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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY. JUNE 6,
1932.
VISITOR'S STOLEN
WALLET
GIVES UP MANILA CONNEXION
FU RIVER NOW VERY LOW
EUROPEANS CHARGED AT KOWLOON
.
DECISION
loon
CASE ADJOURNED
CHINA UNDERWRITERS MOTOR BOAT SERVICE
JEOPARDISED
The manager
of
of
Boveral
were
China Underwriters, Ltd.,
Wuchow, June 3. Des Voeux Road, have ceased Motor boat traffic between Wu writing life Insurance in the chow and Peng Lok will soon have After four to be abandoned because of the Before Mr. Fraser at the Kow-Philippine Islands,
Fu River. A motor boat which Magistracy this morning, years there.
the Head arrived in Wuchow yesterday Harry Alexander Chappelle, den cribed as an agent, staying at Office in Hongkong stated this de-scraped the bottom in
have Savarin House, and Private James cision, which was made primarily places on the trip downstream.
The military authorities Dempsey, of the R.A.M.C., were owing to Philippine, leglalation charged with the theft of a jacket which, during recent years, was taken steps to suppress the bands and a wallet, belonging to Mr. tending to become Increasingly of bandits which formerly operat- John Coonay, a visitor to Hong-antagonist to foreign houses. The ed in this district and kong, and with receiving the pro-amount of business done in the terror to boat travel on the Fu one of the most been Philipnine Islands did not war-River. In perty knowing it to have
rant the expenditure entailed by dangerous places, where a robbery stolen.
this this logislation.
occurred in the spring of With the approval of the Philip-year, a garrison of soldiers have pino Insurance Commissioner, the been housed, and are patrolling Filipinns
Compania de Seguros the section, which was formerly
Own Correspondent, has taken over all business under-a bandit-infested territory.-Our written by China Underwriters in the Philippine Islands, and all rights and priveleges of policy and holders of the retiring company
have been guaranteed.
Describing the case, inspector Elston said complainant was in the Palace Hotel bar on Saturday evening, together with Ghappelle and others. He took off his cont and hang it on the back of a chair, but inter in the evening, he found it had disappeared. In it was a wallet containng money drafts to the value of $7,000. By this time, the first defendant was not in the bar.
IM
SEEN WITH JACKET.
It is understood that this is the rst time in the insurance history of the Philippines that a local company has required the busi
HAWKER FRACAS
SEQUEL
FOUR PARTICIPANTS FINED
parties
A fracas between two of hawkers in Mongkok Market on the morning of May 30 had a sequel at the Kowloon Magistracy. before Mr. Fraser, this morning when four hawkers were charged with disorderly conduct.
It was later discovered that anness of a foreign company upon M. P. of the Argyll and Suther-its retirement. land Highlanders, had seen him together with a sailor at Queen's
in his men. Pier holding the jacket
The manager of the hotel hand. This M.P.. Lance Corporai told them that a wallet had been Nelson, took Chappeile to Kowloon, stolen.
immediately Almost the latter WOUL apparently afterwards, Chappelle handed over drunk. He took the coat and a wallet to witness, asking him Prosecuting. Detective Sergeant handed it over to Inspector Elston. to take care of it. After taking Lamont said a quarrel took place Having received a report of the a look at the contents, he thought at the market over the question theft of the jacket, and following was not a desirable thing to of space, resulting in a free fight
the two between
parties of up the Information given by Lane be found in his possession, and
hawkers involved. Polke inter- Corporal Nelson, the police went to gave it to Dempsex. the Kowloon Hotel bar the next
vened, but not before a few of the there and
arrested
participants had been injured. morning Chappelle. The second defendant
His Worship imposed a fine of was also there at the time, and he
These had to be taken to hospital. was found to have the wallet in at Queen's Pier on Saturday even-$1 each, and bound
ing. Chappelle was "too tight" aver in the sum of 325 to keep the his possession.
to get across to Kowloon alone, pence for 12 months. and witness took him over in moler bout.
"TOO TIGHT",
Lance Corporal Nelson testified to seeing Chappelle and a sailor
evidence.
defendants
LOCAL DOLLAR UNCHANGED
COMPLAINANT'S STORY. Giving evidence, Mr. Contay
tin-miner Giving
Inspector anid he was a retired from Malaya, passing through Elston said he went to the Kow- Hongkong. He was in the Palace loon Hotel har yesterday morning Hatel bar on Saturday afternoon. and found the complainant He was wearing a coat, in which the two defendants there. was his wallet containing about defendants were sitting together MARKET UNDERTONE $125 in Hongkong money, a letter at a table on which was a news-
Witness asked the first! of credit for £200, and a draft for
paper. £439. He saw Chappelle in the defendant if his name was Chap-| bar and had a few drinks with pelle and received a reply in the
anet The
EASIER
him, though they had never afirmative. Witness then asked unchanged this
met before.
The Hongkong doilar remains morning at 18. Witness had hung if he knew anything about the 2.7/8. The market was fairly hin coat on the back of a chale. wallet. Chappelle replied, "I have firm at the opening, but later the
given it to a
He was in the bar from about
two o'clock in the afternoon until Black Watch." about 10.30 p.m. when he went
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WALLET PRODUCED.
second defendant then
la London. silver is ap 1/16th. Chinn and India were small buy- ers, and the market was quietly steady.
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he returned to the Palace Hotel rot up and seizing witness' arm, bar, and discovered that his jacket snid, "You are a detective and quarter ut 28.3/8ths, with was missing. He "made a song" am a detective." He then asked market stendy. about it and was told to make a Coonay, who was present, whether report to the police, which he ar- he was offering a reward for the cordingly did.
A reception was given at Wuchow return of his wallet, and Coonny by Lieutenant Commander Waine- named a sum, whereupon he pro-wright and officers on Board H.M.S. Asennan from H.MS. Tamardured a wallet from under the Moorhen, on June 3rd, In honour of Moorhen said he was in the Palace Hotel newspaper. Witness later took the King's birthday. The
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was dressed with flags for the casion. pelle. Dempsey
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