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WEATHER FORECAST

TRAIN

Barometer 20.70

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Juno 22, 1914,

Temperature 6

a.m. 80,

2 p.m. 81.

Humidi ty

89

87

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九十二月五年实甲

KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

NOTABLE PERSONAGES IN THE LIST,

AN EARLDOM FOR LORD KITCHENER.

[Router's Service To The "Telegraph," ̧€

The Birthday Honours List has been issuod. The ionours include the following.

Earldom.

Viscount Kitchener of Khar toum.

(Lord Kitchener, who is 63 years of age, has been British Agent

TELEGRAMS.

Juno 22, 1916,

Temperature 6 am. 82 p. m. 77 ·

89

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Humidity

MONDAY, JUNE

22,

1914.

一拜型 號弍二月大英港養

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

THE SUFFRAGISTS.

PREMIER AND MILITANGY.

BALLOON EXPLODES.

ÄN AWFUL DISASTER.

- BARONETS.

HOME RULE.'

THE AMENDINO BILL.

[Router's Service To "The Telegraph."); [Router's Sorvica To "The Telegraph." Boutor's Service To "The Tolograph.". Reutor's Service To "The Telegraph,"

.London. Resolved June 21.

civil engineer, and two soldiers, were killed.

Later.

London. Received June 21. London, Heceived June 22.

London. Received June 21, London. Received June 22.

Speaking to the deputation of Reuter's Vienas correspondent Mr. Horrock, Deputy Lieuten- The Chaucellor of the Exohe-

suffragists, Mr.says & military balloon exploded

The [General Sir Leslie Rundle basant of Gloncestorsbire.

quer, speaking at Doomark Hill, Enst End been at Malta since 1909. He Mr. Maclay, the Glasgow ship-id that the flome Rule Amend- Asquith said he welcomed them at a height of 600 feet.

Captain, four has had a distinguished military owner.

ing Bill would give every county because they were dissociated occupants, careor, sooing service ia Dongola,

Mr. Robert Nivison, the stock-in Ulster the option of voting it-froom Militanoj. Aleo, East End Lieutenants, a Naval Officer, a Egypt and South Africa.]

self out of Home Rulo aatil two women had a special case owing Admiral Sir D. 11. Bosanquet,

General Elections had occurred to the deplorable conditions under K.C.B., Governor of South

in England. The Ulaterites need which they laboured. He agreed Australia.

not aloct anybody. All they that if women were enfranchised had to do was to go to the poll- it should be on the same terms as ing-booth and record their mon. Although it was necessary opinion.

to supprees organised violence, the Government did not desire to interfere with free speech.

Ho

[Adinital Bosanquet has been and Consul-General Governor of South Australia since in Egypt since 1911. For his 1908,

foraturly held operations against the Khalifu hofcommands in the Wost Indies was raised to the Peerage and East Indies, and at Portsmouth. received a grant of £30,000 from and has recived several foreign Parliament, while for his services decorations.]

in the Boer War he received the thanks of Parliament, a Vig- countcy and a further grant of £50,000.]

Peerages.

K. C. M. U.

His Excellency Georgo Smith, C.M.G., Governor and Corn

The Right Hon. Sir Herbert H. mander-in-Chief of the Nyasaland Cozens-Hurdy, P.O.

Historical

Protectorate.

Sir Benjanin Robertson, Cota [Sir Herbert Hardy Cozens-missioner of the Central Pro- Hardy has been Chairman of the vinces, Indin, since 1912, in

Commission MSS. einco 1907, and also Master of the recognition of his services in Rolls. He was Lord Justice of connection with the Union of Appeal from 1901 to 1907 and South Africa Indian Enquiry. formerly sat as Liberal M.P. för Norfolk.]

bir Edgar Vincent, K.O.M.G., (Sir Edgar Vincent was for- merly in the Army, but most of his life has been spent in the Diplomatic servico, ospecially in Turkey. He was formerly Con- Bervative M.P. for Exeter, and is Chairman of the Dominions Royal Trade Commission.)

Major General John Fielden Brooklehurst, U.B., O.V.O.

[General Brocklehurst ontered

the Army in 1874, was formerly in command of the Royal Horse

Major General 4. J. Godley, C.B., Commanding the Forces in

New Zoalood.

[Major General Godley has coin- manded the New Zealand Forces sincs 1910. Ho has had a die- tinguished military eureor, having seen much ervica.]

Mr. William 11. Moror, one of the Crown Agents for

the Oolonion.

[Mr. Mercer he held his proevut По нав position since 1900. orbemitted the abur formerly Secretary' the Pacific of the Pacific Cable Bourd.]

