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EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC MONEY."
PURCHASE OF SITE OF THE SAILORS' HOME.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1929.
BARRACKS THEFT ARREST.
CHINESE GETS FOUR-MONTH PRISON TERM.
OFFICIAL WATER RETURNS.
MINOR DECREASE IN ISLAND .STORAGE.
KOWLOON'S NEW ROAD. POLICE COMMENDED. LONG RECORD BROKEN.
Five items of supplementary expendituro, totalling $211,534, are to be submitted to the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council to-morrow for approval.
The principal item concerns the purchase of M, L. 187A, and a sum of $180,000 is asiced for as the first payment, while a similar
Is included in the Estimates, 1930.
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The loss of a large sum of money
belonging to Shad! Lal, Regi
at Whitfieldt mental storekeeper Barracks, and the subsequent dis- appearance of an employee named Tiu Wah, had a sequel before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, when the "wanted" man was, charged with larceny of $1,100."
The defendant', admitted the charge.
In reply to his Worship, Detec- tive Sergeant Humphreys, who prosecuted, remarked. that the pol- ice. were asking his Worship to deal with the case,
...
For the first time for a period of over two months, the official re- turns of the Water Authority re- veal a decrease in storage in the mainland reservoirs as compared with last week. The margin of deficit is very small being 7,810,- 000 gallons, compared with the week's consumption of 57,250,000° gallons.
In the Kowloon Reservoirs, a slight increase is recorded.
It is explained that the Trus tees of the Sailors' Home and the Missions to Seamen propose to amalgamate the two undertakings.
The water statement follows: As part of the scheme of recon-
Outlining the circumstances of Istruction, the Secretary of State
The total storage in the jaland has approved the resumption of the theft, Detective Sergeant
Humphreya said that on Monday reservoirs on the morning of Mon- the present site of the Sailors fast the complainant reported that day, 16th September, amounted to Home at West Point ML 187A- someone had stolen same... money 1,906.81 million gallons, showing a for $800,000, plus a sum of $100,- from his safe and that the defen- decrease of 7.81 million gallons dur- 000 for the surrender of all claims dant was missing. His descrip-ing the past week; the amount col- to the promised site in Kowloon, tion was circulated and the follow- lected from streams being 49.44 The total payments to be spreading morning Sergeant Collins, of million gallons. over a period of five years..
the Shataukok Police Station, hap- pened to see the defendant in the village.]
The Government is also asking for a vote of $5,000 in connexion with the proposed circular road in the New Territories, from Ngau Tau Kok to Shatin via Sia Kung. The vote is requested to meet the cost of preliminary works and forming a permanent trace on the line of the proposed road. The total length of the road will pro- bably be about 23 miles.
found
Money in Headgear.
$900
The week's consumption amount. ed to 57.25 million gallons.
The week's consumption amount- ed to 23.23 million gallona.
The total storage in the main- Being a stranger to the district, land reservoirs on the morning of the officer questioned the defen- Monday, 16th September, amount- dant and on taking off his hated to 496.35 million gallons (not concealed under including 1.87 million gallons sup- his headgear. The man's plied to shipping through Lai Chi description corresponded with that Kok), showing an increase of 0.64 millon gallons during the past week. circulated.. and he was arrested.
The defendant was charged with stealing $1,100 although the com- plainant had stated that he had lost $1,800. There was no proof of the exact amount, as the com- plainant's books could only be un- derstood by himself. His son had told the police that the money stolen had amounted to $1,672. fContinued from Page 1.)
The defendant himself said that he had taken $1,100. Of this, witness said it would be purely a matter of conjecture. His Lord-$1.071.95 had been recovered. ship said he did not think the question could be answered by
PSYCHOLOGY OF A MURDERER."
anyone.
.Mr. Hing Shing Lo also asked whether it would be more likely for an attacker to stake direct for the heart. and His Lordship intervened, saying: "I think it is rather hard to examine the doctor on the psychology of murderers.".
No Psychology.
The balance of the money had chase a suit of clothes and to hire a lorry to take him to Shatau- been used by the defendant to pur-
kok, where he had gone under the pretext of bringing goods to Hong- kong.
The yield from the "Shing. Mun River and streams during the week is 30.74 million gallons,
CEYLON AS SERVICE SEAPLANE BASE.
CAPT. CAVE-BROWN-CAVE TOURING THE ISLAND,
Colombo, Sept. 4.
Group Capt. H. M. Cave-Brown- Cave, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.A.F., who' was the leader of the RA.F. Fly- ing Boat Squadron, which passed through Ceylon early in January, 1928, on its Far Eastern flight, bas arrived in Ceylon on a short visit
Smart Arrest... His Worship remarked that it was a very smart arrest....
