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THE HONGKONG DAILY PREAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 181 1919.

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PEKING NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]*

PERING, April 9th.

PRACE PROSTRIS.

FATAL TROLLEY ACCIDENT. CORONER'S INQUIRY,

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS DY MAJOK R

MORGAN, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.

As the Magistracy, yesterday, Mr R E Lindwell, in his capacity As Coroner, held an inquiry into the cir- No. cumstances surrounding the death of "a young Chinese girl, who was knockeil down and killed by a trolley in Tai Kok ATsui.

Korean who has just come from there, aid the many dead bodies were lying March, and conditions were awful. in the streetes when he left at the end of

THE KOREAN SITUATION. AMERICAN MISSIONARIES ARRESTED BY JAPANESE, FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) So for the expital is concerned, politics have been dull and uninterest

PRKING, April 9th. ing. What happening in Shanghai is.

Very little news has been allowed to

of course, another story.

pass out of the capital of Korea since Shenves of telegrams are being received by the penordicated that conditions are as serious.

April et but brief telegrams, have in- delegates there from Peking and Shensi and are responsible for the rise and fall of the pice baroniter, which at the moment of writing recrus to indicate that the period of stormy and unsettled con ditions will be succeeded by fair." Though the conference has not officially sesumed, informal arssions have taken place which prelude the early re-opening of the peace deliberations. It is to be hoped these prognostications will not be falsifed by some untoward happening in. Shenai or in Pukica, for in the latter province, according to the Tuchun's re ports, the Southerners are not confining themselves to feir original lines

JOY OR MOURNING.

Yesterday was observed as a holiday by the public ofbees in Peking in com memoration of the opening of carlia ment. Whether the occasion was one for joy or mourning is doubtful. THE TU QOOQUE" ARGUMENT.

Japanese organg in the north have not been slow to brucket Egypt and Korea, suggesting that British administration in the former is just as unpalatable to the Egyptians as is Japanese rule over the Koroans. Reuter's agency has taken up

come

STRENGTH.

679 Pte W. G. Baker, BC, is permitted to resign, on leaving the Culony, to date frosa April 301, 1919.

LEAVE.

Sergt. I. Day, Engineer Co., is granted leave, from May 1st,

F. Atwoll. D. Nicol and H. H. Ritter

The jury was composed of Messrs. R.

The Coroner stated that when the Pte. accident occurred the decansed and her

The Korean Daily News from April 1st mother were crussing a bambou bridge to 4th has not been allowed to through.

Over a creek, near Taipo. Three or four The issues of the 5th and 6th trolleys crossed the bridge, and one of have come and give the following newe items, very briefly: In the city, on

them knocked down the mother of the April ist, between four and five thousand injury on the head, recovered.

girl, who, though receiving a Berious The same Koreaus gathered in the big strogi orying

trolley, subsequently, knocked down the out "Man Boi." The soldiers fired on the crowd at once, killing over 60, over 70 Birl, who was killed. The question for the jury to decide was whether there was being reverely wounded, and others being derested.”

gros negligence on the part of those in

Pte.

Pte.

Pte.

Pte.

8 mont 1910.

G. Henderaun, Machine gun ('o., in grated 8 months' love, from May W. H. Smith.

2nd, 1918.

B Co., is granted

3 months' extension of leave, from

April 17th, 1918.

H. W. Page, B" Co., is granted months leave, from May 29th,

1919.

A. J. Carter, Sigundling Section, e granted 6 months' luuve, from May Tal, 1019

F. Bevington, "A" Co., is granted 9 months leave, to date from day of departure.

PARADE,

The paper gives reports from about 30 charge of the trolley, and, if no, to bring The Corps (except Engineer Company)

At Ham Hung a big haul was made, 500 being arrested. The killed and wounded were not mported.

At Pyeng Yang, all Christian schools are closed now, teachers and scholars

in a verdict of manslaughter against the responsible party,

No

will parade as strong as possible on the Pole Ground at 3.30 p... on Wednesday, April 23rd, to practice Ceremonial.

Dress, drill order (shorts and putties).

Offery will carry swords.

289.

Belt need not be worn by Officers during the period April ath-November 15th, dates inclusive, except when un parade.

J Lt. W. ARMSTRONG, Y.D. Parades in last week's orders are can. pelled and the following substitut

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contry towns of continued demonstra- tions.

