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CRIMINAL SESSIONS. AMBULANCE DRIVER

FIVE YEARS. FOR OFFENCE AGAINST CHILD.

A PARTICULARLY SAD CASE.

Sentence of Ave years bard labour was passed on a Chinese

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FINED.

SHOULD HAVE SLOWED DOWN ON SIGHTING

RICKSHA.

The driver of n motor ambul-

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unma El Mun for offence, who was summoned on against an e'year old girl, Tam charge of dangerous driving in Stubbs Road in Dorombor last, Moi Yuk, by the Chief Justice at the Supreme Court, yesterday, Hwhen Mrs. J. W. Franks alleged that the defendant's ambulance al Honour saying that had it not beou for the rana's iramature age, and most collided with a ricksha in for the fact that the offence was not which she and her child wore rid

HIONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1932.

YUNNANFU KEEPS NEW YEAR,

OLD CUSTOMS (SURVIVE.

MILITARY AND PATRIOTIC

ARDOUR.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

YUNNANYU, Feb. 6. Chinese New Year is far from being forgotten this year.

To-day ono seen, in Yunnanfu evidenco. of

HONG KONG" RIFLE

CLUB.

COLONY'S' LONG-FELT WANT FILLED.

H.E. THE GOVERNOR PATHON: MR. DYER' PRESIDENT,

48. serious in its consequences. As iting at the time, was concluded yes unabatod desire to keep to the old enthusiasts who later enrolled en

might have been, the penalty would have been very much more seYOTO..

terday when Mr. Schofield rogis tored a conviction and imposed a Anp of $10.

PORTUGUESE LADY

ROBBED

MAN AND WOMAN BOUND

OVER.

Before. Mr. Fraser yesterday, an amah in the employ of Mrs. Britto nid a foki of the Wing On Com pany were charged with the theft The Hong Kong Rifle Club of various articles" belonging to officially came into being at Jar- Mrs. "Britto dino, Matheson's Board Room Inst The amah was accused of having evening, when the President of the stolen a coat, some pieces of clothing Club, Mr. R. M. Dyor, resided and cooking utensils, while thu over u large number of shooting foki was charged with the theft of

a. statuette and a honing stono. customs. The provincial govera-bloc as memberg of the new olub.

Inspector Elston said the amaḥ ment officers are open nominally but There were present with Mr. Dyor, was amployed by Mrs. Britto, and doubtless they are not besieged by Mr. B. Wylie, Chairman, Mr. E. it was alleged by defendant that After hearing a lengthy submis official business. The local Chinese

R. Dovey, Hon. Secretary,

her wages had not been paid, as Laken place on October 16 last atsion for the defence by Mr. Horace papers are having a week's holi-

a rosuls of which sho took away the Monkoktsui, in the absence of the Lo, his Worship said that the am-day-the local Press Association amah in whose care the girl had balance should have slowed down with the most important news of the Committee appointed to do was alleged that Mrs. Britto owed

MR. DYER'S SPEECH.

articles complained of. With re simply issuing daily a single sheet

Mr. Dyer, in outlining the work gard to the second defeudani, ik been left by the mother. The child

on sighting the nickiha. in viow

and to draw up particulars of tho Constitution, Rules and Bye-Laws pany, and thinking that his Com of the appertaining to it, said: pany had, a claim ou Mrs. Britto's) For many years past there have property,, he took away the statuetio existed in Hong Kong a number of smelt rifle clubs of a semi-privatė

and other articles, Inspessor naturo

Elston concluded by saying," that. Towards the end of 1930 & number other things were reported missing,: Rifle League felt that what was. of members connected with the but they could not be traced to the} rodily needed was a Hong Kong defendant..

The offence was alleged to have

was subsequently found to be suffer; of the extenuating circumstances of This is because the establishments cide on the formation of the Club some money to the. Wing On Com

ing from a certain dienas.

The Chief Justice (Bir Joseph Kemp) tried the case, with Mr Somerat Fitzroy prosecuting. The defendant was not legally represent ed, and plented not guilty, Mr. F. E. Remedios was foreman of the jury, the other members being Messra. A. C. Tiuson, Juman Khan, AH n Roza, W. M Grover, J.0.0. Remodion, and F. A. Prata.

Case Outlined. ?

the caso, however, he did not feel disposed to inflict a heavier One, than $10.

Mr. Horico Lo, in the course" of" his address to the Bunch, pointed out "that the defendant had been driving buso, and ambulances since 1998 and had had a clear record:

which print the papers are "closed for repaira" this work.

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Up-to-date Newspapers. In connection with the Yunnanfu¦ newspapers it should be noted that recently the nowa is much more service is being used now, so that prompt han formerly.

