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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6 1000

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Hongkong, 36th October, toog,

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NOTICE.

Captain P. A LAPICQUE, representative of the Compagnie Francaise des

Indes et de l'Extreme Orient, having opened a Firm in Hongkong, the Agency of the MESSAGERIES CANTONAISES at this part will be transferred by mutual consent

from Mcars, BARRETTO & CO, to the said NEW FIRM from the ist of November

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Captain LAPICQUE'S OFFICES are situated at No. 4. Queen's Buildings, in the premises occupied until now by the: Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co.

Telephone No. 950.

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TRAGEDY IN A THEATRE,

·A TERRIBLE SPECTACLE 3: HIND-THR;SCENES.

Paris, October x. Whilst a melodrama was being played last night at the Monkey Theatre, in the Avenue de Clichy, a much more sensational drama was' proceeding behind the scenes.

One acens of this play, called "Papa le NO. 3 DOCK. Vertu," a great favourits with the theatre-going IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION) population of the suburbs, represents a lion- Docking. Length 481 ftare put through their tricks by a tamer n med. tamer's cage, in which allow and two females

Width of Entrance... 63 Water on Blocks...... 21.5

THESE DOOKS are convanlanily skuated in Yokohama barbour and the attention of

· Gapielas and Bóglueers is respectfully called to the advistagas: offered for Docking and repairing Vessels and Machinery of every description..

The plast and tools nes of recent pattares for dealing quickly and cheaply with work and a large stock of material is always at hand, (plates and angles all being tested by Lloyds' surveyors).

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Two powerful Tela Screw Towboats are available for taking Vessels, in or ont of Dock, and for taking Selling Vessels in or out of the bay. The dealing derick is capable ní iléting 40 tonsi

Steam Launches of Steel or Wood, Lighters, Steel Bolldings and Roofs, `Bridge Work, and all kinds' of Machinary' are made on the promisos.

Joffre. This scene, the second in the play, passed off with the usual success, nude we third and fourth scenes were then played, the culta n dropping and covering the lions' cage from the audience,

The fifth scone bad just commenced when Mile Josephine Ripóche, 21 years of age, a friend of the tamer, mounted the platform in front of the cage and pai ber arm through the bars, caressing the lion. The beast put out She uttered no cry, and made no attempt to his paw and gripped the girl by the shoulder

free herself. M. Dermer, the stage manager, who was a spectator of this strange proceeding, mounted the platform and endeavoured to drag Mlle. Ripoche, away, but the lion stratched out his other paw and caged,flercaly at the girl..

ROUSED BY THE SMELL OF BLOOD.

· One of the actors then endeavoured to make

the fion release his 'hold by prodding him; but it was useless, and then the two lionesses, rous-

Tanders will be made up when required and the workmanskip and material will bed by the smell of blood, allo attacked Mlle. goaranteed.

The cust of Docking, and repair work, will be found to compare favourably with that, at any port in the world,

A large mooring basin is available alongside our own works forfmooring vessels whilst under repairs.

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Ripoche, through the bars of the cage. "Ah! ab! It is all over!" she was board to cry, and then she fell dead, her face, shoulders and hands horribly mutilated,, and her clothing stained with blood.

The tamer Joffre arrived on the scope,'and. with some difficulty calmed the infuriated animals,, who were endeavouring to seize the body of their victim.

M. Dermer says the incident did not last three miantes, but it seemed to him a century,

· A firamas on duty rushed across the stage to fetch a doctor, and the audience, thinking that there was fire, got up in a panic. The curtain was lowered and M. Dermez called out to the audience that there was no danger, and that if

they would resume their seats the performance

would be proceeded with. "An unforeseen Incident" bad occurred, he said, Raussured, iba andinice resumed to their seats, and the play went on, only a few persons behind the ́acanɑs being aware of the terrible evool that

had just occurred

THEORY OF SUICIDE.

It appears probable that Mile. Ripoche met

WEATHER-FORBOASTA NÄD STORM-WARNINGS ISSORD FROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.

METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALB,-

Meteorological alguals are hoisted on the mast in front of the Water Police Station Tim Sha Tsui for the information of masters of vessels leaving the port. They do not oecessarily imply that bad weather is expected

here'-

Sal

1. A CONE

point upwardi

1.

A CONK point upwards and KUM below

A DRUM

4

A CONE

polat' down. wards and DRUM below

S. A CONE point down. wards

6.

A CONE polat down. wards and BALL balow

7. ¡A BALL

B.

A CONE polni upwards

and BALL below

Indicates a Typhoon to the North of the Colony.

Indicates a Typhoon

to the North-East of the Colony,

Indicates a Typhoon

to the East of the Uolony.

Indicates a Typhoon to the South-East of the Colony

indicatesa Typhoon to the South of the Colony.

Indicates Typhoon,

to, the South® Was

of the Colony,

Indicatesa Typhoon (to the Wortjof the

Colony,'.

Indicates a Typhoon. 10_the_North-Wes

of the Colony..

this awful death not by accident, but by de- |-· Rad. Signals Indicate that the centre ti

sign. She made po effi to escape from the believed to be more than goo mulles away front lion, and seemed quite passive. At the same the Colony. have thought there was no danger in approach- time the was-familiar with the beasts, and may

Black Signal Indicate that the centre is

of every description can be made to order in any design required.

