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IN THE DARK ONCE THE WATER SUPPLY.

AGAIN!

MORE TROUBLE AT CANTON POWER STATION.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CASTON, Sept. 10. The Electric Power & Light Com. pany is again in trouble. No. 3 ..generator has broken down and it

ISLAND INCREASE 36.49

M.G.

The total storage in the sinnd reservoirs, on the morning of Mon- day, September 9, amounted to 1,014.02 million gallore showing an" increase of 0.40 million gallons during the past week; the amount collected from streams being 87.50 million gallong..

Kowloon Supply.

The week's comumption amount- is impossible to maintain a con. tinuous supply of current to ailed to 31.47 million gallons." parts of the city. A large portion of Saikwan, Henam and the Old City is left in darkness for, long intervals every evening In order to assist the police in maintaining order the lights, are switched on

these

for Alterastely in periods of about a quarter of an hour.

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The total storage in the main- land reservoirs on the morning of Monday, September 9, amounted to 103.71 million gallons shewing an increase of 27.73 million gallons during the past week,

THE HONG KONG

ARMED ROBBERY SEQUEL

DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 11, 1929,

THREE MEN AND A WOMAN CHARGED.

POLICE TAKE QUICK

ACTION.

Four persons, three men and a women, appeared before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Central Magistracy

yesterday in eonnection with an armed robbery at No. 18 Eastern Street, first floor, on August '26 Inst.

The first two defendants were charged with, the armed robbery, the third man with possession of three revolvers and a quantity of

The week's consumption amount-ammunition, while the woman was ed to 27.9 million gallons.

The yield from the Shing Mun charged with possession of stolen River and streams daring the week property. is 56.31 million gallora.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE CHILDREN AND OUR

LOCAL STATESMEN,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "RONG KONG

DAILY FRESS.]

Residents and merchants are naturally very angry at being thrown back on the old fashioned oil lamps and they are complaining bitterly. They have lodged protest alter protest with the Municipal Bureau of Public Utility and the Government has severely repri munded the Company, eaying that it should have repaired the broken

SI,No one has as yet drawn engine long ago. Over a fortnigh has gone by and the engine has attention to the piece de resistance ol our excellent Government's not yet been put into working financial estimates, etc., etc. I re- saving of order. The Government has im fer to last year's posed a fine of $200 a night upon 22,000 on the proposed children's the Company from September 6 to layground at Kowloon-an eloquent and practical comment on the "high the day when the engine is repair-aluein sentiments expressed at ed. The money realised will prob. the last Legislative Council meet. ably be used for the improvement of the street lights. The 'Govern ment has further ordered the Com. pany to purchase more generators and to improve its plant to guard against auch contingencies in the

'future,

A NEW BUREAU. The Municipal Government has created another. Bureau to be the Bureau of Social known as

Affairs and, Dr. Wu Pak Liang has been appointed as its chief.

Dr. Wu will be formally installed into office to-morrow morning (Wednes day) with appropriate ceremony.

IDB.

"

Probably, however, none of the senior officials have ever seen the Chatham Road playground, and do not know that besides being drab, dusty and in the evening a coolies spittoon, it is positively dangerous. It fronts a long stretch of straight

Outlining the case for the prose cution, Inspector Bloor stated that the robbery was committed by five persons who gained admittance into No. 18 Eastern Street on the pretext that they had come business. The floor was used by the Chin Hing Transportation Company.

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After discussing various matters for twenty minutes, the robbers produced revolvers and bound and gagged the immastes. After push- ing them into cubicle they ransacked the premises. There was a quantity of Chinese twenty cent pieces in the safe, but the robbers left some of these behind, a point to which Inspector Bloor drew the Bench's attention.

The following day, the Police took out a warrant to search No. 12" Chung Hing Street, ground floor, occupied by the third defen- dant. There was a safe in the rear cubicle and, the third defea- dant produced the key of that safe.

The Pole found a number of Chinese twenty eat pieces which tallied with those "left behind in Eastern Street. They also fourd'

road which offers a temptation, to motorists, which, as a whole, they do not and cantot he expected to resist. The railings are about a

an Italian coin which was report couple of feet high, and take an active child of four some five ed to have been stolen. On a bunk, seconds to scale. It is easy to

the police found three revolvers with eight money by allowing such a fully loaded, wretched place to go unimproved rounds and the others with six.

