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INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT,
Fulling from a window thirty
FIRE PANIC.
Disaster in Montréal Cinema.
OVER SIXTY DEATHS.
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Montreal, Jan. 9. feet above the level of the alley A hundred people are reported tal way at the back of Whiteaway: Pare beho killed in a fire to the | Laidlaw's ́ premises. on Sunday Enurier Theatre-Reuter,
afternoon, a Chinese youth, 17 years
of age. lies in a critical condition at the Tung Wah Hospital.
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Flying Over And Under Storms.
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Rugby, Jas. 9. With the arrival at Delhi'yester-} day of the Air Minister. Sir Samuel Hoare, and his wife, by air liner, n.notable achievement in divil avia "The death roll" in the Lauriertion has been accomplishedi. Palace Cinematograph Theatre fire In Just 63 flying hours they have The incident resulted in the apis,, still uncertain, but it is now be-down 6,300 miles. pengunce before Mr. R. E. Lindsell Reved to be sitxy, mostly boys and They left Croydon aerodrome at at the Central Magistracy bhlagirls apart from a large number of dawn on December 27, and twelve morning of a Sikh watchman, em-injured due to a wild stampede for days after descended, at Delhi at ployed at Messrs. Whitenway's the exits when the alarm was rais-the scheduled minute." store, who faced a charge of assaulted. The fire which broke out in. They could have arrived earlier,, with intent to do grevious bodily the dooring of a balcony ut two but they spent some time sight- 'clock in the afternon, when there seeing and testing the machines in The accused man pleaded "not was an audience of 1,200, was dis-flight with one engine running. kully."
covered by 3 small boy whose The King and many others have Chief Detective Inspecter. Mur-shrieks started the punic,
sent congratulatory messages on the phy, prosecuting on behalf of the The Bre brigade promptly ex-safe accomplishment of the in- Police admitted that the charge had tinguished the fire, and the theate, hugurat trip of the service. been forumed hurriedly in order that which is situated in a working class In dying deposition might be taken. quarter of the city; is comparatives
Fortunately, however, the youthisy undamaged, conditions was not as critical was at fire believed.
Optining the circumstances of the Sikh's arrest, C. D. Murphy said that according to the youth's statement, he met the accused, whom he had known previously in Wanchai, in the lane behind the cinema. Defendant offered to lend the boy a cicycle for the purpose 61 taking a ride and asked the
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Flying Over Volcano." During the journey the Minister and Lady Maud Hoare Hew through The victims are mostly French fall kinds of climates over most of Canadians-Reuter.
the great, capitals of the old world, over most of its great rivers, over mountains 5,000 feet high, over a
PEAK TRAMWAYS.
COMPANY'S NEW ARTICLES CONFIRMED.
volcano, over many thousands of
miles of desert, and over a thousand of miles of ses.
Once they flew at a height of! 0,000 feet to get above a storm, and another time as low as 15 feet tc:
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The travellers received an official reception on reaching Delhi.
ter to accompany him to his quar- EXTRAORDINARY MEETING, get under a storm Ekters. When they, reuched the ac
cused's room, the boy was pushed
New Articles of Association for' The Air, Minister expressed his inside and the door locked.
At the Peak Tramways Co., Ltd. belief that as the service developed cused made certain overtures which approved by a previous meeting-the journey could be done in a week, wene resented and the boy, very were confirmed at an extraordin-and eventually by including night frightened went to the window
ary meeting held at the Hong flights in five days. British Wire- Iwith a view to climbing down into Kong Hotel this morning." lensa Service.
the street. The accused at first Mr. Henry Humphreys (chair- attempted to drag the boy back into man) presided. He was support- room, but finding resistance, deli-ed by the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, berately pushed the boy out of the Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. J. Scott window causing him to fall into Harston, Mr. A. S. Gubbay' (direct the road sustaining serious bodily tors), Mr. G. Rapp (secretary); and internal injuries..
