1914-05-07 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph

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WEATHER FORECAST

FINE

Farbmete: 29.08

May 7, 1914,

Temperature 6 Humidity

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FIRE AT SEA.

A TERRIBLE STORY.

HOME RACING.

CHESTER CUP RESULT.

May 7, 1913,

Temperature 6'a.m. 73 p.m. AD

Humidity

THURSDAY. MAY .7,

∙1914.**

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THE BUDGET.

BRITISH SQUADRONS,

VOTES FOR WOMEN.

UNIONIST CRITICISM.

SOMALILAND,

NEW COMMISSIONER.;

IN ADRIATIC PORTS.

PEERS' DISAPPROVAL. I

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Router's Service To "The Telegraph." [Router's Sorvine To The Telegraph." Rauter's Service To "The Telegraph.") (Router's Berrics To The Telegraph." [Reuter's Fortice To The "Telegraph."Beutar's Service To "The Tolograph." Aleppo won the Chester Oup

London. Received May 6. Reuter's correspondeat at New York says the Commander of the Canard steamer Franconia intim-

London.. Received May 7.

Aleppo...........1.

run at Chester yesterday over s The race for the Chester Cap.

ates by wireless that he has pick distance of two miles and a quar- ed up a boat containing 13 ter, resulted as follows:- survivors from the British steamer Columbian, bound from Autworp to New York, which had caught. fire at sea on Sunday night. With the survivors was the body of the Chief Steward. Another boat, containing the Chief and Second Officers, and 17 men, is still adrift.

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Gravelotte.........3.

Seventeen ran; wou by a neck, four longths separating second

The survivors were in a very arhausted condition. They had and third. been in the boat forty hours.

The fire started on Sunday.

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London. Received May 61 | 23 2010 London, Received May 8. Mr. Geoffrey Archer has been The British squadrons visiting appointed Commissioner for the Adriatic ports were Somaliland,

**London. Bocolved May

from Annecy by a neok. The House of Lords has reject- There is to be no Autumn Sen- ened by 104 votes to 60 Lord Sol-sion of Parliament. thusiastically welcomed at Venice, borne's Bill giving the Parlio Trieste, and also at Abbazia, montary franchice to women where the various officials enter- already possessing the municipal

tained them yesterday.

AUSTRALIAN BAKERS.

franchise.

Received. London May 6. Mr. Walter Long M. P., speak ing at Holborn, said that the Government's Gnancial methods had driven money out of the country. It was disgraceful for Mr. Geoffrey Francis Archer Mr. Lloyd George to say that he has been in the Colonial Service hoped the rich would make up since 1901. While serving in the the deficiency, and he marvelled at the quietude of the people in

East Africa Protectorate in 1908 regard to the new finance.

he received the commendation of the Secretary of State for conduct of military patrol in Ketosh and disarmament of natives. He was officer in charge of the Northern Frontier from May to December

London Received May 7. Router's correspondent 1911 and wan F

transferred to Melbourne states that the bakers Somaliland as Senior District of Melbourne, Sydney and, Bris- Commissioner in June 1912, and bane threaten to strike for higher will be no Autamn Session of administered the Government ages. The masters are obdurate. Parliament. from July to October of the year.]

Mr. Steel-Maitland M.. P., in a speech in London; said that the country was tired of the multitade of officials; five thousand more would be created by the new Badget.

Debate in Parliament."

London. Received May 7.

The belting wad: -3 to 1. Almost immediately there was 4 Aleppo; 100 to 6 Annecy; 100. series of violent explosions,' aud the wireless apparatus was dea-to & Gravelotte. The place bet-Austen Chamberlain opened the troyed.

Later.

There were no passengers on the Columbian, but she curried a crew of between sixty and seven- ty,

Two boate, left the ship two 2 hundred miles south of Cape Race but became separated in the

smoke.

The survivors are so exhausted that it will be impossible for thera to give a coherent story for sevor- al hours.

The Franconia is searching for the missing boat, which had not been located at a late hour yeu- terday evening.

Lster.

ting was 5 to 4 Aleppo; the others proportionate odds,

The Derby.

Latest Derby betting is:-5 to Kennymore; itol The Tetrarch; 100 to 12 Black Jester, 100 to Ambassador; 25 to 1 Hapsburg.

NAVAL GUNNERY.

CHINA SQUADRON FIRST.

60.39.

