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'SHOOTING. IN
TOWN
CORONER'S INQUIRY DEVELOPS UNRE
CORDED INCIDENTS.
Mr. J. R. Wood acted as coroner. The jury. men empanelled were:-Messrs E. A Long, C. Sullivan and Charles Hayward. Chief la pector Baker watched the proceedings on be half of the police.
a
HURSDAY NOVEMBER 12.
Sded in ibree
þreyɔlver; as, the crowd looked” liko the lice off their lost, and fired thre
"Mir, The Indians discharged their almost at the same Uma. The ahora had no effect on the crowd, and a lutte a minforcement arrived,
The Cornst-When, did you discover that
was man injured? Soon after rein form
Was there a thick, dense crowd all the WAY atong Queen's Road ---Yea
FIRED TO ICARE, THE CROWDS.
command of the company, in which was Pas Sergeant W. W. Cooper spoke to being in liceman Brook, His duty was to keep order in Jervois Street, Somewhere about one o'clock witness, Policeman Brook, and the three petty officers were charging the crowd.
The Coroner-Can you explain why you had crowd was too much for us. Stones and bricks to "fall back" in Jervois Street?-Because the and pieces of wood were thrown at every
quarter.
ardara to Brook not to firm, or allow the Indisor 'to load their catbloos.
INQUIRY STOPPED TEMPORARILY. At this stage, 3.30, the fire alarm rang out al headquarters and Chief-Inspector Baker was excused by the Coroner, in order to proceed to the scene of the outbreak,
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S1ZVEDORE'S CLAIM AGAINST: JHIP, AGENT:
Lan Pai Wing, a "stevedore, carrying on buliness at 18, Albany Street, Wanchat, brought an action against Messrs. Wallem and Company, as agenta, for the sitamar Cărtation' Dors
before Mr. Justicw" Gomparts, is the
Supreme Court to day, to recover the sum of
WAS made up as follows :—$1,178,04 fox, work 51,138,01 for certain work done. The claim
doce, sud Srǝo deposit as guarantee for the due performance of the work. The plaintiff meiter within the Summary Court Jurisdiction waived the sum of $38,04 in order to bring the
Mr. G. E. Morrell, of Messrs. Goldring, Bar tow and Moriell, appeared for the plaintif Mr. H. Faget Hett, of Heirs. Bratton and Hett, defended.
Mr. Hatt-Yes.
Plaintiff, on being called," said that he was paid $500 on account, but bad not received any further payment, nor did he get back, bis quas rantee money. It was stated that the defend ants' compradore was willing to pay $1,000 to mettle the matter, but refused to pay costs
Mr. Helt (cross-examining)-You have a
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Peking, 11th November. The Grand Councillors contem plate a change in the title of Senio Amban to that of Viceroy as a firs step towards the reform measures in Tibet.
of consulting the local Goverment gone through. But from the policy to which the Secretary of State for the Colonies stand- committed by his prematute announcement In Parliament, it is evident that opingitraffic, in both Hoogkong and Singapore, will be finally dealt.
Colonics. The provisions of the Ceylon Draft Ordinance may, therefore, be taken as an indication of the line which will be finally The official inquiry touching the death of a udepted in respect to the two Eastern-Colonies.coolie pamed Chu Lok (19) who was killed dar ing the recent riots, was commenced, at the and the F.M.S. They are, briefly, the abolition Magistracy, this afternoon... of the private monopoly and sale of opium of which Government becomes henceforth sola importer and desier. All piom smakers must be licensed, and they will be allowed CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS, pprchase a fixed quantity from Govern meni dispensaries, which ill thereafter be come in fact, if not in name, shops for the
MEDICAL EVIDENCE. W preparation and retail sale of opium. The Dr. W. V. M. Koch, superintendent of the quantity thur vendad will be gradually reduc. Government Civil Hospital, was the first wile
It was stated for the plaintiff that in June. Telegrams have been despatch ed as in case of Chios. It boped that assess called. He said that on 2nd Novem
ant firm id discharge a cargo of coat on board to the Commissioners of Customs last he entered into a contract with the defend. the amount doled out grow smaller and bor Chu Lai was admitted to the bore
the Christi in Dore Plaintiff was paid twenty ascertain their opinions on beautifully less, the process will have a cura-pital at 2 p.m.. He was suffering, from two tive effect on the consumer, whose craving wounds, one on each hip, which was
seven cents per ton, while strange to say, the for the deleterious drug will be finally ex-
stated to have been caused by a bullet. He
Witness eventually posted the party near the defendants compradore contracted with his proposal. tinguished. This plan might prove feasible, was in a condition of shock, and was bleeding Land We Live la" Hotel. A repetition of the firm to do the work for twenty-five cents a 100; were the consumer absolutely debarred from inwardly. The conditions were such as to Jervois Street behaviour, only of a more severe, so according to the platatiff, the comptadore access to illicit supplies to replenish his necessitate operation, as witness judged that character, was bere saon. His object in pull-los two cents on every ton discharged. attenuated licensed daily allowance. Even if the intestines were perforated. After a furthering out his revolver and firing into the air was ** Mr. Hett caked bis Lordship to make a noto
muggling of this drug can be completely diagnosis witness operated on him aid fened to show the crowd that the police were armed. of that as it was important to his case.
