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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, · SATURDAY,
EXPERIMENTS IN CRIME.
DOCTOR THIES HIS SKILL AS LAW-BREAKER.
PING-PONG.
LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP
MATCHES.
Was
The University Union crowded last evening when Miss SOME STRANGE DOINGS.
Wong Sui-lan. of the Ying Wab Girls' School, won the Ladies' Singles Championship by defent Some weeks ago a Budapesting Miss Rose Kwok, of the Hong- textile manufacturer named Zol-kong University, in 3 sets to 2, 6-3, tan Bartek was visited by a man 10-5, 6-8, 3-6, 8-6. It was a hard in green glasses, who represented struggle throughout and Both himself to be a detective, and players were in very good form. stated that at a villa in the Colum-Miss Kwok gave a splendid ex- bus Gasse a large stock of goods hibition of forehand drives in the had been found, which had been 3rd and 4th sets, but playing ostensibly stolen from the firm sound defensive game Miss Wong and stored in the villa. He asked
won the final set and the match. Mr. Bartok to accompany him in his car to identify the goods..
When they arrived at the villa the man threw Bariok to the
League Matches
The Y.M.C.A. won an easy match ground, bound him, and threaten- over the Hop Ying Club by scor- ed to shoot him if he did not handing 161 games against the latter's over the sum of £1000.
88. So far the Chinese Athletic
11
The false detective eventually is leading in the League, Y.M.C.A. agreed to Bartek's proposal to and South China being second with accompany him to the Hungaro-equal points. Italian Bank, where the money
The Hongkong University will would be handed to him.
meet the Hop Ying Club this even- On arrival at the bank. Bartoking at the S.C.A.A. managed to slip into the managers' The latest positions of the vari- room. locked the door, and cried ous teams are as follows: for help:
P. W. L. Ps. 7 7 0 14 7 6 1 12
In the confusion. that ensued the man disappeared, and efforts of the police to trace him proved fruitless.
Plans for Revoli.
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S. C. A. A.
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Hop Ying
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A few days ago the pellee ar- rested the nerve specialist, De Ignaz Kormiss, who, according to information supplied by the Vienna police, had visited the offices of the Socialist paper, The Red Flag, and had submitted plans for a revolt similar to that which occurred in Vienna on July 15. As he was suspected of being an agent provocateur, his proposals were not entertained.
H. K. U. Tutorial
St. Peter's St. Louis
C. C. Y. M. S.
M.C.C. TOUR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
CAPTAIN EXPRESSES HIS CONFIDENCE.
London, Oct. 21.
A search of Dr. Kormiss's house revealed plans of the Czepel muni tion factory and all the public buildings of the city. Papers A team of the Marylebone Crie- were also found in the name of tel Club loft England this morn. Ivan Kerek, which tallied withing for South Africa. the name given by the here of the Columbus Gasse exploit.
the
Tes!
malchee, and I think we should win the rubber British Wireless.
Many well-known cricketers and ericket enthusiasts saw them off From Waterlon Station! Captain When Dr. Kormisa was arrested Stany forth, who will captain the (says the Central News Budapest team, in a farewell message said. correspondent) he was charged is a strong team, and we are with the latter crime, and he re- plied: "That is quite right. Food fight. The team is strong in preity confident of putting up a credible as it may sound, as a doctor I have been conducting batting, and well-equipped with psycho-analytical experiments on matches to play, including five spin bowlers. We have fifteen myself." He then produced keys of the villa, the revolver, and the green glasses.
The prisoner went on to relate that he had tried himself out as a novelist and a newspaper re- perter without success. and had no luck either as a film producer. He had then wondered how he would shape as a criminal.
When he had
red before Bartok fe hnd kept careful watch over himself. Tis heart and pulse were quile normal. The merchant, however, had gone pale and trembled. "If he had had the mancy on him." said the doctor, "he would undoubtedly have Lhanded it over."
Big Coups.
Dr. Kermiss went on to relate that he had planned much bigger Couns in order to attain fame. Ile had framed a scheme to appens si a Hungarian commercial hak in Buiapest as the reprezentative nf the Rumanian Government. He had supplied himself with false papers to submit a timber proposition running into millions. When he bad brought about in- ternational complications, ha would have vanished.
The papers relating scheme, forged rubber stamps. &c. were found by the police t Dr. Kormiss's house. The doctor ferther related how he had plaun ed to negotiate with the head of a large British chemical concern for the delivery of raw material, and had prepared papers for this scheme also.
to this
It has been established that Dr. Kormiss is the author of a pam- phet entitled. "At the Twelfth Hour." which has
enjoyed Ч widespread circulation, and which suonses the candidature for the Hungarian Throne of the Arch- duke Jasenh.
