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EUROPEAN CHILD ASSAULTED.
PEAK CHAIR COOLIE FINED FIVE DOLLARS.
assault.
CROCKERY THEFT
BY COOK.
HELPED HIMSELF TO MESS EQUIPMENT.
GIVEN FINE OPTION.
Mr. Horace
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appeared the defendant und unid
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1931.
"I HAVE RENOUNCED NONE OF MY RIGHTS."
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STRANDED FRENCH GROSS CRUELTY
*HENRY
STEAMER.
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TO PIGS.
FIVE MEN REPRIMANDED BY MAGISTRATE.
FINES IMPOSED.
KESWICK" LEAVES FOR SCENE. It is stated that he has been act-| unted by the belief that the forth- The Kowloon Dock tug Henry coming elections for the Constitu- Keawlek left Hongkong at about ent Assembly could be conducted where the French steamer Lim 4 in. to-day for Hainan Straft, KIDDIES WARNED.
more peaceably if he withdrew and chow stranded after colliding A cook employed at the Wireless that he awaits the decision of the with the Canton on Tuesday
A story of gross cruelty to plgs Two European children on the Peak were concerned in an assault Station mess on Stonecutters 18 nation expressed through an elect- afternoon.
was unfolded at the Kowloon It now case which came before Mr. Scho-land, appeared before Mr. Schofielded body empowered to amend the
transpires that the Magistracy this morning before Beld at the Central Magistracy to at the Central Police Court this
passengers on the Limchow have Mr. Hamilton when five men, Liu morning on charges of theft of Spanish Constitution.
been taken off. Kome by the San. Chan Luk, Chan Cheung, day.
A national holiday is being cele Caton, which has apparently Choong Cheung and lu Wing, were A chair bearer was charged with saucepan and a quantity of croc- Assaulting Mary Kerrick, the six. Hery, and, alternatively, of receiving brated all over the country, and no Auffered only very alight damage, charged with cruelty to piss in the articles knowing them to have disorders have occurred except in if any at all, and some by the transporting them to the Yaumati year-old daughter of Major Ker-been stolen or unlawfully obtained. Barcelona, where a crowd released B. & S. vessel Klangau, which was railway station in a motor lurry rick. A companion, Alistair Me-
all prisoners in the gnol and a gen-in the vicinity. The passengers on April 11. Intyre, who was with the girl, was for
eral strike was called. Several are being taken to Haiphong, it in
The first two defendants had been cited as a witness of the alleged he Was pleading guilty
understood. the Arst charge, which would deaths occurred in street fighting.
The Limehow is aground near previously charged, and the case automatically remove the neeonto.
Pochim Pagoda, Tainan Strait, had been adjourned in order that He would like to appeal to his Wor-
and it is estimated that the Henry the other three might be produced. In Madrid and elsewhere, the out- Keawiek will arrive at the scene in Chinese detective, had given evi ship for leniency for the defendant,
At the previous hearing, a who was employed in the Wirless going and the incoming govern- about 24 hours. mess at Stonecutters. He had been ments apparently cooperated
dence. It transpired that he had We are Informed by the Com- engaged there for the past four prevent any outbreaks, and General pagnie Indochinoise de Naviga stopped the lorry at the railway station. It was being driven by bad San Jurgo has placed himself at tion that they are the owners of the first defendant and five other years and during that time chairs--
H.A. Canton, and not the where they were playing. From taken small quantities of crockery the disposal of the Provisional Gov-the
Heated on the crates. buck to his house. He had no in-ernment for the maintenanen of Messageries Maritimes, na stated There were altogether ten crates tention of taking them for sale but
yesterday,
with pigs inside, and they were in only fell into the temptation to take
three tiers. The detective found some of the crockery for his own
that in one crate there were three personal use. Most of the crockery
pigs, of which one was dead, while had been found in his house.
In another crate, in which there was no matting, was another dend ply. The driver had pointed out
and he in turn had said that three other men owned all but three of the pigs.
Stating the ease, Sub-Inspector Logan, of the Mount Gough Station, said that on Tuesday afternoon both children were playing in the chair shelter on the Peak, near the Tra Station. There were some chair covers-canaples of the
the statements he had taken, girl and the boy vere supposed to have interfered with the egnoples by playing with or stepping
them.
The defendaul informed the police that he told the children to He went go away more than onee. aver to them on one occasion and told them not to interfere with the canopies. He was alleged to have strieck the girl on the side of the head. There was a mark on her Rose. She bled freely. Then Mokiler. Private G. E. Coleman, came on the scene. He could testi- fy that the girl was standing near the coolle, with her nose bleeding. alleged to have The coolic Was struck one blaw,
Coulle's Version.
