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ANOTHER LOCAL TRAGEDY.

EUROPEAN FOUND

SHOT.

MR. F. C. HIGGINS' TRAGIC

END.

Another local tragedy has to C. Aris, revealed the fact that be recorded, in which a well-the deceased was Mr. P. c. known European tailor, Mr. F. C. Higgins. Higgins, has met his death under circumstances which leave little room for doubt that he took him own life by shooting himself with

a rovolver.

It appears that about navon o'clock this morning, an Indian constable was on patrol duty in Kennedy Road, just abovo Wan- ohai, when he came upon the!

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八廿月正

MORE ROBBERIES.

A KOWLOON HOLD-UP.

WEDNESDAY,

JANUARY

28 1925

PIRACY ECHO.

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PIRATE RAID ASHORE.

A KONGMOON OUTRAGE.

BLOCK OF HOUSES SURROUNDED.

At one o'clock on the morning wounded in the loft foot. The of Obinose Now Yoar's Day alattor, howovor, was later. robbery outrage was carried out roldased just outsido Pak Kol,· at Pak Kai, the harbour of Kong- and was allowed to limp back to moon, by men belioved to be hie home. Ho is now in hospital. pirates. The . gang. which

The outrage was not completed

A daring bold-up with revolvers occurred in Boy Stroot, Kowloon, at about saven o'clock last ovon- ing. Three men stopped a wo-

The coxswain of one of the man in the street, and, producl .g Following the recint piracy of Hongkong-Yaumati forry boats revalvors, obtained from hor the s.s Hong Hwą on its way up was charged at the Marine Court pair of gold bangles, valued at from Singapore, the authorities of this morning with carrying 148 $60. They then ran away in the tho southern Colony sro, appar-passengers in excess of tho direction of Nathan Road. Not ently, determined to take no number allowed by the Inanch's. withstanding that there were two further risks. According to the licence. watchmen on duty round the story told by officers of the na. Mr. H. L. Dounys appeared for street corner, the woman was too Hosang, which arrived in port the dofonce and pleaded not It appears that the deceased's frightened to give the alarm, but here this morning, very drastic guilty.

sho later reported to the police and comprehensivo searches aro The case, as presented by the whereabouts had, during the on being advised to do so by the now being made on all coastal police, showed that the launch some other tonants whon sho returned boats loaving trom Singapore for was stopped soon after leaving past fow days, caused anxiety to Mr, and Mrs. Simpson,

homo.

the North.

the wharf by a polico bost and numbered 36 men, orassed ovor without further bloodshed.. A with whom he lived. Ho was Sugar Refinery

A structure at the Talkoo A Telegraph representativo was boarded by Sergeant Bradsell from Chu Lin to Pak Kai in

rosorvoir was informed that just before the go. and a Chinoso coxswain.. Tho

youngstor who was tho man. not soon by them either on Sun- entered by three men last night, Hoaang was due to leave Sing-passongers

Every; man carried sorvant of one of the tidowaltors counted and

sampana. of them carrying a torch apore on the 21st, a party of fully it was obvious that there worn a day or Monday, whilst yesterday one

an automatic pistol, and a power in the Chinosa Maritimo Customs, and another what ap marad to be 200 police appeared on the wharf. great number in excess on board. ful electric packet torchlight. hearing the firing in front of the efforts were made to trace him,

chopper. Tho two women¦ An armed guard

posted They were again counted when Some of them also carried rifles, house, attempted to escape by the but without success.

inmates whom the gang found in all round tho vosnet and the launch tied up and the page. The late Mr. Higgins, who was the house wore bound with wires overy pasonger was mado ongers were landing.

and those who did not carry back door, but the robbers, who unconscious form of a European, about 15 years of ago. came to whilst thoney and other property collect his luggago and disam-

One of the Yaumati Forry rifles brought with them slender had their guards posted there as stretched out on a public pont Hongkong from Australia some

to the value of $73 were stolen. bark into the godowns alongside. Company's clorks said that he but strong bamboo ladders, which well, allowed nobody to escapa close to a largo black boulder-nine or ton years ago to join the the district of Toyshan, has the vessel was given a thorough the launch. in quostion and he they left behind after

Kwong Shung, a soldier from When everybody was off ship, was on duty selling tickets for

their and shot him dead instantly. The man was alive, but thoro tailoring firm of Mosers. J

Pas issued 235. He had had instrue depredations were completed. was a terrible wound in the head. Shaw, and on the death of Mr. was assaulted by about six monin isengers word then allowed onions that he could soll up to 240,

roported to the police that he search from stom to stern.

