OPIUM THROWN IN STOWAWAY'S FOOD
THE SEA.
RUNS OUT.
RECOVERED BEFORE SINKING BY A DETECTIVE. -
TELL TALE BANDS.
A boatwoman was charged by Revenue Officer Grimmitt before Mr. Lindsell this morning with having had in her possession 100 taels of prepared opium in Connaught Road, West,
The defendant stated that a man had given her the opium to carry The Magistrate:-How much did you get for carrying it?
The defendant:-Forty cents. The Magistrate: You are will ing to take the risk of getting a year in goal for so little a sum?
The defendant:I did not know it was contraband.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1930.
CROWDS ATTACK
CUBICLES.
FORCED OUT OF HIDING BY STAMPEDE AT SUN BATHING
SHIP DELAY.
NEARLY SUCCEEDED.
ENCLOSURE.
GIRL IN QUANDARY.
their place in the sun"
Sun bathers aro not having challenged, and wild scenes took un place at Platt Fields, Manchester, when a crowd stormed the bath. the Welsh Harp, Hendon, and at There was harmony, however, at Brighton and other seaside resorts where sun-bathing was indulged in on the beach.
A victim of fate, a Japanese ap peared before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy, this morn- Ing on a charge of stowing away from Kobe on board the 8.8. Nel- lore which arrived in port to-day According to the prosecution, the defendant gave himself up to the officers on board on Wednesday right after he had been concealed in the No. 5 hold since the ship's departure on the previous Thurs day. He surrendered on account that it was only water that the de-of the attendants, were injured, of hunger although it was thought
fendant required,
two children being trampled on.
WOMAN'S PART IN
GAOL ESCAPE.
DROVE A CONVICT FROM
THE WEST END.
SEEN IN PECKHAM.
A dangerous gang of motor woman, is believed to have cagi- raiders, under the leadership of a neered and carried through the escape of James Turner from Wandsworth Gaol.
Not only did the gang Bucceed in getting Turner away and in avoiding pursuit by changing motor-cars, but they so organised closure at Platt Fields, Man-been smuggled into seclusion, and At the new sun-bathing on their resources that Turner has chester, a crowd charged into the the police are without a clue as to bath and began to undress.
the direction in which to search Several persons, including one for him.
when informed that. the bath was The crowd, apparently angered full, rushed inside, chambered on started to undress. to the roofs of the cubicles, and
Mr. Grimmitt said that the woman first came on to the Pray self with sufficient food for the Ife had apparently provided him- from her sampan, looked round, voyage and If the ship had arrived and then went back to the sampan in port on and returned carrying a kerosineing, as was the original time of
Wednesday
mern tin, She was followed all along her arrival, the defendant would the water front by a revenue
Numerous bathers who were in officer. When
have had sufficient food and would the cubicles Lost their handbags she passed the have been able to get ashore. Ow-and articles of clothing. China Provident Company's godowns the officer shouted out to ing to a typhoon the ship was de One young woman had to wait her to stop. She immediatelyayed for two days and the defen- in the bath until friends dropped the tin and started to rundant's supply ran out. He went to
went away, but was chased and arrest. the engineers' mess room for food ed. The tin was found to contain when he gave himself up. the opium.
She was fined $10,000 or in default nine months imprison- ment.
A Chinese named. Leung Ma- hong, was charged by the same officer with having had in his possession 40 taels of prepared oplum. He pleaded guilty to the charge.
borrowed
A fine of $50 or one month's labour was imposed.
HONGKONG ESTATES
PROVED.
FISHMONGER LEAVES STALL-
TO GRANDSON.
Mr. Grimmitt said that the de- fendant engaged a sampan at the stern of the s.s. Sui Tai, which had' arrived from Macao yesterday with at the Supreme Court include Small local estates recently dealt After he had engaged the sampan that of Wang Fuk-tsun, alias Wong he noticed that he was being Fook-chun, alinx Wong Ping-lam, & watched by a detective. Defen-laundryman, who was dant accordingly
found un- conscious at Ming Yuen Gardens on woman's hood, wrapped the opium July 4, this year, and later died at in it, and threw it into the water. the Government Civil Hospital. The packet was, however. taken He had returned to Hongkong after out by the detective before it could spending three years in America sink, and was found to contain
His estate amounts to $1,400 in the opium. Inside the packet respect of which letters of admini were five red rubber bands, sustration have been granted to the gesting that the defendant had widow, Wong U-shi, alias U Pik- hidden the opium tled to his legs fong.
