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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1928.
OCTOBER'S SESSIONS LONDON POLICE AND MR. S. YADA & CHINA'S THE 'GRAF ZEPPELIN'S'
CALENDAR
5 CASES IN 2 DAYS? ONE ATTEMPTED MURDER: FOUR OF ROBBERY CARVALHO YEO'S "SPECIAL
October's criminal session will open at the Supreme Court Thursday morning, the 18th.
On
THIRD DEGREE
STRONG DENIAL
SIR WM. HORWOOD'S VIEWS ON WOMEN POLICE
DOESN'T LIKE THEM!
London, Yesterday.
TREATIES
TARIFF QUESTIONS WAITING FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM TOKYO
MAY VISIT NANKING SOON
Several reports touching. on the Sir Wm. Horwood, the retiring subject of revision of the Tariff Commissioner, of the Metropolitan Treaty between China and
mission of Inquiry, said he had never found a single complaint regarding
Pollen, in his evidence with regard So far as is known, there are five to the third degree allegations cases on calendar, one being of at-against the police before the Com- tempted murder and the other four of "robbery by two or more."
The attempted murder and an- other case is likely to be heard by the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan, C.B.E., K.C.) and the other three by the Pusine Judge (Mr. Justice Jucks).
are to hand,
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NIGHT OF CRUISING.
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FANLING HUNT RE- PORTS GOOD SEASON
MEETING TO-DAY
POISON GAS PISTOL MURDERS
TWO ARRESTS
LT. COL. TREDENNICK & GEN, LT. - COL. PONSONBY TO CARRY SENSATIONAL CRIMES STARTLE
PEI CHUNG-HIS!
CONDITIONS IN MINING AREA!
THE HORN
BREEDING RESULTS
U. S. PACIFIC COAST..
BODIES DISAPPEAR
The annual report of the Fan-
San Francisco, Sept. 16. Tongshan, Yesterday.
The Pacific Coast cities of the Hng Hunt for 1927-28, to be pre- General Fel Chung-haf (comman-sented at this evening's annual United States have been stirred by a Japan that the "Graf Zeppelin" landed der of the Nationalist expedition meeting at Jardine's board room, series of three murders, each of
ngainst the Northerners) called to-shows a balance at bank of $1,434. day on the Officer Commanding the The new hounds, it is noted, cost which le laid at the door of Dan $1,217 and $1,080 were spent in Meyer and Marie Smith, both over 65 years of age, who were arrested British Troops in the area and was expenses at Wolhaiwel..
In Oakland as they drove a motor entertained at an official luncheon.. The officials during the season
car in from Scatle. [Note: The 1st Battalion, the Bed- were:- fordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment, Dr. F. Pierce Grove and H.
Off Cape Charles Mr. S. Yada, Japanese Consul-
New York, Yesterday. The Zeppelin was sighted off Cape General at Shanghai, anys:--
"Though it is true that views Charles in Chesapeake Bay at 9:45 it justified. "It was the fashion were freely exchanged the other day in the morning, and a wireless mex- nowadays," he said, "for Old Bailey between myself and Mr T. V. Soong sage was received that she expected to make this allegation, and the iden (Finance Minister of the National to arrive at Lakehurst at sunset.
Over U. S. had probably got into the public Government) with reference to the
Washington, Yesterday. mind from reading detective stories Chinese tariff question, no agree
The Zepppelin, which was sighted and seeing crook plays emanating ment in any concrete form has so from America. He could not re-far been reached in this connection. at 12.21 wirelessed asking permia-
to "In consequence, I have not yet sion Ay over Washington, It is expected that the session will call a single murder case in which! occupy two days and will, therefore, the allegation was not made, but decided exactly when I shall pay a Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Before Arriving conclude on Friday on the morning the police never questioned a prison- visit to Nanking. If, however, in-
Washington. Yesterday, of which the Puisne Judge will have er without cautioning him and unless structions are sent me by the Tokyo
The fact that the Zeppelin opent to take the usual weekly "fixing he wanted to make a statement." Foreign Office, I may shortly pre-
Sir Wm. Horwood referred to the ceed to Nanking, possibly in a few the night cruising between Bermuda list in Summary Jurisdiction.
