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THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1926.
RELEASED.
MANAGER ACCOUNTS FOR HIS CONDITION.
POLICE OFFICERS' CAPTURE
TEMPORARILY INSANE.
"
SEQUEL.
TROOPS WITHDRAWN.
FUNERALS.
MRS. J. FRASER LAID TO REST.
NURSES TRIBUTE..
Further light was thrown at The European officers and crew
The funeral service at Happy the Central Magistracy yesterday of the Pelice motor boat which
Valley yesterday afternoon of in regard to the dispute between was taken by pickets and the per- Mrs. J. Fraser was attended by Mr. L. G. Taylor and Mr. J. Isonnel into their custody were
many friends Including a number Durand, manager and director released yesterday evening.
of Chinese nurses from the respectively of the Cafe Parisien
Mr. W. G. Gerrard, Assistant Nethersole Hospital, the London in Pedder Building, on July 14, Superintendent of Police, accom-Missionary institution with which the French national day.
panied by Mr. A. E. Wood, Mr. she was connected before her A.D.C. Both were charged with dis-E. H. Williams and Sub-Inspector marriage. Capt. Steel. orderly conduct, while Mr. and Hoare of Sheung Shui, went over represented His Excellency the
other the border yesterday afternoon Governor. brought Mrs. Taylor charges against Mr. Durand for and conferred with picket lenders. assault and using abusive langu-The conference lasted three hours nge. Mr. Durand was defended and at the end of it an announce by Mr. Hugh Jones and Mr. ment was made that the officers and crew of the lunch would be Taylor conducted his own case,
Sergeant Haywood gave evid-released and that no hindrance ence of being present near the would be put in the way of the Cafe shortly after midnight when removal of the grounded boat, he had to speak to a number of The cuptured men accompanied Europeans who were making the members of the delegation noise as they were leaving the back to the border. Cafe. Inside the Cafe. witness
Amongst those, present in addi- said, he saw Mys. Taylor and Mr.
tien to those already mentioned were: Mr. Justice Wood, Musers, some The captured men' suffered no S. BR. M.Elderry, N. L.. Smith. and there appeared to be pushing between them. Mr.discomfort except that they slept. H. B. Nin, E. W. Hamilton, Durand then went upstairs accom-on a concrete floor in wet clothes. R. E. Lindsell. N. L. McPherson. panied by another lady.
They were giver to understand. S. D. Foisland, R. A. D. For- that plans had been made for rest, Dr. R. 3. Gibson, C. Gya their removal to Canzon,
A party of 100 men of the East Surrey Regiment despatched to
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BIRTH
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MARRIAGE;
machine as made an idol of wor- ship."
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After he had left. Taylor uppesid from the corner of Pedder Street. He approached the witness and spoke to him about two sailors. He was excited nor intoxicated, but his breath smelt strongly of alcohol. His wife then appeared on the Cafe stops and shouted to him.
not
WEDDING.
STANESBY-MASSEY.
The service was conducted by the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie and the Rer. H. A. Wells," of the LM.S. also addressed a few words to those present in Chinese. The casket containing the ashes of de ceased were contained in a plain baken casket which was lowered into the grave by the husband assisted by three near friends of the deceased.
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Perdue, H. E. Phelips, P. Jacks Dr. and Mrs. Hickling. E. R. Dovey: Dr. Pope Messrs. M', Schofield: H. Green, A" T. Haráil-'. ton, de Martin, Mrs. Hughes, Dr. C 5. Wan Ping Lok-am. Mrs. Rutonjee, Dr.. George Thomas, past and present nurses, of the Nethersole, Hospital and several others, including a num her of ladies.
were tri-
Among the wreaths Mutes from the husband which were buried with the remains), the Governer and Lady Clementi.
