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THIS YEAR'S WEMBLEY.
HONGKONG'S PROSPECT; OF PARTICIPATION.
STATEMENT BY LOCAL COMMI-SIONER.
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Should certain nocospary con- osesions be granted by the Home authorition, and notification of such ho received before the end
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1831 式拜费 魏十弍月正英香 TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 1925
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[SHANGHAI OUTLOOK.
INTERNED SOLDIERS
DEPART
Shanghal, Jan, 19. The departure of Chang Yuen- ming's 12,000 internod soldiers yeaterday and to-day rolloven Shanghai of considerable appre- hension, as it had been fobrod! that they might break out of the intornment osips and loot.
This rollof, however, is only temporary, as it in foarod that of this month, Hongkong's Chi Holch-yuan opoodily will bo participation in the Wembley completely defeated and his rou. Empire Exhibition this year will od army appear on the bordora
Hop of the Settlement.
be saurod.
The presence of a brigado of This was the gist of an inter- Russians with Lu Yung-hsiang's wiow granted by the loas! Com- forces is also thought likely to missionor, the Hon. Mr. E. Rcomplicate the situation, Hallifax, C.M.G., to-day to Prosis Tho Chinoso telograph wiros representativas. The concosplangaro, cut, and no messages aro required aro on minor points, such being accopied for Hankow
an a relaxation of the somewhat to-day. Daily Bulletin. stringont Customs regulations| -particularly necessary in the osso of sales of silverware and tobacco, for instanco. A raquest
for those has been sent Home,
MEASURES TO DEFEND SETTLEMEN 1.
Shanghai. Jan. 19.
and a favourable reply in awalted: An important. conference be- Notification of the roquest boing tween the naval authorities in granted must be received by the Sbanghal and the reprosentatives and of the current minth of the Municipal Council was hold yesterday to considur Hongkong is to participato at all, for, Mr. Hallifax pointed out, it measures to defond the Bottle- noconsitated by tho in absolutely necessary to have mont some time in which to organies possibility of Chi Haioh-yuan's the local contingent and make forces falling back on Shanghai the other essential arrangements. In the ovont of a further defunt.
The principal troublo" to be
The Govorament of Hongkong approhonded at the moment in this year, maid Mr. Hallifax in the same as that experienced fast reply to questions, will participate wook, when thousands of the on its own account. This will defeated troops poured over the mena that there will be a paid boundaries into the Sottlomont!
taff of Chinone, instead of
and tho Franch Con rossion.": Bindvidual traders,hd all It is undorstood that tho mẹot-i profite, if any, will be ing, whichiras, presided over by oliooted by the local Govern-the Japanese Admiral Nomura,
- menti
NEW PLAN,
in the absence of Mr. Murray Andorson, who is at present the] sonjor naval officer in port, it| The Idea this year is to extend { was resolved that this should not- somewhat the process workors' he again allowed. section (such as the silkworm In the ovont of tho dofoated exbibit), and consequently some-army failing back on Shanghai, what roduco the sales depart-ovory offort should be made to monts. Last year's experience deflect them to another quarter, showed that the former section and if necessary forcibly.Daily was the most popular, it boing | Bulletin. - on most days evon uncomfortably orowded. The restaurant will
also ho continued.
Thore will be no "doad goods" this year, for, as Mr. Hallifax pointed out, the examination of the trading accounts will onable the authorities to docido which articles are most likely to be bought, and in what quantitive.
HOME FOOTBALL.
SOUTH BEATS NORTH.
London, Jan. 19. In the Cup replay, Cardiff boat As regards the restaurant, Darlington by 2 to. nil, at Liver- ho said, the Home newspapers
poole. Reuter. somewhat spoilt custom by con-
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Landon, Jan. 19.
THE TEST MATCHES IN AUSTRALIA.
Interesting Pictures of English Players.
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Abovo, the English team is soon taking the field at the Sydney sports ground, on the ocassion of the first of the Test matches
Stamina is as necessary to-day in cricket as in other games. The English players are hore soon training at the Langridgo School, Sydney, to the strains of music by a lady pianist. Left to right, tho mon are:-Back row: W. Whysall, J. L. Bryan, J. W. H. & Dougins, F. E Woolley, E. Hondron, J. W. Hearno, J. B. Hobbs, H. Howell, front rows A. P. Frooman, R. Tyldesley, 4. P. F. Chapman, H. Strudwick, R. Kilner, H. Sutcliffe, A. E. R. Gilligan.