Colonel Eyles, Eagineor to tho

Guards, and has seen service in the Egyptian War of 1882 and in Crown Agents. the Nile Expedition of 1884-85.]

Sir Leonard Lyell, Bt.

Sir Leonard Lyell is a nephew of Sir Charles Lyell, the geologist. He sat in Parliament for Orkney from 1885 to 1900. He owns about 8,400 acres of land.j

Privy Councillors,

Baron St. David's.

John Wynford Philipps, 1st Baron St. David's, was called to the Bar in 1896 and has sut as Liberal M.P.for Mid Lanarkshire and Pembrokeshire.]

The Hon. J. Hume Cook, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth.

[Mr. Cook has been Prime Min- ister and Minister for Home Affairs in the Commonwealth Parliament since 1913. He is a self-made man.)

Mr. H. J. Tennant, M.P.

Mr. Tonnant is Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office. Ho is a son of Sir Charles Tennaut and a brother of Mrs. Asquith. He has given much study to labour questions.]

|

Knight Bachelor.

broker, for his services in con- neotion with Dominions' Loans.

Lord Provost Stevenson, of Glasgow.

Sir T. Vansittart Bowater, Lord Mayor of London.

Sir Joseph Bascham, manufac turor and philanthropist, pro- prietor of Aldwych Theatro:

Sir John Williams Bean, for- merly Chairman of the LC.O. Sir Robert H. Hobart, formerly Liberal M.P. for New Forest.

Knighthoods.'

Mr. John James Burnét, senior partner in the firm of John Burnet And Jon, architects, Glasgow, for services in connec tion with the British extensions.

Mr. James Frazer, the author. Mr. George Honschel, the musician, founder of the London Symphony Concerts,

Dr. Wilmott P. Herringham, Physician to St. Bartholomowa Hospital.

Mr. W.H. St. John Hope, the historian, Director, of the Royal Archa:logical Society.

Colonel King, Secretary of the Military Tournament.

J

Sir Edward Carson Adamant. Sir Edward Carson, speaking

Another Outrage.

at Bolton, and if the Amonding Suffragists burned a small Bill simply rapeated the Govern-station near Wrexham. ment's offer of optional exclusion for six years, Ulster would have nothing to do with it.

LABOUR UNREST.

·LONDON AGREEMENT

REJECTED.

Hindan. Received Jpno 20. - The agreement ronohed in the London building trade dispute sa the result of conference between a dolegation of the Trade Unions and the employers' bus boon re- joated by the men, who are of opinion that it does not settle the Dr. William Milligan, Regius non-unionist question. A nation- Professor of Divinity and Biblial lock-out is possible, cal Criticism, Glasgow Univor- " eity.

Dr. Seymour J. Sharkey; consulting physician and lecturer on medicine at St. Thomas's Hospital.

Tit for Tat.

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED..

The Suffragettes have burned a small station near. Wrexham.

The latest results in the cricket championship are given on this

page.

The list is given to-day of the Birthday honours. Lord Kitchen. er has been made an earl.

The Hospital ship Maine, which went ashore on the Isle of Mall The dirigible, named the on June 18, has been abandoned. Sir Edward Carson mys that Koerting, had ascended to take aero-photographs, and afterwards Ulster will have nothing to do sailed for Koenigsberg. Half an with the offer of ozolusion for six hour later a biplane, piloted by years. two lieutenante, followed the dirigible, circling round

it. A male interrupter at Mr. Then the aeroplane, in attempting Lloyd George's meeting at to fly over the dirigible, caused a Denmark Hill was thrown into a rent in the latter's envelope, pond.

There was an explosion, and the Mr. Asquith welcomed. a

The Italian

A male sufragist who inter- balloon became aflame. The delegation of suffragists because, rupted Mr. Lloyd George while bodies were charred. The two he said, they were not associated the latter was speaking at Den-occupants of tho aeroplane were with militancy. mark Hill wasojected and thrown also killed.

Chamber hous into a pond,

The newly married wife of one approved of the vote of 468,000 of the lieutenants who were killed for the Italian military and naval arrived in a motor-car the very contingent in the Far East. moment the airship crashed to

The third officer of the Storstadt the ground.

under. cross-examination, said It appears that the aeroplane that just before the collision he

OUR NAVY.

MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. was attacking the balloon in

London. Received June 29.

connection with some manoette put the helm bard aport without vres. Eyewitnesses state that the the osptain's orders." airship's propeller caused a whirl- wind into which the aeroplane

FOREIGN TROOPS IN CHINA.

