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LAND VALUES IN

SINGAPORE.

ACQUISITION FOR RAIL-

WAY DEVIATION.

ROUND THE COURTS.

YOUNG KIDNAPPER SENTENCED.

Sentence of twelve months' im prisonment was passed by Mr. a WG. H. Grantham yesterday on Evidence regarding the value of

young Chinese who took part in the land at Holland Road was given åt. kidnapping of five-year-old boy.

It was stated in court that the an appeal to the Supreme Court,

accused and an elder, man enticed: Singapore, on April 14, from two boys from a Bridges Street, by award by the Commissioner of interesting them in cigaretta pie- Lands of 10 cents per square foot,tures. When they had gone some The appeal was by Mr. Hugh Poths distance, the kidnappers got rid of the older boy by sending him off and was heard by the Chief Justice to buy cigarettes, which gave the (Sir William Murison).

na opportunity to ship away with the younger,

Frantic searchers of the missing boy fertunately came upon the latter in Wo Fung Street and man- aged, not only to restore the boy to his parents, but also to arrest the younger of the kidnappers.

Mr. Cheong Koon Seng, auc- tioneer and land valuer, said he

had 20 years experience in land valuation in Singapore. He knew. appellant's land; it was situated between the 3 and sixth milestone, on the right hand side of Holland Road on the way out from Singa pore. It was high land, and suit- able for the erection of European bungalows. It had a road frontage, and would be very good for such a purpose. Although the land was high, there was gentle gradient from the road, and access from the front was easy.

in witness opinion 25 cents would be a reasonable price for the piece under acquisition,

The piece at the back witness valued at 13 cents, but, owing to the acquisition of the front piece, with consequent deprivation of frontage, witness suggested a "de- duction of three cents per square foot. That would all have to be taken into account....

BOBBED BANDITS OF SWATOW.

WOMEN BRIGANDSWHO DRESS LIKE MEN.

FEMININE COMMUNIST PAYS WITH HER HEAD.

A report from Swatow says that quite a number of the Communists in the districts along the Han River are women. They have bobbed hair and garb themselves like their men "eomrades.". Those who are better educated serve as clerks, propagandists, spies, otc.. and the illiterate ones cook, sew, post up propaganda placards, and perform other simple duties.

A woman Communist leader, named Li Ching Lin, was recently a month's imprisonment on March captured in Chne-an district (north 21, was again before the Kowloon of Swatow) and executed by the Magistrate yesterday on the charge Magistrate's order. It is under- of stealing a jacket. He was san- stood that she was formerly a mem tenced to four months' hard labour.her of the Women's Executive Com-

A Chinese who

had

I just completed

A blanket, the property of an Indian Officer of the Naval Yard, had blown into Battery Street from his verandah, but before he had the chance of recovering it, a Chinese came along and walked off with it. He was arrested afd brought before Mr. Whyte-Smith yesterday, when he was fined $10 or 14 days.

A Chinese was before Mr. Whyte Smith yesterday for having in his possession a quantity of wild branches. Defendant had a pre- ofvious conviction for 1 similar offence and was sentenced to four mouths" hard labour.

Bought from a Speculator. Mr. F. T. Tree, Commissioner Lands said that together the two pieces formed over 18 acres. The acquisitioned piece was not of any use as it stood at the moment. It was acquired on behalf of the Railways, in connection with the deviation scheme.

of

Producing a copy

"of records two recent conveyances' of land nearby, witness said they changed hands at 91 cents. Those sales were in March, 1829. A year previous to that a piece in the neighbourhood was sold at just under two cents. Value of land in that locality had not greatly increased in the past year,

Replying to Mr. F. C. Cobbett (counsel for appellant), witness said it was true the Telephone Co. had naid 11 cents, but they bought from a speculator in land values, who, Possibly, had selected that very piece because he knew it would be required. It was quite true that witness had allowed 20 cents for the picce acquired by Government for a police station, but that was be cause it was in the village.

Another Chinese, a boy, who was charged with a similar offence, was ordered to receive eight strokes of the cane..

ORPHAN'S SILENCE:

POLICE WISH TO BEFRIEND. GIRL WHO WON'T TALE.

