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HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1926.
No. 19,874
MAGISTRACY ITEMS.
ARMS IN BOOTS:
SEAMEN JAILED.
REVOLVER USED TO QUELL WAYS OF SCAVENGERS AND
CREW.
.
A CAPTAIN'S STORY,
Unruly Indians Who Had to..Be Locked Up.
THIEVES,
EXHIBITS IN COURT.
R
SMART CAPTURE BY DETECTIVE.
PIRACY PREVENTED?
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
MONEY LOANS.
ASSOCIATION BOOKS ALLEGED FALSE.
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FALSE "ALARM.
FIRE ENGINE COLLIDES IN. CITY.
FIREMAN INJURED,
Wiring Connections At Club To Blame?
Falsification of hooks Was More than the usual number of Five Chinese passengers of the assault cases and Inreenies mädes.s. "Suiyang who trited to put alleged in a case in the Summary up the charge sheets at the Cen-into, practice a stratagem, one Court this morning in which Wong WER sueri by Chan sces recorded in a Sham-chu-n
Whilst proceeding to the Hong. Order
was only restored on tral Magistraay this morning Sometimes
before Mr. R. E. Lindsell.
cineina plot, were all arrested and Chung in respect of two Money
kong Club at 9.55 a.m. to-day in board the sa. "City of Corinth,"
A Debt Dispute.
charged this morning before Mr. Loan Associations of which it
response to an alarm which prov ¡when a few days from Hongkong. A blacksmith from Shaukiwan J. H. B. Nihil at the Kowloon alleged he is the head.
Plaintiff who was An Godrawn ed false, the No. 6 fire engine, ap- !member เ! these Associations. by the captain procuring revolvers with a wounded head was the Magistracy, with unlawful posses-
complainant in an assault chargesion of arilk. · "to protect the loyal part of his against a boat builder, the wound White Detective Sergeant Claimed return et subscriptions Pliance skidded on the damp road Forew against, "picketing" by nine stated to have been inflicted with Barnicle of the Water Police was mounting to Stap in the first surface and collided with a 'pillar. firemen who gave trouble as fur wooden pole when complainant searching the luggage of various Money Laun Association and $50 of the C.P.R. (Union) building at of the "Suiyang in respect of the second. Breach the junction of Pedder Street and went on Saturday morning to col passengers lack as June, when they adopted tect the balance of an old debt which satied yesterday for Shang-of trust in failing near Chater Road. a cu cunny policy because they amounting to $1.55. Complain-hai, he found in the acenseds' lig-duties as heat of the „Associntiân
Fireman No. 69 was jolted off - were tired
fant alleged that he was attacked rage, three pairs of brown boots, is alleged.
Mr. D.. McCallum appeared for the engine and sustained injuries These nine budian firemen were by the defendant and three others, each containing a fully loaded re-i
Defendant was, fined $3 and volver. The revolvers were hid the plaint and Mr. M. K. Lo to chest and neck which neces- tried and sentenced at the Marine ordered to sign a personal bond den between the soles
of the defended.
Certain wornen who deposed "to sifted his removal to the Govern Court this morning.
for future gooi "behaviour. "Heshoes, and so carefully finished of dis was further ordered to pay $2 as was the handiwork, that nothing being undrawn members of the ment Civil Hospital where he is! obedience to the lawful commands compensation to the complainant, unusual would be noticed even by Association were called by plaintiff progressing favourably.
La keen observer. It was only witnesses, stating either that
The fire engine was damaged thus satisfying the debt. „ of the master 4t Manila on Augusti
Scavengers' Ways.
when handling and noticing the they had been asked to join by the 3." "hey got four weeks cach-----Two scavenging volies were in-unusual weight that Detective defendant himself or his deceased very considerably, the radiator wife, Chan Ho. They looked on being smushed in and the fire the Barnicle discovered the urms.
defendant as the bead.
escape curried also being damag-. After the muster had given: volved in
When the charge was gedd to aggrieved party appearing with a
The defendant was called and ed. It vidlenes. the Mugistrate (Lt-wounded leg. An iron bar was the defendants this morning, one
was towed Back to the Com. G. F. Hole, R.N.) added brought to prove the assault. of them, pleaded "Guilty" and
By another fire engine. second charge of combining to
Complainanu said that they had assumed all the responsibility.
time before impede the navigation of the ship: on this defendants each re- and he was attacked at Leighton Not Guilty" and denied having defendant said that his wife had but it is hoped to get the are
a dispute yesterday over a broom The other defendants pleaded appearing on certain bucks dealing it will be some
with the affairs of the Association, the engine is again in commission ceived an additional twelve weeks. Hill Road this morning,
had any participation in the affair, written his name. Pay to be "Docked."