The Daily Telegraph states that it ia undoratood that the the despatch of the Squadron of Admiralty intends to necelerate was sucked. Dreadnoughts to the Meditor- ranean. Four battleships Bro proceeding to Malta ver Christmas, and it is hoped that ITALIAN FORCES RETAINED. the thron battle-eraisers at proa- eat at Malts may be based at Gibraltar with the New Zealand as the buclous of az Imperial

Railwaymen's Resolve. Tho National Railwaymen's Congress at Swansea rosolved to fix an early dates after which membore will refuse to work Squadron. His Honour Judge Lindsey alongside non-unionists. They Smith, formerly Judge of also demand Sunday as a weekly ships H.B.M.'s. Court at Zanzibar.

Mr. Stanley, managing direc- rest day. theor of the Loaden Underground

Railway.

Dr. Mawson, leader of Australian Antarctic Expedition.

Order of the Carter.

Earl Beauchamp, formerly first Commissioner of Works.

Order of the Thistle.

Baron Kinnaird, formerly Lord Bigh Commissioner for Ecotland, and keeply interested in AB gociation football,

0. C. B.

Adeniral W. H. Henderson, who has been serving on tho Metropolitan Asylums Board since his retirement.

Lieut. Gen. Sir F. R. Wingato," Sirdar and Governor-General of the Soudan.

Lord Gladstone, lato Governor General of South Africa,

General tir Arthur S. Wynus, Jewel Houte, Mr. Ellis Griffith, K.C., M.P. Kroper of the Mr. Ellis Griffith has boon Tower of London. Parliamentary Secretary to the Home Office since 1912. He was formerly leader of the Welsh Fariamentary Party.]

0. C. Mi G.

The.Eu.i of Liverpool, M.V.O., Governor of New Zealand.

The Earl of Liverpool has been Governor of New Zealand mince 1912, He served in the Bour War, was Comptroller of His Majesty's Household from 1900 to 1912, and is an all-round sportsman.]

The Right Hon. R.L. Bordod, Premier of Canada;

Mr. Borden succeeded Bir Wilfrid Laurier after his defeat on the Rolprosity Bill at the Gonoral Election in 1912. He has had a long and distinguished career and has led the Conserva-

K. C. B.

Admiral Ernest Rice, who made all the arrangements in Paris with the French Minister of Marine for the joint occupation of Egypt in 1882.

Lord Provost Urquhart, of Dundee.

Mr. James Duncan, Liberal· M.P. for Quley.

Mr. Thomas R. Bothell, for. merly Liberal M.P. for Meldon.

Mr. Frederic George Painter, Sheriff of London.

Lieut. Col. John Humphrey,

Alderman Sheriff and London.

FRENCH FINANCE.

THE LOAN APPROVED.

London. Received Jope 21.

of

BANKS AMALGAMATE.

London. Received June 20,

The London City and Midland Bank Las amalgamated with the Metropolitan Bank. Their total deposits amount to £100,000,000 sterling.

OPIUM CONVENTION.

London. Itegelvod Juno 20.

Router's correspondent at the Hague states that the Opium Conference unanimously agreed to an Anglo-American resolution aaking the Dutch Foreign Minis- Router's correspondent at Paris ter to make urgent representa- says the Senate has unanimously tions to the signatory Powers to adopted the Bill for a loan of ratify the Convention. £32,000,000 at 3.1-2 per cent.. redeemable in. 25 yeare.

The journal suggests that the of the now Imperial Squadron should, convoy. 'the representatives of the Dominione the Imperial Conference, starting at the Cape, thea voyag ing to Australiu, returning by Vancouver and tho Panama Canal.

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HOME CRICKET.

KENT'S FINE VICTORY.

London. Received June 21. Kent defeated Yorkshire at Tonbridge by an innings and 140

runs.

Middleser at Notts at Nottingham by six wickets.

Essex beat Worcestershiro at Colchester by 193 rups.

Lancashire drow with Snas8X at Manchester.

Surrey drew with Hants at the Oval.

AIR RACE

ALBANIAN AFFAIRS.

TURKEY AND GREECE.

WIN FOR MR. BROCK.

A TWO DAYS' ARMISTICE.

A POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT.

London. Received June 21.

Router's correspondent at Con- Vice Admiral Hon. Sir E. E.stantinople says it is understood that the Porte y permit the Bothell,

Rear Admiral David Bastly, return of the Grook emigrants and pay an indemnity. This C., B.

Rear Admiral R. H. Peirse. would mean a settlement of the

matter. Surgeon General May.

Sir John Macdonell, Master of the Supreme Court since 1880.

Mr. R. A. S. Hedmayne, H. M. Chief Inspector of Mines.

C.B.

Heuior's correspondent at Athens eye the Porte's reply is regarded in official ciroles aa showing a deane for a friendly settlement.

