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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

ARMED ROBBERIES.

TWO DARING RAIDS YESTERDAY.

THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1928.

BRIBE OR BAIL? ·

SEQUEL TO OPIUM RAID ON JUNK.

COLD & CHILL DANGERSI

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those. germs and heal the affected' mem- brance of the breathing passages. Peps alone provide this ideal treat- ment.

A daylight robbery was por-Arising from an oplum raid on a cheat and lungs. The gorms of colds, potrated by three men at No. 205, junk in harbour on the 28th of lastu and pneumonts are already in the Queen's Road West, third floor, yes. month, a police coxswain was charged throat and sis-tubes waiting to attack terday afternoon. The trio suc-on remand, before Major C. Willson through any weak spot. ceeded in gaining entrance under at the Central Magistracy yesterday

afternoon,

with demanding a bribe of the pretext that they wanted to $200 from the boattended by Mr. Pleading not guilty, ho was rent a cubicle,

The report to the police says 3. M. d'Almada Remedios.

deposed that Folies Bergeant that about 1.80, n man called at- the house, declaring that he in on the day in question his roara-boy

rent tended to

a roota. The handed him a chit by which witness ground, first and second floors of was given to understand that the sen. defendant, knew the The house aro, unoccupied by any dor, who was the cache of opium, and

whereabouts of a cach

at the Rail the hour arranged inter At

witness met way Station at defendant and they were Joined by three other Chinoze The party wharf at Con- then proceeded to a they boarded- a sampan to get along side

tenants. After looking over the guested an oppoon.“

house, the man went away, saying that he would come back with the deposit money.

After a while he returned, but this, time with two companjons,

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Inflammation They thoroughly soothe, and disinfect the throat sad fortify the breathing tubes against sudden chill, Infection and climatic dangers."

and the amah who opened the door, naught Road West, from which point aling all «oronese and Repa

admitted all three.

a junk

Once inside the robbers drew

A thorough search was made of the arma, one having a dagger and one junk and in a compartment aft, they a revolver, and threatened the in- discovered a man dying alongside an mates the mistress and the amah opium lamp and pipe. Near him they with death if they raised an alarm. also found a glass far in which was The three desperados pushed then small quantity of opium. two women and a baby of a few before months old into a room, ransacking the house.

The robbers stayed in the house for about fifteen minutes, and made good their oacape with property valued at about $160 comprising some $100 in banknotes and the reat in jewellery, Including a gold

wrist-watch.

The two women, who were gag ged with towels and string, were later released, after the robbers had gone, by two other women who came up to the house to rent the room and found that the door was wide open,

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Boatwoman's Offer, Whatever the exact quantity might be, witness did not think it sufficient to warrant a charge. But one of the women on board came forward at tho close of a converantion which witness could not follow, and speaking in Chinese, gave him to understand that she was willing to pay two hundred dollars. Witness did not accept It, and telling the men to come away got back to the sampan. While doing so, he hurt himself by running against spar protruding from the sail of

the

sampon,

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·KOWLOON AFFAIRS,

PROPOSED NEW SCHOOL. The first monthly committee meeting of the new committed of the Kowloon Residents' Associa- St. Andrews Church Hall, all mom- ion was held on Monday nigèt in

On disembarking, witness proceed-bers of the committee being pre- ed to a restaurant, whither one of the sent, Lo., Mr. E. Cock, (President), The men left a dagger behind Chinese followed him, and between Mr. B. W. Tape, (Vice-President), them, Up to a late hour yester-them they had a couple of drinks for Mr. E. Abraham, (Hon. Treasurer),

which witness.

Mr. C. E. Terry (Hon. Secretary) Later he returned to the Taim Shanni Merara. C. M. Manners, J. M. day no arrest had been effected.

Tsui Police Statiori.

Noronha, J. H. Hunt. F. C. Mow Fung, W. S. Bailey, F. W. Staple- Lon, B. Wylie, F. J. Easterbrook, F. I. Crapnell, W. J. Stokes, J. M. Ar Wong, R. Pestonji, not, H. Un, A. J. J. Martin, Rev. W. W. Rogers and Bev, J. H. John- ston.

