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NEWS OF THE DAY...
P. Leish) arrived hero pesterday after- HM.S. Moorhen (Lt. Cminde Georga
noon.
THE CHEUNG CHOW ATROCITY.
Further Detalls.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1912
▲ POPULAR CAMPING GRUEND,
THE STOWAWAY TRAFFIC. Cheung Chow in a very popular camping ground, and during the Summer many
Suppmasira. Bleph. Inaufuated American Missionaries make it their holiday Action by the Australias Gorarament Taster particulars of the pirstical attack home. A month or so ago the Hongkong Chewag Chow Island show that the affair mer camp on a cliff at one end of the the courts have y little doubt that upon the village and police station of 3.CA. Eumpon section, established a Disclosure made in recent macs before
wax carried out with a thoroughness house the week-end campers. There is at export an stowawaya is carried on in-a
island, and s targo matahed was built to large and organised traffic in Chinese for which could only have rosulted from care-least one parmament camper, a doctor, who around Hongkong and other ports, and fel planning
is spanding the summer in this ideal it is to be hoped that the sontecem po The prizes won in the recent billiard
epot. The pirate band is said to have hum tourament in connection with the Masonicbered about fifty, and they were anned Clab, Kewloon, will by presented on the
cently imposed upon several pections engaged in this nefarious businese bolă occasion of a smoking cart to be held
in the Colmy, and in the usustries ar which the stowaways are shipped on Saturday October 8th.
have a salutary effect..
-
previous agreements with the large- financial group, a subsidiary loan with a Belgian Syndicate. This action on being discovered naturally lead ti trouble, and though both parties ap- peared to have "agreed to differ on don bas Required at a sub of 200,000 the
The Sonste of the University of Lon the point, to a certain extent, yet front Funding Hospital site for the accom then onwards it was clear that Tangmodation of the now University premises." Shao Yi, in his capacity of Premier and chiot promoter of the Loans, wus not too willing to work amicably with the funncial group. Things soon came to a crisis, the redonbtable Tang Shao Yi, being the strongest opponent to the reasonable stipulation of the financiers that the allocation of the enormnons sums they were willing to lend to the Chinese Government, should be under foreign supervision. Upon this stipulation- from which the group are not likely to make much modification from their original statement-the loan negotin- tions, as all know, have come to a deadlock, from which the only gleam
Workmen were seen this morning conroying massive brass plates hearing the names of donors to the University fund, towards the University buildings, presumably for erection there.
"A MOGRAFUL PROCESSION. It was a sorrowful spectacle which was seen in the main streets of the City this afternoon when the bodies of the murdered Indians were taken to be cremated.
That the business is highly orranteed. in proved by the thoroughness with which the arrangements are made and carried out. Large numbers of Chinese hare" bceu discovered on various "vousola. Iba- den in the coal Binkers, in specially won- trusted shelter built under the coste, hidden in the chain lockers, and other to nensch while the ship is loaded while places of concealment where it is diffenik
Upon receipt of the news, Mr White, with the most modern weapons, many ofretary of the Association, left for the mmp to makisfy himmelf thus all was well. them carrying the deadly and terribly He has not yet returned. effectiva Mauser automatic pistol, which is a favourite weapon of Chinese robbers.
The Cheung Chow station after nine o'clock night is only accessible from the sea, the landward entrance being barred by a big Chinese dore, and it is
As many of the deceaseda" comrades therefore safe to assume that it was from (over 200) as could be spared from day the aes that the pirates approached: Itabled at the Central Police Station was, the custom of the Indian constable regard to those of their fellow workers who early in the afternoon to pay their takana of
boo wharf just in front of the station, and en duty in the night to sit on the bam had met with death so heroically.
Only recently a Tossel left this -pors it is probably here that the pirates and elegant, and as the processioncealed in her bunkers.
focal tributes were numerds with no fewer than 30 stowawayn="BO countered the first opposition, Taken The Osaka Shosen Kaisha has, par-unawares, he probably had no time to chaved the string steamer Erny of 2,531 draw his revolver and felt an easy pro
and the robbers would then base only
A newly built house in Maceo opposits the Hongkong Canton and Macao Steam
led a women and two men. bost Company's Wharf has collapsed and
'The con tractar has been arrested. The building was intended for Chinese hotel.
.. The
5
party
about AN well AA Beverl
which included:
European members of the Folies Forca thirty ChineRS, wended its way though the streets large,
passed,
cargo.
