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OBITUARE

SIX PEOPLE MURDER

in .

In the cass of wiáor firon, those soldier-firemen would-be able to deal with the outbreaks, and, in more serions instances, they

Master Ronnie Brookshaw. Whole Family Wiped Out. could at any rate stay the pro-

Much sympathy is being falt One of the grimmest murdarn kress of the flames until the re-

for Mr. and Mr. S. Brookshaw the criminal records of the Colog of the Nara Yard. in the death can produce is now under ins gular -Brigada arrived. The

of their little son, Ronnie, at the vestigation by the police, am anggaation appears to have many

age of seven years, which took the result of the discovery There was a clean bill of health place yesterday after a very brief of six dead bodies points to recommend it, and

in the Colony yesterday.

illness. The little fellow was fabing boat on the foreshore |something useful might eventusta|

Ereat favourite among the chil- of Lamma Island yesterday. This if the Brigade and Military

Engineer Commander and Mrs, dren of the Dockyard Recreation followed upon a report on the 3rd. authorities, together with the in- Campbell Samson left by the as. Club and was well to the fore instant that the whole family of a last Saturday at the annual aporta fisherman living in So Ko Wan surance companies, puz their Tenyo Mars,

held at Stoneepsters. His on-village bad disappeared, and it heads togather and sought to

The Chinese Recreation Club expected demiss bas cast quite a was in the course of a search rrange earse such plan, prori-is holding its annual at bome" gloom over the Naval Yard. made by the police that the ter sion, of course, being made for the on the 14th. instant, when the

The funeral took place yester- frible discovaty was made that remuneration of the man. The prizes will be distributed by Miss day afternoon at Happy Valley. they had all been murdered.

Law Hong-yan.

in the presence of a large nug- ber of friends. Many beautiful remains were afterwards found The fishing boat in which the

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subject is one, also, which might well be considered by the Peak Randents' Association.

Taipo's Needs.

The piraos, for the second time

$250, or three months.

There

WES

victima

For being in possession of two floral tributes were sent, includ-belonged to the head of the family. rifles and 114 rounds of ammunting wreaths from the sorrowing the found, the batch cover was tion, a junkmaster was this parents, deceased's little sister battened down with a pile of morning sentenced to a fine of Mollie, Auntie and Uncle Berser large boulders, and when these Uncles Anuis and Reeby, the ware rolled back to enable it to Commodore, Mrs. and the Misses be lifted, the interior was found Leave of absence has been Grace, Mr. J. King Salter. 10-to contain five members of the within a few months, of the grd to Bt. Col. L. Humphry spectors Association Naval Yard, missing family, namely, two Chi- launch which plies between Tai-C.M.G.. DD.M.S., from October C. C. Chargemen, Mrs. Mayar,ard a baby boy. In apother com the Dockyard RC, the Naval Yard nese women, a youth, a small girl po and the Mus Bar, raises th, to October 18th. for the pur Mr. Parry, children of Cambay partment, about one fool wide doubts as to whether the search-pose of travelling in China.

Building, Mr. and Mrs. Wimble, and just to the fore of the hatch, ing of passengers using this

Crocker service is as thorough as it might

Messrs. Flegg. another packed Daniels, Mr. and Mrs. Blake, family were likewise discovered. and the remains of the bead of the be, especially seeing that the house at the Star Theatre last fr. and Mrs. Quicks, Mr. and to his case the body was covered pirates in this instance went evening, in spits of counter Mrs. G. Hill and family, Mr.over with stones, which has made aboard ar passengers It is true attractions. To night the Variety Whibley. Eileen. Steele, Mr. and the work of discovering the man- that they rather cleverly con- Company makes its farewell ap- Mrs. H. White, Alec Crocker. Mr.ner of bis death & difficult matter cealed their arms, but seeing that pearance.

and Mrs. Newnham.__Kowloop in view of the mangled condition the inspection is carried out both