At Tai Ka, where there is a large mission station (American), at 3 pm, on

Dr. J. T. Smalley stated that death April 3rd, a large crowd of Korean

was due to haemorrhage, as the result of children started out carrying paper flags the upper part of docensed's feft thigh and crying for Korean Independence.bing torn up. No bones were broken. Surse 10 or 20 of the children were ar Mr. Rowse, of the P.W.D., said that rested and punished.

the trolley-lines were placed in the middle of the bridge, and there was plenty of room for pedestrians to stand ORDERS FOR ARTILLERY COMPANY BY MAJOB

side while a trolley was passing. instructions were given to the contractor about people using the bridge. He had told the foremen, however, to prevent people from crossing while a trolley was going over, but it was futile; people would take no notice. There had been an accident previously, and wilues

immed iately ordered a fence to he erected on he ground between the Taipo Road and the bridge with the object of preventing people from crossing the bridge, but this

it, as it was a short cut no difference; people insisted on Yaumati, making a difference of about a quarter-mile. Warning notices had been Pusled up, and a man was placed on the embankment, west of the bridge, to ring A bell so as to warn pedestrians that a

turce between the bridge and Taipo Road trolley was passing. Red Alaga, also were displayed. The

The approximate dis was 200 feet, while the length of the

the challenge and effectively shown that having disappeared-whether killed, ar- the Cases are not parallei. The frosted, or whether they have run away quoque argument is also being applied in, it is not known, verpect of a reported transuction between

the American firm of Anderson, Meyer & Co., by which are were to by supplied Mr. Obata, the Japanese Minister, he addressed an inquiry to the American, Minister on the subject. Such a tran- eaction is contrary to the policy which her allies recently succeeded in inducing Japan to adopt with regard to China in order to bring the civil war to an end.

There have been many more fires in Seoul, but, the Authorities do not state

the cause.

A letter from Seoul of April 1st says The people are not allowed to walk on the streets after 11 p.m.; if they do they are shot.

Many here have been killed. The electric cars are now being run by in them. The Korean Daily Nowe of April Japanese, but the Koreans will not ride

5th says that on April 1st the clouds over

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Both Half Companies will parade with the Infantry Battalion at the Polo Ground, at 5.30 p.m., on Wednes day, April 23rd. Uniform, drill order (shorts and put

ties). Officers will carry swords. Hongkong residents parade outside

Law Courts at b.10 p.m., and pro send, by tram to Causeway Bay, OBBERS FOR ENGINEER COMPANY UY LIBUT. R, Halde

Practice

Run D.E.L.-N.C.0's. and Sappers as detailed by C.S.M. will parade for duty at Belcher's, on Priday, April at 9pm.

25th, Officers on duty.-Lieut W. Brown and

2nd-Lieut. Blackburn,

and Japan, having taken the bears out the sun gave a very strange appearance. bridge was about 110 feet. There was an Instructional Claus for Recruits.-Be

of its own eye, is ready to remove the mote which it discovers in the American In Tokyo too, there is the same eve. feeling of disappointment with regard to the behaviour of the Allies, for Japan having decided not to make any further

Two great rings were formed around the suu, and then there appeared other small. or sune, on each side, making seven in all. The paper gives a diagram. It has caused much talk. Korcana say it means er additions, Korea, Manchuria, Shan that the sun (Japan) will lose the small tung, etc. The Japanese any that she will while saying that Scoul tinues:

incline from Taipo Road to the bridge. Ila had seen the coolics push the trucks along the bridge. They started at a fair speed but slowed down as they reached the bridge. Sang Lee would not take very much pressure to tractor in charge of the whole work. It stop a trolley. A coulie, be thought, a stick through both revolving axles, and this miles an hour, could be stopped within which was travelling at three or four forty feet.

Put

loans to China, until peace has bee gain them. The Seoul t're-s of April 6th acted as a brake, so that the trolley.

arranged, is perturbed to find that foreign banka in Peking are lending small sams to the Government for various purposes. Japan is feeling very isolated

and very righteous.

AGREEMENTS PUBLISHED.

