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was presumably referring to his criminal career in Europe which
on:
lars worth of glass and other Fok Chung-yuen, charged with WANTED BY POLICE, more or less brittle ware in a few the alleged fraud of $110,000 from minutes. Tramway car windows the Bank of Canton in 1928, was were demolished; "hot-houses again before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at were smashed and other build- the Central Magistracy this morn ings shared a similar fate. And ing, when the hearing of the case all on a Shanghai Summer's day! was Axed for 11.15. on Tuesday by then has become known to the On another occasion, in summer, morning next..
Saigon authorities. Shanghai's splondid. Bund was
Only 80 years of age, Moynier almost totally wrecked by what | Fines totalling $4,500 were im- had already served four terms of was either a "tornado" or some- posed by Mr. R. E. Lindsell this imprisonment in France thing very much akin to it. Prac-morning, in two opium cases. The charges of cheating and forgery. tically all the trees were uprooted, defendants, a Chinese woman and a According to the Saigon paper he structures more or less strong man, both claimed that they had escaped from a French prison were levelled with the ground, been engaged by some other per- once before while undergoing a dozens of yachts and other small sons to carry the parcels of opium-short term sentence. The Saigon craft were actually aground on They undertook the jobs not know paper states that soon after his the jetties and other parts of the ing what the contents of the par- arrival in that port, unpleasant Bund while a fairly large steamer cela wera. The woman who had 20 rumours followed him from was afterwards seen to be resting taels of the drug in her possession Djibouti, a French settlement in partly in the "muddy Whangpoo" in Connaught-road Central was Africa. He was obviously deter- and partly in the public park, fined $1,500 or four months. A mined to give himself a good near the Astor House Hotel. | fine of $3,000 was imposed on the start, but arrived wearing the Evidently, Shanghai's "Model man with the alternative of six coveted decoration of the Che- Settlement" is occasionally as months' jall · for the unlawful valher de Legion d'Honneur. It trying a place as any other, in-possession in Connaught-road West was for this forgery that he re- cluding Hong Kong, so far as of 45 taels of iicit opium. weather vagaries are concerned.
ceived this five-year-sentence. Ho obtained introductions to the best circles but it was not long before ugly rumours began to be circul-
A notice regarding the control of HYDE PARK “ECHO.”ated about him, and these grad-
water in the, rider main districts west of Eastern-atreet appears in this issue.
:
The master of the s.s. "Hosang," which arrived from Singapore yes- terday, reports that a Chinese female deck passenger, aged 76, died of "senite decay."
TWO REPORTS ON THE SAVIDGE-MONEY INCIDENT.
pally took shape in the form of a charge that he was wearing forged decorations;
When questioned he said he was wearing it by a decree of February
SCOTLAND YARD'S METHODS. 15, 1925. He was unable to pro-
duce documentary evidence.
ESCAPE FROM HOSPITAL. London, Yesterday.
Moynier showed his resentment With regard to the Savidge tri- bunals, two findings presented to against the sentence by refusing to take any food. He became ill and A Chinese was taken to the the Home Secretary consist of a Government Civil. Hospital, after majority report, signed by the was transferred to the prisoners being knocked down by a motor chairman, Sir John Eldon Bankes Hospital and later to another hos
pital. public vehicle No. 452, on Con- and Mr. Withers M.P., and a mix-
In some way It became known naught road West, yesterday after ority report by Mr. Lees Smith that Moyniet was planning to es-
noon.
For towing five lighters through the southern entrance of the Yaumati typhoon shelter at 6 p.m.
on the 6th, the master of the steam launch "Perla" was fined $5, or 6 days', imprisonment.
One death from exaphthalmic, (goitre) was reported on board the 8.8. "Anking" which arrived from Singaporu yesterday. A deck pas: senger jumped overboard on the 6th instant, and was drowned.
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation has declared
M.P.
It
It is reliably learnt that the capo and the Chief Medical Officer had decided to request his removal Majority report unqualifiedly to the Military Hospital, when cepts the police witnesses' account Moynier brought off his coup. One Scotland Yard. All the officials are guards were, to be changed, a of Miss Savidge's interrogation at
evening, a few minutes before the In the gen-friend arrived with a parcel. entirely exculpated. eral view, in the report, it appears was n suit of civilian clothing, they acted throughout in accord-
Calmly shaving off his board. ance with established precedent.
