RESISTED POLICE SEARCH.
CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE YOUTH.
INSANITY PLEA SUCCEEDS.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1928.
DANGEROUS DRIVING
CASES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE MURDER OF MRS.
*FORESTIER.
DINNERS LATER AND LIGHTER.
ABERDEEN BUS DRIVER FINED.
A EUROPEAN'S EXPERIENCE.
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Mr. M. K. Lo was the com.
A plea of insanity was advanced in case in which young plainant in a case in which the Chinese, the son of a local Chinese driver, of an Aberdeen chant, was charged with resisting
TRIAL OF CHINESE IN SHANGHAL
STORY OF RESISTANCE.
The further hearing of the case
RESTRAINT FOR DANCING.
[By J. M. N. Jeffries.]
Thare has been not a little talk in which two Chinese are charged of late in the circles which it con- with the murder of Mrs. E..cerns of the change in Las habita Estate, on November 2, was con-
hotels and restaurants of London.
more circumspection, it is said,
ledge.
SHIPPING BOARD. VESSELS.
DOLLAR LINE MAY GET SOME.*
BITTER FIGHT REPORTED.
Washington, Dec. 27.
The 19 ships of the Government
a search made by a police picket, motor bus was charged with dan.Forestier at No. 628 Avenue Haig of lunchers and diners in the chief Line will be divided between the before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Kerous driving on Christmas Day tinued in the Provisional Court, People are dining with more care, Central Magistracy this morning. on Pokfulam Road, before Major in Shanghai on Wednesday last, This somewhat. unusual defence C. Willson, at the Contral" Magi- before Judge L and Mr. Burdett, eating less but with greater know- ves a recommendation made to it
stracy; this morning.
a
Senior Consul's Deputy.
A
morrow.
owned American. Australia Orient Dollar. Line and Sudden and Christenson for temporary oporn- tion if the Shipping Board appro-
by the Merchant Fleet Corpora- was entered by Mr. Horace Loan
Mr. Lo said that the defendant
On the whole, from information tion. The Board probably will not defendant's behalf.
had sent a letter of apology to him Mr. E. T. Maitland, Prosecuting WAS ina position to solve the mystery of Mr. Lo) but he thought it was Solicitor, said that the third man gathered, as they say at Scotland upon the recommendation to-
Explaining that ho the defendant's actions, Mr. Lo matter that should be brought to implicated in the crime had not Yard this would appear to be ac staled that the defendant had the attention of the police. He been found up to the present, and curate enough, The 4. been pronounced insane, and way explained that, together with his he would, therefore, ask the Court change, however, which has come
suffering from this allment when brother and sister, he was walk to proceed with the case insofar as searched by the police. Mr. Loing along Pokfulum Road from to formally prove the charge that they have taken to lunching searched in the first instance, the cemetery, keeping to the left against the tents made to the London has not so much at
side. The road
was of their statements has not yet renched the telegram recalling the defendant hand
Suddenly police.
state of St. Moritz, where in some from New York for treatment, absolutely clear then.
of the chle hotels, dilatoriness is then a certificated prescription the bus in question, which was
drawn out like endless sweet tof-
ense.
Mr. Lo aid defendant was voy sorry for what he had done, tud had asked him (Mr. Lo) to expres his sincere apologies.
His Worship thereupon charged the defendant,
THE NEW YEAR: HOW HONGKONG SAW IT-IN.
With the usual degree of jallity, Hongkong saw the New Year in. All places of amusement were well New Year's Eve. patronised on Hotels and restuarants did a.rour- ing business, carnivals and dances being held in practically all. At Private houses there were the
Det.-Supt. Peck carroborated his
The Accuseds Stories.
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greatest
over the clients of restaurants is
theatres?
The
Plan Amended.
Washington, Dec. 27, Shipping Board to-day
Oregon Oriental.
"No one," repeats the competent DISTRICT WATCHMEN. waiter with emphasis, "dines be fore eight o'clock at the very ear
jest."
And you cannot move him from
that diefum, though he is wiling
The only difference which is ap- parent is that the District Watch- men's uniform does not bear the letters HKP" on the shoulders. and there is no identification num- ber on the collar.
The cup badge of the district watchmen, instead of bearing a crown, as in the case of the police, ; is of special design.
A small plaque is worn on the right arm, on which is given the number of cach man.
BOYS'
CLOTHING DEPT.
New stocks of
SUITS.
OVERCOATS.
BLAZERS.
JUST
HATS.
ARRIVED
Wm. POWELL,
Ltd.
