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No. 27,497
'AMY' DESCRIBES HER WEST AUSTRALIA TO
FLIGHT.
KNIFE CARRIED AS PROTECTION AGAINST SHARKS,
BETTER THAN LINDBERG.
the Chinese Consul-General at Sydney, couched in picturesque terms, at which she is most de- lighted.
BE A DOMINION?
FEDERATION A TREMENDOUS BURDEN ON THE PEOPLE.
"DUST IN OUR EYES.”
Perth, Yesterday.
ESTABLISHED
1846
HONG KONG, MONDAY, MAY · 26, · 1930.
CURIOUS HOAX.
Story of Kidnapping a Baby,
MOTHER'S GRAPHIC "TALE.".
she
SCENES IN BOMBAY
ANGRY MOB CLASH
WITH POLICE.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR - The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/5 5/16,
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
8
Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LAZARUS
Ophthalmic Optician
13, Queen's Road Central."
EX-PRIMATE'S DEATH "COURT OF APPEAL GRAVE ALLEGATION
Valuable Life of Lord Davidson.
NOBLE SERVICE TO CHURCH.
LATHIS USED. OVER 100 PEOPLE UNDER ARREST.
Bombay, Yesterday. A riotous crowd raised re-Archbishop
+4
WILL LAUGH.”
ANOTHER CASE STOPPED BY JURY.
STRIKE ECHO.
AGAINST COMPANY.
ACCUSED OF STEALING A QUANTITY OF COAL.
A report of the alleged kidnap-
Rugby, Yesterday,
COOLIE IMPLICATED. ping of a Chinese baby boy was
After steadily losing strength Port Darwin, Yesterday.
The jury sitting at the Crimina]'
Serious allegations were made at Miss Amy Johnson left for A campaign for the secession made early this morning to the
for several days the former Sessions this morning at the the Kowloon Magistracy this morn Sydney at daybreak on May 26, of Western Australia from the Police at Taipe by a Chinese
Archbishop, Lord Davidson, died
ing against a Chinese company. escorted by three aeroplanes. Commonwealth was enthusiasti-woman living in an unnumbered
at Chelsea, London, this morning. R. Wood, to hear the trial of in that they are alleged to have Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice trading as the Fuk Lot coal dealers, · She will spend the first night encally initiated at a public meeting matshed in Tai Tsol Yuen village.
aged 82. Since Friday Lady route at Daly Waters, whence she presided over by the Premier,
According to the woman, Mr. Collier, and attended by the
the man alleged to have stabbed stolen a quantity of coal from the will proceed to Brisbane.
Davidson, in spite of age and Chinese Congratulations, Lord Mayor and members of slept alone in the matsbed with
frailty, remained at his bedside. another Chinese during the strike Mitsui Bussan Kaisha coalyard in
Canton Road, Yaumati. The Commonwealth Govern- Parliament, which passed a re- her baby, only 12.days old. Her volutionary cries, outside the from the Primacy two years ago the Crown had concluded, and re: Detective-Sergeant Fitches, when
Davidson retired of 1925, stopped the case after.
The allegations were made by ment placed expert stenographers solution pledging support of the) at Amy Johnson's disposal to cope movement to create a Dominion aband slept in another matshed court house at the commencement after holding that office for 25 turned a verdict of "Not Guilty." he produced before Mr. Whyte- with 500 congratulatory mess of Western Australia, and urging about 100 yards away. At about of the trial of seven Congress ages, including a telegram from referendum in that connection. a.m., she was awakened by the members arrested at Kohat a fort-years, which was a longer period The defendant, Hui Tim, was Smith three Chinese, charged in Mr. Collier said that the door of the matshed being push-land arrested 36, including the Church reformation. In spite of instructed by Messrs. Russ & Co. Fuk Lol Co., of 881 Canton Road,
night, ago. The police charged than any Primate since the represented by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, connection with the affair. Federation was rosting the State ed open. When she had gone to President and Secretary of the his great age he continued a Mr.
Wong Sik (87) partner of the 8,000,000 yearly, which was a
H. Somerset Fitzroy was first defendant, who together tremendous burden
upon its sleep it had been closed but not League of Youth and the Secre-Bitherto to 400,000 inhabitants.
fastened, only a stool being plac-tary of the. Students' Union.
devote his whole Assistant Attorney-General, con-with Pang Shu, described as master Melbourne. Yesterday. The Morning Herald in an edi-
Several were injured. ed against it.
of the concern, was charged with energies to the service of Church ducted the case for the Crown. torial says that in comparison
a dinner of the Royal
Later. She got out of bed and Jit a
and State,
the larceny of the coal, valued at Hui Tim was charged with with Miss Johnson's, Lindberg's Empire Society, Lord Somers, the lamp to investigate.
