SOLDIERS BOARD RIVER BOATS.
BRITISH STEAMER INCIDENTS.
HUNDREDS OF TROOPS FORCE FREE PASSAGE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
EXTRA SENTENCE
REMITTED.
GIFFORD AGAIN BEFORE THE KOWLOON COURT.
ADVICE FOM BENCH,
TRICK CYCLISTS A NUISANCE,
QUESTION OF LICENCE FEE
IS RAISED.
TWO KOWLOON CASES.
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1929.
SHANGHAI PRAM TRAGEDY.
SEQUEL TO DEATH OF TWO BRITISH CHILDREN.
CHAUFFEUR FINED.
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ABSENTEE MOTOR DRIVERS.
. SEVERAL FAIL TO APPEAR IN COURT.
TRAFFIC SUMMONSES. The additional sentence of two
What has become a constant
Shanghai, June 5. months hard labour imposed by nuisance to residents of Kowloon The Chinese chauffeur of the to answer their summonses when a Several drivers did not turn up Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the and Yaunati is being gradually motor truck which caused the batch of traffic cases was dealt Kowloon Magistracy, on Douglas checked by the police who are death of the iwe little daughters with by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Gifford last week in respect of keeping a special watch for trick of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Gab- Central Magistracy this morning. ALMOST STARVING.
default in payment of the bond cyclists who have been in the habit bott on February 26, yesterday The culprits added to the difficulty signed by the defendant Inat year, pranks.
of using Nathan Road for their was found guilty of careless driv-by not giving their representatives Shanghai, June 5.
was remitted by his Worship this, morning, in view of the fact that was arrested for falling to have a
In prosecuting a Chiness who ing in the French Mixed Court enough money to pay the fines. Two glaring
and was fined $20. instances
In soveral cusos, his Worship had soldiers boarding British river ves-ready been taken into considera- that cyclists
of the previous conviction had al- light, Inspector Marks pointed out The driver, Tehang Ah-ching, no, alternative but to adjourn the sols for the purpose of transportation when the defendant was sell, nuisance and were a danger to the Article 301 of the Chinese Penal time, a warning that there would are I conatant was found guilty of violation of summonses, issuing, at the same tion between ports are reported tenced to three months' imprison- public as they were in the habit of Code. It is believed that action be trouble if they did not turn up.
speeding and trick cycling in for damages will shortly be filed Nathan Road.
against the French Municipal Council, owners of the "death truck."
from Hankow.
kow.
ment.
On one occasion as many as
The driver of a public car 1,300 soldiers forcibly made their the defendant's constant atten- His Worship commented upon
appeared to answer charges of way on to the s.s. Poyang upon dance at the Kowloon Magistracy on ordinary cycles, as in the case I was mentioned that the
loitering in Pedder Street and of her arrival at Shasi and compelled
question Imposing a licence fee
failing to produce his licence. He the captain to take them to Han-n the past and said that he then
pleaded guilty to the first charge, The judgment of the court, in but the Indian constable who of motor cycles, had been brought thought Gifford was interested in To add insult to injury the criminology, but are now know that nothing in that direction had been have been avoided if the Japanese with regard to the second, as the before the Governor, but as yet part, held that the accident might prosecuted had to give evidence Puyang, when in the vicinity of any interest that. he might have done."
amah in charge of the little girls defendant maintained Hankow, was made, the object of and of that kind was of a sinsister
le Worship said that he usually had confined them rifle fire from Nationalist troops nature.
Aned offenders $1; but as the walk, and if the driver had per-naked. He was found guilty and to the side-did produce his licence when defendant had been in prison for mitted greater space between his fined $10 on the first charge and one night he would let him off with vehicle and the pram in which $5 on the second.
caution.
one of the children was riding, and by the side of which the other was walking.
anything in respect of the default How net to add of payment of the bond, so that your sentence months.
will be three
In a second case, the defendant told his Worship that he was not riding his machine, but had been
lamp was out of order and he was
that he
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Learner-Driver Fined. Driving a motor car in a district specifled on his
The amah might have taken the other than
Another case, with which this
on the bank, this actually taking Addressing the defendant, his place within sound of British Worship said:-Gifford, I have had gunboats stationed off Hankow.
you brought up to-day with regard Jardine Bont Boarded.
to this question of the bond. In sentencing you I added a The s... Siangwo met similar trouble at Shasi when on fof, your previous conviction and pushing, ft. He stated that the sidewalk, the court held, at the learner's licence, a learner-driveri
with month's Imprisonment on account her return voyage from Ichang on I have decided May 28. The vessel which is one
sul to Shamshuipo for repairs count of the mud the sidewalk was guilty, was aned $15. taking his machine from Taikok-same time conceding that on ac-vas summoned, and, pleading of the Yangtze fleet of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., called
His Worship asked why he was not in a very fit condition for nt Shasi In the usual way to load
taking the cycle as well, when only redestrians. The court extended the lamp needed repairing. cargo and anchored in the stream..
sympathy to the bereaved parents. The captain noticing a large body
also punctured but Sub-Inspector shocked the foreign community of
The defendant said his tyre was
The tragedy was one. which of troops waiting on the Bund de-
Hoare said that when he saw the Shanghai. The two elded to keep his engines running
little girls, and ordered the crew to remain at
machine the tyre. WAS not Burburn, 2 years punctured.
old, and their quarters.
