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LANGKATS.

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ars

Busy in Shanghai,

are indebted to Messra. and Hornby for the ng telegram which they d from Shanghai last

le month's output of the at Company is just inside tons. It is estimated that put for the next two years 9,000 tons a month. The oncession in Java is very ng. It will be operated yalty basis and work will" noe shortly. The disp Bring is nearing the oil

re also informed by Messra and Hornby that the re- a well received in Shang- orning, but "Esare" got nd knooked the market Tis. 50 This afternoon tation was Tle. 50 buyers. rs. Benjamin and Potte the following telegrm beir Shanghai office loet in reference to Long- he meeting it was anaoun- at the output would ba ed every Tuesday: the ta,are fair, several con- éro being negotiated, the Java being satisfactory. itput from the shallow

expected to continue for ra at an average of 9,000

month. The output for is estimated to be about tous and the output yes. was 324 tons,"

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FRADITION CASE.

| Larceny from Canton Money and Rifles.

A Police Court, this after-1

pre Mr. Wood, Taui- was applied for under radi by the Talsh of voog for the larceny of rty rand 5,000 rounds of muni and for misappre ating 000 during 1011-12. The Ant Crown Solicitor P. Mdgaon) made the plicationd the Hon. H. E. look Kinstructed by Mr Idring ofers Goldring and OPE application on half of the tive.

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The offendith which the gitive was us for upon extra- on proceed by the Tatuh Kwangtungere, said the sistant Crowolicitor, the sling of the rithe ammain- n and the me mentioned. th regard to thirst obarge, appeared that dig the years 11-12 there was gst other ops a division as the pdivision and there two giments in the dion, the stand the second. brut May 1912 an order waven that Hip division aho be dis- nded, and the fuge was pointed as the officer isband division. It would proved dialment at, on the

those troops arms and run- on were handed ovey she mmanders of the regijate

and

e fugitive, and the ar

munition that formede ant ot of that charge were charned ith the second regime The oney was part of that id over the fugitive to ta pajjut to te troops. Evidence fald be alled that the fugitivant to a fend's hours in Cana with a ertain amount of rs and mmunition and red them

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here. Evidence wid so bo alled as to the mor

The case was propding as we

rent to prea.

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LAWN INNIS.

The Cricket

Tounamenta

Father playtok place yester ay Sveringin the Tennis Tournament enged in-conneo- ion with thongkong Cricket Club; The results were as ollow :-

Singles dicap "B" Class Third roun S. 8. Moore, owee 16, beat pt. Matthews, eer., R-2, 3-0, 0

Profesadel Paine, Second rondalline and Monteith ba Lagand Stokes 6-0, 0-1

• Madonbes :—M:. C. E. H. Bead Mis Loach received over om Mr. L N Waller

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1914.

SPECIAL CABLES.

NEW CHINESE RAILWAY.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

BACON & HAM

IMPORTANT AGreement siGNED YESTERDAY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai. Received April 1.

A Railway Agreement was signed last evening between the Chinese and the British and Chinese Corporation for the construction of a line extending over one thousand miles from Nanking to Changeha; and also for a loan of $8,000,000 sterling.

MONEY FOR CHINA,

QUINTUPLE GROLP CONSENT TO NEGOTIATE LOAN.

Shanghai. Received April 1.

The Quintuple Group has consented to negotiate a Loan with the Chinese Government provided the Salt Gabelle is put on a sound footing and cutroney reform is effectively carried out.

CHINA'S CONSTITUTION.

WIDE POWERS FOR PRESIDENT.

(Special Pacific Servics to the Telegraph-Reuter.)

Peking, Received March 31.

It is believed that the amended Corstitution will favour a single Hours, give the President practically full control, allow him to nominats and cashier Minist and draw money at pleazare from the Ministry of Finance, issue mandates instead of laws when the Hours le olosed, the latter to be closed at this pleasure. Ministers are to be responsible to the President and the Uabinet is to be the Secretariat of State.

THE NANTAO AFFAIR.

A REPORTED SEITLEMENT.

Shanghai, Reived March 31:

It is officially reparied that the Naatso Band' case bas

'been satisfactorily settled by the promise of a payment of indemnity and an apology for the murder.

RETURNING TO CHINA.

Tokyo, Received March 31,

Hung Hsin, Li Lich chun, General Lien-kub and

four others left Tokyo on March 19 for China.

JAPANESE NAVAL SCANDALS.

A VICE-ADMIRAL ARRESTED.

Tokyo, Received March 31.

Vice Admiral Matsumoto, formerly Commandant at Kure Naval Dookyard, has bon arrested in connection with the naval scandal.

JAPANESE CABINET.

VISCOUNT KIYOURA AS PREMIER.

Tokyo, Received Match 31.

Prince Tokugawa bae not accepted the Premiership

and Viscount Kiyours was thereupon order to form a Cabinet He has accepted the Premiership.

SOLDIERS ATTACK CHRISTIANS.

FATHER PUGE assaulted near wuhu.

Shanghai, Received April 1. Reuter's correspondent at Wahu states that Father Puget was conducting a baptismal service at Tikag, thirty miles above Wahu, when seventeen soldiers entered the church and struck him. They also throw stones at him and kicked him.watch phas

Native Christians rescued Father Puget eventually.

NEW RAILWAY AGREEMENT.

WILL STRENGTHEN BRITISH INTERESTS,

Peking. Received April 1. The Board of Communications and the British and Chinese Corporation bave signed an agreement for the construction of a railway from Nanking to Nanchang and Ping Hsiang, where it will cannot with the Ping Heiang Changsha and Hankow-Centon Railways..

This will materially strengthen British interests in the Yangleze ragion,

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In the shooting competition for the Hatton Cup for British troops which took place at Kowloon this morning the D.C.LL won the trophy by 281 points. The other competing teams were the R.G.A. and the R.E.'s,

BILLIARDS.

Soldiers' Club Tournament.

Yesterday evening in the first round of the Soldiers' Club Bil- liarda Tournament the Hongkong Volunteers increased their lead of 99 which they obtained the pre- vious evening to one of 183. Capt. Lammert lost to. Gua- ner Morgan by 240 to 250 and

. Mr. Sutherland beat Gunner Mundy by 250 to 156. The scores to data in this match are

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Mr. Hutchison

Mr. Wolf...

Capt. Lammert

Mr. Sutherland

Lt. Roupell... Capt. de Piro Gunner Morgan

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