7.
WARSAW
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THREATENED
CHIEF JUSTICE AND
S. W. B. OFFENDERS
ROBBERY
CASE
NO MAKING "MOUNTAIN OUT OF MOLEHILL” ·
LIGHT
Influence of drink or the incident; would not have happened.
Horley made no statement,
VERY COWARDLY.
THE TERROR IN AUSTRIA
(Continued from Page 1.)
revolt.
They are likely to be tried) summarily to-morrow.
EXPLOSIVEs handed OVER.
The recent Government appeal His Lordship-I do not know (with a time-limit) for the sur
make you feel your present post-in the delivery of 212 lbs. of ex- that I can say anything to you to render of explosives his resulted
tion more than you do
It plosives in 236 Individual lots, in- was very cowardly and very un-cluding 1,150 bombs, twenty-three Ike what we have a right to ex-hundred fuses and 1,042 detona- pect from a member of the British tors.
SENTENCE Army. I hope sincerely that you PASSED
Despite a request by the military authorities that the two privates of the South Wales Borderers who stood their trial at the Criminal Sessions this morning for robbery and assault should be made an example, of, the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, said he was "not going to make a mountain out of a mole hill" and sentenced both men to three months' im- prisonment.
are thoroughly ashamed of your Melven. I cannot overlook, the offence because you offered vio lence to the taxi driver. I am not going to make a mountain out of
mole hill and the sentence of three months' imprisonment I am passing will take into considera- tion the week you spent in mili tary detention and, the month at Victoria Gol.
CORRESPONDENCE
British Film
Lt. Llewellyn, of the South Wales Borderers, denied that the To the Editor, men were inclined to get a little out of hand during the summer months and that minor offences Increased during that period.
THE CHARGES.
Hongkong Telegraph. Sir,-Some while ago, there was
n considerable agitation in the Press of the Colony for the screen ing of British films. It was su The accused were Jahn Robertsį gested that the Government should and Roy Horley who pleaded follow Singapore's example and in
Mr. J
Dr. Dollfuss is expected to nuke urgent representations to Signor Mussolini at the end of the week when he goes to Riccione, and he may appeal directly to the League of Nations against Germany's con- tinued support of the terrorist activities in Austria, Reuter.
TUESDAY,
WITH
VISTULA
TERROR
JULY 24, 1934.
FLOOD WATERS STILL RISE
OVERWHELMING
TROOPS WORK DAY AND NIGHT|
你
(Special to "Telegraph")
Bulgaria And The Soviet
·OPEN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
STORMS RAGE
HURRICANE HAVOC ON CONTINENT
11
FLOODS
CORONER DISAGREES.
+
JURY'S FINDING IN TRAFFIC FATALITY INQUIRY · London, July 23. Disagreement with the verdict ron- Storms, floods, forest fire and dered by the jury in a Coroner's In- droughts are causing untold lenses quiry into the death of Tam Yuen was expressed by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, throughout Europe and America. the Coroner, yesterday.
London yesterday was struck by
ja thunderstorm which left tho Evidence during the inquiry dis city flooded in many places and closed that Tam Yuen dled as the tied up trafic on a score of roads. result of injuries received in a traffic Southern London, areas word turn-accident on June 10.
and Richmond
which was involved in the accident, was summoned before Mr. Hamilton
(Special to "Telegraph"),
ed into lakes by nightfall, Becken- "I had been a member of the (De Telegraph, Copuri ki. Telegraphia Moham having a rainfall of one and jury, I would have severely consured apre Ordinaner, fari, Received July three-quarter inches and Went the driver of the car." Mr. Hamilton (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphia Mao- | 14% 9.13 4.m.)
Wickham over four,
sald, in closing the Inquest. Ordinance.
Moscow, July 23. 121).
It is officially announced by thai Al Hayes a landslide blocked a It will be recalled that Lam Yu- London, July 23.
Foreign Office that the Soviet Un- len and Bulgaria have resumed Twickenham
rafiway cutting and between ping driver of the Austin Soven, Disastrous floods, blazing diplomatic relations, which were vehicles ploughed axle-deep in mud on June 20 for failing to have the heat waves, earthquakea and broken off on the outbreak of the and water, hundreds of cars were brakes of the car in good working droughts are causing an im
stalled and the clcetric railway die order, and allowing the car to bo on. mense
loss of life and Bulgarian Government has notified
HAYA
the road with inefficient brakes, newabled
Unfortunately all the rain fell It was then stated that the man material havoc in many quar-the Soviet that Bulgaria has de- where it was least needed and the who was knocked down was expected
ckled to resume diplomatic re London authorities are imploring was adjourned sino die. ters of the globe.
to die, and the case against the driver · i Jutions which have not existed the public to economize; predieting: The United Press says that an In many parts of the world, since the Tsarist days.
|a water famine In September, acute cause of dissatisfaction with different weather distresses, such the Dollfuss regime lies in the as droughts and storm-water detions at Istanbul between
The decision follows negotia-
Continent Ravaged, recent appointments to the City-vastation, are occurring almost soniatives of the two countries. State Legislative Council,
Įside by side,
VIENNA UNREST.
