MILLION DOLLAR SWINDLE
French Police Expose Gambling "Racket" SHANGHAI GANG ARRESTED
One of the most audacious swin- dles ever attempted in Shanghai,
· UNIVERSITY BLOCK- OPENED
The Peel Engineering Laboratory.
DISTINGUISHED GATHERING
The Peel Engineering Laboratory, based on the purported possibility an additional building to the Hong of obtaining permission from the Kong University, was officially French authorities to operate gam-opened yesterday afternoon, by His bling houses in the French Conces-Excellency, the Governor, Sir Wil- ninn, was exposed on December 4 by liam Peel, K.B.E., K.C.M.G., as the French police after. long and Chancellor of the University, in the presence of a large and distinguish-| cleverly conducted investigations.
led gathering.
For some time reports have been
Situated in Pokfulam Road, ad- in circulation that, in view of the jacent to the Ho Tung Workshop, the impending 'departure for France on Peel Engineering Laboratory will long leave of M., Meyrier, French now enable the University authori- Consul-General, authority could be!
tios to give instruction. In applied obtained from his successor science equal to that obtainable in
opening gambling houses in Concession.
tor the
jany part of the world,
Promptly at 4 p.m., His Excel- These reports came to the cars of lency the Governor, attended by his the French police who quietly in-A.D.C. Capt. R. F. Walter, A.. vestigated, and contact was estab-arrived at the gate of the Labora lished with a Chinese named Peutory, and was received by Sir Wil- who claimed to be an adviser to Dr. tiam Hornell (Vice-Chancellor of Wellington Koo. Chinese Minister, University), Professor C. A. Mid- dleton-Smith (Dean of the., Faculty of Engineering). and Mr. A. S. MacKichun (of Messrs. Leigh and
to Paris:
Frail Clue Followed Fallowing up this clue, the Orange, the architects).
At the invitation of the Vice- French police detailed a detective te play the part of an interested party Chancellor, His Excellency opened and on November 30 he participat-the dour of the building with a key ed in a conference with suspected presented to him by Mr. MacKichan. persons in an hotel in Rue Hue, the The gathering then filed into the detetive posing as a man able to building.
obtain finances for noch an under• A speech of welcome was deliver- taking.
ed by Professor Middleton Smith, The Gaesix
Peu, according to official reports, declared he could obtain Hrences
The following was the list of guests: Hxcellency the Governor, Sir! which would bring in a regular in-William: Peel, K.G.M.G., K.B.E., His come of $225,000, but the stipula-Excellencs Major General 0. C. Borrets, tion was laid down that the inter-C.B., C.M.G., C.E.E., D.5.0.. and Mrs. ested and alleged responsible parties Borrets: Hon. Sir Thomas Southors, required substantial bank deposits, K.B.E., C.M.G., His Honour Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga
$1,000,000 Bank Deposit
·
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY," DECEMBER 8, 1934
Prince Georgu
Prince Paul
'King. Peter 11
bis ta
assassinated Boyish
Peter II, Accessor King father's perilous seat on the Yugoslavian throne, is already find. ing it necessary to keep a firm grip on his new crown to keep it from slipping af. With the death of King Alexander, a regency consisting of the slain king's cousin, Prince Paul. and two poli- ticians was formed to help the boy king rule until he becomes of, age. The Serbian army staff, however, assertedly dislikes the idea or a child monarch during the present turbulent conditions in Europe, and looks to Prince George, elder brother of Alexander, an more appropriate ruler. Prince George gave up his rights to the throne several years ago.
FUNERAL OF MR. JOHN PAU
Large Gathering At Graveside
WAITED 30 YEARS
FOR STAMP
NEVER HEARD OF Trout Hardihood Demonstrated
MAE WEST
Famous Star To Visit THAMES LANDMARK
* Great Britain
NO PROTESTS LIKELY
Manchester.
Mac West is coming up to see us! sometime-soon.
+
DISAPPEARS
Riverside Castle In Hands Of Breakers
A famous Thames landmark
Alive After Drop Of 1,500 Ft. From Plane
Montreal.
