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CANTON TRAIN INCIDENT
CUSTOMS OFFICER
PROSECUTES
·FAILS TO PROVE
CASE
U. S. PLANS. MIGHTIEST
OF LINERS
100,000 TON TWINS MAY BE BUILT.
New York, Doc. 15. After hoaring evidence, Mr. E. 1. A plan for two new super-cabin Wynne-Junes discharged Chan Tak-liners, outstripping both the Queen che, 38, a shopkeeper of Canton, and Mary and the Normandle in size and Lau Chan, 38, travelling trader, when displacement, has been made by air. they appeared before him at the Paul Chapman ex-President of the
United States Line. morning. Kowloon Magistracy, this charged with assaulting. Sum Lui- ming, 馆 Chinese Maritime Customs Offlecr, yesterday,
It others
that the men with
The finors would each have a dis
placement of 100,000 tons and would
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1935.
FIGHTING. AROUND
· TANGKU
AUTONOMISTS WIN FRESH GROUND
SERIOUS LOSS OF LIFE
Tientsin, Dec. 16. General Shang Chan's troops have acneers at a fan of 512 for a single been diven from Tangku, an important sengers a fare £12 Journey across the Atlantic.
const city, by the "autonomists" of East Hopei.
hot in custody, assaulted com on board the Canton train yesterday about 0.30 p.m., between Mr. Chapman estimates that the and Talpo market.. The de-liners would cost £10,000,000 each and Fanling fendants
wore further charged with would cross the Atlantic in four days entering the broke van on the train at their ordinary speed of 34 knots. without special permission.
It is revealed that Mr. Chapman Detective-Sergeant Riddell, in out has been in Washington interviewing Jining the case, stated that com- President Roosevelt, Mr. Daniel C. plainant had been on duty in Chinese Roper, Secretary of Commerce, and territory and was returning home. various shipping officials seeking He was in the brake van with the Inancial assistance from the Govern brakesman, when number of men
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for the construction of the men ment to as venecia, le predicts that if such entered the van and started to sault him. The brakesman intervened assistance in forthcoming within six and the men went away, On the months, the ships will be launched in arrival of the train at Kowloon, com-the autumn of 1838.-Reuter. plainant alighted from the train and followed the two men and told the station master of what had happened. The station ninster detained the men and telephoned to the police.
COMPLAINANT'S STORY Complainant depinned that he board- el the train about 5.15 p.m. at the Cheung Muk Tau station to go on collection duty. Witness collected duty from passengers, and handed the money over to the customs officer at
THIEF BREAKS BOND
ADDITIONAL
TERM
PRISON
Lam Tak, aged 29. unemployed, Shunichun. When the train was pas was brought before Mr. Macfadyen at sing. Fanling, winess saw the two the Central Magistracy this morning. men enter the brake van from the charged with the theft of a leather passenger coach, followed by five suitcase, containing money and cloth others.
Witness had collected duty from ing to the value of $119, the property the five men, but not from the de-of Li Po-ying, married woman, of 73 fendants. The two men shouted out
Rond, ground floor.
Caire.
Detective rant F. W. Fowlie entrenched off a
for duty amounting to $3.30, and dete
occupation of Tangku at the mouth According to Japanese reports the of the Ticnisin River followed a brief Shang Chan and several hundred battle between the troops of General millia, despatched to dislodge the warlord's army.
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Both sides suffered anuny casualties. General Shang's men are reported to have withdrawn from Tangku and its vicinity and to have based themselves on Taku, on the other side of the river-Reuter,
TANGKU OCCUPIED
Ticutain,Dec. 16. General Yin Ju-keng's forces have occupied Tangku's Pablle Safety Bureau-Baited Preno,
NOT INFORMED
Tokyo, Dec. 16. The Foreign Offer is not oftially informed concerning the details of the
Autonomist" forces and Shang Chen's 32nd Army, which re-
between clash
North China General portedly resulted in the seizure by the "Autonomists" of the port of Tangku,
the railway offices together with receipts.
