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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1920.

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TRAGEDY AT HARBIN.

AN UNHAPPY CASE.

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A lukong was this morning charged before Magistrate Dyer Ball with (1) the theft of quantity, of cloth.

ing, the property of some of his comrades, (2) the theft of a pair of trousers, the property of another kekong, and (3) the unlawful posses sion of a dagger.

The defendant pleaded "not guilty" to all three charges.

The Inspector, who. prosecuted, said that a search of defendant's box resulted in the discovery of a pawn ticket relating to the articles of clothing which formed the subject of the first charge. With regard to the "dagger, the Inspector said that the CSP. did not wish to] press the charge, as the defendant had claimed that he picked it up from the floor and was keeping it with the intention of finding out its owner and returning it to bim.

Asked what he had to say in his own defence, the defendant said that he

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TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MAGISTRACY.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ibat a MEETING of the LICEIN- SING 30ARD will be held in the Council Charaber or FRIDAY, the 5th day of November, 1993, at 12.15 MM. for the purpose of considering applica- tions, for Publicans' Licences, Hotel Keepers' Adjunct Licences and Restur ant Keepers' Adjunct Licences, for the rear 1920-1931 under the Liquors Coo- solidation Ordinance, 1911.

Forms of application may be obtained at the Magistracy.

All applications must be forwarded to the Magistrser on or before WEDNES DAY, the 20th day of October, 1920, and must be accompanied by deposit of Eight Dollars. licences, and persons objecting to sech

Applicants for wansfer or

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applications, must appear in person.

C. WILLSON, Secretary to the Licensing Board. Hongkong, October 8, 1920.

INSURANCE OFFICÈS.

NOTICE

BANK, HOLIDAY.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all FIRE & MARINE INSUR- ANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for

MONDAY, 11th October, 1920,

By Order, LOWE, BINGHAN & MATTHEWS,

Secretaries.

the Transaction of Public Business on

Budberg, who as prison doctor has POLAND'S INTELLECTUAL Issu raser Associaries of Hosexose. much experience in dealing with wounds caused by fireartas, and Dr. Chen, who has an English

STATUS:

diploma The 27ms expert, A VIVID ILLUSTRATION. too, is a man of much experience and of personal integrity, k

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is mainly upon the evidence of these EXTRAORDINARY WARSAW INCIDENT.

entlemen that the Public Prosecutor bases his conclusions which he

THE MEDICAL EVIDENCE.

The intellectual status of Poland is

The Russiar. Court procedure in cases like this closely resembles the French. The matter is handed over to the Juge d'Instruction, who holds

put On the trousers în a proces verbale, the Procurator or question by mistake. As soon 24, says:-

Public Prosecutor examining all the as the rightful owner called . On

June 3 last the King's

witnesses. The time occupied his attention to the mistake he did Birthday sensational tragedy took in examining the witnesses not dispute ownership, and readily place here, one of the principals was considerable, occupying over returned the trousers to him. He

a month and

bali. This was sony for the mistake. The being an Englishman, holding a

is due to the fact that Russian law clothing mentioned in the pawa prominent position locally. The demands that the investigation be ticket found in his box, the defendant

the Of

tragedy was very thorough, and that the Proclaimed as his property.

Hoteli gurator has many other cases a5 The Magistrate convited the defen. the well-known Orient

well to occupy his attention. The dant on the first two charges and and the hour four o'clock in!

most important witnesses were the passed sentence of six weeks hard the afternoon, so naturally a great three doctors, whom the Court them labour. The third charge was not sensation was created locally as soon selves chose with much discretion and proceeded with

care, and the arms expert. as the affair becare public property three doctors were Dr. Sokoloff, the The writer, owing to the conflicting leading surgeon in Harbin, Dr. Baron -versions of what had taken place, and pending the procès verbale by the Russian judicial authorities. has

refrained up till making public the details of this affair. The two distressing principals were. Mr. A. E. Smith, local manager of Jardine, Matheson & Co., and Marussa Vatagina, a furnished in writing to the Russian vividly illustrated in a story from young and beautiful Russian dancer. Consul and which has been handed Warsaw published in the Daily The latter, who is said to have been by the latter to the British Consul, Express. It appears that it had been on intimate terms with Mr. Smith without comment, together with the rumoured for some time that a young for two years past, went to the written and signed statements of all girl, aged ter, by name Anna Dybek, Tsingtaa Convent on his departure the witnesses examined. I have seen had given birth to a devil in hospital, months this document, which is very clear and a large crowd gathered round the for home leave some ago,

order that Enishing and concise.

