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SPEED TRAGEDY. Body of Miss England's Mechanic Found.

SIX HOURS SEARCH.

The body

Landon. Yesterday,

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ChinaTM" Mail

No. 27,515

|** HEALTH" BUREAU.

Case Against Manager Again Mentioned.

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HONG KONG, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1930. ·

FROZEN MEATS. How They Should Be Stored.

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PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE.

AN APPLICATION REFUSED.

Mention was again made before To-day began the seventh hear- the Mr. A..W. G. H. Grantham to-day ing of the case in the Supreme of the case in which Kwok Chan- Court before the Chief Justice, Sir second mechanie of Sir Henrying, former manager of the Joseph H. Kemp, K.C., in which Segrave's speed boat. Miss Eng Health House Washing and Dis. Messrs. Andersen Meyer and Co. Bureau, land, has been recovered from infecting

Wyndham are suing the Hong Kong and Lake Windermere after six hours' Street, was on Thursday acquitted Shanghai Hotels, Limited, for search--Reuter,

Cause of Disaster.

Rugby. Yesterday.

Bureau.

tion planta installed.

CHINESE WOUNDED

SOLDIERS.

ATTACK ON JAPANESE STUDENTS.

RIFLE BUTTS USED?

Shanghai, To-day.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. --- The The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/3.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

TABLES TURNED.

Accuser Now Becomes Accused.

T

M.C.L.

Activities of the League.

morning, stated

Dainty Eyeglasses

N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optlelan

13, Queen's Road Central.

IDLE PROBLEM.

Important Step to Be Taken in London.

MUNICIPAL ACTION.

An

Yesterday afternoon at Soo-opening of the case, told the Magis- funds raised during the year. of the Government, a Conference of

the case

duc to

In

WATER FRONT FRACAS.

WHERE THE MONEY GOES.

Mrs. W. T. Southern, who pre- Two Chinese appeared before Mr.

Rugby, Yesterday, What is considered to be A. W. G. H. Grantham to-day in an sided at the Annual Meeting of

the Ministering Children's League, important step regarding assault case.

the un- held at the Helena May Institute employment problem will be taken Inspector Andrew, before the this

that the (on Tuesday when, on the initiative trate that he would probably remem- $17,045, were in a large degree Representatives of Municipal Au- on no fewer than 22 charges $25,385,20 in respect of refrigera- chow 300 Chinese convalescent ber the two men, who had appeared due to the efforts of three Chin-thority will be held in London. alleging larceny, forging and

soldiers went to the local yamen before him last week.

ese. Messrs. Ho Leung, Ho Kwongwell informed political circles It is Then the presert complainant was and Fung Kong-on, who by believed that the Conference will be Mr. Ilacker, refrigeration expert uttering, and fraudulent conver-

accused by the present defendant of special effort raised the splendid followed by some form of consulta- ion of funds belonging to the on the staff of the plaintift firm;nd demanded $15 each but the

was further cross-examined by Mr. demand was refused.

theft of $20. His Worship then sum of $4,000 through a series of tion between the leaders of the three At the inquest on Sir Henry

Eighty-one Japanese students, disr.issed All the charges involved not Potter, Counsel for the defence.

because the performances by leading Chineac

parties in Parliament. British Segrave, which was formally open-more than $1,000, which the ac-He admitted that the total load he

not appear to be actors. (Applause.)

Wireless Service. were Special thanks ed yesterday, Counsel for Segrave's cused was alleged to have mis- provided for the plants was 30.826 accompanied by three teachers evidence did

type. tons, but denied that the contrac-who are touring China, arrived at straightforward and the matter look-

ed like a ."frame up." Now, the them, and to other Chinese, as a father said that evidence as to the appropriated to finance a

Soochow from Nanking yesterday inspector commented, probable cause of the disaster was

the tables combination of adverse circum- writing school which he opened tual tonnage was 40 tona:

In the Mutton Room. in Old Bailey.

morning. After sight-seeing all were turned.

stances had prevented the holding now available and would be pro

In throwing the case out on?

Speaking as to the different loads

At about 6 p.m.. on Saturday, ap- of the usual bazaar or fete. son yesterday unless he got some re- duced at the appropriate time.

Thursday Mr. Grantham said; of each room, Mr. Potter asked: "I day long, they, left the hotel for

the station, intending to take the parently

Congratulations were also due mission" remarked Mr. Whyte- After the inquest had been ad-"Had the complainant asked. or going to prove to you that in 7.20 train to Shanghai. The party previous case, the accused and four to Mrs. H. T. Creasy for her or Smith at the

Kowloon Magistracy journed Lord Brecknock, on behalf taken the trouble to go through

were all riding on donkeys. They other men assaulted the complain-ganisation of a

I

most successful Chinese, who was charged with the of the Marine Motoring Associa-the books with the defendant, I 10,500 pounds of fresh mutton?”

