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FORMERLY OF

HONGKONG.

SUICIDE.

Jumps from Window in New York.

ed on several occasione by the Federal authorities in relation to the activities of secret agents.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1917.

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Report:

Gold.

CAINE ROAD COLLAPSE.

He we

one of the

POLICE RESERVE.

COMMAND.

handled the bestens of the Garcana who made extensive pur. begion ng of the war. At the THE MONEY MARKET. man Asiatic Bsak or any other chasers of copper in Americs with time he obtained these papers, iDatitation with which Mr. Tim-the ides of selling it to Germany the recorda abow, he swore he had merscheidt was connected," after the war. To what extent resided continuously in the

An effort to obtain from Tim- bis speculations in copper may Caited States since 1909, and Messrs. Montagu and Company's Further Evidence this Afternoon. "GERMAN BANK MANAGER'S merscheidt's frieide an explan have involved him is not known, that for a part of this time bel

ation of his act was not successful. } however,

had lived

It is notified in the Police Re- at Plainfield, i It was learned that he had for The theory most generally N. J. He Sre hia New!

The inquest on

serwe orders that the D.S.P. (R.), many years been a member of the accepted seemed to be that sub-York address BE 304, West German Club, but no one there sequent financial troubles and Seventy-Eighth Street, which was

Mesara. Samned Montagu and Victims of the Caine Road collapse baring returned to the Colony, resumes Command Datil for knew anything of his affairs or his worries drove Mr. Timmerscheidt actually the home of a friend. Co., in their report dated June 27, was resumed this afternoon.

Mr. Lesek, recalled, said heber orders, Mr. T. F. Hougb, relations to German business or to destroy himself. 1 was Then followed the deposition of

visited the scene of the accident. S. P., will issue all Orders banking institutione.

said by

official OAS

that the two witnesses, who awore

and continue in immediate Timmerschiedt..it was explain-the man's

The Bank of England gold this morning and examined the business activity they bad known Timmerscheidt. The former manager of theed, bad, because of his business had been brought, practically to since 1908, and that he had, to as icorease of 2809,870, as cond thought the foundations were office on each week day (except- reserve against nots issue shows foundation of the retaining walls, charge of the administration satisfied with them will attend at the D.S.P. (E.)'s of the Reserve Force. He Garman Bank in Hongkong (Mr.stions, been on intimate forma a esandstill because commercial their knowledge, lived in the pared with last week's retura. E. Timmersobeidt) committed with Hago Schmidt, Director of intercourse between Germany and United States for the time requir enicide at New York on July 5. the New York branch of the the United States had oessed, ed by the naturalisation laws. Large consigaments of gold bailt on hard ground. It was

were received in New York from impossible to measure the walls S-turday) from 930 sm to We take from the Neo York Deutsches Bank, who obtained Although he lived in moderate Other information abiained from Canads during the week, amount at the base. He did not think the 10.30a.m. and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Times of July 6 the following in considerable publicity because of luxury and seemed to have plenty Timmerscheids and the witnesses in altogether to $53,141,000. wall was wider part way up than

(and on Saturdaye from 9.30 8.m. his stempt to buy ap the output of money, he was beginning to by the Federal agents and set regard to the tragic occurrence!-

to 10.30 a.m. All communica- of the Camden fron Works, but reach the end of his resources, down in the record was that he Hollard is likely to show a con- he could not be certain about all interviews bad in the first The visible stock of gold in it was at the base, but of course tions are to be addressed to, and The suicide of Richard Adam Timmerscheidt, once manager of said to have taken no part in and saw no way of maintaining had taken out his fires papers in siderable increase, as the last that. The wall had a concrete

the plot. German bank and representative

his accustomed standard of living. 1907, a year after he came to the return of the Imperial Bank of foundation. When the wall was

place, with Mr. Hoogh. Atthe apartment house in Fifty. As bie experience and succees United States from Germany Germany shows a decrease in its bail there was there was already a of important German interests, who threw himself out of a window Ninth Street it was mid that of the past had been in German that he had married in England gold stock of no less than £3,823, wall standing inside it for a certain Timmerecheidt wag 1 man of American banking, it was engin 1897, and had three children. 500. This is the first coession height. He did not think either

WOMEN WITH OPIUM. of hie apartment on the tenth for of the house at 200 West Fifty-quiet babits, who lived like a gested that he did not feel able to The only mention of his having since the beginning of the war, wall had been disturbed. He did Niath Street early yesterday, verson of great reane, always earn what he considered an ade- been out of the country was that that Germany has reported, the not agree with Vr. Little when he

