'BEAR' RAID
ON
STOCK EXCHANGE
EXCEPTION TAKEN TO COMMENT
RECENT FALL'IN
"LANDS"
Exception is taken in. some quarters to the remarks made în the Hongkong Stock Exchange report for Inst week concerning the alleged "bear" raid on Land Investment Company shares. "This raid," the report stated, "reminds
in
striking way
of the existence in our midst of a pernicious 'bear element which is undermining our market and which should be eradicated."
LUB
д
Enquiries made in lee House Street this morning by the Telegraph produced rather conflict- ing views. A member of the Stock Exchange stated that the "bear" movement had been noticeable for the past two years, but the "bears"
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH
MONDAY,
NULLAH OUTRAGE SOLDIER IN GAOL
TRIAL
INTOXICATION · ISSUE
AN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
A suggestion by the Crown that after throwing five British children into the nullah near the Peak Tram lower station on June 22, the accused himself at Attempted to commit suicide, by jumping in, featured the opening
George Hutchinson, the lantic airman, who is planning a now fight from New York to Moscow.
ATLANTIC FLIGHT
AT
were now confining their activities 235 M.P.H.
to investment stocks, Lands being } one of the most prominent.
LOWER DIVIDEND.
"As regards Lands" it with ex- plained, the interim dividend is Go cenia less than lust year which won discounted weeks before it As thore was actually declared.
seems to be some doubt as to the; amount of the final dividend, some holders of the stock have thought it advisable to liquidate their stocks,
"But even if a final dividend of only $1.60 is paid, there is no need to depress the market on account of that. It still remains a safe investment, giving over 6 per↑ cent."
NO "HAMMERING."
NEW CRACK PLANE IN AMERICA
NONSTOP TO MOSCOW
HOSPITAL
UNABLE TO STAND TRIAL
Adjourned from the July Ses alons, the ease in which Private Robert Booth, of the South Wales Borderers, is charged with high- way robbery on the Island Road and assault on Lo King, a public car driver, on June 15 last, was adjourned next month by the
to Chlof Justice MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions this morning.
Mr. Fraser, for the Crown, sintod that Booth was in the Victorin Hospital Buttering from Gnol typhold and was very ill.
Dr. D. Pringle, prison doctor, of the trial, at the Criminal Ses- deposed that Booth was under his sions this morning, of Ng Loi-care, and would be fit for trial for yuen, who appeared in the deck the next seven days. He had been to answer a charge- of murder-attending him for three or four
weeks. ing Michael Pine.
Questions put to Dr. Valentine His Lordship: The case by Mr. R. C. II. Lim indicated that stand over to the next Stasions. the defence is likely to be that aceused, by reason of intoxication, was not entirely responsible for his actions.
The case is being heard by the
A. Chief Justice, Mr. D. A. MacGregor. Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney General, s conducting the Crown case, while Mr. R. C. H. Lim, Instructed by M J. M. Hall, of Messrs. Lyson and Hall is defending.
The
will
I have referred to. I don't want to make history of them. If you find that they throw any Hght on the enae, then I am sure you will give them your careful considers- tion."
It was for the jury, said Mr. Fraser, to be satisfled of the guilt! of the accused, also whether there were extenuating circumstances which were an excuse for his
led: wing jury was empanel-action, or whether the extenuating |
E. W. Blackmore circumstances merely aggravated M. Correa, Lawrence the offence. (foreman). C. Wong, F. J. Remedios. Otto Ket- chell, H. A. Alves and H. G. Meeke.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty. In his opening for the Crown, Mr. Fraser detailed the rescach of four other children, Mary Pine, Fay Bromley, Tong Flood and Norman Stone, and went on to say (De Telepath. Copyright, Telepraphis Mes-that Michael Pine and a Chinese
ma panes Ordinaner, 189). Received Augwat were swept into the tunnel the
• (Spacing to "Telegraph")
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Another angle on the alleged being prepared for an ambiti- "bear" movement was obtained from a member of the Hongkong ous flight. Sharebrokera Association.. "This raid has nothing whatever to do with bear he said. "It was merely a case of a holder of some 1,000 shares having to sell out. This person is at present away from the Colony and the order for sale was put through to a Bank. and the shares thrown on to the market. There has been no ques-of baggage. tion of hammering the market."
DEATH OF MR. RAINEY
(Comlinued from Page 1) -described -us —a alight--attack of
pneumonia.
It is warranted to achieve this carrying five persona and 600 lbs.
mouth of which is near the V.R.C. Mickael Pine was rescued by Pri- vate O'Kelley, of the South Wales Borderers, from the harbour, and was sent to the Government Civil
Hospital where he died.
DRAMATIC FINDING.
