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No. 19,862

KOWLOON ROBBERY,

INCIDENTS NEAR “CHATER'S BUNGALOW."

PONED AS POLICE. "

ESTABLISHED

1845

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 26, 1926.

"ROW." HOTEL

PROFESSOR SUMMONED BY A STEWARD,

$60 FOR A BLOW.

"Lengthy evidence was called by complainant. R- Chinese Ah alleged robbery at a hut ad-the joining the house known

steward of the Hongkong Hotel, "Chater's Bungalow," nbutting before Mr. R. E, Lindsell at the "Nathan and Austla Ronda, Kow-Central Magistracy this morning.

loon, was the subject of enquiry when at the adjourned Criminal Sessions

this morning.

QS.

ANOTHER TYPHOON?

AMATEUR PROPHET SAYS. SATURDAY.

A WET WEEK-END.

Depression, Full Moon and Barometer.

That the typhoon signals will Professor Maximiliane up by Saturday and that Hong- Langener, who is to give a de-kong will have another bad week- monstration at the Theatre Royal and is the prediction made by a to-morrow; was summoned for local amateur weather prophet

with considerable confidence..

I was alleged that two men ves presented themselves as police off-assault.

sera

for empowered to search ptum tied up the gardener who was in tharge and took from him Pertain articles of property.

Three men were charged with being concerned in the robbery, La Sung Chan Sin and Chan P5. charge of receiving stolen goods so being preferred again Chan

Po

This gentleman, as a marine ex-

Mr. R. A. Wadeson appeared for the complainant and outlined pert, has always to be on the look his case which was that the de-out for sudden changes in the fendant threw away a chit book weather. produced by complainant to book the table and later assaulted him by striking a blow on the chest which knocked him down.

Was

He painted out to a "China Mail" man this morning that the

sea-level, barometer, at round 39.70-and was "top steady Complainant in his evidence to be good."

Thatdeep depression" hang- said that he refused an offer made by the defendant in the pre-ing around also portended typhoon sence of Mr. C. D. Robertson, as possibilities, he said.

Pointing to the rather dark clouds over the hills at the east-

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Rugby, July 24- Newspapers anticipate that with in the next few days some favour- able development in the coal situ- tion will secur and hopes are on- Lertained that debates which will take place in both Houses of Parliament on foriday may lead to re-opening of negotiations.

Meanwhile it is reported that the drifting back to work by miness continues slowly but the movement is still almost entirely confined to: Midlands coalfields.

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PRATAS STATION.

HONGKONG OFFICIALS UNABLE TO GO.

"HAIYUNG" DEPARTS.

The Chinese cruiser "Haiyung" has left Hongkong for Pratas, about 180 miles to the South of this Colony.

She should have departed some days ago but was held up by the typhoon.

High Chinese officials are on board whose visit is in connection with the inaugural of the station which will send out meteorologi- cal reports by wireless.

Of the officials in Hongkong, who were to have gone down, it It is stated in Labour eireles is known that several had to de- that new

terms have been precline the invitation because of pared by Nottinghamshire and pressure of work, but Mr. N. R. M. Derbyshire colllery pwners upon Shaw, acting deputy commission- which pits in those "qounties wili er of Chinese Maritime Customs,

has left on the "Haiyung." be open next week.

The Hongkong rescue tug "Kan Sing recently took down a wire- less operator.

pru-

The "Daily Mail" says the An interesting feature of the case Was the statement by the

posed new terms, which have been Crown Solicitor. Mr. H. K. Holmes.sistant manager, of the Hotel, to

prepared with the approval of the that information had been given pay him. $6 as compensation. ty the police by a man who ad- Witness consulted a Chinese doc-ern entrance to the harbour, he owners' national" organisation, will mitted that he had a grudge tor who agreed to cure him for said that he always found guid give the miners a wide range of

ance there.

choice."— Offers will be framed in gainst the sandener who had been $60.

Last night and the night before,uch a way that rates of wages the victim of the robbery and that

he explained, there had been very

which can be paid for seven hours, he would like to get him into trouble with the Police.

high tides, and these, in his opin-even and a half hours and eight ion, were contributory factors. hours a day can be studied, by

In opening the case Mr. Holmes said that the gardener, whose name was Wong Chuen. lived in a hut near to Austin Read at the point where Cox's path

into it.

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His Worship: One blow on the chest costs $602

Witness: That was what he demanded.

His Worship: And you agreed to pay it?

Witness: Yes.

In evidence, Mr. Robertson said that defendant agreed to pay the $60, but later changed his mind. He mentioned that complainant had been with the Hotel for 35 years and there was no complaint against him.

Shortly after 9 p.m., on June 23 Wong Chuen was lying in the hat smoking opiam whew two men en- tered stating that they were police officers come to search for opium. They opened a box on which Wong Chuen was lying and, one of the

Professor Langsner, giving men, then said to the other "Dunit evidence on onth, said that he was let him get away." The gardener a guest at the Hongkong Hotel was then seized and some

rope On the night of the 20th he went which was kept for drawing water for dinner together with his at a well was used to tie him up, secretary to his usual table, but the rope being "twisted-round his was ordered by the complainant neck and his hands tied.

to sit at another table. This he considered to be an insult and he insisted on the manager being summoned. The complainant then came with a chit book and refused to go away, I lost my temper and pushed him away," said the Professor.

