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A party of twenty. Murines loaded this afternoon, returning from Canton.:
ROBBERY RIFE AT KOWLOON.
An "attack, was made by an
THE WRECKED KUALA. NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Rescued Men at Singapore..
Superlatives.
There is a tendoney at times of
armed band of robbers on Mon- In view of the telograms wa crisis to indulge in superlativos. day night on the villago of Sui-published yesterday in regard to kinluk, noor Tamani, in the is the crew of the se. Kuule, whiel On such occasions it is difficult In view of the recent arrival of trict of Kwoishin. It appears was wrecked off Socotrn, the to comment, either from the plat-
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form or in print, in restrained of LL.M.S. Pegasus it in of interest hat the robbers, who were all following from the to note thate Home exchangestates naked and well armod raided Times "of Déc. O is of interest langungo and to refrain from om- ploying highly-coloured adjoc- that Mr. Fisher, the Commonwealth the village in question when the Qaito unexpectedly, four officers tivos. In this connection the Premior, stated that there is able-bodied mon had gone out to and 35 Hoamen from the Kuala |
Japan Chronicle says: Tho species not connected with the the possession of the womenfolk on board the Russian stemmer
ronson for the visit, but work, leaving their shanties in arrived in Singapore this morning Japan Times," woobserve, sturta rovolt in China, but rather is in and children. The women were Meteor, having been taken off then aitorial on the recent state- inent by Sir Edward Gray as fol the nature of a rearrangement of bound and gagged and were rob- strando Straits vessel a few days the Fleet in Eastern wators, bed of all their valuables, includ-after the disaster, which occurred
Imagination staggers at the ing their earrings and armlets, about November 17. The officers With one company of marines and The small bamboo bangles with are the mastor (Captain San-more thought of war between Lord of the Sea and the Monarch Monday for Shanghai, and H.M.S.ition and clothing, the US, naval them on the wrists of children chief engineer (Mr. William Orr) of the land in a mortal combat,
H.M.S. Flors left Hongkong on a capacity cargo of supplies, amming strips of gold and silvor around derson)," the second officer, the England and Germany Pegasus left yesterday' for 'the supply ship Abarenda spiled from were forcibly wronched off. The and the third engineer. The first
Cavite at 8 am on the 8th inst: robbers then began to ransack officor (Mr. McKinon) and the would shake the very heavens and
Capt. Harrison, R.ME.I., ro- turns from Singapore on the s.. Nore on Dec. 17. "
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of volennia ferocity. Ties of kin- A coolie for being in posses-marines, which consists of 30 men the women, took their departure were at Adeu, according to the deluge of blood and conflagrations Hion of a quantity of rice was and three officore, will be transferred with their booty
It appears last advices.
At present, the full details of ship out asundor and civilisation- soutenced to fourteen days' hard direct to the cruiser Rainbow, now at the Church attached to the
taught friendship and religion- Roman Catholic Mission in the the disaster aro not obtaimble, surtured love, all turned into a labour at the Magistracy the lying at that placo.
district was untouched, but all Captain Sanderson is under tho morning.
-Major A. C. Kalph, 8th Rajputs, the Church property, including obligation of making an official burning crystal of lintred; sucli a be, a hellinemnate for the moral Capt. Badeley, Captain Super-will conduct the quarterly test the chalices and plates, were report to the marine authorities, war, for the time it lasts, would intendent of the Police, arrived range takers of the British and
stolen by the robbers.
Au enquiry will follow later.
It appears, however, that the undoing of mankind." Kuain was steaming chatward off Jotinsoninn outburst of exuberant in the colony this morning on the indian Infantry piationed at Hong
Having recovered from this Prinz Ludwig after being hauts kong and Kowloon, at King'e Park
the dangerous coast of Socom at verbosity, continues the "Japan at 10 am. on the 18th inst. The
night and in good weather, when Chronicle," it is rather interesting Matte fleer will also test the range
the vessel went ashore, Tho
to find a little further on that our chief officer was on watch at tha The Rev. Father Crippa, of the
ime. She ran right up on admiration "the strikingly com
Tokyo contemporary notes with Roman Catholic Italian Mission, who is attached to the district of ridge of rocks that lay across her posel, oven conciliatory attitude course and settled bodily on it." Kweislin, was last week travelling The shock of the contact pierced,
maintained by the British Prose." from To chung to Tam tong on her shell, and althought there Surely, if the British Press could A billiard tournament was held horseback. Midway between the was no immediate possibility.ver the delicato questionof Anglo-
remain strikingly composed Mr. J. Vanstone, of the Masonic Hall, left his quartore for an hour on the bid: 10 inels at the two places, "near Pingshan, ho of the vessel being lost, shoeman affairs, the Japan Tinos" in Friday last, and on his foturnOriental Hotel, Macao, between sighted teh armed men, who
was making water considor- found that decamped with goods latter, which country approached him into the village bly from end to end. promises and decamped with goods latter, which consisted of Messrs of Tailiang. The men were all was impossible to get her of medios and J. Casam, proved the armed with modern rifles and and even if she could have The Chinese Engincoring and wininote, scoring 1,000 points to were apparently revolutionaries. bean rofloated it is probable that After the The Rev. Father was travelling he would have filled and gone their opponents' 834. Mining Co., Ltd., informs us that the total output of the tournamont, a dinner was hold, when on his way to Hongkong when down In the circumstances hy indirectly inforosted.
