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Lady Caldecott has kindly coo-

WOMAN'S EARRINGS sented to distribute the Prizes of

SNATCHED

Clerk Commended For Prompt Arrest

the Belilios Public School in King's College Hall on. Friday, December 11, at five o'clock.

at

Civil

Chai Yuen, a coolie, living No. 13, MacGregor Street, was ad- Chan Chau-tong, a clerk was mitted to the Government this morning commended by M. Hospital suffering from injuries W. Schofield at the Central Ma-received while working cargo gistracy for his prompt action in the ss. Hai Yang yesterday. effecting the arrest of Ho Lam

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aged 26. unemployed, who WILS Ho Tung, was admitted to the charged with the theft from the Government Civil Hospital suf- person of Cheung Ngan, a married fering from injuries received woman, of a pair of gold and fade when he fell from the second floor earrings. The defendant was re- of Powell's Building yesterday in manded for 24 hours for medical attempting to evade arrest examination.

Detective sergeant Mottram said

that complainant was walking in

Chua Chang Ching, was admit-)

Pokfulurn Road yesterday near ted to the Kowloon Hospital suf- fering from the effects of immer-i

fendant came from behind

and

the junction of Third Street, Desion, when he either jumped off for fell from the Tang Choi Street

Praya

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snatched the earrings. This was seen by the clerk who was on a bus, and he immediately got off it:

A film on Netherlands India will and chased the defendant, whe was seen to place the earring in be shown on Wednesday next at his mouth. After a short chase 11.15 m. at the King's Theatre.

the defendant was arrested and

part of the earring was found in The Hong Kong Travel Associa-i the back yard of a house.

The

tion acknowledges with thanks the

THE CH

This Government'bombing plane and its crew received a weaken welcome from the loyalist residents of Talavera. -Spain, after. it. returned from a bombing forsy over the rebel lines. -

TRIBUTE TO WIFE

part not recovered was valued at receipt of the following subscrip By Former Consul At

FANLING GOLF TITLE

tion: Messrs. Lloyd Triestino. $50.

The GNAC plane which ar- rived here from Shanghai

од

Saturday afternoon brought one

passenger for Hong Kong. Mr. B.) Greenburg, who came from Amoy.;

Nanking

“YOU ARE SPARED MY

"

LONELINESS”

MAN BOUND OVER

"Loose, Idle Person With Evil Design"

CHARGED UNDER ACT 107 YEARS OLD

A last tribute to his wife was A charge under

ад Act 107

MAN ON MURDER

CHARGE

Killed Wife To Save Her Disgrace'

HUSBAND'S ALLEGED

STATEMENT

"I killed her because I did not want her to safer the consequen- ces of trouble with my employers, with whom I have defaulted."

This was part of a statement al- leged to have been made to the police by Claude Ivor. Vaissiere, jaged 36, a shipping clerk, who ap-] peared on remand at Stratford last month accused of having murder- ed his wife, Ethel, Vaissiere, aged 136, at their home at Onslow-gar- dens, South Woodford, on Octo- ber 13.

In the statement, read by Mr.

Vincent Evans, prosecuting, Vais-

siere was reported to have said

WOMEN THE

WORLD OVER From Personal Experience-Recommend

Their Sick Friends To Take

DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. THIS TYPICAL CASE OF MRS JOHN" FRAZER

OCCURRED IN CANADA.

Some people wonder why it is that Canada, proves the remarkable ste that he had been stealing his the popularity of Dr. Williams' Pink tiveness of Dr. Williams Pink FPE ärm's stamp money since 1929, Pix hay steadily continued to in fir restoring health and that his defalcations at the crease, nutil, now, after over fifty moment were about £800,

"I took a severe attack of in- (yeas of públic service, their world fiuenta," writes. Mrs Frazer, "and The firm's accountant had sent sales are greater than ever before when I was able to get out of bed for him to inspect his balance. The answer is that it is simply as in such a weak condition that I and when he left the office on Oc-matter of MERITT Dr. Williamg'

thought I - would - Bever get my tober 12 he intended to see the Pink Pills do what is claimed for strength back again. A friend ad-

mended by satisfed users

Pills, which I did, and after taking to their friends.

Lew doses could feel my strength coming back. So I continued taking

accountant the next morning. them, and so are personally recons Tised me to try Dr. Williams" - Pinke

"Something Must be Done" The alleged statement went on:

"About 5:30 am I got up and Furthermore, the formula of Dr. the Pills for a while longer matil I went downstairs. I realised that Williams' Pink Pills eminent was completely, well and as strong (if my wife was to be saved dis. physician's favourite prescription is as I ever had been.” grace and trouble, something must just as up-to-date and effective now If your blood lacks iron it is in be done within the next half-hour, Medical Science has not yet found made rich and red and strong; if you it was when be fast devised it need of building up, and of being as it was getting light.

anything better for rapidly purifying are anemic, weak nervous, chrom "I took the belt out of my py the blood, for enriching it with iron-cally tired, are finding your work a

