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The Hongkong Telegraph

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Juno 15, 1914.

略二十二月五年寅甲

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MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1914.

TELEGRAMS.

THE FRENCH CRISIS:

THE FRENCH CRISIS.

RUSSIA & ROUMANIA.

A GRAVE POSITION.

M. VIVIANI'S RESOLVE.

CZAR AND KING MEET.

TELEGRAMS.

THE SUFFRAGISTS.

AGAIN ROUGHLY HANDLED.

June 15, 1913,

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TELEGRAMS,

POLO.

SALVATION ARMY.

ENGLAND'S GREAT WIN.

A MEMORABLE PROCESSION.

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"London. Received June 13.

London. Received June 14.

London. Received Juno 15.

London. Resolved Juns 13. 1be Roumanian and Russian M. Viviaal has consented to

The militant saffragists yester“ The Franch political crisisis con- sidored to be the most serious in modify the formula of the Military Foreign Ministors and Prince day evening railed the theatres the history of the Third Republic, Service law, which led to the Charles of Roumania have arrived in the West End, and made a marking as it does an open con previous failure in his attempt to at Constanza to attend the meet-futile attempt to speak. They fliot between President Poincare form a Cabinet, M. Viviani nowing of the King and the Czar. were roughly handled.

The Roumanin Foreign Minis- and the majority of the Repub-atste that the Government will

It je stalo st Scotland Yard lioan and Socialist Dopution, and introduce. Bills regarding the tor, interviewed by a Reuter's that the bomb which exploded increasing the divergence ba-military training of youths and representative, said the Czar's in Westminster Abbey was made tween the Senate and the Chain-there-organisation of the Reservos visit was a demonstration of of the two domes of un exception ber. The latter, in overthrowing and only when these Bills are Russia's approval of Roumania's ally large double bicycle ball tied the "Cabinet of all the Talents," passed and the results ascertained prudent and moderate policy in together with wire. It was sus voice the opinion that progross by experience can it be proposed the Balkans, and was precious pended from a pinnacle at the does not depend upon men, but to lighten the military expendi-guarantee for the future. upon organised parties."

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National Defence First.

London, Received June 15,

The action of the Radicul- Socialists yoster lay was prompted by a doairo to forca Presilient M. Noulens, interviewed, said Poincare either to resign or to the now Cabinet would not touch accept a Ministrs opposed to the Three Years' service queation, the three gears military sorvido and though M. Mossimy favoured law and proportional representa Thirty Monthe' Service he would tion, and favouring na in- loyally carry out the Three Yenta'

Service Law. quisitorial income tax.",

M. Augegrour, Minister of Ia- National Bankruptcy Possible.atruction, who favours Two Years! Service, in a speech at Lyone said The alternative to summoning there would be no interference such n Ministry is fissolution with the Torce Yoare Service Law but this would involve a financial till national defonce was sasured. orisis, as the Budget which singid have been passed in Decembar is

A messa e from Paris statss still unvoted. The vote on that while the Radical-Socialist count expires on June 30, auf unless a loan of 80 millions rule woleums the Viviani sterling is raised by then baukariot, the refusal of M, Combos ruptcy is imminent.

The triumphant Radical- Socialiste swarmed out of the Chamber yesterday shouting: "To Versailles," which is equivalent to "Down with President Poin- care,"

London. Recoiyod June 1-4.

M. Ribot, in a statement, said: he sincerely hopes that the futore Government will extricate France from her dilliculties, which aro He also Bocumulating daily. indicated that M. Viviani would reconstrust the Ministry."

M. Viviani has agreed to form a Cabiust.

New Cabinet.

A Split ?

to join disquiots thom, as indicat- ing already a split in the Bloc. M:Oombes Lavours a reduction of the period of service.

PRINCE OF WALES.

FIRST PUBLIC FUNCTION.

Later.

back of the chair. The bomb contained chlorato, explosive and

Procession Broken Up.

Louler's correspondent atiron nuts. Constanz says the Üzâr and, the Imperial Family arrived in the morning, and the meeting of tho Czar and the King was most cordial.

GERMANY & AUSTRIA.

*London, Received June 15.

The Kaiser and Admiral von Tirpitz, Minister of Marine, left Konopischt for Germany last night..

London:Received June 14.

Suffragists were going in pro- cession to Olympia when the police broke the party up outside the Albert Hall,.

