TUESDAY, JUNË 20, 1933.
£5,321,305 PAID TO HOSPITALS Success of Irish Sweepstakes.
NEED FOR FURTHER FUND
In a period of less than three years the total amount paid by the Hospitals' Sweepstakes Trust, Ltd.,
COLONY'S GAOL PROBLEM
Reported Release. Of Prisoners.
DR. KOTEWALL'S QUESTIONS TO COUNCIL
THE CHINA MAIL.
INGENIOUS TRICK ON To-Day Short Story.
RICE FIRM
$50 Loan Negotiated By Former Foki. ARRESTED WHEN BOARDING STEAMER
Chan Sik Fan, 27, this morning
$50.
MAN-SIZE IN MARBLE
ALTHOUGH every word of ern marshes.
By E. Nesbit.
a brief
We had gone there, this story is as true as des- from the seaside village where we The reported release of certain
were staying, to see the church, and in prize money and to the Irish prisoners from the Colony's gaols, pleaded guilty before Mr. W. Scho- pair, I do not expect people to two fields from the church we found Hospitals was $22,437,794. The has led to questions by the Hon. Dr. field at the Central Magistracy, to believe it. Nowadays a "ration this cottage. It stood quite by it- actual number of prize winners to R. H. Kotewall, C. M. G. LL. D. At a charge of obtaining money under al explanation" is required be self, about two miles from the vill- date is 23,581. The amount paid the meeting of the Legislative false pretences.
fore belief is possible. Let ine, with rooms sticking out in unexpect
age. It was a long, low building, to the Hospitals Fund is £5,321,-
Detective Sergeant O'Donovan then, at once offer the "rational ed place. There was a bit of stone- 305.
Fifty-three hospitals have Council. on Thursday, Dr. Kotewall
said that the accused, a former foki explanation" which finds most work-ly-covered and moss-grown, shared in this distribution, the will ask:- money being used to re-equip and (1.) Is it a fact that on account of of the Wo Shing Rice Shop, of 28 favour among those who have just two old rooms, all that was left The overcrowding in the Prisons, the Pokfulam Road, on Sunday after heard the tale of my life's tra-there-and round, this stone-work of a big house that had once stood endow these institutions. needs of the hospitals are so great Government has sanctioned or con- noon went to the Hang Mau Rice gedy. It is held that we were the house had grown up. that still further assistance is templates sanctioning the release shop and there stated that he was "under a delusion," Laura and I of its roses and jasmine it would Stripped
needed.
of certain prisoners before the ex- Referring to this matter at the piration of their terms of Imprison sent by the former firm to borrow on that 31st of October; and that have been hideous. As it stood it
this supposition places the whole was charming, and after opening of the Derby SweepstakeĮment?
matter on a satisfactory and be examination we took it. It was: (2.) Will the Government furn- Prize Drawing in the Plaza, Dub-
This, explained Sergeant O'Don lievable basis. The reader can absurdly cheap. There was a jolly lin, on May 29 last, Lord Powers-ish this Council with comparative court, Chairman of the Hospitals' figures for the month of May 1932 ovan, had been a standing custom judge, when he, too, has heard old-fashioned garden, with
between the two rice firms and the my story, how far this is an paths, and no end of hollyhocks and -Committee, stated that the 53 hos- and 1933, showing:---
From (1.) The number of prisoners accused had hit upon the ingenious explanation," and in what sense sunflowers, and big lilies. pitals would continue to benefit by
serving terms in Victoria Gaol idea of obtaining the money by three who took part in this: pastures, and beyond them the blue, it is "rational." There were the window you could see the marsh- the Sweepstakes, which were doing
and the Laichikok Prison respec-pretending that he was sent to the Laura and I and another man thin line of the sea. valuable work for the sick poor.
tively. In thanking the Press of the
(2) The number of prisonera complainant firm by his late em- The other man still lives, and can world for the confidence it had
srving terms for (a) hawking ployers.
speak to the truth of the least shown in the Hospitals' Trust, Ltd.
offences, and (b) other minor The Hang Mau Rico shop later I never in my life knew what it
credible part of my story. the Lord Mayor of Dublin describ- ed the Irish Sweepstakes as the (3.) The number of juvenile pri-Tang up the Wo Shing Rice shop to was to have as much money as I fairest lottery in the world. He soners, if any.
confirm the loan, and then discover-required to supply the most expressed the belief that the time!
ordinary needs-good colours, (3.) If the comparison reveals fed that they had been cheated. had now arrived for the building an increase in the present number A report was made to the Police books, and cab-fdres-and when we orland the accused was yesterday were married we knew quite well
offences.