LA PERLA DEL ORIENTI
EXCELENTES
C. INGENOHL
amended its previous order of cale for three Pacific coast lines so that the plan calling for a five year operation guarantee will be easier for the purchaser than the plan from Dr. Ma Chia-kee who had driven by the defendant went past, previous evidence and re-told how fee, a complete hour is dilapidated { requiring a ten year guarantees had him under treatment for some narrowly missing Mr. Lo's brother, he found bloodstains in the kitchen with cocktails, and the dining-table
tificate who was walking on the right and on the chest of draw that a reached about ten. But a good that the ships would be allowed to At the same time, the Board ruled time, and fully
If his brother had stairs, which clearly showed obtained from Professor Anderson and side.
had stolen, the many people in London who do call at any Pacific port, rather since the arrest," in which the stepped a foot towards the centre wounded man view that the defendant was sui-knocked down. Mr. Lo added that money. There were also signh or wish to dine properly do so now than one or two specified in its pre- latter definitely expressed the of the road he would have been"
the assailant having washed his at a pleasantly late hour.
vious ruling. The decision is re- Theatre Early Risers..
garded as a victory for the pro- fering from dementia and was not under the circumstances he did hands in the kitchen and in the
not wish to press the charge. bathroom. The finger prints Gone are the half past seven din. wonents of the five year-plan who responsible for his actions.
His Worship remarked that found were not distinct enough toners into that vast and horrid lim-are waging a bitter fight over the Continuing. Mr. Lo said that in
bo where Victorian collationa ex-sale of the lines. between these fits of insanity, the there had been several complaints afford any clue.
The lines to be sold are the defendant suffered from melancho-about Life Aberdeen bases,
to say that In answer to the Judge, witness re and meat-teas gasping fie.
"No one," Mr. Lo went on
says the competent | American Australia Orient, the lia:When searched by the Indian contables, he did not realise what he took the opportunity of speak-fsaid that, from the fact af the axe waiter with due finality, "no one American Oriental Mail and the he was doing. He was frightens 1,ing to the defendant, telling him and knife lying close tothe victim," and struggled so strenuously that that there was a difference he he thought that Mrs. Forestier hadow lines before eight." But what he broke his watch and spectacles, tween the way in which the picked up the knife and used it in of these whe go to Lendon's
His Worship examined the certi-Hongkong Hotel buses were run order to defend herself, Sho, no ficate produced from Professor compared to the Aberdeen buses, doubt, had wounded her assailant Anderson, and asked Inspector Mr. Lo continued that he would not and, the bloodstains found on the Murphy what he thought of the like to estimate the speed of the bus chest of drawers and the handbar,
A CHANGE OF UNIFORM.` with any degree of exactitude but in which the money was kept, were Inspector Murphy said he had not could not have been under 20evidently drops of blood from the
It was travelling down- wounds. with them.p.h.
The District Watchmen, attach- to believe that the members ed to the Secretariat of Chinese disagree reason to
of the Early Rising As- medical view. As a hatter of hill and could have been kept more
sociation who frequent London's Affairs, have changed their uni- fact, the defendant's actions while to the centre of the road seeing that
The motive of the crime, as far theatres stay the pangs of hunger form since the New Year. in police custody struck him, as there was no other traffic about.
His Worship:-I don't like the as witness could make out, was
Previous to the change, these unusual. Defendant struck a
men were dressed in the old-fash- European Sergeant whilst in the idea of these Aberdeen buses dash-that the first accused complained after a fashion with a sort of
that he had been assaulted by Mrs, second lunch. charge room, and this action aping along at 20 m.p.h.
In one of the chief hotels re-ioned uniform of lukongs but they Mr. Lo replied that the defend-Forestler, that his wages had not
have now discarded that for a peared to witness as being "ax-)
ant had frankly admitted the charge been paid, and that he had madecently sixteen dining tables were traordinarily unusual
and he (Mr. Lo) did not wish to complaint of Bubbling Well only occupied after half past eight smart dark blue uniform, which Police Station. The latter state- and four largish parties came in bears a close resemblance to that press, the matter.
Sub-Inspector C. F. Alexander mest was untrue, no complaint after nine. Lunch, too, is laten worn by police officers, said that the defendant's record having been made at Bubbing Welling. A third of the tables in an dis-showed that he had been previously Station at all. The first accused other important restaurant noted fined $20 and $25 for dangerous knew that a sum of money was for quietness and fine food were driving, on one occasion in L'okfu-always kept in the house, and he taken after two. lum Road and on another occasion evidently went to get L The inct The Half-bottle Test. in Aberdeen Village.
that he went upstairs to the par- The lighter meal is growing in Major Willson imposed a fine of ticular chest of drawers, and not favour, but with this distinction. Sadat warned the defendant that to any other room, showed that he When people lunch or dine to if the offence was repeated he would know where the money was kept. gether they invariably choose lose his licence.
