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CURIOUS CASE

HEARD IN THE

KOWLOON COURT

Alleged Attempt To Get Money Under False Pretences

MYSTERIOUS PHONE CALLS

OFFICIAL RESIGNATIONS PENDING IN CANTON

RUMOURS FOLLOW MR. HUS

DEPARTURE FOR EUROPE

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day-

THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1935

Although Mr. Hu did not hold any substantial post apart from his nominal connection with the Kuomintang South-west Executive Committee, he has a big following in Canton. In consequence of his departure for Europe. several changes in official posts are said

To-day's Short Story.

The Battle

Of Killaloo

By Ronald Macdonald Douglas

IT was in Donegal I got the do with fellows like that?—leave

what it is worth. I had been cor-and the teeth, and the claws of them responding with the man for ajare out, and they're tearing each All sorts of rumours portending political changes are current long time. and at last I had gone other to bits." here to-day following the departure of Mr. Hu Han-min. former to Ireland to argue on the spot "Anyhow, there was a lot of President of the Legislative Yuan. from Hong Kong to Europe "for the difference between the Scots queer things happening. The fel reasons of health.”

and the Irish Gaelic We got an lows who took the Free State form- very well together, the man and ed themselves into a grand" army me, for him being an O'Donnell, with artillery, and the good God and me having a good stream of alone knows what besides; all the MacDonald blood in me supplied brand-new from England made, as you might say, for a Then, of course, they get them sort of kinship between us. selves fancy uniforms, for it's well. O'Donnell lives way to the enough known that you can't have of Letterkenny and a decent army, without s bit of within sight of Mount Errigal at silver braid and shiny buttons; and least fifteen miles from where the there was all kinds of gombeen men Lough Swilly Railway runs its and bog-trotters swagyering about [crazy course, in a little township in green breeches and swell tunics, Situation Stated Well that is only linked to the rest of the with Sam Browne belts tied round

In Hand

"PROTECTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY ASSURED

A very unusual case of at- tempting to obtain money by false pretences was brought be fore. Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy when George Alexander Gordon, a 22- year-old teacher of the Cosmopo- to be likely. litian College. No. 119. Parker For some time it has been re- Street was charged with at-ported that Mr. Lam Wen-koy tempting to obtain G-860 from rents to resign from the Chair- Mr. J. J. Gibbinson, the purser of manship of the Kwangtung Pro- the RLS. Empress of Canada, vincial Government. A likely saying that he had the authority successor is Mr. Lam Yick chung. of Mr. Williamson. a first-class Provincial Commissioner of Civil passenger; on June 12:

Affairs, à close follower of Gen- When charged in court the deferal Chen Chi-tang. Commander- fendant entered a plea of not guilty in-Chief of the Kwangtung forces. saying that another party was-con- cerned in the case and he was not!” Mayor Liu Chi-wen is stated to aware that the other party did not have submitted his resignation to have the authority,

Detective-Sub-Inspector

the South-west Political Council · ¦”. Whantson-in-law of the late Mr. Koo

QUETTA TO REMAINorthwest

CLOSED

London. To-day.

world by a very

limited bus ser-their middles-to keep in their guts, f vice-two buses a day. one going no doubt. and one coming, and then never atļ "But the other boys just went on stated times. But it's 3 grand in their old dirty trenchcoats and iplace for all that,

their dirty boots; but it was a *Did you

ever hear tell of the different job for them from what battle of Killaloo?" says O'Donnell it had been with John Bull for,

of the Water Police Station, who is Ying-fan. Mayor Lin has been inĮ With the transfer of the to me the second night I was with in charge of the prosecution. stated/office since January. 1932 Lately wounded to hospitals in India, the him, and we sitting over a pot of that he was going to ask for a re- he has been worried by his inability medical situation in Quetta Is stiffened tea mand, but as

a voice

Officer

begob, weren't they now fighting their own kin, who knew their tac- tics, and who knew the country as wel as they?

Well, then, to get to Killaloo.

a

the ship sails forto pay the municipal school tea-reaching normality. Stringent pre! "I did not," I told him. America to-morrow, he asked His chers, whose salaries are 4 months cautions against an outbreak of "Ah, well now," says he, her Worship to bear the evidence of; in arrear.

