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CITY ROBBERY.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

PEKING NEWS.

$40,000 Stolen: Two Men Wo Strengthening His

Forces.!! Arrested.

A Paking telegram states that} To the long list of armà dị Chang Teo-lin har intimated to robbaries that hava bean a con- the authorities at Yinków-and spicuous feature in the daily Chaugchun that they may retain crime records of recent weeks, Jall the revenusă from salt.

· THE BOOKSHELF

{"By Librarian.")

THE INNER MIND OF FAMOUS STATESMEN,

In "Parliamentary Reminis Doncas and Reflection," the second volume of which has just

must be added a particularly Another Peking message states daring instance which occurred that although Chang Teo-lin has appeared (Murray, 151) Lord George Hamilton indulges môro this morning, when, in broad day-¡ collected over 20,000 soldiers to the

in reflection than in reminis-t light and with the Praya below west of Kaifeng, no fighting has a scene of bustljog activity, a taken place with the vanguard of Some anecdotes are to be found, gang of armed men entered the the Chihli army. offices of

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Chinese Cali.

sence.

however, and they throw streaks It is predicted in Peking that of light upon well-toown per fornian merchant, situsted in when the Parliament ia 10-sonalities, even if some of them part of established and the President come to the auther at second- the town and effected a coup the resigns, Li Yuan-hung will set band. The best of them, perhaps. value of which has been reckon temporarily until another Preis a story of Gladstone

the

central

ed at $10,000. Two men were ident is elected. arrested by the Police in the search that ensued and are now awaiting identification.

and

Peking. May 18-Wu Pei-f Bright in the days of the Home

Rule split: continues to strengthen the Chihli forces on the north-eastern front, which are still considerably lawer than the Fengtien forces.

In a recent interview with a; foreigner, Chang Tso-lin said be did not intend to attack the Chibli forces but to remain where he was and to fight if attacked.

It was at 8:30 that the robbery occurred. The first intination that something was wrong was the blowing of whistles, from No. 51. Connaught Road Central, where it was soon learned by the public that robbers had been on Tientsia message says about to the second floor and effected

twenty more Chibli troop trains an escape undetected by anyone. passed on the way to the north- The police were soon called in.

east yesterday and to-day, also is the custom of mast many empties going back, Chinese firms, the door leading evidently to fetch further re- on to the second floor of the Winginforcaments. It is understood Sun Tai, Californian produce that goods traffic on the Peban merchants, was strongly barzed line is suspended, prob bly owing with a collapsible steel gate. to troop movements.—Reuter,” These gates are not easy to over- come, but in this case the gang

As

of robbers had carefully dressed

themselves to give the impresion

that they were Chinese plain-

clothes policemen out CD AD arms search.

DAY BY DAY.

There were ten more cases of 蛊 result, plague (four fatal) and one non- fatal case of enteric fever notified

the inmates bad no suspicions

and they made haste to open the door. As soon as they were in) the room, two of the nine men)

who took part in the enterprise, walked quickly on to the ver sudah to ensure against the pos-

ibility of an alarm being giver.) The others, each armed

yesterday. All were Chiners.

Just about this time both Gladstone and Bright were sil- ting for their portraits to that great artist, Sir John Millairs. One day doring a sitting Glad- stone noticed an unfinished! portrait of Bright in the corner of the studio, and he said to

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raioting my old friend Bright." "Yes," said Millairs.. "Does he talk to you?" asked Gladstone.

There is much in the volume Fighting Near Peting." is evident. Um. "Ob yes." "Is be all right here?" said Gladstone, tap-to interest students of England's ly alive to the incongruous sida ping his forehead. "Ob. political history from think so," said Millaire.

Mid-of Chinese warfare, though Victorian days to the present European observers are said to time.

