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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1919.
CRIME IN THE COLONY.
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NOTES & COMMENTS.
LAST NIGHT'S PARADE.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1919.
DAY BY DAY.
SENSATION.
MUSICAL JOTTINGS. THE GAOL·
FURTHER EVIDENCE.
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TODAY'S MISCELLANY,
I BELIEVE THAT THE MAN WHO (BY "ENHARMONIC") It was only in the nature of WILL COME OUT ON STRIKE FOR things that there should be a FUN WILL ÓÐ TO HELL FOR I had quite an interesting chat
Two stories by Pett Ridge in large attendance on the Cricket PLEASURE—Mr. Jack Jones with M. Sykora, the well-known Ground last evening to see the M. P.
the Daily Chronicle. Brown-faced 'oellist during his very short stay final full parade of the Defence
When the enquiry into the children were returning from in the Colony last week. He Victoria Gaol murders was re- country holidays, and at the Carps, when His Excellency the H. M. S, Kent is now moored had just arrived from Java and sumed Governor took opportunity to off Kowloon.
yesterday, at the station
were met by their Sumatra on the completion of a Magistracy, after the tiffin in parents. thank all the members for
One little girl, in very successful tour of those terval, Mr. Franks, the Super going down the alope with her their services. The war record Yesterday's bealth rétura landa. He told me that he had intendent of of the force, first
Gal in mother, chattered vivaciously. a shows two cases of diphtheria, visited no fewer than 49 different continuing his evidence, said that "And I got up early this mornin Volunteer organisation and later both Chinese. One was fatal. places and had played at 99 con- the page in the night duty book did, ob ever so eatly, earlier
a compulsorily augmented
carta: That
certainly is body, is by no means so invaluable The Osaka Shoshen Kaisha very big programme for one who had made entries up to 2.20 out all myself, 1 did, and I picked was signed by Warder Speed, than early, in fact, and I went as some cynically-minded persons has issued two very striking wall tour. With justifiable pride beam. The routine was are inclined to think True it is, calendare, of efective design in added that he had played 150 com- the principal
for strorberries with myowa that the members of the force beautiful colours.
warder to fingers, and I brought 'em oms positions by 56 composers. These enter the times at which he to the cottage, and I eat 'em, I were never called upon to face
figures may seem something like inspected the yards and patrols did, for my breakfast. What you therigours and hardships of actual The Portuguese ressel Nam boost," but they are a record during the night but he was not think of that, mother 7 combatant service, but in the Wan (Capt. C. Costa) which arrive of which any man might be proud. bound down to any particular think,"
"I performance of the Colony's war-ed here yesterday from Hoihow M. Sykora was genuinely sorry tices in the frequent inspections lugubriously, it's a mercy you said her mother, time duties they cheerfully con- towed the motor vessel Kwong that he had no time to give a that he had to make. Betweenough to be uncommon thankful tributed an assistance that often Lee Loy from Hoihow into this concert in Hongkong, as he was the hours of 10.15 p.m. and 6.am. for that you didn't fall off the entailed considerable personal port.
catching a boat straight away which was to have been his tree, and break your bloomin sacrifice. In addition to civilian
for Manils. After a short stay period of duty, he was the only neck!" tasks they discharged duties that
For the convenience of Christ-there he will return to Hongkong European in the Gaol, were essential in character and mas shoppers, Messrs. Lane, on his way to America and he average number of visits of in
The which, but for their aid, would Crawford & Co.'s establishment hopes to have time to give &spection during these hours were have had to be carried out will remain open until 5 p.m. on public concert.
nine, and it was possible that he by men of regular units. With Saturday, the 20th instant..
was entering up all these at once the conclusion of the war and
when he was
attacked.
