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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1930.
$12,000 THEFT CHARGE.
Magistrate's Stern Rebuke.
A PLEA FOR LENIENCY.
REDS BANNED.
NOT WANTED IN THE LABOUR PARTY.
MAY NOT AFFILIATE
Rugby, Yesterday.
The American Consulate Gen- eral has received. instructions from the Department of State of the
In a report to be submitted to American Government to issue terday remanded by Mr. R. E. Llandudno
A Chinese youth who was yes-the Labour Party Conference at gratis passport visas to British Lindsell in connection with the Parliamentary Committee state on October 6, the Aubjects domiciled in the Celony admitted theft of $12,500 from that exclusive of 289 Labour of Hong Kong who are not immi- his uncle, a money-changer, made members grants, and who desire temporari- another appearance in Court this number of prospective Parlia
of Parliament, the ly to visit the Philippine Isands morning. from Hong Kong.
Det. Sergeant Whelan inform dorsed for the next general elec- mentary Labour candidates en- This authorisation has been led his Worship that the affair had tion is 158. made on the understanding that not been definitely settled, and declared to be ineligible for affi- The organisations the British Consul General in that complainant's son wished to fiation to the Labour Party in- Manila does not require passport make a plea for leniency to the clude the League against the visas for Philippine citizena or Court. American citizens resident in the His Worship stated that he had and minority movement workers, Imperialist left wing movement Philippine Islands who ara, pro intended to remand the case for the International. relief and Na- ceeding on a temporary visit to three days yesterday, in order tionul unemployed workers com- Hong Kong.
Gratis passporti visas will there-into, but was informed that half of Soviet Russia, and the Inter- that the accounts might be gone mittee, the movement of friends fore be issued to British subjects an hour would be quite sufficient. 'national class war prisoners aid, domiciled in the Colony of Hong Apparently the matter was still all of which are described as an- Kong temporarily visiting the unsettled. Philippine Islands, so long as
cillary or subsidiary to the Com. Philippine eltizens and American
"Duty, to the Colony." citizens are not required to pre- he had been informed at 1 o'clock individual members of the Labour Sergeant Whelan replied that organisations are ineligible to be munist Party. Members of these Fent British visas from Manila, yesterday afternoon that matters Party, to be delegates to the party or if so required, are issued gratis had been adjusted. visas for the purpose of visiting learned that there were
He now locally or nationally, or to be can- Hong Kong.
other didates of the party for Parlia things to be gone into.
¡mentary or local Government son elections.
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TRIO OF THIEVES. TWO SUSPECTS TAKEN TO COURT.
FEMALE VICTIM'S STORY.
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First accused pleaded
The Committee adds that the
TO BEAT HINKLER ?
AMBITIOUS FLIGHT OF LONDON CLUB INSTRUCTOR.
KARACHI REACHED.
on
Upon the complainant's SIKH REVELRY.
asking for defendant's release, His Worship said sternly, "Why existence of organisations ancil TOO MUCH HONGKEW
do you want him to be released. Jary or subsidiary to the Com- We have to perform a duty to the munist International has WHISKY.
Colony. This man steals $12,000 established without a doubt end'
been of your money, and yet you ask the technique of their organisa- Shanghai, Sept. 16. that no punishment be inflicted. tion and propaganda has been The suggestion that Hongker I shall remand the case until Fri- elaborated by the Communist In whisky was Rowing about too day, when the matter of accounts ternational itself.-British Wire- Although economy has become complainant, Gurbah Singh, did
freely, with the result that the must be definitely settled." less Service. rather the order of the day, he not know who really assaulted cannot envisage the Government him, was made by the defence ever abandoning the University in H. M. Police Court when Naur before Mr. C. H. Haines yesterday The amount of help it can give ang Singh, a Sikh interpreter. must necessarily be limited by its and Amar Singh, a watchman, Town resources, and, therefore, in were brought up on remand on an view of its financial position, it is addressed. the Court for the de- assault charge. After counsel had necessary to make an appeal to fence, the case was adjourned till (23) were to-day charged before Tse Kiu (19) and Leung Chiu those who can possibly afford it to this morning for decision.
