Money for Cocoon Purchases Stolen by Bandits: Three Killed *|every Sunday without f Sir Paul Chater was made a Justice of the Peace in 1876, and elected by the Justices of Peace their representative in the Legis) tive Council in 1886, and re-elected for three periods of six years each, was the first unofficial member _of the Executive Council and held that office till the time of his dear. In 1892 he war mad a member of the French Legion of Honour, in 1897, Queen Victoria's Jubilee "year, Reports indicating that about $80,000 shipped from Shanghai to Wusih for the purchase of cocoons had been stolen outside the latter city by armed highwaymen, reached Shanghai after the holidays, The seme report states that the bandits jot three of the guard dead and wounded four others quite severely. Representatives of the local company have gone to Wusih to inv tigate, Tt seems that the money, it is was awarded the EM. G.. a4 in) achieved in notes, was shipped north 1002 war made a Kr on Saturday or Sunday, The silk He was installed ar company's representatives, accom= Master of the Hongkong panied by bearers and guards, had China Exglish Const left Wusih and were going to to masers) in 2881 and conti ward the villages where the con-teat office til 1910. He war a tractors had their offices, Just member of the Constitutional Dud where the robbery occurred has not and the Royal Thames Yacht Club, Veen stated bug it is surmised in Lender, and of the Hongkong Club, Shanghai that the guard put up a A Long Racing Career resistance, but, being outnumbered, Hongkong will find it hard for were easily shot down, The Years to accustom itself to men are in hospital," With Ieot in a rece meeting withe the presence] sion the bandits retreated Pav! Chater ud hix splendid-The sport had for him and visit: running here. there was a big gap when te Berarly ave up actually sang followed by an unlucky Period, but during his long life he has wen every classic race in Hongkong and many of the more important events in Shanghai, A start was made on a list of his successes, but to give hie wine in the elnesic series only would fil too mach chai company, agents and an Italian companys underwrite the greater portion of the liability, Insurance peoph believe that the robbery is meant a lesson to the int ctors by the bandit chief, who years past was paid a squeeze amounting to just about what was seized, The contractors guild, reine foreed by new men, it is thought, had not paid to date,
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