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LAMMERT'S Chinese New Year
AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The offées and stations of the Chinese Maritime Customes for The Undersigned have received Kowloon and District will be instructions from the Committed closed to public business on the of The Bazaar in connection with
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 12th Febru- the New. St. Paul's Girls College Building Fund to sell by Publle Auction,
ary, 1927,
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Hongkong, 26th Jan., 1927.
One
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that na Extraordinary General Meeting of the Kowloon Football Club will) be held at the Club House, Chat ham Road, on Friday, the 28th day of January, at 6 p.m., "when the. following resolution will be pro- posed:--
"That the Rules contained in the pamphlet printed and Issued to all members be approved and adopted as, the Rules of the Kaw Joan Factball Club in substitution for and to the exclusion of all existing Rules thereof."
W. I KEATES,"
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, Jan. 18, 1927.
NAVY CONTRACTS, 1927–1928.'
Sealed Tenders, in duplicate, for the supply of, the undermen- tioned Stares for 1.M. Naval Ser. Vier at Hongkong during the period 1st April, 1927 to
31st March, 1929, will be received by the Commodore, H.M. Naval Yard,
P3
1:
-TO-DAY
the 27th January, 1927, at 3 o'clock p.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
Scater FIAT 509 Motor-car.
and
One Dinmoned Bracelet. On View on Day of Sule. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc Lion,
on FRIDAY, the 28th January, 1927, commencing at 2.45 p.m.
at No. 10, -Kennedy Road. A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture.
comprising:
i
CARNIVAL
on
Wednesday 2nd February 1927
that the..
King Edward Hotel
SUNNING TRIAL » CONLUDES."
(Contínued from Page 1)." the jury to say whether in their view the men contemplated the possibility of these nets, then every man who was shown to be a mem-
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PIRATE GANG?
from 8.80 p.m. til 1a.m.br was liable to be convicted.
$2.00 per Cover. Fancy or Evening Dress
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HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
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SATURDAY, 29th JANUARY.
"THE INTERNATIONAL RACE & RECREATION CLUB OF
MACAO, LIMITED.
the
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BELILIOS PUBLIC
SCHOOL:
MR. WOOD DISTRIBUTES
THE PRIZES.
INDIAN SCHOOL.
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.
It was Prize Day at the Indian School, Stokumpoo, this morning, The distribution of, prizes was the awards gained by the pupils. held By Ballies Public School at during the year being distributed. 10.30 a.m. yesterday. As the by Mr. A. ol' Arculli. Those pre- achool has no hall suitable for the sent included Mr. J. Ralston (head- occasion, the hall of Queen's master) and Mrs. Ralston, Mr. A. College, was very kindly put at R. Sutherland... Inspector its lapoal by the Head Schools, and Mrs. Sutherland, Mr. of A point they had to consider was master. The prizes were distri-R. J. Birbeck, headmaster of Wan- whether the prisoners had been buted by Mr. A. E. Wood, the chat School. Mr. E. Ralphs, Mias shown by evidence to be members Director of Education, while there of a pirate gang. That question were also present Mr. Yu, and Mr. Areulli and Dr. Arculli. had to be very seriously considered Law, Inspectors of Vernacular Mr. Ralphs said that before the in the case of each man.
The Schools.
schools moved into. Its present evidence had to be analysed, und
The Headmistress. Miss Skinner, bullding, Mr. Arculli's father took they had to return their verdlet read her report on the year's work. grent interest in it. At that... as against each man according to and this was rer ented in Chinese by time the school occupied rooms in the effect of the evidence on their cation then presented the prizes, into the more commodious pr Miss Hung. The Director of Edu-
a Chinese fat and after moving minds, as the prisoners were not which included the awards on the mises, Mr. Arculli's father still. all in the same position.
resulta of the University "Senior Dealing with prisoners Nos. 1,and Junior Local Examination, the had its welfare at heart. Mr. 2, 3, 4 and 5, his Lordship sail Government Free Scholarships, the Arcull himself had now taken over theprincipal evidence against English and Chinese class prizes the duties so able performed by his them was that they were found and Certificates for First Aid and father in the interests of the tögether in No. 6 boat which was Home Nursing. Mr. Wond then school. used by persons escaping from the spoke to the school in Cantonese, ship. He thought it was common
and the proceedings ended with a vote of thanks to him proposed by sense to say that any person who list Lewis. was found in that boat might be inferred to have some connections
THE REPORT.
