FAILURE OF LOCAL APPEAL CASE
"Severe Sentence” Upheld
HARD LABOUR WITHOUT
OPTION OF FINE
At a sitting of the Full Court of Appeal this morning at the Supreme Court, before His Bonour! the Chief Justice. Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor, and His Honour thei Puisne Judge, Mr. B E Lindsell, the appeal of Tsoi In against the sentence of 12 months hard labour imposed on him by the Taipoj Magistrate for the possession of a revolver and 25 rounds of 32 calibre ammunition without licence on July 16 at Tsang Tsui- wan, near Castle Peak, failed.
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Mr. Hin-Shing Lo, instructed by Mr. F. 1 Zimmern appeared for the appellant.
Appellant's Case
Mr. Hin-Shing Lo. addressing Their Lordships, said that the ap pellant was only appealing against the severity of the sentence.
dis- the
On July 16. the Police raided] the appellant's matsheds and found
The President of the Irish Free State, Mr. Eamon de Valera, presents the Saostat Trophy to Lt. Brandt of the German Azmy, winner of the recent international, jumping contest în Dub-
lin.
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SEPTEMBER 18, 1935
LATE QUEEN ASTRID
Masses Held At Nanking
HIGH OFFICIALS ATTEND SERVICES
Nanking, To-day.
OBITUARY
Mr. Charles James- Rivett-Carnac
London, To-day. The death has occurred of Rivett- Charles James
To-day's Short Story.
RIVER
BREEZE
By
Tan
Cater
HE small bost lay beside a slightly away from the quay.
THE
before tea.”
TO-MORROW'S STORY
ANTI-GAS TRAINING ORGANISATION
Local Lectures
·ST. JOHN, AMBULANCE
BRIGADE SERIES
The Chief Commissioner re cently arranged, in view of the published plans of the Govern- ment for air-raid precautions, for an intensive course of instruc- tion to a large number of selected Officers to qualify them to act as instructors."
the boat. She reclined as above, gaining a detailed restite plication of masks, the use of an gracefully as she could in the as it approached the long heavy air-lock whereby gas casualties limited space between the centre boom. The brown rope brailing brought by specially-con- plate housing and the ribs of the slid its whiskered way along and air; and the protection of build- structed devices into the pare round and over the boom, far outings and property. In effect, the above the water.
boat.
Mark on shore cast off the stern mooring line, and the boat moved
Mark shifted the tiller under his raid work, especially precaution- course, covered all phases of air- elbow, and felt in his pockets
*Cigarette, Ji?***
Lary measures and decontamina-
tion.
narrow strip of lawn, shift-With the bow anchor in his hand ling uneasily, bumping her fen-he thrust the boat away from In view of the national mea- ders against the quay heading shore, at the last minute taking a sures being undertaken for the À Mass was sung for the late as an uncertain breeze sent flying leap across the widening protection of the civil population Queen Astrid yesterday morning at
gusts through a gap in the line gap on to the fore-deck. For a in the event of gas attacks, the of bungalows. 11 am at the Catholic Church short width of the river an-sharply: then, as he reached the already commenced to train its Across the moment the light craft rocked St. John Ambalance Brigade has here. Baron Guillaume, Belgian other line of bungalows picked tiller, she put about, mainsail flap-personnel Minister to China, who arrived its irregular way in single fileping and chattering until the breeze here yesterday morning
Four thousand members in Lon- from along the dyke. straggling be caught her and she filled. Shanghai, conducted the Masses side the river to its far bend. The banks slipped by. From in anti-gas treatment by the St. don alone have been instructed and prayers,
Out of all the desolate waste of Jill's position in the bottom of the John Ambulance Brigade. The service was attended by the the marshes only this waterside Belgian community here, foreign strip afforded any habitation diplomats and high. Chinese offi Mark straightened himself from cials, including Mr. Wang Ching-arranging the cushions and looked wel, President of the Executive across to the bungalow. Through Yuan, and Mr. Yeh Chu-tsang, the window he could just see Jill President Lin Sen's representa in outline, changing her travelling The Birthday, by Prin
To-morrow's story will be tive.
