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EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1932.
TEXAS OIL TANK FIRE.
Outbreak at Tsun Wan.
QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED.
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CHARGED.
MOTHER'S PATHETIC TEXAS OIL CLERK
PLEA IN COURT.
Desires Daughter to Marry.
MAN'S FRANK ADMISSION.
A pathetic plea by a mother that Shortly after eight o'clock on the defendant should marry her Tuesday night, a kerosene oil bulk tank of the Texas Oil Company, at their. Installation at. Tsun Wan
district, exploded and got on fire,
but luckily nobody was injured.
Before 日 call could be sent
Alleged Utterance of Forged Cheque.
BAIL $2,000.
Arrested by Police on the Tang daughter, was made in the Central On Wharf on Tuesday, Chai Eng- Police Court before Mr. Grantham, kool, a clerk employed by the Texas this morning.
Oil Company, was brought, before The defendant, Wong Pat, was Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham in the charged with having harboured a
girl, Lo San (15) at Pei Ho Street Central Police Court this morning,
through to the Kowloon Fire Brion June 12, without the consent of charged with the alleged utterance her mother, Yau Ste. Defendant of a forged cheque for the sum of
gade Station, the staff and coolies
at the installation, battled the flames with the Company's own equipment, and extinguished the fire within a short period.
pleaded guilty, stating that he was
unaware of local regulations.
$524, at the Mercantile Bank of In-
Detective-Sergeant D. C. Mac-dia, Ltd., 7, Queen's Road Central.. donald, who prosecuted, said that Detective-Inspector John Murphy the girl worked as an amah in
The tank was badly damaged, Hollywood Road. She left her en-/appeared for the prosecution and but the cause of the outbreak is loyera on Saturday, telling them asked for a remand of forty-eight}}
at present unknown.
OPIUM CLEVERLY CONCEALED.
Chinese Carrier Fined $5,000.
A fine of $5,000 with the alterna- tive of a year's hard labour, was imposed.
that her mother was ill. She had hours.
known the defendant, because his Defendant: May 1 apply for aunt bought her when she was seven bail? years of age, but it was not long! ago that the girl's mother redeem- ed her for $800.
Inspecter Murphy, replying to his Worship, said he had no objec
The girl was taken to Sham Shui tion provided ball was fixed at a Po, and stayed with the defendant substantial sum. for three days, with the idea of finding employment in a knitting factory.
His Worship:-Bail of $2,000. Defendant
MAN IN WOMAN'S
CLOTHES.
Story of Trick on a Pathan.
Was remanded to
A Chinese who appeared before
The case was referred to Saturday morning. Mr. Schofield in the Central Police the S.C.A., who took a very serious.
view. Court this morning, charged with the possession of 136 tsels of illicit Sergeant Macdonald added that opium, pleaded guilty, and stated mother saw her daughter walking! that he was a "carrier" for a man, with the defendant in Morrison Street. When the mother approach- who was going abroad.
Defendant, who was arrested oned her daughter the latter said "I don't want to talk with you. Let the Po Tak Wharf, had the opium cleverly concealed in the false bot-us all go to the Police Station and
have the matter settled." tom of a box.
The mother, who
Nagpur, May 8. was in Court, pleaded with tears, that as the girl A story of a tragic ending to a had stayed with the defendant for trick played by villagers who dress- three days, he should marry her. led a man up in woman's clothes to Sergeant Macdonald remarked shame a Pathan, was related yester- BAG THIEF CAUGHT. that defendant was willing to do day in the Court of Mr. Agarwalls, so, and, in reply to his Worship, Additional District and Sessions agreed that he did not act like Judge of Nagpur., real criminal.
Pathan, Amir Khan, is His Worship suggested that the charged before the Sessions Judge Six weeks' hard labour was im-question of marriage be referred to with the murder of a villager named posed on Wong Sau, unemployed, by for 24 hours.
the S.C.A., and remanded the case Nathoo. Mr. Grantham in the Central Police! Court this morning, for stealing af handbag, containing $56.50, the property of Miss Lau Wai-tak.
Sub-Inspector Dick stated the sident Hoover appealed to the signation for him with Nathoo's complainant, along with a lady American Legion, the War Nathoo came to know of this and be and some other villagers planned shop at 276 Queen's Road Central. his suggestion the Bill was drop-to play a trick on the Pathan with She left her purse on the counter. ped.
Street Chase by Indian Constable.
BONUS BILL, PASSED. (Continued from Page 13
friend, was making purchases at a Veterans' organisation, and
UNIÓN ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
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The
The case for the Crown is that Amir Khan who kept a grocer's shop
in the village, one day asked his servant secretly to arrange an as-
wife.
the object of putting him to shame. Defondent entered the doorway, ** Hunger Parade.
Amir Khan was told by his ser- snatched the bag and ran.
Last week 10,000 destitute vant that the
woman would meet] As alarm was raised by a shop veterana invaded Washington de-him at 10 o'clock at night under a foki, and the defendant was caught manding that the Bill be passed certain mango tree outside the by an Indian constable, in the They camped on the banks of village. street.
the river Potomac, most of them
At the appointed time the Pathan sleeping in the fields in spite of went to the place mentioned, and the cold snap that prevailed. there saw a figure standing_whom Washington was shocked when he took to be a woman, but who wAB The report of the Union Assur- they saw that in the hunger par- really a man named Ganpat dressed ance Society Limited for 1991 sub-ade staged by these men there in woman's clothes. The unsuspect- mitted to the Ordinary General were many wearing Distinguishing Pathan took hold of the arm of Meeting, held on May 6 in London, ed Service Crosses and Congres- Ganpat, when the latter disclosed is to hand.
sional Medals. It was predicted his identity and began reproaching The net premiums of the Fire by the leaders of the parade that Amir Khan. Department for the year amount-by the end of the month their Annoyed at thos having been ed to £946,239 15s, 5d. whilst the numbers will have Increased to tricked, Amir Khan is alleged to claime pald and outstanding 50,000. amounted to E518,900 18a. 1d.
Effect on Business.
have threatened Ganpat, whereupon the latter shouted for help. Nathoo
In the Accident Department, the Supporters of the Bill declare and Maruti ran to the rescue. On net premiums for 1981 amounted to that it will stimulate business by seeing Nathoo, the Pathan is alleg £578,550. 15. 8, and the claims paid putting money into circulationed to have attacked him with a and outstanding amounted to while its opponents, Treasury knife and to have stabbed him in £288,291. 15. 1
officials and bankers, declare that the stomach as a result of which Provision for
of it will have a disastrous effect on Nathoo died." Maruti received seri- £100,000 was made.
American credit.
ous injuries on the neck
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