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"DEVIL'S WORK."
A CHINESE FITTER IN TROUBLE.
THEFTS FROM DOCK CO.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1927.
EGYPT'S REPLY,
SPECIFIC POINTS SKATED OVER.
NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE,
Rugby, June 7.
VALEDICTORY.
DEPARTURE OF MR. F. A. W. FISHER
A LINK WITH THE PAST.
A link with the Colony's early
The law is not concerned with things supernatural, as a Chinese
The Egyptian Government's days will be severed with the defendant found to his east at the reply to the Note in which the Bri-departure on the "Suwa. Maru” Kowloon Mugistracy this morning. tish Government last week express of Mr. F. A. W. Fisher who first In answer to the charge of unlaw-ed a desire for an agreed settlement arrived in China in 1885 with ful possession of tools stated to be of the various outstanding ques- the Navy and who, prior to tak the property of the Hong Kong and tions relating to the Egyptian Army ing up work with the R.S.P.C.A. Whampoa Dock Company, with has been carefully considered in
whom he was employed as a fitter, London where it was received dur here, had served with the Dock- defendant and that they were his ing the week-end.
yard Police, acted as Supreme property.
While the reply reflects the con- Court bailiff and qualified for The Magistrate: Then how dociliatory tone of the British Note work with the Sanitary Board, you account for the fact that the and expresses in general terms a retiring from the position of initials of the Dock Company are stood to lack definiteness on cer-1920 and taking up R.S.P.C.A. desire for co-operation, it is under-Senior Sanitary Inspector in tuin specific points. Elucidation is work whilst on pension, being sought in this, respect and
Q one of the drills?
Mr. Fisher came out to China
A titter went through the Court when the defendant, in reply, ad- mitted that he had taken a chisel conversations are continuing in as a lad with the "Wild Swan" from the Dock but minintained that | Cairo.-British Wireless Service. the drills were his own, attributing|
the presence of the initials on the drill to "Devil's work".
The Magistrate: You will get in into trouble if you use those ex- |pressions here, You haven't just arrived from the back of Kwangai, have you?
Defendant: Yes.
The Magistrate: And that is why you have been working in the Dock Company and were seen trying to sell these tools to a' marine hawker. You are convicted out of your own mouth.
It was stated, on behalf of the Dock Company, that a number of Lools had been missing recently, and defendant, against whom. there was
revious conviction for larceny, was sentenced to ten weeks hard Jabour, the tools to be handed back to the Dock Company.
POLICE DESERTER,
was
FOUR OFFENCES IN SIX WEEKS.
Earlier News.
Cairo, June 7.
and was afterwards transferred to H.M.S. "Victor Emmanuel", and in the days shortly after There are pessimistic rumours leaving the Navy took charge for connection with the Anglo-a time of the a.s. "Perseverance"
HANDBAG SNATCHED.
Lady Robbed in Wyndham Street.
on the Macao run. In addition to the positions held by Mr. Fisher locally after the failure of the owners of the "Persever- ance," was that of storeman at Taikoo Docks.
During the War, Mr. Fisher, actd as Musketry Inspector and Inspector to the H.K. Police Re- serve, for which he was granted a special Police medal. He was also commended on two
occa-
Mrs. Rodger D. Arnold living at Miller House, No. 13, Cameron Rond, reported to the police yes- terday that at 7 p.m., on June 3. while she was buying flowers insions for excellent work, once Wyndham Street, a Chinese came during the typhoon of 1906 and up from behind and snatched her again for services at the race- leather handbag containing courge fire of 1918. money and other articles worth $40. The thief escaped.
