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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22,
NEW NAKED SUNLIGHT YANGTSE PIRATES.
TREATMENT.
STIR OVER A FOREIGN BOOK.
Sir James Marchant has denied that he had sent the translation of a foreign book on naked sun, light treatment to Sir William Joynson-Hicles, the Home Secre- tary.
Tenths bunkum.
STORY OF "I-PING”~ ATTACK.
COST COMPANY $14,000.
OUR FOOTBALL COMPETITION.
PRIZE OF $60 WEEKLY.
The "Hongkong Telegraph" offers a prize of $50 to the readers who send in twelve correct fore- ensts of the results of the English
1927.
KOWLOON LIGHT. IMPRISONMENT FOR
INCREASED EARNINGS BY C. L. & P. CO.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURĖ.
TWO ROBBERS,
SEQUEL TO INCIDENTS IN KOWLOON.
com-
of $26 will be given to the reader account showed a gross profit of have posed as the friends of the who sends in the greatest number $278.688, an increase of about woman they of correct forecasts; and in the $73,000 over the previous year, charge preferred against them was event of two or more readers send- and that so far the earnings of that on October 26 between mid- ing in an equal high number, the the present year show even furnight and 1 am. they, together prise of $25 will be divided. ther improvement. Considerable with others, robbed the
The competition, is in accordance expenditure, on Capital account plainant of $36 in money, five with the rules published in the was, however, foreshadowed for bangles, and one gold ring, in Tai Nam Street, at Shamshuipo. The Telegraph during the weeks August the coming year.,
Mr. R. G. Shewan presided and second charge was that the prl- 20-September 21.
there were also present: Sir Re-soners, unaided by others, robbed bert Ho Tung, Mr. H. P. White, the same woman at four o'clock, on Mr. A. II. Compton. Mr. C. A. dn the same morning at Hunghom. robbery occurred Roza (directors), Mr. N. Braga This second (secretary); Mr. J. H. Donnithorne when the prisoners were taking (works manager), Messrs, A, the woman to find the first rob- Keith, Tse Taan-lal, F. M. Ellis,bers.
. Toppin, A. A. Botelho, and Capt. R. D. Thomas (shareholders).
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting, and the Anditors' Report.
The 'case against the man and woman, who were charged in con», nexion with two robberies in A resume of some of the con-Innd Scottish League matches (to
A very atisfactory position | Kowloon, on October 28, which ditions encountered during recent be played on Saturday next, De was revealed at the ninth ordinary took place within five hours of months on the Upper Yangtze by cember 24th) set out in the Coupon yearly meeting of shareholders of each other, was concluded this goal scores arethe, China Light and Power Co.. morning, before Mr. Justice Wood, I have finally decided to send it foreigners who are trying to below. No to a caricaturist, suid Sir James engage in shipping is to be found required; only forecasts showing(1918) Ltd., held this morning. at the Criminal Sessions. to the Central News. The spon-in a communication which arrived wins or draws.
In the event of no reader fore-when Mr. R. G. Shewan, the Chair-
The prisoners were alleged" to soring of a book by Dean Inge recently in Shanghal from Chung casting all twelve matches, a prize man, stated that the working and Dr. Saleeby advocating ex-king. The correspondent des-
robbed. The first posure of our ashen and frequent-cribes in detail the recent bandit ly ugly bodies to our November outrage perpetrated on the str. sun is a grotesque joke. Our Ping, at Ychter, an incident sunlight advocate is Dr. Saleeby, which cost the company operating and he does his work sanely and the ship the sum of $14,000. well. He wants no assistance
According to the information from a foreign advocate, whose obtained from an informant, who book in my judgment, is, seven- Was an eye-witness, a military bandit gang was responsible for He says"]{11}- a carica- the outrage. But it is n case for turist, not for the police, he added lets flew thick and fast for the an artist who should, picture better part of half-an-hour until Dean Inge, and Dr. Saleeby, clad we finally stopped. I, together in a single fig leaf, worshipping with three missionaries, was in the sun in an English November the Captain's office, which Is in- on the steps of St. Paul's Cathe-side the bridge and therefore pro- of the tected by the ballet screens. dral-the wild flight pigeons-the crack of the dome However, when the bandits swarm- the statue of Queen Victoriaod on board, they crowdell all over
a the ship and on Tomming at the mouth-what
the bridge, brandishing their Mausers in a picture!
