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STOLEN WALLET.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST

EUROPEANS.

$7,000 INVOLVED.

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"HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1932.

MISSION WORK IN | KOWLOON

HAINAN.

SOME CHANGES IN PERSONNEL.

(From Our Own Correspondeni.)

HAINAN, June 28,

At Kowloon Magistracy yester day, Haury Alexander Chapelle (37) a native of Glasgow, described" na an agent. living at Savarin House, and Privata James Dempsey, R.A.M.C., were charged before Mr. Fraser with the theft 01 a jacket containing a wallet, which in tura contained money, doeaments,pitals carried on by the mission,

back drafts and other valuables, to

the total value of nearly $7,000, the property of "Mr. George Coonay The men wore also charged with receiving stalen property.

The complainant, who was on his way to Nagasaki, missed his whip, the Bon Levis, hero, and is awan ing another ship.

Court,

Addressing the

Insp. Elston said that the complainant was in the Palice Hetal bar en Saturday evening, together with Chappelle and others. He took off bis coat and hang in the back of -a chair, but later, in the evening he found it had disappeared. In it was a wallet containing money and drafts to the value of $7,000.

By this time, the first defendant

was not in the bar.

Later an M.P. of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders saw Chap- pello at Qudon's Pier, holding the ! jacket in his hand. The forper,

L/Cpl. Nelsou, took ebapelle to Kowloon and handed the sont over to Iasp. Elston,

The Arrest.

The American Presbyterian Mission, Hainan, held its fortieth annual meeting in Kiungchow City May 14 and 25. It was encouraging to note that each of the three hos

at Hoihow, Nodon and Kachok, re port great increases in the number of patients. The schools formerly under the mission are now register ed or in process of registration, and full to capacity,

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Word has been received that the mission is to have two new members in the autumn, Dr. Herman F. Burkwall and Miss Margaret Burk. wall, son and daughter of the Rev.

H. O T. Burkwall, of the British

and Foreign Bible Society, Canton.

Word has also been received that

WEDDING.

MR. A. WHITE-MISS B. TAYLOR.

Tiw Kowloon Union Church was the scene of a prosty wedding on Saturday last, when Miss Beatrice Margaret Kaith Taylor became the bride of Mr. Alexander Rohort White The bridegroom is a son of Mr. Alexander White, of the Education Department, and Mrs. White, and is on the importe staff of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., while the bride is the test daughter of Senior Sanitary inspector A. K. Taylor and of Mrs. Taylor, of Kowloon, and is on the staff of the A.P.C.

The bride was given away by har father, and looked charming in a gown of white satin merve, covered with white lace, with not veil, pearl ap and train, She carried a xuquet of white carnations and prange blossom.

Milla. They wore dresses of sadip

lace capy, Miss Taylor's. being, in and georgette, with lace puffs and

mauve and Miss Mills' in yellow; and, carriad bouquots of contrasting flowers.

The bridesmaids were Miss Mary the Rev. and Mrs. Wilbur M.Taylor (sister) and Misy Hazell Campbell, missionaries in Hainan since 1998. have been granted Honorable Retirement and will uot return to Hainan, owing to health reasons. The mission feels the loss of Mr. and Mr. Campbell very much, as they were senior mission-Rewered georgette, with brown bas ries upon whose judgment every and shoes to match. Mr. Ralph

one relied.

SON AND HEIR. FOR "MR. AND MRS. AUG' CHEN,

DINNER IN HONOUR OF HAPPY EVENT.

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as a very

The bride's mother was attired in

Dariner was "beat man."

The ceremony was, performed by The Rev. Dr. Allen, while Mrs.

Short was at the organ.

After the ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, 3, Cox's Path.

The newly-wed couple later loft for Cheung, Chau, where the honey- moon is being spent, the bride's going-away dress being of pale yellow, with brown hat and shoes to

|HONG KONG STOCK | RUSSIAN

"MARKET.

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS.

The opening yesterday morning was somewhat quiet, but certain issues, nucți as Trania, Landa, Electries and one on two others dis- played firmness and were being bought after.

Sales.

