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dure in regard to Dr. Tucker,
These unfortunate incidents, coupled with the fact that the | murderers of foreign missionaries are still at large, demonstrate the
utter inability of the Chinese to
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1931.
BRITISH POLICY IN
PALESTINE
Loan for Agricultural
Development.
PARLIAMENT'S GUARANTEE.
UNSAVOURY TRIAL
CONCLUDES
Chinese and Adopted Daughter.
AN ACQUITTAL,
An accident, involving the death of Lani Kam-chge (30) a coolie,
Rugby, Yesterday. On an indictment of rape of an occurred in the Chief Engineer's Dr. Drummond Shiels, the Col-adopted daughter at Tsun Wan factory at the Royal Naval Dock- onial Under-Secretary, announced recently, Chan Ming alias Ming yard yesterday." The man was in the House of Commons to-day Ket was found not guilty at the engaged in oiling a shafting which that a dispatch had been sent to July Assizce yesterday. was in motion. He lost his the High Commissioner' for
balance and fell 80 feet down. He Palestine outlining the steps to The Jury retired at 4.10 o'clock succumbed to his injuries shortly be taken to give effect to the Gov-and returned at 4.30 o'clock when after.
ernment's policy regarding agri- the foreman announced that they cultural development and land were unanimous in their verdict. Alleged to have stolen 12 pieces settlement in that country.
-Addressing the Jury on behalf of of clothing valued at $35, Chul Nam The dispatch says that the prisoner, Mr. Soares said that he
overwhelmed was convicted at the Kowloon funds required are to be found by was
with the Magistracy this morning and sent a loan, which the Government magnitude of the duty imposed to jail for six months', with hard will ask Parliament to guarantee. upon him in such a case which was inbour. The articles were the The Government, will appoint a extremely hard to disprove. It property of Lai Sheung-on, a wo- Director of Development and the was hard for the Crown to prove, man. Dofendant was stated to nucleus of his staff at an early and even harder work for defence. have an accomplice who was seen date.
There were great inconsistencies In to be carrying a bag. This man,
The Jewish Agency and Arab the Crown's case, which had entire- however, escaped.
exécutive will be invited toly and utterly failed. The incon- nominate one member each to a6aistencies lay in points of vital im. sist in an advisory capacity.
portance.
SGT. ROBERTS. Funeral at Happy Valley.
MILITARY...HONOURS......
The funeral of Sergeant Roberts, of the Hong Kong Police Force, took place at Happy Valley last night, being accorded military honoure. The Rev. Neville Watking
conducted the service at the grave
side.
Mrs. Roberts, the widow, attend- ed, as did the Inspector-General of Police, Superintendents P. P. · J. Wodehouse and T. Murphy, Chief Inspector Grant, Inspectors Clarke, other members of the Police Force. McLellan, Lane, Munroe, and many
The Director will prepare a re-
to admit gister of Arabs displaced in con- Counsel was prepared sequence of the land they occu- that when circumstantial evidence pied falling into Jewish hands.- was complete, a case would be British Wireless Service.
proved like a mathematical problem, but, when one link in the chain of
DR. TUCKER UNDER circumstantial evidence was misa
ARREST.
Kuomintang Demands His Life.
TAKEN TO TSINANFU..
Shanghai, Yesterday.
ing, the whole would collapse like a pack of cards if not supported. Dr. Thomas had said that it might. have been rape, or it might have been other reasons. There was a strong doubt in the matter, and Counsel submitted, the jury must give the benefit of that doubt in prisoner's favour.
Crown's Case.
For the Crown, Mr. Whyte-Smith. said that the defence generally was. Following a public agitation that the rape charge was an after-
the story
con-
The large number of beautiful and an "anti-Imperialist demon-thought. He urged to the girl's wreaths testified to the esteem in stration" the Chinese authorities story in preference to
He by prisoner. which Sergeant Roberts was held, in Shantung have arrested Dr. given both by his colleagues and his many Francis Tucker, the respected tended that a Chinese girl special- friends outside the Force.
Superintendent of the American
ly prized her virgin state; and, Board Mission at Tehchow and therefore, could the jury believe in have taken him to Tsinanfu. Up this instance, that she gave up her to the present they have refused
virginity for the mere sake to hand him over to the Ameri-
$100? can Consulate.
