1933-07-21 — Page 7

FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1933.

NAVAL COURT MARTIAL

Stoker Sentenced To 6 Weeks' Detention.'

STRUCK PETTY OFFICER ON H.M.S. CICALA

Beswarick,

John Thomas Stoker, First Class, of HI.M.S.

Cicala, was this morning sen- tenced to six months' 'detention superior for striking his officer, Stoker Petty Offeer

evening of July 9 in the Can- tep Harbour. The accused came before a Naval Court-Martial on H.M.S. Tamar this morning.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LORRY - DRIVER'S PITTSBURGH BEAT] To-Dar's Short Story,

CARELESSNESS Scared Bus Passengers.

FINED FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING.

A Chinese lorry-driver, Leung Wah, who was prosecuted for

GIANTS

Yankees Defeated In U.S. Baseball.

HERMAN HITS THREE HOMERS

New York, To-day.

BLACK MAMBA

By Lord Dunsany,

Pittsburgh Pirates again prove UNCH was not yet over in right, was revealed in a single sen-

the Billiards Club when, tence.

"My doctor, has forbidden

me

dangerous driving at the Central a thorn in the side of the New chancing to look through the Police Court this morning, was York Giants. Yesterday they na window, I noticed that lights whisky," he said. stated to have driven around aed out the National League leaders were appearing in other houses; So that was it. What was to be blind bend on the Repulse Bay by 6 to 5 to creep nearer in the not all at once, but furtively, as done next? It was growing darker Road and looking out to sea at race for the pennant.

though aware that the hour was and darker outside in the cold, and the same time. A bus was ap

Chicago Cubs, last year's win- not yet come for any lesser in another five minutes Bettin would Norman Stanley Johns, on the proaching in the opposite direc-ners, are playing well now, and lights, yet one by one they stole tell a story, and that would only tion, and an accident was nar- are not far behind the Pirates in softly into the murkiness, and make everything worse; a long. rowly averted.

a good position.

the darkness deepened around long tale full of details, each one Inspector Alexander remarked The Yankees and Senators sur-them as they came; for it was made vividly clear by an overwhelm

ing veracity: there would be no turn- that Mr. Wynne-Jones was tained defeats in the American late November..

These dark months of the wintering him aside from it once he start- The Court was comprised of Cap- passenger on the bus at the League, the indians surprising the

time. The lorry was coming world champions by a 3 to 1 in London are profitably passed by ed.

Could anything stir Jorkens to work, by giving more attention to tain W. G. Benn, (Tarantula) Senior Naval Officer, West River and Pre-straight at the bus and the pas- tally.

The feature of yesterday's pro-business, by studying such things as bring us any glimmer from the lands sident of the Court, Captain C. F. sengers had an anxious moment

was, however, F. Her-conditions, and in many other ways, in which our November is unknown?! C. H. Heath-Caldwell, D. S. C., going to strike the bus head-oa, man's three homers in one game but at the Billiards Club we pay He sipped at a tumbler of water, Hammill (Cornflower). Commander as it seemed that the lorry was

against the Phillies, Lou Gehrig, concentrated attention to stories of and I doubted It. There were many (Tamar), Commander P. Todd said the Inspector.

A fine of $30 was imposed, with four, is the only player to out-of-the-way parts of the world, efforts to draw him, but with no (Wishart) and Commander F. J.

with the warning that he would better this feat. Wylie (Wild Swan).

Paymaster Lieutenant Comman-lose his license at the next simi- der F. R. Porter was the Oficiatinglar offence. Deputy Judge advocate.

The accused entered a .plea of guilty which was accepted by the Court.

The charge read that he, John Thomas Beswarick, Stoker, First Class, belonging to H.M.S. Cicala, then being subject to the Naval Dis- cipline Act, did at 2005 on July 9, Stanley Johns, strike Norman

Stoker Petty Officer of the said ship, his superior officer being in the

execution of office.

Lieut. Comdr. 'Ian H.

gramme

CUT IN FRONT OF St. Louis

A TRAM.

Dangerous Driving Conviction.

