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THE HONGKONG
BATCH OF “THEFT CASES
PRISON SENTENCES
IMPOSED
Sovernl ihoft cases came bafore Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Magistracy this morning
in
Wong Yuk-hin, 28 years, engineer, pleaded guilty to stealing $30 in Canton currondy From Au Young-
money-changer,, fal assistant Queen's Road Central yesterday after nood, and received four montha' hard labour. The defendunt admitted two previous convictions and that he was was a thno-expired banlahue, Sub-Inspec-
TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1936.
Storm Still Rages
TRANS-OCEAN PLANE HELD JN HANGAR
San Francisco, Jan. 18. The worst storm of the winter con- tinues to interrupt communications on the West const
The China Clipper is held up at her storm
Willamotte River, in Oregon, and Sacramento River, in California, ara nearing the flood stage. Landslides threaten portions of Seattle, and a 90. mile galo has disrupted communica- Washington.
FORGED BANK
NOTE
ALLEGED POSSESSION ON LINER
Charged with the possession of a forged $59 banknote of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, and with uniawful boarding on the 8. President Cleveland, Wong Slu, 20, shop appeared before Mr.
for Magistracy this morning and was remanded until noon to-morrow.
Detective-Sub-Inspector L.
Whant asked his Worship to take the evidence of the purner r of the ship first, as the vessel would be leaving to-night. lie
|tor A. Kirby.prosnemployed, nd- tlons and power lines in Oregon and further saked for a remand as en-
Hà Khong, tổ, mitted stealing three electric globes, a baby's milk bottle and two panes af glass from a showcase at 89, Quran's Road West, and was sent to prison for three weeks. Detective Sergeant Guild was for the prosecu
tion
Lam Pak, 24, unemployed, Wad charged with the theft of a bicycle, property of Wong Kanni, clerk
the
in Jebsen and Company. He denied the charge. Tang Se, 23, also with- out employment, admitted receiving the machine. The pleas were accept- ed, and Lam Palt was discharged.
Highways and rallronds are blocked in many places,
The wreek of the freighter, Iowa, with 34 dead, is the only maring dis aster so far reported.United Press.
Y.M.C.A. LITERARY AND DEBATING
quiries regarding the banknote had the defendant having not been made, the been arrested late last night.
Mr. P. Cotton
assistant purser, stated that yesterday afternoon wit Dess was outside his office on President Cleveland, when defendant and asked to change money,
the
came moment Captain Thomas
AL was nearby and he told witness to be careful
The chief watchiman then came and also told witness to be careful Wit- ness asked defendant if he had any money, and the man replied that he
hactive 3 was only charged en Ambitious Programme Of it back. The chief watchman
that Lam Pak
on
his own admission that he gave the bicycle to Tang So, who sold it to a man in Shamshuipo district for $15. The vehicle was valued at $40 and was parked in Polder Street at the time of the thaft.
Tang So admitted two previous Columbia convictions and was sentenced to three monika hard Inbour, to be followed Picture by two years' police surveillance.
Six weeks' hard labour each were on to Lani Chiu, 26, and Chong passed on to Sang-cheune, 39, for stealing a roll
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convictions.
Sub-Inspector Kirby stated that rst defendant was observed by wn district watchmen to steni the cloth and pass it to the second nceu. who placed it under his long cont.
Fireside Discussions
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took the man away and later the two came back, and he (the watch man) showed witness a $50 note. The pollee were then telephoned for. The YMCA. Literary and Debat-Defendant questioned the watchman's ing Society has arranged an ambl-authority and said he was not a thief, lous programme of Fireside discus and the watchmen showed the man sons for the next three months taking his badge.
the subject "Is The World All Right?" nundel. the form of a series of discussions on At this singe the case wis TC
The first, in
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SPURIOUS COINS
That he had the coins in his ponnes. nion, but he did not know they were
terms, will take place in the Room on Thursday, January 30 ani will be introduced by Mr. S. A. Gray, af cloth from the Bombay Silk Store, † re will take the form, of a general ro / false, 'was the plea of Li Kau, 29. D'Aguilar Street. Both had previous view of the interdependent subjects unemployed, when he was charged
which whiuesi meetings. These go under Police Court this
will be discussed, it detail at before Mr. Macfadyen at the Central with the 04 infalt Hong- the holing of "Politieal", "Religious possession of and Social", "Education" and "pikong ten-cent plecer.