The accused, durign his service in lighter dishes nowadays, but it Thanks wore expressed to Mr.the house, would have that know- would appear that, for some rather Le for bringing the case forward. ledge.
obscure reason, men or women Det-Spi. Campbell gave evidence dining by themselves cling to the Moneylender. Discharged.
of finding Mrs. Forestier lying unheavier menu. Women, go to the Sapnoran Singh, an Indian conscians in a pool of blood in the two extremes in their diet, it is asual features, of seeing the Old moneylender, was charged with kitchen, and of her removal to well known, but when they are driving motor cycle 519 in a neglig hospital. Witness said that the alone show a rather surprising Year pass and the heralding is of ent manner on December 1stroduced in Court, were those cult for what French cookery the New Year with crackers and Defendant denied the charge, stat-made at the time of arrest. poetically calls a Chateaubriand.
The great thing is, that most "bombs."
ing that he was riding pillion.
Both accused, in their evidence
menus now always. offer a cholen statements
of dishes of which four-fifths are Hongkong estate to the value of dred were present at a fancy dress assistant in the A. P. C., who said somewhat similar to those given at light. A lunch taken from one 329,200 was left by Mr. S. Hudson,
At the Peak Club, over two hun-Gardner, living at Quarry Bay, an to the Court, matle, dance, at which the Lyric orchesthat on the day in question at the last hearing, with the excel such table d'hote, quite a distin- late of 18, Chepstow Street, Man- tra provided excellent music. The half past six in the evening he ion that each tried to put the quished table d'hote, was compos-chester, and "Mendacourt," East- decorations and colour, scheme was driving his motor cycle from blame on the other. It will be re-
con- last named-address on June 30th adopted by the Club added a real town towards Causeway Bay. At called that, at the first hearing, of some grape fruit (Nature's bourne, Sussex, who died at the touch of Home to the festivities. the junction of the Praya and Per the second that, at the first hear encktail), an egg cunningly
During the evening, the oppor-cival Street he noticed that a framing, the second accused stated that trived inside a potato, some in this year. Elate was also left in pant and devilish whitebait, and England. Re-scaling of exempli- The went along with the first ne- tunity was taken of presenting ear which was approaching him used because the latter had pro- the best side of a chicken's haraefication of probate has been grant silver salver, inscribed with 120 was stopping, so witness, accordised to return him $100 which ter under cream sauce. That werted to thy lion. Mr. W. E. L. Shen signatures, to Mr. E. B. C. Iornellingly, slowed down to allow pashu owed. Yesterday, the first ac-well with a half bottle of Graves. ton, of Messrs. Deacon's. of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & sengers to leave and bibarkused said that this statment was
The half bottle is a great lest, The executors, for whom Mr. Co who has been the Honorary When very close to the tram ridiculous, because it was im that his food is outrunning his hairs. T. W. Hudson, son, and the by the way? If a luncher finds. Shenton is the" attorney, are Mr. Secretary of the Club during the motorcycle 519 studenty shot site for the second nécused to past four years, Mr. Hornell is
past on the right side from the town him $100 when they had only bottle of wine, that he "Jouks like Misses A. S. Hudson and K. E. being transferred to Shanghai, The presentation was made by My other end of the train ear, with-known. each other for. 20 days, being left wineless with another Hudson, daughters.
C. Hall, Chairman of the Peak out any warning being given. ToThe second accused said that he course to come, then he is eating Club, who paid a tribute to Mr. avoid in accident, witness swerved had known the first necused for at too great length.
"Un Fruit?"
to trustees who will be responsible Hornell for the good work he had to his right and almost collided for years, and not 20 days, and
A fish and omelette" lunch, a for paying out adequate sum: done during his association with with the tram car. The other it, when he went along with first
a dreamy from time to time to maintain Mrs. the Clib. At midnight, the New ycle took the extreme right.of the accused and the other man, not yet quiet fish dish and
six or eight arrested, he stayed out in the gar- omelette, taken at another restaur-M. Hudson, the wife of deceased's Year was welcomed in the time-road and scattered
en while the two others went in-ant was also very much in the mson, Mr. L. Hudson, during her.| honoured fashion of singing coolies who were walking along.
