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THE HONG KONG
DAYLIGHT BAG SNATCHING.
TWO EUROPEAN LADIES
VICTIMISED
YESTERDAY'S LIST OF
THEFTS,
DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1929.
Two European ladies were victims of bag snatchers yesterday, accord- ing to a police report issued last night.
HONOURS SCANDAL BARRACKS THIEF NAVAL & MILITARY
IN JAPAN.
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CONVICTED.
ARREST OF HIGH OFFICIAL, | SMART WORK BY POLICE.
Mr. Naoyoshi Amaoka, former Governor of the Bureau of Decora- tions, was fually brought to the deck by the Procurators of the Tokyo District Court on the morn- ing of September 11.
Having apparently anticipated the call of the judicial officials, says the Omla Mainichi, Mr. Amaoka. received the judicial order to ap at his residence at Azabu, Tokyo, Dear in Court, which was delivered
composure.
At 11.20 a.m. Mrs. W. J. Hanna of Mount Austin Barrácka, fell aby two detectives of the Metropoli victim to snatchers in Ice Houssan Police Board, with the utipost Street, near the Metropole Hotel The bag contained money, a cheque book and
Peak tram ticket, the total value of the con- tents being placed at 20.
season
Court Very Dareful.
In consideration of the fact that Mr. Amaoka is the holder of the Second Order of Merit and the further fact that he was a former high official of the Government, the authorities from the first approach ed the care with great discretion.
About an hour later Mrs. McLeod, of Victoria Gaol Headquarters, had her handbag snatched from her in
For this reason, he was technic- Wyndham Street. Mrs. McLeod) ally "induced to appear in Court was walking down Wyndham Street authorities having satisfied voluntarily early in the morning. when a natcher came up from be- themselves of his guilt, upon ques- hind and whisked the bag out of her tioning him in the morning, the matter was reported to Procurator- Minister Chara by Deputy Procura- tor Shiono, recommending the case for further action.
AGED AND CARELESS
COMPLAINANT,
A Chinese, employed at in In- dian Regimental Store at Whitfield Barracks was before Mr. T. S.
Wayte Smith on a charge of steal ing 81,100 last Monday.
The defendant admitted the theft.
cast.
who was in charge of the case, said Detective Sergeant Humphreys, that the police were asking his Worship to deal with the Last Monday the complainant re- ported the loss of some money from his safe at the Store and said that defendant was missing. The man's description "was circulated and on the following morning Sergeant Collins, of the Shataukok Police Station saw him in the village
$900 in His Hat.
NOTES
It learned officially in Glasgow that Messrs. William Beardmore and Co., of Dalmuir, have receiv ed instructions from the Admiralty cancelling the construction of the sübmarine which was being built by them; This was unwelcome hopeful that the cat announced by news to the workmen, who were
the Prime Minister recently would not include the, Clyde contract. The immediate effect is that some 700 men will be thrown idle. These men have been engaged on the con- struction of the keel of the sub- marine, which would have given employment to hundreds of mea for another year. The keel had been laid and the work of framing the hall is well advanced. workmen engaged on the submari ne were paid off and this will ac- centuate unemployment Clyde.
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hand. The snatcher made good his General Koyama and Vice-Justion circulated police report and he was Ordnance Corps, who received seri had Lines Write To-day.
escape. Mrs. McLeod's handbag contained a bunch of keys and 87 in
money.
Miss Heather Angel's Losa. In addition to the above quite a number of larcenies were reported to the authorities. Miss Heather Angel, of the Forbes. Russell Com- pany, made a report to the Police to say that she lost three rupee notes, "three 10rupee notes and ɓve 30-rupee notes in Ceylon Currency and 820 in Straits Currency. The money was placed in an envelope which was discovered later to be empty. It is believed that the thief probably got busy while Miss Angel was playing her part at the Theatre Royal.
Imperial Sanction Givon, Justice Minister Viscount Wata nabe having renched his decision, proceeded to the Imperial Palace received in audience by His Majesty at 10 o'clock, where after he was the Emperor, he succeeded in ch- taining the Imperial sanction to arraiga Mr. Amacka.
The irregularities in office with which he is charged are:
is
Prior to the Enthronement Cere monies last fall, by nuiking it known that an order for 250,000 trious event would be placed with medals, commemorating the illus such jewellery concerns as the Gov ernment would deem fit, he alleged to have received enormous sums of money from several large Major J. L. P. McNair, of RA.jewellers, and by intimating pro Headquarters, reported to the spective recipients of honours, he authorities that on Monday he lost is likewise alleged to have accepted a piece of green carved jade either ccnsiderable bribes. in the City or on the Star Ferry.
A messenger of the Eastern Ex- teusion Telegraph Company ported to the Police that a bicycle
which he left at the entrance to China Building at 11 am. yesterday, had been stolen.
