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WING WO STREET ROBBERY.

Fifteen Years for Two Prisoners

Three men appeared before Mr. Justice Gompertz, at the Crimin-

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor at the "Hongkong

Telegraph.*)

The Arms Question. -

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MASTER OF

“KENG" SHAN” FINED.

Carrying Excess Passengers.

passengers,

He

The waster of the ferty launob Keng Shan was charged at the Sir.-I quite concur with your Marine Court, before Comdr. al Sessions this morning, on correspondent's suggestion that Beckwith this morning, with charges of robbery by two or every citizen ought to have

carrying 53 excess passengers. more, shooting with intent (one proper permit. to carry" arma,

Lance-Sergt. Armilt saw the prisoner), wounding with intent owing to the continual occurrence launch with a big list, and very (one prisoner), and possession of of armed robberies. Many have arms (two prisoners).

obisined permits to posesss, but crowded, going towards Bung

How from Shauriwan. The jury ware bossrs. H. J.nat to carry. What's the use of stopped ber and counted 202 Fountain (foreman), M.R. Beltrap. Leeping the revolvers at home or L.A. Osorio, E. E. Osmund, W. H. in the office when one is attacked licensed to carry only 149. whilst the

Groskamp. A. K. Henderson and in the streets and outdoors? J. O Sheppard

Sarels, nobody will use their Mr. H. K. Holmes, for the revolvers except on emergency to Crown, ssid the band of robbers protect their lives, and those who consisted of five mos. The rob carry them know how to handle bery took place at 23, Wing Wo themcarefully. In many streets no Street, about half-past eight on policemen are to be seen and the the night of Sept. 3rd. In one robbers are cunning enough cabicle there was a woman who noticing their absence to attack | was ill. A man came in and at-people unprotected.` tempted to take the gold bangles

There is an old saying: Pre-

Defendant told the Court that number of passengers came on board at Shaukiwa and be could unt stop them.

Defendsat, who bas bad 20

ears" sarvice in the harbour and one previous conviction, WAS fined $20, with the option of 14 days.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY,

off her wrists. He could not do sovention is better than cure" Lt and so the woman pulled them of us all have this prevention, and herself and gave them to bìm. In the robbers will not be so daring another cubicle were a man and

in attacking people and escape his wife. Here the robbers were

detection so frequently. resisted, but they succeeded in

The railway truck, fitted with Another suggestion (very ad-sails from a fishing vessel, which opening the safe and taking a com of money and also took the wo visable too) is that at every corner the wind propels between Spura man's bangle. When the robbers of the streets a policeman should. had gone the

ba posted, so that when any alarm threw a man crockery pot out of the windows given they can at once arrest and gave chase. Others joined the culprit.

in, including an indian silkdealer.

The Indian caught one of the

Yours etc.

W&S 10-

Head and Klasen ticipated 10 South Wales ¿ century

When #go.

the tramway between Swansea and the Mumbles was built the VOX POPULI.jenabling Act of Parliament gave the company the option to employ wind, horse or steam" as the motive power. In modern years this undertaking has shown, a

alleged robbers, who pulled out Hongkong Nov, 23, 1922.

a kaife and stabbed his captor

several times.

Revenue Officer Ward was

near Sincere's which is in the CHINESE FUNERALS. similar pioneer spirit in another)

A Canton Reform.

To remove the superstitious,

remony.

and cheaper

1600

direction, for it was the frat company to elect a woman to its board of directats, in the person of Viscountess Rhondda.

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vicinity-at the time, Mr. Holmes continued. He saw & man rooning and gave chase. Į When the accused reached Oilman Street he turned the corner and then, walking quietly, insanitary and expensive methods What are we going to call the began to retrace bis steps. R.O.[of funerals and burials in Canton.new Port of London Palace in Ward struck him and there was a company is on foot to introduce these days of tabloid titles? a struggle. Mr. Ward found that embalming, simplicity of cere- Someone may suggest Pepys his prisoner was holding a

in Palace, remembering that the site Tolvar. A Chinese constable disposing of the dead, says the of the great diarist's "Navy came up and accused fired at Canton Times. If this company Office." "les somewhere under him, but missed. The constable is able to carry out its object, its the new structure, Jay's 4. knocked prisoner down and be service will be listed as one of Home

pзper. Should the was arrested.

the most beneficial reforms in ghost of Samuel Pepys be Cantoa.

encountered wandering dazed ush Kwong Company. Ltd., is pile, might he not be induced to This proposed corporation, the among the splendours of the new way calling for a capital of 100,000 suggest a subject for the great at $50 a share and has already painting that will some day procured grounds near Canton decorate the ceiling of the chair- for a modern cemetery to replace man's room? The Authority has the old style graves occupying not forgotten Samue! having more and tban is necessary. named a City street after him.

Two of the accused were sen- tenced to 15 years' imprisonment and to receive to strokes with the cat. The third prisoner discharged.

The

DAY BY DAY.

death occurred at the This company will also introduce Convent at Kuala Lumour on less expensive coffi-s. interest | Many years must have passed Nuverüber 16th, of Sister Rose, the public in sanitary embalming, since cattle were pastured in from sprue, after 42 year levoted provide undertaking parlours. Hyde Park, where a surprise! religious service in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur."

awaited the habitual stroller on Saturday, in the shape of two mild-eyed, red cows, quietly feed- ing alongside the Row, in a fenced-off portion of the old ex- bibition ground by Knightsbridge

chapels, and up-to-date hearses, and adopt simple ceremonials and funeral processions. A crem A distressing accident tookatorium will also be erected. place on Ipoh Railway Station. Among those interested in this platform on November 19th. when enterprise and reform are the Mr. G. Lonsdale, & European Rev. Ng Mon-po, who has return-Barracks. They are the property rubber planter, was knocked do ened from America: Dr. Andrew of the Scots Guards and were taken by a passing goods train and Wu Gayson, of Moses Drug from the Germans by the 2nd. seriously injured.