456 COUNTERFEIT
As has been the custom at every drawing of prizes under the Irish Sweepstakes Acts, the Chief Com-1 missioner of Police wan on the] platform during the Derby Sweep- stakes drawing of prizes and re- Possessor Fined $4,560.
ceived from the hands of the Burses each counterfon taken from the Drum.
COINS.
An unemployed Chinese naméd To Lai, was this morning charged before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the
grass
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-To-morrow's 'story will be. "The Wild Swan," by Liam O'Flaherty.
up of an international research of prisoners, to what cause fund in connection with cancer and causes does the Government attri-lafternoon arrested as he was about)
that we should only be able to live tuberculosis..
bule such an increase?
to board the ss. Charles Hardoon, at all by "strict punctuality and at
We got a tall old peasant woman tention ta business." I used to to do for us. jat Connaught Road.'
Her face and figure. The accused, was sentenced to paint in those days, and Laura used were good, though her cooking was one month's hard labour, was also to write, and we felt sure we could of the homelieat; but she understood ordered to pay the plaintiff firm keep the pot at least simmering all about gardening, and told us all $50, in default an additional term Living in town was out of the ques- the old names of the coppices and of one month's hard labour,
tion, so we went to look for a cet cornfields, and the stories
of the tage in the country, which should smugglers and highwaymen; and, be at once sanitary and picture better still, of the "things that sque. So rarely do these two walked," and of the "sights" which qualities meet in one coltage that met one in lonely glens of a star- our search was for some time quite light night. We soon came to leave fruitless. But when we got away all the domestic business to Mrs.) from friends and house-agents, on Dorman, and to use her legends in which again, and we knew a pretty cottage brought in the jingling guinea. when at last we saw one.
We had three months of married: It was at Brenzetta little village happiness, and did not have a single One October evening I set on a hill over against the south-quarrel.
had been down to smoke a pipe with the doctor our only neighbour pleasant young" Irishman"" Täura
THE DERBY PRIZE MONEY The prize money for the Derby Central Magistracy with possession Sweepstake was divided as ful-jof 456 counterfeit lows:-
Franco-Chine
(20 cent colus, at Claverly Street, 19 at £30,000 0 = £570,000 o oresterday evening.
19 at £35,000 0 0 = £285,000 0 0 Sub-Inspector Fender said the
19 at £10,000 00 £150,000 00 accused was arrested after leaving 437 at £1,521 14 92664,997 0 the s.s. Tin Yat yesterday evening. 1,900 at £ 100 0 0 = £190,000 0 0
LOCAL DENTIST MARRIES
Dr. E. C. Humphreys And our honeymoon, our wits grew clear little magazine stories
Miss I. L. Oldfield,
10 at £4,184 12 0 41,840 0 0 When about 60 yards from the ship, RECEPTION AT HONG KONG
-2,484
Total
which was berthed at the
Con-
£1,941,843 0 0Įnaught Road water frontage, the,
H.P. BAILEY FINED $350
Dangerous Driving Conviction.
EYES AFFECTED. BEFORE RICKSHA ACCIDENT
HOTEL
necused was accosted by a Chinese A very pretty wedding took place CHINESE MERCHANT'S District Watchman, who found seat the Registry Office on Saturday, veral rolls of coins in the accused's when Miss Irene Lucille Oldfield,
pockets.
Dental
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Old- His Worship fined the accused field of Hong Kong, became the $4.560. in default six months' hard wife of Dr. E. C. Humphreys, labour.
