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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
Little Cooler To-day
Showery Weather Predicted
Yesterday's temperature, maximum at B1 and night minimum at 81, was the same as for the previous day, but at 10 am. to-day there was a drop of two degrees, to 82, compared with the figure for the same hour yester- 67 Was Also day. Humidity t slightly lower,
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COLONEL IN
·CAR COLLISION COURT SEQUEL TO
SHEK-O MISHAP
A collision that resulted in con- siderable damage to a enr belonging to Lt. Col. Haycroft on the Shek-O Road on July 19 brought Lom Fat, driver of private motor car No. 2009 before Mr. W. Schofield at the Cen- tral Magistracy this morning, on a summons for failing to keep close to the left side of the rond.
LI-Col. Haycroft said that about 7.45 am, on July 19, he was driving his Austin 10 car towards Shek-O, and about one mile from Windy Gap, he saw defendant, driving car No. left hand 2009, corning around corner to him on the wrong side of the road. Defendant was more than half-way across complainant's side of the rond, and head-on collision inevitable. Defendant. appeared however, managed to get his car a little across to his own side of the road, before they collided.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1937.
CHAMPIONS Death Threat
PALESTINE PARTITION
Zionist Leader Favours Great Britain's Plan
Talks Secret In Congress
Geneva, Aug. 5.
A certain amount of criticism was levelled at Great Britain at to-day's meeting of the Mandate Commission here and Mr. Wil- liam Ormsby-Gore, Secretary for the Colonies, replied sharply that the view that Britain was trying to evade her responsibilities un- der the mandate and make the League of Nations and Mandates for Commission responsible policy completely mispresented the attitude of His Majesty's Government.
The fact should not be lost sight of, he asserted, that Britain was ad- ministering the mandate on behalf of the
League of Nations."
Meanwhile, nt Zurich, the Zionist Congress, proceeded. There it was This means decided that its political commission the proposed should meet in secret. that the debates partitioning of Palestine will be be- hind closed doors.
on
The next public session, It was an- be held nounced to-day, will not before Monday."
National
FAVOURS PARTITIONING Speakers who favoured open ses- sions argued that after the speeches of Dr. Chaim Weizmann and Dr. M. M. Ussishkin, chairman of the Con- gress and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Fund. respectively, there more secrets left to be
favour of himself in.
partition plan. But As Col. Haycroft's car was badly advocates of a closed session con- debates on the damaged and could not be moved, tended that open
he
then
were no dtclosed,
Dr. Weizmann had ex-
R
the
Sequel
Gaol For Demanding. Money
hard
Sentence of four months' labour was passed by Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy this morning on Lo Kau, 22, unemployed, who was convicted on the charge of demand- ing with menaces $2.80 from Leung a salesman of the Mel Lan Kwok-wan, a Silk Store of 60 Queen's Road Cen- tral. Defendant, who had two pre- vious convictions, was also ordered to be banished.
sald.
According to Detective-Sergeant T. Cashman, complainant was walking along Connaught Rond Central about a p.m. on August 1 when, near the by two strangers, one of whom Taiping junk wharf, he was accosted to him: "Younger brother, you have received your pay. It is better for me." you to give some money Complainant suspected they were ask- Ing him to join a guild, and said that he had no money at the time but would try to get some later on.
to
About 4 p.m. the following day, complainant was again confronted near Ko Shing Street by one of the men, who asked him for $2.80. Com- plainant had no money at the time, und an arrangement was made to meet at the steps of the Central Market at 10 o'clock that night. Complainant, however, did not keep the appointment, as he could not raise the money. The next morning the man again accosted complainant n: Queen's Road Central, near Sun Yuk Sun tea-house.
STABBING THREAT
#t
He placed his right hand across complainant's shoulders and forcibly
chair-stand look him to the
he Cochrane Street, where
asked complainant why he did not keep the appointment the previous night. Complainant sald he had no money. and
the
man remarked that if he had found bin that night he would have given him "several tens of blows." He also threatened to stab complainant to death if he would not give him money. At this stage, de- fendant came on the scene and made similar remarks.
Subsequently, complainant made a report to the police and a detective was sent to accompany him with two marked $1 notes. While he was walking along Queen's Road Central, near the Queen's Theatre, complain- detective, was met by defendant. ant, who was slightly ahead of the After some conversation, defendant was handed the money, and the de- tective then approached him and had
he was driven in defendant's car partitioning plan might lead to a split to Major Churcher's house, where in the Zionist movement at a time
bud an appointment.
Mojor when unity was le interpreted here, Haycroft Churcher and Col.
