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MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.

BLISHED

1845

No. 27,372 HONG KONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1929.

THEFT OF A MOTOR THEFT FROM CARS

WIND SCREEN -

CHINESE PAYS DEARLY FOR PRYING ABOUT GARAGE

LOOKING FOR A JOB

A Chinose named Chan Ming!

PREVALENT

COAT STOLEN FROM EUROPEAN

AT C.S. CRICKET CLUB

MAGISTRATE'S COMMENT

"Thefts from motor cars Bre

THEFT OF XMAS CARDS-

ENGLISH LEAGUE FOOTBALL

MAGISTRATE AND LARCENY ONLY SEVEN TEAMS WIN GAMES |

FROM LETTER BOXES

A DIEAN OFFENCE

That the theft of letters from

(44), was to-day charged before Mr.becoming very prevalent, and arg/letter boxes was an offence deserv

E. W. Hamilton with the theft of

AWAY

BOXING DAY RESULTS.

London, Yesterday. To-day's matches in the English ing Bevere punishment was League resulted as under a wind,screen from a motor car in extremely annoying." remarked Mr.

the opinion expressed ..by garage near Bisnes Villas, Vic-E. W. Hamilton this morning in Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith

First Division. toria Road, Pokfulam, yesterday. passing sentence of four months" the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-Arsenal

Yung Sang, the driver of the car. hard labour on a Chinese named Li ing. when Lau Cho, unemployed, anid that at about 12.45 p.m., yes Kit (29), who was charged with the was charged before him on three! Burnley terday the car was in the garage which opened on to a private drive theft of an overcoat, the property

a little distance above the level of of Mr. J. Fraser of the P.W.D., the road. As he approached the gurage to get the car he saw the accused coming out with the wind screen on his shoulder. When he saw witness the defendant sat down outside the garage and pretended to examine some instruments which were lying on the ground.

had left it in his car outside the Civil Service Cricket Club at Happy Valley.

The case for the prosecution was that a Chinese constable saw the accused walking in Tin Lok Lane, Merely Curiosity

towards the Praya, with the coat Accused claimed that he was a tucked under his arm. As the coat newcomer having arrived here only was obviously of good quality, the three days ago.

arrival he worked at Aberdeen, doing odd jobs constable approached the accused to for a couple of days. He was not question him about it. Accused paid any wages so he left and de-immediately halted. The constable cided to tramp to Shektongtaul, gave chase and caught him.

On

Asking For Trouble

at

A

Birmingham

Derby C. Huddersfield Leicester Liverpool Manchester C.

Wednesday Middlesbro'

Sunderland

Brother Suspicious For the prosecution, Detective defendant on Christmas Eve went Sergeant Fitches atated that the

counts as follows:----

(1) stealing a letter from a widow living at 107, Woosung Street;

(2) stealing two Christmas cards and a postcard from the Misses M. and D. Leang, residing at 21. Shanghai Street; and

Chinese letter writer

(3) stealing a letter from

at 395, Re- clamation Street.

Barnsley The defendant admitted all three Bradford charges.

Cardiff Chelsea Notts County Preston N.E. Southampton Reading

1 Portsmouth

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. -Thei closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/7 9/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

tired

2

PERHAPS ITS EYESİ

Let us examine your sy'n to see if they are the reason for that tired feeling.

LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician. 13, Queen's Road, Central. Telephone Mr. Cooper C. 1203 for appointment.

BOXING FAVOURITES YOUNG MILLIONAIRE'S

TO MEET

EWIN AND CRICHTON SIGN ARTICLES

A WELTER-WEIGHT CHAMPION

FORTUNE

LEAVES NEARLY $2,400,000 TO FAMILY

PROPERTY INVESTMENTS

Estate

YACHT RACE TO MACAO

"NORSEMAN" FIRST TO FINISH

ARE OTHERS BECALMED? Two favourites of boxing "fans" in Hong Kong will be acen in apposition was left in Hong Kong by a Chinese Macao and back is proving the long-

sworn under $2,954,000.

