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MISUSE OF AXES. A Serious Crime Averted
No. 27,503
HORRORS OF FRENCH TRAIN SMASH.
ESTABLISHED
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HONG KONG, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1930.
FOR A SHRINE.
New Use for Stolen
Wood.
CANNOT GET GOOD "JOSS,"
"But surely you would not get good foxs if your shrine is stolen wood," said Mr. T. 5. Whyte-
at the
Polica Kowloon
in Aberdeen...
GIRL IMPRISONED IN COACH WIZI DEAD BROTHERS. TEMPER EASILY PRAYED:
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED, Two Chinese were to-div charged before Mr. R. E. Lindseli"!
Monterean, Yesterday, · with fighting in Aberdeen. The The railway authorities hete Smith both admitted the charge.
Sub-Inspector Baker told the attribute the extress disaster Court this morning to a Chinese Magistrate that the quarrel start-foul play and the deliberate plac-woman who pleaded guilty to the a gangers' track on the theft of two pieces of wood from od over an acrident. The first ac-ing of
house under construction in some line, but the Suggestion that it a bunging out ensed, was
lothes to dry on the first floor afwas an attempt un M. Tardieu's Sha Fu Road, in Kowloon City 7. Main Street, when a bamboo life is dismissed, as M. Tardieu district. pole accidentally fell into the left for Dijon four hours earlier. street.
The Magistrate was
NANKING'S LOSSES
REBELS' ADVANCE OF 20 MILES.
AIR RAID FOILED.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on flemand, to-day was 1/4 3/16.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
RIDER'S MISHAP,
Mr. Frost Breaks Iis. Collar-Bone.
TRAINING SPILL
Mr. Leo. Frost, the well-known
to the French flospital with a' broken cullár one early this
local gentleman rider, was taken
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Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LAZARUS
Ophthalmic Optician 13, Queen's Road Central,
ORDER RESTORED IN INDIA.
150. RAIDERS INJURED DURING DISTURBANCES.
ALL WOMEN RELEASED.
Bombay, Yesterday.
HOOLIGANISM.
People Who Want Free Shows.
MUST BE SUPPRESSED.
"I will have to try to get this
hooliganism at the Fu Hing (Theatre' stopped," was a comment All is quiet at Wadala and the made by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith
he sentenced
Seven
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CAPTURE OF TWELVE morning; as a result of his mount, military have withdrawn. Lead-at the Kowloon Magistracy this
NATIONAL PLANES. Abel, falling, in a training gallop. ers of the raid estimate that 150 morning, when
He will not, therefore be able to raiders were slightly injured, a Chinese painter, 30 years of age, ride at the next Extra Meeting. tribute to the restraint shown by she woeks' imprisonment with Pek, Yesterday.
Abel, it may be recalled, dis-the police. All women arrested hard labour for assaulting Man Hing. gate keeper, of the Po Hing A communique from military tinguished himself at the last have been released. Reuter. headquarters at Chengchow
Theatre. Earlier News.
Divisional-Inspector Marks stat- His Worship asked the woman states that as a result of a general meeting by racing away on his
Peshawar, Yesterday. Three Britons were injured and what she was going to do with the cffensive of the night of May 30 own a couple of times before the
ed that defendant went to the were killed and nine theatre yesterday afternoon At Second accused claimed, that he Frenchwompui had her foot crush-wood, and the reply was that she the Nanking troops were forced to fug finally fell, and in spite of had been struts by the pole, and and was trapped for three was to build a shrine at her house fall back to the cast in disorder. all the efforts of Mr. Frost, raced wounded when police and military about 4 o'clock, and tried to gain
round the course, and ran himself were compelled to re on a mob entrance The allies advanced 20 miles on out. This was in the Customs which attacked them, as a sequel ticket. The gate keeper resented to a show without a "went for" No. 1. armed with two hours in a hermetically closed for joss worship.
told by all fronts. The Nanking mixed Handicap "C" Class, which was to the accidental discharge of this and he turned away. Later, carpenter's axua, But for the rriage, holding in her arms the
O'Connell that the regiment was cut off and the main eventually won by King's Counsel, zoldier's rifle, whereby a woman at 6.15, defendant returned, this imely arrival of a Chinese con-lifeless body of her brother, aged Sergeant
the woman's husband was a perman-force was disarmed near Ning-which was made third favourite, was wounded and stable, something serious might nine, and surrounded by
Fodies of her father, mother and eat invalid in hospital, and that ling. The infantry regiment was following Done Again and Abol.-dren killed.
her two chil-time armed with a scraping ham- have happened.
another brother.
she herself was unemployed. captured near Kweiteh, the total When the Magistrate remarked
Racing fans sympathise with She was finally rescued The Magistrate told the necus- of prisoners being 3,500.
