“THE BARTON MYSTERY.”
Before the Opening of the "Play-The Verdict.
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"Pay-mer-Barton Marder Be- sult-Pay-mer!"
In every street and square papers were at a premium, for the long Barton trial was at last over, and Harry Maitland had been found guilty of the murder "of Gerald Barton.
GAMBLING DEBT.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1918.
Trouble Over the Payment.
As the result of a dispute arising out of a gambling debt,
with $
8
CHURCH NOTES. CHASED WITH AN AXE.
It is hoped to open the Peak Sunday School this month. notice will be given.
Due
bion
AMERICAN AIRMAN'S CROWDED HOUR.
Daring Deeds Worthy of the
Victoria Cross- -
Our
CANTON NEWS.
No Disease.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
We take the following from Trouble with Northern Chinese,
Canton octrespondent The question of equal pay for Church Notes, the St. John's
writes under date of November either ser was bound to come up Cathedral magasine
A Northern Chinaas wa
1, as follows
sooner or later, and now that thin two Chinese appeared before Mr. The Chaplain to the Forces charged at the Police Court this
The Canton Parliament held a matter is much on the publio JR. Wood, at the Police Court who was to have succeeded Rev. morning, before. Mr. J. R. Wood,
joint mesting yesterday and mind it is well to remember that this morning, charged with die C. L. Cooper-Eant mot having with sssaulting suother Northern
passed a resolution to send a in the arts, practically ever since orderly conduct at Connaught come here, H. E. The General Ohiness and with being in The story of an ata:sing telegram the United States women have competed with men Boad Central, yesterday afternoon Officer Commanding the Troops unlawful possession of a weapon single-handed adventure of a Government declaring that the in this feld, the recompense has Inspector E. Browns prosecuted. has appointed Ber. C. B. Shaan Inspector E. Browne prosecuted, young American airman is sup South-west is at war with the been scoording to valda given. P. C. King deposed that he of St. John's Hostel, to be Aoling An Indian constabla deposed plied by the US. Public Inform- North for the same principles as The woman who on write a
on duty at Connaught Chaplain to the Forces for the that he was on duty at Jubilee ation Committee.
America is fighting, with Ger popular play, a popular novel, or Bond Central at about 1215 time being. Mr. Shann has Street when he saw the defend. Lient Edwin Chamberlain, of many, and concluding that now a popular song will reap the In the tube trains that span P. He saw the first defendant already commenced his new ant chasing the complainant the U.S. Marine Corps, is the peace is spreading " all reward of her ability regardless through the honey-combed heart chasing the second defend duties. We are very glad of his with on are. A Chinese detective hero of the story. He obtained over the world the southwest only of her sex. How many people of the metropolis, home going at
chopper, and appointment for there is much came on the scene and arrested the permission of his officer to wants a just and reasonable peace know that Hannah More in repat- citizens discussed the tragedy, as shouting at the same time. He work to be done in the Garrison the defendant and they both to visit a squadron of the R.A.F., as does Amerion.
ad to bave made smack. ss, though it had not been talked to caught the second defendant, especially now when the numbers brought him to the Station. "in search of experience,” and “ A Permanent Peacé.
£30,000 (a huge fortune in the raga for the last three months. Another constable came up and are again at their normal War
The complainant said he went he found that he bad gone to the The meeting also passed eighteenth century) by her plays, And so the report of the trial arrested the first defendant with strength.
at about 11 s.m. to the second right place. The major of the another resolution to send tele-mostly of the religious order filled a dull half hour in the lives the chopper in his hand. The
foor of a house near the Central squadron in hia report says: game to the Southwest provinces To-day many of the writers with market to find bis friend. The of a few millions. The verdict defendants gave no trouble when
Chamberlain requested of me stating that peace must be per the largest public are women- had been based upon evidence arrested. The first defendant
defendant then came out and permission to visit the front at the manant and legal, otherwise for instance, Marie Corelli, that was purely circumstantial, was only chasing the second
used abusive language and later time fighting was in progress. I further sacrifices will be made to Florence Barclay, Ethel Dell, and bat it had been of character defendant.
