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KOWLOON

ROBBERY SEQUEL.

TWO MEN SENT TO PRISON.

JURY DISAGREES.

rob.

The case cancerning the hery effected at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Kotale, No. 87, Nathan Road, on September 17, in connexion with which four men and a woman were charged, con cluded at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when two men were sentenced and the other two were discharged.

Wong Wah, who pleaded guilty to the charge of robbery at the sentenced Case, was

tu

years' imprisonment with labour.

three hard

Mok Kam, Ng Kuwand Luh Fuk were given in charge of the jury for receiving the stolen property.

At the congiunion of the after a abort, retirement, the jury returned a animos verdict of guilty against Mok Ram, a divided verdiel (four, nol guilty. Jared three, guilty) against Ng Kior, and a unanimous verlied of and guilty againat Luk PE.

of In ordering the die harpe

Instier Landsell Luk Fuk, Mr.

ber agree with the verdict in

seemed to cast, but remarked al him that she should have matter. suspicious in

Feet

"Let

this he is Warning 100 ber," he added.

Jury Sent Back.

His Lordship explamed to The Jury that they would have to re tire again and rermsider divided verdict as it was not verdict.

would hav They get a majority of at least her to

Their

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to

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

PICKING WINNERS IN IRISH SWEEP.

Large des containing the mobs af tickets in the Irish Sweepstake being reuried into the Mansion House, Dublin, where the draw settling the destiny of 11,200,000 is now taking pince. The memy of young sumen ab-tera give a hearty cheer when their art of the zob is enmpisted.

ACTRESS'S £300 FOR A

BREACH.

WOOED AND WON IN FIVE DAYS.

The jury again retired and, n returning, Hound Ng

Kan

nut

guilty by five to two,

Ng Kan wa

arvording ly

dis

Mok Kam

WAN

charged

with

GIRL TO KEEP THE 40 RING.

charged.

then further from returning bunishment, to walch he pleaded

guilty,

CATASTROPHIC

AGE.

PROFESSOR ZIMMERN ON REVOLUTION.

OLDER GENERATION AS REBELS.

Oxford, Oxvi. 20. An arrtes whe berumur engaged | after a live days courtship was Professur Alfred Zimmern, who Mr. Somerset Fitzroy explained | awarded £300 damages. in the to-night delivered the Fallin Car- hal on March 6, 1926, the man King's Begh Division for breach peuter Memorial Lecture his sub

received als monitis for receiving or promise atolen properly and was banished

He returned for ten yeaTA.

on November 19, of

on three chant, for

the atraes year, he was convicted of tarerny which he

five years altogether

130*15

15 120-t had served toat teplenee i banishment warranÈ war issued against hin. on Septender 1929, for ten years, but he again returned and on duly, he was villa. Hove stven eight months hard labour He was re-iminished for daing 890, by virtue of the old warrant on February 18 this year.

Th

Revolutionary

· Tradition”, declared that fea A counter-claim for the valer of the magment cine, wasre of the present time was that the younger generation was muk- in neiter its watchword, while the fison with must.

The plaintiff, Miss Solina Iris 'older generation was still addicted received three science making Salmem, profesionally known as to doctrines of liberty.

Lernie Beunes Alexander-man- A revolutionary tradition had alous. West End-lane, ampatead.jengrossed men's minds in various 24sed Me. Lionel Bussell Seolt forms for the past four centuries,

salesman. Clarendon-paid motor-var

Professor Zimmern. This philosophy, with its claim of ab- solute right, could be traced in the The parties met a Bastimar Protestantism

of the Sixtennth in August. 1930, when Miss Sal-Century in capitalism: in the Ron was aupearing in the musical

movement for democracy and na comedy, "Huld Everything." Fivritionality and in Socialism. idays later they were engaged,

in each es an initial protest Miss Salmon alleged that she against authority and privilege was indured by Mr. Scott's pro-ihad tended to stiffen, in the hour rise to give up her part in “Hold of victory, into a new form of ab. Everything" and to cancel a £20 solutism, lending to irreconcilable

conflicts. week pantomiate engagemen!

Undesirable Character. Kemarking that prisoner seeni- ed to be a particularly undesirabte character, his Lordship sratenced

receiving him to two year!

years stolen properly and three

banishment. for returning the sentenera lo con consecutive ly.

ren

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

BY

OFFICIAL SUMMARY

STOCK EXCHANGE. The market opened strady to firmi This morning, buyers predominating.

