1914-05-08 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph

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Copyright, 1914

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WEATHER FORECAST

FINE

Barometer 29.98

May 8, 1914,

am, 72, 2 p.m. 77

84

75

Temperature'6 Humidity

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TELEGRAMS.

FRIDAY, MAY 8 1914.

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BRITISH TRADE..

RETURNS SHOW DECREASES.

THE BURNT STEAMER

SURVIVORS AT Boston

THE MEXICAN WAR

BRITISH MUSEUM.

BIPLANE BOMBS.

NEW GALLERIES OPEN.

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London, Received May 8,

The trade returns for the month

May 8, 1913,

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PARLIAMENT.

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CANADA.

Temperature 6 am. 73 p. 29

Humidity

ANOTHER ROYAL GOVERNOR.

Reuter's Barvice To "The Telegraph"] [Reuter's Service to "The Telegraph.") {{Bouter's Berrios To "The Talograph."] | [Bouter's Bervice To The "Telegraph.

London. Received May 8,

London, Received May 8.

London. Received May 8, Their Majesties the King and Reuter's correspondent at San Reuter's correspondent at Bos- of April show decreases in im-ton states that the survivors of Diego, Califorain, states that the Queen opened the Edward II porte totalling £1,329,035, and the British steamer Columbian battleship California, at Mazat gallerion at the British Museum, to have arrived there on the 8.an, sends a wireless message to which have been baili st ́s post, exporta amounting

Franconis. All show signs of the effect that four were killed of £460,000, 23,105,767.

The King expressed pleasure The principal decrease in im- exposure and many are disfigured and eight wounded by a bomb

dropped in the streets from a at the making of this important ports is food and drinks by burns.

They eate that the wireless rebel biplane. The besieging addiitos, £1,389,702, but there are in- oreases in cotton of £1,606,774 operator was awakened by an rebels are having the better of it and in wool of £722,550.

explosion and found the vessel so far. In exports the chief decreness fame. It is bought to be a cas are:-coal, £925;510; manufaoof spontaneous combustion in tares and iroo, £921,620; cotton, cargo of rags. A boat hurriedly £665,872; and wool, £231,001. dropped sustained a hole, which Decessitated the men bailing for forty hours.

INTERESTING MARRIAGE.

London, Received May 8. A message from Washington states that Mr. MoAdoo, Sec-i retary to the U.S., Treasury, be Presi. been quietly married to dent Wilson's youngest daughter.

SALT FOR MOSQUITOES.

Substitute for Kerosene.

JUBILEE STAKES.

DIADUMENOS SCRATCHED..

London, Received May 8.

Diadumenos was scratched for the Jubilea Stakes at 6 o'clock last evening."

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Reuter'a correspondent Washington states that to Britishers and one American. have been killed in mines in the vicini- ty of Guadala Jara, while another Britisher, named Ranadell, and seven Americans have been cut off by Landite,

The Obaition of the Military Affairs Committee of the Senate ban introduced a resolution in the Sepste permitting the President

ALBANIAN UNREST.

BRIGHTER OUTLOOK.

London. Hoovived May 8.-

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London. Hesired May 8. In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith stated that he would in troduce on Tuesday a procedure reaolution regarding the Home Bule. Welsh Disestablishment and Plural Voting Bille.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

REFORM COMING.

London. Received May 8.

The Epirote Government has In the House of Commons, Mr. consented to suspend boatilities Asquith announced that it was on the intervention of an Interna- the Government's intention to tional Commission which under-ay on the table its proposals for to increase the Regular Army taken to supervise and guarantee the reconstraction of the Boass thon 100,000, the statutory the continuance of the concessions of Lords during the present limitation

the Nationalists across the cose and warmly acclaim Leader of the House.

flour

by the Allmainu Government,

moben were thrown off the tree. the the live; the driver aire mản und fell on the gall light banta

Reuter has informed that were killed and thu pieseilgers the House of Commone unani-injured, fuar seriously. mously. approved a resolution eliminating blocking motions. The top was foreshadowed on "April 15, when the Promier promised to Fut such a resolution down in bia

The Ulster Question..

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The engine, struck by the ex-

aession.

"FLYING SCOTSMAN "

WRECKED.

rese, was a Carlisle and Dundee Whilst Going at Hugh Speed. foxla train, which was backing luto a siting jo floor the way for

London Roselved May §. Hie Serene Highness Prince Alexander of Tock has been appointed Governor General of Canads in succession to H. R. H. the Duke of Conasught, a t

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CONDENSED.