Despatches report that the clash, resulted from a misunderstanding nudi that Japanese army officers mediated,
that they.hnd, given witness a $10 note sister from the Auitease, after which a settlement was reached, i
Ball
the
door
Teft it
manded change. Actually witness which was locked when the complain had
I not collected money from them ut all, and had not seen them on
it in her cubicle. The back train.
of 73, Caine Road was open and Without saying anything more, the and, took the case from the cubicle the defend apparently walked in men then appronched witness as if to attack him, but they were checkede pawned two articles of clothing in their advance by the brakeamanand wa
Station Street when The crowd behind shouted, "Beat him, shup in Upper third in a pawn-
It was ravenied that the defendant WHR bound over on September, 17 last charge of treanosaing at the Water Authority buildings.
on
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heat him, beat him to death!" The be was caught. Brat defendant struck witness on the shoulder and chest, and kicked him in the
stomach Witness used an ambulance stretch- to ward off the blows, but the er to seconit man whatched it away and struck wliness over the left eye. The benkesman - finally persuaded the men to go away.
The first defendant was dressed in European style clothing as he appear. ed in Court, and the other man wore black Chinese clothes.
The brakesman, Lau Choi, stated in evidence that first one man entered the brake van and asked complainant for-change, but did not mention any specific sum of money. He then went away and returned with about 12 or 13 men and attacked
the Customs officer. Witness could not recognise
the two defendants,
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
The defendant wha fined $15, or three weeks' imprisonment, on the Previnus bond and sentenced to an additional term of six weeks hard labour an the charge of theft.
brake van firat.
The Magistrate: The first man was the cause of all the trouble. Why didn't you have him arrested?-The first man came in just to see if I was. there, then he went out and then the other inen came in.
brakes-
The Magistrate: The man was telling me a pack of les then 7-Yes.
Defendants were then discharged, They both dented knowledge of the Incident and alleged that they were On being recalled, complainant ad-detalised for no apparent reason mitted
that one man entered the when leaving the Kowloon station.
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
HE WHO DAS CONQUERED' DOURT AND FEAR HAS CONQUERED FAILURE. --James Allen.
One case of Typhoid was reported to the loent Henith authorities on Friday.
Lane, Crawford's announce that At to-morrow's meeting of the their Christmas shopping hours from Rotary Club, the speaker will be to lay will be from 8.30 nm, to 6 p.m. On Saturday, the 21st, they will re- Professor J. L. Shellshear. Ile will main open until 5 p.m. and on Christ- give a talk on "Recent Discoveries | mas Eve until 7 p.m. Relating to the Evolution of Man". -
There is still an opportunity at the South China Morning Post Building for those who wish to sign the public petition to the authorities in Belgium and Roumania to allevinte the harsh treatment accorded to certain subjects who for conscience sake live refused to undergo military service.
The accountants' and Secretaries' Students' Society, Hongkong, has first number of "The issued the Accounting Student," an interesting little magazine with articles and notes of value in those studying account- ancy,
His Excellency. Admiru) Sir Frederic Dreyer, Commander-in-Chief, made an For the photographic competition official call on His Excellency Major- Bartholomew General organised by the Kang Sheung Yat Pe General A. W. (Industrial and Commercial Dailyer Commanding the Troops In Bress) upwards of 2,400 pictures have China this merning. The G.O.C. inter been received. An exhibition of the returned the call. Calls were ex- pictures is being held on the 6th floor changed during the morning between of China Building for four consecutive the 6.0.0. and Commodore C. G. days, from Saturday last. All whe are interested in photographis art are¦ invited to attend.
Sedgwick..
A fine of $260 with the alternative of two months' hard labour was Im- posed
upan Wong Pak-ming, male,
There is consid rahle speculation in Tokyo as to whether the Autono mintx" also pics) the Chinese Customs offices at Tangku, which, if portance of the situation, Hwere o, might increase the im
Nippon Dempo's Tientsin correspon- affair a Chinese internal matter and dent says the Japanese consider the are therefore watching and waiting, but not aeth. The will only uct if the general peace is disturbed.—- United Prena.