The minority report rejects the Moynier slipped into his, suit and police version on disputed matters
Discharged. and censures the police.
At Singapore he was dischargeď. gests that many matters in the ad- as the extendition documents were ministration of the police urgently
not in order, demand grave attention.-Reuter.
It sug
an interim dividend of 23 per share H.K. BANK LOSS. for the half-year ended June 809 last, at the rate of 28. 0%d, per SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. H. R dollar. Details are given in the advertising columns.
We must confess that we are | somewhat surprised at the com- plete character of the wholesale robbery by the retreating Feng tienese, for though we were well. aware that Chang Tao-lin and his officers never hesitated to regard the Peking-Manchurian Railway, lock, stock and barrel, as their own, still we were under the im- pression that with their with- drawal from the capital they would be content to leave to their victorious rivals the direction of Chihli's railway. It seems, how ever, that they have trundled off to their Manchurian provinces no less than 6,000 railway trucks and 300 locomotives, which, as Mr. Looker says, is practically half of the rolling stock not only of the comparatively flourishing Peking-Mukden Railway but of certain other railway north of the Yangtsže.
„Obviously this flagrant piece of brigandage cannot be allowed to GEDGE.-On June 10, in London, remain unprotested, and it is to
Nell, the beloved wife of be hoped that the British Govern-Chinese Lodge, the Theosophical Herbert Johnson Gedge, forment will protest to the new, merly of Hong Kong.
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Government without the slightest hesitation and in such a way that Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 11, 1928. will cause them to conclude that,
BRITISH CAPITAL IN CHINESE RAILWAYS.
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The mistress of a cargo boat was fined $10 or 10 days hard labour by Commander J. B. Newill, D.S.0., RN, at the Marine Court this
Two more free night schools for boys, under the name of Tung Ying Free Schools, were opened on Monday evening at 29, D'Agullar- street and 56, Hollywood-road by the Educational Department of the
Society.
NORTHEY.
A MALARIA. VICTIM.
walked out.
· CHANGES · HANDS.
THE "ECONOMIST"S" NEW OWNERS.
court.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
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London, Yesterday. The sale of the weekly journal Ipoh, July 4.
the "Economist," hitherto owned by The local European community trustees for the daughters of its has been shocked by the news of the founder, has been approved by the boat to the s.s. "Hanoi," whilst she Northey, Ipoh agent of the Hong morning for fastening her cargo death last night of Mr. H. I.
was under way on the 10th.
The new owners, are the newly- Kong Bank, in Batu Gajah Hospital, whither he was removed on Monday formed Financial Newspaper Pro- week suffering from malaria, He Prietors. Limited, which will ac- was progressing well but there was guire a controlling interest, in the Financial News" and the "Journal sudden heart failure yesterday.
Mr. Northey, who was about 8 of Commerce," both of which are years of age, came from Amoy in daily newspapers of old standing. The Economist" has been one of February."
the foremost financial journals for over 80 years and the new pro- prietors have, with a view to main- talning its traditional character;. agreed to appoint a board of in- dependent trustees empowered with the right to veto the appointment or dismissal of any future editor of the journal, while the editor alone will control its policy. The plan closely resembles that which some
Before, Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy this morning, a Chinese was charged with having been concerned in a piracy on board
junk in February,, 1926. The Magistrate ordered a week's formal remand, and remarked that 'owing to pressure of work in his Court, the case would probably have to be
heard by the second Magistrate,
He leaves a wife and mother in Londoh..
The funeral takes place at Batu Gajah to-day.
BRITISH TROOPS.
6,000 IN THE RHINE AREA.
-London, Yesterday.
