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FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1927.

SMALLER NAVIES.

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE'S

AGREEMENT. '

DESTROYER STIPULATIONS.

Geneva, June 30, A communique states that the Technical Committee has reached a the provisional agreement on future construction of the so-called class "B" vessels, namely smaller auxiliary surface craft, including destroyers and flotilla leaders, un- der which it is unofficially learned that in the first category the dea- troyer class will be limited 1,500 tons, with a speed limit of 20 knots and an age limit of 15 years

Earlier Messagen

Reuter.

Geneva, June 30. Mr W. C. Bridgeman interview ed by Reuter on the subject of naval parity expressed surprise at the insistence in the American Press "even In other American minds," of the idea that the British proposals are a bid for supremacy,

claim for parity he pointed out that

JUDGES' MISTAKES.

TRIAD MEN.

SENDING VICTIMS OF DISEASE TO PRISON.

KOWLOON FIRE BRIGADE OFFENDERS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

ESCAPING CONVICTS.

SHERIFF FORCED TO ACT. AS· CHAUFFEUR.

MURDERERS' EXPLOITS.

DUKE'S TOUR.

JOURNEY IN SPEED-BOAT ON BITTER LAKES.

NOVEL EGYPTIAN SPECTACLE.

London, June 14. Suez-While H.M.S. "Renown" was passing through the blue ex panges of the Bitter Lakes portion of the Suez Canal, this morning, a birdlike object, with brilliantly white wings was seen approach- inghe illusion was increased by the

A FANTASTIC PROCEEDING. In a case heard by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday afternoon, an in- Samuel Butler wrote a book interesting description of the aims

London, June 13. which he imagined a country and objects of a Triad Society was Joliet (linola)The Sheriff where crime was regarded as a given by Sub-Inspector Dorling. experienced some unhealthy ad- disease, a misfortune to be treat. He said that the objects of these ventures as the result of five con- ed on scientific lines until the societies were the extortion by mem-victs, who had been sentenced to patient had recovered full use of bera of money from outsiders and death for the murder of a prison the instigation of fights in the guard during an attempt to his moral sense,

We appear to reverse this event of the money not being paid, strange proceeding by one even

The case related to the Fuk Yes escape some months ago, again more fantastic (writes, a "Bar-Hing Society, for being members of breaking jail.

The "bird" advanced The desperadoes commandeer- which two members of the Kowloon rister-at-Law" in the "Sunday Fire Brigade were charged. The ed a motor car and persuaded the jug rapidity, and soon was seen to News"); for we treat disease as a society was said by the police to be Sheriff to act as chauffeur, by be a high-powered speed-boat, crime, and consign the victim of illegal, and therefore membership putting a revolver against his creating two immense bow waves sleepy sickness, for example, to of it was unlawful.

Disease Born Crime.

A

ribs..

mir-

shimmering mirage.

with amar

as it tore, through the water.

The boat, in a few minutes, drew alongside the "Renown," and Lord Lloyd, High Commissioner in Egypt|| and the Sudan, stopped up the gang- way to the quarter-deck, where he was ceremoniously received.

Lord Lloyd, who had hurried away from his busy duties. in Cairo to Suez, took the launch on a race after the "Renown" to pay his respects to the Duke and Duchess of York.

After an hour's talk with Their Royal Highnesses, Lord Lloyd re entered the apecd-boat, and dis- returned to Cairo.

hard labour instead of the hos- Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask was for When the prison guards has pital ward and the consulting the defence.

tened in pursuit, the Sheriff room of the psychologist.

Chinese translator of the found himself between two fires. The other day a youth was Secretariat for Chinese Affairs put His hat was riddled with bullets, sentenced at the Old Bailey to an testified translations of certain term of imprisonment for theft documents scized by the police and but he was otherwise unharmed.

Two convicts were shot, but with such hard labour as he from Staunton's works on Triad not killed, two were recaptured, thene corresponded with extracts i could perform."

Societies. One of these documents and one escaped.. was discovered by Inspector Dor- [An earlier message stated:- As to the refusal of the American The tragic history of this youth ling amongst the first accused's Chicago, March 12.-Three Ame- the British proposed nothing justi- was limned in from the witness- property when he made a search of rican and three Mexican fying such an idea. On the con-box by his mother. It was a the belongings of certain members derers awaiting execution in the trary if the British proposals were strange story, one that told of the of the Kowloon Fire Brigade at 6 Joliet Penitentiary engaged in a embarked at Ismailia from where he]

of that mysterious p.m., on June 16. Another which adopted the adjustment of the re- coming

terrific struggle with the warders placement tables would secure the malady, sleepy sickness, to abore the second accused's name and police in an attempt to 1 principle of parity.

bright, intelligent and dutiful was found concealed in the roof of Britain's view of the present boy, and the subsequent astonish-4 wooden hut inside the premises of escape. One procured a revolver the Kowloon Godowns. Both these and forced a warder to release conference was that each nationing developments which trans- documents related to the Fuk Yee the five others. The whole of the has special needs and requirements formed his character, sapping Hing Society, which Inspector Dor- prison staff and extra police for particular classes of ships. Britain frankly atated her own re/away his moral backbone, and!ling said was practically spread were needed to subdue the dea- quirements but riever denied the leaving him the easy prey of throughout China.

