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That Japan is fully alive to the situation in the Northern areas where foreigners are located is emphasised by another new mess-

CAUTIOUS POLICY.

THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1928.

"REFUGEE” FOKI,

CAUGHT ON THE EVE OF DEPARTURE.

WITH MASTER'S MONEY.

D'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!

(Continued from Pags 1.)

Reinsurance Fund: This fund stands at, $2,206,097.56 as against

Old Brown had worked for nearly $2,368,070.18 for 1926, a decrease

40 years as gardener and odd man, of $97,572.62. This reduction in

and was apparently contented until the dollar showing is almost en A foki of a sait fah shop, in his employer added, poultry-raising tirely due to the rise in exchange West Point, yesterday stale 8093 to his list of activities. Then he from 18. 11d., on Dec. 31, 1926, to from his master and absconded. was told to write on each egg, with 23. 04. at the end of last year. Through the astuteness of a fellow an indelible pencil, the date it was Investment & Exchange Fluctus-foki, the erring one was brought to laid, nud, the name of the hen that. tion Account: This account shows book as he was trying to leave the laid it. an increase of $177,928.87 which Colony by the 8.8. "Taishan" last result, is due to the improvement night. in the market values of both our: Gold and Silver Investments.

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were

The shop foki, accompanied by the pollce, boarded the ship a little before 10.30 p.m., when the vessel was due to sail, and after a search

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"I'm goin', to leave, sir," Brown: announced promptly.

"Leave! Whatever for!" enquired: the employer.

"Well, I've done nearly every- thing about the place, but I ain't

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New London Premises. Our London offer at No. 23, Cornhill was involved, in the col- lapse of August 7 last year and the absconding man was discover-a-goin' to be secretary to the heng!" ed on board. He was searched but recorda many important

Counsel for the defendant in r burled under the debris. Thanks, only a small sum of money

was criminal ease and made an eloquent however, to the energy of our staff, found

him. Placed under speech, bringing tears to the eyes mitters have how been righted and arrest, he decided to make a clean of many in court; but the jury, the fact that we are able to hold breast and informed the police composed of hard-headed men, on our annual meeting at the same that the stolen money had been whose cars oratory and sentiment time as last year la ample evidence sewn into the centre of his belt. felt like snowflakes of the good work they put in. We The belt was accordingly ripped chimney. were unmoved. are much indebted to our friends, open and hidden in the lining $625 the Union Insurance Society of was found. Besides this the Canton. Ltd., for the assistance would-be fugitive had $10 in small they afforded us at the time of the coins in a purse and a first class collapse; they provided us with passage ticket, to Canton. It has temporary

office accommodation not so far been discovered what which we have just vacated to oc- the absconding foki had done with cupy our offices in "Lloyd's" new the balance of the money. At pre- building.

sent he is being detained by the police for further investigations.

Dividends.

The surplus to be dealt with is $1,009,202.75 out of which has been paid an interim dividend of $18 per] share. We now recommend a final payment of $22, the same as last year, the addition of $100,000 to Reinsurance Fund, and the trans- fer of the balance, amounting to $508,202.75, to Underwriting Sus- pense Account to close the year

1926. The balance of $2,504,981.60 at credit of 1927 Account allows of the payment of the usual interim dividend of $18 for that year.

Auditors Fees Increased. age from Tokyo to the effect that, increase that has taken place dur- Owing to the very considerable in order to preserve law and ordering the past few years in the work

I do not think there is anything

as an en- further that calls for special com-

Before the Magistrate, The foki Was duly brought before Mr. R.. E. Lindsell, this morning, and charged with the theft from his master of a leather bag containing a wallet, in which was $693 in notes.

Accused admitted the charge.

The police said that when arreat ed on board the Canton boat laat night, the accused had only $689: concealed in his girdle.

Mr. Lindsell asked the accused what he had done with the other 354.

money he had stolen, but did not

think the figures given to the police

by his master were correct.

The master was asked how he had arrived at his figures, and said that he got them by referring to his

spend so much money. All he had Accused replied that he did not in Manchuria-a consideration of auditing the accounts of the done after stealing the money was which is vital to Japan-steps are company, it is proposed to raise to buy an umbrella for $2, "because the auditors' fees from $750 to It was raining," and a handkerchief being discussed to close Shanhai- $1,000 for each firm, and you will, for which he paid 20 cents. In kuan to all armed Chinese, irres-I hope, confirm this when the pro- addition he had spent $1.20 in a pective of party. This does not posal for the re-election of auditenhouse. He did not count the strike us as a hasty decision on

tors comes before the meeting.

Formal Resolution. the part of the cabinet at Tokyo, not does it strike us deavour to assert new authority whilst the Chinese forces are at sixes and sevens, Japan, without the shadow of a doubt, went into the Tsinan affair with her eyes wide-open, and from the very firať she must have weighed every move, having constantly in mind the extensive interests she holds in Manchuria. Never, to put it another way, would she have done

Hong Kong, Thursday, May 17, 1929. anything to jeopardise her posi

AFTER TSINAN.

