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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER
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they had something over their faces. It might hava "boon mask or a handkerchief. light was no dim that I can give no description, oven of a vague character, of the men who throw me down. The only point I am sure about is that they were
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LOST.
OST, a Japanese dog, black and Belas, 8 Glanville Arena Kowloon, Hongkong, 9th Ooti, 1918.
white Plense return't 8. D.
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AST SUNDAY a black and white Pekingest-Fox terder, male dog. answers to the numo: Spots." Libotul and for any information or for the turn of the mi to H, O. H. White, Pacific Mail On. The deg was stolen fa Chatr Road.. Hongkong, 5th Oct. 1912. [231.
arying Composition of Rain. After a drought continuing for fie wooks, rain fell on Saturday
Mainly from the fast that the lat generally throughout the burglars who added the London country, and the opportunity was Hippodronic Instionth blow open this afforded of examining sam the safe with galigning, the polico phs of rain with a view to accor authorities have come to the con-
"It was about 6.30 when I WANTED-English mistress for joining whether the long arid
woko.
for Diocoran Boys' Sclicol My load was aching ofusion that the thieves are a gang Interval had affected its compost of Amerionu. criminle who have badly, and I folt extraordinarily
1741 tion in any way. Clean samples made a fine art of burglary,
droway. My lamp was still by of the water caught on the roof of “Lannot" offices about an hour af-
Colignite in agelatino dynamite. y eile, but it had gone out. My first thought was about the mfo, As put up in "artridges" it is of and I went to the door lending to tor, the shower lind begun were the consistency of thick creas. the underground treasury room. submitted to partial analysis with When in contact with steel or iron It was opon. Then I went down interesting results. A feature of galignite gonerlos a powerful stairs. The safe was lying on ita ount of ammonia in the water. explosive gas. This gas tho
back, and the door, which had This, of course, had been washed burglars on within the safe heen made of tin. All the money out of the air. The quantity the crevices between the door and
at already reported, by sealing which was kept in the safe had found was equal to 625 grains of the walls of the safe with yellow gone. I then at once made my ámmonia to a gallon of rain water This is about seven times, the np. A time-fuse inserted in the way to one of the exits and called in the police. Generally I have amount found, volume for volume, keyhole brought about the ox-
a dog with me when on night in rain in normal times of rain-plosion.
Golignite as an implement of duty, but the dog was sent to the fall.-Lances.
burglary hus mver before boon country on Friday. The dog, if employed in England says, the it had been with mo, might have "Daily Mail. On the other hand, mudo all the difference. it is the favourite method of safe- Vancouver, B. C., September forcing with thoseiontific burglars 4-Agitated by rumours of a of America, while there have been battle in China, representatives few recent eases in South Africa. of the two Chinese factions in
Support is lent to the goligaite Vancouver ricted in Markot Lane theory by the discovery in the last night. Throughout the day treasury-room of three piecos of
The Indinn, Sarfaraz, the Orientala had hovered about papar bearing te words "Grent charged, with the murder of a the bulletin boards, and their ex-Dakley, Essex, Gelignite," sug. follow soldier in
the 12th citement increased toward even gesting that by some menns or Baluchistan Regiment, was ing. Finally about three hundred utlier, the explosive was obtained again brought before Mr. C. of them opened combat, using from the well-known explosive Melbourne yesterday, Mr. clubs and stones with disastrous factory at Great Oakley. Owing Hodgson, effect. Numerous honds wore to its dangerous character gelig.
Another Chinese Rist in Van-
couver.
broken and windows in China-nito is not allowed to be stored in town wore smashod indiscrimin- London. ately. Although many of the combatants were carried away disabled by members of their respective tongs, it is believed nono was killed.
Coal Mine Mis-Managed.
THE CAMP TRAGEDY
Prisoner Committed for Trail
Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuting.
All the evidenco being, taken, the prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next Criminal Seasons.
THEFT FROM THE
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Gang of Six Men. Although the freman Howard has stated that lo saw, only the two men who attacked him and nado him son loss by the ad. ministration of ether the authori. ties believe that the gang consist The "Central China Posted of four-or sit mon. The rifled Three men woro charged at correspondent at Tayeli reports safe, which was in the treasury the Police Court with theft that the Tanshenwau cont-mine, room under the main entranen to from the s.. Kwong Sai, The Hongkong, 1st Oct., 1912. [712 which was recently purchased the Hippodrome, weighed ovora prisonern and the complainant frana Frenolman asmol Bouton and it is computed that six were passengers on the vessol
is over-run with hangers-on,
Tibet's New Stamps.
TO LET. Hnusen in Austin Avcond, Kowloon. Immediate possession. Apply A. Raymond, of 3.1. David & Co.
