MISTAKEN IDENTITY CHILDREN'S DAY
IN SHIPPING CASE Conflicting Evidence
MASTER OF KIANGSU DISMISSED ON CHARGE OF WORKING' CARGO WITHOUT PERMIT
IN CANTON
Over 10,000 Entertained At Central Park
Canton, to-day.
Yesterday afternoon the Central
THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1935
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CONTEST
List Of Winners
ONE READER SENDS IN NANCY CARROLL!
The Half Mile
By T. 0. Beachcroft
meant
Park was the scene of more than An unusual case of mistaken 10,000 children playing, singing, which has been running in these in the distance. All over
The Puzzle Picture Competition all clock boomed the hour, ho, felt chilly with nerves. He had NATURDAY noon. The town summer day, yet now he was alone identity was heard this morning and enjoying all sorts of amuse-columns. for the last five days came town hooters called to each other ground, and he meant to get there the a forty minutes' bus-ride to the by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the mont at the Children's Day fete to an end yesterday and a very large from street to street. From the early. The half-mile was timed for Kowloon Magistracy when Capt. sponsored by the Municipal Govern number of solutions, mostly correct, gates of twenty different pot three. N. Hardie, master of the Butter- ment.
were received by noon to-day. field and Swire steamer" Kiangsu, ¦ ~ The whole-park-was-divided into The names of the six lucky poo-girls streamed.
tories men, women, boys and What chance had he got? He appeared on a summons for work- 21 amusement sections in each of ple, in the order in which their solu
had won his heat in two-six the ing cargo on Sunday, January 20, which various forms of amusement tlons were opened, is as follows:-the Royal Chorley, was stopped at nothing. Joe Brewster was behind
Andrew Williamson, a dipper at evening before, but that without a permit.
were provided by various municipal Miss K. P. Wan, c/o The Commer- the gate by old Jones, the door-him, but he'd only paced it out, ba Sergeant Tute, of the Water primary schools. Two small mat-cla! Press, Shaukiwan; Wong Hoi-keeper. Police Station, in evidence, stated i sheds were erected in the middle of cjow, 334 Nathan Rond, that he was on duty on launch the park-for physical and mental floor), Kowloon; Francis Loo, 280 "good luck for the half-mile" (first "So long, Andrew," he No. 8 at about 11.30 a.m. on Jan. exuminations for children, Be-Lalchikok Road, (first floor), Kow- uary 20 in the Central Fairway sides, on the musto platform the loon; Z. K. Young, 140 Yu Chau ed away self-consciously.
Andrew glanced at him, and when he saw the s.s. Kiangsu close of the meeting, a number of Road working cargo, while lying at donations were distributed to the Sabra! T. Chan, 137 Hennessy Road ning?"
(top floor) Shumshuipo; "How did you know I was buoy No. B.14. He went to the children. starboard side when he saw Among the prominent #gures F. Kay, 35 D'Aguilar St. (top floor) Joe, "used to
(third floor), Wanchai and Tommy "Oh, I takes an Interest," anld numerous junks near the stern present were Mayor Llu Chi-wen Hong Kong.
run a half-mile my- being loaded with wooden logs Chairman of the meeting, and from the No. 3 hold of the various Municipal Bureau directors.tary tickets for the Queen's Thes-know.".
To each of these two complimen "Go on?" said Andrew. "I never Kiangsu, and near the bow more -Central Press.
tre have been forwarded. Junks were loading the ship with!
"I was good for one-afty-eight,' large bales, into the No. 2 hold
to be opened was that of B. Davies; going in those days."
Actually, the first correct solution said the old man. "That was good Winches were working at both holde.