The Police in Kowloon are con- fronted with the problem of finding a home for a young girl who was af her having stolen a cash box rendered homeless in consequence from Mr. F. C, Mow Fung. Several benevolent institutions have refused to receive the girl or account of her stubbornness and her character. The girl was brought up before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy during the week on a charge of larceny but was sent to the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs in the hope that something could be done for the in-girl. The subject was again men tioned at the Kowloon Court yes- terday by Sub-Inspector Elston, who stated that the S.C.A., was the girl had refused to speak! quite helpless in the matter, as

Stating that values in the mediate neighbourhood ́ were the safest guide, his Lordship held that 10 cents per square foot was a very fair valuation.

Mr. D. G. Osborne Jones appear ed for the Commissioner of Lande- Straits Times."

LOOKING INTO OTHER 'PEOPLE'S. POCKETS,

MAGISTRATE SCEPTICAL IF IT

IS FELONY ..

His Worship acceded to the re- quest of Sub-Inspector Elston and adjourned the case for one week so that the Police might make some efforts on behalf of the girl.

JAPANESE SKIPPER FINED.

OVERLOADING AND WRONG INFORMATION,

Before Comdr. G. F. Hole, R.N., at the Marine Court yesterday, Capt. C. Kitano, master of the a.a. Taikai Mara, faced two charges,

(a) everloading his vessel at 8.40 P.. on April 23 at Yaumati Bay and (b) giving false particulars to the Harbour Office.

A Chinese, previously convicted of picking pockets, appeared before Mr. T S. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday charged with being found loitering in the streets of Shamshuipo, with intent to commit a felony.

Detective Sergeant Meadows told the Magistrate that a Chinese de- tective, who was on duty in Tai Nam Street near the Market, saw arcused and another man loitering about: He watched the two men Office prosecuted and informed the.

Mr. D. G. Cairns of the Harbour for ten minutes and observed that Magistrate that the Taikai Maru accused was constantly peeping into the pockets of passers-by.

Captain Kitano pleaded guilty to both charges.

The was overloaded when she arrived

other man was keeping a look-out in harbour on April 23. He saw for the Police. The latter, how her coming in shortly after 2, p.m. ever, noticed the detective and ran Accused was on the point away. of running away when the detective seised and arrested him.

The Magistrate expressed doubt whether anyone could be convicted of felony on the evidence that he had been looking into other people's

pockets. His remarked that, after: all a person had a right to use his eyes!

His Worship adjourned the case. till Monday, in order that the Polico might refer to the authorities on the point.

and when be examined her load- and-a-half inches overloaded. Mr. line at 3.10 pan. she was three

Cairns, added that the particulars given by the defendant to the Har bour Office differed by Eve-and-a- half inches from the measurements he made himself.

..

Remarking it was a very serious: offence, Comdr. Hole fined defend- ant 3250 on the first charge and £25 on the seconda mandag!

HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS.

MR. PEPYS IN HONG KONG. ports for the week ending April 19; The health bulletin of Eastern

is as follow:

AUCTION OF COSTUMES A DISAPPOINTMENT.

At the Lammert Brothers yesterday,a beautiful array of costumes of an earlier period were offered at auc tion, This was the wardrobe of those who took part in the recent production of “And So To Bed."-

There were 28 items comprising the costumes worn by almost all the members of the cast in the various acts, and these included the, costly velvet robes of Mrs. Pepys wyd. Mag i Gnight

The sale, however,, had to be withdrawn, as there was no enthu siasm among the bidders for these articles, which would be useful for a fancy dress occasion or serve at mementoes of a very successful play by the local A.D:C;

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ECHO OF LAST MAY;

KING'S PARK AFFAIR HAS

A SEQUEL

For being involved in a shooting incident which occurred at King's Park in May last year a Chinese appeared before Mr. T. S. Whyte- Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.

It was alleged that on the evening of May 17, 1999, a coolie of the Sanitary Department was returning from work and was crossing the bill to his quarters in Hunghom when two men stopped him with the intention of robbing the coolie. The latter raised an alarm and was shot by one of the two men, bath of whom subsequently escaped. An arrest was effected shortly after- wards and the man was convicted and sentenced to Eve years' im- prisonment at the Criminal Sessions.

The defendant in the present case was arrested by the Police only a few days ago and was charged before the Kowloon Magistrate yesterday with wounding the coolie with intent to rob.

The defendant was remanded"

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