LINCOLNS PRIVATE
IN COURT d.
Sequel To Death Of Ex-Police Guard
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
The preliminary hearing of the case in which Cyril Walliara Crompton, 29, a private of C Com- pany, 1st Ba. the Lincolnshire Regiment is charged with the manslaughter of Haider Khan, an ex-Police Guard. in Shanghai Street on July 19. was begun yes- terday afternoon before Mr. E L Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy,
The case
for the Crown was presented by Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney General
The prosecution alleged that Crompton. to a certain extent under the influence of drink, was riding a bicycle when he fell. The 'Indian helped him to his feet. whereupon he was assaulted by Crompton.
Medical evidence showed that; the cause of death was a large blood clot on the surface of thei brain. The deceased suffered from chronic bronchitis and gen-: eral debility, but these. in Dr. Thomas's opinion, did not in any way, cause death.
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FIRE CRACKER
TRADE IN NEW
ZEALAND
Supplies From China Dwindling
GERMAN AND JAPANESE COMPETITION-SEVERE
Shanghai.
China's big fire-cracker trade in New Zealand was seldom no- ticed by the general public un- İtil a decline was recently re
ported by the Chinese Consulste jat Wellington, capital of New {Zealand...
Accorting to a report sent by the said Consulate to the Foreign Trade Burean previously not less Ithan £7,000 worth of Chinese fire- crackers were imported into New [Zealand yearly, but during the past two or three years there has, been a marked decline of the trade, as the total worth of the article! sold yearly has dwindled to about
2,000 only.
Three Causes
Accused who wore his uniform CHEUNG CHAU NOTES, HEROIN FACTORY” ea factories for the manufacture
not
was in the dock and was legally represented.
The hearing was adjourned until this afternoon-
COUNTERFEIT COIN SEIZURE
10.
Chinese Caught In Kowloon
COMMITTED TO SESSIONS
At the Kowloon
Meeting Of Residents' Association
MANY INTERESTING TOPICS-
DISCUSSED
(Frúm Our Own Correspondent]
IN COLONY
Large Quantities Of Drug Discovered
The report attributes the decline to three canses. First, in view of the large amount of fire crackers fconsumed annually the New Zea landers have themselves establish
Jof this article, and to protect the native fire-cracker industry the New Zealand Goverment has in- {creased its fevies on importe
fire-crackers.
Secord. during recent years Two Chinese. Cheung Ching-fu both Germany and Japan have and La Fang, were charged be also turned their attention to the fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Cen-fire-cracker industry. By scienti tral Magistracy this morning with fie methods and constant improve being in possession of dangerous ment they have been producing fire-crackers of high quality, and
Cheung Chau. Monday. We were favoured with fine.
The
day in question witness stopped Rev. A. F. Lindquist. having had Defendant was fined $2.000. in defendant and informed him that to leave for America. Mrs. default 10 months' imprisonment he was a deteștive and that he Franklin was asked to act As
weather during the week-end. Mr. F. E. Loseby, appearing on excellent patent. Moreover, large- and the Bible Class was well behalf of both defendants, pleaded scale production allows cheaper attended. On Sunday evening ret guilty for the second defenproduction. one of the largest congregations dant, who was discharged
Great" Consumer · we have had for some time as first defendant pleaded guilty, how- Third, the Chinese fire-cracker Magistracy sembled, the service being infever, and Mr. Loseby schmitted producers do not try to improve yesterday, before Mr. Thomson charge of the Rev. G. Woerner. the defence that he had not known those produced in Germany and their product Compared with Sia Kit-lam, 36, unemployed wás: of the Alliance Mission. who what the drug was. charged with possession of 453 gave a most carefully thought Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt Japan, Chinese firecrackers ap counterfeit Hong Aong ten-cent out address:
stated that he found Suficient In-
pear inferior in quality and in pieces at Pakhoi Street on July On Monday morning the gredients to make 60,000 heroin patent. There have been frequent
P.C.D. Shek Tui stated that be Residents"
meeting of the Cheung Chau pills at No. 50 Queen's Road West Complaints of the defectiveness of
Association was it was not simply a case of being
fire-crackers shipped from China had received information that de held. The chair was occupied in possession of heroin but rather
Though detailed statistics are fendant would be carrying ille by the Rev. J. A. Kemia. Vice of having a heroin factory, he
unavailable. New Zealand, the re gal goods. About 2 pm on the President. the President. the stated.
