THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1934.
REVOLVER IN FRENCHMAN'S TRUNK
SAMPLE WOMEN'S ARREST
FOR TRADE?
POLICE TAKE SERIOUS
VIEW OF CASE
INCIDENT
NAZI UPRISING
ALLEGATION AGAINST IN AUSTRIA
INDIAN POLICE
When Tsang Tam, a
com-
pradore, and Yau Ching, a mason, BOMB OUTRAGES
wore charged before Mr. Hamll- ton; at the Contral Magistracy, this with nasuulting, two Indian constables and resisting arrest, two women witnesses, who had previously been fined $10 or 14 days' each for possession of 72 the pistol! The suspicion that
as a sample for cattles of wild tree branches, found was used trado was volced by Mr. T.made serious allegations against Murphy at the Kowloon Magistracy the two constables. this morning when he charged Antoin, Poll, 40, and Jean Geromini, 36, manager commission agent respectively of Poll and Company, Alexandra Bulidings, before Mr. Wyme-Jones with be- ing in possession of an automatic pistol and 50 rounds of ammunition without a permit from the 1.G.P.
Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared on behalf of both defendants, and pleaded guilty in the case of Gero- |
RETICENT ABOUT morning,
ADDRESS
end
mini, with regard to. Foll; he said
be understood the prosecution was withdrawing the charge,
Giving the facts of the case, Mr. Murphy said the police searched n room in Savarin House, Hankow Road, on December 30. Poll was present in the room and in a locked trunk, the police found the auto- matic pistol and 60 rounds of am- munition. Poll was asked for the key to the trunk, but he stated that
it did not belong to him but to Geromini, and he therefore did not have the key to it, the Police de- cided to break open the trunk and found the arms,
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One woman stated that the con-
UNREST. SPREADS
GENERALLY
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY PLOT
SENTENCES ON CONSPIRATORS
How the Police nipped in the |bud « daylight robbery which was to have been staged, nt 31E Wyndham Street, was told to Mr. Balfour. In the Central Police Court. this morning, when Wong coolie, Ping, aged 19, odd Job Wong Pak, 22, odd Job -coolie, Wong Kui, 19, unemployed, and Wong Hin Lee, 22, employed as a runner at the Wing Tal tailors' establishment, appeared, in the dock.
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5-8 p.m. European programme. 6.6 p.m. A relay of the Hong kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden.
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Medley.
Violin Solo-La Clochette (Paganini).
New Mayfair Orchestra, Violin Solo The Dance of the
Goblins (Bazzini).
Alfredo Rode. Song Zigeuner ("Bitter Sweet"
Coward).
Vienna, Jan. 11. A highly critical situa- tion has suddenly developed stables, after arresting them, had throughout Austria, where attempted to drag them up the unrest is spreading through- hillside to commit an Indecent assault on them. They cried out the country, "Save Life", and the defendants, who were passing by, came to taken swift action and has
Dr. Dollfuss, the Chancellor, has their help. The other
woman aumed
aupreme command
The first three pleaded guilty to gave similar evidence.
Austria's semi-military Royalist the possession of a scissors blade storm battalions.
each and also admitted a charge Organ Solo Three Fours Waltz of conspiracy to commit a crime Suite, No. 3 (Coleridge Taylor). Two Nazla were killed and two of violence.' The latter charge. Roginald Goss-Custard, F.R.CO. was alleged to have threatened wounded in Klagenfurt where a was denied by the fourth defend-Son Joseph Hislop (Tenor). ).
attack was made on
Complainanta alleged that first defondant throw a stone at Jagget
The fourth defendant, an elder brother of the third man, was as-dressed in European style,
of
the lant.
Bachan Singh, with a bamboo. offices of the Christian-Socialist First defendant was also alleged Government newspaper by mem-that at 2 pm on Tuesday, in con- Detective-Sergeant Goodwin sald to have called upon his foki tobers of the Labour Corps, a Nazi sequence of information received, assault the complainants,
organisation dissolved a month he went, with a party of Chinese detectives, to Gleneally near Caine Road. The dotectives went into the four men were scen to walk ombush and at about 2.30
p.m. down
the gradient from Botanical Gardens,
Teang Tam, in answer to the 480. charge, said he passed the con-1 stables and the women whom they Heimwehr guard over the fence, They stunned and threw the had arrested on the road, at Pipe but he recovered and made good
use of his rifle.
ne track, near Chal Wan. After he had gone some distance he heard shouts of 'Save Life. He turned round, and with second de- fendant, went to their help. The women informed him that the con- Asked where Geromini was, Poli
stables had tried to drag them up The other coolles said he would probably be in the the mountain. office, whereupon the police, accom-cans afterwards. panied by Poll, went to the office. where Geromini was found. Gero mini produced a key, which he anid fitted the trunk in which the arms were found, but as the trunk had already been broken open, it could not be discovered whether the key
fitted it or not.
