1914-06-03 — Page 1

June 3, 1914,

The Hongkong Telegraph

(ESTABLISHED

Copyright, 1914 by Proprietor.

WEDNESDAY,

JUNE 23, 1914.

TELEGRAMS.

WEATHER FORECAST

FAIR

betar 99.73

Temperature 6.

Humidity

2813 晚十初月五年窗里

THE SINKING OF THE EMPRESS,

CAPTAIN ANDERSON'S WIFE'S STORY OF THE COLLISION.

THE STORSTÁDT DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE;

[Reuter's Service To Tho "Telegraph,");

London. Received June 2.

Reuter's correspondent of Rimouskin that a naked woman has been found wandering. Her story is in shoreat but it is believed that she is a survivor from the Empress of Irelt who drifted Bahore on some wreckage and bename Jeranged from her sufferings,

Storstadt's Blood-Stained Anchor.

Reuter's correspondent at Montreal miya the sachor of the Storstadt was jammed in such a position that it could have rippail the Empress like a can-opener. Ita point 14 stained with slood. The wife of Captain Anderson, in a interview, said she was with her husband on the bridge at the time of the nullisia. Her hus band thought the imprese sido. If the latter hyd not been spoed band thought the Storstadt was sinking ani tried to keep pis vessel ing they would have stared there, at least for a few minutes. She then heard screams and all the lifeboats were ordered out,

:

Commission of Enquiry.

'Storstadt's Good Work,

London. Reaaived June 3. Statements mide aboard the Storstadt make it clear that she did everything possible. Har bate, which wore lowered most promptly, prastically saved all the survivors while it was still uncertain whether she herself would keep afloat.

the lest moment.

Inquiry Commissioners.

of

Lord Mersey (who was Commissioner in the Titanic Inquiry) has been appointed the Imperial representative on the Commission Inquiry into the Empress disaster and will leave for Canada in few days.

Survivors for Glasgow, '

a

TELEGRAMS.

MEXICAN AFFAIRS

·MR. LLOYD GEORGE.

SUFFRAGISTS AGAIN,

CARRANZA ANNOYED,

TELEGRAMS.

FRENCH POLITICS:

THE CABINET RESIONS,

June 3, 1913,

TELEGRAMS.

HOME CRICKET

MIDDLESEX WIN.

Temperature 6 am. 80 p.in. 88 Humidity, SAVO 50 38,

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London: Received June 3,

London. Received June 3.

London. Réceived June 8, Reuter's correspondent et Paris states that the Cabinet has för mally resigned.

The general opinion is that the Three Years' Service will be mierabip has been well received.

Rentor's correspondout at Elle: Mr. Lloyd George, speaking Paso states that General Corranza si an open-air meeting at Orion in a statement upbraide the dieth was subjected to peralatant mediators at Niagara for lack of interruptions by buffragists. He anderstooding in regard to Mexiest conditions. He says they said the Parliament Act was maintained. · ·M.. Viviani's Pro- are seemingly unaware that the tree planted three years ago, and rebele are entitled to recognition the Government were not going as they already bold, two-thirds to dissolve till they had gathered of the country. He says he will settle the problem alono in a few all the ripening fruit. months, the chief of the rebel Army to be Provisional President

ending the elections.

Education in Philippines,

"Ohr

While he was speaking the suffragists hammered many windows in the High Street.

unnecessary

are Filipinos. We know that the Government. municipal and provincial govern- ments are administered by Fili pinos elected by Filipino voters.

the

US. ARMY BETTER.

PREPARED.

Commissary Lesson Taught by

Spanish War.

The

London. Received June 2.

The match between Middlesex

and Hampshire at Lord's (Tar.

rant'a bonais) resulted in a win for the former by nine wickets.

Ever since Gen. Porfeio Dias dropped the military dictatorship of Mexico and retired to more congenial quartars abroad, the chiefs of the various army de partments have been preparing for trouble in México.

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TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BRUIN

CONDENSED.

Saffragiats inters Lloyd George's ope at Oriccieth.