Mr. Justice Gomperx-That is the line of prevented, by the creation of a costly and in a portion of the intestines perforated in seven and would fire if they got worse. Deford wit- coruptible preventive service, which is open to places. Fourteen pieces of the intestines were pess went to telephone for assistance he gave your defence? considerable doubt, we have not the slightest removed. The hip wounds appeared to be one in the throat, and difficulty in breathing.confidence in the possibility of achieving such continuous wound, caused by the traversing of
a marvellous feat" in the Straits and. Hong-bullet. After the operation he rallied a little, kong, where the conditions are wholly dif- but his condition was hopeless as he died at ferent. WATSON'S COLD CURE TABLETS, but one per cent of the entire population. bullet wound. In answer to the coroner, Dr. In Ceylon the Chinese constitute 9.15 next morning. Death was caused by a
$0.00,
But in the Straits and Hongkong, the Koch said the ballet caught deceased, co the great majority of the inhabitants are Chinese, right and came out at the left sida, Speedily relieves influenis, cold in the and the geographical position of these Col-
ORDER TO CHARGE given, onier, affords every facility for smuggling. head, sneezing, Sc.
Chiel Iospector Baker said that he was not which is, even under present conditions, being present when the shooting occurred. On the carried on, or attempted on an extensive scale, and instant, he said, while on duty in the From a revenue standpoint the Ceylon Govern Central District, he posted pickets for duty al
CHINAMEN SHOOTING FROM, THE CROWD, ment can easily part with its income from opium different parts of the city. As a matter of fact
*Petty Officer Wright, called and cautioned which is less than one hundredth part of the pickets were out on the previous evening. in a similar manner, said he was stationed on total receipts of the Colony, whereas the other Near the "Land We Live In Hotel a picket.M.S. Alacrity. At about 12.30 o'clock on two Eastern Cologies will have to forfeit one half was stationed. At 12:30 pm, but for a crowd, the 22nd November be was in the International their revenues by the adoption of the Ceylon everything seemed quiet in this locality. When Hotel, with Falty Officer Vear and Bachan scheme, when carried out to its final concluwisness returned an hour later, with a body was summoned by Sergeant Cooper to audiet, sion. Smuggling, blackmailing, and heavy of Europead policemen, he saw a large crowd the police. Witness and his friends wong and of coolies about, and quantities of tiles, and helped to charge the crowd for uver an hour. bricks scattered about the street. The coolies The crowd in Jervois Street was too strong for were yelling loudly. At this moment three the company, which had to retreat to the Land bluejackets passed witness Dear Cleverly We Live in," the crowd closing in on them at Street-about 40 or so yards away from the scene of the trouble. In passing, one of the every side, and bricks, flower-puts and bottles. sailors shouted to witness: Hurry up. Your crowd had revolvers. The men were dressed were thrown at them. Two Chinamen in the
differently from the ordinaty coolis. They held their revolvers in one hand and posters in the other Three shots were discharged by them, one bullet pasting over, witness's shoulder Who this was going on witness heard an English voice say, “Fire The crowd-way within ten yards of the company and was Mr. Helt-Your contract with the compra- behaving particularly violent. Just then hedore was twenty-seven'coats a ton?—Yes, was struck on the chest with a brick, and turn. ing round he asked a policeman for his carbine and for some black ammunition. The police man said be bad go,“ blanks," Taking a round of ball shot from the policeman he fired, with a elevation of forty-five or sixty degrees, at which angle the shot could have cleared the house tops. After a five minutes' wait shouts of Tak, tah came from the crowd, and more charges followed Again witness fired another shot, with the same elevation, after which he was struck by another brick and rendered semi-unconscious. He found his way to the
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A GANG of one hundred and forty-ons deportees arrived" I 'om the Dutch East Indies, 10-day by the steamer Tjimahla ra
ADMIRAL Sir Arthur W. Moore, recently in command of the China Squadron, is about to leave London on a visit to New Zealand.
