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THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1933.

THE CHINA MAIL.

YOUTH ROBS HIS

COLONY'S NEW

BUS SERVICES

SIR THOMAS & LADY To-Day's Short Story.

RELATIVES

Buys Luggage With Proceeds.

WANTED TO BE A POLICEMAN

'IN SHANGHAI

Chinese

SOUTHORN LEAVE

COMMENCED Rousing Farewell By HEREDITY

Change-Over Begins This Morning.

KOWLOON BUSES TO RUN IN HONG KONG

Girl Guides.

RETURNING IN DECEMBER

By Antony Marsden.

we'd done

Sir Thomas Southorn, K.B.E

WHILE I was packing up my when you live alone, and your char The ingratitude of a

stethoscope old Mr. Leverett finishes by lunch time-well, you youth in robbing his relatives who!

C.M.G. Colonial Secretary, and stared tranquilly across the lake don't feel like messing round with had treated him with

Lady Southorn were given an en-towards Lugano. I said: "You're cookery of a night. great con- To-day the change-over in the Pier yesterday evening as they left He

thusiastic send-off sideration waN. mentioned before

at the Queen's asking me to tell you the truth?" I'm speaking of

The night Mr. Schofield at the Central Magis-Colony's Bus services commences. to go on board the s.s. Patroclus. "Let's say I'm asking you to confirm time

turned then, with a smile. a good round, and by the tracy this morning when Lam Ying The Kowloon Motor Bus Company, Sir Thomas is going Home on long it. When they packed me out here ed up at his gate. I was pretty we'd dined and finish- Kong, student, 18 years old, was charged with the larceny of a $100 who have been granted the Omin- the Colony about December 12.

leave and is expected to return to two years ago they gave me three ready for bed. I lived a hundred bank note from Kathleen Tam, 33, Sau Wa Feng Street, third floor,

years to live; so by the laws of yards along the lane. But he said: bus Monopoly for the mainland. The Hong Kong and Kowloon medicine and arithmetic?"? and also a gold bangle belonging to took over the Kai Tack Motor Bus Mrs. Anderson, District Commis- Companies of the Girl Guides, under

'Come inside, man! We've both "I'm afraid they were right." room for a pint. So I slipped down Lucy Lee, of the same address. Company's fleet of buses and ser-sioner turned out in full strength

The old fellow nodded. "Doctors his cellar for the drinks while hel Defendant pleaded guilty to both vice.

and formed a guard of honour

are always right... charges.

but thanks. was latching his windows. Two suit cases in his pos-

ou all the same!" session at the time of arrest, which Company will also take over the

To-morrow, the Kowloon Bus the pier.

"I used to laugh at him over that. Thenceforth I saw more of him-He'd go out leaving his place open were produced in court, contained & China Moter Bus Company's flees, Commissioner of the Colony, was concerned. From gossip of the regular old maid! He'd even Lady Southorn, who is Guide but as a friend, not a doctor; he all day, but at night, bolts and bars watch, mouth organ, electric torch, comprising 36 vehicles. niga, serge suiting and other arti

spected the Guides and was present English colony I had already beard lock himself in his bedroom. When cles which he had purchased with Company, who are to operate all

On Saturday the China Bused with many beautiful bouquets. the proceeds.

Sir Thomas

that he was ex-C.I.D.; and in due we'd put down the drinks he sawj and Lady Sub-Inspector Nolloth said that Hong Kong, with the exception launch they

the present buses services in Southorn stepped on to the waiting put that question which (one may door after me. That summer night course, our friendship ripening, Ime out, and I heard him chain the the defendant was a relative of the of the Hong Kong Hotel Re-rousing cheers by the Companies of by their lay acquaintances since

were given three suppose) detectives have been asked was the last time I saw him alive. complainants and lived with them: pulse Bay service,will take over On Sunday morning he had left the the buses of the Hong Kong and

"Next morning, passing on my On board the Patroclus many handled a murder?

civilisation began. Had he ever way to the train, I heard my name house after taking $100-from cash box and a gold bangle.

Shanghai Hotels, the Aberdeen, personal friends were present to bid

eung out and saw the local bobby theft was reported to the Police, services, commencing all services The and the Hong Kong Tramway

them bon voyage.

He gave me that quick look-running down the front path. It half-mocking, Owing to the illness of His which our On Wednesday he was seen among on Sunday morning under their

half-serious to seemed that Rawson's char had intercourse, had accus-found she couldn't get in, and Excellency the passengers boarding the s.s. Tsinan.

