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FAIR Barometer 29.72

June 29, 1914,

Temperature 6 a.m. 81. Humidity

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2835 MEVAZUYIT

ASSASSINATED!

FATE OF AUSTRIAN HEIR APPARENT AND WIFE.

Shot In Bosnian Capital.

A WELL-LAID PLOT REVEALED.

[Reuter's Service To The "Telegraph."]

Reater's correspondent Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, states that two attempts were made on the lives of Archduko Franz Ferdinand, Heir Apparent to the Austrian Throne, and his wife, the Duchess of Hohenburg.

London. Resolved June 29,

possible that he may also become. at Bungary. Indeed, it is quite Emperor of Austria. The Arch- duko Oharles Francis Josef is not popular, and his marriage with Princess Zita of Parma excited strong disapproval in very influential quarters."--

June 29, 1913,

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ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.

FRENCH DERBY.

BRITISH OFFICERS,

A HUGE DONATION,

THE RESULT.

ENTERTAINED AT KIEL.

ALBANIAN AFFAIRS.

AUSTRIAN "VOLUNTEERS.".

[[Router's Service To "The Telegraph."} [Reutor's Bervios To The "Telegraph" [Reuter's Service To "The Telegraph." [Router's Service To "The Telegraph."}

London. Received June 29.

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London, Received June 28.

CONDENSED.

The liner Gothland has been

Frank

London, Racalved Juno 29. Sir Francis M. Caird, Regius The race for the Grand Prix de i

refloated. Professor of Clinical Surgery, Paris (£14,359), over a distance entertained the Officers of the says 2,000 mon have" responded | **

London. Resolved June 28, The Municipality of Kiel

Jack Reuter's Vienna correspondent Moran on points in Paria. · Edinburgh,

Johnson bant Antarctic Expedition. £24,000 to an Imperial Trans-salted as follows:-

has donated of one mile seven farlongs, Fe-British Squadron" at luncheon, to a private appeal for volunteers

for Albania,

The Czar has visited the British Squadron at Kronstadt. The steamer Kiatuok hse bsen found ashore on a coral reef.

Sardanapale won the Grand Prix de Paris, the winner of the Derby being third,

LAWN TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS.

Lipadon. Received June 28. Brookes beat Core: 7-5, 6-1,

The First Attempt. The first attempt was made during a drive to a reception at Daily Chronicle,

Writing some time ago to the the Town Hall,

an English throw a bomb, but it did not is not a derelict State of political | 6-2.

A compositor M. P. said:"Austria-Hungary explode until the car had passed. decomposition. On the contrary, Two members of the suite and its position and prestige d'aring hall a dozen of the crowd were the last few years have greatly injured, but Archduke Frunz, improved. The Dual Monarchy Ferdinand was unhurt.

has indoed leapt forward into prominence in Europe.

The Fatal Shots.

Crawley and Daveon: 3-), 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 0-7.

Mavrogordato and Doust beat

Parke and Beamish: 6-2, 3-6, Mavrogorilato and. Douet beat 9-7, 1-0, 7-5.

Ritchie and Prebble: G-1, 4-6, Brookes and Wilding beat 5-0, 0-4.

IMPORTANT RUSSIAN BILLS.

The Archduke and his wife continued to the Town Hall, and this change?" he asked. "What What or who is the cause of then toured the town.

When at the High School astud-focussed the growing attention of have been the forces that have ent fired two shots from a Brown-a wondering Europe upon the ing revolver, mortally wounding Dual Monarchy. This force has the Archduke and his wife, wobeвa tuo-personality of the Heir- were conveyed to Kousk, whore Presumptive, Archduke Franz they expired in a few minutes.

The criminals huve

Ferdinand. A man's character arrested, and were nearly lynched, ed by his actions. Taking this been and personality can only be gaug- The aged Emperor Franz Josef maxim as our guide, it will not has been at Ischl since yesterday, be liflicult to form an opinion of He is profoundly distressed at the the personality of Franz Ferdincluding one providing for the tragedy, and is preparing to re-and. turn immediately to Vienna.

Petersburg says at a secret sitting, the Duma passed four Bille, in- Reuter's correspondent at St.

London. Received June 28.

construction of strategical roads

A Third Attempt Planned.

