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THE MARCO POLO ALLEGED SALE OF

TRAIL.

A MOTOR TREK ACROSS ASIA.

A BOY.

EIGHT ACCUSED

IN COURT.

A respectably-dressed man nam- ed Tae Kwok-san, of Staunton Street, and his concubine appear el before Mr. Wynne Jones at the together with two other men and four women, on charges of being concerned in a transnction for the sole of a small boy.

THE HONGKONG

FAMILY DISPUTE OVER MONEY.

NEARLY $90,000 INVOLVED.

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1932.

£12,000 BAG OF JEWELS SNATCHED.

OWNER BLINDED HY TREACLE

London, Feb. 6.

A trencie plaster was used by A family dispute us to the di- fowel thieves to blind a man while vision of a sum of $89,000 odd re-they robbed him of £12,000 worth sulted in an action which com- of jewellery in Robert-street, Ox- menced before the Chief Justice ford-street, W., yesterday after- Court this morning, the 'chlef point being as to family partner ship

HAARDT PARTY'S Central Police Court this morning, (Sir Joseph Kemp) in the Supreme non tinck was seen by dozena

ADVENTURES.

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Several members of the Central Asiatic Motor Expedition arrived here yesterday afternoon, fellow ing the completion of its 7.600. mile journey

from Beirut, on the Mediterranean coast of Syria, where It started Test April

The expedition was divided into two parties owing to the certainty of one big party cum- pleting the journey along the un- known route. One party, consist lag of seven enterpillars and two ordinary ears, left. Peking in April, expecting to meet the Berlut party at the ancient Chinese city of Kashgar in Eastern Turkistan, but eventually they inet 260 mile, in the cust of Kashgar, ní àlmu.

On Edge of Precipice.

The Belrol party had planned a route through Syria, Iral Mesopo tumin, Afghanistan, Russia Tur

kextan ww Chise Turkertan. but political trouble lui Afghania- Han necessitated a change of route vin the passes of the Hintalavis sond the Pamira,

The expedition arrivedd at Srian- gar (Rushmiri, at the Gout of the Himalayas, on June 26 and obtain- d the permission of the British Government to Travel along the Ghilgit read.

WAR Intensely hot, the shade temperature bety

120.

Altue Record.

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of shoppers, but no swiftly did the thleves carry out their raid that they escaped before an alarm cau}il be raised.

Plalatiffa named in the writ ure Hung Yuk-u, Hung Kung-cheong. in detailing the fuets of the case and Hung Yu-fas alive Hung Shau

Sergeant 0. Detective

Pitchering, while the defendant is Hung of Messrs. Gerder and Co., of Hol- The Jewellery was the property 8 a num- said that on March

Hlu-ching. ber of children were brought down

bora. E.C., and the victim of the Mir. from Canton and kept in a hat in Mr. Leo D'Almada, junior. In-ard Ton, of West End-lane, N.W.

H, G. Sheldon, together, with attack was an employee, Mr. Leon- Kowloon City behind Kowloon structed by Mr. H. K. Woo, of

Robert-street in a short thor- Tonk. The first defendant, who Messrs. Woo and Nash, was the principal tenant of the hut, was well-known to the police na having been implicated in the 'sale of children before.

1H for

plaintiffs, while defendant is oughfare running parallel with presented by Mr. Eldon Poller to Duke-street.

**** | Oxford-street, from Davies-street

K. together with Mr. P. C. Jenkin. K. C.. Instructed by Mr. | P. II. Losoby, of Messrs, Russ rod

Company,

1996.

efine.

Escape in Car.

A decoy was sent to the but and,

The misstag jewels include dia through the second defendant.

mond bracelets, brooches, rings was introduced to the first. There Th opening his ense, Jr. Sheldon and pearls, and were in an attache The decay met the other, defen. | referred to the beginning of the

Mr. Tom was carrying his ense, dants with the exception of Tre | family business in 1894 or Kwoksar and the concubine, who when Wing Hing, of Anoy, denten a palson var (which had been subsequently entered into the ease, in aim in Sochten and Yunnan. stolen from Canulen Town) drew It was arroged that than

ite had no premises and carried his up at the kerh, chop in his pocket, being a small dealer.

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return the foliawing day with an unrlo lo purchase one of the bogs, The police put up" an uncle who was sent to the hut the next day whilst party of defectives 1oftowed inmediately afterwards, Whilst inside, the decoy Win offered one of the children for

I was stated that another of the buys had been sold the per vinus day.

