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PEOPLE'S KITCHENS FOR GREECE

Free Meals For Unemployed To Be Provided

Athens, Today.

One of the first acts passed by the new dictatorial Government deals with unemployment. A people's kitchen will be establish- ed in all Greek towns, in which free meals will be provided for unemployed. Meat will be served twice a week, while the rest of the time cereals will be provided. The kitchens in Athens alone will Aumber 36--Reuter's Bulletin Service."

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY

Alleged Robbery In Wanchai

SESSIONS CASE CONCLUDES

un-

A verdict of not guilty was returned by the jury at the Criminal Sessions this morning in the case in which Cheng Chung 3 middle-aged employed Chinese, was charged with attempted- armed robbery. with others not in custody, at No. 52. Ship Street, on April 6, last.

His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, took the case and Mr. E H. Williams. Assistant Attorney General, for the prosecution, the

was

An unknown Chinese male aged jury being comprised of Messrs. about 55, was admitted to the Gov. H. Glover (Foreman). M. V. ernment Civil Hospital in a serious Xavier, C. Onslow, A. A. Aziz, į condition yesterday. The man col. M. T. Jockisch, Li Shu-fong. lapsed in Second Street and hit his and S. D. Louey.

thead on the kerbstone.

Complainant's Story 4 When the case was resumed this Chan Yuet. a bathing shed at-morning. So Fat. the complain- tendant at Tsun Wan. was ad-

ant, went into the witness box. mitted to the Kowloon Hospital

where he stated that he was in yesterday suffering from head andi

This cubicle on the day in question

internal injuries received when a when four men suddenly came in. tree fell on him in Castle Peak Road during the typhoon His one of whom, holding

condition is serious.

A life,

were

asked him to "keep quiet." Wit- ness said he told the intruders A fatal accident occurred at that he was a sick man and could 8.30 yesterday evening when anot do anything, but he awaited Chinese. Chan Kin. ran in front of his chance and when they bus No. 610. driven by Ho So not paying any attention to him. Kwong, near the Grand Theatre. in he kicked the man who was hold- Queen's Road East. The man was ing the knife in the stomach.. taken to the Hospital. but died snatched the knife and chased soon after..

them out of the house, stabbing: the one, who had held the weapon, [in the back. The men ran down-

Among the appointments to the Colonial Service is that of Miss A.

C. Hill to be Nursing Sister, Hong stairs, but he was too weak to give Kong. Miss S. L. Summerskill, Mat chase and returned to his cubicle. ron of the Government Civil Hos-!

THE CHINA MAHL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1936

Surrounded by police, who rescued him from the angry crowd, George Andrew McMahon is here shown being led away to Scotland Yard in London, where he was questioned on the attempted assassina- tion of His Majesty King Edward VIII, as the British ruler was returning from a ceremony in Hyde Park. This exclusive photo- graph was radioed from London

SECOND ULTIMATUM

TO GOVT. TROOPS After Dr. G. 1. Shaw had given |

pital has been made Principal medical evidence as regards the

(Continued from Page 1) Paris: The Madrid

correspon-

SAFE-BREAKING

ON TYPHOON

STRICKEN SHIP

(Continued from Page 1)

trying to open the safe. One of the men saw witness and bolted im- mediately, while the other WIS caught by witness, who took him to Shamshuipo Police Station.

PART OF SHIP AWASH

. Witness stated that part of the ship was awash at the time, while i the defendant could not have been collecting wood at the time as the foreshore was fully 300 yards away from the scene of the wreck.

Sergt. Goodwin said the ship's. safe contained no money, but only account books

vessel's and the licence.

His Worship passed sentence of six weeks' imprisonment.

Not Guilty Plea By

Two Soldiers

EVIDENCE GIVEN BY CHIEF INSPECTOR

Private L. Hughes and Private J. Garbett, both of the East Lancashire Regiment, appeared before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when they pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempting to break open the safe on a wreck (the s.s. Shun On) at 11.45 3.m. од Monday morning last with intent to steal

Inspector

Chester-Woods, Shamshuipo Police Station, pro- secuted, while Chief-Inspector F. E E. Booker was his only wit- ness. 2nd/Lieut. Murphy, of the East Lancashire Regiment, was in attendance.

Inspector Woods, in outlining the facts of the case, said that at about 11.45 am. on the morning

Matron of the Medical Depart-accused's wounds, the amah em CONGRESS HELDdent of the Temps reports that of the typhoon, Chief-Inspector

partment.

ployed by the complainant wave! corroborative evidence. Then

!