Governor, Capt tomed me. "I was Special Branch,"smelt gas; she fetched the bobby, He had a ticket to Shanghai.

management.

Walter, A.D.C., represented bis he explained. "And that's political who broke in by a window; and When defendant was detained by entire fleet of the Kai Tack Motor In Kowloon this morning, the

Excellency. the Police and questioned he stated Bus Company (25 buses in all General O. C. Borrett and Mrs off with a twinkle. "Some time I'u

Among those present were: His The only murder I was ever mixed there was George Rawson dead in suspected aliens, and so forth. when he'd forced the bedroom door, that he was going to Shanghai to which were previously operated on Borrett, the Rt. Rev. H. Valtoria, tell you

Excellency the G.O.C.,

Major- up in was a suicide He broke bed with the tap of his fire open. become a policeman. theft he had gone to Canton, where/routes 3, 4 and 5, started out on Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong, his that

Since

the

As

the Guides.

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he had the gold bracelet melted

their daily schedule service under Honour, Mr. Justice J. R. Wood

queer story about down, and had obtained $60 for it. on Motor Bus Company.

the new management of the Kow-and Mrs. Wood, Mr. M. J. Quiet months later, one sunimer dusk as But the time did not come till six With this money and the $100 note: he had purchased the suit cases andį

The Kowloon Motor Bas Com-lands), M. Dufaure de la Prade take; and it was typical of his dry. (Consul General for the Nether-we sat in his loggia overlooking the the articles displayed in Court.

pany have rented the present gar- (French Sub-Inspector Nolloth said that it age of the Kai Tack Bus Company Bruno Hahn, (German Consul), through before I realised that be Consul General), Dr. casual manner that he was halfway was a mean theft as the people in at Kowloon City.

Mr. D. Jenkins (Consul General was telling any story at all.

and

to Shanghai they would have done operate the full service under their Public Works), the Hon. Sir Shou-George; he had a way with him-

60.

down.

по

OF HAWKING.

TO-MORROW'S STORY.

To-morrow's story will be "The G.S. Button," by Geoffrey Moss.

be forgot to close the bedroom tap again-and maybe later when held gone to sleep, if a cat jumped in on the main-cock. through that hole and landed down There

the house treated him with every The Kowloon Motor Eus consideration and had allowed him pany will also take over the buses ter (Attorney General), the Hon. I was posted to the Yard, I moved

Com-U.S.A.), the Hon. Mr. A. G. Alabas- He said, filling his pipe: "When when I passed-partly because he "The man was on his way to me to stay there for three months free and routes now operated by the Mr. A. E. Wood, (Secretary for out towards Epsom. I'd a great knew George and I were friends, of charge. If the defendant had China Motor Bus Company in Kow- Chinese Affairs), the Hon. Mr. friend down there--George Rawson partly because of my profession... I only asked them to help him to get loon to-morrow night

will A. G. W. Tickle, (Director of he There was no need for him management from Saturday morn son Chow, the Hon. Mr. C. G. Swhether for men or for women; you was down in the cellar at the foot was called. You'd have liked went over the house with him; and I remember he drew my notice to commit the theft, and it was jing.

specially to the gas-meter, which pity that the gold bangle, which

Mackie, the Hon. A New Route.

Dr. A. R.know-personality. Most Sundays was a heirloom, had been inelled A new route, No. 13, has Wellington and Mrs. Wellington, we'd tramp the Downs. And we'd of the stairs. He said: 'I'd be well

brought into service by the Kowloon Hon. Dr. S. W. T'so, the Hon. Mr.

been the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, the wind up with dinner at a pub; for pleased if we could make this out In answer to His Worship, the Bus Company. This service will T. N. Chau Mr. D. W. Tratman)

an accident, Mr. Leverett? Say, officer stated that there were run from the Vehicular Ferry Pier and Mrs. Tralman, Mr. J. D. Lloyd,

now, he tried to light his fire and prospects of the money being re-at. Jordan Road, Yaumati, to Kow. Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, Mr. R. A. C. FOKI DENIES CHARGE

found the main "was turned off? funded to the complainants. The loon City direct, via Gascoigne Road North, Mr. and Mrs. H. Green, Dr. .defendant had $22 in Canton money, and Hung Hom. and it was possible that the cost of been introduced to cope with the Smith, Mrs. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. This service has and Mrs. W. B. A. Moore, Hr. N. L the passage ticket to Shanghai, passenger traffic arriving from M. R. Lo, Mr. He Leung Mr. Lo "Was Delivering Brooms amounting to $11, would be refund. Hong Kong on the vehicular ferry, Cheung-ahui, Major

Defendant's father, who was

V. Duclos, To Wah Yan College." feet over the meter: a square hole, Route Alteration.

lady Hồ Tung, Mr. Li Yich rui, An alteration has been made to Mr. T. H. King, Mr. E. I. Wynne- Denying that His Worship sentenced defendant to Kowloon Tong).

