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UNION CHURCH ANNUAL MEETING.
Need For A Site at Kowloon.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A Short Meeting. The only public business to come before the Legislative Council this afternoon was the second The annual meeting of seat-reading of a Bill to provide bolders of the Union Church was for the carrying on held last night, Mr. A.S.D. Cous work formerly carried on
of the land presiding. Prior to the certain German societies and by business meeting, there was an persons in Hongkong, and enjoyabla programme of music.deal with certain including an organ recital by the formerly held, or administered, property organist, Mr. E. J. Chapman, or use by them, and to provide sorgs by Mrs. Carnell, and class for the control of the persons ics! pianoforte selections by Mr. by whom the work is to be Alec Mackenzie.
carried on..
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THE HỒNGKONG TELEGRAPH; THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1923.
YAUMATI SHOOTING
SENSATION.
Robber Killed and Another
Captured.
A sensational robbery, which took place shortly after one clock this afternoon, led to an robbers and the police. One of exchange of shots batween the
the robbers was killed and an- other arrested.
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third floor of No. 18 Archer Street, The rabbar occurred on the Yaumati. An alarm was give
8000 as the robbers had In the course of his introductory remarks, the Chairman referred said for certain reasons which the locally immediately took
fleft the premises, and polica His Excellency the Governor men who wera on duty in to the financial position, and need had presented themselves for providing for any extension of seemed doubtful whether it was which numbered four, scattered it up the chase. The 05. activity, and urged that the desirable to proceed with the in different directions. Ons of Church should take A greater second reading of the Bill, at any them was tracked into Shanghai interest in the work of the New rate in its present form, to-day Street and fatally shot near the Territory Evangelization Society and he would ask the represents. Sincere The report and accounts were tives of the Press to retire.
branch store adopted.
deal with the Jurors Lat for 1923, The Council then proceeded to which was considered in Com.
The Res. J. Kirk Maconachie, in the course of his address to the gathering. referring เอ themittee. proposed new Church at Kowloon, said the Press of the Colony had showa great deal of interest in the matter, and in this way the public had been kept very wall informed on the subject. The
FIVE YEARS FOR GUNMEN.
Laly difficulty now was with Capture Near Bay View.
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regard to a site. The suggestions At the Criminal Sessions, before last night, when members of tho made to the Government by their the Chief Justice, this morning, Rogst Hongkong Golf Club, Courch bad not been approved by Wong Hoi was charged with entertained the visiting Shangbai the Government, and the Govern-being in unlawful possession of a team of gelfers to dianer. The rant's suggestions had not verolver and four rounds of Hon. Mr. A.G. Stephen. President appealed to them very much. ammunition, on Feb. 15th,
of the Club was chairman, and They seemed to be in a cul de sie. The jury were Messrs. R. Hafter the banquet he presented the He saw no reason why he Douglas (foremsu). T. J. Kew, Interport trophy to the Captain of should not make it public that Sir A. K. Osborne, J. R. Way, Sin the visiting team. Mr. C. T. Beath,; Paul Chater had in a most Maotai, C. W. Olson and J. M.as well as a silver cup to each of generous and spontaneous manner Silva.
the Shanghai men and a silver doubled bis original offer of According to Mr. A. Dyer spoon to eachofthe Hongkong rep- $50,000 for new Church buildings. Ball, who prosecuted. Inspector resentatives in the match. and was now willing to put at Phillips and ¿ party of The tables bad been very their disposal $100,000 if a satisfive Chinese constables went tastefully decorated by lady mem- factors site could be secured. out from Bay View Polica bers of the Club, and the meau (Applause.) He was sure they Station at seven o'clock on was the design of Mrs. Roffey. would all share in his (the the night in question on patrol Speeches were made by the speaker's) Warm feelings of duty. Near the electric power Chairman, Mr. C. T. Beath, the grateful appreciation for Sir station they met three Chinese. Shanghai Captain. Mr. A. B. Faul's generosity. It was not The constables closed in and Stewart, the Hongkong Captain. everybody who was in a position seized two of them, but the other Dr. R. S. Ivy, and Mr. G. to do such things who had the ran off up the hillside. The Macdonald, but we regret that, inclination.
captives struggled violently and pressure on our space precludes The offer of the Military the man on the hill fired three us from giving a full report. authorities as to the granting of shots at the police, which were
a site for the new Church had returned. The man then disap- been quite spontaneously made, peared in the bushes. On sccused
and it amounted to this, that sowas found an unloaded revolveri
FOOTBALL.
far as they were concern. they and in his pocket were found the Services Defeat Shanghai. were not standing in the way. four cartridges.