This year's race (the sixth) to here on the night of Saturday, Jan-who died at the age of 32. uary 4, at the Theatre Royal. They family, has produced several re-Hong Kong Yacht Club since it was His eat in the history of the Royal

Gre:-

2 Ablo Seaman Ewin, of H.M.S. Puted millionaires and has been made an annual affai

0 Manchester U. 1"Kent," who holds an Imperial Services connected with the Colony from the The ten Club cruisers-a record

2 Bolton

3 Leads

3 West Ham

1 Grimsby

Aston Villa

2 Sheffield U.

2 Newcastle

4 Everton

3 Blackburn

ท

0

1

Second Division

1 Notts Forest

2 Oldham

1 Bristol 0.

4 Blackpoo!

to 107, Woesung Street, and said to Stoke the widow that he had a letter for West Brom. her from her mother in the country Wolves and he would require 25 'cents for the expenses.

where he was told he could find work. On the way he passed the garage and saw a man bring the When Mr. Fraser went Into the wind screen out, so he stopped to have a look. Then the complainant witness box to identify his coat, the came along and arrested him whilst Magistrate remarked that by leav-money, and said that he would come the other man bolted.

ing it in the car he was asking for:

Asked what he was doing on the trouble in view of the large number private path, uccused at Arst said of Chinese walking in the vicinity that he thought he could get a job there but on second thought, told of the C.S.C.C. the Magistrate that he did not know Accused's story was a denial that that the path was private as he had he was caught in Tin Lok Lane. He only been here three daya..

alleged that he was stopped outside Magistrato: Three days too many.. Four months.

the C.S.C.C., almost immediately after he had picked the coat up from the ground. He had realised that the coat must belong to a member of

A SERIOUS LINE Thefts Becoming Too Comman

In another case of theft from

motor car which came before him

to-day, Mr. E. W. Hamilton

a

T-

However, he did not get the

the next day for it.

the woman told her brother of the During the Interval which lapsed, queer situation and so, on Christmas night when the defendant called. the brother told him that he wag suspicious about him, and at the same time discovered some more lot- ters in the defendant's pocket. He then had him arrested.

At the Yaumati Station the let ters were traced' to the addresses

concerned in the second and third charges.

✪ Swansea

1 Bury

1 Bradford C.

He

earliest times. Boxing Association championship.

entry-were expected back some Able Seaman "Jock" Crichton, of

The name is given as Choy Man-time this morning, after hope had H.M.S. "Cornwall," holder of the wal (cheung, otherwise Chey Cheung (or been given up last night on account terweight championship of Hong Kong. Cheong), otherwise Choy Yau-hang, of the wind falling.

Articles have been signed, it was otherwise Choy Kwong-yam. announced to-day by Mr. J. Brook, lived at Nos, 67 and 59, Wyndham start) there was no sign of them. At 7.30 am."(24 hours after the 2 manager of the Hong Kong Boxing Street. Just below the Central Later in the day It was said that 2 Association, for these two men to meet Police Station, and died there on some were in the harbour, making over 15 two-minute rounds for the June 7 this year from malaria. His their way laboriously to the Yacht middleweight championship o the will was executed the day before. Colony,

Club at North Point.

I

0

+

Those who saw Ewir fight here a fow Probate has now been granted to

Actually, "Norseman" was the years ago may ask why the boat is not Choy Tong Shi, the widow, a daugh-first boat to finish, the time of cross- 2 the welterweight limit. The anter of the late Mr. Tong Laing the line being 37.04 minutes

awer is:-Ewin cannot do that weight chuen, who was asociated with now; and, accordingly, Crichton ia Mesars. Shewan, Tomes & Co. and later came "Queen Bee" whose time past 12. More than half an hour going into a theavier class ta box him. other old firms as compradore. D It is maintained by the rivals' res-;

was 1.08.48. Each of the five daughters la to 1pective connections-and rightly, too huve $16,000 as dowry. The re-

Off Stonecutters" 1that they are the best men at their aldue goes to the widow and three

weight in the Far East to-day. "Not sons "for their enjoyment," as the (which had been the last to get Shortly afterwards, "Curley"

will (which is very brief) says.

1 Tottenham

9 Hall

6 Millwall

1

0 Chariton

4

MODERATE TO FAIR

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: An anti-cyclone has formed over. S. E. Mongolia.

Moderate monsoon along the S.E. coast of China and over the China Sea.

Forecast N. E. winds, moderate; fair.

1 withstanding big head lines in Manila and Jerry Morgan's Ane efforts in Shanghai," n boring scribe adds.