TIRED OF LIFE,
Spinster Attempts to Commit Suicide.
RESCUED BY SEAMAN.
of
On the night of July 11, Dr. Summing up, his Lordship said Tucker shot and killed a Chin- that the girl's story was not con- ese who was attempting to rob vincing, there being a great num- the Hospital where recently a ber of discrepancies and obvious The inaccuracies might
afford adequate protection for lives of foreigners throughout the country. This is to be regret- ted no less from China's own Last night Wong Siu-lam aged number of robberies had taken mistakes. viewpoint if she seriously con-20 years, a spinster living at the place. The local Kuomintang is have been due to the lapse of time
Lok Hoi Tung Boarding House, is demanding, among other things, or to lack of memory siders that extrality must go on alleged to have attempted to cam that Dr. Tucker should die. a date fixed by China herself. In mit suicide by jumping into, the Reuter.
all other countries where. extra- harbour from the ferry launch- She was rescued lity has been abolished the due Meridian Star,
Į by a seaman on the ferry, and protection of the foreigner is taken to hospital. assured. At the present rate of Another woman, Ng Mel-ling,' progress in China in this matter living at 161, Johnston Road, Wax- chai, is alleged to have tried to it will certainly be not years butent her life by taking an overdose decades before she has sufficient-of opium. She is now a patient in ly put her own house in order to the Government Civil Hospital. • deserve consideration to the ex-
À MARINE NUISANCE Lying Inshore Without
Permits.
Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 22, 1931, trality question. The indictment
Foreigners in China.
the
MILKMAN FINED;
Her story
was uncorroborated except for the
medical evidence. One fact was beyond doubt and that was that the girl was, no longer a virgin.
.:
His Lordship gave the jury three
consider, alternatives to
unlawful namely, (1) Rape; (2) Failed to Affix Labels carnal knowledge of a girl under 16
on Tins.
UNFIT FOR INFANTS.
Before Mr. W. Schofield in the Central Magistracy this morning,
years of age, and (9) "indecent assault.
As reported above, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
Lee Lai-kiu, of 11, Cochrane Street, A WEEK'S DISEASES. was summoned at the instance of
TUBERCULOSIS.
خست
against her in respect of wanton outrages against foreigners is
the Sanitary Department for hav-TYPHOID, DIPHTHERIA AND steadily growing instead of
ing failed to affix labels on tina of diminishing in any degree, but
milk to the effect that the milk If the news of the arrest by with the supineneas of the Powers
FINE TO BE RAISED.
was skimmed and unit for chil
The official return of diseases Chinese of Dr. Francis little improvement can be expect-
dren under the age of one year and deaths during the week end- Four boat people this morning Defendant admitted the offence, Tucker, superintendent of the cd. This supineness is construed pleaded guilty" before the Hon.
Sanitary Inspector Sherriff in.ed July 18 is as follows American Board Mission Hospi- by certain of the Chinese authori-at the Marine Court, to charges of were two to three dozen tins in Enteric fever
Comdr. G. F. Hole, R.N. (retired), formed the Magistrate that there tal at Tehchow, had been known ties as weakness-hence their in-lying inshore without permits at the shop, and they were sold at Diphtheria to Senator Roy Pittman before difference when called upon to various prohibited areas.
24 conts a tin. The milk was not Cerebro-spinal fever
he addressed a Hong Kong audi- take adequate steps to remedy arst offenders were fined $5 each,
Two of the accused who were fit for babies at all.
ence yesterday, he might have the existing unsatisfactory posi-and the other two, who had pre- been influenced to change the tion in regard to the protection vious tenor of some of his comments of foreigners.
on the Occident and the Orient. . . The arrest' follows a public agita. tion against Imperial demon- stration," which, again, was the sequel to the fatal shooting of a
News in Brief.
Whilst asleep on a hunk in 3, Chinese who was attempting to Nullah Road a man named Wòng rob the hospital, where recently Wah (28), accidentally fell out,
convictions for similar offences, were ordered to pay $20 each.
After dealing with the cases, his Worship said that since going on the Bench again after his return from India he had found that) cases of lying inshore were being brought up every day.
