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THE BRIGANDS, AND THEIR A
VICTIMS.
AN ATTACK FROM THE AIR.
LAST OF THE FOREIGN CAPTIVES RELEASED
IN HONAN AND ANEUI,
ESDAY
DECEMBER 19TH, 1929.
KARNING TO, COMPANIES
IN SHANGHAI REGISTRAR WAITING AND HOPING FOR PUNISHMENT. Further comment on the duties of local companien under the terms of the Hong
the
SPORT. ORIGEET
1,8C v. C.A.0.
This match, played on the C.R.O. ground on Saturday, resulted in a drawn game. Score :-*-*-*
I.2.0.
P.H.O.T.O.S
ACTRESSES, BEAUTIES, STUDIES,
titats wishes shourly sad write to
A. H. Rumjahn, o and b Leo ......... S. H. Ismail, c Chan, by Leo...................... 8. D. Ismail, b Ching
1
DRAWINGS.
A al Arculli, c Ching, b Hung 33
J. S. Curriam, b Tan
A. H Madar, retired
N. B. Kitchell, retired
97 $7.
GREAT CHOICE AND VARIETY.
Sirdi Khan, a M. W. Lo, b Lee... E. A Moosdoen, retired
M. P. Madar, e Ching, b Leg .........
Extras
Totab..
Bowling Analysis,
0.
18
B
70
17
2
75
4
0
18
3 0 15
0.3.0.
A correspondent, writing to the Ckong. Ordinance was made by his Honour Judge Grain at HM. Supreme Coult, Daily News says:--
The brigand run through the central at Shanghai, last week, in connection portion of Honan and the north-west with another application for extention
The applicants were portion of Anhui Provinces seems at last of time." to have been arrested. On December 8th Hotung Land Co., Ltd., of Tientsin, and Mr. Borg-Breen with his son arrived in the motion was, pursuant to section 8 of Bankow and Mr. Forsburg was due in the Companies Ordinancts, Hongkong, Changshow that evening, Word received ND, 58 of 1911, to extend for 28 days the from Hankow indicates that all who have been taken saptive have been released time for delivery to the Registrar of Com Nevor before to the history of brigand panies in Shanghai of a copy of a mort Age in this country have so many foreign gage, dated March 27th, and made beF. M. ol Arcaili, retired sra been taken captive by such bands.tween the company and the Union Insur White Wolf in bis more extended tour of ance Society of Canton, Ltd. The mort brigaadage, some years ago, when he gago is a charge on certain properties in overran, several prorinos, did not inter Tientsin in favour of the Union Insur fore very much to take foreigners captive ante Co. in consideration of a loan of and hold, them up to ransom, but theacTla" 100,000. The extension of time for days seem to have passed away. Now it delivery of a copy of the mortgage and is becoming a very common practice for particulars was asked for on the ground soch men to take any foreigners they may that omission to comply with the torma of chance to lay hands on and hold them as the Deliastice was accidental and due hostages, with a view, when they incetto inadvertanen. Gorerament soldiers, to arranging suit able terms of surrender for themselves, which usually means absorption into the
regular army.
It will be remembered that Ruchow, Shanghai, Hsiangaboog, Shenkiu, Sibsion and Congyang hsiens in Honan had been looted and burned in most instances, and the large town of Yingchowfu in north wess Anhui looted and almost completely destroyed by fire, and that many lives of missionaries in these places were more or less in great peril, and not a few of them were taken captive by the brigands,
THE LIST OF CAPTIVES.
Mr. J. H. Teesdale, in submitting the motion, put in an affidavit by Mr. W. I. Pottinger, general manager of the Hotung Co explaining the circumstances of the omission,
His Lordship observed that the docu- meet read like an affidavit of forgetful-
068
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Counsel emphasized that the omission. had not prejudiced either of the parties
a
Mr. H. P. Wilkinson, Crown, Advocate, representing the Registrar of Companies, said the Registrar was waiting and hop- ing that someone would be fined in con- nection with the applications, warning to the rest of them." He added that it would be dangerous to argue that a failure to report a mortgage was any more innocent than failure to register an allotment of shares.
HI Ching Q. Lee
Hung Taa
Shi Yuk Kwon, c'and b A. Arcalli M. W. Lo, b Curreem:
... B
C. Chon, & Curreem, b A. Arculli, 10 G. Leo, c A. Arculli, b Madar... 26 W, Hung, c S. H. Ismail, b Cur-
reem
M. K. Lo, not out
H. C. Hung, b A. Arculli M. P. Lo, not out
Extras
Total
1,306)
ME, GENNEBT,
CALEN COTAS, SARRIA,
BARCELONA, SPAIN.
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4
and glossy
curls
... 11
of your little boy or girl,
3
that will not forever stay
10
capture in pictuïes TO-DAY
89.
J. R. Chan, H. Ching, and J. M. Tan, did not bat. --
Bowling Analysis.
A...el Arculli Curreem
Q. M.. n. 11
9 19
TACK
29
& Co.
13.
1
31
8
S. H. Ismail... 4. A. H. Madar F. M. Arculli
HONGKONG C.C... CHINESE-R.C.
