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The Hongkong Telegraph

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WAR IN MEXICO.

ULSTER PLOT."

VERA CRUZ SEIZBD.

ANGRY SCENES.

Temperature û a.m. 77. 1. p. 62 Humidity

WEDNESDAY,: APRIL 22, 1914.

April 22, 1919,

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HOME RACING.

*METROPOLITAN STAKES,

SIR B. DURNING-LAWRENCE.

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ROYAL VISIT.

A WARM SEND-OFF.

ROYAL VISIT.

THE KING'S REPLY,

[Routor's Service To The Telegraph."] [Renter's Bervice To The Telegraph." (Riouter's Service To The Telegraph," Routers Service To The "Telegraph."

London. Received April 21. Renter's Washington corree:

London. Resived April 22, One of the stormiest scenes be

pondent says an objection was tween party loatlers in the history raised in the Senate to individual of the House of Commons, cecur- ising Huorta in the Presidential red when Mr. Banar Law renewed message. Consequently the his request for a judicial inquiry Foreign Committee adopted aiuto the allegations of a Govora resolution giving President ment plot to overawe Ulater. Wilson broad authority to deal Mr. Asquith and Mr. Bonar,

with Mexico.

Why Huerta was Named. It is understood that President Wilson named Huerta because be desired to demonstrate that they were not unfrien ly towards the rebele or Mexicans.

The Rebels and America. An important conference be- tween Generale Carranza and Villa tok place at Obihuahua, and it is reported that they agreed not to take hostilities against Americane, unless the rebel territory was invaded.

The First Act.

London. Received April 20.

Lopon. Received April 21,›

crowds gave an ovation to Their In a blaze of sunshine, immense

Majesties as they drove from Buckingham Palace to Victoria Sation en route for France, and

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Law were alternately at the table there was a distinguished assem challenging one another amid the blage on the platform. The King ungriest criec.

was wearing the uniform of an Admiral.

Mr. Aequith demanded that Mr. Bornar Law make the ac- quintions in the House itcalf, Ho refused an inquiry, but said he would give the earliest possible idate for discussion if Mr. Bonar Law would make a charge that the Government devised an organized plot with the object of promoting a rising in Uleter.

Mr. Bonur Law replied that

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A Rapturous Welcome.

Lator;

Reuter's correspondent at Parie slates that Their Majestice have the Premier and his colleagues arrived, and were received by had already made falo elate President Poincare and his wife, ment..

This statement oslled forth as well as by several Ministers cheers and an uproar ensued.

They were given a rapturous Mr. Asquith again challenged the Opposition to discuss the welcome by a vast concourse.

Reuters correspondent at Watter in the House,

shington states that orders have been sent to Admiral Fletcher in seize the Customs Hone at Vara Cruz.

Vera Cruz Captured.

Mr. Bonar Law:-lf there is nothing to be ashamed of, why not grant an inquiry?

Mr. AsquithThe allegation is against the honour of Ministers Clors and counter chcare) and should be made in the frase of Commons.

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President's Sperch,

At a banquet at the Elysee, Poincare expressed the intense pleasure of France to welcome A later message from Reuter's

the sovereigns of a great friendly At this, there were cries of correspondent at Washington

sation. Ile said the visit was a states that a wireless message "Marconi!" picked up by the Brooklyn Navy Mr. Asquith retorted:-Mera brillinut consecretation Yard confirms a report that the bars want a roving inquiry to friendship which bad stood the Americans have capture1 Veraliscover whether there is mate test of time and experienco, Cruz.

rial for a obarge-(Uproar)."

Mr. Benar Law said he would and which bad proved its per- await the publication of the remanent ellieiacity to become one vised White Paper efo e decid- of the surest guarantees of the ing on a course of action.

European equilibrium.

The American casualties were four killed and 20 wounded.

House Adjourns.

Vera Cruz Evacuated..

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"An unconfimed report states that Vice Admiral Fletcher hes seized Vera Cruz, the casualtice being four marines killed and 21

wounded.

It was subsequently officially announced that the Mexicans has

evacuated Vera Cruz.

Which Resolution ?

A Desperate Situation.

A strong light is thrown on the

conditions of therabbar-collecting

Router's Service To The "Telegraph."]