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with him had most excellent The King and those shooting sport among the deer on the moors around Balmoral this year, rope by which the escaped measured 19 feet long enthusiasts have stated. Though The though they are far from having prisoners "broken all records," as some which was two feet six inches the stags have been both numer-
with the automatic passing away The harbour presented a very Like his friend, M. Sklarevsky, of its emergency necessities, it is busy appearance this morning. Sykora is going to America, only right that this large body of In addition to five steamers at the where he hopes to enhance his men should be freed from the Kowloon wharves, there were in already big reputation. On the longer when compared to the ous and of decent size, it is pro compulsory status that
was port many big boats, including way he will visit Shanghai and height of the wall where it was bable that we shall have to wait rendered expedient, though a the Tenyo Maru, the Nile, two Japan and I can predict that he found. The grill to which the many years before the giant period longer, perhaps. than was and O. vessels. the Mishima will have a hearts welcome from rope was attached was two feet brought down by the present necessary has elapsed between the Maru, two Blue Funnel boats and the musical people up north, to four inches back of the wall. King in September, 1909, is rivall- 'cessation of hostilities and the re-a J. C. J. L. steamer.
whom he is already well known. It The prison itself was four feeted. This great fellow weighed moval of the compulsory law. The
may be that the Far East will not from the yard wall. The miss-nearly 22 stone and was a "ten- Colony is now waiting to see Owing to the remittance to the Ordinance passed that will France of the money subscribed long time, for success in America April last. It was a pass key was the one shot by King Edward see these two players again for a ing key was lost on the 24th pointer." The nearest approach give effect to the promises of a for the premium bonds issued by will mean a lengthy stay. One and unlocked the principal beat that was just over 21 stone. FD- reversion. The men themselves, the French Government for says good-bye to them with a gates of the "Goal. The Indian bably the best day's sport ever it would seem, are to be given the restoring the devastated regions considerable amount of regret, warder had the key attached to enjoyed over the royal moors was choice of a name for the future of France, the Exchange market because it is rare indeed that we his key chain on duty. Corps, and we fancy that the old was weak, the rate on France have any high-class instrumen- did not report the loss but the as far back as August, 1866, when title of Volunteers will find gen-dropping from 1.100, yesterday's talists passing through to give us principal warder who discovered seven stage fell in one day. This to King Edward's rifle alone eral support. Bound up with the quotation, to 1,000. The exact a taste of what music should be it, did. The pass key was not record was closely approached in word are a great many past amount of the remittance is not like. And associations, in addition to which known, but it must have been attraction of America is taking Gaol but there
now the greater supposed to be taken out of the September. 1909, when King its significance should rightly heavy.
was nothing Edward brought down half a awey two. of the best we have to prevent the apply to a volunteer body. His
warder from dozen stags. In 1907 the total known. Excellency's appeal to the men
doing so. The key was supposed bag of stags at Balmoral" was to be handed to the ran on duty to continue in the Force, will, we
weight of 13st. 101b. ninety-four, with an average meet with a large response, for there are very many compensating pleasures to be derived from voluntary service in an auxiliary force of this
are sure,
nature.
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A Trade Enquiry List issued by the American Consulate Gea-
in the Principal warder's office eral, Hongkong, shows that I noticed in a recent Shanghai by the Indian warder when be American concerns are seeking paper that a violin recital by went off duty. The pass key Hongkong connections in peanut Frank Smit, the well known would open the gate opposite the shellers and graders; sausages; Czech violinist, accompanied by Chief warder's office through interesting to look back upon the Every dog has its day. It is peanuts: old Manila cordage; his confrere, Lada Kaigi, was to which the prisoners whould have fleeting careers of many a novel plumbers' supplies; hardware; have been given in the French to pass to get to their cells. A enterprise that promised to grow AN UNREPORTED SPEECH.
