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BRIBERY TRIAL AT
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MONEY OFFER TO JUNK INSPECTOR?
DEFENCE PLEADS STATEMENT MISTRANSLATED.
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for The South Chius Morning Post, Ltd.,
1 & 3, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.
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1.37 p.m.
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DIVORCE DECREE RESCINDED.
AMERICAN FLYING TRAGEDIES.
FOURTEEN KILLED IN SERIES OF ACCIDENTS.
MID-AIR COLLISION.
New York, Sept. 15.
The air has taken an abnormal toll of life over the week-end, at least fourteen persons having been killed in 1 succession of
TEA MONEY OR DUTY? aeroplane mishaps in the space of
A discussion as to whether or not an English translation of a
statement made by accused was correct or not took place at the criminal sessions this morning
when the trial of Ip Lam on a charge of offering a bribe of $20 to Mr. W. R. Hillyer, Chief Junk Inspector was commenced before Mr. Justice Wood and a jury.
Mr. H. K. Holmes, for the Crown, alleged that the statement mount that accused offered the balance of the money to Mr. Hillyer for tea money" after duty had been paid on Chinese spirit, but Mr. Hin- shing Lo, instructed by Mr. F. C. E. Rendall, of Messrs. Russ and
a few hours,
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The most serious accident .oc. curred at Merrition, Ontario,
where a large plane carrying a number of passengers, crashed and caught fire. Six of the occupants were incinerated, in spite of frantic efforts by would-be rescuers.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1929.
MRS. BRUCE LOCKHART “ACCUSED.
ALLEGATION OF COLLUSION WITH HUSBAND.
EXCITING SCENES IN CALCUTTA.
CROWD'S HONOUR TO DEAD HUNGER-STRIKER.
MAYOR'S OUTBURST.
Calcutta, Sept. 15. An enormous crowd occupied -overy point of vantage in the vicinity of the suburban station at Howrah on the occasion of the
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REPORTED PIRACY MURDER OF INDIAN
OF JUNK.
VALUABLE CARGO SEIZED BY UNIFORMED MEN.
arrival of the remains of Jarin- TREMENDOUS DAMAGE destination, and taken away to an
FALSE STATEMENTS,
dranath Das, one of the accused. Home papers to hand state that in the Lahore conspiracy case who Mr. Justice Bateson has rescinded died in gaol after 60 days of
hunger-striking. the decree nisi granted to Mrs. Cries of "Down with Grace Hilda Lockhart, nee Beadle, perialism!" and "Long Live Revo- Im for the dissolution of her mar-lution!" were raised as the train ringe with Mr. William Bruce!
Four persons were killed in a Lockhart of Shanghai on the remarkable accident which oc-ground of his adultery with a wo- carred over Chicago. Two planes man unknown, allegations having collided in mid-air and crashud to earth lacked together. Four of been made by the King's Proctor the occupants were killed. that a divorce was obtained by
pre-arrangement.
At Berkeley, California, a plane containing three persons crashed down
out of control. crashing
The decree was granted on Oc-
Company, contended the statement through the roof of a house. All tober, 24, 1927 to Mrs. Grace Hilda meant that the money was handed were killed, their bodies being Lockhart for the dissolution of her over to pay duty and any balance terribly injured.
marriage with Mr. William Bruce should be returned to the accused.
Another accident of a rather | Lockhart, of Shanghai on the Mr. Holmes explained that the different kind occurred at Wichita, ground of his adultery with a wo accused made a certain statement Kansas, during some demonstra- man unknown. and the whole case would probably tion flying. A young woman was turn on what he actually said when making a parachute descent for Mr. T. J. O'Connor, K.C., stat- the money was produced. On the first time, but the apparatus ing the case for the King's Proc- August 30. at eight o'clock in the failed to function and she was tor, said Mrs. Lockhart was de- morning, Mr. Rocha assistant junk killed instantly.-Reuter's Ameri-scribed in her petition as living inspector, was on board a Harbour can Service. Department launch when he saw a sampan making for the beach at Kennedy Town. Although hailed,) the boat did not stop, but grounded on the beach.
