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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1926.

No. 19,709

$14,000 HAUL.

TOURISTS' FAREWELL

CITY SILK

STORE

BURGLED.

ATHLETIC

THIEVES.

LAST NIGHT'S DARING ROBBERY,

Entrance to the shop was kaip- es in the same way as in nearly every one of similar city bur- glaries during the last few years, ic, by an intimate knowledge of the inside of the building. by burrowing through walls, floors, Fete.. anit by working during, closing hours" when none of the stuff is on the premises

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HOME POLITICS.

BY-ELECTION TO BE HELD

AT DARLINGTON,

ACTIVITY IN CONSTITUENCIÈS.

(British Wireless Service.).

Rugby. Jan. 24.

Paking, Jan, 24.... M. Chicherin has telegraphed to

A vacancy is created in the Vanoff be released, the Chinese Darlington by the death of Mr. Karakham demanding that M. Parliamentary representation of Eastern Railway Treaty fulfilled. William Edwin Pease. Conserva- end order fully restored on the five member for that borough. Att the last General Election his railway within three days.

If the Chinese Government is majority over his Labour oppon- When the "Pong Tong" hove in unable to secure a settlement of ent exceeded 2,000 votes. sight, two men put out in a canoe

these questions by peaceful with bananas and fruit, which methods within the stipulated they bartered for tinned meat. time the Soviet asks to be allowed

and seven females.

BALDWIN'S PROGRAM ME. As is usual during the period

To

Summit

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That the local steamer "Pong The "Belgenland tourists leave jat 5 p.m. to-day after "Ave of the Tong saw an uncharted island most pleasant days" they have yet which sprang up from the Pacifie Booty worth $14,000 was taken spent in the course of their world--as published in yoşti 'day's ver tour, according to their sent nacular papers-has been denied. by robbers last night in a starting rents as expressed to one of the with coolies from Ocear Island, While returning to Hongkong Burglary at the Popolur Silk Store.cruise directors, on the Tedder Street side of China The health of the passengers the ship did come across an island Building (facing the Hongkong whilst in Hongkong has been the Pelew group, in Hotel main entrance), but goods excellent and this, no doubt, is live eleven natives, four mates worth $5,000 were left behind and attributable to the very fine weather experienced. In Japan, recovered.

not only was the cold weather responsible for much illness but the rigid enforcement with regard It is unilerstood that these to take steps to secure the full immediately preceding the open- to the removal of shoes when people, fiskers and agriculturists.ment of the Treaty and to protecting of Parliament there has dur inspections of temples were made, were once ordered away by Japan mutual-Russo-Chinese interests on ing the past few days been kept the medical officers, busy to whom the island belongs M. Karakhan presented this vity in the constituencies and

the railway. after the "Belgenland" had left but subsequently returned.

marked increase in political acti- Yokohama. In Hongkong they experienced no difficulty in visit-charted.

However, the island is not un-message to the Chinese Chief during this week the Prime One of the ship's Executive and the Foreign Minis-Minister will deliver a series of ing temples without such irksome officers, who has been in that part ter and also telegraphed it to speeches to which the Press at-

of the work before, remembers. Marshal Chang Tso-lin.

taches much importance. the places distinctly and there are

morrow night he will address a other similar spots.

HARBIN A MILITARY CAMP..

Party gathering in London, and Moscow, Jan. 24. the

it is anticipated that his speech "The Tass Agency reports that will deal primarily with the Southern section of the Party, organisation questions. At Chinese Eastern Railway is still its conclusion he will leave

for closed.

Stirling, and will speak on the The Chinese authorities have question of housing in Scotland. arrested all the members of the

On Wednesday, at Sunderland, Russian Trade Unions at Harbin. he will speak on the industrial Chinese Detachments have occufatuation: pied the Workers' Clubs and He will return to London on the Trade Union premises. The following night, and will preside whole city is like a military camp. at a Cabinet meeting on Friday, M. Karakhan "for the last at which the final terms of the time," the Soviet Envoy, in a King's Speech for the opening of note to Marshal Chang Tso-lin, Parliament on February 2 will says that he asks him for the last be approved. time to take immediate steps to release M. Ivanoff and other Railway officials. suppress mili The most important speeches tary interference in the railways, this week-end have been those of and arrange for the payment of Lord Cxford and Mr. Lloyd sums due for military transport. George. Lord Oxford, in his that in future these can be de-speech which was made at Hull ducted from the profits in the last night, characteristed the sug- railway due to China.

Berause of the visit of the "Belgenland the shop was kept open at night til 9.151

Tourists Stock Stolen,

12

Some of the tourists, were a little disappointed at not being able to visit Carton but the cruise directors adhered to their decision that it was not advisable that this Eshould be included in the

It was also to cope with the itinerary. tourists demands. that special

Large parties from the tourist tocks had been brought down ship "did" the New Territories fron Cuaten. Most of the loot over the week-end, a fleet of cars. comprised roads left over from being observed leaving on Sunday morning. Friends made by the the special sule for the visitors.

cursory examination tourists in Hongkong were enter- since discovery it was plainlyained on bourd to tiffin to-day. Levident that the thieves, as there

In the

must have been more than one. man. knew the values of the various lines in stock. They seern to have taken as much as they trould that was valuable and had

the last bulk.

