1933-07-31 — Page 7

MONDAY, JULY 31, 1933.

TYPHOON MISSES COLONY

Five Drowned During Severe Gale.

TWO EUROPEANS RESCUED 'FROM YACHT

Wind Blows At 67 Miles An Hour

of 67 miles per hour.

in the afternoon, when straight for Hong Kong.

Official Report.

FATHER STABS HIS

DAUGHTER

Blind Man Sent To Prison.

FAMILY SCENE AT POLICE COURT

Li Fook, an aged, blind Chinese, was sentenced to three months' im-: prisonment at the Central Police Court this morning for causing

old

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TOKYO PLOT

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO KILL CHARLEY CHAPLIN BARED

Amazing Disclosure At Court-Martial.

OBJECT WAS TO CAUSE U. S.-JAPAN WAR.

To-Day's Short Story.

THE

MONK'S

TALE

PERHAPS some of you may

By Allan Jeayes.

I watched the monk approach me

know the Franciscan monas by the way that I had come, and Itery of St. Francis' which stands as he got nearer I saw he was old in the hills of the country to and very-tall and spare, so lean that A plan to assassinate Charley which I have lately journeyed, mua habit seemed merely to be wrap-

Tokyo, July 25,

grievous bodily Barm to nis daugh-Chaplin, famed screen comedian. It looks grimly down on that ped round a skeleton; but there was Five Chinese are believed drown-ter, Li Yuk Chan.

As the old man was led away from during his visit in Japan last year valley of rocks of which I have a fire burning in his eyes, deep set ed, while two Britishers narrowly

the Police Court be was followed by when Tokyo was swept by a wave written elsewhere, and round the beneath his white eyebrows. He cscaped a similar death as the resulta large number of his family who of terrorism, in order to precipitate woods gather like moss round an side me to rest awhile.

base of it, on the south, the dark gave me a "good day" and sat be- of the gale which swept the Colony created a scene in the Court, lobby war between Japan and the United old stone. On the north side of He was silent for a time and then from Saturday afternoon until Sun-ferying bitterly in regret over the States, was revealed in the testi-it the river washes against the turned to me.

unfortunate necessity to prosecute mony of Sub-Lieutenant Chuichi very walls itself. Very like a "You are admiring our monastery day morning.

their parent. Although escaping the actual

Detective Sergeant Nollath sald Koga during the second day of the fortress it stands, and from its yonder," he asked.

"I was wondering at the faith of) typhoon, the Colony experienced that the old man who lived apart trial of 10 naval officers involved high roof rises the campanile

which again is crowned by the man that built it **

"Faith, yes, severe blow, the wind at 2 a.m. yes-from his family, came to the home in the May 15 incident.

life-size figure of St. Francis, the

great faith,”' hej The trial is before a court-bird lover and man of God."

answered, "and there yonder standa terday morning, reaching a velocity at 942 Lockhart Road on July 22,

and demanded $10. His son, who martial.

I had been told how the good the monument to it. But courage. was unemployed, could not give him

Koga, one of the officers in-brothers built the place hand by too, is welded there.” The typhoon passed within 20 the money, and the old man lost his volved as accomplice in the cam-hand for many years, how the old "After all,” I answered, “it is a) -miles of Gap Rock at 10 p.m. on temper and struck at his son with paign of raids and assassinations, monks had spent their time between peaceful life, surely, away from the testified that the plotters planned prime and vespers in chipping the cares of the world. To my mind it

·Saturday night, having veered late his stick.