Sales Reported. Unions at $430. Underwriters at 4.70

Wharvest $151.

Hotels (d) $14.90.

Humphreys (new) $17. Trams at $21 und $21. Ropes at $17.

Dairy Farm at $284. Constructions (now) at $2.

Buyers.

Banku at $1.675.

Unions at $430. Underwriters at $44.

Raubs at $42.

Providents (old) at $5.10.

Providents (new) nt $2,45. Hotels (old) $15.

Hotels (new) nt $id,

FI.K. Lands at $80.

Humphreys (old) $17.

Ewos at $15.

Tram at $21.

Star Ferries at $91.

H.H. Electrics at $7%.

Telephones (onrt paid) at $20. Repes nt $16.00.

Dairy Farms nt $28.

H.K.

Sellers.

A Ring Incident.

Happily. This philosophy hud never found a secure foothold in

Mr. Scott said that if Miss Sal- Great Britain, be continued, where mun obtained her selvene ran the tradition of ronstitutionalism politiead responsi- contracts it was not at his request arul enmicon He also said the eurarement was 1ity has been the predeinaa! Ispekken by, Miss Salmon.

ole in public life.

Me. Bestas for Miss Salumnat said that when she visited Mr.

Frus Chaos to Order, The period of transition from Seat's home on Det. 8, 1930, he world chaos to order, if order were fused in eat his lunch and wat

to be achieved, would not continue runding a paper.

over venturies and nerations, was a matter of gears, or even

The following morning she ask ed why he was treating her months. badly, and said: "If you do not

"It is useless to look for analo- want to be engaged you had better gles in history to the present situa

he went on. "We cannot take your ring back." She tried tion,"

to hand it to him. He refused to slow down the movement of forces take it and the ring fell on the to the pace of our own minds. The Jonly alternative is to speed up our flour.

thinking to the precipitate rhythm- of the age.

That night she went to his room and asked him what he meant by his strange behaviour.

"We are living in a catastrophic

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1931.

VERY RETICENT THIEF.

REFUSES TO "SAY TOO MUCH."

COURT WARNING.

At the Kowloon Magistracy be-; fore Mr. Fraser this morning, Lo Chul was charged with the theft of coat, a gold watch and & silver cigarette rase, the property of Mr. D. C. Wilson.

Detective Sergeant Pearson, who prómcuted, sull that on May 21, Mr. Wilson was at No. 3 Almai Villas. He left his coat on a seltee in the drawing room and when he returned later, he found it gone.

WAS

The theft was reported to the Police, who two days later, arrest ed a man pawning the watch in

Street. Ic Reclamation charged with receiving and un-

and

sentenced to lawful pawning, Three months imprisonment. He stated that the watch was given him by Lo Chui in settlement of a debt. Defendant in this could not be found for sometime, but eventually he was arrested in Shaukiwan on November 17.

Defendant, who was 29 years of age, had a very bad record. He had been in prison, on and off. since 1924.

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Mr. Fraser: Have you anything to say? "Oh, I don't want to say tno much!"

Mr. Fraser: The more you tell me, perhaps the better for you. I still

He added that the man's record was so hnd that if the Police had applied for committal, he would certainly have made An order under the Habitual Criminal Ordinance.

Continuing, the Magistrate saki, "I warn you this is the last time you will be tried by me. The next Lime you are charged, you will be sent to the Sessions."

His Worship imposed a sentence of six months' hard labour with police supervision for two years at the expiration of the sentence,

BRITON BEATS THE WORLD.

ARCHITECT WINS £2,000.·

A COLUMBUS LIGHTHOUSE.

Rid De Janeiro, Oct. 18. The first prize of £2,000 for a Columbus menurial lighthouse at Santo Domingo, the Dominican Re public a State of the West Indies, has been awarded Gleave, an English architect. He will also receive 6 per cent, of the cost of construction, which he will superintend

to Mr. J. L.

The award, open to the world, was made by an international jury at the Fine Arts School here, The monument is greatly admired In great sim- artistic circles, and its form of a cross, calculated to with- plicity and severity of line, in the stand the frequent seismic distur bances of this land, were greatly approved by the jury..

Santo Domingo is said to have been discovered by Columbun 1492.

STL

The Only Briton.

Nottingham, Oct. 18. Mr. 3, 1. Gleuve, who is 25, was, until a few months ago, an assis tant in the office of Mr. Cecil

the Jowitt.

