THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1929.
DROWNING AFFAIR HONGKONG SHARE UTMOST RIGOUR OF NOTORIOUS GANG OF PRAM THIEF SENT
RECALLED.
GRANT MADE BY U.S. MARINES.
$3,000 PAID TO RELATIVES OF TWO LAODAHS.
DEALINGS.
THE LAW.
SNATCHERS.
BRISKER BUSINESS ON THE TO STOP EPIDEMIC OF STREET TWO MEMBERS ARRESTED
EXCHANGE.
THEFTS.
A PRISONER'S FOLLY.
AND SENTENCED, ·
MRS. DICKSON'S CASE.
The arrest of two Chinese, When a Chinese was charged to day with attempting to rok a six-alleged to be members of year-old Chinese girl of her bangles, Inspector Murphy inform al-ed the Magistrats (Mr. A. W. G. H.
UPWARD TENDENCY.
The improvement in share prices on the local stock market which was shown throughout last week was continued again to-day, WHANGPOO. INCIDENT. though to-day's rises were generally small. The tone of the market was well maintained, however, and it is obvious that more money is coming
Shanghai, Oct. 8.
A compassionate grant of 33,000, voluntarily donated by enlisted men and officers of the Fourth Regt, U.S. Marines, has been made to the families of the two Chinese lundahs employed by the Whangpoo Ferry Company, who mot death in the river two weeks ago onder mysterious circum- stances.
The grant was handed over at 10.30 a.m. yesterday at Regimentai Headquarters of the US. Marines here by Col. C. H. Lyman, com- manding officer..
Ho was forced to abandon his
TO GAOL
RECENT KOWLOON EPIDEMIC RECALLED.
RESTORATION ISSUE.
After a lapse of three months, the police have been successful in tracing three perambulators which wore stolen from Kowloon real- dences, with the result that two men appeared before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy tas moring on charges arising out of the thefts.
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notorious gang of thieves, believed to have been associated with a number of street robberies, prin- cipally thoso committed on Grantham) that are dome European ladies, has resulted from have become a regular epidemic.
It was stated the accused follow the investigations into a recent ed the child up the staircase of case in which Mrs. J. Dickson, of No. 2, Mount Parish,way her home at No. 10, Sai Street. victimized by a snatcher.
An unemployed Chinese was into use for investment purposes.enterprise when the girl's screamsick was robbed of a handbag from Mrs. Park, 10. Lu, Em- It will be recalled that Mrs, charged with stealing a perabulater The following table shows the im- brought the mother out of the containing her purse and several press Lure, an another from provement in some of the local premises. stocks during the past week.
Oct. 7. Oct. 15.. Hongkong Banks ..1,280
1,375 Canton Insurance. $60 970 Unions. China Underwriters 2.10 Hongkong Fires.. Steamboats Wharves
(sales) China Providents Hotels
(buyers)
800
:14.25
8.10
795 .25.75 .744.80
4.70 5.40 9.45 ** *9.00 :63,50 66.75 14.60 19.00 8,00
380 2.25 815 26.50 148.50.
18:00
40,00
19.75
13.30
13.30
13.00
14.10 13.00
Electries
.62,76
Telephones...
7,70
64.25
7.85.
Cements (comb)
9.90
7.76
11.40 9.00
two Ropes
8.00
-8.70
.26.60
30.00
Marines Exonerated.
The
names of two Marine
Lands Humphreys
Realties
privates had been mentioned in Tramways connexion with the death of the China Light (old) two Chinese, but a thorough in China Light (new) vestigation conducted by Col.lect Lyman and Dr. George Sellett, Tel
United States District Attorney Cemets (old) for China, resulted in the
Marines being absolved from all Amusements responsibility.
Col. Lyman yesterday, told 3
representative of the Shanghai ·SHANGHAI CRICKET
Times that the grant involved no question of indemnity; that the
relatives of the deceased had sign- ed a document to this effect and had accepted the grant as a com- passionate one.
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INTERPORT TRIAL.
