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PORTUGUESE GIRL ROBBED.
CHINESE SNATCHES A GOLD NECK CHAIN.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1929.
KOWLOON MOTOR
THEFTS.
BANISHEE CAUSES
TROUBLE,
F
THIEF AND MARINE HAWKER SENTENCED.
RESISTS ARREST BY LYING ON TRAM TRACKS..
AN EXCITING CHASE. SERIOUS VIEW TAKEN, TRIES ESCAPE LATER.
MOTOR FATALITY SEQUEL.
EUROPEAN SENTENCED TO YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT,
BRUTAL EXECUTION METHOD.
S
MURDERER SLOWLY CHOKED TO DEATH.
SHANGHAI HORROR.
Shanghai, July 30, Though it will generally be admitted that nothing short of the death penalty can meet the requir ments of justifiable punishment for murderers, kidnappers and armed robbers, there are ways and means of carrying out the death sentence, which are human and others which, under no stretch of Imagination, can be termed any- thing but brutal.
APPEAL PENDING.
"Obstructiunist" tactica by
Singapore, July 31, A disgracefully mean theft" On a charge of larceny, of a
The case of the fatal accident was the description given by Mr. motor car punip, a jack lever and police prisoner yesterday caused a T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon erank handle, the property of temporary suspension of traffic which occurred at the 4% mile, Magistracy this morning. to a Mrs. Wong Bour-sze, which were along the tram lines at Des Voeux Klang, on July 6, at about 9.30 p.m.,
Road Central.
when a motor car driven by Mr. snatching incident which deeurradtaken from a motor car parked in
A. D. Meintosh, a wireless engineer, in Cameron Road yesterday after-] Jordan Road, Chinese
Recognized as a returned deport-knocked down two Juvanese adults noon when a Chinese stole a gold sentenced to two months hurdce, he was about to be seized by a who were riding on a bicycle, there neck chain from a girl named LBy | Jabour by Mr. T, S. Whyte 'Smith, Chinese constable, when he put up by causing the death of one of the Maria, da Silva. -
at the Kowloon Magistracy this a terrife struggle. That falling, cyclists and seriously injuring the morning.
he lay down across the tram lince other, was concluded in the Klang A marine hawker was charged and refused to budge in spite of the District Court on Friday before with receiving stolen property approach of two cars from both Roja Ya'cob. and was fined $5, or 'eight days? directions. Finally, he was lifted
Yesterday a convicted Chinese Fifteen witnesses, says the Malay bodily into a motor-ear and taken Mirit, were called by the prosecution provisional Court for the Inst murderer was taken before the imprisonment.
to the Central Police Station, to give evidencć. Mr. Komp,
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge,
Sub-inspector Dorling, in detail ing the frets of the case to his Worship, said the complainant was learning to ride a bicycle in Cameron Road at 4 p.m. yesterday, in company with another small girl. It was alleged that the
defendant, who was with a second man, was seen walking along
Cameron Road from the direction of Chatham Road towards Nathan
Road.
On drawing level with the girls, the defendant placed one of its hands on the complainant's head and with the other hand be suntched her gold seek cladin. He
then ran away.
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The first defendant admitted the charge, but the second stated that had purchased the articles from the first man, not knowing them
to have been stolen.
Detective Sergeant Fowlie said
the car was parked in Jordan Road from midnight yesterday to 6.m., an account of a punctured tyre. of the theft of the articles men- A detective received information tioned, and, on the arrest, of the first defendant; the stolen property was received from the second de- femland's store, where it had been sold.
There he caused further trouble A.S.P., Klang, prosecuted, and Mr. time, led to the death.waggon which by making an attempt to escape. Hopson Walker appeared for the de-carried him to the execution ground in Chinese territory, and there As his girdle was being unfastened fendant. The accused was charged choked to death
precaution that is always taken with causing the death of Kapar
in the pre-
several
not amounting to ere offelals, solders and by the police in view of past suleideblu Haji Damin by a rash and sence of a large gathering of Chin- attempts-preparatory to his being negligent net lodged in a cell, he made a sudden culpable homicide; causing grievous foreign police who were compelled leap down several steps and landed hurt to Baderon bin Sideh: failing to be in attendance at the death of could regain his feet, he was seized ing to make a report of the accident. on the compound. But before lie to stop after an accident; and fail their prisoner.
