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MYSTERY NEARING

SOLUTION.

YOUTHS ADMIT STEALING THIRTY CARS.

SHANGHAI ARRESTS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

HARBOUR OFFENCES.

BOARDING A SHIP.

There was a heavy list at the Marine Court this morning before Commdr. J. B. Nowill, D.S.Ö., R.N., there being no less than 25 defond- ants, called on charges relating to boarding without permission and failure to take out leenses on enter-

The first case enlled was that of a conservaney bont the master of which had failed to take out a license, he pleading guilty. was fined $80 with the alternative of one months' imprisonment.

IN HARBIN NOW.

RUSSIAN SHOOTING SENSATION.

A TERRIFIC STORM.

Harbin, Oct. 10,

A most beautiful day with a slight frost this morning and bril. liant sunshine has brought all Harbin out in the streets to cele- brate such a holiday as has never been seen in this town.

In the

THURSDAY.

THE EUROPEAN STEEL CARTEL.

tion:

BELGIAN COMPANYS'

OPPOSITION.

OCTOBER 20.

CHINESE LEAVES A HUGE ESTATE.

1927.

OVER $30,000,000 AVAILABLE FOR DIVISION.

Brussels, Oct. 19.

EIGHT WIVES BENEFIT. The members of the inter- national steel cartel, consisting of

Mr. Justice Deane gave judg- representatives of France, Ger- many, Belgium, Luxemburg, and ment last week in the the Singa-

ceased and in the matter of Oci Czecho-Slovakia, have made the pore Supreme Court, in the matter

Sioe Neo and Oei Bien Neo (in- following allocations of produc-of the estate of Qei Tiong Ham de-

fants) and in the matter of the Civil Procedure Code, chapter 30.

The deceased died on June 3, and 26 chlidren. By his will he divided up his estate of nearly 33 million dollars, among certain of consider a proposal for the forma- his wives and children, but left aix of his wives and 15 of his children totally unprovided for.

By the arrest of six young Russians in the French Concessing the Colony. slon, Shanghai on Friday morning Inst, the French police believe they have elucidated a profound mystery among Shanghai motor car owners, and have arrested à gang of clever motor thieves who have been responsible for the ma- jority of the thefts perpetrated in charged with (a) failing to take was opened by a grand parade of for the. Sarre being partly in 1924, leaving eight surviving wiyes Shanghai within the past nine months at least Police records show that during the past ning months, 120 motor cars have been stolen in Shanghai and all hovable parts removed,

The master of a trading junk, out a license for his craft and (b) failing to port his arrival at Cheung Chau on the 19th instant, pleaded guilty and was fined $50 or the first charge and $10 on the second charge.

Chan Ngau and Li So, masters

Germany 1,000,000 tons. France, first place the magnificent new-400,000. Belgium 280,000, and square in, the centre of the town Luxemburg 120,000, the allocation all schools, every school sending Germany's portion and partly in from 100 to 200 scholars. After France's. passing the Chinese flag and salut- ing the Civil Administrator, the schools marched through the town with their flags flying.

A meeting on October 26 will

tion of a wire-drawing cartel.

At midday the Civil Administra- An International steel cart.l Unitler examination the six Rus-

The latter contended that by the of passenger boats and Chui Kamator received visitors, both Chiness meeting which was to have dis- sians have admitted stealing at least 30 or 40 of the 120 cars re-master, and Leung Shui-kam, a foki, and foreign and at this reception cussed the establishment of inter-law of Java, in which over 21 mil- ported missing. In fact, the also of passenger boats, were sever there were many British and national selling syndicates for ions of the testator's property was, Immediately after semi-manufactured products and he could only dispose of one quar- French police declare, the six ad-ally charged with making fast to Americans. mit, stealing so many cars, that 8.5. Prosper while that vessel was this, about 300 guests arrived by girders, was postponed at the last ter of it and that they were en- they are unable to recollect the under way. The first and second invitation of the tramway conces-moment owing to the attitude of titled to their legitimate portion

large Belgian factories of the remainder. dates of the thefts nor the places defendants pleaded guilty and were sionaries to see the opening of the two

In order to avoid litigation in respectively fined $20, and $10, the tramway service. In front of the which, having recently extended whence they took them.

