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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1929.

FRENCH ADMIRAL

STORE BURGLARY

MAKES OFFICIAL LANDING AT CHARMING LADY" AND AMAH

QUEEN'S PIER

GUARD OF HONOUR

DISCHARGED

EVIDENCE AGAINST MEN

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHOP LOTTERIES

(Continued from Page 1).

Company will undertake to divide, a quarter of the $15,000 between the 10,000 issued coupons. This works of 38 cents per The two Chinese women charged out to the sum

docpon. The Queen's Pier was thronged

Holders of the 10,000 issued coupons with spectatons this morning when with receiving stolen property, in con-

with the burglary in the ATC therefore invited to go to the Rear-Admiral Mouget, of the French nection

Sincere's, shop and surrender their coupons in Squadron in Eastern waters, made jewellery, department of

T. discharged by Mr. M. exchange for which they could get an official landing at half past nine Hazlerigg, at the Central Magistracy, goods from the shop to the value of

38 cents. o'clock promptly.

yesterday afternoon. Capt. (representing

F.

were

The Chosen Company had ad- vertised that the whole arrange-

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

STEAMER FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO AND BOMBAY.

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND 30UTH AFRICAN PORTS.

Sdischarge was ordered as the result of of the large issue of couponsHE Steamship

an application made by

80m representing Я

&

(re- W.

Detective-20,000--a

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KIDDERPORE”

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PUBLIC AUCTION:

ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be hold on MONDAY, the 19th day of August, 1929, at 18 pm, at the Offices of the „Public Works Department, by Order of His Excelleney the Gov ernor, of one. Lot of Crown Land

Inspector W. Shannon, at the outset of quota of the prize value had been carrying His Majesty's Maila, will at Mong Kok Taui, in the Colony

property.

withdraw the set aside

The

manner;-

G. SiMitae, 12. M. One of the women has been known Excellency as the "Charming Lady in the case, ITS the Governor, Sir Ceil Clementi, and the other was her amah. Their ment was cancelled, but in view K.C.M.G.). Col. W. D. Brownrigg, D.S.O., A.A. C.M.G. je Administration

the proceedings, to

to compensate coupon be despatched from this Port on presenting Major-General J.

charges against them. Capt. A. G. The case against the two male acholders in the following proposed of about SATURDAY, the 17th Sandilands, G.O.C.), Dobbie, Mon. M. G. Dufaure du la cused was then proceeded with.

Holders of coupons already issued August, 1929, at Noon, taking Cargo

for the above Ports... Frade French Consul-General) and first man was charged with having a number of Naval Officers were been concerned in the burglary, whilst would, on production of the coupons, get a reduction of ten per cent, on

Silk, Valuables. and Ten for Italy, waiting at the pier to receive the the other was charged with receiving any purchase they made at the shop. France and London (under arrange

It was thought by the Company that ment) will be transhipped at distinguished visitor.

In outlining the case against the this was a less objectionable scheme Bombay into the Mail Steamer accused, Inspector Shannon said that as they could not be said to be con-

to Marseilles at 7.50 a.m. on July 26 the Palice retinuing the lottery.

proceeding direct and London. ceived information that the jewellery Schemes Not Objectionable

Parcels will be received at this motor-department of

Mi Lo said that he had explain-Office until 5 p.m. the Day before Messrs. Sincere's had the been broken into during the night.ed the whole matter to Mr.

Sailing. The Contents and Value Franch Detective-Sergeant Murphy found that Murphy and he had agreed that of all Packages must be declared.

the verandah door on the third floor, the schenies were not objection- facing the Sun Company, had been Drawn outside the pier was a

He had hop- forced open and entrance apparently able to the Police. Guard of Honour from

view of that that Mr. the 2nd

was gained that way. It was founded in Battn. King's Own Scottish Boron further examination that one of the Murphy would see his way to derers, together with the full brass doors inside the jewellery department, withdray, the summons, but he band and the Drum and Pipe Banil leading to the general exit, had also could not. However, he under- from the same battalion, under the been forced and the lock was on stool that Mr. Murphy would j.. command of Capt. M. McLellan.

have no objection if the Magia- trate only imposed a caution on both firms.

F

In a Motor Boat Rear-Admiral Mouget crossed the harbour from his flag-ship, "Waldeck Rousseau" in boat gaily decorated with national colours of the Republic.

floor.

