ARMED CRIMINALS.
Heavy Palice Court Sentences.
FUNERAL
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
**NUMBER PLEASE »
The Telephone Charge Increase.
The Late Mrs. Choy Hing, The tuneral of the late hirs
At first glance an inereksa in The farm of two years hard Choy Hing took place on Tuesday labont imposed at the Police afternoon amid many manifesta-telephone charges from £10 to Court this morning on an armedtions of regret and esteem among 5140 for residence lines and $154! man for being in possession of the leading Chinese families of for business lines seems rather fully-landed revolver, was very the Colony. The interment took drastic. It would appear to be a nearly the same as would be place at the Chinese Christian rise of some seventy per cent. imposed on a convicted armed Cemetery, the funeral procession Mr. H. S. Bennett, the manager the deceased's) of the China and Japan Tele- robber at a Supreme Court trial. starting from
This is explained by the fact that house, 2, Park Road, to which the phone and Electric Co., Ltd., two Magistrates (Mr. R. E. Lind-body had previously been taken however, thinks Hongkong has Bell and Mr. J. A. Fraser) were from the Mortuary. The route come off rather lightly. We are both sitting at this summary takon was along Caine Road, better off than some of our neigh- Police Court trial, and the power Queen's Road and up past the bours, for Singapore pays $17, that is given them to impose be Hongkong University. The band Manila pesos 180 and India. sentence of two years was provid-of the Y.M.C.A. was in attendance rupees 350. ed for by the special Ordinance and the funeral procession was a that recently came into force.
Mr. Bennett, seen by a Tele- most impressive one. The 1ste graph reporter this morning, The facts of the case were that Mrs. Choy Hing was keenly inexplained that the increase is Sergeant Neal, of the Taumati terested in the work of the not by any means as large as it Police, who only the previous .M.C... of which she was a at first sight appears. When the member. AL the charge was fixed at £10 the week had made a similar capture, prominent
1'11. which visited Reclamation Street, which cemetery a short aud impressive dollar stood at has been the scene of roany armed service was conducted by the meant that subscribers were outrages, on Monday night A Revs. Wong Di-tong, J. Young called upon to pay some $104, 80 group of six or seven men were Wal (of Sydney, Australia) and the increases are really only approximately $36 and $50. The sesa loiteringabouttes suspicious Cheung Chok-ling.
The chief mourners were Mr company has been hit pretty manner and at the approach of the officer they ran away. The Chor Hing (husband), Mr. James hard by the exchange and in the Sergeant gave bis attention to. Choy (son). Mrs. Arthur W. days when the dollar stood in the one man. the defendaal, who, Woo (daughter). Dr. Woo (son-in-neighbourhood of six shillings no after a stern chase which took law) Mr. Choy Chang (brother-profit at all was made.
in-law) and Mr. Choy Wai-ass Mr. Bennett pointed out also across the length of
(brother-in-law). Among the that the £10 rate applied only to six streels, was eventually over- taken and arrested after but amans who attended the funeral subscribers one mile from the brief struggle. In the chase were noticed Mr. and Mrs. J. Mexchange, while the new rate An object was discarded by the Wong, Mr. Shum Pak-ming, covers the whole of the city of prisoner and when it was recover and Mrs. Chan Harr. Dr. Jen Victoria, which is & radios of ed after the arrest, with the aid of Hawk, Dr. T. M. War, Dr. G. Home two and a half miles.
The real reason for the in- the lights of private car lent Thomas. Mr. Ho Wing. Mr. Ho
however, is not the by Mr. Blackburn. Manager Kwong, and many other promincrease,
ject Chinese of the Colony. fluctuation in exchange. but to
them
of the Gas Works, Tag The wreaths included those cover the increased cost of
revealed to be a fully loaded five- chambered revolver.
ted
from the Rhenish Mission, the telephone material and working material, The prisoner, who had admit-Congregational Church, the Tal expenses. Telephone
the technical offence of Tai Church, the Pa Leung Kok, as compared to pre-war prices, possession, put in a plea that he the Y.M.C.A., the Y.W.C.A. the has gone up some two hundred carried the revolver for a friend in Chinese General Chamber of per cent, our representative was consideration of a sum of mones. Commerce and practically every informed, and working charges The story was not believed,ell-known Chinese family in have risen in proportion. Then sentence of two years being in Hongkong. Many wreaths also there are new buildings and plant came from Csaton, in fact there contemplated and these have to were over 600 doral tributes.
flicted as stated.
KAL
Another Chinese who arrested by the Belle Vae Station Police in possession of a revolver, from which the trigger and trigger guard were missing, was given six months' hard labour. The defence advanced in this case was that the revolver was picked up from a dust cart in the presence of s gumber of coolies. whom the prisoner could not. produce when asked to do so by
the Court.
A Concubine's Story of Armed men.
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The festival of Dragon Boats, sometimes bare to wait to get a
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For the Japscesa and Macao Gor- eraments the only chests now in Hongkong are a small residue in the hands of local merchants left over from the days when Hong- kong was an entrepot for raw opium.
