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TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1932.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

ATTRACTIVE TAILORING-

We beg to announce to our many clients that we have removed to 18. D'Agullar Street,

We have also just re- ceived ■ new assort- ment of

SUMMER SUITINGS.

WING HING CO.

13, D'Aguilar Street. Tel. 21417,

DENTISTS.

HARRY FONG, Dentist, lat floor, No. 74, Queen's Road

Central. Tel. 21255.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

LAU PAK-WAL, DENTIST, has re- moved his Hong Kong Office to GLOUCESTER BLDG., 1st floor, Fed- der St. (New Building next to Hong Kong Hotel). Telephone No. 20488.

TANG YUK, Dentist.

Successors to

the late SIEN TING, 14. D'Aguilar Street.

TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free. ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.

W. 5. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,

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LEE YEE,

Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair Dressers & Booksellers. No. 12, D'Aguilar Street. (opposite Queer's Theatre).

OPTICIANS.

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL

COMPANY,

'Phone 22232.

53, Queen's Road Central.

SHOES.

Fair

Black or

Brown Shoes from $6.00. Black or Brown Bonte from $8.00.

Children's Boots Shoes from $2.00.

Best styles, most complete stock

of all sizes. Repairing a speciality.

WONG SIU WOON

21, Polunger St.

ALEXANDER

INSTITUT

DE BEAUTE

Phone 25169. Pedder Building (1st Floor)

Opposite Entrance to

Hong Kong Hotel.

LONDON'S BANDIT MENACE

4

SMASH AND GRAB RAIDS

MORE NUMEROUS.

Storm of Public Criticism.

In spite of the increased vigilance accomplished gives the raiders con-

THE

CHINA MAIL.

EMPIRE DAY

FAIR...

Display of 10,000,000 Canadian Bees.

A

NEW TERRITORIES PRODUCE SECTION.

Arrangements are being made for of the police, especially the flying fidence, and each new raid seems to

make it more clear that the police, the display of one glass hive of squads in their high-powered cars, at the moment, are practically high-grade bees imported from "smash and grab" raids in London powerless to deal with the situation. Canada at the Empire Products

than Lord Trenchard is seriously per- (seem to be more numerous

over.

turbed, and every endeavour is Fair in Hongkong. It will be of Yard to interest to learn that no less than There were at least four such being made by Scotland robberies on April, and in every evolve some means of checking this 1,200 hives containing approximate- ly 10,000,000 Canadian bees have case the raiders used motor-cars and evergrowing menace.

The whole success of these raids been imported into Canton via escaped with their spoils.

In two of the cases an iron barrests, of course, was used to threaten people who care, and until the police can stop Hongkong for the establishment of attempted to detain the thieves. the thefts of cars other crimes are an apiary industry in South China,

Recently when many people sure to follow.

Soon after their arrival and be were about, jewellery valued at over £1,000 was taken from a shop in storm of public criticism which their fore their transportation to Canton, failure to meet the "smash and by courtesy of Lady Ho Tung, these! Burlington Gardens, Piccadilly.

Four men in a large grey motor-grab" situation has evoked, but feel hives were temporarily accommo- car drove up to the shop, and before that in one way at least the public dated at Sir Robert Ho Tung's farm the car had stopped two of the men must take some of the blame.

As the

тал with

on stolen motor-

The police are fully alive.to the

jumped out and smashed the window. "If people did not make it so easy at Sheung Shiu in the New Terri Their companions, armed with for bandits to steal their cars," a tories. The Canadian Government iron bars, threatened the small detective complained it would not Trade Commissioner and Mr. Rid-

ran to the be so difficult for us to deal with the diford, his assistent, crowd of people who

are exerting 'smash and grab' raid. spot.

"In nearly every case I have themselves to make of this display An employee of a neighbouring shop attempted to reach the thieves, investigated the raid on a shop has a feature of the Empire Products' but was told by one of the men to been made possible by somebody Fair to be opened in the Peninsula stand back or he would be hit. leaving a car about with no protec-Hotel on Monday, 23rd May,

the stolen tion against theft. The bandits The New Territories Produce sec- jewellery reached the car it drove have merely stepped into the car astion promises to be of very special off at a great speed. It was later if they owned it, and the rest has practical interest from the fact found abandoned in Golden Square. been just a question of nerve and that the District Officers of the

The other raid, in which an iron speed-and they always have those."!

