1914-05-21 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

Copyright, 1914 by the Proprietor.

WEATHER FORECAST

FAIR

Barometer 29.88

May 21, 1914,

Temperature G a.m. 82. Humidity

2' p.m. 90 84

60

280z 晚七月四年寅甲

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ALBANIAN SITUATION.

A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK.

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“MEXICAN TURMOIL

THE SITUATION VERY GRAVE.

Temperature 6 s.m. 79 p. m. 81

85.

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $36 PER ANNUM,

THURSDAY, "

MAY

1914.

May 21, 1913,

四拜城 號一二月伍英态背

Humidity -

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THE DERBY.

DERBYSHIRE ELECTION.

MR. ROOSEVELT.

ULSTER GUN-RUNNING,

THE LATEST QUOTATIONS..

TIRED OF OFFICIAL LIFE.

EARL AS CHARTERER......

A UNIONIST GAIN.

(Reutor's Service To "The Telegraph." (Router's Sarvion To “The Telegraph."] [Reuter's Service To The Telegraph.") (Reuters Service To The "Telegraph." [Reuter's Service To The Telegraph." [Router's Borviso To The "Telegraph."} |

London. Received May 21. The situation in Albania is olearing somewhat.

London, Received May 21,

London. Received May 21.

Router's correspondent at The latest batting for the Mexico City states that the sita-Derby, to be run on Wednesday ation is considered most serions, Dext, is:—"

A rising is momentarily feared, and great distress is being felt, the rich distributing meals to the

The Prince, suspecting Essad Pasha, who was largely increas ing his personal bodyguard and following generally, was poor. playing a double game, cont Reporte tato that the Federals gendarmes under Datch officers, have sulpted defeats in towne to with quick-firing guns, to arrost the north of the capital. him. Essad Pasha was eventually handed over to the Austrisu and Italian naval commanders, who 'meanwhile, at the instance of the Prince, landed a considerable fores, which is now guarding the Palaco.

Sir Lionel Caruen, British Minister, has had a three hours' conference with President Huerta.

It

The Mediation Negotiations.

Later.

Essad Pasha is supposed to Router's correspondent at Nia have encouraged a march of gara states that the Mexican med- armed peasants upou Darazzo,lation negotiations have opened there. President Wilson is in close touch with the American

but this is uncertain.

The Albanian Cabinet has delegates by means of a specia! resigned.

No Cause for Alarm.

Replying to a question in the Delegation, Count Larchtold, the -Austro-Hungerian Foreign Minis- ter, recounted the incidents at

telephone, whereas the Mexicans are only able to communicate with their Government by cable, which is subject to delays.

The Brazilian Ambassador, who presiding, trusted that the hopes of the delegates would, be realized, and that the progress of not be interrupted by the disaster

13 to 8 against Kennymore. 10 to 1 against Brakespear. 100 to 6 against Caraccho. 20 to 1 against Carrickfergus. 20 to 1 against Polycrates. 50 to 1 against Evansdale.

HOME CRICKET.

London. Received May 21. Middlesex East Sussex Lord's by 280 runs.

Kent beat "Some estabice Taunton by 193 runs.

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TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED,

Latest cricket results are givea [to-day." "

Keanymoreis still the favourite

London. Resolved May 21

London. Received May 20,

London. Received May 21. The by-election at North- Mr. Roosevelt has arrived at Mr. Herbert Holman, ad for the Derby. East Derbyshire, necessitated by New York comparatively well insurance broker, who is the pros-

The situation in Albania is. the death of Mr. E. Harvey (after his expedition, though his pestive Liberal candidate for Mid- (Labour), resulted as follows:-weight is fifty pounds below the Devon, in a apesoh at Abbots, Kerclearing somewhat.

normal.

swell, disolored that the Govern- Ur. Roosevelt has arrived in Mejor Bowden (U.) ...6,480,

ment sized two ships which New York comparatively well. He denied that he was willing to 1an for the Presidency in 1916.running. The charterer of one that The Tetraroh will not race were concerned in Clstar gan

It has been definitely decided. Mr. Houlton (Lib.)' ...8,155.

Mc. Martin (Lab.)......3,069.

U maj. over

314.

[At the last election Mr. Harvey | athad a majority df 1.750, the figures boing:-Mr. Harvey (Lab.), 7,838; at Mr. Court (U.), 6,088.)

