HOCKEY SUCCESS CELEBRATED
Radio Hold Curry
Dinner
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TEAM-WORK PULLS THROUGH
The hockey section of the Radio Sports Club gathered at their last clubhouse at Caroline Hil evening when a curry dinner was held in celebration of their suc-
in the Mamak Hockey Tournament, which they won again after having taken a back seat for the last two years.
There were about 25 people.pre- sent. Mr. Fr A. Kemp, the pre- sident of the Club and 3 member of the winning team, making a short speech, in the course of which he congratulated the members of the team on their success which, he said, was chiefly due to the way in which they had played together. ` |
Close Tussles ·
vers
He remarked that some close games had been witnessed during the season and, although the Radio emerged winners, they had by no means had things their own way.
Surjin Singh. the Radio repre- sentative on the Mamak Tourna-i ment Committee, also made a few <remarks, and, after associating himself with what Mr Kemp had said, added that he was glad that Gurbuchan Singh and A. E. P. Guest. 1350 members of original Radio team, who hád since "wandered" to the Kowloon Indians and St. Andrew's respeci tively. had come back to the fold.
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CHEMIN DE FER IN WEST END
House Visited By Police At 1 A.M.
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FIVE WOMEN AND 17
MEN CHARGED
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1936
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES LIFT MYSTERY
UNSOLVED
His Excellency the Governor,
TRIBUTES PAID Sir Andrew Caldecott, and Lady Last Night Man Was
TO COLLEAGUE
Continued from_Page_1}
"The late Mr. Johnson came to] |Hong Kong at the early age of 23, | and in 1907 was admitted a Soli-
Caldecott, have kindly consented to take part in the distribution of prizes on Wednesday, July 8, at 5pm at St. Stephen's College, Stanley.
Seen Alive
"DOPE" SUGGESTION
The mystery of how William į Leslie Malin arrived at the well graciously of a motor-car lift in a service
• Lady Caldecott has citor of this Court. He entered the consented to become Joint Patron station in Park-road, St. John's firm of Messrs. Denny's and Bow-with His Excellency The Governor Wood, N. W., where his decom- ley. and subsequently became the of the St. John Ambulance Associa-posed body was found on May 5,
time has was not solved when the inquest | head of that firm, and while in ition, and at the same that capacity often acted as Crown been pleased to accept the rank of was opened at Paddington last
Lady District Superintendent of month.
Solicitor.
well from one to five months. Ma-i
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lin had been missing since Jan-What do women with the loveliest figures drink?
and two
appeals for in-
"When Mesas Dennys and the Nursing Divisions of the St The body had lain in the lift Bowley amalgamated with Messrs. John Ambulance Brigade. Hastings, he became a partner in
The wedding took place at the
dary the new firm and up to the "time of his death he was a partner in Registry yesterday of Mr. William formation about him met with no the present firm of Messrs. Hast-George Williams, travel repre- success.
sentative, and Mrs. May Wong. ings and Co.
After hearing evidence the co- Mr. M. J. Abbott. Deputy Regis-roner, Mr. Ingleby Oddie, ad- WAR SERVICE "In 1917 Mr. Johnson joined trar of Marriages, officiated, and journed the inquest to June 11, the Colours and saw service in the witnesses were Mr. W. Robert-saying that Malin's movements. India, and at the conclusion of son and Mr. A. Urquhart.
had been traced up to 8 o'clock on hostilities te returned to the Co-
Jan. 9. He might have fällen as- lony and resumed his practice of The ss. President Grant will leep in a train and so have arrived
sail from Hong Kong from Kow-in the vicinity of the garage. "Mr. Johnson's activities were loon Wharf at 2 pm on Saturday, Mr. Malin lived at Chorley not confined to his profession. He June 20. for Shanghai, Kobe, Wood, Herts, and was a printer's took a prominent part in the so-Yokohama, Victoria and Seattle. traveller. cial life of the Colony and was a
!the law.