WE are requested to state that the elocutionary contest which was to be held at St. Joseph's College on Saturday, the 14th, has been fixed for 7 p.m. instead of 8 p.m."
A COOLIE, Chiu Fuk, was given six weeks by Mr. J. t. Wond to repeat for his sins. Chan relieved a school "boy" of $g worth of clothing on board the steamer Tai Qe yesterday.
Six weeks hard labour a coolie got in the Palice Court, to-day, for stealing a brass clock. from a bowker 8131, Second Street, He got an extra fourteen days for attempting to pawn the timepiece and giving false information to the pawnbrokers.
THE memorial to the officers and men of the Middlesex Regiment who fell in South Africa will be unveiled in Horney Parish Church by Bir G. S. White, V.C., on the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 2r. All battalions of the "Die Hardı" will be represented at the ceremony.
men are getting a preity rough time." Witgen then gave the.order to "charge. The crowd was driven up into Hollywood Rond and Lower
Lascar Row.
The Coroner-When your body of meu charged were stones hurled at you?
Chief Inspector--No.-
Did the crowd fall back readily? Yes, as soon as they saw us they ran back,
Did any of your men strike any in the crowd ?--Yes,
Were carbines used? Yes, but nobody war
hurt,
During the charge, witness continued, be saw a man lying on the sidewalk two shops away from the Western market Sergeant Hedge was standing boar him. Later he was taken to hospital. After the injured mas was removed the crowds came back and worked their way into Jervois Street, where another charge was made. Then stones and bricks were hurled at the polica, an
The Coroner-Were, the Indian constables
armed?—Yes.
With ball cartridge -Yes; each man bad
ten rounds.
Were they given kay blank ammunition ?— No.
After a few seconds the proceedings were continued, Cooper stating that when he dispartoer, have you not? covered that a man had been shot ha hiked who had fired. O. Wright, of the Alacrity
be said, admitted that he did.
[nao. While he was seated osat the door he
International Hotel where he was given a drink Then his two friends called and said he was wasted at the police station, Witness, only
Brad two shots.
Plaintiff-Well, I have a man who owns 2
small share. He is a coolie foreman.
Then he is your pastuer ?-He has a very small share.
tion
He was a partner in this particular transac
Very small shiro....
Has he received on behalf of the firm any money on this transaction ?—I don't know
You said you received 5535 on account. Did your partner receiva that No. 1 did."
Wing.
What is the name of your firm ?-Lau Fel
To whom did you give the deposit money? Is that your name, too?—Yes.
To the charadore's wife.
Was ir aptent to her?-No. Plaintiff dip explain to the compradore's wife the region he gave her the $100,
but did got get a receipt. He gave the money to the compradore's wife for her rise wald, to why feared Wallem and Company The reason why bahued Walinm and not the compratore (Wong Chik Sang) was because Wallem and Company told this compradore to engage plaintiff............
And-the-compriates's with Wallem and Compopy we wanty live?—Yes.
How was that?—I was Told to do so, 1 could not do the work for twenty five cents as coolie labour was high, ag
Sa the compradore lost two cents on each ton ?-Yes,
Mr. Justice Gompert suppose the com pradore is bere protein
ናና
M. Hett-Thas the amusing part of the matter. The compratore is here and willing to Pay, as already said. Why we are being surd I don't know.
had previously been paid by Wallem and Com
Oh being questioned plaintiff said that he pay and he looked to them for payment now
and not to the compradore.
His, Lordship gave judgment for the defend.
The Coroner-lä, your report to Inspector Smith you said you fired three shots? How isants with costs.
Winess Two or three, I said. N
with the exception of four, yes.
Were the Europeños armed 1-Og Monday, that?
Were the Chines: armed?—No.
