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RECENT SNATCHING INCIDENTS.

POLICE BELIEVE GANG TO BE RESPONSIBLE.

TWO LADY VICTIMS.

The police have not relaxed the special investigations they are pursuing into the case in which two European ladies, Mrs. W. J. Hanna and Mrs. J. McLeod, were recently robbed in succession by snatchers In the same locality.

There is reason to believe that both robberies were committed, If not by the same person, by membora of one gang, and it is to this aspect of the matter that more than one member of the Criminal Investigation Department is giving his attention.

"There is a squad on it," said a police official this morning when informing our reporter that the in- vestigations are still being actively pursued, even though more than a fortnight has elapsed since the roberries.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

COURT'S WARNING TO PARENTS.

CHILDREN SENT OUT TO CUT DOWN TREES.

GENEVA LEISURE

CRITICISED.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1929.

NOTED AMERICAN JOURNALIST.

DELAYED REPORTS OF THE MR. ROY HOWARD ARRIVING

LABOUR OFFICE.

CAUTIONED THIS TIME. PROTEST FROM INDIA.

'IN 'HONGKONG.'

ON ORIENTAL TOUR.

A warning to the youthful of

Genava, Oct. 4. Mr. Roy W. Howard, head of one Strong fiticism of the leisurely of the greatest newspaper chafns fenders and also to their parents was issued by Mr. T. S. Whyte methods of the International in the world, is to arrive in Hong- Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy Labour Office were voiced at a kong to-morrow. aboard the 8.8. this morning when the case in meeting to-day of the Governing President Adams with Mrs. Ho which four girls of the Kowloon Body of the International Labour ward in the course of a Far East trip which included two calls in City District were charged on re-Office. mand, with cutting and destroying Sir Atul Chatterjee, represent-Shanghai and probably a side trip trees on the Government Planation ing India, entered a very strong to Nanking.

protest against the delay, which above Sai Kung Road.

As co-chief with Robert Serinns had repeatedly occurred in the of the Scripps-Howard News communication of the Reports of the Labour Office to. Overseas Papers, Mr. Howard is making a general survey of conditions in the countries.

Orient with special reference to He declared that if this intoler-China. He was formerly presi- able situation was allowed to con-dent of the United Press and is at tinue, such countries might be present chairman of the United compelled to abstain from partiel Press Board of Directors, and will pation in European conferences inspect United Press bureaux at Tokyo, Peking, Shanghai and

Summoning the parents of the children before him, his Worship asked why the girls had been allow ed to trespass and damage the pine trees.

One old woman, who claimed to be the grandmother of one of the defendants, said she had only nak ed here grandchild to gather dried branches,

His Worship pointed out that to gather dried-branches the girl did not need a chopper and a sickle.

The woman replied that she did not know the girl had taken the implements with her..

of this kind.

The Very Idea!

Captain Nathaniel Palmer, of Stonington, the original discoverer of Palmer's Land, then farthest south of all known land, used to tell how he saved his discovery, He was getting ready to leave it when a Russian frigate hove In sight

Captain Palmier

was ambitious to claim the land for the United States. How to contend with the ship of the Tsar he did not know at first. He waited till the to the leeward of frigate ran

him and hove to, and then he put up his sheet and squared away for her, running under her starn and calling out as he shot past Ahoy, there! Ship Ahoy! 50 you want a pilot in ?

Russian at once filled away, and The ruse succeeded, for the

left the dominion free to Stara and Stripes.

At a fashionable West End restaurant one of those modern young girls had just finished luncheon and was preparing to light a cigarette when the waiter showed a lady to her table."

I do hope you won't mind me dating whilst you are smoking," said the newcomer sweetly.

