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ALLEGED ROBBER

ATTEMIT TO VICTIMISE

FIREWOOD DEALER

Charged with assaulting Wong Iling, a firawood dealer, with intent to rob him on the night of December 31 Inst, Li Po, aged 22, unemployed, was committed to stand trial at the next Criminal Sessions, when he ap peared before Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday

afternoon..

Delectivo-Sergeant R. Ellia for the prosecution stated that about 8.30 p.m. an December 31 defendant and three others entered the Hing Keo firewood

Ahop

No. 45 Mongkok, at Road, ground floor. The inmates of the fat were the master of the shop, Wong Hing, his wife, his 13-year old daughter und an adopted son, who was a sanitary coolle.

Tho

complainant was asleep in a camp bed in the front part of the shop and the others were in the only cubicle on the floor.

Three of the robbers entered the cubicle while defendant remained in the front part of the shop. Two of the robbers who entered the cubicle held a piece of sugar-enne each, and the third man was armed with a file The first man held the

and a and a

comple: the second held.

the adapted son and the man with the fila held the daughter on the bed with hia right hand, and with the left he tried to force open a drawer of a dressing table near the bed.

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Defendant Arrested Meanwhile defendant held plainant down or the bed In the front part of the shop.

The daughter and the adopted son managed to escape and ran out of the The cubicle shouting "Save life." adopted son saw a man run out of the front door and gave chase and shout-

d out.

Chinese constable C168 was, stand- ing at the junction of Mongkok Road

Street, when

he

henr Sal Yeu heard shouts and naw defendant run He followed him across the road. along Sai Yee Street and Date Street and eventually caught the man en a pathway about furly yards away from the Yasmati Railway Station.

The man was taken back to the police station and on being searched was found to have a packet of powder, which on being analysed was found to be pepper.

Corroborative evidence was given by Cheung Kwnl, married woman, Wong Hing. Fung Chi (complainant's adopted son), Chinese constable C158, and Indian constable 19512.

Packet of Pepper

CHARITY FUNDS

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DONATIONS

The Street Sleepers Shelter Society beg to acknowledge with grateful thanks the following donations: N., II. F......

St. John's Hall Chapel W. M. N. H..S. W/S Quartette

Per S. C. M. Post..... Busy Bees Working Party Previously acknowledged

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FEBRUARY

1936.

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YESTERDAY

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the Relay of Hongkong Hotel London, Stock Exchange have been received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Renter.

Jan. 30. Jan. 31. British Government Securities War Loan 3%

redm, after 1062 £100% Chinese Bonda

4% Bonds 1898

(Eng. Iss.) 43% Loan 1908. £97

£ 75% Loan 012

Reorg. Loan 1913 (1dB. Iss.) £ 80%

Bonds Gold 1925-47

CHEVROLET

It's the

QUALITY

that counts

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DAVENTRY NEWS

£100%

£10214

£ 96

wavelength of From ZBW on a 355 metres (845 kliocycles):

4-7. p.m. Chinese Progranime. 7-7.25 p.m. Excerpts from "The Gondollera" (Gilbert and Sulli van) by the D'Oyly Carle Opera Company.

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New York, Jan. 31. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz Dow

Summary Jones

of yesterday 'market: Stocks to-day, generally, reached the highest level sines 1931. 2,410.08 Industrial issues advanced on favour ablo Bullock including many $2,040.08 optimistic earnings rumours, such as that the Chrysler Motor Company's Further donations may be sent to earnings may amount to $7.50 per the Editor South China Morning Post; share. Utility securities gained on Norfolk electricity production, plus hopes that to Mr. Andrew Cheung, D Rand, Kowloon Tong; or to Miss R. the Supreme Court will outlaw the T.V.A. on Monday. Itailrond stocks Mow Fung., e/o Gilman & Co. Ltd.

The following in a report of the were upward ou favourable carloading

The market for bonds was 5% number of sleepers who occupied the reports. shelters during the seven nights Janu- irregularly higher. Stocks on the were upward and Curb Exchange ary 24 to 3D Inclusive:

netive.

Swan,

Colbertson & Fritz. Wall 5% Si-Nanking

Ily Street Journal comment:"The market has not yet reached the stage 55% Tient-Pukow

fly. where price raises are largely financed by borrowed 'capital. Strong steel 5% Tient-Pukow Railway (Supl.