New Territories and the officials o bar was employed, occurred in Pond-

the Botanical and Foresty Depart- A review of the past few months ers End, Middlesex, which has been; the scene of several such crimes makes gloomy reading. In December ment have been assured by the far- within the last few months. The last it was computed that there mers of the New Territories that bandita smashed the window of awere on an average six "amosh and every effort will be employed in order to ensure a large supply of pawnbroker's shop, and, as they ran grab" raids every week. During the rice, vegetables, sweet corns, pota- back to their waiting car, was seen three months ended on January 31,

toes, a number of roots, tomatoes! by firemen on duty in the adjacent 1932, there were no fewer than 99 and various kinds of cooking These offences have not been melons, that go to prove the agricul A freman ran towards them, and against property alone. Messengers one of the men threw a heavy iron and officials known to be carrying tural resources of the New Terri- tories, for Hongkong consumption bar at him, which narrowly missed considerable

on Empire Day,

fire station.

Tell-Tale Figures.

sums of money от

his head. Jewellery worth about valuables have been attacked and and in most cases the £160 was taken and a. quantity left robbed,

thieves have been able to jump into strewn over the pavement.

waiting motor-cara-stolen again- Raiders In Dress Clothes, The entire stock of a Great Port- and be driven away by their cum landstreet tobacconist was stolen by panions.

To take the number of the car is raiders who drove up to the pre-

of time, as the! mises in evening dress and used ajusually a waste

bandits abandon the car as soon as car stolen from Mount Street.

The fourth raid took place in possible, often before the police! Fore Street, Edmonton, where, after start off in pursuit. Phone 11474amashing the window of a jeweller's Here, again, the raiders have the shop, the thieves escaped with a advantage. However, quickly the quantity of jewellery. This raid alarm may be given, wireless mes- took place in the early hours of the sages and fast police cars are of morning, and was not discovered little service if the only known ad- until a policeman on his bent noticed junet of the crime the car is the smashed shutters and window. abandoned.

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A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU.

COMING SHORTLY

TO THE KING'S.

THE

維護

These ralds' bring the total of this class of crime in London alone for the present year up to 30,

A few minutes' start is usually sufficient for the thieves to get well

From the Southern District of the New Territories, especially Cheung Chau and Tai O, several

varieties of fresh fish and shell- fish will be available for sale at the Fair at current market prices.

WARRANT PROCEDURE CRITICISED.

Criminal Court Being Used As a Civil Court.

DEFENDANT DISCHARGED.

lout of the neighbourhood, quietly The practice of obtaining a war- They have been causing more and leave the car as the detectives rant of arrest and then subsequent- more public alarm year after year. would say, "as if they owned it"-ly appearing in Court after a date The ease with which these raids are separate, and stroll casually away.

KWANGTUNG UNREST.

Peace Conference Likely

king

anxiety.

at Hangchow.

in the near future. One of the

FATTY

"J

had been fixed to apply for the withdrawal of the case, was strong- ly condemned by Mr. E. I. Wynne-

ARBUCKLE Jones in the Central Magistracy TO RETURN?

Marriage After June 12.

secure a

yesterday afternoon, when he dis- charged Fun Chik-nam, who was charged with having received goods from Messrs. Parke Davis & Co., and also of failing to enter certain items into the account books of Messrs. Y. C. Wong (China Dis-

being used as a civil court. The

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A conference at Hangchow, at "Fatty" Arbuckle is once more in pensary) and Company, with intent which representatives of Marshal the limelight after having disap- to embezzle the same Chiang Kai-shek and Mr. Wang peared from the world's stage and Mr. E. S. C. Brooks appeared for Ching-wel will attend, has been screen in 1921, after the famous the complainant, and Mr. Horace suggested as a means of securing Hollywood tragedy and his triple Lo was for the defence.

Nicholas, then an old man, was affection in Jugo-Slavla. The pea No Evidence Offered.

forced into exile under the cloud santa detest the present rule, and a pacification of the unrest in the trial on a murder count.

