ANNOUNCING THE OPENING OF OUR NEW KOWLOON BRANCH.
Wo have pleasure in informing our Kowloon customers that on and aftor the 1st. April, 1926, a branch of our business will be opened at 36 Nathan Road.
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PERSONAL ACCIDENT & SICKNESS
INSURANCE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
PROPERTY SALES
KOWLOON AND HONGKONG LOTS DISPOSED OF.
CHINESE OFFICIAL
ROBBED.
HOIHOW TREASURER'S '' EXPERIENCE IN HONGKONG.
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Good Prices Realised.
Another Arrest Made. There was a large attendance at the China Auction Rooms. yester-
Arising out of an incident which day afternoon, when Mr. E.V.M.K. occurred on February 2, in Jordan de Souss disposed of property Road, a Chinese, appeared before situated in Wing On Street, which Mr. J. H. B., Nihill at the
Kowloon fetched a high price after excel-
Magistracy yesterday on charges of highway lent bidding...
robbery, the victim being Yee The property was Kowloon In-Chung-fu, treasurer to General land Lot No. 1963, together with Tung Pun-yan of Holhow. the buildings thereon, known as outrage was subsequently followed No. 4 Wing On Street and No. 1 by the arrest of a member of the gang of robbers. Upon his appear Gilman Street, containing an area ance before MEE. W. Hamilton on of 749 square feet and held under February 17, he was sentenced to lease for the term of 999 years three months' hard labour. at an annual Crown Rent. of $16. Opening at $16,000 with bida of $100 acceptable, the price ra- pidly increased to $36,000 by $1,000 jumps. After one bid of $200 was made, the price was put up to $37,000 by Mr. Wong, nt which gure he became the new
owner.
The sale of 29 Wongneichung Road was opened, but without definite details of the area of the property, no bids were received and in consequence the lot was withdrawn and will be put up again later when the details are available.
At Messrs.. Lammert's auction room, property situated in Kow loon was put up, but the bidding was featureless. Lot No," being Sub-Section 1 of Section A of New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 132 with
NEW & ATTRACTIVE POLICIES the premises thereon known as
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Orders now taken.
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The facts leading to the incident. were, at one' stage, suggestive of a political affair, but subsequent evidence discounted that, although an argument had occurred between the complainant and an adherent of the Cantonese army during their vayage from Hoihow on board the a.s. Taikwa Maru.
On arrival in port on February the 2, the complainant engaged Nam King boarding house launch to take him and his wife ashore, but later he was informed by the "runner" that he could not be taken on board. It was then that he met the defendant and gome others who placed their launch at his disposal..
His personal effects were then transported to the launch and be gave directions that he should he taken to the Yaumati Ferry wharf, He was taken, however, to the praya wall outside the Yaumati breakwater and landed.
After all his belongings had beca placed on the praya, the men de
No. 60 Sai Kong Hond and contain- ing an area of 1,238 square feet and held for the residue of a termmanded the sum of $120 from him
of 75 years from 1898 at an an- nual Crown Rent of $5.67 opened at $3,500 $nd with bids of $100 acceptable was knocked down to Mrs. Chan Ying at $4,600.
Lot 2, being Sub-Section 2 of the same lot with No. 61 Sai Kong Road built thereon, having an area of 374 square feet at an an nual Crown Rent of $4, and held for the same term opened at $3,000 with bids of $100 acceptable, was knocked down at the first bid to Mr. Cheory Wing Kui for $3,100
SARRAIL'S, POLICY IN SYRIA..
SEVERELY CRITICISED BY MANDATES COMMISSION.
London, March 29.
and on his refusing to pay the money; he was seized and assault- ed.
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After handing the money to the men, the complainant was pursued and robbed of, 100 piastres.
Yesterday defendant was tenced to three months' hurd la-
bour.
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FASCISMO'S SEVENTH
ANNIVERSARY.
THE PROBLEM OF CAPITAL AND LABOUR.
sen-
Kome, March 29, Addrearing the crown on the pe- casion of the seventh anniversary of Fascismo, Signor Mussolin.. discussing the accomplishments of the Faset régime, said: It is absolutely gical that the outside) plutocratic clannishneas, which World of democratic Liberlism andl
ere without any country, should he against us. Luthorities of foreign states, we To the responsible !
say: You have to go through what we have gone through. If you want to live you must do awar eulogistitutions and give authority to with garrulous parliamentary in- M. Jouvend's liberal spirit and excutive power; if you wish to reforming zeal
The Daily Telegraph's diploma tie correspondent says the severity with which the report of the Man- dates Commission of the League criticises General Sarrail's at- itude when High Commissioner towards the local creeds and po pulations in Syria, is unpre- cedented and warmly
live you must face the gravest
From the British standpoint problem of the century, the re- 31. Under's remarks, appended to lations between Capital and La- the report are especially interest-bour in an equality before the ing. M. Unden agreed with the common jective, the prosperity [point made by Viscount Curzon and greatness of the nation.-
in 1921, when, referring to the Reuter. Franklin Bouillon treaty in An- Lora, he said a mandatory power cannot "cede or otherwise dis pose of mandated territory with. out the sanction of the League. This point may have some bear- ipg on the Franco-Turkish treaty regarding the Syrian boundary. recently concluded by M. Jouvenel,
-Reuter
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