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SHANGHAI ARMED ROBBERY..

STORE ATTACKED,”

WELLKNOWN NANKING, ROAD

DAYLIGHT AFFAIR.

SHANGHAI MAN'S SUICIDE.

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY,

FOREIGN · LAD KIDNAPPED.

$2,000,000 RANSOM DEMANDED..

́-HUNGHUTZES ACTIVE NEAR-

HARBIN.

OBITUARY.

MR. A. W. GRANT,

FORMER QUEEN'S COLLEGE

MASTER.

The death has occurred at Brighton

With reference to the suicide-already referred to in these columns of Mr.

On the evening of June eth, a gang of Luen Wo, the well known jewellor's Harry Taylor, the N-C. Daily News to well-armed Aunghutzes attacked of Mr. Arthur William Grant, B.A., who hand gives further details. The body was Michkoff's private country-house at was for many years on the staff at scene of

found early on the 19th inst. in the Ertsendyantu, near Harbin, and kidnap-Queen's College, from which he retired

store in Nanking Road, was the

a peculiarly dating robbery'enrly in the afternoon of the 21st-inst. The first dis offices of the Shanghai Gas Company, iaped his son, Leonid, as well as the auditor in 1917. In 1914 he was promoted second Thibet Road, the throat being badly of the station, accounts, Mr. Kusnetzoff. master, and later acted as headmaster covery of the affair was made in dramatic gashed and arterios cut. A blood stained The latter was very promptly released during the absence on leave of Mr. T. K. dircumstances by Miss Margaret Marsh,

razor was found near the body. Accord and sent back with a demand for two Dealy. At that time Mr. B. Tanner was daughter of Dr. and Mrs Marching to polies information, Mr. Taylor was million dollars ransam money for the normal master and Mr. A. H. Crook; the Shanghai,

in the habit of shaving every morning la this room. It is believed that a Chineas saw him preparing to shave, and then left the room.

At the Public Mortuary, where the body was taken after Dr. Gauntlett had been called in, Mr. G. W. King, O.B.E., sitting as Coroner, heard formal evidence of identification.

boy.

present headmaster, was also on the staff. From ali accounts, Mr. Michkoff and his) 3Er. Grant was believed to be a nativa wife and son left for their country-house of Aberdeen. For a few years prior to on June 4th, their elder son remaining

A little before 4 o'clock, Miss Marsh called at Luen Wo's for a silver cup which he had left to be engraved. On entering aho found the shop dezerted:

in town. In the evening the family went leaving Hongkong, he was incapacitated to the kurwal and after having their hy ill-health. She tried to attract attention, but got

supper, the son Leonid, with another lad, no answer. She then went further into

returned to the country-house for the the shop and saw the safe open, and

purpose of playing the gramophone.

Just after they started playing the

AT THE CINEMA. practically empty, and a number of

house was surrounded by a gang of 20

NEXT YEEK'S PROGRAMMES AT things on the floor, including empty In giving evidence of identification at well-armed hunghutzes who proceeded to

'QUEEN'S" AND "STAR.". boxes. On a table near by there were the inquest, Mr. William Campbell Honry, lock up all the servants in the stables.

They asked the boy where his father rings, jade necklaces and empty boxes in foreman at the plant, said that shortly was. On his replying that he was in the|~ If titles and synopsis are anything to great disorder. She again tried to at-after 7 a.m. on Saturday a Chinese fore-kursaal, they did not hesitate a moment judge by, the programmes to be offered

and carried the lad off. Coming out of the house they met Mr. Kastneroff whom at the Queen's and Star Theatres during they also took with thent. Later, they next week should be exceptionally at- cent Mr. Kusnetzoff back for the purpose tractive. They contain a variety of filma already stated.

Now that the horse is gone, so to entering for all tastes. There are pic speak, the Chinese authorities are pro-tures of drama and comedy, with stories ceeding to fix the stable door. A largo that combine thrilla, excitement, adven- force has now been sent to Ertsendyaniši na though the hunghates would be ture, romance and laughter. Undoubt foolish as to pay it a second visit. In edly 'there is something in the "menu" the interval, the parents of the boy are to attract and appeal to every picture distraeted with grief.

goer.

tract smegre's notice and thought she heard the sound of a muffled voice sonte where in the back of the shop.

She went further inside and heard someone call indistinctly "Come, come." She said "No. Come out here." Thon another soice said "Come, tome," and both began to call. So she went into a little passage at the back of the shop and through a door into a little dark lobby where stairs went up to a place

above.