In legal circles it is belleved that "pupular cry for women police." Ho days. In case negotiations on the and the American coast is Indicat Carvalho Yeo (the report of whose favoured their reduction because of tariff question make smooth pro- more than likely that commission to the sessions appears the Insufficient work for them and elsewhere in this issue) is to be also because they were incapable of negotiations will be started with re- But 500, gard to the Tsinan affair as well as tried at a special session to be held carrying a case through.
to the treaty question.". before Nov. 19, the date of the Nov. more men were needed. ember.session. It is also understood that he is to be defended by one of the leading counsel In the Colony.
RECKLESS
CHINESE DRIVER GOES AT "TREMENDOUS SPEED"
The inquiry has been adjourned. Reuter.
MOTOR ACCIDENT
UNUSUAL ACCIDENT IN
TAIPO ROAD
gress,
It is
Other. Points /
For
the witness' car at a "tremendous the Cheung Mel bus crossed in "I ADMIT NOTHING" speed" and missed running into it front of the Kowloon Co., 'bus in
ANOTHER
by inches. The witness was just order to get back to its proper elde ONE SOLICITOR'S RETORT TO able to get the defendant's number of the road. In crossing the other through the back window before it 'bus, the passing vehicle's driver disappeared out of sight,
miscalculated his clearance space, Traffic Inspector Alexander told with the result that the left rear the Magistrate that the place where wheel of his 'bus caught the right the offence was committed was front wheel of the Kowloon Co., within a control area. The defen-'bus.
the defendant should
imposed a fine of $15.
hospital.
The
the driver of private motor car No. injuries to his arms, legs and back.
Mr. W. Kent, A.S.P., summoned heavily to the ground receiving claimed. All the parties are Chin- 1800 for leaving it unattended in which necessitated his removal to Caine-rand on September 26.
Giving evidence, Mr. Kent said that at 4.45 p.m., he was proceed. ing along Caine-road in his car, going East, when near the Old Bailey junction at the foot of the CAPTAIN FINED FOR CARRYING
MARINE COURT
Mr. Russ suggested to the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Jacks), that Mr. Arculf had admitted certain items in plaintiff's claim. Mr. Arculi re- torted "I admit nothing," and re- ferred his Lordship to a Press re- port for substantiation.
FRESH AND FINE
N. E. winde, fresh, fine, is the forecast until noon to-morrow.
The anticyclone remains in the Pacific to the E. of Hokkaido. Another of moderate intensity has developed over N. China.
The typhoon or depression is situated about 400 miles N. of W.N.W. Yap, moving W., or Fresh monsoon will prevail along the const and over the Northern. China Sea.
She has been forced continually from her course ever since she left Friedrichshafen and it is unlikely
.
WHITE PLAGUE
Important Discovery
A strange feature is that not one
part of the North China Command, Birkett, Joint Masters; A. A body of the victims has yet been
Hiscovered.
2
is on duty in the mining zone. The officer commanding is L-Col J. P. Miller, Scots Guards, Huntsman;
The crimes apparently occurred Tredennick, D.S.O, O.B.E.] G, E. Ellas-Morgan, The Queen's General Wei I-ean of the National- Royal Regt, 1st Whipper-in; M. E. or near Seattle within the past five
weeks,
Meyer carried a poison-gas pistol, ist Army has arrived with troops to St. J. Barne, Scots Guards, 2nd Whip.: M. D. Erskine, Scots
the latest device of the underworld take over control of the Kuyeh dis-Guards, 3rd Whip.
