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WEATHER FORECAST **

FINE

Barometer 29.76

June 19, 1914,

2827

„Temperature 6 || a.m.- 90,

Humility

大十二月五年寅甲

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

HOME RACING.

ASCOT GOLD CUP.

MISHAP TO BULOW.

ASHORE AT WEYMOUTH.

June 19, 1913,

Humidity

FRIDAY,

JUNE

19,

1914.

伍秤 號九拾月大英

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Temperature 6 am. 80 p.m. 88 50 38.

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS- 396 PER ANNUM"

TELEGRAMS.

GOLF.

THE BUDGET

TURKEY & GREECE.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

THE EMPRESS DISASTER.

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A LIBERAL REVOLT.

CONCILIATORY REPLY.

(Router's Service To The Telegraph."]

London, Ranaived June 19. Mr. Holt and fourteen Liberal

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London. Received June 19.

at

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP,

(Reuter's Service To "The Telegraph."] [Reuter's Service To "The Telegraph."]|[Router's Sorties To The Telegrarh."

London. Recoived June 19. The race for the Ascot Guld

Cup resulted as follows:-

Mr. Fairie's Aleppo (Fy),

gat. 4lb......

Mr. John Ryan's Wif

brook (Donoghue) 7-t. 7lb.......... 12

Mr. T. Martin's Junior

(W. Huxley)9, 4lb...3. Also ran

Lorenzo (Willing) ..94t. 4th. Orangville (RO) ...... 9 ...

Cantilever

(Brigg)

Bruleur (Ster)

(Water

...9

·Night Hwk (11,Jones) 9 :

Cincinnans (oopset 7

London, Received June 19. The N.D.L. huer Bulow, buand frou Yokohama to Bremen, bas gone ashore at Weymouth.

The water is smooth, and the pusnodġets are being taken off. Lstor.

The Balow went on the rock during a fg." Her position an vourable if the weather kems; IN fir.

Passengers Landed.

71

De Petly useige and in

Towing h's kung may var rave ferit.

apk

Albérmation (pair) 74 70

Won by three-quarters ö? length, three length separ tag around an i thirst

Tu pengers an Fheir her

slar tenye benn Fonda

[The commander of the Bulow

is "Copt, & Nahrith. The revis-

London Received June 19, The Open Golf Championship has opened in sunshine at Prest wiok. To-day's leaders are:-

Varston.......150.. Taylor 152. Wileno ... .....159. Braid............160. The fir-und of the Amitour G. Championship has resulted [a+lows:-

fluchenson ... IBA. “ Jokus.......159, Quiupt......165. fibimet geva a very disappoint

145 y

SPITHEAD COLLISION.

tered tonnage of the vessel is SEAMEN'S FINE BEHAVIOUR.

London. Resolved June 19.

The bing 916 1918, 965,and the horsepower is given Aleppo; 20 to 1 Wi.brook; & as 6,500. The vessel left here 1 Junior.

on May with but fow passon. gers, and all those with the excup- [Aleppo, à five year old bay colt tion of three left at ports between Hengere by Beppo out of Chora Roine, was here and Port Said. The passon Wilhem I, which out eleven times last year.. He gets booked for England were clisin with the stomer In- won the Royal Stakes at Newbury Mra, Moorhead, child and amah, remoroll Spithead, are to the and the Jockey C tb Cup at New. and they came from Paklio effet hit the liner's officers had had to go to the steerage compark market, was twice second and One of tho "passengers four times third: Taylor is his booked to Genou, but intimated

-trainer.

Willbrook, a three year old chestnut colt by Collar out of Kentish Chorry, was out nino times last year, and won, the Tower Nursery at Folkestone and the Ditch Milo Nursery Handieng at Newmarket. He also ran third once, O. Leader is his train-

or.

his intention of breaking his journey at Port Said. In any event he would not have gone on to England.]

U. S. TARIFF RESULTS

London, Received June 19. [Junior, by Symington out of

Reuter's New-York correspon Scylla, had four wins last year- the Bidbury Cap, the Atlantic dent states that the imports for Stakes, the Chesterfield Cup and May totalled $103,637,000 and the Ebor Handicap. He also the exporta $157,457,000. The Goured two seconds and a third, excess of imports is attributed to and was four times unplaced.] - tariff legislation.

BECKER RETRIÄL.