Story of a Burglary. C. b. 1. Murphy added that the defendunt appeared to have pro- ceeded straight to the house of Mr. A. O. Smith, the manager of Messrs. Whiteaway's where he reported) that another burglary had been at temiped. Upen his return to the store the accused was arrested by detectives who had been waiting for him. The police would like the Court to grant a week's remand in police custody.
and Mr. R. A. Wadèson (the com-
pany's solicitor) Shareholders present were Mesars: S. F. Chubb, W. Morley, J. A. Tarrant, D. Wilson, J. H. Brister, J. M. Wong, J. D. Humphreys.
The new Articles are similar to
EXCHANGE
Hauekong. 10th January, 1957.
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11-5. Uroda, month sight - 345
On den and In New York-
the old subject to clerical altera- On Berlin- tions and re-phrasing and to cer- tuin alterations of substance, de- tails of which have been circu-
arised to shareholders.
On demand- Credits, 80 days" sighi 'n Bomky,
Wire On demand
After the secretary had read the convening notice, the chair-Jalous man proposed and Mr. J. H. Bria-
Wire atter seconded that:-
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Defendant said that he not wish to make a statement present, but would like to secure bail.
His Worship: Certainly not. should not consider any bail so long as the boy is in hospital
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Accused was remanded until next. Monday.
COOK HOUSE FIND.
AN OPIUM SMUGGLER'S ·
INGENUITY.
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domini *** "That. the regulations con-04 Singapore- tained in the printed document: submitted to the meeting and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the chairman thereof be approved and adopt-| ed as the Articles of Association of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of all existing Articles thereof."
This was carried unanimous-Thinese Copper Ch ly and the meeting terminated. Bate of Native Interen
Caloses Sub. Coln
18% du. Hongkong Bab. Coin prem.
FREEMASONRY.
OFFICER.
box fixed into the wall of a cook-HONOUR FOR A HONG KONG house," 19 taels of illicit opium, discovered by the Revenue Officer, caused an elderly widow to face Mr. R. E. Lindsell on a charge under the Opium Ordinance at the Central Magistracy this morning,
Defendant pleaded guilty" and his Worship imposed a fine of $2,000 or seven months' im- prisonment.
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.
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News has been received locally Bramela... that at its annual meeting on St. Genes Andrew's Day, in Edinburgh, the Amsterdam Grand Lodge of Scotland confer-Berlin red on Rt. Wor. Bra. Dr. D. R. Stockholm
Copenhagen Black, of Hong Kong, the rank of Honorary Junior Grand Warden. Onla
Ylenus Lord Blythswood, the newly-in-Fran stalled Grand Master Mason of Helsingfors *** Scotland, who succeeds the Earl Madrid......... of Stair, conferred the honour on Lisbon Dr. Black.
.Local members of Lodges un-
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A committee member of the Chui Lap-wui (Licensed Hawk-der the Scottish Constitution will hangbal ers' Guild) strongly denied a warmly congratulate Dr. Black on Bangkong..... charge of attempting to obtain $3 his high honour in the Craft.
Aenent." Kuotchow....
2.30 pm.
by means of threats when brought before Mr. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morning.
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When Tsang Kwan was fined $150 After hearing the complainant or three months hard labour for and another witness, his Worship pcasessing illicit opium, by MF. ordered the defendant to be dis- R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magle- charged adding that the com- tracy this morning it was stated MARINE plainant would pay the defendant that he had only recently completed $6 as compensation for malicious a term of three years' imprisonment for being is possession of coining prosecution.
| machinery,
TO BE BANISHED AGAIN.
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"NINE MEN LOBE, BAIL Banished from the Colony, aix.
Nine opium smokers who fail weeks ago, a Chinese, chargod be- foro Mr. Schofield with returning ed to put in an appearance at the from banishment, was sent to jail Central Magistracy this morning for nine months this morning. At had their ball ($5 each) estreated the completion of his term of im, by Mr. R. E. Lindself who sent prisonment he will again be the tenant of the house to fail for banished from the Colony,
six weeks.
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NOTICE.
ENGINEERS GUILD OF CHINA.. HONG KONG BRANCH,
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING will be held at Guild Office, Sailors Home, West Point on WEDNESDAY, o'clock p.m. 12th JANUARY, 1927, at 5
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