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CRIMINAL SESSIONS BRITISH AERIAL DOCTOR WEDDED NANKING DECIDES TO CIGARETTE THEFT WATER LESSENING IN
HEARING OF MURDER CHARGE POSTPONED
TWO ROEBERY CASES
DISASTER
IN THE CHANNEL
7 PASSENGERS KILLED: 6 OTHERS INJURED
AN UNLUCKY LINER
The Criminal Sessions opered in the Supreme Court this morning, when two-robbery cases were called before His Lordship the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan). The
London, Yesterday. only other case on the calendar, a murder charge, was postponed to One person has been killed, four July 2 on account of the indisposi-injured and, It is feared, seven are tion of Mr. Le d'Almada, jun., missing as the result of a forced descent in the English Channel, defending counsel.
three miles from Dungeness, of the Imperial Airways Air liner "City of Ottawa."
This case is the one in which Chau Kan, & 20-year-old foki of a cargo junk, is charged with the double his employers' two murder of daughters, aged 17 and 19 years, respectively.
During the alleged attack on the girls on board a small dinghy in the
The her was on her way to Paris from Croydon and was carrying six women and five men passengers, a pilot, mechanic and a miscellaneous cargo,
RECEPTION AT HONG KONG. HOTEL ROOF GARDEN
VALENTINE--NICHOLSON
The wedding took place before Mr. P. Jacks, at the Registry, this morning, of Dr. Douglas James of the Valentine, medical oflicer, Government Medical Department, and Corps Surgeon, St. John Ambul- ance Brigade, 'to Miss Emily Nichol- son, who arrived in the Colony yes terday afternoon on the RM.S
Empress of Russia."
FIGHT?
WAR COUNCIL HELD
ATTITUDE TO FENG TAKES
DECISIVE TURN
LEADERS LEAVE FOR FRONT
CHINESE WHO FELL TO SUDDEN TEMPTATION
READILY ADMITS GUILT A victim "of a sudden tempta tion" appeared before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central Magis tracy this morning charged with the theft of 100 cigarettes from. No. 8 Connaught-road, West. .--. It was said that accused had desired to buy an empty card board box, and it was agreed that he could procure
one for $1.40. The box which accused wanted contained 100 cigarettes and the (the accountant of the shop instructed have an employee to remove them. At that precise moment, however, the Gen-latter was busy, but when he came he found towards the counter. that the box, elgarettes, and ac- cused had disappeared.
Shanghai, To-day. The second plenary session, of the Central Executive Committee Nationalist Party closed of the this morning at Nanking.
It is expected that the attitude of the National Government to wards
Yu-hsiang "Christian General') will taken a decisive turn
A number of important erals have been attending the con- gress and ther are expected to feave for the front (that is, the provinces hitherto held by Fengl immediately,
The bride was charmingly attired in a pretty dress of powder blue
Feng lace over white, with mauve hat tied with a blue ribbon, with hose and kid shoes to match.
She carried
a sheaf of, white was attended by Mrs, ities, and Moore, wife of Dr. W. B. A. Moore. Mr. R. K. Valentine, the bride Early reports stated that all the groom's brother, performed the alduties of best man, and others pre- were rescued by
sent as witnesses were Dr. Moore
Wireless Message
harbour whilst on a trip. from Wing Lok wharf to the junk, the two mur- dered girls' 14-year-old brother, was passengers also alleged to have been attacked | trawler.
by the accused. Falling overboard, The machine, which left Croydon
the sea.
swam about until, when almost ex- 10.30 a.m. for Paris, Rasle and hausted, he was picked up by a pass-Zurich, was forced to descend into ing craft and subsequently taken to the hospital by the Police. This youth, is the principal witness for the prosecution.
Kowloon Case
and Mrs. B. K. Valentine.
After the ceremony,
photographs were taken outside the Hong Kong Cricket Club ground, and then the bridal party proceeded to the Hong Kong Hotel roof garden, where a re- ception was held.
oured.
The pilot wirdlessed to Croydon cannot make Dungeness; trying to lund beside ship." Then the There was a large gathering of ominous words: "Going down." friends present to offer their felicita- The first robbery case mentioned
Croydon broadcaef SOS to wessels tions, to the happy couple, and the before the Chief Justice this morn- and those picking up the call in-usual toasts were enthusiastically hon- ing, was that in which Tze Hong, is cluded the lifeboat from Dungeness
Afterwards the bride and bride- charged with robbery in the swhich rushed to assist.
groom left for their honeymoon, which. vants' quarters of Mrs. D. Harvey,
The machine was afloat.
will be spent at Fanling. Armand-building, Kowloon, or May
Meanwhile, Major Brackley and Amongst the pretty presents receiv- The charges alleged that the staff engineers, speeded to Lympne cd was a very handsome cut glass crys
ital and ruby bowl subscribed for by sccused, with three other men nat from Croydon with a special mathe members of the St. John Am- in custody, robbed a woman named chine to take on rescued passengers, balance Brigade, and forwarded to Dr. Lau vai-ying of a gold finger ring, a quantity of clothing, and $10.50 in cash; and a man named Lo Chan of $i in cash.