stoves and ranges and similar Municipal Hall The goods; dyes; household and office states-In 1913 M. Frank Smit body of Warder Speed. Aftar manent institution in the land, paper similar key was found on the and fourish and become a per- Speaking of yesterday's parade furniture and millinery goods; appeared before itself it was indeed unfortunate Victory
enthusiastic the whole prison has been Readers can recall them for. tractors; medicinal audiences in Paris, Vienna, Ber-searched, witness came to the themselves. Their name is legion. that better opportunity was not chemicals and pharmaceutical lin. Prague, etc., but with the conclusion that either the key On the stage we have had many To the ordinary layman it would seem almost an impossible given for the Colony as a whole preparations; gas producers; high outbreak of war his musical had been thrown over the wall examples of the boom of yesterday task for the Police to succeed in the capture of Chinese criminals of to benefit by the remarks of His speed and carbon tool steel. the dare-devil type of those who broke loose from gaol early on said and done, the whole of the Excellency, because, after all is
careerwastemporarily suspended, or the warder had lost it outside which has become the failure of and he found himself embarked the Gaol. murder two warders. In a Colony like this, with its teeming sentatives were present but were medicine which were awaiting Slovak Army's fight Monday morning and, in order to escape, did not hesitate to Colony was interested. Pressrepre- among some bags of Chinese which led up to the Czecho-witness said that it appeared to larity only to "peter out" before
Two thieves yesterday got busy upon that
adventure
to-day. Types of theatrical enter- great
Examined by the Coroner, ainment have rushed into popu- thousands of natives, we can imagine escaped convicts, once having not given one single facility to transportation to the junks on Siberia. Last winter M. M. Frank in the cells of the prisoners after the public estimation. As a rule got rid of their prison garb, becoming absorbed into the common report the fairly lengthy speech the "Praya Wall at Connaught Smit and Lada Kaigl were delight their escape must have been the reason is that they are cheap, through him that the instruments found they had become established in masses, hiding somewhere in secret until such time as they thought that was delivered. Seeing that Road West. One of them held a ing audiences of Allied soldiers- brought from outside. it safe to emerge and then eventually getting clear of the Colony, not more than one-third of the bag for the convenience of his with the Or, with the ready facilities available, they might succeed in getting, man being addressed could bear fellow Eay. to
Canton before the Police had time to circulate the what was being said the point has himself
In his tawdry, flimsy affirs put together concerts they most opinion the prisoners worked with a hammer and tacks, and news of their escape or any descriptions of the mea.
wha Was helping kindly gave in the Y.M.CA buts on the doors of their cells for possessing no permanent charm. Caaton, with its millions of inhabitants, to discover them would be reporters present were very na-occupied, no attention was paid visiting Shanghai on his journey for the prisoners during the sumare growing tired of its inanities. And once in extra weight added to it. The Whilst they were thus busily has begun world tour and is contemplated making black suits has had its day, and the public.
the contents.at Vladivostok.
Now M. Smit over an hour. The authorities Of such an order is the revue. It. a task just as difficult as searching for the proverbial needle in the turally expecting a more formal to a boatman who seeing what to the south. M. Smit's perfect mer and probably the prisoners The time is ripe for a new depart stack of hay. These are only some of the difficulties which the formation of the Corps, such as a they were up to raised the alarm. technique and broad tohe qualities when escaping were Police are up against in cases of this kind. They by no manner of hollow square by the saluting One of the thieves was caught won for him, at a recital given clothes made by themselves with has means exhaust the list of obstacles which have to be confronted and base, but it came as a surprise to and to-day giver six weeks at in Tokyo recently, the reputation such cloth which make the work of the guardians of law here far more difficult, find that His Excellency was the Magistracy.
wearing ure on the music hall stage. It in many respects, then that of the Police at Home. But even those addressing the men immediately
been 21 unsatisfactory mentioned are suficient to cause us to think all the more highly of after the inspection in Battalion
ever of being the greatest violinist
quantity Indian Guard No. 24 gave erged
since it em- our Police when they succeed in capturing criminals of this kind. formation. To have crossed the weather the management of the
who had ever played in Japan.
