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ARMED ROBBERY

REPORTS.

POLICE SAY ONLY HALF ARE GENUINE

“BOY'S”. DECEPTION.

VENDETTA BEHIND NEW PARTY.

THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH.

U.S. MISSIONS AND

EXTRALITY.

IMPORTANT POINT RAISED BY SURRENDER.

MOTORING FATALITY.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

JAPANESE-COOK FINED..

RIFLE AND AMMUNITION CONFISCATED.

A charge of being in possession of a Winchester repeating ride and 237 rounds of ammunition was brought against the Japanone.cook of the Taito Maru before. Mr.

1930.

THE CALL OF THE OPEN AIR.

·WHY PEOPLE DO NOT GO TO CHURCH.,

A SPORTSMAN'S VIEW.

At the Victoria. Diocesan Con- Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma-ference on Wednesday afternoon, a

Church pro sportman's view of blems was given by Mr. Harry Owen Hughes in the course of an intercating contribution which he made to the discussion,

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walls within the Empire, continued the speaker, was a wasteful one In that the primary industries in the Dominions particularly were being sacrificed to subsidise 'now, and struggling manufacturing indus- tries in these Dominions, The

Washington, Feb. 14. economic effect of the import tariff The State Department may soon barriers which had been raised in

The defendant stated that he the Dominions was bound to react unfavourably on the exports of the

had brought the arms to Hong- Dominions primary products in

kong for a friend, but they had not that a competitive level for Empire

been taken delivery of, although Much speculation has resulted, in it was twelve months ago that products was not possible unless the ships which carried the pro- this connexion, from dispatches he first brought them here, ducts of the Colonies and Demi- reporting that Mr. A. N. Smith, an According to Detective Sergeant nions, carried on their outward American missionary whose au-Humphreys, the arms

and am- journey the manufactured goods tomobile killed a Chinese in Klang- munition were found concealed According to the prosecuting of Great Britain which through su province, had surrendered him under the defendant's bad boards that I have no authority for my officer, at 11.30 p.m. on the 19th years of experience she was in a self to Chinëse authorities at Tung-prior to the ship's departure on ideas, which are my own and may |

A premeditated attempt to steal a jewel box containing $49 in money, and one gold pocket watch and chain, the property of Mrs. Mok Hing-kiu, was described by Detective Inspector Fallon before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when a "boy" formerly in the complain ant's employ was charged with

larceny.

The defendant pleaded guilty.

can Gur-

bo compelled to rule na to whether gistracy this morning. Americans indivdually render their treaty rights in Chun, especially the right of extraterri toriality, it was indicated today.

unique position" for supplying at | chow," cheaper prices.

thorities.

January 28. The police were not inst the defendant, who was "on

The State Deportment, declined, taking a serious view of the charge the ground floor of the house in

Even with the aid of high tariffs, to comment, except to say that a and merely asked for anomfual Homuntin, awaiting his "master's return, raised the alarm of hav-faw of Australia's manufacturing full report of the facts has been fine.

A requested from local consular au- It was intimated that the de- ing been held up by an armed industries were prospering.

uchome of Empire Free Trade

fendant was not arrested at the robber who had pointed a revolver would do away with artifical bar-No definite ruling on this impor-time because it meant delaying the at him." The robber was alleged riers against Empire goods and tant, point has ever been made, it ship, and the Ministar for Sweden to bave gone out into the garden lead to each unit of the Empire was pointed out. Home authorities was on board. after having stolen the jewel box concentrating on the products for and to have bound and gagged die which she was most fitted. defendant.

Continuing, Detective Inspector Fallon said he went to the house and arrived at the conclusion that the defendant was not telling the "truth, notwithstanding the Inet that he persisted in his story. He was detained, being not only regarded with suspicion by the police but also by his mistress.

It was not till sixteen houra after the report,' that the man ad- mitted that he had himself stolen the jewel box and had hidden it on the ground floor for disposal at a more convenient time. He had tied himself up and then pre tended that he had been secured by the robber.

said

Mr. H. Owan Hughes said:-- have been asked to say a few words from the point of view of the younger generation, who pro- bably hold the same views as.my belf. I wish to say, however,

have previously maintained, that A fine of $50 was imposed andterested himself in them at least the Government of the United the rifle and ammunition confiscat States is compelled to insist upon ed. retention by the individual of his

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treaty rights, regardless of the desires of the parties concerned,

or may not be hold by others.

Christ did not go to football. matches. He and the Disciples did not play cricket or any other organised game by the Son of Galilee simply because these games did not exist in those days. Otherwise we may be very sure that Our Lord would have in as a spectator, because one of the reasons far the success of his ministry on earth; although per- haps not evident until afterwards,

notice of all forms of activity of the people amongst whoin he lived, and it is certain that if

tarost then as it does now, Our Sport had held the public. in- Lord would have provided some useful lessons from it for the con- sideration of those who paused to think.