clothes. He called to her, and she
cess Paul Troubetzkoy. Baron Guillaume called on Mr.stepped out од to the wooden
Satisfactory Results veranda Hsn Mo, Vice-Minister of Foreign
This course has now been com Affairs, expressing gratitude" for "I'm ready now, Mark.”
bost only an occasional roof could pleted, with very satisfactory re- "Good" He climbed up on to be the message of condolence: from
seen to remind her of land suits. Instruction was given in Mesars. Lin Sen and Wang Ching-we'll have time for a short outing the
the quay-heading *Come
on: Overhead the slender length of the various types of gas, their se- The appellant was a dealer in with the election of the Czechoslowise being continued. The Em-wel and the national mourning in
mast stretched up
to the parate characteristics, and the fish in rather a large way and for vak Foreign Minister, Dr. Benes, peror of Abyssinia has guaran-China over the Queen's death-
patchy sky, bending slightly at fitstreatment of the peculiar physical He waited as she crossed the far distant tip: A tremendous Conditions which they set up in this purpose kept several matsheds as the new President, the five teed the safe conduct of the Ital-Central News Agency.
grass and stepped carefully down sheet of white sail fell away from at Tsang Tsui-wan near Castle members of the Presidium
the person attacked; care and ap- were fan. Consuls and has forbidden all}
into Peak, where he sold the fish to the elected in the afternoon session anti-Italian demonstrations. various fishmongers in
These were England. France, Italy. The news of the closure of the trict
Belgium and Poland
Italian Consulates is in some res- Since at present
no motionspects not unwelcome to official bave been submitted for the quarters 'here, which were of the in one of them a revolver and 23 general' debate, the latter will be opinion that the majority of the
Consulates, which were all equip-i rounds of ammunition. He was gin to-morrow. . taken in charge and the next mor The committee of five for the ped with radio stations, mainly ning convicted by the Taipo Magis-Abyssinian dispute also held served the purposes of espionage. trate and sentenced to one year's meeting yesterday afternoon, in
The Italian Consuls who have
**Thanks.” Sbe caught the thrown packet. "Mark, this is ade is anxious to enlist the ser- The St. John Ambulance Brig- hard labour without the option of which it was decided to create a left Addis Ababa in the course of Mr.
grand". further committee consisting of the the last week included the Con-Carnac, late Financial Adviser
"It is: I thought you'd like it will give their help. Anyone quali- vices, of everyone who can and Re-Hearing Granted
colonial experts of the five Powers sul of Rebra Marco, Count Fal-to His Siamese Majesty's Gov-
Renter.
Glad you came?” On July 23, counsel was granted on the original committee. these coni, who has practically recover-jernment ---
fed by holding the First Aid Cer- Jl looked up at him, and nod-tificate issued by the St. John a re-hearing of the case, but the experts being entrusted with theed from the shot wounds sus-
Mr. C. J. Rivett Carnac, who!
ded -You look magnificently Ambulance learned Magistrate confirmed his task of examination of the Italian tained recently in a hunting acci-
Associaton was born on February 18.* 1853, dent
passed first in the competitive CHAMPIONS MEET EAST LANCS.this angle you would do for a with the local officer of the St. should strong and reliable up there; from get into touch as soon as possible former sentence. He expressed a charges against Abyssinia and the wish that the defence might bring Abyssinian counter-charges.
MOBILISATION DENIED examination to the Indian Fin- As regards the reports of the ancial Department in 1872. He
young shock brigader in a Russian John The draw for the First Round sim-all muscle, with a suggestion write to the Chief Commissioner, Ambulance Brigade, or evidence of character and this was
The formation of this colonial mobilisation of the Abyssinian rose in the service to be Ac-of the Football season, which of dawning intelligence.” given. but the Police brought|
experts committee is regarded army, official quarters point out countant-General and Commis- starts on Saturday, September 28,
St. John's Gate, London, ECL evidence in rebuttal
He grinned. Jill stretched out Counsel submitted that Their here as affording certain satisfac that the Abyssinian army knows sioner of Paper Currency to has resulted in some
Naturally, as in the case with tion to Italy, while the main comino measures of special mobilisa- the Government of Burma interesting games in the First Her head rested back on her clasp-service is entirely voluntary.
