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RANGOON SENSATION.

Plot to Raid Regimental Guardroom.

THREE SOLDIERS INVOLVED.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, · WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1922.

SHANGHAI WEDDINGS,

WEATHER REPORT.

white

. Reiss- Clark.

The Cathedral at Shanghai was very beautifully decorated with and maure chrysan- Rangoon, November 3'h hemums for the wedding of Miss What would have proved to be Isobel Winifred Clark, daughter s most astounding case was, it is of Colonel William Cark, D.D.. sileged, planned to take place and Mr. Raymond Henry Peel last Wednesday night (November) Reiss, son of Mr and Mrs. James place or [st), but owing to the fact that Reiss, which took the authorities had become November 15th. at Holy Trinity cognisant of the affair having Cathedral The Rev. Dean C. J. F. ceached the ears of the alleged Symons officiated. conspirators, the plot did not

mature.

BritBy

the facts

that are

MOLYNEUX-ROWLEY. The marriage of Mr. Harry, three privates of the King's Lindsay Molyneux, eldest son of Own "Regiment, named Hes-Mr. and Mrs. T. Molyneux. and wood, Briggs and Gres planned. Miss E. C. Rowles, younger it is said, with three civilians daughter of the Rer. Sir damad Jordian (in Armenian) George Rowley, Bart, and Lady Lamden and Simmonds (Angle-Rowley, took place at the Holy Indiens) to raid the guard room Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, on of the regiment at Sale Barracks November 15th. The service, and carry off the money kept in which was fully choral, was per- the bores there in the safe. As farmed by the Rev. Dean C. J. F. Thursday and Friday were pay Symons. tavs for the regiment i was reckoned that fully Rs. 7,000 ur Rs. 10,000 would be in the bes in the safe but as a matter of fact there was more than double this -m. As the money would bel principally in currency but 3 of The lower values with a few noles of higher values of 100 for the Sergeants, there would have been no difficulty in tisposing of the mones once it had been obtained.

MORRISSION-BOYL.

The wedding of Mr. Chester Beaver Storrison and Miss Estelle Eva Mary Bord also took place at the Holy

Trinity Cathedral,

Shanghai, on the afternoon of November 15th. The Rev. C. J. F. Symons officiated.

A CAPITAL LEVY.

Would It Be Practicable?

Nov. 2d. 11h. 03m.-Communi- cation with stations to the north of Foochow is interrupted. Pre- sure changes are small at report. ing stations.

Probably the anticyclone has passed into the Pacifs.

monsoon

Fresh to moderate may be expected along the S.E. coast of Chins and over the N. China Sea

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending, at 10 am. to-day, 1.00 inch. Total amce January 1st_6821 inches, against an average of 81.55 inches.

ORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDINO AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District.

Forecast.

N.E. winds,

Formosa Channel > fresh.

South coast of

Chin

between:

3.K. & Lamocks. N.E winds, 3 Hongkong to moderate:

Gap Rock.........fair. coast of

4 South

Chin between

3.K. & Hainan.

1. F. CLAXTOS, Director. 1.5. Observatory, Nov. 22, 1922.

TIME SIGNALS.

The time ball on Kowloon Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 4 m. and 4.p.m. except on Satur lays when it is dropped at 10 s.c. and i p.m. and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped it 10 am, only.

The tall is boisted half mast at be 55th minute and full mast at the 37th minute. Should the ball ail to drop at the correct time, it will be lowered at five minutes ast the hour and the ordinary outine repeated at following hour if possible.

The plans for this raid showed how carefully everything had been planned aud it was no won- jer that when the authorities first heard of the proposed dacoity they were inclined to be some- what sceptical till further in- formation removed their doubts. At a meeting of the School of The information that first reached Accountancy Students Asuncia he police was to the effect that tion in Manchester. on October heee six men held meetings in 10, Sir Edwin Stockton examined he Lamden's house in Mill Roadt. the capit levy proposal from the three soliders informed thelstandpoint of a practical business where that on Wednesday night ran. and sought to show that hay sould be en guard du'r and even if it were practicable the -2 was arranged that either Jordanlevy would not help matters at

Should the time ball be out of Siamonds should go to the the present.

order the above routine will be and ask for an officer,! (CAT.

In the first place. he said, the carried out with flag "Z" on who was known, bad left the eriment. He would then offer proposal was unsound because it the stom signal mast

The signal are also given at the Sergeant of the guard drinks entirely ignored the effect of the h and not keep him supplied huge disturbance of co fidence night by means of three white inal cot into that state that which would smash credit and lamps mounted vertically on the when he went to sleep it would des roy the flow of busine a. The bservatory wireless mast. From result would be one of, Sem. Os to 9h. 0m. Os. p.m. Lake -omething

muchure very

Are extinguished) treater than the ord mary noises, imparable damage to commerce the lamps to wake him The three soldiers and, consequently, a real econ-momentarily at the even seconds vers then to open the safe, take omics to emploser and Pm-spect at the 2nd. 28th, 50th,

In the second place, he 2nd, and 54th of each minute. ut the boxes containing

theployed.

The hours refer to Hongkong Money and hard it over to one of proposal was impracticable. It he three civilians who was there He would then convey it to the iput where the others of the gang Yere waiting either with a motor. ar or gharry and drive off and take the loot Laden's house where it was to be divided when the soldiers came on being re- ieved ul guard duty.

reenwich).

would necessitate a valuation a: Standard Time (8 hours of teas

specifi d date, and this in itself was by no mears an easy thing to carry out in a fair way. It would require an army of officials, and, however scint thes might

extreme

they would find Įdficulty ir ariving at an equit- able valuation at a specified date On this story being confirmed when, without druht, the whole

financial market would be in al urther information abtained later, the Commissioner of Palic-condition of panic as the first forwarded the recorded state. fruits of confiscation.

Tent to Colonel Borzett, the Very fear people would have Ofer Commarding the King's the assets available to pay the ŵn Regiment ato madtivy, and either they would have all arrangemer te to either fruat-t, sell their securties or the State JAle the conspirators or

would have to aeree to accept the apture them if they made the leg in kind I needed little sttempt. A large force fimagination to think what would litary were placed round the happen when most people were guard room. hidden from view, endeavouring to realize, and both Colonel Borrett and the who would be the Commissioner of Police were a buyers (in assuming there the spot. As the three men

were any burers, what sort of Heywood, Briggs and Grey car prices would be realised? up one after the other to sake! their turn at guard duty, thes were disarmed and placed in thei detention room. Heywood war the fit to be thus arrested and in being questioned by Colonel Barrett at once made a confes ston implicating and throwing the

lame on the others.

Jordan and Siramonds were Arrested later. Jordan also con fessed, but Simmonds denied all' Knowledge of the affair.-Rangoon

Vimes.

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74 65

50 33

Barometer fempérature... Flumidity..... 46 Wind Direction ENE wind Force

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