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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF
SIR HENRY MAY
ASIATIC FIRES POINT BLANK AT THE GOVERNOR'S HEAD.
Lady May bursts into Tears, whilst Sir Henry is Unmoved.
How it Happened.
The Arrest.
·ORAPHIC ACCOUNTS BY EYE-WITNESSES.
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witness them, boosnes they are following account of the affair seon by few and experienced "As the chairs came into sight rarely above once in the lifetime I first saw a flash, which wAB of those who receive them. -- followed by a report. "For a As I enterodato City Hall I couple of seconds everything was fearful to look at Sir Honry, seemed to be still. The chairs I dared not for some time look had stopped, and then there was into his earnest face when I heard a rash of police and others. A Sir Kai Ho Kai read aloud how few seconds later the chairs came esteemed he was by the people of on as though, nothing had hap Colony, both British and Chinese ponod."
alike. This after he had narrow. Revenge the Motive. ly esorbed with his life. Sir From enquiries which we have Henry took it manfully and as made it appears that there is no though no such incident had political significanco attaching to happened. He took it with that the attempt, but that it is purely common-sense manitor so elur-mattor of personal revenge. actoristio of the race to which heIt seems that the would-be is proud to belong and which is assassin is the son of a former proud of a son of his courage and lukong in the Hongkong Police bearing. Ho was thoroughly Force, and that he himself was award that the Chiness of the formerly a dispenser in one of the They Colony respected the Crown, hospitals.
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A “Telograph" reporter whose the officers. The officers answer of what had occurred. Juty it was to attend the landing of vaguely but tho man was were too far behind to 800 despite the fact that same con- of Sir Henry and Lady May and beyond the comprehousion of what had happened or to temptiblo man had tried to lower Sir Henry May had occasion to family writes of the attempted words He was but little more realise that it was but by an act his race by a cowardly and imprison the would-be assassin's asenusination of the Governor than five feet high, drassod-in à | of God that their father had becadastardly attempt to take the life father, and that ever since that as follows:-
cheap blue sorgo suit of European spared them. Women broke into of one who had done nought but time the son las entertained Little did I think this morning pattern, and wore a white shirt tears and it was only by roinark-good for the Colony and the feelings of hatred for Sir Henry when I left the calm and ponceful and a black tie which encircled a able restraint that the children people. district of Kowloon that, ores. low soft shirt-collar. "Have they the were not ombraced by the mem- He sat like sphinx on the rovenge. Learning of the ar- hours had passed, I, among others, revolver?" I asked, and I was bers of their sex who felt for them dais surrounded by his wife and rangements for Sir denry's roturn would be struggling to keep assured that it was in safe as only a woman can feel for family, and every word caught his to the Colony, he took up a posi under-avo, and even destroy-custody. His name was not known, another in times of trouble and ear and was appreciated from the tion from whence he thought he man who had attempted to tako and those who had him in churgo distress.
bottom of his heart. Not a trem- would be able to take the life of the life of the representative of were unacquainted with him. The ground was the centre of ble, not an indication of concern the now Governor, but luckily he our Most „Grucious Majesty, the ¦ A crowd interested and curious
made the slightest showing. Like was frustrated in bis designs. King. It all happened in my followed, but not one nude any
all true Irish men, he put aside all One of the Riff-raff." instant na these attempts usually attempt at rescue or showed any
thought of the danger he had been A "Tolograph" representative concarit for the "wrotch who was
submitted to. Was he dot noting interviewed some of the leading isken to the station. was rather
In company with Inspector on belmall of the Mother country? Chinese on the matter, and was Their Excolloucios hut just left surprised to find. so faw Euro- Baker, I wont to the City Hall. Was he not an oficial representa- generally informed that the act the Blake Pier and were being poans following the police with "It is terrible," he exclaimed tive of our Glorions King? And of the would-be assassin is ono conveyed in chairs to the City Tho-mu. I was anxious for many with fooling "I have never had Death itself come, would he that will be greatly regrotted by Hall when the attempt was made. moments as to what would hap known anything like it the whole not have died whilst carrying out the more respectable members of The procession had passed the pen. Right, left, forward, and of the years I have been here." The his duty to the Orown and coun- the Chinese section of the com- entrance of the Post Ollico and; bohind, the officers kept glowing, Inspector was agitated and sad, bat the chairs of Sir Henry and Lady and they kept to the middle of was not sadness general? Who for which many luve died in munity, who are loud in their oun-
the past and are avor willing to domaation. May word opposite Mossrs. the ravi, not so much for con- could have been happy under
lo so in the future? Ho Speaking to one gentleman in Falconer's promises, attende i im- vouienes as for safety, Not a soul such a terrible cirunmstance? We mediately by Indian policeman, tried even to get too new the arrived at the City Hall and there replied to the adresses in a particular we learnt that the aut firin and clear volvo. His in no way has tho sympathy of when the would-be assassin rash group; foar brought beads of I left the Inspector issuing orders cala was that of a
hoary any boly of people in the colony ed out from the crowd guthored sweat to their brows.