from the oid evidence to the effect that he and supper room, and bas never söng So we say "Well done!" to the Police for their smartness in already Cricket Ground at that stage would Victoria Theatre have reverted to artists are on their way south, from the ground floor. Hastening gladly welcome a stage perfor
was on duty that night and was yet won the esteem of the entire" having secured one of the gang which got away from Victoria Gaol have been worse than useless, and matinees every afternoon. There and there is a very natural hope downstairs he
The above states that these two heard some
patrolling in ward F4 when he theatre-going public. With the the early hours of Monday morning. This shows that the Force
noise proceeding passing of the revue we would here is wideawake and efficient, despite what its detractors may say expectancy that there would, afternoon. commencing to-day. favour Hongkong musical-people in the Chief Warder's office, than the music halls have ever Just at present-maybe it is partly due to the near approach of subsequently, have been available These are certain to be appreciat-with a chance of bearing them. Witness entered the office and been able to provide.. Up till now
very natural will be a matinee show every felt by
observed all that they will prisoners attacking Warder Speed tertainment of a higher order, China New Year the Colony is suffering from a regular wave of notes of the speech. But nothing ed by all, as it has been a great I shall have to get busy enquirengaged in a struggle with one of their best items have come from two mance which would furnish en- criminality. Scarcely a day passes that some case of robbery with violence is not reported. One of the worst features of these occur- rences, is the growing use of firearms by Chinese desperadoes. able. Apart altogether from our held on particular days in the made.
very abridged drawback that matinees at the ing whether thera has been any This is a development of recent years, and that it immensely own side of the question, we week. There are some important.
memorised summary was obtain- Victoria used previously to be request for arrangements to be
Warder Speed's assailants. Push the legitimate stage, but there is increases the risks which our Police officers run goes without saying. feel
ing the other man aside still a wide feld for the author Speed ran out als are all the time busy outside the prison, none the less, and it is that a
are only voic-inprovements on the tapis at the
of the office who can turn out a play which a general disappointment Victoria Theatre and these will
and witness followed his will find patrons in all classes of. the tracking down of these and the prevention of their lawless acts was which comprise such a large part of the duty of our Police. Arm-
more adequate report be announced within the course very interesting musical articles alarm bell. Outside he saw
I have been reading one or two example, intending to ring the society. chair critics there are in our mitist in abundance; people who are marked the end of an important same as the 7.15 shows.
'possible. The of the next few days. occasion was unique and it matinee programmes will be the
The during the past week, and notice Ayab Khan struggling with one ever ready with the cry "Where are the Police?" whenever any period.
that recently
of the prisoners. He intervened, thing serious happens. These are they who not stop to think, who often that matters eo turn out,
a lecturer in It is fortunately, not
America, discoursing on music, then ran to the reserved guard Coroner, (Mr. J. R. Wood) not exercise their common-sense
esked his audience, at the end of room where he blew his whistle. remarked: Before continuing tremendous, difficulties surrounding the task of crime-prevention express the hope that at similar and one fighting iron, s. Chinese Beethoven. A leading American guard room, witness pursued the of the Press that we are getting by contemplating the but we might very legitimately possession of two Chinese swords, est composer. The answer was which he had secured from the more especially to the Gentlemen
When charged with being in the lecture, who was the great-
Armed with & bamboo pole, with the evidence, I wish to say and detection'in this Colony. Had Hongkong a stationary popula- future public functions more passenger by the s.a. Hinsang musical paper took up a discus prisoners who opened the gate to a stage when evidence will be tlon, that task would be infinitely easier. As it is, we have an ever- adequate arrangements might be said these instruments were used sion on the incident, and came changing mass of people, always coming and going, who are in easy made for the convenience of the by him in his capacity of a to the conclusion touch with Canton and other populous coast ports. And the worst Colony's Press.
and disappeared." of it all is that those who come include a very big sprinkling
called as to the movements of the Sergeant Reid said that at 4.30 escaped prisoners outside - the of deep-dyed criminals who visit Hongkong for the express NOT FAIR WEAR AND TEAR.
juggler. His performances extend-answer was wrong. Ask any knife in a lane leading to Staunton refrain, in the interests of the a.m. on that morning he found a Geol. I should like you to purpose of robbery and who do not hesitate to use any means
ed from British North Borneo to person the tame question, and to attain their ends. This has always been the Colony's biggest tion that the Hongkong Tramway his ancestors. We missed the works he knew best. Some would We have noted with satisfacon his travels back to the land of name of the composer whose
Singapore and be was at present he would give you at once the Street, outside the Victoria Gaol. witnesses, from reports of this problem from the Police standpoint. We get here the scum of Company has lately been busy,pleasure of witnessing a juggling say Mozart, some Bach, and 11 a.m. yesterday the re-arrested has been arrested will be brought
It bore blood-stains.
evidence. Sergeant Ingham said that at Canton, and those included in that term can come and go without relaying the metals from Garden performance when Mr. J. R.soms would be tempted to put prisoner Wong Kwong took before me this afternoon at 2,15 The prisoner who escaped and
there was #
Lore than £
Happily, it is not often that criminals break goal here. But crimin-ing that
do
not..
