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No. 21,671 ASATOAXO BEMÄZENT HONG KONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24th, 1927. 2 100ƑÆLTTÄĦEX PRIOR: 13 PER MÖYTH

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

THE PROVISIONAL MAN IN A TRANCES

TIME-TABLE.

COURT.

WEEKS DAYS...

| AM. | AM!" AM, SAM

Kowloon

fammati ...Dep. 6,49

Bluatio

7.01

Tripo

I.X. TM PM. | P.X. ↑ P.X. Dep 8,40 8.059.10 10,00 12.00 1,35 2.15 4,85 5,43

9.20 10.07 1207 122 9.83 10.19 12.19 1.84 -9.48 10.341.3 1.47

7.1.

SHANGHAI'S NEW PENAL CODE.

7.16

4.42 5.00

7.93

4,846,02

77.35

6,07 6,15

7.48

16 OFFENCES INVOLVING DEATH SENTENCE.

Thips Market Dep.

Fanling

7.30 8p. 7,80

9.65 10.78 12.38 1.51 10.05 10.48 12.46 201 10,10 10.811261 2,06-

4.116.19

7.52

6.91 8,80

5.26 8,85

5,8% 6.41

16.00 8.07 8.13

Bheangahul Dep. 7.35

Shamchan A17, 7.41*8.45 10.14 1057 1257 919

Canton

Canton

11.50 5.58

**

A.M. AM. A.M.

Salta

A.M.

7.36

PK. P.3.

...Dap...

8,05

11.44 8.05 4.48 11.49 8.10 4.32 19.00 8.21 5.02 12.05 8.46 5.07

8,20 5.49 6.24 5.56 6.00 0.10

12.19 8.30 5.30 12.51 3,51 32 12.37 3.57 5.86

8.35 6.98

6.40 6,46

Bhamahan...Dep. 718 8,05 10.34 1100 11,372.88 4,41 Bheungshui.Dep. 7.35 8,12 10.41 Fanling ...Dep. 7.80 8.16 | 10,48 TalpoMarket Dep. 2,408.26 10.56 Tripo

Dep, 7,44 8.31 11.00

Bhatin Dep 7,87 8,44 11,13 860 11.25

Yanti Dep. 1.11

Kowloon Art, B.17 9,03 11.31 11.49

SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

7.04

#

1.3. A.K.

A.X.

TX PM. P.X. 7.X, 8.05 8.30 9.0 9,10 10,00 19,00 2.249.15 5.18715

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5,267,23 5.88 7.35 3,527,48 5,58 7,59

Kowloon...Den, B.40 Taamati Dep. 6.49 Shatin ... Dep 7,01 ..Dep 7,16

Taipo

Taipo Market Dep, 720 Fanling Dap. 7.30 Ebaangshui. Dep. 1,35 Ghum Okur.APT. 7,41, Canton ...Arr. --

Canton

Ä

9.53 10.38 12.38 3.00

10.05 10.46 12.461 8,10 - 6.07 |8,02 9.07 9.41 10,10 10,51 12,518,156,12 8.07 8.45 9.13 0.47 10,16 10.57, 12,57 8.21 2.55) 6,188,13 11.50

5.$8

A.X.

8.05 2.Dapi Bhum Chun. Den 8,05 10.34 11.09 11,37

.8.19 10.41 Shengshui..Dep.

Talpo Market Dep. 8.25 10.58

Bhatin

•

6.03

F.X.

2.58 5,00

5.84

8.20 6.31

11.44

8.05 5.07

5,42

Fanling. Dep.

8.16 10:48

11,49

8.10 5.11

12,00

8.21 6.21

Dap 8,45 11.18

Dep. 8.31 12.00

12.05

8.28

12.19 8.39 5.38

Youmate 8.67 11.25 Kowloon

12.31 8.51-550

9.03 11.81 11.40 12.37

8.37 5,56 6.17

7.04

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CHARGE.

ACCOMPLICE COULD HAVE SCREAMED WITH PAIN.

The story of how an alleged bogus trance scene was worked, was told

DIARY OF EVENTS.

To-day.

Christmas Eve.

- Golf::: Christmas Mecting, Fan- ling.

Steeplechase Meeting, Kwanti. Cricket League:-Division ID: C.8.C.C. » University. Division II: University. ad XI. . H.K.

XI.

A set of drastic new criminal at Hälifax,, England, when Chart Electric Co.; Nary . K.C.C. 2nd

laws designed to meet the prevail ing serious crime situation has been announced by the Provisional Court authorities and containg ă Fist of 18 offences for which the penalty is to be death by shooting. So far, it is stated, the new code has only been submitted for ap proval of the Nationalist Govern ment which was recently petitioned by the Provisional Court judges for higher "authority in dealing with the local crime situation. It is not to be considered final and is to be put into effect provisionally for a period of six months during which time observations will be made on the deterrent effect of the new code..

The following is a translation of several important points of the new code which states that whoever commits any

the following offences shall be punished by death:

.

of

18 Capital Offences. Kidnapping any person for ran

80m.

Motritt, aged 09, an entertainer, of Pembroke road, Bristol, was charged with obtaining £10 16s. Ad. by false pretences.

Friendly Cricket: Married Single (H.K.C.C. ground); Kow- loon C.C.. Navy (at day).

Rowing: Annual Race for the Harnell Cup, R.H.K. Yacht Club, 3.30 p.m

Interport Football Trial: Royal ground, Happy Valley, 3.45 p.m.

v. Probables, H. K. F. C.