A hundred and fifteen persons
$30 on May 25, She saw a feat "becomes merely an artistic Governor of Victoria, referring to woman in the matshed. The int nection with the salt raid at
are now under arrest in
Many affectionate, tributes to wounding a Chinese on July 9, the secession movement, said thaster spoke to her in the Hoklo din-Wadala, and 35 were injured, in-end the Press. The Sunday
him were paid to-day in pulpits 1925, and he was arrested provided their motive was loyal, lect, asking for the loan of a cluding one policeman."
March this year.. here was no reason why such kerosene tin with which to carry ture of the pro edings was that office to a place in the national life A fen- Observer says, "He raised his
'Colony's Difficulties. suggestions should not be made water. The complainant said that pickets on adjoining hill tops it had hardly ever before reached the man who was stabbed died on peared for the first two defendants,
According to the prosecution, and discussed; but they were be- she had Describing the flight Timor, Miss Amy Johnson said-coming so international a com- would soon be going out to carry oncoming raiders to the police by was. a great Prelate because he evidence at the Police Court. Dr.nesa.
as the signalled the movements of the by sheer force of character. "When I sighted Melville Juland exumine
munity that it would be wise to water herself.
their motives before The intruder then suddenly stood up and cheered myself. I}
agreeing to it. "The most attrac-biew out the light and, seizing the threw overboard a pneumatic tive slogans may fill our eyes with complainant by the throat, threw
dust."--Reuter.
her to the ground. She forced a handful of sand into the com- plainant's mouth
to prevent her
Sydney, Yesterday.
success, a tour de force superb in
itself, but involving only one
great sustained effort."
Laughed and Cried.
frem
pillow which I carried in case I crashed into the sea. I also car- ried a sheath knife as a protection against sharks. I cried and laugh- ed alternately until I picked up Point Charles lighthouse and turned to Port Darwin."
Flight Resumed.
Later.
Miss Amy Johnson has resumed her flight to Sydney.-Reuter..
At
degree, she took up secretarial work in the office of a London solicitor. A visit to Stag Lane Aerodrome aroused her ambitions to fly, and she
none to spare,
arranged to have lessons, showing STOP PRESS
from the first a remarkable aptitude.
Not content with obtaining a pilot's licence she studied engineer- ing and was the first airwoman to Thankful and Delighted.
become a qualified ground engineer. Rugby, Yesterday. Her longest flight before the one Miss Amy Johnson has received just completed, was from London hundreds of telegrams from all to her native town of Hill, a dia- parts of the world congratulating tance of 147 miles, and her actual her on her fight. The King wired flying life was only ninety hours. that the Queen and he were
Father Buys Plane. "Thankful and delighted" at her. Consequently when she conceived safe arrival and congratulated her the idea of flying to Australia, the on her "wonderful and courage experts she approached for advice ous achievement." The Prime and assistance mostly provided dis- Minister in a message said: "We couragements and warninga. are proud of you" and also tele- She was so persistent, however, graphed
her parents.. Lore that her father enabled her to buy Thomson, Air Minister, the Air a second-hand machine some years Council, and all flying, organisa- old In which Captain Hope, the tions telegraphed, and tributes well-known airman, had already were paid to her by all the lead-flown thirty-five thousand miles in ing airmen and airwomen includ-Africa and elsewhere. It was ing Sir Alan Cobham, Sir Verdon good machine, however, of the Roe, Captain De'Havilland. the famous de Havilland Math light Duchess of Bedford, Lady Bailey, type with a 100 horse power Gipsy and Miss Spooner-British Wire-cagine. less Service.
Finally, off and petrol companies, probably more out of good nature than in any, expectation she would get that far, promised to help along the route.
Official Award?
London, Later.
Amy John- The question how son's achievement, which con- tinues to engross public interest. Thus on May 5, with a spara pro- should be officially recognised is peller strapped on her little ma being freely canvassed. An M.P.chine and with the passenger's scat a question to the filled with extra petrol storage, she has set down Prime Minister on the subject. waved her hand to her father and
Lord Thomson says that the vet off alone for Australia. question of the award suitable for
a young air woman's age is ho
ing considered. He is consulting Mr. Ramsay MacDonald this
week.