to the utmost
The
Mr. Arculli said that when he he thought it would be a long time was present at Prize Day last yea
before the school reached a higher standard than that shown by the Notice is hereby given that with the persons who committed in the curse of her report, Miss report. After seeing Mr, Ralston's. Inaugural Meeting which
the piracy That, was some cirs Skinner said the attendance during report of the work for 1926, how- cumstantial evidence. Unless a announced for the 5th & 6th person found on that boat was able daily attendance being. 102
1926 was satisfactory, the averago ever, it was certain that it had
poned to 19th & 20th Februaryother way, the fact that they were are perforcoach your applicants improve on the, standard set last February, 1927, has been post to explain his presence in some accommodation of the school is in only taken the school one year to 1927, as resolved by the General in the boat was some evidence to
refused admission. This year All were reserving of con- Committee on 22nd January, 1927.
year 16 applientions had to be gratulation on the excellent resulty Entries for the forthcoming That fact was, coupled with therefore, that any girl should entar
eonnect thum with the pirate gang. refused. It was to be regretted, achieved.. Meeting will close on 10th Februr Andling of various articles on Nos. upon the school year without the recognized as the one to which The Indian School was now ary, at 8p.m.
1, 2, and 5, and with regard to of it.
tention of remaining until the end
every Indian boy was sent to learn INTERNATIONAL RACE
No. 4 it was coupled with a con 1026 the subject of Hygiene was English and also his own language. fession he made at the Police introduced by means of informal With regard to the phonie system MACAO, LIMITED. Statian. With regard to No. 3 he health talks into the curriculum of of teaching, he thought the school
had not been able to find anything the school. In the lower classes these UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD. | of a similar kind in his notes, and
are given in Chinese, in the English should have its own kindergarten junior class they form the subject mistress.. if there was anything to re-enforce of colloquial lessons and in the Senior The Headmaster rend his annual.
As Domestic Science. presence in the boat, it must be Domestic Science replaced Needle throught pressure on space, to
In 1926, The Twenty Second Annual Gen- drawn from evidence given by or eral Meeting of Shareholders will persons who described his move Junior Locals. Needlework is taught
the Senior
hold over. and subject for th A Few Pieces of Canton Black-be held in the Offices of Messrs.ments on the Suning. What he dive)
The prize list was as follows: years in the Junior and four Class 4-Jat Prize and Government. weud Furniture. .
Dadwell & Company, Limited, on and said about Nos, 1, 2, 4, and 6 years in the Senior School: it was
Scholarship tenable at Queen's College- it could be well
for 3 years, For Dill; 2nd Prize and 11 am. for the purpose of receiv-of passengers in a conclusives
wider an E. K. Scholarship tenable at Queen's more generally useful subject. The
for 3 years, Gurbachan Singh; the report of the General } manner.. Managers together with a state- His Lordship then proceeded to inadequate, and
Government Half Scholarship tenable was found possible at Queen's College for 3 years, A., M. ment of Accounts to 31st Decem-review the evidence against each lust your lo fit out nu kitchen a more Rutajahn.
The subject of House Class 5-1st Prize
ize and Government
Dining Room Suite (made by W. Powell Ltd.), Teak Bedsteads,
Dressing Tables, Desk, etc., etc.
& RECREATION.CLUB OF
1
Apply Box No. 159, care of until noon on Monday, the 11th Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. the inference to be drawn by his Cinsses the subject is treated formia-report, which we are compelled,
"Hongkong. Telegraph."
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TO LET-One European FLAT Wanchai Gép Rord, Honghond Apply to 32, Kennedy Road.
TO LET-Office Rooms, 2nd Floor, New Hongkong "Bank Building. Apply Sang Kee, same building.
TO LET. From 1st April furnish ed flat at the Peak. Apply Pro perty Ones Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let In No. 7, Queen's, Road Central, also two small offices in 1A, Chater Road. Apply E. D. Sassoon and Company, Ltd,
:
February, 1927:-.
Frozen Ment. Frosh Vegetables. Soft Bread, Biscuit.
Rice. Sugar.
