LOCAL SCANDAL SHEETS
"TIN TO" TO PAY $1,000|
FOR LIBEL
“LYSOL GIRL" AND "MERRY WIDOW"
The "Merry Widow" and the "Lysol Girl were designations applied to the main charactors concerned in two $1,000 libel actions before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Supreme Court this morning.
WITHOUT LG.P'S APPROVAL
MAN AND WIFE WITH EXPLOSIVES
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Chan Kwong-shun (78), typical old Chineso 'sea-dog,' and his wife, Kwok Tal (69)-appeared before Mr. Schofield, at the Cen- tral Magistracy this morning. charged with unlawful possession of 67 sticks of dynamite, 131 de- tonators and two cells of fuse
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 17, 1933.
TRICK DESIGN IN ADVERTISEMENT
NEWSPAPER AND TEA FIRM SUMMONED
INDECENT PICTURE
An advertisement for the "Lal: cheo" and "Rose" brands of ten of the Wah Sang Ten Merchants; appearing in the Chinese news.
BUS CONDUCTOR DEFRAUDS
GIVES 5 CENT TICKETS FOR 20 CENTS
+
How a bus conductor punched two five-cent tickets when paid 20 conta was related to Mr. Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when Ho Cho, a conductor employed by the Kowloon Motor Bus Company, was charged with at- tempting to defraud the Company.
without a permit from the I. G. Po paper, Tatu Wan Yat Po, which Giving evidence, Mr. L., A. Bar- and also with having the ex-contained an allfred indecent ton Bald he was a passonger on a plosives for an unlawful purpose. drawing, formed the subject of No, 7 bus at 8.80 a.m. yesterday to
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De Groot and the Now Victoria
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(Tato).
Both defendants ploaded guilty summonses brought against Hogether with his wife, and another Vocal Duct Paradiso for Two to the charges, but said the ex- Al-suen, editor, and Wan Man-chi, Indy. They got on the bus just out- Plaintiff was Young Sai-tzoi, plosives were for fishing purposes. publisher of the paper, before Mr. sido the St. Teresa's Church and Wynne-Jones in the Central Polles were bound for Kowloon Teng. widow, of 86 and 38, Main Street, Shaukiwan East, and she sued in that he boarded the defondants'
Revenue Officer T. A, Ellis said Court this morning.
They were in the first class com- Also appearing before the Magi-partiment, but the conducor made ono action Tang King-chiu and Cheng Suk-chung, publisher and junk in Tai Miu Bay opposite Cape strate was Wan Chi-ming, mans no attempt to collect their fares. editor respectively of the Tin To Collinson. The second defendant ger of the Wah Sang Tea Mor-
When they wore about to get off, newspaper, and in the other was seen to throw a bag down the chants,
Mr. W. P. Thompson, Assistant the conductor came ap, and asked action, the Kwok Mon Printing rudder trunkway, but it was re- Company, and Fung Wing-hang, covered, and the explosives found Director of Criminal Intelligence for the fares. He was handed 20 (Special Branch) appeared for the centa, but he punched only one both of 251, Nathan Road, Yauma-in it,
prosecution, while Mr. Leo D'Al- ticket. Witness asked him for the ti, printers of the paper.
mada, senfor, defended Wan Chi- other one and he accordingly made ming. and Mr. C. Y. Kivan: repre- out another.
Mr. Schofield cautioned deren The claim was for $1,000 in each dants on the second charge but
Lon the first count,
case.
The party then got off the bus,
Alice Moxon and Stuart
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Harold Bauer and Ossip
Gabellowitsch. 8102. Song-Harlequin (Sanderson). BongThe Tune The Bo'sun Played
(Loughborough).
Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone). violin Solo Tango (Elman). Violin Solo-Alen Leaf-Romance
(Wagner-Wilhelms).
6.35-7.5 p.m.
(de Falla).
138070.
Mischa Elman, 7105.
Mr. F. C. Rendall, of Russ and fined them $25 or three weeks each Isented the editor and plents and it was then that witness found Nights in the Garden of Spain
Co., appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. A. el Arculli reprosented the do. fendants,
IMMORALITY ALLEGED. Plaintiff alleged that on June 8 defendants falsely and maliciously wrote, printed, and pulished an article relating to the plaintif
under the heading "A record of eccentric characters in Shaukiwan, by the Keeper of the Tam Kung Temple."
