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No. 19,771 HEMI HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1926.
GALLANT CATCH.
THIEF OF LADY'S BAG 'GETS: DESERTS.
CAPTOR COMPLIMENTED.
GREEK MUTINY.
SMALL TOWN OCCUPIED BY REBELS.
SPEEDY SURRENDER.
(Reuter's Service.)
A smart piece of work, un- doubtedly, commented Major C. Wilson tercond Police Magistrate).
Athens, April 9. this morning, when, Mr. F. Schaepel,.
An official statement anys that of the Eastern Extension Tele- graph Co.. related how, by anti-Majors. Bakirdi, Karakoufn, and jeitating the thief's blah of escape.Zetas led the mutiny of a smalt The caught a man who had snatch-aumber of oops who occupied in the Gulf of | Tarly's Bondhur: The scoundrel | Karabournu, got six months" hard labour and Salonien.. Been strokes. of the birch, there being no previous conviction.
Karabournu was surounded. The fleet was ordered to proceed
Far the prosecution, Sub-Inspee-In Salonicu.
for R. 6 Watt told His Worship Subsequently it was annoinesd
TRIAD SOCIETIES?
GOVERNMENT QUARTERS
RAIDED....
INSIGNIA FOUND.
Police ruids yesterday and the day before have resulted in the discovery of paraphernalia, such as red and black flags and huge candles, alleged to be connected with Triad Societies:
Altogether eight men are custody.
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DRUG FIENDS.
ACTRESS & LADY HARRISTER'
AS VICTIMS.
LATEST PARIS SENSATION.
(Reuter's Servico.).
QUIET MARKET.
WEEKLY REVIEW OF LOCAL SHARES.
PRICES WELL MAINTAINED.
Messrs. Moxon, and Taylor's weekly share report stutes:
Paris, April 9,
We have had a quiet market during the week under review but The determined efforts of the there has been very little pressure Paris Police to obliterate the in-o sell and prices generally have increasing illegal traffe in drugs been well maintained.
have resulted in numerous ar rests recently.
out
The Arst ruid was carried at No. 89. Peek Street, and the second at the Sanitary coolies club in West Point..
Most of those concerned are said to be Hoklos, and a number
nected with Government depart- ments.
As an instance an arrest has been made in connection with the denth yesterday of the wel known actress, Vanda Sylvano, who WES found dead Courbevoie (a residential suburb.
of heroin with a indy barrister stretched senseless alongside her.
A few transactions have taken. place for May and June but the for Shanghai market la firm with ward market is still very restricted. buyers prevailing.
The following are the principali alteration since last week:
that three ladies were standing that the matineers had surrendered, of them are believed to be con of Faris) following an overdose medrum of considerabla Business
Boutside Messrs. Jardine, Matheson
& Co. Luk on the Des Voeux Read side), talking under the verandah, when, accused strið up From behind and wrenched a hand bag from Mrs. Lim. The jerk was snch that the strap was severed, the strap remaining in Mrs. Lim's
hand.
liw Bon
Wires Buzzing.
Athens, later.
A batch of identification cards and other insignia may lead to interesting developments.
The wires were set Buzzing with military and anal orders all over the country on receips of the news. of the outbreak at midnight.
Trocpe from Athens immediate y entrained for Saionica. Other garrisons were instructed to be prepared:
The thief bolted up the lane be
Musdrs,
Jardine's and
The fleet sailed at Ave o'clock in Laidlaw? less Whideaway, chased by a gentleman who had the morning with orders to shol witnessed the act fiaid the inspeethe insurgents if necessary,
tor) and the pursuit led into Queen's Road Central and Chia Bang Street.
As accused had pleaded guilty, no evidence was called.
All the malcontents surrendered!
at 11:45 am. The ringleaders were despatched to Athens for court- martial
In reply to the Beneh, Meinsurgents did not exceed 400 off
Aceauling to one report it Schnepel said that he anticipated cers. the thief would turn by Madame is declared that the movement was Flint's into Fedder Street.
not aimed at the Government but therefore did not follow direct, Let the head of the army
went the other way to round him A Agbually the man was caught in Chiu Lung Street (after running Balong Queen's Road) and Mr. Schnepel was of the opinion that trying to back into necipe was De Vieux Fond again. Aa Mr. Schnepel was about to make his capture, a Chinese who turned out
11
The bar was recovered t
mentioned.
נו
SILK STOCKINGS,
ALLEGED THIEF IN MESSRS POWELL'S..
11
A LADY'S SUSPICIONS..
Six pairs of ladies' silk stock- ings, valued at $6.50 a pair, form-
NVAS
A communique says that theed the subject matter of a charge before Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy this morning.
Chinese youth when * charged with the theft of the Wittiama good from Mesars, Powell, Ltd.
Mr. W. A. Eustace, Managing| Director.
the gave evidence to effect that one of accused's duties was to take away shoes for altera- tions or repairs.
i Salonien.
"
Elusive Leader.