"Allright Sergeant"
EDUCATION PLANS
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FOR ABORIGINES Schools For Yiu Tribe
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TO-MORROW
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also that it would have been very led that as a response to the propozi- LECTURE ON VERDI difficult to board us the junks did tion, the Government has Instructed not allow for much manoeuvring various county governments to draft in order to get near the gangway, schemes for the establishment of which was half hoisted.
schools, which are to be based upon Rev. C. B. R. Sargent At
Hong Kong Hotel
of
At this point Sub-Inspector the regulations for promotion Wright, who was in charge of the education in special education areas. prosceution, stood up and said-Central Press. that the permits were not usual-
...
ly kept on board but in the Har- WINCHESTER RIFLE
bour Office, and that the police
were not notified which ships had permits.
CONFISCATED
Belf."
knew. Perry and Redbrooke had said, tled the other heats in two-five. There was nothing to go by. Drend- look-ful if he found himself outclassed and run off his legs. He had never run-been up against a class man before
a fellow like Redbrooke.
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Once in the bus he tried his best not to think of the race. No good getting too much of a needle. Yet. it was a big chance.
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but as his (or her) address had "Go on?" said Andrew again, been omitted, he or she) had to be "but that's class running. That's disqualified. As he was walking across one
a class half-mile."" Some of the competitors evidently of the junks at the stern he saw
"O, I dunno, plenty on 'em do did not study the various pictures it now!" an officer, whom he thought was
of Grace Moore which might have. the Chief Officer. standing on the
"We, I wish I could That's my Canton. to-day. deck, and when he saw him, the
been seen displayed outside the ambition: to get inside two minutes. In pursuence of its plan of pro-Queen's Theatre or published in the I've never beaten two-four yet!"
Why, If he did well, if he was officer waved a piece of paper in motion of Yis tribe's education In Cinema Notes in the China- Mail,
placed in the race to-day, his name his hand and shouted "All right Chuen-halen, Hing-on, and Kwoon-One sent in an excellent likeness of it,"
"Well, this is just the day for would be in the. "Sentinel." The Sergeant," to which Tate replied, (yang, the Kwangsi Provincial De- Nancy Carroll, who could not, by have a nice trot round first: get If he could beat two minutes-well, the veteran told him. "You old uns would like to see that, too. "all right."
partment of Civil Affairs recently any stretch of imagination, be ac-some good summer air into your he would some day, before he died. In cross-examination, Capt.submitted a proposal to the Kwang-cepted as Grace Moore, and another lungs; you'll win.""" Hardie asked the witness why he si Provincial "Government for an a portrait of what appeared to be a "But I've never run in a class really big. The bus jogged along That would be doing something did not go aboard the ship to see appropriation for the establishment female impersonator of Joe E. race," the permit. Witness explained of schools, one in each of the 44 vil-Brown!
Andrew persisted. "I've with such pleasant fancies. Andrew that he trusted the officer and lages of the aborigines. It is learn-
only done Club races. I can't hope reached the ground, bag in hand, running" for more'n a place: look who's at half-past one. It gave him a queer feeling to see "Sixpence "Who?" said Jones.
Entrance" on the gates, and "This "Well there's six of us in the stands shilling," and the "ko" It cross-country man; he can run a people should pay to come to the final. Let's see: Joe Brewster, the made him feel very responsible that four-thirty mile, and now he wants sport he was providing." to try the half." .
He was practically the firstcomer Music-lovers are reminded that "Well, he'll never do two min-in the changing-room. He changed master of the the Rev. C. B. R. Sargent, Head-utes," said Jones, "take it from slowly, putting his clothes on a
Diocesan
The lowest temperature recorded Boys' me."
bench in the corner. He put on his School, will read a paper on Verdi,
"Then there's Perry, him as ran spiked shoes with elaborate care 52.7 degrees Fahrenheit;
at the Royal Observatory to-day was to-morrow at 5.80 p.m., in the Jacoat the "Three Clubs' meet at Derby and went out on to the track: i It bean Room of the Hong Kong last week. He did two four then, was three laps to the mile instead since they was the coldest day. The usual monthly meeting of the Hotel, under the auspices of
Well, who else?" *
the four he was used to. Pity: the beginning of the year, the Dante Alighter! Association.
"There's Redbrooke, the Cam-every strangeness was a little dis lowest temperature recorded being Kowloon Residents' Association bridge Blue. I ain't got an earth-turbing in a rece. There were not The lowest temperature reached Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon,
48.0 degreed. 1982
was held on Monday evening in St.
but d'yes, think he's trained in sweep at each end."
four corners either, but two long "He's a fine runner," said Jones, straights with a long semicircular last year was 42.8 degrees, recorded The President, Mr. L. D'Aada
at the Royal Observatory on May Not likely; it be his first
January 25.
e Castro, occupied the Chair. Andrew found the half-mile time out-trial, spin like. Are you start, and took his bearings. He
There were also present Mr., J. H. trained?"
been at it evenings all the month." ing exercises. He paced up the trotted round half a lap, took one
Shaw (Hon. Secretary), Mesars. F "Pretty good," said Andrew, or two sprints, then some breath-
C Mow Fung, W. Goldenberg, H.
him slowly, "stick to
"Take it from me," Jones told back-straight. That was where he
Pestonjl, Li Chor Chi, B. Wylle, T. B. Wilson, C. E. Terry, I. N. Murray, Redbrooke.must come up to the front. He The Dollar Steamship He'll come up at the end of the determined to make a real sprinting advise that the 8.8. President Kern, C. M. Hall, Capf. R. Hender- W. R. Rattey, Lam Ming Fan, E. first quarter. You watch im start, and get an inside berth at all Coolidge will arrive in Hong Kong on and the Rev. J. R. Higgs.
from San Francisco, Honolulu,
Apologies for absence were 're- London, to-day-The He then called for the chief officer Kingdom and Argentine Govern-pointed Chairman of the COB
Uniteu Sir George Schuster is being, ap-benda."
And don't run on the outside round It was past two by now. One or Yokohama, Kobe and Shanghal, at reived from Messrs, HF, Banjo, "and asked him if the Police were
two people were making
"Well, I know enough for that," stands, the first event being at 2.30. Manila at 9 p.m. on the same day.
coming into the noon on Friday, and will sail for C. M. Manners and HF. Un.. a piracy search and ments have now agreed to set unmittee, of which the United King said. Andrew.
Letters regarding electricity: told that they had started, but was committee to carry out a "joint dom members will be Mr. H. F
When he got back to the changing-ring told nothing about the alleged talk inquiry Into the economic and Basil Mayhew and Sir Thomas
"Ah, you know, you know," said room he found it full of a noisy The s.s. President Monroe will bus stop at the Central British charges, children's bus tickets, the Carwill of the Board of Trade, Si Jones, "Well, good luck, lad." with Sgt. Tate.
jostling crowd. He felt rather arrive in Hong Kong at 9 p.m...on
School and the mosquito nuisance He added that if the winches had the meat trade, with particular re-bers Dr. Arias, Economic Coun-two minutes." he said, a little self-of an hour to wait still. On a
financial structure and working of Robinson, and the Argentine mem was going. "If I could ever beat could get it over. Three-quarters noon on Saturday. ⠀
"Andrew turned back again as he strange and out. of it. If only he Friday, and will sail for Manila at
were read and approved. The been working he would have been
Secretary reported that at the re- able to hear them, in his cabin, ·
ference to the means to be adopted sellor to the Argentine Embassy, consciously, "it'd mean-ob, well table a naked body was being mas- The R.M.S. Empress of Russia Department he had had
quest of the Head of the Sanitary He said that it was possible that to ensure a reasonable return to Senor Enrique Fernandez and hellova lot.".. the sergeant could have get mixed cattle products." as provided for in Senor Anselmo Viacava, Poblic
Bagod. Andrew walted his turn left Vancouver for Hong Kong, via interview at which were outlined a personal Andrew left him and went alone for a rub. This up with the ships, as, lying at bouy the Anglo-Argentine Convention of National Accountant..
seemed really Japan ports and Shanghai last the measures being taken to combat British into the square garden to eat his professional.
sandwiches. It was a bright early
Saturday, and is due here
the mosquito nuisance, with parti (Continued on Page 10) February 28, She will leave for cular reference to the districts
Manila the same day.
