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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1936.
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COUNSEL CITES. KING'S PASSING
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"This is a fitting occasion to show clemency, when the whole of the Empire and the Colony is grief-strie- ken at the loss of the King," said Mr. Leo D'Almada, inr, at the Criminal Seraions this morning when he made | an cloquent pha for leniency behalf at Wong Hing, 19, who pleaded Rullty Lo a charge of having in decently araulted a 19-year girl named Tong Ying.
on
Accused was sentenced to AIX
months hard labour.
Mr. E. WIlinnus, ́Assistant Attorney-General, instructed by Mr. J. B. Prentis, Acting Assistant Crown Solicitor, was for the Crown, and Mr. D'Almada appeared for the acnee
on
the instructions of Mr. Peter Sin. Mr. D'Almada and the prisoner was indicted under Section 7 of the Protection
tection of Women and Girls' Or- d.nance nul
act
the naximum punishment
119 out under Section 30 of that
Ordinance was two years, provided always it
if the case was determined summarily would
the maximum bo one year.
The prisoner was
sentence
originally charged with attempted rupe and it was under that indictment that he was come. mitted for trial by the Magistrate. The charge, however, was subsequent- ly altered to one of Indecent assault, and it was only fair to come to the conclusion that if this charge had been proferred originally, he would have been dealt with by the Magis. trate himself.
;
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APPROPRIATION OF
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GENEVA
·TRIBUTE TO KING
The "Star" Ferry Co., Ltd. report COUNCIL ADJOURNS
that the amount at Crodit of Profit
and Lorn Account for the year ended UNTIL TO-MORROW
December 31, 1986, is $304,047,55, the amount carried forward from the year 1934 being $14,473.00.
The Directors propose to transfor the Balance at Equalization Dividend Fund, $50,000; making the total available for distribution $458,- 621.45,
EXPRESSION OF
SYMPATHY
London, Jan. 21.-
At the approaching yearly meeting of shareholders, the Înfrectors will r - commend the following appropria- The Council of the League of Na- tions. To pay a dividend of $2 portions meeting at Geneva tojday, after share, $150,000; to pay a Bones of mying a tribute to King George, ad- $3.60 per share, $280,000; to carry journed consideration of other busi forward, $18,621,45.
neka till to-morrow as a mark of respect to his memory,
MAKING NO PEACE OVERTURE.
GENEVA WAITING
FOR ITALY
COUNCIL'S REPORT
(Special to "Telegraph"}
Geneva, Jan. 21. The League of Nations Sanctions Committee has drafted a report to the Council, acknowledging that no effort to bring about peace between Italy and Ethiopin is possible at present.
The President, Mr. Stanley Bruce, Australian member, expressed the arrow of the Council and their sym- pathy with the Royal. Familly.
Tributes were also paid by re- presentatives of France and Spain Baron Aloisi, Itallan member, and R. Litvineff, Russia.
M.
The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Antho-| ny Eden, in thanking his fellow- nembers on behalf of the British Government for their expressions of sympathy,
Bid
to everyone of many
millions of his subjects throughout the world the death of Ille Majesty King George had brought a sense of heavy loss, and to those whose proud duty it had been to serve him, deep
and intimate sorrow,
We live in times of storm and
stress
[19
ing A We tread warily on shift-
but to
serving our country there has been one sure rock
the
personality of our King, Through all these troubled days, he symbol of all we respect has stood a and an epitome of those qualities which wo, as Englishmen, admire..