for accomplishing quick, notaeleas The list of Subscribers last year death. Several persons can be kill [Note: General Wei was once in numbered about 150, of whomed with one shot fired into a closed in the Manchurian Army, then with roughly 80 hunted. The Pack is room, without leaving any tell-tale tionalists and finally with the Na. Row 10% couple strong and marks of the murder,
trict.
the Northernerers against the Na-
tionalists.]
other 8 couple are on their way
The
With the
On the other hand, the comman-out from Home, beng a draft from pistol Meyer had 97 rounds of poi- son ammunition, manufactured by a Valley Kennels. College
Ban Francisco firm, whose manager der of the 8th and 16th divisions Breeding results have been most
of the Manchurian Army has left unsatisfactory, only five puppies la now in fall.
3. Young Men.
"
The Tongshan mining area re mains quiet-British Naval Wire
lesa....
Buffer Zone
It is learned from
hounde.
similar nature.
Kwanti
Formal charges of murder have been laid against the couple, who. will be returned to Seattle' for trial.
CHINESE FEUDS.
CITIES
نصحت
Anshan (also in the "war" zone) to having survived to be entered.
Attention was called to Meyer and Hounds hunted on about forty Smith when three young men dis return to Mukden, Under the heading of "Feng Yu-
days last season, of which five
appeared mysteriously in Seattle. were 'drags." The latter proved The first of these was James Bassett, | hslang" on page 12 it will be seen that the Christian General refers to
to be a complete failure as hounds 25, a member of a wealthy Baltimore China's relations with Japan as be-
refused to run them. Fores were
family. He drove his motor car, ing in a critical condition.
found on twenty occasions, two
scross the continent, and, upon ar- this reason, he favours the admis-
being marked to ground and one rival in Seattle, advertised it for Tientsin, Yesterday. sion of General Chang Hsueh-liang
killed, and followers enjoyed many sale, declaring his intention of im A rather unusual motor accident' into the Nationalist fold because of
a Japanese fine runs. The Hunt is fortunate mediately sailing for Australia. In- source that as a result of a meat in having Lient-Col. Ponsonby, vestigation shows that Meyer and occurred on the Taipo-road yester the latter's position in Manchuria
ing between General Fel Chung-hai who hunted the Peshawar Vale Smith got into touch with him, and The Chinese driver of public day afternoon, resulting in one par-vis-a-vis Japan.
There is evidence that Japan ised by a wireless message picked up and General Yang Yu-ting (Chief hounds, to carry the horn this sea- motor car No. 144 was, this morn-son being injured.
According to a report made to the not placing obstacles in the way of by the Navy Department showing of Staff of the Manchurian Army), son. His experience will be most appointed a rendezvous where they ing, summoned before, Major C. Willson, O.B.E.. for reckless driver Kowloon Motor. 'Bus Co's 'bus Government. In a cable under the time was still 300 miles south east tives and 3,200 cars of the Feldug Jockey Club very kindly increased instead of paying for the car. It
The theory is that they killed him police by Wu Ho, Hicensed driver Manchuria's peace with the National that her position at 3.50 am. local rolling stock totalling 250 locomo valuable in this country. The would complete the purchase. ing in Wanchai
No. 88. at 2.20 p.m., yesterday he heading of "British Entertain Chin of Capt Hatteras, while she is Mukden Railway and other lines (re their grant to $150 per month. Mr. G. F. Haslam, manager of was driving his 'bus along ese" on this page. It will be read following source on which she moved, by the Manchurians and The Hunt is most grateful to Mr. Was Bassett's car they were riding Messrs. Brunner, Mond and Co.,
Taipo-road in the direction of Lai-that huge quantities of rolling stock will encounter land me Wilming Northerners in their evacuation of Reidy for his advice and assist in when arrested at Oakland.
In the week following Bassett's Ltd., gave evidence for the prosecu-chikok, when near the Ching Ah are being returned to the National ton or Cape Hatteras.