While its Government contem- plates such desperate rémedies as shori putting the country hread rations and cutting down on imports adds the Tribune," France is maintaining two large armies in the field, one in Morocco, the other in Syria." The Pittsburgh "Sun" believes that " Winess asked permission to re-
The wedding was celebrated at continuing and drastic reduction fer to his note book, where hel
had written down Mrs. Taylor's St. Joseph's Church yesterday of in the army would save millionsexage words. Reading from his Miss Frances Massey, daughter of | for France, and that, "with the book witness said that the words Mr. and Mrs. J. Massey and Mr. Rifan war ended with peace with used by Mrs. Taylor to her hus Sydney John Cleave Stanesby, Son band were "Call yourself a man, of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Stanesby Gerpany, assured, the Gavero let him gal your wife a--
The bride was dressed in sheil-M, and Mrs. W. T. Southern, Sir ment ought no longer to hesitate." [fool?"
Alige Memorial and Adiliatell Some five or ten minutes later, pink marocains and georgette, with Robert and Lady lo Tung. The Agency (London)Instead of guiding." complains
Durand emerged from the side of are, and georgette hat to match Hospitals, the Nurses of the Allee Ltd, 36-38, Southampton Street,
the Detroit "Free Press." "the
and carried a bouquet of roses Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals.” Strand, W.C.2.
the cafe, presumably having come Ministers have been casting about Gown the stairs. His hand was She was given away by her father,
European Revenue Officers. frantically for stop gaps,'
streaming with blood, and he was Mr. Massey was actired in Police Officers and Wives, New According to the Wall Streetlusely followed by Taylor. When dress of navy blue printed geor Territory. Mr. and Mrs, C. P. F. was James. Messrs. B. H. Colis Hal- "best man." The ceremony was lowes E. B. Read Kerr. A. G. HROWN.On July 14 at Shange
Journal it is hopeless to expect they got into Pedder Street they gette. Mr. H. J. Talbot
started to fight, but witness, who unless was about 15 yards away, inter-performed by the Rev. Fr. Augus-Grantham, Hynes, H. R. Batters. bai to Mr. and Mrs. H. complete stabilisation
tine.. two
S. B. B. McElderry, G. J. Chum-, Brown, a daughter.
France cakes the one, alt-import-vered and separated the
The couple "later left for bers, L. B. Warren, J. H. Barclay ant step of revaluing the frane.men, seizing Durand and pulling
him away.
Repulse Bay for their honeymoon, Nihill, W. Schofield, W. Shannon.. This has been too painful for the Mrs Taylor appeared to be the bride's going away dress be- A. T. Hamilton, A. G. MeClay, S.
Nelson. W.
E. G. Gerrard. . CONCEICAO-ICK-Op June 16,Frenchman to contemplate, but pulling her husband away: Wing of flowered georgette.
Aggassiz. B. C. Kangal, C. K. 1928. at Batavia. Jaya, is something bankers have regard.ness was leading Durand towards
Wilson, H. E, Lindseli, A", S. D. Valeriano Coneieup to Agnça
ed for the past two years as in- the cafe when he was struck in
"Cousland, Robson, F. Moore, jok, of Hambury Germany.
the stomach. They were both
Severn,. evitable. No stabilisation bonusing abusive language, Taylor complained about being insulted Ghilote, M. Forrest. DEATHS.
would be big enough unless the accusing
Goggin. Mrs. Arnold Hughes. Durand. of having by Mr. Durand.
wife and Durand
Mrs. and Miss Early, Rev, and Cancer that is eating into the assaulted his
Mrs. A. H., Bray and E, A. · vitals of French credit" is re-
accusing Taylor of assaulting
Bastin, the Revs. G. T. Walde- him.
grave, and H. R. Wells, Drs. R. moved that is. lack of confid-
McLean Gibson, C. H. Luk, S. W. ence on the part of the French
Phoon. P. V. Early. investor himself and the conse- quent flight of the frant. Along -with an actially balancing budget, stabilisation loans and credits | Frifice should, therefore, revalue
He was being held by soms about the people and appeared as if insane. six "to With the assistance of Mr. C. D. Robertson. witness lifted Taylor and took him to Wyndham Street. where he was also put into a
10 chair and taken Station.
Replying to a question by Mr. Hugh Jones, witness said that all the parties were excited and ap- peared to smel strongly of liquor. Mr. C. D. Robertson gave evid- of being attracted to the scene by hearing police whistle blown. Witness saw Sergeant
and he assisted to put Taylor into a chair.
