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AMERICAN COMPANY

PROMOTER. CHARGED WITH FRAUDULENT INTENT.

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$1,000 DAIL

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY

MIDNIGHT STRUGGLE ECHO.

INQUEST ON EUROPEAN'S ASSAILANT.

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TYPHOON.

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11TH, 1924

The Official Receiver (Mr. Hugh Nisbet) said that there were certain questions

At 8.30 am..the typhoon was announced to be moving on a W.N.W. track, and to have reached Lat, 94 (N.) and Loug 17 (E), though its actani position at that time was uncertain.

In the weather report issued at noun outstanding which he wished to discuss by the Observatory it was said: The with the people concerned before the typhoon near Swatow appears to be fit petition was heard. Ho therefore asked ing up.. There are indications of another for än ndournment of the hearing of the between Formosa and Luzon, but its petition for fourteen days. position and direction are uncertain."

BANKRUPTCY COURT. HONGKONG, CANTON AND WEST A NEW ONE FORMED. The No. 3 local typhoon signal (the RIVER TUG & LIGHTER CO., LTD. His Lordship, the Acting Chief Justice At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, black ball) was lowered yesterday morn-

(Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz) sat in bank- MAE W. Hamilton resumed his enquirying at 11 o'clock and in its place was

ruptcy jurisdiction yesterday, morning into the death of an unknown Chinese hoisted the No. 1 signal (the red conc), j Mr. E. W. Hamilton sat at the Central male, whose body was found in the indicating that another typhoon was Magistracy yesterday for the purpose of

and West River Tug and Lighter Co., street outside the Dairy Farm premises hovering about within striking distance when the case of the Hongkong, Canton

of Hongkong granting a formal remand and fixing bain Nathan Road. Kowloon, in the early

Ltd, in voluntary liquidation, was nek- in a fase in which un American subject, morning of Jane 4th. stamed David Belknap Wickersham, aged

It may be remembered that a Chinese

ticed.

45 years, described as ag import and exhis entered the Bat of Mr. H. W. Page. port merchant, and whose address is of the Dairy Farm Company, is the small stated to be Tramway Path, was charged hours of that days and fought fiercely with him for twenty minutes, fell into the road That he being the regulent and from the verandah in attempting to Director of the American Asiatic, Commer-escape by the rope with which he had cial Company, being an incorporated pub effected an entrance. lie company, did mike, virgulate or pub lish a statement on or about March 5th, 1921, or concurred'in making, sizculating or publishing a statement to the effect that the American Asiatic primercial Company were the lessees of 5,000 acres of estate in Southern Siam, well-knowing the same to be false and with intent to deceive the nienters amishareholders of the Company and to indice persons to top flat. You had better go up." become shareholders, and that in fact The police went up to the flat 'opposita following the publications of the state-witness's, and he heard a loud banging. ment he did oa diver's occasions induce The shouting stopped immediately. Wit- persons to become shareholders in the American Asiatic Commercial Company in this Colony."

Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, Assistant Attorney General, represented the Crown, who have institute proceedings against Wicker- Shamy and Mr. T. G. Bennett appeared

in behalf of the defendant.

The Magistrate said at the outset that he was not aware of the facts of the ease. Alr. Bennett; This an application for Jonil,

Dr. S. 8. Strahan, of 10. Nathan Road, said that on the morning of June 4th he was awakened by the sound of groans and shouting. He did not look at his watch at the time, but he should say it was hetween 1 am and 2 . Witness went the

out on to his verandah. and saw police standing in the wad. He heard a voice saying" The noise contes from the

ness next heard a scuffling noise on the verandah opposite, add "figure dressed in black pipeated on the balustrade and fell over into the street. Witness saw only one person on the verandah.

He went down into the street and saw the body of a man lying in the road. He could see at a glance that life was ex tinet. Witness then went up to Mr Page's flat, and found that he was in jured. Witness dressed the injuries. They were obviously the result of 'pro-

The position of the new typhoon was given as Lat. 40 (N.) and Long. 121 (E.). is position is approximately 150 mules E.S.E. of Hongkong, between Luzon and Formosa

The telegram quoted below was received from the Manila Observatory at 4.10 p.m. yesterday:

gp.m.-Typhoon in about 197deg. Long. E, 20deg. Lat. N. faclining northward.

Warning depression north-eastern part China Sea.

GOOD POLICE WORK. VALUABLE STOLEN PROPERTY

RECOVERED.

Stolen property of considerable value was recovered by the Water Police yes terday from a ship in the harbour.

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Ifia Lordship assented to the adjourn

ment.

CHINESE FAGIN. GOES TO PRISON FOR TWO MONTHS.

At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday; M. Hamilton spent several minutes ip inspecting masculina undergarments.

The case under trial was one in which a small Chinese boy and an older-man were charged with the larcency at some singlets and socks.

A Chinese woman who said that she kept a haberdashery shop on the ground floor of a house in Portland Street, stated that at about acon on Wednesday, three men and a small boy came into her shop and asked to see some socks. They left" without making a purchase, and when,

Mr. Nihill: I am asking for the case longed struggle with a savage aggressor. was in charge, observed that the Steam they had gone. she noticed that two pairs |

to be formally reimanded for one week.

Mr. Nihill further added that the case was brought under Section 21 of the Larceny Ordinance.

The Magistrate: Have you any idea of the financial amount involved. “

Mr. Nihill: We have agreed to bail wing fixed at $1000..

Mr. John Antonio Sclavisa Alves Baid bat he reached home at about 1.30 am. on June ale went to bed, and was aroused by shiuting, coming from the direction of the Dairy Faraz He went

over, and saw an Indian and a Chinese constable standing by the doorway of the Dairy Farmi promises. This was about

No. Police launch was in the proxi- mity of the s.s. Tai Fun at about 2.0 pm, when Sergt. W. E. Wilson, who Laundry motor-boat had, broken adrift from the steamer and was out of control owing to engine trouble. The Police launch took the motor-beat in tow and brought her alongside the Tai Yuan.

of socks (produced in Court) were miss ing, She identified both of the accused in the dock.

A district watchman said that at about midday on Wednesday, be observed some men and a boy in a shop at 62. Portland Street. Being suspicious, he followed

The Magistrate: The Crown are taking five minutes after he first heard the shout of $1,000 had been stolen. The officers them when they left. At the junction of

sation in the matter?

Mr. Nihill Yea, your Worship.

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ing te went with the tw constables up to the top Hour of the fats over the Mr. Bennett': I would like to point out Dairy Farzu shap, and heard the sound to your Worship that the offices of the of a struggle coming from behind a closed Company have been searched under a door. This was broken in, and witness weareh warrant and 2 great deal of eaw Mr. Hage standing in his bedroom, material has been taken away; also the Mr. Page said "The man has gone on private house of the defendant and Mr. I the verandah." Shopper has also been searched and a certain aunt of stuff has been taken away. It seems to me that the police should quickly go through all the stuff, keep what they want and return "the re mainder to Mr. Shopper who is undile to carry on his business. Your Worship will appreciate that this action has made it impossible for the firm to carry on busi

The Magistrate: There is a business ranning at present t

Mr. Bennett: Oh, yes. This prospectus was issued on March 5th, nearly five mouths agy, and no action has been taken up to now. I suggest the Company should it be "handicapped more than Deccasarya

Mr. Nihill: enn assure your Worship that the police are working as quickly as 3-ossible. There are a large number of documents and they have to be submitted

to careful examination.

I think it will

Thinking the warauder would slide down the waterpipe. witness went down stairs, hoping to intercept him. He saw a man wing the street with his skull! broken.

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A Chinese constable said, that in the early hours of June 4th, he was an duty in Nathan Road. He heard a commotion coming from a house, but could not gather what it was about. He heard cries for help, and gave two blasts on his whistle An Indian constable arrived, and with his assistance, witness hroke into the top

Waterloo Road, the second defendant

The mate of that vessel then reported to Sergts. Wilson and Batcher that a box containing silk hosiery to the valu

made a search of, various parts of the ship, and eventually found the box-a took out of his pocket two pairs of soeks. large camphor-wood, receptacle-in one of They were the socks produced in Cours. the coal-buakers. It was discovered to Witness grabbed" the man, and asked have been tampered with, and the greater if the socks were his. He replied that they had been given to him. The other men and the boy bolted: hut the latter was caught by a Chinese constable, when a parcel containing two singlets was found on hia).

part of its contents removed.

The quantity of bosiery left in, it should amount in value to about 8300, The officers returned to the Water Police Station to report the matter.

Later they paid another visit to the Tai Yan. accompanied by two Chinese searchers, who went all through the coal bunkers, and recovered a further, 8500 worth of bosiery.

So far ao arrests have been made in connection with the affair.

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The boy received sentence of a strokes with the birch. The Magistrate, observ. ag that the man's case was a serious out, as he had evidently been teaching the boy to steal, sent him to prison with While the first search was being con-bard labour for two months. ducted yesterday, a fatality occurred in another part of the vessel, a Chinese, who was working cargo, falling from

loon Mortuary-

CLOSE QUARTERS.

SHIP.

dat Up saw Mr. Page, covered with between decks to the bottom of No. 2 CASE AS STATEROOM ON BOARD blood, and with his little finger bitten off. hold. His body was taken to the Kow-

Mr. H. W. Page said that he was the manager of the Shipping Cold Storage Department of the Dairy Farm Company at Lab-ebi-kok, and lived in the top flat

Nathan Road. He went to bed at about 11.15 p., on June 3rd. He was awakened by his dog jumping on the hed and barking." He saw a man standing a few feet away from the bedside with

HIGHWAY

ROBBERY ON QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. EUROPEAN LADY HELD UP BY ARMED MAN.

