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HIS EXCELLENCY'S DEPARTURE.
Civil.
Seryanes Address.
Today's Enquiry›
OUTBREAK AT CANTON..
Continued Fighting..
Our Canton correspondent This morning at the Magistracy, writen under dato Marola 13-
Yesterday morning fighting
cause by, the long continued ill- THE RACES FATALITY. ness of my wife. I thank you most especially for the terms in which you havo alluded to her. It ish source of leop regrot to her „Oficial lawoudkings common-that sho lins boen prevented from ced to-day when an address was doing her part at Government| prosented to His Excellency, the Ilouse, and acquiring as personal Mr. E. Arving held un enquiry Governor by tho members of the touch with the whole Civil into the circumstances attending
second engineer of the ss. Hui- of the regular forcos and the re- cidences on the race track appears representative gathering awaited to do.
Au intorosting article on coin-Civil Service at noon. A largo Serviço na slo would havo wished the death of Thomas Nesbit, was rosumeil between the troops ching, who was knocked down by volutionary soldiers cominanded on page 8. Ono page 3 will be
by Wong Worshun at Chong Chin found Nows of the World and the
Dr. Bell stated that the deceas-Stroot, the soone of the assassina- coupon for the Photographic Com
od was admitted into the Governtion of the lato Tartar General, that relation ment Civil Hospital on Feb. 24, Machine guns were used by bih
petition.
Ta-day's Paper,
James Burns, who charged at the Magistracy this morning with having stowed away on the 8.5. Anbui from Shanghai, was fined $100.
to six week's hard labour,
The V. R. C.
that more entries will be sent..
The Late Mr. Eberius.
Lo alludo
tho result of
HUGHES COMEDY CO.
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took up posts near a pawn broker's. shop at Ta Ping Sha.
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by o blow or fall.
The Magistrate-Would it be
diers of the Hip" regiment compatible with his boing kouck- At noon, the revolutionary sol
The Chinese driver of the car stationod at the band came into over by a tram?--Oh yos!
near the Golf Club, said that he Five Forries Gatos through
ed
His Excoltonoy in the ball roun I am proud to have been asso- at Governmbut House, and on ciated with so able and so loyal aa tram, after the races His Excellency's arrival, Mfr. band of colleagues. Hitherto 1 Saturday on tha Claud Severn rond the address hare occupied the position of which is na follows:-
your official Chief. In a
or two To Sir Frederick John Dealtry day Lagard, G.C.M.G., C.B., D.SO.
will copeo, and I trust it may bodying there on Feb 27. The post-
Chief of Hongkong.
Governor and Commander-in-replaced by mutual and long con-mortem showed that death was sides. The regular forces word tinued friendship, 1f is should due to a largo hemorrhage on the supported by the troops stationed brain. There was no fracture of in the city towars, who fired down May it please Your Excellency, fortunately at any time be in the skull and the injury looked as on the revolutionary soldiers who We the undersigned, members power to serve your individual in- At the Magistracy to day of the Civil Service.of all grades teroals, I hope you will not heart though it might have boou causqu | man charged with stealing for in the Colony of Hongkong, ale to give me the opportunity. umbroling and a bundle of cloth-desire to convoy to Your Excol- Those of you who are my com ing from a follow passenger ozlency our respectful congratula-patriots I shall hope to meet from the 8.8. Kwang Si, was sentenced tons on the honour which is time to time in Englnad. To Majesty the King has conferred those of you whose homes are in The doad body of a Ulineson you by entrusting you with the East I must say a long which knocked the deceased over collision with the regulars at the
I wish you all the Administration of the good-bye. Child was found yesterday,
Suck your work of administration in course. There were two cars dumped in the Eastern district. United Territories of Northern success both individually and in was driving away from the race the rarest of eighteen of the The infant had died from small and Southern Nigeria.
fight was ended after the com- an appointment is high. this important Colony. For it passing at the time and ho did number by the lattor, Firing pox,
unlit lie started to emerge-from- tribute to Your Excellency's ad- I cannot desire a better future not catch sight of the defendant continued for two hours. Tho Wo have to thank Mr. J.ministrative capacity, which has than it may continue to be ser behind the other car. Witness mander of the regulars had been shown in such a marked ved by us strenuous, as high sounded the bell and put on the surrendered the sightcon pri- Lambert, Lloyd's Surveyor, for a copy of Lloyd's statistical tables degree during your term of office principled and as able a Civil.
