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YESTERDAY'S BRUTAL
MURDER. DAYLIGHT CRIME IN THE CITY. A Chinese, of the poster class, was mar -Jered yesterday morning at 10 o'clock; In his house at No. 3, Wai Tack Lane, which Lands off Wellington Strot. The man is Aid to have been gambling with three ollier men who picked a quarrel with him and attacked him with choppers, literally hacking him to death the alarm was raised by other fomates of the house and the ambulance was sent for.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, 1923.
COMPANY MEETING.
THE HONGKONG TUG AND LIGHTER
CO., LTD.
The statutory meeting of the share. holders of the Hongkong Tag and Lighter Co., Ltd., was held at the offices of the General Managers, yesterday at noon, Mr. W. Adamson presiding. There wore also present: Mr. J. Carroll, Mr. C. B. Brooke and Mr. Li Te Fong, Directors: Mr. A. L. Shields (Acting) Secretary) and the following shareholders : On Messrs. R. G. Showan, F. P. Lenfesty. R. Farrant, Tong Hok Ting, A. Keith, S. F. Chubb and H. Doyer.
arrival it was found that the victim of the crime had expital,
The scene of the murder during the morning was visited by crowls of people and their presence o dust greatly ham pered the police in their efforts to track down the murderers wh
who had menpide,
ARMED ROBBERY AT WANOKAL TWO OF THE ALLEGED ROBBERS
CAUGHT.
The CHAIRMAN aid:" Gentlemen,-This meeting has been called to comply with the Companies Ordinazes, Section 68. The special part of the Directors and Auditors has been circulated and with your permission I will take it is read. The details demanded by the Section, Paragraph 6, have been laid upon the table and are available for inspection by the inembers should they wish to do so...
Se questions were asked and the Chair- man moved the adoption of the report issued by the Company some days ago. “
Mr. R. FARRANT seconded and the motion was carried.
“An armed robbery was carrig out yo terday morning in close proximity to the No. 2. Police Station. Wanchai, when four men armed with dinggers entered No. 2 Tsing Kai Lane. Following the usual. modus operandi the gang succeeded in meeting, getting away with a quantity of money
This was all the business before the
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and jewellery Shortly afterwards the THREE MONTHS AGO alarm was raid and the police from the the neighbouring station were sent on
cent. During the course of the morning they ran two men to earth apal these are alleged to be two of the four robbers con- eerneil. The captured men are"said to have been armed with daggers whilst quantity of the stolen property was found in their possession..
A NOVEL FINE.
TWO DOLLARS PER CAT.
A Constable's zeal was the queans of
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Mr. Lammert, at a public auction held yesterday afternoon, when a large and valuable lat situated in Kennedy Road "was put up for sale, declared to a bidder f for the property, that it was truly worth $150,000, which was $60,000 more than what, the gentleman offered. The gentle man's retort was "Three months ago it may have been, but not now."
The property in question is known as No. 24, Krunedy Road and contains
SPORT.
FOOTBALL
The following manches in the Hongkong League are due to be played to-day:
Division I
Kick-off at 4 pm.
THE CANTON CUSTOMS, REVENUES.
REPORT OF NAVAL GUARD DENIED.
The reparts in circulation on Thursday that the Foreign Naval Authorities had mounted a guard over the Custom House at Canton to protect the revenues from seizure by Dr. Sun Yat Sen is not con- Arme
East Surrey Regt. #. H.M.S. Harkins, Sookuapoo Aground, Referee: Mt. Smith... Hongkong Club Tre H.M.S. Tamar,
Cable communication with Canton is Hongkong Chib ground. Referee :- Mr. Collin
interrupted. It reports brought from Kowloon 4. R.GA., Kowloon F.C. Canton by steamer deny the story.
