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BATH ROBES and SLIPPERS

in new styles

PYJAMAS

Cut from a soft silken finish material in pain blue-maure-grey or smart block stripes. Tailored to fit generously with plenty of room for s good "stretch".

$12.50, $13.50 per suit. Oruzu Qualines from $8.50. Less our usual 10% cash discount.

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but

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COCK PHEASANTS,

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WILD DUCK

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PIGEONS

SNIPE

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$1.35 each

$1.00

$1.00

.40

.35

.30

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18th, 1928.

CHINESE GUNMAN THE Y.M.C.A. CAN- CHINA EXHIBITION. #

TO DIE.

TEENS.

FOR MURDER OF CHINESE | STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS.

CONSTABLE.

BELIEVES HE WILL “COME

BACK TO EARTH"

DEFIANT ATTITUDE TO THE

LAST.

Chan Hung, the Chinese gunman charged at the Criminal Sessions, before the Chiel Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) with the murder of a Chi- nese police searcher, was found guilty and sentenced to death. The crime was committed during a running fight between the police and armed robbers on December 7th, in the course of which Police Sergeant T. Mellahon and a Chinese and Indian constable were wounded and two Chinese killed.

LOSS ON WORKING,

THE NAVAL AND MILITARY FUND.

The working acounts for the ten months ended December 31st of the

ishment.

At the Chater Road branch the cos: of goods sold was 827,624.80. Wages mounted to $1,110.06: tighting and heating to $1,983.07 printing and stationery $499.90 and general expenses, repairs and re newae, laundry, etc., $1,310.74, making a total of $22,387.56. The rale were 31,621.91 leaving A deficiency of $1,000,65,

AT ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH HALL AND GROUNDS.

CULTURE AND CRAFTSMAN SHIP OF THE CHINESE.

It is proposed to hold a “China Exhibition in St. Andrew's Church Hall and grounds on March 29th, 29th and 30th.

Its aim is to bring together

Naval and Military YMCA's within the compass of a compara- ator Road, Hong Kong, and tively small aren as varied an assort- Peking Road, Kowloon, show that ment as possible of Chinese art there has been a low on each estab- and manufactures, and methods of manufacture, and to illustrate dif- ferent departments of Chinese life lectures. by means of tablenax scenes and Exhibition will give many European It is thought that this residents and others in the Colony. ledge about the culture and crafts- an opportunity of acquiring know-

perhars also enable them to meet manship of the Chinese, and will A number of Chinese ladies and The less at the Kowloon branch the undertaking. Such an experi gentlemen who will be assisting in was less, being #007.44. The cost of

ence will doubtless be especially goods sold was $18,117.51. Other fighting and heating 8684.36; print and whose only acquaintance with 8690. 10: prciated by those who spend only

& few years in Hong Kong or Chin ing and stationery 8043.28; repairs the Chinese people has probably and renewals, laundry, etc., 8990.73 be conned to their own, domes- The eales amounted to $20, 438. 52..

ties.

expenses

were:

WAKCS

Naval And Military Fund. The income and expenditure ac count for the ten months of the Naval and Military Fund shows an excces of expenditure over income of $3,830,61.

It is not the principal aim to derive from the Exhibition any great financial gain, but any profit that is made will be allocated by the Church Missionary Association. for the furtherance of existing Educational and Medical work among the Chinese.

The jury retired for five minutes only. Sentence was 'duly pronoune ed and on being led by warders from the dock prisoner declared in a loud voice that he would die a glorious death," and that his people were not to worry, as in several tens of years be would re- turn to the earth, live as a brave mao and do further acts of 'daring.

The Crown case was that pri- The items of expenditure were: eaner shot down and killed. Wan Loes on the Hong Kong branch Wong Chi, à Chinese police search. ($1,000.63) and Kowloon branch THE EXHIBITION. er, on duty at the Yaumati Ferry 31.701.00 for the two establish arranged on the following plan:- (8897.44). As shown above, making

The exhibition will probably be Wharf, when the latter endeavour-ments; a contribution of $2.382.81 ed to stop prisoner'e flight, and that

to the entertainment sub-conknit- nese

EXHIBITION-1, Curios; 2, Chi- see, including Xmas entertainment, manufactures, silks, embroiderie, art, pictures 3, inventions: prisouer was afterwards wounded

and contributions of $913.40 to the by the police and arrested.

bathing sub-committee-a total of $4.982.30. Prisoner was not put into the withere box.

