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SINCERE'S ROBBERY,

TWO MEN CHARGED WITH STEALING JADESTOŅE,

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1929.

MURDER AT SEA,

FATAL FRACAS ON BOARD FISHING JUNK.

The Sincere Company jewellery

A murder committed on the high robbery case was opened before sca's last week while a fehing Junk, Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg at the Cen-No. 6263 was fishing at a point about tral Magistracy yesterday after-one and a half miles South-east of Ping Chau Inind, in Mira Bay, hus been reported to the Police. There were only three occupants of the Vessel and two of them, following

noon,

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At the outset of the proceedings, the police withdrew the against the two men who were originally charged with acting as receivers. They were according ly discharged.

petty dispute, were involved in a quarrel.

A scuffle followed súd one of the. fishermen, named Chau Kau-shing The case was thon proceeded is alleged to have got hold of his with against Tang Yee-hing, who opponent, Chau Kau-tae, and dealt is charged with committing abim a heavy blow which sent him burglary and with stealing jade- right into the sea. The third oc slone and other jewellery, amount-cupant, named Li Fat, 16 years of ing to nearly $6,000 in value; and age, was an eye-witness of the in- also against a second man, named cident, but was not able to render altempt was Yuen Ping-chung, who is charged any assistance. No

made to rescue the man who was with acting as a receiver for a

Been struggling in the water. portion of the stolen goods.

The assistant, it is stated, con- tinued to sail the junk leaving his opponent in the sea. As soon as the vessel returned to the Colony, the man absconded. The matter was reported to the Police only yes- terday by the boy.

Inspector Shannon stated that at 7.30 on the morning of July 26. the police received information that the Sincere Company's jewel- lery department on the third floor of the building at Dea Voeux Road Central had been broken into dur ing the night.

Detective Sergeant Murphy, as. signed to the case from Headquar. ters, went down and found that the verandah door on the Des Voeux Road side,. next to the Sun Company, had been cut open, the bottom part having been cut off with an awl. Entrance apparent- ly was gained that way,

How Escape Was Made. As to the means of escape, ap- parently that had been gained through a back door on the left

According to the Police, the dead body of the missing man has not been recovered. He was about 40, stout and dressed in a pair of black trousers, without a jacket. Tha wanted man is described as tall, thin, about 28, and when last Been was dressed in a pair of black trousers.

was an nugar, a.use for which he had already indicated.

The poller party then returned to the floor at No. 40 Gage Street, and there an amah was taken into custody. At G30 the next morn-

of the fire-escape. The lock ofing, a second woman appeared' on that door had been forced and was found lying on the lem.

The jewellery stolen was jade., and it was noted that this was obtained from the jewellery de partment alone, no other goods be. ing tourbed,

The locks on the jade-counters being flimsy affairs, were easily forced, the clasps being filed of.

The thief had also turned his attention to the door at the hack of the rounter, for this was also forced, enabling him to open a number of drawers in which most of the stock was stowed away after business hours.

In order to force the shutters at the back of this counter; tho intruder" had recourse to an-nugur, An augur which made a hole of exactly the same size as that found on the shutters, was subsequent- ly discovered in luggage belong ing to Tang Yee-hing when he was

arrested.

the floor, and she also was arrest- ed. These 4wo women had been discharged.

Replies to Charges.

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In reply to the charge tof break ing into the building), the frat accused made the following state- ment: "I did go in and sten) those things, as I had no passage money and could not speak Can-

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1 reply to the charge of break- out of the premises after stealing the jewellery, the same mun usa admitted that he did

Canton, Aug. 13. break open the door and went out. Mining activities have recently And, finally, in reply to the alter shown a recrudescence in tho Re-North and East River districts, native charge of receiving. cuses said, "They were jade- where wolfram, blamuth and tin stones, which 1 stole from the are the principal ores. This fa due to the return of normal con- Sincere Company."

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It is reported that 10,000 miners are engaged at different mines, whose daily output of pre in over 3,000 tons. At the pre-: sent prices for the, ores, mining operations are fairly lucrative, but competition in equally keen.

The second accused made aditions. stalement in reply to a charge of recuivlug to the effect that he had The thief in escaping apparcar-o guilty knowledge that the jade ly went out by the back door, and was stolen property.

Sgt. Murphy, in the witness either made his way down the fre

the street, which box, said that in answer escape into should have been locked, but call, he proceeded to Slucere Co. which was not, or alternatively, at 7.15 a.m. on July 27 and went. crossed the roofs of adjoining up to the third floor. He found a buildings and get down into one damaged door and after further of the boarding houses in the investigations, he was convinced vicinity. The police were inclin: that entry was made this way. ed to the view that he left by the duar on the Prays site..

Gage Street Raid.

wood and explained to the Magis

He produced many pieces of trate how he came to that theory. Referring to the method of es cape, Sgt. Murphy was of the Nothing was further heard of opinion that there could have been the robbery until the 27th, when two ways by which the robbers at about 8.45 p.m. Sergeant could make good their get-away. Murphy received Information One was by the fire escape and which led him to carry out a raid thence on to the roofs of adjoiu- at No. 40, Gage Street. In the ing houses. The alternative way rear cubicle on the first floor he would be from the fire escape to found the two men, now figuring the yard, a door, of which led out as defendants in the case. He to Connaught Rond. The door obtained inforniation from

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A Klangsi Arm has lately secured the franchise from the Canton Government for the sala 80 that handling of the ores, the miners have to sell through

control the market and this firm, which will naturally prices. As the miners have not been informed of this previously arrangement, which means that the firm has a monopoly of the ores, they have ren in a body to, defy the concern, while in the meantime they have

sent re- presentatives to put their Case before the Canton authorities with the request to abolish the monopoly, |:-Canton News Agency.

was, of course, supposed to have of the Melchow Hotel marked on been locked, said Sgt. Murphy, but it. With this clue, and Sgt. whether it was, was an open quesMurphy, he, together with the tion.

other Police officers looking after, the case, was able to locate the wii-missing property.

them at the time, but found an envelope bearing the name of an hotel, which served as a clue to further investigations at the Mel- chow Hotel. Entering Room No.

Discovery of Envelope. 214, which was the number also Continuing his evidence,

In answer to a question by the Indicated on the envelope, the of-ness said that together with Sut. ficer saw two suitenses, the keys Flattery, he went to the first floor second accused, witness admitted af which were produced by the or No. 40 Gage Street, and in a that none of the stolen property first' acensed. Having opened rear cubicle he found the first and was found on him. Witness deni them, the officer found the jewel- the second defendants sitting to-ed that the second accused ex- lery for which they were search-gether. The first defendant could plained everything to him when ing, in one suitcase, and a com- not understand Cantonese, but the he entered the cubicle but he told plete burglar's outfit in the other.second was slightly conversant his Worship that the second ac- cused might have done so to a Detailing the nature and use of with the dialect.

Chinese detective.

the various instruments, Inspect- In searching the room, witness or Shannon said that one of these espied an envelope with the name

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