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DRUGGIST ROBBED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
FORCED TO SIGN A P. N.
· CORRESPONDENCE.
A BUSTED STRAIGHT.
To the Editor of the " China Meli."]
NAVAL YARD FATALITY.
WORKMEN GASSED IN A SUBMARINE.
CORONER'S INQUIRY HELD.
PORTLAN
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1912
WIDNESDAY night's
STORM.
PEAK TELEPHONES AFFECTED.
SPORT.
WATER POLO LEAGUE.
In the V. R. C. bath yosterday
Rasmussen two and
U Chung chak, a Ch'neas druggist, of No. 1, Cleverly Street, reported to the police yesterday that about 7 Dear Sir,- With regard to Mr.
The vivid lightning flashes which evening, the home team defeated the a.m., on the previous day three men. Parker Nes' reply to the report of
accompanied Wednesday night's R.G.A., in their return laaguo matok two armed with daggers and the third the Committee on the Telephone
Mr. R. E. Lindzell, in his capacity thunderstorm seriously interfered by 11 goals to 2. The Club played with a revolver, entered bin premises question, I ens he stated that the tree Coroner, and a Jury composed of with the telephone communications with fine combination and gave the on the first floor. The man with the Capital has risen until it is now Messie. W. M. Pittendrigh (foreman); on the Peak. About 140 lines were Gunner's defence a lot of work. Bag- revolver stood guard outside the £280,000. On this 12% is to be paid, inquiry at the Magistracy yesterday put out of action and the Telephone chuert, as usual, was the top scorer R. D. Baptista and J. Gomes, held an stairs door 00 the landing and I wonder whether the public while the other two man tack realises that by this deal the market afternoon, into the citoumstances at Company's repairing staff worked with 6 goals to his credit. Watson led the complainant and another mas. valan of the Telephon: Company's tending the death of a Chinees paint- until late last night upon the task of added two, Ons of the men caught the complain-Bhares, assuming a return of 8% was scraper who died from suffocation as putting matters to rights again. Tha Stewart one. MoDade played a fine ant by the throat and forced him to considered the normal market rate the result of being gassed while work electric lighting service was not sign a promisory note for $140 in where no risk attaches to the Capital ing on the submarire L8, which favour of Li Ki-chaung. Afterwards investe, would really be increased to was undergoing overhaul at the Naval seriously interfered with. A few luses their goals. He might have done the robbers searched the complainant £420,000. Bearing in mind the fact
blew out but that is all that happened. and his companion and stole $62 in that 214,761 was the original Capital
There were aweral other paintscra- cash from thera. Then while one was put into the business, the additional Pers working with the deceased and stood guard over the two victims, the £25,000 being in the nature of Bonus they were all gassed more or les other ranmacked the flat and stole a Shares, this representa an appreciation
aeriously. quantity of clothing. Before leaving the flat, the robbers bound and gagged the victime with handkerchiefs,
SNATCHER CAUGHT AND
SENTENCED.
small articles.
Dockyard.
said he held #
оп
on the
18 and
Was
closed down at the completion of the
through breathing air that witness said he bad done ten
bad
game for the Gunners and scared both
be ter had he received more support from his team mates.
Kings v. R.G.A. R.RO. v. U.A.C.
Following this match the V. R.C. mot and defeated the Kings by 8 in the shares of 2700%. It is not s The first witness called was Dr. day's work. In some cases the fanks gasla to three. For the victors ther matter for surprise that Mr. Parker Esler, Government Medical Officer in were kept open a day or two. It all scorers were. A. Carvalho four, Ness in fighting so strenuously to turn charge of the Publio Mortuary. He depended on the number of men he G. A. Carvalho three and L. M. Frasco post-mortem had for the job as to how long the one. Paul scored twice for the soldiers the local Telephone Company into a gold mine for the holding Company in examination
deceased tanks were I-ft open before he ordered, an 1 Parry once. August London.
found them to go down.
Tuesday's matches are:— Further, if as Mr. Parker Ness says, that death was due to asphyxia,
Replying to the Coroner, the the true Capital is £280,000, and that the profita carned over and above the deficient of oxygen."
Lieut. W. St. A. Malleson, V.C., never experienced gas inside the tanks.
submarines altogether, and dividends paid were put into the business, then it must be manifestly RN,, in command of the "B" sub. He had never known that there was clear that the rates previously paid by marine group, of which the LS was or might have been gas in the tanks. the subscribers must have been ex-one, said she was being refitted and He opened them up merely to cool cessive, seeing that the Company's there were no naval ratings on board down the interior of the tanks. initial capital of £14,761 has been except at night when a sentry was
£25,000 out of posted on the vessel.
