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ISLAND CASTAWAY SEARCH TRAGEDY FEARED
VENGEANCE
SLAYING
TUPAN'S PRESENTIMENT OF IMPENDING DEATH
THIRTEEN AT A -
DINNER PARTY
("Telegraph" Special).
Peking, Sept. 5.
Á strange feature of the ninas- sination of Chang Tsung-chang, the ex-Tupan of Shantung, is that the notorious warlord evi- dently had a very vivid presenti- ment of impending death.
Just before leaving Peking ter Tsinun, where the shooting Look place, he asked a friend to look after his two sons in the event of [? anything happening to himself.
It is als recalled that when at- tending a dinner in Peking quite recently, he abruptly left when he found that thirteen diners were present.
ASSASSIN'S CHARGES.
Traveller's from Tsinan, describi ing the circumstances in which Chang Taung-chang met his death, state that one of the nssassins
General Chang Tsung-chang Governor of Shantung, who was assassinated during the week- end.
OLD JOCKEY CLUB
LILIUS NOW MISSING
SEQUEL TO QUEST
FOR BROPHY
PERILOUS TRIP IN SMALL CRAFT
Fears are now entertained in! Manila for the safely of Mr. Aleko E. Lilius, who set out from Aparri on August 23rd for the island of Yami, in search of Glenn Brophy, the American! javiator who was lost while flying from Macas to Manila in March; of last year.
Mr. Lilius, who is well known in Hongkong, was making the trip in the Cubicungan, a 15-ton fishing smack fitted with a Dodge motor. land ns no news has been received from him (up to Friday last), it is feared that the typhoon which i recently passed over the Balintang!
little craft.
STABLES SOLD Channel may have wrecked his
NEW COMPANY'S PURCHASE
made a passionate speech to a VALUABLE SITE
sengers on the train declaring that a great wrong had been re- assailant alleged dressed. The
During the past few days one that sixty members of his family had been killed by Chang Tsung-of the largest local property
GRAVE DOUBTS.
When Mr. Lilius left Aparri, he was accompanied by a crew natives, who themselves had gravel doabis whether the smack could rench Yami,.
The expedition on which Mr. Lilius set out was the result of a Story brought 1.32 Aparri by Japanese traders to the effect that! they had seen a white man on the shore of Yami Island waving a deals reported for some time has piece of eleth. Believing that the Chang's zo is going to Tainan (been closed.
man might be Brophy. Mr. Lilius; to bring the coffin to Peking for
to make a search for! Daria).-Kenter.
chang
"GATE CRASHERS" ON HAICHING
SOLDIERS LAUGH AT CHIEF OFFICER
undertook
It involves the sale of the pre-him. perty necupied by the Oki Jackey Cloh Stables at the Causeway Bay
st
PERILOUS TRIP.
MASTER CRACKSMAN'S AMAZING COUP
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SAFES OPENED IN 14 HOURS
CHICAGO STARTLED: HAUL OF OVER G$ 250,0000
(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")
Chicago, Sept. 5.
An unknown masked master crackeman of amaz- ing ability for organisation has startled Chicago by one of the most amazing burglarious coups in the annals of crime.
The affair was carried out according to plan with such precision that the cracksman, together with seven masked assistants, was able to work undisturbed for fourteen, hours while the victims of the raid, gagged and bound, looked helplessly on,
One of the biggest Chicago real estate Safe Deposit firms was the victim of the
coup.
YANKEES NEARING THE The
PENNANT
Only Three More Victories Needed
lown to Washington to-day de-
persons were (1) the premises when the gang took possession and so swiftly did the members work that all ten were prisoners almost before, they) were aware that anything was amiss, and before any of them could raise the alarm.
Mr. Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago, who is at present on holiday in Europe. He is shown with his wife at Bremerhafen.
AFTER THE DELUGE
FIERCE FIGHTING NEAR. HARBIN
JAPANESE RETAKE
LEISURELY PROCEDURE.
then proceeded leisurely to open
Wearing gloves, the gangsters jastrous
ANTACHAN
Harbin, Sept. 5.
