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FIGHTING ARMED ROBBERS IN SHANGHAI.
JOINT ACTION, BY CHINESE AND
THE FOREIGN POLICE."
CAN CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, BE
REINTROUFEED-
Major A. Hilton Johnson. Acting Commissioner of Police, spent two hours Lane afternoon last week in, conference with represntatives from the rarions stevet unions" in Shanghai to discuss the problems of armed robberies in the Settle ment and methods of dealing with them. The delegates cane, at the invitation of Major Johnsul).
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SUGGESTIONS BY UNIONS.
THE EX-EMPEROR'S HOUSEHOLD.
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MANCHUS,
1924
INTIMATIONS
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY. LIMITED.
TICKETS will be issued for ROUND
EXPEDITION INTO KANSU.
CURIOUS TRIBES OF LOST FOLK.
Curious proples, lost tribes of encly annapped Kansu regions, are described hya National Geographic Society ex-T TRIPS during the Months of JULY TO The Chinese papers a few weeks agopedition which made its way, in part. SEPTEMBER, from Floyerose to Woochow
and Return, reported the resignation of art. Chengalong the Yellow River aboard a raft of (Pagods Anchorage) Hsiaoshu from his post of Comptroller 72 yuk skins, says the Washington Stur, and Downward Vera, by the Company's
| at Swarow and Axor on both the Frederick R. Walsin, lender of the ex- Now, of the Ting Household, a post to which
Fast, Wallappointest Stenner, he was appointed less than four months-Chinese tribes of North-east China, for the Round Voyage, including Meals whils position, reports principally upon the HAI-NING" at the Reduced Rate of $80,
ago. His resignation, however, only but he nientions also blande Chinew with the Steamer is
Aarisin Port takes effect from now, on the expiry of jenely, yellow hair.
These Sre
Special Tickets will be available for the leave of absence granted him by the day with towers for minarets, hetoken the Voyage for which it is issued or by her follow- In some localities mosques, like pago Return ONLY by this Steamer, either by the Mancha Emperor, Hsuan Tung.
presence for Maslen sittlements-rem-ing Sailing from Foochaw. Daration of Stay Mr. Cheng Hsian-shu says the Pekinginants of Arab al Turkish penetrations Foochow hours. Daily News, was a Chinese official of of this long-desited racal crossroads. The Trip
$ ocenpies 8 to 2 days and the Steamer will Leave Hossons from the Com high personal integrity during the Tying |, WEAR HATCHES AND EARRINGS. regine, and he was about to te, appoint-
Wharf at 31 pany's
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The Company's Steam Launch will convey passengers from FagonA ANCHORAGE Foocno Cry, if required,
For further Particulary and Dates of Sailing, Apply to
Following is a saintary of seane of theed Viceroy of Yunnan when the Ravn the standpoint of race history are the
tion broke out.
He is one of those suggestions submitted by the unions:
From the Canton Reid Loion:-A Chinese officials who have consistency To Runs." a distinct population whose robbers are mostly revrnited from ismained logad to the Tsing House, and name is a Chinese expression literally earth' men. which is taken to banded suldiers and aneuployed loafers he has always refused to serve the Re-meaning as well as members of the Ts ingpang,
ments aborigines, or natives. They Ben public. the fundamental plan would be to give Mr. Cheng was appointed last March from a camera as they would from a all the work, which requires a Large to his post of Comptroller of the Irrifle; they seeman keep ne track of their amount of moneys and would prove aerial Household, over the heads of the ages, the women frequently wear wood- slow ask. To meet the urgency of the Manchu Princes. t the Emperor in an enters hatchets thrust its their girdles. situation. the Settlement authorities attempt to reform and reorganise the their most cherished articles of "ndora- should co-operate with the Chieselministration of the Household which tent are earrings and a peculiar "head officials in preventing the disbandment had drifted inte state of hopeless cor-harness."
Manchu opposition to bim I was informed that unmarried girls
of provincial troops at Shanghai, that ruption,
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The appointment was very high honour, which, it is believed, had never atty Chase before been awarded to during the Tsing dynasty.
lore all around, married women do their hair in a knot at the back of the head. covered with a little brass cup, which
blick cloth. Mr. Walsin writes.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers, DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP Co., LTD.
1909
Haugkong. 17th June, 1924
IN THE SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION..
ACTION No. 3 of 1924.
to
is held in ginen by a harness of red or In the Goods of CHAK CHIC HANG late of
is. Forbidding them to land if hip sathered strength and was soon sheness wear from 20 to 30 brands which hang heep
Municipal Council should ful take a census of all unemployed persona. and provide factories to give the work This is necessarily slow work, but the ultimate heart must be great Foreign and Chinee official should jointly pro hibi prople from becoming members of the Pangs" (gangs of desperadoes) allow any person to inform against law-
tion.
What front and side hair is not caught in the knot hangs louse over the The barnese in checks and shoulders. wharves, must of the latter being pri-question consists of a cloth band which
HAVE OWN LANGUAGE.