Some parts of Europe have been visited by terrific thunderstorms and torrential rains. Others avo
Feeling runs very high and Millions of dollars are being promises, It in reported, to lost dally in the United States) weaken seriously the Chancellor's through destruction of crops and position among labour, police, acores of deaths have been caused Heimwehr and Sturmcharen by the heat. groups, who complain at their small | representation on the counell.
The council's new members, who are predominantly clerical, not experienced rain for nearly a will, subject to the State Execu- month. tive, rule the capital until the elections are held under the new Staende constitution. These are
siderable time.
In the now council which
in-
POLAND'S TRAGEDY.
The city of Warsaw is still
|Great War.-United Press.
Reuter
that the
repre-
"PEEPING TOM” SENTENCED
The man, Tam Yuen, died in hospital on July 10, the cause of death, as given by Dr. Thomas at the inquiry, being toxemia resulting from cystitis There have been widespread secondary to paralysis following a losses on the Continent due to fractured spino. freaks of the wantber. In Pled
most the worst cloudburst and hur- Mr. T P. K. Kemble watched the ricane in memory of the in-case on behalf of the driver of the ear. The Jury sitting on the inquiry habitants swopt the countryside. were Messrs. J. G. Rocha (foroman), In Switzerland many vineyarda John Chang Ah-lol aral Chu Sin-moi,
devastated by gnols. At Geneva a thunderstorm broke with
were
terriße
force and
#
Tang Chan, a Beenced marine on June 10 ho crowded hawker, said that tramear was enveloped in blue engaged the deceased to carry a flames,
mir-quantity of scrap iran from Wanchal passengers
He sent is non to Wing Wo Street. aculously escaped uninjured.
along with the deceased.
The
For to the south, Vesuvius
is
of
the complainant get information Dakotas and Nebraska, Montana that defendant used to go up to and Minnesota, will be converted
DEMANDING MONEY BY MENACES
Kwong Tak, unemployed, was sentenced to Mix months' hard The chief centre of tragedy in labour by Mr. Macfadyen, at the
Mr. O. C. Woniack, of the Public it expected to be held for a con-Europe is Poland, where the flood-Central Magistracy this morning, belching flame and thick smoke. Works Department, who was near the guilty to robbing, with one other|stitute a quota. As a result of this
ing of the Vistula is presenting an on a charge of demanding $30 by
Hongkong and Shanghal Bank, sald person, la King, taxi driver, aljagitation-and possibly angie hint
In Pomerania, 7,000 acres he saw the deceased carrying a pole menaces from Wong Heung. Repulse Bay on June 15,
forest are afre, and the flames are with two baskets coming from the of Government action-the discuties sixty City Fathers and hourly greater menace, tributing companies released quite our City Mothers, the Heimwehr threatened with digaster.
Inspector J. Murphy said com-advancing at the rate of 100 yards West, and cross the road from South A further charge of common
Troops and volunteer gangs are plainant lived at No. 74 Bonham minute.
to North. He also saw an Austin A number of good class British received four places, the Sturm- assault on Lo King was not pro-films.
charen, ong, while the police were
Seven with two Chinese seated in the working day and night strengthen Strand East, and he and defend- ceeded with.
omitted entirely, These organiza-ing the embankments and sand-aut
Serious Drought. `
front reat. The car was overtaking: were fellow-villagers De tions assert that the Christianbags are being held in readiness to fendant was in the habit of going
the deceased. Ho did not hear the Fraser. Assistant |
1994, and particularly in Sinliste obviously dictated the be rushed with sappers to any to complainant's house. One day that large trpels of land in the o dodge and the car did the same. From New York come reports horn sounded. The doceased started recent months, the number of flus So Attorney General, explained that from England has been very small elections, disregarding almost point where a breach of the dykes,
The deceased and the driver saw each whether medier bold in cute and a large proportion of these entirely the men who risked their which alone have saved the city,
other when more than five yards apart, was absent on a medical certificate have reached Hongkong via the lives and suffered wounds in the and the present
the roof and peep at the women into desert a scorching
The car was proceeding between 12 neensed might status. These mostly have screen-February fighting which resulted may occur or threaten.
to 15 miles an hour. After three wish for an adjournment.
