MONDAY, APRM 10, 1933.
BRITISH PILOT'S
DEATH.
Finding Of Court Of Enquiry.
FUNERAL TO-DAY.
Ал error of judgment while making a gliding turn in an at- tempt to land, was the finding of the enquiry members who sat sti Liuchow last week to Investigate the death of Mr. R. J. Stevens, test pilot of the Far Eastern Aviation Company.
Mr. A. V. Hurvey,
NAVY INQUIRY
INTO AKRON
AIR DISASTER
Plans For Sister Ship
Not Affected.
NEW DIRIGIBLE, MACON, TO UNDERGO TESTS
New York.
With little evidence to work on, an official inquiry Into the disaster to the naval dirigible Akron was launch- ed on April 5.
THE CHINA MAIL.
GUN-RUNNER SENT
TO PRISON.
Chance Discovery Leads To Arrest.
To-Day's Short Story.
THE BRUTALITY OF BRIGGS
BRIGGS is 3 invited
By S. J. Simon.
RIGGS is a monster, an in-front door to wait for him,
for half. an hour.
I
The diacovery of a Remington | revolver bullet hidden in an alleg-i jed travelling trader's felt hat, led to the finding of 150 rounds of similar ammunition at No. 59, Bonham Strand West during the in the face of impending tragedy Finally he arrived, munching A
For sandwich. week-end, and the subsequent arcan think only of himself. rest of a gun-runner.
sheer selfishness, insensibility, "Stopped at a coffee stall on the
way."
he apologised. "Where's
When the arrested man appear-and cold-blooded calculation ed before Mr. Wynne-Jones at thej But perhaps Lhad better tell the body?" Central Magistracy this morning, you the whole story.
Last night I decided to commit Det.-Sergt. Mobbie asked for the
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I regarded him aympathetically. My news was going to come as an Ilawful shock to the poor fellow. local manager of the Company and. A court of inquiry of three imposition of an exemplary penalty, suicide. Do not imagine that
was sentenced to rix came to this decision on the spur "There is no body," I said omin- Mr. H. A. Howes, assisted by members presided over by Rear-Accused
of the moment. I am not that ously. "As yet." Kwangsi Government officials con-mandant of the Brooklyn navy
Admiral William W. Phelps, com- months' hard labour.
sort of man. I thought it all out,
"But," said Briggs, locking round ducted the enquiry.
coolly and dispassionately, as the sitting room in a disappointed yard, was ordered to-day to con-.
sat in my flat, fingering the en-sort of way, "there's nothing here. gagement ring that Marjorie had I thought you said it was a matter hurled back at me that afternoon. of life and death."
Col. Ning, of the 4th Group vene on Monday at Lakehurst, Army Corps, who was a passenger N.J., the Akron's base, to inves-LAW with Mr. Stevens at the time ofitigate the disaster to the world's the crash, escaped with a broken largest dirigible and the loss of leg and an injured shoulder. 173 lives.
The remains of Mr. R. J. Stevens, The waters of the Atlantic off will arrive in the Colony from Wu-the New Jersey coast held most chow-to-day.
of the evidence which lead to The funeral will take place this determination of the cause of the evening at 5.30 p.m.
$80,650 CLAIM SETTLED,
Plaintiffs Agree To Accept $7,000.
AND COMMERCE
SOCIETY.
Annual Dinner.
PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.
It has been
I thought for several hours, but "So it is," I agreed. My death." the conclusion remained inevitable Briggs seemed surprised. "Are -without Marjorie Bfe had no-you going to die?"
thing more to offer me. So natur ally-I decided to hill myself.
"I am."
"I'm," said Briggs. Somehow
But how was it to be done? I he did not seem nearly as horrified had not got a revolver, I had not as I had expected. "What's the got a rope, and when I felt in my trouble? Heart attack?" pockets I found that I had not got |
shilling to put in the gas meter.
ter of life and death."
"A mat-
TO-MORROW'S STORY.
To-morrow's story will be. "The Stirrup Cup," by D. H. Barber.
"In a way." "Head-ache?" "No."