The latter closed-in with

his to bomb the Premier's official re-great blocks of stone with their takes more courage to face life heading father to avoid being struck, but the sidence during the reception in chisels, and had mixed the mortar, outside your walls than to sit and

man drew a pen knife and honour of Chaplin, then visiting and how the younger brothers had pray within them." stabbed the san over the eye. His Japan, but abandoned the plant climbed the high ladders and had "Monks are men." be replied, daughter, Li Yuk Chan, on hearing when they heard that the recep- put the stones in place, until in smiling. "Although our house in the cries, rushed to the assistance tion was abandoned.

time the work became too perilous built of stone, our hearts are not. The following is the official com-but was stabbed twice in the breast

He sald they hoped that Chap-for their ageing limbs. They in We have cares of the mind, vexation munique issued by the Royal Ob- by the father who lunged wildly in's assassination would cause a turn had done the mortar mixing, of spirit and soft whisperings of about him. One of the wounds Japanese-American war, which in till at last death came with its things we try to forget and sick- penetrated the left lung, and the their belief Was needed to

re- peace, and they had been put to ness of heart at our remembrance The typhoon developed in the girl collapsed. The old man then habilitate the Japanese spirit. rest in that Holy place.

of them. We pray for courage 23 but police whistles Koga also revealed it was plan- Pacific to the east of the Phillipines left the house

And there are many stories, told we pray for Grace." ned to obtain admission into the of the building of that monastery, during July 26 and 27, and at 6 a.m. were blown and he was arrested.

Continuing Sergeant Nollath said Diet, then sitting, and bomb the tales of storm and tempest, of on July 28 was situated about 200 that the old man was very truculent session from the balcony. This, broken limbs and of sudden death, miles east of North Luzon. It at the police station and claimed he said, was abandoned when of vandals who came once from the moved on a W.N.W, track, passing that he had a perfect right to hit members of the Blood Brother-mountains and tried to destroy it. about 40 miles to the south of his own children and that it had hood, affiliated with the militaries, and how the monks fought them Pratas Shoal at 2 p.m. on Satur-nothing to do with police.

were arrested, frustrating the with their hammers and axes, and day. From about 5 p.m. the track;

"The man often comes to the home carrying out of the May 16 out by the grace of God drove them became westerly and the rate of pro- and upsets the family.. wield-

back. But of all the stories I like gress accelerated considerably, the ing his stick around without seeing

Early in the day Koga testi-

best the tale the old monk told me typhoon passing about 80 miles where it strickes,""The daughter-

hed that the plotters hoped to

|as-I--sat-resting on the high-hill. Bouth of Gap Rock at 10 p.m. At 6 has asked that her father may not

which overlooks the monastery.

"At any rate,” I argued, "your" precipitate martial law, 50 2.1. on Sunday morning it was be allowed to return to the home,"

that politics and national life

Tired from having climbed up the temptations are not of the world, Bituated about 150 miles S.S.W. of said the police officer.

in Japan could be purified.

steny way from the valley and the flesh and the devil as mine are." Hong Kong, moving westwards to- The Magistrate convicted the de-

The sub-lieutenant said he visit-droway with the noon-day sun, I The old monk leant back and fendant and pointed out that he was

looked across to the monastery and closed his eyes, and I was about to Araki, present In Hong Kong the wind freshened not permitted by law to stab his Gen. Sadao

out of curiosity apologise for perhaps letting my from the N.E. on Saturday after-children, or any, children, in this minister of war, in May 1927, who marvelled (more

agreed on the necessity of promote than devotion) at the great faith tongue run away with me when he noon at 5 p.m., and continued with Colony.

ing the ancient Japanese spirit and of the men who had built it and put his hand on my arm and leant squalls of gale force until 2 a.m, on

reconstructing the country. For how strange it was that the things forward. Sunday, moderating gradually, after- wards. The lowest reading of the

servatory:-

wards Hainan.

barometer was 29.498 ins. at 8 pm INGENIOUS INVENTOR

on Saturday. The wind reached gale force at Gap Rock at 9 p.m.

on Saturday evening, and continued until 7 am. on Sunday.

The maximum wind force in Hong Kong was 67 miles per hour at 2.6 a.m. on Sunday morning, and the total rainfall for the 24 hours| ending 10.30 a.m. on Sunday was 2.18 ins.

Yacht Caught In Storm.

TWO EUROPEANS HAVE

Two

NARROW ESCAPE.

