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SHOTS HELP TO QUELL{drying room and the mash tun
WHISKY BLAZE.
WINDOWS IN HIGH TOWER
SHATTERED,
room, the roof of which collapsed.
The fire spread to the maltl
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1929.
THE LEUNG KWONG DISTINCTIONS IN FIRM PLAYFUL HABITS
DISASTER.
CHARGE AGAINST “ANJOU'S" PILOT WITHDRAWN.
NAMES.
(Continued from Page 1.)
Witness agreed that the whole. object of the affidavit was to prove that the two firms were distinct
EVIDENCE DIFFICULTY, in every respect,
i
Solicitors' Negligence.
OF TRAFFICMEN.
HONGKONG HOTEL BUS
DRIVER CAUTIONED. -
ཀ་གཅིག་
FROM GREEN TO RED.
The driver of a Hongkong Hotel Mr. Jenkin;~Why, then, did bus, No. 611, was summoned before you not refer to the most import- Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central ant factor, that they had entirely Police Court this morning, for dis- different names? At first I was obeying the directions of the traffic only. questioned as to the Mn Pak pointsman at the Arsenal Street Leung firm. There was no ques-junction, the time, of the alleged tion of names, either with regard offence being 11.20 am. on the 12th to the Yut Tung or the Kwai Nin of last month. Tong.
There was a sudden and un- expected development in the Leung Kwong manslaughter case at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when Mr. L. R. Andrewes, Assis- tant Crown Solicitor, applied to Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith for the withdrawal of the charge against Lo Tal, pilot of the 8.8. Anjou,
Evidence was given by the Indian who was alleged to have been in
The answer is the usual one, I policeman at whose instance the command of the, ill-fated Loung Kwong which came into collision Lake Rt. You were not asked by summons was taken, to the effect with the Moonshine in Capesilmun your solicitor and you did not that the bus had come to a stop at the stopping place at this point, Pass in 1927 when several lives te them? That is right.
Did you, whether they naked and he signalled to it to remain wore lost, including that of Mr.
where it was in order to permit a you or not appreciate the neces; private car to enter the junction F. E. A. Martin. '.
On Saturday last the case camosity of establishing, biany evid-from the other end of Arsenal up after remand and Sub-chee which was available, the in- Street. The signal being diare. Inspector Andrew asked for dates dependence of these two firms garded, witness said he was com to be fixed for the hearing. Het was neglect on my part and pelled to leave his post and to give Worship accordingly remanded the neglect on the part of my solici- the signal by hand. defendant for one week and in- be timated that the case would started on Friday, 19th inst, and continued on Tuesday, 23rd and Wednesday, 24th,
tora.
The bus-driver said that in the Replying to his Lordship, wit-first instance, he was given the nese said that he now appreciated green light to proceed on his way, the point.
but, soon after restarting, the green light was suddenly changed Into a red one, when seeing the change he immediately stopped,
Mr. Jenkin then showed witness letter which witness had signed and which stated that he would be personally responsible for the debts of the Arm so long as he hold office,
While administering a caution to the deferdant, his Worshipobserved to the police officer in charge of the case; "I have seen them do that often-switching the light over just
This morning Mr. L. R. An- drewes personally appeared before his Worship and said that he was applying for the withdrawal of the charge against Lo Tal. The
Witness explained that that Coroner's Enquiry into the tragic letter was written when he was Occurrence was held in May, 1927, the General Manger of the Kwai as a fellow is getting under way." but since then, some of the prose-Nin Tong firm, and his obligationsummoned for loitering in Chater cution's material witnesses had related only to that firm.
died or could not be found.
Not Necessary. Continuing, Mr. Andrewes said the Attorney General had instruct- After remarking that it would ed him to say that the present be of prime importance that wit available evidence was insufficient nean should make it clear for what
to proceed upon on the charge and
An Indian public car driver wan
Road. Recalling the incident, his Worship said to the Interpreter: "Ask him if he still remembers al- most knocking me over."
his
Defendant acknowledged
debts he was going to be respon-guilt with a sheepish smile.
