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THE HONG KONG. DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4th, 1927.

IMPOSING SEIZURE OF ARMS.

71 MAUSERS AND 3,000 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION CAPTURED AT SHANGHAI,

The police from Hongkew station made the biggest arms seizure in the Settlement, it is believed, when early on September 27th a constable became suspicious of the movements afa sampan on Bongkew Creek. The haul in alt mounted to 1 Mauser pistols, 3,000 rounds of ammunition fitting these weapons 900 rounds of 7.65 ammunition, and 250 cartridges of 32 calibre. A beatman was arrested and three hawkers, whom the police are charg ing with inportation of contraband without a licence.

runners.

THEM.C.L. FETE.

MONEY STILL COMING IN.

RECORD PROFIT ANTICI PATED.

A GANG OF THIEVES,

SERIES OF THEFTS PROVED,

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TWO MEN SENT TO GAOL.

Three, Chinese, said to be nem-

It is anticipated that the finan.bers cf, a gang of thieves, were aial result of the M.C.L. fête on charged at the Kowloon Magistracy Saturday will establish a record in before Mr. W. Schofield yesterday. the history of the League in Hong and a series of thefts were, proved

against two of them.

Kong.

It was stated on Monday that the Fun o' the Fair" at Lee Gardens yielded over $10,000. At that time the actual amount paid into the bank was $10,054.43. Since then a donation of $100 has been received from Mrs. Taggart and an anony. mous donation of £30, Moreover, the proceeds from Jack Horner's

They stole clothing from a house at Shanghai Street and also from No. 15. Waterloo Street, and a few days later they cracked another crib at No. 70, Reclamation Street.

The first defendant admitted all the charges and was sentenced to imprisonment for 15 weeks. The' second man said that he did not steal; he had only received the property. He was sent to gaol for some of the 16 weeks. The other accused was 'dismissed owing to lack of evidence.

The story is simple and the police were fortunate in having an alert constable on duty, who noticed the sampan; the accupants of which ap- pin (8149) were not included in the parently were now. habitual gap-sum mentioned above..

The following are hs, after midnight the oficer "spotted the sampan, neving principal receipts. about in a careless manner, whent Eatrance:--Main Gate, $2,330:40 all other'sampans were tied up. A Side Gate, $364.40. the boat neared the shore in the

Hasket Stall, 881.35; Tea Garden, vicinity of Fearon Road and | 8550,55 Tea Garden Cigarette Broadway, he hailed them and they | Stall, $72.20, stoped. The ovenpania scenied La without objective and quilelessly" drew alongside.

In,pany with another officer, he made a Sinach and founri two sunnysacks filled to the tops with stols and ammunition. The oft- very arrested the coulies and sent the seizure off to the station.

A theory has been advanced that this load was only preliminary to another consignment len times as lang, which is believed to have been destined either for agenta of the Shanghat General Labour Union, er to representatives of Sun Chua Fans.

The Provisional Court will pass upon police evidence in connection with the contraband.

THE COST OF LIVING AT HANKOW.

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COMPARISON OF 1925 FIGURES WITH THOSE OF TO-DAY!

Naval and Dockyard Branch Shooting Gallery, 352.29; Chute and Aunt Sally, $584: Balloon Stall. P0152: Flower Pot Competition 293.36.

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CHARGE OF ASSAULT.

CASE AGAINST CAPT..

MCCARTHY,

At the Central-Magistracy yes- Police Branch: Bran Pieterday, Major C. Willson called $303.85; Men's Raffle $232: Ladies' further evidence in the case in Raffle, .896! Hidden Treasure. 3.80 Cake Competition, $21.45; Doll's Raffe; $34.20.

Military Branch-White Ele- plant, $100.10; Clock Golf, 95: Theatre (Mrs. Russell-Brown)

Prison Branch-lees, $31210; Coconut Shy and Aunt Sally, $313.93.

Peak Children's Club, $31.30. "Kandy "Kids" (American Ladies) 8346,00,

Belilios School (Lucky Ring). $787,00.

Dollar Stall (Miss Woo, of St. Paul's Girls') 503.

Babica Stall, 8100. Dance Proceeds, $652. Rangers' Competition. $115.30, Motor Car Raffle. 8755 Programmes, 8344. Donkey Rides, $38.95. Chocolate Stall (Mes. Coppin), $82.

That the cost of living in no- kow has gone up by leas and bounds is clearly shown by refer ence to the following table which compares the cost of various articles of food as ruling in 1923, and as published by the then municipality. and those of to-day, as published increased hat evening when

Peak Ice Cream Stall, $233.55. Successful Function At City Hall.