Lord Mornay has l ad Imperial represe Empress collision Inquiry.

One hundred and fairty-fire Empress survivors have malled for Glasgow.

The general opinion in Paris is that the three years' service will be maintained."

Captain Anderson eye, the Empress was going so fast that she pushed the Storstadt aside,

Statements made aboard the Storstadt make it clear that the did everything posible after tha disaster.

NEWS,

The Interport doables teumis match is described to-day.

Plague returns for Inst shows big decrease:

Our Contemporaries" appeara

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on page 9, and log book on page

General newa and an artiolé on

Yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Board is reported in this issue.

the islands, and he proceeded to redeem these pledges. How hea adversaries say the

this patriotic and statesman-like

It is the daty of the Quarter- The Empress disaster · com- me of the people in the endeavour of Gov. Harrison heen

master-General to know what he mission of Inquiry consists of two Philippines are in such a state of received by the opponents of

must do, and what he can do if Canadian judges and one I user at nothing and care less about inde answer is to be found in the bon Washington officials believe on earth. The matter at all the Empress survivors while dense georance that thy know Philippine independenos ? The

America were to become member. involved in war with any Power pendence. The Filipinos anawer: prints. The Governor has been

The Storstadt saved practically We know that we are a civilized accused of demoralizing the that, if an army is sent into constant study, and neosesitates

it was still uncertain whether sho people, and have been civilized service, of kicking out" Ameri-Mexico, there will be no duplics. shifting of plans occasionally se For three hundred years. We can employees, of creating anti-tion of the state of unprepared. Kanthar there are only 600,- American sentiment in the ness in which the army was found a possibility of war changes from /would float herself."

one quarter to another. The Heater's correspondent at Ottaws say that in the House of 000 non-Christian in the Philip. islaula, of having produced at the catbreak of the Spanish anxieties of the okiefa of these Parliament Act in a tree planted Mr. Lloyd George says that the Commons the Bill for appointing a Commission of Eaquiry into the pines, white there are 7,000,000

War, and which led to rows departments are great, and they three years ago and the fruit Empresa disaster was read a socind time and will be read a third Christians, 65 per cent. of whomepression in business, of bringatween officers of high rank and have been made much greater must be gathered... time to-day. The Commission will consist of two Canadian Judges were literate before American ing about a chaotic slfastion.

The effect of the so much to the scandals which gave because of the difficulties – which and one member appointed by the Imperial Government.

occupation, and at least fully 75 criticised step taken by President embalmed beef... a pisce in the per cent. of whom now are. We

Wileen in giving as the control army.annals. With the lesson of came to the service at the time s part of the army went into Cuba know that we had a university of the Philippine Legislature and the Spanish War behind them and another part of it went into 'in' the Philippines even of the policy of Governor Harrison the chiefs of departments have camps in Virginia, Georgia, and

before Harvard University was in appointing Filipinos to respon- done the best they could with the Florida. established, and that now wesible administrative positions had money which was forthcoming. have two. We know that we had heap, to restore faith and con and it can be said to-day tha 1,074. public schools before American occupation, distributed went on the part of the Filipino arfilary, the army will advance the amy

filence in the American Govern-accept in the matter of the field. Every effort is being made to Jika army of stan vifit among 800 towns, and now we people; while the practical result with a prospect that the men will is to become an army of invasion, Captain Anderson's statement that the Empress of Ireland was have 4,404. We know that we has been efficiency and economy in be well clothed, well fed, and well supplied with field neces

18: going so fast that she pushed the Storstadt aside agrees with bad colleges in every important the service. Before the Filipinos well armed, and that every sities and to keep the men as had fall control of their precaution will be taken and comfortable as possible under the Captain Kendall's evidence that he ordered his boat fall speed at capital city and several in Manila, for both men and women, before

there had been every means afforded to save circumstances, and to make it Legislature American occupation, and that for three consecutive years a them from the ravages of disease. certain that the epirit of the giant liners appear on page 3 of now the number has greatly in-deadlook concerning the appro

soldiers is kept burning by a this issue, creased,

It was just after the Spanish sufficient supply of faal in their The King's birthday parade bill between priation "We know that there. Bre

proved a most successful displ Filipines in the Supreme Court of popular house which refused War that the General Staff of the stomacha.

