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MOTOR-BUS SERVICE FOR KOWLOON,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, NOVEMbagi Tel, 12t.

A HOARD OF SOVEREIGNS

IN A CUBICLE.

When asked by the Magistrate if she admitted the charge, defendant said that on the 13th-ins--man-named-Lou Hing

the door. She did so and the man came

THE PREPARATIONS.,

A WOMAN'S SAVINGS STOLEN. In a brand new motor bus garage, near At the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, be Orient Tobacco Fretary, Kowloon, a an amah named Leung Mui, was brought cet of nine motor buses, destined for before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, and charged Barrico in Kowlona, is now receiving the with conspiring with others, not in cus nishing touches. To inaugurate the tody, on the 13th inst, to obtain and rvice with echita, de will do tegu on Acquire to themselves the num of 50 Boxing Day, Dec. 28th. Before that, at sovereigns, one 98 note, and 7 pieces of the suggestion of the Captain 'Superin-jewellery, the property of her employer. Bendent of Police, the buses will be on Maris Ross, living on the second floor, the streets for some days," although not of 36,"Jacob Sassoon Street. plying for hire in order that the drivers may get used to maneuvring them and that the times occupied in covering given distances may be worked out. In cidentally, the proprietors will have the opportunity of putting to the test of experience their estimates of running ccsts, fuel and oil consumption, and so forth. It should be added that the drivers are qualified men who have pass. ed the police tests, but however well used to driving a car a man may be, it is obviously best he should get accustomed to hiding a particular vehicle before he drives it with a load of passengers.

Three Chinese gentlemen have put up a capital of $50,000 and have formed the Kowloon Motorbus Co., Ltd., to establish this service. Nine one-ton Ford chassis "from Detroit and nine bodies, obtained from Shanghai, through Messrs. Alex. Ross & On. have now been united 10. wedlock, so to speak. The buses are

almost ready for the road and are in

THE PRINCE'S VISIT. CHANGES IN THE PROGRAMME,

A meeting of the Reception Committes in connection with the Prince of Wales'

The following account supplied by Mr. Bric Rice: the Top. Secretary was in advertently, omitted from our isage of Yesterday

On the request of the Chairman, the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn outlined the pro

SPORT:

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SPRATTS DOG CAKES

SPRATTS PUPPY BISCUITS

SPRATTS OVALS...

visit was held on Wednesday, ander The following will represent the Club the presidency of the Hon. Sir Paul tomorrow at 13 p.m., on the Club Chater, C.M.G.

ground:-R. Hancock (capo), A., A.. Claxton, L. J. Davies, F. H. Farthing,

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K.C.C 18T XL

P CRAIGENGOWER. grabe which had previously been ap In this League match to be played proved and added that a few desirable to-morrow at 2.15 pm, at Kowloon, the alterations had occurred to him. There following have been selected to represent was a proposal that a special assembly the home club: E. J. Spinks (capt.), J. came to the house and asked her to phall be erected on Murray Parade ground. Robinson, B. D. Evans, J. Stalker. which should be the centre of zil public. Lawrence, E. J. Stapleton, K. R. gatherings during the Prince's visit. Macaskill, E. L. Braga, C. Dance, F. G. For instance, it was proposed that His Thompson, and R. Pestonji. Royal Highnes should proceed to the

LEC 12 NỈ - UNIVERSITY Assembly Hall at about 10.15 on the morning of the 8th after the ceremony of

The following will play for the L.E.C. tanding and that the general receptionist XI. against the Duiversity; on the should take place there, the ball being latter's ground to-morrow (Saturday) at capable of holding several thousand peo-2.15 pm. :--A. el dreülli (capt.), M. H. ple. In that case H.R.H. would be free by Abbas, A. H. Rumjahn, S. H. Isina MALDIRE'S DOG SOAP abou; 10.30 when he would proceed to S. D. Ismail, S. "A.Ismail, J. S. Government House and have the rest of Curreem, D. Rumjahn, O. Ismail, S. A. R. the morning still before him. It was Ismail and S. Abbas. Reserve:-F. M. suggested that at about 3 p.m. that after- Arculli. conferring on the Prince the University noon a short ceremony should take place

Degree and, after the banquet that night HR.B. should embark to view the illu

again to witness frock display on a

in and sat there for a few minutes. Her mistress was not at home at the time. The man asked if her mistress had any valuables. Defendant replied that she did not know. The man broke open the cubicle door and proceeded to ransack the place.

