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"HONG KONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1928.
COMPRADORE AND KIDNAPPERS
SAVED BY POLICE
DETAINED IN CHAINS FOR FIVE DAYS
DEMAND FOR $300,000
Shanghai, Nov. 1.
Mr. Woo Faung-poo, wealthy com-
TERRIBLE FOREST THE MOTOR SHOW AT
CONFLAGRATION
IN POLAND
10 PERSONS KILLED AND 4 INCINERATED
MANY INJURED
Warsaw, Yesterday.
Ten persons were killed, including
OLYMPIA
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OPENED BY JIX"
BRITAIN'S BIG HOLD ON CYCLE MARKET'
ASIA & AFRICA SALES
London, Yesterday. Sir. William Joynson Hicks, the pradore of the Mitsui Bussan Kai-four who were incinerated, while Home Secretary, opened the Cycle aha, who
carried off by many others were seriously, injured and Motor Car Cycle show at Olym kidnappers in Thibet Road Jast in a fire in the Rozanka forest, on Thursday, has been released after the eastern borderlands of Poland, spending five days in captivity. Reuter.
WAS
Mr. Won, who is more than 50 years
of age, was held up by several arm-
ed men in Thibet Road and spirited SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA
Away. He was held in captivity
1
for five days during which time his FROM AUSTRALIA TO LONDON kidnappers commenced negotiations
with his relatives for his release. The sum of $300,000 was originally demanded as the price of his free- dom but this sum was aubsequent- ly reduced to $30,000.
AND BACK
FIRST STAGE COMMITTEES
Sydney, Yesterday. Captain Hurley and Flying Off Woo's release came about in oer Moir, who are flying from Aus- Attracted by a shout tralia to London and back, and hope for assistance, a Chinese constable to make the outward trip in twelve
this way.
pia to-day.
He said the motor cycle industry
was one of the few bright spots in
British trade at present. In 1925,!
Britain exported 46.600 motor cycles
in 1927, 52,800 and in the first nine months of this year just under 50,000.
1
In regard to what were termed "push bicycles," we exported in 1925 276,000, in 1927 283,000 and, so far this year, 248,500.
Production was consistently going
motor cycles and 800,000 pedal cycles
on duty in Annam Road on Mondays, took off from Wyndham for up, and this year at least 120,000 day rushed to the aid of an old Java yesterday. Chinese who was trying to break They are flying a monoplane, the would be made. away from the grip of a young "Spirit of Australia," equipped with | Imports were negligible, which man. On seeing the constable, a 220 hp engine, and the sister showed how the British cycle indus- the latter took to flight but his plane. of Lindberg's Atlantic ma- dominated. All over Aala and Afrka the native races were taking pursuer raised the alarm which resulted in the man's arrest. by
to the push bicycle, another constable in the neighbour- hood.
A Rald
At the Louza police station, the old man was found to be the missing broker. He told the police that his assailant was one
of the abductors who was taking
chine-Reuter. ⠀⠀
“WHITE PIGEON "
WOMAN SENT TO JAIL FOR TWO MONTHS
THE MAGISTRATE'S VIEWS
With a baby in her arms and cry-i
The market was there by the hun- dred million. He suggesed more and more organisation of these markets, which would not only be profitable to cycle manufacturers but would give more employment to the work- ers of the midlands.
The show provides a remarkable
him to another place of concealing bitterly, a Chinese woman ap- example of the tremendous strides ment as the gang were apprehen-
Bive of the police being told of peared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, made by the motor-cycle Industry. the former hiding place. Woo, it this morning, charged with "ying At one extreme are motor cycles
the white pigeon."
costing £200, superb in mechanical was 'atated, was completely ter- rorized on the day of his abduction-
According to the evidence of the engineering and design and guar- and even talked with his captors complainant, who, was living at No. nteed to travel at 100 miles an hour. while they passed at least two, 60 Connaught-road, West, 4th floor, At the other extreme is a machine policemen in Thibet Rond... the girl, 12 years of age, was sold to costing £20 only, but a very fine one From information given by the her for $160 by the defendant even at that figure. In between are prisoner on Tuesday, the police through the medium of a "profes.. machines adapted to all tastes and carried out a raid on 409 Hardcon sional go-between" called Sam Koo purses.British Wireless Service. Road where they arrested a girl on Oct. 18.
who later admitted that she was After staying in the house for the sweetheart of the prisoner, ten days, the girl disappeared and and was working in the house as was later identified on the street by¦ an amah. Detective - Sergeant a fok of the complainant. The
Leaders at Leave
FRENCH POLITICS
M. HERRIOT AVERTS A
CRISIS
On Monday, the 12th inst, the G.P.O. will be open from 8 a.m. to noon, the Kowloon Branch Post Office from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and. the Branch Post Offices at Wanchai, Sheungwan, Saiyingpun, Yau-Hutton, of Yangtazepoo Police girl was traced to a house at No. mati and Shamshuipo 8' am to 9 n.m. only.
station, also Identified the male, 240 Tai Nam-street, Shamshuipo, RADICAĻ SOCIALIST CONGRESS prisoner as a former cook. In the where the defendant was living. employ of the police.
