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THE HUNG-HOM AFFAIR. THE MURDER OF ADMIRAL

1SENG,

Two Indians Arrested in Connec-PRISONERS ADMISION OF

tion with Supposed Murder.

Dev THEIR QUILT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1916,

clips, full of cartridges, were con- tained in this, and in the man'a pocket five more clips, also full of cartridges, were found, making 125 cartridges altogether. The other man had seran clips con- taining 63 cartridges. The Ad miral was taken to St. Luke's i Further details of the assassins-found that he was desd. An ex- Hospital, but on arrival it was the suspected murder of Nand tion of Admiral Toong Ju-cheng amination by the doctor revealed Singh, head watchman at the and his side-de-camp were given no fewer that sixteen wounds on Cement works, the latter having in the Mixed Court yesterday the Admiral's body. been found apparently strangled, a morning, saya the North China rope being found round his neck.

We learn that two Indians have been arrested in connection with

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Daily News of November 11, when ferring to the wounding of a With regard to the charge ra the two men who were arrested Japaness the Assessor asid that; on the apot were brought the Japaness Assessor was now before Mr. M. F. Parkion, Ameri-faitting in order to watch the in- csa A-PHOT, and Magistrate tereste of the Japanese suhj et.. Kab. The prisoners Wanu Police Reserve orders issued along, muried, a student stating that the motor our bore Mr. Newman onoluded by to-day by Mr. F. O. Jenkin, Avenue 3 fire and a strong evidence of the bullets. D,S,P. (Reserve), stste:~

Tile Shooting Compethlon. Bia Excellency the Governor bas fized Sunday, December 5th, for this Inter-Platoon Competi: tion. A Captain and 8 men from

each Platoon must be selected and their names sent to the Musketry Inspector on or before December 1st.

Teama will leave Blake Pior #1 9. a.m.

Muskotry Course, Part 1. Nov, 2 und & Platone No. 3 Company warned for Sunday nex will are as follows instead of a previously not fied :---

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native of Kin, and W-ung Ming The wind soreen was amashed, ,single, shopkeeper, of Avenue and the place for the chauffeur Juffre, and a zative of Bbantung, was riddled with bullets. In were charged for that they to company with one of the accused, gather at 11.15 am. on Novem-a detective, in conjunction with 10 on the Whangpoo the Fronch police, visited the Road, did feloniously, wilful-alleged dwelling place of the thought, kill and murder A 'miram not importance were found. 10 And of matica afore accu-ol, but no papera of pará- Treng Ju-chong, aged 59 years, There were evidences, however, by shooting him with a pistol. such as a cigar which was quite They were further charged with warm, that at 1.20 somebody had killing and roardering one Su been in the boure. Obingen by shooting bim with. a pistol, and

Sub-Inspector MacGregor, said further with that at the time there was a lot of feloniously, anlawfully and trafo, and the chauffeur took a malicionaly causing grievous alior. cat instead of going round.

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Tevin doing Patrol daty on San-budily harm to one A. Hosoyama, He handed in a Pl of d. The s.s. "EMPRESS OF JAPAN,"

aged 27, by exploding an ex-vicinity which be bad prepared. plosive matter, to wit, a bomb. Be beard the "Loot" of a motor

day evening will fire in the mora- ing leaving Blake Pior at 9. a.m.

Men not doing Patral duty on! Sunday will fire in the afternoon laaring Blak Pier at 1. p.m.

Patrol Dutlos,

Members are warded that from this notil further notice they are entrusted with a responsible share in the police work of the whole of the City of Victoria, the Peak, and Kowloon.

No excuse, except Illness, will be accepted for absence from Patrol doty. Absentee will be ordered to attend the next Defaul- ters' Parade, where only will their reasons be desit with. Failure to report inability to attend on the ground of illueve in time to fiil the vacancy occasioned will also be treated as a default,

Mr. Newman, legal adviser to car, and on turning round he the Police, appeared for the pro-aw a black car, in which were ecution, while Mr. Musso watched seated three Chinese. One was the caro on behalf of the Chinese dressed in uniform, and Government. Mr. Ros appeared noticed that he wore a row of hs for the prisonera.

