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*RIOTING RECALLED AT INQUEST.

TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1931.

(Continued from Page 2.) lying on the ground, this being Chan Chi.

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GUILTY LIPS.

(Continued from Page 5.)

be due in another week. It had month. Payment of the coming been paid in advance for the first

rent bill had been on the girl's mind all day.

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF MASTER OF THE

S.S. VENEZIA,

The Venezia arrived in the early morning, and the pilot left Ca Woods in a chair on the bridge. It was thought that he was sleeping, but when daylight came it found that he had died in his sleep, presumably from heart failure.

AVAN

Captain Woods, master of the The death occurred yesterday of steamer Venezia, and an old China For the moment, stone-throwing by the mob which had been facing

Coast hand. He was found dead the Police picket commed. The get $15-one werk's instalment after it had borthed from Macao Bother! She couldn't possibly on the bridge of the vessel shortly crowd made no attempt to return out of that $5 in her purse. If yesterday morning. as they had done after the Police made their baton charges. Ifpw they were to be put out of the ever, the Police were subjected to apartment they would be put out.

to That was all there wna to

to it! a heavy cross-fire of atones from with unaccustomed recklessness Num Cheung Street itself.

The Police found two mobs,

Norma selected a choice cut of one at the north and one at the south of Tai teak. She told herself she and Nam Street, which ran parallel to Mark were so near the brink now Inickikok. Road. They showed no

that nothing mattered. sign of retreating as the Police Regret overwhelmed her as soon advanced, and witness then asked us she had paid the bill and start Sergeant Scrim to single out any home. As she opened the door man who was throwing stones,

of the apartment 10 minutes later Witness fired three rounds, one something made her glance about at a house, from which misellor quickly, were being thrown, but in such p "Mark!" she cried, "how you way that nobody would be hitartled me! I didn't think you'd Two warning rounds were fired como so soon!"

man

in Nam Cheung Street, but these The young man was standing had effect. Sergeant Berim erns the room. "Sorry," he said. pointed out a and witness Dich't expect to be here myself fred. In the confusion, witness, but I had a piece of luck." could not see whether his shot got "You mean is it a job?" home. The crowd wore taking Mark nodded. He was somber, shelter as well as they could, and smiling. "Wait until you hear kent on pelting the Police with the rest of it." he said, "before you oing begin cheering. It's д job al

in white, offered excellent targets

Capt. Woods, who had been con- nected with several ships on the China Coast, had been attached to the Venezia most of the time it had been in Hongkong.

Mr. Thos. Richards.

London, Nov. 9.

Mr. Thomas Richards, former president of the Miners' Fodern- tlon, died in his alcop to-day, after long linesa, aged 72.—British Wireless.

have told me you'd had a good day. Look-I bought beefsteakTM” ̧

They celebrated that evening-- not at the motion picture theatre

stones. The Police officers, boinfht. Floor walker at Blossom-but with a dinner party just for Dashing forward, the Poller inte's! Yes, Madam--infania' wear two. Norma sent Mark to the on the third Howe Indigestible store for mushrooms and whipping hocolate drops, two aisles to the cream. She made his favourite "ight. Garden hose? Yes, ma'am, zalad and topped off the meal with you'll find It in the hosiery de-coffee that was ambrosial. The partment. Step right this way? ** scent of that coffen did as much as anything to put young 1 avers in cheerful frame of mind. He even joked about their poverty, as Norma poured the second cup.

found a man lying on the ground but they had no men to apure tr carry away his body. That was Kong Knu. When the Police re turned later, they found that the body had been carried away by friends.

Witness rod his last shot at man who was backed up by a large crowd. Stone-throwing immediate ly ceased from that direction And witness found that he had hit the man in the arm.

The Tsong Foo Murders, Inter witness was informer that a Japanese family had been murdered in Tsang Foo Villa: under the most revolting circum stances, and procceded to Tsupp Foo Villas.

Norma tried to Inugh. She knew Mark didn't think it funny in The least. She knew he was bit. terly resentful and the burlesque It was her duty

vaa venomous.

זו

'o win him from this mood,

So she said with foreed pafety, You won't sell ME garden hose

indigestible chocolate

drops! Well, darling,

ane can deny here's a lot

that of standing' roes with the job of floor walker. Hail the new merchant prince!"

Mark said grimly, "There's one hing about it-Blossomtale's may Questioned by the Coroner, wit be the biggest store in the state' ness said Kowloon had been en tirely free from trouble until the

but nobody I've ever known ahops night of September 25, and wit

here! Anyhow, I'm to check in tR:45 tomorow morning. And ness had no reason to believe that the riots

for my services receive the would · Assume Buchrincely salary serious proportions. Other riots week!" In years gone by were child's

Joon

1

of 35 bucks

compared with the riots in Kow-funny, Mark? be ruisea! Isn't

on

Something must

S.

now.

48

The girl was radiant. "It's the turning point," she told herself, "Everything's going to be nil right

She was singing lenred the dishes from the table. Mark wiped them. The two were 1s happy as they had been on any of their extravagant evenings Blue Springs. Thirty-five dolars a week seemed as big as $500 kad before.

at

"He'll get along" Norma nasur- “ herself, "Mark's going to make good!"

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He was off next morning at eight o'clock; tired but in good spirits when he returned at six. A num- Aber of interesting events had bap- pened during the day. A huge de- itpartment store, Mark was to dia- September 26.

over, was an absorbing institution. Anti- Japanese riots had, previous to the

The first day had proved an eye- recent trouble, been confined to

opener. Successive days were each window araashing in Wanchai and which had never occurred in such to hold new experiences. other districts.

It was proportions hore before..

hard work but

for the In answer to Mr. Duggan, Mr.

Jury's Verdiet,

first time Mark Travers was seeing Wolfe stated that obviously there

had never known Medical evidence was given by side of life he was an organisation behind all the Dr. K. H. Uttley and Dr. P. Some of the anecdotes he related riots, which

broke out simul-Court regarding the Injuries of were amusing. Some were pathetic taneously throughout Kowloon, the deceased. Corroborative evi-

and others showed how Jealousy, This suggested that the rioters had dence of the statement made by Megotism and a dozen other weak- a line of campaign. The Police Wolfe was given by several Police had not been able to find out who officers.

Each day brought Saturday near. were behind all the trouble, but The Coroner, in his final address they were working on

or when Mark was to receive the and to the jury, said there was no hoped in time to trace the people. doubt that the deceased met their coveted $35. Fifteen of those dol-

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The eventful evening finally serious proportions as this.

Norma wore one

her Wit killing was justified, they would came. nose said an order had been issued then have to return a verdict of prettiest house frocka. She ran to among the Communists themselves justifiable homicide.,

the door and threw it open as she not to demonstrate in this manner.j The jury returned a verdict of heard Mark's footsteps in the hall. but rather to increase any trouble justifiable homicide," commen- He stood before hor, grinning. that might be going on anywhere. ding the Police "for their for

"Surprise!" Travers exclaimed, In this case, it was not difficult to bearance in the very trying and "Shut your eyes, Norma, and count fan the flame of anti-Japanese dangerous circumstances in which ten!" feeling and lead to the disorderal they were placed."

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