It was recalled that the question ATTEMPTED SALE OF was the fact that he did take

camie to the fore four years" "ogo

TWO BOYS:

COOLIE AND MARRIED WOMAN

The Other Side. The Rev. Frank Short, leading for the negative,

that properly the motion should read "that this meeting is in favour of Free Trade within when a conference of missionaries the Empire, but understand-at Tientsin brought up the point ing by that the necessity of pre- that many desired voluntarily to renounce extraterritoriality, J. V. A. ferential tariffs or come other form MacMurray, American Minister at of tariff against imports from that time, is understood to have. countries other than Empire conveyed to the missionaries in unita." It would be easy to repro- formally that it was felt that their duce all the old arguments in desires could not be realized, duo favour of Free Trade. One re-in part to the extreme difficulty of called the pictures of the break-operating a system under which before Mr. Whyte Sinth at the fast table of the working mun, some Americans would be entitled and of the loaf steadily rising in to American protection and subject !! to American consular courts and others would be without such status-United Press.

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CHARGED AT KOWLOON, Two charges relating to the at- tempted sale of two small boys were brought against a coolie and a mar ried woman of 100, Apliu Street, Shamshulpo, on their appearance

Cowloon Magistracy this morning, the case having originally been taken before Mr. Hamilton at the Central Court.

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The defendants were alleged to have taken part in a-transaction, the object of which was to transfer the

Christ and Sport.

The evolution and progress of our present civilisation has, by various steps and pruce ulture a to games and athletic culture a prominence which they have never hitherto held in the thoughts and interests of the whole world.

For many, they form the. Bource of livelihood, and I am sure games that in many directions would have received the entire sympathy of Our Lord. As r gards professionalism he might have had some comments to mako, and no doubt he would have had something to say on the subject of 2-1 the Field.

Detective Inspector Fallon in- Every argument which had been timated that if it had not been in the past put forward in favour for the defendant's mistress also

of Free Trade and against the suspecting him, the report would Imposition of tariffs, which the have gone down

6 an armed resolution implied, held good to- Lord Beaverbrook's scheme for Em-possession to another person of two robbery and the affair would never day. Any policy which interfered pire Free Trade lay in its treatment small boys, one of whom was, stated have been cleared up. It was the with competitive trade and the of the attitude of the Dominions to be three years old and the other Invariable custom of employers free and unfettered movement of towards the scheme that, in return seven, for a valuable consideration, of servants to show great reluc-goods was bound to affect adverse

for a tax on foreign food they would The second count was similar in tance in accusing their own serly the proper level of prices, and admit Britain's articles free, He wording to the first charge, but the vants. It was also mentioned that was a short-sighted policy.

failed to produce evidence that they transaction was made with a dif- many of the reports of armed rob-

would be, willing to make the con- ferent person to the one named in beries were not genuine, in fact,

cession, and on the other band he the first instance. the officer said he could safely say ·

admitted that taxes on "key indus-- Inspector John Murphy made an

that about 50 per cent, of the re- "What's the economic unit in the venue-raising purposes would have mand and intimated that the Crown titude of those who have their

Continuing, the speaker asked try" goods and taxes for purely re-application for a week's formal re- ports of armed robberies were false,

world to-day," 7 There were those to remain. Far from binding the Solicitor would be prosecuting. who claimed it on behalf of a Empire together, the Beaverbrook

The case was adjourned for one His Worship said he thought single nation, and those who point policy would destroy the Empire by week, the theft was aggravated by the ed to the federation of British destroying the foundations of that defendant tieing himself up to give peoples known as the British Em-full-self-government upon which it the impression that an armed rob-pire. Her suggested that modern had been built. Lord Bledisloe, one bery had been committed.

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League of Nations, one would find that there was not a single such Conference since the War which had not favoured free trade. And these Conferences were not at- tended by cranks, but consisted of people who had a greater view of the peace and wall-being of the

FINED FOR THEFT.

SHOPKEEPER WHO WAS

VICTIMISED.

However, I do not wish to dwell on this side of the question: Let us rather consider the at games as a recreation after work. Modern life compels us to live at high pressure. and high ner vous tension, though we may not be aware of the fact having known. nothing else, and I think that possibly nature may be respon-

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Detective Inspector Fallon men- view. There was no economic ing in Britain, had said. "I have tioned that the report had given unit in the world to-day smaller studied Lord Beaverbrook's appeal the police considerable trouble. than the world itself. If one fol- with the greatest care, and I re- In cases of aorious crimes like lowed modern movements in econo- main utterly unconvinced. Who- armed robberies, about 50 police-mic theories and economic confer-ever might conceivably beneft, the

A charge of larceny having been men were called out, the reserves ences held in connexion with the British farmer in the time, of his preferred against the Clifnese who

The majority of people (of the greatest need. which is to-day, was remanded yesterday on a generation and classes about at all stations, being required to

would certainly not." One had to go churge of obtaining $1 by falas pre-which I speak) have to spend conduct searches on the roads.

The defendant was sentenced to

studying this question and con-conviction by Mr. Whyte Smith atstanding by machinery, and when beyond mere sentimentality in tences, the man was fined $10 on their days at an office, doak or three months' hard- labour. ·

sider whether the scheme was the Kowloon Magistracy this morn their day's work is over they feel practicable. The greatest minds ing.