SWIMMING BATHI
folk having their baths. He tear off the dust-dry topsoil.
dodges the car struck the deceased. ed very poorly, have obviously been in the overthrow of Marxism,
chased defendant out of the
Both the front and the rear Accused elected to be tried this badly scratched from long use, and
The somewhat ludicrous spec-house. Since then, defendant had
The Federal Agriculture De-wheels passed over the deceasext entered morning and
pleas of quite often have American cap
tacle of a large swimming bath been threatening to stab him ifpartment
plans to The car proceeded a few yards and guilty.
tions, ete.. which were originally The workers who have been afloat in midstream careering to he did not, give him $30.
plant a forest belt 100 miles deep stopped. He (witness) expected the Introduced for consumption in loyal to the government until now wards the sea brought moment
from Canada's border south to car to stop before the sceldent. Under North America. One has a sus are reported to be bitter also. of amusing relief to the thousands
at a cost of £14,000,000. the same circumstances, he himself picion that this is part of a polley | Their representation is only 20 per|of watchers lining the banks of the police, and Detective Sergeant of American distributors to dis- cent, which they assert in heavily the river--Reuter Speeint.
Goodwin kave him three marked signed a preliminary appropriation
In reply to a question put through- and China, credit British films in Hongkong overshadowed by the
$10 notes, with certain instruc-for £3,000,000 for this purpose. employer
Mr. Hamilton by Mr. Kemble, witness element on the council,
tions. Complainant met defend-
said that the deceased and driver The barrens, running from the wore practically facing each other ant at a restaurant in Des Voeux Canadian frontier south Others among the guilds of Vienna are equally incensed.
The musicians-and Vienna is famous
to the when the man was struck. He thought Rond, and there defendant again Mexican border, including the that the deceased was sideways to the throughout the world as a mus-Four Hundred Thousand police were called in, the money ed into producing, arable land.beside the driver, said that the car
threatened him. He gave defend- southern "bad lands," and much car.
when the money, and
desert, may all ultimately be turn- the copaell. Authors and jaur. cal centre-are, unrepresented on
Homeless
was found on defendant. nalista are in the same position.
BAD RECORD.
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WORKERS BITTER.
FIFTH OF POLAND DEVASTATED
Warsaw, July 23.
Air. Prasor: These two are in the unenviable position of being the first to come before your Lordship on a criminal charge. I am instructed that the number Now that the British Film Dis of crimes of violence which can tribution Company is no more, the be attributed to men of this re- American Alm distributors appear giment is very. discreditable and to have a strangle-hold on the Jocul I am therefore instructed to ask market, and unless there is prompt your Lordship to impose a sen-Government action, all we are ience commensurate with the likely to see of the Home product Medicine supplies three mem offence-subject of course, to is an occasional old Alm sont to hers in its dual capacity of Your hundred thousand people an extenuating circumstances us after it has been screened in science and profession, and the have already been rendered home which may be adduced.
His Lordship pointed out that
Catholic church has three to one less near Sandomierz, south of accused made no attempt at con- If quota system is ever enforced, each for Protestants and Jews. Warsaw owing to the floods and cealment at all and that their it should be made clear that only Art has a single representative. worse may be in store for the defence was drunkenness. "Is it films coming directly fram Eng- Industry, handicrafts and com- captital itself.
Eight hundred square kilometres possible," hc continued, and would count for quota pur-merce guilds share 12 member- "ignoring what you have Just poses. In this connection, it is as ships between them, while agricul- are now under water to the south, ser-and one-fifth of the entire country nuld as to the prevalence of well to remember at to-day, to ture, finance, and the civil offences of violence in this re- very large extent, trade follows vice have four cach-United Press, has been devastated. giment, to regard this as a dis- the film, and if we have a quota. creditable, cowardly and menn here, to a great measure we are offence? I read a Press report of ensuring one in the cinchas of a nomewhat similar ense and i do South China.
ant
not remember what sentence was
the States.
Another point. Many years ago, passed by the learned Magistrate, we used to nee British Topical but I regard that as a more serious Gazetter-admittedly many months offence than this.
SERIOUS VIEW.
late. Now only American news is; purveyed. It is the custom ali Home now, even for the smaller
POLICE RAID ON GAMBLERS
ELEVEN APPEAR IN COURT
PERIL INCREASES.
