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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1929.

DROWNING RESCUE THEFT OF LETTERS

TWO CHINESE QIRIS' NARROW ESCAPE IN HARBOUR

POLICE CHARGE MAY FOLLOW

Two young Chinese girls had a narrow escape from drowning yesterday, when they were found struggling in the Har hour, and, through the prompt action of a Chinese 4mployee of the Eastern Extension Talteraph Co., were rescued. The girls concerned are Cheng Ng. mal (16) and Las Sam-mut (15), who came down From Canton together a couple of days ago. Yesterday after. noon they

CONSPIRACY BY TRIO OF

CHINESE

JAIL FOR THE LOT

THE CHINA-MAIL,

MR. G. MORRISON

KEEN MARKSMAN AND BOWLS PLAYER'S DEATH

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The three Chinese charged in The death occurred yesterday. connection with the theft of let-morning at the French Hospital of tera from private boxes at various Mr. Geo. Morrison at the age of 51. end. addresses in the Central District. The deceased had been 16 years in

The Indian Recreation Club 2nd were convicted by Mr. E. W. the Colony and during that period XI. will play the Rt. E. and R.E. at Hamilton at the Central Magis- he was engaged as a saw-miller on 2 pm. on Saturday on the latter's the staff of the Taikoo Dock. A ground. The Indian players will tracy, this morning.

popular man and a very keen lawn be bowler, he had a large

M. P. Madar (Capt.), H. T. Barma, friends, most of whom were pre-A., R. Suad, A. M. Rumjahn, D. sent at the funeral which took place Mohamed. A. K. Ismail, F. M. el yesterday evening at the Protestant Arculli, J. S. Ackber. S. Ismail and Cemetery, Happy Valley.

J. M. A. Rumjakn.

When the caserosumed, Mr. A. E, Hall appeared for the second man.

First accused, making a state- ment from the dock, said that No. "picked" the letters and gave thera to him and No. 2 to read.

circle of

University v. C.C.ć.

are said to have fumped or fallen into the harbour together from Murray Pier, and would have drowned but for the gallant action of Tony Tni, a "boy" employed by the)

Second accused wont into the

Mr. Morrison is survived by his Bastern Extension Telegraph Co.

witness box. He said that he was wife and a daughter who are re- The following will play for the He saw the girls from the offico

known aiding at Greenock, and also a son Varalty first eleven in a friendly window, and without hesitation rushed photographer and had

it and went to their rescue, plunging the other two men for about two who is married and is now in match against the C.C.C. on Satur He reached months. No. 1 gave him a letter Shanghai, Mrs. Morrison and her day at 2 pan. sharp on the home sne of the girls and while keeping her to read and he had just started daughter were to have left Home ground.-C.W. Lam (Capt.), S. V. to do so when the constable came to-day by the s.s. "Rawalpindi," Gitting, D. H. Samy, N. P. Karanjia, He did not know where the letter and a telegram was despatched yes. E. A. Lee, D. J. N. Anderson, M. B. came from.

terday asking them not to come out Osman, A. Chan.Fook, A. Bakar, A. B. Suliqnian, C. Candah. Re- serve:--A. Rodrigues.

in from the Praya Wall.

afloat called out for assistance.

About to Sink

The other girl was carried out by The swift moving current and was about to sink when Kwok Yee, a boat- man of sumpan No. 3808-A, which was in the vicinity, dived into the harbour

sinking girl just time.

A Convenient Meeting Asked by his solicitor to explain

here.

Keen Bowls Player

how the three came to meet so The late Mr. Morrison was a keen

Volunteer v. R.C.

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from the bant, and swimming swiftly conveniently in West Point, wit-bowls, player and was a member of Volunteers on Sunday at 2 pan, atGodown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from to the rescue, was able to reach theness and that he and No. 2 were the Taikoo Recreation Bowls team, the I.R.C. ground against the the wharves delivery may be obtained. going to visit his (No. 2's) Runt, for whom he played in league L.R.C.-A. C. I. Bowker (Capt.); ) No claims will be admitted after the The sampan was then rewed up and and met No. 3 in Third-street matches and against Interport 3. R. Hinton, E. R. West, J. A.Goods have left the Godowns, and all the two girls and their rescuers, were No. 3 then handed some letters to teams. The lag of the Civil Ser-Summers. A. Reld, O. Moor, G. E. Goods remaining undelivered after the taken on board and landed at the pler No. 1. They all then went to the vice Club at Happy Valley was R. Divett, C. A. L. Rickett, H. L. F.