Mr. Fisher had held various positions of trust in connection with Catholic institutions here, including the treasurership of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Egyptian dispute over the Egy and took. an active part in the tian army and the Egyptian reply
The good wishes of many
to the British Note handed to Lord founding of the Civil Service Lloyd on the 3rd the terms of Club and in the activities of which have not been divulged, but the Boxing Association. Mr. according to the Egyptian Press Fisher's favourite recreation was A Chinese named Yau Hai Lord Lloyd. regards the reply as bowls and in 1922 he held the
charged before Major inacceptable. Willson this morning with _hav-diators failed to reconcile the Re- The "Alahram" adds that the Me-
Championship of the Craigen- ing deserted from the Folice sidenes and the Egyptian Gover friends will go with Mr. Fisher
gower Cricket Club.
after enlisting for a period of tish delay in replying to the Egyp-on his retirement to his home in Force on September 26, 1926, ment and asserts that the Bri- Suisang. Java Arrow, Haiching, Empress of Russia, Kashmir,
five years. He pleaded "guilty." tinn Note was due to Taima, President Pierce, President Monroe, President Jackson, Ton- Sparrow, A.S.P., accused desert further friendly note, but in any
the fact Horton, Gloucestershire. According to Mr. W. le Bart that Britain is considering kin, Talamba, Forthos, Bessa, Machaon, D'Artagnan, Kingyuan, Hong-ed after serving six weeks as event the journal declares that the ther to send an ultimatum or 'n peng. Menad Maru, Taikwa Maru, Benvannoch, Soochow.
recruit. During the six weeks Egyptian Government will main- accused was reported four times. tain its attitude, relying on At the time of his disertion support of Parliament.-Reuter, accused had been recommended for dismissal.
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COLONY'S HEALTH. NOTIFIABLE DISEASE LAST
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Last week's return of notifiable disease in the Colony.
Colony.com prised:
Small-pox: 6 Chinese cases, all from the city registration dis-
ed several times, and said he was of the Chinese who escaped from trict deaths during the week. afraid that he would be sent to police custody while being con- Diphtheria: 2 Chinese cases prison the next time he got into Veyed in a bus from Aberdeen to from the city (1 imported). trouble. He also feared that if the Central Magistracy, Mr. Enteric fever, (typhoid): 7 he went to jail he would be as-C: A. S. Russ appeared before cases from the city, 2 from Kow- saulted by the prisoners there! Mr. R. E Lindsell yesterday loon, total 9 (of which 8 were
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Beven days in which to enter an. fiued a bus conductor employed Dentist, woman living at No. 8 Laicheeing would have to be taken by assaulting Police yuen, Kowloon City, yesterday Mr. Forrest.. attacked another female inmate
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in a report to the police, states Mr. L.A. Gutierrez said he that two weeks ago, he entrusted boarded the bus to go to the Club a servant boy with, two suits of de Recreio. Accused told him clothes worth $150 to take to the the bus was not going that way Engineers, & steam laundry, The boy has been and returned witness' fare: AR since dismissed and he is alleged witness was about to alight he to have taken delivery of the lost his balance and seized the clothing. He has not been seen accused's arm to steady himself. Accused stopped the bus and seizing witness by the arm pro- ceeded to abuse him. Then Ser- geant Jessop arrived.,
A 70-year-old messenger of the 2.30 Education Department was yes 2.30 p.m. terday removed to the hospital since.
suffering from a fractured thigh as the result of a fall on the 8.30 a.m. polished passage way.
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SLEEPING MAN'S FALL
Mr. and Mrs R. R Roxburgh, OFFICER'S RING STOLEN.
As the result of a tall from the Mr. WNicoll Buyers and Miss M. cockloft while asleep, a Chinese Andrews were among the passen living at No. 31 Jervois Street, gers who sailed from Hong Kong Lieut. Elliott of the Queen's ground floor, fractured his skuli yasterday on the "Porthos" for Regiment, Lyemun Barracks, re- and died before help could be Shanghal. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. ports that some time on the after-secured. The body was removed Pereira were bound on the same noon of June 2 a gold ring worth by the police to the public mor, ship for Yokohama, $40 was stolen from his quartuary ters
A 6-year-old Chinese boy Road yesterday with an open um
Walking on the Kowloon City suffered injuries to his head prella a Chinese youth was thrown when he was knocked down by heavily in the side channel whes Kia umbrella was hit by a passing
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