A fine of $4,000 or six months' imprisonment was imposed.
TYPHOON DAMAGE AT TONGKA-WAN.
Probate of the will of Ng Tim, alias Ng Hi-tim, fishmonger, who died at. No. 32, Tung Street, lear has been granted to his son-in-law, ing Hongkong estate worth $1,400,
Chow Fung, No. 7. Jervois Street. Testator gives his share in fish stall No. 21, Western Market, under the firm name of Sze Wo to the execu tor to hold in trust for his grand- son. Chow Chio, until he reaches This majority when the share is to His Excellency General Chanbe given to him absolutely. Ming-shu, Civil Governor
of
NEW PORT STRUCTURES'
SUFFER
Canton, July 31.
OPIUM STRAPPED TO LEGS.
OLD DODGE WHICH DID NOT SUCCEED.
Kwangtung, accompanied by Gen- eral Tang Yin-wah, Commissioner of Reconstruction, Mr. Wong Kue- sho, Chief Magistrate of the Chung Shan Model District, Mr. Kam Tsang-ching, Commissioner, of Education, Mr. Tong Man-kai, Director General of the Chinese Telegraph Administration in Kwangtung, General
Auyeung Kue, Commissioner of
A Chinese was charged at the Public Central Magistracy to-day with Safety, General Wong Keang, and having had in his possession 9 General Chan Hing-wan, left here tacls of raw opium and eight taels yesterday on board the boat Chung Shan, flagship of the guilty.
Run-of prepared opium. He pleaded 4th Naval Squadron, for Tongka- Wan.
THE "TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT.
To-morrow's Interesting
Pictures.
Once again; the Telegraph Art Supplement to-morrow will contain an interesting and varied selection of topicai pictures.
OB
Two photographs will illus trate the serious block Stubbs Rond, caused by the recent landslide, whilst there will be a series of pictures showing the contrast in the state of Tytam Tuk reservoir now and during the water
crisis last year.
Lawn bowls matches illus- trated will include those in which the K.S.G.C., the Police, Craigengower, and the Yacht Club participated last Satur. day.
Several other pictures will show conditions on the Fu River between Wuchow and Kwellin, including a group of bandit-soldiers who offer pro- tection to travellers.
Amongst other illustrations will be one of a fine model of the new 6.5. Empress of Japan, constructed by Master Jerry Silva of Kowloon. IRINADAMUNCHENANOCRINE ACC
to her home and returned with clothes for her.
The enclosure is free, and since it was opened it has been exter- sively used.
angry
Welsh Harp Crowd.
All his old haunts have been ex.
watched, but to no purpose. amined, his former associates in- terrogated and his relatives' homes
Turner has apparently gone to friends probably in the heart of London and the safest place for an escaped man.
ART THEFT IN LONDON.
VAN DYCK STOLEN FROM PITT HOUSE.
FRAME ABANDONED.
When housemaid entered the the residence of the Earl of library of Pitt House, Hampstead, Clarendon at half-past six to draw the curtains, she discovered that a Van Dyck painting, "Fer-: dinand the Cardinal," valued at several thousad pounds, had been stolen during the night.
frame was on the floor, and the the picture usually, hung. The She saw a blank space where
canvas had been cut out. One of the windows lending to the garden was open.
She aroused the household, in- cluding the Earl and Countess of Clardeadon, and although every room was searched, no trace was found of the intruder or the pic. ture.
After Garden Party.
While all precautionary mea- sures are being taken to prevent; him leaving the country, it is con- the fact that the theft had been All the circumstances, point to sidered unlikely he will take such a course, which will bring him very carefully planned by a gang directly under the surveillance to keen-eyed police officers at the ports.
Changed Cars."
of art thieves.
