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魏三十月正英港律· TUESDAY, JANUARY 13 ·
1925
COLONY'S POLICE FORCE.
SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONS
OVER
PLANNED.
200 NEW RECRUITS.
This is
THE INCREASES,
The inoroase in mado up as follows:--.
Europeans
Indians
Chinese
10
60
140
***
Of considerable Interest to thoj publio fa tho information from Polico Headquarters to-day that the Force is to receive a sub- stantial addition to its numbers by the provision mado in the 1925 estimates.
a patural corollary to the increase in the will be as follows:- population, with its attendant in- Orease in crime, and with all those ofraumatancos operating in favour of a much larger Force than at presert, it will be agreedį that the heavy expenditure on-p talled is very necessary,
The effective strength for 1925
Europeans Indians
*230
.... 510
Cantonese Weihaiwal mon
515
370
1625
Thouo Eguros do not include, Recently the District Watch the non-effective strength, which men's Committees, comprised of amounts to 129, nor the 230 mem- Chineno merchants and residents bors, and crews of the Water working in close oporation with Police, The shoro-and ship-guards the Secretary for Chinese Affaire are also not included in the above and the Pollos authorities in figures.
THE RECENT - STATE. OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
The Prime Minister and Mrs. Baldwin (on left) watching the State Procession from the Poors' Gallory. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Cave, is standing at the back. ("The Timos" copy- right photograph).
MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENT.
BIGGER PBAK
TRAMS,
the maintalango of law and Owing to the large amount ofj order within their respective work entailed by the growth in P. w. D. FOREMAN FINED. EXCESSIVE WEIGHT| areas, pointed out that the posts the population, the strength of in cortain parts of the Chinese the Criminal Investigation Do- districts were very few and far partment will to increased by the between and they asked that the addition of 20 Chinese and eight "Forco be substantially increased Europeas detectives,
NEW STATIONS.
in order to onable them to have
Two large stations are in course ntoro fixed posts in the more purely Chinese portions of the of construction on the mainland city. In cosa quener, the authori and it is hoped to have these ties have decided to add 30 more roudy for occupation by the
A Chinoso foreman "of the
AVOIDED.
With the alterations now in P. W. D. was heavily fined by Kowloon Magistracy this mern- the Peak Tramways, there has Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the progross at the upper station of
ing for breachos of the traffic baon some speculation as to the regulations.
purpose in view, and recently it appliances in place of the preson has hoon rumoured thakalectziq ||
machinery, and even eventual electrification of the |tramway, system, wure iij project, |
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AMATEUR RADIO WORK,
MACAO MAN'S GOOD RESULTS:
MESSAGES FROM 10,000 MILES.
Local amateur radio operators fourthing, I pick up Now Zealand will be interested in learning a matours 6,000 miles away, aswell fow details of how a Maonolas Australian messages. From amatour, Mr. Joaquim da Rocha New Zealand, I daily receive Saraiva, has boon ploking up "A. K.." "A G," HL0.“ messages from the United Statos, and "4 A. A.," all on waves of Australia and Now Zealand. from 75 to 90 mures. Thisstrange Writing under date of the 8th roception; without aorial, can be instant, Mr. Saraiva says:~" Up seon by those interested, to to-day I have picked up
"Some wooks ago, I WAS sightoon American amat urs on įvisited by a prominant amatour [short waves of from 50 to 90 of Hongkong, and he was amazed motros, one of those being "2]at my reception of American, A. P." Now. York amatour 10,- New Zealand and Australian |000 mitos away. Another amateur messages, affirming that in Hoog- whose messages. I picked up was kong no amateur had yet picked ["0 Z. T., " the winner of the up mossages from these parts. |Hoover Cup in 1923.
**I am a forvent amateur in my "Aly receiver is a one dotector, apare time and a member of the with a low frequency step. To A. R. R. L. To those wao, like receive on such a eat is not easy, myself, are interested in this most due to statics, but the bast fascinating science, I shail bo' results are secured in the evening, happy to give data and details in any time from 5 to 10 p.m.
regard to the construction of such
SECOND ROUND DRAW.
London, Jan. 12. The draw for the second round "lo recuption of messages from a set na mino, which enables me of the Football Assoolation Cup| Australia and New Zealand, good to receive messagos. from, the took place this afternoon and 10-. weather conditions sulted as follows:---
1
Bristol City v Liverpool. Sundorland v. Everton, Blackburn v. Portsmouth.
W-dacaday.
Should United v. Sheffield.
Birmingham County,
Stockport
Nis County v. Norwich C. West Bromwich v Preston N.E.
coldent on the Taipe Road on The charges arogo out of an New Year's Day, when Mr. A. B Purves, enzincer of the P. W. was injured.
