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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

ROME TO TOKYO FLIGHT. WAS IT REAL OR FAKED

ITALIAN AVIATORS REACH

CANTON.

TALE OF ARMED ROBBERS AND STABBING,

INCIDENT.

Mr. R. O Hutchison, Magistrate, heard

Lieut. Masiero, of the Italian Royal Avia-POLICE SAY WATCHMAN STAGED THE' tion Corps, and his mechanic, Pte. Maretto,., "who are on the much-talked-of Rome to

Tokio fight, reached Canton at 4.30 p.m.] on Wednesday, having left Hanoi aix an interesting case, yesterday, when a and a half hours earlier. Their machine Chines watchman was charged with is of the S.V.A. type No. 9.

neglect of duty.

After dying round Canton city twice, the aeroplane landed at Chung Lou Tai

BANQUET TO VICE-ADMIRAL DUFF.

GUEST OF CHINA ASSOCIATION AT SHANGHAL

SHANGHAL'S GREAT DERT TO THE NAVY.

FRIDAY, APRIL 28ED. 1930.

SPORT.

TENNIS.

HONGKONG C.C. TOURNAMENT,

Chu Liant Masiero and his companionati Police Station, bleeding profosely by the Royal Navy, in the war, and also steadied down in the second set and in

wern greated by Mr. C. Fumigali, acting Italian Consul, and others, including mem bers of the Canton "Aviation Corps

from his forehead and related a tale of t

Two matches were played in the Club suMajor Ardoino defeating Pay-Lieut. handicap doubles, Major Greenaway sod Robinson and Pay Lieut.-Commdr. Hol- Raworth defeating Lieut. Col. Taylor and Cal. Hamphry, 46, 36, 83,

who is taking part in the Rome-to-Tokio / Pashed and instead of the deep gash, he the CRAIRMAN gain the only other tea bora, 7, 6-4; and M. M. Maas and A. E.

fight, has arrived at Bander Abbas

THIEF. SHOT DOWN BY

DETECTIVE, ~.

CRICKET.

As generally expected, W. Lo defeat. ed JB, Penman, yesterday, in the open singles, and has thus reached too semi-final At the Shanghai Club last week. Vice round. He now meets Redmond, and i Admiral Sir. A. L. Du, K.G.B.," and may confidently be stated that this mess. officers of the China Squadron ware entering will produce better tennis than the Sergeant Ogg stated that at 11.18 p.m. tained by the China Association, in forma final match. Lo's hard driving socountod on Tuesday defendant came to the Yan-acknowledgement of the services rendered for Penman's poor showing in the first set when he obtained only one game. Penman welcome the Commander-in-Chief, the third set ho played a most detertained armed robbers and a dagger. The man officers and men on their return to the said that while he was asleep in a copper-China station. Mr. P. W. Massey, Chair liked. Lo won in three straight sets, o giving Lo more running than be During their stay in Canton, the visi-mith's shop at Temple Street, of which man of the China Association, prasided, 6-1, 64, 18-10. tors will be entertained by the Canton he was the watchman, he heard a crash supported by the following members of Government and by the leading citizens

of glass at the window and before he the Committee, Mr. E C. Pearce, "Mr. Abeat D. J. Vallentine, 6-0, 7-5, and is now In the Club Singles "B" E. W. Day After giving further demonstrations,

could get out of his bed four men, one Brooke-Smith, Mr. C. M. G. Burnie, Mr.in the foal, where he meets Pay.-Lieut. Lient. Masiero hopes to leave Canton on

of whom carried a dagger, rushed in. In O. M. Groen, Mr. C. M. Bain and Mr. Robinson: Sunday. He will fly direct to Shanghai, the course of a desperate straggle which. D. Dixon, (sec.), together with some thence to Kiaoghau and on to Japan.