"Any temperature?" "NO."
crash, but officials ordered Lieut, Commander Herbert V. Wiley, and M. E. Erwin and Richard
The commercial history of the Deal, enlisted men, the only sur-past year has been almost as dis-I could, of course, have gone out vivors, to fly to Washington to appointing as that of the year be-and thrown myself in the Thames, report to Rear-Admiral William fore, stated Mr. M. A. Cooper, Pre-but it was a beastly night. V. Pratt, chief of naval opera-ident of the Law and Commerce It was then that I thought of Itions.
Society of the University of Hong Briggs. Briggs was a sensible They spent the night in the Kong, at the annual dinner of the person, practical; he would realise naval hospital at Brooklyn, their Society, held at Messrs. Lane, at once that it was useless to at- The dispute between Messrs.
injuries slight. Raven and Basio, Architects
Crawford's Restaurant on Saturday tempt to dissuade me; he would not Naval officials at Washington evening. (plaintifs), and the Wo Lee Land
waste my time with futile pleas Investment Company (defendants), said the disaster to the Akron, the
a history of diff and arguments. So I rang him concerning the plans prepared for most tragic of the kind in history, culties which experiments have It was already past midnight the Chater Bungalow site building would not affect the plans for the party met but have not solved, but when a man is about to die he scheme, was this morning settled, Macon, its sister ship, which was operating to stop the rot, has been things.
By far the most important device has not got time to think of such Briggs regarded me critically, the defendants agreeing to pay launched on March 11. The Macon the light from gold by countries "It's urgent," I said, directly he "It's probably indigestion."
"You look all right," he decided. $7,000 to the plaintiffs. Enelt side will pay their own costa.
Junquestionably will proceed to imitating Great Britain's example had stopped grumbling.
It was high time to correct his The original elaim, the first Sunnyvale, Calif., as planned after of September, 1931, hearing of which took place in the the new dirigible's tests are comfor 1932 shows definitely that, ed. "Don't
misconception, A comparison of trade returns "Murder?" said Briggs, interest- "My malady."I announced, "is Supreme Court last week before pleted and it is accepted by the while generally speaking, the rate, I'll be right over."
touch anything, and not physical. It is mental and'In- Mr. Justice J. R. Wood, acting!
navy department.
curable. And so I have decided to Chief Justice, was for $80,650.
of trade decline has been stemmed Waiting for him to arrive, end it all." Here I paused dramati Secretary of the Navy Swanson among countries departing from started to compose a farewell let-cally. "I am going to commit sui- said the purpose of the Macon was gold, the position of gold standard ter to Marjorie. I chuckled grim-cide." to work with the fleet and since the countries has become worse.
Jy Beet is on the Paciße Coast there Among those present were:-ed
There was a silence. Evidently would be no change in the plans to Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Attorney reached her the man she had once went un quickly.
that by the time it Briggs was stunned by my news. send the dirigible to California. General, Hon. Mr. S. W. Ts'o, Mr. loved would be a cold and lifeless
A section of a ventilating tube ia Justice R. E. Lindsell (acting corpse! Perhaps she'd be sorry you are my best friend, but because the only wreckage recovered and Puisne Judge), Mr. H. C. Mac-than.... brought here thus far. Ships and,
Professor and namara,
you are a level-headed person who The first criminal appeal case to planes in vain patrolled the stormy R. K. M. Simpson, Professors W. 1 lang time coming, so I went to the out useless argument. I have de- It struck me that Briggs was a can accept an established fact with- be heard in Hong Kong, will take, waters near Barnegat light another Gerrard, C. A. Middleton Smith, place in the Supreme Court before a day searching for anything that Messrs. M. K. Lo, Hin-shing Lo, Full Court comprised of the acting might give a hint as to what caused and Wong Kwong-tin. Chief Justice, Mr. Justice J. R., the Akron, caught in a fierce electric Wood, the neting Puisne Judge, 3ir./storm, to plunge into the sea thirty R. E. Lindsell and Mr. Phillip Jacks, seconds after Commander Wiley gavel temporary Puisse Judge, on Wednes-ithe order to stand by for the crash. day morning.