Men Run Away,
Two men jumped out and ran away. The launch took the sampán in tow to the Harbour Office pier. On the way there, an examination. of the sumpan was carried out, and underneath some palm leaves were found 20 packages of Chinese spiritę. 20 gallons altogether. Evidence would be given to show that the duty payable on that quantity was $20.60.
Mr. Rocha went to the Harbour Office" and was retorning to the
by two
SPECTACULAR FIRE IN NEW JERSEY,
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OIL REFINERIES" INVOLVED IN CONFLAGRATION.
New York, Sept. 15. about a million dollars worth of A terrific blaze which caused damage and threatened at one time to assume even larger proportions, occurred at Linden, New Jersey to- day, originating in a small out- break on an oil-barge.
When the flaming oil-barge was well alight, her hoorings were saptured sampon at ten o'clock in burned through and she slipped the morning when he was stopped down the river to the reineries of men, one of whom was the Standard Oil Company of New accused. The other man acted Jersey and the Swan-Finch Oll
atate- spokesman and made some
Company! ment about giving $20 to Mr. Rocha for "drinking wine." That offer was not the subject of the charge, however,
Both 'refineries took fire and a spectacular fire resulted. At least G$1.000.000 damage was done, be-
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Collusive Arrangement.
The King's Proctor alleged that Mrs. Lockhart, by a collusive ar- rangement, being herself desirous of marrying another man, arrang- ed with her husband that he should furnish apparent evidence of misconduct to two persons who Court, and that letters passed be- were to give evidence before, the tween husband and wife concern- ing what the Gourt was to be told.
False Case Presented.
The King's. Proctor's plea also alleged that a false case had been presented, it being sworn that the husband respondent was domiciled in England, whereas he was domi- cited in China; also that at the trial she falsely swore that she began her suit as a result of in- be quiries. which she caused to made by solicitors.
arrived.
Mayor, Sen Gupta, and conveyet The coffin was received by the
to the Howrah Town Hall, where it is to lie in state prior to being taken in a procession to the Keoritolla burning ghat for crema tion....
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Manila, Sept. 10, The combined Red Cross, and government relief expedition Infanta, Tayabas, to-day and arrived at the Municipality of found, the town virtually destroy ed by the overflow of the Bantilan typhoon. and Agos rivers, during the recent
Previous reports that Infanta had been destroyed by a tidal wave obviously were in error. It is apparent that the huge volume of water that fell in the mountains back of the town filled the rivers Infanta and nearby barrios -with- rapidly and the flood came upon
Sen Gupta, at a subsequent raeeting at the Town Hall, re- terred to the police order prn-out warning. hibiting him frem holding meet-
TERRIBLE BANDIT OUTRAGE.
Bishop Trudo Jans and Two Priests Murdered.
GHASTLY HUPEH AFFAIR.
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'Shanghai, Sept. 16.
The Franciscan Procuration has received news from Ichang of another. terrible crime in Hupeh by briganda or Communists, involving the death of three members of the Proquration, including Bishop Trudo Jans, whỏ has been a resident in China for the past twenty-two years.
Bishop Trudo Jans WAS travelling near Linotang, Hu- peh, accompanied by Father Bruno and Father Rupertus, when, it appears, they were at tacked by bandits and the whole party murdered in cold blood.
Further details, of the 'das- tardly outrage. are not yet available.-Reuter.
CONSTABLE.
SIGNIFICANT THEORY BY DR. DOVEY.
DEAD MAN FOUND IN STATE OF UNDRESS.
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ESCAPED MAN'S STORY.
A Hongkong trading junk, regis tered as No, T6618A., which left hero on Saturday night for Macao, is reported to have been pirated. when almost within sight of her
PRISONER'S MISTAKE, unknown place with cargo worth| about $1,000 on board.
When Lam Ling was arraigned A foki of the junk unexpectedly at the Criminal Sessions before returned here this morning, with His Lordship the Chief Justice on the story that the junk was over a charge of murder to-day, he Guis Light was sighted, and was C. G. Alabaster, K.C., said he did taken by a launch just after the pleaded guilty.. His counsel, Mr. boarded by suspected pirates not think the man realised to what after a preliminary volley of shots he was pleading, whereupon His from small arms.