In regard to his visit to the Red Flag. Dr. Kormiss stated that.
WARATAHS MEET THE
PRINCE.
AND HAVE TEA AT WEST- MINSTER.
OCTOBER 22, 1927.
LAWN TENNIS.
M
RUMJAHNS WIN TIENTSIN TITLE.
HAI NING ASSAULT.
"RED" ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL.
BLACKMAILERS AT WORK.
EX-C.LD. MAN TELLS OF THE ORGANISER.
Ju
Before a very small audience, com- pared with the large crowd which the clash at Canton, when the "Red": The inner story of the recent Standard of play warranted, O. and A. L. Rumjalin won the Open Doubles element regulued control of the Championship title for the third Seamen's Union after a stormy
HUSH MONEY FOR YEARS. tine in succession by defeating meeting, was told at the Central Shih and C. P. Liang 7-5, 7-5, 2-6, Magistracy yesterday afternoon,
Ex-Chlof Inspector William C. 6-4,
when during Shih and Liang started off with charges of assault against five tive who specialised in blackmail the hearing of Gough, the Scotland Yard detec- a sport and, in taking the first four members of the late crew of the cases deals with the problem of games, their chances of victory look-
volts.s. Hai. Ning, translations were the crime and its remedy in an in- ed good. With a determined effort, however, the Rumjans captured the put in of an inflamatory leafletterview given to the Evening next four in a row and barely nosed seized by the police on one of the Standard. out their opponents et 7-5. The accused,
He was for 35 years a-detective second set went to them with, the
in the West End of London, being same score but not unt after tough The leaflet, after getting out the stationed at Bow Street and Scot- resistance on the part of Shih and terma which brought the General land; Yard, and first came into Liang "Battled" by two useful seta Strike of 1922 to a close, recalla prominence in connexion with the being snatched from their Shih and Liang combined magnificent that crews for ships sailing from tirement from the CI.D. he has grasp, that one of these conditions was Oscar Wilde case. Since his re- ly in the third set and started a
fierce bombardment. O., and Hongkong should bo engaged specialised in private blackmail deemed it wiser to bow before the through the medium of the local inquiry work, and has been the typhoon, and the set went to the Union (now proscribed), other side, 6-2. The final set was the views with alarm the success of some of the recent exposures.
and hidden hand behind the scenes in hardest fought of all, both sides what it regards as "re-actionaries" Blackmail is rampant in Britain, giving nothing away. The score sec who have succeeded in ousting the he said. There are many men and sawed up and down, but the Rum-pro-Strike Committees from the women all over the country who jahin's superior combination and tactics weathered the storm, to win Union branches at various ports are paying money to the black- the set, 6-4, and the match.
The result of this, states the mailing pests, and, if they only The whole was replete with thrills leaflet, has been und long, but interesting, with rallies, regard of the privileges of seamen ly. The only thing to do when an utter dis- knew it, paying it quite needless- Clever work was done by both pairs, on board foreign vessels, and of one is being blackmailed is to ge though a few easy "sitters" were miss ed, much to the amusement of the given a voice in the engagement:
the Union in the matter of being at once to the police. gallery, who were glad to receive some relaxation from their profound interest in the match.
A. L. In Fire Form.
of seamen.
I have known men to be black- nrailed for twenty years before they turned. How much easier it Consequently, the leaftet de- would have been, and how much clares, a "committee has been set mental anguish they would escap up for the insistence of the Sea-ed, if they had gone straight to men's Union's right in recommend the police at the start.
A. L. was in fine form and brought off some spectacular aces at the nut and from the baseline. His drivingng seamen for employment." was harder then usual, though very prone to double-fault in his enthusi-
The "Reactionaries,” the spectators. He has got a really good service at last, but he is stil
The document then goes on to prone to double-fault in his enthusi-say that trouble over the same usm to send over a fast "second-one." cause led the crews of the Ini Omar was as steady and consistent as Ning and the San Nam floi recent His slices and cheps didn't dely to go on strike, but this action much damage, but his labs were very not being accorded the necessary effective in breaking up net attacks. sympathy and support from the Shih
ever.
played excellently, winning
There are blackmailets of vari- ous types. There is the woman with whom a married man has had a liaison. The man lives in con- stant terror when he finds that the woman is in possession of every fact about his private life, and that she threatens to go to his wife and family.
