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CHINESE PAPER SUED FOR LIBEL
$25,000 DAMAGES
PLAINTIFF ABSENT: JUDGMENT & COSTS AGAINST HIM
NAMESAKE OF AN ADMIRAL
the
The
China Mail
No. 27,095
HONG KONG,
THE "TEST"
AUSTRALIA FUT ON 70 RUNS
RYDER IS OUT
ESTABLISHÐD
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1929.
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WHOLE CREW IS THE KING MOVED TO PACKS OF FAMISHED
DROWNED
SHIP ON ROCKS
At Adelaide this morning there 24 GERMANS & 1 PORTUGUESE
PERISH
NEAR OPORTO HARBOUR
Lisbon. Yesterday.
comprising 24
The whole crow
A WINDOW
A GOOD SIGN
WOLVES
TERRIFIED CITY
PREPARING THE ROOMS AT CONSTANTINOPLE IN GRIP OF A
BOGNOR RESIDENCE
H.M. NOW STRONGER
London, Yesterday.
WRETCHED WINTER
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SESSIONS SMILES
A PRISONER REFERS TO THE WRONG MAN
TWO POLICE BRIDES -ARRIVE
ON THE 'MACEDONIA' SCOTTISH GIRL MARRIED IN
་-
THEN CORRECTS HIMSELF Laughter was caused in the
UNION CHURCH Supreme Court this morning, dúr- Ing the "$50 Hong Kong Bank notes was again a crowd of 15,000 spec-
NUMEROUS DEATHS alleged conspiracy to forge" trial in OTHER FROM WATERFORD tators to watch the opening of the
| the January Griminal Sessions, whên third day's play in the fourth Test
Two "Police brides" arrived in the Wu Wang-ngal, the first prisoner, Constantinople, Yesterday. match. The weather was bright
Packs of famished wolves are gave evidence about a fellow pri- Colony on the P. & O. s. "Mace- The only official information at
Boner (No. 4) and, after he had donia" and one of them was married and the wicket, according to Reu-
Geary is reported to Germans and one Portuguese was the Palace to-night was that the striking terror in the suburbs of ter, fast.
in Union Church, Kennedy-road, this was duchanged, the city which is gripped in the been speaking for some considerable King's condition
quarter of a time, declared that he had made a His worst winter for a understands have recovered
the leg drowned when the German steamer but atrain which Incapacitated him "Deister" grounded on the rocks Majesty had a good day and that century. There are four feet of mistake and was referring, all the morning, before a large attendance
Wu Wang-ngal, speaking in the while attempting to make Oporto his strength has increased some-snow and communications by land time, to No. 3 prisoner!
what. It has been found possible and sen were practically paralys.
oc-Hakka dialect, sald that he was in- harbour in a violent storm-Reu- to move him from his bed to a ed. Numerous deaths have
troduced to Chan Wing, who is not chair which was moved to a window curred from exposure.-Reuter.
in custody and who is alleged by the so that the King could enjoy the sunny day.
from
earlier in the game.
Judgment with costs was entered against a wamesake of Admiral Chan Chak, Commander-in-Chief of Nationalist Nuvy in Kwang- whom the cage tung-with hus no connection whatsoever Ori- the Supreme Court.
Ryder The overnight balamen, Kinal Jurisdiction. this morn-
and Jackson, opened cautiously, ter. ing, a Chan Chak, alias Chan Pak-
but after adding only nine runs to a contructor, is total, the Australian skipper tong, described as carrying on business nt No. 1, Wing was given "leg before" of White, Wo-street, Hong Kong, as Chan Tailand thus retired with a capitally- | Kee, who sued for $25,000 damages compiled 63 to his credit. Jackson at this stage had made 75, and four for alleged libel.
Defendants were the Overseas wickets were down for 145.
