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Preston Foster Mona Barrie
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THE
--HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
ALERT CHAUFFEUR
THIWANTS A DARING- ROMBERY
WEDNESDAY, JUNE
dishing their revolvers at him,
Further threats yere made by the two men and the, complainant wan Bually induced to produce, n wallet front which-ho extraciedi $500. This did not prove sull- clent for the Lavo men, who
DARING ROBBERY
COLONIAL TREASURER
VICTIMISED
.1934,
How a chauffeur's prompt ac then attempted to take the wallet The Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor, the tion resulted in the arrest of an from the complainant by force. In Colonial, Treasurer, was tho alleged robber was emphasised at the struggle, the two men succeed-victim of a daring daylight the Central Magistracy yesterday ed in taking another $500 from robbery on Sunday, when jewellery afternoon..when a man named Lo Hol-tong was charged before Mr.
and two watches, valued at ap Macfadyen with committing да Meanwhile, the complainant'aproximately £300 was stolen. -- armed robbery, with anollier man thouffeur had noticed what WOR
the wallet.
not in custody, on No. 8 Wood | happening. During the argu- The robbery was committed be-- Road on June 2, and with being in ment, he slipped out of the house tween the hours of 10 am, and 8 possession of a loaded revolver and, using a neighbour's telephone. u.m., and in addition to the and five extra rounds of ammuni-į rang up the Police.
Jewellery a marriage certificate tion without a permit from the
was taken. Hon. 1. G. P.
оло
Inspector Murphy and a party of detectives rushed to the scene The missing articles Include Another man, Wong Ching, and actualy found Lo Hol-tongʻini diamond, and platinum pendant of alleged to be a member of the the house with a loaded revolver.drop pattern" value. £170; gang but not connected with the in his possession. The other man dinmond and emerald ring valued robbery, way also charged with, had made his escape from the at £55; one diamond, ruby and possession of ti loaded revolver roof.
emerald art ring valued at £15; and five extra rounds of ammuni-
The Police found that to Hol-£8; one airing of corals valued at one gold keyless watch valued at tion.
tong hul only $300 in his posses- slon, and it is presumed that the one pair of car-rings consist- other man had the remainder of tng of corals and pearls and valu-
For the proscention, Detective Inspector M. Murphy stated that the complainant, Lai Hin-man, was the proprietor of the Kowloon the $1,000. Hotel and the Tung Wah Land Investment Company, and resided
at No. 8 Wood Road, Wanchai,
118
Another Man Arrested.
ed at £; one turquoisa pendant valued at £2.10.5; öne, gold chain (link pattern) valued at £1.10; ang pair of Prince of Wales' pat- Acting on information received tern gold long guard, set with with his family. He was sitting the result of enquiries, the crystals and with a one shilling in the drawing room on the ground Police arrested Wong Ching in piece attached and a locket with
Nathan Road later on the floor at 2.10 p.m.
same the initials M.A.M. on the back of Saturday, оп June 2, when, It was alleged, Loday. He had a revolver which the locket, valued at £; and two Hoi-tong and another man walked was not licensed, but there was no small watches valued at $20 and in. The complainant had known evidence to show that he was con-810 respectively. The Police are Lo Hol-tong for years, and the two nected with the robbery,
hopeful of an early arrest.
men sat down beside him. After When charged, Lo Hoi-tong said a few minutes, complainant got he was poor and hud gore to see up with the intention of leaving the complainant, from whom he the room, but, it was further aeg-wanted a loan of $300. ed, the two men produced revolvers and forced him to sit down ngain. $10,000 Demanded.
NATIVE RUBBER.
Giving evidence, Lai Hin-man sald that when Lo Hol-tong enter- DUTCH INDIES PLAN LICENCE
TAXATION
ed his drawing room, he did not recognise him, but later recalled
The complainant, went on Ins-that Lo had been his apprentice)
The Hague, June 26. pector Murphy, would testify that when he was a building contractor It is rellably reported that the the two men demanded a'sum of in Wanchai 20 years ago. He did Dutch East Indies Government $10,000. He told them that he did not know the other man, who gave replacing the export duty on na not have that, amount of money, his name as Wong Yo, alius, Wong tive rubber as soon as possible by and a healed argument ensued. Mun.
n system of individual licences. Two members of the family, com- Lai Hin-man then described the
Meanwhile the intest available plainant's wife and daughter, events, his evidence following the information shows that the poten- heard the commotion and came outline by Inspector Murphy, tial capacity of native rubber pro- downstairs and they would say The ease was remanded until] duction is considerably lower than that they saw the two men bran-this afternoon.
was previously estlinated.-Reuter-
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