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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY MARCH 12 1912

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OUTBREAK AT CANTON THE HARBOUR

Heavy Fighting.

A private letter from Canton, dated March 11, contains the following:-Only a line to let

SENSATION

STARILING DEVELOP."

MENT.

The invident closed with Mr. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Potter asking that the request bo notou...

A Chinose woman was the first

The Bazaar Takings-

The takings at the University vituoss called and alio said tint Bazaar yesterday were disappoint- A Chinese constablo came to her

in Coard the Su An and wanted ing. There is no other word for to search her baggage, but she it. Drawings of less than $7,000 fearing her things would get are much less than were expcoted mixed objected. P.S. Attowell and much less than the inbours was called by the constable and she explained her fear of getting of the committee doserved. Bu things mixed, and offered to take we do not despair of hoaring, each article out of her baggage later in the week that the takings to be inspected. The sorgoant have risen within ruslihat she remonstrated, slapped her

Woman's World and the coup- you know that the regular troops POLICE OFFICER'S SULOIDE on for the Photographie Comand pirates liave been at it tooth. The shooting affair on the ss. petition will be found today on pago 3. On pago 8 appear Homo and nail, Houvy fghting started Sui An, which occurred on Feb. football results.

the day before yesterday and his 28, and in connection with which been going on practically evou enuity was held this after Two women and a man vergines. Last night the firing was Boon, has boon, malo-remarkable kicked the basket over and when kind of thing happens quite often

charged with cutting down tiers almost ince sont and it is in-hy a sensational development.

In the course of the ouguiry the Later on ho drew a firearm and in the case of bazaars and we on the hill sido at Aplicbau nud possible to know how many have wero och fined $5 at the Magis-been killed.

Coroner, Mr. E. A. Irving, whon people round comtaenced sincerely trust that it will be seen track this morning.

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Among the interesting finds on the person of a suspect, taken into custody by the police was cylindor of wood, so wrapped in

No attack on foreigners has occurred, but I have been told that the British officers are on

This allicer in question was

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in court and the Coroner informed by the polico that Attowell was not in attendance, or could he be found at No. 6 Station. It was romarked that

papor as to represent a roll ofuly all the time and fear is he was not on duty this aftor-

sentence.

Further Details. - From later information ro ceived, the body of the deccaso.! was found in a bath room at No. 5 Polico Station...

It is generally felt that the reported the matter to the police, honour of knighthood conferred complaining that aho had Leon upon the Hou. Mr. Ho Kai Assaulted by the ollicor. Sho was C.M.G., has been well errned." not pressut when the shooting Apart altogether from the mag- took place,

he found nine perforations in the on interesting point, by the way,

a little but died on March 1

Proceeding.

should bo spoken or writton. Should it be Sir. Ho Kai oy Sir Kai Ho? Ho is, of course, the | family name. It would seem anomalous to the Briton to speak

During witness's ovirenca.it nificent assistance he gave to transpired that Sorgt. Altowell the collection of funds for the was not attending the Court, and University, Dr. lio Kai has dono the Magistrate had him sont for well for the Colony. A bai istor Molipal ovi lendo was given by and a medical practitioner, he is Dr. Koch, who said at the

a worthy son of the Colony In the leconsad was admitted to the cont piacos. Tho uses to which pressed on many sides that the op The rites of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph." will this was to be put is not quite Shameon may experiduce trouble. The commier gave instructions Government Civil Hospital, public life of Hongkong Dr. Ho was considerably from the rabble of the city. for the licer to be sent for, and wffering from a bullet wound in Kai has always take a prominent clear as it lighter than the coins would be."

