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THE SITUATION IN CANTON ALLEGED FRATRICIDE.

ARE THE CANTON TROOPS LOYALTYUAN

"ENOUGH IN THE TREASURY TO LAST A YEAR."

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No one will have them. Of e urre there is still an official discount quoted, but that means nothing; practically they are at

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Mysterious Death of a Chinese.

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DEATH OF P.WD. OFFICIALS.

Mr A. T. Walker and Mr. H. C. Sayer..

The late Mr S.yer, who was

only 27 years of age, joined" the

He had

He was for

This afternoon in the Police |Court, hafore Mr. F. A. Hazeland, an investigation was commenced into the alloged murder of Kan -It is with regret we chron ole Hop, which was alleged to have the death of two well-known beea committed by Kan Chai servants in the Publio Worke alias Kan Ping Chan on Jubilee Department-Mr A.T. Walker, Road on June 15..

A.MIC E. executive engineer; Mr. P. M. Hodgson Crown So and Mr HLO. Bayer, assistant on-7. licitor, appeared for the Crown, gineer, both of whom passed away The panic in connection with Kwing Ming's recont stelement and Mr. G. K. Hall Bratton for at the Government Civil flos

pitol, the former on Sunday night Canton business affaira continues to the Telegraph," that, since the defence.

Mr. Hodgson said that the de- and the latter at 6.50 a.m. today. A bink manager remarked, this Chan Kwing Ming held his

Mr Walker arrived in the Colony maraing, spropos of the value of office from the Central Govern-censed was a younger brother of Kwangtung notes-

ment, it was presumably his duty the defendant, who was the mos-Jon April 17, 1004, as an sesistant to obey the orders of that Governter of a junk employed by the engineer in the P.W.D. and on |

ment; instead of which he had Tang Wab Hospital to remove several occasions he acted as German Mail of June 25,-De

defied it and was cresting disorder boxes of corpses from the Tai Hsa executive engineer, until, a few livered in London on July

in place of maintaining ordor. He Wan Mortuary as occasion might months ago, he received promotion had introduced unwarrantable in arieo. On June 14 last the de- to this rank. The deceased, who Australian Mail:- Due per s.s.

At least sixteen native banks novations, and in appointing mon fendant, at the deceusd wont succumbed to typhoid, was 39 Empire to-morrow at day in Hongkong bave closed tam-10 office had chosen almost en-with the junk to Tui Han. On years of age, and he was extremely To arily, on acount of the rapid tirely those from his own dis the morning of June 15 they well liked among his colleagues board the junk and by all who enjoyed his American Mail-Closes per 8.8. call for their money by frightened trict-Wai Chow. The President were

He was a mont China at 11 am, to-morrow. depositors. All say that the dis had been labouring under ex-They had their meal and after friendship: French, Mail.-Ooses per 8.5. count on the Kwangtung notes is trema difficulties, and had in the taking on board a quantity of promising official, and his early

Ernest Simons at 11 am bringing ruin to them.

speaker's opinion, been doing bones started the junk for the East death is greatly regretted. His

best for the country Point of Hongkong, the defendant, demise is made all the sadder by.. A gentleman who arrived this bis Canadian and, American Maila morning from Shanghai informaat large. If the Governor the deceased and another man the fact that his wife was forced, Ols per .. Sanuki Mara at as that the Ningra and Szechuen General felt strongly against walking in vis Jubilee read. It by reasons of health, to leave for 3 p.m. to-morrow.

hanks there have a'so closed. Yuan's conduct," why did he was between the hours of 10.45 Switzerland in the spring. For be bad besa and 11.15 0.m. that the deceasel bere the deepest sympathy is felt Clio Leaving.

For three days last week no wait till

unexpected HM.S. Cho s leaving Hong rate of exchange was quoted made Tutuh before denouncing met his death among the evidence in her and and kong to day fur t'aown.

at all, and, last Wednesday, he is? What was to prevent him, that would be called was that of bereavement. General Anderson, had the utmost difficulty in get- months ago, from drawing up the coolie who was going to Mount The as. Jelunga, by which ting $100 Mex for Tla 83. From list of augusations which he has Davis.

the form of He would give evidence to prove P.W.D. in December 1005 se, a Major General Anderson is de the same source we learn that the just unde, ia

Shortly after hearing the ged with the firm of Purchard pating for dia, will not now fighting that went on in and petition, and sending it that a shot was fired from a fire surveyor, being previously enga leave until Thursday.

