Page
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1927.
THE TWO LEADING BRANDS
ON THE MARKET
FIRST STILL
1627
300 Years
STILL FIRST
it's stood the test, And still of whiskies is the best;' "Tis "Scotch" bet that's a trifle vaque— To get the BEST SCOTCH call for
"HAIG"!
1927
HOME BAG & CO. SIE HETER, MARINOR, KOZLAR Banda Kamati Barn I bet that Bot 1KL
SOLE AGENTS :
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.,
St. George's Building, Ice House St..
Tel. C. 135.
[153
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
Best Portland Cement.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS,
HONGKONG.J
撞
綠腦跳小
life 鐘人着瓜馈肉Full of 易學箇兒鑽氣 A dill child is an ill
nourished child and should
delay. He will soon be
be given Horlick's without
joining the others after a Short period on this rich pure body-building food and outrival the feats in the Nursery Rhyme
WK THE HORLICKS
In 4 sizes at
all Chemists and Stores.
Representative
THE ORIGINAL
:
MALTED MILK
Mr. HM HODGES. PO Box 3711, Shanghai.-
Convalescents
of all ages
need easily assimilated- nourishment, which will put on weight and " quickly restore them to 'normal health. · well-advised buy
The
‘KEPLER'
Cod Liver Oil win Malt Extract
1952
Battles of two sizes"
To keep your skin in health HAZELINE SNOW"
"All Chemists and Stores
(Trade Mark)
Giass pots All Chemists and
T-x
BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO.
Wellcake Foundation Leo... Landon, ENG.) LONDON AND SHANGHAE ·
All Rights Retirmed
OVER HALF A{CENTURY REPUTATION FILLE "FOR—115£;
DA LECLERC'S LIVER & SIDNEYS
INVALALELS Tr_Dignaam of_MUM SHPORTART- -OMASS, ÚSA TEN BADLAGRE, GOU, BALACHATURAL, - Pending Carneires, otr Pass Peru, J. TAKE 00. Haverstock Ed N.WE
V Landen) "...
DALE CLERC'S E. Fries DELE CLERC'S ARARIA. FYROM I
FILLE
BATH ANN BEZLEM FOR SAPONE AZZALETES
DR, LE CLERG'S SOAP U10 € Zal lot ke
INCREASE OF CRIME IN SHANGHAI.
CAPTAIN E. I. M. BARRETT'S DODON FOR
SEPTEMBER.
LARGELY DUE TO MILITARY AND POLITICAL SITUATION.
Giving an explanation for the alarming increase in crime which has occurred in Shanghai in recent months, Captain E) I. M. Barrett, Commissioner of Police, in his report for September, states that it is largely due to the military and political situation, especially the situation which has obtained since the advent of the Intest" political regime. ».
RELUCTANT TO BE EXECUTED.
CONDEMNED ROBBER
RE-ARRESTED.
AN ADAPT AT ESCAPING.
HONG KONG POLICE RESERVE.
OUDERS BY THE CAPTAIN SUFERINTIS.
"DENT OF POLICE}
CHINESE COMPANY,
Strength. Constable R.34 Tsan Yung is permitted to "rosign upon leaving the Colony for good-as from Octo ber th
INDIAN COMPANY, Training.
