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3 DISTRICT WATCHMEN WATCHMEN ARRAIGNED AT SESSIONS

Robbery And Demanding Money Alleged

Three District Watchmen and an unemployed man were raigned" before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday on three counts in connexion with rob- bery and demanding money with menaces,

The accused were NG HIN, watchman, 'NG PO, unemployed, VIP WING-CHEUNG and TZE KWONG, bath watchmen.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27,

1940.

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 27th NOVEMBER, 19, 9.30 AM.

Government Gazette Notification N. 1260 is published for gen-

Mr... I T., Wooley. British statis-eral information. tician of the Rising Sun Oil Com- No person shall send any Christmas, New Year or other greeting- pany, who has been examined in card by post to any destination outside this Colony unless connexion with an espionage case (a) the cover, if any, is unsealed and clearly marked with the since the end of July, was sen-words "Greeting Card";

tenced in the Yokohama District (b) the cover, if addressed to a destination outside the British Court yesterday to seven months' Empire, contains nothing but a printed card, with the addition only. penal servitute for violation or of the sender's name and address. The first and fourth accused dollars from a wharf when the Law.

the Military Resources Protection Subject to the exemptions specified in paragraph 3, no person were charged with having robbed accused approached and took the

shall send any postal packet consisting of or containing any news- Wan Kim-chau and Lau Lam of coolles into custody, saying that to be of good behaviour for two. The provisions of paragraph 2 shall not apply to any newspaper

Wooley was, however, bound over

baper, "newspaper cutting or book by past to any destination outside 40 cattles of wolfram ore; first it was illegal. Chan protested and years with execution of sentence registered under the Printers and Publishers Ordinanca 1927, sent

this Colony, and third accused with demand- went to consult his employer. being stayed. Ing $100 from Chang Keung-yau When he returned he found that with menaces and the first and the coolles he had engaged were second with demanding a sum of handcuffed.

The party then entered a taxi

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by the publishers of the newspaper or to any book in a wrapper submitted unsealed to the Censor for examination before sending. $50 from Chan Chi-fan.

Without prejudice to the provisions of regulations 84 and 88 of The Air Mmistry announces that the Defence Regulations, 1940, (relating to penalties and the dia- Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant and drove to Des Voeux Road West to curtall the work of examina-posal of articles) any greeting card, newspaper, newspaper cutting Crown" Solleiter, was for the pro- where it was alleged the accused [tions, applications for ground en-or book posted in breach of any of the provisions of this order secution, assisted by Det.-Insp. R. demanded $50 from Chan. The gineers' Licences, or for extensions may be destroyed or disposed of in such manner as the Censor may Cunningham.

taxi then drove to No. 7 Police of licences, will be accepted only direct.

the licence is for duties which may only be performed by a.com- petent person licensed for the pur. pose.

Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, instruct- | Station where first accused was ed by Mr. H. A. de Barros Botelho, detrimed. appeared for the first and second Following evidence, the hearing accused, while Mr. Percy Chen, was adjourned to this morning. instructed by Mr. C. A. Sutherton

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The jury comprised Messrs. M. J. Rouban (Foreman), Li Yuk- tong. E Huttemeler, Mak Hul- fart, Fung Yin-po, Lul Sai-chi and Hing-cheung Foon.

FIRST INCIDENT Relating the facts, concerning the first charge involving the Brat and fourth accused, Mr. Mürphy said that the complainants were Wan Kim-chau and Lau Lam who made their living. by buying wol- fram ore residue and, after wash- ing the ore, reselling it to dealers. On Aug. 27 the two men each carried a sack of wolfram ore and were going to dispose of them to the Asia Mining Ore Company About 5 p.m. when they alighted

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America's 131,409,881 Population

The population of the United States on April 1 was 131,409.- 881, or 8,634.835 more than in 1930, William Lane Austin, Director of the Census Bureau, announced in preliminary figures for the sixteenth census.

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The rise in population in the decade was only 7 per cent. compared with 16.1 per cent, between 1920 and 1930, and was one-half less than any rate of increase in any ten years since the first census was taken in 1790. Decline of rate and virtual stoppage of im- New

the national birth | The Northern States, including Calcutta and Straits migration were ascribed as the East North Central

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vice"--San Francisco date, 26th November nearly 60 per cent. of the 1930 U. 8. A., Honolulu, Japan and 8banghai

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from the tram at Connaught "We don't have enough babies population, accounted for only Road, two men, alleged to be the and we toe not building up with 1930-40 no-third of the nation's U.S. A Boolean, and Shanghai (San 16th De

first and fourth defendants, ap- Immigration from abroad," Mr. population increase. The proached and demanded to know Austin said. the contents of the sacks, The In 1910 the population was strangers then accused them of 91,972,266. In 1930. 11 was 105,710, smuggling and threatened to take 320. percentage increase of 149,

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Southern States, including the and West South Central divisions, South Atlantic, East South Central which had less than 31 per cent. of the 1030 population, had almost them to the police station,

The first accused took the com- cade, Noting the reversal of the crease. The Western States, com a rate which grew in the next de- 44 per cent, of the 1930-40 m plainants to a side lane and offer trend in the latest decade, Mr. prising the Mountain and Pacific 1 to divide the proceeds of the Austin viewed the altuation with divisions, which had less than 10 sale, each to receive half. Al- though both complainants refuseded togard a static population.

concern, pointing out that it tend-

per cent, of the 1930-population, the accused took the sacks of ore

accounted for more than 22 per and sold them to the mining com--]

cent. of the increase.. pany for $43. When they came back they handed $3 to the com-

plainants and left,

The victims went to see -the manager of the mining company and were advised to report to the police which they did.

