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YESTERDAY'S TRIBUNAL. an immense amount of time and

The Concluding Cases,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1918,

THE TAI O TRAGEDY.

AFFAIR.

with the asses of the three men FULL DETAILS OF BRUTAL before the Tribunal and speaking of the importance of their work, Mr. Looker read the following. note from Major Milner Jones-

of

At yesterday's sitting of the Tribunal, during the consider "Is view of the shortage of A European Womad's Terrible ation of the case of Mr. A. D. freight and the increasing

Experiences. Macdonald, of the Tramway Co., scarcity of food: supplies the Chairman “said that

the local prod action"

A most terrible tragedy took Tribonal noticed from the papers cold storage and foodataf by the pisos at Tai O, on Lantau Island that had been sent in that the Dairy Farm Company is not only yesterday morning, when Crown Company put it that the tramway of benefit to the population of Sergeant Glendenning was foully undertaking was in the essential this Colony, but also to the done to death by an Indian con- interests of the Colony and that provisioning of ships and the stable who appears to have and- the military anthorities relied exportation of hams, preserved denly gone insane, Sergeant apon it in their scheme for trans- porting men. The Tribunal did mets etc., and must certainly be Glendenning waa in obarge of Tai considered as an Imperial in-10 Station, Lanisa Leland, treat. The normal stock of live and yesterday morning about cattle in this Colony is as ten o'clock he was in the ually less than seven

daya' charge room when BD apply for all local purposes. It, Indian entered with a carbine therefore, follows that the Dairy sad,

not deaire any further information on that point. The Company aleo put it that Mr. Macdonald could not be spared. The pre-war European staff was seven and to-day it was the same.

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An Octogenarind Meeting.

At the annual meeting of the National Temperance League, made to the work accomplished beld in London, reference was daring the past year, particularly among the men of the great New Army and Navy. An interesting

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Farm's cold storage at East Point sergeant, fired. The shot penetrat» Mr. Macdonald, replying to the and aias at Laichikok is of coned the chest and Sergeant Chairman, said he had been on siderable military value, enabling Glendenning fell down desd. reached the pier he hastened to TEMPERANCE AND LONG leave two years ago, when he was adequate reserves to be kept. The What followed immediately after, the station, sad, eering Mrs. Sway for six months.

Mr. Roberts (who appeared for proper supervision of the freesing is subject to a certain amount of

Glendenting on the first for Sergeant verandah with her child, the Company) pointed out that apparatus must require technical supposition,

efter tome would be inadvisable to entrust murderer later took his own life. difficulty, in getting them

affair is · that Mr. After Mr. Walker had address Glendenning, who, at the time searched the station, which bad not been so badly damaged by the of the. cocurrence, WAS

fire as one would have thought, three engineers.ed the Tribuns! in camere, the in the European quarters, hearing and in the charge room he die

Chairman sapounced that the Mr. Henderson Waa away for six weeks, and whiles decision of the Tribunal was that the shot, was about to make her

Sergeant Glendenning, there it was possible to carry on for a Hr. Oliphant and Mr. Bradbury way downstairs to find out the covered the body of Crown short time with two engineers, it be exempted and Mr. Taylor when the Indian ruched up being a serious bullet wound in would be impossible to do so for exempted for three months only at the unfortunate woman point the most damaged by fire, though feature of the gathering wa

and, bursting into the room, fired the chest. The charge room was any long period.

blank, the bullet passing so close the European quarters had not Answering the Chairman, Mr. In the case of Mr. J. Wattie, of to her head that her left eye ie Macdonald said that he went be Alex Ross and Co., the Chairman scorched by the fire. The mad. entirely escaped. The building for the Military Service Commissid he was 30 years of age and man refrained from sgain firing is by no means guttet, 83 one or will require many repairs, but it sion last year. There was nothing single. He was an aesistant in the but, driving Mrs. Glendenning, further he wished to add.

firm and the Tribansi understood who had ber little child Major Morgan arked for non-that neither he bor the firm asked with ber, into & oorner, exemption, but the Tribunal for exemption. decided to exempt Kr. Macdonald, Chairman Mr. Wattie said that he her downstaire. Mrs. Glendono s'able who is responsible being Answering the he caught hold of her and dragged not far to seek, the Indian con Dalry Farm Cases.

went before the Military Service ing is naturally so overwrought one who was charged by Sergeant The cases of Messrs. Commission last year, when it at the terrible happening that she Glendenning at the Police Court Taylor, T. Oliphant and B. W. we decided that be could be is not able yet to give a clear on Tuesday morning with the Bradbury, of the Dairy Farm Oo, spared.

story, but, from what can be gath. theft of a silver watch, a gold and $14 in money. Major Morgan had no objection ered, it appears that when the obain were next considered. Mr. H. W Locker, accompanied by Mr. J. and the Chairman informed Mr. Indian had got her downstairs he is care was remanded, but Walker, the manager, appeared Wattie that be would go. pushed her into the charge room, was allowed bis liberty for the Company.

