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THE CHINÀ MAIL, APRIL

BANDIT'S DIARY

OF CRIME

A REMARKABLE DIARY OF CRIMES, INCLUDING. FIVE MUR- DERS, WAS SHOWN TO THE LYONS

LOUIS POLICE BY CHARLES PHILIPPE, THE ~ 29- YEAR-OLD BANDIT. WHO WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE AND HIS YOUNG ACCOMPLICE, JOSEPH PALLIGAND, HAD FOUGHT A REVOLVER BATTLE WITH "THEIR PURSUERS.

The police, Incredulous at first, "confirmed his statements: Philippo made a full confession, and eagerly produced the notebook in which his exploits were recounted in detail.

On one side of the book he has written in red capital letters of the the murders he committed: On other side he has written in black of his robberies without murder.

Explaining, how he embarked on his career of crime, he said to the police: "In August, 1930, when I was a sailor on board the naval despatch vessel Bellatrix. I had a quarrel with the ship's cook while we were cruising off Tahiti.

FIRE IN WARSHIP

of the

"I fired the food store, intending that he should be blamed. By mis- take I set alight 70 reels of films, and I had to call for help.

"Capt. Ales, in command vessel, was the first to approach, An explosion killed him and a sea- man. I was never suspected. It was then that T'started writing diary."

Philippe said

that

my

he began with small robberies. In 1932 he al- most strangled a woman whom he

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POW TO MAKE DUCKS AND DUCKLINGS WHICH WILL FLOAT WHEN THEY ARE

PLACED IN WATER.

GET ONE LARGE CORK AND

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A.W.NUGENT

Answer to yesterday's puzzle:

The baby elephant weighs exactly 499 pounds.

LOCAL SHARES

Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations this

morning:—

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1885 b.

INSURANCES Canton Ins. $220 b. Union Ins. $466 b., $460 sa. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.

H. K. and K. Wharves $105 b., $109

robbed in a train,” Later he was ar- rested and sentenced to five years imprisonment.

"I was released last year," he said "and joined up with Gilbert Durand and Palligand, with whom I com- mitted a series of robberies."

WIDOW STABBED

On Feb. 13 the three men bound and gagged a woman shopkeeper in Lyons and robbed the shop. She died soon after.

Five days later Philippe disputed with Durand over the division of their loot, and killed him near Gerardmer, in the Vosges Moun tains. He writes in his diary: "Dur and threatened me with a revolver. I thrust at him with a knife. He fell to the bottom of a stream. Bon voyage!"

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On Feb. 20 Philippe and Palli- gand dined in a cafe at Millery, near Lyons belonging to an aged widow. They stabbed her to death. A few days ago the woman's son- in-law, who was suspected of the crime, committed suicide in despair.

In Philippe's notebook, under the heading "Plans," was a series of crimes which he had intended to. commit this month.

Here's Luck!

EWO

BEER

8.

H. K. Docks $10 b. Providenta $4% b., $5 8.

MINING

Antamoks Ps. .38

sa.

Atoks Ps. 34 85. Baguio. Gold Ps. .25% sa.

Benguet Consol. Ps. 12.30 sa. Coco Grove Ps, ‚,39 sa. Consolidated Mines Pa. .27% 88. Demonstrations Ps. 141⁄2 8a. I. X. L.. Ps. .58 sa. : Camarines Pa, .57 sa, San Mauricio Ps. 1,92 вn: Suyoc Consol. Pa. .18% sa. United Paracales Pa., .08 sa.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. K. and S. Hotels $5 b., $5/55 sa. H. K. Lands $33% b.

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H. K. Tramways: $161⁄4 b., $161⁄2 sn. China Lights (Old) $8.20 b. China Lights -(Old) $5.35 b.

STORES, &C.

Dairy Farms Ex. Rt. $21.00 b. Watson's $7.4 h.. $8.05. &

MISCELLANEOUS. Entertainments $8.40 b.

H. K. Govt 4% Loan 4%prem, b.,

4% prem, 82.

H. K. Govt. 3% Loan 18% prem, b. Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) s/- 14/6 b. Dairy Farms Rts. $15% b.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.