London. Received April 12.,

London, Received April 21.

ly touched by the welcome to the Tuesday over a distance of two His Majesty the King, speaking The race for the Great Metro- in French, said he was profound politen Stakes, run at Epsom on brilliant capital and. The beautiful and a quarter miles, resulted as country. He felt a peculiar followe pleasure in being in the midst of the French people on the tenth anniversary of the agreements whereby the two countries peace- fully settled all questions dividing them. Therefrom arose intimate

Annecy Vormouth

Gravelotte........3.

....2.

Nineteen ran; won by three lengths, four longth separating rood and third. The botting was:-100 to 8 Annecy ; 5 to 2 Vermouth; 100 to 6 Gravelotte.

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[Reuter's Service To The Telegraph." The Civil Governor of Anhui bas protected against the order London: Received Apell 22.that sil magistrates must come to The death is announced of Sir, Peking to pass an examination. Edwin Durning-Lawrence, Bart.. The deceased, who was born

in

Londen in 1837, was formerly a Barrister of the Middle Temple, and for a short time was a member

The funeral cerem“ny of the Empress. Dowager of Japan is to burial two days later. take place on May, 24 and the

Unless rebel territory is invade of the Metropolitan Board of ed, Generals Carrans and Villa Works. Eventually he entered have agreed not to tako hostili politics, and was three times tios against Amerios, unsuccessful in different consti President Poincare sta banquet tuencies before he was returned stated that the Royal visit was a as Unionist M.P. for the Truro brilliant conseoration of a friend- Division of Cornwall, which be ship which had stood the test of

time. represented from 1895 to 1906, when he was defeated. He was a son of the late William Lawrence,

and cordial relations between them thanks to which they were

able to labour together in humanitarian work, civilisation and peace. He thank rd President Poincare for racal-

The Foreign Relations Com mittee of the U.S. Benate has ling that the name of his boloved father would over remain a6-

City and Suburban Handicap. Alderman of London, and in 1898 adopted a resolution giving the souiated with the Eatente, and he

assumed the additional name of President broad authority to The batting for the City and Durning by Royal license. He, deal with Mexico. cordially endorsed President Suburban Handicap, to be run at was created a Baronet in 1898, l'uincare's definition of the high Epsom to-day, is as follows:He was the author of a number of tween the fourth son of President The betrothal ceremony be and noble aims which the two 100 to 14 Mairen Erlegh; 8 to 1 books, two of which dealt with Yuan Shib-kai and a daughter countries pursued. He concluded Sun Yat, i ti 1 Wrack; 10 to 1tho Bacon-Shakespeare con of Vice Presiden tLi Yasa-hung by expressing sentiments of the Dinmore; 20 to 1 Cincinnates, troversy, on which he bold very most sincere and

has taken place, profound

Census and Royal Weaver, ` friendship for France.

former prosperity, This event, however, is one which, if only £ the reason that vested interests will be assailed, is not likely to mature in anything like the near futuro.

decided views.]

tomers' whisky left in warehouses,

is to practice with grain die illers. The proporsi, howover, was not receiver with unanimity the situation heibg complicated by the fact that some of the im portant distilleries are controlled

blenders, whose interests in hat connection outweigh those ts distillers.

Combine Difficulties & Advantages.

One of the stormiest scenea between party leaders in the House of Commons took place when Mr. Bonor Law renewed his request for a judicial inquiry regarding Ulster.

NEWS.

General news appears on page as do some fuots concerning Christmas Islan'.

A report of yesterday's Sanitary Board meeting appears in to-day's

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A scheme was projected too, last issue, year, by a Paris financier, booked Log book appears on page 6, by London intereste, to secure and

our contemporaries ptions over the leading Highland page 2. listilleries, with a view to form

gambino. However, there were many difficulties in the way ne of the chief being that while 1 number of the distilleries could

Ruloous Taxation, least something approaching it In all the circumstances, how. ever, one will scarcely judge the gatherer harably. He works for months at a time in a hot swampy land with a scant supplyasmin ing he is honeзof the barest necessaries of life, an existence the mortality of which, it is estimated, in some cases amounts to as much SCOTTISH WHISKY TRADE of a as 80 per cont. Little wonder,

NEGOTIATIONS. then, that he welcomes the pirat ever luxuries he can get from him cal trader, and indulges in what Amalgamation Rumours. even in exchange for the rubler

it has been freely stated that which is not, strictly speaking, negotiations are in an advanced

The result of the season's riffs his own. It need scarcely be added stage for the amalgamation of

shooting matches in the Belilios that the gatherer is charged four or five of the best-knows

challenge shield are given to day. fantastic prices for the commonest Lowland malt whisky distilleries requirements by both his em- Indeed, one Scottish correspond.