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Other News.

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London. Received June 14.

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CHINA SOCIETY.

THE ANNUAL BANQUET,

Landon. Received June 13.

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

England beat America in the

The Greek newspaper Hestia is of opinion that war with Turkey is inevitable.

M. Viviani is the new Froncli Premier. The personnel of the new Cabinet is given in a telegram. The new French Ministry is to ask the Chamber to authorise & loan of 36 millions sterling.

A telegram indicates that action by aircraft is being taken against the Mullah.

first polo match by 8,1-2 goals to London. Received June 14.

3, Salvationists of all nationalities England beat Amerion at polo

The Czar and the King of in the first of the matohes for the proceeded in processional order Interactional Challenge Cup, by from Central London to Hyde Roumania have had a most cordial 8.1-2 goals to 3, after having the Park on Saturday. It was a meeting at Constanzı,

* The new French Cabinet is not memorable sight. The proces batter of the game throughout.

Reater's correspondent at sion took an hour to pass the to touch the Three Years' Service

Law. Meadowbrook says the English- gates.

President Wilson is to start on men gave a surprising exhibition of teamwork nadstickwork,

his journey to open the Panama Canal on March 5, 1915. especially in back-hand driving, and fast riding. Their ponies outstripped the American mounts in every sprint, and the Americans, were completely demoralised from the first period. They overrodo the ball, and missed easy strokes, and play was almost entirely at the Americans' end.

The Englishmen never played The Chinese Minister presided for their own hand. Captain at the annual banquet of the Cheapo and Captain Tomkinson China Society, at which there was were bo atare of the attack, their a representative gathering of over forward position play throughout 150, including Sir Walter Hillier, being clean.

Sir C. Addig, and Sir Robert [The English team, raised by Bredon.

A severo thunderstorm in the Lord Wimborne, comprises Mr.

South of England has done great The Chinese Minister, propos» John Traill, Captain H. A. Tom- kinson, Captain F, W. Barretting the tot of "The Republie daage; six persons were killed Captain Leslie St.C. Cheaps, and of China," said Rome was not by lightning.

built in a day. The Republic had There were disorderly sconos Captain Vivian Lockett.]

The Times New York corres already done good work, and he at British Covenauters' meeting pondent, writing on May 20, wished Chins in the future the at Leeds a crowd of Nationalists

defeat of the greatest success, stability, and storming one of the platforms. stated:The Meadow Brook Four yesterday peace.

The solicitor's clerk who sup- by a team rated at only 26 goals has caused a change in the dis-

Sir Robert Bredon, proposing plied hunger-striking suffragists position of the team. Neither of the toast of "The China Society," with tabloid ometics has been..

the extraordinary fined £10. The Waterbury brothers seems towelt upon be offective at back, and it has ohange which bad occurred in

Groace hus notified Turkey that therefore been decided to revert China, and advocated a spirit of it the persecation of Greeks con- to the original formation in which optimism. Pasamism, he said, tinue, she will decline all respon Mr. Phipps plays No. 1, ir. J. was unjustifiable. The outlook M. Waterbury No. 2. Mr. L. was much better, but palienco Waterbury No. 3, and Mr. Dwns necessary. Fresident Yuan Milburn back. The players are Shih-kai had a great hold on the jump-Whitney's absence will

still strongly of opinion that Mr.

affairs of the country.

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Great precautions will be taken the Ascot Risen meeting. Alarm-guns and watchmen with dogs are to be stationed at various points

Suffragists have burned cricket pavilion at Reigate. Austrian

The soliciter's clerk who was charged at Bow Street Police Court" with' conveying tabloid emctice to suffragists who were being forcibly fed, was fined $10 on Saturday.

Count Berchtold, Foreign Minister, will arrive at Konopischt to-day.

PANAMA CANAL

OPENING ARRANGEMENTS.

London. Receivud Juus 15. *

A Washington mossage states that it is officially announced that President Wilson starts on his journey to open the Panama

anal on March 5, 1915.

'London. Received June 14

Laler. The Prince of Walos was given

Reater's Washington corres. grant ovation on laying the

pondent states that on the occa- foundation-stone of St.

Anselm Church, South London, this being Canal President Wilson will pro- sion of the opening of the Panama His Royal Highness first public ceed to Colon with an Internation function."

