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CABLE LEAD STOLEN.

ALLEGED THEFT FROM- PENINSULA HOTEL

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WEDNESDAY, JANU

ADVENT OF 1929.

HONGKONG'S WELCOME TO

THE NEW YEAR.

A charge of larceny of a quan-

Hongkong ushered in the, Now tity of cable lead, the property of Year according to well established the China Light and Power Co., custom and in true necord with the Ltd., was brought against an em- ployee of the Company before Mr. procedure of recent years, by E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon the firing of crackers and Magistracy on Monday. The dedancing at the various carnivals are fendant was alternatively charged ranged by the hotels. Ships in the 'with recolving, stolen property. harbour tooted out the hour of mid- The defendant denied both night and the Observatory signals gave another indication that the Old Year had given place to the new,

*charges.

It was given in evidence by Chineas detective that the defend- ant was stopped in Shanghai Street on Sunday morning carry- Ing a parcel which contained the lead. In reply to questions put by the detective the defendant said that he was taking the stuff to be Aold. He further informed the officer that he employers were not aware that he was selling the lead.

Mr. A. J. B. Smith told the Court that the defendant had been engaged on work at the Peninsula Hotel on Saturday, the job having been completed at noon. The load was similar to that which he was using in the Hotel and witness would have expected the defendant

There were fully crowds at hotels and cluba, "Auld Lang Syno" was often sung and many tonats were proposed

at numerous private parties arranged to celebrate the entrance of a new year.

Lane Crawford's Restaurant pre- Bented a very animated appear on Monday night with unce the large hall tastefully de- corated with, lanterna and other artistic hangings auspended across the room. Theap annual carnivals arranged 1 the manage

to have a certain surplus from the ment have become exceedingly job. It would have been about popala and there were about 300 the amount that he was carrying.ergone participating in the festi-

A foreman employed on the jobvities. gave evidence and said that he had instructed the defendant to take some surplus lead back to the company's offices at Kowloon City,

In reply to his Worship witness said that if the defendant did not return the lead he would have been asked to explain its absence the following day.

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The New Year was ushered in in time honoured fashion, Midnight Waltz commencing at 11.50 p.m. As the soft strains of music fell on the air, the lights wero lowered and the music slowly died away. One minute before twelve reigned. Then complete silence

After hearing the evidence his from the darkness a sudden boom- Worship said that it was an ex-ng sound brought the "coplo to the traordinary case. The only two realisation that yet another year thinga ngainst the defendant were, was passing out. in the first place, his "statement. which he was alleged to have made to the constable and then the rather curious Inet that he was

apparently going in the wrong direction to the company's offices.

On the other hand his Worship -pointed out that he took the risk of having to answer for the absence of the lead which was

only worth 40 cents.

His Worship said that he could not possibly convict the defendant, remarking that he might be wrong, but he was of the opinion tunt the detective had misunderstood the defendant. Y

The defendant was discharged,

ILLEGAL BLASTING.

· STÓNE BREAKER FINED ON TWO COUNTS.

Twelvo strokes made on a Hong were immediately followed by a fanfare of trumpets and the raising of the Ights. The Orchestra struck up "Auld Lang Sync," the company jolging in.

Dance at Craigengower, Among the many public functions Arranged to celebrato the New Year was a dance given by the Craigen gower Cricket Club to its members and friends. A large number wors present, dancing continuing into the early hours of this morning. at before midnight, the assembly gathered in the hall and welcomed the New Year in in the usual man- net.

At Repulse Bay,

KOWLOON BUS

KAI TACK COMPANY CIPANGES HANDS.

A very interesting development In Kowloon transport la: on- nounced, the entry into the deld Tramways Limited.. of competition of the Hongkong

in another page, this Company, According to an advertisement who have only recently started a bus service in Hongkong, will be operating the buses of the Kai Tack Motor Bus Company as from January, Jet. (2

The Kal Tack Motor Bus Com-

pany is one of the three companies. at present operating In Kowloon, the other two being the China Motor Bus Company and the Kow- loon Motor Bus. Company. The Kai Tack line has a fleet of sixteen buses on three different routes, the first of which runs from the Kowloon Ferry to Kowloon City by way of Chatham Road, tho Cily by way of Gascoigne Road, second from Yaumati to Kowloon

and the third is a short service between Yaumati and Mongkok.

