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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1913.

DAY BY DAY

KING-WAH

THE CHAN

EXECUTION.

habits. Number of the men were tababip before Lang Oha-kwong going about birefoot, and utmost could be ingrailed; but Chan every one was smoking while King-wah not only prevented on duty. World Chau ever have thin, but put it right out of "ile"

at the Polea Court on Tuesday, "Just lawanre no restraint upon

borein two olics were the freadem of the good, for the How the Chief of Police Met His lowed that? There is a feeling question by refusing to allow the Co, charged by Inspector: Withets good man desires nothing which

with having inefficient 'braokes a just law will interfero with;*

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Lieut. Griffith, D.C.L.I. Lieut. A. H, Griffiths, Corawall Light Infantry, has been selected for service with the King's African

German Mail-Despatched per 6.5. Luetzow at 10 a.m. to day. Australian Mail-Olores per a.e. St. Albans at 10 a.m. to More than once have we Lave-morrow. we called at salion to the hard-American and Canadian Hails. abipa inflicted on middle-cla Closer 8.8. Hongkong Europeans in the Colony owing Mara a 1a.m. to-morrow to the invasion of hitherto Eu rpan residential quartes by Asiatica. A case which bas jost come to our notice is worth men toping as providing a concrets European family o copied a flat on the side of the heckou and thought they were comfortably nstalled there for a few years. Recently, however, Chloess came into occupation of the fat below not or two, but a whole bo de, quite twenty in number. Life for the Eotopesus con-

A woman has been sent to the sequently Lecime unbearable, and they were forced to pack up hospital suffering from injuries and seek new quarters in Kow-received to her left foot caused loon. If things go on at the pre-by a truck rcoident in Wing sent rate, however, even this Lok Street. ... solution of the problem will te oat of the question; since the "invasion" is now beginning to spread to Kowloon also: Cannot the Government do something on bebalf of a class of Europeans who so far have received but scant consideration at the hauds of the authorities? Hot or Cold Baths?

The question of whether the morning bath should bat hot or

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Western Union.

the Press at Home, and it is one

is worth serioas consideration. In

Rifles. Truck Accident.

Fokl Absconds.

Leaving for Europe.

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Death.

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or two

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of such freshery as he has practiced.

Fish Jumps Through Cabin Window.

at about

in the air 29 though discipline bulk of the pirates on whou were being relaxed just in the Wong dependel to enter the

Later, it was burgély": (Front Special Correspondent.) | very place where it is mos city.

-Canton. Septembar 17. pended. Everything cems aleck, through Chan'a representations The facts concerning the shoot-The newly-antoulad chief of the hat Wong was reculled from s.s.ing of Chan King-wah, Canton's telegraphs department can ba Canton.

"To the very last, Chan be ats energetic Chief of Police, are sean playing cards doring busi officially given as follow :- ness hou as you can bardly lieved that Lung Chai-kwong was Tatab Long, having received wonder if his sal ordiastes follow his good friend, and would rever telegraphic instructions from Pek- bis example."

have believed bim to be capable ing on the morning of the 15th Another gentleman who re- inst., for the immediate execution furned om Centon last right of Chan King-wab and Chìn tells us an interesting story. We understand that a thorough' "I travelled from bee by the search of Mr Chan's house wER Chung-pan, invited them both to the castomery mid-autumn festi- Fatehen," he said, "on Sunday made after his death, but that bo val banquet which fell upon that night with Mr. Chan, A minute incriminatory evidence was found:, day. During dinner they were or two before we cast off, he His body is at present lying in: relieved of their weapons by an leatoed that agitators, opposed to the temple Lebind the Five Storey attendant. As soon as they were General "Laing, were pleoning Pagoda, and will ultimately, ber diearmed, Tatuh Luog produced trouble in Canton, and that some brought to Hongkong for burial. the official telegram and without of them were on board our boat, a word banded it to them for He asked me to jump ashara, and give instructions for a wire to be their pe asal.