The put up he was stable on the foreto member of the "Aceiation. A Router's message from Karachi, of bead. The Sergeant immediately had th

The toast of the King having been April 19th, states that Captain, Sergucts, man's forehend attended to

I was mitted from the chair sind daly honoured, expected to find, he noticed several small the evening The Navy." In doing scratches on the man's face, which looked he spoke of the pleasure it gave the China as if slf-inflicted. Enquiries were male Association to entertain Vice Admiral Sir and he then discovered that the story of Alexander Doff" and some of his Officer. Stalker and E. Abraham in the open Today, Yvanovich and Marques meet robbers was faked by the watchman,. as a quantity of copper had been stolen from This being the first occasion sines the war doubles. The winning pair will meet Lo DETERMINED T TO ESCAPE the premises during the man's absence they had had an oportunity of welcoming and Lo in the semi-final round

Early yesterday morning two nese that he left the shop at 4 p.m. after lock. Station, they would like the Adoniral, on from duty. The man had told witness the Commander-in-Chief of the China "detectives were patrolling Aberdeen and tax up the doors and returned at 6 p.m. beball of all ranks, to accept their tribute Elgin Streets when they saw the figure of Everything was in perfect order at the of unbounded respect and esteem for the

CIVIL SERVICE. INDIAN R.C. a man on the roof of a house in Aberdeen time. It was late at night that the robincalculable services rendered to the Em The following will represent the Civil Street The building was a four-storiedbers entered. A detective interviewed a pire by the Senior Service.

Service in their match against the Indian one and the detectives, after, some difficul- man living in an aljacent shop and the ty, managed to ascend to the roof with the letter stated that he had not heard the "We do not see enough of the Navy Regresting Clab on the latter's ground intention of arresting the man, who was round of glass being broken.

in Shanghai, the CHURSAN continued tomorrow at p.m.-R. O. Hutchison He had took the opportunity recently, when I (captain), . R. Sayer, E. B. Reed, R. E evidently trying to break into the pre- found the door open and defendant abser had the privilege of proposing the health. Bird. B. W. Bradbury, R. C. Witchell. mises. As soon as the thiof saw the de- and on his return had spoken to him of our new Minister, to lay stress on the . E. Strange, G. H. Piercy, P. T. tectives, and finding that, escape was cut about it.

necessity thero is for the maintenance of

strong China Squadron, a policy which Lamble, W. H. Edmonds and S. O. Else. aff, he rushed at them and a struggle Defendant denied this and persisted in has always been upheld by this Association. ensued. The thief made violent efforts to bis story about the robbery.

We residents in this far-off corner of the world are peculiarly well able to realize escape, and severely man-handled one of Bergeant Og stated that defendant had the vital importance of maintaining Bri the detectives. Managing to elude the given the Police considerable trouble. tish supremacy on the sea. Our travels to

The following will represent the I.R.O. grasp of the detectives, the chief took a There were several faked robberies lately, and fro bring home to us the enormous in a friendly match against the C.8.0.0, Eying leap on to the roof of a house in and this was the clearest of all. To prove vital communications of the Empire, à

task and responsibility of ensuring the on the former's ground to-morrow at 2.15 Elgin Street, a drop of about thirty-five that no robbery had taken place witness duty which the British Navy has so ably. Rumjahu, à el Arculli, feet. A detective fired his revolver and mentioned the fact that there was a trunk discharged."

GO. Farde, A. A Rumjan, D. Ram the bullet found a mark on the shoulder in the premises covered with dust. That though the enemy exercised big utmostjan, H. Ismail &. D. Ismail, S. A.