In the first place the thieves chose the night after a garden party given by Lord and Lady Clardendon when the staff would be more than ordinarily tired, and less liable to be awakened by slight noises.
It is suggested that one of the ang may have been "a gate-crash- er" at the garden party, and used familiarise himself his time to
A woman who is believed to have assisted Turner is being sought by the police. It appears that she met Turner in the West End and in a hired car drove him some distance out of London. Then the car was dispensed with and another was used, this time with the surroundings. taking Turner in a different direc- Dycks and Lelys, and a great deal Although other valuable Var
of silver
in the library, these were felt untouched.
tion.
The members of the gang with which Turner was associated are well known, and have funds at their disposal to assist any of their members in distress. Turner will not be financially embarrassed during his liberty.
Turner, was reported to have been seen in Peckham."
THREAT TO HANKOW.
(Continued from Paga 1.)
Grave Outlook.
were
Two Attempts.
·
One part of the thieves' plan went wrong. From marks on ger entrance eral windows It is obvious that the had been planned through the ground floor windows of the library, but these would not give way, and the intruder had to go round the house and en- ter by an upstairs skylight win- dows.
Several men are believed to have been concerned, but only one, it Changsha to-day presents a pic-is thought entered the grounds. ture of complete desolation, with He climbed a six-foot fence at the whale streets deserted.
end of the garden, where there are a few feet of trellis missing, dropped on a path, and made his The inability of the Hunan Go library, which is on the ground way across the garden to the vernment troops to organise immediate expedition to recapture and has windows on three sides.
an floor, to the left of the front door, of the Communist troops in pursu- along part of the side shielded the city, and the daring strategy The red brick loggia running Yiyang near Changsha, intending found that admission by these ing General Ho Chien's troops Into him from observation. When he to disarm all Government windows was impossible, he climb-. forces, indicate the serious ten-ed some trellis work at the back sion on the Yangtze River.
the
of the house, crept over a flati the servants' quarters, and then roof, and forced a window near walked downstairs to the library.
A Famous House.
At the Welsh Harp, Hendon, a vast crowd assembled on the Kings-
The situation is full of danger. bury banks to see the sun bathers,
The latest messages state that but there was no repetition of the the Changsha Communists show demonstration of the pre-signs of intending to sweep down vious week-end.
from Changsha southward. Over cult, brought a larger gathering Siangtan have already been visited Captain Vincent, the head of the fifty villages between Changsha and than ever on this occasion, and men by the Communists, who have com over a fence. Pitt House stands He escaped from the garden and women, slightly clad, reclined mitted enormous slaughter and in- within a stone's throw of North on the grassy bank all day.
dulged in wholesale looting.
End-road, and it is believed that | The Magistrate: You are smug-enclosure, and police protection was The crowd lined up outside the'
a car waited there for the thief. Considerable damage is reported
gling this into the colony?
Nanchang Fortified.
Lord Clarendon, who is short- to have been done there by the brought it ashore from a ship to sent, however.
The defendant:No. I had only asked for. No constables were pre- The capital of Kiangai, Nan-ly to succeed the Earl of Athlone typhoon which visited the West earn $2.
chang, on account of its proximity s Governor-General of South River Delta last week, and all the
Sixty members of the Sub-Ray to Changsha and the Human-Africa, recently resigned his post preparations which had been made opium was found strapped to the 200 non-members were in posses munist
Club and the New Life Society Hupeh frontier, is greatly excited as chairman of the B.B.C. He nc- that the found when they arrived that over over for the opening ceremony of the man's legs.
the possibility of a Com-quired Pitt House in 1923, The new free port have been spoiled.
invasion. The A fine of $250 or one month was
sion of the ground.
Chinese house was the residence of the General Chan Ming-shu's object imposed for carrying the
Many new
merchants there have opened a pub Earl of Chatham when he was recruits, however, lic subscription and secured $10,- Prime Minister. raw joined up during the afternoon, 000. This sum has been handed
Mr. Grimmitt said
in visiting Tongka-wan at present opium and $500, or three months and although there were a num. over to the Government, which has is to confer with Mr. Tong Shao-for the prepared opium, the sen-ber of women among the specia employed volunteers and erected yi, Chairman of the Political Coun-tences to run concurrently.
cil of the Chung Shan Model Dis- trict, and to inspect the damage caused by the typhoon with the idea of getting repairs executed as quickly as possible so that the opening ceremonies may be held. without further delay.
