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TWO MURDERS.
DOCTOR AND COOLIE KILLED.
FATAL KNIFE ATTACKS.
Two unusual incidents were A local French dressmaker, Murders on consecutive days- connected with the firu which aged about 35 years, has dis-Thursday and yesterday-hsve Sir Paul Chater And the Amended Plans.
broke out in the Chinese business appeared from the Astor House been brought to the notice of the Hotel, Queen's Road Central. No The erection of the new Hospital in Kowloon and the discussion entre last night."
From the secoil floor of the clue as to her whereabouts has local Police.
Knives or some sharp Instru- regarding the staff and accommodation has temporarily over-house-a distance to the ground been obtained. While she may shadowed the question of the erection of another hospital in Hong- of about 40 feet male occupant have only gone to. Macao or Can-mont were used in the first case, climbed down a uner-pipe-some ton, there is a possibility that but no trace of a weapon was kong: to form part of the Colony's War Memorial Scheme.
say it was an eletric standard something more serious may have and his wife Maillda Sharp into safety after two women and happened. She was last seen on found in the second accordance with the terms under two children had run down the night of January 3 (Sunday) which a grant from that estate through the staircase, this part of Det. Sub-Inspector Dorling is was made.
the bullding being ablaze shortly in charge of investigations. after the start..
In the Astor House books, she
..Some months ago thefore the strike) when the site was cleared, a "China Ma representative made enquiries as to why no work was put in hand. He was inform- ed officially that there was temporary delay as the cost of erection along amended lines approved by Sir Paul Chater was greater than the money in hand.
At, the time. Sir Paul Chater was not in the Colony, and it was proposed to wait until he returned before commencing work. "Since the strike and subsequent trade depression it has not been thought that the time was opportune for considering the matter again.
Late last night it was learned that an arrest had been effected as a sequel to yesterday's death, The two prominent residents
On Thursday night a Chinese- who most actively associated Smart work and a.quick turn-is registered as Mdlle. C. Dupey, named Wong Yuk-ko (45), be- themselves with the erection of cut by the Fire Brigade limited Her personal effects are still in Heved to have been a graduate of medicine at Tokyo and to have the War Memorial Hospital were the actual damage of the fire to the room.
Letters, ostensibly addressed to been a pro-Chan official in the Sir Paul Chater, who is Chairman three storeys of the four compris of the Hongkong War Memorialing No. 89, Wing Lok Street, the her, are written to "Jeanne Roy," southern peninsula, was found The person referred to was unconscious, in Tung Hing Lane, Committee, and the late Mr. A. Gside of which facet Biller Street. Stephen. During his absence The second "feature" was the dressmaker, resident in the Hong-near that part of Queen's Road from the Colony the plans were coincidence attached to the rais kong Hotel for some years till below the Government Civil sent to Sir Paul in England and ing of the alarm: A Chinese girl Messrs. Lane, Crawford's opened Hospital were approved by him with a had hurt herself in the vicinity. their establishment in Pedder Severe injuries to his head aro slight "amendment
Subsequently this lady believed to have caused his death. regarding She was attended to by a Chinese Street. elevation.
policeman who simultaneously resided at the King Edward..
Detective Inspector T, Murphy She went to the Astor House on is in charge of the case. The management of the Hos-noticed the fire. He rushed to a With a view to clearing up pita when erected will be in the street alarm and then despatched December 29, gave her name as
A post-mortem examination mentioned, and said she had come held yesterday revealed a terrible "certain points. "China Mail hands of a Board of Directors the girl away for attention
Yet another strange part of the from the Hongkong Hotel.
wound to the head. An exceed- representative called on Sir Paul composed of lay members of the
community with
Departing passenger lists haveingly sharp chopper is surmised of two story is the fact that the two Chater. He was informed that Government officials serving on upper flours were occupied by the been examined, but without result. to have knocked the brain in. A the published statement with
it; the staff to consist of resident | Luen On Insurance Co. "
continuation of the wound is in regarit to a change of site having doctor and resident 'trained The ground floor was a shop
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the shape of a triangle, the sup- been under consideration was
nurses, private practitioners being where are sold the "patent led-
position of crime experts being entirely without foundation. The allowed to attend patients, accord-ther trunks and boxes made only
that this was the spot where the matter was as it stood before, anding to the lines of management as in Yeungkong, the port of recent
back edge of the chopper struck eventually there was no doubt previously announced.
the head as the assailant's arm about the erection of the hospital |
turned
on the site cleared. It had not come in for consideration as the trustees had been engaged on the more important question of restor- ing confidence between Canton and Hongkong.
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DYKE BURSTS.
MORE DUTCH VILLAGES IN DANGER.
WATER RUSHING IN..
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Amsterdam, Jan 8.
warfare. The tenants of the first floor had only moved in recently and are engaged in the wholesale trade.
HON. MR. FLETCHER. DEPARTS.
SCENES AT PIER.
No arrest has been made. A Representatives of the entire
political motive is suspected. When the Brigade arrived--the businidis, community, the Govern- Deceased was alive for about two call being made at 7.44 p.m.-itment, legal profession, consular hours but never recovered con- was seen that the outbreak had body and many other friends sciousness. secured a firm whale on the upper gathered at Statue Pier this morn-
Yesterday afternoon a coolie floors. Instead of burning outing to say goodbye to the Hon. Mr. aged 20 employed on the Praya the roof, flames shot high up into A. G. M. Fletcher, C.M.G., C.B.E..East reclamation, in Sang Lee's the sky cut of the verandah... who left for Ceylon by the 8.3. matshed, was. sent to hospital
Reintoreements arrived from "Macedonin."" Wanchai and Kennedy Town.
with internal injuries and died As Mr. Fletcher had paid a last subsequently.. Perched on vantage points, and official call at Government House, aided by strong pressure, the fire-H.E. the Governor was not at the
Preliminary investigation brought out the fact that a
Phe gel dyke, near Zalk, in the men controlled the flames and the pier but members of the Executive quarrel took place.
