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Dr. and Mrs. Shellshear returned

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1931:

BARRISTER DEFIES A

PARACHUTES ON AEROPLANES.

Jury and Use by Private Machines.

A RECOMMENDATION.

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JUDGE.

Refusal to Keep Quiet During Summing Up.

THREAT, OF EJECTION.

A London barrister, Mr. Charles Lawrence Hales, of Temple Gardens, The Temple, defted Judge Higgins

A recommendation that para-. to the Colony by the P. & Q. schutes should be carried in private aeroplanes was udded to the verdict of accidental death returned The name of. Mr. Len Lemmi Ping July 24 at the.. resumed inquest atat, Brentford County Court in a has been added to the list of Wokingham.on Mrs. Violet Baring, ease in which he was co-defendant authorised architects.

of Earl's Court Square, London, and with his brother, Ernest William. Mr. Philip Noble, a bank director,

Sir Peter Grain, Judge, H. B. M. | and former High Sheriff of Hales. Court, Shanghal, left the Colony Northumberland."

The case was a summons for pos by the Empress of Russia yester Mr. Noble was accompanying Mrs. session of a house at Acton and

Baring in a flight to Unavon, Will-for £172, rent arrears!

day.

Revised schedules for the allocation of recreation grounds are published in the Government Gazette.

The names of Thomson & Co., and Soth, Mancell & McLure have been added to the list of authorised auditors.

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ended August 15, amount- ed to 99,478 metric tons, and the sales to 79,481 metric tons.

At the Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday, Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg. Hon. Secretary Society for the Protection of Children, will speak on "Child Welfare in Hong Kong.”

Communists, took prisoner Father Sands, of the St. Columban's Mis sion, on August 16 in the vicinity of Yokiakow, on the Han River, find afterwards completely looted the mission house, says a Reuter message from Hankow.

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the machine crashed in a field near Mr. Charles Holes put up the Wokingham.

defence that he was tenant of the John Joseph Parkes, of South house, but acted as agent for his Lodge, Ham Common, Surrey, sales manager at Heston Aero- brother." drome, gave evidence regarding e test flight made for Mr. Noble in Higgins said: the machine on July 16. The aeroplane, he said, behaved perfect-

Before he gave evidence Judge'.

"I want to warn you that if I

ly satisfactorily. He tested it find against you on these facts' I both on the ground and in the air. shall impound the papers and either It was a very stable machine, and send them before your Benchers or would fly' "hands off" but there' was a tendency with one'e hands to the Public Prosecutor."/ off the controls to fly with the right

A Denial wing slightly dipped.

The Coroner (Mr. R. S. Payne) You had that put right?—Yes.

A Juryman: May I ask why no parachute was carried?

Replying to the judge, Mr. Hales said he had never stated in writing

that he regarded himself as agent for his brother and not as tenant of the house.

"The defendant is a member of

Ejectment Threats.

Finally the Judge said: "Will you stand down, or shall I have to put you out of court."

Hale then sat in the body of the court.

"When the defendant swore in

Too Expensive. Mr. Parkes ?- Private owners rarely carry them, partly because they are so expensive and partly the honourable profession of the because such a machine would not Bar, and has been practising over be likely to break-up in the air.

many years," said Judge Higgins 'The Jurymas: We feel the summing up. "I have no

besity- tragedy might have There are devices to minimise as

been averted tion in saying that his defence is had parachutes been carried.

utterly dishonest and perfectly dis- far as possible this danger, but

Mr. Parkes A parachute is of graceful. He knows the conse- Hong Kong, Saturday, Aug. 29, 1931. | ash trays and such like are more. Whilst walking in Second Street little use below 2,000 or 1,500 feet. quences of giving untrue evidence.” yesterday woman named Ma ornamental than, useful,

Mr. Hales interjected remarks Το

Capt. Valentine Henry Baker, Cheung-mau (69) was' struck on the chief inspector of Heston Aero- while the judge was cumming up, often are they without reach. head by a bamboo pole which fell drome, said that he had seen the and in spite of the judge's orders The effort entailed in rising to from the second floor of house No. wrecked machine, and his consider he refused to keep quiet, With the pound deposit a cigarette end in such a 42. She received an incised wounded opinion was that Mrs. Baring The sterling suffer-receptacle is too great for most and was taken to the Government fainted or at least felt very ill, and

Hospital.

hecuse she felt ill she pushed "the Unshakable ing from an of us. It is so much easier to

stick forward to prevent the ma- Fiver. acute "attack of flick it into a corner where it A fairly large crowd attended the chine stalling, as any good pilot That would have made appendicitis," as may smoulder away and burn it promenade concert at the Hong would do.

Konig Volunteer Headquarters last the machine nose-dive. the Premier, said the other day, self out with luck, or fick it out night. The Corps Band played

Major Cooper, Inspector-General it is heartening to have proof of a window to fall where the several pleasing selections, and the of Accidents for the Air Ministry, the box that he was agent for his not telling the that the British five-pound note wind listeth and there also to enjoyable vocal programme, prin- said that he was satisfied, that there brother he was is still one of the most easily burn itself out with luck. Twice, provided by Mrs. Neil Mathieson, part of the aircraft in the air.

cipally English balind, muafe, was had been no failure of any main truth," continued the Judge.

He gave judgment against Halça negotiable forms in which to recently, have, cigarette ends, Mrs. F. C. E. Rendall, and Mr.

