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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5. 1
1935.
ANNUAL FIRE DISPLAY
Spectacular Demon stration Witnessed By Large Crowd
A spectacular display, in which fullest, was given by members of the Hong Kong Fire Brigade at their Armual Drill, which was held yesterday in the compound of the Wanchal Police Station, before a large
Interested gathering of spectators.
KING'S ROAD INCIDENT
Lt. Hebert Makes Lengthy Statement
BRIBERY CASE
Sanitary Inspector Faces Serious Charge
Before Mr. W. Schoheld at the Central Magistracy yesterday. Storey Clark, second
The inquiry was continued by Thomas Mr. W. Schofeld at the Central class sanitary inspector, Magistracy yesterday into the cir- charged with
jurisdiction.
Around the Courts ALLEGATIONS AGAINST
EUROPEAN
BEGGARS AGAIN!
Another batch of beggars was F. W. Kendall, of Shing Mun, charged before Mr. Macfadyen, at was summoned before Mr. I the Central Magistracy yesterday Was Wynne-Jones at
the Kowloon with begging in the central area of Mägistracy
yesterday by Lam the city. meluded in the batch was ya blind girl whose record dant had stolen from him an November 19 various wages ac been sent away, five times. She charged before a Magistrate or count books, coolles' proefaton so-
having * between
count books and other documents. Was remanded for 24 hours in
· order to see whether any Blind The complainant was represent- wilkinson and Grist,
Hame would receive her. Another ed by Mr. G. 5. Ford of Messrs.mendicant, a man, was said to
efficiency was demonstrated to the cumstances surrounding the death May 7 and June 15 last, at Happy Cheong, who alleged, that defanyhowed that she had been either
of Ho Fat (29)) a shop toki, whose Valley, accepted a bribe of $81 body was found on King's Road from Yu Sap.
Mr. G. K. Hall Bruttan appear- near the Tungar Press in the early hours of the morning of October ed for the accused,
The Magistrate remarked that 3.
the Case The Jury sitting on the inquiry committal, as it was outside his was being taken for are Mr. O Bitzer (Foreman), Mr. All the surrounding houses in M. Simon and Mr. A, F. da Silva, cluding the roofs which supplied Mr. O, E C. Marton" appeared splendid vantage points,
were yesterday on behalf of. Lt. Hebert, packed to capacity with people who R.A, driver of private car No. 1753. Lt. Hebert in his evidence said were anxious to see what the fire- fighters could do.
that he was a licenced driver and Among those present at the om-on Cetober 2, he was using car No. clal stand were His Excellency the 1753, which he had hired from the Officer Administering the Govern-Hong Kong Hote: garage for two
Mr. Hall Brutton said he had
hoped the Crown Solicitor would have appeared to give an outline of the case. The defence were entirely in the dark excepting for certain information which had been given them by the Crown *** Solicitor.
The hearing of the case was axed for 2.30 pm, on December 9.
POSSESSION OF PISTOL
Tam Tal, alias Tam Lai. Tai, aged 37, fisherman, was charged before Mr L Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday
have been sent away to Canton previously. He asked to be sent to Shanghai this time, but wis given a prison term. Sub-spec- -tor Armitt prosecuted in each case.
CAT BURGLAR
Charged with breaking into No..
ment, Sir Thomas Southern and I months. Early in the afternoon of The Crown Solicitor has all the with possession of m automatic 159 Kllung Street, ground floor, on
Lady Southom, attended by Capt. October 2, he drove his car from J. R. Cragg, A.D.C., Hon. Mr. T. HTattoo West Gate Into town, and as he was going to watch a polo King and Mrs. King, the Chief Justico, Sir Atholl MacGregor, Dr.
match at Kowloon, he parked his R. H Kotewall. Mr. J. W. Franks,
car near the Star Ferry, Superintendent of Victoria. Gaol, Mr., B. C. Randall, A S. P. Police Reserves, Mr. Li Po Kwal, and Mr. Lau Ping Chai.
Sir Thomas Southern and Lady Southom were met at the gate. by the Hon. Mr. T H. King, Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade, and after all were seated, Sir Thomas reviewed a smart turn out of the Aremen lined in the middle of the compound with Mr. H. T. Brooks, Superintendent of the Brigade "in command.
