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Although the influence of the The method adipled by six men Y..M. C. A. work in Hongkong who went to a house at No. 18 reaches almost every corner of it Woosung Street and committed a there are still many unaware of robbery บท January 19 WAR its great objcets and less of is fine described the Kowloon Magistras Bohievements.
ey yesterday when Ewo Were charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton with robbery.
To many people statements and ligures are essential to ascertaining something of what has been se complished as well as of the objects Pught. From the 1924 repost of the Chinese Young Men's Christian Association of Hongkong we glean Hume interesting feets.
for
Comparing this report with that
Their plan as related by Inspec. or Murphy, who prosceûted, was to go to the house on the previous day separately and at different hours. Early the next morning they produced knives and tuuk charge of the place. After they had bound and gagged the inmates they of previous years it is noticeable tunneked the house and state, that the Y. M. C. A. here is be-in 'iorney Tim jewellery, $1,100, a'clock and coming more and more on extensive This was about 4 society, promoting its manifold before leaving they ushered all the netivities far wyond the limits of inmuntes into onbicle, und feck-i the 3,000 Hongkỏng men and boys ed the door on the outside, sa os who comprise its membership, and to prevent them from giving the gradually increasing its influence nlarin.
good in the community. Three days inter one of the women Evidence of this is found in the was walking along Des Vorux fret that in 1924 there was an in-† Road with a friend when he saw erense in the number of students three en emerge from a te. in th Daily Vacation Bible staurant. She at once recognised School, An effort carried on one of them as having participated for n month 21 The summer, in the rubbery and mentioned the which enroll d 1.600 pour in fact to her friend. 11. so happened girl in cleven different that a Chinese constable in phin parts of the Colony, with 170 clothe» was bear the girls and volunteer teachers; in the fact that bo overheard the conversation. the Association started four sebuolė He approached the twe and of the Popular Education Mave- questioned them. By this bine the nient, offering free to illiterates of girl from the victimised house bud all ages a four-monthis" course of gone up to the alleged robber the study of a thousand common and asked him if he had been to Chinese characters; in the net the flat, and he replied in the that the Association helped to raise affirmative. This led to his arrest part of the large sum of money by the constable. The other baby that was given by many classes of men had in the meantime made people to help alleviate the misery their crespo.. of the flood mufferers in Kwangtung, and other provinces last summer; in the fact that educational lectures on civio, thrift, henith sund other practical subjects were delivered en pointed out the other defendant | at occasions to ns many groups when the party was near the totalling 12,000 people in pino Central Market in ber Vaux different parts of the Colony; in the Road and said that ho fact that over 900 boys, non-inem-one of the men. bers of the Assceintion, were given | was niso arrested and free instruction in quoties, about to the Yaumati Police Station. 600 of them learning to swim in Those two men ding identified on three ferroom during 12 special January 25 bý other invmbers of the campaign Inst June, and in the household, but other men who had fact that physical tests to nacertain been arrested on the information of height-weight-strength { grip-the two defendants were nut and long capacity facts were given were later released.
The following day detectives from Youmati were sent to Central to take the man over to the other side and on their way the prisoner
With
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to more that 8,000 bogs; as well In their statements to the police as netive participation with other the men both said that they had organizations in various leagues, been asked to go to the houre by : evangelistic campaigns, intinstrial another man. inaking wo denini of welfare work, distribution of educa- their participation in the robbery. tional and inspirational literature, and other efforts.
Educational Aims.
In promoting its social activities,
the 1924 recurds show that 69,000|
The ease was adjourned.
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shower roome during 19241
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ENQUIRY INTO MR. HIGGINS' DEATH.
