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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1925.
TOOK A BRIBE.
CONSTABLE AND ILLICIT OPTUM.
CUIRE JUSTICE'S SERIOUS VIEW..
HAYLEY MORRISS:
JUDGE'S SCATHING,
REMARKS.
"A LOATHSOME LEFT."
(Reuter's Service.)
London, Dec. 17.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month."
COOLIE MURDERED.
YESTERDAY'S GRUESOME
DISCOVERY,
"KUNMENY" AS THE MUTive,
body of a Chinese coolie For accepting a bribe in his
was discovered yesterday morn capacity of public servant, a Wei-
ing on the Shatin side of Beacon's haiwer constable was sentenced to Washington, Dec. 17.
Hiu in the New Territories in Hayley Morris was found | sircumstances pointitis to murder Meterring to Mr. Weeks' letter une months' hard labour at the |idened Burbell go-day declared Criminal Bessions this morning.
He was ablered by the Crown to guilty on the whole counts, and raboery. The throat was
his wife on all except ax
Found have been cut, and the that th 35r. Weeks and Pr
Mr. Justice Avory, in passing condition of the body showed that sident Coolidge were indirectly have gone to a house in thé vil- misinformed recordat de con-Flag of Ping Shan, New Terri-sentence, sai nemesis bad over-femur an been done re den dition of aviation au national tories, and apor findings two jar taken Morrise who had gratifiedne previous evening defences
Coloured Mix waived his somming i dress for the defence and simply raud a brief statement to the effect that the
of illicit oplarn to have obtainedt 'a bribe of $20 for keeping silent. about then.
When the constable seized the old man who was in possession of
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KOPIEN SMALL"
“FRIENDLY."
TURKS AND MOSUL DECISION.
"ANGORA TO: SPWAK.”
(Abuber's. AbuzÃcan. Hermice, M
Geneva. Dec. 17. Tewik Rushdi Bey, who has gone to Paris en route to Sagora, interviewed on hi departure, aid or readlihs with Bugland will continue Fritadiy."
He wrotested at the desiarum of
the Council; and added: "Aence-
a loathsome lust on young girls. Decensed occupied, a mutshed
formh it is. for “Angora. to speak, The part played by Mrs. Mor with others working on a catch we have now got to settle the riss was the most disgusting any ment artis. He was said to have question of Mosul with the Gov- woman could have played at on his person a $10 bank noteernment of Iraq. I am convinced watch, which probably the population of Most will ust
A police inspector tested that
da
truth of his charges were amply the illicit opium, the daughter of the woman prisoner was bound accounts for the motive of the wal to remain with Iraq."
the household commenced to cry, over in 1922 on a charge of, steal- stated the Crown Solicitor, and al-ing a pound note while in domes though the constible spoke antic service.
proven, adding that he had stated that only 19 Government FACTO plates were fit for service and tow there was only one.
Galone) Mitchell
The prosecution addressed the Court demanding that Mitchell be punished..
Another Govorarent, cure! *Collowed! He compared Mitchell's
Su
other dialect she understood him She was found gagged and
murder
to say that he wanted $20. She bound to the bannisters but after FAMILY DISPUTE. went to the house of a friend and wards admitted she had tied her- obtained the money and the con-self up. Morriss who is 27 year stable accepted it.
Prisoner pleaded guilty at the hearing to-day.
BOATMAN THROWN
ÖVÉRBOARD.
EARLIER CABLES.
Bauler's Scrotec
London, Dec. 17. Apart from relief that the pro- blem has been settled, subject to Turkey's acceptance, very little enthusiasm. Is shown over the League's Mosul decision. There ADOPTED SONS DETAINED.
is an absence of enrament în the "Daily Telegraph.” The only Daring a dispute which took papers which are in any way place on a marriage boat at Yau-favourable are the "Times" and The former mali Bay yesterday morning, the "Morning Post" master was thrown overboard says the time has come to look rescue was effected, and the forward and to snake a vigorous
Lact with the new Turkey. This cannot be done in superficial con- versations at an hotel on the shores of anthe Swiss lake. Tha paper, нuggests Bending a wise Englishman, familiar with the East, to Angora.
of age, described himself as a bill and bullion broker,, and lived part of his life at Shanghai: The Chief Justice stated that where he is stated to have in prisoner had pleaded guilty to aerests in an extensive business.
He purchased in 1920, Pipping- Ivery serious offence a great powers had to be given to publicford Park, consisting of a thdu- mainly pleasure. officer. He had abused them and sand acres, charge which it was very difgrounds."
An earlier cable stated that ficult to prove had been brought Hayley Morriss was sentenced to home against him. His Lordship to yours, with hard labour, for said, however, that he took the plea of the prisoner as an admis-offences against girls under six-man was taken to the Kwongeffort to establish intimate con-
teen, twelve months, without Lard sion of his realisation of the fact abour, on other coups and order that he had done wrong and wased to pay a su not exceeding sory He passed sentence
£2,000 towards the chata of the luccordingly.
prosecution, the sentences to run consecutively. His wife was sen- tenced to nine months, with hard labour.
Night Noises.
He had taken into considera tion the fact that defendant ap peared to be in regular employ- ment and was not dependant on a life of crime, said Flis Lorijships in sentencing to three years impri- sonment à Chinese who pleaded £ulty to having taken part in a robbery at Shamshuipo.
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GERMAN CABINET.
ANOTHER DEADLOCK
REACHED.
DEMOCRAT'S FAILURE.
