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TIGER AGAIN SEEN

again seen The tiger was te-day, a number of Europeans who were in the vicinity of Harlech Road shortly after noon 850ing him come out of the to the road. undergrowth on The beast went back into the bushes again, then once more came on to the road and finally made off down the hillside,

THE COLONIA

The Adan-Hongkong Cable

Completed.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CORRESPONDENCS,

[The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necess arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph "I

SOMA ARCH DOO-BERRY I

[To the Editor of the Hongkong

Telegraph.]

EXTRA

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1914.

DOCTORS' PILGRImage.

From America and Canada to

.London.

No less than fifteen haundred

TELEGRAMS.

[The following telegrams arrived too late for insertion on Page 1)

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THE KING AND THE CRISIS.

Is This the Secret Truth ?

surgeons from North America THE WAR IN MEXICO ham Palace last week, anys

U, S. TROOPS MOVINO,

London. Received April 24.

Reuter's correspondent.

cares," and it ia annonaced that Washington states that three the surgical marvele achieved by regiments of artillery have been its aid will be demonstrated at ordered to service on the Mexican one of the sessions. The visit border. will mark the fourth annual

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THE . LONDON

ASSURANCE.

SHANGHAI ARSENAL

SCARE,

The report of the Court of The rumour rain currency Directors of the London Assurance in many parts of the Settlement, History was made at Bucking for the year 1013 states that in yesterday says the N. Daily, the life department during the News of April 18, that the special correspondent in the past year new nasurnaces were Arsenal had been attacked by a Sunday Times of March 20 and granted under 648 policies for party of rebole, the part that the King then took 883,024 producing & premium It was freely stated during the in bringing about a satisfactory income of $24,313 44. 83. Re. morning that firing was actually arrangement in the triangular assurances were effecte for taking place, bus it Was soon place between the Government, 41, 4d. The premium income of were absolutely without founda." struggle that was then taking £143,500 at premiume of 20,341 discovered that these statements the leaders in Ulater, and the the year, after deduction of retion, and that nothing in the Army will, it is much to be hoped, assureпcoa, amounted to £206,568 nature of trouble had occurred. be placed upon permanent record 183. 104. and the total income Only those who serve his present tld. for the use of the future bistorian. from all sources to 2314,282 15, Majesty, and are in contact with him day by day, realise the power and authority, and down.

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and Canada are expected to virit London this summer, for the parpose of witnessing their Eng- lish colleagues in the operating theatre. A committee of recep Sir-You do very well to comtion has been formed, of which plain of the noise made by dogs Sir Rickman Godlee, president veston states that a Brigade of Renter's correspondent at Gal at Kowloon during the nocturnal of the Royal College of Surgeons, infantry and some artillery have bours, but you lay the blame on is the honorary chairman. The bean ordered to proceed to Vers the wrong shoulders when you visitors, it is stated, are specially Cruz. auggest that the poor boasts are interested in co tain radium!

The rumours evidently gained responsible and should therefore

circulation through the admission be destroyed. The decree bus ap

made a few days ago to the Chi- parently gone forth from some

163 persons assured under 188 effect that an attack on the Arsenal Olims arose by the death of ese authoritas by four men to the The now and direct telegraph arch Dog-berry that all dogs found cable of the Eastora Extension at night in the streets are to be

Policies for £120,207 2u. Od. in had had been arranged for yester- Telegraph Company between shot at sight by the police, a meeting of the Clinical Congress War, says the reinforcement of displayed. This is neither the Endowment Assurances matured ing was to be a single rifle shot. Mr. Garrison, Secretary for right statermanship, that he then cluding Bonus Additions, and 46 day, and the signal for the upris Singapore and Hongkong, the this not in any humane and regent of Surgeons of North America. The the border forces and the embargo time nor the place to sook to for the aggregate sum of £18,411 laying of which by the Telegraph manner, but with a scatter members will be accompanied by on the importation of arms have discuss the precise effect of the 128. Od.

Whether there is any truth in Construction and Maintenance so that the poor beast, wounded their wivesand families, and, apart have been ordered to relieve the King's rather dramatic interven- Fund on the 31st December, 1913, y planned or nt, it is, of course, The Life Assurance the story that a rising was actual-, beer and perhaps blinded, can link from the scientific interest attach-apprehension of the ia prog:osa since the 12th away to expire in agony, swelling ing to

border tion into a matter that promised after allcoating £52,000 to an impossible to say, but in view of satisfactorily who can blame him the provide an opportunity for the

the Congress, it will inhabitants.

to shake the whole of the founda Investments Depreciation Ao- the stern measures and precautions Schorus of which you complain. establishment of a better under-

A Surp iso.

tions of our Constitution. Reuter's correspadent at Vera Owners are only too well advised stonding and more friendly rela Cruz Bites that the Mexican more the King has been following present equally favourable re possibility that even if an attack Count, amounted to £2,840,186 taken by the authorities it is. For the past two years and 143. 2d. The other departments scarcely within the realm of to keep their dogs tied up escuro- tions between the medical man gunboat Pougress with 500 the mush debated question of ports, Messrs. Arnheld Karborg were made, much success would ly by night under this reign of on both sides of the Atlantic. aliers abcard arrived there Home Rule for Ireland very & Co., are the local agents. With the establishment of this petty bumbledom and cruelty.