port states. is a great consumer of fire crackers. Large quantities of Fire crackers are fired. every year
November 5 ja (defendant) was suspected..of secretary as Dr. Clift was away CAMERA SHOTS-OF ANIMALS
commemoration of the 27- having illegal goods in ti pos- on sick leave. In this respect
niversary of the Gunpowder session. Defendant denied that we are unfortunate. for many
Plot, enacted on that day in 1606) he had anything, but was taken of the office bearers are absent
by a band of Catholics, headed by to the Yaumati Police Station this year. Reference was made
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Guy Fawkes, to avenge the harsh where he was searched by Sub-to the sudden passing of Mrs. Inspector Cunningham, when the Greene last year, as she was
What Mr. Buck regards as one were subject
¡treatment to which the Catholics
iz those. coins were found in his posses-one of the pioneer builders in of his finest scenes was secured Groups of bays and girls dressed the settlement. The reports of near Pahang. A tribe of practi- in costumes of the 17th century After evidence had been given the various committees were cally unknown people lead a pre-tire firecrackers in the streets at by Mr. Arthur Jackson. Govern- then read and accepted. Hard carious existence near this spot night, and crowds of people come ment Analyst Detective Sub-In-work has been done in many and some good pictures of their out to witness the beautiful sight spector Cunningham and Fu Yuk- instances, and much of interest mode of living were secured. They The day is considered a big occa ching. interpreter. accused was was recorded.
live entirely on jungle produce and sion of the year committed to the Sessions.
sion.
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are vegetarians, They are rather Fire-crackers are also lavishly The committee for the ensu-small in stature and are known by used on other happy occasions in VINES IN FINAL ing year was then elected, the the name of Sakai,-
read .an
the the path and swiftly called around
New Zealand. Central News
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President, and he was then ask "We had one rather thrilling ex- Rev. H. Davies being elected} THRILLING EXPERIENCE Agency. ed to come forward and take Perience while in the heart of the charge of the rest of the pro- Malayan jungle," Mr. Buck told ceedings
our representative. We were! The matter of holding a con-stalking an animal along a jungle ference was left. in the hands path which was so little used that taining a high Chinese official Nasslein (Germany) and A of the Beligions Services Com-it was A young Chinese, Donald Young, mittee. Mr. D. de Silva, as con- My boy was first and we, that is been done by a minor Japanese 60, 4-6, 6
almost indistinguishable, especially as it appears to have Burke (Ireland) by 6m was yesterday afternoon fined $30 venor of the sports and social myself and my cameramen, were official. by Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central committee.
Colonel Takahashi, the in-following along in line. Suddenly military attache, is at present
Vines Poor Start Magistracy, on being convicted on teresting report on the a huge pathen, the most dangerous absent la Shanai, and was a summons taken out by Mr. J. A various activities, special men of all jungle reptiles, attacked my pected back last night.
Vines was off form at the be- Bendall, of the PWD., for driving tion being made of the concert boy from the brush by the side eff
ginning, and Ramillon varied pís private car No. 1878, without due held to raise funds for
PHÔNE MESSAGE RECEIVED attack with fat drives and care and caution at 4 pm. on July equipment of the Morrison him.
A later message from Peiping heavily cut strokes, the latter 21 in Repulse Bay Road.