Since the new law regarding the by a European Sergeant and taken all the four charges and sentenced promulgated by the Nanking Go- His Worship convicted accused ou death sentence for inurderers was back into the charge room. him to six months' rigorous im-vernment, there have been a num-1
months' rigorous imprisonment on by a tourniquet tied around their prisonment on the first, charge, six|ber of persons strangled to death the second charge and $50 on the neck and attached to a short post. third and fourth charges or in de Yesterday's execution WIS even fall one month's rigorous in- more brutal. prisonment, consecutively.
hard labour and ordered to receive The man was sentenced to a year's I was painted out by the police twelve strokes of the birch by Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg this morning, that the articles were sold for after the charge of returning from $1.50 which was much below their banishment was proved by the proper value while the second de-Finger-Prints Offer fondant could not have expected af man ko the first defendant to own such articlus,
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A house "boy" took up the chase, but after running for about IWO or three hundred yards" he was "winded," and, con seeing, the nephew of bis master, he informed him of what happened. The latest Arrival the van acer the lo Jan. wita was pursued lato
His Worship asked the marine Kimberley Road via Carnarvon hawker how he expected a man Road and then along, Observatory Rond to Chatham Hond, where anke the first defendant could possess such things, and received Indian constable joined in the
the reply from the second defen- chase. The defendaja turned into Austin Ruid and was lost sight of, dant that he had only been in the business for one month and did but the pursuers were told by a
not understand the job bystander that he had gone down a
thoroughly! senvenging lane,
very
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His Worship said he took serious view of larreales from motor ers. because motorists
SURPRISE FOR AN OLD MAN.
FINDS INTRUDER ON HIS
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Cour open.
Mr. Hopson Walker gåve notice of Intention to appeal.
Bail in $1,000 was allowed, pend- ing appeal.
[SANK WELL WITHOUT PERMISSION.
TWO CHINESE FINED THIS
MORNING.
An elderly Chinese residing in an unnumbered house in Portland Street, who had locked the doors The defendant was eventually!
of his premises before leaving
Two Chinese, the joint owners arrested behind Austin Avenue, i
yesterday afternoon, was surprised of a building at 129, Connaught When taken into custody thei rrentl nut protect Themselves. to find on his return that the Road Central, were to-day sum constable and the nephew found i that he was out of breath and They often had to leave such fitting had been removed and thened before Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg,
at the Central Police Court, for} sinking a well at the rear of the flustered. He also passed some things in their cars. remark about the theft. Before
His Worship took the second
premises without the permission being arrested, he had taken of defendant's statement as a plea of. his eat and was carrying it in his guilty. He had admitted posses
of the Building Authority, sion, but stated that he did not know the articles had been stolen. The house "buy" would tell the
His Worship held that he most Court that the man who was have known a
man like the first arrested, was the man who had defendant could not have had committed the theft, while the such things unless they had been girl herself would niso identify stolen. the defendant.
hand,
The value of the articles w98
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SMOKE NUISANCE.
SEGAR FACTORY OWNERS
IN COURT.
In reply to his Worshiji, Detee-stated to be $15. ve Sub-Inspector Dorling said that the girl was eight years old.
Evidence bearing out the open- ing was given, the Indian con- stable and the Chinese who took up the chase after the house "boy" had given up. both stating that when they entered the seavensbur Jane the defendant, on sering
The management of a sugar fae- them, ran away again,, After a short chase, he was arrested. tory in Ki Lung Street, Shanshui- summoned before Mr. After hearing the evidence, the P were defendant in a statement denied | T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon
Magistracy this morning, for dis-} that he snatched the neck chain.
His Worship registered a convic-obeying a Magistrate's order made tion, and addressing the defen-in May Jast Pequiring them to dunt, said it was a most disgrazes- falls me theft to snatch a Beck- Ince off a little girl, as the defen dant had done. He would, se 10 prison for six months with hard labour and receive 15 strokes of the birch. If unft for the birch ing, he would receive two months hard labour in addition.
Addressing the house "boy" and his master's nephew, his Worship Auld be thought that they should both be congraulated on what they had done in the matter of arresting the defendant.
SPEEDING UP AIR TRAVEL.
PARIS TUBE PLÁN.
The speeding up of aerial com- munications between Paris and London, and vice versa, is under
alate a smoke nuisance,
The defendant suid he had taken steps to abate the nuisance by using better coal.
