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WING WOO STREET MURDER.
Alleged Murderers Charged.
Two men named Chiu Kam and La Shing wheung were charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton'at the Magistracy yesterday with murder, and with being concerned in an farmed robbers on the night of the
Sub. September. The murder | followed a robberg'on the premises | of the Kwang Tak Loong importį and export firm, 26 Wing Won Street, the victim being Detective Sergeant Sin Chuen, who was shot by one of the robbers during the chase.
Prosecuting for the Crown. Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, Assistant Crown Solicitor, outlined the -eirrum- stances of the robbery leading up to the arrest of the defendants. Hel said that at 7.15 on September 29th, a gang of four or five robbers gained acceRS to the first and second thors of 26 Wing. Woo Street, the offices of the Kwong| Tak Loong firm, by representing" that they were bearers of presents for one of the employees who was sick. Whipping out artas the robbers bound and gagged four | fukis on the first door, and after- wands proceeded to the second floor. after leaping a guard at the head of the stairs and another on the rist
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lour. The treatroent meted out to the people on the second door was the same as the other fokus, and from the manager of the firm the) robbers umaaged to get the keys of the safes, which were all on the first floor. The sates Were Sun Company, and was eventusity systematically searched and from brought to the ground by his pur- them the rubbers stole $1.850 inuer in the maille aisle.the dy tee- Hongkong currency, approximately tive throwing his arms round the It was the defendun: Li $1,000 in American money, and a man. quantity of gold coins and Mexican Shing-rheung. It was at this poist Silver dollars. Probably realising that the defendant dropped a re- the danger of interruption from volser, which was picked up by outside, the intruders pulled down Petertive Constable Mr. Haz the blinds in the front rooms of lerigg said that the story of Cl both doors and extinguished the would be earroborated by three lights, only leaving burning on the witnesses. Mr. Rocha, Petectise fest stores lights above the stair Constable 19 and Lam Co, a watch landing and in the rear cubicle.an of the Sun Company. When and on the second door one light brought to the Police Station a search was made of the defendant and car Mexican dollar was found in his left sock.
in the accountant's office.
An Astute School Boy. While the search was in progress
PROPHET OF DISASTER.
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American Banker on Europe's Outlook. When in Paris recently Mr. A. Vanderlip, the Frank American banker, speaking of the conditions in Europe, insisted upon the economic unity Europe. The Continent, he said, contains more inhabitants than it can nourish. and the necessary emigration is jeopardized by existing conditions. The fallen exchanges mast lead to disaster.
He takes the example of Austria Austria has need of coal A Stroke of Luck.
and wheat, which she must buy The arrest of the defendant Chip abroad. Daring the winter she the evening, and viitors, came into Kam was more a matter of pure will find herself in a most critical Her total collapse the shop. Tmediately they reart-luck thua naything else, said Mr. situation. ed the bead of the stairs they were furlerige. Just after the tumult with its attendant misery must seized by the robber guard und Detective Choy Ying was passing be expected, though she pulled into the house, where they alos: Cessaught Hovi, walking manged to subsist for so long on were bound and gagged; and, under the verandah towards Wingcharity. they were well-to-do, searched as Irelieved their money. Both end of Sincere Company, a man defendants were identified as being rounded the corner of Wing Woo Just as the members of the robber gang. Chill Road nad passed him. Kara being alleged to have acted than hal passal, sumeone swung as a guard and, during the robbery, mudd the corner and called out Rubbers." Detective Choy Ying having run up and down from flour
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Woo Road.
