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LANGKÁTS.

Shanghai Comment on the

Situation.

The noteworthy feature of the

wook has been the reduction of the Lingkat oil output and the consequent speculation in the N. C. Daily News of April 17. That the output would not increase, under ordinary.conditions, was "no surprise; but that it would came down to the level of 1,800

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MEXICAN INVASION.

The Difficulties of the Task.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1914..

BILLIARDS.

Cornwalls Narrow lead over

R. E.'1.

A writer in the New York Even- ing Post, discussing the possible

The closely contested match invasion of Mexico, says:

Vera Cruz offers the best op-Team, in the second round between the D.O.L.I, and the RE. portunity as a base for the main attack apon Mexico City. The of the Soldiers Club Billiards distance to be traversed is not

fournament, was continued last

very great-294 miles by the best route. There would be no difficulty in landing at that point force sufliciently large to peno trato to the capital-in time. But

evening, 1 of 10, walls increasing their lead of 17, which they previ ously had secured, toone of twenty. The even manner in which the

TELEGRAMS.

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COURT OF APPEAL

NEW APPOINTMENT.

Renter's Service To The Telegraph."

CHINESE LOAN FOR SIX MILLIONS.

Issue In Paris.

EL

STRONG CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT IN TIBET.

Chengto, April 16.

CHINESE IN ENGLAND.

Seamen's Dévabetion to Mr i

John Bars.

Mr. John Burne received deputation with reference to the

A letter from Taotionlu anys that the centre of interest in wee- The Banque Industrielle de tern Szechusa has abifted from Chine, the Credit and Provincial | Elsiangoheng to Chismdo where Banking Syndicate, have made the contest between Chineas and displacement of British seamen arrangements for the issue of a Tibetans continues. Dalf of the by Asiatics on board ship at the ment Gold loan to the amount of still not returned, home, Five per Cent, Chinese Govern- Hsiangcheng population has Board of Trade on March 19.

Mr. Havelock Wilan, apeaking London: Received April 21,

£6,000,000. The proceeds of the American missionaries withing on behalf of the sailors and fire- Sir Willism Pickford, Judge of works at Pakow, and water, saiued

loan are to be devoted to harbour to return to Batang have been de men, pointed out that the increase at Tachioulu. They in the number of Chinese board- games have resulted leaves the the High Court, King's Banch

tramways, and eleotrio light regret this because the Tibetans ing houses was an indication of 10лs a week was certainly not there are considerations of terrain final outcome of the match which Division, has been appointed services of Peking.

that make operations from this completes this evening, somewhat Judge of Appeal in anocession

are now showing the greates the increase in this country of expetere no unite for the point difli ult. At Jalapa, but of an uncertainty. Of the six to Sir R.L.D. Vaugh. Williams, municipal revenues of Peking, movement towards inquiry, of reling with the European seamen

Of course figures for

The loan is guaranteed by the interest in Christianity. The the number of Chinamen com one week are no criteri, tite eighty-two miles from the coast, geen equally divided, both side Lord Justice of the Court of the cotrol being ex-luded, and by which there was dim evidence for ports on ho were about 13, feared that unless success an altitude of 4,810 feet, or nearly winning three games each. Lsat the country has already risen to

both sides Appeal, who has resigned.

the alcohol revenne from the last year, is now famaming grea years ago there were tén 'B the deepboring in the

provinces north of Yangtze, with proportions. No fewer than now there were anything from interim, the tendency is for thefty-seven feet to the mile. Be aight Q. M. Collings for the output to remain round about reached, the country is every bit-217 but Corp., Waldron lost to

esxoaption of Mongolia and 2,800 families in the Dawo district 400 to 500 in the country. The yond Jalapa and antil Puebla is R. Ee beat Sergt. Baron by 50

Manchuria. In the event of the have recen ly notified, the mis paying off of Chinese seamen in 8,000 tons per month.

service of the loan not being mai vionaries of as difficult. At Puebla, about Sorgt, Plant by 250-216. The situation in the share 172 miles from Vera Cruz, the

their desire for British ports was fast creating The scores to date are a

from those Bourass the general Christian teaching.

colony of Chinese half-breeds in market i-, however, unfortunate, elevation is no less than 7,125.

follow:- When rumours prevailed in The passes that may be negotiat

revenue of Ohios will be called The reason why the official pl cos like London, Liverpool, D. C. L. I.

upon, The loan is being issued in re detaining the missionaries is and Cardill, because the Chinese, February that there was going ed are few in number, and all of Serg. Ostler

500f, boads at 471f, 250.-Times, probably because they do no were marrying English women.” to be a large increase in

leaire the Chinese operations the output

and when the them easily defendod. The ter. Sergt. Lennon

rain which an army co the G. Q. M. S. Tovay output for that month showed s

rest of Chimdo to become offensive would occupy is such sudden increase of 4,000 tons, the that artillery could not be used Sergi. Haron

known.-Reuter to the N. C.Daily market lost its head. Most people efetively. What the loss of life Sergt. Plant...

