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Hongkong Telegraph.
FONERS 1981
HONGKONG'S JERRY-BUILT
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY
7. 1025
日三十万式十
ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. OUR VOLUNTEERS.
卵七月正英港香
HOUSES.
ARMED ROBBERS.
**DANGEROUS STRUCTURE."
DEATH-TRAPS WHEN
BREAKS OUT.
FIRE
THREE GANGS AT WORK.
Armad robberies, two of which
NEED. OF A
NEW
TYPE.
fi
record,
seven.
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thus
which tho
flamos
stroot,
No arrests wore made.
OUR COMPETITION.
of
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Prices and completă, speçlications on request.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LID.
Tolophono Central 1245 or 1247.
33, Wong Noi Chung Road Happy Valley
LOCAL BARRISTER.
RAID IN DARK,
REBUKED. BY CHIEF JUSTICE.
DARING ATTEMPT
TO KIDNAP.
£500,000 NEEDED. The Engineers, Mounted In- ("Telegraph" Special Service) kong Volunteer Defence Corps action of Mr. N. I. Brower, a IN VICINITY OF WARSHIP. [fantry and Infantry of the Hong- A sovore commontory on the
London, Jan, 6th. havo often beon before the eyes local barristor, in directly advis-|-
£125,000.
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1
21804
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and delivered.
weat
on
f
fifty the
mot with sucoses, wore attempted in various parts of the Colony yesterday.
St. Paul's Cathedral has been of the Colony during the past ing a client, was made by tho The daring of Chinese despera- From Kowloon City comes the officially declared by the Cor-year, both in the Press and in Chief Justico (Sir Honry doos was illustrated in an attempt report that four forced their way poration of the City of London to propriu persona
Gollan), in tho Supreme to kidnap a wealthy Chicose into a but,occupied by a hawker bo "a dangerous structure."
The Guners work, though Court this. morning, when merchant yesterday, in the near and his nophow, last night, and The matter of the safety of the
Case vicinity of a British warship. To the "jerry-built" character boing due to a variety of causes stole cinthing to the value of $10. Cathedral's dome has been under quaily praiseworthy, has so far giving judgment in the the house within the Chirose practically all originating from distrots of the Colony, Mr. H T. the type of building and the Tho takings were small, despite consideration by the Cathedral been unsung, and it is felt that commenced yesterday in which Only the vigilance of some sa
Co., claimed for $2,216 52 from the of the raid. which was carried Begadu cheap materials used in cans ruc- the preparations by the robbore, authorition for some time. Last ono publicity should be given Masers. W. . Humphreys and pan people prevented the success } Brooke, the Firo
which included their arming month a Commission of five at to the performance of a Superintendent, ascribes many of tion. The floors and roofs usually themselves with an automatic chitectural exports hade to them important branch of the Defence Tai Sai Kai firm for goods sold out during the dark hours of
Curps.
early morning. the casual ios in local fires, had as supports wooden boams
an interim rejor recommending
It was yesterday mentioned by The intended victim of th-so This statement, which should driven into the brickwork of the pistol and a dagger.
that the oight piers gupporting The original Hongkong Volun- Mr. Jonkin, who appears for pirates was a merchant a native Another gang entered No,
the dome should be consolidated teer Corps, raised in 1862, was the plaintiffs, that Mr. N. prove of interest to insurance walls, and it had boon found that
I of Samehui, who arrived at companies and to those who are the ends of those beams were 239. Temple Street, where, on the at a cost of between £120,000 and an artillery Corps. There are two Brower had ropied to a letter that place on the Hongkong responsible for the construction ofton enton away by white ants. ground floor, they hold up two
Antoresting photographs banging womon with revolvers. of the type of houses now gonerai Consequently, very little was timid
The requirements, which are in the Officere Mess, the one written by Messrs Humphreys Wuchow steamer Chung On, and evidently his impending in Chinatown, was made it my needed to bring about a total Some time was taken up in an made by the City Corporation in showing a parada in the Happy to the Tai Sai Kat firm.
