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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1931.
HONG KONG POLICE
RESERVE.
URDERS. 188UED BY THE HON, ME..
D. G. WOLJE, C. M. G., INBFECTOR-
DENERAL" OF POLICE.")
Aquatio Bports. The attention of all Police Re- servists is drawn to the programme
CASE DISMISSED,
"ALLEGED CHANGING MONEY
VAFTER HOURS.
On the ground that the evidenco tendered bythe, prosecution waN not sufficient, Mr. M. K. Lo suc cessfully defended the licensee and
who were summoned for changing a foki of a money changer's shop,
of the 9th Annual Aquatiy Sportsnouty after 8 pm of the Police and Prison Depart
Sergeant Hughes stated that at ments to be held at the V.R.C. on pt. on Augused in Jubiloa or about Saturday, September 19.Street, he saw three women enter It includes a special race open to members of the Hong Kong Police three notes on the counter. As he defondante'"; "abòp. / Honoticed Reserve. Further particulars can be obtained from Gr. Sgt. R. "J.Pproached the foki saw him. The Hunt, to whore all catries must be money was then handed back to the women, who were given a packet seat before September 1
of cigarettes.
General,"
Revolver Practice: The regular weekly revolver practice will take placa it the Bowen Road Revolver Range to-morrow at 5.15 p.m. under 8. I. Hopkins, Musketry Instrue- tor. All members of the Sharp shooters Company who have not passed Part 111. of Training Course should attend without fail
Training Course... # The weekly classes for Police Reservists at the Chinese Company's Headquarters, 17 Queen's Road Central will be held na usual to-day at 5:30 p.m. All members of the Chinese Company and of the Flying Squad who have not passed Part 11. of Training Course should attend.
On August 8 at about 8.30 p.m. witness was again in Jubilee Street and saw the foki give a minn some money. The man put the money in his pocket and walked away
UNUSUAL BANDIT STORY
GANGSTER TAKEN BY HIRE CAR DRIVER TO POLICE.
ESCAPE, PREVENTED BY SPEEDING CAR
An extraordinary incident, can- nected with an armed gang occur red last Thursday in Shanghai, when a hire-car chauffeur drove his car to a French Concession police station at so rapid a rate that a member of the gang who was left in the car
could not manage to oscapo, and was consequently, ar- rested
Four men shortly after 9:30 am appeared at the Dah Lon hire-car In reply to Mr. Lo witness ad garage in Rue Lafayette and hired mitted that it would have been better if he had stopped the man a car. They all got
got in, and direct whom he saw leaving the shop on
od the driver to take them to the the second occasion. The defen-Zou Ching Rond, near Lunghwa. dants carried on the usual business. This he did, and he was then told of money changers and oigarette sellers and, though the money to drive down it. T business had to closed at 8 o'clock. Some distance along the road a the cigarette business had no limitecustable of the Public Safety in time of sale, 2
"Submitting that he had no CABO
Bureau held up his hand for the to answer, Mr. Lo, referring to the Arat occasion, said that dofen- intention of searching those riding car to stop, evidently having the dants could not prevent anybody from trying to change money but in it. As the car stopped, three the question was whether the de- of the gang stopped out and took fence would be that the women fendants had changed it. The do
to their heels, one of them firing & wanted to change the notes but the shet. All three got away, the con foki had told them it was after stable being so surprised that bu time and they then asked to pur did not return the fire. chase cigarettes.
·
The foki was merely an appren tice, and the money business was who had gone off duty at 8 o'clock, carried on by two experienced men leaving the foki to carry on the cigarette business,
Opinasa Company. Inspection Parade: All ranks of the Chinese Company will parade at Central Police Station on Fri day for a general inspection of Equipment, etc by the Company Commander. Fall in at 5.30 p. sharp, under P/Sgt. R. J. Hunt Dress-White-uniform, 'cap with white cover bolt (without frog), Iruncheon, whistle, armlet and badge; Pocket Policeman and note-book to be carried. Those not in possession of uniform will at Lo then pointed out numer tend in mufti. No member my te
ous possible explanations for the absent from this parade without second occasion. If the evidence leave from the Company Comman- der. The Equipment Officer will
was equivocal, the defendante” “had make it a point of being present.
