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FOOTPAD ATTACK ON PRAYA.
SIX MEN GIVE CHINESE ROUGH HANDLING.
THE LIABILITY OF PIRATICAL GANG.
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those persons who were actually in charge of them.
bir. Justice Wood:-Are you say-
VALUABLES TAKEN..ng it is essential that the ship it-
self must be seized?
:
Ng Chuen, described as n coolle foroman, living at the Cheung Fat boarding house, was the victim of a daring robbery with violence
Mr. Lo:That Is my submission,
Control Must be Proved. Mr. Justice Wood:-Whatever
else happens, the ship must be
seized?
TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH · 23, 1931.
THE
HONGKONG
LATEST TOURIST
LINER.
MAMMOTH H.A.L. BOAT IN PORT.
COLUMBUS
ARRIVES.
HOME FOOTBALL.
RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S MATCHES.
The results of Saturday's Home Football are given below. All are from Reuter excepting the 2ml Division Scottish Division,
First Diviston,
Wednesday
Making its annual round-the- world cruise, the luxurious tourist ship, 8.8. Columbus, arrived in Hongkong this morning, bringing which occurred while he was walk- ing along the waterfront shortly
Mr. Lo:-At least control of the with it nearly 300 sightseers, who, immediately upon landing, made after eight o'clock last night.
ahip must be taken over by the invasion of the important shop When five or six, men stopped alleged pirates, but it is not necesping centres of the city as well as him, he believed he was being acsary that the ship must be taken visits to the beauty spots of the
searchers away. costed
by waterfront
Island. At the time, he was wearing a gold | Counsel continued that to prove The Columbus, H magnificent. chain with numerous appendages, or maintain the indictment vessel of 32,364 tons, is the largest which must have offered a great piracy by the law of nations, those ship seen in local waters, and her temptation to thieves.
three ingredients must not only be visits are always keenly anticipat Without much ado, the six men alleged in the indictment, but must. She arrived outside the bar
૫. knocked him down to the ground, be proved, as nothing short of those bour. at 8 o'clock this morning, but und while in that position, he was ingredients amounted to piracy; did not come in until some time Alvested of all his valuables, these it was not sufficient to allege and
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Liverpool
Cheben
Portsmouth
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including a gold watch and chain, prove one or two of those ingres later, when she lied up to Buoy A2 Everton
an American $20 gold piece set in a frame, two other gold appen-
dages, a gold ornament and other
articles.
The total value of the stolen?
In mid-strenm.
property in put at nearly $300. The i!" within the jurisdiction of the during their three days' stay in
Hongkong they will have the usual shore trips,
dients, but they must, all be proved.
Her big passenger Hst includes Mr. Lo went on to Hay that
Con- piracy was, to put it simply, roba number of American and
Linental notabilities both in com. committed on the high seas, mercial and Horial circles, and bery
Admiralty. Junt 189
person robbers did not overlook a felt, hat, charged with murder could not which was also included in the legally be tried on an indictment
They will split up into two re ww vained which left out the words "malice tons of about 130 each. and to "way." although it at only $6,
inforethought," so "robbery" was a day will visit The Peak. Repulse
essential ingredient Where there was no allegation of the faland. This evening, a party piracy Bay, and make the usual tour of robbery committed on the high res, then there was no crime off forty will have piracy, according to the law of nn- tions.
tu
for Canton,
where on Tuesday they will go sightseeing in thể enpital city of Kwangtung. They will return on Tunedy, and before sailing on Wednesday, will be stiven plenty of opportunity of enjoying a tour of the principal shopping centres in Hongkong.
In a report he made inter to the pollee, the foreman complained of being struck in the back several times with a hammer.
The highway robbery on Early Clementi's Ride on Friday, when a Contractor'a workman was robbed
Unprecedented Casse, of a sum of $810, bad a Mequel
Kone of the cases reported in the before Mr. Schoßeld at the Cen- tral Police Court this morning, authorities, he said, were similar Counsel for when the two men who were sub-to the present case.
the Crown would agree that the Bequently arrested appeared
was wholly anul
The tourist ship has come from tharges arising out of the incident.present case
Hirely unprecedented in the history | Manila and her next port of call is The defendants
were charged
the Though
humidity with robbery with violence on the international crines of pirney, Peking.
A careful examination of the al- was rather high this morning, the public highway.
