at peace between Branco snd Chins, the Tt appears that now as there are' acts
native authorities are taking time by the forelock and. disch: so-called soldiers, th 2,000 of these in te vicinity of Woos know, discipline is very lax in Chinese army, 20 there is no wonder that people should attribute the attack which was made on the "Point" Hotel on the Yangtsze-poo Road, early on Saturday 4 to the discharged soldiers. From enquires our reporter made at the Hongkew Police Station, St. Luke's Hospital and at the " Point" Hotel we have been enabled to glean the following particulas Tha i his "wife and faraily and coolie, there boy,"
wore on the promises on Saturday a number of bamboo workers who are engaged building a fence and stables, the fence enclosing a largo piece of ground which is intended for grazing race-ponies. On Saturday night, these people were the boy and family in th quarters, and a number of the workers on the dining room floor. The boy. was suddenly awakened by a loud crash at the windo his room, which faces the road, Que window was protected by wire netting, but this was forced out, and a number of men jumped in, and, ing the boy and his family, bound their hands behind them. Before they did this, the intrudare enquired if there contents, consisting of ko clothing, skin jackets, and other wearing apparel to the value of $200. The marauders were dressed aa soldi withjtheir coats turned inside out; they all mandarin dialect and were sword and knives. Quo of the 1 the Hospital stated they also had but to the who was sleeping i thought they were foreigners, and got up to let them in. As soon as he opened the door, they d_ made him fast," hoy hada lighted jinricsha lantern with them, and with its aid they searched for the hotel lamps, which they lighted. They then searched for the money, and breaking open the till, stole $4.50, all that was mit, Therobbers went into the diuingroom, but do not appear to have known how to open the door, so they forced it open. Here they found the six bamboo worker one of the wounded men is not quite distinct. He says they were all in this room when they were al-tacked with swords, and that although they made no resistance, they were assaulted, one receiving twonssty wound son his head another was stabbed through the muscles of his left arm close to shoulder, while a third had his left wrist and the fingers of left hand cut. Another man told our reporter that some of the bamboo men were asleep in a shed, and that when they heard a noise inside the hotel, they got up and went to seo what was the matter, but were attacked and wounded. The robbers however, tied them all up with their girdles, and then posted guards outside: in the yard, while the rest ransacked the place for food. They found some corned beef, bread, and brandy, all of which they partook of. They also took some sardines, sugar, tea and cigars, and remained on the premises over an hour. Finally they decamped, taking with them a clock, an aneroid barometer, the money,
took for silver, and all the cutlery they two eruetatands which they probably isn could lay hands upon. The bottles in the eruet-stands were left behind. Nothing appears to have been stolen, and the many bottles of champagne, ce.' and preserved sats were left intact. There was a good Chinese dog belonging to a village close by, which paid a visit to the Hotel premises and appears to have barked at the thieves, for they wounded the poor creature, inflicting a terrible cash on its left hind leg which severed themuscles and rendere! the limb usel The dog appears to have run all over the place to escape, and the direc tion it took was easily traced from the large quantity of blood.on the pier, and in the road. 'The walls of the dining room were red with blood from the wounded but when our reporter went to early on Saturday, the room' had been cleaned up and the marks obliterated.
Tt appears that when the thieves were binding the boy, one of his brothers managed to escape, and hid himeelf in a corner. After the thieves left, ho came out of his hiding place and unbound the others, A man was then sent to Shanghai tack, and about 3am., a natly conveyed the in telling hongkew Station. Inctor Fowler with all the Inspectors and foreign policemen, all armed, immodiately took carriages and proceeded to the Hotel, having first informed the Captain Superintendent. Of course by this time the robbers had made off, a0 finding every Uhingquiot, they returned tothe settlement and had the wounded bamboo men to St. Luke's Hospital. The rob behind them part of the handle of ing iron and a Chinese pipe cas rector Mack and the native detec ners have the case i 0 trying to work up clues, and Captain Superintendent went down to the Hotel at 11 a.m, on Saturday for the pure pose of maki i ho Propeistur of the Hotel
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