Nottingham city

architect, under whom he served for two years. He had previously received training in the Manches- ter School of Architecture and re- turned to Manchester to work out the scheme in detail.

He entered the competition while he was with Mr. Howitt, and was in the the only British architect "short list" of ten. For this he was awarded £100,

The number of competitors had been reduced by the international selection committee from 455, and Grance, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Great Britain were represented.

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PERFECT SHAVE.

(Caulinned from: Page 6.)

his day, it appears, beards were unpopular. He relates how under- graduates with patriarchal out- craps, after due warning, were which visited by a "deputation' proceeded to remove one side of the offence with the lid of #4 biscuit-tin.

He has approached the technique of shaving with the detached and leisurely interest of the dilettante. He has used pumice stone. Vase- Fine, soap, cream and water in his quest of the Perfect Shave. The pumice stone method, apparently. was practised in Ancient Rome. But, judging by the author's com- ments.

it neast have been:

practised only on Early Christians.

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As regards razors, the informa Lion offered is positively ency. clopalic. "Ilom Sump" has actually shaved with lawn- mower or a skate, bol those are almost

the only two exceptions to his experimental armoury. He has sliced his appronch-shots and pull. ed into the rough, but from his earliest boyhood scrapes he has remained the idealist.

Emphatically a valuable work of reference for men who would fear no foliage.

CASE.

Iperiod. Our children may gee in the last ten the United States. ECHO OF GUIMARAES Counsel said that Mr. Scott re-quieter times, but it will be in the plied, "Shut up, and get out of the years immediately before us that

the world will take its deisive dl-} rection."

room.

I hate the sight of you." "He hit Miss Salmon and tried to push her out of the room," add- ed Mr. Beyfus.

Miss Salmon gave evidence that when she first met Mr. Scott he was very sweet and kind."

saw Miss Salmon standing beside his bed with her fist raised. She was hysterical.

There was struggle, and he may "We got on marvellously well have pushed her in the face, but and i was carried away," she add- he did not hit her. rth

Asked why he did not answer a In cross-examination she denialettor written by Miss Salman after that on Oct. 9 she threw the en- the ring ineklent, he replied: Be- gaghment ring at Mr. Scott, say-) chuse I got the writ on the same

is your ring. you day.

Mr. Gicave's plan provides for a great beacon to guide airmen and mariners. The lighthouse and an air port are lo be erected on a site of, 2,500 acres, which will form part of a Pan-American park.”

U.S. FLAGSHIP COMING ΤΟ HONGKONG.

ADMIRAL TAYLOR PAYING FIRST VISIT. Admiral M. M. Taylor, who six months ago was appointed Com mander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic fleet, is to pay his to me like that? You say that it first visit to Hongkong on Monday, was on October 12 that you got when the flagship, U.S.S. Houston, the writ when in fact it was not and the yacht Isabel, are due to Mr. Scott agreed that when Mississued until October 23.

arrive from Shanghai. The venecia Saimon visited his parents' home Mr. Scott said that he had con- will leave for Manils on November in October his attitude was diffused the datos, ferent towards her, He was not feeling woll.

Government Loan at suring: "Bore premium,

dirty swine, I have fuished with Mr. Justice Charles (sternly): you." There was a struggle, but Listen. You are in great danger not hit or scratch Mr. of going to gnol. Why do you lie she did Senti.

Judge's Stern Words,

Venozuvian Goldfolds at $22.

HI.K. Realties at $12.

Ewos at $15.

Chin Lights at $274.

Constructions (new) at $2.40.

20.

Mr. Justice Charles, summing Admiral Taylor will pay an A workman in the employ of the

up, aaid that the circumstances official call on His Excellency the Tang Cheung Keo jewellery shop, of Shelley Street, is reported to have He said she threw the ring at surrounding the case were such Governor, Sir William Pool, on absconded with a quantity of Jewel-him.

that the jury might think that Mr. Tuesday. He is a keen golfer, and lery, to the value of $510, which wan That night he was awakened at Scott's conduct was that of an on Thursday he is to visit Fanling

with Sir William. entrusted to him by the mistress. 2 a.m. by a blow on the head, and utter, calculating blackguard.

KONG SZE-YIK SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT.

Kong Sze-yik, who at the Sep- tember sessions was ncquitted on the a charge of conspiracy with Guimaraes Brothers to steal, up- *1 the criminal peared again sessions yesterday.

After evidence had been heard the jury returned a verdict of guilty, and accused tenced to three months' imprison- ment with hard luhoai.

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