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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1927.
COURT'S MERCY,
AVIATION TRAGEDY
"Hermes" Plane Dives Into Sea.
OFFICER WHO KILLED HIS COLONEL,
LIEUT. PHILLIPS KILLED.
DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED.)
ว
C. N. STRIKE.
SCRATCH CREW ON S.S. "SHANTUNG."
ARRIVED HERE TO-DAY,
Gibraltar, July. 12. There was no change in the regarding the An aviation tragedy, the com-. The sentence of death passed local situation plete details of which will not on Lieut. Duffeld has been com-strike amongst China Navigation bo available until H.M.S. muted to life servitude.-Reuter. Company employees up to this)
afternoon. "Hermes" returns from Cheung
Lieutenant-Colonel J. B. Fitz- The s.s. "Shantung" arrived Chau where it proceeded this morning for inquiries to be Gerald, commanding the Second from Shanghai this morning with made of residents on the island Battalion of the East Surrey Re-a sefatch crew composed of deck and sampan people who were the giment. was shot dead by Licut. officers and engineers of the C. N. only observera, occurred midway A. C. Duffield of the same regi- Co. who refused to join the strike. At the opening of the The vessel will leave for Canton between Lamma Island and ment. Cheung Chau yesterday.
inquest the adjutant gave evid-to-morrow. It is not known whe-. Lieut. Leonard W. Phillips, ence that Lieut. Duffield entered ther it will leave Hong Kong on R.A.F., attached to the Fleet the orderly room to see Col. Fitz-fits return from Canton. Air
The collection of funds for the Arm and Lo H.M.S. Gerald, after which two shots
heard and the ad-strike from employees of other "Hermes," was no exercises with were
a "Fly-catcher" seaplane above jutant rushed into the room. Lt.-lines on the Coast continues Lamma Channel at about 11 Col. Fitz-Gerald then said, "He apace. On one ship in the har a.m. yesterday when the machine has shot me. Arrest him." When bour the Guild official collected suddenly nose-dived into the sea the trial began two statements by over $290 from the seven Euro- leaving no trace other than the the accused were read out. The peans aboard, which ia in excess two floats which evidently be- first said "I am perfectly sane of the ten per cent. of salary came detached on the plane and I know what I have done." which it is understood that the
The second apologised for the Guild ie asking for. striking the water.
Lieut. Phillips has been posted extra work he had given but A second and third officer gave as "missing, presumably killed." pointed out that he would not be $50 each, one declaring that the kept there long as it was a civil strikers were welcome to half his A Poignant Feature.
A poignant feature of the charge. The statement added salary whilst they stuck to their tragedy is that the aviator that since arrived at Gibraltar the guns and did not creep back to is stated to have been in the Colonel had "given up all ideas of the ships without orders from habit of flying over Cheung soldiering and it was better that the Guilds.
Chau
from
I
and maintaining com- one man should die than a whole munication by letters dropped regiment should be ruined.
made a mess of things. I missed his 'plane with a friend who lived on the island and with the first shot and hit him for myself." The jury at the
who was probably an eye-witness with the second which was meant ARTICLES AMENDED,
of the accident.
TO-DAY..
The first news of the accident trial made a strong recommenda- H.K. AMUSEMENTS MEETING was received by the naval au- tion for merey and petition in the accused's favour was later pre- thorities in a wireless messagesented with numerous signatures, received from Cheung Chau.
Immediately the news was re- ceived by the naval authorities, aircraft were sent to the spot from H.M.S. "Hermes" and H.M.S. "Wanderer" (a des- troyer) was recalled from exer- cises in the Rocky Bay region and also sent to the scene to carry out a search, where it remained until dark,
Oll Patches Observed.
EMPIRE FORESTS.
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Rugby, July 12.
(CHAIRMAN'S CASTING VOTE.
The amendment of the Articles of Association of Hong Kong Amusements Ltd., so as to enable the Chairman to have a casting vote was approved at an Extra- ordinary Meeting held at the Queen's Theatre this morning.
Mr. J. M. Noronha presided, supported by Messrs. R. E. Ost, It appears that, in addition to
Capt. G. W. A. Ormsby Gore, Lo Shun-wan, Ma Toui-chul and residents of Cheung Chau who Parliamentary Secretary to the H. W. Ray (Directors), Mr. C. S. were watching the 'plune's man-Dominions, stated in the House of Rosselet (Secretary) and the fol- ceuvres, the accident was Commons to-day that the per-loving shareholders and represen- also observed by sampan people centage of timber imported into tatives of shareholders: J. Gomes, off the island who put off in Britain from Empire sources was. T. Choy, H. Poon, E. Reading their craft but were unable to of the value 28.6 per cent. in the and A. Groves. observe anything other than the case of hard wood and 5.7 per The Chairman explained that two floats.
cent. in the case of soft wood. the resolution had already been The "Wanderer," when ar- Government aforestation schemes passed as an Extraordinary Reso- rived in the neighbourhood, were now in operation providing lution at the extraordinary meet-- cruised about and reported for the planting of 10,000 acres in ing of June 29 and the present observing oil patches spread over New Zealand and South Africa, res- meeting was called to confirm it as pectively, while considerable areas a Special Resolution. He propos- rather a wide area. These were in those Dominions were being ed that Article 143 of the Articles searched without result.
planted by private enterprise, the
Two tugs from the Naval object being to make those Domin-of Association of the Company be Yard were also sent out on re-ione less dependent on imports. amended to read as follows:- ceipt of first information for British Wireless Service. the purpose of carrying out salvage work if the seaplane was located.
Pilot's Last Attempt.
The following report was made by Police boat No. 4, which was on patrol in the neighbourhood:
TANGIER REGIME.
FRANCE AND SPAIN REACH IMPASSE.
"At about 11 am. Seaplane F.
FOUR POWERS TO ACT. 820915 was observed to nose dive when above the Lamma
Rugby, July 12, Channel in the neighbourhood of
It is understood that Franco- Cheung Chau. It righted itself Spanish conversations upon the violently, turned over and then modification of the Tangier regime, 3.30 pm. fell out of control into the sea, which have been proceeding for 4 p.m.
nose first, instantly disappear-some time in Paris, have reached 4.30 p.m. ing."
jan impasse. 6 p.
"Questions arising at any meeting of the Directors shall be decided by a majority of votes, in case of equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote." Mr. Reading seconded and the resolution was approved.
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month and obtained employment as Electrical Supplies. than the floats, has yet been
houseboy at No. 6 Stanley Terrace. found, neither has the body of the
He managed to escape police at- aviator yet been recovered,
tention until his master lost some property, then the police were call- ed in Accused was suspected and ́eventually, the theft was brought
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Magistracy this morning when the 8.30 a.m. steamer on which His Excellency [A yesterday's message said that man was charged with the theft of 9 am. was on board.
in the course of the trial of over six pieces of clothing, a blanket, a 26. naval, military and civil officials handkerchief and a pair of binocu charged with espionage for Brl-lars worth altogether $91.60; the tafn. Druzhilovsky, who pleaded
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returned, banfalice when he was further charged with this offence.
guilty of espionage against the Property of his employer.
"He admitted this and also made Soviet, declared, that he had pro no attempt to deny that he was a duced forged documents for Bul- garia at the personal direction of Doctor Popoff, the Bulgarian Min later at Berifn, who was in touch with a British officer. Druzhliov aky: also alleged that the famous Zinovieff letter was composed by
For the larceny the accused":re- celved three months. Jail, and for returning from banishment, he was sentenced to nine months bard
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