ARMED ROBBERY.
LANDLORD BADLY
HANDLED.
MATSHED THIEF.
+
TWO MONTHS IN GAOL..
That the hole, which ho made
Mak Loy, living at No. 102, in the side of a matshod was not Wing Lok Street, foll amongst large enough for a man to get
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1924.
KOWLOON BAND CONCERT.
NEXT MONDAY'S PROGRAMME.
The following is tho
pro-
armed robbers after he had collect-through, was the defence of a grammo to be given by the band ed rants from a number of his Chinese coolie who was charged of the East Surrey Rogiment, at
before Mr. EW-Hamilton, at next Monday-evoning's_public. the Kowloon Magistracy. this band conoart morning, with breaking into a matshed at Loung Chou Chang villago and attempting to purloin threo articles of clothing."
he walk met
tonauts yesterday.
On his return to No 13 Stroot, man who by n expressed wish to be shown over the second floor, with a view to renting it, Other mon also made their appearanco and when the landlord walked on to the floor he was closely followed. In the kitchen,, an arm suddenly -closed around his neck, and beforo many minutes had passed ho was securely bound and gaggod.
L-Ovortura "Macbeth" (Hat-
ton).
2.-Chanson (a) Triste (6)| Humoresko (Tschaikowsky).
2-8alection " Veronique
Defendant uluittod making| the hole, but denied that he (Messager). ontered the shed. He said hol intended to steal, but did not actually do it.
man to go
An elderly woman gave evil- once that she arrived at the shod: at about 10.30 yesterday morning All this took place very quietly and on entering she saw defond- and was not hoard. by a number ant inside with the articles of fakia who were clearing tho
in his lnud. Sho herself Boor above. The robbers possess the hole and said that it was ed a revolver which they brandish-large enough for a ed before their victim's eyos, through. while they went through hist pockets and stole the ront ro ceipts. Raounting to $104, Then, because he was sancy, they said, one of the rubbers, at the finish of their work, produced a chopper and hacked the landlord's leg with it. They then made their
oscape.
The wound inflicted was super. ficial, and the injured man did not have to go to Hospital.
TRIAD SOCIETY.
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Evidence of defendant's arrost was given by Mr. Fred Mow Fung, who resides in the noigh- burhood of the shed. He stated that on hearing police whistles yesterday morning he rushed out Į of his house anil wont into the garden, which surrounds the hut.) The defendant, who was in the midst of a number of villagers, was pointed out to him as tho
Buonos Aires, Aug. 20. man who had just committed a
The Crown Princo of Italy, who theft. Witness seized the man has been visiting the Argentino, and lator handed him over to the bas departod for Chili. Evory police. In answer to his Wor where ho has been cordial- ship, witness said that he sawly received. Reuter's American- the hole in the shed and it was Service. big enough to permit the entrance [H.R.H. Prince Humbert of of a man.
Piedmont, the Italian Crown
His Worship, romarking that] Princo, was born in 1904. Ho It was a serious case, sentenced was recently on a visit to Britain
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society, owing to the com defondant to two months' hard with his parents and sistor :] plainant, a, Chinese constable, labour. being sngaged at the Criminal Sos- sions, was re-arrested and again appeared before Mr. E. W. Hamil ion at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, on a similar charge. Inspector Murphy prosecuted as complainant.
A Chinese dotectivo said that,
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acting on information received, FRANCE AND THE LEAGUE. he visited a cortain guild at al JEW un-named Mirout in
Taris, August 20,
ĮSOUTH AFRICANS v. MINOR
COUNTIES.
London, August 20. The match between the Minor Countios and the South Africans opened at Norwich in Ano weather on a good wicket. There was a small attendance.