London, Received May 7.

and

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'with

in the House of Commone, Mr.

debate on the Budget. He said the whole Budget filled him with misgivings, principally owing to the rate at which they were travelling. He vehemently criticised the taking of a million from the Sinking Fund, and thought the Liberale would soon

NAVAL WARFARE.

London. Received May 7. In the House of Commons, Mr.

A STRIKE THREATENED.

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The bakers of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane threaten to strike for bigber wages:

In the British Navy gunlaying tests the Chine Squadron comes out first.

Mr. Austen Ohamberlain has PARLIAMENT vigorously oriticised the Budget in the House of Commons.or NT Kennymore is favourite for the Derby at 5 to 2, with The Tetrarob quoted at 4 to 1.

NO AUTUMN SESSION.

fr London. Recalved May 7.

Es in officially stated that there

* Mr. Geoffrey Archer has been appointed Dommissioner of Somaliland.

British Squadrons visiting Ad- riatic ports have been enthusiasti cally welcomed,

Epirotes Chave crucified 200 Moslem albanians and burned their church.

Mr. Walter Long says the

"The rapid growth of Brussels were stolen by Carl Richter, for in population and prosperity and Y. 750, with a knowledge of the the improvement in commanica circumstances attending their tions, are fast tending to turn acquisition, and it is also alleged Waterloo and Mont St. Jean into that Herrmann burned the papers residential suburbs. Land can at the German Consulate in Yoko- have to consider where to draw DISCUSSION IN COMMONS.

be acquired cheaply, the situation bama on November 27, 1913, Government's financial methods classes. Everyone admitted the the line in the taxation of "the

is agreeable and naturally invites Pooley and Blundell are alleged have driven money out of the the erection of more or less pre- to have threatened Herrmann with country... tentious villas. urgency of dealing with local

the publication of the papers Mr. Steel Maitland says the "The battlefield itself has thus alese Y. 250,000 were paid country is tired of the multitude taxation, but the House of Com Morrell moved a resolution urging for some time past been in danger by him, and to have cheated of officials, 500 more of whom mone ought not to be under duress to pass the Itating Valus- the Government to negotiate of disappearing under the activity him of Y. 50,000. Gondo and have been created by the Budget. tion, Education,

with the Maritime Powers with a of the builder, and the foot that Ueds are alleged to Insurance,

have The British steamer Columbian Housing and Revenue Bills-allView to securing immunity of portions of the most interesting received Y. 9,000 from Pooley has been destroyed by fire at ses;

private property at sea except in part of the held have already case of a ship carrying war been parcelled out in lotsfor sale In the Mitsui case, G. Iida, material or violating blockade. for building purposes, and that director, in charged with the -Sir Edward Grey said the mushroom houses of all kinds are mutilation and forgery of decu..

The House of Lords haa ra- CRUCIFIED. indication from any Continental south of the famous chemin crezz gery of negotiable bonds. K the Parliamentary franchise to Government never had the least beginning to spring up to the ments, of fraud, bribery and for jeated Lord Selborne's Bill giving Power, certainly not from Ger-itself, shows that if steps are to Iwabara, another director, is women already in possession of many, i stifying the assumption be taken to prevent such impious alleged to have mutilated and the Municipal franchise. that any move on this question proceedings no time is to be lost; forged documents and a third on our part would lead to a Individual representations of this director, J. Yamamoto; is com. reduction of their armamenta. danger have frequently been mitted on similar charges. The only thing likely to meter-made by Anglo-Saxon pilgrims

most

complicated, meàa¤resTMTMTM during the precent cassion.

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A HORRIBLE OUTRAGE,

London. Received May 6. Reuter's correspondent

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a third boat containing 19 men is still missing.

NEWS.

General news appears on page

The Empress of Asia has cross-

The steamer Manhattan reports In the gurluying tests of the ALBANIANS by wireless that she has picked British Navy, the China Squadron op the Columbian's second boat comes out first with 108-33; the containing Captain Macdonald Battle Squadron is second with and thirteen men. An engineer was killed in on explosion and a 108.04; the Mediterranean seaman was drowned when leav- Squadron ninth with 63.19; the ing the ship.

