ILLICIT OPIUM
INGENIOUS METHOD
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1933.
WELL-DRESSED YOUTH GAOLED
Chinese
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LAPSE AFTER 15 YEARS” SERVICE
WAR OF EMBARGOES
RUSSIAN RESPONSE TO BRITISH REPNISALS
Moscow, Apr. 23, Britain in the end will be the Aloser by the Russian export em-
A well-dressed young
With 15 years' service as stood in the dock of the Contral Police Court this morning before stoker in the dockyard, Lam Tak bargo. Mr. Wynne-Jones charged with was charged before Mr. Butters
This throat is implied in on the theft, by trick, of a gold watch at the Kowloon Magistracy this
{morning with Inrcony of thron exclusive signed statement by M. Sub-Inspector A. W. Smith, pro-pieces of lead from Stonecutters Litvinoff to Reuter, expounding the
Soviet trade policy. secuting, sald defendant stayed island. in a house in Gough Street
from a woman.
and
of
Chan Shun, a coollo, and Chan Yip, a widow, appeared before Mr. Schofield, at the Central Magia- tracy this morning, with unlawful possession of 40 taels of prepared opfum in Hollywood Road,
The first defondant admitted carrying the rattan basket con- taining the opium, which he said
Inspector Rozeskwy sail defen- Mr. Litvinoff's statement had been given him by the second sent for the woman. She went dant was arrested whilst coming stresses the Soviet's elasticity in defendant. The second defendant and in course of conversation, he off a naval launch at the Govern-imports, walch are capable not only said that someone had left the asked for her watch. He pretend- Iment Pier by a Chinese detective of the widest expansion, but paper parcel with the opium ined to examine it and then made who, on searching him, found the contraction without reducing the her house, and not knowing that a bolt for the door. He ran down lead tied to the side of his body. there was opium in it sho had the stairs and Into Queen's Road,
The Police officer said the lead tempo of Soviet construction. given it to the first defendant. where he was intercepted by a belonged to the naval authorities
The statement says that coun- Inspector Smith said the first detective.
and was stolen from an engine tries which might compel the Soviet to reduce imports will expose them- defendant was seen carrying a rattan basket and a roll of paper
In view of defendant's good selves to greater loss because the under his arm. He was arrested
record his Worship bound, him reduction will re-act adversely on arid the basket found to contain
over in the sum of $25 for one the trend of the general world year.
crisis. the opium. Accuser sald that he had got the parcel from a housa in Tung Street. Ho was taken to the place where he pointed out the Becond defendant na having given him the parcel.
The second defendant began crying in Court, denying, know- ledge of the opiumt.
Mr. Schofield imposed a fine of $2,000 or eight months imprison- ment on the first defendant, and discharged the accond.
CARRIER CAUGHT.
Revenue Officer Ward aleo charged a man with possession of two tacls of prepared opium.
Defendant was sentenced to two room. monthe' hard labour.
TRESPASS ON SHIP
MAN SUSPECTED OF BEING
A PICKPOCKET
Chan Kan-choi, unemployed, ap peared before Commander Newill at the Marine Court this morning charged with being found on board the 6.8. Sul Yang without the per mission of the master or officer lo charge.
LOCAL WEDDING
HOLCROFT-SOARES
On the other hand, under cor tain conditions, the Soviet will bo capable,In the near future of reduc- Ing the world reserves of certain metals by 30 to 40 cent and could even absorb world reserves up to 100 per cent.-Reuter.
Prisoners' fate
A wedding of considerable in- terest took place at the Roman Catholic Cathedral on Saturday
Moscow, Apr. 23. when Mine Edith Maria de Lourdes
The Soviet's retaliation to the Soares, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.British
In the embargo may,
circles, A. M. L. Soares, of Temple Tower, opinion of well-informed The Police exidence was that Stubbe Road, became the bride of be a diplomatic move under cover Chan was suspected of being a Mr. Frank Saul Holcroft, eldest of which Messrs. Thornton and member of a gang of three pickson of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Holcroft MacDonald, tho Metropolitan pockets who boarded the Sai Yang of Cheshire, England.
