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STEALS JEWELLERY FROM A "PAL"
HOSPITALITY · UNREQUITED.
No. 27,499
GOING BACK,
Alleged Fugitive from
Canada.
ONLY $900 INVOLVED. -
Hemanded by Mr. R. E. Lindsell
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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1930.
BRITISH
GOLFER'S
GREAT DRIVE.
STOUT BREAKS THE RECORD
WITH 380 YARDS.
SIR JOHN SIMON,
To Resume Practice at the Bar.
SACRIFICES FOR INDIA.
A. GĮ BOWER'S VICTORY,
Rugby, Yesterday. Sir John Simon, Chairman of London, Yesterday, the Royal Commission on Indiari]
•
A new
the
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/4 15/16.
MOSQUITO PLAGUE IN KOWLOON.
AN INVASION OF THE HOSPITAL.
of
the
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Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optician 13, Queen's Road Central.
REBELS FOILED AT YELLOW RIVER.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
AMY IN QUEENSLAND Greeted by Greatest Crowd Ever Seen.
SHANSI INVADERS REPORTED PROCESSION OF CARS,
TO BE REPULSED.
BREEDING OF LARVAE.
Sydney, Yesterday. CAMPAIGN IN SHANTUNG. on the 22nd in order to give him
Miss Amy Johnson arrived at A Chinese youth named Worg time to think matters over and de-
Following the receipt of com- Longreach at 5.33 p.m., and was
Tainan, Monday. course to take, Chau Wing-kang (16), described ns aide what
At St. Andrews to-day, in the Affairs, which signed the unani-plaints about mosquitoes invading welcomed by the greatest crowd General Ma Hsung-kuei, guard- Shun-bun was ugain produced in second round of the Amateur mous report yesterday, has in the Kowloon Hospital, from Dr. even seen in West Queensland; ing the western sector of Shan- student, was to-day charged to.
Court to-day by Mr. T. Murphy,
timated his intention of returning J. T. Smalley and nurses, the people in motor cars arriving all tung, who had, according to pre- fore Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham.S.P., in connection with proceed-Championship,
former to his practice at the Bar almost Sanitary Department made ajnight long to greet her-Reuter. vious report, repulsed the Shansi champion,
examination Stout, set immediately. Sir John Simon is thorough with the theft of a pair of jade inga for his extradition to Vancou-native
Three Great Qualities.
invaders and captured Tungming cuff links, two diamond rings and ver, British Columbia, on a charge up
record for long one of the most successful counsel vicinity, and found that several Chi-
Rugby, Yesterday, in south Chihli, arrived at Tsinan of the alleged larceny f $970, driving with a
in the history of the British Bar nese contractors were breeding Miss Amy Johnson completed on May 25. Interviewed by press- a watch chain, valued together at Canadian money, the property of
380 yard drive and his practice is said to have mosquitoes on their sites. Among another stage of her flight across men, General Ma intimated that $457, the property of Chan Sie-the Kwan On Company, of Vancou-at the eighteenth, beating Ted produced something like £50,000 these were the Lim Yue Company Australia to-day. Yesterday she General Chen Tiao-yuan is now young, another student living on ver.
Elackwell, who drove 266 yards a year. He sacrificed this over of building contractors, who are dew from Fort Darwin across a directing the operations at Kau- The alleged fugitive, who was urin 1892 over the same the first floor of 66, Robinson
two years ago to devote his whole at present engaged in the construc- desolate region in the Northern cheng against the rebels under hole. rested, on the Blue Funnel s.s.
time to the work of the Indian tion of some houses in Waterloo Territory to Alexandra Station. Shih Yu-san, and that he himself Stout's drive would have been Commission. -- British Wireless Road just below Road. He pleaded “guilty."
Protesilaus, on the vessel's arrival
the hospital about 500 miles distant, and to will despatch part of his troops to Detective-Sergeant J. Murphy, in part on the 21st, expressed his longer had it not struck the club Service.
grounds.
day she covered another 600 miles participate in the campaign ir fence. Nevertheless,
There was a sequal to this at the to Longreach.. who prosecuted, told the Magis willingness to the Police to waive house
To-morrow she north Shantung, with Tehchow as Kowloon Magistracy this morning, will probably arrive at Brisbane, the first objective, trate that the larceny occurred on extradition proceedings and return Moberley (Worplesdon) beat
when Mr. Hugh Lim, of the Lim Yue the capital of Queensland. There In order to meet General Ma, the 22nd, and accused was arrest to Canada to face the charge against Stout one up.