Already carrying a torrent of waters from four swollen tribu-i turies, the Vistula is being rein-! forced to-night by further count- less millions of gallons from the
reaches upper
beyond Cracow where henvy rainstorms have
occurred.
announce#
winds
Complainant made a report todent Roosevelt has already would havo jammed on his brakes,
ant the
Defendant pleaded that com- plainant -had-struck him, and wanted him to receive medical attention. He went to a doctor! who asked for $20, ile then ask- ed defendant for $30.
NEW YORK TRADE POINTERS
AUTOMOBILES AND STEEL
Our Own Correspondent.
MR. A. J. CASTILHO.
DEATH OF YOUNG PORTUGUESE RESIDENT
The
23
Auyeng Sook-wang, who was acated
was within 10 feet of the coolio whens ho started to recross the road. The car. was being driven at a speed_of between 10 and 16 miles an hour. It struck the coolle, whose body was a fow feet behind the car when it slopped.
Defective Brakes.
Replying to the Coroner, witness
Traffic Sergoant T. Moinnes said ho tested the Austin, a 1925 modą), local Portuguese com- under actual running conditions in munity was robbed of one of its brakes to be deficient. At 16 miles, and found both Gloucester Road, most popular members on Sunday the handbrake pulled up the car in when Alberto Jono Castilho died 161 feet, and the footbrake, in 87 feet, at his residence, No. 75A Wong-Both brakes applied together brought nelelong Rond, after an illness the car to a slop at 60 feet. No senso which Inated close on eight was felt of stopping, the car merely - months. Deceased was only 26 gliding to a rest. [years of age," New York, July 23.
The defretive condition of the Sales for passenger automobiles
brakes was Inter confirmed by an Educated at St. Joseph's College, examination. during the past month have been he was for
long time with steady, showing a decline of only Noronha & Co., the Government 1,000 units from the May produc units but a decided increase over illness, but during the time he tion, which amounted to 219,000 and General Printers. He left there was no regulation making eight months ago on account of be periodically examined by the Police. an obligation for private cars to
June, 1933, of about 44,000 unity.
Driver's Story. was with the firm, he had corned The publication of the Steel In-for himself the respect and esteem
The driver, Lam Yu-ping, elected stitute estimates shows that steel of all who came into contact with to give evidence at the inquiry. He operations of the previous week him. His death is a distinct loss said he was on the compradore star amounted to around 30 per cent.Ito the Colony.
of Messre. Thoresen and Co. [of capacity. They also say that Deceased was A son of Mr. demand for steel thus far in July A. F. Castilho, of the Post Offee THE HON. LG.P. AS ia much better than had been anti- and is survived by a number of from his Wongneichung residence with
PROSECUTOR
of steel sisters and brothers among whom a friend,
• Ingots in the The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolte.] last week is estimated at about 27 appear and their bail of $3 ench Inspector General of Police, was per cent. of capacity, a declin the Post Office, and L. J. Casillho, Road, was to drive straight along
the complainant in a summons from the provious week. The against Marseland Mas, of the flow of incoming business is de Sincere Company, who was sum-scribed as broad, but shallow, with moned for not having full control a wide variety of material ordered. of a motor cycle by Hiting both-Swan, Culbertson and Fritz hands off the handle bars, before Mr. Hamilton this morning.
It is feared that by to-morrow Mr. Fraser:-The military au-houses, to screen news of national thorities take a very serious view Interest on the day the event takes before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the least two feet in the level of the Eleven Chinese were brought there will be a further rise of at of this case and I have been asked place. By use of Imperial Air Kowloon Magistracy this morning Vistula.-Reuter, to put their views before your ways to Singapore, we could have in connection with a raid carried Lordship with a view to stopping topical Aims here within three out by the Tsimshatsui Police on these offences.
weeks of the events they portray a gambling school at No. Hle Lordship:That is a very am sure the managements of the Haiphong Road,
local cinemas would find it pay to proner feeling.
185
3
was also estreated,
52
MOTOR OFFENCES
Mr. Fraser anfd he would like import newsreels by air. In any Yiu Ngeung-wai was charged to say something on the other sidefense, I suggest that quotas, if and with keeping common gaming as well. "There are all sorts and when enforced, should include a house. He was not in Court when conditions of men in the Army and certain number of news reels, with the case was called and his ball It is not proper to say that these in provision that they be screened of $30 was estreated. men represent the Army
within a given period from the Two of the others did not whole and your Lordship can intime the events, take place, that case trent them as indivi-
On the matter of salacious fima,! duals. In the summer there, are everyon must agree that British The other eight were fined $2 a large number of men here and films are singularly free from each. it is very difficult for them to give blame, and this is equally true of The raid was led by Detective full play to their desire for amuse-traiters" and posters. Another Inspector Rozeskwy and a party of ment and recreation. In time gument for a quots.
detectives. A game called po tae W18 being played. The stakes were small, only 82 cents being picked up.
perhaps that will be remedied, bür
in some cases they do take the
wrong difeetion."