Feking) will be returned on orance with regard to pontes and disappearance two other men drop- tion. He said that be was driving slipway, 'bus No. 488, owned by Government by Manchuria.
Fighting Way To Safely about Oct. 20.. to town in his motor car, when the Cheung Mel Motor "Bus Co., Editorial comment on China's
New York, Yesterday. The Manchurian Government pro- Monthly paper-chases and point-ped out of sight. When the police scovered that each of the trio had Just outside the gate of the Naval which was travelling behind, ac-Trenties appears on page 6. With rations running low and poses to take, a buffer zone of the Hospital, the defendant's car ap celerated to pass the leading
fuel rapidly decreasing, the area between Luanho (River Luan) to-points were held throughout the advertised a car for sale, and then season, Cups being presented by disappeared, it became apparent peared from downhill. It passed vehicle. After passing the leader, i
Zeppelin was seen fighting her way and that part of the Great wall winners, for the next event of a that what had happened to Bassett to safety in the morning in the reaching the sea at Shanhalkwan, to
had also happened to others. teeth of fresh north westerly winds separate China Proper and Man- The next Season will re-open in) and at a speed of 25 miles an hour, churls.-Reuter.
November.
6 meetings MATE'S CLAIM FOR WAGES
During the season that she will reach Lakehurst be- British R94 in her westward Atian-were held between December and March From a raeing point of! Mr. A el Arculli remonstrated fore 9 o'clock this evening (local the trip. with Mr. C. A. S. Russ in the, Sum-time).
The huge crowd, which had been view the meetings were most suc mary Court this morning for alleged Despite the disappointment of waiting patiently since early on cessful but the attendance on the MURDERS IN THE AMERICAN dant was a new driver, and had The impact caused the Kowloon "mlarepresentation" and "exagger-100,000 who flocked to Lakehurst Sunday morning, witnessed the ar- part of the general public was dis-
Co. 'bus to get out of control andation. The occasion was the con- yesterday, thousands more were en rival of the Zeppelin, and as the appointing.
The Grand National not previously been convicted.
New York, Yesterday. Remarking that as a new driver swerve sharply to the left where tinuation of a part-heard case in route thither this morning, and airship approached the wind blew was won by Mr. M. Erskine on his
Seven Chinese have been killed directly into her nose, and her Easter Day. have been it collided with a lamp post.
bows awayed up and down.
During the off-season consider-in various cities as a result of particularly careful, the Magistrate conductor of the Kowloon Co., 'bus which the second mate of a steamer was thrown out of the vehicle when sted the principals for wages and defence counter-
Landing partles waited on the able improvements have been made recrudescence of Chinese tong war- it collided with the lamp. He fell pilotage and the
ground as she hovered 800 feet on the course, which is now in- fare. Three were shot down in the loverhead. Her motors drove down creased to 7 furlonge and the streets of Chicago, while others her nose to the ground and a party enclosures and paddock have been were murdered in New York, Phil- of 80 men seized the rope hanging moved across to the Sha-Tau-Kok adelphia and Washington. from the bow and dragged down the in order that the public may be Police Guarding Quarters nose to the ground.
able to drive direct to their stands. The police are guarding the The body of the airship sank New jumps with permanent winge Chinese quarters in Chicago, New downward till the car touched the have been built on the course and York, Philadelphia, Washington ground and the party of men seized
a separate line of stiffer jumps and elsewhere. EXCESS PASSENGERS
the side rails.
has been made alongside the main The two tongs responsible for Hau Fook, captain of the 8.8. "Sun
The mooring was completed at
track. Over this stretch the big the outbreaks are the Hip Sing and Captain K. H. Ruthberg, master of Sai Kai," gave evidence for the de- cross-examined at
5,87 p.m.
the On Loong, ancient rivals but As witness' ear the s.s. "Atlantic," was summoned fence' and was
The Zeppelin was then lying at races will be run.