Spam, Two are informed that his body was the abdomion, a bullet wound in

the flashy part of the right hul part, in the Legislative Council. Tho fighting ai this hour is not found at No. 5 Police Station, he tack, these two boing probably and cleewhere. He received the At the Magistracy this morno severe. I have just retuynod living, so it is alleged, shut hi caused by one projectile. There frat sign of his sovereign's ap-

was also a bullet wound on the proval in 1002 when he was made. ing before Mr. E. A. Irving, from having a loûk ke svyberá a self with a revolver.. man who was charged with root of it has boy going on. The appoirs that the levensed-huer side of the right thigh.M., The higher distinc- turning from banishment, was

au operation was performed and sentenco to six months" hard streets are practically deserted licer was worried considerably is condition, was very serious, tion has been fairly won. It is labour and four hours' stocks. in the vicinity and this soldiers over the shooting case, though he He had been banished in 1900 are hiding in the toy-ways, wis seen this morning, and ap-small intestines. The man rallied how the style of the now knight and took it into his head to return waiting for sons of the enemy to scared to be in good spirits. before his time. He will be italo niong. It is inoured to deported on completion of his

diny that the bisatos have oreu- od the Bogie Forts on the Canton Liver and will fit on The method of "

passing steator doubt if this confirmed laziness in Denmark is is true, but I do know that the somewhat Spartan. Either the British Consalais warned, the men must settle down to regular CaptainsEnglish steamers that, habits of work, chiefly of a rural if they see any signs of trouble character or the “rest cure" is theg seo Cratuum lo Cantona pushed home, to its logical reside. The telegraph wives are all tlioy are forced to lie in bed for doua so leuirices em only be a term varying from aday to three sent by hi or four days. By that time the

A Peace Agreement; onni becomes simply unbearable, and the men are glad to oscapp Our Cantou correspondent

Kowloon he made exhaustive yesterday ard to remark, the fino from the torture of sheer iiiad-writes The disturliance bet-

enquiries from the officials con- literary quality of Ifis Excellen tivity.

*ween the troops of the inbdern City Hall.

army and the revolutionary

coming the allegation and re-ey's speech. We are referring No less than 7,010 Chinese soldiers under Commander Wong

ceived. a completo donial that now not to the splendiü matter visitore attended at the Museum We-shon was practically over ni

11 o'clock last night, through the race Mr. E. A, living held the train in question or any other the style, the happy phrasing,

This altern son at the Magie anything untoward happened to of the speech as to the mean during the

wook on tervention of dio commanders enquiry into the circumstances train during the day, The A nice arrangement of words tor's numbered 308. Thebers of various societies,

Choung who was shot in a obligation in one way have robbed it, looking at the matter in an-vas visited by 168 Chinese, and tieneral Lung Chui-kwong is sculle on board the Sui Au on other light, of something that can never bo regained. Thero pro no 410 non-Chinese.

reported to live acted as media-Fobruary 28.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,"

73⁄4 object of this juper is in publish cusco inferuntion, to spare the truth and print the news withinet fear or farmir.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong. Telephone:. No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union

The Hongkong Telegraph,

HOŽOKONO, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1912.

THE FIELD OF EXPLORATION.

cure

Altowell was an officer of about

years' standing in the force.

ALLEGED TRAIN

HOLD-UP.

The Facts.

of, say Sir Lipton Thomas. |H. E. as Stylist.

Nearly all has been said con-

and boro an excellent claracter, In consequence of a report corning the University that need Some of those who knew him that the afternoon train from Can-bo said for some little time, well say that, he was rather ex-ton had been held up by robberan though the bazaar will derdand eitgle, but excondingly plucky roprosentative of this "Telegraph" notice during the week. But this latter trait camning him com- was commissioned to investigate occasion may be taken to refer mendation on ore than one the matter. Ile states that at back to the opening coremony Occasion

TO-DAY'S ENQUIRY

Pory in Amundsen, while laying the world under a dollarch 10. The non-Chinoso to different, rogiments and attending the death of Chantraiu which arrived last nighmarks every one of the Ga... ·

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Renewid Fighting.

was only seven minutes behind

the schedule time, which is ur varnor's speechies. He has a particularly unpunctual. This fistidious taste for the word that statement, were corroborated by exactly expresses the shade of the book containing the official Milroy, J. W. C. Caig,

meaning he wishes to convey Mr. Eldon Potter, who appeared record of the departure and on balalf of the wife of the do-arrival of all trains from and and for a felicitous phrase. That of what happened at the hoaring says that no complaint was made in print-the tracat tost of a ceased man, reminded his worship to Korean stationmastor is why his spocelies read so well of other case rising out of the to him by the train attendants,

distant from the Pole, so that there could be nó, possibility of a fifty-one Chinese comprisedloged to have taken place on the incident, and asked to be allowed neither did any of the passengers speech. The fet may not be of

member of the party other than the leader being first to reach the sufferors.. long sought spot, Anindsen, would appear in the absence of testimony to the contrary, to have given the compations who shared his perils the privilege of participating in his Triumph.

dar counsol on either side.