was establishod.

this morning. to endorse the extravagance of army the jelands-the Chief Justice the Commission, and the Com- General Staff not only has looked being one of them who are, at mission itsell. Since the Filipinos after plans for operations in case least, equal to their American as have had the control of both of emergency, but it has done ociates. We know that half of branches of the Legislature, there what it could to see that the The Hoa. Sir A. B. Routhier, President of the Court of Admir-the judges of the court of fires has been enacted an appropriation supplies of all kinds were properly alty for the Province of Quebec, and the Hon. Ezekiel McLeod, instance are Filipinos. We know bill watch does away with the distributed and made available Saigon Rice Market Judge of the Supreme Court and Vice-Admiralty, New Brunswick; that all the justices of the peace

for instant use. Under an act of are the Canadian Commissioners,

Congress, approved two years ago, In their circular of the 23rd the Quartermaster, Subsistence, May by the MM. mail steamer and Pay Departments of the army Cordillera, Masars. Wm. G. were consolidated into a single Hale & Co. report as follows on the corps to be known as the Quarter Saigon rice market: Daring the Assembly, the lower house "I said that the granting of masters' Corps, July 1, 1907. Feriod under review, prices have of the Legislature, is composed independence would also be to President Roosevelt nominated varied according to tenour of entirely of Fillipinos also elected your financial interest. True if Major James B. Aleshire as advices received from buying First, that this country has by Fillipino voters, and we know is that if the Philippines were brigadier general in command of markets, chiefly Hongkong and promised, both expressly and by that if permitted to elect the free there would be fewer and she Quartermaster's Department, Singapore. These having receded, Implication, to withdraw its apper house of the Legislature ultimately no American office and on Angust 24, 1912, Pre- our rice market closes dull with sovereignty from the Philippine we would elect Senators who holders in the Islands true it is, dent Taft nominated him to be an easier tone helped by the

major-gen

downward tendency of silver. Islands-by implication when would be equal to their taak, also, that there would be more

The exports of white rice, cargo Law Olving Immediate Independ upon the declaration of war be- We know that we could sleat a difficulty for certain American in "cornering turn our tween the United States and President who would be as wise Trueta

To-day General Aleshire has rice and paddy to Singapore from Spain, the Government of the and patriotic as any Chief Exe products; but it is also true that Immediate independence for

United States asserted that that cutive the President of the the American people would not authority over the three depart the 22nd April to the 10 h May the Philippines was the plea aggrandizement or commercial us.

war was not waged for territorial United States could appoint over have to bear the burden of fortify monts, which, consolidated, make totalled 20,453 tone carried by up the Quartermasters Corps. the following steamers, Kum- ing and defending the Philippines alvanced by Manuel L. Quezon, expansion; expressly, in that

—an undertaking which costa nota Brig. Gen, Henry G, Sharpe in ohow, 1,438 tons, Derwent, 2,606, and Bourbon 1,053, Tooni, 1,174 resident Commissioner from the past Adainistrations have both

out less than forty millions of del-th commissary-general, **But after all is said and done lars yearly, millions which should Brig Gen. Carroll A Davol is the Guadiana, 985, Quarta, 1,888, Philippines, in an address de declared it to to the policy of the the question as to the Fillipino bo spent in this country or left in paymaster-general of the army. Kampot, 274, Haiphong, 680 livered yesterday at the annual Waited Staten to give the Filipino opacity for self-government can the pocket of the Amerloan: tax-

Tomon Marn, 2,085 Kumchow dinner of the Claveland Chamber people their independence when bo sat afactorily answered only payer. Your separation from the