Another ghiset of the search was. The defendant in the case is Mr.o recover bodies but there was no J. E. Besa, who was sentenced to six hope that more survivors may be montits hard labour at the March found.
FIRST CRIMINAL APPEAL CASE.
Six Months' Sentence To Be Fought.
Personal Pars.
Col. and Mrs. J. L. Boyd were also passengers by the Ranpura, bound for London.
Mru.
SANITARY BOARD AGENDA.
to
myself 08 I reflect-
J
News In Brief
"I tell you this not only because
cided to die...."
"But," began Briggs.
I cut him short. "Nothing can alter my decision. It is useless to dissuade me...."
A Chinese male, Chan Tak, 70, was said Briggs. What
"I wasn't going to attempt it," admitted to the Government Civil know is what all this has to do with I want to Hospital, suffering from wounds to
me 7" the head, austained when he was
Expenditure Report For knocked down by a public car
Consideration.
Pokfulam Road.
nt
I told him. "In this world," 1 Sessions for obtaining money by The Navy blimp J-3, which fell in-1
said, "the greatest projects of man- false pretences, Mr. Duncan Me-to the surf at Beach Haven, N. J.,|
kind have come to grief over some Nell will appear for the prisoner. jon April 4 while on rescue duty at
little unforeseen obstacle. Even the Akron disaster, sank during eal- The Report of the Committee Tam Ngo! Ping, 11, was admitted as Richard the Third once found vape operations the following day, appointed to consider the proposed to the Government Civil Hospital, himself helpless because he had not and was destroyed.
changes in the estimates of the yesterday, suffering from a frac got a horse, even so do I now re- Two men. Licut, Commander D. E. Sanitary Department and the pro-tured shine-bone, sustained when quire your aid because the gas in Cummins, and Machinist's Mate posed Public Works Extraordinary he was knocked down by a motor low and I have not got a shilling to Pasquale Bettie, were drowned but for the Sanitary Department for car at Kennedy Road.
put in the meter." the other five aboard were saved. 1934, will be presented at the Sani-
"And is that why you dragged Akron Search.
tary Board meeting to be held to-
A Chinese amah, Lam Yee, 42, was indignantly, "To borrow & ehil- Experts declared that the heavy morrow. weather which attended the search Applications for licences for an yesterday admitted to the Kowloon ling!"
I smiled sadly, "The frony of might easily have obscured the diri-eating house at No. 78, Fa Yuen Hospital, suffering from injuries to
Street and for a bake-house at No. the leftside of her face, sustained fate. I had no money."
"That's all very well," said It was pointed out that had the 15, Spring Garden. Lane, will also be when she jumped from a Kowloon
Briggs, "but if you're going to dirigible floated with much of the considered.
kill yourself how do you propose to bag above water, it would have been
pay me back?" 1. carried rapidly by the wind.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Nixon was a through passenger by tho Ranpura bound for Europe.
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Mr. A. J. Driscoll left Hong Kong on the 8.8. Empress of Russia, on Friday.
Miss M. Burns left the Colony in the 8.6. Empress of Russia, on Fri. day.
gible from view.
The house naval affairs committee voted to hold a thorough investiga- tion, including the past history of the airship and rumours of sabot- Comdr. G. C. Bannister, R.N., isfuge during construction. a passenger on the 8.5. Ranpura
Congressman John J. Delany, bound for Singapore.
|chairman of the sub-committee which will hold the inquiry, said he was by General M. A. Cohen, arrived in no means convinced that the acci- Hong Kong on Saturday by the dent meant that dirigibles were use- Dollar liner 6.8. President Jeffer less as naval weapons.-A. P. and U. aon, which sailed from Shanghai P
-on April 5,
Mr. and Mr. R. R. Roxburgh and A BRIDEGROOM AGED 91. Misa Nancy Roxburgh arrived in Hong Kong on Saturday by the 8.5.
MEAL MARATHON FOR £2 BET.
Motor 'Bus while it was in motion in Prince Edward Road...