DOCTOR'S EVIDENCE. After Mr. M. I. de Ville, of the P.W.D., had. produced plans, and Sergeant H. N. Moran, Police photographer, had produced photo- graphs of the nullah, Dr. D. J. Valentine. medical officer in charge of the G. C. H., gave evidence.
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my Baby
Mostors' Hawailons.
Vocal Musketeers Melodies (No.
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The Four Musketeers. Orchestra-Rio Rita-Selection.
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4. Don't Tell n. Soul.
B. Avalon,
6. Where is the Song of Songs for
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1. Margle.
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Re. port.
8.03-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Can-
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9.30 p.m. Reuter Press Ballotins,
London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.
10.80 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins,
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10.40 p.m. Close Down. All Relays of the Hongkong Hotel are by courtesy of the
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He stated that Michael Pine was unconscious when admitted. He was suffering from the effects of immersion and had many wounds and bruises about the body. The moment. Injuries were compatible with a fall into a mullah from a height of about alx feet. The cause of death was fracture of the skull.
Accused, when admitted at 4.15, was also suffering from the effects of immersion and appeared dazed. All he would say then were the Chinese words, "yum chau," which the witness understood from his literal knowledge of Chinese to be: "I have
been drinking. His time and the breath smelt of alcohol was Hungarian Dance No. 6 (Brahms).
"The finding of the accused was rather dramatic," continued Mr. Proser. "The leading soldier, Pte. Simmonds, was feeling his way up the tunnel by the aid of a concrete pipe by running his hand along it. Suddenly be found a man in contact with him. It was very dark at the
light there was was fed by
He spoko
It is learned that the well-but received no reply to the man known Atlantic airman, Mr. "He then put his hand on the George Hutchinson, the President man's shoulder and was bitten. of "New York-London-Moscow That soldier with Private McCarthy Air Lines," intends to make a tried to bring him out of the tunnel
by were prevented nonstop flight in the machine from but
his New York to Moscow us a pre- struggles and by the flow of the liminary to a contemplated regular water. Two other soldiers came Atlantic flight schedule.-United and they frog-marched him out. He had his head downwards. The accused became unconscious and when he was taken out of the was applied."
Press.
Death occurred anexpectedly at BOMB KILLS WOMAN. nullah artificial respiration
7.60 p.m. Central Standard Time, following on attack of angina pectoria.
| EXPLOSION IN HAVANA'S BIG.; DEPARTMENT STORE
At five o'clock this evening, his wife and sister came from their home at Carrolton, Illinois, to
Havana, Aug. 19. visit Speaker Rainey, and both
One woman was killed, two are left for home well satisfied.
dying and thirteen were wounded In physicians regarded his as a result of the latest bomb out- condition ng very satisfactory,
rago. here.
It is noteworthy that he would At the peak shopping hour, two have celebrated his 74th birthday bombs exploded to-morrow.
in the largest department store.
city's Heavy
He had been a member of damage was caused.-United Press, Congress, with one absence of tvo years, since 1900-United Press.
Two cases each of diphtheria and typhold were reported to the local health authorities on Friday,
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
BEEN DRINKING.
Mr. Fraser added that when the accused was taken to hospital he said that he had been drinking, He smelt of alcohol and a sample of urine was taken and sent to the Government Analyst.
'The accused was identified by Mary Pine, Mrs. T. G. Fairburn and two European ladies who saw him floating, as well as a straw hat which he had been wearing, The accused was dressed in a white jacket, black trousers and wore the straw hat.
LETTERS AS CLUE.
"He had in his possession a bas kot which the police searched and found three letters, one of which may give some little clue as to the motive for this crime,
Accused's main
two
fracture of the lower end of the right thigh bone. He also had a wound on the left of the scalp.
OF SOUND MIND. On the evening when prisoners escaped from the de- tention ward, witness was called at about 7.50.
He found the accused in the bathroom on the far side of the ward. His plaster of Paris had been soaked in water and unwound in his loose state...
"I came to the conclusion, after observing him, that he was not insane and was of sound mind," concluded the witness.
Replying to Mr. Fraser, witness said that the time he saw him he would say that he would not be thoroughly capable of knowing what he was doing or saying. He thought it was due to both, thu effects of immersion and to drink. ing.
Mr. Fraser: Can you tell us at all if he was drunk or sober in the gonerally accepted sense of those words?
SLIGHT INTOXICATION.
8.30-10 p.m. European Recorded Music from Z.E.K. on `n frequency of 040 kc.'s.
8.30-8.40 p.m. A Reiny from Daven- try (should recuption prove satisfac- tory).