Mr. H. E. Butters by Detective-
Karachi, Yesterday. help,
Complainant, a watchman em-Sergeant D. Fitches with the lar instructor to the London Aero- Captain F. R. Matthews, the There seems no reason why this in court with his head swathed in of pearl earrings, two jade and Johnson to fly, has arrived here ployed in Tongshan Road, appeared ceny of leather purse, two pairs plane Club, who taught Miss Amy appeal should fall on deaf ears. bandages. He alleged that he goid hair presses, a gold brooch, ahead of Bert Hinkler's time.- The University may be the child had sustained head injuries after two pairs female shoes, four ar- Reuter. of the Government; but it is more le sald the two accused and others Hong Kong, & Shanghai bank Matthews
being beaten with a truncheon. ticles of clothing, and $45 in
[It will be recalled that Capt. even than that. It is the child were visitors at his place of em-notes, of a total
left Croydon value of $113. September 16 in an attempt to of every single resident of the playment last Friday when the the property of Wong Sze, a mar: break the record solo flight to Colony, Chinese and non-Chinese, alleged assault took place. ried woman living at 5, Tong Mai Australia. His route is vin Sofia, who prides himself on the great complainant, asid the wound was
Dr. G. Bennett, who attended the Road. intellectual asset that the Univer- not a serious one and could have did not actually commit the rob-using a 120 horse-nower cabin Bagdad, Bundarabbas, Muntok, that be Rinbong, and Port Darwin. He is sity is to the whole Colony. Out been caused by a heavy stick or bary, but that a third man (not Puss Moth. Bert Hinkler, who side the narrow limits of the club.
The accused denied the charge ed outside in the street. Accused 15 days in February, 1928, in custody) did it, while he wait flew from Britain to Australia in Treasury purse there must be and said they were at complain was. given the purse which con-used an Avian Light aeroplane.] very many Chinese animated with ant's place to celebrate the legal tained. meney and jewellery. the same laudable spirit as Mr. victory of one of their friends who Second accused's plea was that had emerged triumphant in a law-he knew nothing about the mat- Kwok Siu-lau, who has given suit. They were regaling them-ter. $50,000 towards the endowment selves with "Star" whiskey. GOMES-At 3 a.m. to-day at her and creation of a Chair of Biology: préter, submitted that there was ed In a pawnshop in Reclamation residence No. 15 Knutsford The need for 'more money-and insufficient evidence to warrant a Streat.. where he had attempted to
Mr. Tycho Wing, for the inter- that the first accused was arrest- "I CANNOT ARGUE THE POINT
CAN I?" Gomes, dearly beloved wife of still more money-is very great. conviction. Augusto Conceicao Gomes. Every one in the Colony is charg-}
pawn several articles. He was Mr. E. T. Maitland, for the other aaked by the detective where he
IMPUDENT PRISONER. Funeral will pass the Monu-ed with the duty of caring for and accused, said the trouble was due got the rings, and his first reply ment to-day at 5.30
maintaining this child.
to the presence of too many was that his mother had given charged an unemployed Chinese Inspector L. P. Lane to-day (Macao and Shanghai papers
In the please copy.)
years that have passed since it was said that
"Stars" at the celebration. He them to him, as well as the purse before Mr. H. R. Buttera with the 80 much Hongkewwhich contained the money. Lat-larceny of a pound and a half of opened, it has proved an infinite whiskey was drunk that complain-er first accused admitted that he copper wire, the property of the blessing to hundreds of Chinese ant did not know who his assail had stolen the articles. He then Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock who to-day are carving profes-
said that he did not steal the Company at Kowloon Dock, Hung- sional careers in this Colony and asked the Court to take a serious second accused, who was waiting it up from a
Inspector Knight, prosecuting, things alone, and he took the hom. Accused pleaded: "I pick- elsewhere. It is but fit, therefore, vlew of the affair.-Ex.
outside the pawnshop.
rubbish dump, and First ac that amounts to larceny doesn't it? A timely tribute to the that an appeal should be made to
cused also endeavoured to find the I cannot argue the point, can I?" enthusiasm of the Vice-Chancellor those who can afford it to help.
third man, but failed of the University, Mr. W. W. With His Excellency, we cannot
Speaking of the actual larceny. was a casual coolie employed at the The Inspector said that accused Sergeant Fitches said that at thres Kowloon Docks, and had been as Hornell, was paid by His Excel- believe that the Chinese will ever
o'clock on the morning of Septem- such for about two years. In the lency the Governor, in his capa- allow the University to contract
ber 21, the complainant suddenly ordinary course of events he would city of Chancellor, at yesterday's or go back. Enthusiasm is in-
woke up, and found that her purse come in with the other workers at joint ceremony. Sir William Peel fectious, and it may be that the 8.8. Tjikembang, has informed the tried to get out of her cubicle but he was not called on to do any odd
Captain P. Abbo of the J.C.J.Land box were both missing.
She seven o'clock each morning, but, if admitted that his experience, so Vice-Chancellor's own unbounded Police that between 9.45 p.m. on found that it had beeh locked by the fob, he had to go away by 8 o'clock. far, of the University, has been enthusiasm will in due course reap cabin was entered, and the key of raised the alarm, and this woke up other, workers at noon, and when
Sunday and 6 a.m. yesterday, his robbers from the butelde. rather depressing, though it is a goodly harvest of dollars for the the ship's safe taken from 15 latter had a look around, and then pieces of wire were found in his almost entirely connected with its cause of the University. finances. There seems very little prospect of expansion in the near future, he continued, and, indeed,
DEATH.
