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THE CHINA MAHL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1936-
PEAK SERVANT
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Severn Road
Assault
A servant employed. at No. 526 The Peak was the victim of a highway robbery with violence in Road a small path near Severa yesterday afternoon.
It appears that the man. Yip Luk, aged 43. went to Na. S$5 The Peak about 4.30 pm to collect a debt of $15 from a gardener, Ah Yung, on behalf of an amah, Pat| Ho, a fellow employee of his. Hav ing collected the money. Yip was returning to No. 526 by a path. leading from Severa Road to Stubbs Road.
When near No. 409 The Peak, two Chinese men saddenly ap. proached Tip from behind and seized him, throwing him to the ground. The men did not utter a word, and while one of them ex- tracted the $15 from Yip's inner jacket pocket, the other man stuf- into his fed a piece of singlet mouth. gagying him. The two as- sailants ran up the hillside by the nullah and disappeared.
Yip found the traffic constable on point duty at the junction of Stubbs Road and Magazine Gap Road. and reported the affair to him
men have Descriptions of the been circulated to all Stations, and detectives are out looking for them, but up to a late hour last night. Do arrests had been reported.
In connection with the Dysentery epidemic we beg to advise that from the 15th November and until further notice all Milk and Cream supplied by this Company will be Pasteurized.
The Medical Authorities are satisfied that Pasteurized Milk can be taken with impunity and thoroughly approve this precautionary measure.
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Mies Caryl Bergman, ahore, blonde Follies director, dismissed -Indy Stewart, a glorified chorine, when Judy, dared leave the show at Boston to visit Rndy Vallee in Maine. Caryl had to take Judy back, however, because of contract conditions but the blonde director says she will fire her again?
THEIR LAST SLEEP
Belgrade. Five people lay down to sleep around the are in the house of a Serbina farmer
Gornja zt
Beside the Badanja last month hearth hemp was spread to dry. During the night
hemp caught fire and the fumes render ed the sleepers unconscious. All five died.
the
PAUL SUCCESSFUL SALE OF: ROSES
ROTARY CLUB MEETING
"Ladies Day" Well Attended
SERIOUS CHARGE PREFERRED
EUROPEAN IN TROUBLE
FRAUDULENT CONVERSION OF MONEY ALLEGED
Committal proceedings against Joseph Charles Gardner, aged 48, on three charges of fraudulent-con- version of money given him by his employers, the Union Insurance, Society of Canton. Ltd. to purchase revenue stamps, were begun before Mr. Keen at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday.
Gardner was charged with frau- dulent conversion of $154,60, frau-j ¡dulent conversion of $700.20 and
THE REGISTRAR AND THE -HARD-UP WIFE
“That Will Clear The Matter”
A young married woman with an unemployed husband and one child was sued for Clerkenwell Cory Court last
month
rent at
"I must give judgment against you for 17s. Sd," said Mr. Be- kistrar Friend.
Then he wrote a cheque and handed it over.
That will clear the matter," be said. "Your landlady can have her money."
"Goodbye," he added, turning away as the young mother stan- mered her thanks.
fraudulently removing adhesion BOY SCOUTS AS PALL
Istamps from instruments and ille
gally affixing them to other instru-j Iments.
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BEARERS.
d'Azevedo
Mr. EH. Williams. Assistant Funeral Of G. V. Attorney-General, assisted by Chief Detective-Inspector J. Murphy and Detective-Sergeant J. G. Whitcroft. appeared for the prosecution, and.
The funeral of George Victor Mr. W. A. Mackinlay, of Messrs. d'Azevedo, the 15-year-old son of Deacons, held a watching brief on Mr. and Mrs. V. F. d'Azevedo who behalf of interested parties.
died at the Kowloon Hospital on
In his outline of the case Mr. Monday, took place at the Roman Williams said that accused was an Catholic Cemetery Happy Valley employee of the Union Insurance yesterday afternoon. Society of Canton, where he had Three members of the 2nd Hong worked since 1913. He resigned Kong Catholic Troops "of Boy on July 31, 1936, after he had been) Scouts and three from the 2nd assistant to Mr. J. Bentley, in the Catholic Sea Scouts were the pall Secretarial Department, since 1926. bearers. Accused's particular duty was the The coffin was draped with the BENEVOLENT SOCIETY WORK keeping of the Share Register and flax of the 2nd Hong Kong Catho-
lie Troops of Boys Scouts. Ledger.
The Rev. Fr. L Rossi assisted In the course of his employment by the Rev. Fr. E. Terruzi con- The work of the Hong Kong Benevolent Society was explained he would receive stamped in-dacted the funeral service.
