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CRIME IN 1928
NOT WANTED
MONEY LENDING BUSINESS IN COURT
:
AN INDIAN SCARED
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1929.
COUNCIL MEETING
(Continued from page 1,)
With reference to the paragraph in Mr. Henderson's report to the Hon- ourable Director of Public Works, dat
An Indian named Gurdi Singhed February 20, 1928, in Bessional was this morning produced before Paper No. 4 of 1928 which reads as
M:. E. W. Hamilton on a serious follows:- charge.
Mr. T. Murphy, assistant Director of Criminal Intelligence, appeared for the prosecution, and asked, for!
a week's formal remand, which was granted; his Worship remarking will
P'RAPS --
P'RAPS NOT!
in tramer):
Drunk Man to Fellow-passenger "Did ye see me c-s-coming in?”
Fellow-passenger: "I did."
Drunk Man: "Dae ye ken what I
"The present Waterworks schone of finance is in my opinion out of date and I would propose re- organisation on the lines sug- gested in my reports to you o the subject dated September 21, 1927, and December 13, 1937." the Government lay copies of such it wis me?"
that he would hear the case behind reports upon the table of this Council?! closed doors.
Ball Refused
After the accused had been re- moved to Victoria Jail, Mr. Horace Lo appeared in Court and announced that he was for the defence. He applied for bail.
Mr. Hamilton remarked that it was a very serious caso.
Mr. Lo: I know, but your Wor- ship has power to grant bail.
Mr. Hamilton: Yes, but I am not prepared to give any bail that he can pay!
MOTIONS
Several to be Moved by Official
Member
The Hon. the Colonial Secretary will move a number of motions, four of which are as follow:--
Shing Mun
am?"
Fellow-passenger: "No." Drunk Man: "Then hoo did ye ken
"I hear you have lost all your money in America?"
"Yes, I was fired for being drunk. It took half my fortune to get drunk, and the other half to pay the fine."
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The young couple were having their usual meal-time discussion.
(a) That this Council approves the "What did you think you were construction of the works connected marrying a cook?" she snapped. with the Shing Mun Valley Water Sup- “No," he cried, "and I didn't think
ply Schenie as sit out in Appendix VIt was marrying the world's cham-
(a), Head 1, Sub-Head 1, of the draft
estimates of expenditure for 1930 at pion tin-opener."
an estimated cost of $4,168,509.40.
(b) That this Council approves of
a summ
忧
Jones: "I say, waiter, here's half
Waiter: "Thank you, sir. I sup-
for you?" pose you want me to reserve a table
Mr. Murphy: I must oppose bail for the present, your Worship.
Mr. Lo: I don't know how long sum of $4,158,509.40 being charged to a crown."
of $8,500,000 out of the said the Police want to prepare their the Public Works (1927) Loan, and case. If Mr. Murphy will say that further sanctions the expenditure of he would be ready for a date to be $2,221,876.42 actually incurred up to fixed after the adjournment, I don't December 31, 1928, the expenditure of $1,182,274.19 estimated to be in- curred during the financial year 1929 und the expenditure of $95,849,39 es-
mind.
Mr. Murphy: 1 will say that. Later, whilst Mr. Hamilton was hearing traffic cases, 29 saw an *****920300069599 Indiaa entering one door and getting out at another.
Who is the Man?
His Worship inquired: Who is that man?
Mr. Hamilton: Send him out, 1 won't have him here.
Degrees Temperature, 10 am, to-
day
78 Temperature, 4. păm Traffic Inspector Nicols Ho-is-Humidity, 10 a.m., to-
yesterday money lender, your Worship.
day Humidity, 4 p.m., yes-
terday
$5
.99
76
The Indian did not wait for the Court Sargeant to turn him out, and
peedily made himself scarce!
Mr. Hamilton: Bring him up, I want to speak to him.
Inspector Nicols and two Indian constables went after the man and
overtook him well down Arbuthnot-
while on her way from When the Indian was brought be
Re-
fore him, Mr. Hamilton inquired: "What is your business in my Court?"
The Indian: I want to see a man, your Worship.
S.S. N. Co. This outrage was fol- lowed on May 29 by the piracy of the British steamer S.S. "Tean," which was captured while lying at anchor, in Hoihow Bay. Final- ly, on September 30, the British steamer, s.s. "Anking" was pir-road. ated Singapore to Hong Kong. peated representations to the Chinese authorities at Canton failed to produce any adequate response until after the piracy of the s.s. "Anking," when troops and warships were dispatched to Magistrate: If you have business the Bias Bay neighbourhood. to do you must do it outside. You Since that time troops have been stationed constantly in that area: and Chinese gunboats have main- tained an intermittent patrol of Bias Ray waters; and it has thus become more difficult for pirates to take a captured ship back to their headquarters with any de gree of safety.
Mr. Hamilton: Who and what are you? I am Sapuran Singh, a money lender.
Court.
Only a Spectator
e****5***£*T*$*V**
timated to be incurred during the fin ancial year 1920, which three last mentioned sums amount in all to the aforesaid sum of $3,500,000,
מס $579,150.81
Jones: "No, I don't. I shall come in here in about 10 minutes' time with two ladies, and I want you to tell, me that all the tables are engaged."