The Rev. James Marchant is most menacing and careless man- director of the National Council ner and shooting intermittently. ffor Great and Greater Britain) We four foreigners were not for the Promotion of Race Re-molested by the bandits, but dur- generation, and was secretary of ing all the time that they were on the International Morals Congress board, one, wicked-looking devil lenned through the widow across for 1922-23.]
the room from us and kept us covered with his Mauser (cocked and his finger on the trigger). This agony of suspense and dan- covered the better part of ger two hours.
It had been previously stated that Sir James Marchant, director of the National Council of Pub lie Morals, had sent to Sir William Joynsbn-Hicks, the Home Seere- tary, a copy of "Man and Sun light," by Hans Suren, who was at une time chief of the German Army School for Physical Exer- rists.
What the Publishers Say. The English version of the book, which advocate naked gymnastics in the sunshine, has a preface by Dr. C. W. Saleeby, in- rorporating a word of approval from Dean Inge, who says:-1 am in favour of publication. The anthor is a bit of a fanatic, but the book will do good.
ment:-
"Shell Out!"
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" FORECAST COMPETITION.
Matches to be played on De- cember 24th:-
*DIVISION 1.
Arsenal Derby Sheffield U. V
Fulham Leeds
Y
Everton. Birmingham. Bolton W.
DIVISION IL,
I
V Blackpool. Stoke.
DIVISION L. (SOUTH).
Southend. Newport Plymouth V Crystal P. DIVISION III. (NORTH). Bradford Halifax
ፕ Chesterfield. Wrexham.
Y
SCOTTISH LEADur
Clyde Hamilton Kilmarnock
V
St. Mirren. v St. Johnstone.
V
Name
Address
Date
Hearts.
Strike out the teams which you think will lose, but make no marks think will be drawn." in respect of matches which you
Chairman's Speech..
This morning, the first prison er denied all knowledge of the affair, and alleged that the com- plainant had a grudge against him. He stated that the police forced him to admit that he had com- mitted the offences, In fact he did not know the complainant at
The Chairman said:-Gefle men, The report and accounts all. having been in your hands for the
The Second prisoner, the womin, prescribed perfod, I will, with your permission, take them as said "Does anyone in the world ke- woman would join read. The net amount, including lieve that a $52,676.40 brought forward from with robbera." She admitted that last year, available for distribu-slie had known the complainant tion is $309,843.42, which we re- for seven or eight years, but the charges were entirely the inven commend be appropriated follows:-To put to eredit of Retion of the complainant. serve for Special Renewals, Re-
AS
on
After his Lordship had summed
of
to five years hard labour and the The first prisoner was sentenced
pairs, and Change of Voltage, Up, the jury retired for about ten $60,219.03; to pay a Dividend of minutes. When they returned
they brought in a verdict 8%, or, 40 cents per share,
"guilty." 400,000 "Old shares, $160,000; to pay a Dividend of 8%, or 16 cents per share, on 199,850 shares, $31,976; to carry forward to next year's Account, $57.6-48.39.
The Working Account shows a gross profit of $478,688.41, against $405,639.41 last year, an increase
"New"
of about $70,000, which is distinet-
second to three years' hard labour.
MARINE COURT.
ly encouraging, capceially as the BROKEN RUDDER, NO EXCUSE. earnings for the present year 30 far also show an even furthor im- provement.
"As the handits were ready to i leave the ship, the No. 1 in charge of operations swaggered into the office, brandishing his pistol, and fold us to 'shell out," a missionary doing the Interpreting. He took my silver wrist watch, and the few little missionaries lost a articles of jewellery. It finally developed that they "claimed we had sunk one of their junks on a previous trip, and they' deraanded $8,000 in compensation. After No., 17 To this the publishers, the lengthy argument, this amount
At the Marine Court this morn- Sellux Publishing Company, was reduced to $3,000, provided. Slough, made the following state-their demands were met imme-
As we expected, the expenditure ing, before Commdr. G. F. Hole, diately in cold cash. A canvass
boat, was charged with anchoring. We are not even surprised to the ship was made, but only
on the distribution system has Mui, the mistress of a cargo hear that Major Suren's book hus $500 in cash was realized, and of
been heavy, due to extensions and her craft in the Central Fairway, alterations of mains in the Sham thereby, causing an obstruction, been sent to the ilame Secretary-which the Bandits immediately All claims must reach this office Shui Po, Kowloon Tong and Kow- Pleading guilty, the necused stated It was only to be expected that took possession..
