KIDNAPPER SENT TO GAOL
Three Years' Hard Labour
ACCUSED STATES ADMISSION FORCED BY POLICE
Sentence of three years' impri- hard labour, was sonment with meted out to Lau Nam aged 30 years, by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when the accused was found guilty, by the charge of enticing
Jury. of the
away
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seven-year-old child,;
Yeung Sik-ping, from its parents
on May 4, last.„
Mr. E. H. Williams
conducted
the case for the prosecution and the following jury was empanal- led: Messrs. S. F. Bishop (fore man). G. Wai-tong Kwok, J. W. Alabaster, J. T. d'Aquino, C. L.:
Lloyd Nolan is in the Columbia production. "One Way Ticket." which will be shown at the Al- hambra Theatre to-morrow.
Guterres, L. Quon and G. Harbigg. TRADING JUNK'
In giving an outline of the case, Mr. Williams said that the father of the boy. Yeung Shek, had known the accused over a period of three years, and on the morning of May last, he left the hut 25 usual to go to his work, leaving his family behind. A boy named
Li Ley, who lived in a hut opposite
PIRATED
Two Men Before Court
CASE PROCEEDING
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY," "JULY 20, 1936
LOCAL NEWS
“BREVITIES
Lieut. D. W. Persse, RIA., Hong Kong and Singapore Brigade, left; for Japan on Saturday on local leave.
The Royal Ulster Rifles Ser geants' Mess will be holding R whist drive and tombola at Murray Barracks this evening at $.30.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Holbrook Chap- man, of the American Consulate- General at Tokyo, are passengers by the President Harrison. for their new post in Bangkok.
The St. John's Cathedral Bad- minton Clab are holding their second launch picnic of the season! jon Saturday next, July 25, leaving Queen's Pier at 2.30 p.m. for Clear Water Bay. Tickets, including refreshments, are $1 each.
Peggy Conklin and Lloyd Nolan are in the Columbia production. "One Way Ticket,” which will be shown at the Alhambra Theatre to-morrow.
at
WAGES STOLEN
UNEMPLOYED MAN
BOUND OVER `·
TO BE SENT TO COUNTRY
Tong Sui-po, unemployed. was this morning bound over in a sum of $50 for one year, and ordered to be sent to the country by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy, when he pleaded guilty to. the theft of $69 from Au Kat, a fitter, at No 12, Tai Yuen Street,
Inspector Logan said that the defendant lived with the com- plainant. On Friday complain- ant had received his month's wages of $70, of which he had spent $1. He placed the bal- ance in his hip-pocket and he- fore retiring took the precau- tion of pinning up the pocket.
so that the money would not!
Peggy Conklin is in the Colam- bis picture. “One Way Ticket,” which will be shown at the Al- hambre Theatre to-morrow.
POLICE RESERVE
fall out. The trousers were Orders For The Current]
was
Week
Orders by the Hon. Mr. T.
COMING-OF-AGE GIFT
University Of Durham To Hong Kong
MR. BECKWITH STARLING DUE SHORTLY
An interesting arrival due in
the Cology shortly is Mr. L. Beck-
with Starling, only son of Mr. E. L Starling of the Indo, China
킨
Steam Navigation Company and Mrs. Starling.
He is travelling via Siberia to spend his University summer vacation with his parents, whom he has not seen for three years. This holiday has been planned as ja coming-of-age gift from his par- ents, and his birthday will be cele- brated at their home at No. 1,Ho Tung Mansions on August 17.
Mr. Beckwith Starling is à The official opening of the Haw placed near his bed. At about A film of the recent Shanghai Par Mansion, Tai Hang Road, will 10 p.m. defendant took the
jstudent of architecture at the Rotary Conference has been
University of Durham, and though retake place at 5.30 p.m. to-morrow. money and disappeared. ceived in Hong Kong. By ar-.