Another Affair,

According to the police, a sec- and armed robbery occurred last night, when four men, one armed with a revolver and one with a knife. Hucceeded in gaining their entrance into the servants quar ters of No. 100, The Peak, about 7.16..

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Except that the defendant came for ward to say he was a Police Cox- swain and that his number was 88, he had never to the best of his knowledge, seen the defendant or any of the other men in the party. Even now, he was not positive that it was the de- fendant who approached him at the Railway Station.

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A Misunderstanding. There were two women in that

Mr. d'Almada Remedios, cross-ex- part of the house, un elderly Chin-

was of 57, and her amining, suggested that it woman

witness inadequate knowledge of daughter. One of the robbers Chinese which led him to conceive the picked up a chopper in the kitchen idea of a bribe or that the defendant and threatened the women if they had interested himself in the matter gave the alarm,

in

Mr. Kent, with regard

that fashion, Mr. d'Almada suggest- Two rings and two pairs of ed that it was bail money that was gold earrings were taken away being offered,

this point from the victims by the men, who of a misunderstanding, said tha: the got clear away with boaty Csunt procedure was to take awny timated to amount to about $30...

the boat's Ecense, leaving it to the owner to call at the Police Station for t in jha morning That procedure was not practiced in the present instance because the Sergeant

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did not think there was n case.

Mr. Remedios remarked that it was the very point which he was arguing. man had thought that she WNK The woman under arrest and was offering to go ashore to get the money.

Witness, in reply to further ques- Lions, denied that defendant was pet- ing as interpreter in enquiries made

on the junk.

The case was adjourned.

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THE UNEMPLOYED.

BRITISH FIGURES. SHOW IMPROVEMENT.

London, Mar. 14. The latest weekly return shows that the number of persons unem- ployed is 1,094,500.

This is more than 14,000 less than the previous week, and about 40,000 less than in the correspond ing period of last year. British

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After the usual formal business, sub-committece were appointed as follows:

Correspondence. The President, Vice-President and. Hon. Secretary, Children's Playgrounds.-Mesura, Crapnell, W. S. Bailey and H. Un.

Bathing Facilities.-Messrs., C. M. Manners, J M. Noronha, and J. M. Wong.

A letter from a member with re- gard to electric wiring systems in Kowloon was discussed at length, and was finally put back for a spe cial referendum,

A request for a bus-stopping place in the vicinity of Kimberley and Granville Roads 'was consider- ed, and it was decided to request the, C.S.P. to institute a stop bo- tween these two roada.

Proposed New School.

A letter from the Dairy Farm Ice, and Cold Storage Co., stating that they intended to extend their premises, and inviting suggestions as to improvements was read and discussed. A special sub-commit- tee including two ladies was ap pointed to study the matter, and to bring forward recommendation's to the Genorul Committee.

A reply from the G.O.G. regard- ing the military forage. ahed in Chatham Road was considered at length, and it was decided to press for the early removal of this shed and the abatement of the noise' attendant on changing guard, etc. On the proposal of Mr. Manners. conded by the Rev. J. H. John- ston, a resolution was unanimously. carried that the Committee view with favour a recommendation to the Government that a new School or schools be built in Kowloon, and Mr. Wylie was asked to bring for- ward data on this subject at the next meeting.

The Hon. Treasurer reported that

The report of the directore of the Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland), Ltd., A big improvement in the standard to be presented at the annual meet of present-day houses for the work- ing shows a net trading profit foring classes, an expenditure on hous-nearly fifty new members had join- the year ended October 31 Hat of ing of £21,000,000 since the,war, ed the Association. Members are £9,223,718 78, 10d. Deducting pro- and an output of houses during the reminded that subscriptions for vision for pension of £260,000 and present financial year equal to that 1928 are now due, and should be Abraham, a sum of £500,000 transferred to of 20 pro-war years, are recorded sent to Mr. E., Abraham, c/o general reserve account, there is a in an official report on L.C.C. Hous Messrs. Tester and balance of £8,177,796, 11. 10d., ing. In the financial year ending Hongkong.

The traffic white line" in which, with £821,378 28. 7d, brought March 31 next not far short of forward, makes the trading profit 10,000 houses and flats will, it is Salisbury Road, the public pier, available for distribution £9,299,174 anticipated; have been erected by and the removal of trees in Nathan

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