Experiments which demons trate the hardihood of trout have been conducted by Mr. Gustave to Prevost, of the department of Biology in the University of Montreal.
Film fans, who will go crazy at in the hands of the breakers. the news, will be amazed to learn! This is the castle at, entrance to that until last month a lot of peo-the old Northfleet Dockyard.
of her.
ple in Manchester had never heard The castle is on a site occupied by papermills, and it is being re- Mae will make her first appear-moved so that extensions can be ance in London on Boxing Day in
made.
then she will visit Manchester, the castle is only a century old. Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle and was built by two prothers, named Liverpool.
a revue written by herself, and Despite its mediaeval appearance,
"
In rostocking lakes and rivers with trout he sought a speedier method than that hitherto used. Aeroplanes were suggented, but it was thought that fish falling into the water from a height at high speed could not survive.
Mr. Prevost resolved on a test. Pitcher, from stones taken from the Trout were first dropped from 1200ft. These fish were recover- The man who has persuaded Mac, old London Bridge.
afled and found alive. were sons Hollywood's siren of invitation The Pitchers
then undertaken fame, is Mr. Francis Mangan, of Thomas Pitcher, founder of North- Tests were
where famous from 1000ft. and later from Paramount. He has just re-fleet Dockyard, turned from the United States. wooden battleships were built to 1500ft The trout did mot take part in the Napoleonic Wars. appear to have been troubled in Miss West does not like the act. Of the elder Pitcher it is re-the least, even after striking the She has frequently refused to come corded that he had 11 sons and 11 water at 75 miles an hour. to England because of the ocean daughters, whom he used to march One final experiment was tried. voyage.
to Northfleet Church every Sunday. Trout were droppapd in a con- It was suggested that some ob- The only surviving employee of tainer which smashed on contact jection might be made to Miss the old dockyard is Mr. H. Mitchell, with the water. The trout sur- West's visit, but views of prominent of Church Cottages, Northfleet. He vived even this shockk and gave people interviewed in Manchester is 92, and lost a leg in an accident no sign of having suffered any gave the impression that there was there when a boy.
ao likelihood of any organised: pro- test.
Why Not?
Here are some of the, views:-
Councillor Joe Toole (member of the Watch Committee): I see no reason why Miss West should not be allowed to visit the city. If it is wrong to allow her to appear on the stage then it is equally wrong to allow her fims to be shown.
The Rev. Herbert Cooper,
Ambition Achieved At superintendent of Manchester and
'Cost Of £1,200
PRINTED UPSIDE-DOWN'
·I
Mission: Salford Methodist have never heard of the lady, but
it is extremely unlikely that local Methodists will make any protest
and Miss Braga; fon. Mr. T. N. Chau. Hon. R. M. Henderson, Hon, Mr. R. H. The French detective played his Kotewall and Mrs. Kotewall; Hon. Mr. part perfectly as a go-between and T. II. King and Mrs. King; Hon. Mr. the same night another appoint-C. G. Mackie; Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes and Miss Owen Hughes; Hon. ment was fixed in a restaurant in Mr. N. L. Smith; Hon. Mr. E. Taylor:
The funeral of the late Mr. John Nurth Szechyen Road and another fon. Mr. S. W. Tro and Mr. Tao;
A cheerful little 'Frenchman, against her visit. interview was arranged for Decem-Right Rev. Bishopi II. Valtorta, His her I when another detective ate Honour Mr. Justice P. Jacks, Mr. D, WPau Chung-lai, alias Pau Shiu, of}
who for thirty years has longed Tratman, Mr. and Mrs, J. D. Lloyd, No. 24 Canal Road West, who died tended in the role of a "sleeping Mr. Tang Shin-kin, Frofessor and Mrs.
K. 11. Digby, Professor W. Brown, on Wednesday, took place yester-to possess one square inch of of First partner."
During this interview, the swin-Professor and Mrs. G. T. Byrne, Proday, at, the Protestant Cemetery, paper, has left London with his District: I know nothing about the
£1,200. dlers, eight in number, sttended fessor and Mrs. L. Forster, Professor and the original terms were con-ated Mrs. J. L. Shellshar, Professor Hapvy Valley, the Rev. Lee Lau-yan ambition achieved at a cost of lady.
and Mrs. L. T. Ride, Professor and firmed but the demand was made ars, R. Robertson, Professor and Mrs. officiating. that in order to complete the ar-ic. A. Middleton-Smith. Rev. Father D.