Jackson continued to bat bright- Chinese Daily News, Ltd., proprie- tors of the "Wah Kiu Yat Pu," ly and stubbornly and with the ns-
paper publishers.
of one
SPANISH REVOLT
PART OF VALENCIA GARRISON
SITUATION SERIOUS
Paris, Yesterday.* Travellers renching Hendaye
garrison at Valencia has revolted. The situation is considered grave.
Nos. 1 and 2, Yuen On-lane, news-(sistance of Bradman, took the from Spain report that part fo the score to 201 by the time the lun- Plaintiff claimed that he has cheon interval came. Seventy runs been and is greatly injured in his were thus added during the morn- credit and reputation and has suf-jing's play for the loss
were then ferrd loss by way of special dam- wicket. and Australia age through the loss of a gontract but 133 behind England's first with Yuen Cheong Tal firm, No. 18. innings' total with six wickets in Lee Yuen-street West, to the ex-hand. tent of $1,800,"
Madrid, Yesterday. General de Rivera told pressmen that despite events at Valencia the Spanish football cup final, fixed for to-day, would be played there. General San Jurgo flew to Valencia and telephoned De Rivera at midnight: "The rebels are under discipline."
ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS
Continuous Pleasures"
J. B. Hobbs, c Ityder, b Hendry It also claimed that "the plaintiff H. Sutcliffe, st Oldfield, b
Grimmett suffered damage from the defen-!
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A decree has ordered the news-
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dants' falsely and maileiously print-W. R. Hammond, not out.... R. Jardine, 1.b.w., b ing and publishing of the words D.
Grimmett following:-
"There is also one Chan Chak E. Hendren, b Blackle
in Heung Hoi. There has been one A. P. F. Chapman, e a'Beckett, by the name of Chan Chak constant-
b Ryder....
ly appearing in of these G. Duckworth, e Ryder, b ......and people of various clubs
Grimmett ...
there are very few did not know his H. Larwood, b Hendry
nume.
In spite of that some of the G. Geary, run out people still take him as the Influen M. W. Tate, b Grimmett tin man Chan Chak. But (the Inst J. C. White,
c Ryder, b mentioned) Chan has gone from Canton to Nanking and would have certainly not lingered in the Colony
of Hong Kong and given himself up Lo continuous
(1.ke pleasures
the
that)...... According to what the say, this Chan Chak is in fact a man of a certain occupa tion and has hitherto resided in this Colony and pretended to be a rich man.""
Application About Costs
The alleged defamation of char- acter was stated to have appeared in the "Wah Kiu Yat Po" on Oct. 8, 1927.
Grimmett
Extras
Total
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papers to place a sixteenth part of their space at the disposal of the 1 Government for announcements.
The Comdemned
Paris, Yesterday. Newspaper reports from Hen- daye on the Spanish frontier state
5 that three high Spanish officers, who had been sentenced to death
3 following the recent revolt in
2 Ciudad Real, have committed sul-
cide-Reuter.
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Fall of wickets:-1 for 143 runs
(Hobbs), 2 for 143 (Sutcliffe), 3 for 149 (Jardine), 4 for 179 (Hendren), 5 for 246 (Chapman). 6 for 263 (Duckworth), 7 for 270 (Larwood), 8 for 308 (Geary), 9
"GARTH CASTLE ”
LINER SUCCESSFULLY REFLOATED
Reuter
Meanwhile the windows, of the King's rooms at Craigweil House, Bognor, are being reglazed with a special glass admitting ultra violet rays. A squad of Marines are busy inside rearranging the furní- ¡ture in accordance with the
Queen's wishes.—Reuter.
"FRESH OVERCAST"
N. E. winds, fresh, overcast, is the official forecast until noon to-morrow,
The anticyclone over China has weakened slightly.
Strong to fresh monsoon may be expected along the S. E. coast of China and over the N. China Sea.