The following was the toll of those taken by these brigands, viz., Mesars, Lenoir and Machael, engineers of the Lung Hai Hailway, who have been tour months in captivity; Messrs. Lundeen and Forsberg of the Augustana Synod Mis sion: Mr. and Master Borg-Breen of the
His Lordship said he did not intend to Lutheran United Mission; Mr. Grimaldi of the Roman Catholic Mission, Ying impose the penalty, which he threatened
The following have been selected to play chowfu; also Mr. Ledgard, Mrs, and Miss on the occasion of the last application, Soderstrom and Mr. Walker, all of the since the present case cccurred before he for Hongkong O.C." against the Chinese China Inland Mission. The former seven made his statement, and applicants bad Recreation Club in a League match on were in the hands of the brigands right not had their warning, but he must Saturday next, at 2.15 p.m. on the Chinese up to the end, while the latter were in reiterate what he said then. It appeared RC. ground. A bus will leave the Hong- their hands for longer or shorter periods, that the gentlemen, who had the manage- kong C.C. Pavilion at 1.46 p.m.-E. but they either escaped or were reicased, ment of the Hotung Co. seeined to think Hancock (capt.), T. E Pearce, L. It would seem that Wu Pel Fu desired the matter was a trivial one, because they Davies, E. J. R. Mitchell, R. E. A to adopt pacific measures to induce the calmly sent the papers to the Court with Webster, H. Owen Hughes, A. A. Claxton, brigands to surrender, no doubt with the request that the application be grant F. H. Farthing, B. D. C. Morgan, R. K view of safeguarding the lives of the foreigners. He had requested the Diploed and the papers returned. Mr. Teesdale matio Body to refrain from sonding the should instruct his clients that the mutter commission that had been arranged upon, as not nearly so casual and simple. It into Hoan to investigate the whole was just as important that the terms of situation the ground. The Super the Ordinance should be carried out in a Tuchua seems to have got a move on at case of this character as in one where laat and report has it that he bombed fraud was more likely to occur. In the the brigands from air in their own circumstances, the application for 28 days' country and in this way made escape extension would be granted, applicante to possible for all the prisoners. It is to pay costs. be hoped that the many Chinese hortages taken by these men, and who wero com pelled to follow whithersoever they were ied will be able to get back to their own homes which in many instances are far
away.
on
THE RUSSIAN REFUGEES
AT WOOSUNG. :/ BENEVOLENT CHINESE ATTITUDE. IS SEMENOFF IN SHANGHAI AND URGANIZING A GOVERNMENT?
Wild and A. K. Mackenzie,
H.K.C.C. 2ND XI. v. HONGKONG AND
SHANGHAI BANK.
The following will represent the above, versus the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, on Saturday next, the 23rd instaut at 2.15 p.m. The match will be played on the Club ground:-W. Brackenridge, W. Galloway, W.-W. Mackenzie, D. Beid, G. A. Chadwick, E. Grimble, L. D. McNicoll, J. R. Way, A. L. Guce, H. E. Hollands, and G. H. Piercy,
FOOTBALL.
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What about the future? Where and
ENGLAND. SCOTLAND. when will the next outburst take place Unpaid soldiers are at the back of it all,
The teams selected to play in the Inter and, of course, their masters are directly responsible. The question of to-day is:
national match England Scotland on the 28th inst. are In connection, with the refugees, ques- the Club, ground" on Who among the foreigners will be called upon next to go through the same ordeal?tion, General Ho Feng Ling, the Military given below. This match and the Navy
Governor, and Hau Yuen, the Commis V. Army match should give thone res MISSIONARY ROBBED BY BANDITS.sioner for Foreign Affairs, invited a ponsible for selecting the Interport team
number of local gentry, members of public considerable assistance. bodies and leading merchants, Last week, BUBSEQUENT ATTACK" ON CHINESE OFFICER:
The entrance fees for the stand will be MACHINE-GUN WORK.
for the purpose of discussing the situa
given to "St. Dunstan's " and the tion. In an address which to delivered; A correspondent at Kueiyang, Kuei-the Military Governor declared that thers National Institute for the Blind" who chow province, writes:-
were some 1,800 Bastian refugees cooped have asked the Association for assist News from Chenyuan states that the up in several small ships, among whom ance-
ENGLAND. Holloway (R.G.A.); Wynne Rev. C. Freeman Davies, Mrs. Davies, were 400 boys. Landing had been refused and their daughter had been visiting anthem, but that did not mean that they (King's) and Grant (Tamar); Newton outstation some 80 li from their home. should not be pitied regarding their un- (King's, Hudson (Tamar) and Post On the return journey, when nearing enviable plight. In the first place they (Police); Barkham (Harkins), Burnett Chenyuan, they met a band of robbers needed food and secondly-and this was (Kirg's), Jones (King's), Teoman (Dur. who stopped them, and proceeded to take a matter of no mean importance they ban) and England (Club). Reserves: what they wanted" from the baggage needed fuel with which to navigate their Bomayne (Durban), Hill (Tamar), Stirk At first there was some talk of carrying ships to some other place. So far as he, (Hawkins) and Imeson (Hawkins). off Miss Davies to be held for ransom, the Military Governor, knew, the refugees SCOTLAND.-G. Rodger (Olub); Gerrard but the brigands abandoned the idea had enough food to last them until the (Club) and Smith (Tamar); Malaren much to the joy of the parents. They end of this month.