1.
Acensed pleaded "not guilty” re- marking: 1 know nothing about it."
On the application of Mr. H. K Holmes, Crown Solicitor, this accused was ordered to stand down and the other case called..
In Tow
Valentine by the Assistant Commia- The liner, shackled to a-trawler, sinner with the best wishes of the is being towed slowly to the coast, Brigade. and is apparently breaking up.
The Casualties
The latest casualties are three dead and four missing.. Six have been lauded, three of whom have been taken to hospital
Eye-Witnesses' Story
An eye witness says the liner struck the water with a terrific splash and turned over, A trawler was only 100 yards distant, and rushed to help.
.Haul From a Junk The accused in the other case was a Chinese named Choi: San-wan, alias Choi Shing-on, who was charg- ed with robbery, with five others Part of the machine had to be not in custody, on board trading chopped away to release the pissen- junk No: T-4764-H on April 5, gers. 1928. when they robbed to Kiu, the
Official Statement
master of the junk, of 20,000 bricks, In an official statement, the a quantity of clothing and jewellery, Imperial Airways Etd. state that and $85 in cash; and a woman seven passengers were killed. Four named Tsing-Teo-mui of a quantity passengers, the pilot and mechanic of clothing and jewellery.
were injured, but is it hoped, not
Further Details
In pleading not guilty," the ac- seriously-Reuter. cused said: "I live at Woog-net- chong, and know nothing of the affair."
Story of the Prosecution After the Jury had been sworn, Mr. Holmes butlined the case" for
report
The British ~ wireless states that the rescued were handed at Folkstone...
The "City of Ottawa" was a twin-1 the Crown. He said that it was engined Handley Page, placed in in March, 1926. She alleged by the prosecution that the commission accused was one of a party of six had since flown more than 250,000 men who robbed the junk people 1,000 Channel crossings. Three of miles and had made approximately
On April 5, 1929, the junk loaded the dead passengers and three of the rescued are women. Eritish with bricks at Castle Peak and
Wireless Service. then started off at 2 p.m., to bring
over a year ago,
the bricks into Hong Kong harbour. In making for the harbour, the junk
Gallant Belgians
London, Yesterday.
GENERAL BOOTH
TO BE BURIED AT ARNEY PARK
IN FAMILY VAULT
London, Yesterday. A funeral service for General Bramwell Booth will be held next Sunday evening and will be con- ducted by General Higgins, assist- ed by International Commission-
ers.
The Army's late leader will be buried, next Monday afternoon, in the family vault at Abuey Park Cemetery, London, beside his father, the founder of the Army, and his mother-British Wireless Service.
U.S. MERGERTM
CREATES AMERICA'S THIRD LARGEST BANK
ENORMOUS CAPITAL
New York, Yesterday..
The third largest bank in the United States has been created hy
Il-is rumoured that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek will shortly in
FAIR TO SHOWERY A
This morning's weather re- port states:
Fressure remains highest in the vicinity of the Ladrones. Depressions are situated over Tongking, Korea, and to the east of Hokkaido.
Losal forecast: S.E. winds, moderate; fair to showery.
Later accused was found 10 Tanchiề He a once admitted the theft and even led the shop employees to the place where he resided. There they obtained all the stolen property with the ex- ception of a few packets of cigar- ettes.
His Worship expressed the opinion that accused bad not gone with the express into the shop
of stealing cigarettes. He wished to buy a box, aud in the box he saw the cigarettes, when a sudden temptation seized.} him.
purpose
The case was remanded for 24 hours to enable accused to find spest the troops along the Lung-money to bind him over in a per- Hal Railway (which runs into anal bond. Ferg's territory)-Reuter.
Terms Rejected
Shanghai, Yesterday.
STATION "ROW"
The failure of the Taiyuan CHINESE “BOYS" CAUSE SOME conference was openly acknowledged |
EXCITEMENT
by Ho Cheng Chun, the representa- tive of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, in Yesterday at No. 8 Police Station, his statement to interviewers 'when
RESERVOIRS
25,000,000 GALLONS STREAMS YIELD ONLY THIRTEEN MILLION GALLONS IN WEEK
ISLAND CONSUMPTION UP
We are offcially informed that the total storage in the island reservoirs yesterday. morning. amounted to 192.75 million gallons showing a decrease of 19.06 million gallons during the past week; the from streams amount collected
being 4.40 million gallons.
