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TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1929.

ARMED ROBBERS

TWO DAYS OUT

AND BACK IN FOR THREE MONTHS

ANOTHER DAYLIGHT COUT IN YAUMATI

KIMBERLEY-ROAD THEFT

THE DAGGER AGAIN

Before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith An armed robbery occured at Yaumati, at the Kowloon Magistracy this No, 66, Park-street, morning, a Chinese was charged just before 11 o'clock this morn- with the theft of a head-piece of ing. an iron bedstead, the property of Mrs. Capell of No. 9, Kimberley- roal, Kowloon.---

Mrs. Capell's cook said that the bed, which, was dismantled, was kept in the verandah and the ac cused must have reached through 'the verandah railing and dragged

the head-piece out.

An Indian constable said that the accused was caught by a post- man who handed him over to wit- ness.

Accused's excuse was that a part of the bar was sticking out of the verandah and obstract-; ed his passage. He was in the act! of pushing it in when the post- mau seized him and accused him of theft,

hund.

Particulars of the affair are rot yet available, but it is understood that three robbers were concern- ed in the affair, one of them being armed with a dagger.

They ransacked the place the roughly and got away with a quantity of money, clothing and jewellery the value of which has hot yet been ascertained.

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHADOWS BEFORE.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY. LTD.

Theatre; at an EXTRAORDINARY Auction.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

the

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCEB IN THE "MAIL"

ENTERTAINMENTS

To-day Queen's "Plastered in Paris."

Theatre; GENERAL MEETING of Today World The Danger Girl."

UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL To-day. Star Theatre; AGENCY will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned on, "The Enemy",

Theatre; WEDNESDAY, the 24th day of Tp-day-Majestic

April, 1929 at eleven o'clock in(for "The Road To Romance". -

To-day Star Theatre; W. R. the forencon for the purpose of Banvard's English Comedy Co. in considering and if thought fit passing the following resolution "Thark," 9.15 pm.

as an extraordinary resolution, that ia to say:-~~

Home Mails

front To-day-Inward

Shang hai and Europe via Siberia (Mirza- pore),

To-day-Outward via Margoilles

CAR DRIVER ROBBED (Antenca), 6 p.m.

AN INDIAN'S EXPERIENCE

AT SMITHFIELD

HELD UP BY HIS "FARE"

That he was robbed at Smith-

..

Lammerts Auction

Sales April 17-At

Room, valuable collection of curio 2.30

p.m.

fl

April 19-At Sales Room, Postage stamps, 5.15 p.m.

April 23-At 17. Jordan-zd, (1st

Sports

extra raci

.

That the Company be wound up voluntarily and that Dodwell & Co., Ltd., of Hong Kong, be appointed liquidators for the purpose of such winding up. AND NOTICE is hereby given further Extraordinary that

above- General Meeting of the named Company will be held at the same time and place on FRI

11

for the purpose of confirming the resolution A3 # above-nanied

Dated this 16th day of April, 1029.

Mrs. Capell's cook was re-called field (the animal slaughter house floor) Kowloon, household furniture DAY, the 10th day of May, 1929, and he said that when he open-locality) in Kennedy Town yes-11 am. ed the door in reply to a ring by terday by a Chinese man, one of the Indian constable, the accused his "fares," was the gist of a re-

April 21-Fanling Heat Spring Special Resolution. was holding the iron har in his port made by Nawab Khan, driver meeting.

April 27-Fourth of a public motor-ear.

The man and a Chinese woman meeting of the M.K. Jackey Club, engaged his car in Chater-road at Happy Valley. he said, and he took them to Ken- nedy Town. As the passengers were alighting, the man caught hold of him, Nawab Khan alleges, and took $15 from his jacket.

Accused alleged that the con- stable forced him to pull it out after he was arrested." -

His Worship did not believe this story and decided to convict.

Detective Sergeant Humphrey proved a previous conviction on March 25 last and said that ac- cused had been out only two days. The other heal-piece of the bed bad already disappeared some time ago, but it was not alleged that the accused was responsible.

Senience of three months' hard labour was passed.

