NEST
MALTED MILK
"KEEPS,
YOU
GOING"!
The
China Mail
ESTA LISHED
845
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1927.
NESTLES
MATTED MILI
"KEEPS
YOU
GOING"!
THE
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST | PASSENGER SERVICES |
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
• AUTOMEDON" 12th July Marillos, Landoa, Rotteniare & Humburg
"PATE ILUS" 27th July Manelles, London, Rotterdum & Glasgow *MAGETAON" 9th Aug. Mamelites, London, Rotterdam & Hasherg "ANTENOR" With sug. Mareilly, Landon, Rotterdam & Glasgow
*Cails at Chunblanen.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
"OANFA"
* ATREUS"
* TEUCER"
15th July son, Havre, Liverpool & Gasgow 20th Aug. Genoa, Havre, Liverpool de Glasgow 13th Seppi, Genon, Havre, Liverpool & Bluegow
PACIFIC SERVICE.
XOBE & YOKOHAMA: "TYNDAKEU4" 2 July Victoria, Vancouver & Feattle *PROTESILAUS" 18h Aug. Victoria, Yancouver & Seattle NEW YORK SERVICE.
“HELENU8" 31st July New York, Boston & Palimore "MENTOR" 28th Aug. New York, Boston à Baltimore
PASSENGER SERVICE.
"PATROCLUB ** 27th July
"ANTENOR"
"HECTOR"
*ARNEAS”
24th Aug.
5th Oct.
Jat Nov.
Aingapore. Marseilles & London Singapore, Marseilles & Indon Blagajare, Marielles & Landon Bingapore, Marweities & Landen
Also cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation at specially reduced fres
For freight and pusange raten mrd information apply to:-
Butterfield & Swire,
Agents.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
List of ships expected to be in wireless communication with Hong Kong to-day*~~
President Lincoln, Seistan, Nyanza. Tonkin, Haihong. Cremer, Tjimonoek. Tjikarang, Hanoi. Hosung, Namsang, Novara, Cheribon Marir, Deli Maru, Haruma Maru, Sanjin Maru, Ceylon Maru, Baron Ogilvy.
INWARD MAILS.
From
Shanghai
FRIDAY. JULY
Australia & Manila
SUNDAY,
Straits ....
JULY
U.S.A., Canada, Japan & Shanghai
Straits
Manila
Manila
Straits
Straits
MONDAY,
JULY
Per
8
Khiva;
Nyanza.
Taiping.
10 President Lincoln. Haruna Maru. 11
Emp. of Asia.
President Grant.
Novara,
HoNang,
Ixion.
TUESDAY, JULY
FRIDAY,
JULY
SUNDAY, JULY
MONDAY, JULY
12 Tara. 15
17
Hakozaki Maru.
Perseus.
18
Suez & Straits
Straits
Japan & Shanghai
Suez & Straits
Suez & Straits Canada,. U.S.A.. Japan & Shan. U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai TUESDAY, JULY Japan Japan & Shanghai
OUTWARD MAILS.
For
Sam Shui & Wuchow Hollow & Bangkok
Fort Bayard................ Swatow, Amoy & Foochow
Adrastus. Empress of Canada, Pres. Cleveland. Pres. Hayes, Siberia Maru.
19
Aki Maru. Sphinx.
Rugby, July 7. Klag Alfonso of Spain, in the presence of King George, to-day presented to the National History
DEFENCE.PLEADS SUICIDE.
SPAIN'S GIFT.
MURDER CHARGE.
CRIES FOR HELP.
STUFFED IBEXES FOR A LONDON MUSEUM.
COMMITTAL IN CASTLE PEAK CHANNEL SWIMMER TO THE
CASE.
RESCUE.
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
QUEEN'S
2.30, 5.10 7.15, 9:20.
&
JAMES KIRKWOOD
In
IN RAIN'
New York, July 7. While posing for a cinema film
at Santa Monica,! The preliminary hearing of the on the beach Castle Peak murder case was con-Miss Gertrudé Ederle, the Channel! cluded in Mr. R. E. Lindsell's Court at the Central Magistracy this morning when the accused was committed to the Criminal Sessions.
Referring to Mr. Gordion Lenak's
argument yesterday afternoon that as had no case to answer, the Magistrate this morn- ing said that he found that there was sufficient evidence inconsist-i ent with the suickle theory for him to call on Mr. Leask to state his. defence.
Mr. Leask then asked permis. sion to reserve his defence for the higher court, remarking that to-morrow was the last day on which his Worship could commit the accused to the next Criminal Sessions.
Mr. Linkisell said he understood that Mr. Leask was going to open i the defence in that Court.
Mr. Leask admitted that he had so indicated at one stage of the hearing, but he now asked per- mission to reserve his defence. He said that he had already in-
C.N. CO. STRIKE.
{KING ALFONSO"MC | Muzeum, at South Kensington, a splendid group of three stuffed) ibexes mounted in picturesque sur roundings representing a scene in the Pyrenees.British Wireless No Change in the Shipping Service.
CRACKED HEAD.
