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8 KOBE

Kutsang

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TO STRAITS & CALCUTTA

{Fooksang

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TO CANTON:

TO. SANDAKANĮ

TO TIENTSIN

Sailings.

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH,

noon. noon.

noon.

noon.

7 am.

HIDDEN TREASURE.

· MAGISTRATE DISCHARGES ‹

"TWELVE SUSPECTS,

somewhat

TUESDAY, JULY 10, 19287

divide the contents between three. CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

of them.

His Worship: Why three, there were four of you?!

Witness: Because three of us found it. The fourth wass, họt there when we made the discovery

His Worship: Who suggested dividing it! We all agreed on it

Witness added that the boy who got nothing anid that the flad would bring the three "more harm than good.

A robbery nt 127, Prayas East, Wanchai, on Saturday morning had an interesting and amusing soquelin-Mr. B: E. Lind sell's court yesterday, whon twelve persons appeared in the dock before the Magistrate, charged with being His Worship? What did you do connected with the robbery about the clothing? Who did you Despite the large number of think they, belonged to7--Wo defendants, however, not one was thought these clothes were left convicted, the Magistrata being there by the relatives of some satiated that none of the twelve deceased person. (Laughter); persons before him were in any Did you divide the clothing? way connected with the gang which No, we wanted to pawn the whole committed the robbery,

There wore only two adults-jot and divide the proceeds. Did you carry that out? among the twelve who were.

Wad. 11th July at Sun. 15th July at Wed. 18th July at Sun. 22nd July at Fri. 13th July at

Fri. 20th July at 7 a.m. Fri. 3rd Aug at 7am. Thurs. 16th Aug at 7am. Wed. 11th July at 8 pm. Wed. 25th July at 3 p.m. boys ranging from nine to fifteen

[ years of ago, Tuos. 10th July at 3 p.m. The first discharge occurred yes Fri. 20th July at 10a.m. terday morning, when. Mr. A. el

Arculli made a successful applica Wod. 25th July at 3 pmtion to his Worship to release one {Choongshing Wed. 11th July at noon, of the boys, who was described as a student The police agreed to withdraw the case against this par ticular boy, as there was no direct evidence against him.

SUMMER TRIPS TO JAPAN. Excellent 1st class accommodation on through steamers from Calcutta to Japan at the specially reduced return fares of $175.-to Kobo and $200,-to Yokobama. Those return tickets aro available for 3 months. Further reductions mado for partios of not less than 4 adults.

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BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG

9.8. "DARDANUS"

5.8. "CITY OF EVANSVILLE"

8.8, "LYCAON"

via Suez Canal 27th July. via Suez Canal 10th Aug.

vin Suez Canal 24th Aug.

Steamora proceed via Suez Canal or Panama Canal at owners'

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Subject to Change without notice.

For freight and particulars apply to:-

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GLEN LINE..

Faro Hongkong to London '£92.

TO KONDON, ROTTERDAN & HAMBURG via STRAITS & COLONIA, .Steamship "PEMBROKESHIRE (Via Oran) 11th July.

10th "GLENSILANE" (Via Oran)....... Steamship

Aug. Motor Vessel "GLENOGLE" (Via Oran)

7th Sept. Steamship

Oct. "CARMARTHENSHIRE" (Via Oran). 5th TO SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VLADIVOSTOCK. Steamship "CARDIGANSHIRE"

Motor Vescol. "GLENOOLE"

Motor Vessel "GLENAMOY"

Steamship "CARMARTHENSHIRE"

Motor Vossel "GLENGARRY"

14th July. 20th July. 10th Aug. 20th Aug. 1st Sopt.

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HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS.

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HONGKONG-CANTON Sailings from Hongkong-Daily at 8 30. Bailings from Canton-Daily at 8 an

LINE.

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(Sundays and 4.30 p.m. 4.30 p.m. only).

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FROM HONGKONG:

8 A.M, and 2 P.M.

(Weekdays only).

TROM MACAO 8 A.M. and 2 P.M. (Wankdays only),

EXCURSIONS TOM A CAO.

ON SUNDAY, 15th JULY.

HONGKONG TO MAÇAO 1 MACAO TO HONGKONG

9.00 a.m. "BUI AN".- 1

3.30 p.m. “BUI AN"

RETURN SALOON PASSAGE FARE: $5.00. CURTAILED SAILINGS

TUESDAY, 10th JULY.

8 a.m. No sailing to Macao 2 pm. No sailing from Macao WEDNESDAY, 11th JULY.