A fine of $50 with a warning that

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or out-of-the-way events that one success; in answer to some of them member or another has seen; and he never even grunted. And some at this time of the year we parti-orc, talking of Africa, mentioned cularly look to such entertainment Somalis. At that Jorkens looked from Jorkens, with the exception up, alert, with his eyes flashing. He of que or two members who require had found at last the enemy that everything to be proved, as though bia bitter mood needed in that bleak Jorkens were on his trial in a Court evening. He had no quarrel with of Law. And now Jorkens was with any of us; but Somalis, they were us, but silent, as he had been for the people for whom his fury was several days, and so morose that he

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Results as cabled by Reuter:

National League.

R. H.

Beston

3

7

Whitney hit a homer.

2

7

Martin hit a homer.

Brooklyn

0

5

Q

raging..

Benton pitched.

Cincinnatti

1

6

seemed to recent being spoken to,

1

and he was eyeing other members

with an attitude so malevolent that

5 12

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6 •

I gave up any hope of a story that

3

n 11

2

10 14

F. Herman hit three homera.

American League. Chicago

Pipgras pitched.

0

5. 0

New York Pittsburgh

his license would be cancelled at the next offence, was imposed on a Buckelt Chinese, Sui Poy Huen, of No. 32 Philadelphia Pugh, commanding the Cicala, stated Leighton Hill Road, at the Central Chicago that for the past 18 months he Police Court this morning for dan- had had no complaint to make on the conduct of the accused, who, he said, gerous driving in Queen's Road Cen-

ав п hard had set an example

tral.

New York

It was stated that the defendant worker which must have had a very drove his car No. 1785 along Boston good effect on the younger stokers.

Queen's Road Central from east to Lieut. Comdr. Bockett-Pugh's Tewest at a speed of 20 m.p.h. Two Cleveland port on the circumstances surround-rickshaws were ahead and in or ing the incident, with a view to trial der to avoid hitting the rickshawa of the accused stated, that at 8 pm he cut in front of a team nearly

9. John Thomas causing triple accident. on Sunday, July Beswarick, Stoker. First Class, re- lleved Frederick Hackett, Stoker First Class, in the engine room of the Cicala, the ship then being in the Canton Harbour.

TRAFFIC SIGNAL

DISOBEYED.

Civil Servant Fined.

Detroit

Washington

3

7

1

$

I

4

4

Bridges pitched.

..St. Louis

Philadelphia

0

bleak day, and concentrated instead

on trying to get some apology from

some of the members for whatever

it was that had offended Jorkens.

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be *On Horseback," by Guy de Maupassant.

But as Jorkens wouldn't speak, it was hard to find out who had in- sulted him. I began by catching, an eye here and an eye there among contemptuous anger. those at whom he was scowling, and

"Somalis!" he said. One word of

But one or two of us thought suggesting to them, by a glance at rather well of Somalis, and said so, the waiter, that they should offer in spite of Jorkena. In fact, barring Jorkens a whisky. And this two or the Massi, there is no tribe able to three of them did, and Jarkens re-beat them through many a hundred. fused there; so, having failed as Amiles of their part of Africa. But peace-maker, I tried to cheer him Jarkens only repeated their name by offering him one myself. This with the same scorn and fury.. is refused, too; it was before him "What have the Somalis ever 1 on a salver and he refused it, and done to you?" said Terbut. And 0 saw it carried away out of the room. Jorkens, seeing that he had to de Some of us looked at each other, then fend himself for what we took as at Jorkens, but not a glimpse of re-an unfair attitude, which was clear gret was there on his face, not enough in his look and his bitter -LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE. hint of recalling the waiter. And tones, calmed himself in a

thep the moroseness that had puzzled moments and said with a wistful- us for a fortnight, the trouble that ness I have not often heard in his Per. I had so blunderingly tried to put voice: "I only really wanted one

5 10 6 10 Burns hit a homer. Game went

to 10 innings.

As Stoker Hackett left the engine room, the accused, told him to tell: Norman Stanley Johns, Stoker Petty Officer, that he wanted to see him. The complainant Stoker Petty of ficer Johns, went to the engine room where Baswarick told him he retral Police Court this morning for New York fused to keep watch unless he was

disobeying a traffic signal at the Pittsburgh

and Chicago with him,

of Jackson Street

Duty Petty Officers are required to visit the engine and boiler rooms every two hours.

