1934-07-05

NATIVE SIMULATES MADNESS

But Fails To Escape Prison, Sentence

DANCES IN COURT

Umtata (Transkei).

'An unusual feature in the trial at the Circuit Court here of a native: named Belmena on charges of store- breaking and theft was the fact that the question had first to be decided whether the accused man! was simulating madness.

The case had been postponed from the last cireult as the accused showed manifest designs of mental! derangement, which took the formi of singing for hours on end. In: the interval between the sessions the accused had been under obser vation at Queenstown.

Two doctors, called by the Crown, testified that the accused was sane! and was simulating insanity.

The subject of this inquiry enter- ed the dock singing vociferously and executing the latest dancing: steps, greeting the Judge with cries) of "Allelujah!"

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The jury, however, accepted the doelors vlewe, and Belmena removed from the Court the trial; proceeding in his absence.

After a verdict of guilty, a long list of previous convictions was read, and the judge passed the indeler- minate sentence.-Reuter.

NO NEW MONETARY ENQUIRY.

Mr. Chamberlain Still Adamant.

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1934.

Senators Hiram Johnson (left), of California, and Arthur Robinson, of Indiana, members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, pictured at the hearing by that body on the pending They heard dur resolution for adherence to the World Court. tinguished witnesses voice proter against such adherence.

To-day's Short Blocky

ZONE OF QUIET

"WELL" said the

feel?"

briskly, "how do you

By Ring Lardner.

doctor, last week. He treated me like I Mormon or something. Finally I told him, I said, 'I'm not as dumb as I look' She died Fri- day night."

"Oh, I guess I'm all right." re plied the man in bed. "I'm still kind of drowsy that's all."

""Who?" asked the man in bed.

"The woman; the case I was on," said Miss Lyons.

"And what did the doctor say when you told him you weren't as dumb as you look?"

"You were under the anaesthetic an hour and a half. It's no wonder But you aren't wide awake yet.

"I don't remember," said Miss you'll be better after a good night's rest, and I've left something with Lyons. "He said, 'I hope not, or What could he any? something. Miss Lyons that'll make you sleep.

Gee! It's quarter to seven. I I'm going along now. Miss Lyons hadn't no idea it was so late. I will take good care of you."

must get busy and fix you up for "I'm of at seven o'clock," said the night. And I'll tell Miss Hal- Miss Lyons. "I'm going to a show sey to take good care of you. We're with my G.F. But Miss Halsey's going, to see 'What Price Glory?' all right. She's the night floor I'm going with my G.F. Her B.F. Anything you want, she'll gave her the tickets and he's going get it for you. What can I give to meet us after the show and take

us to supper. him to eat, doctor?"

nurse.

"Nothing at all; not till after I've! been here to-morrow. He'll be bet- ter off without anything. Just see that he's kept quiet. Don't let him if you can help it."

"Help it!" sald Miss Lyons.

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES talk, and don't talk to him; that is,

One case of diphtheria, three Li Chau, a 26-year-old unemploy "Say, I can be old lady Sphinx her-

12 months cases of typhoid fever, two cases of ed, was sentenced to

self when I want to! Sometimes I meningitis and two cases of animal hard labour by Mr. J. B. H. Lee at sit for hours not alone, neither- rables were reported in the Colony the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-and never say a word. Just, think during the week ending June 30. ing for breaking into No. 59 Woo During the same period one person Sung Street, first floor, with intent and think. And dream. died from meningitis and 65 from to commit a felony, on July 4 at! tuberculosis.

5.20 a.m.

•

Personal Pars

Commander

and Mrs.

After being knocked down by a motor vehicle yesterday, Chan Fuk- min. a 7-year-old girl, of No. 15 Tai Ping Shan Street, ground floor, was Caldwell and son left her taken to the Government Civil Hos-day by the s.8. Sarpedon. pital, sufering from a broken hand.

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TO-MORROW'S STORY.

· To-morrow's story will be "The Plant," by John New- ton Chance.

"Marian-that's my G.F.-she's crazy wild about him. And he's

"I had a G.F. in Baltimore, where crazy about her, to bear her tell it.

I took my training; she used to call But I said to her this noon-she Dummy. Not because I'm called me up on the 'phone-I said: dumb like some people-you know to her, 'If he's so`crazy about you, He's got but because I'd sit there and not why don't he propose? say nothing. She'd say, 'A penny plenty of money and no strings tied for your thoughts, Eleanor. That's to him, and as far as I

there's no reason why he shouldn't yester-my first name-Eleanor."

"Well, I must run along. I'll see marry you if he wants you as bad 28 you say he does." She said you in the morning."

