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HONG KONG SOLDIER'S TRAGIC DEATH
REVOLVER SHOT.
SAD DISCOVERY OF SHIP'S DOCTOR
THREE YEARS' SERVICE
The tragic death of L. Cpl. Bdr.
E. Bellerby on board the s.8. "Kum
Sang" a vessel belonging to the
wokumett
Wagging book
China" Mail
No. 27,318 HONG KONG,
WIFE INVOLVED
SELF-CONFESSED ROBBER'S
"ALARM"
SHOULDERING THE BLAME How an armed robber, who confess ed to-day, involved his wife in his elforts to assist the Police in recover-
ESTABLISHED
1848
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1929.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/8 18/16.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
tired
2
PERHAPS ITS EYES!
Let us examine your eyes to see if they are the reason for that tired feellor.
LAZARUS.
Hong Kong's Only European Optician, 13, Queen's Read, Central Telephone Mr. Cooper C. 3209 for appointment.
ROUND THE PACIFIC TALKIE IN HONG KONG GOLD SEEKERS AMONG MURDER CASE PLEA WARRANT OUT FOR
CRUISE
"MALOLO HERE
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN OF AMERICA
ing some of his loot, was related in LOCAL CHAMBER'S WELCOME the last case at the October Criminal session, in the Supreme Court, before
the Paisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood).;
THIS MONTH
CANNIBALS
DR. CANNON'S OPINION OF A PRISONER
LOCAL BARRISTER PERJURY CHARGE FALSE AND FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS ALLEGED
"HE IS MEDICALLY INSANE"
Dr. A. Cannon, M.D., Ch.B., M.A.,: Ph.D., Medical Officer, Prisons, gave further evidence in the Supreme Court this morning in the second mur-MR. NORMAN INSTONE BREWER ber Criminal Sessions, in which a plen der trial in the calendar of the Deto-
A warrant has been issued for.
"THE SINGING FOOL" FRENCHMAN'S FATE BULLDOG DRUMMOND" TO BE FORMER RESIDENT OF HONG
SHOWN IN NEAR FUTURE BY OUR FILM CORRESPONDENT
KONG'S UNLUCKY ADVENTURES
SUCCESS COMES TOO LATE Chartered by the San Francisco The Management of the Queen's It was alsa mentioned that when an- Chamber of Commerce specially for Theatre, Hong Kong, informed Bending has reached us this morn An astonishing story with a sad enine forward and endeavoured to ex other man was incriminated, the robber la "round the Pacific cruise" for re-morning that the first talkie to be M. Louis Laugier, a former pro-Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan. Brewer, Barrister-at-Law, of Hong "China Mait" representative this ing in the news of the death of Indo-Chin Navigation Co., has cast plain. His conduct in these respects presentative business men from all heard in the Colony will be proprietar of the Magasin General, C.B.E.) and a jury.
of insanity has been raised, before the the arrest of Mr. Norman Instone a gloom over the Garrison. The Was taken into consideration by his the cities on the Pacific coast and duced on Oct. 31. first news to reach the Colony of years' hard labour for robbery antrom various industrial and com- film in which Al Jolson, the famous and a very popular member of the alleged to have murdered Wu Tsoi-mejileged offences under section 7 of the
Lordship, who passed sentence of three
The title of the Beaconsfield Arcade, Hong Kong,
Kong, for disobeying three sum- Kung Mei, a native of Fukien, in monses brought against him for al- another year's hard labour for posser-
mercial centres of the Unit American coon, plays the leading French community here. sion of arms.
on August 21. Mr. Somerset Fitzroy Perjury Ordinance, No. 21, of 1922; Jewel Theft
Rich Geld Veins Some years ago M. Laugiered for the Crown. Detective Sergeant Ordinance, No. 5, of 1865.
