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LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

The regular weekly dance will! To-day the moon will be at be held at the Cheero Club to the full at 11.47 m.

day at 8.30 pan.

To-morrow is the anniversary

To-day is the birthday of of the declaration of war, 1914. King Haakon of Norway, who will be 64

The REO.CA open air whist drive and tombola will be held on

commenting

8.30

A Services whist drive will be the square at Wellington Barracks held in the West Lounge, Euro-to-day",

pean YMCA at 9 pm. to-day.

The Cheero Club are holding a An exhibition of Mr. Prosper Whist Drive to-morrow. beginning at $.30 p

RAIN HAVOC IN

COLONY

1,400 Telephone Lines Out of Order

WALL IN FRONT OF HOUSE COLLAPSES

Ralston's opals will open at Messrs. Lane, Crawford and Co.'s premises to-morrow.

The Massed Buglers' Retreat will be sounded at Shamshuipo at 16.15 p.m. to-morrow.

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There will be a dance at the next, Cheero Club or Wednesday

a: 8 p.m.

The Prison Branch of the M. L iare resuming their monthly Whist

will. in future, bel Although the typhoon did not Drives which

hit the Colony, the heavy rains held in St. John's Cathedral Hall!

the week-end every first

that

fell over

Thursday in cach

brought in their wake a fatal ae-month. The first Whist Drive will cident yesterday when a heavy commence on Thursday next at 3 landslide occurred on the newp.m

Friday Ox

next the Folice

Queen Mary Hospital site when 50 tons of earth became detached: from an overhanging bank and Branch of the Ministering League are holding à mixed bridge and) crushed a matshed. killing one

mahjongg drive at the Police Re- woman and injuring two men.

The matshed housed several coolies employed by the King Lee Contractors who were working on the site and they were buried when the fall overwhelmed the shed. Divisional Inspector 31.

8.75 INCHES OF RAIN

From the Royal Observatory

it was leared this morning that the total Faindall since midnight on Saturday

inches, was 8.75 making the total since January 1, 42.40 inches.

~THE CHINA-MAH, MONDAY, AUGUST 3--1936

jchard'årlen, Hollywood movie star now making "The Great Barrier", eple of Canadian Pacific Railway constraction days, with the Gaumont-British Corporation, arrived in Canada recently en the Canadian Pacific Haer "Empress of Britain". The popular morle star is now on location with his unit in the Canadian Rockies. Mr. Arlen is taking the part of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police- man. In the picture above he is seen with his well known wife Jobyn Ralston, and their young son Richard Jr. They are shown in a bappy family group just before reaching Quebec.

creation Club, commencing at 8.30 CHUNG SHING GALA

P Admission will be $1 each, which includes light refreshments. Players are requested to bring cards, scorers, mahjongg sets, etc. with them.

CONTINUED

Yesterday's Events At West Point

SECRETARY DEMONSTRATES

mar

FANCY FLOATING

*

and

COUNCILLOR IN

THE DOCK Two Men Accused Of Corruption

ELECTRICAL GEAR TENDERS

A member of Bethnal Green Borough Council, Andrew Wal- ter Bradshaw, aged 44, chemist, of. St. Ann's-road, Burdett- road. E., and Thomas Shaw, aged 38, traveller, of Burdett- road. E.. were remanded on bail at Westminster Police Court! last month accused of corrup- tion.

The charge against them was that they corruptly solicited the! İsim of £25 from Charles Cameron as a reward for Brad- shaw influencing the Council to accept the tender of Cameron's employers, the Harland Engi- neering Company.

Mr. H. A. K. Morgan (for) the Director of Public Prosecu tions) said that Bradshaw was ja member of the Council's Elec-:

tricity Committee.

On May 8 the Council adver tised for tenders for electrical; switchgear, and the Electricity Committee met on May 25 and considered the tenders.

Confidential Report Bradshaw was present and received a copy of a confidential report containing a schedule of It showed that the lowest tender was for £323, the second E494, and the third.. that of the Harland Engineer- ing Co. was for £534.

THREE YEARS FOR the tenders.

WOMAN DOCTOR

"Liable To A Life Sentence"

NURSE SENT TO GAOL „

FOR 12 MONTES

women.

Mr. Morgan said that on May 28 Shaw, giving the name of Gray, called at the company's London offices in Victoria-

H. Hourihan and Detective Ser- Rehearsals of "King Olaf" will reant. S. Riddell were on the

be resumed by the Hong Kong scene immediately and did valu-Singers on Tuesday, August 25, at

street. He produced a copy of able work in straightening out 5.30 pm. in the Union Church,

the confidential report, and the resultant confusion and or Kennedy Road, Hong Kong, and

Dr. Laura Winifred Sanders said, "If I can see the general Owing to the inclement weather Bliss, of Harley-street and Bay-manager I can put £15,000 to ganising rescue efforts.

thereafter every-Tuesday until the The fire brigade under Deputy performance of the work

on Saturday night, the Chung

field House, Little Bookham, £20,000 worth of business in Shing Benevolent Society were Surrey, was sentenced at the the

the Supt. J. C. Fitz Henry were. sum-

way of

Harland moned and they quickly extricat The Busy Bees Working Party only able to carry through half Old Bailey last month to three Engineering Co."

programme their swimming

years' penal servitude.

