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Have you noticed the number of questions asked in the House of Commons about the British Fighting Forces in this part of the world? The cables this week have in- dicated clearly that people in the Old Country eagerly seek first-hand information as to what is going on out here.
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And that is why Hong Kong is the logical place whence to ascertain what one should know. Discussion in the Commons has been about the "Hatching" piracy (and the gallant defence of officers of the Mercantile Marine) and also about the necessity of protection for British exiles from possible danger during recurrence of the Chinese civil war.
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NIGHT OF TERROR
Angry Mob Attacks The Police
Frankfurt, Yesterday, A night of terror followed a de- monstration last night near the City Hall, where the municipal-;
POLICE PROCEDURE IN ARRESTS
CRITICISED BY THE PUISNE JUDGE
A ROBBERS' BANQUET
His Honour the Puiano Judge will be brought into use in Febru-ity were discussing the question (Mr. Justice Wood) criticized Police ary, 1930. The Hong Kong Tele- of Christmas relief for the unem- procedure when prealding yesterday phone Co, propose to insert notices ployed.
at the second of the three armed In the Press from time to time
Police used revolvers and de- robbery trials making up the persed the demonstrators, but the December Criminal Sessions calen- moba smashed shop windows and rioting continued all night. The dar. "I think it desirable that the Police should follow out their tried to lost shops, whilst stones Powers exactly. If they give evid- and other missiles were hurled at once of arrest, it should be evidence the police from the street, from warrant was to cover a search for of proper arrest," he said. The windows and from roofs.
arms and a man was arrested for
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The various distinguishing tones used in the operation will be demon- strated on one of their demonstra tion sets, which will very shortly be installed in Lane, Crawford's Cafe am in the Company's Oilkes. It
Many police, onlookers, will assist subscribers in memoris rioters were injured, and 80 ar- alleged participation in robbery. Ing the tones if they will consider rests made. Meanwhile, a stormy 1929, at No. 108, Des Voeux Rond The affair took place on May 30, them in their application to manual meeting In the City Council grant-West, when a woman was robbed of practice in the following mannered one million marke sa a special jewellery worth $2,000 and $200 In
The dialling tone which will be
relief. All was quiet this morn-bank notes. heard almost as soon as the receiver is put to the ear is the equivalent
ing.--Reuter. of the operator's "number please" and Indicates that a mechanical operator is subscriber.
at the service of the
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The busy tone corresponds to the operator's "Number engaged," and the number unobtainable tone, to the operator's "There is no connec tion" or "Line out of order."
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TANG SENG-CHI
Rebel's Headquarters Closed Up
When Mr. Somerset Fitzroy (Assistant Attorney-General), deal- ing with evidence of Indentification, asked complainant to look at pri- soner in the dock, the latter said "I feel such agony when I cast my oyes on him that I don't want to see him at all.”
Prisoner's story at the Magistracy Peking, Yesterday. (he was not arrested until October Nanking, the local military authori- Hong Kong on the day of the rob. Acting upon instructions from 26) was that he was absent from
Tang Seng-chi's headquarters here, four men tios have closed up and sealed bery. On returning, however, the disarming and arresting Tang'a vited him to a banquet and told him who did take part in-
guards.
that they cach had a share of $105, bofore the arrival of the
Tang's representative here fed he said in his statement. Shansi troups.-Router.
DICTATOR'S DEATH
Passing Of Marshal Gomes da Costa
Lisbon, Yesterday. The death is announced of Mar- shal Gomes a Costa, ex-Dictator of the Portuguèse Republic, who com- munded a Portuguese division in France in the Great War.-Reuter.
Yesterday he denied committing the robbery and insisted that he had been wrongly identified by the com plainant.
The jury. after a short retire- ment, brought in a verdict of "not guilty," which his Lordship said was in accordance with the weight of the evidence.
"JESSIE JAMES" Paramount Picture At
The work on the new system is progressing rapidly and preliminary tests have proved very satisfactory. It will be appreciated that very thorough and extensive testing is necessary on every part of the equip mont and under all working condi- tions, but no matter how thoroughly this is perforreed it will still fall short of its object unless we have the very close co-operation of the subscribers in making themselves familiar with the instruction and with the methods of operation,
The Paramount Picture "Jessie Shortly before the change-over it At the Kowloon Magistracy yes- James," starring Fred Thomson, will be necessary to make certain terday afternoon, Mr. T. S. Whyte- Vegan Its first run in the Majestic temporary arrangements in the Smith registered conviction Theatre yesterday, to packed houses.. existing manual Exchanges where against Revenue Officer Tallon in
Dealing throughout the civil wor
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by the standard method of indicat- the case in which he was summoned between the Northern and Southern ing to the operator that the sub-for assaulting a driver and a fire- States, Fred Thomson is seen as the scriber has finished his conversation man of the Kowloon-Canton Rail-courageous, care-free, outlaw -- a will be considerably modified and way. He was fined $10. In the bandit, a menace to trains, and a will in effect make the work of the cross-summons taken out by R.O.peat to the people. In the end he, operators much more difficult and Tallon against the driver for ob-has to pay for his disregard of law subscribers are asked to bear this structing him in the execution of death! in mind and to remember that it is his duty, his Worship also convicted inseparable from £ satisfactory and ordered the driver to pay a fine change-over.
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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but nur waders are warned to look out for rccasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, play, and altho.)
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13
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38
46
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4-To bax
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D-Cry softly. 11-Accessory covering
of a seed
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· Fresham v. 16-8moothly and
quietly 12-Orsany mandas. 18-The lord of the'
underworld (Gr. Myth.) 19-Ovar (Poet.)
20-Gondemn
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26-Regretted
27-Trudgs
30-An encounter
between two parties
6
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29÷A manufacturing
elty in Prance 40-Unrefined metal
42-A relative 44-Passion
Instrument
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and Bavaria
121-A constellation
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24-To extend downward |20–Eastern State of
\U. 8. {abbr.) 26-Passed slowly by
degrees 29-A place of U. 8.
47-Famula-deer 48-A allver coin of italy [49-Faminina name
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· Vorbela.
S-Observe
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B-Bong-like
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money
180-A native of Denmark 31-Pertaining to. Aesop 82-A thick soup
|| 84-Grease
274 05-Speck.
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SUGGESTIONS FOR BOLVING CROSS WORD PUZZLES
Start out by Billig in the words of which you feil reasonably sure. There will give you a cíue to other words crossing them, and they lu turn to still others. A letter beloses fa engla white space, words starting at the zumbered szváru soning, gither horizontally, de vertically or both
The film, on the whole, is very interesting, the scenery being of outstanding rit, and the acting good.
Co-starred with Thomson is Nora Lane, whilst the supporting cast in cludes Mary Carr, Montague Love, and Harry Woods.
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