Sergeant Cunninghan, who pro-thorities showed that leading de-visitors were able to enjoy their had been first glimpse of Hongkong bathed Accuted, asked for 48 hours revisions on the subject mand for further quiries. The made by the greatest brains, but in sunshine ant the magnificent piller remarked that five men hade of the cases tallied with the been concerned and the police wish-Present case,
His submission was
ed to endeavour to torale the other that, in the present case, the Crown
three, who were still at fiberty.
The defendants were according, ly remanded until Wednesday
BRITISH ADMIRAL PAYS VISIT TO CANTON.
OFFICIALLY ENTERTAINED OVER THE WEEK-END.
E. Vice Admiral Sir
Townel
Chad taken an enlarged view of piracy, which was not warranted by the law of nations, and which www wholly unjustified.
Lending Jurists, and those who' had written professedly on Inter- national Lisw bad greed that racy was robbery committed on the high seas. He would submit that any conviction registered on indictment the present form of tended to cause a departure from the requirements of justies, or to divert due and orderly administr tinn of the law into a new calise,
Kelly, R.C.R, CMG., MY,Owhich would would aly serve na visite Canton on Saturday, when
an evil precedent for the future. I maile
calls at aflicin! varioas goverment alliema, borale preparations were made to estrad marty welcome to th
Histiaistini visitor.
The
agenda arranged for Vice Admivala visit in ne follow
dr
Saturday-Admiral Chun Chak, head of the Chinese Fleet in South China, nake an official, call on U. Sir Iaward Kelly, who would reciprocate the Potestiky same day,
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View from the Peak
ARE WE GETTING “ADENOID" FACE?
(Continued from Page 6.)
buried.
We know well the facial features and shapes of lend of the original Danish and Norman invaders, Least Mongrel,
Yet
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PROBLEM OF A PICTURE.
DISPUTE ABOUT AN ANTONELLO:
MORONI'S CONFESSION.
The 'story of the Antonello da Messina picture,
which
was bought in the spring of 1929 by Signor Camba, the Spanish finan- cier and ex-Minister, and also 2 owner of the largest private col- lection in Catalonia, is puzzling 2the experts. The picture repro-
sents the proto-martyr San Cas stano holding a model of the church dedicated to him in Venice; for some unaccountable Tenson he wears the habit of a Dominican monk. The mensures 12 inches by 16%, and for this diminutive example of a rare master Signor Cambo gave n million and
# half lire. The owner was Signor Achille Chiesa, of Alian, who was charged by the Italian Government an export tax of 440,000 lire, and who gave in nddition two Canaletto pletures to the Brera.
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The picture of "the little monk," as it is familiarly entled, was first recognised as a genuine Antonello by the late Dr. De Nicoin, head of "the Bargello Museum at Florence: both Adolfo Ventori and Bernard Berenson agreed with the attribu- tion. In the summer of 1926 Mr. Berenson wrote a very interesting article aru in Dedato
the about yurious
fragments which might have formed part of the
altar.
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them he dealt with this particular picture. At the time of the
sale
2 of the picture to. Signor Cimbo it
was exhibited at the Biora for ex 2perts to see and advise the Gov- ernment whether it was too valu- able picture to be allowed to leave the country. Many eminent Italian professurs declared it lo bu a genuine Antonello.
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Motherwell Rangers
St. Mirren
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Second Division (Scottish).
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Duncharton
Sten'muit
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The "Antonello Atmosphere,
11 was without quals that Signor Cunba carried it back to Barcelona in his handbag; but he had not long hang it up on the walls of his palace when he re- ceived a letter from Professor Mancia, a picture-restorer, warn- Ing him that the picture and cost originally a few hundred lire, and
anly been promoted to its 1 high value after living
teen dealt with drastically by a Milan-j
se restorer. Last summor Signor
2) Cambo sailed back to Italy in hiri
yacht to discover the truth, and
3 held a council on board composed 1f experts and lawyers.
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St. Bernard
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HARD TACKLING.
ENGLAND WELL BEATEN IN INTERNATIONAL RUGGER
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At this juncture Professor Moroni, a picture-restorer, caused a sensation by declaring that all the "Antonello" qualities of the
picture were entirely due to his wn brush. The picture had some to his studio fourteen years ago. when, in his opinion, it
was a
genuine fifteenth-century picture in very bad condition, and the work of the Veronese artist Cavazzola. He, and he alone, had given it the "Antonello atmos- phere. Thoroughly shaken in his allegiance to the picture Signor Cambo requested Signor London, Mar. 21. Chiesa to return the purchase Maintaining the invulnerable tradi- money; but as this does not seem tion of Edinburgh, Scotland had no to be forthcoming, the matter is difficulty in the fifty-third Interna-being taken into court. tional Rugby match between these two countries at Murrayfield to-day, the scoro rending 28 points to 19,
The
Montrose expert crasinlogist, he examines when
mixed St. Bernard collection of -kulls, obtained from St. Johnstone
Third Lanack the Colfie, Sason, Danish and Pirney Defined.