"His morgaastic marriage in the Far East. Reater's correspondent at Sira-oppe-ition from highest quartera, sime yoars ago in the teeth of all jevo states that an unexploded his wareful and studied avoidance bomb Was found Д

yards, from the scene of the leading politicians, engaging at asssasiantion. This is believed to the same time most actively in indicate that's third attempt had Austria's politics, his interven been prepared in the event of the tion in others proving unsuccessful.

few of all contact with Hungary'e BRITISH NÁVAL VISIT.

• Determined to Go,

London. Received June 29.

THE CZAR ENTERTAINED.

Sardanapale......

La Farina..........2. Durbar II........... Twelve ran; wod by a neck, two lengthia saparating second and third.

II. it will be remembered, won (Last year Brulour won. Darbar the English Derby this year.]

JACK JOHNSON.

BEATS FRANK MORAN.

Among the gnesta was Admiral Koester, head of the German

The authorities have warned Navy League. The specches the promoter.

were most cordial."

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Fresh Negotiations. Reuter's correspondent Durazzo says have asked for fresh peseo negotia

the insurgenta

Sir Richard Dane has arrived

anys the official organ, Nord Reuter's Berlin correspondent deutsche Zeitung, anys the events at Kiel have proved the good and German seamen, torme existing between Britiallions, sud have requested the in London; he denies that he is

Prince of Albania to appoints on a special mission. delegate, to be accompanied by a representative from Great Britain,nated £24,000 to an Imperial Sir Franois M. Laird has do as they distrust the Government's Trane-Autarouic Expedition. negotiators.

EUROPEAN EARTHQUAKE

SHOCKS IN LEIPZIO.

-- London. Received June 28.

Fruitless Conference.

London, Rocsival June 29.

correspondent at

The Duma se passed a Bill for

the construction of strategical roada in the Far Eist.

Reuter's

It is announced that at the

•London. Received June 28.

Durazzo etatee that owing to the conclusion of the opening of the Reuter's Router's Paris correspondent. Leipzig says an

correspondent at patch of a British negotiator, the fleet will recura to the Atlantic.

insurgente request for the dea-Panama Canal the U. B. Atlantio says Jack Johnson, the negro occurred in Saxony, and in one Admiral Troubridge, eent Colonel pionship results are given to-day,

earthquake Prince, after conferring with pugilist, beat Frank Moran, the or two places, there was panic. Phillips, who returned yesterday as well as County Cricket scores. American, on points. Moran was The earthquake was somewhat afternoon.

Litent Lawn Tennis Chem- most plucky, but he was severely intense in Leipzig. There were punished.

the most exclusive society,

There was a remarkable num and houses were slightly damag-Mahomedan Sovereign. The being sometɛ

startling rumblings underground, their demands, particularly for a experienced in Saxony, the shocks.

The insurgents insintained Earthquakea kave present, including members of ber of women in evening dress ed.

Conference is regarded as without Leipzig. result..

SIR RICHARD DANE.

BELIEVES IN CHINA.

London. Received June 28....

THE KINTUCK.

ASHORE ON CORAL REEF.

the sea..

London, Received June 28,

correspondent

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Reuter's Sir Riobard Dane has arrived Batavia says the overdue euig important questions.

in London. Interviewed by a affecting the navy, the army, and

raat chip Kintack went ashore on the foreiga policy, bis sudden

London. Roceived June 28,

representative of the Morning:

a coral reef. She is in a safe Reator's correspondent states,

and immediate departure from Kronstadt says the assian Immission, and affirmed that he was

Router's correspondent

Post, be denied that he was by earthquakes and upheaval of position. The accident was caused that the Pan-Servias agitation Loudon after King Edward VII.'s perial Yacht, with the Czar and on boliday. Sir Richard Dane at visiting England" on a special began in Busaidi

When the news of the impent.ungarian Premier to a reception the lines of Rear Admiral Beatty's in the country. The general funeral, bie non-inviting the family on board, steamed through said he liked China, and hзlieved ing visit of the Archduke Wis ho gave in honour of Kaiser squadron and afterwards the Czar position of the

Wilhelm, though the Premier was aud family lunched perauade him to Vienna, his visit to Baron British flagship.

the improving steadily.

first annouagod attempts were

made to give up the visit, but he WAB determined to go. It was only

Rothschild supposedly in connec tion with the building of the

Austro-Hungarian Dreadnoughts

his wife who did not want to go all these and other of his pablic In certain Servian quarters the Archduke was regarded as one actions characterise him as a man of the greatest opponents of the who has firmly settled personal Pan-Servian movement.