Evidence was given by In breast.

medale and orders acros bia spector Johnson, of the Yangtene-fifteen feet when he heard nu ex- The car had gone about pro Police Station. He stated plosion, and he then saw the two that ut about 11.15 on Wednesday accused alongside the car, empty- morning, in company with Sub-ing their revolvere into the car. aspector Mac jregor, he was on One of the men was on the ran- the Whangpoo Rad, opposita bening boar, firing into the car, Astor Hou-o, near the corner of and the other man was rooping the Garden Bridge. They were in alongside. The witness had a stick the middle of the Whangpoo Road in his hand, with which he hit the when they heard a report from be bind and on taruing round he saw his hold of the car, and when he man over the head. He released a lot of smoke.

The smoke bad got down, witness threw one arisen from the other side of a arm round bie neck, and with the motor-car about the wheels. When other hand he grasped the pri- he first saw the car it was on the sonera band which held a revol- bead close to the footpath coming ver. Crows the Garden Bridge towardevolver from him. and it dropped Witness wrenched the re- Hooks and Larning down to the ground. In the tasele, he Whangpoo Rad. No. 1 Platoon, No. 1 Company,cognize the contpants of the car ment, and they both fell to the He did not re-caught his foot in the man's gar- sad he could not say where the ground, witness being on top. bomb came from; be only beard They struggled for a few minutes, the report. It was from ten to and witness noticed that fifteen yerde bebiad him. The revolver was only about six car

coloured inches away from the man's band. He He managed to get hold of bis

Defaulters Parade will be held on Friday Nov 19th, at 5.15 p.m. Defaulters will fall in at that hour outside the Pass Office, Central Police Station.

Jolued,

H. Bickerton, A. R. Osborne.

No. 2 Company, J. A. B. Silva, Reoraite. Their Platoon and Company Commanders are held responsible for getting uniform provided without delay.

the Staff.

Visiting Patrols.

..Cases in Court, N. C. Os and men appearing in Court in connection with Pulice Reserva Cass must do NO Uniform.

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been waiting about an hour, when the Admiral'a oar came along.

there? Because I knew it was know that the Admiral was The Magistrate How did you

the cronation of the Japanere Emperor, and that he must be

bele.

miral?-By bis madale,

thow did you identify the Ad

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shen noticed two men rush between middle finger and prevented him together. On Wednesday morn Inspectors of Companies are the witness and the car in the from getting the weapon. He then ing they went to the Garden required to arrange that they and direction of the ear. their Sergeante visit the men of men jumped on the step and start the revolver away, but no aasiat o'clock. There were only the two One of the called to some foreigners to take ridge, arriving there about 11 their respective Companies on ed firing. The man on the step ance was given. Witness eventual of them concerned. They had Patrol independently of any visita of the our wae Waung Siau-foong, overpowered the man and got made by the ex-realar Police ou and he was holding on to the bim on his feet, and be and fa-pro- side of the car and shooting at tor Joba-on took the two sccused was running alongside the picked up the revolver. He did vory o ose range, The other mau

In the station

A Sikh policeman very clare 10 it not whetrugot ee the occupsats of the or, in o it. Inspector McGrend could not rec yn z- them be gor and sim-elf · nebed in the est, cause the hood of the e-r was OP. I spector McGregor going for be inen Foong en witness going regarding the arrest of another P.C. T play also gave evidenco, As anan as the man who was carrying a revolver, mea hud fnisbed firing at the but who afterwards proved to be a at first it was his intention to pat car, they turned round and faced detective or one of the body guard. thebomb ander thecar, but he did The occused farther stated that The following appears in the anone of the men had a revolver with regard to the shooting. He thought that some good people Inspector McGregor and himself, Bo bore out the statements made not do this because he afterwarda Times of October 8:-

in his band. The witness dropped said the Admirel's side-do camp orculd be killed. He therefore Sir,-At this moment when so down ander it and hit the man mach attention indirected towards with a stick. The man was try.

