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Mr. A. Sommerfelt, who has been unquestionably the ecmmencement

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ALL of us realise that it is easy to live in a place for years and yet know so little about it that ignor- ance has to be confessed about

salient points to the inquisitive visitor or the newcomer. A plea

is usually entered that there is nothing to take us to such a build.

tion with the Society on the 31st instant to take up an appointment with Messrs. Lindstead & Davis.

The manager of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institute at Mount Austin Barracks, has reported to the Police the theft from the canteen between 2 and 3 p.m. on Monday of a quantity of cigarettes and some money to the total value of $15.

The forthcoming wedding is an- nounced of Mr. Robert Mansergh Woods, accountant, residing at No.

FRIGHTENED BY POLICE

WHISTLE.".

PRISONER'S EXCUSE

REJECTED.

CONVICTION FOR GANG ROBBERY.

Part of the defence set up by a Chinese, charged before Mr. Justice J. B. Wood at the Criminal Sessions yesterday with robbery by two or more, was that when he

hearing a police whistle blown. He ran away it was in consequence of

did not know the, customs of Hong Kong. In Canton they always run way under such circumstances.

The prisoner was charged with robbery at 69, Keshing Street, by six men."

The case was conducted for the Crown by Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, and prisoner is undefended, and pleaded not guilty."

About nine o'clock on the night of November Bath, three mon enter

5, Aimar Villas, Austin Road, Rowed the Ming. Lee import and export loan, to Miss Dorothy May firm premises, and held up the Treavish; residing at No. 6, Rue occupants. They were joined by du Barrage, Heliopolis, Cairo, three other men almost immediate

WATSON'Sing or vicinity, but it sounds very Egypt.

there, in all departments you will find articles and goods in great variety that will make

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·

PRESENTATIONS TO MR. PONSONBY-FANE.

ly.

The shop employees were driven into a rear cubicle where they were bound and gagged. The robbers ransteked the place stealing money and jewellery to the value of over $3,000. No alarm was given, the robbers leaving when they were satisfied with the haul they had " made.

unconvincing and the enquirer is plainly unimpressed. There are The accountant of the Sam Yuen shop of No. 957, Des Voeux Rend plenty of things about this most Central, has reported to the Police interesting port which, one would that some time during Monday like to know but which are vaguely night a thief broke a glass in the showcase and stole electrical goods elusive when one seeks information to the value of $48. The theft was "What tonnage enters this port in discovered when the shop we open a year?" What ship building ed for business yesterday morning. facilities have you?" "Are your ́harbour dues heavy?" are the sort

of questions that, for example, al new arrival may very well are off at an old resident and And that the Answers are lacking. A great deal of this kind of knowledge has, how-

Ar the Union ground, Pokfulam, of the prisoners walking in the ever, now been packed into a most yesterday afternoon, Fast and Pre-direction of Sutherland Street. One interceting pamphlet. "Notes sent students of the University of the two men was the prisoner. the Harbohr of Hong Kong by gathered together in recognition of Mr. F. J. DE ROME, B.Sc., the Head- the valuable services and encourage he came from Canton by the Inst Prisoner gave evidence and said master of the Ellis Kadoorie School, and, the Rev. N. EVANS, M.A.ment which Mr. Ponsonby-Fane had train on the evening in question, given to local University cricket went to Mangkok and then to the another irember of the Educational Much of the credit for the high Western Market in search of his "Department. At the Ellis Kadoorie

School they have long maintained standard of cricket at the Univer-friend, and when he beard a police the admirable custom of making who is a lover of the game and tas this was the custom in Canton. sity is due to Mr. Ponsonby-Fane whistle blown he ran away, and

The

UNIVERSITY'S TRIBUTE.

mate enough to have heard his tales and reminescences of the game and advice. have benefitted by his enthusiasm

The robbers, however, overlooked an office coolio who escaped and sought police aid. The robbers had- decamped before he again appese- . ed, but the cook who had, freed himself from his bonds, saw two

robbery, and alleged that the pro- secution witnesses were lying.

geography begin at home.

mates" dealing with the Harbour been a familiar figure in all the Prior to running away he was on that will please the giver and formed the basis of a good cricket grounds locally. He pos- the way to Causeway Bay in many lessons and have proved very esse a quality, not easily acquired search of a clansinen as he had delight the recipient.

successful. Now they have been by the average cricketer of creat spent all his money. collected into pamphlet form, the ing interest in the game whereverHe was arrested while running kope may be expressed that this goes, and those who have been He denied being implicated in the pamphlet will be generally adopted by the Education Department. The lessans are reinforced by an occa sional organised trip round the harbour itself which is an admir- able plan. When boys see with their own eyes what is being taught, the subject becomes alive and in teresting, in contrast with the dry rigmarole of facts that often com prise the average school lesson in

During the tea, interval, past and geography,

The notes collected for the asjade buttons and a cricket bat, present students presented him with of masters have been carefully and Dr. Osman in a speech referred arranged and classifed under auit to him as a man who never apared i able headings and there are 4 number of excellent illustrations.

Hong Kong Office: 11, Ice House

Étreet. London Office: 21. Bride Lane,

Fleet Street, E.C. 4.

The Baily Press.

Hoxe Koso, Dxcember zist, 1927

THE CHANCE FOR CANTON.

GENERAL LI FOOK LAM, who took the initiative in re-capturing Can ton from the Reds, is withdrawing all his troops from the outlying districts and is concentrating them

His

It

.