It is reported that the damage in the district is considerable.
WATER LEVELS.
ON WEST, NORTH AND
EAST RIVERS.
tors no offence was taken to the barbed wire round the city. scanty attire-in most cases alips,
The General Officer in command or a towel of the sun-bathers. at Nanchang, General Lu Ti-ping,
MORE RAIN.
has issued a communique "com-1 The Royal Observatory reports
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A TRICK.
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The Japanese depression and he also understands that one the Sea of Japan. The local fore- CLEVER STORY SUPPORTED ankow Regiment has been as-cast is:-S.W. winds, fresh; over- The ceremonial platform erected Commission, shows in English_fect for the officials at the opening was the
BY EVIDENCE.
signed to Kiukiang for the protec- tion of completely wrecked as well as all
the foreigners visiting!
cast; rain. water "levela on the West
A new method of obtaining Kuling for the summer., River, North River and Enat money was practised by a man. The Chinese Commanders be-. giving his name as Lan Hing who lieve that both Kuling and Nan- July 30 July 31 called on a married woman, named chang are in no immediate danger
The following table, issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy
Shiuking
the matsheds built for the accom-River, on the dates named: modation of several thousands of visitors. The new road to Shekki also received heavy damage and will have to be practically rebuilt -Our Own Correspondent,
NAVAL TREATY.
KING SIGNS RATIFICATION
INSTRUMENT.
London, July 31. It was stated in the House of Commone to-day with reference to the ratification of the London Naval Treaty in respect of the United Kingdom that the instru- ment of ratification had been signed by the King and would be deposited simultaneously with the ratification in respect of the Dominions and India and the rati- fication of the United States and
Tsingyuen Samshoi Sheklung
24.7
8.9
14.2
9.3
The highest levels
26.3
8.7
Chin Tai-tai at her lodging in 67 of invasion by the Communists, Stonenullah Lane on July 23. Hel
15.2 told a story that he had just ar-
7.4 rived from London, and while!
Nanking Optimism.
Mr. Wu Han-min, the Chairman
on record there had been an intimate friend of the Nandng Legislative Coun-
are:-Shiuhing, 41 feet; Taing of her brother-in-law, who, had eil, told Japanese newspaper cor- 27.3 sent him to take the woman's son respondents that General Ho Ying-
ynen, 29.2 feet; Samehui, feet; Sheklung 15.5 feet..
The lowest level on record Samshui is minus 5 feet and Sheklung minus 2.7 feet.
NO MORE LAND FOR RUBBER.
BAN IMPOSED BY THE JOHORE GOVERNMENT,
Singapore, July 31.
at:
to London.'
Moreover he convinced the wo-ching and other Hankow, and Wu-
chang militarists
were holding
at man as to his bona fides by pro- conferences to give the final touch
ducing
A photograph of her brother-in-law,
to the preparations for a big-
He said that he wanted $10 for scale anti-"Red" war in Hunan and the purpose of getting a passport Hupeh..
for her son from the Canton The Government is confident of Government. She, not doubting recapturing Changsha within a his good faith, immediately, hand reasonable time.
ed over the Bum required. In) "Commenting on the visit to Pe- case she desired to see him later king of Mr. Wang Ching-wei, he left hig, address as the Pekin Mr. Wu said that the "Ironside" Hotel.
troops are expected to leave South
A few days later she called at the China very shortly for the North, Japan, when all parties to the decided that no applications for the was informed that there was no alist battalione from Chekiang The Government of Johore has hotel and asked ter Lan Hing brat joining in the war. Six Nation Treaty were in a position to bring alienation of land for rabber such man staying there. She ac- Province have been instructed to the Treaty into force, in accordance with Article 24. cultivation in Johore will be enter-cordingly made a report to the proceed immediated to Changsha British Wireless.
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