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THETS IN A TAMEN.
The primary cause of the collapse, according TE LEG RAMS. TELEGRAMS. The Chinese thief is a most ubiquitous
to the evidence, was the dry-rotting of these joists, and as the so-called mortar had perished absolutely and the blue brickswere rotten, the whole place toppled down like ahouse of cards. These houses were
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UNIONIST.
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LIBERALS, Colno Valley Walthamstow
and the evidence of the officials of the THE GENERAL ELECTION. Public Works Department disclosed that there are no records in the archives of the Department as to who were the architecte or builders concerned in the erection of these death traps. It would be interesting, but perhaps alarming also, to learn how many houses there are in the Colony over twenty years of age and built by the old race of jerry-builders. The disquieting fcature of the evidence is that the inherent weakness of these buildings cannot always be detected by an ordinary inspection. We have it in the ovidence that the wall which t collapsed was inspected not only by the building inspector, but by his superior. officer, only the day before it fell, and no weakness could be directed. Very similar evidence was given after the inquiry into the Jervois Street collapse.
We then suggested--that being the fourth collapse of the kind within a period of a mouth--that it was the obvious duty of the Government to do all in its power to-allay the serious apprehension which these disasters had created in the public mind. At the same time we hinted at the difficulty of doing
$59.00 anything more than the Building Authority is doing at the present tune. We have heard it suggested that the Government should throw upon the owners of this class of property the duty of furnishing to the Public Works Department within a given period acertificate by unauthorised architet of the stability of the houses owned by them, but when this proposal is viewed in the
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LABOURITES.
Derbyshire, N.E. Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has been re-elected for Carnarvon District.
Cricklade is a Liberal gain.
MONDAY'E ELECTIONS,
LIBERALS. UNIONISTA.
Rossendale". Southport Brentford
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Heywood Mansfield
LABOUR
Gortou Hallamshire
Mr. L. Harcourt (Secretary of State for the Colonies) has been re-elected for Rossendale.
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person and no placo is safe from his depreda. tions. The latest scene of his operatione is the yanion of the Pun Yu Magistrate. For some time thefts have occurred within the precincts of this court and in spite of all offerts the culprit has remained undiscovered. Tha
SUPREME COURT.
Tuesday, December 13th.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BETORE HIS HONOUR MR. F. A. Hazeland (ACTING PUISSE Juvan)..
CLAIM FOR MEALS SUPPLIED. The hearing of the action was conclaed in which tho Teni Nam Lon firm and Wai Yoak
committed by some member of the public Magistrate now thinks that the thefts haven present to witness the trials. He has Chuen to recover '334.56 for meals supplied. given orders that the publis is mo'jonger to te admitted, and the trials will in fature take place in the presence of the officials and the attéirts only.
RESULT OF GAKDLING.
Mr. Christopher Wilson (of Messra, Hastings. & Hastings) -sppeared for the plaintiffs, and defendant was represented by Mr. D. V. Stearnson (of Mosers, Deason, Looker & -Doncou).
PEKING, December 13th. The Assembly has unanimously.
A mau living at Yak Wab Fong in the city agreed to a memorial being presented is an invetotato gambler. A few days ago ho lost by Mr. Stevenson, that the plaintiffs worn net to the Throne praying for the all he poskessed at for-tan and then wont home entitled to sae, and non-suited them with
liberation of the political offenders of 1898.
The Assembly's deunnciation of the Grand Council has been referred by the Government to the Council.
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LONDON, December 13th, The Chinese Ambassador, H.E.
The results of the election so for Lui-yu-lin, arrived in London yester- day afternoon. He was met hy the staff of the Iegation and numerous Chinese in European dress.
light of the expert evidence given at these aro
Liberal partín) demolition of a building for such au Labour inquests, to the effect that it means the examination to be made as would reveal the
Nationalist Redmondite weakness in the walls, the proposal is ope which cannot be lightly recommended. Unionist Yet, what choice is there between trusting to Providence on the one hand and, on the
other, a close examination for such defects in construction as the five or six collapses which have occurred within the last few months
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CANTON,
His Lordship uphold the legal point rained'
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IN KELAN PAN..
and ord-æed his wife to pawn her plothing to apply him with fresh faade. The woman krefused to do this and a violent quarrel enfield,
in the course of which the man assaulted hor, AWFUL DEATH OF AN ENGLISHMAN inflicting a severe wound. The neighbors then interfered and drove the man cat of the house. The woman's wound was found to be so sorious Be to call for the aid of the Red Crona Soviety,
THIEVES AND GAMBLING.