Sitting as Coroner, at the Cen-
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shot, which entered in the right from the deceased. Since Inst aide, having gone through the September Mr. Higgins had scarce- hend. It must have been fred ly worked in his trade, Witness short distance, The noticed that he was depressed. nature of the wound was consis. When witness Inst saw him on tent with the theory that it was Tuesday the deceased told him self-inflicted.
that he was "fed up" with things. The total expense involved in
Divisional Inspector Aris, in The deceased kept a revolver and conducting all departments of the tral Magistracy Yesterday after charge of the case, usked the doc. had carried it on his person for n auspines of the Y. M. C. A. In th.. Hoogkong Chinese Y. M. C. A. | noon. Mr. J. R. Wood, held an en- tor if he could express an opinion month. Witness was at home on as to whether death was instan- the night of January 27, At 1 1a.m. ho thought he heard Mr. Higgins returning home, but Dr. McKenny: It is impossit had not been slept in at all.
next morning found that his bed
people attended 244 different en
tertainments and socials under the
last year was SP7,140, - To cover
Tate
con.
taneous,
The Coroner: It must have been.
to say. I have seen similar cura, in which the wounded men lived for hours.
A Former Employce.
dormitories for business men and
this $91,986 was received through quiry into the death of the students away from home. there membership, educational, dormir. Frederick Charles liggins, a were 288 either temporarily or per-tary and other fees, the balance tailor of Ice House Street, who was mauently.
$6,108-being raised by popular found shot on Kennedy Rond early In its Day
This on the morning of January 28, School, Evening subscription in Hongkong.
-of. nlmost
dnes lahk School. Special Summer School, um
There was no jury.
The head bailiff of the Supreme Popular Educational Schools, nunnt, however, take into account
Court, Mr. A. W. Hill, said he took. As disclosed by the evidence educational clubs this Association the fact that
very large
charge of the effects and stock of Indian given yesterday, an Enrolled 33 students during the proportion of the work of the stable on duty on Kennedy Road,
Mr. Higgins for the Official Re- your, thus making a large contribu. Y. M. C. A. of Hongkong is carried
at 7 a.m on January 28 found
Mr. William Phillip Simpaun, a celver January 28. He made tion to the educational status of on by free will h-Ipers, willout the deceased lying on the road, tailor-living at 32 Kennedy Road, an inventory of the stock and the Colony.
drawing on the budget, the report showing that 978 volunteer workers near the black boulder, with blood testified to identifying the body of found that the assets comprised Forty-two distinct groups in the men and boys, assisted in the coming from a wound in the head. the deceased. Mr. Simpson spoke four small pieces of cloth and the study of standard Bible courses conduct of much of the effort in all
The deceased wor unconscious. of the friendship made between shop's fittings, which he valued enroiled 289 students.
him and the late Mr. Higgins at $150. There was no cash. He/ The phy-departments.
Clutched in his right hand was n sien) equiptment
view to uf the As-
The officers of the Association, revolver, which, on being examin-whilst they were abroad, and re-made enquiries with Hociation WAA nino used to a newly elected for 1925, are:
ed afterwards, was found to be sumed when they met together in tracing further assets, but withou large extent, 1,5 classes in the President, Dr. Chnu Wai Chenng: five-chambered. It was loaded in Hongkong. Mr. Higgins had car- success. The liabilities amount
ried on business on his own for to about $3,000, gymnasium and swimming pool and vice president Dr. Young Shin four chambers, two of the car- playground being conducted. } Chore: honorary sectetury, Wongtridges having been fired. The
some time and witness was at one etralling 1.839 different inen and Oi
time in his employ. Tong: honorary treasurer, deceased died in the motor am- buys including students, young Wong Kwok Shoen.
bulance on the way to hospital. men business ten, servants, olc..) The Hongkong Young Men's Evidence was given by Dr. C. W. with a grand total attendance of Christian Association is one of over McKenny that the body of the de-. over 70,000 for the year. A large 9,000 Associations in 43 different ceased was taken to the Govern number of the members evidently countries, with a total membershipment Civil Hospital at 8 a.m. The believe that "leanliness is nest of nearly two million men and boys cause of death was
fracture of
to Ondliteer." as the bath register condueling welfare work with the skull due to bullet wounds, 'a shows that more than 30,000 Baths nearly every class of humanity.
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At the end of the evidence the Coroner said the facts were per- The Coroner: When did you first fectly clear. As far as could be realise that Mr. Higgins was in ascertained the deceased had no financial difficulties?
relatives in Hongkong. The on Mr. Simpson: Towards the end quiry was held to satisfy the man's of 1924.
relatives, that such a step had Answering further questions, been taken. It wan witne's said Mr. Higgins had lived suicide and he would record with him. He received no salary verdict to that effect.
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