TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1933.
CAMERA THIEF
GAOLED
Office Boy Of Eastman Kodak Company.
ARRESTED WHEN ENTERING PAWN SHOP.
Wong Shu denied larceny
the camera but admitted receiving it from Kong Shui.
VICTORIA'S
STAND AGAINST
THE CHINA MAIL..
MOTOR SALESMAN SENTENCED
To-Day's Short Story.
LEG THEORY Kwok Hung-ki Gaoled
Convert To Board's Suggestion.
UMPIRES EMPOWERED
The suggestion the Board of Mr. D'Almada pleaded not guilty Control have seat to the M.C.C. is to both charges.
ja new law in cricket as follows:
Any hall delivered, which, in the opinion of the umpire at the bowlers end, has been bowled at the batsman
Fowlie said
stolen. He immediately gave a de- bowl during the innings.
For One Month.
JOY-RIDING CONVICTION
car
PEARLS AND SWINE
By Rolf Bennett.
Wong Shu, former office boy of
Convicted on a charge of frau THERE were three of us in the Birch had to find a new mate.) dulently converting a motor
smoking the
compartment-a Some poor son-of-a-gun who'd made Eastman Kodak Company
Melbourne, To-day. (Branch
to his own use, Kwok Hung-ki, for-stout, horsy-looking man with a foul weather, so to speak and was Office), together with Kong Shui, shop fokl, this morning
The Australian Board of Con-mer motor car salesman of Messrs. fat cigar in his mouth a man on the rocks. appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones trol's suggestion that the umpireing sentenced to one month's hard myself.
Geeke and Company, was this morn-who looked like a sailor, and
"Well now, one day when he at the Central Magistracy to an-
The seafaring man was searching for 辽 mate swer charges of larceny and, should be given power to combat labour by Mr. Wynne-Jenes at the was asleep, and so, no doubt, Tat
al-
Papeete, he came upon a ternatively, receiving an Eastman the leg-theory has received a new
Central Magistracy.
falso should have been but for feller called Sam Donovan. Sam Cine Kodak, valued at $435, which convert.
Yesterday afternoon the defen- the stout man, who insisted on was a good seaman, and Irish was found missing on April 10.
dant stood before Mr. W. Schofield talking. The Victorian Cricket Associa in the Coroner's Court, when the he forced upon me related to the tain Birch met him he hadn't got a Most of the anecdotes on his father's side, and when Cap- Detective Sergeant Fowlie aption has adopted this proposal and jury returned a verdict of "death racecouree, and I remember he cent in the wide world, Sam hadn't, peared for the prosecution. Mr. C. has empowered their umpires to by misadventure" at the inquest on ended a particularly long and He'd met with misfortune, in a D'Almada appeared on behalf of prohibit "body-line" bowling. Yeung Wai-lee, the second accused.
a Chinese female tedious one with the observation manner of speaking, which is ae W. M. Woodfull, the popular Aus-school-teacher, who was killed on that "it's no use feeding pearls likely as not to happen to any man oftralian Test skipper, is captain of March 11. when a motor car driv-to swine," referring to the per-when he bluffs on an empty hand. the Victorian State eleven. en by Kwok Hung-ki plunged over son in his story who had Ignored So Sam, he signed on for the trip,
the hillside at Victoria Road. his, the stout man's advice. It and away sailed the Hornet."
Mr. J. B. Prentis appeared for was at this juncture that the "But what," asked the atout man the prosecution, while Kwok Hung-seafaring man woke up, blinked impatiently, "has all this got to do Detective Sergeant Fowlie asked
ki was represented by Mr. Hin-and looked about him. His Worship's permission to with
shing Lo.
with pearla?" draw the case against the second
"What's that about pearls?" he
"You wait and you'll hear," re- dicfendant on account of lack
Mr. T. P. K. Kemble appeared for demanded. with intent to intimidate or injure of
plied the seafaring evidence. His Worship according no ball shall be called, and the bowl Ng Cheung Wo, a rent collector.
man. eyeing him, shall be considered unfair and a the owner of the motor car, Mr.
The stout man repeated, his ob-
him belligerently. "You want to ly discharged Kong Shui.
