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THE TSENG MURDER. served for a number of years

LATER DETAILS.

WORK OF ALLEGED

before being transferrred to the Paotingfu Military Boboal to take charge of that institution.

TiiỂ HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1915.

A YEAR AGO TO-DAY.

LEADING EVENTS IN THE

GREAT WAR.

Extracts from the war news con- tained in the "Hongkong Telegraph" of November 15, 1014.

ppy War Vote,

Japanese Torpedoboat Sunk.

A Japanese torpedoboat lins been sunk by a mine in Kianchan Bay, while sweeping.

His next appointment followed the formation, by Prince Taai Heun, brother of the Prince Ro- REVOLUTIONARIES. gent, of the Chipees Naval Board, One of the most sensational on which hoobtained a responsible orimes that has ever been composition. When Prince Tsai wont 'mitted in Shanghai gays the N..on his famous mission to Europe A credit is announced of 225 Daily News of November 11 took and America, Admiral Tseng ac millions for wer expenditure. The place at the junction of the companied him, later returning to credit defrays expenres to April Garden Bridge and the Whang- When Yean Shih-kai was elected the Dominions. The ́Allios ara his duties at the Naval Board, next; and also gives assistance to pop Road at about 11.15 yesterday President of the Republic, Ad-raising funds for temporary ad- morning, when the guests were arriving at the Japanese Coa-miral Teeng served under him. vances made of £3,000,000 to sulate for the reception on the o-Yuan Shih-kai to Shanghai, and

In July 1913 bo was sent by Belgium and $800,000 to Servis, casion of the Japanese Emperor' he was the officer who defended Coronation. Aboutthe time stated, Admiral Taong Ja-pheng, Military the Arsenal against the rebels in Governor of Shanghai and Chief that year. Subsequently Admiral Director of the Kiangnan Arsenal, Teeng was appointed Military Governor of Shanghai and a.fow accompanied by his secretary, was driving to the reception in a months ago was given the rank of Dalage car, and, as the car was Chiangchun, negotiating the tramway rails at The murdered man leaves amand for carriers of grain and the Garden Bridge tara, opposite widow, three sons and one daugh- the Astor House,, when it had to

ter. His widow is in Shanghai slow down on account of the atthe present time, his oldest son traffo, & Chinese threw a bomb, is in the army, his second son and immediately two men rashed dying in the Nobles' School in after the car, at the same time Peking, His daughter in eight drawing revolvers, and firing at years of age and his youngest son the occupants. They jumped on to the footboards, one on either side, and emptied shot after shot into the car, which was an open

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six years.

Big Shipping Boom. There is sudden boom in ship:

ping, se a result of the rearoity of cargo steamers and the de- other cargoes. Some freight rates have more than doubled and no casele are changing bands for oarly November now. The price of steamers is rising daily, owing to the inflar of buyers.

The Indian Situation,

The situation in India con- tinues anti-factory. Mostinga of Foreignere in Shanghai came infueutial Mohammedans to ex- into contact with Admiral Teeng other Chinese official who has hold all ovor India and the Viceroy more perhaps than with any ich Government continue to bo pres auswerving loyalty to Brit-

the Envoys for Foreign Affira. and letters to the same effect. Re- Ho was a atrong man, powerfully built, with a fine bead. Althooghruiting also continues excellent,

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The bomb was actually thrown office here with the exosption of has received many resolutions (Reuters Service. To "The Telegraph.") only thing you can depend upon with

at the car from the corner of

Whangpoo Road on the Garden Bridge side and it must have

London, Received Nova.nber 15. The death is announced of Bir

passed over the car towards the is English was not particularly (Situation on North West Frontier Patrick Playfair, K., a member them, it will do for you. Don't let another | main entrance of the Astor House Rcoi, he always welcomed at the is normal. Mussulmans generof the firms of Barry and Com-day pass without it.

Fortunately there were no people at that spot. After the bomb had been thrown the two assailanta ran from each side of the road to

for

be

Arsonal any one who wished ally appear to realise that Turkey's

information 'that

entrance into the Triple Alliance Pay, Calopita, and J. B. Barry

and son, London. could

give without prejudice due to political intrigue and is ing the Government of the in no way religions. country. По was

firm

French Official Report.