Crichton's Victims However, Crichton carries with him the welterweight championship of the West of England. At the first tourna

miles) In another hour. From in- ment of the season in Hong Kong he beat Leading Stoker Morrish of H.M.S.

quiry at the Yacht Club, it was Deceased was the lith son of learned that none of the other seven "Hermes" for the local welterweight Choy Taan who died fabulously rich yachts had even entered Hong Kong championship. He has beaten Harry and left a large family. Mr. Choy harbour yet. These are "La Cigale" Wills of Manila, who was styled the

away at the start yesterday) was The estate consists mainly of pro- observed in the vicinity of Stone- perts. The Duty Commissioner re-cutters' Island, in the harbour. It ceived $180,600.85 (7 per cent. on was then thought that she would the value) as the result of testa-complete the course (of about 80 tor's death.

Third Division (South)

1 Gillingham

2

•

2 Brentford

4 Fulham

1

5 Walsall

the club and was about to take it Detective Sergeant Fitches point- Bournemouth inside to hand to the "boy" and asked out that on the defendant was Brighton for a cumshaw, when the constable found a number of envelopes and Bristol R.

a pen. In the third case, however, Crystal Pal.

marked: "Thefts from motor cars seized him.

want to take a serious line."

The Magistrate convicted.

THEFT OF BRASS

are becoming very common, and I

The accused was a Chinese named

Li Yui (29), who was charged with

the theft of a motor horn from a

Mr. H. Marriott, of

Docks

car owned by Mr. Lo Yu-hang of Kowloon

19, Kennedy Road; alternatively, the

It was stated that the complain-Exeter ant was expecting the return of Northampton $35 from his friend in the coun- Plymouth try and was pretty sure that that Queen's P.R. friend would not fail him. What Swindon the happened to the money could not Torquay appeared at be discovered; the defendant had Watford with receiving stolen property; and morning before Mr. T. S. Whyte of arreat

Kowloon Magistracy this the envelope on him at the time further, with unlawful possession of Smith as complainant in a case in

The Magistrate sentenced the instruments fit for an unlawful which a Chinese stone breaker in defendant to six months' jail with purpose, namely, a screw driver, a the employment of Lam Woo, was

kard labour. spanner and a pair of pliers.

charged with the theft of 42 lbs. of white brass, docks.

The accused was arrested on the afternoon of Christmas Day by Sanitary Inspector Strange in the Jane at the rear of his house, 127 Wongnelchong Road.

the property of the AIRMEN'S NARROW

Was

It was stated that the defendant was arrested and the brass found concealed in his basket, Not a Sportsman Mr. Strange explained that he was brass was of great value and was Mr. Marriott pointed out that the watching 4 crowd of Chinese used for the castings in the engines

gathered on the hill at the back of in the foundry. his house at the football match

L

In view of the value of the metal

when he noticed the accused, who ($134), the defendant was sentenc- did not appear to be interested Ined to six weeks' hard labour.

the game.

Accordingly, he took it

on himself to watch the man. Presently he saw the accused pro- proceed to

duce some, paper and wrap something in it.

WELL-CALCULATED THEFT

ESCAPE

FORCED TO JUMP FROM 'PLANE WHEN OVER MOUNTAINS

ROSSI BADLY HURT

It w

3 Southend 4 Luton

3 Coventry 3 Nerwich

Race Course Catastrophe

welterweight champion of the Orient: Yau-hang was a son by the 14th (last year's winner and scratch and he fought a draw in Shanghai with concubine, as was an older brother boat), “U. and *" (winner in 1927), the redoubtable negro, Joo Hall, who also left a very large sum when Typhoon" (fi, across the start-

Ewin was seen at his best when he he died a few years £go.

The ing

line yesterday morning), twice defeated Stoker Petty Officer mother, the 14th concubine in quos- "Chenook," "Wanderer," "Azuma," "Jim" Cartlidge in Hong Kong, And tion, was one of the victims of the "Coquette." remember what Cartlidge did when Race Course catastrophe in 1918.

"Qeen Bee," which finished facing Dupre, an ex-featherweight Her body could not be recovered; ac-second to-day, was first to round champion of France. Some will recall cordingly, an image in sandalwood the mark boat off Macae yesterday, Ewin's defeat in Hong Kong of Tawas carved and placed in a coffin doing so at 6.15 p.m. "Norseman," Howard, who is still doing well in Lon-for the funeral procession, which which boat her on the way back,

don.

Ewin annexed both the welter

and middleweight belts during his last, was the longest in Hong Kong for when the conditions became even worse, was 10 minutes behind her period of service out here. On going many years. Home he captured an I.S.B.A. middle- Choy Taan invested much of his at the half way stage.