COOLIE ASSAULTED WITH HAMMER
WETTING CAUSES FIGHT.
A coolie was charged before Mr.
boos.
he
Deadlock.
From enquiries this afternoon, it was learned that there had been no change in the situation as re- gards the strike of officers of the China Navigation Company.
The ships officers' are all on shore, and hore employees of the Company are in charge of the tied-up vessels.
Meetings of the officers are
tuk. ing place daily at the Minrine Engineers Guild of China.
Miss Gertrude Ederle.
Swimmer, heard cries for help far from the shore. She plunged | in and rescued a drowning girl] swimmer. Reuter's American) Service.
FURTHER DELAY.
HUNGARIAN & BUMANIAN DISPUTE.
LAURA LA PLANTE
"BUTTERFLIES
TO-DAY- & TO-MORROW
THE
WORLD
ROD L ROCQUE
5.15 and 9.20 p.m.
&
DOROTHY
GISH.
in
"NICHT LIFE OF NEW YORK
STAR
2.30 to 8.30
CONTINUOUS
LARRY
SEMON
in
THE WIZARD
OF OZ
R. E. Lindsell with assaulting an-
Rugby, July 7. other Chinese whose hend cracked with a hammer.
Mr. G. Locker Lampson, Under- According to the complainant
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, was asked in Parliament if there was they and another man slept in a piece of waste ground of Third (dicated it sufficiently both in any prospect of the Hungarian and Street, West Point. Above them argument and cross-examination. Roumanian question now before the they had erected a sort of awning His Worship sald he had better, League of Nutions and committed. with a piece of cloth and some ham in that case, put it on record that to Sir Austen Chamberlain with the Japanese and Chilian represent- About 3 a.m. the heavy Mr. Leask had stated definitely tives for Inquiry being reported shower came, and he (complainant that his defence was that the de- upon to the Council' at ' who was sleeping on the outside ceased had committed suicide. session. was wet through. He pulled the
Mr. Leask agreed.
He said the committee over which awning a little more to his side for
After further consideration Sir Austen Chamberlain presided shelter. This caused the other two
Mr. Lindsell asked Mr. Leask if thought it necessary that further men to get "slightly wet." They became furious. The man who was he realised that after he (the time should be given for the repre not in custody picked up a brick Magistrate) had heard the de- sentatives of both States to consult and hit the witness in the mouth, fence he might decide that no their governments, and they there Bookbinders.
fore advised an adjournment until breaking one tooth and loosening jury could convict the accused,
THE "CHINA MAIL", Book- September. The Council approved all the others. The accused was Mr. Leask replied that even their proposal and the committee
binders. more bloodthirsty, and picking up taking that into consideration he
next
will make 1 further report in a hammer from the witness's bas-wished to ask for permission to September.-British Wireless Ser-]. ket (he was a mender of China reserve his defence.
vice. ware) hit him on the head. A The accused was then formally Chinese constable who happened to cautioned and did not make any be in the vicinity then came on the statement.
scene and arrested the accused.
The other man ran away.
Mr. Lindsell committed the ac-
The constable said he saw the cused to stand his trial at the "RICH SMALL BOY." complainant and accused struggl-next Criminal Sessions which is
ing.
The accused had a hammer due to open about July 18.
in his hand but witness did not see him use it on the complainant. When witness flashed on his torch; light, he saw the complainant was bleeding from his head, so witness
YESTERDAY'S HEARING,
A female witness anid she saw a
AND A "PRESENT" TO A STRANGER.
At
9.15 p.m.
WILBUR PLAYERS
in
THE ROSARY
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
►
No. 5, Wyndham Street.
Dentist.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
let floor, No. 74, Queen' Road
Hair Dressers &
Booksellers.
LEE YEE,
Ladies' and Gentlemen's
Hair Dressers
and Booksellers No. 12, D'Agullar Street,
(opposite Queen's Theatre).
Central. Tel. Central No. 1265. Optician.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., LTD. 22, Queen's Rd., Central, Tel. C. 3270,
When a Chinese youth was Electrical Supplies. Evidence intended to prove that charged before Mr. R. E, Lindsell took accused to the police station. there had been quarrels between this morning with the unlawful THE GLOBE FOOK CHEONG
Accused said that in fact four the accused and his dead wife was possession of a pair of Foochow men slept in the same place, the heard by Mr. R. E. Lindsell yes-lacquer ware vases, he said that a other two (not in custody) assault- terday afternoon.
small boy made a present of them ed the complainant. He (accused)!
to him. attempted to pacify them, but the fight between husband and wife in complainant came at him with the June 1926, when she attempted to Magistrate: I should like to hammer in hand. Complainant pacify the couple. The witness make the acquaintance of this actually struck accased on the arm had then noticed a strange woman rich little boy. and knocked him down. He then in the house, and this the witness grappled with the complainant for believed was the accused's concu- possession of the hammer, to pre- bine. p.m. vest complainant from doing fur- 5 p.m.
ther damage. He had just suc- ceeded in taking the hammer from 8.30 a.m.the complainant when the constable ran The other two men came, away and accused was arrested.