The total number rescued is 27. with 61.01;

Esst Indies Squadron twelfth Durazzo says the Epirotes cruci-ially affect the chances of war or who, in their tens of thousande, Vico-Admiral T. Mateus In-3 and log book on page 6.

the Cape lied two hundred Moslem Albani- expenditure on armamente was annually visit the battlefield, and spector-General of Naval Con- Search is being made for the

ans of the orthodox church at the growing baliof between the it is a mattor for congratulation struction, on the reserve list, was ed from Yokohama to Victoria in third boat which contains nine- Squadron seventeenth

Kodra, near Tepelini, and then great nations of the world of their that on the eve of the centenary committed on charges of forgery the record time of 9 days 1 hour. teen persone,

mutual good intentions.

of Waterloo the problem has been of negotiable bonda and of bribery faced in a businesslike way that Other oficiale were alleged to will put a stop to further en- have committed other offeness. It croachment."

is alleged that when the Japanese nary was to construct the battle- A meeting of the Legislative cruiser Kongo the Mitani directors, Council was held this afternoon through Vics-Admiral Matano, when some. interesting busines tried to persuade Vice-Admiral was transacted. Matsumoto to give the order to Vickere. When the order was Chater by a mining engineer was The claim against Sir Paul executed Mitsui & Co., it is alleged farther heard in the Suprema obtained a commission of Y. Court to-day.

CARPENTIER-MITCHELL FIGHT.

A 95 Seconds' Match.

The contest between Carpen- tier, the French Champion, and Mr. George Mitchell, the Brad

A Late Start.'

About 100 people were present

burned the church.

between Mr. Will Blakeborough, renowned for the skilful use of able cicerone as he is, the King another Yorkshire amateur, and thews sad sinowe. He is tall and was unequal to explaining from Clement, a French professional. fair, of athletic though not memory the virtues, historic and The referee was M. Morard, of the particularly powerful build; his otherwise, of the different objets NAVY SCANDALS French Boxing Federation.

amall head is set on broad, square d'art enclosed within its walls, shoulders, and he has a tremend and His Majesty drew somewhat The great event began at about ons reach. He stands 6ft. 3ia freely upon his imagination. 10 minutes to 11. The defence high, and weighs 12st. 91b. which the Englishman pat up

The Fight.

On passing through one of the

IN JAPAN

It was Mr. Waterhouse a cousin principal apartments he happened Preliminary Court's Findings. 1,150,000 from Messrs Vickers,

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the United Services league was. The second annual meeting of held last evening.

DON'T FORGET!

TO-DAY.

Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m.

Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW,

Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Saturday May 9.

H. K. Volunteer Reserves An-

HippodromeCirene-Causeway

was preposterously weak, and of Mr. Mitchell, living at Rheims, to pass near two journaliste, due hurled against the four sides of the question of a friendly ea- Majesty let fell a remark which is the part he played was, to be who approached Carpentier on of whom is my informant. His

and, it is stated it was decided to ford amateur, took place at the ring in quick successi n. He counter with an English amateur, worth recording. Hoy, si, que

pay bribes out of this money. boring school in Paria this even-

Asreported briefly by telegraph Forther it is alleged that when the ing, says the Times Paris corres-last occasion on which he was by surprise when he beard one Majesty, laughing, but of these Court at the conclusion of the the company sampered with its as anxious to go on after the and Mr. Mitchell was taken quite estoy metiendo bolas," said His the decision of the Tokyo District scandal became public property pondent, writing on April 14. Mr. knocked dowo, and raised himself day that a match had been ar-you must be careful to say nothing preliminary examination into the books. Mitchell was defeated in lmia. 35seo,, after having been sent to to renew the fight, but his seconds ranged. "Of course I did not in the papers." Hers it must be Japanese navy scandals has been the floor four times, Wells, it will ang the towel into the ringan want to back out of it then," he explained that the term metiende published. Twelve persons have be remembered, was done with action, which had the approval said," so we all came over to make bolas," besides referring to polo been detained, five in the Pooley in 1min. 13sec. So Mr. Mitchell of all the spectators present, who an Easter holiday out of it." in the sense of making goals oase and even in the Vickers will at least have the consolation inoladed a number of women.

He confessed that the few days also line another meaning in case All were committed for of knowing that he was longer in Mr. Mitchell was a terrific righted with hie training, but he was the English "fibbing.

The blow which finally settled spent in Paris had rather interfer Spanish which is sgarvstent to public trial by the Tokyo District the ring than Wells, though as a to the jaw, but Carpentier was at feeling in good condition when I

Court, but, of course, until this BIG BANGKOK FAILURE. matter of fact he was not so long tacking all the time. Mr. Mitchell epoke to him the morning.