Two agreements were published this afternoon. One was the text of the Tai-Shun and Kao-Heu Railway loan preliminary agreement. It will be re membered un agreement was signed in September last whereby Japanese received the privilege of building railways from Kaomi, in Shanghai, to Hsuchow, in Kiangsu, and from Tainanfu, in Shac

terms an advance of twenty million Was made to the Chine Government. The second agreement Participation Loan which, by a wise in was the War diecration, was published three weeks ago, It is understood that the disclosure of other agreements is contemplated.

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murdered

were crossing a

cruits will atlead for instruction under A.E. Staff Sergeants at Belcher's Wednesday, April

23rd, at 0 p.m. Officers on duty-Licut, Stevensur Pay for March will be issued at Engineer

Company Office, II.K.D.O, Head-

garria, between 6 and 6 p.m., ou 24th, 25th and 28th, and be tween 1,30 and 2 p.m., on Saturday, April 26th. Pay not drawn by April 29th will be forfeited and re- turned to Treasury.

H. A. MORGAN.

now quiet, con. At

several places in the interior, however, peace and order bavy ant as yet returned. On Thursday, April 3rd, a mob attacked the police box at Whast, while returning from worshipping al an

The deceased's grandmother said that ORDERS FOR INFANTRY GATTALION BY MAJÓW Suwon District, Kyongxi Province, and ancestral tomb they

Japanese policeman was Other places, where more or less corious

bamboo bridge, and suddenly she heard a disturbances took place between Wednes| Warning that trolleys were coming. She day and Thursday, were Lichon, Yang sat down, and a trulley knocked against Yong, Kawhali, and Ichyukmyon, all in her and, a few yards further on, ran Kyongki Province, Taichon (in South oFor her grandchild, who was killed, Choongchong Province), Fusanchin and The truck was going fast at the time. Chintong in South Kyongsang Pro-The drivers were pushing it and not vince), and Kuimyou, Nuchon and Dok standing on it.

One of the truck coolies said that they

tung, to Shuntch, in Chibli. Undani wan (in Whanghai Province). During always pushed the trucks, which, ag s003 |

PRESIDENT AND KIKADO,

yen

the disturbances some casualties occurred among the rioters,”

not

Wednesday, April 23rd-

6.30 p.m. A," Band Machine-gun Companies, Mounted Section and Signalling Section on the Pola Ground

Dress, drill order. Officers will carry

ewords,

Hongkong residents will parade outside the. Law Courts, at 3.10 p.m., and proceed by tram to Causeway Bay.

CADET COMPANY.

Church Parado.

p.m. Nos. 3 and 4 Sections fall in

At Star Ferry, Kowloon,

2.30 p.m. No. 1 and 2 Sections fall in

at Headquarters. Uniform, caps and belts. Band to carry instrumenta.

as they were filled, were taken, one be Antung telegraphically reports that hind the other, across the bridge. On on Tuesday afternoon judgment was pro- the afternoon of the accident, when he Sunday, April 20th:-- Pyongyang Local Court on 71 prisoners ad some people trying to cross and nounced at the New Wiju branch of the was about fifty foot from the bridge, he involved in the recent agitation. Chuyo, the

Kim shouted a wet them to get to one ring-leader, was sentenced to side of the imprisonment with hard labour for pole across the axles of the

Witness then put the thirty-six months. Other prisoners were it ne a brake, but found it did not work. leo similarly sentenced, the periods They were travelling at a fairly fast rate, to use wheels to rainging between six and twenty-four He then noticed the edge of the trolley monta. Sentence on 180 others was re- served.

colliding with the old woman, who was by Hau Shih-chang some time before. Aing a peaceful demonstration and ory.

Hard labour for three years, for mak. injured. He tried to stop the trolley once more, but failed. About ten feet; photo of His Imperial Majesty accoming out "Man Sei!"

further on it knocked down a small girl, panied the document.

It is known that the Japanese have who was carrying some articles. She been making it hard for the Missionaries was walking towards the trolley at the in Pyang Yang because of the truth that time, and when she attempted to jump

This morning Mr. Obata had an audience with the President, to whom he conveyed an autograph letter from the Emperor of Japan written in no. knowledgment of a like compliment paid

CULNA'S LITERARY PRESIDENT

Comment has been made before upon

G. E. STEWART, Capt

Adjutant, L.K.D.O. Hongkong, April 17th, 1910.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

(RESERVE).

the likeness of the Presidents of China Wey have sent out to the world of the off the truck she tripped and fell. Her ORDERS ISSUED UY ME J. W- PRAXES, D.S, P brutal action of Japanese soldiers. The legs were lying across the lines, and the are Seoul Daily News, of April 6th

trolley ran over, crushing them. pablish

After some minutes' deliberation, the the Presbyterian Mission death."

and the United States. Doth scholars, and both are working for peace." ed a telegram from that city saying that Hsu Shib chang, though kept very busy Rev. E. M.