An Interesting Article on the Case Against Him.

of ex-Lieut. Charles Becker,

the

In view of the recent conviction following, written on the before the opening of the retrial

will be found of interest

two

The retrial of ex-Lieut. Charlesable, and are all prepared to atand by the testimony they offer. Booker for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the

gambler, will od in the first trial, begin to-morrow in the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court, Charles S. Whitajaa, District Attorney, it is announced, hae already extracted confessions from

INTERESTING EVIDENCE. [Router's Forvlos To The Telegraph."} } [Reutor's Service To "The Telegraph.")

London. Receive June 19." Reuter's correspondent

Reuter's Constantinople cor M.P.'s have given notice of an Quebec states that at the inquiry respondent states that the Porte's umaddmoot declining to pass the Finance Bill until Parliament has into the Empress dienster, the reply to the Greek Note has been approved the objest on which the mate of the Blorateds, ander presented. It is of a conciliatory additional taxation is proposed to cross-examination, stated that he character,

thought he had the right of way! Reater's Berlin correspondent be spent.

Cup,

CONDENSED.

Aleppo won the Ascot Gold

The situation at Darazzo, is critical.

Evidence at the Empress dis

The Porte's Reply to the Creat aster enquiry is given to-day. Note is conciliatory.

The N.D.L. liner Bulow · in.

asbore at Weymouth, but her position is favourable.

The behaviour of the seamen of the Kaiser Wilhelm II in the

collision with the Incemore was splendid.

Mr. McCullum Scott has also and was eritled to keep his states that Germany has agreed given notice of an amendment course and spred even in the fog, to a proposal by the Ports that declining the second reading with. provided the speed was moderate. representatives of the Embassie cut an assuraues by the Governo catioipated no danger until at Constantinople shall inves- ment that the Report Stage will be aw the Empress of Ireland tigate the position of the Greeks not be taken wait the Revenue emerge from the fog, when a in Asia Minor..

collision was inevitable..

A later message states that the Bill became law.

Tarko-Greek situation is improv. Ouplain Andersen, of the Stor-ing under the influence of the stadt, testified that the shook Powers, but Turkey is determin

used by the collision was versed by hook or crook to get brak to-day.. light. The Empress disappear Mitylene and Chios, and is there ed in the fog and he was unaware fore purposely clearing out all that she was damaged. He was the Greeks from the opposite quire unable to <xplain the coosts. differences of opinion between

ALBANIAN SITUATION.

DURAZZO'S PLIGHT.

London. Received June 19.

The situation at Darazzo is The narratives of the patcrition and the inhabitants are Da the liner Kaiser in a state of panic after a severe came into defeat of the Mirdites and Malis. Fori in un'abortive surprise on the position in. the insurgenta nountains, when they were aur rounded and mown down by ments and calm the despairing quickfirers, losing 700 killed. mesongers by serving out life-they are the poor defenders of bats and telling then that the Duruzzo, which was again attack- could ba launched last evening for an hour and a in ten minutes. The behaviour half. of the seamen was splendid.

t

The Damage.

All Quiet

Lster.

himself and Captain Kendall

Scores to date in the Open Golf Championship are given

The Kaiser Wilhelm II has sustained two large rents of 24 and 18 feet respectively.

The Turko-Greek outlook is improved, but Turkey in d.tör- mined to get back Mitylens and

regarding the respective courses CORUNA CLUB BANQUET. Ohios. and speeds of the vessels..

BRITISH SQUADRON

FETED.

MR. HARCOURT AND THE COLONIES.

London. Received June 19. Mr. Harcourt presided at a banquet at the Coruna Club, st which there was an attendance of 300, including many Colonial Governors,

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The Chinese Governmenttakaa eeriously a report that Sraits Chinese have chartered three elipe to convey, 30,000 men to Macao and Swatow to take part in a Revolution.

NEWS.

The band night at North Point

Be eulogised the work of the last night was a great success. Colonial Service, dealing separ ately with

London. Received June 18.

Colonies.

ut

The water poln match between

the individual | V, R. ̊C. and R. E. was drawn.

