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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1931.
DISPUTE OVER BUS BRAKES.
TRAMWAY COMPANY DENY OFFENCE.
HEARING FIXED.
Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, as manager of the Hongkong Tramways, Ltd., who are operating the Kal Tak motor buses In Kowloon, was eum- moned before Mr. Hamilton this morning at the Kowloon Magi- tracy, for allowing one of the com; pany's vehicles to be on the road without being filted with two inde pendent and efficient brakes in Sali sbury Road on February 11.
FAKED ROBBERY SUGGESTED.
CLUES IN AN INTERESTING AFFAIR.
MAN DISCHARGED.
Deductions equalling the best that could be produzed by the adventures of Sherlock Holmes figured in a case which Detective Inspector W, Shannon was, recently called upon to investigate upon the receipt of the report of an
armed robbery.
WILL ROGERS AS PRESIDENT.
U.S. COMEDIAN CHOICE OF YOUNG DEMOCRATS.
SERIOUS SELECTION.
Muskogee, Fals, 21," Meeting here to-day the Lengue nf Young Democrats unanimously endorsed Mr. Will Rogers, the well-known actor, author und newspaper humorist, for the pre- sideney of the United States.
Mr. Rogers for some time was koowa to the country as the honor-
He is a native of Oklahoman which, i y "mayor of Reverely is."
the Indian Territory, Be when he was born, was known as trers American Indians among his
Jestora for the past severni years have sought to boom Mr. Rogers presidential candidacy On Chin New Year's Eve the but today the Democrats who met The driver of the bus was niso officer said, he was called to No.here declared they are serious in Aumniomed for driving the vehicle. Jervois Street, upon the first their advoency of the neter. which had faulty brakes,
floor of which an armed robbery was reported to have taken place. Mr. O.E.C. Marton appeared for On his arrival, he found a man Mr, Bellamy and intimated that he was denying the sunimons, the hear-amed to Kwan-chiu in a cubicle, his hands and. feet bond with: ing of which would probably take wires and a handkerchief around some time, as he would be calling his neck which appeared to have silpped down after being used In reply to his Worship, Mr. Įin verure u gev, Marton said that his witnesses wouk! dispute the evidence of Sør- geant Scrim who had tested the brakes. The vehicle had been sub- sequently tested by Europem en- gineers, who would be called.
foure witresMCA.
In the course of enquiries, he was informed that a hnd already been dismissed from the employ- meut of the shep on the ground door, but had been allowed to stay on until the Chinese New Year, t was also discovered that h
Mr. Marton mentioned that he wished to clear up one point be-wns heavily in debt. Tore the hearing and that was whe Her Sergeant Serim would be enll- ine Sub-Inspector Mason as a wit- mama, as the defence regidred that Latimer.
Sergeant Serm repiled that be wald not be ralling Sub-Inspector Mason, whereupon Mr. Marton re marked that he would be wanting
The hearing was fixed for the afternoon of Friday next, at 2,30 31.m
One of the drawers of a desk, bail been appriendly use NE 95 at the each contents amunt. in $485, est, no text
Fluge Cluein.
Examming The kit. heh he ge for Shanne Continual be finds o
wire slaufur te the wire with which ilo's hand... and foot were secured:
() a kitchen meat hoppen with dents in the cutting edges
tc) a wooden stool or bestle
On a charge of allowing his motor car to cause an obstruction in Can-with bits of wire embedded in it. ton Raud on February 16, Mr, C. E.
WHITE HOUSE CLASH WITH PARLIAMENT.
VETO LIKELY TO BE OVERRIDDEN,
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For three years Rogers was a
ite popular motion picture actor. starred in the Night Follies and in the Zesteld Pallien in New York. He has made lecture tours in tite United States and abroad. Among his widely read witticisms nfe:
"There's Not a Bathing Suit in Russin," "The illiterate Digest." "Letters of a Self Made Diplomal to his President," "The Cowboy Philosopher on Prohibition," "Ro- porisnie," "The Cowboy Philogo- hey on the Peace Conserènce,” God "What We Laugh AL”
NEW STEAMBOAT CO. SYSTEM.
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ave been entitled to substantial deductions in respect of this in creased opposition. If the amount ;
be credited to the account, the
Directors and Auditors.
re-
Terry, of the Kowloon Godowns. The deduction to be drawn was fined $6. The defendant said from thực three clues was that, deductible by the farmers was lo he had left it there under the im-n length of wire had been cut on pression that the driver was going | the stool with the chopper, and fresalt would have shown a profit to put it in the garnge.
from the fact that the scraps left of approximately $9.772.14. embedded on the ston) were found
The usual overhauls and to be similar to the wire with which Ho's hands and feet were aire effected to the Company's tied, the user of suspicion point-ret of steamers and are all in
good running order. ed to to as having "Taked" an armed robbery in order to ublain money which his financial posi tion, coupled with raspects off In accordance with the Article mployment being rematel revealeĮ of Association, Mr. R. K. Batchelor Jed him to be 1 My, in need of. and Mr. Li Tse Fong retire from Washington, Feb. 26.
the Board by rotation, but being President Hoover, as
was ex-secured were so loosely bound cligible, aller themselves pected, has vetoed the Soldiers not to leave any mark on the flesh, re-election. During the year the Bonus Bill, which throws a huge 11 was not suggested that he tied Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie, Messra, burden on the resources of the himself up he would not abl.. Warren. J. 1. Little. 4. M A. B. Government, requiring heavy loan at Any rate, to tle his own hands Alves. R. E. Coxon, and flotations in the next two years, behind his back. The taforma. Stewart resigned from the Board In view of the huge majorities in the Inpeter received was and Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. Li by which the Bill was pissed in He was tied up by fans ofher Tse Fong and Mr. M. K, Lo were elected as Directors at the last the House of Representatives and person not in custody.
