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STORY OF POSSIBLE PIRACY
SHANGHAI, Jan. 10th In H. Supreme Court Fester day, before his Honour Judge Sie Pater Grain and a jury, Saki Mohamed was found not guilty
•f the murder of Ching Li Shing formerly 1 second cog on the C.N.S. Linna on December 5th.
The Crown Advocate for the prosecution and said that the alleged murder took place on the night of November 5th, on board the CNS. Linen, whilst that ves- sel was on a voyage from Swatow
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17th, 1928.
GREYHOUNDS IN SHANGHAI
PREMIER ASSOCIATION EXPLAINS ITS OBJECTS.
DOGS ALREADY SHOWING FINE CONDITION.
Suyou, Jan. 19th. The Greyhound Association of China, Ltd., yesterday gave a 'tiffin party at the Astor House Hotel, to a munder of newspaper repre- sentatives, for the purpose of ex- plaining what the Association has done so far and what it intends to do. As a matter of fact, the majority of people really interest. rd, already have's full knowledge of what the Association proposea to de-o much so, that there is a bandsome premium on their shares and very few of the latter for sale
to Shanghai. Accused was an in-and actually, there was far more dan guard on the vessel and hul interest, to any one knowing any been employed in that capacity for thing at all about dogs, in the tour some seven months The deceased if inspection of the Dalay Road kennela subsequently was the sailors' second cook and temporary
Major Duncan- the murder was alleged to have conducted by taken place in the port aide alley. Campbell, who has come out from Home 11.3 the Association's way at the end of which was a
One knew previously grille. Accused was on duty that manager. night in the vicinity and the that the Association had landed a
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OF H.K. GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
The fortnightly price current and market report, published by the Hong Kong tiëneral, Chamber of Commerce, dealing with unports,
stules:-
Cerron PIECE GOODS AND FANCY Corrus Coops.-A' small business has been done in black cotton venetiane, tué sands, white lenos and black and coloured velveteens. Equiries have been made for liz- brics. Some orders have been settled for Japanese jeans-grey and raised back coloured woven strued jeaus, there is very little doing in stapics: Stocks are low, Clearances are very poor, owing to approach of Chinese New Year. Latest quotations to hand are those of the 10th inst. Eg. Sazel: 17.00. Aid Amer. "Spot 10.460.
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shots were heard, at about 19.13 on the night in question,
The Master's Evence. Capt. John D. White, muster of the str. Linan said that on the night of Noveraber 5th be was
more than could have been reckoni eď na the probable lows, seeing that. they arrived at about the worst season. Coming off the ship, they were so heavily coated, that an estimate of them could rot be
COTTON YARN. The position of our market remains unchanged and no sales have taken place during the fortnight under review, Nomi- aal quotations are 116 follows:- No. 10s. 8170/187: No. 128, #175/ 155 No. 16 #153/150; No. 2us. $100/193. Arrivals: V. Ship ments: Y Sales: N. Unsolad stock: 3,500 bales. Bargains: 0,800 WOOLLENS."Meltons (Italy); snicogs. (Bradford); overcoatings
scarlet; wool venetians; cap tweeds, Orders have been settled on the above this week and a moderate business is in progress.. good, but clearances are very poor The market for woollens is fairly
owing to the approach of Chinese New Year. There are fair stocka of indigo sergea and meltona,"
ing the political developments in Canton, there was a fair business in Continental woollens during the piece goods (woollens) is alro to be fortnight. *The trade in British
considered far having regard to the Canton situation."
awakened by a quartermaster who formed, and the privilege of hav-Another report states :-Consider-
in a look at them was mob ap- precinted
informed him that a Chinese had heen shot. Inquiries were made and as a result, the accused was hand-first surprise. The Association has The temporary kennels were the
cuffed. On" exantination of the re-
cused's revolver, it was found that three shells had been discharged
Accused said chat deceased was
fotrying to get his revolver. Accus ed did not try to hide himself and told his story at drar.
Dr. A. D. Wall, deposed that he
secured the use of a big and airy have been lined with a setiss of godown, the inner walls of which
nost comfortable loose boxes, each fitted with a sleeping bench, in which the dogs are housed by couples The dogs are bedded
RAW COTTONS-No business to. report.
