CAMPBELL BLACK'S RECORD ATTEMPT
ENGLAND TO SOUTH AFRICA
D. H. COMET MONOPLANE BEING USED
London. To-day.. Campbell Black who accom panied Scor. the winner of the "England to Melbourne air race. started from Hazeld aerodrome in a new D. H: Comet monoplane at 5.30 pm yesterday on the first stage of an attempted record- break ng fight to Cape Town viz. East Africa.
Black expected to make his first stop at Cairo at dawn to-day.
TH.G. MacArthur accompanies him as spare pilot-Reater-
:
NAVAL TALKS-MAY
BE RESUMED
British Expert Now Visiting Paris
London. To-day.
Kay Francis jilts one man to marry his best friend, the day after she meets him, and lives to learn that love is not all fun. in the gayest love triangle ní the screen. the First National "Romance Living of Velvet
coming to the Alhambra en Saturday.
CENTRAL COURT CASE
Inaccuracies Reported
lead within the next few weeks report contained
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1935.
ILLICIT ARMS IN BAGGAGE
Through Passenger Fined $1,000
MAXIMUM PENALTY IMPOSED
To-day's Short Story.
Polly Pipper And The
Policeman
By N. D. Norton
She slapped a step
Causing great inconvenience
Pipper spread the mat|for.... by pretending that he could not for her knees, settled down, fitiously with her appo tonese dialect when he appeared and blew on her fingers, dipped "That's the worst of mes.” her in the dock at the Kowloon the holy stone into the water, soliloquy
went on. "They can't) Police Court this morning. & 54- and raindful of her mistress's bear being teased. As if I meant year-old Fukienese unemployed, caustic comments of yesterday.it. I can't abide soldiers. Going Chan Sre-chat, was fined $1,000, tackled the front steps with off in a huff like that. He's a silly in default 12 months hard lavim
old fat bobby, that's what he is.”
bour, by MrEI Wynne Jones Polly Pipper was a pretty girl Ferhaps she spoke just too loud, for possessing a revolver and 34 (and, quite rightly knew it) with or perhaps some rounds of ammunition without a blue eyes, fair hair and a trim length carried her whisper to the special wave- licence. The revolver and am- figure. But her early thoughts pavement immediately behind her, munition were confiscated.
were bardly in keeping with her for perhaps it was all just a bit of Detective-Sergeant. Goddard
is dainty allurements. In fact, bad luck. At any rate the soundį outlining the case stated that the frankly, Polly that morning was a of heavy footsteps ceasing at the accused was a through passenger little cross-patch. Her pert utter-gate, and the tones of a deep voice from Java to Amoy on board the ances, which she could not control made Polly nearly jump out of her Įs.s. Tinegara. When the ship were the underlying cause of her skin.
arrived in port yesterday morning love tables. Polly, to be quite | Ja search was carried out under the fire realised her fault and the Prevention of Piracies Ordinance, morning's bit of temper was really in the course of which the revoljagainst herself,
ver and ammunition were dis- For P. C. Dodds, the represents-
covered in a bucket about a yard tive of the Law, whose beat lay We very much regret that in re away from accused's camp-bed. along Candor Street, London, It is understood that Captain porting the proceedings at the Detective's Evidence S. E. and the buts of Polly's quick Danckwerts is in Paris represent-Central Magistracy on Wednesday In giving evidence. Chinese de jand lively tongue, was not one who ing the British Admiralty and is mening on a charge of neglect tective No C378 stated that when could rally to a good hearts bit of in touch with the French Minis-brought by Mr. S. H. Waan he went up to the accused, who innocent back-chat such as any try of Marine. His visit may against Dr. Arthur W. Woo our was squatting near a camp-bed, ac-girl enjoys and looks forward to. statements cused pointed out his inggage to He took life too seriously, and to a resumption of definite dis-which were not made in the Court witness. The bucket in which the that explains last night's trouble. cussions between the French and during the hearing.
