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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1934.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF GENERAL

"THREATENING”

LETTER FOUND

MISCONSTRUED

NULLAH OUTRAGE BORDERER

TRIAL OPENS

AMBIGUOUS NOTE "ATTEMPTED SUICIDE"

TO COUSIN.

DEFENDANT BOUND OVER

FOR "MENACES"

CROWN CASE

Charged with having demanded SIGNIFICANCE

$2.590 with menaces or by force

of good behaviour for a period of

one year.

At the last hearing complainant

said that he received a letter from

accused demanding the money and that if he did not pay him the money he would kill him.

The letter has since been tran-

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PRIVATE TOO

ILL FOR COURT

SUFFERING FROM TYPHOID.

To-day's Short Story,

MOSCOW

CHIANG IN CANTON

The Author of this Short Story, which is based on fact, is

a young Russian woman now

SECRETIVE DEPARTURE

STARVELINGS tiring in England who does not BELIEVED TO

wish to disclose her identity.

"Are the other boys nice?" "Oh, yes; good chaps. We are all I shall see that

MISSION.

NO MATERIAL PROGRESS ACHIEVED

HAVE GONE BACK TO NANKING HALLO, Nina, here at last! "Ivan, you must show me how it REPULSE BAY ROBBERY

You should not keep melis done before we start.".

"Of course I will. waiting. It is getting quite

During the FAILS IN. SOUTHERN A further adjournment in the dark. Well, what have you de- journey I will be always near you and take care of you. I think you OF THREE LETTERS trial of Private Robert Booth, of cided?"

are the only girl.” · the South Wales Borderers, who "I am coming, Ivan.”

"That's good; age does not is charged on two counts of rob

You "The case for the Crown is that, being in the Colony by bery by two or more and common make any difference now. from K. T. Kwong, Kwong Kom- some unfortunate accident and being in a depressed state of mind, assault, was granted by the Chief are a clever, girl, though you are from one home.

they are not impertinent to you.

[From Our Own Correspondent] shun, a cousin of 25 years. was the accused tried to commit suicide," said Mr. J. A. Fraser, As Justice, Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, only fourteen."

"Not clever Ivan. Only sensible. You must never let any of them kise

Canton, To-day. bound over by Mr. E. W. Famil-sistant Attorney-General, in placing his case before the jury at at the Criminal Session, Supreme

I am not satlaffed with my parents. you. I won't stand it, do you under-

It is persistently reported that ton at the Central Magisracy this the trial of Ho Loi-yuen, for the murder of Michael Pine, aged 8, Court, this morning.

It was intimated by Mr. J. A. So, of course, I run away and leave stand, Nina" morning in the sum of 8250 to be on June 22, last, at the Criminal Sessions, Supreme Court, this

You see. Father drinks. "Yes, Ivan: I will only kiss you," General Chiang Peh-cheng, llation morning.

Fraser, Assistant Attorney Gen-them.

The child put her long, bony officer of the Nanking Military A crowded court was present when the trial opened before eral, that the accused was still Where he gets the stuff from I do!

She Commission, has secretly left the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor. The accused, through very ilt in the Prison Hospital not know.. We have nothing to eat, arms round Ivan's thin neck, his counsel, Mr. R. C. H. Lim, instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall, enter- and unable to appear in Court. but Father has his vedke, and is kissed the high forehead of her

He is suffering from typhoid, It jalways drunk when he comes back young lover: kissed his hollaw Canton for Foochow or Nanking,

from work.. ed a plea of not guilty.

Mother is run, down, cheeks his heavy eyelids, the dark having failed. to accomplish his The jury empanelled consisted of Messrs. E. W. Blackmore was announced.