Ring Recognised
past President of St. George's So-) The m.v. Chinese Prince, from Mr. Gerald Humphreys, of
ciety and was on the Committee New York, sailed from Los Ange
of the Hong Kong Club. He also lies on May 23 and is expected here Chorley Wood, a friend, said he recognised Mr. Malin's clothing. The combination linen and wool identified himself with the sport-on or about June 27.
his ring with the initials I material of Barbara Stanwyck'sing life of Hong Kong and took a hiplength jacket is also rolled to
keen interest in racing and golf.
diary. He last saw him at a din-İ form triple cords which tie "at
"As a newcomer the throat of her accompanying navy and white crepe dress. The edge of the movie actress's coat is banded with the dress material.
Cham Kai, aged 66, a travelling M." a silver cigarette case and a
was to the Colony showman.
IVORY CURIO STOLEN
OPIUM ADDICT CHARGED
DEFENDANT REMANDED
his
this
morning
1000 a year.
commission 23
I had not the privilege of knowing charged before Mr. S. F. Balfour per at Chorley Wood on Jan. 8, the deceased gentleman intimately; at the Central Magistracy with when he was well. He had my intercourse with him was, un-cruelty to a bear by confining it worries, domestic or otherwise. ¡fortunately. confined to oficial fin a cage which was too small. De-is salary and
matters. But it was sufficient to fendant was discharged and ad-traveller were about £800 or £1,- enable me to realise that he com-vised to prócure a bigger cage for bined a sense of humour with an lit acute mind, which always tends to lighten business dealings.
"Mr. Johnson was one of the basement of No. 141 Second Peared. leading solicitors of this Colony Street yesterday when some
A small fire broke out in the
No great damage was done.
Lionel William Shackle, a tra- veller, said he last saw Malin on Jan. 9, the day before he disap-
The Coroner: What
were his
Extraordinary Eyes
and I am sure his loss will be smelted tin stored there became habits with regard to drink? -1 'should describe him as being fond deeply felt by both branches of heated and ignited some the
gury of a glass of beer, but he knew profession..
understand bags. I
The Fire Brigade W23 from those who were favoured quickly on the scene and the are how to take it. There were occa- lu Sang, aged 30. unemployed, with his friendship that he was was extinguished in 15 minutes. sions when he took a drop too much. was this morning charged before loyal and true friend and his Fines totalling £350 were impos-
Mr. W. Schofield at the Central death leaves a gap in the social
. Did you notice any change in ed by Mr. Ronald Powell at West Magistracy with the theft of an life of the Colony which it will be
him before he disappeared?. — Kwong Yue, a female, was re- minster Police Court last month in ivory cúrio and nine opium pipe-hard to fill.
moved to the Kowloon Hospital thought in the last few months a prosecution concerning an alleged tops, valued at $413, from
"On behalf of the Beach I de suffering from burns to her feet dinary. They seemed to be glassy that his eyes were rather extraor- gaming house in the West End, married sister, Iu Pak-sang, resid-
sire to express our sense of the when some nitric acid she Was Thirteen men and five women were ling at No. 22 Ventris Road. hound over as "frequenters.
Inspector A. E. Carey said that his death, and our deep sympathy Wall Street yesterday.
loss the Court has sustained by carrying fell on her at No. & South and staring. I thought it might
(bé a little more drink than usual! Charges of being concerned in the defendant frequently visited with his sister and brothers."