The chief mourners were the de-
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The Rev. T. H. Barrett, chairman Manchester. Methodist
ber.
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Canon Green: I don't go to the The scrap of paper is a one pictures and bave never heard of franc Vervelle stamp.
It was one of the French sec
The Dean of Manchester (Dr. Ha Kam-tong, Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Lo, Among those present at the funer-tion of the famous Hind collec
heard of the lady. agents pretended to fall in with the Mr. E Tong-sen. Lieutenant Hebert, were, Dr. Chow Wai-chung, Mr. tion which is being sold in Lon-Garfield Williams): I have never
Was R.A.. A.T.C., Mr. and Mrs. G. S
rangements bank deposit of Macdonald. S., Rev. Father G. Byrne, ceased's wife and his children. SJ., Buy, Dr. E. L. Allen, Mr. and Mrs.)
$1,000,000 waż needed.
Police
arrangement and a contract drawn up, with the pseudo-financier Archbott, Mr. Mrs, and Miss Dodwell, J. S, H. Wan, Secretary, Italian
don...
Ninety-nine people out of
a
stamp away after a cursory glance.
giving his consent, on the promise Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Cassidy, Dr. R. M. Consulate, and Mrs. Wan, mem- Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Kan Tong-po. that another Chinese named Treu. Mr. Kwok Siu-lau, Mr. La Yik-ui.bers of the St. Stephen's Church. hundred would throw such who was not present at the inter-Mr. and Mrs. G. P. de Martin, Mr. and] view, would be responsible for the Mra, F. J. de Rome, Mr. G. R. and St. Paul's Church and St. Mary's! necessary arrangements with the airs Sayer, Mr. J. H. Mrs. and Miss Church, the pupils of St. Agne's French Consulate-General.
Detectives Hidden In Room
In undertaking this exposure, the
Seth, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kright, Mr Girls' College and many others.
Wreaths were sent by the fol Wong Kwong tin, Bir. and Mrs. B. Weng Tape, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. C.
and Mrs. Thomas North. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. P. Lane, lowing--Me. Mr. and Mrs, E. 1. Wynne-Jones, Mr. Awal and family, Mr. and Mrs. T. and Mrs. T. S. Whyte-Smith. Mr. J. W. Bolt, Dr. Chow Wal-chung, Mr. Franks, Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Evans, Dr.,
It is joined to three others. but the block is the only one of its kind in the world.
The bottom right-hand stamp is upside down. It is
French authorities had already laid their plans, and at this moment five detectives hidden in other room, S. Igeleden. Mr. and Mrs. A. S.kwan, C. J. Yeung, and Cissey suddenly raided the room and a Mackichan, Flight Lt. and Mrs. Mur-Wong, Misses A, Lowcock and N.
ray, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Walker.
frs and Miss Strahan, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. II. Wan, Tong Ping-perfectly printed, and if torn
rested the entire gang.
away from the rest would be from the indistinguishable other three.
S. Sung, Tae Kwong-yiu, Mr. and
The four stamps were, the Mts. Yeung Shlu-chuen, Miss Lo centre stamps of a sheet of one At the nearest police station to LADY SOUTHORN AS Ng Chi-sam, Grace Soo, W. A hundred which was found when
which they were taken they were
examined and they admitted the facts of the case and awore that
HOSTESS
they were merely seeking funds for Women's International opening up gambling houses in the Club Tea Party
French Concession. On them were j found documents of great import-
Shiu-chuen and Tse-bun.
They are Choy, Y. W. Lee, S. N. Poor, Wong the printed died. Yuk-ying, May and Henry Lu, Yuk bright vermilion in colour. Cheong, Mrs. Broadbridge and M. Champion, who bought family. Pun Ping-leung, Yeung them, has been waiting thirty lyears to do so, because only the The deceased, who has been at-death of the owner has made it Lady Southern was the hostess attached to the Hong Kong Jockey possible.