There were a number of opiam was followed by the dieciceare last phid bia bills promptly. was quate income in any other field. petitioner bisa also been in efflux of a considerable amount said that as much water came possession cases before Mr. J. R. night that he had been interview pleasant to the elevator operatore, It was also rumoured yesterday Europe on to occasions for of its own bank stack of gold. from the hillside sa the play- Wood at the Police Court this und entertained rarely. The that Mr. Timmerrabeid: had come short visit.". The application for The natural result is that the ground. His opinion was that morning, all of the defendants Superintendent of the building into possession of valuable in-citizenship was made in the value of the mark has risen in the water which caused the collbeing Chinese women. In the Federal agents visited the build- and that German friends or and was granted after the German said that about eight months ago formation concerning Germany, United States District Court here, Amsterdam.

8p80 came from the surface first case, in which a woman The very large trade balance of the playground through the was tag, but that he did not associate acquaintances of his, fearing that agent and the two witnesses had in favour of India, is described cracks in the wall.

charged with possessing thirty-six taele, Inspector Wildin days ago led to s perot that he had their inquiries with Timmere be would divulge his information been questioned by represents in the Government Review of the Mr. Bowley asked witness if stated that the

cheidt. They inspected the to the American Government, tives of the Department of Labour, Trade of India in 1916 as of the plan of Mr. Little's which was concealed in a specially made drag Was been under surveillance su one of foundations of the building and had threatened or harassed him Naturalisation Service. the men who had been giving the roof bat.did not explain what until he was mentally nabalaoc-

particular interest and import pat in yesterday was a plan of waistcoat, which had a number Germany information of troop they were after, the Superintendent ed. This theory, however, was forth in this application, officiala preceding year.

In contrast to what was betance compared with that of the the wall as it now is.

of pockets and which WAA Diovemente but this was denied.

We append

Witness: It is not as I saw it suspended from the neck. The "Is is true," said John C.id. Aside from this, all that was not probable, it was said by of Ladenburg, Thaimann and two extracts from the Review to-day.

woman endeavoured to get sway, Knox, Acsistent United States about Timmerscheidt was that be

kaown at the apartment hosse Government officiala.

Co. have positively asserted which we allade:-

Do you agree that the founda-and, when caught, said that she Attorney, "that the Federal

It was learned yesterday that that Timmerscheids left their "The excess of excorte over tions are bailt on black and had been given the opium by *a very fond of music and Mr. Timmerschiedt was admitted employ 1909 to accept a position imports of merchandise and trea- brown earth mixed?—No, I don't. another person to carry. Sentence authorities. bad ocossion to ques-", tion Mr. Timmerecheidt, bux about every month or so had to fall citizenship in the United with the Disconiono Gesellsace in 1915-16 was £38,825,000 It was built on clay and stone. of three months' hard labour was nothing was learned so the result of his friends, in for an States in September, 1914. Be echaft in Berlin. Later he inalading. Government transse There was 6 apace between passed..

took out bie first papers in De became mansger of the Hongkong tions, and £41,074,000 excluding their wall and the old one, On Wednesday night Timmers. cember, 1907, bat did not seek branch of the German Asiatic GoTerament transactions. The creed by the tearing away. who was in the company of the In the second case, a woman, A similar statement was made 10 o'clock, his usual bour for entitled to do so, and his right to related to the Imperial Govern preceding three years are £15, behind the old retaining wall with possessing 16 taels. She was cbeidt went to his apartment at full citizenship when he was Bank, which is said to be closely corresponding averages of the There was a much larger spece previous defendant, was charged by Captain William M. Ofiles, retiring, eccording to the elevator become a citizen without again ment, and remained in Hongkong 657,000 and Chief of the Department of Justice

£22,709,000. He had never seen a better bailt found to have the stuff hidden in Bureau of Investigation for the operator. He seemed to be in his taking out first papere would have until the war broke out. Then The ne: absorption of gold our wall. in the

anal pleasant mood, and said expired in December, 1914, Beven be returned to New York City,ing the past forty-three years this particular wall. He had her to four months hard labour.

Colony than girdle. His Worship sentenced New York District. Captain Offey said be had, talked to

"Good night" cheerfally as he years after the first papers were as the representative of the Ger-ending 1915-16 amounted to no never seen a wall in the Colony.

granted. The fact that he waitedman Asiatic Bank, having been less than $232 millions."

