Thermometer in the open air in situation in the English Settlement, 1908, Tur death is reported from Hongkong of Mr. Guy Blood, " popular architect who had good prospects successful career. He arrived in Hong-nated kong six years igo and entered the service of Mesars. Palmer and Turner. Mr. Blood was thirty-three years of Fahr. Thermometer Rainfall. 576, and held a lieutenantey in the Max. in inches, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
Hong: kong papers express great regret at loss of an extremely popular citizen.
Tux death is reported at Kobe of Captain Murray, a retired pilot residing there, who shot himself with Det. Sgt. Roche stated that a raid wax made on complainant's house in December last by several men, one of who lived in the neighbourhood and wax recognized by the complainants, The accused did vot return to his house, and was not seen again until arrested on Tuesday. Wong Won-rie, Tsang Wong-sve and another witness gave evidence to this effect, but their allegations were denied by the accused, who stated that he went into the country to work about the time the raid took place. An application was granted for " remand for farther inquries.
Ar about 7 p.m. on Saturday as tram-car 59 was proceeding along the Bubbling Well Road and when opposite the Race Course it collided with a brougham. The brougham lost two wheels and was badly damaged. Although the tram bell was rang in time to give the brougham sufficient warning it did not get off the track in time. Fortanately no one was injured. This was the fourth mishap of the day, for between 9.40 and 10.40 am. two collisions occurred. In the first, cars Nos. 4, 46 and 8 were concerned, the first mentioned being ran into from Uchind by 48 and 8 at the Garden Bridge. In the second car 8 was ran into at the corner of Nanking Rosd and the Bund, and later on—at about the|3 o'clock in the afternoon—there was "stoppage on Garden Bridge owing to the life-guard of a car breaking. None of the cars was seriously damaged by any of the mishaps.
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