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which showed that the conflicting demands of the piracy-regulations,

should have done better after the Grst ruce, but in both the other races Hongkong had scored more points each sine. A better course could not have been given them." Dn the These are sentiments

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THURSDAY,, JANUARY 29). 1925.

ARMED ROBBERS.

PLETHORA OF FRESH OUTRAGES.

IMPORTANT ARREST

EX-SERVANT A ROGUE.

CONVICTED OF "STEALING FROM LATE MASTER,

Before Mr. N. L. Smith, at the Central Magistracy this morning,... a Chinese add Chung Yau was There has been a recrudescence charged with the theft of various

able to visit. Shanghai'next time of robber activities, many cases articles, the property of the Hon.

that all

with the assure that this week's series of matches has left not the wing inder the attention of the Mr. Chow Shou-son, who was

Pallee yesterday. In one instance present in Court. slightest "makle and

would be thief was smartly ar{ The Hon. Mr. E. D. G. Wolfe that bus mattered has been sport rested by a Retective and now (CS.P.), who prosecuted, said that the accused had been a ser

And port alone.

should be!

作

Which is as it.

BROKERAGE- CLAIM:

SEQUEL TO A DEAL IN

· COAL.

waiting trial.

Was

ас

part

1. Taking advantage of a Chinese vant in the employment of the girl walking alone near Chiplucni complainant, and recently Pinge in the neighbourhood of ber | discharged owing to unsatisfac- residence at Kowloon Tong, three story work. After he was dis- men seized her and enriched the charged he returned to the house

he knew, the j selves with jewellery valued at $20 at a time when

In another ease in which u young family were out, picked out

of

and quantity Chinese girl was being" molested a

goods, On Information sup A dispute between a broker

the Police, the and a merchant firm was brought a man at Shukiwa list even-mads off.

He used was arrested, and a for settlement before Mr. Justice ng. the girl raised a vry and the plied to

asailant took to his heels. Gompertz in the Summary Court, however, not mide allowances of the stolen property (two coats this morning when Foon Hang for encountering a detective, who and a watch) was recovered from chee claimed $180 from A. and P. captured him after driving his pawnshops. Some of the articles The had been sent by the accused to Leong Hing Lee & Co.

quarry into a timber yard. The difference of opinion wasiat is said to be a painter. A the country, and amongst the valuable, as to the basis on which the search by the detective led to the missing goods w16 a

Lincoln and Bennett. hat. The broker was to be paid commission, discovery of a knife in the postwo coats, which had been pawn- for a deal in 45 tons of coal: sim of the arrested man. Plaintiff 'said that he had been At Yaumati yesterday afternoon, ed for $8, were worth

to afty dollars cách, promised four per cent, and the two"men adopted different etics forty defendants said that the verbal when they attempted a robbery ut and considering this fact Mr. agreement was for the usual one the Tai On building contractor firm Wolfe said that the pawnbrokers of one per cent.

in Temple Street. The accountant possibly knew the goods to have of it this firm was decoyed to, the been stolen, but this was dropped- third floor on pretenes that the as the accused had been apparent men wanted to rent that part of well dressed and aroused no suspicion. The complainant was The building, and he had pepper therefore willing to bear the cost thrown into his eyes. The of redeeming the pawned articles. aercantant offered a stubborn resia. The accused was sentenced to tance, and struggled with the men six weeks imprisonment with until the three rolled down the hard labour. staircase. The robbers picked themselves up quickly and fled. A Enoran, who was attracted to the spot hy-the secountant's cries, give chus Imt failed to watch the fugitives.

Judgment was reserved.

TENANTS BEWARE!

WHY RENT SHOULD BE.. PAID PROMPTLY;,

SUMMARY COURT CASES

The obligation imposed on the Tenant by the Rents Ordinance for the protection it affords him was the subject of discourse by the Puisne Judge. Mr. Justice H. H. J. Gompertz, in the Summary Court this morning, when he up held the claim for possession of premises at Praya East.

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STALL-HOLDER HAS TO

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Another siccessful attempt by is med en was made at No: 13,]| Sai Hong.

Chuenchow. With A Chinese stall holder whose blackened faces and backed up by photograph appeared knives, a woman and her daughter licence and was also hanging up. "It would seem that the Ordin. Were subdued, and the robbers left in the stall was held by Mr. C. unknown direction after Russ in the Summary Court this ance, in conferring on the tenant the valuable right of continued ring property, valued at $72.50. morning to be a partner in the COMMITTED FOR TREAL,

firm which owned it. occupation for as long as it suits

The story of the chuse of any him to remain, has laid down certain conditions which he is armed man at Yuunati on the night bound to observe," said Mr. Justice of January 20 was related at the Gompertz. "One of them is Kowloon Magistracy yesterday by punctual payment of rent, on Tnspector Murphy when the man

The man (Lee Shun) denied this, and held that he was only the Mr. Russ represented the Leung licensee. Kan Kee firm, which had supplied

Mr. A. E. Hall appeared for the $639 on this account,

stallholder.