Warwickshire baat Leicester-

thire at Birmingham by 258 runs.

THE TETRARCH

RACING DAYS OVER.

London. Received. May 20, · The Times aaya it has been definitely decided that The

He would not even recept nomina-

tion for the Governorship of New of these ships was an Earl, who would probably have to pay the value of the ship to the owner.

York.

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ASIATIC EXCLUSION.

FEELING IN BRITISH

COLUMBIA.

London, Received May 21.

A Timer message from Toronto with reference to the approaching sirival of Indians at Vistoria,

LIBERAL'S SECESSION. British Columbia, aboard the Komagata Main, says Eritish Columbians are determined, to OBJECTS TO INSURANCE ACT. prevent their landing.

British Columbian members of Parliament are united in favour The ex-Chairman of the Ipe-of the absolute exetasion of In wich Liboral Asc:siation has dians, Chinese and Japanese, and ground of the Insurance Aot. He will resist the unanimous demand employs a thousand workere."

London. Received May 20,

. OBITUARY.

MR. W. A. WRIGHT.

again, but will go to the stad.

at

The Mexican :" mediation negotiations have opened Niagara.

The situation in Mexico City is most esrious, a rising being momentarily feared.

The water in the holds of the 68. Simbia has been pumped out. and the vessel goes into dook to

London. Received May 21. The death is announced of Mr.morrow. William Aldis Wright, M. A LLD., D.C.L., Lit. D.

The report of the Sleeping Sickoess Committes deprecates withcat faller knowledge any drastic action.

[The deceased was Vice-Master of Triuity College. Caub idge, from 1888 to 1912, He was contri-

Eid Pasha has been deported butor to Smith's Dictionary of the Ipoly and promises not to Bible, 1860-63; Secretary to the return to Albania without the Old Testament Revision Com- Priaro's, permission. pany, 1870-85; and joint editor of

The three-cornered fight at the Journal of Philology from its North-East Derbyshire resalted commencement in 1868. He was publications of a literary and theological nature.]

Dotazzo and added that so far be civilisation in America would | Petrarch shall not race again, and secaded from the party on the they believe that no Government also the author of numerous in the return of the Unionist bad been unable to judge their significance, but euch incidents of war between the sister nations, the horze goes to stud next Fas: 30.

probibiy in Ireland.

Reuter's

Al

were to be expected in a newly

ccrrespondent organised Balkans State. There Mexico City states that President was, he added, no reason to draw luerta announces he has authoris fur-reaching unfavourable coned the Mexican delegates at clusione from the events at

Niagara to submit his resignation,; Durazzo.

if necessary as a solution.

Essad Pasha's Promise.

Essad Pasha bas beon transfer- red to au Italian steamer 'and' deported to Italy. He bos promised not to return to Albania without the Prince's permission.

A Denial,

An Indignant Press.

The Tribuna hopes that the Prince did not allow himself tu be misled,

Reuter's

SLEEPING SICKNESS

London. Received May 21.

NEW ULSTER PLOT."

RUBBER REVIEW.

[From The Times.]

supplied in order to make up the total quantity required by the consumers. According to all the

of the Pacific Province.

candidate.

Owing to Japanese dominating the Fraser River salmon fisheries a White Fishermen's Protective

As oistion has bean formed.

British Columbian M.P.'s are

united in favour of the absolute exclusion of Indiave, Japanese and Chineze,

NEWS.

General news appears on page

Our contemporaries" appears on page 2 and commercial news on page.

0. The Childer pirsoy case was General Smuts estimated the further beard at the Police Court

at this morning. xpendituro for 1914-15 £18,668,000 an increnes of

The annual meeting of the $187,000 os compared with 1913-

DON'T FORGET.

to be expected, and supplies for plantation as that just mentioned held with that object in June. 1914 will probably be reduced by should have a market valuation The Geimen Government, he a quantity equalling the natural of £300 or at 15 per cent. 22, aid, would participate in the

At the pressat time increase from the plantatione per sore. this should be so, and the total there is scarcely a company whore conference.

Thora production for 1914 should only shares are valued.

