STIFF SENTENCE ON "BOY."
FIRST OFFENDER'S ABUSE OF TRUST.
BOARDING-HOUSE
ness to
the
WALM
THEFT.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Car Tooting Nuisance,
(To the Editor, Flongkong Telegraph.1
Sir feel quite sure that most residents and our visitors will agree with every word that Aegular Visitor" has written re- garding the objectionable and unse- cessary tooting that is allowed to go on in this otherwise pleasant little Colony of ours.
"Begular Vinter" refers to Ped der Street as being the noisiest street in the world. Like "Itegular Visitor," I have also stayed in Paris
THE
HONGKONG
BUSES MUST KEEP TO TIME TABLE.
ABERDEEN MOTOR BUS COMPANY CASE.
MAGISTRATE ALTERS
On
DECISION.
TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1931.
MURDERERS AT LARGE.
UNSOLVED CRIMES INCREASING.
DIFFICULTIES OF POLICE.
Schoßeld at the Central Police at the long list of murderers and his own initiative Mr. There is increasing publie alarm Court this morning decided to violent criminals who are at large the proprietor of the Aberdeen re-open the recent case in which in England. Bus Company was fined $25 for failing to adhere to his time table in running the.
sixteen murders have remained Since the beginning of 1930, unsolved, and the number of chees
RADIO BROADCAST
ROTARY CLUB TIFFIN SPEECH.
To-day's radio programme, from
2. B. W. on Д motres.
pro-
wavelength of 155
5.00-8.00 p.m. European grammo of Victor rocards.
6.00-5.27 p.m. Orchestral. Waitz-Potpourri (Rabrocht).
and at a hotel in Piccadilly Circus herdcon and between of assaut in which people have been centres of the universe, and in- defendant said there must havilant has not been discovered. Romanes (Techaikowsky).
Mr. Horace Lo appeared for the seriously injured and in which the .
ren
the
been
po
ja
appallingly high,
Marek Weber and Ifis Orchestra, 12-50078: Wine, Woman and Song (Stravas), Southern Rosas (Strauss).
Chicago Symphony Orchestre. 6847. In a Monastery Garden (Ketelbey).
Victor Concert Orchestra. 36208.
Violin Solo-Album Lent (Wagner- 6.27-0.00 p.m. Instrumental. Volln Solo-Tango (Eiman).
Wilhelm).
The fact that for the past month largely focussed on political hap. or su pune attention has been perus has thrown the problem of crime temporarily into the shade, but public uneasiness la
the general proportions after the may find that faith in the tradi- General Election, the authorities tional security of British life and property is in danger of being Quartet Thenie and Variations (From
Lane Crawford's "Corner House,alty convinced that his time nevertheless, incrensing, and who
was correct,
There
Szeto Hong, a "boy" temporarily employed at the Savaris House, Kowloon, was charged before Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning with the larceny of a ring, a pair of cuff-links, 330 in cash and a purse to the total value, of $160.
Sub-Inspector Elston, who pro- Hecuted, aaid defendant was In Loudon, also one of the busiest employed
Savarin Ilouse, at Last werk some property was roughly agree with him that found to have been stolen from the boarding house, and defendant to the Colony, and compares that the complainant had given a Home In Pedder Street is a disgrace to me increpancy in the There was no allegation was suspected. He had been seen favourably with the
cities
men- wrong time merely to get the in a room where he had no husl-Lioned. But Pedder Street is not defendant into trouble but it the
as to be.
the only noisy spot. Stand at the same Nothing further WAN heard. corner of D'Agullar Street outside me time the defendant
was however, until Sunday last when defendant.
01 leaving Savarin when the King's and Queen's ple House,
searched and $3ture houses are being emptied Stanley and another in Aberdeen, was a time to go by in found bidden under his socks. the tooting is deafening. But what and although theoretically both When arrested, he admitted the
consider is a greater nulsance in times should be correct as they theft and took the Police to where the looting on the part of the dri
had been hilden.
were checked every morning, yet vern of the hire Defendant,
they are a human nature, being what it was,
undermined. Sub- went on
menice to the pedestrian and other mistakes Inspector Elston, was the son
At present Scotland Yard detec- might caslly traffle, and no attempt appears to There might have been a discre
occur. tives respectable Chinese
gentleman be made by our local authorities to paney between the times at the in the past month-the shooting investigating three He had been { stap it.
which have occurred with- crimos living in Wanchai, at work in Hongkong sometime infringement of our truffle regula
It is the most barefaced two Police Stations.