To-day's vole is returned to the scene of the colli- according to the Jewish telegraphic foreshadowing sion in defendant's car, and Major agency, as possible Congress of Churcher carried out measurements the adoption by the
Dr.. Weiz- of the distances of the track of his resolution sponsored by
mann, favouring the Palestine parti-im arrested. own car and that of defendant's from the side of the road,
tioning principle.-Router.
neur
According to Col. Haycraft's noies, which he made at the time, the width of the road at that point was 22 feet 6 inches, not including the side chan- nels, The
front wheel of de- fendant's car was 10 feet from the edge of the road on his side, about ine inches from the centre of the rond. His off front wheel was 6 feet 8 inches from complainant's side of the road. Complainant thus had less than TOOM to get through. Col. Haycroft's near front
wheel was 3 feet 11 inches from his side of the rond, and the rear near wheel was
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READY TO NEGOTIATE
Zurich. Aug. 5. After long ond earnest debate, the Zionist Labour faction here adopted a resolution in favour of empowering the executive committee of the Con- gress to negotiate with Britain on the Palestine partition n proposal, in order to clarify the details. The results of the negotiations will then be
sub-
mitted to a new Zianist ve
A
A
resolution declares the
has no right to commit itself or the Zionist organisation to any plan affecting the mandate until the new Congress has pronounced upon it.
The Labour party is the strongest single element in the Conference, re- presenting 40 per cent. of the whole.
feet 1 inch away. From the measurement of the brake mark, Col. Haycroft said he appeared to have pulled up in nine feet to the point-Reuter. of impact.
Defendant, who had a clear record, was fined $15.
PARKING OFFENCES
E. L. Groome, of Gibb. Livingston and Co., was fined $3 before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy this morning, when a representative admitted a summons on his behalt for parking over the time limit of two hours in Connaught Road Cen- tral on July 13.
Wang Kun-fat, driver' of private car No. 1295, was also fined $3 for a similar offence in Pedder Street on July 28. He had two previous con- victions for the same thing.
Tsol Tin-fook, driver of private car No. 2237, was fined $3 on pleading guilty to leaving his car beyond the two-hour limit at Pedder Street on July 20.
CYCLISTS FINED
For breach of traffle regulations two Chinese cyclists were sentenced, to fines by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day.
Chan Sik-luen, 21, painter, was fined $4 for riding a bicycle without brakes at Tai Kung Road yesterday. The brake on the back wheel was not working and there was none on the front. The bicycle will be kept until It is at the Police Station properly repaired.
Chan Yuen, 21, shop-foki, won also fined $4. Chan rode his bicycle on wrong side of Tung Kung Road.
SMALL DAMAGE TO DESTROYER
LOYALISTS CLAIM SUCCESS
Savage Fighting
For Village
Hendaye, Aug. 6. Loyalists report their first major victory in the Albarracin sector. In a hand-to-hand battle they captured the village of Arroyofrio and then carried out a strategic relirement.
The
Defendant denied the charge, stating that he was asked by a man whom he did not know to collect the money from defendant. This man came to him while he was squatting in the old Salyingpun Market, and pointed out complainant to him later.
RAN ILLEGAL DISTILLERY
MAN CONVICTED ON
FIVE COUNTS
Lau Chan, 57-year-old unemploy- ed man, Lau Wing. 17, and Lau Tai, 47-year-old woman, were brought Bornett at the before Mr. K. M. A. Kowloon Magistracy this morning on charges of (a) possession of an filcit still at No. 70 Tung Choi Street,. (b) (c) of distilling spirit. possession
(d) possession of dutiable spirits, possession of fermenting materials (c) possession of fermenting material at No. 70 Sal Yeung Chol Street.
Revenue OMeer O'Neill, prosecut- Ing, said defendants were arrested on 70 Tung August 3 after a raid on Chol Street. In the rear part of the kitchen was found a herne-made still
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ACCIDENTS
ONE FATALITY IN LATEST RETURNS
In the Colony of Hongkong. in- An unusual case was brought be- fore Mr. W. Schaleld at the Central jeluding the Island, Kowloon and the in operation. Fermenting material. Magistracy this morning, when Chau New Territories, during the week claimed by Brst defendant, was also Hung, aged 22, unemployed, found at 70 Sal Yeung Chol Street.
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Insurgents rushed forward to defendants, who pleaded not guilty, Sergong the
the counter-attack, were met with a withering fire.
Then with grenades and bayoneta the Loyalist infantry flung them- selves into the battle and reoccupled the
position.
Meanwhile, Loyalist troops in the Sierra Cardomera area tought for three hours vainly attempting to pierce the Insurgent lines which hem them in on all sides-United Press.
PLANES ACTIVE
Madrid, Aug. 5.
Government Spants The nounced to-day that its planes had. made a successful raid over the In- surgent lines on the Saragossa front. Five planes dropped large quanti- front line the ties of bombs on trenches with effective results, was stated.
an-
The Insurgents, meanwhile, claim 3,000 Government militiamen are cut off from their main body on the are now fighting Teruel front and desperately for their lives.
