CRIMINAL
SESSIONS
TO-DAY
Three Manslaughter Charges
At this month's Criminal Jes- slons, which commence at the Supreme Court to-day, seven cases, including three of man- slaughter, will be tried. The cases are:--
Man Kwai, 30, butcher, charged with the manslaughter of Chan Wal. 28, at Shamshulpo Market on November 5;
La Sal-ho. 21-year-old wharf coolte. charged with the man- slaughter of Ng Shun-tak, 32, at Haiphong Road on October 24:
Wong Ping-chong charged with the manslaughter of Cheung Sut at Fanling on November 3 through 'alleged negligence in driving a motor lorry:
Joseph Charles Gardner. 42. on three charges of fraudulent con- version of money given to him by als employers, the Union In- durance Society of Canton, Ltd... to purchase revenue stamps:
Cheung Kat. 58-year-old widow, charged with possession of pills containing heroin at No. 182 Queen's Road East on November
9:
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Chan Nut, 28, widow, charged with possession of 37.116 heroin p's at 10 Canal Road West oa November 11; and
Sam Wing, charged with breach of the Deportation Ordinance.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1936.
To Entertain Hong Kong
THE
GIFT WHICH
ALWAYS SATISFIES.
GLOVES
THE MANY RANGES WE
ARE SHOWING INCLUDE— KIDS. SUED S, DOESKINS, CHAMOIS, FABRIC, ETC.
IN STYLES TO "DELIGHT
THE FEMININE HEART.
CHRISTMAS PLAY
"The Coming of Christ," by the Poet Laureate. John Masefield, will
Vera Love and her ten attractive Festive Follles" who arrived from Shanghai yesterday. They will commence rehearsals Immediately in preparation for their first appearance in the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden on Saturday night. The Follies will " entertain during the gala Festive season.
be performed in St. John's Cathed- DUKE'S
ral on December 22 and 23. at 9.15
..m.
"MISS SNAKE IN THE GRASS”.
Judge's. Term For "Other Woman” ·
RIGHT TO TEMPT MEN
WITH GIFTS
During the heating of a breach of promise action at Swansea Assizes recently Mr: Justice Swift instructed counsel not to mention the name of the "other woman” in the case,
WEDDING WELCOMED
Arundel To Plan Celebrations
H. K. POLICE RESERVES
(Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Inspector General of Pollce)
INDIAN COMPANY
Inspection Parade:-All ranks of The Duke of Norfolk, Earl Mar-
the Indian Company will parade at shal of England, whose engage- Central Police Station on Wednes ment to the Bon. Lavina Strutt, day, December 23 at 17.30 hours only daughter of Lord Belper and under Sub-Inspector R. J. Hunt for a general inspection of equipment, his former wife. now Countess of etc. by the Company Commander. Rosebery, was announced recent-Dress: Blue Uniform, Cap with ly. was at work on the Coronation White Cover, Belt with Brace, preparations at his office in Lon- and note-book to be carried. The Truncheon," "Pocket Policeman"
Equipment Officer will make a point of being present
đón
He had returried overnight with has fiancee from Kingston Hall Derbyshire, the country residence of Lord Boiper, with whom he had "Call her "Miss Snake-in-the-stayed during the week-end. Miss Grass," he said. "That is good Strutt is staying with friends in enough" or her. And we will re- London. T
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fer to the man with whom she was Lord Belper sald recently that friendly as her boy friend'."
no arrangements had yet been de- Miss Nesta May Cotty, 42, of cided as to the date and place of Column-road, Cardiff, a boarding-the "wedding. The Duke of Nor- house keeper, sued Mr. Rex. Worthington Lewis, of Corpora- tion-road, Cardiff, for breach of promise.
folk is head of the leading Roman Catholic family in England, and when Lord Bepler was asked if his daughter would join the Ro- Mr. Godfrey Parsons, for plain- man Catholic church before her rif, said Lewis went to live at Miss marriage, he replied:
"We have Cotty's boarding-house. He pro- not talked that over yet, but it posed to her, but broke off the would not be correct at this stage engagement because of his to say that she will." fascination for a younger woman It is understood that the wed- Mr. Jenkin Jones, for Lewis.dding will take place before May suggested to Miss Cotty that she 12, the date of the Coronation. Was Out to catch Lewis.
COMBINED PROGRAMME
Mr. Justice Swift: Let us as- sume that she was. The question
The news of the Duke's engage- the jury and I have to determine 19, "Did she catch him?"
ment was received with much in- should be not? You know interest at Arundel, the little Sus-
Why
these days the wrong is not at all sex town above which his castle
on one side.. If she say a young man she fancled, why should she not tempt him with gifts?