Names of Bribers.
known to the judicial authorities to Among the merchants who are have offered monetary gifts to Mr
Amaoka nad his associates are:- The Ikoma Shoten, of Osaka, is Inspector Gunn, of the Sanitary said to have presented his right Department, reported to the Police hand man, Mr. Hiromu Nagnahim, authorities that between Tuesday cheque for Y15,000 Mr. The and Wednesday, some person stole litsuka, a Tokyo jeweller who is from the store room, Sanitary Coolie said to have presented cash amount Quarters, Flospital Road, e quantity ing to over 1,000; the Kobayashi of brass typhoon bar pins, valued at Tokeiten, of Tokyo: the Komatsu- zaki Tokeiten, of Tokyo; and Mr. Akitsu Matsumoto of Kyoto.
} $16.40.
A Chinese named Lau Shui Tong, twenty-six years of age, has been arrested for the theft of jewellery valued at $135 which was alleged to have been stolen from a guest at the Asia Hotel. The jewellery has been recovered.
JADE THEFT FROM
SINCERE'S.
CHARGE OF RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.
CHINESE SENTENCED.
Yuen Ping Chung stood his trial before the Puisne Judge (Mr. Jus- tice Wood) at the Criminal Ses sions yeserday on a charge of re- ceiving a quantity of jade articles, the property of the Sincere Com pany, knowing them to have been stolcu.
From these and several other mer chants. Mr. Amaoks, through his brothers-in-law Hiromu Nagashima and Toyoaki Haraguchi, his self-ap- pointed private secretary Sukenobu Shigihara, and one Inaba, is alleg. ed to have received from time to time enormous sums of money or the representation, that the Gover ment orders for medals and decorn- tions would surely be placed with
them,
Representatives of such ambitious merchants were invariably received by Mr. Amacka at his residence at Hoamuracho, Azabu, where at stated intervals he is said to have pocketed the bribes. The ill-gotten gains were said to have been in- variably squandered by him and his
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The officer questioned the man as he was a stranger to the dis- trict and on searching the defen- dant he found 8000 concealed in 'his defendent's hat. The man's ap- Lee, Corp. Gerald Burton Wood-bruge big stor direct to your Home, Hundred pearance corresponded with the house, 25, of the Royal Army Drapery, Furnishing Fabels: New. Values in use- arrested. The defendunt
ous. gunshot injuries at Barry charged with theft of 31,100 but Camp. near Dundee, has died in the complainant stated that he; Dandee Royal Infirmary. Wood- lost $1,800.
house, who was the son of Capt. G. F. Woodhouse, of Exeter, was married and belonged to Kingston, near Marlborough, Wiltshire. Pte. Roland Frederick Wood, 19, also Corpa, is in custody. of the Royal Army Ordnance
There was no proof of the exact amount as the store books could only be understood by the complai. nant himself. The defendant said: this 81.071.08. had been recovered. that he had taken 81,100, and of The defendant purchased a suit of clothes and hired a lorry to take him to Shataukok where he went under the pretext of bringing goods to Hong Kong.
►
A Smart Arrest.
His Worship commended the po lice on their smart arrest. said that after stealing the money Continuing Sergeant Humphreys the defendant went to the hillside at for two days and nights His Kowloon Tong where he remained clothes were wet and he hailed a passing coolie and gave him $12 suit of clothes. to buy him (the defendant) a new
The defendant told the police that he stole the money because he was not paid his wages for two
this months. The complainant denied The defendant had also stated that he had been ill-treated by other employees in the store,
Careless With Keys, Sergeant Humphreys also men- tioned that the complainant had been very careless with his keys, When the police came make en quiries the keys could not be found until they were later discovered be-
hind some boxes.
The complainant told his Wor- ship that owing to his great age he inclined to be absent
was
minded,
His Worship remarked that it was not right to place temptation in a person's way.
The defendant was sentenced to four months' hard labour.
Sergt. Collina Commended. Worship said he would like to Addressing Sergeant Collins, his congratulate him the arrest. It was a smart piece of work to re- cognise the man by the description circulated.
SMUGGLER GAOLED,
The British Admiralty has be- gun experiments with the type or rudder which is fitted to the Ger man liner Bremen, and which is thought to be one of the principal ed during the round trip to New factors in the high speed maintain York and back. The rudder is designed by Dr. Oertz, of Ham burk, on aeronautical principles, a streamline form very much like used to reduce disturbing eddies the wing of an aeroplane being
said to be to reduce resistance to and currents. The effect of this is
the speed of the ship, to keep the vessel on a more straight course than is possible otherwise, and to leave comparatively unbroken water for the propellers to work in. The ship selected by the Ad- miralty for a preliminary trial of the rudder is H.M.S. Olaa, of the auxilary fleet, an Admiralty oiler 'built at Devonport some years ago.