brought out an 8x8 and obssed was very short of experienced continue straggle for the real Ella Wheeler Wilcoz. that was damning from the start,
The firet defendant, in giving
Two constables then pilote sad knowing that Char Republic. Upon it a fine caus had been built evidence, said that the trouble The Collections on Sanday, osme upon the scene sud berlain had been over the lines and had been reported as a up by the prosecuting counsel. srose over the second defendant, October 20th, for the Alice arrested the defendant,
Defendant said that the trouble dangerous fighter, I requested A man of great eloquence, he had who tried to borrow $5 from bim Memorial and Netheraole Hos
Crer As he witness) did not know him, pitale and for the Q, M. S. arose
the complainant | permission to be allowed to let vividness that sent bit by bit the he did not lend him the money. Hospital at Pakhoi smounted only knowing that he had returned him go on the morning offensive no cases of communicable disease production at Llanystemdwy at hope of the accused man to sero. He admitted having the chopper, to $209.81, aubarquently two from Singapore. He (complain patrol, anofficially in the notified.
a film depicting "The Life of Mr. Barton had been shot through the $9.
said there were sume of $20 and 85 were sat) tried to borrow $5 from him circumstances."
Lloyd George." The natives of Chamberlain total of and when he refused, complainant heart. Maitland wae proved to ten men assaulting him, so he received, making a
the village, we are told, were started abusing him.
a few hours with the record of bare gone to Barton's flat at the sock the chopper to defend him- $234 81.
"Nobody to
Black vagtly intereated in the work of hour at which the medical expert self.
The complainant denied that one enemy 'plane abot down is Maria ! " The incredible, so the cinema men, especially “two asserted Barton had met his
The second defendant said that Diocesan Boys' School.-W. he had asked for the loan of $5 fismes and another forced to conveyed, ebooked more than one old village worthies." "Their death. The revolver with which the first defendant owed him 20 recently noted the success schier he was a stranger to him...
from the defendant, saying that descend.
London police magistrate (saya s faces were a perfect study," said the crime had been committed cente se the result of gamblinged by this school in the Senior
"My leaders were very pleased recent issue of the Daily the article. "Nether of them had was found on the floor, and was He asked him for payment and Local Examination of the Hong Worship to
Inspector Browne asked his with the flying of the Yank, Chronicla), whatever its effect ever seen or heard of a cinema sessulted by defend Shanghai people on the afternoon patrol, where he
might be on the few interned film." It is quite possible that cognised, Maitland as the par. Bat and others.
to be able to 'öhronicle the fact
left us. It is these two unsophisticated soula obssez. That the two men had. Addressing the first defendant, that the school has done extreme were a voleance in Hongkong. again did the right thing." difficult to realise that our pre-are brothers of that other "oldest quarrelled, at prejudiced wit- His Worebip said that the only well in the Janier Locsi
When they bad fight they The nex: day Chamberlain eent splendid police system is not inhabitant" who on overbearing nessen were ready to prove. Was stable had seen him chasing the Examination also and that out of would look for an iron bar or went out with 29 British planes yet a century old. Even if the a discussion about the war the anything more clear ?
second defendant with a chopper. 25 boys entered for the Examina something of the kind. The axe which were escorting French strike of to-day becomes more other day, exclaimed, "Goat ! In his cross-examination Mair. He would be fined $25 or one tion 20 less than 20 passed. The was a dangerous weapon and if it bombing machines. The form widespread we shall be far better Hars they getten to feightin'?” land confessed to everything but month's hard labour. The second headmaster and his staff are to be had fallen on the complainant, ation was attacked by about 30 off than Kensington was before
it would have killed him. the murder itself, and so the trial defendant was discharged.
enemy aircraft, and each side loet 1825, when Peel established his congratulated on so excellent & boiled itself down to s
His Worship asid that he found three machines. Soon afterwards force. Then the fifteen square result, also upon the fact that this defendant guilty of chasing the the British were attacked by 40 miles of the Westend had only issue. For the defence it was LEASE OF CROWN LAND.chool obtained 8 distinctions cut complainant with an exe, which enemy 'planes, and in the fighting three constables and three headington correspondent of the Mr. William Hard, the Wash- argued that Maitland bought the revolver to threaten Barton, and
was a deadly weapon. He would (Chamberlain's engine was dam boroughs; and it was not antil New Bepublic, notes that it is that it was actually need for that
sentence him to one month's hard aged and his right hand gas ten years later that the county now becoming difficult to see an parpose, but that Barton wrested
labour.
damaged. Up to this time be towns organised their watch on American Cabinet Minister except had forced one enemy machine to the modern system.. leave the fight.
reconstructed the "orime wish a
narrow
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of the 16 awarded for the "whole
Tenders are being invited for of Hongkong. the lessing of Crown land opposite the Central Market, for one year
Sesmen's Institute. — Daring
returned in a
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In a recent Sanday paper there Daring yesterday there ware was n
BOCOREt of a recant
burglars still toke serious reports the major, "so I put him
ANGLO-AMERICAN COMRADES.