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With the advent of the cold
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let or hindrance. Europ: ans during the War had to arm themselvas Road to Ice House Street. Just Wood referred the case to the Wagner into the place of honour to the roof of the Lusitano the Gaol will, I hope, not be re- with passports and permits before they were allowed either to enter at present traffic is considerably Captain Superintendent of Police or leave the Colony. Even now, passports are necessary in certain inconvenienced by the state of in connection with the disposal of cases. Yet Chinese criminals and desperadoes of the blackest type the road, but when all has the weapons. The juggler will be question is absurd-and admits of found among some rubbish.
him and a party of Police p.m. and his movements outside can come and go just when and how they please.
servants'quarters of the Lusitano ported. been put straight the improve-again brought before His Wor
Is it not the real truth that the Club A blood-stained knife was
.
It would admittedly be a hard task to keep a check on all ment will be appreciated by ship to-morrow after his case has no rest answer? There is no Mr. Franks said that there were Warder McLeod was called. His Chinese coming into the Colony. It is possible, none the less, users of this important highway received the attention of Mr. Wayne of a Baszamo waki ground floor, and he surmised roborative character to the After theboy bed just as it is possible; with reasonable limits, to keep out smuggled The metals, especially on the Wolfe.
given bis evidence. Principal opium, tobacco, wines, etc. If a poli-tar system were introduced corner by the City Hall, had sunk
freal way of measuring the com- two staircases leading to the evidence was mostly of a cor- hoze, the Police would be materially aided in their work and no below the level of the road and doubt many criminals would be shut out. We know the old cry constituted a danger to riders in which to get the wheels. Despite thing is on a par with the idiotic prisoners on one of them..
Quartet, the B Minor Bass, and that Hernam Singh was stabbed fevidence of previous witnesses. about interference with the liberty of the subject, but special rickahas and cyclists. One is the fact that the wheels on trucks questions examiners used to ask The enquiry was adjourned were a number of cell keys wan Tristan and Isolda: The whole when he tried to intercept the He mentioned that the key cirometness many special mesenses. The liberties of us all forest to sympathise with the are not now supposed to be of the as to "the most beautiful verse in until to-day.
which unlocks the rafe in which are restricted in certain regards; test is necessary for the common Tramway Company, who are, by same width, as the metals, they Homer" "the finest passage in week. So if e puth tax would result in keeping desperate characters Ordinance, hable for the proper still often are, for it was only the Cicero," "be greatest char
not found on the person of Wer- from dang into the Cotony, there is no or why it would not upkeep of the roadway between other day that we saw a truck actar in Shakespeare." I sup be instituted for the sake of the safety of the community as a the metals and for eighteen inches sailing along in fine style on the pose art students have
der Speed, but was later #scover whole, Individual liberties have to be ourtalled if benefit to the on either side. It is this part of Praya. It is doubtless a difficult asked
The enquiry was resumed this Chief Warder's Offer, The refe od lying on the for unitride the public accrues. Whether that is the best solution of the matter the road that is subjected to the task to stop this practice because painting or the most magnificent Club, to which the prisoners were with..
bean morning with the evidence of awan locked and the cell keys we should not like to say. One thing is certain, namely that new heaviest wear, and tatters are it. is so widespread, but it is also piece of sculpture in the world. stated to have gone - after their
what is the greatest
boy" employed at the Lusitano inside it had not ben interfered measures will have to be devised for keeping down criminality, greatly aggravated by the fact an imposition on a public utility And I wonder whether the right escape from the Gaol. The Police are not blame, for there is a limit to human efficiency, that pullers of heavy trucks find Company that it should not be answer is possible to find in that Before After all,
This afternoon, the captured convict was brought before the the metals a fine easy-place on called upon to bear.
the evidence of Corner but he made no sta case either.
this witness was taken the mant
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