[epidemic diseases are, however, I'll be telling you": and with that "Tis the different people aboard the

& The small bit of still essential, and the authorities he gave the fire a kick and sent the place, but important enough for all shio

The Next Mayor

are tackling energetically the pro-blazes leaping out First Phone Call

that It has A river running it that General blems of sanitation, both in Quetta - Well then, there you are. Reports have

Now, through it, and a bridge over the Mr. E. R. Fleming. the parser's

Heting Hon-ping, former General itself and

the surrounding dis-what I'm going to tell you happen-river, and opposite one end of the messenger, as the

Commanding the first witnessi

Second tricts.

led just a few years ago, in the bridge a fine pab in the shape of The administration of the vil time of the civil war. You'll know, Hogan's Hotel. brought to the box and stated that Army Corps. will be the next Mayor he went on telephone duty at 90 Canton Heung is a close friend lages around Quetta has improved of course, what that was? How

"Now then, at the time I'm tell am. yesterday, and at 11 am. he of Generals Tsai Ting-kai and rapidly from day to day. In the in-after the trouble with John Balling you about, Killaloo was occupied, answered the phone and

Chiang Kwang-nai of the former terests of public health Quetta re some of the boys accepted this Free by Free State troops--at least there asked to speak to Mr. Williamson. 19th Route Army.

mains closed under a guard of the State..but how a whole heap of the would be about 20 men and A boy was sent to summon Mr. Wil Another- official desiring to military and the police, and no in-jothers were for after fighting on sergeant, with a brand-new lieuten- liamson and it was found that he sign is said to be Mr. Li Sen-kan, dication can be given at present to get the republic.

ant in command. had gone ashore.

managing director of the Canton-as to when it will be possible to So that after a week or two "One day there, was a grand .At 1145

recommence salvage operations. a.m. the phone rang

Hankow Railway (southern Sec-

men who had been fighting together hallabaloo, for news reaches the again and a voice asked if there had tion). Why Mr. Li wants to leave!

Those whose property is buried for Ireland were fighting each other Beutenant that there's a bunch of in the ruins beer any messages for Mr. William his post is not clearly known

are assured by the for all they were worth-brother the boys-the republicans-up in son. and on being told that there recently returned from a trip

Government of India that the vi-against brother and father against the hills above the town and mak- had been one at about 11 am the Nanking on railway business

gilance of the authorities for the son a terrible-to-do right enough. ing ready to come down into it at voice said that it was alright Tae

protection of private property will But that's an old game with Ire any minute. All right, me bould All the foregoing officials are in-not be relaxed. voice then went on.to say, that timate colleagues of Mr. Hu Han-

land, of course. they were sending a man down, min

Sir Norman Cater, Agent to the

bucks, says the officer to himself, "Like the Kilkenny cats. However, political considera-Governor-General in Baluchistan, their tails together, sling them

tie 'come on, and me waiting for you' the ship to collect G.$60 against tion on the part of the responsible has arrived in Simla to confer over a rope, bang their heads to- Paddy," says he, get the fellows "Then he says to the sergeant: Mr. Williamson's account from authorities here may prevent such with the Government of India purser. He then asked for

on gether, chuck a pail of hot water all on the other side of the bridge, wholesale resignations.

the situation: British Wireless over them, and then, when they're and make them lie down beltind the purser.

Witness said that he asked the

Service.

5ghting like all hell let loose, turnstone-work' "Me, too?" aaks the party on the phone for the name

to the onlookers with a smirk, and sergeant. You, too, of course say: "There you are, what can you says the officer. Ah, but Mike,' says the sergeant, what about me new uniform?"To hell with your uniform," says the Beutenant, "is this a war or a picnic you're on? And not so unch of the

Mike, either! Have you forgotten,' says

the

Hej

to

it-

of the caller, and was told some firm, that he did not know the defendant, the name of which he did not quiteland that he had received no catch. He then went to look for structions about paying bills for

the purser, abd returned shortly Mr. Williamson.

after to say that the purser was Mr. Webber's Testimony

basy with the captain and askɩd

voice.

Purser's Evidence

KING SUFFERING FROM CATARRH

Two Week's Complete Rest Ordered

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the person to ring up in another Mr. J. C. Webber, the Master at 10 minutes

Just before noon the phone west Wednesday the purser had asked Arms, said that at about noon on

you're after being in now, and that again and a voice said that he was him to ring up the Water Police and

I am your officer? Ah, monkey- Mr. Williamson and that he wished{

Woo Hing, a car-washer, was this nuts to that," says the sergeant, and to speak to the parser," who wast

ask them to send an officer to the immediately summoned and spoke

ship. Twenty minutes later he

warning fined an agregate sum of away he goes to get the fellows on went to the purser's office, where he on the phone

$30 by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at to the far side of the bridge and E.M. the Queen returned to the Central Police Court for driv-behind the stone-work When asked by Mr. Wynne Jones saw the defendant talking to the

Buckingham Palace yesterdaying private car 501 without duel "He had a good bit of bother about the voice on the phone, wit-parser. He heard the conversation

afternoon from ness said that all did not sound

about exchange and saw the name where the King, who is slightly Road on June 8, with failing to had only had their new miforms a Sandringham, care and caution in: Morrison Hit about that, for some of the fellows the same, and that the one which written down

indisposed, will remain for the stop after an accident, failing to couple of days or so, and there was was alleged to be that of Mr. Wil-i

He then asked defendant to go present: liamson sounded like an American with him to his cabin and took the

