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NINETIETH YEAR OF PUBLICATION:

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1935,

PUISNE JUDGE ROBBED

10-Cent Piece Leads To Thief's Downfall

FALLS INTO TRAP

CHICKEN STEALER

SENTENCED

Two Months Prison

For Ex-Banishee

BRITISH LOANS TO CHINA

China's Repayment Scheme Lauded

London, To-day.

"As a matter of fact I stole the chickens from a person on the Ten cents led to the downfall of wharf," said Lam Kung, a 88-year The announcement of the pro- Li Siu Shan, who was sentenced to old street coolie, In pleading guilty gramme for the redemption of the Crisp Loan arrears was wel 10 weeks hard labour on three to a charge of unlawful possession comed in the city columns of this charges of larcency, by Mr. W. of three chickens when he appeared morning's "Morning Post Schofield at the Central Magistracy before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the this morning.

Kowloon Magistracy this morning Defendant was employed a "I take that as a definite plea of house coolie by the Hon. Mr. R. E. guilty, said Mr. Hamilton, and sen Lindsell, Pulene Judge at the Sup-tenced the defendant to two months' reme Court, at his residence at No. hard labour.

151, The Peak, and It was stated. It was stated that the defendant that he stole three 81 notes on was an ex-banishee, having been December 24, $20 on December 28, banished in 1927 for a period of five

years, under the Opium Ordinance

and 10 cents on January 1.

Sub-Inspector A. Kirby stated that quite a number of larcencies at No. 151, The Peak, were reported last year to the Gough Hill Police Station. A trap was set which led

SZECHUEN TROOPS LEAVE MENACED AREA

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The Journal says that at a time when so many debtors are showing little regard either for the rights of creditors or for the state of their own credit it is pleasant to record this effort by China. She has had her full share of the trade depres aton, but shows a most praiseworthy desire to maintain full faith with her creditors by a definite pro- gramme to take over these appears. -Reuter.

It is officially announced in Nan- king yesterday that two instalments of the Crisp Loan of 1912, instead

to the arrest of defendant in whose Nevertheless, instead of fighting of one, will be paid annually, begin- possession a marked 10-cent plece the Communists in their own pro-ning, with 1995, in order that the was found.

vince, Szechuen troops are going arrears of principal may be entirely

cleared up. to the assistance of Kwelchow...

APPEAL BY ABYSSINIA SURPRISES

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At the same time, General Lung Thus the 1929 instalment of prin- Yun, Chairman of the Yunnan cipal will be paid in March 1985, Provincial Government, has been the 1930 Instalment In September ordered by the Nanking military, 1935, and so on. authorities to move his detach- M. Joseph Avenol, Secretary-Gen-ments to the aid of Kweichow. eral-of-the-League replied, that ho Three Nanking divisions have al- was, telegraphing the Abyssinian ready reached there.: communication to the members of In the circumstances, it appears the League counell, which meets on that other troops will get into January 11.—Reuter.

GREAT SURPRISE

Geneva, Later.

LEXINGTON ENQUIRY

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The American river ateamar Kweichow ahead of the three divi-Lexington was rammed and gunk elons: from ‚· Canton. These Con by the Jane Christenson precipi tonese soldiers are being mustored tating nearly 200 passengers and Abyssinia's appeal to the League in Canton in preparation for the crew into the fey waters of the East of Nations is a great surprise. West, but over 50,000 pro-Nanking River yesterday.

It is feared that it may compli-troops have already arrived in No casualities were reported. cata the Rome negotiations be that province, in

The Lexington, which is owned tween M. Laval, the French For years Kwelchow has been by the Colonial Steam Nav. Co., and Foreign Minister, and Signor considered within the sphere of which had maintained a regular Mussolini, since one of the points influence of the South-West Poll-service between New York and how at issue is the interference of tical Council. The future of that Providence R.I. since the 90's, now Italy in the interests of the two province is full of uncertainty in lies in 40 feet of water with only countries in Somaliland, Eritrea view of the presence of Nanking her funnels showing above the and Abyssinia-Reuter.

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