£ 32% £ 12 Loan) scrap prices are forecast owing to

£ 28 increased steel operations. It is pre-Honan Rly £28

lictes that there will be some evening-

£45 £443% 1011 up of trading positions between today 5% lukuang, Rly,

Monday in anticipation

£ 18 of decisions by the Supreme Court. Lung Tsing U.

Ini Rly. 1913. £ 17 Many orders for utility securities are awaiting the Court's ruling on the

Foreign Bonds and Banks T.V.A. The technical position of thei market is improving."

German 7 Int.

L.van 1921 Japan 5 Sterling

Loan 1907 Japan 6 Sterling

Loan 1924.... £ 12 11.K. & S'hai Bk.

Point) Peter's (West Capacity, 129; total sleepers, 905; turned away, 14.

Po Yan

Street (Central) Capacity, 158; total sleepers, 1,126; turned away, 17.

Nathan Rond (Kowloon) Capa- efty. 109; total sleepers, 704; turned away. 2.

The accommodation in ail shelters in overtaxed.

three

and noon on

£ 60%

£ 824

(1an. Regd.).. £107 Chartd. Bk, of LA.

& C.

Ambulance Brigade The Secretary of the Hongkong Ame Y.M.C.A. Division, St. John

£ 00% S. C. & P. New York office cables; bulance Brigade, hins honour to ne- knowledge with grateful appreciation

Stocks: Securities were aggressive.

£ 81% turned A traders ngairi and thanks the receipt of a donation ly bought uf $5 from Mr. S. H. Dadwall.

bullish. Bank Clearings are up 3 per

£ 01% Any further donations from friends cent will be very much appreciated.

Cotton: It is reported that Govern.

£107% ment Agencies are considering a plan Chinese Renmen

for farmers to market their 12-cent

14% 14% The Committer of the Christian loan cotton with necumulated carrying

This may

Commercial and Industrial Mission to Chinese Seamen in Hong-charges cancelled.

thanks for cipitate sales of other holdings under

that price. Forwardings to mills dur- Allied Ironfound- kon expressen grateful donations recrived for the Mission's

ing the past week totalind 289,000 Headquarters as follows:

bales,

bales the Associated & Elec. against 277,000

Industries Sir Henry E. Pollock.

previous week.

Whent: Liquidating pressure Is Austin Motors ord. Dr. K. P. Ku,

subsiding. The market is feature. Rh. Jers except for desultory inflation buying.

Rubber: The Firestone Tyre Com- 's strike has been settled. Dutch

during exports

December 1,715,60 Bunted to 13,149. tans. Factories are again buying, with little offerings $1,704.60 in evidence,

Miss Peggy Ma. Mr. Hool Tip-beng. Mr. Lam Shu-tak. Mr. J. E. Joseph. Dr. Leung Chum-ha Dr. Shum Cho-kwang. Mrs. Walter Wong. Previously acknowledged

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(Drigo); Silver

Among the Gold (arr Willoughby); My Sweetheart when a Boy (arr. Willoughby).

7.45-8 p.m. Recital by Danny

Malone (Tenor).

1. Love's Roses

Sweetheart Darlin'

(Broones);

(Stothart): 3.

6.

The Dear little Shamrock (Jackson); 4. Her name is Mary (Ramsey); When Irish Eyes are Smiling (Ball). 8 p.m. Time and Weather Report. 8.03.9 p.m. A Variety Pro-

gramme.

Pianoforto Duets-Nymth Errant- Selection; There's a Ring around the Moon, Carroll Gibbens and John W. Green; Songs-I think I can. One Good Tune deserves another, Jack Buchanan; Banjo Solo-Joy Dance, Ernest Jones; Vocal Duet-Maybe I'm again. Norah Hancy and wrong Gwen Garrar: Organ Solos-Famous Ramsey: Tauber Melodies, Harold

red Waget. covered

Vocal-Roll along, Walsh and Barker; Instrumental The Blue Danube; Liebestraum: Voen! The Family Song Allsum. Hughie Green and his Cang; Instru-

Rent; Songs mental-Raisin' the

The Little Sillworm: Everything's in Jeanie with

heart, my Rhythm Matthews; Banjo Solos-Melodies of Yesterday. Ken Harvey: Song-You and the Night and the Music, Gracie Fields; Orchestra-The Big Broadenst of 1988-Selection.