Captain Harterly Smith has Reuter's correspondent Washington states that the Hours AMAZON RUBBER TRADE. entails no outlay, and the atsveile

ployere and the itinerant trader. ent har g no so far as to declare have been acquired on reasonable won the Singles" B" Class in the

It is obvious that long before that "the public issue of atoms, others were not in the tennis tournement. of Representatives has adjourned

market at all. The situation was for its preparation are of the the rubber bas reached the port least preference shares-is eu e

The R, E. "A" team knocked until to-day" without taking any

most primitive description. The of Para, whence it is shipped to to attract a good deal of interest."farther complicated by the fact out the D.U.L.I. in the Soldiere' action on the subject of Mexico.

rabber has; however, to supply & the United Kingdom, Germany, 1he Scottish whisky trade his hat many of the distilleries are Club billiards tournament. costly living to many, before it France, and the United States, it passed through many vicissitude oither wholly or partially con- A branch Post Office is to be reaches the consumer. None of is already loaded with a very in recent years, and it is becomtrolled by one or other of the big industry in the Amazon districts, the Seriogueiros has on yet heavy burden of cost: The actual ing absolutely essential to arrive blending houses whose business opened in Pokfulam Road on by the Consular Report on the calculated the exact coat to him cost, as we have stated, has not at some working arrangement in Luld not have been furthered May 1 trade at Para. Upon this indus per kilo of rubber delivered at yet been accurately ascertained, order to place the Lowland malt by the establishment of a virtual Inspector Uymond was present- try depende practically the whole Pura. The actual gatherer must but it is believed that at the date whisky distilleries upon a more monopoly. In the case of the ad with a medist yesterday for existence of the States concerned. be supplied with food and other of the Contul's rapora kilo of satisfactory busines basis,

present proposil to unite forros merit secured after twenty years' among the Lowland companies, service in the Pulice force. The Distilleries Concerned, and owing to the steady decline necessaries while in the bush, ond rubber delivered at Para cost 69.

As a matter of fact, there have the amalgamation would mean in the prica of rabber during the these supplies are advanced to Bd. (5 milrois), as compared with inst three yeare

the trade of the him by an aviador, who, in turn, then market price of the best been negotiations extending over great eving in many respects Amazon is suffering severely, obtains them on credit from up-river find hard rubber of about the last two years between a and with the possible exception while commercial conditions at Carupean and American firms. 48. 10d. kilo. On top of thie, the number of companies, and we if the Rebank distillery, the Mannos are in a desperate posit-The result is the advances reach State levies an export duty of 22 believe that if any practical combine my in due course be- During the debate in the U. Sion, and those at Para little betjor. the gatherer at a big premium per cent. of the value or 20 per workingsobeme comes into opera. come un accomplished fact Senate, Senator Lodge, speaking 1 bis state of affairs in attributed as both the merchant at home and cent. if it is exported in boxos of tien it will be found that the dis- Globe.

Ltilleries concerned include the on the substitute resolution, said mainly to the growing competit- the aviador have to fix a wide native wood.

Further Charges,

Glen Kinchie, the Burntisland, NEWS FOR BUSY MEN. he could not join any resolution ion of the Malay States, Ceylon; margin for loss. which made the United States and other plantations in the Far

Then, again, the State lovies the Linlithgow, and the Clydes prefer one cutthroat to another, East, the high river and oversens To this premium bas to be another 21 per cent, of the amount date companies. The Rossbook Senator Shively, a member of transport charges, and the exces added the expense of transport of the commodity as contribution distillery may possibly join the the Foreign Relations Committes, sive cost of living, with a conse, and insurance over huge distances to the State hospital, 3 to 4 per amalgamation, although some an speaking on behalf of the quent excessive cost of production, in the tropical streams, and, not cent, of the cash value for the certainty existe on that point Government, said Senator Lodge's In addition, it is averred that the of least importance the precarious Bolen (exchange building), which. We understand that if the various race resulted in a win for Annecy substitute propisal meant a plain rubber market itself is manipula-nature of the credit. Regarding charge is still continued although interests of these undertakings