several toasts were enthusiastically the robbers ordered him to halt.nothing could be done unaided, Company's three mines for the drunk. On the request being mado, A number of the men took up the chief oflicer and the second week onding November 25 Mr. A. Canciano, manager of the their station behind Entier engineer wore despatched in a An Unhappy Date. amounted to 33,305.17 tons and hotel, promised to hold another Crippa, Vather Crippa was com-life-bont, with three Insears, to the sales during the period to tournament on the 15th, when hand-manded by the front detach-summon assistance. They abilities of the changes announced
The gravity and the possi 83,477.45.2ons,
nome medals will be given as prizes."inent to stand and deliver, to rived at Aden safely."
in India are dealt with in our Meantime, on the breaking of lealing articlo to-day. It may be
jattracted the quick cyo of the Router affords an unconscious.
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1911.
INDIA,
Very properly the leading statesmen at Home have reinimod from extended domcient upon the King's announcement at the Durbar. While the King is in Ladia it is obviously undesirable
to the value of 6200.
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Po-lun, and Li Po-yung, for
which he submitted. The mon
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night ondeavour to maintain a attitudo in dealing with asubject similarly restrained and dignified which, after all, doos not immedi- much she, like other nations, may ntoly concern Japan, however
swarmed aboard her, the officers gal will be appointed on April,,
that in Great Britain thore should be anything like criticism in or ceived visite recently from the fol. 1o. the extent,of $150,000 which among themselves as to what to bumping heavily. Fortunately, that April 1, is the beginring of
sighted and signalled. on second thoughts, seeing that steamed as close to the stranded harm itha wasappointed on March
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the Amoy Y.M.C.A.; and Mr. C. Oregon, to take the secretaryship of Stoele, on his way from Portland, the, Association at Bangkok, Siam
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The Chinese mechanic who was
In the Supreme Court this then bound Father Crippa's hands charged with stealing a quantity of gold from Dr. Kow was bound morning, before the Chief Justice, behind his back and ordereday, the situation of the Kuula permitted here, fo, point out that over, yesterday afternoon, and Sir Francis Piggott, and Mr. Jim to rotrace his stops tocoast hatives who are infamous touch of comic relief. It is under- ordered to pay. compensation for tice Gompert the ease was con. Tailiang. An armed escort ac for their predatory habits. They stood so runs part of a telegram companied him. Arriving or the prisoner WOO stripped the room in which his boxes had the Yik Lung Bank, Li Ling-of all his clothing. Father and crow being helpless in the nort. Whoever he is, the now Go-
Li $82,212.40, boing amount paidCrippa enjoyed the situation face of their numbers. For vornor is almost certain to pray. The Eastern Extension Austra-by plaintiff into the Imperial other suge joke to time the natives gavo little trou-that he will be nothing of the lasin Personally he may dospiso tion has been received of the re- the plaintiff praising the said his person at the time the outrage tention plainly was to help them-tain to bo sensitivo to the inevi pany, Il, advise us that informatorest and expenses incurred by and property, -for such property presence, but soon they began popular notions regarding All as the priest was carrying about
to look threatening. Their in- Cuols' Day, but he is fairly cer opening by the Chinese Telegraph amount on mortgage andrey was committed ware the few selves to the portable portions of table banter of his political foss. communication with Honor contract made in 1004. By this tollars necessary to take him the vessel. Added to that was Anyhow, the date is ill-pened in Administration of telographic for the Yik Lung, Bank under a plain language telograms only. contract plaintiff, who was a minor, wrass to Toughengitted to the the fact that the ship exposed to the popular mind and, in a male quru stood the repayment, to the while the Father submitted to the the influence of the northicaet tor of this importance, it is just Imperial Bank of China, of sums un bath, his captors consulted
Juonsoon, howover slight, was as well to avoid it. It may be The Hongkong Y.M.C.A. hab re-
lo with their victim. They do at this juncture, the Motoor was an administrative year, but the lowing three men who are interested might thoronfter become duo to
She gentleman would come by no out of Parliament of his action. Enough has, however, been said in V.M.C.A. work: Mr. Hours 8. the Yik Ling Bank. Hon. Mr. cided, at first, to kill him, but, to show that the transference of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi Hart, Now Zealand, a member of 11. B. Pollo Buod by Mr. their victin was a defenceless vessel as the nature of the seas 31; nor would his office go to is not regarded with entire approval, and that the creation of the National Council of New Zea Alabaster, instructed by Mr.