Commercial news appears on

Rauter's correspondent All wa quiet at Ducazzo in the

He said there was much page 9 of this issue. Divers bave found that the afternoon, and the reinforcemonts Reval alatee that a boliday was speculation as to the results on

Log book appears on paga Itelian and Austrian observed on the visit of the the West Indies of the opening Kaiser Wilhelm II has two large of

18 feet long bluejackets have withdrawn. British Squadron, the streets of the Panama Canal. He was to-day and" Our Contemporaries rents-24 and

Au Austrian ship chartered by being crowded, respectively, while two balkheads

The Commander of the Baltic are burst is. The other bulkheads the Albanian Government craised held; consequently there was along the coast in the morning' sufficient eam to work the and bombarded the rebel posi-Squadron gave a luncheon to the

British officers.

pumps.

Lions.

+

not one of those who expected on page 2.

Some particulars of marina great advantages therefrom, but he trusted that the new route for motor, construction by Messrs."

elsewhere. shipping would bring some W. S. Bailey and Co. sre given ... profit.

Interesting facts concerning the activities of the Botanion.

no one

CORRESPONDENCE.

The opinions expressed by the

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijou Theatre 9.16 p.m. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m..

`TO-MORROW,

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

Monday, June 22.

is thought, can coarcely be over by Warder Clancy of Sing Sing, their attacks on the credibility of explained in detail the principles constructed at the side of the and Forestry Department Inst

At the Criminal that he had never heard that Sobeppa's testimony. It was by on which his invention is based, existing railways, at a height of year are given to-day. estimated.

Becker was interested. As a mat- means of affidavits such as these illustrating his remarks by a7 ft. from the ground, and be Courts Building, where months ago District Attorney ter of fact, it is generally assert that the retrial was largely won. number of striking experiments covered with a circular corrugated La preparation for the now trial, with various metala. He invited iron roof. Its use would be Whitman was almost alone in his ed that this confession is not Rangains expectations of convict admissible as evidenc, in that it the District Allersey ban secured a ladies to place an aluminium bowl confined to "first class mail ing Broker again, it is now was not written or sworn to. It is panel of jurymen of exceptionally on the stand to which the current matter," and if necessary a car aserted that the chances are chiefly important, perhaps, on high standing and character. It was switched on, and they found could be dispatched every minate. defence, account of its ticit admission is understood, too, that the trial on apparently simple act was Letters would then be conveyed much against the Whitman's witnesss upon whom that the conspiracy outlined by will be expedited, although it is impossible of accomplishment from London to, say, Liverpool

In another experi- ho based his cage at the first trial the prosecution estually, existed, not likely that the sessions will owing to the repulsive force of in 10 minutes. before Justica Goff are all avail- dospite attempts to ridicule and be prolonged into the evenings, the current.

because of criticism of this feature ment the current passed through of the first trial in the Court of a bowl of goldieb, raising s disprove it,

So far as is now known, the Appeals decision.

metal disa to the surface without second Becker trial will not be

"We are An interesting, if extraneous harming the fish. unlike the first. The general drift feature, of the new trial, is its using an invisible spring," said Efforts to Destroy of evidence is expected to be possible political effect. With the M. Bachalet, though

almost the same. In fact, the gubernatorial campaign only a knows what it is. It will hold Testimony Fail.

principal witnesses for the profaw months distant and Whit a ton weight above your bead,}

"Bridgie Efforts to destroy the effect of secution, Jack Rose,

man's candidacy looming up passing right through your brain several persons that they had been this testimony, so far made by Webber, Harry Vallon, and "Sam" stronger every day, there is no without harming it, though the induced to commit perjury. Upon the witnesses produced by the cheppa, will probably repeat gainsaying the fact that, win or weight it sustaine would crush Correspondents are not neces-by there witnesses, it is declared. defence, have lamentably failed. almost word for word the stories lose, the District Attorney's con you to a jelly."

sarily those of the "Hongkong Booker largely rolled. The latest Two of Mr. Whitman's witnesses they told on the previous occasion. duct of the case

At the conclusion of the illus- of theas men to confess has it the first trial, Max Margolis Vallon is the only one of the four influence throughout the State.

