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OF THE HON, MR. LAU CHU PÁK. SUDDEN END OF A USEFUL CAREER
A RECENT ASSASSINATION |DEATH
AT CANTON,
CANTON INFORMATION BUREAU AND THE DAILY "PRESS.”
The departure of Mr. Eugene Chen many weeks ago for Shanghai; the subse quent uninterrupted silence of the Canton Laformation Bureau, and the recent ap pointment of Mr. T. G. Quo ("Director
No matter how hard one has striven for the good of the Chinese community, one's efforts are, by many, not only unappre ciated but generally adversely criticised, if not actually, regarded as an offence."
By the death of the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak, the Chinese community have lost fearless ex one who has ever been a ponent of their grievances and an effective advocate of measures for their welfare. He certainly earned the gratitude of the
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We deeply regret to record the death of the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak, which occurred at his residence, yesterday after noun, after a very brief period of severe lass. The cause of death is ascribed to of this Bureau) to some other branch of peritonitis, though without an autopsy Chinese community and we are quite large Gardens, Tannis Court, etc. service under the Canton Government had the actual cause cannot apparently be sure the memory of his public services Road. Apply to Messrs. GRAÐLEY & CO, LTD.
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For Laumunity. deepest sympathy will be
their very But apparently it is not dead yet. We public affairs in Hongkong and at the gentleman ja
bereavement. time of his death he was filling two of the have revived from it a characteristic com-highest posts of honour which are open..
THE FUNERAL. • munication on the subject of some recent to Chinese men of allairs' in the Colony-.
The date of the Funeral has not yet comments pablished in the Daily Press viz, that of Senior Chinese represent been fixed, as one of Mr. Lau's sons is ab- Give un the Legislative Council and on occurrences at Canton. The communi
Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of sent from the Colony and has been cabled for. Mr. Lau Chu Pak though he was cation is apparently sent in expectation Commerce. In the latter capacity he was born in Hongkong, will probably be that it will be published in full" in our 4 his last public function only op buried at his parternal home in Peng W Monday last when be presided over
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of our columns must first learn to be courteous.
Wo are quite prepared to deal with arguments. What has exasperated the "Bureau" is a leading article in the Hongkong Bully Press of April 99th. O this the writer says:-
In that effusion, the Editor says, in regard to the dastardly assassination of Cher the land that white Shinghai contemporary described the assassination as being the work of the Kwangsi party-this being the view of official Hongkong and Centon in general our information is that there are cer- tainly many high officials whose views He proceeds to were very different,' mention three theories. Number one is that Dr. Sun Yat zien avenged hiuiself upon Chan Ching-ming as a warning number two is that General Hung. whose allegiance to Chen had been seduced by Dr. Sun, did the work: number three is that General Chen hit self killed his subordinate because be had associated himself too tauch with Dr. Sun.
not
as a ten-party to bid farewell to Mr. Ho Kom Tong. on his retirement from the Chamber of Commerce and his impending" departure from the Colony, on a holiday. Og that "ocession the Hon. "Mr. Lau. privately mentioned that he was feeling well, that he had, in fact, been feeling pain in the chest and abdomen yince the beginning of the strike, and ho was feeling it to such an extent p Monday afternoon that he thought he might put be able to make a long speech jar speak in a very loud voice. Evidently. there was temporary relief, for he made a lengthy and exceptionally good speech in After the ten perfectly clear voice. party he returned in high spirits to his office, and left for his residence at 5.30 p.. "The palas returned when he reached his home and he was able to partake of very little dinner. Next morning. the paths having become more severe, Dr. Ma Luk, the family physician, was summoned, and he in tarn called in Dr. Dalmahoy Allen for consultation. The cause of the trouble could not easily be diagnosed and several other doctors were successivals called in for consultation, including Dr.
father were buried.
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of the Colony was ringed off yesterday Tower Fuel Apply to ABC c/o city The Open Singles Tennis Championship | TRO LET-Furnished Flat in good locality on the Stand Court, of the Hongkong Press Office. Cricket Club Ground in the presence of cluding H.E. the Governor, "The players W Davidson Sile Car in good condi a fairly large crowd of spectators, in-
ANTED-A Second-hand were Ng Sze Kwong, the present holder.
