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DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.

-BON VOYAGE.

FAREWELL TO PORTU.

QUESE SENATOR.."

rear cubicle were awakened from

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, MONDAY MARCH 24

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MAN GETS SEVEN YEARS, A daylight robbery at Sham shuipo was described in the A large number of the Porta- There was another meeting of Supreme Court this morning beguese community of Hongtang members of the China Coast fore the Chief Justice, whan Lok met at the Lusitano Club on FH- Officers' Guild and the Marine Chiu was charged with being day evening to bid farewell to Mr. Engineers' Guild of Chinar yester concerned with another, un-Francisco Xavier Anacleto da day, and in a subsequent inter known, in stealing on October Silva, Senator for Masso, who is view granted to the Press, Mr. 9th. from Yeung Kau a gold 'proceeding to Lisbon to take his T. T. Laurenson, acting secretary watch and $10, and from Hul seat as a Member of Parliament, fof the Officers Guild, stated that Samui on the same date, two Senhor Luiz A. de Cerveira de the members were still greatly jackets, several articles of jowell-'Albuguerque a Castro, the local dissatisfied with the was the ery, and $6.

Consul General for Portugal, on Goverment was going about the Mr. A. Drar Ball appeared Mr. da Silva with a gold cigar-was felt that they should be taken behalf of the community present-matter of piracy prevention. It for the Crown, and outlining ette case. He said that it gave him fully into the confidence of the the case against prisoner said immense pleasure and satisfaction authorities, and not ignored, as that the robbery took place to thank Mr. Anacleto da Silva they practically had been. at 99. Now Chan Street, Sham for the ability and zeal.be had shuipo, on the second floor. The displayed in his capacity as (which came into operation last As for the Convoy system | rear cubicle was occupied by Senator for Macao when he was night) Mr. Laurenson considered Young Kau and his wife and the

in Portugal last year. He felt that it was not likely to prove front cubicle by a woman named Hui Sai-mui. The couple in the ure that Mr. da Silva realised effective. The last ship in the

the importance of the duties on-line could be pirated with Fresh sleep by a cry from the front and rusted to him and that as the comparative esse, he thought. He immediately afterwards two men would always take a keen in- bave anything to do with matters

representative for Macao he did not see that the police should (5 kimnel, 5 one carrying a revolver and the terest in Macao problems He otherthan the search of passengers other a dagger, rushed into the wished the senator bon voyage and cargo at the wharf, and of room. The man with the revolver, identified as the prisoner, seized and thanked him for his work on harbour craft. The naval escort behalf of Macao Mr. da Silva's suggestion, if adopted, would, he the man while the other confined health was then honoured, with thought, be the real solution. his attention to the woman. The

loud acclamation.

Mr. Laurenson also discussed usual questions were asked and

Mr. F. X. Anacleto da Silva, a suggestion which had been put threats made and eventual in responding to the toast, gave a forward to 15

the effect that P short but very eloquent speech representations sould be made to with tapes and gagged with He expressed his deep apprecia-the Inspector General of Customs old socks. It Way shortly

honour conferred in Peking with the view to after midday. The woman in the front cubicle would tell them that upon him and said that he was arrangements being made by the the men entered her cubicle and Proceeding to Lisbon in full Chinese Maritime Customs effici took hold of her, She pointed realisation of his responsibilities, ently to patrol and convey on the having only at heart the require- main trade routes the North and out to them that she had just given birth to a child and she was would do everything in his power then be made to pay for their ments of his constituency. He West Rivers. The Chinese would

secure for the progress of owa protection. Macao the most equitable treat- This was a point, Mr. Laurea- would enable Macao to progress worthy of consideration. ment and such opportunities as son agreed, which Was and prosper. In his work he was probably difficulties would arise given every consideration and between the Nogh and South attention, and he wished to dis-over the matter. He concluded others, of whom prisoner was Pose the tallacy existing in some by declaring that the China

both

were

tied

eleased but threatened if she. should cry out. The police were unable to say whether two

or

four men were engaged in the theft, but Li Yung sing a fish monger, informed them that he saw two men come down, follow ed shortly afterwards by two

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Each had a" parcel. Li

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Yung-sing followed prisoner to their Hunghom where he watched him puwn a

well i but

quarters that the people of Coast officers and engineers" bad

cared Portuge!

nothing for proved, by sticking th their jobs Colonies. He assured despite the indignities they had gold watch for 84.50. se present that whoever had suffered, that they were the most

the honour and good fortune to reasonable people in the world. From there prisoner wedi 10 Yaumati and still following him represent Macao could confidently the fishmonger saw him go into a pawnshop and dispose of some

count upon receiving every as-

sistance. He had been cordially LIFE AFTER DEATH. received by the Portugiese

clothing. Subsequently prisoner Embassy in London. where he returned to, bis house at Shamine: the present President of

shuipo. About a month afterwards, Portugal in his then capacity as Conan Doyle on "Psychic

(Li Yung-sing had not given ip-Consul General. it was desirable formation) they were together in that the people of Macao should a teashop and prisoner admitted taking part in the robbery, but see the country that gave them,

secure the

Truth."