London Missionary Society. and, showing her husband lying on a personal band. Before the The Chairman, reading from

The Dean referred to the fact the papers sent in, said that the The last care taken was that of dood in a pool of blood, ssid Magistrate, he asked if he could Company supplied the Colony Mr. A. Haghen, of the London "That is your husband. He is dead employ a solicitor to defend him.

now. He was a vary bad man," and was told he could, and he that the League had an octogena. with fresh milk and dairy farm Missionary Society.

På over by Dr. Lees at the age of produce and bad also lately so The Rev. Dr. Pearce said Mr. The murderer than picked up bis also made a request that be tip meeting 22 years ago, presid-

Fbould be allowed to return 10 quired the Hongkong Ioe Com. Hnghen se meter of the Ying carbine and aid that he was pazy. It sleo carried on the bosi. Wa College, one of the schools of going to shoot ber sa well. Mrs. Tai O and fetch his belongings 81, and attended by 43 cctogena- ness of cold storage, meat packing the Colony. He was the only Glendenning, who was reduced to and then be transferred to the tians, so that they might fairly and canning and generally enp European master and they had no a state of terror, pleaded with the Central Police Station until such speak of it as a good collection of Moet of these temperaree plied the naval and military lady teachers. Mr. Hughes was Indian for a long time exclaiming time sa his case was dealt with antiquities.

be perfectly veterans addressed the meeting, forces, transports and shipping, not a minister of any denomina-For God's sake don't shoot baby He seemed to

apparently ha It was put to the Tribunal that tion. He bad had previous and me; you have done enough." rational, bat this work was of Imperial import military training in the Cam- The Indisa st last said that he had brooded over the matter and and all spoke with force and ance and in the interesse of the bridge University 0. T. 3.ould not, and, making Mrs. went insana temporarily, for the clearness. Dr. Clifford said the health of the Colony.

The Mission had in Hongkong Glendenning stand on one side, act does not appear to be the presence of so many sged tem advertisement, in that it indicated noticed that of the European ats Wells and Mr. Hughee. Mr.menced to write letters, one, it That be had gone inesna is rather that they had need

The Chairman säded that be three Europeans, bimself, Mr, he sat down at a deek and come, reeult of premeditated thought, perance advocates was a good their believed, being for is

substantiated by the fact that s the

bodies well. Mr. Gladstone, be five were over-age, these being Welle had recently been away on

He Captain Superintendent of Police. Chinese boatman who is attached Mr. Walker, the manager; Mr. eighteen months failongb.

In his At length, the terrified woman, to the station, and who was said, declared that a man was old Stevenson, who was searets of returned in March last. manager in charge of the farm; absence the Mission work was seeing that the Indian's viligance depending the steps from the only when he could no longer been relszed, encoeeded Chinese quarters to investigate adapt himself to new conditions. Mr. Jack, who was on accountant: carried on by s Mr. Bryant from had Mr. Page, who was superintend- Peking; but if Mr. Hughes were in creeping out of the room and the cause of the shots, was fired Mr. Gladstone himself went an twice by the Indian. with his activities till the age of 87, while Michelangelo and ent of the shipping and cold taken sway Mr. Bryant would not rushing apataire with her child, on

Goethe pat finishing touches to storage department; and Mr. be able to come down again se where she looked herself in the Fortunately, both shots went wide. Orown Sergeant Glendenning, Barker, who was dairy saporinthe circumstances had entirely bath room. Apparently the Indian

made no attempt to follow her, who had 13 years' service in the some of their best work siter tendent. There were also three changed.

their 80th year. In fact, activity men auft. Mr. Ballin wAI A

some discussion the but he had other avil designs, for, Hongkong Police Force, was an olerk in the ice department. Mr. Tribonal decided to grant no after finishing his letters, he Australian by birth, hailing from a longevity, cheerfulness WES procured from one of the Rooty Hill, Sydney, where his medicine, and gladness of heset. Macfarlane was so ' engineer at exemption.

