1926-01-28 — Page 7

HARBOUR THIEVES.

TWO MORE BEFORE.

MAGISTRATE.

Having apprehended" and im-) prisoned two members of a gang! of thieves, who for the last twoj years have been operating in the harbour, and caused a'third to be banished from the Colony, the pollee arrested the remaining members of the pasty and two of them appeared before Mr. B. Azj D. Forrest at the Kowloon Magių- tracy this morning, one on charges of larceny of a quantity of rope! and canvas from the 8.9. Nam; Sang and the s.. Escondido. The other defendant was charged in respect of the theft from the former vessel only,

The master of a cargo boat was charged with receiving the stolen property, but was acquitted on the evidence being Insufflelent to prove guilty knowledge.

It was given in evidence that a party of police raided a cargo boat on the night of the 17th inst. and arrested the first defendant, who, on the approach of the police, jumped into the water, but later aubmitted to arrest.

The second defendant's arrest | was later effected in a house at Shaukiwan, where a third map, alleged to be a member of the gang, jumped from a window, and was seriously injured.

The defendants admitted the charges and sentence of two| months hard labour wasim posed on the first accused, while the second man, who had a pre- vious conviction for larceny, was sent to prison for three months; with hurd labour,

EXPORTING MONEY.

THREE CASES IN COURT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

LONDON SOCIETY WEDDING.

Photo takon at the wedding of Miss Laura Aitken (Lord Beaverbrook's sister) and Mr. D. M. Ramsay, of Bowland' Stow, Midlothian, in London recently,

CHINESE ARMIES."

IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS AT HAŃKOW

Hankow, Jan 26. There is a complete stoppage of regular tray on the Peking-Han- Mr. R. E. Lindsel investigated how railway. It is rumoured that

A charge of attempting to export the line is cut, between Kioshan the sum of $500 from the Colony

at the Central Magistracy this and Sulping.

Meanwhile there

JAPAN'S LOSS..

DEATH OF PREMIER.

Tokyo, Jan. 28. The douth has occurred of Vise count Takaaki Kam, G.C.M.G., the Premier of Japan-Reuter.

Viscount Kate, who was 65] years of age, has for many years past been one of Japan's most prominent politicians. After his education at the University of morning. The man on whom there extensive troop movements Tokyo, he was Private Secretary money was found. by a Chinese from Hankow to Honan, troop to the Minister for Foreign Affairs constable, said he was a Californian trains leaving every hour this morn-meunwhile held other offices, he in 1888-90. Four years later, having merchant and was at the time see- ing a clansman off on the Macae ing. Troops from other scrtions! steamer. He displayed marked an-ef Hupeh are concentrating here xiety lest this sum be taken from from Honan, and large number of him, and was at considerable palur

to convince his Worship that he troops have 'revolled against the really had forgotten he had takes Keominchin, calling themselver this sum' along with him.

the Tacious or self-Gverning

The evidence of a number of Army.

police witnesses was taken, after

and are combining," with

which Mr. Lindsell said that the upch in a northern expedition---

was a slight doubt, to the benefh

of which the defendant would be entitled.

The case. was accordingly misced.

Another passenger" was fined $10 on a similiar charge. He deņi- ed that he had money in his pos-) session.

The constable who searched

him said he took $10 from pri-

Reuter,

1.

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eoner's breast pocket, and, making. Another remarkable, accomplish-|

a more thorough search, took alment in wireless telephony is to further $30 from his shoes,

י.

be credited to Mr. E. J. Simmonds,

says

was appointed Envoy Extraor

Ho

A fine of $25 was inflicted on af the well-known amateur experi- defendant, an old woman, who said menter of Gerrards Cross,

dinary und Minister. Plenipoten- that she was not aware of the re-Electricity of December 25.

tiary at the Court of St. James, gulations when she took $252 with has succeeded in carrying out which post he held for five years, her on going aboard the Macawo-way communition with Horg-being subsequently made Minis-

kong, and the achievement is the tor for Foreign

steamer,

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M.P.'s HOUSE DESTROYED.

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more interesting in view of the 1908, Viscount Kalo was ap- fact that it was intelligible speech.pointed Ambassador in London Here is an abridged record ex-and loft in 1913 on being re-ap- QUESTION OF RIGHTS. (tracted from Mr. Simmonds' lor: pointed Foreign Minister,

Two-way between China and Great resigned but later rejoined the Britain. G.20 D (Mr. Simmonds Government in the sanie office MANY TREASURES-LOST IN taining English rifle teams in experimental station), on 45 metres until his creation as a Viscount "MORAL" OR LEGAL.

at 18.00 G.M.T. The China station

in 1916. To mark his many Just what the margin was be received intelligible speech and years service in London, he was tween a "moral right" and a "tegal gave the strength of telegraphy as given the G.C.M.G. decoration in

1915. right" in a claim for possession, 8. The China station operated that he became Prime Minister It was in June, 1924, was defined in a case before Mr. Ron 35 metres, and strength of

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Trophies Destroyed. The whole of the furniture in the upper rooms, including many valuable pictures and trophies gained by Sir Philip when cap-

compatitions in different parts of the world, were destroyed. The While Sir Philip and Lady total. loss ip estimated at many Richardson were opening a new thousands of pounds. The house recently, their Weybridge residence, playhouse at Walton-on-Thames, was reduced to a m re shell.

Sir Philip, who is M.P. for

E. Lindsell at

Chertsey, returned from his 17,000 Aldenholme, was ablaze,,' Magistracy to-day.

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for an express train running in arrived the fire had a firm hold, owner, and a director of Messrs. longing to the party with whom he in transmission and reception, and 1904,

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The Great Western could be done to save the many

Richardson.. Lev d'Almada said that his client tributed to his original methods in mouth to Bristol, touched a-do-

Lady Richardson was the first M.P.'s wife to complete a course had a "legal right" to the planks, the design and construction of his finitely registered vulocity of

While the upper stories were at the Philip Stott while Mr. C. A. S. Russ, for the japparatus. A ten-metre receiver 102.3 miles an hour.

College, mass of flames, and the roof on Northampton, the training centre other party in the case, only con with a range of 8 to 70 metres

the verge of collapsing, Sir Philip for Conservative, workers.

Sho eeded that the claim was invested used by him is reproduced here!

led a band of willing helpers in has helped her husband to win with a "moral right.".

with. Its simplicity is very clear

an effort to suve some of the four elections. furniture in the lower rooms.

the

The Magistrate was informed ly indicated, with glass supporta that it had been decided" to with-to coils and H.F, choke, two valves, draw the case, both parties being an Osram D. E. Q. and an Qaram of the opinion that there was no D.E. &, and a couple of Gecophone felonious intent. Mr. Ruas sub-slow-motion low-loss condensers.

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