Jer notified of the Det.-Sergi.
servation as to the inadvisability go too fast, you do. You'll end up, that fence in repeated on. If the
Before His Worship passed sen of endeavouring to feed pearls to if you aren't careful, like Barney's by the
Fame baset. as April 10, when the manager of structed by the umpire 14 cease bowl-shing Lo was given permission to
the accused. Mr. Hin-wine. er in the same innings he will be in-tence on
bull-all of a twist. That's what'll the Eastman Kodak Company checking, and the over shall be regarded address the Court, ed over his stock. he found that as completed. In this case the bowl Counsel asked His
A feller who did that," remark-
happen to you.”
vine kodak
ed the seafaring man, "ought to be
The big man meekly subsided and ar camera had
Worship to been or will not again be permitted to Įtake into consideration before put under hatches before he got the other, having leisurely filled
passing sentence, the fact that the dangerous. But talking of pearls, his pipe and lighted it, went on. secused was first arrested and held did either of you gents ever hear in Police custody on March 11. He tell of a Captain James Birch?" was convicted on April 20 but sen- Neither of us ever had, and this was deferred owing to the 'seemed rather to disappoint the ¡Coroner's inquiry into the circum- seafaring man, stances surrounding the death of "Well, it's as likely as not you Yeung Wai-lee, in which the
used
acwouldn't," he admitted, "for Cap- was connected, being the 'tain Birch used to trade in the Pa- The defendant was seen to inter
driver of the car in which she met aific, where he was very well known her death. a pawn shop hatt was arrested be
and disliked. A big man, he was, fore he could dispose of the camera.
Mr. Hin-shing Lo asked His with a fist like a lump of teak and Worship to take a lenient view of a tops'l-yard-ahoy voice you could signed on a passenger boat, mind "Now Sam didn't reckon he'd He was taken to the Central Po
the Accused's case lice Station, where the manager of
and said his hear a mile off. And this Captain you, but likewise he didn't reckon Tokyo. The complainant
client was more fool than criminal. Birch, he had a schooner called the on the Hornet being what she was company later
General Nobuyoshi Muto, Com His family identified the missing camera.
WDA very poor and Hornet, and a proper hornet she or on Captain Birch being what he jmander-in-Chie of the Japanese through his diligence he had aud-was, too, if you got aboard her. was. But it didn't take bim long) Wong Shu said he bought the forces in Manchuna, and supreme 'denly been promoted to a high post-She used to collect copra from the to find out-it d not. camera in Canton; but on being re head of all Japanese civil and tion, which together with bad com-islands mostly, but her minded by His Worship that he had military administration said he received it from the second churia. har
Man pany, had turned his head.
skipper Hornet, she rolled like the, and wasn't particular what he took so Birch, he swore and bullied accused, defendant
promoted to) By a heavy sentence, His Wor-long as there was a profit on it.
and said he was Marshal.
carried told to make the statement by the
hip would separate him from hisį
on like one of them old- "But Except for Prince Kanin and young wife, discharged defendant.
he had one big trouble, time Cape Horn skippers. And he children
ald which was that he couldn't keep was worse when he was drunk, and and The defendant, who had two pre Marshal in
Free Nashimeto, the only other mother. vious convictions, for harbouring a Marshal Uehara.
the Japanese army is! Hi
a mate. No, sir, a feller would do that was most of the time. Well, Worship said he had young girl and for larceny,
ready made up his mind to take in-he'd quit for good and all.
alone trip on the Hornet and then that's how it was.
The Born in 1870. General Muto'alto consideration the fact that the food was bad, the pay was worse, ing copra Sam went ashore to give Rentenced to three months' hard la whole life has been spent in the accused had been in Police custody but the skipper's temper was worst his legs a stretch, as the saying is. "One day when they were load- army, and in it he has had a dis--for almost two months, and thought of all. So they wouldn't stand it. And when he came tinguished career. Commission- & one month's sentence would auf and every ed 2nd lieutenant in 1893, he serv. fice, jens a platoon commander in the war with China which broke ou1
acription of it to the Police with a description of his office boy who had failed to turn up after that date.