(Assistant Attorney-General) appear and under acction 71 of the Larceny heard that rich gold veins were unexploited in the interior of New Mottram was in charge of the Police Guinea, and it became his ambi-case. tion one day to go there
jun. (instructed by Messrs. Russ & Co. prospecting trip.
was for prisoner. After two years' planning, he
Mr. d'Almada resumed his cross-atatements, without oath," whilst sold his business in Hong Kong,
examination this morning.
the title of section 71 of the Lar- and, accompanied by M. Mangin (formerly engineer-in-chief of the
ceny Ordinance is "Making, by a Far East Oxygen Acetyline Co.). left the Colony for Salamos, in New Guinea In December, 1926. Their sole capital was £1,000.
this sad occurrence, was contained in
a wireless message sent out by the master of the ship yesterday.
Fing at Half Mast
The "Kum Sang" came into port this morning at 10.30 o'clock with her flag flying at half mast. Police and Military Officers went out on a launch and hoarded the steamer whilst she WILS outside Lyemun Pass.
to-day.
ed States, the
8.8. "Malolo," of the Matson Line, Prisoner was Chan Chan-choi, who
arriv- ed took part in the stealing of a large
in Hong Kong
and Canton $300 in money. Ile plead-loan wharf. A delegation from the antity of jewellery, also H.K.$500 The vessel came alongside the Kow- "guilty" and also to a further count General Chamber of Commerce wei- for possession of a dogger and a re-
eamed the party..
volver.
Wong Ken was also arraigned on the nt of robbery; Leung Fan for pos serion of arms and aminunition; and
At the Kowloon wharf, where the ring)." "Kum Sang" eventually berthed. several Military Landing Officers and an ambulance were in waiting. Anti-Pirney Guards
Primary Object The visitors' primary object is not the first man's wife, Pang Chat, for to advertise California but to gain receiving atolen goods (three bangles an insight into the industrial,
"Not Guilty"
economic and other phases of the Mr. H. K. Holmes, C.B.E., Crown life and resources of the countries Solicitor. appeared for the Crown.io be visited. The travellers, who Prisoners did not have legal assistante, number over 300, have already
When pleading, first prisoner stated that the arms did not concern No. 3. spent twelve days in Japan and A representative of the "China The other three ploaded "not guilty," eight days in North China and the Mr. Holmes said that the Police had Itinerary provides for two days in Mail" boarded the vessel as soon as made certain inquiries which tended to Hong Kong, the "Malolo" being due the gangway was let down, and in how that No, & was not at the rob- to leave at 6 p.m. on Saturday for an interview with the ship's sur-bery fat a transport business, No. 18, Manila. Other countries to be geun, Dr. R. N. Chakravarty, the stern-street, 1st floor, at 2 p.m. on visited include French Indo-China,
August 26). information
Siam, Straits Settlements, Java, elicited
And, as the identification was varyAustralls, New twelve men
under Lieut. Wolfe.doubtful, he would offer no evidence Islande, Samoan Islands and Ha- Zealand, Fiji Barry from the 20th Battery, Royal against this man, whom his Lordship waiian Islands. Artillery, who
libhargvd,
Referring to No. 3, Mr. Holmes! Stonecutters'
Was
that
were stationed at
had escorted the 39. "Kut Sang," also of the same Company, to Singapore.
The journal of the San Francisco
role, is "The Singing Fool"
As stated in the "China Mail" last week, the theatre is being wired with the latest movie-tone and vita-
FRESH TO FINE
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: The anti-cyclone has increase. considerably in intensity and is now central to the north of Korea:
The typhoon is situated about 400 miles east of S. Formosa, moving N. or N.N.E.
Fresh monsoon will prevall along the China and over the N. China Sea.
Forecast:-N.E. winds; fresh to fine.
