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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1928.
THE G. P. O. ANNUAL MALMGREN'S LONELY
STATEMENT.
DEATH.
SIGNS OF PROGRESS. HIS LAST REQUEST.
MARRIANO AND ZAPPEI ON WIND-SWEPT ICEBERG,
FURTHER DETAILS,
BIG INCREASE IN SAVINGS' BANK DEPOSITS.
WIRELESS LICENCES.
The
London, Yesterday.
Moscow, Yesterday.
THE KELLOGG
PACT. *
GERMANY AGREES. IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS IN BERLIN.
PACT & OTHER AGREEMENTS
Postmaster-General Sir
Berlin, Yesterday. The "Krassin" reached the William Mitchell Thomson, speak-"Italia's" walking party at 6.40 this notified the United States' Am- The German Government has ing in the House of Commons, on morning. Professor Malmgren died bassador of their readiness to the vote for his Department, said a month ago, but Zappi was well sign Mr. Kellogg's Multilateral that Government securities though Marlano had a frozen leg. Anti-War Pact. held by savings bank investors Notwithstanding that they had had increased during the year by eaten nothing for thirteen days. Fromageot (France) and Herr Sir Cecil Hurst (Britain), M. over £6,000,000 to £201,000,000. Mariano and Zappi were in good The amount of savings bank de-spirits and full of courage.
Gauff (Germany) have been con- posits had increased by nearly The "Krassin," afterwards pro-ferring in Berlin on various points two millions to a total of over ceeded in the direction of Lleut. affecting agreements which have £284,000,000.
Viglier's party, who are twenty reached Geneva and had also dis- He mentioned that the wire-miles away. Chuknovsky had ask-cussed the Kellogg's Pact.-Reu- less telephony and broadcasting ed the "Krassin" to give the first st-ter. experiments with outlying parts tention to the Malmgren party, of the Empire were still in pro-carriage. gress and said that the number of wireless licence holders, in Great Britain had increased by later set off to repair his under- 211,000 or over nine per cent, dur- ing last year.-British Wireless: Service.
NEW ORDINANCES.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
MEETING.
SUPPLEMENTARY VOTES.
Four bills passed their second! and third reading, without amend- ment, in the Legislative Counell yesterday and became law. These
were:-
An Ordinance to amend the Distress for Rent Ordinance, 1883.
whose condition was serious. He
i
The Rescue.
Rome, Yesterday,
SERIOUS CHARGES.
SIX CHINESE BEFORE THE
MAGISTRATE.
An official "communique" states
ARMED ROBBERY. that the "Citta di Milano" has re- established wireless communica-tral Magistracy yesterday after- There was a sequel, at the Cen- tion with the Viglieri party, and noon, to the recent armed robbery also with the "Krassin," which has on the premises of the Cheung Tuen reported that, after sighting the Chinese medicine firm, No. 84, Des. Malmgren party, Chuknovaky dam-Voeux-road West, second floor. aged his machine in landing near Sir Chinese were charged before Cape Platen.
Major C. Willson, O.B.E., with There were five persons aboard having been implicated in the crime, the plane, which managed to reach The charge against four of the ac- the const. They have a long wave-cused was armed robbery, whilst length wireless set and provisions the other two were indicted as for a fortnight,
accessories before the fact, and in possession of firearms. The aixth addition had to answer a count of
man also had
A third charge
The "Krassin" is proceeding to wards the two parties. She is now
An Ordinance to amend the twelve miles from the Malmgren against him of receiving stolen
Dentistry Ordinance, 1914.
An Ordinance to amend the Re- gistration of United Kingdom Patents "Ordinance, 1925, and to make certain provisions with re- gard to letters patent granted under the Patents" Ordinance,
party and forty-two miles from Lieut. Viglierl.
Further Details,"
property.
All six accused who were not re- presented by solicitors pleaded "not guilty."
The first witness for the prosecu- ton was Ng Yul-pul, a foki of the Cheung Yuen firm. According to early morning of June 30. At him the robbery occurred on the about 7.30 am., whilst the witness
Moscow, Yesterday. According to the Tass Agency cor- respondent, which is on board the "Krassin," a small iceberg with a man standing and another prostrate An Ordinance to authorise the was sighted by the "Krassin" at 5 Appropriation of a Supplement-p.m. at the spot indicated by was going into the kitchen to make
1892.
Ary Sum of $387,699.33 to defray Tchukhnevsky." the Charges of the year 1927.
CONGRATULATIONS.
Considerable efforts were made before Mariño and Zappi were
Speaking on behalf of the unoff-taken aboard at seven o'clock. clai members when the second rend-
tea, the door bell rang.
Rush With Revolver. Witness asked who was there, and
a man at the door said he was look- The rescued declared that Maiming for Ah, Suen, and on being ing of the last-named had been gren fractured his hand when the admitted, he rushed into the room moved and seconded, the Hon. Dr. "Italia" crashed and that subae-holding a revolver in front Kotewall said:-I beg to tender the quently both of his leg were frozen.
of him. He Was followed by a Government our congratulations on At his own request he was left near second man, who kept a watchful the satisfactory financial condition Broch LIsland.
eye over the fokis while they were of the Colony in 1927. The fact
Mariano and Zappi remained on the first man. being trussed that they have been able to turn an
up and gagged by After an interval, estimated deficit of $1,300,000 into the iceberg, which was driven by two other robbers
also appeared Their health is satis-in the flat, and a an actual surplus of half a million the wind.
Bearch dollars is evidence of the care and factory-Reuter.
made for money and valuables. skill exercised by them in the ad-
Disappointed. ministration of the Colony's fin-
Was
In the course of his evidence, the
ances. As to the various items in tain increase in existing pensions witness made a statement to the the Appropriation Account, they and in the calculation of future effect that apparently the robbers have received the consideration of pensions, but the increase will not had expected to find a large sum the Finance Committee and have be so great as might be imagined of money, because they asked the been adopted by this Council, and because a temporary increase of accountant where a sum amounting we have no comment to offer on 26 per cent, has been made during to $18,000, which had been taken the Bill
recent years and that increase of into the premises the day before, TWO NEW BILLS.
26 per cent. will cease when this was kept. When the accountant Two bills were read a first time. Present Bill becomes law.
told the intruders that the money These were:-
had already been paid over to an- other shop, they appeared to be dia-
THOSE PRESENT. ·
An Ordinance to amend fur- The meeting was held in the appointed. ther the Companies Ordinance, Sanitary Board room in the Post 1911 (the object being to reduce Office building. the annual China Companies' fee comprised:- from 4 cents to 1 cent per $100
For the remainder of the time The attendance that the gunmen were in the flat
they moved restlessly in and out
of pald-up capital in the case of the Government (the Hon. Mr.{left. private companies substantially w. T. Southorn, C.MG.),
H.E. the Officer Administering of each cubicle, and eventually
all the shares in which are beldi
by a parent company. An Ordinance to
230 p.m. Widows and Orphans' Pension Or
amend the
2.30 p.m.
BIGGER PENSIONS.
dinance, 1908.
5 p.m.
Pres. Adams
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6 p.m.
In moving the first reading of the latter, the Hon. Sir Henry
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Before doing this, they! again gagged their victims, and Colonel R. B. Skinner, O.B.E., threw a bed quilt over them? R.E
The same evening, witness was (Omcer Commanding the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., while he was on the Canton boat South China Command),
taken to the waterfront by the police to look for the robbers, and| C.B.E. (Colonial Secretary); A
wharf, news was received that K.C. two men had been arrested on the Tung On Wharf in connection with the same affair, ・・・
Hon. Sir Henry Pollack, (acting Attorney General),
Pollock said:-As hon.. members Hon. Mr. C. McI. Messer, O.B.E., will see from the Objects and Ren- (Colonial Treasurer),
sons, this Bill has been introduced
Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, C.B.E.,
on instructions received from the (Director of Public Works), out the first, second, third and
Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G. The tables which are-contained in (Captain-Superintendent of Police), the schedule to the Ordinance of 1908 are all worked out on the alx tary for Chinese Affairs),
Hon, Mr. R. A. C. North (Secre-
LL.D.,
per cent. basis, that is to say, on Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotowall, C.M.G., the basis that.contributions are earning Interest at the rate of six per cent. By this Bill new tables are introduced which assume a rate of eight per cent. on the contribu tions made, and these new tables are substituted for the present tables in Schedule A.
Hon. Mr AC, Hynes. Hon Mr G. S. Mackle. Hon. Mr B. D. F. Belth. Mr. H. R. Butters (Deputy Clerk of Councilo).
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Two daya afterwards, at ani, Identification parade held at the Central Police Station, he picked fourth defendants as being the gunmen whom he saw in the flat.
The case was adjourned after firm had been taken: evidence from other fokis of the
ร
Deoghar, Yesterday-The case, in which twenty youths, mostly Bengalis, are charged with cons King and the possession of Brearms, piracy to wage war against the
has ended. Twelve of the accused, Section 2 of this Ordinance pro-
of whom eleven were Bengalis and Vides that all-future pensions shall The Finance Committee of the one a Punjabi, were sentenced to be calcalated on the basis of the Council met subsequently, Nine rigorous imprisonment for terms new tables and that all existing votes amounting to $69,250 to sup- ranging from three years to seven pensions shall be re-calculated on plement the Colony's expenditure years. The others were acquitted. that basiaThis will mean a cer during 1928 were approved:
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