11th inst. will be subject to rent, where the Police were summoned. The bench in Hing Hong-road where flown at half mast as a mark of res- Ewin, W. D. Folley and J. E. be presented to the Undersigned on or All claims against the steamer must two girls, who were suffering from im- No. I handed him two letters to pect and the mersion, were taken to the Government read. One was already open.

game between the Richardson.

before the 25th inst. or they will not Club and the Shanghai Interporters Civil Hospital N

be recognised, It is understood that Palice proceedsaid that he picked up two letters ed the Monument. The deceased No. 3, speaking from the dock, was stopped while the cortege pass.

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1st XI. (Home). H. R. B. Han-ed. cock (Captain), A. C. 1. Howker, ed by J. L. Bonnar, J. R. Hinton, O. Moor, H. Owen Hughes, H V. Parker, T. E. Pearce. A. Reid, V. W. L.

Mourners

eral were:-

Among those present at the fun-Stanion, E. R. West.

2nd XI (Away), W. W. Mac- Messrs. J. Russell, P. M. Keown, kenzie (Captain), A. D. Coppin,

C. Cameron, J. Watson, G. Gerrard, H. J. Armstrong. G. E. R. Divett.

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in the street and handed them to was also a keen marksman and a No. The other three letters member of the Talkoo Rifle Club. found by the Police belonged.to He will be greatly missed by hia He knew that No. 1 hd many, friends at the Dockyard taken those letters from private where he was much respected and was known to his friends as "Big 0xes, and now that he came to think of it, he believed that the Bill Morrison." two he had picked up in the [street had been dropped by Na 1!

The Magistrate convicted a three accused To-day Leung Wing-kwei, was!

on the charge of summoned by Traffic Sergeant conspiracy to steal, letters and Brown, before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, sentenced them to six months' hard D. McNeill, J. Pain, R. Gray, D. Hutchison, C. P. James, Skinner,THE Undersigned have received W. D. Bell, P. B. Bell, J. Campbell, J. A. Summers, H. R. Remington. I instructions to sell by 'Public for driving a private ear in Des Labour each.

T. Swan, R. Wallace, S. Hope, GH. L. F. Ewin, R. M. Wood. Voeux-road on September 26, with

The charge against Nos. 1 and Stewart, J. Ferguson, N. Drummond, learner's licence which permitted of stealing letters was dismiss-F. J. Phillips, D. Mair, A. Ramsay, tu drive only in specified, his Worship saying that there P.-W. Ramsay, W. Russell, P. T. timoroughfares,

no netual evidence of steal-Farrell, J. B. Chapman, A. Davidson,

F. K. Duncan, W. Oswald, W. Brown, The following will represent the Defendant admitted the offence, ing

J. Gardner, W. Johnson, J. Johnston, Volunteers on Sunday, October 6, at On the counts and remarking: "You must not o

of receiving J. Stainfield, C, W. Matthews, H.. this. I can't have it," his Worship solen letters and opening private McKechnie, M. O'Brien, W. Wother-2.00 p.m. at the IR.C. ground

Etters, Noz. I and 2 imposed a fine of $15.

were sen spoon, F. W. James, and many others, against the I.R.C.-A. C. I. Bowker The defendant's brother, Lenngence to three months on each. Kempton, J. Laing, C. C. Nelson, J. A. Summers. A. Reid, D. Moor, The chief, mourners were Measra. (Captain), J. R. Hinton, E. R. West, Wing-hong, the owner of the carunt: the sentences to run con-

F. J. Sherwell, G. AfeLeod, K.. E. wra's semmoned for ant having atrrently with the first one.

Greig and B. E, Fickler. With regard to No. 3, his Wor- signalling device on his car which

Floral Tributes has a left hand drive.

alp said that he was the much Wreaths were sent by: "Your affec- older man, and from the evidence tionate wife, son and daughter, Mr. the others appeared--to bave Hansen and Marjorie, Mr. and Mrs. and Bira. J Kemptor, Mr. J. E. been at the root of it.

It was J. Laing and family, Mr. and Mrs. unfortunate that there

na A. Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. J. was

Polson, Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Duncan and family, Mr. and Mrs. D. Peoples, Mr. and Mrs. A. Stalker, Mr. and

him

He said that he did not know is was necessary, and was fined $5.

A similar case, was brought by Traffic Sergeant George.

He charged Miss S. W. Yu with driving a private car in Pokfulam road with a learner's licence.

She admitted the offence.

Mr. Hamilton: I can't have it. In view of so many accidents be cause of this I have got to impose a haavy fine. Fifteen dollars.`

Mr. Hamilton: What made you do it? The road was-not very crowded at the time.

Magistrate: Yes, but you know what ronds are specified on a learn-

charge left on which he could be entenced to a further term of imprisonment.