Hampshire, easily beat Leica tershire in their orioket match.

Diadamenos has been scratched.

for the Jubiles Stakes...

Baron Shibusawa, the Japanese financier, is visiting China.

White Wolf's "forces arQ ESİ: to have been reduced to 500,":

Bringh trade returns for April shop decreases in exports and in

The new Governor General; who was born at Kenaignton Palace in 1874, is a Major in the imports. End Life Guards. He served in

It is understood that Afnan Matabele in 1898 and in the South African War receiving the D.9.0. Manchus are t'i be appointed distinction for his services important Chinese in the latter. He is the third son posts. of the late Duke of Took 1

HOME CRICKET.

-London. Received May 8. The match between Hampshire and Leicestershire at Southamp ton resulted in a win for the former by sa innings and 105 rùrs.

Prince Alexander of Took has been appointed Governor Generat of Canada.

Their Majesties have, opened. the Edward VII galleries al the British Masexm.

The

Marvivors of the burnt. steamer Columbian have arrived at Boston.

Mr. MoAdoo, Secretary to the

US Treasury, has been married to President Wilson's youngest daughter.

A resolution has been introduo-k ad in the U.S. Senate permitting the President to increase the Regular Army above the statutory limit of 100,000 mon.

The ongine, along with the tender, weighed 110 tour. It was of the newest Atlantic type and was well known by the name Anld Rookie." The other car

The Government's proposals ages of the train, in addition to shoo which toppled over the for the reconstruction of the bank, were a luggage van snother House of Lords are to be disclos third-clans carriage, and a comed this Session.

The work of the Supreme Court during the year is dealt with in a report which is given in this issue.

and although it has not yet. Leen convicted of disease-basting pro: pensities, it is a ruminer past of the northern African seaports.

Ultimately we determined to give up employing alt as Much attention has recently insecticide, and returned to the been given to the problem of dis-use of a mixture of refined and

ponita parriage. Strange to say, A procedura resolution regard- covering an effective but cheap uude petroleum, which has proved

though the force of the impacting the Home Rule Digestablish and non-poisonous substitute for most successful at Ismailia, Port

was so great those in the rearment and Plaral Voting Bille in kerosene oil in relation to tropical 8id, pumn, and in the other me. He said he was are expreme,At the moment of

The Landon to Aberdeen ex-marriages were unaware that an to be introduced on Tusaday. sanitation and the elimination of places now free of liese insects. The whole floose would agren that the cullion the gouda Gugice We also found that when used in the condition of things we was almost clear, only une bufler malaria and yellow fever.

It is now claimed that common ulicient quantities to destroy all scandalous, and as one was to being in the way of the exprom, press, which leaves King's Cross accident had happened, the ine præsenger train to leave the 3.55 .m, bad reached Barntia rauning forward till thay came to sals exercises a remarkable effectile in water alia more expensive axious than he that it should but this was subsient to casut 8 pm, and Waverley Station at vehicles that kept the line just

than gil, oven when it was to be brought to au end.

metals and topule over a six-foot and about 10 minutes to 5 and a standstill. an the larva of moquitoe»,

NEWS. killing them with rapidity when obtained locally, and it is not un solutions of safficient strength are disily conveyed or handled. The There was very little time occupied bank on to the golf links. The was travelling at about 40 miles service of a little rain or heavy in the House by the Irish quee-driver of the exprom we named an hour, when it atrack the en

General news appears on page William McDonald, both bang Dandee goods train which was employed." Tue investigations isroil is a great adjunct o petro-ion, but during Easter Week Juhu Dickson, and the fireman giue attached to a Carlisle and which have led up to this con-

it was discovered to be there was a good deal of activity

The Shanghai intorport golf clusion bag been conducted by Dr. J. Scott Macfs, of the mat efficacious and excubnical in Ulster. Sir Edward Cars: atives of Aberdeen. They were backing into a siding to clear the parapet the passenger carriage 3 and log book on page 6, West Afriona Medical Staff, who both at Port Said and at Cairo, reviewed the three battalions of the pinned under the engine and way for the express. At the mac which lay on its broadside on the

poaches, lying gine was almost clear, only one the fire extinguishing apparatus Playing at Fanling Mr. II. E. has experimented on a considar-where a am all mosquito campaign South Antrim Regiment on April stenger and One of the mat of collision the goods eu- links canght fire, but thanks to team is given in this leane,