I
ATTACKED BY KRCAPED PANTHER,
The Straits Times of the 29th it says: A sad opourrenco was reported yesterday on che arrival of the steamer Boribut from Bangkok, She had stopped at Kota Bhars en route and
He got his animals safely to Kota Bharu and was in readiness for the night to take place last Friday afternoon ha rene was an enclosure surrounded by a thick wall about 12 feet high
and on the top of this wall the spectators worG accomodated. A small hole in the wall near the the black one, wey to
to be admitted, and
top ground was the means by which the pauthor, when the crowd had assembled on the the wall, Mr. Guy placed the doorway of hi cage against the inlet. When he lifted the door, of course, the panther dashed through the hole in the way into the areas,
of
It is surprising how much every one bere de- had taken en boned there Mr. F. V. Gay, Man- nirea to see the supression of licensed gambling.ger of the Federal Dispensary, Kuala Lumpur, who was suffering from covers ganshot wounds A few days ago the Canton Press Association and injuries inflicted by a flores panther. His received a letter from Lak Loss Ching, who is condition was euch that the Kats Blau author ons of the post formidable of the robbers in the ities had decided to remove him to Singapore.
in readi LONDON, December 13th.
district, to the offoot that if licensed gambling General Hospital. An ambulance was i
sasm at this end to convoy the wounded man ́Renter's Vienna correspondent tele- were doro away with he and his confederates there, but it was not nooded. While the ship was at sen Mr. Guy had expired and his body graphs that the Austrian Cabinet has would yield themesivos to the authorities and
ashore for burial: at Tringannt. left Kuala Lumpur about the 18th resigned owing to the defection of theive no farther trouble. In the letter Lakhat been pat
states that almost every robber in the Province of November in consoqueues of an invitation Foles on an internal question, depriving has become what he is because of this in from Kelantan to go there and witne's" a iquitous system. Though this is a doubtless fight between a janther and a bufalo. Mr. the Government of a majority..
exaggerated statement, it contairs a great day agreed to supply the author from the deal of truth, and it is a proceeding simos little privalo mengeria that he maintained in his compound as a hobby. Accordingly, when CHINESE AMBASSADOR IN
without a parallel to find even the robbers calling he left Kuala Lumpur, he took with him a LONDON...
upon the Government to suppress vice. Still couple of fierce panthers in cages, ono a black more extraordinary is a manifeste that has just one, the other spotted. been issued by the employees of a large number of "honga" in the Western Suburbs. In this document the writers say that they have one and all suffered loss through the gambling houses and they give the propriators of the gaming shops just thros months to shut up and clear out, bag and baggage, otherwise there will be trouble. Just how much this manifesta is worth it is hard to say, bat it is interesting as showing that all classes of people are united in desiring the suppression of licensed gambling.
While on this subject it may not be without interest to observe the reported sayings of H. E. The new Viceroy. Not long age I reported that H.E. ad sent a telegram to the Deliberativa Council stating that as soon as he resumed the reigns of office his first step would be the sup pression of licensed gambling. Now HE. has somewhat changed his tune and declares that the suppression of gambling is a momentous question and requires "time" "It is the same with railway enterprise in Kwong Sai. Before HE. went to Peking he was in favour of a for The poor woman screamed for help, and when sign loan to assist in the oxploitation of the the reighbours came they threw cold water over somewhat backward and conservative province her and the burning materials and soon extin of Kwong Sal. Now it appears that he has bo batly burned, so a Chinese medico was called capital and a foreign loan is no longer to be in. This clover person said that unless she entertained. All things considered, it is not drank a quantity of hot water in which sugur wonderful that the native Press is a little bit had been dissolvet-she would surely día. The "down" on the future-ruler of the Kwong woman drank it and died shortly after.
Be this as it may, there is no gainsaying the fact that the bulk of the populace will not for long tolerate licensed gambling, and the sooner the Government takes cognizance of this fact the better
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
December 12th. -BURNED TO DEATH.~* A woman who encned her living as a seams tross lived in a place called We Hing Lane in the 670 Western Suburbs. A night or two ago, while sowing, her kerosene lamp fell over and set fire to her clothing. In her terror the pallos the cuttur quilt off her bad and endeavoured to put out the flames with it, Inso doing the mosquito net caught fire and the room was soon in a
PARTY GAINS.