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PIRATE MENACE,"

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of Trade regulations render it hard to ensure certain defeat really determined and carily planned attack. However, re retributive deterrents can come possible ships must not only be given the means whereby assist- be summoned; that assistance must also be provided. The minority report issued to-day forcibly drives home the point consistently urged by the China Coast Officers' Guild and the General Chamber of Commerce that this duty devolves upon the Navy. The facts are set forth so cogently in the minority report that the matter need be debated no further, and we may content ourselves with remarking that it

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common law rights revive and he son of a revolver and three rounds of ammunition, and committed for can get possession in invitum.”

The controversy had been over trial at the Criminal Sessions..

The manager of the plaintif words "in the Ordinance

from ncensed fed the

defendant had transacted business. stipulating under what conditions Wei-hai-wei policemen who arm in evidence stated that the a landlord could get possessionproached bim at Canton Road for "f the tenant shall have failed to a search, and the man was captured with them and had used the firm's pay duly the standard rent. His after a long chase, in the course of Lordship held that "duly" could which he dropped his revolver. A be held to cover promptly and coil of wire was found on him after finding that for over a year rent he was taken to the station. had never been paid punctually in this case, he allowed the landlord possession.

Mr. E. S. C. Brooks was for the plaintiff and Mr. M. Watson for the defendant,

Landlord's Noto.

A notice seut to tenants by the 61. solicitors of landlords of Stapley Street was held to be bad in the Summary Court this morn- ing by Mr. Justice Gumpertz.

He was bound to give this decision, His Honour stated, be- cause of the weight of authority

HOME DEFENCE

UNIONS OPPOSE PROPOSED

RESERVE.

INQUIRY TO BE MADE.

(Reuter's Service.)

LONDON, January 20 The General Council of the

the Navy estimates are inadequate which held that any notice was bad Trade Union Congress, after con-

which was conditional on the

chop.

His Lordship found that the defendant was liable for the goods and entered judgment for the plaintiffs accordingly.

NEARING THE CENTURY. HARBOUR UNUSUALLY FULL OF SHIPS.

Owing to cargo coolles and junks resting for the China New Year season, Hongkong steamers. have to remain in port longer than usual and this morning there were no fewer than 96, ocean-going vessels in port, this number not including river steamers.

Yesterday 15 left but the same

for the purpose, the Hongkong recipient doing or abstaining from sidering letters from the Railway number arrived to maintain the certainly doing some act before the notice and Transport Unions as regards total of 96 for yesterday morning.

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owing for the ninth mood was not paid, possession would have to be given up at the end of the tenth. The claim for possession therefore

should

the War Office circular, decided to Hongkong. Thursday, January 29, 1925 Government

102, which is seldom reached, in adopt the suggestion of the com-

In this case the solicitors' letter appoint a special committee to The day before the number was normal times, although there was mittee and use the shipping stated that if the amount of rent investigate the circumstances.

The Council endorsed the control surplus for providing the

During the big shipping strike naval patrols essential to make

attitude of the Unions as regards once as many as 105 in port. the circular and passed a resolution local waters safe for British ships.

appealing to the members of all about three years ago, there were trade unions to refuse to accept in port, on an average, 150 ocean- service in the proposed reserve going vessels. Ginger Factory to move.

force pending publication of the The Choy Fong Gloger factory.

Council's report. move from the will have to

[Twenty thousand railwaymen premises now occupied in Sai On were represented at a meeting

Undoubtedly one of the most important documents that has been published in connection with the piracy evil is the minority repart submitted to the Govern ment by the Hongkong General

Good Sports.

was not allowed.

SAGHALIEN, OIL.

Dace more, the yachtsmen of Hongkong and Shanghai have put Lane through a judgment given in at Chester a fortnight ago, when JAPAN'S NEED IN TIME OF the away their boats and their rivalry, the Summary Court this morning a resolution was passed demand-

The points at issue had been Chinese Chamber of Commerce † so larus the series of intérport con- by Mr. Justice H. H. J. Gompering that the "railway companies |

Chamber of Commerce,

China.

texts are concerned. The honours

the undertaking to raise technical

PEACE.