• London. April 9. The Greek censorship "hus pre- vented an accurate appraisement of the "situation which, however, is
Because of previous losses of reflected in the latest mails anti-goods alleged to be accessible to cipating excitement on the occasion accused, the lady assistant (Mrs. | of the Presidential election, alleg-Stainfield) had suspected him:
Other arrests involve a news.. vendor, who was seen, slipping small packets in the folds of his newspapers. The packets were found to contain cocaine.
Two Corsicans at Marseilles were found in possession of three pounds of opium, whilst a man who was arrested in connection with the death of a girl from an overdose of morphine, cut his throat rather than face the charge.
OIL DISASTERS.
EXPLOSION CAUSES A
COLLISION..
DUTCH BOAT SİNKS
(Reuter's American Service,
New York, April 9.
Hanks-Have again been the
and a good many shares have changed hands.
Unions Have been in good de- mand and have come to business at $285.
Canton Insurances and Hongkong Fires-Are wanted at quotations.
Hotels-Eased off" little and fair number of shares have changed. hands closing with buyers at $101.10.
*
steady
with
Electrics-Are boyers at 368
Trame-After" easing off close. firmer with buyers at $24% but few if any sellers..
China Sugars: Have come to business at $22 and mere shares are wanted.
China LightsAre steady with buyers at $21 for the Combined shares..
at
Steamboats Are wanted 325 but few if any sellers..
Lande:-Have beer a quiet shares shave market and few changed hands.
Humphreys Have risen to a buying rate of $15 without attract. ing sellers."
Cements Are quiet with sellers fat $16%..
"
Wharves-After coming to busi ness at $132 are rather easier with sélters at $131.
more or less neglected during the
week.
to be a detective) joined inating that M. Plastiras, who was the On Thursday afternoon, he car-
An explosion occurred in a leader of the revolution in 1922 and ried a parcel which did not look Standard Oil tankar hd Hongkong Bocks-Have been the kik**
st year, wath was expelled from like, shoes This parcel was open-were repairmg the vessel in dry Sentence was passed as above the country, clandestinely recrossed said Mr. Eustace, and the dock. At least are were killed and
ad the frontier and crediting him stockings were found inside. He 47 injured. with engineering a seditious mure-
Star Ferries Are rather easier New Orleans, April 9. ment at the end of March.
The authorities to determine the casualties
are attempting and could be obtained at $63.
Dairy Farms:-Have been more c1 explosions yesterday or less neglected.
London Quotations of the 8th aboard three vessels at Mississippi.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
OFFICIAL NOTICES IN THE
GAZETTE."
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NOTICE OF DIVIDEND.
Ro Chong Pat-hing. of No. 6. Merder Street, 2nd floor, silk mer-į chant, a first and final dividend of) |$12.00 per cent. has been dechired
in the above matter.
The dividend may be received
at the Official Receiver's Office, on Monday, between the hours of 10) la.m. and 4 p.m. and on any aubse- j
quent day during office hours.
Bankruptcy Notice.
Re the Hing Loong Firm (debt- or), and ex parte The Hip Kat
was called and accused "admitted making up the parcel, but main
a message from Athers, antrined that he did not know how Wednesday announced that the
the stockings got inside the Government had offered a reward
{wrapper. of half a million drachmae. for the arrest of Plastiras but apparently
the latter has lived up to his re- putation for elusivenėsa.
A FAILURE.
LABOURITES OPINION OF
· PROHIBITION.
FAVOURS THE RICH.
(Reuters American Service)
Washington, April 9.. Labourite witnesses at the Pro-
ferendum would show that
series
in 1
A search was then made of First reports indicated that there instant-Banks. £125, Indos Defer- place frequented by accused and, were
over twenty fatalities in red £5 108., Shells, £1 113. 8d. All It was alleged, other stockings addition to the explosion on
the middle prices.
Exchange-Demand were found. Altogether about oil tanker already mentioned. The
rute on
eighteen pairs had been missed explosión: caused a collision be-London is, 2, 1/16, and T/T on
from their proper place.
andi
the tanker
Mr. J. A. Gardon Leask, whatween the Dutch steamer "Siivante" Shanghai is Ths. 76.
Next Settlement Day is Tuesday,. Thomas W. had just been instructed to de-Wheeler." "
April 27. fend, then applied for a remand,
Thirty-five out of the "Silvanus's" which was granted till Tuesday,crew of fifty are reported miss- bail being fixed at $100.
ing After drifting afire for eleven miles the "Silvanus" ennk...
DOGS ORDINANCE.
NEW REGULATIONS IN THE GAZETTE.
Chinese Perish.
New Orleans, April 9.
IN THE GAZETTE.
His Excellency the Governor Fifteen of the Silvanus'y érew has appointed under section 2 of have been brought in. One China the German Missions Trustees Or- man who was badly burned, sniddinance, 1923, Ordinance No. 9 of the Silvanus, with a cargo of 1923; the Rev. Herbert Richmond
the collision.