Maria Ros, of Chinese nationality, a Christian, and prisoner's employer, said that she had lived at No. 38, Jacob Sassoon Street for the last three months. The defendant had been in her employ for the last five months, two months at Macao and three in Hongkong. Witness hail a tin box which stood at the foot of her bed. The box was always locked. On the night of the 13th November, witness

1.R.C. 2ND XI, 1. RAC མ་འམ་

The following will play for the L.R.C.

left the house at 5.30 p.m. The box then minations from the water and later land and XI. in their hume match against the

contained 30 gold coins, one $5 note and some pieces of jewellery. There was also a lot of rubbish in the box, such as shav-

every way, similar to a service now run ning in Shanghai. They are a little "on the small sido"; one of the promoters ings, latle pieces of cloth, etc., the idea told a representatives of the Hongkong | being to put people off the scent,

It was Daily Press, yesterday, that he wished her custom to hand the locked in box they had been Digger, but, as it is hoped over to the nah whenever she went out. that more will be required, a larger vehicle can be obtained, if experience warrants, when further orders are placed

THE DUSES,DIBCRIBED.

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The individual bus consists of 'a plat- forin built on top of the Ford chassis,

big scale. That would be the first day programme..

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R.A.M.C. to-morrow (Saturday) at 2.15 p... Ali Moosdeen (capt). E. Moosdeen, N. M. Bux. R. Nazoric, N. Kitchell, A.-H. Madar, A. K. Minu, O. Rumjan, A. K. Rahumed, M. Salick and Y. A. Wahab. Reserve:

FOOTBALL

M. H.

UNIVERSITY *. KOWLOON, The following will represent the Uni-

On the second day it was feared that the tour of the New Territories would take too long to be feasible. but in any case the morning would include an oppor: tunity for H.R.H. to meet children and Boy Scouts at the Prince's own special she did not tell the amah what it con-entertain the Prince at luncheon at the

requess. The British Legion proposed to Madar.

tained but said it was something of enlue Repulse Bay Hotel. Mr. Severn thright | and that it had to be guarded carefully. that the Prince should leave in time to meet all members and shake hands with When witness returned late on the evening them and a telegram had been received of the 13th she found that the tin boxom the Rennen saying that the Prince in front is a driver's cub, and this is had been prized open and the valuables was anxious to meet all members.versity at 2.13 p.m. to-morrow on the bisected by a partition so that the two

soudly, the Prince would prefer" quien passengers who can be accommodated on extracted. Nothing else was missing. luncheon at Government House on the Kowloon ground, Happy Valley:-Y. K. the driver's seat cannot talk to the man Defendant was in the house when witness second day and had stated that a letter Wong: S. A. M. Sepper (capt.) and B. at the wheel. On the platform 'behind

would follow his telegram, so that at the driver's cab are three rows of seats, returned. She looked sick, but not present no definite arrangement could be C. Lee; D. Laing, J. Guzdar and H. S. each accommodating four. It is propos frightened, and did not seem a bit con made it was also proposed that a short Teh; N. M. Lim, T. L. Cheab, E. S. ed to allot one (front) row to first-clastcerned. She refused to speak. The door meeting of the Masons of the "Colony passengers and two rows to second class of the cubicle had been burst open. Wit-should be held at the Assembly Hall that Cheah, D. E. Samy and S. C. Ting. Re- fares or two to the first-class and oneness had other money in the house at the evening at about 6.30 prior to the Chinese serves: P. H. Lim and T..S. Khon, to the second as experience of, public.re time. There was some tied up in an old banquet. quirements directe.

curtain. As far as witness could remem The following names were adried to the ber it amounted to $700 in one hundred Committee-Messrs. R. M. Dyer, J. dollar notes. There was also 8100 in cash Reid, Hector Sassoon, Marsh, Sir Ellis which was kept in a cash box on top of Kadoorie, E. Hancock and Lieut. Conway the wardrobe. A police whistle hung on Hake, R.N.R. the door and prisoner could have used it bad she so desired.

