1934-05-28 — Page 9

Evidence By Police Magistrate BATHERS ACTIVE

POLICE REWARD.

Murder Of Special Guard.

DESPITE COLD

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1934.

Decided Temperature

Drop On Sunday.

What was probably the final cold

spell of the season was experienced

Motor

To-day's Short Story.

THE MAN WHO SAW WITHIN

By Eric Ambrose

E waddled along the road, Edgware-road, he would first coms

been there.

Judge Summing Up In Long Fraud Trial.

LIZARRAGA ADDRESSES JURY

over the week-end when moderate He was in thought, a portly to Seymour piace and then Bryans- Mr. E. W. Hamilton, the Police)

A reward of $500 has been-of-north-east. winds and occasional

and continuing, he Magistrate was this morning call-

fered by the police authorities for showers produced a pleasant decline little man unaccustomed to walk-ton-square,

ing, and it was only when he would come to Baker-street. Yes, ed on to give evidence for the de information leading to the arrest in temperature fence in the trial of Jose Lizar-laad conviction of the man, or men. In spite of the chilly winds, the came to a dwarf brick wall barr- that was quite definite. He turned raga, Wong Sau-mo and Nicholas who shot Special Police Guard, bathing beaches on both the island ing his progress that he took round facing cast. Yes, quite de finite, unless he was quite mad,] Mohamed Din, through Levitsky, alias Lemon, who are with his own revolver, at Bowen sands who thoroughly enjoyed the that brick wall should

Now he did take notice, because because in front of him was stil the head and mainland were visited by thou notice of his surroundings.

not have the art gallery.or institute or what- charged on thirteen counts of Rond last week.

mild weather and cool dip.

ever it was. conspiracy to defraud, and of

traffic in the direction of all the It was about three feet high and He wondered for the moment beaches was an heavy as during last divided the gardens of the large whether he had lost his memory fraud, before His Honour the

week-end which was favoured with building in front of him from the and forgotten the intervening years bright sunshine.

road. But what was the building during which some one had orderedį The change in temperature was doing there? That too, should this immense classical edifice to bel even more noticeable when it is con- cerainly not have been there, nor erected in Upper George-street. Pawnbroker Almost sidered that the highest temperature should the gardens, aor the wall. Whatever was the true solution,

for this month was recorded Last Disillusioned.

Why, of course he had taken the he was hungry, he wanted to get Wednesday with 90.1 degrees. The wrong turning. He laughed. It home, and Baker-street was the best! Sentence of one month's hard highest temperature yesterday was was hardly likely that such

an place to catch a bus. Curse his folly only 79, with a minimum of 74 enormous building had sprung up in telling his man he would not need Shim, Ng Chu-ping Cheung Kilabour was imposed on Ng Po, un degrees. The lowest reading for the overnight. He had driven down the car it had been a crackbrained{

times a whim on his part even suppose he The trial reached the final stages by Mr. M. W. Thomson, at the Con.month was recorded on the first day Upper George-street ten

was getting fat.

Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. DETECTIVE "DROPS"

INTO CASE. McGregor at the Supreme Court.

Mr. Fraser is conducting the case for the Crown, and the defendants are un-represented.

The jury empanelled are Mr. E. J. Leitas (foreman) und Messrs. E. W. Coulson, Fung Chickman, Richard

sang and H. Saurbeck.

means abnormal.

employed, of No. 26 Portland Street,

with 65.9 degrees,

week for as many years. tral Magistracy this morning, for this morning when Lizarraga, on

Although unusual for this time of

Well, he couldn't go any farther, behalf of the defendants, addressed attempting to obtain $3.60 by false the year, the temperature is by no so he had better turn back. That the jury, Mr. Fraser placed his case pretenses from the Tung Tai Pawn- before the jury, and His Lordship shop, No. 532 Queen's Road, West,

yesterday. commenced his summing up.

The accused offered a pair of sil- Magistrate's Evidence,

ver earings, plated with gold, to the On the application of Lizarraga, pawnbroker, Lo Wai-ying, saying Mr. E. W. Hamillan, who commit- that they were solid gold.

ted defendants for trial, was called Accused was arrested when he was to give evidence. His Lordship accosted by a Chinese detective who ruled that, although it was unusual was at the shop at the time.

to call a witness at this stage of the case, in view of the fact that the defendants were unrepresented, it was only fair that every evidence on their behalf should be heard.

CATTLE BOY RUN OVER BY TRAIN.

Questioned by His Lordship if, Straying Water-Buffalo

the

when conducting the case at Magistracy, he had formed an

Responsible.

at least WEA logical, and so he Lurned and walked in the opposite MENACING DEMAND direction. Funny how people lived

FOR MONEY.

Woman Assaulted.

