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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

ROBBERS TRAPPED.

AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY THAT FAILED.

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1928.

TWICE" PAWNED,

PICKPOCKETS.

CHARGE AGAINST TWO MEN NOT PROVED.

Mr. H. C. Lee appeared for the first defendant and Mr. Leo The defendants, who, with the d'Almada for the second."

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PRESENTATION,

WHEN YOUR LITTLE ONE» HAS COLIC..

Colic is a common complain with little children, due to gas in the stomach and bowels. The child His Excellency the Governor cries out suddenly, refuses to be (Sir Coel Clemonti, K.C.M.G.) will quieted, and draws the logs up resent the colours subscribed for close to the body. Sometimes colle by the ladies of the Colony to the is accompanied by nausea, vomit-

Volunteer Defenceling and fever. Hongkong

Baby's Own Tablets, specially. Corps at a special ceromany on the Murray Parade ground at 9.30 on devised for the treatment of child- Sunday morning.

ren's stomach and The Corps will be drawn up in

Excellency

WHAT HAPPENED TO'A STOLEN WATCH. "The story of a revolver fight 'be Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell yester Two Chinese were changed bo- tween a gang of robbers and the day, a bar boy employed at the fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow- police on the hill near the Ming Royal Naval Dockyard Officers' loon Magistracy yesterday with Yuan Garden, North Point, on Moss was charged with the theft of stealing a purse containing about Monday night has been reported.

a silver watch belonging to Sur-$5 in money and other effects from A Chinese, Cheung Wing, angeon Liout. D. Boll, of H.M.S. the pocket of an elderly Chinese owner of a shop near the Ming Cornflewor.

lady on a motor bus near Kowloon Yuen Garden, a few months ago The police who were prosecut Tong on April 27. built a small wooden house on the ing said that H.M.S. Cornflower hill where he lived with his small was away from port and that

iine facing the matshed sland, and BABY'S OWN TABLETS on the arrival of His family. As this man was regarded by his neighbours as being well-off, Surg. Lieut. Bell would not be able

to give evidence of ownership. thieves determined to seize an, Evidence given by other mem-complainant boarded the bus at Royal Salute will be given.

The Corp will then form three bowel troubles, quickly relieve the onnortunity to rob hitm by breaking bars of the Mess was to the effect the Star Ferry, were alleged to sides of a square, drums will be pains of collc, dispel the gas which into his house, the place boing that on a report being received have been seen to cut the compiled in the centre and the colours is its causo, and bring natural very quiet and doserted one.

A few days ago a Chiuoso detecthat a watch had been stolen a plainant's coat pocket and extract

search was made, amongst the de- her purne. A passenger who saw (cased) placed against them.

The Right Reverend the Bishop restful sleep to the lttle sufferer. tive attached to the police station fendant's property, when it was the incident informed the con at Causeway Bay received informa- established that he had in his ductor, while the defendants had of Victoria will consecrate the They contain not a single atom of tion that a gang of undesirable characters had planned to rob the posscasion a pawn ticket relating already alighted and were hurry-Colours, after which they will be narcotic or other injurious in- ing away. The conductor with the presented to the Senior Subalterns gredients, are guaranteed absolute- huuse on Monday night. Eight to a watch.

The pawnticket was handed to a help of another conductor from a of the Infantry and Scottish Com-ly pure and safe for the youngest" Chinese detectives headed by a coolie in the mess by the No. 1 Boy, following bus then went and caught pantes, by His Excellency the or most delicate infant. Sold by Governor, who will address the chemist overywhere, or post free, European went to the bill at four in order that the watch might be the two defendants.

60 cents the vial, from Dr. One witness stated that he saw Corps. Monday afternoon.

redeemed for the purpose of Iden-

After the Corps has reformed Williams' Medicine Co., 60, Kiang- They were distributed in different tification. This mova got to the the Brst defendant discard a razor

se Road, Shanghai. parts of the neighbourhood, while Lwo detectives hid in the kitchen of cars of the defendant, who set blade. and later when arrested they line, the Colour party will march a watch for the coolle. On the offered to repay the complainant in slow time to their post in the ranks, the band playing the Na- coolic's way back from the pawn-what she had lost." After four hours' waiting, at

The passenger who reported the tional Anthem and the Corps giv

The about eight o'clock, the gang artiy-shop he was intercepted by defen- ed but owing to the darkness it was dant, who asked for the watch. matter to the conductor himself Ing the General Salute. not possible to determine their The coolle handed it over, where alighted at the stop where the de- Corps will then march past by number. The detectives inside the upon the defendant took it to an-fendants left the bus and could Companies and afterwards advance

report of the occurrence was made. kitchen saw a man peep in, ap-other pawnshop and pawned it not be traced by the Police when a in review order.

By kind permission of Llout.- parently to see whether all the gain..