to be discharged. The man might Recruits will attend.
bave. purchased cigarettes and re- ceived change or he might have Indian Company. -ད་
been a foki of the business. Commendation: Constable R253 Speaking of the restriction fans Mohamed Ahsan of the Tadion Composed on money changers requiring pany, Hong Kong Police Reserve, them to cease business at 8 o'clock 8 commanded by the Hon. 1.0.P. Mr. Lo remarked that he under for real and alertness on June 24, stood it was for their own proteo 1031, by following 3 opium amug- | tion, making robberies less liable. glers from Blake Pier to the 8.9. Kaino where he arrested them. They had 82 toels of prepared opium cient and discharged both defen- concealed on their person. The st.dants. prisoner was fined $1,700 or 8 months' the 2nd. 81500 or 7 months
His Worshin agreed that Ser geant Hughes had not seen suffi
Surprise for Chauffeur.
As soon as the shot was fired the chauffeur decided that he would
any impending gun battle, so ho be safer
some distance res
away from
banged, in his gears and trod on the accelerator, not realizing that Gue of the gang was left in the car. When he had gone a little distance along the road, howover, he realized that he was not alone, and so he courageously drove all the faster,
Tho' gangster had no chance of escaping from the car, because of its speed, and he had no desire to attack the chauffeur, because that would have wrecked the car and be himself might have been injured or killed. Nor was he carrying a pistol with which he might have threatened the chauffeur and in- timidated him. Amma
So the car was driven into tho
and the 3rd, $2,500 or 9 months on DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT. French Concession and to Avenue Juno 25 1931
Leave: Constable R239 Sheik Karim Baksh has been granted months' leave of absence from the Colony as from August 2.
Flying Squad,
DR. LUIZ L FRANCO.
The death occurred on Saturday afternoon at his home in Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon, of Dr. Luiz, L. Franco, age 82,"
Strength Constable Res F. Parton has been permitted to re sign, having completed one years' The late Dr. Franco was previ- service with effect from August 19.usly a military doctor in the Por- Revolver Practice Revolver practuguese army, with the rank of tice will be carried out, on the Captain and he had served both in Bowen Road Revolver Range on Macao and Timor. On leaving the Thursday, August 27 instead of army he settled down in Macao Tuesday, August as previously and established a dispensary known arranged at 5.15 p.m. under 6. I. as the Farmacia Ponular, later Hopkins, Musketry Instructor. Ali opening another establishment un- members of the Flying Squad who den the name of Farmacia have not passed Part III. of Train gerio Franco Cia
e Dro- ing Course should attend without fail.
Dr. Franco came to Hong Kong. sixteen years ago and he and his The final instructional patrol of family had lived in Kowloon since the month of the Hong Kong then He leaves a widow, three Section will take place on Friday, sont, two daughters and several August 28 and all members should grandchildren to mourn his loss. attend without fail Fallinn Many relatives and friends were Central Police Station at 6.15 p..present at the funeral which took sharp. DressKhaki uniform and sap with khaki cover.
Joffre Station, where the chauffeur, stopped the bandit before he could. run away. The constable at the gate of the station stepped up, and escorted the pair into the charge room.
that the man who fired, the pistol French Police inquiries indicate shot was probably a notorious gang: leader. The arrested man was later ca handed over to the Public Safety Bureau.
ALLEGED STOWAWAY. AMERICAN'S EXPLANATION.
A man named Calwell, who claim- ed to be an American citizen, wäs brought before Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on a charge of stowing away on the .. Taiyuan from Amoy to Hong Kong.
place on Sunday at the Romandant said I was on the Ichang Addressing his Worship, defen- Catholic cemetery The Rev. Fr. Trom Shanghai to Amey, 1 paid Sharpshooters Company.
Spada of the Rosary Church, who my passage on this boat and in Revolver Practice: Revolver prac
had known the deceased for many the course of our voyage, the dat tice will be carried out on the Chapol and at the graveside He days to got to Amoy. After arriv
years, conducted the service in the went on some rocks. It took seven. Bowen Road Range to-morrow. at 3:15 p.m. Members will assemble
was assisted by Fr. de Comati anding at Amboy I stayed on board on the range at that hour with belts,Fr. Cantori and students from the Ichang for two days, and ond holsters, and revolvers. Uniform
the Catholic Seminary. optional.