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Sleeping Partner," by Rolf Bennett,

The best thing to do would be to ask someone. Heavens, his braini was certainly working slowly-why

Cleaned-Pressed

ALL READY FOR THE SANITEX MOTH-PROOF BAG WHICH IS GIVEN FREE WITH A COAT HANGER FOR EVERY ORDER

OF $2.76.

NO FURTHER SUPPLY OF LARGE BAGS.

THE STEAM

LAUNDRY CO.

The Largest Sanitary Laundrymen. Dyera and Drycleaners In the Far East

Head Office & Works, Mongkok.

00, Queen's Road Central.

27, Nathan Road 836, Nathan Road, Peak Hotel Deput Gloucester Building

Hong Kong Hotel (Visitors only). Repulse Bay Hotel (Visitors only). Peninsula Hotel (Visitors only).

in London yet never took the trouble to acquaint themselves with the place. Here was a ûrst-class institute of some kind, museum or art gallery, and he didn't know Two unemployed men, Ho Kam what it was, though he must have and Chung Suma, were charged be passed within a few hundred yards fore Mr. M. W. Thomson at the of it every day. Central Magistracy this morning on Then suddenly it occurred to him hadn't he thought of such a simple PAGE

Again he turned] two charges, of demanding money by that it was strange that he should thing before? menaces, and of assaulting Ng Sam-have taken the wrong turning, be slowly in the direction of Bryanston- cause Upper George-street was per-square because there was no one be mui, a woman.

In defending the charges, Ho Kam fectly straight and he should have tween himself and the large classical U.S. Attorney General

But then there was no- said that he had supplied milk for come to Baker-street. He stopped, building.

a

the complainant's daughter for over looked around him, puzzled. Where body in the street at all-nobody, no opinion of the evidence of the mana- Yuen Chi-yick, a cattle boy, re- year, and that he was only asking on earth was he? Just in front of vehicles, everything was deadly ger of the Sui Tai Firm, which he siding at Lo Wu Village, New Ter- for the return of the money, which him were cross-roads and he walk-quiet, had expressed in Court, Mr. Humil-ritory, was killed yesterday when was over $100,

knocked down by the 4.20 p.m. Ho Kam was fined $5, in default name. "I certainly formed an opinion train for Canton.

seven days' imprisonment, about him. but as to the expression The boy was rushed to the Kow-aulting the woman, while I used I cannot swear."

loon Hospital suffering from ser-was discharged.

Lon said:

BOY DECLINES CAR LIFT

Rebuffed

Washington.

Walter Fry Rucker, the smallest

Tel. 57032.

21279.

#

58545.

68906.

29071.

28988.

LOCAL NEWS -BREVITIES

The 65. Tanda will leave Hong Kong on June 2, at 10 B.M. for Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.

The ss. Tanda left Moji (Japan) ed on till he could read the street He walked along till he came to

It was, clear Gloucester-place and looked along it. Page boy in the Senate building. for Hong Kong on Saturday after- Yea, there

was on the way home when a large noon and is expected to arrive here for as the other road crossing it was Not a soul in sight. But even more timousine drew up beside him. The on Wednesday afternoon.

Chung enough. "Upper George-street," and strange, Gloucester-place was a cul-owner offered Walter a lift home.

| Gloucester-place. There, farther de-sac and not a person, not even a "No, thank you," said Walter The P. and O. 8.a. Kalnar-1-Hind, down the road. was Bryanston-etray animal was to be seen. Not politely, "My parents told me with outward English Mails, left square, he could recognise it quite even a stationary car. Deserted, never to ride with strangers.” Singapore on Saturday and is ex- plainly. He turned round. Yes, and this was five o'clock on a work- The limousine drove off, bear-pected to arrive here on Wednes. there was the institule, perfectly ing afternoon.

His Lordship: "The suggestion of lous injuries from which he died Inspector Fender prosecuted. the first accused is that you characat 11 p.m. terised the witness as a lur."

It was reported that the boy DOG CUT UP READY

FOR COOKING. across the track,

Mr. Hamilton: "That is too sweepwent after a water-buffalo which ing a statement. I actually rebuked had wandered

the witness for equivocating."

and was knocked down by the

An extra witness for the prosecu-train near the village. tion, Kwong King-lee of No. 60 Jor- dan Road, was called.

Replying to a question from Mr. Fraser, he stated that he had never | heard of Lai Sun-chun. Lai Sun- chun is stated by the defence have been the proprietor of Standard Products Company, and is said to have lived at No. 60, Jordan Road.

Lo

the

FRENCH CRUISER DUE TO-MORROW.

Woman Gaoled.

Rear-Admiral Richard woman named Leung Lia, of No.

On Board.

