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BRITON MURDERED

AT YOKOHAMA.

Tragic Struggle with an

Armed Burglar.

Details of the murder of Me. F. Ronak Allt by a barglar at Yokohama on July 5, are given in the Jupan' Gazelle of that date :-

Early this morning the foreign residents of Yokohama were shocked by the nown that a very, popular member of the

com. munity. Mr. Frederick Ronald Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. F.` W.. Hill, had been murdered by a Japanese burglar, and on every hand were heard sincere expres-} sions of regret at the tragic end- ing of such a promising life, of deepest sympathy with the parents and sisters of the victim, and or disgust with the lack of polica protection from which the, community suffers.

The tragedy occurred at about four o'clock this morning at the home of the family at No. 253 Bluff.

Mrs. Hill, the mother, who has been an invalid for some years, was disturbed, and after returning to her room on the second storey heard a sound in the hallway. She stepped out into the ball--ay. and saw a Japanese standing by [•I•FGE+FT | a door of one of the rooms. The

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wan was of short stature, full- faced, and was wearing a white kimono with a black obi, and bad a tenugui around his head. In his hand was a short knife, the blade being little more than an inch long Seeing that bis presence in tbe bouse WAS known, the villain brandished the kaife at Mrs. Hill, and shouted “Abunai!" (" Dangerous!"). Mrs. Hill grabbed the man by the arm,} bat he immediately released ber grasp, at the same time slashing her across the hand with the knife. Mrs. Hill shouted for help, and her hushand, who occupie anupstairs room, and the son, Mi. Ronald, who occupied Toon downstairs, were both aroused from their slumbers.

A TRAGIC STRUGGLE. Before Mr. Hill, senior, came to the landing the thief dashed down the stairs, with Mr. Hill in pursuit. followed by Mrs. Hill. When the thief reached the lower landing i he was confronted by Mr. Ronald Hil, who, startled from bis sleep. ; cans out in his night attire. He

at once tickled the villain and pinned him against the wall be- hind a sofa. Mr. Hill, senz, pick- ed up the nearest thing at hand- a chair-with the intention of giving the villain a knockout blow, when Ronald remarked, "Don't do that!" Get his hands. | He has n koife!" Mr. Hill at once tried to get hold of the burglar's hands, but the ball being in dark- ness, he found it impossible, in the scramble, to grip the hands of the intruder.

While Ronald was grappling with him, the villain raised his

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Lim on the left collar-bone. other blow was inflicted, but this like the first grazed the bane. He then made a third effort, and this time the knife penetrated just above the collar-bone, severing an ! artery. The young man stagger- ed, bleeding profusely, and Mr. Hit at once turned his attection

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conclusion of the provisional con- the Auhi antract is a reality, it says, and According to while making his escape through American company, the Wash. It is suspected that the American the window of Mr. Ronald's ington Trading Co., has gone a company's real object is to dispose bedroom.

long way with the preliminary of its rights, thus acquired, to the The servants had by this time arrangements for constructing a Japanese Government on favour- Tentai and able terms. The Japanese Foreign been aroused, and a messenger railway between was at once sent for medical and Weibsien, on which Japan iOffice is the paper says, in- police assistance. A foreign said to have a right of pre-emp-¡vestigating the matter, with a neighbour summoned Dr. Spear, tion inberited from Germany, by view to taking whatever measures of the U. S. Naval Hospital, and virtue of the Treaty of Peace se necessary to protect Japanese the young man was removed to with Germany. The provisional interests. the General Hospital, where he contract is said to provide for the CHINESE COMMERCIAL ATTACHES.

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No policeman was at hand, and A messenger had to go half-way down Yatczaka before one could be found.

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