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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1928

THE MOSLEMS AND MODERNIST IDEAS

SACRED AREA

WOMEN AND MEN MUST BE

** DECENTLY CLOTHED

AN EDICT

F+

Jerusalem, Yesterday.

AUSTRALIA'S CRISIS BIG BLAZE AT A "MORE" SERIOUS PENITENTIARY

“GAGE OF BATTLE” {ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE?

VOLUNTEERS TO RETALIATE 270 CONVICTS IN DORMITORY

AGAINST INTIMIDATION

DURING FIRE

STRIKERS' LATEST. MOVE

7 PRISONERS MISSING '

Melbourne, Yesterday. Junction City, Ohio, Yesterday, By way of a counterblast to the' "We throw down the gage of

Thirteen Incinerated bodies of apread of modernist ideas among battle" cried Mr. S. M. Bruce, the prisoners have been recovered from local Moslems, the authorities of Prime Minister, dealing with the the ruins of a dormitory 'occupied the Harames Sherif, of the sacred shipping dispute in a speech at by 270 convicts engaged in a brick area of the Dome of the Rock, have Dandoneng.

plant under the Ohio Penitentiary.

Seven prisoners are missing.—

issued an edict that no women be Outliningg the general policy of It is believed the fire was started allowed access to the sacred pre- preparation for the general election as an attempt to escape. cincts unless decently clothed sc in November he declared that the cording to Moslem standards, nor Government was determined to put Reuter's American Service. will any Moslem men be permitted down these Insidious disruptive! to be enclosure unless they wear a forces and uphold the unity of the tarboush or turban.--Reuter.

Empire and the supremacy of the Flaw.

SEQUEL TO RAID

PROPERTY FROM ARMED ROBBERIES

CASES TO-DAY

MARINE COURT-

BATCH OF MINOR OFFENCES Mr. Bruce forcahadowed an inten-!

THIS MORNING sive development of air forces, in! accordance with Sir John Salmond's There were several cases brought recommendations, and proposed the up before Commander J. B. Newill, repeal of the coastal clauses of the DS.O., R.N., at the Marine Court Navigation Act and substitute a this morning, a number of boatmen tariff of protection for vessels com being charged with breaking har Last week the police raided a flat 'plying with Australian standards of bour regulations- at No. 142, Hollywood-read wheroj

living.

The mistress of a bumboat and a The Government favoured the ex seaman of a cargo boat were each they found a quantity of jewellery pansion of trade between Britain fined $10 for making fast along- and other property which were sub- and Australia and an alded and ex- side the s.. "Oregon" whilst she sequently-identified as part of the tended agreement of reciprocal pre- was under way on October 6. Ac- booty carried away in two armed ference. They should co-operate in cording to police evidence the vessel imperial airship communication and was at the time about 60 yards from robberies in West Point in July and acquire land in the vicinity of Perth the buoy and her propeller was still August, respectively.

to erect a mooring tower, {working..

Two men and a woman, who were

in the flat at the time of the raid,

were arrested and, following inquiry, they were charged separately.

Both Sides Active

For mooring her junk at Sham- Later. shuipo, with 50 bags of sulphur on Yielding to the pressure of the board, the mistress of a trading Waterside Workers Central Strike junk was fined $25. She was charged

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The two men were alleged to have Committer It has been decided to with mooring in a place other than THRILLS, SPILLS AND LAUGHS! been concerned, with others not in extend the strike by requesting the the "dangerous goods anchorage," custody, in armed robberies, each of carters and drivers not to transport She pleaded guilty, stating that sho the two being charged with taking goods handled by volunteers. It is was taking the cargo to Canton. part in one of the robberies only. It also proposed to declare all vessels The mistresses of four cargo was not alleged that they were to-calling at Albany: "black".

boats were each fined $10 for making gether on either occasion. The The shipowners are preparing a fast alongside the e.s. "President woman was charged with receiving plan for the permanent retention of Cleveland on Oct. 8, while she was stolen property which formed part the volunteers hoping thereby to under way. of the loot in both robberies.

Tho charges against the woman and one of the men will be heard thie afternoon. The other man was brought before Mr. R. E, Lind- sell at the Central Magistracy this. morning.

:

"Renting a Cubicle.”

He was charged with taking part in a robbery at No. 363, Den. Vœux- P.road West at 11 a.m., on August

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Carl Légien

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FRIDAY,

Etraits and Calcutta. Parcels. noon.

Lettere 1 p.m... Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E.

& 8. Africa, Adan, Egypt and. Europe via Marseilles dus Mar- sellles, 9th Nov, K.P.O. Parcela (Oct. 12th) 4.80 p.m. Registra tion (Oct. 18th) 9 a.m. Letters (Oct, 18th) 10 am G.P.O: Far cela (Oct. 12th) 5 pm. Registra- tion: (Oct. 18th) 9.45 - a.m. ¡Let- ters (Oct. 18th) 10.80 m.. SURE SATURDAY.

