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A QUEEN'S SCHOLAR PACIFIC AIR

EXPLAINS.

WHY DR. WU LIEN TEH

LEFT MALAYA,

LINE.

CALIFORNIA TO MANILA.

Active co-operation of steamship, airplane and financial interests in cho first all-American Zeppelin airship line is seen in the list of additional directors of the Pacific Zeppelin Transport Company, published by P. W. Litchfield, Chairman of the Board,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1930.

Tat resting observations on the subject of Queen's Scholarships were inade by Dr. Wa Lien Heh, a-form er Queen's Scholar and now director

The great American owned steam, of the Manchurian Plague Prevenship lines plying the Pacific are re- tion Service, in a lecture at the presented by Stanley Dollar, of the Francisco; Lines, San Colege of Medicine in Singapore Dollar recently.

Harry Chandler, publisher of the "In this matter of Queen's Zos Angeles Times, and head of Scholarships you will be interested the Los Angeles as. Co.; W. P. to bear that I had the pleasure of Roth, San Franciaco, President at some connection with the under the Matson Navigation Co., and Edward F. Farley of the American of the Queen's Scholarships, Siz Clemanti Smith, some years ago,' Hawaiian sa. Co., Dr. Wu said. We sat as delegates of our Governments at the Hague Conference in 1911 at Genera. He had in his mind the value of the Queen's Scholarships, not only to the winners of the Scholarships, but also of the influence that might result from their future connection with their own people.

SHANGHAI-HANKOW. AIR MAIL

FORCED DOWN BY SNOW STORM.

The China National Aviation Cor-

poration's Shanghai to Hankow aeroplane was again forced down near here on January 26 by a blind- ing snow storm states the Nanking

correspondent of the North China

Daily News. The plane had passed the city when the pilot, Mr. L. F. Hayden, saw that it was useless to try to make Kiukinng. He there- fore turned back and landed on the river close to the Chinese gun-boat, "Chu Tri.

Captain Ya of the gun-boat made them very welcome and sent the pilat, mechanic and a foreign pas- senger with an escort to the mis- sion hospital, where they spent the night in the heme of one of the staff.

There were three other passeng ers, Chinese, who spent the night on the Chu Tai, going on this Tmorning by steamer, one to Hankew

and two to Shanghai.

The airplane industry is repre anted by F. D. Rentschler, Presi- dent of the United Aircraft & Transport Corp.; G. B. Grosvenor. President of the Aviation Corpora- rion and Col. E. A. Deads. those are added also C. H. Cooke, of the: Bank of Hawaii, J. R. Galt of the Hawaiino Trust Co., and Promoting Friendship. Walter Dillingham, representing

the business interests of Honolulu "In other words, he said he hoped Herbert Fleishhacker of the Anglo the institution of the Scholarships

& London Paris Bank; K. R. night innke Qeren's Scholars thein-

Kingsbury, president of the selves act as a sort of leaven between

Standard Oil Co, of California and their people outside and the people. Omelvany, attorney, of Los inside. If you are Chinese Queen's Scholars, you will be able at some future Lime to go back to the coun try of your origin and help those people to be more closely associated with the people of the British Em- pire. I thought that grand ideal and I feel that those who have had the fortune to gain. Scholarship should try to emulate

it.

was very

In my little way I have tried to promote the friendship of our peo- ple and the British people." Dr. Wu continued, because I feel we would do much better than either the purely China-born Chinese or the English people, knowing what the aspirations and needs of the Chinese people are. We have mixed annngst the best English thinkers and have imbibed their outlook and sympathy, even their democratic outlook on life, and we can do a great deal of good amongst our prople."

Angeles. Three New York finan- cial houses took places on the direc torate at the organization meeting at 'New York,

Manila in Four Days!

It is understood the new com- pany contemplates the establish- ment of an airship line between the Pacific Coast and the Orient with initial operations to Hawaii until more abips are available. Airships of 6,500,000 cubic-foot capacity, fol. lowing the design of the Navy ships now being built by the Goodyear- Zeppelin Corp, at Akron are con templated for this service. airships would make the run bo tween the mainland and Hawaii in a day and a half and four and a half days to Manila.

The

The three foreigners on the plane Went out to the gun boat this morn- ing, where they were again made comfortable by Capt. Yu. He also wirelessed to Kiukiang to find out the state of the weather there for Pilot Hayden, who did not care to start until he knew that condi- tions were favourable. A reply was received about eleven and they were able to get away by twelve.

