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THE HONGKONG » DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30mm, 1925

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COMPOSITIONS

FOR SHIP'S BOTTOMS,

JAEGER SILK and WOOL UNDERWEAR

AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES.

This week we are offering a range "of Jaeger Silk and Wool Underwear, in a few sizes, at specially reduced prices."

VESTS with short sleeves and TRUNK DRAWERS in cream colour only, very soft and cosy to wear, thin yet chill- proof and warranted unshrinkable. The original value of this quality was $1260 a garment.

THIS WEEK'S PRICES:

Vests or Drawers

Three

$7.00 each. Garments for $20,00.

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DAIRY FARM NEWS.

CREDIT SALES.

We are pleased to announce that Credit Sales will be re- sumed at the Company's Depot and Branches from 1ST OCTOBER

New Pass Books are now ready and may be had on application. As separate books for the Butchery and Dairy' Departments are henceforth to be used Customers dealing with both Departments are requested to apply for two books.

All applications to be made on the form provided at the end of the pass book and the old book or books returned to the Company.

No goods will be supplied on credit" against old pass books after the 1st October.

ICE PRICES.

From 1ST OCTOBER the retail price of Ice at our Peak and Hung Hom Branches will be reduced to 14 cents per lb. THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.

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MILITARY CAPTAIN'S TRIAL.

FOUND GUILTY"""OF ALCOHOLIC |

INDULGENCE.

Mr. Turner Did you know that for days of that six months the diagnosis had been influenza nad neuritis 7-Yes, Ian fully award of that. It was I who A General Court Martial was held at ordered the diagnosis to be changed-to the Command Reference Library (Mili-alcoholic asaritis I ordered it on the tary Headquarters) yesterday, when medical evidence I had received.

Replying to a further question, wit Capt. Eric Sutton Dickin, Army Dental Corps, was charged with having beenness and he had never heard of neuritis

consequent upon influenza,

unfitted for the carrying out of his duties, on September 2nd owing to pre- vious alcoholic indulgence.

ON BOARD SHIP

Mr. Turner: You say that accused on board ship spent most of his time în the bar and drank for too much. Did you often see him there?-I saw him there

The Court was composed as under: President, Colonel C. Russell Brown, D.S.O.. RE.; Members: Lieut-Colonel F. S. Montague-Bates, C.B., C.M.G.. | frequently. D.S.01sh B., the East Surrey Regi- If that is so you must have also spend ment), "Lieut-Colonel GP F. S. Tuke, most of your time in the bar on board D.S.O., R.A.. Lieut-Colonel E. E. Fa ship 1-1 was a considerable time in the Mackintosh. D.S., B.E, Major W. F.

bar for each day I did some rending and A. Hattersley-Smith, D.5.0., R.A., and played cards there.... Major F. G. Hyland. M.C., RE.

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The Judge Advocate was Major R. S. S. Paton, 1st Bo.. the East Surrey Regiment, and Capt. C. J. F. Bensley, R.A., was Prosecutor.

How could you say then that accused was drinking too much-He was often drunk.

Did you count-his drinks-No.

The President remarked that senior officers should be credited with judg

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CHINESE LADIES RACE.

Mr. L. D. Turner defended.,· Mr. Turner objected to the charge as written and quoted by reason of pre-

Major R R Lewis RAM.C., în vious indulgencek” The defence had to charge of the Military Hospital, said [ THE EDITOR OF TEZ face the inability of defining previons he was with the last witness at the hos indalgence and it was not known what pital on September 2nd. When accused evidence. had to be rebutted. He was derived his Commanding Officer examin- therefore, considerably hampered.

ed him and said that he was unfit for The matter was considered by the duty owing to previous indulgence in Court," who finally disallowed the objre-alcohol. Witness said that the symptoms tion.

were compatible with chronic alcoholic. poisoning.

The Procutor said that he would pore that accused was unfit for duty and had to be admitted to hospital suffer- jugo from alcoholic poisoning.

Cross-examined by Mr. Turner, wit. ness said that he had stated at the time that it was possible that accused's con- dition might be due to his long illness when he was confined for six weeks in hospital.

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FORTUNE TELLER'S DEATH: MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

DISMISSED..

The case, reported in yesterday's Daily Press, in which Cheung Fook Li the driver of one of Messrs. A. S. Wa son & Co.'s motor-lorries, was charged DAILY PRESS."

with the manslaughter of Sun Yick Sui, SIR-I note in your issue of this morn-

a Chinese letter-writer and fortune teller, who was run over by the lorry in Welling- ins an offer by T.K.H. of prizes for a Chinese Ladies' Race. On behalf of my ton Street, on September 7th, and died Committee I have much pleasure in ac

in the Government Civil Hospital, the cepting his offer and my Committee will

same day from the serious injuries he re- bave pleasure in including in the pro-ceived, came before. Mr. S. R. B. Mc

gramme for Saturday, October 3rd, a distance 50 yards-I shall esteem it in: favour if you will communicate same to your correspondent. Yours faithfully,

Breast Stroke Race for Chinese Ladies-

R. C. WITCHELL | PS-Eutries should be in by Friday

at 6 p.m.-R.C.W. Hongkong, September. 20th, 1925.