Forms of Tender and any neces- sary information may be obtained on application to the Victualling Store Ollieer, H.M. Naval Depot Kowloon.
any tender is reserved.
The right to reject the lowest or
ILM. NAVAL DEPOT, Kowloon,
· January, 1927.
also
and
One Okeh Phonograph.
Catalogues will be issued,
1:
work, as
Monday, the 31st January, 1927, at was supplemented by the evidenc discontinued in favour of
therefore felt that
ing
old cool
cookery kitchen Was small and College
suitable room.
for
On View from Thursday, the ber, 1928. The Transfer Books of defendant in turn, as it occurreditary has recently been introduced, Scholarship tenable at E. K. I. School
the Company will be closed from in the testimony of witnesses, and the 24th to 31st Janary, 1927, commented on the value it pre- both dates inclusive.
'sented to the case for the Crown.
27th January, 1927.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION."
The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auc-, tion,
on FRIDAY,
"the 28th January, 1927,
commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sules Room, Duddell Street.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. TO LET-European Touse, 4, NOTICE IS ÍTEREBY GIVEN VICTORIA VIEW, KOWLOON, that the THIRTY NINTH OR- near New Kowloon Hotel, three DINARY GENERAL MEETING minutes from ferry. Apply, Tung of SHAREHOLDERS in this Com- Tak Co., China Buildings, 6th floor.pany will be held at the Offices-of- Tol. C.4926
Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY, 27th Janu- TO LET-Furnished February, ary, 1927, at noon for the purpose 1927, a good four ruened house of receiving the with boxroom and servants' quar- Directors together with
Report of the tera. Modern conveniences. Ap- ment of Accounts
a State- ply 5, Observatory Villas Obser-ending 31st December, 1926.
for the year vatory Road, Kowloon.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED Thursday, 27th January, both days 27th January, 1927, from Friday, 14th January to
transfer of shares can be regis. inclusive, during which period no
tered.
TO LET-Furnished 3 Room Bun- galow at Fanling N.T. Bathrooms, Kitchen, Servants' quarters, Elee-j tric Light. Closs to Golf Links Apply Box No. 151, care of "Hong- kong Telegraph.t
TO LET-For 12 months from be- ginning of April, 1927, furnished 'roomed house at 2, Observatory Villas, Kowloon. $175 per month. Cutlery, etc., being left. No linen Apply 2, Observatory Villas.
By Order
T
of the Board of Directors,
L. S. GREENHILL,
Secretary, Hongkong, 6th January, 1927.
THE "STAR FERRY" COMPÁNY,
LIMITED.
TO LET-Furnished House with garden at Penk, large Dining room, Drawing room, Study, & bedrooms NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
A Collection of 2500 Stamps in- cluding Chinese Errors, Hongkong (Pane of 50 Jubilees showing Er- ror, "Short U"), elc., etc.
Catalogues wilt he assucu.
On View from Thursday, the
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
General Managers.
LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
な
The Undersigned have received instructions from The Executors of the Estate of The late Dr. J. C. D. Allan to sell by Public Auction,
on THURSDAY,
the 27th January, 1927, nt 3 o'clock p.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
al
Three Stag Heads.
On View from Wednesday, the 28th January, 1927.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Auctioneers CHINA AUCTION
PUBLIC AUCTION.
ROOMS.
4, Duddell Street.
If you have anything you woule ke to sell, exchange or advertise send it to the CHINA AUCTION
The Undersigned have received instructions from the Insurance Companies concerned to sell by ROOM. Public Auction,
4 bathrooms.. Hot & Cold water Inid on, Modern conveniences. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN on FRIDƐATURDAY,
Long lease. Apply Box No. 167, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."
THAT THE TWENTY-NINTH the 28th and 29th January, 1927, ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF THIS COMPANY will be held each day commencing at 10.30 am. TO LET-Furnished & 2 roomed Matheson & Co., Ltd., on FRIDAY, at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, flat with bath room attached, core the 28th January, 1927, at 11.00
at Pedder Building, 2nd Floor, ner rooms with 2 verandahs, neara.m., for the purpose of receiving
Room No. 3.- ¿ University. Bus passes the road the Report of the Directors to-
(removed from Au Chic every 15 minutes. Airy position, gether with a Statement of Ac- Apply Box No. 160, care of "Hong-counts for the year ended 31st,
Parisiense.) kong Telegraph.",
"December, 1926.".
