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LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
A Dinner Dance will be held on
the Open Root of Repulse Bay ALLEGED FALSE
Lido-weather permitting-and at
the Repulse Bay Hotel in the event. of bad weather, to-morrow at 9 z.m.. : and the usual Tea Dance will be held on Sunday. at 5 p.m. at the Repulse Bay Hotel.
The French Convent School Causeway Bay, will re-oper on Tuesday, September 8, at 9 a.m.
TESTIMONY
Indian Constable Charged
Channan Singh, an Indian constable, who was charged with giving false testimony against a hawker on Tuesday, The combined Band and Drums again appeared before Mr. S. F. of the 2nd Battalion. the East Balfour at the Central Magis- Lancashire Regiment, will play tracy this morning and was re Retreat on Tuesday, September Smanded till Tuesday. at Shum Shui Po. commencing at 6.15 p.m
Inspector Stimson asked for the remand, on instruction from the Inspector-General of Po-
The European YM.C.A. Discus-lice. sion Group will meet in the West
Mr. Hin Sing Lo, instructed Lounge at 9 p.m. on Sunday. The by Mr. J. N. Hall, appeared for
"That the defendant. subject for discussion is Sunday entertainments; in modera- tion, are not against the true prin cipals of Christianity." led by N. G. Henry. A YM.C.A. whist drive takes place in the West at 9 p.m. on Monday.
Lounge
The late Mr. John Bryant, re tired mariner, of No. 15 Ridgeway Gardens, Redbridge, Land Ilford, Essex, who died on March 7 last, left local estate to the value of $46,700. Mr. M. M. Watson. so-
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GIVING FALSE INFORMATION ·
Travelling Trader Sentenced
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1936
Alvin Karpis, right, once the most sought criminal in America, pleaded guilty to the $100,000 ransom kidnapping of William Hamm, Jr.. just before the opening of his trial in St. Paul, Minnesotta. He is here shown handcuffed to Edward C. Bartholmey, former Benson- ville. Illinois, postmaster, who faced the trial on the charge of har- bouring Karpis, when a fugitive from justice.
REBEL ONSLAUGHT
FROM WEST
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MAN ROBBED
IN STREET
Pocket Torn Off By Thief
Sentence of six months' hard labour was imposed on Hiï Shan, by Mr. W. Schofield at the Centrali
| Magistracy this morning for the theft of $196 from the person of Cheung Tak, a shop foki, at West- ern Street yesterday.
Detective - sergeant Shepherd said that about 10 p.m. yesterday) [the complainant alighted from al tramcar near Western Street andļ. had turned into the street when he was set upon from behind by:
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three men and had the pocket of THREE STAR his coat torn of. Turning round
he saw the defendant with the
pocket in his hand turn into .a(also in square pints
side street, and a constable whoj had heard the alarm he had raised arrested the defendant after al
short chase. The pocket which contained the money was discard-i led in the chase and was found by
another constable.
CONFLICTING CLAIMS
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MADRID APPEAL Hendaye: The San Sebastian paper Frente Popular reprints an appeal which appears in the Ma- drid papers, and which stresses :
"It is necessary to shed blood, [but we must not let our eyes bel dimmed by the blood. We must
Tong Wah, aged 29, a travelling licitor, the lawful attorney, has trader, was this morning sentenc been granted probate of the willed to three months' hard labour by Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Cen- Local estate to the value of tral Magistracy for giving false $20,800 was left by the late Mr.information to Inspector Carey on Chan Hein, alias Chan Lim-foo Thursday, by purporting that he retired merchant, formerly of 30 had been robbed of $500 by two Italy is likely to be represented upon which all the Government see that passions do not get the up- Bonham Road, who died on Octo-men in Murray Road on the pre-by Signor Grandi, the Ambassador departments concerned are repre per hand among us and that we do ber 26 last year. A petition byvious day.
in London, at the London confer-sented and over which Mr. W. Snot commit injustices. The blood- Messrs. Chan Tsun-him. Chan Inspector M. Murphy said that eace on non-intervention, but it is Morrison, Financial Secretary to shed must not lead us to lose our Tsun-tak and Chan Tsun-cheung, the defendant was given the money stated that in the event of the des- the Treasury, presided, also heads and make us see enemies merchants, for grant of probate by some persons in Canton to patch of war material to Spain vestigated the possibility of en-everywhere, or take the lives of
additional measures book passages from Hong Kong to from other countries Italy may be forcing the
some unfortunate poor, devils, as the non-interventionist who, even if they had done some- Singapore. He gambled and lost obliged to resume her liberty of such
Powers might consider applying thing stupid, could reform, and all the money and then went to action.
of will, has been allowed.