A search wa trade at ses and eleven were discovered: these men wege returned to this port and appeared to be inefficient, sa
are now in prison. The scarab, however, on the
of hope seems to lie in the appoint-tous grose. She A built by Mears ment of a Foreign Adviser to the Ru sel and Co., Port Glasgow, in 1904, the erastahle on charge-room duty tony pathetic » crowd gathered as they arrival of the vessel #: Sydney the C
Board of Finance who will be accept able to both parties. Should the negotiatious be resumed-as doubtles they will be before long, for the best of reasons, too, namely that the Chinese No-Wm. Powell, Ltd. General Meet Government must get money from
somewhere, both for immediate ad ministrative purposes and for the requirements of the provinces--they
SATURDAY, August 212-
ing.
SUNDAY, Angual 25:-
4.-Excursion to Maeso,
Monday, August 94c-
9 p.m.-Bandnan Opera Co. at tv will be more likely to result in an
Theatre Royal, City Hall.
994ft., breadth 40.3ft., sad depth 17.6ft. with the following dimensions: Iength
account for before they had the station and its contents at their mercy.
mont
tans Authorities discovered nineteen We understand that the cremation mare illicit passengers. As stated yesterday Sergeant Boulger.
Action, was carrying capacity of 7,500 tons, built on antly resident on the small island, in the
The new stemor Periclag, with who is the chief British official perman-mony took place at the Sikh Temple, taken by the Commonwealth Gove
Morrison Road. the Clyde, is reported to have been summer months occupies a matshed situ reza Deputy Superintendent King. Chief ships arriving in the Commonwealth of against the ship, and fines Amongst those present at the funeral aggregating £1,900 ware imposed. Other purchased by the Nippon Yusen Kaishsate on the hill at the back of the station. Inspector Baker, and other prominent Australia from this port have also bec The Seiji Kaiun Kaisha of Kobe is aise and he was asleep, thers, with his wife members of the Pulics Force. reported to have purchased a steamer of and family, when the attack was made. -The following appreciation has Laven fined 'heavily for having stowaways an 7.000 tons burden as London,
To this circumstance he probably owes rusived from a Sikh sympathiser his life.
surrounded the station and attacked it. One, account states that the pirates
from all vides. It is certain that after
attention to
board.
These "The fatal tragedy as Cheung Chow
stowaways ETO not Ideal
The custable on duty instead of runningvinces to this port to go to Australia, and is another char proof of Sikh Adelity,
men. Many have admitted that they were induced to come from inland pro away to wave his life or surrendering bins.
declare that they have paid comparatively
In connection with the proposed Anglo-Indian regiment, the tirab step bas been taken at Jhanut, where an oficial
wishing to enlist have been carried out. worthy Tung has wandered away from It is believed that such an inspection will the political arena. China has un-shortly take pince at the hadquarters of Non-Property Sale by Mr Geo. P. questionably wonderful remperative every brigade
arnicuble, settlement now that the inspection and medical examination of men | shooting the three Indians the robbers well to the robbers, remained at his post large sums of money to be shipped to
WEDNESDAY, August 28:--
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, A¤GENT 21, 1912.
powers and the temper of her people; lends itself to marvellous transitions being effected in a comparatively short period. As matters stand at present, she will require all these characteristics in fall play to evolve a progresive course which will lead
The dininags to the Glen Line steamer Glenroy, which arrived here on Aug. 19 after having been ashore on the Goto Islands and was dockel "at Nagasaki, were of a serious oritura and necessitated the following re- tairs-The bilge keel for a length of 96 feet had to be recuvad and feet faired
place, 50 frames removed and four faig ed in place; seven plates renewed, eleven her to a more stable and more satis-remored and faired and fived faired in factory position.
We du Hot believe that
CHINESE AFFAIRS,
crisis is pending at Peking or anywhere else in China, despite the NOT because of the rumours that indignation of the southern delegates are being circulated-some probable in Peking at what appears to have
I
turned their Cheung Chow is one of the richest of the until he was shot dead. The other two the safe.like a man and resisted the intruder
new country, where they get good wages. districts in the new territories, the Crown constables also met with their death in The authorities are aware that certain rents and other revenue drawn by the inilar mauner as they went to the people are connected with this busing, Government amounting to over $40,000 help of their contrade. All these three and are now having inquiries made in the there was a sunt of about $1,000 in the they submitted to the robbers' metharity taking setive steps to put down this year, and at the time of the robbery perions could have wared their lives hadires through the Chinese Repub
lican Government Offeials, who are safe, which was completely smashed. Although the robbers are suit to be traffic. The following is an extract from The whole place was ransacked; the books in number, the population of the village the Kin-Min-Jih-Pas" published on and papers being turned out, and all the and boats were many times more, yet Angust 7 st Canten' under the heading, carbines and revolvers and a box of not a single hand with the exception of ammunition were removed. Even the three perares, now decesser, was raised revolvers worn by the dead Indians were against them. It is with pity one notes that all the deceased were married men. When they had ensured the success of who had their families at Cheung Cho
taken.
