YAUMATI BOMB OUTRAGE.
MAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.
SEARCH FOR FORMER CANTON OFFICER,
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FURTHER EVIDENCE IN
MURDER CHARGE.
TIED BY THE NECK TO A BUNK
The hearing was continued yes
The police are busily engaged in atmosphere which has recently pre-terday before Mr. E. W. Hamil investigating the bomb outrage invailed was noticeably absent. Ner- ten at the Kowloon Police Court Cheung and Choi Shui, a female, are charged (with another man not in custody with having murdered
the Peking Hotel, Ynnunti, un holders took profits and, of the case in which Wong Sik Wednesday night and we have been given to understand that at least
one
man
lias
been arrested on.
suspicion.
The bomb was thrown into the lobby of the Hotel as a result of which one man was killed and eight others wounded. The list of enamn ties is as follows:-
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Klited.
Lin Wan Fung (32), accountant of the Peking -Botel.
Injured,
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generally speaking, rutes were lower round, but at the close a more hopeful view was taken, and rates: hardened.
During the day Hotels were done at $15.95 cash and 816.35 May, but large buying orders soon lifted the rate to 815.50 cash May with an nakatisfied demand.
Lands also suffered a reaction, and after opening at 802 weakened to 890.50 with business done at 803 and 83.50 July.
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Coments, after initial, Grmness, were lower at $19.85 June and 819,
Liu Ping Chuen (40), otherwise known as P. C. Leo, a, peblic aes | July. countant, one proprietor of the Peking Hotel.
Liu Kam (38), a money-changer. lived at 55, Austin Road,
Chan Mak On (10), foki employ- ed at the Hotel.
Cheng Yuen Hin (50), licensee of the Hotel.
Kau Shuk, or the first floor of an
AMATEUR AIRMAN
HERE.
MR. FORD INTERVIEWED.
CRASHED AT FORT BAYARD.
Mr. Edward Ford, the Shanghai amateur airman, who left England
1, 1931
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in March in his single-seater Moth TO THE EDITOR OF THE plane on a flight to Shanghai, where he is employed by the Axintie
St-The opponents of stabilisa- Petroleum Company, arrived in the Colony on the s.s. Taipoosek yester.tion fear that trade will be diverted day afternoon. It will be recalledo Canton and Shanghai' particular- that Mr. Ford came to grief at Forsly the former, if Hong Kong goes Bayard curly in the week when, in gold before China does, I would
well.
unnumbered house in Reclamation Street, on the night of March 31,
Mr. Somerset Fitzroy in conduct-anking for a suitable place to land, like to ask them the following his machine hit a telephone-pole. questions upon which I hope that ing the enee for the prosecution.
& Daily Press representative met they, as expents, will be kind
Ford on arrival and found the enough to enlighten me. avintor looking very branzeď and Mr Ford said that he left England in March and his fight was uneventful until the time be crashed at Fort Bayard, **The aerodrome, there is very small and at the time I was carrying a few extra tins of petrol. That made the plane much heavier and I suppose that was the cause of the crash."
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Tae Yung, n married woman, said she was living with her son on the first floor of the house in the middle cubicle. On March 31, soon after 4 a.n., she was awakened by cries of "Save life!" She shouted out from her bed What people doing?", but only heard Datries were again higher with noises of mumeone being knocked sales at 827.75 for May Settlement.
about, She ran out of her cubicle, Utilities were irregular. China and saw male defendant's father Lights being booked at 827.25 in pressing down Kau Shuk to the
'Plane Not Seriously Damaged. the morning and get in the after-floor." Malo defendant had a picc
of rope in his hands which he threw Mr. Ford said that although he over Kau Shuk'e head. The electric originally intended to bring the light was put out immediately after-plane down with him, he found that it was impossible to do so on the Taipoosek. Arrangements have now been made to ship it down here) on another vessel and it will be due
ODON,
Electrics at $83 were slightly easier and Star Ferries were put
Fung Yan (20), living at 53. Yee, through at $00. chow Street.
There were small sales of Steam-
Kain Lai Fong (30), living at 17), | boats at $28. Tung Troi Street.
lp Ling Las (18), another faki, Tin Sang (0), the son of an amh employed at the Hotel.