Detective Sergeant T. Cashman ance and Economics".
atated that about 3.50 a.m. on January 12 the defendant was searched in Des Voeux Rond West near Queen's Street. The coins were found in dif- ferent pockets. Not a single genuine ten-cent piece was discovered. He had a few genuine: Canton copper cents.
First defendant stated he intende to purchase the cloth to make a long cont for the Chinese New Year. When questioned by S. 1. Kirby, he admitted that he had only eight cents in his possession.
Each of the four heads will be dis- cussed in turn, two evenings being set apart in both February and March for the purpose. Dates for these discussions have not yet been fixed but they will probably be on the second and fourth Wednesday of both months.
Appearing on remand before the Kowloon Magistrate, Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones
this morning Luk Yan-shum, 30, unemployed, was convicted of the The object is to provide the widest | theft of a pair of scissors and sen-scope possible for the discussions, and tenced to nix weeks' hard labour. A although different speakers will in- charge of having the instrument for troduce them, they will not be con- an unlawful purpose was dismissed. ined to any particular principles or Fu Yuk-ching, interpreter, stated that theories, either already established or defendant in a statement admitted practised or advocated by any parti stealing the scissors. Detective-Sub-cular organisation. Inspector Cunningham appeared for the prosecution.
FALSE PRETENCES
ALLEGED
WHISKY FOR COURT
BAILIFF
A 22-year-old unemployed Indian, Gajjan Singh, of No. 8 Morrison Hill Road, ground floor, appeared before Mr. E..I Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, charged with obtaining a bottle of whisky and $20 from Dr. 1. A. San Jose and Mrs. Hester Wong, of No. 195 Woosung Street, partners of the International Boarding House, by false pretences bn January 9 and 10. Defendant pleaded not guilty and he was re- manded until 2.80 p.m. on Monday
next.
It was alleged that on January 9 defendant obtained a bottle of "House
These discussions, which have al- ways been a most popular feature of the Y.M.C.A. winter programme, will be confined to members only.
Other activities of the Society in
clude
Debate to be held in the West
on Tuesday next, Janu- aty 21. This will be a a public meet. ing open to all members and their friends. It is also hoped to arrange another debate with the League of Nations Union later in the season.
NAVAL SEAMAN
SAVES WOMAN ·
RESCUES HER FROM
DROWNING
Able Seamna Forster, of HIM.S. 'hoenix, was responsible yesterday afternoon for rescuing an old woman from the harbour at Wanchai.
Jicaring police whistles being Bounded outside the China Fleet Club of Lords" whisky from the complain about 4 p.m., Forster immediately ants, who were partners of the went to the spot, and, sooing a International Boarding House, No. 57 woman struggling in the water, and No. 50, Nathan Road, by pretend dived in fully clothed and brought her ing that it was to be given a present
to the first bailiff of the The wemon was admitted to the Supreme Court, with whom the Government Civil Hospital in an un- defendant would use his influence in conscious condition, but is reported connection with a distress warrant to be recovering. She is about sixty Issued against the Boarding, Номае, years old and unknown, but is believed It was alleged in a second charge to be the same woman who jumped that, by means of the same pretence, into the harbour the previous day and defendant obtained the sum of $20 was rescued. from the complainants on January 10. Detective-Sub-Inspector L. Whant
for the
prosecution. ing the defendant, His remanding Worship informed him that if he wished to instruct a soliciter he had alx daye in which to do so.
