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CRIME AND PRISONS.

INCREASE OF PIRATE

ACTIVITIES.

DAY BY DAY.

The Canton Government In- tends taxing photographers twan..

their rotolil, forty per cent.

charges.

Hongkong's raputation lawlossnoas during the past few -yonTH—I—unintained by tha. statisties given in the report of the Captain Superintendent of Police for 1923. Compared with an average for the last five years of 12,567 casos boing reported to the palice, thoro were 13,939 reports in 1922 and 14,200 Inet your. However, tho Korious offences decreased by nearly 0 per cont.

In the course of 1823 there wore 22 murder reports, G cases

of manslaughter. 19 attempted murders, and 174 robbarios und Basalt with intent, to rob. Kidnapping jumped from 4 casel in 1929 to 11 last year.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION'

on

POLICY IN INDIA.

LORD. CHELMSFORD'S STATEMENT,

WAS

London, July 31; A olour stateinent of the Gov- Cornmont's policy in India

made by Lord Cholinsford in the A Shoklung report says that House of Lords, reading Mr. the Kwangel and Yunnan MacDonald's lottor to the Hindu, troops have had a battle over last January as the ombodiment possession of a shipment of rice of the present policy, declaring destinod for the former, over a that full discretion would be loft bundrod casualties being auffored to the Government of India to on both sides.

onforco thu law. The Britiel Govarnmont would support the Government of India In any A Manila telegram to the Daily action they folt It necessary to Bulletin says tho Shipping Board tako to quell a revolutionary teamer Stanley, oporated by the movemont.--Reuter. Admiral Lino, in nonding an .8.0.8." mossage from Balałac, In the Strait of Palasan, roparts

a serious broakdown and that aid | is argently requested.

SAVAL POWER.

ANOTHER SINGAPORE

· DEBATE.

Tho strength of the Crimnina) | А Масло шаннако ваун the

London, July 31. Investigation Department on police chiof at Chinshan have ro-

The Conservatives have again) December 31st, 1923, wus:--- quested the Canton Government attempted to roverse the Singa-

Inspäctors and Sub-Inspectors, to protest to the Maçao Govom-poore ducision. Mr. Amory inde Europeana 15. Chinoso nil; mont on account of Macao police House of Commons moving the Sergeants, 8 and 14: Lanco disintorring the body of an infaut reduction of the naval vota us pi Sergeants. 9.and 13: Chinese from a gravo beyond the Portugu- protest against the naval pro- Constables, 94.

ese border in connection with cor-gramme, and urging a comprolien- The attention of this depart-tain criminal proceedings.

sivo schemo of replacemont. ment has boon directed chiofly to

besides a reversal of the decision the suppression of orino within

us rogards Singapore, the import- the Colony. Other branches of

Ong of the Government's ance of which, he said, did not lio, Criminal Investigation work have oldest and most. respocted in the Pacific but in the Indian _not_received_the attention that servants has retired, in the porton Ocean, which it would effectually

may be possible in more peaceful of Mr. 1. M. Xavior, A. M. I. C. E, cover from outside invasion. times," says the raport.

assistant engineer of the P. W.D., Comdr. Kenworthy said that Ho joined the Department as far though the Governmost weru PIRACIES.

back un 1887 and is now in his absolutely right, he believed there; 55th year.

During his long was a Litoral and a Democratic Colony has diminished, ways thervice he has rendered much movement in Japan which would

appreciated work in connection respond to the invitation for 'with road construction in the disarmament conforence.

esteem in which he was held, his opinion that if we were to bear Colony. As a mark of the high Comdr. Bollairs expressed tho colleagues have presented him this burden of aratamonts, the with a silver cigar and olgarotte Dontinions ought to help us. box the presentation boing mado

While serious crime within the

1. S., piracy has become a very serians monger. This may ha

Ascribed chiefly to the unsettled conditions in South China. The munder of Hongkong vessels pirated has been but a fraction of the number of Chinese craft

by the Hon. Mr. T. H. Creusy,

Director of Public Works,

Mr. Ammon said the Premior

was fully occupied with other

enco.

provocative,

considored

loated by pirates in the Deita. On November 15th extra tempor

wattory, but as soon as possible ary soarchers wore ungagoid, The

every stop would bo takon to piracy of the Choung Chau

convono an international confer- We have received from Messrs. taunch Li Fat" showed the Caidbeck. MacGrogor and Co.mont would maintain what it

Moantimo, the Govern necessity of soarching ferry Ltd., a most interesting little considered the right margin of launches plying within the waters booklat telling the story of the safety without doing anything of the Colony. Extra men were Aquarius Company and explain which required for this

might bo work. The ing the process of manufacture searchors are regular duty con- of this Company's famous pro- stables under the supervision of ducts, which are known the world TO BARGAIN WITH. European dotective officers: The Lover. The booklet la nicoly Mr. Ammon said in the course strength of the searching staff illustratod, and give details of of his reply that all the Washing-| for outgoing steamers waa on the

now factory orooted in ton signatories, had abided by 31st December, 1923:-Europeans Shanghai. Absolute safeguard is their agreement, and nobody had 5. Chinese (regular) 30, Chinese provided against any kind of immade a greater reduction than (temporary) 15.

