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The
China Mail.
EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1932.
POLICE DESERTER JAILED.
Went to Father's Death Bed.
QUESTION OF DUTY,
last year..
DAIREN CUSTOMS SITUATION.
Britain's Objects Explained.
SEEKS PROTECTION.
Londen, To-day.
BRAWL AT CENTRAL MARKET.
Chinese Stabbed with
Penknife.
SUSPECT ARRESTED. ·
the
A stabbing occurred at "It is essential that these deser- ters, when arrested, should be Replying to a question regarding Central Market yesterday, where severely treated, so as to be made the Dairen Customs Situation, several fokis were arguing over the an example to others," remarked Foreign Under-Secretary, Capt. prices of certain goods. Fung Lam Mr. W. Bidmead Thompson, A.S.P., Anthony Eden, in the House of (36) living at First Street, received when prosecuting Lai Ting-shum, Commons to-day, said that after the wound in the right breast, infllct- ex-P.C. C143, before the Police dismissal of the Japanese Commis-ed by a penknife. His alleged as- Magistrate, Mr. Wynne-Jones, for sioner of Customs for refusing to sailant, Cheung Wah, a foki of a desertion from the Hong Kong remit revenues to Shanghai, the fruit stall, was arrested. Police Force since December, 28 Japanese staff had resigned and Cheung Wah appeared before Mr.
handed over the Dairen Customs to Wynne-Jones in Central Police] Manchukuo.
Court this morning. It was stated. Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared for the
Through an intermediary of the by the prosecution that the defendant, and pleaded guilty. He asked His Worship to deal with the Japanese and British Legations, the plain would be confined to hospital
been in for a few days. case leniently, in view of the de Chinese authorities had fendant's youth.
The case was fixed for hearing atį His reason for formed of the terms of an arrange- desertion was that his father was ment providing for the Manchurian 11.30 on Saturday morning. critically ill In the country, and, as quota for foreign obligations secur It was a Chinese custom that filialed on Chinese Customs revenues, duty should come first, he hurried to and for maintenance of integrity of his father's bedside. Two weeks customs administration to which Manchurian authorities might be after his arrival, his father died.)
persuaded to agree. It was still His mother was already dead.
uncertain what attitude the Chinese
year.
SHIPPING DISPUTE.
com-
(Continued from Page 1.)
Mr. Thompson, stated that the Government would adopt..
Laat year's working proft was defendant was sworn in for five The Minister added that the Bri- $82,000 and after placing $30,000 years' service on January 29, last, tish Government would continue to to the officers' Fund the balance He was subsequently dis-work for the security of loans and was transferred to depreciation of missed from the force. On Mon- the integrity of the customs service vessels.. Had it not been for the day night, by virtue of a warrant, by such means as were deemed the year the company would prob fortunate conditions ruling during Detective-Inspector Elston arrested per, in the circumstances.-British the defendant at 332 Portland Wireless Service. Street, Yaumati. Defendant had been on the report several times for trivial offences, such as sleeping on! duty, and on July 29 was cautioned) against a reduction. At the time he left the force, defendant was on the report twice for not doing duty.}
Mr. Kwan said that he had been instructed to express his client's deepest regrets
to both
the Superintendent and his Worship, for what he had done.
NOTE'S LEGALITY QUESTIONED.
Fisherman Could Not Sign.
FORGERY HINTED.
1
ably not have been able to provide anything towards depreciation and the officers" Fund would have to be met out of capital. In other words for this Fund to be main- tained, it will be at the expense of Capital, which in the end will mean forced Liquidation in which case our ships will be sold and the new owners if there be any with the existing slump-will engage crews at rates of pay and condi- tions of service more in keeping to
Mr. Thompson interposed to say Holding that his client, Ng Koon-quote Captain Laurenson "with of world wide depres- that there was never difficulty in tai, a fisherman, could not write, this time getting leave, provided the excuse Mr. A. el Arcelli, solicitor for the sion." given was genuine.
defendant, asserted that the note I was not aware that "leave is His Worship pointed out that de- hold by the plaintiff, Lum Sou-hop, an integral part of an officers pay fendant's duty as a constable came junk chandeler, could not have been and if suspended, the officers must first in this case. Had the defen-signed by his client.
He pointed as a consequence demand Increase
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dant made application for leave, he out that Ng Koon-tai could only pay as compensation" and I am not might have taken a lenient view of placed his thumb print on a bill of prepared to admit this. Will Cap-
sale when he sold a junk.
tain Laurenson assure me that all The fisherman had his junk (No. British Officers and Engineers on 508 HA) selzéd for a debt of $800 the China Coast receive home leave that he is alleged to owe the plain- conditions, and pensions similar to the Douglas S.S. Company, and if Mr. F. C. E. Rendall, council for not what compensation do they re- the plaintiff, asked his client, due calve in Ifeu thereof,
SAMPAN CAPSIZES IN HARBOUR.
(Continued from Page 1.)
Lif.
to a suggestion of possible forgery,
and officers of
whether he had signed the note, and With reference to his statement The ship was anchored in the if not, had he seen the defendant "that the master Western fairway. -
sign it. Lum replied that he had, both departments have had their The wind was blowing rather and his brother, acting accountant pay reduced to a 1/6 dollar since! strongly at the time, and the water for the Arm, was called to the stand April 1, 1981, and that leave pay became choppy. When half way to support his evidence,
has been temporarily suspended across, a sudden squall caused the Mr. Arculli asked that the court for the last 18 months" will he as- Junk to capsize, throwing the crew, be adjourned until he could complete sure me that no British Officers. passengers and their luggage into a survey of all the facts.
the water.
The steam launch Chof Lee, which wes passing by ren-
UCHIDA INSTALLED AS FOREIGN MINISTER.
and Engineers employed on the China Coast receive less remuners- tion than those in the service of the Douglas Steamship Company.
dered valuable assistance, BUC-
The earnings of our ship are in ceeding in rescuing all the
Tokyo, To-day. local currency, and wages, pen- occupants, BAVE So Ho (56) Count Uchida, was formerly pre- sions, and other outgoings should I understand male, Chun Kwong (86) a female, aident of the South Manchuria also be in dollars. and So Ho-sak (10) a girl, who are Railway, was installed as Foreign the officers. are engaged locally and feared to be drowned.
Minister to-day-Beuter:
whatever facilities were granted when exchange was more favour. The junk woman, and one of her daughters, named Chan Yau-kam, General Taal Ting-kai, Comman-able, the time has come when the were later removed to the Kwong der of the 19th Route Army, left Company is to carry on.
position should be revised If the Wah Hospital suffering from the for Macao yesterday. He spent
Yours, etc., effects of immersion. They left the day there and returned to hospital in the afternoon, having Hong Kong this morning. To- fully recovered.
morrow he will go to Amoy.
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