Vezy in-more comfortably on the cushions all St. John Ambulance work, the Lordships could exercise the pero- gative of mercy in the appellant's/mittee is continuing its efforts toŝtion, so that the reports are untrue 1897, and the following year his Division.
find a solution compatible with the for this reason alone. At the services were placed by the
ed hands; a stray breeze. spilled favour by revising the sentence League Covenant as well as the in-same time, however, it is stress-British Government at the dis-pions, will meet the East Lanes mainsail, gaily
South China "A" the chamoff the sweeping canvas of the Lectures are
Local Lectures
commencing and imposing an optional fine. -
disordered the the local Counsel, in support of his plea.tegrity of Abyssinian sovereignty.ed that armed forces are beins posal of the King of Siam. On at Caroline Hill The latter were short waves of her l
beadquarters this League cirdes are not optimis-mobilised" throughout the coun- his retirement from the position the only team to take full points The afternoon sky lay stretched
month submitted that the evidence
tic. however, as regards the out-try.
of Financial Adviser some years from the Chinese last season and out above and around them. Small ficers are expected to attend for All divisional surgeons and-of- brought against the appellant's
come of the committee's efforts, The outbreak of war will be later he was decorated with the have improved considerably since clouds scurried across, over the instructional purposes. character at the time of the learn-
since it is not assumed that Italy announced by smoke signals, and Grand Cross (First Class) of then.
1 ed Magistrate's passing sentence
trgovinast and away, as if hurrying to Lectures open to the public will: was untrue and that the Folice had will accept any proposals it makes only then, it is declared, will the the Order of the Crown of
The wooden spoonists, Kowloon, get home before nightfall She later be given on "The protection mobilisation of the entire nation: Siam. His youngest son is atland- St. Joseph's will meet at sighed. "Those clouds are Addis Ababa: "My agreement as in European countries, take present in Siam, attached to the Causeway and this should result great hurry to leave us." ina of the Civil Population in Chemi-
staff of Messrs. Barrow, Brown in a very even game.
cal Warfare". PROSPECTS AT GENEVA and Co. Ltd, a local firm with
Mark looked up. "By Jove, yes. Lectures also will be given in The Recreio and Police, who That's going to be fun.” Paris: In a critical survey of British capital.
English in First Aid, Home Nur- were neck-and-neck for the and the present stand-in the Geneva
"How, Mark? They look so soft sing and Invalid Cookery. runners ap position last year, and friendly, and they won't have. Those wishing to take the St. will fight it out at King's Park, have anything to do with us. It John Ambulance Certificate in declared Mr.ian conflict, the Petit Journal ex-
First Aid and Home Nursing will Rickett to a representative of the presses the fear that an unplea-personal meeting with his British and as this is the only big game looks a bad omen to me
on the mainland there should be He shook his head. “Nonsense, qualify for admission into the Alexandrian paper, the Egyptian sart situation may arise when colleague
a large attendance. Gazette, on arrival at Cairo. the plenary session of the League,
nothing like that. It just means V. A. D. or St. John Ambulance His Honour the Chief Justice Asked how he thought the even-whose members, the paper says.
The following are the fixtures: wind, and plenty of it." He scan- Brigade in any part of the Bri- said he saw no inaccuracy in any
PAL FIRST DIVISION
ned the horizon carefully. "We'll tish Empire, as the St. John Am~" war would are not as completely conscious
Claby Stonecutters of the statements made by the Po-]
get it as soon as we're out of the bulance Brigade is a part of the end Mr. Rickett declared that of their responsibility
*(Club ground, 445 pm) lee of these bungalows. Bain too, lice rebuttal of evidence of charac- Signor Mussolini was undertaking members of the League Council,"
Fusiliers v Lincolns
Red Cross Organisation of the (Sookampoo 445 pm);
British Empire. Recreio v Police
Jill said nothing. Her thoughts These lectures commence in Oc- (King's Park 445 pm) were travelling away with the tober and are open to the public. South China "A" y East Lancs.
