THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
EXTRA
HONGKONG TUESDAY MARCH 24, 1914
TELEGRAMS.
THE ULSTER_CRISIS;
PARLIAMENT EXCITED.
[Renter's Service To The "Telegraph."]
London. Received March 24..
The House of Commons was crowded and excited on theTM os. ession of the debate on the Ulster question. Me. Asquith, Mr.
THE STABBING AFFRAY.
Lenient View Taken of,
Nile Affair,
SHANGHAI SUICIDE.
Former Hongkong Man Shoots Himself.
This afternoon in the Folios yesterday morning apprised of
The Manicipal Police wate
J, Fremont Chamberlain, 46, of Savoy Hotel, Broadway, says the Court, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, vory tragis occurrence in the America, and a butcher by trade, N. O. Daily News of Karch 20, was charged with unlawfully cut For the three days previous, the ting and wounding one. Guat Lloyd George, Mr. Bar Law Anderson, carpenter on board the guests of the hotel had included 8.8. Nile in Victoria Harbour on shortly after six o'clock he was a Mr. G. Petersen, a Cherman, and March 20.
found to have inflicted a wound upon himself which subsequently proved fatal.
and Mr. Balfour were given ovations on entoring the House,
Colonel Seely, in the course of a statement, said rome officers informed General Paget that they could not earve in certain even- tualities. There had been s
misunderstanding and these offi- cers had ben ordered to ajoin
their units. The movement of troops in Ulster was solely to protect arms and ammunition,
Mr Boner Law insisted on an opportunity of discussing the position.
Mr Asquith assented.
Bolt from the Blue."
Inspector Gordon was in charge
of the case..
dant: You pleaded guilty the other sen lying on the floor of his room
The Magistrate, to the defen-
The hotel staff found Mr. Peter day before another magistrate; do with a bullet wound in the right you still plead guilty to the temple, while beside him was charge?
The Defendant:-I do; salf which it was only too apparent Browning automatio' pistol with defence:
that he had shot himself. At the about midnight on March 19 the son was still alive, and Mr. O. A Inspector Gordon said that time of the discovery Mr. Pater defendant and complainant along Biddle, manager of the hotel, at with two others were playing once communicated with the cards in one of the saloons on police. The latter summoned Mr. Bonar Law affirmed that the s.s. Nile. The complainant, Dr. Murray, who pronounced Mfr. the danger of the Army being from the evidence, was apparently Petersen's condition to boritical destroyed before their eyes came under the influence of drink. There and ordered his removal to: the on the Government like a bolt was a quarrel about some money General Hospital. Here at 8.30 from the blus. Nothing could matters at the table and they a.m. death supervened. save the Army now except a clear stopped playing. Defendant weat The German Consular author- declaration that the offera of ps to his room and was followed by ities had been informed of the Navy and Army would not the complainant who palled him affair, and Dr. Ney viewed the compelled to engage in civil war
out of his bank. Some friends took body and made the usual in- against their wish. He desisted the complainant away but he requiries. No inquest was held, most emphatically that the Gur-turned again and pressed him the consular authorities being down into his bank. The defen-olear on the point that the fatal dant had apparently a small wound was self-inflicted, evident- poket kaile with him and he ly while the deceased was in a must have turned and stabbed condition of temporary insanity, the complainant in the chest. The body has now been removed Complainant was sent to hospital to the Mortuary. in the morning, but since had been discharged and had resumed work.
ernment was attempting to coerce a portion of the United Kingdom without the authority of the electorato,
Intimidation.
Mr. Boner Law read a statement from General Paget to the officers that if motive operations were to commence against Ulster, the sountry would be ablaze by
Mr. Peterson, who was thirty- five years of age, WGO native of Flensburg, Germany, His Worship-It is very clear and had come to the Eset Saturday. Mr. Bonar Liw there was great provocation in soms eight years ago. For accused the Oabinet of moving this case and I am disposed to some six years he had been troops in order to provoke or intake that into consideration. There employed with Mesars. Jebsen & timidate Ulster, and aaked is a doctor's bill: can you pay Co. in Hongkong, and had then whether General Gough had that? I don't know how much it is, gone Home for five months on been reinstated. He demanded to know the insiraotions given to General Paget.