The Minor Counties team
The South Africans compiled 103 for 9.-Reuter,
Mongkok. In a search, witness As indicating the importance fount + book containing a which the French Government number of identification mom attaches to the forthcoming dis- hership certificates, which de- cussions in the Assombly of the scored 196, Pogier taking 5 for 46. tendont claimed as his. Défen- League of Nations at Genova, it dant was asked if they related is reliably stated that M. Briand to the Guild, but πιν said has consented to join the deloga- "No" Asked if they had any tion. It is understood that M. connection with a Triad Society, Herriot doo not propose the refused to answer. In his attend the opening, proferring to
statement at the Police Station, arrive after the proliminaries i dofondunt said that be we have been concluded, member of a Triad Society and That the police found articles which were proof to that state-
nont.
Hitherto arrangements
to
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One of the best games in the
Lawn Bowls Open Championship was played on the Police Green yosterday evening when A. H. Oswick met and defeated E. ol Arculfi in the think round by 21 points to 17.
to
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I am thinking about this in quiet moments to help the "underi reading of the new Cathedral at dog." I read of another who Liverpool. For twenty years the spends his spare time in con-
with 悲 Prison A architect has seon the fruit of his notion
He quietly helps imagination slowly grow. He sociation. had first to visualise it: then to those who have made a slip. sat out its details upon paper: When they come out of gaol he finally to supervise the actual is roudy to give them a lift up. building. Now the result is Consecrated labour indood!
Oswick in rogarded by many as The tiny coral insect builds the host No. 1 in the Colony, consecrated, sot apart for the
bonoath the waves until a rum- while little is known of Arculll's worship of God for over.
part of rock rises against the ability in the game but he is con- In the medieval age men surgo of the seas. You may be sidered a dark horse and was aomotimus consecrated their building out of sight, and perhaps generally expected to give a very whole lives to some piece of work out of mind, in that you got little good account of himself. in a church, abboy, or cathedral. rocognition! But if you are help- Both players played a very Some of those wonderful buildings ing eroct barriers against the good game and it was anybody's occupied half a contury in adversition which throatch your match up till the final score. At fashioning. In Tewkesbury Abbay fallows, or to place a fresh found one stage of the game Aroulli there is a piece of carving which ation beneath their foot, this is was leading by 16-11, but then he was the work of "one devout consecrated labour. You are, an strock a bad patch of luck, as ho man" for twenty-savon years, lie Dr. Talmadgo, used to say," could only acoro eno more point did not live to see the glorious builder for the Master Architect, to his opponent's ton. Abboy finished and consecrated, a labourer for God Himself." Oswick is to be congratulated| but he had faith that it would be. Those who worked so lovingly | on liia victory, as at ona atage of So year by year ho gavo bis toll in the old days upon como frag-the game it was thought by the to help beautify the House of ment of the rising walls of the majority of the spectators present God. If we could delve into the sacred building did not boast of that he would lose, but he rose to history of many sacred buildings what they did. They took joy the occasion and won as stated
The Minkuopao reported recent- we should find lives ontwined and pride in their work, romain- by 21-17,
ly that an organization known as with the anciont stones. These ing obscuro and perhaps unthank-
the Non-Christian League has workmen gave conucorated labour od. Truly they had their own
been formed to oppose Christian-. to help fashion "a dwelling place reward! And those who aro
ty, and that its inaugural meet- for the Almighty."
consecrated workers in the high-
ng was hold at a local university We may not all be able to eat sonse will not want "the
The wave of anti-Christian when 100 people attended. Several work on an actual building de prateo of mon" and self-glorifics: yesterday, when a coolie was other parts of the country two decided to publish a magazine to Another taxi accident occurred feeling noticed in Shanghai and spooches were made, and it was signed to bo conecorated, Yet tion. They will be consoorated, our work may be sanctified all labourors--anonymous and un-knocked down in Connaught years ago appears to have affect expose the evils of Christianity
Road West. He was removed to od Shanghai once again, bo same. It is possible that it soon.
in China,17 the Government Civti Hospital.
DAY BY DAY.
THE TRAMP'S HORRIBLE NIGHTMARE,
· ANTI-CHRISTIAN LEAGUE,
Formed in Shanghai,
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