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ARMED ROBBERY,
The Sun Company Case.
Before Mr. B. E. Lindsell at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon, al Chinese was charged on remand with committing an anned robbery at the Sun Company on the even.) ing of the Piah June, with shoot- ing with intent to resist or prevent legal apprehension, and with being a returned banishes.
It is alleged that the defendant visited the jewellery department of the Sun Company on the ground toor. stashed the glass top of the show case with the batt-end) of his resbiter and bolted with Ja quantity of valuable jewellery.
A long and exciting phase followed} and voded in the rapture of the defendant outside an- esting" horse] in Jubilee Street after he had been wounded by the pulice, with whom he exchanged revolver shots in she curse of bis tight. Two passers-by, were injured, one of whom is still in haspital with a bullet wound in his! leg. The other man was wounded in the first two fingers of the leit hand and has been discharged from bospital.
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THURSDAY,
AUGUST 3, 1922.
SMART BATHING COSTUMES
A BURST BOTTLE.
Milk Adulterator Fined.
Every sort of material is being
used, for swimming suits this
1
season, from gingham and cre-
tonne among the cattons to velvet
and Canto crops. Of course
jerses, bath wool and silk, will
make many bathing costumes
while taffeta and satin will form
many more.
Stockings and shoes should
match the bathing suit, or the
prevailing colour, if the suit is a.
combination of several colours
The bandans or cap, however.
may match the costume or be in
distinct contrast.
CHINESE GOVERNMENT
RAILWAYS.
Annual Report.¶A
An Indian police constable deposed that shortly after B p.m. Jun 27th. he 16 walk- aloag Des Vouex Road) Central on his way to duty at the Harbour Office when he saw the defendunt running with a revolver) in his richt haz t'and a-mall hand- jag un ler, his left arm. He gave] chase as the defendant was about to turn into Wing Kat Street, ani was bearing him when the latter tumed round al nung at him. fired, one shot with his revoluez. He was then about four yards away | but the ball. fortuantely, w! wide. The defendant, then ran up Wing Kat Street, witness being at his heels. Witness drew his own re- volter and are a shot at
As adornei sunmens for sell. fogen, who fically turned into Queen's Road Central and ran east-ing adulterated fresh cow's milk
It seems rather a late date on ward. The deseadaat then left came before Mr. E., W. Flamilton at which to review the sanusl re- Quen's "Road and returned to the Magistras ge-terday afteracon. ; not on the Chiness Government Voues Road: Pie Gilman's Bazaar. Mr. W. B. Hind submitted, on heRailways for the year ended De with witness at a distance of afimuli of the defen fant, that he was cember 31, 1920, but, as is pointed little more than ten pares. Sear entitled to be discharged "because out in the preface to the report. the Central Market he saw the ample of milk taken by the
a delay of about six oring to Chinese matuble fire at the de-Sanitory inspector was not producmonths in the submission of the tendant lige he was arrested. M. 3. T. M. Hulenga, Assists (reports of the Peking-Hankow Long b. a watchman employ-unt Crown Solicitor, said that the and Peking-Suiguan Lines, caus- ed by the Wash Hing Steamship fourbation of the talk bad brated by their amalgamation and Company said that in the 27th.}th="i-4th and be muntended that subsequent reorganitation in the Fune, he was hur shops away from the prosection of the broken bottle same year, the preparation of the the west corner of Jubilee Streetiwa ufurat water the rough annual report could not be com- when he saw a crowd and a Chintaners. Tas Magistrate entrusted, pleted as rarly as expected.
e voceable fire a shot up Jubilee and how the defendant $100. Stret He was hit in the left'The prosecution alleged that there hand. He heard no other shot. was ten per cent of water in the
The Magistrate: It is a most ev¦milk.. trannlinary thing. The constable)
tired in one direction and you were hit from another directica.
Struck From Heaven." The witness reathrined his stat meat that he heard no other shot. He wa burt in the first two
{ hoger)
The Magistrate: You heard only one shot although people in th vicinity heard eight or nine shots fired?I didn't hear them.
The Magistrate: You must bare
THE PEKING-MUKDEN LINE.
THE INCREASE IS REVENTE
The increase in revenue sarned by the Government RailwayS during the year under review, in spite of adverse conditions such as flood, famine, local distur bances, etc. shows the great pro- gress and development these lines have made, and a still greater/in- crease of earnings may reason-1 ably be expected when they are British Protests.
operated under more norms? con- ditions. The operating revenues Peking, July 21-At yeater- amounted to $91,443.932, an in- day's Cabinet meeting the mat crease of $8,395,511 over those of ter of the protest lodged by the 1919, and the operating expenses: British Legation over the con- to $12,780.106 as compared with been struck from Heaven, The ditions of the Peking-Mukden $38.400.540 for the previous year, bullet must have come From Railway was discussed. The while the net operating revenue somewhere else?-I don't know. note requested definite action to showed an increase of $4,056,975.