9-9.30 p.m. A Programme of Marches.

37/6 37/9

45/0

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45/6

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Boots Pure Drug.

55/3

British American

Tobnero (benrer) 123/9 Canadian Crinnese Chinese Eng. and

123/9

115/-

115/~

Min. (Benrer). Courtaulds

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1576

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Dunlop Rubber

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Marks & Spencer

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General Electric

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Dow Jones Averages:

Jan. 30. Jan. 31.

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14949 45.54

Hawker Aircraft Impl. Chem. Ind. O.R. Bazaara.... Impl. Tobacco Rails Reyer..... S'hal Elec. Constr. Tate & Lyle....

20/4

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Turner & Newall United Steel

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Dance Orchestra.

Hides: It is rumoured that therr Further subscriptions will be grate-ar further offerings of Government fully received for the Mission's Head-holdings on the market. quarters by the Hongkong and Shang. hai Banking Corporation, the Shang- Lid, or the Mission's Office: 956. High St. (2nd floor) Cheques should be crossed and made 30 Industrins Chinese enmen," Hongkong. payable to "The Christian Mission to

Hongkong.

Mr. J. L. Tetley, Assistant Governi Commercial and Savings Rank ment Analyst, deposed that he receiv ed a packet from Detective-Sergeant Ellis. Witness examined the contents and found it to be pepper.

Fao Yuk-ching, interpreter, testified that on being charged defendant made a statement in which he said. "Be- cause I am poor and have nothing to. eat, I did assault him with intent to rob him of his property."

Electing to make a statement from has the dark defendant snid, "1 nothing to do with ne. Ilia (com- plainant's) fokis have asked us to go a Lew there and I was. promised dollars. I went as far as the door of the shop only and on seeing police man C158 I ran away."

It will be remembered that com- plainant's foki, Tae Kwai, aged 20, was charged in connection with the same case on a count of conspiring with others unknown to commit robbery. He was subsequently dis- charged by Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy on January 13, owing to lack of evidence.

SIR F. LEITH ROSS

At

RETURNING TO ENGLAND WITH SIR A, CADOGAN

Shanghai, Jun. 31. Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, Chief Economic Adviser to the British Government, is expected to return here shortly and sail for England, probably next week,

POOR BOYS' CLUB

EFFORT MADE TO ASSIST HONGKONG WAIFS

Due mainly to the efforts of n few gentlemen, led by Blahop R.O. Hall, who have the welfare of poor boys at heart, the Hongkong Boys' Club was opened yesterday afternoon by the Bishop:

St.

The Club is situated next to John's Hall and opposite the Hong- kong University. The house has been Kiven for the purpose by the authorl- ties of St. John's Hall.

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QUOTATIONS

The following quotations-on-the New York commodity exchange are issued by Reuter

The idea of the Club is to give poor boys an opportunity of meeting to July

October gether in appropriate surroundings. Efforts will be made to teach the boys December (1926) 10.34

10.338 to read and write, and perhaps later

11.85 It will be possible to find sleeping ac-Spot commodation for from 16 to 20 boys.

New York Rubber

January

, Guinness

Woolworths

2976 37/9 6373 62/6 156/104158/114 165/714 108/115 46/- 45/-

Blaze Away (Holzmann); Entry of the Boyards (arr. Winterbottom); Swastika March (Klohr); Naval March; Military March; The Jolly Coppersmith (Peter); Washington Post March (Soura); Semper Fidelis Murch (Sousa); The Bells of St. Malo (Rimmer).

9.30-9.45 pm. Bulletin.

9.45-11.45 p.m.

Daventry News

Hongkong Hotel

10 p.m. Big Ben: 11.45 p.m.-12.15 sm. 21/10% and v. Wales."

168/6, 150/- 119/0 120/3

Miscellaneous

Burma Corpn. Commonwealth

Mining Randfor Estates Spaarwater

Anglo-Dutch

28/0

28/6

Guln Kalumpong

Rubber

271-

27/-

Pokin Synd ............. Rubber Plantation Invest Trust

176

176

33/6

33/3

Minex

10/14

10/1%

New York Colton

Jan. 30.

10/0

10/10

Jan. 31.