Mr. Cameron was later in- ed coolies pinned beneath thefare holding a bridge and mahjongg

events being Nancy Melina Hermitage formed of the call, and imme structure.

drive in aid of St. Dunstan's and West Point, five One Seriously Injured local charities at the Hong Kong held, while the remainder of the Bickell, aged 29, her nurse-diately rang up Bethnal Green From then Leung Tai, aged 50, earth wo-Hotel Roof Garden on Friday Programme was held yesterday receptionist, was sent to prison Borough Council.. man, of Wing Lee Street, was dead October 9, at 3 pa

The following were yesterday's for 12 months with hard labour. onwards he was acting on be when found. Lau Wah and Hoj

results:

The two women were charged half of the Borough Council and 100 Metres Relay Race for Boys with Conspiring to perform on the advice of Scotland Yard. Kam, two earth coolies, aged 25, So successful was the YMCA. were seriously injured and

Must Have Decision were pantomime,

"Dick Whittington and Girls-1, Leung Yuen-sang and illegal operations, and with per-

Wan Ho-wong: 2, Kan Fung-wah and admitted to the Government Civil last Christmas that the YMCA Yu Ping-sha; 3. Ho Kwok-ho [forming such operations on five On May 29 Shaw saw Mr.

Both pleaded Hospital.

Amateur Dramatic Club has decid- Lau Woon-to.

not Cameron again, and mentioned two lower tenders and one Jed to stage "Jack and the Bean- Men's 50 Metres Derby-1, Poon guilty.

Een Feng-wah; 2, stalk" this year. The pantomime Ping-man and

It was alleged that five women higher than that of the Har- will be played on

Sanders-Bliss, land Co, information which was December 22. Kong Chenk-chow and Yn Tong consulted Dr.

shuen; 3, So Tin-mo and Kan Chi and afterwards illegal opera- entirely confidential to the December 23. December 24

Committee. He land December 26. Mr.

W.i

Men's 50 Metres Blindfold Racetions were performed on them Electricity

The two told Mr. Cameron that he could Robertson, producer of last 1 g Chan-man; 2, Poon Ping-man: at Bayfield House.

women were found guilty on all introduce him to a member of year's pantomime, will again be ins, So Tin-mo.

50 Metres Obstacle Race-1 Ng counts of the indictment. the Electricity Committee, who charge of the production, and Rev.

was in a neighbouring cafe. J. D. MacLean will write the Chan-man: 2 Poon Ping-man; 3, So

Tin-mo.

"Evidence Left Out"

On June 9 Shaw told Mr. Mr. Chan Shiu-tong, Secretary of

Asked whether she had any-Cameron on the telephone that: Enquiries made

morning dialogue. The cast, which will be elicited the information that He much the same as that which play-the Club, gave an exhibition of fancy

decision one replied: Kam is still in a critical condi-ed "Dick Whittington," will begin foating at the conclusion to close the thing to say. Dr. Sanders-Bliss he must have a

way or the other. In the after-! Earlier Results:--

"I am sorry the jury have noon a detective inspector from I still plead Scotland Yard and a sergeant 200 Metres Relay Race (Open to found me guilty.

Some Chinese Swimming Clubs)-1, South not guilty.

of

office my were in Mr. Cameron's China Athletic Association: 2. Chung evidence has been left out, when Shaw rang again. Sing Bathing Club. Time: 2 mins which I think would have been It was arranged that Shaw TO SCIENCE, 50 Metres Ladies' Novelty Race on my side. I am not a very should take Mr. Cameron

1. Miss Lan Kang-tong: 2, Miss Ng rich woman. I could not go on meet the councillor in the cafe. Ynet-hing.

Police In Cupboard day after day" 400 Metres Free-style (Men).—1,! Lord Hewart, the Lord Chief "The inspector and sergeant Continued from Page 4). But the surprise gift will do the Ng Chan-man: 2, Ng Kit-man. Time Justice, in passing sentence, were hiding in a stationery cup "earth occurred at No. 2, Yun Op trick, enable the authorities to de./5 mins. 1 1/5 secs.

100 Metres Handicap (Ladies).1, said that the accused had been board, and were able to over- Terrace, West Point, yesterday velop:

Miss Lau Wun-to; 2 Miss Kan convicted upon the clearest pos- hear most of the conversation," sible evidence. Nobody who said Mr. Morgan. Shaw said morning. Fortunately, however, no (1) A separate "high tension" | Fang-wah.

50 Metres Freestyle (Open to saw and heard the witnesses that the commission he required laboratory on the site of the old The train service was interrupt Philosophical Library. Two "dug Vernacular Press). Lee Chick could reasonably have come to was 25, which must be paid in banknotes. He also said that! fouts" guarded with 18 inches of wan; 2, Mok Fai-chung-

Mr. W. FL. Yeung, manager of any other conclusion.

