnest appointed Acting Chief of the But, owing to family troubles, property to the value of $10,000, the soone and the incidents of Geo. P. Lammer: 2.30 p.m. ly desire to see socomplished but Preparation Department for Ne plaintiff in the first action, in Mr. Tau Kin, Chairman of the Locksley Hall were purely Tuesday and Wednesday, 3rd London Received February 24. it is impossible to effect it by tiousl Taxes in Kianget, and also which judgment had already been Canton Chinputang; is among the imaginary but from tune to time and 4th March Hongkong A Olly of Buenos Ayres five British intervention. Any such officiating Chief of the Finance obtained, instituted those proceed-qualified voters. The report has imaginative statements to the Horticultural Society Flower ani per cent loan of £2.460,300 is attempt would be futile and Department of Kiangsu -Reuter inge. The plaintiff in this potion consod some amusement, says contrary, are put forward all the Vegetable Show at the Botanto quoted at 95.1-2.

impolitic.

the N. 0Daily News.

brought in this cross-clai

Renter.

Gardens,

·BUDAPEST, OUTRAGE.

EXPLOSION IN BISHOP'S · PALACE.

rence.

Cantonese Voters.

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D. O. Performance, Theatre Royal-0.15 p.m.

Thurday, February 26. Non-The Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders.

Anotion of Antique China & Curios at Sales Booms, by Mr. Geo, P. Lammert-2.30 p.m.

Three Episodes by The Amateur Dramatic Club at the Thestre Royal-9.16 p.m.