THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 6. 1914,
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The Weather.
Lower level 8 a.m. Temp 84; sunshine.
At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp 75; sunshine.
The National Championships.
The week-end has seen sex invasion of England by foreign athletes anxious to carry away honours in the national char. pionships. In view of the efforts which are being made in Britain towards securing better British representation at the
Der Olympic games, the "champion-
and were invested with than ordinary interest. Quite a number of the championships have gone abroad, but sufficient remained in Britain to justify the statement that there is any amount of athletic ability in the old country if only it can be developed. That genuine ranner, G. W. Hutson, of the Surrey Athletic Club, repeated last year's feat of winning the four miles despile a strong foreign entry, and sa he also ran away with the mile in good time he had a fine On Saturday the Telegraph afternoon. Only a day or two published 40 columns of solid ago we road in a Home paper that reading matter. To-day there Hutson expected to win both, will be 33 published. and had said so; he is not given to speaking like that without knowing just what he can do.
runner,
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1914.
BRITISH ENGINEERING IN CHINA
-The Malls.
Count the Columns.
MAN RUNS AMOK.
EXCITING INCIDENT IN
» QUEEN'S. ROAD,
Captured after a Fight în a'
Cock Loft.
ALLEGED MURDER AT TAIKOO.
DETECTIVE DONE TO DEATH
AT THE DOCKS.
Supposed to have been Arresting a Brass Thief when Killed.'
WEST RIVER FLOODS.
Rellet Fund Still Mounting.
The Tong Wa Hospital bogs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Flood Relief Fund. Already acknowledged
$50,687,60 The Stof & Students of
St.Stephen's College 1,301,00
York
An exciting incident took place on Saturday afternoon when a Chi- nese, apparently of unsound mind ran amok at 86, Queen's Road
Some excitement has been East. The first sign of trouble caused in the neighbourhood of Telegram from New was when the Chinese rushed Taikoo Docks through an alleged
On" She
into a coffin maker's shop and murder which the police are at Mr. Fung Ping Shan" into a cock loft where he hid the moment investigating. There Tung The French and English Mails arrost the man and received, a
himself. P.C. Swann went up to are many versions of what oc The Stuff & Students of
curred on Saturday, the day of Belilios Pablis of June 2 and 6 were de sovore blow on the head with a the incident, bat the one upon School for Girls livered in London on July 4. bar of iron. This caused a deep which most reliance onn be placed, Mesara. Tai Yuen
is that told by the police. gash which necessitated the
Mies Wong Ying Shi removal of the unfortunate officer It appears that Tes Fat, the Mr. Sai Yaen
deceased, was a detective employ- to hospital for treatment.
The idea was then conceived od at the docks and, just before of turning the hose into the left his dead body was found, he was a hasty journey to dislodge the man but without seen to make success. In the meantime from round to the gate of the black- his fastness the madman kept up smith's shop. There he fell and brisk fire of missiles, hurling expired. The subsequent examin- stones, wood and timber with ation of the unfortunate man's great effect, on the police below. body revealed a knife wound on the left, broast and a similar kind Inspector MoHardy was struck in the abdomen, and Sergt. Pitt on the leg."
Shooting of Dogs. The police at Kowloon were again dog-shooting on Saturday night.
Back Again.
Mr. J. D. Auld" was a passen ger by the Shinyo Maru which arrived in port yesterday.
Fall Down Stairs.
arm
of wound on the right wrist."
Information as to who caused
Applegarth's Feat.
That great little
and the furlong, the latter in 21
On the instructions of the the injuries, or se to how they 1-5 seconds. That is tremendous
inspector, a hole was then cut were inflicted, is at the moment going and equals theworld's record
above the cook loft and as the unobtainable, although there are jointly held by B. J. Wefere, D. J. Kelly and R. C. Craig. But these tune to fall down the stairs at 26 his
A widow who had the misfor-madman crossed the opening many rambling stories in circula- was seized by deceased, it appears, was found tion. The umbrella of the three put up the time in America Praya, Kennedy Town has been civilian. Inspector MoHardy near the brass fitter's shop and and relatively Applegarth's time removed to the hospital.
warned the civilian against being alongside of it forty four pounds in better. Lind of Sweden retained Injured by Plant Pot.