to his worthy subordinates, Out- at the corner of Das Vœux Ravi,! I returned to the spot where side the building the military gondressing a jury. He and it is doubted whether the nour the door loading to the the attempt was mato, and there mon were lined up just as others over referred to this attempt on man is even a resident in Hong-
his life. Hearts were touched kong.. Hoveral public.gfliesa tanto in Sergent Gorrard, who had so pluc were when the attempt on. Sir when he observed, "I am deep. According to our information, the Post Office buildings, and,kily and opportunely intervene nty's was made. My mind was ty sensible of the honour that is it is thought by many that this approaching within a few inches baloro any further attempt could immediately brought back by Most Gracious Majesty the King is the act of one of the riff-raff of Sir ilcury May, fired point be made, was, in the kindest man their discipline to the apparent Emperor has been plead to who can find no home in Cantor; Blank, at His Excellency's hod nor possible, ovading inquiriss, unconcern of the men who liaud with a revolver. The ballet, was as cool as though he had the raute at the spot where conter upon me by approving of where their lives are in danger lots our Pdles $12.00 per ex which was of particularly large only just scattered a handful of the attempt was male. Neithery appointment to file Colony on account of their un lesirability, where we have spent so many who had coms 1 Hongkong calibro, just missed His Ex-Fuvar-zealous coolies from the of the soldiera badged an
The remark was for asylum: happy yours. cellency and umbɔdded itself in liongkong Hotel corner. "It was inch, despite the fact that an
ipplaudloded, but again emotion
It is recalled that Sir Houry woodwork of the canopy of Ladyja noặc thẳng," ho admitted as attack on the King's reproson- May's clutic. The spot where it approached. I could not but tative, had been made. Was it provented any groat outburst of May, while acting as Captain eutusainen, Let us go hence," Superintendent of the Police, struck was at the right hand sido reply in the affirmative. Why that sense of discipline that had he said "that we may take the dealt with the undesirable Chiness of the almir, near where the aide didn't they lynch the swine characterised the British Force first stop necessary to enable us to immigrant, in a manner that anti front staves join. Sua- said on indignant onlooker. Ser- from time im nemorial? Had labour together, for good of the would certainly call forth reient- likoly and almost impossible dis geant Gerrard only snilo at the they remembered, as at the time Colony and for the greater glory ment from the undesirable, sad the action seem that mony who suggestion. La the vicinity of when the Royal Goorge founder of the British Empiro." It was it is fanoied that it is one of - heard the sho? firod did not the spot whore the chair was, at ad, that they had not to move
realise the gravity of tho aitastion, the moment the shot was firal, without comman 1 though death tho that the applauso became these, who, fearing that the same and had no idea that an attempt many who in the excitement had was to be their reward? This dishearty. His courage gladdened treatment might be meted out in hearts of his boarors as much as the future, has hoped to avort on the Governor's life had been case to follow the procession to 'sipline from the sense of discip the touching remark that his chil- what to them would bo, some- made,
tho City Hall, were soarching in wis glorious, though under Iron looked upon and spoke of thing of disaster, by the killing of agorly for the bullet as though such circumstances it appeared a Hongkong as their home, sad- one who followed such a firm Liko a Dash, Indian constables the finding of it meant that thread, trifle callous. Never a mau
policy in the past. deaed, 830 and 725 wore upon the min of evidenco by which the man moved, not a bayonet was brought Most of those in the hall were and had knocked his hand down would be condemned to the fate from its position, not a sword un-only acquainted with the fact that bofore he could offečtívely dis- he had endeavoured to inflict sheathed. charge the second shot. Thoupon Sir Henry.
A Reminiscence.
some attempt had boon made on Sir Henry's life; on the stairway 1| Charged at the Police.Court, trigger of the revolver had been Lady" May's Distress.
Assassinations, it must be re-
A "Telegraph" representative pulled but the alot mia-firo, 13- To get back to the scene and membered, or attempted assassina-was buttonholed by many to ex- fore the man was gut on to the what followed, I had to calm my tions as in this c150, happen and plain what had occurred. Other was present when the assassin ground, Inspector Hoggarth, of self, I rainembar Sir Heary, are over in a second. In a minute, pressmen whose duties were con- was charged at the police court the Opinn Farm, had practically whose chuir I was closely follow almost, the man lus been dragged the score. They had heard that livan. Ho is a young man who iinod to hall made inquiries by this morning by Inspector Sul- rendered him unconcious with a {ing, standing up as far as the away and the procession wenda swinging right thump. Sergeants canopy of tho chair would allow its way as though nothing unto was on the spot and an eye-at first chance appears to be just Gerrard and Walt were imhin and brushing his chest upon ward had happened. mediately upon him and had which his medals of honour re- It brought back to my mind him pinioned whilst Dateotiva pose, as though to indients that another attempted assassination and touching the bullet which presented rather an unkempt I had the privilege of seeing coat and trousers, was unshod and Murphy and Constable Marks he had not been struck. I under- that I had witnesed in Paris, had found its billet in the chair appearance. zado him doubly secure. stood him to say" It is allright;" and when as the King of Spain.uf Lady May. It took an officer To the astonishment of those
"Lynch Him."