If the report on the Ewai about equal that of 1913, a which come nearest to it are par-

Jones vancy scheme is favour- The Minister of Finance showed able, Mesra, White and Co., the It is somewhat curious that shortage of 10,000 to 15,000 tons hapa more prominent, relatively, there is still a widespread belief may be seen, a quantity which than they deserve, owing to the that taxation to the total amount American contractors, will attraction of their immediste COMMITTEE'S SUGGESTIONS in the danger of the production of the existing stock would be quite dividends rather than to their annually of 2052,000 had been provide the funds.

plantation rubber outstripping unable to make good. And it is

Nationalists claim to have dis-- the consumers' demanda. There not easy to see how such a depletimit proepeale. But among remitted since the establishment The report of the Sleeping cems to be in reality no Look dan tion in the stock could be rectified the class of young producers, of the Union. The funded debt covered a great Unionist plan to bing Londonderry and other Reuter scorrespondant at Rome Sickness Domailtro urges leger, at least until the prevent even in 1915, for it seems to be whose comparative merits I have on March 31 last, be said, districts under the Ulster. Pro- says it i denied that Marquie necessity for furilar experiment planted ares has been largely fairly evident that a 10 per cent always advocated, there are many Giuliano, Foreign Minister, and and research, and deprcoates, increased and the increased area increase in consumption will already paying dividends and mounted to £117,071,C20, and visional Government. Signor iolitts, the Premier, ore without faller knowledge, any brought into bearing. And as no practically absorb the increase rapidly maturing whore present the floating debt to £7,308,000, Against £105,856,000 and going to Durazzo.

drastic action like a general des urge increase in planting is at which can be expected from the market valuation must almost traction of wild animale. present taking place, or likely to Mid East, the rest of the world inevitably appreciate to the extent

Onl $11,072,000 respectively. advises, however, the removal of take place for a long time to being unable to respond to the I have suggested. The three March 31, 1913, the total debt 3 and log book on pige 0. game from villages, trade routes, come, this question is practically growing demand. Moreover, the necessary.conditions are ao sim- was £124,980,000 as compared The Durazzo Press is indignant a'c., and that settlers sad natives shelved for the next 10 years. latter may possibly refuse to te ple: an average production of with £116,502,000 at the time of

400lb., an average cost of la., and the Usion. at the arrest of Esad Pushs, be allowed to boat in prescribed Last year only about 40 per cent, limited to 10 per cent,

The net result of all there con- selling price of 2s. 6d. The The Giornale Italia declares that areas. It does not recommend the of the world's requirements came Earad Pasha favoured an re populating of the infected zone from plantation sources, and 80 siderations seems to be that for first and second appear to be Alliance with Italy, and that the in Uganda until further know per cent. from wild production. at least 10 years to come the practically assured, and the third, guns levelled at bis house were}{ »lge is acquired.

This year the proportion would minimum price of plantation as I hope I bave succeeded in Austrian.

be about half and half if the sup-rubber must be the equivalent of showing, is likely to be a mini- ply of wild rubber should be he average cost prics of the wild mum rather than average: maintained, but it is extremely rabber which will have to be probable that it will full,off owing to the noremonerative price, and he total production may not NATIONALISTS INDIGNANT." exceed that of last year.

What is interesting to most people is the mmediate future of the abber industry, and. I think

Valuations of Properties The Nationalists claim to have there are probabilities in this More than three years ago, Turkhan Pusha, the Albanian discovered a great Umonist planiremtion which are as yet not pointed out in The Timer that the Premier, has arrived at Vienna to bring Londonderry and udher appreciated.

market valuation of shares in' and presented his portrait to the districts under the Ulster Pro-

The Year 1913) Excaptional. what ware then called the Emperor Francis Jarepb in a visional Government,

1913 was an excep tonal year. Console of the rubber market" gold frame initialled in diamonds Consequsly Nationalist. Vol- and rubies.

unteers have ffered to assist Owing to the strike and flods in would have to be reduced by, the polico, and military in reaist-America and the reattict on of roughly, 70 per cent. within at ing such an a tempt, and have financial facilities the consnmpany rate seven years.

ion in the United States was naked Nationalist .P.a to neure reduced in the spring by akint appreciation of 100 per cent to showed that the expenditure for I may now suggest that an to-day. He gave figures. which Mr. Asquith that thousands of drilo: Volunteers will assist the 15,000 tons, and allowing for 200 per cent. may with equal 1913/14 amounted to £16,481,000, anbarquent partial recovery it is reason to anticipated in the abores and the revenue to £15,794,000, a fces of the Crown, V.

