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BOLD ROBBERIES NEAR CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY.

To the Editor of the * Hongkong Telegraph.")

LOCAL WEDDING,

Mr. C. Edgecombe-Miss Constance Martin.

A pretty wedding took place this afternoon" at St. John's Cathedral, the contrasting parties being Mr. Clifford Edgecumbe, of Wesers. Snowmanend Company, and Miss Constance Martio, daughter of Captain Martin, of Hongkong. Both parties are well-known in the Colony and, as Sir-Through the mediam of Was to be exproted, thare woo-a your valuable columne, 1 beg to large attendance at the ohurch, bring to the police of the bigh which had been most tastefully officials at Osien the daring decorated with white chrysanthe robberies taking place in broad mume and palms,

The service, which was con- daylight at Chin Kai market town and Tong-tu-ba Railway ducted by the Rev. C. L. Cooper- Station in Tang Koon District, Hant, was choral, Mr. Denman twenty odd milee beyond the Faller being at the orgen. The New Territories. About ten bymns eung were "The Voice days ago.

three that Breathed o'er Eden" and O Perfect Love". The bride, bandred robbers, with and ammonition, disguised as who was charmingly attired, woldiers, marched right in to was attended by Mias Violet the Chin Kai market at about Martin, sister, Miss Annie

Millar and Mine 6 o'clock in the morning. As j

Sheila soon as the robbers arrived there, Tisdale. The bride carried s they began to attack the pawn bouquet of white roses, and the shopa Fortunately these houses bridemaida baskets of pink and

white rose. were well built in good ecpcrete,

Mr. Martin, the and the robbere were unable to mother of the bride, carried a break in. Then they set fire to bouquet of violets. Mr. Thomson the pawn shope, and in achee underlo k the duties of beat msa quence varicus other thepa in the and the bride asa given away by

cinity were entirely gutted. The Mr. J. H. Wallace. total of houses destroyed was

Home

Bime

After the ceremony a reception about twenty, and the lors of wea held at Kingsclere. The property is considerable. When Dewly married couple were the the villagers in the neighbourhood recipients of numerous and costly. of the market beard the alarm presente.

they combined together to fight: against the robbers. As the arme

- CANTON NEWS, of the villagers were not a good

■s thom of the robbers, they were Our Canton correspondent ́badly defeated, and about twenty writes ander date of December of them were killed. About talt 16 na lollows:-Lea Chi-lak. the a dozen of them did not take up Commander for the Swalow ex- aris against the looters, but were peditionary force, has reported taken away and abot or atabbed that Swatow in captured. The to death on the way witheat energy's troops fled by ses and mercy. Finally when the robbers the troops from Fokien also found out they could not remain retired.

"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1917.

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE Steamship THE

KONINGINDER

"NEDERLANDEN." having arrived from: SAN FRANCISCO, consignees of car go are hereby notified that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of the

·Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godową Co., Ltd.. whence and/or from the wbarves delivery may be obtained.

No claim will be admitted af ter the goods have left the Go- downs, and all Goods remaining undelivered after noon the 21st December, will be subject to real,

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the under signed on or before the 25th December, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed and damag ad Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 20th December, at 10 am. by the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. · Goddard & Douglas.

No Insurance whatsoever has been effected.

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by

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JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Agents. Hongkong, 15th December. 1917,

THE WATERHOUSE STEAM- SHIP LINES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

From VANCOUVER & JAPAN. THE Steamship

MAYACHI MARU,

longer in the market, they decided Lan Obi-lek has been appoint-

Everybody has some store of on kidnapping the people. Al ed Defence Commissioner of

nervous energy. When work or together about 21 peracne were Swatow by the Canton Govern Two Chinese appeared before worry withcat sufficient rest having arrived from the above taken away and confired in the ment,

Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Police banate this atore, condition ports, Consignees of cargo by robbers' village some ten miles On hearing that Tang Shos-yi Court this afternoon, on ramand, results that medical men call her are hereby informed that sway from the Tong-tan-ba Rail- intended to return to his village charged with the murder of the earesthenis.

all Goods are being landed at way Station and detained for and Wa Ting-fang to Shanghai,adcountant of the Po On In It is commonly met with in their risk into the hazardous TÄNKT ZI. The day after that, the Lak Wing-ting wired them to sorszce Company, whose robbers discovered that nine men remain, saying that although the mises are in Winglok Street, one those who have cared for sick hatt and Godown Co. Lo

those who have bad keen anxieties, and/or extra hazardous Godowns pre-

of the Hongkong and Kowloon out of the captors were without mediation be not Boceeded the August 21,

relatives, and basinees men who whence and/or from the Wharves Trans, Bad, consequently they their wise advise on other matters Mr. L. Longinotto, Assistant worry over their affaire and delivery may be obtained. were released. The rest of the will be appreciated.

Crowe Solicitor, appeared to pro- neglect to take proper rest, Goods not cleared by 5 M. twelve were still held for ransom. Long Chai-kwong has received secute on behalf of the Crown, Women who work beyond their 27th December, 1917, will be Five daye ago, two robbers as instructions from Peking to be the first defendant being strength, Bayne who has too subject to rent. companied one of the captors and effect that he may accept the represented by Mr. B. C. Faithfull much excitement and son little All broken, chafed and damaged boldly went back to the Chin Kai service of the two gupboats and the second by Mr. Bulmer reet may show the symptoma. packages are to be left in the market and demanded $3,000 Kong Kang and Kwong La. The Johnson.

