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Tapak From Cyénen in the Colony
Hongkong Telegraph.
FORSDEN 1843
So 16
六拜禮
BATTLE WITH ROBBERS.
Sensational Affair at Yaumati
FOUR OF THE ROBBERS CAPTURED.
EUROPEAN POLICE WOUNDED.
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MEMBER 29.
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**There was a sound of revelry"] at Kowloon Dock last night. being the occasion of the Hong- keng and Whampoa Dockyard Company's contribution to the big social events of the Colony, the annual ball. The capable com- mittee had left nothing undone Much has been said lately enplying the fuel oils theow need for the comfort of their guests, and the question of the development and will need in eve greater the ball was as huge a success as of Hongkong's barbour. Schemes quantity. The averaman is those given in previous years.
The ball this rear was held in have bean unfolded for the provis- generally
and things for granted, but so the new offices, the mould lof of up-to-date piers
ler and British Marine a wharves at various points, and adequate is provision ng made being given over to the exhibition
pital of a million sterling the shipping community is now here by private commercial en of the models to be man figme
Itiste. The Government à entitled Awaiting the Government's final terprise for supplying shipping in-connection with the forthrome The com
the agreement-will operate nüxt April, даж buiding with its and until
paid the subaidjes it receives under the A sensational revolver battle second floor, whilst Inspector decision regarding the location with all the fuel oils necessary or ing British Empire Exhibition to nom
of certain of the proposed develop likely to be necessary. hat a few The
efficient air services from, London, to between police and robbers took Murphy and Sergt. Kelly took up ment schemes. It is expected facts on what is being one will snow white walls and celling agreement
Southampton, the Channel Isles and placé in Yaurati 8.30 their positions on the first floor.
at
attempting that that decision will not be long doubtless be read with interest, required less decorating than the Paris, Bru
A minimum of eight hundred thousand the robbers This ring. resulting in two
Sauna) for the first four years, and a The decorations; miles must be ea from the building, delayed and that within a reason- more especially at this time by mould loft to transform it into a other appr European police officers (Serc- to
shots able space of time work will be reason of the public attention ball
The Government subsidy for cants Fender and Robertson) àn Sergi Fender directed
the top of in progress to make Hongkong's recently drawn to the restion were therefore of a less elaborate million miles in the kn them from Indian lance sergeant and a Chin- at sig detective being woanded, the landing, whilst the other harbour facilities more in keeping of Hongkong's harbour levelop nature, but were none the less the first four years shall be made per annum, and thereafter bo effective for their simplicity gradually reduced to £2,000 fuck tenth year. All the construction Hongkong's import of fuel oils Under the direction of Messrs.necessary for the air service and all important repairs shall be care whilst four of the robbers were two officers rushed into the street with the high rank of the port as ments. captured, three of them being almost simultaneously with the a shipping centre. But whilst
arose emerging of the robbers. As the public attention has been focussed is already high, the to import-George Duncan, D, Keith and Wried out in British territory. All the engines and socassies wounded. The affair out of police investigation intuan; robbers appeared, they were met the questions of wharves, ed by all companies for January Greig, in the drawing office were be British. Only pilots enrolled in the Air force Reserve or
with a regular fusilade of shots godowns, railways, etc. little has to November this being erected number of arches of Air Force shall be employed. The technical and adminstraties from the police stationed at either been said on the subject of about 145.000 tons. The figure greenery, whilst the pillars were personnel is to be British. All the aerodromes, aftoral and bases of ead of the street, and they made fuel provision. No port can hope does not include bel of imported covered with green trellis work the company shall be at the disposal of the Government in any desperate efforts to break through, to attract the maximum amount for the Admiralty hat does Lighted up by Chinese lanterne national emergency. using their revolvers very freely of shipping which does not make include a certain amout small of various colours, in which red adequate provision for the supply proportion) imported fat inland predominated,t he room present- of fuel, and it is interesting to trade purposes, mainly for Dieseled an attractive spectacle, with CHASING THE ROBBERS. Many individual chases took note how private enterprise here engines. Statisties go to prove the merry throng tripping the
steadily increasing.
melodies of the Hongkong Hotel place. Sergt. MeEwen chased is leaving a thing further to be that the importation of fuel oil is light fantastic to the tuneful band. The band played from
an top of
office The writer was recently and the
space very courteously shown, over the in the corner which Laichikok installation of the was skilfully changed to an at Standard Oil Company of New tractive stand with the aid of York and was impressed by the few decorations.
armed robbery.