Annual General Meeting, and the the Senate, however, the Repre-
Hon. Me, J. P. Braga and Mr. C. ntatives forthwith decided to
A. da Roza were invited to join sustain tite mensure. The Senate Ro Kwauchin was frecht m
the Bourd que expected to do likewise und | on remand hetero Mr. Willises thun verride the Presidential | towly on a charie of bevont of vetu, – Renter's American Service. $560 which was not recovered.
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CHINESE PROPERTY
SEIZED.
SOVIET ACTION AF VLADIVOSTOK.
The wireg with which He was
Man Charged.
Tarps for Shamon ail:- AL- Chron. there is 1 Pakārienshi amoat of eviden to show That the actually had taken the money. There is not suffi-i-nt evilenen in prove come hesively that that had bappened. 1 am nerordingly i
Ire led by the Inspector General for Polize in withdraw the elvarın, As it would be a waste of your Harbin, Feb. 26,
the Worship's time to go into The action [ the Sovietvidence. There is an element of Government in seizing Chinese donht which we cannot get over. property at Vladivostok valued at 2,000,000 rubles has cattsed strong resentment among Chinese mer- rhauts who have appealed to the Mukden Government for assis tanice.
Defendant was discharged.
CHINA TO GO ON GOLD BASIS.
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The necounts have been audited ig Messrs. Linstead and Davis and Mesari. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, who offer themselves na auditors for the present year.
BANISHEE SENT. TO GAOL.
"A HIT QUEER IN THE BEAD."
Sentence of three months' hard labour was imposed by Mr. Hamil- ton at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning on an elderly Chinese who was charged with returning from banishment, having been deported from the Colony last year for a period of ten years.
The defendant said that he was fully aware of the law and its penal:
The property belongs to A Chinese merchant prince, Wang Hei-ku The alleged reason is that Mr. Wang failed to pay the required land assessment tax of his exact duties will be aparties for disobeying the order, but 150,000 rubles.
from seeing if there is any way in which he, or the technical or Hanisation of the Leagne can help MOSCOW TO BECOME A in China's problems.
MINOR STATE.
Met by Nanking Representative, Mr. Loy Chang, who is repos senting Mr. Y. Suong, Minister AN INDEPENDENT ECONOMI:or Finance, arrived in Hongkong
UNIT IN RUSSIA.
on the Malwa this morning, and will aeconyany Sir Arthur to Shanghai and Nanking.
Moscow, Feb. 26. The Regional Congress fins de
Sir Arthur tated that countries' cided to turn Moscow into an indebroad were cogulsant of China's. pendent administrative and econo-
position and the League had been mie unit, with separate budget carefully studying the situation. Cand a separate Executive Commit-
tee.
Educated at Oxford, Sir. Arthur)
The decision has been taken on Salter has held-high "positions, in the ground that the population of several Government departments. the city is over three millions, whe He has been attached to the produce twelve per cent, of the total League for eight years and has of interna Itsinn production.--Reuter.
madon keen aludy tional economies.
OVERCAST WEATHER,
he had been brought back to Hong- kong by his wife who had personal- ly gone to him and told him that he need not be afraid as there were nany others who were returning from banishment.
His Worship, in imposing the sen. tence, remarked that the defendant seemed a bit queer in the head,
OUTBREAK OF FIRE IN LEGATION QUARTER.
ULS. MARINES BURNED OÛT-
OF HOMES.“
Peking, Feb. 26. Some excitement was caused in the Peking Lexation quarter by
outbreak of fire which occurred yesterday morning, destroying over twenty matsheds erected for the accommodation of U.S. Marinos Min J. Winters appeared before, formning part of the U.S. forces Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magi- at Peking. strney this morning on a summons The cause of the outhreak is The Royal Observatory reports for driving a motor car on the Castle mit known.. All' the {1}:1 that the anticyclone has wenkened. Peak Road without an appropriate escaped from the one although slightly and is now central neur driver's licence, while Flying Officer
belongings were Shanghai. Fresh monsoon along A. D. Bennett, of the Royal Air Force, one of their
destroyed. The Aire brigade was Kumonod for allowing Miss the SE. coast of China and over Winters, an unlicensed driver, to nrrived early to assist foreigners the North China Sea. Local fore- drive his car Both defondanta ad. In extinguishing the flames which cast:-N. E. winds, fresh; general- mitted their respective offences and did not involve other, buildings] ly overcast.
wore each fined $10.
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