The week's consumption totals 30.18 million gallons and is made
up as follows:--
From City Mains
Taikoo
27
Lai Chi Kok Tsun Wan Steamers, etc.,
24.36
.56
To Tanies.
2.26
2.16
.84
· 30.18
Kowloon Water Works
COURT MA TIAL
EXTRA DUTIES PAYMENTS WITHOUT GUIDANCE
COL. COMYN RECALLED
Today is the thirteenth day of the General Court Martial sitting in the Officers' Mess at Murray Barracks
the to investigate charges preferred against Major G. M. H. Ogilvy of the King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Lt. Col. Comyn, Commanding Officer of the Battalion, was re-... called this morning to produce evidence to show that the accus ed had in fact been appointed P.R.J.
He
& Regimental produced Order dated October 18, 1926, in which it was stated that accused had been appointed to operate the P.R.I. accounts. This, witness said, was equivalent to taking charge of the P.RI.
Asked as to whether he had in fact commissioned Quartermaster Pyper to negotiate for silk stock- ings, witness said that he might. The storage in the mainland have done so, but he could not reservoirs yesterday morning recollect the incident, although amounted to 80.51 million gallons, he remembered the conference showing a decrease of 5.10 million which was beld. gallons during the past week.
The week's consumption includ- ing supplies to water boats and Hong Kong amounted to 14.04 mil lion gallons.
Sgt. Adam Wyle was the next. witness called. He said that he first became clerk to the P.RI. in October, 1923, when the battalion was at Devonport. He relinquish- The yield from the streams dur-ed this daty some time in Decem- ing the week is, therefore, 8.94 ber, 1926, after the battalion had million gallons.
arrived in Hong Kong.
Storage The following shows the amount ir atorage (million gallons)
on the dates named:
Hong Kong Mainland 326.18 136.81
117.44
April 22
29
327.26
May
6
311.22
121.65
13
309.34
125.34
20
283.97
115.90
27
361.08 102.18.
3
287.10
87.96
11
10
212.71
85.61
"
17
192.16
80.51
Consumption
a number of Chinese 'boys' employ- Jus he arrived at Peking with Generaled there were involved in a brief Targ Seng-chi and others. from and Berce fight with other boys in Taiynan on June 16. He said that the employment of Government Ferg Yu-hsiang was insincere, in officials. Bricks were used, police regard to his recent announcement whistles blown, and a general com-weekly consumption (million gal
to retire.
at the
The following figures show the
Hong Kong Mainland
37.56
30.76
29
37.59
29.88
6
33.03
27.17
13.
51
30,57
25:07
20
J
31.99
25.06
27
83.36
25.36
8
27.18
24-86
10 21
27.37
19,59
17
ย
30.18
14.04
seven of
the com-
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It is now certain that Feng Yumotion ensued, but when the Euro-os) on the dates mentioned hsiang has rejected the terms for
pean officers arrived--all was quiet!
April 22 It was explained to Mr. E. W. pease offered on behalf of Chisag Hamilton, Acting First Magistrate, May Kai-shek at Taiyuan.
Central Magistracy this The latest report received by the morning that, as a result of a quar- Nanking authorities states that rel between two of the "boys," a Feng Yu-hsiang is concentrating a general set-to had occurred. Euro-Ju farge army on the Shensi-Hupeh pean officers at once proceeded to homdary in readiness to launch an the scene (the servants' quarters) offensive against Hupeh, where an
and arrested outbreak of war might be expected.
batants. The pro-Government forces from Evidence by one of the European Hankow are putting up strong de-officers stationed was to the effect that the fourth accused had en- deavoured to kick him.
To-day's rainfall 0.03 inch
1929 rainfall
Average Deficit
.11.81 inches
.32.51 inches
.21.20.inches
DON'T WASTE WATER !
Fourth accused: "I was sitting down, when the sergeant came up and caught me by the throat and pummeled me. How dare kick a European officer?, I did not kick him."
The prosecuting officer said that there was no evidence of the actual fight in progress, and therefore he asked that accused No 7 be dis-
He remembered receiving in- structions from the accused, after the battalion had arrived here, to order newspapers for the men's recreation rooms at Mount Austin, Murray, Victoria and Wellington Barracks. He was not sure whe- ther he had carried out the in-. structions,
When shown a piece of paper. by the prosecutor,
witness said that it was quite possible that he had asked another sergeant order the papers.
