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Hustle Wanted in Extradition Case
ESCORT NOT YET HERE
The Straits Chinese, Lee Chun- tang, alias Lee Ban-cheong, against whom extradition proceedings ore being taken by the Singapore au- thorities for alleged criminal breach of trust in respect of the sum of $5,000, the property of Peb Wah- kok, of Singapore, made a second appearance before Mr. E. W. Hamil ton at the Central Magistracy to- day,
Mr. T Murphy, who appeared for the Police, asked for another remand. stating that no further intimation had been received from Singapore since the alleged fugitive's previous appearance in
Court.
Mr. Murphy added that just be- fore coming to Court last week, the Police had received a telegram from Singapore saying that an was leaving for Hong Kong, but apparently it had not left yet.
escort
In granting a further remand until Tuesday morning, Mr. Hamil- ton asked Mr. Murphy to wire to Singapore to move quickly in the tmatter. They could not keep the man here for an indefinite period whilst they (in Singapore) put their hands in their pockets and did nothing.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1930.
MOTOR CYCLIST'S STEAL AND BUY
OFFENCE
TWO CHINESE COOLIES KOCKED
DOWN
COMPENSATION ORDERED
Mr. E. F. Weborton, a Sanitary
Inspector, was summoned before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, to-day, for driving a motorcycle in Connaught Road Central at 6.45. p.m., on January 26 with a learner's licence which confined him to specifted localities only. He admitted the offence.
Traffic Sub-Inspector Alexander sald that there was a pillion rider on the cycle, which knocked down two coolies, who had to go to hoa- pital. One remained only one day, but the other, who was injured in the head, had to stay in for three days. The hospital fee was cents per day,
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Boy Who Does Not Know Difference
MOTHER MORE TO BLAME
"I blame the mother and the son more than the boy In the dock" remarked Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, when a Chinese lad, 13 theft of a log of a years of age, was charged with the wood from A shop in Tung Choi Street.
The Police stated that the boy was seen rolling the log home at 11 p.m., and was arrested cutting it up in the house.
An elder brother produced a bill to the Interpreter, who stated that it was all a mass of figures and did not state what it was for.
made the bill out but it was not for The shop-keeper stated that he
the wood produced in Court but for another piece.
The Magistrate held that both had tried to deceive him with the ther the
He asked the shop man who-
defendant's people good customers, and the was "Yes for years, they steal wood and they buy it!""
The Magistrate suggested award-bill ing each man $5 as compensation, but the man who was injured in the head protested that it was insuffi- cient. He explained that at the time of the accident he was carrying a load of rattan... He was knocked unconscious and the rattan was lost. Besides, his clothing was torn.
Coolle's Own Fault
were answer
very probable.
Sub-Inspector James: That is
The Magistrate asked the mother why she allowed her boy to steal and she replied "Oh, but he is so
Replying to the Magistrate, Mr. Young; he does not know the differ- Warborton said that the
ence between what is good and what man wa carrying three or
is bad." four broom. These caught the handle-bar of the cycle.
It was really the coolie's Considered to Be Out of own fault that the accident occur.
SHOT PRESIDENT
Danger
Washington. Yesterday. President Hoover sent a message to Senor Rubio, congratulating him an his escape, and rejoicing that he is spared to carry on his con- structive programme. The Senate passed a resolution regretting the attempt on President Rublo and wishing him a speedy recovery.
Mexico, City, Yesterday. Senor Rubio is considered to be out of danger-Reuter's American Service.
Bullet Lodges in Left Jaw
Mexico City. Yesterday. The President's lower left: Jaw was broken by the bullet lodging in home and then to hospital. his check. He was removed to his
The President's little daughter was the only occupant of the pres- dential car who was unhurt. It was fortunate the chauffeur was not seriously enough injured to stop the car, for eye-witnesses declare that the assallant had several com- panions with him.
Sevon arrests have been made. Reuter's American Service.
Second Operation
Mexico City, Later. President Rublo has had
red.
His Worship then decided to award this man $10 as compensa- tion, telling him that if he did not accept that he would not make any order and leave the coolie to take a civil action againat Mr. War- borton,
His Worship held that as the lad better and ordered him to receive was thirteen he ought to have known
six strokes of the cade.
AUSTRALIA
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Will Not Fail to Meet Hér Obligations
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Canberra, Yesterday. The coolie accepted. whereupon Mr. Hamilton made orders for com- Scullin, chairman of the Australian The Prime Minister, Mr. L pensation of $10, and 35, for the Loan Council, and Mr. Theodore, in respective coolles, and imposed a fine of $5 on Mr. Warborton, re-anxiety in certain quarters in Lon- a joint-statement referring to the marking that it should have been $10, but he was reducing the fine in view of the fact that he had ip creased compensation for one of the coolies.
Addressing Mr. Warborton, Mr. Hamilton asked him please not to let it happen again as he was liable to get into all sorts of trouble. He advised defendant to get examined for his driver's licence as soon as he could.
second operation, a piece of splin- tered bone being removed from the jaw. His doctors say that his condition is satisfactory, but nobody is allowed to talk to him. a-Reuter's American Service.
don
as regards the Australian financial position, declare that there is not the slightest possibility of Australia failing to meet her Na- tional obligations. The Labour trouble is admittedly serious, but it Is confined to the coalmining in- dustry of one State.-Reuter.
NOVGOROD FAIR Famous Event to Be Abolished
Moscow, Yesterday. It is ametally announced that the Government have decided to abolish the Nijni Novgorod Fair as un- necessary under modern conditions. -Reuter.
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