At this morning, the manager opened the shop from outside). The first thing he was struck by was the emptiness of the show. cases where gold and jade orna-

Fork.

There was no disorder to speak af, but at the font of the stairs to the shop actie, he noticed a hole in the up, this being the floor of the first torey above.

BURNS DAY.

PLANS. FOR TO-NIGHT'S OBSERVANCE,

IMMORTAL POET'S MEMORY.

2:

reported, had an eventual voyage. The "Pong Tong." as previously taking out some coolies. She

· FAN into typhoon between lost tract of for a few days. Hongkong and Formosa and was

DRINKING WATER.

EXAMINATION ONCE A

MONTH?

DR. KOCH'S QUESTION. At to-morrow's meeting of the Sanitary Board, Dr. W. V. M. Koch, wil ask:- (1) 1s it the case that the bac- teriological examination of the Hongkong potable waters is Is it notable that such made only once a month? examinations should be made

(2)

(2)

at least once a week?

Cas and will the authorities

concerned take steps to have this done?

Prevention of Rabies.

Dr. Koch further aska:- "In view of the recurrence of

CHANG CALLS A HALT.

WECK-END SPEECHES,

It is one hundred and sixty Seven years to-day since Robert Burna. Scotland's greatest poet. sumts were kept,, but not underas born. The St. Andrew's

gestion of a Liberal alliance with Society of Hongkong. in common

Labour as a fabric compounded of imagination and ignorance. Re- with Burns' Societies and other

Peking. Jan. 24. Scottish Societies throughout the

Whilst the Feng Yu-hsiang ferring to the land question, he world, will. to-night revere and

troops at Langchow are strongly agreed that among the Liberals honour the memory of the plough-

reinforced in spite of the lull in there were differences of opinion boy hard who ranks with the rabies from time to time in the the fighting, it is, understood that on the proposals made by Mr. highest in the world of poetry.

Marshal Chang Teo-tin has Lloyd George's Committee for Hale Dug Thräugh Floor,

Over 100- members of St. of antirabic vaccination as a pre-halt owing to the Russo-Chinese ed a hope, however, that after the colony, and of the proved efficiency ordered the Manchurian troop torral land reform. He entertain- About 3 or 4, p.m. yesterday a Andrew's will gather at the Hong-ventative, would the authorities. member of the staff heart sounds hong Hotel Roof Garder under consider. the possibility of inslating

Limbroglio. or digging in the floor Above but the chairmanship of the Chieftain, maid no particular attention, as Dr. G. D. R. Black. The members previous to the issue of a licence." upon such vaccination for dogs the premises directly above the will be piped into dinner by Mr. shop. were occupied by Madame G. S. Brown after which the Rev. Flint and he included that J. Kirk Maconachie will say grace. tings might be put in.

The loyal toast having been

POLICE SHOOTING.

MURDER.

It is probable that the bur-honoured on the proposition of the CONSTABLE CHARGED WITH glars started at about that time Chieftain, Dr. Black will intro- to dig through the Roor. This duce Mr. W. Kay who is to pro- flooring, it is stated, is not very pose "The immortal memory of thick, comprising woodwork Robert Burns."

bound with concrete, inside which were round iron bars each about two feet apart.

siderable drop to the staircase, Mill and J. Bartholomew. The gang must have wriggled through the hole, one by one, slid down the pole they put in and Banded on the attic. Once, there they had access to all parts of the shop.

A TRICKY BEAN.

FANTAN BANKER'S

NO EVIDENCE OF FIGHT.

alleged to be the assailant, was

free and frank discussion now! proceeding a general agreement Imight be reached.

Ironical' Comments,

London, Jan. 24. Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at Giving prominence to the latest Cardiff, also expressed the strong turn in the situation in Manchuria, hopes that a compromise, that the "Daily Telegraph" ironically would have all the Liberals be- remarks that the Soviet's action is hind it, might be reached at the such as might be expected of any iberal conference on the "bourgeois" Government whose question next month. treaty rights have been 'insolently violated, and whose nationals the exercise of arbitrary power.. have been thrown into prison by

land

Another sald

One

A few further facts in addition Mr. J. Walker will propose The Lassies" to which toast Dr. to the cfficial statement already

Thus "The Yellow Dragon," the J. Morrison will reply.

It adds that M. Chicherin is Queen's College made in regard to the shooting, ofwell aware that the Government the recent examination one class 8 Magazine:-In When a hole of about 2 feet by

Mesars. G. McLeod, Kan Indian constable near the 1 feet square was made the Marnaughton and J. W. Blackley Volunteer Headquarters on Fri- the actions of Chang Tso-lin "as to England to join his ancestors." in Peking is as unable to influence boy wrote: "Mr. Tanner has gone tween two bars), a banister rail wit contribute musical items to day night were gleaned at the the Government in Capetown or Not yet, we hope. was inserted, at an angle, to lead the programme and recitations Central Magistracy this morning Buenos Aires."

that Julius Caeнnг was the authors into the attic. as it was a con-will be delivered by Messrs. A. S. when the Shantung constable, The "Daily Telegraph," em- of the Bible, while one youth brought before Mr. R. E. Lindsell Phasising Chinese uneasiness re-whoac sense of direction cannot be and formally charged with garding Russian intentions in very good said that Hongkong lay Iniurder.