On information received, the Police raided No. 09 First Street where the first defendant lived. The woman was also arrested from this house and she claimed to be the wife of the first defendant,

"save

Yours, etc..

R. B. Hong Kong, September 9.

JDC

The Bureau's offices wil be the old PARKING. CARS IN RUMSEY Here the police, again found more Telephone Exchange building in Nam Tsiu Street,

THE CONSERVANCY COMMITTEE.

STREET.

LAWYER CLAIMS IT A

QUESTION OF LAW. „

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A complaint that the wording on the charge sheet was not in ac The newly-appointed Kwangtung cordance with the Truflic Ordinance Conservancy Committee consisting and Regulations was ledged by Mr.

E. Davidson when he appeared of Mowers, Koo Ying Fun, Wo Han defending solicitor in the matter of Min, Sun Fo, Wu Teh Shing.. Chena traffic summons against the owner Ming Shu, Chen Tsui Tong, Lam of private ear No. 967. Tsit Min, Yang Si Ngam and Ad- miiral Chen Chak, were formally inducted into office yesterday in Canton and Nanking. General Ched Tsai Tong, Admiral Chen Chak and Messrs. Lam Toit Min and Yang Si

Ngam took the necessary onths in Canton and the rest were sworn into office in Nanking,

The Headquarters of the Kwang tung Board of Conservancy Works were fittingly decorated for the ocension and Mayor Lam Wan Koi a large at officiated. There was tendance, and many speeches on the necessity for conservancy works for the Province were delivered.

GUESTS OF CHIANG KAI SHEK.

The summons sheet in Court showed the wording to be for that you unlawfully did park or place 40 nauthorised your vehicle on stand, to wit, Rumsey Street." Mr. Davidson pointed out that the copy of the summons served on his client was worded somewhat differ eatly in that the word "park"- was left out.

Mr. Davidson went on to say that the word "park" was left out from both the Ordinance and the Regulations and added that he thought the exact wording of the summons WBS a matter of zome importance.

His Worship pointed out that the discrepancies might have been due to, a mistake in copying the sum

ons on to an old form. It would take some time to go into the mat ter, but his Worship intimated that he would do so.

In giving evidence Sergeant B203 ztated that on August 90, he saw private car No. 987 parked outside Wing On Co., at 1.05 p.m., near the kerb at the Des Voeux Road end. He warned the driver to move away but on witness returning aa hour later the car was still there. He then took out a summons.

Mr. Davidson intimated that he would reserve his cross-examina

Inspector Nicolls giving evidence erordent, and Divisional Command- anid that Rumsey Street was not an

(Wah Te Yat Pas.)

NANKING, Sept. 10. Chiang Kai Shek entertained General Chen Ming Shu, Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Gov-tion.

era Yu Hon Mau, Li Yang King authorised parking place. and Tea Ting Kai of the Kwang His Worship: Where are tung troops at a banquet on Mor-authorised stands set up1 day evening.

CANTON PLANES IN

NANKING.

(Nam Chung Pao.)

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of the Chinese twenty cent pieces. On the person of the woman, the Police found some of the stolen jewellery.

At an identification parade held on, August 28, the arst defendant was picked out twice, but the se- cond defendant was only partial ly identified. Inspector

not

Bloor said that he had

much evidence against the second man, who was charged becaused he was on the premises at the time of the search and because he was parti ally identified.

After evidence in support of the opening had been given, the case was adjourned.».

ALLEGED OFFENCE AGAINST

A WOMAN. ·

CASE REMANDED AT THE

MAGISTRACY

Gourdi Singh, who is charged with an offence against a married woman appeared on reinand before

Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday, Prisoner asked leave to make a statement.

Permission having been given, Gourdi Singh said: "I have been serving this man' for four months. He has two wives-one of 60 and the other 20. The younger one went over to a bungalow opposite To driver employed by a Euro- pean resident

His Worship stopped Gourdi Singh at this point and turning to Mr. Horace Lo, solicitor for the defence. suggested that whatever the defendant might have to say should be to Mr. Lo himself.

ROUND THE COURTS.

SISTER AND BETROTHED PROSECUTE A GIRL.

MAGISTRATE WANTS TO KNOW MORE.

A young Chinese girl was charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with stealing a silver watch, an alarm cluck, a watch chain, a pipe, a piece of satin and a suit case the property of her sister, and with stealing a gold chain, a sovereign, two gold finger rings and $33, the property of the man she was engaged to marry at Sha Po Road, Kowloon City..