Lordship directed the interpréter
The suspected pirates were for to point out that accused was the most part dressed, in Chinese charged with deliberately killing sallors' uniform, which may be a a man. After the charge had been helpful clue to their identity, further explained, accused said "T They searched the junk, eventually did not do it," and His Lordship. taking it in tow and stemming entered a plea of "Not Guilty"" Outlining the case for the away with it in the direction of Maçao. .
Crown, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy suld The foki, who makes this report, Lam Ling was charged with the According to survivors, the states that he jumped overboard, murder of an Indian constable typhoon struck Infanta at 1 am. and kept himself afloat until named Supuran Singh at Yaumati on September 2. Within two rescued by fishing junk, when on July 10. The latter went on hours the water was ankle deep he was taken to Macao, During beat duty at eight o'clock that and in the streets. This caused little alarm and practically no damage, but an hour later the flood waters rushed into the town, completely shutting off escape for the inhabi- tants.
Two Rivers Meet.
the piratical operation, the foki noticed that, after searching the junk, the gang took three of the crew abroad the launch,
TWO FRENCH "REDS" ARRESTED.
From the north water was rushing upon the town from the Agos river.. To the southeast the Bantilan river was overflowing. PLOTTING AGAINST SAFETY
The force of the water from the two streams quickly carried away more than 2,000 meters of shore- land and the course of the Pan-1 'tilan river was widened by 12
meters.
The sudden land silde permitted the sea to rush in upon Infanta and gave all the appearances of a tidal wave. The wave theories] however, is discredited by Futher Miguel Selga, director of the Manila Observatory.
Town Wiped Out.
The combined elements com- pletely destroyed Infanta. There is nothing left of the once thriv ing little town'except occasional heaps of debris in which there is nothing salvagable. It is difficult to ascertain where the streets of the town once ran. This morning ings in Calcutta. He said the the Provincial Governor uppro-
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All three went along to ace Mr. fore control was gained.Reuter's ed a long answer to the King's time had come when persɔ19.80-priated Pesos 2,500 to be expended
Hillyer, at Mr. Rocha's suggestion. To Mr. Hillyer, accused stated that the boat belonged to his brother, so he was told to go and find his! brother, Accused went away and·· returned at 11 a.m. alone, saying that his brother was too afraid to come forward, but adding that he (the brother) had given him
the faccised) $20 to give to Inspector.
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BRITISH TROOPS ON THE RHINE.
TWO BATTALIONS ARRIVE AT VICTORIA.
London, Sept. 15." The drat British troops from the
the Accused then took from his Rhinoland, namely,
Second pocket two $10 bills, and, according Battalion of the Leicester Regi-
Money Produced.
to the prosecution, said "I give ment and the Second Batt. Dorset-
you (Mr. Hillyer) $20 for drinking wine" at the same time handing the money over. Mr. Hillyer then sent for a police officer who came and arrested accused.
Mr. Holmes continued that when charged at the Central Police Station, accused said:" gave!
shire Regiment, arrived at Victoria to-day,
Mrs. Lockhart originally enter-
Proctor's proceedings,. denying the allegations, but she now intimated thorised by the Indian Congress for cleaning up the debris and that she did not contest the King'sht to disobey it wholesale, and rebuilding streets.
thus make the path to Swaraj.
Proctor's plea.
Mr. Justice Bateson rescinded the decree, niri, dismissed the petition, and condemned Mrs. Lockhart in the King's Proctor's costs.
TRICK CYCLING.
HEAVIER FINES LIKELY TO BE IMPOSED.
The troops were all fully ac-
Remarking that he would have countred, even to the extent of to try to stop trick eyeling, Mr. wearing steel-helmets, while they T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistrney this morning fined a All of them were young men, youth $5, or seven days hard service labour in default, for riding a In a chat with cycle in Lalchikok Road in a man-
loaked fit and bronzed.