The Register of Shares of the TO LET SHIPPING OFFICES Company will be CLOSED from in Connaught Road Central, Nos. Tuesday, the 18th January, 1927, 16, 18 & 19, Ground Floors; Nos. to Friday, the 28th January, 1927, 16, 17 & 18, First Floor: No. 16, both days inclusive.
Second Floor. Please apply S. K. Trust Ltd., 20, Connaught Road, Central.
FLATS, three, four and five room- ed, modern bathroom, fush, etc. Also one two roomed and one three roomed Bungalow on way, to Repulse Bay and Fanling respec- tively for rent or sale on easy terma. Small Investor's Tel. 0.4630.
By Order
of the Board of Directors,
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Acting Secretary, Hongkong, Jan. 11th, 1927.
MRS. SEKAI MASSAGE
Tel. No. C. 4433, 2nd Floor 2. Dúddell Street. Hongkong
A Quantity of Ladies' Dress Wear and Sundries.
Laces,
comprising:-
E. V. M. R. de ŠOUSA.
STAR THEATRE,
NO. 1 DEFENDANT. With regard to No. 1'defendant, the Judge reviewed the evidence of a number of the crew, who
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5. M. Rumjan; English Prize, Hurl one D. M. Khan; 2nd Prize Singh; Urdu Prize, Gurbux Singh.
Class 1st Prize and Government.. Scholarship tenable at Indian School for one year, Yusha el Areuili; 2nd Prize, Man Singh.
Class 80:1st Prize and Govern
and although it has not yet been possible to set apart a room for this purpose, it is hoped that certain Structural alterations will render it possible to allocate the room above the kitchen to the service of this now and
1 important branch. The girls are responsible for the entire cleanliness Class 7-1st Prize and Goverment freshness of the place, the wash. Scholarship tenable at Tadlan School spoke to seeing the defendant of paint, curtains, cleaning of for one year, Yusuf Shamsuddin; 2nd polishing of floors and earn Prize, Mahmood Khan: English Prize, carry a firearm; to seeing him en-of in the
the cookery compound. M'd. Wahab; Urdu Prize, Balwant ter No. 16 cabin to smoke opium; Lau work is also included in the
Laundry and to accing him put stolen money housewifery course. Another innova-
theSingh, in a basket.
tion during 1926 was Drill. Mrs.ment Scholarship tenablo at Indian Class 8A-1st Prize and Govern-- Then the No. 8 defendant had September for physical culture. A 2nd Prize, Bashir Ahmed; English Atwell was appointed to the Staff in School for one year, Vazir Ahmed; this in his statement: "I re-small room has been arranged as cognize the leader of the pirates. library and a study for the senior Darshan Singh.
Prize, A. R. Marker; Urdu Prize, He was my friend, and requested conclusion, Miss Skinner placed ing to count for him the money on record her appreciation of the har he had robbed. With my own eyes, monious atmosphere which had exist I saw the leader of the piratesed during the period under review. shoot at the Captain of the ship. She said she could not speak too After setting fire to the ship, warmly of the loyalty of all branches others of the pirates (names not of the staff, and of the support exed by Mr.. A. R. Sutherland, Harl given) left in a sampan with the Such whole-hearted co-operation had
tended
to her throughout the year. leader. I have been a business-considerably lightened the work of han all my life and had never been administration. a pirate. I was not willing to do Anything with the pirates, and be- Ing forced to do so, 1 submitted temporarily. and counted the money, Had I known a piracy was to be committed, I would not revolvers and ammunition were on have boarded the ship."
board..
Just before the His Lordship, in commenting on piracy I was handed a revolver by this evidence, said that evidence the leader who had snatched it was most material to identifying, from another man and gave it to the No. I defendant with this man, me, to snatch things."
NO. 2 DEFENDANT,
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At the conclusion of the distribus tion ceremony, the studerts gave a piny entitled "The Country Maid."
