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THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1924.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

TRIAL FOR MURDER.

NEW ASPECT TO-DAY.

KOWLOON MAGISTRACY.

A NUMBER OF PETTY CASES.

LAWN BOWLS

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

WIN. FOR" OBWICK,

E CHINA MATE

[ 8. 1. VESSEL:

LAMBA LAUNCHED.

LEGISLATIVE" COUNCI

NEW OPIUM BILL

Before a full meeting of the def Legislative Council this afternoon,

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“there were only trivial cast One of the best games in the Lest, and pay Lid... latches the first reading of the Opium | before Mr. EXW. Hamilton, at the Lawn Bowls Open Championship from their flebburn Shipbuilding Ordinance Amendment was passed The so-called Indian murder Kowloon Magistracy, this morning was played on the Police Green trial took on a different aspect Shum Fat was arraigned for yesterday evening when A H Yard, on July 16, last, the twin on the proposition of the Hon. Mrd when the hearing was continued larceny of three pieces of clothing Oswick met and defeated Er el crew stormer Talamba," build H Kemp KC. Attorney. at the Criminal Sessions this from No.52, Sha Ti-yuen yesterday. Aroulli in the third hound by 21 ing to the order of the British India General, seconded by the Hon. morning before Mr. Justice H. H. J. He was sentenced to two months" points to 17.

de Steam Navigation.o., Ltd. The Sir Claud Severn, Colonial Secre Gompertz, and a jury.

..hard labour, "----

Oswick is regarded by many se Talamba 18 the set of the three tary

Mr. Kemp said that in the first After the final evidence for the Cheung Lot, charged with pre- the best No. 1in the Colony while vessels built at Hebburn; the prosecution had been given, the paring opium at Hok Lo-tsum little is known of Arculli's ability steamer Talms and the steamer place the BUI made it clear that all unlicensed dealings in raw Attorney-General, the Hon. Mr. on August 20, was sentenced in the game, but he is considered Tilawat having been delivered to opium were illegal whether the a dark horse and was generally the owners by the builders in raw opium was In the Colony of J. H. Kemp, K.C., announced that to three mouths hard labour..

That Is Sang, found in possession of expected to give a very good September. 1020 and May, 1824, not The prohibition of the importa his case was closed.

respectively The dimensions of ton of raw oplum applied not seven mace of raw opium on Lal account of himself. Chi-Kok Road, on August 20, was

Both players played a very good the Calimbare Length only to the firm or person arrang- sentenced to one month's hard game and it was anybody's match overall 40 feet, breadth 60 feet, ing for the importation but also to labour.

up till the final score. At one depth 4 feet the vessel is being the shippers who carried it and the stage of the game Arcuili was lead: built to Idoyd 100 A1 Class, and captain of the ship on which it was ing by 16-11, but then he struck a is constracted with straight stem carried. In the second place, the bnd patch as he could only score and elliptical stern, with complete Bill provided that in future every one more point to his opponent's shelter deck, together with bridge, movement of raw oplum, in the forecastle and boat decks. Ten Colony and every exportation would b-tón derricks are fitted, eight on require a perdit; and this applied derrick posts and two,on fore-and out only to oplum landed or trans- of bridge, ten steam winches are shipped here but also to that nich provided for the rapid handling of never left the ship which arrived cargo, and 25-to derrick is fitted at here, a permit for which would in! the foremust for dealing with future be needed as well as the special cargo. "Spacious accom- licence from the Government. modation will be provided for firar and second cla passengers, and in addition arrangements. have been made for berthing a large number of Chinese passengers in the 'tween, decke..

Mr. H S. Fitzroy then gave a summary of his case before calling evidence and in it he referred to the opening statement of the Attorney-General that if a man caught his wife in the act of adultery he could not be convicted of murder, if, in the first transport "of passion, he killed the wife or the other man. After tracing the events up to the day of the attack. on the deceased woman, Mr. Fitzroy said that the prisoner on

Tang Kia, charged on remand with being a member of a triad society at No. 1, Pitt Street on August 16, was further remanded until Saturday morning.

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BAND CONCERT.

path would tell the court that he PROGRAMME FOR MONDAY, found his .wife committing adultery on the hillside with an Indian, whose name he would give.