1 weight championship. And his career wealth in property. Houses which

1 includes victories in twenty fights in first came into his possession for ILondon and head liners" in pro less than $10,000 each are

FLOW

0 grammes at Premierland and the Ringworth ten times as much. As the

Fighting Fit

contestants are fighting fit. Colony progressed so did the value That they are evenly matched goes of his holdings grow.

There is abundant

Next week NAVIGATION RIGHTS will see the finishing touches in train-

2

Both

◊ Clapton Q.

0

3 Newport

2

without saying-

2 Merthyr

3 confidence in each camp.

Third Accrington Chesterfield Doncaster Lincoln

Division (North)

ing and then the big day. It will be

9 Darlington

1

2 Rotherham

1

soen for years and expectations are

› Rochdale

▷ Halifax

South Shields 3 Hartlepools

New Brighton 3 Tranmere

Stockport Wigan Wrexham York

4 Port Vale.

1 Southport

1 Crewe

8 Barrow

one of the best bouts Hong Kong has Treaty of China And

1dhat it will last the whole 15 rounds.

1 Detalls of the other items or the

programme will be announced in due! 5 course.

The match between Carlisle and

FRENCH DEMANDS AT

2

0

1 CONFERENCE

Nelson was postponed, the ground THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE being unfit-Reuter.

[League: Tables on Page 9.]

1929 rainfall..69.68 inches

Average .82.98 inches

Deficit

.13.30 inches.

OF FRANCE'S POLICY

IMPORTANCE OF TONNAGE

Britain Expires

Nanking. Yesterday.

At the Memorial Service the Foreign Minister, Dr. C. T. Wang, stated that the North-eastern Authorities are act

"Norseman's" Passage

Aboard "Norseman" were Lt.- Comdr. L. G. Addington, Pay Lt.- Comdr. D. M. Passmore and Lt.-

Comdr. E. E. Hif, all of the Royal Navy.

· "Norseman" went south of Lan-

|tau Island (which is larger than and to the west of Hong Kong)

in yesterday,

company with "Queen Bee" and "Curlow." "Chenook” was left behind at mid- day near 'Cheung Chau Island, which is south east of Lantau.

About 130 p.m., "Queen Bee** and "Curlew" draw ahead and had a fair wind down to Macao, as

ing under the instructions of the Cen- did "Norseman," which was in

tral Government, the report that they their wake. are acting. Independently of the Con-

tra

It now transpires that "Curlew" Government boing absolutely was with "Queen Bee" when she groundless; that the National Govern- | rounded the Macao mark boat 'et ment has withheld talegraph, telephone 6.15 pun. yesterday, and radio facilities from the Nippon

"Coquette" Latel Dempo Agency for circulating false re- "Norseman" catch up with "Car- Not till 8 o'clock last night did Paris, Yesterday.ports concerning China; on account of low" again and, at that time, The French memorandum to Great which the Foreign Ministry has lodged "Queen Bee" was two miles ahead. Britain on the subject of Naval disa protest with the Japanese Legation, At 9.30 p.m. "Norseman" was armament, confonds that the reduction as to associate with reactionaries and hailed by "Coquette," in the pass- of armaments should be based conduct reactionary propaganda "con- clause eight of the Covenant of the adequate measures will be taken at the having gone that way instead and stitutes a serious criminal offence; that age north of Lantau, "Coquette"" League, which declares that the only end of the year in regard to the ox was still bound for Macao. basis suitable is the preparation of antrality issue for which offorts made The wind dropped during the a priori during the current year have not been night and "Norseman" was be- mathematical formula, acceptable to all bilsh new consular, posts hext year; man" proceeded and; at daylight, in vain that the Ministry will estab- calmed until 8.30a.m. "Norze- Governments not represented at Lon-that the Ministry next year will con- observed "Queen Bee," about two don.

centrate on the abolition of foreign in

Rangoon. Yesterday. In a telegram describing the accl- dent to his aeroplane, Le Brix says that they were flying at a height of 2,000 metres over the Moulmein Valley at midnight among clouds and amidst That the theft was a well cal-mountains. They found themselves Then accused came down the hill by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the circles for an hour.

culated one was the comment made being forced down to earth.

