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ARMED ROBBER CAPTURED.

Europeans in Exciting

OBITUARY.

THE HONGKONG-TELEGRAPH,

LATEST ARMED ROBBERY.

In

Mr. Leo Longinotto.

Robbed and Then Bound. We regret to announce the Chase at Wanchai. death of Mr. Leo Longinotto, thaj From Stanley comes the newз

well-known There was considerable excite-occurred suddenly at his resid-mitted on the highway.

solicitor, which of another armed robbery com ment in the Wanchai districtfence, Kowloon, yesterday after men were proceeding to Shauki- Two yesterday afternoon, when an noon. On Tuesday. Mr. Long-wan yesterday afternoon. armed Chinese robber ass capinotto attended office as usual, front of them walked three man, tured after a long chase in which but yesterday morning he felt one of whom suddenly turned; there was ■ free exchange of unwell and remained at home. round and shots, two Europeans

beld being He apparently intenced to come making

A revolver, among the pursuers. The man over to Hongkong to attend would shoot if resistance were it clear thal be was eventually seized by Mrcase at the Magistracy jesterday offered. A search of the victims E. C. ("Sky") Kerrison of the afternoon, but while ig Naval Yard Police, the other bath

the produced a sum of $25.40, and European who joined in the seemed to recover and thought the pockets of the gang, the be collapsed. He when this had been transferred to chase being Mr. W. R. Andrewmedical attention was maneres-victims were carried bound and of the Public Works Departmentary. He went to bed, however, gagged into a copse below the

It appears that a gang of fise and shortly after three o'clock roadway. robbers, four of them armed, raid his condition become serious.

Later they managed ed a Chinese shop in Yes Woo Mr. Longinotto's servants became to the Police Station, where a to free themselves and proceeded Street, near Causeway Bay tram alarmed and called in a Chinese report of the affair was given. terminus, shortly after p. medical practitioner, living to the where they gagged and bound the district, but by the time assist- inmates and helped themselves ance arrived the deceased gentle to clothing, money, and jewellery man was beyond recovery. Hef said to be worth about $1,400,

passed away about half past They were able to secure admit- three. tance by representing themselves

TOOM

Mr. Longinotto was under 45)

was born on

NEW DANCES.

to be defectives engaged on years of age: he

Why They Have Failed. search for illiet opium. March 14th, 1878. He came to When the men were leaving, an Hongkong in August, 1917. as dances for 1922 were failures

Why is it that all the new alarm was raised, so they separat-Assistant Crown Solicitor. Servis a significant fact that we have ed, three going one way and twoling in this capacity for three tad some shocking dance failures another. Of these latter, one ra0 years, during which period up the street towards Bowrington also undertook the duties

he this year, although dancing as a Canal, and was followed by Assistant Cable Censor and De-flourishing condition, writes & of pastime has never been in a more Chinese police constable, who fired at the fugitive, but ineffec- Supreme Court, he left this post

puty Registrar and Accountant, dance

expert la the ailg tively. Messrs. Kerrison and in 1920 and later took over the Andrews came on the scene and joined in the chase, Mr. Kerrison Gardiner.

of the late Mr. 3.H. Inter taking potshots at the zob-)

The deceased gentleman leaves ber, who repeatedly turned and fired back at bis pursuers.

widow, for whom much |sympathy will be felt.

The funeral takes place this afternoon.

WAL

practice

CHINA'S' CUSTOMS

REVENUE.

Insufficient to Meet Obligations

Courtesy Pully Bulletin." Peking, Jan 31.

Commith.

A few months ago we were all talking and rejoicing and violent- I exercising ourselves over threa "new" dances-the Tango, the Camel Walk, and the Habanera. or five-step. Always there is this exciting talk-and generally very little more.

Consider for a moment that beautiful dance, the Tango. The | Tango was advertised and nour

ished for many months like al cinema star from the United States. Its history and horrid past, were exhumed for inspection: Teachers and dance profe93019 | literally flew to the Continent and America to see the bird in its natural surroundings. And to- day we never see the dance aof- where-or but rarely.

Passing Craigengower Cricket Club, the man turned into Morrl- son Hill Road and then into Wanchai Road. where an Indian police constable And Some Chinese civilisas pined in the chase. The robber

*2ill going strong the Indian p.c. alsal failing towing" him with his! revolver, when the chasa went by the Revenue Officers' quarters, and it is said that several of thei Revenue men, seeing what was was happening, fired at the fugitive from their verancah, but the man seemed to best a charmed life. He was tiring. however, and

The Camel Walk, it has been shortly after this Mr. Kerrison Sir F. A. Agles, Inspectors for the ballroom. It is stage

conclusively shown, is quite use- caught up to him and hit him on General of the Maritime Cas the head with the butt of atoms in an important Memoran and pazzling, and defeats the revolver. The man was dazed by dum, announces that the customs

modest imagination and ability the blow, and was easily disarmed revenus for the year 1923 will of the average amateur descer. and taken into custody.

be sufficient to cover all loan)

