1934-09-13 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1934.

REICHSBANK CLOSES ANOTHER ROAD TO

GAOL SENTENCE

FOR BORDERER ON

ASSAULT CHARGE

cal driver

conviction

their own accord.

WOMAN DEFENDS Tu-day's Short Story.

HUSBAND

Coercion Plea Fails In Heroin Case

SOLICITOR'S PREDICEMENT

The House That

Was Dark

year.

Prabh Das's window was. unlit; he and his wife Durga Vati had nothing left to sell. They had no

By Dewan Sharar

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Contrary Mary," by H. A. Manhood.

ex-

He nodded towards

ANGLO-GERMAN TRADE

JUDGE COMMENDS TEMPORARY

CONSTABLE

Stiff Sentence For Shop Robber

CENTRAL DISTRICT HOLD-UP

{time.

SUSPENSION

OF ACCOUNT

PAYMENTS EXCEED FIXED FIGURE

As many British firms have German goods invoiced in sterl

ing, the suspension does not mean

the stoppage of Anglo-German trade-Reuter..

Agreement Figure Exceeded

FOUR YEARS HARD LABOUR FOR ROBBER AT SUPREME COURT

Taxi-Driver 'Robbed

Prisoner Attempts · At Repulse Bay

TT was the night when no house All day, while the festal proces To Bargain

dare be, dark.

sions paraded through the gaily de- As Prabh Das looked out of his corated city, while friends "STUPID EXHIBITION OF Tam Hing, a 32-year-old married

WOULD PLEAD GUILTY IF Sentence of three years' hard

NO STOPPAGE IN TRADE HIGH SPIRITS"

woman, and her 39-year-old hus-window in the deepening dusk he changed gifts, and the gambling

LIGHT SENTENCE

labour was passed on a Chinese, band, Teang Ming, appeared before could see the sky glowing as if which is the very essence of Divali

Yau Chiu, by the Puisne Judge, Mr.

London, To-day. Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones at the the whole of Cawnpore were afire. went on blithely oven in the open

"This type of offence is too pre-i

P, Jacks, at the Criminal Sessions, Describing the offence us

One of the remaining means Kowloon Magistracy this morning The Divali lights were being lit; atreets, he had sought among his

avalent here, and

makes no dif-Supreme Court, this morning, on whereby German importers can stupid exhibition of high spirits, on a charge of being found in Ki they sprang to life everywhere, friends and acquaintances for the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. Lung Street near Yu Chow Street from the strong blaze of elec-loan, however small. In vain: he ference if you were only playing a pleading guilty to a charge of rob-

tricity on public buildings and had already borrowed too often and subordinate part, I satisfied bery by two or more on July 26 pay for British goods has been MacGregor, at the Criminal Ses with 500 and 4 heroin pilly, res-rich men's houses to the mean- repaid too seldum. "To think that that you were a very willing paz-last

temporarily closed. The Reichs- sions, Supreme Court, this morn-pectively, in their possession,

Choung Choi, Chinese constable bank has temporarily suspended As the four pills were not sum est floating wick in tht lowliest my father was one of the richest ticipant", said the Chief Justice, Ing sentenced Robert Booth, a

of hovels.

sahukars (money-leaders) in Cawn- Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor at the No. 587, was commended by the payment into the special account cient to analyse the husband was

At the great Hindu Festival of pore, and yet we have sunk to this?" Criminal Sessions, Supreme Court, Puisne Judge for his prompt action opened by them in the name of private in the South Wales Bor-discharged.

