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No. 27,596

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1930.

ENTERPRISE WINS THE

THIRD RACE

FINISHES ON HER OWN..

-

SHAMROCK V. UNLUCKILY DISABLED

EARLY.

MAINSAIL COMES DOWN.

The American defender, Enterprise, won the third race for the America Cup yesterday, finishing alene after Shamrock V.'s main halyard had parted, and

her

mainsail

LANDSLIDE AT

GLENEALY.

Residents in Area Alarmed.

LANE FILLED UP.

on site of the St. Paul's Church.

fallen

her

The deck. Shamrock was thus obliged to put back home, leaving

opponent to complete the course to win.

HOPE ALMOST ABANDONED.

man. Sir Thomas Lirton, seems a

a million-dollar yacht alone.

2

be

demand, to-day was 1/8 9/16..

ого

Dainty Eyeglasses

N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optician 13, Queen's Road Central,

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

IS DID SERGEANT STRIKE

THEFT OF HOUSING EVERTON

PIGEONS.

Kowloon Tong Residents Losses.

BURNING FEATHERS.

SURPRISED

SHARE POINTS WITH CARDIFI CITY.

"POMPEY" WIN.

1:

FIRST GAME.

a solitary

HIM?

Serious Allegations in Court.

TROUBLE OVER ARMS.

Serious allegations

BIG PROPERTY DEAL.

All Negotiations Completed.

CHINA SUGAR'S ASSETS

At the outset, Sergeant Whelan negotiations regarding the sale

moment.

Two Chinese women living at

were made On August 30 last the China Residents of Glenealy were

Detective-Sergeant J.Mall published an exclusive story' alarmed this morning by a thun-Kit Shek Mee village, were to- CHESTERFIELD LOSE against

Whelan at the Central Police Court relating to the sale of the whole dering noise which led many to day charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, by Sub-Inspector

to-day when the remand case in of the property, with buildings rush out into the street to inves Elston with the theft of 20 hom-

which a woman and two men are thereon, belonging to the China tigate.

ing pigeons belonging to Mr. A. A.

charged with the joint possession of Sugar Refinery Company at East. It was then discovered that Xavier; who lives in Kowloon!

Some surprising results were a revolver and 44 rounds of Point, to the Imperial Chemical the cause of the noise was a small Tong.

witnessed in the English League ammunition, opened its hearing be- Company, Limited (Messrs. According to the Inspector, the matches played yesterday. landslide which occurred at the

A theft must have occurred on the

Brunner, Mond & Co.) In the First Division Manches- fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell. quantity of earth came down from night of the 14th. The pigeons ter City won the first match of Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the The China Mail was further offi- the cutting in the hill and com- were missed on the morning of the new season at the sixth at-second man (third accused). cially informed this morning that pletely filled the narrow lane by the 15th and the Police were in tempt, defeating Leeds United by the side of the Church. At one formed. Acting or information, the only goal scored on their own

have now been completed, and point the earth palec ur almost to they went to Kit Shek Mee vill-ground. This leaves their city said that he agreed to the with that the Imperial Chemical Com- the height of the window. No age and visited the hut occupied rivals. Manchester United, and drawal of the charge against the pany came into formal possession damage was done.

by the two accused. When they [Sheffield United as the only Clubs woman as they were satisfied that of the property on the 15th inst. Lee Gardens' Boulders. entered, No. 2 was found to be who have yet to win a League en-she was a carrier of the parcel,(Monday). The rae to which the A slide on a large reale occurred burning pigeon feathers, whilst counter; but, whereas the Sheffield

four draws to their the contents of which she did not property will be put is not as yet

definitely decided. It now seems to be a fairly The Enterprise meanwhile con-in Lee Garden Street last night, No. 2 was cooking some cut up Club wave

accompanied by a deafening noise pigeons.

credit, the United of Manchester know.

