THERMAL POWER FROM THE SEA.
M. CLAUDE REPORTS A.
PROMISING START.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS
CALENDAR.
AU TAU MURDER CASE TO
BE TRIED.
Paris, Sept. 17.
At the October Criminal Professor Paul Boucherot, who is Sessions, which commence at the associated with M. Georges Claude Supreme Court at ten o'clock next in the experiment now being made Monday morning, four cases are by the latter in Cuba, with the down for trial, the most interest- object of obtaining thermal power ing of them being the murder case from the tropic sens, received from Au Tau in which a woman telegram from M. Claude yesterday. is accused of killing her husband after his attempt to embrace his This reported that the steel tube, daughter-in-law. The accused is 1,860 metres long and 1 metres in Tang Yung and the charge against diameter, sunk in the sea in Matan-her is that on September 1, this zas Bay had yielded water from a year, at Sheung Tae Valley, Au depth of 650 metres at a tempera- Tan, together with others, she ture of 13 degrees centigrade. murdered her husband, Cheung
When the tube ins been Puk-yan,
thoroughly cooled by immersion in!
The Crown has assigned the the water M. Claude is confident defence of the woman to Mr. F. C. of obtaining water at 10,5 degrees Jenkin, who Is Instructed by centigrade in contrast with a_tem-| Messrs. Deacons. perature at the surface of 25 to 28 degrees centigrade.
and
Lok Shan, Lok Shau-sung and Wong Kyi-fuk will be tried on an By utilising this difference it is indictment which alleges that on hoped to turn Inrge turbines cap- August 7, 1930, at Pilkem Street, Table of a power equal to that given Kowloon, they wounded Ma Ying-
by a waterfall over 300ft. high. Itzat. Wong Shuen-cheong is further hoped, after turning this Cheung Shuen-hing, with intent ergy into electricity, to utilise the to do them grievous bodily harm, cold water so obtained to refrigate to maim, distigare or disable the power-station and its neigh-| them. bourhood, thus rendering the. tro- pics more easily habitable by white"
men.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1930.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Soccer Suspensions.
[To The Editor of Hongkong
Telegraph.]
Sir-With reference to the recent suspension of two Chinese football players for violation of Rule 12, permit me to express a few of my own views in the matter,
from the Association before taking part in matches. The penalty no doubt is that the players who violate the Rule shall be suspend- ed. The Council in discussing the matter confirmed the decision of the Emergency Committer to suspend these, two players for life.
The absence of the two players has practically wrecked the team concerned. as without a doubt, they are amongst the finest players in the Colony; but this should not be taken into account.
PARTNER CHARGES HIS TEN YEARS' JOURNEY
BROTHER-IN-LAW.
FAMILY MATTERS REVEALED
noon.
ON HORSEBACK.
LADY DOCTOR AND HUSBAND
BEACH HONGKONG,
Greece
Journey
&
IN FRAUD CASE..
The suggestion, that family rela- In order to prove that women are. tions between the complainant and as capable of enduring hardship as the defendant, who is his brother men, Dr. J. Betty Starok, of in-law, had a bearing on the case
Vienna, made a wager at the Club was made by Mr. F. C. E. Rendall, for Women's Enmancipation. Vienua, appearing for Chan Kwong-cheung, in July 1928, that she would travel. Rule 12 provides that all players charged with enbezzling a sum of through all the principal countries who play for any club not affiliated over $40,000, when the case was of the world ou horseback. After years, of travel she is to the Hongkong Football Associn-resumed before Mr. Lindsell at the five
in Hongkong, and told, an tion must first obtain permission Central Magistracy jesterday after- nov
interesting story of adventure. Lam Pak-hing, the complainant, yesterday. stated he was the Managing Partner Together with her husband. Mr. of the Kwong Cheung Hing Loong John Starek, she left Austria with Kee firm of pig-denlers, now dis- six poules-four pack ponies and solved, he alleged, on account of the two riding Proceeding by way of action of the defendant, who was Hungary and
(camping his brother-in-law. He proceeded out as they went) they travelled to give details of the composition of through Turkey, Kurdistan, Perzwin the firm and its financial aspects to Afghanistan, Samarkand, Tashkend gether with the respective interests and on through Russian and Chi of himself and the defendant. Henso Turkistan. The office and admitted that he had, hazardous trip over the Himalayas
routine of the through Tibet was followed by went through the from time to time, borrowed money
to Kashgar and then down into from the firm en promissory notes Indin, which was reached in Sen- tember, 1927. A leisurely tour of amounting to $1,396.