With the changing from winter to summer uniforms-to-day, Hong Kong Police Force Inspectors will be seen wearing a new type of tunic with an open neck which allows for the Epaulettes wearing of a black tie. an will denote the difference in rank of
Belgrade. Antony Militehitch began Zhupanija. This is what he ate: "eating race" with a friend in Superintendents, Inspectors and Sub-
A whole turkey, 10 bread buns, 10 Pork Chops, 50 small sausages,
Inspectors.
It did not seem to me to be the moment for jesting. I said so- a trifle coldly.
"Sorry," Briggs. apologised, "You really mean it then?"
Absolutely."
"And nothing can dissuade. you." "Nothing."
Brigga Ht a cigarette pensively and started to toy with a box of cigars that yas lying on my desk.
“I gather" he said, "that you do
10 skewerfuls of veal roasted over A Chinese boy, Yu Wing, was^ad- charcoal, 5 apple dumplings, mitted to the Government Civil Hos- not want me to indulge in tears or He washed this down with 5pital, yesterday, suffering from in- any other mawkish sentiment over pints of wine. When time was call- Jurics received when he was knocked your Approaching, decease. **You ed he was ahead by 30 sausages, from injuries received when he was want me to regard you as a fully- the veal and the apple dumplings. knockd down by a motor cycle in grown man, who knows what he is In addition to losing his bet of Queen's Road, East. The boy was doing. You want me not only to £2, the friend had to pay the An- being chased by a woman, under the refrain from hindering you, but von Knezevich, tony's bill for food and drink verandah, and suddenly ran out into actually, by lending you a shilling, Mr. and Mrs. Ayres, accompanied who is 91, has been married to very considerable one-Reuter, the roadway--
to connive with you in the execu by their son, were passengers by Frau Anna Stern at Eggenbern,
|tion"" of your design. > Is that |right ?!?
President Jefferson.
Colonel Eduard
Vienna.
the s.8. Empress of Russia which near Graz.Frau Stern has been left here on Friday,
the bridegroom's housekeeper for the past 30 years, Sir William Shenton and Miss Colonel von Knezevich joined the Yvonne Shenton were passengers Austro-Hungarian army in 1860, for London by the sa. Tanpura, and fought in the war against which left Hong Kong on Saturday Prussia in 1866, He was an Intl for Europe.
mate friend of the famous Marshal Radetzky-Reuter.
WEATHER FORECAST:
Loring Hops Off To-day For
Manila
I had hardly expected him to un derstand me so quickly. I nodded. - “Procisely.. I am going to die and you are powerless to prevent
• Bad weather in Indo-China cana- it, 'If you' hamper me now you {eð hím 11 days delay; and it was cannot, hamper me always, Booner (Continued from Page 1,)
not until Friday morning, that he or later. I must speceed. You cCLB, Senor Loring has been held found conditions Improved to make not kee me alive against my-will up for several days at Phakak, the 21⁄2 hours trip to Hanoi. He for over, Bo you might as well on the borders of Slam and reached the latter place shortly be- resign yourself to the Ineritable French Indo-China, owing to the fore noon on Friday, and make the best of it! (unfavourable flying weather.j After • a quick " overhaul " be....... There was
And then Interviewed by the China Mall decided to Ave for. - Hong, Briggs sti
picked up the box
In that Colony | as well take.
Among the passengers who left *Hong Kong for Europe by the P. & Ops Ranpura on Saturday. were Mrs, R. E. Tottenham, Mr. W. E, Peers, Mr. and Mrs, E. J. R, Mitchell and Miss P. A; Mitchell, Moderate cast winds, with cloudy Bener Loring: mid, that conditions Kongon - Mr. and Mrs. J C. Lyal and chil-sides and local for are forecasted throughout the night antil reach, and took off at 7.20 dren, Mr. C. J. L. Law, Mr E R in the weather report issued from ing Ehakat had been ideal and inge Ducklit and Infant and Comdr, and the Royal Observatory this morn the Journey had been accomplish in 3 “Mrs. W.-A. Elliott
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