BELL.--On July 15, at Shanghai.
Peter Bell China Navigation tu.. aged 47
Vears.
chief
pagimees,
OZORIO-XAVIER-On "July 15, at Shanghai. Archelides Ösario- Xavier, aged 5 years.
Hongkong, Thursday, July 22, 1928."
than
UP AGAINST IT!
ever "she
ine frang at
level. present"
scene.
Witness blew his whistle, and an Indian sergeant arrived on the With his assistance Durand was put into a chair, and taken the Central Police Station. Witness then returned for Daylor, who was lying on the road outside the cafe.
to
Temporarily Insane. Witness said that he imme diately ran upstairs, in search of Mr. Durand and struck him with chair. He remembered Durand falling through a glass show case.
Messrs. P. Douglas Wilson, Witness said that from this time he had a poor recolection of what Chottle. H. R. Phelips, T. Dallin, happened. Durand rushed out. A. H. Crock. GB. Twemlow, and witness followed him. After Y. P.Law, H. G. Brayfield, G.. Durand turned down the stairs O'Conner, E. R. Dovey, G. G. witness did not see him again. Wood. Lo Mun. Wong Chi Nam. He could not say what occurred in Ma Yui Ting and family and Tang Wai Tong The Misses A. the street.
The following day he recollected Sydenham. D. Hutchinson, H. imploring the police to arrest him Davies, 0. Rassell, Crawford outside the cafe, and also implor- G. M. Hinton, Wong Pun Tun, the Policeing Capt. Bloxham to put him in Kong Ching Po, Sham Gan Lui,
jail, but why he did not know.
Wong Way Mau, Lau Ein Oi, His Worship: How do you ac- Cheung See Son, Cheung Wai count for your condition was Wan. Mok Sam Tee and Wang San overworked, overstrained, sub- Tsan, W. K. Man, Lee C. Chong, Jected to intense worry and con- C W Wan, P.-L. Fan, T. F. Pan stant bickering of Madame, Flint T. P. Kan, S. T. School, Tuipo, and Mr. Durand, and the fact that and Messrs. he swore at my wife and kicked Sons. her. Through all these things 1 was temporarily insane.
one, and the Bank of France Franci is up against I more be required to out gold
pay has been.or" that basis. With France on a Her effort to save the frame gold basis what would be the hic failed Another Premier result? The billions of French bas fallen.. but Will M. capital, that have been quietly Poincare, if he succeeds in form-sweeping out of France would then ing a Cabinet, be able to do any return, contributing the greatest better than M. Herriot or M. stabilising influence the frane has Briand? Will his Finance Min-received since the war. The bank ister be greater than a de Monzie, credits may then be truly un-Haywood struggling with Taylor
Paret. Painleve, Clumentel Caillauix?
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The police produced a medical certificate showing that when Taylor was examined at 3 am. on July 15. his condition, was By Tuyler hai thân (x- normal, out-plained that he had lost his ren- son, and on the advice of Capt. Bloxham he went to, the prison hospital and was examined. By that time he had fully regained) his senses and was described as being normal.
touched and instead of losing.gold it would not be surprising to wee In spite of the serious nature gold actually flowing into France. of the crisis the public of Paris This happened to Germany after booed M. "Herriot and cheered the the mark was revalued. news of his.downfall. Salvation It is easy of course for 01 no salvation of the frame siders-even those who pose na he was simply not wanted by the financial experts--to advise. The Bopulace, even the Socialists saivation of the frand and the withholding support that might stabilisation of the finances lie in
tidied
over the crisis, the hands of France herself; and Meanwhile France is getting she must be permitted to work plenty of sympathy as every one in financial sloughs does-but there it rests.
have
out her own salvation.
...
CORRESPONDENCE. Flint). The first night was
A DENIAL.
Witness was questioned by Mr. Hugh Jones at considerable length regarding the ordering of the band and in particular as to the number of drinks he had Witness admitted that taken,
H. Ruttonjee and
MR. W, BLAKEY.