ammunition was found was also in- "Silly old thing* Polly sighed. British Naval experts on the na- In reporting Mr. Brookes open-cluded in the luggage of the ac-"just 'cos I said I liked a soldier's val programmes of the two coun-jing of the facts alleged on behalf cased.
miform-off he goes into a snlk. tries. British Wireless Service, of the Complainant, we quoted him Witness searched the bucket and And what can a xiri do then but as saying: "Dr. Woo would net found the revolver wrapped up in to twit him more than ever. and agree to Prof. Gerrard being em-la piece of cloth, and the ammanni-chaf him still further? He asics ployed nor, for that matter, to any tion in an empty shaving-soap tim European practitioner being called Witness continued that when ques- in". We find that this is inacear- tioned, accused stated that the am- ate and that the words "nor, for munition was not in the bucket
CONSPIRING FOR A VIOLENT CRIME
Five Men Sentenced To Hard Labour
that matter, to any European prac when accused went up on deck, but titioner being called in were rot on returning a few hours later a used and the name of Prof. Ger-friend asked accused to carry "it for rard was
only mentioned later hi were when Mr. Jenkin, who appeared! The six Chinese wac
Detective-Sergeant Goddard said charged before Mr. Q. A ̈ÂTM Mac-for the defendant, asked for it that everything would have been fadyen.at the Central Police Court)
alright had accused declared the we
In the second instance.
-posed.
TWO FUSILIERS PLEAD GUILTY AT COURT MARTIAL
(Continued from Page 1)
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "Bare-Knuckle Lover." by Louis Golding.
"Was you referring to me?" the voice asked
And F. C. Dodds brought him) self to a standstill and stood firm and steady, regarding Polly Pip- Per's shapely back (For when your girl, as he called her to him- self that is has the night beföre expressed
her preference for sokliers it was time for a police- mas to take a firm stand).
Yes, a firm stand. But all the courage in P. C. Dodd's breast
slowly oozed away as Poly's blac
Up early, aren't you? she ask-
feyes were turned on him,
ed, pertly. She wasn't going to forgive him, not she, not yet at any rate for his angraciousness last night. "You'd better hurry.} or you'll be late for school!" And
along Candor Street,
out
The accused admitted having struck Sergeant Hill on July 27,
asked if he could call witnesses.
Sergeant Hill states that at the
P. C. Dodds glowered. He was 830 parade on July 27 he told a big man, well over six feet, the men to put out their cigarettes yomg, handsomely proportiooned, parade. "I saw the accused blow-the shyest manner imaginable. It and prepare themselves for the but with the homeliest face and
ing smoke from his mouth, the took all his courage now not to statement continues, "and ex-continue his way to the station
on Wednesday for unlawful posses-quoted Mr. Brooks as saying: "Dr. arms and amtounition to the cap1935 at the Military Hospital, but Polly's silvery, laugh rang sion of arms were again brought Woo provided his own car and the tain of the stip. before the Magistrate this morn-child was taken at
The maximum sentence was im- excessive! ลม speed to the French Hospital............ ing
Chan San, aged 45, who pleaded We now find that the words "at an guilty, was fined $1,000, in default excessive speed" were never men- of the one year's hard labour.
tioned during the course The charge against the others proceedings which we reported. W3 withdrawn: but another We are taking the earliest op- charge of conspiring and agreeingportunity to correct these inaccur together to commit a crime of vio-acies after they have been brought
lence in this Colony was preferred to our notice.
against five of the men, while Li
Wah Cheong was discharged. -
The Sve defendants, Cheung San,j
Chan Wah, Chan Ting, Cheung Ming and Li Tien, all pleaded guilty and were sentenced to six! months hard Labour.
THREE KILLED AND 50 WOUNDED
(Continued from Page 1j
DISORDER AT TOULON
CAR OFFENCES
Several Europeans Fined
CHARTERED BANK STAFF CHANGES
New Chief Manager tinguishing a cigarette between However, he stood his stat
big fingers. I admonished the "It's my early duty to-day," he accused and he struck me in the volunteered. face."
