TUESDAY, MAY 22 1923,
Į DANGEROUS CHARACTER.
COURT - MARTIAL,
HIRED TO USE DAGGER.
QUARREL WITH LANCE
CORPORAL
Frivate Henry Polhill appeared this morning before a District Court-Martial over which Major H.L. Wright presided at Murray Barracks,charged with being drunk and attempting to strike a superior officer. He pleaded not guilty to
each count.
JAIL AND BIRCH:
THE CHINA MAIL.
LOVE TRIUMPHANT.
YOUNG STREET SNATCHER SECRET WEDDING ROMANCE
CAUGHT..
R. E. Lindsell meted out the exem-
WEALTHY HEIRESS AND RIBING- MASTER
There are a great number of cases in Hongkong at the present PRIVATE'S FROVOCATION PLEA EUROPEAN LADY'S BAG STOLEN, time where men of your class are going about with dangerous weapons and coinmitting crimes
An impudent snatching incident
A romance which has attracted said the Chief Justice Sir Wil
yesterday, had its sequel at the world-wide attention was in mail Ham Rees Davies KC.) at the
Magistracy this morning when Mr. week scaled by a secret marriage' Criminal Sessions this morning, in passing sentence of two years' fail
plary sentence of one year her in a quiet South-East London
suburb. with hard labour upon a
fabour and twelve strokes of the Chinese who pleaded guilty
birch to a young Chinese,
At Lewisham Register Office the to the unlawful possession of
Dock,giving evidence this morning.sold daughter of Mr. H. E Mrs. Ford of the Cosmopolitan wedding took place of Miss dagger which he preferred, how-
Mathilde McCormick, the eigteen- ever, to describe as a knife.
sald she was walking along Queen's Mr. H. K. Holmes, the Crown Provost Sergeant Smith said he Road Central, when between the McCormick, the American, Solicitor, told the Chief Justice that visited the Soldier's Club at 10.30 Eastern Bazaar and the coffier of millionaire, and Mr. Max Oser, a the prisoner was arrested in Gage p.m. on May 4 and found the accus- D'Aguilar Street, she felt a tug at Swiss riting master, a man of
forty-five. Street with the dagger in his posses-ed asleep and drink in the dining her silver mesh-bag which she sion wrapped up in paper. When room. He detailed two men to take held in her left-hand. On turning full name was given as Guillaume In the register the bridegroom's him to the guard-room at Welling-round she saw prisoner nu- ton Barracks. It took the Sergt. 30 ning up D'Aguilar Street.
Max Oser,agedforty-five, bachelor, seconds to wake him up, but he did gave, chase and when she caught father's name was given as Johan Major in the Swiss army. His not realize the accused was drunk him up he was already held by ar until he woke him up. He could Indian constable. Her ting was Jakob Rudolf Oser, riding master,
deceased. not stand..
recovered from prisoner's pocket The Sergeant was ordered to show in the charge room. The tug at the Court the position in which her arm also caused her to drop a the accused was sitting when parcel and wrist-watch and these found in the dining-room." were picked up by a lady friend
who accompanied her.
charged, he said: the Seamen's Union asked me to assault the members of the Hung Hoi Naviga- tion Guild."
'Presumably," said the Chief Justice to the prisoner, you had that in your possession with the intent of committing a crime on the members of this Guild?
"
The prisoner replied that he was "not instructed to go and stab these people. He was merely told to go and threaten them with a dagger.
'A LAME STORY, Another man who was arrested at the Hunghom. ferry wharf with a revolver and 44 rounds of am- munition in his possession got a similar sentence." Pleading guilty also, his plea was that a scafaring man asked him to take the revolver | to the country for him.
FORCEFUL FILM.
A corporal in the RG.A. gave | corroborative evidence, stating that accused was unable to stand without assistance from Sergt. Smith A Lance corporal was the next witness and testified to seeing Sergt. Smith-wake accused up as he was sleeping at the dining-table. Another Lance-corporal said ac- cused, when brought to the guard- room, had jumped at a Lancz-Com- poral and threatened him.
The accused gave evidence on
She
After · Kearing evidence His Worship passed sentence as stated.
than.
14,000,000 MEDALS.
RECORD OF WAR DECORATIONS,
1,800 MILES OF RIBBON,
145,000 clasps to the 1914 Star, 1,780,000 1914-15 Stars, 4.700,000 British War Medals, and 4,550,000 Victory Medals
been issued to officers and nurses and to the various record offices for the rank and file.