In an interview with Mr. A. B. Mr. Lindsell said that he under Stewart, liquidator of the China How which could be heard throughout Magistrate: general opinion that the Cup is tinued on her course.

many?huve not yet scored safe in the hands of America.

stood from Mr. King or Mr. Wolfe Sugar Refinery, our representa- "My Last Challenge." the district. Huge boulders came There were two pairs of legs. We point.

Derby County made no mistake that the charge against one of the tive was informed that whilst the Even that stout-hearted sports-

Later. down with some earth from the tried to put the pieces together

There were when they met Sunderland at "This is my last challenge," said Lee Garden hill and almost com- but could not do so. little, deterred by his failure this time, for he declared after the Sir Thomas Lipton after the race." pletely blocked the street, only a many pieces and they certainly home, gaining a three goals vie-men was being withdrawn, too, but property in question constituted

more than two tory,

Sergeant Whelan replied that he the main asset of the Company, there are several other assets to West Ham United performed had not been informed of such. race that it wou be his last at-It seems that the Shamrock small space being left between the represented

be realised before the Company No single man in fall and the row of houses facing pigeons. tempt. It seemed as if Shamrock cannot win.

His Worship asid that be was can go into final liquidation. Did the feathers correspond well to visit Middlesbro' and Could not win. he added. Here-Britain can build a million-dollar the hill.

The fall of earth occurred at with those of Mr. Xavier's birds? share. the points, a feat also ac-

China Refinery shares, the nominal value of which is $25, are after it must be a case of syndi. yacht alone, and without that none

as no can hope to lift the Cup.

about 10.30 p.m.. and the streetYes, the complainant himself complished by Birmingham when not told that officially but in the cate against syndicate,

was fortunately deserted at the identified them. The birds are they journeyed to St. James Park, course of a friendly conversation.

Revenite Officer A. W. Grimmitt being quoted at $1.10-$1.50 at the time.

Newcastle, no fewer than six goals single man in Britain can build

Had it occurred earlier bigger than ordinary pigeons.

being scored in the latter encount- said that on Saturday" (September pedestrians and a number of chil-

The Last Report. Doors Wrested Off. dren who usually played at the

In presenting the second report foot of the hill would undoubtedly Mr. Xavier, in the witness box,

"Pompey" were nearly surpris-13) Chinese R. O. 32 brought into have been killed.

said that the pigeons were lockeded on their own ground by Black- his office the second accused (first of the liquidators to shareholders who was dig-in the China Sugar Refinery at a An incident to Shamrock V. The obstruction near Over-P in their cage after they were pool. no fewer than seven goals man), the woman

meeting on June 27 last, the Chair- man (Mr. Stewart), said as re- when she was leading Enterprise bays" on the Repulse Bay Road, fed between 5 and 6 p.m., on the being scored before the home team charged, and a girl who was not

charged. He communicated with gards property:-- to-day gave the latter her third which occurred on Tuesday, has 14th. The next morning his could claim the full points. Everton Nearly Lose, victory in the series of races for been partially cleared, but another servants reported to him that 20

C.D. Inspector Murphy who sub- had Up to yesterday Everton

Whelan fall occurred yesterday in another birds were missing. He went out and inspected the cage and found! There was mo esta and wind part of the road, leaving enough that three doors had been wrench-reel, whilst Cardiff City were with- down to investigate the matter. He

five matches' right off the sequently sent Sergeant to-day, when the course set was space for only one motor car to fifteen miles W.S.V, almost direct

out a solitary point for the same handed over the luggage, which con- On the Shek-O Road, where al Handed a pair of pigeon legs number of matches. It was heavy tained armament, to the into the wind. oud return. Both

yesterday and some feathers by Inspector odds, on Everton, playing on their with Shamrock in the weather morning, causing considerable in Elston, Mr. Xavier identified the own ground at Goodison Park, an- officer.