EXPLAINED
wrote
ST. VINCENT DE at the "Ladies Day of the Rotary struments of transfer of shares Besides the deceased's father Club yesterday, when Mrs. F. C. from London, Shanghai and other and two sisters, those present at Hall (President) delivered an in-places. He would work out from the funeral were: Messrs. C. M. S. teresting address. The contents the official market quotations the Alves, H. A. Barros, F. Brown, G. of the Club collection boxes for amount of stamp duty payable on E. Costello, D. Drummond, R. Dor-
then the day were given to the Society's the transfer, and
man, J. S. Landok, S. A. Marcal, ¡funds. In addition to appealing cashier orders for the amount of T. C. Monaghan, A. F. Noronha
for more subscribing members, stamp duty payable to the Stamp J. M. Noronha, G. A. Noronha, A. Mrs. Hall stressed the Society's Office.
These orders would zben be argent need for old clothing. household goods and other un-brought to the Cath Department; S. Reed, E. V. Reed, F. Bo- she and then to Mr. Bentley who would zario, C. E. Roza-Pereira, L. C. de delwanted articles Paul desires through this medium hoped for a generous response to check and initial them. Next, a Sousa, A. M. Silvä, R. Silva, C. W. cused, or a messenger, would bring Skeet, the Rev. Bro Habert, and
GENEROUS RESPONSE BY PUBLIC
The Society of St. Vincent
and said
1. Osmund. C. E. Osmund, A. F. Osmund, W. Peters, G. U. da Bo-
to realise 02 Amoy; Rotarian Dr. R. E. Bed-they would return to the accused Scouts (Wah Yan College), the
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to gratefully thank the public of the Society's Christmas appeal.
The following guests were wel them to the sub-manager who the Rev. Bro. Casmer. Hong Kong. for their very gener-
Boys from the 16th Kowloon. ous response; which made it pos-comed:-Rotarian A. 3. Ramondt, would sign the cashier orders and sible for the Society
"Our dow, Vice-President of the Wu-
Orders For Payment
2nd Catholic Sea Scouts and the 12th Hong Kong Scouts (Queen's Poor Day Street Sale of Roses. chow Club; Surgeon-Comdr. R. B.
After that, the accused would College) were also present. The Society also desires parti-McVicker, of HMS. Tamar; Mr.
A large number of wreaths eularly to thank the Management H. G. McDavid, of Liverpool; and take the cashier orders to the
Cash Department for payment. If were sent. of Hotel Cecil for the use of the Mr. U Sz-wing, of Hong Kong. mezzanine floor to serve as head- In welcoming the guests, the the order were "Pay by Cheque" quarters for the flower sellers; President (Mr. W. N. Thomas jaccused would go to the cashier
Messra Hong Kong Hotel. Glot-Tam) said he was pleased to see and hand him the order and the THE ADVENTURE OF
**Rotary stands for
CHESTERTON
Interesting Paper Delivered
At the monthly meeting of the
cashier would write z cheque cester Hotel, Prince's Cafe, Marcel so many of them. Confectionery, Ching: Loong Co.
certain drawn on a Bank for the amant and the ladies for the donation of ideals," he declared, "not the Formerly, the cashier made the cakes: Messrs. China Provident least of which consists in taking cheques payable to the Hong Kongi Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd, for a keen, intelligent and helpful in-Government, but the two cheques the use of their truck; Messrs terest in work which has for its which accused received in 1936 Star Ferry Co. Hong Kong and object the alleviation of suffering were at his request payable to the Yaamati Ferry Co., Tramway Co., or the improving of the lot which Society as he said it was more Peak Tramway Co., China Motor usually falls to the indigent and convenient to have ready cash at Hong Kong Branch of the English the Stamp Office when purchasing Association held at the Helena Bus Co. Kowloon Motor Bus Co., the weak." the Catholic Churches, hotels, "To-day we have a splendid op-the stamps, as delay was avoided May Institute yesterday evening. our The real reason, however, would the Rev. Father F. Sheridon, S.J., clubs and other establishments for portunity of, demonstrating
read a paper entitled "The Adven- I appear later. the display of posters; The Italian interest in that direction and
When he had the cheque, he ture of Chesterton." The large at- Convent, St Mary's School, St. therefore propose that the whole Paul's Institution. Maryknoll Con-of the collection taken to-day in would take it to the sub-manager: tendance was entertained by a very vent School, Holy Spirit School, the service boxes on the tables be who would sign it, as also would interesting talk, during which the Payment would speaker dealt with the phases of Tak Ying School, St. Francis devoted to the Hong Kong Bene-the: accountant
then be made to accused, who thought through which the great School and the Boy Scouts for volent Society." their splendid co-operation.