peradoes, who did not yield till American claim to build equally if every criminal impulse that grip- Mr. Leask then said that he was they had been beaten to the it was found necessary.-Reuter.. ped his disease-poisoned imagina- not. in a position to rebut the state-ground. The three Mexicans are Whole Town's Talking."

ments of the Inspector in view of Turn to the text-books. on the statements accused had made still at large. One wounded two criminal law, and you will find no to the police after their arrest. He policemen in the street.] references to sleepy sickness. It pleaded for leniency however, any

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

FILM STUDIO.

tion.

is unknown to the criminal code.ng that the accused would pro-

bably lose their employment if they It is useless, therefore, to enter a wore sent to prison and might be A BRITISH HOLLYWOOD AT plen, of sleepy sickness to a come dangerous to society

criminal charge.

their discharge.

WEMBLEY.

labour.

two months'

after

hard

AN AMUSING HOLIDAY PICTURE.

The current programme at the chosen for the holiday. The chief item is the film version of a story by Anita Loos, "The Whole Town's Talking," and it can be recommend- ed as excellent fun. The principal

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN THE "MAIL.”

Entertainments.

July 1-Queen's Theatre; "The

July World Theatre; "Pri- soners of the Storm."

July 1-Star Theatre; "Dast Lynne."

July 1-Tea Dance Cafe Res- taurant Parisien, 4.30 p.m.

July 1-Isako's Circus, New Re- clamation Ground, Praya East, Wanchal 9.15 p.m.

July 2-Second promenade Con-

In this, as in many another The Magistrate convicted both respect, our criminal law lags and imposed a fine of $150 each, or Queen's Theatre has been happily cert. Lee Gardens, 9.30 p.m. London, June 16.

behind contemporary scientific in default. The Palace of Engineering at knowledge in an amazing way. Wombley, the largest covered Doctors who have studied this! concrete building in the world, disease-the more fearful because and a prominent feature of the of its insidious attack upon the British Empire Exhibition toge-moral nature of a victim→→→

DEATH FROM BERI-BERI.

July 3-Return engagement of the Wilbur Players at Star Theatre, Kowloon.

Sport.

·

July First Night Swimming

The master of the 8.5. "Has Characters are a maiden sighing for Fete of the season at V.R.C., 9 p.m. į

romance, a laggard lover, a movie queen and her jealous husband, a gay old dog and his mastering wife, a young woman of the "peroxide" type, and a dapper little man who makes quite a lot of trouble. The laggard lover is the heru, and he is labouring under the bellef that

and must not get excited. None

ther with other property totalling are at one in saying there is no Ning." which arrived Hong Kong 35 acres, formerly part of the doubt whatever but that it strips yesterday from Foochow, reports Exhibition grounds. has been the sufferer of his moral armour, the death of a Chinese deck passen- sold to British film-producing and leaves him the prey to every ger from bori-beri. The body was interests, for £147,500.

fitful criminal impulse that sways put ashore at Foochow on, June 25. The Palace will be used as a his diseased mind. studio, and the gardens and lake, Is such an individual, then, a which are included in the pur-fit subject to answer to a It is becoming plain that deme-he has a silver plate in his head

the criminal charge, to bear The financial backer of the responsibility of A mentally cracy has done its work, that it is a most wasteful and unstable form of government, and that, in short, it is a luxury which we can no longer afford. Dean Inge.

chase, for outdoor scenes.

scheme is Mr. Rupert Mason, a sound wrongdoer, and to suffer Lancashire cotton manufacturer. the routine of prison with or

PLANTERS' CLUB.

MANY APPLICATIONS FROM

INDIA.

London, June 15. An Empire Planters' Club has

been formed in London.

Secretary.

without hard labour?

.Medical View.

Medical science answers em- phatically-No. Such people, it

asserts, are fit only for one kind are men and women so made that

of treatment-medical treatment. for them crime is a pre-ordained

the less he does get excited quite a lot, because-but the picture must be seen to be enjoyed in nil its clever humorousness. A Felix cartoon and a topical gazette round off a capital programme.

MOVEMENT.OF STEAMER.

The B. I... "Talma" will leave

Meeting.

July 7-Annual meeting of the

Hong Kong. Radio Society. "South China Morning Post" Bldg., 5.30

p.m.

Lammert Auctions. July 6-Valuable household furniture, No. 178, Kowloon Tong, 2.45 p.m.

July 6-Valuable household

furniture at Sales Room, 2.30 p.m.

Miscellaneous,

Bathing

July 2-Theosophical Society's Picnic Party leaves Queen's Pier for Picnic Bay at 4 p.m.

July 3-Wah Yan Old Boy's) Union holds ping pong social, 3

July 4-American Community "at

p.m.