Tho dosporadoon also left one Getting ashore, the robbers of their own a bullot having passed through Shax he went into partnership Ho endeavoured to escapo in a personal effects and clothing of margie. Tho boat was allowed surrounded a group of buildings outlaw, behind doad. It is thought men, a notorious Quvon's Road Central yesterday. board again, one at a time, the but he always allowed a little one ear and emerged from the with Mr. Coole, another of the ricksha, but was overtaken and every one being examined. There to carry 256 and the crew number belonging to the leading landlord that he must have been accident- other. Clutched in his right hand late Mr. Shaw's assistants, carry. aftor being subjected to a second were about 200 passengera alto. 1od about fourteen. was a tovolver, from the muzzling on the firm under its old name. trinkets and money to the value took about two hours, for which was stopped for three or four Kai, about ten houses in all, and other as

gruelling was robbed of personal Kother and the police oporations The coxswain said that the boat and building contractor of Pak ally killed by his own comrades, It will lie recalled that a little of $70.

a result of failing to length of time the vessel's de-minutes only. In his opinion, the quito close to the offices of the give or misunderstanding their (parture was delayed,

launch was not overcrowded. The Chinoso Maritime Customs. They password. sergeant courted the passengers Officers of the vessel spoke of as they landed at the end of the rainol their ladders against tho It is believed in some quarters the absolutely thorough manner journey. They left the boat in houses and entered most of them that the robbers are tho samo of the search, not a likely hiding fives and sixes. place being overlookbd. Al-

through the windows of the first gang who previously held up the Mr. Donnya anid it was the duty though nothing was found either of the prosecution to lay their floors by breaking the iron bars.s. Tai Loo, when Captain Willox among the passengers' effects or case clearly and to support it by of the windows. So intenso wore on board, the action of the evidenco which was not hopeless the flares of their many torches Hul Hai. The boatswain of the was murdered, and tho B.; Singapore police authorities was y contradictory. It was their duty that the residents of Pak Kai-Tai Leo, who murdered Captain very highly spoken o).

to take the greatest onro in bring- ing cases of that description just aroused from their sleep-at Willor, is said to have boon and there was no reason why it first believed that a big fire had recognized by some of the victims could not have buon done in that

The sound of reof the raid. Caso. It was a busy time of the broken out. year and serious Inconveniencò volver and rifle firing, howovar, was caused by the stopping of the soon made thom realise what was who is the Commissioner of the Reports stato that Mr. Hilliard, forty. When it had been stopped no adequate stops were taken to

really happening. secure anything like accuracy. Evon as regards the time, the European officer said the forty was stoped for ten minutes; the for the eldest son of the contrac-authorities that he expects them Chinese said it was stopped for tor, who is said to be the richest to retaliate on the robbers for the 25 minutes.

man living at Pak Kai, finally outrago, as their village strong. The Harbour Master said ho

of which smoko was still issuing. There were two empty cartridges in the chamber.

time ago, Mr. Coole died suddenly

Or

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In his home, For the past nifie The affair was reported to the months

Bh Mr. Higgins No. 2 Police Station, and the had carried on husinoan anbulanco was sont round with tailor ou his own account in ice all spood to the scene of the House Stroot Ho was a widowor tragedy, the victim being moved with one son about 20 years of to the Government Civil ago, and in his earlier days had Hospital, where he died a fow travelled quite a deal. having minutos aftor admission.

spent some years

in Russia, Up to this stage, nothing had the langungo of which country he boon discovered to reveal the poko fluontly. His friends and identity of. the victim, but acquaintances will regret to hear investigations later made by the of his demise under such tragic polico, under Divisional Inspector eircumstancos.

BROKE INTO SHOP.

CHINESE GETS SIX

MONTHS.

Bontones of six months' hard Jabour was imposed on a Chinese

by Mr. F. W. Hamiter, at the Kowloon Magistracy to day for breaking into No. 926, Canton Rond during the early hours of] the 25th inst.

Defendant was heard by an inmate of the promises to be moving about in the front part of the shop. A male occupant, who was inter awakened by his wife, wont out and seized the defendant. who had broken into the shop abortly after three o'clock in the morning.

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A previous conviction provod against the defendant,

SHANGHAI STRIFE

OVER.

