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ANOTHER ROBBERY.

WELL KNOWN STORE ·RAIDED

BOOTY WORTH $13,000.

Were The Thieves Scared Away By a Dog?

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THURSDAY, MARCH 26

Robbers broke into a city store Just night and secured booty worth $12,000. They might have secured more, it is thought, but | for the barking of a dog.

The robbery is none the less daring than the two effected some months ago at the establishments of Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co. Ltd. of Des Vceux Road Central and Messrs. Lock Hing & Co. of Queen's Road Central. This occurrence is all the more remarkable in that the premises raided were those of Messrs. A. Tack & Co, 26, Das. Vaux Road Central, a few doors away from Whitenway's and just at the back of Lock Hing's shop, and, of course, in the business centre.

The business of Messrs. A. Tack

and Co., is mostly in high-class cameras, lenses and jewellery, the store moreover handling. other

lines of merchandise. At. 6 o'clock last evening the shutters were drawn across. the front show windows, the shop was closed, and the 'manager (Mr. Au Ki) retired to his re Fsidence on the top floor of the building. N. member of the staff slept on the ground floor of the premises, the only occupant being Mr. Au Ki's dog which he had been in the habit of locking in every night.

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On the shop being opened by the manager at 8 o'clock this morning, the mark of the robber was evident on the desks and couniers which were littered with ⚫jewellery trays removed from

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the show cases. Altogether four show cases and tw13- were opened and contents taken put for An assortment of jewellery in a part of the show window at the doorway also came in for the attention of the robbers. Owing to the presence of wooden shutters outside the glass window, the robbers were able to carry on their work without attracting the → attention of the watchman on the

pavement of passers-by.

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It is believed that the robbers climbed the scaffolding put up for the renovation of the old P. and O building next to Whiteaway's and then got to the roof of the adjoin. ing building on the ground floor of which is the Dragon Mctor Livery 'Service and the Victoria Café. From there it is just a walk over to the roof of A. Tack's premises. which is on a slightly higher elevation. Just here there is a narrow lane sufficient for a man to walk along. Lowering theniselves from an opening on the zinc raof, the men got to the lane. A flimsy wooden shutter was burst open and a narrow pasaage serving as a lavatory down the side of the building was gained. The only obstruction was a door with zinc sheeting bolted from the foside, but not secured with a lock. A sheet was levered sufficiently to get a hand through and the bolt drawn back.

THE LOOT.

PIRATE ATTACK.

British Gunboat Intervenes

...LAUNCH RESCUED.

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Raw Pakkai, Kongmoon, roh 25, ficient to hold the loot and the H.M.S. Moorhen intervened. other suit case was discarded. when a launch flying the British It was mentioned by the mana-flag was being seized for "com- ger that four men had, paid fremundecred"). Two rounds were quent visits to the shop until a fired by the gunboat across the few days ago. They inspected bow of the launch which then old and platinum watches and swung to and was given up. The jewellery, and evinced a desire to launch was subsequenth detained see everything in this line. No by the Moorhen purchase was made by the men, although every time they came in they haggled about the prices, The men were dressed in Chinese ostume with overcoats in Euro- pean style..

In spite of a reward of $1,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction and a percentage on recovered property, no arrest has yet been made in the Lock

Passengers for Pelkong from up-country ports received their baptism of fire through running the gauntlet for half an hour in a slow boat. From the ports of Kungytek, Suncheong

and Cheungsha, the tow-boat, was making for this port to catch the Hongkong-bound steamers. When near Sam Kong Lau about three miles from Kongmoon) she was

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Some aspects of the problem of catering by ferry for the increasing population on the Kowloon side have already been dealt with. In the meantime," people are enquiring, what of the new ferry service?"

Since Mr. J. Dimenn, M. lust, such a scheme should develop, ... Chartered Civil Engineer and would leave to private entorprise tho) Port Engineer, Hongkong, made rest, with, presumably, the levy- his recommendation regarding the ing of some sort of charge. necessity for the paruvision of none | Both the Government anti Chaus sport facilities across the harber of Commerce would appear to home for lorries and motor cups as be at one in the opinion that tho well as passéigers, very little has most urgent of all the proposed been heugd on the subject and the opinion has even,bient expressed that the Government had bin domed the scliente.

The Chim Mail" nuderstand that this is far from being correct,

awever. The Government, wild appear, never contemplated he

diretly responsible for the hem but having cutised to be pull the lines along which

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Hers is the latest portrait study of His Majesty the King taken not long before the illness which has compelled him to leave England for a cruise in the Mediterranean.

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works, in connection with the development of the port is that of vehicular and passenger service.be tween Jubilee Road, Hongkong and Jordan Roid, Kowloon. It was stated definitely at the anmal meeting of the Chamber of Com merce that reclamation work is actually to be proceeded with..