A few days afterwards Bright. was a sitter. Looking round the room, he saw the dafinish- In "Some

havo described the Wu-Chang clasb as real fighting. The first instalment of Rabber Tales"-- Contemporary founded to some extent on fact, (having, with

sansa-

ed portrait of Gladstone, and Novelists (Men)" Mr. Brimley we are told-pictures a be said, "Oh, Sir John, my old Johnson friend Gladstone is sitting to chivalry, first given a volume to The Buddhist

duational incident ia Malaya. Jou?"

"Yes." said Millairs. to lady novelists) undertakes a Castle Peak is described at some monastery st "I suppose he talks a great deal sarver of present-day male length, and then we come upon a to you?" "Oh yes," said Mil- leaders of fiction. His method is quite different type of contribution Fairs. "Do you know that be not the scientific one, and the in the form of an article by Mr.

is not right bare?" replied volume-published by Parsons at Ho Ka Chi entitled "A Peculiar Bright, tapping his forehead. 63.-probably gains in interest Feature in Chinese History" ex- for the general reader from the plaining why political assassins, author's discursive manner.

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in Japan, se

honoured.

A report has been made to thej

There is an interesting glimpss police tha: & Chinese woman was of Lord Wolseley, who, when stabbed in the neck yesterday. Commander-in-Chief at the out- Mr. Johnson makes no attemp" People when robbers, armed with dag-break of the Boer War, was suf-to estimate the present position of Want to Know" are diverting Say and People gers and revolvers, entered berfering from loss of memory to the novel in England, nor is be collections, and the Alumni house at No. 5 Tin Shan village.sach & point that he did not apparently interested in the more Columa & resolver, drove the

has many items fokis,

who were his modern experimants which have of interest to students and others. She was removed to the Gorera remember even who

taking were their meals, into the back room.

ment Civil Hospital. A pair of secretaries:

been made in the form of our Sundry turther University feat There were rumours then fiction. If he were, he would notures go to make up a capital To buddle seventeen men within bangles was stolen.

afloat in official circles that he have omitted such authors as first attempt. was suffering from loss of Mr. Charles Marriott, nor would memory, which, though inter- ha have given Mr. W. L. George Messrs. Collins are publishing mittent, was during its spasms fan author who, however interest-six new volumes in their Half thorough and complete. As Iling and even important as a Crown Library-KiMODO," wanted to get to the subject of sociologist, is quite without signi- "Dangerous Ages" (Rose M8- the Indian contingent, I said by ficance as a novelist) twice as cantas) "The Black Diamond" way of opening up the coa- much space as he gives to Mr. D. (Brett Young). Mainwaring" versation," You have a secre- H. Lawrence. He writes of Mr.Maurice Hewlett). "The Ponson

a space of 54 square feet, as 78- presented by the confines of this) Shakee merchants who have been, cubicle, seems facredible, but protesting against the proposed nevertheless it was done. There new maloo in Cacton have been they remained, packed together informed by Governor Wa Ting- like sardines. their mouths fang that the plans cannot be gagged with small porcelain altered. He says it is inevitable drinking cups and their hands that some merchants will sustain tied behind their backs, whilst losses, but the beneEts will be the proprietor. Wong Kit-sang, greater than the sacrifices. was singled out and subjected to

cost

tary called Daf!" "No. I have Bachan and Mr. Neil Lyons, of Case (F. W. Crofts), and "Salty." not." he replied. "Yes," I Mr. Swinnerton and Mr. Barea- reiterated Beauchamp Duff, lord: his criterion of modernity who was appointed by the India being purely one of time, not one TO-DAY'S MISCELLNY. Office." No, no; you are of manner or idea. quite mistaken. I never had

The book suffers from the The election of Sir Ernest any secretary of that came." I author's indecisive use of terms. Wild as Recorder of London in saw it was hopeless to per-Thera does not seem to be any succession to Sir Forrest Fulton severe, and I realised for the sense in which the label" reshst" completes a curious electoral first time how terribly handi- can be applied to Mr. George and coincidence. For Sir Forrest capped Lansdowne was by the to Mr. Lawrence; nor is it Fulton sat for North, West Ham partial paralysis of his col-clear in what way Mr. George for some years and was twice league. Since then others have can be said to belong to the defeated in that constituency, told me that he could write Gissing realism." Mr. George's while Sir Ernest, after two quite a good minute, go home. literary fathers are the French unsuccessful contests in the same and so forget all about it as to Nationalists, and his godfather division, at the last election woD deny next day that he ever is Mr. Arnold Bennett; he has the Upton Division of West Ham, wrote it.