north and south India saw them act out from Calcutta over the Blue, Mountains to Burmah, and on into Siam.. Bangkok was eventually reached and a journey was made down the Malay Peninsula Singapore, Back by another route to Bangkok, the intrepid pair went on to Saigon, where, owing to the unrest in Indo-China and China, they were advised to make the journey to the north by sea. It is their intention to get up into Siberia, cross the Behring Strait to Alaska, and, by dogs and sleds, get down into Canada, from which country they will proceed through North America. Eventually, they will cross to Africa and, after long journey there, will make their way back to Europe, which they plu to reach in 1935.
In every day life we have dire penalties for a breach of the law.
provide for неп
Penalties as they appear in the Statute Books tences of say from 10 years and fines of say $1,000, but how often do we have the maximum penalty imposed? The duty of the man who tries the case, is
to go right into all the circum. stances. He must see if the violation WHS deliberate
The third case on the calendar is one in which Au Nam is charged that with two other persons un- Professor Boucherot to-day says: known, he robbed Chan Yuk of a "A cubic metre of sea water corsį pair of gold earrings, responds to 100 kilogrammes of ice. If one 'cubic metre can be The last case concerns Ng Lamotherwise. delivered per second, it is like the who will be tried on two counts. delivery of 360 tons of ice per The first is that on September 4, hour in other words, entire 1930, he stole 43 cents in money, train-load. Our station will be able the property of the daughter of to produce 30 or 40 cubic metres. Tong Nam-on a child six years It should, therefore, be capable of of age. It is alleged by the producing the equivalent of some second count that on the same day 30 train-loads of ice per hour.
the accused, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, maim, dis figure or disable, wounded Ho Chi with intent to resist nrrest.
an
"For our French Colonies," con tinued Professor Boucherot. "I lay stress in the first place upon the! possibility of utilising this energy for the manufacture of artificial petroleum, Les of hydrocarburates by the hydrogenisation of charcoal from Our immense equatorial jorests."
When the Claude-Boucherot pro- first described in the Morning Post and experiments
COPY
was
on a small scalp proved cessful, it was suggested that should commercial
FANLING GOLF.
STARTING TIMES FOR SUNDAY.
9.24 .m.-F. Groves and production
Eren if the act was deliberate one, the maximum sen- lence would not, be passed if it were a first offence. All this is but common justice and a with any
man sense of proportion would act accordingly.
Surely
It is admitted in the present ease that the players were badly misled and it was their first of- fence against this rule. this is something in their favour. But, going further into the case. who would not a footbal: player or otherwise seize the chance for a cheap tour of Europe especially when there is company and com panionship? It is evident that this tour was not arranged by the two players. I take it that they were invited to join and did so.
and The people who were in control
Aue-
0.00
C. B. Matthews R. F. Clark. 9.20 .m.-M. G. Mill
and
R. Younger.
L.
Grover.
R. S.
R.
Bonour
and
of thermal power prove practicable, we might witness the inaugura- tion of a completely novel phase in industrial history, The pcs- xibility of this, is certainly 1101 negatived by the latest reports.
Professor Langevin. of the College de France, another noted; physicist, states that M. Chude's | first endeavour will be to provide electric light for the island of Cuba. It will then be possible tot establish estimates as to the cost of production, which Professur Langevin thinks will certainly be much lower than those given by any other known' method.