JEWEL RUNNERS
SHIP'S STEWARD IS INDICTED
BAN
MERCHANTS PERTURBED
New York Saturday. The Federal grand jury has brought in two indictments charg- ing William Ballyn, chief steward of the "Berengarja," a city police- man and four others. with compli city in smuggling operations where. officials estimate by the Federal
CIVIL AVIATION
IMPORTANT STEP FOR ENCOURAGEMENT
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
I
of friends and the bridegroom's col- leagues.
She was Miss Mary McIntosh, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh,
Police to be "wanted," by No. 4 pri-No. 105, Strathmantern-road, Dun- soner, that Chan Wing told No. 4 dee, Scotland. prisoner about the banknotes and The bridegroom was Sergeant that, in turn, No. 4 told him (wit- | Ronald H. McEuan, a son of the late ness) about them.
Mr. R. G. MoEuan (who was long When cross-examined, however, by
in the Government service here) and Mr. Somerset Fitzroy (Assistant Mrs. McEuan, No. 109, Strathman- Attorney-General), witness exclaim-tern-road, Dundee, Scotland.
ed that he only know No. 4 prison-
The Rev. Mr. F. C. Young offi
er after they had both been arrested! ciated. He then made the correction referred
"George Sunico"
London, Saturday. An important step in the ea couragement of civil aviation has been taken by the formation of the to. National Flying Services, Limited, under the honorary chairmanship: This prisoner also said that "the of Captain F. E. Guest to estab- banknotes have nothing to do with lish Flying Clubs, aerodromes, and me; they are all the business of Chan landing grounds all over the coun- Wing: they were neither in my pos- session, on my person, or in my custody."
try.
A White Paper states that the Air Ministry has agreed to grant financial assistance for 10 years, on the basis of the number of exceeding qualified pilots not $15,000 annually for three years and thereafter £7,500 annually.
The Company undertakes to pro- vide 20 aerodromes and '80 land- ing grounds within three years. It expects to commence active fly ing in April with an initial fleet of 100 aeroplanes for flying tuition, private hire, and other activities. -Reuter.
EASIER FLYING
'PLANES ON INSTALMENT SYSTEM
Mr. James Reid, a cousin of the bridegroom, led the bride to the church, Mrs. J. S. Dick, another cousin of the bridegroom, was matron of honour.
match. Her shoes
Honeymoon at Macao The bride's dress was of blue georgette and she were
a hat to were of silver. With regard to copper plates seiz- ed by the Police in a raid, he told She carried a bouquet of white roses the Court that they had been hand-tied with a ribbon of white satin,
The Misses Peggy Dick and Hilda ed to him, packed like books, by Reid were the bridesmaids. They George Sunico, who bad left the Col. ony, and that he, prisoner, did not posies of forget-me-nots and silver white crepe de chine with
know anything about them.
Mr. Leo d'Almada
word
and roses on their hair. They carried baskets of white roses tied with blue ribbon.
Mr. Britton supported the bride-. groom as best mar.
e Castro, Jr. leaves (Instructed by Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro, Sr.) is defending No. 4 Det. Sgt. What is In prisoner. charge of the case.
OPERA TRIUMPH;
IDEAL "BUTTERFLY" FOUND BY CHANCE
FROM THE PHILIPPINES
The reception at Messra. Lane, Crawford's was well attended and the honeymoon is to be spent in
Масао.
SGT. O'DONOVAN-MISS MORRISEY
The other "Macedonia" bride is Miss Theresa Morrisey of No. 14, Parliament-street, Waterford, Jre- The famous State Opera in Unterland. Notice of her marriage to Ber-
Berlin, Dec. 19.