For further Particulars, Apply to- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., Agents.

Hong Kong, 14th August, 1929.

Auction

ON

PUBLIC AUCTION. Jades Stolen When Admiral Mouget came to

Inspector Shannon Raid that the the head of the pier, the band played

Tinstructions to sell: by Public the French National Anthem, after jewellery stolen was all jade and came

Mr. Hazlerigg: You are enter-THE Undersigned have received from the jade department. The bur which, he inspected the Guard of

glars did not touch any other departing a technical plea of "guilty" in Honour, to the accompaniment of ment. The locks on the show cases,ach case? Yes. the booming of the Port Salute.

which were described as "fimsy ar- Mr. Murphy agreed with Mr. The visitor then drove off to rangements were opened by the bur- Lo's statement with regard to the Government House together with glars and several trays were emptied Police attitude, but said with re- Col. Brownrigg and Capt. Sillitoc. of their contents. In making their gard to conviction that he want- After visiting His Excellency the exit the barglars forced a shutter beed to make it clear that lie was. hind one of the doors, using an auger not willing to withdraw the sum- Governor, Admiral Mouget also

of a size which corresponded with one monses, and would leave the deci- visited Major-General Sandilands.

discovered later by the Police amor sion of the matter in the Magis- His Excellency the Governor, Sir the first accused's property.

He would say, Cecil Clementi returned the visit

Speaking as the exit of the bur-trate's hands. Jater in the morning.

The "Waldeck Rousseau" Particulars of the "Waldeck Rousseau" arc

follows:-

Length, 522 feet; draught,

27 feet; displacement

ton-

nage, 14.000; driven by three sets of engines developing 24 knots on a 37,000 horse-power. She' burns coal, and at 10 knots has à erukaing range of 6,500 miles.

glars, Inspector Shannon said that however, that the Police were 'not there were two possibilities. They taking a serious view of the mat- either got out by the fire escape on ter, but he must submit that care the Praya side of the building, or else had been taken by the defendants climbed from roof to roof until they in the drafting of the coupons~~. reached one of the boarding houses in that vicinity. The Inspector was in-

clined to believe that the thieves got out by the escape.

Police Movements

Square and Above Board Mr. Hazlerigg: But surely, it is

perfectly square and above board?

-Oh, yes.

Mr. Murphy also suggested that On the following day, Detective-Ser- geant Flattery received information any coupons that were surrender. to raid No. 40 Gage ed should be immediately cancel- Her defensive armament consists which led him of a belt of under-water

In the rear cublele he founded, otherwise. armour, street.

name of Mei Chow Hotel and mark-

For attack, the "Waldeck Hotel identified them as the occupants

Kousseau"

in.

the

ed

11925

on the

Stolen Goods Found

scheme was better

FRIDAY, August 16, 1929, commencing at 5.16 p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

A Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPS (Particulars from Catalogue). On View Now:- Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers,

Hong Kong, August 14, 1929.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN "CHINA MAIL”

Social Functions To-day-Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Repulse Bay Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

Aug. 29-At European Y.M.C.A. Kowloon, Flannel Dance, 9 p.m.

Entertainments To-day Queen's Theatre; The Dancer of Barcelona."

To-day-World Theatre; "Auction Block" at 5.15 and 9.20 p.n.; "Love's Sacrifice" (Chinese picture) at 2.30 and 7.15 p.m. "The Cardboard Lover.". chance of getting a Po-day Star Theatre;

of Hong Kong for a term of 75, years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale

Registry No.

G.

Locality.

Boundary Monsrements

N.

Daztanle

tt. ft. ft.

1E.

whcut

As per sale plan 9,750

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

JARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

Pof the Sale by Public Auction

to be held on MONDAY, the 19th day of August, 1929, at 8 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Gov- ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Tai Kok Tsui, în the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Bоanda y BenettoneRTS,

Prince Edward Houd

Hogistry No.

Lueality.

ጸ.

.

It.

ft.

It

About

** | Annual Benial

→ Upsat Price.

As per sale n. 30,587 238

4.6 feet thick, which is increased to the two accused but he was not able to Mr. Lo interposed to say that 6.5 feet above the waterline. The get any information from them. He he would give an undertaking on gun casements and vital parts in name of the Mel Choe, he heard the behalf of his clients that the the superstructure of the vessel are ad room No. 214. He took the two coupons would be surrendered.

