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ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO POISON A RESIDENT, HOUSEBOY DETAINED BY

POLICE,

A gentleman well known in Hongkong shipping piroles was, according to the police reports, nearly the victim of fatal poison- ing last night.

According to the special in formation given to a reporter of

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1912,

ENGLISH SONGS OF LABOUR.

Some Trade Dittles That Have:

Come Down to Us

11

number two house-boy I live one of the partners in the Corona- hus beon with mo for tion: Garage, gave evidence of 20 years and my cook four youre having had conversations with They are beyond suspicion; I am Marican regarding purchase of certain of thal, It is very likely motor cars from Manila. It was tlist soino-one, perhaps ono who at the first interview on this mat- has been dismissed lins been ablo ter, that Marican offerred to join

Navvy rhymes are of a some- to gain entry to the kitchen. You with thom to the extent of $2,500 what special character, and I know how these boys chin-chinone He told them be was already nogo quote from the Antiquary an in- another at the back of one's Lousa tiating for two cars and if they teresting account: and it is probable that the person could really form a company, he responsible for it has asked to get would come in and let them have known throughout the Midlands. The following doggerol is well- drink and whitst in the kitchen the two cars he was about to order,

It has the countenance

Woll Protected.

"You will have to exercise great

"Langgested..

ho could very easily put the at cast price. 'Merican further of home antiquity, too, as many the "Hongkong Telegraph", it is poison in the food. My babies told them he could not use his

persons remember it as having stated that he had just taken the and may wife too have been ill of own name because he had agreed boon sung when the first railway first courad of his evening meul late. Now I am hero alone.". on the sale of his former businose between London and Birmingham when he became suddenly i

that he would not be concerned was being made: and suffered from sevoro pains

in any other motor car business. in his stomach. Dr. Marriott juro

in Hongkong. was immediately sont for and "Oh, I don't mind anyone trying the medical practitioner, on ex- to come in" he said showing meu amining the unfortunate man,

whole bunch of most formidablo came to the conclusion that on revolvers, one ready loaded, attempt to take his life by poison- ing had boon nade.

It is ruinoured that on further examination of the

Boup it was found that the amount

I assured bim that the fatruder would havo a lively time if he was given a fair chanco.

Ilo smiled and replied in the aflirmativo.

¿

The case was proceeding us wo went to pross.

CANTON NEWS.

The Situation:

I'm a navvy, you're a navvy

Working on the line: Fivo-und-twenty bob a week,

And all the overtime. Ronst bool, boiled boof...

Puddings made of eggs.. Up jumpe a navvy.

I

With a pair of sausage logs. Durfey, in Wit and Mirth," 1082, preserves several trade (The "Telegraph" Correspondent.)

songs. One on the blacksmith of the poison put inta it "Do you think that the fact that

Canton, July 10,

begins. The Ministry for State Affairs. Of all the trades that ever was not sufficient to cause death, you have soins photos of the at

The houseboy has been de tompted assassination of Sir has, in view of the rumoura in tained and further investigation Heary May which might or might circulation in Peking of unrest in

There's none to a blacksmith is being made by the authorities, not prove incriminating has any-Canton, telegraphed to the Gov- Had the gentleman partaken of thing to do with the poisoning?" ernor-General onquiting into the further courses the outcome might

have been fatal.

Wo are also informed that when the doctor arrived the patient was lying on his face

uuconscious.

interviewed.

though que never knows. The reply, the Governor-General said "No I don't really think so, condition of the province. In police have the phots. Of course lint Canton was in a fair condi it has to be proved yet that it was tion so far as finance was con- an attempt at poisoning. Person-corned. Even during the ravalt ally I have no reason to doubt that of Wong Wo Shun no injury there was an attempt, though at whatever was done to business present I cannot give you any circios, and

merchants

und

860,

compared may be,

With so many several tools works he.

LAW LIST.

Supreme Court.

Original Jurisdiction;

Before the Chief Justice Mr.

W. Roes Davies, K.C.

Mohideen v. Coronation Garage and anr, (part heard).

Yau Wo Firm and anr, (pro- Monday, July 15-In Appellate Jurisdiction. Fook Lung Firm v

visionally fixed.) Summary Jurisdiction.

Before the Puiano Judge, Mr. Justice Goraperta.

11-Kung Kee v. The Tai King firm; Katha Singh v. Lo Wa-kwan, Choo Hing v. Po Cheong.

