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The China Mail.

Shanghai Hopes..

Chinese difficulties

THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1932...

DEATH OF POLICE SERGEANT.

LARGE LOCAL ESTATES.

Shanghai Broker's Gifts] to Charity.

MR. B. A. CLARKE.

The late

R.A. Coleman.

AFTER OPERATION.

The death occurred in the Kow- icon Hospital, at 9.15 this morning,

FRENCHMAN

EXPELLED.

In Colony Without Valid Passport.

MAGISTRATE'S DECISION.

E

WIS

Mr. Brodie Augustus After a rather protracted hear of Sergt. Robin Arthur Coleman, at Clarke, broker, who was formerlying, the case in which George the early age of 29 years, following managing partner of Mesars. Arthur De Houx De Fastree, a an operation near his throat. He Hopkins, Dunn & Co., Ltd., 48, motor engineer of France, had just recovered from an attack Szechuen Road, Shanghai, who died charged with entering the Colony of measles at the Victoria Hospi-there on September 30, 1981, left, without a valid passport, and posses- tal, and returned to Sha Tau Kok estate in the Colony valued at aion of an automatic pistol without Police Station on Tuesday last. A$66,900, with net estate in Shang-a permit from the Inspector- week later he was removed to Kow-hai amounting to 335,324.98 taels. General of Police, was concluded be loon Hospital.

Re-sealing of probate of the will fore Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Hailing from St. Peter Port, has been granted to Mr. F. E Central Police Court this morning, Gurnsey, Channel Island, he Nash, soliciter, attorney for the after some arguments in mitigation joined the Hong Kong Police two executors, Mr. P. C, Inglis, the of sentence had been heard in Cham- in November, 1924, at the testator's nephew, and Mr. K. E. bers. age of 21 years. He was promoted Newman, who is senior partner of His Worship registered convictions to the rank of Lance-Sergeant in Messrs. Teesdale, Newman, and on both charges, making an ex- July, 1925 and passed for Crown MacDonald, Shanghai. Miss Annie pulsion order on the first, and im- Sergeant in November, 1927. Macbeth was named executrix joint posing a fine of $50 on the second.

Popular among his colleagues hely with Messrs. Inglis and New. His Worship, in giving his decision, was 6 feet 2 inches tall, and was man, but did not wish to serve. said that as defendant had been re- the holder of a St. John Ambul- Amongst Individual bequesta fused a visa at Amoy, he had com- lance Brigade certificate, and also made in the will was confirmation mitted a deliberate breach of the passed in the Cantonese and Hin-of the gift, in 1922, to Miss Annie law by coming here. The second dustani languages, and in the Life Macbeth, typist and stenographer charge, he regarded as a technical Saving Class. He was attached to of Messrs. Hopkins, Dunn & Co.,

offence. the C.I.D. staff in 1926,

of the grounds and house known as His father, Mr. F. A. Coleman, "The Folly," Hungjao Road, Shang- was formerly in the Government hai, all the testator's silverware, service, being connected with the his motor car and Scotch Jewellery, Green Island Lighthouse.

and $100,000.

At the age of three years the deceased came to Hong Kong with

the

Charitable Bequests. Charitable bequests made in the

$1,000 to the Nairn Town and County Hospital, Scotland.

LOCAL SHARE MARKET.

The official summary issued by the Stock Exchange to-day states:

With the exception of cements, which appear to be receiving strong $1,000 to the St. Dunstan Hos-support, and one or two other coun- pital for blind sailors and ters, the rest of the list shows little soldiers, London.

On the other hand,

his parents when his father, rewill include the following:-- ceived the appointment at Green Island Lighthouse, and he received his earlier education here at the Diocesan Boys' School. He went Home in 1915 and completed his education at the Kent County Council School, Bromley.

Janimation.

$500 to the Sailors' War Or-buyers are readily found on any re- phana Fund, London.

cession in the investment section.

Sales.

$500 to the Anti-Kidnapping] Society of Shanghai, at Kiang-

wan,

$1,000 to the St. Andrew's So- ciety Charity Fund, Shanghai.

$1,000 to the King's Fund for and soldiers, disabled sailors London. The widow

$500 to the Little Sisters of the Poor, Shanghai.