•ground. Referee: Mr. Spencer," The officers on the river steamer, HMS. Ambrosi Hongkong Police, Ingshan, which arrived yesterday Navy "A" ground, Referee: Mr.afternoon from Canton, said that they Hugan. H.M.S. Titania c. H.M.Skew nothing of the reported placing of Navy "B" grond. Referee: Mr.] a Foreign Naval, Guard over the Custom House on the Bund. In fast one officer went so far as to state that he was posi tire that there were no foreign guards either in the Custom House or in the vicinity of it. Ele considered the original report to be a lot of hot air." He went on to say that all the foreign warships were lying at their berths and there was no unusual activity amongst them. Nei St. Joseph's r. HMS Hollghuck, Sther had he seen any Naval guard on
Joseph's ground. Referen: Mr.
Wakeham.
Division 11. Kick-off at 2,30 p.m.
Club ReservÈN,
Tamur Reservei, Hongkong Clab ground. Referes Mr. Fairburn. Kowloon Reserves a. HM.S.
Kowloon FC groun Mr. Lavender.
Bailey.
Mlaration Referee:
shore and pointed out that the Customs
East Surrey's Reserves r. HMLS. Hause was not far from where the
Triquale Sookuupos "A" ground. ] Hepngshan, bertbed. Referee: Mr. Smith.
South Chini "B" Sacred Heart The following article appeared in yes-
South China ground Referee: Mrrerday's Canton Gazelle :- Wakeham. Harkins Reserves y. Filipino Club. Navy
"B" ground. Referee: Mr. Blum
son,
The question of the Customs Surplus again comes to the fore and this time it looks.as though the stage is prepared for some excitement either in the form of a tussle or in the form of a Christmas pre-
On Saturday next, the 15th inst the South Ching team will be welcomed back on the Hongkong Club ground when asent to the South. There is no need for Alected team from the Rest of the Coloty will be out against them.
CRICKET.
IR.C. F. EAST SURREY 'REGT._
This match will be played at Sookunpoo Valley this afternoon at 2.15 p.m.
The following will represent the Fudians:-A, el Arculli (capt.), S.-H. Ismail, U. M. Omar, 0. Ismail, J. S. Carrom, A. H. Madar, S. D. Ismail, S. A. Tunail, N. B. Kitchell, A. K. Minna
preventing prolonged crucity to ts cats packed in two small baskets. He heard about 26,000 square feet, of ground. Bi and A. H. Ramjahn." the animals making a noise in the las kets which were being carried on a pole hy. Chinese licensed hawker. The haw
ding was commened at $70.000 and rose by painfully slow bids of $1,000 and $300 ker was prosecuted before Mr. E. W to $3,000 at which figure the property Hamilton yesterday for cruelty to the was knocked down. It was not, however eats. The officer told the Court that end, the reserve price not having her were "crying and fighting with one another
reached.
THE HMS. "ROBIN"
Inspector "Fisher, of the S.P.C.A., also gave evidence to the effect that he had previously seen defendant taking cats on ANOTHER board ships bound for Canton The ar rest was made, on the s... Kinglung on. the previous day.
Or
UNAVAILING ELOQUENCE. EX-COMPANY CAPTAIN GOES TO GAOL.
-VERSION OP WHAT HAPPENED.
TO-DAY'S BAZAAR.
TAIKOO NOMÁDS CRAIGENGOWER,
The following team will represent Talks Nomads today on the C.C.C. ground at gp.m.-I. Grimes, (capt.), D. Gerrard, E. Moore & Hope, T. Yaung, A. Hamilton, G. Mcleod and J. Mur
bend
CHINA AND OPIUM.
BISHOP BRENT ON THE QUESTION.
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us to enter into further discussion of the controversial part of the question as the ground had been pretty well gone över in the past by all interested parties. It is suficient for the South that the Diploma-
agree with the contention of the South in tie Body and the Customs authoritjes
principle
That point being scored, the duty is clear. There is no further use mincing matters and splitting hairs about this aud that technicality. After foreign obligations charged on the Customs have been met, the rest is the concern of China, and certainly it is beyond the scope of the foreign Powers to interfere in the internal administration of Chin To forcibly assume control of the surplus and turn the same over to the Northern Militarists is to manifest a spirit of parti ality and interference which cannot he justified by any standard of justice and fairplay The foreigs Powers may as well recognize Li Lum Long or Tsan So
armed forces.
