1914-06-17 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph

June 17, 1914,

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漿四十二月五年寅甲

(ESTABLISHED, 1881.) Copyright, 1914 by the Proprietor,

WEDNESDAY,

June 17, 1913,

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JUNE 17. 1914.

三拜糰 號七拾月大英港街

TELEGRAMS.

ALBANIAN AFFAIRS.

WEATHER FORECAST

FINE

Barometer 20.84

38.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

INTERNATIONAL POLO.

HOME RACING.

ENGLAND WINS RUBBER,

ASCOT STAKES RESULT.

TELEGRAMS.

HOME RULE. -

GOVERNMENT DENOUNCED.

TELEGRAMS.

IRISH VOLUNTEERS.

MATTER TO BE DISCUSSED.

DURAZZO AGAIN ATTACKED.

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". London. Received June 17,

In the second polo test match

England won by four goals to

three and one quarter: England

thus wins the rabber.

Later.

The corrected score is four to two and three-quarters.

FRENCH POLITICS.

London. Received June 17, The race for the. Ascot Stakes,

Mr. J. A. de Rothschild's

Broadwood ............1. Mr. H. Brushwood's As- paragus... AN/ Mr. H. Grallan's The

Guller ......

second and third,

2.

......3.

There were 24 starters; won by a neck, two lengthersparating The betting waa-25 to 1 against Broadwood; 25 to 1 against Asparagus; 10 to 1 against

London. Kételved June 17,

Later.

at

The fighting at Darazzo was The insurgents apparently simed practically continuous yesterday.

London. Received June 17. London. Received June 17.

Rontor's The ilouse of Lords was crowd.

correspondent In the House of Commons, Mr. Darazzo atatos that the insurgents over a distance of about two miles, ed when Lord Lansdowne moved Birrell, referring to his statement resumed the attack on the town

the vote of sugure resulted, as follows:-

on the of the 11th inst., said the Nation-at six o'clock in the morning. Government for delay in pro-alist Volunteers were increasing dacing the Amending Home Rule Bill. "He stated that he doubted at a rate of 15,000 per week.

Lord Robert Cecil thereupon the use of secret conversations moved the adjournment of the and denounced the Government Blouse to call attention to the for being impervious to argu-Government's failure to deal with meat but wae Dow frightened. the growing danger caused by There had been government by the existence of Volunteer Forces at tiring out the Garrison, sonding wirepullers and tacticians, not in Ireland. The matter will be contingents with orders to restrain to the front comparatively small by Parliament. He emphasised debated to-night.

fire. The defenders lost 20 killed that if the Amending Bill merely

Daring question-time, Mr. and 100 wounded, while the contrined the old proposals there was little likelihood that the Asquith affirmed that more effect insurgents' casualties were heavy. House of Lords would accept it, ive steps will be adopted to pre-There was a lull in the evening. [Broadwood, a four year old bay but if the Government produced vent Nationalists importing arma colt by Voter out of Wild Thymes Bill preventing civil war, and than in the case of Ulster. Be Fifteen was out three times last year.

bundred Reator's Paris correspondent but did nothing better the third having the general support of its added that the Government was Loyalists have arrived from states that the Chamber basin the Ashton Plato ut Haydock own followers, then the Union- now taking measures which it was Alessio. passed a vote of confidence in the Park. Pratt is the trainer. ists would pass the second hoped would be effective every- chestnut colt by Littleton out of mittee. Yet, whatever happened,

Asparagus, a five year old reading and consider it in Com-where.

year, winning the Madeley Plate abstedly and irreconcilably op Nata, madonine apperances last the Opposition remained tin. at Wolverhampton and tre Club

posed to Home Kule-(Cheers), Plato at Haydock, running Lord Crowe declared that the second in both the Slough Four, Your Old Plate at Windsor and delay in producing the Bill WAH the Rothschild Plate at Manches-ne solely to the Government's ter, and being five times unplaced, bops that an agreement would be

CONFIDENCE IN NEW

"MINISTRY.

London. Received June 17.

new Ministry by 370 votes to

137.

The new Ministry's declaration says its first act will be to pass the

a

Loan and introduce graduated Income Tax on the Budget. The Three Years Service Law will strictly be enforced until the Government is able to propose a partial lighten- ing of the military burdens.

at

Nearing the Palace.

Reuter's correspondeat Darazzotto, that the rebels were to-day within a thousand yards of the Palace.

Rebels Withdraw,.

