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THE. BORDER
LEGION
a Garamount Picture
Woman invades man's land- land 91 dating des-
peradres...and con- quers with love. Spectacular action,
in the great out-
dours The West
of goldrank days.
Zane
Grey wrote
it. With tichard
Arlen, Jack Holt,
Fay Wray, droll
Eugene Pallette.
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COMMENCING THURSDAY.
TWO WOMEN
IN ONE
in One Amaz- ing Picture!
Kuth Chatterton gives vibrant life to the emotion-tossed joys and heartaches of two people- mother who stakes happiness on love, and losen! A daugh- ter who gambles on love, and wina! A dramatic revelation!
RUTH
CHATTERTON
IM
The Right to Love
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THEY had Nothing to Fear But MONEY!!
Mother's MILLIONS
China
The
Mail.
ESTABLISHED 1845.
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1931.
"MAGIC"
COURT..
Man Pierces His Stomach.
JUGGLERS OR BURGLARS?
He made Inquiries, and a black- amith named Tiloris Nalde told him that the seventh accused came to his smithy that day at noon and got one of the instruments made.i The accused had no ostensible means of living, in that area, and the "ambalama" where the accused were, was not a frequented place. The last accused had been con- victed three times...
Priest's Evidence. The Rev. M.. Dhammaratane. of Kohalwita Temple, being called, said that he lived in the temple, A few nights before the accused were arrested' he was disturbed. He heard the dog bark, and when he switched on the torch light, he Baw some people move off from the "bana" hall. It was about 11 p.m. at the time.
When the euse in which sub Inspector Dole of the Peliyagoda Police charged neven men named Hassim, K. Rodrigo, H. James, W. M. Punchi Banda, B. Uyeneris Appu, Lewis Singho and G. Ausad ha, respectively, with having on ¡July 23 last, at Kelaniya, been members of a wandering gang of thieves and possessed implements, of house-breaking, and the last ac- cused further with having, being a reputed thief, lurked about at Kelaniya at night, came up for in- quiry to-day (October 16) before the Colombo Police Magistrate. | could The last accused Ausadha stated to cloth or whether it was hair, but Court that the implements produc- it was something dark. As he (the ed as house-breaking implements priest) callod to the servants he were only his paraphernalia as a } heard someone trying to open a magician,
door. When he went towards the
One man had his face covered with a black cloth. He (the pricat) 'hot Bay whether it was a
"I could pierce my flesh with door n man rushed away. theae instruments," claimed the
In reply to Court, Sub-Inspector man, "and I will do so now if the Dole gaid there Was no direct!
Court gives me permission."
The Magistrate thereupon direct-
ed the Interpreter Mudaliyar to hand the seventh accused the big- gest implement of the lot and re- quest him to perform with it.
The man came down from the dock, saying he could not per- form there, and having first mut- tered some word, seized a por tion of his stomach and pierced the part held between his fingers, right through with the instru- ment.
He further stated to Court that he could stick 500 ṣafety pins on
one arm.
The Magistrate remarked that in view of that performance the de- fence was an excellent one, though the implements could, no doubt, be used as house-breaking implements as well.
More Magicians.
The first accused too stated that he was a magician, and that if his paraphernalia were produced in Court he could, among other tricks, make a cloth ball vanish and put something into 1 tumbler and change it to lozenges.
The second accused stated that he was the first accused's assistant. The third accused pleaded that he was a cripple, and the fourth ac- cused that he was a blind man, while the fifth stated he was a betel-seller, and the sixth accused that he had gone to the 'ambalama' for shelter.
Sub-Inspector's Story. Sub-Inspector Dole stated ovidence that there had been several thefts and attempted bur- glaries in the Mahara and Kelaniya areas. On the day in question, en receipt of formation from the Headman of Wewelduwa that there were some suspicious characters in an "ambalama" he proceeded to the place.
FINE GENERALLY.
The Royal Observatory's, re-
this port issued
morning states:
A strong anti-cyclone has formed over S.E. Mongolia.
A depression is shown to the East of Hokkaido.
Forecast N. E. winds, fresh; fine generally.
Ituinfall.
Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10 a.m. to-day mil. Total since January 1, 75.8% inches against an average or 81.95 Inches deficit 6.12 Inches..
Temperature.
The temperature at certatu specified centres this morning at o'clock was:-
Hong Kong Macao
06
63
Pratas Island
74
Foochow
63
60
18
Shanghai Manila
49
72
Amoy
Chefoo
evidence to connect the accused with any of the thefts or burglaries, The accused, he said, went about during the day performing feats of jugglery, and committed thefts at night.
The Magistrate directed the Sub- Inspector to charge the accused under the Vagranta Ordinance in- stead of proceeding with the case already before Court, as there was |
no direct evidence to connect them with the thefts.
LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
Again Affected by Exchange.
LOWER PRICES,
The market opened frm this morning with buyers predominat-
lg for a fair unmber of stocks.
Our market has again comé under the influence of a rise in exchange, and values consequently opened slightly lower.
Unione, $425. Lands, $81.
Sales.
Ewos. Tls. 15/Tls. 10.
Hotels (old), $15/515/$15.30. Telephones (part paid), $28%. Trams, $214.
Buyers.
Unions, $420.
Shangbai Explorations, Tls. 2.40. Providents (new), $22.
Trams. $21.
Electries, $77.
Canton Ices, $62. Ropes, $16.
Constructions (new), $1.90. Steamboats, $24.
Wharves, $152.
Hotela (old), $15.20. Hotels (new). $14.60. Telephones (part paid), $2031. Cements (combined), $19. Amusements, $19.
H.K. Government Loan, $2 per cent. premium.
Raube, $43.
Sellers.
Providents. (old), $6. Trams, $214.
Constructions (new), $2. Venezuelan Goldfielda, $2. Hotels (old), $15.30. S.C. Enterprisca, $10.
HE DIDN'T MIND.
Mother: "You're a very naughty boy, Johnnie; I'll send you to bed] without any supper."
Johnnie: "All right, mammy;! but what about my medicine I have to take after mealo?"
with a piece of paper in Court. He tore a piece of paper to bita, and rolling the pieces into a ball,j handed it to a Court peon asking him to unroll the ball. The paper then appeared to be whole.
The Magistrate remarked to the first accused that he had observed the torn paper being palmed.
"It is only a trick, Sir," replied the first accused.
The seventh accused stated that besides piercing his flesh with skew- era, he could burn his arm with a cloth, set fire to after being soaked in oil.
•
Three Months on Remand.
In reply to Court the accused stated they had been three months on remand.
Fresh Plaint Filed.
The Magistrate congratulated the Shortly after, Sub-Inspector Dole submitted a plaint charging all the seventh accused on his performance with having wandered with the skewer, and' made the fol- about without having any visible lowing order discharging all the means of subsistence, and not gly-accused with a warning: ing a good account of themselves. the charges they In answer to severally pleaded not guilty.
Mr. J. Vincent Fernando appear ed for the accused.
He arrested three accused on the road and the others in the accused "ambolama.". The seventh accused had a bundle of long pointed instruments of varying thickness. He learned that the first accused a man from Weligama, the second accused from Wadduwn, the third accused from Bandarawela,
was
*
"Although I am satisfied that this gang combined thieving with the undoubtedly legitimate gifts of the first and seventh accused, there is no means of convicting them. I
They have
the fourth from Tibbolugoda, the The first accused, who stated he warn them all to leave the locality fifth and sixth from Ratgama and was a magician going about, from and discharge them. the last accused from Kotmale. place to place, performed a trick been on remand three months."
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