Mr. Frost in his misfortune and second accused that he had!
General Cherly Ta-chang, com-ook forward to seeing him back another passenger, at that she, had done a disgrace- been the aggresor following what by had been a pure accident, he de- plumber, who had a blowpipe! ful thing, as there was a tremen-mander of the second group of in the saddle at the September ruched the nied strenuously that he had with him and after two hours dous lot of this stealing of wood Kuominchun cavalry, after a few meeting.
He work succeeded in boring a hole, going on. It was very unfair to days' scouting in the neighbour- threatened the other man. said that he was walking past on through the roof of the coach. the contractors if people used
The uptrain was at full spred their wood in that way. his way home from work, when a
His Worship decided quarrel arose between No. 1 and and was only warned of the ac- another man. He tried to separats cident in time to enable the driver the woman over in a bond of $100 them. Then the constable came to put on the brakes and pull up to be of good behaviour for one up and the other man ran away. within a bare 100 yards from year. Because he had the axes in his the wreckage.-Reuter. hand the constable arrested him. The constable denied that there
was
third man when he came on
the scene, and was emphatic that he saw No. 2 threaten No. 1 with the axes.
The Magistrate decided to ac-
Montereau, Yesterday, Hitherto eight persons are known
to be killed and 15 injured in the
derailment of an express from Taria to Marseilles, which collided with a trolley on the track-Reuter.
cept second accused's original plea CHUET TIN MONEY. of guilty." He cautioned No. 1.
and ordered No. 2 to pay a fine of|
$5 or seven days hard labour. How Chinese Firms Pay
Both men were required to sign bonds in the sum of $50 each to
keep the peace for 12 months.
QUEEN'S ROAD TRAGEDY
Employees.
INTERESTING FACTS.
Money derived from selling pack
to bind
SWIMMING PERILS.
Two Mishaps Over the Week-end.
FOKI'S NARROW ESCAPÉ.
Two swimming mishaps have occurred thus early in the present season.
On Saturday afternoon an In- dian named Abdulla Kasim (28), described as unemployed ald liv ing at 62, Jardine's Bazaar, second floor, was injured whilst swim- ming at the Laichikok Beach. He Li Man-hung who was alleged to ing cases, and discounts earned isprained his back through diving into shallow water, and had to re have run amok at the Hung Tak called "Chuet Tin" money in Chin-ceive treatment at the Kowloon Bank, 165 Queen's Road Central lese commercial parlance, and some Hospital, where is being detain- early in the morning of May 24, in- interesting facts about this practice ed, although his condition is not Aleting chopper wounds on six men, five of whom died, was dis- were disclosed in the Summary Court considered serious. charged from the Government Civil Hospital this morning.
The man was in hospital suffer- ing from a cut in the throat, al- leged to have been self-inflicted as a climax to the amok.
оon
OPIUM TRAFFIC.
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this morning, when Wong, Shun, alias Wong Tung-shan, sued the Kwong Wing Cheong Kee firm for the recovery of $576 in respect of arrears of salary and Chuet Tin money due him.
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With a
FINE TO SHOWERY.
The Royal Observatory's weather report to-day states:
A depression is still shown over Tongking,
The typhoon is about 200 miles NE of Nagasaki, moving N.E.
Forecast Southerly or vari able, winds, moderate; fine to showery. A
Rainfall
Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day nil. Rainfallsince January 1, 10.36 Inches against an aver- age of 24.33 inches
Temperature "and" Humidity
The temperature and humidi- ty at certain, specified contres this morning at 6 o'clock were:-
mp. Humid.
Hong Ko Macad
82
*79
Pratas Island
81
94
Manila Amoy
75
94
78
94
Swatow Chefoo
80
96
63
65
Shanghai
70
96
TAXI RUNS AMOK.
A Drunken Driver's Amazing Escapade.
