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Mayor:as Alleged Burglar.
Herr ninrd Haussmann, Mayor of Jarmen, in. Pomerania,
JAPANESE NAVY,
Launch of the Battle Cruiser Kirishima.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1913.
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On Monday, the lat instant, Early yesterday morning, says bas been arrest on a charge of there was launched at the Midu the NC. Daily Ne ve of 8th inst., robbing the tresury of the town Bishi Dockyard and Engine and the freign limits of another murder was ormmitted" af Lebigau," in the Province of Wurks, Nagasaki," the battle Shanghai, and as in practically Bony, The barglary was er m mitted in 1906, but the matter oculeer Kirishima, which in the all the other cases pistla or re- was never cleared, up, The largest vascol that has ever been volvera were used. In certain mayor was: recently suspended launched from this yard. Favia-respects the crime differs from from office on a charge of sending tione had been issued to 5,000 those of the peeding weeks, for anonymous letters of a libellous oharacter.
people, and omong the present le district, and certain peculiar-low)
the hoar at which it took place, way. Prince Kanin, ties in the whole sfair stamp it Fatal Wedding Feast.
rpres ntative of Ilia Majesty the Eight people have died and Emperor, the foreign CooLuis, thirty-two others have been pois- oned, ten of them being in a representatives of the leading serious condition, as a result, it is business fi in, the principals of believe, of esting from a dish of the Gvernment and Msion Cream served at a breakfast at school», and the captain and Cholet, in the north-west of France,ficers of the Austenoveer given in honour of the wedding
About 4 a.m, a foreiga, resident Kaizerin Elisabeth. When in Avenue Paulun, which on of two brothers 1 amed Poitier and two sisters named Mallet. Tere Prince Kain arrived, salute between Avenue Paul Brunat and wore over fifty people at the break were fired from the Kaissia the Great Western Road, was fast, and those who did not rat Elisabeth and the Jepiness bshots. He waited to hear if any awakened by the firing of four the orgam have not been affected.tle-hip II zen.
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thing apart from the political senssinations which have been among the late, tragedies. The present theory is that it wAN TE- venge by the member of a gang of robbers upon one of their number.
thing further was to happen, bat there was no commotion in the neighbourhood, the dogs in the vicinity, ever ready to signal any disturbance, remained silent, and binking no more of the affair, he wont to sleep again.
Governor Riuoiye and overal naval officers were received by the Prince, after which the Minis ter of the Navy read a statement relative to the construction of the veel and the day's ceremony, Mr. Shiota, General Manager of of the Dockyard, cut the cord four shots was shown. On the At daylight the re-son of the which roteased the vessel and tod not far from the house within a few minutes the bull Chinese was found lying, a man was seen 10 3 moving on the f about middle height, and ap- As the movemeut began a arently about thirty years of bottle of chagna was da-hedge. His clothes were common; gain t the sole of the vessel anite wore a long gown such a ibo bandhya lively marchfoos are wont to ure, and al Simultaneously ban lelapping and though bereath it was a robe of cheating began among the people ilk, the latter wrs old and did near the vessel and was quickly not suggest that the water gar- aken by the crowds on the billement had been adopted as any- above. On the Nagasaki shore thing in the nature of a disguise. banzui were shouted from Obeto
The only cutstanding feature to Megami, while the Dockyard in Yegard to the disposal of the coters and syrens of the hipman's clothing was that his waist- ingin harbour joined in the belt had been wrapped round his in fact frim bia eres to his head, partially covering his face,
acclaim.
Mr Sale moos, who is a govers or The launch was perfect, the of the Royal Agricultural Society and a member of the council ofuge vessel taking the water as
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giacefully és a yacht might have Four shots had bren hoard.. and stopping within The victim of the murder showed ́of the most successful, breeders
A short
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two wounde. One bullet had bentered just below the chin and England. The aros saved to the
elift the water a large gone out through the top of the public and verted in the Nuti nalall aus ended from a miniaturkall, while the second bullet had boxer of confetti and several fowsprit opened, releasing entrated the back.
