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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1931.
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The
TO-DAY'S - DOLLAR. closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 18. d.
·PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
THE COLONY. ⠀
FORT DUNLOP
Local Branch. Pedder Bldg. Tel: 24554."
STORY
LETTERS STOLEN IN OPTIMISM AT FATE OF MR. GEORGE LIBERALS' LAND TAX NEW BARRISTER FOR SMALL BOY'S A SWINDLE ON
POST OFFICE.
Money for Coolie from the Stamps.
A CLERK'S VIGILANCE.
Charges of the theft, secreting and opening of five letters posted locally, were preferred against You Wing-hung, a mail cholie employed at the General Post! Office, before Mr. E. H. Williams in the Central Police Court this morning.
Mc-
Accused pleaded guilty. Prosecuting, Sergeant Hardy said that yesterday morn ing, a Post Office clerk was on duty and it was the accused's work to chop the stamps on let- ters which were brought up from the drop boxes. During this the accused had every chance to put the five letters into his pocket.
HOME
TONIC EFFECT OF U.S. PROPOSAL.
SHARES SPURT
STIMSON TO VISIT EUROPE.
a
SELLARS..
Disappearance from P. & 0. Liner.
MYSTERY NOT ELUCIDATED.
British voyage.
Demanded Exemption of Playing Fields.
MR. SNOWDEN ANNOYED.
London, Yesterday.
Mr. A. M. de L. Soares Admitted.
CHIEF JUSTICE'S WISHES.
CALM REPLIES TO MANY QUESTIONS.
A new barrister in Mr. Alfred MURDER TRIAL
Mr. Soares's, Career,
London, Yesterday. On arrival at Plymouth to-day the In a most offended speech last Maria de Lourdes Soares was ad- Captain of the P. & O. liner night in the House of Commons mitted to practice in the Colony this Comorin reported that Mr. George Mr. Philip Snowden attacked the morning, by the Chief Justice, Sir W. Sellars, C.A., an accountant who Liberals for their attitude to J. H. Kemp, KG. Mr. Somerset was on his way home from Hong wards the land tax. Kong. disappeared during the A meeting of the Liberal Par-Fitzroy made the application, giving According to
liamentary Party during the brief details of Mr. Soares's career. oficial Press wireless message His fellow-passengers stated that evening had decided to insist upon The Chief Justice, in granting despatched from Rugby last he was in good spirite on the the exemption of playing fields the application, said: Mr. Soares, night, the general acceptance evening of his disappearance from land tax, even if their op I have much pleasure in admitting in principle of Hoover's propo. Reuter.
position means the defeat of the you, and trust that your career here sals has had a tonic effect on Mr. Sellars was Chief Accountant, Government. The matter, will will be a successful one. the business community, and of the Hong Kong office of probably be discussed in the there was an optimistic tone on Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie & House of Commons on July 1. London Stock Exchange yes-Co. He left here on the 5.6. terday. Active trading in Bri- Comorin on May 30, to join Mra. tish funds and increased public Seliars and their two children, who inquiry for industrials and had gone Home some weeks before. shares were features of the The Comorin was at Bombay on Pushed Down Drain,
market.
Jane 8, and Mr. Sellars, so far as Afterward, the clerk saw.ac- Mr. Andrew Mellon, Secretary can be gathered, wae on board on cused seated by a drain, and he of the United States Treasury, leaving. On June 9, however, he was seen to take something out of who has been in Britain for the could not be found, and, anxiety his pockets and push it down the past week, left for Paris yester-being aroused, search was made for drain. The clerk reported the day. Mr. Mellon declined to dis-him, but without effect. It la matter to Mr. T. Hynes ((Superin- cuss the purpose of his mission, therefore presumed that he must tendent of Mails) and the culprit but the newspapers anticipated have fallen overboard after leaving was taken into custody. The that he will discuss
He arrived in the Colony with Bombay. stamps had been cut from the authorities details in connection about 1922. Much sympathy will letters, which accused admitted with the French réservations to be felt for his wife and children. doing with a penknife which was President Hoover's proposals, found in his possession.
which are due to take effect next Wednesday. It is stated that Mr. | Mellon may visit Berlin after Paris. It is reported from Wash- ington that the United States Secretary of State, Colonel H. L. Stimson, will sail for Europe to-
A Lazy Fellow!
