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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
́BANK PROFITS.
ANNUAL REPORT OF MER- CANTILE BANK OF INDIA.
SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1929.
RAID BY ARMED MEN.
SCARED ON ENTERING
EUROPEAN HOUSE.
APPALLING FIRE.
SQUARE MILE OF HOUSES
BURNT OUT.
ELI COTTAGE MURDER.
CHARGES OF RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY,
The thirty-sixth annual report
A nensational attempt at armed
What was described by those who
A sequel to the murder on of the Marcantile Bank of India, daylight robbery was mada yester should know as the worst native February 28 of a gardener at. Kli Ltd., statos: The Directors sub-day afternoon in the apartment of village fire for many, many years Cottage, Old Kowloon Tong, was mit to the shareholders of the a Kowloon lady, Mrs. L. A. Rose past blazed on Monday night over Bank the General Balance Sheet of 10, Granville Road. Due to the
a square mile of land in the rear of the appearance before Mr. T. S. and Statement of Profit and Loss pluck of her sister-in-law the atthe N.Y.K, Wharves on the Poolung Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Account for the year ending 31st tempt was frustrated.
sule and before it could be brought | Magistracy yesterday of four December, 1928.
under control had burnt, out over Chinese on charges of reciving 3,000 bamboo houses and huta, with certain articles of clothing which a terrible list of deaths.
The fire could be seen for mica had been stolen from the Collage from the Settlement side of the during the outrage,
not until the Mr. H, J. Armstrong repro- villagera in desperation tore down sented the fourth defendant. their flimsy structures that a limit could be set to the flames which at one time it socmed that nothing would check
Hearing the muffled shrieks of hor amah, Misa Rose rushed from The not profits for the year the sitting room to the kitchen and after providing for bad and
found the nmah being throttled, doubtful debts, and including whilst another robber was threaten $104,840 SR. 3d. brought forwarding her with a revolver. Seizing river and it was MAJOR
frem last Account, amount to the first weapon handy, an ordin- £436,046 174, 8d. From this sum ary house broom, Miss Rose has to be deducted £84,000, being struck the gunman across the face, the interim dividend of 8 per cent, and he, with his three companions, less income tax, dn the "A", "B" iminediately took fright and raced and "C" shares paid in Septem- down the back stairs of the build- ber last,
Ing and made their escape.
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The Directors have added £30;- 000 to the Reserve Fund (raising
Late last night no arrests had yet been made by the police, the
I to £1,460,000), £10,000 to the affair, unfortunately, not being re-
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Officers' Pension Fund, and writ-porled until after seven o'clock. by half-crazed parents and
len £40,000 off Freehold Banking Premises, They now recommend A final dividend on the "A" "p" and "C" Shares of 8 per cent., less Income tax (malring 16 per cent. for the year), having a balance of £182,046 178. Bd. to be farried forward.
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It is with very great regret the Directora have to record the deata of this steemed colleague, St David Yule, Bt. Sir Thomas S. Catto, B, has been appointed to a seat on the Board.
has
An Agency of the Bank been opened at Ipoh, Perak.
A Department of the Bank hus been opened for the transaction af Trustee and Exreutorship bust ness and,, for the purpose of do- ing such business in the East, The Mercantile Bank of India (Agency) Ltd. has been register rd in India.
Miss Rose was prostrated after her encounter, and it was not until her sister-in-law returned home that the police' were informed.
Seen Loitering.
Detective Inspector Lane who appeared for the Crown outlined the case against the four defend- ants who, it will be remembered, were originally arraigned before the Court on the capital charge. but inter acquitted of the indict ment on the prosecution, offering no evidence against them..
The articles mentioned in the
Piteous Scenes Witnessed, Any exnet estimate of the number of deatha would be impossible. The Chinese fire brigade officials besieg; friends did their best to keep a list of those minning and at a Inte hour charges, were alleged to belong to one person and that person WAS it had passed the 300-mark and was
about now dead, said Inspector Lane. ntill growing. The scenes
The circumstances were that on! the fire were pitous in the extrome.
Long before the times were on the night of February 28, a garden- who lived near El Collage and while firemen were labouring toer keep back the fire front, bedraggled heard dogs barking in a peculiar villager their clothes soaked in manner, and suspected that som water, would be standing on what thing was amiss. On investigal- had an hour before been theiring the cause of the dogs' be- homes thrusting Barir arms downhaviour the man found Eli Cottage: into the hot embers in search for in disorder. He heard groABS their children and belongings.
emanating from a nearby cook- house and also dogs barking on] the hillside.
Mrs. Rose', told a Press, re- presentative last night that for two or three days strange Chinese had been seen loitering near the building, carrying tools such as a workman of the electricity department would carry, and also coils of wiring. They stated that they were overhauling the electri-
Bravery of Desperation, cai equipment of the house. Short ly after 2 p.m. yesterday Miss These brave, if foolhardy, people Suspecting that a robbery had Rose was quietly remiing a book wore everywhere, pressing upon the taken place he went for some when she heard terried shrieks fire line as closely as the fremen friends. On returning to the found emanating from the kitchen, and it wore being presied back by it. Cottage the deceased was sounded as though the amah was Frequently some smouldering sub lying in the cookhouse. He had either in a fit or was being strangled, stance would suddenly fluro forth been attacked and left there with She immediately rushed to the kit- not a huge bluze leap up into then cord tied round his neck. Ha chen, and was amazed to find four dense clouds of white smoke abes had apparently been alive before Chinese there. One was present-One half-mad woman, well in the the witness left the premises on ing a gun at the amal and another centre of the still smouldering aren, the Grst occasion but being:
was soon suddenly to stoop and pick | frightened the man did not had her throat in his grasp.