"Now he has left us, we mourn him deeply and sincerely, for we feel we have lost in him not merely ruler but the father of his people. He is dead, but he will live on In the NOT PREMEDITATED
hearts of his loyal and faithful sub- The statement implies that any jects. From you, in this great Coun Counsel then went on to say that
move in that direction is up to Italy,cil of nations, my country has re- the offence was not · premoditated I K expected that the Council will coived to-day warm and generous Tho prisoner waAN living in an
adjourn indefinitely without making sympathy. I tender to you, on behnil ordinary Chinese tenement houre
of the British people, our Bin- with his mother and two brothers, any new attempt to halt the war,
Mr. Anthony Eden is expected to core and heartfelt thunks," They slept in different cubicles,
parated by thin wooden partitions. home to-morrow on account of the British Wireless.
death of King George and M. Pierre SESSIONS SUSPENDED haircumstances arise the initiative in an aggressive action possible Laval, of France, is unable to take
the
alarm which the giri would Immediately kave
been heart, since his Cabinet may fall on soon actually happened in this case na he gets to Parik.-United Press. The offence was no! #lvd,!
but was the result of a mad
"He is only 19," sa
London, Jan. 21. In view of the death of King George the sessions of the London Nayni Conference have been suspended for three days.
Tho chairman of the first com
sad counsel, "and DEATH OF MR. A. F.mittee has received a communication
the Hon a respectable family. At
ne time has he ever attempted to
raise the defence that the girl con- sented to it. Thle boy has a record, but I submit that the p
..
for
which he has been found guilty are such that they need not be con- sidered. He was charged in 1023
MAGINNIS
PASSES AWAY. IN CANTON
The death occurred in Canton Francia yesterday of Mr. Andrew Macinnis, a well-known marine en- gineer.
The late Mr. Maginnis was about 50 years of age, and had been an engineer on various river steamers for many years, having been on the Death cecurred from China coast for nearly years.
The body is being h. 14 2
from the lender of the Japanese delo- gation, Admiral Nagano, stating the Japanese Government has decided to accept the Invitation to leave obser vure who will keep in touch with the work of
the Conference.-British Wireless.
BANISHEE SENT TO PRISON
FOR UNLAWFUL ·
POSSESSION
with larceny and was bound over. Two years later he was again charged with the same offence, and this time he was convleted and sentenced to
months bwo
hard, labour. These bfences are so different from the age with which he is now charged that the should not be considered at an Orences of indecent assault are ely rare in this Colony, as elsewhere, and for that reason I hope Your Lorish p will not pass a severe
to long- A timo-expired banishoe with two sentence in order to set an example.kong for burial by the river stearter previous convictions against him, Conning, Mr. D'Almada asked Kwangsat, which is due in Hongkong Wong Tin-kwal, 48, a conservancy the Court to take into consideration to-night, and the funeral will take coolie, was sentenced to one month's E. I. Wynne that the prisoner was
arrested on place to-morrow afternoon, passing hard labour by Mr. November 26 last and had been in the Monument at 6.30 p.m.
Jones at the Kowloon Magletracy this morning for unlawful possession of custody ever since. The accuand was
two hack saw
at Stonecutters not of the lower class nor of the type
of mind and character which
Island on January
Biso charged with merited or deserved severe punish
Defendant was
malicious ment. He was
damage to a copper of an educated class,
enusing enlle at the Centurion Battery at having just finished school. For that reason, whatever punishment was in-
Stonecutters laland, the property of cted upon him the real weight of
the Military authorities, and attempt it would not be felt until he left
ing to steal 12 yards of armoured prison, because a conviction of this
copper cable. He was discharged on these counts kind was very difficult to live down.
Counsel concluded by
"I 1 saying, may respectfully submit that this is the occasion to show clemency, when the whole of the Empiro and the Colony is grief-stricken at the loss
of the King."
JUDGE'S REMARKS Addressing the prisoner, His Lord. ship (MrJustice J. J. Hayden) sald: In view of the very powerful plea for leniency, by your counsel, Mr. D'Almada, I sentence you to a much ghter sentence than I would otherwise pana The crime in 1 serious one, but I bellove it was not promeditated. I am using the word premeditated in its popular sense not in. Its legal sense. The offences for which you have been proviously convicted are hardly ro ievant to the present charge. Having regard to all the circumstances of the case I think justice will be served months' by sentencing you to six
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MR. A. E. HALL
Mr. Alfred Edward Hall, one of the sons of the inte Mr. Sin Tak-fan, died In Canton to-day after
long linens,
Mr. Hair was born in Hongkong, in 1892, and was educated here and in London. He was called to the Bar in 1917 and joined the firm of Lo and Lo here soon afterwards.
