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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1927:

HARBOUR ROBBERY.

THE WO FAT SHING COUP DESCRIBED BY CLERK,

Further details of the sensa-

SUNNING ECHO.

PRESENTATION TO THE

CHIEF OFFICER.

tional hold-up in Hongkong Har-T. P. Beatty, who was Chief Officer bour of the steam launch Wo Fat Shing, and the theft of gold bars consigned to Annam, were related at the Kowloon Magistracy yes. terday afternoon when the case against one of the alleged partici- pators was continued before Mr. W. Schofield.

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On Wednesday of next week Mr.

of the Sunning when she was pirated' a year ago and was instrumental in organising a successful resistance, will be the recipient of a presentation from the Marine Insurance Associa- tion. The presentation will be of

made private nature, and will by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government (the Hon. Mr.

W. T Sub-Inspector Dorling is prose-

Southern, C.M.G.) at the Company's cuting on behalf of the Police and offices in Chartered Bank Building. Mr. D. McCallum is representing 4

Only a Tow Invitations are being the defendant.

Issued, these buing confined to mem- The evidence of a clerk of thebers of the Association, Commodore Wo Fat Shing Company was that J. L. Pearson, the Hon. Mr. E. R he had received a bill of lading Bernard (Chairman of the Hongkong Hallifax, the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. General Chamber of Commerce); the Prominent for export to Annam at 6.30 p.m. on October 12, witness accordingly accompanied a can- signment of gold to the Prominent by launch. There were four em- ployees of the firm besides witness who sat at the bow of the launch near the gold.

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Senior Naval Ofleer, Intelligence, and the head of the China. Navigation Company.

A tow weeks ago Mr. J. S. Hurst, the second officer, and Mr. George Me ceived similar, acknowledgment of Cormack, the Chief Engineer, re- their services from the Shanghai Marine Underwriters Association. Messrs. Butterfield and Swire have

of the Sunning a gold watch.

The Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.ment which was tied up at Buoy also presented to each of the offere

DIPHENSO

Kennedy Town, witness noticed that his fokis who had pro- viously been amidships, were sit- ting with him at the bow of the launch. Turning round, witness saw a man in a black coat. "Ad- dressing witness, this man inform-

WOOD PRESERVATIVE & WHITE ANT DESTROYER ed him that a search would be

Treated with

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carried out on board, Witness thought the man was a member of the Water Police until everybody was ordered down into the cabla.

In the cabin all the men were bound and gagged and told they need have no fear as it was money the intruders were after and not the crew's lives. Witness was in the net of drawing a pistol when he noticed a man at the top of the stairs holding a revolver? The crew and passengers were then searched and relieved of their per- sonal property. The defendant who carried a firearm searched the men,

Report to Police.

Before leaving the robbers or dered the men not. to stir til some- time after nine o'clock. Ten minutes after the robbers' de- parture, however, the launch bumped against something and one of the seamen shouted that the boat was leaking. Going on deck

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North Point." The men on board then went ashore and re- ported the occurrence to the police. Cross-examined by Mr. Mc- Callum, witness said that he had been in the employ of the complainant for four years. He was familiar with Wong Yee, the coxswain, and two of the seamen. The former was on board in charge of the launch on the day of the robbery.

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MADRAS STATUE.

SWARAJIST PROPOSAL TO REMOVE REJECTED.

Madras, Oct. 21. By 67 votes to 29, the Madras Legislature rejected a Swarajist motion for the removal of General Neill's statue from the present site.

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Unofficial members described the late General Neill as

"cowardly murderer," while Mr. N. E. Marjoribanks, for the Gov- ernment, warned members against the possibility of the movement spreading to other statupa.

Mr. C. E. Wood,, in deprecating the strong langunge, used recall- ed the Cawnpore murders, when Innocent Englishmen, women and children were murdered..

CORRESPONDENCE.

ARMISTICE DAY.

Sin-With reference to the let ter of yesterday, may I trespass Service men and women that those on your space to inform all ex-

who cannot arrange to be pre- sent at the Cathedral should col- lest at the Cenotaph corner near the statue to Sir Henry May be fore 10.45 a.m.'

I should also like to draw at tention to Reuter's telegram of November 7th; which states that any-ing for the first time at the Lon-

ex-Service women are, participat

don ceremony and it is hoped they will attend here.-Yours, etc.,

A. PIERCY. Secretary, British "Legion.

Mr. McCallum: Had he thing to do with the robbery? Witness: I do not know. Continuing witness said he was too frightened to notice who the man was who pointed a revolver at him. Wang Yee was then at the wheel. Witness could not re- collect whether anyone was near the coxswain.

Three robbers visited the cabin while witness and the others were confined below. Witness did not know who the first two men were. The defendant was in custody at the Water Paliec Station when witness saw him.

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Answering Sub-Inspector Dor. ling, witness said he recognised the defendant immediately he was taken into the charge room.

Corroborative evidence was given by others who were on board after which the case was adjourned till next Tuesday.

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BISHOP OF NAGASAKI.

RECEPTIONS ARRANGED. IN PARIS.

Paris, Nov. 9. The French Society of Friends of Missions is arranging recep tions in honour of Mgr. Hayasaka, Bishop of Nagasaki who is due in Paris on the 27th.-Havas.

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