Washington, Saturday. A DIFFICULT JOB
With the idea of popularising the one million dollars worth of jewels were smuggled into the United use of aeroplanes a United States London, Yesterday. States.
company, backed with a capital of den Linden has discovered the per- The Union Castle Hiner "Garth
It is alleged that a regular sys-five million dollars, has been formed yesterday evening from Sizewell only seafarers but also the dock the instalment system.-Reuter's WBank, off Aldeburgh, where she police and jewellers, by which the American Service.
fect Madam Butterfly. She is Miss geant John O'Donovan, of Central looking girl, with almond eyes and
for 312 (Tute), 10 for 334 (White) Castle," was refloated successfully item was organised involving not to arrange the sale of machines on Jovita Fuentes, a beautiful Oriental/Station, was given some time ago.
a'Beckett Hendry Grimmett The writ, said Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C.) instructed by Mr. F. H. Oxenham
Loseby for the defence), was issu
ed on Nov. 10, 1927.
Blackie Ryder
HOWLING ANALYSIS.
R.
0. M. .31 8 44
.31 14 49
.52.1 12 102
.35 14 51
29 6 5+
Б 1 20 AUSTRALIA-1BT INNINGS.
Under section 297 of the Code of Civil Procedure, counsel asked his W. M. Woodfull, c Duckworth, Honour the Chief Justice (Sir b Tate
Henry Gollan, C.B.E.; to exercise A. Jackson, not out
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his discretion and strike the action out with costs.
H. L. Hendry, c Duckworth, b
Larwood
Plaintiff was neither present nor
A. F. Kippax, b White
legally represented.
J. S. Ryder, 1.b.w. White
Mr. W. D. Owen was called to D. Bradman, not out give evidence. He stated that his Extra
firm had acted for plaintiff and that notice of the date of trial had been received by plaintiff.
His lordship, accordingly, struck the case out, with costs for defend-"" ants. A further application in re- spect of coats with be heard in Chambers.
ARMED ROBBERY
LONELY WOMAN ROBBED AT SHAMSHSUIPO
SIX MEN ENTER HUT
An armed robbery occurred at Shamshulpo at 12.85 this morning.
The report was made to the Police by Lau Fung (13) a married woman living in a hut in So-uk village, Shamshulpo.
Total (for 4 wkts.) To bat:
C. V. Grimmett,
D. D. J. Blackle,
R. M. Oxenham,
NARROW ESCAPE
2 CELL'S FAULTY HEATING
APPARATUS
3
+3
34
1
Paris, Saturday.'
It is reported from Madrid that Sanchez Guerra was nearly 201 auffocated by fumes from a brazier Installed in his cell at. Valencia, through a default in the heating apparatus.
NEW JOBS
CHANGES FOR AMERICAN POLITICIANS
■
STIMSON AND KELLOGG
Washington, Saturday.
JURY'S MAJORITY
a lovely smile, from the Philippine A BULLET'S BILLET Islands, who has been studying in|
SIDELIGHT ON MODERN Italy.
POACHING
At eight o'clock last night Miss Fuentes was an unknown singer struggling to obtain a hearing from the world. At 10.80 the audience
ACCEPTED BY AN ENGLISH CORONER
1
of the State Opera knew that a new
: SIX TO ONE
NOT REMUNERATIVE
That pheasant as fine a cock
star had risen, and that Puccini's bird as ever came hurtling over the
writes #
was
went aground on Friday.
jewels, were brought from Amster- Five tugs took part in the opera-dam via Southampton to New York tions and their task whs rendered where they were handed over to the dificult as a strong wind was ris smugglers and a mysterious woman 1ing and a rough sea was running. agent who delivered the gema to
The vessel was towed in a souther. the wholesale dealera.
direct
The licit traffic has become ly
for apparently
the Thames.-British Wireless Service so serious that a jeweller's protec-
tive society has been contemplating. A majority verdict was accepted ideal Butterfly, for whom a genera-tree-tope which was one of a num appealing to Congress.-Renter's by Mr. G. Wills-Taylor, the West tion of impresarios had hunted in ber that I helped to shoot the other day in a Berkshire wood, had had American Service.