INTERPORT XI V. REST OF SHANGHAL
documents, walle walking in thers virea, be, of Carvarvon Iload,
Through endeavouring to vicinity of the Central Market. A third charge of receiving a bas
Mrs. Dickson had but a floating glimpse of the thief before he escaped into Queen's Road and was lost among the crowd in this congested area.
escape, the accused was stopped by three sanitary coolies (described as "ratcatchers by the witnesses), given a sound beating with bamboo poles and then freed. He peralist ed, however, arguing the matter The following day, the police ar- with the mother of the girl for rested a young Chinese in the an hour, and was at length arrest-same locality, and identified him ed by a Shantung policeman and as Yea Kam, whose name. was taken to the Station,
mentioned in the information pre- On befog informed of the seri-viously received. ous position presented. by the He confessed to having acted as epidemic of street robberies at the a receiver in the ease concerning moment, his Worship decided to Mrs. Dickson, but proof of his con- impose the maximum sentence of nexion with the affair" was not a year's hard labour and 15 strokes obtained until the police had made of the birch. The heaviest sena visit to No. 6, Wai San Street, tence previously imposed has been where they recovered the missing a year's hard labour and twelve papers. These included gas bills strokes of the birch,
bearing the name of Mr. J. Dickson.
SIR R. HO TUNG. SENDS TELEGRAM TO FOUR LEADERS.
inette binging to re. Othen, of Cameron Road, was also brought against the defendant.
In reply to all charges, the de- fendant entared pleas of guilty.
Detective Sergeant Humphreys mentioned that the only evidence against the second man was that give by the first.
His Worship said there seemed to be an epidemic of thifta of per- ambulators.
The police asked that a serious view be taken of the charges.
His Worship intimated that he would dispose of the case against the first defendant and remarked that in view of the fact that he had stolen two prams, the charge of receiving became as serious as the larceny counts,
The, prosecuting officer informed his Worship that the first defendant had given the police every assis- atance in recovering the property,
Information extracted from the prisoner resulted in the arrest of Tan Pan, a suspected confederate, Both men then made written state ments to the police blaming third man for the robbery, and Sir Robert Ho Tung is address-stating that he was the individual ing the following telegram to who actually carried out the theft Chiang Kai-shek, Yen Islahan, This man, whose name was Feng Yu-balang and Chang variously given as Wong Tin-chal, Haueb-liang:
and Lam Kam, is still at large.
Shanghai, Oot. 14.
"Gentlemen: In view of they
war are
in-
The arrested men were charged
The defendant, it was stated, had received two months' hard labour in August last for stealing.
Sentence Passed,
Sentence of four months' bard
labour on each charge was imposed, the sentences being made to run consecutively.
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The relatives of the deceased, Col. Lyman said, acknowledged The glorious uncertainty of their understanding that the cricket was proved on Thursday disquieting news concerning mili before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham matter had been sifted by the local last when the chosen eleven to tary movements reported in the this morning with stealing Mrs. American authorities and the two represent Shanghai in the coming local newspapers during the past Dickson's handbag, containing 360
Against the second defendant, Marines held blameless, and that interport matches against Hoag-few days, I feel it my duty to ad- and papers, and alternatively with the grant was one not of necessity, kong were heavily boaten in the dress this appeal to you for your receiving a parse and papers. the police called the first defendant The money, was not recovered, to give evidence to substantiate the but simply to alleviate the distress 5rst of the trial matches on the most sympathetic consideration of the relatives owing to the cir- S.C.C. ground. Only Simpson im-
"As many parts of the country and it appears from the statements charge of theft. Detective Ser cumstances.
pressed favourably as a batsman are devastated by famine ravaged, that there had been a quarrel geant Humphreys mentioned that Col: Lyman yesterday stated in the first innings, and obtained the sufferings which will fall on amongst the members of the gang the sentenced man would tell the Court that he had gone with the that he laid the matter of the com- exactly half of the total score of the people with the outbreak of over the division of the money.