They viewed the Kowloon project Accused was sentenced to five with approval, and would do years' imprisonment, and at the what they could to facilitate the same time a similar sentence was securing of a proper site, as passed on the other man, who they realised that A Union pleaded guilty to the charge of un Church at Kowloon would lawful arms possession yesterday.
be for the benefit of the forces as
well as the civilian population. The suggestion had been made that a piece of land on the weat side of Satban Road, now largely occupied by mules, should by al- located for this purpose, and the:
KILLED BY TRAMCAR.
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The series of matches arranged between Shanghai and the various Hongkong combinations concluded yesterday when.our visitors played the Services. Shanghai had the assistance of
Butlar, of the Ambrose, owing to several of their players being on the injured list. Lieut. Jon's, who captained the Services, won
and from 10:5
the start the
pace Was very bot. enquiry Shanghai
wers beaten by 5
Enquiry This Morning. the
A: this morning's into the circumstances surround.
RAISING A LOAN.
the Colonial Government shoulding the death of an unknown goal to 2. approach the authorities in Eng-Chinese who was knocked down land to get the transfer authorised by a
tramics: at Des Voeux before the completion of the biz Road West on the night of the schem for the removal of the 10th. instant, military establishments from the witnesses called was
опу of the
A Little Persuasion. broker land which they now occupi.named Hunz which all hoped would be 597cescribed
fo-wan, who "If you refuse to give this It seemed, however, that the au-
he had his loan I shall deal with you with thorities at Home the Army by the frantic sounding of the bers of your family," wrote Li attention drawn to the decessed revolver or xboot all the mem- Council-would not deal with the tramcar's gong. Becoming very Kam-tong to a man from whom question except en bloc, nor would excited. he shouted out he expected to get $100.
He was arrested, and pleaded
how
the conclusion of his evidence.
the Colonial Government give involuntarily:-"Do you want to any definite undertaking as to be killed before the Chinese Yaw guilty to demanding money by the disposal for any land into the Year" "And of a truth he was menaces, at the Criminal Ses- possession of which it expected killed" added this witness at sions, this uering. to come in the future.
It had been suggested that they!
Mr. JusticeGoniperta sentenced might build a temporary church to the effect that the man
The evidence of the driver was him to four years' hard labour. and gather a congregation, and it attempted to go straight acr 3 would be for the new committee the road before the approaching
A PUZZLE A DAY. to consider this matter very car and the emergency brake had seriously. It would then do sway to te applied with the argument that their soundings on the gong had failed after several church was not needed in Koto warn him. "If he had theu Joon. "I should like to have ten continued instead of stopping too minutes with anybody who says soon," said this witness, "the we are not needed." added Mr. accident would not Maconachie. He said that he happened."
have
thought the petition drawn up The jury, comprising Mr. H. C. and signed by some 200 persons, Shrubsole (foreman). Mr. Wong all residents of Kowloon, would Kwong-tin and Mr. H. A. Abwee, dispose of that argument. Has reserved their verdict and an ing been minister of their church adjournment was ordered. for ten years, his opinion should
be worth something. He referrad
to the fact that steps had been the same-in respect of the Roman taken in the same direction some Catholics."
"Ho
An ice boat is at A on the lake thought it shown above.. The wind is blow- years ago. A gentleman of Sir absolutely certain that if the iog 40 miles an hour from A Paal Chater's knowledge and ex- position were reversed, they would toward B. As there is very little perience would not put up $100,- not be hearing that there was no friction on ice, the ice boat can C00 for a trifle. The idea had also need for a second charch in travel nearly as fast as the wind. been supported by the newspapers, Kowloon.
How can it be made to travel
which were in close touch with The following officers were faster than 40 miles an hour, us- public opinion.
elected: Hon. Secretary, Mr. E. ing wind, alone, as the motive It would no doubt be satisfac-B. Cubay: Hon, Treasurer, Mr. power? tory to some that there should be N. Corrie; committee of manage- Yesterday's answer: only one Church in Kowloon, ment, Messrs. A.S.D. Clousland, added the speaker, but that was C.C. Hickling, Mitchell, G.M. from the 31 lettera in "A Merry Two acagrams may be formed not satisfactory to the Union Shaw, A. Stevenson, J.M. Smyth, Cbristmas and a Happy New Church members. "I do not .D. Wilson, J.L. Mc. Pherson, Year." think it is to our credit or to the W. Mc. Ker zie, A. Mackenzie, Kingdom of Christ that our W. Davison, and J. Mc. Cubbin. children should be deprived of Ladies' committee: Masdames roany apart." the teaching of their fathers. If Maconachie, A. Mackenzie, wa bada Church there, and there Hickling,
They are:
"My prayer and wishes reach
"Many a sad heart can whisper
Cousland, Milne, my prayer.” was no Church of England, and Templeton, P.D. Wilson, Purves, they wanted to establish one J.B. Ross, Mc. Murray, Craig there they would have my hearty Gerrard, Horca and Gloyo, support and goodwill (Hear hear, and applause). And I would say
The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the chairman,
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