Just after they were out of sight, to-day's plane came in from Shang- the water, hai and landing on went up to the Chu Tai to get news of the other plane. Finding that it had just left, it took off at once for Hankow.

NEW OPPOSITION FOR PRESIDENT HOOVER, MORE DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION.

[United Press.]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. President Hoover's faith in com- missions as agencies for settling national problems is becoming a party issue, it became evident to

'The men engaged in other lines of transportation have been far- sighted enough to see that there is no competition between the ai ship and the steamship or bitwenny.

ness-men

America

more

Health Work in China.

the airship and the airplanes," In the course of a debate in the said Mr. Litchfield. "Each has its House of Representatives today, Dr. Wu, whose lecture was en-

place. Faster transport of busi- the President's proposal for ap titled Progress of Health Work

and business between poinzing a commission on conser in the Orient" gave a rapid survey

and the Orient willvation and administration of the of the history of the medical pro-develop

business, more public domain met with the solid fession in China. Prior to 1011, he shipping, *more. commerce for opposition of the Democrats. said, he did practically nothing for the present carriers. The whole three years. He had won a Queen's history of transportation shows this Scholarship in Malaya, and had continued his studies at Cambridge to be true. Likewise the railway and the airplane will bring out- und in Europe. He joined the going passengers and mail to the Chinese medical force, but his own airship terminal, and will distri people considered him a strangerhute incoming merchandise and his ideas were too British his passengers from the point of landed null.

thoughts too European. However, in 1911, a serious plague broke out in Manchuria. It was critical

China's Modern Doctors,

ing.

President Hoover has already up. pointed the commission, but, legis lation is necessary to provide funde for defraying its expenses. With the opposition unanimous against the plan, it is possible that the ap pointment may in effect be render

It was indicated to-day that Pre- sident Hoover will not take any personal part in the controversy concerning the controller of foreign customs in New York.

KIDNAPPING PLOT MISCARRIES.

POLICE SERGEANT FINED

FOR ABETMENT.

An illegal attempt to compel the departure from Singapore of an elderly Chinese to China with the assistance of the police was only frustrated by the ship's captain, who refused to have the man a board without some sort of autho rity. As a result Malay police sergeant with over fourteen years' service found himself before Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, the District Judge, when the case against him was con- -cluded.

BODY IN BACK LANE,

CHINESE WHO DID WITHOU,

AN UNDERTAKER.

The practice of dumping bodies in back lanes and deserted spots in order to avoid the expense of a funeral is, not uncommon among working-class Chinese in Singapore, and it is frequently impossible to trace the offenders."

got rid of the body of his cousin a One man who is alleged to have few days ago. Bays the Straits) Times, was not so fortunate.

A police inspector searched the' body and came upon a letter written in Chinese in one of the pockets. Taking, a clue from a sentence in the letter, the officer traced before the Second Police Magistrate with dumping a dead body and remand- ed.

The Straits Times says accused,

A police patrol on rounds in the Sergeant Hassan bin Mohamed, was charged with the abetment of Jalan Rasar area came upon the wrongful confinement and with re body lying in a back lane off Maude ceiving an illegal gratification of Road at about 9 o'clock and com 216. He claimed trial and was remunicated with Inspector Farqu presented by Mr. E. . C. Thurais- harau. ingham.

Inspector Chief Court Meredith conducted the case for the

Crown..

At a previous hearing a Chinese stated in evidence that he desired to send a relative to Chins as the He refused to man was a lunatic. go on board and witness went to the Central Station to get assist- ance from the police. He spoke to the sergeant who wanted $30 but later accepted 815 and sent a con stable to put the man on board. Witness said that he was under the impression that he had to pay the police for such work.

Another Chinese Chia Tow, told the District Judge that he was a sumpan coolie living at 40, Keng Cheow Street. He was in his house at 3 p.m. on October 27 laat when three Chinese came to the house in a car with a Malay police constable. He knew the old man, Kho Ee Cheong, whom the men were going to take on board a ship. From Ee Cheong's behaviour witness was of the opinion that he was a lunatic. Ee Cheong and the others drove off in the car but he did not see a pair of handcuffs. The party re- turned to the house inter but be did not know why Ee Cheong was not put on board,"

No Authority. Evidence was next given by Ali, a Malay police constable, who stated that October 27 was & Sunday, Sergeant Hassan was in charge of the station and he hireself was on

The Chinese

It was discovered that the deceas ed had been suffering from neute: malaria and had been taken to a dispensary in Rochor Road early that morning. Dr. Choo Teck Guan attended the sick man, gave him an injection, and told the accused to rush the patient to hospital as he was really bad.

