PLEA BY DEFENCE.
He heard no shots ared, but he knew that three
of the Indian guards had been wounded. The pirates took from him a belt and torch.
Mr. Grantham said that he did not think Mr. Fitzroy need trouble about the deck passengers.
out
Later Mr. Fitzroy pointed that he had proved robbery up to the hilt
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ELECTRICITY'S USE.
LECTURER AND COUNTING
OF ATOMS.
An instructive lectura on elec- tricity was delivered by Father T. Cooney, S., at St. Patrick's Hall last evening when the lecturer sought to show how the world had of what electricity is and what were its uses. The first question, he admitted, had not been answer ed even by scientists, and he sug- gested that might be described as the triumph of failure" for, as a knowledge as to what electricity result, we had progressed in the
ALLEGED PIRATE AGENTS SHOULD BE FREED.
During his evidence, the officer "At the next hearing, I intend experienced difficulty in remember- to bring to your notice that no jury ing how many first class and deck would ever convict on the evidence passengers were taken ashore, and put before you. In addition I am Mr. Covey addressing the Magis going to ask Your Worship that trate said: "All this is waste of the monies now in the hands of the time. He (Mr. Fitzroy) has prov-progressed in the understanding Police shall be returned to the No. ed piracy up to the hilt, but he has 1 and No. 2 accused to enable them not proved robbery." to continue their endeavours to get Mr. Hsu released from his state of captivity. I shall also point out that they have really been doing an honourable act with the best in- tentions to get the man released, but at the same time they expected in return some compensation. Few Mr. K. Hashinito, the second Chinese will work without some officer, deposed to being awakened compensation to themselves." by the pirates, and spoke to their With these words did Mr. Covey, leaving the boat at San Chau inlet. who is appearing on behalf of the When he later searched his cabin two defendants, who are charged he found that they had taken as pirate agents in connexion with three watches, two suits and three the Delhi Maru piracy, which oc-fountain pens, which were his per- curred last September, when the sonal belongings. abduction of a Mr. Hsu took pince, Wong Chau, bo'an, and an Indian address Mr. Grantham at the Cen-Guard aboard the Delh! Maru, tral Magistracy yesterday after-added similar statements as to the noon, when the case for the prosecu- pirating of the boat, and the escape tion against the two men was con-of the pirates at San Chau inlet. cluded.
Accused Shadowed.
*
Tsol Yi, a Chinese detective,
Mr. Covey will address the Court at 11 o'clock on Saturday morning. and he intimated that he hoped that it would not be necessary for said on January 13 last he saw the him to produce statements from the first accused in room 89, third floor accused, in view of the submissions of the Empress Hotel. He later which he would make to the Court.
Officers' Evidence. Evidence was yesterday given on behalf of the prosecution by officers of the Delhi Maru, who, related the incidents of the piracy.
go eastwards along Des Voeux shadowed him, when he saw him.
Road and subsequently to the Bank of Canton. After this the man
took the Star ferry to Kowloon, with witness still following him. At Kowloon he took a bus to Waterlco Rond, and then walked to Mr. R. Kaneko, the chief officer 222. Reclamation Street, where he of the boat, spoke of being aroused went upstairs. Witness watched carly in the morning of September the house and about 14 hours 21st, whilst the boat was proceed-later defendant came out again ing from Swatow to Hongkong, by with another man. They boarded two pirates, who carried firearms. the Yaumati ferry to Hongkong. They took him to the bridge, and on the boat witness saw the where the second officer Was on first accused take
a handkerchief watch with the quartermaster. from his companion, put his hand The bridge was also occupied by in his pocket, and then wrap some- four armed men, and they pointed thing up in the handkerchief and out the chart to him, which was give it back to the other man. written in English and Chinese At Hongkong, witness followed and signalled him to alter the first accused to the Tai Loy board- course and steer for San Chauing house, and the next day he went inlet. He did so as he was frigh-there and saw the second accused. tened by the attitude of the pirates. He later followed him, and arrest- When they arrived at the inlet, ed him at Yaumati. At Yaumati they were made to lower two boats, Police Station he searched the man and some of the crew were forced and, in his sock, found $1,800 in to row the pirates and some of the notes. These he handed to the passengers, including one of the Inspector in charge. first class passengers, to the shore.{
This concluded the prosecution.
