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ECHOES OF 1860
33. The Contrariness Of Things"
How true it is that the rule of We contrary governs in China. really forget half the illustrations of the axiom. White is mourning with the Chinese and black with us. They write up and down the
LORRY DRIVER FINED
Magistrate Sounds" A Warning
In imposing a fine of $50, or oné' month's imprisonment on Yeung Sing, driver of P.WD. lorry .998. for failing to give a correct signal when turning into the Government Quary at Shaukiwan, on March 29. Mr. Hamilton sald:-
clean dollar at four shillings and twopence or at least sixpence less than the dollar costs. Great pains have Ukewise been taken, not only
"Some of the Government driv by British authorities, but byers are an absolute menace, and I many plous and philanthropic in-
give full notice that if any Gov-
paper beginning from the right / dividuals, to improve the habits ernment drivers are convicted by
hand, we write across it commenc- ing from the left hand. Chinese women cry before a marriage, our women laugh, as well they may Chinese porpolses are white-ours are black or very near it. An
and tastes of men. The authorf- ties of this Colony, however, for reasons best known to themselves. whilst they carefully guard the petvilege of receiving their salarles at the advantageous rate indicat
European hard pressed for an idea, deprive the poor soldier and
evokes the seat of intellect, a
Chinese, the seat or honour-and
in fact the Instances adducible are too numerous to be enumerated in our limited space,
sallor of all the benefit which the Home Government seek to confer not in a positive manner, but in a negative though most effectual one. We mean that there is no legal currency whereby a whole It seems to us that the theory dollar can be changed, and the holds good when applied to other consequence is, that every time a subjects, than Chinese men, Wo- saller or soldier changes a dollar, men, or things, in this part of the he loses about fifteen per cent World, and certainly if it were So great an inconvenience has this requisite for our argument we been found, that we understand could destice a variety of illustra- the taverri keepers have issued a tions by no means complimentary paper currency, which only being to our local administration. For
current among themselves, it fol- instance, legislation in the mother lows that every time a dollar is country, is generally speaking/changed, it is doomed to be spent directed towards the protection in grog. That is to say, if a and amelioration of the condition soldier or a sailor should desire to of the working and poorer classes, have one or two glasses of grog. and so particular are the Queen's and no more, he is saddled with advisers lest the poor soldier of change that will be only available sallor should suffer by BOY for the purchase of grog, and
the consequently temptation or induce mutability, in the value of dollar by the course of exchangement is thus created to spend in that orders have been issued and grog change that is worthless for for some time acted on, to pay the any other purpose.
Around the Courts
THEFT OF ROPE
The theft during the past few weeks of mooring ropes from var- ious launches in the Harbour cul- minated in, the arrest of threa men, who were charged before, Mr. Wynne-Jones yesterday. nins separate counts. They pleaded
guilty.
The first defendant, who had eight previous convictions, "was sen- tenced to six months hard labour and police supervision for two years. The others were sentenced to 12 weeks' hard labour.
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Mr. C. Y. Kwan, appearing for the complainant firm, said defen- dant had been in the employ of the complainants for the last four years as a salesman. Part of his duties was to collect money from customers, but he thorised to do so if he got the chop from the complainants. He had been collecting money such authority, and for that rea- son his customers trusted him, even when he did not produce the chop, Last year he went round to collect money and he did hand in the receipts. About three ADMITS EMBEZZLEMENT days ago, one of the customers or- dered certain goods from the firm, Pleading guilty to six charges of i the complainants refused to embezzlement of money.. amount. give credit until he had settled ing to. $584.73, from the Luen Hing his outstanding accounts. The Arm, Lau Wing, a salesman, was customer informed the complain- sentenced to five months' hardants that he had paid in the ac- labour and also ordered to pay count long time
and the $100 compensation or in default managing partner then went into undergo one month's hard labour the books and found defendant's on the fifth charge of embezzle signature to the accounts. No at- ment of $73.56.
tempt to make amends had been made by the defendant, but his wife offered to pay $200 yesterday.
The defendant pleaded guilty to all six charges.
ago,
MR. NOEL COWARD IN WITNESS-BOX
Woman's Alleged Frauds
Special Air-Mall Service
London, April 10. A remarkable story of an alleged fraud by a woman who claimed to have been married by special Heence to Mr. Jack Buchanan in a nursing home, and to be a cousin of Mr. Jack Hulbert, and an in- timate friend of Mr. Noel Coward was told at Bow-street Police
Court.
On March 26 last, he said. Bur- ton called at his house and said that she wished to apologise for the inconvenience she had caused. him. By that time he had heard something about her. "When he questioned her she said: "I did It at Arst as" a joke and then wanted to believe it was true." He told her that it was a poor sense of humour to enjoy obtain- ing money from poor people, and she assured him that she had gty- He then said that the matter was en the whole of the money back.
in the hands of his solicitors and that it was too late to apologise. and she left.
Mr. H. Malcolm Lynde (defend The accused" women, Doris ing). What was the joke supposed Burton, "thiry-one, a secretary, of to be?--I can't imagine. I gather Mile End-road, Bow, was charged that the joke referred to all those before Mr. Fry with obtaining sums į people to whom she represented amounting to £90 by: false pret herself as my sister. ences from Mr. Walter Thomas When she apologised did she Bozzett, with fraudulently conver- seem distressed?-No; she seemed ting part of the money received rather gay. It was a nervous by her for the purpose of deliver-galety. My impression was that ing to Mr. Jack Buchanan and Mr. she was scared; and that she was Noel Coward, and with forging | passing it off in rather a gay man- Mr. Buchanan's signature.
ner.
