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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SPEEDING CASES.

(Continued from Page 1.)

TUESDAY,

POLICEMAN BECOMES

ROBBER.

SEQUEL TO HIGHWAY HOLD. UP NEAR MANILA.

MOTORISTS LOSE P.17,000.

AUGUST

91

1927.

A DEAD MAN'S DEBTS.

(Continued from Page 1.)

His Lordship remarked that it appeared the business was belug carried on by the defendant but that it was not assignabic. There! wns, however, a practice of taking over by succession.

Mr. McCallum agreed, saying the son took over in succession to his father.

Mr. Remedios said that if the son took over 'in succession to his father then he must take the liabilities,

No Questions. Sergeant Hopkins gave evidence in a fase in which Mr. R. Schmidt was charged with driving car No. He 2355 in a dangerous manner, said that on July 28, he was on

Manila, August 6. the duty in Caine Road near

Arcadio Rivera, youthful Manila Police Quarters when he saw the defendant coming along at about policeman, charged with emulating 20 to 22 miles an hour. Defen- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde during his dant was driving from west to spare hours by turning baudit, east, and witness. followed him was arrested at 11.30 a.m. yester

Mr. McCallum said the Chief day, while walking his beat on until near Government House. Calle P. Burgos, by John Nevins, Justice had refuged to isspe when he stopped defendant.

In answer to the Magistrate, the chief of the local secret service, Letters of Administration gaping Rivera, who is barely past 25that although the stores had been Sergeant said that he knew the speed was about 22 miles an hour years of age, is alleged to have valued at $1,000 there was nothing beenuse at the junction of Arbuth-been the leader of a band of eight for which he could grant Letters

and Caine Road the highwaymen, who on the evening of Administration. speedometer on his combination of June 16, robbed Donata de held that there was no goodwill

Jesus, on Nueva Ecija, and her on the property. He was rekistering that speed.

son, Ramon Manalae, of Pesos added that the defendant was ex-

16,900. ceeding the speed limit in a con- trolled area.

not Road

Defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge, but when asked if he had any questions to put to the Sergeant stated that he had noth- ing to ask. He was fined $20.

legal Parking.

Mr. M. Taquet was charged with speeding in a controlled area, be- tween the junction of Arbuthnot Road and Government House, on July 29, whilst driving. Car No.

2105.

When the charge was read out Lohim Mr. Taquel said: "I sup- pose I am guilty, but I did not know it at the time,"

a

is

He had also

Mr. Remedios pointed out that if the son took over, the store in The robbery was committed on succession to his father, carried Bulacan highway, just outside it on under the same name, and he must the town of Bocawe. Rivera, who refused liability, then

on duty at the Meisie police give notice to the customers that station, as a patrolman in Pre- he would not be responsible.

his Mr. McCallum replied that there cinct No. 2, was spending vacation in the provinces at the was a licence hanging outside the time, and was recognized by the store on which the name could be victims of the holdup, it is said. seen. He added that the store was very badly in debt and that Following his arrest, Rivera was turned over the Constabulary, and the woman had had no benefits. will be taken to Malolos, Bulacan" for trial.

Thre Other Arrests. Rivera's arrest was the fourth made in connexion with the hold- up. The three others ware Ramon

His Lordship said he could not had help feeling that if a man carried on business for a consider- able time, he must have worked up a connexion, and that must be worth something.

debts

Mr. Remedios:-Somo have been paid. This claim has Mr. McCallum:-She has', ber- een reduced by payments. rowed money from her friends to

Major Willson fined him $10. Mr. L.. W. Show was charged Blanco, Dionisio Lapaz und Leon with parking his motor-cycle No. Masinsin, who were apprehended a few days following the crime. 897 in Queen's Road Central.

Befendant:

"I parked my tho-The case against them was dis- Lor-eyele in

the street, but I missed in the justice of peace court was not told that I may not do at Bocawe, at a preliminary hear- so, when my license was issued, 1/ing for lack of evidence. Vicente naid others, why not this one?

have just come to the Colony."