Ilaciesia a most difficult disense│

boing unaware of the fact the closely and has se has been cable the new Aden-flongkong Olub erstein is completed. The to certify has any rabies bron

of the oity. They were permitted more than one occasion, showed a toria and the late King Edward, many instancos having arrested, The activities of the city au- the Americans were in possession hinted in these columna opon

thorities in "shadowing." and in a.a. "Colonia" returned to Hong-certified? There are sores of

to depart for sei. kong to-day for dual and leaves canine complaints which raise

"Mad dog!"

remarkable graep of detail in this while his experience is snob that men who are well-known agitators The steamer Tehoautopeo, wi h matter. So soon as the crucial even those in the most respon points to the vigilance which is again on Saturday on her return the org

from inadequate Penalty for Outrage 30 soldiers guarding 250 priso- moment arrived dramatically sible positions about the Court being exercised. Rebel agents and the uninitiated. If rabies has journey to London.

The totally inadequate sentence ners aboard, has arrived and has enough he was prepared to act to-day, have perforce to bow to it. plottersare being carefully wat shed. The result of the laying of this been certified, there is surely no

occasion for silly panic amongst Richardson shows how the law can

of six months on the women been dawined. cable will be a

with both swiftness and intuition, Fortunately it was not necessary and are finding it impossible to atrengthening of the service and the populace and still less the be taken unawares. As the magis

and this he did in no uncertain for this summone to he oarried go about their work in the com- police. The methods of meeting

fashion. His first step was to into effect, since, the firm stand paralively open manner that

their an outbreak of rabies in civilized rate said, be could have given her

aead for Earl Roberts, having bad that the King to that his Army characterized

former are nowadays well-eighteen months for breaking a countries

a prolonged conversation with or his Navy should not be drag- activities. known, and that decent doga window, but no more than six for

Lord Stamfordbam, "bis Private ged into domestic politics served should have to be butchered in destroying a world's treasure:

Scoretary and most trasferite purpose, and the matter waS the streets is quite unnecessary.

"

Co.'s 8., Colonia has

instant, was completed yesterday George's Day) the final splice be. ing mado at a point about 200

miles sout of Hongkong.

considerable

an acceleration in the transmie sion of messages, a matter which should prove a great boon so eam mercial users of the lines.

submarine cable. The new cable structions;

BILLIARDS.

'our

Yours etc.,

OWD BOB.

Kowloon April 23rd 1014,

ない

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THE VELASQUEZ VENUS.

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(nad the Venue ben obliterated

THE PARIS VISIT.

A BRILLIANT SUCCESS,

come of it.

The new line makes quite a departure from the system hither

adviser, and to seek to ascertain absequently smoothed down lengthy interviews with the King. I do not suppose the police are he could have done no more). [Reutor's Service To The "Telegraph." from him the real attitude of the temporarily at any rate-by the that hae taken place during the to existing. The Eastern Exten-

Evidently the law bad never con- sion Telegraph Company's lines to blame. From what I have seen,

Army towards the possibility of explanations given by Colonel present reign. By the time that. templated the possibility of any

London. Roccived April 24. from Europe have come overland they seem as good a body as can

it being ordered into Ulster. Seely and Mr. Asquith in the he left the Palace His Majesty had from Bombay, across to Madras and to found anywhere. Their en-responsible person setting deli-

The Press considers that the The King did not do this Leasure House of Commons.

got practically the whole of the thence to Hongkong by means of orgies are stultified by their ia berately to destroy national brilliant success of the Paris of Earl Roberts personality, Ther was not the slightest sign present difficulty into his hands, pictures, and so did not provide visit, besides, emphasising the but by reason of the fact that. he of antooragy in any thing that the though a sorely tangled skein the consequence is under water the whole of its is that whilst vice is rampant day effectual deterrent. It would reciprocal affection between the is acknowledged to-day as chief King said or did during the they were in the fire one. With be interesting to know what other two nations, gives a new vigour military leader, with the most whole of the recent oriais. He the assistance of Lord Stamford- streets and drunk length going from Aden to the in Straits Neulements and from ennes3 and gambling*

chinke of the kind there are in to the Eatente from the inter-experience and the shrewdest made in clear in both word and ham, however, the King speedily the law's armoar: what heinous national thero in the eame fashion to on unchecked all over the town,

standpoint without judgment. What he really want otion that he realised his position unravelled this, and was able to Hongkon;t. It was the second they have to waste their time in mot can be committed for slight alarming the susceptibilities of of to know wse the moral effect as a purely constitutional mo map out bis definite line of con stage that was completed by the persecuting the tiny vendors of penalties, to match the innocuous ethere.