Charged at the Kowloon Magis- tracy this morning with stealing, by finding a dog collar, and with keeping a dog without a licence, a

495. Reclamation Road was вел- tenced to one month's imprison. The French cruiser Primau-ment, on the first court and fined Lizarraga's Defence. quet, flagship of the French $10. in default 14 days, on the sa Lizarraga addressed the jury, out-Fleet in the Far East, is due here cond count.

A dog was cut up ready for lining the events which led up to to-morrow morning at 9 a.m. fly- the birth of the Standard Produels ing the flag of Rear Admiral cooking in the premises at Reclam- ation Road, and dog-meat was ser Company. Offices were rented in St. Richard. George's Building, an office and go-

Rear-Admiral Richard took over ved on the table for a meal. down at No. 20, Connaught Road the duties of C-in-C. of the French Far East following No. 94, Fleet in the

the sudden death of Vice Admiral Descottes-Fenoni whilst on the way to Shanghai. Rear-Admiral

Central, and a shop Nathan Road, Kowloon.

at

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72-YEAR-OLD WIDOW HURT BY TRAM

4

If a man started to walk along Upper George-street, beginning at

ing away-Mr. Homer S.

Personal Pars

Cam-day at 10 a.m.

the

dignified and solid. Was he com- So he walked back to the square.] minge, Attorney-General of pletely mad?

Not a soul there either. He was United States -Reuter. worried, and walked on, increasing his pace. Round the west side, to discover there was no outlet. Then round the north side. No outlet to where he thought Crawford-etroot of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Ingram, has Helen Ingram, youngest daughter should have been. On to the east side and back to the south side, to have made the astounding discovery that Bryanstonsquare was a cul-de- sac as well.

“HANDKERCHIEF MAN CONVICTED.

Brought To Justice After Ten Months.

been removed to hospital, suffering from meningitis.

The annual general meeting of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce will be held on Wedner- day, June 6, at 3 p.m. at the Cham- her's premises.

The R.M.S. Empress of Russia left Yokohama on Saturday after-

noon and is due at Vancouver

on

The forthcoming wedding of Shiu June 4. She will leave on June 12 Suf-tak of No. 13, Man Chung Fang, for Hong Kong and is expected to Panic came upon him. He ran on Happy Valley, and Pan Wai-fan of arrive here on July 4. After an interval of nearly 10 along Upper George-street, towards No. 19. Man Chung Fong, is an- months, Cheung Wah, an unlicensed Edgware-road and back again

be-nounced.

Chek Shu, a Kowloon Motor Bus hawker, was brought to justice because it was a cul-de-sac and there

Company conductor, was admitted to fore Mr. Q. A. A. MacFadyen at the was no way out to Edgware-rond. Probate to the will of the late Ho the Kowloon Hospital yesterday, Central Police Court this morning. Then he stopped and put his hand Sheung-yan, who died at Siu Po suffering from serious injuries for the theft of 30 dozen assorted to his head, which was throbbing Village. Kwong Tung Province on the result of a fall when he attempt- handkerchiefs from a stall at Wing|with, a deep regular beat. Still November 21, 1993, leaving localed to board a bus in Nathan Road. Kat Street, on August 19, last year. there was not a soul to be seen. Relestate, valued at $5,200.00, has been These premises 'were all fitted up

A fine of $10, In default 14 days' Sergeant Goodwin sald that since felt like a very small animal caught granted to Ho Kwok-ling, and Hò for the business of ship-chandling.

Imprisonment, was imposed on Taol Chan Sze, a widow, aged 72 years, the accused's disappearance last in a trap, and for the first time Kwok-yuen. Regarding the transactions with

Richard was was removed to the Government year, he had been seen hawking in realised the horror of the deep un-

Yin, unemployed, by Mr. Q. A., A. Mcnara, Jardine. Matheson and Co., formerly Commodore stationed at Civil Hospital yesterday. suffering Yaumati, but no handkerchiefs had canny allence and its oppressiveness.

The Hon. Mr. J. G. Latham, leader MacFadyen at the Central Police Messrs. Reiss, Massey and Co., and Saigon, a post now held by Capt. from head injuries, sustained, when been recovered.

He felt as though he were on the of the Australian Goodwill Mission Court this morning, for the larceny other firms, Lizarraga drew atten- Demotes-Mainard, former Captain she was knocked down by a tram car, A fine of $50, in default one edge of a precipice and that if he arrived back from a short visit to a singlet, from the ground floor tion to the fact that most of these of the Primauquet.

of No. 166 Des Voeux Road Central No. 30, in Johnstone Road.

month's hard labour, was imposed, did not tread warily he would fall Canton on Saturday morning by pe headlong. Or perhaps the street 11,08 a.m. train and left almost im-

yesterday. behind would close in upon him or mediately by the Kitano Maru for the houses topple and crash, and Australie. The vessel was scheduled labour was imposed on Chan Wing, this idea seemed to take possession to leave at 11 a.m. but her time was

firma had offered them credit for

far larger amounts of supplica than

had been ordered. "If we had in- tended to defraud" he said "why should we not have taken as much as we could get?"