It is presumed that the patient died on the way and was dumped in the back lane.

An inquest will be held.

what trouble Ah Sing was going to not him in.

His Honour No. You could not have known then.

Not on Good Terms. Continuing, Hassan said that be did not give All any orders to put a lunatic on board from Kong Cheow Street and it was not true that the constable came back to the station and told him about the affair.

Cross-examined by Mr. Meredith, Hassan said that the first time he saw the Chinese was when he was

called before the Chief Police Officer in connection with the allegations against him. He had not "known them or even seen then before that occasion. He was not on very good terms with Ali, the constable."

Mr. Meredith: Can you give"any reason why all these people whom you say you did not even know be fore this case came up, should tell this remarkable story about coming to the station seeing you and hand cuffing the old man and putting him on board and you getting the wind

And why should that poor con- stable come here and say that you gave him instructions? You know it is not usual for a constable to go against his superior officer 1-fe has perhaps conspired with Ah Sing, the detective."

duty as bicycle orderly. Three Chinese came to the antion at about 2.30 in the afternoon and spoke to Hassan who directed him to accompany them. told Hassan that they had a re-up-I am surprised. Iative who was half mad and that they wanted him taken on board a ship bound for China that day. Hassan also ordered him to take a pair of handcuffs with him.

He accompanied the Chinese in a car to Keng Cheow Street where he saw a large crowd in front of A house. An old man was then Investigation of the alleged irre brought before him and point- gularity on the part of Arthured out as the toad relative. Forea, who is said by the Anti- The old man told witness that Saloon League to have failed to he had done nothing wrong and fine the chairman of the Standard

with him. The Chinese then asked witness to hand- muggling champagne in calf him, and he had to struggle

proceeding and Europe, is now

with the man before he could do President Hoover will act when he

so, and then only with the assist- considers Mr. Foren's application

ance of another constable. for reappointment. This will come up about February!

from

period because Russia and Japan Since 1915 progress had been were fighting for their rights, and rapid, and the difficulty in effecting China for her very existence. There harmony between students whe were no well-trained Chinese doc-brought back different ideas gained tors such as there were in the Rus-in the various countries in which sian and Japanese armies.

they had studied was now in process of being solved by the establishment This was the beginning of the rise of a post-graduate school. A mil-Oil Company of New York for of the medical profession in China.lion dollars had been provided by The then Imperial Government rethe Ministry of Finance, and at- cognised their importance, and empts were to be made to obtain their superiority over the old further $2,000.000, from other fashioned doctors. They were grant sources, and building operations ed many privileges, and eventually would begin this spring. influenced the authorities to estab Dr. W referred to the extensive lish modern hospitals and adopt research work that was being car- preventive measures for combatting ried out in the Philippines, and diseases. Thus they established the said that the authorities there ox- Manchurian Plague Prevention preted to be able to make some Service, and extensive research startling disclosures shortly as a result of their researches into lep- work was carried out.

(Continued on next Column.) ray and malaria.

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Now. Sergeant Hassan, is it not mual thing for the Central Station to be quiet on a Sunday with no hawkers-Thore, are about two or three reports.

There is not a great deal to do 1– Yes, there will be, if there happens to be a murder.

His Honour: You cannot always

arrange for a murder to take place on Sunday?

Saved by Good Record. The man was then put in the car.

Mr. Thuraisingham addressed the- and taken to Tanjong Pagar where a ship was about to sail for China. Court at length and submitted that As regards the charge of wrongful When he took the man on board he was taken before the captain who confinement the only evidence pro- asked him if he had an order., Wit-duced by the prosecution was that neas could not produce any written of the police constable. The mo- de-authority and the captain refused tire for the constable wanting to to have the man on board. Witness put it all on the sergeant was ob vious and it was a case of one man's then returned with the party to

word against the other. Central Station and told Hassan what had transpired...