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And Trade Statistics. According to the annual report
A table is given showing the to give it its Chinese appel-call through. Mr. Bennett assur-of the Superintendent of Imports lation. Tính chung chinh was ed our representative that if the and Exports, the net revenue seizures of illicit opium, indicat-j yesterday celebrated with much time is not congested the average collected under the Liquors joss-pidgin and the devouring of time in getting a reply from Ordinauce from duties and licensing another large increase on sexsonable fruits, in time-honour exchange is not more thaned warehouses during 1921 was A concubine living at No. 270 fed style. With the proprietors of Sve seconds. The five seconds $1,040,637.94, as compared with Reclamation Street, which was the Ming Yuen Gardens. it was may sometimes appear to be $779,795.85 for 1920. entered by armed robbers yes-a day of much bustle and excite-five minutes, but Mr. Bennett The net revenuecollected under | £212,302,539 for 1920. Of this im- help to the police of Yaumati in races, which have proved such al of the nerves of a person whepix1,082,031.14 as compared with ports were valued at £68,143,059)
terday morning, gave valuable ment, the customary dragon boat attributes this to the high tension
revived.
previous years.
The total trade (excluding treasure) for 1921, amounted to £135,834,936 as compared with
the Tobacco Ordinance WB5
against (as
£103,932,602 for tracing a number of men who big success during the past two using the 'phone.
$631,877.65 for 1910.
1920) and exports at £67,691,977 were suspected of being implicat-years. were agalo
A scheme for fitting automatic
£108,369,937 for The revenue under the Opium (as against ed in the affair. It appears that Elaborate arrangements, which telephones, by which subscribers
for 1921 was 1920). before her marriage she bad lived included the provision of extra could get the number they wanted Monoploy
Treasure imported during 1921 at Battery Street, and had seen a tram facilities for the anticipated without going through exchange, $3,938,197.99 as compared with number of suspicious characters big crowd of holiday-makers who was contemplated, but it has beau $4,317,970.95 for 19:0, a decrease amounted to £13,797,095 (inclad- The price ofing £5.447,487 of gold and loitering daily
that would come to witness the sports, decided by the company's adviser of $379.772.91. thoroughfare. These men appear-were made. and the function from and the Government's adviser $14.50 per tael was maintained £8.193,934 of silver). Treasure exported during 1921 amounted to ed to have followed her to her the spectator's point of view, as that the climatic conditions in throughout the year. naw home at Reclamation Street well as from the point of view of Hongkong are too drastic for such
Apart from opium for the £17,931,357 (including £7,091,582 and their intentions were reveal the business it brought to the system.
moaoploy and opium in transit of gold and £10,519,014 of silver). by the occurrence of the Ming Yuen Gardens was quite robbery yesterday morning, in successful.
ed
about
which she recognised three of the
It was noticeable, though, that perpetrators as being the loafers the crowd was not no big as last aforementioned. In the afternoon year's. Then, again, the number the police secured her assistance. of boats taking part was less than She took them to Battery Path,; bad been usually the customo, and here were the three men Shackiwan bringing forward two, mooning about in their custom-and Aberdeen and Yaumati only
each, Kowloon By manner. One, fled at the one approach of the police, but she represented nor was Samecipo, the European race two others, not being so swift- whilst
been bad footed.
seized by the that
arranged detectives.
as a special feature drew support The method devised by the from only one naval boat. Under robbers to secure an entry into the circumstances, this event was
were
was
not
PONY'S NAME.
the house revealed the trouble cancelled, and there were left only New Year's Gift they had taken to make them the "four dragon bosts to take Repulse Bey Chief selves acquainted with the move-part ments of the inmates.
in
the
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and occasional Pickpocket & Dunoon ent for him in celebration of the of tom toms, Dragon Bost festival. The door bursts of fire-crackers added to Fesenjan was opened, and five men roshed the hubbub. Then came the treat Delight Dahlia into the room, gagged the con- which awaited the redoubtable Hurry On cobine and another woman with oarsmen as they rested from their The Don potatoes and ransacked the house, labours. The prizes, generously Lighting taking away with them money donated by a number of firms, Neston and property of the value of $583. were distributed and then follow-Enamelled Tile
ed a feast of succulent, roast Sun Star Another Affair.
countless pur of Scamperdale At about 1 o'clock in the morn-pork and
sups
Jay Bird ing, Kowloon City reported samshu.
Thanks are due to the following Aloba similar affair which occurred
coolie for the prizes they donated: West River... in the
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Was Mesere. Ligett and Myers, the He Saitau. 79
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ground. The murderer was en-Kilcreggan They left without injuring anyone. abled in the darkness to effect bis Kira...
A Murder.
escape. The police cannot &f the
Ricebird Nosr Amoy Street, on the moment give any reason for the
Bolshevic Praye, s men was killed by a stoi deed, but they are actively fired by an unknown assailant last vestigating the matter.
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