A CANTON TRAGEDY.
The Shooting of the Chief of
Police...
THE HONGKONG) TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1913.
Wood stolen from the War.
Department
Before Mr Hazeland, at the Polios Court, this morning, a Chi
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that direction is that Chan CHARGE WHICH FAILED. Chung-pun-bimeelt is generally supposed to have had a hand in the matter and that Me Oban was a personal friend of lis
How the information sa to Mr Widespread consternation is Chen's alleged misde ɔda was oon- felt ja the Colony at the news vered to President Yaan it would that Mr Chun King-wab, the ca interchting to die over. Our nets was charged with stealing a explained quantity of metal and broken popular Chief of Police in Canton, Chinery informan bas been shot at the Governor the President's knowledge of the wood, the property of the War General's yameu by order, it is facts by saying that the latter bad Department.
Corporal Marshall Royal Ea- bie ret gents in Canton. The said, of President. Yuan, story was circulated by a Ohinese Asked sa to how General Lung gineers, esîd be saw the defend- sexprom late yesterday after could separt fo favourably of the ant steal the gun metal and the Obief of Police such a short time wood at Wellington Barracke. He noon, and was
·Fe- at. Beat ceived with considerable doubt. Isteradvice, however, confirm it, though even thots best informed nre eti'! hazy as to the circum fances, and the exact time at which the event took place.
Thero time no doubt bat that
ago, be opined bas Lung Clai-maw the defendant hide the metal wong had only found him out and take away the wood. He stopped the man and told him it lately."!!!"
would bɔ better for him if he told where he had put the meisl be had stolen.
Great indignation is felt among the leading Chinees of the Colony, as well as among many of the Europeans, at the news of Oban
have dranich coin should
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Mr Chan, who only arrived in King-wah's death. One Chinese held out such an inducement.. The law is very strict about that, Canton from Hongkong on gentleman said:
The execution took plori at 4 and the charge with refererce to Monday morning, was invited by Tatah Lung Chai-kwong..m, not p.m. as reported in the the moral must fail. later in the day, to dine at the Chinese papers. The Tutab dared Defendant said that esveral yamen; and, all unapapestingly, ant issue a warrant for M Chan's years ago a man gave him per- he accepted the Invitation. Aarrest, for he was ter.fied at the mission to take away the wood hoon, before Mr. Bazeland, a companied by Chan Chung-punider of bringing the armed be wanted to.
long On the charge of wood stealing, Superintendent of the Tranquil polies about bim, 80 lisation Boreau, he went to thee Chan was alive: all of these the defendant was sentenced to
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yamen; and little definite is at were devoted to their obiet. He one month's imprisonment" and brought up on proie dinga under ORPHANS AND THE HOME
preront known as to what fol- therefore got him into the yameo four houta' stcoks. lowed, save the fact that, to their under the pre zacs of hospitality. surprise. the chair coolies who By some means or other his de- had taken the two men to tention leaked out, but ico late to
at were the yamen
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bava
bim
At the Poli A Court, this after-
German, named Jussph Jelitto,| who had been intenced for theft at Babaul, New Guines, was
the Foreign Offendera' Lotentior Amendment Ordinance, 1911 The defendant is on his way to Germany to serve a term of im 8.8. Coblenz and will leave by the 8.8. Luetzow.
Have him. The Bitish Consul OPIUM FARMER'S RIGHTS prisonment. He Pived by the placed under semi-a rest. At half Guberal world undoubtedly
interceded for past two yes erday afternoon a
now k proclamsite we inauad y the Turuh which sited that Chan King-web and (in Chung-pua had bian ebot ly order of the President.
Beem
reached bim A Point tor the Bench to Decide. had the in time. Ipe this may not cuse another rebellion, but, Sergeant Pincott charged a abould it on, Lung Chai-kwong Chinese at the Police Court, this and the Tesident will only have morning, with taing in unlawful
Obief Detective Inspector Collett had the case in hand.
