Evening star., 1919-01-12
The Scroll of
.WOVenSilVer

ful patients whom he has relieved of
sickness and disease. The most highly
priced of them all is the one which
hangs directly over the mantel and
bears the inscription in golden char
Acters:
He gives his skill and wisdom
TO save the lives of men.
1t is a painting on silk, by one of
the famous old artists of the early
days, and consists of a Chinese land
scape, with a venerable white-bearded
figure In the foreground and water
Tall and cloudy mountains in the back.
Just how 1t came to be presented to
the doctor and just how his skill once
curious and interesting of the many
Experiences he has had in his eastern
life.
The Hongkong Daily Press Of a
tss date not So many years ago ned
Cident in the Colony"
I'VE are sorry to have to record the
killing Of a British seaman by some
3f the mourners in funeral party
yesterday. All the particulars are not
yet at hand. but. as far as can be as
Sertained at present. 1t seems that
Hugh Mclean, an able-bodied seaman
pf II. M. collier Ben Lomond. attempt
ed to cross the funeral procession of
WI CotCCihC0 SIliACh &uIs On 11Oy
llate compradore of the Ming Po Rice
Company, and, stumbling against tho
barriers of one Of the banners, was
knocked down and beaten or choked
to death before he could be rescued.
The 1inriksha coolie who was pull
Ing him escaped and gave the alarm,
And all the parties concerned were
Apprehended by the police. who are
giving the case their careful investi-
cation. Such unfortunate occurrences
mara i,1 " dov
6f the white mans residence here.
but it has been many years since any
thing 80 serious has happened to dts
turb our usual friendly relations with
on investigation 1t will be found that
there was some misapprehension on
the part of the funeral party and that
there was really no intention on their
part of inflicting fatal injuries"
'Well, Brownlow," said Inspector
Wallace to his assistant, the follow
ing evening, as they were going over
the caste at headquarters, "what have
we got so far? You see, it's little
different from merchant vessel: this
GERS and sailors on the station are all
stirred UP about it and swear they'll
have justice done and all that sort Of
thing
"Yes. old Collins. the skipper, stop
ped me on Queens road this morning
murders he had ever heard of, and.
In his opinion, they ought to hang
Che whole funeral gang as he called
them.'
''what did you get out of the riksha
man? / suppose, s usual, he was so
scared he wouldn't say a word?'
mo. sir, he calmed down all right
after we assured him they weren't GO
Ing to harm him and gave us the story
all straight. 1t was just this way:
with gongs and firecrackers and all
that sort of thing, and about twenty
coolies were carrying the big long
life box with old TAX Hoy in it, when
they reached the cross-road down be-
yond the Happy Valley. Mclean had
the island on a kind of spree and he
turned up there Just as the chaps
carrying the silk banner in front of
the coffin got there; and. as he cried.
Get across quick. John the cooliee
Of course they bumped into each
other and then the trouble began.
the riksha upset and the banner fell
down and then the procession all
stopped and they piled on top. Of the
sorts Of curses at him--you know how
superstitious they are about cross
ing funeral--and then, not content
with that. they rammed sand down
his throat and choked him to death.
Now that's the plain truth of 1t. sir.
don't suppose they really intended to
kill him. but when they get wild and
excited like that they're as bad as
the Malays running amuck. and they
don't stop to think Of the conse-
4uences"
."can you find out exactly who did
the choking?"
"You see. sir, we've questioned close
~ the box-bearers and they all agree
land this ts the strangest part Of 1t
an, sir--that It was old TAX Hoy's
own son. 1t seems he's kind Of half
w!tted chap, that's only been down
here from the Ming Pc country
short time"
II suppose he felt It his duty to
Ayenge the insult to his dead father,
didn't he? That seems to be tho Chi
1hese idea"
s"That's what they all think. sir"
'IHave the natives been able to get
him yet?"
,'They're out after him now. sir. 1t
Aeems the old women Of the family
will have him surely before morning"
!. ''See that he's closely locked up
when they bring him In. and don't
let any OF his family or friends see
him on any account"
"Right you are. SIR" answered the
faithful Brownlow.
4.
The Scroll of Woven Silver which
had been carried at the funeral OF TAX