Defendant attempted to prove It is thought that the arms were i
Mr. Lo painted out that the de-escape repaired and ready for use Both sentences were with hard that he was also assaulted, but going to be used for an intended fendant's name was written in the in the course of the day. kabour" to
he had to pay a fine of $5, or go piracy in Shanghai. consecutively (meaning sixteen weeks in all), to prison for seven days. without the option of a fine.
On the "first" charge
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His Worship also ordered that "any wages that may be due, to be used for their subsistence while undergoing their sentence and the residue for their repatriation to
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Woman In Hospital. Sergeant James.. of the Abee- i den Police Station, charged two women and a man with assaulting another women who was in hos- pital with a deep wound in the thigh.
1.
The injured woman was unable
denied
-Associa- directing the tions. Questioned “isito, his name
•
The case was remanded Friday.
until books in different ink to the other!
entries. Aaked by his Honour if he alleged falsifetion, Mr, La unió
SHOT & ROBBED.
Mr. L. R. Andrewes appeared to say how she received the FOREIGNER HELD UP IN fui the prosecution.
First to give evidence was Cap-wound,
and Sergeant James
in G, J. D: Burton, who explain-thought it possible that she fell!!
ed that defendants were all memoved an anchor which was found bers of his crew on articles which there, as alleged by the defend- had not yet expired.
ants in their statements to the police and in court.
Defendants were remanded on bail for one week.
They began to give trouble in the North Atlantic, when of Gibraltar, saying that they were
An Unusual Find. tired and that there was no need
In explanation of a charge of to maintain speed as they were
unlawful possession of a bundle carrying neither mail nor passen-of copper wire and metal, al Chinese bey told the Magistrate that he found them in a lane at
gers.
. Previous Trouble.
SHANGHAI.
NO WARNING GIVEN,
Shanghai, Aug. b. «7 A foreigner named J. W. Elliott, Clerk of Works of the RW.D., was driving along Keswick Road yesterday evening when five robbers stopped the car, wounded Mr. Elliott, and robbed him of $60. It is reported that Mr. Ellicit was not ordered to stop, but that the shot was fired without warning.
It pierced his left arm and slightly injured him in the chest.
Mr. Elliott, was taken to hospital.
None of the gang has been. arrested. Reuter.
At Colombo witness prosecuted Wanchai. one of the firemen who was con- Div. Inspector Blackman said jvicted. Defendants wanted to that inquiries had been made leave their ship but the captain since Saturday morning to trace wanted them to pay their own the owner, but without success. expenses.
The boy received eight strokes Things continued till Manila with a light cane. where the men were refused shore
Dockyard The£1. leave because of the strict laws An apprentice failed to get there regarding deserters from away with a bucket containing ships.
ten pounds, of tin soldier, the pro-| Trouble broke out, the men perty of the Taikoo Docks. He openly refused to work even when was charged with theft. summoned before the captain. Defendant, who pleaded that he The British Consul-General went was pressed to commit the theft jun board and explained the penal- owing to starvation, was sen- ties to defendants. The Consul tenced to four weeks' hard labour, informed witness that the civil; authorities in Manila" could' give! no assistance and suggested that the men should be brought to Hongkong to be dealt with here.
Subsequently the defendants, said Captain Burton, picketed the sickelfold door," "driving op derk| the men who were working and refusing to allow any one to go tween opposing bodies of work- few minutes before midnight, last
jbelow.'
were
非
STREET FIGHTS.
CANTON CURBING MOB
ROWDIES?
LABOURERS” DISPUTES."
Continus riots and fights be-
MIDNIGHT BLAZE.
YAUMATI MEDICINE SHOP DESTROYED.
BRIGADE SAVES EUILDING.
station
Narrow Escape..
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that he did although he could ent: siderable the pillar shows little MACKINTOSH
no evidence.
signs of the collision. Needless to| Has Honour examined the books say, if the engine had not frst and indicated that he was not instruck the pillar and had entered agreement with Mr. Lo.
His Honour also added that be through the C.P.R. window there might have been many biore would prefer hearing the evidence casualties as there were a number of drawn members of the Assoclaof people in the office at the time tion as such would not have a direct and the engine was travelling as interest in the issue of this case considerable speed.
and he asked. Mr. MeCailum to en-
This is the second false fire deavour to get inte touch with alarm within two months from drawn members,
The case was therefore adjourned the Hongkong Club and is believ as concerned the wit on the Moneyed to have been due to defective wiring. The Club is connected up Lending Association issue. With regard to a claim by the plaintif direct with the fire station and as for $81, money, lent. His Honour soon as the indicator falls the gave judgment for plaintiff remark-rigade immediately gets busy. ing that he believed plaintiff's The falling of the signal does not. evidence in preference to that of however, open up immediate tele- phonic communication with the the defendant,
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cious the fire station on both co- casions has immediately sent the machines away without confirm- ing an outbreak.