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Of the 152 enstituencies to poll 103 were re presented in the last Parliament by supporters of the Government including the Labour and Liberal Majority in the new Parlament is un likely to ho chansed to any great artant.
blaze
WOUNDED BEAST TURNS.
What happened then was merely a natter of a few seconds. The panther, fluding him self still imprisoned, dashed for 2 corner of the arena where a place of wood in the wall gave hit foothold, and, in stinking he had leapt to the top of the wall. Has:attered the spect ators in his way, knocking two to the ground, and dropped into the open. The crowd imme diately was after him and made to cut off the way to the jungle. Mr. Guy, who was armed with a double barrelled gun, chased in the wake of the panther accompanied by another Euro- pean similarly armed,
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BIRTHC.
On December 9th, at Shanghai, the wife of VILHELM MEYER,-of a daughter.
On December 9th, at Shanglai, the wife of ALGERNON FRANCIS EVANS, of a son,
MARRIAGE.
On December 7th, at Shanghai, ARTHUR Hron, of Shanghai, to EDIT MARY, second daughter of the late D. C. JANSEN and Mrs,
JANSEN, of Shanghai.
DEATHS.
AVIATION EXHIBITIONS FOR
HONGKONG.
have revealed f The impression left on the mind by the evidence given at the inquests is that, in all probability,
Chinese tenement houses erected in times when, it is evident, no competent supervision was exercised over building operations in the Colomy, La that case a close examina hundreds, and oven thousands, of houses. The Government cannot very well be asked to adopt such a drastic measure as that to which we have referred, but, in view of the frequency of these disasters recently,
Hongkong is shortly to have a visit from one something should be done to impress of the "Kings of the Air," M. Van den Born, of such formerly a champion cyclist, came out to the upon the individual Property the duty they owe to their tenants East recently by one of the Frenk mail and to the public generally to tako ali steamers. He is accompanied by his wife, who practicable means to assure themselves of is also an aviator, and they bring with thom three Farmon bi-planes. They intended to bare the stability of their property.
an aviation week" at Singapore, and then go on to Saigon sad Hanoi, subsequently coming 00 to Hongkong wed proceeding vừa Shanghai and Jayna to America and Europe: We gather this information from on
Haiphong of
newspapers.
owners
The German oniser Scharnhorat, accompani. ed by two torpedo boats, arrived in Hongkong yesterday from the North.
It is understood that early in the Spring theed
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FATSHAN POLICE MATTERS,
THE RECENT SCHOOL TROUBLES.
Some days ago I reported that trouble hat broken ont in the Leung Kwong Foreign Dialect School between the Warden and the students and that the matter had been referred to the Educational Commissioner for settlement. This official has just published his decision. The Warden is soensed, of lack of tapt in disrinsing "popular" toscher, and the unfortunate man awarded no less than 3 bleak marks, which is equivalent to ruining his career. The mem bera of the staff who went on strike are warned
Coming up to within a few yards of the pant- her ir. Guy fired and hit the animal. Infari ated by the aftook the panther turned like light. ning and sprang towards Mr. Guy, whose gun, which had only been partially loaded, was now Even then, however, bo might have escaped, rendered allmy by recent rain, he slipped, and the naimal was on him bo ore he could regain a firmez footing. The other genteman fred his first barrel as the panther was on the spring but the beast was on its prey and held on. It was clawing and tearing at the unfortunate European on the ground and the other ran fred a second shot.
In the confusion of lust and smoke, however.
the slot missed its marks and penetrated Mr. Guy's right thigh. The other gentleman then pluckily entered the tight and managed to kill the panther with a thrust from a hunting knife. Gimletts, who happened to be among the Ea ropean spectators. All his right side was torn and mauled, the boses of the arm and leg being norly baa. Hie right hand appeared to be smashed and his wrist broken, and where the shot had ontored his leg the thigh bone was broken,
The wounded man was then examined by Dr.
'THE ONLY HOTE
Fally sanssions, Mr. Gay was removed to a
othe neighbouring Europy houses whero wounds were better altanded to, but it became evident that almost the only hope of saving his life was to ampulate the richt log. To do that on the spot was well sigh hopeless, so it was decided to transfer him to Singapore. A telegram was.