From the accounts submitted peaceful since the signing of the neared the top it had to pull up before Commander J. B. Newill, length by Mr. Russ. Witness said many hundreds slept all night in
that at Pact of March 8, 1927.-Reuter's to allow another car, going in the
was necessary to turn her so that herewith It will be seen opposite direction, to pass. Whilst D.8.0., R.N., at the Marine Court he had been 27 years in the Govern- care parked in the vicinity of the right angles at the hangar, and it
The American naval officers at she could run in the hangar on a September 80 this year the Race American Service.
Course had a balance of $669.52 in his car was stationary, Mr. Kent this morning, with arriving in the ment service and had been a cox- aerodrome.
hand but it is estimated that be- said he looked into car No. 1800 with more than 12 passengers in ex-ceipts for pay when in the Gov-Lakehurst were decidedly dia-trolley, Hne...
waters of the Colony on July 20, swain. He said he had to give re-
Broadcasting ernment's employ but not to the gruntled in consequence of the. Mr. C. H. Thompson, boarding owners of the "Sun Sai Kal" who did Zeppelin's ignoring their wireless A description of the "Grat fore the course is ready for the
not ask for acknowledgment. By requests to give her position yea- Zeppelin's" landing at Lakehurst next meeting the sum of $2,500 will Arms out of Hunt Funds.
One officer, Interviewed, was wirelessly broadcast from be due to contractors for work liability can now be accepted and Interest is not adopting this policy, the company terday.
said this was a thorn in the side of America and relayed by 2L0. the Navy which would rankle for It WIN clearly heard by and jumps. The Hunt la indebted charged thereon. It will be notic- stood to lose sometimes.
Navigate by Charts Lying in the Car
in England despite to the following for kindly presented that the value of Forniture & Defendant said, that he was ly-left port.
"Oh, no," Mr. Russ replied, "the long time. "Anyway she is far listeners
theating Cups: Mra. Bernard, Mrs. other effecta has been written ing inside the car.
company scores by coming along to too long in getting here and her some interference of Major Willson. said that, that He pleaded guilty to the charge, dispute claims and without producing delayed arrival is a serious blow mospherics, the voices of the Hartford, the ladies subscribing to down: 25 per cent. There were no
"Ladies Plate, Mesers, bad debts to write off. and was fined $48,
to the argument in favour of diri-Announcer at the hangar and the was not a sensible thing to do,
In another case the steersman of receipts."
another at a distance being easily Dowbiggin, Bausfeld, Stanton, Lt. It is hoped that the Arms will Replying to the Magistrate, Mr.
In support of plaintiff's claim for gibles."
Over White House a cargo boit was charged with fail-
audible. The latter mentioned Skrien, R.N., and Mr. James be able to acquire, at a small ad- ditional rent, the premises situat Kent said that if anyone had been ing to exhibit the
$100 for pilotage-plaintif claim- in the car it was not likely he on bored his came relation thing that he was engaged because he After circling over the Write that the voyage had occupled the Figg" would have overlooked him, as wit der way on Oct. 15 and with failing had special knowledge of navigation House the "Graf Zeppelin headed record time of 111 hours, 36 The Officers of the 2nd Bn. Scots ed on the right hand side of the ness was sitting on the right side to take out a licence.
in Annam-Mr. Russ asked if the to Baltimore escorted by a dozen minutes, compared with the previ-Guards have kindly presented the entrance as one approaches, and
Navy Planes.
our record of 108 hours accom-Hunt with the Foxhunters' Chal-the general surroundings can then of his own car and had a clear
Defendant was fined $10 or two captain knew pilotage.