That same evening he went with a party of four to the Hong Kong Hotel for dinner and dancing, and never, used the car again unth after the party was over. Towards the end of the evening, when he was sitting with another party, Lt. Garthwaite who was with him at the original party, reminded him that he had not signed the chit for his (witmiss's) share oľ
hearing that, he went to the table the expenses that evening: On.
and signed the chit which was for some drinks, Later he went out The various competitions which of the hotel to fetch his car in fo.lowed were keenly contested and order to bring it round to the revealed a remarkable state of effront of the hotel as he had ar- iciency. The speed with which ranged to take a lady who was in the fremen climbed the ladders his party back to her house as Re- and brought the hoses into play pulse Bay. showed the careful training that the men have had. The demons- tration with the new all steel motor turnable, fire escape, was most Impressive. A fireman was raised on an automatically controlled Ind- der to a height of 100 feet above the heads of the spectators, - and instructions were given him on his precarious perch by a pipe iine which he ably carried out. Tbe ¡adder was then lowered and swung round before finally being brought to the ground.
"THE DISTRICT CALL" The final item" "District Call" in
CANNOT FIND. HIS CAR
to
Witness went out on to Pedder Street to look for his car as he usually parked it outside the hotel when he visited it, but as he could Chater Road and even there be nos find it there, he went
failed to find it. He returned to the hotel with a view to rejoining the party and taking the lady home in a hired car. On reaching the hotel, he found that all the guests of the evening had gone. At the time there was very little light on the stairs and it was al- mast in darkness, He then con-
Detective Inspector Mr. Murphy: papers at the present time."
Hearing was fixed for 2.30 pmL to-day and will be continued on Friday, afternoon.
of ammunition without a permit, ton quilt, Ko Wah, 27, unemployed, pistol a magazine and. 100 rounds November 29, and stealing a cot and on the application of Detec-was sentenced to two months hard tive-Sub-Inspector, Cunningham labour by Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones. he was, remanded for 48 hours. In at the Kowloon Magistracy yes- police custody The prosecution terday Detective-Sergeant Goodwin. the Station where he asked his Worship, to take the case stated that defendant gained, en- taken to
for committal, and the Magistrate made a statement.
In answer to His Worship, wit-stated he would hear it at 2.30ance to the premises by forcing ess said that he had taken one pm, on Friday, or two drinks at the Hotel, but could not remember exactly what he had taken: "I certainly had a
normat amount, perhaps one liqueur and two or three brandy sodas.
PETROL PROBABLY STOLEN On being re-examined by Mr. Marton, witness said that it was
his car at the Star Ferry pler." about 2.30 pm when he parked
you' when you ran out of petrol.
Mr. Marton:-Did it not surprias
Witness:-Yes, as I took good care to keep my tank full.'
In answer to further questions, witness sald that he had bought gallons of petrol on the 29th, and another 3 gallons on the 1st Osto- ber. He had enough petrol in his
the fact that someone had either car to do about 70 miles, ad he attributed his stortage of petrol to
used his car or that the petrol had
been stolen
UNSTAMPED RECEIPT
Wong, Wan, of '285 Cheungsha- wan Road, was summoned, before Mr. EL Wynne-Jones at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday for issuing an unstamped receipt for the sum of $30 on August 8. De- fendant pleaded gutty and was fined $10. Four other defendants. were summoned for similar often- ces and were each ned $10. De- tective-Sergeant Whitcroft, of the Colonial Treasury, appeared for the prosecution.
AN IMMORAL HOUSE
$250, with the alterative of three Au Kit, unemployed, was ined months hard labour by Mr. Scho- yesterday when he pleaded guilty. field at the Central Police Court
to being the keeper, of a sly brothe, on the first floor of, 31 Wanchal Defendant also admitted
could not have return to the hotel After the search for his car he
earlier than 1.55 a.m. and It when he eventually found his car. must have been around 2.15 am. Road.
Further questioned by His Wor-sonation of a police officer last
a previcus conviction for imper
prosecuted. |year, Sub-Inspector B Thorpe The usual order against the house was made.
which five engines, including the cluded that the party had gone to ship, witness said, "When I left the
turntable
fir?-escape took part, gave a good idea of what the con- centrated force of the Fire Brigade might mean.