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Theory that he was one of a gang down" noros which Georgo
After the ceremony, the guess.f robbers who had gone back Meredith so often gazed from hieroceeded to the drawing loft study windows.
upon his fellows, be correct, thie where 1,000 people est down easily accounted for. It is a ald lunchron. Mr. Flitots,
enstom of Chinese criminals, Weather experts are predicting general man ger of the dockyard, when taking solemn vengeance a severe winter at llome. It has presided, and in proposing the upon a member of a band, for boon observed that the average ast of The Imperial Navy" each man to take his share in
the temperature during the past four expressed gratitude" "for doing him to death. Thus the or five years has been above the tendance of Princo Kunin atraen might have stood in different normal, and it is regarded as the ceremony and also for the places and fired at him, almost tolerably certain that there will nexistance given by the Naval at the same time, or ons after the be a spell of hard frosty weather authorities, especially the office other, and this would account to restore the balance. Sir Oliver who hud supervised the construt for the wounds. Lodge is one of those who waras tion. Mr Shits referred to the Thoro is unanimity of the great progress of Japan in naval. porteats, he claims, in support of shipbuilding vessels of equal size his belief that we are in for hard to the Kirishima having only weather ere the springtime cames. been launched in England and
Although the difference in local He bases bie forecast on the the United States. A sistership conditions makes it difficult to succession of mild wintera in re-to the Kirishima ha recently draw comparisons between met- cent years, and the warmth of beca launched at Yokosuka and lode taken to check crime in one last autumn and summer. Bir now the Miten Biehi, Dockyard Oliver's reading of the signs had the hour of having succa-place and another, it is interest- suggests that the weather will be fully built a great man-of-warg to see what is done in Hong- clear as well as cold..
lle congratulated the Imperial kong, especially in respect of Tol. 1292
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·Climb of 23.400 Feet: The Kirishims is to be a battle. In dealing with such a subject, The members of the Italian ex-cruiser, io,, a veseel possessing it is well to remember, first of all, pedition to the Himalayas, who in some degree the defensive that Hongkong and Shanghai are scaled the virgin, pook Kon, armour and striking power of a 23,40 Oft high, are now nearing battleship combined with the on an entirely different footing to home, with the exception of great speed of an up-to-date is a British Crowa Colony, while each other. Hongkong, of course, Doctor Mario Piscenza, head of cruiser. Her length is 70 feet; the Settlement does not come up- the party, who has undertaken a breadth, 02 feet; dranght, 27 dor British law. But there are long caravan journey hoross-India feet 6 inches; and displacement certain phases in the police ad and Persia. Lattera received at 27,500 tons. The keel was laid ministration of Hongkong and Turin by the fanfilies of the ex- down on March 17, and the This occupied twenty-seven days. 1915. Her principal armament existing between the Hongkong It may be said that the relations The party traversed six valleys, will consist of eight 14-irch gana. Clovernment and that of Oanton and crossed the remarkable Dran- The engines, which will drung Glacier, twenty-two miles he made it the Mitra Bishi have not always been as they are. to-day. There now existe, how- long. They explored practically Engine Works, Nagasaki, ever, an understanding between the whole of the unknown region will be four Parson's tur the two Governments in certain bordering the scene of the Dake bizes, one of high and one of low cases which tends to make the of the Abruzzi's exploits. Very pressure being on either side of detection of crime a much more bad weather and extraordinarily the ship, the port and star board heavy snowstorms were experi- pairs being separate by bilk simple matter than it otherwise enced while on the roof of the heads. Four propellers, each of
Ia the matter of the importa world." The explorers enffered three blades, will be fitted. Thirty-tion of arms and ammunition, the terribly through the difficulty in six boilers of Yarrow tyre, invest rigorous measures are adopt- breathing, and the famous Alpine Loiler rooms, will be installed, ed bath in Hongkong and Canton. guide, Bavoye, fell seriously ill capable of supplying pressure of Both Governments working in- The pasty, which numbera several 220 lb. per square inch to the dependently of each other are noted scientists, were hard at turbines ander ordinary condi- determined to suppress the traffic work in this high region for four lions. foal and oil fuel will be in munitions, and in the British
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