Confronted at Station.. berth. She gradually established convenience to residents of the feathers, but said that he could nexing full points with something

Detective-Sergeant J. Whelan said a lead and 20 minutes after the district, who were grable to come not swear to the legs. He would in hand, but Cardiff City gave Enterprise thus only had to

start was two lengths ahead, to town, the obstruction has been say, however, that they were them a real fright and ultimate that he went with the second complete the course to win the

After the race had proceeded cleared and traffic on the road bigger than the legs of ordinary ly forced a division of the spolis. accused to the Yuet Chong Loong race, which she did in due course. 45 minutes Shamrock's mainsail has been resumed

Chinese pigeons. He added that West Bromwich Albion picked A Beautiful Start.

was seen to fall. She had parted There was a beautiful start and her main halyards; and the sail after out-foxing Mr. Vinderbilt, dropped part of the way to deck, skipper of the Enterprise, the enveloping the crew. Shamrock found herself in the The Enterprise. after com- The rainfall for the last seven

about, weather berth, going as fast as ing

continued

over days is as follows:- Chas the Enterprise.

the

securing course,

Sept. 12 third The Shamrock led by two her

victory, while lengths 20 minutes after the start, the disabled chal'enver furled her: but the Enterprise was soon level- mainsail, and was taken in tow ling up when the Shanrock's main by motor boats. escorted by Sir halyard parted and came down on Thomas Lipton's steam yacht deck. It was impossible for her Erin. to continue. so she furled up and returned home.

Record of Plucky Failure. Sir Thomas's attempts date back to 1899, when he lost by 10 mins. 8 secs. He made further

unsuccessful attempts in 1901, 1903, and 1920. His challenge in 1918 was not taken up, as peace had not been finally concluded at the time.

The text of Reuter's messages as regards the race is given below.

Newport, RI, Yesterday, Soon after the start of the third America Cup rae Shamrock V.

was disabled, her mainsail coming down on the deck.

BENEFT OF DOUBT.

MILD FORM OF HOUSE BREAKING ?

SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.

"Hereafter it will have to syndicate against syndicate." Crew Enveloped by Sail. A British Wireless message states:-

America's Cup.

pass.

vachts crossed the line abreast landslide

The next race may be postponed to allow for repaits.

H.M.S. SEPOY FUND,

COMMENT OF ORGAN OF NAVY LEAGUE.

*

The

"TRUE CHARITY."

Sergeant F. G. Baker to-day The August number of

of the charged a Chinese before Mr. T. S. Navy, the official organ Whyte-Smith with breaking Into a Navy League, has an editorial comment on the fund organised

atore at the rear of 15, Castle Peak by the Hong Kong branch of the Road last night..

The evidence for the prosecution was that the complainant' was in the

League in aid of the dependants of the officer and men of H.M.S. Sepoy who lost their lives owing

to the accidental explosion of a

kitchen at about 10 pm, when he depth charge on the destroyer, a heard a noise" of something breaking public fund having first been Bug- outside. He went out to in-gested by the China Mail.

vestigate and found that the accused

à shed used as a store.

The accused ran when he saw the complainant, who chased and caught him Nothing was found on, the accused as he had not actually enter ed the shed when complainant.ap peared on the scene.

A sum of £1,425 was collected and sent Home, with special In-

-had-broken the lock on the door of structions that £25 was to be paid in cash immediately to the widow. or next-of-kin of each of the vic-

The Navy sayati va tims.

"This most generous piece of work will, we feel sure, be com mended by all our readers, and the bereaved relatives of tho sailors, who suffered in this sad. disaster will doubtless be pro- foundly thankful for such an act of true charity."

occurred

ed off.

1.59

14

31

15

0.36 5.92

16

1.20

31

there were very many.

17

8.25

*

An Unknown Man.

**

18

5,32

Total

22.64

ET.

the

police

Over 5 Inches Rain. on the morning of the 16th the up a couple of valuable points as impart and export shop at 113 Des The rainfall for the 24 hours. Police showed him pieces of dead the result of their visit to Brad-Vaux Road, West, for the purpose and he identified the ford City, gaining the odd goal in of verifying his statement that he ended at 10 am. to-day was 5.32 pigeons inches.

heads.