£3,000,000. .£8,000,000.

£3,000,000.

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of. Pro-

prietors

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:. A87 Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. B-agencies in London: ALLeadenhall Street, E. C. 8.

West End Branch:

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

$50,000,000

Issued and Fully Paid-up. $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:

Sterling

Hong Kong Currency Re-

Bervé .....

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

0,500,000

$10,000,000

.$20,000,000

HEAD OFFICE, HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. A. L. Shielda,

Chairmag.

W. H. Lock, Esq.,

Deputy Chairman.

J. K. Bousfeld, Esq.,. G. Miskin, Esq, A. II. Compton, Esq.,. K. B.. Morrison, Esq., Han. Mr. B. H. Dodwall, Hòn. Br. I. E. Pearce D..F. Landalo, Esq.,-* H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

AMOY

Chief Manager.

DRANOHES:-

BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

CANTON. CHEFOO COLOMBO-

DAIREN

FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG.

HANKOW HARBIN HONGKEW

ILOILO

IPOH

JOHOBE

HOBE

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON LYONB.. MALACCA MANILA MUAB (Johor) MUKDEN

NEW YORK PEIPING

PENANG RANOOON

BAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE

BOURABAYA BUNGEI PATANI SWATOW TIENTSIN

TOKYO TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA

OF

Current Loocante opened in Local Currency kud Fixed Deposita rondvad for one Your aborter periods" in · Loos), and Katkar currencies

Fa terms which will be quoted on application.

ALSO пр to date BAŸD DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizə TO LET.

Hong Kong 25th. Faliruary, 1909...\.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Business...of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- INO CORPORATION. Bulce may be obtained (ou appliomaion. --

FOR THE HONG KONG. AND - SHANGHAJ BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 2s1 March, 1987,

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and · Undivided

Profits

$10,000,000.00 6,598,000,00

2,883,932,01

HEAD OFFICE :—HONG KONG, 10, Dee Voruz Bond, Centrál.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:~

lun, Bir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Koon

Esq Chưa,

P. K. Iwok, UITL

Joog.

Wood

- Yua

Esq., Chan Ching - Skok, "Esq., Li Lan Bang, Esq. Wong Chu Bon, Esq.,, Kan Ying Po Esq. and Fung Ping Walk Esq.

Kan: Tong. Po, Eg Chiof Manager. Li Tse Fong, Esq.

Branches And Agencies :—–—–

Amay

Beattie

Batavia

Samarang

Bambay

Shanghai

Caloutta

Stumpore

Haiphong

Sourabaya

Hantor Honolulu

ŚWALON

Sydney

Kobe

Kowloon Londba

Tiantain

Vancouver

Evory description of Banking -- and Ezokange

Cockapur Street, S. W. 1.iness transactede. Dasang geknied on approved

Manchester Branch:

Mosley Street, Manchester.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

||Alor Star

Amritsar

Bangkok

Batavia-

".

Покаму

Oliva Street

"Fairlie Flac

Canton

Сендроги

Calcutta Agenciasi- Klang

Cabu Colombo Dallad

Haiphong Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin Hongkong

Ipoh

Penang

Karachl

Bang Salgosi y Beranking Shanghai)

Kobe

Kuala Lumpur

Kuching

Madras

Mantis

Median New York ining

uisin

(Bhuket)

(Peking) ·

“FOREIGN EXCHANGE: and "Gansçal Banking

Business transacted.

CUBRENT ACCOUNTE

DEPOSITS recalved for Use

beriods in Local or fishing Currencies which will be “qualad „on/millea

SAVINGS

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gdale. Deposit. Boxes To Pag (dontion.

KAN TONG PO,

Chieft Manager,

THE WING ON. BANK, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeur Road, Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000. LONDON BANKERS;----

Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every descrips ab rate ton of banking business transacted.

FIXED

shorter

Loosi

Current Accounts and Savings · Ac- counts opened. Fixed Duponita:receiv=" ed at rates which will he quoted on application.

*TFuskee hip and Executorship unders

8af "Deposit Boxes” for hire.

PHILIP GOCK