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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CASE OF PLAGUE.

SECOND NOTIFICATION. THIS YEAR,

There had now been tivo human cases of plague and four infected rats, had been found.

WEDNESDAY,

MURDER CHARGE,

PRISONER'S SANITY. QUESTIONED.

SEPTEMBER

THE TAI PING YANG.

ATTAINS 16 KNOTS IN HER TRIALS,

were given in these columns some

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P. & O. BRITISH-INDIA, APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.

8. 8.

1. Tons From Hong

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(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Straits, Java and A minute by the Medical Of The extraordinary demeanour of The shipping community” will be Burms, Geylon, India, Persian Gulf, Maurities, E. & 8'Africa, |fiéer of Health on the recent case a prisoner who smiled and in other | interested to learn that the newly- Australasia, including, New Zealand & Queensland Ports, of plague was tabled at yester ways manifested a complete in-built motor vessel Tai Ping Yang of Rod Boa, Egpyt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantine Ports." day's 'meeting of the Suntary difference to his position when the Barber Line, the details of which

Europe Itd. Roard when the President. Mr. facing a murder charge at the weeks ago, attained the speed of 16 PENINSULAR ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. W. J. Carrie announced that Central Police Court yesterday knots on her trials recently. Al-

(UNDER CONTRACT WITH HM, GOVERNMENT,) second care of plague Had occurr.afternoon, caused doubts to be ex- though the builders

were never in ed. this being notified from the pressed with regard to his canity doubt of her making a good speed, hause adjacent to the one where He is Yin Yat-hong, a member her performance in the trials in ad-

Destination the first case was discovered. of Sandalwood Workers Guild, who mitted to be better than expected.

is charged with the murder of Lo The Tal Ping Yang will very soon | MOREA Kau another member, by cutting put on the New York-Hongkong run *MANTUA his throat with a kitchen knife, Via Panama Canal,

"KARMAGA The President added that Mr. When asked if he fully understood Wong Kwong-tin had raised vari. the serious nature of the charge.

IMIRZAPORE ous questions on the minute to accused smiled broadly and, with served it up to the other members.KALYAN which he would like to reply. Ona flourish of hands told the Court They complained that it had gone the subject of disinfecting he ex. that all that was necessary for wrong, and after some talk, the plained that when this work was to them to do was to look up the accused agreed to reimburse the be carried out by the Sanitary Aigned statement he had made to common funds to the extent Board staff It was customary to

the police.

what those had been deprived of warn the district hai fang through

The Public Prosecutor, Mr. by the cost of the duck, which was the public dispensary in the Somerset Fitzroy, said that the $136. He also debited himself crime occurred on August 11, on with a sum of 32, he had spent and

floor at Second Street, West otherwise unaccounted for.

Administration of Funds.

neighbourhood.

This was done in a 0380 Lo which Mr. Wong Kwong-tin had referred but the clerk was not at the dispensary. The order was always carried out.

Plague and a Theatre. Mr. Wong Kwong-tin had ang ested that the Ko Shing Theatre should have been included In the premises inspected after the frat case of plague, was notified. The Theatre was, however, some din

of

Point, which was used as a meet- ng place for members of the Chin Yick Sandalwood Workers Guild. Another matter brought to light

mem-

Ad-

It was also used as sleeping quar-was in connexion with the tera.

ministration of these funds, over A habit of Home of the

which it was known that the ac- bers was getting up early to go cused had had an argument with to the tea-shop, and evidence Kau, the man who was mur would be called to show that be-dered. Lo Kau had then told ac tween 4 and 4.30 a.. as these used that it was his (Lo Kau's) members went out, they saw the business, to look after the funds, tance away from the area where accused skiing on s sleeping even in the matter of a single

mat and smoking quietly, to all hair missing." infected rats had since been found

| appearances in his Rormal senses. and in the opinion of the Medical

An additional detail about these Officer of Health 'if was unnéces But at 5.30 Chan Chiu, a man funds, was that a monthly, con- sary to include it in the inspection, who was still sleeping. was tribution was made compulsory. Mr. Wong Kwong-fin had also awakened by someone cutting his Failure to pay at the proper time raised the question of notification throat, and he sprang to his feet would mean that the amount would to members of a case of plague. to observe the accused standing be doubled for the defaulting

over him with a kitchen knife.momber, so that it was not sur The President pointed out that the Another sleeper had been wounded prising that the accused, who wne return of the Medical Officer of Health was made public 01

in the chest, while a third had his one of those defaulting members, the following day. It was issued to throat already eat and was bleed-alould at the end of some months, On himself debited with a large ing freely, the Press and the Consular Body,

Amount in the books. He found efe.. and it was imperative that it

be was in debt to the Guild funds 'should be.

to the extent of $53.65.

discovered,

Warning of Disinfecting.

Alurm Raised.