CHINA AND JAPAN

REMAINING ISSUES BEING CLEARED

ONLY MINOR POINTS LEFT

Shanghai, Yesterday. Dr. C. T. Wang (the Foreign Ministeri, interviewed this after

ALLEGED FOOTPAD

ATTEMPTED HOLD UP OF A EUROPEAN

Meetings

of

April 17-Yearly meating Hong Kong Engineering & Con struction Co., Ltd. Messrs. Shewan Tomes Offices, 11 a..

April 17-Seventh annual meet- of Hong Kong Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., St. George's Bldg., Chater road,, 11 am.

DODWELL & COMPANY,

LIMITED, General Managers.

HONG KONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Seventh Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of the Hong Kong Engineering and Construction Company, Limited, will be held in the Offices of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., St. George's Building, Chater Road, April 19-General Meeting of Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the 17th April, 1929, at 11 am. for

ON

THURSDAY, April 18, 1929, commencing at 11 am. at their Sales Room, Daddell Streat. account of the concerned). One Case White Drill, Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.

: Auctioneers. Hong Kong, April 16, 1929.

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction

ON

FRIDAY, April 19, 1929. commencing at 11 a.m.,

at Godown No. 51, The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon,

(for account of the concerned).

13 Cases Burgundy. Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, April 16, 1929,

THE Undersigned have received. instructions to sell by Public Auction

ON

FRIDAY, April 19, 1929, commencing at 5.15 p.m.- at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

A Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPS (Catalogues will be issued.) One View from Thursday, April 18, 1929.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

April 18-Annual meeting of the British Legion (H. K. Branch) The attempted hold-up of Sani-Messrs. Jardine's offices, .15 p.m. April 19-Annual meeting of the tary Inspector Roylance by three

Navy League, Mesars. Jardine, footpads in Gascoigne-road, Kow-latheson's offices, 5.30 p.m. loon, on Sunday, had a soqul bc- Tore Mr. T. 5. Whyto-Smith at

he Kowloon Magistracy this members of H.K. General Chamber

of Commerce to nominate a member the purpose of receiving the Re-THE Undersigned have received morning.

One of the three men who was arrested after a long chase was charged with attemplerl highway robbery.

for the Legislative Council, 4.10 p.m. port of the Board of Directors and April 24--Extraordinary meeting Statement of Accounts for the of United Asbestos Oriental Agency. Year ended on the 31st. December, Ltd. Messrs. Dodwell & Co.'s offices, 1998 and electing Directors and

am.

On the application of Detective-11 noon, said he had had a formal Sergeant Fitches the ease. was re conference with Mr. K. Yoshizawamanded formally for a wesk, Japanese Minister to China), yes-

terday, and a general agreement for

the settlement of the Sinking and NAVAL MOVEMENTS Hankow Incidenta, as well as the

question of treaty revision with WHEN THE RELIEFS ARE TO Japan, had been reached.

GO HOME

One of the three cruisers which

May 10-Further meeting of] United Asbestos Oriental Agency. Lei, Messrs. Dodwell & Co.'s offices,

11 am.

Miscellaneous To-day-Sir II. E. Pollock will a meeting in St. John's address Cathedral Hall, on "the Essentials of Christianity as taught by Christ"; 6.15 p.m.

April 18-Entries. Por Fourth extra meeting close at noon.

Auditors..

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the from Company will be CLOSED the 11th to the 17th April, 1920, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Beard,

J. BUCHANAN,

Acting Secretary. Hong Kong, 16th April, 1929.

There now remained only minor points as regards the wording of the agreement to be discussed, but brought out reliefs from Home he felt certam they would soon for the China Station is leaving settle all pending questions.

April 18-Bridge party on H.M.S. THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL Referring to the anti-Japanes completed their term of service "Tamar" in aid of H.KW.G. &

and

Hong Kong with men who have

April 20-Ninth annual dinner of

- boycott, the Foreign Minister out here. She is H.M.S. "Dart-M.C.I., 3.30 p.m.

stated that the Government would mouth," which sails at noon to recommend the people to rease morrow for Singapore. Another Queen's College Old Boys' Assco.. anti-Japanese activities e-of the three, ILM.S. "Carysfort," College Hall, 8 p.m.