Witness turned and followed the side to get the money.
dern note. The maitre d'hotel life. "Auld Lang Syne."
cycle and after overtaking it
After cousel had sumined up, agreed about this, and set his seal The Hongkong Hotel. in keeping stopped at No. 2 Police Station. the case was remanded for judge of approval on the choice by ask- ing afterwards In French. "Mon- with its usual custom, held a grands cycle 618 approached the went on Saturday morning.
sieur prendra un fruit?" When a carnival dance at the Roof Gar-Police Station the driver, noticing
Gallic ruler of the kitchen makes den where artistle hands had de- that witness had stopped there.
no mention to you of aweet or corated the whole of the interier turned the machine round and
savoury, but suggests "un fruit," and where the words "Good Luck, went away in the opposite direc
he recognises you as one who has 1928" greeted all and sundry from tion.
seen the light and whence it flows. A potent cause of the later and ..124 lighter dinner, it has to be con- 12.08 fessed, is the dancing habit. Peo- .18.11ple restrain themselves in order to 34.56 dance. Since the modern dance .28.45 consists of a man assuming the -790 most awkward posture he can pos Holiday sibly imagine, and then success- Holiday, fully maintaining it with a part- 12.36 ner across a floor through a series .18.20 of movements out of tune with an 164% orchestra largely consisting of 2.7/16 blow-pipes, the reason for this ...47% restraint is not so apparent.' .Holiday. But there is no denying its exis-.
Iloliday. tence.
Peak Club Presentation.
Hotel Functions.
overhead. There werk over. 350
The complainant was Mr. J.
reply to Sub-Inspectori
EXCHANGE RATES.
guests at the dance, which was Alexander, witness said that kept up well after midnight. Chinese was driving the cycle and Paria
Even a greater number were the defendant was riding on the Amsterdam present at the function arranged pillion seat.,.
Stockholm at Repulse Bay where Art Smith His Worship remarked that Vienna and his orchestra provided ex-there was therefore cellent music. Dancing went against the defendant and accord- with a swing and the end of ingly discharged him. the jollity, and festivity came all too soon-at 1 a.m.
na evidence!
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PEAK TRESPASS.
In another case concerning Copenhagen Equally successful was Lane.
driving Prague Crawford's carnival dance and charge of dangerous such, large numbers wanted to against the driver of private car Lisbon partake of the evening's ontertain-No. 1810, Mr. A. R. Cox, of the Buenos Aires ment that many had to be turned Electric Company," was the com- Shanghal away. A few minutes before mid-plainant. The defendant admitted Yokohama
Brussels alght, the orchestra played the the charge.
In reply to his Worship, Mr. Cox Berlin "Midnight Waltz" and the music softly died away just before twelve. explained that he was driving his
Helsingfors When the clock struck, peals of motor cycle along Caroline Road Athens
The car lo bells rang out and the room was in an casterly direction. again flooded with lights and was approaching him travelling at Silver (spot) "Auld Lang Syne" was struck up. a speed of over 30 m.ph. and sud- Silver (forward) Dancing was carried on until a denly cut across the road. Mr. Cox! Jate hour.
had to mount the pavement or else Fitting celebrations were also would have had to cut across to his held at the King Edward and Kow. wrong side of the road. He went loon, Hotels.
after the car and stopped it when against the defendant. He had Throughout the Colony gen- the driver said he was sorry for the been fined for negligent driving and not alleged that the defendant was also been fined a similar sum there for any unlawful purpose. erally, the dawn of the New Year incident but mistook him (Mr. Cox) had failing to keep to his left hand He was known to the gardener of was marked by cracker-firing for a ricksha whilst ships in port sounded their Sub-Inspector Alexander said side when rounding a corner.
there were two previous convictions The defendant was fined $25. syrens and bells.
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20.7/16 FRIEND OF GARDENER FINED. A Chinese was charged with trespassing at No. 171 The Peak, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morning.
The police.stated that it was
the house.
A fine of $5 was inflicted
A RECENT WILL."
LOCAL ESTATE OF LATE MR. S. HUDSON.
The wil directs that all Yeal and personal properly, be handed
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.
Answere, for those who need them, will be found on Page 14
of this issue.
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What Church personalities are donated by the following_signa tures: Coemo Ebar, A. F. Lon- don.. Theodoro Winton,
B. Norwic, J. R. Roffen?
What is the proportion of divorces.
2
to marriagea (a) in the United
States and (b) in England and Wales?
What was Britain's first overaca posacasion?
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What two peern denire to be known as plain "Mr."!
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How many persons in England.
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and Wales are now in receipt of
relief?
ie a hystograph?
word "Jazz"
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7 Who was the originator of the as indicating a par- ticular
kind of music? ..
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Who were
Tato and
Brady!
By whom and when was the fret Fondon Fire Brigade catablished! hi is now declared to be the
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