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China Mail.
EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1932,
LEADERS PLAN WAR ADMIRAL CHAN CHAK
ON COMMUNISTS.
Important Meeting In Canton.
WELCOME FOR MR. CHU.
WANTS TO REST.
Announces Movement Of Warships.
HEAVY SENTENCE - FOR CHINESE.
Narcotics And Arms In His Lodgings.
ENTERS GUILTY PLEA.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Admiral Chan Chak is anxious to An unemployed Chinese, Ng Hol Canton, To-day. reat completely from the respon- (24), was found guilty on two seri- Mr. Chu Ching-lan, and two us-sibilities of politics. Interviewed ous charges at the Kowloon Magis- sistants, arrived here on Thursday by a China Mail representative to-tracy to-day.
The police, found three revolvers aboard the s.8. Tai Shan, to discuss day, he said he had not yet decided with military and civil represents-whether, he would go abroad with and 354 rounds of ammunition in tives the terms of the Naval Settle-Mr. Chan Hing-wan, to make cer. the dwelling of the accused at 874,
{Shanghai Street, Yaumati. ment and plans for a war of sup-tain Industrial investigations. pression upon Communists in the Two of the Chinese gunboats new taels of prepared oplum were dis- North River district.
The Anti-in harbour will be used for convoy-covered in a box in the defendant'a Civil War Alliance, too, took maching troops to Amoy, while the rest room.
considered of the eight vessels here will be The Chinese, explained that he taken back to their home port by the had obtained the oplum and arms
of their time and was
from every angle.
Mr. Chu was welcomed by mem-Canton Government.
bers of various commercial organisa The Fuk On and Hei Sul, which tions, prominent merchants and
public servants. Among them were will go to Amoy, leave in
Mesrs. Kam Chung-weh, représenta- days, he said.
tive of Commander-in-Chief Lee
Chung-yan, Yuen Ming, representa-
a few
Sixty
in the country and had intended to return there and sell them.
He pleaded guilty to both offences, For possession of firearms and ammunition without the proper licence, he was fined $3,000 or 6
tive of the North-eastern Lost Ter- BUTCHER'S CRUELTY months and on the opium charge,
ritory Union, Wu Chung-tong, Wong! Wing-wan, Hung Siu-hong, mem- bers of the City Commercial Coun- cil. Tsoi Cheong, manager. of the Sun Co., Ltd., and others, totalling about 70 persons.
About 80 more prominent per- sonages, civil and military, called on the distinguished visitor at his hotel. With these be discussedi matters relating to the welfare of the state.
EUROPEAN CHARGED FOR SPEEDING.
(Continued from Page 1.).
Ab
REWARDED.
Injured Dog Left To Die.
PRISON FOR CURE.
London, June 12. In Westminster Police Court re- cently Francis Challis, 58, butch- er's assistant, of Knightsbridge, was charged with permitting un-
Mr. Fraser gave him the maximum sentence, $5,000 fine, or in default, 12 months in jall.
SCOTS YOUTHS STRANDED.
Cycling Trip Ends In Africa.
Glasgow, May 26. About a quarter-of-a-mile down necessary cruelty to his dog, a terrier. The defendant was also the Shaukiwan Road up to
charged with having been drunk. A seaman on the Scottish ship) King's Slipway, defendant drove at
and disorderly.
Ailsa has brought" news from a speed of 85 miles an hour. He
Oran, North ` Africa, of the crossed this road without giving a Mrs. Geraldine Lawler, of Port-plight of two Dundee youths, warning with his horn, or decreas-land Road, said she was walking in Charles Johnston, of Wellgrove ing his speed, and proceeded up an the Park and saw a dog in the Place, and Ernest Cand, of Tay- unnamed road, which leads to Fly carriage-way. She turned her lor Streets, Lochee.. Dragon Terrace.
Followed Defendant.
head, and a moment later saw the
poor animal helpless on the foot- The youths were unemployed, way. Several persons offered to and, saying they were going on
on March 19
"I followed defendant a little way take it to a veterinary surgeon, but cycling week-end, they actually up the road," continued the
Ser the defendant, who was the worse set out to win fortune in the geant." I stopped him and told him for drink, snatched the dog from world beyond. that I considered that he was the arms of a lady who had picked They left home driving very dangerously through it up and walked away with it and cycled to a Channel port. Shaukiwan Road. The defendant He took it to a shop in Raphael From there they sailed to Dun- did not think so, and stated that Street, opened the door, and fung kirk, where their funds were hit he could see both ways when cross the dog in, afterwarde going to a by the duty of 300 france im ing the road. I asked him if he public-house.
posed on their cycles.
would like to come back and I would
working on
several
show him the exact spot that I Miss Ethel Collins, of Prompton After
I sat beside him and went Road, said she saw the dog on the French farms they made for meant. lover the same ground."!
footpath and asked defendant if it Italy, but were turned back at Replying to his Worship, the Ser-had been run over. He told her the frontier, so they headed for geant stated that there were very to mind her own business. She Marseilles,
few pedestrians about and there picked it up, but defendant abused 'were only two tramcars nearby. her, snatched it from her, swung it The unnamed road was 15 feet wide on its lead, and took it home. and joined the Shaukiwan Road atį right angles.
Mr. Arthur Case, veterinary_sur- geon, said that the dog was dead Peak Obstruction.
when he saw it, from Internal *Summoned for having caused en hemorrhage, through having been obstruction with his car in Stubbs/run over.
Cycles. Stolen.
At a town near Marseilles their cycles were stolen, and they had to walk on to the seaport.
There the British Consul was unable to help them, so they stowed away on a British boat.
Road outside the Perk Hotel The Magistrate said that the Annexe, on the night of June 26, result of defendant's behaviour Once aboard, the youths Mr. H. P. Bailey, of Repulse Bay was that the dog suffered terrible found, too late, that the ship Hotel, pleaded guilty and was aned torture, sentenced him to eight was bound for Oran, North weeks* "Imprisonment" with hard Africa, and there they were
$5.
Sergeant Baystings stated there labour, and ordered him to pay £2, landed and stranded. was room for four more cars in the costa. For being drunk and ́dis- It is understood now that the park. Defendant's car was park- orderly he was fined 206, and 108. youths will come home as passen. ed for an hour."
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