The girl pleaded guilty to both charges.

Inspector Phillips informed His Worship that the girl had access to her fiance's quarters and during his absence in Canton she stole the She reported articles mentioned. the loss to the Police bat it was subsequently revealed that she had committed the theft. Further en- quiries led to the discovery of the thefts from the sister's house.

His Worship asked if the parties were anxious to prosecute." Inspec tor Phillips replied that they were, especially the sister.

The fancé was asked if he was still willing to marry the girl and replied that he could leave the matter entirely to her.. If she wish-

ed to marry him she could do so.

His Worship remarked that it was case quite out of the ordinary. The prosecutor in one instance was a sister and in the other, the betrothed. His Worship thought it best to remand the case to consult the family and to give the complain. ants the opportunity to withdraw the charges.

SEDITIOUS PROPAGANDA.

A Chinese-earth coolie was sen- tenced to two months' bard labour by Mr. Whyte-Smith for exhibiting In notice on the wall of Taumati Police Station, the said notice having contained anti-British pro- paganda.

Defendant pleaded guilty and said that he was ignorant of the laws. He committed the offence after having too many drinks..

Detective Inspector Fallon, who prosecuted, told His Worship that the notice had been exhibited with. out the permission of the S.C.A. and it was, therefore, not necessary to divulge the contents of the notice.

His Worship: Perhaps it would be better if I did not.

COMPANY LAW OMISSION.

SHARE ALLOTMENT RETURN NOT FILED.

EXPLANATION GIVEN IN.

SUPREME COURT.

An application was made by Mr. Hin Shing Lo, instructed by Mears. Lyson and Hall, before the Chief Justice (Sir Heay Gollan) at the Supreme Court yesterday for an extension of time in which to file an allotment of shares re- lating to the Tungar Press Com- pany, Ltd.,

Mr. La explained that the Com- pany was incorporated on March 45, 1929, with a nominal capital of $300,000 in 810 shares, and busi- ness commenced three days later after a declaration by Mr. Harry Hong Sling, secretary and one of the directors, that the conditions, of section '89 of the Companies Ordinance, 1911, had been compli ed with and the necessary declara Companies On September 2 the tions filed with the Registrar of statutory report of the Compday was filed with the Registrar. From March 28 to May 30 the number of shares, fully paid up, which had been allotted by the Company was 18, 120.

Before the Company was regis- Chi, manager designate after the tered, continued counsel, Ho Ping incorporation,

had instructed Messrs. D'Alinada and Mason in matters connected with the regis

unfortunately Ho tration, but Ping Chi died before the registra- was completed. No Ngok tion Sang, of 27, Wongneithong Road was then appointed manager by Kan Ying Po and Chan Yuet Ting, and the two latter were to advise in matters affecting the Company. The manager, however, had been deprived of the benefit of this advice owing to the absence of the two gentlemen or business outside the Colony.

Mr. Lo added that the manager was under the impression that na a declaration had been filed no fur- ther steps need be taken in con- and for this reason he omitted to nection with allotment of shares, file the return. The omission was accidental and due to inadver- tence, and the interests of any per- son holding the shares had fot been prejudiced owing to the re turn not having been fled.

His Lordship granted an exten sion of time until Saturday next.

grandmother of the children thought that they were going for a holiday but when they did not return she sent her youngest daughter to Hong Kong to find them. This woman re turned and told the grandmother that the children had been sold to Cantou. The grandmother came to Hong Kong and reported the matter There was not auf- to the police.

Continuing, Inspector Fallon said that the defendant was seen writing on the wall of the Station. An offeer went up and arrested him but he struggled. Inspector Cotton came out and took the defendant into custody. The defendant was trying to stir up trouble amongst workers. There had been a lot of that in Hong Kong lately, and there was no doubt that he was a Comficient evidence to proceed against the defendants and he would nak for a withdrawal of the summonses.

His Worship accordingly dis- charged the first and second defend- ants The third, who is at present in hospital, would have to appear in Court for her discharge.

munist.

.

His Worship convicted the defend- ant and remarked that it was a serious ense,

ALLEGED OBSTRUCTION.

An Indian constable summoned the owner of a Ginger Factory at 945, Reclamation Street, before Mr. Whyte Smith, for causing obstruc- tion by leaving, some ginger barrels on the footpath.