Manila 11 a.m. Cyclone or Typhoon S. of Naha, moving, N.N.E.,
Many Fallures
ол д
Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro
"Comforters"
Section 7 of the Perjury Ordin- tory declarations and other false Ance is entituled "False statu-
Did Not Surrender
Mr. Brewer was to have appeared
Dr. Cannon said, inter alia, that it director, etc., of false and fraudul- was not uncommon for a person in the second stage of general paralysis of ent statement." the insane (referred to as G.P.J.) to go in for "comforters," such as alco hol or opium. He did not think that The cxpedition was at first not lieved in his hallucinations, but these A. W. G. H. Grantham in the Second prisoner, whom he had examined, be to answer the summonses before Mr. B success, and the two adventur- worried him at certain times of the Court at the Central Magistracy at ers had failure after failure. day; and this was quite a common form They were attacked by cannibals, of G.P.I. and were often stranded in wild.
noon yesterday, but although the malarious country hemmed in be- barative points were gone into by Dr. Assistant Crown Solicitor, both What he described as minor corro-Magistrate and Mr. L. R. Andrewes, tween jungle and mountains.
with great detail. He said that pri-watted in Mr. Grantham's chambers
To give one an idea of the na-soner had "a dead man's store" and ture of the country in which they that there was no "attraction of life" until ten minutes to one the defend-
In his eyes, were prospecting, it is stated that it took them 10 days to cover three
ant did not surrender, and the war- G.P.I., Dr. Cannon continued, was rant was then issued. miles.
one of the causes and a symptom of sexual excesя.
Sometimes one of
Funds Exhausted Their funds were nearly ex
the symptoms
Island, Hong Kong, said that No. 1 became alarmed for Chamber of Commerce atates that phone apparatus, capable of repro-hausted, and they contemplated that the second stage of G.P.I. had some reason, after the robbery, and Mr. C. C. Moore, Past President of ducing the productions of all the abandoning the project, when they arrived was a large increase in up-
the San Francisco Chamber, who big producers in the United States suddenly struck inspired the cruise, is supported by and Europe. Mr. R. N. Lynch, Vice-President and General Manager of the Chamber.
These artillery men had been drafted us anti-piracy guards by the Indo-China 'Navigation Company on their steamers plying between here and Singapore. After accompany- ing the "Kut Sang to Singapore, they were transferred there to the "Kum Sang" for the return voyage back to Hong Kong.
Everything went well until yes- terday afternoon when. L/Cpl. Bellerby went un duty with two other of his comrades at 2.30 p.m..f They were on the main deck just at
TOURIST SUPPLEMENT
With this issue of the "China Mail is published a special Touris! Supplement for the guidance of the "Malolo's" passengers and others interest- ed in a reliable shopping and general guide to the Colony,
was
gold.
a rich vein of
Cost $10,0001
Later they were joined by an The cost of the apparatus, we are ed an aeroplane, and at the end Australian partner, who possess. Group Meetings on Board?
informed, Arrangements for sight-seeing $40,000. In consequence of fe eximately £500 worth of gold to they appiately of last year were shipping approx- and ahore excursions for the party pensive nature of the talkie gims, const each month. in Hong Kong have been made by there will be an increase in prices, the American Express Company, but this will be moderate as com- and although at express pared with the charges made in wish of the visitors no offl-Shanghai. ciul functions have ranged, the President
the
been
of
ar-
"The Singing Foo!" will be fol- the lowed by the latest talking and a sound picture hits, among them
Returns to France Early this year M. Laugier was stricken with malaria, and was forced to go back to France on a health trip.
He returned to Salamoa in April,,
San Francisco Chamber, in letter to the Hong Kong Chamber, being "Alibi," from John Gals-and, two days after his arrival states that business men will be worthy's famous play, with an all- (May 1) he died suddenly. welcomed on board and it is hoped star cast: "The Four Devils," fea-
Although the news of his death
TO-DAY'S FEATURES
Special "Malcio" Supple
ment
1
Talkies in Hong Kong Gold Seeker's Death Warrant Out For Barrister 1 Local Soldier's
Tragic death Colony and Aviation Blonde Beauty as Spy 12 Defending America's Cup. 12
I 7
the rear of the saloon. There was took the arms in a parcel to a place to arrange group meetings on ques- turning Janet Gaynor and Charles was rumoured among his French petite, and also an increase of sexual a hatchway there which was open-which had been used as an opium divations of special interest or signi- Farrell: "The Last of Mrs. Cheney, friends in Hong Kong some time desire, with sudden cessation. ed at the time, Down below was thereby incriminating No. 3. He did A number of steerage passengers not wish to proceed against No. 3, playing mah jong..