*five, By the Magistrate: The pigeons

Bury, after opening the season got the luggage from another man, without He pointed out Lam King (third were easily worth $10 a pair, so by playing four games

Centrát that his loss amounted to $100. losing a goal, have fared badly in accused) and then witness had the There were other such birds in the their last two games. On Satur luggage removed to

At 4.80 p.m. on Colony, but he would not say that day they had five goals scored Police Station.

agafat them, whilst yesterday, the same day Lam King with three when they journeyed to the cbm-other men came to claim the The second accused was paratively lowly Bristol City, they luggage. The defence set up by the ac-lost by four goals to two This confronted with Lam King, and eused was that they had bought a was Bristol City's second win this accused him as the man who had given him the revolver on the 8.8: pair of pigeons for 40 cents from an unknown MAN who

Lam King made no came Burnley visited Notts Forest and Tal Ping. through the village bawking these succeeded in dividing the points reply. birds,

after half a dozen goals had been Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, Ser- The Magistrate here pointed scored.

geant Whelan said that the inter- out to the inspector that the fact Reading, who were without

arogation took place in a room at the that the prosecution could not single point, were hosts to Mill-back of the charge room. show how many pigeons were in wall Athletic and scored their

OCCASIONAL RAIN.

The Royal Observatory's weather report to-day states:

The anti-cyclone, central over N. China, has strengthen- ed alightly.

There is still a cyclonic cir- calation round the Paracels.

Forecast N. E. winds, fresh; generally overcast; oc- casional rain.

Rainfall,

Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day 5.32 inches. Rainfall since January, 1, 89.93, inches against average of 72.08 inches. Temperature.

The temperature at certain' specified centres this morning.

at G o'clock was!

Hong Kong.

Macho

Pratas Island Manila Foochow Amoy *Swałow

Chefoo Shanghai

76.

74

81

·77

75

77

76

season.

Mr. Lo Did you strike him

the pan, and they had only found first win of the season by the (Lam King)? two pairs of lega, did not help narrowest possible margin. them,, but rather seemed to bear

Northampton Draw.

No.

When he went up to you. he was out the accused's claim that they The joint leaders of the South-not suffering from any apparent had only one pair of pigeons. ern Section-Northampton-play-pain. You gave him a hard blow

The Inspector said that he could ed Crystal Palace on the latter's on the chest. I did not. call Mr. Xavier's servant, who was ground, the result being a ganl Ja sort of expert, and he under- less draw.'

stood the servant was of the opinion that the pieces in the pan represented ten pigeons. He also

(Continued on Page 8.)

pointed out the suspicious circum-the pigeons were Mr. Xavier's, stances that second accused burn-but supposing a man had stolen led the feathers. -

To Save Fuell

་་

them and then gone round hawk-

Hard Blow Denied.

During the year the four houses and land at Great George Street have been sold at a satisfactory figure; negotia- tions were opened for the sale of the whole of the refinery land at East Point but these 'unfor- tunately led to no agreement.

At the date of liquidation part of the refinery compound was only rented and to make the property moro dezirable an ex- change of land was effected with the owner of that part. This has resulted in the Com- pany's properly being solidated in an even rectangular block which lends itself readily to development. A scheme has been

Messrs. prepared by Palmer and Turner showing a proposed lay-out which allows about 287,200 sq. feet for build- ing exclusive of roads. This plan can be seen on application to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Company's property Office.

con-

The remaining two godowns

• at East Point have been let and a large number of tenanta found to take open storage on- the land cleared by the build- ings demolished.

L

Title deeds for the two blocks of land on Morrison Hill Road have now been issued by the Government in substitution for the land resumed by it near the refinery entrance and these pro- perties can be offered for sale.

I put it to you that when he not heard of the Yuet Chong Loung Whe- dented, you gave him a hard blow firm till the day in question. on the chest. I did not.

ther it was a flourishing business or otherwise he could not say.

Mr. Lo emphasised that this firm was a very well known one, and had its head office in California.

The Interpreter then gave evi-

•

Saw Nobody, Struck."