· Rear Admiral Dadley R. 8. de THE EXPRESS DISASTER. tive Party siace Sir Charles Chair, Naval Secretary to the first

Sea Lord, te Tupper resigned in 1901.

General Sir Leslie Bundle, G.C.B. Governor and Jommand- arin Clost at Malta,

Captain Dumas, II, N. Captain Dreyer, H.N. Paymaster-in-Chief Krabbe,

London, Riseived June #1.

London. Received June 21.

Router's correspondent .at

London. Received June 21.

London, Rocoived June 20,

Mr. Lloyd George, says the Amending Bill would give every county in Ulster the option of temporarily voting itself out of Home Kule.

The Albanian insurgents declare that they are ready to recognise Prince William and ask for a two days armistice. This has been granted.

A message from Vienna reporta the explosion of a military balloon

autor's correspondent at Rome saya the Chamber of Deputies has

occupants were killed. approved of a vote of 208,000 for at a height of 600 feet. All nine the Military and Naval contingent

The House The newly-married wife of one' in the Far East. rojected the amendments aiming of the lieutenanta who was killed at the withdrawal of the forces. by the explosion arrived in a The Marquis de San Guiliano motor-car the very moment the said that he was not enthusiastic airship crashed to the ground. about the retention of the Forces, As Baron Henri de Rothschild and since China desired the with- was leaving the opera at Paris ha drawal of all Europesa contin- was shot by a retired dairyman gents the question might ultimate who declared that he had been ly be the subject of negotiation. ruined by philanthropio dairios, The sole resson for the retention

of the Italian foroan was the protection of Italian subjecte. Ho recognised that China had proved her ability to maintain a civilised government.

EMPRESS DISASTER.

INTERESTING ADMISSIONS,

London. Received June 21 Router's correspondent at Qas bes states that at the Empres disseter inquiry several witnesse from another steamer testified that the Empress of Ireland dangeroualy zig zagged in the St. Lawrence on her laat outward trip.

The Third Officer of the Stor- stad cross-examined, said that

The air race from London to just before the collision he put the Manchester and back was started helm hard aport, without the in fine and calm weather. Of Captain's orders. He did not

lision.

Durazzo says the insurgente de seven competitors, four reachou think that this caused the col

clare that they are ready to re Manchester. Mr. Brook, on a

The helmamon admitted that cognise the Prince of Albanis, monoplane, won the race in the and ask for a two days' armistice, actual flying tima of 4 houre the Storstadt did not answer ber

help quickly, which has been granted.

42min. 208008.

The Austrian and Italian war- ships have been instructed to fire on the rebels if the Prince or the Legations are endangered by a sudden attack, by the insurgents.

HOSPITAL SHIP ABANDONED.

· London. Received: Juno 21.

The British Naval Hospital ship Mbine, which went ashore, A fifth body has been found in on the Isle of Mull, has been the Carr Bridge Express Disaster.sbandoned,

SENTENCED FOR

EMBEZZLEMENT.

London, Repalved June 20,

At the Saine Assizes Ernest Laporte, formerly a cashier on the New York Herald, was sentono ed to three year' imprisonment, with the ban-h of the First Offender Ast, the embezzle- ment of 43,000 francs, sports was for 20 year. Commissioner of Customs at Chemulpo.

CANADIAN EXPLOSION.

WORST ON RECORD.

London. Hosaived June 20

The explosion at Hill Crest Mine, Fernie, was the worst in the history of Canada. Over 100 bodies have been recovered..

The explosion occurred at a depth of 1,200 feet. The colllery superintendent, Mr. Quigley, was killed.

NEWS. Commercial news appears on page 9 of this issue.

An interesting article an Obrist- ianity in Japan appears in to day's issus.

A haal of ammunition has been- made in Wing Lok Street and two arreste effected.

Two Kowloon youths were fined for reckless cycling, at the Polios Court this morning.

General news appears on page 3 to-day, log book on page 6 and "Our contemporaries” on page 2.

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 9.16 p.m. Hongkong Los Co., Ltd. Extraordinary General Meeting➡ 11 a.m.

Bale of Furniture, poroslain etc., by GP. Lammet at No, 16, Humphreya Buildinge: 2,30 p.m. Wednesday June 24. Sale of Forniture sto.G.P. Lammert's Sales Room--2,30 pim

Friday Jane 26.

Sale of Postage Stampa ---✪, P. Lammert's Sale Rooms-5p.m. Saturday June, 27, Musical and Dramatic Enter tainment, Peak Club,

Tuesday June 30, Hongkong Fire Insurance Coil Ltd., Extraordinary Gener Meeting.11 .m.