Charged With Hawking

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TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Bronze. Gladiator,” by H. V. Purcell

this the plotters thought they would of the spirit meant so little to me. "I'll tell you a story about our For I am an arrogant lover of earth monastery yonder and of what hap- be ready to seize power, since the Araki group was in control of and of bold pulsating things which pened fifty years ago, just as the I can see and touch. and love. building was on the verge of com- the army and the military.

pletion. Father Ambrose was prior: then, a man of great heart and understanding, may his soul rest in peace for ever.

MUI-TSAI POORLY

TREATED.

It was likewise revealed in Koga's maybe, as my heart wills. testimony that army officers were first associated with naval and civilian plotters, but withdrew their support owing to distrust of Nissho Inouye. For this reason the plot- Ng Wing, a Chinese, was charg-ters were only able to depend on 11 ed at the Central Police Court this]Army cadets, Koga said. morning with unlicensed hawking The Army cadets were being of an appliance for threading given separate trial, needles.

The trial of the members of the: The instrument, which was de-Blood Brotherhood is before of civil monstrated in Court; proved itself court.

ingenious invention.

Personal Pars.

Premier Tsuyoshi Inukai fell vic-

One Bowl Of Rice A Day. great limbs and the strength of a

an

"Brother Francia was only twenty when he joined the brotherhood, a giant of a boy, Tít. tall almost, with;

young lion. The monks were glad to receive him, for they knew well] WOMAN REMANDED ON TWO what havoc the world might have

CHARGES.

made of that fine body. The prior, who knew men, saw in him the Cheung Yau, à Chinese woman, making of a great sinner or a great to be very successful, evoking the remark from the Magistrate, Mr. tim in the May 15 incident. This living at 153 Third Street, was re-saint, and during the boy's term of Wynne-Jones, that it was a very and the attempt to slay Count Mamanded until Wednesday at the probation and during his novitiate over him care- kino and Foreign Minister Yoshi-Central Police Court this morning, the prior watched Europeans, Messra. A. J.

He cautioned the defendant and zawa came as the last of a series of on charges of keeping

un- fully, and prayed with him often; Hargreave and Kirk, had a narrow recommended that he be taken be assassinations and would-be assar- registered mui-tsaí, Atid Ill- but great doubts assailed him. escape from disaster in their yacht fore the S.C.A., where he thought sinations that commenced with the treating the child

"He saw shadows of discontent the 'Viking on

It Saturday evening, he might receive encouragement shooting of Premier Yuko Hamagu was stated that the police'and rebellion in the young man's when they were caught by the storm in his new idea.

chi in November, 1930, which result-visited the defendant's house face, and sometimes the boy's eyes well out of the harbour limita.

ed in his death the following year. where they found a little girl would' wander. from the missal and -United Press.

named Kin Heung who, it was would seem to be gazing on things alleged, had been ill-treated by which the prior knew well had no the defendant. The child was right to be in a brother's mind. dirty and in a poor condition of But at the building the boy worked health. She was sent for medical as hard and as diligently as the examination and was found to be others. He worked mostly on the suffering from ander-nourishment. tower; he climbed the ladders like The child had been presented to a cat, and with great strength and the defendant two years ago for skill he swung the stones in place a sum of $50. It was not given from the cranes. But of all the The Tung Yat Restaurant, which outside the cubicle with

the family name and had to sleep work he did he excelled most in the yacht was sighted drifting help Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Mody and was opened five years ago, is the wooden stool as a pillow.

painting of the frescoes, and Father] Ambrose found in him.......a great) Master J. Mody were passengers for latest of the West Point restauranta The ferry swung about and as the the United States by the s.8. Fre- to suspend business since the Gore was only given one bowl of rice artist; but discovered also that he expressed more pleasure in the yacht came close, a tow rope was aldent Grant, which left the Colony ernment decided to close the dis- per day to eat and was never

allowed out. Man

painting of St. Monica, St. Teresa, thrown out and the yacht taken in, this morning.

orderly houses in the neighbour The police were now endeavour the painting of St. Thomas or the ¡St. Agnes, and St. Cecily than in tow to No. 4 Kowloon Wharf.