[report an accident, and falling to be a good inch deep of wet moek bill. When they got outside the bronchial catarzh, which is slow the time. He was also ordered to down In the end he just had to His Majesty is suffering from accompanied by a licensed driver at lying about where they were to get door-S. L. Whant came up and went lin. disappearing because the King pay $8 compensation to "the to the Master at Arms' cabin alsa is fatigued by the efforts of the plainant.

com.lose his wool entirely, and out of its The defendant was then searched last few weeks.

brand-new holster comes his brand- . The purser, Mr. J. J. Gibbison. and in his possession was found a

Sergeant Clark said, that on new gun, and says be, "Get down was then called, and corroborated frst-class passenger list dated June of not less than two weeks rest was riding a push bicycle along all down inside the next five mi

A bulletin states that a period Saturday last Tao Hung, a student, where I tell ye. And if y're not the messenger's evidence up to the 7, of the Empress of Canada, which will be required in order that His Morrison Hill Road on point where he, the purser, answer was for the trip from Shanghai to Majesty may ed the phone. He then went on to Manila; other papers and

the right utes I'll plug the first so-and-so that recover his usual side of the road when he was hit isn't say that when he was informed

a few health. He has accordingly been and knocked down by that it was Mr. Williamson speak telephone numbers of various ships compelled to cancel certain of his He picked up his cycle, which wastes not one of them was down, car 501 "Well, at four and a half min- ing he did not recognise the voice were also found

engagements. These included a undamaged, and began pushing it and there He was then taken to the Police visit to the opera last night where but had only gone a few feet when going on, when over the bridge so immediately became suspicions.

was a grand shinandy The voice then asked him if he Station where the case was search- the American prima donna Grace the car again ran into him from comes the bold lieutenant. And would pay a bill for G$60. which

Moore appeared in La Boheme, and behind, this time damaging the What the hell's all this about? says would be brought aboard the ship.

Defendant stated that the passena Court Ball to-night, at which cycle and injuring him.

The Echo de Paris differs in The voice then changed and said list had not been found on him H.R.H. the Prince of Wales will Complainant reported the acci-of a private or two, explains. "And he. So the sergeant, with the aîdj

opinion, declaring that if the that he was some advertising firm, in the cabin, but at the Police Sta-lead the Queen into the white dent at the Police Station. The car perfectly right, says the officer.

Istanbul, To-day - Washington Treaty is not renewed and-gold ballroom at Buckingham was found to belong to Katta Singh, Ye take too much

The law forbidding clergy of any, before the end of the year and an Palace in place of the King..

on yourself al-denomination to wear distinctive armaments race again develops be down to the skip.

Mach disappointment will be Road.

owner of a garage in Morrison Hmtogether, Paddy, says be to the ecclesiastical dress except when con-tween America, Japan, and Britain, Shortly afternoon the defendant Mr. Nicol Williamson, a first-class caused owing to the inability of

sergeant. And with that he tuns ducting religious services in a house then the level of German naval arrived at the purser's office carry-passenger of the Empress of Cana-the King to attend the Ascot Race turday.

to one of the fellows. Here, you, of worship comes into force to-day ruaments will not fall to rise, and ing a brief-case from which he da, when called as a witness, stated meeting next week, but other

Felix, he says to the lad, away you Thus in future it will be impossible therefore it is unlikely that the 35 produced a bill from the Cosmopoli- that be knew nothing about either members of the Royal family will serious and he was able to take him the compliments of meself, gions official from a secular person-settle the question raised by the re- The King's indisposition is not to ould Murphy's store, and give on the street to recognise a zelf-per cent ratio will be sufficient to tian Advertising Syndicate for the defendant or the bill. He also be present and the usual procedure one hour's motor drive in the Lieutenant O'Shaughnessy, and you age. sum of G460. Previous to this the denied having given anybody an-for Ascot week will be carried out. neighbourhood of Sandringham want to requisition in the name of The only exceptions made by the

vival of German ses power purser had informed the Master a thority to collect money for a bill

ter The Queen will take up her re-yesterday Arms, who rang up the Water In answer to Mr. Wynne Jones, sidence at Windsor-Castle on Sa-Wireless Service.

afternoon British the Government of the Irish Free Irw me in favour of Patriarchs of

the name of which he did not catch.

led.

tion,

The purser then told him to come No Authority Given

Swiss Olympiad Grant

Berne, to-day-The credit of declaring that considerations for

Banned Except In House Of Worship

ISTANBUL LAW COMES INTO FORCE TO-DAT

“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

see

turn to speak. One can general settlement only a long time hence, for France has much to say: on the matter, which is vital to-ber. DIFFERENT OPINION

Ben-

State, a dozen sacks or suchlike, the Greek and Armenian Charches KING'S DRIVE IN CLOSED CAR Take Shaun Laffer

Bill and the highest ranks of the clergy MacBride with ye, says and of other denominations.

away the fellows go to get the

All clergy, however,

to

wear ecclesi

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funerals and other

MILLER BEATS TARLETON'

held outside places Trans-Ocean Service.

(Cont