The responsibilities resting on 2.225. Tocsui,1,293, Manche, of Industry. Speaking upon the theme of "The Daty of the bey can establish and maintain by a practical showing: President Philippines will at once reflere Gen. Afenbire are, perhaps. 738, Quarts, 1,932 Derwent, 2,227 Waited States Toward the Filipino government of their own Wilson has andoabledly realized you of the only weak point whore greater than those which rest on and Amiral Latonohe Treville 97 Lad. Extraordinary People," he urged that in this Second, that the fundamental this fact, for he has adopted a sou conid easily be stricken in any other man of the United tons. The quotation for tonnage Meeting

States army. With Can. Sharps stood as follows; 14 to 15 cente case duty goes hand in hand with propositione upon which the Depoli y whereby the question can case of war. pecuniary interests, and discussed claration of Independence was be setiled in the only practical There are those however, and other officers of the Quarter to Hongkong, 27 to 28 cents to at length the attitude and quali-based, and from which it acquires way. If in this test, the Filipinos who assert that by holding the masters. Corpe, he is responsible Java, 20 to 80 cents to the Philip-ordinary General Meeting 11.15 fications of the natives. He said its obvious justification, are these are successful, the speedy end of Philippines you get the benefit for feeding and clothing the pines, 20 to 30 cents to Japan, am.

two greit and complimentary your occupation of the islands derived from having a market armies in the field. Soldiers do and 17 to 18 dents to Singapore, principles: (1) that all govern should come. If the Filipinos for your surplus andfeld not growl as hard at the man The steamer Telemachus was "The days when natione con mente derive their jast power fail, there will be a ball, and where-from you can buy four who leads them to defeat as they under charter to carry 86,000 sidered themselves free to do with from the consent of the governed, friends of colonialism may claim reced tropical products. Why do at the man who fails to lead pikuls rice to Singapore at 18

cents per pikali and to one another sea they pleased and (2) that the right is inherent at least a temporary victory,you should lose your trade on them to dianer. are over, No decent publio in every people to establish Gor. Harrison found a bureau- account of our national freedom

Frida Jasa 5. opinion would to- loy-conuten snob government as to them oratio, top heavy government, and is more than I can comprehend. A good many people probably Hongkong has been declared

Anation of Antique Chin's and Auce the proposition that e shall seen best. How could you he has substituted for it If you give the Filipinos their will remember the plight in which plague infected, and native pse stronger nation may arbitrarily then impose your government impler, more scientifio, and le-a liberty there will be nothing that an officer of the Subsistence sengers arriving thence are sub Curios-G. P. Lammert's Sales impose its will on a weaker. upon the Filipinos, and call the expensive one, Bo found that they will not gladly concede to Department found himself because jest to ten days quarantine in Rom Gauged by these idobe, the duty action just, when its powers are offices which could and should be you. America's flag may then of the beef scandal of Spanish cluding passage. Ae regarde of the United States to the Philip not derived from consent of the filled by Filipinos were unneces- cesse to fly over our public build- War days. There was a court steamers they are, so far, allowed Saturday vans 6, pines in plain. Congress should governed ? How can you deny arily in the hands of Americana, Inge; but her influence will be martial and a suspension from free pratique after 48 hours obMRIAL enact a law giving the Filipinos 10 the Filipinos the right to notwithstanding the promise of our inspiration, and we and our rank and command, with a heavy, servasion once their native par- Anotion of Antique China sod their independence. The ressons establish such government sa to his predecessors that such offices children will bises the day when if not total. Loss of pay for two sengers are landed at the quarCurios-G P. Lanmert'o Ba en

| them shall seem best?

Room-8.80 p.må would be given to the natives of Deweyentered the Bay of Manila.

One hundred and thirty-five survivors have sailed for Glasgow, We know that the Philippine where they are due on Sunday.

APPEAL FOR PHILIPPINE FREEDOM.

ence. Asked,

The Practical Tent.

Independence to American Interest,

antine station.

DON'T FORGET.

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Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria. Thestra 9.15 p.m;" Hippodrome Circus-susoway

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Anotion of Antique Ohias, and 3arios G. P. Lammert's Sales Room1-2,30 pm.