Addressing the doctor, Lordlit need not be paid until the concrete will help to protect the the Yeung Fat Company, donat- Hewart said:

contract was "signed, sealed, Overhead wires suffered minor research workers from the dangered and distributed the prizes to

"I do not know whether you and delivered." derangement over a wide area as of ultra-penerating X-rays when the successful contestants at the

are aware that these offences Mr. Cameron then went with a result of the heavy rains during they are in use, and passers-by conclusion of yesterday's events. render you liable to penal servi- Shaw to a cafe, and was intro- the week-end. Employees of the will be similarly protected, by

tude for life, so gtave is the duced to Bradshaw. Hong Kong Telephone Company walls, specially thickened at the electric lamp bulbs by his dis-view which the law takes of told that he could have a copy were working all yesterday, to re-base.

covery of various rare gases. Here these offences. store communications.

(2) A new wing on the site of also Sir Joseph J. Thomson, now!

Master of Trinity, laid the founda-

tion. htt

tbus

It is understood that "the disas

rehearsals next month.

ter was due to a diverted stream QUARTER-

being forced by the heary volume

of rainfall into its former channeli

There was no damage to the hos-

pital site or building.

West Point Mishap

A wall collapsed and a water meter was damaged when å fall of

one was injured.

ed by a fall near Shatin

Telephone Service

MILLION GIFT

It

was estimated that some the old Zoo Laboratory for other)

programme.

4 2/3 secs.

Leniency

to

He was

of the agenda 24 hours before it was published. Bradshaw "It is quite obvious to me said that the job would go to 1,400 lines were effected. No forms of atomic research and for tion of modern physics by the that you have been practising the 5494 tender unless Shaw serious damage was done and it Communist Dr. J. D. Bernal's cry-discovery of the electron.

as a professional abortionist, were paid £25. is hoped that the entire service stal structure researches,

Meanwhile, Sir Herbert Austin, using your skill in the kind of Bradshaw and Shaw, were will be functioning as usual to-

New Lecture Rooms the cause of all the scientific ex-

arrested on leaving the cafe. cases we have seen (3) New lecture rooms- and un-citement, was asked: Le

I am not sure I am not Shaw said, "What is it all "What does it feel like to give erring on the side of leniency about 2 Bradshaw... said, dergraduate laboratories in the! A landslide yesterday morning), Cavendish itself. Here sentimen-away a quarter of a million of when I pass sentence of three "Tommy, what have you let me resulted in the Peak tram service tal reasons interfere, for in this pounds? being suspended for two-hours. A small quantity of earth covered section Lord Rayleigh paved the

day.

Two Hours' Hold Up-*

"I don't feel a bit excited," was the track just below Barker Roadway for modern neon signs and his laconic reply.

and the service was held up be tween 7 and 9 am

Traffic on Stubbs Road was also hampered by a landslide which ac-] curred overnight. The roadwayį was blocked near the junction of Island Road and vehicular trafic was held up for some hours..

Jewels Worth £5,000

in for?" years penal servitude." «

Addressing Nurse. Bickell, When charged, Shaw said Lord Hewart said that she was that he was not guilty, Brad- younger, and he had no doubt shaw said, "I am innocent of the degree of her criminality such things. I know nothing was much less. But it was whatever of money,” obvious she well knew what she

was about. She had znany

Taken In Thieves Raid opportunities of turning aside France she was blown up in a

from this kind of work.

traing K

He passed sentence of 12 After the war she obtained a Scotland Yard officers were Inst Among the jewellery were four months imprisonment with medical scholarship and passed Stonecutters Island was eat of mouth investigating a £5,000 jewel bracelets, a solitaire ring, a brooch such hard labour as there is in various examinations in medi- from the mainland on Saturday robbery at the fat of Mr. Vera and a wrist watch, all set with a woman's prison.".

cine. afternoon and night by the ans-Dizon, in Pavilion-road. Knights-

Doctor To Film Company She obtained a post as doctor diamonds, and a large emerald pension of the launch service be bridge, S.W.

After the jury had given to a film company, and later cause of the choppy sea. The robbery was believed to ring and brooch.

their verdict. Det-Insp. Webb bought a house at Boreham Mr. Dizon discovered the rob described Dr. Sanders Bliss's Wood, Herts, and began private bery when she returned from the career

practice. She moved to Har- country. Her jewel case had been. In 1914 she was a probationer ley-street in 1932, and the fol- inden in the fat before she went nurse in mental hospital. She lowing year bought the house The loss was stated to be left to Join the VYA.D. and had at Bayfield. It was opened by niy insured.

serving Istated that while

8 well-known physicien

A wall in front of No. 1 Somer have taken place between 6.30 one set Bond, Kowloon, Tong, collapsed, evening and 10.30 the follow fortunately without injury to snỹ-fmorning. The thieves (appare "one, while" "Argylle Street, -Kow-lentered an empty Sať

loon, was flooded in the early hours climbed up a pipe at the of yesterday morning.

[Mrs. Dizon's dati

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