With the exception of Ip Ling Lau and Tin Sung, all the wounded
Ropes were appreciably lower on
the day, buyers only offering 10.95 with more sellers than usual at slightly over this raķe,
·wards.
The woman defendant then came out and told her to keep quiet. She saw mole' defendant and his father carrying Kau Shuk out of
here in two or three days. The the house in a gunny lng. Later plane is not very seriously dam they returned, and the woman de-aged, we have been informed.
Are you going to fly to Shang- The northern news brought out fendant opened the door and then
filled a basin with water. Witness hai from here after repairs have nervous holders of Ewos, shares men were removed to the Kowloon changing hands at Tis, 13.00 cash left the four at 7 am, in the morn been effected ? "-"Oh, no, definite
i newly not.' Hospital.
and Tls. 13.89 June, but later oning, in order to engage a
cabiele. Shinghai was wiring for shares at Tlx. 13.79.
Revenge the Motive7
It was at first thought that 'li ∙tical differences were the cause of the outrage but it now seems that i was committed from personal motives. The circle of enquiry has heen narrowed down to two persons - former Canton military officer Rog aunther person believed to have been associated with him as a sub-
ordinate.
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Banks in London were firmer at £110. Sholls declined to 55/-.
Small Boy's Evidence. Wong Pak Cheung, aged 11 years, and brother of the male defendant, said that he lived in same house. where he slept on the upper bunk
FOLK SONGS AND DANCES. with his father. He woke up in
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The organisers of the Internation
the night, and saw his elder brother (male defendant) and his father fighting with Kau Shuk, who was knocked against the corner of the kunk. He saw his brother take a length of flexible wiring and then Kan Shuk was tied by the neck to
"Safe life!" The woman defend. ant did not wake up until she heard
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
SERVICE TO BE RESUMED
TO-MORROW.
NEW SCHEDULE.
1. Is there any parity between the Canton sub-coin. dollar and the Hong Kong dollar! Is there any parity between the Canton sub-coin' dollar and Shanghai taela?
3. Is there any parity between the Canton sub-coin dollar and sterling?
4. Is there any parity between the Canton sub-coin dollar and U.S. góld dollar, etc.?
3. What is the rate of Canton Currency when sterling rate
in Hong Kong as 2/1/8. 1/10, 1/3, 1/- and -/11 and when Shanghai els rate is 80, 70, 78, 77 and 761 What currency the axporters in U.S. or Great Britain base on when they trade with Can- ton i
7. Is it not true, that Canton importera have to use Hong Kong Currency to trade with other countries?
So far as I know Canton Car- reney has no dire value in foreign trade, and the Hong Kong dollar has always been the medium used; therefore Canton cannot trade with anywhere without the assistance of
Hong Kong unless the Chinese
Government provide another cur | reneg-recognised by other coun tries for Canton to use in foreign trade,
No matter what rate the Hong Kong dollar may be, Canton sub coin will follow. to rise or fall at the same ratio as it always docs. (with reference to question 3).
For the above reasons, trade will not be diverted to Canton at all. If Hong Kong goes gold and Chins remains on a silver basis, the mor- the same amount of silver to acttle their gold debts with the exporters the
The service on the Kowloon-Can ton Railway, which has been dis-
Officers from the Yaumati Palier Station were soon on the seene and A Festival of Folk Song and ou arrival they found a number of | Daneo, supported by a strong inter- the bunk. Kau Skak called out continued on account of the recent chants in Canton still have to pay.
train erash will be resumed 10-
railway,
•injured persons in a room adjoin-national committee have go thr ing the lobby of the hotel. One of arrangements well in hand and Kan Shuk's cries. She was frighten-morrow, according to Mr. G. A. the injured passed away before the entertaiment should be of greated and left the room. Before she Walker, neting manager "of
went out she asked the male de- medical assistance was available. | interest.
fendam and his father not to tie All over the place were duarks of the
Kau Shuk up. Witness said that explosion, but the most serious re-
ults were in the ensualties pro-ed here but they will serve to show she saw Kau Shuk being put into a dured. Nine people were sitting in that the programme is very varied.ng, and carried down to the street.