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Poles loft to discover. As long as the extremities of the globe re- The Colony's Health.or for the modern army and in To following were on the jury; mained unvisited thoro existed a call to the adventurons to strive to The plague return for the week agrument of peaco is said to herve Messre, John Manners, A, A. H. attain the icy wreath that would deck the brow of the first to tread onded March 9 shows that tiero hoon signed. those frozen solitudes. It may be remarked in parenthesis, and the were twelvo cases and twelve

the course of an interview point is possibly of value as showing the divergent characters of the deaths. The sun pox bases uumbored fifty-five Anil in forly men, that Amundsen doos not soom to have taken the precaution three instaucos terminated fatty with an official of the Kowloon Canton Railway Company, to-day, adopted by Panry of leaving his companions a day's march or so Three British, one Americam

in reference to the train robbery

to mention a letter which he had plain of any inconvenience any moment, but it was worth line'yesterday, a "Telegraph" re- Hongkung A. D. C.

presentative was informed that received from the Magistrate' on route. Ile considers that had ranarking at a time when Siri Attention is directed to the fighting was st taking place in clerk which was to the effect that there been such an attack or Frederick Lugard is proparing been acquainted of it either by made most his last really forthcoming production by the Canton, that great disorder the Coroner Jnd devided not to delay he would certainly have to leave the Colony and las Hongkong A.C. of The Cion obtained in the loalty.

Mr. Potter said that at the last hose employed on the train or public speech, The great incentives of arctic and anthretic exploration have doliers. Thurst performance Commodore Leaves for Cantonering i asked whetler is by the officials along the line, by Districting.!! gone, though much remains to be done. There are various scientific takes place on Thursday, March Coinn Lare Eyrs both early this Worship would follow the usual telegraph. As far as ho knows probleme in regard to the inagnetic poles still to to solved, and vast and the opere will be repeat morning, for Cinto, in H.M.S. practice of the flourt, and that was the story is entirely without foundation. Europeans, he added. that should examine and tracts of the ice-bound zones remain unmapped. But, still, there 29. Boking at the Robinson no has us left for counsels Guming now cannot be booked through, and the Company only undertako to will never again be the same strong public interest in these voyages Piano Co. opens on March 14the same city! T whether his Worship intended to of discovery as attended the recent oxpeditions. The world has lost Apprehension at Swatow Protecting Shipping. -

depart from the prefice of the book them to Shum Chun, the ted that there were imperfections. Court on this occasion. He would latest section of the line. No trains in the elective machinery of the a sensation. Heart of grace may be taken, however, by those who A rumour resoled Hongkong

Extraordinary precautions, it

huk him to follow the uguntaro allowed to run directly into Persian Mojliss-m the district-- Cau'on, and Tung Sun is the wish to distinguish themselves by doing something that has never to-day of impending trouble at

terminus. To this station Chi-g," for example. "District" is the technical Ameriennoquivalent been done before. There are intny portions of the world's surface Swatow: According to this, the is stated, are now being taken in practice and hear counsel,

Janus, and the Whiting, have order to protect steamers running that have never been trodden by the foot of civilized man. Parts of been ordered to Swatow and the between Hongkong and Canton His Worship said that, as far noso may book, but the railway for our "constitueners", and dist the North-west of Australia are still olothed with the mystery of the forts there have been manned and River Ports. Ship-musters us he could opcertain, it was the authorities do not guarantee "con" trioting" accordingly means the unknown and the hinterland of further India awaits its Livingstone Sume 4,000 Chinese soldiers ara have been warned to exercise practice of the Court, not to heart voyance into the city.

special care while appronching counsel. There was no written the Shameen. II.M S. Moortion, proceduro, but that was the

or its Amundsen. The summit of Mount Everest has never been violated by the flag-staff of a patriotie pioneer, and Africa and South America still preserve their secret places.

ed on Murch 22, 23, 25, 26 and

contentrated on. Swatow in ex

pectation of a rising. Some Jugan ese guabouts were also expected, is brono out by pur This rumour Canton correspondent.