Its effect upon the two men was sent to the Tatuh, war ang bin; A REMARKABLE LEAP. strikingly different. Chan King- bat, by the ime I got to the side, wah walked out of the room as the gang-plank was already up

The mo Among the passengers to Hong-directed. As he 18ached the top and we on the move. kong by the Empress of India, of the stairsa soldier put a Manger ment we got ashore next mora- was Dr. O. Mariott.

pistol to his head and blew his ing be gave instructions for the brains out, his death, of coute9, suspects who had sccompanied Many and strange are the being instantaneɔus.

us to be followed and watched; Istories told about fiah. Some Oban Chang-pun, on the other wanted bim to have them arrested are true; others, to put it hand, hd no secner lead the bat be preferred to wait till kindly, are alightly exaggerated. words that pronounced balon some definite charge would be But a story which was recounted than be burst intoloita as bia brought against them.

this morning to a Telegraph repre- comrade in misfortune preved our

"Mr. Oban weet to the yamegulative by Mr. A. Denison, of

hone

late

the firm of Denison, Ram and of the doorway. The ebot that

followed Femed and

remained with the Gibbs, architects, concerning a immediately to convicte bim of the Totah till about half-paste leven, remarkable jump by a horna inevitable gese of his fate when they parted on the most mackerel, is soundly vone ed for.

term 2nd aimed He turned to Tutuh Long, whfiendly

It was on Monday we k that had remained seated throughout polite ant soldiers were at Mr. Denison left Ho gong and asked him to take care of bis to search the boarding-houses for by the as. Haimun for Swatow little son and daughter. Lang re-conpairators. At half past twelve and on the ran up a distinctly torned "no angwer, whereupon Lung Chai-kwoog telephoned novel experience b fel him. He ban Chung-pon rofe from his to him asking him to go that had been eitling out on the A Chinese pork deler of 1,ssat, also passed through the fatal afternoon to a banquet at the deck reading, and

o'clock at night Gough Street has reported to the doorway, once outside which, hemen. Chan King-wah set out ton police that big foki has embezzled was immediately dispatched by for the yamen at two o'clock retired to his cabin. He had not the sum of $130, and,absconded, the soldier who had shot Chan and never came out alive. If been in the cabin for more than

King-wah. Cigarette Case Found.

he was opposed to General Lung, about ten minutes when he felt The silver cigarette ongi lost by

On the question of (han Kirg it is slange that he should have ses water splash across his face and Major Dickinson, as he was leay-wah'e execution, public opinion is been sanxious to trap the very simultaneously he beard an ex- divided Some say that, what-men who wanted to kill Lang" traordinary noise quite near him. ing the circus on Tuesday night,

over the merits of the present has been found by a boy.

"I think," continued the Mr Depicon was puzzled to know question, he deserved death, speaketattbers is now a tious what had happened, and, se the anyway, for the number of frouble in state for Cantom. The poies continued, be tained the old has recently been raised in General for Sweden; leaves with executed. Others, howeyer, more voted to Mr Chan. It is thought anise was being created by a Mr. Arbor Nilsson, Coneul innocent people he himself had a med polire, 1 a man, were delight on. Then he saw that the Mrs. Nilason, to-morrow, by the which, in the interests of health, Swedish Enet Asiatic 8.8. Teddo:officials are to be obtained, if an owa eafely's sake, will disermon the cabin floor. Mr Denison farasaing, wonder where high that Lung Cbai-kworg, for his big fish which was flapping about Hongkong, as everywhere else, for llome, via Siberia for a short invitation to dinner with the

some if not

all of them called the steward and bad the Governor General may have It both the hot bath and the cald holiday..

be doss, Heaven.help fish removed to the ice-chest. Reported House breaking death as an unwritten item on Canton, for no one

elas can Captain Evaus, who was the has its champions-the bot many; The police have received a the menu the cold but few. It has been report from a married woman at that the wrap is dead, there is they lept. The people on the ed, and on the fish being measur Strange to say, now keep the order, in the city that foharge of the boat, was also call pointed out, however, by a pro- Sai Wan Ho, to the effect that minent medical abihority at some one broke down the door of very little appreciation of the Shames are furious at, what based it was found to be 2 feat 3 in- Home that the mischief of ber house and stole clothing and good work done by Chan King- teken place, for Oban King-wah ches in length, and must have a a hot bath begins when the four umbrellas, of a total value of wab throughout his whole ten-was very popular among the weighed between six and seven

ure of offics. Oban Kiog wah was Europeans.

pounds. delight is over-prolonged. To $20.

cartainly unpopular with the "As to the charges made Next morning the incident was Exactly how great has been the toll of the air, since man first sit in a bot bath for half an hour

present Tatuh's army, many of against bim, most, and probably at the fish had evidently jump- investigated, and it was found successfully rose upon winged machiner, we do not know. Com or more, as some people do, read-