"Not at all," came the ready

He urged that all Governments Manila. henceforth should be furnished with the agenda at least two years The primary purpose of the trip That the officers concerned have

ahead to enable them to instruct la to allow Mr. Howard to attend by no means been idle is suggested by the fact that, in a round-up of

representatives adequately. the Pan-Pacific Conference in The delegate of the Japanese Kyoto, to which he is an official Buspects, they detained a man who

Government supported the ples of delegate. He salled from Seattle Is believed to be one of the gang

His Worship pointed out to the Sir Atul Chatterjee, while Mr. J. with Mrs. Howard on the Presi- sponsoring the crimes. There is girl's relatives that the next time J. Lawson, the Under-Secretary of dent Grant, and after a stay În however, no proof that he took any children were found in the Govern the Ministry of Labour in the Mac-Japan proceeded to Shanghai from retort, so long as I'm able to actual part in the robberies, and, ment planations the parents would Donald Government endorsed the Kobe qu the President Adams, regretfully, the police have had to be arrested. It was just a case of protest. Mr. Lawson was sitting reaching Shanghai on September hear, the orchestra."

the mothers sending the children on the Governing Body for the 30 and departing for Manila vis

first time-Reuter.

Hongkong on Wednesday last. tember 18 states that Mrs. W. J.worship said they would be cau-

An official report isated on Sep-out to cut wood.

Addressing the defendants, hia Hanna, while carrying a ration

release him.

bake in Ice House Street, in the tioned this time, but something UNEMPLOYMENT EVILS stay, reaching Shanghai on the forenoon, was accosted by a Chin- would have to be done if they were

He snatched the busket and arrested again.

ege,

ran away. In the basket

were $15 in notes, a monthly ticket

on the Peak Tramway, and a cheque book issued by the Mercantile

Bank.

AMERICAN STOCKS.

SUGGESTIONS OF A TYNESIDE COMMITTEE.

Some More "Howlera:" John Wycliffe was of a religious sex, also, he wrote the Bible and sent out bare footmen to teach it.

Samson slew the Philistines with the axe of his Apostles.

Good Friday is so-called be- cause there is no achoo).

A mixed choir is a collection

concerning Mr. J. CABLED QUOTATIONS FROM obvious than among juveniles and cularly anxious to see Dr. C. T. of people, some of whom can

The case McLeod, occurred, according to the. report, within half-an-hour of the other. The lady was walking along the upper section of Wyndham Street, when a bag which she was holding in her hand and which contained $7. in addition to other property, was suddenly snatched from her. The thief was observed to be a young boy of about 18, before he disappeared down the

street.

LULWORTH CASTLE

BURNED.

WATER FAILURE AT VITAL MOMENT.

Wareham, Aug. 20

Lulworth Castle, near Wareham,

the Dorset home of Mr. Herbert Weld, in whose family it has been

NEW YORK.

sing' and some can't..

On the return trip from Manila the Howards will make a longer President Lincoln on October 17 and leaving on the Cleveland on October 30. During this time Mr Howard hopes to meet important Government leaders, many of "In no sphere of life is the de- whom he has previously met either moralising effect of idleness more in China or America. He is parti- adolescents, and we are of the Wang, with whom he became opinion that compulsory attend-acquainted when he visited Peking ance at aCentre for all unemploy.in 1924. ed juveniles between the ages of The Howards plan to be in atten- 14 and 18 would do much to coun- dance at the Pacific Relations In- pondents Messre. Hayden, Stone and teract this demoralisation and to stitute at Kyoto from October 28 to Co., of New York, by Messrs. Swan, place a check on the growth of November 9, after which they will Shanghai, cable address: Swan undesirable habits, physical, men proceed to Peking and thence to stock. (Shanghai), who are not res-

tal and moral, of which unemploy- Moscow, Berlin, Paris, London and ponsible for the cable mutilations.ment is unquestionably the cause." back to New York, reaching home

This is one of the conclusions on December 21. The quotations are subject to con- firmation:

arrived at by the Gateshead Ad- visory Committee for Juvenile Unemployment in their annual re- TOMBS AMONG RUINS. better cut out the local and run port for 1928,

close of the market on

The following quotations as at the Friday have been received from their corres

Culbertson and Fritz, Sassoon House,

Previous Latest

Price. 111

Granby Consolidated

Copper International

"The continuance of the indus-

trial depression in the area to REOPENING OF A CHURCH

(they state) has again, during BUILT NEARLY 300 YEARS AGO, 1928, prevented the Committee " from rendering much practical or

想

The ruins of old Stanmore,

advisory assistance with regard Church which was consecrated by

to the choice of employment locallyArchbishop Laud in 1832 have and it has been necessary to con- been opened for the burial of Mr. centrate on migration as the one Bensley Thornhill, of Denbigh means at present afforded us of place, London, In the family vault. attempting to, solve our local un-

Only the walls are left of the employment problem."

old church which was closed in 1859, when the new church was built.