REPLY FOR THE CROWN. Replying for the Crown, Mr. Fitzroy said that the condition of a spent bullet, to a large extent, des pended on the quality of the am munition. It could not possibly be said that a buket was spent or fred at a certain distance until they knew the state of the powder and the weight of the luflet. Prosecu ror submitted that the evidence of identification was very strong in- deed. Counsel for the defence had omitted to mention that the pri soner was identified by fokle from the restaurant as having taken parz in the armed robbery there.

Counsel challenged the statement of police witnesses whe claimed that they never lost sight of their quarry although he twisted and turned round eight corners and they were from 30 to 30 feet be- hund. It was only natural for police officers lo ake the mistake of thinking that the prisoner was the man they started chasing. They arrived at Chiu Loong Street and fourd A wounded man lying on the ground. unconscious, dressed in a white coat and black trousers. That was the only ground on which the Crown witnesses had based their identification of the fugitive.

The only conclusion they could come to from such unsatisfactory evidence was, that at different times during the chase, more than one man had been hinted. One man was lost sight of and another man picked up and the chore con. tinued.

Counsel submitted that the evi dence against the prisoner was very far from conclusive and he should be given the benefit of the doubt.

SPEECH FOR THE DEFENCE.

Mr. Leo d'Almada, Jar., in ad- dressing the Court for the defence. said that he was not calling any evidence.

The income was represented by bank interest #272.00 and a dona tion of $130.00 towards the Xmas entertainment.

The Balance Bheet, The balance sheet of the Naval and Military Fund at December 31st showed that there was $6,000 an fixed deposit and $273.68 cash in hand. There was also $2,635.21 in current accout, but as sundry creditors were due to receive $2,424.43 this amount hos probably disappeared.

are:

DOW

#13.10.50

etc.

PROCESSES OR MANUFACTURE:-1, 3, bamboo scaffolding; 4, silk making; 2, Chinese carpentry: Bre crackers, joss sticks, smudge sticks: 3, drawing seralls; 6, wax figures.

STALLS (sale): 1. house articles; 2, porcelain and cockery; 3, lacquer ware; 4, brass ware; 5, China tea, preserves, eatables generally; 6, musical instruments, tobacco pipes. opium pipes; 7, curios, ivory, silver, etc,

TABLEAUX AND Scasza:-7; ancient costumes: . Chinese home; 3, man-. darin's court; 4, ceremonies at a wedding: 3, funeral ceremonies, The details of the balance sheet Ching Ming, etc.; 6, bospital scene;

7, old time literary examinations,

ENTERTAINMENTA¦---}, short lec- tres pa labiesu; 2, concert by Chinese artists; 3. lecture on the peculiarities of the Chinese, lang- uage: 4. performance of members 660.49 of the Ching Wo Boxing Club; b, 2,321,43 conjuring, marionette show.

REFRESHMENTS :-Chinese restaur. $19,895.42 ant teas-English and Chinese

style...

Elabilities. Donations Donation for Radio fund. $1,000 less $329.31 expenditure

.

to date

Sundry creditais pam

Assets. Farniture, fittings, croc-

kers, etc. Stocks on hand Cash:

Fixed deposit $6,000.00 Current a/c

2,433.21 Oo hand

273.08

Excess of expenditure over incomè as shown above

$3.647.08

$78.63

It is proposed to use the Church Hali for exhibiting curios, worke of art, etc., and for the tableaux and lectures, and to erect matsheds on the tennis court and, about the Krounds for the stalls. Many pro- mises of support bave already been 8,306.89 received...