THE EMPTY ROOM.
(Continued from Page 6,1
ing middle-aged woman, rather untidy, suddenly tired, resting in a graceless attitude in the middle of her work. And yet....
If you follow her eyes you may wonder whether she is so uninteres- ting, or intleed so grateless. There, on the mantelpiver, is the photo- graph of him taken two years ago. He was only ten even then. And yet already they had taken him from her. Everybody had said: "Of course be must go. Especially as he's such a dreamy sort of boy. All the more reason. They'll knock the nonsense out of him."
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#
Would they knock the nonsense out of him? She doubted it. All they would do would only drive it in deeper, so that he would not tell
even her.
"Oh God-chat is the use. of having children when they take them away from you so soon?"
That is the cry that has often echoed in her heart, but she does not give utterance to it. She is a "British Mother" who must not
show emotion. And so she con- tinues to move quietly round the room, looking vainly for something to do,
There, by the side of the bed, is his electric torch. She will have a new battery put in it. And a roll of films, that they had forgotten to have developed. She takes it cager- ly. That will be something de- lightful to look forward to: . . for in that. film are imprisoned memories of blue days and golden
;
4.28 a.m.-E. Stone and V.
White,
5.32 am-1. Goldman and E.
West. 9.26, a.m.-J. W. C. FB. Ganuell. 940 a.m.-R. Young and
Goare,
neces-
should have obtained the J.
sary permission to enable them to go. (.
There was also a duty on the part of their own club to assist in obtaining the permission; but let us go a step further. The As Rociation heard of this tour months ago. They were in full possession of the facts. They knew where the players were. In view of this and as the jealous guardians of the football stan- dards, surely it was the duty of the Association to issue
1. H.
0.44 a.m.-J. W. Alabaster und
§. A. Sleap.
9.48 s.m.--A, G, Coppin and S. S.
Perry-
9.52 J. S. Demummond and
A. Leiper.
9.56 3.m.-11. C. B. Watson
F. M. Bryden.
G.
and
10.00 am.-A. II. Musson and J. C.
Church.
10.04 a.m. -A. Ritchin and V. R.
Gowdon,
A
begin to gather that all was not Mr. Strellett: When did you well in the cash department?
Witness:About, the tenth moon (November).
And how did that arise?-The defendant declared that he had only very little money in hand.
How did he come to make that report? What did it arize out of? He intended that I should go and borrow money elsewhere to meet debts.
there should be some money in What did you say to him?—I said
hand. I told him he had better balance his books.
. Did you in fact borrow money?
borrowed dollars.
several thousand
tu
Dr. Starek and her husbandl
Little Money in Hand.. As regards the defendant, just tell us shortly what was the posi- tion between you, hir, and the firm what were you doing about this from the tenth moon onwards. that lack of funds?-I repeatedly urged the defendant to make out his
balance.
Did you realise the difficult pos1- tion you were in? Yes.
When the New Year came along did you deal with him again?-He again reported to me that he had very little money in hand and I was surprised to hear that.
books.
have been through many trying experiences-floods and privation and possess records and autographs through some of the
prove their wanderings territory in the world.
feast-known
FASCISM OR BOLSHEVISM.
MUSSOLINI'S VIEW OF WORLD TENDENCIES.
"The Twentieth
What happened about the books? urged him to go through the
Rome, Sept. 19. What did he say or what did he drawn by the only two new poli Century is do--He put it off. balanced at the end of the kee The rising generation moves re- Have the books in fact beentical systems existing in the world. to-day-Fascism er. Bolshevism. chce year (last year)?-No, in
solutely either to the spite of my repeated requests.
Apart from the mysterious short-Right or the extreme Left."