The case was adjourned, the room when the bomb was Thrown in their midst, without any warning.
The Perpetrators. Me. Leo stated that he saw two men standing in the doorway just before the bomb was thrown and he recognised one of them as an ex- military officer with whom he had recently quarrelled. This man made a gesture, pointing to where he was sitting while the other threw the
bomb.
The police from Yaumati Station took charge of the case, and their first eare was to remove all the in- jured to hospital and the body of the accountant to the Mortuary,
After a statement by Mr. Leo, search was immediately begun for the alleged assailants.
Only a few items can be mention
of the Chinese dances will be the "Daner of the Two Fairies," dignified and stately, performed in Ming dynasty costume while the Japanese will give the dainty, bo- autiful Cherry 'Dauer."
K.C.C. DEBENTURES.
OMISSION TO FILE A RETURN.
of Great Britain or U.S.A. whether through Shanghai or through Hong Kong The only difference is that To anyone who view the wreck-in Shanghai they can gamble: in age, it appeared that the service sterling and US gold exchange. and in Hong Kong they can look would have been discontinued for for a favourable rate to convert at least a month but the last of the their S.C. dollars into Hong Kong débris was removed from the track dollars only: the latter they will be
more willing to do. early yesterday morning. The
It is often argued that 'Hong break in the line at the Tai Wai Rong is too near China to net in- fridge was completely repaired at depedently on currency questions, 6.30 am. yesterday morning, thus but I cannot help reminding those who Are such experts on gen- allowing transportation the graphical questions that Dairen, is larger break and making the work actually attached to China and is only a soaport with no productions much easier.
at all except those of the hinter-
to
Perhaps the most lively and energetic dances will be the Scot- tish. The English country dances, of which there are quite a number in the programme, combine jollity and grace and some of the dance tunes, such as that to which "New, Kistrar of Companies a return of Train No. 6 will leave Canton at ilver insis, Mind you, Manchuria
custlo" is danced,
are very pretty. There are also Irish, Wolsh and Scandinavian dances and as is fit
7.50 am, and arrive at Kowloon at 11.12 a.m.; training No. 13 willia leave Canton at 4.15 m. and ar
rive at Kowloon at 7.30 p.m.; train No. 8 will jenya. Kowloon at 3.05
Hong Kong, April 30.
An application was made at the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chiof Justice (Sir Joseph When the line resumes operationland, and yet Dairen as a seaport is Kemp), on behalf of the Kowloon Cricket Club, for an extension of a new time schedule will come into more prosperous to-day when her legal tender currency is Japanese time in which to file with the Reeffect. The principal changes are:-
gold Yen than when she was on a 2cbentures issued in connection with
is not yet on gold basis, but Dairen the erection of a new clubhouse.
It appears that on August 1,
X, Y, Z. 1930, the K.C.C. was incorporated under the Companies Ordinances of Hong Kong as a company limited by guarantee, to take over the unin. The songs will be as varied as corporated club of the same name, the dances. There will be German which had been in existence since folk songs, a Danish ballad of the 1904. By an extraordinary resolu- 13th century and Portuguese songs. tion passed on August 22, 1030, the. The songs of the British Isles will company was authorised to borrow be well represented and residents $50,000 by the issue of a series of who bail from the Principality will 3,000 debentures of $10 each, con- be glad to know there will be sever-taining a charge by way of flont- al items in Welsh including songsing security secured on the under- ly the choir of the South Wales taking of the company, for the
Bordorers.
purpose of building a new club- house. The debentures were issued but through inadvertence the par- ticulars were not registered.
A description has been circularis-ting in this great port, the Hern- ed by the Criminal Investigation pipe, Department, who have been unable to lente him at the various ad dresses which he is known to have frequented.
BOMB THROWN AT-
PAVILION.
CALCUTTA GOLF CLUB SENSATION.
Tickets are now on sale and may be obtained at Andoraona, and Moutrie's. The proceeds are to be divided equally between St. John Ambulance Brigade and St. An drew's Church Organ Fund
When
Owing to circumstances beyond the company's control, it transpir ed, after certain of the debentures
it жая decided by had been, issued, that the building
nm, and arrive at Canton at 11.32 a.m.; train No. 8 will leave Kowloon at 9.15 and arrive at Can- ton at 5.40; train No. 18 will leave Kowloon nt 4.02 pin, ami arrive at Canton at 7.28 p.m.