After the arrest of the first six defendants, the polee were ins

bern sold R DE

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Counsel showed how the business expanded, the Kai Sei banking firm being started and branches being established in many places, Kat Sul financing them.

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Mr Sheldon claimed that the whole business was a frumily con vêrn, sund that the brothers were

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Two men alighted, a third re maining at the wheel.

One man dong the treacle plus- ter in Mr. Tom's face and the other snatched the en-e from his hand.

As Mr. Tom staggered back the Thieves sprang into their car and made of in the direction of Bond- street.

Flylug Squad Search. No other car was handy and the thieves were not chased.

Passers-by ran to Mr. Tom's assistance and the police. were

itled to their shares of The Jedni assets of the firms, including the Kai Sui, of which firm the- fendant etalmed to be the sale pro- formed that one of the boys had

prietor, and therefore entitled to called; in Staunton

To the full sum of $49,90 odd due to A description of the car and

that firm.

the jewels was circulated by the Counsel explained that two of police and dying squad officers the brothers had died and their made a search, but up to a late eldest sons had steppel into their kour there was no news of either. shoes recording to Chinesis law and

Street, ON visiting the house, The Kwok at and his concubine

Arrested, Whilst

the fear, my tip WIN produced showing that the boy had bern

were

(st)

They were told on leaving Srina. gor that it would probably be im- possible for them to proceed more than 30 miles through the muda- tains, it they went 200 miles, and hre believed to have beaten the tempt to sell others as well. motor altitude record in this track- less region. They reached a height | Friday. of 13.775 feet.

purchased for $250, but only $16 líad been paid on account.

The officer remarked that it wit a very bus vade as it was not only the sale of one child but an

Their route wa an unricht caravan track winding along the edge of precipires and

up and down the steep mountains. Heavy rain added to their trouides,

In the most difficult spots Mads had to be transferred from thị ears to ponies. In one pass which

the snow was

Was

traversed feet deep, and at one period it took three days to cover 18 miles.

Beyond Chilit, 100 miles north † of Srinagar, the route became su cliticolt and the lateness of the season ælding in the risku, it bes| ente necessary for the cars to pic torn to Beirut.

Caravan of 2001 Animals. Twelve monthers the party, including fle scientists and photograpitorS, then formed Caravan of 200 suimals, melding ponies, camels and yaks and Ina- velled 1,000 miles to Aksu, in

Eastern Turkestan, where they met the Peking detachment.

The expedition was then rez formed and arrived at Crunch, in the North of Turkestan, et De tober 28,

By the end of November the expedition was able to resume its journey and followed a route though the Chinese province of Sinking and across the Manta- lian Desert.

The case was adjourned until

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HONGKONG DOLLAR

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-The case is proceeding.

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THE BREAD LINE.

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than usual to persuade to pop up and be enten indicates the arrival of a thin-legged, highly strong redbreast on the table opposite the window. It 1 take no notice he hops to the window-s And threatens to put me on the spot,

about 14,000 men, disembarked in this aren. Converted transports, convoyed by warcraft, have been

"Ain't you never seen Christmas unloading soldiers and munitions cards, you poor thug?" he de- at the new Zichengying bare nearmands in Chicagoese bird lang- Linho for the past three days illage, and at once takes cover. If I put out crusts and crumbs on the ANOTHER HINT.

table he waits in cowardly fashion Another kint of impending for some other bird to fake the With easier conditions in the hostilities is contained in the with-first risk. silver market, the Hongkong dol-drawal of the staff of the Shanghai lar declined 1, 8th to-day, the de South Station shortly before ten mand rate being 1.4.11/164,'elck last night.

DOWN.

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the tendency

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His example sou brings fol- dependent Brigade of the Ching lowers larger tits with more legs | Raigahek 88th Division, stationed and brighter yellow waisteonts. at Hsingelang, having waited for | A bullfinch, superb with damson- the last train to pass, at ure Tore cultured vest, dashes on them up a considerable section of the with the manters and, presumably, the vocabulary of a sergeant- major: they sentter before hint. all except the one-legged it.

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The emours of an impending miles North-west of Pekings, early the South Station is situated, is Japanese landing at Nantao. where this month.

Follow a set of blackbirds, mis-

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PEACE BREAKDOWN.

The whole personnel of 34 arriv- od in Peking in excellent health, the only disease from which they had sufferett being dysentery in A Mohammedan rebellion against the motulkin regions. The in- the Governor of Sinklang had possibility of refilling The reserve laid waste much of the country | water tanks in the coldest weather | fghting seems and

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