BREATHING MADE EASY
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1929.
LATE CAPT. LLOYD KAY:{“ALL THAT GLITTERS!"
BY GRAMOPHONE LESSONS | LARGE ATTENDANCE AT THE
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FUNERAL YESTERDAY.
PAWNBROKER'S DILEMMA WITH PLEDGED WATCIL.
The funeral of Capt. G; A. Lloyd
Before Mr. R. E: Lindsell yester Kay, chiof wharfinger of the Kow day afternoon, Mr. C.A.9. Russ, of loon Godowns, who died at the Messrs. Russ and Company, appear- French Hospital on Thursday, tooked to defond a Chinese who was place yesterday when, after a ser charged with obtaining $10 by vice at the chapel in the Protestant false pretences and with reporting a cemetery at Happy Valley, the re-falso address to a pawnbroker in mains were taken to the Japanese Shaukiwan, with whom he had
cremated,
The allegation against the de- fendant was that he had pawned as a gold watch a timepiece mado of some other metal.
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These present at the chapel ser- vice included Mrs. Kay (widow), Mr. D. F. Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Cooper, chief mourners; Mr. F. H. Crapnell, Mr. C. M. Manners, Mr. A. L. Burton, Mr.
Giving evidence, the pawnbroker stated that defendant on producing the watch had observed that it was G. Castle, Mr. W. Carstaira, Mr. W. (of 14 carat gold. The defendant M. Groves, Mr. A. L. G. Eastman, was further alleged to have. said Capt. R. D. Thomas, Mr. J. Mac-that he had obtained $15 on it from kintosh, Mr. Wong Kam-fuk, com a previous pawnshop. pradore, and his son, and other members of the Chinese staff of the godown company.
Witness, after examining the watch superficially, advanced $10 on It A few hours later, the polico shop and went to witness' inquired whether anybody had pawned a watch that day. Witness
In addition, the following for mer colleagues of the late Capt. Lloyd Kay acted as pall-bearers. Mr. A. E. Greenway, Mr. D. Mac-produced the watch pawned by the kenzie, Mr. T. Fergusson, Mr. A. defendant, and was then told to take W. Heron, Mr. H. H. Fantham and it to the police station in Shauki- Mr. F. T. Harris.
wan.
At the police station, witness learned for the first time that the watch was not gold. He had a further look at it, but could not confirm that view,
The service was conducted by the Rev. J. Horáce Johnstone..
Wreaths were sent by, his nor rowing wife and "Little Lloydie," Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A, Cooper and
Mr. Lindsell asked witness family, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Warrento look at the watch in court and the Directors, Hongkong and Kow, witness, after complying, stated loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. that it was impossible to tell by staff of the Godown Company merely looking at the watch who- Messrs. Anderson and Ashe, thether it was of gold or of some other Hongkong Philatelle Society, the metal. The only reliable test was Hongkong Tuy and Lighter. Co., with certain acids. He had never Lid, and the Chinese compradore carried out a proper test with the department of the Godown Com- watch in question." pany.
Funeral of Member of the Royn! |
Corps of Signals.
Military honours were accorded yesterday at the funeral of Signal- man H. White, of the Royal Corps of Signals, who died on Thursday, as a result of burns. It is understood that on Wednesday Signalman
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Sergeant McEwen - of tho Shaukiwan Police Station asked if there Was any witness who could speak as to the metal that-madd up the watch. He replied that as far as he knew the defendant was supposed to have carried out a test and was satisfied | that the watch was not gold.
A. Different Story.
White obtained ́a tin of petrol for the purpose of destroying a neat His Worship remarked that the of white ants in his quarters at witness was telling a different story Whitfield Barracks. After sprend-in Court. It was up to Sergeant ing some of the petrol on the nest and pulling the tin on a shelf, he applied a light to the liquid on the nest with the intention of burning Stup.
It appears that the flames some- how reached the tin containing the rest of the petrol, which burat into James, and burnt Signalman White so badly that he was taken to the Military Hospital, where he died.
It is believed that the deceased was a native of Reading, Berkshire, where his father is living, and is unmarried. His death in rendered all the more tragic as he was to have gone Home by the next tran- sport..
McEwen to see that the witness, had carried out a proper lest be fore the case was brought into Court, For all they knew the watch might be a gold watch.
Sergeant McEwen explained that he understood the witness had test- ed the watch previously and was satisfied that it was not gold. In fact the man had stated at the police station that the watch was only worth $3 and that he lind ad- Vanced $10 on it. He had then asked the police to try and recover his $10.
Remarking that the prosecution should have definitely established that the watch was not gold, his Worship discharged the defendant on the count of obtaining money by false pretences,
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The service was conducted by the Rev. C. Scott Little, C.F., and those present included Major Tosi, M.C., R., and Lieut. A. H. Mac- false address to the pawnbroker, On the charge of reporting a donald, R.E. The band of the Mr. Russ stated that the defendant Queen's Regiment was in atten-lived a long way dance, while men from the same pawnshop and, as everybody knew,
from regiment formed the firing party; the people who were most likely to Buglers sounded the Last Post get good value for their pledges and the Revellle.
were those who lived near the pawn- In addition to the soldiers pre-shop where they were trying to sent, a number of Marines and raiso, money. The sort of person bluejackets attended.
whom the pawnbrokers really liked Wreaths were sent by his father; were those who "popped their the Royal Engineers; junior watches on Monday and got them N.C.O.'s and men, 40th Fortress out on Friday."
Company, R.E.: H.M.S. Bruce His Worship imposed a fine of (three); R.E.O.C.A.; the R.A.O.C.; $10 on that count.
all ranka Hongkong signal section, Royal Corps of Signals; all ranks R.A.SC.; and Capt. D. L Carnegie.
RAILWAY SMASH.
GLASGOW SIGNALMAN
DISCHARGED.
ANTARCTIC TRIP.
NEW DISCOVERY BY SIR H. WILKINS.
New York, Jan, 11.
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A wireless message from De- ception Island states that Sir London, Jan, 11. Hubert Wilkins has concluded the Signalman James Gray, who first phase of his Antarctic trip, was remanded in November in namely the exploration of Gra connexion with the Glasgow rail-hamland, which he has discovered way disaster (when an express to be a group of islands and not crashed into an empty train In a part of the Antarctic continent. tunnel near Queen Street Station) He has decided to return to the on a charge of culpable neglect of United States, and to operate from duty, has been discharged.-a different base next season.-- Reuter,
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