Dofondant was charged with Wo are able to at that Tottenham Hotspur v. Bolten mon to thra dut on, and provision (middle of the year. They are failing to report the accident nothing so revolutionary in inf in the estimates for the present located in the growing districts of driving an unlicensed motor cycle prospect by the company, and the | and driving the oycle without only object of the alteration at year has been made according-shamshuipo and Kowloon City,
having a driver's linenoo.
the upper torminus is the widen- Ho ploaded guilty and apologised for the accident. Ting of the platform, in connection OVER 200 NEW RECRUITS. and a Deputy Superintendent of answer to tho charges, be sat with the enlarging of the station,Į
ly.
At the same time, opportunity is being taken to assign a further 80 men to fill the existing boats in the central and business districts, which have been deploted owing
The Force on the mainland was reorganized some ibres yours ago,
W.
are not oɔuntries I have named, even necessary, fur, witaout serial or cough they are so far distant."
SHIPPING NEWS.
MORE INTERESTING ITEMS.
HONGKONG LANDS.
DIVIDEND AND BONUS
The Kowloon waterfrent looked Subject to audit, the Hongkong absolutoly deserted this morning. Land Investment & Agonoy
Ltd. will pay not a ringle ahip being alongside Co.,
a figal share the wharves. Coincidentally there dividond. of $2 por wore also few ships elsewhere in and a bonus of $2.50 per share. the harbour, and only a very fow | arrivals in the earlier part of the day.
The coaster Tonjer, Captain B. Rasmussen, left yesterday after a va protracted stay in harbour,. for
Swanson v. Aston Villa. Nowcastlo v. Leicester City. Millwall or Barnsley v. Brad ford City,
Bradford v: Backpool or Barrow; Police who is in charge of this before Christmas and owing to the which are being oreo ed alongford or Brighton.
that he bought the cycle shortly to the Superintendent's quartors and building of the entrance
Cardiff or Darlington v. Fulam. Southampton or Exeter v. Wat- forco resides at Trim Tea Toui. holidays there was some delay side. This was gloaned by a The force at Yaumati, which applying for a licence. Not being representative of the Telegraph
Kall or Wolverhampton district
in possession of a licence, he was who made enquirlos today from had
Crystal Palace. not aware that it was nocondary Mr. D. E. Clark, of Mogra John unsavoury reputation for many to report an accident. to various emarzoney dution or years as regarde crime, hae boon)
D. Humphraga and Co., the Poak His Worship said that do Tramway managera. special services; and, further, largely augmented and a sub-charge was quite logical and as fondant's answer to the first roservo of 50 is allowed for station has been provided at the would fine bim on the other catering for users of the trume energone es, which the Police is Mong-kok-tsui, supposed to have had, but never.
has
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ality is regarded as a proludo to the Chinese New Year. Captain Superintendent of Police considers that the orime statistics
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Notts Forest v. West Ham the Arsenal.
Mateben are to be played January 31st-Reuter
MORE ROBBERIES.
TWO GANGS AT WORK.
to.
MAN KILLED.
.
Ching Wan Tao, where she is FALL FROM SKYSCRAPER- or employed in a time-charter carry-
ing cost to Shanxitaj and here for The barly of an unknown on the Kailan Mining Administra-Chinese man was picked up from
tion.
Queen's Road Central in the
Tho_freightor_Fjeldstrand left early hours of this morning.
yosterday for Kongmoon with half a cargo of coals.
The man had fallon from the top floor of China Building and
Apropos Kongmoon, it seems that after all the Chinese pilots death after such a drop, must have been instantaneous, The are the bost to employ for that remains wore removed to the port, The last Japanoso pilot Mortuary wboro they
fwho toos a rather large freighter
CANTON. OUTLOOK.
CHAN KING-MING'S MOVEMENTS.
Evidently, with the botter
charges would bo which is planned, the general cautioned on the charge of failing scheme is to includo increased Ono additional Superintendent,
to report the accident. The other station accommodation. But the had excopt on paper. In all, 210 Mr. Scott, has been appointed two offences were more serious most interesting feature of this mon will be recruited this year, with effect from January 1st.
and ho would be fined $10 on the improvement of facilities to copa with ton additional Europeans
chargo of driving an unlicensed with the increasing traffic is the The present crop of armed rob- oycle and on the charge of being decision to have larger cars. It provided for, owing to the increase heries would appear to point to an unlicensed driver he would be will be recalled that this idea was
Armed robbers who entered (for that river) up there, tauche Awaiting identification. in the native members and the an increase in crime, but in re-fined $50.
put forward more than a year No. 30, Wyndham Stroot, within the ground seven times on the uf the way up before they eventually whole Force generally.
ago, and was discursed with the very short distanco Government thon. There were Central Police Station, were reuched Wang Moon, and it is objections on the question of compelled abandon their while the steamers are aground MOTOR CAR CONTEST. weight-it was feared that the intentions when a premature that the danger of being pirated prosent track would not pormit alarm was raised. Mr. Pahumull, is greatest that is when there much boavior care There has an Indian, who occupied the are none of our guu-boats in the since boon some doubt as to who touso, was called to the soone vicinity."