The subsidence of the dis.. floods has been accom- resumption of
ness,
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DESERT TRAGEDIES
MYSTERIOUS DEATHS OF ENGLISHMEN
QUEST FOR GOLD
HEAT DEATH AND GRIEF SUICIDE THEORY
(Telegraph Special.)
Cairo, Sept. 5.
A tragedy of unsuccessful gold-prospecting is now be lieved to lie behind the dis- covery of the dead bodies of two Englishmen near Kos- seir
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One of the bodies was partially buried. The other had a bullet wound in the heat and was grasping a revolver.
The victims of the mysterious affair have now been identified as Englishmen named Burrill and Hess.
Reuter.
....
They were close companions and had been prospecting for some years in the neighbourhood of Attallah, the only rich gold- mine area in the Red Sea Hills, New York; Sept. 4.
LEFT ALONE IN WASTE. Three more victories are needed
IN WASTE Durrill had been in rather poor“ to place the Yankees' league pen-three hundreed and afty Safe De-panied by
health for some time, according to nant on jee. The Athleties went posit, safes with electric drills, military and bandit activity, is surmised that he was overcome
information now available, and it - acetylene torches, steel saws and Tram Terminus and adjoining the It has been pointed out Mati
other up-to-date tools, the contents after weeks of compulsory idle by the terrific heat and died. It is also thought that Hess buried Polo, Grounds, to the Metropolitan navigating the treacherous Balin-the Yankees
there would be great difculty spite Cochrane's home run, while being rifled.
beat Boston. fori The steady process commenced
him in the sund, after which the Land & Building Company. Ltd.tang Channel between Babuyan whom Johnson
at two o'clock on Saturday after-)
desolation of the deaert, the break- scoret E kome The price has not been disclosed, guch
island and the Batanes group with run.
The Japanese launched in attacking-down of his last hopes, and, Cleveland recovered someofpicted their task by about four Manchukuo forces, and recaptured led less. to take his own life- noon and the crackamen had com-against Antachan, occupied by anti-grief over the death of his friend, small craft. Several their hitting ability, Cissell sola'clock yesterday morning when the town after very heavy fighting. The property in question, which owners of boats refused
ting a fourminster, while St. Louis they left as swiftly as they came. The city is on the C.E.R. to the west has frontage on two main roads attempt the journey, totals just under 20,000 square
jund Chicago shared : double. It is impossible, at this moment, of Harbin. No fewer than 41 men, compris. feet and is held on a 999 year lease pletely given up much anxiety is Closlin, Levey and Sullivan.
Whilst hope has not been rom-header. big hits coming Tram to state exactly the extent of their ing Cantonese. Pukicurses and as from May 20th 1889. as it felt in Manila regarding Mr.
haul, but it is estimated that the others. speaking altogether 14: frontage of 874 feet on Causeway!
Lilias safety, though
the National, the three burgled safes contained money dialects, were brought before Mr. Rond and a depth of 255 feet.
it is just leaders continued their winning and easily negotiable securites to possible that his boat developed ways. Warneke (Chicago) blank-the value of over $250,000.--- Leagine trouble
beening the Cardinals in a keen pitch-Renter carried away to some outlining doel. He allowed only three Hongkong Jockey Club, Spot by the strong currents. who were the vendors, have recent- Mr. R. A. Wadeson prosecuted, datu stables at the head of Happy ly completed and occupied up-do- on behalf of the Douglas SteamValley, behind the Wong Nei ship Company.
Chuong area, thus vacating their Outlining the case. Mr. Wadesinald Causeway Bay quarters which said most of the defendants. WIN
comewhat inconvenient buarded the injching at Amos and distance from the racetrack, Swatow. They claimed to member of the 19th Route Army,!
It will be recalled that some! but why they left the Army he did months ago we reported the opening Hongkong by the not know. Anyway,, they boarded offices in
Haiching
ol
EX-JOCKEY CLUB STABLES.
