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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
VILLAGE POISON
INCIDENT.
MAN & WOMAN HELD
FOR MURDER
A poisoning incident in Tai Hom village, Kowloon City, resulting in
vegetable gardener, Chik Wing belux sont to the Kwong Wal Hospital on Monday night, took
a dramatic turn this morning when the man passed away, despite the best medical attention.
Chik Wing's wife, Ko Kam-yung, and his former employee Pun Cho- hung, who had been arrested by the notice after Chik Wing's - mission to hospital, were originally i charged before Mr. J. II, B. Lec,| at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, with "administering ps with intent to marder" but Detective Inspector A.J.W. Dorling announced that Chik Wing
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8,
MIGHT BE SWALLOWED
· IP.
GOLD TRANSFER ORDER
MR. MORGENTHAU'S QUAKE JOKE
(Special to "Telegraph")
PRISON TATTOO
MARKS
FOUND ON 'GANG OF
·PICKPOCKETS
"A very expert gang of pick- pockets," was the police description of three Chinese, two men and a youth, when they were charged be- for Mr. A. A. Macfadyen in the
Contral Police Court this morning. ·
Lal Shiu-kee, 19, pleaded guilty to stealing n purse from a young carpenter, while Li Ching, aged 25, and the twelve-year-old youth nd- mitted a charge of alding and Apat abetting.
IUy Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphie Mis
JAPE..
Received Ordinances 2. }
Detective-Inspector Andrew, pro- Washington, Aug. 7.secuting, stated that the defendants wére an expert gang of pick- Mr Morgenthau, Secrc-pockets who operated in the Cen- tary of the Treasury, to-day tral district. They were followed
| by three district watchmen detec confirmed having issued in-lives along several thoroughfares. structions for the transfer They attempted to rob a Euro- pean pedestrian, but were unsuc- of $1,500,000,000 in gold cessful. Eventually, they picked Inspector Dorling applied for leave to change the charge from from the Mint at San Fran-on one of attempted murder to cisco to Denver. murder.
had died at 3.20 a.m.
This was granted by bis Worship.
On Inspector Dorling's applica. tion, the case was adjourned for i weck.
MUI-TSAI CASES
FAILURE TO NOTIFY ADDRESS CHANGES
"You must not do this; you munt report your change of address" remarked Mr. E. W. Hamilton when entioning Cheung Choy shi, mar- ried woman, and Li Tong-shi, widcw, for failing to report the change of addresses of their mui- txai.
I
the youthful carpenter. Li Ching and the youth jostled him, while Lai Shiu-kee picked his
High officiala of the Treasury pocket. Department refused to discuss the The Inspector added that all removal, the question of three defendants had been in pri- whether the Japanese situation son in Canton and bore the prison tattoo mark on their right legs. wax Involved in the decision,
or
The suggestion, generally, is The first defendant had also served laughed at, and Mr. Morgenthan a term in Hongkong, while the showed his appreciation of the youth, who has done a five months" was only re- activities of the rumour-mongers stretch in Canton, when he said that San Francisco cently sent away from Hongloong happens to be in the earthquake with money from the Poor Box. belt Hence, it is feared that the The Magistrate imposed a Ben- gold might be "unexpectedly lost."tence of six months hard Inbour -United Press.
on Lai Shiu-kec; four months on Li Ching; and sent the youth to the Remand Home for four months,
REICH CURRENCY
SITUATION
SHOCK FOR FOREIGN
: BONDHOLDERS
Berlin, Aug. 7.
SHANHAIKWAN RUMOUR
LEGATION
Cheung Choy-shi resides on the ground floor of No. 13 High Street, And Li Tong-shi in the basement of No. 19B High Street.
Sub-Inspector Fraser said neither girls had been visited by a lady inspector, and both were in very poor' cireumstances. lxen, instructed pot to press the given by the Refchsbank is the be lodged against "falso reports" case. The girls were both excep-extreme- tense currency situation. in the Chineso press.-Central tionally well treated.
-Reuter.
Foreigners who, in accordance DENIED BY JAPANESE with the standstill agreement, marks to pay the cost of living in have been receiving registered
Tientsin, Aug. 8. Germany, have been unexpectedly The Japanese Legation has notified that their permit to draw denied the report of the wounding marka will expire on of a British soldier by a Japanese such
bullet at Shanhaikwan. October 1,
The reason for the cancellation It is stated that a protest may
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