Memorial Ward of the local hos-land I had to think fast if I was the Japanese authorities
He was writhing in agony states that it is confirmed that mostly directed to Vines's fore The original summons way is-pital
The 14 events in the to save his life
have hand. The American was con-1 sued against Mr. Robert Young, Sports passed off satisfactorily. python by the neck and compressed resting and holding in commumi drives, putting sliced balls buto I caught the taken the astonishing step of ar- stantly misjudging his forehand defendant's elder brother, but this Dr Hayes brought up thelit until it had lost consciousness cado the high Chinese official Mr. the net was withdrawn by Inspector matter of the gradual encroach-and loosened, in hold. Alexander, it being shown that Mr.ment of the rice-field towards out this the cameras were clicking connection with the order
Through- Tao Shang-min, apparently, in! Just when Vines "most needed Young was not the driver of the the East Spring and suggested and another great shot had been the Chinese Peace Preservation 3-4 down in the third set and of it he was two sets down, that steps should be taken to taken." prevent further approach and
Corps Captain at Lanchow on 40-15 down on Ramtion's "ser- probable contamination.
In addition Mr. Buck captured Sunday afternoon last Men the largest tiger ever seen in
vice the power of his hitting re- tion was also made of the un-Malaya and brought it 20 miles ping Political Comcil, received in succession for the third set.
Mr. Tao, a member of the Pei-turned, and he won three games pleasant state of the approach through the jungle on the hacks of a phone message Amusing Address By from the village.
on Monday American Recovers Coming Expenses-
This boys! Mr. Collisson The Finance and Membership dr. Back has been travers of like to see him at the Legation who had made some
bo afternoon, saying that Colonel In the fourth set Vines's volley- travelling to Giga of the Japanese army would ing also improve, and Remillon, Committee reported on Mr. P. L Collison, OBE the state of the funds, and this animals for the past 20 years guard barracks. Mr. Lao went recoveries, began to Government Anditor, was the showed that they were in Shanghai and Mr. Euck will trans had meanwhile left for Tientsin, the final set, and The Naldera sails to-morrow for by car to see Colonel Giga, who ever, the Frenchman speaker at yesterday's weekly satisfactory state but that ex- Rotary tithin at the Hong Kong penses would be required for reship there and proceed to America and junior officers arrested Mr when Vines began to Hotel, taking for his subject "The pairs to the Hall
Tao, who was not allowed to com nihilating drives wo Serious Use of Humour."
Other reparts were received, matter of repairs to the Hallmunicate with anyone Professor L Forster, the Pre- so bringing to an end a pro- was discussed. Mr. D. de Silva,
led up by a large eident, was in the chair. An vn-tracted though not interest-who has had experience of such usually large gathering which en-ing: meeting
work, offered to supervise the
ROTARY TIFFIN
the
Joyed Mr. Collisson's witty It was immediately followed work address Included the following by the Honse Owners meeting! He had also arranged to give guests: Messrs. S. Morrow, and in the absence of Dr. Clifta lantern lecture on Fire but Amoy, A W. Underhill, M the reports or utes, of the heavy thunderstorm came
revious meeting could not be hour appointed and it was
20 a new board of pined until the following ees was elected, and the day evening at 8 pm.
Parthian A Sommert Chow, J. Hayden, M Thomas and LN. John.
ed rice aces, that Pan
beaten.
The doubles match did not
How
COME NOW!
CHINA EMPORIUM
KOMOR
KOMOR HONG KONG
New goods arrived From 50 cts. to $5,000.
Every article marked
In plain figu
NEGUS OUTLINES TRADITIONS
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CHIEFS SHOW LOYALTY The tribal chiefs from all parts of the country
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duce such good lawn tennis for the Palace, asso
all four players mad
istakes, but the
play of the Amer
their boyalty
too many uperior net and munition
was just supplying them issing shots of but it is
Fallopia is very of
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SUITABLE PRESENTS
EVERY OCCASION
The strictest with regard to the troop ments and other parat sTresBeater:
M LAVAL THANKED
Paris To
The Emperor of Abyssir
me to convey to you his I thanks for your efforts to
peaceful settlement.
of a telegram received
yesterday fromt
ister Geneva
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