Gruesome Evidence. The morning opened with testi- mony not without its gruesome aspect, given by Detective Inspec- tor Earner who was called to give evidence by Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, temporarily acting for the Attor- ney-General.

Det. Inspector Earner produced a chopper and in answer to Mr. Hazlerigg said that it had beer bought at the shop in Morrison Street, It had been sold to an Indian chauffeur on the day of the crime, It was similar in every respect to the chopper which had been found in the nullah near the scene of the crime.

Producing a beef shin-bone. from paper wrappings, Inspector Earner said 'that he had inflicted blows-on it with the chopper.

At 9 o'clock on Monday night, the Band of the 1st Bo. Bast Surrey Regiment, under the con- ductorship, of Bandmaster W. F. Bradshaw, will play on the Kow. loon Football Club ground.

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The programme follows:

The Programme, Overture......Macbeth... Hatton

ten.

Oswick is to be congratulated on his victory as at one stage of the game it was thought by the majority of the spectators prosent that he would lose; but he rose to the occasion and won as stated by 21-17.

Y.M.C.A

LOCAL ACTIVITIES.

The weekly organ of the Hong- The first-class passengers will be kong Y.M.C.A. contains the follow-nerommodated under the bridge ing news items:

deck with dining saloon, music The Twelfth Annual Kwangtung and smoke rooms on the bridge:

5 Suite Espagnol La Feri... schools will be represented with 10 abort the Bridge front and smoke-

6 Selection...... The Yeomen of

the Guard.........Sullivan.“.

7 Quick March...... The Rampant 8

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Lion...................AGR. Idylle...... The whispering of the Flowers.....von Blon. Andante from 5th Symphony... Beethoven. Fantasia..

Bonnie Scotland arranged .....Ord Hume.

ence......

FLOODS IN NORTH,

AMBIGUOUS MANDATE. (Reuter's Service.)

PEKING, August, 20.

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A Chibling: mandate approves

concerned...

UNREST IN BENGAL

CAMPAIGN AGAINST

2 Chansons. (a) Triste, (b) Y.M.C.A. Students Conference deck, all of which will be tastefully the suggestion of the Minister of Humoreske...... Tschaikowsky will be held at Tuk Hak Tung, decorated. The second-class pas- finance to institute Customa likin 3 Selection....... Veronique.....Canton, commencing Friday, sengers will be accommodated 4 Valse....Hydropaten....Gangl. the 29th. Four of Hongkong's with dinig saloon immediately Ministry to inform the organisation Messager. August 22, and continuing until under the after-end of bridge deck surtaxes in the provinces in aid of Blood belief and authorizes the

Lacome, young men delegates and four room on hft end of bridge deck, Interval

The above mandate is ambiguous, leaders. Messrs. K. L. Tachou and he captain's rooms are situated in and merely says, the Customs and J. D. Bush of Hongkong and Mr. the flying bridge, the officers and not the Halkuar, presumably Y. K. Woo of Shanghai, will be engineers being berthed in houses owing to the fact that the ex- among the speakers at the confer- at the fore and after ends respec- territorial governments have not

The 1924 sessions of the Hong with berths for the three operatora

tively of the boat deck. Wireless yet sanctioned the customs' surtax. telegraph installation will be fitted, kong Daily Vacation Bible Schools situated in the officers' house on closed a successful term last the boat deck. Two hospitals are Saturday. The records, show that situated amidships in the upper 184 volunteer teachers took charge tween decks. Large refrigerated of 3,570 regularly-attending poor chambers are situated between the boys and girls in 17 different main and upper decks. Mails and centres, in the Colony. A rally of specie will be carried and special | the workers and hundreds of the rooms are being fitted for this par students was held at the Y.M.C.A,pose. A system of thermotank To other dificulties in the sitüa- building last Monday afternoon ventilation is being, provided for tion in Bengal has now been added when an interesting programme Chinese passengers' spaces.

a growing campaign in favour of The vessel is propelled by. twin the removal of the Governor for and an exhibit was held. -

A-special-course in the technical crew engines of the four-crank a passage in his speech at Dacca Langkats 171⁄2 Buyers, conducted by YMCA Evening cylinders 25in., 424in., 51in., 61th.