Eighty arrests were made in the Klagenfurt affair.
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Song-If Love Wero All ("Bitter
Sweat"-Coward).
Ivy St. Heller (Soprano). Organ Solo-Minuet Antique
(Watling).
Instrumental-Tambourin (Gozsec, Instrumental-Molly on the Shore
(Grainger).
Sharpe)
the
(b)
Virtuose String Quartet... SongWee Willlo Winkis (Roberton).
Boyd Steven (Soprano). Violin Solos(a) Ladies' Pleasuro
(BIT. Sharp and Butterworth).
The
Old Woman Tossed Up (arr. Sharp and Mellwaine). (e) I'll Go and Enlist for a
Sailer (arr. Sharp).
Elsie Avril. Song-Love's Roses (Brovnes). Song-Sweetheart Darlin' (Kahn and
Collo Solos(a) Pastorale (b) Reel
Stothart). When they
Danny
Malone (Tenor).
(Cyril Scott).
The fourth defendant walked slightly ahead, accompanied by the first defendant, while the VIENNA INVADED.
second and third followed behind. Another two hundred and fifty reached the gate the detectives
They were talking, arrests were effected in Vienna,appeared and they were arrested. which was invaded afoot and In A search revealed three blades. One witness, Ngau Yeung-tung, lorries by contingents of the Nazi small oranges and bindings, said that he saw defendants Labour Corps, many of them being monstrating with the constables. In possession of bombing mater The There were about 100 other coolies
women were also there. ials,
re-
the scene, and that was why the second woman witness did not
recognise him.
He
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Beatrice Harrison,
7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio.
A Travel Talk by The Globa Trotter.
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather
FOURTH MAN'S DENIAL. Electing to give evidence, the fourth defendant stated that three ex-nights ago, the third defendant Report.
asked him to buy five cents worth of oranges, some cloth and liga-er
Thirty smoke bombs were ploded in Vienna, where a police man and a woman were injured
Reuter.
NEW AUSTRIAN CONSTITUTION
INTERPRETATION GIVEN IN PARIS
8.3-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Con-
10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News
tures. He bought them but had no idea for what purpose they 10.35 pm. Close Down. were to be used. On the day in
All relays from the Hongkong question he went to the Public Hotel are by courtesy of the Manage- Gurdens and was sented "breath- ment and during the intervals record- ing the fresh air" when the other od music will be broadcast from the three men came along. They con- Studio. versed for half-an-hour, and as the others wished to move on he did likewise. When walking down the gradient, he spoke to the first defendant about employment at the Naval Dockyard.
LOCAL FIREMAN DESERTER
HEAVY FIND OR IMPRISONMENT
HOUSE SEARCHED.
Mr. Hamilton said that a lot of Geromini refused to disclose to what first defendant had said was the police where e ved, but lies, but some of it was true. eventually did so about 10 hours thought the
women called out after he was first questioned. By save life because they were virtue of a warrant,
the police rested. It was nousense to say searched his house in Happy Valley that the constables had any laten- and discovered certain documents, tion of an indecent assault when which had minco been found to have there were 100 other coolics about, nothing to do with the case at all. They might have thought there Geromini stated to the police was something wrong for a mo- that he had bought the pistol innent. The constables could not An outline and interpretation of Shanghai sometime ago, and ad- have been assaulted seriously, be-the new Austrian Constitution was
Replying to questions by Sergt. mitted that it belonged to him. He cause they took four persons into given to a distinguished audience Goodwin, the defendant said he had been in Hongkong for about custody. He did not find defend-here yesterday by Dr. Schmitz, the met them by accident in the four years, and had had the pistolants guilty of nesnult, but caution-Austrian Minister of Social Wal-
Gardens. for some considerable time.
ed them for having interfered.
fare..
