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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1931.
“WANTED” BY THE CLUB GAMBLING
POLICE.
REWARDS OFFERED
· FOR ARREST,.............
The police authorities have issued warrants for the arrest of two men alleged to have been con-
cerned In recent crimes.
CONVICTIONS.
DEFENCE CALLED A TISSUE OF LIES.
NOTICE OF APPEAL.
ACID-THROWING. CHARGE:
A YOUNG WOMAN
BADLY SCARRED.
A wall-dressed young Chinese wonun was in Court this morning we dates for the hearing of an when Mr. Schoßeld was asked to
{assault charge.
A roward of a hundred dollara Notice of appeal, following con- The assault took the unusual is offered in the case of Leung victions, was given by Mr. G. K. form of neld-throwing.
the Ngo, who la wanted for attempted Ifall Brutton, before Mr. Williams incident, which occurred Home murder arising from the shooting at the Central Police Court this time back at
Bay. Causeway with a revolver of Yim Cheong morning, in the Sik Yue Club resulting in the woman attacked on July 28 last, at 460, The Peak, gambling case in which his Wor-being seat to hospital suffering where both men were employed, ship gavo his decision in favour from burns where the corrosive Yim Cheong's age is 24, and he is of the prosecution.
action of the acid had senred described as being of short sta. After notting forth the evidence deeply into the leah," ture and medium"build, with close for the prosecution and for the After a couple of weeks spent in cropped hair,
defence, his Worship said that he hospital, she attended the Court pro- had not the slighost hesitation in ceedings this morning with adhesive
In the other case, the arrest of
Li Tung-hol in sought under arriving at the conclusion that bindings over her left eye and face. the story of the prosecution was Detective Sub-Inspector Roaus- warrant issued on Information substantially correct and that the kwy, intimating that the police were that he fraudulently misappro- defence was a tissue of lies from in a position to proceed, asked for printed the sum of $1,300 belong beginning to end. His Worship dates to be fixed for the trial of a ing to the China Motor Bus. Com-i pany by whom he had been em- commented upon the fact that young Chinese who is charged with
defendants had, in some cases, Inflicting grievous bodily harm. ployed an an accountant. The given detailed accounts of certain His Worship, on being further wanted man is described as being incidents whereas they had been informed that the case would 20 years of age, and of medium able to give but a vague descrip- entail three sittings, set aside the stature and build. A reward of tion of others when questioned. afternoons of to-morrow, Friday! $1,000 accompanies the poster Coming to the question as to and Monday, and remanded the for Information lending to the whether the premises had wanted man's arrest and convie used as a common gaming house on any date before the raid, his Worship pointed out that gambl- arrying paraphernalia had been found and as it was a Club, and not a private house, it went to show that games of chance were played there. The defendants were all convicted.
tion.
"FINANCIAL WAR AT ITS HEIGHT.
¿Continued from Page 1.)
Hizing her exchange in relation to
sterling.
of
been accused accordingly,
Mr. Hall Brutton:-I give notice. to state a case on law and fact. appeal and ask your Worship
MISSING BANK OFFICIAL.
REPORTED LOSS OF $15,000.
The attention of the police has The first defendant, who had been called to an allegation of mix. Was fined appropriation of a considerabic sunt
A Hum
Otherwise, she will be nasisting in developing markets in China for previous conviction, the gold standard countries-fight-$100 on a charge of keeping, the belonging to the National and ing on the wrong side of the wall. second $75 on the same charge Commercial Bank, a Chiness in- And if the rest of the Empire and the other eleven all fined $stitution at No. 14-Des Voeux Bond Central. As a consequence, the ean he persuaded to drop the each for gambling. metal basis, half the battle will $35.61 which was seized by the whereabouts of a man occupying be won at the outnet, for the police was ordered to
fiscated. gold of France and US.A. will
A stay was allowed pending a depreciate to a point where they
peal. WIB have then elves
no alter- native but to desert that standard.
People here may protest that trade will go direct to Chinn from the gold countries, but with Britain supported by her Empire, the gold-cum-silver exchango posí. tion would become as jrecarious as that of silver-free paper; and Britain and Hongkong would inevit- ably win out
Need For Patriolism.
The Old Country will have need of all her patriots the world over in this crisis, more than ever before in her history, for the out- come threatens greater disaster than had she lost the 1914 war, Ti is to be hoped she will not call in vain towards the East.
tite
be
con-
DOUBTFUL STORY OF LOSS.
POLICE SCEPTICAL
OVER REPORT.
executive position in the Kow- branch of the Bank at 35 gated by the police subsequent to Nathan Rond, are being investi-]
his alleged disappearance, coinct- dent with the indeling of the money.
A sum of $15,000 is mantinned un being involved by Hat Chung ming, sub-accountaut at the Fend Office of the Rank, in a re- port which he made to the police | authorities yesterday. This sum The sum of $2,347 was reported represented monies received Into yesterday to the police as having the Nathan Road branea which in been stolen from a suitcase belong the ordinary course of Event
ing to a shop-keoper at 64, Shang-should have been turned over to l hai Street; but officere assigned the Head Ofce but have not been
the case are sceptical regarding handed in. the alleged disappearance of tlic
money.
Enquiries have failed to lozaté) the missing official at his home, They were told that the money, and it would appear that after originally in uilders, belonged to leaving the Bank on Sunday after- the firm which comprised the man noon, he has not been seen since. making the report and another partner resident in Bornun, that it was brought here for the purpose of the business
three months age after a visit made by
NEW MINISTER.
Nanking, Sopt. 23.
In my letter of last week, suggested that it was up to every man in the Colony to begin to taken serious interest in
fist man to his partner. These The Government has been inform- world's financial and industrial fuels, in the view of the police off-ed of the arrival yesterday mor position. Events of the past few cars concerned, acquired a wider ning at Tokyo of Mr. Chiang Tao- days have now rendered it ab-significance when they were in pinx, the newly-appointed Chinese solutely imperative that we give formed that the man had disappear. Minister to Japan, who will assume it our undivided, attention............ ed after making the report.
| his duties immediately --Renaka.
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FILM
BUTIO
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THE SIGN OF QUALITY.
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NO MONE
LÒNG TRONG
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QUEEN'S
THCOTRE
At 2.80, 5:10; 7,15 & 9:20
Final Showings To-day
AT
THE
with ERAIST
TORBENJE DOROTHY
JORDAN Cliff Edwards. HOBART
BOSWORTO
Robert
MONTGOMERY
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SHIPMATES
A Metin Gakingyn Mayer mazom --
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RUTH CHATTERTON in A Lady of Scandal”.
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This tragady presents a
DOUBLE MURDER.
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to create aightmare-
by
But a solution super. stitious act, and this suraly
wonderfully
is
amusing to the eyes of the mo- dern world.
THE
TALK
CHAIR
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