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ECHOES OF 1861
60-Police Court Procedure
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Schoolboy Rowe's Pitching
New York Aug. 29. Pitching for Detroit Tigers m' the major league American base- ball earlier in the week, Schoolbay Rowe tied the League record by pitching 18 consecutive victories.
To-day, Rowe attempted to set a new record in the second game of the double-header againat Philadelphia Athletics after the Tigers had won by a 12 to 7 tally -but he failed to subdue them.
Defeated in his objective, Rowe was recalled to the aldelines in the seventh innings because" - he was obviously growing weak urdher the strain of the Philadelphia'ram- Dage.
The Athletics went on to score 13 runs to the Tigers 5, thus shar- double- ing the spoils in their header game.
It having come to our knowledge | the evidence appear that the pro- on Friday last that a Swatow secuter on oath said that "he had merchant from ten to twelve kept his eye upon him all the
fed years' good character
been time." The Chinese stated the committed to prison for a month sailor to have been somewhat on a charge of larceny, we went under the influence of drink; Jack to the Police Court on Saturday swore he was not drunk, and the and applied for the re-hearing of police sergeant corroborated his the case. Ten or twelve of the testimony. The prisoner, con- "prisoner's friends accompanied us sclous of his own innocence, and thither, all proprietors of hongs, frightened by being grasped so un- who stated they had known the expectedly by the police, made no unfortunate for ten or twelve application, before committal, to years, during which time they had any of his friends. They were not placed unlimited confidence in his acquainted with the circumstances, honesty and integrity, and had until the day after when one of personally entrusted him at var- them applied to Mr. Caldwell for lous times with credit to the ex- assistance and advice. Mr. Cald tent of one thousand dollars. It well stated that the fact of the would appear that an English sal- | prisoner having been committed lar on the evening of the 10th in- for a month, rendered assistance stant while walking along Queen's Impossible. We were received very Road had three quarters of a dol- | courteously by the Chief Maga-
Boston Braves won by the wide marrón of 11 runs. Pittsburgh lar matched from his person by trats, who expressed his willing-
Pirates being dismissed by Betts. one of those native foot padsness to aid, in the matter and im which abound in this colony. Jack mediately granted a new trial. Then the Petar game, however, the of course gave chase; the thief, as prosecutor having left the Colony, Pirates won by seven runs, this usual, had the best of it and by the Chief Magistrate, after heat-time Wattehoyt shutting down
the Braves dodging in a crowded thoroughfareing the character given the pri-
The following were the results:— got clear of. The object of our soner by his brother, merchants, pity happening to cross the street Immediately released him on se- at the time in order to purchase earity being given for his good be- some tobacco was seized by thehaviour for three months, two of sailor and sworn to at the Police court on the morning of the 11th as the thief, and so positive did
his friends consenting to act as sureties in the sum of one hun- dred dollars each.
Around the Courts
EXTRADITION CASE
Further proceedings for the ex- tradition by the Canton Govern- ment of Leung Shu Fan, alias Leung Kit Man, were taken at Central Magistracy yesterday when after the first charge had been completed another count was pre- ferred against the man.
managed to get an exit permit, and made his way to Shanghai.]» There he was assisted by the Mus- lim community, and came to Hong Kong, having paid $8 passage on a Chinese steamer. Defendant did not want to go back to Aden but. wishes to be sent back to Shang-
hal.
It was stated that while the man Mr- A Fraser, assistant Attor-is serving his sentence arrange- ney General, appeared for the ents would be made by the Ro-
lice for him to be sent away. Crown, and Mr. . P. Prentis re- presented the fugitive
The first count against the as- cused was for a robbery in the Yeung Chan village, Kau Kong district in 1930. It was alleged that he and a gang of bandits looted a house to the value of 87,000 after their demand for 35,000 had been refused.
FOOD STOLEN FROM BARRACKS
Tsang Fat, a cook, employed by the War Department. Devil's Peak, shaukiwan was charged before Mr. Hamilton at Central Magistracy
At yesterday's hearing, Mr. Fra-yesterday with stealing food from ser told the Magistrate (Mr. Ha-the barracks, while another charge milton) that the accused was al- receiving was preferred against so wanted by the Canton author. Tsang Yuk, assistant cook, ties for an alleged robbery' in the Ting Tong Market. Tung Wah She village, 8an Hing District, this charge he was not going to offer any evidence. The accused
accordingly die- was charged on this count.
but on
The third charge on which the extradition of the accused was be ing sought, referred to a robbery at the same place in February 1
1932,
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The Arst defendant was sen- tenced to one month's hard labour and the second was fined $50 or, in default, three weeks' imprison- ment
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When five Chinese were charged
before Mr. Hamilton at Central Magistracy yesterday with causing obstruction in a public place, it was revealed that the Bay View Police Station was besieged by a crowd of over 200 on Wednesday night, who had come to make fun of four women arrested for solicit
Outlining the facts, Mr. Fraser said that at 7 am. on February 1, 1932 Wong Chung Pang was in his house with two fokis, Ip Kam and Lul Yee when accused and a num- ber of men with firearms entered the place. They put the inmates ing.
der guard and broke open a In fining each of the defendants wooden box, which contained valu- $10 or, in default, 14 days' hard ables, and took Jewellery and labour, his Worship remarked that clothing to the value of $1,000. A he took a serious view of the mat report was made to the authorities ter, because if one man in the and a warrant of arrest was is crowd had lost his head there sted against the accused.