Company, was summoned by she hopes to have a long tele- General Han Fu-chu returned ́ed on the 26th by Detective Ser-, But when he appeared in Court The match between the most
Sanitary Officer Reid for falling to phone talk with her parents in from Yucheng to Tainan on the geant Kinnear on board the s.s.at the last hearing, he changed his youthful British and American
25 to abate the mosquito breeding Lord Wakefield, who assisted terview stated that three regi- comply with a notice served on April Britain.
same evening, and in a Press in- Taishan, which was about to sail mind and naked for bail so that he "stars" resulted in Rey Hartley
Miss Johnson on her Britain-to- ments of Shansi troops under Fu beating Don Moe (America) 4 and
Australia venture, made referenca Teo-yi made an unsuccessful at. When the Magistrate pointed out 2. Von Elm beat Dr. Hill 4 and 2.
to her during a speech to-day. tempt on Saturday last to cross the long delay here pending the Ouimet beat Joshua Crane
Senior Sanitary Inspector Taylor He said: "If you ask me how it the Yellow River Bridge, but were Rugby, Yesterday. arrival of witness and escort from
stated that mosquitoes were breeding is that this young girl with less driven back to Linyi. after a Canada, if he elected to contest (America) 5 and 4. The Corin-
Members of the House of in a brick and coment tank of water than 100 hours' Aying experience severe encounter. extradition here, the accused asked thian "soccer" player, A. G. Lords to-day paid tributes to the on defendant's building site, Dr. was able to accomplish this long Bower, bent Hollis one up. W memory of Archbishop David-Smalley and the sisters of the Kow- Torrance beat Watson one up.
for Canton.
Invitation Accepted. Giving the circumstances lead
to the theft. Sergeant ing up Murphy said that accused came from Canton on a visit on the 20th.
He was acquainted with the complainant and was invited) by the latter to stay a few days at] his house. Accused was given the full run of the house as a member of the family and oc- cupied the same room as the con- plainant..
On the 22nd, when the coFL- plainant was out. accused opened his wardrobe and stole the jewel- lery, with which he absconderl. The Police were informed, watch. was kept, and fumlly accused was arrested on the Canton boat..
When confronted by Sergeant Kinnar on board the Taishan the accused was wearing the two diamond rings which he had stolen. A pawn ticket found in his possession related to the cuff links which accused had pledged for $10. He had sold the gold watch chain to a goldsmith, and this could not be recovered be-1 cause it had already been melted. The Magistrate inquired the value of the watch chain and the Sergeant said that it was worth $150, 80 that the complainant stood to lose to the extent of $160, as he would have to pay $10 to the pawnshop to redeem his cuff links.
Willing to Pay $160.
י
him.
could instruct a solicitor to defend him here.
FAIR OUTLOOK.
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states:
or
A depression 19 shown over the Gulf of Tongking.
is The typhoon nearly stationary between Luzon and Formosa.
Forecast E.
variable winds; moderate; fair.
Rainfall Rainfall to 10a.m. to-day 0.07 luch. Rainfall since January 1, 19.16 inches against. an average of 21.86 inches.
Temperature and Humidity
The temperature and humidf- ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock were
Temp. Rumid.
Hong Kong Macao
78
82
79
84
Manila
77
94
Pratas Island
74
79'
Ainoy
72
81
Swatow
Chefoo Shanghal
62
94
65
100
for bail in order to go to Canton to
that amount as ball.
.
PEERS' TRIBUTES.
Archbishop's Praise of Predecessor.
HIGH QUALITIES.
nuisance.
Defendant pleaded guilty.
"Early to Bed."
-
son, when special emphasis was loon Hospital had complained to his lail on bis ability as a concillator. department about having to go to
Voight beat Stroyen 6 and 4 The Archbishop of Canterbury bed as early as eight o'clock at night STOP PRESS destroyed all railway bridges from Helson Smith, Harold Gillies, his successor in the Primacy, because of the mosquitoes' nightly Douglas Grant, and Robert Harris said:--
all passed the third-Reuter
invasions. He asked his Worship
"I have never known a man in to take a serious view of the case, as whom there was combined the site was in close proximity of [The world's record for driv-greater sense of responsibility of the hospital, and was, therefore, ing, according to the Daily his office and a more
humble dangerous. Mall Year Book, was establish-sense of himself."-British Wire- ed by E. C. Blies at Herne Bay less Service. in August, 1913,. with a drive of 446 yards.]