News. expected that the output would would be in the series of engage. increase largely in the succeeding months and the value of shares ments that would have to be would move up to Tis. 70 Here: fought along the eastern escarp ments which the Central Plateaun those who made forward contracts of Mexico offers, is not a pleasant for April delivery at about a thing to dwell on.

The fact that 60 believed that they had got a south of Vera Cruz the terrain is bargain. Then events took even more difficult and that in different turn and prices dropped over 23 points in three days. The operations toward the northwest the factors of distance and

speculators were now in a fixingalabrits of climate have to bo There was a slight recovery after that. But when on Tuesday met, leaves this part of the pro- there was a further reduction of gramme anything but an inviting 400 tons in the output prives picture.

B'dmaster Roberts

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R. E. "A." Corpl. Coxon 2. M. S. Anderson 2. M. S. Black, 9. M. Morgan

M. S. Collinge Opl. Waldron

BOXING.

BANTAMWEIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP,

London. Received April 21.

vicinity

of

In the fight for the English bintamweight championship at operate from the north. The 250 the National Sporting Clab, country north of Monterey might 217 batween Digger Stanley and not present any serious, problems, 250 Curley Walker, the former looked though in the

like winning easily, but was Lampazos, N. L., some resistance 1355 disqualified in the thirteenth might be expected. Here one of

round for holding."

the lower plateaux rises to an „slevation of about 1,300 feet from a plain 560 feet above sea level. At Villaldama more encounters would take place. The Mexicans even might decide to contest possession

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THE SUGAR DUTIES'

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London, Received April 21,

Eighty Liberal M. Pa have 1335 signed a memorial to Mr. Lloyd George urging the repeal of the sugar duties.

Strategically,

OBITUARY.

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It is doubtful whether Moxico The diversion movement upon dropped from about Tla. 15 to Tle. 38. In view of existing City could be takon vin Vera Tampico would have little value, Cruz with less than 125,000 men, except it sustained an invasion heavy engagements it will be a bad business if prices remain The only hope of the officer noroes the lower courses of the

in charge of these operations Rio Grande.

MR. F. R. CROCKETT. low; and an effort is being made would lie in the superiority of Tampico is hardly on the map, to keep up the market. Mach

numbere the possibility that an and the American military sphere

London. Received April 21. depends, however, on the next

extended front, or line of attack, to be established there would The death is announced, at the two outputs if they show no im would develop weak spote in the extend to the north rather than age of 63 years, of Mr. S. R. provement, it is difficult to see defensive tactics of the Mexicans to the west and south. The Crockett, the famous novelist". how prices can be kept up.

Individual courage is a eadly country's topography determines futile thing in a terrain such as that.

CHANGLI INCIDENT

SETTLED.

Japan Pays Substantial Compensation.

this, and the fortune of war gan- But with Mexico City taken, orally ie with the man behind with the territory towards the the boulder up on the bill. It is coast cleared, the pacification of almost necessary to have seen M xico would not yet have com- panting infantrymen scale menord. To all intenta and pur- heights to understand this. poses that part of the republic is Might be Taken in Six Weeks. as tranquil today as it ever has

Mexico City might be taken been or probably ever will be. via Vera Cruz in six weeks, if no severe reverses had been suffered.

Effect would be Doubtful.

C. P. R.

NEW MAIL SERVICE.

London, Received April 21,

a

reseala

percentage.

Kandy's Future. The War Office have under cousideration the abandoning of Kandy as a garrison atation regular troops.

Ohm Rule" Mr. Amery M.P. speaking to

Mr. Burps, in reply, referred to certain amount of inside know- ledge that he himself had sag uit. ed as to the conditions" which obtained in life at sea. The Inguage test would be applied apital, some 2,500 miles of com might take it for granted that consistently, and the deputation munication would have to be kept noibing would be left undone. ›pen-a tremendous thek require that could be done to prevent the ng the sorvios of at least 125 000

lleged evil increasing.. menfifty men to the mile. This ing to the latest returns available Accord- would leave an equal number for the number of European fore- further operations and for the igners employed on

British of the railroad leading to Monocupation of strategic points.