Fifteen
mer. He again tried to go into B bay, Yesterday. the theatre without a ticket, and and volunteers again the gute keeper prevented cordon in the him, whereupon defendant assault- course dwa braid on the ed him, cutting him on the head. Wadala
Sergeant Linden came on the The mildere called in, scene, and defendant dropped the and the raidegere driven back. hammer and ran away. but was Twenty-five persons were slightly chased by the Police officer and injured. A number of arrests in caught. The hammer has not clude eight.Sikh women,
also been recovered. The assault was Mra. Munshi, the wife of the for not serious, and the victim was taken into custody earlier. mer Assembly member who was not detained at the hospital,
His Worship remarked that it Later. seemed very strange to him that
The driver of a Perak taxi who came into Singapore for a brief holiday has had bls sojeurn pro- longed and he will not be return ceeded in securing quantities of lowed to
A number of the raiders suc- every time a person was not al, go into the Po Hing Theatre without a ticket for the
ing to his home town for another twelve months as he will be spending this period in the Criminal Prison, according to an order made by Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, Singa- pore.
The man was in charge of Ford taxi bearing the number PK-7068 which ran amok in Chinatown
ealt.
a
The raiders were called off at performance, that person always 1 p.m., by a bugle call sounded be returned second time armed Congress members.
with a weapon of some descrip- Forty arrests were effected. tion. and include eleven women.
Repeated Raids. Dharasana, Yesterday. Mounted and
foot police have and knocked down seven persons repulsed a determined salt rald including riesha pullers and an by Gandhi's followers, 106 of Indian constable who la now in whom were injured. hospital with a fractured leg.
His Worship (to defendant): What do you mean by trying to force your way into the theatre with a hammer?
Defendant: I did not know that
WOB necessary to have
t
ticket!
Dacca, Yesterday.
The accused, Lui Hing-beng, In view of the recrudescence of was charged with causing griev- communal outbreaks many Hindus
WOMAN THIEF.
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women
FIGHT OVER WATER.
for
Two Chinese were fined $5 each and
woman fighting, was cautioned for the same offence
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Lous hurt by a rash and negligent | are departing in a state of panic. The larceny of gold bangles, rings,
act endangering human life and The Hindu shops have not been and clothing, from two with driving in a rash and negll-opened in spite of the efforts of living at 112 Nam Cheong Street,- gent manner. The other mishap occurred at
the peace committee.-Reuter. had a sequel at the Kowloon Magis-- "I don't know what happened," the Kennedy Town beach at 9
(These outbreaks began on May tracy this morning, when a Chinese explained the accused in answer 25, following a Moslem boy being married woman, with a babe in her o'clock last night. The victim
to the charges. "I had some hit while playing with was Lai Shek (19), a foki of a
some arma, was sentenced to two months' drinks and I don't know if I Hindus boys. In the first rist hard labour. Her husband was also shop on the ground floor of 220,
knocked down any persons." thirty Indians were injured and charged but Inspector Hourihan. Des Voeux Road West,
Chief Court Inspector Meredith sent to Hospital, where six died. accepting the woman's plea, agreed number of other fokis he went He is now in Police custody at i Plaintiff was represented by Mr. out swimming, and, getting out hood of Tangshan, discovered that who described the amazing series To preserve the peace, armoured to the dicharge of the husband, Ileadquarters and will probably A. el Areulli, and the defendant of his depth, he got into difficul- the enemy had changed their of accidents caused by the taxi cars patrolled the city. The dis against whom no evidence could be
a said that accused was right when orders continuing, such a serious given. · make his appearance at the Magia firm was represented by Mr. F. C. E. ties and swallowed quite a lot of air depot from Tangshan to
was caused that the The total value of the 'stolen pro- tracy to-morrow to face charges of Rendall.
water before he was eventually place a mile south east of Mamu-he said he did not know what situation murder.
tsi, apparently preparing for an happened. He was taken to the local authorities wired to the perty was $72. In a previous hearing, Mr. Arcullt dragged ashore.
WAS found to be Viceroy for adequate police, "so said that his client was engaged by He is now in the Government air raid on a large scale. Cheng hospital and
from the Ta-chang personally led a surprise suffering from alcoholism,
that the people may feel that the defendant firm as buyer at a Hospital suffering
Accused, it was stated, eame they are living under British monthly salary of $100. He was
effects of immersion, but he is in attack on the night of May 30 and While on duty in Laichikok Road, also entitled to certain
captured the whole unit of down from Ipoh with his towkav, rule"] shares of no danger.
twelve 'planes with 50 pilots and arriving there at about 3 o'clock on
Penalties of Ordinance. Lance-Sergeant the Chuet Saturday,
Tin money. Plaintiff
They went Rogers noticed
mechanics, a battalion of infan- the Monday afternoon. Chinese man
Simla, Saturday. bad, in fact received only $80 RANGOON TROUBLES
at Eu Tong carrying a basket.
try, and a company of cavalry to a lodging-house, He asked him month, leaving the balance unclaim-
guarding the, depot..