3,839,01

$18,895.42 Messrs, Thomson & Co., the audi tors, state that no prevision, has been made for depreciation of furni ture, fittings, crockery and sundry equipment,

FAR EAST MARKETS,

AMERICA LOOKS FOR STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY. Industrialists and economists see in the war between the Standard Oil Company of New York and Royal Dutch Shell the beginning of what may be a struggle for com- mercial supremacy in the Far East

and for its vast wealth.

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Thon Swell-Fox Trot (from A Connecticut Yankee).

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LANCASHIRE MARKET IN

CHINA.

BIG DROP ON FOREIGN COMPETITION,

HONG KONG SHARE MARKET.

RACES INTERFERE WITH BUSINESS.

SMALL TURNOVER BUT PRICES STEADY,

Potts in

Memes, Benjamin & their weekly report on the share market, dated yesterday, state:-

The interval which has elapsed since our last report of the 10th Istant has been mostly occupied. by the annual races, and business has been practically neglected. Al- though the turnover has been small, prices for the most part have kept fairly steady, and in the case of investment stocks the market has been distinctly firm.

The annual report of the Chian and Far East section of the Man- chester Chamber of Commerce re- cords that the exports of piec goods to China were 717,000,000 linear yards in 1913, 293,000,000 square yards in 1924, but had dwindled to 94,000,000 square yards in the first eleven months of 1927. Yarn exports totalling 2,146,400 hs and valued at £100,958 in 1913 had, dropped to 1,183.800 lbs. with a HIS LORDSHIP'S COMMENTS.

value of £187.238 in 1927. For 1820 up at 11.10, and coueluded it at Rie Lordship began his sumning

the figures were 1,727,000 s. and B230,114, respectively. 11.34. After reviewing the evidence

Lyear, says & Washington

Anxieties in regard to the Chi-1 of the witnesses of the Crown, the message to the London Morning tese position had not been lessened Hong Kong & Shanghai Banks Judge remarked that there was one Port, the United States sold oil in by the events of the past year, as have again strengthened and after man who knew the exact story of the Far East worth more than state of civil war had existed all sales at $1,250 have barere at 81,260, the affair, and that was the pri- £20,000,000. O is only a single the time. As far as cotton goods The London quotation is unchanged soner. He had not been put into chasing power of the Far East is not obtained & proportionate share been ruling firm and deals were item in the export trade. The purr were concerned Great Britain had at £131.10.0 (middle). Unions have He emphasised that the prisoner.

the witness box, the defence having was entitled to the benefit of any exercised the discretion they had a constantly increasing, with the even of the reduced volume of busi- made up to $319. Cantons have doubt that the jury might have as

Japanese xporters and the buyers at 2625 after transactions at constantly enlargingness. right to in the matter. There had Americans to his guilt. Counsel then sub-

been no evidence as the part of their trade. "In this connection the local Chinese mills had increased this rate. Hong Kong Fires have nitted that there were many in- the defence to relat any suggestion prediction made a short time ago the severity of their competition. "changed hands at the improved

During the intter part of the price of $800. consistencies in the case for the that the police story was "all made by Doctor Juslins Klein, Director Crown Dr. Craig had said the Por that there had, heen a coi. Domestic Commerce of the Depart tunity of welcoming. Mr. H. H.higher at $43. Steamboats are in of the Banau of Foreign and year the Chamber had the oppor- Douglas Steamships were marked hullet extracted from prisoner's aboration of witnesses to get the thigh must have been spent, and prisoner into trouble, or that pri- significance. He made the follow at Peking, who dealt with the im- are sought for at #36 Waterhosts ment of Commerce is not without. Fox, British Commercial Counsellor demand at $27. Preferred. Indos yet police witnesses had said they table had given chase to

soner was not the man each con.

statement:-

portant question of treaty revision can be placed at #174. Kowloon were between 30 and 30 feet away when they fired. The bullet returned at noon. They returned a in the past and will be even keener arms and secured protection for vaneed to $483. China Providents areas of the Far East has been keen trade marks law, which, he thought, in at $132, but close with buyers at Competition in all of the trade and also referred to the Chinese Wharves are easier and were deak. tracted from the heart of Wan Wong Chi, the police searcher, was

was working atisfactorily. Many 21. Whampoa Docker have. ?- in the future. Fortunately for us. according to Dr. Cannon fred at point blank range. Against that

perhaps, the purchasing power of their registered marke The efferre enquired for at 8.5.88, they had the evidence of Wan's an interpreter, that he and Leer that our gains in commerce have be greater when stability was re-