So far-excluding £50,000 ance referring to the organisation | of the game, of "Thirty-six Beasts." a tea given to the members of the Club. for the past 35 years or so,
Women's International Club at the is survived by a wife and four worth which have been sold in $45,000 A Month- Asked Club. rooms, Chung Tin Building, teen children. The late Mr. Pau's America the sale of stamps eldest son, Peter. is at present in from the Hind collection has realised nearly £100,000, and During the investigations, one of yesterday afternoon.
Five members from the Canton England studying law.
The others, who are well-known only one half of the collection the prisoners actually declared that
were Women's International Club as the present Consul-General was:
Among them were Mrs. locally, include Mr. John Pau, has been sold.. about to go on leave the new Con- present sul-General, on the instructions of Lee (President) and Mrs. Kunkle, B.A., who is a teacher at King's the French Government, would au-who has a very large interest in the College.
1
thorise the opening of five gambl-
Canton Club,
Lady Southorn made a brief Ing houses but the operators of theso establishments would be speech after tea.
Dr. Lilly Pau of the Government Civil Hospital," Mias| Agenes Pau, B.A., the headmis trese of St. Agene's Girl's College, and Mr. Henry Pau, who is study-
University.
obliged to turn in a sum of $45,000 SMOKELESS COAL IN in engineering at the Hong Kong
a month to cover expenses..
In connection with this case, the
French police point out that these
NORTH CHINA
rumours are absolutely without sub- Former Makes Valuable
stance or foundation, and that it
should be definitely understood that
no gambling' houses are, or will be,
Discovery
tolerated in the French Concession Smokeless coal is reported to
DR. C. W. HARVEY PASSES
no matter who are the people behind have been discovered in the For 24 Years Secretary these claims or what nationalities Tangahan mining district accord- they claim:
ing to a Tientsin message. farmer is said to have picked up
A
Of "Y" In China
a piece of black stone and used News of the death of Dr. Charles it for cooking his humble meal. W. Harvey, 24 years secretary of The result was that experts the Y.M.C.A. in China, at West were sent to investigate and have Chester, Pa., on November, 29, has
Bring Your PRINTING found rich deposits of this reached the Colony.
Problems to Us
"THE NEWSPAPER:ENT
smokeless fuel in the Chuntaze Mr. Harvey is survived by chen:ares hich will provide wife and two children, one of who work for miners for the next 18 Mr. Paul Harvey
some time been conne thirty or forty years
It is Turther stated that this American Oriental deposit is superior to that being recently been mined in the Tangshan district branch of that bank in The
CHURCHES
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
[Branch of The Mother Church,| The First Church of Christ, Scien tist, in Boston, Mass. USA.)
Macdonnell Road, Below Bowen Road Tram Station Sunday Service 11.15 am- Subject: GOD THE ONLY CAUSE AND CREATOR
The Sunday school la held Sunday Morning at 1 Wednesday Evening Mee
eading Room
dress open
Rev. Ronald Roylé (Rector of Our Lady and St. Thomas, Gorton): 1 have heard that there have been objections to one of her pictures, but as I have not seen it I cannot make any comment on it. probability she is a very estimable woman in private life. 1 read re- cently in her reminiscences that she is regular churchgoer.
In all
inconvenience.
DEPRESSION
FOR
PRICES
DEPRESSION POCKETS
GENT'S WOOLLEN OVERCOATS,
LONDON STYLE.
$17.50
-EACH
ONLY
· LADIES', WOOLLEN OVERCOATS,
MODERN STYLE.
EACH
ONLY
$14.75 China Emporium
ALSO SELLING AGENTS FOR KOWLOON-CANTON
"RAILWAY TICKETS.
GALA
CARNIVAL
at the
EMPORIUM BALLROOM
JERE LEE and her "MADCAPS"
The All-American Girl Band
THE THREE CHOCOLATEERS
American foremost exponents of Tap Dance
being their famous "Dice Dance
Also
NANA Waltzing Competition (giving free dress- circle tickets to The King's Theatre for the Anna Sten performance of NANA).
50 Tickets giv
Admission $1.00 including refreshment.