purity in manufacture, from the Britain. He saw no reason for) Twelve piracius were reported [fact that Aquarius waters ro rovision of the Singapore decision. loantly, one in March, one in not only filtered but distilled He denied that there was strong April, two in May, one in July, after filtration, whilst all bottles fooling in Australia where there, two in September, two in October, are scalded during the process of was a division of opinion on the ne in November, and two in cleaning. Messrs. Caldbeck, Mac-matter. He pointed out that in Decombor. One haul was put at Gragor and Co. wifi be happy to view of the distance betoon $40,000, and another at $60,000. supply anyone with copies of the Australia and Japan, it was not In several cases thoro was loss booklet on application.

of life.

so easy for the latter to wreak hor will on Australia as might fro thought. Ho said Singapore gave Mr. MacDonald something to bargain with, and failing a satis cent, had previous convictions. factory decision we would re- The Superintendent of Prisons! One hundred and two prisoners gretfully have to establish a huso in his report for last year states where whipped by order of the there. that the inmates numbered 5,338) Courts, and five executions worej compared with 5,914 the previous carried out,

The actual strength of the Police Force on December 10thi

last was: 295 Europeans, 480 twoive month. Of those, 1.45 per Indians, and 958 Chinese.

TWO-MINUTE TALKS A Daily Tonic

By ROBERT POWER

A BOX OF BUTTERFLIES,

I love to linger by our village misol How often does the dull

school. Sometimes it is when bay outstrip in Life's race the the school is in session, and then Example of the class, while again

Mr. Amory's notion was negatived by 226 to 189.- Prater.

RUBBER RESTRICTION.

Loadun, July 31.

The standard production off rubber exportable at the minimum duty froin Cuylon, the Straits Settlements and Malay States for the quarter beginning August 1st. is officially fixed at fifty-live

I hear the hum of childish voices, the incorrigible, so ofton reproved per contBeater. the clear troblo mingling with and punished, shines forth upon the bass of the master. In the the Roll of Fame. morning hear them repeat, a There are those who cleave prayer and sing a hymn. Ortley-together-a-voritable-David and march round the gravelled play- Jonathan in friendship. With ground, demure and subdued, for arms entwined they saunter

his word is Law,

DYNAMITE

GAOL FOR POSSESSION. For having in his possession

the Domine is thero, watching his homeward, knit by the awool flock as obediently they stop in bonds of childish love. Their 550 detonators without a pormit unison, or do their physical.ox- little hearts are open to onch from the Captain: Superintendent orcises. He is their Mastor, and other: thoir confidences are of Police, & Uhinese was fuod *acred. The years will sunder $75, with the alternative of two Bat the hour of rolensu strikes theu: sometimes in the rush of montlis hurd hour, by Mr. E. and out they thitter! "Like the fo wo may stand still, and pauso W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon opening of a box of buttorffios to recall with a kindling eye the Magistracy this morning. was an apt illustration given me vows and aspirations of those Defendant-ploaded guilty to by a friend. I can think of no exchangod in schoolboy days. possession but stated that his botter, unless I fall back upon Happy children flocking out of mastor in Salyingpun had a

in school, and going each your pormit. Eugone Aram," Ho depicts the careless ways. So in imagination

Tom

Hood's

similitude

Sub Inspector Roynolds, in boys flocking out of the villago I follow you along the devious evidence, said that he visited a school at which Eugene was un paths of life. This one treading house in Ngan Tan-kok Village, ushor, and compares them to the road to Fortune; that ona Kowloon City, at 9.30 p.m. you

troutlets in a pool." Little it sinking in a rut of humdrum turday and after searching for. tering flashing creatures!

circumstances. Some

perhaps throe quarters of an hour le Hither and thither, holter skelter they run, making for their destined to have a name writ deep found four buxos of detonators village homes, hungry, or linger on the records made by. Fame: hiddon in a jar in the cackloft. ing bebind to gossip, shout and others to live and dia "unwopt", Two further boxes wore discover-

unhonoured; and unsung."

od later. phattor. Yot stay! I sao that oven

It maybe there are thoso little commonwealth of

Defendant'e master stated that this Juvenalia has ite cliques and marked down. by Death, while accused was one of his fokis who oddities and strong and weak longth of years in hiddon in the looked after the quarry. It was not his duty to look after the willed children. There are thong Fate of others. who walk more quietly, pooping

Dofondant had no

So runs the way of life, yot dynamito.

at a paper, the studious boy who over all is the wise overaight of authority to take dynamite from the magazina. The dynamite did

will perhaps be remembered the Great Domine, who knoweth nol belong to witness, as his had as a model scholar. Yet atas for all, and watchoth over every all been used, the right hopes of childhood pro- little spring-life.

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