Sen Street. Later the towkay and for the key, but as this was noted and also he had failed to collect
The Viceroy's ordinances lay Burmese and Andhra'
Shih Tu-san claims a sweeping the accused and another man down a penalty up to six months
It was stated that they quarrelled forthcoming the basket was taken
his Chuet Tin money. The aum to the Shamshuipo Police sta-claimed was made up of these two
Labour.
victory of the night of May 30 went out for food and evidently imprisonment and fines for vari and accused each other at a street tion where it was found to contain items, plus $4.80 which he was also
when a battalion of Chen Tlao had drinks as well. The towkay ous offences.--Reuter.
fountain, while drawing water in yuan's bodyguard were defeated returned to the lodging-house for [Two ordinances, have been Cedar Street. seven mace of opium.'
Rangoon, Yesterday,
near Tasohsien. a sleep, and the accused started issued by the Viceroy. One Mr. Whyte-Smith remarked that The report of the Conciliation and disarmed Evidence given by the accountant Board established by the Govern. Fan Chung-hsiu reports that a aff in the car after having more makes picketing a penal offence, they should not fight over water now of the defendant firm this morning ment to thrash out details for a Nanking brigade attempted to drinks to celebrate his holiday in and the second provides against se there was "no shortage at pre-
instigation to the refusal of pay-sent." cut off his rear, but was envelop- Singapore. was to the effect that plaintiff's settlement of the dispute between ed at Yenhsien, and the whole Constable's Leg Fractured.ment of certain liabilities in con He went through Eu Tong Sen nection with the no tax campaign. aalary was $80 a month and not $100. Plaintiff was not entitled era, which led to the recent fatal brigade disarmed.—Reuter.
Street, Havelock Road and other Both ordinances will be applied in Chuet Tin money.
and finally Bombay Presidency immediately,Į
The Cotton Crop,
Bombay, Saturday. ricshas and injured pullers and pedestrians. On reaching the
The local Cotton Brokers' Asso- junction of South Canal Road ciation has resolved that transac- and South Bridge Road he ran tions in connection with the cot into a polico constable on traffic ton crop of 1920.81 should be duty and fractured his leg. postponed sine die.-Reuter.
Turning into South Bridge Road
On the man's appearance at the Kowloon Magistracy he was fined $50 with the alternative of one month's jail.
FOUND DROWNED.
.
Mortuary was
entitled for hair-cutting and ehaving.
to
..
As a
The body of a Japanese woman matter of fact the practice of allow found floating in Taun Wan,
ing Chuet Tin money to employees at the Kowloon identified as that of Hideko, aged was abolished last year, and instead 22, the maid servant of Mr. J. of that each employee almost had Nomura, 89 Peking Road.
It will be recalled that Mr. Nomura reported to the Police on May 28, that the girl was missing, and that, as far as he could gather, she had gone to the Tokyokan Hotel, Praya East, at 11 p.m.
REVOLVER CONFISCATED.
had his salary doubled.
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Burmese and Andhra dock-
rioting, states that it has been
arranged for stevedores to employ Burmese and Andhra labour on a fifty-fifty basic.
Work in the harbour had been partially resumed this morning, but the "majority of Andhras are
The case was adjourned sine die.still holding out.
SPECIAL ASSIZE.
To Try Japanese on Murder Charge.
A special Assize, has
Tanda.
Mr. P. M. Hodgson, of Mesara.
The Burma Indian Chamber of Commerce has passed a resolution alleging that the police allowed armed Burmans to attack unari
Reuter.
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WANG CHING-WEI. To Leave Hong Kong for North.
streets in that area emerged into South Canal Road leaving behind a trail of smashed
passengers were flung out but fortunately they escaped any seri-
of the Colour.
DUKE TO TAKE SALUTE.
Rugby, Yesterday. Although the King is making satisfactory recovery from an at- tack of rheumatism, it is an- Hanounced that he will not attend
at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.
DUTY ON WHEAT.
Stockholm, Yesterday, The Cabinet is about to resign. following the rejection by both Chambers of the proposal to raise the duty on imported wheat:-- Reuter.
PALESTINE SENTENCES,
The
commuted
Jerusalem, Yesterday,
has
High Commissioner
the death sentences
In the recent riots to life impri- sonment Reuter.
'QUAKE IN JAPAN.
Osaka, Yesterday. An earthquake which was felt in Tokyo, where it was fairly strong, but did not cause any serious damage, was not felt in Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe--Reuter.