Mr. Hazlerigg said that in his equally well-protected.

men there and the employees of the

opinion the Lai Wah Company's fourteen 7.6 of room No. 214.

as they were giving coupons holders money in gans ag compared with eight 8 in. guns mount- In the room the Police found two suit return for their tickets. In other County cases, both of which were locked. The words, giving to them what they British cruisers. Four of these 7.6 guna first accused produced the necessary were already entitled to, depen are mounted in pairs, forward and keys and on opening the cases it was dent, of course, on their luck, one

found that one of them contained the standing a aft, in axial turrets, four others stolen jade donc up in a neat parcel motor car worth $2,000 and an- in casements and the remaining six of Chinese newspaper and tier ap in a other five cents worth of goods.

PUBLIC AUCTION. disposed in simple turrets on both handkerchief. The other bag contained

To-day Majestic Theatre: sides of the cruiser.

a burglar's complete outfit including a With regard to the Chosen Com "Diamond Handcuffs" at 5.20 and

DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS Ten smaller guns and two under-fountain-pen-torch, a pices of wire pany's scheme, he must say that water torpedo tubes complete the which could be used as a pick-lock, the objection to it was that hold picture) at 2.30 and 7.15 p.m.

small files and a five-in-one, a handyers of coupons, in order to get

to be held on MONDAY, the Aug. 16 Promenade Concert, 19th day of August, 1929, st arrangement easily concealed and con- what they were already entitled Parade Ground, Volunteer Head-3 pm, at the Offices of the The personnel comprises 25 off-sisting of hammer, hatchet, pair of to, had to make further purchases. quarters; 9.15 p.m.

pincers, turn-screw and wire cutter. Mr. Lo said that to be perfect-

Public Works Department, by cers and 890 ratings.

The anger which was used for boringly frank, the

Aug. 17- K.C.C. concert, Kow- Order of His Excellency the Gov- Rear-Admiral Mouget recently holes was also discovered.

Lai Wah's scheme loon, 9.15 pm

ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land took over the command of the

was the one suggested to both by

Sports him but the directors of the Cho-

at Wong Nel Chung, in the Squadron at Colombo, from the The accused were then taken back to

Sept. 7 H.K.V.D.C. annual Colony of Hong Kong, for a former Commander-in-Chief who No. 40 Gage-street and there an arah se Company preferred their own. aquatic sports meeting at V.R.C., terin of 75 years, with the option of was then on his way back to France was found and taken into custody and It, however, worked out in a simi- p.m. on the cruiser "Jules Michelet" the next morning another woman was lar way, because if a person which is to be scrapped.

secondary. armament.

The Personnel

COL. JOHN WARD

RETIRING FROM TRADE

UNION WORK

PAST MEMORIES

The Women's Arrest

arrested. These were the two women bought goods worth ten cents the.

the day's proceedings.

9.15 p.m., "Mark of Plum" (Chinese P of the Sale by Public Auction

Lammert's Auctions

renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the Aug. 15-At Sales Room, Dud King, for one further term of 75 who were discharger at the outset of coupon entitled him to a reduc-dell-street, household furniture, yea78.

tion of one cent, whereas a per- 2.30 p.m Later, acting on information sup-son who bought $10,000 worth of plied by the first accused, the Police goods would get $1,000 off.

Aug. 16-At Sales Room, Duddell PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. How Street, a collection of postage recovered farther jewellery stolen at ever, he would ask the Chosen tamps, 5.15 p.m. the same burglary. Charged at the Company to reconsider their

Land Sales

Police Station, the first man admitted

taking part in the barglary. The so- scheme in view of his Worship's Aug. 19--At P.W.D. offices; four cond man, who was only charged objection.

lots of Crown land at Mong Kok with receiving stated that he would

Safeguard Wanted Colonel Johnn Ward, who for certainly have gone to the Police had

Tani, Tai Kok Tsui and Wong-Nei- Mr. Murphy asked if the defen- Chung, 9 pm: cover twenty years, has been known he known that the jewellery given to dant Companies would let the

Meeting as the Navvles' M.P. and was de him by the first man was stolen. Police have the numbers of the To-day Meeting of Swimming feated at the General Election, is Evidence of a corroborative nature coupons already issued. He said Gala Sub-Committee (H.KV.D.C.) retiring from active participation was then heard, witnesses including that he would feel more at ease 5.45 pm.

