HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1921.
KWANGTUNG MINING.
ANOTHER CONCESSION,
LOAN BY MR. C. E. RICHARDSON.
DARING ARMED ROBBERY.
FLAT RANSACKED.
INMATES BOUND AND GAGGED.
SMART POLICE CAPTURES,
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NAVIGATION TO-DAY.
SAFETY IN WIRELESS.
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WILL OFFICERS HE REQUIRED.
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The Canton Times publishes the text of an agreement made "on October 25, 1918, between Charles
Philadelphia, Nov. 20.-Admirał Edward Richardson of Hongkong,
W. H. Bullard, Director of Naval merchant of the first part, the Mili-
The alarm of robbers having been Communications, in a paper read tary Governor of the Province of raised in Cuttle Fish Lane, West before the Frinklin Institute here, Kwangtung, China, of the second Point, at one o'clock this morning, said wireless telegraphy is making part, the Commissioner of Finance of Inspector Willis with a strong navigation simple and safe. There
to the the Province of Kwangtung, of the Rosse proceeded
scene will be a time," he said, third part, and the Commissioner of j of the excitement where he ships will be without chronometers Foreign Affairs of the Province of entered the second floor of a house and will be in constant wireless Kwangtung, of the fourth part. in which all the inmates had been touch with New York until they In consideration of a loan of one bound and gagged and huddled to reach the British channel. This is hundred thousand dollars (Hongkong gether in a small cubicle. According not a dream; it is near at hand. Currency) made by Mr. Richardson to the mistress of the house, she was "By means of the radio compass for the general purpose of the awakened about 12.20 by the door a ship can get her bearings when peaceful administration of the prov-
of the flat being burst open. Before she calls for it anywhere along the incial Government," the whole of the she could give the alarm, five men coast of the United States. revenue and income of that Depart armed with revolvers and daggers instrument has already saved ships ment of the Mining Bureau of entered, and after rendering the which were headed straight for the Kwangtung covering the district of inmates helpless ransacked the house, shore... Haifung, Lukfung, Waiying and breaking open every box and steal Heungshan was pledged and hy-ing clothing, jewellery, and money pothecated to the lender as security to the total value of $961. The for its repayment.
In addition, the Military Governor the floor below after the robbers had and Commissioner of Finance agreed left.
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The depth of water under the ship can now be accurately deter mined by the hydrophone, which alarm was raised by the inmates of works on the reflection from the ocean bottom of the sound of the ship's propeller. By this device shallow water can be avoided, and even the proximity of icebergs detected. Ships also can municate with each other by under- water waves rent out by oscillators.
to grant to Mr. »Richardson
In pursuit of the robbers Inspector the right. to search for, prospect and Willis, accompanied by some Chinese work (in accordance with the mining detectives, rushed to the first floor of laws and regulations of China as an empty house in an adjacent street existing at the present time) all and there found three men, two of mires, metals and minerals which whom were so taken by surprise mɛy hereafter. be discovered that they were handcuffed before or opened in проп
under they could offer any resistance... any public or government land in The other man drew a revolver, any part of the province of Kwang. but before he could use it, one tung except in the case of those of the detectives knocked it out mines, metals and minerals which of his hand. Still refusing to have already been discovered or open-surrender, the man rushed to the ed or worked by other people prior verandah and climbed over to the to Mr. Richardson's application for house the same."
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A next door.
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Hurricanes can be detected by sensitive radio telephones, and even the general direction of storms is felt on wireless receiving apparatns. The time is now sent broadcast by coastal stations, and by the time given for certain longitudes the ship can tell its location. Weather warnings and location of wrecks, derelicts and icebergs are given out."-(Reuter.)
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followed him over and caught The Canton Times makes the him hiding under a bed. following comment on the agreement, This man was found to be wearing. Mu Yung-hsien and Yang Wing-three silk coats, which formed part tai did not scruple about giving the of the booty. Later, a visit was paid SHAKESPEARE INDECENT! same concession to two different to another house in the vicinity parties. In 1918, they borrowed and the other two men were $100,000 from a Mr. Richardson, an arrested" with the remainder of the American, and in consideration of stolen property in their possession. this personal accommodation, they The jewellery was found hidden in magnanimously gave him the prior their shoes. These men were BAD EFFECT ON TOWN'S REPUTATION, right to develop mining interests on also removed to the station and government and public locked up. Two loaded revolvers, land throughout the province."one pistol and four daggers were Later on, in April, 1920, for found on the captured men anethor personal accommodation of gags, wire and ropes were also found,
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$100,000 another contract was enter-
ed into with a British Syndicate! represented by Major Louis Cassel ane Shun Pak-ming, which virtually gave this British Syndicate a mont opoly of the coal mining rights in the whole province of Kwangtung. It would be interesting to know whether Major Cassel knew of Mr. Richardson's contract. Apparently he did not. But Mu Yung-hsien and Yang Wing-'ai must have known of it for they were parties to it.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVALS.
Some
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Per s.s. "Haiching." yesterday :-Mrs Phillipe and Mr Puhlovski
Swiss stage of excessive prudery, nor Nobody would accuse the French-
have British playwrights much to learn from it in the way of Pur
itanism. Yet an English play is the first to arouse the wrath of the Swiss censor.
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A few nights ago, says the Lucerne correspondent of the Daily Mail, a Geneva company · produced. at Lausanne M. Guy de Pourtales's translation of Shakespeare's "Measure? for Measure.”
The next day the manager of the Per 5.5.Manila Maru," yesterday theatre received a message from the Mr and Mrs J. E. Beard, Miss A. LChief of Police intimating that be Beard, Mr A. H. Baker, Miss M. f. Davis and Mr E. W. Fote. ·
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had many complaints from the public protesting against the pornographic Beginning to-morrow, Chefalo
tendency of the play. In-future such and Palermo, whose successful season • The police yesterday recovered indecent spectacles, which could only at the Theatre Royal closes to-night, from the harbour at Kowloon Bay, have, a bad effect upon the fair will appear for a few performances at the remains of a Chinese woman,reputation of the town must not be the New Victoria Theatre. There will aged about 35 years. From the ap-tolerated. be performances Sunday, Monday, pearance of the body, the unfortunate Tuesday, and Wednesday rights, I woman is thought to have met her with a matinee on Wednesday. Few death under very suspicious circum- entertainments that Hongkong bas stances. The body has been removed
A Chinese child which upset
had in many years have proved as to the public mortuary for identifica a pot of boiling congee about popular as that given by these two tion, while the police are making a fortnight ago has died from the distinguished performers.
enquiries.
"scaids.