PREVIOUS ACTION Replying to Mr. Justice Swift. Miss Cotty said she bought Lewis about a dozen sk shirta and some silk underwear:
Mr. Justice Swift: I think allk underwear would be very fetching, would it not? Tell me, Mr. Jenkin
stands.
A committee is to be formed to discuss wuYa af celebrating the wedding. Since the Duke as Earl Marshal is responsible for the Coronation arrangements, it 13 probable that the committee which is to arrange the local festivities for the, Copnation will arrange a combined programme of celebra- tions
what
Jones, did a woman ever give you Arundel, said to a representative Mr. H. AE Hey, town clerk of silk underwear?
Mr. Jones: No, my lord. But I of The Daily Telegraph" recent- am still living in hope. But I, "It is too early to say should receive such a gift I hope we will do. I can assure you that It will not result in my being sued the town will do all in its power to for breach of promise.
mark the occasion appropriately. Mr. Justice Swift: But if the The Duke's engagement is being welcomed enthusiastically by
girt of silk underwear makes you everyone in Arundel. He is one of fall at a woman' feet, and promise the most popular mayors we have marriage, then you night And yourself here.
ever had."
Misa Colly, in further cross- The wedding celebrations are examination, said she had pre-likely to be conducted on the same viously brought an action for lines as were followed at the wed- breach of promise against an ding of the Duke's father, the 15th other man, also named Lewis. Duke, In 1904. Then a triumphal That action was settled out of greh was constructed at the en court for £250, and payment was trance to Arundel by the bridge made by instalments
over the River Arun and the Duke Eventually counsel conferred was presented with an luminated and a settlement was reached, address and a gift.
FLYING SQUAD
Instructional Patrol: The in- structional patrol for members of the Flying Squad will take place on Friday, December 18, 1936. Mem- bers will parade at Central Police Station at 17.15 hours. Dress: Blue Uniform, and Gap with White Cover.
C. CHAMPKIN
D.S.P. (R.). Hong Kong, December 14, 1936.
ROTARY
AL to-day's meeting of the Rotary Chub. a talk on "The Rotary Movement-a Definition" and 17 Analysis." will be given by Ro- tarian Richard Sidney of Kapora
Ein-
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|K.C.C. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR FUNCTIONS
On Tuesday, December 22, the annual Christmas draw will be held at the K.C.C, at 6 pm Members are requested to return unsold tickets and stubs by Mon- day, 21st ac, the latest,
On New Year's Eve the annua" fancy dress carnival ball will be held, the dance band of HMS. Medway" will provide the music and the Peninsula Hotel wall serve surper. Prizes will be awarded to ladies and gentlemen for the most criginal and the most artistic
SIGNALLING AT SEA
Notwithstanding the remarkable progress made in perfecting wire- less telegraphy; it is evident that the Admiralty still attach great Importance to visual signalling, and their Lordships have reason to be very gratified with the high standard attained by British mer- chant ships that engage in signal- ling with HM. ships when oppor- tunity offers, as is shown by the periodical reporta.upón these costumes.
exercises. That the officers in On New Year's day the 31st an- held, when H's Excellency and Milla children's sports
HM. ships fully appreciate the will be
skill attained in British merchant Lady Caldecott will be present, ships is also shown by the remarks The band of 2nd Bn. the East which appear in the oficial re- Lancashire Regiment will play during the afternoon.
porta. Members who have not yet returned the forms stating the number and names of the children they are Inviting are asked to do so at once.
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"Exceptionally good reading and making," "Exceptionally amart in reply," "A very fine exercise," and "A most commendable effort, con- sidering distance and state of sea," are among the observations that appear in the "remarks" column of the latest report. With regard to HM. ships, a table giving the number of successful exercisea shows the following in order of Thief Previously Bound Over troyer Flotilla, Diomede, Cornwall, merit:-Dauntless, Eighth Des-
RADIATOR CAP STOLEN
Penzance, Fishery Protection and Minesweeping Flotijs, Lucia, Lon-
La Lin. 30. stole the radiator cap from a car belonging to Lf Yee Kee, donderry, Enterprise, and Fourth in Stanley Street on December 11.
Submarine Flotilla
For this offence, he was sen-. tenced to one month's hard labour
for
by Mr. E Keep at the Centralpreviously bound over and Magistracy yesterday.
breaking this band his Worship
Det. Sgt. Bentley informed the imposed a fine of $50 or six weeks Magistrate that defendant had been in gaol
Between Events
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