The marriage arranged between whom have gained evil reputa-all, novel and smoking a plete figures on the point would be worth having. But never being fore, it is safe to say, hos Luch á black time teen encountered as lastigaratte, is obviously foolish. Noric Osborne. Alabaster, Royal ions because of their lawless-suit his enemies' convenience, ed from the sea over the rail of

ness in Canton. man or woman, we are told, Engineers, youngest son of the

He was accused of taking the steamer, struck the will of the week when twenty-three air fatalities were recorded in Germany should require to spend more than K.OM.G, I Majesty's Consul

queeze, for instance. Then what cabin window, which was open alone. This is paying a terribly heavy price for progress, but it is five minutes in the bath. A Lant General, China, and of Lady

has be done with the money? I forward, gone clean through, hit in Canton?

the cover of the lavatory basin know that he was always a obvious that the more any country leads another, or others, in such to be remembered, too, is that in Alabaster, Boscombe, and Mariel,

and then fallen on to the floor: Public opinion, both in Hong-comparatively Fr" man a matter, the more heavily she must pay. It would be foolish, the summer the lath should be

youngest daughter of the late howover, to be. anduly pessimistic about this great tatal for one rather warmer than in the winter, D. A. Darling, of Shanghai, and kong and Canton, continues to though I alleve he was inen ed At the time, the sea was a dead wook. It is far from normal an'l means no more than that Germany an agreeable sense of comperat

for then the effect is to leave Mrs. Darling Rutherfield, Sussex, frengthen on the subject of the in the Ohios Mutual for ab utcalm and there was no wind has struck a bad patok. She may go for a long time now with tive coolness; while in winter the was to take place ou Sept. 10 at laying of Chan King-wah, the $20,000. As to bis balooting blowing, co that the fish could St. Denys Church, Rotherfield. Chief of Police in Canton. The to the Kunmingiang, everybody not have bren weshed on board: waler should be rather cold, the

more thoughtful of the Chinees are knew that bat everybidy also Rough computations were made, hardly a fatality to record.

Still, these twenty-three fatalities make us pause and wonder final effect of that being a welcome The enterprising management as horrified as the Europeans- knew that he was in no rents and it was concluded that the top

14 of 'glow."

We are of the Victoria Theatre are giving at the dead men's Lav-active member. Way, it is but of the rail, sud the window sill whether it is not time that some conference. was held to consider. Bugh accidents and to ascertain, if that be possible, their causes. a raid that in Hongkong to the public good value for their ing besa ensnared under the pre-two months ago since the were quite 21 feet from the level

procedure is often reversed. The results of such a conference might be greatly useful to young perhaps some of our mental money this week in the magnifi-text of hospitality, while the Kuoming ang sint a letter threat of the cos. Some idea of the force pent Eclair-film--Mathilde" Reneral feeling seems to confirm ening to bomb him unit as he with which the fish struck the aviators, many of whom have, up till now, given their lives perhaps friends will send as a letter for in- photo play founded on Eugene aur statement of yesterday, to the resigned, so angry ware they with ed when it is stated that it took

vibiu włudow sill may be gather- needlessly in the cause. The record of fatalities in the British Army Flying Corps includes mostly the names of young men learn-action-his name not to be pub-Sue's celebrated novel. The film effect that the personal spits of bim refusing to take any active ing to fly and full inquiry into the probable causes of each fatality in the East differ greatly from main points of the story in wonder the tragedy, and that the charges documentare evidence to prove woodwork. The fish, too, had an liebed on this point. Conditions is in three parts and gives all the info mers largely brought about part in their plans. There is boy quite ten minutes to scrape the scales from the fish off the could hardly fail to elicit something more than one point of those in the West, and here we fall realistic fashion. As there against the deceased official were that they offered: 84,000 for his enormous bruise all along its side permanent value for the guidance of young office who are still in, or have just passed, the learner stage. (But, is it not obvious that have always understood that it is will be a change of programme more or less trumped up. One assasination, and there can be up where its sales had been sucked every aviator is still a levrner? The air is far from whilst advocate and recommend the not fail to see this splendid picture this morning: Would the information which helped to

a rule amongst medical men toon Friday, theatre-goers should local gentleman pertinently asked doubt but they furnished togus nift quered.) Facta concerning air currents, the dangers of volplaning,

Colonial Government have gone bring him his death. faults common to airmen not fully trained-thees, and other useful warm bath, and never the cold tonight.

to the trouble as it did, not long In regard to bia wanting the information, could be collected and valuable hinte drawn therefrom. one, sa bathing, of course, ex-

cepted.

