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MORE ROBBERIES REPORTED.
WOMAN STABBED AT WANCHAL
Report were made to the police. yes- terday of robberies carried out at West Point and Kowloon, and also of a case of stabbing at. Wanchai.
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At Kowloon, property to the value of $16.50 was taken by thieves who broke into the Railway Recreation Club at Chathan Road on Wednesday night.
STABBING CASE.
At Wanchai, a widow, sleeping room on the third floor of a new house
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ARRANGEMENT DENIED. [FROM A CHINESE CORRESPONDENT: During the last few days rumours have been afont that arrangements have been made with Canton for the resumption of traffic for one week during the Chinose New
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to this effect was also published in the Canton vernacular newspapers, The report son ent so far as to state that the Political Council had written to the Strike Commitete requesting them to be more coacilíatory in regard to the matter. In the absence of official pro clamation the public was left in bewilder. meat and, the merchants in particular, rejoided at the unexpected procedure of the Strike Committee.
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A 45-FOOT DROP.
TWO CHINESE KILLED. Becouting slarmed, unduly so as it later. "proved at the visit of police officers to a house of questionable reputo
Queen's Road Central, on the night of January 18th, two Chinese endeavour. ed to make their escape by clirabing out of a window on the third floor. They then made their way along a ledge un- derneath it in an attempt to reach some scaffolding erected around the adjoining house, separated by a pasange about two feet in width from the other one, and in doing so some bricks gave away. One man missed his footing and foll to the ground, a drop of 40 feet 7 inches, dragging the other man, who had caught hold of his hand, with him.
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Both men, who wore some time after ceived, however, it appears that although the fatality identified as folis employed ab appeal has been made by Mesra. at different establishments, received such Wong Ewai Hec Tss Shu Tong and Fuinjuries that they were killed and their Pan Son, of the Associated Districts death was the subject of an enquiry Commercial Association of Hongkong, to conducted by Major O. Willson, sitting. make arrangements for the temporary as Coroner with a jury, at the Cen- restoration of traffic with Hongkong, the tral Magistracy yesterday afternoon. Strike Committee, nevertheless, has not intimated ita intention of approsing the proposal.
Enquiries made with a view to aseer taining the authenticity of the report, ra sulted in Mr. So Chiu Ching, Chairman of the Strike Committee, fntly denying that the appeal had been granted, as re- ported in the newspapers. He emphasized that the Strike Committee could never simply for the sake of the convenience of a few merchants' break the fundamental principles of the Strike. He considered that to yield to the appeal would-be detrimental to the Strike policy.
From the evidence of Sab-Inspector C. M. Dorrington, it appeared that he is employed under the Women's and Chil dren's Protection Ordinance of 3807. OF QUESTIONABLE CHARACTER.
tary for Chinese Affairs and the Cap- Under a warrant signed by the Secre thin Superintendent of Palice, which in the Colony, or any boat in the entitles him to visit any tause harbour at all times, he visited No. 258, Queen's Road Central; which ho regarded as a house of questionable accompanied by a Chinese police officer. character, at 11:45 pm on January 18th
When he reached the third föst be knocked at the door, which was locked, [We understand that this is only half the trap door, and then closed it again, and the principal tenant partly opened the story.ED.]
Our regular Chinese contributor writes A number of Chinese have been per- mitted by the Kuomintang Trade Com missioner at Canton to enter Shameen for the purpose of banking transactions with the foreign banks there. Both the Kuo mintang Government and the Strike Committee have given informal usour aaces that restriction on Canton-Hong kong traffic will be greatly relaxed during the Chinese New Year holidays. Officially there is no suspension of any of the rules and regulations prohibiting trahe
BOYCOTT OF MACAO. [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]
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At a meeting attended by Adjutant Ting Yung Haai of the 40th Regiment of the. Kuomintang Army, the Assistant Chief Picket of the 8th Picket Company, and Mr. Yu, representing the local gentry, at Chinshan, near Macao, the other day, it was agreed that a business Arm may import from Macao fich, shrines, and other merchandise for the Chinese New Year not exceeding 30 cafties cach, while a family may buy up to Ava catties. Cattle, poultry, and fresh fish are still not allowed by the pickets to enter Macno from Chinese territory.
LAWLESSNESS IN KONGMOON
WRECKED.
but did not lock it He immediately were running towards the verandah, heard a commation inside as if people Eventually he gained admittance to the floor and searched the cubicles, but did tion of the principal tenant. not find anything to warrant the deten- was told that two men were lying in the Later he basement and on going there found them the basement was a matter of 45 feet 7 dead. The drop from the third floor to inches. Finger prints were taken of the dead men and it was found that nothing was also made to identify them, but was known against them. Every effort unsuccessfully for a week or a fortnight.