Did you get both your hands round this man's neck?--I did not. Did you touch him?--I did not. Mr. Lo pointed out to witness ing them, would the people pur that Lam King went to see Dr. Asked to explain this, second chasing the birds necessarily Bunje on September 15. His re-dence to say that he heard nothing port was that the man was suffer- and saw nothing pass between Ser accused said: "I burned the fea- know that they wore stolen?

Numbered Rings..

ing from three abrasions on the neck geant Whelan and the third accused thers to save fuel!"

until ho was called upon to caution Magistrate: That is not usual. Mr. Xavier: Some of them and a bruise on the chest.

Sergeant Whelan replied that Lam him when charged." It makes a rather nasty smell; for have numbered rings your Wor-

K. Klag did not complain to him about Sergeant Whelan: I would like one thing.

Mr. Whyte-Smith said that any illness or pains at the time of] to call this detective as a witness in His Worship then told the In- spector that he had already de- even so, how were the accused to arrest. The officer added further, view of the serious allegations cided that the piguna the accused know that these were fancy in reply to Mr. Lo, that a clerk made against me.

what hap were cooking were Mr. Xavier's, pigeons? He himself would not might have scen

C.R.O. 32 spoke to being present. but what would pe difcult for have known, not being a fancier pened between him and the

clerk at the Central Police Station when. him to decide was if the accused Mr. Xavier But anyone must accused but if the had received the birds knowing know that they can't get such proposed to say that he (Sergeant the third man and others came to them to have been stolen. Mr. Whyte Sm said that he

Whelan) struck him, he was a liar. claim the luggage. He did not birds for 20 cents each.

In answer to another question, the witness the confrontation, because The Inspector said that Mr. was very sorry for Mr. Xavier, Police Officer said that he did not he was out of the room, looking At the Building Exhibition Xavier's servant sould say if the who had hard lines in losing his charge the man after he had denied after the other prisoners. He heard a fair amount of the interrogation, Mr. Whyte-Smith then remarked opened at Olympia to-day a birds were in senson, and his birds in this way. Mr, Xavier, it a second time.

but he could not understand a to the accused, that his excuse was special feature is made of means Worship decided to hear this evid-also, had been a frank witness in Not Told of Arrest,

said that he had word of what was being said by Ser- a bad one because he could have and material for excluding the encerah his hesitation to wear as to the Mr. Lo Suddenly the complainant came out taken shelter on the front, instead noise of modern trafic. When the servant went into legs. His (the Magistrate's) to make one point quite geant Whelan because it was all in with five others and assaulted him of at the back on Bir Bannister Fletcher, Freel the witness box sud said that the difficulty was to decide if the ac- clear, and that was that dur- English, He saw nobody being. for no reason at all.

Accused; I was coming down dent of the Institute of British pieces in the pot represented only used had stolen the birds or re- ing the time of the Interrogation struck, and added that an interpre The Magistrate said that he did from the reservoir. It was rain Architects, speaking at the open-wo pigeons the Magistrate deceived them kncying them to did Sergeant Whelan tell the accused tor was there all the time that Ber not think he could convict, because ing hard scouk shelter at the ing caremony, said that British cided that it was co use hearing have been stolen. He had doubts that he was under arrest? geant Whelan spoke in English,

was element of doubt, mearest place I could and starchitects were devoting much more evidence.

about that and he could not take The Police officer replied that he At this stage, the Magistrate si- ant Baker, pointed out that The Magistrate gave accused the tention to methods of noise

Worship repeated that be any risk. Accused must be dis- did not

fourned the case til tomorrow Bergeant Whelan said that he had) afternoon at 2.15, accused had red to benefit of the doubt and discharged absorption. British Wireless

had no difficulty in deciding that charged. Servicek:

it.

In view of this evidence, bis Worship remarked that if was house breaking at all. It was of a very mild form

The accused's statement was that

He did not touch the lock at all; be

was marely, leaning against the door

of the shed to shelter from the rain

gone under the verandah of the shops on the front

ther

Shelt

from the raid he could, baye kalida

NOISELESS HOMES.

Rugby, Yesterday.