THE FACTS IN BRIEF.
The story, in brief, is that in consequence of information of an armed robbers in pro- gress, a part of police, en- prising Europears, Indians and; Chinese, proceeded to a house in
Canton Road.
stomach.
effect
This nan
man got away.
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desired.
COAL PROVISION.
At the moment, egal is still the
STANDARD OIL CO
THE EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
BIG PAGEANT BEING ORGANISED;-
London, December 28. by the Prince of Wales, steps are of Expat Wembley, A-special Azraku. Was held at the War"
ession regarding the form of anderssout that special features sug-.
the clories of the Eliza
transport, the
Africa, the development or
"DIXMUDE" MYSTERY UNSOLVED.
COMMANDER'S BODY FOUND AT SEA.
one of the robbers into a de- The robbers, on being disturbed, portees shed situate in a timber began to rush down the stairs out yard immediately in front of the of the house, shooting as they house. This man had already predominant fuel required, and
Arising from a suggestio emerged from the building. The been wounded twice, but he was! Hongkorg has long been known
Illuminated i police retaliated. and a fierce still able to put up a fight and as a port at which ships can eal with reasonable efficiency of
being taken to organise i battle ensued, during which the police sergeant had to fire! may shots were exchanged. many shots before in gave him Service and at moderate charcessery adequate vision being flags of the Company ware. 43
Private coal contractors can made by Ung Company to cater usual, placed at either end of the meeting of pres In the Counse of the self op Eventually, the rubber
for com- Lafzok there in beides theneral scheme. fighting. Sergeant Fender was staggered and collapsed and he handle all the orders received and for the hand for fuel oils. At ball room, enhancing the effect of Office to
there is little room shot in the arm and Sergeant was carried on the sergeant's
plaint at the way things are done. the which dezla S Robertson badly wounded in the back to the police station, where The dream of the promoters of the there is an oil ca
An Indian policeman he was found to be in an extreme-
now historie Cassel Concession, the magnitude %, whi
bloh lined with was also rather seriously wourdly critical condition.
which aimed at bringing into residents in Hongkong how any al ed. A Chinese dezective was also In another case, Chinese detec-
Hongkong thousands of tons thing about The Company has pot plants. The big counting) wounded. All the robbers were tive Mak lu ram a robber down!
of coal from the neighbour-as we all know, been engaged house was turned into a lounge, organised is a demonstration of rough-riding in the stadium. The Armed with automatic pistols into a building under construction whilst one of them als had e and fired several shots which took ing Province of Kwangtung at a since 1905 on a huge reclamation being beautifully decorated with organisers will shortly be touring the Dominions, also the Sudan,"
price sufficiently low to make scheme and this is now nearing festoons, greenery and coloured in order to obtain y characteristic exhibition from escb. gger in his possession.
Hongkong one of the most at-completion. No fewer than 27 bunting. The staff diningroom The wounded police and rubber riddled with bullets and when tractive coaling parts of the acres of new land have been at the far end of the ballroom was were attended to by Dr. W.B.A. taken to the police station was world, seems to have faded right added to the foreshore, there is to similiarly decorated and here the was ben 100 foot roadway through the guests partook of an' excellent Moore and subsequently conveyed
practically dying. to the Government Civil Hospital.
The third robber was caught by into the background. It Sert Kelly and the fourth by estimated that coal in abundance property, there is a modern pier supper, provided by the Hong- FUTHER DETAILS.
The dance programme was a A Telegraph representative who inspector Murphy. One of these known to exist in Kwantung) long enough and with sufficient or Hotel
two was also wounded. A fifth could be brought here by rail and depth of water to accommodate
that, on account of low working any of the ships which pat into long and varied one, catering sil tastes. There were
London. December 28. visited. Yautari Shortly after the
handling charges, it could be sold Hongkong, there are no fewer for
the popular fox affair gathered some interesting
and one-steps, The mystery of the Dixmude is not yet cleared up. A Paris details of the occurrence.