Visitor as Victim.
many points. is smashes were well-e-actionary Union at Canton and placed, though he has the habit of the Committee of the branch at. always sending the ball to the same Swatow, it was now found reces- don is the worst sufferer. It is But perhaps the visitor to Lon- place every time, thus allowing hissary to call a general meeting of opponents to return very
a strange fact that the astute often. members from Hongkong. Canton, business man on holiday invati- Liang's service was fast and accurate. Macao and Kongmoon at the Tai-ably becomes a simple sort of per- His drives les often failed to go over, but he made up for that by polishing Canton.
ping Theatre in the Saikwayuen at son, and so falls an easy victim.
He may become acquainted with This meeting, it will be remem-
a pretty girl working in conjune- hered, was held. on the 14th enough he may compromise him--
tion with
a gang. Innocently October, at 10 o'clock, and was self, and some months later when attended by the crews of boats on he has forgotten all about the in- the Hongkong-Canton rur. After cident he finds a letter inform- the meeting, the ringleaders rushing him that a claim will be made ed to the offices of the Seamen's
on him.. the "re-actionaries" and beat two Union, where they dragged out.
ff at the net quite a few loose ones.
The Rumjahns deserved their vie- tory but the vanquished were worthy of their opponents. The result of the match was in doubt until the last point was won and the spectators theroughly enjoyed the ganic.-N. C.
Ster
Shanghai Ladies Championship. At the Majestic Hotel Mme. Van Haute retained her title of Ladies'
sinties, Champion of Shangkal by or three of them to death. repeating her last year's victory over Mis. Stafford Smith. In the first set
The Assault. Mme. Van Haute was an easy winner
circle, the man fears the publicity Back home in his own family which will follow any action he might take, and so he pays, hope ing to settle it at once, but grad.
at 6-2 and though the second andber, nine days before this
In Hongkong, on the 5th Octo-ally the demanda en nim increase. final set went to 7-5, she really never,
But compared to the super
00-
looked like losing. The winner's well currence, a fight broke out aboard blackmailers, these are the small- known back hand was much in evi-
the Douglas boat Hai Ning, when er fry. The swell- crook is usual- dence though her fore hand is much i new crew engaged from the head of a well organised gang, improved from last year. Mrs."moderate" unich at Swatow, were which includes waiters, pseudo Stafford Smith ignored apenings to opposed by the old crew on going taximen, hotel servants, a pretty! this weakers fore hand and appeared aboard to take over the mess de-girl or two, a butler, and some to go out of her way to give the win-
orders.
London, Oct. 21.
er her favourite shot, and more ofpartment. A fight, in which chambermaids, who. all await his ecived the New South Wales rugby
The Prince of Wales to-day re-rouence of so doing.
ten than not lost the point in con- bammers and iron bars were used, followed, resulting in a number. fouthall team, popularly known as
of the Foochow men being injured, one of them seriously. The Waratahs, who are playing. here..
The Prince shook hands with all the men and chatted about the tame and about Australia.
In the afternoon the Waratahs visited the Houses of Parliament, and look tea with the Speaker. British Wireless.
W
SUICIDE IN A CAR,
POISON GAS FROM THE EXHAUST.
London, Sept. 15. A novel form of suleide was revealed at an inquest at Ashbur ton, Devon, yesterday on Charles Henry Harrington, aged 46, a com mercial traveller, of Newton Abbot, who was found dead in at motor-car near Widecombe-in-the- Moor.
Polce-Sergeant Hall said that on being told that a saloon car had been in the same position all day he examined it and found Harrington sitting on the back scat of the car wrapped in a rug, with his head resting on n coat. The doors of the car wore shut and:
he had not intended his proposals the curtains drawn, and all the to be put into action, but merely crevices had been stopped up.{ wished to see what reaction the The.floor had been sawn through editorial authorities of the Com-and rubber tubing connected with munist journal would make to such a plan.
occurrence
to
Was
the exhaust pipe had been taken into the car, just above the level The fact that it was merely an of the back seat. The hole in the experiment was shown by the fact floorwas plugged with a mat. He that he had himself reported the fought the engine had been left
the police. He running until the petrol added that since the Columbus exhausted. Gasse affair he had frequently, i Dr. Ellis said death was due passed up and down in front of to carbon-monoxide poisoning, the Bartok's premises to ace whether principal constituent of exhaust he would be recognised, and well gases. Death Had probably have riven himself up to the poliza occurred 24 hours earlier. had they not anticipated him.