Light, which is dedicated to Lak said Prabh Das bitterly.

this morning in passing sentence of in effecting the arrest of the at the Bank of England, because it derers, to six months' hard labour Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for on a charge of highway robbery the defence and pleaded coercion, shi, Goddess of Wealth, if any "Do not worry so. Prabh Ji," his four years' hard labour on a Shang-cused, although on leave at the exceeds 5,000,000 Reichsmarks, of $2 on the Repulse Bay Road on saying that as the defendant was man fail to illuminate his house wife said gently. "Something may hat Chinese, Wong Sam Lam, on a

If only we could charge of robbery by two or more The charge arose out of a rob the figure fixed by the new Ger- June 22 last. The accused had a arrested in the presence of her according to his means he is asking happen yet. previous

bery at the Cheung Shing money-man exchange agrement as the ever so manage to get a little oil or ghee, on July 7, while in husband a presumption of coercion for some trouble. Be he

changer's shop at No. 40, Queen's limit for the special account. Hong Kong for a similar offence. must be taken into consideration. poor, he will sell his last posses-ever so little: just a drop to light The accused, claimed to be a

sions that the earthenware diya, or in the diya that Lakshmi might not former Jockey Club stable boy, Road Central, when the accused, The Bank of England will con- It will be recalled that the ac- When giving evidence Tam stat- cused, with two other S. W. B. ed that her husband had asked her small round lamp, may shine in his pass us by!"

pleaded not guilty, but when the and two others not yet arrested, tinue to sell Sondermarks (marks jury were being empanelled, inti-stole $101.90 from a man named paid into the special account) privates, John Roberts and Roy to carry the pills for him, warning window in honour of the goddess, who then and not otherwise. Horley, attacked Chinese taxi-her that if she was caught she

mated that he wished to plead Cheung Plu. The accused was ar- and as soon as the balance of the otherwise will

rested-with the money in his pos- special account drops below guilty to the charge.. on the Repulse Bay would be taken to prison. She also emphatically not and robbed him of $2. They re-stated that he had used no force to

bless him throughout the 'coming | ·

Asked if he was sure that he un-session, and an order was made by 5,000,000 Reichsmarks, the Ger- mained away from barracks for make her carry them.

derstood what he said, the accused the Judge for the money to be re-man authorities will accept fur-

ther payments. two days before returning of Mr. Wynne Jones said that the

replied that if his Lordship would stored to the complainant, John Roberts presumption of coercion must be

deal with him leniently he would "If!” said. Prabh Das. "When

His Lordship" DETROIT BLANKED and Roy Horley pleaded guilty at withdrawn if the defence admitted

plead guilty. food either; nor any warmth though we have neither food nor firing, let the July Criminal Sessions and that no threats were used to make the night was chilly. Durga Vat alone the articles of Lakshmi-poofs will not bargain with you." were sentenced to three months' the woman carry the pill and that

Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At- BY WARBURG hard labour each.

Robert Booth to prove coercion the defence would lay very quiet and still on her bed to set out?" was unable to attend Court unt!l'have to show an actual act of at the far end of the room, watch the place of household worship; the torney-General, prosecuted and the to-day through illntas.

[ing him with tired, loving eyes, tray stood pitifully empty that jury empanelled comprised Messrs.

Giants Beat Pirates coercion Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant

She was not yet thirty, but long should have held. gold and silver D. Black (foreman), Cheung Wal-

For Second Time The defendant was fined $260, in „Attorney-General, conducted--the default-aix-wecks...imprisonment.

Illness-heart trouble aggravated by vessels and coins, saffron and raw yu, E. S. Cutcher, Cheung Yik-tat,

London, To-day. The Treasury-announces-that-the- anxiety and privations had made rice and jasmine flowers and milk EJ Neves, Ng Pak-king and Nz her look far more than her age. in Lakshmi's bonour.

"And there Kum-chau.

U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS Reichsbank, in accordance with Nevertheless, he still thought her is nothing left that we could sell,”

Robbery In July

article No. 2 of the Anglo-German beautiful, as she still thought him said Prabh Das,

The accused was charged with

New York, To-day: exchange, agreement, have tempor all that was fine and wise and noble Outside, a street lamp sprang participating in a robbery at No. Detroit Tigers, leaders of the arily suspended payments into the despite his incorrigible recklessness, suddenly into light, immediately 79. Cheung Ying Street on July 7. American League, were shut out special account opened by them in his raah speculations, his foolish altering all the shadows in the dim when a quantity of valuable jewel- by Warburg, pitching for Boston the name of the Bank of England, investments that had brought them bare room. It cast a bleak, yel-lery, $17 in notes and 440 in money Braves, in the major league Ameri- It will be recalled that the agree- lowish radiance on to the wall and was stolen from the complainants can baseball yesterday, enabling ment act up machinery to overcome over the bed where Durga Vati lay, Chum Cheung-fong and his wife. his team to win by à lone run. the difficulties, experienced by Ger. and made of Prabh Das a tall, lean It was stated that the accused, New York Giants, world cham-man firms, in obtaining sterling to silhouette against the window's accompanied by four other men, plons, again defeated Pittsburg pay their debta for imports from darkly colourful square. He turn-went to the house of