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EMPRESS DISASTER.

convictions, coupled with THE ONLY EXPLANATION.” A number of political arrests fearless and resolute were made at Sarajevo within the translate those convictions into will to last few days.

uctions. He is already, a factor

London. Received June 28. -Reuter's correspondent at

THE LATE ARCHDUKE. in European politics, and the Quebeo says at the inquiry into The late archduke, Franz Fer-will have fall control over the Empress of Ireland, counsel for influence he will exert when he the causes of the disaster to the dinand, nephew of Emperor Fruuzaffaire of the Monarchy no man the Storstad argued that the only Josef, was born on December 18, can over-estimate." 1833. In 1900 he was morgan-g

explanation of the disaster Was atically married to the Countess

'Assassin's Admissing. Sophie Ohotek, in spite of the student named Prinzip. Inter

The aspasin is a Servia Empress had broken down."

hit the steering-gear of the bitter opposition of the aged ogated, he declared that for a Emperor, The Emperor of Ger- long time he had intended to many has interested himself in kill some eminent personage, securing the recognition of the from Nationalist motives. He Countess, with such success that denies having any accomplices. än 1909 she was given the title The compositor who made the

of Duchess of Holenburg, while first attempt is named Gabrinavia

The Deed,

BUDDHIST CORRUPTION IN JAPAN.

country.

HOME CRICKET

LATEST RESULTS.

Wax

London. Received June 28. At Lorde, the Navy beat the Army by 170 runs. -

Nottingham.

Natte drew with Yorks at

suby-de-la-Zouch by 134 runs.

Kent heat Leicestershire at Lancashire beat "Gloucester- thire at Gloucester and 33 runs.

MR BOWSKILL'S CASE.

London, Received June 28, Reuter's Lisbon correspond. ent says a representative from the Ministry of the Colonies has left for the Portuguese Congo to enquire into the circumstances attending the arrest of the fley. Mr. Bowekill, a Baptist mission-

ary,

GOTHLAND REFLOATED.

Loudon. Received June 28, The Gothland, which wont an inainge ashore at Land's End, has been

re floated.

TURKEY & GREECE

THE CLOUDS DISPERSINO.

London Recolved June 28.

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intense in The Kiel Municipality has given a luncheon in honour of the British naval officers visiting the port.

After one nasuccessful attempt, Arohduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife have bɔ a' ussassinated at Sarajevo.

stantinople says the Ureek reply conferred with the Albanian

Beater's correspondent at Con-

A British representative has to the Turkish Notes on the sub-argente, but it is considered Turkish solation of the sinigra argues that the Empress diesater Ject of the persecutions is friendly that the conference was fruitless. in tone. Greɔce agrees to the Counsel for

the Storeted tion difficulty and hopes that was due to a breaking down of there will bo no recurrence of the the Empress incidents,

of Ireland's steering gear.

NEWS.

U. S. ATLANTIC FLEET.

A RUMOUR DENIED..

The Canton bank note redemp tion scheme is to begin on July

Results of Saturday's Lawn Bowls league matches appear to day.

Log book appears on page 6 corf and Oat Contemporarice"

page 2.

London. Received June 28. Reuters Washington respondent states that in view o the rumour that the Atlantic Fleet would remain indefinitely in the Pacific Ocean after the opening of the Panama Canal, the Government has issued a statement to the effect that the Flest will return to the Atlantic at the conclusion of the "opening ceremouics.

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two days was 266 and 305 tons The Langkat output for the past respectively.

General news and an article on American golfinvasion appear on pages to day.

The story of the Empress. disaster, as told by the two captains, appeara in today's

Two articles to-day deal with

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DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY. Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre B.15 p.m. TO-MORROW.

the litigation procede disclosures large portion of the money, raised than the result of religious zeal, of the most sensational nature are peteneily for charitable purposes, and he has figured as a spend the West River floode. Donations. being made. According to the in purchasing land in Chica, in thrift, not as a man with a mia in Hongkong are coming in Tokyo Jiji-shimpo, the debts of speculating in stocks, and in sion, in charge of millions of rapidly. at die same time her husband re- lio declared that he received the officers of the Mikado's Navy has financial dificulties the temple Honganji Temple. moned the claim of his issue by bomb from Anarchists in Belgrade been made the target of a vere bas offered for sale rare articles of

While the corruption of a few $2,500,000. To patch up its Count Osani, Lord Abbot of the

the West Honganji foot up to erec'ing magnificent mansions for dollara given by trusting souls." her the Throne..

