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No. 22,147 號柒拾牌百壹仟弍萬式第 日陸初月陸年已已 HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1929.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
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STATIONS
No. 1 No. 6
AM. AM.
UP TRAINS,
No.13. No, No. 14 No. 18 x 10.115.3 No.53 4.X. JA (3) || A‚M. | 7.3. F., P.M.; F,M. P.M. - RM, P.M.
*
8.30
9.15 10.00 12.10 1.15 231
Kowloon. Dep. -8.40; 8.05;
Yaumit.Dep. 8.49
Shatin...Dep. 7.01
Dop. 7,15
Market, Dep. 7.30
Fanling. Dep. 7.30
Sheung-
abui Dep., 7,35
Shum.
chun...Arr. 7.41 8.45
Canton...AT.
Buna, & Holis. ouly
925 10.05 12,19 1,23)
9.88 10,20|12,30; 1,25:
3.18 10.37 12.47 1.52
9 53 10.33|12,43)-1,45
10.10 10.47 12.37; 2,02
9.07 0.15 10.53 1.00 2,07 5.09.
9.13 10.21 10.58 1.08 2,13. 3.15
1 6.49 -
DOWN TRAINS
STATIONS ¡Mo, 1
No. 4 .7 A.X. AND
A.M.
Canton Bop.
3.20 4.30 5.40 7.35
4.88.3,48! 7,43
4.50 5.00 7.55
5.04 2.10 3.05
4,09 5.17, 3.13
| 5,19 637) 8.99
-5.27 4.33 3.26
4.00 3.29 3.23 832
7.19
No. 1 No.16 No.17 No.19 54.31. 13 No.23
2.M., P.M. ¦ PM, || P.M.
8.14
9.11 10.4
11.27, 11,47233
439
9.15 127
Shamchan...Dep. 7.17 903 10.3
Sheungani Dap. 7.35
Fanling Dep. 7,30
Taipo Market. Dep. 1.45 3.26 1047
Taipo
Shalin
.... Dep. 7,44
9.31 1001
...Dep. 1,37 5.44 114
Yamati Dep. j. £119.36 11.56|-
P.M.
3.55
5.476.42 7.07
11,55 301-444. 6.34 1400 306 4.50 3.58 19.11 3,17 5.00 8.39 34.18 3,23 5:04 | 9,13 19.30 335 417 8.26 "12.42-3.49.5.29 6.38
Kowloon Arr. 9.17 9.00 11.3 12.07 12.49.38499,95 341
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PREVALENCE OF CRIME IN AMERICA.
AMAZING NUMBER OF HOMICIDE CASES.
PRESIDENT HOOVER AND "MAJOR NATIONAL ISSUE.".
PROHIBITION PROVES NO PREVENTATIVE:
history."
and
Not a Good Omen.
New York-Crime in the United¦ These figures show, however, that Doctor Hofman's survey of one States, which President Hoover | hoitikides have been on the down-hundred
twenty-two cities describes as the "dominant issue ward trend in England and Wales with an aggregate population of before the American people; has and Italy, while the inercase has 3,000,000 revealed a homicide rate increased steadily in the past de-been fractional hat steady in the 1927 of 10.4 as compared with cade, resulting in a state of law United Stater.
10s in the preceeding year. This lessness which, according to statis, President Hoover's speech 'called) was regarded as an indication that ticians, surpasses that of all other attention to the disrespect for pro-"our condition seeds to have civilised countries. Investigation of perty which apparently has far reached a stationary condition and the best available data reveas that excreded the disrespect for human one of the highest points in our 10,000 homicides were committed in life. "Crimes of violence, especially the United States in 1927, substan holdaps and payrol robberies which Baling the President's assertion are frequent in all large cities, have that "more than 9,000 human: increased tremendously, according beings are being hiwlessly killed to unofficial statistics.. every year in the United States. Little more than half as many ar rests follow. Less than one-sixth of those arrested receive punishment,'
Despite the high rate of murder and other crime, it is generally said that, there is no especial crime wave this year. nor last year, the increase in criminality has been more like a tide but the simile is not a good one because so far there has been no ehh of lawlessness, students of the situation say.
Many Homicides. Unofficial statistics compiled for 12 cities with an aggregate popula
|
Bank Hold-ups."
