SCHOOL BURGLARY.
RETURNED BANISHEE SENT TO PRISON,
In reply to the charges, the first defondant pleaded not guilty to the frat, guilty to the second and
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SMART ARREST.
TWO MONTHS FOR PICKPOCKET.
NOTORIOUS COMMUNIST.
THE ORIGINATOR OF RED VIOLENCE.
THURSDAY,
DEFERRED CABLES.
F. B. I. TAKES UP RATES QUESTION.
APRIL 28. 1927.
"BOOKED ROOMS."
DECISION IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS.
A Chinese who arrived in the
As previously announced, the The recovery of the entire pro
A decision of importance to different Federation of British Industries English tourists has just bean perty atolen at the burglary re- Colony on Saturday last is the
Some days ago, the cently committed at the Diocesan latest victim of a gang of pickpoc- Boys' School, led to the appearance kets. It appeared that on Sunday newspapers of Shanghal reported has had under consideration the taken by the Commercial Court at of a Chinese before. Mr. W. Scho-morning just after he had changed that Wang Shao-hua, a notorious recent alteration in the regula-Nice, which has declared that an cablegrams at deferred rates. ¡ for a client at a fixed date must Beld at the Kowloon Magistracy some of his Haiphong notes into Communist agitator and chairman tione dealing with the sending of hotel-keeper who promises rooms word and reserve the yesterday afternoon on charges of Hongkong money in Wing Lok of the Shanghai General Labour This matter was discussed at the keep his
a tug at hie left Union, had been shot by the Na meeting of the Grand Council of rooms. burglary, returning from banish-Street, he felt
He immediately tonalist troops whilst resisting the F. B. I., as the result of which Professor Politis, of the Univer ment and receiving stolen pro- breast pocket.
seized a man who was standing the raid on the Union.
discussion a letter was sent by alty of Paris, in December 1925 perty.
It is learnt now from very good Mr.. R. T. Nugent, Director of the reserved rooms for the following A second man was charged in next to him and saw the notes pas-
in January he con- conjunction with the prisoner and sed by this man to another person authority that Wang Shao-hua is F. B. I., to the Postmaster General. March, and
This letter deals in particular firmed the order by letter. But defended by Mr. J. M. Remedios who ran away.
new provision that a when he arrived he was told the The arrested man was brought still alive and that he is living in
the Settlement, of the surrender of with the The Police offered no evidence against the second defendant who before Major C. Willson yesterday which he was, until the order for cablegram is not admissible at arooms he had booked were not
afternoon. Mr. W. B. Hind aphis arrest was issued, a
strong deferred rate if more than one-available. was discharged.
third of its contents consists of The professor was awarded £8 peared for the defendant.
The complainant explained how advocate..
figures, whether written as num-damages. A Mischief-maker Always, crals or as words. This regula- tree men came up to him, one on the right side and two on the left.
Sion, in the Federation's opinion, "This Federation are not aware stated in reply to the third that hoe was bumped by the man on the
Inquiries show that'
"Wang will serve to hamper trade, and it whether the Convention under had purchased several
pawn right and one of the two men on Shao-hun" is simply a pseudonym is obvious that the restriction which the new regulations are is- tickets from a friend. With these the left immediately extracted the and that the man's real name is must bear very hardly upon busi-sued is entirely all embracing, but tickets he had redeemed the ornates from his breast pocket. HeHo Shu-ling. After studying In
ness firms whose telegraphic com-if the opportunity should offer, tleles mentioned in the charge. caught him at once by the breast,
Outlining the case, Sergeant took him through the whole length Shanghai, he went to Japan, where munications must so often deal they would urge that His Majesty's should consider Kenne said that sometime be of Wing Lek Street and there they received his higher education with figures in the form of prices, Government tween 11 p.m. on April 16 and met a Chinese constable in plain in the Kyoto University. Follow measurements, and so forth whether it would be possible to ex- ing his graduation, he went to such messages are not admissible clude from the operation of the Tu.m. on the following day, the clothes,
these arrangements Diocesan Boys' School at the junc-1 In describing the constable the Harbin, where he started the at the deferred rate, increase in regulation
Having made cost of certain cablegrams must which have been entered into be- tion of Prince Edward Road and witness called him a European. Labour Union. Nathan Road, was entered by some Mr. Hind in addressing his Worthings too hot for himself there, be considerable, and this will tend tween, the British Government and person or persons unknown. They ship said that evidently the tes- he went to Shanghai and, in order to reduce the number of cable-the Governments of the Dominions
labour status, grams which are sent.
for sending week-end messages at The Federation's letter, pro-cheap rates. This would, at any stole several articles of cloth timony of the complainant could to establish his ing to the total value of $38, the not be relied upon if he had such entered one of the Japanese mills
to call a as an interpreter, not a labourer, ceeds, "The Federation feel that rate, to a limitel extent, meet the the new regulation is particularly difficulties which are at present property of threg students, T. Ed-poor observation as
open to objection in that it brings being encountered. wards, N. Stratmoor and G. plain clothes Chinese constable abe it noted.
