THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
FRIDAY, MARCH · 1934.
BROKEN DOOR HANDLE MISHAP CLUE
MOTORIST HEAVILY FINED
SEQUEL TO ACCIDENT IN WATERLOO ROAD
DRIVER'S STORY DISBELIEVED
You may thank God that the man you knocked down is not dend it is a wonder to me that
you
ARSENAL DISPLACED
HEAVY DEFEAT AT LEICESTER
STOKE CLIMB OUT: OF DANGER.
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London, Mar. 8. - - Arsenal lost their ad- vantage at the head of the First Division when they visited the greatly improved Leicester City side to-day. Huddersfield displace them on goal average.
are not charged with manslaughter," remarked Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning to S. Woo, of No. 1 Somerset Road, The City team revealed their Kowloon Tong, who was sum- very best form outplaying the moned on three serious charges. Londoners and scoring four goals
The charges were:-(1) Being to one, driver of private motor car No. 2520, failed to stop after knock ing down a coolle named Chau Tak in Waterloo Road at 8.20 p.m. on March 2; (2) falling to report to the police after an accident: and (8) driving the car without an appropriate driver's licence.
Defendant admitted that he was driving without licence, but stated that at the time of the accident he was not aware that he had knocked a man down.
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FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
Stoke City have meanwhile of the commenced to climb out
Their relegation danger zone.
over victory, by 4 goals to one West Bromwich Albion to-day was well merited.
Mid-week matches have impor- tantly altered the league table as follows:
Conis.
M. Stavisky.
NEX
STAVISKY SUICIDE
POLICE CHIEF ON MURDER RUMOUR
FOUR NEW AIR SQUADRONS
BRITAIN'S POLICY IN AIR ARMAMENTS
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EFFORT TO AVOID Quotations, etc...
RACE
London, Mar. 8, As part of the scheme to give Britain air force parity with other nations, four new Air Squadrons are to be provided during the coming year."
In presenting the estimates the Under-Secretary for Alr, Slr Philip Sandoon, and-"These eati mates, in brond dcline, are the out- come of our desire to pursue dis armament and to study economy on the one hand and, on the other, of our reluctant conviction that the of postponement cannot
be continued.
The resumption of the full scheme of 1923 has become Inevit- able, but we do not want, at this
THE PHONE CALL stage, to put forward a programme
SUSPICION
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"If you can end the abominable legend of a staged "suicide," I Portsmouth 31 11 11 0 40 38 Blackburn
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bo grateful," feelingly Manchester C. 31 12 0 10
pleaded M. Thome, the former West Brom.
Director of the Surete-Generale, Wednesday.
giving evidence before the Everton
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Trafic Inspector Saunders stated that about 8.20 p.m. on the day in question, Major Annealey, of the R.A.M.C., who was driving his car along Waterloo Rond, found an unconscious coolle
near the railway bridge. Mr. George Fow- ler, Je, also came on the scene, and the matter was reported to the police. Traffle Sergeant Serim was sent out to make investiga-Aston Villa tions, but no trace of the car that Liverpool 32 0 8 16 5006 20 had knocked down the coolle could Birmingham. 31 7 11 13 32 30 26
Sheffield U... 32 be found,
Chelara
Mr. Fowler then went to the pictures, and on his way home, he stopped his ear near the railway bridge to make another search. As a result of this search, he found a part of
a car's door-
handle, which he later handed over to the police.
With this broken door handle
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-Reuter.
CHIEF SCOUT PROGRESSES
M. Thome, who was one of many high police officials dis-. missed from their posts as a result of allegations in con- nexion with the Stavisky frauds, was referring to the Parisian belief that M. Stavisky did not commit suicide at his Chamonix villa refuge, but was shot by the police.
It has been quite openly stated in Paris, that the police got rid of Stavisky lest his arrest and trial ahould compromise too many police
as a clue to start with, the police LEAVES HOSPITAL FOR and public officials.
found that the car must have been
a 1929 or 1030 Ford. This nar- rowed down the field of Investign- tions.
HOME
London, Mar. 8.
THE TELEPHONE CALL.
of construction which might provo to be the starting gun for a race In air armamentų.
Sir P. SALEGOS.
"In the 12- terests of world peace, the Initial mea- Jure of ad-
7.33-8 p.m. From the Studio.
A Violin and Pianoforts Recital by Miss Jose Radesky and Miss Mona Maclean,
... Local Time atid Weather Re-
part.
8.3-8.43 p.m. Variety. Medior-Maurice Choyaller Songs Van Phillipa and Elis Concert Band.
Song Looking for You. Song-An Old Violin,
Olivo Groves (Soprano) and Albert Sandler (Violin). Piano Solo-Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries.
Piano Solo-Sleepytime Down
South.
Carroll Gibbons and His Doy Friends. Song-You've Got mo Crying
Again.
Song- Envy the Moon.
W.
Charles Carlisle (Tenor). Organ Solo-Rhapsody in Blue.
Quentin M. Maclean. 8.43-9.15 p.m. "Orchestral,
Poem Les Prelude-Symphonie
(Liszt).
