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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1936.
OBITUARY
MR. JOSE MARIA
TAVARES, JUN, ✨
DEATH OF VETERAN MISSIONARY
DR. C.N. DUBBS IN CHINA SINCE BOXER REBELLION
Dr. Dubbs was among the first
SOLDIERS SENT FOR TRIAL
Charge Of Assault And Robbery
Lower Court proceedings ter- minated at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday, when three ride- men of the Royal Ulster Rifles were committed by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen to stand their telal "at the next sessions on a charge of assaulting and robbing a taxi- driver at about 3.20 am. on July 6, on Castle Peak Road.
The three men accused of the Riseman Thomas affair weret. :
Brown, Codd. Rifleman Sydney and Riicman Thomas. Parke.
*
The funeral, took place, on July -21, in the Bubbling Well Cemetery. of Mr. Jose Maria Tavares, jun.. the second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Tavares of Shanghal The deceased was born in 1909 `and, after preliminary studies at the
Siangtan, Hu, July 17. Ecole Municipale Francaise, took a Slangtan has suffered the loss of course of civil engineering at the one of its oldest missionaries. Dr. Aurora University. His unexpect- C. N. Dubbs of the Evangelical ed demise after an illness of thrée Mission, who with his wife were day's came as a great shock to his stationed in Blanetan, for the last large circle of friends, one of whom five years, passed away in Chang refers to him briefly as follows:-sha on July 10, Dr. and Mrs Joe was a dine athlete and a Dubbs were transferred to Chang- genuine aportarian, in the widest shaa few months ago, so that sense of the term. He achieved he would be under their doctor's distinction in almost every branch care. of sport, particularly tennis, is which he excelled. That he was missionaries to reside permanently invited by Henri Cochet, at one in Hunan. He came to China time world tennis champion, to ac- almost immediately after the company him last year on his Für Boxer troubles and studied Chinese Eastern tour, and reaped honours in Hankow for some time, was the on the courts, is a sumcient in superintendent of the Evangelical dication of the high standard of Mission for many years and re- were an electric torch, a police tennis to which he had attained. aided at Changsha, Thling and whistle, a watch and #11 in cash, It may also be said the outstand- Slangtan during these years. He Asked if they had anything to ing qualities which endeared Joe was 14 years of age and was burl-aay before being committed mil Tavares to his contemporaries ed in the foreign and Chinese three accused intimated that they were. Arst, a gentle and cordial Christian cemetery at Changsha,
would reserve their defence. goodness, as simple as it was un- Government troops have been assuming, and, second, UCONNAUGHT RD
real and transferred from the
Kianga- sympathetic helpfulness and fair-Hunan border to stations in Bu- 'ness to his comrades, His loss will nan. The result has been a re- de deeply regretted by all who vival of banditry in some Klangsi Mr. EH Willams, Assistant came in contact with him."
sections. A young woman worker Attorney General appeared for the The religious service at the from the Klang rural recon-prosecution Detective Sergeant MANSLAUGHTER graveside was conducted by the struction centres returned to her C. H. Goodwin was for the police.
THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE
BUTTERFIELDSWIRE
BIGGEST
FACTORY
TO-DATE
Heroin Pills Manufactory
TWO MEN BEFORE
i!
COURT
KONG KONG.
VERDICT
RETURNED
•
BOMB EXPLOSION SEQUEL
or
"Manslaughter by person persons unknown," was the "ter- diet returned yesterday at the Central Court at the conclusion of the inquiry into the circum- One of the largest heroin fac stances surrounding the death of tories unearthed for some time, one, Chan On, who was killed by had its sequel at the Central Court the explosion of a bomb on June yesterday. It was estimated by 18 at No. 281, Des Voeux Road the Crown that together with the Central, which accurred about pills already made and the ma-10.45 p.m. Lerials for others, there were about
Mr. W. Schofeld was string as
674.000 pills on the premises, No. Coroner. The Jury consisted of 4, Hing Yuen Street, adjoining Bonham Road.