A report of the loss
his stay here will necessarily be rangement with the Hong Kong) A rehearsal of "King Olar by made and on the following day King, Inspector General of Police short, he is hoping to spend a Preview Studio, Kayamally Buil- the Hong Kong Singers is called defendant was seen by the com-
Chinese Company
short time in Moscow on his re- ding, No. 20 Queen's Road Central, for 9
Training Course - Part II All turn journey, which city, by vir the plainant. on the ss. Tung On to-morrow 1.20. the film will be displayed at their Cathedral Hall.
just before she left for Canton, recruits of Chinese Company who the of its fine old buildings, may premises on the top floor сп
and was arrested. On his per-have not yet passed Part II of be called an architect's paradise. Friday next at 5.30 p.m.
There will be a tombola at the son was found $105 in Chinese Training Course will attend at the RE.W.O's and S/N.C.O's Mess at currency and a statement had Chinese Company Headquarters 9 pm to-morrow.
been made by a money-changer on Tuesday, July 21, at 17.30 hours relating to the exchange of $60 for instruction. for Chinese currency. Defen-
Drill Parade. A Drill Parade] dant had spent $4.45 on cloth-will take place at No. 2 Police ing.
Station on Wednesday, July 29 st The money found on the de- 17.30 hours under S. L. Hunt 4,000 Square Miles To fendant was ordered to be re-Dress Mufti.
to the Yeungs, would say that Charges of having taken part The RMS. Empress of Asia is about 11 am. he saw the accused in a piracy at Shan Tze Mun, due at Hong Kong from Vancou- walking away with the boy to- on April 29, together with per-ver on August 27 and will sail wards Kowloon City, and he went sons unknown, were preferred the same evening for Manila. into Yeung's hut and called to the against Tang Cheung and Lau
There will be a whist drive at the Chess Club at 8.30 pm, to
MOLTOW.
BEES STOP TRAFFIC
GOLD SEARCH BY AIR
Be Prospected
Indian Company Training Course Part II. All recruits of the Indian Company The new South Wales Gover- will attend the Indian Company ment is making, for the first time,
little boy's brother, telling him Mun before His Honour Sir His Lordship Bishop E. Val-
This brother, Atholl MacGregor at the Cri-torta. Vicar Apostolic of Hong. At the request of members and what he had seen. who was looking after yet another minal Sessions this morning. Kong, is due to arrive in the friends the Hong Kong English turned to the complainant.
Mr. E. H. Williams was for Colony on board the mv. Victoria Forum's second picnic of the sea- brother, came out of the hut and
walking away the prosecution, but the accused to-morrow morning.
son will be held next Sunday at saw the accused
Clearwater Bay. A special feature with Yeung Sik-ping, and though were not legally represented.
was em H.E. the Governor has been of the outing will be Andrew Chan A huge swarm of bees, descend-Headquarters on Tuesday, July 21 a geological survey, by air, of he tried to catch up with them he The following jury
panalled: Messrs. W. C. Axell pleased to appoint Mr. Ernest and his Melody-makers, who ing on High-street, Bromley, Kent, at 17.30 hours for instruction. 4,000 square miles of the State to failed to do so as he was carry (foreman), K. S. Khu, J. F. Manning Hazeland to be a Mem-will entertain with music. The recently invaded shops and even
Flying Squad
lobtain accurate information of ing the child on his back.
Roza. B. S. Vieira, R. G. Xavier, ber of the Authorised Architects' launch will leave Queen's Pier at cars, held up traffic, and stung Commendation. Lance Sergeant gold and other ore formations for F. M. Garcia and R. P. de la Consulting Committee, tice Mr. 3 pm sharp.
many people until an expert with R317 Cheng Yew of the Flying subsequent prospecting. proper "appliances secured them. Squad is commended by the Hon. Aerial photography, it has been Inspector General of Police for found, reveals clearly those rock NEW IRISH FACTORIES zeal and alertness in arresting aļont-crops and formations which Chinese Male on July 9, 1936 who are usually tre-bearing, says Aus- Two new factories, one for was convicted for Larceny fromtral News. gloves and the other for linoleum, the Person.