As she was boarding the 8.9. Timmeracheidt, but had asked topped out of the car. At

bails of equare stones. He remem-Heungshen, for Canton, a women Eim for information having no)

morning. Michael eo long to complete the process of out of the country continuously

bered Mr. Little saying that the

wae arrested and searched last relation to his own actions. Like Street, was passing the apartment only a month or two after the be required by the law.

Gavic, of 403 West Fifty-Fourth becoming a citizen and did eo for five years, instead of in it, a»

wall should have been built with night, and she was discovered to Mr. Knos, he knew of no reason use on his asy to work, and ginning of the war gave the im

equare stones. The work on their have 18 tale concealed in her for the enicide.

There are still many features Hound the body on the sidewalk. pression that his desire to change connected with his activities in The price ro-e on the 22nd in-scamped, as suggested by Mr. Worship imposed sentence of six certainly had not been clothing. In this instance his Timmerscheidt threw himself The etreet there is roofed over for bie allegiance from Germany to New York City from then on stant to 39 7/84. a freeb record out of the window before 5 distance with heary planks the United States was revived by which have not been explained for close upon 25 years. So high o'clock in the morning. Beile the new subway is being the war. had Bevered the veins in bart and Timmerschel It's body his write with

A safety had broken partisily through this razor and there was evidence to pianking in its terrific plunge. show that he bad laid down to die

The fact that the last interview took place not more than seven

of thees interviews offering a reason for the suicide."

iaforma musica).

yesterday

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found the door of the Timmers

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Silver.

The marker be shown a certain amount of strength 88 8

quence of general

OJN-

wall

demand.

Little.

to the satisfaction of the

s" figure has not been touched False Naturalisation Papers? public,

bat it waS fearned from an offcial of Ladenburg, exchange has shown a correspond since July 1895. The Shanghai Referring further to the matter

Jaly 12, the New York Thaimana and Co., yesterdaying suvance to 3/10 per tael. Times esys that at the time of CD

Purchases on behalf of the In-

that for some time before he elseh-

"On the day before Timmers-

DAY BY DAY.

Electrocuted ?

months' hard labour.

AFFAIRS IN CANTON.

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Our

manager of one of the foreign to force is. Tuey found themselves that there was resson to suppoescheidt killed himself ", this official forores is returned, as will be been Hospital yesterday and died scǝn will start as soon as a resolution

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the of the

said,

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Detective Micelli, of the Second in the bath ab, bat evidently had Branch, and a policeman from the grown impatient, and had jumped West Forty-Seventh Street Station from the window,

Up to

1909 be bad been cheidt apartment locked, and had departmente of Ladenberg, in rouna riebly furnished with Tallmoon and Co., at 25. Broad Oriental rugs and costly paintings: bave been procured through fraud. General White, who is here in

that they would be found to

"I had se∙S Stree. Ac dtog 10 a statement seemed, from en inspection of The violation said to have been the interest of the British re visitou made by a member of this firm, the bed-room, that Timmerscheidt be the left to accept & place had been reading in bed. Avolume residing continuously within the orniting sevice. The General

discovered was that, instead of foreign

department entitled "The Secret Memoire of United States for five years im came with some members of bis Diaconto Gesellschaft, Count Tadasa Bayashi" lay open mediately preceding his applicavitation I had extended to him, staff in acceptance of sa in. in Berlin, at a large salary on the pillow, and other books on He left that place to become pan were lying on the four that time in Berlin and China, and been drilling, and they were in

Lions, decessed was living all of

to review our employees who had Hongkong There was a large sum of money was engaged in carrying on the unform. Timmerscheidt, I learned breach of the Deutches Asistic in one of the pockets of Mir work of his German employers. later, was in the corridor, and Gold in Eag- Bank, which has close affiliations Timmerscheidt's trousers, and Seriouenssa is added to the case when he saw the General and the with the German Government. the polios also found many arti- because at the time Timmer-others he grew deathly pale, think-

cles of jewellery.

scheidt made application for)

The stock in Bombay consists

2,400 bare last week, the legal requirement by sweating time that he was being watched std. June 22, 39.7/8 casb; Jane, serve for one year with hard that he had maintained his re- by Federal authorities as he 23, 39.7/8 Can; Jane 25, 39.7/8 labour in Victoria sol, and stof Canton, who has recently been Quotations for bar silver p. oz.

