WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1914
BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) (Renter's Service to the China Mail.
HYDROPHOBIA OUT- BREAK AT BAN GALORE.
THIRTY-JOUR BRITISH ·
SOLDIERS AFFECTED.
LONDON, Jan. 98.
RUSSIA'S CAPITAL IN
DANGER.
ALARMING AND IXTRAORDIN. ARY OSGỬỪRRENCE.
A TERRIFIO GALE.
LONDON, Jan. 28, A talageam from Bangalore states
A telegram from St. Petersburg that Corporal Gardiner, of the 44th Field states that the greatest alarm was felt Bastery, has died from hydrophobia as there yesterday night owing to the oxy a result of a bite from a pet mankeytraordinary rise of the river Neva while which had been bitten by a mad dog under pressure of a violent gale, which aix Dianths ago. The monkey also bit overthrew men, blew out lampa, tore of a number of Gardiner's courudes. roots, and even started church bells Altogather thirty-four persona have
ringing gone to Coeuve Fasteur Institute.
JAPANESE NAVAL OFFICERS
AT MEXICO CITY.
LONDON, Jun. 28. The captain and fourteen officers of the Japanese craiser domzo, which is lying off Manzanilla, have arrived at Mexico City, They will retorp to the ship in the 30th inst, after visiting places of interest.
PORTUGUESE MINISTERIAL
CRISIS.
LONDON, Jan. 2. A telegram from Lisbon states that Ministerial crisis has arisen, which resolves itself into a conflict between the President and the Premier and Congress.
The two Houses yesterday adapted
□ resolution supporting the latter and disapproving of the programme of the President, who had recommended snop- „party Ministry and a generul amoesty
of politic opponenta.
FATAL EXPLĪSION ON THE
**MAURETANIA. "'-----
Three Workmen Blown to Pièces
LONDON, Jan. 27. An iron cylinder containing enm- pressed gas exploded in the engineroom of the Maurstania while she was under- going repairs in the graving dock,
Three of the fiters were killed and
eight injured.
The explosion was dea faning and the. victims ware blown to pieces. The woodwork of the ship caught fire, but the outbreak was speedily extinguished.
LONDON BUILDING TRADE STRIKE.
*
SPORTING.
CRICKET.
UNIKASITY BLAT KOWLOON,
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE MURDER OF MRS. NEUMANN,
DETAILS OF THE TERRIBLE ATROCITY,
B
TURF TOPIOS,
Thore was only a smisll attendance at the rails yesterday morning and only about ten ur a dozen potias wero galloped all on the inside course-the nujority of
exercise only. the poi ies in training being given, trotting
Kowlour and the University met in an
notuila so low to hand of the murder interesting Axture on the former's ground at Koulsen on Saturday. The hente oleren Mrs. Noman, wife of Mr. Richard
Thia manening the usual large number of H. Neumann, & well-known German butoher, spectator-including sob a fow ladies-wero were beaten by's marsin of ii runa. Marley, for the University rendering inva, Jof Astor Heal, Shangbai. Our Shangbal present and were treated to a plethora of luable servicu with the bat. He put up 70
It was a fay, fast course, no dow correspondent briefly telegraphed the pows.' Tuon and M out 1.b. w. Stalker. J. P. Robinson topped the highest scoro with 49ucts at the time of the murder-early having fallon overight to soften the war. runs for Kolona, In the bowling Saltan the morning of Friday, the 23rd inste; while bamboos on the rail affected the times done. The absence of any vary took four wicksts for an average of just The Shanghai
antain left last quarters can probably be account over six runs and Stalker's six wickets follants of the appalling crime.
[ed for by extra weight being carried by Sarra average of nearly one.
The weather was Imost of the ponies. In the early hours of yesterday morn mild and clear; warm when the sad "camo ing, says the "China Press," Ms. Warer the hills. holains C. Neumann, wife of Mr. Richard morning will be found in the tabulated The times taken yesterday and this
AS AT
and analysis
Kowloor & UNIVERSITY.
KOWLOON CC
F. Sutton, run out... H. Overy, e Marley, b Yew Man Chung E. J. Edwards, b Ho Wing Kin Guni'were fired all night and green. Stalker, e Chao Wing To, b Ho | lights displayed by the Admiralty, in-
dicating extreme danger.