Naval Yard, Messrs. Perryman of the corpse. by Chinese revenue officers and

The Nam Sang, which arrived Prior and Knight, St. Andrew's polics, it is somewhat surprising to port from Singapore this morn- Sucday School Primary Dapart- The theory formed from the that the fact that these men were ing. reports that she passed two ment, kir. and Mrs. Teale, kir. circumstances of the discovery Mr. and Mrs. Brookshaw wish pirates was not detected. There red buoys in 1st. 42 north, loog- Cassek, hir. and Mrs. Read. Me that, to express their heartfelt thanks is another point not without its 105.55 east and lat. 4.2) north, Leo Longinotto, friends at "Bome- had

the after been strangled, tha for the many kind expressions interest to realdents in the Taipo long. 105.50 east. It was thoughtville, Messrs. Burden and Samp-toliss were taken to the beach of sympathy and the numerous district. The query naturally that they might be cable buoys, son, Zesa sud Eeraleigh, Mra: and and placed inside the fishing boat beautiful floral tributes so kindly suggests itself that if sea-robbers but no notification to that effect is Hopwar, Uncle and Auntie by the murderers who reckoned sent in their recent bereave can carry out these successful was issued at Singapore up to the Williama Mr. and Mrs. A. Palmer,that, with the small holes they attacks, what is there to stop time of the vessel's departure on R. N. Yard Police. Mr. and breeched in the bottom and the them from getting busy in the Sep: 30th.

Mrs. McKay, Me and Mre considerable quantity of atones isolated dwellings of residents in this locality? The Police Station We have to congratulate the family,

Prickett, Mr. and Mrs. Marsh and placed aboard, the fishing boat Mr. and Mr. Raddeuld drift with the tide and RIBEIRO-On 3th. inst., Jese and staff are located on a distant Hongkong University Union on and Teddy, Mr. and Mrs. Bickford sink, thus removing all traces of Antonio da Costa Vieira Ribeiro, hilltop, and there is no means of

the second number of Jur,

its and Bernard, Bettie, Mesars. the terrible crime. Unfortuantaly Me telephonic commonication to or san of Mr. and J. A. C. V. Ribeiro of No. 5 from the dwelling-houses. Wegazine, a copy of which has Bolton, Buckingham, Nos worthy for the murderers, the boat failed just come to hand. It is a decid-and Good, Mr. and Mrs. Lamertanto sink but drifted back to the Carnarvon Villa, Kowloos, hear that many representations ed improvement on the first oom and Elsis. Mr. and Mrs. George, shors. Funeral leaves French Convent have been made both to the ber, is full of bright and snappy Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, Hr. Flower, Hospital to-day at 5.15 p.m. Government and the Telephone contributions, as well as others Uncle Frad, Azatie Madeline and advanced leading to the presump

Several cloes bars been Company to get a line installed, of a more serious vain, and gives Nellie, Rev. and Mrs. G. R. tion that the motive was one of but so far nothing has been done promise of developing into a real-Lindsay, the Rev. Crole Rees, revenge. One of the victims was in the matter. Will the Govern first-rate publication.

Mrg. Petterson and Edwin, the concubine of the bead of the Captain of Dockyards Depart family. She formerly had been "The Powder Puffs" gavement, Mr. and Mrs. Milton and the wife of another man, and is is another excellent show at the Jimmy. Mr. and Mrs. Allan and believed that herein lies a China and the L.a.N. Theatre Royal last night, much Dorothy. Mr. and Mrs. Budden circumstance which is associated

to the delight of the large andi-fand family.

with the crims.... Mr. Chao Hsin-chu, the energeence. Several new features ware) tic Chinese Charge d'Affaires in introduced, and the erasing Rev. Crola Rees, R.N., officiated. The Rev. G.R. Lindsay and the London, expressing satisfaction entertainment was full of "pap" at the re election of China and "go." To-night the Cour- non-perasoent member of the pany gives its final performance League of Nations, declared that on this side, but to-morrow it will The recent destruction by fireChina was "naturally selected to appear at the Star Theatre, Kow- of a European residence on the represent Asia. When thinking looo, in a special Royal Pro- Peak raises the question whether of the most advanced nation of