SIXTH EXTRA. MEETING.-

Cross-exanized witness said he well

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R.A.M.S. COLONEL'S EVIDENCE.

Lieut-Colonel F. G. Fitzgerald, D.SO, R.A.M.C., said that on the morning of

"Major H. R. Edward, R.A.M.C., mid September 2nd he visited the Military

he saw accused on Sepetimber and at Hospital, Bowen Road, where the accusabout 1 pm and carefully examined ed was supposed to be on duty... Capt.

him

He found the symptoms campat- Dickin arrived later; and appeared to

rble with alcoholic poisoning. be in a very dazed enndition. He was examined and his tongue was found to be thickly conted and tremulous Both hands showed marked trembling and both knee jerks were absent. The cere bration was very slow. Accused's breath Smelt strongly of alcohol. Witness did not consider him in a fit state to carry out as dental duties. He, therefore, immed

atly put him under open arrest and had him admitted to hospital.

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Elderry at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon.

Formal evidence was given by pober witness regarding the weight and charac ter of the lorry and also with, respect to the gear and hand brake when the lorry was first seen by the police after the accident had been reparted. It was stated that the gear was in low and' the band-brake was applied, but no Fevidence could be produced us to "what the driver had done in connection with

knew the habits of accused before he HANDICAPS FOR NEXT TWO DAYS' the brakes or gear before leaving the- examined him. The senior medical officer

H.K.I.C. MEETING.

had also informed him of his condition Below, will be found the handicaps

lorry to enter, a shop, where the aerated waters were delivered...

Mr. M.-K. Lo, for the defence, address and they had discussed it. He said fursilatted by the official bandicapper fored the Court briefly on points of law and ther that he had previously diagoard his the sixth extra race meeting of the season referred to the matter of neligence, sub condition as suffering from influenza. on October 10th and 12th which will hemitting that he did not consider the case Witness replying to another question said dealt with later by Argus.":- he bad never heard neuritis following influenza.

PLEA FOR LENIENCY.

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could be characterised as one of gross or criminal negligence.

Reading Handicap "B" Class-Six Furlongs.Valiant, 163 lbs.; Satisfaction. Dahlia, 169 lbs.; Jambu, 161 lbs. ; His Worship aid that he did, not con- Sarucen, 150 lbs; Uncle Gusengel, 158 sider the evidence given was sufficient to lbs. The Critic, 15 lbs.; Grey Streak; convict the defendant, and" while holding 156 lbs.; Langat, 185 lbs.; Baby Eyes, 154 lbs. Mowgli, 154 iba.; Two Pairs,

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CARS WITHOUT LICENCES.

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ACCUBED'S HABITS. Examined by the Prosecutor, witness said that he had known accused for over Capt. R. F. S. Walker, M.C., R.A.M.C., years and during that time was bis said that he had known accused for

that there might have been a certain. commanding "officer. "They had come out years and knew of his habits with regard 133 lbs. Uncle Tam, 159 lbs. Tadworth, amount of negligence, he did not think it. together on the same ship and he there to alcohol. He had lived with him in the 151 Iba. Nuggett, 150 lbs.; Teashop, 149 amounted to gross or criminal neglicence.

Iba.; Haisham, 147 lbs; Parran IL, 146 He therefore discharged the defendant. noticed that accused was partial to Prak Hotel and he had often seen him lbs.; Sally, 245 lbs.; Quab, 144 Iha. alcohol, and spent most of his time in in the Hongkong Club. He had also seen

Reading Handicap "A" Class Six the bar.

165 lbs.; Ou service he had occasion him in hospital.

Furlongs-Blotting Paper, Salgia, 164 lbs.; Dictator Dahlia, 13 twice or thrice in have accused before

lbs. Chicago, 162 lbs; Gypsy Love, 161 him when witness warned him of the seriousness of over indulgence in alcohol. Mr. Turner, addressing the Court, said be. Grey Knight, 160 lbs; Loch Rau- noch, 150 lbs.; Rothesay, 157 lbs. King, that they would no doubt, take into ac-Emperor, 150 lbs.; Unele Albert, 148 lbs. ; APPEALED FOR A TRANSFER.

Three European residents appeared count the objection which ha bad raised Persian Parrot, 146 lb.; Gymp, 145 lbs.

before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at de Kow- Continuing, witness said that on one at the commencement of the proceedings, Beauty Dahlia, 144 lbs.

Beckhampton Handicap "B" Class-loon Magistracy yesterday morning, for acession he brought him before General which they had disallowed Col. Fitz-

Miles-Duke of Frisco, 163, Ibs.; Fowler (the then G.Q.C.) who warned gerald had told the Cours of the sccused's Jambu, 181 lbs.; Beldorney Star, 150 lbs.: various alleged motoring offences..

