SHAMELESS
CRIME AGAINST
AGED WIDOW
Plot Foiled By Sagacity Of Court
FIVE YEARS GAOL WITH HARD LABOUR
"I will "pass sentence that will ensure that for a long timėj to come you will not prey on other persons in this Colony," declared His Honour the Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice R. E. Lind-
SCHILDREN'S CATECHISI
OF RICHARD WAGNER
First Public Performance Given In Stuttgart
Cologne.
"The Children's Catechism” by Richard Wagner had its first pu- blic performatice on September 30, at Stuttgart.
Fran Winifred Wagner was present at the performance which was given by the German. Women's Association--Reuter.
sell at the Criminal Sessions in VICE-PRESIDENT.....
the Supreme Court this morn ing, when sentencing Ip Kim- wan to five years" hard labour.. when he was found guilty of uttering a forged promissory
OF PHILIPPINE
SENATE IN HK.
note, purporting to be made by Outline Of November 15 Chui Sit-chi, an aged widow of:
Celebrations Na Gilman's Bazaar.
Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith, the Assistant Crown Solicitor. appeared for the Crown and the following jury was empanelled: Messrs. O K Raven (Fore- max), H. H. W. Sander, Li Wa- fun. V. T. Low, F. Carvalho, G. J. Triers and F. M. Siha The prisoner was unrepresent
ed.
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THE CHINA MAH, TUENDAY, OCTOBER 22,
IN POLITICAL
BAROMETER
FRENCH SENATE
ELECTIONS
BALANCE OF POWER SAID TO BE STATIONARY
→ CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Short Story
THE MAD GHOST
By Lord Dunsany
NEVER saw anything, lóne-it was gone. This went on for
Ilier than the look of Bou some time, and suddenly I saw
taun. I can only speak of the Boherlaun. And all at once I felt look of it: the little village pro-that I had come to the Back of bably had, like every cluster of Beyond, and that in the street of Paris, To-day
human dwellings, its own suffi-Boberiam, one storey high, with The final results of Sunday's cient activities; but to see it its glimmering walls and dark) Senate elections indicates no stretching there, for a little thatch and the bog all, round it, change in the French political way, along the road that ran was what I had come to see. The barometer, the balance of pow-through the bog with its white mystery that is so often beyond or between the Left and Right walls and tumble down thatches, horizons seemed to be now quite
groups remaining stationary. with the heather before it all close.
I suppose it some kind of
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be, "Intruder," by W. Robert-
son
Of the 107 total number of the way to the sky, and the So I walked till I came to the seats which had to be filled, one marshy reaches of the cut cottages, and whatever intangible went to the Conservatives. 16 to away bog behind, you felt you thing I had felt or fancied moved the Marin group. five to the De-were come to the end of human no further away. mocrats, 18 to the Left Republi-affairs, and that only a few must have been
and seven to the Independant yards on there began the eerie holiday, for all the men were about, Rigals, 39 to the Radical So-business of whatever. haunts and there weren't more than 20 of cialists, one to the Republican So the night from regions beyond cialists, four to the Left Inde-four knowledge. " pendents, four to the New Social- This is the story of a young Jists. 10 to the Socialists, and one man on his holiday, whose eye had leach to the Independent Com- been caught by a poster, and his Among the distinguished munists and to the Gommunists. fancy by chance, and who had gone visitors to the Colony this week The Conservatives lost to the to "see Ireland" as the poster had is Senor Nick Osmena, the eld- Marin Group four seats, while recommended. I give his story, them in the whole village. There est son of the Hon. Sergio the Democrats gained three-Left as well as I can remember it, be- was one queer thing about the Osmena, Vice-President of the Republicans who despite the cause there are demente in it that village, besides the oddness of it. Philippine Senate, who arrivediname, must be counted among the fare unusual, and he seems on his that met the eye at once, and that At this morning's bearing. three witnesses were called by route to Shanghai
in the Colony. yesterday en Right Wing groups, won two new brief holiday to have come upon was that there was a man of about!
seats, thus leaving the Right information of one of those ex-30 or so sitting outside his door the Crown Mr. J. H. Bottom-
Senor Osmena, together with Wing one down.
periences that you sometimes have on a wooden chair, in the sun, with ley, an architect in the PWD_:.
the Hon. Raphael Aluman, for- On the Left side the Radical to wait years for before anybody his hands on his thighs, gazing gave evidence concerning the buildings erected. in Fleminger Secretary of Agriculture Socialists lost four seats to the will tell you.