"As far as can be ascertained the

Mr. and Mrs. F..E. Anderson and Only four now remain out of the ing to locate the child's parents, it Apostles. And most beautifully of two men are none the worse for Mrs. M. R. Cunningham, were pas-many palatial restaurants, whose was stated their experience.

sengers for San Francisco by the brilliant lights made West: Point sa. President Grant which left Hong the brightest spot in Hong Kong. Kong this morning.

On Saturday the creditors of the « Tong Yat Restaurant, met to con The marriage between Cezar sider the situation. They will meet Augusto Coelho, fedger clerk at the again today; when the appointment | Nederlandsch Indische Handelsbank,jef liquidators will be decided.

Earlier in the day they had set -out for Lyemun in the yacht intend- ing to go for a swim, but the storm overtook them and the high winds į which rose at the time forced them! Mr. C. H. Rolfe left the Colony to take down the sails.

this morning by the as. President At 11.20 p.m., while the Meridian Grant, bound for San Francisco. Star, one of the harbour ferry boats belonging to the Star Ferry Com- Mrs. F. V. Whitta and infant pany, was nearing No. 1 Buoy, also passengers for San Francisco shouts of help' attracted the at- by the sa. President Grant.

•tention of those on board, and the

Jesaly,

Junk Capsizes.

FIVE OF CREW DISAPPEAR

MY P

The heavy gales and squalls en and Filomena Lam of No. 42, Rua countered outside the harbour de Campo, Macao, is announced,

imita on Saturday by steamships, took tall of five, lives at about 5. pim, at Shek-0, when an unlicen-

ced Hoklo junk, which left Luk compelled at last to release their | Fung on Friday night bound for hald. They were washed up on Hong Kong and carrying a cargo Shek-O beach in an exhausted con- of 12 pigs and 10 bullocks, and a dition af about midnight but man- complement of. 7, capsized.

aged to reach Shankiwan. Infor

One foki named Chan Lin and a mation was sent to the Water Po- ̈boatman named Lo Chi were able lice Station and the men were fak-

to cling to the mast but the other en to Kowloon. -fve, Lau Sin, master of the vessel, - The boat was valued at $200 and Ng Ma-tong, Chan Tal-fu, Ma Tee, the total loss including cargo, is and Leung Yen disappeared, estimated at about $1,060. –

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**** Chan and Lo clung to the mast (Earller details of the typhoon

·for a considerable time but were will be found on Pare 47

WEST POINT FAILURES.

Another Restaurant In Liquidation.

bood.

COAL DUMP IN KOWLOON,

Mass Meeting To Protest

A mass meeting of property- owners and tenants of premises in' Kowloon will be held at the Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon, on Tuesday next at 5.30 pm to order to support the protest that is to be presented to the Governor in Council in regard to the Kowloon coal dump.

á líttís She

LADY'S HAND‍BAG STOLEN.

No Owner Traced.

[all did be paint the face of the Baby In Mary's arms. Father Ambrose pondered much on these] things, and decided, when the `op-] portunity arose, to put the boy to the test. Perhaps he realised that s good man in the world can be of more use to God than a bad monk in a monastery.

It was stated at the Central Po- "His decision was well timed, for lice Court this morning when Fung it chanced that, soon afterwards Yip, a Chinese was charged with Brother Francis was walking alons unlawful possession of a lady's by the river when a feeling of great black leather handbag, that no unrest assailed him, and grave dis claimants had come forward to re-quiet. He heard the birds singing cover the bag

in the woods, the blue water lapping The defendant was arrested on against the walls, and on the hill the night of July 27 at the junctión, of Eastern Street and First. Street side, lovers passed him with their

| arms entwined.” with the bag, in his possession. He The air as soft, full of the said that he picked it up in Queen's sweet scent of the musk, and thì Road Central, but later said that sun was so gracious in tie warmth it was given to him by a man, that suddenly Brother Francis The defendant was remanded longed to leave the great building for a further 48 hours, en ball of

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