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HONGKONG.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1925. 日六十二月八年四十國民 PRICE:-
GOOD CITIZENS.
PRESENTATIONS TO TWO PLUCKY CIVILIANS.
Robbery Sequel.
THE MURDER OF MAJOR PALMER.
FULL STORY OF THE TRAGEDY.
Gallant Attempt to Save Village.
Peking, Aug. 14.-.. arrival at Harbin of Mis
NOT A "RED."
EXPULSION ORDER NOW RESCINDED.
Mistaken Identity.
q safe imer, others chin killed carried
The order made last week for the expulsion from the Colony, as an undestraES" POTION, OF Joseph L Tipliteli, a Ukranian, has now been rescinded, and permission has been given him to remain in the Colony.
The plucky act of two civilians in effecting the arrest of two men subsequent to the commission of an armed robbery on the 21st of Dr. Howard's son Jame April
recalled WAA
yesterday, who were at the Palme when a presentation was made to Manchuria when bar .. them at the office of the Captain Major Morgan Palmer Superintendent of Police. Amongst off Dr. Howard, the full story of those present at the ceremony in the tragic events of July 20 has
It will be recalled that Tiplítchi addition to the C.S.P. (Mr. P. P. J. reached Peking.
was first charged with not being Wodehouse, C.I.E.), who made the It appears that Dr. Howard, in possession of a proper passport, presentation, were Mr. T. H. King who was on the point of returning and a nominal fine was inflicted (Director of Criminal Intelligence, to Harbin, was persuaded by Ma on this charge. The police, how- Mr. D. Burlingham Deputy jor Palmer to take part in an ex-ever, took more serious view of the Superintendent or Police), Mr. pedition against a gang of bandits man's case, as he was supposed L. H. V. Booth (Assistant Director who were despoiling a village in to have been indentified by a of the Criminal Intelligence De-which they had entrenched them-Frenchman as having been partment), Mr. W. R. Scott (As-selves a few miles away from the nected with "Red" activities in sistant Superintendent), Mr. J. ranch. Armed with rifles and Canton and as one who took a Kerr (Assistant Superintendent), ammunition, the party, which be-leading part in organising and and Mr. W. Kent (Chief Inspec-sides Major Palmer and Dr. How-conducting a strike of servants a: ard, included the latur's son, a Shameen. In consequence, the Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse said: Chinese boy and
Russian boy, man's expulsion from the Colony "Gentlemen, I have been instruct-went in a motor-car driven by a
was asked for, and a magisterial ed by His Excellency the Governor Russian chauffeur, ta village order to this effect was made. to make a small presentation to Mr. about half-way between the ranch Focken and Mr. Li Chi-kong to and the village occupied by the From facts which have since show the appreciation of the Gov-bandits.
been disclosed, however, the case ernment of their services in arrest- went back to the anch and
turns out to have been one of mis- ing two armed robbers on the 21st brought back Mr. Baldwin, DI
taken identity, with the result April."
Kalgan, who is stated to have that the expulsion order has been Palmer to leave the handit alone. endeavoured to persuade Major withdrawn.
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The official account of the eir-
cumstances of this incident was then read by the C.S.P. as fol-
The motor-car
then
Bandits' Circling Movement. lows: "Mr. Frederick John Wiled upon going to the village and Major Palmer, however, insist- liam Focken, of Messrs. Alex. Ross eventually he and Dr. Howard, and Company, with his assistant, with the Russian boy and the Mr. Li Chi-kong, happened to be Chinese boy, stationed themselves on the point of alighting from a in a cornfield, whit Mr. Baldwin, motor bus outside the China Motor young Howard, and another Rus- Bus Company's premises when they siar who had appeared on the heard police whistles being blown ene took tw cer as to a some distance down the road,
here Mr. Focken's attention was which a good vier
temple near by
roof of somdits'
con-
before the bandits left. A search wounds bandaged by Dr. Howard
was then carried out in the corn- field and the covery made of the dead bodies melancholy die-
of Major Palmer and his Chinese. boy, who were later buried, as they had fallen, side by side un- der a big oak tree at the ranch.
Dr. Howard's Captivity. It is reported that the bandits who was attempting to board a busente could soon gagyland, going in the direction of Hunghom of the party, the bandits,
Evidently detecting the arriva! †have now, taken Dr. Howard!
why across the SungaTT tree-and Railway Bridge. Mr. Focken seiz-were mounted, moved out from they are probably located some- ed this man, who attempted to
scape, and handed him over to Mr. the village in two parties. one where amongst the Kirin moun
making for the cornfield. while tains. There seems to be reason Li, who had at this time been join- the other made for the motor car. to believe that he is being fairly ed by two other Chinese who helped Mr. Baldwin, young Howard and well treated, but the question of to hold the prisoner. Mr. Focken's the Russian made a running fight rescuing him presents attention was next drawn to a man for it back to the ranch, firing problem. who was riding in a ricksha going from the footboard as they went,
difficult
Mr. Sokobin, the American Con-
in the direction of the railway and eventually eluded their pursul at Harbin, Mr. Roger Green, bridge some three hundred yards away.