The question of dope also crossed keeping and managing premises at his sister, and on June she ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S SPEECH Studio-place, Kinnerton-street, found that the curio was missing. The Attorney-General said:- Knocked down by taxi No. 563 my mind. Knightsbridge for gaming were On being questioned he admitted
tin Wanchai Road yesterday Ip "May it please Your Lordships, made against:
stealing it and said that he had-It is with a feeling of very Shun, aged 15, was removed Neville Martin, aged 20. direc sold it. The article was redeemed great sadness that the bar, the the Government Civil Hospital stor of Studio-place; Aubrey by her and later she found that solicitors and the oficials of this Cowan, aged 40, independent the pipe-tops were missing. Cadogan-place. Chelsea; John made a report to the Police, and Your Lordships'
She Court are here today to join in WORK AT EARL'S Miss Winifred Gianie, secretary King, aged, independent, defendant was arrested. He ad-memory of one who for nearly Cornwall-gardens, South Ken- Sington; and Alexander Roger, articles from
mitted that he had taken the thirty years has been known to us
a locked drawer. in this Colony as "aged 30, valet, Gloucester-road,
a staunch Five of the pipe-tops he had sold friend. N.W
tribute to the
an able lawyer and an
Mr. T. H. O'Connor, for the four to a marine dealer for $47, while engaging personality. principals, pleaded guilty.
Studio-pluce. the door being opened
hy Roger.
players were large number of
"chips," the value of which ranged from 5s to £50. Those actually in front of the players represented a lue of £185, and those in the croupier's box £30.
Martin's paying-in bank book sbowed that £4,075 had been paid
available at all times.
TRAGIC FATE OF
MISSIONARY
Gas Filled Room Suicide
#1
COURT
to
"Intolerable Noise Day And Night”
Complaints by neighbouring
•
Mr. Shackle said he learned that Mr. Malin was in the Mari Sini Club, in Rupert-street, about four o'clock on Jan. 9. He der stood that he was then drunk.
of the Mari Sini Club, said that on the evening of Jan 9 she re- fused to give Malin a drink be- cause she thought he was “peca- lier."
| No Struggle Dr. R. A. Parsons, police sur-
be had pawned the others and sold "I have known him myself for Supt. Frankton said that at 1.3 the pawn tickets for $15 to a leven longer than that having that moming. with other police curio dealer. who had redeemed worked with him in a London householders and property-owners, geon, who examined the body in officers, he entered the premises at the articles and resold them. solicitor's office 33 years ago; al-of an alleged intolerable nuisance, the lift-shaft, said there was no
Defendant was an opium addict ways finding him a hard worker day and night," arising from demo- sign of a struggle. and his sister did not wish to land a courteous gentleman.
Hition work at Earl's Court exhibi- Sir Bernard Spilsbury said the £215 là “Chips
press the case.
"Charles Bulmar Johnson beretion grounds, were made last month skull, spine, ribs and jaw were In a large room on the top floor Mr. W. Schofield remanded de-la name which had been held into Mr. Justice Crossman in the fractured.
Chancery Division. he found the persons charged as fendant for 24 hours so that it honour in legal circles in this
Have you considered that he Sir William Jowitt, K.C.. for the might have been killed 30me- frequenters sitting round a table could be found bow long it would Colony for over 60 years. His and playing chemin de fer..
take to cure defendant of his uncle, Alfred Bulmer Johnson, and complainants, moved for an inter-where else and taken to the gar- King was acting
locutory injunction against Earl's age I have considered that pos as croupier, addiction.
his cousin, Francis Bulmer Lyon Court, Ltd. An enormous Ameri-sibility. All the injuries were Cowan was playing, and Martin was
Bowley, were both Crown Solici-
can machine for mixing concrete, consistent with a fall from a also in the roem. In front of the
tors. He himself arrived in 1907, he declared, went on working all joining the firm of Dennys and through the night, rendering sleep jheight. Bowley, and was among the first impossibic.
Divisional Det-rew said maće local solicitors to be
Mr. W P. Spens, K.C., for he found about £3 in Malin's poc Unofficial Justice of the Peace. Earl's Court, Ltd, said the com.kets. He agreed that it was pos
"During the Great War he saw pany was formed to convert the old sible for a man in a state of men- military service in India. Subse-exhibition grounds for modern ex-tal confusion to enter the garage quently he was admitted a parthibition purposes. The company without being observed. If he in between March 17 and May 1. A woman mission worker, who ner in Dennys and Bowley, a firm had no control over the people re-stumbled against the lift gates There was also a post-dated chéque committed suicide, because of which later amalgamated with sponsible for the work, and denied they might open, leaving a dark for £100 and five returned cheques worry on leaving her past after Hastings and Hastings to become liability.
opening into the lift shaft. Part of the site was still in the totalling £579.