$20 to the Inspector and told him fow of which had seen to pay duty for me. I did not during the war.
know the laws of Hongkong. The Reuter's representative, some ofner which was dangerous to the wine is not mine. My relations them said that they had had a public...
to the Harbour good time in Germany and brought
told me to go
It was stated that he was riding Office to pay duty, so I gave $20 back pleasant memories, but they from one side to the other.
glad to be, home-
to the Inspector to pay
'duty and
whether
tea money."
were very
to keep the balance. Reuter. much or little,
As
Mr. Lo said he was going to DUTCH RAILWAYMEN contest the correctness of that translation.
Mr. Holmes added that, before tho Magistrate, accused said be gave the Inspector $20 for wine tax.
His Lordship remarked that if the money had been given to pay duty, it would have been an under- payment, as the duty payable was $29.60,
LIBERATED.
AFTER SERVING 4 YEARS
‚ ̈ ON MURDER CHARGE.
KEEPING HIMSELF.
WARM?
MAN FOUND WEARING FIVE STOLEN GARMENTS.
Meerut, Sept. 15. When the accused in the con- spiracy case appeared in "Court they raised a scene in honour of the death of Jarindranath and sang "The Red Flag."
The Magistráte refused the "accuseds' application for an adjournment on the ground that they were unfit to plead where upon they withdrew their legal representation, and forced an adjournment-Reuter."
BUSY BROKER FINED.
ABSENT WHEN CALLED AS A JUROR
When the Criminal Sessions were commenced before the Pulane' Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) this morning, the game of Mr. F. M. Ellis, the broker, was called as a juryman, but Mr. Ellis was found to be absent.
Later in the morning, he arrived in Court, and, after expressing his regret, explained that he had been very busy.
-FAIR WEATHER.
OF STATE.
Paris, Sept 16. prominent Communists have been arrested here.
Two
was supposed to patrol until midnight. During that time his chop should have been taken twice by another Indian and once by a European sergeant. Sapuran Singh was issued with a revolver before. he went on his beat, and although two chops were taken before me o'clock when he should have given a third about ten o'clock he was. not to be found. He did not hand over his duty to his relief at mild- night and search parties later wont out:
How Body Was Found.
His body was found on the bill- "side, near Kan Chung market. One, M. Monmousseau, is the His shorts were lying some General Secretary of a Communist distance away and his shirt, organisation, and the other is the was pulled up round his neck well-known Deputy, M. Vaillant His head had been battered in, pre- Couturier.
sumably with a chopper and it was They are accused of plotting evident that he had been the victim against the safety of the State, in of a severe attack. His revolver bolster was lying about eighteen inches away, was fastened but did. not contain the revolver. His truncheon was found in some bush- es near a small shed and "his" tur- ban, partly unrolled, alongside some matting. One chopper was found just in front of the body and an- other, a smaller one, underneath It
connexion with incidents at "Red" demonstration on August 1st.-Reuter.
MOTORIST'S HEAVY LOSS.
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$380 WORTH OF GEAR STOLEN.
In reply to His Lordship, counsel for the Crown said there were no signs of a struggle: The ground Mr. M. E. A. Kernelk, Ilving at was hard and there were no signs a.spot of footsteps. It was not "Caerton," Pokfulum Road, has which would get damp and muddy. reported to the police the theft of The body was about twelve yards various car parta from his garage. from the hut and everything tend
The thief entered the garage the ed to show that the constable was night before last after forcing the killed as he lay. are still 99 | lock of the door. He selected three Goodyear tyres, an electric horn and also a valve horn, two genera- tors and, a set of tools,
A re-check of casualties in the municipality revealed this morn ing that 65 bodies have been found in addition to the 15 previously
There reported. persons unaccounted for..
Horrible Sights.
were
Prior to the typhoon of Septem- her 2, Infanta had a total of 2.120 buildings, residential and other wise, of light and mixed materials. of this number 1,985 destroyed, 1,200 of them complete- ly.
The number of persons home less, according to a careful check, is 8,400,
The whole property stolen is valued by Mr. Kernelk at $380.
CHANG FAT-KWEI.
On Ground When Killed?
When medical evidence was call- ed the opinion would be expressed:
on the that the constable was ground when he received the blows. If that was reliable, sald counsel, ther it followed that he had his clothes off and his shirt pulled round his neck when he was killed. Mr. Fitzroy, continuing, said TROOPS ORDERED TO LEAVE that, on the following day, two peo
ICHANG.