This machinery com- Pirates to counter their two pre-Great Britain. ed, and came over to his wife's side, plainant, and two of their number vious defeats,

provided that German firms unable, "You have not eaten since the being known to the inmates, were Brooklyn Dodgers nosed

jowing to exchange restrictions, to day before yesterday," he said. invited to the verandah where they Cincinnati Reds by an 8 to 7 tally obtain sufficient sterling to meet

"I am not hungry, dearest. Be were served with tea. During the after an extra innings. patient; something good is going to conversation automatic pistols, were Results, as cabled by happen; I know it." She caressed drawn by two of the men who tar- were: his hand with her own frail one. rorised the inmates and forced "Once," said Prabh Das, "I them to part with their valuables. thought little of money, believing After shepharding them into the Pittsburgh that there were many things in life kitchen they were warned not to New York Now inform the police until three days Clucinnati Sentence of six months' impri- which it could not buy. evont has upset the Nanking plan sonment with hard labour and a

know differently. There is nothing later. Not only was it a very foolish, to subdue these outlaws.

mention Brooklyn fine, of $1,000, in default three it cannot buy? if I were granted Being frightened, no unmanly and cadish trick on the

months hard labour, was passed one wish at this moment I would was made to the police until the taxi-cab driver, but one would have!

by the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. wish for money, and know then next day, said Mr. Fraser. The Chicago thought that his previous convie-

MacGregor at the Criminal Ses that all my other desires were accused was later arrested.

Boston tion would have taught him a les-

(Continued from Page 1.) sions, Supreme Court, this morn-

Continuing, Mr. Fraser said that St. Louis son. Apparently it had not, said

"It is indicated in Frenching on a Chinese named Leung

"There are some things that can- the accused was picked out at an Vance hit a homer. his Lordship. The offence

was Philadelphia was a quarters that the French Foreign York Chi, for making a false not be bought Prabir Ji," Durga identification parade, but it stupid exhibition of high spirits, he Secretary, M. Louis Barthou, statement on affirmation,

said; but he shook his head, and made, unnecessary through a state-

American thought.

would have thought twice before

ment by the accused who said, "Boston The accused, a respectable class she was too weary to argue. Taking into consideration the assuming the onus of getting Chinese, pleaded not guilty, but

"If only the people who owed my did take part, but did not get much Oster Mueller hit a homer. accused's illness, the least sentence Russia admitted if he had fore-later, after consultation with his father debts had paid them, I had money out of it. I did not hold a Detroit which he could impose was one of seen the present imbroglio. Reu-counsel, Mr. H. G. Sheldon, enter Das. "He was too easy-going with

been a rich man now," said Prabh revolver."

Warburg pitched. six months' hard labour.

ed a plea of guilty.

Looking For Job

Philadelphia The offence alleged against the

At the Magistracy the accused Marcum hit a homer. accused was that on June 22, things slide, like a fool, in the days said, "I had no intention of com- Cleveland 1928, he falsely signed letters of stooped and dragged forth a small under the impression that I would Hemitting a robbery, but went there administration. affirming the death on July 8, 1927 of his father iron coffer from beneath the bed; get a job." The accused added

it was well made, with a curious that he had been 15 years in the WINS IN AMERICAN Leung Kim at Yee Lam village, old-fashioned lock; he opened it, Colony without committing a crime. Kong, and claimed to be and began to go through its con- He said that he was forced to take the only lawful son and next of tents. Bills, receipts, promissory part in the robbery and made to kin; also that his father was widower without a concubine.

notes, hundia; documents once valu-guard over the inmates. He only

case for the Crown, and the accus- ed pleaded guilty.