Rent Book Consülted

4

The Shatin Police Station re-Ng Pak San, master of a foreign ports that the three boys from the goods store at No. 79 Wanchai East Lancashire Regiment who Road, went into the box have been missing since Monday found their way to that station. He told the Court that he col after having been lost in the billsected the rent for those premises for over 24 hours. The three!

and he remembered seeing the ac- boys. J. Walsh, G. Walsh, and G.

cused on the second floor of No. 79

H. Rayford were taken back to Wanchai Boad on April 6, when the Nanking Barracks by escort.

The s.s. Shirala is due to sail for Japan ports via Amor and Shanghai at 6 pm. to-day.

TYPHOON SEQUEL

Many Bodies Found By Police

he went to that floor to collect rent.

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the Government has issued a de-Booker and himself were inspect-(also in square pints cree officially creating and designating the Laichikok area when they

and flasks) ing a voluntary army" the work came to the Government Water ers' militia. The demand of the Depot at Laichikok, where the s.s. Shun On was a complete wreck.

militia, at the termination of the Civil War to be recognised as- an

officially constituted body, has thus been realised.

DECIDE TO INVESTIGATE

They saw two bicycles lying on V.VES.O.P. the pier next to the wreck and C. I. decided to investigate. Berlin: The German naval au- Booker was about 25 yards ahead thorities have decided to replace

GERMAN FLEET MOVEMENTS

the units in Spanish waters with of him while he stayed behind to Bad Saarow, Today. other units.

speak to an Indian and a Chinese Asked by His Lordship why he

He then saw C.. I The third Congress of the The cruiser Koeln and the tor-constable. was so sure that it was on that Federation of Chinese Stud-pedo-boats Seeadler and Albatros. Booker look through a broken particular date, when he could not ents Organisations at Euro stationed off the north coast of port into the vessel's cabin, the proceedings, witness said he had ed for yesterday at Bad Saarow, cruiser Leipzig and the torpedo up. give a date at the Lower Court pean Universities was conven- Spain, will be replaced by the latter beckoning to him to come

When he looked into since had the opportunity of look-150 representatives of

Од about boats Jaguar and Wolf. the cabin he could see nothing at ing up his rent book. He was sent 2,000 Chinese students in 41 south and south-west coasts the first, but later saw two men 'bend- out to bring the book back to the universities attending.

cruiser Nuermberg, the flagship of ing over a safe. Court but after having gone for

The opening ceremony was held Admiral Boejm, and four torpedo-

Inspector Chester Woods clim- about half-an-hour, accompanied

in the presence of the Reich Minis-boats will replace the battle-cruisers

the

The sea is still yeilding up the by Mr. T. Murphy, A. S. P.. he re-ter Dr. Frank, H.E. Dr. Tai Chi-JAdmiral von Scheer and Deutsch/bed down into the cabin, stealing!

victims of the recent typhoon and turned to say that the book had

The bodies of three men were picked up behind the Sai Wan-ho market this morning and, from all appearances, they belong to sampan, class

.

up behind the two defendants, who no less than 10 other bodies have been kept under lock and key by yuan. H.E. Dr. Chen Tien-faux, many on August 20 and arrive off The first defendant was hammering

tao, President of the Examination land and the two torpedo-boats.

The above ships will leave Ger- were on either side of the safe. been picked up by the Police the landlord who was out. and different districts.

therefore he could not produce it;

Chinese Ambassador to Berlin, the coast of Spain on about the away at one of the safe's hinges Ministerial Councillor Hasenoetri. 25th, while the units they are re-with an iron hammer, while the Statement In Dock

Vice-President of the Far East lieving are expected to return to second accused W23 work- Electing to make a statement Organisation, Dr. Linde, mem-their home ports at the beginning ing with another : instrament. the from the dock, the accused said,bers of the Foreign Office, acade-of September.--Trans-Ocean Ser-

his When he made "I was wounded in the course of

presence mie circles, the Chinese Olympic vice.

known. the second defendant The Water Police have found a quarrel I had with somebody.

team and other distinguished REBEL LEADER INTERVIEWED threw away his instrument, while seven bodies, three near Taikoo The man who stabbed me used a

Lisbon: The Chief of the Pro- he immediately grabbed hold of Dock, one near Kowloon Wharf and hawker's knife and he

wounded guests.

The Secretary-General of the

both accused. A search by C.L the others in the Central and me in the back and arm. There Southern fairway.

was a commotion in the street and Congress, Dr. Hwang, opened the Spain by the Nationalists, Gen-Booker and himself revealed None of the bodies have yet been a Chinese detective came up and session, welcoming the guests eral Cabanellas, in an interview staple which had green and red

asked what was the matter. He and expressing, the hope that the Diario de Noticias, said that the had evidently been used

with the Portuguese journalist paint on the corners where they saw my wounds and was satisfied great energy present in

against they were not serious so he went field of endeavour in Germanytime was not ripe for discussing the safe.