Route No. 8 (Kowloon Ferry Wharf Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Grimble. Mr.brooms in the street, and claiming stable.

unglazed, but with stout bars. 'And he was selling yet that won't do,'' said the con- to two months' hard labour on each now branches off at the junction of Mr. and Mrs. E. Newhouse.

This service. L. McPherson, Mr. F. G. Wilson, that he was taking the brooms to enough, but it opens upwarda?"

"The main-cock's loose Wah Yan College which he said had ordered them, Lam Ching, shop He'd want no gas-fire in June. And "It won't do anyhow,' said I. foki, pleaded not guilty before Mr.he had shut the bedroom window? tracy this morning to a charge of J. A. Balfour at the Central Magis- That wasn't his way!". hawking without a licence,

"The bobby was terribly upset. In tendering this excuse, defen-' yours, Mr. Leverett; I'd ha' liked He was a decent fellow and a friend by an Indian constable that he saw we could!". But we couldn't, natur. dant-denied the statement made for it to have been an accident-if [him selling a broom to a customer ally; so they returned it Suicide, in Robinson Road,

Inspector Smith said that it had mind and some platitudes from the with the old eyewash about unsound

ed.

in Canton, was not favourably in- clined towards his son.

charge. An order was made for Nathan Road and. Jordan Road to the articles which

defendant had meet the Yaumati ferry before con- purchased with the stolen money to tinuing to Kowloon Tong. be returned to the complainants as compensation

$4,973 CLAIMED IN SUPREME COURT.

Unalloted Shares In A Company,

As a result many Kowloon Tong MRS. LANDAU NOW

residents have been inconvenienced and are either obliged to remain on the bus during the extra trip to

IMPROVING.

Victim Of Car-Ricksha Collision.

Mrs. Landau, wife of Mr. A. Lan-

was a ventilator near the roof, ten

the Yaumati ferry, or take the No. 17 route which only passes along the Waterloo-Road and does not enter the residential area.

In an interview with the manager dau, proprietor of Jimmy's Kitchen, not been possible so far to confirm coroner; and that was that, of the Kowloon Motor Bus Com is reported to be making good pro- the defendant's story that he had And yet it wasn't quite so simple pany, Mr. W. S. T. Louey, the China gress and is now out of danger. All order to deliver brooms to the as it seemed, all the same; because Tam Chek-nam, plaintiff, of 20A

Mail was informed that this was the She was taken to hospital on May 25 College. He had four brooms, one George Rawson was murdered." Connaught Road West, and Ip Lam- decision of the Traffic Office which suffering from serious injuries of which he had sold for 15 cents. chuen, defendant, of the

controls the bus routes. Man Loong Firecrackers Compary: increase in the price of the month-

Contradicting the rumour of an ricksha in which she was travelling. for. 24 hours for further enquiries How?"!

when a motor car collided with a His Worship remanded the case me by surprise. "Murdered! I jumped; the old chap had taken Ltd., of 109 Des Voeux Road Central, this morning, appeared be said that no increase was contem- Coy, of China Ltd., is charged with BRITAIN'S GOLF SELECTIONS. ly ticket from $9 to $10, Mr. Loney H. P: Balley, of the General Electric

Arising from this incident, Mr. to be made,

Kwong

fore the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Supreme Court, in a case in which the plaintif ment. On the contrary, after the involved in the collision, failing to claims à sum of $4,973.62 from the change over, the present monthly stop after the accident, and falling defendant, of which $4,500 is the ticket of $9 will be suitable for any to report it balance owing to him of a sum of route other than the New Terri- $11,000 paid to the defendant on ¡tory service.

plated by the Company at the modangerous driving of the motor car

Monthly ticket holders of

(Continued from Page1.)

The

putting is his main asset.

The case has been formally re-young Scotsman won the Final manded until to-morrow. It is with 19 pytts on 12 greens}

"With a sweep's brush," said Leverett.