that the order to mobilise for narob, and as such was guided duct in the case of any eventuality splicing yesterday, Consequently pewspapera and slanghtering and everyday proceedings (such Even the Daily News, which service in Ulstora move which, eutirely by the advice of his that might turn up. the banding of messages should harmless, respectable and valuable not going to church) for which previously was inclined to suspect it is possible to state, the Govern Ministers, even though it meant It is not too much to say that. prove, casier and the facilities of dogs. If they must shout some-nishments are still provided in an attempt ta establishan Alliance, ment had in contemplation for at the destruction of the army, and had it not bast for the interven the line much improved.. thing why don't they shoot the the Statute-book."

expresses the opinion that the least two fall days-would have civil war in Ireland. At the tion of the King last week, and tiger or batter still shoot, out Of course Richardson will be let visit is a perfect success, streng- upon the Army in general.-Lord same time, he was equally on the firm and determined attitudo Logberry? We should be well ria out under the Cas and Mouse At, thening common sympathies Roberte was able to answer is phatic upon the point that the that His Majesty then took up, of either.

but it is to be hoped that this time without encouraging dreamers of Majesty's inquiries withart hesi Parliament Act, upon which his matters might have become far the police will really aot the an Alliance.

tation, and in such fashion that Ministers were disposed to rely more serious than they really part of the Cat with some intelli. The Koelnische Zeitung finds the King promptly invited him did not apply to him and that were. How polent this cold gence. She has already been nothing in the speeches in Paris to visit the War Office and lay with him, as has been said, lay donche of the assertion of the convicted several times, but inconsistent with on Eatente with his carefully considered views the final appeal. Therefore he Royal power really was will pro apparently the authorities have Great Britain, for which Germany before the Secretary of State for placed before his Ministers his bably not be known daring the taken no further interest in her is steadily working."

War and Sir John Frenoh, him- careful and considered opinion of when once she was let out of gaol

self an Irishman, it has to be the matter as he saw it from his future historin comes to write presont generation, but when the on license. The Cat and Mouse

remembered.

point of view, ani counselled mole- the final chapter of the struggle Act may serve its purpose if it is!

The King then bad a prolonged ration and a definite understand for Home Rute in I eland he will rigidly administered, and the

audience with Mr. Asquith and ing as to how the situation might be under a cou-i lerable handicap Header hated back from time to

other members of the Govern-bost be dealt with without a resort if he has not at his disposal that time, to serve out her sentence. AMALGAMATION MOVEMENT meat, and expressed bis views to three desperate methods to knowledge of the part that King for a few brief comments upon But it is obvionely a mockery i

upon the crisis that had so sud- which, for a few brief hours, the Georgo V. played in restoring the very unsatisfactory answer of it enables a person sentenced to

tienly arisen in very firm tones, Government disposed to confidence and the Government to my fourth six months' imprisonment to gri

security to the commissioned ranks of the A conference of delegates of and indicated the lines upon resort. question, at yesterday's meeting practically at large after serving the Railway, Miners and Trans which he thought that a compro- 250

It has to be noted that the King army that is at the present time of the Legislative Council.

a few days. 'The efforts of the Government

The closing of so many public port Workers Unions in London mise might be, and ought to be, | throughout the whole crisis would ia the possession of not more than made. He showed them the only consult with the moderate half a dozen people at the outside. be-position into which the country men of either party, and such But when the full facts come to

to!

was drifting, and the u.terly false advice as he received he insisted be told it will be fally realised position in which the military should only be quite free from that George V, is a Worthy officers-all of whom bear his sny tinge of partisanship and successor to both his father and signed commission-were being without undue party leaning on his revered grandmother, and list General Sir Arthur Poget this group it may be stated were constitutional Sovereign to the and the leaders of the troops in the Archbishop of Canterbury, fall. When the occasion arises

Volunteers Lost Two Games.

The Hongkong Volunteers lost two games yesterday evening inf the second round of the Soldiers' Club Billiards Tournamoat and

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC.

Telegraph.]

