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SKELETON OF A CRIMINAL. Memories of old days in Hong- long when the Old Bailey end of the compound at the Central Police Station was used for the dual purpose of execution and burial of coalomnued prisoners, were revived by the discovery yesterday of the skeleton of a man

THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1924.

A SHAMEEN DISPUTE.

"NEW REGULATION" CANCELLED.

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The following latho Canton, A recent Garcite version of

The now Shamoen difficulty: regulation promulgated by the British Municipal Council Shameen recently, prohibiting all Chinese from taking walks along the first and second bunda on the Bhameen, was abolished on Mon- day through the strong opposition of the compradoros of the different foreign firma.

For the kist few weeks coolica have been at work at the police compound, demolishing a portion of the wall fronting the Old

During the last few days, the Bailey to prepare a site for a police store-huuso, which, when local papers have published bitter completed, will extend the width comments against the new reguin of the compound, by a good tion of the Shameen Municipal Chinese employees in While excavations Council. many foot. were going on yesterday morning, the different foreign firms were pro- the coolies unearthed some humanparing to start a general striko in tho foroigu bonos covered over with a decaying view of the unpopular treatment mut. A report was immediately given them by

nade at the charge-room and the municipal administration. Noti bones were subsequently removedfications were issued by the Guild under the supervision of the police. of foreign firm employees requent- It is believed that the skeleton was ing all those in the employment #rms in Bhomeen that of a prisoner excouted in the of foreign

leave their taske on days when the gallows were in-to

now afalled in what is now the police the 15th. The strike -ia compound and the bodies of the averted as the Municipal adminis vistims were intorred on the spot,tration has already declared the The theory is supported by the now regulation voul..

the mat and quick presence of fine, in which the bones were in

bedded..

The remains were finally taken to the public mortuary after photos had been taken for the police re- corde.

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Orest indignation is shown by the Chinese merchants against the Manager of Menses. Jardine, Matheson & Ch. who introduced the now regulation to the Municipal Council, and a telegrant bis been despatched by those merchants to the Hend Office of Jardines, in Hongkong, asking that the leen! bo manager be recalled and replaced by a now man who is more familiar with conditions in this province.

ARMED ROBBERIES.

TWO REPORTED YESTERDAY.

Ma Tau-sze, a Chinese married woman, living at 26 Burd Street,

Boston tav 1 second floor, reports to the police! 8 New York...... 3 that two men armed with butcher's

-Reuter. knives entered her house yesterday 12

afternoon and stole jewelry and goods to the value of $100.

The men got afely away, and It is not known in what direction they went.

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A report reached the police yes- allotted in the handicaps to be derided at the Empiro Day Incoting. terday of an armed robbery at Commonwealth Hdep. A. Class,Sha Tau village, Dee Bay, in the on Monday. (B furlongs).-Edunhall (168), Benz New Territories, (157), Full House (150), Strath-Shortly after & am. on that day

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(162), six men, one of whom was armed Valiant Dahlin (152), Syree Bill with a mauser rifle, entered a |(162), Arbor Day (162), Magnificenthouse in the village and got away: Dahlin (150), Yellow River (149), with a wooden box containing Rialto Star (149), Koh-I-Noor (140), jewelry and women's clothing. King Charlie (149), Sturland (148) The value of the property is Nastaran II (147), Exchange Bill unknown.

An armed robbery took place yes Commonwealth Hdep. B. Classterday shortly after tiffin at No. 25, furlonge-Loch-Rannoch-(168) Burn-Street, Central-District---Two Gaudio (154) Langsat (154), men armed with butchors' knives sa- Taruna (162), Pawnshop (2)tered the premises and hold up the White Hose (152), Duku (152),

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