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-SENSATIONAL ROBBERY IN

BUSINESS: CENTRE.

SILK STORE VICTIMISED,

Losses Estimated At $7,500..

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY,

POLITICAL MOVE?

RETURN OF EX-GOVERNOR OF CANTON"

MR. HU HAN-MEN:

From an authentic source.it is learned that Mr. Bu Han-min (Wu Hon-man in Cantonese) has returned to Canton.

TCENE TRWill be remembered,

CYCLE HITS GIRL

CURIOUS ACCIDENT IN

CAINE ROADS

P.W.D. MANEREPORT,

1926.

An unusual motor recident is re- ported by. Mr. F. PR James, of the Public Works Department, us roday in,

having occurred Caine Road, near the sation with Peel Street. :

Mr. James was ride his motor cycle when a small lunes r a mission to Moscow. His rewas knocked downwarving turn has been asked for by pre-to avoid the girl, the quele ran into sent leaders in Canton,

a coolly who was carving a load of crockery wars, earthenware pots,

Using several modern appliances

a megye devised by science, and working with that "cool cheek" which has was Governor of Canton till the characterised the whole series of big coup last year, after which he similar crimes in the heart of the stated to have been "sent on city in recent years, a gang of daring burglars brought off E $7,500 coup.

at China Building, Queen's Road Central, last night,. their victims being the Pioneer Silk

Store, whose premigae are close Un the main entrance of that buil ing..

..'

It will also be recalled that, after the assassination of the etc...

notorious · Liu Chung-hoi, his brother was detained

A telegram received by Mr. Terrace (off Robinson Road) says Hu's family, at No.. 8, Excelsior. that Mr. Hu redched Canton direct by a Russian steamer, ac

As was the case at the Popular Silk Store (in the same building and at other big shope, the thieves displayed a very intimate know-companied by Mr. Li Kwan-pui, ledge of the inside of the balding of his staff, and his daughter. Nor was their sense of value any Miss Hu Mu-laan (Wu Muk-lam in lena keen. Bulk was refused, when Cantonese). they ransacked the store, except. when warranted by extreme values

Even though to the layman at || least-significant. parsa in the rob- {bery could not have failed to arouse suspicion. E not to attract attention,

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TRICK OF FATE.

FELIX VILLAS SERVANTS ROBRED.

JAPANESE ARRESTED."

A trick of fate seems to have

befallen a Japanese, who is alleged to have taken part in two highway robberies (one unsuccessful) a case of street snatching on cons secutive days.

nd

On Thuraday night, this man was arrested by a police officer after a chase toward Lower Lascar- Row (part of "Paddy's Market"). hy way of Fung Street, from Queen's Road Central. A Chinese Indy accused him of snatching her bag. When searched at the station it is alleged that a dagger was found on his person.

STRIKE BEGUN!

MINERS REJECT OWNERS" OFFER

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT,

Negotiations Fall At, Last.

Moment.

(Reuter's Service)

London, April 30,

te haven rejected the

owners" revised one

· STRIKE" BEGUN.

London, Lat

An official announcement says that the "coal negotiations have falled and that the strike will begin at midnight. A

A CRITICAL POSITION.

London, Later. The coal situation was extremely. critical all day long. A

On Wednesday afternoon, the cook of No 6, Felix Villas Thrown into the hayfur when(Pokfulam) had been held up in Mr. Wu Ching-api (Mr Hu's their little craft capagal after 2 Jubilée Road, near Mount Davis: brother), and their mother have collision with a trading june the Road. His nesallant had a dagger o'clock in the morning. They were:

crew of a sampan were picked unt

gone to Canton to rejoin Mr

Hu.

by the steam-launen hing On but the cook managed to escape and turned over to a Water Folice Shortly afterward, the cook of launch in the vicinity

No. 7. Felix Villas was threatened

Mr. S. Baldwin, Prime Minister, asked the mifers to be in his room at the House of Commone at 10.80

the culprita got clean away-forshop proper, the gang put all their the sampan mistress testerday by a man with a dagger, who stole owners negotiating. Committee,

ingenuity to work.

$1.50. The victim gave chase, but the lighway robber escaped.

It is understood that at an

still awaiting him there at noon, as. Mr. Baldwin was all engaged in Downing Street with the coul The incident was borted by the time being at any rate.

