COLONY'S HEALTH.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
POLICE RUSHED.
SMALL-POX EPIDEMIC STILL CRISIS OF SINGAPORE
UNABATED.
The Colony's health return for the past week shows that while only five fresh cases of small-pox were notified, oight deaths occurr- ed from the epidemic. Three of the new cases were in Victoria, and the other two in Kowloon, all being Chinese."
RIOTING.
HIT WITH FIREWOOD.
Three cases of diphtheria, two Portuguese and one Chinese, were reported with ono death, while of five new Chinese cases of typhoid, two deaths occurred. A Chinese who was brought in from the New | assaulted, Torritories suffering from para- typhold died, this being the only | case notified.
A Chinese died of cerebro-spinal fever, and a death from influenza, though this is not a notifiable dis- ease, la reported,
Yesterday's Return. Three further Chinese cases of small-pox were notifled yesterday, one from Victoria and two from owloon. One case of typhoid Inese) and 0110 case of phold (Chinese) were also
HAWKERS.
WATCH KEPT ON POLICE
TRAFFIC CASES.
HORN THAT SOUNDED LIKE POLICE WHISTLE,
The owner of car No. 2299 was fined $10.00 for using a Bosch horn, after having been notified. by the Traffic Department not to use it.
On the resumption early this month of the enquiry into the
Inspector Alexander, explained shooting affair at Singapore, into his Worship (Major C. Willson) which six Chinese were killed, this morning that the horn was interesting evidence was given of electrically sounded just like a the critical minutes, just before police whistle, When it wag the firing, when the police station sounded near a Police Station the at Kreta Ayer was rushed by an had happened on a few occasions. Police might turn out and this unruly mob and the police were One of the European witnesses, Mr. W. C. Edwards, ricksha inspector, was close to the scene at the time. Coming to the stage when the crowd got out of hand, he said the police were taking up their positions when the Chinese charged down upon them.
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A letter was sent to the owner asking him not to use that parti- cular horn and he came to the Police Station and assured the Inspector
that it would be
removed. That was over a week ago, but defendant had not yet removed the born.
Excess Passengers.
He saw Inspector Dale run to- wards the police station and whilst he was running the Chinese were hitting him with walking sticks. Witness saw a man armeded on their licences. with a walking stick with a big knob sirike Mr. Dale on the head.
Eight bus drivers, belonging to the Aberdeen Bus Company, were fined $20 each for carrying pas sengers in excess to what is allow-
He saw a Lance-Corporal of police fall down in the centre of the road. He could not see any other police because the crowd | was too thick.
They chased Mr. Dale right into the police station. He saw him actually enter the station. The constables all stood up as Mr. Dale was being chased, but they had no weapons at that time. The crowd To compete with, the regular rushed up to the station and th: market stall holders, hawkers in police came out with rifles and the Yaumati district employ batona. A clash took place right secret watchmen who are station-in front of the station, the crowd ed at each of the entrances of the having reached the steps. At that Yaumati Markel to give the alarmtime the crowd were armed with on the appranch of the Police.
sticks.
The Clash, Some of the police struck the crowd with batons and some fired into the air and some fred in the direction of South Bridge Road.
This was made known when a Hawker was charged before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowlooa Magistracy this morning, with selling shell sh within the ma- ket, Sergeant fargreaves inform- When the police opened fro the ed his Worship that there were crowd run away. After the crowd several hawkers offering their had cleared he saw two men cr wares inside the market, to the the ground. About five er eight annoyance of the stall holders, minutes afterwards the crowd. The offenders were extremely diffi- | advanced again with the band cult to apprehened, on account of playing. When they came up the the constant watch kept by men policemen lined in front of the posted at the doora Yesterday, how-station. The crowd got as far as ever, one of the watchmen happen- Spring Street and stopped. When ed to be away from his post when the police pointed their rifles they the police visited the market, went back again.
The defendant was fined $5.
RAILWAY STOPPAGE.
CANTON THROUGH SERVICE
RESUMED.
The firing lasted about two or three minutes, All the Aring finished before the police lined up.
Up to Station Door.
Inspector Grant stated that the busen were allowed to carry 20 passengers, but he found that one of them carried 27, ono 31 one 35, one 38, two 45, one 46 and one 53 passengers.
His Worship imposed the fines stated above, and added that he would double the fine if any of these men appeared again for the samo offence.
No Licence.
The owner of motor car No. 631 was charged with using ań unlicensed vehicle and the driver of the same car was charged with disobeying directions and signals at the foot of Garden Boad.
is Worship imposed a fine of $5. The driver who pleaded guilty, was Aned $10.
TO BE BIRCHED.
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SMART SENTENCE FOR SNATCHER.
A Chinese was sentenced to six month's hard labour and ordered to receive twelve strokes of the bitch for snatching gold and jade bangles from the wrists of a small child, who was being carried on its mother's back.
When the mother heard the child ery she turned round and noticed a man drop the bangles and run When the police fired the crowd | away, Another woman, who was was right up to the door of the in the "company of the chill's station. H did not think mother also saw the anatcher drop bayonets were fixed. He did not the bangles. The defendant was see Mr. Dale go out after he went chased and arrested by a Chinese into the station.
constable.
Asked if he had anything to say, defendant said that he was playing with a friend in Queen's Road. He threw away his friend's hat and ran and he was stopped by a Chin- ese policeman.
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The through train service from Questioned, he said that when Canton to Kowloon which stopped Inspector Dale reached the steps, on Saturday, was resumed on Sun- they were still hitting him. The day and has operated normally policemen prevented them from since.
going any further. He could not The stoppage involved the Chi-See Mr. Dale at the time of the mese Section of the railway only, firing and he did not see him and the men walked out for the
come out again. Mr. Dale would purpose of enabling them to march have been seriously hurt if the in procession to present a petition police had not stopped the crowd: RUBBER RESTRICTION. man in the Tontine Hotel, Glas-education of cracksmen has been to the Canton Government authori- ties in connexion with a dispute "between the railwaymens' union
and the mechanics' union.
The petition, it is reported, will be considered by the committee of the Political) Commeil.
The employees of the British Section were noteoncerned with the dispute, and it was the through service only that was affected.
might even have been killed. The police stopped ring when the row eased attacking. They did not fire at anyone who wan running away,
ITS BENEFITS RESTATED.
London, April 11. Some of the crowd might have In the House of Commons, had pieces of firewood, The answering questions, Mr. I S. pudice were not able to keep the Amery said that the effect of the crowd back with their baloni, - Stevenson scheme on producers Police Corporal's Evidence. had been the substitution of a Lance-Corporal 91, said he re-remunerative price for one often belved instructions to go to Happy below the cost of production, while Valley on March 12, and he went to the users of rubber had benefited The Central Stadion with 13 mea. by the tendency to stabilise the
They were all armed with rittes price.-Reuter. and ammunition. They masched OPENING OF NEWLY FORMED to Happy Valley but the trouble
DANCING.
CLUB.
had reased, He saw Inspector Dale. who said that eight con-. stables were to remain at Happy Organised to stimulate thusiasm in the popular pastime Valley, and he and are others of dancing and to promote closer Were to go on reserve at Krefa
Ayer.
CC-
social friendship between the The crowd was shouting and
umerous terpsichoreans of the Colony, the opening dance of the waving their hands as if they recently formed Hongkong Dance Were angry. Inspector Dale came Club, was well attended. consider-into the station and when the
ing that it was the initial venture The first dance was held last night at Lane Crawford's Rea taurant with the "Cameo" band in attendance. A long and excellent programme was provided and the event augured well for future dances,
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
FIELD-GUN PRACTICE
TO-MORROW.
crowd became disorderly he told the constables to go with him to South Bridge Road to make way for the trolley. bus. They went Road, and put their hands to sto to the junction of South Bridge the crowd and allow the traffic to
pusa.
Soven or eight paraons struck Inspector Dale with firewood and knocked him down.
Witness was struck from be. hind on the back of the head, and fell down. When on the ground he was kicked on the back and his rifle fell from his hand. Some constables 'came to his assistance and he managed to recover his rile.
The following notice to mariners has been issued by the Harbour
The constables shouted, "Take Maater, under date April 11:
Information has been received care, the Chinese are rushing the that four-inch field-gun practice Station." He saw Inspector Dale's will take place from Stonecutters head was bleeding.
Island at a target on Chang Hue
Inspector Dale gave orders for
Island on Tuesday afternoon, the pulice to be mustered and to the April 12, and Wednesday morning, take positions in front of
station. He also told them to at 9.30 am., April 13.
take rifles and ammunition and to shoot in the dir to frighten the Chinese if they started fighting.
Sir George Rainy is to ba a mem~ bor of the Executive Council of the Governor-General of India, in succession to Sir Charles Alexan- der Innes,
Witness heard two reports and saw rifles being pointed in the air. The crowd then dispersed.
The further hearing was ad. Journed until April 5.
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