A remand, was ordered. The ma- glstrate said he had received a medical report from the prison doctor. and he thought it would be in Burton's interests not to al-
Mr. Frank Powell, prosecutfrie, said Burton: got to know Mr. and Mrs. Bozzett nearly two years 2go. She told them that she was an intimiste friend of Mr. Jack Buchanan and Mr. Noel Coward, low her ball. and was in a position to obtaini employment in a secretarial capa- city for both Mr. and Mrs. Bozzett Later she represented that she was authorised to receive money to hand over to Mr. Buchanan and. Mr. Coward' for investment in films and plays..."
MORE PRIVATE PLANES
London London, April 25.
It was stated in the House of Commons that there are at pre- sent some 22 gliding clubs in the United Kingdom.
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Mr. Coward's Evidence. Mr. Noel Coward, the actor and In reply to a further question, dramatist, or Gerald-road, S.W the Under Secretary for Air, Bir gave evidence that he had never Philip Bassoon, said that privately authorised Burton to receive owned aircraft in the United King" money on his behalf, and had dom in December numbered 487 as never received money from her compared with 402 in 1932 and 385 for the Bozzetta.“
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me of dangerous driving I shall take a much more serious view of their offence.”
Cross-Summons Fail
A cross-summons taken out by
defendant against Mn F. H. Neate,
of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, for having failed to drive with qu
care and, caution,' was dismissed.
The alleged incident took place on March 29 about 10.45 o'clock in the morning. The lorry was be- ing driven along Shaukiwan Road from west to east, and, was being followed by Mr. Neale, who was driving private car No. 1597. The lorry driver is alleged to have turned Into the Goverment quarry without giving a signal, and a collision occurred..
Mr. D. Mer. Campbell, who was seated beside Mr. Neale, said they were proceeding about 15 to 20 miles an hour. straight ahead, but saw no signal He was looking given by the driver of the larry which was in front. The driver of the lorry turned to the right, and also swerved to the right, but M. Neale put on his brakes and
there was a collision. The drive of the lorry had not given them a aignal to pass.
Mr. Neale, in evidence, stated that he had pulled out into the centre of the road with the Inten- tion of overtaking the lorry. The driver of the lorry turned sharply to the right giving no signal when coing so. He was about 12 feet. away, and he could not bull to his left, because the defendant turned so sharply to the right and be- cause he had pulled into the cen- tre of the road with the intention defendant continued. and his cal of overtaking. After the collision.
was dragged along some distance.
-Defendant's Story Yeung sing, defendant sald he sounded his horn, and had put out the his hard before turning to right. When he heard a noist behind him us if something had collided with his lorry, he stopped.
Yeung Po-wah; "driver" of other P.W.D. lorry, who was seat- ed beside defendant, corroborated this evidence.
an-
Bergeant Doyle stated that the collision must have been violent.
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ANXIETY OVER
THE "AJAX”
Allayed By Message From The Vessel
INVITATION TO THE PRINCE
To Visit Rochester
Special Air-Mail Service
Considérable anxiety was caused
London, April 10 repeated calls from H.M.S. Suffolk, green leather and containing su on Tuesday night when, despite ▲ parchment scroll bound in the Butterfield Swire Ajax, invitation to the Prince of Wales which was then in the vicinity of to visit Rochester, New York State," Breaker Point, made no answers. whose centenary falls in August ship's safety and it was Fears were entertained for the has been mailed to England. The at first soroll is signed and sealed by Mr. thought that she had fallen into Charles Stanton, the Mayor of the hands of pirates."
Rochester, and it will be presanted On receipt of advise from the to the Prince in the course of this "Suffolk" locally, communication, month by Dr. Harvey J. Burkhart, a director of the Rochester Dental was made with all other ships in the vicinity of Breaker Point and Dispensary," who is said to be negative panic signals were man personally acquainted with the red. The fears about 2 a.m. on Wednesday, how-
were allayed at Prince of Wales,
It is understood that according ever, when the Ajax replied to te present arrangements the Prince signals and stated there there was of Wales has no intention of visit- nothing amiss. She later, arrived ing either Canada or the United in Hong Kong, as it to assite those States this year," concerned regarding her safety. and sailed for London on Wednes- day according to schedule.
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and there was no reason to doubt their evidence, as they were in, a position to see whether signal was given or not. He was quité because there was a hole in the satisfied that Mr. Campbell had left mudguard of Mr. Neale's car. seen no signal. He did not think Mr. Hamilton "remarked that the driver of the lorry gave a was either, quite obvious that the signal. He considered that the driver of the P.W.D. lorry had giv- other driver. Yeung Po-wah,` had en a signal, and therefore Mr.' deliberately come to Court and Neale was lying, or, alternatively committed perjury. he had not given a signal and,į'. The defendant's record showed therefore, he was lying. He (Mr. he had a previous conviction for Hamilton) was not prepared to falling to give a signal, and two consider that Mr. Neale and Mr. other convictions for dangerous Campbell were deliberately lying, driving,
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