Mr. Leo d'Almada, for the de- fence, said that the factory was a large concern. Each day at a fixed hour they moved several barrels of ginger to their godown in Dundas Street for shipment to Great Britain. The pathway where the obstruction occurred was the factory's own ground. It was rough and uncover- ed and was seldom used by pedes trians.

His Worship dismissed the sum- mons but told the constable that he was quite right to bring the саве. He should, however, have seen the Inspector at the Station to see if the factory owners had sbased their facilities.

GRANDMOTHER AND HER

CHILDREN..

The old lady on seeing the de- fendants go free was overcome with grief and implored them to tell her where the grandchildren were.

'Mr. Butters explained to His Wor- ship that the grandmother was very much exercised about the loss of her grandchildren, There was a slight possibility of getting wack the boy whore, it was believed, had been sold in the Colony. The girl had been sold out of the Colony to Swatow and there was little hope of ever getting her back.

His Worship was

very patient with the old lady, heard all she had to say and carefully explained the position. She then left the Court crying bitterly,"

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ASSAULT WITH HAMMER.

In sentencing a Chinese to six · months' hard labour for assaulting a woman at No. 7, Yat Foo Street, His Worship remarked that the de fendant was lucky he was not being sent back to gaol to be hanged for Two Chinese women and a man murder. The Police told His Wor were charged before Mr Whyte ship that the defendant had been Mr. Lo concurred, but defendant Smith with harbouring and kidnap wronged by the woman and had complained that he had not had ping a girl aged 16, and a boy aged struck her out of revenge ch the the time or opportunity to speak to 4, from the Kau Cheung Fong head with a hammer. She bled pro- fusely and had to receive medica) his solicitor. He wae assured that village, 8hun Tak District, ther. Le would set to that and he Mr. R. H. Butters, of the S.C.A.,attention at the Government Civil

had no need to worry.

prosecuted, and Mr. F. C. E. Ren- Hospital. dall was for the defence.

Witness, referred his Worship to fist mentioned in Government notification No. 586.

The bearing has been arranged for September 17 at 2.35 p.m.

Reading Section 83 of the Govern- nient notification, bis Worship said. that the parking of private cars HEALTH OF THE COLONY.

was not allowed in any street ex-

A

UNLAWFUL PARKING.

Mr. Butters informed His Wor- ship that he did not propose to proceed further against the defend- Charged with parking his car at dence. The third defondant, ed guilty but added that he had seen ants as he had not sufficient evi- Wardley Road, Mr. C. Bitzer plead granddaughter of the old woinan both public and private cars parked who was the grandmother of the two there. Inspector Nicols said that kidnapped children and the com-all cars had been warned for the plainant in the case, was still in past month not to park in Ward- hospital and unable to give evi fey Street. A caution wae register- dence.

ed.

cept those shown in Schedules A" ENTERIC CASES LAST WEEK. and B." Rumery Street was not on those schedulee. The defendant, The Canton aeroplanes" Punyu'

according to the Indian sergeant, Seven cases of enteric (2 British, and "Namhai" arrived at Nanking had parked there for an hour, 1 Danish and 4 Chinese) were re.

There were . The case was that the male de- For leaving his car in Caine Road Mr. Davidson contended that theported last week. from Shanghai on Monday. The

fendant was living with the two about 80 yards away from the top of whole ense was merely a matter of three fatalities. One new case of "Tungkun " and Chungehan"

the construction of the regulation smallpox (Chinese) and one fatality. women, one of whom was his sister. Old Bailey, Mr. S. L. Yen was fined which have arrived at Shanghai and used for an adjournment until were recorded.

He was not properly married to the 83. Defendant stated that he had Under the headings diphtheria, other woman. He sent her to her no idea of the occurrence but ad- from Amoy are undergoing an Thursday afternoon, when Mr. H.

Crowe Solicitor, meningitis and plague one case was village and told her to send her mitted that he might have left the car there on the day mentioned. He overbaut. The "Toyshan" which K. Holmes, the

Ose younger sister and small brother, to in each instance recorded. would appear. crashed at Amoy, was taken back

An adjournment until Thursday plague infected rat was also dis-Hong Kong, which she did. The said that he went to Caine Road to

covered.

(Continued on next Column.) attend a religious observance. to Canton for repair.

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