not later than Wednesday follow-loon City districts. Further ex- that her rudder had broken down, book so decisively counter to much
"Realizing that there was noing the date on which the matches penditure will have to be met in this eliciting a remark from his that passes for morality should more cash to be had, the bandits are played. No prize will be the laying of underground mains Worship that it was quite possible
opposition from then moved to take the compra-awarded for which a claim has not in the Kowloon Tong Estate and to navigate a sailing vessel with Grundyites.
dore and the captain of the ship been made.
the linking up of Sham Shui Po out a rudder. A fine of $3 with People who are shocked at the on shore, and hold them for Before sending in your coupons, Kowloon Tong and Kau Pai Shek the alternative of five days' idea of showing the human body $5,000 ransom. Later, however, mark your forecasts on the dupli-Sub-Stations.. These extensions imprisonment was inflicted. anclothed are not advised to read after learning that it would be cate list given below. Keep your are necessary in order to enable
Tai Mun, master of a steam the book. We are content to let impossible for the ship to pro- dupliunte lists and compare them us to cope with the demand in the The book speak for itself. The red without the captain, they later with the published results of districts referred to, and to com- launch, was charged with towing British Press and the British decided to take the compradore the matches and if you find that plete the ring system of feeders. two lighters, abreast through the Bubite will be better able to judge and
As regards the change of vol- Southern Entrance of the Yaumaft one of his staff and then you have eight or more correct send its value than Mrs. Grundy and ordered the captain to proceed in a claim for the prize.
Mark your envelopea "Footballage, the alteration to the low Breakwater. Pleading guilty and all her followers,
and to return with the money,
tension distribution in the Yau-admitting a previous conviction, in the front and write your name mati distries was completed early the accused was fined $15, with the (without address) on the back of in the year, but with a view to alternative of three weeks' hard the envelope.
arouse
the
MARK AND KEEP THIS DUPLICATE curtailing immediate expenditure labour: LIST. DO NOT FORWARD IT TO US. the actual change-over to the IT IS PRINTED FOR YOUR CONVENI- ENCE SO THAT YOU MAY KEEP A RECORD OF THE FORECASTS YOU HAVE
Other Ships Escape. On a charge of stealing a ring
"Shortly after we anchored, two valued at $5 belonging to Miss other vessela came along and
swimmer. Mercedes, Glaitze, the
were ordered to stop, but the from a house in Belgrave Road. bandits having no accomplices on S.W.; Isabel Tailord, aged 26, board, they proceeded past at servant, was bound over at West- full speed under a hall of bullets SENT IN minster Police Court.
from the shore and on board the Arsenal I-Ping. A little later, another Derby vessel. the str. Yung An, Sheffield U. belleve, hove into sight, but seeing Fulham that something was amiss, turned Leeds round and started back for ichang, Plymouth Newport, not, however, before the bandits
Bradford
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TO EXPRESS YOUR FRIENDSHIP AT THIS MOST JOYOUS SEASON FOR GIFTS WITH SPECIAL, MEANING-POWELLS'16 THE PLACE
WHERE YOU WILL FIND THEM, HERE GOOD
GIFTS ABOUND ÎN PROFUSION-GIFTS
UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL AND PRACTICAL.
For
GIFTS FOR MOTHER FATHER, THE FAMILY OR YOUR FRIENDS' -COME TO POWELLS-
CLOSING HOURS DURING THIS WEEK SATURDAY INCLUDED-6.p.m..
Wm. Powell, Ltd.
v. Everton, v. Birmingham, v. Bolton W. v. Blackpool. v. Stoke.
v. Southend. v. Crystal P. v. Chesterfield V. Wrexham v. St. Mirren
St. Johnstone Hearts.
LOCAL BOOTBALL.
TWO KOWLOON TEAMS.
higher pressure of supply was postponed. We are now in a position to go ahead with the change-over on consumers' pre- miscs, and we anticipate the change of voltage in the Yaumati district will be completed by the end of February, 1928.
During the next twelve months we shall be called upon to meet expenditure on Capital Account for the proposed purchase and re-
LAWN TENNIS.
DIOCESAN BOYS' WIN,
The Diocesan Roys' School won an easy victory over a scratch team from the R.A.F. (Kaitack) on the School court on Tuesday, the final score being 80 games to 2. Details:
claiming of approximately 72,350 Lee Jan Pit and Wong Cheong square feet of land on the cast Kee (D.B.S.) bent Chandler and side of our Hok-Un Works, pur- Avery, 11-0; heat Fyrar and Spen- chase of land for two kiosk sub- ser, 10-1.
stations at 'Kowloon Tong, and Ma Chiu Cheng and F. Shirazee Kowloon Tong sub-station and (D.B.S.) beat Chandler and Avery, quarters, also cables, etc.. for the 11-0; beat Morris and Smith, 11-1; distribution system and change beat Fyrar and Spenser, 11-0; of voltage.