and the present President of National Socialists' one, while the
(quite calmly and motionlessly into I'd come by train about a hun- the light, not even blinking, as far Roari . The present Oriental:
the Philippine Sugar Associa-Socialists gained four and the dred miles, having taken a ticket as I could notice. I spoke to him, Theatre was not built in 1930.
tion, who is arriving in the Col-Left Independants and the Come to a station because I liked it but he did not answer. He did Mr. J. Ring, the Assistant As-
each-Trans-Ocean name, and now I was walking not seem to notice me at all, not sessor of Rates, gave evidence on Thursday, will proceed munists one
to Shanghai on Friday where Service. on the same subject.
westwards and trying to see Ire my bodily self, that is But be The purpose of calling these a Delegation representing the they will meet the Congression-
Iand As often seems to happen started slightly when my shadow witnesses was to give the lie United States at the inaugural
Paris: M. Laval's easy victory looking for seemed to recede as I between him and the sun, for he in cases like that, what I was fell on him I went hastily from the accused's statement that
passed. the Oriental ceremony of the establishment both of the electoral districts walked, and not knowing exactly somehow bad the effect of making be had Theatre in 1930 while visiting |
Interviewed in his suite at the for the Senate has considerably what it was that I wanted to see me shiver slightly And then I a house in Fleming Road. The
made it all the more difficult. I came on another. Another mm in house which he claimed he had Hong Kong Hotel this morning. strengthened the Premier's politi-
Senor Osmena said that the whole cal position, was the unanimous sometimes only round a bend of tage looking out across the bog, mean that beyond a mountain, ors chair outside the door of a cot- of the Philippines population was opinion of the Faris press yester-the road, there seemed to be what with the sun in his face and sit- very much excited over the forth-day.
I wanted, but just as I got there ting perfectly still I hurried on. walking wide of him for fear my shadow should frighten him.
..
visited had not been construct- ed at the time.
Finger-prist Examined
of the new Commonwealth.
PRESS COMMENT
for which he stood as candidate
coming event and preparations Le Petit Journal speaks of the Ma Sailing, a police inter-were being speeded up in order diplomatic victory, while Le Matin preter. then testified that he that everything would be ready for calls M. Laval's double election had taken a statement from this historic occasion.
success a just reward for his en- the accused, which in English
deavours to preserve peace a read as follows: The stamp is
The guests will be accommodated restore order in Freach finances.
The fiscal results of the French in the Manila Hotel, which has
Hotel Reserved
occasion. while
no party
of de
The Echo
PRETTY WEDDING But I came on another.
IN KOWLOON
Adam Forrow
HONEYMOON STAY AT REPULSE BAY
There Yes, were four of them in all they were all quite mad. All sit- a genuine one and the finger-
ting there in the sun with their print is also genuine. The
faces outwardly vacant, whatever finger-print. at the request of been specially reserved for the election, published by the press,
may have been going on inside. "I Mr. M. K. Lo, has been examin-
Vice-President show divergences, bat
suppose I got the creeps and my ed and its genuineness ascer-Garner of the United States Con-shows either gains or losses
face showed it, for a tall tained by the inspector at the ress and Mrs. Garner and the any magnitude.
walked up to me smiling. “Who finger-print office of the Central Speaker of the United States Con-Paris maintains, for instance, that
fare you?" I called out," for it Police department.””
gress, Senator Joseph W. Byrnes, there has been a slight swing to
A wedding of considerable will be the the right, while in L'Oure'socal interest was solemnised at moving there, after these four was almost a shock to see any man The jury. who retired for and Mrs. Byrnes.
guests of honour of the Governor-opinion the Left-Wing majority St. Andrew's Church at 3 motionless figures about 15 minutes, returned a
Tin Lan verdict of guilty."
General at the Malacanamang has increased.
o'clock. this afternoon when
be said. In passing sentence, His Palace.
COMMUNIST. WINS SEAT Miss Gwendoline Dorothy For- "What's the matter with this Lordship said. "You have been After the inauguration cere The former newspaper, com-row, only daughter of Mrs. found guilty of a most shame-mony, they will be the guests of menting on the fact that for the HC. Pratt, was married to Mr. Place?" I asked. less crime. It is clear from the President of the new Com-first time a Communist has been Joseph Adam, only son of Mr. the evidence that you and this monwealth, Senator Manne! elected to the Senate, terms the and Mrs. B. Adam, of Dumbara man Chan conspired in the hope Quezon.
new Senator, M. Cachin, an em ton. Scotland. The Rev. J. of swindling this unfortunate On the morning of November ployee of a foreign power and in- Higgs officiated. old lady out of several thou-15, the day of the inauguration of dulges, moreover, in a general. The bride, who was given away sand dollars, and but for the the Philippine Commonwealth, the criticism of the Senate as a poll-by her brother, Mr. K. W. For- sagacity of this Court your plot populace of Manila and the out-tical institution/
row, looked charming in a white might have been successfully lying districts will take part in There is an upheaval in the
lace dress and train, and her veil, accomplished.