Have been patronised by the Hongkong Club, Hongkong Hotel, Telegraph Co., Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Firms and othering the cage. The theory of suɛcide however, I ballared to be loss than 300 miles away from wading Establishments in the Colony, to seems to be accepted by those who knew the the Colony, whom reference can be made as to the victim, Faraiture, &c., supplied. Superior Workmanship and Materials of the

Mile. Ripoche's sweetheart was to bave start- ed for Fontainebleau this morning for his mill- Messrs. A. S. Watton & Co., Ltd., write artary service. He had been living with Mila. follows:-

Ripoche for two years, but had expressed his "We have pleasure in stating that Mr. Li intention of breaking with her. A quarrel had KWONG LOONG furnished the Annexe, ensued, and there had been several violent to our Dispananry and gave us avory satis:

scones between the couple recently. faction."

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DRAGON CYCLE

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The above signals will, as heretofore, be hoisted only, when typhoons exist in aschi positions or are moving in such directions that” information regarding them la considered to be of Importance to the Colony or to shipping' leaving the barbour,

These elguals are repeated at the Harbour Oce, H.MS. Tamar, Green Island Signal Mast, and the Flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon,

M, Dermez said that when he saw the girl approach the cage and put her arm through the bars, to be at once seized by the lion, he had the very decided impression that it was a voluntary and desperate ect. "When, having bastened to release her, while the 'beasts con tinded to iscerate her, I endeavoured to draw her away, I was struck by the passiveness with which the woman, notwithstanding her cries of pain, bore this mortal and horrible embrace, force at any moment, the following. Urgent

ORDENT BIENAL

that the wind may increase to full typboos In addition to the abova, when it is expected

I am persuaded that it was tragic and terri-Signal will be made at the Water Police ble suicide."

Siation, and repeated at the Harbour Office com

A THREAT TO HER LOVER.

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The police commissary thinks that Josephion Ripoche, whilst not thinking of committing naicide, purposely put her hands through the bar with the intention of c using the lion to | hurt har slightly, 1 ́

Baillard, her lover, was partly responsible for the anime, and she may have bought ba would get into trouble if any accident occurred. During the quarrel batwear the couple yester day she was heard to my; "Very well, I will nerva pazi out before you go away,"

THREE EXPLOSIVE, KOMBE, AT INTERVALI

OF TEN SECONDS...

time, superior to the other shapes,

A Black Cross-will be holsted at the gamġ

NIGHT SIGNALS.

The following Night Signals will be exhibɔte ed from the Flagstad on the roof of the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Offer Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tamar.

i, Three Lights Vertical, Green Grean Green, ladicates that typhoon is believed to be situated more than joo miles from the Colony,

Joffre, the owner of the lions, and their trainer, thinks there is no doubt that it is a case of suicide. Ripoche, be ways, was his servant. and 'was less likely than 207. II. Thren Lights Vestal, Green Rød Green, “one else to approach the cage. She died with Indicates that a typhoon is believed to be

•him last night, and seemed depressed, eating situated less than 300 miles from the Colony... very little, and when sho arrived as the theatre,'

whore she had no business, she was crying. Ble111. Three Lights & tical, Red Greco-Rot, himself was not present at the beginning of the Indicates that the wind may be expected to drama, but he thinks the woman could have increase to full typhoon force at any moment. freed herself from the lions had she wished.

If Joffre had not arrived, whan ha did, ko thinks the victim would have been devoured by the animals. One bar of the, cago had been bent and broken off at the top,'/

:

In consequence of the tragedy, offre de: clares that he will sell his animals. 244 abail

No. III. Sigual will be accompanied by theˇ Explosive Bombs, as above, in the event of the Information conveyed by this signal being firm published by night.

These Night Signals will be substituted the

always have before my eyes," he says, "the the Day 'Signals at sunset, and will, whos horribly matilated and bleeding body which, 1 | necessary, be altered daring the night, had to mind for three-quarters of an hour whiht awalling a conveyance to take it to the mortuary,

TAMER'S ATTEMPT TO ENTER THE CAGE.'

SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS.

For the benefit of Nativi Craft and passing

Ocean Vessels, a Come will be exhibited at

Joffre was prevented from coturing the cage each of the following stations during the time by the manager of the theatre.

Thothron beasts were of Abyssinian origia,] that any of the abovs Day Signals are hois ad Menelik, the Hon, in'generally quiet and In the Harbour. gentle, but he is subject to occasional savaga outbursts, and in, the course of onn of thusò a |couple of months ago he is said to have attack-

ed a man.

Victoria, one of the lionesses, is in a nervous state. It was she who caught, hold of Mile. Ripoche's arm. Then Mébelik and Cleo-the second lioness-also attacked the woman.

M. Sanlier, the manager of the theatro, says 'that every precaution was laken to prevent | accidant. The caga is pacuroly fastened to the wall at the far end of the stage, and is isolated, baing accessible only on one side by mounting

8-35, Des Vous Road, Central, tres slaps He states that the victim had in

Hongkong

her hand a trainer's whipelaget, deBİL * Last night; i nasit happened, was ihn idặt"

| performance of # Pipa la Vartpy, and M. Bouliss says that, if he'presents the pieceʻngalo," the unsunqurie scene will be out at

Gap Rock.

Waglin.

Stanley.

Caps Colllosen,

Aberdeen,

San Ki Wan

Sai Kung. Sha Tan Ko

·Tal Poi

This will indicate that there is a deprundon somawhare in the China Son, and that'a Storia

aleg la holsted in the Harbour,

Further datalls can always be "tran to Ocase

sals, on demand, by signál, from the lirkus