4
ALLEGED LARCENY.
Natal
THE
coal together with other kinds of coal in the bunker of the launch. | As far as witness know, Mesura, Bat- torfleld and Swire жего the only COAL FROM A BLUE FUNNELĮ people in the Colony to use Natal
LIGHTER.
coal, which was different from other type of coal. This difference could only be shown by analysis. He had Evidence of arrest was given yes-been handling coal for the last eight terday afternoon when the cana in which nine men and a woman are years and first handled this type of charged with larceny of conl from the coal in March thla gear. Due Funnel coal-lighter Sciron on the night of October 20-21, and three men with receiving in connexion with the same offence was continued at the Kowloon, Magistracy before Mr. Finner.
Mr. M. M. Watson, for Messrs. BatterGold and Swire, the owners of
Cross-examined by Mr. Slivn, wit nena said he had not analysed, the copt, but ko could see from experience that the coal found on the Kong On was Natal coal,
A Case to Answer.
Mr. Hodgson submitted that there the coal, prosecuted Mr. P. M. was no case against the first defen- Hodgson was for the first, third, fourth dant. The only evidence againat bim and fifth defendants; Me. M. K. Lo for was that he was found asleep at the the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth:tern of the lighter, and that 'coa! on his face. Mr. for the dust was found and Mr. M. A. da Silva second, eleventh, twelfth and thirHodgson pointed out that the man teenth. The last three are charged was working on the lighter, which with receiving. The sixth defendant was his home, and he had a perfect right to be on board. The fact that was not legally represented.
ho had coal dust in his face did not help to prove his guilt, contended Mr. Ilödgnon, who argued that any man working oa coal lighter was able to have it on his person.
After evidence of arrest was given Mr. G. E. Kerr, coal overhear of door. Butterfield and Swire, testified that 127 ton of Natal coal was weighed Into the lighter Seiron from the steamer Tinhow an October 19. At about noon on that day, the No. 1 Typhoon Signal was hoisted, and witness gave unders for the Seiran to be towed to the Causeway Buy typhoon shelter.
Natal Cont
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1931.
CHINA EXHIBITION
OPENED.
(Continued from Paga E.)
rest assured in the cortala know- ledge of considerable achievement.
There is an enormous amount
for you all to see, and 1 will not detain you any longer. It gives mo the greatest pleasure to declare the Exhibition open, and to urge you all to give it all possible sup port in order that the various missionary and charitable institu. tions which it in hoped to help may benefit thereby.
Sir Shou-son Chow interpreted the speeches and the party were conducted on an inspection of the Exhibition.
During the afternoon a lecture on Chinens porcelain was given in the Exhibition Hall by Rev. H. du T. Pyner.
The tableaux in the Theatre Royal included a "Grent Birthday" by pupils of the Fairlea School
a wedding by the scholars of St. Stephen's Girls' College.
and His Worship, however, held that he had a case to answer.
Mr. Lo was likewise unsuccessful in his submission that the seventh, eighth, and aloth defendants had no
case to answer,
The thirteenth defendant, who was arrested sometime after the theft as On the morning of October
result of a conversation, was dis witnessed received a message la con- charged on the submission of Mr. sequence of which he went to the Silva, who stated that in his opinion. Yaumati Police Basin, where the there was not enough ovidence to stenmlaunch Kong On was lyla. detain the defendant. Witness examined the coal on board The hearing was adjourned until this launch, and found two tous of Monday morning,
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It was probably merely a colu- | The Education Department, as ridence that the fireworks display will be seen from an advertisement of the China Exhibition Inst even-appearing elsewhere in this issue. ing occurred on Guy Fawkee' Day, has started what will be an annual Nevertheless it added to the less examination for entrance of boys General committee:-Mrs. E. D. Į pretentious "celebrations" by from non-Government schools to C. Wolfe, Chairman. Rey. W. British children both in Kowloon Class 3 at Queen'n College and | Walton Rogers, Vice-Chairman, and Hongkong, where the cere- | Mr. R. Ashton Hill, Hon. Sceremonial burning of the "Guy" was Applications must be accompanied tary. Mrs. Instone Brewer, Secre-indulged in. Happy Valley, as in by a certificate from the headmaster lary, Mr. P. E. Barker, Treasurer.
past years, was the scene. of certifying that the candidate is a Committee:--Mirs, R. Cock, Mrs. bonfire which enabled the boyish bona fide' pupil in Class IV (or M. Donald, Mro. F. 4. Redmond, (and perhaps als the girlish) equivalent, atandard), that his con- Mrs. M. H. Roffey, Dr. Ruth Kwok, heart to indulge in the thrill that diet has been satisfactory and that Dr. A. Sydenham, Miss A. F. Kwok, all have known in their youth- he is not more than 17 years of Miss R. Mow Fung. The Very setting fire to something, and age on December 1, 1931. The Rev. Denn A. Swann, Rev. N. V. watching it barn. Kennedy Road syllabus
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