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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 17; 1934..
Mr. Hore Belisha, Minister OF Transport, who has carried through big traffic reform schamas, ls bare soon filing a car patrol at'«. big London' garage which he opened re-
cently.
“SQUEEZE” CASE,
HOW A TITTER WAS SWINDLED
DISTURBANCE IN COURT
MAN GETS EXTRA WEEK
An extra seven days' hard labour) was imposed upon L Chal by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy, this morning, for creat- ing a disturbance In the dock.
Defendant was cliarged with the theft of a thermos flask valued at 60 cents, from the Ki Sun shop, 613 Shanghai Streot yesterday. The complainant, Lo Man, stated that defendant came into the shop, when It was crowded with customers and stole the task. A chase com- mented and, on being caught, the defendant threw the Bask on the ground and it broke.
The defendant on being convicted and sentenced to four weeks' hard labour, refused to come down, from the dock, and insisted that he had intended to bay the thermor, and that the complainant threw the Bask at him (defendant), in the course of, a quarrel.
The Magistrate: Why should
The sentence was increased to five weeks,
the man throw his valuable pro- How an unemployed man swindl.perty at you, just because of a ed a filter of $7 by protending quarrel over price?. that he could get in touch with a European and find him a job, was related by Detective-Inspector Andrew in the Central Police Court this morning when Ng Tong, 33, unemployed, pleaded guilty before Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones to obtaining $7 by false pretences from Ho Lun, a fitter,
CHINA PROTESTS
TO JAPAN
The defendant also pleaded guilty to a charge of a brunch of the Deportation Ordinance. having been banished In
! February last year for ten years.
Inspector Andrew stated that on November 28 the complainant and the defendant had a converantion In which the latter offered to get the former a job. He úsked for $7 and this was paid over. The complainant was asked to wait at Pedder Building at 430 p.m. The defendant never showed up and on Saturday he was seen by the com- plainant, who had him arrested. Defendant was given a chance to And the European whom he promis ed to get in touch with on behalf of the complainant, but, could not do ko.
Defendant admitted a previous conviction for false pretences in 1920 and one last year for stealing. Twelve months' hard labour was passed.
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Peking, Dec. 17. The Peking Administration has been asked to lodge a protest with the Japanese authorities against n shooting case which occurred on Dec. 8, in which three Customs officers were wounded when they attempted to search for smuggled goods on board the Great Wall Maru. which waA entering Chinwangtao Harbour. bound from Dairen.
The Chinese Customs authorit- les at Tientsin are orging the Government to take strong uction in dealing with the case as their demand made to the Japanese authorities for the detention of the Japanese steamer was refused. --Central Neier,
Equipped with an "Auto pilot" this German plane took off, flaw about and descended to within a few fost of landing without its crew touching the controls. The governing ap. paratus can be seen protruding from the wing.
SHERRY PARTY
GILMAN'S NEW DEPT. OPENED
Messrs. Gilman & Co., Ltd., celebrated the opening of their new wine and spirits department in the Stock Exchange Building by a sherry party, thus striking a unique note at the beginning of the store's history.
Mr. C. de Sallle Robertson, the manager, was the host at the party which was attended by Mr. C. Blaker, a director of the Company, and many guests.
Hors d'oeuvre were followed by
after which refreshments,
the guests were given the opportunity of appreciating Findlater's Winter'a Tale sherry which is one of the classic drinks of the Findlater family.
The store specialises in every- thing Findlater's as well ns the popular "Anchor" brand of bear which already made a big reputas tion for itself.
Sherry parties" are now ex- tremely popular in England, due to its anti-fattening qualities. The increase in sherry drinking has been almost spectacular in recent years.
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GEN. SHUM HUNG-YING
LAID TO REST· '
The death occurred at Au Tau, in the New Territories, on Satur-
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Shanghai, Dec. 16. Twenty-seven U.S. Marines were day, of General Shum Hung-ying injured, three rather seriously. at one time
200 a powerful military when a lighter transporting commander of Kwangtung and men to the transport Chaumont Kwangsi, up to 1924. After a dis- bumped against the ship's side. ngreement with the late Dr. Sun
The sudden jerk precipitated Yat-sen in that year, General more than 50 men, standing on a Shum Hung-ying retired from platform covoring the hold, to the military service and led an un-bottom of the launch. eventful life. establishing his All the injured, except three home at Fung Kat village in Au sailed for home via Manila. The Tou. He was sixty-two at the three men in hospital are all suffer- time of his death.
Ting multiple lag fractures.—-Reuter.
Prior to his appointment hel Military Commissioner of Kwangal province in March 1923 (a to render servico to the late recommendation made by General Kuomintang founder in Kwang- W Pel-fu. tben dictator at tung against Chen Kwing-ming. Peiping), General Shum Iung- He resigned his posts Canton ying served in various important while serving under the late Dr. posts with the Kwangsl army. Sun Yat-sen and had not re- When General Lu Yung-ting was entered politics since,
Inspector General of K Hung
and Kwangsi, General Shum
Since his retirement, Goneral
ying served under him as one of the Shum spent his time in farming: Kwangtung army commanders be-enterprises In the New Terri tween 1919-1920. When General terioa, where, he was a familiar in Un Long and other Lu Yung-ting was driven out of gure Kwangtung by the late General places. Chen Kwing-ming in 1921, both Some months ago he had a Generals Lu and Shum Hung-serious attack of apoplexy, and ying returned to Kwangai.
entered the Young Wo Hospital General Shum became the com- under treatment by Dr. T. C. manding officer at Kwailin, when Wong, and recovered. He had a General Lu Yung-ting wip. High relapse, however, and was again · Defence Commissioner of the III carly this month. From
this Kwangsl Frontier in 1922,
lness he never recovered,
The late General Shum is sur
Civil War
In the eventful years which vived by three sons, soveral
and soven followed in Kwangtung, whon daughters
grand. there was repeated warfare be- children. tween the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen His funeral took place yesterday. and the late General Chon Kwing- at Un Long, and the remains will ming, General Shum Hung-ying be sent back to his native pro- directed his troops from Kwellin, vince, Kwangel.
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