Heard Shot Dr. Chakravarty went to the star- board side of the hatch and aat on n deck chair. The three soldiers on duty were on the port side; being separated from the doctor only by hatchway. Dr. Chakravarty casual- ly glanced at them. He saw the
ficance.
I
Assumed Facts
Mr. d'Almada then obtained leave
were as
On his Lordship offering no objection,
with Norma Shearer: "Allas Jimmy ago, official confirmation was only Mr. Holmes offered no evidence against the party has been divided into The Trial of Mary Duggan," and in France, who wrote to inform his from his Lordship to put to witness a For the purpose of sight-seeing. Valentine," with William Haines; received this week from his brother this man, who was also discharged, three groups and the shore arrange the famous "Sapper" story, "Bull-friends and attorney, Mr. C. S. series of assumed facts. this being
Giving Patronage
ments provide for drives round the dog Drummond," featuring Ronald Rosselet (Secretary of Hong Kong (counsel said) the practice in such said that a man (not No. 1 prisoner)sions to the Penk and a visit to
Describing the robbery, Mr. Holmes island and New Territories, excur-Coleman,
Amusements Ltd.) of the facte. went to the shop and announced that Canton.
cakes, The assumed facts How It Works
Keen Rugger Player
follow:- The deceased was about 85 years The movietone and the vitaphone of age, and had been resident in the taking of a meal. There was no trou- "Several men were at a table, par- are two entirely different systema of Colony for many years. Before the ble whatever between them. No quar war he had lived in England, and rel was known to have existed between played as a professional in inter- two of them. national Rugby matches in that country.
he had arrived "to give patronage."
He called in two others and a fourth entered during the robbery,
three solders were bending over the automatic (referred to in the count of No. 1 prisoner held a dagger and hatchway looking down at the steer-"possession"). When the master had
want any
age passengers playing mah jong. been held, the gang "asked him for L/Cpl. Bellerby had his revolver 'loan' of $500." The victim's wife de- out of its holster, and was playing clared to them "If you about with it.
It was.
therefore, money, help yourselves." presumed that while the ship was
Hunt For Loot No. 1 prisoner assisted the Police In
rolling, he must have stumbled and accidently shot himself.
BRIAND'S DEFEAT
NOT DUE TO GOVERNMENT'S FOREIGN POLICY
TOO MUCH "RIGHTIST"
Paris, Yesterday.
The largest compact
groups
1929 rainfall ..68.03 inches Average ......79.96 inches
Deficit
11.93 inches
He took a great interest in local rugger, but did not play himself here to any great extent.
Trip Through Russia
"After the meal, one of the two went back to his cubicle quite calmly. The others dispersed; two or three of them. remained in the room.
"The man who went lato the cubicle. came out again and walked down a the hunt for property and took the which voted against the Government
He enjoyed many adventures dur-room in which the meal had been passage way from his cubicle to tha However, Dr. Chakravarty was bangles and a ring (mentioned in the Blum, the leader of the former, writ- use by the leading film companies. had an exciting trip through Ruse him.
Police to his wife's abode, where three are 114 Socialists and 107 Radicals, production, both of which are in mobilised from the French Army, the men across the neck, thus killing Ing his life, and, on being de-enten; and deliberately slashed one of unable to say how the accident hap-count pened. After throwing a glance at were found.
of "receiving stolen goods")ing in the "Populaire," emphasises the soldiers, he became absorbed in
The former is operated as follows. sia. From there he wonto Japan, a book which he was reading. He legal defence was raised for the woman merely against the composition of horizontally
On his Lordship inquiring if any Government's foreign policy, but "trick" with wave lines running came to Hong Kong and opened he passed the landing of a staircase that they did not vote against the On the cellulold Alm is a narrow and later to America, and finally walk back to his cubicle. On the way, "The next step of the killer was to suddenly heard a report of a re- prisoner, Mr. Holmes replied that as vulver shot, and when he looked she was No. 1 prisoper's wife, he had the Government, which
across. in ladder business as a wine and provision by which he could easily have escaped round, he saw the other two soldiers decided not. to offer any
was too fashion.
merchant.For a time he was the if he so desired there being no ob evidence much "Rightist" for them, bending over the unfortunate man against her. His Lordship thereupon admits that the Government's over-electric cell (really a vacuum tube).