The funds of the Ministering Children's League were further in-

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which Capt. McCarthy of the s.8. Kong Ming, is summoned for s sault by Hung Kam Chuen, of the Ping On boarding house, 20a, Con- naught Road West,

A Chinese constable deposed to seeing the defendant strike com. plainant after defendant had indi. ented by signs that he was struck by paper balls thrown from the roof. Further be stated that he saw two fakis running away for some reason of their own, as the defend- art did not threaten them......

Another witness stated that be observed two children playing with paper balls on the adjoining roof shortly before the alleged incident. but they had disappeared when he with others went to the roof.

The case was adjourned until Friday afternoon.

Mr. Horace Lo is appearing for

Gordon Leask for the defence,

a recent issue of the Central China thoroughly enjoyable and successful the complainant, and Mr. J. A.

l'est

Not only do to-day's prices show an enormous advance hat they are silver prices, which means an addi- tional hardship on those anfor- tunate individuals who are paid ia Central Bank or Treasury Notes, Dealers at markets in Hankow will accept nothing but silver, and realizing the appalling rate of die count now ruling for paper cur- reney there one cannot blame them. The quality of supplies, both meat and vegetables, is said to be very poor, Lut there is no actual shortage of supplies, such as they are i

Increpse 1023 1927 per

ૐ $ cent. 0.17 0.30 73 0.29 0.50 79.

Beef per lb. Mutton per lb. Fish per b...... 0.40 0.80 100 Fowls per lb. ...... 0.98 0.60 115 200 Potatoes per 100lb, 4.00 12.00 Eggs per dozen... 0.29 0.58 100

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ALLEGED GERMAN SPY.

ARREST AT FRENCH. MANŒUVRES.

dance was held at the City Hall. The proceeds from this function g to the Police Branch of the M.C.L., under whose auspices the event was organised.

Only a limited "aumber of tickets were issued, but all these were taken, and there was a crowded.. Attendance.

The Services of the "Majestic Music Masters" (the Whitey Smith Orchestra) who give their farewell a Repulse Bay Hotel to-night were secured for the evening.

St. George's Hall was utilised for dancing, the lounge was turned into a card ruoin, and St. Andrew's Hall was set apart for refresh. ments.

An attractive and inviting ap- pearance was created by the de corative scheme of flags and potted ferns and plants from the entrance

of the City Hall up to the ball

room.

JAPANESE WATER COLOUR DRAWINGS.

DELIGHTFUL EXHIBITION.

The autumn exhibition of Water

Colour drawings at Messrs. Komor and Komar's showrooms comprises over 500 examples of the work of well-known Japanese artists.

Those who remember former ex- hibitions in these showrooms will be anxious to pay another visit. As for the prices of the pictures, they are. so extremely reasonable that they come well within the reach of everyons,

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CATHEDRAL WOMEN'S

WORKERS' GUILD.

PROGRAMME FOR THE SIX

MONTES

All women interested in the work

The same artists whose work stood out in the Spring Show- Yamamoto, Taraouchi and Kobia- yashi-are again exhibiting, and of the Church in Hong Kong are with them a large number of their asked to note that meetings of the ¡ pupils and less well known painters. Women's Workers' Guild are beld Fujiyama, of course, figures largely in St. John's Cathedral Hall on of an alleged Germing spy is re- HON. MR. SOUTHORN, MR. EO among the landscapes. "Fuji" by the second Thursday of each month

PAE18.

A dramatic story of the arrest

lated by the Strassbourg correspon dent of Le Matin. The camp of Bitche, established by the Germans in 1901, is now manually the scene of important French manguvres, which hitherto have not been pro- tected by any special precautions for secrecy. Recently, however, the attention of the authorities was at tracted to the actions of a man named Deutsch, described as 12 officer of the Reichswehr. Born of a German father and an Alsatian mother, Deutsch had elected under n clause in the Peace Trenty to be come a French citizen. Posing as a tourist, he frequented the zeigh bourhood of the Bitche camp and made the acquaintance of a number of soldiers, to one of whom, it is alleged, he proposed to give. 1,000 francs for a machine gun, of the 1924 model.

TO-MORROW'S INVESTI-

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KOM TONG AND MR. DIXON.

HONG KONG. SUCCESSES.

ROYAL DRAWING SOCIETY'S EXAMINATION,

"A GOOD AND WELL

SUSTAINED RESULT."...