The defendants were Wu Kong, 21, Ng Shul, 0, and Lam Sit, 29. They were charged before Mr. C. B. Burgess with the possession of drugs namely diacetyl morphine, on July 7, at No. 4. Hing Yuen
Messrs. J. M. Pinto, (foreman), M. C. H, Shun, and Wong Sheuk- iin.
Rev. Father Macdonald, according home, here recently, and said that to the rites of the Roman Catholic there was great consternation in Church. The chief mourners were that section when the government Mr. J. M. Tavares and his son troops' were taken away and that. Carlos. The casket was surmount-local bandits had already begun ed by a cross of white carnations to lay waste to the country, dde. from the parents and sister, and a Other troops followed and the beautiful wreath from his brother menace was averted. and sister-in-law-and was carried
to the grave by Messrs. Racul Canavarro, Lindsay Moller, Alvaro d'Eca, Antonio de Souza e Aquino, Pedro Acha, and A. de Bolozabel. Among those sending flowers were: Shangbai Foreign Residents Association; Mr. and Mme. Joao Rodrigues-Martins: Mr. John S. Potter: Mr. and Mrs. Ranald Me- Donald; Mr. and Mrs. Heinzerling: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Barentzen; Comtesse A. du Fac de Marzoulies; M. and Mme, Jean Donne; Mr. and Mrs. W. Warburton, Herr and Frau Ernst. Blum, Miss G. Harris: Mr. and Mrs. Aage Corrit; M. and Mme. Further evidence given by Ip Mme. M. Corte Real; Mr. and Mrs. Loh; Los Pelotaris, Barcelona; Kui and Lam Ching, two foxis of i the shop, added nothing to that Alves. Consul General for Portu- Henrique Corté Real: Antorilo already elicited from the previous witnesses. Ip said that he thought al: 8 A. I Forum. Tientsin; that the explosion had been caus- Agnes, Olga, Harry, Baby; Hai ed by the electricity.
Alai; Capt. and Mrs. A. A. F. Alves Det.-Sergt. Guild gave evidenceLico; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Eveleigh Mr. M. J. Abbott was for the that he was on the scene after and family; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Crown, and outlining the case sald explosion, and there saw P. C. Wade; Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro M. d'Eca: Mr. and Mrs. William Mc- that on July 7 at 11 am. RO.North. Grimmitt with C.E.O. 75 and C.R.O. Detective Sub-Inspector O'Dono- Bain; Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Bord- 98, acting on information went to van, in his evidence said that the well: Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Bernard the address and when the bell was bomb could have been thrown
and family; Mr. and Mrs. C. M. rung by R. O. Grimmiti, a woman's through the ironwork of the doors. Basto da Silva; Mr. and Mrs. Eric 13ce appeared in a window." After. Sunming up, Mr. Schofield said Moller and family; Mr. and Mrs. a while a man came to the window that there was nothing to show Teoduro Jauregui; Raoul Cana- and a voice inside was heard to that the thrower had Intended in-varro and family; Commendatore #ay that the "pong pan" had jury. All the witnesses had been Luist de Luca; Mme Antonio come. The door was finally opened in the dark as to the identity of Alves; Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Steen; by the woman.
the thrower. There was nothing | Mr. and Mrs. Haig Assadourian: to show that the thrower had Archibald M. Reid; Mra, M. W. been an anti-Japanese hot-head.
The Jury retired for a short
Street.
Mr. Hugh-Jones appeared for the defendants,
The third defendant was seen running down the passage. He was chased by R. O. Grimmitt and caught in the back yard. He was space of time and returned the brought back to the front bedroom. | verdict already mentioned.