Chinese NOTE TO COMPETITORS.
gunboats recently ther the company intended to and when he entered the base- introduce the bigger trambars, but ment be discovered that the bombarded a pirate stronghold
It has bood known for somo Those taking part in our we learn that the idea has been robbers had bound and gagged about three miles south of Mahn-
wore time that troulle is brewing on Motor Car Compeition are re-definitely adopted, and tondors two of his servants. There were ing. whore the robbers minded that all coupons from last have already been called for.
eight mon implicated in this ensconced on a bill, but how both the East River and the upper good the offect of their fire was, West River between Dr. Bun Tat week's issues of the Telegraph
Son's.troops and his adversarios. must be sant in to this office not Mr. Clark told our gepresente Au armed robbery at Sham- is unknown. later than to-morrow.
tive that the schema leo ensure shuipo resulted last night in the
The crux of the situation seems Maka a point of participating that the bigger cars, while able to theft of money and property to
to be that General Chan King- In this Competition and thus carry a considerably greater the value of $851 from a house FREEMASONRY AFFECTED. be in the running for the now number of passenger, shall not at No. 100 Ap Liu Street. ThTHE SECOND OPIUM muz and the veteran War Lork
Dodge motor-car, the Viotrolabo hoavier than those at present Inmatge ware bound and cabinet and the Underwood in use. Naturally, the naw, care ragged by three men who wore when fully loaded will weigh armed with revolvers and a somewhat more, but this will not dagger.. make any difference to the safe
A proportion of the new men llowed for in the 1925 estimates numbering some 80 men aro at prosent in training in Wei Hal for the past year compare very due to arrive | favourably with the figures for
1023.
Wel shortly.
and
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RESIGNATION OF MR.
HUGHES.
PRESIDENT HAS FREE ·
HAND.
Washington, Jan 12. Mr. Hughes resignation interproted by political 'ohnervore
ANOTHER MUSSOLINI ORDER.
Romo, Jan.-12.
A further step in the campaign typewriter. fa
for the consolidation of Fascism
taken was
to-day. Bignor
and satisfactory working of tho
to re-lay the track.
as marking the dawn of a new Mussolini introducing in the THE BOXER REFUND. Bystem. There will be no need political era, in which President Chamber a Bill directed against Coolidge will personally load the Government and conduct the necrot socio lea, including Froc administration as far as possibleone, forbiding public officials uncontrolled by factions of Congrown.
to belong to secret societies, and compelling thom to divulgò the donatisucion, rules et cetra of such drganisations.—llouter-
BUSINESS MEN CONSULTED.
London, Jan. 12. An the result of reproïentations by the Federation of British-In- dustrion, the Government has agreed to nomineth represoats-
Loading Sonators are greatly surprised that they, wore not consulted according to procedent befova Mr. Kellogg was appointed. Hitherto no authoritativa, ex- planation of Mr. Hughes' --- re- signation has been fort gaming. If it bo trus that Mr. Coolidge lives of industry and commerce Gorgipe suggest that it is di- desiros to from himself from with reference to the application Tributable to the differences Senatorial tangles, he is now free of the British share of Boxer in- between him and Mr. Borah, to do so, Hance obsorvers nontem, domaits.
attempt.
RUSSIA AND BRITAIN.
CONFERENCE.
SYMPATHY FOR LORD SALISBURY,
of Kwangel, General Luk Wing ting, have now joined hande, în order to try and oust Bun's foroen- altogether.
So far.as is known, Gaperal Chan has drawn his troopatɔn the East Rivaroloser to Canton, and pow said to be only 18 hours march from that city, a
London. Jan. 12 It is announced officially that Viscount Ceall replace the Mar Luk Wing-ting has attacked qufe of Balisbury at the Opium General Wong Shul hung, again Conference. The latter is satis on the Foo River, soma twenty factorily progrossing, bus will be niles from Wuchow, and it in unable to attend the opening on reported that General, Wong's In connection with a report of January 19th.
troops have retracted nearly two
On leaving, our representative onquired as to the progress of the Magazino Gap, sohemo, and learned that the matter is still NEW MOVE EXPECTED. before the authorities.
HINDUS AND MOSLEMS.
Othera state that Mr. Hughes le | plate four very latorskiing years This annouudement judicatena The Hindus ambitious to deptcat the Pre-with the President mainly fol- change of front on the part of the Kohat bati sidency in 1928, and in the mean-lowingTMTM his own course in Government, which hitherto had Hon time desires to replenish his ex-pubito affairs--Kouter's, Ameri- declined to appoint business settling ohequer through low practice can Bervios."
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