The buildings in the neigh-al Fleet, nine countries being Junring streets were decorated represented. The entire Ameri- can Atlantic Fleet will also be with age, and various inscrip- present.. tiona were displayed, including

God bless this inco.

The Princo ef Wales, in the M. Viviani becomes Promier and Minister of Foreign Affairs, course of a spooch, referred to the J. Messity has been appointed fact that the church was on the Minister of War, M. Cautier estate of the Dachy of Cornwall. A Minister of Marino, and M. He said he did not pretend to have much knowledge of the Noulons Minister of Finance.

Housing Reform Act, but by studying the happiness of his tenants he hoped to gain ex- perience.

Later.

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NARROW ESCAPE.

LINER BADLY HOLED.

ENGLISH WEATHER. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.

London, Received June 15.

A severe thunderstorm has been experienced in the South of England.

HORSE SHOW AWARD.

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London. Received June. 14.

Lieutenant Geoffrey Brooke won the Canadian Cup for ing at the Horse Show,

HOME CRICKET.

London. Received June 13. Warwickshire defeated Derby-

ahire at Birmingham by 125 rune.

Notts drew with Lancashire at Nottingham.

Middlesex drew with Yorkshire at Lord's.

AGAINST HOME RULE.

A ROWDY MEETING,

London. Received June 11, Lord Milder, the Duke, of Six perene were killed by Norfolk, ond Lord Charles Beres lightning while sheltering aader ford were the speakers as the a tree at Wandsworth, while

Covenanters outdoor British cases of injury and

damage demonstration at Leedayesterday. through flooding are reported There were disorderly scenes, elsewhere.

a crowd of Nationalists storming one of the platforms. The speak- era were escorted to rafety by the police..

UTOPIAN DREAMS:

A Russian Opinion. Reuter's St. Petersburg cor- respondent says on article in the Bourse Gazelle, which is attribut- ed to the Minister for War, discusses M. Ribot's resignation, and emphasizes that Russit can- not be indifferent to the discord over the question of the Three

London Received June id. Yeare' Service Law. Russia had fulfilled her pledges under the Renter's New York correspon Franco-Russian Alliance, and dentary another appalling coun naturally expected her Ally to do disaster, 200 miles east of Nan-

has been Raasia's enormous incket,

• narrowly likewise. sacrifices were well-known. averted.

The liner New York was struck The article points out that a glancing blow in a dense fag at Germany's Army - on footing numbers 880,000, Aus-aight by the steamer "Pretoria,

A large hole was cut in the tria's 500,000, and Italy's 400,000. liner above the water-line. Pasto Ravenna, but which is now Therefore Russia expected France to muster 770,000, and that could sengers, in. night attire, rushed only be attained under the Three on to the decks, but there was no

panio. Years' Service Law.

a peace

GREECE AND TURKEY.

A STRONG PROTEST.

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severely felt in the international matches, as from No. 2, Mr. J. .M. Weterbury cannot adequately direct his men. In regard to ponies, the Americans hope this year to hold a distinct superiority over the British team.]

FIRE AT SYDNEY.

MUCH DAMAGE DONE.

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London. Received June 14. Reuter's correspondent Sydney says thran new large wharves at Miller's Point were burned yesterday. A quantity of wood was also destroyed. The total damage is estimated at over £100,000.

sibility for the consequences.

The French Minister of Interior says there will be no interference

with the Three Years' Service Law till national defence is assured.

The Prince of Wales has per· formed his first public function AGAINST THE MULLAH, by laying the foundation-atons of St. Anselm Obarch in South London.

AIRCRAFT TO BE EMPLOYED.

London. Received June 16..

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The annual banquet of the China Society in London was -- attended 'by a largo and repre sentative gathering, including the Chinese Minister.

Renter's agency learns that the Colonial Office confirms the pre: sence of the British seronauts

Another appalling marine die- Lieut.-Commander Boothhy and uster waS narrowly averted Naval-Liectenant Davies at Ber-cast of Nantucket, the liner New bera, and that the Colonial Office York being struck a glancing does not deny the inference that blow by the steamer Pretoria in the visit is connected with, action B fog. by aircraft against the Mullah, but it is inadvisable in the pub- lio interest that any stalement should he issued at present,

Sea Strewn With Wrecks.

