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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1909.

星四月一十年元就實

Business Notices.

Business Notices,

Moderate

PRICH, 83,00 Per Month,

Business Notices.

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In Drums and Barrels of Various Colours. Prospectus add all information from

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and

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Alexander McLeod, Esq., Chairman,

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Hongkong. November 16, 1909.

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TRAGEDY AT MACAO.

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The Sersen, by Vincent Brown 1.15 A14 am yesterday two bluejackets A Woman of Mystery, by A. K. Green 1.75 from the German gunboat Tsingtau wereOn the Branch, by P. de Coalaval-176

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conveyed on board, one with a deep gash in the chest from a dagger thrust and the ather with an ugly wound from.a. revolver. The latter succumbed-within 24 hours and the farrier is in a most precarious ❤ondition. The events leading to the kragedy are clouded in mystery and conjec sure has given rise to a variety of versions the most likely among which seems to be the following. The unfortunate men in com pany with two comrades had whiled away the evening at a billiard saloon adjoining the Chinese Theatre and at 11 p.m. were requested to quit the promises as it was slosing time. They forthwith settled their scores and quietly left the place. On their way to the jetty they were accosted by a party of stranger with the insolent de

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sco wherein lay their indebtedness they naturally demurred when the spokesman drow a dagger and plunged it into the broast of the nearest bluejacket while hin colleague fred on the next man. In the

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It is the only rendering among the many that are rife which we may entertain in expectation of unlocked for disclosures, HE. the Governer has issued the strict est junctions to leave no stone unturned to trace the amazing. As the sarriving bluejackets affirm that they are able to identify the men, we trust the dastards will be spotted ere lang. The aggressora are not Chinese. The funeral of the ill-

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fated victim takes place ob-10 am. to- Booking at S, MOUERIE & Co. morrow, and a special order from HE the Governor acccrds the remains fall -military honours.

MACIO, Dec. 15. The victim. of the tragedy was buried at 4 pm o'clock this afternoon in the English cemetery over at Bella Vista. The futural cortege, which of the military hospital close on 3.80 p.m. was hided by a doubly string of bluejnokėts from the Thingtan, followed by their fellow

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