Hong Kong Bank $1.520/1,525. Hong Kong Realties 812.10. Ewo Oottons Tis. 11.00, China Lights (Old) 20.80. Hong Kong Electrics $74). Canton Ioss $0.00, Government Loans 2 per cent.

promium..

Buyers.

Bank of East Asia. $115. Canton Insurances 81,200. Union Insuranues $445. China Fire Insurances $600. H.K. and W, Docks $18. Providents. (Now) $2.30. Hong Kong Lande 8771. Humphreys $18.40. Hong Kong Trams 822.00. Star Ferries '8004 Yazmati Ferries (new) $314 China Lights (Old) $20.70. Hong Kong Electrica $1.00. Macao Electrics $24. Telephones (P.P.) 8231. Hong Kong Ropeg $14. Dairy Farma 128.30.

Lane, Orawfords: (Old), 80.76. Lane, Crawford (New) 80.30.

Simosres 16:30. Government Loans per cent.

premium, "

Sellers.

Hong Kong Bank 81,530. South China Motors "B" $12.

AFTERNOON SESSION,

PIECE-GOODS

IN HAINAN.

CHEAP AND GOOD QUALITY.

POLITICAL STRIFE AND RED ACTIVITIES.

'(From Our Own Correspondent.)

KACHEX, May 29, Recently your correspondent had casion to purchase some cloth in the market, and was surprised" to

And that almost all the stores were stocking Russian-made prints, The goods seems to be of fairly good quality, and the shopkeepers guar- antee it to be fast colour. The most distinctive difference between it and goods of other countries is in the width as it ruas only twenty-five inches wide, as against at least twenty-seven for ordinary cloth of the same grade from Eng. lish or American mills. The price is sixteen or seventeen cents a Chinese foot, while English goods of the same approximato quality costa twenty-three or more cents foot."

A Dry Spring.

The weather has been exceeding ly dry in Kachek this spring. Siner the tremendous räin of April 17 there was no more precipitation aside from one or two very insigni. ficant showers until amall typhoon on Bay 18, when pleaty of rain fell to revive the grass, at least. The rice crop is being har Tested early because of the dry There worc no fresh develop-weather and is a light harvest. ments during the day, the chief Wells everywhere are dry and the for Traios and lands, both of market faces something of a water feature being the strong demand which were traded in at enhanced shortage, not particularly serious however, except that it incans water mast be carried from the river and makes it slightly more expensive,

As they had already received a report regarding the loss of the

What may be described, jacket and following up the in-exceptional dinner was given on formation given by Lance Corporal Saturday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, the police went to the Row-Aysey Aug-chen in honour of the loon Hote! bar the next morning birth of their son Aysey Junior. and there arrested Chappelle. The The tables were arranged in the

There were numerous beautiful | rates. second defendant was also there at form of letter "E" to sent the presents, including gifts from the the time, and he was found to have large number of guests invited and colleagues of the bride and bride- the wallet in his possession.

the decorations were artistically groom.

was

In the witness-box Mr. Coonayarried out with coloured flowers, said he was a retired in-miner carnival novelties and streamers. from Malaya, passing through The guests were received in the Hong Kong. He in the Jacobean Lounge by the Host and Palace Hotel bar, on Saturday and Hostess, and after hors d'oeuvres was wearing a coat, in which was) and cocktails, adjourned to the din- his wallet containing about 8123 ining room for dinner. Hong Kong money, a letter of

The Chairman in the absence of credit for £200, and a draft fur the Hon. T. N. Chau, who a day £430,

He had a few drinks with prior to the occasion, contrasted

Chappelle though they had never | fever, wan Mr. David M. Maynard.

met before. Continuing wit The Chairman proposed the toast

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ness guid he had hung his of Ayscy Junior in a most exter- cont 0.3 the back of a taining and breezy manner and chair.

He was in the bar from finally concluded by suggesting that about two o'clock in the afternoon Princeton should be chosen by the until about 10.30 p.m. when he went guest of honour's parents as to the Kowloon Hotel.

A

match.

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WHEEL-BARROW PUSHERS.

} ROUND-THE-WORLD TOUR

THAT FAILED.

ONE SENT TO HOUSE OF DETENTION,

When the full history of the co- sent Shanghai war comes to be writ

A few minutes bafore midnight! Lutorial medium proferably to Ox- end to a barrow pushing expedition

ford or Cambridge.