Vickers engineers, now imprisoned The ceremony was conducted by in Russia, will be reprieved. and stole from a passenger last Sunday, but they were unable to the Rt. Rev. Bishop Valtorta, na- slated by the Rev. Fr. Granelli and Rev. Fr. Riganti.
The defendant resorted to very ingenious method of carrying the oplum. He had a tacl clench-prove the charge, ed in cach hand while walking, but although had passed the ship searchers, bo did not escape the Revenue Oncer.
He was fined $200 or seven weeks' imprisonment.
SENTENCE UPHELD
DEFENDANTS'S- STORY NOT CONVINCING Remarking that defendant's story was not convincing, Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Central Police this morning, confirmed his sen- tence of a fine of $2,000 or six months' gaol, passed on Li Yau, a cargo boat runner, on a charge of aiding and abetting four women in connexion with the possession of over 600 tacle of illicit opium
Defendant, who pleaded guilty to the charge of being unlawfully on board the vessel, was convicted and find $10.
'.
On the other hand, it may be a preliminary to a defluito break with Britain and a gesture to impress other countries with the strength ex-of the U.S.3.R.
The bride entered the church on the arm of her father by whom she was given away. She looked ceedingly charming in a dress of Ivory chiffon velvet, triramed with STABBING INCIDENT pearls, and wore a vell of white
silk tulle attached to a orange blossom and pearls. She carried a bouquet of arum leo.
VICTIM STILL IN CRITICAL
CONDITION
tiara
A definito break in diplomatic relations, however, is not expected of at the present moment. Reuter
Special,
Home at Last
After the ceremony a reception, Was held in "Temple Tower," Stubbs Road when a large number of friends attended.
The recent incident at West Point in which a man Li Chuen was seriously wounded in the ab- domen, had a sequel at the Central Magistracy before Mr. Schofield, with intent to kill.
The injured man is still this morning, when Lau So was formally charged by Detective Ser-a critical condition. geant O'Donovan with causing grievous bodily injury to Li Chuen granted by the Court,
The honeymoon is being spent in Japan.
London, Apr. 29. "England at last. Thank God!" These exclamations came from the British engineers, recently on trial at Moscow, when they arrived from Rusala at the Liverpool Street station at B a.m. to-day.
It was St. George's Day, and a
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Sir Felix Pole, Chairman of Metropolitan Vickers, shook hands with the returned men whoso pleasure at the homecoming is tempered only by the thought that re- Thornton and MacDonald are maining.
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF at Murray Pier on April 15.
Mr. T. P. K., Kemble appeared
AN EDUCATED PEOPLE IS EASILY for defendant.
In the witness stand, dofendant GOVERNED.Frederick the Great. wald that on leaving the Seamen's
The R.M.S. "Empress of Asia"
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3 a.m. on the morning in question, due at Hongkong on Wednesday at he met a woman, who was his a.m. cousin. She asked him to fetch a
The Police Recreation Club lo hold ing an informal. Dance at the Club House, Happy Valley, on Saturday next, from 8 pm,
*
Lo Wan, the driven of public car No. 283 has taken to the No. 2 Poiles Station, a fawn coloured, overcont, a European gentleman.
car and he did so. He proceeded Mr. Westy Egmont, executive which was left behind in his car by
to Murray Pier, while she travell-director of the International ed to the same place by sampan. Research Institute, arrived in Ho did not want to go with her Colony yesterday from Shanghai. to Wanchai and he knew a Polica
Law
the
The engineers have been for bidden to discuss the trial until Before Commander Nowill at thethey have had a consultation in Marine Court, Cheung Sin, steersman London.-Reuter, of a cargo funk, was charged with leaving the Colony without obtaining clearance from the Harbour Offee.
officer had alleged she was carry- Mr. L N. Murphy has been DF ing contraband. He did not make pointed Acting Chief Manager of the any enquiries as to her peculiar Hongkong and Shanghal Bank dur-Defendant was fined $5. movements at that early hour.
ing Mr. Grayburn's absence from the
THE VERY IDEA!