'Governments Cooperate.
order.
to
FL
MADMAN CHASES
DUCKS.
men were
While Spain is enjoying a holi- day, the Provisional Government is working hard, publishing decrees and urging discipline and the main- tenance of orter, as well as nomi- Continuing. Mr. Lo said he under inating further Ministers of the stoned that the crockery in use at the Republle, establishing the Statutes JUMPS INTO HARBOUR AFTER the second defendant as the owner, mess would not be regarded serviceable when it got chipped or Government, providing for broken and although, they did not,mnesty to political prisoners, and of course, authorise the defendant creating a Ministry of Communien- to take them away for his own per- sound use, he was tempted to do so as he thought that in any case they would not be of any further use to his employers.
years.
.foras.
Verdict of Nation,
A BRACE,
on that the mau
und only
The unusual spectacle was wit nessed at Shauklwan yesterday of
Lam Ming, a Chinese detective, demented min chosing two ducks along the waterfront. When gave evidence this morning, say- In a long apologin for its existence the birds took to the water, the ing that he had made inquiries and issued thir afternoon, the Zamora man, nothing loth, followed them found that the three other defen- Government declares that although The Frockery in Court, said Mr.it has full powers, it is prepared zest, that the suspicion was en-lorry.
The joy of pursuit took on such dants had sent pigs in the same to, represented what he had taken to submit its actions to the verdict,
The first defendunt, in-answer to from time to time during the four of a Constituent Assembly, and rendered in the minds of lookera
was not in his the charge, said the coolies He understood that the de-commends an enquiry into the right senses. Finally, after half-
packed the crates, and he fendant's employers had heen com- events preceding the dissolution of As to the coolie's version of thepletely antisfied with defendant as a Parliament in 1923 and the autheean-hour of the sport, and the man drive the larry to Yaumati
seemingly not tiring, a friend in- tervened on behalf of the harassed Mr. Hamilton-Can't you under- case, he said he went over to the cook and that the police were not
ducks. He took the demented stand that it is grossly cruel to put boy and the girl, both of whom, he taking a serious view of the case. said, were dancing on the canopies
the Government Civil three tiers of crates with plys in- of the chairs, one of which, when
Hospital, where he is now under side and convey them over a dis exception of one plate, the
medical observation. examined, was found to be slightly
tance of 25 miles? Two of the rockery was all in good condition. damaged. He told them in Chin-The total value was $24.
pigs were dead at the end of the journey. ese to go away. When they did not desirt, he went over to them, and when he started to chuse Then, the girl tripped and fell and hurt her nose. He was calling three other his chair coolies to substantiate statement.
The Magistrate enquired if there were any bamboos lying about on might which the girl. In falling.
have struck her nose, and Inspec tor Logan said he had gone into the question and found that the only things approximating these were the supports on which the pies were held,
cana-
"I hated him out, myseff,” said Inspector Logan, referring to the defendant.
The oficer went on to explain that it was usun! for the No. 1 in charge of the coolies to bail them out when they get into trouble, but he was absent. The defendant in the present case could not find the money. "He is a respectable coolie, and perhaps lost his tem- per," the Inspector suggested.
A Previous Case.
In reply to his Worship, Detective Sergeant J. Rt. Clark said that, with
h
gant happenings.
The Government also recommenda revision of the official civil and military organisations and cludes with an assurance that reaprel will be paid to private His Worship decided to give the property, and promising an im defendant the option of a fine ofprovement in the condition of the $75 er six weeks hard labour in peasantry, dufanit.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
Kidnapping Sentences,
To The Editor of Hongkong
Telegraph.]
Sir.-Members of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children should be rather upset when they come arross newspaper reports that kidnappers are given sentences of exceptionally light late. For child stealing sideration is given for the anguish of the parents and kidnappers are Kiven six months"
110 con-
hard labour. two children in Amoy was after a Yesterday the kidnapper who sold long period, found walking in the streets of the Colony (possibly look.
New Ministers.
man to
dating back American Service.
to
1565-Rentre" a
The first defendant: The coolies were responsible for the packing. I was only in charge of the lorry. Tetuan Incident.
Mr. Hamilton:-You are in the An amendest. list of the members
Tangier, Apr. 15.
sume position as the captain of a of the Provisional Government, in There has been bloodshed a ship, who has to see that the piga which Senor Alcala Zamora has Tetuan through a difference of are properly packed when bring- been nominated us President of the view regarding the new Spanish ing them here.
said he
The second defendant At the residence of the Senior Official, owned three pigs. He thought The latter objectod and ordered they had been properly packed.
the Mr. Hamilton, addressing the guard to fire. Two were
defendant, said:-The next killed and several wounded. This first is another version of the incident, details of which were cabled to Madrid by the High Commissioner. -Reuter.
• Provisional Government of the Re-Republic. A crowd insisted upon public, has been issued af follows: holating the Repubilean flag
Premier: Senor Zamoru. Foreign Affairs: LerrovX. War Minister: Azana. Marine: Cusures Quiraga. Finance: Indalecio Prieto. Interior: Miguel Maura. Public Works: Albornoz, Labour: Largo Caballero. Communications: .. Martinez
Barrios.
Economy: Nicolau Dolwer. Public Instruction: Marcelino
Domingo. Justice: Fernando de los Rigs
Republican Policy.
Later.
the
1
Infante Juan at Gibraltar.
Gibraltar, Apr. 15. Alfonso's on the Infante Juan,
WON
time the second defendant comes in the Jorry with pigs, put him and put the pigs on top of him.
The third. fourth and fifth de- fendants said the cooliea had been responsible for the packing.
Mr. Hamilton:-You are respon-
DIOCESAN OLD GIRLS' ASSOCIATION.
who in a naval Cadet at Cadiz,sible for accing that they are pro- Cadiz to-day perly packed. Your position is, first arrived here from
and however, different from the aboard a Spanish destroyer
twe defendants, who actually saw went to the Hotel Bristol.
The Infante Juan subsequently the packing, but legally you are responsible for the ultimate re- went to Government House on the ult. But I will make a distinction fndications of the Spanish invitation of the British Comman-
between your case and the other ing for further victims) was given Republican Government's palley der-in-Chief--Bruter.
In their case it was 12 months for the offence of steal-were given by Senor Prieto, the The transference of authority two men. He agreed with his Worshiping two boys. Only one boy has new Finance Minister, interview at Madrid was made through the gross cruelty. The first and second that these cases of assault on chil-been rescued. The other is stilled in a train while travelling to Presidents of the old Senate and defendants are fined $25 er one dren were extremely rare in the missing and possibly will spend the Madrid returning home from exfle. Chamber, and was communicated month's imprisonment each, and Colony. He had been two-and-rest of his life in slavery. Hand-He afirmed: "We shall meet all to the public by the hoisting of you three $5 each.
republican flag, which a-half years on the Peak, and the bag snatchers are usually given one our financial obligations. present was only the second case year's hard Inbour and 18 strokes
Replying to a query as to what hailed deliriously. Senor Zamora that had come to his notice. In the of the cat. Seeing this, one is at Spain will do in connexion with immediately broadcast an exhorta- first case, the coolie concerned did a loss to understand why the Magis- the alleged Spanish-italian secret tion for the preservation of digni- promising not come before the Court. It was trate can not even see it fit to put treaty,
which placed a Spanish ty and public order,
freedom. settled by the Inspector General the crime of kidnapping of a boy island at the disposal of Italy for
regional
A few officials are opposed to the af Police, Mr. Wolfe, in the coolie's and the snatching of a handbag n naval base, and which has favour. The children, it had then on the same footing,
caused such heart-burnings in new regime. The Captain General appeared, had been playing with the In the old days kidnapping was France, Senor Prieto snapped at Valencia displayed hostility and Beren- coolie, getting into his chair. When viewed as a very serious crime and "Denounce I immediately !!!
was removed, and General guer, the War Minister, refused to getting out of it, one of them fell cases of this nature generally went down and he accused the coulie of down to the Sessions. Sir Henry Lerrous, in an interview, aflirmed will be arrested.
The Foreign Minister. Senor hand over the seals of office. striking him. That was the com-Gompertz on one occasion sentenced clusion Mr. Wolfe came to that a man to 20 years' hard labour for the ability of the Republicans to avoid dismemberment of the the bay in question was interfer-delivering a letter in Hongkong de country, or a slipping towards the ing with the chair.
manding ransom for a kidnapped boy. The light sentences passed extreme Left The defendant in the present kidnappers nowadays will never case, Inspector Logan went on to have a deterrent effect on kidnap-
20 years on U say, had been
pers and if I am not at all mistaken. Penk.
kidnapping is on the incrense. Yours etc.
Good Recordi
The Magistrate:Has he got a perfectly good record?
Inspector Logan:-A perfectly
good record.
His Worship:-This girl admits
playing with these covers?
Inspector Logan: She did not admit playing with the covers to me, but
playing there, but the boy, Alistair Meln
she
ndmitted
F. K. L.
Navy Turns Republican,
The Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Squadron has. telegraphed from Cartagena that the Republic has been proclaimed on all war Cabips,
THE ANNUAL MEETING HELD YESTERDAY.
The Afth annual general meet- Heing of the Diocesan Old Girls' Association was held yesterday in the Diocesan Girls' School. There was a good attendance of mem- bera.
