INQUEST ON THE LATE
MR. E. M. BISHOP. ·
The inquest regarding the tragic death, on May 15, of Mr. E. M. Bishop of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, was resumed at Shanghai.
Mr. FT. Browett asked leave to watch the case on behalf of an interested party. Mr. F. Ellis also appeared to watch on behalf of certain friends of deceased.
M. A. G. Stephen, manager of the Ilongkong and Shanghai Bank, said he had known the deceased-about ten years, Da ceased returned from home leave about two or three weeks ago, and at that time appeared to be in bia ordinary health. Since then he had been quite as usual, and normal in his m ntal condition; On Thursday of last work de- cessed handed it his resignation. to witpegs.. Witnese bad n power to accept resignations and informed decossed ho would have to "forward it to the bend Deceased office in Hongkong. stated that be felt his prospeota in the bank were not promising and that he proposed to go and fight for his country; after the war, no man who had not takes part in it would have much chance of get- ting employment. Witness asked.
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possessed of certain information Sept. 28-Germans begin siege of which went to show that, without ja
Antwerp.
doubt, there was a motive. That Oct, 2- Germane defeated at information had been commun- ] Augustowo.
icated to the Coroner. ¿
The Coroner returned a verdict Oct. 5-Belgian Government re- of suicide whilst temporarily in- sane.-N. C. D. News.
THE WAR.
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Britain, Russia.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
against
France.
Belgium.
Japa Servia
Montenegro.
moved from "Antwerp to Oatend..
Oct.7-Bombardment of Antwerp
begins.
Jan. 8-French advance across Aisne, north of Soissons. Jan. 13-Turks occupy Tabriz, Count Berchtold resigns.
Jan. 19-German air fleet bom- bards Yarmouth and other Norfolk coast towns.
L
Jar. 21-General Falkenhayn, German War. Minister, resigns.
Jan. 24-British naval vistory in North Bea; the Blucher sunk. Jan. 28-Germans lose two bat-
talions at Givency and Cuin-" oby,
Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates submarine raids. on British shipping.
Feb. 3-German destroyer sunk by Russian submarine off Danmark. German 'auxiliary cruiser sunk off Patagonia. Feb. 5-Turka attempt to complete army
Feb. 6-Allies resolve tanite.
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED: Army corps is a
on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 t 45,000 men.
Division is a force of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, usually! with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men."
whether be bad serionaly con-Brigade is a force of infurry di
sidered the step he was taking. and he said he had and was-torry to leave the bank and thanked witness for all the courtesy and consideration he had received from him at the tank. Deceased La no financial troubles, every- thing being found in order after
cavalry. The infantry brigade is from 4,000 to 7,000 strong. The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong. Regiment of infantry is from
2,000 to 4,000 strong, cavalty regiment" is from 500 to 1,000 men strong.
A
to 200 men strong. Battery of artillery in the British
his death. Witness knew Mr.Squadron of cavalry is from 150 Bishop very little, and he knew nothing of his private affairs; he knew no reason why deceased ehonld take his life.
Mr. Donald Gow, of the Hong. Koog and Stanghai Bank, said he had known decessed just over a year. On his return from leave, decensed, in talking about sport, asked itness for the loan of a gun: Witness agreed, bat did not let him bave the gun at the "Turn-06 Batarday Iust deceased again akad for the gun, saying he was goingupcountry, Witness fetched the gun from bie totel and landed it to deceased, with two loxe of ammunition, about noon. They talked about the best place to go shooting, and at that time decased appeared to be in his ordinary stite,
1) ceased a private boy spoke as to seeing his master take a gun ce to his room on Saturday and put it under his bed. This was at 1.50 p.m., and witness did not ere him alive again.
Dr. errogel said he was called to the Palace Hotel shortly after 11 o'clock on Saturday. Lie went into a room and in the corner o posite the door deci nied was lying propped up against a ward- robe, the front part of his skall being destroyed. Decaused wal quite dead. Four feet from the Eody there was a gun lying on the for. Witness found a pi900 of tring looped over the bed post with to other end tied to the trigger of the and deceased gun, had evite t'y held the gun in his hand with the barrels pointing towards bis head, sed thrown hie Hody away, holding on to the gua. Wiluess found two empty. cartridges in the barrel of the gun.
Another boy employed at the hotel testified to hearing the shot and going into deceased's room.