These words mark the conclu- age of funds; apart from that ques- sion arrived at by the tion, would it be his duty to balance
"Order the books at the end of the kee cher year?--Yes.
warning to all players who joined the tour that they had violated Bule 12. If they had applied for granted. permission it would have been
Was the firm getting into dif- Yet I believe nothing was done. Are the Council free aculties?—Yes, he said the firm from blame? If so, what is the was getting into financial difficulties penalty? It appears that this and I asked him to explain way. Rule can?
Continuing, witness said that into being for two reasons--one to keep the Associa the cnly explanation the defendant tion in existence, and, secondly, to gave for the shortage was that he prevent amateur players partici-hat spent some of the funds on his rating in games with profes- cousin's marriage. The also stated and sionals. Throughout the tour the that he had used some for his own team only played against amateur requirements and agreed to repay and teams.
the entire sum to the firm,
100% a.m.-T. Low Bui N. K.
Littlejohn,
19.12 am.-H. A. Lammert and
G. H, Wilson. 19.16 am.. P. Ross and A. W.
II. Edie.
10.20 .m.-Major Beamish
1. S. Robb, 1924 a.m.-J. M. Walker
W. J. Clerk. 16.2 .m.-R. M. Chaloner
J. B. Lanyon, 19.32 p.m. -T. Lindars and M. N.
Cochrane,
and
10,38 pm.-A. D), Coppin and W, c.
Clurk.
10,52
10.40 0.
A... Bowler and G. D. Nicholl. 1941 am. A. Leach and D. Forbes. 10,1% a.m. A. D. Humphreys and
0. Eager.
a.m. W. D. Harris and H. Campbeli. 10.30 am. D. J. Keogh and. J. S.
[zykes. 11.00 am. H. C. Shrubsole and G.
Castle.
If
extreme
Sheet of the Fascist Party in its
official comment on the German elections and it may be accepted that the comment is penned by Mussolini himself.
The "Order Sheet" condemns) the German election results as "useless" as a resolution of Ger- have only reduced things to a new many's political crises. They coalition, which like all coalitions will in turn be faced with the sheer impossibility of actually governing.
Under the circumstances could
In taking note of the rise in the the decision of the Association be
Refusal to Return.
Communist vote Mussolini's com- ment draws the conclusion that sprrect? I do not say that the Witness said that during the "The new generation is no further players should go scot free. second moon (March) the defen-interested in, the principles of last the wording does not permit any dant asked for a week's leave to re-century called Liberalism, De moderation, although I positively turn to the country to attend his mocracy, Socialism, which are all feel it should, it is the bounden cousin's wedding, which was to have held together by Masonic glue. duty of the Council members to taken place on the 17tb. He left They have given all that they had have the same amended without had not been any question of the ten, save where cunningly em- call an extraordinary meeting to on the 15th but before leaving there to give. They are dead and rat- delay. tolerate another miscarriage of or of his being dismissed. He did
The public will not defendant resigning from the firm balmed by their lay priests." would probably lead to all clubs Witness did not look at the books one year on riotous living at West justice. A further prcurrence not ask to resign or to be released. seceding from the Association. to see if they were in order or not. Paint.
In fairness to everyone concern- Continuing, witness said that he ed the matter should be thrashed unsuccessfully tried to persuade de people in Hongkong go there 'them- Mr. Strellett: Some of the best
11.68 a.m. W. S. Hillier and The an appeal from the Council's His intention was to wait for de-
out in public and if there should ferdant to return to Hongkong. selves. Tait
Mr. Rendall gave notice that he 1.12 am. U. Spicer, and J. Rut of place to invite outside which
decision, perhaps it would not be fendant to return the money with would unswervingly go for the wit- Hinton.
to resume business. The ness's character. He proceeded to 11.16 m. E. Des Voeux and T. c. | views.-Yours, etc.
rent for the premises the firm oc-put certain questions which were Monaghan.
cupied was several months in ar objected to by Mr. Strellett. rears, and a distress warrant was Mr. Rendall asked if it were not executed on or about May 15 of this a fact that the happy marital rela- year. On May 18 a report was tions between the witness and his made to witness which caused him wife lasted for the first year of to consult his solicitors. A war-their marriage only, after which rant was then issued. The safe Mr. Rendall said, witness drank and was opened and it was found to con- indulged in other pleasures in tain certain documents and books. excess, but of cash there was none..