Following investigations, the two accused were arrested.

SECOND CHARGE

Some writers have placed the statte point at about 150,000,000 persons, starting perhaps in 1970

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The District of Columbia, seat of government, grew faster than any State, having an increase of 38.2 per cent. It went from 486.809 to 563,153 persons.

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stated, "that practically all of the Batavia and Sourabaya

"It may be noted," Mr. Austin or 1980..

Industrial States show a rate of The figures released will be ad-increase less than the national Justed by 2 Anal analysis at average, and that even if the Dust Washington headquarters about Bowl States with actual decreases the middle of November. In their in populations were omitted the Manila, Australia and New Zealand vis Thursday Reg. calculations for the total popula-four Northern divisions would still tion, the census experts allowed, a show a much smaller fraction of leeway of 125,000 for supplement the increase than they had of the The second charge involved the ary stings not yet forwarded actual population either in 1939 or first and third accused. About 1 from the States. p.m.

on Aug. 29 a man, named Chan Kim-chau, a licensed metal

more rapid rate of increase in the "To some extent the relatively dealer, took three sacks of wifram

Southern States is the result of ore to the same company for sale.

their higher birth rates, coupled The first and third accused were alleged to have intercepted Chan

with the fact that, under present from selling the ore and said the ed the greatest population in- larger fraction of their population Among the States Florida show-; employment conditions, a much action was illegal.

The accused told Chan to put crease, 27.9 per cent, followed by increase has probably remained, tir Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Regon: 4.00 PM back the three sacks in a taxi and New Mexico with 24.9 per cent. within these States than in recent drove away. The vehicle stopped and California with 21.1 per cent, previous decades. at a side lane in Kennedy Town in the case of New Mexico, it is "The increase on the where it was, alleged the accused suggested that migrants from-the Coast probably represents the con- demanded $100. Eventually $40 Dust Bowl may have stopped there tinued settlement and develop was agreed upon and the money in coinparatively large numbers on ment of new territory, since these was handed to the accused when their pligrimage-westward, States represent the last of the the qre was sold.

Five of the Dust Bowl well-watered lands to be occupied The third count, which concern States, Kansas, Nebraska, North in continental United States. The ed an incident on Sept. 24, in- Dakota, Oklahoma and Boath especially rapid growth in Call- volved the first and second ac- Dakota, lost population. Only one forni is presumably attributable Canton. cused..

other State, Vermont, showed a alaa to the tendency of certain Chan Chi-fan, money changer's decline. "In no former decade, the classes of the population to assistant, was taking some silver Census Bureau pointed out, had migrate toward areas of a warmer

more than three States shown a climate, this same tendency pro decline Miss Helen Mathews and "Cap-

bably explaining also the rapid Most of the States grew more growth in Florida," tain Arthur C. Harris Jr., U. & slowly than in the 1920-30 period, 30,000 MORE LEAVE THAN ENTER Army, were married in a quiet exceptions being Montana, Dela- ceremony which took place on ware Georgia Idaho, Kentucky decade showed that 30,000 more The compilations for the 1930-40 Nov. 14. in the port chapel at Maine, Minnesota, Nevada. New persona left the country than m Fort McKinley, P. I. Chaplain Hampshire, New Mexico, Stanley 3. Reilly officiated. The Carolina and Virginia, with the

Southtered. bride is the daughter. of Major District of Columbia also showing to estimate what changes might Mr. Austin and his aides declined and Mrs, Eugene G. Mathewa of accelerated growth

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is a graduate of Oklahoma. Univer- sity. Captain Harris is the, son

CALIFORNIA HAS GREATEST

INCREASE of Arthur C. Harris of Gordon, California had the greatest total Pennsylvania, and is a graduate increase in population, 1,1983,437.

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01 Pennsylvania State College. He New York had an increase of Is stationed with the 67th Infantry 701.568, the second highest. It re-to Congress in January to guide at Fort McKinley.

mained the largest State in popu- changes in fation, having 13,379,622 persons as the basis of the previous census representation, on The estimated charges on ac- compared with 12,588,066 in 1830. the House is limited by law to 435 count of the public debt of the In seven other states, Texas members. While refusing formal Federated Malay States for 1941 is Florida, Michigan, North Caro- comment, the census amcials said $5,087,748 compared with the eslina Tennessee, Pennsylvania and that there probably would be. timate of $3,617,574 in 1940, The Louisiana, the increase was above fewer House district changes than increase in largely due to the float 250,000

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