Medical Evidence

cross, and unjust to me. It is not and blue circles which surrounded mission here. (foreman), C. M. Correa, L. Wong, F. J. Remedios, O. Hetchell,

Evidence supporting this state-her fault that we are poor and al- his sad grey eyes, and kissed hle The General cannot be found in H. A. Alves and H. G. Meeke.

ment was given by Dr. J. D. Prin- most starving. But why should 1 lips. The boy's yellow and haggard

my own? Of face changed its usual gloomy ex his apartment on the first floor of The prisoner is accused of thegle, medical officer of the Hospi-not start life on

He further gravest crime that he can be tri- tal, after which a

ad-course, I could easily get a ticket for pression, and became quite kind and the Bank of China Building. the one of he childrens homes. I would soft.

recently moved in there from his ed in this Colony. The charge is journment was granted by

next only havo to go to the police and "Yes, Nina, only me." murder a charge which I know Chief Justice, until the

luxurious suite at the New Asía will receive your very serious at-Criminal Sessions.

complain about my parents. like you

"Let's go home, Ivan. I am cold Hotel in order to avoid being ac- and hungry." tention." said Mr. Fraser address- Two other S. W. B. privates, did." ing the jury,

John Roberts and Robert Horley, Outlining the facts of the case, were convicted on, the charges at and Mr. Fraser said that on June 22 last the last criminal sessions it is alleged that Michael Pine, a were each sentenced to little boy aged 8 and twin brother months' hard labour. The charges Probates for two large local es-

of Mary Pine, the children of Mas-Broan out of an assault on a taxi- tales have been granted. Mr. Hamilton, in binding defen-

Any Marian Ross, widow, late of ter Gunner Thomas Pine, of the cab driver near Repluse Bay,

པ dant over, said that it was a case 59 Cadogan Square, Chelsea, Eng-Married Quarters, Murray Barracka,

other JAPANESE exercise his land, died on September 30, 1933, was playing with three

original leaving local estate valued at younger children on the bridge charge accused could be discharg- $76,700. Probate been granted to below the Lower Peak Tram Station. ed. but he would bind him

Mr. William J.Keswick, Director of over Albany nullah.

Sometime between 8.15 and 8.20 for demanding with "menaces!"

Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co.,

p.m. that day the accused is alleged | Ltd.

Probate for the will of the late to have thrown Michael Pine info Maria Anna Ozorio Baptista, widow, the nullah from the bridge. He was of Hart Avenue, Kowloon, who died then seen to throw the other three on March 27. last, leaving local children into the nullah and jump in

Filmself. estate to the value of $93,800, han been granted to Cezar Octaviano Baptista, of 12 Granville Road, Kowloon.

slated by Mr.Kwong Siu-ki, LOCAL ESTATE

Chinese translator for the S.C.A. who agreed with Mr. II. A. Botel

ho, defendant's solicitor, that the the writer that letter conveyed would die if he did not get the mones, and that it did not mean the that the writer would kill complainant if he did not get the money.

would

where he authority. Under the

over

LIMERICK CONTEST WINNERS

Mrs. A. Steer Sends In Best "Last-Liner." PREVIOUS WINNERS ENTER

Mrs. A. Steer. Military Hospital, Bowen Road, sent in the best last-

liner in connection with Friday's China Mail Limerick Contest, which was run in conjunction with the Alhambra Theatre, who are showing "Havana Widows" to-day.

Her effort, which follows, secured her two dress circle seats for to- day's performance:

:

European Woman

Leaves $76,700.

PROBATES GRANTED

"REICH LEADER LIKE CHRIST"

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90 PER CENT. OF ELECTORATE

Berlin, Later.

Norman Stone..

three

SEAMAN UP

FOR ASSAULT,

Fined $5 When Said To Be Drunk.

THREW TIN CAN AT VEGETABLE SELLER

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Murder." by Storm Jame-

son.

The boy's face became hard again. coated by newspaper men and other and with a little laugh be sald: inquisitive callers.

"What is the good of going home

Besides serving as a means

of

If you are cold and hungry? You have no bread or wood at home. contact between the Nanking troops No one has. Your father works in Fukien and the Kwangtung forces from morning till night; or from in the alleged joint operation night till morning, in the telephone against the Reds, General Chiang exchange, gets a lttle white card

for his work, and for the card onr] Peh-cheng is believed to be acting Government allows him half a pound also as intelligence officer for the "No, no, Nina. That would be no of black bread, a little tea, four Nanking military authorities. His good.

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No Progress In Canton

I know why I am running potatoes, and salt; sometimes, very official duty is to effect a junction away from the State Home. They rarely, he also gets a dry fish. And between the Nanking and Canton let us starve and freeze there. And on that he is supposed to feed his troops in their simultaneous ad- the dirt!......You have no idea family. If you are cold, Nina, coma vance against the Reds. what it is like. Every wall, bed, close to me. And if you are hu chair, table—everything is full of gry, take that; I brought it for you.” insects!......horrible. And look He passed her a crust of black at my clothes, torn to pieces, filthy, bread.