**

Passengers who boarded the plane paid by Sir Herbert Goffe as he years old, was beard at Oid-street jamas with the ider of strangling nutriment, and for increasing those burden, begin your care to-day with Annual Championship I I depuscles which data fresh De Wiliams' Pink Pila, the old, S. Gubbay, E. Newton, J. C. Mc-|Green Crematoriam last month. ander Thot son; aged 30, a car-would wake up before she died."whole system. The evidence.c£ Mrs. | you will be delighted with the results. To Be Held

Donall, T. Lindars, L. Kadoorie He said: and Miss Gabbay. No passeng- "No man could hope for a more The draw for the annual golfers returned by the plane yester-devoted wife than you have been championship at Fanling. con-Iday morning from Canton, but.. you have been kindness it- fined to members only, has been before it left Hong Kong for self.. my consolation is that made and, according to a circular Shanghai yesterday it picked up you are spared the loneliness that has been sent round, the Miss G. H. Brown, for Shanghai, which overwhelmos me ... Good- First Round must be completed by and Mr. K. L.. Yuen, for Swatow. bye, my dear.” the 29th inst, the Second Round

strength, energy and vitality to the reliable proven from tonic, -and sacom penter, of King's square, Fins-

Vaissiere, according to the state-John Frazer, whose family are well of chemists and medicine dealers bury, was accused of

iment, then told of how he got a known residents of Owen Sound, everywhere. "Being a loose, idle, and dis-(chopper, a hammer and a kitchen orderly person whom, there was knife. just cause to suspect of evil de- "When I entered the bedroom,” signs," at Roscoe-street, Fins-the statement went on, my wife bury.

was asleep in bed. For a few moments I stood and decided that could not do this terrible thing. His Wife's Pet Dog "Suddenly, the hammer being

He was bound over to be of good Sir Herbert has a distinguish-behaviour. It was alleged that he by December 6, the Semi-Finals The RMS. Empress of Canada ed record in the British Consular spoke to two little girls and offer- on December 13 and the Final. left Shanghai at 9 am. to-day for Service, particularly on the China ed them money. Thomson denied over 36 holes, on December 20. Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver station. He was Consul at Nane this on cath

in my hand, I struck her a blow. The result of the draw. is asjand is expected to arrive in Kobe King from 1909 to 1912, and, after

"I think," said the magistrate on the forehead. She woke up, follows;

next Wednesday, leaving the same other appointments in various im-r. Frank Powell), that this struggled a little and I held her. ¡day for Yokohama, where the portant areas, retired in 1928.

might teach him to behave himself while still on the bed I took the vessel is expected to arrive on

He played an important part in in London. I will not do anything knife and stabbed her in the left Friday next.

negotiations during the trouble-to cause him to lose his empley breast. She put her arm up, I some times in China for a good ment or make things difficult for think, and we both fell out of bed The RM.S. Empress of Russia number of years up to the time him.”

struggling left Nagasaki for Shanghai, Hoeg of his retirement. Lady Goffe **I meant no harm," Thomson Kong and Manila this morning was always with him in the out-said. and is expected to leave Shanghai posts to which his duty took him. to-morrow morning at 9 a..

A. K. Mackenzie v G. Marseille T. R. Chassels v F. I. de Rome E. T. McMullen v R. E. Collings

Major Shannon v D. S. Edward

T. A. Pearce v D. J. Gilmore

D. J. Mackie v A. F. Lissaman

K. S. Robertson v D. S. Robb Col. Blake v I. Newton.

POLICE RESERVE ·

Orders For The Current Week

The R.M.S. Empress of Russia left Kobe for Shanghai, Hong Kong and Manila via Nagasaki last Saturday, and is expected to leave the latter port to-day for Shang-

Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. hai. King, Inspector General of Police.)

Chinese Company

Training Course-Part IL Can-MAN'S FALL FROM

stable R4 Tam Ting Fung will at- tend Chinese Company Headquar- ters on Tuesday, November 17th

at 17.30 hours for Part 1 of

Training Course.

I

TRAIN

Sent To Hospital By Special

COCAINE ON AN

ARRESTED MAN

"Found In Hotel Drawer"

***

Eastbourne

It was stated last month that a man arrested at

Brighton was found to have in his

"I have a slight recollection of stabbing her on more than ope "Let this be a warning to you," occasion. observed the magistrate.

STRANGER IN BED

"Having decided that my wife's pet dog could not be left behind If got my car out of the garage and put the dog in, and I drove to the People's Dispensary for Sick} Animals in Red Bridge-road, Climbed 12ft. Pipe And where I let the dog and asked them to painlessly destroy the dog. Did Not Remember I then went to Claybury police

station."

MAN "BEAUTIFULLY DRUNK”.

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Vaissiere was committed for trial at the Old Bailey. He plead- fed not guilty and reserved his de-

fence.