"An Eyewitness' Account of this morning's Play in the Last Test Match by Howard Marshall. Relayed from the Oval London"
8.40-8.53 p.m. Orchestra. Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Brahms),
San Francisco Symphony Orchos- tra directed by Alfred Hertz. Summer Night on the River
(Dellus).
Bird
Sir Thomas Beechman and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 8.53-0.30 p.m. A Concert.
Mocking Song - Pretty (Bishop).
Song Down Vauxhall Way (Oliver). Mavis Bennett (Soprano). Cello Solo-Adagio (Marcella). 'Cello Solo(a) Pastorale, (b)
Reel (Cyril Scott)
Beatrice Harrison. Vocal-(a) Vive la Compagnie, (b) When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Vocal-There is a Tavern in the
Town (Traditional).
Harold Williams and the B.B.C. Male Chorus. Pianoforte Solo-Children's Corner Suite (Debussy) Serenade for a Dell. Pianoforte Solo-Paganini Etuite in
E Flat Major (Paganini).
Vladimir Horowitz.
Devon Song-Glorious
(Edward German).
Bong-Father O'Flynn (Stanford). Robert Radford (Bass). Violin Solo-Passepied (Delibes).
Yelli d'Aranyl. 9.30 p.m. Renter Press Bulletins, London 1 pm. Stock and Commodity Quotations.
0.35-9.52 p.m. Band Selections from Operas.
The Meistersingers (Wagner).
The Regimental Band of IL. M. Grenadier Guarda. Traviata (Verdi),
Creatore's Band. 9.52-10 p.m. "Forin Fours"-War Songs Medley Sung by the Big Four,
10 p.m. Close Down.
sath. Even if she did not undor- stand the oath, her evidence was still admissible.
Dr. Valentine: I should say, that he was drunk. I mean that he Mr. Fraser continued: "On the had taken alcohol sufficient to in- morning of June 21, the accused fluence his normal belmviour. come to a shop in Pedder Streef Speaking of one hour before the where he had been employed four time I saw him, the degree of in- years ago. Apparently it had toxication can never have been THE TEACHER IS LIKE THE CANDLE | At the annual meeting of the been his intention to go to Singa- more than slight.
I base my WHICH LIGHTS OTHERS IN CONSUM-Filipino Club, bell at their Club pore and through some mistake he theory of Intoxication on the ING ITSELF.-Ruffini.
House yesterday, the following off had been landed in Hongkong examination of the urine. eers were elected:--President, Dr. Vwithout any money. He spent the N. Atienza; Hon. Secretary-Treasurer,
Replying to Mr. Lim, the doctor of the Mr. L. R. fidefonso: Committee, Dr. night at the shop and was soon Bald some of the wounds were At to-morrow's meeting Rotary Club, the speaker will be F. S. Fernando, G. S. Angeles, i. S. to leave some time the next morn- compatible with the accused; being- Rotarian D. 9. Hill; whose subject Castro, R. Manalac and A, G. de ing.
struck against the side of the will be "The Development of Radio." Jesus.
nullah, He made no special note of the accused's oyCE. An extraordinary general, meeting Owing to the wet weather, the band
Mr. Lim If the urine sample of M.X. San & Co., (1027) Ltd., is concert to be given by the Lincoln.
had been examined immediately His Lordship: 1. am against to be held at the Company's offices abire Regiment in the grounds of St.
would you have found more ou, Mr. Lit The question is one at 3 pm. on the 27th Inet, for the Andrew's Church was held in the
alcohol?I don't say so.
tirely an academic one. If this purpose of passing a resolution to Church Hall last night. An enjoyable
Replying further to Mr. Fraser, child understands the meaning and the effect that the Company cannot programme of music was rendered. by: reason of its liabilities continuo This is the third of a series of mill- objection and I do not propose complicated
"To that letter there is some Dr. Valentine, said it was a very nature of the oath, I propose to
administer it to heri matter its business, that it is advisable to tary land: concerts to be given on to read it to you at the present whether the alcohol taken by the Lordship's discretion.
to Judgo
Mr. Lim: I am entirely at your wind up the same, and to appoint alternate Sundays throughout the aullable Liquidator or Liquidators į summer.
moment. While the accused was accused had been taken recently therefor.
of Parisia he removed a plaster or for a long period, as witness didymis Lordship agreed to note Mr. Benito Ornella. 20-your-oldun. of Paris from his broken leg, about not know whether he passed urine Wong Kam-wa, a 27-year-old tállor, employed Filipins, was this morning the same time, that two other before he went to hospital.