POPE'S DONATION.
His Holiness the Pope has given 20,000 florins toward the flood re- lief funds.
blaze was out before 10 p.n.. and Legislative Councils and many Boy Scouts under the Rev. G. T. of his colleagues in the Colonial Waldegrave again performed Secretariat and other Government meritorious service. these proceed departments were present,
to Sutherland Street
Mrs. Fletcher was the recipient when an alarm was received at of many beautiful bouquets. 9.15 p.m. Here is was found that 12 feet of cable, on the electric
lying near-it being the scene of Although workmen's tools were
the Morrison Hill works-no in- strument was seen that appeared to have been used for the crime. Deceased is stated to have been in a fight and both he and his adver- The "Government Gazette in-sary fought with bare fiets and power station had fused butdicates the districts in which it is feet.
there was no outbreak..
There could be no question of dropping the scheme, added Sir Paul Chater. The money was in hand and the delay would not result unfavourably from the point of view of interest on money- in hand. There was, however, the question of the original contract to be considered as the Chinese in! question were still absent from fevi ce of Overysel, is reported
ito have burst this morning. the Colony,
The water is rushing in over The money in hand. it will beodebroek and Polar, threateninging also recalled, is about a million dollars'
a number of villages. which was tỏ go towards erecting and furnishing, the Government having granted $200,000 of this as well as the site. This has been cleared for some time and the delay in the putting in hand of
Hawker stalls in the vicinity of Permissible for crackers to be fired further work is therefore explain- |
the Wing Lok Street were drench-wing Chinese New Year. The up by Divisional Inspector J. Ogg ed.
charged In order to prevent pillaging ed and one canvas cover was sing-Police have strict orders to stand formally
with The Hospital, which will stand above the new motor road the authorities have prohibited ed so that water poured down into mon or arrest persons firing crackers murder, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell to the Peak, is to have grounds "nauthorised persons from using the stock.
in contravention of the rentraitions, this morning. the flooded comprising in all 12 acres. It will boats and rafts in
The three upper floors are badly The Firing of Bombe, "Electric" areas after dark. They are also damaged by fire. The ground crackers" and "Gökden be about 700 feet above sea level and patients should have a fine permitting the police to use fire-floor and adjacent houses by mckers is strictly prohibited.
water. No report as to the essens- view from it of the Harbour and arms when necessary. Happy Valley.. it will have the
ment of damage and insurance advantage of being shaded from
Paris. Jan. 8.
way available this morning, the evening sun and of being in
The Seine is still rising. The a position to catch the health water is penetrating the under- bringing south-easterly breezes ground stations ad the river is through Middle Gap.
filtrating into e Paris-Orleans Accommodation is to be pro-Railway between the city sections. vided for 35 single rooms and Many,train services have been there will be two. free wards of suspended.
10 beds each which will be named after the late Mr. Granville Sharp
HOOVER SLATED.
WILD TALK ON RUBBER CONTROL.
"GLARING INCONSISTENCY,”
(Reuter's American Service.)
PREVENTING PILLAGE.
SEINE RISING.
BELGIAN FLOODS.
Brussels, Jan, 8. The floods are subsiding every- where.
FATAL FLOODS.
FIVE HUNDRED DEAD IN WEST MEXICO.
ENORMOUE DAMAGE.
(Reuter's American. Service.)
New York, Jan. 8. Most of the editorials on
Los Angeles, Jan. 8 yesterday's proceedings of the
Newspaper despatches, describe House of Representatives Com-devastating floods in the neigh- mittee on the Investigation of bourhood of Santiago and rubber prices are inclined to take Ixquintla, in the district of a semi-humorous view of the Nayarit, West Mexico. plight of American rubber. The Governor of Nayarit State
estimates that five hundred per The "New York World" aug-sons are dead and that the gests that Mr. Hoover himself is damage amounts to three million mainly responsible for starting pesos (roughly a quarter of a XXXXXXXXXX0000000000the talk of retaliation, which he million sterling.)
now deprecates. It accuses Mr. Hoover of ignoring the fact that the price of rubber is as high in Britain as elsewhere:
TANG YUK, DENTIST.
Sunmor to
the late STEN TING, 14, D'Aguilar Strist.
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MORE REASSURING REPORT.
Los Angeles, later. It is reported from/rizona
THE FIRST TEST.
ENGLAND'S FAIRLY GOOD
SCORE,
OPENING DAY'S PLAY.
(Reutor's Scrpice.).
Barbados, January 8. In the first cricket Test match against the West Indies, the M.C.C. score, at the close of play, was. 298 runs for 5 wickets.
Holmes made 63, Smith 73 and Hammond 100 not out.
[Holmes is the Yorkshire bats- man; Smith, the Warwickshire wicket-keeper; and Harimond the Gloucester all-rounder. All three Gre "pros."]
MR. SUN FO HERE.
Mr. Sun Fo, son of the late. Dr. Sun Yat-sen and former Canton Mayor, and General Techen Wu (Canton Commissioner of Police) axrived in Hongkong yesterday, They are due to return to Canton. by one of their Government vessels to-day. In an Interview. they spoke mainly of uniting the Left and Right parties of the Kuomintang.
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