Manchuria, refers to the Soviet's East-West of Canton. Detective Inspector T. Murphy original offer to abandon Russia's imaginative scholar, who evidently said that there was no actual rights as regards the Eastern likee, the gigantic, said that the SECRET.

evidence of the fight, and the re-Railway, the persistent.proclama- Great Pyramid was five thousand port of the revolver had not been tion by Russian agents, that the feet high. And that too affor Among the articles seized dur-heard by any persons in the Chinese ought to be absolute reading about the Seven Wonders duly, outside the padlocked en- ing raids at gambling houses, vicinity, not even by the Indian masters within their own terri-of "the Ancient World in this

range, but he says that he heard which provided two cases at the constable or traffic duty 50 yards tory, and any Treaty imposing magazine! nothing to arouse his suspicion. Central Magistracy this morning, away, who was approached by the limits thereanent might justly be The burglars must have worked was a "trick" fantan counting accused after the deed had been treated as a "scrap of paper." with a light (or torch) and stay-stick" The stick, made of bamboo, committed As a result of in- It concludes by pointing out ed some time. At night the attic had a nicely grooved secret cavity quiries he found that the accused that M. Chicherin's action cannot mediately afterward the Heilung- a well lighted by the lamps in the with a bean inside it ready to be had a fight at the same spot, two be regarded without serious misiang Tupan begin to send troops longkong Hotel but the shop it-released at will by the banker days before with another Indian giving in Tokyo. self is in darkness.

In Light or Dark?

An Indian watchman was on

when he desired it.

constable, who had to be treated Most of the silk stalen was kept The owner of this ingenious in hospital.

cheating device escaped during

From the showcases down be- low the gang chose jade necklaces, brooches, some unset jade, gold rings and other gold jewellery, In cvery instance the valuables were

the boxes being left alone.

to Mukden in response to Chang Tso-lin's urgent request.

Unable to comply, by using the CER., the Tupan marched his troops 30 miles to the head of the new Taitalhar Railway over which they travelled. When returning from Mukden the Tupan applied for military transportation on the was informed that the cost would Chinese Eastern Railway; and be 28,000 gold roubles, whereas roubles the proper rate.

EARLIER CABLES. in the attic. Shawls and other

· Describing accused's attitude in expensive pieces: of silk were the raid, and two others who were the charge room, the Inspector taken but the less costly articles out on bail also failed to attend (said that the man complained of

Foreign Office Moves. were left behind.

Court.

being ill He found that, the man had a scratch mark on the face

Peking. Jan. 24. "THE YELLOW DRAGON." and a bruised leg. He said that The Waichiaopu (Ministry of the wounded man died in the chair Foreign Affairs) has telegraphed The Yellow Dragon," reflecting on the way to the station and was to Marshal Chan Teo-lin, ordering scooped out.from their containers, every phase of activity in Queen's not in a condition to make any the Immediate release of the Chinese considered 4,000 gold College, is as sprightly as ever, statement beyond muttering that Ivanoff. The message states that outstanding questions will be set judging from a copy of the latest he had been shot. fegue sent to the "China Mail:" Accused was remanded for one tied immediately. Beside the jewellery showcases, Articles on school matters and week." a small-cash-box (unlocked) was general topics give it a wide lying on a table. Some documents interest to present and former mid $100 br cash we taken here pupils and to all who are interest The only way the burglars fed in local education. Our con- could have left was by the way gratulations to the Editor.. they entered.

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Silk Left Behind.

One of the watchmen in the

MRS. MOTONO. building found a large quantity of jade and gold stolen amounted to

silk in a drth floor lavatory. This $5,000 or 0.

ELECTRIC MASSAGE

31a, Wyndham 8t 2nd Floor..

was before the discovery at 8 a.m. The police have the case in The silk lost is valued at $9,000, hand. It is rumoured that an the recovered portion being arrest has been made but this bas assessed at about 85,000. The to be

TRAINS SUSPENDED..

Consequently, the troops again travelled on the new line. This C.E.R.demand incensed the Chin ese and led up to the present impasse a settlement of which is

-Hankow, Jan. 24. N.E. winds, strong, fine to] The service on the Peking clouds the Royal Obanzatory Hankook most difcuit forecast for the twenty-four hours suspended. The last train this ending at noon to-morrow. A morning arrived one day behind strong monsoon, may be expacted | scheduled time. long the SE. coast of Chima- and over the China Besk

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Soviet, Peking has no means of HAILWAY EXTORTION forcing Chang Tao-lin's obedience. Peking, Jan. 24 The Chinese, however, do not Whilst the Russian claim for believe that the RucsIANS paym for transportation of bring in troops, ow!

troops, 15 legs),and ger” of, Japanese inter I had been made at an, although 7:000.

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