It was reported in these columns a few days go that a constable in Fatehan had been found guilts of theft and sentenced to imprisonment, Since that time the leading residents of Faishna have had a meeting and passed a reaslution to the effect that when the next polics tax falla duo they will refuse to pay it. They have come to the conclusion that the police are no better than a set of robbers and they refuse to contribute to the support of such thieves. Following hard on this case comes another.. The people living which tear No. 1 polico station were always losing. articles of clothing when they were put in the former of the submarines now at Portemonth will be also mentions that M. Paria, a
sun to dry. On man who lost a garmant sent to Hongkong.
commissaire of the Messageries Flaviules,
determined to discover the thief. He bonga trip around Saigon in a A number of Chinese shopkeepers were ron-proposes to make a
He Iod not long to wait before he victed at the Magistracy yesterday of obstruo- Saatca-Doment "Demoiselle "monoplane. He lamel coat out to dry and then hid himself. to return to their duties at once or dire conse
es a mau snatch the garment from the quences will befall them. This may be looked | went to Kelautan to detain the staniner Boribat tion. Three were flued $10 and nine were fined also intends visiting Hongkong and Shang.
hai, as well as Batavia auit Hangkuk,
line and wilk off. The owner raised un alarm upon as a vistory for the students and it is which was to sail thence than following morning more than likely that the Warden's life in (Saturday) and another to Singapore to have aud followed the man, who was caught with the fature will be a hand one
It is a pity that the an ambulance in readiness at Johnston's Pior, a Friday evening the melancholy progress crab in Lis possession. When taken to the sta-- Provincial oficials de riot copy the example of begin tion it was found that he was the cook to the es- the Hongkong Government in dealing with Mr. Guy was carried on a streteber very care- tablishment. The chief of police sentenced him students on strike (as witness the late affair fally down to the river and deposited on a luge flat boat. Fortunately the river was smooth and, about ten o'clock at nie ht the boat beran to come downstream, Dr. Gimlette and a law scese of his crime. A day or two ago a police
The Chung Sai Hotel, situated near the Yost other Europeans tocompanied the injured man. corporal in the same town saw a constable in- suling a young girl as she walked along the Hou Ferry wharf, has just been the sens pia At 8 am. Kelantan was reached and the best the river. Mr. Gay could not be carried on street. The corporal cars up and reprimanded suicide. A day or so ago a man engaged a was rowed out to the Boribit at the mouth of the man, who saswered his super in an objec-room, but he did not appear at meals, to aboard so he was hoisted up, boat and all, by the came off his servant was sent to his apartment to see whatderrick cables. He was then laid down gently.
on the bridge tionable manner. When the me
was the matter. The domestic was horrified to
When the steamer left her berth afr. Guy was best he was arrested. When charged before the chief of police he said it was unless for bin to see the guest bauging by the neck quite dead. suffering a good deal of pain but to alleviate it sy anything, a police officers always stood up Au inquest was held, and it was discovered that morphis was administered. About two o'clock,
On December 2nd, ut Preston Cross, Bock-$5. hem, Burrey, MANGANET JINE GILMOUR,
Three respectably dressed Chinese were
widow of the late David Gilmor, of Shanghai. brought bofor Mr. E. R. Halifax at the
On December 8th, at Shanghai, ELIZABETH,
the beloved wife of G. F. FORSHAW, aged 26 Magistracy obargad with stealing a bed bolong-
years.
lug to a girl. Complainant, however, agreed to
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUT Boan ef withdraw the charge, and the men were dis- Receiver of Taxes, a committee composed of to wear the ongue for a number of days on fle) at Queen's College).
LONDON OFFICH: 131, FLEET STREET. EC missed with a caution.
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HONGKONG, DECEMBER 14TH, 1910.
Christmas
MACAO AFTER THE REVOLT.
COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY APPOINTED. At the request of Mr. Fernando de Menezes,
the Attorney-General, the Colonial Secretary, and Mr. J. F. da Silva, as clerk, has been appointed to enquire into alleged civilian insti gation of the recent military revolt. Pending the announcement of the findings of the com- mittec, we hold over some notes on the subject which we have received for publication. The committee's task is not a heavy one, and the public should not have long to wait for the
BUICIDE.
the six Chiness who lost their lives by Beat. Then bull the oven of the blin be opened findings of the committee, which we presume for one another. He was then sent to Canton the man was a ranner engaged in a ramen in however, he died.
the recent collapse of buildings in Aberdeen
Ai... "He shall feed His fools" ("Messiah
Mr. Francia Clark.