Military Leader Dismissed By Order Of Marshal Chiang

Stone In Stocking Referring to the previous con-1 viction. Mr. Fraser said that the accused was convicted of attacking

(Continued from Page 1) Four divisions of Kiangsi troops a taxi-cab driver on the Taipo have taken up their positions in the Road in September, 1931, and for Hunan-Kwangsi frontier to guard to this pass. failing to pay the motor-car hire. against the invasion of Kwangsi. On that occasion a stone was con-The Reds find that Kwangsi is not cealed in a stocking and used as a so easy to get Into as Hunan, for weapon against the driver.

General Pai Hsung-hat has reached

All that could be said in his Kwellin, Northern Kwangai, to favour, said Mr. Fraser, was that direct operations. the accused had been seriously ill Two crack Nanking divisions will with typhoid fever during the past be sent from Honan to Southern two months.

Hunan tó take part in suppressing

In passing sentence, the Chief the Communists. These troops Justice said that he could not re- have arrived at Hankow, en route gard the accused's offence in the to Hengchow, Southern Hunan, same light as his two companions, By disarming the Humanesa who were tried two months ago, įtroops and looting the towns, the bocatee the accused had a previous Reds are refreshed. This turn of conviction for a similar offence.

ter.

DE VALERA'S BOMBSHELL

LEE THEATRE

TO-DAY AND TO - MORROW

Performance at 8.00 P.M. nightly Chinese Stage Great Attraction

"KOK SIN SING"

The famous stage player's union

Mr. Sit Kok Sin, the famous stage actor

and movie star will present his new

entertainments on the stage.

FALSIFIED

AFFIRMATION

STATEMENT

"FOOLISH RATHER THAN CRIMINAL”

Kau

CHINESE GAOLED AND FINED $1,000

A

granted too."

them, and I was worse; I let these.

when I did not know want,”

the

National

out

Reuter,

their debts, should pay the balance in Reichsmarks into this special account at the Reichsbank. On the other hand, British traders owing money to German firms were afford- R. H. Eed the opportunity of buying marks

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from that special account, through

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the Bank of England, with which

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Hafey and Bottomley hit homers.

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to pay their debts in Germany.

INVOICED IN STERLING

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BRITISH HOPE

AMATEUR GOLF

Addressing the court, Mr. Shel-They had belonged-to Prabh Das's later adjourned to an opium- divan,

able now long cancelled by time. received $5 as his share when they TORRANCE REACHES don said that although the docu- father, who had died when his son he said. ments were signed by the accus-

Evidence was taken and the jury ed, there was no intention of de-was little more than a boy.

"If only I had realised at the without retiring returned a verdict frauding the family. He had been time," Prabh Das mourned. "we of gulity. appointed to take charge of the estate by four uncles He asked

should have been comfortably off His Lordship passed sentence-of| that the accused be punished in now. Old Ramji Daa, he died owing four years" hard labour. the light of having committed' a

my father ten thousand rupees; and wickedly foolish act rather a criminal. technicality.

Adjourned Until Monday

FIFTH ROUND

DUNLAP ELIMINATED.

The marks put on sale by the Bank of England are called Son.. dermarks. There is, however, no 2 obligation on the part. of British 0 firms to use this special machinery. for financing their purchases, and 1 it would appear that, in many cases, It has not been employed. Marke O have either been purchased through other channels, or goods bought 1 from Germany have been invoiced

in sterling.