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Albert Contes. La Valse (Ravel). Orchestro de In Societe den Concerts du Conserva-
toire
Paris, conducted by Philippe Gaubert. 9.15-10.15 p.m. From the Studio. Piano and Vocal Recital of Brahms' vanco for Compositions by. Mrs. Laba Shaftain which these
and Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith with Explanatory Notes by Mr. A. M. stimates make Bowes-Smith (Accompanist: Mr. A.
provision is be. Ing decidedly 4ept within the most modest bounds."
NEW SQUADRONS.
The Estimates amounted, he said, to £17,561,000 not, which was on increase of only £185,000,
M, Bowes-Smith).
1 Two SongsSir Waklenten (Wo Wondered Onco), Standchen (Serenade).
2 Piano Solos-Capriccio in E Minor, Scherzo la E Rat Minor. 3 Three Songs-Wiegenlled (Cradlo Song), Die Mainacht (That Night in May), Von Ewiger Liebe (Love is for Ever).
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel.
10.15-10.30 p.m.
Randel in the Strand (Grainger). Mock Morris Dances (Grainger)
New Light Symphony Orchestra, 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Preas News
10.35 p.m. Close Down."
KZRM PROGRAMME. To-day's Broadcast from Manila: 5.00 pm. Ten Dance Programma 0.10 p.m.-Spanish Informational 6.30 p.m.-English Informational 7.00 pm-Requests.
For this, four new squadrons, made up of two for home defence, one flying boat squadron and the equivalent of a squadron for the feet air arm were provided, while, two home dofence squadrons, now forming part of one of the experi mental establishments, would be The story was ridiculed by M. reconstituted and given a separate-Lazzon Cabaret Orchestra Thome to-day when giving evidence, entity, Lord Baden Powell, Chief and he explained the last-minute
Reviewing the considerations Period. Scout, is making good progress telephone call from Chamonix to which had guided the Government after his recent operations and Paris, which mainly prompted in framing the estimates, Sir Period. Again in the police search for was to-day taken on a forty miles rumour that the police shot Philip Sassoon said, firstly, the this car, Mr. Fowler was of great journey from hospital in London Stavisky. The inference drawn pressing need for economy still Besistance to the police. He to his Hampshire home by was that the police at Chamonix persisted, secondly, the world had found that a car which parked ambulance.
informed the Surete-Generale that reached a critical point of extreme near him had a broken handle,He will not be fit to fulfil engage they had apprehended Stavisky and delicacy in the matter of dis- which appeared to have been the menta for three
that the Surete then gave instruc- armament. same type as the one from which British Wireless.
tions concerning what they were to the broken part he had picked up
do with him. came. He informed the police, and Mr. Woo was found.
ANOTHER CLUE
Speaking to defendant, he was told by defendant that he did not feel any bump. The police had taken pictures of Mr. Woo's. car and these showed the broken door handle besides dents in the car. Inspector Saunders handed
months.
Inspector Saunders. Yes.
His Worship (to defendant).----
M. THOME'S EXPLANATION.
AIR WAR PERILS.
He need not enlarge upon the misfortunes which perlis and
M. Thome explained that thewould inevitably follow from un- you may thank God for that. It local Surete inspector found the controlled competition developing is a wonder to me that you are door of the Chamonix villa locked in air. They were present in the not hero on 21 charge of man- and telephoned to Paris for instruc-minds of every member and were terrible to contemplate. Through- out all the discussions on the sub-
tions.
M. Thome ordered him to brenkject, the British Government had down the door and the Inspector re-been foremost in advocating turned to the villa, called upon M. general disarmament in air to the
slaughter.
With regard to the charge of these pictures up to his Worship. without a licence, his wald defendant's excuse Worship After examining the photos and the broken door handle, his was absurd. The fine for this vns Stavisky to open the door, heard a lowest lovel on which an interna-
$26. Worship remarked that the car must have hit the coolie with considerable force.
Inspector Saunders-It is hard to belleve that the defendant was
unaware of the accident.
Defendant explained that Mr. Fowler parked his car in the same garago as his. The next morning after the accident, Mr. Fowler told him of the matter and he re- ported it to the Mangkok Police Station.
DIFFERENT STORIES
His Worship:-You can't have it
ahot, entered by the window and|tional agreement could be secured, On the charge of failing to stop. found Stavisky dying. his Worship could not possibly be-
They had put forward definite pro- lieve that defendant did not know
that he had knocked down a man. up the Surete-Generals on the long followed a policy of studious The local Inspector again rangposal to that end and had in fact The fine on this charge was $100. distance telephone and M. Thome moderation in air armaments for
A fine of $25 on the remaining ordered him to summon the magia-over fifteen years. charge was imposed.
|trates.-Reuter.
DAY BY DAY. NEWS IN BRIEF
WHAT IS PRIDE? A WHIZZING ROCKET THAT WOULD EMULATE A to the local health authorities on One case of small-pox was reported | STAR~Wordsworth.
Wednesday.