Pitman's Shorthand, something could not be done to the Orient, one's reflections im- mediately turn to Japan. That improve the existing arrange-Power, of course, las

Mis M. Gutierrez, living at The results of examinatios ments for coping with outbreaks manent place on the Council. It ad to the police that at 1.30 p.m. Caine Road, arrived recently and adopt

per No.17 Robinson Road, bas report-held at the Italian Convent Happily, is, in its way, an encouraging yesterday she was walking o are as follow:-

siga to find Chios anxious to play the road when a neck-chain with a part in the League, and conse-locket was snatched from her by Certificate-Miss Dorothie Mur-disturbed the Colony. This is

Amanuensis (Steno-Typing) mently in world affairs; this is a 3 Chinese who made his escape.

Passes Monument 5.30.

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 6:h Oct., 1922,

PEAK FIRES.

in the hill district.

serious conflagrations on the Pesk are a rarity, but it may not

ment look into this matter before it is too late?

gramme.

now been demonstrated that delegates gera their support to man before he rao away.

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ITALIAN CONVENT.

BURGLARY ALARMS.

A New Hongkong Device. After a lengthy period given to the consideration of other likely devices, those interested in the matter have at last decided to what they consider to be In effective antidote against the epidemic of armad robbers that has of inte

be generally known that of late welcome change from the old The man met her at the entranceray and Miss Lily Wilkinson. really an electric burglary alarm, there have been a number of policy of aloofness. As meeting into Mosque Street Feel. Speed (80 words). Misses which, at the slightest contact, of the Juridical Commission of ing a tug at the chain, Miss Katherine Hunt, Dolores Tal operates a current which rings a small fires oriziosting in deging the Leszne fast week the Gutierrez tarzed round and wages, Agnes Gill a d Francis bell attached to the other end of rooms which have resulted in Persian delegate put forward & instantly assaulted by the robber. Dunn. (50 words) Misses Margaret the wire. It is proposed to connect claims being made on insurance claim on Asia's behalf for equit who struck her a blow on the Kent, Ada Pepperell, Violet several shops with these wires, so

able representation 00

Muriel the chest. The chain dropped to the Danenberg, companies. In any case, it has Council. The Chinese and Indian ground, but was picked up by the Agnes Ismail, and Irene Ahwee. by robbere, timely warning may Tanaka, that in a case of armed excursions

Theory. Misses Dorothie be received by them and the police residents livine on the higher this proposition, and from their

Pile, Nora Pile, Maria Alvares, promptly informed. side expression was given to the levels do not enjoy the full mea-

Our Picture Page to-morrow Juliette Eirod; Jacintha Doming, view that the world should not

The device was tried out at an sure of protection which other be led to suppose that the League

will contain photographs of Marjorie Piens, Edith Crestajo, official test in the presence of the Mias Mollie Groundwater Ada Pepperell, Violet Danenberg, Captain Superintendent of Police districts of the Colony do, mainly was an organisation of Europeao(Hongkong lady

Abwec champion Irene

wad Maizoko and an electrical engineering ex- by reason of the d thirulty of nations only. Responsible Euro-

pean public opinion will be far and Laing (three Hongkong in

swimmer) and Messrs. Jack, Lyon Taosks.

pert the other day and voted to be getting the fire engines to the from wishing that such sa impres terport swimmers); two pictures Conchita del Fan, Gertie Julian, carry the scheme further and Elementary. --Beatrice Gill, very effective. It is proposed to inaccessible spots occupied by so aion should be spread abroad; on of the damage caused by fire to Ross Rosario, Queenie Julian, connect all such_installations many of the houses. Even in the contrary, the more represale Mr. Sinclair's Pask residence; Ettie Rosario, Amy Stonham, with the Police Headquarters, cases. where the Fire Brigade can while it is encouraging to ae of Mr. Granvi le Murray and Weill.