The signs are clear. Your com. Godowns where they will be and 50 taels of good Macao opium British Minister has been request- In opening the case, Hr. Long. plexion become pale. pos imagine examined by Messrs. Goddard ...for the release of the 12 personal to notify the Hongkong Governinotto said that the murdar with pleasant things, your brain and Douglas on 22nd December,

kidnapped. Nobody would dare ment to see to the matter. which the accused were charged insists on working when you touch those two robbera oz even Ching Pik kong in appointed was so cold-blooded and calculat-want to go to sleep. Sometimes all-treat them, for if the two by the Canton Government as ed that it would even surprise his you are melancholy.. Things that marandara, were either detained] Commander-în Chief of. the Worship, experienced as he was used to pleses you no longer do or killed by the market peoples, Fukien expeditionary force and The deceased was an accountant 30. Constipation is usually pre- all the captors would lose their the cruisers and ganbosta snder in the Po On Insurance Company sent. You worry about yourself effected by us in any case what lives.

his control will be divided into and the second defendant was and your work and cannot forget ever. Although these matters were three squadrons. They will leave the shroft. Therefore the Four anxieties.

Bills of Lading will be counter- reported to the Tong Koor Whampos in successive batches.

No doctor can second defendant would, knów

Cure beara. Eigned by Magistrate a day after the

what

had

thenia; you have to do it your-

·JÄRDINE, MATHESON money

coms robberies, end a telegram was

into the business during the day, self. First, worry less and don't

& CO., LTD, sent to the Military and Civil

Shark Caught Off the Lyn, The first defendant had previous vertax your strength;

Agents. then, Hongkong, Governors of Canton, it is over a A ebark, estimated to weigh ly been employed there also. begin Dr. Williams pick pills reek tow six on this occurred and 1001b, was booked by Mr. White Undoubtedly the whole thing for pale people, for they supply he officials still take no steps to Wickham while sea angling off had been engineered by the now blood to feed your worn-out tack the robbera, neither do Lyn mouth, North Devon, but second socused, and he, knowing nerves and so steadily build ap sy sends soldiers to protect the after an exciting fight of three that there was something like your health. Obtainable from

1917, at 10,00 AM.

must be presented within 10 Claims against the steamer days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance" will be

16th December, 1917,

uplu. A telegrem published quarters of an hour it broke $5,000 in the safe, went to the battle, 187 fee, ale $1.50 SAKURA BEER

the local Chinees papers a few sway. The shark towed the the first defendant and the $8 for air, from the Sango states that the Military boat about a quarter of a mile, question of robbing the Po Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 96, Gernor of Canton has received

Ол Company was discussed Szechuan Road, Shanghai,

ahs from the Turg Koon Jagierate enying that be will

[in all, its details with o ber

perfonally lead a regiment of happen. Since these horrible men, one of whom was a fitter solajha robbers, but robberies, all the inhabitants in employed by the Tramway Com

kultug ""distriola

HER EYES AND

COMPLEXION

still be has not done so, parang

pany and another man whom Just two days ago, snother living unhappily sad they did not quite know. When bold kidnapping case took place easiness. Busineen in at a stand it was pointed out that many at the Tong-tin-ha Bailway still at present. All the villages the first defendant stated that it should add to emY WOMEN'S

people shred on the game floor,] Station boundary. Aman named and the market town have to hire was impossible to do the work charm. Pinkettes clear the skin Tee, who has some mean, men to watch the houses, and without killing deceased. In all of pimples and blotches, dispel had prepared to come the have to pay high prices for them. probability the second defendant Constipation, Bilicusaese, Sick Hongkong with his grandson 11 the effcials would pay more knew where the accountant of the Headaches, ill-smelling breath. on the 12 h inst. When attention to these matters, I dare frm kept his keys. The whole Give the bright www of health. be arrived at his friend's house 87 the robbers would not be so thing presented story in Tong-tan-ha market town he hold in broad daylight. Had the which was almost amusing-it was requested to stay overnight Tong-tan-ha Railway Station come

| was só barefaced. The medios)

PINKETTES

there. On the morning of the soldiers there, sa last year, the evidence showed that deceased As gentle es nature. Of cheminte, 13th inst., Yes came out to the robbers would not have dared to had been strangled and, for or post free, 60 conte the phial, Bailway Station about thirty kidnap the man. In future, theatrical effet, the murderers had ferm Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., yards from the market to beard should say, nobody will dare to sprinkled his body with a powder, 93, Saschuen Road, Shanghai. the train for Hongkong. When go to that station for a train to this man and bis grandson reach Hongkong. It is very bad for probably to suggest that decensed

had taken something to kill

bottom were a couple of knives most carefully laid up against the kavuistate.

Evidence was given by Dr.

TO-DAYIS ADVERTISEMENT

ed the Railway Blation boundary, business communications, and himself, and seven steps from the two kidnappers walked out to him doubtless it will effect the railway and soked him to follow them considerably, whereupon, when shout Afty Hoping that the high offersla yards from the station a zraza of of Canton and the Tang Econ rubber ever wailing to Magistrate will take up mo arians to dhe chest fist ta help. Unfortunately this same medistes étape to attack the man had been kidnapped once robbers! villages and effect the made a post mortem examination last year, and it had cost a few release of the esptives without of the body sad was of the opinion thousand dollars for his release, farther delsy.

that death was das to asphyxis tion.

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I wonder whether the officials will still shut their ears and let theme serious 24 matters continually

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