A Chinese, who said he had Acer To-day the Charity Fate and Bazaar enemy of local tyranny and 'grinful pro-market in Shanghai will likewise ho
A reprint is being distributed in China of a speech on the Upium Question made! It seems fairly safe now to state that by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Brent (for several) Long as the government of China and the H.M.S. Rola bas not been "pirated yours Bishop in Manila), at a meeting of the turn over the surplus to him. The The Magistrate told the defendant that and also that she is safe. nt Wuchow, the League of Nations Advisory Com-absurdity of this is quite apparent. he could not be denient with people. like But the rumour still keeps going aboutmittee on Opium which be attended as ..him, and asked him how he would have Hongkong that the verse was attacked by following is
For us in Kwangtung the question is, Delegate of the US Government. Tha liked to be packed with tea other men inpirates from junks, Yesterday we learned speich
am extract from the quite serious apart from the standpoint
of the Southern Government. The sur a small case. He imposed a fine of what appears to be the correct version
This far I bave unde ro mention of plus has been abused by the Northern per cat, making $33 in hii.
China Opium producing he is to au month's imprisonment. The cuts were
one of the incident that a funk opened fire on alarming degree. But not by law. The Militarists in that the same has been and the H... Zabin as he was coming down spirit is willing but the fesh is weak is being used in creating disturbance in confiscated and handed over to Inspector the river. The gunboat returned the fire Edicts of imperial days, forbidding the Kwangtung by bribery, by supplies of Fisher.
inking the junk. No official confirmation importation and use of opium wermmunition, and by the despatch of of the incident was received by the Naval ystematically beaten down by "outside trade. No nation bat China has ever authorities up to seaterbay.
deliberately destroyed great, stores) of Furthermore, the people of Kwangtung opium and the paraphernalia connected would suffer untold miseries should trou- with it To-day, China is the victim of ble arise between the foreiga Powers and former exploitation, and her own present the Southern Government over the Cus- weakness. The Republic has the most toms Surplus question. Not only will the drastic laws over enacted, but the old market here be gravely affected but the company captain under ficneral Hsu Shung.chi and had lost his command organised by the Hongkong Women's duction makes them of no effect China thrown into a panic. We cannot em- j- sick from head to foot" of her body, phasize the enormity of such a conse when his faction went out of power, was Guild and Ministering Children's League politic. We must figure out how we cauquence and we would caution both sides charged at the Magistracy yesterday with takes place in the grounds of Govern" best help her in her weakness and ahjure to proceed most carefully in the interest santching an ear-ring from a woman atment House. Every thing possible has any temptation to make profit out of her of the millions of innocent Chinese. Wo misfortune, as well as how we can defend are, however, at a loss to understand the the junction of Fife and Shanghai Streets, been done by a large hand of helpers ourselves from the effect of her back news as cabled by Neuter for at no time Mongkok, on the previous day.
drawn from all parts of the Colony to sliding. Peking is under temptation, to have we heard that there has been any He denied the charge in flowery words make the affair as attractive as in pre establish a Government monopoly of thought of interfering or taking over the uplum on the specious ground of creating administration of the Customs here in and asked the Magistrate to let him gd vious years, and if possible even more so.