May 1 Spring Festival sume normal friendly relations, as leaves for Shanghai on Thursday. the Tsinan incident had

H.M.S. "Bluebell" and Fox Quarry Bay School, 11 a.m. settled.

glove," two sloops returning Home from China, left Bombay yesterday.

been

Tsingtao En Fete Previously the Government had not been in a position to interfere as regarded the boycott, as it was *** genuine manifestation of patriotic spirit by the people."

Dr. Wang and Mr. Yoshizawa are) again meeting this afternoon.

A POLICEWOMAN

MAN DISCHARGED ON A LEGAL POINT

DEATH CHAIR

PRISONER'S DARING

STRATAGEM

at

STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO,

AND BOMBAY,

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

THE

HE Steamship

"MIRZAPORE"

Pottsville (Pa.)-Armed with carrying His Majesty's Mails will a revolver which had been smug-be despatched from this port on A message from Tsingtao says

When Frederick James Lock, gled into prison in a large bible, or about WEDNESDAY, the 17th Elverez April, 1929, at 4 p.m. taking the city was bedecked with Nation-

a young man named alist flags yesterday, following the aged 36, a clerk, of Graham Dyke Miquel, who had been condernned Cargo for the above Ports,

Silk, Valuables and Tea for Italy, taking over of the city by repre-Avenue, East Sheen, appeared

Marlborough Street for the murder of his sweetheart, sentatives of the Shantung Pro-again at

will be transhipped at ex-Court on a charge of using insult-Louise Jacks, escaped from the France and London (under arrange- vincial Government. The

shadow of the electric chair by ment)

Mail Steamer Bombay into the one of the most daring coups in Chi, and Mayor, Chas

a large ing words and behaviour to a

proceeding direct to Marseilles number of his subordinates, had policewoman, Mr. Mead discharg the history of this State.

and London. More than a year ago Elverez, left for Tientsin previously in aed him on the ground that the

Parcels will be received at this words of the Act under which the Japanese steamer.---Reuter.

was then employed as an once until Noon, the day of prosecution was brought were not hotel page, became infatuated sailing. The contents and value of applicable.

Luck was represented by Mr. with Louise, who was a working all packages must be declared. Walter Frampton and the police dentist's assistant. She repulsed

his advances, and one night in a to=== by Mr. Barker.

The evidence was that Luck fit of rage he killed her in her own. stepped in front of a policewoman in Piccadilly and said "Good evening." He later touched her on the arm and addressed her as

13 PROVINCES

UNDER NANKING CONTROL IN FINANCE

EFFECTS OF LAST WAR

Nanking. Yesterday,

who

house.

on

Miquel was to have been electrocuted

March 25. He had apparently, how- With the elimination of the "Dear At Vine Street Police ever, received a revolver con- cealed in a bible, of which the Kwangsi faction, the Central Gov Station he expressed regret, and ernment has

come very close to said that he would only have ask-centre had been cut out. Early the next morning Miquel reached complete unification

a ed the policewoman to go to

through the bars of his call and financial administration.

While the expedition against Wu- place of amusement with him.

Luck denied that he had any grasped hold of the hair of the improper intention. He said that keeper of the death-house, who

China's of

Han was ostensibly aimed at the

For further Particulars, Apply

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents. Hong Kong, 16th April, 1929.

IN OTHER PLACES

CHRONICLES FROM JAPAN

# TO JAVA

Hong Kong, April 16, 1929.

instructions to sell by Public

Auction

ON

SATURDAY, April 20, 1929, commencing at 11 a.m., at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

4 Bales Scarlet Blankets. Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, April 16, 1929.

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

Auction

ON

TUESDAY, April 23, 1929, commencing at 11 a.m., at No. 17. Jordan Road, First Floor, Kowloon, A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

Comprising:--

Teak Roll Top Desk, Table, Fan, Pictures, Rugs, Teak Hatstand, Curtains, Valances, Electric Fit- tings, etc., etc.

+

Teak Dining Table, Dining Chairs, Sideboard, Ice Chest, Glass and China Ware, Kitchen Utensils, etc., etc.

Bedstead Teak Double

with and Mosquito Spring Mattress

Net. Teak Dressing Table with Plate Glass Cover, Teak Ward- robe, Chamber Stand, Washstand, etc., ote

and

A Quantity of VALUABLE BLACKWOOD

1929.

FURNITURE and

One Gramophone and Records. Catalogues will be issued. On View from Monday, April 22;

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, April 16, 1929.