Company: Nie Gs Sheong. of Battalion near Ypres. They have Wah On Drug Company: the key shared the fortunes of the bat It

incorrectlysog Fung Ting and och ers. announced that the opening

has

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been

performance of the

A.D.C.'s

production of "Ibe Tempest" NEWS FROM CANTON. but they provide about three gal

would be on December 23rd. The

actual dates of the performances are to be announced later.

We regret to bave to announce, says the Mulan Muff, the death of

talion ever since, and are now just arrived in London from Aldershot. It must be confessed that they are not exactly champion milkers,

lons a morning between them.

A resident A Big Opium Seizure.

of Cartwright- gardens, W.C., offers a reward for Our Canton correspondent the recovery of a "grey tabby cat." reports that the authorities have There are two meanings to Mr. William Hay, the big sized over 2000 taels of Yunnan tabby," one referring to colour. hunter, which took place in the opium in a room at the Hotel "brownish, taway or grey, marked early hours of Nov. 12th. The cause of death was, we understand, back-Asia which was occupied by the with darker parallel stripes or the other water fever. Mr. Hay was origin- secretary of the Yunnan repres-streak: brindled."

$83, 2 "tabby" ally in the Government Service entative who has come to see referring to

a "she-cat. General Chan King-ming on being and of late years he had been known locally as one of the best important affairs. The secretary to tom-cat." Prior, 1689, has "On game shooters-especially

has been removed in custody, and her tabby rival's face, She deep it is said that General Chan bas will mark her now disgrace." In- elephants,

refused the request made by the Townley's "High Life Below Younan representative for bis Stairs," 1836, there is, "Your cat has kittened-two Toms and two

of

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correlative

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ALEXANDRA BUILDING.

ON LUKEDOMS.

Several Given for Political Services.

:

country gentleman to the highest rank in the peerage. At the In spite of the commandeering release.

same time two great Whig earls- of nearly a hundred native junks.)

one of whom had contributed steam launches and tow.boats by Our correspondent also reports Tabbies." Other words that have

very largely to the success of the The interesting, suggestion is Revolution, Badford and Davon- that in reply to Ching Chih-ping, two meanings are "artan." which the Military Administration for

signified Berge, being made in some quarters that; sbire, were made dakes. troop transportation, the river of Amoy, General Chan has stated originally

Later on there is the curious that he has not the least desire to and does so still at the Royal the special ambition of Lord traffic is not muchinterrupted, as at

"the first case of the dukedom of Bucking, first feared, says the Canton Times, absorb Fukien, his main object Army Clothing Factory, but has Curzon, is to obtain General Chan King-ring has as being to prevent Hsu Song chih's been commandeered by the Scots dukedom given for political res-ham. The longing of owners of │RONA " 13. a reward for his long Stowe for a dukedom convulsed sured the ship owners that every and Wong Tai-wan's forces from to mean & pattern.

service, and especially for those the political world for many thing will be done to compensate ritory and to assist the Fukienese encroaching on Kwangtong ter them and make things easy, ex-

That the King's interest in his recently rendered in the Near years Chatham in one genera” crisis, says the Man-tion and his son in another were pressing regrets that public into establish their own Govern-hobby of stamp-collecting has East

ment. terest requires some necessary

unabated since he first started, chester Guardian, What Lord constantly worried by applica inconvenience to the public. Geo- Another report is that the when a midshipman, is shown by Carzon's ambition may be is a tions, and George III invented eral Chap has also denounced Military Commander Tung lun- the exhibition of his Trinidad matter knowo presumably only to the rule that no more dukedoms those inexperienced officers who yan has refused to hand over the stamps, which was on view last bimself, though one may admit were to be created except for have been rude in the discharge pest of Superintendent of Customs month to members of the Royal without difficulty that he would royalties in order to provide an of their duty and in dealings with in Kingchow (Hainan) to Lut Philatelic Society. His Majesty (make an admirably dignified excuse for refusing Temple. the shipmasters and crew.

Man-fee, who has been officially is not, however, the only Royal wearer of the strawberry leaves; At last, in the reign of George appointed by the Civil Governor. philatelist in Europe. The Crown but it is hardly the fact that IV., Liverpool acquired the great

Parliamentary The latter has consequently wired PrinceofSweden, son-in-law of the dukedoms have never been given Grenville

Duke of Connaught, is numbered in the past for political services fuence at the price of the duke amongst enthusiastic collectors, As it happens a dukedom has dom, and with the dukedom and for many years has been pres-been offered for political services began the decline and fall of the ident of the Swedish Philatelicto two 'Marquises of Lansdowne family fortunes. Society, of which our own King of the modern era. Farther back Even the dukedom of West is also an honorary member. A in history an actual case was minster might, in some sense, be special album, too, containing & that of the dukedom of Loods. If called a political dukedom. stamps, has been prepared for the political services it was William

who Queen of the Belgians, to present IV.'s Minister,

THE CAUTIOUS. Cor.

A Scotsman, giving evidence in a case at Clerkenwell County Court commenced several replies with "I should imagine." At last counsel inquired. "Can't we have something more definite than

for instructions.

that?" Judge Parfit: "He is MARKET OF SOULS complete set of Belgian postage ever a man earned a dukedom by

putting it very carefully.

A

Scoteman imagines, where an Englishman thinks. It means the same thing. I know Scotland."

climbed

You don't need to be rich to own

A VICTROLA.

in-

to Queen Elena of Italy, who also in little more than twenty yours atk Moutele'a sbout their exay payment has a fine general collection. from the station of a Yorkshire,

wyŝtas.

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