4tion. Apply to "Sidecar," co Daily Press. and MW. Lo, this year's finalist.
g:nerally expected, the match resulted Ofice in a very decisive win for Ng Sze Kwong by three sets to love.
There was no doubt as to the winner from the start, Ng was the smarter player and always had the advantage," On the other hand Lo was not so good as usual well and those who saw him play so against A. A. Rumjahn in the final th other day must have been disappointed. at exhibition yesterday. Perhaps the feature of the match was
his
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Haring announced these Strachan, Professor Digby (Hongkong outstanding's splendid services, They
three ne theries in explanation of the crime, the, Sherlock Holmestan Editor gives as his opinion that the murder is more likely explainable on one of these thres theories than on the sug gestion of "the Shanghai newspaper,
though he does not pretend to decide which of them does, explain it
University), Dr. McKenny (Government Civil Hospital), and Dr. Balean. Lay was advised to enter hospital and undergo an operation as the only possible chance of saving his life, but he declined, and all other efforts to relieve the pain proving unavailing, he passed away at 12.30 p.m. yesterday..
Mr. Lau way conscicus up to within half an hour of his death, Cinly an hour before. his friend, Mr. Ho Kom Tong, (who left the Colony yesterday) called, and, Mr. Lau shook hands with him and wished him an enjoyable holiday.
not fast, but they were well placed the outer line and had a peculiar screw that left the striker guessing. On they base the exchanges both in wese good frem but here, again, Ng was
more certain of his stroke and generally placed the ball well out of reach with a fine drive. Lo, on the other hand, was at It does not; of course, occur to this
times erratic and drove well over the base sleuth of no editor that these fine
Mine. He rarely got a chance to work up theories, to which he gives publicity, are
to the net and on the few occasicus that based on contradictory premises. The
he did he netted badly. One of two of first two presuppose that General Tang
his smash shots got home but they were is a faithfai supporter of General Chen,
The news of the Hon. Mr. Lan Pak's too few to count." In the opening stages whereas the last is based on the suppost death came as a great shock to the entire of nearly every game Lo managed to score tion that the murdered man was a firm community. for he was well-known and the first point and fairly often secured the follower of Dr. Sea. Now how can any very highly extermed among all nation-second one as well; then Ng would draw one in his senses air his views when theyalities represented in this cosmopolitan level and claim the game after a douce urn based on facts directly contrary to (community, As a token of sorrow the or two had been called. each other?...
Chamber of Commerce flag was half-
The game itself was not an exciting one sunsted and the People's Savings Cor and there were not many long rallies, the poration, of which the deceased was Pre highest being not more than ten strokes. It was more or less amusing at times. sident, closed for the day.
Bay:
I.E. the Governor made kind inquiries and the spectators were afforded a good on Tuesday and the Hon. Mr. Hallifax,ugh now and then, when both players Secretary for Chinese Affairs, who called would start chasing a rally of lobs. In
this direction both
players did good work. on His Excellency behalf, yesterday On the whole it was rather a quiet game morning was present at the bedside when with one man playing carefully from the death supervened."
centre of the base lice and then getting in a place shot; and, the other taking care to get every ball back. In this respect lay the great difference in the players. The one placed the ball and the other,
HIR CAREER.
Barely it was perfectly obvious to the meanest intelligence that the theories were contradictory, und that they were recited simply in disproof of the statement. that the one theory-which it appears is adopted by the Canton Information. Bitrei-was the view of official Hong kong and Canton."
The letter from the Bureau goes on to
"As a matter of fact, it has been The deceased gentleman was 53 years of perfectly clear to the authorities in age. Born in Hongkong on June 5th, Chaton for some time that the real ex- 1867, he was educated at the Government planation—not merely theory of Chiral School (now Queen's "College), did not. the murder is that it was the work of and in 1883 was appointed first clerk of The match opened wall cach player the Kwangs and Cheng Hsueh cliques. the Hongkong Observatory. Three years taking the alternate games until the secre We know that, ever since they were later he became compradore to the Weat stood at three games all. Then Ng secur driven from Canton, they have used Point Godown Co., and in the followinged the next three games in
manner that The Hongkong 2 Centre of intrigue year Was
appointed Senior Angle preclaimed him to be the winner. aguibat the authorites and more thaa Chinese master of Formosa Government cond set also resulted in a win for NG one act of mischiel has been traced to College. He started business for himself by 64. At one stage in this set Lo hid them. We know that shortly before the as a ten merchant. in 1890, and in 1893 the advantage of three games to love but drew level and claimed three of next "murder, prominent anembers of those became first Chinese assistant compradore
four cliquns came to Hongkong-from-Shang-of Messrs, A S. Wawon & Co., which hat very quietly, and that almost in latter seat be held up to the one wins In the fin mediately after it they just as quietly death.
