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THE CHINA MAIL,
AIRSHIP'S FLIGHT AGAIN PUT OFF
DISAPPOINTED M.P'S WHO HAD
LUNCH, BUT NO TRIP.
WEATHER UNFAVOURABLE
BOY. DECOYED
Allegations Against Two Chinese
JAIL AND BIRCH
men were
Owing to the fact that Mr. Leo d'Almada, sen., had been instructed Rugby, Yesterday. to defend one of the mea, judgment Members of two Houses of Parlia-¡had to be reserved at the Kowloon mont who were prevented the pre- Magistracy on Saturday by Mr. W. vious Saturday from making a trip Schofield in the case in which two In the airship R.101, owing to un-unemployed Chinese favourable weather, expected to do charged with enticing away and de-. s yesterday. The overnight fore- caying a Chinese boy, aged five. cast had not been altogether favour from his mother, at Kowloon City. able, but it was anticipated that Both defendants pleaded guilty to conditions would permit the flight. the charge.
The Parliamentarians arrived at Prosecuting on behalf of the the mooring mast at Cardington, police, Inspector Henry Phillipa embarked in the airship, and sat sald that at 3,50 p.m. on November. down to luncheon. Unexpectedly, 19, the little boy was sent out from however, a galo was already blowing his house at 6, Sung Yee Street to and conditions rapidly became so buy cigarettes for his mother. In bad that the flight was again aban-Tong King Street, however, the lad dpned.
was accosted by the defendants, the Lord Thomson, Secretary for first of whom gave him a few Air, sent the following let-cigarette cards and became friendly ter to the Parliamentariana. with the boy. Having succeeded so "Weather conditions have far, the defendants then took him proved to be much more unsuitable (across the reclamation to the Sung than was forgseen as late as eight Wong Toi Restaurant where they o'clock this morning. The wind is gave him some more cards and already gusting up to nearly a mile aomething to eat. a,minute, while winds of gale force
Boy Calls For Help
Then the defendants took the boy
are forecasted, which, if the airship were slipped, might render her re- turn to the tower a slow and dim- out of the restaurant and went.
away with him, towards the hill- cult' operation.
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Buver Sellers Sales Nom up
Value
Highest & Lowest 1928-29-
Dividend.
Banko.
1950
10
Hong Kong Bank .....$ (Loa. Reg.)hy Chartered Bank wh Mercantile Bk., A.KD.
Do., Bank of Ana.....95
815!!
In the circumstances the demon-side near the Kowloon Hospital, stration flight would be conducted and attempted to make the little under most unfavourable conditions. follow change his clothing and It must be remembered, that this wear the ones the defendants had
brought specially for him. flight is still in the category of ex-
Overcome with fear and terror, perimental flights, and that being! an, while the ability of the R.101 to the boy called out for help, and at, stand up to conditions is not in this the defendants ran away. But question (Indeed, she will remain they did not get very far, for an riding at the tower throughout) ex-sergeant of the Chinese con- passengers might be exposed to dis-tingent of the H.K. Police Force, comfort and delay in disembarka-on pension, together with a villager, tion, which it is considered deatr. chased the defendants. A long run Canton las.............$ 1605 able to avold;"-British Wireless ensued until they were finally ar-Union las....... Service.
rested at the China Leather Fartory North China Ins....Th. 160
Yangtze Ins.................M.$ at Tam Kong Road.
China Underwritten ...$ Inspector Phillips then handed to China Fire Ins...5810 the Magistrate the two defendants' H. K. Fire la........$ record sheets, which showed that both had served terms of imprison-
COAL INDUSTRY
Deplorable Conditions
To Be Ameliorated
Rugby, Yesterday.
Insurancos.
Shipping.
ment for kidnapping. The first de- Douglases fendant was sentenced in 1924.