A Famous Horticulturist. Yesterday was the birthday of Luther Burbank, the wizard of horticulture, whose fame is world- wide and whose home is in Sanfa

Táku.

If Mr. Morgan Shuster had not

oth rwise been known to bo an america, a form, he used in a re

cent interview would have dis closed his monality. He admit-

division of the whole country. into constituencies. This process is carried out in America afrosh

redis

has been patrolling the river, and course he proposed to adopt. A curious incidont is reported after every census, so

THE GOVERNOR.

Address from the Community.

the the

it is thought in many quarters Mr. Potter-Will you allow from Peterborough in connec-tricting practically wluit wo that it was only the presence of me to put questions through you tion with the frost. On January should call redistribution of It is, liowover, but a matter of time, and; it would appear, a

the torpedo boat. that prevented to any witness called?

30 a tradesman of the city named coats" is now due. It is "dis an attack. briof time, before the mysteries which romaiu: are unveiled, New

His Worship-I don't think 1Mr. Richardson, was skating on tricting" that gives an oppor am even prepared to go as far as one of the dykes in the neighbour for the gerrymande methods of preserving supplies, of defeating distance and of sub-

that, You will have other opport hood, when he noticed through trick played when the part duing space have rendered the task of the explorer increasingly easy.

unities if you wish to put ques-the clear surface of the ice a happens to bo dominant day cannot be very far in the future when the men who are

large pike, which shot off on the Siate Legislature carves The

tions to the witnesses. animated by the spirit which informed Stanley, and Franklin and Rosa.

Further argument ensued, but approach of the akator. As Mr. nap into "district"!

that its opponente Shackleton and Boott, will sadly realize that, in their domain; it is The day Arbor day is obeer Wo are requested to announce his Worship adhered to his dosi Richardson proceeded the fish shape

darted forward continuing its placed under a diend even na aзid in Ecclesiastes "There is nothing new under the sun. ved as a public holiday in Califor- that the spects in connection with Bion

flight for half a mile. It then Congress allots to asoli How will that spirit find its vout? Perhaps the answer is heaven- nis, in recognition of Mr. Bur- the address to be presented to Mr Potter-Will your Wor suddenly stopped, and although certain number of ward, in a material not a religious sense. When all that can be bank'sgront service to the Statonnd His Excellency the Governor on

decision?

stick he was carrying the pike by the census, learned of this earth is known, it may be that the moon and Mare nation. The honourisdeserved for his departure from the Colony, ship give any reason for your the skater knocked the ice with a portion to the po

he cortainly will "take rank not which are now lying at the prin

His Worship-No

did not budge. The ice was duty of s will become what the North and South Poles hitherto have been, the only as a man of wonderful attain- cipal Clubsand di Kelly & Walsh'e goals of ambitious desire. The suggestion may provoke a smilement, but one whose life work and Late, Grawford's stores, will. And your Worship will depart broken, and the skater, placing mark out but if we can cast our thoughita only fifty, nay twenty, years back we has been of great benefit to the the collected for binding on from the usual procedure in, the his hands underneath tha pike,

throw it on to the Court? human race. Mr Barbank in on Thuraddy nex Residents whö whioli would, then have seemed the n

I will not answor il question, bank. When brought in will realize that m many

s his way to the Philippines, where have not yet bed should thore- desk of dreams are now commonplaces The vists of human ho is to study the horticulture of toro, take the chest opportunity ha

haye already atatoil that I will borough it was found to tu not hear you? »

the scale at twelve, nounda. knowledge and endea

the Archipela

of doing so

murrows ever-wider.