On Sunday afternoon the first defendant was seen in Wing Lok Street by a Chinese detective con stable, carrying a rattan basket in which something was concealed.
Lour.
WAR
H.K. RIDING SCHOOL
SUED.
HIGH OFFICE FOR GENERAL MUTO.
Promoted Marshal For Manchuria Service.
A DISTINGUISHED CAREER.
rep
in
Contractor Claims $770. hellowing year. Three years
WORK ALLEGED TO BE UNSATISFACTORY
Court, this morning.
the
·later he wou
JL sword of honour
om the Emperor for meritorious work at the staff college.
was
tence
CHINESE PROBLEM FOR B.B.C. Pronunciation Difficulty Of City Names.
trip he made
CHILD
TO-MORROW'S STORY.
To-morrow's story will be "Zellg," by Benjamin Rosen- blatt.
For the
back he wAA
Captain laughing all over his face and seemed glad to be alive, which was A very unusual thing for any of the Hornet's crew. It was so unusual that Captain Birch gat mighty un- easy, in his mind. But when Sam) started to sing-be had
a voice! like а cracked fog-horn-he couldn't stand it any longer, Captain Birch couldn't.
"You're
mighty fresh, Mr. Mate,' says be.
"I am that an,' says Sam. "So mighty fresh that me and, you'll part company before long,'|
WELFARE CENTRE
New Building For Indian Troops.
FOUNDATION STONE LAID
Following the nutbreak of the The case in which Chan Shun, ofiar with Russia in 1904, he 57. Argyle Street, Mongkoktsui,
decorated for conspicuous bravery Kowloon, claimed
Innd wallantry in action in the bat-| sum of
London. $770.35, being balance due
tle of the Yalu.
British Brandcasting Corpora- from! N. A. Rodjestvin, proprietor of the. Promoted Beutelant-colonel in tion announcers have had to de- Hong Kong Riding School, for work 1907, he በዚ made full colonel cide how they are going to pro- done and material supplied, was four years later, and in 1916 with nounce
Chinese and Japanese heard by the Puisne Judge, Mr.the rank of major general, he was names when reading news from Mrs. Thom, wife of Lieut. Col. says the skipper, for it made him R. E. Lindsell, in the Supreme given command of the 23rd Infan- the Far East, and now they are J. H. Thom, Omeer Commanding mad to see a feller cheerful-not
Itry Brigade.
following a definite policy. (the
that he often did. Not aboard the Royal Artillery, yesterday Defendant admitted liability to Important appointments now fol- Their system is to pronounce a afternoon
Hornet, anyway. luid the foundation the extent of $118.85, which sum lowed fast until in August 1927 name in such a way that all the atone of the new Child Welfare
*We will that,' says Sam. has been paid into court.
when he became a full general and English listeners will be able to Centre. for Indian Troops. When you, Mr. Mate?' asks Captain Birch, "See here, now, what's bitten Plaintiff was represented by Mr. was made director general of mili-understand it. The
correct completed the building will be the feeling uneasy sort of. M. A, Silva, of Meaars. D'Almada tary education, and thas one of Chinese and Japanese pronuncia-first of its kind in the Far East.
Silva, and Mr. the "Big Three" of the Japanese tions are not as a rule attempted.
""Nothing ain't bitten.me. But H. S. Mossop, of Messrs. Johnson, army.
Among those who witnessed the would you know a pearl if you "Jehol," for instance, is pro- ceremony were Col. R, B. Cousens, saw it?' says Sam. Stokes, and Master, appeared on be-
nounced half of the defendant.
as though it were anjD. S. o., Assistant Adjutant and English name instead of being quarter Master General in Charge these seas that's a better judge off
"I would. There ain't a man in In this year he remained until called "Rih-haw" in the Chinese of Administration, Col. Defendant's plea was that certain work performed by plaintiff had May, 1932, when a group of fanati-way. been unsatisfactorily done, and the cal young military cadets assasal-or a Chinese is netimes sought of Medical Services and Mrs. handing a fine pearl to the skip
The advice of a Japanese Myles, 0.B.E., Assistant Director
C D pearls than me."
