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HONG KONG. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1928.
DRUGGED WINE. BRITISH SHIPPING.
Amah Gives Mistress An Upper Yangtsze "War"
Early Glass.
DARING JEWELLERY ROBBERY,
Receives Six Weeks' Hard Labour 'At Magistracy To-day.
An amah who was stated to
Chinese woman
Maristracy this morning.
She admitted the offence.
Effect,
MILITARY RE-DISTRIBUTION.
Yang Sen Makes Salt Centre His New Capital.
Imminent "war" appears to have
FROM HYDERABAD.
And The Other Side In Costa Rica.
SUMMARY COURT CASE,
Indian Merchant v. Dollar Steamship Company.
How one side hailed from
have "doped her mistress," been averted in Szechuan province, Hyderabad in India and the other living in Lin the far west of China Proper, had to refer to Costa Rica in Cen- Yuen-street, and then stolen jew-but what effect the latest re-distral America was briefly referred ellery valued at $1,000 while her tribution of military leaders there to in the Summary Court this mistress was under the influence will have on British shipping can-morning, when the weekly "list of the drug, and absconded with not be ascertained yet.
fixing" came up before Mr. the booty, was charged before
Justice Jucks (Puisne Judge). Major C. Willson at the Central tung of Chungking had fitted out
Generals Liu Hsiang and Ko Yu- Mr. L. D. Turner appeared for
plaintiff, Mr. Watamal Boolchand an expedition to sail down the Nos. 18-20, On Lan-street, whe I was stated by the police that Upper Yangteze to attack General: sued the Dollar Steamship Line the mistress was in the habit of reached Wanhsien, Yang Sen with Jones was for the defendants.
Yang Sen. Before the expedition, for $591.25.
Hugh drinking a glass of wine early drew further down the River. It cach morning. Yesterday the ac-is reported that he intends to make. Mr. Hugh Jones asked for secur 'cused, who was a substitute for
his new headquar-ity of costs. His contention was the regular amah, was alleged to
that the plaintiff firm consisted of have drugged the wine before
lone man trading in Hyderabad. Kweichowfu is giving it to her mistress at 6
Mr. Turner replied that such o'clock. The drug caused the mis- east of Szechuan, on
the Upper was not necessary ag. plaintiff treas to sleep until noon, and in Yangtaze. It is an important aalt was within the jurisdiction of the :the meantime the amah ransack- (centre and valuable
on that ac-court. led the house and decamped with count, says a Naval Wireless des-
the jewellery.
patch.
The accused was arrested Inst Inight na she was about to board the Canton boat. All the jewel- lery was recovered with the excep- tion of a ring, which she had pawned and spent $15 of the
money.
The Magistrate passed sentence of six weeks' hard labour.,
RUSSIAN FLIERS.
SEQUEL TO, CRASH AT PARACHINAR.
GOING TO KABUL..
Peshawar, Yesterday.
A telegram from Kohat states that the aeroplane, (reference to which was made on the 14th inst.) was one of a batch of new ma- chines which were being deliver- ed at Kabul apparently the air- (men mistook the route.
The British authorities are ar ranging to send back the two Russians to Kabul, and facilities are being given to the Afghan authorities to whom the aeroplane belonged to examine and, if pos sible, remove the machine.-Reu- tre.
Kweichowfu ters.
in the extreme
An Accomplished Fact. Apparently. Yang Sen's evacua- tion has satisfied his opponents as the re-distribution of territory has become an accomplished fact.
Mr. G. S.
The Claim as an Asset! Mr. Hugh Jones argued that the | law went further. than that. Plaintiff must have substantial assets in the Colony, he said.
Mr. Turner dissented, Plain- tiff had a place of business here, While the troops were moving a manager, premises and stock in Wanhsien, where it had n merchant steamer was held up at trade and, Mr. Turner added, the to disclaim might be regarded as one of charge its
Before that, his assets (laughter). cargo. Yang Sen had forbidden an anti-
An agreement was then arrived British shipping boycott in his at whereby His Lordship made area. About that time, there was ngitation in Chungking (in the an order for plaintiff to furnish. other two Generals' zone) which plication for security of costs to pleadings, Mr. Hugh Jones's ap came to nought.
The result of the change is that and the case to be adjourned sine be heard in Chambers to-morrow, Yang Sen has lost a stretch of the die because, as Mr. Turner under- Upper River and is now in powerstood, the defence had to refer to from Ichang (in west Hupeh) up "Costa Rica, or somewhere far to, Kweichowfu and, possibly, a
away" for details. little further above. Higher up the Yangtsze, the Szechuan faction is in power.
The Claim.