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Evidence was given by a woman

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abollah "pinprick hold-ups" as well So Kan-lo, master of a cargo boat, as more serious hold-ups: Probably who pleaded guilty to not exhiblt- Volunteer Federation will be ing her regulation light on the even- formed to combat the Union's Intling of Oct. 7 was fined $10. An- midation tactics.-Reuter.

other boatman, summoned undor a similar charge, was also fined $10.

For carrying 12 passengers in ex- cesa, on Oct: 8, the mistress of a passenger, boat was fined $12. De-: fendant pleaded guilty, stating that she could not help it as the passen- gers were rushing down to her boat at the time. It was stated that the Yesterday the Hong Kong Govern-motor boat, which was towing her at

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living in the house. She said 'that ment Radio Service opened to the, the time, would also bé summoned. A MUSING complications in a hilarious story of matrimonial

accused called at the place on the Public its new offices on the ground pretext of renting a cubicle and then floor (Des Voeux-road end) of the he admitted two other men who were P, & O. Building. armed with daggers. The accused At the enquiry counter two Euro acted as leader in the subsequent peans are in attendance to give in ransacking of the place and gave formation regarding all wireless directions to the others for the bind-matters, including broadcasting ing and gagging of the victims. Ac- licences. cused also was the man who demand-

BAG-SNATCHING

TWO CHINESE BEFORE THE

MAGISTRATE

In connection with the bax snatching case, in which Mrs.

To promote speed, accuracy and Withers was victimised in Kowloon ed the key' of the safe and forced reliability, the office is being some three weeks ago, the police the witness to open it. When the equipped with the moet modern have arrested two Chinese who were safe was being rifled, the witness apparatus, consisting of the Creed yesterday brought before Mr. W. saw the accused helping himself to Key Board, tape perforators, and Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy. the major portion of its contents automatic signalling apparatus for One of the men was charged with which he stuffed in his pockets. operating the several wireless trans- the actual larceny of the handbag.

When they were satisfied that they mitters, with the necessary record had not overlooked anything of, ing and printing apparatus for re received $15, stolen money.

whilst the other was alleged to have The value, all three robbers escaped. ·

ceiving Incoming mesanges.

anatching occurred after dark, on At present an excellent wireless September 18 last, while Mrs, service is working between Hong Withers was walking in Nathan Kong and Canton, three seperate Road, near Rose Terrace. In the Kong so that in the event of a break documents and other small articles, transmitters being employed in Hong handbag were $25 in notes, several

down of one of them another can be The first defendant alleged that! brought into, operation immediately. the handbag was stolen by No. 2. Although the police have been From the time a message is handed The latter, in turn, incriminated vigorous in their efforts to check over the counter in Hong Kong to No. 1, and said that on the day after the theft of rope from ships lying the time it is delivered to the ad- the snatching, No. 1 gave him $4 in the harbour,. It appears that the dressee in Canton is usually only a as part payment of a debt. culprits are still active.

ROPE. THEFTS

MORE CHARGES BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE

A boatman was brought before

few minute

2 | As Mrs. Withers was unable to Points Connected snatched the Mr. W. Schofield yesterday to face four charges concerning the larceny communication with Hong Kong there was not sufficient evidence to Other parts of China also in direct bag, the Magistrate decided that of Manila, rope from different

are as follow || vessels, insa,

make out a charge against the first Swatow, Holhow, Wuchow, Amoy, accused, who was accordingly Two of the charges are by Nanning, and Yunnan.

acquitted. Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, while

He was placed in the Foochow and Kongmoon are reach witness box to give evidence against Mr. D. Skinner, of Messrs. Jardine; fed via the short wave station at No2. He, however, said that on Matheson & Co., Ltd., is prosecuting Carton. on the other two charges.

|the night

8.30 a.m.

·8.80 10.80 am

question he was on 2.80. p.m.

The Philippines, Siam, French board a ship and knew nothing of Aymarine store dealer was also Indo-China and the Netherlands the 4p.m

tter. He had marely been charged simultaneously with To Ea

all, in wireless touch 4.80 p.m.ceiving three lengths of rope and

that No. 2 had anatched the with Hong Kong. The

shore bag. one liquid compass –“knowin the

service which Hong Kong has main- His Worship convicted the second same to have been stolen or unlawined since the early days OL Ire- accused of receiving stolen prope fully obtained."!:

less in the Far East isŢE DEA urse, and passed sentence.

This case was remind

In another case, three boatmen mo belonging to a hawkers, bost mere charged with unlawful possession the rope.

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