Throughout the long years of the war, of the thief who dropped down the roof was untouched. It was inconceivable that ingenuity to prevent it, that service of the Ismail, N. M. Box, J. Curreen, and S. as if dead. When the detectives followed robbers would leave, a trunk untouched, “big steamers" was carried on and it A-R. Ismail A him on to the second roof they found the although defendant's story was that the should pay honour to that great service

was very appropriate that Shanghai man in an unconscious condition with a robbers miss have known that there was the Marcantile Marine-who so unflinek fractured leg and spice. The man was nothing of value in it. It was imposible ingly did carry on. And though it would be foolish to say that there were not times moved to hospital where he is lying in for the wbbers to have known that.

of anxiety, the Navy got the enemy's" mes sure and countered invention with fresh averius condition.

invention, ingenuity with courage andtion played at Fanling on April 17th The result of the Bogey Fool Competi devilishness with bulldog tenacity, until that never-to-be-forgotten day when the 19th was a win by Mr. G. H. Wilson, signal was given by Admiral Beatty "The down. Twenty-two cards were taken out. German Bag will be hauled down at sun- without permission." set today and will not he hoisted again.

strument,

Mr. Hutchison observed that the copper might have been stolen during defendant's

absence.

There

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LITTLE GIRL'S CRIME. Sergeant Ogg replied that in his

opinion there. Was no robbery. STOLE THINGS FOR FUN.

were several valuable odds and ends that A little Chinese girl was charged at the the robbers, might have taken away. The How many years had they to go without THE M. G. ADMINISTRATIVE Magistracy, yesterday, with stealing a Police would naturally expect to see the reing the White Ensign at the naval buoy? #. counter-pane and a box of drawing in-window-glas scattered about but when never happen again. They rejoiced to TELEGRAM FROM TONG SHAO-YI

They all hoped that such a blank would he examined the house be found the glass feel that they had once again the oppor Inspector Cashman stated that on Wed-in a basket inside the house.

tunity of welcoming the naval officers in The win their clubs and in their sports, and to

The following is a translation of a tele nesday night defendant was found in the dow did not appear to have been broken extend a hand of grecking at the Union gram from Tong Shao-yi to Chao Chu-wu, stairway of a house at Hollywood Road from the nutside, nor did the door have Jack Club, that excellently conceived child received on April 21st: and when searched by a female searcher the annearance of being tampered with of the Race Club, to the men of other Your father arrived Shanghai. Have the box of instruments was found under

from the outside. Besides, it defendant's ranks, for whom equally they felt the sees him. Just received telegram from keenest admiration; and they would all Administrative Director Tong of Yunnan her jacket. She had several pawn-tickets story was true that the robbers smashed wish to put on record their appreciation that since your father's departure from with her relating to property which had the glass and then broke open the door and praise of the conduct of our blue Chaton there is no quorum for the Ad- been stolen, including a counter-pane which the defendant had lots of time to have Major Hilton Johnson would beartily en hvernment, that from that date all its jacket whilst on shore, and he was sure ministrative Council of the Military was identified by a woman as her property. Rot out of his bed and raised an alarm. dorse this. The Police were unable to discover where

oidery are null and void,-and that your father should continue the responsibilities the girl lived.

Foreign Affairs and Finance. This is to inform you that, I edtirely concur in She gave them several wrong addresses and subsequently told the

the statements of that telegram. Police, she had no parents.

The girl said she stole the drawing instruments "for fan, Sbe purchased the pawn-tickets from a little boy and the canter-pane from a woman. Her parents were dead, and she lived with her sister at Square Street.

Mr. Smith said it would be a shame to send a little girl to guol. He remanded the case to enable the police to trace the sister?

Mr. Hutchison is that probably the robbers ware aware that there was nothing in the trunk...

A DIRTINGUISHED CAREER. ·

In associating with the toast the name of Admiral Duff, he was calling on one who was no stranger to China. Admiral Bergeant Ogg said he could not accept then he had had a most distinguished Duff first came to China in 1888, and, since that suggestion. His own suggestion was career. His services during the war in that defendant had stolen the copper him, cluded, duties of the very gravest respon elf and bad the staged the robbery. Bag on H.M.8. Emperor of India of, the sibility. In December, 1914, he hoisted his The rubbers were supposed to have 4th Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet. escaped from the back door. There was a paddle there and when he examined the there were 1 trace of only one foot place he found a reason that there would have been traces robbers it stood to of more feet.