"Good-bye, doctor," said the man may-be he was going to ask her to-

Heath

Captain and Mrs. H. Mackinnon

[

can

Bee

Miss

night. I told her, "Don't be silly! Would he drag me along if he was going to ask you?'

nice

London, To-day. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer during a debate on the Monetary policy yesterday, declined to ac

Li Ching, a 24-year-old woman, and Miss F. Mackinnon were among in bed, as he went out. cede to the suggestion that a

on board the a "Good-bye, Dr. Cox" said committee should be set up to of No. 162 Third Street, second the passengers

the floor, was admitted to the Govern-Sarpedon when she left here yester-Lyons as the door closed.

"That about him having plenty of make a new enquiry into

"He seems like an awful ment Civil Hospital yesterday, suf-day. subject.

fering from the effects of poisoning

fella", said Miss Lyons. "And a money, though, that's a joke. He said to have been self-administered, The new Board of Directors of good doctor, too. This is the first told her he had and she believes the Canton Rotary Club is composed time I've been on a case with him. him. I haven't met him yet, but he J. M.He gives a girl credit for having looks in his picture like he's lucky The s.s. Bendoran, from Leith,1of Rotarians Li Lu-chao, Middlesboro, Antwery, London, Henry, S. F. Chien, J. M. X. Chol- some sense. Most of these doctors if he's getting 26 dollars a week. and the Straits Settlements, left lot, K. C. Liu, Max Gavin and T. F treat us like they thought we were She thinks he must be rich because Mormons or something. Like Dr. bo's in Wall Street I told her, I also have a stable exchange Manila for Hong Kong yesterday,

Holland. I was on a case with him said, "That being in Wall Street. Under these circumstances, land is due here on Saturday,

don't mean nothing. What does he' shall not set up a new enquiry

You do there? is the question. know they have to have janitors in those buildings just the same like anywhere else.' But she thinks he's God or somebody.

He said: "We have a sound banking system, a thing they never had before. We have cheap capital, and we have general confidence. In

the country's finance and we

-Reuter.

Wel

The engagement is announced be- tween John, elder son of Sir Wil to investigate new experiments After being knocked down by

Government when we have secured so much motor car No. 1295 in Queen's Road,llam and Lady Peel,

House, Hong Kong, and. Rosemary success under our present policy-West, yesterday, Chan Fuk-kun, a'

Chinese woman, was taken to the Mia Minka, elder daughter of Mr. Great Government Civil Hospital for treat-and Mrs. Robert Readhead.

House, Hambledon, Surrey.

Mr. Douglas Jenkins, former

Consul-General American

WOOD'S OVER CONFIDENCE AT WIMBLEDON

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WOOD'S ERRON

ment.

hard labour by Mr. J. B. H. Lee at Mr. P. Lo The standard of play in Perry's the Kowloon, Magistracy this morn- match was far below that of the ing. Inspector W. Mair prosecuted. manager of the

(China) Ltd., other semi-final, in which Crawford

WAS

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY. Silver Prices Decline.

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"She keeps asking me if I don't think he's the best-looking thing I ever saw. I tell her yes, sure, butį between you and I, I don't believe anybody'd ever mistake him for

Elchard Barthelmess.

Pleading guilty to a charge of:

in The local dollar remains steady, having stolen 16 bars of washing scup from Man Yiu Pun, shopkeeper, Hong Kong, left by the President opening on demand this morning

Lincoln yesterday, accompanied by lat 1/5. Pun Chau, a 22-year-old unemploy

Spot and forward silver have: "Oh, say! I saw him the other ed, was sentenced to three months' Mrs. Jenkins.

declined, closing prices yesterday, coming out of the Algonquini Fevre, General day being 20 11/16 and 20 13/16, He's the best-looking thing! Even Texas Company respectively.

better looking than on the screen. among the The London on New York cross-Roy Stewart." President Lin-rate, which closed at £—U.S.$5.08: "What about Ray Stewart?” ask-l

Tuesday, on

closed at led the man in bed. U.S.$6.08% yesterday. Mr. Alfred D'Obry and Mrs. No New York on London rate Maria D'Obry, of Maison de was quoted yesterday owing tó Modes, were passengers on President Lincoln, which

the the holiday in America.

yesterday,

"PAI KAU" RAID

defeated Shields to confound the L. Gomes, an 18-year-old student, Presengers on the

critica.

living at No. 308 Nathan Road, top Wood played as if he considered floor, was fined $8 by Mr. J. B. H defeat the most unlikely result to Lee at the Kowloon Magistracy this the match, and threw away the morning, for riding a bicycle in first set. He treated it merely as Nathan Road near Salisbury Road a pipe-opener, and allowed Perry at 9 p.m. on July 4 without a lighted to take a 5-0 lead before he made lamp.

any real attempt.

In the second set Wood realised Pak Kwok-choi, 11-year-old boy' that the match was not as easy as of No. 18 Tung Choi Street, was re-

coln which called yesterday.

sailed

"Oh, he's the fella I was telling you about," said Miss Lyons.