Betting for the City and dcoloration of war. He urged ted by a ring of European the latter, the aviador or collector the building has been pulled can be brought into line, the Surburban Handicap, to be run Republicans to wait till the brokers, whe" corner" the com- has to reckon with the bad faith down, and 1 per cent for the raising of fresh capital is by to-day, ie given in a lelegram:

The Federal means the primary purpose 'ol Administration's resolution bad medity and force producers to of the gatherer, the existence of town mayaralty been tried as a means of peace. accept almost any prios offered. which quality can readily be additional charge is 2 per cent, the combine, but rather the

The State Department Loa Expensive Production.

understood, as his lot is anything of the value paid by the party chespaning of production, ren- advised the foreign diplomats in With regard to the operations but a salubrious one, and he is, who sells to the shipper, and dered necessary by the changed Mexico to warn their nationals to of this ring, it should be noted therefore, all the more prompted finally comes the cost of freight conditions through increased that while manufacturers of to take every advantage turning to Liverpool, Hamburg, of New taxation and the enhanced price leave the country.

Renter's correspondent at Pen-rabber goode need a steady his labours to increasingly profit York, insurance, bankers' com- of materiale, sacole states that the battleship supply, the Amazon rubber is able account.

mission, brokerage, &o. It has For instance, while the usual boon enggested that the export It will be recalled that the High- Mississippi, with four airmen and only obtainable at certain seasons. hydroplanes aboard, have left for Accordingly. thoga apoulating in launches and steamers bring him duties should be lowered, but the land distillers passed through a ovation to Their Majestien on Vera Cruz.

the gommodity take advantage of food and other supplies, and reply is that so long as the mid-most critical period a few years their leaving London for France the immediate needs of producers receive from him for account of dleman (ie., the broker) holds ago. The great boom which call-American Forces have captured to buy the whole of their orops, the aviador the rubber he has the field, any reduction in the ad many of the concerns into ex- Vera Uruz, losing four killed and subrequently retailing it to con harvested, a large number of cost would have no effect other istence collapsed some fifteen 20 wounded. sumers as it is required at prices small traders visit him also and than increasing his profite. years back, and then for a decade Ordora have been sent to 11K G.0.0. Annual General which, if paid to the producers, purchase of him, or take in From the foregoing it will be the iudtatry went from bad to would smply remunerate them exchange for their wares, the seen that the outlook for the worse. Subsequently, the Go-Admiral Fletcher to seize the As things are, the intermediary rubber which he is really pledged Amazon, where rabber is concern vernment imposed an increased Customs House at Vera Cruz,

The death is announced of Bir secures an unreasonably large to deliver to the aviador. There ed, is anything but a satisfactory duty on spirits, and, with dear profit while the producers are are not means of checking the one. That the product of Brazil barley and rising working costs, Edwin Darning-Lawrence, form being irvede

We gatherer's production, nor yet of will be that out of the world's distillers had a very bad time in erly Unionist M.P. for Traro, The Amazon rubber, as is well-preventing this pratical trade markets le fallacious reasoning, deed. As a remedy, a section of Their Majesties King George known, grows wild, so that there in fact, the a for osanot even Far more likely is it that condi- the Highland molt distillers ad- and Queen Mary were given is no expense in this connection, force the gathe y him or tions will ultimately be so adjusted vocated the imposition of an enrapturous welcome by a vast while the smoking process sluoto romain - work the estate, as to restore the industry to at nual charge for rent to all cus ocncourse on arriving in Paris

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London. Received April 21

Renter's correspondent nt Vienos says the Emperor has had good night and his temperature normal

Piratical Trade.

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"Bolay" Theatre Royal-9.15

p.m.

Bijou Theatre 9.15 pm Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.

Cinematograph at Theatre Royal

0.15 pm,

TO-MORROW.

Serious trouble is reported

Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. from the Linan-fa tin mines

Victoria Theare- 9.15 p.m.. district, the troops revolting.

Cinematograph atTheatre Royal The Emperor of Austria has-8.15 p.m.

N had a good night and his temper

Chins Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., nture in normal,

Extraordinary General Meeting, Immense "crowds

Saturday April 25. William Powell Ltd., Extraor dinary General Meeting noon.

H. K. Jockey Club hálf yearly Meeting-1880 p.m.

Tuesday, April 28, Meeting City Hall4p.m. Wednesday April 20.

Association of Exporters and Dealers of Hongkong, Annual General Meeting, City Hall 4

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Annual Meeting of Post Church St. John's Cathedral Vestry-8,