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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1935.
LOOKING OVER SIDE?
Sequel To Aviator's Death
Around the Courts
SEQUEL TO BURGLARY
BEFORE MIDNIGHT
A robbery that occurred four A. chill-inspiring mystery melo- days ago when two brass eledrama involving several murders phans and $10.90 In money were in the country home of an eccen- stolen from No. 1 Lock Road. tric millionaire describes "Before
Singapore, June 24. The theory was advanced at the inquest on Saturday of Fly-Officer Kowloon, the residence of Mrs Midnight.” Columbia production: R. Talbot Smith (aged 23) of No. Goodfellow, was the subject of a scheduled as to-day and to-mor 36. (T.B.) Squadron, R.AT. Sings case beard before Mr. W. Mrow's attraction at the Queen's pare, who was killed when his ma Thomson ot the Kowloon Magis-Theatre. chine crashed during flight diving tracy yesterday, when Kwok Muk Ralph Bellamy in the role of combing practice on June 13, that Cheong (21) and Lam Ful Detective Trent heads the large Bellamy is one of the the pilot might have been looking (22) appeared on charges relating cast. over the side of his aircraft in to the theft.
screen's most popular leading men order to see the result of his alm
The first defendant was charg-with successful performances in and thus did not realise how closed with the actual theft, while many recent productions to his
he was to the water.
The three machines of the fight were being flown solo, It was re- vealed.
second defendant was charged with receiving sbalen goods, knowing same to have been stol-
en..
"A verdiet ni death by midadven--
Mr. and Mrs. Goodfellow ap- ture, owing to an error of judg-peared in Court, the latter as meni was returned,'
The evidence showed that Tal- bot Smith was knocked uncon- scious by the impact but was thrown clear of his plane. Al- though the crash occurred some 4.300 yards from the shore he was picked up. by motor boat, in 21 minutes. Wearing flotation facket he was afloat.
DROWNED
Everything possible was done. Artificial respiration was, applied for over an hour but without suc- cass Death was due to drowning with concussion.
The inquiry was held before the
complainant. Both defendants pleaded guilty to the charges pre- fered against them, respectively. the prosecution explaining that on the 28th, last week the com- plainant reported to the Water Police Station that a larceny had occurred at her, fat in which twó
brass elephants and $10.90 in money was stolen. Entry Into the fat in question could either have been effected through the bath- room door or front verandah, both of which were open at the time of the occurance.
credit, notably "Below the Bea." "Headline Shooters," "Narrow Comers" and "Ever in My Heart.". June Collyer resumes the "aus- picious career she terminated tw years ago when she married Stuart Erwin, screen comedian, with her role of "Janet" in "Before Mid- night." She brings to the film an aura of lovely romance
in ber loyal love for the suspected "Dr. Marsh" portrayed by Arthur Pier- son. "Alexander Hamilton" was the film she last appeared in prior to her sojourn from screen work:
To the important role of "Fry" Claude Gillingwater, veteran stage and screen actor, brings the vast repertoire of experience gained in over thirty years of trouping on the American stage. He made his.
The next day, both defendants first film with Mary Plekford 1 were arrested on information
in 1921 and has devoted his time received in Canton Road, by a
and efforts to films ever since. de-.)
Arthur Pierson, Betty Blythe
Singapore Coroner (Mr. W. G. Chinese detective. The first and Bradiev Page appear in sup-
Parter) with whom sat Squadron- Leader T. A. Langford-Sainsbury, oficer commanding No. 36 (T.B.) Squadron.
Flying Officer W. Cameron who was waiting to take-off when the machine crashed, said three ma chines, had taken off in formation and climbed to about 5,000 feet.
Two geroplanes carried out their dive in succession and pulled out at approximately 1,000 feet.
The third aeroplane appeared to dive more steeply, I began to come out of the dive between 300 and 400 feet. It came out slowly down to 150 feet and theu rapidly to the time it struck the water at an angle of about 14 degrees,
LOOKED OVER SIDE? Pilot Sergeant Stanley Thomas. another witness of the accident was or the opinion that the ma- chine did not begin to come out of the dive until it had dived to within 150 feet of the water, which it struck at an angle of about 30 degrees.