another internal
Tan Pan, the second prisoner, defendant when the basinette was passionate grant before his bat-90 runs. The Interport side were conceivable, and it is almost cer- complained that he had, only stolen be talion commanders and that they disposed of in 80 minutes for their tain that the destiny of the Chin-ceived $1.50 as an inducement, he put the matter up before the regi-small score, owing chiefly to the ese Republic will be jeopardised said, "to keep his mouth shut." ment, suggesting that whatever successful bowling of Mansel
Accused ware acquitted on the "During my recent tour I had contributions were made would no Sraith, who took seven of their the privilege of conversing with charge of larceny, in view of in doubt be deeply appreciated by the wickets for only 25 runs. each of you and your words of suficient evidence, but were relatives of the deceased. The re-
Scores and details are as wisdom, which I heard with deep sentenced to six weeks bard ault was the sum of $3,000.
realise labour on the alternative count of follow:
appreciation made me more convincingly than ever that receiving..
Restoration of Property, all of you have close at heart the interests of your country and the ed appreciation and the plan to
His Worship asked if any order development of her trade and in- me is still perfectly feasible, dustries.
"As the situation is becoming for the restoration of the property "That unfortunate developments increasingly grave you will indeed was required, and was told that have recently taken place la, Iconfer a real blessing on the the matter would have to be settled The perambulators believe, the result of differences Chinese people by sparing them between the purchasers and the in political views, which have great sufferings, and save the complainants, created various misunderstand country from the perils of further had been sold to marine store Ings.
disunion if you will decide now dealers who in turn had sold them
Bodies Found In River,
Interpart XI.
It will be recalled that two L. F. Stokes, e and b. Mansel week's ago, the bodies of the two
Smith
laodahs and an abandoned motor-0, G. Simpson, e and b Mansel- boat were discovered in the river.
Smith
An inquest was held at the Public F. E. T. Marshall, e Barson,
Mansel-Smith Mortuary and a verdict of death M. J. Divecha, c Clowes, b Mansel- by drowning returned. At the in- Smith.
quest evidence was given to the D. W. Leach, b Clowe's effect that when last seen alive on H. E. Orr, b Clowes
the day before their bodies were T. L. Rawsthorne, b Mansel-Smith found, the two laodahs had taken T. Madar, b Mansel-Smith
ou a motorboat hired by two Ameri. can marines.
...
The matter was brought to the attention of Col. Lyman who order- ed that all marines who had been on leave the day before the bodies were found, be lined up for ex- amination. However, those, who lined up, 40. in all, gave satis factory answers as to their where- abouts while on leave.
The same morning, however, ac cording to Col. Lyman, Capt Smith, commanding the company to
T. W. R. Wilson, 5 Mansel-Smith
E. G. Barnes, not out.
P. Madar, did not bat
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysia.
O. M. R
Lieut. Clowes ... 11.2 3 W. Mangel-Smith. 14 R. S. Elliott......
2935
89
6 25
3 0 17
Rest of Shanghai.
which the two Marines connected D. B. W. Murray, run out with the matter belonged, told him that two Marines had reported to Him (Capt. Smith) that they were the two mentioned at the inquest, and had told him verything they knew.
W. Mansel-Smith, c Divecha, b
Lench
Lieut. Clowes, Lb.w. Rawathorne
41
Motor-Boat Joy Ride.
Brought up before Col. Lyman, the two Marines frankly stated that they had hired the motorboat and had taken a foy-ride up the river, but denied that they had anything to do with the death of the two Chinese.
One of the Marines told the Colonel that while he was stand-
ing in the front part of the boat,
A. J. Barson. b Rawathome
P. Madar, b
P.
V. Simpson, Leach
C.
Knight, e Wilson, b Lerch
C
G. S. Dunkley, c Wilson, b Leach C. Wales, Ib,w, Leach
C. Smith, e Barnes, b Leach
H. C. B. Peck, Madar, b Ruws- R. S. Elliott, not cut
thorne ...
Extras
45
12
In the witness box, however, the first defendant' said he only knew the other man by sight. It was not from him that he had received the basinette.
The defendant was accordingly discharged.
