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THE SITUATION AT CANTON, QUIET BUT ELECTRIO.

RAILWAY SITUATION WORSE THAN EVER BEFORE.

Canton still rednina quiet but the situation is electric and trouble and dis. order are likely to occur at any moment A rumour that looting and factional lighting broke out in Canton amongst the invaling Kwangwi and Yunnanese troops during the week end over the divi sion of spoil and of remunerative Poste is not truce There is a scramble among the various military divisions for strategic and political positions and though there has been no trouble so far between them on any important scale the vivil population is in daily fear of some thing happening to throw the whole city into a state of terror..

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESA TILESDAY, JANUARY 23RD

EUROPE AND ASIA.

THEIR DIFFERENCES AND POINTS. OF CONTACT.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

SEQUEL TO ROBBERY AT TAUMATI

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REV. J. ROMANIS LEW'S INTERESTING LECTURE.

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH.

ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING.

The annual meeting of seat holders and}}: Chinese named Li Hoi Chau subscribers of the St. Andrew's Church, Fok appeared at the Criminal Kowloon, was held yesterday afternoon, A large audience" assembled at the Sessions yesterday before the Chief the Vicar, the Rev. G. R. Lindsay pro Justice (Bir William Bees Davies), siding. Previous to the meeting the Helena May lastitute last evening to on a charge of being concerned in Vicar and Mra Lindsay held a reception, hear a lecture by the Rev. J. Romanis Lee, A., Lecturer in History, at Hong kong University.

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a robbery by two or more persons & large number of people, principally at 7, Portland Road, on January 1st ladies, being in attendance whereby Chan Kam was robbed of a pair

of bangles, a pair of earrings, and two hair ornaments; Wong Chai was robbed of a gold wristlet watch and a jacket Chan Ng of $14 and Tang Sang of two suits of clothing.

The first business of the inseting was

the presentation of the balance sheet, which showed a total income of $10,90031, and a balanes in hand of $4,300.23 The Chairman explained the various itens, and the report was unanimously agreed to

The title of the lecture was the in

Historical Contrasts of triguing one Eurasia, and many members of the audience" doubtless wondered whether the lecturer's topio was to touch upon vexed questions of racial intermixture. Mr. Lee applied himself, however, to consideration; from the point of view of student of history, of the contrasting development of the peoples of Europe Business in the city is at a standstill. and Asia. It was understood that Ar especially apongst the large business Lee desires to subject his lecture to fur houses or the Bund. The Sun Company ther revision and that the manuscript Store has closed its doors whilst a num-300 yet available for publication. This

men were both armed with revolvers, but | Chater. ber of barks have kept them closed since is to be regretted for the lecture was a

were not the prisoners. The woman ad the commencement of the trouble. "The weighty and important contribution to her husband were sitting on the bed in Bund is still the principal haunt of the the subject, though, delivered at a speed the cubicle, and the robbers told them to troops in occupation and on Sunday and which made it difficult for the audience keep quiet as they were only searching carly yesterday morning they were to be completely to apprehend the full sign for arms.. They took the" woman's zeeu commandering houses for the pur-ficance of the difficult questions discussed, bangles and tied the hands of husband pose of quatering troops, the city bar The first part of the lecture was devoted and wife behind their backs. They teck rack arromaḍdation being insufficient for to a most interesting review of the funds-

a face towel belonging to the woman, an arrdy estimated at 30,000 men. mental contrasts between the development tore it into four strips, and then aged In confirmation of a statement made in of Europe and Asia, the outcome in the the pair. They also took a gold wrist the Daily Press, yesterday morning, case of the former, being diversity and watch from the man and some money we now learn that whilst Eatshan was at looted by the invading troops as they of the latter homogeneity. He also gare from a pocket in one of his jackets which passed through the town, several inctories an enthralling account of the gradual was hanging on the wall. After that station were burut down. The footing

Mr. Dyer Ball prsecuted for the Urown. The prisoners were undefended Officers for the year were re-elected as but, they pleaded not guilty."

follows:--- Mr. Dyer Ball in stating the facts said.G., Mr. G. Banker, Mr. A. R. Far- Vestry: The Hon. Sir C.. P.. Chater, at seven o'clock in the evening of the rell, Captain H. G. Fogg, O.B.E., M.C., day in question two men went into a Mr. R. Packham, Mr. D. A. Purves, Mr. cubicle which was occupied by Chan Kam J. J. Robson; vicar's warden, Mr. J. and her husband Wong Chai. These ham; and Hon. Anditor, Sir Paul J. Robson; people a warden, Mr. R. Pack.

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The Viene referred to the splendid work done by these officers during the last year, and expressed the hope that they would continue to carry on the good work.