oathouses & quantity of kerosine mother still resides. He was only sided the brain, Lai obi-kok, and Mr. Thompson

oil, and, liberally sprinkling this 36 years of age and only about was a clerk in the book keeping Before the. Tribunal rose the the floor and deske in fourteen months ago he went on department. The Company was Chairman said that since he the charge room, be applied a leave to Australia where he got saking for the absolute exemption made his remarks about

match and very shortly the room married. He was one of the most of the three man before the emptions at the close of the last was in flames. Other parts of the popular members of the Police In the course of a lengthy seked whether it would always then, evidently thinking his work him on the days he came in from sitting the Tribunal had been building he set on fire, too, and Force, everyone, being glad to see speech, Mr. Locker said the be prepared towards the close of had been completed, he appeare the lonely station on Lantas Le- Company had only been able to the period of temporary ex to have gone to his room, and, land.

He has two brothers in attain its present standard after emption to hear and decide lying on his bed, shot himself. Hongkong, both of whom are many early trials and disappoint-applications for extension of This was where his dead body was on the stad of the Hongkong ments. The history of the Com. duration.

The "answer Was found when the visiting launch Tramway Company, and an pany in its early stages was one yes, with this exception, that it of continual set-backs. In addi had no power to extend more than 'clock.

srrived somewhere shout two other brother is on the Shang-

colier, was ordered by the Ashby. AN EXCELLENT - PICK-ME-UP. bai Nanking Railway. The very tion to the difficulties of fodder, for a total of six months s When Hrs, Glendenningentered deepest sympathy is felt for Mrs. de-is Zouch magistrates to pay the herds were decimated by temporary exemption granted on the bathroom, she was in a state Glendenning in the and loss ahe 45 158. 10d. income tax on his rinderpest and abortion, so much the grounds of personal hardship of callapee, but she was able to has sustained which is heightened ball-year's earnings, totalling so that it was found necessary to or domestic circumstance referred Lock herself in, thinking tast for by the knowledge that she went 2111 105. reconstitute the Company entirely. to in section 6, 4b. of the the time being, at any rate, she through such a terrible four Since that time by perseverance, Ordinence. He added that in was secure from the madman hours, anremitting care in management general when the Tribunal whom she could bear below. It The affair is one of the most and with the sexistance of experte granted a temporary exemption was not till some time later that awful that has taken place in they had succeeded in largely it was of the opinion, subject to she became aware that she was in Hongkong and brings home the combatting those difficulties, possible reconsideration, that the That had been done by experi-man should go. menta, by the acquiring of large hillside arese on which were es- tablished isolated farme in which cattle were kept separate, and by years of hard work; but the farm still required constant and expert

Tribunal.

After

Exemptions.

The China Society,

over

6 trap. Clouds of smoke, began to fact that perhaps the services enter the room and she realised her of the Hongkong Police, especial- are stationed pitiable position. She was afraid ly those who to leave the room, ss she did not in the New Territory and other. know whether the Indien would lonely stations, are not deeply again attack her, and yet the enough appreciated.

The balance sheet of Chips smoke was becoming so thick. The body of the deceased officer care to keep the cattle in good Society for the vest 1917, shows that she could not stay there. bee bean brought back to Hong basith in order to maintain the that the amanss in hand on April Saberquently, she opsoed the song and the funeral will take milk supply of the Dolony. The 30 It was somewhat larger then door, sad, seeing no-out, she went place this evening, eattle were drawn from every part as the cerresponding date of 1917, into another room and stood on of the world, from Ayrshire, are the L. & G. Expres. It is the verandah. It was here she was Holland and America, and it was interesting to note that the sab discovered by Lance Sargent Per- a very difficult matter to keep scriptions to the Chinese Labour kios, who was making his usual Ministry of Food visited Grizanby them fit and find what food suited Corps Comfurta Fund totalled visit with No. 2 Police Launch. to study local methods in con them; in fact he was informed 455 164, all of which, without When some distance from the nection with the fishing industry, that they had to be locked after deduction, went to the object for chore, he could see that something and especially the distribution

was wrong and when the boat side of the trade. like babies. The work regaired which it was collected.

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All the speakers congratulated the Dean on passing the 80 mark, and the last of them, Mr. Parish, told bow he won a musical com Petition against many younger had promoted, if it had not so me at the age of 80. All claimed that adherence to strict temperanƏS counted for, their longevity.

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