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he. (Mr. Andrewes) therefore ask-sible, Mr. Jenkin asked: far worship cautioned defendant to be | ROMANCE!
ed his Worship to allow him to withdraw the charge.
His Worship:-56' we won't re- quire these four afternoons?
Sub-Inspector Andrew-No, your Worship.
His Worship accordingly order 'ed the defendant's discharge,
EUROPEAN'S CHICKENS
STOLEN.
CONVICTION IN KOWLOON
TONG CASE.
Mr. P. M. Pinquet appeared before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, to prosecute two. Chinese who were charged with the theft of five chickens from the cam- planairt's residence at No. 328, Kowloon Tong.
Both defendants pleaded guilty. Inspector Stimson informed his Worship that a Chinese detective) had received information that certain men were selling stolen chickens. The officer found the Two defendants attempting to dispose of several fowls to a woman hawker and arrested them both. On one of the two men the police found a pair of pliers which were presumably used for removing the wire früm chicken housus.
Mr. Pinquet, In reply to his Worship,, said that the wire In the present case was not daunged, The chickens had been tukea through the door, which was not locked.,
The first defendant, who had one previous conviction for Jarrupy, was sentenced to two months' hard labour, the second being fined $10 or 14 days' hard labour in desault.
THE KING AGAIN OUT OF DOORS.
the Kwai Nin Tong creditors were concerned, it was not necen- sary to set out the distinction ?"
Witness-It is understood by everybody.
Asked why he did not describe himself in full, when he signed the letter, as Chief Manager of the Kwai Nin Tong, witness said that the letter was written by a clerk and he (witness) only signed it,
And you did not notice that you had not been described in full as the Chlet Manager of the Kwal Nin Tong? It is understood by all creditors that it must refer to the Kwal Nin. Tong office debts.
The promissory note on which the action in hosell was then hand- ed to witness, who said it was a Kwai Nin Tong Ma Pak Leung
note.
Chinese Stamps."
In view of his clear record, his i
more careful in the future.
MR. VAN LEAR BLACK'S FLIGHT.
SHORTLY LEAVING FOR THE EAST.
London, Apr. 8. Mr. Van Lear Black, the Ameri- can millionaire "flying touriat," has arrived at Croydon on the completion of his fight from London to Capetown and back,
He is shortly to commence a trip from Croydon to Tokyo and back He is expected to leave for Tokyo somewhere about the 17th or 18th, and he will fly via Karachi, Rangoon and Shanghai, Mr. Jenkin-Why is it not returning to Europe, via Vindi- chopped with the Kwai Nin Tongvostock and Moscow. Ma Pak Leung chop?--When pro- Permission to fly over Soviet missory notes are issued, and territory was only obtained yester. stamped in Canton and Fatshin, day after prolonged negotiation it is understood that it is the Kwal due to the international character Ning Tong Ma Pak Leung,
of the light personnel.
So far as we. have gone, the On the return journey, the great. full name of the firm is never Fokker machine in which Mr. Van stated, it being left entirely, to Lear Block is making the trip will inference as to whether or not it follow the Trans-Siberian Railway is the Fatshan firm?-By the look|from Vladivostock. Arrange- of this promissory note, it is well ments have been made for stops t known to everybody that it must Harbin, Chita, Barabinsk, Omsk, be the Kwai Nin Tong. If it was Moscow and Berlin-Reuter. Hongkong, it would not have these Chinese stamps on it.
Witness stated that he first saw the note in the office of Messrs. Hastings, Dennys and Bowles, the day after the King Edward: Hotel fire.
The ease in proceeding.
AMERICAN EXPRESS
COMPANY.
TO BE ABSORBED BY CHASE] NATIONAL BANK.
New York, Apr. 8. The Directors of the Chase National Bank announce plans to
MOTOR CAR TOUT.
SAID HE WAS DOCKYARD EMPLOYEE.