tive the League the batter. · Bat¦

group taken at the wedding) Dorothie Wiltshire and Susie in such & Way that the get within working range, China's borizon extending, it is Miss Elsie Gillins;

name of the street and the num factor to be remembered is the greatly to be wished that the of Mr. Chan Kwan-chai, house Clelis Martinelli, S. T. T.

photo The pupils were taught by Sr. ber of the house in which the robbery, is carried out will be time which is necessarily involv- Republic would put its domestic manager of the Coronet Theatre,

automatically indicated in the ed in answering a call from a

receiving apparatus. Such equip- locality so

from the remote

ment will cost between 830. and $40, a cheap investment. Central Fire Station. At the least, we should say that it would take, under the most favourable circumstances, fully half an hour between the time the alarms was given and the Brigade were at

work.

affairs in order.

",,

The Artistic Sense.

and his bride; as well as pictares taken at the Rosary procession in Kowloon on Sunday last

WHIST DRIVE AT KOWLOON.

A demonstration of the sp- paratus will be given at the meet- ing of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce this after- noon, and there is general «gree- ment that it will be adopted.

FOOTBALL.

There is no law against a man A well-known Indian money- ruling comes from the capital of victimized to a serious extent by gazing at a pretty woman. This lender, Harnum Singh, has been the Empire. Whatever the law robber who entered his place In Aid of M.C.L may say, every right-minded in-at No. 39 Parke Street and stole dividual will agree that to do so is all his money. It is possible that most reprehensible. Deliberate the robber is one of Harnum and tea was held in the Kowloon "A very successful what drive gazing in other words, staring— Singh's clients. At any rate, Theatre on Thursday afternoon, One suggestion which has been signifies atrocious ill-manners after he had safely left, the organised by Mrs. Parves and made to us in this connection is sibility, illustrated by a case that covery that a box containing afternoon was spent.

There is, however, another pos Indian made the harassing dis- Havey, Green, over 100 ladies being present. & pleasant that the military on Mount occurred a few years ago of a money and clothing (mostly.the Austin Barracks be supplied with Home-side" artist who was former) of the value of $3,960 had The sum of $160 was collected

Kowloon will be represented to": fre-extinguishing apparatus of a called to account for gazing with been stolen. Most serious of all, and handed over to Mrs. Forsyth, morrow in their League fature portable type, and that some young lady. The artist auswered view, was the loss which befell Branch of the M.C.L..

some frequency at an attractive from the money-lander's point of Hon. Secretary, for the Kowloon gainst H.M.B. Tamat by the following players Wood man) alarm system be evolved by that he dil so unconsciously, of him in the disappearance of prom

Wheeler, Kalght; Morrison, King." Mrs. Purves and Mrs. Green G. Duncan, Millard, Hail, Hasoti, which warning would be given at least involontarily. To be issory notes and receipts of the wish to thank Mr. Ray for giving A.Doocan, Coombe the troops of any outbreak on the rise, his explanation was that, total value of $10,254.

the use of the Hall frem, also the The following team will repe bile nathing could be further Peak. No doubt the soldiers from his intention then, to offend

ladies who so kindly helped in resent the Hongkong Football sending tweets and cakes.

Club In their League ganze VSISUS, The winners were: 1st, Mrs. the Police on the Club "ground and if the scheme were properly ladies whose bright eyes prodace West Hartlepool magistrates: In 3rd., Miss Edwards; booby, Mrs. Gerrard, larnol; Logan, Hewart, tised his æsthetia soul. When A worried husband before the Alikinson: 2nd, Mrs. Railton: to-2017OW at 5p. Rodger planned it should be possible for this dilemma are in evidence, the the absence of the wife for one Wylie, hidden number, Mrs. McPhan (Capt.), Banner, Forsyth, any house effected to be reached situation is certainly somewhat week only the house has simply Hollands, within a very brief space of time, embarrassing!

been like heaven,

Begg, Valentine, Hilber.

would revel in work of that kind,

the lady, her countenance bypnó-|

HARRIED BLIES,