study of Radio Telegraphy will be triple expansion direct acting sur on August 6, defending the polica face condering type, having against the charges of corruption. Ewas ................ 102 Buyers. School, the coming term beginning by 51 in, stroke. The engines are Lord Lytton's remark as an insult The Nationalist Press construes Shanghai Docks 93 Buyers. September 8. Those who wish to designed throughout in accordance to Indian women... A campaign New Engineerings 64 Buyers. enroll may do so now at the office. with the most up-to-date practice against the Governor, fostered by Orientals

34 Buyers Mr. K. Y. Mara, a practical radio for reciprocating machinery. Shanghai Cottons 55 Buyers.expert, will be the instructor.

Mr. Hazlerigg: It has been put 10 to you by the 'defence that the jagged edge of the chopper found might have been caused through contact with wood or stone. Will you show the court the edge of the chopper which you used on the bone?,

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The edge of the chopper was examined and showed that many pieces had been taken out of it.

These pieces were also passed to

His Lordship for examination,

Mr. Hazlerigg: Did you put your full weight behind the blows.

Inspector Earner: Not quite. Cross-examined by Mr. H. S. Fitzroy (for the defence) Inspec- tor Earner said that the bone was a "pretty tough” one....•

Mr. Fitzroy: It is, I should say, much tougher than a human bone. Inspector Earner: I could not

say.

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the hospital in the car, continued Mr. Fitzroy, prisoner was not fest ing very well and so he said to his wife "I think the best thing to do

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GOVERNOR.

(Reuter's Service.)

Calcutta, August 21..

very complete range of auxiliaries nationalist leaders, reached its Several months ago an appeal is fitted, including main and har height to-night Crowda, esti was made to our Association to bour feed pumpa by Weir, and mated at 20,000, tried to attend help some of thousands of Drysdale's independent circulating protest meetings in the Town Hall destitute boys of Central Europe pumps. The thrust block is of the addressed by Daa Nehru and Mrs. who are still suffering from the Micel patent, type with enclosed Naidu Five overflow meetings effects of the war. The members lubrication. Steam is supplied by were held outside. All were

FAMOUS VIOLINIST.

KARAKHAN.

IN SLASHING ATTACK.

BOLSHEVIK MANNÈRS"]

HISTORIC FILM.

"TO HAVE AND TO HOLD”

BEAT CORONET.

Mr. Fitzroy: From its size would be for you to go home while of our Junior Division have res- seven single-ended cylindrical | characterised by impassioned should say that it was very very I go to see a "Doctor." His wife ponded by recently raising the holera working at 216lbs. pressure speeches, urging a social boycott much tougher. You are quite sure requested that she should be set sum of $180 which is being for under Howden's latest system of and demanding that Lord Lytton that you did not use this on a piece down at the cemetery near the warded to the National Committee forced draught. The boilers are should apologise on his knees, of stone?

junction of Mount Davies and to be a part of the total sum of fitted for all burning, for which otherwise he must go. Inspector Earner: Yea.

Jubilee Roads but prisoner drove $800 being sent to Europe from purpose duplicate pumping and heating plants are installed. The Evidence was given by Mr. J. her somewhere near the Sailors the boys of China.

Another unit of the Popular sufficient power for a speed of 16) machinery is intended to develop Arnold, Secretary of the Hong-Home and went back to the City. kong, Canton and Macao Steam- He purchased four bottles of beer; Education Movement in Hongkong mots at sea, boat Company, in whose employ and, having refreshed the inner will be added to those already the prisoner had been as a man, he had apparently come to started when the YM.C.A. Hostel chauffeur. Mr. Arnold said that the conclusion that the services of Students School for Poor Boys

"To Have and to Hold" there on May 22 the prisoner burst into a Doctor were not necessary and begins on September 10. Our

is glamour-In the very name of tears and told him his wife had he decided to go home. When he hostel men are back of this unit

the new film which comes to the misconducted herself with other arrived in the car he found that financially and otherwise and are

Coronet Theatre this evening as the feature attraction for the next He did not mention any his wife was not there. He drove bound to make it a succèss. It is name. On another occasion, he slowly back and turned down hoped to enroll at least 100 poor

few days. But there is glamour, told witness that she had miscon-Jubilee Road. His attention was boys who can neither read nor

in much more than the name.