An order was ob- former accused having a previous tramway offices ten new cars, each their works, submitted unaccept the Dutch Courts a settlement was

This attitude was arrived at, caviction for a similar offence eating 35 passengers were drawn able demands.

of all The third and fourth defendays up and as soon as the guests as- very much regretted, na the other Lained with the consent pleaded not, guilly.

Police evidence by L.-S. A. El-embled, they were invited to take representatives manifested wilparties that the

mise. and settle the respective claims. ison was to the effect that he hat their seats in them and drive over ingness to make sacrifices in trustees be at liberty to compro- observed the Prosper approaching the whole route." The leading car her boy and on rounding the Stern. saw the craft of the accused secured This was alongside by boathooks. corroborated by the coxswain of the police launch and a fine of $10

At the procedure alleged against the gang is that they stole the cars, took them to some unfrequente: spot and ther" stripped them of movable parts and accessories. An

A

intensive search of all pawnships

in Shanghai is proceeding." large quantity of tools, acces. sories, batteries and magretos

have been recovered.

The French police are greatly hariticapped in their inquiries is

was inflictin in each case.

order to reach an agreement. was driven by the German en-

ginger, Mr. Eisold, who has con- trolled all the electric work.

It is believed that the attitude of these Belgian firms will pre- vent the establishment of inter- national counting houses, which were considered necessary for the consolidation of the steel pact

The whole route was traversed and on arrival at the Railway Club, the guests were invited to a ban many motor car owners have not

quet where many congratulatory || Reuter. turned in sports when their cars Boarding. House Runners. speeches were runde. To-morrow have been silen, « Car owners The dock was next filled, with 15 | the new service begins and during whose cars have been mi-sing dur boarding house runners, sampanthe whole of the day passengers ing the months of September and hasters, mistresses and others, who will be conveyed free of charge. October in fue French Concession were severally charged with boardThis evening the town is illuminat- have been requested to call at the ing sa. Prosper without permissioned and there are arches of electric Central police station, Route of the master. All pleaded not Stanislas Chevalier, Criminal See-uilty and advanced various eyesses light at the main street corners, tion, to look at property, recovered for ling on imard, many stating and to aid in police ingafrict

that they considered, it permissible to bourd just as they would do in the me of the Canton boats.

Police Use Pistols

J

while the new viaduct is a blaze of coloured lamps. Harbin is making. a real holiday, the whole town be ing en fete.

SIR JOHN BRUNNER RESIGNS.

NO REASON GIVEN FOR

DECISION.

executors and

Fourteen Months Delay.

Owing to various formalities a period of 14 months passed before the money was paid under the agreement and it was owing to this delay, his Lordship said, that the question which have been brought before the court had arisen..

One referred to a sum of $8,560 which the executors claimed to de- duct from sums payable to the in- fants, having been advanced for their maintenance and support.

His Lordship on this point found that the executors were entitled to deduct the sum from the sums payable to the infants under the will.

Last Friday night Hathia was Sir John Brunner has resigned The six. Rusalane, whose ages

His Worship pointed out that if

His Lordship also found that..no range from 16 to 19 years, were the master did not wish them to visited by a terrific rainstorm, ac-from the directorate of the Im- arrested in the French Concession bears, that they were present with-companied by lightning and thun perial Chemical Industries, Limit- trust fund was created under the about 2 a.m., on Friday by a possi out his permission, which was the der which frightened many people, the multi-million concern with order and that the money was paid All day long the air was close and which he has been closely asso-when it became due. No interest of French police headed by Surcharge raised against them.

was payable. geant N. du Rocher. Information Inspector Brown informed His and heavy, and about five o'clock ciated since its inception..

No difficulty arose regarding the Worship that the Police took a the storm burst. Such terrents of Was received that 21 car

The reasons for his resignation rate of exchange. It was calculat- had been stolen from outside serious view of the case and he rain fell that most of the streets

are nat divulged, and Sir Johned at the date the money became were rivers of water, niotor cars the Carlton Theatre. Sergeant Dupressed for conviction. Rocher, in his own car, investigut:

were held up everywhere as they Brunner declines to make a state- due, which to his mind was a pro-

per thing to do. ed, came upon the stolen car and

could not force their way through ment. followed it. Owing to the stolen

the, streams, and right at the car having grater spied, the

height of the storm, the Japanese Sergeant bust it.

electric station had to close down leaving most of the town in pileh darkness. Stranded in the floods many people had to walks home in

driver enfised be opened fire. Three shots hit the ear and one hit the driver. The police secunded in "arrusting the Russians in it and later, following up inquiries, they arrested the others, incrasiur the total to six.