revenue. All around her she scrg con- Canton. What the Southern Government Would J, knowingly, he said, when The bazaar affords a good opportunity to spicuous examples of it. As I have claims is the remittance so as to safe a bright sky is showing and the day is y presents for Christmas, and pur- slready observed, I did recommend a guard that portion which is their due by yot white, snatch an ear-ring! The artice chasers will have the satisfaction of three-year term of Government monopoly whatsoever kind of argument or standard. for the Philippines. I am glad the reeem. We trust therefore that this question will koowing that their expenditure will bene-mandation fared to carry, I have come not be allowed to hang fire rauch longer in Hongkong and at home. fit a number of deserving charities oth to see its peril. When it is discovered in order that the tears in the minds of
how lucrative a method it is for purposes the people may be speedily dispelled. The grounds of Government flouse are with themselves and postpone reform |of, revenue, Governments easily dissemble open for the Bazaar from 2.30 to 6 pm indefnitely, In 1903 we were asured by and the entrance is by the motor drive,graposible Japanese that by degrees the opposite the gate of the Botanical Garden. Governighat control in Formosa would yield to prohibition. After twenty years it remains a rovenac-producing trade. It i playing with fire to establish Govern
porary expedient leading up to prohibis -tion and to be ended at a definite date, the
nearer the wiser..
is only worth a 'paltry "idollar or two. I understand the Constitution and respect ud obey it. A man would never snatch an car-ring and thus debase himself. '?
The Magistrate (MA Wood) sentenced him to nine months hard lacer.
"SHOOTING" ACCIDENT.
EUROPEAN IN HOSPITAL
ARCHBISHOP'S POWER TO GRANT ment incuopoly, unless, perhaps, a tem-
HON. DEGREES.
NEW TREATMENT FOR
CONSUMPTION,"
The tuberculosis vaccino prepared by Pre Tareyez, of Oxford University, is receiving, great attention, but results so far no zegligible, and ductors are cautioning the public not to be over anguine, emphasis ing the fact that Professor Dreyer made The greatest service we can render the majority of his tests on animal, and China is to induce her Governinent to ze that the resulte, after five weeks of trisl sist all temptation to establish a mono- do not suggest that the vaccino is a poly, and ourives to set an example how specific.
Dr. Johnson, n noted practitioner of to suppress over-production and produc
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A European wärder of Tai Chi Kok gaolivat present in the Governineul Civil
Tho Archbishop of Canterbury, at a Hospital suffering from ballet wounds in private ceremony in Lambeth Palace on October 31st, conferred the honorary his right leg which he accidently received degree of Mus. Doc. on Dr. C. f. Moody, on Thursday evening. The warder, who for twenty-one years has been or English, was engaged in cleaning his ganist at Ripon Cathedral Dr. Moody tion other than for medicinal purposes. It New Zealand, who for mer a year has is a very well-known" musician in the nonstrous to argue that because a been investigating the treatment. of pul- automatic portol. Under the impression North of England, and the petition for country is willing to i debauched, there monary complaints, vid that it will that all the cartridges had been removed his degree was supported by many fore it is justifiable to debeach it. Or to take six months to pro the value of the
maintain that if we do not reap a golden vagine, he pointed the muzzle of the weapon famous musicians and composers.
The degree of DD. was conferred one will, and therefore we are, foolish not
birvest from a nefarious trade, somebody. At the Victoria Paric Inenital, it was on 20 grave, in fret most doom- towards the ground in line with his right leg. He then pulled the trigger several the Bishop-designate of Sierra Leone, the do it. Or for a nation to think it lenses, but discregor the vaccine
Rev. E Wright, of Derbysure
did not improve any of the caves. On the times and a hullet entered his leg below Power of the Archbishop of Canterbury righteous commonwealth with revenue el Beire ruining with possible to build an an honourable and trary, it nggravated condition of the kn, coming out just above the to confer degrees is a survival of the gained from the exploitation of the weak high temperatures. This, melled discotin Ankle First aid was rendered by his Papal power still attached to the less and vice of human beings, whether tiguance of the menu, whereupon a
Primacy, and these degrees take precedits own nationals or hot. In the dawning lite imarovement des noticed. colleagues and the unfortunate man was
ence over similar degrees conferred else-1 day of co-operation, and protection of the Pretensor Diner, on bene comulted; | Tumored to the Government Civil Ho-whore. The Archbishop comers, on the weak, we are for ever done with such cribed smaller dows, and thas the mital
average, two degrees every year?
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renadiens were added.
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