CRITICISM UNDER DEATH SENTENCE.
MURDERER'S DENUNCIATION
OF LEGAL SYSTEM.
Tokyo, Apr. 21-Japan's judiciai
GIVING MAID CLOTHES INSTEAD OF WAGES.
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"BAD PRACTICE" MAGIS- TRATE TELLS MISTRESS.
A woman, who was stated to have bought clothes for her maid instead of paying her full wages was, ad- monished by the Southend magia- trates in the police court.
The maid, Ellen Bolan, aged 16, was charged with stealing articles and money valued at £9 08. belong.
Calcutta, April 94. A bomb was thrown at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club parilion on the Maidan shortly after 7.30 this evening the representatives of St. An scheme would have to be deferred, system was roundly criticized to-day in to her mistress, Rose. Hursh. Fortunately the miscreant whodrews' Church, who initiated and it was thought possible that by Tetsuo Gomi, who, with Tolberg, of Valkyrie Road, Westcliff.
The girl said that Mrs. Hurah. the scheme, to invite the the money borrowed would have to Tanaka, was sentenced to deathberg agreed to pay her Ss. a week, wanted to blow up the building did
foreign communities to parti returned to the debenture hol- yesterday.
not make sure he had lit the useipate, it was decided to share the ders if the scheme were definitely Involved in, the famous Okoka, but only paid her 25. and some.
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Subsequent
times 38.
properly:
events, yama unae which created a sensation Evidently he it the fuse with n takings with some organisation to abandoned.
Mrs. Hurshberg said she bought lighted cigarette and then threw be determined by the representa however, proved this to be unneces- throughout the Empire two years the bomb from him hurriedly, far- tives of the communities and clubs sary, and it was decided to proceedingo, Gomi and Tanaka are known Bolan gloves, a dress, an attache case and other articles with the ing that it might go off in his taking part, It was unanimously with the erection of the now clubs two of the most brutal murder-
ers in the annals of crims in Japan. rest of the money. Lande. But the fuse had not agreed to support St. John Am-house,
"I acted like a mother to the caught fire properly,
hulance Brigade which caters for Mr. Leo D'Almada, juni, in- Undisturbed that he has been sen
etructed by MeRSTA. Wou and tenced to death, Gomi declares that girl," said Mrs. Hurshberg, “and all classes and nationalition.
The objects of the Festival are Nash, in making the application, the prospect of hanging causes lim kept her away from boys, taking to encourage mutual understanding explained that the matter had not no fears. He said the molice and her to the cinema myself.'
It was stated that the girl ran und good fellowship, among all on Girought up before because the courts in be subjected only to races and nationalities, to atimu- schamo was temporarily shelved criticism for having allowed his away, taking the articles with her. late interest in the reservation of and it was not until recently that case and that of Tanaka to drag She said Mrs. Hurshberg gave her traditional intimat songs, marie had been dressed finally do pro force perra Lver since his things the could well do without.
nrrest, Gomi said, he has been unti And daners and to raise funds for coeil with it.
The chairman, Mr. H. A. Don His Lordship remarked. that the ipating with rolish his forthcom- sett, said the magistrates consider the two causes mentioned.
reason did not seem to be a good ing experience on the gallows. ed this a bad practice. The girl one, no dobontures had been issuedi, Judge Kobayashi pronounced the should have received her money, 00 Gomi and T future. Mra, Hurshberg should and the obligation to register them death sentences remained. The application was, Tanaka at the Tokyo District Court seo that her minds were paid pro- However, granted..
yesterday.
perly.
A number of European men had women, who were in the club at the time, heard a thud as of sonte thing falling. Mrs. Pinkerton went out of the pavilion, picked up the tom not knowing what it was, and brought it inside the building.
Only then did the occupants rea lise what a miraculous escape they End had.
The police are on the scene but no trace of the miscreant has been
found.
The Festival will take place in the ground of the Diocoson Girls School, Kowloon on Saturday, May from 9 pim. to 6.30 p.m. with au interval for refreshments.
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