1927-06-10 — Page 12

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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1927.

AFTER 27 YEARS.

When Territories Were- Roadless.

MR. A. W. HILL LOOKS BACK.

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JUDGE'S SCORN.

Heavy. Penalties for Blackmailers.

"CAPTAIN" CASE ENDED.

Having been resident in the

London, May 25. "This is the worst case of its Colony for over twenty-seven years, Mr. A. W. Hill, head bailiff attach- kind in my 25 years' experience." ed to the Supreme Court, who leaves declared the Lord Chief Justice, at for England with Mrs. Hill to the Old Bailey, in pussing sentence morrow on retirement by the ss. in the "Captain" blackmalt case. "Kashmir") has witnessed tremenil- Brown was sentenced to eight

penni servitude, pus growth and development since years

Joseph he arrived in 1960 to join the local Maples to 15 years' penal servitude, Police Force.

Norman Stuart to 12-

2 years, Alfred The New Territories had then Tannen to 10 years. Frank Leonard recently been reded to Britain and to 10 years, and George Taylor, the lot of the Police officer station-alias J. Stuart, to penal servitude ed in the remote districts was, in the for life. words of the famous opera, acer the opinion that it was difficult to The Lord Chief Justice expressed tainly far from happy one. Roads had not then linked up the New Ter- understand why tortured victims ritory districts and at San Tin (Lok did not come forward and frankly Man Chun district), where Mr. Hill inform the police of facts in such was first stationed, there was not cases. They could then rely on the even a police station, the olBeers discretion of the Press to help to having their quarters in a "joss" stamp out one of the worst pests

of contemporary civilisation. Bow Street Proceedings.

house,

Baxerism Reflection.

An earlier message stated:— The position was none too settled at the time and, though there was London, April : A blackmail no serious trouble, there was a re-have been obtained from an elderly charge involving £10,895 alleged to flection in a minor form of the retired army officer in the course of Joxer troubles elsewhere. Volun-about three years is being heard at teers having to be stationed in cer- Bow Street. Sir Chartres Biron, tain of the New Territories districts the Chief Magistrate, agreed that and a destroyer having to open fro the prosecutor's name should not Da Chinese troops who fired from be disclosed, and that he be refer the hills at Mira Bay on a body red to as "The Captain." Six ac- of Volunteers entering Taipo.

Mr. Hill's Police service lusted but only four were brought up. The cused were stated to be concerned, for three years when he was trans-prosecution stated that "The Cap- ferred as bailiff to the Supreme tain" lived in the South of England, Court, having to traverse for the and came to London in November, purpose of serving writs, districts 1923. He which were by no means so easy of Theatre, and got into conversation visited the Palace access as they have been made to- with Norman Stuart, aged 26, who day and by no means as safe for posed as an art dealer. Both, as pedestrians. There was no read arranged, met again fortnight)

to Repulse Bay in those days and later in a room in the West-End. the only means of access to vil- Stuart told him that it was his Jages in that part of the island was brother's room.

They had been

by the footpath leading from Mount there for-ton-minutes-when-J.Stuart Parker past the present reservoir and Richards, who or by that from Wengnaichung Gap custody, and who

fre not in

were to Little Hong Kong and

alleged Deep to have received £6,163 and £545, Water Bay.

asked what he was doing with his respectively, entered. The former brother and threatened to call the police.. The Captain protested that nothing had occurred between them, but handed over a cheque for £50, as demanded. Subsequently, the Captain, on various representations, had handed over the total mention- ed in the charge-aleet. Once one of the accused called on him on board his yacht at Cowes and ob- tained money. Last year he had another call, while the yacht was ut Amsterdam, from another aceus- ed, who posed as a Scotland Yard detective. The Captain handed him £1,400.3

By carrying his cycle on his back at certain difficult spots Mr. Hill in the course of his writ-serving journeys was able to traverse some of his journeys awheel and he re- calls with some anasement that "many's the writ have served in the Tytam Tuk Reservoir" vil lage used to nestle where now the foresight of administrators and the skill of engineers has enabled water to be stored which has solved pro- blems which before had been acute in many districts.

Colony's Development, The development In the actual City has been on no less larga a scafe since Mr. Hill arrived in thei Colony. The Peak Tram had com- have all been developed since his. menced running, when Mr.. Hill arrival and Aberdeen grown from a arrived but there were few houses small settlement to its present con- there, as compared with the pre-siderable dimensions. sent number. The waterfront re- clamation had been in progreas for some time but was by no means finished, the Hong Kong Hotel frontage then being the limit of usable land for transport.

Typhoon Experiences.

nessed some of the worst that have Of typhoons, Mr. Hill has wit- visited the Colony, the first being within his first few months here! when the "Canton Dredger" and Development In Kowloon has heen H.M.S. "Sandpiper" were sunt and particularly rapid in Mr. Hill's the most severe being that of time, particularly in the region of 1906 when 10,000 boat people were Shamshuipo. Kowloon City and drowned. For services rendered on Kowloon Tong, whilst in other the waterfront on that occasion, Mr. parts of Hong Kong again, the Hill, with others, received the Caroline and Leighton-Hill districts thanks of the Hong Kong Govern-:

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Column.)

Contraband

LOIS WILSON NOAH BEERY RAYMOND HATTON RAYMOND MCKEE

STAR

TO-DAY

and TO-MORROW

2.30 to 11.16 p.m.

CONTINUOUS

ment.

Mr. Hill recalls with some amuse- ment that during one typhoon, the "Star" ferry ticket booking box was blown completely away on to the piles with the cashier inside it. Mr. Hill being on duty nearby at the time he effected a rescue, the cash- ier when released being found to be tightly clutching his cash-box! Masoble Activities.

Mr. Hill has taken the keoneat interest In Masonic activities dur- Ing his residence here and must hold a record for length of service in certain offices. He is a Past Master of the Naval and Military Lodge and has also held Chairs of the higher degrees of the Chapter.

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

MILKMAID MILK

QUEEN'S

3.30, 5.10 7.15, 9.20

When Old Broadway Was Young!

THOSE WERE THE DAYS! Flapperless, ginless, jazzless-but

a stirring time of real romance flower- ing amidst the conflicts and passions of a great metropolis in the making. Marion Davies, in her greatest triumph, shows herself a superb comedienne- She'll make you roar with glee, then move you to tears.

A rollicking, frolicking whirlwind of joy and thrills!

Directed by MONTA BELL Adapted by CAREY WILSON

Osmopolitan Production

MARION

Metro- joldwyn Mayer

PICTURE

DAVIES

in a MONTA BELL Production from the play Merry Wives

of Gotham" by Laurence Eyre ~with CONRAD NAGEL

Lights of Old Broadway

2.30, 5.15, 7515, 9.15.

WORLD

Orchestra at

5.16 & 9.15

A Mighty Screen Spectacle in Two Thrilling Episodes

THE FALL OF TROY

PART 1.

(Showing-Thursday to Saturiony)

The Abduction of Helen

PART 1.

The Destruction of Troy

The Story of Homer's Tad magnificently, presented by a

af÷avər 10,000

NOTICES.

He was District Grand Secretary of HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

for sixteen years and for a sim

the Scottish District Grand Lodge

lar period was Secretary of the

Naval and Military Lodge. He has

served with the Benevolent Board

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Both in Masonte and other cir- cles Mr. Hill will be much missed for his cheery personality and willingness to help in a deserving cause. He was the recipient of a presentation from Chinese friends at the promises of Ab Young and Company this morning when a tíma was given in his honour,

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C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 10th June, 1927;

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

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