1937-06-24 — Page 12

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Up to No Good!

Akim Tamiroff, as a cruel Tartar revolutionary and Margot Gra- -hame, his sinister and seductive aide, plotting mischief against the courier of the Czar in "Michael Strogoff," the spectacular screen version of the famous Jules Verne story starring Anton Walbrook, a Hollywood “find.” "Michael Stro- goff" comes to the Queen's Theatre shortly.

IN

Her ensemble knitted, this young lady is ready to spend the whole day out and still know that in the afternoon she will be correctly at-. tired. The ensemble is three-piece; coat, jacket and skirt. The coat can be removed when sports are in order.

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GANG'S ALLEGED OPERATIONS

Six New Charges Follow Gloucester Hotel Arrests

Recent robberies in the Hong Kong Hotel, the Kowloon Hotel, the St. Francis Hotel and the Glou- cester Hotel, all apparently carried out by the same gang were mentioned in the Police Court this morn- ing when six further charges were preferred against the two men convicted in connection with the theft of a diamond ring from Mr J. Walsh, at the Gloucester.

THE MODUS OPERANDI IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN THE SAME IN EVERY CASE, ́A ROOM BEING BOOKED AT THE HOTEL BY A CONFEDERATE, TO BE SUBSEQUENTLY | VISITED BY "FRIENDS," WHO ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE CAR-

RIED OUT THE THEFTS.

David

The two men, Lam Chi-kwan and watch, the property of Mr. Lam Pui-on, who had pleaded guilty S. N. Hsu at Room No. 306, St. to the theft of a diamond ring from Francis Hotel, on May 26,

Mr. J. Walsh at room 405 at the (c), the theft of a gold watch, at Gloucester Hotel on November 29, Room 101 at the Kowloon Hotel, be- again made an appearance before longing to Mr. W. Harridge, Mr. Keen at the Central Magistracy this morning.

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(d) the theft of a gold watch and chain from Dr. Martin at Room 107 The men who were originally at the Kowloon Hotel on May 28. charged on Saturday morning, were (e) the theft of 125 pesos from remanded till Monday and then Mr. Bautista at Room No. 404 at St. again till this morning for further Francis Hotel on April 4, and enquiries.

(f) the theft of $160 belonging to

This morning, Detective-Sergeant Mr. Wilson at Room 404, Hong Kong T. Cashman, in charge of the case, Hotel; on April 29. further charged them on six other counts of thefts at different Euro- pean Hotels. The defendants were again remanded.

were

NEW : CHARGES

Shanghai, To-day.

Mr. Hsu Shik-ying, Chinese Am- bassador to Japan, is leaving Kuling | The additional charges preferred for Nanking this morning. He will then go to Shanghai to meet Mr. S. (a) the theft of $16 in American Kawagoe, the Japanese Ambassa- currency belonging to Mr. Sheldon at dor to China. It is understood that Room 403 Gloucester Hotel on Mr. Kawagoe is due in Shanghai on November 29,

Our Own Correspon-

June 29.

the theft of $26 and a gold dent.

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