No Pay List Kept Witness added that he also could not remember whether a list of men, employed on extra duties were kept. He used to make pay. ments to men who were so em-
ployed.
Asked as to how he would know to whom payments were due, wit- ness was understood to say that It was through getting acquainted with the men to whom such pay- The Kowloon figures include ments were due. If there was, &- the amount supplied to water charge of men, he would be in- boats and Hong Kong Estimated formed by the mea relieved from Population Hong Kong, 432,560; that duty. There was no fixed Kowloon, 170,320-total, 602,880. date for payments Generally he would receive the money from the PRL toward the last week of the month, and he would pay out ac- cordingly.
MORE SUPPLIES
Three Vessels Due With 1,400 Tom:
Witness said that cash takings from the billiard rooma were gen- Coastal steamers and other linera crally handed over to him on each are bringing in a regular supply of Sunday morning. He would hand water for the Colony, and the Union over the money to the P.RI. If he Waterboat Company are giving was present, otherwise the money whole-hearted support in the work was placed with the Adjutant for of discharging the water from the safe custody. He always entered steamers and then loading them into the amount paid to him in his tanks along the waterfront.
books, and if the P.R.I. wanted to There is, however, no foundation check his book with that of the for the report (published in another billiard marker, he would have to Due to the change in Feng Yu-
pager) to the effect that two mail send for that book... balang's attitude and the declara- had admitted fighting, were causinere had been delayed consider-
Case proceeding. ably over the week-end owing to tion of Yen Hsi-shan of his adtioned.
On & charge of trespassing in the there not being sufficient water schedule, and when she returned to herence to the National Govern ment and his ples that war wust Police Station without a permit, the boats to take off the water from the port the balance of the water was
two vessels.
the merger of the Chase National fences there. Nan Chung Kuo charged and then used as a witness with resources totalling $1,700,- News Service.
sailed towards Capsuimun: After crew throughout displayed great vice.
The Belgian Trawler Gaby, whose | 009,000.-Router's American Ser-
it had been under sail for about two heroism, has-landed the wrecked hours, the wind became unfavour-
able, and as the tide was againstį them, the junk people were forced
to anchor off Tai-lam-chong, about 200 yards off shore.
"City of Ottawa."--Reuter.
DISARMAMENT
junk people identified the accused as
JAPAN WILLING TO
·CO-OPERATE
A Dental When charged at the Police Head- quarters, accused said: "I have no evolver. I did not rch the junk they misidentified me."
"WORLD PEACE?
Tokyo, Yesterday. Expressing gratification at the report that Mr. MacDonald and
Nothing happened until about 8 one of the men who took part in p.m., when a small boat containing the robbery. six men came alongside and the men, including the accused, boarded the junk. The junk people were driven below batches and then the rubbers sailed the craft to Chinese territory.
General Dawes bad - held an im- They sailed throughout that night, At the Police Court, on the occa-portant conversation, which was the fellowing day, and the next sion of the preliminary hearing of to be regarded as the opening of night, and took the junk up a creek, they misidentified me where it was tied to shore.
Sent for a Ransom -
The bricks were removed ashore whilst the master of the jurk was sent overland back to Hong Kong to raise ransom for the others who were kept prisoners on the junk. The junk remained at the creek for two or three days. Then the vil lage volunteers intervened, die persed the robbers, and released the junk, which sailed back to Hong Kong
Why the Hesitation
Shanghai, Yesterday.
for them against the other accused.
This was not permitted.
Two Men Cautioned· The first and third accused, who
be avoided at any cost in view of first four accused were fined $5 each the famine-stricken situation in with the alternative of eight days' the north-western provinces, the fall
Discharging Problem
discharged.
“4
...
With the Blue Finnel liners, Mr. In an interview with Mr. Johnston said, it was different. National Government has not de- Fifth, sixth and seventh, who are Jebuston, of the Unien Waterboat These vessels are able to discharge cided whether to go to war with employed at the Police Station, were Co. this morning, a China Mail at the rate of 200 tons an hour. Feng Yu-hsiang.
cautioned on the first charge.
representative learned that so far The ss. "Protesilaus” brought 1,000 does not indicate that develop.be a boy in the employment of Sub- the action of the Waterboat com only 187 tons when she had to go The latest information received The seventh accused was said to no vessels had been delayed through tons and she was able to discharge
ments tend towards clarification Inspector Booker, and His Worship pany 'There was and is, however, into dock. The balance will be dis- of the situation,
expressed a wish to see the latter some trouble experienced in the dis- charged as soon as she comes out After returning to Peking last about the whole matter the next charging of water from coastal into midstream again. negotiations for Naval reduction werk-end, General Tang Seng chi, time he went to the Central Magie steamers and this is primarily due Fine Co-Operation "I am not guilty. I did not do among the Powers concerned, who was one of the prominent tracy.