Mr.Braga's Help

Having taken a belt from the victim the two men ran away fol- pwed by the gardener who was able to use his legs. Mr. Braga, "who was walking in Austin Road. saw two men going in the direc Lion of Nathan Road and also saw the gardener with whom he spoke in Chinese In view of what he was told. Mr. Braga pareced the men but was unable to find in what direction they had gonę. returned to the tied up man and

released him.

in the robbery.

He

He thought that the "glass" would begin to show signs of fall- ing shortly, that a typhoon would be observed in a day or two, and that local warnings would be ex- hibited by Saturday at the latest. As to the week-end prospects he was exceedingly pessimistic.

WEATHER FORECAST

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nien.

The Churches.

The Bishopa and Free Church, icaders have issued a statement in which their efforts to effect 1

settlement of the coal dispute are reviewed and a further appeal is made to the Government to-con--f sider proposals already laid be Lore the Prime Minister.

Local experts, speak exceedingly well of the work performed by Pratas in locating the first two typhoons which came this way this season.

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TOWN PLANNING.

MODEL SCHEME FOR EAST KENT.

"STATE GUARANTEES.

Rugby. July 25, A model town planning scheme. They point out that these terms, which has been initiated in East: For the 24 hours ending at noon

which follow closely those of the Kent in 'connection with the deve- to-morrow, the Observatory fore-Coal Commission's reports. andlopment of the new coal fields, was. casts S.E. winds, moderate over the Samual Memorandum. which the subject of a conference yester- the Trade Unions Council approved day at which seventeen local during the general strike, have authorities interested in preserving Leen already accepted by the the amenities of life were repre Miners' Federation Executive. sented.

cast. occasional rain.

Pressure has decreased slightly at Chefoo and increased slightly at Haiphong. It is nearly stationary elsewhere,

not so deep tits morning.

The depresion over Tongking is

A feeble anticyclone is central between the Loochoos and the Bonins.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24. hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.56 inch. Total since January 1, 68.50 inches, against an average of 49.30 inches.

Continuing, the Professor said that he at first agreed to pay the doctor's bill, which he con- gidered was excessive, but was ad- vised by a friend not to do so.

In cross-examination, Wadeson said that complainant TO-DAY'S ELECTION. could hardly be called a Bolshevik

Mr.

as asserted by the Professor. The

man.

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In the mining districts these The scheme aims at encouraging terms have been criticised on the new industry without destroying ground that failing settlement by the natural beauty of the vicinity negotiation they provide for the of the new pits; and already a con.. setting up of a joint arbitrationtsiderable sum of money. has been board with an independent chair-guaranteed by the State for the. enterprise and the work of building Reorganisation of the industry new towns has been begun. Eight is advocated by the church leaders of these are in contemplation if the and meets with little opposition. pits prove as successful as is The chief objection by the Govern- hoped.

In such case, it is anticipated ment to the proposals is that they are based on a further subsidy for that the"discovery of coal and iron the continuance of pre-strike rates stone in East Kent will mean the of pay during the four months immigration of 278,000 new period allotted to the negotiations. aldents, or doubling the present

The Church leaders' statement population. will be emphasised from "church

Errors of the Past, pulpits throughout the country to

The Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain, morrow.-British Wireless Service. Minister of Health; who attended yesterday's conference, commended Restrained Optimism.,

those responsible for the foresight Balloting will take place at the

Rugby, July 25.

that was being displayed, and he Supreme Court

To-morrow's debates on the coal (Registrar's

situation in both Houses of Parlia-regretted that in the earlier days development was allowed to· pro-. ment will probably indicate whe-ceed without plan or thought, with ther any fresh efforts to settle the the result that immense sums were dispute by negotiation are to-day being spent on repairing the prospect.

Although no favourable develop terrible errors of the past. At no

apparent, restrained

latter explained that the com-j FOR TEMPORARY VACANCY plainant behaved like one.

The police received a report and were able to arrest the first pri sonel in Shanghai Street, Mongkok-

Not Mental Telepathy. tsui, the following evening. At an

On a request by the Professor identification parade the prisoner for an adjournment to call his was identified by the gardener

witnesses, including his secretary, one of the men who had taken pars His Worship remarked that he The second pri- ought to have brought them to soner was arrested some days later Court. It was then pointed out matshed in Stubbs Road and that the summons did not state the third prisoner at Shamshulpo any time, and this the Professor the same day. The latter when said was not found out by mental taken to the police station pro- telepathy but by remaining for an duced a pawn ticket which enabled hour in Court the police to get back the stolen watch.