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(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLANDES Taking Cargo on-through: Bills of Lading.for Straits, Java and Burma, Caylon, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Australasia, Including, New Zealand & Queensland Forts, Red Sea, Egprt, Constantinople,, Greece, Levantine. Ports,

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From Hong Destination kong (about)

8: 8:

Tons

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"KASHIMA MARU," having, arrired from the above ports, Consignees of Dargo, ards hereby in- | formed that their Goods are being landed and place at their risk in the Nónakong, and i kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kow- RAWALPINDI | 16,619 | 21st July. Bombay, Marseilles & London joon; whence delivery may be obtained.

7,058 | 28th July! | Marseilles, London, A'werp, 1. Goods mot cleared by the 15th July,

Rotterdam & Hamburg 1928 will be subject to rent,

--8,985 | 4th Aug..] M'Iss¡:L/don, Alwerp & Hull

5,334, 14th Aug. Stralis & Bombay 16,568 18th Aug. Bombay, Marseilles & London

Dainaged packages must be left in Lab Godowns for examination by the Consignoo's and the Co's representa Hves on any Tonedays and Fridays, at Periodi

NANKIN

+KASHMIR

KIDDERPORE RAJPUTANA |

Cargo only:

$1

*Calls Casa Blanca:

charged, the remaining ton being We made an effort to+pawn one £80pm, within the free storage Frequent connectioni from Port Said Tor Passengers & Cargo to Constantinople"

article, but could not get our price for the dress. Soinespawnbrokera refused to take the clothing we offered.

All claim must be presented within Pyrens, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by Eteamers of the Khedivial Mell B. 8. Ce

can days of the steamer's arrival here,

afber which date they cannot be re- cognized.

Cautions-Pawnbroker, Continuing, witness explained that a youth by the name of Tam Kai, spoke to the pawnbrokera, while the others waited outside. For his services, Tam Kai was given a silk jacket, which the boya told him to take home to his FOREIGN BANKNOTES. mother. In the pocket of that

No claims will be admitted after the TALAMBA

TALMA goods have left the Godowns,

No firo Imarance has been effected. TAKLIWA

NIPPON TUSEN KAIBIA, Hongkong, 8th July, 1928.

The remaining eleven were brought before the Magistrate in the afternoon, when the occupant of 127, Praya East, an actress particular jacket Tam Kai's mother named Pak Lin, gave evidence. She found four cents. said that she lived with her sister, A good deal of laughter was another actress, In the house, the caused by this witness when lo only other occupant being an amah, said that one of the pawnbrokers It was not until 3 p.m. on Satur- told Tam Kal to fetch his elder day morning that the household sister if he wanted to pawn a lady's went to bed, and at 6 a.m. they clothing. discovered that they had been robbed, articles of clothing and boxes being found on the verandah carelessly strewn about.

Through a Window. Owing to the weather they had slept with their windows open and it was possible for the thief or thieves to have entered the house by a back window, close to whieh was a fire escape.

Money amounting to $400, and jewellery and clothing ed al about ed the

After an hour and half of fruit less efforts the three boys who claimed the "find" each took an article of clothing and returned to school. hiding the rest in the same spot where they first came across it.

When the school closed at 4 p.m., witness returned to the Reclama- tion to the spot where he had con- cenled the grip.

His Worship: How many of you went?

The

DECLARED ILLEGAL TENDER

The

IN CANTON,

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3rd Aug.

6,656

31st Aug.

4.500

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Regular Monthly Bailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia

The E. & A. 8. B. Co, Ltd. steamers will also call at Shanghai, Itella, Cebu, Kulambugan, Tawan, Timor, Darwin, or other ports en route as inducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following The Union 8 8. Go's Steamers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, glo.

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of Gunton Department Finance, in a notification to the public, announces that banknotes, such as Hongkong notes, in days past had been declared not legal currency in the city and province. Despite the ban on these allen notes, the public, says the Canton Gazette, had continued to use them freely in commercial transactions, to the detriment of local currency bills. The low rate at which local compared with notes stand as foreign notes, is directly ascribable ARAFURA to the free use of foreign notes, TALMA and the manipulations of the marKIDDERPORE ket, made possible by its use. For

RAJPUTANA years past, foreign notes have been TAKLIWA considered, according to law, illegal tender, and therefore should not have been used on the market, only

valu- Witness! Innumerable. $250, compris whole school came with us.