round Shanghai geemed to be in through Wu Hon Man? It doing more harm to non-combat this proclamation had come from shot he met a mano and a little and Lowther, contractors, on the Mr. R. M. Dyer, chief manager ants than to the soldiers then the National Assembly one could inter on he met the defendant. Naval Yard extension,

matter These were the only two men he resided in the Colony for over 20 the Kowloon Duck Co., arrived selves. Our informant tells us have understood the ck from Mantin by the Man that, last week, while travelling better. But, instead of resign-met. Then he came upon the de- years, and was much liked by all

in a motor car near St. Catherine'sing, and leaving it to the cesced apparently in a dying state. who knew him. churin to-day.

Bridge, he himself had a narrow Assembly to re-appoint him; He went on until be met his foki some time engaged on the Tytam Knocked Down by Cycle. A Chinese has been knocked escape from a shell which pitched what Ohan had doue had been to at Mount Davis. He met nobody waterworks scheme sad for the A very appoint himself Generalissimound after he left the deceased until past two years or so had been down by a motor bicycle in Nathan quite close to his car Road, Kowloon. His head and large number of wouien and to call a meeting of the Aesexably the met the foki. The evidence employed as an assistant engineer not children have sustained injuries which he carried everything in the case was purely circums on the new typhoon refuge at lace were injured, but

Mongkoktani. his own way, saying that, unless tantial,-highly vircumstantial.

Deceased was seriously.

His Worship: What about well known in local sporting cir The story goes that Ex his will was obeyed, martial law

cles, and was a particularly fine. Viceroy Shum deserted his troops would be deslored. The result the third man ?

Mr Hodgaon -The third man |swimmer. He took part in the as soon as sellous fighting began. was that the Assembly was fright- It is thought that he arrived in ened into agreeing to everything; is apparently the other man that last night fete at the Victoria Recreation Olab on the 19th the Colony at noon to-day by the yet, the moment its members got he met.

His Worship What baomeinst., and it is believed that be N.Y.K. a. Atsuta Maru.

outside, half of them began to

of him?

then caught a chill. At any rate, In coarse of conversation with express contrary opinions."

Mr Hodgson:-I don't know; he was taken ill the following day" The best thing he can do," The Rev. H.H. Wells will give a member of the Telegraph";

and aabsequently was removed lecture in the Europзun Associa-staff this morning, a Chinese concluded the speaker, "is to he has not bran airessed.

Continuing Mr Hodgson said to hospital suffering from pred- the motive WG 8 not monia, to which he succumbed. ton rooms to-night at 9 pm., gentleman who held high military hand over his post to someone entitled "Divination in Ancient rank in Canton before the Re-elée, if he can't rule batter than

volution, said:

This for, at present, people are clear; it was evidently not a Deceased was a Sergeant in the China, or the Book of Changos."

"I do Fell in the Street.

that panic-stricken and are tanning question of robbery, because there Volunteers, of which he had been A man who is alleged to have the Kwanglung troops away from their homes, imagin was money found on the deceased. a member for many years. The been drinking samshui to excess, fight for Chan Kwing Ming, ing bloodshed and all sorts of There was evidenca that the greatest sympathy is felt for bis fell in Connaught Road, and He siya that most of them borrers. Even if he had a good defendantond his younger brother parents and relatives in their received such injuries es to are loyal and only a few cinee, he hasn't the money to ase were not on good terms, the sorrow, and all who cow him necessitats bis removal, to the disloyal; but I say that it is the the thing through. Where does be younger brother being a great deeply regret his prem tre death. At the evening service at St. hospital.

other way about. At this very expect to to get money from?. He gambler and spendthrift. The

yesterday moment his so-called "trusted **

says he has plenty in the Treasury; evidence was that the defendant John's Cathedral Attempted Suicide. A man who attempted to com- men are acousing him of lying but I am afraid that is like his who always abusing the deceared special prayers were offered by

for this.

the Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle for mit suicide by cutting bis throat, and treachery. I grant that, army: made of paper and rubbish,

The case was continuing as we both Mr Walker and Mr Sayer. was bound over in the sum of nominally, he has somewhere like the dummies that are burni

went to presa, $100, to be of good behaviour, about 40,000 soldiers. These are at Chinese funerals." by Mr Melbourne, at the Police divided into sections, and I doubt

Against this, another represent THE HUNT FOR AERO- Court this morning.

if a single bead of a section is to Distinguished Visitors. be relied upon; and be assured ntive Hongkong Chinese, who is in By the a. Nikko Maru there that the men will, in the main, fol-four of Chan Kwing Ming, have arrived in the Colony, Dr. low their officers rather than him. urges that the Governor Gene- Crossley, Bishop of Auckland, It is as much as ever if he can ral will not lack either men or Now Zealand; and the Hon. Mr. command the loyalty of his own money, and that he has every right C. J. Roberts, formerly Post-body-guard-two or three thou on his side.