Price.

Anaconda Copper Bethlehem Steel Baltimore and Ohio... 128

112

110 112

128

Chrysler Corp. (Com

which we have previously referred

5-1

54

General Motors

Rly Co.

76

.64

Generally Rly Signal 105.

104

Goodyear Tyre

and

Rubber

96

94

81

RO

Cement

66

64

Pacific (Com-

80

85

83

42

83

$44

49

73

74

110

140

64

213

210

120

since 1841, was burned down today. Mmmon)

At one moment during the Are, mon

when the brigades from Weymouth, Liggett and Myers "B" $4 Dorchester, Poole, and Swangage

had the flames under control, the supply of water failed, and before a new supply could be brought into use the fire regained its hold, and at the last was left to burn itself

out.

east

The Arst outbreak occurred near the servants' rooms the wing, not far from the centre of the building, which

somewhat peculiar. It stands four square, and at each corner there is a round tower which reaches to a door Above the roof of the main bufid. ing..

Smoko was seen coming from a spare room at the top of the build. ing. Immediately afterwards the alarm was given, and one of the staff rang the mediaeval time bell, fwarning tho batire establishment Telephone messages were sent the fire brigadas at Weymouth, Poole, Dorchester, and Swangage. and word was sent to the Royal Tank Corps at Bovington.

Nevada, Consolidated

Copper

Radio Corporation of

America (Common) 83 Standard Oil Co. of

New York Standard Oil Co. of

Now Jersey

Southern Pacific

Texas Corporation Vacuum Oil United States Steel

68

118

CANADA AND TRADE WITH BRITAIN,

It is rarely that the ruins are

In view of the acute depression in the district the Committee urge the adoption of other schemes for the reduction of unemployment, opened because of the risk of foremost among which should be danger and, though picturesque considered the expansion of migra- from the outside, they are a scene tion facilities and the raising of of desolation from within. the school-leaving age..

They contain many old monu- familles. Referring to their difficulties in ments of well-known dealing with children leaving Some years ago when the monu- school the Committee state that ment of Sir John Wolstenholme "some firms in the area have closed was removed from the ruins to the and no others have been set up existing church; to make certain to take their places. It still re-that the effigy and tablet referred mains impossible to absorb locally to him, the vault and coffin were anything but a small proportion opened, and Sir John's face was of the children..."

found in a perfect state, though Despite the difficulties, however, he had been dead 240 years. the Committee succeeded in filling A plaster cast was taken, and is

a larger number of vacancies-the In the possession of the Rev. S. F.

MR. BENNETT PLEADS FOR AN total figures showing an increase L. Bernaye, Rector of Finchley, of 50 per cent, over 1926 and 25 who was for many years Rector of per cent, over 1927.

INCREASE.

for

Vancouver, Aug. 29. Pleading at Kimberley to

greater trade with Britain and the Empire rather than with the United States, Mr. Bennett, the Federal Conservative leader, said: "We are but tenants for life of

A squad of Tank Corps men, this estate. The sacrifice of blood helped by the staff and villagers and treasure of the little isles in and members of the 4th Bournothe North Sea won this Dominion mouth Girl Guries, succeeded in

for us, saving a great deal of the valuable' "We pay no tolls, no rent no furnituro, works of art, tapestries, royalty to Westminister for this books, and other valuables.

land of ours, which has The difficulty of obtaining enough given to us in full confidence that water to maintain the high pressure we be trustees as our predecessors sufficient to reach the top of the were. It is a great trust, and we Castle was soon felt. Various large should be worthy of it wells were opened by the garden

been

Discussing further his proposal

and estate staff, and these were for an economic conference, he

-drawn upon by the brigades.