BERLIN SHOCKED

Mrs.

G. E. R. Divett, C. A. L. Rickett,

H. L. F. Ewin, W. D. Folley, J. E. Richardson.

LOST SON FOUND

FATHER DISCOVERS CHILD IN BOARDING HOUSE

CHARGE OF HARBOURING

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W. Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. J. Adam, Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. D. McNeillie, Mr. and Mrs. J. Chalmers, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Swan,

In connection with the kidnapping Grace and Malcolm, Mr. and Mrs. R. (Continued from page 1.) Amery, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Ramsay, of a small Chinese boy, whose parents made the acquaintance of. Woodrow Mr. and Mrs. W. Wotherspoon. Mr. live it 201, Leung Sai-you, the owner of the Wilson, who impressed him profound. and Mrs. R. Wallace, Mamie and two women were

Temple-street, Yaumati, car, was charged with, allowing ay. By 1014 he wanted' a start with Jean, Mr. and Mra. C. E. Terry, Mr. charged before Mr. T. S.

yesterday afternoon leraner to have charge of his ear, Albert Ballin. of the Hamburg-Ameri- and Mrs. J. D. Prevan, Mr. and Mrs. Smith,

Whyto- at the Kowloon Magis and pleaded "guilty.”

G. McLeod, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bliss can Steamship Company, a German showed that he was in truth an imper... Bird. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. road. According to Detective Insper- company for world trade-all of which and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. Jacy, with harbouring the lad at the Whyte and Jenny, Mr. and Mrs. Kee Fat boarding house, Connaught ialist, but that he did not desire wat Ranisay, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Stewart, or Fallon, the boy, whose age was 7 as a means to economic power...

Mr. W. Bell and family, Mr. and years, was missed from his home be- The Ruhr Crisle

Mre. J. T. Thirlwell, Mr. and Mra tween 3 and 4 p.m., on Sept. 18, and er's licence. Someone might have urged the formation of a Ministry.on

During the Ruhr crisis Stresemann G, W. C. Burnett, and Mr. and Mrs. the Police were informed. The follow-

C.

C. Nelson. Then you both would the broadest possible basis, the so-call: R. Bell, Jn... W. R. Greenhalgh, Kee Fat boarding house. The inferm- Messrs. F. J. Sherwell, A. Ogilvie, information that his son, was at the ing afternon the boy's father received have been very sorry, but too late.ed "Great Coalition," in other words, Kenneth E. Greig, W. Bell, Jr., ant was an employee of the boarding

A fine of $10 was imposed. the inclusion cf the Socialists. When Morrison, W. T. Johnston, C. C.

therefore an August 12, 1923, the Cuno Cameron, and E. Moore.

house. The father concealed "himself Cabinet resigned, He became Chancellor Members of the Taikoo Club, Civil on the second floor of the boarding 'AN OLD GAME -

and formed n Cabinet. At the begin. Service Club, Kowleen Bowling Greenhouse, and when his son appeared in ning of October he was forced to re- Club, the Shanghal Interport Lawn the corridor. made hip prezence known. cign. as in spite of the cessation of Bowlers, members of the Hong Kong The boy ran to him. The first defon- BOGUS LETTER TO RAISE THE passive resistance

Football Club, the Hong Kong St. dant remonstrated with the father for in the Ruhr the Andrew's Society, Kowloon WIND

Dock

The father ing her, and the other woman, who was then told her who he was, and detain-

in a room, aert for the Police. They went to Police Headquarters and later to Yaumati Station.

The case was adjourned.

been killed.

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French made no change in their policy Staff, the Taikoo Dockyard and frightening her child! It fell to his lot, however, to form an-gineering Co., Ltd., and the European other Ministry which only lasted till Staff of the Taikeo Docks. the end of November,

Marx's Cabinet

In Memorian

་

"Thpt is an old game," remarked Detective Inspector C. P. Fallon at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning be fere Mr. T., S. Whyte-Smith when he In the Mars Cabinet which follow The following letter has been ad- case in which Tamed he was Fereign Minister and In dressed to the Hon. Treasurer of the prosecuted in a Shing (23), nt unemployed Chinese, agreement with Marx pursued a polley Hong Kong Benevolent Society of 50, Shanghai-atreet, was charged of reachlag an understanding with the (Mrs. Goldsmith) by Mr. J. Me with attempting to receive money by Allies. In the Luther Cabinet which Talso pretences' from Mak Sze, mar-came into office in January, 1925, he