I might have been a nasty row.
On August 28 in this Colony, ac- eused was identified at a parade at Central Police Station by his thrae victims.
Evidence was then given after which the case was adjourned,
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London, August 29. question of broadcasting has for some time past been under ines
The
tion with equipment on modern. of Karachi,-Rangoon and
the active consideration of the Karachi-Madras routes, and the Government of India. Already in opening of new lines linking up broadcasting certain other great centres was several provinces systems are in operation and are also forecast by the Viceroy. making satisfactory progress dés- The number of persons under for offences in con- p.te language and other technical detention
with elva disobedien- difficulties, and in a speech before nexion
has now fallen, to about the Indian Legislative Assembly ce
and in expressing the to-day, the Viceroy, Lord Willing-500
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a giving additional iteins in he anticipates a healthier atmos-
English would soon be established.phere
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The Viceroy referred also to the general condemnation of ter-
and the appeal of the proposals for appointing trade rorism commissioners in certain foreign "leaders of opinion in Bengal call- countries which were approved at ed forth by the attempt on the the recent conference of provin- life of Sir John Anderson, the cial governments. On the current Governor of that province.
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London, August 15. London traffe was halted yes terday to let the 2nd Bn. Commissioner had already been cast of the recommendations of (Queen's Own Cameron. High-appointed to Hambury and the the joint select committee of
Waterloo appointment of
a similar omcer Parliament on consitutional re- landers
from pass
approved. form but assured the Assembly of Station to Chelsea Barracks, for at Milan has been on August 25 they will, for the Other centres in which Indian. England's goodwill and sympathy first time mount guard
at Trade interests will be represerited for the Inlians' natural espira- Buckingham Falace. and Bt include New York, Alexandria, | Hone James's. Palace while the Guards Durban and Mombasa.
British Wireless. Brigade are away on manoeuvres.
It is twenty-five years. since à Highland regiment bas acted as patterned stockings of red and Palace guards, and a large crowd green, they appeared to be con- gathered at Waterloo, to welcome scious of the high honour that the Camerons on their arrival has fallen to them. Each man To mark the | carried full marching kit, in which event the band of the Scots "tin hats were prominent, but Guarda was drawn up outside the bayonets were not, fixed......... station to head the march of the Highlanders to their new bar
racks.
When charged before Mr. Mac-from Aldershot. fadyen at Central Magistracy yes terday with the unlawful põsses- sion of a Wardonis Razot, L1 Luk 20, claimed that he picked it up In Connaught Road near the Japan On a charge of entering the Col-ese shipping offices. ony without a valid passport, All
The magistrate amended the Mohamed, a native of Aden, who charge to one of larceny by find spoke Russian fluently, was sent
Ing and imposed a time of ten tenced to 14 days' imprisonment by Mr. Hamilton at Central Ma-dollart or, in default, fourteen
day Imprisonment, gistracy yesterday,
Proper Question
-The swell of martial music, the steady tramp of feet, and the colour of the parade. brought Police kept two of the platforms people thronging to line the at Waterloo clear for the special three-mile route to Cheises, and trains carrying the troops and from every window along the way their baggage, but an interested people waved a greeting. crowd Uned the barricades while Many of the Camerons had the advance party on the first never seen London before, and special train were unloading, the though heads were held erect, a men's kit into Army Bervice Corps thousand curious eyes Toved motor wagons. A chest greeted round taking in the wonders of the arrival of the second "special" the City. Coming on to Lambeth with its 500 kilted officers and Bridge from Lambeth Palace
road, the sight of the Mother of Parliaments was too much even for Highland discipline, and many youthful heads were turned to take another look at the majestic pile
Detective Bergeant Mottram told his Worship that the pajibe could cot and anyone speaking defend- ant's dialect, but he had lived in
"I have here," said the expert | men Russia and spoke Rudar very salesman, the famous flexible quently,
Defendant's story was that early comb that will stand any kind of
You can bend in 1992 he made his way to Visdi-treatment. vostock, where he had lypd unii double, you can hit it with a ham about two months 880. He ap-mer: you can twist it; you can piled to leave the country, and was
pit into prison for twenty days. So
Bay, mister, Interrupted a When he came out of prison he listener, can you comb your hair spoke to the German Consul, and with it?"?
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POLICING OF THE SAAR
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.)]:
Geneva, Aug. 29. Two leading Geneva newspapers, Journal de Geneve" and "Las- usse discussed at length on Wed- nesday afternoon what the Bwiss Federal Council would do if the League of Nations were to ask that Swiss troops should be sent to the Baar territory for police service.
Both papers report the same message from their Berne corres» pondents, who, both evidently in--
spired by the same official source. state that under no circumstan- ces would, Switzerland accede to such request.
The Journal de Geneve that no Swiss armed contingent will proceed Baarwards; anion Ano Mon,
Says
Picturesque Scenes To the roll of side-drums and the sound of pipes the Camerons marched of behma the band of the Boots Guarda. In their khaki
Bothe Cameron Highlanders tunics, new kilts, richly woyen with greens Kid feds and yellows, marched to Chelsea, via Milbank, airs played alternately by their sporrans of black and white blus Sutherland-street and Ebury own bands and that of the Scots
to the Buta: of stirring | Guaran Glengarry buffeta, and diamond-