(Continued on Page 7.)

HONG KONG CYCLING CLUB.

Report Of Week-End Activities.

SHATAUKOK TRIP NEXT WEEK

Owing to the illness of the Hon. Secretary, Mr. H, G. Crayford, no report of the Hong Kong Cycling Club's run on May 20 was made. The run was carried out under the guidiance of Mr. H. A. G. Kentes, and, in addition to a pleasant ride and bathe, an interesting "hiko" was enjoyed in the Castle Peak vicinity.

No, official run having been ́ar-i ranged for the members yesterday, covered the Hong Kong Island clr- cuit, bathing at two of its beaches. The attendance, however, was not so 'large'as usuAL

Next week's run will be led by: the Captain, Mr. O. Read, who will) leave the Star Ferry, at 08.m. He Intends to visit Shataukok, and will return to Kowloon at 2 p.m. appro~ ximately. All interested cyclists are] Invitated to participate.

Awaiting Latest Kidnap News in Tucson

So great was the faterent and unrest in Tucson, Ariz, orar, the kidnapping of 'hyour-ok

Júna Robles, that bulletin boards, ware erected by, jewspapers to give batwoep edition news of the hunt for the abductors,... This crowd gathered, around" the, board, as the trial of the kids nappers seemingly led into Mari

Sentence of three months' 'hard

of him he hurried along Upper put back to enable Mr. Latham to unemployed, by Mr. M. W. Thomson

| George-street towards the 'institute, make the connection.

hel

his foot-steps on the paving stones alone breaking the silence of the de- serted street. He knew that must go into that building.

Something had happened, pèr- haps he was mad or dead, or per- haps he was under an anasthetic. People imagined strange things un- ider the knife, they said.

CRAWFORD IN LAST EIGHT

AT AUTEUIL

(Continated from page 1.)

at the Central Magistracy this morning, for the theft of a radiator, leap from car No. 3724, belonging to ́¡Yee Lung-fu at Queen's Road, West,

on Saturday.

For being in unlawful possession of a pocket-watch and chain at Queen Street last Saturday, Chan Yuen, Britain has "three representa unemployed of no fixed abode, was. tives in Fred Perry, who has fined $30, in default three weeks

But whatever was wrong with! him, he had to go into that build-beaten Crawford on the last four imprisonment, by Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- ink, and at last he came to the occasions that they have met in Fadyen at the Central Police Court

any Final, Bunny Austin, and this morning. dwarf boundary wall and stopped. Pat Hughes, while Roderigue prosecuted.

He was hungry and that showed he Menzel, the Czechoslovakianace, wasn't dead, and if he wasn't dead is another quarter-finalist.

The was a free agent and could there-

fore do what he liked.

Slowly he turned to his left where there was a gap in 'the wall, In the

The surprise of the day's play yesterday was the de- feat of 'Vivian McGrath, Ásza- tralian boy prodigy, by Men

Sergeant Goodwin

his

With a clean-cut wound on head, apparently caused through falling and striking a rock, the body of a Chinese WIN found on the Kwong Wah Road, near the Kwong Wah Hospital, Yaumati, yesterday,

very middle of the road. Up the zel in straight sets, three steps to the path across the Crawford, who will also defend It is supposed that the man was on Hardens, Across the terrace with his mixed doubles title with Mar his way to the hospital and had fal the fountain in the centre with its garot, Scriven the British left leh, following a sudden ecizare of strangely carved spout, a silent foun-hander, dropped his first set to giddiness.

tain from which it seemed water had Bloem, the Indian Dayis Cup play]

never gushed forth; up three more er, and was extended to 12 games. While visiting the servants of Mou |steps, to the colonnaded loggia and in the thiếd not.

on to the big swing doors banke

Supposing they were locked, whạt then could be do! But they were {not-locked, and be passed through

CHOLERA IN CHUNGKING

95 Leighton Hill Road, yesterday, a Chinese woman, Ah Kam, commit- tod suicide by stabbing her throat with

a scissor blade. The police Tankow.were soon on the scene and the body |them. He would sak the attendant A cholera epidemic is Yast spreading, was taken to the Public Mortuary. what was happening, want it was all in and around Chungking Over 500 It appears that the woman was in about.) There was no alaudant. 13 lives have been lost raads according ill-health and had been unemployed

to an alarming report received here.**

for over a month.

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