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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1927.

CHASED BY LOSERS!

ER'S

́A PROFESSED GAMBLER'S

STORY.

STEALING CHARGE PROVED.

FLIGHT TO MACAO.

GOVERNOR PAYS A COURTESY

CALL

NAVAL SEAPLANES ESCORT.

H.E. the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, embarked on & RAVA seaplane at the Kowloon Camber at 9.30 am, this morning for the pur- pose of visiting Macao and paying courtesy call on the Governor, Senhor A. T. de Sousa Barbosa.

The seaplane was escorted by two others from the Fleet Air Arm.

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At 3 o'clock this morning, the Chinese watchman employed at Mr. Choa Po-sien's house, No. 5 Broadwood Road saw a suspicious movement amongst the bushes in the garden, so he edged up to the wall and looked into the tennis court below. There he saw a man moving stealthily in the direction of the washing shed. Equally as stealthily the watchman followed him. As the man crept up to the clothing the watchman crept up on him. Then he stretched out His Excelleny's A.D.C. and Pri- his hand in the direction of some vate Secretary Capts. C. H. Steele clothing, and his shadow stretch- and B. R. Forater accompanied him

It was anticipated that the fight there would be of forty minutes duration and that, after of a atay of a few hours, H.E. would be escorted back on the return flight, arriving at the Kowloon camber at 5.30 ju

ed out a hand towards him. As on the trip,

the would-be thief took hold of!

the clothing, a heavy hand fell'on

his shoulder, and he found him-

NOTICE.

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

FIFTH EXTRA RACE

THE MEETING will be held (wes-

ther permitting) at Happy Valley on SATURDAY, 25th June, 1927, Commencing at 3.15 p.m. The first bell will be rung at 2.45 p.m.

The charge for admission to the

Public Enclosure will be $1 for all persons including Ladies.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half price.

Members are advised that they must show their Badges to obtain admission to the Members' Enclo

Bure.

Each member has the right to introduce 2 non-members to the Members' Enclosure, tickets for whom can be obtained from Messra. Linstead & Davis at $5 each up to Friday, 24th June, 1927.

The charge for admission for Ladies to the Members' Enclosure will be $2. Each member can obtain, upon application to the

self a prisoner. But he was not SEEKING EQUALITY? Secretary, Badges for admission of

going to be taken so easily. After-

JAPAN AND GENEVA NAVAL CONFERENCE.

a short struggle the intruder managed to shake off the watch- mar, and then led him a merry chase on the tennis court. Even- tually the watchman cornered his INTERVIEW WITH DELEGATE.

Paris, June 16.

2 Ladies free of charge.

Hong Kong, 17th June, 1927.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE Undersigned have received

instructions to sell by Public

Auction

ON MONDAY, the 20th June, 1927, at 11 a.m.

at Godown No. 8, Lower,

man on a lower court and this time made sure of his "catch."

When the man was charged be-i Viscount Saito, who has left for: fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell this Geneva with the Japanese Delega-

norning, he said that he had tion to the Naval Disarmament Con-, been gambling with some Hakkas ference, interviewed by Reuter as earlier in the night. He had been regards the Washington report that Japan at the conference would lucky--or maybe it was unlucky demand equality instead of the The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf

to win, so the Hakkas chased 5-5-3 ratio, said he was unable to

& Gudown Co., Ltd., Kowloon him with the view of getting their reveal the Japanese proposals for 412 Cases Window and Plate money back by force. He ran Geneva but observed that an im-

Glass, into the garden to shake off his portant body of opinion in Japan (Sizes:-24 x 12, 16 x 14, 15 x pursuers. He did not steal the favoured equality.-Reuter.

13.30 x 15, 28 x 14, 26 x 18, 24 x clothing, and had no intention of

16, 26, x 18; 30 x 20, 50 x 36, 60 x stealing them.

40, 72 x 24; 8 x 6, 36 x 26, 41 x 30, 50 x 18, 20 x 14 and 30 x 22"). Terms: Cash on Delivery.

··LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 17th June, 1927;

Mr. Lindsell: Is that the best

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story you can think of?

Accused mumbled something which the interpreter did not The police yesterday removed translate, and the Magistrate to the Kowloon mortuary the re- passen sentence, of four weeks' mains of a 1-year-old Chinese jail.

baby. It had both its hands and

WEATHER FORECAST.

the left leg cut off, and there wás | THE Undersigned have received a wound on the chest. All these instructions from The Mana- Injuries are believed to have been ger of The Asiatic Trading inflicted after death, probably in Corporation, Ltd., to sell by Public next 24 hours may be expected to superstition.