During his judgment this arrival was known to the "bad intarviaw with Telegraph collapse of the building and in overhaul of the valuables of the the interests of public safety, are Vallos, and the other portraying
of the neighbourhood, representative yesterday, partic- cases of fire this was simply place, the robbers eventually far-reaching in character and it a group of bowhiskerod officers, morning, Sir Henry Gollan bats" ular reference boing mado to the disastrous.
cecamping with clothing and hinted that to fulfil them will Unfortunatoly the names of the said "I was very surprised who laid their plans accordingly. The Chung On resahed 8am- big toil takon by the fire in DANGEROUS STAIRCASES.
monoy to the value of $120.
necessitate an exponditure of latter are not recorded, and if yesterday to hear of the action Yaumati on Sunday. In thin
there are any old inhabitants in of a local barrister in directly shui about five o'clock yesterday A third gang were not so for- £300,000.
D client, and, on morning, and anchored during ontbraak, which was only one of But by far the most dangerous tunste in an attempt they made
Doan Ingo staied to-day that the Colony who could identify advising
of the lattor, a visit to further thought, my surprise has dark and rainy weather. H. M. B. a number of othore of an almost fosture in the construction of on No. 44, Queen's Road East. the final report of the Comunission any
1 nuderstood Tarantula was at ancher nearby. vory not diminished. equally serious naturo occurring these houses, from the fireman's The occupants were having their of Exports is expected in the Bear Headquarters would be
that no question which foll within According to sampan folk who within the past year, it will be point of view, in the formation of
the jurisdiction of this Court wore eyewitnesson, three mon rocallad that seven of the nine the staircases, which cannot be meal when they were disturbed future, and meanwhile ho could welcome.
by the entry of three men. Two givo no inuication of what steps Since the days of thone worthies described than porsons who perished in the fire hatter
a fluo of them showed the inmates that the Cathedral authorition would the science of Artillery has made should be dealt with directly, approached the steamer in a boat
I understand it though
is and stealthily clambered aboard. were unable to escape hodause through
they possessed revolvers, but this taku,
enormous atrides, and the soda their only moans of agress down are drawn by draught did not discourage one of the It may be mentioned that the water bottle shaped cannon, fired Permissible in Summary Court It is r-ported that they took the |CABUH. 1 should like to Chirono merchant unawares, and, the staircase was cut off by the and
sproad to all
that Bay
I think it threataning him with donth if ho flames. As in other cases on parts of the building. The danger women from crying out "Save dome of St. Paul's weighs over with a black powder charge, soom
ke prabistoric relics when com very undesirable and unnecessary made a sound, were setually St. The origins! the famos had first is enhanced by the fact that the fa!" on finding herself being 60,000 tons.
Panl spared with the modern weapons and I regret that any member of about to lead him to their boat attacked the wooden partitions of partitions of the staircases are of bundled into the kitchen. There- the staircase and thus cut off the matchwood. It is usually this apon, the robbers bolted through Cathedral was destroyed in the which are manned by the Artillery the Bar should have impinged whon the alarm was given. "SAVE LIFE!" . jupon the territory which belongs only avenue of escape permissibly section which is first, destroyed the door and escaped into the Great Fire of 166f, which also Company of to-day.
caused the destruction of eighty-
Thora Although the ancient weapons to a profession fully capable of
were about in the typo of Chinese houses so by the flames, and in cases whore
eight churches in London as well general in the Colony.
one link with dealing with matters of this kind. sampate gathered about Drivonan oarly alarm is given, col-
as wholo atroots of houses. The have vanished,
lotter. of Juno 20 con-abip, and their occupants, obsery- back by the flames belching forth lapses often occur when the
fire lasted five days. The present beir era romains and is pro-His from this death-trap, seven of the inmates crowd into this one
Cathedral was built by Sir sorved in the Sergeante Mess.tains a statement that ho basing what was afoot, raised a shout matos had run into the kitchen meane of exit into tho
Christopher Wron. Ita dome is this is the Artillery Cup, which advised them and asks for partio of "Bave lif 1" This had an im- in the rear and wore trapped with-scroot.
