WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1930.
BOY KIDNAPPER, COWARDICE IN WAR.
Victims Given Cigarette House of Lords Uphold
Pictures.
AND SEE THE ELEPHANTS.
Death Penalty.
CONFLICT OF OPINION.
London, Yesterday.
A Chinese boy, whose age was given as 14 years, was to-day
A gouflict of opinion in the two Houses of Parliament was evi charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell lenced by the House of Lords to with kidnapping two other boyslay, by 15 votes to 72 reinserting aged five and seven, respectively, the death penalty in the Army and at West Point on Sunday afternoon. Air Forec Annual Bill for He admitted the charge.
THE
A NEW QUEEN.
Crowned at Quarry Bay School.
COLOURFUL FESTIVAL.
"Then where's the knave who'll not be merry, And join the stave with a derry down 'derry, a down "......"
I met a Queen this morning. At least, I can say that I was admitted to her Court, and saw her seated cowardice and desertion.-Röüter. upon the Royal Throne. She was a The House of Commons pass- | few queen' in Hong Kong, and al- Magistrate: What, another boyed the committee stage of the though I wanted to know her name of 14 enticing others away.
Army and Air Force Bill, reject. I very badly, I dare not ask her. But
with Detective-Sergeant Clark saided a Conservative amendment to t made friends
one of the thut the accused was arrested at retain the death penalty for a Ladies of the Court, and she told me man who induced his comrades to that the Queen's name was Dorothy the Yaumat ferry wharf on Sun- behave in a cowardly manner, and Young, and that she had been crown- day with the two smaller boys in carried the Socialist amendmented at Quarry Bay School only this his company. They were about to
to abolish the death penalty for very morning... board a launch to cross the harbour, desertion on active service. This when a detective interrogated ne-
is not a Government defeat as the cused.
matter is left to free vote. The death penalty may now be inflict- ed only for mutiny or treachery.
A Likely. Stury. Accused at once told a story that he had been brought over from Yauma:i by a man and they
to Third went together -West-Point-When-the -man_BRW_
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0p.m.-Weather Report. Studio Concert by Mr. Rupert Baldwin, A.T.C.I., and Hia Con-
(1) Songs: celt Party.
(a) Ave Maria (Luzzi). (b) adeo Nostro C. Nerone
(Boito). Madame Carola,
Soprano. (2) Quartettes:
(a) Peaceful Night (German), (b) The Goblins,
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Ungarish (David-Liszt),
Mr. R. Baldwin, Audi (1) Song:
On Wings of Song,
{Mendelssohn),
(5) Beeltation:
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She is only a very young Queen, but I told the Lady of the Court (who was very young too,) that I did 'not like old Queens any more after I'd scen Dorothy-i menn: Her Ma- jesty. I asked her to tell the Queen : The Modern Tommy,
that I said so. I hope ale did. Rugby, Yesterday.
Just after I arrived at the school Lord Thomson, Secretary_for_Air_the Queen and the villagers, all the the two small boys, he gave accusanid that the Government could not-tatter gay arrayed in-festival-garu ed some cigarette pictures and told reconsider their decision in this mat- danced on to the green, and told us him to go and give them to theter. He had himself with reluctance in song that they had just crowned youngsters and to play with them.gone against the advice of the Her Majesty. "Then where's the Then he was to ask them to come Air Council in approving the aboli- knave" they demanded lustily "who'il
be
the and see the elephants and take tion of the death penalty for cowar-not
merry, And join them to Yaumati.
dice and allied offences.
And joining in the The stave. difference between the men who spirit of the Festival, wo all looked marched at Badajoz and men of the round for knaves. But, of course, Army to-day was such that the, there weren't any.
"Song of May." country could not apply the same
The ordinary prl- So the villagers gathered round, rules to them.
us Beethoven's lovely vate soldier to-day was often as and sang civilised and as normal a human "Song of May," "when the birds in The the blossoming trees are full of song, being as we ourselves were House of Lords could not fail to re- and new pleasures on every breeze (2) gard the measure of free voting income all day long." And then hey! favour of abolition given in the to the Maypole, where lassies and House of Commons. If their Lord-Inda tripped away to the merry fid- ships were to send the Bill back to ler's tune. And then they sang the House of Commons he could as-hout poor Robin-a-Thrush, who sure them that it would come back to married a wife, but alas, she proved | (3) them with the present sections re-
OL to be the plague of his life. instated.
course, this song was made for gen.