Surrey coroner, at a Farnham in vain, had been found at last. quest on Mrs. Elizabeth Allen, 49,
Frau Maria Wagner, the famous (an adventurous, career, who was killed by being knocked German prima donna, had been bill-countryman in the "Evening News." down by a motor-cycle ridden by ed to sing the part, but at ten When it came to carving him a Russell William Gibbs, at. Badshot o'clock yesterday morning the direc- strange and hard substance It
found embedded in the flesh. Lea.
tor of the opera received a message was about half-an-inch deep-a Six jurymen agreed on a verdict that she was ill. The director was
spherical leaden bullet three- of death from misadventure, and
in a dilemma.
eighths of an inch in diameter! one favoured a verdcit of man-
No Time to Rehearse
The missile, without a doubt, had elaughter.
Suddenly one of his staff remem-been fired by a poacher from a Gibbs stated that his speed was bered Miss Fuentes, who had been catapult. How surprised and an Colonel Henry Stimson, Gov-only five or six miles on ernor-General of the Philippines, When Mrs. Allen' started to walk turned down only a month ago ba-noyed he must have been when who is coming to Washington from across the road he applied his eause the director thought that her after the thud had told him his aim Manlin next week is considered the brakes, and his cycle came to a stop Japanese cast of features, was too had been good and true, the bird, exotic for Berlin taste. There was instead of dropping to the ground Ilkely successor to Mr. F. B. at the moment of impact. Kellogg as Secretary of State.
Replying to questions, Gibbs said no time for her to rehearse. A few-for it must have been roosting in New York, Saturday. that if he had been going a little minutes' talk with the director was a tree, when the shot was fired→→ The "New York Times" Washing- quicker he might have avoided her. all the preparation she had for her just flapped its wings, rocketed in alarm and then flew right away! correspondent days that' The Police gave evidence that ordeal. which found the dinosaur's egge in ton
A gasp
ran Had the bullet gone a little further, Coolidge will probably there was a skid the marks of which
of astonishment the Great Mongolian Desert, but President since then the taste for real anti-succeed Justice Oliver Wendell extended for 15ft.
through the house when the tiny damaging the breast-bone, the quities appears to have longuished Holmes on the bonch of the Su-
tittle Butterfly. came daintily trip-poacher would probably have got in U.S.A. Chicago, it is now report-preme Court-Reuter's American
ping on the stage to greet Lieuten-hle bird.
This little incident throws an in- ed, is proposing to fit out an expedl-Service.
ant Pinkerton, her future husband.
teresting
оп aldelight
modern Nanking, Yesterday. Gradually the natural ease and sim- Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has pilcity with which Miss Fuentes poaching. Compared with what it was before the war-when game- telegraphed to Peking giving In-went through ber part convinced structions for arrangements to be them that here
was, no Imitation, Preserving, especially of pheasant, made for the reception of Mrs. Sun and when the curtain fell there was lavishly than to-day, poaching is not was Indulged in so much more Yat-sen, who is returning to China a hush, for a moment, and then a nearly as well worth while. In
E. L. a'Beckelt, W. A. Oldfield. Fall of wickets:-1 for 1 run (Woodfall), 2 for 6 (Hendry), 8 for 19 (Kippax), 4 for 145 (Ryder).
SIGNING BY RADIO
MARVELLOUS INVENTION
DEMONSTRATED
NEW YORK TO LONDON
London, Yesterday.
Three doctors, by using oxygen, just managed to resuscitate him.
-Reuter.
