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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1931
LADY ROBBED BY POSEIDON RELIEF
SNATCHER,
FUND.
MRS. INSTONE BREWER THE VICTIM.
A FURTHER $9,700 DONATED.
THIEF WELL PUNISHED.
The victim of a bag-snatcher in
NEARING $25,000.
TO AID PEASANT CULTIVATORS.
MORTGAGE CREDIT CO. SCHEME.
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BRITAIN'S SHARE.
London, June 17.
Referring in the House of
International Agricultural
Bowen Road, yesterday afte In the twenty-four hours ended noon, Mrs. Inatone Brewer apat noon to-day, the Navy Leaguo's! peared before Mr. Williams as Poseidon Disaster Fund has beeu Commons to-day to the scheme for complainant this morning to charge increased by a sum of $3,704. Of
this amount, $2,627 was sent direct an the man with theft and assault.
Detective Sergeant Naughton sald that at about 6 o'clock yester day, Mrs. Brewer was walki ig along Buwen Rond,
the Military Hospital, when the defend. ant, approaching from behind, 70.
loane on mortgage through Cen- suntched her hand bag, at the same
It is hoped that there will be no tral Banks to peasant cultivators time pushing her across the road slackening of public effort as the
chase and
near
of
to the Fand Secretary, $826 was Mortgage Credits Company, which and arose on a discussion of the recaived by the Telegraph Morning Post, and the remaining proposed European Union, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Henderson, $361 by the Daily Prenn.
The grand total le now $22,929,- said its purpose was to
malco
to change over from wheat grow.
and ran away. Mrs. Brewer gave need for donations is very great. in Central and Eastern Europe, the defendant, whilst Mr. Arthur informs us that in the and, in particular, to assist them running away. discarded some detailed list published elsewhere, the articles from the bag. He was in rospect of yesterday's contribu Ing to other forms of agricultural stopped by a Chinese employee of tiona, a sum of $250 collected by production. the Penk Tramway Company, but the staff of the Godowo Company,
he
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broke away. He was tured on the arrival on the scene of Mr. A. Andrews, of the Peak Tram Co.
In reply to his Worship, the officer said the assault alleged against the defendant was the push he gave Mrs. Brewer as he snatch- ed the bag.
Remarking that it was actually one and the same act, his Worship dismissed the second charge and defendant to ten Hentenced the months' hard Inbour and 18 strokes of the birch on the first count.
Addressing the Chinese mployee of the Peak Tramway Co.. hin Worship commended him on going to the assistance of Mrs. Brewer and in helping to arrest the defendant.
MR. MELLON VISITS LONDON.
CALLS ON PREMIER IN
COMMONS.
London, June 17.
Mr. Andrew Mellon, Secretary of
was wrongfully credited F. H. Crapnell entirely.
to
NAVY LEAGUE "POSEIDON" FUND.
The Manager,
Hongkong Telegraph,
A
It was hoped to raise £10,000,000 Mr. in various financial centres, of which. £1,000,000 would be insued at the outset. In addition, special reserve fund of $1,000,000 would be set up, to which all Government who were parties to the Convention would contribute. The British share would be about £126,000,
1/3 Wyndham Street.
Herewith the sum of dollars which I shall be glad if you will forward to the Hongkong branch
of the Navy Longue in aid of the dependents of the Poseidon victims.
Name
Address
WEATHER REPORT.
this It WAR
proposed that reserve should be deposited with the Bank of International Settle- ments and should bear interest, and, in due course, be repaid out of the Company's profits.-British Wireless.
B.. B. C. PROGRAMMES FOR COLONIES.
SCHEME OF INTEREST TO HONGKONG.
London, June 17.
of It was stated in the House Commons to-day that a scheme fot to the the United States Treasury, who The Royal Observatory reports broadcasting programmes has just arrived in London on a that a feeble anticyclone is cen- British Colonies and Protectorates, private visit, called on the Primetral over N.E. Japan. The de- recently submitted by the British Corporation, JA Following this British super-production there will follow a list Minister in his room at the House pression to the NW, of Hanoi is Brondcasting
of Commons this afternoon-Bri- unchanged. A depression has being studied by the Government.-- of latest productions.
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