Detective Sergeant J. Murphy. The

Home Mail

in the work of the General Federa-members of the staff of Sincere's, and if he had such a safeguard. tion of Trades Unions, whose annual after admitted, in reply to second ac-

Mr. Hazlerigg It seems to me To-merrow——Inward from Europe: conference opened at Southport cused, that none of the stolen property that you ought to accept the bona via Suez ("Morea"). recently. He had been a member discovered in the Mei Chow Hotel was fides of the firms concerned. of the federation from its begin-found on him, ning and its treasurer for the last The case was adjourned. sixteen years.

Mr. Murphy: In that case I will not pregate

Mr. Lo: We are willing to help the Police and will supply that information,

- Miscellaneous

Regintay No.

Wong, Nel Chung. ·

Aug. 24-European YMCA. bathing pienive

a.

Measurements.

K

WY

It

E

Abort

Ásperm plan. 1,850

PARTICULARS

Upent

To mark their appreciation of his

The authorities at With having

The Commission for the Re- PUBLIC AUCTION. services the management committee, been suspicious.of the activities of at a private dinner, presented to alleged communiste; made several Mr. Hazlerigg said that he would cial Bodies hae consented to mediate

organization of Shanghai Commer Colonel Ward an address and gold raids in surrounding villages and not make an order about that in the dispute which has arisen

ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS medallion. M

* arrested 11 persons, including one On the understanding arrived at between the Great Shanghai Health to be held on MONDAY, the Colonel Ward, who will always be Too Talh-cheng an alleged com he would record convictions authorities and the butchers of 19th day of August, 1929, at remembered as the man who formed munist, for who arreet & reward against both firms and warn them Klangwan regarding the demand of 8 pm, at the Offices of the the famous Navvies Battalion dur- of $500 was offered.

that they must not run their busi the former that all Livestock should Public Works Department, by ing the war, described how he first

ness by means which infringed the be slaughtered in the Chapel abat Order of His Excellency the Gov entered public affairs, He was a

A Tsingtao telegram to the laws of gaming.

toir Meanwhile, the butchers are emner, of ose Lot of Crown Land stripling of 21, and, &3 he said with Chinese press says that the Muni

still on strike. a laugh, was for anything from sipality of Tsingtao have requested

at Mong Kok Tsui, in the Colony

a term of 76 pitch-and-toss to manslaughter the American Consul to deal severe

When he joined with Tom Mann ly with a bluejacket who is alleged notified in the Straits Government

The Chinese Ratepayers' Associa- years, with the option of renewal and John Burns to an organised to have assaulted and seriously Gazette Mr. F. J. Morten to be tion of the International Settle at a Crown Rent to be fired by the effort to challenge the right of the wounded a Chinese policemen and a Clerk to Councils, Mr. J. E Miller rent, Shanghai, and the French Surveyor of His Majesty the King, police In proclaiming it legal to ricaba coolie.

The following appointments are

VCS to act as Registrar General Concession have address

hold public demonstrations In

Trafalgar-square, Sir Charles-War-

of Statistics S.S. and F.M.S, and to to the authorities requesti be Registrar of Imports and Ex- to take strong action in suy

wheels

and

and Becution, frequent these laced

ren un that occasion was in charge from the plinth of Nelson's Column, ports, 3.3. Mr. J. McFall M.C.S., opium, greyhound courses,

The police strapped Colonel Ward to be District Judge (Civil) Singa of 6,000 palice,

"He had a reputation as à

back of a horse so that pors. Mr. P. 8. Williams M.C.S strategist," said Colonel Ward, "but ould not be rescued by his com in officlabe as Second Magistrate, When be was placed in the Singapore, Mr. H. 3. Joynt, MLCIS, cellh he was so overjoyed with the to act as Controller of Labour success they had made that I fol Malaya

he was completely out that day Colonel Wari

by a rose in penetrating

ranks of police, and whe

Kay wild dish to arrest Burns and Tom Mann

they made asleep and did not wake up until

hing John they came to bail me on

|_ Colorch-Ward, was in Hong Kong

and succeeded in achieving their some years ago and assisted in the

trescue work at the KacsCOLI JE

nobject by speaking ito vast, crowds flags:

Conta

16 pm;

able collection of postage

8 to be auctioned by Mears. Grothers on Friday it

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evidence of

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thing.

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