Johns told the

accused that he

Mr. J. Ring, of the Treasury De- partment, was fined $10 at the Cen-

corner

National League.

W. L. 49 34 .590 .48 38 .558 48 41 .539

Queen's Road Central, on July 7. St. Louis It was stated that the defendant Boston.. drove past the red light signal Brooklyn- must see the Duty Engine Room placed at the corner of the, Hong Philadephia

Kong Cricket Club ground, causing Artificer, and having arranged for Beswarick to be relieved, took him private car No. 144 to pull up

jabruptly. to see Engine Room Artificer, First Class. Alec Leonard Lacey.

These three then proceeded to Battery Deck outside the Chlef Petty Officers' Mess. Here, the ac- cused told Lacey that he refused to

Mr. Ring said that he did not realise that he had passed the light.

Cincinnatti

44 41 517 FAILED TO REPORT

43 42 .505

37 46 .446

.37 47 .440

.37

51 American League.

.53 31 .630 51 32 .614 44 40 .524 45 43 .511

420

.40 43 481

.41

35

New York Washington Philadelphia Cleveland Chicago Detroit

keep watch unless the complainant SPEEDING THROUGH Boston

was with him.

Lacey told Beswarick to return to his duty, and said the matter would be dealt with by the Chief Engine Room Artificer in the morning. The accused hesitated a moment,

Two Chinese Fined.

Stoker Patty Officer Johns walked car No. 4056, was fined $25 at aft until, when near the pom pom, the Central Police Court this he was felled to the deck by a blow morning. on the left eye, delivered from be:

Lau Kau-woon, driving car

hind by the accused with his fist. No. 383, was fined $30 for the On rising the complainant was again same offence. In this case the struck by a fist on the side of the defendant was stated to have body,

driven through at 30 m.p.h.

St. Louis

ACCIDENT.

Chinese Motorist

Fined:

OLD MAN KNOCKED DOWN

few

thing in my Hfe, and the Somalia |wouldn't lét me have it.

Sonicbow the way he said it struck

a quiet even on Terbut, and he said quite gently to Jorkens: "What was it?"

"Sleep," said Jorkena.

"Sleep?" we said, wondering that Jorkens had not wanted many things

more...

But Jorkens' eyes were away from us and the fog, looking back far through the past: "The Somalis," Central Magis-he said. "They wouldn't let me

sleep."

A Chinese, Nelson Lee, who was 4G .471 summoned at the

49 .416 tracy this morning for failing te

33 57 365 report an accident on July 7, was And, somehow or other, when I

MOTOR-ROLLER SKIDS.

Driver Fined $15.

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CONTROLLED AREA. HOME RUN PARADE TO DATE ined $25, and ordered to pay $25 saw that look on Jorkens' face, I compensation to an old man of 74 abused the Somalis, of whom I know Jimmy Foxx (Philadelphia Aths.) 23 years of age whom he had knocked little enough, and he seemed grateful Babe Ruth (New York Yankees) 24down.

for my trifling support; and that is Lou Gehrig (New York Yankees) 17 Chuck Klein (Philadelphia Phillies) 17 It was alleged that after the ac how, I think, we got the story, his For speeding through a con- Wally Berger (Boston Braves) 17 cident, the defendant took the old first word, almost, for a fortnight. mumbled something inaudible, and trolled area at Whitfield, North Tony Lazzeri (New York Yankees) 15 man in his car to No. 7 Canal Road, "I was on a safari in East Africa, Gerald Walker (Detroit Tigers) .. 15 Point, Fung Yuen-chui, driving grace Campbell (St. Louis Browne) 14 East. He put him down and told with a few Somali boys. I had the party dismissed.