Mr. Hacker: Not by hanging met, halfway, wounded Chinese/ant who was lying on the ground fete at the Peninsula Hotel: by this morning, in dealing with tion, issued a statement signed by m sure that none of these them on the rails, and you might "oldiers who attempted to com- when Mr. F. W. Quark, technical experts who reported that charges would have been laid. de a great deal more by putting the mandeer the donkeys, resulting in A.P.C. came they were agreed that the boat, en- There is absolutely no evidence of

quarrel with the mafoos. gine, and transmission gear were any of them."

Sixteen of the students went other words

abead to the station, but the re- if that quan-

The President [cording to mainder of the party dismounted is taken in they will not and returned to the hotel follow be called properly stored. also do not permit stacking themed by the soldiery. A fracas en-

all in perfect condition for the first This morning, both Mr. E. S. C. two laps and part of the third Brooks, for the prosecution, and when, apparently, something hap. Mr. F. X. d'Almada, sen., for the pened to cause the disaster. From defence; were present in Court.

examination of the boat before it

New Evidence? sank it apeared that the front step

Mr. Brooks made an application on the port alde was torn away for a relearing of the ease on two Later a missing portion of the step grounds: (1) that the Magis- was received which furnished auf-trate's decision was against the ficient evidence to indicate the pro-weight of the evidence; and (2) bable cause of the disaster that further evidence was avail- namely, that the floating object was able with regard to eight of the hit by the rear portion of the step charges, relating to $520 and causing it to be torn off. Subse-

$22.50. quently it has been learned that 20 minutes after the disaster a water- Jogged branch of approximately 20 feet long and three inches in dia-

Mr. Brooks: Only now, your meter was picked up 250 yards Worship, because then we did not astern of the boat and as near as know what the defence was going can be ascertained in its direct to be and so had no opportunity path.

of calling this evidence.

Asked to amplify the first

King's Sympathy.

Mr. Grantham: When did this further evidence become avail- able?

the mutton

room you can lond

carcases on the floor. Mr. Potter: In

that Say

you

tity

You

on the floor-Not in a room like that..

But frozen mutton is sometimes

stacked that way?—Yes.

Then why don't you allow us to do that?-Because the room was not built or equipped for that pur- pose.

If mutton is to be stacked,

the temperature should be brought

down to 15 degrees at the maxi- mum, or lower if possible. It is a different type of storage altogether. I find from Green's Elementary Refrigeration your own text book, by the way-which deals with the storage of mutton, that you can pile the carcases even up to four feat high provided you leave little isles here and there for walking? get the right temperature, as I say 15 degrees or lower, and that the room must be equipped in such a way that the temperature might be pulled down to zero.

Is there any passage in the book practical experience and not from to this effect?—I am speaking from theoretical experience out of a text

beak.

"Yes" or "No."

Mr. Potter then said that he did

FAIR WEATHER.

To-day's Royal Observatory weather report states:

The depression is now cen- tral to the south of Kobe.

Another is central over Tongking.

Forecast; South winds, moderate; fair.

Rainfall

Rainfall to 10, a.m. to-day: nil. Rainfall since "Janu- ary 1, 28.68 inches against an average of 31.47 inches.

Temperature and Humidity

The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centros this morning at 6 o'clock were:-

Temp. Humid.

82

82/

دار

as the outcome of the

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welcomed the

MISTAKE IN THE RECORDS.

"He shouldn't have been out of pri-

of the which a net sum of over $2,000 theft of three iron bars from a оп the scene and was raised. (Applause.)

house under construction in Canton managed to arrest the defendant.

Mrs. Southern announced amidst Road, owned by the master of the Turned Out Of A Shop. applause that Lady Peel Had kind-Mongkok Theatre. Complainant, who said that he was ly consented to become Patroness His Lordship pointed out that, ac- a travelling trader, told the Magis of the League, trate that he was assaulted as soon also

the criminal record Kowloon sheet, accused was sentenced to four as he came off the s.s. On Lee on Branch, under Mra. W. A. Cole.

months in March for larceny. In Saturday. He ran into a medicine "The M.C.L.,” concluded the that case he should not be out yet! shop. The fokis there turned him greaker, "is now as firmly estab-

Accused put things right when out, and he was again assaulted by lished as the Peak Tram or H.M.S. the defendant and his gang. They Tamar." (Laughter.) "Our only sentenced to four months' hard beat him until he fell on the tram wish is that more and more ladies lines near Wing On's, and then Mr. will join us. There must still be Quark came to his assistance. many who do not belong to the

REPORT AND ACCOUNTS.