"Movement for the Prevention of Kidnapping and Sale of Chiness." It has come to the knowledge of the the prevince are constantly engaged in Authorities that 'bad characters all over
-place-Of-the-inside tank floors, five rg: the attack on the station the band ap- Even more pitiable is it that the wives kidnapping and selling men and women,
quired to be removed and 46 faired and the forepenk halklead faired. The atokehold
bulkhead was also started.
:
Chinese steerage passenger fares from Victoria, Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, and San Francisco to points in China and
pears to have divided, one section turning their attention to the village street. The majority of the inhabitants, for the most part simple fisher folk and tradesmen fed in terror and the place was practically at the mercy of the band.
The
should have seen their husband's daught.
red like pigs in their presence.
́even carrying off women by force and poor vives deserve deepest sympathy and most cases the-victing are brought to
selling them for immoral purposes. · In some permanent support from the publie Treaty Port when they swait shipment and the Government for the brave serby convenient opportunity to a foreign vices rendered by their husbands.
country. This traffic has hitherto been carried on without restriction. The
and others highly improbable--with been the somewhat drastic, but pro-Japan have bees advanced from August 1. members dead on the water front. They | CHINESE YOUTH'S TRAGIC DEATH. serandrels engaged in this trade are
British Columbia ports, and the Oriental line terawating at San Francison, have announced an advance in the 1ste from which has hitherto maintained a rate of 847.50 to 951. The Bauk Lin, Limited, 843.50 has announced that, as a resut of the advance made by other lines, a rate of $47.50 would become effective from August I:
That there was some opposition is probable, for the robbers left two of their are said to have been shot by their comi rails, sccidentally, in the melee.
A large pawnbroker's shop was raided
contained
Verdict of Misadventure.
reference to the condition of affair-bably very necessary, action of the The Blue Funnel Line and the Canadian in China, are we inclined to he President in decapitating two sup- Pacific Railway Company, operating out of
guilty of a very grave crime and should be severely punished. Any person what- lieve that al' is not well with Chinaxed conspirators. Yuan Shih Kail
soever desiring to go abroad should be Our belief is based upon grounds had plenty of experience in the old
by this scetion of the band, and the pre
As the Magistracy this afternoon, Mr. Instructed to report first at the office of nore substantial--the chief being the days of dealing summarily with such
mines stripped of practically everything. A. Irving conducted an inquiry into the local authority where he will be almost imperceptible progress that has schemers, and we believe that he
being between $4,000 and $5.00). An being knocked down by a train-car at which existed largely of jewellery, of a little Chinese boy who was killed by carefully into this matter and report as of worth, the value of the stolen property, the sircumstances attending the sad death examined and received a permit.
·Subordinate officials should enquire taken place since the Republic was is Lot the min to take such
other gazy who entered a grocer's shop Wanchai, on August isth.
to whether much a proposal as the above. inaugurated. A very little progress a step without having good grounds
carried off the safe, which
would conduer to the prevention of kid- in the right ilirection has certainly for ita adoption. The niceties - o
According to the evidence of Cola about $300, been made. There has been very civilisation cannot always be expect-
stalile it appeared that he saw a tran-capping, whether its execution would
involve too many The engines of the launch Hoi Yuen rounding the corner at Bowington Roail.
annoyances to the little dissatisfaction throughout the ed in China, especially in the present
were disabled to make pursuit impos- At that places the thoroughfare was very are being issued to every district for the people. In the incantime instructions sible, and in the only other launch on narrow. He heard a police whistle blown country since the overthrow of the state of her affairs. This does not the American gaol at Shanghai about the island, the Low Tek the robbers made } and at the same time a large crowd col. duteation and arrest of these miscreants." Manchus, and though everywhere mean that in China anything savour-month ago is now in Yokohama working there is little to indicate that flourishing of despotism can possibly be for a cafe. For some time after his boats were placed under batches on the bell being rung?
station with them. The crews of the Mr: Irving: Could you her the car's ing or even normal conditions prevail, toleruted under the new regime.
Marshal D. A. Wilson, fr, of the United still the country generally, as already
States Court for China, had searched Leu Tuk and battened down. We should like to see Dr. Sun Yat Shanghai for him and when he had given known with any certainty, but as they
The destination of the band' is not ousty. up hope he sailed' away for Ameries for a
J. 6. B. Hadley, who escaped from
off, taking the Chinese shroff of the policulected.