Mr. Hynes, who represented the Postmaster-General in Court, said that accused was engaged in February last. Even if he had not committed this offence, ac- cused would not have lasted much longer in the service, because he had been very lazy. "He was fired once by the Postmaster- General, but that was not for dis- honesty," added Mr. Hynes,
Asked for an explanation, ac- cused said that he used to make money by taking stamps off letters.
Sentence of four months' hard labour was passed.
ATLANTIC FLYERS FORCED DOWN.
Lost Way Across Spain and France.
START FOR COPENHAGEN,
New York, Yesterday.
The flyere, Hillig and Holriis, are reported to have been forced to
land in Krefeld, Germany.
Few Minutes' Delay.
Berlin, Yesterday.
Mr. H. L. Stimson.'
morrow, travelling
direct to
The Danish trans-Atlantic Ayers, Naples and visiting Germany, Hillig and Holrfia, were forced to land in Krefeld at 5.30 p.m. After France, and Britain later.
a few minutes they, again took off
for Copenhagen. They said they
loat their way in the journey across Spain and France.
Post And Gatty.
Moscow, Yesterday, The trans-Atlantic flyers, Post and Gatty, arrived here at 5.80 p.m.
-Reuter.
QUEEN OF ROUMANIA VERY ILL.
Takes Dose of Veronal By Mistake.
THE WRONG BOTTLE.
Londan, Yesterday.
The Daily Express's Vienna cor respondent learns from Bucharest that Queen Helen of Roumania is seriously ill from veronal paison
"Official" Mission.
Paris, Yesterday.
13 UNLUCKY FOR MOTOR DRIVER.
Excellent Record Broken
at Last.
KENNEDY ROAD OFFENCE.
The Chinese driver of a Texaco lorry was summoned before Mr. Schofield at the Central Court this morning, for having driven his vehicle along Kennedy Road with- out a permit. He admitted the offence.
Asked for his record, Inspector Alexander replied to his Worship— "He has not been to Court for thir- teen years."
His Worship-I think that is a very good record.
MUI TSAI BOGEY.
Viscountess Astor Deeply Concerned !
VICTIM FORMERLY
IN SINGAPORE.
WOMAN.
Alleged Ruse with Bogus Letter.
"LOAN" OF $150.
A clever way of obtaining money by false pretences was revealed invo the Kowloon Police Court this? morning when Detective-Sergeant Goodwin charged Mok Ming with obtaining $150, from Lau Ngan-alu, of 166, Ki Lung Street, by repre- A Chinese boy whose head senting that he was authorised by barely showed over the top of Ng Yuk-king to obtain the sum on - the witness box replied, In most June 6. composed manner to a long
Authentic Letter Used. series of questions put to him The ruse alleged to have been by counsel for the defence, adopted was one which was very when the hearing of a murder rife in the Colony about 18 months charge against. Wong Cheung ago. It was suggested that the was resumed at the Assizes accused obtained an authentic let- this morning. This was the ter written by Ng Yuk-king to the fourth day of the trial,
complainant, in which the former The Court was crowded with asked complainant to make some Chinese when the Chief Justice Purchases of lace for her. To ob- (Sir Joseph Kemp) entered, tain this letter would be easy, as and Mr. Jenkin proceeded to the letter box at complainant's ad- cross-examine. After the dress is at the foot of the stair- first few questions the diminu-way,
tive witness was accommodat- After obtaining this letter, ac- ed with a seat in the high used is alleged to have substitut
ed a letter of his own compoal- chair generally used by the in-tion, purporting that a certain terpreter to the prisoner,
man would call and collect '$159,- Mr. Jenkin asked if the wit- which was to be a loan to Ng Yuk ness was taken to the Police Sta-king. The letter also stated that. tion after the crime, and ques- the man would present a certain tioned. Witness said he was. slip of paper to prove his Identity..