Service as it has at this moment, emergency brako. The decoased soners. Firing als was heard Wei-oi Street in the centre of the The address was enclosed in tried to got. back, but the car to come from the rection of It is impossiblo within the The rates of Solacription to the Hongkong felograph" will of British and Foreign shipping Governor hero.
for 1911.
limits of an Address to review the handsome blackwood covers with being unable to stop sharply, on St. Marceaux Champagne,
rails, hit the deceased, his hond soldiers of the "Hong" regiment principal events of the past few silver mountings and His Ex-account of the slippery stato of the city. This time the revolutionary being struck by the brass hanil-opened hostilities with the re- St. Marceaux Clan pagne, viu-yours, or to onerate the various cellency's initials in the contro.
ail at the entranos to the veglars, in the streets. The re- for assistance Įtage 1904 (for which wine Mossrs. subjects, in some cases of great
We are asked to draw attentionhicle. Usually the cars could ulurs called
and wero reinforced by AS. Watson & Company, L., importance to the Colony, which Address from the Community.
and some a local agents) was used excln-have engaged your attention and sively at the recent Coronation of received the benefit of your to a notification appearing on be pulled up in seven or eight their comrades
machine guns. The people in the panic- tation of an address to His You attribute the accident to neighbourhood were the King of Sinm at Bangkok and wise judgment, but we desire page 5 in regard to the prosen-yards.
particular to throughout the entire ceremonies in
that great project which colloney the Governor. The the road being slippery ?--Yes. ricken, and seeing the in- connected with it.
Do you think you would havo minence of a sovore encounter, address is to be presented in the hus, occupied so much of your St. George's Hull at '11.30 a.m. been able to pull up before you at once telephoned to the Gover In connection with the amateur time and energy namely," the
it is roquested that those desiring been slippery 7-Yes.
rloring the commandera of the In answer to farther questions two sides to keep their respective boxing tournament to be hold founding of the University, the slurp on Saturday inorning and reached him if the road had not nor-General, who lost no time in under the auspices of the V. R.C.coping stone of your great efforts to bo present should be in their in the cause of Education. It is
witness said that there was time troops under control. The order Roats by 11.15.
for the deceased to have crossed of the Governor-General was next month for the Bantam, due to four statesmanlike fore Light, Feather and Welter chain sight that Hongkong is first in the
the line safely, but he tried to carried out. pionships of the Colony, we
dodge-back. Ife was unable to Many houses were brought to learn that so far six entries have field propated to take advantage.
ostiminto the speed of the car ruin, and the various localities been received. It is to bo hoped of the call for Education in West- ern methods which the recont
Scores a Big Hit
Ho attributed the slippery con-word boyond description. The dition of the rail to the fact that treets wore lined with corpsos. along to the hoa, secrotary changes in China havo brought
The Hughes Comedy Company the wheels had carried some of In Tung Kwan and Nan Kwan," the club, so that an interesting about, and soriosol contests may be arranged, your efforts "Cannot fail to be a have ciught on first time and are the oil used in the curves, so that the water service was completely further comebting of the friendly assured of a successful senson in the wheels did not got a good disorganized, the mains being relations now happily existing longkong. They came with ohi. Though it was race day broken and the alroots were At the Supreme Court, to-day, between Croat Britain and China. big reputation, and they did more he lind nd no instructions to flooded. Electric current WAB Mr. Grist made an application It must be as gratifying to you than live up to it. To have its speed up" and in foot was disconnected and many places under soction 1 of the Bankruptcy as it is to all who have the wol praises sung in advance is quite going at the usual rate.
were thrown into darkness, The Act for the estate of G. F. Eberius, fure of this Colony at heart that ofton danunging to a company, for: A Chinelo school boy, who in oating houses have sold out all lecoused, to be administered it has been found possible to hold anticipation leaps ahod of a his statement to the police said he be available food, and the people according to law. Letters of ad- the Opening Ceremony before ual worth. But anticipation in was walking in the road when are starving. The Self Govern-
uinistration, said Mr. Grist, had you leave Hongkong.
this case fell short of realisation; the accident occurred, but toldment Socioly has despatched a been granted and the Official
It is our carnost hope that which was a triumph for the com-the magistrate he was riding in telegram to Dr. Sun Yat-sen re Rocojvor had been sorved with Lady Lagard may shortly bo
the car was reprimanded by Mr.
unfortunate, oc- porting the that putition and, he understood, restored to health. Hor' labours Doubtless there was a story in Irving, and told to leave the
currence which has brought. the property had been taken in the sphere of philanthropy are "The Speculators", but one never witness box.
misery to many homes, and Dr. possession of and no objection characteristio of her life, and quite got the hang of it. One P.O. McCowan gave evidence Sun Yat-sen is requested to was taken to that application. Hongkong, owes a deep dobi of seldom does in musical comedy, that he saw the deceased knook-telegraph is the Governor-Glone- The Official Receiver said ho gratitude to her for all the has So long as you know something of ad over and said that the car, wasal of Canton, instructing him to had no objection to the application done to help on every good work. what is intended and the fun is pulled up close to where he fell restore peace and order as soon and it was accordingly granted." We can express no better with good, the story does not mattor. He went to deceased's assistance as possiblo.