The lawn round the Castle be mame prowded with a large quantity of extremely valuable articles which had been rescued from the various гооде

Firemen Injured.

Firemen Lock and Danialls, of the Dorobeater. Fire Brigade, were badly burnt by molten lead falling from the roof. They were rushed away to hospital.

Mr. Wold himself was a pathetic figure watching the gradual des truction of his fine old property, which stands in a park of 600 acres, only a mile or so from the Dorset coast and three miles from Lul. worth Core.

urged that Empire delegates should Arm themselves with specific liste of what commodities each wished to sell to the others, so that a bond of unity of action could the more easily be reached.

MALAYAN CRICKET

TEAM.

INTERPORTERS DUE HERE ON NOVEMBER 2."

Mr. Greenhill, the Hon. Secretary, of the Hongkong Cricket Club, un nounces that the probable Malaya Interport Cricket Team, expected to arrive

on

The Castle has been the scone of bar 2. the a.s. Anchises on Novem royal entertainments in the past

follows:

A. J. Bostock Hill, IR. IN L. Brad- Amongst the monarchs who have doll G. M. Brand, B. G. Gibson, Dr. stayed there were James I, Charles H. O, Hopkins, P. N. Knight, W. A. B. Smith, Lal Singh, Evan Wong, W. A.

II. James II, George III, George IV. King Charles X of France, and: the late King Edward."

D. Wynch, Lt. Waring and A. N. Other.

Stanmore.

"Another woman driver!

ORIG MER SEROOF Ne

GOLF

DEA.

False doctrine is when the doctor gives the wrong stuff to sick people.

A dogma is a mother dog. The plural of child is twins.

#

Doctor-I will give you a local anesthetic if you think it neces-

sary."

Railroad Man-Well, Doc., if it's going to hurt I reckon you had

me through on a sleeper."

*

Nottingham Magistrate-Have you anything to say? Man-Not if it will cost me more.

Wife at Bow County Court- My husband lives on the unem- ployed-at least by unemployment. The average solicitor "has to a horse; observes a work like Magistrate.. Drawing conveyances? An American says Britons dress much too quietly. He should hear us looking for an elusive collar stud.

Man, in a letter to the High- gate Bench-I crave indulgence from the noble Justices to excuse me for not attending your Court in reply to your invitation.

"

Mrs. Bigwig had been honouring the local confectioner's shop with her custom,

As her chauffeur carried two bags of goodies out to her luxuri- a car she said a few kind words to the girl behind the counter.

"It must be very tempting to work in a shop where there are

so many nice cakes," she remark-

ed. "Don't you often feel like eating some of them?"

The giri shook her head.

"Oh, no, ma'm," she sat in a shocked voice. "That would be stealing. I only give them a lick now and then.".

·

In Scotland you get your tea comfortably round the dining-room table without having to poiss it on a chair in your lap-Lady Kitty Vincent.

How delightful it is to get away from the tyranny of collars, waist- coasts, and braces.-G. N. Poynton (Nigeria)

The day of secing visions and dreaming dreams is not yet pasa- ed.-Mr. George Lansbury.

"

To cultivate the habit of pure. indolence is part of human wisdom. |-----Mr. H. A. L. Fisher,

Health is the most unhealthy of topics.—Mr. Gi K. Chesterton, 2,

If a very estimable person with a nice, voice gets into the lime- Hight she immediately ceases to be a normal human being and ̈ ̈ ̈ be- comes a prima donna,Dr. George Dyson

The health bulletin of Eastern porta for the wook ending September 23 given the following incidence of disease, Agures in parenthoais indi cating the number of deaths. Plagao-Tamatave 2 (2), Alexandria 3 (1), Rangoon (s), Pnom Penh 1 (1), Cholera-Calcutta (19), Bangkok 2 (2), Phom Ponly 5 (3), Chinwangtao 2(1), Shanghai (9), Hwatow - (10). Smallpox-Barbera 1 (1), Bombay 7. |(9), Calcutta 1 (1), Cochin 2, Karachi Madras 29(9), Moulmein 2, Nogapatam-1, Fondicherry 3. (Ə), Maccasser 3.

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