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FRIDAY, JANUARY. 27th, 1928.

The torpedo made the first rift in the lute. It enabled small vessels to deal a mortal blow to big ones, In NELSON's day and for lang after, the line-of-battleship had nothing to lear by night or dny vaæpt other i

battleships. By the torpedo made it possible for single swift attack by midgets to sink a whole fleet.

Kowloon.cinema-goers should note that there will be no movie per- formance in the Star Thantre at 015 this evening, na the Academia do Liseau Central will be giving a concert at that time.

CANTON TREASURY AND THE "IRONSIDES."

(Continued from page 5.)

The Bank of East Asia refused to hand over the money on the ground The mariage, arrangal between the Chu" Sen" was

e Richard Hope Chappell and Margaret Edith, daughter of Mr. and Mr. Conlandt Macra will take place at Hong Kong the end of Fertiary.

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LOCAL WEDDING.

PEREIRA ROSÁRIO.

YESTERDAY'S CEREMONY AT

THE ROSARY CHURCH..

terday morning at not known to

A pretty wedding took place yes

the Reeary

then, and the Tak Wing Bank was requested to take the money back. Church, Kowloon, between Miss Another interesting thing," said Mercedes Rosario, daughter of Mr. which they did. aM, Sheldon, was that Cha Tit San. and Mrs. J. M. S. Rosario, 12,

who called himself Chu San, was Frother-in-law to the fugitive, and had also joined the Central Bank reign.

suffered injuries to his head and side which necessitated his removal to the Government Civil Hospital.

The Ironsides

Austin Avenue, Kowloon, and Air. Alfred Pereira, a teacher at St. Joseph's College.

The bride, who was attired in a frock of white charmeuse, with stain diamante trimuning, and carried á bouquet of white roses, was given away by her father. She was at-

At once it became apparent that Britain's traditional stategy of stationing blockading squadron Chinese employed as a fitter for one day during the fugitive's off ench hostile base had become the Tjilibert, which is undergoing reconstruction at Taikoo, fell into

Concluding Mr. Sheldon, said disolete on account of the danger the ship's hold on Wednesday and

that the present manager ot the Central Bank of China would of torpedo attack by night. The

say that the money belonged to the | submarine' extended the principle,

Government and to the taxpayers. by force of arms She could advance unsern and pro DETY PAID.

took control" from December 4th nutil December 7th, when the Per Case. Per. Bot. tected by water against gunfire

The armual Masonde service, an- troops puler Li Tsai Hsin otted tended by Miss Elvira Rosario (her even during the day. The battle-der the auspices of the District them. As regards the larceny aspect sister) who wore a dress of apple 3.43

of the case it would be sufficient ship was in fact no longer safe t irand Lodge of Hong Kong and to say that the fugitive had taken green part crêpe, and carried ag

South China (Scottish Constitu- the funds with the felonious inten- bouquet of pink roses. · any time--even in harbour.

tion) will be held at St. John's tion of depriving the government

The duties of "best nap These two inventions raised an Cathedral or, Sunday evening, aggrandizement or for his friends. carried out

and taxpayers either for his own

by Mr. Clarence entirely new problem, namely, the relative merits of the different classes of warship and the Proper-

Mr. C. P. Marvel, residing no tion needed of each. Even before No. 175, The Penk, has reported the Great War it was said that the to the police that while his car "mosquito fleet" had made the was left unattended outside the World Theatre Wesday even battleship oblete, and it is arguing, a plain radiador cap, and an able that Britain might have maie A.A. Badge were stolen from it.

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vited to attend this service.

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PERCY SCOTT, die of the founders modern gunnery, and therefore predisposed to favour the big ships

whole affair was of a political nature he could only say that neither Mr. T V. Soong, or General Chiang Kai Shek had any authority over the Central Bank at the time.

̧" A Travesty Of Justice."! of justies. Mr. Potter said that Criticising the case as a travesty the prosecution had failed to make nut a ens for him to answer. The whole thing amounted to sending money to persons and who had fail

ed

to receive it in time, and as

result a rival party on taking office turned round and charged the

Office. Singipore. The Rev. Father Spada officiated.

Following the Church ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents.

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The honeymoon is being spent at Maraq, and later at Singapore.

The bride's going away costume was of mauve crêpe....

KIWAN,

THEFT OF PIGS 1.

ONE MAN WOUNDED BY POLICE.

There was In exciting affair

A Chinese married woman, living sender with larceny. No jury would ODD AFFAIR AT SHAU- Lever convict on that evidence. The at No. 301. Nathan Road, Kowl, case was nothing more than the has reported to that bristled with his inventions, i

the police that. Finance Commissioner. sending while she was on a Star Ferry money to T. V. Soong and General was strongly of, that view.

launch on Wednesday night, some.

Chiang Kai Shek.