Mr. Snowden has already in Mr. Alfred Soares, second, son of dicated his willingness to amend Mr. A: M. L. Soares, J.P., merchant, the Land Tax Bill in this respect, left Hong Kong in 1922 for Britain, but the Liberals are not antisfied and was in. St. George's College, that he is prepared to go as far Woburn Park, Weybridge, for two as they desire.-Reuter,
years. In 1924 he joined the! Tutorial School of Mr. Phillp Hope) at Southweld and passed the "Lit tio Go" examination in 1925. He was in statue pupillari at Christ College, Cambridge, and was there from 1926 to 1938. He became a student of the Middle Temple in October, 1126, and was called to the Bar in January, 1980. He obtained London, Yesterday.
his B.A. degree in December, 1928, Replying to Viscountess
and passed all his examinations, Astor in the House of Com-qualifying for the degree in eight Prisoner's wife also went, but Disclosures in Canton."
terms, although the degree was not later on, Except for the time This was carried out and It was conferred until the completion of when he saw her in the Police not until complainant went to Can- the usual nine terms-three years. Court, he had not seen the woman ton to collect her debt that ahe
After being called to the Bar, Mr. until now. Before these pro- found out the trick. Soares became a pupil of. Mr. Row ceedings commenced he had not Ng Yak-king, a school teacher, land Thomas (Common Law), and seen her for a long time.
from Tung Shan, Canton, agreed subsequently read with Mr. Gerald "Not Afraid of His Father." that she sent a letter to the com- |Dodson, Junior Treasury Counsel to
Have you spoken to the pri plainant, but not the one that was the Crown.
soner at any time since you went found in the envelope when it was to the Police Station?-No, nor opened. The letter she wrote re- to any of the other women who quested complainant to make sev. lived at Reclamation Street on eral small purchases for her and the night of the affair.
made no mention of, a loan, Vince Witness told counsel that he After hearing this witness, Mr. had been living at Tung Wah Hamilton adjourned the case until Hospital practically since his in-to-morrow morning. terrogation by the Police.
mons in regard to the inspec- tion and control of mui taal in Hong Kong, Dr. Drum- monde Shiels mentioned that Lord' Passfield (Colonial Secretary) had directed the appointment of an addition. al officer who would visit the mui tsai regularly in their homes and see that the regu- lations were being fully com- plied with in the Colony- Reuter.
GOLD COAST CENSUS.
Striking Increase in Population.
DUE TO IMMIGRATION...
Inspector Alexander Excellent. A fine of $5 was imposed. Replying to the Bench, Trispector Alexander said that the worst of it was that the Police could not, give permits to lorry drivers, because the bridges in Kennedy Road were not strong enough,
ly taken on the Gold Coast show that there have been, striking in STOWAWAYS. DIE.crease amongst the African popula-
Fumigated with the Rats.
Rugby, Yesterday. The results of the census recent
tion. The total population of the four territories administered by the Gold Coast Government has grown to 8,121,214, being on In- crease of 85.9 per cent, over the 1921 figures.
Two persons, believed to be stów- aways, were found dead in the hold! The substantial increase is ́ attri-
"LOVING WIFE”!
Stabs Husband with Pair of Scissors.
After nearly one week in hos- pital, as the result of a scissors wound inflicted by his wife, Pan Ying-pun appeared in the Kowloon Magistracy this morning as the complainant in the case against Yip Lai-wah, who was charged with in- ficting grievous bodily harm.
The episode took place in the Yau
Shun Knitting Factory. It was stated that other quarrels had taken place before the affair in question posed.
Six weeks' imprisonment was im-
SIR H. REICHEL.
Death of a Notable
Educationist.