Second False Alaṛm.
In June of this year a new alarm was put in at the Club and when the last false alarm oc- Rugby. Aug. 8. The first "Grand Prize" motor Curred a glass cover which was race ever held in England took being made for the push, bell had not been completed. It way place yesterday at Brooklands over a course of 287 miles which thought that the last alarm might have been due to this push bell made to approximate as having been accidentally touched. nearly as possible to road condi- The push bell is now, however, tions by inclusion of sandbanks under glass and-the-possibility of forming hairpin bends. There accidental contact is therefore re- were eight corners to be taken in moved. It is thought that a each cireuit and 110 laps had to crossing of wires may have some- thing to do with it and the Club authorities are having the con- nections examined.
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ALLEGED YAUMATI ROBBERS CHARGED.
BROUGHT FROM MACAO.
R. E. Senischal, driving a Delage Icar, won the first prize. His average speed was 71:61 miles A fire broke out in Kowloon a per hour.
Major Segrave, on a Talbot, men in Carton have led to about night, in the ground floor of a made the fastest lap, covering fifteen being arrested by the De-three-storied building, the second 2.616 miles at a pace of 89.99 Put in Irons.
partment of Public Safety (Police block in Shanghai Street near the miles per hour-British Wireless "To safeguard the loyal men," Commissioner)
junction of Public Square Street, Service, Saturday on remarked Captain Burton, "I pro-night.
Britain Unplaced. Yaumati.
Reuter cable cured revolvers."
The trouble has spread to
Two appliances left the Kow- An earlier Explaining that the leyal men several Unions and the real casus from the Mongkok Station on the
loon Fire Station, followed by one states:-
The first motoring Grand Prix 30 intimidated, that they belli has now been lost sight of dared not work, witness" added In different parts of the cityhome call" being given. Three ever held in Britain, covering 110 that defendants were put in irons. rowdies
deliveries tackled the fire from laps, aggregating 287 miles, and have met and fought.
Six men who are alleged to have They were removed to the House causing considerabie unrest. Most different angles, one of them be in which there were 880 bends, of Detention and then brought to of the mer, were armed with all ing brought in from a lane at the was won by a Delage car, driven taken part in an armed robbery at Woosung Street, Yaumati, ön at first by Senechal and later by the morning of August 2, when kinda of weapons.
rear of the building.
The efforts of the Brigade con- Wagner. It won by four laps, an booty of $1,500 consisting of cash Confirmatory evidence Was The authorities have taken fined the fire to the ground floor, average of 71.61 miles. Campbell, and jewellery was taken away, given by Mr. W. Kirk (chief en-action and it is believed that the used as a herbalists' shop, where driving a Bugatti, was second, gineer) and Mr T. McKinney trouble is in hand. Armed police the stock of medicine leaves was and another Delage third. Nine Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at the Kow- were charged this morning before (second engineer).
patrols were out again on Satur- destroyed. The fire spread to the competed, five British and four Defendants declined to cross-day, it is reported.
loon Magistracy, examine but one of them made aj
It is alleged that the men were On the Taiping maloo, leading ceiling and affected part of the French. The British were un- statement.
into the western suburb from the checked by the firemen taking a
first floor planking, but this was placed.
France having won the French in Macao when they were surpris- trying to make their "get away” His. Worship found all the men Bund, seventeen men are stated hose to the floor by ladder. The European Grand Prix secures the ed by the local police there, who guilty on both charges and im-to have been killed or seriously contents of this portion of the world championship, the only were notified of the fugitives' ar- posed sentence as stated... wounded on Friday,
Building used as a dwelling suffer other events concerned therein rival by the Hongkong police. The postal strikers are expected water damage.
being the Indianapolis, five hun- After arrest, they were identified ed to return to work today.
The appliances returned, toldred miles, which was won by and brought back to Hongkong. A correspondent to the "Wan their Station 44 minutes after the America, and the Italian Grand Tsz Yat Po" states that the tea-receipt of the call.
Hongkong.
The report of captain states that the crew consists of 18 Bri tish and 42 Asiatics.
house and (wheat) flour workers were mainly concerned; and that
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the strike of oilshop employees has been settled.
Surprising changes have beenj
The s.8. "Szechuen" reports the
CANTON'S WAR FUNDS.
Prix, which is not yet decided."
The case was formally remand- ed for a week.
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