The benefits of such a service. have been emphasised from time to time, the chief of them being that only a limited district is, belter served by a ferry service at Kowloon Point and that that dis- trict may possibly be more or less. given up to whurves and godowne in the near future.

"The "Star" Ferry will continue to serve, us it does now, o most 'useful purpose but the new servicé, if and when it comes-into being, will cater for people who do not

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Point, which is a mile from Yaumati and the vicinity of Jordon Road where the principal develop: ment of the Colony is taking place. and which is the strategic centre for traffic purposes, being equidistant from Mongkoktau, Hunghom and

Kowloon Point.

The Chairman of the annual meeting of the Chamber of Com- merce the other day stated that this additional means of communication would facilitate the rapid and efficient transport of goods and con tribute towards the amelioration of housing difficulties, and he waR DO doubt thinking of the

effects consequent on a better distribution of the population, as well as that of the reduction in the cost of materiale.

The "China Mail understands that the necessary soil for making the reclamation is available at a convenient spot.

The next move is awaited with interest.

TO-DAY'S WEDDING

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The wedding took place quietly to-day at St. John's Cathedral of Capt. Alexander Vernon Harcourt of Shanghai and Miss Tima- Saul who arrived in "the Colony this morning from. Australia.

Hing robbery. The culprits took aubjected to prolonged, fire from with them, in addition to the pirates on the shore. Returning jewellery, etc., a bundle of title the attack, the tow-boat got out deeds and promissory notes. The of danger and reached her That the Hongkong, steamer Capt. Harcourt is a master deeds are for property in Chinese destination: A male passenger Leang Kwong had been fired mariner of the Asiatic Petroleum territory, valued at over $80,000. was wounded.

Ma fat between Whangmoon and Company and the son of Mr. and Up till now, there has been no Because of the piracy scare

of Mrs. Charles V. Harcourt trace of the documents but nobody from Chai Mei, a village not far Kongmoon early yesterday morn Hobart, Tasmania. Miss Saul is by the robbers is estimated at ward to claim the estates.

The value of the haul secured has been rash enough to come for-away, Pakkai has sent out milfing, is the gist of an unconfirmed the daughter of Mr. and the late'

Amongst the articles

Mrs. Saul of Frederickton, McLay corre River N.S W.

Mr. L. Ross gave the bride away and Capt. Winkler was hest man." The Rev. T B. Powell officiated. There were no bridesmaids! A few friends were lentertained after the ceremony and the bride and bridegroom are leaving shortly för Shanghai.

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removed were gold and platinum watches, bracelet watches, also in gold and platinum, diamond ear- rings, diamond brooches, and gold fountain pens and pencils.

In a conversation with the

$21,000 LOOT.

tary scouts who have been posted report, which has reached the

Pakkai in the hills and fields to ward off China Mall's surprise attacks by night. Gup-spondent. boats are on constant petrol on Further information was sought the look-out for maraudera. The locally but without result. residents are looking forward to The Leung Kwong has been on the promised return of ex- the Wushow run but latterly, has Admiral Chan Chak who when in plied regularly between Kong

manager of the establishment, ARMED MEN RAID LANTAO power, had his gunboat headquar moon and Hongkong. She carries

the impression was gained that |

the robbers were apparently dis- turbed in their search and left

without securing everying they wanted. It was the habit of the dog to bark at nights, and only a

WOMAN. KILLED

Extending their raids to British

fers here and could keep the both passengers and cargo. pirates at arm's length,

* About 100 yards from the Hongkong" steamer wharves at this port, the dead- body of a white flag close by. The un- Chinese has been picked up with

fortunate man was put to death by pirates as he was too poor to raise any ransom for his release. His death is to serve as a warn- ing to relatives of other captives in bandit hands that, ransom The bandits arrived in a small, must be forthcoming, quickly. launch with rifles, revolvers, This is not the first occurrence of hatchets and daggers and went the kind take through thirty-five house's before Refusing to ober, the orders of

few nights before the manager territory, an armed gang early yes had come down to investigate and terday morning attacked the vill found nothing wrong Between two, and three o'clock this morn-age of Taf O, Lantao Island, where ing, the manager was roused by they killed a woman and wounded the barking of the dog, but he pre- two men besides taking away with sumed it to be the usual thing, them loot valued at over $21,000 and did not take the trouble to go below. That the thieves took to.flight before completing their work is apparent from a number

of expensive watches and other leaving, when they towed away a Commander N Chaka bate goods contained in other show long boat in which the booty was cases to say nothing of the array put. They were, last seen making of lauses and cameras left unfar the direction of the Cantón touched. In addition five iron River.

brates containing money and, p

articles of jewellery were intact, the Police Station, was about

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