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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1929.
BY MAIL, WIRE, AND WIRELESS.
Hayes-Mrs. Sarah Killick, of Hayes, Kent, has, died at the age of 102.
Minehead. passenger train from Minehead to Taunton dashed into a flock of sheep that had stray- ed on to the line about three miles Whitchurch.-Mr. Hooker, of King-from Minchead. The train sler Hotel, Whitchurch (Hants), pulled up, but four sheep were kill- has died, aged 99.
ed and others were seriously injur offed.
Weobley Mrs. Ann Davies, Weobley, Herefordshire, has cele vrated her 104th birthday.
London-A new entrance to St. James's Park Under-ground station has been opened in Broadway.
London-The Lady Mayoress baa been presented with the honorary. freedom of the Fruiterers Com- paay, of which the Lord Mayor is
a past Master.
Tyron-Mr. Robert Hurpur. of Sion Mills, County Tyrone, was driving a two-seater car over the railway line at the Sion Mills level- crossing when a good train ran inte the eat, and he was killed...
Canvey Fire broke out at the Rendezvans Club on Canvey Island. Essex. The Benfleet fire brigade i waited for the tide to go out in order to cross to the island, but when this was possible the fire had
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD., almost burnt out.
ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, ICE HOUSE STREET. Tel. Central No. 135.
Hong Kong.
Was
Durham-Thieves entered Ches- ter-le-Street, Durham, parish church tampered with the poor-box and a safe containing the registers and surplices, and drank a quantity of communion wine. Safes containing valuable plate were untouched.
London. As a train from Aldgate was about to stop at Euston-square,"
LONDON'S UTOPIA FOR BURGLARS.
RAIDS IN THE BEAUCHAMP PLACE NEIGHBOURHOOD.
RESIDENT'S ACTION.
Burglars would like to rename Beauchamp-place, S.W., "Burglars' Utopia," as a friendly tip to some of their colleagues from abroad who
'do not know London.
It certainly seems that this little
Henry Brook, 21, a shop assistant, street, running south from Bromp of Arkley Road, Walthamstow, fellton road, and the adjoining "streets, between two coaches. The coaches had to be uncoupled before he have a peculiar fascination for the could be lifted to the platform. light-Angered fraternity, for the He was taken to University College raids which have been carried out Ecepital.
there with alarming frequency, have, froth their point of view, been most successful.
StranraerAn aeroplane belong- ing-to the North British Aviation Company crashed into a hedge near Stranraer when starting with pas- sengers. Flying Officer Fression re- ceived a cut on the chin, but his two passengers escaped unhurt. The aeroplane had been engaged on passenger-carrying flights.
So serious bas the menace become that many residents and shopkeep- ers are taking steps to cope with their unwelcome visitors.
The Shock of His Life.
One woman owner of an antique ehop, who has been robbed twice, declared that word must have been, Bassed round the underworld that the majority of shops in Beauchampe place were run by women with plenty of money, and little common-
sense.
A Three Minutos' Job.
The last time the barglars came here," she said, "they had a look round my shop, ran upstairs, opened my bedroom door, which is fitted with Yale lock in addition to the ordinary one, took three valuable rings and three gold watches, and vanished-all in about three
minutes.
"Many of my friends, too, have and when they have returned they left their shops for a brief moment, have discovered things missing.
Another resident in the neighbour- hood said that to leave even for a minute a car with luggage strapped on the back, was simply asking for
someone to take it.
Most of the things which have| been stolen have been personal things, it is true," he continued, "but it becomes rather trying when one's property disappears with such frequency.
In a Furrlar's. Mitror.
At one shop, for instance, thei My wife has lost a bag, her fur walls, ceiling, and floor, have been cont, and an attache-case contain- closely wired. There is only the ing some expensive underclothing,
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS. pace of about an inch between each They had been left in a back room.
Buyers
£10
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Insurances
$895
Canton Ins.
$2.30
Underwriters
T160
North China
8365
Union Ins
$365
M.850 Yangtsze Ins.....
$310
China Fires
$310
3815
H.K. Fires
3915
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Lofty and broad, solid comfort under föot, dalatiness overhead, brilliant travellers at the eye level-it would be hard to find a finer
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345
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$70
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880
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100/-
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8213
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56/3
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wire, which is charged with elec. The thief then went to the shop tricity Anyone touching or cutting below and helped himself there," one of these wires will get the shock Three women who called at "a tally, and he will, incidentally, also with hundreds of pounds worth of farrier's recently nearly got away Bet half a dozen bells ringing.
of his life, both physically and men-
furs. One of the women engag
"I have been robbed with aped my wife in conversation, the parent ease three times altogether owner said, "while I dealt with the within a few months," the owner of other. The third roamed round the the shop told a reporter, so I shop. decided to take drastic steps to deal
"I have mirrors placed in con with these intruders.
venient positions, and, glancing "The last time they broke in, into one of these, I saw the oat had goods in the window marked,tended customer putting a valuable Going cheap. They went for nowrap into a pocket in front of her thing! It is safe to say that during pocket. At the same time she was the past few years every shop in trying to stow away h strip of! the street has been visited by
crmine. These women were caught burglars at one time or another. by detectives and later sentenced,
but I have been visited by others."
Hundreds of Pounds Lost.
"In the majority of cases the thefts have been petty-handbags, rings, and other odds and ends, which have been left about-büt there have also been a number of very serious thefts, involving a loss of hundreds of pounds."
Curiously enough, at the bottom of the street there is one building where the unwelcome visitors would be warmly welcome. It is Walton- street police station.
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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Нокс Коло NOVEMBER 17, 1999, 25th Sunday after
Trinity:-
Holy Communica at 8 am.
Holy Communion (Peak Church) at
8am. Children's Service
10m.
Sunday School at Peak School at
10a.m.
Matina and Sermon at 11 am.
Preacher-The Dean.
Holy Communion at 12.15 p.m. Evensong at 6 p.m.
G;
Prescher-Rev. R. V. Koop, Social Evening in Cathedral Hall- after Evensong.
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Wednesday Evening Meeting at 3.50 p.
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for the
WEEK END
ON SALE SATURDAY
60 Cts. Per Lb.
RADIO
85.10
$384
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T1.30 Explorations...
T.5
Shanghai Loans
Rauba
217. Tronch Mines
Docks, Wharves,
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9147 ELK. & K. Wharfs...
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FLK. Docks
T.100 Shanghai Docks
T.7 New Engineerings
T.100 Hongkewa......
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8147!
35.20
$38
T117
T.7.
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$15
T.15
T.70
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434
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