To send them to prison is waste- career. And he went so far to Amoy for this port this evening, home to friends at the Hong Kong ful, since it takes public money devise a system whereby he and is due here to-morrow evening. Hotel Roof Garden, 4-6.30 p.m, and achieves no reformative re- undertook to show that every sult, but probably the reverse; it criminal bore certain physical is cruel, since it deprives the signs of his moral degeneracy. sufferer of the medical aid of

Normal Murderers.

The Provisional Committee in- which he stands in dire need; and Nothing could have been more cludes Sir Colin Mackenzie and it is dangerous, since it releases empirical and more easily proved Colonel Hickman, with Mr. Kenneth the sufferer, uncured and pro-jas fallacious. Take, for example, Mackenzie, late Secretary of the bably worse than at the moment the most terrible of recent mur- Bohar Planters' Association, as of sentence, to prowl upon the der trials and one finds that in

community.

every case the men and women The case of Bruce Roberts, the concerned were physically and plantera have applied for member youth referred to above, is to be mentally normal. With the ex- ship.

pro-brought to the attention of the ceptions, of course, of those Home Secretary in the House of crimes committed by known Commons. Roberts will probably lunatics.

It is understood that 524 Indian

The Club will make speel:: vision for members' wives..

·CANCER. SCOURGE.

London, June 14,

receive medical treatment in Major Armstrong was a well- prison and be cared for, with educated, clever man, and good- looking into the bargain. Yet the humane consideration.

But the extraordinary position crime for which he was executed remains, and if to-morrow an- was one that would conjure up in FAMOUS SURGEON'S VIEW or other case similar to his comes up the mind of any reader of that:

OPERATIONS.

for trial the farce of prison sen- trial the vision of a hideous mon- tence will be repeated.

ster. It was the same with For some reason which ie Bywaters a splendid type of rather difficult to understand, manhood; with Edith Thompson, Dr. Holder, Surgeon of the judges are very often impatient a handsome and very intelligent Fulham Cancer Hospital, address- ing a campaign meeting, said: "I of expert witness when the sub-woman; with Patrick Mahon, am not sure that the whole treat-ject is a medical one, although physically and mentally normal.

No scientically-trained crimin- ment of cancer by operation is not they will listen with respect to In the melting pot.

engineers, architects and other ologist believes to-day that there

is a experts.

distinct and recognisable Suspicions of Harley-Street. criminal type. And here science The phrase "trial by Harvey-is teaching the lawyer his own Street" standing for the in-business, while the lawyer is very trusion of medicine in the realmslowly listening to these new of criminal law, has come to be lessons. regarded as any easy gibe to use

"I believe that we shall 800 arive at a point when the crude method of cutting out cancerous growths, which is not a cure in the true sense, will be a matter of the past."

EMPIRE DEFENCE.

Discredited Theorles, when some man who has devoted, Lombroso's theories are dis- perhaps, twenty years of his life credited. Those whose wurk has to the study of some disease, destroyed his theories. say the states his opinion in the witness-criminal is the normal man be- box.

| having in an abnormal way. And, Judges talk much of the ap-further, they go on to explain plication of common sense and of that this abnormality may be due! the danger of listening to subtle to one of two broad causes: Wellington, June 30, arguments, and of making fine psychle disturbance or physical The Prime Minister, M. Coates distinctions of moral responsi- disease.

ZEALAND AND INGAPORE.

has informed a deputation from the bility. They are suspicious of In several cases of diabolicall Navy League that the question of the doctor in the witness-box, murder the subsequent autopay New Zealand's contribution to the they suspect that his jargon, has revealed the presence of Singapore Naval Base will come be- composed of Greak and Latin brain tumours that explained the fore Parliament during the present words, is professional humbug. conduct of the murderer.

'How should such "men" be They forget that the law also has

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He hoped the proposal would be its absurdities of jargon, ridicul- handled by the State? The law- adopted unanimously......

There would also be a proposal ous to the layman, and yet appears to answer the ques-By kind permission of Com F. Ratsey, R.N., H.M.S., "Titania's" Melodians to increase the size of cruisers of The truth is, that the criminal tion by saying: "Send them to

the New Zealand Naval Station.-law bas never rid itself of the prison," The doctor answer it Reuter.

theory that all people are divided by saying: "Cure them of their into two classes the upright and abnormality, mental or physical, the criminal. Hence the vast and you cease to have a criminal literature, all of it empirical, to deal with."

To-day's "Government Gazette dealing with the criminal. Where does the solution He? contains Admiralty regulations to Professor Lombrose first gave Between the two, of course. The garding the use of wireless tole: scientific colour to this ancient ideal prison, which will eventual graphy by foreign warships in the belief among law-makers and ad- ly be evolved, will be a hospital harbours of Great Britain and Iro-ministatora. He formed the for the anti-social individual. land; also regulations regarding the use of wireless telegraphy, theory that there is a definite Punishment will then be a very other than British, at Hong Kong criminal type, that there secondary consideration.

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