The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-11-30
MARCuTIo.

hoNG hONG, CHlNA, OcC. 10, 1910.
MY DEAN MARCUTIo The recent
stirring events which have happened 10
our usually quiet colony are of such
nature, that many pages Of explanation
as to CAUSES, would not satisfactorily
account for the strange and thrilling
incidents which have so agitated the
public mind. A few FACTS may not be
uninterestlng.
The present Governor of Hong Kong,
HIS EXCELLENCY Pore HENNEssY, G.
b., came here hardened with the faint
of unLOpularity, and since assuming the
reins of government has met with much
dissentlent and Tault- finding opposition,
both from the press and the public.
During his administration a great in
crease in lawlessness and daring crime
has been apparent among the natives of
the lower orders, and frequent burglar.
les and highway robberies with violence
occur.
Finding the lenient policy of the
Governor in no way to impede their
plans, but rather to further them, the
bands Of thieves, smugglers, and gamb-
lers of the Kwang Tung province have
from time to time made descents upon
the unprotected parts of the town, and
often with success and recently, be.
coming emboldened by the reported
abolition of public logging as punish.
ment, they have committed a daring act
in the very center of the town, which
has reused the Indignation of the entire
community against the mild methods OF
correction authorized by the Governor.
On the night of the Gath of Septem-
Der, between l2 and O'Clock, an or
ganized band of 80 or 90 desperadoes,
armed with the native spears and long
pixies, made violent and irresistible
attack on the Cheong Shing goldsmiths
shop, situated in Wing Lok Street, near
the waterside.
Having put out all the street lamps
for several squares around, and dlsaTms
ed and injured the native police in the
vicinity, the marauders placed part OF
their number on guard, and then de-
liberately and forclbly entered the house
marked out for pluuder, by means of
ladders placed against the front, and
which having mounted, they were en-
abled to walk over the zine awning into
the windows OF the room over the store.
Finding only one person here, they
soon "bound him over to keep the
peace" and then placed sentinels to
prevent the firm or members OF the
family from coming down from their
bedrooms. On reaching the store be.
low they found Miners safe contained
the bulk of the prize they stroye for,
and fearlessly attacked it with hammers
and chisels, regardless of the noise, or
the alarm of the awakening sleepers in
the next houses. After half an hours
labor In vain, they gave up that tough
job, aud occupied themselves in collect
ing q few articles OF clothing, some
quicksilver in lasks, and few scraps
Of broken silver, gold,dust, &C., which
was in the wotkingaan's till, and were
about to put into execution the plan OF
incsndiadsm, as fiehdish revenge for
their disappointment, when the sound
of firearms caused them to scatter, and
they broke preciPitately out of the front
doors to find themselves in a shower of
leaden balls with brick bat or two in,
terspersed, which thenow fully aroused
neighbors and European Police were
sending at them.
During their daredevil entrance into
the shop, the guard outside we're cbal.