NOTHING TO ALARM THEM The evidence of the Sub-Inspector was corroborated by a Chinese police officer, who said that when, they entered the house, by way of Lascar Bow, nothing was done to alarm the meh there and they were told not to run away but to sit down, na the police had only come to see the principal tenant and search the cubicles Later witness, was told that two of the men had fallen into the street from the third floor
The principal tenant of the floor said that she was formerly mistress of the place, but was unemployed at present. On the night in question there were several men on the floor and three other men came. there and asked her for some opium. She told them, she had not got any and they then said they had some with them and entered in rear cubicle and sat down. When the Inspector como he told the men to sit down, but did not say or do anything to cause them to become alarmed. While the Inspector was looking through the cubi
FOR SAYING SOMETHING NOT .FAVOURABLE TO BOYCOTTERS.
(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)] The workers in Kongmoon on February 1st raided the office of the Provisional Mayor, ejecting from the premises the chict clerk and the clerk in charge of police affairs, and subsequently wrecking the furniture. The Provisional Mayor, it is said, has given expression to views not very favourable to the strike pickets, and also made comments unacceptable to nati Japanese agitators When the parade of the anti-Japanese Invasion of Manchurin Society passed the Mayor's office, the workers rushed the premises. The Mayor hae sent the usual complaint to the Kao mintang headquarters in Canton,
PROVISIONAL MAYOR'S OFFICEcles three men in the front room rush-
ed out on the verandah.
Two other Chinese women v gave see the principal tenant on business and svidence, saying that they had called to while they were there the Inspector arrived. They were prevented from leaving by the police and later heard that two men had been killed.
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SEIZED PACKAGES RETURNED, "WITH COMPLIMENTS OF THE STRIKE COMMITTEE."
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The police, these witnesses said in reply to questions, did nothing to frighten the men and did pot produce revolvers.
THE FALL DESCRIBED. during their endeavour to escape, a Describing the fall of the two men Chinese waiter employed in a Chinese Restaurant adjoining No. 288, Queen's Road, Western Central District, said- that from a side window he watched the two men climb out of the window on the. third floor of No. 288. One men, had one foot on the ledge underneath the window. and the other foot on the scaffolding around the adjoining house, which was in width. The second man, who also got separated by a passage about two feet out of the window and was on the ledge, and hold of the first man's hand. The ledge gave away in one place, by reason of some bricks and plaster working foose "and one of the men missed his the other man with him. footing and fell.to the ground, dragging
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THEIR INJURIES.
CHINESE CORRESPONDENT] Three Sisters of the French Mission in Canton who packages were seized by strike pickets on the Bund, Canton, the other day on their return from Hong- Dr. E. P. Minott, Government kong by the as Lungshan have had their Bacteriologist and Officer in, charge of from the Strike Committee. The seizure mortem examination on the bodies of the property returned with compliments mortuaries said that he made a post consisted of 25 boxes of provisions and two men, who were both aged about 30 10 bags of four. First the victima, years He described the injuries they
From the report concerning West Point, on the reclamation ground, Praye Last through the proper channels, appented to and received and said the cause of death it appears that at midnight on Tuesday was awakened at 2.30, yesterday morning the Political Commission of the Kuomini one case was shock from injury to es entered an unnumbered hat at by a man entering her room. Hot who upheld the action of the the brain, and in the other to multiple Ham Yoo Lane, Doar Eastern Street demanded her keys, which he told Sisters are engaged in charitable service, In answer to a question by the
pictets, but, in view of the fact that the Injuries and shock depupied by an opium dross dealer and him were on the next floor. But commended the release of the goods Coroner, witness said that it was quite other men. From this place they stole then screamed for help and the intruder bat under their regulations these goods in the second case was, due to one man The Strika Committee, while pointing.out possible that, the severity of the injuries money and jewellery to the value of stabbed her on the check and on her recuemy goods and liable to con- 18101.85. Five, Chinese mon and women shoulder, making his escape before the cation, nevertheless had in the special been detained in connection with police arrived. The woman's wounds are the good Sisters as a gift, with the com- Circumstances decided to send them to pliments of the Strike Committee.
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The fury returned a verdict idental Death, in Accordance with the
medical evidence and added that no blame was attached to the police.
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