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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1929.
HUSBAND'S CONSENT HONG KÔNG EXPRESS PROFIT ON FOUNTAIN
NECESSARY?
CHINESE CUSTOM IN COURT CASE
WIFE CLAIMS MAINTENANCE
That a "kit fat" or "tin fan" wife Was not allowed to give her daughter or son into marriage un- less with consent of her husband, was the submission
made by Mr. J. M. Remedios nt the Kowloon Magistracy to-day before Mr. W.j Schofield.
was
COLLISION
CRASH INTO TRAIN THAT BLOCKED THE LINE
COACHES BROKEN
Canton, Saturday.
PENS
DISCLOSURES IN A COURT CASE
SHOP THIEF CAUGHT
When a Chinese was this morning The afternoon express from Kow-charged before Mr. A. W., G. H. loon on Thursday did not arrive at Grantham with the theft of two Taishatou until shortly after mid- fountain pens from a Chiness shop night, the delay being due to an at 124, Des Voeux Road Central, the¦ accident at Shektan station.
Magistrate inquired the value of the articles.
It appears that as the up express was approaching Shektan' station, a Inspector Shannon said that they Lau Tin-fook, of 717 Nathan Road local down train engaged in shunt- were of Japanese make and bought summoned by Yan Funging operations blocked the main wholesale by the shopkeeper for 40 kui. a married woman, of 348 Port-line. The driver of the express on cents each. He retailed them at land Street, Yaumati. for failing to recing the danger applied the $2 each, making a profit of $1.60 on provide for her and to maintain her brakes but could not pull up in time. ench pen.. at his house on October 6, 1929.
Fortunately, the driver of the slow Mr. Grantham expressed a doubt) Mr. F. C. E. Rendall prosecuted.
train also perceived the danger, and that the pens were serviceable, but! ! Lai Shai-fan, eldest son of the immediately began reversing his the Inspector assured him that they couple, gave evidence to the effect train, so that at the moment of im- were, remarking that some of them that the whole trouble was over pact both trains were travelling in were quite good. a marriage.
The wife wanted her eldest daughter to marry a Shanghai boy, which was against the will and consent of the husband (de- fendant), who wanted her to marry a rich Chinese man. In support a wedding group was pre- duced by the prosecution as pre- sumptive evidence.
The defendant then gave evi- dence to say that he was a Gov- ornment contractor. He had been married to the complainant for 25 years, and the issue was seven children. He had never been happy with her for she always argued and quarrelled.
After further evidence and ar- gument the case was adjourned to get the expert evidence of the Hon. Dr. Tao.
A STRANGE TALE
End of the "Baron Elcho" Mystery
the steamer.
the same direction, and this helped The facts of the case were that to lessen the damage done.
Little Damage Beyond the shock of the collision no passenger was hurt, while ma-
Degrees Temperature, 10a.m., te-
day
58 Temperature,
4 p.m., Yesterday Humidity, 10 a.m.,
71
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10-
49
Humidity, 4 p.m., yes
terday
50
cus-
whilst there were numerous tomers in the shop the accused took one of the pers, which he no doubt! thought were valuable because they had bands round them which looked like gold, and placed it in his pocket. Too Greedy He was observed by the head district watchman who was in the vicinity, but the latter did not act immediately.
48 Having,
he thought, successfully taken one pen. ¡ the accused became greedy and help- ed himself to a second one which he Thon placed in his other pocket. he was seized by the district watch- He was immediately search- ed and the pens taken from his pocketa.
man.
Sentence of one month's hard labour was passed.
RINGS STOLEN
terial damage was also comparatively slight. The express engine suffered some alight damage to its front end, while the window glaas in some of the coaches was broken. The kitchen jear seems to have suffered the most, practically all the crockery ¡ being shattered, while some of the
water that splashed about with the had a sequel at the Central Magis staff were scalded with the boiling
jolt of the collision.
Cool Theft in Broad
Daylight
A cool theft and a smart arrest
London, Saturday. The owners of the s.3. "Baron Elcho" have received a wireless mesage from their agents at Port Said, stating that there is no ground derailed thus holding up traffic on
One wagon of the local train was tracy, this morning, when Major C. Willson sentenced to six weeks' for the report of a mutiny on board the line until it could be replaced hard labour, a Chinese named Fung on the rails. The repair gang from Ming (28) who admitted the theft The mensages add that the wire-Taishatau at once proceeded to the of two gold rings from the Po Loi less operator is "aariously unwell." scene of the accident, and by dint of jeweller's shop of 97 Queen's Road hard work succeeded in getting the wagon back into place and clearing Acensed, who was neatly dressed. the line.
| in' Chinese costume, entered the shop at about 4.45 p.m. yesterday and asked to be shown some rings. A fore him, and having selected two, tray full of rings was placed be-
Malta. Yesterday. The destroyers · "Witch" and "Wren" have found the "Baron Elcho." The master signalled to the destroyera that the radio mes- sages were sent without his know-
ledge. He considers the radio operator mentally unsound.
The Witch" is standing by, but it is thought here that the whole matter will now be dropped, and the destroyers recalled.
sane
Later. The "Baron Elcho's" allegedly in
telegraphlat is in custody aboard the "Witch." She and other destroyers are returning to Malta. -Reuter.
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GERMAN DYE TRUST
Distillation Of Oil From Coal
Berlin, Saturday.
Engineers On Train
East.
By à peculiarepincidence travel- ing as passengers on the express were Mr. W. M. Stratton, the chief engineer of the Railway, and Mr. he suddenly bolted out of the shop.
A shop foki followed, calling out W. W. Leung, the assistant en- gineer. Mr. Stratton was just re-stop thief," and a detective seized
the culprit. turning from a long holiday, while Mr. Loung had journéyed down on the afternoon express to meet him.
Whatever damage was caused to the permanent way was repaired during the night, and yesterday morning the train services were carried on as usual..
OFFICIAL SHOT
Public Prosecutor Wounded in Leg
حیم
It is interesting to note that since
Jerusalem. Yesterday. the opening of the Canton-Kowloon Mr. Bentwich, the Fublic Pro- Railway this is the first accident of secutor for the Mandatory Ad- the kind to have happened, two ministration, was wounded in the trains colliding head-on.
leg by a shot fired this afternoon |
PERSISTENT BANISHEE
An official inquiry into the ac- and taken to hospital. His 23- eldent will. of course, be held to sailant has been arrested.-Res- The German Dye Trust has reached ascertain the causes and in the ter agreement with the Standard Oil Com-meantime it is difficult to learn pany of New Jersey whereby the anything definite as regards the Standard Oil acquires the right to exelrcumstances that led up. to, thej ploit the Dye Trust's process of dis- accident. One wonders, however,] tillation of oil from cogl. ·
At the Central Magistracy, this whether the signals were set against morning, a Chinese pleaded guilty," The new company in the United States will be jointly owned by, both the express when the local occupied before Major Willson, to charge of concerns, and managed by the the line, and, also, if the signals returning from banishment after ha Standard, Oll. It will take up pro-
were so set, how it was the express had been sent away for ten years in duction for America and the rest of the driver carried on despite the algnals September,, 1928. The Police stated world outside Germany-Router. being, against him.
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·DAMAGING NEW ROAD
Damaging the surface, of the now Castle Peak Road, at the Junction of ¡the Talpo' Road, led to three, Hakka women-and-a-man-appearing before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis- tracy: to-day, ARINDAN
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