This man, his Lordship went on to say, had made a statement which Judge read a statement made by value of which was not diminished As regards No. 2 defendant, the amounted to a confession, the this man to the effect that he was even if it had been drawn from a Chinese military officer carrying him by the police with threats of dispatches from General Yung Fel-violence, as it had been alleged. tung to General Chan Kwing- -ming,--and--that-it--was--with-the- desire to find a place of safety
The évidence rolled upon by the that he got into No. 6 boat with Crown in the case of this man was the pirates. Beyond this he had that he was found wearing a stolen given no explanation of his pre-garment.
_NO_5_DEFENDANT..
SPECIAL BOXING FEATURES
With characteristic enterprise, sence in the boat, and his Lord- With this defendant, the Judge the management of the Starship considered that this was sub- brought to 'n conclusion his review- Theatre has fixed up a most at-stantial evidence which went to ing of the evidence against the five tractive programme for the sea-supplement other material evid-
men who being found in the bqnt, son commencing on Sunday and ence of the Crown that the defenwhich was captured by H.M.S. ending on Wednesday.
dant was participating in these Bluebell, now figured as the Nos. From 6.15 to 8.45 p.m. at 9.20 | acts of piracy.
1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 defendants in the p.m. Tex Rickard's exclusive film
cuse.
...
NO. 3 DEFENDANT.
2.
NO. 6 DEFENDANT.
4
ment Scholarship tenable at Indiun School for one year, Ibrahim; 2nd Prize, Mub'd. Sham; English Prize, Abe Hassan; Urdu Prize, Jaggit. Singh
'Special prize for progress present- Singh.
Attendance: (100% for 4 years), K. Nazarin..
pirate leaders. They had also his confession that he was robbing the rich to pay the poor."
THE FORMOSAN.
Regarding the case of the For- mosan. (No. 8 defendant) his Lordship said the evidence was mostly circumstantial in the fact that the defendant was in the Pirates' boat,
THE VERDICT.
After a retirement of seven minutes, the jury returned a ver dict of "gullty" against Lam Tse- leung (No. 1); Lau Ronki (No. 2); Chan-Lol (No. 3); Sun Mau (No. 4); Chang Chiu-ming (No. 5); anl Chan Kam-in (No. 20).
Lai Chien-chung (No. 8) wa found "Not Guilty" and Mr. C. G. Alabaster, who defended him, formally asked for his release, which was granted..
After donning the black cap, his Lordship said: "You alx mon have been convicted upon your trial. There is no doubt that you were members of a pirate gang on board this ship. Members of your
of the Dempsey Tunney fight will be shown. This will show the As regards the case, against No. whole ten rounds, and a slow-3 Defendant, the evidence of Cap- Day and Evening Gowns, Coats, motion picture by one round.
Turning to the case of the No. 20 gang fired on the officers of the Frocks, Woollen Dresses, Wrap
tain Pringle of identification why defendant, the Judge said the ship. They also used the Chler Coats, Gloves, Corsets, Hats,
For the 7 p.m. and 9.20 p.m. weak and could not stand by itself evidence had been conclusive on Engineer and passengers as a Ribbons," Trimmings, shows, the management has been but it was a noteworthy item in the point that he was the man shiell when they were attempting vices of Kid Raymond and Battling asserted he was the priate who they recaptured the ship, and in set fire to the ship. I myself am successful in engaging the ser- the evidence, that Captain Pringle knocked out by the officers wien to re-take the bridge. They also Clartino, who will give a skipping, rammed a gun into my stomach." view of the considerable amount in agreement with the finding of sparring and shadow boxfag ex- bibition.
NO. 4 DEFENDANT.
of previous legal argument, His the jury. It is my duty to pass Lordship directed the jury in the upon you the sentence required by Then there will be a big Car!
As regards this defendant, the view now taken by the Court, that the law." Laemmle picture, "The Runaway Judge read a statement made by he was not dissociated from He thanked the jury for the Express" to round off the pro- the defendant:"I boarded the riffilual acts which occurred after patient attention they had shown, grammes. Increased prices are ship with 18 other pirates at he was knocked out and rendered and Intimated they would be boing charged for this bumper Amoy three-fold attraction.
I know several of Incapable, as the evidenco had also exempted from further service for the pirates
Flowers, Fancy Hand Bags, etc., etc., etc. (more or less damaged by water) On View on Thursday, the 27th January, 1927.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
I knew that proved that he was one of the a period of three years,