building demanding an entrance. torches might be given to her

Among them were observed well. education and that she might acquire According to the medical evidence dressed and apparently intelligent foreign languages. Towards the end in the proces verbale the bullet that citizens. Many people, professed to of May, Miss Vatagina returned to penetrated the girl's heart could not have seen the devil, which they Harbin. She had learned from others have been self-inflicted. The arms described as having horns and that Mr. Smith had married suddenly expert gives it as his opinion that clover hoofs. The director of the when passing through Canada, and all the bullets spent were fired from hospital came out to try and was bringing his wife back with him. the revolver found by the side of calm the mob, who, however, This upset bier terribly. She told her the girl, 90 that only this shouted: "We are going inside to friends that if Mr. Smith did not revolver, a Browning which the poison the devil." The director per- return to her she would kill him girl had herself. bought. played sistently refused admission, and there The girl was quite serious in berany role in the enacted drama, were heard shouts of "The ductor statements and had evidently made From the evidence given it is assum has been bribed." Homly the crowd up her mind to carry out her threat. ed that Marussa Vatagina had the increased, and by the afternoon it buying a revolver.

conviction that her former lover, numbered seven thousand people. Upon the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. after seeing her again, would return All efforts to persuade the people to Smith at Changchun, a friend advised to her. To receive him she put on leave proved fruitless, and later their them of Miss Vatagina's presence in her best gown, and there were fresh attitude became menacing. Threats Harbin and of her threats, so that fawers on the table. It is further were made to burn down the hos husband and wife arrived at Harbin assumed that Mr. Smith's cool and pital. The authorities were com- on different trains. As soon as the calm attitude

when they

to send for the mounted were pelled Russian danwer found out that Mr. brought face to face unnerved and police, who charged the crowd and Smith bad actually returned, she excited the girl She was not pre inflicted casualties. Such is the in- sent him a letter by hand, asking pared to hear from him that all was tellectual attitude of the people of him to go and see her at once and now over between them. " According Warsaw after ages of religious reach-1 that in the event of his not doing so to witnesses living in the adjacenting. No wonder there are pogroms she would come down to his office room, a loud clap was heard, and in Poland, remarks the Japan This was on June 3, the King's when the door was opened. Mr. Smith Chronicle. Birthday, so that Mr. Smith, after had red marks on one of his cheeks, attending the reception held at the Miss Vatagina who probably had the British Consulate, decided to visit revolver on her person, is believed to and the hard-headed Chinaman had Miss Vatagina at the Orient Hotel have fired at Smith, who, dodging decided that 28 would be a lucky where she was staying. Not wishing the bullet, then tried to close number in the cash sweep, writes to go alone, be induced a friend to grith her and get away the pistol.Janix" in the Shanghai Mercury. accompany him. The two men went From the location of the spent bullets So be watched carefully while the to Miss Vatagina's room, but only which were found in different parts five or ten dollar bills were being Mr. Smith entered, for the girl said of the room, it is supposed that the planked down until he saw she had something private to say to two struggled across the room before 27 bad been secured. Then him personally. The other remained Mr. Smith was able to wrench he was ready with his little mite Outside in the corridor awaiting his the revolver from the, girl's hand, friend.

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and as one bullet was found only to find as he strolled away WHAT TOOK PLACE AT THE HOTEL. lodged in the ceiling it appears that he had got 29. Some reckless What actually took place in the that Mr. Smith, by firmly grasping individual had taken 28 as a through hotel room can only be surmised. her wrist, caused the shot, to ticket. Miss Vatagina locked the door as be diverted perpendicularly.

there

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Thus do the best laid The schemes of mice and Chinamen gång But John was very thankful Mr. Smith entered the room, and proces verbale comes to the concl. agley. when it was opened again by Mr. sion that Mr. Smith, with the last for that through ticket being taken Smith. the girl was lying dead bullet fired, shot at the girl, and as when, at the end of the race, he on the floor. According to the fate would have it, killed her in- found that 29 had "clcked" for a

The revolver was found four gure prize. evidence given in the Russian stantly.