Appointed
"ll be your late one if you don't hurry." was Polly's saucy Lanswer.
P. C. Dodds shuffled his feet,
The many local friends of Mr A. H. Ferguson, former Manager ACCUSED'S STATEMENT> of the Chartered Bank of India:
The accused states that he was (Australia and China here, will be pleased to learn that he has just morning, on the parade ground, throat
not smoking st any time that nervously. Then he cleared his been appointed Chief Manager of and denying that he had been
“I thought perhaps -- EF — you the Bank, in London, in succession smoking, when secused by Ser-might come to othe cinema with A number of car
owners and to Mr. J. L. Crockatt, who is re drivers appeared before Ir
me to-night? wtiring on September 31 after 40
geant Hall Schofield at the Central Magis years' service in the Bank tracy this morning for not hav Mr. W. M. White, formerly the cused, said that the attack had not rush, and P. C. Dodds stood await- ing the appropriate car or driver's manager of the Bank at Sings been premeditated but was coming his fate. Polly, placing her pore, has been appointed second mitted on the spur of the moment. holy stone on the step and sinking He was hot tempered- He had a back on her heels, struck a pretty, Mr. B. T. Q. Lammert was fined manager in London. 310 for driving unlicenced car
licences.
A message from Toulon says 3515 without any appropriate that naval workers here downed driver's licence-
LOCAL ESTATE
Mr. John Jeffrey Leaves $16,700
Lt. Yates ön behalf of the ac-
• The last words came out with aị
witness who would give evidence pensive attitude-just as if she, to confirm his statement that he had heaps of offers for the even- had not been smoking-
ing's entertainment, and wondered Prisate B. Collin was called by if she could put them off in favour the defence to give evidence and of P. C. Dodds' offer. - stated that just before the 8:30 parade at the Military Hospital on after a
"I don't think I can," said Polly minute's silence; fully
tools yesterday afternoon. Dis- Mr. R. Didear, was fined $5 for order followed a combined de-driving car No. 2157 without a car monstration by dockers and licence. naval munition workers.
Mr. C. 3. Archer, of the Chinese A serious incident occurred Maritime Customs, was fined $10 Local estate to the value of July 27 he was standing near determined, which is the way of a last night. The police made refor failing to notify the Police $16,700 was left by Mr. John Jef Cole when Sergeant Hill told him maiden, that her "No" now should peated charges on 2000 arsenal within 48 hours of the disposal of frey, some time of Wyliebole, to put out his cigarette although workers. and many
revolver his car No. 1966, while Mr. C. Bear Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, the accused had not been smoking shots were fired, several being Eurgess, was fined $10 for failing hut late of 12 Upton Gardens, at the time seriously wounded and scores arto zotify the police of the ac-Kenton, Middlesex, who died on rested. The rioting continued quisition of the same car within November 1, 1934 at Lockerbie! for two hours. The naval the stipulated time. Не was Mr. Jeffrey appointed his wife, buildings are now protected by fined a farther $10 for driving the Margaret Frances, as the sole er NEW LONDON TUBE armed guards-Reuter.
car without the appropriate driv- jecutrix of his estate, and an ap er's and car licencer
POLITICAL INTRIGUES CONTINUE
{plication by Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, solicitor, the lawful attomey, "for sealing conformation (nominate) of the executrix has been grant- ed
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WUCHOW FLOODS CAUSE CHANGES IN AIR SERVICE
(Continued from Page 1)
Mails by air for Wuchow and
Fong Kong
LEITH-ROSS TO VISIT JAPAN
Diplomatic Talks
Pending?