20 years, lived for three days in Hastings. Dennys and Bowley and
The Coroner: This man might| Drinks and sandwiches were a room in which gas was escaping, is now known as Hastings and Co. possession of the London Passenger have fallen down the lift shaft in
according to evidence given last He was a prominent member of Transport Board. If the plaintiffs that way? Yes. "Began With Table Tennis” month at a St, Pancras inquest. most of the social clubs and alwanted to deal with that part of the Mr. O'Connor said that Martin The woman was Edith Barbara keen, golfer.
case, they would have to bring the rather foolishly fell into the gaming Harman, of Aberdeen Park, Isling "His death after so short an ill-Board before the court. business in February. He first in-ton She was last seen on April ress leaves na with a very real of the work was being carried on by vited some friends to his rooms to 27. The next day when her room and heartfelt sense of loss. All firm of independent contractors play table tennis, and this develop was found to be locked it was here present, desire to associate who, too, would have to be made ed into gaming. Practically no pro- assumed that she had gone to her themselves most feelingly with defendants. fit had been made.
On an undertaking that the Cowan had
new address.
Your Lordships tribute to his directors of Earl's Court, Ltd., one-third interest in the concern. When she could not be traced memory and with the expression would try to persuade those respon- It was not the ordinary kind of the door of the room was forced of sympathy with his relatives in
sible for the work to meet the com- gaming house in which all and
-During a dense fog the New sundry could take part, but was coal gas poisoning, and died in a
She was found to be suffering from England.”
plaicts, the motion was adjourned. confined to friends.
Mr. Justice Crossman gave Sir Castle steamer Birtley (2873 tons) Mr. Powell fined Martin £250, nursing home on May 1
William Jowitt leave to add other went ashore last month
A voluntary life- with £5.58 costs, and Cowan £100. According to medical evidence,
saving brigade sent a line over the King was bound over in £20, and death was due not to asphyxia but
parties as defendants to the action Sunderland.
vessel in case the crew wished to Roger in £5, to come up if called to the effect of the gas on her
leave her if the weather became brain. upon within 12 months.
The verdict was suicide while of
worse. Tugs stood by to pull her Weak antic-cyclonic areas are off on the next tide unsound mind.
situated to the north-west of The Director of Ambulance has Shantung and in the vicinity of the honour to acknowledge with the Bonins; depressions are in- Kent Brewers Union has recom-i The bravery of Henry Batians, Srateful appreciation and thanks dicated over. Western China, the mended to its members that em-aged 19, a labourer, who dived the following, donations: ployees who belong to the Terri into the River Lea at Clapton and Hong Kong Jockey Club
Mr. Li Jow Son torial Association be allowed a rescued a five-year-old boy, is being. W. Merrick period for annual training," not notified" to the Carnegie Hero Professor Nizon exceeding 14 days, at full pay... Trust.
Mrs. J. J. Paterson
TRAINING ON FULL PAY
DIVE TO RESCUE
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ST. JOHN BRIGADE
Further Donations Acknowledged
The resti
WEATHER REPORT
STEAMER ASHORE IN DENSE FOG
Line Sent Over To Vessel
neer
SUSSEX COAST FIRE
Lancing fre brigade dealt with Loochoos and to the north-east of a fierce outbreak of fire on the $250.00 Hokkaido. South winds, moderate; main Brighton-Worthing coast 50.00 fair, was the forecast for to-day, road, when a builder's storeroom. 10.00 20.00 as issued by the Royal Observa- and works were destroyed last
mouth 25,00 tory this morning.
Tall slender women.
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won't affect their figure. GIMLETS to-day mean so headache to-morrow.
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