-
the
Firm (creditor), a first and final hibition enquiry pronounced the dividend is intended to be declared law a failure because it favoured
The following regulations were in the matter of the Hing Loong the rich at the expense of the poor
made by the Governor in Council Firm, of No. 3. Lyndhurst Ter-
They predicted that a national re-under section 6. of the Doggi benzine, was nearly bisected by Wells to be one of the German |
Later she collided Missions Trustees, owing to Ordinance, 1893, Ordinance No with a bank, thrown back in the absence from the Colony of the race, adjudicated bankrupt on
Rev. Thomas William Pearce, Creditors who majority of the people desired 5 of 1893, on Thursday:-- March 20, 1926.
stream, carried off by the current, 1. The regulation made by the and burned to the water's edge.
10.R.E.. LL.D. have not proved their debts by change.
Governor in Council under section May 10, will be excluded.
Only "twelve out of 35 Chinese 6 of the Dogs' Ordinance, 1898, on on board, were powerful enough June 18, 1925, and published on to dive and remain under water page 158 of the Regulations of until they passed the burning of Hongkong, 1844-1925, under the The others who jumped perished. heading "Stray dogs at night" All stripped before diving. shall be suspended from April 12 until further notice.
DENTAL REGISTER.
CORRECTED LIST PUBLISHED
IN "GAZETTE."
BAGDAD MENACED.
TIGRIS BANKS BREACHED BY FLOODS.
- ROYAL PALACE EVACUATED.
(Reuter's Service.)
The following corrected copy of the Dental Register is published in the Government "Gazette" in) accordance with the provisions of
Bagdad, April 9. Ordinance No. 16 of 1914;-
The safety of Bagdad is threaten- Dental Surgeons: - Mehdyed by unprecedented floods, Edward Asger, Cyril Herbert The banks of the Tigris have Burton, Arthur de Carvalho, been breached near the Royal Chaun Moon-hung, Frederick Palace, which has been evacuated. Howard Kew, Irvin Whiteley Kew,It is now surrounded by u fiercely Charles Emmet Lynott, George flowing torrent. William McKean, Joseph Whittle- sey Noble, Norihisa Shimokawa, Allan Wright Shovelton, Frederick" Thompson..
A MEAN TRICK?
Exempted Persons: Cheng A brick was thrown at an assist- Wing-lew, Paul Rees Daugherty, ant foreman of the Netherlands Harry Fong, Ralph Ekin Gill, Harbour Works (Quarry Bay) at Kong Tat-yuen, Matthew Connor | 4a.m. yesterday while he was asleep Lasher, Lau lu-taun, Lau Pak-wai, in the coolle quarters. Pun U-tung, Hilmar Florenz An Injury to the left side of his Sommers, Leslie Osborn Spillane, head required treatment in hospi- Tam Ha-fong, Tang Yuk, Herbert To, James Dennis White, Wong Jee-luny Tashio Yamasaki, Yeo Kwok-chue, Yeung Shiu-chun
The victim cannot say who his Assailant was,
His Majesty the King has not It is ordered that the provisions bean advised to exercise his power of the Rents Ordinance, 1922, or disallowance with respect to Ordinance No. 14 of 1922, shall Ordinance No. 12 of 1925 to not apply in the case of the authorise the appropriation of a domestic tenement known as supplementary sum of $2,702, King Edward Hotel, standing on 794.16 to defray the charges of Section A of Inland Lot No. 1724. the year 1924.
2. The regulation made, by the Governor in Council under section 6 of the Dogs' Ordinance, 1893, on. April 1, 1926, and published in the "Gazette" of the same date
WAR DEBTS.
His Excellerey the Governor has made the following appoint- ment under the provisions of the Hongkong Volunteer Regulations, 1920-**
Captain George Edward Svin- ton, M.C., 1st Battalion, The East Regiment, to be Adjutant, with effect from April 7, and until further notice:
His Excellency the Governor has appointed, provisionally and subject to His Majesty's pleasure,
as Notification No. 174 shall apply FRENCH MINISTER'S TRIP" To the Hon. Mr. Archibald Orr Lang
only to the Island of Hongkong, Kowloon, and New Kowloon.
Another Dog Bite; / Only one case of a dog bite was reported yesterday.
A messenger of No. 62, Pottinger Street, was walking along Brond- "wood Road last night when a black and white canine bit him. He went straight to hospital, but he could not say to whom the dog belonged
VARSITY THEFT.
"Portable And Records Stolen.
A portable typewriter and twenty records (of Chinese music) have been stolen from Eliot Hall at the University,
Mr. Mak Kam-chan, a student, whose room is No. 68, reported to the Police that the articles ware miered adme time between 2 pm... and 8 pm on Thursday,
LONDON.
to be an Unofficial Member of the Executive Council during the absence from the Colony of the
with effect from April 7,
AWAITS AMERICAN MAILT Hon. Mr. Percy Hobson Holyoak,"
(Reuter's Service.)
Paris, April 9,
Following 1 Cabinet meeting.
M Peret, Minister of Finance,
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