Continuing, witness said he opened The sentry increased by accumulated Reserve, and that would come off duty at 8 a.m., and up the tanks in the ordinary way. At further sums have been added to would have witnessed any casualty 7am. on the 17th, the tank covers wase again removed. Witness instruct Reserve which with the "carry for on board before that time. ward" now amounts to £86,000,
ed his men to go to work in the or- The wita as explained by means of dinary way. The deceased was ofte
A Chineze was charged before Mr, E. W. Hamilton this morning with baving snatched a purse from Mra. J.J. V. Remedios in Des Voeur Road Central yesterday afternoon The purse contained a $10 note and some Ltd. Mre. Remedios said that soon after 2 p.m., yesterday, she came out of Sincere's store, and when she had walked a few yards the suddenly felt aomcone snatch her puree from bo- bind. She turned round and saw the defendant running away. She ran after him. Someone blew a whistle, sud two Chinese dressed in black ran after the defendant to the Prays. She they are to benefit not at all by this, saw the defendant arreated, and also buc on the contrary Mr. Parker Ness saw him discard the puree which was has the brazeneza to propose that they recovered by one of his captors. should be mulcted for it by a
Mrs. Carmen Alves gave corrobor-stroke of the pen," as the Committes ative evidence. She said that she had aptly describe it, Ly demanding 12% eeen the defendant, walking behind on an unrestised accretion of £125,000 her sister-in law, previous to the snatching. She al à chased the def endant, and added that he must have
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little children done to death in the last twelve
known that the two Chinese were detectives, because he flung the purse behind him as they approached bim,
$30
Chinese detective C199 said he was walking near Gilman Street when he saw the two ladier rundlag. A whistle was blown. He followed the ladies into Gilman Strect. He saw the defendant was the only-man who was running in Gilman Street, and concluding that he must be a thief, after him. As ho seized the defendant the latter took a puree from under the flap of his ring in our ears as it we could waily covered by
mouths coat and threw it away. It was the witness's foki hear them. We personally cross our who had joined in the cbaso.
Defen fant said that he saw another roads in fear and trembling. We sce the idiotic traffic Indians at the street down Wingkat Street and
man snatch the puree. This man ran then corners chasing pedestrians to let the through a house into Wingos Street. caro go faster. We never see a traffic Ho turned into Gilman Strest and officer, as we do at Hom, consider realised that he was being followed, went on his way. Later when he ing the needs of pedestrians at crosshe ran to get out of trouble. He could inge. It is even alleged (though we not account for the purse being picked cannot say we have noticed this for up in Gilman Street.
Sentence of three months' jail was ourselves) that some of the police
passed, and defendant was also order. moturists go far too fast, Why allod to receive-six strokes of the cat," the hurry Why take these risks? Why should so many people die un- The other day we printed a joke. It timely merely because others have a mentioned a judge as saying that it is craze for speeding? We do earnestly not yet unlawful for pedestrians to bag the authorities to demand the get in the way of motorists, and it statistics, publish them, and do some- aided the comment, "not unlawful, thing to stop this awful state of only fatal." It was a grim joke, and calls attention to a 1 cul fact that is
The China Mail
"PROTO, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE'
Hamarone, Fetav, Avc. 2′, 1922.
-MOTORING AND......
MANSLAUGHTER.
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affairs. If motorista continue callous, if they will not be reasonable, it is their own fault if the law has to be severely, appliel. Motoring without manslaughter should be possible.
THE GREAT ONES.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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The fixtures in the Garrison Water Polo League for the week ending September are
August 28, 68th Co. R.G.A. v A Co. King's; R.E. v B Co. King's.
August 30, A Co. King's Co. King's; 83d Co. R.G.A. v 94th Co. September 1. R.E. v 89rd Co. Play to commence at 5 pm sharp.
R.G.A.
The subscribers therefore appear to a plan of a submarine of the L type, of the gang who descended into the R.G.A.; A Co. King'a v D'Co. King'a. have had a very large share in build-and explained that the tanke on the tank whilst he went to get some ing up the Company, hut apparently submarine were used for admitting candles. He was away about reven sea water and ejecting it for diving minutes. On his way back from the and rising purposes. On the top of store he was told that some of his mot these tanks as a manhole, which had been poisoned. On the boat he was closed by a fat plate; bolted | was told that a down with screws and nuts. The suffocated. Witness with several regulations to be observed before Europeans went down into the tank entering such tanks were: to fill
to rescue the suffocating man.