Two cases of enteric fever were
reported to the local Health Au-No. 2. Police Station and reported ITALIAN PLANES AT VIGO after the international committee whom one therefore ought to for- thorities during the 24 hours end-
that he had been robbed After! Paris: The French Govern-has made a review of the position give. The terrorism working inj ed yesterday.
communica-and reported. enquires the report was found to ment has received a
the dark must come to an end and INTERVENTION FAILS? be false Inspector Murphy saidtion from the Madrid Government, Hong Kong rainfall for the 24that the maximum penalty for this addressed to all the Powers, stat
Newspaper reports from the be replaced by People's Tribunals. hours ending at 10 3.m.. to-day offence was six months and that ing that 24 aeroplanes of Italian Franco-Spanish frontier regard. If blood must be shed and life ing the efforts of the Argentine must be taken, then all must be total since this type of case was getting com- origin have arrived at Vigo.
Ambassador to Spain, as doyen of able to see this and understand Burgos: The International Red the diplomatic corps, to secure the reasons for such action. Thea Cross Committee at Genera has agreement between the contend- this social prophylactic' will be notified the junta here that it is ing forces in the Spanish civil of some value.”
was 0.03 inch The January 1 has been 55.38 inches, against an average of 68.73 inches.
Mrs. Harry Odell, wife of the well-known local broker, returned to the Colony this morning by the S.&. President Coolidge from Man-| ila, where she spent a short holi- day
Summoned at the instance
won.
EX-KING TAKES MUD-BATHS
RED CROSS DECISION
sending missions to Burgos and war to respect the rules dictated
EMBASSY REMOVAL Rome: The Italian Government)
Madrid respectively, following the by humanitarian feeling, were junta's protest that the Govern-less optimistic in tone yesterday. has decided to follow the Germa ment forces are violating the ele-It had been hoped to establish Government and move its Embas mentary laws of humanity.-Een-contact between the Spanish Gov-Sy to Spain from Madrid to Ali- and the insurgent cante, since Madrid provides in- sufficient security and inadegunte] protection, the Government no
of
To Escape Calls On Telephone
ter.
the Hon. Mr. T. H. King. LG.P.,
Tso Man-bon, driver, of lorry No. Koenigswart, Czechoslovakia
1065, was this morning fined $20.
tion.
BRUSSELS PEACE CONGRESS
¡ernment leaders..
INCIDENT RECALLED
Brussels: Thousands of dele- The 27-year-old woodworker longer being in possession of any gates, representing 40 countries employed by Airspeed. Limited, authority. by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Alfonso, former King of Spain, re-except Italy and Germany, attend-who with another man on August This decision is stated to have Magistracy for driving the lorry treated to a mud bath one day lasted the opening session of the con-20 attempted to fly one of the ao connection with the murder of without due care and caution on month to escape telephone calls gress of the Universal Assembly company's machines to Spain, and an Italian labourer in Barcelona,
occasioned by the Fascist revolu for Peace. Special trains arrived crashed од Portsmouth Aero-nor has the Italian Government at! Island Road on August 18.
on Wednesday carrying delegates drome, was yesterday sentenced the present moment the intention Swamped with calls day and from the capitals of the countries to four months' imprisonment for to demand the payment of an in- night since the outbreak of the of Europe. The meeting yester-stealing the machine. His com demnity, since negotiations with revolt. Don Alfonso.. it was an-day resolved to
the panion was seriously injured and the present "incapacitated” nounced at the castle of Count Governments involved in the is still in hospital-British Wire Government in Madrid would be Metternich has placed himself in Spanish neutrality agreement to less Service. Latest Quotations From the care of Dr. Sigmund Olbert undertake mediation in the civil
atterly useless. Singapore for mad bath treatment of hurts strife-Reuter's Balletin Service
Spot
RAW RUBBER
call upon
VICAR TO THE RESCUE Canon Forgets A Wedding
ITALIAN WILLINGNESS The Italian Government has signified its willingness to partici- pate in the formation of a com- mittee of control to assemble in
suffered in an automobile accident EFFECT ON EXCHANGES :
London: The booming of guns Messrs., E B. Joseph and two years ago. Co. have received the following Considerable interest was arous near the Franco-Spanish frontier Quotations in Straits currency ed by an announcement that the had a seismic effect on the foreign
London to supervise the discharge from Singapore for Raw Rubber. former King's adjutant, the Mar-exchange market, where the ner-
of obligations under the centrality Buyers.
quis de Viana, had been dispatch-vousness at the French political
agreement in regard to the Span- 26% Unchanged ed on a secret mission to an un- and financial situation resulted in
{ish civil war. The Italian Govern- revealed destination--"beyond the increased selling pressure
Bournemouthment will be represented by the francs from Paris and Amsterdam Canon Hedley Burrows, vicar of Ambassador in London, Signor borders of the country."