Govern- the form of the future laway, advising me to make a

charged at Shamshuipo | ment in Spain, since other ques-Police Station the first defendant port to the Police Station."

Accused then took off his jacket!

tions were now engaging prime said he was not guilty, while the consideration. When the war second defendant said, "I have no-

thing to say.”.

identified.

(Continued from Col. 5) "Have A Heart"

The first defendant mounted the wharf and witness followed him,

every

re-Imight serve to inspire the stu-

dents and guests.

Reich Minister Frank then wel-

the German Government.

visional Government... set up . in

taking Hughes by the left elbow, to show the jury his wounds, stat-comed the visitors on behalf of was over the nation would have aj

"He would persist in asking me

to let him go, saying 'Have heart"." stated witness.

a

take charge of the bicycles, which were on the pier. The defen- dants were taken to the Female Prison at Laichikok, where wit- ness hoped to telephone for a military escort, but as the tele-

ing that if they had been inflicted by the two knives produced in Court, they would have been much more severe.

up

HE Dr. Tai Chi-tao

then

every success. Trans-

Telephone Cable Dug

Up

BELGIAN DECISION

When

CL GIVES EVIDENCE

At Midnight By Two Men Brest lengity dis-farther along the wharf in

cussion on the events in Spain,]

told

to

a

chance of declaring the Govern-

In evidence, Chief-Inspector F. spoke of the Chinese leader, Dr.ment most suitable to the coun- E. Booker stated:

try. They, each of them were st- His Lordship summed the Sun Yat-sen, and his work, after

"On arriving at the bows of the The General declared that the Shun On I saw, through a broken parately cantioned and wamed case briefly and, after a short re- which HE Chen Tien-fang.

had rendered part of the ship into the cabin, a that anything they said would be tirement, the jury returned a ver-Chinese Ambassador, wished the Spanish Fascists. taken down in evidence against dict of not guilty and the accus-Congress

valuable service, and the future European, dressed in khaki shorts

them.

would show whether their ideals and a white shirt. I then belkon- The Indian and Chinese ed was accordingly discharged. Ocean Service,

had been imbedded in the nation.led to Insp. Chester-Woods to tell constables were then called to

In closing, the General said that him of my discovery, and in the the army would always support meantime the suspect had disap- ja Goverment that the people had peared."

chosen for themselves.

"I then heard a hammering or knocking amidships, and, moving the direction of the stern, I Pleading guilty to charges of The second defendant was carry the Belgian Cabinet supplemented phone was out of commission the damaging a telephone cable at Boa ing a scraper, a sack and a chopita decree on the exportation of

Inspector Chester-Woods aboard. I then two defendants were kept in a vista Hill, Island Road, and with per. On seeing the constables the

go distinctly saw the first defendant sentry box while Inspector Ches the theft of 20 feet of cable, Ip defendants ran away, but were war material, following

on something which hammering ter Woods went to Shamshuipo for Pui and Li Chung were each set-chased and arrested. When ques- lines of England and France, ie, was subsequently discovered to be an escort, which subsequently ar-tenced to eight months" "hard la- tioned, they admitted going to war material may only be export-the safe. In the meantime, In- rived at about 1 pm

bour by Mr. W. Schofield at the Chai Wan at midnight to dig up ed or transported by special spector Chester Woods had come Questioned by the first defendant Central Magistracy this morning. the ground to a depth of 18 inches licence.

up from behind them and arrested about his statement of Bave a Mr. B. Everest of the P.W.D. and take the cable. The job took EVACUATION BY PLANE heart," Chief Inspector Booker was the complainant

them from two to three hours. Berlin: Up to now nearly 700. "Up till then I had not seen the said he took the phrase to mean, Inspector O'Connor said that at Inspector O'Connor said that refugees have been transported second defendant, who was hidden. "let me go,” and not let my about 5.30 am, on August 15 the the cable damaged was a main one by the regular Lufthansa service from my view, and all I could see defendants were seen by two In- and the result was that all com- or special Lufthansa planes from at the time of the arrest by the Further hearing was adjourned dian constables near Cornhill Ter- munication was cut of. The Spain. The special service will first defendant's head and should- until 230 pm.“ to-morrow when (race, King's Road. The first de-amount of the damage done was be maintained until all Germans ers and his arms working up and Inspector Chester Woods would fendant was carrying, a sack, în over $500 and the valne of the in Spain have been transported: dowIL”, S give evidence.

which were three pieces of cable, cable was $100.

Trans-Ocern. Service.

(Continued at foot of Col. 1)

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