"Do you know that it is wrong appeared before Mr. Macfadyon at sentenced by Mr. Hamilton, at the prisoners cacaped from the deten-
to tell lies?" asked his Lordship of the Central Magistracy this moming. Central Magistracy, to six months' tion ward -
There was nothing very decided
Maty Pine, when she took her seat about the accused's
eyes t charged with the theft, on Saturday hard labour on a charge of having re- "On coming out of hospital he his attention.
to attract in the witness stand. "Yes" she evening, of two pairs of black turned from banishment. Defendant was charged and in a statement
replied. trousers. The complainant, a young was banished for four years
C. Branson, Government Mr. Chinese girl, Ham Shun, was carrying August B. Detective-Sergeant Mot time. At the Magistracy in reply stated that he found in the urine you saw and heard on that day.
His Lordship: You are here to ho said that he was drunk at the Analyst, save formal evidence, and tell us what you remember of what the trousers under her arm when de- tram said defendant was deported to to the Magistrate, he made a sample 110 milligrams por 100 cubic Yes. fondant stole them. Defendant was Macao, L. Was Firth, vel used, statement which is more in keep centimetros alcohol. sentenced to three months' imprison-tunity to go to Manila, but refused, ing with the case for the Crown.. say whether that was a large or He could not
"THAT MAN": saying he had friends at Macas.
He stated "I have no money, small amount in relation to. When asked by Mr. Fraser who Compiled by Mr. C. W. Jeffries, The Health Bulletin of Eastern therefore i commit suicido.”. drunkenness
threw her into the nullah, sho. re- F.R.A.S., Director of the Royal Ob-Ports, for the week-end August 11,
Master Gunnor Thomas Pine, plied (pointing her finger at the sarvalory, meteorological records of shows the following taxes of inflec- · SUICIDE: ATTEMPT7.
father of the dead boy, gave formal sccused in the dock): "That man the Colony for the 50-year period tious diseasen: Plague-Dasavin The case for the Crown," said evidence of Identification of the over there. He held me la the nullah from 1884 to 1989 inclusive, havo cases, Rangoon 1 case, Prom-Penh 1 Mr. Fracor "Is that the accused deceased at the Hospital Mortuary, and hit me. He threw Michael just been lasund, The previous publi- death Infected rats found in Boing in the Colony by some un-
in cation of the same kind took the Rangoon, Zone 3. Cholera-Bom fortunate accident and against
CHILD TAKES OATH,
but I do not remember him doing records up to 1928, and, with the bay 1.caso Calcutta 60 cases, Madras his wish, and without money, made Mr. Frasse said that since her ap-sho identified the accused at the Before Mury Pino was called, anything else to him." She Bald bringing of the data up-to-date, oc 37. cases, Vizagapatam 2 casos, Small- an attempt to commit casion, has been taken to add three pox Baghdad 1 cane, Bombay 2 cases, In that act he suicide. poarance at the Magistracy she had Central Police Station, also a straw. ↑ further tables, two of which relate Calcutta 1 case, Madras 0 cases,
n:ent,
on
miny
to typhoon gales. The publication Rangoon i crae, Vizagapatam 1 case, been influenced by the ahould prove most useful to all in- Prom-Ponti 1 death, Tourano 2 cases, of his affairs at the ferested in matters meteorological. Shanghai 1 case. Typhus.—Boghdad Gentlemen do not It selia ut $1 per copy."--
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FATHER AND SON
IN DOCK.
ON MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
then described by the Assistant Crown Solicitor in detail. Briefly, it amounted to an allegation of the two men in the dock being the aggressors and their using an
ron bar and a hoe-shaft Tox-.. hibited in Court) as offensive. weapons.
A father and son were jointly, Two sons of Chan Man and, charged at the Criminal Sessions a friend, Chan, Yung, who was this morning with manslaughter. visiting them, were compelled to They are Mok Ti-pang, 40, and flee one after the othor; and Mok. Kan-hing, 21, and they were subsequently, the two men now accused of having caused the being charged were seen to leave death of Chan Man in a village the matshed and to strike Chan affray on July 6. The case was Man again when he made to fol heard before Mr. Justico Jacks. low them.
Appearing for the Crown, "Mr.
WJ. Lockhart-Smith, Assistant Chan May died very shortly Crown Soilcitor, told a story of a afterwards from his serious in- village foud botwoon two families; Jurlos.
Three days before the crime,
Later in the day the two, he stated, the wife of Chan Man, cuaod were overtaken by Dete the man
who was killed, die Inspector Dorling Ima appeared from her home, taking were on their way to Curtle Be her youngest son with her. The from Hound Ch husband then accused Mok-Kamwere still t hing of having abducted his wife
have been instructed as to: the meaning." Reviving to defende:counsel, wit-e Crow on the mowin ngaứantioch Fir
state and nature of an oath.
time.
Mr. Lim said he could not agres noss enid aho had been down then Ima depond with Mr. Fraser that the girTM mullah, before with oth children! too much on these letters which Cvidence.could only be given on