Tea Dances: H.K Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-9.50 p.m. Cafe Regent, 4.30-8.30 p.m.

Mr. J. C. Barber, who prosecuted, said that Monitt had been travel-Navy ling the chestres and public balls of many districts, where he adver- tised as Prof. Morritt, the hypno- ist and magic wonder." He ap- peared at the Victoria Hall Pic- tures, Halifax, for a week, starting Monday, October 17th, for which he was paid £30, with the right to make collections on the Friday and Saturday.

On the Monday night Morrit

called on a man named William

Ingham, who was sitting in the hal, and put the man into a trance." Ingham was then placed in a casket and during the week was brought cach night before the audience. On Friday evening Mor rit, before bringing the man out of the trance, made a speech say ing that he had never seen Ingham before that week, He said that Ingham had five children but only arm. The audience would Manufacturing, keeping or nas Probably agree to make a coller ening any explosive wir intention for hin Mehdipasha Ing. to disturb public peace and order ham out of the trance, a process Several persons gathering to. which took 44 minutes, and the"col- gether and seiring by force any. arma, ammunition, vessels, provi-lection was £il 35. 8d.. sions, or other articles for military The following day. Ingham WES again brought on to the platform Persons gathering together and and another appeal was made which occupying any hilly or watery ra-realised £318, and it was the gions against the Government money realised by these collections troops

that was the subject of the charge

Depositing any explosives despatching any threatening letter. with intent to extort money and causing thereby injury to any persone

500

purposes,

Inciting any person to disturb public peace and order with violence.

Defeated or straggling soldiers acting together to commit armed robbery or to disturb public peace and order.

Armed smugglers of salt acting together

against Government inspectora

Acting together in numbers to commit robbery,

Being the ringleader and instiga tor of prisoners gathering together and effecting their escape by com- mitting violence.

"A. Fake."

Ingham was represented as being in a trance all the time, but the evidence showed the whole business was a fake from start to finish. Ingham was engaged in answer to an advertisement at a calary of 206. a week and a share of the colleo tions.

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Cafe Regent and King Edward Hotel dinner dances, 6 p.m

Queen's Theatre: The Chinese In

Parrot

World Theatre: "The Last Days of Pompeia"

"Wandering

Star Theatre: Husbands."

Principal Mails:-Inward: Europe via Suez (Devanha). Out- ward: Europe via Marseilles, et.. (Kashgar), 10.30 am.; Europe 77 Biberia (Devantha), 3 p.

Sunday.

Christmas Day, First Day of Rejsb. -

Golf: Christmas Meeting, Fan- Farewell Sermon of Rev. E, Copley Moyle, St. John's Cathe dral.

"Cheer..0" Y.M.C.A. Men's Meeting, 7.45 p.m.

Queen's Theatre:

"The Kid Brother

World Theatre:: Beach Girly

The Palo

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Monday!

Boxing Day (Bank Holiday). St. Stephen's Day.

Yachting: Cruisers TACO for Potte' Challenge Cup to Macao, start 7.30 am.

Golf: Christmas Meeting, Fan-

ting.

Fanling Hunt: Meet for Paper Hunt for December Cup at Mr. Pott's Bungalow, 11 a.m.

Cricket: H.K.C.C. Army (first day); Kowloon. C.C.. Navy (second day); University 2nd XI

Herald

RA.D.C.; Recreio . H.V.D.C.; Married Single (Craigengower C.C.); H.K. Electric European Ingham would say that when he Staff v. Local Staff (1.R.0. ground).

Football:-Sunday fell off the chair on the stage limp into Morritt's arms on the Monday Charity Cup Competition: Scot #. Portugal, H.K.F.C. night he was quite conscious. He land 'heard the professor tell the ground, 3.45 p.m.

Tea Dances H.K. Hotel and audience the man was in a hypnotic Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King "In committing robbery, inten-leep, and could not feel pain. Edward Hotel, p.m.; Lane, tional homicide, or causing death Morritt pushed a needle through Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-8.30 or grievous harm to any person, his cheek, and Ingham would any For causing injury to two or more that he could have screamed with pain. It was arranged he should remain in the casket and he had three meals each day provided by Morritt.

persona.

Committing piracy. Destroying by fire a structure located in a city, town, or any other densely populated place, n magazine for gunpowder or muni- bons, a mine, camp, school, hos pital, almshouse, factory, dormi church temple, tary, prison, 2 theatre, inn, hotel, or a vessel on which a number of persons are being conveyed.

Cases Of Clemency. The death punishment prescribed for any of these offences may be reduced by one or two degrees subject to certain general coadi tions.

The Awakening. " On the Friday Morritt spoke to Ingham about the awakening and told him, "I shall shout three times, and on the third about you must open your eyes half way and then fall back into my arms." This duly happened on the stage,

Morritt had been earrying on B systematic fraud. He had done the same thing at Bacup where men named Ashton and Gee, who were the trance subjects, could say they were never in a trance; in fact, The court, which has found that Ashton would say that as his face the facts have been proved and was very red Morritt powdered him

to make him look more like a man.. in a trance

sentenced the accused to death in accordance with these Regulations, must submit a complete record of the ease to the Chief Justice of the High Court to be transmitted with- in ten days to the Provincial Gov ernment for approval. The sen tence also shall not be executed. unicas confirmed by the govern-

ment.

The superior commanding officer of a military force may try the case himself if the offence was, com- mitted by a military man in active

The hearing was adjourned.

THE BIRCH FOR WIFE- BEATING.

LONDON MAGISTRATE REGRETS THAT HE CANNOT ORDER IT.

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