ROBBER GANGS.
TWO HOUSES RAIDED.
GERMAN POLICY.
NEW CHANCELLOR'S STATEMENT.
Berlin, Jan. 19.
CONSPIRACY CASE.
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CRIME IN HONGKONG.
SOME FACTORS EXPLAINED.
Trading on Native Credulity
SNATCHER GETS AWAY.
„FRENCH LADY, ROBBED. ≤
A snatcher who operated In away with a handbag belonging Pedder. Stroot yesterday..got
to Madame Quivrecourt, a French
If crime is not on the increare lady.
in the Colony, as was indicated.The man stolo up from behind by the Captain Superintendent of and seized the bag, in which was Police recently, what may be
Futh of $27. He made his called its ploturesque aspect has escape by running into Dea Voeux not beer dimmed because of any Road."
Įslackening 'off in the ingenuity This is the third cago recently and variety of method shown in a occurring, In Pedder Brost in large number of last year's casor which European Indios have been A much-harraod Criminal In-victimized. Not very long ago voatigation Department to-day Mrs N Stainfield and Mrs de has to admit the fact that there Rome had the misfortune to lose 18 not much room loft for com- their bags to thieves' working in parison of local möttride with this thoroughfare.
ALLEGED PLOT TO BLOW UP WARSHIPS.
London, Jan. 19.
those adopted by criminals- of other countries. Workable in the one case ús in the bthor, the offoo- tive omployment of these in cor- tein instances of store and house robberies 'bas largoly contributed to the success and immuni1y from
RECENT MURDERS.
arrest which a large number of REWARDS BEING OFFERED. our local oriminals soem to enjoy at the moment, and has provided
A roward of $1,000. im being much food for Forious reflection. offered for the arrest, or Informa In this the fact stands out clearly tion loading to the arreat, of the that as the Colony develops from four mon implicated in tho an Oriental port into a commuity murder of the caretaker of the more in line with Western pro- Abardeon Dooke, who, on Now gross, crime has also on its part Year's Eve, was found lying dead changed from its original rude in the kitchen of his quarters, form into one of considerable in-subsequent to the commission of gonuity,
an armed robbery.
Whilst the "gentleman crook * A similar amount is also offered has still to make his appearance in connection with the case of the in local criminal records, his typo Abordeon fishing junk in which has been duplicated, more or less armed men, believed to be threa by the high-nos pirate and store in numbor, boarded the vessel and burglar. Thoir mothods have fired indiscriminately on the crow, been noteworthy for the cool-killing the master, and his noss displayed and the presence 13-year-old son, as well as wound- of what way bo tormed ing the master's wife sad a foki. tochnique, whilst in other This tragedy occurred at 1:30 directions they av fully red up am, on New Your's morning. to expectations by the rind con sideration and studied courtesy displayed to their victims. All those comments are by the way of showing that whilst he has porforco had to act according to tho exigencies of his colling, the local oriminal is anxious to show that above all things he romaine| one of "naturo's gentlemon "*
Admirable as have been some
STILL FREE.
IMPORTANT AMERICAN
ANNOUNCEMENT,
Washington, Jan. 19. ; Those thoughts aroso yesterday in conversation with a police Mr. Hughes has issued a stato- official who has for many years ment to the effect that the agroo- been attached to that now con-ment at the Paris conferonco siderably onlarged section of the imposed no obligations, legally or police administration officially morally, on the United States. known as the "Criminal Investi-which romained as froo as aver A gang of six men raided a houso at No. 342 Main Stroot,
gation Department." His views from commitment in Europoon Shaukiwan Wont, at 7.20 this
In a crowded Reichstag, Horr! The arrests of five mon and one may be accopted no reflecting matters.
Officials at the White House morning, but had to love again in Luther outlined the now Govern-woman alloged to be members of local conditions, and his opinion a hurry when an alarm was raised. mont's policy and promised ajan Irish Republican organisation on the causes of local crime will declaro that Mr. Hughes' state- The first floor was tenanted by peaceful foreign policy based on concorned with a plot to blow up be found to be of considerablement is fully approved by Fresi- a coolio foroman and his family, the main points of the London warships had a sequel at Bow interest,
dent Coolidgo. Reuter's Amer SOME CAUSES.
ican Service. but only his wife was in the place agreement, which would be loyal-Stroot to-day, when two of the whon the robbers mado thairly carried out.
mon wore remanded a wook.