The Tramway Company will be taking over the whole of tho sixteen Kal Tack buses, twelve of which are the modern low-loading twenty sehter Dennis buses and Dennis twenty-eight saators. It is learned the remaining four are

thai a few additional buses will

be ordened and placed on the road by the Tramway Company. This will bring the fleet to the number of twenty and in the experienced hands of such an old concern as The Hongkong Tramways Limited, there is every Hongkong and Kowloon City will Indication that the service, to

be very much improved within the next few months.

For the time being, the present service will be maintained. The route from the Kowloon Ferry to Kowloon City by way of Chatham Road has certain obvious advan- tages from a business point of view. The route passes Kowloon Dock, the China Light and Power Company's Works and the Green Island Cement Company's works at Hok Un. Besides this, the lust ntile of the road la gradually changing its character from that of rough hillside to a city-liko dia- trict: Houses are rapidly going up on both sides of the bus route and there is no doubt that in time to come the bus, will be running through a populous district at the Kowloon City end.

BOY'S DEATH.

RUN OVER BY POLICE

MOTOK CAR.

No details of the purchase pico paid by the Tramway Company are at present available and it is not known whether the new management intend to extend the Amid lavish decorations a gather-service by covering moro waiter ing of something like 600 people with their buses, saw the passing of the old year and the entering of the New, at Re- pulse Bay Hotel, where a thorough- ly enjoyable dinner dance carnival AL the. Kowloon Magistracy on

was held.

Such was the demand for Monday a Chinese. "stone breaker accommodation at this popular appeared on remand on charges of rendezvous that the verandah had to blasting rocks on the hillside at Mabe utilised to provide for those Tau Kok without a permit; carry | many extri patrons who could not ing on blasting operations during be accommodated in the ball room. prohibited hours and failing to

Under the supervision of the provide adequate warning of such management, a wealth of colourful operations.

decorations had been carried out In reply to the first charge the dewhich turned the ballroom and ex- fendant said that he was employed terior into a miniature fairy palace. by a contracting firm. He denied Holly, mistletoe, greenery, coloured that he was blasting during pro- lanterns and electric lights shed- hibited hours or that he failed to ding a large variety of hues, added give auflicient warning of bluating to the carnival atmosphere in which

the diners and dancers rovelled.

Choice selections of dance music were rendered by the Repulse Bay Hotel Orchestra.

operations.

A constable gare evidence of see- ing the defendant blasting at 5.45 p.m. on December 28. Thore was nobody to sound gongs as required by law.

A servant from a contracting firm was called and he stated that the defendant was not employed by his master.

In reply to his Worship, Sub-In- spector James said that it was with reluctance that a man from the firm consented to give evidence. It was possible that the defendant had been engaged by the contractors to use gunpowder which was pro-

hibited.

The defendant was convicted on the second two charges and fined $10 or fourteen days' hard labour in default on each.

SALESMAN SAM.

EVER SINCE WESTARTED TARGET PRACTICE "CH' CHIRE'S BEEN RAZZIK ME FER DEIN' TH' PUNKEST SHOT ON TH' FORCE!

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YEAH? WELL, HERE'S AN IDEA!! YOU BET. TH OLD GEEZERABOX O' CIGARS YA KIM PUT OUT THAT LIGHT IN TH' CELLAR WITH ONE

SHOT

The New Year was ushered in In

time honoured manner after which the gathering broke up feeling tired but happy.

At the King Edward. Celebrations; in the way of a dinner dance, were kept up till mid- night at the King Edward Hotel, where about sixty couples took the floor. The cuisine was good and the hotel's band did much to liven the proceedings. The dance hall was specially decorated for the oc- caslon and, as was to be expected, the New Year was ushered in by the revellers with much enthusiasm.

NUTHIN' DOIN'! I COULDN'T HIT THAT BULB WITH FIFTY

PHOTS!

An enquiry touching the death of Li Ngau, a six-year-old boy who was killed on December 18 at Queen's Road East, through being run over by a car driven by Acting Sub-Inspector Cargill of the Police, was held on Monday he for Major C. Willson,

said he swerved to ayold a group Acting Sub-Inspector Cargill of children who were playing inj the street, Unexpectedly, boy darted across the road, and was within two feet of the car when he was seen by witness. He ini- mediately applied his brakes, at

the same time bearing to his left, but it was too late. The boy was knocked down, and dianppeared under the car. Witness felt a bump as the ear passed over the body. When picked up, the viclim was unconscious,

Dr. G. H. Thomas, who examine:] stated that death resulted from a the remains in the Mortuary, fractured skull and minor injuries,

A verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned by the jury, who found that no blame was to be attached to Sub-Inspector Cargli.

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