(Caroline Hall 4:45 pm tented with the feel of his boat
adorable small clouds. Mark, con- Days and times will be notified
Later
a fine.
ご
not proved that the defendant was
ITALIAN. SATISFACTION
BICKETT INTERVIEWED
in fact a local bully, and sugar
with the Emperor of Abyssinia on place. sunggler.
Their Lordships pointed out that behalf of the African Exploitation: in the deposition there were in and Development Corporation, was fact passages which pointed out properly signed and sealed that the appellant had the reputa- thus cannot be invalidated by the negotiations on the Italo-Abyssin- tion of being a bully and a sugar.
highest court.** smuggler
ter..
No Inaccuracy
in the depositions, a man named
tual Italo-Abyssinian
a “difficult job,” but that if he won
discusses the conflict.
be expected him to behave as
two on
take over.
did not take the right course, and Nationalist Press In that the appeal must fail
therefore
Addis Ababa
Earlier Concession
25 the
Such a development, the paper
of
SOCCER LEAGUE FIXTURES
INTERESTING DRAW
Fusiliers v Club
A
(Sookumpoo, 3.15 pm) |
Alleged
FRENCH COMPANY'S CLAIM Counsel fürther pointed out that,
Paris: New revelations concern- Iman of honour and respect the cop-pomts out, is not at all improba-ing the Ethiopian Emperor's al- Yong Yiu had stated that the apcession treaty, which as the ruler ble, since numerons delegations leged transactions with foreign pellant had robbed him separate occasions of 300 and 400 of Abyssinian he would have to during the last few days have capitalists, anxious to exploit the been sounding the representa- riches of the Abyssinian soil have catties of oysters, but where and
He submit- Nothing, Mr. Rickett assured the tives of the smaller nations. The been made in the Journal de when were not stated. ted that these were independent interviewer, had ever been known existence of the committee
Roubair by an industrialist named crimes which were cited in order in either British or Italian circles five the paper points out, may Bayard, who gives details of an to influence the learned Magistrate of his negotiations, which had been prove extremely useful, since it
agreement said to have been con- under consideration since March, will permit a restriction of the cinded, in 1919 between a French in his decision.
After much deliberation, His and it was a mystery to him how debate of the plenary session to company and the present Emperor, Honour the Chief Justice said that the Dealy Telegraph correspondent the subjects on the agenda who was then Regent of Abyssinia
reference to the fact that the! he was unable to come to the con- got information of the deal
committee of five is still at work. and was known as Bas Tafari. clusion that the learned Magistrate
A According to M. Bayard, the EGYPT'S INTEREST agreement in question was drawn Alexandria: The international up in the presence of the situation imperatively demands French Minister at Addis the postponement of internal Ababa, valid for a period of 75 party disputes in Egypt, declared years, after preliminary investiga- the leader
of the Nationalist tions by experts had shown that Addis Ababa, Earlier. Wafd Party, Nehas Pasha, in a the soil of Abyssinia was rich in The publication of three Na-speech delivered here before the gold, platinum, nickel and dia tionalist newspapers has been leading members of the party monds, but relatively poor in oil. forbidden by the Ministry of In-The speaker added that active
The company thereupon started terior until further notice owing Anglo- Egyptian co-operation work immediately, but was com~ to the anti-Italian attitude adopt would depend on the will of the pelled to cease operations after stream of messages of sympathyed by these papers. The editors Egyptian people, who would only some years owing to the world| is flowing into the hospital and business managers of the pa-participate in a future war on crisis. Until the cessation of The House of Representatives is pers, including the former Gover-the basis of absolute equality of operations in 1924, so M. Bayard meeting in a subdued atmosphere nor of the province of Harrar, rights. If, said the speaker, Eng-ssserts, the Abyssinian Govern- No reference was made in the who held that post at the time of land should desire to reach animent regularly received payment House to the assault. but the the Ual Dal incident, have been agreement on these liner with of the money due to it under the speech in the English “Gerrymandering" Bill, aimed at arrested.
