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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 1, 1937:

Armed Robbers Get

Away With $120

On the pretence of having supper at the Sheung Wan Restaurant, at No. 121, Wellington Street, shortly after one o'clock this morning, five men armed with one revolver and a dagger, held up the cashier and escaped with $120.

One of the men went up to the cashier with the bill, and as the cashier was about to take it, the robber pushed him over just a sec- ond before one of the other four robbers fired a shot at him, the bul- let piercing a tin letter rack, hang- ing on the wall.

TREE CUTTER GIVEN HEAVY FINE

Threatened To Use Axe

Notable Chapter In

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COMMONS TRIBUTE TO MR. BALDWIN

London, To-day. Mr. Neville Chamberlain was received with loud cheers on his first appearance in the House of Commons as Prime Minister.

Immediately after questions, the Leader of the Opposition paid a tribute to Mr. Baldwin, in which the Liberal leader, Sir Archibald Sinclair, joined and to which Mr. Chamberlain replied.

Major Attlee said that future his- torians would doubless disagree, as the Opposition disagreed, about the merits of 'Mr. Baldwin's policy and actions, but he was "cer- tain they would be one in acclaim- ing him as a great Parliamentarian who possessed, in a singular degree, the faculty of judging the temper of House and responding to its moods, and they would recall him also as

as one who inspired affection

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Wan Pak Choi, an unemployed, man. was fined $200, in default three The passing from the House of months' hard labour, by Mr. W. a man who, for fourteen years, had Schofield at the Central Magistracy led a great and historic party, and, for cutting a pine tree valued at for the greater part of that time, |$20 at Tai Hang Road.

jbore a heavy weight of responsibility that Sergeant Riddell said

the in difficult and anxious days, mark- defendant was in possession of an ed the close of a notable chapter in axe when seen and refused to be British Parliamentary history, arrested. He had threatened one Mr. Chamberlain, in acknowledging of the constables and even attempt- the tributes to his late leader, ed to use the axe.

spoke of him as one who gave bis Inspector A. V. Baker, of No. 2 confidence freely and fully to his Police Station, reminded his Wor-colleagues, who was a wise and ship that about a month ago,

a sagacious minister and an affection- forest guard was badly cut on the ate friend, whose friendship had arm when attempting to arrest a been to him not only a delight in woodcutter.

itself but a liberal education as well. British Wireless.

ROYAL GOWNS AT AUCTION

Belonged To Queen Alexandra

WOMEN BUYERS IN

NEW YORK

TRAFFIC. OFFENCE

Comdr. Woodhall Fined $10

Found guilty of failing to keep to the left of the road while driv- ing his car, No. 2282, in Stubbs Court gowns, slippers and other Road, on May 15, Commander E. L. objects from the personal wardrobe Woodhall, of H. M. S. Tamar, was of Queen Alexandra were sold at fined $10 by Mr. W. Schofield, at one of New York's best-known auc- the Central Magistracy this morn- tion rooms for a total of £520. The ing.

prices were low, and the buyers Inspector Saunders said that he [were chiefly women, some repre- was driving his motor cycle com-

senting museums.

bination in Stubbs Road approach- A black velvet riding coat and ing a bend near Temple Towers. He [hat brought £9, a State gown' £10,

saw defendant's car approaching a Kashmir shawl, a present from from the opposite direction on the the Maharaja of Kashmir, £7, a wrong side of the road at a rather Danish wool driving coat £12, a fast speed, and leaving no room to purple velvet Coronation robe worn pass. Defendant had to swerve to by Princess Victoria at the Coron- his left to allow witness to pass.. ation of Edward VII., £72,

· A fine of $15 was imposed on Yu The State gown was that worn by Chi-ting, a taxi driver, by Mr. W. Queen Alexandra at many ceremon- Schofield at the Central Magistracy,

ies at Buckingham Palace.

Another item was a white leather who pleaded guilty to driving his and gold jewel box described in the faxi at 26 miles an hour in a con- catelogue as presented to her Ma-trolled area in Garden Road, jesty by the ladies of Leeds. It May 16. was sold for £7.

poses.

SEAMAN BOUND OVER

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The gowns were sold by Mr. Samuel Soden, a British fur dealer, who brought them to New York a Pleading guilty to assaulting Fung few weeks ago for exhibition pur-Yung, a married woman, at No. 4 Anton Street early this morning, On his arrival, however, instead John Williams, a seaman on the s.s. of being able to import the gowns Nelleus, was bound over in a bond under bound as he had expected, he of $50, by Mr. W. Schofield, at the was compelled to pay duty, and Central Magistracy, and ordered to therefore decided to sell them to pay $3 compensation to the com- recoup. himself.

plainant.