Bepresentatives to the Diocesan"- Con- ference were elected as follows:-

Miss Hollis, Mr. "Packham, and Mr. G.-W. Simpson

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ference was, now the local controlling The Visar mentioned that the Con- body for the diocese, and representation Sometimes they could not help feeling a privileged appointment.. that it did not accomplish very much, but after all it was not a counsel for in the neighbourhood of the railway penetration of the country by the Chinthey threw Wong Chai on to the bed, and the giving of definite decisions, but there

were considerable advantages to of the town is said to have been prevent se This process, continuing through pulled a coverlet over him, so that fremderived from the representatives of the ed by the payment of a large sum of the optaries, had been one of extruar theu, onwards he saw nothing of what different Churches getting together, and money by the merchants.

As to railway traffic between here and of impenetrable, foresta

dinary difficulty, owing to the presence went o; The two robbers made off and so seeing what was going on, and the Conference was of great assistance to ther Canton, We are informed that the situa

The struggleft the woman sitting on the bed bound Bishop in the giving of his decisions, son on the Chinese Section of the He is against accompanying hardship had and gagged. Immediately after they had] worse than it has ever been. There is but helped to keep the Chinese people virile gore two other men, the prisoners, came little hope of the through service boing This was n period of daring adventure opened for some time to come." The line

On relioved the woman of her car from Shek Pei to Sien Tsun is infested and it was surprising that the folk-seng rings and then pushed her on to the bed with armed robbers and looting is rife of the people did not contain records of

and covered her over with the We are now informed that the through those days comparable to the sagas of coverlet. However, she was lying on service was cancelled on Saturday as The result of a local train, running from the Norsemen in Europe. This pro the outside of the bed and was able to Canton to Sheklung, being held up by cess of penetration had been so gradual look out from under a corner of the cover armed robbers on Friday. About 100 县名: not to involve any abrupt change let and see what was going on. She saw men believed to be Chen's soldiere- boarded a trais at Wu Chung and, after in the habits of the people and the first prisoner search a drawer in the robbing the passengers, removed twenty the result had been a national unity in table and take the hair ornaments The of them for the purpose of runsin. The complete contrast to the sharp divisions same man tock down the ceat from which freewill offering scheme work, he said, station master at Nam Kong has also been, carried off and the railway authorities which had occurred all through Europe. the lust mer had stolen her husband's have been asked to provide a ransom for In Europe wars had been national con money and put it on. They made a fur- come up again if the freedom of pews flicts, with national ideas and aspirather search in the room and then went tions in bitter opposition. For example, there could not have been a

his release.

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In view of the danger to the through service it has been decided not to resume the "Canton-Kowloon service and rice versa

wider They then came to the second part of until an absolute guarantee of safety is divergence of view between two nations the robbery, which took place in the cook given; though at the present moment it of similar origins than in the case of house at the back of the house simultane is hard to say from what source such a Great Britain and Germany in the Great ous with the last mentioned. incidents guarantee could be obtained. The rail war. The history of Europe, too, had way authorities in Canton have applied been one of hitter prosecutions; for in-

Twa armed men, again not the prisoners, for protection of the line but owing to the confusion, it is thought that some constance, the Spaniards of the. Dutch, the weat to the cock house where the two siderable time will elapse before this can English of the Irish and the Prussians of women, Chan Ng and Tang Sang, were. be arranged,

the Poles. In China, on the other hand, They told them to keep quiet na they were conflicts

bad not been national but only searching for arras, but in spite civil-usually between rival parties or of that asertion, they stole $14 from Chan rival individuals for the control of the Ng and two suite from Tang Bang.

Meanwhile the noise they had made at tracted the attention of at least two "man people in the text house, and a

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In the course of a speech, at the con clusion of the business part of the pro to the Church workers for all they had, ceedings, the Vicar expressed his thanks done during the year, and spoke to the great responsibility which he himself had their continued support, and the co- had to shoulder. He asked therefore for operation and assistance of the congre with them for three years, and was going gation. mentioned that he had been home on leave during this year before commencing a second period of service

with them.

With reference to the question of the

had been postponed: it would probably

he was in favour of a pew free church, was brought forward. For his own part though he recognised that if this were brought about there would certainly have to be some financial adjustmente. Last year pew rents amounted to about 8000, and something would have to be other way. He hoped members of the done to secure that amount in some

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Referring to the question of the appointment of au assistant for, himself, the Vlear said two gentlemen were to bave been interviewed with a view to their elegibility, but they had bath been unable to attenti. At the present they had no-one in view. He thanked all those who had made gifts to the Church, and especially Sir Paul Cluster for his pro

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A scratch, race for Senior Fours was State, rowed off on Sunday, the 21st inst., from Incidentally, the lecturer called atten- a point somewhat off Kellett Island tox the V.B.C., over a distance of a little tion to the effect that these different con- over a mile, by members of the V.R.C.ditions had had in the two countries on named Tso Kin saw four men, including From the start, with avery fast stroke, the development of literature; in the two whom ho identified as the prisoners, Blue teck the lead and gradually in case of Europe producing an inexhaust come down the steps from number 7.

WEEK-END ROBBERIES. creased without any effort to three lengths, winning easily in 7 minutes 32able diversity, as exhibited in the plays He asked them what the trouble was, and

FIVE ON SATURDAY, seconds. For second place a fine effort of Shakespeare, the work of Moliere, they told him it was only a fight. He was made by Red to wrest position from Dante's Divine Comedy Goethe's did not believe them and followed them robberies on Saturday, Of these the big. There were po fewer than five armed "Brown, but failed by about threa feet.