NOAH AT CHICAGO
It was an American expedition
tion to Mount' Ararat în order to discover the original Noah's Ark.
cross the ocean under its own
GENERAL BOOTH
RETURNS TO HOME AT BARNET
MRS. SUN YAT-SEN
via Siberia.
bour.
ugo
If it landed an Mount Ararat, de- Facsimile wireless transmission, clare the proposers of this scheme, which means, for instance, that at landed some way up a consider She was sleeping alone in the hut cheque can be wirelossed across the able amount of a hill "wherd the when the robbery occurred. Sud-world and honoured on the signa-rareness of the air would check
London, Yesterday. It is understood that a spacious great storm of applause burst forth very few coverts are there now denly she was awakened by the butture, was practically demonstrated at decay." But there would still re-
General Booth has returned to building, formerly belonging to Miss Fuentes is the twenty-four enough birds to warrant the organ!- a planter.aation of a determined raid in which door being forced open, and, before Somerton, Somerset, yesterday, to matr the problem of how to get! she could do anything, seven men which pictures, manuscript: and this venerable. vessel to allther his home at Barnet after a long Dr. Wellington Koo, will be placed year-old daughter of rushed in...
print were flashed on a shortwave down to sea-level without springing convalescence at Southwold-Rou- at her disposal during her stay She studied music first at the con- half a dozen desperadoes, Arnied
servatoire at Manila, and five years with shot-guns, would take part. a considerable leak, to say nothing ter.
in Peking-Reuter, Two of the intruders carried re-beam from New York.
went to Milan. The only
So to-day poaching is not the re- volvers and another an iron bar. Inside a sliding cylinder, on which of the difficulty of getting it to
REV. SCHRAMM NOW FREE European language.she can speak is munerative profession that once it They threatened the woman with le placed sensitised paper, flicks ateam-or with the assistance of
Italian, and the sang last night if was. It is mostly a petty busi- death if she raised, an alarm. She revolving spot light. A few min-an active tug.
Information has been received by Italian, while the rest of the, castness-indulged in by the ne'er-do- well who may sometimes do it main- was thrown into bed and covered útes later the paper is developed and Noah himself, will be, by this Marshal Feng Yu-halang (Minis- the Berlin Mission from Nambung, sang German.
ly for the fun that can he got out with a quilt. Whilst the men with the picture emerges. This is trans-time, even in the "rarest of atmos ter for War) is again-suffering from in the north of Kwangtung, pre-
of it, but more often with the idea the revolvers kept watch at the mitted across the Atlantic at a speed pheres, as much of a mummy as a cold and is under the care of vince, that the Rev. G. 3chramm has
of getting a dinner on the cheap. door, the one with the iron bar of 186,000 miles a second. The in- Tutankhamen-which is rather a physicians, who state that he must been released. He was kidnapped
Such a man must needs empley guarded the helpless woman. vention is the result of ten years' pity, for his views on the celebrated stay in bed awhile and must not by bandits during the latter part of
the most silent and underhand The other four thoroughly ran- research by Signor Marconi and it water-front of little old New York, attend any business. Reuter,
last month together with his wife and five-year-old daughter. The It is reported that Dr. Alfred methods He can and the net for sacked the hut, and eventually all la claimed to be quicker, clearer, complete with Woolworth and
latter two were released a few days Sze, the Minister designate to Lon-partridges, hares and rabbits; for seven men cleared off taking with more accurate and cheaper than pre-Flatiron Buildinga, might have
ago, the Rev. Schramm still being don, will probably return to China pheasants the air-gun or the cata. them money, clothing and jewellery sent methode-Reuter.
detained.
from Washington for a conference pult. Or anares of wire may be used
to the value of $203,
The Police are investigating the
affair, but so far no arrest has been
made...
been worth hearing. But it will certainly be a blow to these higher critics when the original Ark is Bow widow: Husbands are useful, finally anchored at Chicago.-
"Manchester Guardian."
H only to pay your debts.
:
"CHRISTIAN GENERAL”
Nanking, Yesterday.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR
DR. ALFRED SZE
Nanking, Yesterday,
A demand for ransom of $10,000 with Dr. C. T. Wang (the Foreign even for birds. Before now I The closing rate of the dollar on was made for his release but this Minister) before taking up his new have shot a pheasant with a nouse
of wire encircling its neck. Iwas not paid. demand, to-day was 2/0 1/18.
post.Reuter.
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