(Contioned from Page 0.)
can do," said Kelly, and he hurried out.
Colony,
took
Charged with unlawful possession A Chinese, formerly employed as an of three pairs of Chinese shoes, two electric Atter, was sent to prison for felt hats hats and some clothing, an six weeks by Mr. Wynne-Jones this unemployed Chinese admitted in the morning for the theft of attings from Central Police Court that ho the second floor of 218, Hollywood the articles from passengers on board the 8.8. Hal Ching, which arrived Road.
from Swatow yesterday, Sentence of A returned bantahce, named Troialx weeks' prison was given. So, was sent to prison for one year by Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Central Police Court this morning for a breach of the Deportation Order made against him in 1924 for a period of
ten years.
He returned in five minutes, and told me that the Peak Tong would murder un unless we paid them a ransom of $100 each. I only had $47 in my pocket, but Mr. Kelly said that would do, and I could
The Harbour Office has issued a pay the rest if we ever got back notice to mariners to the effect that to our village. We both crept out in order to avoid pollution of bathing of the mat-shed, and he bundled beaches, ships requested to avald me Into a sedan-chair, a con-dumping ashes, dunnage, and any voyance resembling a bedan car. garbage of such nature, whilst they
Previously warned, a young married woman was arrested yesterday in possession of 950 po pia tickets. morning she pleaded guilty and was Charged before Mr. Wynne-Jones this fined $500 or four months hard labour. Another woman, a widow, admitted having 31 po piu tiekots, and she was fined $25 or three weeks.
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STOIC, AGED EIGHT News.
ARM AMPUTATED—
AND NOT A CRY Raymond Carter is only eight years old, but he is a hero.
He did not ery or scream when his left arm became caught in an escalator accident at Paddington, (Bakerloo Tube) station and had to be amputated before the could be released.
He was trapped for 20 minutes, and his mother and a large crowd watched him stiffen his upper lip during the efforts to extricate him. Only once did he speak He said calmly: "Get me out; please."
Throughout his ordeal, both at Hospital, he maintained 'á stole an-allence.
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LIGHTNING NOT a SAFETY VALVE
NEW THUNDERSTORM
THEORY
Countrica with *frequent thunderstorms act as dynamos supplying the atmosphere with. the electricity which rains down on the earth in fine weather.
Existing ideas of the' causey- of lightning flashes have been completely overthrown, These are the chief conclusions to be drawn from a record at Kew satisfactory" thunderstorm, ob- talned after six months of · còn- tinuous observation. -
"You go," said Mr. Kelly heroical. Jare within the waters of the Colony at the Marine Court this morning the station and at St. Mary's Observatory of the first "really
ly, "I'll stay and keep 'em off until you reach Bafety."
I did not see my friend. Mr.
A batch of offenders against the Harbour Regulations were dealt with before Commander Nowill. The de fondants were all owners of cargo An altercation between boarding boats. They pleaded guilty to house runners in search of customers choring their boats at a distanco of on board the 8.3. Tai Leo yesterday: Icas than 100 yards from low water led to a fight. Two men were brought mark between p.m. and b
fined $10.
werd
B.TT.
senior past President. There were a
The record was obtained
Kelly, until 4 nm, next day when he came to my hut and awoke me. before Mr. Wynne-Jonce this morn yesterday and that their vessels were A nine-year-old playmate, through a needle-point at the top Ho had a strange look on his face, ing, when the aggressor was fined $5 anchored in such a way as to obClarice Stanlov, who lives with of a thirty-foot pole in a paddock and I saw immediately that he had and both aprties were bound over to struct Shipping. They
cach Raymond in Star-street, Padding-adjoining the observatory, the been drugged. He explained, in keep the peace for six months.
ton, W., said.
passage of electricity towards er We were loaning against the away from the ground at all answer to my horrified exclamation, that they had captured him after "If it in so, lot it bo so" said an
Yesterday was St. George's Day barrier and watching the stairs stages of the storm being auto- I had left, and had filed him up elderly begger from the dock of the and in commemoration a wreath was and the passengers going up and matleally measured.