bitton, as the effects might be of old brass. From this the police his title in the hammer throwing A chair coalie has been sent to serious, but the Chinese was and did nearly eight feet better the hospital suffering from in than last year. Possibly big Tom juries sustained through a plant Nicholson did not travel from the pot falling from a house in Sai Kyles of Bate. He expressed Street. himself, a few years ago, as tired of winning this championship,
Shinyo's Passengers.
quickly seized by the leg, drag-sume that the dead detective ged up through the hole and must have seen someone about to handcuffed, being subsequently steal the brass and have tried to conveyed to the asylum. P
arrest him. It is conjectarød, A bluejacket who endeavoured too, that in the course of the to get the men out previous to sonille, the man who was en- and he certainly bad a monopoly in port yesterday, brought to his capture received a stone fall deavouring to get away with the of it for a number of years. Of the Hongkong 60 first-class, 24 in the mouth, the force of which brass inflicted the wounde which nineteen events decided, eleven second-class and 129 steerage did considerable damage. fell to England-neither Scotland passengers. nor Ireland. won, an event this
The Shinyo Mara, which arrived
Squally Weather.
year-and eight went abroad. | The s.s. Laertes, which arrived There is nothing much to get from Saigon yeaterday, reports despondent over in the results of East to 3.E. winds and fine wea this year's contests.
ther to the Paracels; thence to Hongkong, squally with rain......
Wilding's Defeat,
.
his
Heavy Weather. ' The Bs. Esang, which arrived from Shanghai on Saturday re- Fuyan Islands from the 1st inst. ports being under the lee of the till 4 a.m. on the 2nd., owing to very heavy weather.
Alleged Murder Case, A further week's remund has
heen ordered in the case in which
three men are detained in con-
nection with the alleged murd r at Mr. Jack's boat building ya d at Tai Kok Tsui.
Removed to Hospital.
Valuable assistance was render ed to the police by Mr. Howard of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. and Warder Johnson.
The police state that the man, whose name is Sau Yee, osme! from Canton, on the 3rd inst., and was found to have in his possession a number of carpenter's tools which he used in his injuries to the constable are not, attempt to avoid arrest. however, of a very serious nature.
"GYMKHANA MEETING
The
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caused the death.
the different theories and avenues The police are following up all of information, but up to going to press no arrest had been made.
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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
SOCIETY."
The Forthcoming Annual Bazan
Mr. Silva, the President of the
presided over the monthly meet. Society of St. Vincent de Paul, ing of that body held at the Roman Catholic Cathedral yea terday morning. Those present included Hie Lordship, Bishop Pozzoni, and a number of deleg ates representing the different parish branches in the diocese. Reports were, received and con- sidered concerning the poor of the Colony, and recom mendations were put forward and adopted as to the granting of relief to the needy.
Arrangements are now being ...The collision of the Royal made for the forthcoming annual Edward, of the Canadian Nor- bazaar hold for the purpose of thern Steamship Company, with augmenting the funds of the an iceberg was described to a Society, and the ladies of the representative of the Observar Catholio community are assisting by an officer of the merchant ser- the gentlemen in providing the vice who was a passenger on the good fare for the stalls. board the vessel.
The Royal Edward, ateamer of about 12.000 tone, commanded by Captain P. M. Wootton, R. N. L, left. Quebec for Avonmouth on May 10, with about 700 pas- ...
THE PHILIPPINES.
155 sengers and a crew numbering Proposed new Independence Bif. 155 324. When of Cape Race the
158 vessel ran into fog, and the speed
Washington, June 1. Repre
153 had to be reduced. At 8.30 sm. contative Jones, of Virginia, 140 on May 22 a large iceberg loomed chairman of the house insular 140 out of the fox about 200 yards affairs committee, to-day stated 140 ahead. Although the engines that he would soon introduce a 147 were going slowly, and were im-new Philippine independence 146 mediately reversed, it was impos- bill in congress.