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"Datles," 6 years of age, were he usually imposed a fine of $1 in Route Pichon when they were His Worship remarked that being taken across Rue Lafayette at these cases, but, as the defendant struck by the trailer of the truck had told the Court a lot of Irs, he driven by Tchang. would be fined $5.
His Worship (to Detective Ser- geant Fitches) The defendant cannot pay the bond? No, your Worship, 5.
Continuing to address the de- fendant his Worship said:-Now The intentious of the troops there's another thing I would like were soon manifested when they to say, to you. I often used to were observed clambering into wonder why you were constantly Bampuns and putting off in the Court here. direction of the Siangwo.
I did not know
captain immediately, hore up an steamed off but not before 200 of
EXTREME DISTASTE FOR GAOL.
The eldest child met almost in- stant death, the younger dying at the hospital later. Mr. Gabbott yesterday was represented by Mr. R. F. C., Master and Mr M. du Pac du Marsoulies. The CIRC was heard before Mr. D'Hooghe, the
The about your previous convic- tion and 1 ised to think that you the soldiers had serambled one in criminology or something were a person of leisure interest- board.
The incident connected with the interest of that kind that you have of that kind. I see now that any 8.8. Poyang happened the follow-ad was of a sinistor nature. 1 in day at the same port when advise you that when you came out WOMAN WHO PREFERRED TO French Deputy, and Judge Niel, 1,300. soldiers boarded the vessel, presumably the remainder of those who attempted to board the 8., useful employment instead Stangwo.
Hundreds Rush for Ship.
An indeation of the problem which is rapidly developing in
of prison you should get some
of sitting in Court here. Will you take that to heart?
Gifford: Yes, your Worship.
Hupel over the question of the the latent dinger in such a situa- unwanted military units was given | tion.
in an incident on the 8.s. Siangwo It was therefore mast fortunate when she touched Shad on her that the Sangwo got out of the present trip from Jchang to an- situation as she did for there was kow.
no British gunboat in Shasi at the time, the one which had been there having pulled out for up river only a short time before. Incident on C.M. Ship.
The Siangwo called at Shasi last Tuesday morning and in the usual way anchored in readiness to load and unload cargo. At once thou- sands of soldiers, who appeared as
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BE SHOT.
A female banishee who was sent away from the Colony last year for a period of ten years, appeared before Mr. T.S. Whyte) Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy twelve months' imprisonment. this morning and sentenced to
in a house which was raided. for The defendant, who was arrested bad characters, enid that whe returned because of her father's death. She was the only child and was affairs.
Mr. J. Barand represented the driver,
THE “SUICIDE WAVE"
CONTINUES.
MAN CUTS THROAT: WOMEN
JUMP OVERBOARD,
adjourned owing to the fact that was connected had do be
The driver was in the car with the the defendant had gone to Canton. learner-driver at Deep Water Bay, and the latter was told to re- present him in Court. His Wor would hold over ship, however, intimated that he same time saying that defendant's the case, at the. licence would be dealt with.
Waiting for Master. When summoned, for parking at the side street alongside Queen's) Theatre, the driver of a private car gave as his excuse that he was ordered to wait for his master,
who was in the theatre.
"You must take notice of the blg sign in that street," and his Worship. "If your master tells you
to wait for him,
tell him that you are not allowed to purk there. I fine you $5,"
Car and Lorry.
A driver with a clean record appeared in answer to a summons for dangerous driving on Stubbs Road, in that he passed a P.W.D. wave" is featured in the oficial 28 result of which a collision A continuation of the "aucldeorry at a bend near "Huntingdon," required to settle his police reports issued this moralng. nearly occurred. Defendant When told of her sentence the Lee Man, a middle-aged labour-pleaded that the driver of the lorry signalled him to pass, and, being Street, defendant said that she would er, living at 591 Haitan refuse to go to goul. She asked was removed yesterday to the Kow in a hurry, he did so. a awurm on the hand, tumbled The China Merchants steamer to be sent away from the Colony, loon Hospital, after cutting his clean record, I would fine you $25," "If ft. had not been for your into junks and made for the vos-Klangtah, which arrived in Han-In preference to imprisonment, throat with a knife. He died
sald Mr. Hamilton. "In this case, They came on board in how last Thursday morning, is the the woman asked that his Worship shortly after admission, writhing clusters each individual latest vessel to fall victim to order her to be shot on the spol.