A mesenge from Durazzo at noon states that as a result of the arrival of reinforcergents, the rebels hava withdrawn along the whole line,

Must be Tested.

Later.

The Guller.

Royal Hunt Cup.

H

reached.

rejacied by 288 votsi to 223-3 The motion to adjourn was majority of 65.

7

The Goverment-Attitude,

Mr. Birrell said there was

.

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Temperature 6 a.m. 80 p.m. 88

50

FIGHTING IN MEXICO.

A DESPERATE BATTLE.

Reuter's Servios To "The Telegraph."]

London, Received June 16,

ent states that 7,000 rebels, after Reater's New York correspond four attacks at Zacateose, defest

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $36 PER ANNUM,

TELEGRAMS. „

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

Broadwood won the Ascot

Scakes.

The enquiry into the Empress disaster has opened at Quabec.

The French Chamber has pas

ed 8,000 Federals, Terrible sed a vote of confidence in the losses were inflicted by machine- now Ministry. gan file

.ť

The probable starters, jockeys is sending and betting for the National Hunt

Cup are given today.

General Villa reinforcements to Zacatecas.

MONGOLIA & BRITAIN.

THE REPRESENTATIVE QUESTION.

London, Received June 16.

In the House of Commons, replying to a question sa to Malissori whether Sir Edward Grey had been requested by Mongolie to send an authorised representative

England beat America in the second polo match, thus winning the rabbor...

Sixteen bodies have bsen recovered frem yawning abysses caused by the floods in Paris,

Seven thousand rebels have defasted 8,000. Federais

with with terrible losses at Zacateons, The Albanian rebels got within thousand yards of the Palaceat to Urge, Mr. Acland said:-We Durazzo but withdrew on the

warshipa playing their search be prepared to welcome a British

Artillery and rifle fire was learn from private cources that arrival of reinforcements, recommenced at 11.30 o'clock, the Mongolian Government would Lord Miluer says if there is.

lights on the hostile positions. representative. Mongolia, how H.M.S. Defence (formerly on the ever, has had no opportunities China Station) has arrived. yet of communicating officially,

nothing illegal in drilling Volun

On Captain Rice's plantation He is trained by Osborn.

tesra provided the permission of that an English girl was lying at

secured. the point of death. the National Cecilia Wright made rapid strides [The Guller, by The Gull out of Replying to Lord Milner, Lord two Magistrates was Lady Teazle, was out seven times Crewe said there had been com Neither was the carriage of arms Government Hospital. When he

although it w18. last year, securing two wins the munications with Sir Edward illegal. There was at present learned her name he recalled that to recovALY - Stockton Spring Handicap and the Carson during the holidays.for the law where the Volunteers Inatecred to sing at the Maine the accident until she had the use lose, disturbance and more regard she was the same who had vo- seven months from the date of Choster Cup-and a third, being There had also been other com- four times unplaced. He ran third in the Manchester Cup last munications, but he (Lord Crewe) existed than eleawhere in the Memorial Barvice in Havana three of her left leg. month.]

indicated that he relied much on country. The Government was months before. the debates on the Amending the movement and would continue quiries and visited the hospital. Dr. Fauntleroy had performed on courageous at the beginning of Capt. Rice made futher in

Meanwhile, the operation which Bill to produce a measure in form which would receive general courageous to the end.

He realized that desperate Mr. Bonar Low raid the Govern- measures were necessary to save noquiescence. The Government's abstention from interferencement had drifted into such a her life. It did not take him same time so successful that it with the Volunteer movement position on that there was no long to decide on a course of became the talk of the navy. The was largely due to the fact that prospect of getting out

of action. life and property had not been affected, while the risk of conflict was diminished by the fact that neither aide desired a conflict. The Amending Bili would be introduced early next week.

The betting for the Royal Hunt Cup, to be run to-day, is as follows:-

10 to 1 against Bluestone.

. 100 to 8 against Drinmore.

15 to 1 against Jameson. 100 to 6 against Honeywood.

22 to I against Santair. 22 10 1 against Outram 25 to 1 against Lie Abed. 28 to 1 against Aldégond. Reuter'a Paris correspondent The probable starters and

The Only Way. states that M. Viviani, the Pres | jockeys for the National Hunt mier, replying to the debate, said Cup are:-The Curragh (Clark),

Lord Milner said if there was! the youth of the country must be Bluestone (Donoghne), Jarnac II to be a settlement, the original tested in the field and at the (Bullock), Driniro (Cheshire), Bill should be scrapped.