A Baxer Rebellion Memorial,
American soldiers and sailore
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driva
by appointment, and, in his opinion, the disaɛs of the any. elector-can-interrupt me method
German troops which he spied of doing business is a distinct some bandreus of yards away.
it from Maitland. Moreover it from 28th January, 1919. The August and September extensive Was asserted that after Maitland lease area is about 22 816 square repaire were carried out at the had left Barton's flat Barton had feet and the apeet Orown rent Seamen's Justitate, the total cost
Enemy Closing (o. changed his mind, ́ and hed
Instead of making for safety, $1,830 per month. posted letters to Maitland along,
of which was over $3,000.00,
Chamberlain stayed by one of the No matsheds will be permitted This was paid for out of the
gain. Mr. Hard tells us that ha with an accompanying note. to be erected on the ground, but general funds of the Missione
bombers, to help escort him, in There they were, perhaps a himself.go: “a good lesson” once Maitland swore to receiving them sheds with boarded sides and
campany with two British officers. score of them, marobing along a on this point from Mr. Arthur the following morning.
to Seamen, Hongkong.. Eśrly
Presently 12 Gecmsa machines strip of road through a patch of Henderson when he was s tiled roofs may be erected. The in October all deperiments of Questioned as to their where lessee will be allowed to utilise the Institute were opened again
closed on them for a finish fight. woods. Chamberlain - swooped member of the "British War abouts, he asserted that he had the area for any of the following and since B.M. S.-came in all who visit London often pas saing badly. Apparently the feed his machine gan, cutting them a definite time for seeing him, Chamberlain's engine was run for them, pumping a stream from Cabinet, The Minister fixed burned the letters, but the noté which he had retained disappear temporary buildings for
purposes: For the erection of the sleeping accomodation (about memorial which would interest was damaged; it would come live down, scattering them right and and asked for a schedule of the ed unaccountably the same day holding of public performances oriee) has been booked night loss look at the bas relief on dead. He lost speed and altitude. feet be cut over and among them appointed day, at the appointed the 33 cabins and 70 beda in dormit them greatly if they were to take for a few minutes, miss and stop left. At an altitude of only a few questions to be seked. On the To a jury of twelve stolid Anglo- ander Ordinance No. 18 of 1908; after night. Over 2,000 lessers the left side of the pedestal. I: Moreover, his right gun was still and came to ground under partial boar, which was 3.15, Mr. Hard Saxons such a defence made little for the erection of temporary were written in the Institute commemorates a stirring incident jammed and he had only 100 cover about one-eighth of a mile presented himself. Mr. Houder or no impression, What carried buildings for use sa s motor gar- during October. There is a grast of the Bozez rebellion in China, rounds left in the other. But in front of the enemy main line, son dres out from a pigeonhole,
sge, subject to the regulations, se demand for books, illustrated when British fighting men were when one of the enemy singled and a quarter of a mile from the the schedule of questions, together with, and no cars to be permitted should be sent to the Beuretary, officer. to garages being strictly complied papers, etc. All bundles of books led to the assault by an American him out be promptly opened af French outposte. to discover any black incidents in to stand on any of the public Seamen's Instituts, 21, Prays
long range and forced the Han to the exemplary character of the roade surrounding the area; for East. The Missione to Seamen, defence of the Peking Legation, a
On July 3, 1900, during the earth in a fast dive. prisoner. He stood a the narrow the erection of temporary shops, which flies the Angel Flag, is a detachment of Bratiab, American, opportunity to esespe, The two Chamberlain attempted to zave questions. He answered them.