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in his exalted office, apparently finds time

He there, was arrested on April 5th. 越 number of other said

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All persons, with certain exceptions, woo

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to indulge his literary inclinations, Bury me way, an American Misjury brought in a verdict of "Accidental

said that a number of Koreans were stay.

All

PATROLS.

patrols, except Search Supervising Squad and Mounted patrols, will be discontinued, until further orders, on end from the 18th inst

has just got tonese scholars, who meet ing in his house and other houses of the ALLEGED THEFT FROM A PATIENT Company Commanders are requested to

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distinguished at the Palace and write poeme and Mission, and that the Japanese claimed Cabics: Satinette, Reg, London. Codo: A. B.C. No. 5. happen at a time when fierce discussions of the recent uprising in

essays. It is interesting that this should that these men were some of the leaders J. W. BIGGS,

are raging in the University between the At 4 p.m. on the 5th, the Mission homes fore Mr. G. N. Orme, a Chinese ward

Yang Yang

At the Magistracy, yesterday, be advocates of the old and the modern lite arrested. Mr. Mowry, also, was arrested boy of the smallpox hospital was charg

were searched, and ten Koreana Tary styles.

on the charge of sheltering breakers ofed with stealing three sovereigns from a which sime at international legislation resbyterian Girls' School. The Koreans dressed, defendant matched the money

the law. Copics of some documents were patient. This newly organised association, found also at the home of the Rev. Dr. Inspector Macdonald stated that while 4. Moffett and also at the the patient an Indian was being un restrict the cultivation of opium strictly to medicinal requirements, has arrested were students of the Mission and left the ward. Information was been honoured by an intimation from College. They have often seted as writ given to the Police, who arrested him at President Hau of his willingness to be their house. As a Koreans are now

ers for the missionaries and have stayed the hospital. come patron. It is hoped to induce the breakers of Japan's laws and as copics being fixed at $100. hends of other nations interested in this of Korean papers can now be found

Mr. Orme remanded the case, bail movement to follow his example,

almost anywhere, the misionaries are in, A BENSATIONAL CANARD,

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Hongkong, April 17th, 1910.

NEW ZEALAND FREAK STRIKES

Speaking at a meeting of the Castle Baynard Ward Club, Mr. F. M. B Although yesterday was a Chincec

ROBBING A FRIEND,

Fisher, Director of the Imperial Com holiday Chinese eircles were ugog with

mereid! Association, and for some time. excitement caused by a

Minister of Customs and Imports in New. rumour that

At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Zealand, gave two interesting and anve strained relations had occurred between

Mr. R. E. Lindsell, a Chincee was charging examples of strikes which had taken America and Japan. The particular in

Admiral Rodgers, in command of the ed with stealing a gold ring, a watch place in that colony. On one occasion, which give rise to this sensational American Asiatic Squidrun, arrived ati and chain, and other articles of jewellery cause in the articles it was provided that FOR SALE

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endant be ascertained, buy it Peking yesterday morning, and whe

the crew of a boat struck bo Complainant was employed as a cook TPRICHT IRON FRAME PIANO by at this Office up to April 80th, 1910. The Japan and the

welcomed by members of the American at No. 3, the Pank, when he wins visited Worcester sauce should bo UCollaril & Collard. Maudanay case. right is reserved to reject any or all tenders, ce understood anything of the runiour fokio, is ghoul to resign, and that promises were searched by the Police convicts at a prison went on a hunger

served. chedule between There is good reason for believing thint fendant) Practically new, Owner leaving the Colony, or to sell the wreck before the above dato.

MACLEOD & CO., Inc., Manila, P.I. expect China give the story not be Chiang Yang, ex Vice-Minister of Jus who discovered the jewellery hidden strike because band of the Baleation that the men declined to take the Yousef word. missing. Defendant's ont of the dock. On another oration the Correspondents,

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