Summing-up. His Lordship point- ed out that while all the witdesses The University students have from the shop identified prisoner, heen the most fortunate in this no stolen property or money was respect. Mr. Ponsonby-Fane has found on prisoner when he was throughout the last twelve years arrested been ready to advise and train any student who shared an aptitude for prisoner was arrested by a man His Lordship commented that cricket.

who was not a member of the police force (a detective from the man whose duty it appeared was Labour Maintenance Bureau) and s not to arrest people.

himself to save his side

Me. Ponsonby-Fane came to Hong

Another Presentation, -

After a short retirement, the jury. found prisoner

guilty." His Lordship decided to postpone.

"BAD JOSS."

COMES TRUE FOR PIRATES.

3fr. B. P. Ng, who was secretary. of the University Cricket Club from 1924-1998 and President of the Union. in 1925, was presented with a cricket | OUTWITTED BY JUNK MASTER. hat and a University Crest.

a pamphlet, therefore, that Kong, said Dr. Osmán, suied the sentence until this morning, when might be circulated abroad, with advantage, for in these days a littleakedness of the land, weeded out he will also pass sentence in the the thistles, and plaated flowers gold bar robbery case. Other cases publicity and advertising does no where they would grow. The result will then be proceeded with harm. It is good for example for was the present University team Canada, Australia and South Africa and its enthusiasm for cricket. to know that, in 1821 more ship (Applause.) were built in Hong Kong than în those, three dominions put to rether." Also in 1924 "more ships entered and cleared Hong Kong 10 the City in order to guard than any other port in the world. against another upheaval

The pamphlet is obtainable at local great desire is to make the South-hook stores for sixty cents and we understand that a good many ship. ern Capital secure F28

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6TH JANUARY, 1928.

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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

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By Order of the Court of Directors,

A. C. HYNES,

Chief Haurger. Hoo Kong. 22nd November, 1917.

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ON SALE,

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the MEETING of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL for the Bossian 1926.

Revised by Members.

PRICE

Faro Koma DAILY Paz Ģifice.

Yesterday being Settlement day, no quotations were given by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Mra Grieg will distribute the prizes at the annual prize giving st the Victoria British School, this morning, at eleven o'clock

ton

*A FORGETFUL LODGER.

THEFT OF WATCH, AND EARRINGS,

pocket.

yesterday

With the foreigners "13" is bad. number but with the Chinese the number "3" is tabooed. Their belief is that whenever three men or women are gathered together, it is sure to bring bad joss."

This came true in the case of three pirates who had successfully A Chinese was charged at the captured a trading juak on Monday Kowloon Magistracy

afternoon in Po Lo Channel. These afternoon, before Mr. W. Schofield, three desperadoes boarded the junk ILI FOOK LAM's troops are

with the theft of a gold watch, sand after having everything their pair of gold earrings, and 8 10-cent own way ordered the junk to steer for Sha U Cheung. While on their By means of the well-known bank-pieces, on December 17th from 149, way, the master of the junk empied withdrawn from the West River General WONG SHU HONG "should note trick, two Chinese succeeded in "Ki Lung Street.

"a Police launch, and immediately The complainant, the principal not find any great obstacle in his robbing a woman in Yaumati of

a pair of gold bangles valued at tenant, stated that at 8.30 a.m. the the man jumped into the water and path, and his re-entry into the City $48.

defendant caine, with a child in his swam toward the launch. He clambered on board after a long arms, to rent a cubicle. He asked ought to be comparatively easy.

The Police launch took up the The total output of the Kailan to be allowed to measure the bed, im and told his story. Herein, perhaps, lies the way to a Mining Administration's mines for and while he was in the cubicle, chase and when the alleged pirates compromise which may put an end the week ending December 3rd the complainant saw him pick up saw they had no chance to escape,

amounted to 112,304 tous, and the the earrings and money from the they threw their arms overboard to the fears of further Red activity. anles during the period to 91,967 dressing table and put them in his and quietly surrendered to the Lr FOOR LAM, it is understood, ie

officer of the law. They were taken. back to Police. Headquarters yes quite content, with the position he

A Chinese employed as an earth

terday. has held for so many years as the coolie in Morrison Hill was re moved to the Government Civil uncrowned King of Honam, His Hospital suffering from injuries ambition" does not lead him to to his shoulder outed by a rock aspire to any greater glory: «Gen- falling on him. erals CHANG FAT FUI and Woso KIE CHEUNG, who were the leaders of the coup by the "Ironsides," have both resigned and their pres- tige at the moment is not particu- farly high. If they resigned in fact,

The Hon. Dr. and Mrs. R. H. as well as by proclamation, there Kotewall are holding a reception would probably be very little dif-day at Hatton House, 57, Con- ficulty in arriving at an understand duit Rond, in celebration of the marriage of their daughter, Esther ing which would give the militariste · Mary to Mr. Shiu Kai Le.

•

The friends of Mr. E. R. Price, of the staff of the China Mail, will

regret to hear that be underwent

The complainant said nothing but followed the man down to the street and told her brother to chase' him. Sho stated that she was unaware of the theft of the watch until her

WEATHER REPORT. nephew told her he had seen the defendant take it. The defendant, Yesterday evening's weather re- It was alleged, threw away the stolen goods as soon as he realised port, issued by the Royal Observa that be was being followed. tory at 5.03 o'clock, stated

Defendant pleaded that he was further. It is now central over the The anti-cyclone has weakened

an urgent operation for appen-taking his child to the doctor on Yellow Sea Moderate monson- dicitis at the French Hospital the morning of December 17th when

may be expected along the S.E. He was seized and accused of theft coast of China and over the China yesterday morning.

Unfortunately, he had forgotten Sea both the doctor's name and ad- dreea.

The defendant was sentenced to six weeks hard labour and the watch, earrings and money were returned to the complainant

THE TYPHOON.

The Manila Observatory reports that on December 20th at 11.30 a.m., a cyclone or typhoon over the Bulu Bes was Alling up.