hod decreased, and rerey through a terrain rendered The territory au far effectively although it was not shown that severe by the fact that the valley in coupied wouldn texceed twenty the Asiatics had decreased yet which the line runa is finked on miles on each side of the railroad the increase was only a small hoth sides by bills and mountaine rack, and Kitabener's blockbonsa excellently suited to guerrillaystem might have to be employed operations. It would be no small to keep even that much. The milter at any rate to keep open "eminder that all military this line of communication. meginres depend upon the deter- Monterey lies at an elevation of mination of the onomy is in order 2,313 feet; and if held by a force here. wall supplied with artillery, a Might Require Ten Years. dege of some duration might· But even with the eastern parts precade ite reduction. It is not of Mexico under control, the end likely, however, that the Mexicans of the task would not yet be in would make a stand there, though ight. To the weat of the trunk if minded to do. so, they couldices of the National Railways of make its ter ure precarious for a dexico lies a vast territory that long time. The mountains south could be behl by the insurrectos, the General Electric Co., said the dast, and weat of the city would or patriots it all depends upon industries in Parliament had some lend themselves to this purpose. the viewpoint for an indefinite features which possibly entitled Between Monterey and Saltillo ime, To that part of the re them to rank amongst the elec lies a stretch of country, sixty- pablic the ten-year term of war triol industries of the Empire. seven miles in width, that would night eastily apply. Even du Their machinery was stimulated Router's correspondent at give an invading army many aning the Diaz regima the Federal by a current he current of Montreal states that the Canadian anxious moment. Within that short Government exercised its power loquacity. It was an alternating Pacific Railway Company an-distance the country rises to an here only through bribe, political current, and the Speaker, noted as To what extent would the nounces that a new service carry-elevation of roughly 5,400 feet, corruption, and worse. What an a kind of trapsformer, calling Seven miles per day with the taking of the capital influence ing American maila on the Manila or a little more than 3,000 feer invading army would meet there now upon the positive and now Peking, April 15. country to be carried is no mean the Mexicana, ie now the question service starts on June 11 by for sixty-seven miles. The easiest may easily be inferred from this upon the negative member of The Japanese Ministerinformed performance.

to be considered, To be sure, which the journey from Vancou-pass is negotiated by the railroad fnaccessible plateaux, great Parliame st la Parliament, sa the Minister of Foreign Affaira Needless to say, the railroad to when the Germans had taken yer to Yokohama will be made in but little energy would be ex-mountain obaine, canons that in electricity, resistance yesterday that the Japanese the capital could not be used by Paris in 1871, the backbose of ten, to Kobe in eleven, Nagasaki pended in rendering this line te veritable rents in the con- gendered heat. In electricity Government, apart from the the invading forces, and such is all resistance had been broken. in thirteen, Manila in seventeen, aseless for many days, if no tinent, passes that could be they maared that resistance in merits of the caee, regrets the loss the territory which the line There are may instances of this and Hongkong in nineteen days. weeks.

defended by a single machine guo ohms. To lay there was the re- of life in the Changli incident and traversee that in many places it sort in history, but in this respect The retura journey will be vis With Siltillo taken, contact against army corps, and valleys in sistance of the best associated is prepared to pay $28,000 as could be put out of commission for Mexico City means so litte to the Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yoko-could be established with a force which the fenders could subsis with what the min in the street compensation to the families of months. The line between Meri- Mexicans that such a result could

penetrating from the El Paso with ease make up the grea oalled "Ohm Rule" the Chinese soldiers who were co City and Vera Cruz in as not be hoped for. The pacifica.

phere of operation. Torreon and western balf of the republic

The Venice Disaster. killed. Further, that the officer difficult a piece of railroad engi-tion of Mexico, for that could be ly augmented. Nothing short of its tributary territory could then Parts of territory are such

Further details of the disastrous and men implicated will be sub Deering as can be found. The the only resonable objective of 250,000 men would be needed be placed under control, and that those holling them could mitted to an examination by name is true of most of the other intervention, would have to be for this work, entailing an after that the main force could to war between crops and manage collision that occurred in the special committee of the Judictal railroads operating east and south-carried into the most remote expenditure of at least 8500,000 push on to San Luis Potosi, to keep the inva lore at bay. As Grand Canal at Venice.between Department of the Ministry of east of the capital Estimating parts of the republic. In that per day, or $182,500,000 in a subsistence Would be Difficult, auch my bani for the southern a torpedo boat and launch con- taining 80 pawengers, mostly the cost of military operations at would lie the difficulty,

Subsistance by now would be parts of the republic Sun Pur-chi has expressed $2 per diem for each man em- There is the hope, of course, The claim made now and then serious problem. Main lines This is hardly a bright picture women and children, show that gratification at the amicable set-ployed, we find that the taking that the ssner element of Mexico that it would take from ten to and branches included, the But, it is the best that can be the torpedo was travelling at full, tlement arranged.