404 feet high and 145 fest in ex-was presented to the Corps for uiare. There is nothing to show mediate offoot. Abandoning their in a spaco moururing five feet by These facts, the Superintendent
ternal diameter. The Tafgth of competition between sections by that the writer had before him would-be victim, the raidora pro- When tho fire had burnt said, should have proved
the building, west and past., is Bir Hercules G. R. Robinson in Mr. Humphreys' letter of June 18. coeded to make good their osoape. On Juno 23rd, Mr. Humphreys Captain H. Lossius, of tho itself out, one of the firomon.jsufficient gravity for instant
MOTOR CAR CONTEST 1500 feet.] Lagoing up an extension ladder, action to ho taken on the linos
After a lapro of some years, wrote giving full particulara Chung On, and Mr. W. R. Hard-
and PROVES POPULAR.
to make lag, the chief officer, who had just ooked through what romained of best conducive to pubile saloty in
important statement in turned in after a long night's vigil, the roof and saw their charred this overcrowded Colony. Whilet
MOTOR BUS FIRED Competition for this cup was
rovivad this sorson, and a keen af romaius heaped together where houses were permitted to be built Have you entered our Motor
contort took place at Ping Shan that Li Shui-hung, the manager both dashed out on deck when they had crowded just before the as at present, casualties of the Car Competition? If not you are
that the money would be paid on flossius with his automatic and extent produced by Sunday's case missing an opportunity of win-INCIDENT NEAR PAKHOI Artillery camp on Sunday, 14th, of the defendant firm, promised the alarm was given, Captain
A Pakhoi correspondent, writ-December.
Friday, June 20th or at vory Mr. Harding with a beating must be expected to happen inning a 1925 model Dodge motor-
There are two sections in the latest Saturday, June 21st. firio. The pirates ward heard to Victrola ing under date of December 25 h. future norious outbreaks.
megnificent & cabinet gramaphone and a No. 5 states that General Tang Pun company, the original section, that lettur
into shout "Foreign dovils fight,” and model Underwood typewriter. It ving, a supporter of Genern now known as the City Section, the hauds of an experienced they departed hurriedly in their vory olear sampan, leaving the intended As to remedios, thore which is by no means too late to enter Chan King-ming, drove out the and a newly formed Taikoo Sec-solicitor,
would have captive on the Chung On. where he had had many years ausgest themselves, even to the yet, for a now coupon appears occupying troops at Limchow on tion. Both spent the wook-ond of what his answer
In the dark, it was impossible experience of fires, insurancecom- inyman, ard-Firstly, that the every day and the competitors the 23rd and seized Paktioi on Docomber, 13th 14th at Ping boon. After taking advice from
Shan Camp with 38th Heavy his client he would have written for the two officers to fire"after" panias worked in close co-opera- present typo of tonement should sonding in the highost number of the following day.
The only shooting reported Battery R A. Saturday afternoon leaving no element of doubt that the man for fear of hitting some of tion with the Brigada, inasmuch give way to one having twice the correct solutions of the skeleton
their intorests are bound usual width, i.e., 30 feet, which words will be awarded the prizas near Pakhoi concerned a motor was spent in practice of moving the debt was repudiated. As a the innocent sampan people in
According the driver's warfare, and detachments were matter of fact, the answer of the vicinity. up with an organization offering could in the opinion of Mr. Brooks,[named. Details of tho Competition bus.
divided into two the best safeguard against risks., be
houson will be found on the coupon, story, he was taking his empty introduced to the eccentricities the letter signed by the same barristor morely statos that For the BA 010 reason the with a central staircase; (2) that which appears on Pago 4 10-day, bus from Pakhai to Limehow City of mule teams, After dark
about midnight on the 23rd De- lecture on battery organisation the Tai Sai Kai dony liability companios wore glad to receive only reinforced concreto should
To-day is the last day for send-comber and whon about four was given by the Instructor of and would leave Messrs. Hum- the daily reports of fires be used for the roofs and flors ; made by the Brigado and note and (3) that the staircases shoulding in last week's coupons-apointi miles out ho was called upon to Gunnery China Command, and phreys to ostablish their claim
BOATMEN THREATEN STRIKE the comments made thereon in be built in sections, with a long which those taking part are asked stop, but instead of doing so he the conditions of the Cup Com-A very unsatisfactory one."
to keep in mind. Remember that incronsad his spood and the next petition were explained. The
Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed rogard to danses and other landing (extending the
(Our Own Correspondent.} details. Whilst the samo prac-length or width, as the case may coupons for any of the days of moment he found himself in the Campany were afterwards guests
for tbo def ndante appears
Kongmoon, Jan. 6th. tice was not followed here, past be, of the building). This stair-last week will be ruled out if not midst of a shower of rifle bullets, of the Sergeante Mesa R. A. by Messrs. Leo and Ruse who
twelve of which passed through (Hard Lines!).