Earlier News.
London, Yesterday. HEALTHY MINISTER!
Broken Collar Bone Makes No Difference.
There was a further American reverse when the twenty-three. year old Scot, W. Spark
of Montrose, defgated Willing (America) 2 and 1. D. Fiddian, playing
in
his first Bri-
tish championship contest with
BACK AT HIS DUTIES.
Rugby, Yesterday. Although knocked down by a
a display of excellent golf, beat Bourn, the English champion 2 motor car when leaving the House and 1. Wethered beat Mathieson, of Commons last night and sustain. the young Oxonian, 5 and 3-ing a broken collar bone, Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Minister of Reuter.
Health, was present at his Parlia mentary duties to-day-British
HABITUAL CRIMINAL
Sent to Prison for One Year.
Wireless Service.
$4,852.80 EMBEZZLED.
Chinese Bookkeeper Sent
-to Prison.
Sanitary Inspector Reld said that on February 10 he noticed mosquitoes breeding on the surface of the tunk. A week later the larvae were destroyed after, he had
spoken to Lim Yue. / On May 28 he
| again found larvae in the tank, and a notice was served on defendant to
abate the nuisance.
Breeding Continued..
On May 9, Mr. Reid made another, visit and found three inches of water In the tank with larvae breeding. A summons was then taken out against defendant,
Mr. Taylor pointed out that the
tank had since been demolished.
Defendant having no questions to ask and no witnesses to call, hie Worship sald: "Convicted and fined thirty dollars."
IN
MONEY LEFT,
The Late Mr. W. Keegan's Savings. TRAGIC DEATH RECALLED.
A
London, Yesterday.
remarkable report has been drawn up by an influen- tial Economic Committee of the Trade Union Congreas un- animously recommending that, at the forthcoming Imperial Conference, It will be in the interests of the Trade Union movement for the Socialist Party to press for the fullest possible development of econo-:- mic relations between Britain and the Dominions, and to. urge the creation of machin- ery and, if necessary, agree- ments with the Dominions, for further development of
· inter - Commonwealth trade and the best possible distribu- tion of economic activities within the British Common- wealth. The report will come before the General Council to- day, but it is not expected that an immediate decision will be taken. Reuter.
Bridges Destroyed.
Hauchow, Monday. During their retreat on the Lung-Hai line, the Shansi forces
Liuho to Lanfeng and cut down all telegraphic wires and damaged all water tanks of the various sta- tions, in order to prevent the Na- tionalists making a rapid pur- suit.
Nanking's Plans.
Shanghai, Monday. The fleeing Ironside-Kwangsi Insurgents are said to have already arrived at Hangchow, 90 miles from the Hunan capital, where they are not; however, in Ja position to advance further, due to the opposition of the main body of Hunan loyal forces who have been despatched to intercept them, The 61st Division under General Chiang Kwong-nei hav ing been completely. transported to Shaokuan, the 60th Division ünder General Tsoi Ting-kai will follow on to-day, and upon their arrival at their destination, the |expedition to pursue the rebels in
Hunan will commence.
An habitual criminal, Yeung Asked if he was willing to pay visit relatives, after which he would Ling, of Swatow, who has served $160 to the complainant, accused be willing to return to Canada. three terms of imprisonment in replied that he was.
The Magistrate, was willing to Siam for larceny, opium, possession Accordingly the Magistrate de-give ball of $5,000, but the accused and fighting, and who was banished cided to remand him in Police argued that it was
A Chinese named Lau Siu-ming, not a case of from the Straits Settlements for life; described as a bookkeeper employ custody for 18 hours in order to murder, and as he was charged with appeared before Mr. Whyte-Smith ad by Messrs. A. Goeke and Co., give accused time to write to Can stealing only $900 he would give at the Kowloon Magistracy to day. China Building, was to-day Charg- ton for the money.
on two charges of larceny. Before ordering the accused's Therefore Mr. Lindsell remanded The accused said that he wented before Mr. A. W. G. H. removal from the dock, Mr. him in Police custody until to-day to the Kowloon Confectionery, 68, Grantham with the embezzlement Grantham inquired why he had to enable accused to come to a final Nathan Road, to look for a friend, of $4.852.80, the property of the done such a thing.
firm. He plended "guilty." decision as to what course he wished | whom he could not find. He plead- Accused mumbled something to take.