There is a full on the fronts around destroyer flotilla leader, Madrid, and the Insurgent bombard- H.M.S. Faulknor, which collided ment of the old capital has tem- with the steamer Clan MacFadden porarily ceased.--Reuter. in a thick fog oft Ushant yesterday, arrived at Portsmouth to-day, where
The
London, Aug.
was only It was found that she slightly damaged on her upper deck. No important equipment was affect
cd.
The steamer was also only slightly damaged and proceeded on her way to Hull,
GUNS CHECK CAVALRY
Hendaye, Aug. 5. Loyalists report that their machine- attack on the Teruel front, stamped- gunners broke an Insurgent cavalry ing wounded horses into the Insur- gent lines. The Loyalists then op-
en portunely counter-attacked and cap- tured the village of Casanueva, forc- H.M.S. Faulknor was on her way
precipitate Ing
retreat on the part with four destroyers to the north of the Insurgents. to relieve other const of Spain
It is also claimed Loyalists cap- British warships which have been there for some time in connection tured Rublila, near Teruel, and seized
petrol prisoners and war material
Avage fighting-United Press.
with the non-intervention scheme-Reuter Dulletin Service.
after
was ending at 8 a.m. on Saturday, July charged with entering the Ko Shing 31, there were altogether 55 traffic 22 persons Theatre on August 4 without pay-accidents, as the result of which one
person was killed and ment. He admitted the charge.
story, Detective were injured.
The person killed, a Chinese male, C. Mottram said that Mr.
Government aged about 20 years, died as the re- whilst Mugford, the J. F.
Tax
of injuries received Inspector, was sult Entertainment were discharged as no evidence was offered against them.
For similar offences Fung Fal, 28- visiting the Ko Shing Theatre on alighting from a motor bus while it
ticket was in motion. Wednesday evening, when was sentenced to a year-old mon,
Of the persons Injured, 17 were collector painted out defendant and fine of $232.56, or three months' hard labour.
said he was not sure if the man was pedestrians, who were either walking a policeman or not. Mr. Mugford or running across the road and were vehicles. One private approached defendant and asked him struck by
MANSLAUGHTER VERDICT
SEQUEL TO FATAL FIGHT
as
A verdict of manslaughter by two persons unknown, was returned by
sitting Mr. K. M. A. Burnett, Coroner at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day in the continued inquiry into the death of Chan Chau, a plgwash carrier who was found dead at Sai
Cily. village, Kowloon Tou February 29.
д
the
other causes.
who he was, and the man replied motor car driver was injured when that he was a policeman, but im his vehicle ran into the hillside. A mediately moved off. Mr. Mugford
vehicle collided with asked defendant for proof that he private motor car passenger was in-
Jured when the was really a law officer, but the man a tree. Two bicycle riders and one the repiled he had left his proof with the tricycle driver were injured as theatre watchman. Defendant then result of collisions between vehicles. Of the 55 accidents, 25 were colli- tried to run away, but was chased by Mr. Mugford and a district watch- man who was will him, and arrested. slons between vehicles; 21 were coll!- sions between vehicles and pedes- Enquiries revealed that defendant had dressed up in a black cotton suit, trians; and accidents were due to
entered and had apparently
Types of vehicles and numbers in- Theatre about 7 pm. when no-one
then hidden volved: was about. He had
dden private motor car Motor lorry himself until people began filtering into the Theatre for the 8 p.m. per Public motor car
Motor bus on when he came out. Hel
familiarly to a ticket collector,
Motor cyclo Moy
and gave this person the impression 22 when it was disclosed that, prior that he was a policeman. The Enter Tramcar to his death, Chan was seen fighting tainment Tax lost by defendant's Bicycle with two men. As deceased's wife trick was not then present in Court, the Sergeant. further hearing was adjourned sine die,
Tam Yin. This morning after deceased's wife, had given evidence of identification and said she know et no trouble between her husband and other men. Mr. Barnett gave the following verdict: "Deceased, Chan Chau, 48 years, pigwash carrier, died on February 28, 1937, from ruptured spleen and haemorrhage, resulting two workmen, from a fight with Chinese males, af Sal Tau village, Kowloon City. Manslaughter by two persons unknown."
The inquest was opened on
was five
cents, added
the Tricycle
A
RECORD NOTE CIRCULATION. His Worship said he would like to point out for the information of the
London, Aug. 5. general publile that getting into
To-day the Bank of England return Theatre without paying was cheating
the maximum shows a new high record for note the
revenue, and
circulation at £503,000,000-British penalty was
$500,
stated by Wireless. Defendant, who was Sergeant Mottram to appear much like a Chinese detective when $10, with the alternative of a month's dressed in his black jacket, was fined hard labour.
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