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In Germany the problem is vaster, and charity will not avail. The final fall of Germany will be swifter than that of Austria. Indeed, the German problem is the most urgent matter we now have to face. The French claims to floor as if un patrel.. Li Shingent after the man whore he bad are certainly just, but it is avi-| cheung stood guard over the Tokis just passed and knocked him down dent that Germany cannot pay who were made prisoners, on
The with the butt of his revolver. immediately the sums which are It WILA the defendant Chin due. Whether the depreciation first floor. identification, said
Kam. Ic
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at the of the mark is voluntary or not Mr. Hazleriggs, was particularly ere litable because it was made by a Station the police found on the Germany will suffer greatly. Not. gold only does a financial collapse school bus who was obseruat and defendunt a chain and a
tute enough from the first entry watch, which were vientified a threaten, but there will be indus- of the rubbers to suspect something the property of a man who called trial depression, unemployment, wrong and to take of his wris at the Kwong Tak Loong firm dur-higher prices in the interior, and watch and hide it. Half an houring the robbery. Mr. Hazlerigg serious eocial disorders. In de- after the house was broken into. conclurled by saying that it was manding more France will receive police whistle was heard in the clear that at last two of the less, and a ruined Germany will street, but who it was that gave the robbers were aned with revolver.be a contagious example to its alarm was not known. The roh. After the robbery a number of neighbour and to Europe gener-
| ally. bers bolted, and immediately after. Rives were found in the shop. wards, while perhaps some of the After taking som evidence the desperadoes were in the house, Magistrate adjourned the -houts were heard in the street. There are altogether 21 witnesses.
BILLIARDS.
.case.
R.G.A. v. Catholic Men's Club.
In June last the prospect of a large loan was favourable in America, and France would have received her part. But it was The Murder.
impossible to accord credits while the reparations figure was Mr. Hazlerigg then dealt with the arrest of the defendant bi
| 132,000,000,000 "gold marke ||£6,600,000,000] To-day the pro- Sting-chaung. He said that de tective constable 125 Lam Kwan
*pect is worse, because of the was walking along Queen's Bond
plunge of the mark.
As for inter-Allied
debts, Central with Detective Sergenat; 160, Sia Chuen, both of them being,
America is not pleased with the off duty. Turning down into Wing
arguments of Europe. The Unit The Staff Mess of the R.G.Aed States considers that its con- Woo Street a police whistle WAS
W29 heard lower down the street, and their return match against tribution both burried forward. The detecthe Catholic Men's Club, played sufficiently important to prevent tives noticed some men leaving 26, last night in the formers' club, by anyone from contesting the
character of the ioans she advanc And at once pave chase, detentire points. Scores:
IL.G.A. ed. Had the debtors stated that 100 beading. Just as the officers C. Men's Club.
89 Harmon were outside 2% or 28. the adjoining Dillen.....
...100 they were unable to pay, the con- house, one of the pursued roo Lannigan ...100 Philips 56 ditions of reimbursement would turned round and fired a shot; the Brown... ...100 Tarlor 91 have been easy and new loans) builst striking Sia Chuen, who, as Hall..
.100 might have been accorded. would be given in evidence, died Irvine.
65 the discussions, in throwing doubt| shortly afterwards in hospital. C Wynne
.100 on the sitruism of the United States, have chilled American 125 followed the mea nearest to bim, and as interchange of shots
512 opinion..Moreover, the European! nations, with the exception of took place D they wear down
59 Cillard .100 Capeweil
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Wing Woo, Street, the detective Highest break: 33 by S. M. Engled, have made no provisions firing three shots and several of the Gillard.
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in their budgets for the repay-}| robbers fring in return. At the After the match a musicalment of these debts, and it cannot junction of Wing Wro Street and evening was enjoyed, during which be asid that these debts are Des Voeux Food the gaug broke up Mr. Lamuigan gave some
responsible for the situation.
His conclusion was pessimistic. and scattered, but C125 stuck to enjoyable selections and Mr.I see no remedy at present, and toa man nearest to him. The lat. Dillon sang two humourous songs. the horizon is fer swung across Des Voeux Road
Mr. Dillon thanked the Mess in clouds,. in westerly direction and ran towards the Sun Company, with C125 close on his heels. The de- tective fired at his quarry several time as the latter crossed the roadway, one of the bullets striking and embedding itself in the wood. work of the third pillar of the Sun Company Getting under the ver
ndah the fugitive dashed to the
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