Owing to the non-arrival of the
PROPERTY SALES.
hearse and to the friends who eventually carried the body on a hand.bier taking the Stubbs Rond he had a bottle of gin, a bottle of
route and finding access by the vermonth and a bottle of whisky upper level impossible, the funeral set aside for his own use. These of Mr. W. Blakey, which was he said were about half consumed timed to take place at 5 p.m., did Witness denied that he was drunk failing. during the five days' he was there. not commence until darkness was
at any time,
The coffin was borne to the Referring to the collections for graveside by officers of the Naval the 14th, witness said that be Dockyard and was covered with Excitable People.
Look the money, $186.88, and sent the Union Jack. All depart- Giving evidence from the wit- a receipt by registered post to ments were represented and sent ness box, Mr. Taylor said that Mr. Durand. He kept the money wreaths, including one from the from the commencement he had against July wages for himself Naval Yard Police. two very excitable people to denl and his wife. To another ques- Long-range advice, censure,
with (Mr. Durand and, Madame tion witness said he had a perfect" a right to take the money, Mr. and sympathy are poured ou!
very big one for the staff and Hugh Jones thought that was a from all sections of America, in-
after everyone had gone witness, matter for the Summary Court, as his wife, and Durand had supper an action was pending, spired especially by the part Sir-With reference to the re- together. The latter got very ex- Further questions being put re-i which the American debt plays in port of the assault case at the cited because witness had allowed garding the amount of drinks wit- i the French financial tangle. "Cut Happy Valley appearing in your some of the customers to sign ness took while he was in the
issue of yesterday's date. I beg chits.
Cafe, Mr. Taylor asked for the Two lots of property were sold down your army, dig down in your you to be good enough to notify Witness said that he worked production of the chits which in local auction rooms yesterday, pocket, and pull in your belt," the public that the Hajee continually for 16 hours a day would show how many drinks Mr.as follows
No. 80, Queen's Road Central: fairly sums up the predominant Mahomed Ismail mentioned there- and sometimes for 20 hours, and Durand took during that time.
in does not refer to, nor is he on the 14th he had nothing to cat related to, the undersigned."
Mr. Hugh Jones pointed out Upset price $20,000, sold for until 3.30 in the afternoon. On that Mr. Durand as host. would $66,200 to Mr. Ng Kai-sheung of that day he had altogether six have signed for $400 worth of Macao. (1,202 sq. ft., Crown drinks.
liquor and never taken a glass Rent $21.10), Biggest bid was. Witness then referred to a visit himself. Hia Worship then ask from $20,800 to $30,000. by two sailors who went" awayed Sergeant Haywood if Durand Pagoda Bungalow: at Kow- quietly when they were told that was drunk on the night of his ar-lopn, 49,698 sq. ft., Crown rent General Min Chi-chun, one of the they could not come in. Later, rest and was told that all the per- $228-withdrawn.
No. 16, Hill Road: Upset price Kuominchun commandera, has just after the national anthems had sons concerned, in the case were
$7,000, sold to Mr. Sum Hip-tong arrived in Shanghai from Hankow been played and everything was drunk. where he has been laying the Kuo-over, witness saw the sailors in His Worship considered that (manager, Hip Cheung fúrniture peace terms before the lobby and he showed them the chits for that day should be shop, No. 55, Queen's Road) for Marahal Wu Poi-fu. Needless to out. It was then that Mrs, produced and adjourned the case $8,500 (855 sq. ft. Crown rent
$8.48). Bay, these were refused.
Taylor rushed up to witness and for this afternoon.
advice. The Chicago Tribune,
a leading exponent of this iden, objects that in France:
"No sentiment has as yet made, itself felt in favour of facing the issue squarely, coming out in the open with all the red ink entries in the ledger, and setting about
in a truly business-like fashion to
dig down, pay up, and get a fresh start. That, we are bold enough
Yours, etc., Hajee Mahomed Hajee Esmail.
Hongkong, July' 22.
minchunt's
TWO LOTS SOLD, AND ONE WITHDRAWN.
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