The
Fraser at the Rowloon Magistracy this morning on the charge travelling on the Douglas stramer Haiching from Swałow without paying their pussaye.
the
be
and
has
ENGLISH LOVE ROMANCE
MR. JOHN AMERY TO TRY LUCK IN U.S.
London, Aug. 20. John
Amery, son of Mr. 1. S.; Mr. P. E. Smith is the Amery, a formler Gulonial Secret- After the steamer left Swatow Managing Director of this Com-[agy, and his actress Bantre, Miss on Friday, the Chief Officer went.pany and Mr. D. S. Scott, the Lorat Una Wing, are still unmarried. round collecting tickets and found Manager.
apparently Metropolitan tard and, Buildinje and thought they were entitled to a Company. Ltd.at 11 Queen's Road, free passage to Hongkong.
that the defendantts, had noue,¦
They were told that if they did notį
Central.
buy tickets, they would have to hnd no tickets, they
leave the ship. The Company's handed over
faunch and sumpans were nearby: Hongkong.
t the time, and the defendants-
could have been taken ashore.
HOSTILE ATTITUDE.
ut-
!
would
to the polig
VERY INSOLENT,
Following their failure to get, married in England because parental objection, they went to Paris but having met with no bet- inter fuck there, the French mar.
ringe, taws being more dificult tu! overcome than those of England--i they have returned to Englandi only to find that their flat in Chel-
Mr. Wadeson: What was their sen had been burgled and clothes
When the Chief Officer insisted attitude, Mr. Dalziel?
valued at £200 stolen. Papers on the defendants buying tickets.
were strown all over the floor, the Wittens-The soldier elements place being half wrecked by the they became unruly, and adopted
hostile attitude.
In fact they were very insolent. They just thieves. became so unruly that they laughed, and asked what I was Despite all their troubles the) tempted to chase the Chief Omeer! going to do about it.
two young people are determined out of the compartment.
Continuing Mr. Dalziel said to get married and plan to go to On the way down to Hongkong, when the Haiching arrived in America to try their luck there. defendants were all gives an op- Hongkong, she was taken to the When told his father was due portunity of paying their passage. Quarantine Anchorage where the in London on Thursday,
John but they would not do 80. The passengers were made to pass Amery suid; "I will see him if he Hongkong police were then com-through a barrier, Defendants looks me up." municated with, and, on the ship's failed to produce any tickets. The arrival, took into custody every passage fare from Swataw body without a ticket,
Hongkong was $3.60.
to
EARL OF LYTTON
no
His Worship:-Would the Com-
In answer to his Worship, De- pany consider taking the fares if tective-Inspector Elston sald they are paid now?
individual statements wore taken
Mr. Wadeson-No, your Wor- from the defendants. They were ship. This has been going on for generally told of the charge, and some time. People just walk on the soldiers said they were on- to tho ship and think they are titled to a fres passage. The entitled to a free passage. If it
"gate- ware simply others
SAILS ABOARD THE GANGE
Shanghai, Sept. 5. The Earl of Lytton, Dr. Welling-
is 40 this week, it will be 140 crashors. The police had had ton Koo and others connected with next wook.
quite a lot of troublo, with such the League of Commission of Inquiry into the Manchuria
Chiof⋅ OM.
In
hits.
O'Doul's vireuit clout gavej Breaklyn the edge over the Giants, i hut Whitney's similar effort ali Boston was not quite good enough to strengthen the position of the Phillies.
Results:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Buston
*
2
2
Philadelphia
Brooklyn New York
Chicago
Q
1
11
1
7
#
#
3
2
St. Loui
Cincinnati Pittsburgh
Detroit Cleveland New York
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'AMERICAN LEAGUE.