Mr. Lo pointed out that there of the Coverdale Kennels near of George Welham, the manager ago, and later left for Shanghai, where he had employment for ♬ imagine.
tions that one could
possibly was no object in the defendant Blandford; the murder of a young
leaving Stanley before the sche- time
File Worship said that as it was
I am a car owner and park--when stand the Police would be satisfied lay. So far they have not traced duled time and said that he under-woman in a Suho shop, and the
shooting of defendant's frat offence, that must
a bank clerk at Brom- 1 van-in Chuter Road, and I can be taken into consideration, but assure you sir, that I have had
with a caution. If that were case he would raise no on the other hand, he was in a many miraculous escapes from ac- position of trust, and had abusedcidents due to there fellows flying Inspector C. F. Alexander Raid ali
In reply to the this trust. Sentence, therefore by at 30 to 40 miles an hour, just they were asking for was that the Foster was found dead in a car must be fairly stiff.
when I am starting away from my bus companies should keep to the on a Northumberland moor, and Defendant was sentenced to two parking pince,
time table. months' imprisonment in all.
Yous etc..
On one previous occa-Miss Louisa Steel was strangici sion it WN18 found, on being on
Blackheath. Both of theac checked that the Stanley cluck cases, prominent in the growing
of this year's murder sterius, remain unsolved.
There is little doubt that the growth of motoring, the ubiquity. of motor conches and the general case of transport, compared with even ten years ago, are factore which contribute to the difficulty of tracking down criminala.
'PLANE
CRASH
SURPRISE.
CORONER AND DEFECT
IN MACHINE.
of a
WITNESS CAUTIONED.
"A defect in the machine which ought not to have been present." was referred to by the
REGULAR Resident,
EARLY MAN IN AFRICA.
SKELETON THAT WAS
FOUND IN 1913.
A discovery which, according to Sir Arthur Keith, raises the whole question of the dating of early man in Africa, has been reported from Nairobi by Coroner
the East African Archaeological Expedition.
A skeleton which, on its
Mag the
was five minutes wrong.
His Worship decided to record a conviction and ordered the fine to be refunded.
CATHEDRAL AS WAREHOUSE. LATEST OUTRAGE IN RUSSIA.
PAPER AMID TOMBS OF TSARS.
(Mr. Ingleby Oddio) at an inquest
Riga (Latvia), Oct. 22. at Paddington on Mina Inez Alston,
The Cathedral of St. Peter and aged 24, daughter of Dr. William
dis-St. Paul at Leningrad, containing covery in Tanganyika by Mr. Has the tombs of all the Russian Tears Lewie Alston, of Weymouth-street. Rack in 1911, was described by Sir from Peter the Great onwards with Marylebone, who was fatally in Arthur Keith as probably modern, twe exceptions, is jured in nu
an aeroplane crash has thus en elevated to a unique
to become a Croydon on October 3, He said that he
position in the history of a continue for a Soviet State print thought it nent.
ing works, would be seen from the evidence that the crash was in no way duo
at
to Lieutenant Pagh, the pilot, who behaved with the greatest resource in the face of danger of instant death.
ex-
The archeologists of the pedition have been able to assign the skeleton to a geological layer of very much earlier date than was at Grat claimed. Stone band The chief point." he said, "is also have been found in an overly that the cable from the joy sticking and therefore later layer, which
EXC9
The Cathedral was built at the orders of Peter the Great between
1713 and 1721 in the fortress of the same name which had been con- structed a few years earlier.
It is a domed building Dutch style, but army of the
largely
recon- structed after a fire in 1750,
All the tomba are of white
are
the assailanta,
Moor Tragedy. Ten months ago Miss Evelyn
liat
my-
The police. is true, avail them- selves of every new development of science likely to be of use to them. The fastest chra and the most useful wireless equipment are used, but it must be remem- hered that the criminal frequently has a start of a day or longer.
The formidablo mines, howeve, should act as
blo list of unsolic a spur to the authorities to ensure that the country's crime-detection force is organised to cope with the Present wave of violence.
Waiting for Solution. Since 1930 the following murders have remained mystorics: house found dead noar Cheadle, 1930-May: Mrs. Carrie White- Cheshire.
June: Miss Beatrice Prender- gast stabbed to death at Brighter.
June: Mlas Agnea strangled car Epsom.
Kesson July: Sidney Butler murdered in
came adrift. and it ought not to is approximately of the same marble with gilded bronze englescaravan at Flaxbury, Worcester-
as those found in the 100-foot terrace of the Thames Valley.
on the corners and a cross in the
have done so had it been properly assembled. If we can find out who was neglectful in that duty. it is this connexion between he should be sent for trial
for Tanganyika and the earliest of the manslaughter." Detailing the
famous Thames terraces-which missing are Peter history of the machine; Mr. Oddie said that it contain the finest available series of dating material for the history was built in 1929 unit in June the of early man in Europe that gives following year it had two bad significance to Mr. Reck's one day landings. In June last Lieutenant pised discovery of Oldaway man. Pugh was anxious to fly in the King's Cup Race, and ns his own machine was damaged he bought this aeroplane without the engine and had his old engine put into
.It.
and
a
ander 11., which is of green jasper. killed by bandita' car while at- centre, except for that of Alex- shire.