M. J. H. Longhurst, manager and secretary of the Palace Hotel, said he was getting into bed when" he beard a loud report, followed by a noise of falling glass.. Hie 100m was very close to deceased's room He went into decassed's room and found Mr. Bishop lying in the position as described by Dr. Ziervogel. Witness shat the door, and telephoned immediately for the police and Dr. Ziervogel,
Sargeant Mackintosh said he searched the body at the Mortu ary, and found $12 odd in cash and a bunch of keya, da
Inspector Vaughan, of the Central Police Station, who said he arrived at the hotel just after the dedostor, gave evidence of fading two notes, written in pencil, signed EM. Bishop, and dated May 15 in a letter pad which was lying on the table near to deceased. Since Banday careful inquiries had been made by the police as to whether or not there was any motive for decensed taking his life, and sua result the police had become
and French armies has 6 guns and about 200 men. In the German Army consists of 4 guos and 150 men, In the Russian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men,
"PRINCIPAL EVENTS. June 28-Archduke Francis For
dinandanssinated.
July 23-Austria, sends an ulti-
matum to Servia.
July 31-Russia orders general
mobilisation.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on
Russia, French Cabinet ordere general mobilisation. Aug 2 German forces enter Luxemburg. Germany de- mands free passage through Belgium.
Aug. 4-England eende ultima
tum, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger- rejepte ultimatum. many German troops attack Liege. Aug. 5.-England announces a
state of war with Germspy. Aug. Germane enter Liege.
Suez Canal.
cross
financial resources, Feb. 8-Total British cucanities
104,000, Turks retreat from. Suez Canal.
Feb. 10
Germans executs the rebel Maritz. Feb. 17-Canadian contingent
lands in France. Fab. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger-
mans surrender in France. Feb: 27.-Allied Fleet enters the Dardapelles after destructive bombardment.
Oct. 9-Antwerp occupied by
in Germans.
Oct. 12-A Boer commando in
the Cape Province mutinies. Oct. 13- Belgian Government"
transferred from Ostend to Havre.
Oot. 14-Allies occopy Ypres.
Battle begins on the Vistula." Oct. 15-Ostend occupied by
the Germans.
27, 1915.
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reoccupy Dec. 18-Egypt proclaimed a British protectorate. Gen.. Botha regards Boar rebellion as at an end.
Lada and Radom. Oct. 29-Turkey begins war on
Russia by onval attacks en Odénga and in the Crimea. Oct. 30-Ool. Maritz, rebel leader.
driven out of Cape Colony. Nov. 1 German naval victory
off the coast of Chili. Nov. 3-German equadron makes a raid on British coast near Yarmouth.
4-German oraiser Yorck strikes mine in Jade Bay and sinks,
Nov.
Nov. 5-England and France de-
clare war on Türkey. Der danelles forts bombarded, Russians reoccupy Jaroslav. Nov. 6-Tsingtan surrenders." Lialy reaffirms Noy. 7 Russians enter East
Prusais.
French invade southern Alance.
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Aug. 8,
neutrality.
Aug. 15.--Austrians eater Servis. Nov. 10--The Emden destroyed. Japan senda altimatum to Nov. 11-Germana capture Dix- Germany.
mude
Aug. 17.-Britis expeditionary Nov. 12-Russians occupy Johan-
force complotes its landing in Fracce. Aug. 19-Beginning of battle of}
Lorraine.
Aug, 20-Germansenter Brussels. Aug. 23-Germaus enter Namar
and begin attack on Mons. Aug. 24-British begin retreat
from Mons... Aug. 25 French evacuate Mal
hausen..
Aug. 26 Non-partisan French
Aug,
Cacinet organised. Germana lake Longwy
27- Louvain burned by Germans. Japaness block- ade Tsingtan. Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Sept. 2-German advance reaches
Senlis, thirty miles from Parie, and ewings eastward. French Government "moves to Bordeaux
Sept, 3-Russiane occupy Lem
berg.
Sept. 5-Battle of the Marne
begins.
Disburg in East Prussia. Nov. 19 House of Commonė votes a new army of 1,000,000 men. More than 1,100,000 men already under arms, ex- clusive of Territorials. Nov. 23-Russians erround Gor
man corps south of Lodz. Nov. 26-British battleship Bul.
wark destroyed by explosion in the Medway River. Ger mana break through Russian circle near Loda. Deo. 1-German Reichstag votes new" credit of five billion marke King George in
.. Flanders, Dec. 2Austrians occupy Bel-
grade. Gen. De Wet captar- od. Deo. 3-Servians turn on Aus- trians in three days' battle which ends in a notable Ser vian victory. Dec. 8-Germans occupy Lods. Deo.
8-British naval victory off Falkland Islands. British occupy Bussorab, in Asis Minor,
Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the
Germans...