Congress-of-Universities than that she may be enabled in The Speculators" does not appeal and with another officor carried Preparations are being completa different and wider sphere to because it is quite outside the us him to the footpath, and after- The enquiry into the circumstances attending the affray on theed for the forthcoming Congress pursue further hier noble efforts unl lines. It is not. There are wards to a house in Morrison TROUBLE AT WEICHOW. Sui Au, on February 28, endod, as all the ovidence painted towards of Universities of the Empire. in the cause of Charity and all the old favourite, charactors Hill Boad.
and situations and fun, It was impossible for the car to its vading, in completo exoneration of Lance Sergeant Attewoll who The Congress is to meet in Civilization,
Wo tonder to Your Excellenry | Kaffof, for instance, whose travel fast in the crowd tlut was
revolvers and about day. took life on Tuesday. Nothing could be more regrettable than cussion in July, and to remain in an expression of our sincere good specialties aro
Mr. J. J. Stoddart Kennedy, the fact that he has passed to the other side without knowing that being as a party of fellow-wishes for the faturo happiness bombs and homicidal tendencies a jury of his fellow-men and his action not only excusable but travellers for nearly another of yourself and Lady Lugard. generally, is half-brother to the manager for the tramway com- writes:
Nows has reached Canton from month. Its mombers will be Hongkong, March 1912. amiable lunatic in the "Belle ofpany, said bo did not think the justified.
every quartor Hole follow e signatures of Now York"-he of the immi-il would make difference to the Weichow of trouble between the We can never know now what feelings and fears operated on of the British Empire where all the heads of departments. nont, deadly ham-knife, and Bloom troad of the rail. It was only regular troops and, the revolu Attowell's mind and impelled him to the rash at which all Universities oxist. The sub- The Judges desire to associate and Blossom are as old as-as used to avoid scraping on the tionary soldiers, which took place side of the rail. A car would have un Sunday last. Fortunately the deplore. But at least we can be cortain that he was, not jects included in the programme themselves with the services in musical comedy.
But the fun is there all the to be in very good condition to results were not so disastrous as driven by any thought that he had done wrong. He did only his for discussion are various and presenting this Address.
(Signed F. T. Piggott. old screaming, rib-shaking fun. allow of its being pulled in its at Canton. It appears that Com
G.J. duty, and, however unfortunate the result, he had been long enough practical. One of the most in-
mandor Li Chai-man, in command rooked audience
with own length, 20 feet, in the police fores to know that, wherever duty led him, he had erosting debates will probably
be the problem of the universities (Signed) III. J. Gompertz. laughter where it at last night. The Magistrate found that the of a company of the troops of the right on his side. There aro sensitivo, bighly-strung natures, how in the East, especially in regard
One has not heard such hearty decansod was killed by being regular forces, arrived at Woi- Hore Tollow signatures of all laughter" for years. If merri- knocked down by a tram ear aud chow at noon on the day in ovor, which suffer terribly in such a caso on that of the deceased to their influence oir character officer. They swing uncertainly and unhappily botwecu immediate and moral ideals. This was pro-assistant heads and subordinates ment is the best medicine Hong- that no blame attached to the question with instructions from past and near future; regrotting what has happono, fearing what posed as a topic for dobato by Sir of all departments in the service.kong should show a clean bill of motor inan. He returned a ver- the Governor-General of Canton,
Frederick Lagard, Governor of the His Excellency in reply said health for some time to come. It diet of death by misadventure. is to happen. They shrink from the judgment of their follows; Colony of Hongkong and Chan-I am deeply grateful to you, is a matter for congratulation rathor, they shrink from the possibility of misjudgment. The man collor of its new University. It is gentlemen, for the kind words that the company is remaining of strong level sanity who is often wanting a little in imagination, very pertinent in view of the recorded in the Address which for some little while.