bad been repeatedly. witnesses are employed by an imtioned by the agents of the De 27, 39.3/4 carb; Jane 28, 39.7/8 hibited in the stocks for four residing in Hongkong, some days efforts yesterday to learn detaile beld ansit Mrs. Timmerscheidt, /portant New York brokerage partment of Justice and his per-cash. Average, 39.812.

queerash; June 26, 39 5/8 cssh; Jan the end of that time will be ex-

the suicide, the deceased knewed the veine in his wrist and then, dion Government have at length

Canton correspondent, that the Department of Justice impatient at the slow death, raised materially the total of

writing ander date of August 14, A fitter, in the employ of the say: threw himself out of the window, silver held by the Indian Treseary, China Light and Power Company, As everything is in readiness for citizen of the United States, and be had been in daily fear of arreat.where an increase of over two wae sdmitted to the Kwong Wah the Northern expedition, which was investigating his papers as a

eeep from the details that follow:-afterwards. It is thought that he is passed in Parliament, Chan

Notes in Cir (In lace of rupees)

had tooched a live wire, for he Pin-kwan left Canton on the 13th Jure 7. June 15. June 22. suddenly fell from a ladder on a gunboat, with more than calation

against an electric standard in twenty military officers, to confer 8851 8903 2082 Jordan Road, Kowloos.

with General Lak Wing-ting on Reserve in silver coin

Fond of Hongkong.

important questions in connection and bullion 1492 1535" 1752′′ A Chinese before Mr. J. R.therewith. He hopes to return

in a week. Gold coin and

Wood, at the Police Court this

After a consultation between bullion iu

morning, demonstrated that he the Tuchan and San Yst-sen, it India

942 787 726

was fond of staying in Hongkong, as decided to despatch & body for although he was banished for of troops to Hanau to render 517 517 517 ten years as recently se laat

month, he was found at Yaumati assistance. to the Tachun there, who has only two regiments at bis will be leasened by reasca of the

troope which are coming from the fact that he commences to-day to

North

Chaog Ming ki, former Viceroy

manager

of

the

'laod

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The body was taken to the citizenship be was accompanied ing that they had come to arrest of 2,300 bare, as compared with yesterday. Perhaps his affection disposal with which to oppoee the

At the outbreak of the war be raturned to New York, sending his wife, who is an English West Forty-Seventh Street Sts- woman, sad their children to

after the police bad London. It was understood that convinced themselves that it was became back to the city as the case of suicide. From there it reprosescolative here of the

was sent to 80 ande.taking Dantches Asiatic Bank, bat establishment, where it will be

or some relative, is heard from.

Later Investigations.

Street

hia."

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by two witnesses who fulfilled

Timmerscheidt know at this

sidence in this country. These

Bar Gold p. oz. std. 7?/9, The quotation to-day for cash week ago. delivery is 1/4 above that fired a

Further Questions by

Mr. Pollock..

hours.

of his basinese were not entirely

ago intended complying with the and banking house, and one turbation was considered carious

Premier's request and prepared to Boccessful. At 41 Broad Street,

of them eaid he did not

No quotation fixed for forward An Interesting Case, view of the explanation delivery. in where he bad an office, a clerk

leave Hongkong with his family. know he

Inspector Gordon told a rather A number of officials from Coatin Was doing wrong told reporters that he did not The New York Times of July 7 by so swearing. Timmerscheidt, frequently made by him to his

Bank Rate 5%.

interesting story to Mr. J. R. consequently went to Bongkong. friends that the authorities had know what Timmerscheidt's conisine the following:-

be said, was ardently opposed to

Woood, as the Magistracy this to see him off, but a few days found nothing incriminating business was. Tue office itself The suicide of Richard Adam Germany in the war, although

morning, when two Chinees were ago another telegram from the appeared too small in which to Timmerscheidt, who jumped from employed by a bank closely

against him.