Norman enerrards of England, Wednesday's Results. difteulty as the St. Johustane Quoting the definition of piracy has the same
ordinary man in when he seeks as given by a Court of prominral
to separate the descendants judges, Mr. Lo said that piracy was only a sea term for robbery, piracy these races in the morning crowd from Liverpool- being robbery committed within which emerges. the jurisdiction of the Admiralty.treet Station if any man was assaulted within
In fabial fenture and cranial these invaders of that jurisdiction, and his ship or shape all goods violate and taken away England were of the same general without legal authority, then that conformation. Celt. Saxon. Dane. Sundes. H. E the Civil Procerunamariners of any ship violently dis-
was robbery and piracy. If any and Norman, although they came at different times, bringing with General Chan Mine sho, the Cum
possessed the
in master and after-thera, peculiarities speech, mander-in-Chief, General Chan
manners, and customs, were not, Chai-tong, and Mr. Lin Wan kai, Wards carried away the ship, or
1 A any goods or tackle, furniture ele..
physical sense. different the Mayor of Carton to entertain with violence, within the jurisdle-peoples: one and all were oT Sir Howard Kelly at the Govern
tion of the Admiralty, then that shoots of the same great parent ment Club, at Thisze Garden, in
was also robbery and piracy,
stock of North-West Europe.
Is it the Same Picture? the afternoon. In the evening the
That definition, said Mr. Lo, They were cousin peoples. British visitor to be the guest of
should
Mr. be given the
Berenson says he finds greatest
Buth defences were the soundest Admiral Chan Chak at a
It is true to-day, just as I wan dinner
weight, because it was the opinion in the time of Tacitus, that
departments of the teams in this Cal-it dimçuit to understand why Pro- party at Naval Headquarters,
Moroni should have Monday-General Chan Ming
of many distinguished judges, who dark-hairal people of Mediter sku, General Chan Chai-tong, and for the express purpose of as-ranean origin lives in Southern Scottish tackling was the more inci- Cavazzola into an Mayor Lin Wan-kai to pred certaining the law of piracy, That Wales:
Antonello, two dark-haired sive. The there
combination of Moc artists who have no analogy be definition had been quoted very ex- British the
Comemfite
similar people of
origin in Pherson and Smith gave the English tween them: "he might just as Shameen. 14 return the cal tensively by practically every writer Southern Ireland. Notwithstand defence many anxious moments. well have tried to change the visitor in the afternoon, and on the subject.
ing these exceptions We may The greasy ball made handling very Taphael into a Piero della Fran- to entertain at a banquet at the
rightly look
upan the British dificult, but at the interval Scotland
led by 20 points to 13, and increased picture he saw and wrote about in cesca," He has no doubt that the Provincial Government House
people as the least mongrel, the
this afterwards by the regular scor- night.
most uniform, to be found in any country of Europe.
Thus the render will see that TRUTH VERSUS ART. NO MORE SHOOTINGS. dead lones can speak; what they tell us is that we are A less diverse people than we thought, and that although civiliantion is altering us, yet not to a degree which need give us any uneasi-
to
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WOMAN CHALLENGES COM PARISON WITH STATUE.
Rome, Feb. 20- As a strange protest against the art of Leonardo da Vinci, a Ru- manian woman artist, who had taken temporary leave of her senses yesterday, confronted in a complete state. of nudity the statue
da dedicated to
Vinvi,
Mr. Lo continued to quote other authorities on the point and the ruse is proceeding.
AL CAPONE'S ORDER TO GANGSTER VASSALS.
passers-by to judge whether or not the proprietar last month.p
of the "Club Ab-
on
Broadway.
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are
REVOLVER SHOTS IN REICHSTAG.
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custa Cup rame, played before 75,000 fensor people in drizzling rain, but the thought he could change a
he
ing of tries. Ford, MacPherson, 1926 was a genuine Antonello da Logan, Mackintosh and Smith each Messina, a painter he feels go over twice for Scotland, Allan knows as intimately as a personal converting five times, whilst Tallent friend. In this the same picture (two) and Reeve (two) scored tries of 19267 If it is, why has this for England, two of which Black controversy suddenly arisen? converted. The same player scored a penalty goal-Reuter.
BOROTRA
SUCCEEDS.
WINS AMERICAN COVERED COURTS TITLE.