It is generally agreed that there SGD. C. CHAMPKIN, is still very much more mineral wealth in Australia than has been
Father Informed
.
When the father came home Sala
Mr. Williams said that the that evening, he was told of what had happened and he weat and victim in this case, the master of reported the matter to the Police. trading junk No. T5903H, was, on
Alexander Colbourne Little, re- signed.
The 3.8. Kaiser-i-Hind, carrying the outward English mails, is due
An order issued under the seal here from Singapore at 10 am. on About ten days later, the father his way from Shaukiwan to Nam of His Excellency the Governor, Wednesday. was in Kowloon City when he saw on the day in question, in com- relating to the removal of remains the accused and he went to the pany with some fokis, and at from the So Kon Po Urning "You have pleaded guilty to a were opened recently in Tipperary Police Station to seek assistance.jabout 12 noon they had got as far Cemetery, is published in the very serious and caddish offence. by Mr. Lemass, Irish Free State A constable was sent out with him as to. Sam She Woon when they Government Gazette.
Robbery with violence is not a Minister for Industry and Com- Hong Kong, Monday, July 20,ļwon there in more than a century and the accused was accordingly saw three boats putting out from
thing upon which this Court looks merce. arrested.
the shore.
.
A Suspecting that these! Gazette notification states with favour. The sentence of this Corroborative evidence was were pirate junks, the master that at the expiration of three Court upon you will be two years” given by the father of the boy, made away hastily but a shot was months the name of the Ng Wah imprisonment with hard labour,” and Li Loy then went into the box fired at them and he stopped. Trust and Industrial Bank Ltd, said the Chief Justice, His Honour and said that as he came out of his Soon after one of the three junks will be struck off the register, Sir Atholl MaGregor, to Tsai Chu, hut on the morning in question, drew alongside and he and his unless cause is shown to the con-aged 20 years, who pleaded guilty he saw the accused walking away fokis were ordered down the hold.trary.
this morning at the Criminal with the boy. Under cross-exam-The hatch was closed but they
Sessions to the charge of robbing, ination by the accused, however, could hear the intruders moving light cane or rattan for the birch Ai Ichi Kawa, at Eastern Hospital An Ordinance substituting awith violence, a Japanese woman, he admitted that he was told to the cargo from the junk and it in the provisions of law relating to Road, of a leather purse contain- say this by the previous witness was not till about 6 pm, when all flogging is
Tze Kwai, the owner of a board-seemed quiet, that they went on Government Gazette.
published in the ing about $7 in money. ing house in the Mirs. Bay district, deck again. in the witness' box said that on.
Wanted by the Kwangtung an- May 3, the accused and another
The usual dance will be held at thorities on a charge of robbery the Cheero Club at 8.30 pm. to-at Sze Mui Street, Sui Kwan City, man went to his boarding house, Continuing. Mr. Williams said day. together with a small boy. Ac-that as the master found that all
Kwangtung, on July 6, Chow Fat cused said that the lad was his his cargo had been stolen, he did
alias Chow Mow-yeang. aged 40. The Nursing Detachment of the unemployed, was this morning re son and he wanted to sell the boy inct continue on his way to Nam HKV.D.C. will meet at the but as witness would have nothing o bus put back to
manded for 48 hours by Mr. W. Shaukiwan, P.W.D. offices to-day at 5.30 pm Schofield at to do with the scheme the two where he made
the Central Magis- a report to the men left the boy in the house and Police.
tracy. Detective Sergeant P. 0. The St. John's Cathedral
[Guild asked for the remand. went away, coming back two days On May 9, last, Mr. Williams Women's Guild will meet at 3. p.m. later. They said that they had said, the master was watching alto-day in the Cathedral Hall. been to Hong Kong, and this time street show at Shaukiwan when he the accused took the boy away,
The Peak Branch of the Minis but the other man remained be-recognised as one of the men who tering
saw a man whom he immediately
jrobbed his junk.
hind.