Mr. J. W. Franks, Superintendent
the police competition played during January and February.
you were not aware of the accident, and now you say you made a report to the police. You are asking me to belleve that after hitting a man with auch force as to make such a Wong Keung, Chief of Staff of 10th it is learned that General Gaston dent in your car and break your Route Army, is leaving for Italy and door handle, you were not aware Germany by s.a. Conta Verde on the
14th Inst.
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8.46 pm Stock Quotations. 8.50, pin-Music.
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10.30 p.m.--Sign Off.
PACT WITH FRANCE?
BRITAIN TO MOVE IN TRADE DISPUTE
London, Mar. 8. Lord Derby, President of the United Associations for Grent Bri- tain and France, has received from the Prime Minister a letter in which he says the Government will enter
commercial Far from accepting these pro negotiations with the intention of
Anglo-French posals and farther yet from follow- ing the example, other nations had coming to an agreement which will Franco and Britain but will also their air arms until they far out-draw the two countries close to- steadily increased the strength of not only be of mutual benefit to numbered those of Britain.
to
that
In those circumstances, the other and will enable them To-day in the 84th birthday of Pre-Government felt It Impossible for 1nce in harmony the serious pro- both ways, Mr. Woo. You say that of Prisons, won the Kent Golf Cap insident Masaryk of Czecho-Slovakia, Britain to continue to hold in blem that will confront European Governments for some years to of the Republie since its foundation gramme of 1923. They could not President Masaryk has been the head abeyance the ten-year-old pro-come-British Wireless, 10 years ago and is greatly esteem- afford to accept the position of ed, having played a leading part in winning independence for his country. unde it plain that this country. Philly Sassoon mentioned
continuing inferiority. They had Awould-be suicide, who threw him. must so long as air forces existed, one Squadron had been operating self from the Mongkok curs fan have parity in air howsoever that upon petrol produced from British coal by the low temperature Tak yesterday, was provented from parity might be attained.
carbonisation process, WORLD PARITY,
As the result had been That did not mean that the satisfactory, it has been decided Government had, in any way, to accept coal petrol as normal abandoned their bellf in the ad-supply.
It is expected that sufficient vantages of general air disarma- mont. They had recently aub- British-produced fuel would be mitted to the principal European available in the coming year alr powers, 0 disarmament seven squadrons. memorandum which would have
of
drowning by a seaman who jumped in after him and. held him up while the vessel was brought round, when both were taken back on board. The man, Yu Wing, was taken to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital.
the effect of stabilising the lead-
lug air forces of world on a parity
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for
the accident. If that is so, then I don't think you ought to be allowed
road.
Look Cheung,'n sehoolboy, was in- on_the
Referring
to Mr. Fowler, his Jured when cycling on the Talpo Rond Worship #ald --Mr. Fowler has yesterday, his bicycle colliding with been of great assistance to the a lorry, which drove of after the police. He should be complimented accident. Ho was taken to hospital. on his intelligence.
Inspector
Local estate sworn under $18,500 Saunders sald de
It is learned that Mr. Li Yau-tau was left by the lato Dr. B. H. Mellon, proposed at Wednesday's mooting to Tendant. had been driving abroad of Palma de Mallorca, who died there resign only from the Library Sub- but did not · hold n Hongkong on January 18, last year. Letters of Committee of the Chinese Chamber of
TRANS-ATLANTIC travel. icence.
administration with the will annexed Commerce and not from the General His Worship (to defendant), have been granted to Mr. D. H. Blake Committee. As Mr. Li Yau-taun was
Dealing with civil aviation, he. How long have you been in the and Mr. G. E. L. Grist, solicitors. one of the founders of the Chamber's basis at a figure which would in- said that entirely new project, Colony?
library the Chamber has requested volve substantial reductions in all for which £10,000 was provided in The Indian contingent of the Hang-him to reconsider his resignation. the principal air forces, Including the estimates,
acckly. kong Police, who are nowcomern to
that of Britaine The Government service between New York and the Hongkong Basket Ball league, Chan Chi-pok, alias Chan Ying-fo, had no time to take out a licence Chinese Y.M.C.A., are doing well in ott August 9, 1924, leaving local estate would use all the arguments and Airways and American. Interests organised under the auspices of the late of 177, Queen's Road Central, led stood by that memorandum and Bermuda in which the Imperial cooperate. This might their first season. To date they aworn under $17,400. Letters of ad Influence they could command to would
Trans- POOR EXCUSE
have played aix game, and ministration durante absentia with porsunde other nations to adopt provd, the frat link in Inspector Saunders-That's they have shown great, promine and an order made in Biscellaneous Court almilar lines. 7
although they have won. only two, the will annoxed, were issued upon it or some scheme framed on Atlantic service, though a close stody was also being made, la vry bail excuse to give, your Wor- other teams will have to watch their Proceedings last year to Chan Mung-
with the Canadian and forms next your. This in the first time hung, the executor, of Connaught
ARCOAL PETROL Engi ils Worship-Is the coolle still that basketbelt has been taken up by Road Contral, and the Hon. Mr. TN. • Reviewing the "Bervice develop alternative direct route, vin. New-
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Defendant-About two years. Defendant titen stated he had ad a chauffour until recently, and
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