ASSOCIATION. ago-of officially denying that Tatahshin, more than If that is not done the best of our young officers havo, given their Chinese Philatelists.

Mr Chan aspired to the Tatuship influential person tried to lives in vain; and that is not a pleasing reflection, Jn the canes of Local philateliste will 'ba inter-

if there had been any truth in persuade him to take it when he The Examination for Referees. progress men have always bzen ready to risk their lives; but it is ested in a note which appears in

sob an accusation ?"-

had the opportunity (when Chan only reasonable to expect that that progress will not be retarded by the trade returns of Shanghai for

A Chinese gentlem10, who re- Kwing-ming abdicated); bat ha The Referees Board of the want of interest or attention on the part of those in authority. 1912. It stares that among the

The three Chinese charged turned from Canson this morning obstinately refused,

Hongkong, Fuotball Association Unfortunately, however, the British Government has had to be novel trades which were adopted before Mr Geoffrey Norman Orme, informed the Telegraph that opin "It is said, too, that the mer-will meet at the RE Theatre on driven every inch of the way it has progreseed in interest in aviation during the year was that of atamp at the Police Court, this afternoon. ion in Canton, for the more part, chants were against him. The Friday week 26th Sep ember, st If, for the moment, British makers are bebind their rivals it is be-collealing. Most of the numerous with being in possession of bank is that Lang Chai-kwong was merchants in question were 5 pm for the purpose of com- cause, the Government was asleep for years and made not the exchange shops, we read, sell used nolea to the value of $22,500, frankly afraid (though without personal enemies of bis in piling the list of official referesa slightest effort to wake up and show ectivity equal to its continout Chinese and used foreign stamps were discharged, but no order reason) of Chaa King-wah, and Hongkong, and speculators in for the coming season. Officials neighbours, Happily, what the Government has feile 1 to do. others Upon the whole, the young Chin-was made by his Worship as to that this accounts for b'e shere Chaton who was angry with him who have already passed the have tried with some success. A recent ineo of the Daily Malese student class might have ad- what should be done with the in the affair; he felt that Chan for refusing to re-open the public qualifying examination must foil remarks the withdrawal from the waterplane race, which it pro-opted a mach worse hobby. The money.

was acquiring too much power brothels, when be bad the rower, ward details, with certificates ga moted, of Mr. James Radley. In an editorial it aya

intei vational nature of the foreign Mr F. B. L. Bowley prosecuted, and was jealous of his popularity. They even offered bim $300,000 possible, to the hon, secretary But the cause of that withdrawal in itself. ilustratos, the necessity of the population of Shanghaj must en- and Mr Brutton defended.

I am afraid there will be a if he would do co, and he reduced MF. W. Eager at the R. NO. competition: Wo laid it down deliberately and after much consideration that the Engins of each competing machine must be of entirely British manufacture. We are a ready and full supply of the When the men got outside the big row," continued our inform to dsley the law. The peop Dépot, before the day of the mast- ridge off a weak place in Brisisti aeronautics and sougih to, strengthen it. He more common varieties, and the Court they were rearrested on a ont. On the surface, every who were against him, were fag, if they wish to be included; Radley finds that his British engine is faulty, to an extent which precludes the student who collecte these will find charge of being in possession of thing is quiet in the city, but those who had found that they Others, who wish to be tes possibility of a long flight in the trainouto future. No blame for this attaches to the firan which made it. It is a small fault, and the design of the engine is generally them of some educational value. propanty stolen outside the Colony, everyone who knows the Cantonens could not do an they approved. But without British engines the waterplane, which in to be cur chef There are many Englishmen under the Larceny Ordinance of knows that unusual quietne aerial weapon, can never be satisfactorily developed. All foreign makers are over living to day who are ready to 1865. loaded with orders, and we must in the interests of national defence build eligitsz

The Hongkong Telegraph.

·HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1913.

AIR FATALITIES AND PROGRESS.

603.80

Interesting Wedding.

lat Sir Chaloner Alabaster,

Victoria Theatre.

DISCHARGED AND REARRESTED.

What will be the Outcome.

mean a goo'l deal with

for ourselves what geographicaled Me Ballon immediately applie The most front lost which

That, of course, is the patriotic view. The pity of it is that the knowledge, still olings Government does not recognise it as clearly as do others. The war memory was fits fasten office and the admiralty have, however, announced a competition the result of ats mp. for aerial engines to be held next year. That is so far gooù; per- their

hapa they are waking up after sli,

Mr for 20

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