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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 16, 1937.
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Two Year Sentence
Soviet Change Of Ambassador
Berlin, To-day.
ASSAULT: REPERCUSSIONS?
Repercussions in San Fran- that his attack was particularly cisco arising from the incidents savage,
aboard the President Wilson in Martineau was fined $100 or four Hong Kong harbour last week, weeks.
cer,
six or
Mr.
are envisaged following the pro- The charge of assault on secution and conviction, at the Venters, the junior engineer, was Marine Court this morning, of B. dismissed. The fines were impos- Davies and R. Martineau, sea-led for the assault on the Chief Offi- men of the President liner.
Nielson. Davies was fined $150
CABLE TO UNION weeks, the Deputy Harbour Master, The "China Mail understands Commdr. J. B. Newill, remarking. that the Seamen's Union in San Francisco are being brought into the case, and that cables have been sent to the Union. headquarters either by the seamen charged or by colleagues aboard the President Wil- son on their behalf.
"I AM USELESS TO THE WORLD"
Man Of 68 Given Three
Year Sentence
?
It is understood that considerable
feeling existed among the crew and it is alleged that a threat had been made to break down the brig" if Davies and Martineau were impri- 1soned on board the Wilson.
threats are believed, to have
These been
"I do not know the law of Hong Kong. If it is an offence to possess the pills then I suppose I am guilty, It is immaterial to me whether I the reason why they were landed am guilty or not; Being so old, I and charged in Hong Kong. am useless to the world," remarked a 68-year-old Chinese, Chan Tim, at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for possession of 61,240 heroin pills and half an Founce of crude heroin..
The prisoner left the dock re- marking that the sentence was too heavy.
FOR A FRIEND OR FOR A BUS?
the
"I was waiting for a friend; thought the Inspector - was friend," said Chan Pak Mui, who was charged with soliciting, at the Central Magistracy this morning.
Sub-Inspector
said Madgwick that he was accosted. She was very persistent and was taken to the Station.
Defendant, who admitted a pre- |vious conviction, was remanded for 48 hours. She was allowed bail in the sum of $75.
They are now being accommo- dated in Hong Kong at the expense of the Dollar Line and will be re- turned to America by the next avail- able boat.
A MENACE TO THE
PUBLIC
Cane And Prison For Pepper Thrower
Two years hard labour and 20 strokes with the cane was the sen- tence imposed on Chan Hong by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell at the Criminal. Sessions. this morning, when he pleaded guilty to robbing a 65-year-old man, Li Ming, of $16 by throwing pepper into his face in a scavenging lane on April 27.
. Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor, stated that, there have been numerous instances . of snatching in the Colony recently and that people like the accused were
menace to the public.
The Soviet Ambassador left Ber- LONDON BUS AGREEMENT
Two years" hard labour was im- posed on Cheung Yuk-ming by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor, at the Criminal Sessions this morning for robbing Chow Chi- --hing, married woman, of several The Councillor of the Berlin Em- articles.of jewellery. He pleaded bassy will be in temporary charge until a new Ambassador is appoint- guilty.
ed-Trans-Ocean.
lin yesterday to take over the Soviet Embassy in Paris.
ACHIEVED
· London, To-day.
An agreement between the London Passenger Trans- port Board and the Transport Workers' Union in connec- tion with the recent bus strike was tentatively concluded
The city of Bilbao, the fate of which is still uncertain, though it is generally accepted that its fall cannot long be delayed. In the background is the ring of hills upon which the Basque defenders established their "tron ring" of fortresses.
yesterday.
The agreement provides that the maximum spreadover of the duties of workers will be twelve hours, while the maximum time of work is not to exceed eight hours.
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It provides that disputes be dis- cussed by the two parties and should they disagree, the question should be left in the hands of a board of arbitration comprising two pe
persons chairman from both sides with a whose selection should be mutually agreed by the disputants, or who, in the absence of such agreement.” should be appointed by the Minis- ter of Labour-Reuter.
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Dr. S. To-wong, of Tytam Villa, was fined $10 by Mr. K. Keen when he pleaded guilty to allowing his two dogs abroad without muzzle or lead. On another summons for keeping a dog without a licence-he was fined $5: