WRIT STRUCK OUT BY COURT.
INDIAN TAILOR REPROVED
BY JUDGE.
I
LATE FOR HEARING.
PEAK MANSIONS ROBBERY.
WOMAN SENTENCED FOR RECEIVING.
THE HONGKONG
PAWNED JEWELLERY.
The recent theft of a quantity
TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1931.
COMING OF STATE GENERAL ELECTION.
CAPITALISM.
MR. BUSH ON DECLINE OF
DEMOCRACY.
ROTARY TALK.
An address on the advantages
of jewellery, valued at over $1.000, and abuses of democracy, in the belonging to Mrs. J. Kragh-Moe, course of which he referred to at No. 12. Peak, Mansions, had a Soviet Russia and Fascist Italy Court sequel this morning, when and their doctrines of despotion, Yee Koo. married woman, tving
the of
atolen
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which the vigour and energy of the Government has just saved it.”
After examining possible ways of dealing with the situation, Sir John sald he was forced to the conclusion that an emergency tariff was the only remedy at hand. It was only. a negative and a partial measure, but it was essential,
Mr. Snowilen's "No."
Mr. Philip Snowden, replying to
the the gold standard and the analysis
After keeping the Court waiting 25 minutes before he appeared, and then not bringing one of his books with which to support bla elain, an Indlun taflor had his writ struck out by the Paisne
vithat yesterday's meeting of Jurike (Mr. Justice Lindsell) in the at Shamshuipo, was charged with delivered i Mr. J. D. Bush the deinte, sald the discussion of Summary Court this morning, receiving two
Club. Speaking en of Britain's trade position had been Plaintif was told that if he de- articles, namely a diamond wrist try
nit- barren of practieni suggestions for Capit- wrist "Democracy and State aired to pursue the matter further watch, valued at $400, and a gold aliam." Mr. Bush advanced some remetics,
As for tariffs, if the purpose was he would have to take out a new ring mounted with a blue sapphire thoughts on the decline of deme- within cluster of diamonds, writ,
cracy and the coming of age of to prevent imports so as to redress The case concerned a claim by valued at $one. She was also state capitalism.
He said if the the trade balance, the tariff would Jhandel. No. 29, Nathan Rond, charged with giving false porti-Soviet system aimed to dominate have to be prohibitive.. ngana M. Gauthier, No.
There could be no such thing as culars to two pawnbrokere when the world it would have to discard Queen's Road Central, for the sumpawning the articles at different all tyranny and terror, with secret an emergency tariff. Experience in- police, espionage and arbitrary had showed that tariffs, ance of $18 in respect of a palm beach times,
execution, because auch system troduced, lasted for years, Both parties conducted
Chief Detective Inspertor Reynolds outlining the ease, stated by means adaptable to
Shipping Threatened. When the fourt wat. plaintiff that the theft eeurred on June 21. countries like Great Britain und
the United States.
He reminded the House that a was still absent and did not answer The same day, a boy who when his Amy was called, Ar-
Krogh-Mor He added: employed by
When all is snid restriction of imports, would be a cordingly the interpreter wiht in-
Ave was and done the Soviet regime does heavy blow to the already hard-hit on a warrant, when it įserve one useful purpose, namely shipping industry.
an international transpired that an the same day as a powerful anti-toxin in the that he alcunted he went to this present-day world body politics, ennference on the gold question, the Women's house at Shamshuipus and
great deal of the evits Government would be happy to hired rent in advance. had se
cnai. their own e
Mr.
to the passage, returning almost in, and later
mediately with plaintif.
11is Lordship: Where have you been all this time?
Plainti: Altending to act
te
His Lordship (severely): You deserve to have your writ truek
cut, coming into fourt at nearly hall past ten when the case was set for ten o'clock.
Plaintiff's Story.
In the witness box plaintiff said
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If there were
Crubicle, purlug a month's the individualist cai-¡ participate.
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Apparently, he
and contributes towards || The general debate on The Bud- "To led bodice outside the goal of state capitalism. It get then conclude! and discussion the dour, unt, hiring the cubicle, is coming with an inevitableness of the details will begin to mbrrow, had enn to know the woman, who jnt gradualness and without the -British Wireless and fruter. was the principal onant, by this tenip and blood as seen in Soviet
Fri,
On a later date, he got her to pawn the watch and ring, obtain«
ou the secand.
Ruskin for the
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years."
fourteen
General Election.
London, Sept. 16,
The Chairman (Hon. Mr. S. W.J An early general election is re- ine ga0 on the first artick and $50 welvond two visitors, Mr.garded as much more likely in view (7. S. Morrison, a surveyor of Lloyda) of Mr. Snowden's speech in the Register of shipping in Hongkong House of Commons yesterday ever- and Mr. Fung Kwong-yuen, a well- | 3ng, which it is generally fell dis- played at attitude to thriffs which known local merchant.
Referring to Mr. Bush, the Chair- must tend, more and more, to force was educated at an early election of the tariff issuė.
America
November Possibility.
M. Gauthier ordered the net on about April 4, saying he wanted
Mr. Heynolds mentioned that the it in two days. The cont WAN ready in two days: time hat defen absconded hoy would be charged j Inter proceedings with the dant did not come for it.
Actual theft, while proceedingsman said fortnight had elapsed, plaintiff wrote a defendant, asking him to had been instituted by summonses Columbia University in
a Professor at Peking take delivery of the ent. Defender the Pawnbrokers Ordinance and dant then visited the shop but he against the two shnja concerned University from 1918 until 1920, (plaintiff) was out at the time with the patening.
He was well qualified to speak on Mrs. Krogh-Mon gave evidence the subject he had chosen because Jac of the elreumstances of the theft,
was n very keen student of
he took the con la defendant's offee, where he saw defendant per sonally.
Plaintif continued that defen "dant anid, "Oh, 3 don't want it. ! haven't got money," to which plaintiff said he replied, " you haven't got money you can Pas next month."
Defendant: 1 uever said that. His Lordship: Wait your furu, please.
Plaintiff added that defendant then took the eout but returned it tour days later,
Defendant was abonl to 5{tk
Jiz something when
Fardship
said:lease do 11117 interrupt. You must wait until it is your turn.
Didn't Fit Properly.
Confining, plaintif said defen- dant complained that the quality of the doth was not good and the Poat did not fit properly. He Aplaintiff reminded defenisut that he chose the cloth himself and expressed his willingess to alter it, after which deferuiunt tried i!
11.
"In my opinion," said plaintiff. "it was quite a good fit. asked defendant to pifit out where it did not it ro that I could alter it and the said it was too loose in the back, although I didn't think XD,
His ship: --Well, eli muke any alteratious to it? make alterations it might be tight and it might spoil it.
Plaintiff added defendant then left the shop and went away hence the writ.
In cross-examination, defensant. through his Lordship, painte! out that, in plaintiff's own letter of July, it was stated that the enal was or dered on May 22.
Plaintiff replied he could nut read English and it might be a mistake on the part of the writer. His Lordship: That was written on your instrutions?-It might be a mistake by me.
is
After further questioning. Lordship asked plaiulift how a'man eould have invented the date May 22 out of his own head, to which plaintif made no reply.
His Lordship What is the good of coming here and telling lles?
Plaintiff said he had not seen the order book.
Нік Lordship:--Have brought your order ook here
day ? No,
VOLL 10
It in calculated that it should be possible for the Government to con- ude its Parliamentary business in the week beginning September
H. M. S. Rodney, one of Britain's crack battleships, which is among the ships of the Atlantic Fiset, recall- ed to port because of unrest among the lower ratings. She is a sistership of H. M. S. Nelson.
An election would, therefore, ba pasiule early in November. The new register of electors comes in- tos färris on October 15. Renter
After further evidence, the ng-|political science and cromony, and 28, or at the very latest, in the Leased woman ivus convicted on all he WAN DOW Clairman of the following werk.
three charges. She was fined $250. | Chinese Y,M.C.A. fer two months' hard labour, on the) At the close of his address. Mr. receiving charge, and $45, or three flush was thanked by Professor werky, on each of the two other Robertson. contate of giving false particulara When pawning the articles. The Prison sentences were made con-
sent.
SHEK-O BATHING
TRAGEDY.
EYE-WITNESS' STORY
TO POLICE.
BUILDING SUMMONS
DISMISSED.
MR. GIBSON'S OFFICE OVERSIGHT
UNREST IN ATLANTIC FLEET.
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as was to be expected, have Tollow-j
The Building Ordinance sum-jed the official announcement of imons against Kwong Wing-yue, for the cuts to men on ships" now in lleged Jailure to use fire-proof Hongkong nad elsewhere, but on material in the construction of a the whole they appear to have staircase at 348, Queen's' Road accepted the reductions philoso-
in connexion with thr unfor- Central, was resumed before Mr. phically. tunate drowning fatality at Island Schneid this morning and result- Tay when Miss B. d'Almada losted in the defendant's discharge.
There has been talk by some of the ratings of sending Home for
her life, a police report issued Mr. J. S. Gibson, the architect funds to buy themselves out, but from Headquarter this morning concerned with the plans, explain- the authorities are not treating, states that a message of the incidented that the chit from the Building this or other rumours seriously, was received from Shek-0 Club at Authority rejecting the plans, did and it is expected that comment 721 jan.
not reach him until 28 days after, will soon blew over. through at oversight on the part It is stated that no discontent or The police notified Dr. G. il.pf someone or other in his office, expressions of grievance have been officially aired, and there is to scene, and that after the usual period Thomas, who went to the
be no change in the programme of ships on the China Station,
It was rumoured that the Flect
white an ambulance was also sent fixed for the reply from the out. The unfortunate Indy was Building Authority he had waited taken to the residence of Col. T. A further fourteen days. When Robertson, where Dr. Thomas not receiving the reply (not being at Weihniwel was to be dispersed, found that she had already sue-aware that one had been sent), hebat although this is a fact, it con- enmbed.
gave permission to the contractors forms with the programme mapped jout several months ago.. Vessels His Worship in dismissing the after spending the summer-at struck out. I am not going to show the police that he had been bathingummens held that the chit did not Weihaiwei, always break up for your further consideration. That with the deceased lady and her reach Mr. Gibgon within the 28 individual cruises, will not be on the merits. You come nether. At the time of the mishap, daya, but thought that Mr. Gibson, Inte and don't bring your books. at about 6.30 p.m. Mr. Graver and after that period, should have How each you expect any considera. the mother were sitting on the
Is Lordship:-The writ is Mr. G. S. Graver has informed to carry on with the work.
tion? Your own papers produced don't support your story: If you want to pursue the matter further. you must take out new writ.
CHINA AND THE LEAGUE.
Nanking, Sept. 15.
གབ་ཡི་བཅ
RADIO BROADCAST
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF
RECORDED MUSIC.
To-day's radio programme to be broadcant by Z. B. W. on a longth of 365 metros:
wave-
6.00-7.00 p.m. Chinese Programme. 0.00-6,80 p.m. Chinese Children's Programme.
7.00-10.30 p.. European Pro. gramme of Columbia Bocords kindly supplied by Mosers. Anderson Music
Co
7.00 p.m. Mall Notics, etc. 7.05-7.30 pm. Band Bolections, Paul Rubens Memories (Rubens). Ivan, Caryll Memories, (Caryll).
Dobroy Somers Band. 9882. Les Sirones (Waldtenfol), Les Patinoura (Waldtoursi).
Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier Guardı. 9405. The Evolution of Dixio (Lake).
Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadier Guarda. DX228. 7.30-8.00 p.m. Light Pianoforte
Solan
Let's Go Nativa.
Safety in Numbers.
Billy Mayeri. DB287, Any Time's the Tine to Fall in Lave. Sing. You Sinners.
Love Race Soh. O' Gunz
Billy Mayerl. 18183. The Birth of the Blues. My Heart Stood Still.
Dilly Mayerl. DB224.
Edythe Bakar. 0217.. 8,00 pan. Local Time and Weather Report
8.06-8.32 p.m. Operatie. Song-Madame Butterfly-One Fine
Day (Puccini).
Song-La Boheme-They Call Me Mimt
(Puccini).
Dorie Vane (Soprano). 9652. Band-The Meistersingers-Solection
(Wagner).
9276.
The Reg. Band of H. M. Grenadlar Guarda. 9424. Sung-Romeo and Juliet-Tis Therel
"All Haill Oh Tomb (Gounod). Song-Romeo and Juliet-Ahl Fairest
Sun (Gounod). William Heseltine (Tenor). 6.32-9.15 p.m. Variety. String Quartet-Kawaihou. String Quartet-Honolulu. Hawailan Silver String Quartet, 6431, Song-Happy Days and Lonely Nights. Song-Beloved
Ruth Etting (Comedienne). 6110 London Street Nuises-Beauchamp
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Explanations by Commander Daniel. #413. Band-Spanish or Castanot Dance.
Highland Military Band. 4571. Descriptiva Ballad-Caller Horrin'. Dosuriptive Balind-My Aln Folk Columbia Dramatic Players. DX200. Sung-Ten Cents a Dance. Bong-Love is Like That.
Ruth Etting (Comedianne), 9.15-0.65 p.m. A Concert Violin Solo-Gaprico Viennois
(Kreisler)
B449
Naoum Blinder. DX7. Vocal Duct-Moon-Enchanted (Dowdon
and Berly). Dora Labbelte and Hubert Eisdell'
with the J. H. Squire Celeste Octet, 805. Pianoforte Solo-Tango (Albeniz). Planoforte Nolo-Moment Musical
(Schubert-Godowsky).
Le Bouishnoff. 1830. Voeni Quintetic-Songs of Old Erin..
Medley (arr. J. Francia).
The Maestros DX232. Organ Solo-Tocenta in F (From
"Symphony No. 5) Widor),
Quentin M. MacLean. DXGS, Song-The Organ Blower (McGill and
Barkor).
Song-Sinners and Saints (Lockton
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Peretvat Mackey and His Band. DX210. Nippy-A Couple of Fine Old Schools (Eyton and Mayer) Clifford Mollison and Arthur Riscoe. Nippy-While We're In Love (Eyton
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Arthur Riscoe and Betty Shaic. DB351. The Song of the Drum Selection-
(Ellis and Finck), Herman Finck and His Orchestra, DX233. The Belle of New York-Vocal Gema
(Morton and Korker). Columbin Light Opera Co. 1025, 10.28 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press, News.
10.30 p.m. Close Down.
CRICKETERS AND THE
MAYOR.
LUNCHEON ABSENTEES.
Professional members of the Lancashire cricket team absented themselves from the incheon to which the Sussex and Lancashire teams were invited by the Mayor of Eastbourne. Lieutenant-Colonel R V. Gwynne, on the opening of the local cricket week.
the-Eastbourne cricket club, anid: The Mayor, who is also president
"It was a large party and I had no- Idea the professionals were not there.
Mr. Horace Lo watched the pro--of ceedings on behalf of the Bureau and, on the conviction of the de- fendant, naked his Worship to im- -RAINCOAT THEFT.pose adequate punishment as an. example and as a deterrent to other employees.
bench when it was noticed that notified the Building Authority. Miss d'Almada was being washed nshore by the tide. Mr. Graver im mediately went to her assistance and brought her out of the water in an unconscious condition.
Miss d'Almada was rushed
to
the house of Col. Robertson where artificial respiration was applied,
TWO MONTHS' SENTENCE
IMPOSED.
The defendant was arrested on Sunday morning in Queen's Road, neur d'Agullar Street with the rain- Mr. C. C. Hancox, caretaker in coat in his possession. When ques- Dr. F. Bunje, who was at Slick the employ of the Asiatic Petroleum tened, he made various statements, The League of Nations Assumbat the time, was summoned out on Company, was the complainant be- but event dye Asiatic Petroleum
touk Chinese de ly yesterday elected China, his arrival ho announced that life
fore Mr. Williams, at the Central tective Panama and Spain to seats on the was extinct. The body was later Pelica Court this morning, in a Buliding and thero polated out that Non-Permanent Council. Of 50 removed to the roaidence of tho
prosecution against a Chinese en-e had found the coat on a chair votes cast, two were declared void. parents at Mount Davis Road,
kaged by the Health Service Bureau near the lift on the ground floor. China received 48 votes, Panama,
The funeral passes the Monu-who was charged with theft of a His Worship passed sentence of
two months' hard-labour. '
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ment at 5.30 p.m. to-day.
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BRITAIN'S BRIGHTER
FACTORIES.
a pleasant shuds of green.
"It has for some time been the custom in certain factories to pro-. vide flowers and plants for decora- tion," reports Sir Gerald, “but it is ` Bomewhat unusual to find them in in boller, works,
FLOWERS IN BOILER WORKS. "I cannot imagine why they did not attend unless It was because of Flowers wireless music-cheer- "This firm provide brackets on something I said earlier in the ful colours-refreshing drinks. the pillars supporting the roof, cach These are among the Improve-of which will hold a couple of flower. Tyldesley, the Lancashirements of factories and workshops pots, and the boiler-makers provide bowler, when Interviewed at his noted in the report for 1030 of Sir and tend the plants and flowers."
He noted that the use of wirelosa, hotel, declined to make any state. Gerald Belbouse, Chief Inspector ment.
of Factories.
was tonding to supersede the CAL the meeting of the East- White limewash or paint, he says, gramophone for music and dancing, bourne Cricket Club in February, has in many instances been replaced during the dinner hour. In some the Mayor said they were tired of by
colours.
A combination of cases it was provided in the work- seeing a certain county from the green and primrose is favoured and rooms. In one factory the inspec
tor found. the staff listening to the North. They had asked the Sussex, has pleasing results County Club to allow them to enter In one large engineering factory broadcast commentary on tala another county in 1932.) all the machinery had been painted Derby.
the