The defendant denied the charge,
Angers, Yesterday. but was sentenced on evidence to: After M. Herriot had counselled No further arrests were made two months' hard labour.
very careful deliberation in con- by the police during the raid but
The Magistrate observed to com- sequence of the motion demanding several constables were detailed to plainant that she deserved to lose the denunciation and therefore the watch the place. When another the money as she had not made any downfall of the Poincaré: Govern- alleged member of turned up at the address yester- tion.
gang Investigation prior to the transacment, the Radical Socialist Con- day morning, he was taken into He was stated to have eustody. gone to the house to relieve the watch kept on the captive by a confederate. Later, another mald servant of the gang was arrested. Three leaders of the gang are believed to be still at large.
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An interesting programme has of a definite reparations system.
The whole affair came to light been arranged for a concert to be held
A motion was also passed con-
in the Provisional Court yester. at the Helena May Insitute next gratulating M. Herriot on his day when Woo declared that he Thursday night, the 8th inst. rigidly lay attitude. Reuter. was held in chains during his en- M. Bonenfant will contribute Han- The Government's Position tire capitivity. The case was re- del's "Largetto" and A. Lladow's
Paris, Yesterday, manded. A small child, who was "Prelude" on the 'cello, Mrs. A. M. The position of M. Poincare's stated to have been used as a docoy Bowes-Smith will sing Franck's "La Government was not to endangered by the gang, was ordered by the Procession" and Weckerlin's "Deux as might appear from the Radical court to be handed over to the Door Bergerettes," Mme, Bonenfant will Socialist Congress at Angers which, of Hope until its parents are locat-play Rachmaninoff's "Elegie" and theoretically, ordered. Its members. Granados' "Two Spanish Dances" on 'of the Cabinet to dictate terms to the plane. M. Bonenfant's contri- M. Poincare.. RUMANIA'S CRISIS button will be Boellmann's Sonata Urgent problems are ahead, such for Plano and. 'Gello (a) Maestoso-as the Budget, Reparations, Rhine- PEASANTS' PARTY OFFER TO Allegro con fuoco, (b) Andante and land and Debts, which require firm
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A
M. TITULESCO
Bucharest, Yesterday.
~PIRITED_romance and laughs galore in this splendid pic- ture with the inimitable Bebe as a fighting Spanish Caballero !
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Lighthouse" evangelist from Los the Angers' fire-enters will probably the Party leaders to whom it has a campaign for
who has announced hesitate before plunging the country Dentist,
the "conver recommended the formation of a sion" of England, claims a small into the political maelstrom which Coalition Government, Maniu, leader of the Peasantscording to her own story, when she
but M. connection with the Far East. A would follow M. Poincare's down- Party, states that he has told the was 17 a young evangelistan ex- Council that his Party is prepared boilermaker named Semple "upset" BYRD'S EXPEDITION to take sole responsibility for the her. control of affairs.
After he bad left the town
fall-Reuter.
SCOTT
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sho wrote to him. He came back, TRIBUTE TO SHACKLETON AND In the meantime, the Council has and they were married when she summoned
Titulesco, the was 18. Soon after he went out to Rumanian Minister, from London. China as, a missionary, and sho It is anticipated that he will be went with him in two years he offered the Foreign Secretaryship, died in a Hong Kong hospital. She -Reuter
went home with a baby. She next Commander Byrd and the 'prin- married Harold McPherson, a whole- cipal members of his Antarctic ex- aale grocery salesman. They had a pedition have arrived here on board son. In 1921 the marriage was die the whaler "G. A. Larsen." solved on the ground of incompati bility.
NICARAGUA
LIBERAL GENERAL ELECTED PRESIDENT
Managua, Yesterday,
The Liberal: General Moncada, has boon elected President of Nicaragua [by a majority of 10,000,--Renter's
American Service,Be
Wellington, Yesterday,
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