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MURDERED.

Shot By His Gamekeeper.

LIGHTED MATCH DANGER.

Charenton Bridge Blown Up.

PARIS, July 23, The inhabitants of Charenton, a suburb of Paris, were aroused in the middle of the night by a tremendous explosion, and rushing out from their beds they found that the massive bridge connecting thei

xtrewn town with Maisons-difert, was almost the whole length with huge blocks

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As telegraphed by Ruuter at the time, a lamentable occurrence took place catly in the afternoon of July 21st, or a country ad near Newport Pagnell, in Buckingbam shire. A 3r Edward Hanslope Watts, a prominent kudowner in that country. 818 returning from Hanslope Church with

h's wife, a sister-in-law of General Sir of stone, masonry, bricks, and rublile of all THURSDAY, SEPT. 12TH, 1912. John French, he was murdered by his sorts, whilst a cascade of water poured THURSDAY, 12th SEFT...~* gamekeeper, a man named Willinin Farrow, down into the Marne beneath. The bridge. 'SCHOOL TOR SCANDAL,"

fired two shots at Mr Waits from I which is about 130 yards long and 13 yards FRIDAY, 13th SEPT.:

the

HE COLLEGE RE-OPENS on TUEShehind a hedge. Thu an afterwards

DAY. September 3rd.

committed suicidy not far from Entrance Examination, MONDAY, 2nd September, ut 9.30a.m. Prospectus, &c. on application to the

VEN. Tuz-WARDEN. Hongkong. August 31, 1912.

wide, is very solidly built, and the damageTHE SECOND wrought is extraordinary.

MTE TANQUERAY,"

'It appears that a voterinary student, re- SATURDAY, 14th Sept.:

THE LIARS. turning from Paris walking over the bridge

one of the murder. One charge struck Mr Watts in "The lack of the bead, and the other in the centre of the back 1094 tearing his clothes to whrode. Mr Watte towards his home at Alfortville had lit &MONDAY, 18th SEPT.:

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

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THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEET TIN SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Com. pany's Offices, on SATURDAY, the 21st SEPTEMBER, at Noox, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers tether with a Statement of Accounts to 30th June, 1912.

who was walking a few yards behind her cigarette and thrown away the match whist. husband, ran to his assistance, and at she it was still burning. The match unfort

'DAVID GARBICE.

Dacar Wilde's 'SALOME'

*CANDIO A.' he caught sight of the assailant.unately fell through a grating into the TUESDAY, 17th SEPT.: half-hidden in the trees, with his gun stilt sewer, and instantly a columb of me at the shoulder. Exclaiming "He's firing shot up, and the astonished möker found | WEDNESDAY, 18th Sept.: again." Mrs Watts dropped by the side of himself fang violently into the air. And her husband's body, and thus, it is said, against the parapet. It was almost by a miracie that he escaped with his life, but probably scaped a similar fate.

he managed to drag himself to a neigh bouring pharmacy, where his injuries and burns were dressed,

The sand of the firing attracted the 'tention a lodge keeper living a bort distance away. He found bira Watter The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-holding her dead husband. Mis Watts pany will be CLOSED from the 7th to collapsed, and she remained in a state of 21st September, both days inclusive.

prostration.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

General Managers,

Hongkong, August 31, 1912.

Farrow, after killing his master, ran 1093 from the hedge where he had taken, up his stand to the back of the spinney, a distance of about 33 parda, and there shot himself. He was discovered with his double barrelled gun by his uide. Farrow seemed in his usual spirits in the morning. After retuu

鳟水汽力逼士

THIS WONDERFUL SYPHON ing from biar unde at about 11 o'clock he

Nevere

A strong force of police quickly clowed both ends of the bridge, and engineers, by the light of torches, commenced an exami- | nation of the damage, The accident

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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,

occurred twenty yards from the Charenton TIVIDEND WARRANTS dated Los

DVD July, 1912, may be had on end of the bridge, nor the pier for the Paris penny steamboats. The force of the pplication at the Offices of the Under-

signed. explosion must have been tremendour, as

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débris was picked up several hundred yard, JARDINE. MATHESON & Cm., LTD...

General Managers. away, whilst gas lamps were torn up and

Hongkong, August 30, 1912. the whole structure seamed with dangerous cracks. A large conduit of water running across the bridgs had also burst, and the electricity and gas pipes were broker. The verdict of the engineers in that the whole bridge is unsafe and will require to be built again. The presont one has been in use for about seventy years.