$500 to the Ricksha Fund, Shanghai,

There are also gifts to the testa-i

The residue estate is bequeathed to Miss Louisa Augusta Clarke, the testator's daughter, who lives at Shanghai.

MR. J. R. HODGSON,

made by Sun Fo and other Chinese leaders impede progress

towards On leaving School at Home, the settlement at Shanghai, and the deceased became a cadet with the Hong Kong, Thursday, April 28, 1932. divergence of opinions among the British India Steam Navigation politicians increases. the Company from November, 1919, to of the representatives October, 1928, and joined the at the Shanghai conference. If the Police Force the following year.

Deceased is survived by a widow pace negotiations are to be brought| The efforts of Sir Miles [to a successful conclusion, and that and two young sons. Lampson, British Minister to is the general hope of all, Bome and one of the boys are in Hong ia neces-Kong, while the elder son is a crip- China, acting as mediator be-measure of conciliation Xween the Japanese and Chin-sary on both sides. More unity of ple at Home, being the victim of ese delegates, seems to have pro-purpose at Nanking would facilitate an attack of meningitle here some Much sympathy duced satisfactory results, and matters at the conference, and a eight years ago, the Japanese agreement yester-quick decision could be reached. will be extended to them in their tor's Chinese house and office ser- day to the formula for a re-trade and business at that important bereavement, as well as the fathervants ranging from $200 to $5,000. sumption of the peace negotia-port are still greatly affected by the who lives at St. Leonards-on-Sea, tions at Shanghai leads to the prescence of thousands of foreign Sussex. hope that the complicated and troops and the possibility of an- The funeral takes place at Happy fong-drawn arguments may be other armed clash. In many areas Valley to-day, at 5 p.m., the ze terminated in a manner accept-[the Chinese shop-keepers refuse to mains leaving the Kowloon Hos- able to all parties. The irritat-re-open until the Japanese troops pital at 4 o'clock and will be land- ing delays that have occurred withdraw, and their attitude will be ed at Queen's Pier, where the cor- since the conference opened have unchanged until an agreement is tege will be formed. not only delayed a satisfactory reach at the conference. Sir Miles! settlement but have added to the Lampson deserves great credit for uneasiness attendant to all Far his efforts as mediator, and he has Eastern matters at the present saved a situation which threatened time. A renewal of hostilities to develop into a serious split at Shanghai would be a serious when the conference adjourned so matter indeed, and the opera-abruptly last Saturday. The fact tions in such an event would be that he secured both the Chinese оп а much greater scale than and Japanese Government's ap- the first clash. It would be dif-proval of his formula for resumyp- ficult, in fact, to limit any furtion of negitiations gives new pro ther hostilities to anything less mises and hope, and it seems that than an open war. The present with both sides prepared to grant suspension of military aggres-some measure, of concession, the sion is far from being actually{whole affair may permanent and although Japan posed of, has withdrawn some troops, the bulk of the forces remain. The reports of the last few days of

VICTORIA GAP MURDER.

Sensational Case Ended.

ACCUSED DISCHARGED.

was

Local estate valued at $48,400 was left by the late Mr. Joseph Robson Hodgson, retired marine engineer, formerly of Shanghai, He late of "Shanghai," Runswick, York, and formerly of Ash Villa, Fair- field, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, and died at “Shanghai," Runswick, on August 17, 1981.

Kailan Mining Ad., 25/6. Providents (new), $2.35. Hotels (Cum. Rights), $18.15. Telephones (P.P.), $24.

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AIR TRUMPET,

Latest Electric Hora For 1932 Car.

Following close upon the heels of family the announcement by Motor Meter

Re-sealing of a certifled cópy of been the probate of the will has granted by the Supreme Court to the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, solicitor, attorney for Mr. Henry As sensational as its opening, Ernest Teale, the surviving of two be quickly dis-when the accused pleaded guilty and executors named in the will.

the plea was not accepted, the

testator made Victoria Gap murder case closed at bequests, and his wife, Mr. Cathe-

News in Brief.

The inter-school sports

of St.