was luoted with grifging and in the course of a speel the Koke caught fire, but thanks buffer being in the way of the peoviled by the company as one Sandford did the third hole in

le begged the, men to always able sole with the Stegomyia cault

remember that they were out, not to the re-balingishing apparatus exprese, but this was anfficient to of the lessons of the Aingill Ha provided by the Company as one cause the passenger engine and disaster, William Trotter, the for war, bat for peace. added: We are in army of the leaps of the Alsgill touder to love the metals and guard of the express, was able to theo topple over a Oft. bank on extinguish the fra after cutting disaster, the gaued of the express, We are asking nothing buk. b. left along, and we tell William Tretter muy able to the golf links. Immediately off the gas supply, though in the tha mee who come to take away extinguish the fire, though in behind the engine was 2 thirdclass operation he had one band covers from us what we have that we the operations he had one band East Conal Joint Block carriage 1 burned..

These and lyo taggage vapë, overaly burnel. will Lover submit to it so long as

thred vehicles followed the en- we have a single man left."

wipe over the bank.

fasciata or yellow fever mosquito

In the first place, samples of the water inhabited by the larvae' were obtaineil and anslysed, nud it was found that the porcentage of salt present, nortantly varied from 0005 to 0015, the average of six dotorminations being 0012. Next solutions of strengths 05 -pér cont., 1 per cent, 2 por coat., 3 per cent., 4 per cost, and 5 per cent. were tried. With the mentioned strength all the late

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immersed died within two hours;

the other concinaion bowed that

the effects of the elutions variol directly with their strengths.

Dr. E. Halford Flons, of the

Lister Instituto of Preventive Medisine, dates, lugever, thatsalt in not u satisfactory insecticide

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HOME NEWS.

Interesting Items From the Latest Mulls.

The marriage of air Frederick

peace.

Colonel Seely, in an address to hia constituinta at likeston, explained the cause of his reaign-

Civil Service.

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When the train fell over the

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A report of the annual meeting of the Anglo-Dutch (Java) Plantations appear on page 3 of this isaus.

The annual report on the Lan- ton-Kowloon

fo given in

this in Railway

DON'T FORGET

TO-DAY-

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m

TO-MORROW...

Bijou Theatre 9.16 p.m.. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. H. K. Volunteer Reservoa An- qual Dinner.

Monday May 11th China Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

Hippodrome Circus-Causeway

9.16 p.m. Extraordinary General Meeting.

The goods and engine shed A letter of thanks has been The driver of the express, stafia hurried to the scene and sent by the Colonial Secretary, on Bridge, organist of Westminator on ne Secretary for War, Refert. Important, proposals affecting named Johp Dickson, 56 years of helped to get the passengers out behalf of His Excellency, the Abbey, and Misa Marjory, Wedging to the famous document, he not only the constitution and age, and the fireman. Willin of the wrecked carriage. One lady, Governor, to the captains who

on her way. to wood Wood, youngest daughter stated that it was quite isipooni blo organisation of the Civil Service, McDonald, both belonging to Miss Smith, of Glencairn-crescent, assisted the Tai On.

wee her dying of Mr. and Mrs. Reginald for his colleagues to write what but also the pathods of appoint Aberdeen ware pinned under the who was Wood, of Bignell End, Stafford he Lind said in his interview with a'eat aut promotion, wore con.engine and instantly killed. The Banffaire to ahire, took lace in St. Faith's General Gough, and therefora, mined in the Fourth Roport of train was not a full one, or the mother, pluckily contigned her Chapel, in the Abbry, on April without the remploft idea that he the Royal Commission on the list of injured passengers would journey, though injured. Three 14. The wedding music, which was dealing anfaithfully with his Civil Service, which was issued have been much greater, for the doctors were soon on the scene, was played by Dr. Alcock, colleagues, he put into the docu-on April 14. Que retummonds. third-class carriage was eraashed and, along with the local sm

who This plan was given an exton orgnist at the Chapel Royal, Stment notually what he had son, blth chruin réservations in at each end, but sa it was 10 bulance staff, rendered aid to the ive trial at Port Said when the James's Palace, included 4 This document, meant to be and disceptions that the fthe passengers were more or less burt, injured, while pausongern March Triomphale," which was statement of funt, was held by the transfer of oil, acrvants frota fuar of them so badly that they wore ar burt also gave help. anti-monqaito campaign.