Again Ubamberlain had every the report of the British major: orowded court, en apright, olean-
etc., which must not be used for Ohurch of England Society which and Bassian marines étormed and British officers had gone ahead at cat figure, reiterating his asser domestic buildings except for hae Ohaplains and Institutes in captured a barricade and outworks at a faster clip sad" were hot his instrumanta and get the com- -did not fail to raise an admiring constracted to the satisfaction of Daring the war its work has were endangering the defence. Nosotion he might have slipped plans, and coolly tried to set fire Bay, and he asid ît. And at four- ticna with a doggedness which watchmen, euch buildings to be 110 of the largest ports of the world. erected by the besiegers, which engaged. Under cover of their pass.before the enemy shelled the "P his mind what he wanted to note in the hearts of the crowd. the Director of Public Works. All grown tremendously and all its British marine officer was avail. away with the bomber. Again he? to the plane with his maps, fle/d'alock precisely the next visitor
most weight was the charseter af Maitland himself. Search how
they might, the prosecution failed
closing on the life of the man she
loved.
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turned
Worthy of x V.C. What followed in bast told in
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with a set of dictated anaworn. He elabersted," saya Mr. Hard," "on those answers convarsstionni I asked him supplementary
I saw him onos. He had made
Time after time he would glance structures erected by the lessee Institutes have been thrown open able to take part in the attack, refused, swiftly towards the pale-faced
them crawled to s wood; where he came in and Mr. Henderson rose, back, and are to be cleared away before the agonised figure of the girl he was termination of the lease and the so soldiers as well as to sailore. two having been wounded and launched an attack which prob- encounted an enemy patrol of and I took my hat." Mr. Hard engaged to, fcebing, as it seem ground to be left in a condition all sailors and soldiers in Hong elsewhere. The 25 British ma
A cordial invitation is given to the third being son
dary ably saved the lives of both his three Hans escaping from the was converted to the appointment
French linee, and although being system. ed, a mule appeal for courage and to the satisfaction of the Director kong to make full use of the rines, with 15 Americans and 15
British companiona. hope. But there seemed no hope of Pablic Works.
Climbing into the sun
unarmed he threatened the enemy 62- to Phyllis Grey, watching the
Seamen's Institate at 21, Prays Russians, were accordingly led, observed, he picked off the nearest looked like a grenade, and two of with his round compass, which, iron hand of the law gradually
most gallantly and successfully, Hun with a burst of 20 rounds at the enemy ran and one surrender. It's the coddling that disables by Captain (now Colonel) yera, 30 yards. The next he shattered The speech for the defence was tion: If they had existed, and ing of ships it is expected that Marins Guard, who was wounded of the enemy attacked him, sad brought him in a prisoner
ecating counsel as a pure fabrics Owing to changes in the sail-commanding the United States with 26 rounds at 20 yards. Five ed, and Lieutenant Chamberlain cripple, sad not the limb he has lost. That is the great thing we
a peroration of great length and were, as asserted, compromising the Bishop of the Diocese, who in the fighting.
engine wont.. dead
**Farther along on a stream must watch out for when our st he found a French colonial wounded come home. Families power, but it failed lamentably, letters written by a woman in 6 was to have returned at the end When officers and men of the the same minute. In a hase of wounded soldier, and ander the who ooddle their returned soldier for the eminent counsel could not foolish woment, opposing counsel of October will not be able to get Royal Marines erected a memorial ballete he cut up through a loops fire of enemy snipers be boldly will be his worst enemy," So furnish one thing that could had only to produce the woman. here befors January. This may in London to their comrades who dodged into a side slip, and shot carried the wounded man throngn speaks Mr. F. R. Bigler, who in dissipate the hard circometantial Where was the woman? Bat the necessitate the postponement of fell in sation, or died of wounds wing of another Han evidence of the other side. defending councel eat twitobing the confirmation which was to or disease in South Africa súd
A Flaal Swoop,
the open stream, his clothes being just now barily occupied in New torn by enemy Bre, and delivered York in finding opportunities for Earnestly he argued the point his fingers nervosely, feeling hie have been held on December | Ohins, in 1899-1900, it was desired The Leader of the German both the wounded colonial and the employment -- of disabled that Maitland would not have left ignominious position keenly; and 21st, but it is not yet certain, that one of the bas reliefe should squadran then same for him head- prisoner to a Frenen outpost. American men in local factorien. behind him the revolver with Maitland's face retained its dog There may possibly be another represent an episode of the on, but Chamberlain had power He then reached a phone and Mr. Bigler himself lost his right which the crime had bean com ged expression.