:
London, Yesterday. Mr. Mellon arrived, here at 5.80 of the Nicoline Maersk which dock-buted mainly to immigration, and
The death is announced at Biar jed at Ceba from Manila. Dr. to the fact that the increase in com- ritz of Sir Harry Reichel, the p.m. He said that he did not Rasmussen, quarantine officer, stat munications which has taken place noted educationist and writer know how long he would stay ined that the death of the two men in recent years, has enabled a more Faris
When he arrived in London he all the port-holes of the freighter British Wireless Service,
was caused by the fumigation when accurate enumeration to be made on educational subjects, at the
age of 75 years-Reuter, had no idea he was going to have an official mission. This is Inter-were closed in order to kill the rats preted as indicating that his mis- in the ship, alon was official
The men were believed to have intended to go to foreign lands as
Mr Mellon will go to the stowaways. The official who In-
Riviera as soon as his work in Paris la done,
|| vestigated the death of the men Business Holiday" could place no responsibility on any- Washington, Yesterday one. It was believed that the In- The Secretary of State, Colonel gredient used for fumigation was H. L. Stimson, is salling for too strong for them and because of Europe on Saturday for a hollte man waited until they were too fear of being caught as stowawayB
day," which probably will be similar to the "holiday" that
weak to ask for aid. Cebu authori ties are communicating with Manila
Mr. Mellon is now spending asking for help in identifying the
Colonel Stimson addressing a conference of newspa men, said that he was going
Europe on the advice of Hoover. He had that she mistook confer with the
the medicine bottle, and took the ters of Great
wrong dose, Reuter,
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which nearly one hun +will London
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MORE RAIN.
The Royal Observatory'a weather report to-day states: Depressions are altuated over the Gulf of Pechill and to the NAW, of Hanola
Forecast winds, moder ate generally overcast, ocea sional rain, re
Rainfall.
Rainfall for 24 hours end-
ed at 10 s.m. to-day, 8:10 Inches
Total since January 1-36,52
inches against an average of 86.88 inches-defelt 0.81 inch. Temperature.
The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'cloc
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Your father used to scold the prisoner?--Sometimes.
に
ness's youth, the proceedings
Was prisoner afraid of your might be imposing too much father?--Yes.
strain upon him. Witness was Very much 7-Yes. Were all the people living in charge of one of the Court inter-
accordingly allowed a rest, In, the house afraid of your father, preters.. Wong Kan?-No.
Statement to Police.
In the
Were you afraid of him?-A little, but not very much.
meantime, formal Witness, was asked if he re- Police evidence was taken as to membered a man living in the finding and identifying the body, middle cubicle at the house, pre-after which a sergeant inter- vious to its occupation by a
woman: He replied that it had preter gave evidence as to taking been empty for some time pre-
a signed statement from pri-.. viously. Before that a woman Boner on April 4 last. named Yee Koo lived in it, to- In his statement, prisoner gether with a'man.
said, in Punti; I myself did not Did your father ever attempt do this. That morning when I to, stab prisoner with a dagger? returned from work it was 12. -No. On one occasion he struck o'clock, I heard someone say him with his fists, and Wong that a man had died in the street. Cheung (prisoner) ran away. I wanted to see who the person The man then living in the mid- was, but the body had already ale cubicle interposed, and stop-been taken away. I go to work
at seven o'clock every morning." ped Wong Kan.
Prisoner's Habits.
Now, as regards the prisoner. You know he goes to work in the
morning regularly, comes back STOP PRESS
for the mid-day meal, and as a rule goes back once again on late work in the evening?—Yes. He went to work as usual on the morning of this occurrence? —Yes, at seven o'clock. Then he came back to his meal at mid- day, and returned to work again. His wife was there at both the
mid-day and evening meals,
The prisoner remained
at
here all that evening until he went to bed? Yes.
Enew the Victim. Now, about this man Kau Shuk Did you know him 7--
Yes, I knew his name as well. Your Kather used to work in Singapore, and came back to live in Hong Kong last October 7-
Witness went on to say that he himself was born in Singa pare. His father knew Kau Shink there. Kau Shuk came back to China, and went to his coun- try, near Kongmoon. After- wards came to visit the boy's
aumath
ever speak to
London, Yesterday. Borotra, who flew to Paris on Wednesday: Immediately. after beating the Japanese, Miki, in the singles at Wim- bledon is, it is reported, not returning to Wimbledon to-day. Borotrà is due to partner.
Boussus in the men's doubles
to-day and to mest Artens in the men's singles to-morrow." The report that
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