Jales.

Hotels (Cum. Rights) $12h.. Hong Kong Landr $78. Hong Kong Trams 823), China Lights (OF)"' 8901/20,85. Hong Kong Electriós #71): Dairy Farina $98.30. "

Buyers.

Hotels (Cum. Rights) 812.40. Hong Kong Trams $23.20. China Lights (Old) $201.

Ballers.

Canton Ices $6,90.

SHARE VALUE REDUCTION.

APPLICATION IN COURT.

Plague Reported. Plague is reported in the market

of Doa-lou, where many ruts have died. Not many people are known

to bave succumbed as yet. It is rether a question in the minds of some of us us to how much motor traffic will increage the spread of epidemics of disease. This market is only twelve miles from Kachek, and the main auto road passền the market, although it goes outside the wall rather than through the main street.

Political Tension.

For ten days or two weeks in the

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R. C. H. Lim, instructed by Mr. this region were very tense, not GOLD CIGARETTE CASES

Peter Sin, before the Chief Justice knowing how the trouble between (Sir Joseph Komp) yesterday for authority to reduce the nominal the lenders in Canton might affect value of certain shares of the the situation hero. Care wore com-

wan Road.

ten there may or may not be in 'cluded within its, pager an account) of how the war unwittingly put an

be returned to the Palace Hotel has

Three men, A. Besdon, an Ameri when he discovered that his jacket

can subject, J. Shelestian and J. The toast was responded to by was missing. He made a song Mr. Arsey, Aux-chea, who made an Borovaky, both Russians, started about it and was told to make a amusing comparison of before and

from Shanghai some months ago in report to the polies, which he ac-after marriage.

La attempt to encircle the world, eordingly did,

A souman from HM.S. Tamar proposed by Mr. T M. Hazlerigg,taining their supplies and equip Tungar Press Co., Ltd., of Shauki The toast of The Guests"" was pushing before them a barrow con sa he was in the Palace Hotel who amusingly "deputised for ment. on Sunday morning with Chappelle, Aysey Junior. His speech roused Their original plan of travelling

It was stated in an affidavit that Dempsey and two other men when great laughter, especially when a castwards was brought to an abrupt 200,000 shares of a nominal value the manager of the hotel told them reference was made to the time end at Shanhaikwan, where the $10 each were offered and of this

18,270 shares had been fully paid. when the Colony would be a joyful Japanese had discovered one of A decision to reduce the nominal kingdom for nudists..

their acute bandit situations; 30 the adventurers returned to. Shang-value of the shares from 810 to 88.75 hai, and exchanged their barrow for achh been reached at a special rifles, which they hore in the name eating of shareholders, the reduc of the Shanghai Volunteers for the tion to be effected by cancalling capital which had been lost or was not representad by available assets. His Lordship adjourned the mat- tor for further consideration.

that a wallet had been stolen. Al → incat immediately afterwards, witness said Chappelle handed over a wallet to him but after taking a look at the contents, he thought it was not a desirable thing to be found in his possession, and gave it to Dempsey.

"Too Tight."

Journey Resumed,

When the combatante finally do. cided that they would not officially declare war after all, the three barrow pushers resumed their wan- derings.

Dr. Bunje responded on behalf of the Guests and was greeted with loud applause when he told of the successful entry of Aysey Junier into this great world of ours." | duration of hostilities there.

Mr. Chow Ping Un, spoke, in Chinese on behalf of his cousin the Hoa, T. N. Chau and stated that it was his honour at the request of the Hon. T. N. Chau to confer the Chinese name of Chen Kwok Leung on Aysey Junior; the name given was ionterpreted As meaning Having journey to Amoy and Country Pillar and he felt con- Canton, they ultimately arrived in fident that the newly born; in later Hong Kong, where for various rea- years would successfully uphold his

sons they decided that thore good name.

greater things in life than potter Among the gursts present were :--- ing about China with a "wheel- MOANTS. F. H. Loaeby, C. Mbarrow, so they broke up the part. Manners, Fung Kung On, Dr.nership, one going to Manila, an- The defendants Ma Luk, Dr. S. N. Chau, B. L other to Canton, and the third,

Lance Corporal Nelson sated that he saw Chappelle and a sailor at Queen's Pier on Saturday even ing. Chappelle was "to tight" to get across to Kowloon alone, and witness took him over ur a motor

boat.