Washington, later. entry. Three wore armed with He deplored the non-evacuation Jeremiah Joseph O'Leary, a of the coups carried out, ho said, In his statomont Mr. Hughes revolvers and one with a dagger. of Cologne, as to which he insist-dockyard shipwright from Port-one could not help thinking that points out that the Paris confor- Thoy hold up the woman, and fod that the Allios must supply lemouth, was charged with com-tho measure of Buccass so far once was not a body, agency or wore about to search the promises documentary ovidence of Gor- (municating information about attained has boon due to the commission provided for either by for valuables when an alarm many's alleged infractions of Haslar dockyard to Cyril almost unboliovable credulity and tho Gorman-American trosty or came from tho stroot. In their treaty, in order that the Gorman McGough, a civil servant, of timidity of Chinose victims; also the Treaty of Versaillos,. and anxiety to escapo, one of the mon Government would be anablod to London, who is charged with that their spaotacular aspect bas American participation did not dropped his dagger, and this reply,
receiving it.
boon obtained from notions bor-violato the Sottate's reservation was picked up by the police on An regards Gormany's position The woman was released, and rowed from scenes of the blood to the Treaty of Berlin.
Mr. Johnson has also issued a thoir arrival at the house a few towards the League of Nations, the three other men wore de-and-thundor" variety depicted in minutos after the gang had left. the Chancellor draw attention to tained, though bitherto no charge cinema platuras. For the ordinary statomont, that while Americans Thoy woro obsorvad to make the late Government's momoran-has boon preferred against them. Chinese a revolver has potential should be glad to have Empiro producing centre, and in The soumen have refused to their escape in the direction of dum to the Council, and declared Reuter. any case, in the ovent of ponco Horva оп ovornos shipe except Hongkong. No arroats have the Government would continuo
contrating on the "all star" In the "soccer" trial, the South moal at at four guineas a load, beat the North by 3 goals to ono, whereas patrons of the place at Chelsea. Renter. were able to provure quite a good huncheon at reasonable ratos, with a big bowl of "chow-min " --fried mincod moat, noodles, and egge-sumolont for two, at half a
orown or 80.
Hongkong really does not need to tako part so much as other Colonies. Mr. Halifax pointed out that this Colony is not an
SEAMEN'S STRIKE.
A FRESH ASPECT.
Melbourno, Jan. 19,
in China, wo shall have as much under Australian rates and con-beon mada. trado as we can manage to handle ditions.
́trade advertisement, but wa havo
boen asked to ontor again so as
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its offorts to relieve the country From Wong Tai Sang village, from the reproaches of war guilt in the natural
This appears the first stop to of Course
in the Autau District, Now business. The Exhibition thoro-involve overseas vosols in the Territorios, comes the report of increasing exports, and opposing Ho omphasised the intention of foro could do little good as a shipping trouble.--Reuter,
another raid carried out by three any effort to restrict Germany's mon with arms on a house commercial frdodóm. occupied by a farmar and his Ho concluded by sketching the to do as much as we can towards by the Chinese Chamber of Com-wife. Two of the gang, armed domostic policy, notably regard. the gonoral Imperial effect. It inerce.
with hatchets, got into the house ing unemployment, housing and would seriously detract from tho In reply to a final question, by way of the roof and opened taxation reform. value of Wombloy wore any Mr. Hallifax stated that tho the door to admit another who The speech was quietly recely- soction missing this year.
Government is prepared to spend was armed with a revolver. They od, except for a few Communiat In the case of the Dominions $200,000 this year on working intimidated the inmates and interruptions.- Reuter. and other Colonies it is an expenses, and $100,000 to finance oventually oncaped with loot opportunity for them to make up stocks, which latter Bum of valued at $233. lossos, with the valuable ox-courso is recoverable through porionco that they gained, too sales.
GUN ELEVATION.
PEKING CONFERENCE.
possibilities, and its employment Hughes" interpretation,
TO-DAY.
Mr.
they
Closing Exchanigo že. 3. 15/16 Lighting Up-Tima 6.03 p.m. Barometer
2 pm: 29.9) Temperature 2 p.D.
Humidity
*2 p.m.
to
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in gang robberies bas gonerally ought not to overlook the signific- tho affect required, without ance attached to the agreement resorting to bloodshed. The em- by European statesmen.-Reuter's ployment of gags was formerly American Service. unknown to Chinoso criminals; but now local criminals have loargod a means of keeping thoir victims quiet by the use DR. SUN'S OBJECTIONS.
of a wino-cup, an orango, or a pleod of sugar-cano,-anything, Poking, Jan. 19. in fact, that can conveniantly Dr. Sun Yat-eon, replying to serve as a gag, Tuan Chi-jul's invitation to attend Another factor, according to the Rohabilitation Conforense, our informant, which facilitates says the proposed Conference tho operation of criminal differs from the preliminary Con- schemos here in the great forance proposed in his manifesto credulity of the averago Chinese, Issued at Canton on November The same trick may be employ. 13th, firetly, bocsuse. In addition od over and over again, yot} U.S. SENATE'S VOTE.
to preparing the convocation of thoro is always found a victim"confidence -man" as known to cach wook Bat
the People's Assembly it was who will "bija" instantly, Ho Hongkong ariminal investigatoru:: as Hongkong is concerned thero Baldo as a
• trado day at the
Washington, Jan. 19. empowered to deal with and take, gavo as an example of the by These all afford an interesting should be a balancing of the Empire Exhibition, when the on- At 8.27 this morning, tramoar The Sonsto rasumed the dobato bluding decisions on financial and now well-known "banknote insight into the more complex trance foo will be made three or No. 61 was proceeding along Des an raising the gun elevation. military questions confronting trick" in which a man or woman aspects of human men allty—in four times the usual figuro, so as Vaur Road from the Hongkong The Democrat. Mr. Kollar, the nation: secondly it exoludos is induced by a stranger in the the one a childish credulity that to reduce the crowds, which were Hotel, when suddenly a motor car demanded that a vota be taken on from the deliberations various stroof to part with personal is well-nigh unbelievable, and int Tho cost of Hongkong'a no big last your that little taking attempted to pass aboad of hor his proposal to appropriate six peoples organisation. "You also jewellery in exchange for the other a cunning knowledgo participation last year should of orders could be done by any of while sho was in motion. By and a half million dollars to meet adopt the principle of appointing bundle of what purported to be which will readily takoadvantago fall within tho estimated the exhibitors, who could not applying his emergency brakes the cost of gun elevation. those holding power and ignore banknotes but which aro general- of a victim's weakness and ex- točkl of $550,000, Mr. Halilfax|sparo enquirors tho nooossary in.quickly, the drivor of the tram- Mr. Hall, chairman of the Naval the rights of the people. I fear, ly discovered, later un, to consist ploit it to the uttermost. Human added, and the accounts dividual attention.
oar managed to slow oon Committee, mentioned the un-therefore, that your Conference, of nothing more valuable than nature, boing what it le, said the of the soparato tradors (whoso Givon botter, westhor condi. ĮRidorably,
novertheless wisdom of taking affirmative constfluted as D ls, will provo au | waste-paper. A knowledge of official, crime will always remain total turnover reached something tions, and with the valuable struck the side of the inotor car. sotion: while the protest of a much a failure as those proceding human nature is displayed by the with us as one of the perils which like £48,000) should make it experience gained, there is no The automobile's body and mud foreigd Goverment was pending. It. Let us give back to the people orook in these cases, which crop civilisation itself will never over- ukingosseary to draw upon the reason why Wembley this year guard were dented, but the 00-- The Banate oled by as to it their right, position at masters up almost every week.guin COMB, DAYS perhaps through guarantee of $100,000 by the should not be a distinct financial cupante escaped unhurt exaspi not to conside the proposal ad le, he Garsinment again be - Volumes could be written on general education, and thala mer Jogal:: Government and $50,000 success.
for a shook.
into to be effective last year.
It is boing suggested that for
The latest ostinate puts the this year there should be a total loss at £950,000, but so far special day
exhibitors' accounts.
THE EXPENSES.
TRAM V. MOTOR,
A NARROW SHAVE.
but