Immediately the men realised up something she had uncovered anything. When the party found that an alarm had been raised, on prodding with a bamboo pole, and the deceased he was already dead. the arrival of Miss Rosa, they | as she did my the ground about her
Inspector Lane said that they rashed to the lack staircase. Mies for a space of some twenty feet shot would prove that the articles man- Rose intercepted the Chinese, who into flames. They pasues quickly, It will be necessary to appoint was armed, and with a well-direct- and the woman was seen writhing ioned in the charge belonged to Auditors. Messrs. Cooper Brothed blow struck him full in the face, on the ground. What prize she had the deceased man and to the best of their ability prove that they ers and Co. and Messr, W. A.
secured will never be known for un instant Inter her body was blot had been in. his possession prior fed out ur other farra hurat forth. to the murder. One Irurned that shes had lived with her family over a match shop, which had been their livelihood.
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The following Directors retire by rotation, but, being eligible, affer themselves for reselection: Mr. J. M. Ryrie,, Sir Thomas. 5.
C'atto, Bt.
Browne and Co., the retiring Auditors, offer themselves for re-election.
MR. G. MOLLISON.
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The Irrepressible Pensant. But the picture hurl its other side, Hundreds of villagers, when burned out, gave no further heed to the fire, once they were noured the family wna 'safe, hat gathered in a nall open space toward the north an end of the fire area to put up rude shelters for the night and sook' what over they could find.
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The police received information: some days later and the first three defendants were arrested in the street. On the accond defendant one of the articles which Was
stolen. Further in- had been formation led to the recovery of other articles from pawn shops. The defendants were either cognised as having pawned articles or the tickets were found on their person.
The fourth defendant was rested later.
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Naturally Miss Rose was unable to prevent his escape, and, revolver in hand, the armed robber followed his three confederates down the stairs. By this time all in the house had been roused, and from the second Boor, three Fillpinos who reside there rushed out to the back ataircase and, it is sald, were in- timidated by the armed Chinese. FORMER HONGKONG RESI Apparently, saya Mrs. Rose, the
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robbers became a alarmed when they were attacked that they left Mr. George, Mollison, the oldest me of the coperty behind. When Mex, se returned from member of the staff of the Shang-town she found her sister-in-law hal Waterworks Ca., and formerly ultering from
Abock, and on
A number of soldiers were sent of Hangkong, has retired after searching Tound a coat and a pair 30 years' service.
of Chinese trousers, together with to the scene of the fire to keep Mr. Mollison, who bails from several lengths of electrical wiring. order. Although the Settlement Dundee, served in the Royal En- The mah's throat, was badly Brigade were awaiting the call, in gineers for 11 years. 16 LOOR bruised. Miss Rose told her sister-asmuch na the property involved dil part in the second Egyptain Cam-in-law that when she saw the armed pot adjoia foreign' wharvas, no end! pussen.
robber she immediately looked for their assistance was turned in, While statinged in tangkong around for a weapon, and the broom and they did not turn out, it having he joined the waterworks section proved effective at least in scaring been established that the fire was
well away from the river front. of the Public Works Department the gunman.
As the men ran down the back but eight yours ter he left for Shanghai. The Shanghai, Water-stairs Miss Rose leaned over the: works Ch. has retained Mr. Mott. lleony and shouted "Catch the fact that all the water did not casualties in yesterday's mine { son ever since, but at last have robbers." It it was apparently to been forced to allow Mr. Mollison late to enable them to be stopped. to retire after 30 years of very fine servier.
ACTIVE FOR FIRST TIME
follow the proper outlets.
the fountain. A large number of
The case was adjourned,
JAPANESE DISASTER.
AN AMENDED LIST OF CASUALTIES' ISSUED.
Tokyo, Apr. 12.
It is officially stated that the
not
With the fountain in operationinying disaster are 62, of whom water streamed from the huge 7 were Instantaneously killed, 3 bowl at the top, numerous cracks have since died, 3 are missing, 5 having appeared during the passo seriously hurt, and 27 are
aro seriously injured, 7 are Long Service at Pumping Station. CITY HALL FOUNTAIN. ing of time in the cement work of
slightly injured. The whole of Mr. Mollison's time has been spent at the pumping
The cause of the disaster, is spectators gathered to watch an still under investigation, and atation at Yangtszepoo, where Inst
unusual sight but they were not details are withheld from publica- week he was presented with a
rewarded with any lengthy dia- tion, though it is reported the handsome silver shield by the Chi-
play.. nese staff with whom he is an
vessel's atern. Is wrecked beyond recognition. ropular as he is respected. Ife was entertained at tifn by the foreign staff, and 'was also the recipient of a presentation from them as a token of their affection workmen who carried out tests to membered at one time the lower premature explosion of a mine. and esteem.
IN MANY YEARS.
After merely neting for many years asin resting place for coolien the fountain outside the City Hall burst into activity yesterday morning following operations by
ensure that the fountain will still function.
When the fountain last play ed" is a date long forgotten. Re- aldents of twenty years or more fall to recall the time when the fountain was alive, but it is re-
It is believed the explosion was due to the inadvertent turning of an electric switch, resulting in a
Aeroplanes and launches are jets were kept in operation, iron still searching at the scene of the cups being provided for those de- disaster for the missing sailors string to drink.
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