Bishop here about that time who operations in China, and that again, and he planted his remain reported ready for duty in hand and his left leg in a railway mitted had he been the murderer. And so eventually the jury filed | could hold the confirmation by described above was chosen. The ing shots point-blank, The
accident out West thirty-one yesta” Again, he argued, would Mait out to consider their verdict, and the permission of the Bishop of selection was semimony not only leader went down on his back, typical Yankee fashion." land, had he been guilty, have another night of mortal suguish the Diocese.
What the young airman did ago, but has been eszning s so a fine feet of arms, butalso to the with his body hanging from the next was equally extraordinary, livelihood ever since, Srat in the confessed as he did at the time of was lived through by those con-
admiration felt for Oaptain Myers grey-yellow machine as it cizoled He tried to uide the whole sfisir, packing business and for the Isat his arrest that he had gone to cerned in the life of the prisoner. St Peter's Church-It has by his British comrades, and to to a crank. Thereupon the rest of He refused to give the French uns twenty-two years with the Kanese Barton's rooms with intent to Then the end came, and it seemed been decided to repair the Orgen the comradeship of the two corps, the snemy quit a bad game.
name or any socount of himself. City Gas Company. The hardest force from him the compromising to Phyllis that never was the at a cost of about 700 to $800. The memorial stands on s' alight Kesawhile Chamberlain, him. He wanted to get away and to thing he ever did in his life, letters, knowing as he did that world so drab and grey, never Mr. Blackett is doing the work. grassy mound on the south side self was not so fortunate. After are nothing asid of it. Win a Mr. Bigler, WA to Beraw those letters might be construed was life so worthless.
New Hymn Books (A. & M.) and of the Mall, near the Admiralty. many mishape his engine had atant to his credit that the whole electric light roeste into the as the motive for the crime? But She did not hear the fatal Prayer Books have been ordered Railings shat off direct approach fasily departed this life, and the tribe of dare-devil airmen might ceiling of his house. The problem it carried no weight, for a worde of the judge; she knew it from England.
from the Mall, but there is a path beat he could do was to start have envied, he was his not emple one for a man with canning criminal might have all before that. She' was "only
from the Horse Guards' side which a long downward glide toward worried last he might " sve one hand use to hold the rosette anticipated the value of such an conscious of two things, the don-
giver scoom to the monument, home, while German machine and exceeded his military permission and sore at the same, time: argument.
ning of that hideous black cap,
Captain Myers can be recognised anti-aircraft gunners shot at 44
to
accomplished the task by It was hopeless from the beand the look of supreme entis. Brigandage is rife in Austria Baskingham Palace-by his ss he passed above. But one last at sae time to my squadron” Laat while he drove home,
in the bas relief-which faces aim from every post and battery.
Yaak had been attached his shoulder to hold the ginning, and nose know it better faction: on the face of Mrs. than counsel himself. The one Barton.
Bungay. At Floriadorf, just wide-awake hat of the now famili- reserve he had won back into
BOKEW. To mimplify the major, "I would not says thing that could have, gaved
had anjammed his As they led him away, he cuteids Vienna, recently, 10 at American, pattern. It is not hand-he
bestlase sa zubommend him for rolling for oripples, Mr. Bigl Maitland the note, evidencing turned and gave her one long elo brigands stopped a goods train strange that American visitors are second machine-gun, with the V.0., and of the Comman | bas ɛinvanted a devios the changing of Barton's mind, quent look, that est her tongue and eacked the trunks. The unaware of the memorial: few magazine almost fall and when in-Chiet would approvs
indrical staal zod and the return of the letters was free from the paralysis that Viennese newspapers state that Englishmen could anywhere in it became evident to him that he recommend him for the missing, and with it went the gripped it. She gave a low not only goods trame, but passen- London there is a public mona. would soon have to land some he undoubtedl Isst hope of the defonos.
terribles cry of anguish and ger traine are aftacked by armed ment showing Beiting foross led where he pinked his desti The alleged letters were dropped her pain-wrecked face bands, who constrain travellers to into action by an American parefully,Taking a wide
"ly dismissed by the pros into her bands.
Five up their clothes and money. Ofic.
be mowed for a mapport unit
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Brigandage Near Vienna.
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