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The lecturer gave a quotation from Professor Eddington's a thoritative exposition of present scientific views with regard to the origin and evolution of the world and said it was not until 1690 that a systematic study of electricity was made. From then until now, that study had continued, at first with little result, later with more result, and so on until our day ing in their greatness. when the results were overwhelm-
Uses of Electricity. After reviewing various elec- the lecturer trical discoveries, continued.-
What does electricity mean to in this way. When you come in- us to-day? He would answer it
to a room and touch a switch the press a button, a bell rings and place is flooded with light. You the servant comes. You wish to go upstairs, the electric lift brings electric radiator warms you. "In you. In winter you are cold, the
electric fan cools you. You may you feel the heat, the cook by electricity and preserve your food in the refrigerator. Your motor and your neighbour's aeroplane have chine, the magneto, on which they
summer
depend.
an electric ma-
Your doctor has the X-ray by which he can not only localize bone fractures, but can even pro- duce pictures indicating the con- dition of diseased lungs, the size of the heart etc. In ionic medica- tion, by means of an electric cur- rent, he can pass drugs into your system, a mode of administering them often preferable to the ap plication of lotions and ointments,
Of Enormous Value. Galvanism, Faradism, Diather- my, Ultra-violet radiation are also electrical methods of treatment now in the hands of the doctor and proving of ever increasing use- fulness.
In business, the telephone, telegraph and wireless are at your disposal, all depending on elec tricity. For your amusement it has provided broadcasting and the latest arrivals, the "talkies", the latter depending on the action of the photo-electric cell when sub- jected to light variation. The transmission of photographs by telegraph and by wireless is now of daily occurrence, and television, although proving very difficult, is sure to come. Then indeed space can be said to have been annihilat- ed, when we can both see and hear at home, in our armchair, what is happening in any place on earth.
And outside the sphere of our personal interest, in the world of the chemist and the engineer.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1930.
KAYE DON LEAVES.
RACING CAR TRANSPORTED ON THE BERENGARIA.
: London, Feb. 26. aboard the Berengaria en route to Kaye Don bas left Southampton Daytona Beach, Florida, to attempt the world's motor-car speed record with his enormous four thousand horse-power car "Silver Bullet," which he is of opinion is capable of between 240 and 250 miles an hour.
He hopes to lower Sir Henry Segrave's record.
signal halyards had to be removed The liner's wireless aerial and
before the car could be lowered on the deck.
nearly three tons of tyres and eight Kaye Don's luggage includes cases of spare parts.-Reuter and British Wireless.
ER DEN MO
electricity is proving of enormous help.
Psycho-Galvanic Reflex. By its means many chemical substances and metais, at one time looked upon as curiosities, are now manufactured in abundance, and the electrification of railways and the electrical propulsion of ships are rendered possible. Final ly, although the list of applications which I have given is by no means complete, there is one more I
should like to mention. It is the recent application to psychologi- in this is known cal research. The apparatus used galvanic reflex.
as the psycho-
in
affects
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Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has bean given
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All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the
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The Steamship,
"CHENŐNCEAUX" to investigate closely the emotions
By its means it is now possible Arrived Hongkong on Wednesday,"
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It is found that every emotion that their goods with the exception of which they produce on the body.named steamer are hereby informed
consequence of the effects
From MARSEILLES &c. Consignees of Cargo by the above
the electrical resistance Opium, Treasure and Valuables are of the body and can be registered being landed and placed at their risk and photographed by the paycho- in the Godowns of the Hongkong galvanic reflex. It is, as it were, Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. an electrical mind-reading ap- Kowloon, whence delivery can be paratus. Let me give you
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an
All claims must be sent to the undersigned before Friday the
1930.
the goods left the Godown.
No claims will be admitted after
by us in any case whatever.
We join him to the psycho-be recognized.
7th March, 1930, or they will not question. Let us suppose that the Godowns for examination by the galvanic reflex and repeat the Damaged Packages must be left in again he lies in fact unblushingly, what veyor Messrs. Goddard & Douglas at answers untruthfully, consignees, and the Company's Sur- happens? He may deceive his 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 4th March, fellow-man, but he cannot deceive this new wonder of electricity, Almost before the words are out of his mouth a tell-tale spot of light flits across the galvanometer scale and reveals that he is lying.. Such are the claims made for it. But its real value does not con- sist in such sensational and per haps unpopular uses. Rather its great utility is to be found in the enormous advantages which it pro vides the earnest psychologist in his investigation of the nature and effects of mental processes emotions.
and
A Problem in Atoms. Yet for all this knowledge of Cooney asserted, that it was still, what electricity can do, Father even for our enlightened age, a mystery.
No Fire Insurance will be effected
L. LESDOS, Agent. Hongkong, 28th February, 1980.
1803, which was now accepted as being correct.
Dealing with atoms, Father Cooney referred to a little cube cut from a cigarette paper, the width, breadth and height of which were each equal to the thickness of the paper. In such a cube, a mere speck of dust floating
one in the air, there were more than
thousand million million number so great that if the million (1,000,000,000,000,000) atoms,
inhabitants of the Colony of Hong- The lecturer went on to discuss kong were to undertake to the various theories upon which count the atoms, and if each could scientists had worked in an count 300 atoms a minute and endeavour to understand electricity counted 12 hours a day all the year in its fullest meaning, and made de- round, the count of the atoms in tailed reference to theory, formulated by Dalton in twelve years.
the atomic the cube would not be completed in
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