Mr. Potter said that the Hon. Mr." The aeroplane has still more dras one stole from ber pocket.a pair W. EL Shenton, who is in close tically altered the whole nature of of gold bangles, mounted with tough with the Government, should war and it is extraordinarily dif: thirteen diamonds, and valued at and that a sort of government is know that there is n T. V. Soong, ficult to any

Do whether or

it $1,000.

functioning under him. Soeng was will"render both fleets and armies

not a bandit and it would be, in- dbsolete. Formerly armies could be The body of a Chinese medicant, deed, very surprising if Counsel yesterday at Shaukiwan when the fountered with armies and flerts has been removed to the Publis representing the Crown suggested patios, following a raid on a junk,

such a thing... with feets. But aircraft have in. Mortuary froin a matahed on the

With regard to the charge of re- were in pursuit of five suspected A. S. WATSON finite opportunity to evade even Prays East Recanation, opposite moving certain boxes of specie from robbers, one of whom was shot, two

their own kind and to strike at body was found hanging by the Hon. Mr. Met. Messer, of the Hong arrested", unharmed while

to Lee Tung Street, Wanchal The one place to another, would the nation's heart, destroying military neck from a rope suspended on the Kong Treasury, be indicted if he escaped hases and the big centers of no- top of the matshed. The police be were to remove boxes of money from pulation and manufacture. France lieve is to be a case of suicide. has a greatly superior air force to England and, alarmists argue that it war were to break out between. the two countries every British town MARRIAGE.

and arsenal would, in a few hours, PEREIRA ROSARIO. On January under a devastating bombard. 26th, 1995, at Rosary Church, ment from the air. The fact that Kowloon, or AIFRED, eldest

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two

Only very brief details tre'nvaí!- ule of the affair, and this morn- The annual mosting of sest The opening for the prosecution. holders and subscribers to St. Mr. Potter naid, showed no evidence ing's police particular will be John's Cathedral will be held in of felonious intent. As one man awaited with interest. the Cathedral Hall on Monday to another, do you believe it for at 5.30 p.in. Ainong the subjects to moment, that there was any ques-

be considered in the recommendation of larceny?" he asked the tion of the Church Dody that pew Magistrate

at last. rents be abolished as from January Previous to the meeting

By

are to carry out a

It appears that two men were

seen in Shaukiwan solling pigs.

The policr suspected that the pigs No Money For Himself, were stolen, and the two men were Counsel further argued that no 'délained..

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to the necused's pocket. Every cented a junk lying just off Shaukiwan either for T. V. Soong or As they approached five men, be General Chiang Kai Sick.

lieved to be robbers, jumped over- Mr. Lindsell agreed that from the board and swam for the shore. prosecution's chening nothing has

The police pursued them and, as been established that the defendant stated, sucreciled in arresting two "

much as ite adherents claim. The Coumissioners of the Hong did put any money into his own of them while a third was shot, azd

As mstioned in yesterdaya Orders, the Hou. Mr. B. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G. (Captain-Superin tendant of Police) and the Hon.

Kong Por Reserve on Tuesday pocket, general

Competion

x at 5.15 p.m. In view of this

Mr. Potter also referred the Court the other two escaped temporarily practice inspection and parade to the fact that every payment was of the Police. Reserve was held supported by a document, the usant

at least.

son of the late Mr. ALFREDOme of our machines had slipped the Dean and dira Swarm wil evidence had been produced to show] PEREIRA and Mrs. C. D'Sousa, through to spread similar havoc from 4.30 p.

At Home in the Cathedral Hail that any of the money was to go as a result of which the police visit. ol Singapore, to MERCEDES, would be the poorest consolation to eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. S. ROSARIO, of 19, the civilian papulace. On the other Austin Ave., Kowicon. (Shang hand it is doubtful whether the hai and Singapore Papers aeroplane can accomplish quite as please copy).

Admiralty, and the, War Offer can rtill present a case for their own " for national absolute minim security. While for nations closesterday. A ts turned out, routine of the bank. He contended to each other the decisive element and their sanct appearance and that if the accused were to be may be the air, for those separated general efficiency created a very

placed in the dock at the Supreme favourabk impression

Court, na jury would convict him. BIPES by an oeran which cannot be cross-

He also touched upon the Tanners ed and re-crosied by warplanes, the Resealing of letters of adminis Loan and said that if the accused command of the sea will still betration with the will annexed, in was stealing the money, he would The death took place at her Host: Kose, JANUARY 27TH, 1928 the paramount consideration. More Mr. Evelyn Edward de Wiveleske Government out of his own takings., Robinson Road, on Wednesday of respect of the estate of the late not liquidate a loan of the Canton residence, St. Joseph's Mansions, over, the urgent call for the Shang Abney, lue of The Holly Hotel, This. Mr. Paiter said, had clearly Mrs. Hersilia Fonseca Camund, an hai Defence Force and the peren. Upinster, Essex, who died at shown that there was no criminality old and very respected member of

i. Blackwater Road, Eastbourne, in the transaction.

the Portuguese community. nial troubles on the Indian frontier Sussex, on Day 21st, 1928, has been

Mrs. Osmand was 50 years of age, A GOOD deal has been written in and in the African desert show that granted to Mr. N. J. Perrin, Conveniences. Apply the Home papers recently about fairly considerable army is still attorney of Mrs. Florence Bulard to be remembered was that the J. D. Osmund She leaves three

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Mr. Sheldon replied that the fact and was the widow of the late Mr. Government of Canton was under sons, one of whom is the well-known from, the air. Comparisons are The Government is proceeding

a body of men, of which Li Tsai billiards champion of the Colony. in Great Britain. at £1,969.