Most of the fun is raised by may not fully understand and sympathise with this mood of mind; China University and of the plans you, Sir, have just read,
of religious fusion recently sug- Many of you have spent long Mr. Paul Stanhope and Mr. Bert but there are many who can appreciate what an agony this brooding gested by a Japanese minister, youre in this Colony, and most le Blauc (Bloom and Blossom)
of means to a scusitivRsoud.
you have been here longer than ably supported by Mr. C. O. Bankrupt says he Borrowed at to the parade ground strongly CREDITORS SATISFIED. mel; dont fed with the foil Lydston. These are three very much identified with Civil clover laughter-makers, and the Service of Hongkong as any of two first-named almost carry you can. For the interests and the piece on their backs. As problems of this Colony have for "Cassia Roland" Madame Pearl T. F. da Silva Alonco was ad- close on years been my continu-Lloyd was clever alike in her lines judicatod a bankrupt.
The dezort of this paper is to publish correct infor nation, to verre the truth and print the newes without four or favour.
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HONGKONG, TUURSDAY, MARCH 16, 19437
A REGRETTABLE DELAY.
London for four days' formal dis-
drawn from
Bankruptcy Petition Withdrawn.
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pany.
The
MONEY LENDERS' CHARGES.
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120 per cent.
At the Supreme Court, to-day,
Révolutionaries and Regulars.
Our Canton correspondent
to disband some of the revolution- ry soldiers. Commander Li, on arrival, called up the various regi ments, forinspection on the parade ground with the intention of sub sequently disbanding some of them. He had the entrances
guarded by his own troops. The rovolutionary soldiers suspected his movement and at once opened fire. A serious encounter ensued. At first the regulars wore con.. siderably handicapped on account.
No one can over be sure just how Attowell suffered, but that he did suffer is only too eloar. And, in the light of what happened this week, regret is keen that the ouquiry was delayed. There were no doubt, reasons for holding the enquiry close upon a fortnight after the deall of thio Sui An vietimm, though they do not appear in any
Mr. Gardiner, on behalf of Jied study and occupation to the and her singing. She has a very Debtor in explaining his cir of their ignoranco of the neigh pablished report that we have seen. The longer the dolay, the more II. Newbold, Inte of the Ow exclusion of practically any read-pl-esing, mezzo-soprano voice of cumstances said he was a clerk bourhood." Would a sensitive inan suffer; for he was almost bound to conclude Grill Rooms, explained to Judge ing or attention to any subject and quality and she knows how earning $225. For month, which An urgent telegram was des that every day of waiting pointed to something against himself bo- Gomporta, at the Supreme outside the Colony and its daily to make use of it. But, apart he had boon drawing for over a patobod by Commander Li to the ing examinot, a mistakon assumption, of course, but in the Court, to-day, that his client press, so that I naturally feel as from Miss de Guy, the singing year. Ilis liabilities were about Governor-General of Canton circumstances a natural one for a man like Attowoll. So we can had made arrangements to pay a though I were being uprooted is only of moderate quality. $6,000, the whole of which repro- asking for assistance. The Go Bum which would satisfy his and transferred to another soil Weakness. there, however, is sented borrowed money.. He had vernor-General at once sent nær picture him with a mind soured by the thought of the man dead, on creditors and he asked to have the and atmosphere.
componented for by brilliance in actually only borrowed eight or urgent wire reprimanding the the one hand, and by the four of misunderstanding on the part of bankruptoy potition withdrawn. I greatly regret to leave you, dancing. The chorus girls are nine hundred dollars and interest commanders of the revolutionary at the rate of 120 per cent. por soldiers, who thereupon recalled his follows on the other. It is a thousand pities, in the light of The Official Recoivor said: bo but the summons to another place very clever in this dopartment.
the soldiers. WARS after ovents, that that four was not promptly removed. To say that is had before him what was said to came in terms which left me no
Altogether the pieco gose with annum was charged..
The Official Receiver said⠀⠀ During the engagement, the a deal of soap and the merriment not to blame anyone; it would be an impertinence to offer blame be a full list of creditors and that option but to obey.
on arrangement to pay forty por I shall look back upon my time at times is whirling. It is well debtor was paying a monthly city gates were closed. A num for a delay which may have justified. But it is pormissible for us cont, had been come to.
here as perhaps the pleasantest in worth a visit and wo prophecy, sum and asked for him to be ber of innocent poople were killed? The petition was withdrawn, my life, in spite of the anxiety packed houses every night,
made a bankrupt. to express the regret that is generally felt.
during the fight,
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