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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 30, 1940.

SMUGGLER SHOT HIMSELF AS POLICE CALLED

A STRANGE LIFE in which two sensational suicides had been. the highlights came to an end when John Vincent Cain, thirty-three-year-old air- man, and racehorse owner, also, died, it was revealed in London, by his own hand.

Cain, lately a lance-corporal in a Scottish regi- ment, shot himself as police called at a house in Shrewsbury to question him about a false passport.

SHAUKIWAN GAMBLING RAID

No Press or public wer al- lowed to attend the inquest, but| It was afterwards stated that verdict of suicide had been re- turned.

а

EUROPE'S FIRST SNOWFALL

[(SPECIAL TO, “CHINA, MAIL?)

First snowfall for the winter in Europe was reported yester- day from Russia, Snow fell in the region of the mouth of the Fechora River, northern- Smost point in the So- viet, and the tempera ture dropped to 27 degrees Fahrenheit.

-Havas.

SHE WROTE

Cain lived every moment of his BALANCE

brief life. He was a daring dier he smuggled arms and 'planes

ior Franco in the Spanish war;] SHEET OF

he went bankrupt for £10,000]

The Treasury and, the "Poor and served a sentence of impri-

Box" benefited by: $281 and sonment for cheque, frauds. HER LIFE

$120.50 respectively, when 73 Chinese, charged with gambling Jin No. 7, Mong Lung Street,' Shaukiwan, and Yuen Sun, 25, charged with keeping a common

widowed gambling house, were found guilty by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C.,

mother of two small at the Central Magistracy this Cain had seen Max morning.

Wenner boys with whom she nich forty-nine-year-old squire Detective-Sergeant J. R. Sykes of a five-thousand-acre estate in is not living, wondered said that police raided the place Shropshire hurry on to the aiwhether life was worth

yesterday. Liner at Cologne, had watched There were two large tables at him curiously as he penned sheet living and sat down to which 74 Chinese were. playing after sheet of notepaper at furi-write a balance sheet.

ous speed:

But the most dramatic mo- ment in his carcer happened during a trip in an air liner of three years ago, when one:

Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor. his fellow-passengers plunged New York to death from a height of 3,000 feet.

:

at about 8.30 p.in.

dice:

The keeper, Yuen Sun, and; 19 gamblers, present in Court, were Aned $100 and $1 each,, respec- turely.

"Plane Shuddered

She wrote first, "I am a wo man of 41 with probably, fifteen) - or twenty years' active service

He saw Wenner thrust the notes ahead of me, but what am I?" The money picked up was or-into his pocket, then, suddenly Then she made the following: dered to be placed in the "Poor disappear into the back compart-alley sheet: Box, while these who failed to ment. Cain. followed him а appear had their bail of $3 dittle later and suddenly, there Estreated.

was a bump that made the air- plane shudder.

WOMAN'S ODD INDIFFERENCE

The door of the liner had slammed shut again after Maxi Wenner had ; forced it open against the wind, and jumped as

Assets

(1)A long line of fprebears noted

for their loyalty, clever diplo macy, and courage and abil- ity to endure and survive suffering and "hardship."

the machine roared, along at 160 (2) An iron constitution inherit

[m.p.h.

Ved from abova,

None of the letters Max (3) An extraordinarily brilliant

Wenner wrote in the machine was ever found. They ware micaing when his. body was picked up.

Cain was at the time return-

mind- "It is not

conceit for me to admit this proven. fact since. I did not make my mind. It would, on the ~contrary, ̈ ̈be- blasphemy~~~ to:

deny the possession of

any of these tools which the Creator has, for his use, placed un- der my control,"

Liabilities

Charged with the theft of al wrist watch fronr a Chinese woman, Cheong, Chuen, 27, and Hin Cheong,,, 27, were sentenced to three-months' and four months' ing with his wife and three-year- hard labour, respectively, by Mr. old daughter from winter sports E. Himsworth this morning: at Garmisch, where he had been The snatching occurred above spending some of the £4,000 Boundary Street and was seen by he received for flying 'planes and Leung Ming. The woman did war materials to Spain the pre- not raise an alarm, but walked vious year. away and has not been located by The promoter of the scheme the police!