That bedroom led through a'bath- room to a second bedroom further
THEFT OF WATCHES
back. In that second bedroom was
Mak Chu, a watch repairer, ap-
found the factory. The defen- "dant's fingers were examined and
Botelho Cecelia M Marques: Uncle, Pussy. Honey and Cissy; Santiago Llado; Bengt Lindskog; C. 8. d'Aquino; A. §. d'Aquino: Mr. and Mrs. V. Be de Silva; Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bartlett; Ellis Ander- sen; Loo Yih-yung; Cook, Coolie, Boy, etc...
they were found to be stained with peared before Mr. W. Schofield at under the direction of the Inter-
pink and smelling of acetic acid, that acid being given off by the heroin pill mixture on decompost
tion
R. O. Ward arrived and he also examined the angers of the ac- cused and found them stained. Mr. Taylor then arrived and he also found the stains on the angers.
THE PRECAUTIONS
the Central Court yesterday charged with (a) the larceny by servant of three metal watches. valued at $5, from No. 56, Tai Yuen Street, the property of Mak Hing, and (b) urlawful pawning of the said articles.
Det.-Bergt. Dowman stated that at 8.30 am. on July 28, the defen- dant did not appear for breakfast. The master became suspicious and discovered the three watches miss-
The door to the second bedroom was locked on the inside by a spring lock. A string was attached ing. On July 27 at 11.30 p.m. the
defendant returned and became to the lock leading from the lock involved in a row with one of the the door could be opened from tokia. The master returned and
to the outside of the door so that
outside if desired. On the day of
the raid the door was barricaded
by a rattan table on which was i
small electric fan, None could
had the defendant arrested.
The case was remanded until
The funeral arrangements were
national Funeral Directors.
PROMINENT ACTOR LURED AWAY
UNITED ARTISTS SUED BY PARAMOUNT
Los Angeles, July 20 Mr. Adolph Zukor, chairman of the Board of Directors of Para-
have entered the room without did not affect the charge. The mount Pictures, to-day Brought knocking over that fan..
defendants had their anger nails suit against Mr. Samuel Goldwyn, Among the drugs found were stained, Lam Bit tried to run away independent producer allled with camfenne, strychnino, quinine and, and the room was hot and the United Artists Corporation, for 16 ounces of pure heroin. Pills and windows were covered, undoubted- $5,000,000, on the grounds that he the plak paste which makes the ly to prevent outsiders from look-lured away from Paramount pro- pills were found. The number of Ing into the room.
ductions, Mr. Gary Cooper, well- pills was 165,200 and the paste was ↑ Mr. C. A. Grimes, chief `drafts- known actor. The sult was filed capable of being made into an- | man of the PWD was the fist | in United States District Court other-18,000, From the 15 ounces to give evidence and he proved here to-day,
of pure heroin it was estimated | the plans of the premises.
The sult recalled the fact that
that about, another half millon R. O. Ward and R. O. Grimmitt | Paramount has previously lost to pills could be made.
then corroborated the case for the other companies the services of vn, after. ich the case was Miss Mae West and Miss Kaylene
Dietrich,
The denials of ownership, sato Mr. Abbott, might be true but they
DEPARTURES FOR AMERICA
Witnesses yesterday bore out the prosecution's case that Leung Yau, driver of taxi No. 768 was bound and gagged after he had driven them to a point between the 5th Lai Chl and 8th mile-stones at Kok Included in articles stolen,
The Magistrate informed them that the next sessions would. probably commence on the 18th of next month.
The Rev. and Mrs. R. V. Repler and two children left for furlough recently sailing from Shanghai in the sa. President Pierce. They expect to spend their vacation at Princeton. N.J. The Human- Kwelchow engineers are moving Mr. William Mitchell, son of the into. Siangtan this week. The Rev. and Mrs T. W. Mitchell, in bridge across the Blang river has this city will be leaving Changsha been practically settled to cross in the 5.3. Bhasi for Shanghai.just near the north of the Blang- and on August 4 sails in the sa. tan city wall. The engineers have President McKinley for America, been working on location, drilling where he is to enter college at and sounding for some Weeks Glendale, Californis,
(N.C.D.N.).
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