Li Choi, the coxswain of the Police launch, "then corroborated
Sergeant Tate's evidence.
Found In Kitchen
the
Captain N. Hardie was then!
An order for the confiscation of Many prominent residents of the called to the witness box and a Winchester rifle was made by Mr. Colony have responded to the invi- stated that at between 11.20 and W. M. Thomson at the Central Po-tation of Commendatore Blanconi, 11.30 am. on the morning in lice Court this morning on the re-the Italian Consul-General, toat- question, he was coming aboard commendation of Detective Sergeant tend the lecture. the ship, up the gangway on the Fowlie, starboard side, but saw no junksi
The rifle was found in the kitchen alongside the ship, the only ves-on the ground floor of No. 97. Messrs. Neatle and Anglo Swisa Mr. N. W. Watson, of the staff, of sel being the Police launch. On Queen's Road West by the caretaker, Condensed Milk, Co., left the Colony his way to his cabin he saw that who reported the matter to the this morning by the R.M.S: Empress all the derricks were down and police: the hatches, were all locked and
lof Asia.
the ship was ready for sailing. Anglo-Argentine Meat Trade Don't mind what the others to costs w
Only Piracy Search
was
B.16, which was nearby, there was the a. Hoichow, of the same com- pany, but of a different type to the
•Kiangsu, and she was working fargo,
After this he referred to his log bock had stated that they had ar- rived in Hong Kong on Sunday, January 13 from Bangkok, but had finished discharging cargo by 2 p.m.. on the following Thursday and had finished loading the day before sailing, which was '1 p.m. on the Sunday in question,
Chief Officer's Evidence · The Chief Officer, Mr. F. J. Gregg, then stated that he was on deck be- tween 11 and 11.30 a.m; on January, 20, but there had been no cargo Junks along-side. When asked about speaking to a Police Officer he stated that he had halled a police launch, which he thought was No. 5, to go to the 8.8. Sun King, whọ had had the police flag up for a long time, he could not definitely say whether it was Sgt. Tate that he had spoken to or not, as there was quite a distance between the two vessels.
In answer to His Worship's ques- tione he added that he did not see the Captain, until about 11:45 am, that day.
He could see buoy No. 18, but could not say the name of the ship which was lying there, he knew, however, that it was one of the "H" class, nor could he defnitely (Continued at Foot of Column ́0)
May 1, 1933.
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specified in the Association's letter of January 18. At this interview Two unclaimed telegrams are now the Head of the Sanitary Depart lying at the offices of the Great ment stated that he welcomed any Northern Telegraph Co, addressed
information which would assist in respectively to "Precious",
maintaining efficient sanitary mea- Yokohama, and "Waster," Kobe.
from
from Sures
It was ...
decided to hold the Annual General Meeting on Friday,
Mr. W.-J. Keswick, Chairman of March 15, at 6 p.m.
the Canton Insurance Office Ltd.
Aletter was read suggesting
was among the passengers on board that the proposed Park at Kowloon the B.M.S. Empress of Asia, which Taat be named to commemorate the left the Colony this morning.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
SHIPPING CASE
Occasion of His Majesty's Silver Jubilee After, some discussion, the Hon. Secretary was instructed to write to the Hon. Mr. JP. Brage and Inform him that the Association would support his "en- [deavours in this direction as i member of the Memorial sub-com- state whether or not it had been mittee formed in connection with discharging cargo,
the celebration.
(Continued From Column-1)
At the conclusion Mr. Hamilton
Several Members reported that wald that he could not convict on the the Cox's Boad playground was evidence na it was so entirely, dif- being allowed to deteriorate and ferent on both sides and decided the Hon. Secretary that it must have been a case
mistaken identity..
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