Hain was leader und Li had held The funeral took place fast even- MOR SALE-MORRIS-OXFORD made with the air services of Con.enatiously. The whole seiner of

power uninterruptedly for the pasting at the Roman Catholic Ceme- tinental powers and a huge pro- aviation is in its infancy and the

An armed robbery was carried two years. During his abernce, the ery Happy Valley, and was at- But by even men, two of whom

"Ironsides," by force of arms, took tended by relatives and many ineu- gramme of air force expansion is present advantage possessed by the were armed with revolve, we control and put in the fugitive to iers of the Portugucae community. demarided quite regardless of cost: attack may be discounted by a numbered matshed at Sheung Wal control the Central Bank for three There were large number of But the problems in one that cannot single invention in the laboratory. Chung village, Tsun Wars district days. Mr. Sheldon added,

When oral tributes. solved by the comparatively No one would be more condemn Wednesday. The occupant, my friend talks of larceny and the simple expedient of building more natory than present critics if a and the robbers decamped with we could do was to find out whe HEALTH OF THE COLONY.

armer, was bound and gagged, definition of larceny, the only thing aeroplanes Indeed no question has huge fleet of war planes, built at money and jewellery. Another in the rightful master of the money. LROAD on JANUARY Bath, Black and become more complex in these days ruinous cost, were suddenly render-port of an armed robbery cane Li Tsai Hain has been recognise

from Kowloon City, Finder than that of national defence. As fed useless, Britain does not rule house Keeper anet: where a tea by the Hong Kong Government for FOUR ENTERIC CASES LAST

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WEEK. regards our own country until the the air. On the other hand she the victims of our men, who posed has any man to come and use the invention of the torpedo and the possess a very creditable air forces detectives. These men gained money"

The health return for the Colony admittance to the premises, and Mr. Sheldon then referred to the for last week shows more cases of submarine the whole matter and no European power is at all after adopting the usual methods case of Chang Sau Nam efectious disease than have been golveci itaelf into building a larger likely to embark upon aggressive made of with money, jewellery he said, which was parallel to the recorded over a similar period for fees, than that of any

the strength of hered clothing. In rich case, the present one. possible war

some time. value of the property taken waa Mr. Potter argued that is that enemy, and a fleet in those days Buperiority in aeroplanes.

The small

There were four cases of enteric Case Chang Sau Nam was actually (one British, three Chinese), none meant battleships and cruisers. lessons of the last war were that

putting the money in his own proving fatal, and two cases (one i pocket, but in the present case, the Portuguese, in olden times was our prin. auch zupcriority does not infattibly

pue - Chinese) defendant was sending money away diphtheria. One case of small-pox cipal rival, but as she had large achieve its objects and that the WEATHER REPORT. for State purposes. And what right (Chinese), one of cerebro spinal military commitments owing to her rewards of victory are like the

he had to do an was not for his ever (Indian) and one influenza land frontiers it was not difficult fabled Dend See fruit

Worship to adjudicate. The right fatality complete the list. Yesterday's weather report; foro

On Wednesday two Chinese 'cases for Britain to maintain sufficient Britain is wisely refusing to embark cast and remarks, issued by the was not disputed. In civil action.

Wong would have no right, but in of diphtheria and one Indian care stated :-

Great

sca power to guard her own shores upon a struggle for air supremacy/Royal Observatory at 6.37 p.m. this case it was for them to deter of enteric were notified,

of.

against invasion and to Brcure which, by beings. misinterpreted The anti-cyclone is central to the mine what crime he had committed. Wong, the accused, was appointed moderate safety for her oversens abroad, would be the most likely Eaet of Vladivostock. Depressions With Illustrations, Maps and Flags trade. In the early Victorian daya,way of causing the disaster it was Shanghai and

are shown to the North-West of Finance, Commissioner and during over Tongking his term of office, he did certain

"Mr. Lindsell: I should like to when no one but ourselves was seeking to avert. At the present Mederate monsoon may be expect. things of which the present govern have time to go into the Chang particularly interested in sea power, time experiment and research are ed over the Eastern portion of the ment did not approve. Probably Li Sau Nam case again, I am with

China Sea.

Tasi Hain would one day find him- Mr. Potter and I cannot say that it was possible to cut down both of the first importance, and in thera

Local Forecast:-N.E. or vari- self in the same position as his client a case of larceny has been made! out. I will put over the case until flect and army to a comfortable directions a great amount is being able winds, moderate; generally and be defended by Mr. Sheldon.

cloudy; some rain.

(Continued at foot of next column.) 12.30 to-morrow.

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