shown no signs at all of being which may be regarded as the swayed by that pity for the poor, same constituency. Thus the that passion for the under-dog, constituency has bad as its can. which is found in nearly all didate at six contests barristera who became London's Recorder. Thirty years ago the retiring Mr. Johnson moves with most judge saffered defeat by only 33 of Commons, where he bad bad certitude among authors who are votes in a pall of over 9,009. to conduct a very questionable rather old-fashioned. He gives case over the tblodest of ice, I}

very full acknowledgment to J.

Of Chamberlain, we are told Joseph Chamberlain as an extraordinarily effective plat form orator. In congratulating | Glasing's work. him upon a speech in the House

a cross-examination by one man The World Theatre has had who appeared to be the leader. installed a new patent "diamond Where is the key of the safe" crystal" screen ja place of the old the leader demanded. "How cloth screen. This has should I know? replied the the management по Iess proprietor, whose portrait was than $2,500 and its grea: displayed.

the wall. advantage is that it throws "But you are the proprietor" he the pictures up much more clear- retorted, "I the proprietor?" ly than on an ordinary screen- came the response. The robber Improvements have also been chief gave a significant look made to the ventilation and the toward the portrait and said theatre is disinfected night and

You are not the proprietor morsing with "Izal." Well, I will kill you, that's all". Mr. Wong Kit-sang then made; Bargain hunters will learn with haste to produce the key which regret that they missed a good dangled in his trouser pocket opportunity this afternoon. Big from the chain of his gold watch. boots, small boots, boots that bab Having no more use for Mr een service in better days with Wong for the present, the robber the Police Force. "were ordered him to rejais his fokis incumulated ju one huge the rear cubicle. The intruderin the compound of →then sat about to open the safe. Police Station this afternoon.

• It was • combination one and The auctioneer's flag was display. baffled bis efforts. The assistanceed at the entrance, and the sale. of the owner was necessary, so which was for these as well as: Woog was escorted back into other relics, in the shape of oil He replied: "I am glad you welcome for the emphasis it lays Bayph. Ahmed Foad Lasserts the

think so. tbe front office and told to drums, tiotacks, etc, etc. was

I always give more on the excellence of that novelist's Dationbood of Egypt with a thought and time to the ar-Guy and Pauline." the safe. He

virtusl hark-back

the open

obeyed, ended inrecord time. At the price

On the rangement than to the argu-other hand Mr. Johnson does not * revolver being pointed at him ofeighteen dollars, somehundreda

Pharoabs, Sultans, Khedives, ment of my speeches." and the robber looking as if he of pairs of boots cost the buyer an

Valis-the Turkish DAMO seem to be very sensitive to the was only to ready to use it average of a few cents each. Lord George's praise of Mr. aesthetic quality of the work he viceroys and Beys there have Whils: the contents of the safe The purchaser, with a broad grin Lloyd George is enthusiastic, but criticises. But Mr. Jobason en-been for a century or two, but no were being taken out, several on his countenance, denied the not everything in the book is in joys books with a relish that is king has reigned in Egypt since forts fidgetted about. Instantly the suggestion that he was going to bis favour: robbers called out: "Don't move sell this footwear to the Bare- for if you do, you will surely die footed soldiers of Sun Yat-seo. before we do." After several minutes the premises became

ac-

pile

the

said: "The arrangement off. Saaith's talent; and his essay of Sultar for that of King of In exchanging the Turkish title your speech was admirable." on Mr. Compton Mackenzie is

In reply to distinguished soldier whom I met, and who

infections.