PROTECTING
CHILDREN
THE
POLICE TAKE ACTION
AGAINST YOUTHS
Following action taken by the Kowloon Pollee over the week- end, six Chinese were brought be fore Mr. Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy
The case against Mr. Kwan's was adjourned sine dis, and the that the tickets were for Ave cente aummona against the tea merchant each. He reported the matter to
the Bus Company. was proceeded with.
Mr., D'Almada said that although
Symphony Orchestra conducted
by Plero Coppola. 9703/0705. 7.5 p.in. Closing Local Stock Quota- tions, etc.
7.7-8 pm. Variety. Orchestral La Guajira..
his client pleaded not, guilty, he Mr. William Loucy; Manager of was fully prepared to give an the Company, testified that the undertaking not to use the picture tickets given to Mr. Barton by the again. He thought the Police defendant were five cent tickets should be satisfied with that under issued to the defendant when the
bus left the Company's depot.
A fine of $100 or two months was veeal Duct-I've Found a Whole Imposed.
taking.
Mr. Wynne-Jones: When the picture was shown to me there were certain Chinese characters, which understand to mean "There is a hidden meaning in this picture."
TEMPTING $20 A MONTH WORKER
Don Azpiazu and His
Orchestra. B6208. Violin Solo Blue Skies.
Fritz Kreisler. 1223.
World In You.
Winnio Melville and Derek
Oldham. B3710. Orchestral-I Don't Want to go
to Bad.
Ambrose and His Orchestra.
Song-I Give My Heart.
B6270.
Grate Moorg (Soprano), 1614.
Passages in the article ware meant, and were understood by those who read them to mean (a)
Mr. D'Almada-There are all this morning on that plaintiff was
of low and charges of committing a breach of sorts of construction to be put on Immoral character, unchaste in the Children's Playground Ordin- those words. her mode of life, (b) that she was anee in that they, unlawfully used Mr. Thompson said the Polico promiscuous with numerous mes. the children's playground at Chat-were not prepared to withdraw EMPLOYER ROBBED OF xylophone SoloOn the Track,
Defondante threatened to con-ham Road on Saturday evening.
The picture was an advertisement tinue the publication of the same
for "Laichee" and "Rose" brand or similar charges against plain- tiff who had already been greatly injured in her character and reputation, and suffered damage.
had
His Lordship pointed out that the main issue was contained in that part of the defence which
contended that plaintiff was not
the person of whom the words were written. The onus to prove the contrary was upon the plain- tif.
Mr. Arculli said he had been careful not to plead justification,
PREVIOUS APOLOGY.
Mr. Rendall stated that his client'a family wore well-known in
Defendants were Cheng Shung-teas. On turning the paper upside hai (16), Cheng Chi-hong (10), down, and by placing two fingers Cheung Talk (26), Wong Shun-shi over the two ladies heads, the (30), Lam Ki (20) and Kwai Yuk picture thus revealed was, the (24).
Police submitted, indecent.
Mr. Thompson, at Mr. D'Almada's defendants were actually making
It was stated that four of the request, entered the witness box.
Cross-examined, Mr. Thompson use of the swings and see-sawe agreed that his attention wus when arrested, but two were only are to the picture. He could
Inside the read Chinese. sitting on the seats playgrounds.
He agreed that the picture, up-
Cheung Tak and Wong Shun-sh! right, was not Indecent, but with who, the Police stated; were out the four small charactors. sitting on the seats, were dis-The characters would draw his picture. charged, while the other four were special attention to the
There was something more in the fined $5 each.
picture than the advertisement ¡itself.
Shaukiwan where they had lived OPPORTUNITY FOR what you And in Christmas
for 40 years. The reference to the "Lysol Girl" connected the
article, with plaintiff because the
was related to the girl referred to
ly been an article on this girl for
SHIPPING CO.
by marriage. There had previous- TO CLAIM OR DISCLAIM which an apology had been asked UNMANIFESTED CARGO and given by the editor. The
Mr. D'Almada-Something after crackers. Those puzzles, you know?
Yes, I know.
Mr. D'Almada-Even on turn ing the picture upside down, unless
minded one is a filthy
person, the picture would convey nothing,
I don't agree with that. Magistrate: Mr. D'Almada, are has a dirty mind?
Mr. D'Almada:-No, not at all. Far from it.