the Egyptian nation, then the terms of the agreement, so that from Asmart, the the re-election of Judge Pavy, was With the inclusion of the three present moment was favourable the latter is still valid in the opin- Eritrea, in which he passed-Renter.
papers now forbidden, one-half. LAVAL FOR GENEVA
ion of Fren of the press of the country has ceased publication.
TENSE ATMOSPHERE
AT BATON ROUGE
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HOPES BECOME DIMMER
THREE PAPERS SUSPENDED
-AN-ILL OMEN --
Baton Rouge, later: High State officials declare that they have ni- Addis Ababa The most abandoned hope for Senator Government's decision to Huey Long. The head nurse ad-draw the Consulates in all mitted that his condition was very ing places is low, and there was small hope of omen by the European res
of the capital, particula
recovery,
The doctors are preparing for view of the fact that the another, blood transfusion Bentions for
Italian
$!
Paris M Laval left Paris again 1for Geneva yesterday.
stead of this morning, as
anned This?
is stated in polit
maybe"
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:
POLISH ELECTIONS
RESULT
Sweeping Victory For
Government
at
St. Joseph's v Kowloon Bay
Baga (Causeway Bay 445 pm) under his hand, noticed her silence,
·SECOND DIVISION
but let her be. He checked the Radio T Engineers ---
boat over in his mind. There was (Chatham Road, 4.45 p.) new decking needed forward; that University v South China
(Happy Valley 3.15 pm) sheets cotton, maybe. He sailed must be done soon. And new jib Athletic v Kowloon
(Happy Valley, 445 p.m.) the boat automatically as he drew
·BASCE & PAO.C v Recreio on his pipe and pondered over the (Happy Valley, 4.45 pm) slow ways of the Norfolk boat builders. His eye followed up the mast. She needed a new gaff, ·CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL THIRD DIVISION
really. Bamboo might be better.
Warsaw, To-day: East Lancs. v Liga de Portuguess. However! He looked down at the
Some 183 out of the total of 208 (Chatham Road, 3.15 pm) dreaming girl at his feet "Happy, deputies in the new Polish Parlia St. Joseph's Chinese Police darling?"
(Happy Valley, 3.15 p.) Jill came back swiftly from the Government parties, according to ment have been returned for the Lincolns Fusiliers gangba
(Bailway, 3.15 p.) rosy mists of the future to the the provisional results of last Railway v Air Force
narrow confines of the boat that Sunday's elections The Jewish (Railway, 4.45 pm) held her and Mark and their pre-minority is represented by four Engineers v Police
sent life. "Gloriously She sat deputies, one for each of the towns (Military ground HIV.445 pan.)
up and looked across the strip of of Vilma, Lodz, Warsaw and Lem SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER (29)
water beside the boat - FIRST DIVISION - Artillery (Lyemun) v Athletic
ve Sookumpoo, 445 p.m.) SECOND DIVISION Eastern v East Lanes
"(Sookumpoo," 2:15
lawyers, and the Italy had defin determined to assert the time for
is inter
Count
ITALY ALL OUT
berg, while the remainder of the opposition are mostly pe
The end of the bungalows had come, sand,” ahead the river ran free, washing the short muddy drop that was now its bank. Right up the population
Although only
to the water came the gra mingled by the edge with
pm)
ing
whose roots belonge the river's bed. Far flatland a road, bordered by
ge, trekked the
1980,
tions
Gove
Jan
under miles into distant
Mark Kicked &
fon. Like to come Chere
Gladly" she lifted down beside his that he wanted he settled herself, clos You see, he expl to keep the we running before, the
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