Cargo Stolen
Chuen Cha, aged 27, unemploy- jed, was this morning remanded for 24 hours by Mr. W. Schofeld at
League are holding a He went to the bridge and mahjongg drive at the the Central Magistracy when he
This concluded the evidence for Police Station and a constable was the prosecution, and, electing to sent out to arrest the man.
make a statement from the dock, accused said:
Peak Club at 3 pm. to-day.
At
:
The RE. Old Comrades' Asso-
an identification parade held two ciation are holding their regular days later, two fokis who were on "The only thing I want to tell the junk at the time of the out-open-air whist drive and tombola the Court is that my admission
at Wellington Barracks at 8.30 has been forced from me by theage, at once picked out the first
pm to-day. Police."
jaccused
pleaded guilty to the theft of $8 from the person of Li Chai, a married woman, at Hennessy Road yesterday.
Hong Kong rainfall for the 24; hours ending at 10 am, to-day was 0.34 inch. The total since January Mr. Williams said that the second defendant was arrested whist drive at
There will be a Servicemen's has been 21.44 inches, against
the European an average of 47.37 inches. jed, but when they were charged,
So Chai-ngan, an eight-year old both men denied having taken The 8.5. Talma is expected here girl, was admitted to the Govern part in the piracy, while at the from Singapore to-morrow morn- ment Civil Hospital yesterday Lower Court proceedings they ing
NEW M.G. SPORTS May 25, upon information receiv-Y.M.C.A at 9 p.m. to-day.
CAR
Larger Model Of The Famous "Midget"
For some years past one of the most popular of the small sports cars has been the M. G. Midget. To-day an entirely new model, to be known as the series T, has been announced. It has a considerably
said that the charge was brought against them by the master of the junk merely because he had grudge against them.
The case is proceeding.
suffering from scalds received when a pot of boiling water fell
The Kowloon Chess Clubmover her. ameet at the Central British School
at 5.30 pm to-morrow.
(Continued in Next Col) ́.
larger engine than its predecessor, 16 Weapons Stolen In
a longer wheel-base, and a slight-
ly wider track. The new engine
of 1,292 ec. has overbend '-valves:
and four cylinders,
A four-speed gear-box is fitted
and the car is being offered as a
Choy Min, an oyster breeder, was admitted to the Kowloon Hos- pital suffering from: buckshot wounds in the chest and groin ́re- ceived at Shau Tau Village, in Chinese territory. His condition is not serions.
Smash-and-grab Raid CIVIL SERVICE MARKSMEN
C
WIN
Sixteen sporting guns were might have taken the weapons stolen in a smash-and-grab raid with the idea of turning them The Civil Service:: team scored two-seater only. Capecions hood the premises of E. J. Chur- into sawn-off shotguns such as 1,148 to beat the Royal Navy in chill Ltd, gunsmiths, in have frequently been used by their annual shooting match at| and side screens provide adequate Orange-street, W.C., last month. American gangsters. A mem. Eisley by 27 points. protection, and behind the seats
Four men drove up to the ber of the firm of E. J. Churchill premises in a motor-car. One said: kag date
is ample space for luggage,
CHILD'S ORDEAL
A feature which will appeal to stayed in the car while the "American gangsters gener-i those who make long runs is a 15 other three walked to the win-ally use single-barrelled shot- Firemen, using jacks, released gallon fuel tank, in which three dow, smashed it with a heavy guns, which they can quite sim-Grace Maltby, aged 5, whose head gallons are trapped as a reserve, spanner, seized the guas and ply cut down to about 10 inches became wedged between a tele- Hydraulic brakes are fitted, a not- ran back to the car, which was in length. Those stolen from phone kiosk and a wall at Lad- able innovation on this make. The driver away.
our premises were 25 to 30 broke grove, W., when she tried to price of the complete car is $202. Police feared that the men inches long*
freech's ball
1936.
D. S. P. (R).
of colonisation and development.
1936
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