'SHANGRA‡, October 28th. Loo Ah "Nyi, Loh Ah Nyi and Nyong Zai Kwei appeared before Judge Li and Mr. Meidhardt (Senior Consul's Deputy) in the Provisi vanl Court yesterday, charged with being | Indian Company have been passed The following members of the in possession of a 39 calibre re-out as effeient in Part I.:- volver a 32 automatic pistol, a Constables I.244 N. N. Zaveri, dagger, and 31 rounds of ammuni R.219 Mehraj Dis, Ren Sultan tion in East Hanbury Road, at 2.13
Ahmed, Rats Gupal Chamd R.230 Abdul Hamid. p. on Wednesday, for å supposedi
"The following is the result of the unlawful purpose,
examination in Part II. (know lodge of Police Duties and Regula tions) held on Thursday, October
th
In his report Captain Barrett; how a return to the calmer atmos states that one of the "factors phere of 'n few years back can be which has contributed to this expected! situation is the instability of the
Civil War Situation,
Ar. E. T. Maitland, Pecuting povernment in Chinese territory,
- Naval and aerial attacks upon the Solicitor for th: Police, stated that which as been changed as a result local garrison andgagements on the way to the station, the third of "revolutionary, or other violent resulting from the execution of prisoner tried to escape, but he was occurrences on more than a dozen plans for the disarming of the 31st Riggs, who heard the blowing of arrested in Wuchow Road by Sergt. occasions since the Autumn of 1924. Army were the outstanding features police whistles. This man was be Besides affording unprecedented op- of the military situation in Shang.fore the Court last February when he was charged with loitering, and portunities to the criminal frater- hai during the mouth, la conse he was ordered to be handed over nity to secure revolvers and pistols, quence of suspicions entertained by to his parents. On May 8th, 1923. each of these changes has resulted the Nationalist Authorities regard the police found, that he had bera convicted-of-armed råbbery and in additions to the ranks of the uring the loyalty of the 31st Army, murder and ordered to be handed employed of large bands of men arrangements were made by Gen over to the Chineso authoritics for trained in the use of arms and erai Ho Ying Ching's 1st Anny to execution. inured to risking their lives. As a disarm that corps. on September result of the dissolution last April 20th. An engagement resulted, but of the Shanghai Labour Protection the latter troops were defeated and Corps, some five thousand persons compelled to, surrender their arms of this class were turned loose upon after suffering about 100 casualtion, the community, and it is worthy of Further fighting between the andre note that the corps in question was armies occurred the same day under Mr. largely composed of ex-burglars and similar circumstances other attention to the fact that one of
thieves.
points on the Shanghai-Hangchowed that an attempt had been made the cartridges in the revolver ith ww- and Shanghai-Nuuking Railways to fire it. and in every instance the 1st Army was victorious.
Bolshavik Teachings, The crime situation has been further aggravated during the pre- sent year because the criminala and
Communistic Developments.
Execution Avorted.
How he
found, accused was detained in the I'ntil proper authorities could be Municipal Gaol and later was hand- ett over to be executed. escaped from the broils of the Chi kw. Maitland drew the Court's nese authorities, counsel did not
was not found on him.
First neused said that the ristol
Second accused, stated that he heard police whistles blown and and then he was arrested. He stopped to see what was the matter, denied having the pistol on him.
Third accused said that some men had put the ammunition in his shop when the police arrested, bini, pocket and took him to the tea He did not try to run away after charged before for being implicated his arrest. He admitted being in an armed robbery, but, when he was handed over to the Chinese authorities, they found bin innocent and released him.
potential criminals of the various Notwithstanding the severe mea categories mentioned have come sures adopted by the Chinese under the influence of Bolshevik authorities since April 19th, 1927, propaganda, which has been sys- I against the members of the Chinese tematically conducted with a view Communist Party, these extremists to effecting, by arousing the greed have succeeded in resuming their and covetousness of the proletarian old activities, and are now endea classes, the destruction of all re-vouring by means of terrorism and spect for property and the rights of propaganda to bring the workers in others. Unlike the Authorities Shanghai completely under their charged with restoring normal coo- demination. The terrorism, was ditions after revolutions in other manifested during the period under
A Mysterious Escape... The Chinese detective sergeant countries, who were usually given review in a campaign of assassina- in reply to the Judge, said that an almost unlimited power, the police tion against employees of industrial informer bad told him that three of the Settlement have been endca establishments of whem no lees en had committed a murder and that was why they were arrested. youring to meet the abnormal con than four way shot dead and two He could not bring the informer to ditions with no other authority than wounded, while the propaganda Court as" that would endanger his that accorded by the Chinese Pro- consisted of appicals to the workers life. Witness knew that the third visional Criminal Code which is which were disseminated through used was ordered to be handed over to the Chinese authorities but clearly intended for times of peasc. the medium of handbills. in one did not know how he escaped. While the observance of the letter instance the handbills advocated
Questioned by the Judge,.. Det.- of this Code in the Settlement the overthrow of the Unification Serg. Omend said that the unini custom when a was handed places the Police at a great dis- Committee' of Shanghai. Labour over for excention was for the advantage, the Authorities in Chi- Union and the removal of Generais foreign and Chinese detectives in hese territory never allow them-Pei Chung Hsi and Ho Ying Ching Arsenal for the trial and to escort charge of the case to go to the selves to be hampered by it when on the ground that they have de the dealing with dangerous criminals or generated into reactionary militar-ground. He did not know how the political and subversive agitators.
third accused escaped, In view of this circunstance and the
ing by the Higher Court.