Clues have been discovered which Outside the front door, a pri- According to her stament, the

whose revised offer, it is under

tood is based on an eight-hours point to an electric drill having. Ivate watchman is on duty. To collision took place on Kennedy

day and a slightly reduced wage.. been used to prise" open a large prevent him getting inside, even Town

Meanwhile a hurriedly conven- Herring-Hall-Marvin safe.

he wanted to, they put in a

There was no loss fo but identification parade,-the cook who led meeting of the General Council The modus operandi was prac-white-metal door catch, consisting the loss to property is ssessed at was robbed picked out the Japan of the Trade Union Congress inten- tically identical with that of the of the ring on one door, and the $400.

930 as the culprit, ".*"

sified the expectancy of dramatic The detained man is to come be development. The meeting lasted cases gone before, flong hook or the other. When which presumably are noted in re-the staff went to open up the pre-

fore the Magistrate on Monday, on

Fan hour. cords but which still baffle solu-mises at 7.50 this morning, they

several serious charges.

tion.

could not push the door back after undoing the lock. The catch was in position and had to he forced out..

numerous.

When the approaches to the shop were examined.. it became abundantly plain that the gang could almost walk right up to an entrance where the barricade was very insecure.

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2.

DRY WEEK ENI

No rain is mentioned the wen- ther forecast till omorrow. The prediction is winds, moderate; cloudy. Chip is for

Hongkong the coast una primer Channel). V

The Observatory; report at flu

says Pressure has increased moderately from E. Japan to the |Ramins and slightly from central Japan to Formos. It has de creased slightly ut Shanghai and a nearly stationary elsewhere. The wenthen), mun ju dominant mali. stationary to the south of Kobe.

ARMS ARREST.

HOPE ABANDONED.

NO MORE NEWS OF CHICAINU MARU.

ALL HANDS LOST ?

(Router's Service.):

Subsequently 1,500 delegates to the conference of the affiliated). Unions assembled, salting the outcome of the conversations. be- tween Mr. Baldwin and the miners A glance inside was enough to

int the House of Cominans. reveal what had transpired,since

would be made in the House of locking up about 9:30 last night,,

Commons at our o'clock in the In what would be, the back yard when everybody left for home.

afternoon, but the House adjourned of China Building (further inside Laxa big flat show-case just in

without a stement being made,, than the lift-shaft) are a maze side the front door, were a layer

Mr. Baldwin having left the miners of passage-ways, railings, flat of fade necklaces, each sewn on

considering the owners proposals surfaces, etc., that connect with to a plush backing. The backings several places, accessible to ahmaet wore thrown on the floor, but the

Strike Inevitable anybody

Namaatrike. jade had disappeared.

The belief The Weak Link

when it was unofficstrengthened At The Book of life so is a nutrKelvet Clared Out...............

despatch from Hakodate searing that the miners had rejected thece conerete surface which may be stands on which piles of silk,

that the "Chichibu Maru" has sunk the roof of some small out-build- mostly in rolls, were, stacked. ing in the yard.. This surfaceVelvet, costing $8.50 a yard, was

with all hands as no more has been vised offer and it was learned that heard from her, though the vessel special Cabinet meeting had been summoned late in the afternoon, goes right up to the rear wall of practically cleaned out. Lighter

was equipped with wireless. the shop, in which is a row of quality silk, varying from $8.50

(A Tokyo cable of April 28 whilst arrangements were made to bring the whole miners' delegates Windows. It was one of these to $5 a yard also came under thever and 929 rounds of ammunition

despatch from

and the Executives of 200 Unions windows which proved the weak burglars inspection, but not to were seized at the Tung On wharf stated:-A

Hakodate. reports that the

alllated to the Trades Union Con- link in a very poor attempt to en- such a thorough degree. All the yesterday,

of wood

1,540 inside

Toll A Chinese, who is alleged to have Chichibu Maru? each sure safety.

From the staircase that en-around which

when a vital decision was expected: the material been in possession, was arrested tons, went ground off Haromat sress together early in the evening,

piled eircles the lift-shaft, one can open is wrapped, were. up and will come before the Magis-shire Kurilas during the storm to bo taken by the miners, acting

One bigtrate in due course.

yesterday Two hundred and in conjunction with the whole a window and step straight on to in the passage-way. that flat surface. One can also show-case standing against the

thirty are missing. climb up, from the ground floor wall had been left chock-full of

St. Andrews, Kowloon, having As many as level of the yard, up an iron lad valuable shawle. der, on to that approach This could be taken, it is presumed, recently received a gift of a latter process could start from were also removed. A quantity Frontal for the Holy Table, has any of the small verandahs (near of wire was left behind, and the given the one then I use to St. the lavatories) on the back of each suspicion is that wire was used Andrew's Theological Hostel, Can- ton, which is under the Church upper floor. The servants' quarto tie up the booty

Missionary Society. ters further back are separated by

Drilling the Safe.