64/3

54/-

March May

11.37

11.08/07

Op-

11.00

10.87/87

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7/3

7/3

10.82

10,50/61

Spring Mine

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10.38

10.30/30

Sub-Nigel

262/0

250/-

10,20/29

Rhakana Corpn..

10776

100/3

10.21/21 11.00

Maraman Invest-

ments, Ltd.....

29/-

20/-

Oilя

14.85 14.096/04 14.07 15.05/06 10.08 15.17/18

Anglo-Iranian

8776

Burmah

89/4 91/10% 06/-

Shell Trans and

15.23

35.43

15.29b/81 15.43m

Trad. (Bearer)

Chosen Corpn.

00/- 13/-

00/7/

13/- -Router.

Chiengo Wheat

Mny

July

99% 0976/100 98% BD/89 87 87% 1875

Mny July October

Winnipeg Wheat

80%

87 85% New York Silk

Chicago Corn

March 50% 60/60% May GO 60%/60% July

The Club has been organised by a Committee, which includes Bishop Hall, Mr. W. Schofield, Mr. R. C. I. March Lim, the Rev. G. K. Carpenter, Mr. May C. G. Perdue, Mr. H. S. Mok, and July Mr. W. C. Clark..

Total sales:-228 lots.

September At the moment the club-house is December equipped with a ping-pong table, and several desks. It is hoped that in the near future other Indoor games will be provided for the boys.

An effort will be made to pick out

Sir Alexander Cadogan, British Ambassador to China, is expected to Decompany Sir Frederick to England. They will probably make short stops at Hongkong and Canton en route.

Upon their return to Enginnd the two officials are expected to submit important reports on political and

Yesterday the objects of the Club economic conditions in China, and were explained to over 20 boys who May the diplomatic situation in East Asia had turned up for the occasion, and July for the guidance the how Foreign food was given at the conclusion of Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, in the function. Indoor games shaping Great Britain's For Eastern organised, nt which the lads thorough- policy-Union News,

ly enjoyed themselves.

the most deserving cases and give September.... them an opportunity of bettering Thursday's sales: 12,001,000 bushels. themselves.

Records of Rugby Clubs

were

REDUTI have raised their aggregate of points to nearly 500. Coventry, who won at Nuneaton; have not lost a match since the middle of October,

Abers For

Barnstaple

Bath Bedford

Birkenhead Fark

Blackheath Bradford

Bridgend Bridgwater

Neighton

Dirletol

Burton

Cambridge Unly.

Cardi***

Catford Bridge Chaltenhaun ...

Uffton ... Doventry. Cream Keys Dorosport Services

Exeter Exmouth

Guy's Hospital

Cyp poswyk.......

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Lalcortar Incoln Manglis Lloyds Bank

Lotidon "Novpålai Lonêón Irish Lordan Scottish London Univ. London Welsh

Metropolian Pallow

Old Alleynia Tha

Old Askeans

P. W. D. 2. For Amst. 1 Nrath

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Newport

Northampton

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212 180

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Old Blues ****

Old Oranleighans

Did Edwardian

Old Merchant Taykı

Mithilana

102 175 DR Pauline

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124

140

7 201

100

184 240

Oxford Universitar

Penzance ... Plymouth Albion Pontypool

11 100 233 Redraih

171, 104 Tiehmonsi

72 185 Rosalyn Park..........

267 95 Rugby

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180 10T

180 181 At. Mary's Hospital

180 N

172 105

202 809

135

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8 212 150

D. 112 1E2

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Sidmouth Houthand

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| Swansea

Taunton

Teignmouth

Torquay Trojana 1.277 89 United Rervices

Z 115 65 U.C.S. Old Doya

10 H. 107 15 Upper Clapton

3.4 105 100 { Waball

0 192.104 Wape

D162120 | Waterloo,ist

118 120 Weston-super-1

10 10 1&2

1991

Worcester

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DAY BY DAY NEWS IN

WHERE TRUTH DESIONE TO COME HER | HISTER LIBERTY WILL NOT BE PAR Mark Akenside,

It is notified that Mr. V. C. Bran son, MC, ARUS¢., DI.C., B.Be1, P.I.C., on January 23.. resumed duty as Government Analyst

The forthcoming wedding is an- nounced of Mr. Charles Jamieson, prison officer, Laichikok Prison, and us Alias Sophie Cathilne Brown, nurse,

of 2 Arran Street, Kowloon.