Inspector Elston told the Court that he went to the Kowloon Hotel bar on Sunday morning and found the complainant and the two do- fendants. there.

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LOCAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

RETIRES FROM BUSINESS IN PHILIPPINES.

New legislation which involves. A

having been four years there,

mandeered and kept in readiness for immediate transportation of troops should such prove necesanry: As a consequence there

was

tradic in freight and very few pas- sengers could travel

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Some cars were hidden from the

soldiers in the villages, and they would make the trip to the port, the ferry, or perhaps as far as twelve miles from Kiungchow City, where ridahas were waiting, Pas- sengers also had to walk two or three miles from Kachek to catch

the cars.

The usual fare is 83.50

or $4, but ten men returning from Singapore paid $150 for a car that brought them from the ferry to a village near Kuchek.

The authorities finally called a meeting and told ear, companies

Communists.

were sitting together at a table on Wong, I. N. Chau, A. 3. Allison, Besden, to the House of Detention good deal of extra expones is given that muchines must run, otherwias which was a newspaper. Witness H. M. Kow, C. Hoare, Wong Siuf Hong Kong, from whence he as the reason why the China Under-licposes would be revoked-and-the- asked the first defendant if “by Woon, C. Y. Chan, D. Stowar name was Chappelle and received him, C. Perry, Li Chor Chi, H. merged to appear before Mr. writers, Ltd., of Hong Kong, have owners considered as giving aid to

Wynne-Jones at the Central Magis decided to cease writing life insur a reply in the afirmative. Witnes Mac Farlane, Y. P. Loo, R. Letracy yesterday to explain hia de-ance in the Philippine Islands after then asked if he know anything R, Shim. Teale, C. S. Chow, Chow stitute condition. about the wallet. Chappelle ra Cham Wing, Androw Cheung, H. plied, I have given it to a memP. Lim, F. Tock. S. Wu, P. Sharp American Consul was making efforts ber, of the Black Watch."

ham, P. Fox, C. Law, F. Kanis, The second defendant then got up Young Siu Hay.

maid. and sizing witness, aro,

Masdames, David

Maynard, * You are

detective and I am a Loseby. Louie Wong. M. 8. L. detective." He then asked Coonay, Wong, H. M. Kew, E. Moody, O. who was present, whether he was E. Terry, S. N. Chan, Y. P. Loo, offering a reward for the roturn of Tesle, Rose Chow, L. Sharpham, his wallet, and Coonay named F. Kanis, R. Shim, 5. Wu, I, N. sum, whereupon he produced Chau, M. Quin Yen, F. Took, A. wallet from under the newspaper Allison, D. Ma. Bre: Jan.. Witness than took both men into Misses: R. Catton, H. Tu, I.Placementa, Baale. (local agents

Rapp. S. L. Gooey, G. Godoy, L. Mesara, Gooke & Co.). custody.

Lee, H. Flint. D. Ma, F. Wu, W. Monday's official ́quotation Gin, E. Bre, Jan, P. Chau.

Basle.-£280. Od.

The houring was adjourned until Thursday afternoon.

Balt gabelle soldiers stationed at pine Insurance Commissioner, the On being informed that the With the approval of the Philip Bek-in harbour were disarmed by to find work on a ship for the man, Filipinas Compania de Seguros has the soldiers in Kachek, and the his Worship committed him to the taken ovor all business under market is plastered with posters House of Detention.

written by China Underwriters in denouncing Chen Teal Tong, but the Philippine Islands, and all rights and priveleges of policy hol- just at present traffic is normal. ders of the retiring company have Communist raids continuo in vil born guaranteed.

1.ID. CERTIFICATES,

Of the Societa Internationale de

It is understood that this is the lages on all sides, however, and if first time in the insurance history the soldiers should be removed of the Philippines' that Tocal com- from Kachek market to fight in pany has acquired the business of a foreign concorn upon its retire

ment.

Hofhow, the market would be very fearful of an 'attnek.

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