RURAL REVOLTS FEARED
Tiental, Dec. 10. Wai Tiniz, lender
of the recent Hsiangho revolt, toki the United Preas to-day that the withdrawal of General Shang Chen's troops from Tangku will result widespread turni
President Mosuryk, virtual foun- der of the Republic of Czecho- Slovakia, who has resigned kin post. He has been granted the une of the castle in which he resides, and a pension of one million crowna, during his life- time,
Folling to return a bicycle which he when he pleaded guilty before Mr. E. hired from the Yuen Cheong bicycle Wynne-Jones, at the Kowloon revolts throughout Hopel due to the shop, Kowloon City, on December 11, Magistracy this morning to a charge fact that General Shang's were the and giving a false name, Ne Sik-fon, of possession of 600 heroin pills at only troops who were vigorously sup
cook, was arrested and brought be fore Mr. E. . Wynne-Jones, at the Canton Bond on December 7. Tuspeepcusing the "Autonomists."—United Kowloon Magistracy this morning and was arrested on information. The
for Portallion stated that defendant | Press, uentenced to six weeks' hard labour. The bicycle was recovered and it was pills were consented.
found that the name of the shop and the number of the machine had been: partly scraped off the mudguard.
COUNCIL CATHERS
Peiping, Dec, 18.
The Hopel-Charhar Politlent Coul For stealing four $1 notes along cl will convene on Monday (to-day) ing to Lai Supar, at No. 322 Forint 10 o'clock. No elaborate cere land Street between Friday and monies are being arranged-Renter Saturday, Chan Sung, aged 25, an Leung Hoi-kam, 20, and Fung Sing, eployed-Jones at the Kowloon brought before Mr. E.
DRIVEN TO JAPAN 28, both unemployed, appeared before | I.
Pelping, Dec. 16. Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Police Magistracy, this
Pao Yueh-ching, the Pelpinje re Court this morning, charged with the tenced to six month and son- hard labour, possession of 6,000 heroin pills on the Inspector Portallion stated that de presentative of the Mongolian Politi- third floor of 280 Queen's Road tendant and complainant stayed to cal Council at Pailingmlão, Interview. Central. Leung denied the
charges
gether on the night of December 18,ed by the United Press yesterday, de-
clared: morning complainant
and Fung planded
accepted
irero
The
and
the next
Do.. Sergeant faind that defendant au gone away
The Fifth National Congress' re- T. Cashman, and the change against with his money, which had been left in affirmation of support for the Sul Loung was withdrawn. Fung Sing a jacket pocket. Defendant numitted Yuan provincial authoriiles and the was remanded for one week, ball of six previous convictions and that he Monge! reactionaries, is tending to $2,500 being allowed. The remand is was under police supervision. He was push Inner Mongolians unwillingly
under police into the hands of the Japanese,' Analyst's report.
Kupervision for a
United Press.
for the purpose of obtaining the ordered to be further two years.
GROUNDED PLANES RELEASED
NO STRUCTURAL FAULTS
Melbourne, Dec, 15. Certificates of airworthiness are to by restored to the "D.1. 30" type of planes, according to Mr. Parkhill, the Minister for Defence, following the suspension after the crash of the air liner Lepena, one of the machines of this type, in Taamanla on Friday.
RADIO BROADCAST
Relay of Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra
Z. E. K. PROGRAMME
From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 155 metres. (845 kilogycles): (
5-8 p.m. European Programme, 5-0.30 p.m. A Relay of the Hong- kong Hotel Dance Orchestra.
6.39-7 p.m. From the Studio. A Recital by Professor 3. Makle-
Programmte
Mr. Parkhill refused to disclose the details of the report of the committee which investigated the causes of the of's Pupils. nccllent, but he maid no structural failure which could have affected the flight had been discovered.
decision to suspend the certificatex,
In consequence of the earlier.
left Darwin two Quantas "D.H. 36" planes, which accident with a record Christmas mall, the day before the
were slot allowed to return Australia. Reuter,
CLOUDY WEATHER
to
The anticyclone continues to move eastward, pressure being highest over Kurea and the Yellow. Sen. Local forecast:-N. E. winds, moderate; I cloudy.
8.15 p.m. Clone down DJR, DIN {C+r
Engl
BABT ABIA LONE
East Asia Zone broaderat through DJQ on 19.03 metres (16,290 k.e.) 1.50-3 p.m. Concert, news at p.m
p.m. Call DJA, DJD, DJN (Deres.. Kogl.) German Folk Bonz, Pre- gramme Parecast (Uerm. Engl.) 9.15 p.m. Polk Benge. 0.30 p.m. Topical Talk,
9.13 p.m. Nawe in English on DIA and in
Dutch on JN, DIN,
10 p.m. "The Heven Men from Swablk.” 11.10 p.m. Nawn in German on DJA, DID.