(Polico), Stewart (Club) and McPhail roughly handled the reverend gentleman, Discussion then followed and it was (Club); Balneaoes (Ambrose), Forsyth and badly scared his wife, and took every almost unanimously agreed that funds (lab), Begg (Club), Valentina (Police) thing of value, including the, pony Mr should be raised for the purpose of as and Hood (Ambrose). Reserves: Valen Davies was riding. Some time after sisting the unfortunate peoplo. The tine (Club), Muirhead (Ambrose), McCan wards the pony was returned, bat the sum of $20,000 was pledged right away (King's) and McBride (Club). soldiers who went in pursuit of the and it was proposed to purchase provi robbers only succeeded, in recovering sions and fuel with this sum. emall book
The meeting was held in the YP.S. It appears that the robbers in that Hotel and amongst these present werd S.Bas, direction are keen on getting hold of "big Mesars. Sung Pao Chang, Chu Pao
"General. Wang, the commander and Sung Han Chang.
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-ars-most-prevalent and the Police amo WANTED. To rent & Enropean House of the Central Division of the Kusichow In Russian circles it is reported that taxed with murder cases and hold-ups, loast & Booms. Reply sddressed to P.O. Box 604. forcer left here for his native place in it was proposed at first to set up a pro- says the Shanghai Mercury. the east of the province. It is stated bovisional government in Gensan, but the day night, December 9th, at about half went to select a suitable spot for burring Japanese authorities refused to grant past eleven, a telephone message was re-O-BE LET GODOWN- Specions Tro storied Godawn, situated on the Praza the remains of his father. The robbers permission. Attempts, are being made ceived from a Chinese constable on duty surrounded him en route, and, if he had locally to organize a provisional govern at the Police box of Purdon and North near Bowrington Canal and containing appro not had two machine-guns with him there ment here and rumours are rife that Honan Roads corner reporting that aimately 5,000 square feet on sok floor. To be Let be the end of the year Apply Z, office of this provisional man had been killed on Taepoo Road, is no doubt they would have carried him Semenoff will head
paper. off for ransom. The machine-guns were government. As this was the first time Offcials from the West Hongkew Station worked with great skill, and the robbers that Semenoff's presence in Shanghai was wore quickly sent to the one and on
WHAT IS EYESTRAIN ? retired" leaving some dead and some mentioned, we endeavoured this afternoon their arrival they found a male Chines wounded comrades behind them.
to ascertain whether he is really bere lying in a pool of blood, with goveral
The eye has certain tiny muscles. Some Russians assured us that he is actually in Shanghai, although others large wounds on the head Evidently-he
had been done to death with an iron bar When objects we look at do not come deuy this.
Admiral Stark bas expressed his will which was found a few feet away from up to a sharp loons in the eye, these ingness to proceed elsewhere with the him. He was later identified as the muscles exert themselves unduly and The process of growing old" said a fleet under him in case the Chinese adopted son of the compradore of the enable us to sse clearly in spite of the famous London physician the other day, Government finally decides to forbid the China Merchants steamer Hwang Tah
CURE FOR OLD AGE.
"iy best checked by my favourite pre-refugees a landing. In Russion circles, it It was learnt that at about six o'clock defect. These muscles tire and relax incription golf quant soff The retired is being pointed out that it would be on the morning of the murder, a maid causing the objects looked se to become business man often goes to pieces very cruel to send these people off on another servant in the employ of the compradore blurred and indistinct. Upon closing the quickly owing to lack of customary oc voyage, as most of the ships are not fitter mentioned, discovered an anonymous cupation; well, golf gives him a pre for a protracted trip, being both small Occupation that adds a new zest to life and ill-equipped-Shanghai Mercury, and prevents him from brooding over the burden of years. He tries to get round
in 90, and, though he does not succoed,
he lives to be 00 years old !". I was told According to a message from New York, the other day of a Scottish farmer, aged the world's radios combine, with New Eseventy-eight, who took part in a club York as the centre, will include a British match and went round an exacting course station at Carnarvon, a French at Bt. in 78, which must be almost & record: Amis, & German at Nauen, and an Argen- When asked how he contrived to koop so tine at Monte Grande, the whole repre young, he replied: By medicinal eating a total invested capitalisation of
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are (olpar again for a brief period, "Your son has been doing badly in Properly fitted games correct eye-strain, Canton and he le suspected to having
taken part in the muggling of Ere whether caused by astigmatism or age. arms, which is strictly forbidden by The Hongkong Optical Co., successors to law. We found this out about two Clark & Co., Manufacturing and Befract months ago. We inform you of this because something extraordinary may ing Opticians, 13, Queen's Road, Central, the alpement to fit you pisasee happen to him—such as murder,”
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