be a "Yes" two minutes later. Nanning are still accepted by the "No, I am sure I can't," she stim-South-west Aviation Corporation,
~ CHINA MAJI. - SPECIAL ed and waited for her lover's as they are dropped by the mono-
London To-day? Languished pleadings,
plänes upon passing over these Sir Frederick Leith-Boss, the Alas! Fate intervened in the two cities However, it is in economic adviser to the British shape of another voice, a crisp, possible to transmit air mails Government, who sails to-mor curt, grating voice, the voice of from these towns to Canton, row for China, will break his Mrs. Stringer, Polly's mistress. The foods in these Kwanza journey at Tokyo to discuss the "Polly Pipper!" the voice com-cities were reported last night to general economic situation in manded.
be going down very slowly. The the Far East with represents Lordy! Up were gathered the lack of further rainfall drving tives of the Japanese Govern
ment mat, the brush, the bucket and the the past 24 hours will bring
It is believed here that this
holy stone, and Polly's own trim about a further fall of the water will be preliminary to diploma self disappeared down the area level along the upper reaches of |ateps as if a dragon were on her the West River.
heels. One moment she was; the
STREET FIGHTING
(Continued from Page 1)
Some 200 artillerymen from Draguinan were summoned as the result of a conference of the high
The London Passenger Trans-next she was not! military and civil authorities.
ical estate to the value of $11port Board's Bill has been approv held after midnight. At 1 am Mr. Huang Chun-lun is officially 000. The deceased was late of ed by a Select Committee of the denly fung open, and, nearly all- a few rioters were still holding on a mission to inspect the Lal Koti, Charlton, King's Chel-House of Lordsa
out.
(Continued from Page 11
OFFICIAL MISSION
Colonel Theophilus Percy
•Jones, RAM.C. (retired) left lo-
Then the front door was sad-
dds, with
Government factories in Canton, tenham, Gloucestershire and The bil authorises the Board to jambe, stood the huge command- ing the empty space between the It is now stated that two people and Kwangsi, but such investi-formerly of Burghley House, carry out various improvements in ing form of Mrs. Stringer The have been killed and a police in- gation has no direct Bearing on Blackheath Hill, Kent He died their system, including the on-mistress of the house regarded the spector seriously injured with a his duty as a member of the Lejat Lal Koti on July 25, 1934struction of new tubes at Baker-sold figure of P. C. bullet in the stomach, while 18 gislative Yaz The visiting solonj An application by Mr D street and alterations to the sta-cold inquiry in her eye others were injured and 44 ar- was the editor of a Government Lewis, solicitor, the lawful attion there in order to give a window of the sitting zested.
Vimonthly in Canton in 1931, and tomey, for sealing the certified through train service from the nervous little man," "Mr. A Paris message announces has some experience as a politicopy of the will has been grant North-Western area to the City himself, fumbled at that the Minister of Interior cal emissary, ALAYA stated at 1:20 am that the police Mr. Sun Fo is at present also Letters of administration with Lard Ireagh, the chairman, said masterful wife would
and West End
and hope were masters of the situation in in Tsingtao, which is under the the will annered have been grant that the Committee would allow Toulon Beater
jurisdiction of General Han-Fu-led to Maria Magadalens Vieira the bill to proceed, subject to the chu. Chairman of Shantung Pro-Ribeiro, in the estate of her hus- Abbey Road Building Society be
Bot vincial Government. Though band, Carlos de Monte Carmelo ing given three years in which to holiday at that summer
make a claim if damage to Abbey 16 House resulted
Only one case of typhoid fever Mr. Sun is stated was notified as
occurred tive
in the Colony during the 24 hours becoming / azrin: ended Wednesda
ough the
were
on Page 21)
COMMUNISTS PLAN REPUBLIC
-IN SOUTH AFRICA.
(Continued from Page 1)
FASCIST ACTIVITIES Fm the course of her
ess further
cord that
beginning to
Africa, goin
"Germen Fascism
fiat. it had ce
Miss Henderson the statement that the unite munist front In South would fight for
Are republic
18-Ocean
tic negotiations between the British and Japanese Govern- ments on a series of outstand- ing questions, including naval stairs Trana Ocean Service. MOVING PICTURES IN COUET.
Film As Evidence In Appeals
by nine