DJN.
1. Valse Op. 30 No. 8.... Techal- kovsky. Misako Tsuzimura. 2. Turkish March.... Mozart...
P. Wood.
3. Sonate 1st part and Rondo
Clementi.... M. Anderson, 4. Valse
20 No. 2.... Godar.
Oope
T
5. Sonnte Ed No. 3 .... Haydn.
K. Fujledn
6. Sonato "Pathetique".... Beetho G. Engel. 7-7.15 p.m. "Le Cif" Ballet Music (Massenet).
7.17-7.30 p.m. Songs by Stuart Robertson (Bass-Baritone),
1. Little Brown Jug; The Three
Crowa (Eastburn).
2. The Mermaid; Polly Wolly Doodle
(arr. W.IL.M.).
3.
The
4.
Rond to
In
to the Talen; Wrap me
radilan Tarpaulin Jacket
Down
antong
the Dend Men; Funicull, Funicula (Denza). 7.30-7.50 p.m. Song Memories. Clavice Magno Medley.
Cavalended the Bee (Fitz); If
Honeysuckle
you want to know policeman (Rogers).
the time ask a
7.50-8 p.m. From the Studio.
A Cinema Review by Silhouette.
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Re-
11.30 p.m. To-day in Germany, Soundport, Closing Local Stock Quotn-
Picture,
11.45 pm. Relayed fram Berlin: "We go
-shopping for Christmas.” 11.15 . News in Enallah on DJA and In
Dulch on BJB, DIN, 12.30 am. Close DJA, DJU, DIN (C«m.,
Final).
DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
To-day's Broadensting From
Four Transmissions
The following wave-lengths and Trequancier are barred by Daventry.
Call Hig Frequency Wavelength
6.09 k..
+5.59 tires 1,810 k..
'31,35 malres 910 maires
GSA
CSB
#585 k..
CAD
11,750 k..
25.53 metres
GRE
11.945 k..
ABP
10.140.
GAQ
184
(18)
17.700 kca 21.170 4. 15,260 .. 21.640 .4.
6,210 k.c.
28.28 metres 19.82 metres 18.30 metres 12.17 matres
1050 metres 1332 metree 49.10 metres
Transmission
(0.3.A. and GS.C.) ́› 7pm. lly Ben. Chamber Musle, 7.95 a.m. Talkı "Revisitad.“ 7.38_.m. A Reliziose Service.
Greenwich Time Signal at 8 a.m. 8.43 K. Weekly Newsletter, and Sparte
Nammery.
$.5 a.m. Close down.
Transmission G
(G.&.C. and 6,8,4}
11 m. 31tæ Ben. Talk: "I Know a Man”—
Kely Hardle.
14.28 6.m. A Recital by Bamsel Kutcher
(Violin),
Greenwich Time Signat at 11:30 am.
- 11.45 – a.m. -—The-Kawa.
12 p.m. Cloer down.
Transmission 2
10.5.1 GB. and 0.5.0.) ·
7 pm. Big Ben. A Rocltat af New Gramo-
phone Records.
7.10 p.m. Hparts Talk.
1.65 pam. The Brottish Bludlo Orchestra. Greenwich Time Higuel at..
8.46 pm. A Recital by Gleranni Kertinella
(Tenor).
p.m. The Nawa.
9.20 p.m. Daners of the Nations.
9.45 pm. Close down.
Transmission 3
(G.N.P., G.S.E., and G.B.B.)
10 p.m. Big Ben, Arthur Halisbury and hig
Orchestra.
10.30 p.m. Two Playe
11 p.m. Harry Englaman's Quintet,, with Lamin Lewis (Xylisbane and Vibraphone).
12 a.m. Bonata Treeltal. Norina Semino (Violoncello) and John Paver . (Pianoforte).
Greenwich Time Signal at 32 mm. 12.30 .. The Noma.
12.0 .m. Mule by Tchaikovsky. 1 a.m.
Close dow
Transmission 4
10.8.0. and GBD.)
1.15 ..
2.13
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PART 1
The
Hi Ben.
Orchestra.