Japan, in China, generally gets what she wants. Such was our comment upon the demands that had been presented to, the Na-

tion on the other side of the Great Wall. Her proposed action in gard to Shanhaikuan may ap- pear to be a high-handed one, but there seems to be in it something that will help.to allay resuscitated foreign fears in the North..

The

late

ment, but I shall be pleased to an- swer, to the best of my ability, any questions arising out of the ac- counts which shareholders may wish to put, after the adoption of the report and accounts has been duly seconded.

I now propose th following re- solution:-

"That the report and accounts, as presented, including the pay- ment of a final dividend in res- pect of the year 1926 of $22 per share, and an interim dividend in respect the year 1927 of $18

share:

addition An

of $100,000 to Reinsurance Fund and of $508,262.75 to Underwrit-i ing Suspense Account, be adopt. ed and passed."

per

Mr. Ho Leung seconded. No question was naked and the resolu- tion was carried unanimously.

Other Business.

books.

The Magistrate sentenced the accused to three months' hard labour,

TSINAN FEELING.

A CHINESE RUNS AMOK

IN KOBE..

H.K. CHAMBER'S ATTITUDE.

Cqunsel for

the prosecution, rising to reply, took their measure at a glance.

"Gentlemen," he said, "let it be understood, to begin with, that I am not boring for water!"

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A Scotsman, who invested his surplus money in a purchase of. genuine antiques. was showing re- cent acquisitions to a friend.

The visitor was greatly interested in a magnificent carved mahogany table, which occupied, almost the whole space of one room.

In response to his friend's rhapsodies, the owner said:

"Aye, it's a grand bit of furniture. Thirty-four fawk can sit down to dinner at that table.... Heaven forbid!"

Visitor: "Do you find poultry keeping paya?"

Farmer: "Well, no, I can't say it pays me, but it pays my son Mike."

Visitor: "How's that?" Farmer: Well, you see, I bought: him the fowls. I have to pay for their keep, and buy the eggs from him and he eats them."

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Downstairs in the silence of the

night, a board ereaked, a foot

scraped over a chair and there was

a tinkle of silver! Mrs. Greenly-

suddenly sat up in bed-burglars!! She pulled vigorously at her sleep- ing husband's arm.

"I'll go It's pro-

"Whassa matt" he began.. "Shhh!" whispered his wife. "There's an burglar downstairs— get a light, George, and go, down-- stairs at once!" Mr. Greenly tram... bled and the hair rose off his head- but he was a quick thinker. "Righto!" he said, straight down my dear. bably the girl-burglar who has been robbing houses about here--a' sweet looking little thing who always... kisses her way out of trouble when. she gets caught. I'll go down."

His wife seized him by the arm

in bed, ox-- and hauled him back elaiming:

"George, your place is with me! You stay here."

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The poor fellow had wandered' into the police station with a be-- and asked the assistance of the men wildered expression on his face,

He had lost his

his own

memory, and did not recollect even

name. The police were- admirably patient with the case, "and" tried all sorts of experiments to help him to remember his name, but they failed to bring it back to his

"If we could only coax him to remember his name," groaned the superintendent in charge of the station. "the reat would be easy!" get an expert down from the Yard!"

mind..

It was made known yesterday that a Chinese merchant in Hong Kong had received a 'cable from his agent in Kobe to the effect that a Chinese in that port had, out of indignation over the Tainan inci- dent, run amok and killed eleven Other business transacted by the Japanese, and finally shooting him tionalist Government. In this Mr. Tang Ying-shang.

mecting comprised:

self, particular, it seems, history has

Re-election of the consulting The Colony-the New Terri-

At yesterday's monthly meeting of the law. again repeated itself, and we read tory in particular-has lost a committee, comprising Sir Robert of the general committee of the Ho Tung, Messrs. A. H. Compton, Hong Kong Chinese General Cham- that in order to pursue his attack good friend by the death of Mr. L. Dunbar, A. S. Gubbay, Henry ber of Commerce, it was announced

Tang Ying-shang, who passed upon the Northern forces, Chiang

recently, away

Humphreys, T. E. Pearce and II. P. that elevan letters had been receiv- Kai-shek has accepted the de- Mr. Tang rendered invalu. White, to serve with the chairman ed, some of which were unsigned, mands. He must, of course, able assistance to the Bri-proposed by Mr. J. H. Taggart, suggesting action by the Chamber. The Chamber's attitude is that no realise that if anything is to come tish officials in the district from secended by Mr. L. S. Greenhill.

Re-election the time they went there, in

of Messrs. Lowe, useful purpose can be served at the of his expedition he is compelled 1898. He was, moreover, one of Bingham & Matthews and Messrs moment, by attempting to give to hurry, and if there had been the first men of note in the Terri Ferey Smith, Seth & Fleming, ut effect to the letters, any haggling over the terms-al- tory to assume British national-a fee of $1,000 for each firm pro ity. It was mainly due to him that posed by Mr. A. H. M. da Silva, ways provided that the Japanese the modern village of Ping Shan seconded by Mr. Lo Man-hin.