to

to

for

$

times so distant as to stretch away into the shadowy Biblical era. "King" of Egypt has was indulging in wholesale The latest literary venture on homely, British ring that will abuse of Lloyd George. I said: the part of Hongkong University remind Ahmed Fund and his strangely quiet, and, thinking and had then displayed some re-

"You cannot deny that he wonuzely merits a welcome were it people of Britain's maternal in- that the robbers hed cleared off, sentment. This was the only man

editor's terest in Egypt's destinies. But the war for us."Yes," replied only because of the one faki poked his head out who could

There Pharoah was the ancient title of the officer, but he has made genially jocosa bumour. come under the of the cubicle, but Le

the price of everything since are several other features, how the Egyptian sovereigns-origin- category of a suspect, but as to hastily withdrew it again. Two his present whereabouts, it was

the war double what it ought to fer. It may be mentioned that ally a proper name like Cæsar, men were still on the premises dificult to say, added the pro- be."

the new publication, Hongkong adapted to a hereditary monarchy. and they had orders to keep the

Quiversity Union Magazine, is the The flavour of the book is successor prietor. fokis quiet whilst their compan-

the University A list of the articles and unrepentantly Tory. Perhaps, Magazine, and the enterprising duced & bronze status of Byron London, which, has just pro- loos were getting away with the monies stolen was given to one however, it did not require a editor is striving to attract both for permanent display in Aber- boots. Five minutes later, a of the Chinese detectives. This Tory to tell us that the House of subscriptions and literary con-deen, has itself a bronze monu foxi freed his bound arms, and comprised $20,000 in American Commons is not what it used to tribations. He is perhaps over- ment of the poet and two boats did the same for his companions. money, $20,000 in Hongkong be By this time the whole gang had notes and silver, and disappeared, and all that could be collaneous collection of ferti done was to give the alarm from Scates for shares in the Chine the verandab.

Mail Steamship Company, bank Mr. P. E. J. Wodehouse, D.S.P.' cheques and drafts. The Ameri- arrived at the house whilst the can money was deposited in the above details were being related safe to oblige a customer, and to a Telegraph reporter. He put this had, of course, gone with the proprietor through an exshi the rest. The proprietor's gold nation, which resulted in the watch also was appropriated.) disclosure of the further fact į The safe was left quite bare. that at one time a man, who had Later news shows that_two ....béan B client of the firm, we have been arrested as 805- had made the floor bis sleeping pects. They were taken to the quarters. When he showed no in- Central Police Station and are clination of moving out be was being detained pending farther ordered to do so by the proprietor investigations.

mis-

modest in his estimate of the of him which are not bronze. Members are worked thread-latter, for the first number makes The first of these three is, the bazo, Ministers are constantly quite entertaining roading. As seated figure in Hamilton-gar- retiring to rest-cures, human to subscribers, quite s Damber deus, looking upon Hyde Park flesh and intellect are ground should be ready to put down and the Achilles memorial of to impotence by the remorseless $2 per annum. In "Judgment Wellington. The two busts are treadmill of endless attendance la Mods," the author, "Kol in marble and almost alike one and purposeless interrogation. Noot," relates how "she," pos fired upon the outer wall of 8 St. They have neither the time to sassor of the loveliest eyes, made James's-street, where the post think nor the requisite vigour him immortal with a kiss, as the lived from 1809 to 1813; the other to act. The terrific taxation in reader infers. "R.K.M.S." has over the doorway of Byron House force (and likely to remain) some swinging VEISES upon 85, Fleet-street. Both were the has knocked; dat of Parlia-the mentary life its most useful Bali.

characteristics of May gift of the same donof, Bir Tolle- An ex-freshwзu gives mache Sinclair, & Scots bezonet and brilliant member, the am- some excellent tips in lighter whose father was a schoolfellow bitions and capable young man vein to new arrivals. Mr. W. of Byron's at the Grammar of moderate means who was H. Shib, who contributes "The School of Aberdeen. full-timer.

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