Gen. Byers, Boer Sept. 12-German retreat halts Deo 9
lendor, killed at the Vaal on the Aisne.
River Germans bombard Sept. 20 --
Rheims and injure the famous Dec. 13-British submarine sinks the Messudich in Dardanelles, Cathedral. Sept. 22-German submarine Deo. 14-Servians capture large
Austrian forces": Binks British cruisers Abou-
grade,
Dec. 20-26-Severe fighting on
the line of the Bzura River. Dec. 22-French Parliament sa...
sembles,"
Deo. 23-French Chamber votes
war credit of £310,000,000, Dec. 25-British naval and serial raid against Cuxhaven. Deo. 28 French occupy St. Georges, near Nieuport. Jan. 1, 1015-British battleship
Formidable sunk in the Channel,
man submarine 'sinke Weat African liner Falaba. March 31.-Australia offers an
other contingent.
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CONTENTS.
1-3 The Colony's Railways ...44 Death of Mr. K. R. Doany 944 Bongkang University
4
Union
9-10
Hongkong Boy ScouteTM ........45
.46-47
Correspondence...... 7 8 April 8.-Prinz E Friederich Commercial.
interned in Norfolk Yard, U.S.A.
HOTEL LIST.
Hongkong Hotel.
Jan,3-French capture Steinbach. Anderson GE Jan. 3-4-Rassiana win decisive Avery WH Atharley JE victory over Turks in the Backhouse H
BALODJ Caucasus, Russians overran Bell
Belilios, Bakovina.
Mr-E'R Bordte 1
D Mr
Navy The Courts 11-16 Chinese Carroggy......
Leading Articles....17--23 Another Hongkong Aero Notes and Comments ....24-28 plane...... Special Articles.......29-36 Appointmente ...........47.
.......37-38 From the Palpit......
Kulky F Kay. A Lambert DB Lloyd G
GT Layacca C Lang G
Les Bishop & Mrs Lennox
Mar. 1-House of Commons votes & Mrs R Lim India Me &
supplementary credit of 37 Burns
Browa MTA E
March
Seckingsale L Haring
Lim
JH
TD W
Mr & Mra JF
Sport
.48-
Over-Saas Aircraft Fond 30-40 Baden Powell Boy Scoute"
Canton Newa ..........40 Catholic Women's Leagu840 Prince of Wales' Fund ...41 Annual Police Report......42-43 The Observatorys' Work...43 Foad Prices
Teng Day Marriott Dr & Mrs Irving EA Mayer Mr & Mr. OE Josaph EM
Ata K B
Joseph 8 M Годен МТ Joseph
E Johneton J Junker W M Rales FH
Main
Mrs BR Middleton GB Marsoki J McClure Capt& Mrs Mandine
о Mordough Mr & Mrs
millions and a fresh credit Brown Miss B B of 250 millione. March 8.British aeroplanes
attack Ostend. March 9.-Second Canadian.con- Baylis F
Clayton W.E tingent lands in England.
Cheetham H March 3-10-Four German sub- Plunkett ColeCapt
? Church Mr HO marines accounted for.
Catlin H 10. British capture Cookson Mr & Mrs Neuve Chapelle.
Cogswell FD March 14-Aunounced that Ger- Cassel
Curling
Mra L man losses in La Bassee region Duffy Miss M. B
Davis Mr&Mr FE total 10,000 in three days. March 14, German craiser Donnison Mr & Mrs Dresden sunk off Juan Fer Donovan JF
Mr & Mrs H Dallas
F nandez Laland. w..
Ray, E. H Evenson E March 16.-Sir John French Ebrentals HE
Rayner Lt Col and estimates Garman losses in Edwards Mr & Mrs Mrs
Randall Mia3 A HV La Basseregion to be 13,000. French Capt. & Mra
JP March 18-British battleships|
Neighbour WR Ormiston J
Pitcher A Perce Mrs A. O Purdon Mrs G Pound
EH
ST. MIR B
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P Irresistible and Ocean and Fitzwilliams DIGEL Reach GP
Mr & Mrs Reld Miss A French battleship Bouvet Fielding M
Rius Mra R J sank by floating mines in Fay Mas E
Banyan Mr & Mrs Dardanellee. Admiralty an Farr HA Ranyan Miss nounces that it has reason to b
Richardson GA Hankin Mrs F believe the Karlsruhe was Gould Mr & Mrs J Rily sunk off the West Indies in Goulboura V Griffiths BL November.