■` 10,954 | 14th Sept. `i Bombay, Miles & Londo 10,946 | 28th Sept Bombay, M'ler & L'dot (9,128 | 12th Oct. M'los, L'don, Hull, R'dm

& A'wor 6,715 16th Oct. 1 Straits/Colombo & B'bay | 9,144, 26th Oct. | M'lss, L'dov, Hull, R'dm

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8th Nov. TAXLIWA 7,936

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SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

In conclusion Mr. Carrie sult)

An alarm was raised and the The thought members of the Boardman who was cut in the chest At any rate, one could be a would appreciate the excellent rushed out to the verandah, intent millionaire in a short time if the work of the staff of Sanitary upon putting the greatest possible money was paid, said Mr. Fitzroy, Board inspectors in the intensive distance between himself and the This and other matters, already

*N.GPORE cleaning done in the district accused. "He does not seem to mentioned may or may not have where the first case of plague was thought discretion the better part any rate, he did not show it, be MANTUA

Lake much more interest, but preyed on the accused's mind. At SR ALBANS of valour. One cannot blame himing, to all outside appearances,* MIRZAPORE, for it," explained the Public normal until the morning in ques- TILAWA Mr. Wong Kwong-tia said he Prosecutor.

tion. thought that a telephone message regarding intended disinfecting dispossessail of the weapon,

Subsequently, the accused Was It all appeared to be so In- was not enough. lie suggested all those concerned in the affair committed, without apparent pro- and reasonable, this murder being that in addition a written notifica-went to the West Point Police meditation and for so little cause, tion should be sent to the dispep Station. Lo Kaut, the man who that ho (the Public Prosecutor) sary clerk.

had his throat cut, was also taken thought the man's mind was not Mr. Carrie replied that there to the Station, but before he could all it should be, and he asked the was no legal obligation to inform reach the Hospital he had the dispensary but it was done incumbed to his injuries.

Bue-prison authorities to keep the man under observation. The reports re- 1 protect the Sanitary

At the Station, the

celved were that he was apparent- Bourd inspectors. Is such a case

accused as the one ander discussion it was promptly volunteered the state-ly uormal, and he (the Public impossible to give long notice.

ment that he had indicled the in- Prosecutor) would leave the case Had been customary, since the

juries, and showed by his willing-at that, only commenting int it Bess to speak, that he wished to was a sad one in a way. procedure was adapted, to tele keep nothing back which would phone the clerk at the dispensary hinder the police investigations....

Assault with Chop-sticks. the time at which disinfecting would take place. The President added that he would look further

order

into the procedure.

OPIUM SMOKING.

It

Dr. Cannon, medical officer at Speaking of possible motives which may have actanted the ac-tached to the Gaol, who matie a eused, the Public Prosecutor went post-mortem examination of, the on to say that the Guild offered the murdered man, deposed that the advantage of a scheme whereby primary cause of death was duo sandalworkers temporarily out of a cut throat. Five ents were employment, would be supported with an instrument which could inflicted with a saw-like motion from a common fund maintained LEAGUE COMMITTEE DEALING by monthly contributions. Thus have been the kitchen chopper

WITH THE FAR EAST.

a large number of members on the produced in Court. The accused day in question, were being housed was, to all appearances Hane, but witness had to bring to the notice on the premises and fest from of the Court that, only that morn Geneva, Sept. 3. The League, of Nations opium these funds.

ing, the accused had committed an enquiry committer · leaver

The accused was also one of assault on a warder with his chop-- morrow-Reuter,

the unemployed members, but by sticks., The committer is enquiring giving his services as a conk, he into oplum-smoking in the Farwas fed free of charge, and, in Formal evidence was given by East. I was announced last April addition was given some money to Mr. C. A. Grimes, of the Public that the required sum of 250,000 spend.

Works Department, who produced Swiss francs was available for the He had been to the markel where plans of the floor. rurposes of the enquiry.]

he bought a dried duck and The case was adjourned

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ROBBERS ARRESTED.

MORNING VISIT TO MONGROK DWELLING.

Armed robbers yesterday morn- ng visited a house in Mongkok, but were forced to give up the at- tempt on an alarm being raised by their intended victims,

REFIT AT HOME.

RETURN OF H.M.S. CUMBER-

LAND THIS MONTH

H.M.8. Cumberland, which arrived at Weihaiwoi on July 10 from a vidít to Japanese water, iz ordared to return to England in the suturan for recommissioning. She will loave In a police report, it is stated about September 15, and in dine at that four men called on the second Chatham at the end of October. floor of No. 081, Nathan Road, Hore she will be taken in hand for and induced the inmates to open reft

the door by presenting a faked The Cumberland, of which Captain letter addressed to the principal. Potter assured command in tenant. While one of them pro- April last, is the Arst of the new ducal h knife and made threaten-10,000-ton "county" class armisors in ing pasdes with it, before the in- the Royal Navy to complete a com- mates, his follows proceeded to

Hor four sister ships will leave scarch the floor for money and the China Station to recommladon at home on the following data- Absorbed in the task, they did HLM.8. Berwick, February 1, 1030;

other valuables.

mission..

not observe the return of an H.M.B. Buffolk, June 18, 1030: amah, who had gone up to the roof] H.M.B, Cornwall, November 1, 1030- to hang out clothes to dry. Un and II.M.S. Kent (Ragship), March Besing what was afoot, she blew 15, 1031. These dates, which are a polico whistle, and the robbers manifestly fixed so as to allow of the became parleky and ran from the return of one ship before the neth. floor.

one leaves the station, provide that Two of them thought to make the commissions of the Cumberland" their escape by climbing a stair and the Borwick will last for lowe way leading up to the roof, but than the normal two years and p were cornered und arrested by the bolt, whereas those of the Coramil police. The other two robbers get, and Kent will extend beyond, two yours and a ball. The Kent was Nothing was stolen from the commissioned at Chatham on Jins

25, 1028

away.

floor.

Alfred Bonnick, 19, of Crooms. 835,100 persons received out-hill, Greenwich, has been present- door and 218,900 Indoor poored with a gold watch and £2 by relief in May representing de East Greenwich polica for fielping creases of 25,000 and 8,700 a constable, surrounded by ... à respectively compared with April, hostile crowd to make an arrest..