FOR POSSESSION OF A BADLY FOUNDED
DAGGERS.
FIVE-YEAR SENTENCES ON TWO ARMED CHINESE.
THE BIRCH AS WELL."
Sentence of five years' 'hard labour and twenty strokes of the birch was passed this morning on each of two Chinese who wero arrested in Shaukiwan on Thurs- day in possession of daggers.
The case was heard before Mr. R. E. Lindsell and Major C. VIII- son sitting together.
One of the two men pleaded The other guilty at the outset. man who had attempted, to run away when stopped by the police,
and was shot in the leg, neces- sitating his removal to hospital. pleaded that he had been wrongly arrested.
Evidence was given by 13 Chinese detective to the effect that at 8.30 pm. on the day in ques- tion, the police received certain information, as a result of which they proceeded to a tea shed near the tramway terminus at Shaukl- wan, On reaching there, they re- ceived further information, which led them to follow three men who were walking on the Shauldwan Road, in the direction of the Police Station...
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the baggage. The defendant sald he could not have it until she had 'consulted her solicitors und ascertained what her position was,
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Hankow, Sept. 26.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1928.
LORD MAYOR OF LONDON.
BARONETCY FOR SIR CHAS. *BATHO.
London, Sept. 26.". H.M. the King has approved that a Baronetcy of the United King- dom be conferred upon Sir Charles $32.00 in lieu of novice. Mr.
Batho on the occasion of his re- Howarth refused to
A most disastrous fire broke out tirement from the office of Lord- parties consulted their solicitors
conferred upoh Mr. and, later in the day, $.50 was in the native city carly yesterday Mayor of London, and that Knight
morning, over 2,000 huts, houses hooda be uld under protest.
The defondant said he then and shops being gutted and the Henry Davenport and Mr. Frede talephoned and said the plaintifs Chisen Maloo, one of the prin-rick Green on their retirement could have their baggage if they cipal streets of the native city, from the office of Sheriffs of the called for it. Mr. Howarth called being wiped out. The exact num-City of London.-British Wireless on the morning of August 29 with ber of casualties has not yet been coolies, and then took the bugungo ascertained. Seven bodies have so far been recovered. It is be away.
In the course of that morning,lieved that many people jumped in he said, he cancelled the pasanges ponds to escape the flames and for Australia because he did not were drowned. It is stated that know when he ws going to get hia 7,000 people are homeless, baggage back, but he could not say when he cancelled the passages. le could not even remember whether he did it before or after he obtained the baggage.
Premature Action.
The fire started in a gambling den and aproad with tremendous rapidity owing to the congested area and the high wind. Firemen got the conflagration under con- trol after four hours' fighting with the flames.-Renter.
A Chinese telegram says that In any event, the cancellation seems to have been premature and the fire started at shortly after unnecessary, in view of the fact midnight on Monday and continued that the ship was not to sail until to rage until 5 o'clock on Tuesday two days later. Mr: Howarth ad- morning. It involved an area of mitted later that the dutention of mere than ten miles.
tha'
break.
the baggage was not the sole rea Efforts of the firemen to. check Of the three men, one walked son for the cancellation, and Mrs. the flames were most difculi
Howarth's explanation of
owing to the high wind and the alightly in front and the other wo
was by no means fact that there was no electric Cancellation walked side by side behind.
convincing. Recond defendant was one of those
Plaintiffs stated they had lived light service available, this mak The polico who walked behind.
in Kowloon for some time and that [ng it essential for the police to followed tho three men for nome distance and were quite when they took defendant's room keep a sharp look-out until, day- close up when a Chinese detec- they had already decided to go to tive sergeant shouted out "Don't Australia at the end of August and defen- that they so informed the defen-- move." Tho
second dant then turned round and on tant. If this story is true, why took the baggage away. We were noticing the witness, drew some were they so anxious to move their not told whether Mrs. Howarth thing from his girdle. At this, the quarterk at all? They were only went with him. He was not cer tain what time it was or whether witness drew his revolver and told going to be here for one month.
theho cancelled the passages for Mrs. Howarth gave us the man not to move, or he would be shot. The second defendant, in-reason that they wanted to be more Australia before or after he got atend of complying, took to his centrai but this is not a convine-he baggage, Hls account of it ing reason for a move in the last heels.
month.
Six Shots Fired.
The detective chased the man and fired twe shots in the direction
'Defendant Believed.
I believe the defendant's story.
of the hills to frighten him, but to She was not keeping an hotel
all
was so very casual that I doubt whether the plaintifs ever had any intention of sailing on August 31.
Judge's Disbelief, According to his account, the
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YEN INTERVIEWED.
Poking, Sept. 26. Marshal Yen Hal-shan inter-
day, expressed the hope that with viewed by Chinese journalists to- the surrender of the Shantung- Chill troops, remnants, military activities in China can be said to have been brought definitely to an end. Fengtien military officials will render this mora çertain by complying with the Nationalist request to withdraw all their forces beyond the Great Wall. Marshal Yon added that districts within the Wall, will be controlled by his troops, under General Sheng Chea.
Referring to the dosecration of tho Manchu Royal tombs, by Northern troops, Marshal Yen Hsi-shan stated that a Special Court of Justice will try all sus- pects.
As to the future, he said he will hot stay very long in Peking, as he intends shortly to visit the Chahar and Salyuan Provinces. He is now fully recovered from his recent illness...
Completely Recovered.
Peking, Sept. 27. Marshal Yon Shi-sħar, in an in- terview with Chinese pressmen on his arrival here, declared that he had quite recovered from his illness. -Reuter.