41
Mr. Parker Ness must have a very poor opinion of the intelligence of the Hongkong Community if he thinks he can get away with his gigantic blaff.
in addition to ample allowances for them with gea water and then depreciation and Reserves.
pump out the water, or blow it out. The air in the tank would then be tested by lowering a light inside. Failing the possibility of flooding the tank and pumping out the air, the tank would be opened up and left open for some considerable time. Then a light would be lowered into the tank before anyone would be allowed to go down. In the case of Submarine L8 the flooding and pumping gear had been diemantled.
. I am, Dear Sir.
Yours faithfully,
POXER PLAYER.
Hongkong, August 24, 1922.
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LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
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had been
By the Coroner: The witness did not feel any ill effects when he went inside the tank. There was only a "fanny smeli" in his nostrils.
LAWN
TENIS.
H.K.C.C. V. LR.C
The following will represent the Indian Recreation Club in a friendly match against the H.K.C.C. on the latter's ground to morrow at 4.30 p.m.-A. A. Rumjaha, A. H The witness said be assisted in Rumjan, O. Ismail, O. Ramjahu, pulling the deceased out of a pool of 5. A. Rumjahn and B. D. Ramjahn. water at the bottom of the tank. Four" ~ other men of the gang were also suffering from the effects of the gas. They were also taken out. Two of them were badly gassed and the other two were slightly gassed.
"THE WOMAN IN HIS HOUSE."
FINE CORONET PICTURE.
Asked by the Coroner as to what
The chief paintscraping contractor length of time the tank would have to to the Dockyard said on the 15th inst, be left open before it was safe to go be received instructions from Mr. down, Lieut. Malleson said it would Brookshaw to commence work on sub-
The e are only a few great filma in be very hard to give any definite time marine L8. The instructions were to the world and the co sensus of opinion ton.-Off Stoecutter.
Apsey, (Wo Fat Sing from Can-
Go the gas in the tank was heavy and scrape the boat as had been done on amongst those who got along to ece Providence, (Kwang Mow Tai) from remained at the bottom unless it was the previous boats. He had never the first screening of "The Woman- Canton.-C36.
blown out. It should have to be tested personally superintended the work on in His House" at the Coronet yestar- the submarines. but after the work day must have been that it was a first before anyone went down.
Asked by the Coroner to expl in was finished he inspected it. He had pictura fit to rank with the best of witness said that except in the case in the tanks, the form of gas inside the tank, the never received any warning as to gas
Persia Maru, (I. ` K. K.) from San Francisco Dairen.-A3.
Macassar Mazu, (Nanyo Y. K.) from Kabe, Kuratsu.-B24.
Bangkok Swati.-C38.
Drular, (Song Hing Hong) from Zasma, (J. C. J. L.) from Kobe, Sanghai.-A27.
ВБ1.
of a new boat the tank was, not
hermetically closed. The Kingstone valve at the bottom would probably let in a little sea water. The tank, though empty, would contain a little
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The
The Coroner: How is it that the Sub Contractor opens up some of the tasks for one day before they are entered?
them.-
The picture has been woven from a story of a love-hangry wife and a selfish husband who is so engrossed in his own pursuits that he neglects to give her what is hor dus. The other hall of this very human quartette are a philosopbio friend and a child and there is a home, wrecker lurking in the background. The husband" is a physician and he is so interested in and busy with his work that he utterly neglects bis wife and baby, While he is fighting desperate ly against a fearful epidemic amongst children, bis own son is stricken with The witness mentioned some thing the disease and he knows nothing of it about en electric light.
until another medical man has been Coroner: What is the good of that? called in. His efforts to effect a cure
The witness: To let cut the bad air. Yokohama, Fooshow.-A5.
Emden, (Arnhold Bros.) from
sea water and this sea water would The Coroner: Gast-Yes, gas. become stgonant. Stagnant
So that you knew that is was Sinbing, (B. &8.) from Canton-water gave off a dangerous gas.
necessary to open them up Yes.
Had you ever heard the Europeans as formed would be composed of 0.0 2 carbon dioxide, C.0. tail about gas in the tanks-Yes, carbon monoxide and
marah but I was told that one day's opening gas, They are heavier than 'up was sufficient, sit. Whatever precautions had been
You never told the Sub-Contractor taen, the air would have to be to let down a candle?