The Inland Sea of Japan was atrewn with the wrecks of fishing

FISHERMEN RESCUED.

Splendid Work by the s.s. Mongolia. Rescuing 14 Japanese fisher-sampane. On four distinct ocea men in four different parts of the sione the Mongolia hove-to in a Inland Sea during the recent driving gale and by skilful meni. À BIT PREVIOUS.

Lyphoon, Captain Emery Rice, ofpulation 14 half-drowned fieber- the Mongolia, which arrived at men were hauled on board. It was London. Roceived June 15.

Manilson the 8th inet, perform exceedingly rough and choppy in of the revolutionary movement Interesting accounts are coming

ed heroic, work and has received the thinks of the Japanose and too dangerous to lower a boat. which has been sweeping the

Government. This proved to be The fishermen, who were clinging the one feature of an otherwise to bits of wreckage, were saved by Adriatic Provinces from Antona

London, Recolved Juno 14.

uneventful voyage from San a most anique method. The Renter'a correspondent at Con- practically suppressed by the

Francisco.

Mongolia was brought to wind- judicious handling of thestantinople says the Greek

The talk of all on board ward, creating a calm on the 'lee' authorities and the troops.

Minister has precantod a Note was the gallant way in which side where the fishermen' were It appears that Anarchista, calling attention to the treatment Captain Rice handled the Mon- struggling in the water, Life Republicans And Socialists of Greeks in the Turkish Empire,

of intended the rescue the thrown to them. The men worked thought the moment had come to and declaring that Grecca would golis in the typhoon and super- banys, attached to ropes, were deal n death-blow Et the Mondeolino all responsibility for the Japanese fishermen, says the into them and were pulled on archy, but the railwaymen rofaced consequences if the situation Cablenews American. Exper deck, buoy, fisherman and all. ienced travellers stated that they The 14 reaaded men were landed to bring about a general strike continues.

War? and the main body of the popula

had never seen a vessel handled at Moji. Reator's correspondent at

in such a masterly way and prais tion refused to join the move- ment,

Athens says the newspaper

#lestia The more ignorant of the is. of opinion that war with the popular skipper to the When asked concerning the liroit. Captain Rice has already resone, Captain Rice was exceed. been thanked by the Japanese ingly modest. We saved the Revtor's Paris correspondent peasants, however, ere beguiled Turkey is inevitablo.

Government and told that he men, which was the only thing to the Chamber of Deputies to anys the Committee of the Inby the Utopiaa dreamME of a Authorise a loan of $36,000,000, tornational Cotton Spinners and Millenia. Toy ravaged the

will hear further through the do under the circumstances," said The strained character of foreign office. This is taken to the skipper. The weather was probably at 4 per cent,, at a price Manufanturers' Associations have country sad politely robbed the of 99, fustead of at 3 per cont, at opened their meetings. Sixteen gentry, telling them that the Turco-Greek relations is reflected men that he will be decorated nasty but as usual the Mongolia the price of 12, as proposed by countries are represented, includ Republic was bringing back then extensive enquiries at Cardiff with a medal of one of the orders behaved great and we were la no

difficulty. the Bibot Cabinet.

ing India and Japan.

Ge den Age,

for ogal from both count:jes,

The article concludes: "France and Hussia do not wanti war, but Bassia is ready, and hopes that France is the same."

New Loan Proposal,

After a conference of the new Ministers it was decided to ask!

THE COTTON TRADE.

IMPORTANT CONFERENCE

OPENS.:

London. Roccived June 19.

The War Cloud,

London Received June 15.

of the Rising Sun,

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NEWS.

Kowloon cyclists were fined at the Police Court this morning.

The answer to the Telegraph Acrostic appears on another page. "Our Contemporaries” appears

on page 2, and log book on page

6.

The list of arrivals by the troop ship Dufferin is given in this issue.

The charge against two youtha of conspiring to defraud the Hongkong and Shanghai, Bank was further heard to day.

DON'T -FOGET.

TO-DAY

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

TO-MORROW.

Bijou Thestre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Reception Swedish Consulate 11.30 am to 1 p.m.

Wednesday, June 17. Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing Co., Ltd. Meeting of Creditors 11 am.

Tuesday May 23.44 Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. Extraordinary General Meeting 11a.m.

Musical and Dramatic Enter

Saturday June 27.

tainment, Peak Club,