MURDER TRIAL.
CROSS STREET CRIME
RECALLED.
The second of the three murder trials before the Chief Justice (8ir Henry. Gollan) at the Criminal Yung Kwai Tin was charged with Sessions opened yesterday when the killing of Ah Choi in Cross Street, Wanchai, on July 25. Mr. Hin Shing Lo defended.
Outlining the Crown case, Mr.... about 5 o'clock in the afternoon Somerset Fitzroy said that ab
the deceased was sitting on a stool when his assailant delivered a blow with some instrument. Apparent- ly the incident was not seen by many people, but a witness would be brought to say that he saw the blow struck.
Evidence would be given that. the deceased and accused had fight three days before and as far as it could be ascertained it was over a sum of twenty cents. When prisoner was charged he made a The King has been pleased to up-statement saying that deceased prove of the appointment of Cap-first struck him with a knife and tain his Royal Highness the Duke be retaliated. Royal Hussars, to be personal evidence that he found a wound. of Gloucester, K.G., GIO.V.O., 10th Dr. Alexander Cannon stated in Aide-de-Camp to the King. in the chest which had penetrated the heart and lung. The stomach. of the deceased was full of rice, indicating that death followed im mediately after a meal. .....
The London Gazette announces that Col. L. A. E. Price-Davies, V.C., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., A.D.C. to the King, is granted the local rank of Brigadier while acting General Officer Commanding the
troops, Gibraltar,
Another of the dwindling band of Crimes veterans has dropped from the ranks by the death at Devizes of Henry James Troutt, of Bath, Mr. Trauit, who was in his "gth year, served with the 21st Scottish Fusiliers at the fall of Salmastopol at the age of 16. He received the Sebastopol and Turkish medals.
The Marlborough, battleship, of the Third Battle Squadron, Atlantic
right-hand men in the gay quarters. CAUGHT LEAVING A KWONG Fleet, has arrived at Plymouth.
Is inducing prospective reci- pients of decorations to part with money, he is said to have given advance notice to Mr. Gendo Yama- puchi, millionaire importer of wool len textiles in Kyoto; and Mr. Seiroku Tsutsumi, member of the Diet and former president of the Russo-Japanese Fistery Company, who is awaiting the verdict of the Court in the Tokyo Prison.
It appears that Mr. Amaoka'z financial position prior to the En- thronement Ceremonics had been at ebb, when he evidently decided to
CHOW WAN BOAT.
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The Admiralty announce that the Ronald Megav Memorial Prize for A. L. Taylor, R.N., H.M.S. Effog. 1928-29 has been awarded to Lieut. hac
Mr. Lo asked witness whether it
would be more likely for an at- tacker to strike direct for the heart and his Lordship intervened say ing: It think it is rather hard. to examine the doctor on the psy chology of murderers."
Mr. Lo suggested that the doctor might be able to express an opinion in view of his experience. The Chief Justice said that he could' nat possibly say what was in a man's mind of where he might strike, another, man,
"Don't let
us go into the paychology of it," he added.
Inspector Vinecht produced. photographs of the scene, and, in reply to Mr. Hin-shing Lo, said the deceased had been banished for life from Singapore...
The Court adjourned until this morning.
HONG KONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
PITMAN'S SHORTHAND
EXAMINATIONS.
Wing Lee, which arrived from A Chinese passenger on the 8.1. Kwong, Chow Wan recently, was stopped and searched by Revenue The man was in possession of a Erebus, bas been elected to repre Officers on the Sai Kong Wharfy Marine A. H. Bourton, of the black box, which on being opened sent ships in the Reserve and the The case arose out of the
at the Revenue Office proved to Naval establishments (other than the burglary at the Sincere Company's premises on the night of July 25
contain in a false bottom, 14 taels R.N. Barracks) at the quarterly 26 when 84,500 worth of jewellery,
of raw opium.
meetings of the N.A.A.T.I. in Lon- mostly jade, was stolen: When the
Charged before Mr. Hamilton don for the ensuing twelve months. CISC was mentioned the previous
story of his having been duped by The result of Interport Athletic yesterday, the man told a rambling: day, another man admitted the charge of burglary and was sen-
a fellow passenger on the Wing championships meetings at ChathamAt the Examination held at the tenced to three years' imprison- some of Mr. "Yamaguchi's Lee. His story was disbelieved and is reported as follows: 1, Devon- Technical Institute in June last the
Taking his brother-in-law a fine of 28,000 or in default twelve port, 33 points; 2, Portsmouth, 20 following were successful: Toyoaki Haraguchi into confidence, months' hard labour, was imposed points; 3. Chatham, 25 points. Mr. H. K. Holmes, Crown Soli- he instructed him to approach the on him. citor, outlining the case, said that Yamaguchi household in some way. on certain information received by
Mr. Haraguchi, hearing that Mr. the police they entered 40 Gage Akitsu Matsumoto, of Kyoto, whom Street, where they found the con- victed man and the accused. While he knew, was on intimate terms mises the police found an envelope porter, persuaded Mr. Matsumoto they can tell from the outer and court-martial at Partsmouth when H, Silva, Targ Kuen Sang, and C. they were looking round the pre- with the millionaire woollen im-
of Mr. Yamaguchi's private secre inta talking business, with "
taries.