Ball In the Bum of. $250 Was granted.
ed
ROAD SAFETY
PROPOSAL
GUARD RAILS ON PAVEMENTS
INDIA-BURMA SEPARATION
FINANCIAL ISSUE
RAISED.
Evidence was taken, after which the hearing was adjourned for one week.
ETHIOPIAN ATTACK
CRUMBLES
(Continued from. Page 1.)
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ENGINEERS' STRUGGLE
Asmara, Jan. 13, Italian engineers are desperately
tn build labouring
ronde washed away by the rains in order to keep their army's supply services intact during the rainy season.
However, it is proposed to trans- port food to the front lines by acro- plane if necessary-United Press.
BRIDGE BUILDING'.
Asmara, Jan. 13. A steel bridge over the river which forms. ona. section of the border-line between Eritrea and Somaliland is of construction. now, in the course The river bed at present is dry and it is hoped that tho bridge will bo completed before the rains set in Renter.
DOLO BOMBING.
London, Jan. 13. The Exchange Felegraph's corres pondent at Addis Ababa says that Dr. Marcel Junod, the International Red Cross delegate, following his inspec tion of the Dolo bombing damage, announced he would recommend to Geneva headquarters the withdrawal of all Ethiopian units unless Italy definitely promised not to bomb them in future.
"There is no doubt the bombing at Dolo was deliberate," he asserted.
The survivors of the Swedish hospi- tal are living in terror for their lives
at Muggeli and spend the daytime in the forest treating the wounded. The Red Cross flag is not shown any more. -United Press,
JAPAN WRECKS NAVAL TALKS
(Continued from Page 1) agreement will continue in the spirit of goodwill which has characterised the attitude of all the delegations since the Conference opened.—British London, Jan. 13.
Wireless. The India Office announces that in:
GENERAL SURPRISE order give effect to the Government; of India and of Burma Acts, prescrib
Tokyo, Jan 14. Although Ing, as from the date on which provi-
Loudon despatches slonal autonomy comes into operation, indicating the Japanese withdrawal Burma shall cease to be province of from the Naval Conference somewhat India, and with a view to defining the surprised the newspapers and populace sums payable by Burma to India, the generally, who did not expect a crisis London, Jan. 18, Secretary for India has adopted, In continuation of the campaign subject to minor modifications, the until a formal meeting of the confer for road safety, plans are under con recommendations of a tribunal pre-sace; navai oxperts Indicated that A everything was proceeding exactly ne alderation between the Ministry of sided over by Mr. L. S. Amery
The Secretary for India has futher was expected.. Tranport and one of the East End London Borough Councils for an ex-posted on Application Cammiles to Iterally believed thes-pra periment, on a larger scale than draw up a statement of the assets liminary Anglo-Japanese hitherto, with guard rails between and liabilities of the Central Gorom- tions showed it was unlikely that the the footway and carriage way.
ment of India at the date of separa- Japanese common upper limit propos- The suggestion is to place mails tion, assign a value thereto and adal would be accepted in any circume- along about six miles of pavement in vise the Secretary of State as to the tancos, resulting in the Japanese an- one of the roads with the worst reachment of the sums to be paid by nouncement.
Burma. cord for street accidente, with open- The. Committee will be guided by ings at marked pedestrian erossings, the recommendations of the tribunal. At each crossing, signal lights, British Wireless.
betuated by pedestrians desirous of getting to the other sido of the stret, would control vehicular traffic. --British Wireless."
FINE TO CLOUDY
JEWISH IMPRESÁRIO'S "DEATH" The anticyclone remains
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It is no possible the text of Sun- Jay's instructions to
the Japanese delegatén contained provisions not published in Tokyo,
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Naval officers at noon to-day said they had not received inquiries or res ports from Admiral Nagano, chief of the delegation in London. They do over mat expect him to request" "· further China, and has increased further in instructions, although he may report Mr. Samuel Rothafel, better lawn loh rest of Shantung The so far, t
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