The anticipated repayment of the St. Peter's, Bournemouth, forgot Dino Grandi-Trans-Ocean Ser- Belgian loan to the French rail-last month that he was to have vice. ways, the renewal of which is officiated at a wedding at Holy doubtful, also contributed to the Trinity Church. weakness of the French currency.
Oct/Dec.
Jan./March
April/June
Market:-Quiet.
26% *27% -do- 27% -do
FORTHCOMING WEDDING
PLACE OF ILL OMEN
The forthcoming wedding is an-
Killed At Beauty nounced of Mr. Pieter Bertus
Spot Selle, sub-accountant, Netherlands] India Commercial Bank, and Miss
"Fairyland," a beauty spot on Jenny Francisca Okhuysen, of the verge of the famous Avon Koninginerveg, 191, Amsterdam, Gorge, near Bristol, was described Holland
UNLICENSED DRIVER
by the Bristol coroner, Mr. A. E. Barker recently as a place of ill omen. Four people have · fallen · over the rocks at this spot within the last three months.
on
The bride was Miss Cobie Court MAN ON MURDER
During the morning several a member of the Bournemouth names usually connected with Bri-Repertory Company, and the tish control bought francs, but in bridegroom Mr. Michael Logan, a the course of the afternoon the former member of the company. British authorities openly support. The wedding was fixed for four ed the franc at 76.53.-Reuter. Proposed Advisory
Committee
GERMAN REPLY AWAITED
London: If the
reply of
CHARGE
Nurse's Death In Forest
o'clock
"Miss Court waited in the church porch for about a quarter of an hour. The bridegroom was
Thomas Albert Clay, aged 27, of also Nuneaton-road, Dagenham, waiting, and there was a large charged at Epping police-court last
[congregation. '
$25
A telephone message to St month with the murder of Nurse Phyllis Brace, aged 24, of Pap Peter's Vicarage revealed that
the Canon Burrows was out in his car.worth Everard, Cazibs. Her body
For permitting an · unlicensed The coroner held an, inquest on German Government which it is A little later the vicar of Holy was found in Epping Forest on driver to drive his car in Queen's Charles William Bryant aged 58, hoped, will be received shortly, is Trinity, the Rev. R. Wragge Mor-July 24, after a police search. Road East at 11 am on August of Chandos-road. Redland, who favourable in principle to the pro-ley, arrived by chance, and offered Evidence of arrest was given, and 20, Frank Gray of No. 1. Shan fell over the rocks on Bank Holi-posed international committee for to officiate. His offer was gladly Clay was remanded in custody for Kwong Road, was fined $10 by day on to a tennis court at the the exchange of information re-accepted, and the wedding took two weeks. Mr. W. Schofield at the Central foot of the gorge
garding non-intervention in
place, half-an-hour late.
MEIL Waldinson, solicitor, Magistracy this morning, while A verdict of suicide. while of un-Spain, the negotiations should, in Ho Sit-yui, the driver, was fined sound mind was returned.
the British view, be brought to a chaplain of the Actors Church
Canon Barrows, who is the local pleaded not guilty on Clay's behalf. Det-Inspr. George Smith said the same amount for driving the car without a licence.
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Evidence was given that Bryant, conclusion without delay and the Union, afterwards expressed his that at 9.10 am. the previous day. FALCONER & CO. (HONG KONG LTDE
a retired licensee, had a break-irst meeting of the committen deep regret. It was a case of in down about a year ago.
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might be held at an early date pure forgetfulness, he said.
In the meantime, in anticipation.
of the international committee,
сотпрацу with Det-Sergi Robert Smith, he saw Clay at Hoping Institution. He was taken to Loughton police- passing
the British Government has set GIRL GUIDES COMMISSIONER station, and - when up an inter-departmental.com-
the Wake Arma public- son for life. William Eyder, aged As a tramer was going down mittee, which met yesterday and
Mrs. 2. H. King, wife of the house, near where Miss Brace was 62. a Stoke-on-Trent widower, who Brixton Hill, S.W., recently, with discussed the efficacy of the Hon. Inspector General of Police, found, he pointed to a tumming on in 1981 was reprieved after be over 50 passengers on board, the memres the Government has put has accepted the office of Colony the left, and said "That is the ing sentenced to death for the control box became overheated and into operation to prevent the ex-Commissioner of Girl Guides left road we went down "A murder of a charwoman, has died caught fire. The driver put out port of arms, munitions and air vacant by the departure of Lady
the fre with sand
committee, Southor, for the Gambia,
in Wormwood Scrubs prison:
Craft to Spain."
When he was charged,- Clay replied: "I have nothing to say."
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