Witness said that accused had threatened "to get" another lance-i corporal, who was in the guard-] rooni on the night of May 4. Wit- The War Office announces that ness had prevented the accused since the issuing of medals and CONFLICT AT CORONET.at the other non-commissioned
striking anyone when he jumped other decorations for service in the officer. Accused was drunk when war began early in 1919, more An intense study of human placed under arrest. The Lance
360,000 1914 Stars, emotions with an exceedingly well Corporal who was threatened re- thought out plot which. furnishes lated how accused had jumped at the opportunity for many spectacu-him in the guard-room on the Jar thrills, "Conflict" which is be-night of May 4. ing shown at the Coronet this week, is a remarkably forceful film. oath. He said he had gone to the Priscilla Dean plays the part of the dining-room on the night of May heroine who, believing her sweet to get some supper. He stated heart murdered, takes command of that he had been given provocation a crew of lumberjacks and puis and that the lance-corporal had through a great log drive as she threatened to get him" some promised her lover she would in the weeks ago. He related how there event of his death. In the role of had been a previous quarrel and Dorcas Romalic, Miss Dean enters that on May 4 he had lost his tem- the story as a pampered child of per on account of the sneering wealth, who, in accordance with attitude of the lance-corporal after. sent to live in he (accused) had been made a her father's will, the Canadian North Woods. Com prisoner. plications of the most dramatic sort come into her life and the picture throughout is packed with thrills
and suspense.
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The Prisoner's Friend made stirring speech on behalf of the accused. He stated that the arrest was illegal and that there was little evidence to prove that he was drunk, in fact he had removed his own boots without sitting down.. The accused had been sadly pro voked and had never actually threatened any of the non-commis- sioned officers in the guard-room.
tives were
In addition, over
220,000 1914-15 Stars, 600,000 British War Medals, and 450,000 Victory Medals have been sent to the Dominions, while 110,000 bronze British War Medals have been issued to native labour corps.
issued in respect of gallant and The following have also been
meritorious service:-
41,000 Military Crosses, 33,000 Distinguished Conduct
Medals,
129,000 Military Medals, 29,000 Meritorious
i4
--
Service
Medals, 126,000 Emblems to those tioned in despatches, 1,150,000 Silver Badges (wound-
ed) presented.
The collective length of the
...
Miss Mathilde McCormick's age. described as a spinster, of indep- was given as eighteen, and she was endent means, of 3, Old Court mansions, Kensington.
Mr. Oser's 'residence at the time of the marriage was 127, Ard- gowan-road, Hither Green, a private house, where he stayed in order to get the necessary fifteen days' residence qualification for marriage at Lewisham,
The couple had been staying in London for the past three months, though the identity of the young lady was a well-kept secret. She was believed to be the friend of the lady with whom she stayed. Mr. Oser stayed at a hotel near by went to Lewisham until three weeks ago, when he
daughter of Mr. John D. Rocke Miss McCormick is a grand feller, and she met her husband when he was a riding master in Switzerland.
Obstacles to the love match arose.
MOTHER'S OBJECTION.
In January last year Mrs. Harold F. McCormick, Mathilde's mother, daughter of Mr. John D. Rockefel ter, divorced her husband, head of the International Harvester Com pany, on the grounds of desertion. Then in February Mr. Harold F. McCormick gave his Consent to the engagement between her daughter Mathilde and Max Oser.
The mother strenuously opposed successful action to remove the the engagement, and took un-
daughter from the father's guar- dianship.
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Mathilde postponed the wedding until her eighteenth birthday this. year in, deference to her father's wishes
Five months later it was re- men-ported that Mr. Harold F. Me- Cormick was to marry Miss Mary Garden, the famous star of the Chicago Opera Company, and at first he did not deny the report. underwent an operation for re Soon afterwards, however, fe
juvenation and went to Paris, Walska, a Polish singer, late of the where he married Mme. Ganna
Mr. Alexander Smith Cochran Chicago Opera, who had divorced said to be the richest bachelor in America.
ROCKS ON TRAMLINE.
QUARRY BAY DANGER. Mr. H. H. Rose, inspector of the Hongkong Tramway Co., reported sembled and the press representa- the Stars and Medals would extend At 2.30 pan. the Court reas- pieces of ribbon despatched with to the police last night that at about 10.10 p.m. yesterday, when prisoner had been found guilty. informed that the
more than 1,800 miles, tram No. 41 was proceeding from Sentence will be promulgated in be traced owing to changes of In addition to men who cannot Causeway Bay to Shaukiwan, the due course. The President ex-address belated driver noticed a large piece of plained that the members of the claims have also to be dealt with, and doubtful rock on the rails-at-the-crossing Count were bound by cath not to and in the end, a final scrutiny of near Quarry Bay. He removed divulge the sentence proposed. this and proceeded on his way. A little further ahead he found about
twenty pieces of rock on the lines
between Quarry Bay and Taikoo.
the Medal Rolls will have to be made.
