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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1931.
SMART SENTENCES ON EUROPEAN.
CONVICTED OF LARCENY OF LETTER FROM "LOCAL OFFICE,
ADMITS THEFT, OF AMERICAN AIR PILOT'S CERTIFICATE.
1 have heard the whole case and I have heard all the wit- nesses nad I am thorougly satisfied that you are the person who received the cheque and cashed it," said Mr. E. H. Williams at the Central Magistracy, yesterday when he convicted & Hungarian hhined Harry Simon of larceny of a letter addreased to Mr. A. W. Summers, of L. E. Gale Company.. Sentence of three months' hard Jabour was passed on this charge.
Defendant lind pleaded guilty to (1) possession of an automatic pistol, a magazine and seven rounds of ammunition without a permit and (2) unlawful possession of an American pilots' identi-.
fication card.
AN UNFORTUNATE HABIT.
GUIANA RIOTS TRIAL.
MURDERS DESCRIBED IN COURT.
Paris, March 17.-A terrible pic ture of the now famous Guiana riota. was drawn in the Assize Court of Nantes, where the. 15 coloured citizens of the French colony, ac- cused of taking part in the diaturb- auces, are now on trial.
As has already been recounted in the Morning Post the trouble start- ed after the death of the popular colonial ex-deputy," Jean Galmot, whose death was attributed by his partisans to poisoning.
Suspicion fell on Dr. Jean, à well-known modical man and a prominent figure in the colony. A mob surrounded Dr. Jean's house menacing its occupants with death,
The prosecution concluded their On the same date you paid 81207| and, to save him from their hands case yesterday when several, wit—Yes. Rones were called, one of whom'
the Governor gave the order for the doctor to be transferred to the prison of Cayenne.
Is it not a fact that up to the 21at you were pretty hard up 1-1 was hard up until I got some other money from Shanghai.
When did you get this money from Shanghai -I don't know when.
How much did you receive 7- #790,
was a Chinese from Messrs. Thomas Cook & Sons, who spoke of handing the defendant a letter addressed to a Mrs Symonds. This witness stated that the defendant called at Messrs. Thomas Cook & Sons and asked for his mail and on being shown the letter addressed to Mrs. Symonds, promptly claimed it.
Giving evidence on his own behalf, Simon stated that on March 23 in the afternoon he went to the office of L. E. Gale Company and found only 'the office, bay. Later the Indy stenographer and a Miss Kelly Witness, answering further ques
caine into the office.
Potected only by a small escort of native police the unfortunate was marched through the streets unler a hail of stones.
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Arriving half dead at the prison REAL FREE SCHOOL. NEW LORD MAYOR OF
receive medical attention. he was carried to the infirmary to
In cash or by draft 1-1 received a registered letter addressed to Thomas Cook & Sons. I got a chit had meanwhile burst the prison, It was here that the mob, which from them and obtained the letter.gate, eventually ran down their
NO RULES: NO CANE: NO
POLITENESS.
Between March 14 and 25 did you prey, and, after painting their EARL RUSSEL'S 'EXPERIMENT. borrow money from anybody 1-victim's face with iodine, did him Yea
to death with incredible ferocity.
Two other men, including the which the mob withdrew to put his butchered in the hospital, after house to the sack.
BERLIN.
FORMER DANZIG FREE STATE
PRESIDENT,
Berlin, April 9-Dr. Heinrich Sahm, former President of the Free
One of the most remarkable City of Danzig, who only a few schools in England, is run by Earl months ago was driven from that
trand Russell, the philosopher and nominated Lord Mayor of the Ger- of the Nationalists, was to-day educationist), and it bas practical-man capital for a term of seven ly no rules.
years by the municipal election There are about 20 boys and committes whose choice will .uo- girls, ranging in age from four doubtedly be confirmed by the city- to eleven, and here are some of the fathers in their plenary meeting on ways in which they are educated: April 14.