The results of the Royal Drawing Society's examinations conducted

in June last at the British Schools have recently been received, the general report being “A good and well sustained result." from which scholars were entered The following is a list of schools day, by night, and in mist, anow

together with the number of hon- at 10 am. The meetings are open crowned and majestie. What is

ours ccrtiacetes awarded and the to all women in the Colony, and number of pass certificates:- possibly the most striking of the those who would like to know mere An investiture will be held at pictures will remaining (for nearly of the work of the Guild are cor- Government

to-morrow 200 have already been sold) is a

dially invited to attend... (Wednesday) evening when H.E.

Tarouchi of Fugi from the sen. the Governor will present the in- signia of the Companionship of the But for the snow covered creat of Order of St. Michael and St.

House

During the next six months the Central British

Peak Kowloon Junior George to the Hon. Mr. W. The mountain the picture is all in programme is as under:

October 13th, 10.00 .-Cor- Victoria British Southern, "Colonial Secretary; the tones of blue, and is one of the O.B.E. to Mr. Ho. Kom Tong and most harmonious and restful paint-porate, Communion in the Lady Quarry Bay

Chapel, St. John's Cathedral, fol- the I.S.O. to Mr. H. Dixon, Saper-ings we have seen. From the brush lowed by a Committee Meeting ia intendent of the Order Office, of the same artist is delicately the Cathedral Hall. G.P.O.

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November 10th, 10.00' a.m.—Ad- dress by the Rev. H. Copley Moyle on "The New Prayer Book." 10.30 a.m-Committee Meeting.

105

Passes.

A SCHOOLBOY WHO SQUAN-

DERED FORTUNE.

Previous to the investiture there toned picture of a stream Bowing will be a dinner and reception in through a snowbound plain. honour of the three recipients of Yamamoto seads a number of his the Orders.

delightful figure subjects, among

December 8th, 10.00a.m.-Ad which one of a gardener tending dress by the Rev. G. H. Hewitt on his pots of azalias, and another of The Church of England in the the interior of a vase painter's shop 19th Century." 10.30 am-Com- Chua Pob Boo said that he was are perhaps the most interesting.mittee Meeting.. From the "enme artist is a skilful

CANADIAN IMPOST ON "THRILLERS."

The soldier informed his superiors, and. having been instructed to pretend to accept the offer, be kept a rendezvous with Deutsch' in a wood and handed over, wrapped in a suck, an old gun. When the . LONDON, September 11th." transaction was completed, gen-

Ottawa.-In conformity with the darmes who had been in hiding Departmental Regulations, periodi rushed toward Deutsch, who how.

cala predominantly devoted to ever, took to his heels in the direc; fetion and not containing a reason tion of the German frontier. All able amount of news and similar the frontier posts having been matter, are not entitled to enter the warned to keep a sharp look-out, country duty free. he was arrested some hours latar at Sarreguemines. He was found in possession of 2,000 francs and certain documents, which, it is said, establish beyond doubt his connection with socret German organisation.

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A Customs duty of 25 per cent. has been imposed on 49 American periodicals of the thriller" type

The same ruling will apply to British and other periodicals of the same category.

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Last week in the Singapore Bank- ruptcy Court, before Mr. Justice Deane, Mr. T. B. Cocker, the De- puty Oficial Assignee, conducted a number of public examinations

2 years old and that he left school

in 1924. He then came into & for

little picture of girl peeping January 13th, 10.00 am-Cor- through & tear in s Japanese paper perste Communion in St. John's tune of $40,000 and with this money be treated himself royally. door.

Cathedral. 10.30 a.m.-Committee He bought a rubber estate, a new. Among other lovely paintings Meeting.

house and an Overland car. He

and "Fugi" "The Silver Ash," by Kobiayashi, February 10th, 10.00 am-Ad- then proceeded to clean bis estate, by Tomi, show de dress by the Rev. G. E. Hewitt on his grandmother supervising the heaty of colour and appreciation The Church of England in the coolics. Owing to the various sums of design, typical of the best 10th Century, 10.30 am-Com of money, which he used to pay his Oriental art

step-mother, he became a bankrupt, mittee Meeting.

his liabilities heing $44,000. March 10th 10.00 am-Address Formerly he was living at the rate by the Rev. G. H. Hewitt on "The of 83,000 to 84,000 per month but Church of England in the 10th now it cost him only $20. He had Century," 10.30 am-Committee no assets. Meeting.

The examination was closed.

The exhinition remains open for ten days from Da.m. to 5, p.m. bat judging by the rapidity with which the pictures are being sold at present, it i ould certainly be advisable to pay an early visit...