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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1928.
ILFORD ELECTION.
Conservatives Retain Seat.
THE LIBERAL VOTE.
CHINESE ABROAD.
Non-Registrations In Britain.
POLICE ACTIVE.
Mr. Lloyd George Points Out It Was Orientals Suspected Of Smuggling
Nearly Doubled.
London, Yesterday. The Ilford by-election, caused by the death of Sir Frederick Wise, resulted as follow- Sir George Hamilton
(Conservative)
Mr. A. S. Comyns Carr,
K.C. (Liberal)
Of Goods..
London, Yesterday.
POLISH INTRIGUE.
56 Persons On Trial At Vilna.
SOVIET ACTIVITIES.
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Four ex-Members Of Diet Included.
Warsaw, Yesterday.
The police are visiting Chinese The trial has begun at Vilna of quarters in various ports of the 56 persons alleged to belong to United Kingdom in connection the White Ruthenian Communist with the question of alien regis-Organisation and charged with 18,269 tration. Many Chinese enter the indulging in activities calculated country and engage in various to overthrow the political and so- 13,621 activities without registering cial order in Poland and to detach C. R. Degruchy (Labour) 8,922 under the Aliens Act, and it is territories from the eastern pro- --Reuter. feared that some of them may be vinces of Poland for the benefit| This was the 39th by-election employed in the illicit smuggling of Soviet Russia. since the General Election, and of goods into the country. the gains and losses up to now are:-
Conservatives one gain, nine
losses.
Labour seven gains, one loss. Liberals three gains, two losses. The only Conservative gain was, the Combined Universities at the expense of the Liberals, and the
Some of the accused, are' also The Home Office has instructed charged with espionage on behalf the police to ascertain what proof a foreign power while others portion of Orientals in the coun- are charged in connection with try could reasonably be suspected the murder of a police constable. of engaging in illicit trade.- Reuter,
The accused include four ex- members of the Diet, and the charges fill 58 pages together with 36, volumes of documents, while 600 witnesses have been
only Labourite loss was North- JANUARY WEATHER. summoned.---Reuter. Southwark to the Liberals.
Including Ilford, the Conserva- tives have retained 21 seats, the Labourites five and the Liberals two.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST
· TEMPERATURE.
OBSERVATORY RETURNS. The lowest temperature officially
DISCHARGED.
KNITTING FACTORY
EX-PARTNER.
Mr. Lloyd George, interviewed, said the Liberal poll had nearly doubled and Labour had remained recorded in January in Hong Kong stationary, although the working was 46 degrees Farenheit, this be class population had increased.
It was useless to scoff at a the month. The highest was 77, ing the minimum on the last day of Liberal revival after Ilford's re-the maximum on the 28th. markable result.
Conservative
The greatest difference between headquarters
Sit Kam-kong who was last thought the result very satisfac-maximum and minimum for one
day was on the 29th; the day pre-week remanded by Major C. Will- tory as Sir G. Hamilton had no ceding was also one of extremes as son on a charge of larceny by a local connections like his pre the following will show:- decessor.Reuter.
BATTERY DINNER,
FORMERLY THE ARTILLERY COMPANY.
www
VOLUNTEERS MEET.
Formerly the Artillery Company
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE.
servant of $3,000, the property of Max. Min. Range. the Kam Sing Knitting Factory,
77.0 64.1 12.9 64.2 49.4 14.8
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was yesterday discharged by the 29th
Magistrate, when Mr. M. K. Lo, As compared with the average who prosecuted on behalf of Au for forty years (1884-1929), how Cheuk-fan, managing partner of ever, January WAB not a cold the knitting factory, stated that month. The following mean tem- he did not have sufficient evid- peratures are quoted by the Obser- ence to proceed with the charge. vatory.
AT THE Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios Max. Mean Min. was for the defence.
of the Hong Kong Volunteers-now Jan. 1928 mean ..65.9 61.6 57.8
It may be remembered that 1884-1923 64.4 59.8 56.1 when the case first came before known, as The Battery, H.K.V.D.C. the annual dinner of this unit
Other Figures.
IF
took place at Volunteer Head- Other figures make interesting the Court, Mr. Lo said he wished
quarters last night.
reading.
Members of the Battery, together with their friends, numbering in all about sixty, sat down to an excel- lent repast in the course of which Jan. 1928 speeches were made by Captain 1884-1923 Martin (O.C. of the Battery), Lt.-
Cloudi- Sun-
ness shine Rain (per cent.) (hrs.) (ins.) 98.7 1.880
82
Col. Robinson, C. O. Hong Kong ary was as follows:- Singapore Brigade, R.A., Lt.-
to secure his Worship's guidance in the matter as he disliked to bring a case to Court on insuf- ficient evidence.