The defendant was alleged to the need of physical exercise Great Britain to-day were con- ve borrowed $1 from a shop-rather than sedentary relaxation. vinced that it was not.

After speeches from the audience.keeper on the strength of ordering The exercise, whatever it may bo; physically and world than those who looked mere- and summing-up by the Chairman the defendant had left the shop, he mentally far better than sitting

a consiguient of vinegar. After revives them ly in the economic development of the vote on the motion was

down and reading would. Try had attempted to run away,

it for yourself. When they do pro fer to read, more often than not the choice falls to something light and easy to digest inwardly. Baterialistic Age,

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a single unit,

The old cry of aggression for aggression's sake was gone, but it was, increasingly recognised that the weapon of economic advance was taking its place as the chief P. S. Cassidy, on account of his Odette Darthys, of the Opera danger to the peace of the world. work on behalf of the Literary and Comique, Paris, will wear The energies which were being Debating Society, had been elected Paris devoted to the furtherance

At the conclusion of the debate;] At her recital: at the Theatre Mr. J. II. Hunt announced that Mr. Royal on February 24th.. Mlle.

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Canton, Feb. 20. A resolution passed at the 54th meeting of the Provincial Council attended by His Excellency General Chan Ming-ahu, Messrs. Fan Keomo, Kam Tsang-ching, tariffs in favour of Empire trade for the current year.

of Vice Chairman of the Association styles to be adopted for next Tang Yin-wah, Hsu Sung-ching would be better devoted to further. Teang-hin, Lo Man-chong and Sua Hi-man, Is

ing improvement in the real proa- to the effect that the Provincial perity of the world.

Government will undertake the ex- ploiting of the guano deposits in the Paracel Islands.

The resolution reads:"That the proposal of the Department of Reconstruction to exploit the guano deposits in the Parace! Islands at the expense of the Pro- vincial Government together with outlines and schemes, be adopted and accordingly carried out”. Our Own Correspondent.

TWO LOCAL DOCTORS SUMMONED.

CAUTIONED FOR MOTOR ORFENCES.

Two local medicos were amon st the defendants who were summon ed for motor offences before Major C. Willson at the Central Police Court, to-day.

Dr. J. W. Anderson, of Alexandra Buildings, admitted having left his car outaide a shop in Queen's Road Central, and was cautioned,

guilty to a summons

The Ideal.

the

Mr. E. R. Price, seconding Mr. Jeffreys, agreed that world-wide free trade was the ideal to work for, but so long as other countries had not come into line there was no need why Great Britain should be the dumping ground of the. world. Under the growing pres- sure of America's expansion, Great Britain was being faced with two alternatives (1) linking up with other Continental coun- tries in the organisation which M, Briand had envisaged a United States of Europe,--a Europe wolded into સ Bolid political and economie block with unified institutions, a common currency, an official common langu- age, Internal Free Trade, and a tariff against the rest of the world. How much more likely to succeed than this was the second alterna- tive, viz, a United States of Britain, where a common language already existed, together with common traditions, common ambitions and a common loyalty.

WAS

The future prosperity of the Em- pire rested upon the economic unity Dr. C. H. Burton also. pleaded of the whole, and in the critical for obstruc-months between now and the end tion, in Podder Street.

of the Imperial Conference to be Inspector Alexander said that Dr. held later in 1980, Britain Burton's car was just off the called upon to decide whether it stand, which was apparently full,would be the heart of the greatest Major Willson:-There is rather economic organism the world had a shortage of accommodation there? ever seen, or the acquiescent ap- eastward-looking Inspector Alexander: Yes, your pendage of an Worship:

Europe. Major Willson (to Dr. Burton) + Mr, S. A. Gray seconding, Mr. Cautioned as well.

Short, said that the weak point of

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In consequence, the daily rou- tine of our age does not allow for thought. This is a materialistic ge and cogitation and meditation, with few exceptions, ara reserved for those who are not engaged in materialistic endeavour.

Assuming that my romarks 10- présent a true state of affairs, let as consider the point of view pf those who load the normal life. During the week they work hard, harder than those of former. generations, at least from a ner- vous point of view, They may or may not hayo the opportunity to play hard during the week sa well Their mode of life. 16 generally as healthy and whole- some as circumstances permit, but "In the pursuit of the material they are not conscious of the need 'for spiritual aid.

That, I think, is the great.dif- ference between this and former generations.

Call of Open Air.

The spiritual side of life has become" submerged in the mate- rial Consequently people do not go to Church. They hear the Call of the open air louder than the peal of Church bells and their beings crave more for country lanes and golf courses than for psalms and discourses, pr

They do not see a doctor. un- less they need one, but when the necessity arises doctors are avail- able. In the same way Churches are there for 'when they want them.

Some people do faol the neces sity of attending Church regular- ly. Others do so at long or short

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And yet I know of many indivi- Christians, I honestly believe public worship duals who never attend divine that the Kingdom of Heaven is service, and I am quite certain within them. They are not lost which I have not the time do that they lead far more truly wheep, and it seems a pity, for the the capacity to discuss: Christian, Jires than a great many good of others, if not of them how to get them