Shanghai, Sep. 15.
ple, a man and a women, were seen" near the border. They were join ed by two other men and a farmer Bernabe Sanchez, Municipal
saw the woman thrown "?söme," President, accompanied by Lucia Acting on the instruction of thing to the accused Shots were Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, the fired and the villagers set off after Tadenna and Bernabe Dalay, "fronside Division, under General accused and demanded the revolver. school teachers, began making Chang Fat-kwel, now at Ichang, He replied that he had thrown, it an inspection of the flood damage as soon as the water recel will shortly transfer to districts down. When it was found it was kept by a villager for some time ed sufficiently to permit it. along the Lung-Hai Rallway,
A large contingent of the "Iron until he gave it to another man who They reported many horrible sights, such as seeing small sides" left for the Lung-Hai Rail-handed it to the police at Sheung children and other persons floating way yesterday and it is anticipated Shui. It was found to be the re- that General Chang Fat-kwei and volver issued to Sapuran Singh on on the water dead with their brands the remainder of his forces will the night of his death. clasped to driftwood, Indicating leave Ichang in one or two days. their struggle to save themselves from drowning.
The municipal board has passed an ordinance regulating the prices
on foodstuffs in Infanta," A severo jail sentence is provided for any person failing to abide by the ordinance.
Estimate of Damage. Asemi-official report on the damage has been written up as follows: 12,000,000 coconuts) at two contavos each, Pesos 240,000;
The Nanking 11th Division, un- der. General Chao Wan-shun, will garrison Ichang
COURTAULD'S PAY "GOOD" WAGES:
Woman's Story: Preda
The woman would tell the jury that she had been kidnapped in. the country by accused and had been compelled to live with him. His Lordship imposed a fine of
She would also say that on tho Arrested wearing five garments $25 and indicated that Mr. Ellis
night of hfa death, the Indian con besides his own, a Chineso, was would have to remain in Court
stable bargained with the man re Amsterdam, Sept. 16. charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte until the case was concluded.
gurding the woman. The woman There were remarkable scenes, Smith of the Kowloon Magistracy
would say that she refused to have lasting into the early hours of the this morning with larceny and was
OLD RATE TO CONTINUE AT anything to do with the Indian and morning, here, following the doci-sentenced to three months' hard
that she ran' Away" – She would
·THEIR MILLS: M: Holmes agreed.
alon by the Appeal Court to liber inbour.
further state that accused said ho The Hon.', Comdr.
Fate two railwaymen, named The defendant had a previous
wanted to get the Indian's revolver Hole, RN., retired, a
hany London, Sept. 16. 1 and that later he made a state- in Klunder and Theunisson, who conviction for atealing In August. evidence, said he received the have suffered four and a half years'
The Royal Observatory reports 6,000 falien treos, Pesos 21,000
Despite a general reduction in ment to her saying what he had two notes from Mr. Hülyer and imprisonment for the murder of
that the anticyclones have merged, rice fields washed out, Pasos cotton wages, Messrs Courtauld's done, and that, they were going to later handed them over to the another railwaymen, ...
The agenda for to-morrow's pressure being highest over the 60.000; sugar cane and other root have decided that the 25,000 opera-Talpo police.
The accused were originally sen- meeting of the Sanitary Board In- lower, Yangtze Valley. It is re- crops, Pesos 10,000, animals tives shployed at their three mills
Fiercely Attacked. Replying to Mr. Lo, witness said tenced to fifteen years Imprison- cludes a minute by the President latively in the Pacific to the cast and fowls Pesos 20,000 shall continue at the old rate of
Dr. J. E. DovBY medical
oficer it was not the first case of its kindment, and they have unceasingly relative to the proposed posters of the Visayas. The forecast till household effects, Pesos 800, wages. that he had come across.""
protested
clothing -- and other Two of the three mills are work. In charge of Kowloon mortuary their Innocence on the fly perll and on tuberculosis noon to-morrow is:East winds, 000
and spitting. Router.
moderate; fafräs
ing only four days weekly ––Reuter (Continued on Page 151 (Continued on Page 12.)
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