estimated by at least 5,000 tons of thoes companies which will be deficit of £687,000, as against the on the completed year. This was able to earn £30 per sore or more estimate of £1,207,000, sufficient to upset the balance for upon a market valuation of £100 This improvement, he anid, was ing to etsal a motor-rag, the Wednesday May 27- the time being, and gave an por acre. This is also a bald mainly due to the increases in property of Miss Caroline Martin, Peak Tramways Co., Ltd., WELSH CHURCH BILL. opportunity to the buyers, of prophesy, but the governing the Customs and Excise receipts The pricanero, through an inter-meeting-noon.

which they made the most, and conditions appear to me to be as god in the revenue from diamond preter, absolutely denied attempt le elump of last eammer was ibe well defined as they were upon taxation. The balance of the ing to steal the rug, and said they conarquenen. But for this reel the former occasionevenne for 1910/11- namely, were ready to be beheaded if they dental interference with the status In fail production of 400th 2063,000 would, he said, be did such a thing. They made quo ante we should probably per sore, which is a moderate applied to wipe out the above and signs to the magistrates by

Dragon Boat Festival. have seen the 48. price main standard for good estates, at an here would then bas net defoltapping their necks with their

bands. The Bench discharged Extraordinary General Meeting tained. Ba that as it may, "all ju" cost of 18. por lb., which left of only 824,000, there is little doubt that the elump will undoubtedly be attained in Referring to the increase in the prisoners for this offencs, but 2 p.m. deavour to prevent the issuing of liceates to Atatica. The Japan-

effect upon the supply for 1914. make a net profit of $30 per sore. General Smuts emphasized that them to saven days' hard labour, Bocad Gymkhana Meeting. cas have been naderaelling the [The Bill was passed a third

Thursday June 4. bt'r may affected To pay 10 per cout, which is stable conditions were necessary The prisoners protested their white fishermen and making are under the Parliament Act to a amall extent by restricted perhaps a rossonable return to for the prosperity of the inaccence and said if they were Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. profit of 3500,000 nonually on by 328 v tes to 251-a majority tapping, but wild, rubber bas expect from ospital invealed in industry, and annouiced that a guilty they were quite ready to Ltd. Extraordinary

| already begun to show the result tropical agriculture, such a conference of producers would be serve two years or to be beheaded. Meeting Eraser Fieberien.

of 77.]

correspondent ai Vienna staten that the Austrian cruiser Admiral Spaua has been ordered to Darazz).

London. Received May 21.

SALMON FISHERIES.

JAPANESE COMPETITION.

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London, Received May 21. Router's correspondent Victoria, British Columbia, states NATIO ALISTS SECURE ITS

PASSAGE. that owing to the Japanese! dominating the salmon fisheries

01

on the Fraser River, a White

Fishermen's Protective Associa-

London. Revolved May 20. Seventy-yen Nationalists

best authorities, this basis price SOUTH AFRICAN BUDGET. cannot be less than 2a. 6d. It may very likely be more.

General Smuts and the Diamond. Industry.

Cape Town, April 24. General Smuts, Minister of Finance, introduced the Budget in the Union Elours of Assembly

14, for which the Fervice of the Hoogkong, A. was held last public debt and the provincial evening. administrations were largely reaponsible. He estimated the revenue at $15,707,000, excluding the Bewaarplesteen, leaving a 'aficit of £981,000. Half of the Bowest plaatson, however, would be available to meat this and the actual deficit would be £711,000. -Router"

Arabs and English Justice,

TO-DAY.

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Viatoris Theatre 9.00 p.m. Hippodrome Cirons-Causeway Bay-9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW,

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.00 p.m. Hippodrome Circus Causeway Bay-0.15 p.m.

Tuesday May 26. Crown Land Sale, P.W.D.-3- p.m.

Two Arabians were charged at: HK. Borticultural. Society's Reading on April 20 with attempt- Mesting.

Thursday May 28, Star Ferry Co. Ltd. Meeting of Shareholders-12.30,

Friday May 29.

Pan Hing Hotel Co. Ltd.

tion has been formed to envtod with the majority on the will have a considerable father very many es sou, an estate should the revenue from. diamonds on a charge of begging sentenced Saturday May 30,

Welsh Disratablishment Bill

Pluntation

General