verbale, proces

at her left side, and the doctor's

An interesting wedding took heated discussion in the room, and evidence is to the effect that it was some little time afterwards a revolver impossible for her to have placed it place at St. Joseph's Church, Shang- hai, on October 1, when Lieutenant shot was beard. People living in the there herself, hotel, hearing this, rushed to see Such are the bare details of this J. E. Laughton, RN. of. H.M.S. what was the matter. Three or four drama which terminated so tragi "Hawkins." second son of the late Sir shots were beard, and eventually the cally, and the sequel of which is yet John Laughton, and Lady Laughton, door was unlocked by Mr. Smith to be played. In practically every of Wimbledon, was married to Miss himself. The excitement was intense other city in the world, justice by Marjorie Frances Fry, eldest daughter when those present entered the room this time would have taken its course, of the late Mr. C. Fry and Mrs. Fry. and saw the lifeless body of the girl, but Harbin is uniquely situated. All of Westbourne Gardens, Loudon. who, Mr. Smith said, had, shot foreigners enjoy era-territoriality, Kurself.

and in this case persons of two diffe As far as can be learned, says a The police were immediately, sum-rent nationalities are involved. Peking correspodent, the French are moned and the British Consul tele Whilst the Russians have local making no attempt to take over the

qualified law phoned for. The Russians were very ly

officials Russian interests in the Chinese hostile towards the two Englishmen, the British have none, nor does the Eastern Railway, but they are trying but they refrained from molesting smaliness of the British community to protect themselves insofar as their them; knowing they were under demand such appointments. The financial interests go, and the con- British jurisdiction. Mr. Sly, the British Consul, Mr. Porter, has thus tinuance of the deposit of the money British Consul, was soon on the taken the proper course by sending from this railway in the Russo scent, for the Consulate is not to the British. Public Prosecutor at Aristic Bank, Negotiatious are still in

Hotel. Shanghai all the documents handed progress. far from His action in the matter has been him by the Russian Consul severely criticised by the Russians, Owing

the Orient

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their voluminous as he is said to have omitted to nature, their tran

mi search Mr Smith. When the Russian Russian to English faken some officials arrived, they were inform-considerable time another obs. Mr. Sly that as Mr. Smith delay has been avoidable. The sm. Use I'm l application was a British subject; he would matter, therefore, now. rests of Chamberlain's Pain Brim. Infow be responsible for him, therespon with the British Public Prosecutor, days it will get you mus dent into the withdrawing with the two English to decide what action should be sunshine, then Nato swill restore the men Pending the investigation taken. Needless to say, much interest red blood to your vans and gaan rid the into the affair by the Russian has been aroused in the affair, which system of this table ne disease. authorities, the British Consulate is likely to prove a cause celebre in For sale by all Chemists mad store

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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

OF THE Valuable Leasehold Proparty SITUATË AT

Victoria, Hongkong, and registered in the Land Office as Section B Marine Lot No. 90, and the Building thereon

To be sold by order of the Mortgagees i

PUBLIC AUCTION

WEDNESDAY,

the 3rd day of November, 1920, far 12 room, in One Lot

by

Messrs. BUGEES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers,

at their Auction Rooms in Des Voeux Road-Central.

The Property is situated in the Wet ern District and consists of:-

All that piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoria in the Calone of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office as Fection "B" Marine Lot No. 90 and is covered by Premises known as 2 and 4, Wilmer Street, twa Staried Chinese Godowas buils of brick with zile roof beld for the residue of a term of 999 Tears created therein by a Crown Lenas dated the 24th day of September 1856 sad manis between Heriste Majesty Queen Victoria of the one part and DIPHTHERIA-HOW IT MAY BE Adam Scott of the other part.

Area:-3960 square feet or thereabouts. Crown Feat: 15 0.

2nd and 3rd Prize. Entrees CLOSE og 11th. Entrance Fee $3.00

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when the child has a cold. The Particalars and Conditions of sale may cold prepares the child's svaiga for the "he bad from : *** reception and development of the diph- there germs. When there are cases of diphtheris in the neighbourhood children at have colds should be kept at home and off the street until recovered. Give the Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and they will not have to remain at hems long. It also cleans out the culture beds, which forms in a child's throat risk of contracting infectious diseases. when it has a cold, and minimizes the For sale by all Chemists and Stare keepers

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