The Magistrate convicted the 10.30 am. necused and fined him $3 or six submitted that the prosecution did
1.80
I
FRIDAY,
Per JULY
San. Ning
8
4 p.m.
SATURDAY,
SUNDAY,
Haiphong Swatow, Amoy & Formos
MONDAY,
Hualu No. 1 JULY
Hydrangea Hai Ching JULY
Mingsang Kaijo Maru JULY
Rakuyo Maru Haruna Maru
5 p.m.
9
10
9 a.m.
11
10.80 a.m.
Nam Sang.
Shinyo Maru. Pres. Lincoln JULY
Hal Ning
Japan & Honolulu Shanghai & Japan Straits & Calcutta. Parcels Noon.
Letters 1 p.m. ... Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, *U.S.A.. .*Canada, C. & S. America & *Europe via San Francisco-due San Francisco 8th August & Europe via Siberla, Registration 4.15 pm. Letters 6 p.m. Manila
TUESDAY, Swatow, Amoy & Foochow Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles deo Marseilles 11th August. G.P.O.:-1.45 p.m. Let- ters 2.30 p.m. Kowloon P.0.:- Registration 1 p.m. Letters 1. p.m. Shanghai, Japan, Canada, *U.S.A., & 8 Atuerican & Europe Victoria B.C.-due Victoria 1st August and Europe via ja. Parcels 3 p.m. Regis
Automedon,
4.80 p.m.
12
1 p.m.
4.16 p.m. Letters 6 p.m. President Grant.
*Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.
gaye
Accused: I don't know him. Magistrate: Oh! He is a total stranger to you, yet he made you a present of such valuable things! Who ever heard of that?
Inspector *Lane then evidence and was lengthily cross- examined by Mr. J. A. Gordon
The fairy tale teller was sen- Leask (for the defence) on detaila regarding the locality of the house tenced to four weeks' hard labour, and marks on the exhumed body.
Opening the defence, Mr. Leask
days' jail. His Worship also order not make out a case for him to ans in the sand pit.
His subsequent
ed the accused to pay the complain-wer. He admitted that there was action in telling lies about his wife
circumstantial evidence ant $1 compensation or do four some
was eaally explained. He dis- which went against the accused, more days' hard labour.
Both parties were bound over in but Counsel said he could not see covered that his action in conceal- the sum of $50 each to keep the that the Crown had brought out ing the body of his wife punishable, peace for six months.
anything to show that accused was therefore he led to protect him- the direct cause of his wife's death.
OLD EXCUSE FAILS.
self.
Mr. Lindsell pointed out that the In his reply Mr. Whyte-Smith meal in the stomach showed that pointed out, the string of circum- stantial eviilence which indicated. death was sudden. Two Chinese youths were this
Mr. Leask admitted this, but the accused's guilt, and asked for While admitting morning charged before Mr. R. E. asked how it could be proved that his committal. Lindeell with the unlawful posses accused had caused the sudden the onus of proof was on the pro- He submitted secution, Mr. Whyte-Smith said hei sion of 11 bars of soap. First ac- death of his wife? cused said he was given some of that no jury could convict on the thought a jury would convict on: the soap by the second accused to evidence presented by Mr. T. S. the evidence which had been pro- (Assistant Crown duced. He contended that the de- carry, while second accused said Whyte-Smith
fence, had not yet discharged its that a man named Tai Seng gave Solicitor).
Explaining the accused's action onus of proving the statement that the soap to them both to carry. As usual, Tai Seng could not now after his wife's disappearance, Mr. the accused had lled for fear of
Leask said he suddenly came upon imprisonment as the result of con
be found. The Magistrate order-the wifa hanging from the roof in cealing the body.
ed No. 1 to receive 10 strokes the attic. He at once cut the body The Magistrate gave an adjourn with a rattan, while No. 2 was down and concealed it, and later ment until this morning to consider fined $10 or 14 days' fail. - he took it out and buried it the matter,
Engineers &
Shipbuilders.
W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Engineers and Shipbuilders
Kowloon Bay. New Work & Repairs.
Call Flag "L" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors,
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL CO.,
Phone 2282,
18, Queen's Road Central.
Printers.
"THE CHINA MAIL" General
Printers.
Publishers and Bookbinders. 5, Wyndham Street. Tel. C.22.
Ship Chandlers.
E. HING & CO.,
25, Wing Woo St. Tel. C. 1116, Metal Merchants and Ship
Chandlers. Managing Director
REPORT FROM
MR. H. S. CHIN.
BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANGTUNG
Waterlevels in English Feet.
Highest W.L.
Lowest W.L.
W.L
W.L.
On
record
• 6/7
FUT
417,7
rising
0'
+104
falling
+10.6
+12.2
+81
falling
ΟΙ Place of Observation
record West River at Shiuhing
*****410* North River at Taingyue +28′7′′ North River at Samshui ..... + 27.3* East River at Sheklung
+16 2
Printed and published for the concerned by GEORGE WILLIAM. CADE BURNETT, Managing Editor; at 5, Wyrlham Street
Hoar Konk.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.