Kormiss is the father of three children. He served a9 2.8ur- cn in the war, and since then
A verdict of Suicide while of Unsound Mind was returned.
and devoted himself to agriculture Members of the Ladies Section of on his sisters' estate, in addition the Royal Hongkong Golf Club are to his medical activities. He has reminded that their annual subscrip- been committed to an asylum for tion of $1 is now duc and should be the state of his mind to be ex- sent to the Honorary Treasurer, Mra amined.
Maitland, 2 Branksomu Towern."
IVORY CARVING.
was re-
The above figure cently sold at Messrs. Komor
and Komors' Art Exhibition and sent to England. It re- presents one of the most, per- fect ivory carvings by the celebrated artist. "Kaneda."
SLAUGHTER-HOUSE ACCIDENT.
A COOLIE SHOT.
nedy Town slaughter house this An accident pecurred at the Ken-
coolic employed there being shot in morning, resulting in a Chinese the shoulder, and having to be re- moved to the hospital.
Walters, who are particularly polite, and who ingratiate them- selves into a customer's confidence for the guest will suggest a little by reason of their consideration exploration or outing.
A number went to Dr. Ma Luk's surgery at Queen's Road Central, for treatment, from which a mess- Butlers and servants will be age was sent the police. Ultimate-placed in households with instruc- ly, five of the. Hai Ning's saloon tions to intercept the mails, and boys, all Cantonese, were arrested to commit petty thefts in the and charged with assault. On hope of obtaining some letter or one of these was found the in- document to work on. Then the flammatory leaflet referred to. dastardly business begins, which led the police to believe I am against a censorship of the that the man concerned was a mem Press. Publicity will help the bor of the Communist branch of police to defeat the blackmailer, - the Seamen's Union. However, and it is by the full publication this man, with two others who of details and the imposition of were allowed out on bail, has stiff sentences that the blackmail- ince, disappeared, with the resulting pest will be, if not eradicated, that when the case was resumed at least cat down to a minimum. after an adjournment yesterday afternoon, only two of the five men finest in the world. It may not England's police system is the criginally arrested, appeared in be infallible, but it is as near per- Court.
"fect as possible. Our Magistrates
F
.
The witnesses called said that are men of common sense, and will, they had been severely assaulted, when they think it necessary, see but, in spite of pressing examina that the prosecutor's name is sup-
pressed. ton, stated that they could not recall having seen the two dofend-
An attempt has even been made ants amongst their assailants. to blackmail me. Once at Bow Influenced by Recent EventsHe made the suggestion to me Street I had, a man up for theft.
This led the prosecuting police that I had been corrupted in a officer to remark to his Worship previous case, and had obtained a that the recent events in connexion light sentence for a criminal. He with the Union at Canton, may suggested that if I did not do the have influenced the witnesses. same for him he would divulge
As, the evidence was not suffici
the facts. An officin]'inquiry was ent to warrant a conviction, Major held on the spot, and the would- C. Willson ordered their dis- be blackmailer got his just de- charge,, but instructed that com- paid to the pensation amounting to $40 be three complainants from the balls, amounting to $400, of the absent defendants. These were ordered to be confiscated.
serts.
Mrs. M. Carbery, on a holiday from Kenya, has completed her tests at Slaglane Aerodrome for. her pilot's certificate by ascending 7,000 ft in a Moth aeroplane. The health bulletin of Eastern Carbery (10th Baron Carbery) al- Hor husband, John Evans-Freko 'ports,. for the week ending Octo- ready owns two acroplanes, and has er 15, contains the following now given Mrs. Carbery a Moth to cases, the figures given in take back to Konya. parenthesis being the deaths: Plague, Bombay (1), Rangoon (1), Cholera, Basrah 1, Calcutta (19), dent says that an Aero Club of The Times Nairobi Correspon- Madras (1), Singapore 1, Bangkok Kenya has been formed at the In- 2, Shanghai (2), Amoy 2; Small stance of former members of the culta 1 (1), Madras 2, Negapatam about a hundred in the Colony. It nox, Basrah (2), Bombay, Cal-Flying Services, of whom there are to the Government, Civil Hospital1, Titleorin 2, Enndjermasin 4, is proposed to admit the feners for treatment.
Samaranda-4 (4).
public to membership..
ter Bradley, who is in charge of It appears that Sanitary Inspec the Keanedy Town slaughter house, was despatching a water buffalo, and was following the usual, prac- tice of shooting the animal, owing to the thick skull of buffaloes mak- ing it difficult to kill them with the methods employed for ordinary .cattle. When the shot wos, fired, the missile struck a coolic, in the right shoulder, and he was taken