Mr. Tam's proposition was would sign the cashier order to writer, G. K. Chesterton, passed.
acknowledge receipt
The paper was called an "ad- Mesdames J. P. Sherry, A. A.heartily agreed to.
The next step was the purchase venture," explained the speaker, Alves, T. Murphy, J. Murphy,
of stamps at the Stamp Office. It because Chesterton, a poet, pam- Costello, Thirwell," Ballantyne.
was accused's duty to see that the phleteer, historian, artist, philoso- Lawrence, E. D. da Roza, Welling-
Instruments, bore thie :
proper pher and, most of all, a journalist, ton, H. A. Barres and the Misses
stamps. Accused, or some one struggled through. the current Freda Dixon, T. Noronha, Osmund
on his behalf, filled in a "Re heresies to a belief in reason and and Ma for their kind supervision
quisition" for Revenue Stamps. (in God, and his struggle held during the drive.
With the exception of one requisi-many of the thrills of a tale of the tion which was for a large amount Spanish Main, and was put through by Mr. Bent- ley; all the requisitions were in accused's handwriting.
Our thanks-are also due to the Press of Hong Kong for their publicity and to the hundreds of rose sellers for their indefatigabie effort
The following-Jadies secured the best collections so far received: Therese Noronha
M. Leurquin/Margot Rena
| Alice Sequeira,
Giotto
Shirley Logan
Irene Alones
Tsang Wing Teng-
$110.00 65.00 49.05
33.00
fession that he had been carrying
out a swindle since February, 1935, To Start School.
He mentioned one parti- Accused would then take the re-cular transfer, the subject of the quisition and the instruments to first charge, where $154.50 should Teething Without Tears. the Stamp Office and both would have been used for the purchase to Mr. Crawley, of stamps. He admitted he had
“All Through!"
Most infants are upset during the be handed 3200 teething period; with some it is anch Superintendent of the Stamp pocketed the money and gave in- 28.05 a time of trial that sleep is greatly Office. At the same time, the formation as to how the Govern- 36.25 disturbed, the child is feverish, fret- necessary stamps were bought. ment and the Society had been de- 38.70 ml and restless day and right.
The requisition was retained by frauded by him. An immediate and extremely effecMr. Crawley and the deeds taken tive means of helping baby at this
Kwan Man Yuen
Josephine Kong/Lucy Yip Mary Chan
3340
28.20
Patricia Blackett
C. Monaghan
St. Mary's CVLA
Diana
Yew
Mary Sarnsbury
Zan Suffiad
Mary Celine
Ena Julebin/Mabel Benstead.. Celeste Marques :.....
FLIGHT FROM FRANCE TO HONG KONG
Warrant Issued After further detailing the
various
35 time has been found by many parents back to the Society where they 30.85 in Baby's Own Tableta. The tablets were finally signed by the General alleged offences and the 43.60 have a mild laxative action, and by Manager. The same procedure charges Mr. Williams said that a 26.05
issued and on 27.95 gently aiding the bowels, sweetening applied as regards the purchase warrant was
the stomach and easing the congested of stamps for power of attorney November 3, defendant was ar- 28.70
feverish condition they quieldy soothe
He was 22.20 the herves, allay the pain and in-which were usually connected rested in On Lan Street. 25.00 duce calm natural sleep-
with transfers.
charged, on the first count, but On July 24, accused fold Mr.made no statement. The prescription of an eminent
Evidence was then called. Mr. medical child spacialist, Baby's Opm Bentley of his intention to leave Tablets are well proven specific at the end of the month to open John Bentley proved a number of for infantile indigestion, coffe, wind, a shorthand school in Canton and documents connected with the diarrhoes, colds, croup, and they also keep secountz for varions arms case, and referring to the amounts Guarantees) On July 31, he resigned, receiving received by accused for the par. poze and absolutely free from injuri–
25.45
General Densin (former French quickly expel worma
Air Minister) hopes to reach. Henyons ingredients, and equally, sale and 3 big sum of money as his share chase of stamps Chas Pinkert shrow of the Chartered Bank Kong to-morrow. He is flying in good for infants and children of all of the provident fund.
-On Angust 20, 's Portuguese boy deposed to two cheques re "Potac two-engined plane, sc ages, chemists everywhere núðl
came to the office, with a letter ad rom accused, for which pe companied by three pilots and en--*
ddressed to
pin að ftad. been ma
"General Denzin Intenda stay here until the following:
Babys Own Tablets teased's handwriting and signes in The hearing
ter of con-30