"I will pass sentence that will estimated over 200,000 will parti composed of radical freemasons, halo of pearls. She carried
a gigantic parade in which it is world every day, but the Senate a present from her grandmother in England, was surmounted by a ensure that for a long time to cipate. The ceremony will con- declares the newspaper, come you will not prey on other cluded in front of the Legislative nothing, sees nothing and grasps bouquet of white roses and Hon- persons in this Colony. You Building, outside of which grand-nothing"-Trans-Ocean Service. will go to prison with hard fa-stands have been erected to ac bour for five
years."
commodate the many thousands of CHILDREN'S COURTS
LIVE BOMB FOUND IN SHARK
Discoverers Claim Reward
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
|spectators..
FOR TURKEY
"bears
2
olulu creeper tied with tartan
And perhaps I blurted it out in rather excited way, for he an- it's only that these four lads are swered me almost soothingly. “Ah,
Ja bit queer.”
"Shouldn't they be in asylum?" I said.
"Mallingar, is it?" he answered. "Maybe that's the place for them. But I heard tell they had a great pull with the Government” “
"What kind of pull ?" I asked.
k
to keep them out of Mullingar."
"Ah, maybe enough,” he replied,
bridesmaids, Miss Jean Hamil-I stood there silent.
was attended by four This mystified me so much that
ribbon.
She
The President of the new Com-
And then, he said, “Would you ton, Miss. Joan Elvin, Miss Pat monwealth, Senator Manzel
Latham and Miss Pat Ward, who like to hear what happened to Quezon and the Vice-President,
were dressed in fuchsia chiron them?" Istanbul
"Yes, I would,” I said. Senator Sergio Osmena, will be
velvet bodices, French crepe hoop- Special children's courts to deal]
"Well," he said, "there's nothing sworn into office by the Chief with cases of juvenile crime, and ed skirts, and gold Juliet caps Justice of the Supreme Court of to be run on lines similar to Briand gold slippers. Each carried like memory for to tell a tale; and there's the place where we'll be the Philippine Islands,
a bouquet of shaded cosmos. tish children's courts, are to be
The bride was also attended by able to brighten it up.”
And he pointed to a pub that
Handing Orez Speech introduced to all the principal her mother, Mrs. H. C. Pratt, as The United States Secretary of cities in Turkey, according to the matron-of-honour, who was at there was at the end of the street, War,
Mr. George Dern, decision of the Minister of Justice, tired in fuchsia chiffon, black hat, and I was glad to go over to it
is: at present in Saarajogoon Chukry Bey.
and shoes and gloves by Dolly away from those four still, men.
Two men who found a live bomb who
will
in the carcase of a large shark are Shanghai,
then make It is estimated that in Istanbul Varden. She carried a bouquet There I asked him what drink be claiming a reward of £100, offer a speech turning over the Govern-alone 5,000 children are arrested of red roses. The duties of best would like, and I still remember ed by the Governor of Puerto Rico, ment to the new Commonwealth, each year
man were performed by Mr. G. his queer answer.. "Ah, what drink to persons bringing In- material following which the President will Police officers of both sexes are Hill.
is there only whisky 2** intended for use in terrorist at-made his inaugural speech, now busy recording the number of
After the ceremony a reception We went then to a couple of} tempts
On the night of November 15 a vagabond boys and girls without was held at No. 295 Prince Ed-chairs and sat down in a corner. The offer arose out of the re-Ball and Reception will be held any means of shelter.
ward Road, the bride's home, and There were only two or three cent series of bombings which have in the President's Palace.
Most of them, it is being dis the couple then left on their other men in the little room; and disturbed the peace of San Juan
Among those who will attend covered, spend their nights in honeymoon, which will be spent Larry said to them, "I'm telling a Calling 'at the Government the inauguration ceremonies will opium dens or gambling under at Repulse Bay. The bride wore friend of mine how the four. Inds buildings, the two men said they be General McArthur, recently bridges and at street
a corniower blue crepe and lace got like that. And then had caught the shark while fishing appointed to be Chief of Staff of Benter.
ensemble for her travelling dress went on with their
of Morro Castle, and found the the United States - Azmy, who borab in its stomach,
will act as Military Adviser to the
It is believed that the shark new Commonwealth.
must have swallowed the homb
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