-final-set-the winner went all out and it looked as if it was going to
left the Colony. Whether the miserable For over a quarter of a century Mr. be a cre set. Ng secured the first four games before Lo recovered. He then hirelings who actually committed the Lau Chu Pak had taken an active interest spurted and rearly drew level. With the
His most busy year score crime will be made to pay the penalty in public affairs. or not, probably the higher conspira was 1907 when he was appointed member core standing at 43 Ng made no mis sars, the real murderers, are now in safe of the directorate of the fung Wah Hos take about the next two; thus securing.
the set, the match and the
championship. relage somewhere and may eventually pital: member of the committee of the
The scores were 6-3, 6-4, 6-3, Society for the Protection of Women and escupe scat free.
Thu Ng Sur Kwong retains the cham. It is these men who spread stories Children; inember of the Hongkong pionship of the Colony for another year. and theories-gone wild, some plaa-Sanitary Board; member of the District He is certainly the finest tennis player sible to account for the assassination Watchinen's Committee: honorary secre
that we have in the Colony though there in order to draw attention from them-tary of the Ellis Kadoorie Chinese are a number of budding youngsters who selves. The columns of the Hongkong Executive Committee of the Tung Whence ought to be able to reach the Chal- Schools Society; and member of the with little more practice and experi "Daily Preza show that the men of their underlings have acums to its held office until his death. He was ap
District Hospitals; in all of which bo lenge Round next year. editor, and he believes them to the ex- tent of publishing their theories. He pointed a Justice of the Peare in 1903, has been, wittingly or unwittingly, used Mr. Lan took a leading part in the estab lishment of the Plague Hospital for by them as their tool to cover thels Chinese; the Ellis Kedocrio Chinese murderers' tracks." ....
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night S. E. Silva 250, beat J. Fraser (-125). The dual scores were, Bilva 250. On this we have merely to say that the the Blake Commemoration Fund; and the Fraser 06. Highest Breaks: Silva, 20, 30, "theories" wo published reached us from Chinese Commercial Union. This by no IR, 17, 17, 18, 15, 15, 14, 13. Fraser 19, 14. trustworthy sources of information "in | means covered all his activities.
More
At 9 o'clock to-night A. J. Edmonds Canton, and that Mr. T. G. Que is rely recently he had been for eight years plays C. Bond. ing entirely op a diseased imagination valued member of the Legislative Council when he writes that the columns of the of the Colony and he was, at the time of Hongkong Daily Press show, that these his death, Chairman of the Chinese men (the assassins] or their underlings General Chamber of Commerce. He was have access to its Editor."
a member of the Peace Celebration Com- are the most perfect doable focus glasses If the Canton authorities know who mittee, and Chairman of the Committer for both reading and distant. In the committed the murder, it is strange that which organised the Chinese celebration they have failed so far to secure the arrest, in honour of the recent visit of H.R.B. ordinary "bifocal lens, the segment or and trial, of any one of the conspirators, the Prince of Wales" It will be remem- part for reading is cemented to the dis even though they may have goue bered that the Hon. Mr. Lan had the
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We suggested in the article honour, in association with the Hon. Mr. Rat lens, raising the segment above the referred to that had the murder heen the Chou Shon Son, of presenting the surface of the main lens. The segment result of inter-party intrigues there would Chinese nudregs to the Prince and be and the line of union are always more have followed official proclamations and occupied the chair at the Chinese banquet or less noticable. In Kryptok lens, no rewards, galere, but that beyond sending given in honour of His Royal Highness at cement is used, but the reading segment out an order to the police to seek out the the Taiping Theatre. murderer, and promising & reward of $20,000 for his arrest, nothing has happen ed. And six weeks have elapsed. The silonce which has followed the event is remarkable and certainly unusual.
When one recalls the things that have happened in Cantona little incident of a Governor inviting a fellow high official to dinner in order to have him shot in the yard of the yamon may occur to the minds
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