DR. COOK'S SWANK. master General of New South sand men; and even they may

" he said; money, Wales.

turn on him before long." "there ie enough in the Treasury proceeding on a tor, which may Within the past few weeks it has been pointedly shown that the

A telegram from Seattle states' "It is absurd for him to boast that to last well over a year. This be triumphal or the reverse, At Home". House of Lords is in no mood to shrink from ful6lling its functions, The Peruvian Coneul Mr. Der-the army is with him. He is just movement dates back a long way; throughout England looking for that Arohdeacon Hudson Stuck even though by exercising them it causes no little embarrassment to teano was" at home" at the Can-bluffing"; and, if troops sliculd the wisest of the Cantoness aeroplanes. Provided that he sad an Alaskan missionary party finds 125 specimens of the new roohed the top of Mount Me- the Government of the day. The Poers successively refused tosulate in Wyndham Street from come down from the North, he foresaw, consider the Home Rule and Welsh Dissstablishment, Bille until 11a.m. until 1 p.m. to-day, being will be the first to fles. If Canton K'ai was appointed Provisional arm, he will apologise to Colonel Kinley on Jans 1. The party hsisted the United States flag submitted to the popular vote, and now we see them declining to the anniversary of the declaration were bombarded," no batteries President, that zome such action Sealy, whom he has taxed with accept a Bill dealing merely with Plural Voting without attempting of the Independence of the would open fire.

thing that' the as the Tatuh's might 3 necesary, not. Provided he does not find

saying the

and sang a "Te Daam" on the to remove serious imperfections in the present electoral law. The Republic of Peru. There was a city. and, even they and proper monetary provision them, he will-but there is no

summit of the mountain. Liberals would have us believe that the Upper Chamber has been good number of callers, including did, they would (accidentally!) has been made accordingly in saying what he will do. And so dificulties in their progress, The party encountered great reduced to moribundity and impotency; but recent events make it the members of the consular miss fire. Only recently Chan the Japanese are not helping from hanger to hangat he goes, chiefly owing to great devices strikingly evident that the Houre is much alive to its responsibilities body and many of the principal Kwing Ming wanted to send financially, but I know that their from aerodrome to ero and fissures caused by old earth- and is still a serious factor to be reckoned with. It may well be, residents of the colony.

troops North. Esch man began sympathies are keenly with us."

dome, with witnesses and indeed, that by continuance of its present policy, the House of Lords |

quakes, by demanding that $100 should

It is being stated that Wong a note-book. It by chance Dé. Cook, "who startled the may force a dissolution upon the Government. If it does, it will

The Victoria is giving a splen- be deposited with his wife, and have accomplished much.

did programme just now and one that he should receive $5 Wo Shun, the celebrated pirate he hears one buzzing in the air world by stating that he had There is one very noteworthy feature about the attitude which was glad to see the efforts of the month for food: As Chan made chief, is in Hongkong, acting,atore, his car gives ohage, and resohed the North Pole some drys secret agent for President tense is the anxiety 1 discover before Peary, laid olaim to pri- enterprising management ap.no reply to this, the soldiers are 8 &

whether or not the monoplane ority for the ascent of Mount the Peers have been taking up over these Bills sent up from the presiated on Saturday night by assuming that he has not the Yuan Shih Kai. Lower Bouse. It used to be the pet grievance of the Liberals that crowded house. The pictures are money.