Barrister at Kingston County. Court: The writ was so had that even the Iord Chancellor's narc was wrong, and Kingston was scribed as being in Middlesex.

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In opening the case for the de- fence, Mr. Thuraisingham submitted that the constable was the man against whom the charges should have been preferred and not the sergeant.

His Honour: It is hardly sug gested that an orderly on duty will go out with a pair of handcuffs and put them on a mad man.

Counsel said that it was quite possible that the constable did all ihnt he did off his own bat and His Honour: No. He was only because of a grudge put the blame on the sergeant. It would be very carrying out the orders given him by the sergeant who, I think, is unsafe to convict a sergeant mere guilty of abetruent. There is a dis-ly on the word of a constable, A tinet case to answer on the first charge and also on the second although it may not be so strong.

Counsel said that even if the ser- geant gave the order for the alleged lunatic to be taken on board he did not give orders for the man toed, counsel urged. The evidence of be handcuffed."

Hassan bin Mohamed stated in evidence that he was 4 years of nge and had served in the police force for the last fourteen years. About a year ago he was promoted

sergeant is not always popular with the public and it was easy for any disgruntled member of the public to bring a police officer into Court on any trumped up charge.

Police officers had to be protect,

the constable was not corroborated and there was some doubt. Counsel submitted that the sergeant must be given every consideration and the benefit of the doubt and discharged.

His Honour:. It seems to me to

to the rank of sergeant and was be definite beyond doubt and I have attached to the Central Division to hesitation in convicting him on On Sunday, October 27 last, he was both charges, I consider it very on duty, at the station for 24 hours. serious. If we bave sergeants in A lance-corporal who was also on police stations taking the law into their own hands we will have duty was seated at a table near him in the charge room. Ali, the people spirited off to China or clae- constable, was doing daty as bicycle where without anybody knowing about it. What sort of a record has orderly.

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PASSENGERS.

A. Verleysea, Master Morris Ver.. leyson, Master Robert Verleysen The three Chinese who had given he

Mr. Meredith: He has a very

ATTIVAIS,

Miss G. Wong, Mr. R. B. Wong, evidence against him did not come to the station at all and he did not good police record. He joined the The following passengers arrived Mrs. Yuen Wah, Mrs. E. W. An even know them. No one gave him force in 1918 and there is only one Hong Kong by the sa. President drews, Mr. and Mrs. Robert D.. Grant on January 33-Mr. H. Chittenden, Mr. Clarence W. Cum- $15 to put anybody on board a ship, mark against him for neglect of On October 29 he was called be duty regarding keeping of records Bassarmal, Mr. Emile Gersberger, ming, Mr. Eugene N. Daberry, fore the A.S.P. in charge of the in 1929.

His Honour: On the face of the Mr. Chan Chee, Mr. R. Goldsmith, Major and Mrs. 3. A. Doe, M

Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Jackson, Mr. Thomas E. Flaherty, Mise Gertrude the alleged offences of which he record I do not want to do what I Mr. C. C. Huang, Mr. S. Hedaya, Oles L. Everts, Lient, and Mrs. know nothing. He knew Ah Sing, intended to de-to send him to

David Judah, Miss M. Lee, Mr. M. Flaherty, Mr. Charles B. Harris, the detective police constable, who prison without the option of a line.

Mr. Meredith remarked that the Tong Doo Lung, Mr. Tye Kena Liu, Mr. Harry L. Kriedt, Mr. and Mrs. had given evidence against him. About a month prior to the date of man would lose his job and his Mrs. H. C. Mei, Miss Julia Mei, George Less, Mr. Edward

Mr. and Mrs. H. Odell, Miss 8. L. Llewelyn, Mr. Blas Manguae, Mrs. the alleged offence he had had Honour imposed a fine of $250 or trouble with Ah Bing who had four months rigorous imprisonment Fan, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Sun, Mrs. J. Martin, Miss Jeanne Martin, Mre. T. C. Sun, Mína T. F. Sun, Mias K. L. Morrison, Mrs. C. B. McVay, of appeal, threatened to put him in trouble if in default. In case he was not careful. He did not know which is likely, bail in the sum of X. T. Sun, Mr. 8. Shinjo, Mr. 8. F. Mrs. G. V. Rault, and, Mr. Leon

18500 was fixed.

Tong, Mr. C. W. Tseng, Mrs. C. Sibiriakoff. (Continued on next Column.)