MARSHAL CHI DEPARTS. (Our Own Correspondent)

Shanghai, Jan. 28. The departure of Marshal Chi sib-yuun for Japan, aboard the us. Nikko Maru, hound for Maji, accompanied by his family, is believed here to mean that the Istrife has definitely ended,

GERMANY REPLIES.

INSISTS ON HER INNO- CENCE.

WATERFONT ITEMS,

RENEWAL OF ACTIVITY.

Yontarday saw renewed activity on the waterfront, as the boats commenced moving again after having been laid up during the Chinese New Year,

were running, the Kwong Ying. Of the Wuchow boats, none

arriving last of them all on Satur day, being unusually crowded

with passengers.

Of the Kongmoon bont, the On Loo and Sui An recommenced their routes yesterday.

The Canton Day boats mostly continued running. hut

the majority of the night boats were

SUN YAT-SEN.

REPORT OF DEATH.

Shanghai, Jan. 27.

A Japaneso somi-official tele. ram from Peking reports the tenth of Dr. Sun Reuter,

Yat-son,

Chinono Maritime Customs and The robbers, who worò making acting British Consul as woll, has a thorough house-to-housereearch notified the Chinese military

stopped for at least three days. The above news has not been agreed with all Mr. Donnya had located him and carried him off hold is known. It is also said

On Chinese Now Year's Day confirmed. An overnight tele- said with regard to the presonta- to bo hold for random. the waterfront presontod a strik-gram indicated that Dr. Sun was tion of the case at the same time same time they also captured a been instructed to soo that a At the that H.M. gunboats have already ing aspect. It was ac full of river slightly botter yesterday, but it was obvious that there was a boats that not a berth was empty.

beyond the above message no heavy overcrowding.

Chinuso Christian missionary. [punitive expedition is carried

had previously out.

The count-

In most cases three steaners news has come through to-day at the Yaumati sido must whom they and as far as the smaller boats regarding Dr. Sun's condition, have been within a fow of the were concerned, oven four-ware although several telograms on actual number and if they put wodged in between each pior, souther subjects have been received the figure at 140 surplus it was that ono could walk from one to the other. All of thon' were dressed with signal flags, etc.

The San Nam Hoi, Captain R Sparke, went to dry-dook yester; day in order to have her annual overhaul, which it is presumed will take about a fortnight. Borlin, Jan. 27. The German reply to the Allies looked quite normal again, with This morning the waterfront now Note has been handed to fall river hoats busy. Lord D'Abornen.

It says that the Allies' "formal The On Lee and Kung On wore

over 50% in oxo085, A fine of $200, or two months in default, would be imposed.

hore from the North.]

NATURE OF OPERATION.

Poking, Jan. 27. The oporation on Sun Yat-sen) consisted of a under a local anaesthetic, and ho ARMED

slight incision

is now merely receiving palliative treatment.

The following medical state- ment warissuo i this afternoon:-

bun Yat sun was seen in con-

staff of

BATTLES NEAR SHANGHAI

POWERS LODGE PROTEST.

MAN CHASED.

armod

SEQUEL IN COURT.

The chaso of on

inst., described before Mr Hamilton at the Kowloon

tha on.

20.h

Was

Poking, Jan. 27.

OPIUM QUESTION.

INDIA'S POSITION.

Geneva, Jan. 27, Owing to the necessity for The Diplomatic Body has sont pressing on the questions of a Note to the Foreign Office with drugs, the joint opium committee roference to the hostilities near did not meet to-day, but private Shanghai, reminding the Chinese discussions are proceeding and it Government that the latter has is confidently hoped that a draft

who was sentenced to the above reply" does not promote a mutualAlroady back from Kong Moonsultation by members of the man in Canton Road, Kowloon,undertaken to uphold the neutral-jconvention will bo ready at a

understanding among the Europ and the Fatshari from Canton. Medical College Hospital, and by tho Peking Union joan natione, and complains that None of the Wuchow boats have Dr. Kraig and Dr. Dipper on Dec. Magistracy this morning, whon the Government that it will export cortificates has drawn up

torm of imprisonment.

THE ADMIRALS' CONFERENCE.

OF NO SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE.

London, Jan. 27.

the Allien are not revealing the returned as yet. grounds on which non-evacuation is based, and of their refusal to

discuss the matter.

It claims that Germany has fulfilled the stipulations on which evacuation was conditional, and repoats the request for the Alliva reasons for their action.-Reuter,

Router learns that a conferenco INDIAN CURRENCY.

of Admirala of the China, East

India and Australia squadrons UNOFFICIALS GET THEIR has been arranged to bo held at Singapore within the noxt few

weeks, with the object of exchang-

WAY.