August: Police Constable Lawes The two Taaca whose tombs are tempting to arrest occupants.
the murdered husband of Catherine the Great September: Samuel Wilson shot and Nicholas 11., whose body, was dismembered nud destroyed after
cat, in his motor-van at Waraop. he had been slaughtered in Ekater-battered to death at Ramsgate.
September: Mine Margery Wren inburg in 1919 with all his family. November: Samuel Smith bat- "It is an important discovery," 1. is there, it is doubtful whether it
Although the tomb of Alexander tered to death at Hull. Sir Arthur Keith stated to a repre-over contained his body, since when Schofield battered
1931-January Miss Margaret) sentative of the Morning Post yesterday.
the sarcophagus was opened after street at Dewsbury. the revolution it was found to be
January: Mies Evelyn Foster. empty, thus
killed
near Otterburn, that he did not die in
February: Miss Louisa Steel 1825, but became a hermit.
It is not known
trangled on Blackheath. whether tourists will still be ahte
February: Mrs. Julia Wallace an yet whether tombs mre ta be removed or
battered to death at Livernool.
May:
Mrs. Abigail Whalley murdered at Blackpool,
"The skeleton must be ranked as tradition Supporting the popular
the
On July 24, after the machine had been inspected by two ground the earliest datable human remains engineers, Lieutenant Pugh
in East Africa. It raios the Lieutenant Buckley, both officers whole question of the dating of of H.M.S. Courageous, who were early man in Africa. It must be part owners of the machine, flew roughly contemporary with the
and found it all right. Lieu-surliest known Europeun mun. to see them amidst reams of paper tenant Pugh flow the machine in
It
Lieutenant
to
death
in
and stores of books. The latter is August: R. Donald murdered in
Mischa Elnum. 7195. Piano Solo-Nocturne in E Fiat Major
(Chopin). Piano Solo-Minuet (Padarowaki
Op. 14, No. 1),
Sergei Rachmaninoft. 0731. Quartet-Andante Contabilio (Tschaikowaky).
the Emperor Quartot-Haydn).
Elman String Quartet 6634. Violoncello Solo-Proludo (Chopin-
Stoveking).
Piano Solo-Dancing Virgina of
Pablo Casala. 0569.
Delphi (Debrisay).
Ignace Jan Póderowaki, 1531, 8.00-4.46 p.m. Concert Items.
Song-Just a-Wearyin' For You (Stanton-Jacobs-Bond). Song- Love You Truly (Jacobs-Bond).
Dusolina Giannini (Soprano). 1188. Song-Believe Me if All Those Song-Drink
Endearing Young Charms (Moore).
Me only With Thine Eyca (Jonson). Lawrenco Tibbett (Baritone). 1238. Piano Solo-Liebostraum No. 3
(A Dream of Love) (Liszt-Gana).
No. 1 (Chopin-Joecify).
Rudolph Ganr. Song-Home Sweet Home (Payno-
Bishop). Song-Last Rose of Summer (Moora),
Plans Solo-Valse Brillante Op. 34,
7200.
Madame Amelita Grill-Curel (Soprano), 1355. Violoncelle Solo-Le Cygne (The
Swan) (Saint-Saenk), Violoncello Solo-Moment Musical
(Schubert).
Pablo Casais. 1143. Song-The Irish Emigrant
(Dufferin-Barker). Song-Ly the Short Cut to the Roses
(Hopper-Fox).
John McCormack (Tenor). 1628. 7.00 p.m. (Stock quotations, mail notice, etc.).
1.45-7.10 p.m. Organ Solos. Indian Love Call. Serenade,
Siboney,
Jcase Crawford. 22107.
Maria My Own.
Jesso Crawford. 22748. King for a Day. Jeannine I Dream of Lllac Time:
Pageantry King).
Joise Crawford. 21681. 7.10-7.24 pan. Band Selections.
Colossus of Columbia (Alexander),
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey's Band. 22474, Sabre and Spurs (Sousa), Sold Men to the Front (Sousa),
Sounn's Band, · 20305." 7.24-8.00 p.m. Variety. Orchestral-Selections from
"Good Newm.” Orchestral-Selections from
"Funny Face." Vietor Arden and Phil Ohman and Song-Tuck Away my Lancome Blues. Their Orchestra, 35918.
Sang-My Rough and Rowdy Ways.
Jimmie Rodgers. 50220, Piano Solo-Ain't Misbehavin'. Piano Solo-Sweet Savannah Sue.
Thomas Waller. 22108. Instrumental-Hula Girl. Instrumental-Kane's Blues.
Kane's Hawalians. 20701. Song-When They Changed My Name
to a Number, Song-For Sweetheart's Only.