Peking-Mukden Railway.
Peking, Sept. 20. The Diplomatic Body is urging the Chinese Government to effect an early resumption of communi- cation on the Peking-Mulden Railway.
It is reported in this connexion
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at his quarry, aiming at his legs room and slept on a sofa in a was quite immaterial to them whe The last shot wok effect, hitting the living room for a time in order to her the plaintiffs went by that had left her, and were going to Becond defendant on his unkle. find accommodation for the plain-ship or the next, and in the end. evade any claim she might have.
The detention may have been Later that night women were engaged to cut grass on the hillside tiffs, and that she would not have Mr. Howarth said that the can- at the spot where the defendant was done this for peopia she did not collation of the passages was not wrong, but what damage did the General Chu Yu-pu has arrived at
the baggage if there was, in fact, They said that they had packed seen to discard, something. When know if they were only going to entirely due to the detention of plaintiffs suffer by reason of it? everything ready for the ship. the grass was cut down to sonic ex-stay for one month..
On this point I am doubtful any cancellation at all. tent, Sergeant McEwen, of the
The plaintiffs gave the defen-There was no evidened that any- Shaukiwan Police Station, found a whether the plaintiffs had any in-
tention at that time of going to dant good reason for believing thing was left out for use until count of what took place is. auch degger.
Evidence was also given by the Australia at the end of the month they had left her by acting in the the ship sailed. The platiffs' ac- That I am not prepared to award Chinese Detective Sergeant men- or at any time in the immediate way they did,
them even nomfaal daminges for and five tloned by the former witness. This future. I am satisfied that defen- was to the effect that the two dedant knew nothing about the eug-
the few hours detention of their fendants were scen together by the gested departure for Australia at
baggage.. police and that the first man had the end of the month until August in his possession the dagger which 14.
was produced in Court.
The second defendant's story was
to the effect that at the time the
shooting took place, he was one of
!
Slept in Kowloon.
I will bow deal with the plain tiffs' claim. 1. The sum of $32.50, which has been returned. 2. Hotel expenses for the lost four days of August. 3. Damages for trespass.;
intention of continuing their rest and August 31,
What happened on August 277 the many pedestrians who was on The plaintiffs, although they were Shaukiwan Rond. He heard the sailing, until police say "Search" and he imme had packed all diately stopped and waited. Peo-ings ple behind began to run, but he plated an stood quite still. When the shoot-ture. ing commenced, he was shot in the leg.
Magistrate's Retort.
Mr. Lindsell:-You were stand- Ing quite still, waiting to be searched when the polleo fired and whot you?
Defendant:-Yes. Indeed! A likely story. It is true.
"
All right. Any more nonsense? Defendant said that when the constable seized him he (defen- dant) was forced to admit he had the dagger on him.
Mr. Lindsell:Now you have given yourself away. No evidence had been, given that you had a dagger of you.
Defendant went on to say that the police produced a $10 note and offered it to him, on condition he would admit that he had the dagger on him.
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armoured trains taken by his forces in the recent campaign agninat the Chihli- Shantung troops.- -Reuter-
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The plaintiff's complain that I believe the plaintiffs left of they were unable to go and see if their own accord on August 27, they had left any of their belong- inga about this room, but they There was no evidence that they
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suit cases were packel dence. Mr. Howarth only went ready to be taken away and their belong-
they ever sought an opportunity to Amsterdam though they contem back to get the luggage, Mrs,they have given no evidence that Paris
Howarth apparently did not look around the room. earlier depar even
6. Further and other relief. Copenhagen They say that they dined near the place again.
see no reason for giving the plain- Vienna with friends in Kowloon on that
tiffs any relief. I do not consider Helsingfors they have proved to my satisfac- Lisbon The defendant was not an in- tion that they have suffered any Buchbreat They do not say whether they keeper and accordingly had no lien damago for which the defendant is Buenos Aires sent to their room for the usual on the plaintiffs' belongings. On responsible. requirements for the night, so
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Life had not been pleasant there since the defendant had heard about this proposed departure for Australia: All their belongings had been packed ready for re- moval. It only remained for Mr. Howarth to go and get them. Ho had told us that he went the next de-morning. Mrs. Howarth did not say she went with him. I should have expected an early return if she really intended to stay until the end of the month, and in view of her statement that she had nothing but what she stood up in. "Extraordinary.”
Offered Ten Dollars. Mr. Lindaoll enquired if the fendant was suggesting that the police struck him and alternative ly offered him $10 to get him to admit possession of the dagger.
Defendant:Yes, They told me that if I would admit it they would let me go and give me $10,
As regards the third man, who
If Mr. Howarth's story, that all was ecen in the company of the two defendants, the police in their baggage was packed ready to formed the Bench that the man be put on board the P. and O. ehip was an Innocent party and the for Australla, is true, it seems police were satisfied he was not extraordinary" that they kept connected with the two defen-nothing out but what they were:
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to be lived through before the date of sailing.
Mr. Howarth failed to securo Misa Amelia Earhart, the Atlan-she baggage on the morning of the tie flyer, narrowly escaped injury 28th as the defondant refused to late to-day in o creap during a lot him have it unless he settled flight at Rodgers. Field.
She was flying in a biplane with her claim. He went to see his Mr. Georgo Putnam, the New York solicitors, and after paying $32.50 publisher, who was diso unhurt. under protest he was informed he Unfamiliarity with the field is might take it,
He went again the next morn-
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