him not to go to hospital or make chosen them, as I had been told that a report to the police. The many they were stouter fellows than the however, was given the number of Kikuyus, in whose country. It was; the car by someone who had writ stouter indeed than most, and more ten it down on a piece of paper, likely to stick to you; if there was and told to report the matter. He trouble, than almost any others. I was sent to the Government Civil had pitched my little camp and was to his face.... Hospital for treatment to an injury standing just outside it, gazing at the view that I always keep in my

even memory,

bere in this ing an appropriate license, Tung accident and it was not until the fog, while they finished getting Tak, a Chinese, was fined $10 and next day, that the police could to the tents up. I was standing by the $5 respectively, at the Central

ente him Magistracy this morning,

northern Guaso Nyero, a sluggish Nelson Lee denied the allega stream going through marshes; sud- Inspector Alexander said that tion and said that the old man haddenly it leaps forward, like a fat the defendant drove the roller refused to go to hospital Mrs. C. L. Sands appeared at the down the steep hill at Wilmer

horse hit by surprise, and roars Lacey also appeared on the scene. Central Police Court this morning on Street, which was closed to traffic, pointed out that the fact remained forest, and up from that ranging The Magistrate, Mr. Schofield, downward to the very feet of the Lacey having come from his Mess behalf of her husband who was and skidded. The roller knocked that he had not reported the acci- fall and higher than the marshes und heard a thump and the accused's summoned for driving his car, No- down a Chinese pedestrian who had dent voice "This is what I'll give you." 3712, in Wyndham Street, which is to be sent to hospital.

Acting Stoker Petty Officer Home closed to traffic, on July 9,

The defendant had a yard ordered the accused to go be- Pleading guilty Mra. Sands said license but had not passed the test low. There was no other person on that the car was parked at the for driving the motor-roller. Battery Dock,

Acorner of Wellington Street and

Acting Staker Petty Officer, Leslie George Homeyard, who was sitting on his Upper Deck Mess, saw the complainant with his hands to his face bending forward, come to the pom pom, closely followed by Beswarick. He placed himself be- tween the two men and soon after

EUROPEAN MOTORIST FINED

Driving in Wyndham Street

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For driving a motor-roller on road closed to traffic, and not hav-

"ON" WALL 'STREET

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driving

Lacey called the Duty Petty Of Wyndham Street. The car was fac- SILVER FALLS WITH STOCKS ficer, P. O. George Gyril Codner, Ing Wyndham Street and natural who directed the accused to fall in on exit was by this road, the quarter deck.

The complainant

wave

The defendant did not report the

FORGED BANK NOTES CHARGE

from which it came soar tier üpén tier of cedars hugely bearded with moss. One red illy stood five feet high by the brink of the fall I was looking silently at the scene below me, thinking of the beauty of Creation, when something struck me through my leather boot, in the Three Chinese Remanded upper part of my foot; and I knew it (Continued from Page 1,3

red for a black mamba. I don't know Ng Yuk Tai, a travelling sales-how, I knew it: I don't think I've Wheat: Another

man, living at No. 45 Kam Wah ever seen one; and it was gone at liquidation occurred and has street, Shankiwan, was charged at once through the grasses; but I doubtless imporved the technical the Central Police Court this morn- knew. It is one of the three dead- situation to some extent. The ing with: possession of 14 forged liest snakes in Africa, MARTINAN North-West and Canadian weather $10 bank notes of the Chartered "Four of my Somalis were stand- is better.

Bank of India, Australia and China, quite near, and I shouted to them, Cotton

Heavy liquidation at Shankiwan. A Chinese woman, I thing black mamba. Look, see also found to be quite sober, but his Fair to showery weather with caught stop-loss orders. The Tai Chepk Nam, and an unemploy. And I pointed to the grasses where breath ampelt slightly of alcohol, moderate South or variable winds, trade bought freely on the way led Chinese, Wong Yuk Shan also he had gone. But they only looked

The accused admitted striking the is forecasted in the weather re down and speculative Interest appeared on the same charge complainant, but said he had no.rea port tasted from the Royal Obser seemed to increase, The weather? The hearing was, adjourned un- sons to put forward "for doing so." "vatory do-day

is mired"

tl Tuesday afternoon.

Her husband was not aware that was present the road was closed to traffe, and when the case was investigated by there was no sign to that effect at the Lieut. Eric Hart Dyke, who placed corner of "Wellington Street and the accused in the Captain's report, Wyndham Street... and placed him under close arrest. Berwarick was examined by the Medical Officer, who found the ac cused in perfect health and quite clear mentally. The accused was

A fine of $15 was imposed.

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