Government's Manifesto.
Madrid, Apr. 15. To-day was declared a national Miss Robinson, the President of festival. A proclamation by the the Association, presided
and in new Government says:
addressing the meeting thanked Committee "The Provisional Government of the members of the
past the Republic has taken over power for their work during the
and without year. without formality
The annual report was read by resistance. It assumes the head-i
the Hon. ship of the State with the express Miss P. J. Anderson,
of triumphant political Secretary, after which the state- by by popular ment of accounts was read registered the elections, Interpret Miss M. Grose, the Hon. Treasurer, The profits of the year amounted in
the unhesitating ing
deaire
of to $394.10 and the credit balance Madrid announcing his ndherance of the nation, the committee Yesterday.
to the new regime.
public forces, whose coalition has of the Association atands that a native guard at the High been established to inaugurate the $1,767.98 at the end of the financial
your 20.4014 Commissioner's office, mistaking new regime, designates Alcara These reports were unanimously
EXCHANGE RATES.
Previous Day.
Paris Geneva Berlin.
124.19%
25.21
20:40
1375 1/3
4.86.13/16 12.10 .18.15%
.84.56
Qalo
18.16% tyre, informs me they were play. Helsingfors. .100% ing with the covers.
Buenos Aires...38.15/16 To the parent of vro of the Athens. children concerned in the case, Shanghai. His Worship said the children had Now York.. better be warned by him that Amsterdam. they were not to play with the Stockholm. chair covers or near them. "The Vienna coolie," his Worship continued, "has, in my opinion, used unneces- sary violence with this girl, and
ho must pay a $5 Ane."
WEATHER REPORT.
The Royal Observatory reports that a depression covers China. Pressure is highest to the east of Japan.
Madrid,
48.95 Bucharest ..817 Montevideo .43 Hongkong 11 Brussels.
34.93 Copenhagen
.18.10% Milan.
.92.181 Prague.
.104% Lisbon
109.25 Rio
13% Bombay
.1/5.13/10 Yokohama.. 2/0.13/32 Silver. (spot).
Advices from Tetuap site that ent the Republic has been proclaimed forces,
vote at In Spanish Morocco. The High Commissioner has telegraphed
He mentions
the
124,2714 15:2014/ 18.18 the intentions of a crowd of Zamora to the Presidency of the
Provisional Government of 10334 | demonstrators marching in pro-
38% cession through the streets, red Republic."
375 upon the mob, wounding eight.—; 1/3% Reuter, 4.85% 12.10%
18.15 34.54%
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A round on the King's Miniature Golf Course,-
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During the year the Association held bathing picnics and social functions which were largely at- tended. Physical Culture Classes
A Worthy Head. Zamora, who is head of the new Government of Spain, has twice were also held under Miss Lee, MANCHURIA RAILWAY. Issues In Manchuria should be been a Minister of the Crown, and Physical Instructor of the Dioce- is the only ex-Minister to abjure san Girls' School. 48.90 Municipal publicists are seizing the monarchy and become a Re- officials of the Association. for the The meeting proceeded to elect 817 the shining hour ns shown by the publican. By his conversion, the
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American Invitations.
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NEGOTIATIONS CONDUCTED FROM NANKING,
Mukden, Apr, 16.
conducted at Nanking. For some- time the negotiation has doun car- ried on between General Chang example of Los Angeles, which Republican ranks have gained one next financial year. The follow
Hauch-liang and Japanese dele 34.04%
sent a wireless message inviting of their cleverest adherents. He ing ladies were elected:-Pre- sident, Miss W. Robinson; Vice-
gates at Makdon. The Mukden 19.16% King Alfonso to "come and forget was the mainspring of the Decem President, Miss M. Kacker; Hon. 32.31% your troubles at the fiesta being ber rising, after which for alx Vice-President, Miss E. K. Wal- tionalist and Manchurian foreign the discussion to Nanking
To bring about concord to Na-announcement for the shifting of 104% held here in September."
months he conducted the Repub-tors; Hon. Secretary, 208.25 St. Augustine, in Florida, in lean business from prison. He Anderson; Hon. Treasurer, Miss policy, the Manchurian Govern-caused discontent
among the 3% inviting Alfonso to settle down in Is one of the greatest orators in A. Wood; General Committer, Miss mont has yielded to the Nation-Japanese. The comlag visits to 1/6.55/64the homely atmosphere of their Spain and one of the best informed E. Allen, Miss D. Barretto, Miss Balist demand that the negotiations Tokyo of Mr. Shigemitsu, the 2/0.13/32 town, point out that it is one of men on military questions, par-Chos, Miss K Grose, Mise M.
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