COMPROMISE WITH YEN,
[Front Our Own Correspondent.J Shanghai, To-day.
he drove past the Central PoliceTHE KING'S HEALTH. According to information ob- Station and crashed into a motor- ed Indians, and disagreeing with tained from Leftist circles, Mr. bus containing seven passengers. Not to Attend Trooping passed on 22 Arabs for their part the principle laid down by the Wang Ching-wel has decided to the bus was overturned and the Government of compulsory en-proceed to Peking within a fort been forcement of any particular labour night. Mr. Wang has stayed in In applying for the confiscation been called for on Thursday at 11 on employers, also demanding the Hong Kong since his return from ous injuries.. of a Smith & Wesson revolver, at am. when the Japanese, Yoriichi immediate compensation of in- Europe last year. Shortly after
Chief Court Inspector Meredith the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- Hori, allas Yamada, will be arraign-nocent sufferers in the riots, he came here, it may be remem pressed fer a heavy penalty and Ing, Detective-Sergeant Kellett said:ed on a charge of murder on the while asking Indians not to send bered, he planned the establish said that he would recommend to Jabour to Burmament of a Kuomintang Govern the Chief, Police Officer of Perak "On the 23rd of last month I took high seas on May 5 on board the s.s. further
ment in Kwangtung vis-a-vis that that the accused's driving licence passession of a trunk on No. 1.
in Nanking. However, the failure
be cancelled. Wharf, Kowloon Godowns, which
licence Examining the had been unloaded from the as. Pra. Hodgson and Teo, has been instruct- NEWSPAPER MERGER of the Kwangsi-Ironsides cam- paign in Kwangtung defeated his sident McKinley. I opened the ed for the defence, and Mr. Leo trunk on the 26th and found it con- d'Almada, Jan, has been briefed..
and finding #photograph in it the colour on the Horse Guards' tained this revolver."
In the beginning of this year remarked, "Here is a photograph Parade on Tuesday. plans, monour sald that it was clean the ceremony of the trooping of
On Saturday Mr. A. W. G. H.. Mr. Wang frequently consulted of his best girl. Give it back to By command of His Majesty. Grantham concluded the hearing, of fishing
with Feng Yu-hsiang's and Yen him. Here are some chap-foo-kee the salute will be taken by Field a case under the Liquor Ordinance lo London, Yesterday. Hai-shan's agents regarding steps Hickats as well,"
Marshal the Duke of Connaught, which four Chinese were concerned. The Daily Chronicle amalga to be taken to overthrow Chiang
Senior Colonel of the Brigade of His Worship convicted Wan Yip, mates with the Daily News to Kai-shek. Wang's insistence, the outbreak of the Northern Guarda. This consideration has licenses of the Fo Fung wine and New York, Baturday. Convicted of running a po piu morrow as the Daily News and however, on the legality of the war, in spite of Yen's request been taken by the King on medi-spirits shop, 133, Belcher Street, Now, according to advices from cal advice. Kennedy Town, and imposed a fine The Graf Zeppelin has arrived lottery den at 57, Woosulig Street, Chronicle The combined circula seconde Central Executive. Com- At Lakehurst Router's American Yaumati, two Chinese were at the tion is 1,000,000 daily. The mittee of the Kuomintang and its Pelding the Leftists have reached considered that while any of $1,500 or six months hard labour Service
Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday, fusion will create a great Liberal prerogative to form a Govern a compromise with Ten Hal-shar Lakehurst, Yesterday Oned $200 wish the alternative of newspaper Reuter ment has been the main difficulty This fact, coupled with his op vestige of rheumatic trouble re for dealing in datiable spirits. The which which prevented him from going timistic view as to the outcome of mains it would not be advisable other three accused, Chan Man-chak It is learned that the Graf Zep- one month's hard labdareach. The Daily News,
storm in it was stated that they chad 678 bought over the Westminster to compete, an agreement with the present war with Chiang Kal-for him to bear the strain of sit (accountant) and Kam Wan-yu and **Hence Els refuse hes has probably actuated him ting on his horse for nearly two Lam-Wing (assistants) of the Tin which were valued at $805 Gazette in 1927, is owned by the Yen Hal-aha
hours, British Wireless Service. Wo distillery, were discharged. Cadbury, interests.]:
to proceed
ferito proceed to the North
Mr. Justice J. R. Wood will hear Daily News Takes Over
the Daily Chronicle.
His Worship granted the applica- tion.
the case and it is stated that this
GRAF ZEPPELIN.
special Session will In no way inter- fere with the usual ·monthly Assize.
pejizi was damagi the course o
Hore from
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