I will let you off with $15." fighting for a place and before soliers,
A shroff being cold- anything could be done between bloatedly pitched over the side and light. She
Son's Absence. 400 and 500 made their way on to drowned by these miscreants. the ship. I was then only too The ship, which has a Chinese evident that If the ship was to stay captain and officers, was on her longer she would become over-usunt trip froni Shanghai to crowded and the skipper at once anhow when at Nanking 100
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A widow, named Yeung Tart, leaped into the harbour from a berthed about eight Yaumali ferry launch while the in the morning and found
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"I have only a small sum of fines," said an old woman who appeared on behalf of her son, who
the 100, ten men were picked out life by throwing herself into their son was not in the Colony at
was summoned on four counts. A search was then made and of Wan Mei, attempted to take her She informed his Worship that; as being the
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accepted the only choice offered, sliers came on board along with weighed anchor and pulled out of the passengers. These troops re- port.
funed to pay for their Nasty Situation..
but were not leng in demanding were tied up and marched off and by some boatpeople and was sub-int last night. The case was frad, to which they were natural it is hoped will receive not only sequently removed, in an exhaust-adjourned for a week. Before this was accomplished by not entitled,
However, in due punishment but will be made ed condition, to the Kwong Wah the situation was extremely nasty order to prevent trouble the com-
an example of to deter recurrence for the troops who were crowding pradore staff gave them the food of such episodes.
Hospital. out from the band acted as if required only to receive a demand panic stricken to get away from that, on the excuse the meal could the city. They were part of Hu's have been better, the soldiers de- and Tao's forces which had been ded compensation by a pay- disurmed and in trying to get on ment of $500. The demand was en- board they fought each other per-forced with a threat of heating up haps harder than they ever fought the staff and as the money was not in any battle. When the Sinngwo handed over at once this the did get away the reason for their soldiers started to do. They, how- determination was soon discovered ever, had no compunction of going -they were starving,
even further for they caught hold of one of the shroffs and callously throw him over the side.
With sure of them half poked and most moneyless it would appear that after being forced to give up
Shroff Thrown Overboard. their arms they had been left to fend for themselves, and the best
The ship at this time was pissing way they evidently thought to do Malong Bluffs where the water. is this was to get out of the place very choppy so the main victim of Curiously enough, according to the outage had little chance of passenger, the eagerness was only saving his life. The ship's officers shown towards getting on board a foreign steamer, the 8.8. Kwelleend pick the fellow up but the borever, made an attempt to turn being there but no attempt being troops rushed on the bridge, caught made to get on to her.
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hold of the chief officer and sub- jeeted him to a severe thrashing for daring to delay the ship. They The soldiers who had won also threatened the enplain with a board, although on the whole well thrashing if he even attempteil to behaved, word not long in demand blow his whide. Shortly after- ing food and their hunger was
wards for navigating purposes the. ovidenced by some of them eating whistle had to be brought into use. as many as bowls of rice. Those Upon this Lo soldiers again near the rice tubs gobbled up the rushed the bridge, caught the contents leaving nothing for those captain and after tying his hands who happened to be far away. The behind his back thrashed him Slangow, later cleared and arrived anmercifully.
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'In Hankow. However, the necessity On arrival at Kuliang half of of making the rapid get away the soldiers made their escape on prevented the veasel from unload-shoro. They later found that Ing cargo which had been destined through, there being no adequate for. Shast while large cargo authority on alore to deal with which had been waiting at that the matter, or some other reason, that nothing would be done there place had to be left there,
On seeing they came back again. the situation the matter was re- ported to Hankow, and the ship arriving up during the night an- chored outside harbour limits so as to get into port during day
On the trip down the soldiers did, not molest the passergers on board though some them attempted to enter the officers cabins. The whole affair, how ever, was sufficiently indicative of
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A Chinese employed on night duty at Whitfield Barracke appear- ed before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning on a charge of trespass- ing without a permit shortly aftor 7 o'clock last night....
The defendant produced a per- mit, which the prosecution stated he did not have in his possession when he was arrested.
Sergeant Pilgrim, M.F.P., inform cd his Worship that the defendant was allowed in the Barracks from miduight to G a.m. but last night he was soon talding water out of the Barracks. There were others besides defendant but they managed to escape.
His Worship asked if it would have boon better to havo charged the defondant with lar ceny of water but it was stated that although he was seen to have
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The defendant was convicted of being found in the Barracks with.... out a pass and was fined $5.
Several canes of cruelty to fowls came before Mr, T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, his Worship imposing fines of $6 on each defendant, all of whom wore alleged to have been carrying chickens and other fowis with their wings secured by ploces of rattan,
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