"
No. 104, Queen's Road Central, and of No.. 7, Fung Weng Terrace. Victoria,
of in the Colory Practitioner, deceased
and
Hoogkong, Medical
for the
less tropic and dreds, and notify lod. vately owned, and this fact increased goes around the head at the height of the BETWEEN CHAN SHUN CHO, Plaintiff
their difficulties tremendously, The Com- teiples and a central strip which lies ing houses not to harbour suspicious missioner pointed out that he was mak on the top of the head, sewed to the
CHAK HOCK TING, Defendant characters. the discovery of whom on their premises would make the proprie.ng 0 excuses for the police, but was first strip at the forehead, and back."
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by tors liable to severe punishment. Street simply stating the facts as they were. But the police had taken certain men
Orter of the SUPRUCE COURT datel The To Runs have their own language the 28TH DAT GP JUNE, 1994, JOHN HENNESART unions should be permitted to form a KÚPEN. Search parties extended their ar- volunteer, corps, for their own protectivities all over the Settlement every It is not written and its origin has no Serif, of Custon Bauk Building, Des Vinz Rond
-night, visiting lodging houses, teabeen determined.
A To Rur house has "built-in
Central, Accountant, was appointed Admini The Peking Road Union nominated houses, and similar institutions, quog
Site o of the Estate aml Effects of three delegates to attend the Council tioning the inmates and examining the pigpen and stable, Its rooms are ar- the at vente CHAK CHIU BANG decess Meeting and to submit the following six books. Then again they had detectives ranged around a tiny courtyard. At one,
SET SET or Perkos proposals:→Firms and shops to le per-working all over the Settlement as all end of the court is a madporch and ed, and that no Person except the Jous HENNES
authorised by valis discharge mitted to instal a special system of alarm hours of the day and night, collecting in-around the establishment is a mad wall empowered to give
ay Monies due to the sail deceasest bells to be directly connected with the formation concerning suspicious charac six or seven feet high.
Receipt of any Monies nearest police station, especialy for the tera and their doings. But this systera Other non-Chinese groups doted by Mr.er to Sell or otherwise deal with any part of purpose of reporting robbery. All police was not, of course, perfect: Tadeed, if Walsin are the Alashan Mougal, who the Assets of the said deceased,
Datel this 2nd day of July, 1924. stations to provided with an armed they only could get a perfect system of inhabit the desert north of Kamu; the
GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & CO., motor-ear, which should at once proceed receiving information armed robberies aforementioned Moslems. whose strong-
Solicitors for the Plaintiff, to the scene of roldery upon receiving would never occur because they could hold is in Western Kausu: Titans, both nomad and sedentary, found principally
950) the warning. Shops and dwelling houses always be forestalled, to be enstreted with each other by alarm
around Kokonor Lake and in the south- bells, so that mutual warning and help
west of the Province, and the so-called may be given. Chinese members of the This was one of the ways in which the Choni Tibetans, who live along the Mia Shanghai Volunter Corps who have police could be assisted by the street Shan range on Kaasu's southern border. Kerved four years to be provided with unions," if they were really us anxious to
Women's invasion of industry, rasy lee to Five Noties that TWO LEATHER TRUNKS labelled MR. C. pistols and allowed to carry them when stop gang robberies as they said they divorce, and even "free love," are farW.LOFTUS, Hongkong, passengeress, Taneln, strolling about in the Settlement in plain" were. He felt sure that they must base from modern ideas, as the customs of which have been lying in Storage since the 18th clothes, so that they may protect people considerably more knowledge of sus the Kaisu Tiletans show.
dns all the Rosember, 1923, Will Be SOLD by Public Auc who should happen to robbed In-picions characters and people possessing
to defray Expenses if same are not Claimei crease arined policemen on point datyards than they ever gave the polim work; the men are idle at home," Mr. and All Expenses Pai! Before the 1st JULY, so that they may each other and was possible, of course! that they were Walsin writes. In one place we vixit | 1924.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. communicate by hand sigual, thus mak- afraid of the consequences to themselves the whole house, seemed living because
Agents. ing the robbers!, escape impossible. if they did. If that were the case, then of our hostess, who was always on the
B.ES.N. C., LTD. Robbere captured to be immediately sent they could accept his assurance that all run, smiling-first upstairs for fuel, then to the Military Governor fur execution; such information was always treated by downstairs for cooking, to the alley for leniency it be shown. We request the police in the strictest confidence, water and upstairs once more to watch that permission he granted,menbere of very common suggestion that had hesus. She used her baby at any spars PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS made to him was that more police should moment. Her husband seemed merely a merchant shops" to become sweial con stables to patrol their own respective streets lay and night..
A CHINESE PROVER
M
4
HOW THE UNIONS CAN HELP.
The women
placed on listy. Well, with regard very ile boarder.
to that, experiene weis to how that
remto
MOSOGART 1S-CESTOM. "Monogamy is the nomad enstrim, bait) married "people can separate at will.