Flight Described.
London, Yesterday, The new submarine depot- ship Medway, with the new "O" class of submarines Opin, Osiris, Oswald and Otes has left Portsmouth for the China Station. The new flotilla will
be the finest in the submarine service when at full strength as it will be joined by the new "p" class of submarines NOW being completed. The flotilla will call at Penang and Singa- pore, and is due in Hong Kong on August 2.
Moscow, Yesterday.
It is semi-officially stated that M. Karakhan, acting For- eign Commissar, who will be. the delegate at the forthcom- ing Soviet-Chinese conference, yesterday rent M. Motehhui a list of Soviet experts thereto, atating that Russia is ready to open the conference any day as provided by the Khabarovsk Protocol. Reuter.
away.
flags.
con-
The third defendant, Wong Lun, a
lawfully being the receiver of the
in coal coolie was charged with un-
Bame.
L
Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, who ap-
He May 3, after having given his bail, as both his clients were in busi- asked if His Worship would grant
He
Police Charge Crowd. was a strong, sincere and simple Phoon Shek-wa, Superintendent of Dharasana, Yesterday. man endowed with an unusual the Tung Wah Hospital, said that Ambalal Patel in charge of the store of wisdom and common the man had died of senility. Civil Disobedience campaign here, sense." The Sunday Times says, was 72 years of age. has been arrested with the first His life was one of noble ser- batch of 21 out of 225 volunteers arrested during the salt raid on May 16 and has been sentenced to a month's rigorous imprison- ment.
Bombay, Yesterday.
CLOUDY.
..
A hundred volunteers attempt- }
The Royal Observatory's ed to raid the Wadala salt pans.
weather report to-day states: Half their number were arrested.
The anti-cyclone le central Spectators surged forward and
near Tokyo. ¡police charged with
The typhoon is about 350 lathis. Thirteen pople were injured Ining slowly N.N.W. or N.
miles S.E. of Hong Kong, mov- cluding a police sergeant, whó was hit by a stone. Seventeen spectators were arrested. The Congress Ambulance Corps and two ambulances and five motor cars rendered first aid.
Crowds Chased' Off.
The Police at eventide chased cff the crowds from the proaches at Wadala.
ap-
Earlier News.
Sholapur, Saturday. The curfew has been withdrawn and martial law la being abolish- ed next week. Police and mill- tary patrola continue day and night. Reuter.
ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
New Venture by British and Dutch Airmen. “BAD WEATHER” PILOT.
Amsterdam, Yesterday.
At the request of Captain Kingsford Smith, the Royal- Dutch Air Lines have granted the
Forecast:-N. winds, mo- derate; generally, cloudy.
The American Consulate- General has received the fol- lowing typhoon warning from the Manila Observatory:-
To-day, 9.80 a.m.--Cyclone .or typhoon W. of Balin- tang Channel, moving N. or N.N.E.
nil.
Rainfall Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day Rainfall since January 1, 19.62 inches against an aver- age of 20.90 inches,
Temperature and Humidity
The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock were:-
Temp. Humid
Hong Kong
77
89
Macao
76
98
Pratas Island
81
96
Manila
76
8B
Amoy
76
95
Swatow Chefoo
66
.95"
60
71
Shanghai
63
98
His Worship replied that he would consider that, when Ser- there would be a certain amount of geant Fitches interposed to say that
evidence as to the way in which the coal was unloaded and dumped.
He did
In his outline of the case, Mr.
Mr. Hugh-Jones said that he Fitzroy said that during the strike of 1925, the Colony experienced thought coal was worth about $15 much difficulty in the Slaughter ton on the Kowloon side. House. Most of the men who used not see why his clients should not to work there had either left Hang be granted ball. Kong or were too afraid to con tinue, and those who carried on The Police officer replied that if had badges issued to them by the bait were granted it would have to Government. The complainant be a substantial sum,
was one of them..
Substantial Ball.