Mr. Hutchison reserved his decision.

THIRSTING FOR REVENGE

MAGISTRACY FARS. Two Chinese were charged at the Magi tracy, yesterday, with being in unlawful possession of a quantity of ammunition, FOUND IN THE WRONG HOUSE. which were concealed in a tin among

PORDIB.

TONG SHAO-x (Senl), Southern Peace Delegation Office.

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FIGHTING THE BURMALINE. and afterwards took part in the Battle of Commander-in-Chief made interesting re In the course of further remarks, the transferred his activities to the, Admiralty with which, he said, he had been fairly in- Jutland. In the latter part of 1016-heference to the anti-submarine campaign where he took charge of the special timately connected. It was perfectly true, voy and such-like work branches dealing with anti-submarine con- the Chairman bad said, that no novereign remedy had been found against

I hope (concluded the Chairman the sublarine. On the other hand, by the that when the Admiral replies to the end of 1918 there was no quetion but toast he will give the lie, just once to that the German submarine was demoraliz those who call the Navy a silent serviceled, and ceased to be a real factor in the and that he will entertain us with some (hear, hear). In the early days of of his experiences, amongst which I 1617, the Admiralty was inundated with told he numbers the ramming of a German inventions much of which it was claimed aubmarine.Let us hope that the impene would finally, dispose of the submarine. Navy may be pierced to-night and that amount of chaff and only a small amount trable veil of secrecy surrounding the Amongst those inventions there was a vast Be the first Scottish Admiral to command the of wheat. Ay examples of the chaff, At the Magistracy, yesterday.

China Squadron will see fit to abandon the Vice Admiral described two carefully The case was remanded as the Police Chinese youth was charged, with being a

ahia native caution and not to pull wool thought out but wildly imposible schemes anted to make enquiries concerning two rogue and a vagabond.

over our eyes 1 (Applause,)

for utilizing seations and seagulls, so to Chinese who had stolen two revolvers from

THE ADMIRAL'S EPLY In responding to the toast, which way these ihn sourch for enemy, periscopes. be trained that they would prove infallible The boy was found early yesterday very cordially honoured, Vice Admiral Many of the inventions proved of the steamer belonging to Messrs. Butter morning on the verandah of a house in Duvy said that if the very flattering restmost use and undoubtedly saved the ald & wire when it was in dock. Po On Street. He told the constable who summarized into a sentence, it might per

marks made by the Chairman had to be country. A Chinese was fined 8500 for being in.

arrested him that he was waiting to have haps red, that in the opinion of the Tho speaker concluded his remarks by lawful possession of a quantity of rawh revenge. Some months ago a man Chairman and members of the China As

whom he did not know, struck him and war endeavoured to preserveondemningal (Killing achievements in the various man ciation the Navy had during the great Paying a graceful tribute to the Army, hich he said, nocomplished great and then disappeared. The boy vowed to get untarnished the great and glorious tradit theatres of war. The men of Shanghai Since the inauguration of civilian avia even with him and carried out a systematic ions passed to them by their forefathers

in Great Britain on May 1st, 1919, search for his assailant. He had further then they were doing the Navy a real congratulated them both upon their going and (bear, hear). If that was their opinion, made a magnificent response to the call, and on behalf of the China Squadron he til February 8th, 1920, the records of informed the chief Chinese detective about honour. He believed that the primary

Handler Page commercial teroplanes. He went to the house where he was but, as they knew, the Navy had no pallat, on their asfe return. As to these. hat ad object of that Association was polities), and, many of them who were there pro as follows: Total number of pussen- found, thinking that the man might be ties We may, added the speaker amit he had not returned they could only

carrieu, 4070 total amount of there

|| laughter, “turn to politics on retirement, thely heads in acknowledgement of gbt arried, 44,944 lbs. total mileager. Smith sentenced defendant to the

Ay but that is 2: arede 76,743 mild

weeks hard labour

whe

recreat

SAVE THE ARMY.

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