"He's my G.F's B.F."

"Maybe I'm a D.F. not to know, but would you tell me what a B.F. and G.F.) are?"

"Well, you are dumb, aren't you!”

BAG-SNATCHER GAOLED · For keeping a "pai kan" place said Miss Lyons. "A G.F., that's a' on the second floor of No.. 59 girl friend, and a B.F. is a boy Sentence of six months' hard Queen's Road Central, Lee Ying, friend. I thought everybody knew

he had considered, and tightened up moved to the Ewong Wah Hospital labour was imposed on Chu Ah-ku, was fined $50 by Mr. Q. A. A Mac-that. his play, considerably. He was yesterday, auffering from serious serving beautifully, and continually injuries sustained when he fell down unemployed, by Mr. E. W. Hamil-Fadyen at the Central Police: "I'm going out now and find Miss aced Perry. The British player, the stairs from the third to the ton at the Central Magistracy this Court this morning. The ball of Halsey and tell her to be nice to

morning, for anatching a handbag $3 each for 22 others was estreat you. But maybe I better not." however, played a

game, second floor.

from Wong Mel, a widow, at Talled for their non-appearances ́in exploiting some remarkably, good

Wong Street yesterday, back-hand shots,

fire

PERRY LOSES LEAD

Wing Mel, a Chinese woman, way admitted to the Kowloon Hospitali In the fourth set the games went yesterday, suffering from burns when she accidently broke a bottle with the servies, until, when Perry of sulphuric acid which spilled over

leading 54, Wood broke

her. through with a fash of brilliant play. He then finished off the set

was

with love game on his service.

shot. Reuter,

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Sentence of three months-hard

court.

"Why not?" asked the man in bed. "Oh, nothing, I was just think. ing of something funny that hap- pened last time I was on a case in

man had been "operated on and he the best-looking somebody, you saw. So

Chiang Kai-Shek Believes He Has this bospital. It was the day the

Broken Communism In Kiangsir when I went off duty

Nanking, June 24. fring of troops, around them. They

I told Miss. Halsey to be nice to

In the fifth sot Perry led 4-3.labour was imposed on Wong Ping After two years of grilling war-will be cleaned up soon and then him, like I was going to tell her and won the match with a net cord cheung, unemployed by Mr. Q. A fare, Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese the Kiangsi drive will be falshed about you. And when I came back

A. MacFlyen at the Central Police dictator, has broken the back of

General Chiang's actions were in the morning he was dead. Isn't

that funny?? Court this morning, for the theft of the Communist threat, the gen-proof that he was sincere in his

"Vory !! four fron bars and one iron grating eralissimo Informed the Asjudgment. He had left Nanchang, "Well," said Miss Lyons,” “ald] GERMAN HOLDERS ELIMINATED from No. 30A Pottinger Street yes-sociated Press in the first inter his Klangal headquarters, to come

terday.

view granted to en American press to Nanking for at least a week's you have a good night?. You look representative in months.

stay. He felt he could leave the lot better, anyway. How'd you Aine of $100, in default two The general was referring to campaign in the bands of aanbor-ke ise Halsey? Did you notice the's got pretty, near The strain of playing two rounds months hard labour, was imposed the anti-red campaign in Klangel dinate, a sure was he that for all her ankles in the championship on the Amon Leung Sik, travelling trader, by province, huge mountainous ares practical purposes the battle was the smallest ankles I ever saw day was obviously too much fox Col- Mr. B. W. Hamilton at the Central south of the Yangtze River which over. On previous occasion since Cute, I remember one day. Tyler ¦llow" and Laddy, Rowallan,

Magistracy this morning, for Im-has been the stronghold the the Klangel Campaign a ban on that's one of the Internashe Von Cramm and Fran Sperling porting 11 allver ingots into the Communiata avar since

ther the general's visits to Naniding said if he could just see our ankles, (Germany), who was then Fraulein Colony, unmanifested, on board the secured a foothold in China seven have been measured in hours, so mins and Miss Halsey's, he wouldn't H. Krabwinkel, dafested. N. G. Far-11.8. 8 Nan Hol

yokra ago,

tenne has been the anti-red drire: know which was which. Of course, quharson (South Africa) and Ming

This long-drawn campaigns Previously he had come by plane, we don't look anything alike other M: Heelay (Great Britain) in the Li Fuk, of No. 658 Castle Peak quaring close, General Cuar foting his Love me the and-well, nobody'd ever take, her Final list yast by 7-5, 6-4; Road, died at the Kwong Wah How unequivocally stated: "Only t

lest possibly Sgure, "richts für Julia Hoyt, Helan, Frau Sperling was also the runi, pital yesterday, as the result of helen(counties) out of more than mereu la the Biggles: Championship oplum poisoning, said to have been 1,000 remain communistisally kn at Wimbledon in 1941.

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