D
11
16
12
1
Boston
5
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St. Louis Chiengo
. 13
11
St. Louis
1
+
1
Chiengo
G
16
1
Washington
R
12
6 14
League standings follow:
Philadelphia
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago Pittsburgh Brooklyn Philadelphia
St. Louis Boston
78 62 .000 72 '00 .845
71 跟 N07
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
.:30
.497
64 08 186
04 69
.481
Now York Cincinnati
00171
.458
50.80
.412
New York
..700
.617
..583
567
St. Louis
508
480
Philadelphin Washington Cleveland Petrolt
BIBLE DEPOT BURGLED
INTRUDER STEALS ELECTRIC FAN
A burglary. fortunately attended with only very slight loss, occurred
the engagement over three hundred According to an official version of
Chinese were killed, while the Japanese themselves suffered heavy casualties in some of the fereest hand-to-hand fighting of the Manchuria campaigns.
LUKASHEVO BURNED. Bandits meanwhile were holding up train carrying some three hundred passengers on the C.E.R. tp. the
Harbin. They thoroughly lonted the passengers before allowing the train to pro- cred.
east
Another large band looted and
KREUGER CRASH SEQUEL
ACTION AGAINST U.S. DIRECTORS
As
New York, Aug. 29. a sequel to the Kreuzer crush, a court action was begun An-day against eight American directors of the International Match Company, asking for an account of $100,000,000 alleged to have been "lost through negli- gence." and for the recovery of $35,000,000 alleged to have been
last night at the store of the Hoburned the town of Lukashevo, a fost "through the illegal payment
kong Bible, Book and Tract Depot, few miles farther east. But 2. Wyndham Street. A private From Changchun eonies reports (watchman, who reported the matter of considerable activity by the (to the police, says he caught a Chinese "Volunteers."-Reuter.
glimpse of the intruder a he darted away.
1
When a man called at a pain- broker's shop in the city with an electric an this morning, he was questioned by a Chinese deter- tive
suspicions
whose
aroused by the early hour.
were
The
Iman then confessed that the fun was stolen property which he had received from another individual.
The suspect led the detective into a lane behind the Bible De-
of dividend out of the capital." Irving Trust Company, a trustee The netion was brought by the
of the defunct Krouger Match Company. The statement of the' claim charges the directors with being
the management largely to Kreuger.
negligent in leaving RECENT FOOCHOW
STORM
SEVEN LAUNCHES
SUNK
Foochow, Sept. 1. That the atorm of last week was
pot and showed him how the man fairly serious is evidenced by the
than
soven aunk near River Min.
he referred to had scaled the fact that no fewer wall of the backyard and broken river launches were into the Depot, while he him-the entrance of the solf kept a look-out at the en-Fortunately no lives were lost, trance into the lane at On Lan and three of the boats have al-
Street.
TRADE BARRIERS IN INDIA
DUTCH TEXTILE FIRMS BADLY HIT
Amsterdam, Sept. 4.
In view of the increase of duties in British India, the imports of
ready been reffanted. It is hoped Dutch textile goods has become al- It was seen that the bara of that the remainder will be saved most impossible. an iron gate protecting a door had too.
been
been levered apart, enable A Since the typhoon the weather It is foured that Japan will in- small-sized man to crawl through. has
crease her dumping in the Dutch gradually growing This morning, the police were warmer and to-day the tempera-
East Indies market and many still endeavouring to get into ture reached almost 90 degrees in Dutch cotton spinners have naked touch with the proprietors of the the shade. Partly for this rea- the government to help, otherwise, depot, who appeared not to have on, no doubt, the cholera epidemic they state, they will be obliged to yot known of the robbery, the shows no signs of abating. It is close their factories.--Reuter, shop being still closed. to-day still Impossible to obtain
The
exact by reason of the holidays.
statistics, but the fatal casea must man takon into custody doclared be very numerous. It is estimated that only an electric fan was takes that eight of every ten of those who away, and at the moment this contrast the disease die. A few appears to have been the case, as days ago: a a cursory glance through the
at
once again planning to enter North Fukion, to the number of a thousand; but the military leaders
case occurred Kullang, but the man (a local
under General Liu Ho-Ting are wall prepared to resist them in,
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