The jury returned a verdict of for the amount claimed, with costs, carry one's money on a holichny evident flicked out of a window Maurice Burton.

accidental death, and added a rider and ordered the documents to be trip abroad. A businessman, of an upper flat, been seen to fall

that representations should be made impounded. The Government has granted the to the proper quarter in order that Mr. Hales then came forward who had returned from speridon passers-by in the street Congress demand of India, says parachutes should be fitted to again and protested against the ing a week in Berlin, gave evid-below, greatly to

their an-

Router's Simla correspondent, for private machines as two valuable Judge's observations. He said: an enquiry into allegations that lives might have been saved in this

"If you yake observations. ence of this recently. to a writer noyance. And, a few days ago, coercion was used in eleven villages case by their use."

against my honour I shall continue to one of the Home papers.

on a Star ferry, an inconsiderate in the Bardolf district to extort ex-

to make observations in defence of He was there during the acute smoker flicked away a cigarette ces revenue, but it declines to The alleged $7,000 bank note it."

extend the banking crisis, and wishing to ob-end. It would have been a neatly Bardoll is in Gujerat, of which persons, are Kong Sze-yik and Leo Mr. Hales, the Judge ordered the enquiry elsewhere. fraud case, in which the accused Finding that he could not silence tain some German marks for his and an elegantly accomplished place Gandhi is a native,

Artur D'A. Guimaraes charged with bailiff to be brought into court, to, immediate reopirements,

feat, has it alighted where it was

larceny and conspiracy jointly, was remove him, but this was not neces Sayasan, the quack doctor who continued before proached his hotel cashier on the intended the water. But, a

Mr. Williama sery au Mr. Hales sat down again, raised an army and led the formid-yesterday afternoon. Mr. T. S. subject of changing à "fiver." strong breeze, blowing at the able Burmese rebellion last Janu-Whyte-Smith is appearing for the The cashier was happy to oblige, time, deflected the cigarette end ary, and eleven of his lieutenants, Crown, whilst Counsel for the de- and gave a most favourable rate on to a young lady seated behave been sentenced to death by a fence are Mr. Hin-shing Lo (in- special tribunal, on a charge of structed by Mr. J. M. Hall) for of exchange "I'll take as many hind. No material damage was waging war against the King. first accused and Mr. Leo more at the same rate as you lone and apologies were offered Eighteen others have been sentenc D'Alamada, jun., (instructed by Motor card and cycles were

Church care to give me," he was told. and received. But that is hardly ed to transportation for life, says Mr. M. M. Watson) for Guimaraes, blessed at the

of St." a Reuter message from Burma.

Michael, near Cannon Street, E.C., Inquiring the explanation of the point, The fact was, the

in connection with the Feast of this apparent generosity, the re-smoker was decidedly inconsider The following forthcoming wed-

St. Christopher, patron of travel are announced:-Leslie, ply was (and it should encourage ate, and inconsiderateness is but

Customers are reminded to re- lers. Lewenden Foxall, Chinese Mari-tain their cash sale memos of Ca the faint hearts), Those notes discourtesy and selfishness time Customs, to Constance Rose goods purchased during Sincere's streets for the ceremony.

were parked in adjacent are going into my safe," said the other guise. So many appeals Smith, c/o Messrs. A. S. Watson 14 days' sale. At the end of the

High service began at eleven' cashier, "and in thirty years have already been made to & Company; Irvine Ray Coulter, ale one day will be declared ao'clock, followed by the blessing of time they will still be worth smokers on this very subject, Isabell Zerlang, en route to Hongers holding cash sale memos bear- Afterwards there wag a procession jun, U.S.S. Mindanao, to. Margaret free purchase day and all custom-medals and tokens of the Saint. their face value. But who knows with such indifferent results, Kong on board the R.M.S. Empressing the stamp of that day will be of the priest, chair, servers, and what our mark will be worth to that it seems of no avail to make of Japan, duc here on October 30. refunded 100 per cent. of the value congregation to the cars to be

them from time to time. This

in credit coupons. appeal, however, for considerate A stock, newspaper ness and care on the part of Careless subject, periodical smokers is made once again in Smokers. ly retrieved from the hope that it will bear some

morrow?"

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A. story which tells of the rise of

a Canadian lumberman to peerage, with the title of Lord. Romford, i unfolded in the talkie production "The Dancers" now playing at the Majestic Theatre for the last time to-day. Lols Mord, star of "Be.. hind That Curtain," and Phillips Holmes are delightful. Walter most appropriato Byron la excellent as the "third Salary. word to consider to-party." Most of the settings are day with the end of in London, with views, of Canada and Paris. Mae Clark is credited with a wonderful performance.

and in public dusted vigorously or apathetically as "Man in the Strect" feels energetic, or lazy. Most smokers come of a notori- ously careless genre; and, another month showing up on whereas the pipe and cigar smok the horizon. The word comes ers are the housewife's bane, the from the Latin,. salarium, salt, cigarette smoker is often a public and the first "salary" history has nuisance and public danger. any record of was the allowance There are exceptions, of course, made to the Roman soldier for but they simply prove the rule his salt, a precións commodity in Many a fire disaster has been ac- those days, the cheapest of all tually traced to the careicas nick necessities, to-day. To us, how ing aside of the stump of a yet ever, "salary" means money; not burning cigarette, and for many salt, and we can trace money" la fire, disaster, there has been to Moneta, an old name for Juno, good ground to suspect the came the "admonishing" goddess, close as being responsible. to whose temple the Roman mint

The typhoon which did enn. Wednesday and at Nanking on siderable damage at Shanghal on

Thursday, according to reports, from Yangchow now received by also destroyed eight milles of the the Famine Relief Commission,

Grand Canal embankment between Shaope and Kaoyuchow. This re- suited in the inundating of hun- dreds of miles of thickly populated villages and cities, and it is report- od that thousands of people were destitute, says a Reuter mesang drowned, while millions are now from Shanghai of yesterday.

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