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THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1931.
PLANE ON FIRE LOSS TO POLICE
FORCE.
IN MID-AIR.
J
PEER'S SON KILLED IN CONSTABLE MORSE PASSES
CRASH IN ESSEX.
TWO ACCIDENTS ON
SAME DAY.
London. Dec. 14. Two fatal aeroplane crashes oc- curred in England to-day, one in Eraex and the other near Cardiff.
in
AWAY.
DIES IN HOSPITAL.
The many friends of Constable Harold Thomas Morse, of the Hongkong Police Force, will learn with deep regret that he has pass-
was formerly with the Grenadier Guarda. He
SAILORS SEEK REVENGE.
RIOT CALLS IN HONOLULU.
ALLEGED ASSAULT ON WOMAN.
Honolulu, T.H., Dec. 13. Eight different riot calls were
ed away, at the Government turned out in Honolulu to-night an Civil Hospital, after suffering sailors of the United States Navy," Near the Nuze aerodrome from complications raulling attached to the Naval Operating Base at Pearl Harbour, wine miles The Hon. George from a septle ear. Essex, Tomlin, the elder son of Lord Tom-
from this city, undertook to "clean in, was killed before the eyes of Constable Morae
A native of Dartford, Kent,up" the civilan gangland. a large number of his friends.
A detachment of United States The members of the Essex Aero
Marines and the Naval Shore joined the Hongkong Police Club had gathered in full force to Force in September last year and Patrol rounded up several hun- watch the flight, which was being had been stationed at Central dred sallora from Pearl Harbour' made in a Moth machine. It was in the nature of a trial trip
and
until compelled to go into the after the sallors attacked civilian the Hon. George Tomlin was dying Italian Convent Hospital in Calne Hangsters. The sailors went into Rong for treatment for a septic action after a jury falled to agree Everything for time
in the trial of five men alleged to appeared to be
going well. Then,
have raped the wife of a Raval when the plane was at a height of After thren weeks there, he left officer. about 1,000 feet the apectators in September of this year; but a were horrified to see it nose dive.month Inter the complaint again It immediately burst into flames became acute and be entered the and crashed. The pilot was killed Government Civil Hospital. instantly and the machine WAN smashed to match wood.
HOLO.
саг.
Horace Beda. a Japanese who was one of the defendants, was kidnapped by the sailors. He was dragged to the Nouana Pali, a
An operation was performed at great cliff separating windward 2 o'clock this morning, but the1rom leward Oahu. The sailora case became so serious that he threatened to push kela over the passed away at 11 'eiick this pali. His life was spared but he morning.
WIN mauled azumercifully wh finally a passer-by took him to the The funeral takes place to-Queen's Hospital after rescuing
rehim from the sailors.
Lord Tomlin, the father of the unfortunate afriman, is one of the Inw Lorde. He was erented Baron Tomlin of Ash upon his appoint- ment as a Lord of Appeal in 1929.
In the second crash near Cardiff. Mr. C. A. Baker, one of the found-morrow morning, when the ers of the Cardiff Flying Club, was killed and another man injured.
There have now been 14 civil avlatlon preidents in England this tear and the total death roll
mounts to 99.
THIEF AT GIRLS' SPORTS.
CHARGE OF STEALING OVERCOAT.
mains, conveyed on a gun-carriage, and preceded by a military hand and tiping party and attended by presentative members of the Police Foree, will proceed from the Government Civil Hospital Mortuary at 1030 a.my. The cortege in tinted to reach the Stubbs Road entrance into the Cemetery shortly after 11.30.
FULHAM WIN AT 2nd ATTEMPT.
Whilst the students, of the Muid Fong Girls School were parties! pating I spurts on the South Chime A.A. pround at Caroline Hill on Wed- nesday, young Chinese went
the "To meet watford in
F.A. CUP.
London, Dec. 17.
All week-end "liberty parties" for sailors have been cancelled. All anilors found on the streets are sing arrosted and sent back to
tvitinn gangsters are responsible The sailors insist that
for the attack on the naval officer's wife.
BURMA PARLEY
CONTINUES.
CONFERENCE NEARING THE END.
London, Dec. 17. The Burma Round Table Con- ference continued to-day. It is hop- Fed that the discussions on the agenda will be completed by next
into the dressing room and was At Yeovil to-day, In the second Wednesday and that the draft re- about to walk off with an over-round of the F.A. Cup. a re-playport may be available for the de- cat when he was seen and the Yeovil and Potters lost to Fulham. legates on December 27th. If no, alarm raised.
The Londoners were the hotter the discussion on it will begin four
The culprit, in an attempt to side throughout and wou by escane, crawled under the dress-goals to 2. ing room but was seen by a male!
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student outside and seized. The The revised draw for the third | was to-day examined in committee. overenal, belonging to one of the round to be played on January viris, was found near where the follows: defendant was caught.
Brighton
Plymouth
Sunderland On being brought before Mr. Grunthart at the Central Police Tottenham
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Oldhan grand-Blackpool formerly lived with his mother who, however, was recent- Darlington Ay killed in a motor avvident on Crook Town Stubbs Rond.
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