bas be on counted by him before. The number of Chinese of the It is all very ridionious, no doubt. Mokinley, a claim which was not the House of Lords stood in the way of popular measures and wil all remarkably good, especially "I think that his deposition well-to-do classes who are coming But let us remember this: behind aroused by his Polar pretensions contested until suspicion was fully flouted the will of the people. At this moment, however, the the long Milano Alm: The De-will

work, into the Colony, both by boat and there lies a problem of fearful A mission was sent out to make boot is on the other foot; and it is the Peers, and not the Com- fented" Misa Olga Montez, and many are of the opinion by train, seems to be steadily in serionandes that we simply can investigations. It arrived on the moners, who are fighting the battles of the people. What the Lords clever Australian artiste, gave that the Tatuhship will be creasing it is estimated that, inot afford to ignore. The next summit of Mount McKinley in "demand is that the people, and not a coalition of parties, shall say good song and dunes turn, which whether Ireland shall have Home Rule, and whether the Welsh gained her two very hearty recalls. given to General Lung. Long during the past weak, then war will be wou from the air, and April, 1910, and concluded on Church shall be disestablished or not; whether the great questionHer partner's (Miss Kitty Raynor) has over 20,000 men and will crease has been about 50 per unfortunately it is our plans, not observations made on the, spole" car seroplanes, that are in the that Dr. Cook's alsim could not. air:

be conceded.

PETLEY-COURSE-On July 28th at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the Rev. Coley Moyle, M.A., Harold Wallace, oldest Hon of Frank Petley, of Old Charlton, Kent, to Kathleen, only' daughter of Arthur Course, Hongkong.

DEATH.

SAYER.-At the Government Civil Bospitu, Hongkong, on the 28th July, Herbert Charles, Assistant Engineer, Public Works De- partment, dearly beloved son of Mr and Mrs G. J. B. Sayer Aged 27 years..

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 28, 1913,

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PLANES.

One of the quaintest tragi- comedies of modern politice is

surely that now being enacted by Mr Joynson Hicks, M,P., who is

REPAIR OF "NIPPJN".

Both funerals take place thin evening. That of Mr Sayer, which will be attended by the Volunteers, passes the Monument at 6 o'clock, and that of Mr Walker at 6.30 p.m..

Local Wedding.

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of electoral reform shall be dealt with piecemeal or by a com- songs were also well received. We of course Chan's party have prehensive and well-devised measure. Plural voting, after all, is undorstand that there will be made every endeavour to use his "Man Kwok San Po," a local only a matter of minuto importance compared with the bigger another complete change of pro-name and to speak of him as Chinese newspaper a copy of a question of which it is a part. It may be an anomaly-even that

gramme on Tuesday night.

which though he were favourable to communication

hae fius to be satisfactorily established-but there are a thousand and

them. Chan Kwing Ming even been addressed to it and also one inanitely more glaring anomalies in the existing electoral lawa

went the length of dressing biso other Chinese newspapere We understand that the Shang- This morning at St juhn's which have long called for serious attention. And matters, too,

soldiers in uniforms made exctly the Colony.

hai Dock and Engineering Com Cathedral, the wedding was ich in the interests of the electorate as a whole ought to be re-

We learn that His Excellency to match those worn by the Gen-The communication is from my limited. kas seated the quietly celebrated by the Hav. V esed. Registration calls for simplification, and a redistribution

the Governor has revised his eal'e soldiers. Lang found this a society formed for killing all contact for repairing the Swedish H. O. Moyle, Chaplain to the of mate has become an absolute necessity.

plans for departing from the out and, two days ago, sent a those who are in favor of Yuan steamer Nippon, which wont cathedral, of Mr. He old Wallace, it will be seen that in taking the stand which they are at the Colony on short Homie leave. He telegram to the Central Govern- Shih Kai. It also alls upon aground on the Ecarborough Reef

oldest son of Mr. Frank Petley, nt time, the Peers are soting with reason and a just apprecia- will leave Hongkong on August ment denouncing the Governor each paper to which it is ad soms time ago. The amount of old Charletion, Kent, to Mia! dressed to change the policy of the tender is £17,000. Tenders Kaibian, the only daughter or tion of their fanations. They are preventing the ennotment of 13 by the Empress of Asia, the General."

the journal and warns them that prominent Hongkong wrongly conceived legislation and are doing all they can to kill the new O.P.R. liner, and proceed

were also cant in by Hongkong Mr. Ather Courge the populat tyranny of a combination of parties cursed with an okees of strength Home via Sibarin, going by way Chinese, who claims to be neutral, if yo, bombs will thrown at their and Singapore firme, that of long traffic manager of the Hongkong in the Lower House. It is a situation full of interest to the student of Dalny, instead of, as previously remarked to-day while comment-days,

kong and Whampoa Dock Go. of political movements.

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