Surgeon of Alexandra Buildings, Hong Kong, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, late of Mesars. J. D. Humphreys and Watson's, of Hong Kong.
CHILD'S LUCKY ESCAPE,
Unhurt After Three- Storey Fall.
Belgrade.
DEATH
Mr. Chau Yue-Teng Passes.
PROMINENT RESIDENT
The death took place yesterday
had stayed at home to finish a comic
sketch.
I left her laughing over her own jokes, and came in to find her a crumpled heap of pale muslini weeping on the window seat.
"Good heavens, my darling, what's the matter?" I cried, taking her in my arms.
"What is the matter? Do speak." "It's Mra. Dorman," she sobbed. “What has 'she done?" I inquired,
The bride who wore a creation by "Lucille" was given away by her morning of Mr. Chau Yue-teng. immensely relieved, father, while Mr. and Mrs. A. W. prominent Chinese shipping, im- "She says she must go before the Mr. H. P. Bailey of the General]
Hayward, and her parents were the port and export merchant," who end of the month, and she saya ber Electric Company of China Ltd.,
principal witnesses.
passed away at his residence in niece is ill; she's gone down to see who yesterday afternoon pleaded guilty through his course! Mr.
After the ceremony, a reception Seymour Road, after a brief illness. her now, but I don't believe that's D. B. Evans, to charges of dan- A three-year-old girl, who was was held at the Jacobean Room of The deceased had been in good the reason, because her niece is al- I believe someone has gerous driving, falling to report an playing near the window of a the Hong Kong Hotel, where about health until about a fortnight ago, ways ill
Her accident and failing to stop, was third floor flat, suddenly fell 100 guests drank the health of the when he suffered a serious attack been setting her against us.
a total of $350 by Mr. W.through the window. and dis- happy couple.
of cerebral haemorrhage.
manner was so queer————" fined Schofield at the Central Magistracy. appeared. ·
The honeymoon is being spent at The late Mr. Chau. Yue-teng was "Never mind, Pussy," I said; The parents,, terrified, rushed Fanling.
best known for his long associatich "whatever you do, don't, cry, or I On the charge of dangerous)
with the Hong Kong Chinese Cham shall have to cry too to keep you in driving, Mr. Evans explained that to the street and found her cry- Mr. Bailey had been in charge of the ing lustily. They hurriedly took
ber of Commerce. He was a mem-countenance, and then you'll never ber of the Executive Committee for respect your man again.”. Company's floodlight exhibit at the her to a hospital where, after a
British Empire Fair, which had a thorough examination, it was LIFE IMPRISONMENT candle-power of 750,000 to 1,000,-found that her only injury wES- 000, and his eyes had become affect a skinned nose. Reuter.
ed by attending to the light.
The charges arose out of an ac cident in Queen's Road, East of Murray Road. when Mrs. Landau the wife of Mr. Adolphe Landau, proprietor of Jimmy's Kitchen, was seriously injured, when defendant's car came into collision, with the rickaha in which she was travelling on the night of May 21.
MODESTY--BUT NO MODERATION.
''
Sex Appeal Explained.
SENTENCE
Attempted Murder Conviction.
ATTACK ON EDITOR
a number of years and for two years "But you see," she went on, “It is
was vice-Chairman of the Chem- really serious, because these village, ber.
people are sa sheepy, and if one
He was made a J.P. as a mark won't do a thing you may be quite) of his keenness in. Chinese public sure none of the others will. AndĮ affairs in 1923 and was for a ŝium-l | shall have to cook the dlñners and ber of years a member of the Uni-wash up the hateful greasy plates: versity Court. During the 1929 and you'll have to carry cans of water famine, he was a member water about and clean the boots and of the Water Supply Committes. Knives--and we shall never have any A native of Hainan in southern time for work or earn any money or Sentence of life imprisonment was yesterday passed on Chan Hi, Kwangtung, Mr. Chau Yue-teng was anything." who was found guilty at the instrumental in the organisation of I represented to her that even If "What is Sex Appeal?" is the Criminal Sessions of attempting to the Hainan Hospital in Holkow and we had to perform the duties the prosecuted while Mr. T. H. King, question shot at its readers by a murder Mr. Lo Wai-keung, the the Public Middle School in Holkow, day would still present some margin Deputy Inspector General of Police, Paris journal,
editor and proprietor of the Chin-both of which were subsidised by for other toils and recreations. But was also present.