Fit-Lieut. A H. Faul, who was in command of the fight, said he led the dive on the target from 2 height of about 3,000 feet. The air craft dived in succession, Flying Officer Talbot Smith bringing up the rear.
Witness commenced to pull out of his dive at 1,500 feet.
"It Flying Officer Smith had ap- preciated the "he'ght he had reach "ed in his dive he would have been able to recover in time," said wit- ness.
"In bombing practice the bomb has to be released during the dive. Should the pilot wish to see the result of his aim he can look over the side of his machine and follow the bomb in view down to the water.
fendant hcd $2.10 in # smiall purse in his possession, the second defendant having nothing. The latter. however admitted receiv- ing a brass elephant from his companion (Arst defendant) which He had sold to a perser in West Point for ten cents,
porting roles,"
Lambert Hillyer directed "Before Midnight.!!
OPIUM CONFISCATED
The value of the elephants were An crder for the confiscation of stated to be one dollar each. In 200 taels of opium, was made by answer to the Magistrate, first Mr. W. M. Thomson, the Kowloon defendant said that he had lost Magistrate yesterday, after Sub- the rest of the money in gam- Inspector R. Cummingham had bling, the amount found in his given evidence f having found possession being all that remain- same at Na, 280 Reclamation ed.
Street, first cor on Thursday last.
Neither defendant had any previous convictions and in sen- The opfum in question tercing the first defendant to 6 found in a weeks imprisonment, and the sec- ond to 3 weeks. the Magistrate ordered that the stolen goods and
money be returned to the plainant.
LOITERER-JAILED
com-
Lo Che To (31) of Lal Chan vlage, Tung Kun was sentenced to 3 weeks, imprisonment by Mr. W. M. Thomson at the Kowlock Magistracy yesterday for foltering in Surrey Lane, Kowloon Tong where he was arrested on Sunday. after having falled to give a sa- ments to a Police constable tisfactory account for his move-
beat duty.
on
Inspector, W. R. Chester-Wood, of the "Kowloon: City Police Sta- tica mentioned that there was a prevallance of petty thefts lately, defendant, admitting at the Sta tion that he had intended to co- mit a theft prior to his arrest,
Before Mr. Balfour, at the Cen
"By doing his the pilot might tral Magistracy morning. Tam Kan lose sight of the fact that he was approaching the water nearer than
is desirable"
Witness could not say whether Flying Officer Talbot Smith did this.
was charged with larceny by bal lee of two razors at 310 Queen's
Road West, 1st floor, and was sen- tenced to seven days or $5 In- spector Hourihan stated that on The aircraft had been passed as rested at Yaumst for attempting the June 28, defendant was ar airworthy that morning and no to sell the razors, property of defects were found on expect ex Lau Klu, & widow. Accused sald amination of the wreckage.
Cpl. J. Kelly, who was in charge that he had been given the razors of the rescue boat, and Squadron- to sharpen by the complainant. Leader J. B. Gregor, medical off-
cer, also gave evidence,
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By remaining Prime Minister
för six years at a stretch // Mr. MacDonald beats bath Mr Bald-
DERBY JOCKEY CAUTIONED
(Special Air Mall:Edevice)
Loudon, June 14
The following appears in the
win (four "years" seven months) | Recing Calendar to-day: and Mr. Lloyd George (five years 101 months).
Stewards Interviewed, H. Wragg with regard to bis having pulled out on Theft in
He falls, however, to equal the record for Mr. Asquith, who was Premier for eight years and eight Chro months, from April, 1908, to Den cember 1916.
Derby to let Bahram
modney drew his attention to Mr. MacDonald equnt Lort Rule 139, which says: Salisbury's six years
Any harve which run in a race. from 1886-1892, but not his years, and a few days, from
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ech year: Trom,1812
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cocklott, said Sub- Inspector Cummingham, but no claimant could be traced.
The Magistrate made the neces- sary confiscation crder after Arst addressing the Court, in general for any claimants.
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