Lordship: What you have. Just snid entirely bears ut my own point of vlow.
GOOD CHARACTERS.
Lt. Llewellyn gave evidence that the men had good Army characters and sald Roberts would i have made a good soldier "had hei not been led astray by bad com-} panions."
CITLEEN.
KOWLOON LADY FINED
DOG-RITES
cipated. The production district are Messrs. T. Castilho, also ofi
“ENDEAVOUR” DEPARTS
ATLANTIC CROSSING
BEGUN
of
his way to town, having started out On the day in question he was on
}
His intention, after passing Garden of the American Express.
The funeral took place at the latrine near the Honglong and Shang- Queen's Rond, but opposito a coolies' Roman Catholic Cemetery and hat Bank, a coolie carrying a load. was attended by a number of re-alung from his shoulder stopped off Jatives and friends. The Rev. the pavement cross the road. He Father Page officiated at the was within ten feet of the car when graveside.
alghted by witness, and hearing the horn, ho alerted running back. Witness made an attempt to avoid him by.awerving his car, but the man wan struck down.
SEVENTY-TWO MILES IN A GLIDER
German Expert Clings
to a Storm
Witness produced a garage bill for repairs effected to the brakes some. 40 days before the accident.
The jury returned a verdict of "aceldenlaf death."
Mr. Wolfe atated that he WAR returning from Repulse Bay, and when he got to the Gap at Wong Nel Chong, he saw another car ahead of him. There was a motor cycle ahead of that car. His at- tention was drawn to the fact that auddenly the driver of the motor cycle put both his hands UNMUZZLED DOG TWO FURTHER CASES out, and did a bit of swaying. He
London, July 23. considered it was particularly ON BEACH
Mr. Sopwith's yacht "Enden- Bitten by a dog, a man named clangerous, especially as the driver your," which ketch rigging in place of her customary racing Mrs. Van Ogen, of No. 2 Hano! Lau Man-yu, living at 26 Tai Wo had a pillion pannenger.
Street, was sent to the Government Mr. Hamilton imposed a fine rigging, sailed out of Portsmouth Rond, was fined $10 by Mr. Wynne- Civil Hospital yesterday for treat of $20. His Lordship: Do you find that! Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy ment, while the dog was removed
Harbour to-day hound for Ameri- In another summons against cn to attempt to regain the Ameri the men of your regiment de af
Sandi Khan, driver of private carjen's Cup. little apt to get out of hand in this morning for allowing her dog to the Kennedy Town Depot.
to be ni Tai Wan Beach without n The driver of a public car, Chai No. 2465, for obstruction in Ico the very hot weather hero?
Ying-hing, was attacked and bit- House Street, Mr. Wolfe stated it The Royal yacht and other craft thunderstorm clouds and using the Witness: Not to a great extent.uzzle on June 29.
ten by a dog on The Peak yester- was not a serious offence. De-signalled good wishes and their currents round him, the noted Pleading guilty, defendant ex day, the animal being stated to fendant had been asked by a police "Endeavour, was
cheered by German gliding, export, Hoffman, plained that she took the dog to belong to a resident of 269, The officer to move on. ile had done thousands of spectators afloat covered seventy-two miles in a the beach and was giving it a bath Peak. The man went to the Gov- so, and returned later,
and nahora. Sho is being escorted special competition at Wasserkuppe, Roberts, in a stalement from when seen by the police. She had crament Civil Hospital,
Mr. Sopwith's motor yacht "Vita". In the Rhoon Mountaine to-dayceeded with, but it would be left In the 'dock, said he was under the takhn H muzzle off.
|--British Wireless,
Reuter Special.
There are more minor offences
in the hot weather?--I should say
not.
A caution was adminiatored.
(Special to Telegraph” (lly Telegraph, Copyright. Tolsgraphie
Ordinance. st, Brovived
Berlin, July 23, By clinging to the edge of
The Coroner said that the jury had taken a merciful view of the case, but he could not say he altogether agreed with their verdiet. It was one of those cases closely approaching. the border-line, and if he find been a severely conured the driver of the member of the fury he would have car for negligence, In view, of the defective brakes.
As it was, the depositions at the inquiry and the verdict would be forwarded to the Attorney-Gegende The other suiminonges, against the driver, for falling to have the brakos in good working order, would be pro other bande, the Coroner added,