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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

OBITUARY:

A FAMOUS CHINESE MONARCHIST.

Peking, Jan. 19. The death has occurred of the famous Monarchist, Liang Chih- chiao, who was Minister of Justice in 1914 and Minister of Finance in 1917. Reuter.

(Mr. Liang Chih-chino was born in 1869, n nativo of Hsinhul, Kwangtung. Ho was a brilliant scholar and best known as Kang Yu-wel's most prominent pupil. He first started a daily paper in Peking, a leaflet containly only an editorial and given away gratis. This was proscribed and he had to fly for his life after the coup d'etat of 1898. In 1899-1911 he resided in Japan and travelled in Europe and America. He organised the Pro Huang Tang to support Emperor Kuang Hau and edited several powerful papers advocat ing a limited monarchy instead of a republic. In 1912 the returned to China and edited a dally in Tientsin advocating the spread of politieni education and diffusion of general knowledge. He was appointed Vice-Minister of Justice but declined. From September, 1913, to February, 1914. he was Minister of Justice and then Head of the Currency Bureau. in 1915 he denounced the Japanese twenty- one demands and preached against Yuan Shih-kal'a monarchicall acheme. He fled from Tiontain and enlisted the support of his pupil, General Tani Ao in Yunnan, In 1917 he advised in favour of joining the Great War and was made Minister of Finance. In 1919 he was adviser to the Chinese delegation to the Paris Conference, Mr. Liang Chih-chino was in great demand as a lecturer and exercised considerable influence through his pen and espousal of Hu Shih's "literary revolution."]

Mr. J. C. Botelho.

The funeral took place at the Roman Catholic Cemetery at Happy Valley on Saturday of the late Mr. Julio Cecillo Botelho, of No. 339 Moshin Building, Kowloon, whose death occurred shortly before midnight on Friday,

The late Mr. Botelho was accountant in the firm of Messrs. Botello Bros. of Alexandra Build- ing. He was born in Hongkong 43 years ago and is survived by one brother In Hongkong, Mr. A. Botelho, employed by Messrs. Showan, Tomes and Co., Ltd., two brothers in Manila and San Fran- ciaco and three step-sisters. He was a bachelor. Much sympathy will be extended to his relatives in their bereavement.

The graveside service was con- ducted by the Rev. Father G. M. Spada, assisted by the Rev. Father Situ. There was a large gathering of friends to pay their Inst tribute and many wreaths were laid upon

MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1929.

ARMED ROBBERIES.

WOMAN SERVANT FOILS DAYLIGHT RAIDERS.

The promptitudo of a "young Chinese woman anved her house from being robbed by two armed men yesterday morning, when a couple of desperadoes with daggers and knives entered a residence, No. 110, Wellington Street, third floor, about 9.25.

According to the mistress's ro-! ho was with two smahs and a port to the Central Police Station, young girl in the house when the strangera made their unwelcome visit. One of the robbers threaten- ed the ameh with a dagger, while the other man made an attack on the mistress. The amah retained her presence of mind, however, and dashed out to the verandah intend- ing to raise an alarm; but the robber was equally quick and aucceeded in dragging' the victim back into one of the rooms.

While the attention of the two armed map was thus engaged, the third woman in the house quietly left by the door, and running down the stairs she relaed the alarm,

Their plan being frustrated, the two men dashed into the street and scaped, running down Queen's Road Central. Nothing was stolen: and the men left behind them two daggers and a knife.

Mainland Armed Raid. Early yesterday morning, the Police received a report of an armed robbery, in which a man was wounded and one robbers was caught red-handed.

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According to the report, two. armed men entered a Chinese timber yard at Reclamation Street. Mongkok District, at 11.45 on Saturday evening. One of the robbers seized the master of the place by the throat, and a severe struggle ensued.

Meanwhile, the noise of the tussle attracted the attention of a foki sleeping at the rear portion of the premises, and this man arrived in the nick of time. AB soon as he arrived on the scene, the foki was met by one of the robbers, who attacked him with a dagger, wounding the foki In the hand. The armed man then made a hasty exit, leaving his companion behind fighting the two inmates, who succeeded in knocking the robber down. They later handed him over to the police,

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Osaka, Jan. 19. Regarding the visit of the British Ambassador to Osaka on January 25 there will be a banquet to the guest of honour by local business men.

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Sir J. Wishart Thomson.

There is renewed advocacy for

Japan. Furthermore, It is propos- ed to establish an Anglo-Japanese Society here on similar lines to the British Society in Tokyo.

London, Jan. 19.

The Asahi welcomes the Am- The death occurred on Thurs-bassador and hopes that relations day on board the steamship will be further cemented, but it Nestor, whilst en route to South utters a warning against the pos- Africa, of Lieut.-Colonel Sir James sible misinterpretation that Japan Wishart Thomson, K.B.E., the desires closer Anglo-Japanese co- well-known shipowner connected operation in order to enforce op- with the Ben Line of Steamers, pressiva measures against China. Ltd. He was Shipping Controller The paper goes so far as to any for India and the Far East In that in view of Great Britain's 1917-18. He would have been liberal policy relating to China, 58 years of age on July 30 next. the recasting of Baron Tanaka's Router.

policy is a sine que non of closer Anglo-Japanese relations-Reuter,

Mr. Casper Whitney.

New York, Jan. 19. The death is announced of Mr. Casper Whitney, the well-known American editor and war corres- pondent.-Reuter's American Ser-

vice.

PARIS FRACAS.

POLICEMEN INJURED IN CLASH WITH ROYALISTS,

Paris, Jan. 20.

[Mr. Whitney Wha born at Boston in 1862. He passed his examination for Harvard but did A violent fracas occurred near not enter. He graduated at St. the Opera between the Police and a Matthew's College, Cal. He spent party of members of the Royalists ten years travelling, hunting and exploring in North and South America and Asin. He is the author of several books and edited a number of publications.]

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