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5 106 B7 D154

His Excellency the Governor has appointed, provisionally and subject

212 120 to His Majesty's pleasure, the Hon. 98 173 Sir Henry Pollock, to bo an Unofficial

10 100 168 Member of the Legislative Council for

a further period of four years.

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87%/87% 874/87% 80%/86%

1.62% 1.804b/82 1.81 1.97b/80 1.80% 1.78

BRIEF

The following are the revised hours of the French Consulate: Open from 0a.m. to 12.30 p.m., and from 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m."

casen

Five cases of Diphtheria, two cases

two

of Meningitis were reported to the local Health authorities on Thursday. of Typhoid and

Hia Excellency the Governor haa appointed Dr. W. B. A. Moore, pro visionally and subject to His Majesty's pleasure, temporarily to be a Mem ber of the Legislativo Council during the absence from the Colony of the Hon, Dr. A. R. Wellington.

of

On the ninth of her second series between Aights experimental Penang and Hongkong, the Imperial Airways liner Dorado arrived at Kai 3.05 Tak Aerodrome yesterday at

She left Penang on Thursday the 1,700

Passengers aboard the Nellore for Png and completed

208 Australia to-day included Mr. Ridley.!

491 (2

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RD 140

177 136

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4 00 161

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a retired civil servant, who is on a mile flight without incident. This world tour. He is a prominent bow- series of flights is being made with of ler, having been champion of Hamp- a view to testing the possibility.

Engh carrying mall between the two ports.

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Among the passengers who left by 116 115 the Nellore for Australia to-day is 118 111 200 Mr. W. Russell, for many years

0. 181 18

121 381

The maching follows the same course and time table schedule as the first six flights recently undertaken by Cant, W. Armstrong. Interviewed on arrival yesterday, Capt. Lock, who

Government Marino Surveyor, Mr. has been in command of the Dorado

118 109 Russell has been in the Colony for since the third flight on December 12,

4. 179 the past three months,

+2

after two told a representative of the S. G. M. 111 years' holiday at Home. He is mak-Post that he had nothing special to ing the trip to Australia to be present report as all the voyages had been

at the wedding of his daughter, made so far without untoward in- 181 180 Molra.

cident.

A Relay from A running commentary on the last half an hour's play of the Rugby Union Football Match, by Captain H. B. T. Wakolam. Relayed from Murrayfield, Edinburgh,

12.15 am, Close Down,

Note: There will be a relay from (Chinese) on the Po Hing Theatro 2. E. K. on a frequency of 010 kilo- cycles from B-11 p.m.

TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMME

By

Studio Reeltal

Mariette Dechesne

RECORDED MUSIC.

11 a.m.-12.15 p.m. A Relay of the Morning Service from St. Andrew's Church, Kowtoon.

1 p.m. Time and Weather Report.. 1.30 p.m. Renter Press Bulletins. Light Orchestral Selections, From Foreign Lands (Moszkowe- ki): Wine, Women and Song--Waliz (Strauss); Moonlight on the Alster-

Briso Waltz

Coeur (Fetras); (Gillet); Menuett No. 1 (Paderewski), The Shamrock (arr. Myddleton); Caliph of Bagdad-Overture (Boici dieu); Waldteufel Waltz (arr. Silbermann).

Vocal. Gems.

Potpourri

The Maid of the Mountains (Fraser- Simson); Bitter Sweet (Noet Co- ward): A Country Girl (Monckton); Mercenary Mary (Youmans); "Le Cid Ballet Musle (Massenet).

A Recital by Richard Tauber

(Tenor),

1. Once there lived a Lady Fair; 2. Love Lost forever more; Dein

G.

ist Mein Ganzes Herz (Lehar); 4. Immer Nur Lacheln (Lehar): Thine my thoughts are, Margarita; 0. Goodnight, Oh! my Love! (Abt.) -

"Songs without Worda"--Potpourri. 2.30 p.m. Close Down. 4-7 p.m. Chinese

Programme,

7-10.30 p.m. European Programme. 7-7.30 p.m. Orchestral Maste: Sinfonia (Bach); Coriolan--Over- ture (Beethoven); Tragle Overture, (Continued on Page. 4.)

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