then he resumed his seat. Lady previous to his marriage, overal minutes with a knife present, he spoke quite good The crowd, or at least that May, on realising what had hap roturning from the opera, an having a special hook to extricate English and answered the ques part of it that was aware pene, burst into a flood of tears. anarchist threw bomb at it. It was flatted at the end and tions in this language until it of what had happened, The feeling oxpressed in her eyes the Royal earringa as it neared the depth it was embedded in the was thought better that he surged round the struggling as us she glanced at her husband, the Louvre and almost put an end chair was sufficient to. prove that should have the use of the sailunt and officers. "Lynch him; who had had so narrow an osonpoof to the lives of the Infant King, an the resolver used was not one of interpreter. His faca. is of lynol him," they cried. I had losing his life, I shall never forget. he was then called, and that in the most effective weapons extant the ordinary type of Chinese! hold of the assailant's cout, and, She was dumbfounded with emo- estimable President of the French Inspector Baker took charge of countenanco save that he had a more by good luck than goodtion and her sobs wore nudible Republic: M. Loubet. On that the piece of lead and though remarkable thick pair of lips, management, I missed a blow that at some distance. Sir Henry occasion too the troops along the was meant to have an effect on looked kindly in her, direction route never flinched, though the many amined their necks to catoh while his face looked somewhat the wretch in custody and who and relaxed his face as though to air was rent with cries of "La glimpse of it, and others tried pallid, by this time was all but uncon- indicate that nothing had occurr-Roi, est mort." The officers in to touch it, they were forbidden In answer to the question of the
Ito do so.
Inspector in charge, he said that scious. Hauds dived into his ed over which she should be attendance certaifily pounced Cause for Thanksgiving. bis name was Li Bon-hung, that he' shirt and all over his carosas inconcerned. It had oll the upon the anarchist, ny did the I returned to the oflice feeling was twenty-four years of age, had an endeavour to see if there was effect in the world and as crowd, but the troops mastered that Thanksgiving Services in the no ocoppation and had no fixed anything else of a destructive na- though, possessed of the along the route, to the best of my chapels and churches should abode. ture in his possession. His re- Hibernian qualities of hor knowledge, stood at present follow such a Divine îutervention It is probable that the case will volvor by this time had boon courageous and fortunato hus-arms," In that instance by which the hand of the assassin be heard to-morrow morning. taken from him. Eventually he band, she turned bittar tears into man was killed by the fly was stayed; and the life of one of Hivoonod and the officers had the the most assuring smiles. ing missiles from the infer whoin the Colony and the Empire greatest difficulty imaginable in
Crowd's Sympathy. nal maching and horses were holds dear had been spared to happened to be watching the 'A eye-witness of the scene whe preventing the crowd from execut
The crowd experienced a sonso and injured. The King, too, carry out that duty to his King procession from the balcony of one ing the sentence they had already of emotion toodeep to cheer in the like Sir Henry to-day, stood up in and Country that had almost cost of the buildings near by has been passed-upon him when they cried manner that such courage deserv-in cool and collected manner and kim his life. out, "Lynch him, lynol him." ed. Throats wore thick with a intimated to the spectators that something inexpressible and lie was 'safe, as also did the Pro- From the burrowing elbows of indescribable. One could barely sident. The procession passed the police I froed myself, and breathe, much less cheer. Lady on then with the same unconcern followed the prisoner who was in May bowed to the white-faced and that characterised to-day's pro- the custody of Detective Murphy trembling spectators, Soma, who cession, His Majesty smiled as roparks that the assassin-in his und others. They took him along hard more control over themselves did Lady May. It was the smile eagerness was unable to pull Des Voeux Rond and past the than others, smiled in response of thanksgiving, and that is why himself up short and ar missed. *Telegrapli" oflice to lottinger The three dear little daughters, it will be never forgotten by those Strest, and thoroe to the Police dresso in immaculate white, who saw. Smiles of thanksgiving, Station. I tried to get into con who were travelling at the rear, in the sense of to-day's, are inde-standing on a verandah some versation with the senilent, and had the least conception of any lible from the minds of those who little distance away, gave the
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The Bullet.
INCIDENTS.
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One witness of the occurrence
Seen from a Distance. Another eye-witness, who was
Most Uhinoso refuse to believe that there can be any otlier reason for this attempt.
ang abave the coolie class. He was dressed in the usual short
Another Account.
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able to gives Telegraph" repre- sentative a graphic description| of what happened. ' ----“.
The procession, he said, was moving away from Blake Pier in good order and was proccoding untoward happened until the Along Pedder Street. Nothing
obairs containing His Excellency and Lady May osmo opposite Mesars Kruse's office and then a (Continued on page 10.)
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