compoeed apr cially for the Opposition, press to be a trophyono Derartment to another should bad to be taken to Edinburgh started in 1000.. -

unwilling permitted, thus increasing the Royal Infirmary. The following There are large aalt distilleries wedding of the Prince and extracted from BD

A railway official gave it as his at Port Said; and the crudo sea Princess Arthur of Counaught, Chief of Staff and Adjutant chances of promotion, while a list of the injured taken to salt was regularly thrown into the he estontony was performed, in General, not expressing their real there are also a number of Edinburgh water where the domestic mogue presence of a large number views, but a surrender to 4 plot recommendations with regard to

David Scofield (21), hairdres opinion that the difference of quitoes wore breeding, chiefly in of guests, by the Dean of West on the part of the Army That voines, one of which favours the

the express. The goode engine internal injuries. cosspoola, water-tube, barrels, mainter, ang Woud, of Tring view wout right through the compulsory retirement of most sor, 48, Union-street, Dundee, foot.would have meant safety for never left the rails after the fountains, &c. It was soon found (acle of the bride) and the Rev Army and in these cironmutaness, grades on marriage,

he having made the mistake of that certain kinds of mosquitólt. Nixon.

William Madio (27), butcher, impact, and the driver and fireman not having gathered bis cul- The most important recom- larva oan thrive well in such salt

After the brief Easter Recess, leagues together again, his use-mendation in the report relates 29, (ray-street, Dandeo, injury of it escaped unhurt. The officials of water. For exemple, Stegomyia

naturally maintain reticence as to callorus, the carrier of yellow Parliament reassembled on April fulness in the orisis to the Gov-to the organisation of and method to head and back.

the position of the signals at the favor, Anopheles Pharoen is 14 The use of Commons was eriment was gone for the mornout, of appointment to the lower

Jamos Lotto (23), quarter- timo of the collision, which will which is a carrier of malaria, bed in holiday muud, but there wore and therefore he prosaon the grados of the Sarvico, the undisturbed in water containing cenos euthasinem in the Prime Minister to accept his remujority proposing to abolish the

Second Division, the Intermediate master, 18, Georgepince, Broughty be the subject of a Board of salt up to and ecluding a el Vialatorial ranks when Mr. Bigontion.

Scottialt Express Wrecked.

Class, the Asistint Clerks and Ferry, injuries to foot,

Robert Niclioll (20), Cooper- Trade inquiry. It is said that content equal to that of the gum-A quith a peared at the Bar for

but the purpose of taking his neat on An was reported by Reiter at the Boy Glerks, and to substituto tivo Buildings, Broughty Ferry, the Barntialand June ion signal mer Mediterranean, this percentage of Rull we reached hin. ze-alration. The Peior the time, the express tsaiu from for them & Junior Clerical Claen,

new quite appeared, namely walked from the Bar to the table London to Aberdeen, known at be recruited at the age of 10, injarin to feat; one leg had to was clear and illo Burntisli nd Acartomyia zammiltis, woich is between Mr. Illingworth, the the "Flying Bootaan, while and a Senior Clerical Class, to be ampatated and the other was eat cabin eignal, which is beyond an inhabitant of the salt-pans and Chief. Whip, and Mr. Onlland, travelling a full-buced, estas repruited at the age of 18. The asit-marabes of Malta, the hiter the Scottish Whip, sud he was in onlient with a good train fea is to bring the examinations pools of the Isthmus of Saez, and greeted will ringing chear from a few alioules after crostig hete the appointments into more The Mediterranean littoral. This all sides, When he reached the Forth Bridge on April 14. The reat relation to the educational utosquito is particularly venomous table, all she Ministerialiste and engine of t u express and two fox of this country,

Parilament.

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fractured.

the scene of the accident, 21 danger, but the driver, goiting The other passengers hurt were first signal clear, had not Al or continued their journey. **** time to pull up. either treated at the local hoapit-

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Thursday May 14, HK. Electric Co. Ltd. Mosting Shareholders 11.30 s.m. Wednesday May 15. Bale of Ostrich feathers G. P.. Lammert's Sales Room

- Saturday May 16.

Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Extraordinary General Meeting Weaving and Dyeing Jo. Ltd,

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Bing Theatro Royal, Monday May 18, Unston Insurnace Office, The,

Meeting of Shan holders 11. 30. Canton hands Office Ltd, Extraordinary General Meeting— 11:40 4.00.