Coal stands here to-day. But providing storage for many thou-trots seems, that the robbers, wh
Sergt. Robertson's wound is dissen-ions and obstructions in sand tons of oil, and there is a while those who preferred the old telegram declaring that the loss at ses is officially announced now ambered five. had procesiëd to
He was shot Canton have presented the completely equipped installation style dances had opportunities of appears to be at least premature. A Paris report transmits the text, the second floor of 206. Canton considered serious. Road, which is within a stone's in the fighting which started maturing of that plan and we are capable of handling and canning indulging in the delights of the of the Ministry of Marine's communique, not mentioning the loss
robbers arill
importing Japanese and lamp and lubricating oils to the Lancers, the Caledonians and the of the airship, though confirming the news of the finding of the body throw of the new Police Station,urnediately on the
Hongay eat at figures which tune of thousands of tins a day. Eightsome Reel. The full proof Lieutenant De Plessis De Granadan, the commander of the a fisherman, six miles from the shore, near Girgenti and necupied by three families, emerging from the building.
Sergt. Fender was rather badly make coal rather dear pro-So far as fuel oils are concerned gramme included twenty-four Dixmude, by
A Rome message adds that a thorough search of the coast has had ther The coumption which
But the supply is regular land that is all that concerns the dances apart from "extras."
The committee responsible for a result, and there is no trace of any other body or aeronautical raised attracted the attention of wounded in the left forearm.
flour The Indian who was wounded and adequate and, if Hongkong writer at the moment) there are the people пл the below, as well as the occupants is Lance Sergt. Megher Singh. does not offer undue attraction to five big tanks, with a storage the excellent arrangements was material.
As a He was shot in two places in the shipping from the coaling stand-capacity of 30,000 tons, but the composed of Messrs. D. M. of the adjoining floor.
it certainly offers no number of tanks devoted to fuel Neilson (chairman), J. M. Smyth result, word was conveyed to the stomach.
Chinese detective Man Wan obstacle.
oils could be increased at any (vice-chairman). J. B. Hamilton Police Station of the presence of
time found necessary. Pipe lines (hon. secretary), C. E. Stewart FUEL OILS: the rubbere in the building, was wounded in two places on
the left ankle.
It is more with the present and and pumping machinery convey (hon treasurer). F. Cullen, Ram- whereupon all available
During the shooting, Inspector fature demand for fuel oils that the oil direct from oil tankers to say. A. Mair, W. Greig, R. J. were despatched to the scane,
the writer of this article is con- the tanks or from the tanks to Dixon and Gourley.
Messrs. George, Duncan. these including eight Europeans Murphy's dog was killed.
The the ship, a big liner can All the wounded, including the cerned at the moment. and some twelve or thirteen Indians and Chinese. The main three robbers, were conveyed to number of oil burning ships is alongside the pier and take Keith and W. Greig were in increasing with great rapidity on as much oil as she needs. charge of the decorations and Mr.
The experience of the Company F. C. Coleman the lighting body of the police were stationed the Government Civil Hospital
Prior to being disturbed by the and, although coal as a general
The M.C.'s were Messrs.Stewart. at either end of the street, whilst Detective Inspector Tim police. the robbers managed to fuel will perhaps be with us for is that there is a steadily increas Murphy, Sergt.
and got possession of about $18 and all time, its use aflost tends to ing demand here for fuel oils, but Greig. Mair and Ramsay. Sergt. Kelly proceeded to enter quantity of jewellery, of which a
coqsignently carried, it is cleaner oil prefer to take on supplies over the premises. Sergt. Fender went sua of $12 has already been less and less. Oil is more that most of the ships burning
the head of the staircase on the recovered.
Fender
THE UNIVERSITY.
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U.S. SHIPPING LAW EXTENSION.
D.
TO APPLY TO THE PHILIPPINES.
(Reuter's American Service.)
Washington, December 28.
Also ian
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(Cther Telegrams.on_Page-2.)
BIG DRUG SEIZURE.
TO-DAY.
FIND ON GERMAN STEAMER.
"Closing Exchange 28. 3. 15/16. Lighting Up-Time 5.43 p.m.
NEWS IN THE ADS.