Lord Salisbury declared that batta. Till this was done the Aldegond (Piper), Braxted (Criap), period of service in the Regalar Berrilldon Fox), Santair (Martin), the responsibility of averting. Army could not be curtailed. Prue (Uonpor), Aiglon (Foy), civil war rested with the Govern

Bonbou Rose (Robbins), Outram nent. (R. Stokas), Mobacz (Waggo:t); Castleton (W. Huxley), Flippant (E. Haxley), Saude of Time out,

Ledson), Cuthbert (Buckley), Jameson (Spoor), Yatung Pegasus (Prout), Wise Mac (McKenna), Ambuesador (Wing), Talana Hill (Bensley), Iloneywood (Plant,) Lio Abed (Robertson), Poulhan (Dick), Bugler (Harbert). Sube- taranean and Bore are at the moment without jockeys.

EMPRESS DISASTER.

ENQUIRY OPENS.

London. Received June 17.

at Router's correspondent Quebec states that the enquiry into the sinking of the Empress of Ireland has opened there.

DAUGHTER OF AMERICAN

NAVY.

English Girl's Romantic Story.

Fow young ladies have been privileged to receive a loiter such as the following:-

Washington, D. U.

But the letter is made further valuable by the following additions:-

Motion Talked Out.

The censure motion was talked

HOME CRICKET.

London. Received June 17.

Surrey beat Essex at Leyton by even wickets. (Last year's fixture was drawn).

disaster.

THE PARIS FLOODS.

SIXTEEN BODIES FOUND.

London. Received June 16.

offered her Bervices to the

her was eo unusual and s‡ the

As the English girl had fact that the patient was a young American navy, he decided to ask and beautiful girl added the the navy to aid ber. Taking the necessary touch of romance aud first train to Santiago, two dozens of officers called on the hundred and fifty miles away, he heroine to pay their respects. hurried to Guantanamo, our naval station, where the North Atlantic Squadron was at anchor: He boarded the flagship and placed the case before Admiral Usher.

to be a settlement of the Irish question, the Lome Rule Bill must be scrapped.

A telegram gives the main features of the debate on Lord Lansdowne's motion of censure on the Government, which was talked out.

EMS. Defence, formerly on the China station, has arrived at Darazzo in connection with the

troubles there...

The Three Yoare' Service Law is to be enforced in France until the Government is able to propose a partial lightening of the military burdens,

Mr. Aoland says the Govern· sources that Mongolia will be ment has learned from private

prepared to welcome a British representative.

A motion to adjourn the House of Commons to call attention to the Government's failure to deal. with the Irish Volunteer question has been defeated.

A special telegram gives the giss of a letter alleged to have been written by Sun Yat-sen offering Japan freedom of action. in China if she assists in over-

NEWS,

Admiral Usher was greatly interested, but he said naval recovered from yawning abysses to send a surgeon two hundred

Sixteen bodies have so far been regulations would not permit him RUBBER TENNIS COURTS. «browing President Yuan. which have opened in different and fifty miles across the island quarters in Paris, into which to perform an operation on a sewers and water pipes, after woman. However, as the next London which should An experiment is about to be bursting with terrifying explo beet thing, he promised to grant sions, have been gushing for leave of absence to any surgeon the thousands of tennis enthu- prove of the greatest interest to. who would volunteer to go.

hours.

J.

The gas-pipes have ignited in some places and smoke is issuing from holes in the ground.

Numbers of people are still missing, while many have been. injured.

Subsidence still continue,

Commercial news appears on

Page 9 of this issue.

General news and the story of the Empress disaster appear on

Every surgeon in the fleet eiasts throughout the world. page 3 to-day. volunteered when they heard of Most people are aware that rubber

Log book appears on page 6

DON'T FORGET,

TO-DAY.

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

TO-MORROW.

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Band Night, North Point 0 p.m.

Friday June 19.

Association Football

the desperate situation. Four plays an important part in all to-day and "Our Contemporar were chosen. They were Chief kinds of sports. In golf, football, ies" on page 2. Operating Surgeon Archie M. cricket, rowing, and, in fact, in Yesterday's meeting of the Fauntleroy, Dr. Charles Gordon connection with almost every Sanitary Board is reported in this

athletic recreation indulged in by issue. Smith, Dr. Halsey and Acting both sexes at the present day, Chief Hospital Stewart Eastman. rubber is in evidence. Up to

An interesting leiter on the With Captain Rice they set out!

now, however, u rubber tennis question of the militant suffrag That Cecilia Manuela Wright same evening, she met with the for Camaguey.