Continuing, the prosecutor mon- tioned that the defendant had had
He reached Colombo on Sunday some scratches on his head, these
of Ser-night, arriving by the P. and O. Mr. Lo suggested that the attracting the attention doeter might be able to express an geant Collins to whom the defen-liner "Mantus" from London and in view of his ex-dant, said he had received the will remain in Ceylon for about opinion
ten days. the perience.
Chief Justice marks in a fight... repyling that he could not pos- sibly say what was in a man's mind or where he might, strike an other man. "Don't let us go into the psychology of it," added Sir
Henry.
Inspector Vincent produced, photographs of the scene, and, in reply to Mr. Hin-shing Lo, said. the deceased had been banished for life from Singapore.
Evidence of identification. was given by a coal cootie living in Stone Nullah Lane who had to be recalled to state that a witness, who was to have been called for the Crown but had left the Colony, had, up to a little time ago, been living in Stone Nullah Lant. The case is proceeding.
LORRAINE MINE DISASTER.
FIFTEEN KILLED IN SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS,
Cologne, Sept. 17. Twelve persons were killed and 30 seriously injured, while several are missing, as the result of a series of firedamp explosions in the St. Charles colliery, Petite Rossella.
After stealing the money, the defendant had gone to the hillside at Kowloon Tong where he re- mained for two days and nights. His clothes had become saturated and he had hailed a passing coolie to whom he gave $12 to purchase a new outfit.
Capt. Cave Brown Cave's visit to Ceylon is not purely a private one.
A representive of the Times of Ceylon learnt from an authorita- tive source to-day that he is mak- ing a tour of the Island with the object of finding suitable water- courses which could be made use of The story which the defendant as air ports for sen-planes.
he that told the police was had not been paid for two months, but this was by the complainant.
He has already commenced his tour of the Island and will visit not admitted such places as Negombo, Trincom alle, Chilaw, Puttalam and In reply to his Worship, the Anuradhapura, defendant said he was due two months' wages..
His Worship:-Your wages don't amount to $1,100, do they?
The defendant intimated that he had also been ill-treated by the' other employees in the store,
if the His Worship asked defendant had access to the safe and was told that the Indian report- ed that the key had been left on a table and during his absence the safe was opened, the money taken and the key replaced on the table.
CHINA AND OPIUM.
DR. C. C. WU'S SUGGESTION AT
GENEVA.
Geneva, Sept. 17. Before the League Opium Com- mittes, Dr. C. C. Wu (China) urg- ed drastic limitation of the manu- facture of narcotics to. medical and selentific needs.
Careless with Keys, Detective Sergeant Humphreys mentioned that the complainant was Mr. Noel Baker (Britain) de- very careless with his keys. When manded the strengthening of the the police went to make enquiries, oplum section of the League, and the key could not be found, and it a withdrawal of licenses in cases was later discovered behind some of abuse of the convention. He
submitted a resolution that coun boxes.
His Worship asked
the comtrics manufacturing morphia, plainant why he was so careless heroin and cocaine should confer It is one of the worst disasters and received the reply that owing and x an annual quota to be: for years in this Lorraine coalfield to his old age he was inclined to
get absent-mined.
not The first explosion was on Sun- His Worship said it was day, and there were two more yas-right to place temptation in a terday, while eighty men were person's way. working to repair Sunday's damage. The defendant was sentenced to
The explosions yesterday were four months' hard labour. very violent and destroyed the shaft. The electricity works and boiler house of the plt are now
on fire.
Later.
The death-roll in the St. Charles colliery disaster is growing, the official figures issued this evening stating that fifteen fatalities have 30 far resulted. Reuter.
HOLLAND'S BUDGET.
NO REDUCTION OF TAXES CONTEMPLATED.
The Hague, Sept. 17. The Budget submitted to the States-General .shows receipts estimated at Guilders. 621,000,000 estimated nt
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EXCHANGE RATES.
Addressing Sergeant Collins, his
Parla Worship said he would like to con- gratulate the officer on the arrest. It was a smart plece of work to Geneva recognise the man by the descrip- Berlin
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SOLO FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.
ITALIAN AIRMAN DUE IN THE STRAITS.
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Bucharest
Penang, Sept. 9. Captain Savino, of the Italian Bombay Navy, who is on a solo flight in a Yokohama scaplane to Australia is due any Brussels.
Milan moment at Penang.
Capt. Savino is said to have loft Copenhagen Italy on Sept. 1 on an attempt to Prague fly to Australia and back in 18 Lisbon days.
Rio Arrangements have been made
Shanghal.. The Minister of Finance saya both at Victoria Point and here by
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