Other medals engraved and issu
A SHY BRIDE.
The Police can offer no theory LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. elude 23,000 Long Service Medals, seman. He met his bride about
as to the motive. It will be recalled
that some months ago, a number of soda-water syphon cylinders were found on the tram-lines in
this
neighbourhood and were at first declared to be bombs. The theory advanced later was that the so-called bombs had been placed there by some children.
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Blood, are to return to Hongkong Mudai Maru, (M.B.K) from for a week's season at the end of Canton.-C48,
the month At present they are Wugo Maru, (Dodwell & Co.) playing to big houses at Singapore, from Canton-B50.
The Company's return season here will begin on May 29 with. "The Cat and the Canary" and subsequently will be staged
Lawful Larceny," "Smilin Thro" "Anna Christie," "My Lady Friends" "Tea for Three" and "Gold Diggers."
Booking is now open at Moutrie's.
YAUMATI FIRES.
DEPARTURES.
Bayard-May 22
Hok Canton, (Hong On) for Fort
ed during and since the war in-handsonie man, and an expert hor
M Oser is a dashing figure, a
30,700 Territorial Efficiency Med
nine or ten years ago, when as a als, 24,500 Territorial War Medals, girl of eight she took riding lessons and 20,000 war and other medals from him. The family were then (of 40 different descriptions), and taking a 12,500 India General Service Med-He belongs to an old Swiss holiday at Zurich. als for service in Afghanistan and family, which is well to do if on the Frontiers of India in 1919 pot rich. His hobby is animal The total number of medals painting. He is a major of artillery issued exceeds 14,000,000
in the Swiss Army,
Miss McCormick is tall, well built, and of attractive appearance. A great lover of horses, she is of a retiring disposition, and has herself declared that she is a "country: girl, and does not care much for social life,
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ELLIS ISLAND EPISODE,
U.S. MAKES AMENDS,
Mr. Frederick Thompson, the author of "The Bing "Boys" and other, revues, has been informed by the British Foreign Office that his protest against his wife's re- moval to Ellis Island (where immi- grants to the United States are medically examined) on her re- rival in New York last January
Tung Hing, (Shun Cheong) for the "Olympic with a party |Fort Bayard.-May 22.
Halmun (Ro Shum) for Hai- of friends, including Lady Tich- phong, Hoihow.-May 22. Aga bome and Miss Gladys Cooper, Eastern Prince, Furness) for has resulted in the reprimand of | New York, Manila-May 22.
Dr. Morris Reichard, the official Haifoong, (Douglas) for Foo chow, Swatow.May, 22, 5
President Madison, (Ad Line) for Seattle, Keelung-May 22
Kaidri Maru, (NY.K) for Yoko Two fires occurred in the Yau-huma, Shanghai. May 22
ORIENT TOBACCO FACTORY OUTBREAK.
Our
alleged to have been responsible The Foreign Office states that Sir Auckland- Geddes, Ambassador in Washington, has been informed by the United Dr.
Reichard has been reprimanded for lack of judgment and has been transferred front Ellis Island to other duty, or
mati police district overnight. Penang Maris, (N.Y.K.) for Cal-States Government that One was at the Orient Tobacco cutta, Singapore May 22 Factory at Mongkok, the outbreak Hopsang, UM. & Co.) for Bang being caused by a lighted match kok, Swatow-May 22, being thrown amongst some Jade, (Kaiyu) for Halphong, Pak pillows. It was extinguished by hol- May 22,5 MM
vqng
the inmates with the assistance of King On, (Po Yan) for Haiphong, the police before much damage HollowMay 22,0
was done, je Swoning, (B, & S) for Canton.
The other was at 3.20 am: this | May 22:07
moming: A matshed next to house --"Loksang, (J.M; & Co.) for Canto No 360, Shanghai Street, Mong-
kok, was kyntho»Wing==KA
-was-igiltechehrough an ANË
being turned over, but the outbreak P was put out by firemen and police. Sait
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Mrs. Thompson's case created considerable indignation. The passage across the Atlantic had been very rough and she had sulfer. ed severely from seasickness and WEA much exhausted. * In spite of protests by Miss Gladys Cooper and
for senior, d
then to Ellie examination "info" her
condition.
THEATRE
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ANOTHER HONGKONG
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match by an innings and 93 runs. Hongkong has won the cricket
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