H. K. Steamboats ....$
It was
at this stage that the Indo-Chinas (Pref.) $ 4G
(Del.)...$ Magistrate was informed that the Shell Transports .... The Premier in a letter to Mr. first defendant was to be legally Union Waterboats ..... Aitchison, Lord Advocate for Scot-represented, and accordingly re- land, who is the Socialist candi-served judgment until this morn- Mining. date in the Kilmarnock by-elec- } inż. tion, reviewed foreign and domes-
י
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LOST AND FOUND
Girls' Disappearance
Benguets..........$4.70 To-day Mr. d'Almada appeared Kailan Mining Ad. s Causes Alarm
tle policy and referred to the in-for the first man. troduction of legislation dealing In delivering his judgment the shai' Exploration...Th. Behind a Police statement that with the coal industry. He said, Magistrate said that he would two Chinese girls who had been "the way of peace has been laid show no leniency in the
case as Raube .......................... reported missing since 10 a.m., on within the past six months fur-both the defendants had been con- Friday were "found" at 11.80.4.m, ther than ever it has been, and victed of a similar crime before.
we are now hard at work prepar ing for the Five Power Naval Conference, which is to meet in London in January, to carry this to a successful issue.
on Saturday, is a story with a humorous side..
Sentence of one year's jail with hard labour, and 24 strokes of the birch, was passed on each.
Langkan (Com.)...17. (Single).Th.
"Lo.........TH.
Tronoh Mines ........)-
Docks, WharrOS, Godowns, &c.
..T.
H. K. & K. Wharves...5 The girls are Chung Pollu and
H. K. & W. Docks ...$ 82 China Providents $5.04 Chung Wai-chi, both 24 years of nge, who, according to a report
A coolle living in a hut on the Hongkews ....Th
N. Engineerings...T., The deplorable conditions of the hillside at Kowloon Tong was Shanghai Docks made to the Police by Mr. A. K. Relton, of 100 Portland Street, coal industry will be dealt with Illed yesterday when a large rock Yaumati, disappeared from the Hop next. We strove hard to get fell down the hill and crushed him.
Cotton Mille. agreement between owners and The hut was demolished by the Ewo Cotons.Th. 15,80 Yat Tong Church, Caine Road.
That some harm befell the girls miners, which would have given boulder, and the coolie, who was S'hal Cattons (old)...Tis. 79
(new)...Th. was at first feared, the report be fair play to workers overworked trapped inside, had no chance of Ing widely circulated both on the and scantily paid, but we were bland and the mainland, and there thwarted in our efforts. We shall was some speculation as to what had proceed with the Legislation, which happened to them.
relieved with the Anxiety was arrival of the boat from Macao just before noon on Saturday. The two girls
the vessel
passengers were
on
Made the Best of It
escaping.
A fatal accident occurred in West
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the near and which has the support of the tramcar
Junction of Shanghai Lands ...Th.
Humphreys general body of minere and not Centre Street and Des Voeux Road.. Realties an inconsiderable section of the He received severe head injuries Chinese Estates
from which he died later in the Government Civil Hospital.
ownera.
Great will be the service done
The explanation of their dia to the whole community by any Government which will undo the On appearance was a simple one. Friday they had gone on board the mischief of the late Government "Macao" to see a girl friend off. and put coal mining on a satis- They "forgot" to leave the ship factory economic footing, and' es- and was carried to sen on the vessel. tablish within It conditions and The ship was well out in the machinery for industrial peace western and of the harbour when and fair play-British Wireless
Service. the girls discovered that they were "shanghaied."
It was then im- possible to return to shore, so they bought tickets and made the trip to Macao.
They spent the night with their frlend in the Portuguese Colony, and returned to Hong Kong on the morning boat which left Macao at 7.80 a.m. on Saturday,
"HAVING IT OUT"
Police Officer Follows
Up A Clue
Charged with creating a distur- bance in Shanghai Street by fight. Ing, two Chinese, one a tallyman and the second in engineer, plead-
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CORNS
Don't cut desens – Estal poisoning many follow, One drop of new Squid
upler of 7, York Road, Kowloon Tong: The defendant, in admitting the charge, told the Magistrate that $4, respectively at the Kowloon 80 day a sight (privats had been a resident in Hong Kong Magistracy to day, for a traffic paper)
for over ten yearsEAN EAN offence, One rode a bicycle with On Yokoha
Inspector Phillips said that the out properly lamp, and the On dentand offence' committed by the defendant other cycled on the wrong side of Gold, Leaf, Was common in Kowloon Tong gar- Năm Chung Street.
dens, and frequently growing plants
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