There was summons against Mr. D. Capt. Dickin seriously. Capt. Dickin drinking on the steamer, when he was Saracen, 150 lbs; Uncle Alf, 157 hs.; then asked to be transferred from Hong-a private passenger on a P. & O. boat Langaat, 155 iba; Mowgli, 154 lbs.; Bahy H. Cameron, general manager of the Eyes, 164 lbs; Two Pairs, 153 lbs.; Tes Standard Oil Company, which was to the kong, stating that he found it difficult and witness was not his Commanding shop, 140 lbs.; Parras II., 148 lbs.; Solly,

effect that a car, which was licensed in to give up drinking. General Fowler Officer. Continuing, be said that the 145 lbs.; Quab, 144 lbs. " told him that he was unable to comply evidence in the case seemed somewhat Beckhampton Handicap "A" Class-bis name, had been driven, after the. 1 Miles-Dictator Dahlia, 163 lbs.: licence had expired. Mr.". A. Fother- with his request. Befarz Capt. Dickia dark, but at the same time there was a Chicago, 162 lbs.; Grey Knight, 160 lbs; gill, who represented Mr. Cameron, et the office he said to the General: mall measure of doubt as to the con- Loch Rannoch, 159 lbs; King Emperor,

I will try to take a pull on myself." dition of the accused on the morning of 150 lbs.; Uncle Chick, 140 Tha:; Beauty admitted the offence, and said they - Cross-examined by Mr. Turner, wit-September 2nd. Could it not have been Dablia, 144 lbs.; Valiant, 143 h.; Satis licence was not renewed owing to

faction Dahlia, 142 lbs. he said that throughout the examine the result of his previous illness? Capt. Ormonde Handicap One Mile-Dicts license anght to have been renewed on oversight caused by the strike. The

Lion at the hospital on September 2nd, Dickin had been in hospital for one day tor Dahlin, 166 Iha; Chicago, 168 lbs. ; Major Lewis was present. Asked to ex-out of every ten since he had been Gypsy Love, 104.Iba.; Loch Rannoch, 10 July 1st. His Worship imposed a

in Hongkong. He bad suffered from Jba.; Uncle Chick, 152 lbs; Beauty of 95 plain how he concluded that Capt. malaris, neuritis, and influenza. Malaria Dublin, 147 lbs.; Jambu, 144 lbs. Dickin was dazed, ho said that accused's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a man who had had a shock. questioned witness said that he had never

Converting a charge against the owner examined Capt. Dickin before.

of motor cycle No. 67 of driving in a Witness would not agree that the knes

manner dangerous to the public "în Chatham Road on the 17th inst., Mr. jerka were absent in cases of neuritis

D. 8. Edward, of the Public Works De- har had he ever found that the jerks

Au expedition under the auspices ofpartment said that a auntmons had been the Portuguese Government which is to were accentuated by chronic alcohism, once begun it wan natural to take be carried out by the Sociedad de served on him, but apparently there had Neither would he agree that neuritis excessively occasionally. They had Geographia (Us Portuguese Geographi- been a mistake Bone time ago he did the assertion of Col. Fitzgerald that cal Society) will start in July, 1927 on possess the machine No. 567, but he sold would cause the lunds to tremble, but accused had asked to be transferred from a three-years voyage of scientific ro it to Mr. J. B. Clark, of the Archite said that it might make a sufferer un- the Colony. Aceased at the end of search.

tural Office, PW.D., but he thought that The object is to investigate the marine Mr. Clark hud re-sold the machine. The certain in his gait. He held that the April next had a £1,000 gratuity due

when he would leave the Army. Con-biology and zoology of the equatorial summons was withdrawn for enquiries to symptoms he had diagnosed were comtinizing, he said that if he was crabicred, zone, and a special ship named the be made. patible only with chronic alcoholic poi- not only would his name be tarnished Physalia, which has been built, is now

and the Dental Association possibly being filled out, rouing

There are two vacancies on the scien- erase his name from its register, but tific staff to be filled by British or Mr. Turner At the time of the the Court would fine him £1,000. He Americans versed in marine biology and examination did you know that accused appealed, to the Court to consider all zoology Find been only thirteen days out of hos these things. pital, where he had heem confined for six

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and influenza were not enused by drink. On the morning of September 2nd he did not know that he would subsequently be in the position in which he now found himself. He was not warned in any way and he was, therefore, unable to cure a medical examination which was un- biassed. When his hospital record was considered it was natural that to do his duty he should need some stimulant, and

THREE-YEARS EXPEDITION.

·SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN EQUATORIAL ZONE"

fine

Mr. M. P. Jones was charged with a similar orence, and said that an over- sight on the part of his office staff wAS responsible for the licence not being renewed. He was fined, #6;

TYPHOON WARNING.

The American · Consulate General "re÷ The expedition is being financed by ceived the following by cable from the Accused was found guilty and the voluntary subscription. The headquarManila Observatory at 7.20 p.m. Un sentoper of the Court will be promulgat ters of the society are at Lizion, Monday:Typhoon in about 131 deg ed in due course.

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Portugal.