Mr. Brooks asked leave to with- Bouth, which has given the Nan- Recently he announced at dinner

of a slander which alleged that he the upper classes are aware that and his unmarried" daughters, the enormous sums of money are be Government considerable here that he would be married to draw the charges as the defendant

Princesses Xania and Vera, had ng sent out of the country and Addie M'Phail, one of the stars of had made certain explanations,

fied to the Riviera with £5,000,000 deposited in Britain by certain Formal negotiations between Ad-Midnight Daddies," as soon after They did not wish to offer any miral Chan Chak and the Canton June 12 as possible.

evidence against him, and they

stolen from the Montenegrin ex-highly placed persons. These de withdrew any imputation against Government are still proceeding in

posits are said to total more than He chose this date from neces-

chequer. W his character. Macao, and it is thought likely that sity. The 12th is the day when

The King died at San Remo, and £6,000,000, and, are regarded as an understanding will be reached Miss M'Phail expects her divorce.

The Magistrate strongly criticis- BALKAN WAR CLOUD,

all he had in the world was ten évidence of panic fears for the

future. French francs. A concentrated attempt la nowed the practice of applying for a

Prince Milo, the exiled claimant

All the different factors manu conditions of surrender laid down being made by influential film folk warrant of arrest on insufficient

Robin Hoods. "pardon" for the grounds. The criminal court was to the throne of Montenegro, the

one thing-Jugo-Slavia, with Hollywood definitely wants Ar complainants were very wrong, indittle Balkan State which fourteen Montenegro, about half the size 1,500,000 effectives, is likely to be: years ago was handed over to of Wales, has a male population confronted by Italy with 5,000,000 buckle back again. Producers all/als Worship was very dissatisfied. | Jugo-Slavia, is at present in Lon- that can be described as the, Robin and Albania with 100,000,

Hoods of South-Eastern Europe. And this will be Montenegro's feel that he would prove a great as it had wasted his afternoon, on

Practically every man is a born chance, though she possesses but box office attraction. And never was especially when he had a number Behind that simple fact lies the an attraction needed quite as badly of remand cases which had to be story of a great bid to make Mon soldier, and despite the close sur s

Lenegro once again an indepenveillance of Jugo-Blavia, there are He was not casting any reflec-dent nation, and to restore her enough rifles in the country to Several producers feel that an

tions on Mr. Brooks, but certainly prince to his throne. 11 may mean equip each man with two. There Arbuckle picture would be B

fs also an abundance of amzinnie Berlin, March 27.

Sunrise and Sunsat in Hong Kong, "wow," and one manager is just against the complainants, who, he war

remarked, should have known Scattered about the world, in tion. AENEA A whale, over 26ft. long and about ready to take the risk of earlier of their intentions: Britain, Italy, Belgium, and the They are all enthusiastic, sup for February, 1982, (Standard time weighing about six tons, has been bringing down the wrath of the

Come To Terms, caught at the mouth of the Elbe, women's clubs in order to get this Mr. Lo remarked that the com- Montenegrin patriots, all working of Juge-Slavian domination. They Greenwich), are as follows

United States, there are 60,000 porters of Prince Milo and haters of the 120th Meridian, East of

Suurise. near Cuxhaven. The monster was much-needed box office hit

plainants were satisfied since the for the same end."

are only awaiting the maturing of May from a ship on Thursday There will probably soon be a big defendant's first appearance in The facts of this strange story, the International situation before, stranded on some wooden piles close campaign to urge "fair play for Court that there was no case what which may shortly

confront striking... to land.

"Fatty."

scaver against him. They also Europe with A boat was lowered, and, after a prolonged struggle, the crew suc

18 Now.

by the mutineers is that the Naval to hase be permanently placed at dethroned comedian. Hoihow, in Hainan Island.

TOWING A WHALE.

with

JAMES DUNN SALLY FILERS MAE MARSH

Ship's Adventure Off Month of The Elbe..

in hertriumphant return as the

Directed by HENRY KING

As Picture

PLASOVARIA

seen

ཀམ་བ་”

inter The support of Caly is of wished him to leave the Court with national problem, have been given importance, and the Monte

the

ceeded. In fastening an iron chain to method of transport made it impos- out a stain on his character. The the whale's tall and pulling the alble for the whale to raise its head parties had come to certain term creature cut into deeper water. above water, and by the time by which it was agreed that defen They then fastened the chain to the Cuxhaven

stern of the ship and towed the suff whale Into Cuxhaven,

However

was reach z/They gigantic

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12 had dant be paid three months, wag

in Heu of not

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by Mr. hope to obtain it/

of much beloved, and they King Italy in his aunty

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