He then joined the General within its scope figures, even Waller.
"Finally, the Federation would' Demanded Damuges. Labour Union and was very active though they are written out in full call attention to the fact that evid- Two days after the burglary,
The defendant in the witness in connexion with its affairs, as words, and they wish to urgence has reached it which goes to the Police received information of
In this that consideration should be given how that the now regulations are the whereabouts of the culprits ex said that he was a medical later becoming chairman.
at all to the possibility of at least being somewhat unintelligently and a raid was carried out at No. He came over to Hongkong position, he did no work
with a friend on Sunday morning 93, Cremer Street, Taikokisuid after making some purchases but operated under the name of amending the regulation in this administered. For instance one firm was informed that for the The defendant and the man dis-e was suddenly accosted by the Sung Ling. As one of the leading respect.
he attacked the
International Interest.
purpose of this regulation the! charged were found on the cock-complainant and accused of pick-Communists,
"The Federation understand that word "dozen" would be counted loft. At the time the defendanting his pocket. He offered him foreign imperialists" and the
"running an International Conference is to as two words, as it took the place was wearing certain articles which self to be searched, but nothing capitalists and their had been identified as having been was found on him. He then de-dogs" and demanded the extermi-be held at Washington later this of two figures. No doubt instruc- stolen from the school, while themanded damages from the com-nation of all of these. Ile bitter-year, and that while this is not tions have bees sent out to the other articles were found on the plainant and it was then that aly denounced the foreigners and concerned particularly with cables, local telegraph offices in regard to demanded their expulsion from an opportunity might then be the regulation, and while the Constable came on the scene. premises
The defendant's friend who was China.
offered in order to have this mal- Federation have not with him at the time bore out his
Wang Shao-hua had a very mag- ter reopened. They would there suppose that this misinterpreta- tory.
Mr. Hind said that in all cases netic personality and the labour-fore ask that His Majesty's Gov- tn is at all general, they would ers, his "running dogs," obeyed criment should use their influence ask that consideration might be of pocket picking there was a great danger of the wrong manhisorders explicitly and it was to have this matter included in given to those instructions to see
crime.
said that it was he who paid cer- the Agenda for the Washington if they can be in any way clarified that, if possible, in order that obvious mistakes, Conference so being arrested for the
kill the loyal The man who lost his money wastain loafers to
mare liberal terms might be ob- such as the one instanced above,
may be obviated.". naturally very indignant and very workers.
lained for cable users. often accused the person nearest
Evidence of identineation of the articles. stalen was given by the respective owners.
After further evidence the case
remanded Was
till 15-morrow morning.
CAPTAIN'S LOSS.
TRUSTED BOATSMAIN FAILS TO RETURN.
!!
The Captain of the linsang re- ported to the Police yesterday that he entrusted his boatswain with $800, made up of sixteen $50 notes, with which to pay the crew and to buy provisions.
The Boatswain who went ashore on Tuesday at 5.30 in the afternoon
European.
to him at the time of the loss.
Lining His Pockets.
have a
His Worship remarked that he When he came to Shanghai, was particularly impressed with the clearness of the complainant's Wang Shac-hua did not evidence. He convicted the defen-eent in his pockets but, after aa- control of the General; dant and sentenced him to two Labour Union, it is said that he
suming
AS misappropriated
much
19 months' hard labour.
several million dollars from the Union's funds, built a foreign re- sidence for himself and bought three motor-cars. These funds, it should be noted, came from the: pockets of the labourers, who, it must be pointed out, were not paid a cash during the time they were out on strike, contrary to their
paid expectations, and whe
has not been seen again. It is feared that the captain is another victim of the oft-performed
vanishing trick."
SEASONAL INDICATION.
THE FIRST SIGNS
as
much as 50 cents a month into the fund, expecting to receive something buck when they went out on strike. A couple of million dollars, it is learned from good authority, came from the Chinese Communist Party, who, in turn, received as much as $6,000,000 from Soviet Russin and handed only 60 per cent. over to the Labour Union.
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