"It is my humble opinion that to bring about the immediate to Individual private families. all you gentlemen would meet in cessation of hostilities and in the When they had been originally sold 4a round table conference and en-jatmosphere of heart to heart dis- there had not been any report of: 3 gage in a frank discussion of the cussions at the round table have their loss circulated.. 0 issues at stake, there is no doubt all
90
differences settled your
that all the knotty problems you amicably.
ways.
are facing will be solved in pacifie "These suggestions of mine, coming, as they do, from the "Being an ardent lover, of bottom of my heart, I hope you peace, without ulterior motives, will receive in the spirit in which have always advocated peaceable they are offered, while on my part, W methods of adjusting differences although advanced in age and among the leaders of the Re-frail in health, it will afford me public.
infinite satisfaction if I could in "I may recall the fact that my any way be of some small service advocacy of a round table con- to you to ensure the reign of per- ference has met with your esteem-manent peace."-Reuter.
" She spe
*
10
185
Total
Bowling Analysis.
0.
M. R
W.
17
14 3
17
His Worship asked if the marine store dealer did not get suspicious when a man like the defendant took a pram to sell.
Detective Sergeant Humphreya replied that it was usual for Euro- peans, after children became too big for prams, to ask the amahs to sell the prams and the servants. Invar inbly took them to marine store dealers.
His Worship accordingly left the question of the restoration of the articles to the parties concerned.
AMERICAN STOCKS.
CABLED QUOTATIONS" FROM NEW YORK.
The following quotations as at the relose of the market on Monday have been received from their corres pondents Messrs. Hayden, Stone and of New York, by Mesara, Swan, bertson and Fritz, Sassoon Shanghai (cable address
(Shanghai), who are not res- sonsible for
the cable mutilations. Previous Latest Price, • Price.
Anaconda Copper... 117 116
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He suddenly Heard one of the T. W. R. Wilson ... 1 Chinese shout to his companion.T. L. Rawathorne. 23 4 He look around, and saw one of L. F. Stokes
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the laodahs jumping into the river D. W. Leach... 174 28 out of "one of the windows in the F. E. T. Marshal... cabin and he therefore Immediate-'|' Interport XI-2nd Innings. ly ran up on deck and threw a 0. G. Simpson, e Barson, b Knight life preserver to him. For reasoris M: J. Divechs, not oat unknown, the other Chinese then F. Stokes, st. Dunkley, b Wales 44
jumped overboard and he also threw a life preserver to him.
While this was taking place, the Marine continued, the engine was still running, and as neither he or his companion knew how to atop the boat, they headed for the nearest dock on Pootung side and climbed off.
Convinced of Truth.
F. E T. Marshall, b Wales
H. E. Orr, at. Dunkley, b. Wales P. Madar, not out
Extrus
Total (for 4 wkts.) 1994
158
of motive, made him confident that they were telling the truth.
However, being anxious to sift Col. Lyman said that the man the matter to the bottom and to er in which the two Marines con- satisfy himself that there was no cerned conducted themselves, their connexion between the dend Chin- straight-forward stories, the fact ese and the two Marines, Col. that no injuries or marks of vio Lyman requested Dr. George Sel- lance were found on the bodies lett, J. S. District Attorney for of the landahs at the inquest, China, to also investigate, which that the two life preservers from was done, with the result that no the motor-boat had been found responsibility was laid to the two floating in the river, and the lack Marines concerned.
"Well, I don't care what she says; a girl has to care a lot to go riding every Sunday hanging on the back seat of
motorcycle.'
Bethlehem Steel...
120
119
Baltimore and Ohio... 134
-134
Chrysler Corp. (Com
mon)...
68
Erie Rly. Co.
84
General Motors
05
Generally Rly Bignal 113
Goodyear Tyre
and
Rubber
100
Granby
Consolidated
Copper..
Noppy
87
International Cement
(Common)
Missouri Pacific (Com-
mon)
Liggett and Myers "B"
Nevada Consolidated
Radio Corporation of
New Jersey
FÉRVER INCH
Standard Ol' Co. of
New York
Metro
44
Bouthern
Pacific
Texas Corporation United States Stool Vagnum Oil
201
THE
Copper
America (Common) 02 ung.
Standard Oll Co. of
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at 2.30, 5.20, 7.15 & 9.15
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