Happily, the river stopped a few inches below laval, otherwise the whole city would have been coded.
TSE LONDON COAL STRIKE.
Loxboy, Jan. 27.
Mediation Cfered.
Sir George Ank with, of the Board of Trade, has offered mediation in the coa!
strike, and the men hold a maës mbet ing to-day to consider the offer,
Coal for Hospitals.
The strikers have now decided to grant permits for the delivery of coal
Wing Kin
+
Dr. Forsyth, Ho Wing Kia'
R. C. Barlow, Chan Wing To, b Salt J. F Robinson, Ng Sze Yuen, b Salt F. J. do Rome, e b.w., b Salt
W. T. Elson, Chan Wing To, b Ho
Wing Kin
F. F. Goldsmith, b Salz
papers
18 Soumain, the German batcher and form on pago' 4,
farne, was murdered in her bed-room,
2in such a brutal manner that polico cft-
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W. L. Wever, not out '.......
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Total
...143
BOWLING ANALYBS.
1.
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1 ... 7
UNIVERSITY CE
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Yew Man Chung Ho Wing Klu A. E. W. Salt
Yew Alsa Chung, b Stalker ... ngo
cers who have seen some appalling sightswger than a knife. This was the wound in their time shuddered when speaking which almost completely severed the of it.
In one way the crime is believed to
heal from the body, afterwards mutilated by wounds on the arma and the removal fingira, the quickest method of getting pussosion of the rings she wore.
PREMENITATED BRUTALITY,
be without parukal in the history of the Settlement. Tpero havo been many mur
The brutality the crime is almost derous attacks on foreigners not all by inconceivable. Even so, it appear to Chinese, but the oldest polies officer now hayo been premeditated in all its details, hero cannot remember the murdar of a lineo nóne of the weaponu saed vore in. whise foreigner previoudy. This takes plements such as might have been hastily the recollection back for more than a matched up in the shop on the way to generation.
the bed-roora. The shop was not enter
The indications are that it was spoiled. The printa of blood stained fingers and not the unfortunate lady's lifa the wre found upon various articles, and 1 murderers primarily bad in mind, they those oro being dealt with by the Finger 4 | probably. Having been distihbad by her Print Department, and wili determine the 4whilst ransacking her room and murdered question as to whether Chinced criminais her in the hope that they world escapai known to the police have been responsibla detection.
For the outrage. There is also the clue
A considerable quantity jewellery of the foot-marks on the landing and Ng Sze Kwonz, c Edward, b Weaser...and ranney has been stolen, roughly esti-Mairs. No weapons were found in the Ho Wing Kin, b de Rome
Marly, 1. b. w. Stalker
Ng Szo Yuen, a Weaser, b Overy
TO
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mnted as representing $10,000, but the room. exact amount cannot be stated until en inventory and comparisón havs boss made 9of Mrs. Nomaana's possessions.
to the hospitals, provided that a men-Wei Wing Look, ¢ Edwards, b Overy... ber of the Union auparsises the delivery, Chen Wing To, e Goldsmith, & da
LATER.
"Virtually Endod."
Rome
A. E. W. Salt. e Wenser, E. Stalker... C. A. M. Smith, b Stalker....
[
H. W. Turnbull, not out
1. NEMANN IN HOSPITAL.
Exactly at what hour the crime was 8committed is a matter of summise. but Dit is thought to have taken place about,
four in the morning. Mr. Neumann was
The lenders of the coalmen hava Chan Yat Kwong, e Edwards, b Stalker 20 taken with dysentery somo days ago and
decided to recommend the strikers to resume work to-morrow, where the
employers agree to concede the extra Stalker
penny per ton demanded.
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lad to co into hospital, leaving Mrs. Neu- mann in selo charge of his shop and flat ...184 No. 14, Aster Road.
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BOWLING ANALYSIS,
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Wernor It is announced that ten firms have de Rome agreed to this, and the can have agreed Goldsmith... to pay a levy towards any continuing very.. the strike.
It is believed that the strike is virt ually ended.
There is, however, a serious outlook the building dispute, na the Build ing Industries Federation are discus sing a sympathetic atrike,
MAULED BY A LION.
Kinematograph Operator's Fatal
Adventure.