The whole city of Washington plished by RS4 when crossing the lenge Cup, and Sir Victor Bassoon, be greatly improved. Thanks are "If I know nothing about pilotage
dirigible passed low over the Safely Berthedetary Challenge Cup, the shape of furniture, etc.-Com- streets. Even Pres. Coolidge left Lakehurst, Yesterday. The next Bace: Meeting will be mander and Mrs. Hartford, Messrs. Witness went on to explain how he his desk and went into the garden Only 5,000, a fraction of yester held at Kwanti on December 24. HR Sturt, C. EL Grist, and
and stood bareheaded, gazing fas It was also alleged by Mr. Buse cinated At the shimmering bulk day's crowds, gathered in the open Hunters Arm T. G. Brayfield, and also to Mr. spaces to watch the Zeppelin land. During the season 820 timas, 55 E. M. Hareland for the amount of that defendants (the ownfar com riding serenely overlead: kontr bany) had docked #40.16 of defen The Zeppelis pased over Bait! Over 500 men assisted by hundreds dinners 54 breakfasts, 441 teas and work he has put in at the Arms dant's pay for medical expenses more at 1 pm, and was welcomed of attendants hung on to countless 68 beds were supplied. A reduc in the capacity of honorary archi This the captain denied. His know with the blowing of hundreds of sandbags on the rails of the alr- tion of roughly 10 per cent all test. The management wishes to Shanghai, Yesterday. eldge, he testified, was that plaintiff sirens of the city and ships in the ship. When she was secured the round has been made in the price lay stress on the importance of
lifted her a few inches of drinks. These were very expen-ordering meals befo While there are persistent re- was sick for only a little while at harbour Thousands of workers in grounds ports of a Foetal striks to-morrow, Chekhom and had recovered after offices and factories, rushed to the and walked her, crew, passengers sive last year but members will Friday, for the and strikers are threatening to taking a few pipes of colum. Ask- streets to gaze at the sirship and all to the bangar. bring out the workers at the Rivered why an "odd","amount like $40.10 Pres, Coolidge wirelessed congra side power station, in sympathy, a should be debited against plaintiff tulating Captain Eckener and Fre through the cord
had to cha Rome, Yesterday, leading Postal official affirme that the second mate), the captain said sident. Hindenburg, General de Pinedo succeeds Gen- the strike will fizzle out as the em: that there is bound to be an odd World Record
sus rough encount The Graf Zeppelin" has easily darkness the dar eral Armani, Chief of the Aeronau ployees are aware that the Govern. amount on converting Singapore
beaten the world's record for a plainly visible Reute tical General Staff, who has realgnment will adopt a firm attitude. currency Into Hong Kong money.
Case, proceeding.
sustained fight established by the Service Reuter ed owing to health-Reuter.
incline, he noticed car No. 1800 standing, outside the garage at the top of the hill.
cess of his licence.
and found that there was no one in the car. He also could not see. anyone in the vicinity of the car officer, prosecuted. which had been left absolutely un-
On being questioned why he failed attended.
to appear at the last hearing, the de- fendant stated that his vessel had
*
Boston. Chemista at the Ster- ling Laboratory attached to Yale University, have discovered that * non-living substance may, bo the cause of tuberculous growth, a fact that may open an entirely new method of approach in the search for an immunizing agent.
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done in connection with stands in time paid off.
This
view of the Interior of car No.weeks' hard labour on the Arst How can I be captain?" witness aak was very excited as the giant Atlantic in 1919. Bart, has given the Grand Milf-due to the following for gifts" in-
1800. Mr. Kent added that al-charge and $9.20 or two weeks' hard though he was only summoning, de- labour on the second."
fendant for leaving the car unit- tended, it was a bona fide case of obatraction..
A fine of $5 was imposed.
STRIKE RUMOURS
POSTS & POWER STATION OF
SHANGHAIOG
APPOINTED TO HIGH ITALIAN 'COMMAND
GENERAL DE PINEDO
CHIEF OF AIR STAFF
cd fu reply.
navigated by charts.
hundreds of
pectators
and the disŐT Several realise that upkeep. during the off to do
broke season had to be covere e, who Arms receives no subsca numer-In the Accounts under the heading
the