Cormack: ried woman residing on the second again held the post of Foreign Minis Dear Mrs. Goldsmith,-I enclose; floor of 494, Nathan-road, Kowloon. ter and transmitted to the Allies in cheque for $96.00 representing the On September 30, the complainant February, the proposals for a secur-amount subscribed by anme mem- left her flat and on reaching the ity pact which formed the subject of bers of Taikoo Dockyard staff to the ground floor entrance was surprised protracted discussions betweon Britain funds of the Hong Kong Benevol- to find two letters (in Chinese) await- and France. The negotiations ended; ent"Society, in memory of the late ing her. She left them there. On re-in the Locarne Conference and Pact of Mr. Ceorge Morrison. turning from a walk she found that October, 1926. But, as the National- one was missing, so she took the other lats had left the Cabinet, it had to and handed, it to her son.

resign on December 5. Luther form-

Un October 2 the accused came to ed another Government on January 19,

List of subscribers is attached.

Yours sincerely,

J. MCCORMACK.

her house with: a letter, which her son 1926, and Stresemann was again For Taikoo Dockyard, Oct. 3. found to be exactly the same as that, cign Minister, and denounced the policy given to him at first.

She asked the defendant what he

List of Subscribers

CARRIER-PIGEONS

347 BREEDING SOCIETIES TAKE PART IN CONTEST

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Thren hundred and forty-seven German carrier-pigeon breeding societies took part in a contest.at Budapest recently.. The pigeons, numbering 15,000, were brought to Budapest in a special train of twenty-eight waggons, and soldiers of revenge as insanity.

wore told off to unload the cazas An Indelible Mark

for the start, which was delayed for The Hat referred to is as fol- an hour owing to weather cond!- had come for and he replied that he Among the many figures in German Iowa:- had come to get something, and that politics upon whom international atton-

tions. The birds were set free in he had been reat down by the Kwong tion has been fixed at various times, J. Watson, C. S. Cameron, J. Interesting sight as they flew off to Messrs. W. Wotherspoon, W. Weir, batches of 2,000, and provided an Lung Shop in Canton to do so

one personality stands out in bold ro- Ferguson, J. Stewart, A. McArthur, Her saspicien ing aroused, the lief. It is that of Dr. Gustav Streso. McCormack, J. E. Hansen, J. A. G. cries of "gut flug" (good flight) wemon went next do and telephoned mann, during whose five years of un- Anderson, R. H. Cousins, G. Gerrard, fram their owners.

The average to the Yaunti Police Station, and interrupted rule at the Foreign, Office, F. Soutar, A. Stalker, D. L. Lyle, Wspeed of a carrier is 1,000 metros subsequently a Chinese detective ar Germany, defeated to the verge of an Hope, W. R. Oswald, A. MacIndoe among the German birds, are cap- Brown, W. R. Greenhalgh, Stewart & minute, but many four-year-olds rested accused just as he was leaving nihilation in the greatet war the world win Warnock, H. T. Palmer, Calife of doing 1,256 metros a minute. the fat.

www green has ever seen, has made a recovery un- Davidson, The articles mentioned in the lattor xampled in history for its rapidity and Walmsley.

D. B. Bone, D.

M. Keown were never ordered by the complain-completeness. Powe

K. Only four birds refused to start, AfeLennan, J. B. Chapman, K. E. and a fifth, which daringed its wing Greg E. Wilzon, W. B. Adams, on a post, returned to Hanover by Stresemann WAS

only

N: MacArthur, Thomas Swan, D. G. fifty-ons years old; but Spiers, WJohnaton, Johnson, R train.

indelible mark Wallace, H. Babbidge, George Nisbet,

ant and there was no shop in Canton Leasons of War

at all by the name of Kwong Lung

Stood to Gain $2,000

ho

B. Gray, J. H. Stewart, T. Young,

"The money that accused would have har oft an.

got would have amounted to overlin the annals of his countrys He was H Morton, J. Gariner $2,000.

theBlumarck of post-war Germany. Total subscription to Hong Kong subscribed by some members of Accused said that a Chinese "fatty" But where Blamarck was careless of Benavalent Society $98.00. Had given him the letter at Pubile treading on the toes of those who Square and Acid, him to deliver it to stood in his way, Dr. Stresemann Indra- the house mentioned for 20 cents ed the lesson of the war and did hi

Inspector Fallon, added that he xaid-best to step, over them.

AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Bir, On behalf of the Commit-

od the defendant's floor and found The news of his death will be retse of the Hong Kong Behavolent paper, inki, pens and everything con celved with sincere regres by the 'nected with thu altempted fraud... Imany members of the present and fast Society,, I beg to acknowlodge * His Worship, sentenced the sccused British Govendient who cama, into con- with grateful thanks, a cheque to two month hard labour, ad tact with him at various conferences for 496, representing the amount

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