The names of members who took part and the novels of Dostoievski.

"Faust," Cervante's Don Quixote "into the road. The prisoners separated gest loss was suffered by the Sam Hing afe set out below.

from the other two and made off in a Co., coal merchants, 19. Lee Yuen Street BROWN: (Cipt.) B. J. de H. Moore The lecturer deprecated the view that different direction. To Kin followed East, first and second floors. Seven men, (stroke), L. Huisser (3), H. J. Silva (2), East is East and West is West" and them and on the way gained the assist our Carrying revolvers, and three dag gers, entered the premises at 6 p.m. Ten Fred Schnepel (b), Eric Jordan (cox) that never the twain shall meet," and ance of two Chinese constables.

fokis in the shop were held up, berded BLUE: (Capt.) H. Nooregaard (3), 0. Stutz (stroke), P. A. Dixon (2), Jack that it was better they should not do went about three quarters of a mile down nobbers, unable to obtain the keys of the together and bound and gagged. The Bragn (bow), G. Hazavét (cox),

to. Discussing possible lines of contact streets and turnings, walking at an ex cafe, attempted to force is open by a RED: (Capt.) G. Tiran (3), Earn he mentioned mysticism as transcending trendly fast rate. Finally they caught shopper. Their efforts provedl futile for shaw (stroke), S. A. Marcal (2), H. Hynd racial and national divisions and treat up and arrested the defendants, in an all they succeded in doing was to ro man (bow), F. Lenfesty (ctx),

On Sunday next, 25th inst., a similar ing man as a member of a great human opium shop, bringing, them back to the move the pattern disc from the door. police station. On the way the man who They abandoned their efforts in this scratch race for Junior Fours will be brotherfood. There were, he remarked, and taken the jacket took it off and threw direction and opened the counter drawer rowed off. On Sunday 5th February, other points of contact. The homeward it to a woman in the road, saying he from which they stole $100 in noter. weather permitting, members of the V.R.C. contemplate holding a rowing tramp of the tired labourer along the had borrowed it from someone. The They also stole from two of the fokis a meeting at Yau Tong Black Boulder hedgerows of England was in no ester Police thought nothing of the action as gold watch and chain. The firin had Point-in-Kowloon Bay, where the flow-tial degree different front-the-retura at on, the other is depressed a de abroad and this is believed to be what & robbery was not suspected then.. But, received $10,000 that day from a firm ing events will be contested: Senior home of the coolie" on the water buffalo sire to get rid of a felt hat he was wear- Four, Pair, Soulle, Junior Four, Pair Scull with a Scratch Race.

through the rice fields of Shansi and ing do the ground that he had borrowed Another armed robbery took place the Hanoi and the wives of both were await it from somebody and wished to return same day, at No. 230, Shanghai Street, it The police became suspicious. Yanmatí. Four men entered a shop ing their return, crooning Jullabies to wanted to me if he had anything hidile under the pretext of buying photographic the infants on their knees. There were inside of it... Prisoner objected stal requisites. They held up the staff and points of contact between the operative struggled a little, bun eventually gave the made a systematic search of the premizes in the cotton mille" of Hankow and of hat up for emmination. Nothing was finally making off with 280.60.

found in it, and it was handed back. Maurbester. The problems of poverty both Europe and Asia and misery, had the same foundations in

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counting

"KOWLOON,

the, robbers were after.

e hat had not been identified by any-A cowardly attack was carried out on one connected with the case, but the in- an old Chinese lady doctor, aged 72 cident, said Mr. Dyer Ball; looked years, near King's Park, Kowloon. A suspiciousbands young man who engaged her to attend Mr Ball then called a number of wit to an urgent case attacked her and Desses, including the victims of the rob stole $22.90, bery, who bore out his statement, '

The prisoners made a statement from

The management of the Kowloon the box in which they admitted being on 8212,809.00 Theatre nanounce another of their popu.the premises, but denied taking ang port 20,000.00 la fancy dress carnivals for tonight in the robbery. They stated that they To place to equalisation of as Their new six-piece jazz orchestra will were there to collect a sum of money

20,000.00 furnish the music, a generous supply of owed to them by a friend

3,033.00 donfetti, has been arranged for and After a short retiremente the 2832.74 delightful evening is assured Danning brought in a verdict of "guilty,

is to commence at 9 p.m. and will be car majority of Ave against two. $265,105-74 ried on, the management promises, until is Lordship presed sentence of

the wee ana”-0072

years' Ward labour on each defendant,

To pay a bonus to staff

To carry forward

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There were two highway – robberies within 20 minutes of each other and close to one another on the Mau Tau Kok Road on Saturday evening. In ons caze a marine hawker and his assistant were held up and relieved of about 843 worth of property. In the other case two sap pers, who were walking towards Kowloon City were also robbed by two men, the loot this time amounting to $91.75. The two robberies are believed to have been carried out by the same gang.

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