J. A. Fisher and Mr. T. S." W.
had poured a fasilade into her. Halifax At Patung, the No. 1 pilot went Clyde. ashore to see what could be done Hamilton about raising the ransom money, Kilmarnock but all he could collect was $980, to which was added $200 borrowed from a passenger, Mr. Gerald Bell, making a total of $1,180. This was despatched to Yehten in charge of three of the ship's crew and three of the bandits who had
I regret that the showroom Chan beat Chandler and Avery, come to Patung in the ship. The
The following have been selected leaves a deficit of $9,732.26, in- 11-0; beat Morris and Smith, 11-. bandits, took the money but refus for the Kowloon Football Club to cluding $4,292.78 for deprecia-0; beat Fyrar and Spenser, 11-0. ed to release the compradore."
play in a friendly game with a team tion; but this is not all loss, ag Further discussion of this inci- from H. M. S. Hawkins on Satur against it we must place the in- dent shows the following payments day, on the Kowloon ground; kick-creased demand for the supply of were made:-Cash at Yehten, off at 4 p.m.:-Angus; Wheeler, electricity created by the various $500; cash-sent from Patung, Dodshon; Guest, Duncan, Hedley: articles sold. As stocks have $1,180; promissory notes signed Pile, May, Vickars, Tiernan, Miles. been moving off more quickly. by captain, $7,500, promissory The following have been selected Intely, we have deferred the notes signed by compradore, $500; to represent the Kowloon 2nd. Xi closing of the Showroom till 31st
A Chinese séuman of the 8.3. commission to guarantor, $1,000: in their League match versus the March next. expenses, sampan, 'entertainment, Chinese Athletic on Saturday, on
The Accounts are in such full Chenonceaux appeared before Mr. etc., 3400; and demands of second the Kowloon ground; kick-off at detail that there is hardly any-gistracy, this morning, on a charge W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Ma- gang of bandits, $2,000, making a 2.30 p.m.:-Slipper; Blies, Fasco thing left for me on which to com-
of being in, unlawful possession of total of $13,080.
one revolver and two automatic pistols, as well as spare magazines. The defendant, who was arrested.
was remanded for one week form- when leaving the ship yesterday, ally, it being intimated that the case would be heard by two Magistrates.
Pidgin Cargo. The letter goes on to say that Nicholis.
A match between the Diocesan one, of the many curaes of the shipping business on the Upper Boys' School and the R.A.F. (Kai Yangtzo is the "pidgin cargo" tack) was played on the School which is carried by the crews in ground on Monday and resulted in the ships. This illegal cargo is a win for the School by four goals
to three. put in the ship's hold by members' of the crew, the pilots being ap- parently the chief offenders, and instances are on record recently of 20 per cent. of the ship's gross, carrying capacity having been "pidgin:"
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ARMS CASE.
CHINESE SEAMAN CHARGED.
Blacklock, Skinner, Dunnett, Coates, Clark, Spary, Muir, East- ment, but I may explain that the and small amount of $100 for compen man. Reserves:-Roberts
sation was an ca gratia payment in connexion with an accident at Yaumati during a typhoon, for which we were in no way respon sible,
I now beg to propose the adop- tion of the report and accounts as presented, and when this has been n. D. Thomas, seconded by Mr. Tse seconded I shall be pleased to Taantal Eight months' hard labour and answer any questions you may.
The re-election of Mesars. Linstead and Davis and Messrs. twenty strokes of the birch was desire to ask.:
The adoption of the report and Lowe, Bingham and Matthews as the sentence passed by Major C. Willson, this, morning, on a Chin- accounts was seconded by Mr. H. auditors at a remuneration of Other points brought out were ese who was charged with return-P. White and unanimously carried $1,250 each, was proposed by Mr. A. A. Botelho, second by Mr. Allan the actions of the military to- ing from banishment. The man's
Keith and carried. /', wards. foreigners. On November record showed that ho was banish-A 18, there were 15 foreigners ined for life in 1926 and that pre- Chungking, according to this vions to that he had three convic. correspondent N. C. Daily Newa, tions against him.
Other Business.' . Messra. A H..Compton and Lee
The Chairman announced' that' Hysan were re-elected to the direc-dividend warrants were ready and. torato on the proposition, of Capt. could be obtained on application.
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