Geno Austin (Tenor), 22490. 8.00 p.m. Local time and weather report.
Shing Theatre.
B.03-11.30 p.m. Relay from Ko 10.80 p.m. Rugby mid-day press
nowa,
11.80 p.m. Close down.
"Previously archaeologists. work-more likely, since the tourist in-bank at Glasgow. Welham shot at Programmes are kindly supplied by
October: George
October: Nora strangled in Soho shop.
the King's Cup Race and put us ing in East Africa have had to rely dustry in the Soviet Union is, of # good show.
Subsequently the solely on the evidence of animal course, a State business like every-kennels, near Blandford, machine was overhauled several times,
remains and of geology. This dia- thing clan, covery will put their work on an Charles Richard entirely new basÌs,” Pugh said that on October 8 he went to the works of an engineer. ing firm as Croydon, took over the machine, and went up with Migs Aision for one flight.
The Crash.
"As I glided to land I eased back
Flying Services, of Scots Way, Sunbury-on-Thames, gave evidence after being cautioned by the Coroner,
over a
CLUBLAND FACES A
SLUMP.
Upchurch
All records in the above European Messra. Tuong Fook Piano Có.
NO HOME MAIL.
At the eighth general meeting of the Hongkong University Medical Society, hold in Room "K" of the University last night, members were SAILING OF YASUKUNI MARI!. Interested in a motion picture show. ing an operation for cute appon. dicitis. The film, which was nearly half-an-hour in showing,
POSTPONED.
The Postmaster General advises Europe via Sucz thia week-end. contained that there will be no mail for
the conclusion a vote of thanks was much of professional Interest, and at expressed to the Eastman Kodak Co., by whom it was loaned.
MANY ECONOMIES. London clubs
are passing He said that he took
through hard times. my throttle and at the same time report on the necessary repair to Piccadilly on the top of a bus to be You have only to ride along adjusted my tall trimming device." be made to he raid. "Samehow it caused my report. Included the Inspection of ranks of clubmen who sit in the
the machine.
convinced of the endly thinned elevator to become disengaged.. I the control cables. The work was window chairs and gazu rather
The Jopanese steamer Yasukuni was then 400 or 500 feet up, and done by someone under
Maru which was expected to leave realised that I was
him and wistfully across the Green Park.
From 2,000 to 800. going to he inspected it.
on Saturday morning, 28th Instant, crash.
The Coroner demonstrated to the West End, club only two names personnel has led to a falling off in
In the secretary's office at one been hit hardest.
The Service cluba, have probably will not leave until Friday, Decem- "The glide became rapidly steep,"
jury the locking wire which passed are on the book for election, and membership; there are
Reduction in ber 4. he said. "During the few Reconds through the turn-buckle to the that remained I had time to move control cable, and pointed out that
there have been many resignations officers in
fewer the joy stick to its full ilmit, and it was of vital importance.
since January.
position to belong to looking round I saw that there on
He asked Martin: "Any person suspended its entrance fee, but has also suffered from the economic
more than one club at. The Bachelors Club recently
tima. had been no movement my who inspected that turn-buckle
Professional women's cluba have elevator. I opened the throttles without seeing that the wire was
ทกพ reintroduced it. We, in atmin. To encourage attendance of the engine slightly, which had in It
common with of a gross breach
most clubs, have had some men's clubs have, opened the offect of keeping the nose up of duty
to Institute certain economies,"
spocial dining and ton rooms for Inspect it--I did, but said the secretary.
"Club fees vary from $15 to
women guests,
The Cavendish Club In Pleca about £60," said the sacrotary of
dilly
which for 18 years was the
Did
WAS
you
A little and increasing my speed,
somo trees [ afterwards found
"I had to guide the machine into
I did not undo the wire.
If I tell you that after
the another club, "and in these days a meeting place of literary and uni
Inquiry at the N. Y. K. office last evening brought only the. ex planation that the schedule is being' changed.
Coming shortly to the
CENTRAL
The greatest picture over made. ANN HARDING
myself on the ground, having been accident the wird was found to young man thinks twice before he veraity men. had been taken over knocked unconscious for the be unserowed from the turn: writes out a cheque for such a by the Royal Aero Club, after its moment. Then I'aaw Miss Alston buckle, can you suggest who did eum. Several West End clubs are membership had declined from seated in the aeroplano. She was it No, I cannot say conscious and able to speak to me. Martin said that ho inspected scription arrears by instalments,
asking members to pay off sub-a and we were removed to hospital," the cable three times and each and polite printed demands to this feared that more cluba will find
about
2.000 to 800. Unless matters improve, it is Victor Stanley Martin, ground time found it in order. engineer, employed by National The inquest was adjourned.
effect, have even been, circulated themselves in difficulties before A REO-PATHE SUPER SPECIAL privately
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