Need. not attend lesson unless
about 3 o'clock. At 4 o'clock, Mise Mr. Hundt and 850 from a Mr.
That was tions, said that he took 825 from doctor attending Dr. Jean, were Russet (better known as Mr. Ber. important post by the opposition Kelly left and witness stayed a Leonard. little while longer aud then went Inspector Shannon: So! Did you with the stenographer to
During all this time, it is alleged, Lane, try to got a loan from Mr. Kelly 1-no attempt was made by the Cwford's where they had tea,] I did not ask him. He offered me Governor to cause the troops to ra They then decided to go to a tesa lain.
store order or to rescue Dr. Jean. lying on the rioters it has been ex- In spite of the weight of guilt tremely difficult to fix the respon sibility of the accused who only forma a tiny fraction of the hun-they like.
who took part in the nssacre. It seems possible, there- Inspector Shannon: If you werefore, that the trial will end in a in possession of 8700 odd, why did the testimony, if heard, of the general acquittal; and in view of you not pay your bill of $101 to the examining magistrate at Cayenne, hotel in full 1-1 expected to stay who maintains his original con- here until May 15,
clusion, namely that Galmot was poisoned, the prosecuton may with- draw the principal charges.
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dance and the lady went to fetch Witness went on to say that when Miss Kelly while witness waited at Mr. Summers arrived iti Hong Kong the foot of the building. After on the 20th, and wanted waiting a while he went to the L. E.money, witness offered to lend him dreds Gale office again where he found some. Mr. Kelly and the stenographer.
Under. cross-examination by De tective Inspector Shannon, defend ant said he was sure the date was the 23rd because it was the day before the wife of the Hawaiian Governor, Mrs. Gillingham, sailed from Hong Kong. He remembered meting her at the tea dance, in company with a Mr. Murphy..
Witness went on to say that he kuew the Gale Company both in Hong Kong and Shanghai and know them since he first met Mr, Curtiss, It was in the early part of March that he came to know the employees of the local office of the Gale Com
pany.
Stenographer's Statement, Detective Inspector Abarition: You have heard the stenographer
"Junt Spent It." Wint other bills did you pay No others.
Are nover physically punished. Are allowed to be rude, Can go where they like. Have no religious teaching. Have their baths together loop together.
The representatives of the middle- parties from the Socialists to the People's Party voted solidly for Dr. Sahim whose elcation was oppos- ed by the Communists on the Left and the German National People's Party and the National Socialist on the Right, Dr. Sahm who is 53 Run about unclothed in warm years of age was, before, be became weather.
President of the Danzig Senato
and
In spite of this freedom (Earl
connection that the heart of the It is interesting to recall in this. former deputy, which was stated
Russell would say because of it) the mayor of Bochum and later on of When you were arrested you had at the autopsy, to show more than school has been a great success dur-Danzig, as a citizen of the Free City of Danzig he is technically became of the rest of your money fi only 23 in your possession. What ample traces of arsenie, was lost being its four years existence,
tween Guiana and France, I just spent it.
Wituces said he spent over 8260 with sonie friends who arrived, here on the Franconia. He also repaid the loan to Hunit and gave some money to Mr. Kelly,,
Did you repay Leonard -No. What happened to the rest of the money --1 spent it.
You were practically broke again say that she was in the office at when you were arrested 1-No, I 2.30. Do you any that that state
had about $150. ment is untruo ?—Yes.
I suggest to you that the money Can you suggest any reason why you spent was nearer 8800 thun the witness should make an untrue : 3700 1-1 had spent some before the statement -I cannot, but I know 25. she came in at three because I re
It is at Telegraph House, 'on the at present not a citizen of the Reich Hampshire Downs, and is far rebut a foreigner. Aside from being. moved from any other habitation. through woods and bracken. It is approached by a long drive
the sunshine children play-some On the short downland turf in riding horseback and some climbing
March 25. His Worship went on to say that he was satisfied that the coolie from L. E. Gale Cotapany was telling the truth regarding the identity of the person who took the trees. letter from him. You are convict- ed of the charge," added his Wor- ship.