The bus bas a wooden roof and open sides and back, but it is furnished with waterproof curtains to be let down in wet weather. Access to the seats is by a single long step running the whole length of the bus. There is one on each side, that on the off-side is presumably for the convenience of the conductor. He is to trave. with the driver, in the right-hand portion of the bisected cab, and if there were no step on the off-side he would have to run round the bus every time he wanted to collect a fare. Never- theless, even if it is admitted that the step must be there for the conductor's purposes, it seems advisable to run a Couple of rails along level with the scats, to discourage passengers from get. ting off and on from the wrong side. Otherwise, life will have new terrors for other users of the highway, especially for the motorist, who will have his heart in his mouth every time he sees one of

Kowloon's new motor buses.

The Magistrate: Where did you get all the sovereigns from?

Witness: They were put there from time to time.

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them 1 y

The Magistrate: But where did you get

Witness: I have saved them. When my husband caine home I got more sovereigns. The Magistrate: But why sovereigns? Witness: It is a habit that I had. When I had the dollars I used to go and buy sovereigns. I have had them for

Feurs.

A Chinese man, employed as a tallyman

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HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUE,

RUGBY SECTION.

It was proposed to appoint without! The following will represent the Club delay a general executive committee of. H.M.S. dnbrose to-morrow at Happy from 20 to 30 people to conduct the entire Valley at 245 pm.-W. Keegan; J. D. course of the proceedings and to arrange McClatchie, A. M. D. Wallace, J. W. each separate item. This was approved.

Mr. Severn said that in consideration Alabaster, S. J. Jordan: C. J. Shannon, he thought it would be complimentary to Hegarty, W. D. Fiddes Wilson, C. J. of the Prince being the Prince of Wales Smyth; G. G. N. Tinson, H. G. him to elect Sir William Rees, Davies as Cooper, H. M. Macnamara, H. A. Mabey,

Welshman as Chairman of the Com-.. Logan, W. R. Andrews. mittee and Mr. Erie Rice as Secretary. The. General Officer Commanding and Commodore should be asked to nominate THE MURDER OF MR. HARA. representatives of the Navy and Army for and Portuguese representatives be also the Executive Committee and that Indian

appointed.

British Community of Shanghai should Sir Paul Chater proposed that the be represented.

has approved of that and that the Execu

It is understood that His Excellency

by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, said that he lived at 33, Park Street, directly be The height of the step from the ground 10.30 p.m. on the 13th he was returning hind, the complainant's house. At about suggests another criticism. Ladies will home through Sassoon Street. A police Snd it a little embarrassing, probably, whistle was blown by complainant's neigh tive Committee has been asked to con to make the steep ascert. The step is bours. He went up the stairs nad tried sider how such an invitation should be

20 inches from the ground, and, having the door of the room. It was not locked. attained that height, the intending pas The defendant was squatting just inside senger has to step another 18 inches the door. Her hands were tied in front higher to reach the floor of the bus. of her, also her feet, but she was not With the narrow skirts now fashionable

Witness untied her bands and Ragged. ribuntain-climbing of this kind may not feet. The knots were very easy to untie be practicable, in some cases, without both being bow-knots. Defendant could tearing the skirt Ladies will be well have unloosed, the bows with her teeth if advised, before venturing publicly to she had.wished. board a bus, to try, in the seclusion of their own homes, how they can manage to the court and undid the bow-knot on Inspector Murphy gave an illustration the exercise of stepping on to a chairs wrists with his teeth. 20 inches from the ground and from thence to a table 38 inches from the

sent.

"HEART OF A LION."

DESCRIPTION BY HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY.

Chronicle telegraphed from Tokyo the A special correspondent of the Jujun following account of the assassination of the Prime Minister of Japan.

Mr. Yamada, Mr. Hara's private secre- tary, who was with Mr. Hara when be was ecnnected with the Osaka Mainichi, in an interview stated, that he was accompanying Mr. Har on a journey to Kyoto to attend a Seiyukai meeting there. On arrival at Tokyo Station on Nov. 4th to board, the 7.30 train, Mr. Hama pro- The recent William Fox picture, "The ceeded to the station-master's office and Heart of A Lion," is taken from Ralph rested there for a few minutes.