The case was remanded for hear fact that a large portion of the wenith of this part of the country is concentrated in the Settlement, it letarian government in co-operation
if the
ist. In another a demand was made for the confiscation of foreign factories and an appeal to labourers to secure arms and set up a pro,
prisoner
MAJA
to the execution
PRICE OF A WIFE.
would not be a matter for surprise with the Russian Soviet Republic. A CIVIL SERVANT'S EXPERI-
large majority of the These handbills purported to bave criminals of Bouthern Kiangsu been issued by branches of the canie here to pursue their depreda
tiöus.
Chinese Must Act First.
Chinese Communist Party known as the General Labour Union, the Chinese Communistic League and the Executive Committee of the Chinese Communist Party-
Strike Situation.
Passed with credit-Constables R.235 Mohamed Ramzan, R. 239.S. Karim Baksh.
Passed:-R.28
Ajit Singh, R. I. Guleria, R.224 Jatha nand, R.217 Noor Ahmed, R.246 V. T. Thad.
FLYING SOUAD.
Training.
The following members of the Flying Squad have been passed ont as efficient in Part L
Constables R.311 Yeung Siu Tin, R.327 Look King. R. Chung Yee Fun, 1.843 Mok Fung Yee.
Central Police Station as meal at The weekly instructional patrol of the Hong Kong section on Thurs day, Nov mber 3rd will start from 5.15 p.m. sharp.
TRAINING-PART III. (MUSKETRY). The following Police Reservista will attend at the Kennedy Road? Revolver Range in multi on Satur sharp for instruction in revolver day, November 5th, at 1.30 pm. shooting under Inspector H. J. Paterson:-
15 men to be detailed by 0.C.
Chinese Company,
13 men to be detailed by O.C.
Indian Company.
3 men to be detailed by 0:0.
Flying Squad.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS..
A.E. Baak.
Novamaan lar, 1987.
$1,150 buy 1,140 {asku. 1,132) sak Do., Lond...2120) nam Chartered Bank............£301 Dom. Mercantile Bank, A 48.£3}} P. & O. Bank..... Do,
East Asia, Back
BOM.
NOM.
210 nom.
O...£13 no
168 nom. Canton Torrance ..............$555 vel. Obias Duderwriters el North China Ins.........Tia, 148 now. Union Insuranon China Fire Insurance....$215 nam... Yangtase Insurano. 3464, buy.
.....3192 bay.
Douglass ysiumum Hong Kong Fire Ina............. 1690 buy. Stamboats......... H.K. Tag Indo-Chinas (Pref.)
Do. (Del:) Shall
Transports Star Forries Waterboat......... China Bugars Malabon Bugars Benguete
buy. ..331 sel „,31,90 nors..
$30 nom.
$18 BOR.
Goj. nom.
uom.
$17 nom.
.513 nom.
..$30 sol..
any.
Baila Mining Ad........62/6 nom. Langkats (combined)..
Do.
10,80 nom
Tia, 8.40 sol.
Shat (ingle) Shanghai Lowor Baube .......... Tronah Minea **1973 nom. Ural Casians/2. H.K. & K. Wharts
Explorations ........ I sel
.......... 5.30 Dom. $5 bay.
com.
H.K. & W. Dock.........35 vel.
Hongkowe *** 4*** Shanghai Docks New Engineerings.
H.K. Gost Loun H.K. & Hotel
K. Lady Hong Kong Realty Shanghai Lands H.K.
118. 145 buy.
ไป
Is, 59 bey.
1is: 4 buy,
..1%
prem tay. „Hoy nom. 155, bar.
bay, Tis. 117 buy.
** buy..
12.40 xul,
Humphreys Entatar...Si
Territoriala Prince's Building......15 Euy. Karal Bwo Cotloss *** The Orientale
Do.
„‚$it nom,
10 buy- 11. 7.40 buy.
Shanghai Coltons (old)...T. 45 nom. Do. (us)......Tb. 50 nom. Obina Husss...Th. 6 buy, Peak Trams (old) E.K. Tramways... 20 buy.. 20.10 sol,
..$14 mal. Singapors Tractions..
(new).......$7 sei.
.11/9 no n. ....31 num. ........319) nom.
..$7 el.,
$6,60 nom.'
Amusements Taxis 141 Cauton lcea
Cements (combined).
(old)
.
..5 nom.