THREE MEN TIGHTLY BOUND. In the recess Miss Marsh saw three men bound back to back with their mouths gagged and wires round their checks and hands. They made gestures for her to untie them, but she ran quick ly out of the shop and sent the chauffeur to telephone to Louza Police Station. In rived and she took him in to the three the meantime a Sikh police-constable ar-

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man told him that something was wrong with Mr. Taylor. Ho want there at once, saw the body on the floor, notified the police and culled in a physician. He saw teceased alive for the last time, on the previous afternoon. Witness know of no financial troubles which deceased bau, but he had told him (witness) that be suffered from insomnia.

Mr. Taylor WAS a bachelor, born in He came to China in 1983 under contract Littleborough, Lancashiro, 38 years ago. with the Laou Kung Mow, but left when Japanese interests acquired the mill. le entered the employ of the local Office of Works and had just returned from in extended stay in Peking, where he had made repairs to the British Legation, which was damaged during the trouble subsequent to May 30. Mr. Taylor joined the Gas Company temporarily in March.

During the War, decessed eerved as Sapper in the Royal Engineers from 1916 to the Armistice. In Shangbai bo volun- teored for a period and was a life member of Shanghai branch of the United Services

Association.

PLIGHT OF PEKING UNIVERSITIES.

FINANCIAL STRAITS,

INTERVIEWS WITH DR. KOO AND DR. YEN.

inen. He unbound one of them and let him come into the shop, but he would not take the gog out of his mouth nor the wire off his wrists, whercon Miss Marsh ungagged the man so that he could speak effectively. He had been so tightly gagged with strands of wire that his checks were cut and deeply marked. The gagged man said that the robbers had left a few minutes before and that there were six or seven of thein, The foreign police then came and Miss Marsh showed them where the other two men were still tied up, THOUGHT TO BE CANTONESE. According to the police, the shop at the time of the robbery was occupied by the manager and two assistants, both of whom have been with the firm for some thirty years. Two men entered, and without saying a word, produced re- volvers, at the same time motioning the men in the shop to keep quiet. Then, as if by a pre-arranged signal, they were joined by four others, who took over the task of keeping the manager and his Assistants under observance. One of the first two men went up to the manager and out the key of the safe from his bolt. The robbers then bound their victims in the manner already described, and warned them in Cantonese of the consequences which would follow on their making any effort to attract attention in the street. They then gagged them with walnut gags. After ransacking the safe and stealing a quantity of jewellery lying at hand, they calmly walked out of the shop, and have not been heard of since. At the Lime of writing, no arrests had been The delegates interviewed Dr. Yes in made. Shortly afterwards, Miss Marsh the evening and after explaining the ex- arrived on the sceno. The robbers aptreme uiticult financial conditions of the pear to have, been. Cantonese.-.-C. schools on account of the failure of the Daily News.

SINO-RUSSIAN NEGOTIATIONS.

BOTH SIDES AWAIT PEKING DEVELOPMENTS.

DELICATE SITUATION.

PEKING, June 10th. The two chairmen of the Union of tho nine Government Universities called on Dr. Wellington Koo, Finance Minister elect, yesterday morning and had a lengthy interview together, during which the deplorable plight of the nine univer- sities was explained to the latter who was requested to devise means to raise funds to meet the urgent needs before the les tival, so as to maintain the status quo of the higher educational institutions In reply Mr. Koo declared that as he has not yet decided when he is going to assume office, it is impossible for him to do anything individually; but he will surely do his utmost to moet the demands of the educationalists as soon as he is in. loft disappointed with this evasive reply, a position to do so. The two chairmen which tacy reported to a general meet- ing of the professors and stuff in the afternoon, in which it was decided to address a patition to the Government demanding the appropriation of at least two months' expenses before the festival and a delegation shall call on Premier Yen for a more definite and satisfactory. reply

Government to pay the current, expence for the last six months, urged a prompt appropriation to enable the schools to continue. The Premier replied that he had just scen Mr. Chen Jen Chung of the Ministry of Education in regard to the distribution of the Russian Boxer In- demnity fund (8240,000) and hoped that the schools and Ministry arrange a satis- factory settlement, in this connection. The delegates pointed out that this trifling sum is far from sullicient to meet the requirements of the schools, even if the whole amount is given them, in view of the extreme plight they are now in. The Premier is requested to devise other

HARBIN, June 7th. News has come to hand of a complete deadlock in the Sino-Sovict negotiations at Makden. Both sides are clearly wait ing for a development in the political situation in Peking, the Borict members biding their time in the hope of Marshal Teans besides the abovo to relieve the Feng Yu Haing's lightning"compromised to do his utmost to comply with dillculties of the schools. Premier Yon back whereas the Chinese members are this demand. relying upon the complete defeat of the Nationalists before dictating terms to

Moscow.

"THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.

LECTURE ON THEOSOPHY.

The situation to say the least is a very delicate one and while 'all Harbin is to-day agog ovor the coming of tile Extra- terroriality Commissionern, it is like- wire watching with unbounded interest At the last public meeting of the Hong- the development of the Mukden situation. kong Lodge of the Theosophical Society, In the interval Marshal Chang Tro Lin held last Thursday, Mr. H. E. Lanepart 15 aid to have again pressed Mr. gave an address on Theosophy." Ho Krakovetsky for. Mr. Karakhan's recall, said, in brief, that theosophy might be this making the sixth demand from the described to the outside world as an Marthal in the same strain.

intelligent theory of the Universe, al- Observers all agree that the moment though for many who studied its prin the Nationalists are defeated for good, ciples and applied them in their daily the Soviet government and its agents lives it was no more a theory but a fact. will have a hard time in their dealings The fight it threw on the evolutionary. with Chang Tao Lin and We Pei Fu, journey, and the needless suffering caused. more especially so news as filtered of the One life," was one of the things by ignorance of the all-embracing laws through that serious attempts have been made by Moscow's agents to bribe several that made theotophy of great practical of the commanders of the co-called Allied value in daily life. It presented & de- forces, the one of General Chin Yun Ao character building, of purification nou finite system of self-development, of being an excellent example.

A telegram from Marshal Wu Pei F remarkable statements came to an e- Elamination, and those who studied. Its to Marshal Chang. Too Lin states that tirely new way of looking upon existence, General Chin had been listening to the the nature of man and God, and the pur- tinkling of Soviet silver and he was dispose and aim of life. missed, as a warning to others.

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T.S.S. "TAISHAN.”

Haying completed her docking and had new brouze propellers fitted, the T.8.5. Taishere can trials on the three mile measured course on Thursday, when a mean speed of over, 10 knots was easily attained, while on two runs a maximum speed of 17.8 knots was attained. It will be recollected that the Taishan was built last year for the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., by the Taikoo Dockyard, a full description of this fine vessel being given at the time of completion.

YESTERDAY'S ARRIVALS. THE "PRESIDENT JEFFERSON."

The 8.4. President Jeferson, the last of the "President" liners of the_U.S. Shipping Board to come to Hong kong prior to passing over to the Dollar intereats arrived in Hongkong late on Thursday evening, and sailed yesterday evening for Manita.

WEATHER REPORT:

Last night's weather report, forecast and remarks by the Royal Observatory stated:-

The anti-cyclone over Japan has weakened. A depression appears to be forming over N.E. China.

Local forecast: S. winds moderate, cloudy, showery.

At the Queen's Theatré to-morrow little Johnny Hines, who made a recent ap- pearance at this theatre, will be seen in another very interesting and amusing picture, The Early Bird." This fir will be shown again on Monday,

From Tuesday to Wednesday Anna Q Nillson, Viola Da and Victor MeLag- ten are featured in a strong dramatic production, entitled "Winds of Chance."

From Thursday to Saturday, George Sidney and Charles Murray will be seen in a notable picture, "The Cohens and the Kelly," which, as may be judged, deals with the affairs of a Jewish and Irish family. This picture will be well worth seeing, for apart from its very humorous side, there are many poignant incidents. In Shanghai the picture 'was very popular.

THESTAR."

At the Star Theatre, Kowloon, to- morrow, Dorothy Devore is appearing. in "The Narrow Street." This film will be screened again on Monday,

On Tuesday and Wednesday, “Brond- way Rose," an old favourite is the at- traction, with the Mas Murray in the leading role.

From Thursday to Saturday, Ernest Torrenco, Mary Astor and Noah Beery are the stars in "The Fighting Coward."

At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, woman of middle age, charged with a hawking offence, was described by the She Police as a "stubborn character." had jumped off a ferry launch while- under arrest proviously. She was fined $10.

Hongkong Weekly

Press.

WHEN THE Weekly Press WAS PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY LAST THERE APPEARED TO BE SOLID GROUND FOR BELIEVING THAT BY THIS TIME NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN HONGKONG AND CANTON FOR A SETTLEMENT OF THE BOYCOTT WOULD, AT ANY RATE, HAVE BEEN COMMENCED, IF NOT CONCLUDED.

But although delegates have been appointed on both sides the conferences have not started People at Home will want to know why.

It is difficult to explain the situation with all its com

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