Mrs. Youngson, a very old and respected resident of Shanghai, is leaving for Home on April 16. During her stay in Shanghai she has been a prominent member of Union Church and has taken an

averthrow of the Kwangsi clique, he first brushed against the ment he stuck his gua into his a foreign concern at 5144 Con-Church Ladies' Society. Last Wed- was outside. At the same "mo- About 100 juvenile employees of active part in the doings of Union the opinion here now is that the policewoman accidentally and campaign was really fought for the unification of finance.

wages. gathering in honour of Mrs. Young-

-Mar- apologised. When he passed her ribs and ordered him to open the naught-road, Shanghai, struck work aesday the Society held a farewell shai Chinng Kai-shek's victorious again there was mutual recog-door. The keeper, who had not demanding an increase of entry into Hankow- predicates the nition, and he said to her "Still much choice in the matter, com- They have returned unconditionally

plied, and the prisoner then at the usual hour. here?" regular inflow of the wealthy. Wu-

Mr. Mead said that the man had marched him down the corridor to

Han and Hunan revenues to the

and impertinent behaviour.

pulsion of the Kwangsi party from

But

Canton has resulted in promise threatening, abusive or insulting walked out to freedom through the capital last week. In this con

that Kwangtung's revenues, after deduction of local charges, will also

be remitted to Nanking.

SUN..

Lieut. Col. H. St. Clair, Small-

the main entrance, where, after- Six thousand uniforms for the wood was guest of honour at a Central Government, while the ex-/been gulity of intensive, offensive, further gun play, and the firing students of the Central Military farewell tiffin in the Peking Club, |

of two shots, Miquel succeeded Academy in Nanking were sent to he was charged with using in making good his escape, and

one of many such tributes which have been paid to him prior to his nection, a request by Feng departure for Home. Major John words, with intent to provoke a the big gate of the prison. breach of the peace.”

A big car was awaiting him slang for 750,000 uniforms for his Magruder was in the chair and He thought the three words which made off at once at full troops has been granted. Feng Too Poor General Yen Hai-shan has tele- were linked together in the Act, speed, and though the entire graphed to the Nationalist Govern- and that there would be no ment that he will remit Shausi's breach of the peace so far as the police force was soon on his trail surpluses; while it is understood policewoman was concerned. On no trace of his whereabouts has

so far been discovered... that General Feng Yu-hsiang is this legal point he discharged willing to act similarly, but his Luck.

provinces, Honan, Kansu and

So

poverty-stricken A

yesterday in

after a complimentary address call- Miss Isabel Fligg, who has beened upon Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews, a resident in Peking for the past an old pola mate of Col. Smallwood two years, has left there for. Tien on the Peking team. Dr. Andrews tain en route for Shanghai and referred to Col. Smallwood's gen England. Miss Fligg has been cral popularity, his genial disposi- An interesting group photograph working in the British Legation tion and his fine sportsmanship which would win him friends. a recent number of "British while in Peking. Shenai, are

Chinese was

wherever he went. It was' regret- that it is expected the Nationalist charged before Mr. E. W. Maleya" shows the members of the

Preparations are being rapidly table that so many popular foreign Government will have to appro- Hamilton with hawking without Garter Mission to Japan of 1906, priate funds to assist him to de-a licence. The man was a buyer when Sir John Anderson was advanced for the organization of residents of Peking were leaving fray his military and administrative and seller of empty bottles and Governor and Prince Arthur of a Sino-German club in Peking. It the old city. Mr. H. H. Fox, CMG., expenditures

Hot scraps, and his Worship had a Connaught represented His Majesty is the plan of the promoters that added his regrets as did also Mr. Thus thirteen provinces at pre-doubt as to whether a person who The special portrait supplement has all the Germans and German-speak-Hardy Jowett, Hon. Secretary of sent appear willing to accept the followed such an occupation could for its subject Mr. William Duncan ing Chinese should join the club, the Club, and toasts were offered financial administration laid down be called a hawker. A remand chairman of the R.G.A, and there is which will meet once a week. The to the future continued health, by the Finance Minister, Mr. T. V. was given for the point to be con- a page of beautiful photographs of frat meeting will be held in the prosperity and happiness of Col

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