According to Mr. Lo, the accus- 62 149.6 1.293 ed and two other men thought of. Rainfall registered during Janu- entering into a partnership in connection with the knitting fac- inches. days tory. The accused was unable to Col. L. G. Bird, Commandant, Botanical Gardens... 2.17
12 raise his share of the capital, H.K.V.D.C., and Major C. Willson, Mount Kellett...... 1.25 8 however, and dropped out of the O.B.E.
Taipo Police Station. 1.19 3 partnership:
other two The guests Included H.A. officers. Lowest barometer reading (at agreed to give him the post of and Capt. Martin referred with mean, sea level)-29.871 inches at accountant in the factory.
One day about two years ago, appreciation to the interest many 4 p.. on the 16th.
anemo-
The
of them had taken in the Battery Maximum squall velocity (record-during the absence of the manag and to
ing partner from the office, the Dines-Baxendeli the assistance given ined by training mombera. He ex-graph)-47 miles per hour at 11.25 accused was alleged to have pressed the pleasure it had given p.m. on the 7th.
also
all members to realise that the change of name from the Artillery Company to the Battery had re- ceived official sanction. He also mentioned that application had been made to the C.R.A. for affiliation with the Royal Artillery in Hong Kong and hoped that official per- mission, would shortly be forth- coming.
Q.C.O.B.A.
8TH ANNUAL MEETING HELD.
MEMBERS HONOURED.
taken the key of the safe and opening it removed the $3,000. After that the accused left the office and was not seen again until his arrest recently.
The Office Boy.
Mr. Lo explained that the only person who saw the accused take the money from the safe was an office boy who had since, died at the Kwong Wah Hospital. There Lt. Col. Robinson, on behalf of
Sir Robert Ho Tung (the first pre-fore the only evidence that could R.A. officers present, thanked the sident) and Mr. George Grimble be produced against the accused Battery for their hospitality and (who has been president for the last was that of the managing part- anid that. what assistance three years) were elected honorary ner who could say that the $3,000
been given, had been members
of the Queen's College was in the safe when he left the given willingly. Referring to the Old Boys' Association at the eighth office, and when he came back he camp at Tal Lam, he hoped that the annual meeting held yesterday. The found that the safe had been in- Battery would add still
more to honour was conferred on them interfered with and the $3,000 was their numbers to make the gun recognition of services to the Asso- missing.
Another piece of evidence:
had
| teams even more efficient units. ciation.
Lt. Col. Bird, in the course of
:
Mr. Grimble relinquished the post against the accused, according to his tribute to the excellent work of of president because he is due for Mr. Lo, was a letter which he was the Battery, reminded them that Home Jeave, Mr. A. II. Crook alleged to have written from the the first Volunteer unit in Hong (Headmaster), on behalf of the country to the managing partner Kong had been
an Artillery unit Association and the College, wished suggesting that the business be and It was not until some years him a pleasant holiday.
later that infantry and machine
gun sections were added."
An enjoyable evening closed with musical items,"
SMALL FIRE.
Officials were elected as follow: President: Mr. Lee. Hysan. Vice-President: Mr. H. K. Hung (Hung Hing-kam);
Hon. Secretory: Mr. C. G. Ander
Eori.
Hon. Treasurer: Mr. Chow Ping
sold and the $3,000 deducted from the proceeds. .་ :
Major Willson's opinion was that a great deal depends on whe ther or not the accused, was a partner in the firm.
Mr.. Lo said that he would be able to produce the two partners The Kowloon fire brigade re-un.
to prove that the accused was not ceived a call at 11.40 yesterday Committee: Messrs. Fang Ting- a partner of the firm, but when morning to a small fire which oc- yau, F. M, el Arcull, Cheung King the case was again called yester curred at No. 18, Canton Road, pak, Chiu Ho-ping, C. Chos, S. M. day afternoon, Mr. Lo after a con- second floor. The engines arriv- Churn, J. F. Grose, Ho Kwong, Ho sultation in Chambers, made ap ed in quick time and soon had the Loung, Ho Sal-cheong, Fung Iu-plication for the accused's dis- fire extinguished. The total dam- cheung, Lo Man-hin, A. G. Suffiad, charge." age is known to be valued $5; as Tee Ching-fong, W. Kay ST
only one banknotes, two mO8- quitoes nets were destroyed The cause of the outbreak is traced to the fact that the child- ren were playing with lighted paper.
STO-DAY'S DOLLAR. VA
The clearing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 2/0.8/16
Guatemala appears to be recover- ing from the, business depression that prevailed during the latter part of 1928 due to a short coffee crop.
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