An Experiment. Regarding the school, the Earl
poression of a revolver. Detectivement on my part. I wrote a book
In regard in the charge of said :---
"It was," he said, "an experi- Inspector Shannon pointed out that the weapon belonged to Mr. Cur on education and had two children tins. This, the defendant confirmed. of my own to be educated. I As regards the chirge of posses thought that they should have com sion of a pilot's identification card panionship, and I did not want a About Mrs. Symonds' letter, what defendant was offered the choice be conventional school. explanation can you give for open tween pleading guilty or electing to ing it and for keeping it after openi have that particular charge tried by ing it-That was received with another Magistrate. He pleaded batch of my other correspondened I have got them here.. Do you
from Messrs. Thos. Cook & Bone;" wait them in the witness-box to it was open when I discovered it. bear out your statement 1-1 will I was my fault I did not send it enll Mr. Kelly,
muinber anaking a joke about the boss being away.
Are you prepared to call Mr. and Miss Kelly -No,
Was Mr. Kelly with you that. afternoon 1-Yes, after 6 o'clock.
A little while ago you admitted that the writing on the cheque is similar to yours -The A," "W" and. "S are like mine.
Can you suggest anybody who would forge your handwriting 3 (No answer).
back.
At this point, Detective Inspector Shannon pointing to a large pile of letters belonging to the defendant remarked to the Court: "It is an unfortunate labit of the defendant that he retains everything in the way of correspondence.”
Inspector Shannon: Is it because you hate parting with correspond Bin Worship: Have you any
ence that you did not destroy or enemica 1-At the Gale office, I have return Mrs. Symende letter If met an Irishman who wanted to had seen it I would have sent it eco my writing and wanted to she back.
This cloned the defendant's evi, Mr. Burners signature. It was dence when he was asked whether Mr. Kelly.
he wanted to call Mr. or Miss Kelly. Dofendant indicated that he would call Miss Kelly.
Bo that possibly he wrote it 1 Well, I don't konw.
Do you say that Mr. Kelly was practising your writing and Mr. Summers signature —Yes."
Was that on one occasion or
more than one occasion.
Money from Shanghai.
March 23.
Brokers' Holiday.
guilty.
own theories of education. To my "Another motive was to try my surprise the theories have worked
out well."
The children are not bound to nttend lessons.
"We have told them so, but we find that they still come to lessons, all of them. The iden is that they will be anxious to come when they know that they need not.
Then, again we allow them to be rude, and to use any langunge they like.
Theft in Shanghai. Detective Inspector Shannon said in connection with this charge, that the enrd also belonged to Mr. Curtiss: It was kept together with the revolver in Mr. Curtiss baggage in the Y.M.CA. at Shanghai. The defendant had been to Mr. Curtiss room quite often. The identifica tion card was kept in a wallet which They can, in fact, do any ziortal Mr. Curtiss did not carry about thing they like, there is no restrit with him. The loss was not dis- tion. I think it is a good thing covered for some time because Mr. to let children say what they like Curtiss did not worry about the otherwise the things they cannot card as he had since got a higher may fester inside then. certificate. It was an offence, in
If they want to call me or their America for the owner to lose his teachers fools. they call us fools, card and for another person to be
"We find that when a boy who found in possession of it. The card has been repressed finds that ho found on the defendant bore the can say what he likes and that no one stops him he does not want to Intter's photograph
In regard to the charge of say it any longer.
"We do not teach the children nossession of the revolver, Detectivo |
polliness There are it certain Inspector General of Police con.
.
Berlin's chief executive, he will also be its tallest citizen, standing whenever in execution of his former. six feet ten in his.stockings so that
duties he came to Geneva to repre Rent Danzig before the League of Nations, a special bed had to be procured for the giant who alwayn have found scanty comfort in the had to travel by day since he would ordinary sleeping-car berth.