Bachelor (in art museum): "I wonder why Victory is represented as a female?"
Married friend: "It's easy to see |you're not a married man.”
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Mistress: Maggie, I think I'll take one of the children to church this morning."
one
Maggie: "Yes, ma'am." Mistress: "Which
do you think would go best with this dress?"
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(e) That this Council approves the expenditure of futher sum of
First inmate of the workhouse: the said Shing Man Yes, and they were good old days, Valley
Water Supply Scheme during and to think it is only twelve months the financial year 1930, which sum since I had one hundred men work- shall be met from a further loan and shil meanwhile be charge as aning for me." advance from the surplus balances of the Colony.
Harbour Developments That this Council approves the ex- penditure of a sum of $419,771.28 on Appendix VI. (a), Head 2, Sub-head Harbour Development as set out in
Second inmate: "Ah well, never mind. Cheer up. You have the whole country working for you now,”
发
**
$
Mike was recounting an accident
1, of the draft Estimates of Expendi- that had befallen him. ture for the year 1980 and authorises "I fell thirty feel from a scaffold- this sum to be charged to the Publicing," he said. Works (1927) Loan, and further sanc-
of the sum
cannot do any money lending in my tions the expenditure out of this sum "Oh!" ejaculated his companion. sins flash through of $103,729,68 actually "Did all your incurred to December 31, 1928, and your mind as you were falling?". of the sum of $18,041.58 estimated "Begorra!" exclaimed Mike, "I to be incurred in the financial year said thirty feet not three miles."
ed.
size!
the
1929.
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*
said, "name
"Jam, sir!” was the sleepy retort.
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+
It then transpired that Sapuran Singh was interested in the Gurdi Singh case, and had come to Court
Kal Tack Aerodrome as a spectator.
(a). That this Council approves th: The lecturer was
addressing the Mr. Hamilton: Oh, you are in-construction of the Kal Tack Aero- terested n the Gurdi Singh case! $1,689,467, exclusive of contributions pounced on a slumbering youth on drome at an estimated total cost of atadents on epidemics. Suddenly he Well, you can go now, he is remand-from His Majesty's Government, as the back row.
set out in Appendix VI. (a), Head 2,
he "Now, Jones," Continuing, his Worship said: "I Sub-head 2, of the draft Estimates of something that spreads." Following the defeat of the have no objection to your coming
Expenditure of the year 1930.
(b) That this Council autherises the Communists in Canton in Decem-into my Court if you can sit still, sum of $1,080.228.74 cut of the said ber, 1927, there was a great de-but you can't run about lending sum of $1,689,467 to be charged to the Public Works (1927) Loan and
First Jew: Well, Mark, how are crease in anti-foreign agitation people money."
sanctions the Sapuran Singh said that he sum of $1,080,228,74 from loan funds bought a Rolls, and I rolls to busi- the expenditure of this you going on, you liar? I have during the year. Anti-Japanese understood, and at the word "Go," during the financial
year 1923. feeling made itself felt in Hong left Court with surprising
(e) That this Council authorises
ness and rolls home. Kong during May, 1928, in the alacrity for a man of his portly
in reapest of this work an advance
Serond Jew: And how are you
form of shop-window breaking and street oratory. This agita- tion was never very strong and rapidly collapsed, During the Wolfe, is signed by Mr. T. Hvoted their attention to the sup- year, the Canton authorities de-
King. As in the case of other re-
turned out," as Mr. Weller would pression of undesirable labour ac-
Shanghai, Yesterday. ports, there is no time in this
That with reference to the resola- have said, was consulting his doctor, issue to comment at length or to maintained a friendly attitude to Minister of Railways, Mr. Wang cial year 1930 on the Aberdeen Water
The Tao Kung news tivities, and throughout the year
agency on Passed on May 2, 1929, this who advised him to take more exer- learns from Nanking that the Vice-Council approves the expenditure of cise. go fully into the wealth of data wards the British in Hong Kong. Tseng, who was placed under arrest Scheme. the cost
a sum of $1,000,000 daring the finan
with which they abound.
to be met from a the doctor asked. Attached to the report is the on Saturday by order of the Mili- future loan, and meanwhile to be Exceptional interest, however,
usual number of appendices deal-tary Councillors' office, was releas-charged as an advance from the sur-patient. "If I put the ball where I always attaches to the Police re-
plus balances of the Colony. ing with more local phases of
Reasons for the Government's port, for on the maintenance of law and order and the preven-will be dealt with as space per-in this connection it is reported
Police work in the Colony. These action have not been divulged, but WANTED PRESENTS at it where I can hit it I can't see
Amongst a sheaf of official reports for 1928 reaching us this afternoon is that of the Captain Superintendent of Police, which, in the absence of Mr. E. D. C.
mits.
Chefoo was transferred to the Nationalists a year ago today.