The display was divided into two sections, competitive events and demonstrations. In the three events for competition. Kow.con, Central Fire Station (A) and Mongkok (A) won this event in 4 mns. 28 2,5. sece, defeating their nearest rivals by 2 clear seconds...
the Majestic Cabaret, as someone the evening, so he went there, but had suggested going there during
found the placed closed.
On leaving the Majestic, toe- curred to him that he had left his car earlier in the afternoon at the Car Park opposite the Star Ferry, so be walked down towards the Ferry pier and looked for it, but it was not there. Witness then decided to take a hired car from Chater Road so he walked along, and on turning into Statue Square he saw his own car parked on the
THE WINNERS The prizes were distributed by His Excellency the Officer Admit- nistering the Government at the. conclusion of the display, after right side of Wardley Street. which His Excellency took the salute when all the appliances
ALL GONE TO BED
drove past Gloucester Road, out-straight to Repulse Bay via Wan- He then took the car and drova alde the Wanchal Police Station, chal, as he had to ace the lady For the competitive events, the re- sults were as follows:
Motor Escape Competition (Silver Cup presented in 1924) 1. Kow- loon, 2. Wanchal. Won by 2 secs. Motor Pump Competition (Shield presented by the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd. 1904).
and make an apology for not tak- ever, on arriving in front of the ing, her home, that night. How- house winch is immediately. op- posite, the Lido, he saw that it was in darkness, so he concluded that everyone had gone
to bed. He then drove straight, towarda Stan- ley intending to return to Talkoo via Island Road, but on approach- Competition-1.ing Tal Tam. Reservoir. his engine Mongkok (A), 4 minx 28 2/5 secs. stalled and he presumed that he
1. Central (A) 7. Central (B) Time 1 min. 8. 3/5 secs,
Hook Ladder
2. Shamshui. Po, 4 min. 30 2/5 secs. 3. Mangkok (C) 4 mins. $4 seca. 4. Wanchai 5 mins 6 4/6
secs,
CAR OVERTURNS
But Passengers Jump, Out. In Time
was, running out of petrols He then thought that the best plan was to return to Repulse Bay; where he knew that a brother off- cer could put him up for the night. He accordingly turned his car and made for Repulse Bay. MA
On the way back his rear side tyre got punctured; and as he carried no spare tyre, and the fact Kuala Lumpur, 'Nov. 25
that he was running out of petrol, he, decided to continue. He drove Mr. and Mrs. E A Kennelson, son and daughter-in-law-of--Mr.
on to a point about half a mile E. J. Kennelson, of Batu Caven realized that his tyre had com
beyond the Stanley Road, when he were involved in a motor Be- cident near the General Post had a look, but could not find the off the wheel, so he stopped and Office; Kuala Lumpur, early yesterday morning.
tyre, on the rim at all He pro- They were returning home with Mr. What ended some considerable distance more as passenger, after attend the hill when the engine stop- ing the Community Ball at the Ped so he pulled up on the road Hotel: Majestic, and their car getelde and slept in the car in the out of control and raz off the hope of catching another passing road: It crashed into a tree and car trom aheko that morning? telegraph post and turned OFPI. All escaped serious injuries Mr. Kennelson had the presence of mind, dragging his wife, with ; on King's Road; and that, they
him to jump out of the car while Mr. Whatmore was thrown out before the car turned.
Later he was roused by two ser feants, and was told by- one of them, that a man had been killed
were tooking for a car that had apparently killed the man. They examined the car. He was then
Hotel I was perfectly alright and capable of driving my car. I never went along King's Road."
Lt. C. C. Garthwaite gave evi- Lt. Hebert bad been in the party dence.corroborating the fact that at the Hong Kong Hotel on the evening of October 2, and unfl the time when he last saw him, which thought that Lt. Hebert appeared was about 1.25 am, he (witness)
to be perfectly sober and normal,
مسی
had been in the hotel during the and he was perfectly sure that he whole of the evening.
This brought the evidence for the prosecution to a close and His Wor- summing up till Monday December ship adjourned the hearing for his
Sat 4 pm.
1935
1936
the back door, He was arrested ¡at 8.30 last night.” Défendant ad-- mitted two previous convictions. ||Leung · Sheung, 24, shopkeeper,
was the complainant.
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