To Have and to Hold” Isi ducted herself with hundreds of attracted by the sight of his little write. other Indians since her marriage. boy playing in the road. He stop-

A Peking message to the "Daily adventure in the days of James L a picture of adventure, of high He said something about a Euro-ped the car, went among the

Bulletin:" dated yesterday, reads penn Sergeant Major when he hail bushes and he would tell the court

M. Karakhan's. Note of yesterday depicted are the court revels, a Among the many notable incidents

been in the employment of K.E. that he actually saw his wife com-

was the subject of widespread com voyage to the new colony the Governor as chauffeur, but did mitting adultery with an Indian. M.

PREMYSLAV'S COMING ment in Peking to day, the general of fight with Indians, a rapier not give the man's name. Three He was so enraged that he rushed

CONCERTS,

tone of which is an expression of duel, a terrible Atlantic storm or four weeks before prisoner's to the car for his chopper. The

hope that his slashing attack is not clash with pirates, an wife had been attacked, prisoner man had run away when he re-

Local music lovers will have an example of the neighbourly re escape aboard a raft, and a great had told him that some Indians turned but his wife stumbled and read with considerable interest the lations which he has promised to climax back in old England. had set upon him outside the City it appeared that prisoner had anouncement in our adverse establish when he enters the Legn These are but a few of the exciting Ilall and witness informed the made several blows at her.ment columns that M. Leopold tion Quarter. kon events found which an admirable police. Shortly after that a car,

Premyslar is to give a concert in TheRosts news agency has story of love and adventure is He had then rushed after the Star Theatre next week, for circulated an interview with Mwoven; llating them thus briefly containing three Indians, had man and, failing to find him, had this famous Polish violinist is in Karakhan in which the latter:conveys no idea of the skilful way driven up to witness's house and returned to Mr. Arnold's and given the forefront of his profession. inter alia says that the idiosyn the interest is developed and sus the occupants had demanded up his uniform.rea

The London Daily Telegraph" cast of American diplomacy forces tained to the very end, To have entrance. Witness asked them Prisoner In Box.

has described him as “supreme it to set foolishly and incorrectly and to Hold is a Paramount what they wanted and they said Chan Din, the prisoner, was master of his craft and a great out-d-by the USSR in which it picture superbly staged and beauti they wore after his chauffeur. then put in the box and had com Interpreter of great works. The differs widely from the American fully filmed.. The acting too is all Witness told them that he would menced his evidence before the Sydney Morning Herald people, who are endowed with com that could be desired, the principal shoot them if they did not clear court adjourned. He said that on has spoken of his extra non-sense, favourably distinguish parts being in the capable hands off. He went in for one of his one occasion his wife had admitted ordinary brilliancy and called ing them, even from other nations, of Betty Compson and Bert Lytell revolvers and fired three shots to him that she had slept with a himpa Wonderful player. It is no wonder that American It only remains to be mentioned into the air. The men then left in man named Sandhi Khan, who had The Advocate of India has diplomacy in China is sensitive re-that To Have and to Hold

been an unemployed chauffeur, but described him as as perfect master garding the US.S.R for bere based on a book by the who had now taken prisoner's of techniquely These are only * America is stronger and more soute writer Mary, Johnstone eplace with Mr. Arnold. She told few of the glowing tributes that than other Powers, and it is felt This closed the case for the him that they bud mot on the race have been paid all over the word that's blow has been dealt at her prosecution and Mr. Fitzroy gave course, gone to the pictures to "« an "" arti of a summary of the lines on which together; and, and then gone to celebrity, na" artist who has been policy by the straig

the car.

Counsel For Defence.

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his 'case would be conducted. He Sandhi Khan'a, to drink tes where soloist *~*~ reminded the jurora -- of: 'Mr, she was detained by him." She Beethoven Arnold's evidence as to prisoner made the admission to him under symphon complaining of attacks made on pressure, prisoner mid, and on por him outside the City Hall. Mr. dition that he would not divorce Arnold, on that occasion; had her.

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