On the eve of the downfall charged at the Police Court with Chinese magistrate was In November 1912 a son was also denies having any accomplices. aware that the corruption of the in addition, we read, it illegally brought against his subordinates, ment of the Honganji administra

whose names be did not know. He criticism, few in America may be art in custody of the temple, and bean involved in the indictment in inquiry into the mismanage charge was withdrawn.

of. the Yamamoto Cabinet, Dr. being in possession of ammuni born to the Archduke Charles

So far, Count Otani has not Okuda, Minister of Justice, began tion. After explanation, the Franz Josel and the A chduche-s Zita, and Truth, commenting struck the Archduchess in the ab Instlessly by the press and public, temple. In its efforts to conceal treasury seems to be universally. cf the Honganji would have been It seems that the first shot been attacked even more re the charity funds entrusted to the for the depletion of the temple crisis the administrative reform. Buddhist hierarchy in Japan has appropriated $1,000,000 from but that he is himself responsible tinn, and but for the ministerial on the event, then remarked that domen, while the second struck the For the past several years the these irregular practices the admitted by the Japaness editors. effected. Jadging from his recent he would be the ultimate heir to arobduke in the throat, severing Nishi-Honganji (Wost Temple) at temple negotiated a few months The Lord Abbot is described as public utterances, Mr. Ozaki, the Austro-Hungarian throne, in the great artery. The Arch- Kyoto has been reported to be in ago a loan amounting to $1,000, a man of extravagant tastes, and Minister of Justice in the Okuma consequenos of the Archduke duchess fell unconscious on her financial straits dee chiefly to the OCD. In the meantime public has been living in a most sump-Cabinet just organized, "intenda Francis Ferdinand, the next heir husband's knees, to the throne, and role of the, Archduke Charles Francis Josal,

Kaiser Hears News.

extravagance of the Lord Abbot censure of the Honganji became tuous fashion. But even more to try to purify the corruption having rencunced the succession Kiel states

Reuter's correspondent at by his subordinates. More than could no longer connive at the living has been his desire for Translation made for The

and the misuse of its funda a serere that the officers of law extravagant than his mode of of the Buddhist hierarchy. for big children when he contract-received the news of the acessed the corrupt practices prevalent the temple.

that the Kaiser once have the newspapers disclos mismanagement of the affaire of exploration in unknown lands. Literary Digest. ad a morganatic marriage with leination when he was on board among the high priests of the the Duchess von Hohenburg. " the Motear racing, from

: As described in The Literary expected, however "

temple, but their warnings have of the Tokyo Asahi, Mr. R. Kana- Count sent a young priest into In an interview with a reporter Digest about a year ago, the the journal," that there will immediately rotarned and leaves the hierarchy. to the need Representatives, and formerly to trace the course which Bad A Chinese

Kaiser 13 a vigorous fight over the for Barlin to-morrow.

apparently failed to arouse wo, a member of the House of the hourt of Asia, instructing him

Alleged would-be Suicide. Hungarian succession after the

The yacht-racing will continue, order. The result was the pro-why the authorities have so long journey from India to Japan. removed to the Government Civil death of the Emperor, Francia and the British ships will remain secation of four high priests ekily tolerated such a glaring misap The trouble with him teems," Hospital. It is alleged that be" setting their house in a Buddhist priest himself, wonders dhism. followed in i's eastward 18, Teeung Tena Street, has been Josef, and that the oldest son socording to the programms until in February on the charge that propriation of funds of a fublic the Japan Times (Tokyo) says, attempted to commit suicide by of the Archduke Francis For Tuesday, but some of the festivi- they had misappropriated the nature. The four high priests, to be that all these enterprices taking a large quantity of iodine dinand will be future King of tips have been cancelled,

clerical funds of the temple. As Mr. Kanawo tells us, utilized n were rather a matter of hobby on the 27th inst.

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