A

a metal "fence," through the two The safe stood at the foot of the! top bars of which most men could pass with ease!

stairs leading to the attic.

office foot or two away is an

Two automatic pistols, one revol

.81,900

600: 2,000 3,000 87,500

DANISH FLIGHT.

A FORCED LANDING NEAR TUCHENG.

(Reuters Service.)

Shanghai, May 1.

The Danish aviators are safe.. A very brief despatch to the

Until a thorough investigation desk, above which is an electric fitted out on the Queen's Theatre has been made, it is not possible light, fixed to the ceiling. The aide of Pedder Building, which to say where the thieves first got wiring on both sides of the con- adjoins China Building... Passage- into the building, if at all From nection had been wrenched free,ways here were aldo examined. the. "goods door at the side so that the light could be brought The Losses street (facing Queen's Theatre), lower down, ostensibly to the door Until the stock is carefully

that owing to engine trouble they it is also believed that one can of the safe. One light was checked the loss is given tem-local Danish Consul General says ramble through to that backyard twirled round a chair next to the porarily at

Cash

landed yesterday at a village ten safe. Pieces of what appeared

miles north-east of Yucheng Jade, (abo Iron Bars Removed. >

to be metal were found in two

which is 26 miles north-west of Silk piece However the burglars--there

Silk shaw

Tädrianfu. must have been more than one to different places where the drill

Total Carry out such a big "job" must must have been used Several have got to that window. This pieces of silk were singed, one window was secured on the inside almost burned black, in a process by a length of thin wire wound which included burning. Round Several cheques,

a corner some distance from the grant amounts were round the bolt. It was fully pro- safe, a light had been abruptly but of these there are tected, by vire netting and an Iron grill of bara no more than cut off. There were also other Previous Crime half-an-inch thick at the most instances of tampering with the Only a few months This grill was secured to the lights, all pointing to the use of was a similar robbery Wooden framework by screws electricity in the coup which, it would be seen, were um fastened by a screw-driver. A drill must also have been used to get the grill and netting out of the way. The window is a pout two feet above the shop's attic (at the back of the shop)

Once inside, taking the grill and wire-netting inside with them, the gang could pick what they wanted As the export depart ment of the firm is now carried on

not very In stolen

cords.

Trade Union movement.

Rumours!

London, Later The coal owners, arrived at the House of Commons at five o'clock in the afternoon. The miners' and Trade Union representatives also. attended. It is rumoured that the negotiations will be re-opened.

Silent. Prayer."

A demonstration of women Unionists was held in Albert Hall at which Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, In the course of a speech, on foreign policy emphasised the gravity of the coal eltue

The meeting closed by the audience standing and engaging, in the Blont prayer for several minutes,

The silence was broken.

National nlaying Lorgan

Anthem

Emergency Stepp

London, Later,

The ordinary yearly meeting of The Ministry of Health has cir- the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotelscularised Local Authorities stating the event of a national coal Ltd. is advertised to be held at the that there Roof Garden of the Hongkong. at the Hotel, on Saturday, May 29, at Popular Silk Store, on the Fedder aJE NAGLASS

the

Once the loot had been gathered i Street side of China Building, up the gang could have left by the In this case, the burglars way they entered: Discarded stuffed through a hole lay about in disorder, but marke and clues have been found,

From the safe about $1.800 in money of various kinds and deno- minations was taken, 88 was a quan tity of jade necklaces.

One of the staff told a "China Mail reporter that it wasn that the export department

at offices in Wyndham Street separate, otherwise there

(under the name of Mestra

have been more

Verhomal, Shewaram & Co.) therek to

was hardly any stock in the at-

tic Show-case stands and

cles of decoration were

about the floor.

still larger

iloves.

above, getting down by means of

pole Subsequently one or more lots disco ilk were

The Bishop of Vi cense Mr. J Hu Diocesant Reader of Kowloon on Whit Sunday This ceremony had to be last month owing to illness?

the Government will con necessary that that part

Larang

should

with emer endiness

the

Procla

had been

there thin.

Grand Al Fresco Concert wil

Vicara be held

on Monda

Cennis ald

The

fund

Missionary

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