Continuing, Mr. Bonar Law maintained that General Paget did not agree with Mr. Asquith that the Government was only taking precautionary measures, but thought they were going to conquer Ulster. He affirmed that he completely accepted Mr. Asquith's own good faith, but he believed, without Mr. Asquith's knowledge, some of his colleagues had made these movements of the troops part of a concerted plan against Ulster.
PLAGUE RETURN."
The plague return for the week ending March 21 states that one European has contracted the disease, and 63 Chinese. The European case has not been re- turned as fatal but in the case of the Chinese forty-two have died. Of two Japanese cases that are reported one has proved fatal. The total number of cases re- ported from January 1 to date. are; European, 217 Chinese
4 other Asistics, makim fata total of 222: Of thin
one case of
or will your friends pay it? sick leave. Upon his retora he The Defendant: I will try, Sir. was again with Mowers. Jebyen, Inspector Gordon: very until in fact a few months ago, much question if there will be a when he came to Shanghai, Ho ductor's bill.sent in. Dr Jordan had a shipmaster's certificate, might send one in; it might be and joined the Customs service sent to the complainant or to the as second mate of the revenue company. If it were sent to the ferniser Liuhsing. Here he re- complainant, it would be up to mained for some two months, and him to pay it and if to the Com-was then transferred into the pany, the Company would pay it. Coast Inspector's office, but after The company guarantee hospital being here for a few days he expenses, I understand.
resigned. Up to three or four
His Worship:-Taking into days ago he had been living in a consideration that there was very boarding house in North Sze great provocation in this 0889. Ichuen Road, and had then gons think justice will be satisfied by to the Savoy Hotel. It is stated my ordering you to pay $25 or that just prior to his death his one month's hard labour.
condnot had been giving his friends some uneasiness.
PUBLIC HOUSE SIGNS.
Hercules, the Hero
and General variety dear to representeds there are:----
of pista Head, Salmon and Ball, Bear and Rummer, Salmon and „Disappearance of Qualme
as issued
Compasses. Specimeness of public Goat in Boots, Ship and Shovel.
are in the course of Goat and Compasses, Ship and otion. Many of the names
Oamel.
are peculiar, The "Freetrader" Hog in the Pound, Simon the
is to disappear from Woolwich
and the "Cobden Tavern" from Hoop and Grapes, Son and 173 Chinese.nglish; one case of Kensington. The "Comioal
+
Tanner.
Sword.
Sugar Loaf.
have fever, Ubinese, which was Fellows" are suppressed at Cam-Maid and Magpie, Swan and
fatal, one Indian case of Para berwell. The Hampshire Hog"
As merely quaint may be typhoid, one of puerperal fever, is closed in the West End and Chinese; and nine cases of small the "True Friends" canant be mentioned:.......... por, all Chinese, with eight met with any more in White- Adam and Eve, Hat and Tun. deaths.
chapel.
Angel and Trumpet, Hoop and Other disappearances are the
Toy "Log and Partridge" in Bow, Bag of Nails, Lamb and Flag. the Chequers and Greenland Barking Dogs, Man in the Moon. Fishery," Shadwell, and the Bell and Horas, Moonrakera "Queen's Landing" in the same Blackamoor's Head, Noah's Ark. district. "Fubb's Yacht" leaves Ball and Anchor, Old Parr's Greenwich,
Amsterdam_Shipping,
Hand.
The growth of British shipping interests at the port of Ameter dam is eloquently demonstrated by the fact that the gross tonnage of ships belonging to the Ocean Steamship Company, Limited (Ne
Though these quaint sigue may Cook and Bottle, Pawler Platter. derlandsche Stoomvaart Masta.
disappear there are many left to Cock and Wooljack, Ram and ohappy Oceson), and the Chins console lovers of the archaic. The
Magpie: Mutual Steam Navigation Com-Antigallican" stands in Tooley Crooked Billet, Bam and Teasel. pany, Limited, incressed from street to remind as of the fierce Fox and French Horn, Sun in 327,532 gross tons for 62 ships in hatred of Bonaparte 100 years
Man Splendour. 1913 to 162,276 tons for 85 ships ago. Garibaldi has two houses Frying Pan, Three Loggerheads. in 1943.
to commemorate his powera, Green Han and French Horn.