Detective-Sergeant D. Davies ap- For some years he practised in- dependently, but three years ago he peared for the prosecution.
Chan Lam, electric fitter, a sapper gave up his work on account of ill health. For the little while he of the Royal Engineers, stated that had been at the Canton Hospital.
8 a.m. an January 19 he saw #lout He leaves a widow, but no children, defendant at the Centurion Battery and thros brothers, Mr. James M. Hall, Rawing something. Witness went un a lawyer, Mr. George A. V. Hall an within two feet of the men and saw architect, both in Hongkong and Mr. that he was sawing a copper cahlo. Henry Hall, a journalist, at present with a small hack saw blade. Tho cab'o led to a searchlight. Witness in Kuala Lumpur.
took away an iron bar and a a chisel from defendant, who then ran away. Witness did not arrest the man, as ho was afraid to, but he later found the No. 1 conservancy coolle and later mado a report to Gunner E. G. Gar rick
In discharging defendant on the first two charges, his Worshin statei that he did not believe the Sanner's atory in its entirety and therefore could not accent it. His Worship also remarked that witness saw the defendant at 8 a.m. but did not report the incident until after 10 a.m.
TWO MEN PLAN ROBBERY
BOTH SENT TO
**PRISON
Sentences of 12 months' hard labour each were passed upon Chan Hings 41, unemployed, and Lo Shing, 20, un employed, when they appeared before Mr. E. I. Wynno-Jones at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning and ad- milted possession of a revolver and two daggers respectively, on January 19.
Dotective Sub-Inspector R. Cun. aingham stated that he had been in- structed to ask His Worship to take the case summarily.
CORRESPONDENCE Mourning Query
(To The Editor.
Hongkong Telegraph)
Sir-As the local newspapers in the Chinese language, are "In the midst of their lunar calendar New Year holidays, I ask the courtesy of an open letter to the leaders of the Chinese community.
Both defendants wore arrested com ing off the Mongkok forry at 4 p.m. o on Li Lot, widow, and Ll Ho, murried Sunday last, as the result of in woman, were charged before Mr. W. formation received. They were RO- Schofield, at the Central Magistracying to do highway robberies in Kow- this morning, on two counts of steal loon Tong, The revolver was found
the Government · Gazette Extra- Ing nine pieces of Indian alle from stuck inside first defendant's ferary, No. 102 Queen's Road East, ground and the daggers were found wrapped ordinary, His Excellency the Gover floor, the property of Ram Chand. in paper in the other man'a girdle, nor requested the inhabitants of the Second defendant denied the offence. The revolver was unserviceable but ing for His late Majesty the King. Colony of Honekone to wear mourn Sub-Inspector Carey said defendants cou
could bo repaired. were followed from Yaumati by two
defendant alleged that it had I confess to a little anxiety as to First district watchmen, and were soen to been suggested to him that as the what is the proper form for those enter the shop. First defendant was New Year was approaching it would who invariably wear Chinese clothes. soon to take five pieces at silk, and be good to go across the harbour and This would apple to both sexes.
Perhaps the Honourable Sir Shou- 'second defendant four plocos of slik, makɔ somo money."
Bon Chow, as the senior of the They were follower out Đại
Chinese community and "us one well " and near No. 185 Queen's Road East, the second defendant was soon to
versed in the niceties of Chinees hand over hor slik to the first defend».
etiquette, will make un announce- ant. They were then arrested. As
ment in time for to-morrow morn
Yours etc.
The weapons.wore confiscated...
A calendar with a large picture of pretty Chinono girl has hon Issued
the second defendant's plea was not by the Union Oll: Company of Calling's newspapers. accepted by the polles, the defendants:fornia, for when Showan, Tomon di wore formally remanded for one week. Co are, South China agunta,
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