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had examined the body of the de/ down on shayings, a lesson whichness passing. "No reliable quota- | Chartered Bank.. £911 bay.
censed at the Public Mortuary and found three Lullet wounds. Two in the stomach and one in the chin,
Shanghai deg-owners, many times has teen 'preached to with not much surcres, though shavings an questionably are as warm and com- fortable as
-The latter would have caused denth anything atter, cheaper than fore the Kangtung situation is
more sanitary than as the bullet apparently had pass straw, bracken or peat moss. Trot- od through the head and found ting about, intent on their multi- farious duties, were Home half- exit na the back of the neck.
dozen young fellows, the eight and Taree guards gave evidence as to mound, of whom was enough to the duties of the ladium guardake any country-bred man feel and said that accused had reported to the sergeant that he had shat the deceased after having been at tacked.
Accused's Bolls! Of Piracy.
The accused said that he was in the 5th Punjabis stationed at Malta during the Great"War and after being discharged was a guard under the police at Hong Kong He then joined a ship in the same. capacity. He had never been in any trouble. He said that deceased
of
attacked him from belrind und en- deavoured to seize his pistol. There was a struggle in the course of which the deceased clutched him by the throat. On the other side some the grill there were fifteen Chinese passengers watch ing the affair and he was of the pinion that devensed was in league with pirates. As a last re sort accused fired three shots and deceased fell. Acensed then report. ed the watter. He had previsualy been in an attempted piracy whilst another ship and know the desperate character of such men. The Summing Up.
on
homesick-burly, ruddy-faced, out spoke typical kepartmen, who can whistle and chirrup through their teeth in the way that will fetch up any dog at top speed.
A Fine Mob Of Dogs
Kennels and kennehmen, even
The
though the first were but tempor- ary. were beyond criticism. Inds then stripped several of the dogs and took than for inspection into the spacious exercise ground, where else is situated the cook house. Then came the next sur priss As they all are young dogs and bave had a long voyage through very hot regions, to end in a very cold climate, they should by all reasoning, be utter wrecks, requiring mouths of most careful treatment to set them up. Instead, one saw
a may excited inob of robast animals, taking the hurdles, coursing, doubling Eghting, and generally behaving with all the excessive hilarity common to healthy greyhounds. Someone to be complimented on the way in which the des have been brought
utit.
Even Dinah Mary, with her three younigste, was a quite con- tented-looking matron.
To return to the tin-party. After Mr. W. R. McBain, chuir man of the Association, Ind wel- comed the guests, Major Duncan Campbell made a few explanatory remarks, stating in part
Association's Many Branches.
cleared up.'
De
$79 bora
$590 bey. $299 buy-
Tlx. 143 nom.
METALS.Sales of wire tails 13 in bes were reported at $7 to
· CLOSING QUOTATIONS. $7.8. Reports received
Businces generally very quiet."
Januart lētu, 1998. Prices nominal. Owing to aps
B.K. Bank
$1,180 buy. proach of holidays, very little busi
Do., London...2126 so
tions are available: Practically no Mercantile Bank. A. &R.....292) nom, business has becu jone, local
0...14 nom dealers being reluctant to commit P.40. Bank
.210. nom. themselves to fresh purchases lie East Asia. Bank ................
Canton InsuranÚS Union Insurance FAR MARKET REPORT.-Stock: North China Ins American, 500,000' sacks: Canadian, Yangtze Insurance ... #46) buy. 130,000 sacks; Australian, 10,000 China Underwriters......52.40 sel. backe: total, 60.000 sneks. Mar. China Fire Insurance....3215 com. ket: Quiet, nothing doing. Quota Hong Kong Fire Laa.......$650 buy. $401 nou. tions: American Patent, 81.25-4.30 Dughes....
Steambosta per sack: American Straight, $2.00 H.K. Tog
$2.30 buy. 3.30 per sack; American Cut off, Indo-Chinas (Prof.). 3.00-3.60 per sack; Shanghai Flour,
Do (Def.) 3.00-3.05 nominal: Australian No. Basil Transporta 8410-2.60 per anck: Canadian Cut Waterboase,.
$177 nom. off. 22.30-1.10 per sack: Canadian Bengueta
дома Simnight, $2.88-2.30 per sack; Cana- Kailan Mining A...... 62/6 LODT. dian Mixture, 82.60 per aack: Cana- Langkat (combined),.... Tha, 184 bay, dan 2nd Clear, 82.70 per sack.
Do. (angle). 2.85 tur.
buy. ...Th. 10 br Sron-3arket steady.