I could only stare. Doctors aren't startled easily: but to be told that

a gas-suicide was murdered with a sweep's brush!-"This came put

"No, it never came out.” later, then?" I supposed.

But if you knew? You were: a

March 27, 1929, for shares in Chira Motor Bus Company and Kaiwill not be able to leave hospital for is considered to be Britain's hope. “Why didn't I speak?" He look-

the stated, however, that Mrs. Landau Though new to, the Ryder Cup he friend of his".

company to be formed in Annam, to Tack Company are reminded that some time yet.

be called the Cheung Fat Company they must change

their present

The company had not been form-ticket at the Kowloon Bus Company

ed and the shares had not been after June 11.

allotted to the plaintiff.

plaintiff for interest,

A further sum is claimed by the

verbally

Mr. Louey also remarked that no other alteration or ден routes

agreed upon from October 12, 1929, would be introduced at the moment.

until the date of judgment.

Any future changes considered de- Mr. H. G. Sheldon (instructed by

isirable would be submitted to the Mr. D. B. Evans of Messrs. John Traffic. Department for approval

HERMES BACK IN PORT.

New Aircraft-Carrier Due On Sunday.

country,

af

CAM?

|-1405

Percy Allis, who put up a great ed at me, his head a little on one struggle in the British Open last year, side. "Oh, several reasons. My Arthur Lacey, bolder of the French profession, for one. Might have and Belgian titles, Abe Mitchell, one seemed odd, you know, if I'd owned of the longest drivers in the Arthur Padgham, who nearly record up to overlooking the obvious. And ed a triumph

In the British Open last then Rawson was dead; to hang his year, and Charles Whitcombe, was only a stroke behind Dailey killer wouldn't have brought him Roehampton, are old Ryder Cup back. Also, I formed a notion be'd son, Stokes and Masters) is appear

The Kowloop Bus Company are

paigners. Alfred Perry is the only deserved all he'd got. There's a ing for the plaintiff, and Mr. II. C. contemplating building a larger and returned to Hong Kong yesterdaying golfers in the Isles who is now

H.M. Aircraft Carrier Hermes, Henry Cotton, one of the lead prendr

newcomer to the team. A French proverb? "Tout Macnamara (instructed) by Mr. more up-to-date garage where the evening from her Horace Lo) is appearing for the entire fleet of buses which will soon at Wef-hai-wel,

summer craise coaching in Belgium, is not eligible rupted him. "Your French pro- "Let's have the yarn," I Inter -defendant.

come under their control can be The Hermes, after extensive sequence he has refused to play

for the British team, and as a con- verb'll keep. vice with the Chine Station, will for England against Scotland. " In Hong Kong.

be relieved on Sunday morning by

He said: "The yarn goes farther The change over on the Hong H.M.S. Eagle

Britain's largest Aircraft Carrier, PRIVATELY OWNED AIRCRAFT a man. I haven't mentioned yet: Kong side will commence on Satur Recently reconditioned at Devon-

hack-by six years. And it's about day, and on Sunday the China Motor port, the Eagle is the most modern Bus Company will operate the pre- British Aircraft Carriers.

Rawson's friend. His name war... Fifteen valuable cage-birds were sent routes that are in service. The

Paris.

no, It wasn't, though; his child's the unusual plunder earried

There are 3,500 privately-owned Hving. Let's say his name was just off Manager of the China Motor Bus by a burglar here.

aeroplanes in Britain, 6,000 in the Brown The man broke into a bird fan-fares for the Blaze pier-Taikoo No. tione,

Company has decided to reduce the may be subject later to alight-gitera France, according to Agares quot pretty nearly as long as myself: and United States and only 500 in Brown had known Rawson cier's shop and stole 15 rare par 2 route, from, 20 cents to 10 cent as New time-tables will be announc-- Critichem was levelled at the years before: Rawson's death, when rots, including two singing par- from Bunday morning. Some 50 ed in due course,

fed in the French Chamber, no less intimately till about six alleged antiquated equipment of Brown married. After that, we

The case is proceeding.

CASE-BIRDS STOLEN

Berlin

housed.

The owner has offered re-buses will be taken over from the Both the Kowloon and Hong Kong the French Air Force. The sit met lea ward of B1, 100 for their recovery. Hong Kong companies and the buses will be gradually repainted to estimates have been cut by more

Reuter.

schedules on the different routes a uniform

appearance.

than 600,000,000 francs--Eeut

(Continued on Poos 10.).

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