Apparently & fine of $5 was not sufficient to abate the nuisance,
A fine of $20 was imposed.
MASTER FINED. Illegal Whistling of
a Launch.
Taberculosis
Caser. Deaths,,
B
59
Summary to July 18. The returns. from January to July 13 give the following figures:
Typhoid
Small-pox
Scarlet fever Diphtheria
Canes. Deaths.
97
26
14
9
2
75
24
.-6
18.
Cerebro-spinal fever. 13 TO ATTRACT ATTENTION.Puerperal, fover
Paratyphoid fever... 1
1,553 a number of robberies has taken and sustained internal injuries therefore he gave warning that as Kwong Mun, described on the Tuberculosis
Sixteen of the typhoid cases place,
The local Kuomintang, which necessitated his removal to from Monday next the fine for such charge sheet as master of the
the Kwong Wah Hospital.
offence would be raised to $10, and steam launch Kwong Yat, was this were non-Chinese, as were two we are informed, is demanding
The proposed to continue to in-morning charged before the Hon scarlet fever cases, one small-por that Dr. Tucker should die and
Yung "Shu-ting, manager of the crease the fine until a sum was Comdr. G. F. Hole, R.N. (retired). case, cerebro-spinal,· fever. the Chinese authorities have re- M. Y. San Co. has notified the reached at which this illegal action with unlawfully using the steam case, and 23 diphtheria cases. fused to hand him over to the Police that a foki of his delivered would cease. American Consulate.
goods to the Yue Wo Yuen shop,a A
to have since
Ha 18 alleged. for which he collected $370.64. THEFT FROM DOCK. absconded.
whistle of the launch for a ́pur- pose other than for the navigationi
of the vessel, at noon on July 16. He pleaded guilty,
one
Ten Years Ago.
(From the "China Mall" of
· July 22, 1921.]
To-day's dollar la worth 2/8 %
British Legion in Hong Kong will The Inauguration dinner of the
on Thursday, August 4, at 8 p.m.,:
Appl
*
In the midst of the perturba
His Worship Inquired why the tion created by the disappearance
Taikoo Labourer Sent accused was sounding the whistle. of Mr. John Thorburn, the Bri
The body of a newly born Chin-wap to "Jail.
Sergeant W. Stewart, of the ton, the Tucker incident cannot ese female baby was found in
Water Police, said that the launch but raise the ire of foreigners lane at the rear of Yiu Wa Street Inspector G. A Stimson this airway bound for Yaumati and was proceeding down the southern if not that of their diplomatic ro-Wanchai. A woman, stated to be morning charged a Chinese before the whistle was sounded to attract a widow living In Morrison Hill, Mr.W. Schofield in the Central, the attention of cargo boats along presentatives throughout China. With the conflict between Canton to hospital.
was arrested, and subsequently sent Police. Court with the theft of aide chips, which might want to be held in the Hong Kong Hotel
quantity of brass from the Taikoo towed to shore. and Nanking we may be told that
Dockyard. He pleaded guilty. The Magistrate Imposed a fine the higher Chinese authorities Alighting from a Hong Kong
Inspector Stimson said that sc of $10, or, in default, one week's have their hands too full to detel motor bus in Des Voeux Road cused was arrested by a watchman hard labour.
Centra near Ice House Street, carrying the brass in a parcel vote any time and attention to yesterday, Lam Hing (16) ander his left arm. When search- the fate of a solitary Briton or vant girl of 62 Second Street, auf-ed another place of brass was
SINGAPORE BASE.
The children of the Victoria Bri- an individual American Andered concussion and was removed found tind to his le The brass
tish School are to give an enter Wellington, Yesterday tainment on Friday, July 29, in the to the Government Civil Hospital had evidently been newly cut beyond barren protests on
Accused stated that he had been The Premier, Mr Forbes, in Taikoo Club Hall with the objects Chinese case of working at Talkoo Docks for tentating a debate on the results of of helping along the Ministering non-Chinese years the last Imperial Conference, Children's League. The pro- Inspector Stimson: He is only a stressed the importance which gramme will include a scene from casual labourer, and not perman New Zealand attached to the Uncle Tom's Cabin" and a pan-
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for ad
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tairate Con
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