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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1930.
COOLIE CONDEMNED PACIFIC FLYERS IN
TO DEATH:
MURDERER OF MR. GODDARD TO DIE.
COOK IS ACQUITTED,
Sentence of leath was passed on Peu Kyi, the Cantonese house coolis. who confessed to the murder of MË.
C. S. Goddard on July 19, in the Special District Court Shanghai, inst week by Judge Kah, Sib Zung, Couloirese cook in the employ of the late Mr. Goddard, who was suspected of complicity in the crime, was found not guilty..
On the application of Mr. Paul Ryu, Assistant Municipal Advocate, the cook was ordered to be detained in custody for 10 days pending the decision of the police regarding an appeal against his acquittal,
The coolie, says the North China Daily News, who wore the same clothes as on the day he committed the murder, received the capital sentence in "silence. He made no statemont, when called upon to do so and appeared to be reconciled to his fate... The cook, who had grown a beard since his arrest, alnost collapsed on hearing that the Court had cleared him of complicity in the murder.
TROUBLE.
CLOGGED GASOLINE LINE FORCES. DOWN 'PLANE.
MACHINE UNDAMAGED.
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GERMAN POLITICS.
GEN, VON SCEČKT A NOMINEE FOR REICHSTAG,
REAL ORGANIZER OF THE
REICHSWEHR........
Berlin, August 9.-The former Commander-in-Chief of the Reich- swehr, General Hans von Seedt will, according to Press, reports, Fokker bipläne, Robert Wark and himself to be nominated as a can-
Seattle. August 10.-Using
enter the political arena and allow Eddie Brown took off to-day at didate for the Reichstag by the 11.29 a.m. local time on a four-German People's Party, stop flight to Tokyo.
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General vor Seeckt, who was for It was originally the plan for a long time, credited with being Mr. Wark to race against Lieut. one of Germany's ablest Geherals Harold Bromley from the west as well as having great political coast to Tokyo, but recently Lieut.acumen, retired several years ago Bronley decided that the trip was owing to a disagreement with the too hazardous for the non-atop then Minister
of Defence, Dr. High: he contemplated, unless heGessler. For some time there was started from Tokyo and flew east. the report going around that Gen.
Browley is now in Japan pre- von. Seeckt desired to be appointed! paring to take off in the opposite to a high diplomatic post in the direction, getting the benefit of Far East. ward across the Pacific. favouring winds which blow east-
Vancouver A clogged gasoline line forced down Robert Wark's Fokker biplane. Tokyo-bound, acar here te-dar
Wark and his companien, Eddie Brown, were uninjured and the plane was not damaged. They said that they expect to resume their flight on Monday morning.
Assistance During Storms. Seward, Alaska, August 10.-Pre-
render assistance to the American Tokyo-round Byers Robert Wark and Eddie Brown in the event that they encounter storms. It is ex pected that they will follow the const-line.
Mr. Goddard was fatally wound ed in the early hours of July 19 in his house at 659, North Szechuan Rond, the motive being robbery. He had returned home about mid-parations were made to-day to night and gone to bed. The coolic, according to his own statements, waited until he was asleep and then entered his bedroom with a special iy-sharpened meat chopper. While he was searching for money, in the drawer of a table, Mr. Goddard woke up and challenged him. The coolic struck him twice with the chapper, one blow almost severing his left arm and the other cutting the jugular vein. The coolic then fled but was arrested when the house was searched by the police who had heen summoned by, Mr. Aaron Fein," who lived opposite 850, North Sze- ebuch Road. Mr. Goddard died in the General Hospital at 3.25 am. the same day from loss of blood. The cbolic confessed to the murder. and graphically described his pre- parations for it. He implicated the cook, who emphatically denied all knowledge of the crime,
AMERICAN DROUGHT AND FOREST FIRES.
OUTBREAK NEAR PRESIDENT HOOVER'S HOLIDAY CAMP.
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Rapidan, August 10.-While President Hoover at bis summer camp discussed the drought situa tion to-day with Mr. Arthur M. Hyde, Secretary of Agriculture, and other high officials with a view to formulating means of relichy fire fighters struggled to savČ foröst seven miles distant as flames threatened to destroy the heat dried trees.
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A patrol of U.S. Marines and townsmen were fighting the fire with all resourees at their disposal, and it wag believed by night that the conflagration had been brought under control
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CHURCH NOTICES.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Hosa Rosa.
August 17, 1930, 9th Sunday after
Trinity:
Holy Communion at 5 am. Parade Bervice at 9.15 am. Children's Service at 10 am. Mattins and Sermon at 11 am,
Preacher:-Ray, N. Evans. Holy Communion at 11,15 pm, Rvenscog at 6.00 p...