On the 11th the action continued

the rear of the car and began official and gave one the imas violent as before with alternate appeared in our special adition firing at Admiral Tsong. For

[The following. telegrame some reason the motor car pulled pression of being a man who up, probably on account of the trove to do his duty well and to advances and retreats but without of yesterday:

importance. The fighting front the car and fired at point-blank range.

traffic, and the two men boarded/administer affairs with the great has sustained no change since the

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justice and fairness to his fellow-countrymen.

Whenever there has boon distress in Shang hai he has been the first to do bis

Berry-au-Bac.

OBITUARY.

GENERAL BURNETI,

General Sir Charles Barnett,

Received November, 14.

K.O.B., K.O.V.O., who acted as The death has occurred of

Japanese War, 1904-5,

evening of November 10. British ticks on the line from Nieuport troops have repulsad. German at- Inspectors Johnson and Mo

to Ypres Canal and the outposts Gregor were near by and they rushed towards the car

utmost to alleviate it.

When rumours of danger wera

of Yproe, more especially the of murderers were about to make offcirentated in the city and the fensive by portions of the German in the direction of Astor Road. Settlement, Admiral Tsong was paised counter-attacks near Vailly Inspector MoGregor tripped up never disturbed, because he placed and have strengthened themselves guard. French troops have re- one man and fell on him, while the utmost reliance in bis troops, in the position they captured. the second man turned and pulled the trigger of his revolver at In who wero principally northerners, They have also made progress at Military Attache in the Russ0- spector Johnson, but fortunately and had a strong affection for him. Daring the revolt of 1911, the weapon was empty and the

Admiral Teong displayed great

Official Entry Into Tsingtau. inspector hit the man over the head

Governor Waldeck will asil with his cane and closed with ability as a military commander, from Sha Tea Kon, eight miles him both rolling in the road. The and foreignera in Shanghai wol-east of the city of Tsingtau, on comed the announcement of his police officers immediately over-

Nov. 14. The ceremony of enter- retention in this port. In dealing came the miscreants.

A little later a foreigner picked with revolutionaries and other Nov. 16. The number of prison- Tsingtan will take place on up a medallion which it is believed criminals, he was exceedingly ers is about five thousand. was one of the Admiral's decora-fire, but it is impossible to believa

with a full conviction that he was come a means of regeneration- that such a man ever acted except doing the right thing and that by clearing the Augean stables the steps he took were necessary of the Settlements' criminality. in the interests of his country.

Were this so, Admiral Tseng would himself consider that his

tions and was shot off big breast. It was handed to the police.

Admiral Teeng was at once removed to St. Lake's Hospital,

bat on arrival life was found to be practically extinct. His secre-

afternoon, the ambulance woH

It will be remembered that a

away unhurt.

On that occasion n

ing

RETURNED UNOPPOSED

Received November, 14, Mr. J. H. Co. 3, has been elected, The well-known ship-owner,

without_opposition, as M. P. for Cardiff District.

Bold at Is. 48. per bottle.

Agents for Hongkong.

Messrs. A. S. WATSON & Co. Ltd.,

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,

WANTED, WANTED.-Gentleman (Eng-

lish) wishing to better himself seeks position of trust.) Looal references. Apply Box 8, c/o Hongkong Telegraph.

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GOVERNMENTS.

Received November, 1k.

Ricksha lost in the Harbour,

Goods on hand after the 22nd. Nov., 1915. will be subject to rent, No Fire Insurance will be affected.

All damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns and this notified, when arrange- ments will be made for examina-

Office

tion.

No claims will be admitted

after the goods have left the Go-) downs,

mencing at Ilaim, at No. 91

Prays East. chandlery Stores and Elec- A Large Quantity of Ship- trical Goods etc.

tary was also wounded, and taken short time ago an attempt was life had been well expended for It is announced in the Gazette to the hospital and died subse-made to assassinate the Admiral

11 the purpose, quently. Later in the day the Rund after seeing his wife off to reer both in the Chinese navy and hitherto been Protectorates, bave that the Gilbert and Ellice Is- se he left a jetty on the French

"Admiral Teeng's official ca- lands in the Pacific, which have body of Admiral Teang was the north. taken to the Bongkaw Polica Station, and, at 230 in the bomb was thrown at him and it army was a brilliant one, writes bean annexed by desire of the exp oded against a wall, but heHe had only recently been rais-

another correspondent, a Chinese. native governments. placed in a hearse and removed stopped into his car and drove ed to a Chiengoban, and prior to to the Kiangnan Arsenal. An examination of the car showed circalated of the determination of him. He has rendered very valu- All sorts of rumours have been that he had the First Order of the

D. W. CRADDOCK; Striped Tigor conferred upon A BELGIAN'S TROUBLES. that it was riddled with ballets,

General Traffic Agent. many going clean through the certain people to assassinate bimable services to the Government,

Hongkong, 15th November, 1915. upholstery and woodwork, while and it is stated on good authority the most conspicuous being his the wind screen was smashed to not to attend the reception at the

that he was warned and urged heroic defence of the Shanghai

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pieces.

The assassins were armed with Japanese Consulate in naiform. his appointment to the Military Arsenal, against great odde, since

THE Undersigned has received Mauser pistols and they discharg tice of the warning and drove in untiring in his efforts to improve biaux, residing at the Tokyo the 19th November, 1915, com- instructions to sell by Bat Admiral Taeng took no no Governorship here. He was also ed some eighteen shots in rapid fall uniform in an open

A Belgian named Felician Bar-Public Auction on

FRIDAY, Car the civil administration at this Hotel, was obarged before Mr. succession, Admiral Tseng being wounded in sixteen places, and it through the Settlement, with only

port.

Lindsell, at the Police Court, this is stated that no fewer than five one armed guard sitting at the

"The reforma introduced in morning, with being drunk and side of the chauffeur, wounds were in the neck,

the city such as the improve disorderly and pushing a ricksha A correspondent, who knew A great deal of credit is due to him intimately writes: "A gal.ment of roads and adequate in the Harbour at West Point. the Police, who so promptly ar-lant gentleman has been done to policing of the Chinese quar-There was also a charge against rested the armed men, Inspectors death in the Settlement. All who tere, have been made under the ricksha coolie, preferred by Johnson and McGregor. The pri- knew him must think of him as his direction. Throughout his the defendent, of having stolen Bonere are northerners, it is be-

the tenure of office here he has always from lutter, courteous, brave, intelligent and

$15, lieved and they are opplarly sup firm, and of the highest integrity the merchants and people, who which included an agreement

shown the utmost consideration to purse and Bome pored to be anti-monarchists and to have come from Kirin province, devotion to duties that would learned th respect and love him. to work at the Belle View Hotel

an example of simple-minded. Both men were well dressed and their behaviour aroused

serve for the best; and he has He was, upon two occasions at as a cook,

Barbiaux said he was awakened suspicion at a place where there been foally murdered by his least, about to leave this port for

Peking, when at the last moment, in the riokaba by feeling the is always a large stream of traffic own countrymen.

"Wretched Chins, where suoka the order for his departure was coolie's hand in his packet. and people waiting for the dead in not merely possible, but, countermanded. On the other When he tried to catch the about 200 rounds of ammunition given the opportunity, probablet hand, he has never manifested the coolie the latter pushed the Wretched Settlement, where least sympathy with the hardened ricksha into the Harbour and of whom attempted to shoot the in such a crime has been perpet rebels, many of whom have been called for the police so se to put rated I Wretched and disgraced shot and imprisoned at the s different complexion on his police.

Settlement indeed! Hotbed of Arsenal and not a few asnt to conduct, Admiral Tseng, who was fifty-

orime! Deliberate asylum for their doom to Peking, Nanking Inspector O'Sullivan in aaking 40 Kerosene Vapour Lamps and five

Feara of age, was born in the

for a remand said the province of Chihli and received

"Thus, while there is no doubt coolie charged Barbiaux with 40 Hand Fire Extinguishers bis early education in the Tien-course, in the sense of willing that he was honoured and beloved pushing the rinksha into the Hors Cases Toilet Soup.

He went to those steps necessary to amend by the masses, who owe him much bour. The riaksha had not been 120 Cases Fire Extinguishing Great Britain in 1878 and studied the conditions.

for the temporary protection found since (laughter) although s for four years at the Greenwich But many good come out of given them and for the lasting Chinese constable said he had Naval College. Returning to

epil, May the foul bios on the benefit conferred upon the place, seen it in the Harbour just after China in 1882, he joined the settlement be washed out, as far it is equally certain that he was the inoident, Chinese Navy in which she

hated by revolutionaries, "

The osse was remanded. as possible, by owning it to be-

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different trame. It is stated that

were found on the prisoners, one

tain Naval School.

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