-Mr. Quark sald that ha | League." actually дату the defendant kick the complainant on the ribs. He thought that

one The annual report and state-

he told the Magistrate that he was

labour in February and not March.

His Worship: It must be a mis- take in his record of convictions. Well, you got four months the last time. This time it will be six months.

of the assailants had an instrument | ment of accounts was then pre-cwing to the generous assistance

In his hand and he went for him. sented, points from which were This man got away, and then witness as follows:- seized defendant. All the others escaped,

Defendant's version was that com- plainant was not a travelling, trader, and announced dramatically! am the real trader."

置

Mr. Grantham: Yes, go on.

A Match For Two. Defendant: On Saturday the complainant and another man ac- costed me and complainant demand- ed $20 for wrongful arrest, in con nection with the previous case. when I refused both attacked

for match

Allocation of Funds for 1929. LOCAL CHARITIES.

of the Hong Kong and Shanghaf Hotels, Ltd., the Managing Director, Mr. J. H. Taggart, Mr. Copley, Manager of the Peninsula Hotel,

Nethersole Hospital M.CL. Cpt $1,000 and the Hotel staff. A aur (In-

C.M.S. Vistoria Home and Ocluding donations) "of over $2.000

1,000

C.M.S. Village School Fund 1,000 was raised after-deducting

C.M.S. Vernacular Day Schools 1,000 penses. Hong Kong Benevolent Socisty 1,000

Protestant Alms Houses, Kow.

loon City...

Victoria Home & Or C.M.S.

phanage Building Fund H.K. Society for the Protec.

tion of Children St. Joseph's Home (Aged Poor) Salvation Army Home, Kowloon they Blind Home, Pokfulam

and they ran. I caught com- Kowloon Boy's Industrial llome

Hong Kong Масао

81

89

21

Prutas Island

82

87

Manila.

75

92

Foochow

76

94

Amoy

78

92

Swatow

81

87

Chefoo

62

94

were mere

Shanghai

66

94

Organisation.

Owing to the President's ab-

400

sence

in England for several 500 months the entire responsibility and organisation fell on the Vice- 600 President.

500

300

Lady Clement! loft for Singa 300 pore in February, 1930, and we

are very glad Lady Peel has con sented to become our Patroness.

to pay

me.

1

both

of

them

Was Mrs.

Irs. How Fung's School for

Reacue Work

200

200

100

Mrs. W. E. L. Shenton goes on. Heave in June, but has very kind- 100 ly undertaken to run the Peak

Branch again on her return,

.100

$8,400

surer.

plainant on the tram lines and Hon. Secretary, Y.W.C.A. (for

relief of special cases) we again struggled, then the foreign-Italinn Convent

There Boys' Industrial Home (Silosian

Institute)

er came up and caught me.

were a few people around, but they

onlookers.

I do not know them and they certainly did not help me.

Messages of condolence have ground for his application, Mr. Yes, but always providing you been received by Lady Segrave Brooks said: "As I did hint at from all parts of the world, The the commencement, my client re- King and Queen expressed their cards this case as very im- sympathy in the following mea-portant

"It is with much regret that Mr. Grantham: That has, no Bage, the King and Queen have learned hearing at all on the decision. of the tragic death of Sir Henry Because your client is very inter- Segrave and I am commanded to ested in the case does not mean convey to you the expression of that my decision was wrong. Their Majesties' heartfelt sym- Mr. Brooks: My client em- pathy in your irreparabic loss. nloys several people like the de- The King recalla with pleasure oc-fendant, in places of trust, and if casion at Bognor when he conferr they can put their hands in the not wish to prolong his cross- ed a knighthood upon Sir Henry, till and help themselves to money take the witness over their defence examination unduly. He would and His Majesty mourne the death and then come here and tell a item by item, and all Mr. Hacker of one whose intrepid adventures story, the position of employers-had to say was to enter a denial, on land and water were the ad-

Not Sufficient Ground. miration of the whole world."

As a matter of fact he did not Mr. Grantham: How does that expect Mr. Hacker to agree with The Prince of Wales also sent a show that my decision is wrong? him. To shorten the proceedings, message saying, "Please accept my It is not sufficient ground on vitness had only to any "Yes" or deepest sympathy in your and this which to base an application for a "No" because the whole matter was country's great loss."

rehearing, and the ground of ad- one for expert argument.

ued, in which the soldiery are al- It is now revealed that before ditional evidence automatically Counsel then accordingly put leged to have used their rifle butts. she capsized, Sir Henry Ségrave'a fails.

forward their defence Item by item. Two students were seriously and Three Miss England the Second attained Mr. Brooks: You refuse my ap- all of which were denied by Mr. number slightly injured. the amazing speed of 119.8 miles plication?