I was stated that the remedy was. To strengthen and lengthen the chinney of the factory. The smoke was said to have caused annoyaner to the ollicas of the Shamshulpo Police Station and to residents in the inmediate viei- nity.
His Worship imposed a £ne of $20 and ordered the nuisance to be abated in one month, his Wor- ship remarking that he could not order the disfendant to alter his chimney.
ATTEMPTED GAOL ESCAPE.
TWO CONVICTS IN DOCK THIS MORNING.
consideration, including a plan for That there had been an attempt the construction of an, under-by a prisoner or prisoners to breik ground, railway line from the out of Victoria Gnol was revealed Opera quarter, in the heart of by a case which came before Mr. Paris, to the landing-ground at LE. W. Hamilton at the Central Bourget, about 10 miles away Police Court to day, Special non-stop trains would bu
No facts were disclosed In con- run, taking a quarter of an hour nexion with the incident, but in to reach the flying ground,
Passport, Customs, and ticket producing two convicts from the inspection would take place in the Kol, named Lean Wai (34) and Lo Taal (36) respectively, Chief | Warder McLoud charged the for- mer with attempting to escape from the Gaol, and the latter with aiding and abetting in the attempt. The date of the alleged offenec
train.
If tube railways such as tha: suggested were built both in Lon: don and Paris it is estimated that the time taken in the journey from the centre of Paris to the centre of London would be barely 2% hotra.
At the Opers oud it is proposed
to have a vast underground station
which would accommodate the
te atated as last Wednesday,
Both accused were formally re- manded until Saturday morning.
offres of all the air lines and where to Le Bourget occupies from 2
buggage, could be weighed and re- gistered and tickets.bought.
to 2 hours, with another. 45 minutes. to reach the centre of Paris by motor-car.
An Air Correspondent writes: About 45 minutes are allowed It is estimated that with tube for the motor-car journey from the or electric train connexions at West End of London to the Croy-both ends it would be possible to don air station. The aerial journey save an hour on present schedules,
struggle.
On entering the house he found a strange Chinese searching his
For the defendants, Mr. Horace property and immediately chal- lenged him. The pair had a des-Lo returned a plea of not guilty. the intruder] He stated that an application for perate catching the old man by the permission had been sent in, and breat. The occupier of the house the defendants had reason to ex- shouted for help and a Shantung pect that it would be granted. constable on duty near al band went to his rescun.
Alluding to an original,applica- tlon which had been refused, Mr. Lo said that he believed the refusal was based on general principles recently expressed against the opening of wells in general,
and
When charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, the man was sentenced to four months hard labour. He had one previous against the quality of the
this particular water in
case, conviction for being in unlawful which was unquestioned. Now panнession.
that another application had been; sent in, it was not expected that further objection would be raised by the Medical Officer of Health or any other authority concerned, Work in the meantime haut been suspended on the new well.
WATER LEVELS.
FOR WEST, NORTH AND
EAST RIVERS.
The following table, compiled by the Board of Conservancy Works of Kwangtung, shows the water levels in English feet on the West, North and East Rivers! on the dates named:
Shinhing" Tsingyuen Shamshui Sheklung
A rude wooden cross about ten feet high in the shape of a crucifix had been erect- ed in the prison grounds and a small wooden stool placed at the foot. The prisoner's hands were forced on to the wooden stool, a rope tourniquet was fastened around the throat and to the eroas section of the crucifix.
of the executioners kicked the Que stool from under the condemned man, who was left to choke to death, the, two executioners, who had boch specially selected for the job, holding the struggling man's feet as he writhed and twisted in paroxysms of agony.
Later a black cloth was thrown over the cross and Its burden, the dead man being left there until this morning when he will be cut down in the presence of Court offi- ejuls-Shanghai Times,
BRIDGE MADE EASY
Joy W.W.Wentworth
Logie Versus Luck-2
The aim of the declarer whose His Worship was of the view bid won the contract is to make that a penalty was necessary as a game. The aim of his opponents warning that the permission of is to prevent him from doing so. the Building Authority must first These are the first objectives of be sought in these cases, and in- pinying. To make less than game
is usually a waste of time posed a fine of $5.
effort for it is only in about une case out of thirty that a partial score is of any assistance toward game.
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Assume that you are the declar-
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Let logic govern you in the playing of your hand, and you Roon will find so-called luck trail- Ing in your path.
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