Sergeant Goodwin said there Judging by the state of the pistol
Dr. Schmitz told his hearers that was nothing known about the
Lee Woon pleaded in the Central -it was hew and had the appear-
the Internal political forms in Aus-eeused.
Police Court this morning to de-. ance of never having been fired—
They had planned to rob 31E serting from the Hongkong Fire address, 'Mr. Silva said he was in-fed by the necessity for fighting to Fourth defendant knew a woman last year for a five-year term. A
tria are determined and condition- the police suspected. that..it was
Wyndham Street, first floor. Brigade, after signing on in July used as a sample for trade. In the Birucled to say that at the maintain her liberty, independence living on the premises, and his fine of $150 or three months' im- circumstances, they took a very lady friend in Happy Valley, and mont.. The future Constitution he job would have been to keep a time, defendant was staying with a and the nuthority of her govern- Furthermore, defendant could it was because defendant did not wont on, will not be based upon Watch. They were intercepted on-It was stated that the defendant pot, Mr. Murphy thought, plead want to frighten her that he did individualism but upon the auto-the way.
was arrested on information at ignorance of the law, as he had been police. As a matter of fact, de-
not give the address to the nomy of professional groups.
His Worship passed sentence of 1,090, Canton Road, third floor, on in Hongkong off and on for four fendant did not exactly refuse to will be to renew the social order first, second and third defendants.
The principle of social reforming months hard labour on the Tuesday. give his address. He told the whose programme was outlined by Fourth defendant was sentenced police that he lived "somewhere in the Church in the famous papal to six months' hard labour,
lappy Valley." The name of the encyclical "Quadragesimo Anno. street was Chinese, and even now Social conflict. in Austria, he said, he was not aware what the name is born of conflict of classes and it was.
serious view of the case.
years.
As regards Poli, there was no evidence against him beyond the fact that the pistol was found in a locked and he stated to the police that he had no knowledge that there were arms inside.
trunk in his room. The trunk was
is necessary to rearrange society in such a way as to eliminate this
His Worship:-I think you did His Worship remarked that conflict. Such is the idea of the right in charging him at first, potices were posted on all incom-"professional corps." To this wili though. Of course now, his storying steamers to the effect that all be linked the struggle against the is that Geromini had given him the arms must be handed over to the indigence of the lowest classes. trunk to keep and there is nothing police or a licence obtained there- The sovereign state will control all wrong in that. There was nothing for, and it was rather well-known of them. at all to make him suspect that along, the China Coast that the
there were arma insido.
POLI DISCHARGED.
.
Mr. Murphy:-No, there is
nothing wrong, in that.
ed.
Poli was accordingly discharg-
In the case of Geromini. Mr.
Silva told the Court that he had
EMBEZZLEMENT
CHARGE
STRAIGHTFORWARD DEFENDANT
Dr. Schmitz said that individual-the Yu Cheung firm of Sanitary The embezzlement of $1,938 from Hongkong police disliked re-lism corresponds to an age that is engineers, over a period of 25 volvers. He therefore did not past, Socialism is destined think the plea of ignorance of failure
to months was revealed when Fong while the "professional Wal-chun, foreman, was charged local laws could stand,
corps" organisation of socloty best before Mr. Hamilton this morning corresponds to the Catholic Ideal with having converted the money
to his own use.
A fine of $250 was imposed.
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
been instructed to say that defon-THE BANDAL-TREE PERFUMES THE cases of meningitis were reported to VIRTUE PARDONS THE WICKED, AB | One caso of diphtheria and two
with him, there was no necessity
the local health authorities on Tues-months' imprisonment. day.
prisonment was imposed.
dent of the Brigade, said that de-
Mr. H. T. Brooks, Superinten-
fendant in year of service had ten offences against him. He desert- ed after changing into civilian clothes. He did not take his kit. The night before he had been con- cerned in fracas. in Queen's Road West.
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TWO "WANTED" BANKERS
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR ARREST
A warrant has been issued · for Complainant was Mr. Lee Yu- kee, the proprietor of the wall- the apprehension of Kwan Yu- known firm of sanitary, engineers.
chow, late assistant manager of Defendant was sentenced to six the Tat Fat Bank, 61, Bonhani Strand East, for allegedly obtain- Sub-Inspector Nolloth said de- Ing $18,009.00 by false pretences.