After informing prisoner, through the Orient has increased so rapidly tive value of this protection would Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels have recovered to a buying rate of fellow searcher, who was with him found guilty of murdering the been only to a moderate degree at stored, but recognition had been 161. Hong Kong Lands were nego fugitive was 10 or 19 feet from Wan ship. said: "You have had a very the time is coming when we will Chinese politics that the execut, se phreys, Estate are wanted at $144. at fais time, and who said that the Chinese police searcher, His Lord the expense of our competitors, but shown to be the right policy. tiated at $643/65, closing with when the former fired.

The main problem outside of buyers at the former rate. Hum- patient hearing and your Counsel have a real straggle on our handa Sergt. O'Flaherty admitted that has urged on your behs all that if the present rate of progress is of the Section had to consider as Realtys are unchanged at 68.90. he had no opportunity of getting could be said. The jury are satis continued."

the ever-increasing close to the fugitive, that it was tied, and I agree with their verdict

competition Hong Kong Trams were done at from other, countries. In spite of Star Ferries have remained night, and that, he could recognise that you are guilty of the offence

all China's internal troubles the steady at $63, ex the dividend of the fugitive only by bis clolbes. which has been alleged again

large, import trade, The identification of other witnesses you."

was undoubtedly doing a very 634 just paid.

of which Chins Lights (Combined) b was aleo weak. Only one had seen

REPLY "FOR THE CROWN.

The jury retired 11.55, and unanimous verdict of "guilty."

THE SENTENCE.

the Trustees of the British Among the chief acquisitions made

bave

His Lordship then doomed the Museum during the past month Britain was not dhtaining any declined to $161. Hong Kong Elec- the fugitive's face and that one black cap, and passed sentence of and approved by the Standing thing like her share. That diffi- trics after having, dropped to $104 only for a fraction of a second. death. Prisoner was entirely un-Committer is a gift from Mr. H. culty was Lancashire's whole pro- have recovered again, and there are moved but as he was led from the Oppenheim of a specimen of blem. A specially strong committee | buyers ab873. Green Island Mr. Fitzroy replied for the gluted above,

dook he shouted in Chinese, Ba Chinese pottery of the Han to study this specific question, Cements (Combined) ended lower Urown, and, after reviewing the

Dynasty, representing a watchdog comprising spinners, manufactur- at $10.70, a fair quantity having evidence tendered, submitted that ANOTHER CASE ON MONDAY. f barking. A langs Japanese being during the year. and it was Ropes (Old) were booked at $9.80. with open jaws and uplifted head, era, and merchants, had come into bean sold at this price. Hong Kong the jury were bound to convict in Another. Chinese, alleged to be colour print in three sections, re- hoped by some form of combined The new simres have appreciated this case. He submitted that there one of the band of gunnen who presenting a boating party by effort to stem the tide flowing to 84. was not the shadow of a doubt, participated in the shooting affray Choki, has been given by Mr. C. 6. against them. much le any reasonable debt that

Dairy Farms were done at $19). on December 7th, is to be charged Grilbenkian. Another print, "Boat prisoner was the man who killed, on Monday morning, before the ing at Night," by Shuntan, and re-elected as

The officers of the Section were Watsons touched $12.30. Amuse- without any justification, the Chi-Chief Justice, with robbery, intent a number of Japanese illustrated Mr. WM. Heekie; vice chairman,There are buyers of wor at Te follow:-Chairman, ments have armed up to 320. nese constablò in question.

to shoot, and unlawful possession hooks have been presented by Sir Sir K. D. Stewart; honorary secre: 7.40, Orientals at Tls. 2 and Bixing- (Continued on nexs Column.) of arms, eto,

Herbert Thompson.

bary, Mr. F. A. Lauder.

hai Cottons (Old) at Tim 48.