Touting for motor cars at West Point resulted in the arrest of n Chinese youth on Sunday. Yes- terday he was charged at the Police Court, but, on stating that he was employed at the Dockyard, a remand was order that his state- ment might be verified.
When brought up again this morning it was stated that the Dockyard had failed to identify Prisoner thereupon stated that
him.
SPENDS WHOLE MORNING IN absorb the American Express they were afraid to because they
GROUNDS,
London, Apr. 8.
extensive
Company, with its
perhaps thought he was implicat- foreign banking rorganisation,
Since the sale of its interest: In ed in a serious offence.
Mr. E. W. Hamilton finid. him H.M. the King passed another the Americat Railway Express
month's imprisonment.
towers, which communiente with good day. The weather remained Company to the Adams Express 20, with the alternative of one the drying drafts and barns, and fine and sunny at Bognor, and His Company last week for a
House.
aum
a long range of buildings contain- Majesty apent the whole morning understood to be eighteen million ing 15,000 to 20,000 quarts of in the grounds of Craigwell dollars, the American Express barley was threatened.
The mult, house, which contain- Elgin, Mar. 12.
Company only retains its foreign Shots fired during the height of ed 1,000 bushes of malt, speedily the lawn enjoying the warm sun-
For over two hours, he sat on banking and travel service. blaze at windown loo high for became a furnace, and it was whine and then took his usual will have capital and surplus ro The proposed amalgamation the firemen to smash proved the found impossible so long as the walk through the grounds before serves exceeding $218,000,000.-~-~- turning point in an outbreak] top of the towers remained intact which early this morning gutted to get, water inside.
going in for lunch.-British Wire Reuter.
a wing of Glenlossie Distillery, As a last resort, Mr. James Mar-less. near Elgin.
shull, the manager, secured a shot
Only a skeleton night staff of gun, and after firing several shots three men were at work in the shattered the windown, through tun room at the time. The electric which the Bremen were able to light suddenly failed, and James reach the blazing malt. Kerr, a still man, groping his way With the arrival of the 'Rothen out to Investigate, discovered that engine, which pumped water from
a near-by stream, the spread of the dynamo room was ablaze.
He got a hose and played on the the flames was definitely checked. flames while his two companions The distillery, which is owned kan to the neighbouring hamlet of by the Scoltlah combine, the Dis. Thomshlil to rouse the distillery tillery Company, is one staff. Messages were also sent in largest null distilleries in adjacent farms for help.
world, with a weekly output 7,000 gallons of spirit,
The warehouses. contain whisky The fames reached a height of vahed at hundreds of thousands- 100ft, and spread to the draft of pounds.
Flumen 100ft. High.
GERMAN BUDGET
REDUCTIONS,
SAVINGS ON THE ARMY AND NAVY,
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL
INDUSTRIES.
BIG INCREASE IN CAPITAL PROPOSED.
London, Apr. 8. The Imperial Chemical Indus-
THE REPARATIONS PROBLEM.
DELEGATES DISCUSS SUM DUE FROM GERMANY,
London, Apr. 8.
The British, French, Belgian and Italian. delegates to the Reparations discussions in Paris? were discussing among themselves this afternoon the percentages of claims of other respective countries
Germany. against British Wireless.
SIR AUSTEN RETURNS,
London, Apr. 8.
Sir Austen Chamberlain arrived
Berlin, Apr. 8. of the The Cabinet has sanctioned re-tries, Ltd., has notified share. theductions in the 1929 Budget holders of its proposal to increase of amounting to Mks. 179,000,000, ita capital by £20,000,000 Lo
Lhas bringing the deficit to £95,000,000, MKA. 201,000,000.
A part of the increase is nood-in London to-day, returning from The reductions include a saving ed to complete the present conhin visit to the Continent. of Mks, 27,000,000 on the Ministry structional programme, and the said he had certainly benefited of Defence, namely, Mks. 7,500,000 remainder will be placed tfrom the holiday-British Wire- on the Army and Mka. 19,500,000 reserve to meet future contingen-less. on the Navy.-Reuter.
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