court has never been seen. It is iste appears in to-day's paper. is extremely fond of the American accident that almost cost hier life. Arriving at the hospital one a distinct novelty. Such a court navy is certain. If you read this The car in which ahe was bundre and one days after will be constructed this month at story you will understand why. riding was run into by a two- the accident, they made careful the Royal Agricultural Hall It all began in Havana, Cuba, wheeled cart. The shaft of the examination of the patient and, during the period of the Interna- "I am very glad to endorse this and to extend to Miss Wright a year ago last March, when Cecilia waggon passed through her left after a hurried consultation, Dr. tional Rubber and Allied Indus- Manuela Wright was visiting ler, breaking the thigh bone Fauntleroy decided to operate tries Exhibition, which is to be wishes. good my warmest

friends in that country. It hap midway between the kace and and, if possible. save the log. opened by Prince Arthur of Con- Woodrow Wilson.'

Meanwhile, what of her own naught. The rubber used will be "I concur with Secretary Daniela pened that the Memorial Ervica hip. The horse, falling on the The Secretary of the

in above expression of apprecia for the sailors who lost their lives car, crushed her chest and injur country? How came it that no plantation rubber. This will give Navy,

tion of Miys. Wright services,

on the battleship "Maine" was ed her internally.

helping hand was raised from the experts a further opportunity Washington.

Yours truly

being held, and this beautifal

there; that no grief-stricken of testing the durability and April 10, 1914,

young girl from Blackpool, Eng- In spite of the escrociating pain parents harried to the bedside of usefulness of this kind of rubbor William Jenning Bryan." My dear Miss Wright:

Innd volanteared to sing. Her she never lost consciousness. She their child? Well, these parents as compared with the Brazilian Knowing that you sang the Concerning MissCecilia Wright services were accepted, and she was hurried to the large Govern- had a child fashioned in the product. A most important point requiem for the dead of the U. S. the World Magasins, New York, was the principal singer at the ment hospital at Camaguey and mould of which heroines are is that the court is being made S. Maine at the services recently says:-

ceremony held on the morning of the local surgeons did everything made. In the midst of her own by a British firm the Layland

Sale of Faraiture, porcelaineto,, hell in Havana, I wish to take If Cecilia Manuela Wright were the day that the ill fated battle they could for her. They set the suffering she could think for and Birmingham Rubber Com- this means of expressing to you an American girl there is little ship was buried off Havana. bone, bat it refused to knit. them. No word of her accident pany-the material used will be by G. P. Lammert at No. 16, the heartfelt thanks and apprecia-doubt that she would-be called Her dark beauty attracted even There different operations were would she allow her friends to British grown plantation rabber, Humphreys Buildings-2.30 p.m.

Taesday June 28. ion of the Navy for this kindness.The Daughter of the Navy." more attention than her beautiful performed, but without success. send home. Cheerful letters told and the workmen employed will

Hongkong Ice Co., By this evidence of your interest, As it happens, she is a loyal voice, and she was publicly Amputation seemed imminent, them of her happiness; moving be British workmen all British

Extraordinary General Meeting- I feel that I may now count you abject of King George, so thanked for her services by re- and the chance of saving her life pictures in Blackpool allowing for a change. Interesting tourna us one of Our Navy...

naval officers speak presentatives of both Caban and small, as her heart action was the Memorial Service, prosented mants are being arranged, and 11 am our With kindest regarda and every of her 18 their "adopted American Governments. The very weak."

her in perfect health singing to the some of the best professioanla good wishes, believe me to be, daughter." When the navy has following day she left for Antilla

assembled crowd officers and and amateur players will be seen. e daughter even an adopted on her way to England, stopping Qaite by accident, Capt. Cush civilians. Only when all danger It is believed that the result will daughter it is very proud of her. for a day at Camaguey, and it man A. Rice, an ex-American was past did they learn that their be found to be very satisfactory, and Cecilia Manuela Wright is no was on a country road seven miles army officer who has plantations daughter had been lying at the and that rubber tennis courts exception to this rule.

outside of Camaguey that, the near Camaguey, happened to hear point of death.

will become extremely popular.

incerely Yours, Josephus Daniel.

Miss Cecilia Wright,

Keith's Theatro

HK

League Annual Meeting-5.30

Monday, June 22.

Lid.

"Sate of Furniture, porcelain etc., by G. P. Lammert at. No. 16, Humphreys Buildings-2.30p.m.

Saturday June 27,05 Musical and Dramatic Enters tainment, Peak Club,