He Behind the film is a photo local manager of Cle Oplorg.
etruction whatsoever-but he return- He at once went back to his cabin passed sentence on No. 1 prisoner.
discharged the woman as well, and throw is impossible without help A special light attached to the pro-
ed to his cubicle and closed the door. to get his first aid box and went he
from the Right and part of the Cen-jector casts a beam, which pene,
Tho Police are summoned They came out, he found L/Cpl. Bellerby THE "GOLDEN HIND "foreign policy. The "Figaro" be- through between the sound "bare" tre, who are hostile to M. Briand's trates through a telescope, filters
was dead.
Death Instantaneous
The bullet had penetrated the left HOPE OF ATLANTIC FLYER'S
side of the chest and must have en- tered the cardiac regions, because death was instantaneous
The master of the ship then at once sent out a wireless message to. the Military and Police authorities In Hong Kong.
When the body was taken out, this morning from the cabin, It was taken down to the wharf in a stretcher. The deceased was dress- ed in his full uniform and waS 'WEAT- ing a pair of white rubber soled shoes at the time.
Due Home Soon
L/Cpl. Bellerby was only 28 years of age and had came out from Home
SAFETY ABANDONED.
A SUICIDAL ATTEMPT
Heves that M. Briand will return to in the track, and strikes the photo-
the Foreign Office, as any sweeping electric cell, thus creating a minute changes in France's foreign policy current. are unlikely.-Reuter.
:
Pitch and Volume Yielded Too. Much
The current varies according to Paris, Yesterday. the width and density of the "bars," that France had yielded too much, and volume of the voice or sound.
M. Clemenceau recently declared which themselves represent pitch and it is possible he abetted M. Briand's downfall.
ANOTHER VICTORY
NADIR KHAN DEFEATS HABIBULLAH'S TROOPS
RETREAT.CUT OFF
entered the cubicle and saw the man
He came out and sat down on a cảmp bed in the passage and again made no attempt to escape.
Up to the time of going to press Mr. Brewer had not yet been ap
prehended.
It was not possible to ascertain who the complainants wore or what was involved in the larceny charges. against Mr. Brewer. In connection with the perjury charge, it is under- atood that the Crewn are the proso- cutora,
Text of the Sections,
The text of the two sections, of Ordinances under which Mr. Brewer la charged is reproduced. Section 7 of the Perjury Ordin- ance, No. 21, of 1922 reads:-
Every person who knowingly and wilfully makes (otherwise than on oath) a statement false in a material particular, such statement being made-
(1) in a statutory declaration, or (2) in an abstract, account, balance.
sheet, book, certificate, declara- tion, entry, estimate, inventory, noties, report, return or other document which be is authoris- ed required to make, at- test, or verify, by any enact- ment for the time being in force, or
(8) in any oral declaration or oral
answer which he
is required to make by, under, or in pur suance of any enactmant for the time being force, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
liable on conviction thereof an indictment to imprison- ment for any term not exceeding two years and to a fine. Section 71 of the Larceny Ordin- ance, No. 5, of 1865 reads:-
cor
Every person who, being a direc tor, manager, or public officer of any body corporate er public com- pany, makes, circulates,
or pub liabes or concurs in making, elr culating, or publishing, any written statement or account which be knows to be false in any material particular, with intent to deceive or or creditor of such body perate or public company, or with intent to induce any person to became n shareholder or part- ner therein, or to entrust or ad- vance any property to such body corporate or publie company or to- enter into any security for the benent thereof, shall be gulity of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not ex- ceeding seven years.
answer that ques- No Shamming.