SPECIAL ACCOUNT PEAK Payments of debts to German firms made otherwise than through the machinery of the exchange agreement are obviously not credit- ed to the special account. Article No. 2 of the agreement provides

that the payment of marks into the special account may be suspended

when the amount of Reichsmarks on that account exceeds 5,000,000, and it is in accordance with this provision that payments into the account have now been temporarily suspended. It is stated that the Bank of England will continue to sell Sondermarks, and as soon as Forest Hills, To-day, the balance of the special account T. Torrance, the British Walker at the Reichsbank is reduced below 5,000,000 Reichsmarks, a further Cup skipper, swept through to the payment into the account will be At the conclusion of the hear-Fifth Round in the American Ama-accepted by the German author- were friends I did not press the ing, his Lordship intimated that tear Golf Championship yesterday,ities-British Wireless Service, The Chief Justice, in passing debt-where is Vedya Sagar now?" contrary to an earlier atatement sentence, said that he could not

the Criminal Sessions would not be beating Johnny Lehman, Chicago, regard the offence as venial. Tak-closed eyes; she had heard all this All jurors who had been told to French, San Francisco, by 2 and Durga Vati lay silent, with resumed, to-morrow but on Monday, by 4 and 3 in the Third, and James ing into consideration all that before, often, but she had not the return on Friday would not be re-I in the Fourth. had been so ably advanced his counsel, the least sentence he heart to check him, since in some quired until Monday could impose

obscure way railing at himself months hard labour with a fine seemed to let off a little of his DEPORTATION

was one of six

Admission: $3.40, $2.30, $1.10,80 cts., & 40 cts. of $1,000, in default, three months

FURNITURE REMOVALS.

with Security & Protection.

Telephone 27761.

MOTOR TRANSPORT SERVICE

hard labour.

5,000 RIOTERS CLASH WITH GUARDS

Continued from Page 11.

because his son Vedya Sagar and 1

bitterness

*

Suddenly she turned a little, opening her eyes.

(The "Prabhl" she exclaimed... coffer That one, that you keep

your papers inf Why did we not

think of it before? Surely it would sall for a little no matter how

ORDINANCE

(Continued on Page 6) Results as Cabled by Rauler

were:

THIRD ROUND

CHINA AIRCRAFT FACTORY

(Continued from Page 1) The present strength of the Army Air Corps consists of about 120

bombers, fighters, and, training machines, including pursuit planes,

planes, although no official figures Leh- are available. Most of the planes were ordered from the Curtiss- Wright and Douglas plants in the United States.

1. Tormate (Britain) beat I. INFRINGEDman (Chicago), and 3.3

B. Jacobson (Deal) beat J. Ahern (New York), 1 and 0.

Chinese Gaoled For

Three Years

Ross Somerville (US) beat Noyes, (New York), 1 and 0 g

Flying practice is held here al

J. French_(Ban Francisco) beat most daily," but so far, no night Westland (U.8.), 7 and 6,

dying has been attempted. Lawson Little (U.8.)

Harry Goran (Seattle) beat fees body formed to raise money for (Boston), and beat M, Heath The Ten-Men League, an official Sweeter, 3 and 3, one serial defence, will sponsor a big

The situation in the south con- little so long as it were enough to tinues to be aimilarly tense. The buy all for the diys! Oh, quick, breach of the Deportation Ordin Pleading guilty to a charge of strikers are encouraged by the Prabh; if we can do that our house ance by returning to the Colony statement made yesterday, by the will not be dark after all, and after being, banished, Chan Wille Turnen (U.S.) beat G. Dane parade on September 20 to arouse President of the American Feder- Lakshmi will bless na yet!", ation of Labour, Mr. William H. Prabh Daa tipped the papers out ous convictions on his criminalTorrance beat French, 3 and

Shing, a Chinese, with 12 previ-/!P: (0.8.), (holder) 3 und 20.theupeople's to the danger from ve

SO FOURTH ROUND AN Green, that sufficient pledgesį

serial attack and to launch-the- have on the door, and stood up, the empty record, was sentenced to three Dave Goldman (Dalba) bent josh drive for air defence, fands. A received from other interns, coffer under his

years hard labour by the Puispe son 6 and 4

monster air demonstration will be ge, Mr. P. Jacks at the Cri-Lawson Little beat Chester O'Brien also staged on the same day in minal Sessions, held at the Reynold Smith (Duling) beat R.

(81. Loule); and 3 Supreme Court this "morning. Somerville at 18th.

ons to meet the present that for financing the strik

thought

Balds: Till And Rome

(Continand on Page

honour of the late General Yang Sen-yat, alr pioneer.