THE FIRST SHOTS,* Policeman Joshua Brook was called and cap. bed, and the coroner gave him to understand that if hatbought certain questions would inczi- minate him he need not answer. The witness, after remarking "Yes," said that on Monday last be went out on duty with Sergeant Cooper and
44 teo rounds of ammunition each. With this
¥
Can you tell me why you fired?-Because we were outanmbored,
You did not tell the police that revolvets" were fired from the crowd?-1 did, sin
Policeman Brook was recalled, and asked by the Coroner why he did not say in his evidence that revolvers were fired from the crowd, Wit ness stated that he did not see any revolver in Chinese hands, but he heard shots coming
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Peking, 11th November. Yum Cheung had an audience with the Emperor and Empress Dowager.
Before proceeding to Anhui, he asked for instructions as regards the inspection of troops at the forth coming military manoeuvres.
Their Majesties commanded him to see that nothing went amiss lest China be held to ridicule in the eyes of the Foreign Powers.
"[Router's]
The Lord Mayor's Banquet
LONDON, Jeth November. Mr. Asquith, the Premier, aptaking at the about hostile groupings of the Fowers and Lord Mayor's banquet deprecated the talk
re-echoed the Kaiser's wishes for peace. The Government meant to maintain an indisput able supremacy of the navy, not, for aggres slon or adventure, but for the fulfilment of the duty of the Empire. The Premier de clared that the settlement of the Balkan question must be consistent with the honour and the laterest of Turkey,...
Later,
The Casablanca Incident, M. Cambon and Herr Kiderlin Waachter have signed a declaration in Berlin':
'regretting the violence of subordinate officials at the Casablanca incident, and referring the whole matter to arbitration,
Sincate Pu Lap piece goods shop at 69, Bonham Strand. Ea, was destroyed by fire the al Germany. other day, the police, having their suspicions
The Reichstag was packed when Herr aroused, have been inquiring minutely into the Basserman Wiemer, the spokesman of the cause of the outbreak. **As the result of certain alleged discoveries Liberals, fearlessly condemned the interven
drained and, inspected the official machinery favourable impressions produced everywhere was sat in motion.
by the report of the Interview, also the un Yesterday, Inspector Smith caused the arrest fortunate effect on Chloá, Japan, and the of the master of the Pu Lun firm (Au Pak King) United States when they beard that the fleet on auspicion of having set fire to the building might be intended to operate in the Pacific,
meet his own ends.
Friace Buelow stated that during the past What the police was supposed to have stressful days he had obtained the conviction discovered to take this step wat whisper that the Emperor would practise a greater
at headquarters to-day, was alleged t
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three Indiae 'constables. Witness, was armed from the crowd. The police firing,may have, which came to light after the building bad bren tions of the Kaiser, and pointed out the une with a revolver; the Indians with carbines and extended to five minutes, but so longer, Two Indiana-a policeman and a watchman-guard witness advanced from No. 5 Station said, in answer to questions, that he did not Sergeant Cooper was also so-called, He who were giving vent to their feelings yesterday to Jervois Street. On the way up witness sfernoon in Wauchai Road, appeared in the left two of his fadians to guard two shops draw Pelty Oficer Wright's attention to the Police Court, to-day, charged with fighting and creating a disturbance. The argument was over on umbrella. They were fined $5 each.
in Queen's Road, while Sergeant Cooper, and body on the pavement Wilgers could not say two other Indiase remained in Jervois Street, whether Wright knew, the man was shot before Later, Sergeant Couper came to witness, for he left for the police station.
called
FINDING
to
he Houghing Gelegraph MAIL advices from South Africa state that thesesistance, and the late to the feiernational The Jury reired for abosi-ten minutes to that duties das iespecies they came acres reserve in the future, otherwito no
2nd Battalion East Kent Regiment was timed HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1908, embark at Durban on 27th alt, on the troopship Dufarin, of the Royal Indion Marine service en voyage for Hongkong, which should be reached by November-ao-The transpon has a voyage of close on 7,000 miles before-her,
OPIUM IN THE COLONIES=
Hotel. Is company with these men withes went to Jervois Street. This would be about 12.45 o'clock. Arriving at his destination wit- ness found a tremendous crowd there bent on breaking Info the shops. No sooner had the police put in an appearance than sticks, bam boos, and all kinds of missiles were buried at them, and they were later attacked. At one time things got so severe that the party had to
fali back" into Queen's Road, at last?