"The cubicle was searched. On the floor were found two halves of a razor casa bot hidden: in any way; and, pro- Moscow, Yesterday.
truding from a sack was found a It is reported from Kabul that made to conceal the razor."
blondy razor. No attempt had been Nadir Khan's troops defeated the
wrong? I cannot Continuing, Mr. d'Almada asked: [tion. forces of Habibullah 20 miles north stage of G.F.I., would you say he was "Assuming the man was in the second The current is then fed out, by of Kabul. The latter retreated to insane at the time of committing tho [The "Golden Hind," in which he
ning steps, to the amplifiers, and the fortified town of Djebul Beraj, act?" started off at 5.15
He saw M. Jules Mandel, his ex-conveyed to a loudspeaker behind 22. (English time on October
amall Secretary, and devoted friend, just the screen.
which, Nadir Khan's forces eur- Barling aeroplane, recently market before the sitting of the Chamber,
rounded. Reuter.
New York, Yesterday. Hope for the safety of Ditoman has practically been abandoned. Reuter's American Service
В
The Vitaphone, is a mechanical
ed, with an extremely low, petrol and also immediately afterwards, sound vibration, faken from disc consumption, which explains why Diteman courageously took off with and it was after Mandel's intervun- and transferred to electrical vibra- only 165 gallons of patrol. He is tion in the Chamber that the Centre tions and amplified nine times. following the same course as Schloe began to waver, especially when
and. Brock, who left Harbour Grace Mandel quoted a speech by M. for Croydon with 850 gallons.]
Poincare insisting that the Young |
4TH SUBMARINE FLOTILLA
the Rhineland, could only be accept Plan, especially the evacuation of
settled. ed when the financial side was fully
Could Not Head Mind Dr. Cannon: "That would depend on the history of the case. At the most I. could say is that from the medicat
At another stage, shortly before re- suming his scat, Mr. d'Almada asked if there was any possibility that pri- examined him. soner was shamming when Dr. Cannon
"That
"No," replied Dr. Cannon,
Foreign Office Restored
Moscow, Later, point of view he was insane; and I is the first thing we look for. Malin- The Tass Agency reports from would not have been able even if gering is not infrequent. Our rule Kabul that, in addition to the was present at the assumed time, tos that a man is malingering until it surrender of Habibullah and say that such an assumed person, com-I would be made a perfect fool."
read his mind. I could not even then proved to the contrary. Otherwise on October 22, 1928. By a coin
of the 4th Submarine Flotilla sharif), who are on their way doing or, if he did know, that what had been assistant for some months to
Said Huslein (ex-Governor Mazari-mitting such an assumed Six of the vessels and the "mother
act, was Dr. Cannon also said that he bad cidence the day he shot himself was
either capable of knowing what he was had some experience of insanity and Just a day over his three years His body was taken to the Kay
which have been on the China Stato Kabul, three ex-Government he was doing was wrong." service in the Colony. He was due on Mortuary where an Inquest will M. Clemenceau Has never forgot Hong Kong For Home on Novem-
the alienist of West Riding Mental back Homes in February next year. be held by the Hillary authority, ten 1870, and he is adamant as ber 3.
tion for some years, are leaving Ministers have: surrendered.
Counsel: In short you have reason- Hospital, where about 2,000 lunatics The deceased was a robust young
For Home on
Nadir Khan has re-established all amed man was medically Insane at the one of the biggest institutions of its able ground to conclude that the as-were accommodated and was probably man and was an athlete of note. He place this afternoon at Happy Rhineland as a guarantee of will be accompanied by Submarines as served under Amanullah-Reu The funeral is expected to take regards the occupation of the HMS Titania, the depot ship, Foreign Office, with the same staffà
Government offices, facluding the time? won och laurels at the last Harri Valley,
kind. During the last few years be Witness: Yes......
had made a special study of the sub- L8, L15, L19, 120, 127, 133.
Would not such insanity preclude Jact. ability to distinguish right from The case in proceeding.
son sporta excalling himself in high jump.
France's security Reuter.
ter.