General Hsu Sung-ohi, who in the caso, in closing said then realized comments in regard to the serious case should not be less than four received at this office to-day. affects of local outbreaks might foot six inches wide.
The tactical scheme for the there was no direct ovidonco was expected to visit this port In addition The Competition, we are piena. bis have moved Insurance agents thero should be ather means of ed to state, has thoroughly that he had crossed the path Competition was as follows:-The to show that Au Yoo-chuer had yesterday on his West River in-
some of tho
invading and builders to act more in ac-excess whorover these are practic-caught on.
Its popularity is of cordance with the requirements able. The staircase in the present shown by the big batches of soldiers. He stopped his vehicle Artillery Company formed the any authority to buy goods on spection tour, has still not arrived. and left it on the road and took advance guard artillery of a force behalf of the firm and cortainly An official report says that he of public safety,
type of Chinese tenements was coupons which have como to Going over the records of local one long w:00p climb, and, as hand. There are evidently man to his heels and in the darkness, advancing Southward along the not that he was empowered to has just disembarked at Shia-
making his way back to Pakhoi. Fanling Castle Foak Road. Op-
his trip to Kongmoon for the outbreaks it was soon that in likely as not, a full down it during residents who have their eye on
Mr. Jonkin
said that next few days. almost all cases where the flames panie might be almost as dis-the big motor-car and other Judging by the bullet holon in position was encountered about/aign promissory notes in the hing, and has had to postpone
the bus, he had two or three nar. the village of Nai Wai, and the name of the firm. The contest
firet task of the guns was to shell
The Boatmon's Union, which mado on bad got a good hold, the structures astrous as being caught within splendid prizea, Bufferad total destruction, this the building itself.
presents no unusual difficulties row shavos.
On the same right, about the this village. This operation was the documents whatever, and the only advice wo
that the compradoro's all the boatmen within Ne Yap would tender compatitors at the same time, and near the same naturally carried out with blank June 16th and 17th wont to in an organization representing
spot, a disabled motor oar foll ammunition. The advance having show
a protest with the now Commia. U.S. POSTAL RATES. moment is "Simplicity Pays."
The simpler the solutions sont in, twenty feat over an embankment been rosumed, the Battery Com-version of what took place at the (or Five Districts), has just lodged
mander suddenly saw a party of interview was the correct one.
His Lordship said it was asioner of Police bere against NOW tax proposed by the greater will be your chance into a stream.
On 27th December, a batch of hoatile infantry advancing over
the ex-Commissioner. The new of winning one of the prizen. thirty to forty soldiers appeared the foot hills. The guns wore off most. difficult case, containing the
1R intended to · bo Thotax In to-morrow's Telegraph wo at the Pakhal motor bus terminus the road and in antion with vary elements which loft & great deal
the plaintiffe lovied on the small native oraft intend diaclosing the corroot station and demanded free pas praiseworty rapidity. Of the ton of doubt in his mind. Washington, Jan. 6 words for last wook's coupons, sage to Limehow City. The mot rounds fired, six were effective, onus was
stated that unless the proposed The Senate has failed to pass and this will give competitors an bus people would not yield to the including one burst right in the to prove their claius, and which is to ho fivided into four President Coulidice has design the Postal Pas Bill over the idea of how they have fared so request. This resulted in the bus middle of the targets. The battery would thereforo give judgmo..tolasses and taxed accordingly. It people boing tied up and the than proceeded along a side for the defendants. He though tax is done away with, the Union to give close support that it would be fairer, in view will call a strike as a Beoond ated throo special commissioners President's voto, the voting being for.
terminus station and garage being track.
tho infantry. A hostilo of all the circumstances, to mako to arrange with the Mexican 55 to 29 in favour, thus just lack- tho necessary two-thirds commission "for the equitable ing
..i-
A
end.