Do. (now) China Lights(comb.)......$12 nor
дош. TK Do. (old) 39, no. *Do. (now)..... nom. China Providents.........34 nom. Constructions. I el. Dairy Farms
Sib.10 now. Der A
16 hom.
Wings
uom.
nom.
POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL. Classes for instruction in Part II.H.K. Electrica ...... $52) son, 63.10 sk. "of training course will be held at the Police Training School under day, November 3rd, and Tuesdis Inspector H. J. Paterson on Thurs- November 8th, commencing both evenings at 5.30pm sharp.
TRAINING PART 1. (SQUAD'
DRILL)..
Macsa Electrics ..........................443 nom. H.K. Boper (old)...... ..$10
Do. (Bow).........85 Lens Ormefords....... ..#3 Kal. Mackintosha....... sel. Sinderen
United Asbestos...... (Watsons (old).
Wm. Parells.... Telephone...
計
112 sel.
11; nom.
$5
$3.65 buy..
noru-n uninal,
All members of the Police Re-b'que. Intus, Q.8 Bonds...5% bay. serve who have not yet been passed baybayers; noilers; -low; out efficient in Part I.. will parade in mufti at the Central Police Station for Saund Drill and Rifle Exercises under Sergeant . J. Hunt as follows:-
ENCE IN THE SUDAN, When Mr. A. R. Boyce, C.B.E., after an absence of a quarter of a who has just returned to Brisbane century, was in the Sudan Service, he was asked by his chief to ad-. judicate in a divorce case between two Nilitic negroes.
Chinese and Indian Companies on Thursday, November 3rd. and Tuesday, November 8th.
Flying Squad on Wednesday, November 2nd...
Fail in on each evening at 3.30
p.m.
(Sgd.) F. C. Mow Fuso, A.S.P.
(R), Acting Adjutant. Hong Kong, Nov.-1st, 1927.
TOWN CRIER'S PLUSH AND GOLD ROBES.
WHEN- QUEEN ELIZABETH CALLED A MAYOR
A FOOL.
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS. ``
Ün London,--
1/0 1.16
November Jst 1927.
Telegraphie Transfer Bank Büls, or damand Bank Bills, at 30 days' right Bank Bills, at 4 months
Tight
...2/01
4.
Credits, at 4 months night.2/1 Documentary Bill, 4
months" sight
ON PARB-
2/15
Bank Bille, on demand 1,2+) On Credits, 4 months sight... 1,316
New You-
Bank Hille, an demsed
481
Oredits, at 60 days" sight... DO
Transtor Bank on demand...1331 ON CALOUTTA
Telegraphic Transfer
ON SHANGHAI
-
on demand. 1331
Bank Bills, at sight Private, 30 days sight.
14.
734
ON MANILA-On-demand 95. OF YOKORAMA-On demand... 10+
On Bengapore-a demand... or BATAVIA Un demand OS HAIPHONG.On demand ... On Bainos.-On demand ON BANGKOK.—Un demand ... -931 BOTERIGE, Bank's Baying at $9.63 GOLD LAT, 10 fue, per tal BAR SILVER, par on
It is nevertheless, true that. Chi-¦ nese territory is suffering more
Bouk "Oyes! Øyer!! Oyer!!!- Found than the Foreign Corcessions from
Bus I know nothing about a Perey and District Carnival, the present epidemic of crime. Ia There were 16 strikes during the divorce law," he said. That does a North Wiltshire town, lying in the country between Woosung and month of September as compared hold of the native chief and settle fiampshire, dron, transformed it
not matter," was the reply. "Getmediately below the source of the the Taihu Lake, villages and even with cight in August, 1927. These it according to native custom.' | "fairyland." towns have been attacked recently disputes affected a total of 17,227
So, with a guard of native by armed marauders who took away employees and resulted in a loss of native village, taking with him on soldiers, Mr. Boyu set off for the eferything portable of value, and in 194,322 working days, against: 5,019 his two days journey the husband many cases either murdered or workers affected and 46,189 work. and wife, who seemed be on the best
of terms. kidnapped numbers of the inhabiting days lost during the previous He ascertained that native cus ants. Until this banditry in terri- month. In the course of a disturb.tom favoured a divorce on the cen- tory surrounding the Settlement is ance among the workers in a dock dition that the husband received suppressed and until such time as in Pootung on September 19th, the back the consideration" he had machinery is created which will labourers assaulted.and wounded at
paid for his bride. enable the authorities responsible foreign employee who
The parties appeared in his tent, probably and the wife placed on his table fur law and order within its limits would have lost his life were it nota piece of cloth containing a varied to deal with the criminals in a man for the intervention of the Chinese assortment of old iron, including ner befitting the times, there is Police.
rosty nuts and bolts. reason to fear that conditions will rémaid unsatisfactory.