"Then look at that,' says. Sam, completion of the work had been de-nated the Premier, Mr. Tauyoshi by the B.B.C. when they encoun-Myles, Major and Mrs. Hadden, per, and a fool he was to do it, as layed. Under a contract, final pay-
Inukai. Although he himself ter problems of this kind.-Reu-Major Lewis, Major and Mrs. Mc-you'll see. ment was to be made on a certificate strongly condemned their action, ter, by the architect in charge of work General Muto felt that as director at the riding school. The architect of military education, Japanese:
Remedios &
Resigns Post
had in a certificate recommended honour and tradition required him the deduction of $85 for work which to assume full responsibility for had been delayed and in which what had occurred, since the of faulty material had been used. fenders belonged to an institution
The case is proceeding.
under his supervision. He resigned accordingly.
GIRL RUN DOWN BY MOTOR CAR.
Tang Yuen, driver of public mo- FASCISTS MUST NOT SHAKE
tor car No 524, stated in his report' to the Trale Department last night, that while driving along Na- than Road and when near. Mongkok | -Road, two Chinese girls ran out in
to the road.
HANDS
Sahte As Oily Form
-.1
Of Greeing
Rome.
RECORD SHAVE IN 24 SECONDS..
New Time Established By Belgrade Barber.
Belgrade.
Intyre, Capt, and. Mra. Mallone, "Captain Birch, he takes the Capt. and Mrs. Every CaptinGore, pearl an" looks at it carefully, and Gore, Capt. and Mrs. Waite, Li Where did you get this, Mr. Hon. Secretary of the Centre, Mrs. he looks at Sam.
and Mrs, Webb, Dr. I el Arculli, Mate? he asks. Mr. Abbas Khan, Mr. P. Chand, **From á architect of the building, and a Swapped for a jack-knife and number of Indian officers and men. plug of tobacco," says Sam, and Before asking Mrs. Thom to per-maybe he was telling the truth. And form the ceremony, Capt. Gore, again, maybe he wasn't; but any, Hon. Secretary of the Centre, ex-way It doesn't matter.
drunken Kanaka.
A barber here has broken the pressed his appreciation of the "Well, what does the skipper do world's record for fast shaving per efforts and aid given by Lieut. Col. but feel in his pocket and hand out forming the operation on a customer and Mrs. Thom and by Col. "and a dollar bill to Sam
In just 24 seconds. The previous Mrs. Myles for disposing of the record of 28.8 seconds was held by dificulties with the War Office. a barber in Brooklyn, New York,
"What's this for?' asks Sam,
For compensation, says Cap tain Birch! I don't need to give you "anything, but Tmi a just man and nobody can say different.
SPAIN'S ONLY WOMAN OFFICIAL "Sam, stared at him bulgy-eyed for a second or so, and then the meaning of it got across to him.
"Give me that pearl back,' says
The record was set up in a shay He blew his horn, with the re-
ing contest held by the Belgrade suit that one giri, Toh Yuk-chin. The handshake is forbidden Barbers Association: aged nine, ran into his car in her to the Fascist Party by an order However, some minutes after the efforts to escape while the other just issued by Signor Starace, speedy shave was finished a tiny. the Secretary-General of the drop of blood was detected on the jumped back la, the foot-way, m
Madrid. The injured girl was taken to Party.
"model's" cheek so the jury recon- The only woman at present to, the Kowloon Hospita},"
Fascists in future are to greet sidered their verdict and disquall-holding, an important: govem "Not on your life, Mr. Mate," each other only by the Fascist fled the barber..
ment post in Spain is Dona Mary answers the skipper, I allow ne salute, which consista in raising The prize of the contest was then garila Nelken, a deputy,, to the private trading aboard my ship, end stretching out the right arm given to the man who completed a Cortes. AMANJH and you know It If you read the with the palm outwards a shave In 30 seconds, one second. She has just been elected vice articles before signing on. I could handshake as unhygienic Reu in Subotits some days
Signor Starace denounces the behind the Jugoslav, record set up chairman of the Committee con bave you jugged for breaking your
trinólling the Government! petrol contract. Ifit Hico,..., says her
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WEATHER FORECAST
Moderate: South
or variable
winds, and fine weather generally were forecasted by the Royal Ob- servatory this morning.
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