The charges against M. Chan themselves to blame for listening possession of a large quantity of TYPHOON WARNINGS. Kiog wah
to have to Chan King-wah'e detractors. opium. "bean of a varied character, if People will begin t say, "No made to the Telegraph by a w uld like to knoward what the we are to judge by a statement man'a life is safe now." local. Chinese who is an avowed Chinese have a sight to fusist on partisan of Lung Chai-kwong knowing is on whose represen a This gentleman admits that the tions those charges were made 23 of 1009. Obief of Police wan entired to That Chan had certain deadly
Mr Hoggarth Faid the opium What I had been imported into the Colony and he asked his Worship to amend the charge under the original Section 35 of Ordinance
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His Worship Fuid he could not
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the yamen, and says that, arrived enemies has been well known for his way clear to do so, and Long. E and 200 døgre 18 Lat. N.packets of confectionery can be bad for five cents each. Be- there, he was faced with a tele. a long time. But, the idea of the advised Me Hoggarth to see gram from Yuan Shih-k'ai order- Kwangtung Gova oment's shel Mr Hutebieon, as the defendant
Last evening the red typhoon sides these, there will also be a hit me suculd be suitably toring self, for killing and he was obarged with being in pos- signals were hoisted in Hongkong large range of banbons, all done punished" on account of certain man without a trial, bebind "bession without arsimit.
Mr Moggarth aid Mr Butobison and at 5.45 a.m.-day they were up in fancy and dainty boxes of oherges that had been laid fact that martial law is stilt in
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these boxes is moderately priced. The whole thing is a should appear as prosecutor; the changed to indicate the disturb attractive des gu. Every one of against him: Thers charges were:
police were prosecuting. As his ance within the hundred miles
The Superioress and Sisters bég "that be bad conspired with others dirty business,"
Worship would not allow the of the Colony, to the south-sant to salioit the patronage of a The Observatory report to-day generous community to aid the the charge to le amended under the orginal 8.3.ion, he would ask slates that at 8 o'cle ik this morn-werk of providing for the main- his Worabip to remand the case ing the typhoon wal 50 miles to tenance of the large number of The motor-ship Scoot, of Glae-
it now appears to be curving outlying branches." tora night appear in the rass, an the farmer considered his legiti-northward, mate rights were being interfer- ed with,
The case was remanded.
to send arme and money into
Kinogei Provines at the beginning MOTOR-SHIP GUTTED. of the second Revolution; that
he is a prominent member of
baoked up Chin Kwing-ming in Row, was totaity destroyed, be/80 that the opium farmer's liotheest of the Pratas; and Orphans at the Cünvout and its
the Knomingtong: that he had
his de ilaration of independense fire on the morning of August 19 The fire and had gone the lengib of fore. near Kinlochleven. ing people t hoist the rebel flag started in the engine room, and in favour of Oban King-ming is supposed to have been caused and of ordering crackers to baby overheating. The fuel ad There fired when inler andenre was was paraffin oil, and nothing declared, and that without his could save the ve.col. aid Chad Kwing-ming could not were about 100 passenger on have rebelled. It was further laid board, moaily workmen from
ADMIRALTY ARCH.
COCAINE CASE ECHO.
Mr. Goldring and The "Telegraph”, Article.
At the Police Court, this after.
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Ballachulish employed at Kin- SETTLED OUT OF COURT nean, Mr Goldring, of Mesare THE final t'as in this Compet against Mr Chan that he was echleven, and within 20 minniss
Goldring and Russ, who defend- -ition will be played on the fiendly and hospitable to egital all were safely landed in the 018 coming and going Fetween ship's boat at Maiden island. A case was to have come before ed Mr. George Lipold Danca, Police Club Greens, Happy Hongkong and Canton; that he The Ecout was built in 1907. Mr Justice Kemp in the Summary who was fined $4,000 in connec Valley, on SATURDAY NEXT, had tried to perauade the people.