To-day, July

To-day's Advertisements

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

BREMEN.. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE

HE Steamship

"PRINZESS ALICE," having arrived, Consignces of cargo are hereby infonnod that their Goods, with Which nobody can deny.

the exception of Opium, Treasure, and The weaver's song is preserved valuables, are being lauded and stored in Deloney's "History of Jaok of at their risk into the hazardous andjer Newbery," where it is mentioned extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong- that there came his highness kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown where he saw a hundred looms Company, Limited, Kowloon, sad men working in every one, who may be obtained. When Hercules did use to spin. pleasantly sung in this sort"

And Pallas wrought upon the

loom,

Tinks to the kindness and the thing definite to go upon. The people wore left unmolestad standing in one room and two West Point Godowas, whenco delivery

hospitalty of the, unfortunato gentleman, I was given the op portunity of interviewing him as he lay in his bod. By the firm

The patient continued: I have response to my greeting I was in the plantograph hore of the attack mediately convinced that the on Sir Honry May and your 10 patient was not so bad as exportor is shown in it, on the spot posted to find him.

Ho smiled again and gave me "I believe you have been in

two prints. very serious trouble? was the first query Imunde.

"Well, not so very serious" ho replied.

trade to flourish did begin While conscionco wont out soll

ing broom; Then love and friendship did

Police, have the matter in handThe people and a report will be made as soon to the report, very energetia in ure, according Jas possible."

taking up the matter of patriotio contributions and national bonds. As regarded the rumours of un-Our rust, those must have been circulated by the followers of Wong Wo-nhun At present Canton is proud of her 8,000 well-trained troops, and con sidering this and the confidence of the people in the Government, it is thought that there will be little opportunity for Wong Wo shan to create a further breach of the ponce.

Do you feel any the worse,"

asked.

"I feel a little battor to-day," he replied, "but not as well as "Well that has yet to be decid-ight food. I expect to be at the

Wero you poisonod ?

el by the police. There has been something that is certain."

"Will you tell me all about the matter"?

"It is in the hands of the palies and I don't want my name pub- lished in case it might get to the cars of my wife who has just left- Longkong for the good of her hoalth, ankit might havo a delo- terious effect upon hir."

office to-morrow."

THE CORONATION GARAGE CASE

The Oplum Trade.

To keep the bands of aniity.

agroo When princes' sons kopt sleep in

fleld

And queens made cakes of

whented flower,

agree

The men to lacre did not yield,

Which brought good cheer in A meeting of the Cauton every bower; Provincial Council, to consider Then love and friendship did the application of Leung Ching To hold the bands of amity. chik. for the privilege of obtaining the opium monopoly

Miss Burne has preserved the This morning the third party was hold the other day. Our following tinkor's song in hor case which has been occupying of the members, speaking on the "Shropshire Folklore": the attention of the Chief Justice

question, romarked that, accord-- for some considerable timp, tooking to the regulations submitted

A Development.

"I promise you I will not pula anddon development which has by the applicant, the annual mend your old kettle, lish the name under those cir-shortenedit. It will be reorember-income from taxes on the drug. cumstancos" I roplied.

THE STORY.

"Last night I had just finished my soup at dinner and in fact had just commenced my fish, when was seized with a strange and painful sensation round my heart.

a

יי

So here I come meddle, como Come mend an old ketile all With my ring-a-link, and a sup more drink,

I'll make your old kettle cry sound, Sound, sound!

I'll make your old kettle cry

I am a jovial tinker,

I've travelled both for and

ear,

ed that U.L.A. Mohidron isbring would amount to $1,000,000 around, ing an action against Lau Ngn-po But of this sum 70 por cent. could and the Coronation Garage, over be appropriated to help to defray two motor care which he orde ed military expenses, $30,000 to the through Messrs. Arcalli from upkeep of the Anti-Opiuin London. Messrs Arculli obtained Bureau, and the reminder to the judgment against Mohideen for Opium Farmer. In his opinion So bad did it becors that I telep the cost of the two cars and the the applicant was endeavouring sound, honed for Dr. Marriott. The pain present case is brought by the to do business without any cap- increased and I sent a chit to the de fondant asking for indemnifiental. To support his contention, doctor to como immediately.tion as concerns a share of the the member pointed that the e The doctor came and he as-judgment alleging that he and importation of foreign opium was cured me that it

not the third parties were partners privileged by Tronty, and, na the singer ptomaino poisoning that I was in the matter.

smoking of opium would be sup suffering from. Ile then sent for Mr. Eldon Pottor, instructed by pressed by the end of the year, beer! the police and one of my servants Mr. Reader Harris, of Messrs. the Council should not consider who has only been in my employ Wilkinson and Gristappeare fo the question at all. If the Gov. for about four months was the defendant, and the Hon. Mr. ernment were in urgent need of arrested. The police asked the C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr funds, it would do well to in- boy for the soup and ho informed G.K.II. Button, for tho third par-crease the licence fees of the a them that there was not any and ties. that he had euten the meat from

prepared opium dealers, Lau, in the box, this morning,

Another member viowod the which the soup was made. They was again cross-examined by Mr. matter from a different stand- then detained him in custody. Potter who, afler questioning the

point and thought that the 'mor-

Was

I had a friend to dinner the night

house to go home he fell in the garden path and fell twice more

na ho reached the road.'

that?"