LONTON, Jan. 28. A telegram from Nairobi states that
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MR. E. O. HIND's XI WIN AGAINST THE
BONGKONG C.C.
On the ground of the Hongkong C.C. yesterday Mr. R. E. O, Birds XI inflicted a defeat on the home elab the difference
being 137 ru But for the efforta
She closed the premises on Thursday Bevening and in duo course retired to her 1 room, which is in the front of the fat, overlooking Astor Road and everything at that hour was apparently a right. The only other person known to be in the place was a hous boy, who had with him, in his room, two of Ms. Neumann's
barbounds, both of them splendid watch. dog, as anyone who has walked past his
LIST OF STOLEN PROPERTY, ·
Tho dst of stoics Awellery and money includes the following:
Diamond and pearl necklace, value $10,000.
10 te 12 gentlemen's rings, jadesione and emerald settings.
A number of gold coins.
100 one frane French coins,
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£ in German coing.
A quantity English gold coins and mall money,
8440 Hongkong notes.
8500 Shanghai bank notes, $200 in silver,
$200 Sun Yat-sen dollars. One 44 carat diamond, unsct." Ono moon diamond brooch.
8 Chinese gold bangles.
15 or 18 diamond earrings, and a num- ber of diamond rings, etc.
farm at Kiangwon will know.
Neither of these” anémulis rained any 'u azUMANN'S STRANGE PREMONITION. falarm during the night and the boy was Mr. Neumann left hospital yesterday, disturbed "either. The store was although looking far from well. He was. opened yesterday morning by one of the one of the first on the scene of the mur- Chinese employes and at six o'clock a "der, if indeed he did not actually dis Gerinan assistant came along to start over it himself, and his story, which work.
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he gave to a representatiro of the N. C. Regular Service of Steamers between Japan, Hongkong. Singapore 72 | Fa thought it rather strange that Mrs., Daily News " yesterday atomoon, wis
Salling
T. E. Ponrce 71, and W. C. D Tarner 59, the Hoogkong C.C. would have made poor display. Dawson book four for 25 and Donnelly fire for 123. Scores :
MR. BIRD'XT
G. R. Soyer, a Elborough, b Daunolly J. P. Robinsot, run out... Capt. Matthewn, run.Dat Pte. . Dawoo, Decully... K. R. Macaskill, b Anderson
W. H. Vivcash, c Thursfeld, b Donnelly A. E. Sutherland, a Thursfield
*LONDON, Jan. 27.
E B. Raed, cand b Donnelly Retorting to the London Master Fritz Schindler, a kinematograph H. H. Taylor, l.b.w, b Anderson... Buildere lockout, the Unions have de-operator, was mauled by a lion while F. S. Sheward, c Kennedy, b Donnelly., cided to call out the members of fifteen attempting to photograph it and sucR. E. O. Bird, not out... -other Uniont who are now working on cumbed to his injuries.
jobs where the lock-out, tuck allegt. This means that about 25,000 men will: ba rendered idle.
MR. CRESSWELL RELEASED,
LONDON, Jan. 28.
Extras
Tutal
RONGKONG .c.
T. E. Pearce, b Taylor
11 Normann was not about" as mual, especi- remarkabio for the fact that” while lying
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aly as her husband was away and, after i hospital in the early hours of the 8.8. 'RIQJUN MABU, For Moji & Kobe waiting a few minutes, be made inquiries morning he had a strange premonition 8.8. fel the house staff. Learning that the of ori
Stold her boy to go" and call her.
lady had not come out of her room, ho, Mr. Naumann said that about hall-8.8.
put two o'clock he found himself awake.
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75 The boy went off and a minute later, Re was unable to account for the feeling.