Witness: Yes, it was ringing continu
Continuing, witness stated that he at
This certainly seems a move in the The Anthorities in Hongkong are making right direction it effectually carried out.
strenuous efforts to check this traffic, and we understand that an official from the Commonwealth Government has arrived in Hongkong with the view to taking
state, is unquestionably more tran-Sen and General Li Yuen Heng occupy threa months' vacation. When the Pacific/wailed in the direction of Colowan Islandence ring to he' car, which was then setion in conjunction with the authorities quil. Perhaps it would be mure ing much more responsible positions in 31il steamer touched at Yokohama and landed. About an hour's journey from Ho saw the doccasci pinned underneath unre, and the Chinese Government in
it is presumed that this is where they standing at the entrance of the road. correct to state that the country the Government than they are doing the United States Marshal went ashore for Cheung Chow the launch was abandoned the car just behind the first office having got rid of the cause of the at present, for they know, better than a stroll, one of the first persons to great for a junk which they bad taken in tow wheel. The deceased was lying with his incessant impediment to her progress most of their compatriots, the tree there are no extradition laws between Tuk.
him was J. G. B. Hadley, knowing that and the shroff was sent back on the Lee legs towards the tram. Witness tried to is now much more likely to forge needs of the country, and, better still, Japan and China and he was perfectly inde
release him but could unt do so. Accord ahead in the right direction. But, it have the confidence of the vast matroni re-arrest. He told Marshal Wilson
Sergeant Boulger 'seems to have had ingly be secured the services of somné- must be admitted,
a 'narrow" escape. When he heard the Chinese who, by using their baboo as we bays recent-jority of the Chinese. The recent that he was working in a cala in Yokobana firing he ran down the hillside and was poles as levers, raised the wheel. The ly stated in this column, that the decision to make judicions appoint and expressed no wish to come back to progress is deplorably slow. Still, it ments of Foreign Adviser's was a step
Shanghai."
is indubitable that the movement is in the right direction, from which
fired at at close range, and he then went body was thus released, and witness found
$10.00, in the right direction, notwithstand excellent results may be confidently the South-east Promontory on July 28
reports a mastow escape from disaster of depredations,
ing the latest news from Peking re-anticipated. garding a probable impending crisis.
Wm. Powell, Id. Wo admit that some months ago, and once she regains her proper
- ŠOLE AGENTS,
Adjoining provinces.
TEA AT THE HONGKONG
HOTEL
Yesterday afternoon, by invitation
reply to Mr. Irving that such was not the attractions, while one can make his or the cane. The car was rounding a curve her favourite brew from some eight
back and opened fire from the roof of that the left leg was practically severed of the management; oor representative his house. Single handed he could, of from the body? It was evident thút life visited the Hongkong Hotal to partake of The Indo-China steamer. Chunsang course, do nothing to check the robbers was quite extinct, so witrus placed the the Cup that cheers but does not fo- borly in a ricksha and had it conveyed briste."The Hotel Iminga, was well- News of the affair reached Hongkong to the necrest police station. 1
patronised between the hours of 4 and 6 while hound for Chiowengtes during soon after Miven o'clock yesterday moru.Further evidence was given by yop... sed here Indies can have afternoon Chino, at heart, is sound thick fog. The vessel was proceedinging, nearly ten hours after its occurence, witnesses of the fatality, one era stat tex under the most comfortabļa circum.
slowly during a very dense fog when and a police launch was immediately dising that the car was going fast.
stances. Easy chairs, electric fans, s the loom of trucks was anddenly seem patched to the scene, Assistant Superin after Yuan Shih Kai had formally equilibrian, she will forge ahead on close on the port bow and the engines were tendent King being in charge. Another
The police constable, recalled, suid indainty service an excellent attendance ate accepted the Presidency and the the lines of true Republican progress revered and the helin put oves herely in taunch was not to Tai O, it being feat Iban negotiations with six financiers She has yet to get her house properly setion of her inster, the ship must
time to avoid wriking. But for the prompt that this place might have suffered in at the time so it was impossible for it SAXONE SHOE Co., Ltd. who practically represented their rein order; the Government have to inevitably have gone ahore, as she awung turned and reported sil edeitet, vaaled
seme way, bat fortunately the party to proceed very fast; in fact it was mov. spective countries, that we were much work barmoniously; they must agree round so close to the rocks that it was
Mr. Irving Were there any dragging more optimistic than we are inclined to loans requiring satisfactory guar- assumed she hady struck and orders were with bullets, were brought to the Colony marks on the rails Pi THE EDWARD DISPENSARY,sy good reasons for believing that pacify and keep a firm control over was making, no water and it is assumed Portuguess authorities at Macso warning Mr. Course, who watched, the case
Witness: The ear appeared to her to be at present. There seemed to be antees; and above all they must investigation showed, however, that the occurrence and message sent to the within about 15 inches.
given to sound the walls. A caroful yesterday afternoon.