Terrace, Anna Maria Lopes
Hong Kong. Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1939.
OUR UNIVERSITY.
News in Brief. :
ant was.
$4,000 ROBBERY.
THIEF IN CAPTAIN'S CABIN.
Detective-Sergeant Fitches anid]
haul
THEFT OF WIRE.
ver-
She then Yesterday he went out with the the principal tenant (a man). The searched by a watchman, seven- pocket. The thief then abstracted Japanese and Javanese currency to went out to the back alley where hat
There other pleces were he saw three men squatting round found concealed in his girdle. the amount of $4,246.
The captain is of opinion that a box, dividing the proceeds of the
Mr. H. Marriott., D.C.M. As he approached them they geant of police at the Docks said it is no easy task to carry out its has reported to the Police that be the ship.
the thaft was committed by a mem- Mr. W. Lo, of 103, Robinaon Road, ber of the Javanese crew aboard ran away, discarding the box. that about 8 p.m. on Sunday all maintenance. It has, he added, tween 7 and 9 p.m. yeaterday, bia
The complainant gave corrobora-the lights on the Portugese gun- tive evidence, and the principal boat Adamastor, lying in dry dock one great asset and that is the Austin Seven car, No. 2094, was
tenant, giving his testimony, said went off for about an hour. They cheerful and unfailing optimism stolen from the Fedder Street stand.
that he could not recognise the two reported the matter to him. Yes- of its Vice-Chancellor and so long
accused because at the time it was terday two detectives were put on Kowlood Inland Lot No. 2394
rather dark. as that is maintained, His Excel-situated in Nathan Road, was sold
He would only be special watch, and the accused waS able to recognise them 10 or 20 per arrested. lency shall always have great by public auction yesterday at the
cont. in Court.
'Mr. Butters pointed out that the hope of the future.
Crown Land Office to Messra. Der Mr. D. Lyon, of the s.s. Cheong
His Worship adjourned the case man had been previously convict Queen's Road Central, for $12,000. rifies that Sing Chi and-Li Wun Yu of 63 Shing, has reported to the autho for 24 hours for the Interpreter, toed for unlawful possession in Janu-
on the 18th lactant prove the accused's statements at ary, and sentenced him to six- The upset price was 38,500. Kow whilst the ship was lying in Wan- the Yaumati Folles Station when weeks': hard labour... the next offered was sold to Mr. aboard and represented himself to loon Inland Lot No. 2395, which was chai Bay, some person came they were charged and enutioned. Chow Pan of 467, Shanghai Street, be sent from the Yu Woo Ling for $13,600.295320719
firm, 47, Bonham Strand.TA
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His Excellency made another good point affecting finance when
CARGO STOLEN.
LARCENY ABOARD THE CHEONG SHING.
he remarked that the Chinese are well known for their great in terest in education and learning, and he cannot believe that they Two Chinese cargo coolles were man obtained possession of thres By mians of verbal farceny.the will ever allow the University to sentenced to three weeks Imprison packages of merchandise, valued contract or go back. Earlier the ment each by Mr. H. R. Butters at $1,776. Vice-Chancellor had observed to-day. They were charged, with
FAMILY POISONED.
poisoning, in which a weman and
A suspected case of fungus. her three sons are involved, is reported from Mongkok.
Ten Years Hence.
[From the "China Mail" of September 23, 1949.
Wong Ching, the woman In ber the P.W.D. has decided to Owing to the low price of rub
that this: University is the child four brass fittings for a ship and with violence at No. 11, Swatow Kwong Wah Hospital, after, the Pave Pedder-Street with rubber as of the Government of Hong Kong pleaded that they picked them up street, was brought before Mr. R. B. evening mohl yesterday, whilst the
the joint unlawful possession of "A Chinese,, charged with robbery question, was removed to the
experiment.
a child." To this His Excellency
made the only rejolrider possible,
SK Itrial:
it la, however, a drastic, and from on board an American vessel. Lindsell yesterday afternoon. Mr. three sons, aged 22, 16 and 9 even a criminal, step to abandon Detective-Sergeant Humphrey said FC. E. Rondall appeared for the years respectively, are under The Flying Club ar
Buttery Street, on their way to sell heard, accused was committed for pital. None of the victims is gapore and Penang by its own that the accused were caught in defence, and after evidence had been treatment at the Kowloon Hos-entries for the first flight to Sin- the articles.
thought to be seriously affected members,
Inviting