Wan Pak-ki, advertising vasger of the Taun Wan Yat Po giving evidence, said he did not pay any attention to the printing block as the Wah Sang was a of respectable firm.
Can-
phrase "the Merry Widow was aIn order to give the shipping you suggesting that Mr. Thompson bost woman but she now lives company concerned an opportunity asliore," was also applicable to his to claim or disclaim cargo seized client, but the statement that she aboard the .S. Tal Shan, Revenue lost her husband three years ago Officer Grimmitt this morning nak was incorrect as the bereavement ed for the hearing to be fixed for occurred seven years ago.
an application for confiscation. After the article appeared, con- tinued Mr. Rendall, plaintiff heard iqour comprising two
Mr. Grimmitt explained that the cases of references to the "Merry Widow" whiskey and and herself wherever she went.Australian port wine, was exported Even if it was true that the words and returned on the same ship. It were not written of her, they were was not reported to the Revenue taken by her relations and friends Department and was unmanifested to apply to her and therefore, ho submitted, the claim would not be affected.
cargo.
four
ENBES
Mr. Wynne-Jones fixed
Witness said he did not see the four characters in the middle of
the picture.
$361
"It is rather a big sum of money who is paid $20 a month" remark to be in the possession of a man ed Mr. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy this morning, when passing sentence of four months hard labour on Lam Wah, charged with the larceny by servant of $361 from the Lee Shing suit fsh store, 184, Des Voeux Road, West.
The complainant, Chan Cho, master of the shop, said that the defendant was left in charge of the money and the business as he was an experienced man.' He was paid $20 a month."
Acting Sub-Inspector O'Donovan said that on May 8 the defendant took the money from the safe, and vanished from the Colony He was arrested on July 14 in Des Voeux Rond. He had spent all the money in Canton, and was unable to make restitution..
MAGISTRATE SEEKS GOLD EXPERTS
SOLID GOLD BANGLE IN COURT
Sentence of six weeks' gaol was imposed by Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Central Police Court this morning on Wong Kit, for the possession of a gold bangle, reasonably suspected of having been stolen.
Jack Simpson, B4351. Bongs (a) Haul Away, Joe (b)
What Small wo Do with, the Drunken Sailor.
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Orchestral-Let's All Sing Like
the Birdies Do.
Ambrose and. His Orch. ́, 12679. Song-The Dubarry
Grace Moore (Soprano), 1014. Xylophone Solo-The Clock and the
Dresden China Figures
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Jack Simpson.' D4351. Bonge-(e) Fire Down Below (b)
Hullabaloo Balay
John Goas-Baritone).__ B2420. OrchestralMy Heart's at Ease. Ruby Newman and His
Orchestra, B6247.
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10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day · Press -News.
11.30 p.m. Clone Down.
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ATTEMPT TO ROB EUROPEAN
CHINESE CAUGHT IN THE ACT
that athers may not have sean Mr. D'Almada:-I put it to you
them, just as you did not.
Defendant, who was remanded from Saturday, changed his story Magistrate That is a matter of to-day when he said that he was the "Plaintiff went into the witness hearing for Thursday, July 27 at opinion.. Mr. D'Alamda, how can given the bangle as security for loon Magistracy this morning on box and briefly bore out her 2:30,
he say what prople see? Please a gambling debt, and that he was conane yourself to ordinary questo pawn it.
'solicitor's statement.
“LYSOL GIRL'S" EVIDENCE.
of
There was no cross-examination of the witness on the causes action and Mr. Rendall asked that his client's evidence be token as proving his claim
Mr. Arculli said he was calling no evidence because even if he could prove that the article was
not written of Young Sal-taol, yet it was understood and road in that light, and His Lordship would give judgment against him accord. ingly,
In reply to his Lordship's re- quest for proof of plaintiff's con- nection with the "Lysol Girl," the girl was called,
HITLER'S LATEST
ANTI-JEWISH
CAMPAIGN EXTENDED
Borlin, July 12. The Nazi anti-Jewish campaign to-day was extended. to German motion pictures.
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tions.
Reading the characters, witness
Detective-Sergeant Fowlle said said that from them he would no owner could be traced. understand there was
meaning in the picture.
another
His Worship, examining the bangle, asked in vain if there
He told Mr. Wynne-Jones that were any gold experts in Court. the newspaper had received trick advertisements before, containing solid gold it will be worth about The Interpreter-If the banglo is
four characters.