"How do you account for

I may take it that. Mohideon has

And I never did moet with a

Without he could, drink somo

i

we'll a merry life spend,

And it's thon with a friend

Which I never yet did I vow.

sup more drink,

With my rink-a-tink tink, and I'll make your old kettles cry sound.

Sound, sound!

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is recolved from 'the Consignees before noon to-day request- ing it to be landed here.

No claims will bo adwilted after tho Goods have left the Godowns, and all

goods remaining undelivered after the 17th of July, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns. whore they will be examined on the 17th

of

July, at 3.30 AM..

All claims must reach us before th

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and

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I'll make your old kettles ery | Hongkong, 11th July, 1912, QUALITY.

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The strange thing about it is that witness as to evidence given at chants only could run the monc-sound!

the hearing of a case in the police poly as the Government was pre- before and as he was leaving the court, put the following query:cluded from doing so by the no connection of any kind with Treaty stipulations. In the re

sult, it was decided to approach the Coronation Garage?-No the Governor-General to direct nothing at all, because he had not the Anti-Oplum Bureau to frame I asked.

paid his share

a list of regulations governing He replied I cannot-givo any Absolutely nothing whatever the ruaning of the monopoly by

13-Peak Road, between 10.80 and 12 CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. other account, for it except that -We only bought some puraps officiale, as there wore many evils

l'or some time past, says the the members of the French Community. the portion which was meant for from him.

attending the collection of the "Cable-nows American," there British officials and officers, his foreign me contained poison and was in all probibility given him in mis-Lordship said he thought he ought prepared opium tax blue board the proposal of Messrs. may wish to all of it at ocasion.

At a later stage in the case His prepared opium tox by the guild has been before the municipal colleagues and all others. persons who

2,000.000, Metres Bought Up in San Lazard District.

plossed to receive athis official Rovridanos

11th July, 1912.

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THE ENORMOUS SALE OF THIS Rosenstook, Elser and Co., wherein they propose to present INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI-BRANDY TESTIFY TO IS FAMOUS to Manila certain proporty near

GATION COMPANY, LTD. - the San Lazaro race track, to be, used in the widening of the streets FROM CALCUTTA, KOBE QUALITIES. Two corgo junk masters pload-in that vicinity. The property in-

MARINE COURT.

AND PENANG,

"KUMSANG "*

take. A man does not usually to state that after the rising of the trade. become faint after an ordinary court yesterday, he carefully con- dinner and ono whiskey and soda, uidered the evidence,sofar as it had That was all my friend had and gone and he could not quite make ho declina i to have the second beap his mind whether he ought not fore he went away. This attempt to stop the onse to-day. But he to poison me, if it is proved to hand come to the conclusion that holed guilty at the Marine Courtvolved is that which has been be an attempt to poison me is would like to hear Lau's statements this morning, before Commander known as the Santa Clara estate THE Company's Steamship not the first one. Bomo ton years under cross-examination. He had C. W. Beckwith, to a charge of and the San Lazaro race track,, ago

an employs of on one of the come to the coholusion that unlawfully mooring their boats amounting, in all, to nearly two having arrived from the above Porte, sjesmors running hotweon Hong-the

on behalf of within 100 yards of low water million metres.

Consigasos, of cargo by her are hereby kong and Canton, tried to rob mo Mohideen had not substantiatod mark, in a prohibited place, and This property has been noquir. informed that their goods will be de

livered from alongside. probably thinking I was a tourist his claim as to partnership during prohibited hours. Thoyed by parties who intend to grant on a visit to Canton. 1 caught the Ilo briefly reviewed the other were each fined $5.

Cargo impeding the discharge or ramaining on board after tho and had him discharged, points that remained, after that About four years later whilst I had been disposed of, and Mr. charged with anchoring her junk laid, greatly increasing the value risk and expense, was living in Kowloon I happen Potter addressed his lordship on within the man-of-war anchorage of the surrounding district... No Fire Insanos will be effected. ed to engage the very same man the question of agonoy...

on July 11...

The names of the interested

man

ovidence

..

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portions of it to the.olty in return So Fat, a boatwoman, was for which cortain streets are to be rath-ings, will be landed at Consignee's GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.,

as a cook and lie poisoned myself Subsequently. His Lordship She pleaded not guilty, but the parties, purchase price or other by bar any wife, I immediately, intimated that he wou'd like to charge being proved by F. O information, will not be divulged Thim. I know of no hear a little further evidence. Woolford, eho was fined $10, or. by Messrs. Rosenstook, Elaor and anton why the man ander arrest. Clian lu-kai, managing partner in defenti, ordered imprisonment Co. until the dost luas been con-

try to poison ma and the in the Oriental Truling Co, and for que month with liarti labour ke

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