Ba a result the excellent lead of [To the Editor of the Hongkong 135 which they had over their opponents, R. E.." B" Team, has been reduced to one of 81.' The area to date are :- Hongkong Volunteers. Mr. Barlow

Mr. Bullock,...****

250

Mr. Biabop......... 200

Mr. Sutherland ... 237

940

R.E. "B" Team. Sapper Whiling... 172 Sipper Madge..... 193 Sapper Allan Sapper Hill...

250-

260

A Free Fight,

865

Somewhat of free fight occurred at Yanmati between some Indians and Chinese, the result being that, owing to the intervention of a Sanitary Ins peotor, an Indian soldier waa remanded at the Police Court, this morning,

Mr. Chamberlain's Pastor, The death is announced of the Rev. John Worsley Austin, minister

of the Church

Sir, May I be allowed space

TRADES UNIONS.

London. Resolved April 22.

to supplement the deficiency galleries is a rather childish pro-draft a working agreement

has appointed a Committee (which admittedly exists, in numceeding; and it has the disadvan- Ders in the staff of sisters of the tage that it is exactly what the tween the three bodies,

Government Civil Hospital bave Suffragetton want. They argue (it resulted, after a delay of over 9 is a ridiculous argument, bat it

months, in comploto failure. is the only one the militante, as CLAIM FOR MONEY LENT. placed. Further, he directed one side or the other. Among that he realises his position as a

So far, however, from being distinct from the non-militanta, disturbed by this result, the have), that if the public can be Government now deliberately sufficiently incommoded, they

In the Summary Court, this Ireland should be brought to Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Earl he can assert this authority and rejects the ez-operation in this will grant the vote as the price afternoon, before Mr. Justice London as quickly as possible Roberts, Admiral of the Flest Sir his responsibility for the well- argent and important matter of of convenience. Besides, the Hazeland, Leung Man-ki sued and, having reported themselves Arthur Wilson, Sir Edward Grey, being of his Empire in a manner the Unofficial Members of the galleries cannot be closed inde-Lo Wing-shan, Wong Kwai sad at the War Office in the ordinary and Mr. Balfour. There are others, that none may doubt, and certain- Council and of the public whom Snitely, and the wreaker's oppor- 8370.72, money lent by the be sent to him at Backingham Revelstoke, and Lord Kitchener, unanimous opinion of those who the Kwong Teenag-fak firm for course of events, should at once such as Visosant Kuollys, Lord ly none may challenge. It is the they represent and purpolytunity will come again as soon as keeps them, so far as possible, in they are reopened. Pictures, like plantiff to the defendants and

whom His Majesty consults upon have been behind the scenes" glass windows, exist by the good- included $39.72 interest, the 'His next step was almost occasions when their experience thru hout the crisis that the will of the commanity; and if monies being due under a pro-equally as inspired. This was to and judgment is useful. country has recently passed that any portion of the community missory note.

write to, the veteran Viscount! Therefore it can have come as is Majesty is the one figure that deolares war against them the Mr. H. K. Holmes, appeared Knollys and warn him that he no surprise, to Mr. Balfour, has emerged from it with the malcontents must be looked up D'Almada for the defendanta.

for the plaintiff and Mr. I might require to summon him to with his unrivalled know greatest o edit and added, reputa eitherin gaol or some other suit-

Court once more on very short ledge of Ireland and its aff-ire, totion for statesmanship of the able and substantial place....

The heating had not canoluded notice in order to enjoy the beno-find awaiting him upon his return highest order.

the dark.

H..E. POLLOCK, 5, Queen's Road Central, April 24, 1914.

Mutiny General's Death. General Sir Thomas Edward

Broke the Law At the Police Court, this morn ing Unitarian church in Birras, with a long and distinguished ing, a Chinese who was found in mingham. Mr. Chamberlain was record of service in the Army possession of twenty more official formerly a regular member of and author of several books on doses of cocaine than allowed the church, and taught in the the East, has died at his London by law, was fined $100 by Mr.

residence, agad eighty-two. Sunday school,

of the Messiah, the lead. Gordon, an Indian Mutiny vote-

Wood.

when we went to prese

&

Returned from Banishment,

For returning from banishment. Chinese was sent to gaol for six months at the Police Court,

this morning.

Palace.

New London Magistrate;

fit of his counsel and experience. from his holiday in the south of Lord Kuollys, as scarcely needs France a command to present to be pointed out, has to day an himself at Buckingham Palace Mr. B. W. W. Wilberforce, influence at Court that is almost in order to discuss the crisis. stipendiary magistrate at. Brad- without parallel. He eerved at Needless to asy, Mr. Balfour im- ford, has been appointed a Court for over thirty years, du mediately obeyed this Royal be- Metropolitan police magistrate on ring which time lie was the chosen hast, and had one of the most Mr. Baggallay's resignation.

confidant in turn of Queen

n Vio