Anticipations have been rather upset by the victory of NE. Brookes over A.F. Wilding in the challenge round of the Lawn Tennis Singles at Wimbledon The latter has held the champion- ship honour since 1910, and few, Though it is almost as true to-day as ever it was that things if any, thought that he would be move slowly in China, evidence has not been wanting of late that beaten by three straight sets, as he has been by Brookes. Of there is a rustling among the dry bones so far as industrial develop- ments are concerned. Gradually the Chinese are beginning to coures, the latter has had the perceive the benefits which will flow from the opening up of the advantage of playing right country. That much is proved from the recent grants of concessions through the competition we say to foreign concerns in quite a number of provinces, as also is it advantage because there is no- from the inauguration of enterprises by the Chiness themselves in thing like playing for one's "life" Some person unknown has
The entries and weights for the one or two quarters. The present may, indeed, be looked upon as to bring out the best in a player. inflicted injuries on another once round handicap and the one the concession ers; and that, of course, means great opportunities to Wilding, of course, would be Chinese in Queen's Road East and a quarter mile handicap, at foreign capitalista and manufacturers alike. In this connection the practising pabista toate These are not of a serious nature, Happy Valley on Saturday are as point has often been made that British trade organisations are not play is never so satisfactory and the injured one has been follow as wide awake to the openinge as they might be, and, as the facts actual match play. In the match removed to the hospital.
under notice victory was attained
Once Round Handicap-A Class. are analysed, there appear good grounds for the contention.
Shopkeeper's Logs. Nigerian Chief Merchant firme hitherto have, generally speaking, held to the by three sete to love and 19 gomes The police report that a shop: Lorenzo view that all contracte of any size must necessarily be closed in one to 13. The winner appears to keeper of 134 Des Voeux Road Fickle Bird or other of the large Treaty Porte, That attitude is regarded as have got off the mark well, and has complained that some person Cilgwyn...
doubt had much atole from his house olothing Monarch Dablis... fallacions by a correspondent to the Times, residing in Chungking, this no West China, Mr. P. E. Nettle who gaya from experience that the to do with victory. valued $10, jewellery valued Mallard people would much rather deal with a concern established in their The holder put up a
great $88 and money to the extent of Pegasus... vicinity. He deals in his letter with the subject of British engineer- tussle in the third set, which $19.
Mascotte... Stolea Purse. ing in Szechuan, a Province of boundless commercial possibilities, went twelve games, and had he
Flying Kangaroo and some of his views are well worth emphasising. Let us take, been able to win it, the result first of all, one or two of his remarks regarding what others are might have worn a different doing. Mr. Nettle states that under the cloak of the Y.M.O.A. our aspect. American friends are establishing a permanent exhibition Colonials to the Fore. of modern machinery, the Industrial Department of
However, no-one will, grudge the Association being in the bands of an American
Brookes bis win. He is a magnifi- technical export whose ialloonca will naturally benefit
cent player, and one who has his nationala. Continental competitors, he says, are also active, done fine service for Australia in with the result that practically 75 per cent. of the machinery erected international competitions. This Fang On boarding-house, Con Finke
A compradore residing at the Radiance Dahlia in the Province within the last decade is of German origin, while is the second time he has been naught Road Central, reports to Valsalini... the only British-made plante sold in recent years, for electrical champion, his other win being the police that some person has purposes, bave been supplied by German firms. More than that,
as far back as 1907, when he stolen from his cubicle a bag the writer does not remember having met a single representative beat the famous H. L. Doberty. containing jewellery valued $61, Roman Chief of British engineering manufacturers within the past five years. It is worth noting, too, that Wild- and money to the extent of $146. Nigerian Chief What is the remedy proposed to alter this state of affairs? It is rightly realised that no merchant firm can be expected to maintaining is also a Coloniala New The bag and $8 have been Rosario.
Zealander. What bearing the recovered. a high-salaried teobnical man in an interior province where, how win of Brookes will have on the
Confused Seas. ovor bright the prospects may be, they must bear a heavy expense Davis Cap Competitions it will for an indefinite period. The point to be borne in mind is that be interesting to see. The trophy Haiphong yesterday and reported Monarch Dahlia
The 9.8. Kaifong arrived from Fickle Bird at prosent engineering business is handicapped by lack of engineer is at present held by America, strong easterly winde, confused Amun Ra ing knowledge on the part of the prospective buyer, and consequent who also held it from 1900 to seas and rainy squalls. The 6.8. Dania ly Mr. Nettle suggests the advisability of British manufacturera 1002; the British Isles had it in Taiyuan, which arrived from Mascotte whose products are suitable for the market, and who wish to partioi-their possession from 1903 to Australia to-day, had fine weather Mallard pate in the development which is sure to come, instituting and 1906, and again won it in 1812; as far as Manila, from whence the Sevington maintaining, either in Chengking or Chengta, a permanent exhibit of while Australasia held it from experienced moderate winds and Reliance their machinery, and also providing a number of native assistants 1907 till 1911. This year there confused swells from S.W. and Valsalini as well as a technical man to instruct purchasers in the use of is a record entry, and a great East. their appliances. He suggests, with this end in view, the formation struggle should result for the of a group of manufacturers for the purpose of maintaining such an exhibit, and for the general exploitation of the Province.
honour..