Mr. H. C. Macnamara, who ap- ed guilty to the three charges.
peared for the prosecution,. told which could not he understood.
Detective-Sergeant When he appeared in Court this
Humphreys the suggestion that accused had that he was willing to waive extra- backyard of the Kowloon Confee- ment had extended from July 16, vived by his mother, an elder were from, London newspapers, Chuihsien to the. Hauchow head-
Sergeant Murphy volunteered morning, the alleged fugitive stated stated that the accused went to the the Magistrate that the embezzle- dition proceedings and return to tionery, when he was seen to act were discovered, and accused was 1929. to yesterday, when they The Cane Suggested.
Canada of his own accord.
in a very suspicious manner by one His Worship remarked that he
Accordingly, Mr. Lindsell, dis of the fokia who was sitting in the handed over to the Police and
rged. thought that the cane would do charged the fugitive from his Court, yard eating meal. The Police
The Magistrate, passed sentence the accused some good. However and Chau will in the meantime be were sent for and the man he would defer sentence unti kept in Police custody until the sail-arrested. after the remand to see if restitu- ing time of the 88. Protesilaus to- tion was made..
fallen into bad company.
morrow, when he will be returned to
Accused: Supposing I pay back Canada on that ship.
the $160 right away?
Magistrate: Have you got the
money?I can borrow it from
my father's friends here.
Mr. Grantham: In that case. I
KOWLOON FIRE.
will give a remand in Police cus- $1,000 Damage in Joss
tody for 24 hours.
RED OF LIFE?
Paper Shop.
Afre which caused a loss of
The Ironsides.
Shanghai, Monday. For interception and elimina. tion of the Ironside-Kwangsi rem- nants, the Hankow authorities and dangerous journey on a ma- have transferred three regiments 35,000 miles, I would attribute it Yohchow, in Hunan. An anton chine that had already flown of the 2nd Training Division to
to her having three great qualifirmed report says that the Iron- The late Mr. William Keegan, ties courage, enthusiasm, and sides entered Paohing on May 24, who was a first class overseer in efficiency."--British Wireless Ser-while, on the other hand, -another the Public Works Department, vice. Hong Kong, left estate in the
report claims that the 8rd Train- Sydney, Yesterday.ing Regiment under Lo Fan-ying Colony amounting to $6,300, com- Miss Amy Johnson has arrive reached that city on May 24, to prising cash and shares in local at Cloncurry, East Queensland, assist the Hunan troops against companies. Hle gross personalty en route to Long Beach Reuter. the rebels.
Newspaper Offers.
Wan Tsun-tsal in the United Kingdom is valued at £1,545 98, 18.
When in Bangkok Miss Johnson
Harkow, Monday. Mr. Keegan was formerly of occupied much time in dealing
Wan Teun-taai, who was made Churchtown, Ballyroe,
Athy, with a number of cables that Kildare, Ireland, where he is sur-awaited her. Several of them a prisoner by General Liu Mou- yen, was escorted on May 25 from brother, and five sisters.
making her handsome offers for -He died at the Government Civil the exclusive story of her flight. quarters, and thence to Nanking.
Llu Chen-hwa. Hospital on May 4, 1920, under One cabled an offer of £1,000; an tragle. circumstances. He was other (the Daily Mail, it is
Tientam, Monday. his death, and an operation was £2,000 Miss Johnson cabled and chun General, but now a support- taken ill about two months before rumoured) doubled it, and at Liu Chen-hwa, an ex-Kuomin successfully performed on him in accepted. A third newspaper er of Nanking, is reported on his His Worship asked what was the
St. Paul's Hospital. He, however, offer was the covering of all ex-way back to China from a foreign felonious intent and the Police
left the hospital before he was pro-penses and an honorarium of 500 country, to take part in the cam officer said that the shop had had
perly cured, much against the ad-guineas if on her return flight paign against the rebels because much clothing stolen lately. On
vice of his doctors. A relapse fol- she would tour England to awaker his adherent, Liu Mou-yen, as al- that, particular night there were Mr. J. Nomura, of 89, Peking
lowed and he was taken to the nirmindedness among its In-ready mentioned, has pledged his clothes hanging on the line to dry. Road, first floor, reported to the Government Civil Hospital where habitants, give exhibition flights, loyalty to the Central Govern It was stated that the accused Police that his maid servant, he jumped from the third floor meet Lord Mayors, and eat lur-ment.
quilt under similar circum-deko, aged 22, has been missing verandah to the ground, being cheons galore. There were some
Nanking's Claima. since Monday, when she left at 11
killed instantaneously.