Mr. Holmes referred to a man who would be called to give evi dence as the man who had given certain evidence to the polico. prior to the arrests. He had told the police that he had a grudge against the gardener--and that he had suggested to one of the pri- soners-that-he-would-like-to-injure him in some way so as to get even with him. The original plan

omission and adjourned the case His Worship regretted the

until noon on Wednesday.

MOTOR THEFT.

EUROPEAN MOTORIST'S

LOSS.

HAWKER CHARGED.

seemed to have been that informa- A marine hawker was charged tion should be laid with the police before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the with regard to possession of opium Central Magistracy this morning a motor car but that of a robbery seemed to with the theft of

radiator badge and' alternatively have been substituted later,

When charged at the Magistracy, with receiving the article know- the first prisoner declined to make ing same to have been stolen." a statement; the second said "Evidence was given that the did not take anything at all and motor car, belonging to Mr W, K. the third made an involved state- Reynolds, of the Hongkong Uni- ment in which he said that at the versity, was left at Lyttleton time of the robbery he was in Road. On Mr Reynolds return- Hongkong, at the back of the ing to the car, the cover of the Mosque Temple, and did not know radiator on which was mounted anything about it. The statement the Hongkong Automobile A830- referred to a man named Fan Ki clation badge had disappeared. whom the police should ask to "consult hla conscience in the matter" (this was the translation from the Chinese).

The case is proceeding, (Mr. H. G. Sheldon represents one of the prisoners),'

One animal case of Rabies was reported to the Medical Officer of Health during Saturday and Sun day.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, today was 2/2 7/18

ON COUNCIL,

FROM 4-5-30:

Office) to-day from 4 p.m. in con- nection with the election of a re- presentative of the unofficial JP's to the Legislative Council to serve for the period of absence of Sir Henry Pollock.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C.; has Pollock and seconded by Mr. Paul been nominated by Sir Henry

Lauder...

Dr. W. V. M. Koch has been nominated by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, seconded by Mr. A. S., D. Cousland. The ballot-box will be closed at 5.30 p.m

"Overland

week's This China Mail" will contain the articles on last Thursday's typhoon, the serica of official communiques on the boycott conference together with the Hongkong delegation's re- port, a full reprint of the Illustrated deluge description in last Friday's issue, and all the local news of the week.

To make sure of getting supplies this time send in your order in advance to the office. Out on Friday at noon, this special issue at the usija priče "of 30 cents per copy.

HEAVY FINE,

A report was immediately made and the same day a constable accosted the defendant and, an-) other man, who bolted on seeing the constable, leaving behind some baskets which they were carrying. The constable asserted that de A Chinese woman pleaded guilty fendant in the course of his flight at the Central Magistracy this produced something from his morning to unlawful possession of pocket and threw it into a school 52 taels of prepared oplum and 28 yard. This was found to be the taels of raw opium. Her defence missing article,

was that the opium was left in her Mr. W. B. Hind arrived late charge by a seaman who pro and Informed His Worship that he mised to call the following day. was appearing for "the defence. She was fined $2,000, or 6 months The evidence was read out to him hard labour, on the first charge and the case was adjourned until and $250, or two months on the

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in

conflict will be brought in sight optimism (that the end of the

within the next few days) continues to prevall. In some measure this is based on the fact that the num

ber of miners who have returned to work In Warwickshire is

steadily increasing but in other parts of the country, and particu- larly in the North of England, there has been no movement on the part of the men to break away from the In- atructions of the Miners' Federa tion..

"

time was there a greater need for

than now, where housing develop- ment on recently constructed roads town planning in Great Britain

was proceeding at a rate never before known.--British Wireless Service.

ONIONS STOLEN.

-COOLIE-SENT-TO-JAIL-FOR-

TWO MONTHS.

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Mr. A. J. Cook, Secretary of the

A coolle was charged before Mr. Federation, addressed meetings in Nihil this morning at the Kowloon Warwickshire yesterday, and ex- Magistracy with robbery. It was pressed regret that they had taken alleged that the coolie stole 180' action without consulting the catties of spring onions. from the Federation,

The object of his garden of another Chinese at Tai visit was to check the movement Hang Village.

The coolle was about to leave for the resumption of work on the new terms offered by the War. the garden with his booty when one wickshire owners. Sixteen hun-] of the gardeners saw him, and dred are said to have returned in caught him. He was later turned the past two days, and altogether over to the police.

He was sentenced to two months' 8,000 will be working to-morrow.

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pated was that by degrees the time restrictions against arrivale growth of publle opinion would from Shanghai on account lead the miners themselves lo cholera. realise the unsound advice that was given them by their leaders, and that. In the end they really had to

do what the Coal Cotamission's re- have accepted the conclusions of port and the Government had asked the Coal Commission's report. He them to do in the beginning. did not know if these conditions Mr. Frank Hodges formerly were still open to them, but if they Secretary of the Miners' Federation could still get back to the report t and now Secretary of the Interne, would be both the most honourable tional Miners-Organfaatian,' said in and the most effective way out of an Interview that the miners ought their difficulties. British Wireless Immediately and unreservedly to Service.

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