1931-10-20 — Page 10

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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1931.

PREMIER'S ELECTION

CAMPAIGN.

BANK MANAGER

WANTED.

Alleged Larceny. By Bailee.

Refused to Contest Safe Seats.

LOCAL SHARE

MARKET.

DENTALINE

(Concentrated Antisoptio)

Is more than a mouth-wash it actually KILLS GERMS

Dentaline is an Antiseptic Germicide and Astringent Properly diluted it is delightful to taste and

refreshing to use.

THE PHARMACY

Aniatic Building.

Tel. 20345.

Queen's Road

CENTRAL

ETHEATRE

SHOWING TO - DAY

A1 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

STARVING FOR WOMEN

HEAR

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VIRTUOUS HUSBAND

She Wanted Kisses - the real thing! - So he kissed her on the forehead, the dope!

$15,000 INVOLVED.

According to a C. 1. D. Circular,

dated October 11, warrant һая been

the arrest of Chan

HIS KEEN FIGHT.

Rugby, Yesterday.

A 1931,

The Prime Minister, who rosted issued for in the country during the week-end,

King-to-day resumed his election cam fu on a charge of "larceny bypaign in his constituency. Seaham bailee" of $15,000.00 the property Harbour. Although offered safe of the National Commercial and seats in several other localities the Savings Bank, Hong Kong.

Premier insisted on appealing again The wanted man was employed to his old constituency, where, the as a Manager at the Nathan Road voters are mainly Durham miners, Branch, Kowloon, and was-former and where candidaes of the local ly a clerk of the Ho Hong Bank, Labour Party, by a small majority, Singapore. He was educated at expressed disapproval of his action Singapore and came to China about in becoming head of the National three years ago. He is single, and Government. This has involved a native of Kam Sha Chal Village, him in a keenly fought contest Chiu Chau district.

against the local Labour official who is receiving strong support from the Trade Union and Labour Party organisations.

A description of Chan King-fu states that he is 27 years of age, of average height and build, woare spectacles, speaks Chiu Chau, some Punti dialect, and speaks and writes English well.

It is notified that a reward of $1,000 will be paid to any person giving information lending to the arrest and conviction of Chun King

fu.

The reward is valid for twelve months.

MENDICANTS IN COURT.

One Bad Case.

22

Certain Stocks Touch

Bottoni.

QUIET OPENING.

The official summary issued był the Stock Exchange to-day states:"

The market opened quiet' this Certain stocks appear murning.

to have touched bottom, at which prices there are enquiries.

Cantons were on offer at $1,500,| as were also China Fires at $650 and H.K, Fires at $1,450. Under- writers were sold at $41⁄2 and $4.65. Steamboats were in the market at ¦ $2534.

Itaubs were wanted at $352 Providents (old), had buyers bidding $434, but sellers required $5. The new shares were on offer at $2.40.

Hotels (old) were in demand at $14, as were also the new shares at $13.

Lands were wanted at $80. Realties could have been obtain-

Ewas changed hands at $16.30 and $16.40, and at the close there were sellers at $161⁄2.

The third candidate, also local man, is one of the few Communists contesting seated at $121⁄41⁄4.

No Commun- at this election.

obtained R .sent at the ist last General Election when of 18 candidates professing that political creed nearly all had to forfeit de- posits of £150 each through failure! $89. to poll one-eighth of the electorate which voted in the constituencies: $27. they contested.-British Wireless Service.

Trains were wanted at $20. Star Ferries were in request at

China Lights

were on offer

Electrica, after being done $7534, closed in demand at this rate.

at

AL

Telephones (part paid) were

SHOEMAKER SENT TO done at $20, and at the close there

PRISON.

(Continued from Page 1.)

(Central Police Court). Eight Chinese mendicants, four men and four women, whose ages totailed 557 yeurs, with an average lage of 69, this morning were charg-

The following jury was empanel- ed with begging for alms. lad:-Messrs. F. Austin (foreman), Their stock-in-trade which included T. G. Paterson, F. Edwards. old felt hats, tins and small baskets, W. H. B. Muskett, S. J. Horton, were exhibited in Court.

F. A, Xavier, and E. V. M. B. Sousa.

Been

The first man, who had no money on him and who emphatically denied having begged, was remand-

led till to-morrow.

The second was convicted. He is to be sent back to Wuchow, his native place of abode.

Onc

werc

There was

were shares offering at $262.

Cements (combined) were put through at $184, and closed in do-l mand at $18.10, with sellers seek- ing $18.00.

Dairy Forma were on offer $28.

ut

Government Loan was wanted at: per cent. premium.

BAG SNATCHER ESCAPES.

Waiting for a motor bus at the junction of Nathan Road and Dundas Street, near the Orient To- bacco Factory, Mrs. E. H. Osmund, of 568 Nathan Road, had her hand- bag, which contained money and articles to the value of $28, snatchTM ed from under her arm by a Chin- ese, who made good his escape,

Acting Sub-Inspector Thorpe, re- ferring to the fourth man, who was

According to Mr. II. Somerset blind, said that he was a bad case. Fitzroy, Assistant Attorney-Gen- He had two or three children who, eral, three men entered a house in ware sent on to the streets in all Catchick Street, Kennedy Town, by weathers. They had been

means of a ruse. They told a begging in the rain. On August woman, who was alone, that they 18, thie man was taken before Mr. wanted to see her husband. One Williams, who decided to grant a man entered the cubicle and sat on free licence to hawk for his wife, the bed. Another stood just in- the cubicle door, while the on condition that the man would aide not beg again. The condition how-third stood at the stairs door. ever had been broken.

of them spoke to the woman, and

Not Hardened Criminals. eventually scissors blades

Mr. Fitzroy conceded that the produced by two of the men and subsequent action of the three men the woman was told to keep quiet.showed that they were not harden-

When the woman shouted, she

ed criminals. The woman pushed was grasped by the shoulder by her way past the two men in the one of the armed men.

cubicle, and her determined, action ample evidence of assault, because scared the trio who then bolted The third, who had $2.47 (local in law the mere act of threatening from the house. There was #

long chase currency) and $1.30 in Chinese a person with a weapon constituted

by the Police As to the motive of the

several through

streets money, was fined $2 and is also to assault.

assault, the Crown suggested it be sent out of the Colony.

eventually the first prisoner Dealing with fourth, his Worship was robbery, otherwise why should said he regarded the case as a very three men enter a house in which caught at the north end of the nullab in Hill Street, Shektongtouf, bad one.

Children were being em- they had no business; produce wea- ployed to lacite the pity of people, pons, and bell people to keep quiet? which was some distance from the to beg. Again, in spite of the fact (Continued at foot of next Coulmn,) that his wife had been given a licence to hawk, he had carried on 8 before.

A fine of $20 or one month's jail was imposed.

A fine of 82 was imposed on the Afth, whilst the sixth was fined $1 The seventh, a blind seamstress, who had only 19 cents in her pos-

and the children were being taught

session, is to be sent back to Hol Ping, the fare to be paid from the Poor Box.

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The eighth, who also stated she was a seamstress, was convicted and cautioned.

and

WIS

house entered. The Police were taking the man back to the scene of the affair when they were met by the woman in Belchers Street and: sho identified the first prisoner as one of the three who had entered. her house. The second accused was arrested later in Yaumati, on Information received.

Evidence was then called, and the

caso is proceeding.

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