1 a.m. E. B. Keed mud II. R.
Start.
11.20 am. E. M. Hanton and D. G.
Burleigh.
11.21 m. A. E. Lisuman and W.
C. Shields. 11.28 a.m. L. M. S. Lloyd and J. R.
Collis
11.32 a.m. T. S. Marshall and H.
W. Dulley.
11.36 Capt. Weir and Conr.
Priestley. 11.40 am, W. A. Stewart and J. G.
Campbell. 144 nm. C. II.
Lowe.
11.48
Coutts and H.
a.m. A. Q. Brawn and C. Mycock.
11.52 m. A. Sommerfelt and D. 3.
Gilmore.
11.56 a.m. A. B. Purves and T. S.
Whyte Smith.
Y.
21 YEARS AGO.
SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE "TELEGRAPH" FILES."
The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended October 16th, 1909.--
The rate of the dollar on demand was 1s. 9d.
Mr. T. Funatsu
*
was appointed
Japanese Consul in Hongkong.
*
麻
Mr. Cheung Pat-sze forwarded a.
sum of $100,000 towards the Hong-
days, when they were together, by for the simple reason that I was not kong University funds which
the sea, and he was all. hers, and so amused by them.
Mr. Strellett. objected again, but Replying to Mr. Strellett, wit-Mr. Rendall was permitted by his ness said he had seen a report in Worship to continue. "The re- the Mun Kwok Yat Po alleging that intionship between the complainant he had absconded with the defen- and his wife," said his Worship, dant after both of them had em- "might possibly have a bearing on bezzled $40,000. Through his the relationship between the com- solicitors, witness secured a cor-plainant and the defendant, who rection of the report.
was his wife's brother." Signature Denied.
In reply to further questions by Mr. Rendall, witness said he was Handed a document claimed by for a year without any employment, the defendant to be a clean die and was supported by his brothers. charge from all his liabilities to the He then went into employment with may be there for hours. To her laughter, and see again that empty and Mr. J. I. Andrew were promot, firm, witness denied that the signa- a foreign firm. All this was before
ture thereon was his. He She is still staring straighted Lieutenants in the Volunteer ceeded to fiddle with the paper and with the defendant.
pro- he started the present business
was nibbling it, when Mr. Rendall, He denied that he was in dis- She shuts her lips tightly and
It was intimated that the Home ship to have the document taken the excesses alleged by Mr. Rendall, quite alarmed, appealed to his Wor- grace with his family on account of Now this very simple, very home. suddenly, for she must not give way ly picture that I have drawn muy like this, or she will cry aloud. Not Government had decided to provide away from him immediately. "The or that he was sent from Hongkong make some schoolmasters laugh.a whisper disturbs the silence of annual sum of £300 for scholar-witness is making a meal of it." at one time for this very same rea But I don't care.
the room. Not even the flap of a ships at the Hongkong University, Mr. Randall observed.
to British subjects. They open When I was at my school I did blind, for the windows are tightly not laugh at schoolmasters jokes,closed and the room seems dead and were to be styled the King Edward
VII Scholarships.
he
*
And she goes round and round. She
I shut my eyes, forget the
had collected in Canton.
Mr. L. C. Rees, Mr. W. Russell
much, so very much a little boy.
husband, she says, quietly, that she has been tidying up."
*
room.
in front of her,
airless.
Corps.
←
1 #
Cross-examined by Mr. Rendall, on behalf of the defendant, witness denied that, he had spent $8,000 in
son instead of being taken into the family business circle here.
Further hearing of the case 'was adjourned until Tuesday afternoon.
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