The defendant later appeared Owing to insuleient evidence to Col. Comyn, C.M.G., D.S.O., the He then Inmates had retired.

were dis-matshed stand on Murray Parade went down the hill quietly, possibly in the mess and when questioned convict the two

Ground will be available for spec- About the watch produced a small charged. to call up the rest of the party.

tators and will be reserved for The detectives then gave the gold wristlet watch and told the

ladies who subscribed to the H.K. signal and the rest of the officers employees there that that was the

V.D.C. Colour Fund, families of started out to pursue the would-be watch redeemed from the pawn-

members of the Corps, Officers of robbers. Shots were exchanged,shop. The coolie who redeemed

His Majesty's Forces and their but taking advantage of the cover the watch earlier saw through the

families. of the night they all made good trick and the police were com

munlealed with.

o'clock

the house.

on

their escape.

Early the next morning the police found one dagger, and a number of electric torch lights and implements with which robbers.use to gag their victims.

The case was adjourned for a week pending the return of H.M.S.. Cornflower.

men

"WAR MEMORIAL.

THE UNVEILING CEREMONY. -ON-BUNDAY.

The presence-of-the-ladies-at The unveiling of the Chinese Volunteer Headquarters, after the War Memorial in the Botanic ceremony will be welcomed by the Gardens will be performed Commandant and all ranks of the

Excellency the, Go-Corps..

His Sunday,

by Hia vernor

Dn

Ex-

will be received by a Royal Salute ard, His Excellency will deliver an from a Guard of Honour provided address, and will then unveil the

Two places, believed to be the NOVEL HIDING PLACE.cellency will arrive at 9 am, andt rendezvous of this gang., one in a near-by village and the other at No.) 38, Shaukiwan Road were sub- sequently raided by the police the next, morning and three suspects were delained. Blood stains and abrasions found of one of the men

BANANAS.

MRS. MOTONO

HAND & ELECTRIC MASSAGE

No.31B. Top Floor, Wyndham 8 Hongkong.

W

REST

OPIUM FOUND IN CRATES OF by the Chinese portion of the 101: memorial. The "Last Post" will Reiss, Massey & Co., Ltd, (Fortress) Company of the Royaljbe sounded by the Buglers of the Engineers.

King's Own Scottish Borderers. After the inspection of the Gu-followed by the "Reveille." Three crates of bananas which

are believed to be injuries he sus-arrived here on the "Shiu Hing" tained on the previous night. The junk from Macao were but as many police investigation of the matter hiding places for a consignment is now going on, says a vernacular of 264 Laels of illicit oplum. Re- report.

venue Officers who discovered the shipment, Iminediately took charge on arrival and traced it to a shop. where two men, described as an assistant and a cook respectively, were arrested.

A STREET FIGHT.

PROMPT POLICE ACTION PREVENTS DISASTER.

When the case came before Mr. R. E Lindsell yesterday after- noon, it was stated that there was danger of the bananas going bad An alarming street fight, in before the proceedings were over. which more than a hundred men C. P. O, Clark asked for an order were ready to take part, was frus-of confiscation.

Is Worship said he could not

police yesterday.

trated by the prompt action of the do that, but would make in order Early in the morning while a for the disposal of the fruit, pend- Chinese foki of a fruit store onting the outcome of the case.

Mr. C. A. S. Russ, appearing for Bonham Strand West, was washing his face by the side of the street the defence, suggested that rather than having to endure the fruit water fountain, a scavenging coolie in its over-ripe stage, the Revenue happened to pass, sweeping the Department might like to drop the ground as he went. An argument; |czne. developed as a result of the coo- lie's accidentally striking the leg of the foki with his broom. A

come tack with more men.

The case was adjourned.

Other Seizures,

Revenue Officers séized 200 fight ensued in which the scaven-taels of opium on board s.s. Tung ger employed his broom. Police whistles attracted, more people to On when she arrived from Can- the scene and the two fighters top on Wednesday night, while were separated, but the scavenging almost simultaneously, a trading coolie went away threatening to junk in the harbour was held up by other members of the depart- At about noon, it is stated, nament and found to be carrying a fewer than 100 men arrived at the quantity of wine without the re- It is understood fruit store, and some of them en-gular license. tered and demanded that the of that no arrest has been made in fender come out and fight, while the oplum case, but the master of the rest of the men spread about in the cargo junk will appear before the vicinity, making preparations the Court this morning.

for a big fight. The presence of

such a large number of men out-

keepers and one of them telephon-

aide the shop, alarmed the shop-

ed to the police. A large condon

ese, Indian and foreign officers,

PILGRIMS SOCIETY.

of policemen, consisting of Chin-PROFESSOR EUTLER ELECTED

about seventy men in all, arrived

on the scene and detained two of

PRESIDENT,

New York, May 8.

the mischief-makers, in whose Professor Murray Butler hus possession two iron bars were been elected President of the found. The police came to the Prilgrims Society of America in, place in the nick of time to pre- succession to the late Mr. Chauncey vent trouble. Later, two more Depow----Router's American Scr- suspects were taken into custody.vice.

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