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with a blanched face and suffering with but just then he experienced the sorastion
16 fight, he stuttercă oct something out of
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Mr. Neumann was being killed. ότι ha a overcoat, for it was a cold morning, he wat to the verandah and 4stand that Mrs. Neumann had been mur. looked out of the window. In fact it is
9 which the assistant was able to under.
retrizica
29 dered. Thero followed a rather regret highly probable that, but for the doctors
table delay-though actually no barm was then and there have left and
orders against this going o tatall, he would 388 done by it effort being made to com- However, he returned to bed, but was stil gone home. municato with Mr. Neutrinan and it was easy, and at seven o'clock not until nowy eight o'clock that in bome, to find that his fears had been but 28ormation "was given to the Hougkew terribly reized. He sent for the police, and called in Drs. Krieg sad Gern- police.
gross, knowing at the same time that Mrs. Neumann a past all hope, for "she hai Detective Sub-Trepector Reeves hurried, been killed four times," he said. along and was joined at the house by
A. C. E. Elborough, e Taylor b Bid. W. C. D. Tarner at Showard, b Sayer... 59 A: A. Claxton 1.b, w. b Dawson ... ... 21 Anderson R.N., & Dawson
S. B. Moore, Bird, b Sayet.
The South African Government has R. P. Thar fiold, b Dawson... released Mr. Cresswell, M.P., the leader R. Kennedy, not out
POLICE ON THE SCENE.
HOBBERY THE MOTIVE.
Captain A. H. Hfton-Jolizem and Chief Continuing bis narrative, Mr. Neumann Dotective-Inspector Armstrong, from aid he was sure that the murder was the headquarters. When these officers enter.work of Chinese, and that robbery was the
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D. E. Donnelly, e Matthews, b Bird
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ed the room it was all they could do to bold up.
"motivo. Mr. Neumann was very well known
GREECE NEGOTIATING A BIG LOAN WITH FRANCE.
LONDON, Jan. 27. Hester's correspondent at Paris tele- graphs that the Liberts states that M. Venizelos, the Greek Prime Minister, was sentenced to a month's imprison. L. Gace, ran out. has negotiated with the French Gov-ment and a fee of £20 for publishing ernment and the big banks for a loan of £20,000,000 stórling.
..LOAD DENMAN'S RESIGNA.
TION.
LONDON, Jan. 27. Nowapapora and politicians of all parties pay tributes to Lord Desman, says a telegram from Melbourne,
Lord Denian, who has recently. suffered from "severe attack of hay
fever, leaves in June,
A SKIRMISH NEAR NAIROBI.
British Officer Dangerous Wounded:
LONDON, Jan. 27. Beuter's correspondent at Nairobi -states that a convoy of Africar Rises have had a skirmish at the Bertulla -Section with the Merahaf tribe, ‘Lieuti
Bentinck was dangerously, and three
mativa soldioré seriously, wounded.
OURE THAT COUGH. TEEN you hire a troublesome cough It does not mean that you havo consumption or that you are going to have
th, but it does man that your lungs are
of the Labour Party, who on 24th inst. M. M. Maas, b Dawson...
a pamphlot likely to excite ill-feeling, Ho was also ordered to pay a fine of £10 or go to prison for fortnight for attempting to indued the men to refrain from working.
SHIPPING. GAZETTE,
(From Shipping and Engineering.")
Mr. J. Sherriff, acting second engineer, Poochi ba gone thirdi esgineer, saine ship. Mr. J. Adams, third mgineer, Toons, has good second engineor, Poochi Yushan, has gone thirl engineer, same
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as the most kind-hearted of women, and no foreigner, he felt
lelt sare, would have
As one of them said Later: "You often comitted such i terrible murder.
read at a place being like a shambles, There were pully two dogs in the but this absolutely was. She must have bouse, but on this night only one remained, ...249fought, like a tigress."
massive bound. On the floor 17 alternoon Mrs. Neumann had been to the The previous poor Mrs. Neumann, her night ettire torn arm at Kiangsa, taking with her the to shreds, her head battered shapeless ather, well trained German police dog, and almost severed from her body, one bot bad forgotten to bring it back. hand aúl but cut off and her body who committed the crime came without any Mr. Neumane believes that the men limbs shockingly hacked and gashed. Intention of murder. Thors must have Mr. S. Polkinghora, chief officer, HangThere were no stabs, but in nature of been more than one of them, for the do sang, bas grao chief officer, Luenho.
Mr. J. R. Beid, chief officer, Luenko, has gone supernumerary, Katwo,
Mr. H. T. Pollew, second officer, Hang- sang, haa gozu acting chief officer, same ship.