You want some compensation ward the relief of that line from
Net revendes show an in- from the Government, I suppose?—the malpractices of Marshal
crease par kilometre of line, due No. "But if the Government pay Chang Tso-lin who is holding a me any compensation I will accept great number of locomotives and to the growth of traffic, on almost fit; but if it doesn't I will act ask other rolling stock beyond the every railway, and they represent return of 9.5 per cent. upon the +++ Eur it.
Great Wall thereby cutting down I don't think you are likely to the effectiveness of the Railway coss of road and equipment. There are only three railways which get it. It is unfortunate that in to a great extent which in turn
Chuchow- the first question put to you by has caused the revenues to drop re unable to meet all operat the police you did not mention the to something like only twenty Pioghsiang. the
ing expenses-the
Changchow- constable at all. You are obviously thousand dollars a day whereas trying to get some money by tell it should be measured in bundreds Amoy and the Hupeb-Hunan, the ing this story.
of thousands. In addition to this first baving been under constant,
ailitary disturbances and the two Chief Detective laspector Muri- he has been withholding the rev- son. prosecuting. said that the enues collected north of Shan- latter being short lines without statement of the witness was that haikuan and is now insisting that connections. After meeting the be was bit from behind. No men bis own anderlings be placed in needs of such lines as were tion was made by him of the ces the responsibis positions of the unable to pay full operating Since petises and income charges, the stable firing a shot.
Peking-Muiden offices. The Magistrate: Yes, obvily this line is security for a foreign surplus for the year amounted to I think he said it purposely to see forn the matter is, considered nearly $40,800,000, which is near- ly $4,300,000 in excess of the! if he can get anything from it.
amount for the previous year and The Magistrate informed the
As has been the case right equivalent to 25 per cent. upon witness that be could not expect to through in dealing with the Feng permanent Government invest- get compensation from the Goverotien Marshal, the Cabinet came ment if he made contradictory to no constructive decision. After statements.
serious.
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THE EXISTING SYSTEM.
POPULARITY WITH PASSENGERS A registration clerk of the Kwong a long debate it was decided to
The number of passengers who and a special representative, Mr. Tai Lay boarding bousé identified Chao Erb-bson, former Viceroy travelled on the various railways the defendant as Li Shui-ping who of Manchuria, north of the Wall in 1920 was 31.172,088, 8 com- entered the boarding house on the to eas
the actual conditions pared with 27,133,266 in 1919, an 17th June with a small trunk. The for himsef and report to the increase of 4,038.723: and the defendant said he bad come dowa Cabinet. In the meantime the passenger revenue was $34,385.- from Chaton. He was taken to conditions of affairs objected to 560 compared with 628,601,895 in Room No. 12. Witness did not
will continue and Marshal Chang; 1919- increase of $5,783,664, see the defendant on the 27tb,!
will work up more nerve to carry jor about six per cant. With Next morning he found his room
on his insolent policy toward the regard to goods traffic, 21,625,331 empty.
Peking Government. The grave-tons were carried in 1920 as com- The case was adjourned.
ness of the situation is keenly felt pared with 20,856,830 in 1919, and among certain members of the the revenue from this service Government, one of whom pointed amounted to $50,670, 132, at in out that unless drastic steps are crease of $3,626,945 over the north of the Yangtze River, but mile of railway, India, 40 The theShanghai-Nanking.Shanghai: square miles and 8,600 pop- In view of the increasing num-taken to guarantee the security figure reported in 1919. ber of beggars in Peking, the in the case of the railway in ques-number of persons in the employ Hangcbow Ningpo, and Hupeb-ulation, Japan 16 square miles Police Department recently tion, all the other nations having of all the railways combined, ze Henan Lifes extend the system and 8,000 population, and the ordered an investigation into the loans based on securities which shown by the pay roll for Decem Into South China, Plaos for future United States 12 square miles Actual number of poorpeople in are likewise not too well protect her, 1920, was 77,622-an increde construction promise to connect and 3,800 population. per mile af the city. This showed that they will follow suit in getting of 3,971 over the previous year to other short lines in the south, railway, The extent of, the total number in Peking requiring the hands on the security The total length of main line and so as to duplicate there the facil-waterways in China, will always private or public assistance in and soon an international control branches on December 31, 1920, fites now serving the north, Per serve to keep these aretage their maintenance 179,428 will bave spring into ex was 6,036,920 kilom stres, com mile of railway, China bas ap-cores higher in China then in individuals.
istence.
“pared with 6,027,253 in 1919. proximately 276 square miles of countries not so favoured.",
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PEKING'S FOOR.
territory and 54,00) population. The railway system now in Korea has 71 square miles of ter- operation is located principally ritory and 13,000 population per