E
Sth In. 1924.
NOTICE.
OF SALE
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a large number of police on duty in road did not ureessarily mean surer.pre- The Hankow Road Union writes, Invention of robbers. In many cases the Major Hilton-Jahnson: Your diffidebea in inviting an expression of public views Crimes were committed so noiselessly that Some women prefer not to marry; mar- Roral Building Lot No. 44 Kellett Lain a policeman xanding only, n few yards riage means looking after a husband, arouses our admiration. The Chinese away would know nothing about it. and if their property is enough they can provech: Exemplary rewards will bring The would all agree, he thought, that live the usual life of a nomad, bringing forth brave mon applus to the present when a policeman did hear of robbery he up any children they may have na a
Please deal as vigorously asid his best to match the armed robber. result of passing attachments. possible with all those caught trafficking 10 proof of this they only had to think The Choai Tibetans retain their in.
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of the large numbers of policemen, dividuality partly because they inhabit The Broadway Lision would propose: European, Chinese and Indian who laid incesible mountains. At their capital, --Policemen and detectives who have died down their lives each year in the course Choni, on the Tao River, lives Yaug in the execution of their duty be gene of such duties. Only a few days ago Tole hereditary Chinese ruler of 48 rously compensated, both in ensh to their C.P.C. 770 had been shot and killed by tribes of this people. He can levy taxes, families and by erecting memorial tablets robbers. Then again there was the que quell rebellions and administer punish- at public places, such as on the West tion of expenses. Each year, before the ment, but the Chinese say of him," He Lake in Hangshow, etc.--The capture of departmental estimates were submitted, has the pig's head, but can not find the robbers be substantially encouraged, both the thief inspectors in charge of each door of the temple." They imply that the polies and the informant-Mer district. went very carefully into the he is willing to give briles to keep, hja chants doing all kinds of legimiste busi- question of how many comptables were position, but too many officials expect s to be allowed to apply for pistols needed for caeli rond. They had to bear them, and he can got tell which deserves from the Settlement authorities.-Shop in mind that rach Chinese constable cost the largest.
Mr. Vulsin's study of the Province people be chosen to serve as special con- the council something like Tl150 per stable to be trained and controlled by year, and they had carefully to preserve includes, also extensive, botanical and
balarice the Council-Merchants to be at liberty the
between eficiency and zoological observations. One tree he to instat, alarm bells to communiente economy,
mentions, known locally as the "redi But the great need was for informa- | birch," as
to traders. has with police stations.-Prohibiti snuggling of arms into shanghai. in bition, and that information could be up whining, brown, patery ure which pen
[plied by the street unions.
DISORDER BREEDS DISORDER.
MORE DRASTIC PUNISHMENT.
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operation with the Customs authorities.
Other street unions have also "beld meetings and prepared suggestions for
Then there was the question of punish discussion as the meeting in the Council
ment. He believed soverer punishment Building. But the pature of their pro-should be inflicted. Of course, they posals is more or less similar to those knew that in cases where a man was con réproduced above,
victed of being implicated in an armed rubbery he was handed over to the Chinese authorities, to be shot. would possibly ask what seterer punish ment you could have than death. To The this he would reply "flogging." to
dread of the punisbinent was enough to act as a deterrent to the criminal, as rule. For some reason, which it was di ficult to understand corporal punishment had been abandoned by China after the revolution
He would suggest to the truet unions that they make every effort to get it reinstated in Shanghai. It was greatest literary triumphs-the ineffable 842]
Major Hilton Johnson welcomed the delegates, of whom there were some 50 or 60, and expresed the hope that their efforts that afternoon might cone something. He promised to sort out the various petitions which had been pre Rented to him, and to study the sugges Lions contained in them at length
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The delegates thanked the Commis- that would be too much to expect with CHATER Reap, formerly occupied by TRE soldiers had been disbanded in China, sioner for granting them the hearing and the cinema art changing every year. But CHIBERE MERCHANTS BANK, Lt. Immediate and many close to Shanghai. It was not offered to extend every possible support the film version can claim this: it is as Occupation: Moderate Rental, surprising that they came to Shanghai to they could in the matter of informa near perfect as standards today allow. pick up a living, and they could not be tion. On the subject of floggings they The dual role of Edward, son of Henry prevented from doing so or from coming were not enthusiastic. All the other sug VIIL, and Tom Canty, the pauper fa into the Settlement. With regard to gestione made by Major Johnson they played by a Polish boy, Tibi Lubin, whose pistols and revolvers. bese, unfortheartily sympathized with, and having skill in portraying the two widely die- nately, largely came into Shanghai in for learned that information supplied to the similar characters places him ahead of rign ships from foreign countries. Many police would be treated with confidence the precocious children of the screen. of course, were seized by the Customs they would see to it that they were kept There are hundreds of assisting players, EW and Airy Offee ROOMS on Groun officials, but these were, necessarily, only well informed.
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(Continued, on next column.) ing the petitions-NU. Daily News.
immortal author.
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