CO-OPERATION WITH
BRIGADE.
Tho Brigade Superintendent,
pointed out that in London
AN
RIO GRANDE WATERS.
U. 9. MEXICAN NEGOTIA- TIONS.
Washington, Tan, G
SOME REMEDIES.
whole
INCREASE TO COME WITH
MORE PAY.
car,
Boy of the ni Canis a majority, consequently the salary below Fort Quitman.-Reuter's increases of postal employees will' American Service,
NILE DISPUTE.
SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT.
now dopond upon the enactment of a measure to advance their pay and the postal rates simultano- ously, Reuter American Service.)
THE POUND AND THE DOLLAR.
Cairo, Jan. G,
reached and an agreement is in
sight between the Government
OBITUARY.
bus.
Ho
Lon
had gomo
it is
KONGMOON NOTES.
step.
lootod, but when the incident was to
In order to combat the snatch- brought to the notice of the chief machine gun was located, and a the order without coste.
rounds fired. Mr. Alabaator saft he would ing evil, which is going from military officar here, all the loot furibor
Effective neutralisation bogan like his Lordship to oxonerate bad to worse, the Merchant was returned.
from the 3rd round, and one those engaged on behalf of the Volunteers at Koogmoon have round fell only five yards from defendants in Court from blame. desided to rainstitute the patroll- the target.
His Lordship:-Most cortainly, ing service, which is to be started Mr. Alabaster.
GOLF.
COLONY'S HEALTH. MR. ROBERT IRWIN.
Tho dotachments, during those DIPHTHERIA AND TYPHOID shoots, wore strictly marked down Tokyo, Jan. 6.
Last wook's health return for any faulte by the Instructor The death is announced of tho votoran American, Mr. Robert shows soven non-fatal cases of in Gunnery, and in spite of this Common ground has boon BRITISH FINANCIAL MOVE. Irwin, at the age of 81 years, who diphtherin, the sufforors boing the Taikoo Saction won the cùp] five British (one imparted) and with 90 per cent. of marks, with for over 50 years had been into Chinese; as well as six once the City Soation In close at
tondanoo with 80 odd por cont.
THE CAPTAIN'S OUP. Washington, Jan. 6.
rosidoneo in Tokyo.
of typhoid fever (two Japanese, | According to Information roach-
It is hoped that those linos will and the Residency on the question
Deceased was formerly adviser two Chinese, one Brillsh and ono of the extension of the Gozira ing American officials bore, the irrigation scheme, and the appor visit of Sir Montagu Norman is to the Commercial Department, Indian), of which only one was catch the eyes of prospective re- The Capinin's Cup qualifying cruits, and that they will enroll competition played at Fanling on tionment of the Nile water bo- connected with a proposal where when he was closely associated fatal.
There were also one fatal case thomsolves at Voluntoor Hoad January 8 to 5 resulted as follows? #woon Egypt and the Sudan. by British governmental and with the work in developing!
67-11-70 Resignations from the Wafd financial interests would restore foreign trade relations with the each of small-pox and corobro-quarters, Garden Road. Twenty T.U. Monaghan D1-1670 qualifies are increasing, owing to the ai-the pound sterling to its gold late Marquis Inouye and othorepinal fover (both Chinese), an men are required to bring the A. Morrison
E.R. Hallifax 07-18 79 leged opon republicanism of the parity in the near futuro,landors in this country.-Daily well as two Chlosse deaths from unit up to strength, and forty to A.H. Ferguson 82-478)
give it a percentago spare. Inluonsa | Bulletin.... majority of Zaghlulists.-Router. Reuter's American Service.
08 from the middle of this moon. At Bunwul, additional socrot service man are, sont out from the Magistracy to look out for. snatchers, whom, when caught red-handed, will be given capital punishment.
TO-DAY.
Closing Exchange Xs. 4. - 1/16 Lighting Up-Tim $.55, p.
58
Barometer 2 p.m. 30.12 Temperature, Humidity
$9,15
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