Dividend warrants can permitted any haggling no came into existence and local doubt

plied for now. the Nationalist leader cultivatora owe much to his paternal aseistarice and would have found the Kuomin-

advice. In every непче he chun and Shansi forces in 'the could be termed 1 "vill- capital long before he could have arrived, there. As it is, he will have to move quickly in order to win the race.

age elder," but he was more be- side. Not only have the inhabit- friend and counsellor; the British ants of the Territory lost a valued

administration has also lost an esteemned helper and one in whom the spirit of co-operation was

ever, evident.

To-day's news from Peking and Tientsin points to a renewal of the fears regarding foreign life and property in and around these JAPANESE VISITS. areas. It appears that whilst Chang Tao-lin is conducting an orderly retreat the troops of Feng Yu-hsiang have engaged soldiery

The following messages were ex- in the vicinity of Machang. No changed yesterday upon the occa- doubt a fight will ensue, for there sion of the Japanese training

THANKS AND' APPRECIATION

RECORDED.

aquadron leaving Hong Kong:-

be

On the suggestion of Mr. Ho Iu, a telegram will be sent to the Tainan Chamber of Commerce, ex- appressing condolence,

“INGOTS” PIRACY. “SMART” SMUGGLING

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THIRD MAN ARRESTED BEFORE MAGISTRATE.

Further details were heard at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday of the sensational piracy, on board the steam launch "Woo Fat Shing"

WHAT THE BASKET OF SPINACH CONTAINED.

TRICKY CHINESE.

Arrested in Connaught-road Cyn- tral carrying a large jar of dult- in Hong Kong harbour in October able Chinese wine, which was hid- last year, when the launch was den in a basket and covered up seized whilst proceeding to the sis. with some spinach, two Chinese "Prominent" with a cargo of gold were, this morning, charged before ingots worth $30,000 for shipment Major C. Willson at the Central to Saigon.. The launch, it may be Magistracy. - recalled, was beached at North

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The expert duly arrived aid after three days sudden light came into1 the hitherto puzzled eyes of the

man.

"Hurrah!" he almost screamed with joy, "I remember! ..Smith!"

TEASERS.

Answer The “China Mail" Questions.

TO-DAY'S POSERS.

From day to day a series of half"

a dozen questions, not tremendously difficult to answer but not always so simply solved as may be thought;

given on page nine.

In replying for a heavy penalty, Point by the pirates who mude. C.P.O. Clark said that the defend ants' method was one of the smart good their escape with the gold.

Yesterday, a Chinese, arrested in est piece of smuggling. The H.I.J.M. Training Squadron to H.E charged before Mr. W. Schofield meant for the Central Market, and the O.A.G. Hong Kong:-

with participation in the piracy in view of trouble recently, when

1. What is represented by and was remanded until Tuesday allegations of undue interference blindfolded woman holding a sword "Please accept: our hearty

men, in one hand and scales in the other?.. thanks for your hospitality afternoon next, when hearing of were made against revenue the case will be opened.A

these market baskets have not been shown us all, and convey same to

2. How many hours Is New York, This makes the third arrant in so thoroughly examined as previ-time behind British time? all concerned."

3. Of what order is "Honi solt From HE. the O.A.G. to Vice connection with the piracy. One ously, with the result that a lot of

man, who was arrested soon after smuggling must have been carried qui mal y pense" the motto and by Admiral Kobayashi:——

the hold-up, was tried at the out in this way. The basket in whom was It Instituted? "Many thanks for your mes Criminal Sessions and sentenced to question weighed 100 cattles, so 4. What is a swastika. and in sage. It was a great pleasure to three years hard labour, whilst in that the accused must have known what part of the world did it entertala you in Hong Kong."

February a second man was that it contained other things be originate?

has been no indication that the From Vice Admiral Kobayashi. Canton, as already..reparted, was basket of.spinach was apparently appear on this page. Answara are

Mukden warlord proposes to take back with him what is left of the Shantung armies. Whether this happens or not, we do not con- sider there, is cause for alarm, abiding to what we have said con- cerning the Nationalist allies be- ing intent solely upon taking pos session of Northern territory without displaying any feelings of anti-foreignism; they certainly A foki of the Tai Sun barber's brought before the Kowloon Magis sides spinach, a basket of which 6 What famous all-England? cannot be credited with any desire shop, in Hollywood-road, yesterday rate buty was acquitted because could never be so heavy. First ge reported to the police that another the prisoner serving his sentence cused was fined $100 or two foki of the shop absconded on May.

shek

2 with two electric fans worth $80, his alleged confederate.

month's jail.

cricketer has died recently, and for

what county did he play?

of an Earl?