The results show," Dr. F. J.W. laid on the Cenotaph by the Prosi- down. Suddenly Raymond shout- with a potent Eastern drug known Central Police Court this morning, when charged with begging at sa gineling, or wassail. Fortunate Glencaly, Mr. Wynne-Joness imposed dent of the Hongkong St. George'n cd. And then I saw that his left Whipple, the superintendent of Society, Mr. C. Bulmer Johnson, ax- ly, although he was very sick next a fine of $10 or fourteen days and sted by Sir William Hornell, Vice-arm was caught in the guide wheel the Observatory, informed a press day, he recovered. I could do no meted out a similar penalty to an- President, and Hon; Sir Henry Pollock, of the escalator."
ropresentative, that the old Idea leas for the brave man than to hand other mendicant who was arrested in on
Immediately the booking clerk that lightning acted as a natural him half his medical expenses, Queen's Road Central.
number of members of the Society stopped the escalator, and a doctor safety valve, preventing a huge which amounted to $100.
present Including Messrs. W. A who was in the station applied a electrical pressure from piling up Darling, don't worry about mo. I The Chinese Catholic Young Men's Dowley, T. E. Pearce and E. Cock, | tourniquet.
between the clouds and the earth, have one of the bravest and most Society will hold an "at home" for past presidents, Hon. Mr. W. T. Sou The fire brigade wore summoned, is incorrect. Instead of reducing influential men in the Far East as all the Chinese Catholic Schools on thorn, Messrs. J. Bentley, A. Somer- my friend, and while I am in Mr. the April 29 at 8 p.m. in the Great felt, it . H. Oliver, 5. A. Tarrant but their services were not re- the electrical pressure, or poten- quired. Engineers from the tial, it now appears that lightning Kelly's hands, no harm will over. Hall of Wah Yan College by kind and A. Keith,
Baker-street Station helped in the has the affect of leaving it higher courtesy of the Jesuit Fathers. come to me. Ever yours-
than it started. It is a mystery Bishop Valtorta has consented to Looking rather sleepish after struggle to free him. distribute the prizes of the Catechiam spending a night in the Police cell
which needs a lot of explaining. MOTHER'S TRIBUTE. competition on this occasion.
at the Water Police. Station, five
"A becond, and losa surprising, Chiuchau coolles" were · brought Raymond's mother, Mrs. Gladys point is that our records showed a considerable net loss of electricity "He was braver than his mother. during the course of the storm. strapped to his log with rubber Mitchell, G Carnarvon Road, Kowloon Magistracy this morning on á banda was arrested in Morrison to Miss Elise Yvonne Cauvin, of the charge of, behaving in a disorderly Two doctors from St. Mary's were The idea is that countries such as·| Street near Jervole Street in the amo address; Mr. Horace Doakes manner near the Star Ferry yes-called to the atation and amputat- South America and Central Africa, Barly hours of yesterday morning, nub. conductor Indian Army Service terday afternoon. Inspectored the arm on the spot, using only with a large number of storms,
Corps, of the Appearing before Mr. Wynne-Mess, Hongkong, to Miss Kathleen the trouble nose over the dis moment did Raymond lose con-
Garrison Sergeante Rozoakwy told his Worship that a focal anaesthetic. Not for Jones this morning in the Central Doris Sharman, c/o 1st Bn. K.S.L.Ltribution of work and resulted in ecfousussa. Polico Court, defendant, asked if Rawalpindi, India; and Mr. Olat
Throe wooks ago ho nearly lost ho had anything to say, repiled in Johan Marius Hoyem, of 120, Whita Troe fight. Defendants all the negative. ile was sentenced fold Road, North Point, to Miss ploaded quitly and were bound his right arm when he fell through
*Loi-ho, of the same" address." to three months” gaol, '
a window.
.
SENT TO PRISON
The following
A Chinese who had a chopperly take place Weddings will short before Mr. Butters at the Kowloon Cartor, said afterwards: '
Mr. James Georgo
[ovore
a supply the surplus of electricity for the ilesirts and polar regions with practically no storms. Ac- calculation this cording to one country more than, supplies Its own needs?!:
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