Galluzzi R Gregory T W Smith Mrs AĢE Girandler A Stockmest Glaister Dr & Mrs Been Goodrich OL "Grimu
Mri D P Glalter Dr& Mrs Capt
AII Sandhelmer
March 19.-Russisasenter Memel,
East Prussia. March 21-Futile Zeppelin raid
on Paris, March 22. Przemysl surrendere
* to the Russians.
March 24.-British airmen carry
A
Borley VAL
Swaleld HE
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Mr & Mr & Mrs GH}
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White FW White Mr & Mrs.
ELH Wixon OF "Wood GG
Wood Mr PM. We'll Mr & Mrs A
Kingsclere Hotel.
Fleider DE Filkins Miss D
Rawlinson RJ Robertson Mr öz Forbes Mr & Mra A. Mrs. J.
Forbes &
Fulder BE Hardman A
Het gewer r Logan W
Sache Mrs G Ebeldon Mr & Mrs
"RD
Shields A L
· Singer Mr&Mrs E Lurhra J H van G JPercy Burn
Wilson M J Nixon F C
Grand Hotel, Allen Mr & Mrs Bonhom J Crew Mr & Mrs Dyke A Van Dunrich A Gibbs A W Grant. J Gudd
James B Leur G W Molm PG Pula R Puttlain O Reynolds f Rooze FG
Peak Hotel
Building Fund........49 Cigarette and Tobecoo
Fund Contemporary Opinion ...50-52 Sanitary Board Telegrame
....52
Carlton Hotel.
Lawan Jaw Lewis F8 May Midts P Maysmith W Mariaal Mr & Mrr
Alembert E Atkinson W E Boobanen G Branco A Clarke Miss May
Costello M
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Oropisy OC
Mian D
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Falober Hewlett D
Hollway HD
Honbai Dr J
James Miss D
Kiorey R
Melve M
Thomas
Mack The MALL T Mott
Taylor
& MrT
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Capt R
Thom Wm Salisbury R B Whebley A.R Wilson D.S
Kynoch Mr & Mrs Worley Mr Mr G
King Edward Hotel. Almond Mrs R Jones 84 Bander C
Keay WE
Barclay Mr & Mrs ELambert Mrs Beale Mrs R Bettison Mr & MANOLAN
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Brown C
Armstrang Mr and Johns Mrs TIR
Mr W
Jones Lee. Bowdler Mrs Lambert Eng Lieut Batler PR
and Mrs' John
Budge W
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Claxton & A
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Cooke Miss J F
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Mrs V
Carmstabaal Mr and Lambert I
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Macdonald Major D
Lamar: WC:
Cooke Martor
Mr HF Cartwright HA
Course A Opauili Mr & Mr D
Moss Mr&Mr DR Cossart Mr& H Smith Mr & Mrs H | Cary W Set Parking T L
Dutton Mr & Mrs Stool J.W
Courland A
Pountney H-N Fyne Major RE Foo Darling Col BE
·T Falchloe Major Ralphs Mr &
Mr E For Goodban Mr & Mr Sinclair A
Skinner Mix Haylor Mr & Mrs J Hale Mr & Mrs B-A 8kott og
Graham WE Bmith Mr&MrEG Hardman A Tisdal
Smith Mr & Mrs & Has Mr & Mrá Tidal Mrs EWA
ER TTOYAL Trip GJEN WATER FL U29 sunk with all handa. Hartman H
Thompson Mes WM" B WAG Nege March 29-Russian Fleet bom Bears AWE
Holdon E bards the Bosphorus, Ger Hart 0 B:***
kir, Creasy, and Hogue. Dev. 15-Auairiaus evacuate Bel Russiane ospture Jaroslav and invest Przemyal. Sept 20-British troops from India land at Maravillos.
Deo. 16-German cruisera bom
bard Barborongh and Hartlepool.
?.out
anccessful attack on German submarine work at Hanson Hoboken.
Hoad Hi
March 25.-German submarine Hutcheson T. H
Valla Dr&Mrs H de Word JG
Hind BA Hall Col Gordon Hardmin A Hazeland P·A· Horbrender Mrs
Mr and
Humphreys Mr and
Men C
Squair Mi? Hashimoto B Trabe JAM Hemming 1
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Pearman Mr & Mr Radford R Hammy Mrs RA & Richardsonfr& Mrs Richardion Wasseng
Mr & Mrs HE
Robertson Robertson Mr & Mrs
Saper OH
Blowart H.
Sylvester Mrs B **Tanso H Vandon Mr&MrPol Hoaking Addr Threlfall Mo Watson Mr & Mrs N Hunter Mr&MrJ Tanda 8
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