The Governor was informed of the been pulled up by the emergency-brake at lust China had emerged from her the provinces. most serious disabilities and that, the ren at the end of her affairs would know upon what sort of foundation from 20th to 21st October. to build so as to ensure future pro-
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that she must bare grazed the rocks by ́margin of inches only.
The bodics of the tree Indians, riddled
in very slowly
them of the departure of the pirates for bohaff of the Tramway Company, said Colowan
that the spot, where the accident took place was very congested, and fram-car
·SO CLUS AT FERJEN P.-.
variation of the leaf at hand to miect from. The innovati, a should prove a bach, to visitors and residents. Everything is of the best, and the management are to be congratulated tidenerenture to which we wish the success it deserves.
The China Morchan a steamer Treue which left Nanking for Canton with troops made farther enquiries this alternoon" res
A representative of the China Hall | drivers exercised much care there message from the E. 31. 8. Empress of Mr. Irving found a verdict of Death August 12, Bad an unpleasant experi
Meism. Hughes and Hough have sakodence b fore abo was able to clear from the Pecting the deplorable: tragedy, which from misadventure." | was pecessarily both a serious and asuency of the weather, the sale of valuable longed to the "Dare-to-dio" contingent He was informed that so far no arrests us to announce that, owing to the incle Yangiset Get The troops in question be happened yesterday at Dumbbell Island. difficult undertaking, and it was not household furniture, advertised to take and were being sent back to their own had been effected. $628, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG- surprising that it was attended with The lo coramcaces tomorrow-with-16t provinces. Some, dispute arose ith The polios are convinced, however, that
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place to-day, is postponed till tomorrow.
No 100.
WOMAN'S SUICIDE AT YAUMATI
A Victim of Opium;
The Yok nisam fice of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Lino le is receipt of a wireless
Japan" which left Vancouver for Hong kong on the 14th Angust," "The message was despatched at midnight, 20th instant, when the vessel was 2,450 miles dirlant from Japan, the Commander-adviling'al well, and that fins weather, was being ex parienced.
many troubles and some bloodshed.
gard to the payment of their errears of the pirates who attacked the station belong The loan negotiations as the next BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN, only refused to allow the ship to cast of they were individually is, of course
Tages with the result that the soldíam not to s cortain gang, but, precisely as to who
The Araf annual meeting of the Hinisces. of course, An inquiry was conducte by Mr E. A serious question in the true order of ILDREN when testhing are liable to but assumed a staring at itude towards difficult matter to ascertado.
Irving at the Pulice Court this afternoon. St. Andrew Society took pisce in the club progress. As we have already stated especially in warm weather, should never length were compelled to go ashore and attacks of diarrhoea sud this trouble, the European officers of the vessel, who at
into the lacts surrounding the death on on Baturday August 10th,The following However, they are by no means dilatory July 2nd of a woman who lived at No. 28oiles-bearers were elected for the ensuing CHINA MAIL. it was making satisfactory pro neglected. The best medicina in use
In their endoxyoura to trace these de- Wa Bong.
Street Yaumati for ailments of this kind is Chamberlain's take up theis quarters for the time being sperados
The docAO WAR fand dendio. esa in ill concerned until Tangle, Cholera-and-Diarrhoes Hemody in a hotel. In the sud, the military author: boun, das Guide, So Yi sadly complicated matters te aut unpleasant, which faget
of police lage her house, and modiost examination shon Mackepi Typhoon Guide,
When reduced with water and sweetened, fics were able to come to an arrangementriain
peality and
ed that she had taken a quantity of opium
Wow While others
have taken this in the strongest form orienteers |with regard to the "Big Loon" by importance when giving medicine by wild the recalcitrant soldim
nkie Going, was surfed that the drug. the unfortunate / Indiana, who bui children. For sale by all Chemistsnd slemands being ant
WTA self-AİRİSintered, and returned a very ving out their diet socordingly
cente
incurring, contrary, it was alleged, to Storekeeper
grost
A number.
RW. Dion comfälttes, Compar, K Rain, DW G. Barclay, T. OF M. Wation,
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