While General Chiang Peh-cheng Chair Coolie's Rescue Work.

smelling. No one ever bothers to

"No, Ivan, you must eat It your had been highly successful in his Tatsushi Okumura, a Japanese wash or mend them."

self. It is your bread, and you are missions to the headquarters" of As he threw the last two children engineer on board the fishing "Well, Ivan, mine are not much just as hungry as I am."... into the nullah he was seen by Mrs. schooner.

other provincial-military leaders, his Fukuju Maru, was better." Fairburn who will say that he was charged before Mr. E. W. Hamil

"I am not hungry," he fled. "Est work here has achieved no material "Oh, yes, they are. I am sorry"

progress. At the moment, the Cau- wearing a white upper garment, ton at the Central Magistracy now that I ever left my parents. It He looked tenderly at the thin ton high command is. Interested only dark trousers, and a straw hat. this morning, with assaulting a was mean and silly complaining to face of the little fourteen-year-old in afeguarding the territory The four other children. were Mary seven-year-old Chinese boy. To the police about my home, only to girl. The whole creature seemed to (Kwangtung) and protecting the Pine, Fay Bromley, Tony Flood and Kan, who was standing on a car get permission to join a State Home be nothing but two enormous, burn-people." In consequence, Cantonese

A chair coolie rescued Fay Brom. Bo boat lying alongside the Ja-All those thousands of children who ing, black-circled eyes.

troops did not make any move des- panese vessel in the harbour, leave their parents in that way are "Ivan, I shall eat half, and you the pite the once critical situation in ley and Tony Flood, but the other To Chai, the boy's father, in sorry after a few weeks. And then, other half."

Foachow. three were swept down by the water. evidence, said that while deliver-of course, they run away.

"No, you eat it all.”

For the time being, the Kwang- A car-cleaner next saw a Chinese ing vegetables on board he saw and a European boy being washed secused throw an empty tin ean Children's Home. I shall follow you under the broad stone bridge. The ders, and will launch no offensive. "Yes, I know I shan't go to ́a. They sat down on the frozen turf}tung_forces are guarding the bor- under the bridge close together, and at his son on the cargo boat.

to the South. Where is the meeting river was covered with a thin crust The garrison In Northern Kwang- not very far away some Chinese

Accused said that he was under

to. be?"

of November Ice. It was lucky that tung are keeping a watcir on Hunan, workmen, who were repairing a pipe the Influence of liquor.

"Here, next week, under Moscow the ice was thin. On the other side as Reds are said to have occupied under the second bridge, jumped to A fine of $5, in default seven the rescue of the third child, Nor-days' imprisonment, was imposed

of the river were five boys, of the Yucheng in Southern Hunan. bridge."

"Good. No police will spot us same age as Ivan and Nios. Also man Stone.

on accused, who was allso ordered here. Are you our leader, Ivan?" ragged, dirty and bony, They Two European ladies were on this to pay complainant $5 compensa "Yes. I am the oldest. I shall greedily watched Nina eating her very good." bridge, and they saw a straw hat. tion.

be 16 to-morrow. You lucky girls dry crust, and would have rushed "Let's go now? followed by a little boy, a girl, and Chinese, being washed down by the water. They recognised the 48.438,378 children as Mary and Michael Pine. 38,279,514 and the appearance of the Chinese

4,287,808 likely to be that of the accused.

871,056 "The nullah is not straight and The participation in the voting the flow of water came above the is estimated at 94.2 per cent., a knee of a full grown person," sald compared with 92.1 per cent. at Mr. Fraser. the Reichstag election last year.

Unofficial provisional final figures were: Total votes cast ...... 42,871,911 This was about 90 per cent. of the electorate.

37,806,090 4,213,1035

852.718)

Yes

No

"Havana Widows"--Saddie and Mae, Invalid

Decided they had best go gay-

So they chisted the dough

Thay they needed, to go

Making sunshine and leaving

the hay!

Other winners were:

Mr. H. C. Bough, No. 424, Prince Edward Road.