New York, Mar. 21.
· “DEGENERATION OF WORKING CLASS."
RED ARMY DOCTOR'S INDICT MENT OF FIVE YEAR PLAIN,
Riga (Latvia). Feb, 20. Jenn Borotra, the famous Basque Evidence that disorders are pre- tennis player, fulfilled expectations valent in the Red Army is to an by winning the American Covered gathered from several announce Courts champlouabip in New York: mente in the "Krausnuyn Zvenda.' in the final the scores rending 6-1, 3-0, longing to the Communist Party He met, and defeated, Berkeley Bell A doctor of the Red Army he-
declared at a meeting that ti Subsequently, in partnership with Boussus he took another title away tempo of the Five Year Plan was to France, the pair winning the dou- leading to the degeneration of the bles event, defeating Inndry and working class. The length of a Sutter by three sets to one, the full workman's life, he said, was al- scores being, 7-6, 6-4 6-7, 6-1.--Reu- ready decreased in conseguence of ter's American Service.
it by ten or more years.
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ness. New York, Feb, 14. Summoning the vassals of gang- dom to his side at a New York hotel, "Scarface" Al Capone has urged that from now on
Fangsters shall behave themselves Tike gentlemen, and that there shall be no more shootings, and killings In which stands in the bar centre night clubs or other public places. GRIEVANCE OF A MAN AGED 72- of Milan, and challenged the The
Berlin, Fab, 20, the body of a live modern woman hey night club,
Just before, six o'clock three re- was not better than anything that where a fierce battle raged bevolver shots suddenly rang out in The Renaissance artists had achi-tween rival gangs of gunmen, has the lobules of the Reichstar. eved in mainting de statuary
rought the fact home to Capone An elderly man had been stand- The Leonardo da Vingi statue in that such goings-on are likely ton about there for some time, in the quare near the front of the injure the night club busines The State Party deputy, Herr Scala Theatre and the crowd which so vital to his pocket. He realises Kuiz, noticed his curious appear were hurrying past the spot to now that rich habitues may beance, and went up to him and escapa from the prevailing cold tempted to stay at home rather asked what he wanted.. There and rain were astounded
toe-then run the risk of stopping upon the man fired. The shota hold a naked woman making ang bullets, and that the Hquor proved to be dummies,
The Secretaryof the Communist general harangue
to the statue trade will dwindle in consequence. The mun did not resist tho
"cell" in the 36th Artillery Real- and to them. Some citizens ha in the course of his speech Capone users who took him into custody.
ment stationed at Chita in Siberia, tened to cover and shelter herald;
"Some of
Health Bulletin of Eastern gong i caso 2 deaths; · Pondicherry us are not exact- The Reichstag sitting was not
together with two other Com- but it proved no simple task, the ly friendly, but we must end the interrupted.
munists, have been expelled from Ports for the week ending the 14th 20 cases 0 deaths, Colombo 1 case. woman being extremely agfle.
Blump in bey
The man proved to be Horr ENGLAND SUCCESSFUL IN
the Party for expressing doubts inst, shows the following cases of Saigon 1 caso 2 donthe. Small-you Whereupon
Madden, Georg Schmidt, agad 72, from the
INTERNATIONAL MATCH.
as to the labour policy of the infectious diseases, and deaths thero-Bombay 4 case, Calcutta 53 cases 30 "Frenchie Germaige, and other neighbourhood of Wurzburg. He
Sovietu. gang lendore, including-a-repry-stated that he wished to protost
Four Communists attached to a
from: Plague, Baghdad 1 case, Bom-deaths, Cochin 15 cases, Madras G ***London, Mar, 21--- nentative of Jack Diamond, who is againat the treatment of those England beat Scotland in an rifle regiment 'quartered at Beley bay 1 case, Colombo 1 care, f death cases, Rangoon 1 her action as being a demonstra- still in his sick bed, agreed that living on small independent in Amateur International football match have been excluded from the Party Bangkok 1 cars 1 death, Prom-Paah sarapatan 1. CLIO, ŽELAT Prom-Panh 1 case, Halgon tion of the superiority of truth all gang wars should be ended comes under the present system at Stamford Bridge to-day by the for belonging to the Right oppo-3 deaths. Cholera, Calcutta B6 cases deaths, Canton L. care, Shanta over art,
odd gon? In three,itauter,
49 deaths, Madras 8 deaths, Chitta-deaths,
Crying out against Leonardo da Vinci she was at length secured
and carried all_in__taxi to mental clinic, where she explained
until next time..
of taxation.
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