Then Connor's novel, "The Doctor." William with Mr. Yamada, the station master, and Farnum has the leading role and is three or four others. Mr. Hara left the petent cast. It begins a run of four days wicket supported by Mary Martin and cou- room and crossed the ball to the ticket

at the World Theatre from to-day at 5.15 |

Mr. Yanada, who and 9.15 performances.

was about three ground. It would be a good thing if the towel loosely tied round her acck and it hard to accept as probable. The Those closest to him seized him as ho The story has peculiarities that make falter and then fall, without sound. yards in the rear, saw Mr. Hara suddenly

climb could be sub-divided by means of piece of 'firewood lying on the floor. The character of the weak brother, played by fell to the ground. The stationmaster two steps instead of one but the obvious defendant would not say what had hapWilliam Courtleigh, who wanted to be saw nothing at first, but was aware of a and actually becomes a minister, may be pressure on his arm as a young man tried A married woman, living on the same closed to records of life; but as it is to, extricate himself from the group. He at about 9.50 p.m. the beard the door of and at the same time a neutral character, man, who was afterwards found to be a floor as complainant said that on the 13th somewhat out of the expected and usual, then saw the police arresting the young the room of the room opposite, being it lets that side of the picture sag to railway employee, violently shaken. Witness called out the detriment of the whole. Then again,

who's that! The only reply was a

difficulty about that is the greatly in- creased breadth that would be added to the vehicle and the consequent danger of the lowest footboard being smashed when turning corners.

ROUTES AND BARES.

Continuing witness said: There was a

pened.

Mr. Hora was carried to the station-

The buses are lieansed to carry 14 groan. Witness called: Are you suffer the motivation of the girl who follows master's room, everyone wondering, what passengers or 16 persons including the ing from the toothache There were the weaker brother to the mining town had occurred. There was no blood, and driver and conductor. The main route more groans. Witness blew police to protect him, because she has loved it seemed as though Mr. Hara had faint- will be from the Star Ferry Wharf at whistle and the last witness came on the and lost the stronger brother, is so ed. On opening his waistcoat, however, Taim-teat-taui to Samshuipo, via Nathan scene..."

Buddenly presented that it is weakened a thin trickle of blood was seen on his Road and Coronation Road. At the end Inspector Murphy deposed that he went dramatically. Taken as a whole, it in shirt. of Nathan Road a shuttle service to to complainant's boaso at 11.15 pm, and terests and is well made.

The brother, whose heart is as a lion'e, he pronouncedir. Hara to be dead from A doctor was hurriedly summoned and and from Hunghom will connect with the found the defendant squatting down near main route, and transfer, tickets at the bef bed, She would not speak at first, might have been a great doctor but stays knife wound in the breast which had single fare will be available. Six buses but before he left the house defendant to college that he may become a minister. News of Mr. Hora's death was sup-

on the farm to send his younger brother severed an artery. will operate the main route and two the told him that about sofelock that evening The youngster drinks, gambles and wastes pressed-ea as to raise his Court rank subsidiary route, leaving one car in abe was standing on the landing when she reserve.in case of a breakdown: Naturally. Was seized from behind by a man and money till his brother has to sell the prior to the Bouncemeat, but he the Ferry time table will be the basis upon pushed into the room... There she was tied farm. The daughter of the village actually died almost the moment he was Which the bus service time table will be un sad gagged. Another man who came doctor, loves the older brother, but he struck. The body was removed to his arranged."

on the scene, she said, had a short fire falls in love with one of her girl friend. private residence.

in was armed When the form is sold, he goes remon dagger. About half an hour after they strate, with the younger one to mind omaEACTERISTIC DISLIKE OF OSTENTATION. gone she tried to attract attention him in the arms-of the girl who had Mr. Barn's will was opened this by battering the door. She gave a detailed promised him. Then he disappears. ing, when it was found that in dislike of description of the two robbers and said When we next see him, he is a doctor in ostentation, he had requested that only his they did not speak the whole time they the roughest kind of mining town. The name should be placed on his tombstone were there. Witness examined her wrists other brother repents and really becomes without mention of his decorations or and ankles and found that there were no minister. He is sent to the same town insignia of rank marks of the rope having been tied tight and the girl goes with him as a hospital ly, though there were impressions upon arse. The dive-keeper shoots the minis hors wrista

bets $1,000 that there, won't be any per ter almost as soon as he arrives and mon. The doctor, preaches it with a revolver ready, and when the minister dies

At a

fant, presne, it is proposed to charge & class passengers and 5 cents for second class, but experience iny agest a modi fication, in the shape of smaller fares for short distance and a somewhat higher fare for the whole journey.

The pocommodation for the two classes has been differentiated by painting the front part of thoj buses: gullow and the parfemen it is to be feared that boze the Hongkong Art Club will

This concluded the evidence for the prosecution.

Prisoner was remanded until this after

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