Telegraph."] directly charged that Lieut. Jelin and Morris Luban, were actually who has suffered in any degree Should Mr. Whitman succeed in trations M. Bachelet took the Becker, brother Charles induced to repudiate their testi- by the later revelations. He was baving Broker convicted again, company to the side of the long Booker, consouted the perjury to mony on promises of remunera. named in "Dago Frouk's" con- it is pradiated by his friende that apartment along which the model which the witness swore, promision in April, 1913. These twomen fession as one of the man who would, mako au nabeatable of his inventon has been con- A tube, Uins. in dia ing him that he would be taken aware that the District Attorney actually shot at Rosenthal, the candidate Should Becker win atruoted, care of" in return for his help. had forced them to "frame-up "night he was assasinated in front acquitial, the District Attorney is meter, ropressuie the train, which

Things bare not gone woll Becker. But Whitman went of the Hotel Metropole. But, nal

expected to make the case a taxi reste on grooved rails, and at bas best said, it is not considered for a campaign against The intervals along the track are [To the Editor of the Hongkong with Beoker, since the Court of for them, put them through » Appeals ordered a retrial of his rigid examination, and forced probable by the State that this Satom. not only in the police," solenoida," or pulling magnets, case, according to opinion at the them to make retracting affida. confession will prove very im but in the State government. Criminal Courts Building. His vits, involving a number of portant, and Whitman is under- brother, friends, and lawyer persons, whom, for reasons of his stood to be amply provided with worked hard to win a new trial own, Mr. Whitman has not yet witnesses wherewith to back up for the four gunmen, knowing named.

of

Vallon's innocence.

muet bave

which resemble short tunnels, through which the train passes. On the current being applied, the taba was raised from the metale

1ki

BOY SCOUT'S

Telegraph]

Sir, The Rally and Diaplay "THE FLYING TRAIN." and passed at great speed from which the Boy Scouts had hoped

ono end of the track to the other.

that such a vistory would mean Mr. Whitman recently pointed SoLeppe is another witness who withstand considerable much for himself. But all their out that not a single one of his must

A gaide-rail runs over the top of to arrange for the 22nd, iust, hos, the stand, bot efforts were unavailing. Finally, principal witnesses had been pounding on

The greatest interest was taken the train connecting the brashes

owing to the time of the year some weeks ago, Joseph Shay, injured by the campaign engia-Sobepps at the first trial mani- in the first public demonstration which supply, the current.

M. Bachelet is about to con- being considered unsuitable, and then Becker's attorney of record, eered against them. The dying fested his ability to take puniah-of M. Bachelet's remarkable

their Chief being away on boli. announced his withdrawal from confession of "Dago Frank," the mont and come up smiling."aying train" invention, which structa" train" for experimental the cass, because of the interfer only are of the four gunmea to Perhaps the weakest point about was exhibited at his laboratory in purposes on a track belonging to ense of List. John Beoker. ¿ say anything before he went to his testimony in that his position Siffron Hill. A charge of half-cne of the leading railway com- day, been postponed until a later

Now it seems likely that, on the the electric chair, is considered, if as a corroborating witness was crown for admission was dovot-pauies, about which negotiations very eve of Backer's new trial, anything, of value to the prosecu assailed in the opinion of the pd to the "Fresh Air Fund." are now proceading. The cigar.date.-Yours, etc. District Attorney Whitmen will tion, in that it admits the eriai Court of Appeals. The confes. Visitors were admitted in batches shaped vehicle will be 8 ina. in ask the grand jury to indist his ence of a conspiracy to murdor sions of perjury made by Drea:-of about 50 every half-hour, and diameter and 40 ft. long, and will brother and principal aesistant, Renthal, although "Dagoner, Burwell, and other witoenes altogether about 160. attended, sarry up to 200 lbs, in weigh. If the fring train" comes into next to his wife, for subornation Erok" was careful to say, in brought forward by the defence, ubai half of them ladies.

of perjury, The effect of this, it answer to a question asked him however, are expected to off To: ach group M Bachelor general use, the track will be

A. J. EDWARDS

Hongkong, June 10 1914.

Sale of Faraiture, porcelaineto,, G. P. Lammers at No. 16, Humphreys Buildings-2.30 p.m.

Tuesday June 23, Hongkong Ica Co., Ltd. Extraordinary General Meeting

11 a.m.

Sale of Furniture, pora eto, by G. P. Lammert at No.18 Humphreys Buildings-2.80p.m

Balarday June 27,

Musical and Dramatic Enter. tainmont, Peak Club.

Frivolity Fccear at Theatre Royal-9.15 p.m.

Tuesday June 30. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co... Extraordinary General

Ltd.,

Meeting 11 a.m.

Wednesday Joly L. Entries olose Gymkhana.

for

Third

Saturday July 11. Third Gymkhana Mesting.

Monday July 13. H.K. University Matriculation Examini in