S'hai Explorations SALTYETRE-Stocks: 16,000 bage. Shanghai Loaps
T. 6.10 buy. 3.95 buy. Quier market aving to approaching. Baubs................ Chinese New Year.
217/6 buy.
OLD CHINA HAND DEAD.
CAPT. A. J. ANDERSON PASSES AWAY IN
TSINGTAO.:
SHANGHAI, Jan. 12th.
Bom.
$48 num.
88%. nom.
Tronoh Mine B.K. & K. Wharfa........ $1294 nom.. H.K. & W. Dock.........$58 buy. China Providents.........14.50 buy. Hongkow caregivers Tis, 163 bay. ૮ 391 VY
Naw
Shanghat Docky
5 nom.
Ewe Cottons, l. 77 78 Oriestale
Da.
116, 1.25 bay, Shanghai Cottons (old)... Tis. 404 buy.
(now) 1.2
*** buy. 925 $3.25 buy,, 9
165. nom. Tig. 125 bay. $142 buy.
Dom.
& H. Hotels EK. Lands
Landı Shangbai Humphreys Hatates. Hong Kong Realties.....$7.30 buy. HR Territorials
123.60 buy. ELK. TramwBJE Peat Trams (old) .....
Bo,
.#7 Bol. (now)... Star Ferries
353 bay. This lights (comb.).... 14.10 bay.
Do. (old) ......$103 bay. Lio.
It is with regret that we record the death of Captain Arthur J. Anderson, who died in the Ger
Hospital in Tsingtao after suffering for nearly two weeks with severe intestinal trouble. "
Capt. Anderson was an old China hand, first joining the former, Shanghai Towboat Co., in 1900. During the past year he fill. ed the position of Acting Salvage Master, Jephson who is absent on long HK Electrics.
in place of Captain
| kave.
Electrica Prior to coming to the Ma Chian Cost, deceased operated Telephones..................... | British
Buses ***...... Government
in China tugs
Tractions.. Calomino.
Singapore Chin Bugars..... Capt. Anderson, in command" of
Malabon Bugar the tug Souch left "Shanghai on
Canton Icon December 27th, for the purpose of
Cements (combined)...... towing the sailing vessel Janet
Do (old) ......$7) buy. Do. (now)......$1 buy. kang.
boy.
He became ill whilst en
EK Eapes (old) route to Tsingtao, and entered the Do. (now)
30th. It was seen at once that his | Dairy Farms. condition was critical and in Watsons
Der & Wings spite of the best of medical atten-
Laze Crawfords.. tony he died 10 days later.
Mackintosha.... Sincere ***********
His Lordship briefly reviewed In nuentioning the Greyhound the evidence. The question was: Association af China, Ltd., what did the accused consider the should like to emphasize that this deceased wax), Did he think that ❘ nanNIC. was originally registered from Tsingtao. to Chin- the deceased was a man endanger- owing to a misunderstanding in ing the lives of himself and others this country. The Company is No motive had been suggested, and always has been, allied to the German Hospital on December United Asbestos neither was there any suggestion of Greyhound Racing Asociation, any quarrel between the neused Ltd., of Great Britain, who have and the deceased.
Indeed, there been so uniformly successful on all was little suggestion that they even the tracks which they control in knew each other. The accused had EnglantỈ. kept to his story.. He had never
Our company is affiliated to the deviated in any way from the story Greyhound Racing Association. which he had told to the captain Led., and application already has and to the learned Magistrate He been made to the Minister in had not refused to speak at the Peking to niter the name of the trial in the lower Court and then Inter launch into a complicated de- fence The jury must consider whether the evidence was sufficient to convict the accused of murder
The jury then retired and re- turned with a verdict of "not guilty,"
His Lordship remarked that he quite agreed with the verdict. It would have been very unsafe to And the accused guilty, but at the came time it was very proper, of the Crown to bring the case before the Court.
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company to the Greyhound Racing Association (China), Ltd.," ́and this has been done at the ex- press request of G. R. A., London, to secure uniformity.
Our Asition will, subject to a few modifications to mit local conditions, ran under the same rules as the G. R. A. They will use the same motor and carrier, and will«in all respects he kept up-to-date as to any improvements which may from time to time be discovered in Europe. North China Daily News.
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Brusselez Amsterdam "Berlin".
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"mou fè '■LL'
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$0.50 buy. Sto wel. 317; buy.
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