His Worship: I should think
On the night in question, he $1002 was returning home, and when he Sergt. Fitches: We treat this came to the junction of Belcher case very seriously, and we would and. North Streets, two men like more ball.
walked up to him and stabbed His Worship: Why so much? him in two places on the left side Sergeant Fitches replied that it of his chest. The wounded man was because there was such a lot of fell down, and the assailants, larcenies of coal from coalyards thinking that the man was done going on. He went on to say that for, left. The wounded "man, the defendants produced, when however, got up after and blew arrested, a bill for one ton of coal his Police whistle. A policeman(value $15), which they purchased came and he was taken to the Fat the beginning of this month from Government Civil Hospital for the M.B.K., when they started busi, treatment. He was cured and the ness. For the other ton, în die- Government duly compensated pute, no receipt was produced by him.
Why He Kept Silent.
defendants to that effect. The officer asked his Worship if it would After the assault the complain-be convenient for the latter to visit ant told the Police that he the defendant's coal' dump to-day,
His Worship replied that he would be able to identify the men who had attacked him. One of thought it was rather irregular as How- the men was said to be employ-no evidence had been taken.
ed at the Slaughter House, an ever, on Mr. Hugh-Jones raising no. although complainant had seen objection (he remarking that the him there for about three years, cage had opened in Court) he would they never talked to one another. do so.
Returning to the question of ball. Nothing more was heard or spen of the defendant until some his Worship granted $250 each for time last year. Complainant said Mr. Jones's clients, and $100 to the chat four or five months before third defendant, who was not legally the arrest of the defendant, he represented.
After dealing with the daily
pilot Evert Van Dijk, the famous vice to religion and of continued knew that he had returned to! bad weather flyer, six weeks' statesmanship, and his character the Colony, and the reason why Police cases, his Worship, accom- it leave to enable him to accompany was believed and admired and of he did not report the matter to panied by Mr. Hugh-Jones, Sergt. Capt. Kingsford Smith on his the finest worth."British Wire- the Police was because, having the yard, which is not enclosed, and forthcoming trans-Atlantic flight less Service. the kidnapper from Ireland.---Reuter.
from shouting, tied a rope round She reached Vienna, her first her neck and another round her stopping place, 250 miles distant, wrists, and then snatched her in one hop a good effort. Thence baby from the bed and carried on successive stages to Constan tinople, Aleppo, Bagdad, Bandar
Immediately. Copenhagen, Yesterday. Abbas and Karachi.
But it was had left,
the complainant Amy Johnson is of Danish des-only when she arrived in India on
atruggled to her feet and, cent, her paternal grandfather the sixth day, two days under the
unable to give the being Anders Jorgensen, 78 years time made by Hinder on his fifteen because her month
alarm
Danish Descent,”
of age, who is still alive. He and half daya record fight to sand, she went to the neighbour
woman-Reuter.
Earlier News.
newspapera
GRAF ZEPPELIN. German Air Liner on the Way to Cuba.
Rio de Janeiro, Yesterday.
The Graf Zeppelin, which
was full of
salled "for Britain 64 years ago, Australia, that the settled in Hull, anglicised his awoke to the fact that this giri, un-lative untied the ropes from her
ing matshed where a woman re name, and married a Yorkshire known to the public a week before, neck and hands. She then relat was an air woman of quite exceped what had happened, but by tional mettle. Rugby, Saturday. She had then made a difficult that time it was useless to raise Miss Amy Johnson reached Port flight across Anatella and the "had already disappeared, so she for Cuba.-Reuter.
an alarm because the kidnapper tanded here at 7.5 am., has left Darwin, Australia; to-day having eight thousand feet high Taurus safely covered the dangerous five mountains amid storms and dense vont and reported the affair to
the Police." hundred miles stage across the clouds, had effected a landing on the sea from Atambua. She left Croy- way to Bagdad in a blinding sand don on May 5 and has thus com- atorm and had gone on again and pleted in twenty days a wonderful had kept going in conditions of in solo flight of approximately ten temno heat. thousand four hundred miles over Superb ·· Adventure, A route which presented almost Violent monsoon weather was en- every variety of difficulty which countered on the way to Rangoon an aviator can encounter includ- and in landing on a field near by, Ing fog tropical rain, storms, her plane encountered a concealed anowcapped mountain ranges, arid ditch. The damage done, Involved
of the above story, it was dis Following Police Investigation covered that the report was a false one, and a message to that effect was sent in to Police Head- quarters at 11 am. The message added that the child alleged to have been kidnapped was recover Particulars of how the child
ed...
TSIN WAN RAID.
Defendant Remanded Till Friday.