The News.
m. Hang reltul,
B.1.C. Cance
2.38 .m. The B.I.C. MIRtury Band;, con-
daetor, B. Walten O'Donnell, Greenwich Time Bigns? at 3 am. 3.10 am. From the London Theater. 3.30 s.m. The Celebrity. Tris, 4.m. A Violin Recital by Antenio Bros. 4.30 am. The 3.8.C. Orchestra. 5.30 am. Close down.
PART IT
Greenwich Time Signal at 6 am. 2.43 km. A Recital of New Gramophone
Recards.
.. The Nows.
4.15 am. Dance Music. By Cotton and
hia Band,
6.45 am. Class down
KZRM PROGRAMME
This Evening's Broadcast Front Manila Station
The following programma will be broudcast from Manile this evening on a wavelength of 465 metres ($18.8 kiloerales) t
5.39 p.m. U. P. Conservatory of Marlo Halo Practien Hour,'
p.m. Budio Musle.
4.30 p.m. Spaolah Informational Period.. 4,40 p.m. Enalisht. Informational Period. 7 p.m. The Town. Crier presenta a quarter
hour of melody. ·
7.15 p.m. Merlin-Motor Company, presenta Richard limber and Htudebaker Champlone, T
7,50 p.m. Honir Itecital by Mario del ito.” 7.45 p.m. Issan Incorporated Programase. 5. pim. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Programme.
8.15 pm. Makanie Drowlerst—lion; F. A.
Delgado will speak on "The In- fluence of Masonry."
3.20 p.m. The Voice of the Herald.
of the Islands.
9.33 p.m. Legaspi Garson Oreleairs,
• p.m. · Prinome" Pat, Players present Bon 19.30 p.m., Bigs Of
Lions.
8.03-11 p.m. A Relay from the Lee Theatre (Chinese).
Pro- a fre.
1 p.m. Close Down, 8.05-10
p.m. European gramme from Z.E.K. on quency of 640 kilocycles, 8.05-8.35 p.m. Variety, Pinno Salos-A Bouquet for Cole Porter...., Arthur Young,
Vocal-Let's go Ballyhoo,
All because of you.... Browning and Starr.
Song Things might have been so different. Gracie Fields.
***
Instrumental-Hawaiian Paradise. Sweet Hawaiian Maid.
Plano SoloAnything Goes Selec- tion. Patricia Roseborough,
8.35-9 p.m. Concerto No. 4 in D Minor (Vieuxtemps, Op. 313.
9-9.15 p.m. A Relay of the Daventry News Bulletin (Copyright, by Router).
9.10-9.30 p.m. Instrumental. Cynibalum Solos-Waltz No. 1 in E
flut
Red Rose: Rakoczy March.... Elec Racz.
Flute Solo-Carmen Fantasy...... Marrel Moyse.
Minuet with two Variations (Stamitz). Eero Selin (Viola) and Waller Drwenski (Cembalo).
Guitar Solo Angolita - Vaino Espagnol (Gomez),
Guillermo Gomez,
9.30-19 p.m. New Dance Numbers. 10 p.m. Big Ben: Reuter Press Bulletins.
10.10 p.m. Clone Down,
ZEESEN PROGRAMMES
This Evening's Broadcast From The German Short-Wavers
for
Special programmes
Par Lecler Isteners will be broadcast from Zowen, da follows:
SOUTH ABIA ZONE
Beuth Asis Zone, broadcast from DJB. (19,74 metres) and DIN (35.45 metres).
DJ8
DJN
DJB
4.44 p.m.
59.74 M
15,200 ke 1,30.3 9.1. 19.74 m 16.200 ke 4,41-8.13 p.m. 31.45 m 1,340 ke-4.46-8.15 p.m.
19.74 m 18,200 ke #v.m-12.30 u.m.
(Gra
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Cin DJD, Engl) German Falk Boss. Fro grooms Forecast (German, Eng- Bish).
6 p.m. Relayed from Berlin; ("Christmas
Shopping."
5.30 pm News in English,
1.45 p.m. Folk Range.
6.50 p.m. Techolen) Lætter Box,
p.." should like...”.
4.45 p.m. News In terman.
7
p.m. Concert of Light Music.
5 p.m. News in Kegliah,
(Continued on Previous Colama.)
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