was unconscious until 1 o'clock. fired into the oar with his re- the landing of Auglo-Freaching to reload the revolver. He regard to the short time they had with his right hand, and fired at tenders in

Mr. Newman said that having valver. He held on to the car It is hereby notified that soaled troops at Salonios the following had two olipa in details which do not seem to be and was running towards the the witnesses, but their evidence two shots, and then the body for Lease of Old Post Office

his band widely known with respect to footpath at the time. Toe witness merely corroborated that already

had it was impossible to get all the Admiral with hieloft. He fired-hould be clearly marked "Tender duplicate, which the railway from there to Nish and hit him on the right arm and the given. In view of the evidence guard fired at him, and he got off Building, will be received at the Belgrade may be of interest to man dropped the revolver. With and the fact that the prisoners had shots. His revolver could bold noon of Tuesday, the 30th day of your readers. In May, 1914, the sesistance of some Sikhe and pleaded guilty, he submitted that ten cartridges, but he only put the Old Post Office Building from convention was signed between some Chinese the two men were the oh-rge had been proved.

the car. He then fired three more Colonial Secretary's Office until Greece and Berbia by which the arrested and taken to the station. latter country obtained on a 50 The revolver was picked up by an evidence as to being hit with a

November, 1915. for the lotting of The Japanese subject then gave kill the Admiral himself.

eight in. His intention was tolat January, 1916, to 31st Decem- years lease a piece of ground on Indian constable or watchman and nics to use for importing without scene of the murder. When he Chinees Government, asked that He fired seven shots when he was Each tender must be accom the railhead at the Port of Salo-handed to the witness on the piece of the bomb.

The second scoaned said the which can be ascertained at the ber, 1918, subject to condition. control saything that she requir- first saw the car it was going very the prisoners be banded over. He

Mr. Masso, on behalf of the given to him by the first accused. Works.

revolver and ammunition were Office of the Director of Public ed. This all-important railway, slowly and was on the wrong said they were not boas fide re- which only runs, through Greek | side of the road.

near the car, territory for d0 kilometres, is only a

aidents of the Settlement, and

panied by a receipt to the effect ingle line, but it has crossing the caly men von observed amarder.

The Assessor-Are these two they had come here to commit the were perfectly clear, and the case in the Colonial Treasury, & sum The Assessor said the facts that the tenderer has deposited places about every 20 kilometres attacking the

They could not enjoy as they had ever known.

was about as absolute a certainty as a pledge of the bona fides of of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) eleo

car and possibilities of occupants?

iis

any protection or any freedom in accused would be handed over at forfeited to the Crown of the being further developed with

The Witness:-Yes. I think as far

the Settlement at all.

his offer, which sum shall be out much difficulty. to this conven ion the Gov- two men who attacked the car. that there was every reason why Owing as I could see, they were the only friend had said, and remarked

Mr, Newman endorsed what his once, to be dealt with according tenderer refuses to carry out his

to the Obinase law. ernment at Berlin has been unable They were between me and the car the men should be handed over. to proles: at. Athena sgainst the and there was nobody elsa on the

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I am, yours faithfally,

GEORGINA PENNANT.

10, Egerton-recept, 8. W., Oct. 7,

road. a

The accused then made state-

mente, being questioned by the

TO-DAY S ADVERTISEMENT, WANTED.

tender and comply with the above-mentioned conditions should the tender be nopepted.... Form of tender and further particulars can be obtained from the Office of the Director of Publio Works; services of a competent itself to accept the highest or any The Government does not bind

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statement, outlined the facts of they were very disappointed when WANTED. Required Mr. Nowman, in the course of Magistrate. The first sconsed said

the

the case, and said that when the they heard that Yaan Shih-kai journalist for a few hours every tender. prisoners were Baarohed at the was going to be Emperor, and evening.

W.CHATHAM,

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Director of Public Works. Publio Works Office,

Hongkow Police Station one of the they, resolved to kill Admiral Hongkong Telegraph, giving full sconed was found to be wearing Taeng. They came down four particulars, remuneration a cloth belt round his waint. Ten days ago, and they siways stayed quired, etc.

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