In response to Mr. Coolidge's request, Mr. Jones, chairman of in use. it is more efficient and it the side whilst they are at buoy smallest, a capacity of 70 tons. the Senate Commerce Committee, has recommended to the President does a war with a fair amount of or wharf, and to meet this pre- Ocean-going boats labour. To burn crude oil for ference the Company has fuel oil bunker direct by going alongside the extension of the United States coastwise shipping laws to the TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. fuel is. doubtless, to be wasteful lighters fully equipped with pro- the Company's piers at North Philippines, and separation of the Emergency Fleet Corporation and prodigal. because by the pelling and pumping machinery. Point and Taikoktsui and the from the Shipping Board, compulsory co-operation between the Everything requisite for bunker- Company is fully equipped to American railways and shipping, and also a survey of the needs for a permanent American merchant marine. Mr. Jones denied that he process of refining so
In addition to the two com-lever expressed the opinion that an extension of the shipping laws to as, other essential things are pro-ing is provided and the Company meet any orders. A wireless SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED. states the Peking and Tien- vided. Petrol, petroleum, par- is fully able to meet present or
mercial undertakings mentioned the Philippines would contravene existing treaties. is affin wax and numerous other future demands.
above, the Admiralty Has, during THE A. P. C.
past year, made From the Asiatic Petroleum the The
following the ships pathetic to hear the Japanese products are given to the world
provision by erecting have been awarded-
station near Peking sending by the various processes of re
oil, and it is Company, which has been supply-own → King
Edward VI School out messages aimed at European fining crude
argued bying fuel oils here for over 15 three tanks for fuel oils alongside being seriously Scholarships (2 awarda-Peter high-power stations with the re- Pau and Lat Po Yee of the quest "Please test us." This is experts that to bum crude oil for years, the writer also gained the coaling sheds at Kowloon Diocesan Boys' Schrol.
repeated again and again day fuel is to he wasteful of the world's valuable information. The Com-These tanks are now in com- tre-such fuel is increasing very tankers working between bare President of China Scholar- after day, but, as far as this supply. Yet, the extent of that pany reports that the demand for mission and are fed by Admiralty that it island Sumatra. Naval boats.can ship-Ching Hing Chow, Queen's operator has heard, meets with supply is, apparently, so
the import- go alongside at Kowloon and take College.
no, response. However, it hasmendous that we need not con-rapidly and
of catering in this on fuel, the Navy thus being made Hongkong Government's Oper been claimed that the Peking cern ourselves here with a problem fully alive to
A big haul was made yesterday The Public are reminded that Educational Scholarship for station which was erected by the for experts and statisticians. In-ance Boys-Ernest Zimmern, Dioce Mitsui Company and which was asmuch as it is a fact that ships respect for the shipping of the largely independent of supplies
Whatever criticism might be when Ravenue. Officers searched private finrickshas, chairs and san Boys' SchoolTM
to have a monopoly for all China are being built for oil fuel, that port. The Company's total tank-from purely commercial sourcer. Hongkong Government's Open under somewhat irregular many are being converted from age for fuel oils, at their North Educational Scholarship for Girls. agreement, is quite up to specifica- coal burning to oil burning and Point and Taikoktani installa-levelled at Hongkong's general the s.s. Emil Kirdoff, a German their drivers are due for Miss Evelina Remeios, French tion. There is a good deal of that in engineering practice it is tions, is about 35,000 tons and shipping facilities, it would seem vessel lying alongside the big relicensing on January 1st. 1924. Convent and the Tutorial la- mystery about it yet. The present becoming accepted that Diesel further development is possible that nothing aid with ad pier at the Kowloon Wharf and stitute..
Japanese aim it appears is to engines are more efficient than in the event of the demand justify complaint can be said with regard Godown Compans Montargis French Senior arrange for co-operation, with those of the reciprocating type,ing such a step. For the purpose to the provision of fuel oils, a
China in the we in Hongkong, being vitally of bakering ships at buoys or matter for which the shipping Concealed in a consignment of
rug printed form of claim AE BOỚI” Prizes Charles Thomas Evans, America and Kowloon British Schodl; and Miss wireless venture rather than to interested in the welfare of ships! niers, the Company owns a fleet community in particuar and the dyes, was found over 100 lbs. of are requested to forward their
a capacity of 1,000 tone and the tremely thankful Evilina Remedios. French Con- continue insisting on the Japan which come to us, have to think of five offiboats the largest having Colony generally can be ex morphis, the value of the
seriously of the question of sup Pient and the Tutorial Institute ese monopoly.
a
seized being fully £1600
Hotels, Ltd, entitled to an allotment of shares in the Hong Shareholders in the Shanghai kong & Shanghai Hotels
Mr. W.NJ Hawker