of the Mexican capital, outside of would by that time realize that fifteen years to subdue Mexico is American army would have to given of the abject. Probably speed when the vessels struck, the mobilization expenditure and law, and order was all hvory extravagant, of course. Yet guard a line of communication no the ost of parification would be and that the launch sank in s cost of equipment, would amount American army demanded. But the task might stretch over three less than 1,200 miles long, all of not a cent less than $500,000,000, minute. The majority of passen- to $12,600,000 gold.

this is merely a hope, not well to four years easily enough. The it single railroad running for the and Consultis could not be zera were at the time in the saloon It must be borne in mind, how-sapported by the country's an-ublic in so accustomed to seeing greater part through difficult expected to number less than sheltering from the cold and fow admits that the Japanese troops ever, that the case an here pre- tecedents. One has to know the maps of Mexico on a very small territory. The Mexican high 50,000 men killed and invalidel of them had time to escape. at Obangli were in the

Thore who may have been Italion and German blnej ickets wrong and that proper and sented doos not discount even a intimate history of political scale that there is constant danger platean, reached at Sali llo and

single serious reverse. With the Mexico, from Hidalgo and Juarez of underestimating the extent of San Luis Potosi, is a barren unable to understand the inaction save many lives. While Lient. satisfactory regret should be ex- Mexicans hard to dislodge, the down, to understand how little the republic. The distance from stretch of country. The cities of the Taft and Wilson Adminis Besi (an Italian) was rescuing a pressed. The punishment of the invading army might find itself justification there is for such. & Laredo and Mexico City is roughly one sees on the map are merely trations can rest assured that woman many persons clung to officer and men concerned is on-sheckmated to such an extent conclusion. The Mexican is not 800 miles, from El Paso the dis- dots in a vast desolation of the magnitude of the pacification his neck, with the result that he tirely the business of the Japanese that weeks would be consumed above demanding that before he tance is even greater and between volcanic basins and ridges, each of Mexico is fully appreciated by an drowned. In consequence of Government and it is hoped, for in the carrying of points of atra-would treat with the invader for Matamoros and Masstlin lie han of them an invitation for guerrillas the War Department. Interven the disaster, the theatres and the sake of the credit of Japan; tegical importance. It must be his own good there would have dreds of miles of the most difficult to make a stand. Further south tion in Mexico might become a restaurants in Venice were closel that their murderous violence will remembered here that the Ameri-to be a complete evaonation. Not terrain an army might wish to try Guanajuato would be reached as retreat or a j›b bádly done.

and the city was in murning. berewarded with severe sentences,

The drowned included the cap The Japanese Government, can army would fight up hillurally, to this the United States its melteon, Mexico is a country of an elevation of about 7,000 feet.

from the moment it sat foot on Government could not forte magnificent distances, not so much Here the republic becomes more Japanese Newspaper Cas

tain of the Lapach, two English however, cannot be held blame-

lady tourist four sailors from less in the matter, for the in./Mexican soil, and that every interminable guerilla warlare by reason of extent as, by reason populous, and south of Binoon, a With regard to the interference the Kaiser a yacht Hobenzollern,

of inscoessibility.n

point then probably gained by then Peking on two occasions and three. Ilan naval oficers.. judicious instruatione, given military crest would be a point would be the consequenos.

of vantage for the Mexicans. With bases established at Vera Would have to get Raliroad. army in the south, determined cently with the Japanese new shortly before the incident, to Japanese troops serving in China, in the defiles between the escarp military operations in the re- Americans would be abliged to Between Queretaro and Haicha-ness Government reorgaizes the fact that the sleereman of the Most of the fighting would coour Cruz, Mexico City, and Tampico, For strategio purposes the resistance could be looked for. paper Shuntien Jilipao tte Chi. The disaster is attributed to the not to tolerate insults by Chinese

launch was watching shy onn soldiery holding the heights, But before the country could be City Bailroad line from the very be easily defended by the promises that in future treaty The steereman of the tool bus lead to dangerous consequences this would become bloody work swept clean of rowing guerillas first. With this in view, coveral Mexicans.

rights will be observed and that where foung and inexperienced indeed.

and order established, the Ameri- divisions, having dan Antonio With the armies from the north the police will be feprimanded disappeared, and no trace of him officers were concerned.

I can army would have to be great Tex, as their main base, would in touch with that holding the NO. Daily News Correspondent, can be foup;

War.

By agreeing to pay such

the

substantial compensation Japanese Government virtually

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soldiers were obviously liable t/ment walle; with fanatioal Meri-public would ba leas difiioolt. gain control of the Laredo-Mexico pan are many points that could uregularity of the procedure and that wes manœuvring close by.

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