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PASSENGERS ROBBED.

WIRELESS WATCHMAN IN

TROUBLE.

Larceny of 566

(Shanghai

currency), belonging to Mr. H. MacGregor, and articles of cloth- ing, the property of Mr. F. Bel- chediner, passengers

of the 8.4. Delta, were the charges brought against C. T. French (21)'a wire- less watchman of the vessel, be fore the Kowloon Magistrate this morning.

The Captain of the .. Delta. explaining the circumstances of the case, informed the Court that the defendant was formerly em- ployed on board the P.and 0.8.8. Sicilia and on that ship beinir sold, he was transferred to the Delta He was given a second- class cabin and had easy aceins On to the passengers rooms.

the 31st January he broke into the complainants' cabins.

His Worship said he did not. want to imprison the defendunt, owing to his youth, and adjourned the case for 48 hours for consi- deration.

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT."

"THE SCENE IN HOUSE OF LURDS

London, Feb. 2.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1926.

NEW CINEMA STAR

Above is Lois Morab as she appears in the Goldwyn- King production "Stelle Dallas." An American, she was dis- covered in the ballet of the Paris Opera by Samuel Goldwyn, who decided to take her back to the UnitedStange to play the "part of Laurel in "Stella Dallas." She is regarded as one of the most important cinema discoveries of last year.

WUCHOW NEWS.

STRIKERS HAVE AMPLE

FUNDS.

AWuchow correspondent, writ- ing under date of the 27th January, [says:

CORRESPONDENCE,

To the Editor, Hongkong

Telegraph.]

A CORRECTION.

Sir, We have been requested by the Oriental Commercial Co. to ask you to correct. the mistake which appears in your to-day's issue in reporting the charge against Pok Cheung Yuen, and others of conspiracy to defraud the wing On Co.

At the opening of Parliament. the customary brilliance of the scene in the House of Lords' was somewhat subdued owing to the Court's half-mourning, The Peers were their scarlet and ermine rubes but carried black streamers, The Peeresses were almost entirely in black with occasional splashes of white, purple and

The grey. brightest aspect was the brilliant uniforms of the diplomatic body

General, Wong Shic-hong. who and the scarlet robes of the judges, has been in Nanning for some Her Majesty the Queen was attired months, returned about ten days in black with the ribbon of the ago, accompanied by Gen. Li Garter, and a jewelled necklace Chun-yan. Their return was Ne- containing the Cullinan Diamond,cessary as the Kwangtong Govern- the whole being surmounted by the ment gave them notice that they customaryerimson and erming would send delegates to Wuchow, to robes. The Prince of Wales was confer with them. Yesterday' thei In your report you state that Fk absent but the Duke of York attendanton delegates arrived by go-Cheung Yen is Master of the ed in his capacity as a Peer boat. The delegation is headed by Oriental Commercial Co. of 2

Mr. Wang Ching-wai and aceon-Queen's Read West.

The Manager of the Oriental panying him is Mr. T. V. Sang Ant Gen. Tah Yen-kai. It is Stated Commercial Co. has requested us toi that the conference is to discuss notify you that Fok Cheung Yuen the welfare and protection of the is in no way connected with the two Kwangs, but it is more probe-Oriental Commercial Co., that the ble that its object is to ask Wour said Company does not warry on Shiu-hung and li Chung Yan to business at Queen's Road West, give them an account of their butun the second floor of the Bank

of Canton Building. stewardship

Router.

NEW TERRITORIES MURDER.

VILLAGER HÄCKED TO." DEATH,

We shall be obliged if in your next issue you will correct the mis- take and state that Fok Cheung Yuen is in no way connected with

Cu. the Oriental. Commercial

A murder has been brought to

The Boyent of "low-grafie" for light by the discovery, in a hut

int at Leung, Wat Tan, in the New Japanese) goods is to eme Territories district of Sheungshui, force on the 1st of next month.

The strikers are again in clover, of the dead body of a villager, who had been severely hacked with plenty of funds to see them

over the New Year. The kerosene Yours ete. about the head and arms.

recently U. K. HALL BRITTON &Co. It is thought that the injuries which thes confiserited

Hongkong. Feb. 2nd, 1926. from which the man died were will net them about $10,000 smali

!Our information was gleaned inflicted with a chopper. The coins),

The steamers Goa and Dilly, have from the police charge sheet, police believe that the motive of the murder was personal revenge resumed the run between here and which stated that Fok Chaung- by the assailant as there was no Canton. The owners and agentsynen was the master of the attempt to steal anything from were able to come to a satisfactory Oriontal Commercial Co., and that strikers his address was Queen's This is fortunate for us, as they Road West.--EL JI.K.T)

the hut.

POLICE SERGEANT CHARGED.

ALLEGED DEMANDING OF MONEY.

北

נו

Arrangement with the

are the only two steamers that can zel over the Desing Bar at present. The water is so low at Dosing that other steamers wishing to make Wuchow have to discharge all the cargo into lighters first before al-

empting to cross,

FATAL ACCIDENTS.

INDIAN GUARD KNOCKED DOWN BY TRAM.

AFTER NINE YEARS.

BAN ON CANADIAN LADY

""JUDGE.

Vancouver, Feb, 2,

After she has sat for nine years in the Vaurouver Juvenile Court, Judge Belen Metill has incurred! the ban of the Supreme Court of British Columbin who has ruled that Judge McGill was never pro- perly appointed. llence all her judgments

illegal. are

An, Indian sergeant,of the Hong-| kong Police Force appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Centrei, Magistracy today on charges of misdemeanour and demanding money by menaces from a Chinese.: He was represented by Mr. C. A. S.]

A fatal trim accident occured. Russ, who said that Counsel was tot 10.10 last night, at Connaugal he instructed in the case,, and a Road West, formal adjournment was desired. Near the Wingles Wharf, andecision was, the basis of an order Inspector Blackman said that Mr. indian was knocked down by a brana releasing two men sentenced by King's instruction was to fix buil at and received severe injuries to his Judge McGill for contributing to $500.

head. After being admitted Into the delinquencies of juveniles.

The accused was remanded

this amount.

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Killed by being crushed between lighter and the ship's side was the awful death which befel a boar! woman yesterday while a lighter The British aviator Alan Cobham was lying alongside the ss, Delta. had a narrow escape when 5lming Death was instantaneous, and the the Victoria Falls at a low altitude. remains were taken to the Kow- Spray penetrated the carburetter loon Mortuary.

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