Asked how the other students hanl of the rob.

the affair, witness bers. Such articles of clothing knew about as were recovered by the police said that they were caned for re-money-changers being permitted were identified by this witness as her property and there was also a leather handgrip which the actress statel was in her house at the time of the robbery,

turning late to school after the tiffin interval. This led to ques- tions by the other students, who soon discovered all about the hid- on treasure. On reaching the The next witness was a Chinese spot, there was a general "grab-as- named Chow Hing, whom the grab-can" and witness managed to more piece of police described as "police get hold of one

痘 Assistant." This witness saw one clothing. Everything was anatched of the youthful defendanta trying away, even the grip.

On emerging from the Reclama- to dispose of the leather handgrip to a dealer in second hand goods tion, witness was chased by some on Saturday. Witness had been person, whom he could not de- informed of the robbery that serbe and he threw away the ar- morning by a Chinese detective, ticles of clothing in his possession and observing that the handgrip and ran away. offered for sale showed signs of having been forced open he acized the lad who was trying to sell it.

The boy, who was discharged in the morning, was called into the witness box by the prosecution. He told the Magistrate that he was a schoolboy and that he knew siz of the eleven defendants, who were his school fellows. In answer to the Magistrate, witness said that he had never been in trouble be fore,

Asked if he had any questions to put to the witness, Tam Kai caused some amusement by declar ing that the witness' story was all wrong.

Asked to point out such part of the evidence ns was untrue, Tam Kai said that it was not his mother who found the four cents and, more than that, she did not keep

it

to accept them when tendered for conversion Into local currency,

The notification continues that strict measures will now be taken to

enforce the law prohibiting the use of foreign notes and persons dis- covered infringing the regulations will be liable to heavy punishment. It

is permissible for money changers only to accept these notes in the course of their business.

The Bureau of Publie Safety has been given Instructions to see that these regulations are observed, and the public are warned that officials of this Bureau will be keeping a sharp watch for infringements.

they were not connected with the robbery.

One of the defendants was a servant employed at a Chinese ladies' tennis club on the Reclama- tion. Seeing the boys scramble for the clothing, he also took part. When questioned by a detective on the matter he frankly admitted his part.

His Worship at this stage die- charged the six defendants who were identified by the witness as His Worship enquired of the Finding's Keeping. belonging to his school, remarking actress if the property recovered Describing the events which that the witness for the prosecu-comprised the least expensive of led to his appearance in the dock,tion has shown conclusively that the stalen clothing and sho replied witness stated that on Saturday, the students were neither guilty that that was so. His Worship he and three others from his of larceny nor of receiving stolen then remarked that it seemed ap parent that the thieves abandoned school went to the Reclamation to property.

a

play. That was at 12.20 p.m, and After hearing further evidence, the least expensive of their booty in some coarse grass they found his Worship 'discharged the rest in the spot where the boys found shown that although it and there seemed to have been leather handgrip, with the as it was catches broken. They opened the these persons were in possession a general melee in the neighbour- handgrip and found inside a quan-of stolen property, yet the way in hood caused by everyone trying to tity of silk clothing and decided to which they acquired it showed get something out of the discovery.

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Shinyo Maru (Calls Nagasakij: Tuesday, 10th July, Siberia Maru (Calls Kostung) Tuesday, 24th July. Wednesday, 8th 'Aug. Taiyo Maru...

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LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM vie

Singapore, Ponang, Colombo, & Suez.

Kamo Maru

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Saturday, 14th July, Saturday, 28th July.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Port

Aki Haru

Mishima Maru ...

Wednesday, 25th July, Wednesday, 22nd Aug,

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

Awa Maru

Friday, 12th July. SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los, Angolos Mexico & Panama Ginyo Maru

Thursday, 12th July/

SOUTH AMERICA (EAST COAST) via Singapore,

Capstown & Ports..

Kamakura Máru

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON via PANAMA.

f Kako Maru_p

++

Thursday, 12th July.

Saturday, 14th July.

Wednesday, 11th July.

Wednesday, 18th July.

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Genoa & Marseilles.

+ Durban Maru

CALCUTTA vía Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

7

Hakodato Maru

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

Mishima Maru

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

Kawachi Maru (Kobe Direct) Tajima Maru

Wednesday, 18th July..

Hakone Mard

+Cargo only.

Muroran Maru (Moji Direct)

Friday, 20th July.

Tuesday, 10th July. Monday, 16th July.

Monday, 23rd July.

Subject to alteration without notice.

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