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to wit a razor. The third moon LTD. Entrance from Des Vœux Road. bean dismissed, and the pumping In all its details the urime is was charged with the theft of a Fleetria Lift to 'I floorn. Electria machinery is out of order so that officially regarded as representing silver watch, and the eccond with Light throughout. the colliers are working, waist the last worl in the science of receiving the goods knowing doop in water in some cuttinge burglary. Everything shows, too, them to have been stolen.: while others have been abandoned. that the gang worked on a cure
The first man was sent to pri The writer Bales that the place | fully drawn-up plan, and with nsion for three months and four Buildings, 3rd Floor.
very keen.regard for their own hours' stocks on the first chargo, safety. So that their light should and sentoneed to fourteen days" not be seen through the pavement imprisonment on the second MOOREENADI. 21. The Park, for six months from 1t Norem A shoot of twelve 1 anna puro glass they used a chea. The light charge. The second man washer. Apply Froperty Office, Jardine. stamps, which the Dalai Lama of would be sufficient for their purentenced to three months' im- Matheson & Co, Tid. Tibet is said to be going to ierus, pose, but it would not show prisonment and four hours' stacks "enne, Bril Bop'.. 1812 (489 has been sent to a contemporary through tho lcst-scarred pavement in lieu of the last day on the It is a curious production, ang glass.
charge of receiving, while the
LET L'AFGE «nbstantiallý buil. The burglas, owing to their third man was also sentenced to Tblown lasted on water front. gestive of the crude stamps of Rome of the feadatory "States of scientific method of attnok," throo months' imprisonment and East Point. Forfurther particulars apply India, says the "L. C. Expo, yesterday statolm export in such four hours' stocks in list of the Property Offeo, Jardine, Matheson & In the centre of each stamp is a casos, "require very few tools, fast day.
Co., I.til. device representing the white lion which could be easily carried in
Hongkong. 19th Ang., 1912. . [588 of Tibet. The inscriptions are in the pocket. Two or three drills native and in English characters, and a jommy would be sufficient. and the spandrel devices are ft is clear thai the gang, aware orudely copial from the Indian of the powerful effect of an ex-
The Keiyuan Branch Quild hus stamp of the same denomination,plosion of gas generated from required the Chinese doulers there viz, 1 anna. It is understood that gelignite, know that it makes to use a new cubic mussure to be other values contemplated are little noise."
Hold by the Guild at the stated Guns, 2 annas, in each case the The police havo issued for price of S. Y2 each in addition to ornamentation of the Indian publication an enlarged photoga feo of 8. Y15. The Guild has The annual meeting of the Wig- stamps of those values being copi-raph of the watch charm which started the compulsory purchase wam Lawn Tennis Club was held PLUNKET'S, ed for the frames enclosing the was found among the debris in under the pretext that the new in- on Wednesday at, Kowloon. Tho white lion. The sheet in question the treasury room. It consists of stitution has been introduced accounts, which were considered came, it is said, from the very a tiny piece of shrapnel shell, to with the advent of the Republic satisfactory, were approved, and highest quarters in Tibot, but which was atitled a gold plato, an regime. The Manchuria the committee was re-elected, doabt is expressed whothe the bearing the words, 8. Africa, Daily News" says that the dealers with the exception that Mr. D. stamps will ever get to issue.
1900." Anyone who can identify are reluctant to pay the ex-Campbell was appointed in place this" charm" was requested to tortionary fee besides the price, of Mr. C. W. Jedries, who did not communicate with Detective-In- and the matter is likely to become wish to stand again, Mr. P. R. Flasking, Vino-street a serious issue between the Guild Wolff was to elected noorelary and spector
Mr. Blackburn treasurer.. Police Station, who has charge and dealers, of the investigation, or with any police station
Singapore Mortality. Returns.
The mortality returns for Singa. pore, issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths, show that during the week onding Sept. 28, there were 228 deaths, giving a ratio per mille of population of
Watchman without His Dog.
James W. Howard, the night
·35.00. Malarial fever conunted fireman, an exMetropolitan Fire for 30 deaths, phthisis 19, con Brigade officer, who was attacked vulsions 19, beri-beri 24, bron-and drugged by the burglars, chitis 4, dysentery 21, oholera 13, paoumonis 10. Twenty children Bave the following account of his under three moths of age died.xperiences to a representative of
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The nationalities were represented "I came on duty at seven As follow:-Ohinese 183, Malaya oolook and it was my work to 20, Indiana 13.
patrol the theatre right through Noted. Josult's Death, the night. About 1.30, while on The death occurred at Dublin my rounds, I came to the posti- on September 12 at the age of bule at the main entrance. I was sovanly eight, of the Rev. Mathew carrying a ball's-eye lantern, and Russell, a distinguished member there was a little light coming of the Jesuit Order, a brother of through the glass doora from the the late Lord Russell of Killowon, street. Buddenly two men sprang Lord Chief Justice. From its at me and throw me down. Ono beginning in 1873 he had edited man pinned me down and tho the Irish Monthly, a Dublin other pressed a cloth over my
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