Stole Many Cars. Investigations based upon state- ments made by the Russians are alleged to have gone out night after night and started a campaign of thefts. They would steal a car in the French Concession, use it to enter the International Settlement and often stole cars to proceed home after completing their thefts, it is alleged.

There was a previous charge against the speed defendant. This was not admitted and the case against him was remanded until to-morrow morning For ilentification.

a fool of water.

The secretary of Imperial Chemi- cal Industries states that the rea- sons are personal, but there is no question, so far as the company in concerned, of a disagreement between Sir John Brunner and his colleagues.--Rueter. ·

A Surprise..

London, Oct, 19. Surprise has been caused in financial and industrial circles by the news that Sir John Brunner has resigned his directorship in the Imperial Chemical Industries- a combine of chemical companies recently formed with a capital of £58,000,000.

The chairman of the combine is Sir Alfred Mond.

Sir John Brunner has refused to say anything on the subject. The secretary of combine states that the reasons for the resignation are personal to Sir John Brunner, and so far as the company is con- cerned there is no question of disagreement between Sir John Brunner and his fellow directors.

British Wireless.

UNMUZZLED DOG.

MILITARY OFFICER

SUMMONED.

At the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, before Mr. W. Schofield, Major G.. L. Gorr, 5/2nd Punjabi Regiment, Whitfield Barracks was summoned for allowing his dog to in Nathan Road without be muzzle, The defendant did not appear, and was represented by a Captain of the same regiment.

A

Sergt. Clarke explained that Major Gerr.was not in the Colony, and the real owner of the dog was Captain F. Slater, of the Punjabi Barracks, Regiment. Whitfeld Captain Slater had left for Home two weeks ago, and the dog had the care of, Major

been left in Gorr.

His Worship adjourned the case for a week for the attendance of Major Gorr, his representative stating that it was possible he might be back in a week's time.

Later, the robbers apparently

Palice evidence was given and abandoned the first car and stole SA Ellison stated that he a Morris Cowley belonging to Ms. boarded the vessel as soon as the Porter, of the French Maurício, Pangway was down and in com Council, living at 1f2 Avenuo pany with the Chief Officer, he

The Sahanovich Incident. ' Joffre. Sergeant Du Rocher and rearched the ship and found a

The sensation which was caused three other police las trap for number of nun hidden in differ-

by the shooting of the ballet dan- the thieves" at "Thy corner of ent parts of the ship.. Some were

cer Sahanovich in the bedroom of Avenac Petain and Route Prosper hiding behind eargo, some in the

the Soviet Consul General has not Paris. About 2 a.m: the car was crews' quarters and same in pas-

The yet died down, and many coniee seen approaching with three Russonger cabins. Aided by

tures have been made as to how sians inside. Sergeant Ba Rocher | Chiet Offeer, he arrested 15 o ordered it to stop and when the thest. A letter from the master, occurred, as not one person beliey- A pretty formulating a eumplaint was pro-ed that she shot herself.

need.

and high spirited young lady such Chief Officer Wage corroboratas she is, possessing means and ed. He had sten a number of engaged to dance in the "farbin. menjump verhoard after the opera, had no reason to shoot her- Polier officer boarded.

ile was self.

As a result of the scandal, the Present when the arrests were made. none of the men having Soviet Consul General has been re- Leen given permission te board. called to Moscow and left Harbin One of the accused asked His last Wednesday. ostensibly on Worship, why, when the Police three months leave. He was no dag was not dying he and the popular even in Soviet circles aut other defendants should be arrest-was hardly ever seen at any public ed.

Tunctions, and thus was little "You have the wrong idea," known in Harbin. his Worship replied. Whether One of the evening of last week, the police nag is dying or not, you three armed bandits entered the have no right to board, unless premises of a Japanese billiard you have been given express per- room. On their way in, they met The regular procedure was to mission to do so by the master. a young Japanese Student whom strip the stolen cars of all movable You may board when the master they shot, and it was this shot that parts

und dispose of these

gave warning to many people in parts and accessories to pawn-ays so, but not before."