Shanghai, Sunday. His Worship passed sentence of Pra, to go to the Tokyokan Hotel, Mr. Keegan died intestate, and Others of a different kind came
Praya-East.
letters of administration of his from Australia. A famous Sydney
After having captured the The meagre description of her is state have been granted to his club cabled inviting her to lun-Lanfeng Railway station, the
coloured flower pattern kimono.mother renounced her rights. when last seen she wore light whom Mr. M. E Turner, of MesBra cable from a firm in Australia the shape of a semi-circle, with. that she is short and stout, and brother, Mr. James Keegan, for cheon on arrival and another National troops are now besieging the city occupying positions in Deacons, is acting Deceased's urged the appointment of them-
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carried out the theft of a hat and
stances. T
one year's hard labour.
Two cases of alleged attempt to $1,000 to Mr. Yin Ling, manager FRENCH SEVERITY. commit suicide occupied the atten- of the Sam Sing Chan shop, broke tion of the Police yesterday.
to Death.
of six months', hard, labour.
MISSING MAID,
RICHEST MANI
Death of Octogenarian Lord Ashton.
of the offers of assistance.............
selves as agents, and promised to the 11th National Division under keep her free from the mishap Chen Cheng at Teintang; the 3rd which attends celebrities some National Division under Chen times of having promised to at- Chi-cheng at Yuntien; and the 1st tend three luncheons at the same Training Division under Feng Te hour in different cities. They pe at Changying. would see that Miss Johnson only Feng Yu-halang has transfer. had one lunch per y in spite of red five Kuominchun divisions WEALTHY MANUFACTURER. might want her to do Pang-hsin, Chi Heung-chang what other enthusiastic people (under Sun Liang-ching, Pang -Chang, Wai-si and Sun Chih-yuan,
from the Ping-Han line to re
In the first instance a man out at 46, Shanghai Street, ground More Rioters Sentenced named Leung Kwan (24), of no foor, a little after midnight, but, fixed abode, was found unconscious owing to the fact that the three-
NATURE COLONY TE GEDY. outside 182 Des Voeux Road West storey building is constructed of He was suffering from opium
Hanol, Yesterday
Paris, April 26 polson, believed to have been self-reinforced concrete, not much Ten persons have been ken-
BL. Georges Gronner, who held an administered. ~ The Police took damage was done, the walls be- tenced to death by the Criminal important position in the Dreyfus him to the Government Civil Rosing merely scorched.
Mission at Phutho for participa Bank, has died from asphyxiation. pital where he is now in a serious The shop is used for Joss paper, the alege of Lamthao during and other advocates of the health tion in the attack on Munghon and and his wife is seriously ill. They condition
The secon
would be suleide was and it le thought that the fire native outbreak against the Gov cure of complete nudity and the
Han originated under the back stairs ernment early in the year. Four open-air spent a holiday in a The death occurred at the rear of the building whereof theso previously were sen naturist colony on an Lland In the Lord Ashton, aged 88. to some joss sticks had been laid out tenced to death at Yen Bay for Beine.
wealthy manufacturer
Her con
ough she
to dry of complicity in the outbreak thereAs the weather was cold, M. and to
rom
engines turned out Twenty-six were sentenced to
And the Brigade had the penal servitude for life, ten
fre well bnder control soon after shorter terms, and 884
portation Reuter
Rugby, Yesterday.
to-day of cember 31, 1842, and bad been inforce Laufen/city. These was a Constable of Lancaster Gastle forces, regarded as Feng's main
since 1921 Awealthy manufac strength, are massed at Chokiang In turer, he was elected Conservative 5 11 west of Lanfeng, from where sums to member for the Lancaster Division they will launch a counter-attack
LRY OF N. Lancashire in
to-day, according to report
ked on Page