Tokio, January 28.

the Chine Coast Officers' Guild and have que te Hongkong, to wiwo whether the landlords notice to withdraw, within twenty-four hours (By Courtesy of Daily Bulletin.) the Marine Engineers' Guild of every credit is dus for their fine quit had been waived by the units for a regular army of supple.

It is expected that the output The Hongkong General performances." To Shanghai is due acceptance of rent and whether an

all die.commiseration and sympathy order for possession could be montary reserve, which, according Chamber of Commerce has con- due from one set of sportstner to made at the nioment without the to the secretary of the National of oil from Saghalien will be

His Honour found against the table to be called out to aid civil sistently urged that strong deter- another, coupled with the hope-service of a further notice to quit. Union of Railwaymen, would be sufficient to fill half the Navy's according to Admiral Takarabe, rents of a retributive character nay, the conviction that the vari-factory on the first point on the power, thus endangering the rail-annual peace time requirements, Admiral Takarabe added that would be far more effective than qulied of to-day will come up ground that they were resisting a waymen in an industrial dispute answering questions in the Diet. smiling for the fray in their own demand for possession by relying with the Railway Companies' As- endeavours to make vessels "pirate peculiar waters unother day on a statutory tenancy created by sociation. The order to establish

a reserve army of technical crafts for the supply of further needs, proof."

With this view every Yachting is not essentially a sport the Ordinance, and were bound to

Government, and signed by the Manchuria would be expedited, thoughtful person must entirely for the multitude, although the tender the rest as the landlord men was issued by the Labour inter alia, shale oil exploitation in South Manchuria Railway bas agree. Once capture has been altitude can be stirred to an even was bound to accept it. On the late Member of the Cabinet, Mr. for which it is understood the

greater degree than Test cricket second point, he held that a further Walsh.]

imported part of. the required made almost certain, pirates must atches on the occasion of a notice was not necessary, as it was

machinery from Scotland. respect the richest prize, however international match for the Amera common law tenancy already inadequate the other precautions, ica Cup. But, as far as the purely determined.

local populace is concerned, yacht

his escape? Many people would exercise of both brain and muscle frease of 5 per cent. id. England communication with the Board of dance at the Cecil, when she

the

With reference to the complaint

Hhe other evening, says for the issue would, then as we ing can never be a sport to attract,

The resident population of the 18 to excessive speed in the Solent

"Daily Graphic," Lady Glewly have said before, resolve itself into way, thousands of spectators. That, Channel Islands decreased by of the Cunard liner Mauretania

the Cowes Harbour Commissioners was walking along the Embank the question "What use is it to a of course, cannot detract from the about 12 per cent. between 1911 have reported that they were in ment loading for a taxi after pirate if he seize a ship but lose excellence of the sport itself and and 1921, compared with an in- the opportunities it affords for the

and Wales. This fact was revealed Trade with the prospect of a satis- stopped by a hungry, ragged man. Nor does it detract in any way by the 1921 census returns for the factory settlement. The "Maure"How can you walk about with. tania" had been in and out of the thousands of pounds round your from its usefulness in promoting a Islands, which were issued Solent without any further com neck while men and women like u feeling of esprit de corps between Saturday. The total population fa | precautions but supplied with sure individuals, ports, and nations. 1921 was 90,230, Jersey, having the plaint and it appeared that some Although Hongkong, won the series largest with 49,701, followed by of matches this week Shanghai aal Guerisey with 78.283. becomes e port with such a fine eporting reputation, - docent

certainly feel safer on a ship with- out grilles, steam hoses and other

WHOOPING COUGH.

missioners' action.

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A

pearls are only worth a few abil means of bringing speedy assist:

notice had been taken of the Com- can't buy a meal?" he said. "Thene lings," she said, but his reply was, ance, rather than on a ship whose

That a five tale." "Very well, then, take them," she said, unclasp most elaborate and intricate pre

LINGERING COUGHS. cautions had only to be once begrudge the locals their victory

Bronchitis leaves bad cought. Boing her two strings from her no Whooping cough is hard on the child,

"They will buy overcome for complete success of or make excuser for their own

dreadful whooping and coughing with hard, lingering coughs yield Easily to grubby banda. coup and escape alike to become defeat. As one of the Shanghai and hard on the parents. Control the dous influenza and is gripps, but these and putting them into the man's assured. These people find strong, tum finely expressed at the Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, at the healing and curative qualities of you a meal, but it won't be very interport dinner last night, they induces quiet deep but contains no Chamberlain & Cough Remedy. Good

bar way. sala everywhere, arguments in the evidence given had been besten handsdely and narcotics or other harmful substances for troublesome night coughs too. For big one,

Shanghai Sold and recommended everywhere. before the "Sui An" Commission beaten on their manits.

she said, as she went out.