Maglatrate It is solid golding
Magistrate-After
you read $100. those four characters you would realise that this is a trick design?
Yes.
How do you set about finding It was announced that everyono connected with plctures would be the trick?I never try to find the required to prove Aryan descent trick. and German citizenship.
You never try to find out what they are? No.
Magistrate-If you take my A pretty witness of 20 years of ed until Friday, Mr. Arculli atat-advice you will be a little more
ing that the particulars were ex- careful over trick designs.
age, she quietly told the court that
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Wun Sing, advertising manager, said he could read the characters
she fell in love with a Chinese netly the same. actor some time ago and when re-
An application by Mr. Rondall in the middle of the picture but proved by her relatives, drank a quantity of lysol. She recovered for immediate execution of the did not know their meaning.
refused by is: Mr. D'Almada If you did notice from the poison but had ever since judgment was been known as the "Lysol Girl." She Lordship who said such action the characters, would that alter added that the article referred to might be a hardship on the defen- your mind-No. herself and hor love affairs and dants who were not necessarily also to Young Sai-taol with whom morally responsible. sho lived.
On behalf of his clients, Mr.
Arculli expressed regret at the offending publication and said that
If an apology had been asked for,
THE INFINITELY LITTLE HAVE A
The hearing was adjourned to Thursday at 2.80 p.m.
5:00 A.Mi
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
The R.M.S. “Empress of Canada" It would have been given. The PRIDE INFINITELY GREAT Voltaire, is due at Kobe on Wednesday at paper had now, ceased publication. His Lordship said it seemed in-
The R.M.S. "Empresa of Russja" comprehensible that defendants The ongagomont has been an in Que at Hongkong on Werneaday were ignorant of plaintiff and her nounced of Mr. Wm. Vinson Lee and at 9.00 am, leaves for Manila at 6.00 particular circumstances, and Miss Dorothy Wen-Teh Fong of p.m.
take Judgment: would be given against Shanghai. The wedding will
Semmunity Churchi
My Kushi Higashi, a graduate the for the amount claimed, $1,000, Shanghal, on July Vato, Mild (136 and costs. The second action honeymoon will be spent in South authorised to practise an a
the Colony. arsinst the printers, was adjourn. (China and Hongkong,
POPE VISITS THE
ALBAN HILLS ::
SUFFOCATING HEAT WAVE
Rome, July 10. Pope visited the Villa Castel For the first time since 1870, Gandolfo in the Alban Hills to day, when the present Pontiff made a trip to the spot which was onde the regular bummer resort of the Popes.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada, Jr., appear- ed before Mr. Butters at the Kow-
behalf of
man named Shum Yip- yin, who WRA charged with attempted larcony from Mr. M. Benedetto. an Italian In the employ of the Vibro Piling Co.
It was alleged that whilst Mr. Benedetto was alighting from a bus in Laichikok load on July 9, tug at his hip-pocket where ho he felt a push behind him and a
kept his purse containing $100 in cash. He seized the man and handed him over to an Indian con- stable who was nearby.
Mr. Benedetto, said he was in the bus together with a friend, As witness was | Mr. J. Abraham.
getting off, he felt a push from behind and at the same time ho folt that gomobody was tagging at his purse. Turning round, ho saw defendant with one hand part- ly in his hip-pocket and he seized it. He punched defendant with bis left hand.
Answering Mr. d'Almada, wlt- noas said that the motion of the bus could not have pushed his purse half way out of his pocket, because his hip pocket was very tight and his purse wan big.
Mr. Abraham gave corrobora- The visit was made under greattive evidence, secrecy and took place In order After putting his client in tho that His Holiness should escape box whare ho denied the charge for a few hours from the present against him, Mr. Almada sub- suffocating heat wave which is mitted, that there was a certain prostrating the people of Itome. amount of doubt in the case. The The Pope returned later in the bus, as was given in the evidence, evening, aftor inspecting his was crowded and there must have model farm, which la one of the been a certain amount of jostling most remarkable, farms in the about when the passengers alight: world. His Swiss cowa nro mlikud ode. It was possible that defen- by electricity, and each papal hon dant was pushed into the com bears an identity dine afled to plainant by the people 'behind.
ad with the date and with the and passed sentence of four. papal emblém--Reuter-
months-hard-labour.
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