Hacker, who confined his answers The students telephoned to the per hour. This timing, however, The Magistrate: Yes.

to three points, that, is, if the tem- Japanese Consulate and the Chin- cannot be counted officially. The Mr. d'Almada: I was going to perature, volume and purity of the ese Police Station. Chinese police watch used for the purpose has comment that the evidence refer water were as what Mr. Brearley arrived at 7.80. and dispersed the been presented to Segrave's father. Ired to should have been produced had represented, the entire plant rioting soldiers.

Body Recovered.

in the first instance and not re- would be adequate. The body of Halliwell, Segrave's served to be used as rebutting The case is proceeding. engineer, who was drowned when evidence. "Miss England" capsized, was recovered from Lake Windermereplication. this afternoon. In one of his hands

His Worship convicted and fined defendant $50 or one month's hard labour.

CLAN DONALD.

Total

HOME CHARITIES, M.C.L. (Hong Kong Cots)

Ottershaw Homes and Cen.. tral Fund

Trafalgar Orphans' Fund Imperfal Merchant Service Guild Royal Soldiers' Daughters"

Home

Orphan Homes of Scotland

(Quarriers)

Receive Freedom Shaftesbury Homes (Arethusa of Inverness.

London, Yesterday. With picturesque ceremonial three famous members of the Clan The students were escorted by Donald yesterday received the the Japanese Consul Staff and Freedom of Inverness, the capital Chinese Police to the station and of Highlands of Scotland. They His Worship dismissed the ap- MIDLANDS TO PARIS, arrived at Shanghai early this were

MacDonald, Mr. Ramsay Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Bald- It is understood that at least win, leader of the Opposition in 15.000 wounded soldiers are fils-Parliament, whose mother was a MacDonald, and Sir Murdoch Mac- tributed in the hospitals from Hsu- Donald. M.P. for Inverness, chowfu to North Kiangsu and famous engineer-British Wireless Hangchow, but details are un-

Service. obtainable Reuter

Mr. d'Almada applied for a cer

Mr Grantham: Do you require

Mr. d'Almada: No; not in the

was a piece of paper while the other tificate. ·- held a pencil. Apparently be was taking notes of the engines' revolu- it now? tions and speed when the disaster occurred.-British Wireless Service. Imeantime.

Earlier News.

Sir Henry. Segravo's death in yesterday's disaster on Lake Win- dermere, after he had

achieved

MISSING AT SEA.

New Air Services to Be Inaugurated.”

AN-EXPERIMENT.

Rugby, Yesterday. Imperial Airways, by arrange- ment with the Corporations of Captain Harada, of the NY.K. Birmingham, Manchester, and Liver- the world's water speed recorda.. Aki Maru, which arrived in pool, each of which is paying 41,000 has deeply shocked the country, Hong Kong from Melbourne and to subsidise a three months ex- and the world's most famous ports this morning, reports that a periment, will to-morrow open a drivers of land and water pay second class passenger, Mr. Alfredo thrice a week air service linking up eloquent tributes to his skill and Tee, was reported missing between these cities with Croydon and the courage, which were combined 3 and 6 am, on Saturday, when the alt services to the Continent. with an engaging modesty which snip was between Manila and this British Wireless Service. mado him, one of the most popular port. sportsmen in England.

morning.

CPR. AND HOTELS.

Denial of Local Rumours.

*NOTHING DOING.”

Training Ship) .............. Officers' Families Fund Evelina Hospital for Children Waifs and Strays

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Total

Grand Totals.

1920

$10,481

1921

16,128

1922

21,000

1923

21,075

• 1924

18.699

1925

10,431

1026

14,689

Д

1927

17,550

1028

19,460

1929

17,045. Wark. In 1929.'.... . .

is

Mrs. Wynne-Jones is obliged to give up her work as Hon. Trea

Mrs. D. W. Tratman taking over this work. Very many thanks are due to Mrs. Wynne- £100 Jones for her most efficient work

100 e Hon. Treasurer.

80

30

80

The register of the Gulld and League for the year 1920 shows. 272 adults and 1,107 children.

New Committee.

The adoption of the report and 50 accounts was proposed by Mrs.