The party soon afterwards Court gives a decision.confirming on his feet, for he took the count took his punishment very gamely,

found themselves in the Jardin the findings of the lower Court to eight or nine every time he and after the second knock-dowa where the fight

The Doerr School of Boxing Encantado" (enchanted garden), these persons are not convicted of was knocked down.

blow he tried hard to establish is a small boxing

took place, where sundry water tuba are the offences which the preliminary hall⠀ in cunningly hidden away in the Court infers they have .com- some sort of attack until he was the yard of a house just off the branches of the trees. Deftly and mitted.

The property of the Busn Hong knocked down again.

firm, situated in the Songwad Boulevard Saint

Germain. with specious explanatione re. The principal points in the road has been attached on the nual Dinner.

garding the origin and history of findings, as given by the Japan Application of the Hongkong and each tree and shrub, His Majesty Timer are sa follows:-Victor Shanghai Banking Corporation, Bay 9.15 p.m. interested parsons had gathered nace merited, and certainly more KING ALFONSO'S JOKE" into the required position, and, Schuckert, ie held to have destroy tablished in Bangkok for over at length manoeuvred his guests Herrmann, of Messrs. Siemens reports the Bangkok Daily Mail in the street outside by 9 o'clook. than was foreseen by the young

The firm, which has been es applying his foot to a hidden ad evidence and offered bribes The match was announced to Yorkshireman, who in a careless

valve in the gravel path, gave Andrew M. Pooley, formerly Hong Liong, is the lessee of the consist of six rounds of three moment spoke the words which

them all a shower bath.Observer. Router's correspondent, George Han Heng Bee rice mill. It has and owns the Ban thirty years minutes each, and was to be pre-led to the match being arranged. The British Army polo players coded by a short aperring exhibi. It was in a joking spirit that Mr, at present in Madrid will carry.

Blundell, formerly Renter's agent been in difficulties since the tion between two professionals. Mitchell said, some days after the back with them grateful memor- WATERLOO DESECRATED. and S. Gondo and 8. Ueda are collapse of the Chino Siam Bank Half an hour after the advertised Freach Champion had defeated ies of their recent visit to And-

alleged to have stolen gcode and time of starting neither Mr. Wells, that he would not mind alusis, if only on account of the

"By Mushroom Villas."

engaged in blackmail, Ma to whom it is said to one To Mitchell nor Carpentier had meeting Carpentier, and it was in splendid hospitality shown by

100,000. Altogether to liabilities Referring to the formation of a arrived, and there was a curious the same spirit that he and his King Alfonso and his never-tiring British committee under the pre-tried to bribe Rear-Admiral 300,000. It recently made an offernoon.

Herrmann is alleged to have are said to reach a total of Tos air of informality about the pro-friends come to Paris a day or interest in their welfare. sidency of the Duke of Wellington Iwasaki while his representative of 30 por cent, to its creditors, ceedings. The hundred odd two ago to make good his words. At Soville the King conducted for the preservation of the is alleged to have bribad Capt. but this was refused. Upon seizure Canton Insurance Office, Ltd. persons around the 16ft ring Mr. Mitchell, who is a native of his English friends through the battlefield of Waterloo, Major T. Sawasaki in connexion with the of the premises by the Kong Mai Meeting of Shareholders 11 30. began to wonder if they were to Bradford, is the amateur apartments and gardens of the Bridges, D,80, writing in the wireless station at Fuuhashi. a sum of Tos. 40,000 in currency see the fight. It was not until heavy-weight champion of York- Alcazar, the Royal residence when April number of the Nineteenth Pooley is alleged to have bought notes and Tos. 20,000 in silver Extraordinary General Meeting

Canton Insurance Office Lad 9.50 that a beginning was made shire, and comes of family the Court is in Andalusie, Admi. Contury, says ---

Siemens Schuckert papers that bullion was found on the premises, 11:45 am.

in the hall, and, although the aflair had been arranged in quite

Origin of the Match. The encounter has attracted

a private manner, a small crowd more attention than its import

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Extraordinary General Meeting.

Monday May 11. China Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

Thursday May 14. H.K. Eleolo Co. Ltd. Mosting of Shareholdere 11:30 a.m..

Saturday May 16., Hongkong Colton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing Co. Ltd., Extraordinary General Meeting

Monday May 18.