The American Bankers Associa tion reported 292 bank holdups in 1925. compared with a total of 183 in 1221 and since 1991 the trend has beet upward with only a few ex
eptions as follows:-143 in 1929: 129 in 1925: 246 in 1924: 23 in 1923: 218, in 1996 297 in 1927
The stationary condition, how ever, was not necessarily
tood omen Lor cannot be construed as an indication of improvement in the general situation. Doctor Hof. man emphasises that fact that we have experienced some of the worst types of niurder on record in the annals of crime," during 1997.
recent
"Crimes are becoming more atrocinus ind mare dilheult of detar. tion," Doctor Hoffman said in a articic. "Regardless of Baumes laws, increased police acti
ity, national and local crimes commissions and an increase in the number of death sentences, the remains the outstanding indictment homicide record of American cities.
of American civilization,"
The daily newspapers in every city remain the true barometer of crime and through the medium of the Press, the public has been kept aware of the more startling mur- ders, organized holdups which occur with amazing frequency. Despite the enormous publicity given to crime-very, little it escaper the newspapere-Presidens Hoover's speech in New York City henused widespread editorial reac
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over
Burglaries have increased grads. ally, from 111 per million in 102 to 12 in 1926. President Hoover said:Even in each premeditated crimes as embezzlement and forgery with stable nation. No part of the war record standse comparison tion of 35,000,000 show an average homicide rate
country, rural or urbane is immune. 10.1 for every of 100,000 in 1927 compared with 10.8 in Life and property are relatively 19. This fractional decrease, to-
more unsafe than in any other gether with other dependable lata, civilized country in the world." fadicates that the homicide rate: The records for the conviction, of has apparently become stationary male prisoners for embezzelement, at the highest level in American fraud, possession of stulen property history."
and larceny. showed that 215 had It has been generally known that been sentenced to fines and jail crime has increased tremendously terms or both during 1926. For the it remained for Presidentams crimes 148 per million were Hoover to earmark the problem as convicted in 1929. a major national issue. Į (Snodaya
His in- One of the greatest increases was (10.000.x.only) augural speech and the address of noted in the Census reports for
April 29, 1920, in New York City, i 1026," showing & countrywide aver emphatically stressed the feed of age of 61 meles convicted in every Letter law enforcement. Compre. million for violation of the liquor fundamental-the possibility that hensive national statistics are not laws, compared to per million ava labie hut semi-official surveys in 1923 and six per million in 1910. have been made which provide a dependable index and justify the presidential, statement that "wenty times as many people in proportion to population are killed in the Laited States as in all Great Britain" "
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The Census Bureau's estimates of homicides for 1927 showed at aver age of $7 per million of population, For the same year, official estima tions placed Creat Britain's rate (including Wales) at Biteen per million.
Slight Decreases.
In several classes of crime, slight decreases have been observed, especially in business criminality while certain types of holdap, such as robbing traite and small banks has decreased but has been offset by increases in other classes of holdups..
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respect for law as how is fading from the sensibilities of CUT people," Hoover said.
President Hoover described crime as a dominant problem." It was perhaps the first time that any president ever concerned himself so directly with crime" a national issue and its effect upon the popu lace has been far-reaching. In his inaugural address, the President. indicated very clearly how he feels The three major cities, New York, about the disregard of the Chicago and Philadelphia, continue Approximately one-fifth of inaugur. io furnish the most spectacular al address was devoted to the cor offerings of violence and brutality sideration of erime while his aue- but many smaller cities have ceeding speech was entirely devoted much bigher murder rate, notably to the subject. Memphis, Tennessee.
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To-day. (July 12.)
Civil
Sunday, (July 14.)
of
Seventh Sunday After Trinity. Tea Dance: Repulse Bay Hotel,
Bowls:-Div. I Lawn Service . Kowloon Bowling Green, Police. Craigengower, Kowloon Christian Fellowship Mesting, Dock v. Recreio. Kowloon C.C. «. Relena May Institute, 10.30 a.m. Taikoo Div. II. Craigengower e
Extraordinary Meeting: H.K.Civil Service, Taikoo . H.K.4.20 p.m. Iron Mining Co., Ltd.. Messrs. Electric. Kowloon Bowling Green Tides:High: 4.16 a.m. and 4.12 Jardine, Matheson's Board Room,r. Yacht Club, Recreio r. Kowloon p.m.; Low: 9.46 s.m. and 10.02 a.m. European Mails Inward;
12.30 p.m.
C.C.
H.K. Foosball Association Mert- Tennis:-"B" Div. Hong Kong Europe vid Negapatam (Benalder), ing. French Bank Building, 5.30C.C. v. Chinese R.C., Laiversity p.in.
Queen's Theatre: The Foreign Legion."
World Theatre: "Ramona." Star Theatre: "Square Crooks." Te Dance: H.K. Hotel, 4.30 Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel. 2.30 p.m.
Tides:-High: 2.30 a.m. and 1.99 p.m.; Low: 8.29 4.m. and 8.29 p.m. European Mails: Inward: Europe vid Siberia (Hakone Maru).
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Reureio, M.B.K. . South China. Indian R.C. v. Nippon, R.E. and R.S; Y.M.C.A. "C" Div.: S. China . Indian R.C.
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