Hardel
will be at onse officially published.
(Engadi or Mount of LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Ölvea... Beethoven
The M.M. str. Tourne, with the French
ROBBERY IN BHUN TÂK.
CHICKEг.
The stommer was off Triseauna about 10 to be dealt with by the Taotpi of Pelles for in- the country. He had been dispatched to Can-o'clock at night and the remains were taken. subordination.
ton' to collect a sum of money, which it washore, and were, we understand, buried early proved he had done. The runner, however, had on Sunday morning, Street has ended, as previousinquiries of the Hallelujah Chorus.
The untimely harpening closes one of the Some time ago the Acting Viceroy had gambled away the sum at fan-tan, and was occasion to severely reprimand the Shun Tak afraid to face his superior, hence the reason for most virile lives in the Selangor capital. Mr. kind have ended, in a verdict that the deceased
who was a comparatively young man, bad a met their death by accidestal means and Japan is to have another golf course. mail of the 4th inst., and mails from London of Magistrate for not clearing his district of the bis rash act.
great diversity of interrats. Educated at Up- pingham, and trained in chomistry, he came out that no criminal neglect or responsibility correspondent informs as that the Japanese the 3rd inst., left Singapore on the 12th, inst, robbers that infest it. From the following it
kere seven or eight years ago as manager of - the Federal Dispensary, and has built
up that attached to anybody, except the builder, Hailway Administration is considering a pro at 5.30pm, and is expected to arrive here on would appear that the warning had not had much effect. In the Ms Kong.village, song
At the Happy Valloy this afternoon, starting business to its present roccessful status. His The cargo of Silk shipped on board the M.M. whose name apparently would not be penal to form a new nine hole golf course, in the 19th inst.
conjunction with their new hotel which is sito str. Dumbea, which left this port on the 8th other residente dwell four rich families. A at2 pm., a League match will be played between leisure was spent in aliouting rame. big and
night or two ago a gang of robbers raided, the the Royal Engineers and Departments Term
little, and in tending the needs of a small private ascertained. It
sted in the ancient park of Nars. The work it was delivered in Lyons on the 10th inst. was given in evidence
The LGM str, rinzess Alice, which left village and attacked the honges of these fatailios and the B.G.A on the military ground. The menigeria that he back established in the com that not only was the material--the mortar entailed by the scheme is considerable, and the
following will represent the R. and Depart pound of his house. end the bricks-used in the building of general layout has been prepared by a Hongkong here on the 16th ult. at noon, arrived at Genoa and got away with creat deal of plunder. They in Lt. Col. Bir J. Farrer, Capt. Addison, ly inferior quality, but that the construc-architect. If this comes to pass it will doubtless. The silk shipped by Bins Funnel" str. niso took away the head of one of these families, Capt. Bell Lieut, Williams, Rev. Foster Pogg, tion was bad. "It was a criminal bit of prove the means of prolonging the stay of Profesilaus, which left Hongkong on the 2nd an old man more than 80 years of age, to hold Corply MaGregor, Taverner, Campion, Pearson, Work" one of the building inspectors said, many visitors to Japan vary considerably, in alimp, was delivered at New York on the 1st as ransom. The next day his family received a
His Majesty the King has not been advised to from the Provincial Governments requesting Hongkong to New York was 28 days 16 hours. The walls, instead of being properly con, Faddition to attracting a larger number than inst., at 86. The time taken in transit frométier from the robbers containing most blood,
purdling threats if a contain eam of money exercise his power of disallowance with respect the Board to establish High Courts of Justice in the various treaty ports. President Pa-ting were filled with broken bits of brisk ally visit that part of Japan. The roman.
tio nature of the country and its magnificent Thirteen richs coulics appeared at the were not paid by a specifled day. The families to Ordinance No. 25 of 1910, extitled-“An Or oden joists, instead of being car mountain and sylyan scenery should make it Magistracy Testerday charged with obstruction, hare placed the matter in the bands of the disce to amend the Kallet Island Ordinance,
anthorities. depandantly, were built into the walls, one of the most attractive courses in the East. They were each fined 85.
Onion and Davison,
2898."
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has refused their requesta on account of the enormons expense,"
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