50

50 Hallifax, seconded by Mrs. King, 26 and carried unanimously, after wwwhich the fellowing Committee £815 was appointed for the ensuing

year:

Patronese: Lady Peel; Presid ent: Mrs. H. T. Creasy; Vice-Pre- sident: Mrs. J. J. Paterson; Hon. Treasurer, Mrs. D. W. Tratman; General Hon. Secretary, Mrs. J. D. Lloyd.

Branch Representatives: Naval, Mrs. L. M. Bridge; Military, Mrs. T. T. J. Robinson; Peaks, Mra, Owen Hughes, and Miss Gordon Mackle (In the absence of Mrs. W. E. L THEFT FROM A CAR.

Shenton); Peak Children's Club, The total amount of funds rais Mrs. T. H. A. Shaw; Police, Mrs. ed during the past year was T. H. King; Victoria, Mrs. H. A. Tam Kam-yuen, (18), was at the $17,045, and of this eum $8,400 Taylor; Kowloon, Mrs. W. A. Cole: Kowloon Magistracy this morning was allotted to local charities and Prison, Mrs. Franks; St. Stephen's before Mr. Whyte-Smith charged £615 to Home Charities. The

Girls' School, Miss E. Wise;":81. with the theft of four spanners, funds would have compared very Paul's Girls' School, Miss Hote tyre lover, and a screw driver from unfavourably with previous years wali Belillos Girls School, Mies. motor cycle owned by Mr. Griffiths, owing to a combination of ad-skinner; Bellice Old Girls' Asso reelding

41, Humphreys' verse circumstances which pre-clation, Miss Mow Fung. Buldinga.

vented the holding of a bazaar or Detective Sergeant Humphreys fete.

Annual Statement. Had it not been for the Rumours having gained cur stated that the articles were stolen efforts of Messrs. Ho Leung, Ho League is appended:

The annual statement of the rency recently that the Canadian from the motor cycle when it was Kwong and Fung Kong-un only Pacific Bailway Company had parked outside the owner's house on $12,508 had been realised when vitality, and his devotion to an speed boat will no doubt be the The loss of an Elgin gold watch, purchased, or were contemplating Friday afternoon. A detective re- these gentlemen secured the in Balance in Current Account end, Sir Henry Begrave set un parent of faster and yet more re valued at $100, has been reported to Borsings tier anarticular the selved information of the affair, and terest of three leading Chinese Baum Hand from 1028 example to all. A man of genius liable motor craft than any we the Water Police Station by Captain Hotel properties, in particular the went to a marine store dealer's shop actors, Messrs. Ma Tae Tseng, Subscriptions in his own world, he must be yet know of and Six Henry H. P. Allgood, Assistant Wharf discounted when a China Mail re after he had sold the tools for 15 Twe performances were held in Entertainments

Peninsula Hotel, were definitely where the accused was arrested Chin Lee-kul and Pun Yat-on. Donations counted among those who have de Segrave's bravery and determina Manager, Holt's Whart (Bluepresentative called on Mr. Allan cents. served well of their King and his tion rank as an heroic enterprise. Funnel Line), residing at Windsor Cameron, Oriental Manager of the His Worship: Well, you are only splendid sum of 84,000 which; Interest on Curent Account

aid of the MOL and realised the Sales of Work name will be remembered 1 hou Dragging for Wreck. Loure, who stated that while cross Company, this morning,

18 years of age, and you got two with $200 raised by Mr. Fung Dragging near the spot where. Ing over to Hong Kong on a StarMr Cameron stated quite de-months last year. Five months Kong-th assisted by Mesars. Woo ster Guardian says, "Miss England Bank continues but Ferry on Saturday evening, he tookfinitely that he had no knowledge hard labour.

Hey-tong, Kwok Siasa, Chen Printing and Stationery "He is lost in the undying attem the body of the missing mechanic, out his watch to compare the time,

Pak-chuen and Wong Ping-gun Audit Fee (Donated per been 7e will the Clock Tower. Apparently of such an intention on the part

and other donations, brought the contra) cause of the accident the watch must have dropped to of his Company, and good-

funds up to $17.04, G. Donations to Home' Charities When pull the deck Captain Allgood uld not humouredly classed the report as Begrave's discover his loss until he had left a mere invention

"On March 28 the Vice-Prest Donations to Local Charities. dent organised a variety enter Bank Balance

Cash-In-Hand?

The Tintea says: "By his "By bin

courage, hie determination, his

purpo

to discfplice the to man

have tried kitos and quicker for

Hot

LOSS OF A WATCH.

break the Ferry on the Hong Kong side:

can tell

NAVAL MOVEMENTS.

HMS Medway, and S.M's are so from now expected to leave Malta on

.from 1928

Receipts,

875.0

16.81

68.74

Various Entertainment ...

2881.58

77.42

$10,91789

diture.