Helikon, (Thoresen & Co.) from
Saison.—017.
City of Lincoln, (Bank Line) from There was one fatal case of plague New York, Manila-A52.
Kaiping (Sing Kea) from Haiphong, notified yesterday.
Mr. H. M. H. Nemazee announces through our advertisement columns that he has applied for permission to
which he recently acquired, to the sa change the name of the 8, 8. "Bosnia,”
Frangestan." He makes a similar announcement in respect of the sa "Bermuda" (renamed "Englistan") and the s.. "Nairong" (renamed
Namsestan."
J
Land
Pakkoi.--C13.
tested before the tank was entered.
Wakasa Maru, (N.V.E.) from The man-hola of No. 3 tank, where Yokohams, Moji-Kowloon Whatf.
Easter Dullat, (Dollar & Co.) from the deceased met his death, had been New York, Shanghai.-Holt's Wharf. open for seven or eight hours on the Do you admit that you have ever been fail and the child confronts the pro 18th inst. Previons to that the tank told that a candle should be let down spect of going through life a hopeless
DEPARTURIA.
CA
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truth and, believing that his neglect is the cause, the leaves him. A faithful friend then learns of the situation and as a result of his intervention mather fove triamphs where science has failed.
now beyond a joke. A European was knocked down near the Supreme Court by a motorist this week. That may perhaps turn out to be a blessing in disguise, as numerous fatalities to Cines have failed to be sufficiently
Eloquent are they, the grest ones,
Another $4,000 was added to the impresive. On the 20th, and again and cunning in the use of words. Chamber of Commerca's Swato on the 21st, two were killed by Triumphantly read they each other in donation of $2,000 by the Chias Belief Fund yesterday by the motorists. Onc WOR at Bay
argument, plucking out plame of logic Navigation Co., Ltd., and $1,000 each View, where speeding in much from controversial pics, and by by the Taikoo Sugar Refining Co., complained of. The China Mail has inference (having the tone and man- Ltd., and the Taikoo Dockyard and previously asked for the death and ner thereof) claiming the goodness of Engineering Co. of Hongkong Ltd. injury statistics of loral motoring-one Jack Horner. This is a thing to be This brings the total up to $30 686. We believe that if set out honestly admired, and men admire it, laughing Bir Almroth Wright has discover- they would be shocking. There is far and chuckling the while like ed in human tera & substance called too much fast driving in eur crowded sportsman at the cork-fighting. The Lyrcizme, a tiny drop of which will thoroughfares. That many of cur tone of contention may belong to destroy millions of bacteria. This has people have no "traffic sence" has these more numerous lesser ones. So Alexander Fleming, one
been publicly demonstrated by Doctor been uttered as a reproach by our is it aye stated." But all men know Almorth Wright's staff, who took a motorista. We recommend them to for sure that the question indeed is tear drop in a pipette and lethally regard it in its aspect as a warning, as this: Who is greatest of these great tube, almost immediately dissolving dosed many million bacteria in a reason for greater care. Only this ones! This is a problem baving no
Asked by the forman of the jury morning, from a tram top, we ob-solution, the formuls of s'atement
on the tank. The next witness, was if he know that the ship had been perved a motorist dart between the being without end.
For truly Mra. Mayger, living at the city
sub-contractor, in charge of the out of commission for a long time, the trim and a riesha, at a great speed, eloquence convinces conn more boundary, Paklelum Road, reports
paintscraping gang. He received orders witness replied that this was the first from the head contractor on August year of his contract, and the look of indignation the moto than it convinces the eloquent, and that after 11 p.m. on the 23rd, she
16, to take his gang of werkers on Coroner: Have there been any pro- rist cast on the richa coolin for that conviction is most convincing was awakened by a light outside her bring where he had every right to which comes of auto inflation. Great verandah with an ecötrid torch in bis Pine Street, Taikukteni, reports that this sort of work on other autorimer once in a tank urred were
room, and saw a man standing on the
board the LS. His men started work vious. cases of this sort An oo The master of a shop at No. 41, on the following day, They bad done casional fainting. A coolie fainted „be gave us a lot to think about. If are the great oney.