Preacher :---Bev, W..W. Rogers!
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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST,
(Branch of The Mather Church, The First Church of Christ,
·Scientist, in Boston,
Mass, U.S.A.).. MACDONNELL ROAD, BELOW Bowes ROAD TRAM STATION. SUNDAY SERVICE, August 17, 1930, at
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The Sunday School is held on Sunday. Mornings at 16 o'clock.
Wednesday Evening Meeting 5.50 pm. Tuesday and Friday, 10 am. to 19 Noon; Reading Room at above address, epon:- Monday and Thursday, 5.30 to 7 p.m.
The Public is cordially invited to attend the services and visit the Reading Room.
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UNIJN CHURCH. (KENNEDY ROAD). August 17, 1830.— Morning worshipat 11 a.m. Evening worship at 6 p.m. Communion Service at 7 p.m.
Prenchar:-The Rev. John Foster.
Born in 1866, from 1915 to 1917 chief-of-staff and the actual driving power behind Field Marshal von Mackensen, 1930 to 1926 Command-SOEDAT, er-in-Chief and the real organiser of the Reichswehr, Gen. von Seeckt is still hale and strong. His book Thoughts of a Soldier" was widely commented on in Germany as well as abroad.
HOW TO GET RID OF
INDIGESTION.
Those who suffer from indiges- tion, gastritis, acidity, flatulence, dyspepsia, heartburn, etc, will be glad to learn that instant relief can be obtained by taking half a teaspoonful of Bisurated Mag- от three nesta. powder or two tablets in a little water immediate- ly after eating or whenever pain is felt. This instantly neutralises the acid that causes all the trouble. stops the fermentation, heal, and soothes the inflamed stomach lining, and restores painless, normal digestion. Get
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Word from Tacoma stated to-day that the airmen plan to make four two-hour steps, the first at White Horse, the next at Fairbanks, the third at Nome and the last before Tokyo at Petropavlosk. They exchemist ta-day; use as directed, rest lo arrive in co hours, landing and you will soon be telling your on a field at their destination. friends how, you got rid of indiges-
tion: - Probably the same landing field will be utilized ns the one from which Licut. Harold Bromley in- tends to take off for America; it was stated.
Wark is piloting the aeroplane and he has on board 350 gallons of gasoline for the first stage of the flight. A large crowd was out for the take-off.
FAMILY LOST WHILE BATHING.
DANCED" IN THE WATER.
FISHERMAN ON DANGER
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A verdict of accidentally drown- ed while bathing was returned at the inquest at Robin Hood's Bay, near Whitby, on Rene Carmichael- Dick (22), of Leo Croft, Warwick Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, who, with her father and sister, was drowned. Her body was recovered two days later, but no trace, has yet been found of the bodies of her father and sister,
Evidence of identification was given by Mr. Charles Everson Thorpe, with whom Mrs. Car- michael-Dick is staying "Renee, he said, was, employed is a bank The family were spending a fort- night's holiday at, Robin Hood's Bay, and the father and daughters were in the habit of bathing every Letters received by Ceverniment morning. The mother had told the officials have revealed that 18,000 witness that Rence was not a good farmers in West Virginia are in a swimmer, but that the father was. condition of virtual starvation.Miss Helen Mather, a Cub Scout
The Hoover home is not menneed at present.
It is difficult to give them aid be cause the Federal Farm Board is not legally compowered to give money to purchase food for human beings although it can purchase food for eattle,
It is planned, however, to send the farmers ample food for their livestock and means for more direct relief will be devised as soon as possible.
Font Farm Homes Destroyed.
ROMA Wash rugam A forest fire along a 5-mile front in the Colville district is reported to have destroyed four foran homes. After the state Fire Warden had been notified and urged to help, no extra fire Eghters were sent, it was disclosed to-day."
State officials are investigating,
mistress of the 113th. Toxteth Troop, Liverpool, said she had been bathing and saw the three bathers enter the water. After clasping hands and dancing round, they went into deeper water "and com- menced swimming. That was the last sho saw of them." When she had She presumed they were all right. finished dressing she left, the place.. They would be about sixty yards from the shore when she last saw them.
Henry Duke, flaherman, who re covered the body at a spot namede Brixton Hole half mile from the plecamieru dheg enim vaalw give his opinion that it was not a safe place to bathe owing to dan gerous currents running off the Inad when the sea was rough. The bathers might have got their feet entangled in the seaweed. If any thing happened at that spot they. would soon be carried out to dea:
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