Seized Second Man, Mr. Focken boarded
ä pass-
ing bus, and, alighting when the bus was passing the ricksha, seized this man also, and, with the help
of a by-stander, handed him over
suers.
Meanwhile the rest of the bandits had come up towards the
the rear. cornfield from
Mr. Baldwin had made efforts to warn Major Palmer and Dr. Howard as to what was happening and the
to two Indian constables. The latter, who had the Russian boy first man arrested was later found with him, made signs of surren-
the services rendered to the public
by Mr. Focken on this occasion,
Major Palmer Found.
and expressed his keen appreciation It was well-known that in of his fine act."
at
of the China Medical Board, and Mr. Baldwin are at present Fuchowhsien, some 400 miles
from Harbin, making every effort to keep in touch with the captive and secure his speedy release. Reuter's Pacific Service.
The murder by Chinese bandits
ex-
to be in possession of a revolver, der as the bandits approached. on July 20 of Major Morgan while the second was in possession Major Palmer, however, was evi- Palmer, reminds us that from the Ga- of some strings (such as are used dently caught unawares and both first organising of the Salt
he and the Chinese boy were belle by Sir Richard Dane, he for binding victims). Later, on the information of the first and killed instantly by shots from be- was one of his chief's most trusted
hind.
and honoured assistants, and was second defendants, the third defen-
instrumental not a little in the dant was arrested by police in a house at Stanley. The revolver
Some time after Mr. Baldwin great success of the Administra- At the headquarters in Pe- used by him was subsequently re-and the others had returned to tion.
the ranch a messenger arrived king, and especially in Man- covered by the police in a side channel on the railway track about from the bandits demanding money churia, where the field was
Mr. Baldwin hur-ceedingly difficult, owing to the fifty yards from the railway sheds and cartridges.
riedly scraped together what political and general conditions, at Hunghom where he had drop- ped it during his flight. At the money and cartridges could be Morgan Palmer, a quiet unassum- May Criminal Sessions, the first found at the ranch and went downing man and an excellent Chinese and third defendants were each with it to the bandita' village, scholar, won the confidence of sentenced to five years' hard labour, only to discover that they had all with whom he had official re- The second defendant, who was too gone off, taking Dr. Howard with lations. He was very greatly res- ill to appear, will take his trial at them. They had left lying in the pected and trusted by the various village, however, the Russian Chinese rulers and particularly the coming Sessions. His Honour the Chief Justice paid a tribute to boy, who had been shot in both by Marshal Chang Tao-lin. One thighs and who had had his who knew him well writes.--Pe. - sonally he was a most likeable and loveable man, who lived very this simply and abstemiously, and al- Colony crimes of violence were of though not wealthy, gave gener- The C.S.P. went on to say that ten committed in crowded ously and with open-handed readi- Mr. Focken's name was now add- thorougfares without anyone lift-ness to every deserving cause. ed to the long list of Europeaning finger to prevent or help in The Roman Catholic Sisters never civilians and Service men who had the arrest of the culprits, where-appealed to from time to time rendered valu- as on the other hand, if they had their philanthropic work, the able assistance to the police, who occurred in the great cities of Lutheran and Presbyterian Hos- were never disappointed when the Europe and America a hae-and-pitals and Orphanages alway's need for such assistance occur- cry would have been immediately found in him a good friend, and red.
raised. For these reasons Mr. Li many 您 "down-and-out" white had set a good example in the cir- man has reason to bless Morgan It was a great pleasure to cumstances mentioned which he Palmer. He practically gave see Mr. Li Chi-kong as one of the hoped would be followed by his himself unsparingly to the relief recipients of this commendation. countrymen in the future. He and help of thousands of Russian as the fine part he played in the had great pleasure in presenting refugees and well-nigh wore him- affair stood out in strong contrast the tokens of appreciation of the self out in their service. A most to the attitude which had been Government of their good ser- devoted son to his widowed mo- alleged as a national trait of the vices.
ther, he was, we believe, her only Chinese. The Chinese had been ac- Mr. Focken was presented with child. His father, the late Colonel cused of possessing too much of a silver cigarette case which Palmer, U. S. A. Army, was very that trait which was expressed in bears the following inscription proud and very fond of his noble the phrase "No belong my pidgin" "Presented to Mr. F. W. Focken by boy. The Chinese have lost one -in other words each man acting the Hongkong Government in ap- of the very best friends they have for himself. This had been
ex-preciation of public services, ever had, and one who, with lofty perienced by the police here, as April 21st, 1925.
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