Mrs. L. T. Thiriwell, Taikoo Dock, Mias V. Thirlwell, Taikoo Dock. Miss Kitty Kelly, P.O. Box 430. Mr. C. C. Francis, David's Cafe, Kowloon.

Nei Chong Road.

FINAL FIGURES

Berlin, Later. Unofficial final figures at the

electorate were:

Total votes cast

Yea

No

Invalid

Mary Pine was seen coming down

FILIPINO CLUB MEETING

Officials Elected For Year.

who come of age when you are 16. at her to take it away if only, the They climbed up the steep bank We boys have to wait till we are ice had been thick enough: But as and walked in the dirty and gloomy 18."

it was not, the bread 'safely disap-streets of Moscow. No one passed "Age won't make any difference peared into Nina's empty stomach them, The bly, town, seemed dead. once we are in the South.

Ivan did not look at the vanishing Only here and there an old woman could easily pass for 20.

bread. He tried to keep his for an old man sat on the split pave- "And you for, 16, or even 17. thoughts from it. He was hungry ment under the dim light of a But still, Nina, I am a little worried | too...

||lamp-post.

Yon

about you. Our escape will neither Thank you, Ivan. It was good At the annual election of officers be pleasant nor comfortable.

We

of The Filipino Club, held at their must go by train; that is the easiest Miss Florence Lee, No. 67, Wong Ignoring the invalid votes 89,1 the nullah, washed by the water, by Club House yesterday, the following and quickest way. But not one of

per cent, of the people who voted a "boy" from the N.A.A.F.I. can-were nominated: Butterfield yesterday and 83.1 per cent of the teen, Murray Barracks. "Greatly to whole electorate voted for Chan-his credit, it is said that he jumped in at ence and caught the little girl, Connaught cellor Hitler.---Reuter.

being washed down a little way Iwith her," said counsel.

Mr. Louis Chan c/o and Swire..

Mr. P. Lee, No. 54, Road Central.

Mies Jessie Wong, No. 85, Han- kow Road.

Mr. H. Ng, No. 9, D'Aguller Street.

Pairs of dress circle tickets were mailed to these lucky Inat-liners" this morning. Saturday's results

89.9 PER CENT: "YES"

Berlin, Later. The official provisional final figures of the electorate were:

Yes... No... Invalid

.88,124,303, .....4.275,248, .868,548,

The electors participating repre-

will be announced in to-morrow's sented 95.7 per cent. From the China Mail,

LOTTERY WINNERS'

GENEROSITY.

$30,000 Donation To Red Cross.

votes cast 89.9 per cent wero "Yes" and 10.1 per cent. "No."

The returns from a few dis tricts have been delayed, but will they will not effect the result- Reuter,

Local Germans Vote.

One hundred and thirteen mem- Ibera of the local German community went out by ferry-boat yesterday to According to a message from where a German steamer was an- Nanchang, Mr. Liu Chi-fu and chored outside the territorial limit.

The party, which included Mr. H. several others from Kung Halen are Gipperitch, the German Consul, and joint holders of the special prize other members of the Consulate, ticket in the seventh State Lottery then recorded their votes in the German Plebescite. Without ex- recently drawn in Shanghai.

ception, the voters approved Hitler's The lucky winners have set aside adoption of the Presidency and $30,000 as a donation to the Red Chancellorship, following the death “Cross Association and for the re- of President Hindenburg, Su pair of certain famous beauty. The Bremenhaven is a German spots in the locality, including Ju vessel, the local Agmits for which Chiur Tal and Chu Koo Tatar Melcher and Company...

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Mrs. Annu Antonio (right) New York, for the murd New York: became the Arst wivés-aid-mothers secuted 783 Mirtan, Pires, picture „woman in the country to die

So we must ļus has any money. President: Dr. V. N. Atienza.. Itravel on the iron bars which sup Hon. Secretary-Treasurer: Mr. Lport the carriage floors. They run! R. Ildefonso.

from one side of the carriage to the Committee Members: Dr. E. S. other. If one gets tired and can't Fernando, and Messrs. G. S.. Angeles, hold-on, one is bound to fall under I. S. Castro, R. Manalac and A. G. the wheels of the train." de Jesus."

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