Here is what is considered to be ese newspaper, Tin Nam Yat Po, by the Halaan merchants of whom Mr. she refused to see the matter in aby Mr. D. B. Evans appeared on be- the best reply so far received--it is shooting at him at Lyndhurst Ter- Chau Yue-teng was always the but the greyest light, the half of the accused, while Mr, C. given by a young man:
leader in making donations, "Sex Appeal in a woman," he says,In passing sentence, the Chief
race on April' '18.
speak to Mrs. Dorman when Educated at the Diocesan Boys' she comes back, and see if I can't
Traffic-Inspector C. F. Alexander,
Paris.
"D'Almada watched In the interestss the readiness to take all the Justice, Mr. J..R. Wood, remarked School, Mr. Chau Yue-teng had come to terms with her " I saida
of Mr. Landau,
At the conclusion of the hearing risks of a great passion. Modera that if the attempt had been suc- taken a great interest in its pro- "Perhaps she wants a rise in her "Mr. Schofield remarked that he was tion in her sentiments destroys all cessful, the accused would have been Eyes, and contributed handsome screw. It will be all right. Let's not including, sentences of imprison-ex Appeal. This does not mean found guilty of murder on the evi-amounts in recent years towards the walk up to the church, ment as he felt sure the explanation that Sex Appeal cannot be recome dence that the Court had heard school. offered was a good one pealed by, all due modesty and re- H. Ng Tak-wing, a well known The funeral will be held next ly one, and we loved to go there, es
The defendant was fined $200 for dangerous driving, E100 for failing
serve."
"Reuter
to stop and 850 for falling to report News In Brief.
an accident,
Chinese athlete, was publicly com- mended by Kis Lordship, for the capture of the accused after a long chase through the streets of the
His Worship also directed that He Shing, a 82 year old usem-city.
In conclusion Mr. Schofield said tion. Ordinance.
he would like to compliment re. Vincent for helping the Injured lady,
gd
Sunday morning.
DOGS' GRAVES TO BE TAXED
Vienna.
* The church was a large and lonel
pecially upon bright nights. The path skirted a food, cut through it once, and ran along the crest of the hill yard wall, over which the nid Jews loomed in black makes of shadow.
This path, which was partly
$10 be paid to the owner of the ployed banishee, was this morning" The sccused was charged with ricksha for damages and 12 to the sentenced to four months hard attempting, to murder, wounding ricksha coolle for loss of wages, labour for a Breach of the Deports with intent to murder, and wound. A tax of £1 every three years paved, was called "the bier-balk," ng with Jntent to do grievous bodily on ordinary dogs graves and for it had long been the way by harm. He pleaed not sulity to an 8-6-8d, on those bearing head which the corpses had been carried Sentence of two months" hard three charges.
stones," will henceforth be levied to burial. The churchyard w labour was this morning impe
Mr, JA Fraser, Assistant At- by the municipality of Graz richly treed, and was shaded by by Mr. Schofield at the Cei
General conducted the case Austria, Poste NE
great alms which stood fust outsdie Magistracy, on Lam Shủ, who
Crown.
The proceeds will be devoted and stretched their majestic arms ed guilty to receiving five
following Jury was empah- to charity,
in benediction over the happy deal. spoons and one-nickel pocket watch bell Messrs. L Langdon, fore the tax is payable within 14 A large, low porch set one into the valued at $46, the property of ME
În Costa, G. La David- days, and those graves on which building by a Norman doorway and Yence Third Officer of the ex
ernecker, E.: K, Gans, the tax has not been paid will be a heavy, oak door studded with fron. Farthes,
*R. S.-Johnson, and Yeung Yau earthad over, Reuter
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