Inspector. Alexander, prosecut- ing said that the machine was parked upposite the Queen's Theatre for well over twenty minu tes on July 2.

Defendant: I had it cutside an

Indian silk store.

Major Willson: You don't deny it was parked there for twenty minutes?-No.

A fine of $5 was imposed.

POLICE RESERVE

ORDERS.

CHINESE COMPANY

STRENGTH.

The following Orders for the H.K. Police Reserve have been issued by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Captain Superintendent of Police.

Chinese Company. Strength. The following haye enrolled in the Chinese Company and are posted respectively as under:-

Constable R40 Ng Chi Inu.

No. 1 Section. Constable Rab Woo Ting Chang,

No. 1 Section.. Constable R.59 Young Kwan Sui,;

No. 1 Section.

Constable R.60 Tso Kon Chai..

No. Section.

Constable R.28.-Chan Ping Fan,

No. 1 Section.

Constable R36 Ngan Chi On,

No. 2 Section. Constable R.61 Luk Kwai Wing,'

No. 2 Section. Constable R.63 Lo Man. So,

No. 2 Section. Constable P..62 Sim Ping Cheung,

No. 3 Section. Constable R.64 Kiang Luen Cheung, No. 3 Section. Constable R.65 Lo Mang Tsoi,

No. 3 Section. Parades. A ranks of the Chinese Company including re- cruita will parade at Central Police Station for Squad Drill and Rifle

on

Indian Company.

A

All ranks of the Indian Com- pany will parade at Central Police Station for Squad Drill under Sergt. R. J. Hunt at 5.30 p.m. sharp on the following dates: Friday, 12th August, Mon, 15th August.

Sotto, Manila criminal lawyer, defended the men. The consta- and secret bulary authorities service officials are continuing the search for the bandits at large,

and it was announced last night that they were in possession of substantial clues that may lead to the appréhension of the criminals within a few days.

try and liquidate her husband's estate.

His Lordship:-Still, if she has

Mr. McCallum:-It is against his personal estate and not against the store.

His Lordship reserved his deci- sion on the point.

KWANGSI RE-VISITED

.(1).

(Continuet From Page 7.) ""

Details surrounding the robbery are well-known. The victims of the holdup were motoring to Manila from Nueva Ecija the welcome of the children, who night of June 16, with the sum crowded round me, shouting at the stolen in their possession, with top of their voices! A meal

起

Was

which they intended to close was a comfort even though it con- business transaction. The owner-sisted only of boiled rice and fried ship of the money, they said, was eggs. Better still was a hot bath shared by two others.

and bed in the old familiar sur-

Everything roundings! exactly as I had left it, three and a half months before, when I had at midnight received that unexpected and startling tele- "Leave immediately." gram; I had packed in

A few hours and was away not knowing a bit what the urging could mean.

Information that Donata de Jesus as taking such a large sum to Manila, was believed to have been secured by someone closely associated with her and her son. The intelligence division of the Constabulary has been at work on the case since news of the crime reached. Manila, two days after committed. First Lieutenant Jose Guido, second assistant, has been in charge.

NON-EXISTENT “VICTORIES.”-

(Continued from Page 1.)

Not a thing was out of place in my room, everything clean and tidy: even the tooth paste. I had forgotten was there on the wash stand!

The only jarring note was poor left Sally herselt. After I had she presented the compound with eleven puppies, Sally never did anything by halves! All would have been well, but some friends and neighbours anxious for a share; and fearing lest such a big General Lung subsequently re- family should prove too much for turned to Yunnanfu about July 28, the mother, fed her on Papaw; a and resumed control of the Yunnan favourite Chinese galactogague. The poor dog seems to have literal- military situation.

However, since the coup they run to milk-all else is mere Government administration in the skin and bone. Yunnan capital had been complete- ly suspended, and up to the time the repert was sent, Yunnan was still without a proper government.

Took $1,000,000 Away. Before General Hu Jo-yui escap-

*H. L. C.

WHOLESALE RUBBER

THEFT.