The claim was for damages for breach of a contract in writing, dated July 30, 1926, for the car- PERSIA'S TREATIES.riage of certain goods to Punta- defendants
TEMPORARILY.
renas,
which the
AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO are alleged to have failed to do or to account for; alternatively, damages for the alleged conver- sion of the goods by the defend- ants by the wrongful sale of Įsame; and, alternatively, damages for alleged breach of duty and
TREATIES LATER.
Teherun, Yesterday,
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contract by defendants in failing A settings of Paris [A telegram, dated Peshawar, The provisional agreements aris-to make enquiries and for selling May 14, stated:
ing from Persia's denunciation of the goods without the knowledge An acroplane crashed at Para- the treaties. with France and the
or authority of plaintiff. chinar and was badly damaged. United States, under which French Two Russian occupants escaped and American nationals enjoyed unhurt. They spoke no English capitulation rights, were signed on but were able with the assistance Monday.. of maps to indicate their route
A similar agreement with Ger- which was from Tremez to Kabul. many was signed on Tuesday and They went to Kohat where they with Belgium yesterday, while were detained.]
agreements will shortly be signed
The Chinese' driver of public with Italy and Czecho-Slovakia.
All agreements are to remain in motor car No, 252 was this morn force till fresh treaties can be aring charged before Mr. R. E. ranged.
LOVER'S CRIME.
INFATUATED YOUTH'S IMPETUOUS ACT.
DANCER'S SAD FATE.
New York, Yesterday..
1
REFUSED TO PRODUCE LICENCE.
Lindsell at the Contral Magistracy
with refusing to produce his licence when requested to do so by Indian traffic constable B151.
The defendant · claimed that he dia
The Treaty With Germany,
16. The trade Berlin, May agreement between Persia and Germany expired on April 10, but a new provisional agreement has had produced his licence, but
not hand it over to the constable.
The constable who was on poist duty at the junction of Pedder- street and Queen's-road, said that
Maria Montero, the gifted young been concluded. Spanish dancer, has been murdered The new treaty gives the Ger In her apartment in the fashion-mans a Resident in Persia with able Rodin Studios. The tragedy the same legal guarantees as have at about 7.80 p.m., yesterday, the followed a violent quarrel with an been conceded to Great Britain.-defendant turned into Pedder-street infatuated Argentinian, called Reuter,
Horatio Columbres, whose atten- tions she had repeatedly rejected. The police found Marla dead and Horatio, shot through the head, lying alongside her. He was able to retain consciousness long enough to say: "She did not love me, so life was useless."-Reuter's American Service.
PEACE PACT.
THE BRYCE-ROOT ARBITRA- TION TREATY.
ANGLO-AMERICAN AMITY,
Washington, Yesterday.
FUTURE 'PLANES
HENRY FORD AND CHARLES LAWRENCE HONOURED.
"A NEW FUEL."
from Queen's-road and, proceeded down the street very slowly, stop- ping each time a pedestrian passed; on the sidewalk. When he got to the end of Pedder-street, defendant turned the car round and came up the street again.
When he got level to the witnesa,. he asked the defendant to produce {his licence, but the latter said that as he did not do anything wrong, Philadelphia, May 17. he did not see why he should pro-] Henry Ford and Charles Law duce his licence. The defendant rence, inventor of the Wright persisted in his refusal even after "Whirlwind" motor, have been another Indian constable had three; presented with medals in recogni; times advised him to produce he tion, of their achievements by the licence, and then he was arrested. Franklin Institute.
A fine of $10 was imposed."
EMBEZZLEMENT.
Mr. Lawrence in his address, A Reuter representative was in- predicted, the coming of swifter, į formed at the State Department safer bigger, aeroplanes, with liv that Mr. F. B. Kollogg regards the ing and sleeping apartments. The
A foki of the Yung Ching fire- question of the extension of the passengers would be housed in the wood shop, No. 40, Graham-street, Bryce Rect Arbitration Treaty as wings, which would be seven feet was charged before Mr. R. E. que of small conscygence. thick, while the fuselage would Lindseli, at the Central Magistracy ''He considers that Britain and shrink to a fraction of the present this morning with the embezzle- the United States can very well size
|ment of $180,55 which he is alleged
shops on behalf of his employer.
Accused admitted the charge and said that he had lost all the money in gambling.
get along for a few months with- The planes of the future would to have collected from three other out any such treaty, until full be so large, that it would be pos- agreement has been reached by the albla for mechanics to repair an British Government with the engine during fight. Dozainions. The British Embassy Mr. Ford: predicted the discovery endorass this view Reuters of a new fuel lighter than petrol. America Service,
Sentence of six weeks' labour was passed.
hard
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