hand. Mrs. Mayger gotout-of-bed- we emnot have the strict and dras io Yet in the book of Job is it written whereupon the intrador vaulted over he sent bis antoubtant; named Lo Yon, before the £8.-- The usual programme When that dccurred any in- spod Himit wohink there ought to for the thoughtful to discover that the verandah railings and disappeared the sum of $340 which was owing to the exterior castings of the tanks, and few inquiries and found it was dus to Macao on the 10th inst., to collect of work on the first day was to scrape quiries made regarding it-I made a be, what can we have! This per the greatest of great men is Very ed that the man had stolon
{ from sight. She afterwards discover-
the firm by the Tai Yuen Chean junk on the second day to do tha intārior || to gau sistent manslaughter must at p. Small Potato.
the divine cigarette case worth $50, a pair of building yard of that City. Lo did some of the tanks were opened up of The inquest was adjourned The imaginary cdes of the tens of perspective. Selah,
the 16th and left open all day and Monday next.
was last opened about 18 months ago. into the tuk? Witnesss: The accidcripple. Under ordinary circumstances, the ent was due to a mistake. The fore- The physician tells the mother that tanks were blown through about once man went away to get the candles: the child is dead rather than reveal the Kan Chow, (B. & 8.) for Shanghai. week, which would probably make it before he returned they had already
safe. This procedire could not have gone down into the tank. August 24. Georgii, (R. V. Fleet,) for Canton.—|been carried out on L8, which, being on I see, he told him to go down? The August 25.
the reserve, was practically namanned. coolies went down on their own. Haitao, Man Wing) for Haiphong, Anyone knowing anything about sub- Have you given any justruntions to marines would know that the tanke of your foreman about candles ?-Ha Hoihow.-August 25.
Kifanezan Maru, (M.B.K) for L& were filthy and dangerous. know that himself; although I had Hongay-August 25.
Replying to questions by Inspector never warned him before. He should Apoey, (Wo Fat Sing) for Saigon. Blackman, Lieut. Malleson
INTERPORT AQUATICS, Baid bave known. -August 25.
Shimidru Mard, (Kimura) for Kee-would take one working day to pump that he bas done 10 jobs like this that with the pumps ont of order, it Coroner: You are responsible and you should have told him. He says
THE V. R. O. TEAM, lung-August 25.
water by hand into each tank. The Tjikarang, (J.C.J.L) for Batavia.best method would have been to blow before. He says that he did not know
The team going to Shanghai to re- August 25.
sir into the bottom of the tank through that taking off the covers had any. Emden, (Arnbold Bros) for Ham-a trunk by means of fan. The thing to do with the gay. He thought present this Colony in the Aquatic burg, Cebu.-August 25.
Dockyard people would have to ask it was just because it was hot inside contests to take place at the former Sinkiang, (B. &8.) for Shanghai, his permission before they opened the was not aware that the gas Port on the 7th, 8th 9th September, Amoy.-August 25,
consists of: G... Sewall (Capt), tank. Babmarine LB was one of the would be so terrible, so poisonous. Kingyuan, (B, & 8.) for Singapore, reserve baate under bis command. He Do you say that it was part of his J. Stewart, E. Busschaert, J. John- Swatow.-August 25. Chow Wan.-August 23.
gave permission to open up the tank daty to let down a candle into the stone, D. Lyon, E. A, Noronha, G. A. Hok Canton, (Wo Hing) for Kwong on the morning of the 16th inst. The tank before he let anybody go into Y. Hall, M. A. R. Souza, D. Laing,
tanks would have to be closed down the tank T-Yes, he should have done and J. A. Jack.
Kaifong, (B. & 8.) for Haiphong, when the gang actually started work Poolee, (Hang Shan) for Fort
at the end of the working day. This that. He omittted to perform that Bayard.-August 26.
would be at 5 pm. He did not know duty.
Hoibew-August 26.
Hopeang, (JH & Co.) for Taingtao, Swatow.—August 26,
Empress of Australia, (O.P.8. Ltd.) for Vancouver, Bhanghai. August 28.
every germ.
shoes and $15 in bash.
<f Sir
not return.
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Kobe are also sending a team to·· Shanghai so that the contest will be a triangular one and the principal swim- ming events will be limited to two contestante from each Port.
The events consist of 100 yards, 220, 440, 880 swimming contest, team race of eix aside, diving of thre different kinds, 100 yards brows stroke, 100 yards back stroke, long plange, throwing the water polo ball, And water polo match
The team leaves here on or about
September 1, by the an. "Aug"
Trials for places in the different tillevecte commence this rening and
will be carried on tul the Slas inst