He (accused). did as he was bid and, together with the two small, boys, accompanied the man to the Yaumati ferry where the man gave accused four cents for his fare, and the other two boys 10 cents each. The man promised the ac- cused $2 when he got the boys safely over to Yaumati
Taken to King's Park, Replying to the Magistrate the Sergeant said that there was noth ing known against the accused pre- viously, except what he had him self said, that he had already help ed in the kidnapping of three smaller boys. Apparently he had taken them to King's Park where they were detained by the man and then handed over to a woman who
to return to the House of Commons And after that some tiny forest Fook them out of the Colony.
for the consideration of the amend-elves danced to the Pipes of Pan, but Acensed's mother, who was pre-ment. The House of Lords was to the villagers, not to be ouidone, fol- sent in Court was called up by have adjourned to-night for the lowed with tuneful street (eries.] the Magistrate who asked: "What Easter recess, but will now meet "Who'll buy my sweet primrosen.** kind of a son have you got, help again on Tuesday to receive the Bill "Chairs to Mend" "Hot Cross Buns", Ing kidnappera?".
back from the Commons.
"Turnips and Currots" and the pro- Liest of all. "Cherry Ripa."
The committee stage of the Billtlemen, and the villagers told us that was completed and the Bill passed it we wanted any more we must aing the remaining stage. It has now it again. We made a note of it.
The woman-I know nothing about it.
Magistrate: Can't your husband
keep an eye on him better?-le works in Kowloon City. My boy goes to school every day.
Magistrate: He uses his spare Lime in worse places than that!
Th woman: That day was Sun- day, and he went out to play:
Morale of Troops.
The House of Lords passed by 45 votes to 12 the amendment to the
Army and Air Force Annual Bill, deleting the clause which abolishes the death penalty for cowardics in face of the enenty, and desertion.
Milkmaids' Dance. Some diminutive milkmalds came
lang, then, and gave a gay dance,
which so pleased the villagers that everybody fell to singing a welcome to the sweet Springtime.
And finally the Queen. graciously The amendment was moved by descending. from her Throne, pre- Viscount Plumer, who said that, as Bonter Mrs. WT. Sauthorn with a Senior Officer of the Army, he whole-beautiful basket of flowers, which heartedly supported it. The reten-great honour the lady gravely ac tion of the death penalty was neces knowledged, sary for the preservation of discl- pline on active service. The success or failure of operations depended for the most part, on the morale of a round troops.-British Wireless Service.
A Whipping Ordered. The Magistrate suggested that a whipping should be ordered, and the Sergeant agreed, saying that Mr. Fitzroy, Assistant Attorney General had suggested that his Worship should order dozen.
Magistrate: Twelve strokes of
the conc.:
He asked the mother if she would sign a bond guaranteeing the boy's future good, behaviour. and she agreed.
Accordingly Mr. Lindsell order ed that the boy should sign a per- anal bond and the mother one as guarantor, in the sum of $50
Amongst those priveleged to at- tend the Court besides Mr, Southern, were Mr. E. Ralphs and Mr. G. P. de Martin, Inspectors of English Schools.
Mrs. Southorn, at the conclusion, ] Erielly congratulated Miss Cotton, head mistress of the School, and her staff, on the delightful little Festival, each, the banda to hold good for and expressed her great plensure at 12 months.
Mr. J. W. Baldwin, Baritone.
Mrs. Mather.
Floral Dance (Moss),
Mr. Bishop. Interval (News Bulletin).
(1) Songa:
(a) Life must be full of cars" from Opera "ngh the Drov- er" (R. Vaughan Williams), (b) The Cloths of Heaven
(T. Dunhill),,
Madame Carola, Quartetten?
(n) Sweet & Low (Barnby), (b) Sloep, Gentle Lady
(Bishop),
Messrs. R. Baldwin, H..
