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A big four-engined French air liner of the Bleriot type, with 13 passengers on, heard, crashed in a haystack In the Romney Marsh after crossing the Channel recently.
passengers were killed and 11 injured.
DISARMAMENT PROBLEM.
POLICY.
UNITED STATES
TYPHOON WRECKAGE.
·CHINESE CHARGED AT KOWLOON.
were washed ashore. Chinese re
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Twa
SNATCHER CAUGHT.
EXCITING CHASE IN GARDEN ROAD.
During the big blow" yesterday Goneva, Sept. 27.
Whilst some three hundred morning, various articles from: na- The United States' attitude tive craft were swept overboard soldiers and civilians looked on towards disarmament was detailed and dn many instances large quan- from the Murray Parade Ground by the American delegate, Mr. tities of the fittings of sampans and a few cheers were raised by Gibson, in the course of a discus-siding on the seafront gathered in way of encouragement, an ex sion by the Preparatory Commis-large numbers and collected the citing chase after a snatcher took alon
of the Disarmament Con-timber and other articles which place at Garden Road on Satur-
had drifted ashore.
day morning, shortly after eleven ference, he denying that the
POLICE ASSAULTED.
jo'clock. United States was obstructing the
The incident was of a work of the Conference "and" Three Chinese, who had retrieved somewhat spectacular nature, in declaring that land armaments two wooden tubs and a piece of tim- that a motor cycle was utilised by were more susceptible to limita ber, from the foreshore at Kow- a police officer, but later this had tion by regional agreements. loon City, appeared before Mr. J. to be abandoned as the thief However since the Washington | H. E. Nihill, at the Kowloon Magis-scrambled over railings in à des Treaty did not embrace all classde tracy this morning, on a charge of perate but unsuccessful endeavour of vessels, further steps might theft. The men were alleged to to make his escape, be taken to limit the competitive have assaulted a detective who later. building of types of vessels net attempted to effect their arrest covered thereby. Finally success- and an additional charge of assault end of a parade by the East Surreys, and a large crowd of ful limitation could be achieved by was preferred against them." the isolation of us many concrete In evidence, the master of the spectators was gathered along the problems as possible and the junk said that his boat was washed railings. Suddenly a commotion direct practical treatment thereof ashore and he discovered his tabs occurred amongst a group of without awaiting for details of and timber outside the defendanta' European ladies and the cry of abstract principles, applicable to hut. Witness and his fokis at- "Stop Thief was raised. A boy all armament problems..
tempted to regain his property, but jwas seen to run down Gardan Viscount Cecil paid tribute to they were assaulted by the defend-Road, and at this moment Police the United States' co-operation.
ants, who refused to permit them to Sergeant Hopkins appeared on his take the tubs away.
motor cycle combination from Mr. Boncour stated that Franco
the direction of the Cathedral. - preferred general disarmament, but, if that was impossible, sho would agree to regional agree-' ments-Reuter.
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TYPHOON LOSSES.
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DETECTIVE'S EVIDENCE.
A Chinese detective, who was sent to the scene in consequence of
The incident occurred near the
. His attention having been directed, to the runaway, the
a report made by the master of the officer, without stopping, took up junk, stated that the complainant shake off his pursuer, whose speed the chase on his machine. To took him to a hut on the Sai Kung he could not have hoped to out- Road, Kowloon City. The defend-
ants were questioned by witness, pace, the boy had resource to two but they refused to return the stolen means. First, he doubled back (Continued From Page`1.)
on his tracks up Garden Road; articles to the complainant."
The men were requested to ac-them, as he found that the steer the craft into Deep Water company witness to the Police Sta-Sergean: was still behind him on Bay, where it was beached with tion, but retaliated, when witness the cycle, he yantted over the rail- some dificulty. The crew were laid his hands on them to effects and ran across the parade. naturally exhausted after their their
That compelled his pur- arrest. The defendants round. trying experience and. European struggled and it was not until, the suer to resume the chase on foot, residents in the locality gave them arrival on the scene of two other but at the far end, before he could food and in other ways attended police officers that the men were escape into the alleyway, he was to their needs. The seafarers taken into custody...
intercepted by a 'European and afterwards went into the village, When asked if he had refused to pushed back through the railings, where they were cared for by the hand back the articles which the into the arms of the officer. inhabitants.
complainant had lost, the first de-
It was stated during Police fendant denied that he had taken Court proceedings this morning, A NEAR THING.
them. He Himself was merely that the boy endeavoured to picking up some boards which had snatch Mrs. Hickie's bag from un Moored at Repulse Bay with 'a erew of three Chinese on board, blown from his hut. There were der her arm, but had to abandon
hundreds of people collect the attempt when he found that! Mr. E M. Raymond's yacht, the Ladye Jean, had a narrow escape. ing wreckage from the sea front Mrs. Ilickie kopt too tight a hold The second defendant said that on it. He then ran away and was After a severe, buffeting in the series of squalls, she began to while gathering together the boards chased and arrested by Police Ser drag her anchors, and she drifted which had blown from their hut.geant Hopkins in the manner de-
he, had inadvertently collected ascribed. towards the rocky islands at the piece of wood belonging to the com eastern entrance. Sens were run-
ning ten fest high and occasional-plainant."
·SENT TO PRISON.
Sentence of six months' hard labour was passed by Major. C. ly her masts were rolling out of.
Willson. This was increased to sight in the throughs. Sho ap-
His Worship said that there was eight months' hard labour on a peared to be headed for certain de-insufficient evidence to convict on record being produced showing struction when the winds relaxed, the first charge, but the first and that the defendant had two pre- and her anchors found better hold- second defendants would go to pri-vious convictions for similar ing ground. She rode out the re-son for 14 days, without the option offences. In addition, his Wor- mainder of the storm.
of a fine, on the other count. The ship ordered the infliction of fif- third defendant was discharged. teen strokes of
of the birch. A largo piece of timber was
the
JUNKS SMASHED.
Two junks were thrown on to washed ashore at Shamshulpo, and A second boy, who was arrested. stonecutter's and completely was instantly seized by two Chin the same night, and proved to be smashed, fortunately without losade, who were on the seafront at one of the members of a snatching of life, and another junk of about the time. They were, however, gang, of which the first defendant 1,000 piculs capacity was smashed later arrested by a Shantung ser- was the ringlender, was ordered to pieces on the rocks at Sal Wan, geant. whilst carrying the piece of to receive twelve strokes of the
A birch. just below the Stanley Road: The timber. ⠀
crew, scrambled, ashore without When brought before the Magie- difficulty. Another junk was cast trate, the two men wore ordered to high and dry pa Stonecutter's Is sign a bend to be of good behavi land without damage, and her our crew of six wero rescued by a police launch.
Wom Grammar School Cadet
Walking along the hillside at M. Molscef, the Soviet airman,
Claremont, Esher where Louis. Philippe, the exiled King of France, and his Queen died, and which has been in turn the home of Sir Robert Clive and of the
Sai Wan Ho, a Chinese woman arrived in Moscow from Teheran, Duchess of Albany is to be sold, was hurled off her fest, blown into having covered 1,987 miles in 20 together with White Lodge and
the park. a forty feet quarry and killed, hours, with only three halts
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