land, who has been travelling round Beavis, appeared for the plaintif priest who had boon labouring permitted and stood by for twölvo wreck if the appointment were groat Bengali province with a population almost as large as that of
the district for the cause of Chinese, they decided to aparecided that nothing more could be the United Kingdon is thought to be a doubtful experiment. It
by Messrs. Brutton and Hott, P. bis life. One among the lo: was gained by remaining and, in miny he imagine that to Lord Curzon of Kedleston, in particular,
copt the Yik Lung Bank. After the rost, and it was at his bug and seainen mentioned transferred peared for all the defendants, ex
more generously inclined than consequence, he and the officers Revolutionary. Audacity. the creation of the Bengali provinco must come us a sort of personal
further argument, the case was gestion that Father Cripps was what belongings they could to the fontures of the earlier days of the One of the most conspicuous vote of cousure, as it means the reversal of a policy with which he
adjourned:
given a dollar out of his own Metoor. From the above telegram, robullion was the meticulous care was intimately associated: Lord Curzon's occupancy of the post of An explosion took place this
Revolutionarles' Audacity. money. When released, Father which was received late yesterday, taken by the revolutionaries to Viceroy of India is chiefly romoinhered for the strong and de- morning in a honse in Morrison Among the numerous audacious Crippa was given back his horse it would appear that the natives avoid giving offence to foreigners.. termined stand he took in regard to the partition of Bengal supposed to have been engaged in recently, nothing exceeds in auda- his journey to Ilongkong, which the departure of the officers.and than one occasion we referred to Hill Gap Road where a man was actions that have been perpetrated and his clothes and he resumed had made themselves busy after So noticeable was it that on moro and to have this much discussoil act of policy practically revoked making a bomb. The explosion city the seizure under Rovoli was uneventful for the rest of the by the King himself, at a function of Imperial importance, might set fire to some of the furniture ionary auspices of two sulphur-way. Father Crippa arrived in
the matter in our leading columns well cause the former Viceroy, to show emotion when, in the House with the result that the police had laden lighters belonging to the Tongkong late last evening. of Lords, he declared that the changes that had been made demand- to be called in, and it was then Shanghai Tag & Lighter Co., found that the man who was while they were lying at Waysido, od the closest scrutiny,
holding the explosive had been says the "China Gazette" of No doubt the King's advisera considered well before they re severely scorched about the December 7. The seizure took commended the change of capital. Nevertheless there is certain to stomach. He was removed to place on Tuesday night, and it was be criticism. Calcutta is hardly likely to acquiesde with gladness hospital' in grout pain.
only by the merest glance that it did not most with ultimate suc-. Thoro was a strong rumour the wreck. Reckoning by the ing the Chinese, at all events in in a clutugo that not only strips her of prestige, but must also affect A decision has been arrived at cess. The launch which essayed current in the Colony this morn-dito of the telegram, that steamer Shanghai. restal interests. While Calcutta will always be a great city the fact in the Shanghai case, which are to phil the lighters away not being ing and it gained strong credence ought to have been alongside the several instances lately in the that it has been the capital of British India and the seat of Govern-out of the incident, when Mr. of suficient power to haul off both, in certain, Chinese circles, that Kuala yesterday and should, at northern port of a contemptuous ment has materially assisted in its growth. The transfer will fusso, an Italian barrister, but had to content itself with taking Dr. Sun Yat-sen arrived by the this moment, be engaged in disregard for the neutrality of
ricaded his offices to keep out the
the International Suttlements. Áë mean a zorious shock to business interests. Thero is con- landlord Mr. Edward Bell, Mr, one, and succeeded in taking it Nord-Deutscher Lloyd steamship, operations.