Test, J. Baldwin, R. Bishop,
Mifawny....... Mr. J. Bakiwin. Pianoforte Solo:
Song:
(4)
(a) Londonderry Air
(P. Grainger),
(b) Turantelle Fretillante
(Coleridge Taylor),
(5) Song:
Mr. R. Baldwin, A.T.C.I..
Cakes and Good Ale,
Mr. R. Bishop. 10.30 #.m. (Approx.). Close Down.
PLEDGE BROKEN. Chinese Still Detained in Siberia.
Nanking, Monday.
The Chinese Consul-General at Vladivostock, Mr. Hsu Wei-pin. re- ports that according to the Ger- man Consul, 92 Chinese nationals are still detained at Vladivostock and vicinity, whereas the Chinese estimates exeged that number.
-Chinese nationals' property his been completely confiscated. The Soviets are said to be fil-treating Chinese nationals and delaying the granting.of passports. The Soviet authorities and the Soviet Consul at Harbin are being urged to re- case the Chinese nationals, to return confiscated property, and So I left the Queen and her vil to facilitate passport visas.-Can- arelagers to their revels, humming aston News Agency. brought up for the same thing I went away "İf singing and dancing again you will be thrashed with and happiness is praise, Then thank the birch and then go to jail for we God for the glad Spring days." one year."
His Worship remarked sternly to the accused:
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Friedrichshafen, Yesterday. The Graf Zeppelin, with 16 pas- sengers on board, has started on another flight-Reuter,
ALLEGED SEDITION,
A Chinese, charged with posses- #ion of seditious papers and, pamphlets, made his second ap- pearance before Mr. T. S.. Whyte- Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy, this morning, when Det.-Sergt. Humphreys asked,s for another weeks' remand.
His Worship Why are you ask- ing for another week's remand.
Det. Sergt. Humphreys: On, in- structions from the D.C.I.,' your Worship.-
The Magistrate fixed the hear- Ing for Apell 24.
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Our Sports Diary
LOCAL
Football Today - Divi- sion II.-Navy V. Ewo; II.K.F.C. v. Chinese Athletic "A"; South China "B" v. Eastern..
April 21 - South China "B" V. Kowloon, Caro- line Hill; R.A.M.C. v. Chin- ese "A". Sookumpoo; Eastern v. Chinese "B", Club ground. April 23-Division II-South China "B" v. Club, Caroline. -Hill; Navy v. Chinese "A", Club ground; .St. Joseph'a v. Somersets, Scokumpoo: Chin- ese "B" v. Ewo, Stadium.
Saturday, April 26-Charity match, *Services
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Tho. Rest, Happy Valley (In aid of dependants of victims of H.M.S. Sepoy disaster), 5 p.m. April 30 Division ÏÌ— Somersets Y. Chinese "A", Sookumpoo; South China "A" v. South China "B", Caroline Hill.
Tennis- May
1- Entries close for K.C.C. Tournament. May 5 Tennis League com- mences.
May 12--K.C.C. tourna~ ment commences.
Hockey To-day - Club v. Punjabis, Marina ground.
Friday-Club V. Hermes,
V,
King's Park.
Racing-Saturday and Mon- day Extra Race Meeting.
Golf Friday-Fanling- Eastern meeting; Shanghai Visitors' Cup: Kowloon Hong Kong, Happy Valley.
Rifle Shooting-Friday and Saturday Volunteers' Rifle Meeting, Stonecutter's.
-Lawn Bowls May .3. League commences-Division IK.D.R.C. v. C.C.C.; K.C.C. v. K.B.G.C.; Police R.C., v. Club de Recreio; C.S.C.C. v. Taikoo R.C.; Division II-Talkoo R.C. v. R.H.K.Y.C.; C.C.C; v. K.C.C.;- Club de Recreio v. C.S.C.C.; K.R.G.C. v. H.K. Electric Co.
May 10-Entries for Open Singles Championship close.
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May 12-16-British Ladies' Open Championship, Formby.
May 15 Walker Cup-Great Britain * America, 'St. George's Golf Club.
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