Court this morning, in whion tion with oberges of I sing aalan 20th inst., at 3.30 p.m. The to elect him Tatab: that, during
the Trophy for the League, wil Karter Singh, watchman, 98 fut possession of cocaine and Prizes for the Championship and
eddres:ad the Wanóbal Read, sued Bishen morphine, the looting, he did not esod men out i protat the citizens sad
Singh, schoolmaster, 70 Queen's magis rates follows: If be presented to the successful
competitors by Mrs. Messer. Yr Lannet-Goldney's statement Road East, for $40 for sight your Worship ple I would Members and friends of the their properly, and that, only a few dage previous to his to a Parliamenty Committe month's wages due to the plain-like to ask if you have seen the competing teams are invited to arrest, he had declared that as that the Admiralty building is tiff as avistant in the businers of senior Magistrate as to whether be present.
Chief the result of a mistaken choice of so Indian provision dealer, latbly the article I called attention to long as he remained
in the Hongkong Telegraph, of Police, he would do as he liked plans has a parallel in previous carried on by defendant.
The case wastled out of an order, as, jo view of sate and would submit to no min's official handling of Brobitectural-
quent articles published in the dictating Minor acmaatione designs.
pre to, I but no plternative but to think it was malicious,
CONSULAR CHANGE.
Mr Peanst Goldney Court. wers that he had ban high-stated that when the Admiralty handed throughout, and had not buildings were projected the ban at the trouble of keeping the wrong designs were residentally Central Government informed as showa 13 a manter of the Gov eroment, who, in ton, showed to the doings in Canton.
there them to detain members of the Manifestly many of oharges are mere childish non- Royal Family. When the Mini- Lanes. Lumped up to serve thetara ter dia overed the mistake he felt of the dead man's enemies. it would be impossible to go back Weeke ago, when Me Ohan was upon what had been done, and, first-accues by a local paper of consequently the wrong buil ling carting his eyes up to the Tutub-was constincted. ship, the Telegraph pointed out,
"Austrian Consul to Leave: Hongkong.
·Me Goldring, then went into|
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H's Worship With regard to the care in question I have not considerad there anything obj ionable appeared; therefore I did not answer you approa made in the fat instrucé.
Mr Goldring: Bek your Worship to refer the matter to the senior Magistras in view of We learn that Herr Korrad the case fixed for the 25th of a Hongkong, 17th Sept., 1913. The previous instance of a von Wier, Austrian Consul in similar nature, in order that he concarns the Hongkong, is shortly to leave the way express an opinion since you from information gathered in emifir mistake
are leaving. official oiroles at Canton, that racks for the King's Guard Colony for good, baving_bean
He is His Worship: I will mention there was no truth in the charge, at Ballater, near Balmoral recalled to Vienna,
present in Manila on the matter to Mir Bazeland, (Ver- The story as to the retal flag Castle. When, during. Que nat would appear equally idle, for our Victoria's reigo, it was decided short holiday, and will retera informant was unable to describe to put the barra sks there, desigas in a few days; and the probab- batim rejt.) Ohan Kwing-ming's flager to show were submitted fo the War Office.ilities are that he will be leaving the office and filed notics of that such ever existed. Certainly, The department concased was Hongkong with his wife and during our spesial correspondent's at the same time considering aest family on Ocistir 15 by the atry in Canton he saw no flag of plans for cant aments for, Austrian Lloyd steamer Koarber. hoisted except the five bara, until troops in one of the Indian towns Itis likely that Heir von Wisen after General Lung's arrivel. The two sets of plany were con- will, on reaching Vienna, be That he was a member of the lused, or on the narrative repent-employed in the Foreign Office Kuomingtang party he never ed at Ballater suas, and the En-pending bis promotion lɔ the rank schaft sought to disguise, and indeed dian ones went to Dres de end the of Cool Gareral, as he is, în telegr the only charge which one on others to India, At any rate the point of nerv re, high up on the a revolvas regard as ¿riové and of that a Ballater soks e a'sasies of list. He la ben in enarge of the navigation good deal of protf would have to be bungalow-like structures built Austrian Consulate here just over is of 2,000 cladlepower and forthcoming before any civilised with the hopelessly unnShɛsny five years, having arrived in the transmit letters in the Morse
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