to the equipment of the vessels.con- Work in connection with taking it, and know nothing about it. I Baron Tanaka (the Premier)":
cerned.MA
off water from steamers and then am a vegetable gardener at Wong- made a statement to Reuter in figures at the Taiyuan conference,
It was stated that the most these discharging it into the tanks at the nei-chong. I went to the country whish, he asserted that Japan 18 that of Ho Chang-chun, that Fang expressed the opinion similar to
steamers could discharge was be- water front has so far been perform- in the 11th moon last year and ready to offer her co-operation in Yahsiang was not sincere in his
tween 20 to 80 tons an hour, and ed with the utmost despatch. The brought my wife back with me. auch negotiations, as she is a declaration to retire; also
the water boats, which are in use Unton Waterboat Company have When I became short of money, xious to do her almost for the
can hold from 250 to 170 tona It placed their entire feet of water- will, therefore, be seas that in the boats at the disposal of the Govern¬
I pawned some of my wife's promotion of world peace-Rou- things. Previous to the 11th ter.. moon I worked for my uncle."" Evidence was then called
Abrupt Ending
MR. O. D. YOUNG
AWARDED THE ROOSEVELT. MEDAL FOR 1929
DRIVER WARNEDTM
that "I WILL PROSECUTE YOU?” SAYS peaceful means have failed to FIRST MAGISTRATE settle the Kuomintang relations with the Governmen
'
That even he would prosecute the case of coastal ships, practically ment "Cyclops' is due from
accused on a recurrence of the takes between 12 to 14 hours to offenes was the intimation voiced fill a water boat.
The 8.8. In Event of Alliance
Japan and the "Szechuen" and Yat- "Nothing else can be done," he by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, Acting First Keeping to Schedule shing" from the North to-morrow. added, but to wait the final de Magistrate, this morning.
Mr. Johnston said that, in order. These three vessels are bringing a Proceeding, Mr. Holmes aald that The case ended abruptly 8000
cision of the Government.
The remark we addressed to a to enable the steamers to keep their total quantity of 1,400 tons of after a year had passed, the Hong after noon, on the matter of denti-
According to another, report,driver of a public motor-car, who schedule, it had been the practice water. Arrangements have been Kong Police, acting on information fication. When his Lordship ascer-
Feng Yu-hslarg's representatives, was charged with loitering in Fed-to discharge as much as was pos- completed to-day by the Waterboat received, secured a warrant and ar- tained that the Chinese interpreter
Ting Chun-ko and Tso Ho-san, are der-street.
sible, and then allow the steamer Company to unload the water with- reated the accused in a matshed at who was present at the identifica- New York, Yesterday, still at Taiyuan, trying to per- His Worship added that if he to proceed to Canton, and on her out causing any delay to the steam- Wang-nel-chong village. the tion parade was not being called by
Mr. Owen D. Young has been suɛde Yen Hal-ahan to side, with prosecuted, then another Magistrate return the balance was unloaded, ers, a tin þax_in] the Crown, be stopped the case and awarded the Roosevelt Medal for Feng Yu-hsiang. In their advice would have to hear the case He cited the case of the "a.s. “Sun-
Chinwan Supply of pawn- directed the
to return a 1929 for bis work in connection to Yen, they firmly believe that if (Laughter).
ming. This vessel brought 800 The China Navigation Co's: 8-s... took to verdict
with the recent meeting of the a Feng-Yen alllance can be Accused pleaded that he had tons of water, and immediately on "Tear" arrived to-day with 160 tous edingly dow and Experts Committee appointed to achieved, General Chang Hajah- been a driver for the past five years, Its arrival the work of unloading of water from Halphong, which hich were the prisoner was forthwith die consider the Reparations pro- liang head of the Manchurian and this was his first offence was begun. When about half of quantity was, as usual, taker de-
charge
blem. Mr. Young was chairman Government, would not care to Because accused had no previous the quantity, had been discharged, livery of for local consumption. ication. The Armand-building casa opened of the Committee. Reuter's throw in his lot with Nanking conviction he was discharged with the "Sunning" had to proceed to parada, wan beld and four of the in the afternoon at 215
American Service.
Nần Chung Küo News Service...the stern warnfng mentioned above. | Canton® in accordance with her
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matched was found
which were
tickets. These the
the pawnshops
covered certain
Identided by
and re- This was