(Sgd.). D. L. KING, D.S.E. (R.).
JEWELLER'S WINDOW
SMASHED.
TWO SOLDIERS IN CUSTODY.
day when I was having lunch with the officers, I was told that the Tai- yuan was sailing at 2 o'clock that BIBLIOTHEQUE FRANCAISE. ship at the time and I fixed up to day. The agent was on board
NOUVEAUX ARRIVAGES DE
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go on the Taiyusa I went ashore with the intention of fixing up my passage, but the ship, left. Amoy at 1.30 instead of "at: 2 o'clock On board ship, I offered to pay my Nous sommes persuadés que de Passage by cheque but they retus- nombreuses personnes à Hong KongHis Worship --What is your
ed to take it," seront heurauses, de savoir qu'il bank existe dans cette ville une biblio
Hawai
Defendant; The Bank of
No Passport.› His Worship:-Have you a pass port
Defendant-bere no pass. port, your Worship, opt
Defendant went on to say that he had been told he could get to Manila without a passport. When
At three o'clock yesterday morn-thèque francaise dont le sièges ing hearing a crash and the tinkle trouve au Consulat Général de of broken glass in Nathan Rond, France, Alexandre Building, Des an Indian constable made invesVoux Bond Central, tigations and came upon two pri ·Cette bibliothèque so compose de valon of the Argyll and Suther plus, de 2,200)ýblumei chóirís Aveo,, land Highlanders sanding beside soin, et touche à tous les genres de the shattered window of a jeweller's littérature. Elle est dirigée par shop. He took the two soldiers des membres influents de in colonie to the Tsimshatsui Police Station, française et sat, placés sous la haub Mr M Bogdataky, the jeweller patronago de M. Defauron de la whose show window was broken, Prade, Consul Général de France & atated that when he arrived at the Hong Kong, necessary to have ons. He said. premises he found the window Dans un but de propagande, le ho few from Yokchaina to Kobe, broken and a large stone insida comité de la Bibliothèque décidé, where he took a boat to Shanghai. the window. He found that two de supprimer tout casitionnement Bub Inspector Elston, who pro diamond rings, and a woman's et tout droit d'entrée, La cotisa secuted, asked for 48 hours remand gold wrist-watch and two pearı tion a été réduite à la somme" in order to allow the defendant to necklaces were missing. The neck minime de $1.00 per mois, payable prove that he was an American Inces were later found. The valus | par trimestre, che pe
citizen, The American Consul here had been notified and he had anked for 48 hours to obtain more in- formation te
of the missing articles was 8900... | 1 Le trésorier de la Bibliother
It is understood that the police Mr. Yvon Begalea, Bar
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The two HGT wil be charged with renseignemen larceny at the Kowloon Magistracy touto personne qui this morning.
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THE HELIKON SUSPECTS,
INVESTIGATIONS STILL
GOING ON.
Stormcloud in pursuit of the Heli- kon, which by that time was WE out at son.
About six o'clock in the evening, the Stormcloud got within sight
The three suspects from the s..of the Helikon when Helikon, who were arrested over board the latter vessel
scen' to
he was in Shanghai, the American the week-end, are still in polies dump two aneks over Consul told him that it was not custody, the investigations into the from the port side and the
caso not having been completed from the starboard, The destroyer It will be recalled that sometime drew alongside, the steamor, and after the ship had left for Saigon took her back to harbour on Friday, a man who had com escort when the police boarded ker templated making the trip on the anil for two hours carried out las vessel made a report to the agents vestigaticha on bbaru, to the effect that be had seenault, two men and a wo man on board. rmed with a Tarrested and although no
found on board; the thres held under PE from the now
“His Worship. Kemanded the base
| for 48 hoort anul, ordered the des quon
fendant to be kept in police ens
municated with the
tedy with fros nicem to his Consulties who despatched the desti
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