The Coroner What made you "fall back"
Witness-Because the crowd was too thick,
The members of the Commission, appointed by H. E. the Governor of Ceylon, to inquire THE French submersibles Pluefois, Ventose, into the Opium question, bays submitted thale and Germinal have returned to Cherbourg, recommendation with greater promptitude than aller a conlir uous run of about-720 miles in 84 their colleagues in the Straits. The Secretary hours. A speed of nine knots was main of State for the Colonies accepted the aug-tained, and the submersibles are described as gestions of the Caylor Government, which having in every way realised the high expectand our lives were in jeopardy, We had to ware primarily based upon the Report of stions formed of their asutical power and fall back" to the" Land we live in." As soon the Commission, without loss of time, and habitability.
the result of this charming unanimity has.
consider the fading, and when they returned to Court the Foreman announced that they were unanimous in their opinion that death was accidental
The Jury commended the Police for the way they suppressed the riots and also commended Stoker Petty Officers Wright, Vear and Buchanan for the manner in which they assist ed the Police. Ed.
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several pieces of firewood which showed would accept the responsibility signs of baving been saturated with kerosten oil. It was alleged further that at the time.of silk goods stored on the promises as was ex the outbreak there, mai-not-$10,000 worth of pected. These and other little matters led to the arrest of the abopmaster
in the Police Courly this morning, An Pak which Chief Inspector Baker preildad: The Ao interesting mesting was held to-day, over King (30) was arraigned before Mr. J.-R.
His Worship, Concurred in the Jury's com Wood (second palica' magistrate) to anawar question which had to be discussed was the of
INTO A WELL.
FATALITY AT CHEUNO-CHAU.
as we fall back several abops ware broken into been the evolution of a draft Ordinance to TIE masters of six steam launches were fined Road?-The crowd was throwing things about. What happened when you got to Queen's amend, the law regalating the importation, Sto each by Lieut. C. W. Beckwith, R.,
An unfortunate accident, which resulted in salo and distribution of Opium' in the
Where were you standing?-Under the ver- dealb, took place yesterday morning at Cheungs Assistant Harbour Master, for abstracting the andeh...;'; Colony of Ceylon. The Home Government free access of vessels at the Observation Street
Cado, in the New Toritory, An sged woman, was in such haste to deal with the question, in wharf on the gth (qstant, One case (Military until at fast Sergeant Copper draw his revolver engaged in getting water from a wall to the Again things got serious, the witness, added, the wife of a farmer, was the victim. She was Hongkong, that it did not, as in the case of launch Jubiles) was dismissed, as the magis and red ons round to the all, The Crowd Village, by means of a bucket, attached to the other Colonies, go through the form of rate found that it has been the custom of the paid hot bit of potice to this, in fact the which was a sopp, when she lost bar balanc constituting a Commission to take evidence an officer in charge of the Army Service Corps to crowd, witness thought, was sparing on the and dropped in. The well, some forty feet the spot or of inviting the reasoned opinion instruct the master of the launch to remain police by their attitude to Bro again, Sergeant deep, was half filled with of HE the Governor in Council. The alongside the wharf for the facility of the troops Cooper left them to telephone for further analitij bld lady's body you storm of Indignant protest which was aroul on the King's Birthday Parade, with, the sug- - ance. In the absence of the surgeant, the
against the hasty action of the Home gestion that should the A. S. C. require the use was charged once
unt, however, induced it to passe of the wharf in future, they should notify the occasions the polica
from the Arie
the last moment, and the solution of Water Police with a visw 10 preveal any trouble
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two charger, as follows:-Malcically setting goization of the great Police Bill. Nemerous Si to 69, Bonham Strand East on the 7th members of the Force wore present, and Ser instant; and seifing fire to the building, bir font Leo acted as secretary. Among those present was a goodly hember of laspectare object being to defraud certain insurance com- panies. To these charges defendant pleaded including such well-known individuals an not gality, and at the request of the police the tor Wilbars. It was decided to held the dance Chief Tospector-Detective Hansen and Inspec- 10 was formally remanded for a week.
and dinner this year at No. 7, Police Biation=”” ASOCIATY OF ST. VINCENZ 'a' place where all those who have been volun-
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We take this opponuplty of drawing the the Force har honourably, Institution, which is to hold its annual bertaron "characters * ĝin "the-
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