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, st the threatened to shoot Liif he gave best tu

birth. and he would do his Royalty Theatre, London, recent- information.

passingly gave an address on "Modern of measures to grant passages Peychic Knowledge," with special | Continuing, Mr. Dyer Ball said and furlough to the Metropolis, reference to the play "Outward that prisoner made, a long state of Portugal for those public ser-Bound" now runcing B! tho meat to the magistrate accusing vants locally appoihted who had theatre. Li Yung-sing of taking part in hitherto been unable to enjoy He said he was an admirer of the robbery and denying that be this advantage. He concluded the play, which deals with the himself was present.

by inviting all present to drink to voyage of a number of dead peat the toast "God Bless Maceo.". ple to the bourne from, which no Li Yung-sing WAN CTOSA-

All those present then repaired traveller returned. In "Outward examined at length by prisoner to the supper room where tes Bound" these people did not He made evasive replies when was served, after which dancing know they were dead. asked why he did not report the was indulged in by the young was perfectly true repte- matter until some months after folk to the strains of the jazz sentation. The psychic evidence wards.

music supplied by the "Lyric" which those interested in spiritu- Orchestra.

His Lordship abu questioned bim and finally told him to ga back to his own business and to leave things of that description alone. He had better give up prying about the streets.

concerned. The

LIVERPOOL TO GIVENCHY.

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alism had been able to Collect showed that dead people did not realise at first that they were dead Another correct feature in Mr. A. Rushton. the Lord the play was that these people, Mayor of Liverpool, accompanied being dead, carried over to the by Mr. Frank Wilson, the former other side their own presentment. Lord Mayor, and other members There were several other points)

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Summing up bis Lordship said that chief evidence against the Corporation and represen-relating to the life after death tatives of the 13th Division (West) which had been touched on with prisoner was given by the woman, Lancashire Territorials visited great truth, but he had one criti- who said she had no doubt that

Givenchy last month and laid the clem to make. When the passen- prisoner was one of the men foundation-stone of a memorial gers in the boat in the play asked fishmongers hall for which the City of Liver-if there was a wireless apparatus evidence as to following prisoner pool has subscribed the funds on board the answer should have to pawnbroker's shops was admit- ted by prisoner, though he still be ball, which will be erected been not "No," but "Yes." bac said he took no part in the near the memorial of the 55th that there were no receivers on robbery-

Division, will provide a home for earth to hear them. orphans and aged inhabitants of Sir Arthur gave some striking extraordinary.

surroundings and their lives was SURGICAL BLUNDERS. The jury found prisoner guilty the commune of Givenchy, and intences to prove his contention and sentence of seven years hard will include a recreation room that life exists after death. and cently received, he said, from

He quoted some messages re- Cases Of "Spongitis." labour was passed.

quoted many well-known suppor- spirits. One said if man

A great sensation has been ters of what he termed the knew the truth about death how ing blunders at the operation- only caused by a letter alleging amaz- psychic truth..

reminded

many tears would be dried, while table which has been sent to the

late ex-

and library.

THE BOY SCOUTS.

BY BERTON BRALEY.

That rough little, tough little gang of boys

That used to break windows galore.

That deafened our ears with continual noiso-

It doesn't act so any more.

What's happened? That bunch used to give us a pang,

We shuddered with fear at its shouts: What's happened? Why, neighbour, the neighbourhood

Has gone and joined up with the Scouts!

Their leader, whom grown-ups regarded askance

As head of ze mischievous crew,

Has found, with the Scouts, just a peach of a chance To do what he's wanted to do:

He's boss of his troop, and he makes them behave

Without any questions or doubts,

He's learned that he needn't be bad to be bravo,

A lesson that's taught by the Scouts.

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Oh, boys will be boys; and experience shows.

That boys WILL belong to a gang,

But organized RIGHT as the scout master knows- Their energy, vigour and tang

Will fashion a clean snappy, likeable troop

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his critics.. that he Was another pointed out how much British Medical Journal by Mr. only une exponent of many, in-casier it would be to endure trou- Rutherford Morison, cluding Sit Oliver Lodge. went on to say that life carried awaited them:

Heble on earth if people knew what aminer in Burgery at the on from the moment when a

Universities of Liverpool and person's eyes were closed in) It had been ascertained that Birmingham. He relates numer death. That person became a several persons after death endur- ous instances of swabs being left spirit, but a spirit was not an éd punishment which took the in the body of the patient, and omnipoten: being, but probably form of a monotonous life in grey says that in the early days of below its living counterpart in surroundings full of remorse and abdominal surgery death was 80 intellect. Death, however, made bitterness; while a number be- often a consequence of this over- little or no change in the in-came actually earth-bound-poor sight that spongitis became a re- gangdividual.

drifting creatures living in s sort cognised post mortem diagnosis. of nightmare. Spiritualists were During the last ten years,” trying to get in touch with those he writes, "I have removed six If these spirits were able to poor spirits and help them to which had been the cause of answer the questions of their higher planes. In conclusion, weeks or months of ill-health. friends on earth the living would Sir Arthur affirmed that the only All these patients recovered; but soon become mere automatons. thing in life worth anything was

none of them learned the real But when things were really spiritual development,

cause of the trouble, and so far as needed they did come to aid.

I know none of the surgeons who both spectacularly and by instruc

operated, was informed of the tion. These disembodied spirits

mistake that be had made." brought their information either! FOR GETTING A GOOD GRIP. by means of the trance or by

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From reckless and impish young sprouts: And that's what's been done with our neighbourhood group,

They've gone and joined up with the Scouts!

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