THE CHINÀ MAIL, APRIL
BANDIT'S DIARY
OF CRIME
A REMARKABLE DIARY OF CRIMES, INCLUDING. FIVE MUR- DERS, WAS SHOWN TO THE LYONS
LOUIS POLICE BY CHARLES PHILIPPE, THE ~ 29- YEAR-OLD BANDIT. WHO WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE AND HIS YOUNG ACCOMPLICE, JOSEPH PALLIGAND, HAD FOUGHT A REVOLVER BATTLE WITH "THEIR PURSUERS.
The police, Incredulous at first, "confirmed his statements: Philippo made a full confession, and eagerly produced the notebook in which his exploits were recounted in detail.
On one side of the book he has written in red capital letters of the the murders he committed: On other side he has written in black of his robberies without murder.
Explaining, how he embarked on his career of crime, he said to the police: "In August, 1930, when I was a sailor on board the naval despatch vessel Bellatrix. I had a quarrel with the ship's cook while we were cruising off Tahiti.
FIRE IN WARSHIP
of the
"I fired the food store, intending that he should be blamed. By mis- take I set alight 70 reels of films, and I had to call for help.
"Capt. Ales, in command vessel, was the first to approach, An explosion killed him and a sea- man. I was never suspected. It was then that T'started writing diary."
Philippe said
that
my
he began with small robberies. In 1932 he al- most strangled a woman whom he
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CHILDREN'S PUZZLE Fun with Cork Ducks
POW TO MAKE DUCKS AND DUCKLINGS WHICH WILL FLOAT WHEN THEY ARE
PLACED IN WATER.
GET ONE LARGE CORK AND
SEVERAL SMALL CORKS. CUT BOTH ENDS,WITH A KNIFE, AS SHOWN. THEN CUT OUT THE HEADS AND TAILS FROM THIN CARDBOARD, COLOR AND INSERT THEM INTO THE SLITS.
*USE TWO LARGE TACKS FOR THE FEET, THESE WILL ENABLE THE DUCKS TO STAND AND WILL ALSO WEIGHT THEM · DOWN AND HOLD THEM RIGHT SIDE. UP IN THE WATER.
A.W.NUGENT
Answer to yesterday's puzzle:
The baby elephant weighs exactly 499 pounds.
LOCAL SHARES
Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations this
morning:—
BANKS
Hong Kong Bank $1885 b.
INSURANCES Canton Ins. $220 b. Union Ins. $466 b., $460 sa. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.
H. K. and K. Wharves $105 b., $109
robbed in a train,” Later he was ar- rested and sentenced to five years imprisonment.
"I was released last year," he said "and joined up with Gilbert Durand and Palligand, with whom I com- mitted a series of robberies."
WIDOW STABBED
On Feb. 13 the three men bound and gagged a woman shopkeeper in Lyons and robbed the shop. She died soon after.
Five days later Philippe disputed with Durand over the division of their loot, and killed him near Gerardmer, in the Vosges Moun tains. He writes in his diary: "Dur and threatened me with a revolver. I thrust at him with a knife. He fell to the bottom of a stream. Bon voyage!"
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On Feb. 20 Philippe and Palli- gand dined in a cafe at Millery, near Lyons belonging to an aged widow. They stabbed her to death. A few days ago the woman's son- in-law, who was suspected of the crime, committed suicide in despair.
In Philippe's notebook, under the heading "Plans," was a series of crimes which he had intended to. commit this month.
Here's Luck!
EWO
BEER
8.
H. K. Docks $10 b. Providenta $4% b., $5 8.
MINING
Antamoks Ps. .38
sa.
Atoks Ps. 34 85. Baguio. Gold Ps. .25% sa.
Benguet Consol. Ps. 12.30 sa. Coco Grove Ps, ‚,39 sa. Consolidated Mines Pa. .27% 88. Demonstrations Ps. 141⁄2 8a. I. X. L.. Ps. .58 sa. : Camarines Pa, .57 sa, San Mauricio Ps. 1,92 вn: Suyoc Consol. Pa. .18% sa. United Paracales Pa., .08 sa.
LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. K. and S. Hotels $5 b., $5/55 sa. H. K. Lands $33% b.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
H. K. Tramways: $161⁄4 b., $161⁄2 sn. China Lights (Old) $8.20 b. China Lights -(Old) $5.35 b.
STORES, &C.
Dairy Farms Ex. Rt. $21.00 b. Watson's $7.4 h.. $8.05. &
MISCELLANEOUS. Entertainments $8.40 b.
H. K. Govt 4% Loan 4%prem, b.,
4% prem, 82.
H. K. Govt. 3% Loan 18% prem, b. Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) s/- 14/6 b. Dairy Farms Rts. $15% b.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.
£3,000,000. .£8,000,000.
£3,000,000.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of. Pro-
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:. A87 Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. B-agencies in London: ALLeadenhall Street, E. C. 8.
West End Branch:
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000
Issued and Fully Paid-up. $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:
Sterling
Hong Kong Currency Re-
Bervé .....
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
0,500,000
$10,000,000
.$20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE, HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. A. L. Shielda,
Chairmag.
W. H. Lock, Esq.,
Deputy Chairman.
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Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
AMOY
Chief Manager.
DRANOHES:-
BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
CANTON. CHEFOO COLOMBO-
DAIREN
FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG.
HANKOW HARBIN HONGKEW
ILOILO
IPOH
JOHOBE
HOBE
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON LYONB.. MALACCA MANILA MUAB (Johor) MUKDEN
NEW YORK PEIPING
PENANG RANOOON
BAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
BOURABAYA BUNGEI PATANI SWATOW TIENTSIN
TOKYO TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
OF
Current Loocante opened in Local Currency kud Fixed Deposita rondvad for one Your aborter periods" in · Loos), and Katkar currencies
Fa terms which will be quoted on application.
ALSO пр to date BAŸD DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizə TO LET.
Hong Kong 25th. Faliruary, 1909...\.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
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FOR THE HONG KONG. AND - SHANGHAJ BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 2s1 March, 1987,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and · Undivided
Profits
$10,000,000.00 6,598,000,00
2,883,932,01
HEAD OFFICE :—HONG KONG, 10, Dee Voruz Bond, Centrál.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:~
lun, Bir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Koon
Esq Chưa,
P. K. Iwok, UITL
Joog.
Wood
- Yua
Esq., Chan Ching - Skok, "Esq., Li Lan Bang, Esq. Wong Chu Bon, Esq.,, Kan Ying Po Esq. and Fung Ping Walk Esq.
Kan: Tong. Po, Eg Chiof Manager. Li Tse Fong, Esq.
Branches And Agencies :—–—–
Amay
Beattie
Batavia
Samarang
Bambay
Shanghai
Caloutta
Stumpore
Haiphong
Sourabaya
Hantor Honolulu
ŚWALON
Sydney
Kobe
Kowloon Londba
Tiantain
Vancouver
Evory description of Banking -- and Ezokange
Cockapur Street, S. W. 1.iness transactede. Dasang geknied on approved
Manchester Branch:
Mosley Street, Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
||Alor Star
Amritsar
Bangkok
Batavia-
".
Покаму
Oliva Street
"Fairlie Flac
Canton
Сендроги
Calcutta Agenciasi- Klang
Cabu Colombo Dallad
Haiphong Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin Hongkong
Ipoh
Penang
Karachl
Bang Salgosi y Beranking Shanghai)
Kobe
Kuala Lumpur
Kuching
Madras
Mantis
Median New York ining
uisin
(Bhuket)
(Peking) ·
“FOREIGN EXCHANGE: and "Gansçal Banking
Business transacted.
CUBRENT ACCOUNTE
DEPOSITS recalved for Use
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SAVINGS
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gdale. Deposit. Boxes To Pag (dontion.
KAN TONG PO,
Chieft Manager,
THE WING ON. BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeur Road, Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000. LONDON BANKERS;----
Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every descrips ab rate ton of banking business transacted.
FIXED
shorter
Loosi
Current Accounts and Savings · Ac- counts opened. Fixed Duponita:receiv=" ed at rates which will he quoted on application.
*TFuskee hip and Executorship unders
8af "Deposit Boxes” for hire.
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