British, a Japaneeo and a Gor- siderable difficulty in sottling the pretensions of rival cities Musso, refused to recognise Mr.up to the Chinese Bund, and then Prine Ludwig. Enquiries at the
A very pleasant practice dance man steamer have been held up to be the capital when a foderation, is brought about Bell as landlord and had paid no returned for the purpose of offices of the company elicited the
taking away the other. In fact that the Reform leader's for the Police Ball, was hold last at Woosung and in the Bettle witness Canada, the Commonwealth and South Africa in all rent since April last, passo Biel the meantime the Chinese trans name did not appear on the pas evening in the Police Compound; meals proper the Veludo, that
revolutionaries : endeavoured to regain possessior of which the problem was found to be almost insoluble of the premises by force and mitted news. to Mensrs. Whe-senger list and on enquiry of the when dancing was kept up from has drawn severb censuro from but the difficulty is so much the grouter wlion it is doigned to strip police court proceedings followed, lock's office. A tug was soon sent Pursor on board a like negative 7 to 11 p.m.
the foreign newspapers "pub'ish- one city of its dignity in order to conferit upon another. The object
Arbitration was resorted to, to in pursuit of the missing lighters rosult was obtained....
According to our own cures and living lounted the one on the
ed at Shanghai. Horo in the docide who was the landlord, and Chinese lund, proceeded to tow it pondent in London, Dr. Sun Yat-York, the man who made "Every have shown afriendlier and moro presumably, is to placate Indian opinion and if this purpose is served Mr. Boll's title was secured, but back to its mearing place at san left England. on Nov, 22.0 body's Magazino" a financial suo correct spirit, but even they con- Mr. John Thomas Thayer, of New south the Canton revolutionarios the sacrifice of Calcutta may be beneficial to the Empire. It will Mr. Musso pays no arrears of rent. Wayside. On the way down the that he would hardly have time cess, has been recommended by the probably be found difficult, however, to persuado Caleutta to look at the matter from this point of view,
tug-bal intercepted the Revolt to have reached here. If ho was publisity committee of the Manila templated taking the extraordin-
Durbar Honours.
DR SUN YAT-SEN.
Is he in Hongkong?
crow.
It is still hoped, in faro of and expressed the conviction that everything, to salve the bulk off the revolutionaries continued to the Kuala. Mr. D. K. Somerville bohave in this manner thany would received a telegram a few days deserve and receive much sympa- ngo intimating that a salvage thetic support froin foreigners. steamer had left Perim for Soco'ra Unfortunately, however, a „new. to see what could be done with spirit now appears to be animat-
There have been
It is almost impossible, with the meagre information so far Among the honours, conferred tionary launch with the oth on board his presonce must have ferebants Association for appoint-ary stop of using Hongkong ña a available, to determine the exact effect of the reversal of the policy by His Majesty the King-Emperor cargo-boat. The latter immo been kept no profound a secret ment as director-goneral of Philip kind of resting place-for-1 ortion of partitioning Bengal, and the other concessions. The Radioal at the Durbar at Delhi is adiately pitulated when hailed that even the enthusiasts at Singame publicity in the United States, of an army that is, being des Fress seems to suggest that something in the nature of Home Rule baronetey on the Hon. Sir Bas by the tug boat which was com-apore were unable to celebrate a serve without compensation, Mr. patched to the North. Only the for Fatia has been granted, while the Conservative papers see in the smoon David, Kt. The new baronmanded by a foreigner. Both the his advent in a fitting manner. Thayer visited in Islands three strongest of hints from the Iconl Durbar announcement a malignant exorcise of the Liberal Cabinet'a et, who is a member of the lighters were taken back to Way. Some of the local Chinese do not years ago and took such interest in naval authorities provonted this
their development that when the last of audacity opportunity to use the Throne for party purposes. There is probably Viceroy's Council, is senior part-side and there the incident ended believe the tale, and one informed trovent publicity plan was outlined apt to vile If the objret ihon ezaggeration pn sach side and the safest course would be to defer nor of the Hem of Mosers. 8. J. no für he actual operations a "Telegraph representative to him, he volunteered to enginee which it was bestowed dovelöpar judgment until the full text of the Darbar announcement in David & Gol and the brother of were concerned." Explanations that the Doctor was not expected the campaign in the United, Bates
followed later.
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