Makes Mineral Water instantly at 90 toll his wife that be wanted some car cents a dozon Syphons. Anyone can do it.tridges to lend to a neighbouring farter. Failure is impossible. And you can save It is believed that he had secreted his gun 50 per cent by making your own Mineral in the woods and that, having secured the Waters at home with the

cartridges, he went back for the gan, and knowing that Mr Waits had gone to church "ha awaited his return and shut him.

It is extremely fortusste that the ac Farrow had been employed by Mr Watts (cident happeted at a time when there was can be purchased from any for nearly two yemas and it is stated that no traffic, as if it had taken place on a

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he was ander notice to leave. About 12 Sunday, when thousands of holidaymakers months ago Farrow, when out shooting are crossing the bridge or leading ever ite with his master on a neighbour's coverts, parspots, the loss of life would certainly sustained a bad suns roke and was carried have been considerable. The only vistim home unconscious, remaining in that state is the involuntary author of the explosion, for some hours. Farrow was about 45 and his injuries are not very serious. It is years of age. He leaves a wife and thres supposed that there was an escape of gis from the pipes into the sewer, as a smell

children, the oldest being 12. had often been anticed by the inhabitante.

Mr Edward Hanslope Watte

head of the family founded by Mr William Watta, "Governor of Fort William, who, vador Lord Clive, brought to a successful termination the treaty with Meer Jaffer in in June, 1757,

Mr. Watts was born on June 12, 1845,

and was educated at Elon and Trinity

It is rumoured that the bridge at Irry Ima so a sepicious smell of gas, and it is to be overhauled at once.

40 CIGARETTES A DAY.

At an inquest held at Kensington, Lon

College, Cambridge (B.A. 1868). He mardon, on Sigmund Esenfeldt, stockbroker,

ried in 1868 Sophia Edith, daughter of the aged thirty-sit, who was found duud la

JE HEREBY NOTIFY that from West. MR. 2. 3. R. KING, lately employed as a Reporter by this Com pany, has no further connection with this Company whatever.

THE CHINA MAIL, LTD. Bangkong. August 27, 1812.

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Into Mr. Riched Willing Selby-Lowndes, bad in the Madrid Hotel, Cromwell-road, THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE of Elmer, Back, and granddaughter of Mr it was stated that for ten years he had

William Selby-Lowndes, of Whaddon Hallamoked forty cigarettes a day.

Har sister is the wife of General Sir John

D. P. French, bir Watts even a 888 daught. 1, Irene, who married in 1000 Captain Mark Baurin Poore, second son of Majur Robert Poore, of Old Lodze, Šalis- hory, and brother of Lieutenant-Colonel Poore and of the Duchess of Hamilton. Me Watts, who owned a good deal of property. in North Bucks, was much respected, not only by his own tanantry, but throughout Nthe outry Only a few months ago be succeeded the Inte Duke of Grafton as chairman of the Stony Stratford bench of magistratos. In politice he was sativa on the Unionist side, and he gave valuable support to local charities.

zons, whose daughter! Je

had been

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WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND

The first

COMPANY, LAD

- and

THE RAILWAY TASSENGERS

*" ASSURANCE | CO.”

¿FUNDS. AT SLat,Degensen, 1911, TOTAL FOR 292 561,286.

-Authorised Capétál £6,000,000 Bubscribed Capítul £4,500,000

· Paid-up Capital wonderentresant --Fire FunSIYOY IT-Tife & Annuity Funds... 18,1 **** Binking Fund Account.................

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Other Recipta, potissersions

The Accapiplative Fun Kränché

“Aer of Faslimmens

7,500

03,114:

88,512

2,567:158,

LOST.

3 insertions.

One weak

BIG DANE, light brown colour, white

paws, 6 months old, answering to

the name JIMMIG, plan a return to

A. BUNE, 4. Das Vœux Road.

1000

Hongkong, August 20, 1912.

FOR SALE.

ABOUT 500 lbs. ENGLISH TYPE A Clarendon and Nonparell (Modern), complete foant, including Italic.

In good condition. Send offers to

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FOR SALE.

ONE FULL SIZE

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BILLIARD TABLE

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GEO. P LAMMERT.

Hongkong, June 7, 1910.

MILNERS'

SAFES

"AS SUPPLIED TO THE PRINCIPAL BANKE

AND

BUSINESS HOUSES,

GEO. P. LAMMERT.

Agent.

Hongkong, May 20.1811.

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