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A sensational report was made to the

Seven Chinese, most of whom had been employed in various Chinese hoarding houses, were charged at the Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. Hamilton yester day, with stofving away on the s. 8. Japan. Inspector W. Spear said that when the vessel was under way for Singapore on Wednesday, the first six defendants were found in a large wooden case. They had Singapore. The seventh man was found among the steerage passengers without

take the police two days before they will be in a position to hand back anything something glistezing in his hand. Wit-police yesterday afternoon by Miss Rose Your Worship may think it is a greatness immediately made to jump out of White, of the Texas Oil Company, to the handicap to the firm but the offices of the bed, and had got his legs out when the effect that she had been held up on ample provisions to last them as far as Company have actually been closed since July 2hl. The office has not been opened man made a spring at him and caught Queen's Road Central at 1.5 p.m. by a

him by the throat.

since then.

man armed with a dagger. Miss White Mr. Page went on to describe the strug had just alighted from a rieksha near The Magistrate: I am sure, Mr. Flen-t nett, that Mr. Nihill will see that thesegle which ensued. It was carried on, be Zetland House when a man dressed in a said, from one side of the room to the black jacket and white trousers beld her other, and lasted about 20 minutes. up. He soutcher! her handbag and ran During the fight, the assailant bit off the up Zetland Street, and then through Un little finger of witness' left hand.

Lan Street. The ricksha puller started

things are returned as soon as possible.

Mr. Nihill: I can assure your Worship that we will do that.

The Magistrate fixed hail at $1,000 and Temanded the case for one week, Mr. Nibili intimating that the Crown hoped to be ready when the case was Sxed for hearing

"A loud knocking sounded on the front off in pursuit and caught hold of the man, door, and the intruder went out on tohut the latter, producing a dagger, made the verandah. Just before the door was his escape.

This daring hold-up is all the more burst open, witness beard a very heavy dull thud in the street. He gauged the impudent from the fact that an Indián length of the struggle by his having POSSESSION OF A PISTOL.noticed in its early stages that the clock. Police constable is on point-duty at the

TWO EUROPEANS CHARGED.

The robber is believed to be one who,

ticket.

The, men pleaded that they intended to pay us soon us the ship was under way. His Worship: en why did you shut yourselves up in a case!

Inspector Spear observed that the men

had no money.

One month's hard labour was the Magistrate's sentence on each inas.

A few jnnetion of Queen's Road Central and on the mantel-piece said 2.95

ROGUE AND VAGABOND. minutes after the departure of his oppon- Fedder Street 50 yards away. The alarni ont be looked at the clock again, and the was raised but by the time the constable Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the time was then 2.50. Witness olitained a

view of his opponent during the struggle arrived on the acne the robber had dis NEW USE FOR RAZOR BLADES.

appeared.

Six months' hard labour was awarded Central Magistracy, yesterday, Frank He had never seen him before.

Det.-Sgt. Dorling said that he arrived Eagan an Irishman, was charged with Selling a Browning automatic pistol to on the scene at about 2.50 .8. He saw

the body in the street. He turned it over, for some time past, has been operating by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Tura Barggran, a Swede, and the Intter searched it, and had it conveyed to the in Queen's Rod Central, a number of Magistracy yesterday to a young Chinese was charged with the unlawful possession Mortuary. On the verandah at the corner snatching theidcnts afready standing to who was charged with being in possession of Nathan Road and Humphreys Avenue, his credit. As soon as the report was of a sharp instrument, to wit a safety of the weapon.

he saw a rope suspended from the roof

minde detectives were sent out from Cen- razor blade, for an unlawful purpose. ile Inspector Aris asked for a week's of the building. formal adjournment, saying that it!

In answer to Mr. Hamilton, the witness tral Police Station to search for the man, was also charged with being a rogue and

vagabond. should be a commital case Eagan resaid that the identity of the dead man quested that the case might be taken to was still unknown, though every possible but so far be has not been arrested.

Fortunately Miss White bad not much higher Court, His Worship observed effort had been made to establish it. that the evidence would have to be heard before thin was decided.

The case was adjourned, baif being granted to cach defendant in $1,500.

It was proved that the accused had just Mr. Hamilton found that the deceased, money in her handhag at the time. The come out of gaol, after doing two months an unknown Chinese sale, died from a bag itself is valued at $9.50 und amongst

the contents at the l'o Hing Theatre. fracture of the skull caused by falling the contents were 83 in money, a fountain for cutting a man's pocket and stealing

per and a powder box: from na upper storey into Nathan Road."

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