As a result of a Police raid on matshed at-Ten Wan village on Friday, Lai Kum,fat, an old man, appeared before Mr. J. S. Mac Laren at the District Court, Post
deserts and long sen flighta, a three days' delay and spoiled her was found. and the circumstances Office Building, this morning.
Aeroplanes from Port Darwin chances of beating Hinkler's record. went out to meet, her this morning She flew to Bangkok in torrent and escorted her to the landing of rain and from there to Singa ground where she received a pore. Mist was so thick that she tremendous ovation from huge had to fly along the winding coast crowds. News of her safe arrival and she also flew far above the 804. caused enormous satisfaction here On the later stages she benefited not the least in Hull where her by the hospitality and the assis parents live.
Her First Ambition,
which led to the kidnapping re He was charged with (a) being had not yet come through from pared opium and (b) with pos- port being regarded as a hoax in possession of 716 taels of pre- Taipo at the time of going to
session of251 Mauser pistol magazines, which were concealed in the shed.en kan
Defendant, who was represent. ed by Mr. J. M. Remedios, plead
ess
TWO LADS BITTEN.
SANITARY BOARD.
Fitches, and several others visited received compensation from the Government, he though the mata within easy reach of the Kow- London, Yesterday.
ter had ended. Later, he pointed loon Court. Lord Davidson will be buried out defendant to the Police as
The hearing was adjourned. in Canterbury Cathedral on Fri- being one of the men who had at- day Reuter.
tacked him...
Court of Appeal would laugh the ant, since deceased, was then read
The deposition of the complain. case out of Court."
His Lordship though that there' to the jury, and after further for was a case for the jury, where- Applications for Water mal witnesses had been called for upon Mr. Sheldon asked: "My the prosecution, the Crown case
Lord, but how are the unfortunate concluded.
gentlemen of the jury to decid‹-- on the evidence of a dead man?”. Defence Submission. Mr. Sheldon submitted that ruled. against him, he really did not Counsel added that if his Lordship. there was no case to go before the know whether to proceed with the jury. Not that there was not case or not, He was in a predica- sufficient evidence for the fury ment as he did not know whether to 1. In view of the fact that perhut there was not a scintilla of place his client in the box or not, mission for the Installation of evidence whereby the jury might He asked for an adjournment to water closets in, Clifnese come to a decision. He said that consult his client. tenement houses has been in all his experience, and he felt frequently refused on grounds sure that not only in his Lord.
Closets.
At to-morrow's meeting of the Sanitary Board, Mr. Wong Kwong- tin will ask
tance of the Dutch authorities, who A brown and white fox terrier cd Gullty" on the first charge, were as anxious as her own coun- dog has been removed to Ma Tau but stated he was not guilty on. Amy Jolinaon is twenty-two years trymen that the superb adventure Kok for observation after biting two the second, as he had no know age and she took her first flying should end with the success it has Chinese lade, who were later attend ledge of the magazines being on lesson eighteen months ago. After achieved Appropriately enough Ited to at the Kowloon Hospital his propertyS
ving: Shén
rsity, where has endel on Empire Day,
of Arta
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The dog is owned by Mr. Ross, of His Worship remanded, defan- 3. Almal Villas.
danta
tenement houses?
The case was then adjourned for:
other than that of n failure to ship's experience, but also that his ten minutes. comply with prescribed condi- Lordship had never heard of a case On resumption, Mr. Sheldon sald
Futile Descriptians. tona, will the President kindly hefore, where it was taken before that he would place his client in state what other conditions jury just on the deposition of the witness box, but before doing so must be fulfilled before permis- man who had died later. slon can be recommended?
His Lordship ruled against Mr. jury
he would outline his case to the Should the water carriage eye Sheldon, saying that he thought Addressing the jury Counsel said tem be encourage in Chinese that the evidence was direct and that from the evidence of the man that Mr. Sheldon had better place now dead they had heard the futile Will the President kindly his trust in the jury
description given by him to the describe the procedure attend-
"Laugh Out of Court." Police. All he said was that two mon ing an application for the in- Counsel-again submitted that dressed in dark slik, one with a stallation of water closets? -
the Crown had no ease to bring round face, had attacked him. At What is the usual perfod which before the jury, and added, "If the Police Court the complainant must elapse between the re- there is a Criminal Court of Ap had sald that the defendant was ceipt of the
d its peal my Lord, I would not have well known to him. They worked ater troubled you further I would together in the same Blaughter consimply let the case go before the House for three years, they had
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