Impossible to turn back, so they flew and witness went out to the back Kowloon Magistracy this morning gave out and the maching was fright lane to cut off his escape, being by when a Chinese was charged be fully buffeted. Finally they decided The lighting this time satisfied that accused was fore him with stealing 140 bamboo to jump in order to avoid striking the POLAR EXPLORER IN agreement not involving a felon. As Bood 45. the accused got down, witness revealed himself poles from a house under construc-mountains. Rosal's parachute was and asked what accused had in the tan in Canton Road at the function damp and worked badly. He landed parcel

Accused Bolts

of Jordan Road

on his back and was delirious and in It was stated that the defen-Sat pain. Natives carried him to `a dant, by bluffing an Indian watch-village. He will probably he laid up For answer, accused threw the parcel st witness and then bolted load of the bamboos, and tranship man, managed to remove a cart

for aix weeks. The aeroplane was des- He (Mr. Strange), caught the parcel them to Hong Kong, where be sold

troyed and then went after the accused them to another contractor.

Italian Flane Crashes

Athens, Yesterday...... He caught him in the middle of the valley and turned him over to a labour was passed.

Sentence of six weeks hard crew of five crashed during a storm An Italian postal seaplane with a Chinese constable.

near the small faland of Stenstratios,

During the chase Mr. Strange

PRISON

DR. COOK-APPEALS FOR RELEASE ON PAROLE

.:.

The memorandum indicates a pre- land navigation rights, the withdrawal miles to leeward, off Capsuiraun ference for infitation by tonnage, but of foreign troops and the retrocession the western entrance into Hong declaros France's readiness to adhere of concessions and settlements; and Kong harbour. 14 YEARS SENTENCE

to compromise as to the method of ro- that not much dificulty is expected About 8.45 a.m. to-day the wind gulating the distribution of tonnage sent the abolition of navigation settled and "Norseman" galled in Among different classes of ships, and rights, since the treaty with Japan has to the finishing line, keeping ahead Leasenworth, Kansas, Yesterday.

says that the interdependence of expired and that with Great Britain of "Queen Bee." off the Turkish coast. The Greek Polar explorer, for a release on parse of French policy.

The application of Dr. Cook, the armaments is a fundamental principle is to be revised at British Initiative, rescue, but not trace of the machine imprisonment for conspiracy to use to be obliged to deal with questions. Dr. Wang emphatically declared: "Al cruiser "Helle was despatched to the from his sentence of fourteen years

the draft of the now treaty being al- or its occupants could be found, mail fraudulently will be heard in relating to the fixing of land and air heures must be achieved for The French Government hopes not ment for consideration. In conchision, ready forwarded to the British Govern-

Found Wrecked January, Cook has served one-third armaments, but must point out that no nation's sovereignty is complete Farley Yesterday of his sentence, therefore he is allible tonnage adequate to its naval require without the power to control foreign- The mystery of the missing aero- for parole ife can produce a record ments is closely related to the generalers in the country."Canton News plane has been cleared up. The machine of good behaviour Beater. tools, was found wrecked off the coast of found on Him, nocused said that he Tripoll. The three occupants apa dead. had been repairing a car belonging Search for Boviet Airmen

Seward, Alabama,

saw accused throw another parcel horn at Mr. Strange but handed to into the garden of one of the Gov-hit. Afterwards he ran, not with ernment houses. After accused's the intention of escaping, but to arrest he returned to the place and catch Chan Yay! Mr. Strange retrieved the parcel. It contained chased him and threw the horn at the horn bulb, whilst the parcel him which accused threw at witness Speaking about the contained the horn,

The Chinese constable deposed to

nem accused

to a man named Yuen-Chang-kas Three powerful cabined seroplanes, untă football time, and then went to with experienced Canadian pilota watch the match, taking the tools rivad to participate in the search for

Jail

Eleison. The plages - Bled to by to Nome they will start the

into defnite, mutual agreements, with H.E. THE GOVERNOR

level of armaments and says that Agency

France is not averse to solutions en

SHANGHAI COURT

phling the Powers so desirous to enter

t

Better Underst

Being

out, awaiting for the conclusion of the agreement for the imitation of all

Chinese Sent To Prison HOUSE BREAKING

For Receiving

Featured in a house breaking affair at 78. Lai Chi Kok Road, two gistracy this morning charged with Chinese were at the Kowloon. Ma-

stealing and receiving a brass

Armaments It emphasises the import Farewell Reception On cooking pot valued at $10, and one

ance of 3oonare, adequate to national needs from a geographical and colonfal

France, suggesti

that

January 28.

cotton quilt

The first defendent pleaded guilty to stealing and wasyon five Governor, and months" hard labour. the second

well defamiant admitted the

the pot and paid one

The Magistrate was

received

for it.

that the

irst man broke a back,ndow and

hus committed the lar

•

xted

but

act of sellin