"I do not care to say anything

charged, one with trespassing in Premier informed Chang Ming ki with carry on & very extensive business, a aindow of his apartment at 200 affilisted

the lines of the 74th. Panjabis that be was to be appointed to an the Imperial and it was later explained that it West Fifty-Ninth

about Timmerscheidt, because he Government. од

and the other with stealing important post in Kwangai, He Moreover, while was need mainly as a place to re- Thursday morning, was still an abroad, Timmerscheidt had terday." Bat it is only fair to sup- is dead," said Captain Offley yes-

clock from the Mosque at Kow- hopes to leave unaccompanied in ceive mail and keep records.

loon. He said tast in the explained yesterday. Agents of ways "said he was an American”,

a few days. Officials of Ladenburg. Thal- the Department of Justice who and retained some of his interests pose that something besides the FORESHORE NUISANCE. case of the first man he It is stated that the movements matin sud Co., explained that gaestioned. Mr. Timmerscheidt here.

called irregularity in bis applica The employee therefore

knew nothing about him beyond of the gunboat Kin Bong are 1909 they had very recently about mattere pertaining thought, he said, that the require

tions for citizenship caused him to since

the fact that the second man being watched by the Woosung little to do with Timmerecheidt. to the international situation re- ment of continous five year recommit suicide. As for other

said that it was he who had gives forts and that the vessel therefore "Richard Timmerscheidt was in peated that they knew of nothing sidence had been complied with. Investigations being made on

him the clock. Both men were cannot leave for the South. The car employ, in our foreign ex-that might have caused his eni Timmerscheidt, it was said, turalisation papers, that is

found to have a number of pawn officers, however, are communicat change department from 1908 to cide, and city detectives also might have suspected that this something I cannot diecase, Bat,

tickets for European boots and ing with Admiral Cheng Pik. 1803, when he had an opportunity reported that they had not found view of the case was not shared of course, it is natural that in

hand bags in their possession, kwong. to improve his position," a state an explanation for his act. by the Federal agents, and the aaob a large population there

At to-morrow's mesting of the and when arrested they had other ment issued by the company read. Friends of Mr. Timmerscheidt fact that the punishment for fraud should be irregularities.

Legislative Council, the Hon. Property on them. He Worship "He became manager of the Ger- said yesterday that the dead man in obtaining citizenship masy be

Captain Offley was asked if the M. Pollock will ask:-With decided to fine the trespasser man Asiatic Bank, Hongkong was ons of those who had advance five years in prison and $1,000 department were going to branch. Mr. Timmerscheidt was knowledge of the first German fine, might have had something question the two men who had reference to the answer given to $20, or one month's hard labour, visiting this country at the out-peace note of December; 1018, of todo with his committing suicide, appeared as witnesses for Timmer my first question at the last meet and for the clock thiel he ordered

He had a which he took advantage in Captain William M. Offley, Chief scheidt when he applied for the ing of the Council.

(i) Is it the fact that 337 water small personal account with as, speculation-upon the New York of the Department of Justice, second papere, and his only reply, olosets now discharge over the and these are the only business Stock Exchange with consider. Bureau of Investigation for the "We are watching the osse."

Praya East foreshore, and relations we have had with him able success. The publication of New York District, admitted that since August 1914 Is the out- the note caused a sharp drop in other of his acta were being break of the European war, ia quotations, and those who knew investigated. August, 1914, due to the fact the substance of the note before

break of the war.

The records on file with the

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(ii) Cannot some steps be taken

three montha' bard labour.

Wearied with his Conscience?

ARE THESE YOUR SYMPTOMS ?

Do you find your breath had in the morning, a bad taste in the month, a Dosted tongue ? Åre you constipated, mentally slag- gish, dizzy, bilions? If so try

PINKETTES

Here is the story of a tirad con- to remedy the nuisance arising soientious objector, told as Enfield Two Ships Fetch £160,000. from such discharge, sa tempo- Tribunal by a market gardener Mr. A Munro Sutherland,rary measures, pending the com- who engaged him: "On the that one of our partners is it was made public were able to Federal authorities show that managing director of the Suther-mencement of the work on the second day the man went off to They act with prompt efficiency

obtained bis land Steamship Company, Limit- en English subject, we abstainen make profite supposed to have Timmerscheidt

proposed reclamation?

sleep while at work. On the as gently sa nature. Of chezaista, from all credit business with Ger- been usually large,

second papers and was admitted ed, is reported to have purchased

(ii) When is such proposed third day he was missing, and was or post free 60 pants the vial, from the steamera Clivegrove (6,000

reclamation likely to be found asleep in a barn, I then Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 96 som.menoed?

paid him off.

Esschen Boad, Shangbai,

man banks, and in accordance It was also said the suicide was to citizenship on Deo, 12, 1914, tons) and the Ramsey (6,400 tons) with this policy we have not nines one of a group of German-Ameri- less than four monilia after the for £150,000.

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