Dolhi, Jan. 27.

appointment

“Dolhi, Jan. 27

ity of the Foreign Settlements, very early date. E. W.

and requesting an assurance from The sub-committee dealing with

31, 1924, and it wra, folt that he

normal maintain charge of unlawful possession of

conditiones report-Reuter.. The Kong Ning, rocontly robad a serious disease of the liver. one revolver and three rounds of around Shanghai and not allow floated in the West River, is now The necessity for an exploratory ammunition was proforted against within the neighbourhood of questions, Sir B. P. Binoket said In the Assembly, replying to in dry dock undergoing repairs.

conflicting Chinese troops to come operation to determine definitoly the man. the nature of the disease was

Inspector Murphy told the foreign habitations in or near the that in rateing the question of explained to him and his family Court that about 8 30 p.m. on the Foreign Settlements-Reuter, restriction of the production of He chose, howover, to try first 20th defondant, who was walking

TRAINS IMPERILLED. lopium- the Amerloun delegation modical treatment, and put him-

jat Goneva exceeded the instruc- Shanghai Jan. 27 self in the hands of Dr. Krolg. of

The engine drivers L. Shanghai tons of the Council of the Lesgao 1h: medical treatment, was used who challenged him. Defendant North station hava struck, owing of Nations, which wanted the with apparent benefit until the then ran along Canton Road to the trains having been fired on conference to ́ponsider a restric... · a definite turn for the worse. He into Hamilton Street, and, after the past day or two, near Soo-tion and limitation of export.

chow.

The Government of India could In the conspiracy trial at Bow was seen again by the P.U.MC hand into his pocket and by the struck sympathetically. Reuter. internal policy regarding opium. a chaso, was soon to put his Street, Mr Kathorino King, of Hospital surgeon on the 25th time he had taken out a revolver

The whole staff to-night also not allow interferonoswith its London, gave evidence that she inst and bo WAS found

Answering Doctor Datta, who the constablo, had arrived 'and

|declared that Indian public opin-

NAVAL SECRETS.

WOMAN'S EVIDENCE.

Luxor, Jan. 27,

23rdinst.,when Dr. Kreig observed

inthostroot, aroused thesuspicions

A Weihaiwel

constable,

· RESTRICTED, SPINNING

ADVOCATED,

The Assembly by 52 to 38 was the wife of a tram driver, and to be in a critical condition knocked the weapon from the AMERICAN COTTON. lug views on the naval situation, has carried a motion by Mr. received a letter from Portsmouth Upon the unanimous advice of defendant's hand, The polico coording to the pro-war practice, Baju recommending the imon Jan. 16th containing an his mudical advisors, he was were not suggesting that the When meetings wore hold an-mediato nually

onclosure addressed to "i Q."brought to of a

the P. U M. C. defendant, wanted to shoot the currancy committeo, with a non- which she gave to a man who Hospital that afternoon, when an constable, but only attempted to There is no question of far-official Indian majority and an called.

exploratory operation was in throw it away. Whilst the police mulating any policy, which is Indian chairman, after a somo. Sho know him as Billy, and mediately porformed. A mall officer stooped down to rooover the province of the Ministors in what hoated discussion in which only presumed he

was Irish nant tumor wasund. Dr. But revolver, defendant again London, thorsfore the meeting in Sir B. P. Blackett, the finance because he spoke with an Irish Yat-sen's pondition le critical.

matter of ordinary routine and momber, stated that the Govern-acoont. She did not know

attempted to escape and rat khas no special significance. 1.

(Signed) Paul Kreig,

along Hamilton Strøst. After a moat was not propared to depart whether the letter was for him, Busidos HMS. Hawkins, now from the Viceroy's announcement but, a woman friend of her 201

chase along) various strasts, he Port Blair, an Australian war-foreshadowing the appointment, arranged that he should take it hip, either the Brisbane or the possibly a year henne, of an MILE O'Connor

ydney will attend, and New authoritative committed to oon intimated en b aland may also be represented. Isider the cutrenor questions? EM

Reuters

London, Jan. 27, The short tira commitiss of the Cóf Maktär Patiöz:

fon supported the American viewa

point, bir B. P. Blackett said the total, restriction of production would be too drastio s stop: för the religious 'spd; social customs of the Indian people.— Reuter.