A year ago today a team of Hong Kong lawn bowlers defeated the Shanghai Police by 36 shots to 7.
tion of crime depend the comfort and well-being of the whole com- munity. Under “General” we are informed that the peaceful condi- tion of the neighbouring province of Kwangtung during the year 1928 and the increasing use of troops for the repression of for large works in Hong Kong. See A Chinese timekeeper is wanted pirates and bandits was reflected advertisement." in Hong Kong by a notable ab sence of interruptions to normal trading. Although there was an appreciable increase in serious crime, that increase was almost The Norwegian Consul reported entirely due to larceny. Murder to the Police yesterday, that Chris and robbery showed no appre-tian Jacobson, second officer of the ciable change from 1927. The Prominent, has been missing
since August 28. most notable murder during the year was that of Mr. Lee Hysan on April 13, 1928. In this case no arrest was made in spite of dil gent inquiries by the Police.
The effect of the fate meted out to the ss. "Irene" pirates in Octo
ber, 1927, continued to be felt
during the early part of the year, the report continues.
MR. WANG TSENG
VICE-MINISTER OF RAILWAYS RELEASED
ed last night.
that the Railway Minister, Mr. Sun) Fo, tendered his resignation to Chiang Kai-shek, but subsequently
it was withdrawn.-Reuter.
from the surplus balances me going on, Ika-1 am, like you, get- Colony of the sum of $78.114.17 in ting on splendidly. I have bought a the financial year 1928, of the sum Vaux-hall, and I vaux-all the way to of $466,000.00 in the financial year business and vaux-a]] 1920, and of the sum ct $249,500.00
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the way
in the financial year 1930 of which home. sums $297,000.00 is due to be re- covered from His Majesty's Govern- ment and the balance shall be met the largest patterns
A very stout gentlersan, "one of from a future loan.
Aberdeen Scheme
TRAGEDY OF A CARMEN OF TO-DAY
Paris, July 20.
As was ever
"Why don't you go in for golf?""
"Well, it's like this," replied the
can see it, I can't hit it; and if I
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The young man was the proud possessor of a brand new motor- cycle, so he offered to take his uncle Mr. Suu Fo
for a ride around the country Janes A modern version of the story of on the pillion. His uncle was very Mr. Sun Fo (Minister of Rail- "Carmen" with a Carmen of only fat, but, however, off they went at ways) has withdrawn his resigna-sixteen years, was told in the Court wild pace down the road. It was tion, supposedly at the request of of Assize here to-day.
after dark, and the roads were very Chinese cable from Shanghai. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, states a Jacques Cendrier, aged eighteen, bumpy, but the machine stood it was in the dock on a charge of mur-wel. There was one fearful bump, dering, in a fit of rage, the girl who after which the machine seemed to refused his affection.
ANNUAL REPORTS
to
have left
He met her by chance in the run swifter and lighter; and when street. Her name was Florentine he got back the young man found This afternoon the annual re- Alonso, but everyone called her the pillion, but no uncle! ports of the Superintendent of Carmen, because of her subtle "Oh, I say," said his father, "you of Public Works, the Secretary for The Boy fell in love at first sight, Imports and Exports, the Director Latin attraction,
surely haven't left uncle in the
Chinese Affairs, the
lurch!" but Carmen did not really recipro-
"On the contrary," replied the Superintendent of Police, and of cate, and it was evident that sheson, thinking of the significant
Captain the General Post Office were re wanted more than one string to her bump," "he appears ceived by the "China Mail" from the Colonial Secretary's Office.
She took all Jacques presents A Chinese was arrested in Nam
with eagerness.-
"This car has eight cylinders, Cheong Street, Shamships, by
One day she arranged to meet four-wheel- brakes, chickens by the wings. At the were each fined $2 by the Kowloon P.C B467, for carrying four
water-cool- Two Hakka women and a man should bring her a jumper as a
him, it being understood that he ed"", Kowloon Magistracy this morning Maglatrate to-day, for carrying he was fined $5 or eight daya' jail. pig-wash during prohibited hours.
gift.
Jacques, ready Inspector Hoare stated that an ar- and
bow.
mein the lurch!"
That does not interest me. My wife wants a pearl grey car with a however,
had al-
nice vase
for flowers, and fitted spent all his money, with wirelesa." wbea be arrived with-
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First Friend "I have a book-
The preliminary trial of a Chin-rangement had been made between out the jumper she tossed her ese: coolie, charged with the mu the Police and the Sanitary Depart-head and made off, saying: "Don't der, by stabbing, of another coolic ment that all pig-wash should be hesist's useless, because you keeper in my office whe has gone In April, at Cross Street last month, co out of the Colony by 9.80 and haven't a sou."
cluded before Mr. E. W. Hamilton taken to Cheng Shing, outside the
grey in my cervice."
Second Friend: "That's nothing.
and titian red in my service."?
1928, pirates again became active and captured the s.s. "Hsinwah yesterday afternoon, when the p Colony's limits, there was no out a knife, and stabbed the girl Miss Smith has gone brown, blonde,
soner was committed to take his excuse at all for accused.
Jacques flew into a rage, whipped
belonging to the China Merchants
trial at the Criminal Sessions.
to death with two blows.