Straits Rubber Co., Ltd.
A clerk residing at 44, Con- Matchlock naught Road Weal has reported Once Round Handicap--B. to the police that whilst booking Amun Ra a ticket at the Star Ferry on the Unity 5th. inst., some person stole his Goode Hop. purse from his pocket containing Danin $36.45.
Stolen from the Cubicle.
Cotton Spinning.
Sevington Reliance...
Class Bible to overt a collision: Cap- While all details of the now lbs. 156 tain Woolton, realising that he bill are not ready to be made 152 could not clear the berg, took the public yet, said Mr. Jones, the course of wise seamanship and bill will contain the following 160 steered straight at the berg, in- important clauses:
150
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One and a Quarter
Handicap.
Mile
Lorenzo
Cilgwyn
147 stead of giving
a slanting blow, 1. The government is to be 147 which might have ripped open changed to an elective senate 147 the vessel's side. Owing to the and house.
146 low speed at which she was 2. No definito date will: bo 146 going, the impact was, fortunate specified for independence.
lbs 160 158
167
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ly, not very severe, but it was 3. A governor general will be sufficient to damage the bow of provided for se at present. the steamer and turn it right bill will be that the Filipinos The general effect of the new
round.
The passengers were naturally will receive a larger measure of 154 greatly alarmed. They were, local self-government, but they 153 however, reassured by the ship's will not be promised indepen 2153 officers, who prevented anything dence at any specified time in the
153
21.
152
TYPHOON WARNING.
like a panic. The boats were future,"
quickly cleared and prepared for Washington, June 4.-One of 151 lowering. One of the passengers, the largest appropriations in the 149 a foreigner, attempted to get into great sundry civil bill, reported 148 a boat before the women and to the house to-day by the ap 147 children, and was promptly felled propriations committee 148 by the second offioar. No further $750,000 (Gold) for continuing breach of order occurred. The the placing of heavy Beaconat damage to the vessel was slight, artillery in the Philippines and bat the continuance of the fog Hawaii.
146
provented the steamer proceed The very fact that the demo- ing until 87 hours after the time cratio house appropriations she struck the iceberg. After committee pat nearly a million the accident several iceberga ap-dollars in the sundry civil bill peared round the vessel, which for seacoast artillery emplace
One of the reseone given for the removal of the plant of the "There can be no doubt that there is much sound, practical
Hongkong Cotton Spinning, common-sense in Mr. Nottle's suggestions, for if British engineering
Weaving and Dyeing Co. to firms are to secure a fair share of the business in China they must
Shanghai was that the hot, damp The telegram quoted below was device some method for placing their goods directly before the prospective buyers. The Hongkong University is doing a great The Direotors of the Straits climate of the summer greatly received by the American Con- work in soquainting the rising generation with the most modern Bubber Company, Ltd., have hempered spinning operations sulate General, Hongkong, from had to start her enginesfrequent-ment in the Philippines and, types of British machinery, but it must take many years before the declared an Interim Dividend in here. The Indian and Eastern the Manila: Observatory at 11.27 ly in order to avoid collision with Hawait shows plainly that the the floating masses. At the time democratic leaders do not believe. effects of that work become widely felt. Bomething must be done respect of the year ending De Engineer, commenting on this, a.m. to-day in the meantime, and advice such as that tendered by the corres ember 31, 1914, of 73 per cent. remarks that similar conditions Cyclone or Typhoon of of the impact Captain Wootton that Philippine independence is pondent named is worthy of the fallest and most careful consider less income-tax payable on June in Bombay hare not militated Northern Luzon, less than 800 was on the bridge, where he had probable in the near future
against incosa?!
miles distant, moving W.N.W. been continuously for 60 hours. ation at the hands of British manufacturers,
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Manila Bulletin,