Mt.
the wounds suggested that they had alleged was very powerful woman, and wooli been caused by a sharp heavy instrument, have been more than a match for any sach, for instance, ne an axe or butcher's Chinese. His theory is that they tried to cleaver.
of the safe from under remove the the plow, and in doing so awoke Mr. Neumann, As she started up she received a blow over the brow, which partially dazeł her, but in all likelihood she clutched at Blow it wero abans the floor and the walls and the men and the struzzie de carried
from the chopper ned kniron they would be rained on her heads and arms to
realizing then
It was easy to imagine the plucky fight how far they
her to looson bor hold, whils
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The roan was al disordered, handfida of bloodginiced hair were lying about, Captain W: Ross, from love, has gone sang, has gone acting master, Yi Lonng,
Mr. N. R. Bennett, chief officer, Hang. the bed was drenched-in blood, pools of master, Giangkwan.
Mr. A. R. McMillan, third engineer,
Mr. R. II. McNair has been appointed furnituro were also smearal. Poochi, bas
second offer, Hangrang. gono third engineer,
the courageous lady modo for her life. Heiochang
Mr. J. D. Masson has beep app inted she was a tall, superify built woman, robbers would eat her throat with another second officer, Kinngro, -Mr. G. Butchart, third engineer,
Mr. G. Williams, second officer, Kiang. possessed of great physical strength and, gith in the hope of speedily finishing, their woman fell the unfort to back of thi Heinchang, has gone scond engineer,
wo, he resigned.
other blow o rendered desperate by the muithrot Mr. A. A. Chalmers has been appointed attacks made on her, probably had at the nick Yashaa....
would all but saves the hand, whils second office
Changvo. 6. Cooke has been appointed me the strength of any one of the muz Hurther wound might, then have been in Bupernainen third engineer, Kingsing. dorers with whom sha greppad. Ty fisted on the back. Besides the round Molaren, waiting orders, has must indood base come badly out of the on the brow, there was a slaah aéross rach third gone
Yiloong. engineer,
affair. Mr. R
R. K. Lauritzen, third engineer, HOW THE MURDER WAS DONE Yilang, bas signed off. chor, Turrell, third engineer, Hailey of Mrs. Neuroma yoon se
unlocked, says the N. C. Daily News, Chins Pro" of the 24th inst., in gotting SOLE AGENTS Mr. R. V. Cameron, third engineer, admitting of a niealthy entrance into the warrant against a German named Weigel, has gone third engineer, Huichow, mom. Under her pillow were the keys who was formerly in Mr. Neumann's en
ploy This was hand gono master, Kauru..
Captain R. Cain, acting amater, Kauso, fact was presumably known to the murthy have nothing
connecting has gone chief offner, Chonan..
derer, there being evidences of an attack the man with the
but they feel Captain W... Jones, from reserer, has upon Mira. Nemnant white she was asloopt uding further investigationss
in τουλίπ master Tipan.
It is supposed that she was fust wound. They also have other cluer and anme Captain 0.0: Willians, of the Linen, is in the throat, and very saverly so evidence which they feel confident will load MCS Hughes, supernumerary third and tien rose up and fell forward in the to the identification of the murderers, but
ted, at wich moment, probably, the they are of such a nature tha's the interests (Tel. No. 135. Mr. J. Blake, mecopi oficer, Baivo, Mr. 3, 8. Smith, from Talkoo Dookyard, fearful woord on the back of her neck. Fol.justice would not be served by making
them pubile yet awhile. was inflicted, with, mocna Emetrument
Mr. S. Merritt, acting second onginest,
ship, ་་་
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EUR HKPLOYE PORMER Dovel ipments were not long in coming.
for the polica felt, justified, says lis
executed within
Mr. A. Edwards, third engineer, Tams Monkman, from reserve, lins} of her jewellery and cash, bares, and this hour. The police admit tint, at present, |
Yushan, has gone third engineer, Chiyuen.
Mr. W. Tomlinson, second Hsinchi, is on Icara,
ofleer,
Mr. T. H Sayle, from foire, has gone chief Beer Suiwo.
Mr V. Moore, acting chiof offan,
threatened, and it la just as well to he on Suiwo, a gone second oficer, same ship.
the stfo nide and taka Chamberlain's Cough-
Remedy before it is too late! Forse by All Chemists and Storekeepers,
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gone
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engineer, Brochoop, is on love,
has gone tiled engineer, Tammui.
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