With the exception of the second the street. The bandits had just LATEST SHANGHAI REPORT. shops and Chinese pages. The accused, all were fined $10 with time to enter the premises and Russians admit; having indulged

shout out "Hands up" when the The latest report of Mesars. ir these thefts for a period of at the usual alternative. last nine months, and stealing at

Lying Inshore.

alarm was raised and the police Wheelock and Company, of Shang-TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS. rushed to the spot. Seeing that hai, states: least 30 or 40 enra. Some of the Three, boat mistresses were

To United Kingdom and Con- The following general know- cars; they told the French police, charged with lying inshore dur- the game was up the bandits made" they stole from the car parks anding dark hours. Two of these off without being able to rob any-tinent.-A fair amount of tea is ledge paper has been taken from

still going forward, also some ship- the Daily Express. from outside cafes and cabarets, pleaded guilty and the third not one The unfortunate student was ments of liquid egg-yolk, whilst Answers, for those who need In other cases they admit having guilty, she stating that she had a broken into private garages and permit. Inspector Brown pointed conveyed to the hospital, dying a some shipments of sesamum-seeds them, will be found on Page 14 driven off the ears in order to strip out that the only permit on board few minutes after being admitted. and hides are expected shortly, but of this issue.

1.Which is

"beat the world's them.

seller"? The

gang will appear at the her boat was one which was out The police were quickly on the otherwise there is not of date. The defendant refused to track of the bandits and within general cargo: moving.

Name "the father of the moders.| French. Mixed Court for trial and

take a police officer to the place three days caught the three of kow

novel," the revolver with and will afterwards he tried at the Pro-

where she stated the new permit them, finding visional Court,

was, but, in the Court, during the which the student was killed. hearing, she had produced a new permit dated October 17.

:

Defendants were severally fined 810 with the alternative of 10 days' imprisonment.

side lights were found to be in position.

Defendant stated that he was a good distance from the Poffee launch and did not hear. the signal.

FREIGHT MARKET.

much Han-

exports continue active several ocean steamers there to load are expected before the water in the River be- gins to fall, which usually takes place, about end of October early in November,, after which date it is no longer safe for ocean vessels to proceed. up the Yang-

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are real: Ivan the Terrible, 7.-Which of the following characters Sancho Panza, Roger Bacon, Haroun at Basekid?

NOT HAWKING.

ONLY SELLING TO FRIENDS.

The coxswain of the Aberdeen A Chinese, who was charged with hawking salt fish in Shaukiwan ferry jateam launch Wing Wo, was

His Worship asked the prosecu-

Coastwise: On account of pend- informed Mr. R. E. Lindsell this charged with (a) navigating the morning that he was not hawking waters of the harbour without re-tion what authority there was for ing hostilities in Chill and Teng- the sounding of four blasts tien Northern merchants have in- with a view to making any profit, gulation lights and (b) failing to

called upon by the 39 A signal to stop, and it structed their Shanghai agents to but merely to satisfy his friends. stop when

He explained that he had been Police. Defendant pleaded guilty was admitted that there was ap- curtail upward shipments as much given a small quantity of salt fish to the first charge and not guilty parently no authority in the local as possible-downward shipments Ordinances, but that the signal was have not yet materialized in any by a friend of his and was carry-to the second. ing it home. On his way, he met The Police witness stated that generally understood. The accused large volume on account of dis- some friends, who were struck by the launch had been sighted off admitted that he understood the turbed conditions in the interior, four blasts to mean that he should but cargo is expected to move in the good quality of the alt fish and Green Island at 3.15. a.m.

He had been a considerable quantity in the near begged of him to sell them some. October 16 without side lights. stop immediately.

future: conditions at Swatow To this the defendant reluctantly In chase, the Police launch had coxswain for six years.

His Worship in inflicting a fine and Canton are easier and ship- agreed but unfortunately, a con-bern outdistanced and the Wing of $25 on the first charge, announcements are moving fairly freely. stable saw him.

Wo was called on to stop by foured that he would give the accused The Yangtze River trade The Magistrate observed that blasts of the whistle. Not until

the benefit of the doubt on the tinuts steady-Wuhu and Chang- since the quantity of fish which he the fourth repetition was the

family nicknamed "Sanger's was hawking appeared to be very signal attended to, and when the second charge, as he had eventually sha crops are large and brisk ship 12-la chat modern novel is there a

stopped to allow the Police to over-ments should result in the course small he would only impose a Police launch came alongside, the haul him.

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