$98,000 WORTH RECOVERED IN JUNK.

of

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Exercises under Sergt. ed from the capital, he took a sum R. J. Hunt ať 6.80 sharp of over $1,000,000 from the provin- on the following dates:-Thura- cial treasury and other revenue

Four Tamils and sik Chinese. day, 11th August. Tuesday 16th offices. With this, General Ha is August.

still able to maintain the remnants appeared before Mr. N. D. Mudie Dress both days Mufti; of his army. He has concentrated in the District Court at Singapore members of "A" squad will bring dear Yanglin, where he had a con- on Monday on a charge of stealing Belt and Frog.

ference with General Lung Yun ou rubber to the value of $98,000 the Examination in Part L-On July 29, through the telephone, or property of Messrs. E. A. Barbour Tuesday, 16th August, "A" Squad the aftermath of the coup. Gen- and Co. There was an alternative will be examined as to efficiency in eral Hu submitted three conditions charge against the Chinese of

to General Lung. The first is that being found in possession Part I of Training Course.

General Lung's troops should dis- stolen goods..

chasing Hu's. The Court Inspector Meredith pro- continue

Mr. S. E. Tan appeared second is that Gen. Hu's troops, secuted. now being surrounded by Lung's for three of the Chinese, and Mr. should be allowed to go free! And W. E. Demuth for the other three.

A marine policeman said that on the third is that Hu will take his army to join the northern expedi-July 27th he saw four Tamils in a tion, provided that the necessary boat in the harbour. He noticed that the boat had no lights and expenditure is remitted by Lang.

These conditions would settle that there were two feet of water the Yunnan situation definitely, in it, as well as a number of bales and Ceneral Lung would then be of rubber. He went after the given a free hand in the adminis-boat and caught up with it and tration of the province, according the Tamils told him that it belong- to General Hu. However, theed to their master, a man named conditions have not yet been com- All. He was not satisfled, so he plied with by General Lung, ac took them to the police station, cording to news reaching the and took possession of the boat 1. An Fakino has 2. "To bicker down Nam Chring, Puq.

Wong Kau, a convict who re- : and the rubber. The Chinese valley in Tennyson's "The Brock."

transferring the cases of rubber, wore arrested later

the near

term of seven years' Spooks of South American lizard whose flesh In edible. 4. Jewish court of law. Erau,

Dutch Islands with some of the from his boat into a lighter. They ceived a Blue dyo, used by ancient Britons for body

bery during the June Sessione of adornment: obtained from a plant. 7. Don

At the Harbour Office this missing rubber in their possession. had pistols, and sticks, and when hard labour for armed gang-rob- Kiehnte, Venetian explorer who pontirated

One of the Tamils, who gave he attempted to shout he

He did not know how 1924, died in the Hospital of Vic- China in thirteenth contury. 9. The Bank of morning, before Lieut. Commdr. England. 10. Charles Lash in tile "Easuya of G. F. Hole, the master of a small evidence, said that his boat was assaulted.

as he was toria Gaol shortly after noon yes-- Fila: 11. To heel a vessel over to ans als junk was charged with navigat- moored to the wharf. He went to his boat came adrift for purposes of xaraping. 12. Island of Mull. Araylis: Ise. Wreck of galleon holonging to Ing the waters of the Colony with sleep and awoke to find it floating asleep when it happened, and the terday. An enquiry held yester Spanish Armada lies in bny.

Hoggard's novels, “Allan out lights and, pleading guilty, in the vicinity of the Green Light, other coolies were also asleep and day afternoon, and continued this Qatoriain" and "Nada the Lily, Anglo was fined $15, with the alterna- and a number of Chinese, about could not account for it.. Baxon counterpart of modern local council tive of, two weeks' imprisonment. fifteen or twenty, engaged in

(Syd.) G. B. HARTFORD,

D.S.P. (R). Adjutant. Hongkong, August 9, 1927.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

The following are the replies to, to-day's questions:-

J.

18. African

meetings. 1. A equare-rigged, saliing ship.

-At 9.30-

OUR CABARET IN “SNAPPY"

The case was adjourned.

W18

morning, showed that death was s

due to natural causes, the deceas

ed having contracted tuberculosía::