THE VOLUNTEERS.
ENGINEER COMPANY'S
SUPPER.
The annual supper and prize distribution of the Engineer Com- pany of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defrace Corps was held on April 11 at Headquarters. Members and guests attending numbered about 30 and the prizes were presented by Lieut. Wright.
C. S. M. Everest was congratulat ka on the presentation of the Long Service Medal, made by the G.0.C. at the Annual-Inspection-and-was thanked for the silver shield he has presented the Company to be held by the best shot of the year...
The prize winners were as fol- lows:-
Company Championship. Shield presented by O. 8. Everest. Small shield engraved with win- ner's name alfixed to border of the big shield
Winner.-/Cpl. Lockhart, Best aggregate without handi- 2nd Prize: Spr. Stephens: 3rd
1st Prize: Spr. Smith; 2nd Prize- Beat aggregate with handicap-
Prize:. C. 8. M. Everest.
Spr. Hoss; ard Prize: Sgt. Coom.
Tile competition.-1st Prize: Cpl. Salter: 2nd Price: Skt. Ooom; 3rd Prize: Smith.
Excellent catering was carried out by the NAA.FI.
In answer to his Worship, Misenspector "Bhannon" said that the number of rules at table to prevent enp-1st Prize: L/Cpl. Lockhart; more?-He looked at my writing on Kelly stated that the incidenta de aldered the offence quite serious: pandemonium, but no more than
scribed by the defendant happened The I.G.P. objected to a European essay. Witness went on to any that on on March 28 and not on March 23. of defendant's character being in batter behaved when I am not wat "The children are a jolly sight ono occasion Kelly got him to write She remembered the date well be- a letter for him (Kelly), That cause it was a Wednesday and was, to get into the hands of undesirable Ission-of-arma-os-it-was-likely date witness thought was the 23rd, therefore, half holiday among characters. The defendant had
ching them. the night of the tea dance,
brokers." She did not call at the been here several months and might office of the Gale Company easily have registered the weapon Asked if he wanted to call Mr. expeqially since its lose was not re-
uge calling Mr. Kelly "
Hin Worship passed sentence of three months hard labour on the Addressing the defendant, his Worship said that after hearing the first charge, imposed a fine of $250 witnessen ho was satisfied that the on in default six weeks hard labour of opinion that there should be no said Eari Russell, defendant was' the person who re- 1 month's imprisonment on the third ( matter what the age of the child, i ed in the summer. The earl aid on the second charge and one barrier whatever to knowledge, no This strange school is to be clos- ceived the cheque and cashed it count, the sentences to rim con Anything one wishes to know me The whole case for the defence was secutively. broken down on the evidence as to
When you came to Hong Kelly, defendant said: "It is no Ported from Shanghai,
from Shanghai what money. bring 1-$500.
did you
Where did you get it from?- Shanghai.
You have been living at the How loon Hotel - Yes.
At how much a month 1-8150. Have you paid all your bill up to date 1-No.
Do you remember receiving a chit from the manager of the Hotel aking you to pay up your Bill 1
Yes.
the date. The defendant's own
Defendant asked for permission. witness. Miss Kelly, had stated to say a few words and when this that the incidents happened on was granted proclaimed his inno: cence, ying "I knew nothing (Continued en sezi Column.). about it.
"No religion is taught them, r ho said, "and I try to make them as international as possible,
"In matters of health, the child- ron are ruled, but I try to give them a scientific outlook. sex as soon as they wish to know.
"I let them know the facts of There is no bar to inquiry. I am
should know."
title.
The children do not call their school touchers by any respectful
[Continued at foot of next column.)
They en us by nicknames,
that he came into no money with the title, and that the school fo expensive.
He will, of course, send his child. ron to another school..
I think they can stand it now," he said.
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