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OF
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SALE AT
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Value $1.50
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A SERIOUS CHARGE,
CHINESE NEW YEAR'S DAY
EXCITEMENT.
A charge of maliciously damage, ing property of a ton-house in Yau- matt on Chinese New Year Day and theft of $45 In money from the Įtill, preferred against S young Chinese, believed to be a member of the Restaurant Guild, falled be |fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. The defendant, who was repre- sented by Mr. C. A. S. Russ, was discharged.
The master of the tea-house was the first witness called for the prosecution. He said that the Wong Nam ten-house at No. 365 Shanghai Street carried on busi- ness on New Year Day contrary to the regulations of the guild. The shop opened for business as usual nt 4.30 am and about five hours later a number of Chinese entered the premises with the defendant j In the lend Tables were knocked over and money taken from the till. The defendant took an active part in the proceedings and was the ring leader. Defendant was the. smallest not youngest member of
the crowd.
A foki of the shop stated that he was in the kitchen when the people. entered, but on seeing their en- trance and being disturbed by the | commotion they made, he went into the front of the shop. The de- fendant attempted to strike him. The others, after
battle with the fekis, left the shop, on pollee whisties being blown by
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In answer to Mr. Russ witness Bald that he arrested the man nearest to him.
Another foki said that when the defendant was arrested there was, nobody else on the premises.
The defendant gave evidence in the hox and said that he was an attendant at a tenhouse at No. 331 Kennedy Town. He was a mem- her of the Guild, but was not an ofReial. On the day of the offence he went to Shamshuipo with a
i
AY FEBRUARY
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
ECHO OF MURDER OF ÉGYPTIAN SIRDAR.
Cairo, February 2.: Two individuals, whose names are not given were dramatically arrested on Saturday morning, aboard #1 train travelling from Alexandria to Hamman, while endeavouring to escape to Tripoli Both were armed with automatic pistols and possessed dum-dum bullets. Very great importance is attached to the arrests, in con- nection with the murder of the Sirdar, Sir Lee Stack, in November Inst.--Reuter.
FRENCH SECURITY.
Paris, February 2. President Doumergue speaking at a banquet pointed out that the engagements guaranteeing French reculty had not yet been kept, which considerably Inercased France's expenses und burdens.. He emphasised the warlike spirit existing in Germany and con- claded saying that so long as her security shall not have been fully, and throughly assured, so long she shall faced with the rédoubtable menace of aggression. France would be paralysed in all her bene- ficient activities and she must therefore have security →Reuter,
TO-NIGHT'S CONCERT,
THE WORLD RENOWNED QUARTET TE
HOUSES SUBSIDE AT HUNGHOM.
In
SEVEN PEOPLE BURIED.
The World Renowned Quartette
Wuhu Street, the main open their season in Hongkong thoroughfare of Hunghom, last to-night with the following nicely evening two houses opposite the balanced programme;"
market-place suddenly subsided and buried underneath the debris seven people, who were caught on both floors unawares. The houses.
1. Violin Solo, Final Movement Concerto" (Mendelssohn) Molen.
2. Ario, Flower Song" (Chruten) Bizet) Herbert Cavo.
3. Pianoforta Solo, in Waltz in
Fint Major Chopin).
were numbered 99 and 101 and shortly before 6. p.m. without warning the whole of number 101 and the upper floor of 99 collaps Nocturne in D Flat (For left. The ground flours in each 13 Flat Minor Chopin, Dorothy on the first first floors is a tea hanel), (Scriabine), tej "-Seberzo" in case.nre occupied with shops and Dawson Camph. 11.
shop. There were only seven peo-
4. Song, (a) "From the land of ple known to be under the roof at the sky blue waters (Cadman, (b) the time and these were all buried. Beyond the night" (Marjory). There was the usual block of curi- Horbert Cnve.
ous Chinese on the scene Immedi-
5. Violin and l'innoforte, "Finalately but little was done until the Movement Kreutzer Soanto (Beet arrival of the Police and the fre hoven), Mela and Dorothy Dawson appliances from Kowloon Fire! Campbell.
station.
6. Songs, fa) "AN my vory own," (b) "Once in a dreamland The brigade at once set to work Gardon Kennedy Russell), Her and in two hours had extricated the seven people. All were re-
bert Cave,
7. Violin Solo, (a) Caprice covered alive and went to hospital
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friend to seek employment at an-Viennois (Kreisler), (b) Rondo but it is believed that none are WHITEAWAY'S SALE
other teahouse, but on being un-des Latins Bazzini), Molen, very seriously injured. Not long successful he went to the Wong H. Pianoforte Concerto, Ham- Nam for tea. A quarter of
algurina Pantasia" Durothy Dawson hour later a number of people on Campbell, Second Piano, Percival tered the shop. His friend left Garratt,
first and before he realised what had happened he was arrested. after having fallen over a table.
Answering a number of ques-because he trusted him and knew tions put by the Magistrate, the de- that he was not a man to commit fendant said that he wanted a such an act. He himself was not better job. He was not dismissed an official of the guild. from his former place.
Man Kung-pok, the defendant's employer, sáld that he put up the bail of $1,000 for the defendant
after the arrival of the brigade a fire broke out underneath the ruins but the presence of the bri- gade prevented it spreading al- though it cannot be put out ef- fectually until the debris is clear- ed. It wILS expected that the
brigade would remain at the scene through the night in case the fire should develope.
His Worship said that if the No cause for the occurrence can defence was a put-up-job it was be given yet but it is known that done very well, but he could not the buildings are [convict on the evidence.
fold.
many
years
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assortment of-
Dresses
and
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in the latest
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An opportunity to secure distinctive apparel for the forthcoming Races at attractive prices.
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