Vicar Apostolic of Hongkong, hna Hi Lordship Mons. I. Valtorta,
fendant was entrusted with monies from the Tai Yau Bank in Novem- A police circular gone on a pastoral visit to Fan-lo-kon place shortly
The wedding is announced to take to be paid to the fokis of the firm, ber last year.
Owen Fitz and also to settle creditors. In all announces that a reward of $2,000 Walchow district) and will be brent William Hamilton, ships officer, of the he received $42,729 over a period will be paid for the arrest and until January 24.
beginning 6.8. Chak Sang, to Miss Kathleen of 25 months,
from conviction of the man. Florence Heron, school teacher, of December 1931. When the ac "It is also notified that a warrant "Fulmer", Castlo Peak.
counts were shroffed on December is out for the apprehension of 31, 1933, the defendant could only Wong Luch-kul, lato manager of
of Mr.
on
HOME RUGGER
dant bought the pistol in Shanghai AXE WHICH STRIKES IT.—Saadi. from a Belgian about eight months go. He needed it then to protect himself. Three months after buy- Ing the pistol, he returned to Hong kong and since then the platol had been in his trunk all this time and had never been taken out.
Defendant was a French subject and, under French law, a man was of nerated waters from a shop in Charged with stealing three bottles required to take out a licence for Connaught Road, and with disobeying a gun if he carried it on his per-n deportation order, Ng Yuen, um holding a concert on Saturday next He was suspected of having apspiracy to defraud. A reward of The St. Agnes's Girls' College in account for $40,791 of this amount. the Tat Fat Bank, for alleged con- son, but he did not carry it about leven months by Mr. Balfour this of St. Paul's Girls' College, Macdon- October last, and Mr. Lee Yu-koa arrested and conviction. -
employed, was sent to prison
for at 8.30 p.m. at the Lee-Hy-San Hall propriated certain monics In $1,000 is being offered for his to do so. Under this impression,
morning.
nell Road, when a Chinese and an had then stopped his wages. De- defendant had omitted to report to the police on his return to Hong-a concert, assisted by leading artistes,
Madame Lottle Gordon is to give English play will be produced by the fendant was straightforward about:
students. kong.
it, and asked that the books be at the Helena May Institute on
shroffed up. This was done The police had emphasised the Saturday, 27th inst, at 5 pm, in aid
Mr. B. G. Birch, MA will give December 31st, and defendant then fact that the gun was new and in of the Blind Home, Pokfulam, and lecture on "Some One-Book Men" offered to pay back the money. a good state of preservation. From the Link Scholarships and Young to the Arts Association of the Un Ho asked for time, until Chinese ROYAL NAVY DÉFEAT these facts, they deduced, that it Musleal Artlates Fund, Seats may January, 23, at 8.30 p.m., in the Union New Year, but Mr. Leo told him
versity of Hongkong. on Tuesday, was used ha a sample for trade. reserved by telephoning Nó
done. But he (Mr. Silva) would like to 57857.
Assembly Room of the University. It could not possibly be point out that the pistol was load-
Mr. Birch is the president of the Defendant wan pald $00 a month Arta Association: od when found, which would show second appearance before Mr. Hamil
London, Jan, 10, Tong Koo-fee, magielan, made his
na wages, and lived on the pre- that it was intended for personal ton, this morning, on two charges of
mises and had hig food there, He The Royal Navy ruggor XV Mac. He did not think. It would carrying on a Chinese, theatrical per- announce that they have been ap during the two months, and went comfortable win by 28 point to Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., had made no attempt to run away visiting Bristol to-day secured a have been loaded if the owner in-formance without a pormit and orect-pointed agents and have received to the station willingly, and gave tended to use for the purpose ing a tent en stated by the police.
Crown Land. Sub-stocks of "Tiger" brand beer, which is the police every possible assistance Inspector Logan said the tent had not browed by the famous, Malayan in tracing the deficiencies. been fully cleared away. Defendant Browories, Ltd in Singapore. A Mr. Hamilton said he would pro- was fined $10 and $5, Mr. Hamilton light bear of excellent quailty remarking that the P.W.D. could clear moderate in price, a brisk local de S. I. Nolloth had not spoken in his and bably have committed defendant If the tent away.
mand is anticipated.
RELUCTANCE EXPLAINED. As regards the reluctance of the defendant in revealing his private
favour.
six.
BRISTOL
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