was Mr. Nathan Marks Drequer. (1) Mistakes of several· ·・ years' Leung Ming followed accused a New York financier With down the hill and saw the Cain he also devised a plan in! ed. down. second; who had a provious con- 1937 to fly the Atlantic with (2) vichon walk into a pawnshop in films of the Coronation. which he was arrested. First ac- cused was arrested by a con~; stable outside the pawnshop when the witness pointed him out.

STOLE A SHEET

TO KEEP WARM

The expected

standing which must be liv-

Somewhat clouded by se- veral physical ailments.

What am

profit from (3)- this venture was £45,000, Bit| She then wrote: "What do I the flight did not take place,want to do about it? as the machine crashed white going to do about it to-day, to- being tested... Dreqquer com-morrow or next week? mitted suicidz and Cain went bankrupt.

Warrant Issued

"Self-contempt;. weakness, and fear suggest that this time'

and this place does not need. me and subtly tempts. me with the. thought that no time and

no

He failed to attend the ax- place ever will, that, Gods cannot Jamination and a warrant had to use me"

That he felt cold sleeping un-be issued for his arrest.

Neighbours found her A. uneon- der the verandah was the excuse From that time Chin passed sclous and took her to hospital given by Yeung Chan, 30, tailor out of the limelight, except for where, she died from an charged with stealing a bed sheet brief moment last year. He dose of sleeping tablets:: before. Mr. E. Himsworth at Kow- then appeared at Westi London loon this morning. Accused was Police Court on charges of che Aned $10, or three weeks'. hard que frauds and was sentenced to labour:

six months imprisonment; Accused was arrested outside No. 180, Tung Chol Street by a Cain at one time promised to be! Fair-haired and slightly... Built, tonstable. He had pulled the an ace airman, but he never sheet out of the house;

Similar excuses were given by however, often entertained, lood

made my spectacular flights. He, Hour others charged with the ing fliers at his home in. Her same offence. All were street sham, Walton-on-Thames, sleepers, and were. Ained: $W, or three weeks" Hard: Inbour:

STOLEN PROPERTY ON A JUNK

Acoused of receiving stoler goods, Lo Man, master, of Junk} No:: T44011), and, five other boat- men, wore, remanded for further Inquiries by Mr. E. Himsworth this morning;\"\

OFFICE BOY CAUTIONED

An office. boy, So Wingshi tangat

When fortune avent against, him was cautioned by Mr. K. Ms A. he was unable to adjust his mode Barnett, at the Central, Magistracy pf living, and during the police this morning for offering a bribr court proceedings it was revealed of $1 to, Mohamed Yousip Khan, that he owed £200, to a West clerk employed in the General. End hotel although he was then Post Office, on Saturday. without, a homei

Det. Sergt. Cochrane said, 'do- fendant was sent to the Post [Omco to get a.parcel."

WHARF NUISANCE

In the Chinese section, he was given a parcel by a postman who knew him to deliver to a shop near his own. *****

For behaving in a disorderly, Agha was going into the manner, two wharf coolles, wema Parcel: Department ho was som It was alleged that 200 bags of each Qued $20,, or five weeks ime by Khan in the act of removing fertiliser, 800 tins of kerosena, 20 prisonment, by. Mr. E. Himsworthi, a stump: from, the parcel. cases of tooth-paste, 25 cases of at the Kowloon Mugistracy this Whon questioned, he'; produced |sulphuric acid, and 120 old morning,

a dellar note and asked the bicycle tyres, belonging to the It was alleged that defendants clerks, to give him a chance... Mel® Tung“ Import, and Export snatched boggogp out of the hands Defendant said that, he was company, were found on the of passengers coming off the Kow-afraid at the time and, dia not Junk.

loon Whart yesterday.

know what he was doing."