ment with hard labour.
from the Mei Chow Hotel contain ing room number, A visit to that place resulted in
large por: tion of the stolen property and some house-breaking tools being
found.
Evidence would be called that the accused took a part in eagas ing the room at the hotel. A work ing jeweller would also say that he received certain articles of jewellery from a woman kept by
the accused.
tap
money,
one
It was revealed at the hearing Able-Seaman Harold Day, H.M.S. that these black boxes were common-Victory, previously of ly used by ordinary passengers and Repulse, was sentenced to six
H.M.8.
that Revenue Officers have now months hard labour and to be dis-
been provided with sticks whereby missed from the service by a naval inner measurements of the box if he pleaded "Guilty" to forging a false bottom or sides exist. This and uttering a naval railway war- is to obviate the need of breaking rant. lers... boxes belonging to innocent travel
Theory Stage II.-R. Castro A, Foster, Ip. Choi Hing, Kam. Yean.
dos Pascoe, B. Remedios, A. Watt, L. G. Marques, A. Mooney, Ng Yar Ming. E. Oliveira, C. M Rosario, 1. Savard-Remedios, Sheik Rafiq Mohammad, C. M. da Silva,
Tec.
Speed-80 words a minute: A. M. Britto, L. D. de Silva, and C. France is to build two new tor- Xavier. pedo-beat destroyers of 2,700 "tons" 60 words a minute: A. M. Braga cach, atatea a Paris message. The A. M. Britto, L. S. Castro, and
In doing so. Haraguchi is said to have produced an introductory let. ter signed by Mr. Amaoka himself,
way of credentials. At another bribers in the case have made a keels of the new vessels are to be, Taufik Bin Ali shown Mr. Amacke's letter ad expected to follow suit ere long. They will have a complement of 200 Ip Choi Hing, and "Mohammed time, Haraguchi is said to have clean breast of it, Mr. Amaoka is laid down at Lorient this month! dressed to Mr. Yamaguchi, advis
50 words a minute: A. M. Braga,
Mr. Anaoka, who was the head
Enota.
the millionaire that his bro-of the Postal Savings Bureau duren, and a maximum speed of 38 Ishaq Razade, ther-in-law has his full authority to ing the war, is end to have fared.
transact business on his behalf."
The authenticity of the said let-he embarked on with an acquaint-
pot exactly well when an enterprize The death is announced of Major
Amaoka's private secretary,
ex
Mr. Holmes said that the accusters, whee vouched for by Harance of his after the war, failed James Miller Gibson-Watt, of The following programme for the- ed made a statement to the police guchi himself in Court, is said to It was at this juncture that Shiei Doldowlod Hall, Radnorshire. Ho cruiser Cleopatra, which is taking saying that if he had known the have astonished the judicial off torn, who later called hiraseif Mr. Lieutenant of Radnorshire, chair Station
wha 54 years of age, a Deputy out relief crews to the China articles, were stolen he would have cials in charge.
been approved:-- The accused al- made a report.
Mr. Taniuchi, a Kyoto jeweller, tended some material aid to Mr.
man of the Standing Joint Commit Sheerness, leave August 16; Gibral. leged that he received the articles and Mr. Akitsu Matsumoto, said to Amaoka.
tec, a J.P., and a country coun. tar, arrive and leave August 20; from Tung Yee Hing (the convict-he ou intimate terme, with the, Shigihara had been, successful in cillor, Dolodowlod Hall Estate Malta, arrive August 94, Icave 27: ed prisoner).
Yamaguchis, the millionaire. were his speculative enterprises in He was purchased by James Watt, the Port Said, arrive August 30, leave summoned by the Metropolitan kaido and Karafato during the great engineer, one hundred and September 1; Suez, arrive and leave Police to whom they testified on wartime boom. This is how he family scat ever since."
fifty years ago, and has been the September 1 Aden, arrive Septem- Since nearly all came in with Mr. Amaoka, whom he
ber 6, leave 8; Colombo, arrive September, 11.
September 22, leave 24; Hong Kong,- (Continued at foot of next column). I later came to exploit to the limit. (Continued at foot of next column). arrive September 29.
After evidence had been heard, the jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to two years' hard labour.