if they are to be regarded as hav- ing the honour of China in their keeping, they had much better act other honourable nations
In reply to a question the Rt. years ago was adopted by the pro- Hon. Sir L. Worthington-Evans prietors of the Times" and "was Mr. H. W. Looker who, as is would act when confronted with
said the strength of the British more recently followed by the pro- such a matter. Sir Austen Cham- well-known, was formerly of
the troops in the Rhine area, exclud-prietors of the prominent weekly berlain does not appear hopeful of A robbery took place on Hong Kong where he practised
satisfactory results until a Prays in Kennedy Town at noon ing a small detachment in the political Journal, the "Spectator." successfully. for many years as a
yesterday, near Beach-street, when Saar district, was approximately British Wireless Service. unified China is an accomplished four men attacked a Chinese named 6,000 on July 1. solicitor, has done well to em-
No reduction in their numbers fact; and as the Nationallats Po Ming, relieving him of $190 in
was contemplated phasise in the House of Commons now claim that their efforts in Hong Kong bank notes and a gold
at pre- sent. Answering a further ring worth $10. The victim re-
to fulfl
BATHER'S LOSS.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
OF $200,
the flagrant piece of unmitigated that direction are quickly being slated and knocked one of the rob./question he said he thought such tienese troops in their recent re-tions with these realisations must alleged to have been implicated, treaty obligations. British Wire- Mr. Wong Kwai, living at No. 2, robbery committed by the Feng-realised, obviously their obliga bers to the ground. Two men, a force was necessary treat from Peking. Mr. Looker now be impressed upon them. It were arrested, but the booty has not less. is probably better qualified than has not, of course, been possible been discovered.
Lower Castle-road, reported to the Shaukiwan police last evening the N.Z. & JAPAN.
loss of $200 at the South China any other member of the House to deal directly with a Chinese When searched in Shun-tung-
Athletic Association's bathing mat- of Commons to discuss British Government for many a day: but street yesterday afternoon, three
COMMERCIAL NEGOTIATIONS shed. He said that he visited the
IN PROGRESS. interests in China, and we are now that the time seems opportaels of oplum were found conceal-
matahed at 0.45 p.m., at the Tsat- tal-mut bench. Before changing to fortunate in having one so well tune, we should not hesitate to who pleaded not guilty" this morn- ed, under the girdle of a Chinese
London, Yesterday. go in for a "dip." he handed two qualified as he is to bring before bring to the Nationalfats--and in ing at the Kowloon Magistracy, It was stated in the House of $100 notes over the deposit counter Members of Parliament the state the most cogent manner tona to possession of unprepared and Commons" that the Government of to an attendant for safe keeping. of affairs in China, so far as they true sase of their position as paid that he was instructed to take Government in Britain Inform ayim, be applied for the return of non-Government oplum. Dafendant New Zealand had kept H. M. When about to leave after his personally concern the British the party that stands for united the opium to a flat in Shantung-ed on the negotiations which his money and was Informed that it
and with a due sense of propor- China,
tion. It is all the more necessary that this should be done at pre-
Shanghai's "Tornado.
البير
BICYCLE TUBES.
-350 STOLEN FROM DUNLOP'S
GODOWN; JE
street by a friend whose address had been for some time had been lost As only two Chin- he did not know. A fine of $75 with in progress with a view to the ex-ese employed at the matshed have the salternative of 2 months impri- change of notes regulating commer- access to the deposit room, the sonment was imposed.
éfal relations between New Zealand police have detained both of them sent, particularly as concerns 80
and Japan. It is understood the for inquiry. serious matter as the vast
What Is described by Reuter's A Chinese who was formerly em- proposed agreements will deal with mount of British capital sunk in Shanghat correspondent as a ployed in the garage of the Hong matters of commerce, customs and railways
Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd navigation, British Wireless Ser- China, for it "tornado" struck the eastern part was this morning charged, before vice. must be impressed upon the Na of the Model Settlement" on Mr. R. E. Lindsell, with the theft tionalist Government that upon Sunday. The news, which reach of a hammer belonging to the gar- RE-DISCOUNT RATE
Mr. A. J. Raptis, in charge of the them as the responsible Governed us on Monday, came a surge, and a apanner belonging to Mr.
Chicago, Yesterday, Dunlop Company's godown at No. ment of the country must rest the prize, as Hong Kong's weather Daker, the garage engineer. When
The Chicago Federal Reservo 28, Praya East, reported to the. onus for such a disgraceful state during the week-end had been the things were missed, another
practically perfect. The north employee was asked to look for Bank has fixed the re-discount Wanchal police yesterday, that some ern port, however, which is fully them. He searched the employees rate at five per cent.-Reuters time between 6 p.m., on Monday 800 miles from here, has not in-quarters and found pawn tickets American Service. frequently weather that differn
of affairs. The Ni Ionalists will
of course repudiate all obliga: tions for the misdeeds of their
erstwhile Manchurian foes, but
very much from what we are se customed to have Some years
as the British Government has in- ago, when Hong Kong was enjoy- variably nintained, It with Inger lovely summer weather, though no doubt having as usual. more
dity than wa able, Shanghai had ́a':
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