(Reuter's Service,),
Entrance to the house in ques- conduct to head hunting mention was obtained late in the even- the Philippine savager and con- tended that the possible truth ofing by a ruse, defendant calling Mitchell's charges had not been out that he had a parcel for des established by the defence for the livery. The occupants were then bound by defendant and others accused under the provisions of
who were with him and a watch
Berlin, Dec. 17. the court martial manual.
was taken. The noise made in' an
Herr Koch, the Democratic attempt to open a safe with a leader, has informed Fresident The letter referred to was hatchet, however, aroused the sub- Hindenburg that he is unable to written by Mr Weeks, whenpicions of the next door neigh-form a Cabinet on a big coalition Secretary of Wir, to President bours, however, and the alarm was basi Coolidge, describing Mitchell as given. The robbers got away at "unfit for his high administrative the time but the defendant was position" and as an officer whose arrested, attempting to pown the course was so “lawless" that watch in question. in spite of his excellent war re- cord-he had forfeited the good opinion of those most familiar with the facts,
Found Guilty.
A message from Berlin on December 5, gaid: The Cabinet has resigned on the return of Dr. Luther and Herr Stresemann
Prisoner Who Was Shot. from London, in accordance with The last of the robbers to ap-It's decision to do so, after the pear in connection with the very signature .of.the Locarno extensive robbery at a Hunghom: Treaties, in order to permit the pawnshop appeared at the sessions formation of another Cabinet. or Colonel was found guilty and to-day with his bead swathed in the reconstruction of the present bandages. He had been shot in at one, which is carrying on until a teropting to escape from the police new Government is formed.
The crisis de due to the earlier but the Crown Solicitor assured the jury that the bandages were action of the Nationalists, who not to do with the wound which suddenly decided to oppose the had now healed. An abscess had Locarno Treaties, and the con- formed since.
suspended for five years.
Later.
The Court upheld all eight charged against Mitchell, finding him guilty of conduct prejudicial to the good order of military discipline, insubordination, and utterances comptemptuous to the United States War and Navy Departments.
WORLD COURT.
AMERICA CONSIDERING :
.JOINING.
NOVELTY IN SENATE.
(Reuter's American Service.)
The man pleaded guilty... His Lordship said that he took a very serious view of all these cazes of babbery by two or more. particularly those in which the robbers used arms, He would take into consideration that the prisoner had helped in the ad- ministration of justice and that through his own fault in attempt- ing to escape he had sustained in- juries which had necessitated his remaining in hospital for three months.
sequent withdrawal of three
Nationalist Ministers from the Cabinet.
NEW SHAH.
AMERICA'S PROMPT
RECOGNITION
(Reuter's American Service)
Washington, December 17, The publication of the "tèlegium Sentenced to three years hard from Fremdiant Coolidge,
gratulating the new Shah of Persia, Interpreted sy settling
labour. Washington, Dec. 17. The galleries of the Senate were crowded at the beginning of the considération of the question.
Took Fright.
Wah Hospital where he was found to have received bruises his body in addition to suffer g from the effects of the cold immersion.
The four adopted sons of the boat master have been pointed out as the assailants, and they are now in the custody of the police. COOLIE FIGHT.
·
The remainder of the news- papers are hostile. on the ground of the expense to the British tax- A. Chinese cargo coolle bas paper and the possibility of even- also been detained by the police tual corfflict with Turkey. Cold for alleged participation in an comfort is drawn from the re- affray at the No. 5 wharf of theflection that the responsibility. Kowloon Godowns yesterday.terminates when Irug is admitted
Two coolies were wounded into the Lugo It de generally
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NEW BARRISTER.
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ME. H. G. SHELDON.
Mr. Harold George Sheldon, barrister, of Gray's Inn, was en- rolled this morning as a member. of the local bar.
mission and enrolment was made Application for approval, ad- by the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, Attorney-General, who stated that Mr. Sheldon had been called to the bar of the honourable
society of Gray's Inn in July 1922. The certificate of call had been deposited with the registrar also the affidavit filed.
report on the Turkish atrocities weighed heavily in the Council's deliberations and contributed to a unanimous decision.
NOT SO DRY.
ALCOHOLIG POISONING
DEATHS.
STARFLING ETATISTICH.
Rovtar'a American. Berniga)).
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New York, Doc. 18.. Starting prohibition statistice were quoted by Mr. Buckner,
spoch, declared there were 511 United States attorney, who, in a leathe from alcoholic poisoning in New York City in 1925, compared with 87 in 1918.
Fifty cent...of the 5,000: ample of domestically manufac
red liquor seized in 1920 were genuine whisky which comprised The Chief Justice wished Mr.less than two per cent. of the larger Sheldon happiness and success in amount seized in 1925. the course of his practice in Hongkong.
ARMED ROBBERY.
WESTERN DISTRICT
ATTEMPT.
CHICKENE, AS BAFT,
Two Chinese armed with dag- gers failed in an attempted ron ery yesterday afternoon at No.
An attempted robbery at the the question of the United States 32, Western Street, neat floor, Kwang Leeshipyard. Yapmati,
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Mr. Buckner, alluding to factories and offices in New York City, where bootleggers, equipped with colouring and seasoning fluids, manufactured all varieties of liquer, asing Wood alcohol as a basis, declared the Prohibition problem, no longer lay in Bum Row with its spoofacular sea bottlen, but in Anding a method to bottle up the stream of poisoned in- dustrial alcohol continually flowing. from plants officially controlled, of which at least forty million gallons reached bootleggers last year.
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