As for the Habanera-2018: At the No Police Station, to obligations which are dependent

good name-it has been the rarast: which he was taken, the robber on the

thing to witness an ordinary revenue except the

giving it a was found to have about $99 in Consolidated Loan Service and ballroom couple cash and some jewellery said to the 806.000,009 Lazn of 1922, chacce. ba part of the proceeds of the robbery. The "total value of the property thus recovered amounted to $178.64. A thick leather belt he was wearing showed the mark of

Sir F. A. Algen, who estimates THE DANCE DISASTERS the 1929 deficit in the Consolidated We may draw three conclusions Loan Service at 84,253930, while from this interesting trio of nothing will be left for

the dance disasters. Either the! $50,000,000 Loan, proceeds to dance itself was at faul: (as in a bullet that had been deflected show that the Chinese Govern the case of the Camel Walk: or from striking his spine.

Later Details.

ment, ignoring the established it was not launched efficiently priority of the Consolidated Loans in the case of the Tango); or Other information received to-Service, has earmarked the in-simply it was not wanted (as in day in connection with the affair creased Customs receipts for the case of the Habanera). stated that Mr. Andrews had his various administration expenses) My own view is that 1922 didi attention drawn to the fugitive by to the extent of $13,000,000. not want a new dance, and we

new

the shouts of the parauers and as Sir F, A. Aglen points out that have to ask ourselves & question he went forward to intercept the in 1901 arrangements for the which logically follows from so men the latter drew out a ravo!. service of the Consolidated Loans marked a series of negatives, ver and made clear his intention provided that $20,000,000 should namely does 1923 desire a of shooting if he were interfered be forthcoming annually, namely, dance? with. Mr. Andrews had not,090,000 from salt, and 36.000- Certainly, and from every point option them but to desist from 000 from the railway surplus. of view it would be a highly desir seting acd to follow the These payments have entirely able innovation. For the time man later 07. The chase ceased, and there is no probability being the Tango ought to be led into Wanchal Road where of their resumption. This would dropped, sod revived Mr. Kerrison joined in after sizing not matter so long N the opportune moment. As for the Before customs surplus is sufficient to one-step.. which has become up the situation. Francis School was reached, the meet the Consolidated Loan rather unfashionable and vul too, should be robber bad used all the six rounds Payments, bus of the Govern-garised-that.

WAS

in

at thei

A FIT RATE DANCE.

of his revolver on his pursuers ment

addition to with-revived, and if we get Die and was about to reload when the holding $20,000,000 annually, music like "If Winter Comes." cylinder of the weapon dropped places charges on the CustomsjorKitten on the Keys, there out and be discarded it. Fortu-amounting to a further $13,000,- is no doubt that revived it will nately running into Wood Road, 1000, it becomes most manifest be. Good music is the soul and that the Inspector-General cannot motive-force of all good dancing,

■ cul-de-sac. the fugitive brought up short by the wall at longer carry on the Loan Service. and it was bad music (among the far end of the alley auri wasi Sir. F. A. Aglen points out that other things) that killed the captured by the Naval Yard the Government's action violates Tango. Police Inspector in the manner the principle of priority establish- already described.

ed by mandate and opens the door It must be borne in mind, The account learned this morn to claims from foreign creditors, moreover, that by now the For ing of the escape of the other whose pledged security is broken trot has attained something of robber makea interesting reading. down, and who demand that a por- the honour and veneration that It appears that he was stopped ion of the Customs surplus should once we gave to the waltz. It is, near the Civil Service Recreation be specially get aside for their in fact, a first-rate dance admir- Club by Europesa, butsucceeded benefit. The national credit can ably suited to the British temper. in getting free again by pointing not be maintained by paying fully We all dance it, and we all like to another Chinese and pretend-cartalo privileged creditors and dancing it. As much may be said ing that he was the man who was leaving other creditors, foreign for the waltz, and if we proceed being chased. Without relaxing and Chinese, unpaid. as at along the right lines it could soon his pace, the robber later cropped present.

be re-established in public favour, unseen into the nullah in this Sir F. A. Aglen concludes by 1t is the supreme English locality and made a quick change stating that the claim of the ballroom measure. These three by discarding his outer clothing. Consolidated Loan service and dances, modified and regirrected, His clothes were discovered by the 896,000,000 handbolders would make an excellent 1923 the police later on with a revolver priority is incontestible, but if programme. and part of the stolen property the Chinese Government itsel! In the meantime I look for a

which be bad discarded.

it.

violates that principle, it will man of gonius in some far-off' be impossible for him to maintain forgotten ballroom to invent a dance that is really now and

The really simple.

Golden Fleece awaite him.

LARKIN IS PARDONED.

AN UNCOMPLETED SPEECH. While presenting a new wing! to the Plymouth Albion club's grand stand at Beacon Park, on Christmas afternoon, William Albany, Jan. 18.-The Gover- Satchell Knight, Mayur of Plynor of New York has pardoned mouth 1920-21, fell dead. He Jim Larkin, the Irish strike was in the middle of his speech, leader, who is serving a term of and surrounded by members of five years' imprisonment on s his family,

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