J
خته
Armed Robberies In Settlement.
One hundred and twenty reports of armed robbery were received during the month, 93 occurring at dwelling houses, shops, etc., and. 27 on the highway.
Bonds Sundered.
Execptional circumstances, such na crime waves like that which is pussing over the Settlement now, deniand exceptional counter mea- sures, but the police are severely
During the nine" months ¦¦ ended handicapped by the fact that the law does not provide adequate September 30th, 810 reports of arm- punishment for meh offences. ed robbery from dwelling houses, Nothing short of capital punish-shops, etc., and 231 reports of arm ment will deter the armed robbered highway robbery were received, PILLS gangs from their activities, and a total 1,014 cases of robbery and the satisfaction of every one.
capital punishment is to all intents an increase of over 223 per cent..
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STEEL Sureand certain for all Female complaints.Every lady should keep a box in the house.
Chemists and 'Stores sell them throughout the world. Proprietor: MARTIN, Cloudit, Sonthamptm, England,
These words were proclaimed by members of the ancient and illas- trious company of the town criers of Great Britain, who took part in the National Town Criers cham- pionship contest at Pewsey..
Mr. C. Bethel, of Corsham, who proud's boasted that he was the saly loyal town erier in England, by virtue of a charter granted by King John, also holds the office of ale taster.
with silver buckles, yellow silic He wore patent leather, ahces
stockings, black plush breeches, blue cutaway
cost with velvet lapels and collar, a golden epaulet over the right shoulder, and a three. cornered hat. The outfit cost 40 The
guineas.
Folkstone, who is 78, and claims to There was old John Anderson, of be the oldest town crier in England. With his white beard he is a fami har figure at these anmial compeli-
tions.
Mr. Boyce wondered what the old iron was for. But he soon learned. The evil-looking husband grabbed the collection of old iron, and dash ed out of the tent. It was the price he had paid for his bride.
The acceptance of the returned goods signified the completion of the divorce proceedings.
The bonds had been sundered to John related the story in rhyme of how Queen Elizabeth, efter being welcomed by the Mayor of Folke- The judge was not called upon
stone, and purposes a dead letter in the over the figures for the first three- to issue any derree nini, there was
Tossed her head, and to the Provisional Court: It is further quarters of 1993. During the same no chance for lawyers to make fat
Mayor of Folkestone said, open to doubt, whether the present period no less than 541 persons were fees; and no opportunity for the
You little fool, get off that Nanking Government (the legisla- arrested on charges of armed rob- yellow Press to serve up unsavoury
stool." tive authority) is in any way in-bery. Of these one only was sen- details.
The championship was won by It was all so simple-and yet death, 299 have been sen terested in or sympathetically intenced clined towards peace and good tenced to imprisonment, 11 died of effective. Just the exchange of a Mr. W. B. Angliss, of Marlborough, "And second place being secured by Mr. order in the Settlement. Until, wounda received at the time of few musty nuts and bolts. however, the criminal classes learn arrest, 122 were acquitted and 170 the bride was a very nice-looking W. Y. Barnes, of Aldbourne, and third by Mr. W. Abbött; of Lyme to fear the law as administered by were still on remand at the end of girl," added Mr. Boyce reminis
Regit. cently. the Provisional Court, I do not see" September.-Shanghai Times,
28 1/15
EXCHANGE RATES. [CRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Binuy, October 31st.
-3.24.05%
Paris Brussels Berlin Oslo
Helsingfors ........
vert
Athens Buenos Aires Hong Kong Silver (forward) New York Amsterdam Stockholm Vienna Madrid Bucharest Bombay Yokohama Genera
Milan
Copenhagen Prague Lishos Rio *** Shanghai
21.05
20.30
18.48
1931
283
47.27/32
1/111 20.1/10
4.80.31/32 12.09)
18.00 24.30-
28.49
795 1/5.35/18
1/10% 25.23 691
18.17:
2}
5.29/32
2/61
Silver (spct)
23.1/18