The

2 p.m. yesterday with the prison-rine Mary Hodgson, is the principal Gauge & Equipment Corp. or its er's discharge, following the jury's beneficiary. verdict of not guilty.

ornamental Line-O-Vision motor- meter, comes the announcement of A CHINESE MERCHANT. the introduction of a new eléctric horn. It is called the Moto Vox Wong Lee (or Li) Hing, alias Electric Air Trumpet and is said (1) If they were satisfied that the Wong Sau-chee, alfas Wong King to involve a principle never before

gang had a common

The Fuisne Judge, Mr. Justice

three points as under:

the Ironsides moving to opposite the Japanese lines are disquiet- ing, as are also, the outbursts of Paul's College will take place at 5. R. Wood, charged the jury with Caroline Hill track at 2.80 p.m. some of the Chinese leaders,

The most recent, and one of to-morrow. There will be no prize the most important was that distribution and no speeches. yesterday by Sun Fo, a former

Canton Mayor, - and a Govern- Eight further cases of Meningitis ment high official. He urged re- and two cases each of small-poź and sistance against Japan and sug-Diphtheria are reported by the gested a triple alliance between Medical Officer of Health for the China, Soviet Russia and the 24 hours ending April 27. United States against Japan.

Such an alliance is absolutely. The 51st ordinary general meet- impracticable as America would ing of the Canton Insurance Office, enter into no such arrangement Ltd, will be held in the Board from motives quite apart from Room of Messra.- Jardine, Matheson the fact that she refuses to ac Co., Ltd., (General Agents), on cord the Soviet diplomatic re- May 19, at noon. cognition. There is certainly g

very strong anti-Japanese senti- The case against the other three ment in most parts of the United Chinese charged with the murder States but that feeling is by no of the young student, Tsang Tal- means as extreme to warrant an kaf, at Victoria Gap on February alliance with any other nation 18, will open before the Putane for, action against Japan, Amerl- Judge at the Aasizes on Monday cans are very pacifist, and while morning.

It is felt that a clash might oc car with Japan, over supremacy

|

(2)

(8)

Shan Tong, retired merchant, who used in an electric horn.

purpose

to kill the youth, then they died at 80, Caine Road, Hong Kong, The new electric air trumpets would find the accused guilty on February 5, 1981, aged 10 years, located out in front at each side of of murder.,

left Hong Kong estate valued at the radiator retain, it is claimed, If they found that as the re- $181,800.

all of the advantages of the simple sult of something happening Probate of the will has been vantages of the powerful, penetrat- after kidnapping the youth granted to Cheng Kwai-hing, teatavanages of the powerful, penetrat which caused the gang to de- tor's lawful widow and relict, who ing and pleasing tone of the vacuum cide to kill the youth, the ac- is the sole executrix named in the or air pressure born. cused would still be guilty of will, which makes family bequests. "The Moto Vox Electric Air murder.

Besides the widow, the testator is Trumpet represents a decided im If they found that the gang survived by seven sons and "one provement in electric warning had a common purpose of de- grandson,

taining the youth and that one of the associates used

more force than the others

were willing to consent to, and

that the accused was one of

Personal Par.

Rugby, Yesterday,

signals," according to R. G. Martin, president of the Moto Meter Gauge & Equipment Corp. "It embraces principle of engineering never be fore used in an automobile horn," he continued, “"The principle is

those who did not consent, HM the King has appointed Sir that of synchronously modulating then he would be guilty of Bernard Bourdilion, Chief Secretary, an air stream which is produced by manslaughter.de

Ceylon, to be Governor and Com- an electrically, vibrated diaphragm The jury retired at 12.50 p.m. to mander-in-Chief of Uganda in suc- through the use of a vibrating consider their vardict and ret

cession to Sir William Gowers-

valva. This air steam then is British Wireless Service.

forced into a scientifically designed trumpet-like resonator loud-penetrating" sound

The Management of the Hong at 1.84. with a unanimous

in the Paclic, it would need, an Kong & Shanghal Hotels, Lid, kas of not guilty of murder. extremely rital... happening to secured the services of an excep- ported, that they cause war between the two coun- tionally expert Orchestra for their animous tries: The position of the So-Peninsula Hotel. Under the

viet is vastly different, and

etween Russia, and, Japan

iblity, which

and asked for

murder.

the

tionally pleasing – tone produced

By use of this princi eliminated the troul

and air pum