Weather conditions during the conformity witr some Chinese Auction

No information is

ON

Radio Telegraph Services are now in operation between Hong Kong and the following places:-French Indo-China, Province of turn out somewhat similar to those available as to where or how the WEDNESDAY, the 22nd June, 1927, Tunaen Canton, Swatow, Kongmoon, Macao, Kwongchowan, Fort Bayard, Wuchow And Hoihow.

Rates and further particulars on application to the Radio Coun- ter ist Floor, G.P.O. Building.

During the interruption of the Hong Kong-Macao cable service the Macso Radio Station will remain open for the exchange of telegrams with Hong Kong from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Hong Kong Station is always open and messages are accepted at any time through- out the 24 hours.

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ruling yesterday afternoon and this body was found. gives: south morning, for the official forecast winds, moderate This applies to Hong Kong, the For- temperature. fair to showery." mosa Channel, and the nearby coast.

*FINDER NOT THE KEEPER.

ing

commencing at 10.30 a.m.

at his office, York Buildings, Chater Road.

A quantity of OFFICE REQUISITES.

comprising:

ALSO

Pressure is highest at Shanghai.

When A

Teak Desks, Teak Office Chairs, It has decreased considerably si

Chinese Was Teak Typewriter Table, Tenk Show- Nemuro, has, increased moderately Lindsell this morning with the un- stands, Clock, Ceiling Fan, Table charged before Mr. R. E. cases, Teak Filing Cabinets, Tables, over S. Manchuris, S.W. Japan and lawful possession of three brass Fans, Electric Fittings, Wooden E. China and is nearly stationary finger bowls which he was attempt- Partition, etc., etc. elsewhere. The northern depres- sion has deepened and is now cen- Wanchai, he said that he had found diapose of in Ship Street, tral to the N.E. of Japan. A de- the bowls among some paper on pression remains over S.W. China.

the side channel. There being no one to claim them he decided that finder was keeper. The Magistrate thought otherwise and the accused was fined $10 or 14 days · hard labour.

OLD EXCUSE FAILS.

FALL FROM A TRAIN.

Twenty taels of non-Government prepared opium were yesterday found by the West Point police concealed in a Chinese woman's girdle. She was produced before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning charged with the Illegal possession A Chinese yesterday fell off the of the drug. Her excuse was that No. 13 down train at Taipo Rail- she had been only two months in way Station, and was injured in Hong Kong and did not know local the forehead. The man's wound regulations. A man offered her $1 bled freely. He was taken on the to carry the opium for him, and thinking it an easy way of earning train to Kowloon and thence to money she undertook the job. She the hospital.

in a little bit wiser naw, as she has

to do eight months in jail in lieu

of a fine of $2,000 which she was unable to pay.

One Steel Filing Cabinet. One Remington Typewriter. One Copying, Press.

AND

One Herring Hall Marvin Safe. Catalogues, will be issued.

On View from Tuesday, the 21st June, 1927.

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers

Hong Kong, 17th June, 1927.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.

The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 2/0 1/16.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Bookbinders.

THE "CHINA MAIL", Book-

binders.

WHILE BABY CRIED.

Before Major C. Willson this morning, Sergeant Clark charged a Chinese with the theft of a box of clothing belonging to a Chinese woman who came ashore from the Dentist.

68. "Sul An" early this morning. The woman was'tending to her ery-

10.30 e.m. ing baby on the wharf when the

2.30 pim

accused came up from behind and picked up the box. A hawker on the wharf saw the theft and raised the

4 pim. 6 p.m.

19

8.30 a.m.

.m.

No. 5, Wyndham Street,

HARRY FONG, Dentist,

1st floor, No. 74, Queen' Road

Central. Tel. Central No. 1255.

alarm. In admitting the Electrical Supplies. charge, accused said that he had succumbed to a sudden temptation. THE GLOBE FOOK CHEONG

ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., LTD. :72. Queen's Rd, Central, Tel C. 8:70.

He did not think anyone was look- ing at the time. Sentence of two 12.30 p.m. months' hard labour was passed.

8.30

9.a.m

MONDAY,

20

Luchow

TUESDAY,

Sunning JUNE

6 p.m.

21

Taikwa Maru Hai Ning

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Holow, Pakhai & Haiphong

Swatow, Amoy & Foochow Shanghal, Japan & Europe via

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Saigon, Ceylan, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles due Mur Baffles 22nd July: (Registration 1.45 p.m. Letters 2.90 p.m.

Angers,

"Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.

-8.80 8.m.

TRANSPORT LINES THEFT.. 1 p.m.

Lieut.-Col. Matthews of the 1.30 p.m. Welch Regiment; residing in the Peninsula Hotel reports that 12 "awingle trees" worth $60 were stolen from the transport lines at |- the junction of Nathan and Salis- bury Road yesterday afternoon.

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