About one o'clock one morning possession a phial containing 12 tabloids. of cocaine hydrochloride last month Thomas Sargent, bro of quarter-grain strength.

ther of the licensee of the Anchor The accused, George Algernon and Hope, Riverside, Charlion, got Indian Company

Fox, aged 20, of no fixed home up to make a cup of tea. pleaded guilty to two charges of

When he returned half an hour PHOSPHORUS BY Training Course-Part II. The

When a man fell from a G.W.R. larceny and not guilty to a charge Mattson, aged 24, engineer in the

later he found a stranger, William | undermentioned members will at- tend Indian Company Headquar- Paddington-to-Reading train last of being in possession of a dan-

steamship Bibury, in his bed. The ters on Tuesday, November 17th month a special train was

sent gerous drug.

police were called. charged with being found in

At Greenwich later Mattson was

other man's bed..

Training Course:

Jaffer Mohamed.

undermentioned members of the

ent way.

to sell it

23-

POST

Alleged Poison In Tarts

An allegation that jam tarts was told Mattson climbed a 121t containing poison *POTE sent the through the post to a; mân Was

at 17:30 hours for Part II of from Paddington to take him to For said that he found the case

of drugs produced in court in hospital

drawer at z. Constables E201 S. L. Bux, 210 The alarm was raised between where he stayed about a

Bournemouth hotel Abdullah Shah. R216 Lali Khan, Ladbroke-grove station and

month R296 M. S. Dillon, R225 Kasim Oak station. The man was found Hastings lodgings, but took out the stack pipe and got into

Old before. He left the case at his Police-Sergt. Wilkinson said he Ali, P268 M. S. Vedi, and 3293 lying at the side of the preman cocaine, thinking he might be able bedroom through an open window. made at Nottingham recently.

Training Course-Part III The An ambulance was waiting at Fox also pleaded guilty to four Witness asked him what he was Cyril Geoffrey Harris, aged 33, 1 Indian Company will attend In-Paddington and he was taken to charges of false-pretences by doing and he said he had come native of Stuford, was charged

St. Mary's Hospital.

means of worthless cheques. in for a sleep.". "I am not a cat "that he did feloniously attempt to dian Company. Headquarters on

cause to be taken by Donald Hicki- Wednesday, November 18th at william Thornton, of Shotover, pretences, and one of attempted Jones: Was he fully dressed,

The man was later identified as Bournemouth, two charge of false burglar, be said.

The Magistrate, Mr. Griffith-ing a certain poison-phosphoru8----- 17.30 hours for Part III of Train-Oxford. His injuries were not false pretences at Hastings, and

(with intent to kill and murder hûn

an or about October 12K one of false pretences at Muswell Only partly..

Mattson said he had had some Det-Insp. Ellington said that the He was sentenced to three terms drinks and was a “bit hazy" previous. Wednesday Donald Hick- luf six months' hard labour — two

The Magistrate: But did you ing, of Willoughby-street, Notting- consecutive and one concurrent, not remember climbing the stack-ham, handed him a cardboard box

ing Course

Lance Sergeant #241 Sultan Khan, and Constables R205' Abdul Ghani, R293 Jaffer Mohamed, R268 M. S. Vedi. R299 Abdul Shakoor,

E263 Salim, 2250 AH

R201 S. L. Bux, E298 Ayub Kean, E208 Mohamed Khan, and R237 Noor Ahmed, A

Emergency Unit Reserve Motor Patrol A motor particol will be carried out by members of

serious.

SUPER-TAX MAN RETIRES

He Won't Soak The Rich Again

EISIL

imaldag 12 months "in"all

CHILD KILLED BY TREE

at

pipe Z-No, zár

.......... which contained six. jam, tark Nor getting foto bedf-No, sir.] - When Harris was told about} was beautifully drunk.

the tarts he said: “I admit my

- Mattson was discharged with a part in it, but what about Mrs. cxuztion:

A tree blows down by a gale kill- Jed Mazgzret: Bose Barton, aged 33⁄41⁄2, 14-)"

For a man whose job is "soaking of Church-road, Pelsall, neazi Wak TOGETHER IN DEATH

William Cozens, aged 79, ELECTRICITY RISKS IN MINES Lucy Comens, aged 76, off

the Emergency Duit Reserve on the rich," Major A. A. Oliver looks all. Friday, November 20th 1836 All surprisingly mild, good-humoured members will pazade outside and agreeable. Queen's Piers 17.20 hoursLast month he completed his Dress option

last day of work as head of the Sur-Tax Department. He said

Indian Co

Commendatibil Lance, Sergeant

B204 Abdul Karim

by the Inspector Gen

lice for his prompt action

zest in assisting the

Chinese Male on 25th

All came over from Somerset ded House to York House here in

1910. In those days £5,000

the low Huit for paying

[fax]" and only a few thousand

ple were liable to it. My

1986 who was convicted for As-I remember rightly, was

sault with intent to rob plan day it's 800,"

D. 3, P. (Z).

Hong Kong, Monday, November

16th 1986.

“generally,

ing, who had been marrie oyal Com- nearly 50 years and died

three days of one anoth buried in the same

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may caught, and

Hittle Scarborough during the

(challmed £940 for local charitie

Hickling? Have you got her yet?

I am sticking to my statement, and I do not wish to sy more at pres

Harris asked the- "magistratej

that a witzeng mazed should be subpoused at the next bearing

Harris was remanded in custody forza week

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