Wireless outside, ovents are quickly known This is in marked contrast to the situation a few years ago when 'nows of the world's doings was re- ceived days after the events happen-

dant had been seen passing and re passing Sing Wong Street priored. to the incident. After the incident bottle was found by the policó

tient to the one found in the street. The one found in the house con- tained medicine while the one found in the street contained, necording

to the Government Analyst, nitric neid,

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Mr. Fizzory, in oponing the case for the prosecution, said the case near the place where the complain was a very sad ono, aa"since theant had slept. A search of defen- valleged incidunt the child had beendant's house révanled ́a bottle iden-

found to be suffering from a disease, and she had also been in hospital for syphoid.

Accused had been living with the defendant, her mother and umah for three weeks prior to the alleged hasault. On October 15, the mother went away and did not returi until the 15the While the amah was out of the house on the 18th, the offence was alleged to have taken place. When the amah returned, the child did not complain and in fact appeared "quite normal. It was not until the mother returned and made certain discoveries that it was learned from the child what was alleged to have taken place, and the mother then interviewed the defendant, who was still in the house, and he made a certain statement indicating that he had interfered with the child.

Mother's Evidence.

After the child had given evidence of the offence, the mother said the girl old her what had happened only after she had taken her to see Dr. Samy, who said she was suffor- ing from a certain complaint. On October 21, she saw defendant and asked him if he had interfered with hoy daughter. He did not reply to the Arst enquiry, and she repeated the question, when he said I did touch her.' She asked him why he did it, and he replied I was thoughtless for the moment: my desire suddenly arose."

After further evidence had been taken His Honour passed sentence as above.

"ACID-THROWING CASE.

MYSTERIOUS ATTACK.....

Personal...

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H.B.M. Consul-General Handley Recent arrivals in Yunnanfu are Derry and Miss Page of the C... Hospital staff. Mr. C. Coeil A. Kirke, who has been Consul General here for several years is leaving for England with Mrs. Kirke and their won. Mr. Kirke is retiring after long service in the

Far Enst

Rife Club, and, as a result of their efforts, a moating was held in this room (Jardine's Board, Room) on the 17th January, 1981, to discuss the formation of such a Club.

"At this meeting it was decided to go ahend and a Committee was tion of a rifle range and draw up appointed to deal with the construe the Rules and Bye-lawa

His Worship bound over both the defendants, the woman in a surety of 50 for 12 months and the other in a sum of 895 for the same period..

hoped that facilities for revolver Mosting will also be held. It is

shooting will be providkid later on, on the Range?"

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During the past 18 months the Committee have fulfilled their take.

It has been suggested that the Many difficulties have been met, running of the Bile Lengue might but these have been largely over well be in the hands of the Rifle come and the retiring Committee Club and, it is suggested that in wish to be placed on record the addition to General Secretary, Mr. Viernou D Parker and great help and assistance they have a Rifle League Secretary and a family, of the Y.M.C.A., left received from the Government in Competitions Secretary be appoint Evidence. Wonld also be called.cently for America, travelling vid many mattern connected with the ed, the former to attend to all

Sure and Europe Before serving formation of the Club,

matters connected with the Rifle said Mr. Whyte-Smith, that a cer-in Yunnanfw Mr. Parker was in The Government granted the site League and the latter to deal with tain person had gone with the de-Foochow fon several years,

for the range and provided the the arrangements for the monthly Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Hudspeth, funds for building it. They grant-competitions. fendant to purches the nitric acid.

of the United Methodist Mission, ed assistance in the survey of the The defendant and this witness will leave February 9 for furlong ground and the laying out of the went to an opium divan where the in England. Mr. Hudspeth will ring points. His Excellency has former extracted the bottle of neid represent the Yunnan Mission at kindly consented to become the

the conferences in connection with Patron of the Club". from his person before lying down, the uniting of the Methodias bodies Tho keeper of the opium divan in England. The Yunnan Mission would "give evidenca to the effect by the arrival of Rev. J. E. Sand- ataff has recently bean augmented that he had asked defendant what bach with his family. They will be the bottle contained and had been located at Chaotung, the centre of told it was medicine.

their large work in North-east Yunnan and North-west Kweichow,

After evidence had been taken the case was adjourned until this morning.

CHINESE SENTENCED TO

HARD LABOUR,

THREE YEARS FOR POSSES.

SION OF REVOLVER.

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Anti-Japanese Feeling.

The Japanese problem is stirring the Yannan poople as it has dons dwellers in all other parts of China. The schools have all organised the Yi Yung Chun (Student Volunteer Training Corps) and the usund matriotic fervor is evident. The Japanese residenta of Yunnanfu loft in October and have not returned to the city. The Japanese Consul withdrew also

Exchange Puzzle.

propraing that the Hong Kong I therefore have much pleasuro in Rifle Olub be formed.

Bulan of the Club.

Ammunition Question,

Mr. Dorey then commented on One of the greatest difficulties the Rules of the new Club, and re- that the Committee has had to con: Book of Rules was of a formal marked that much contained in the tend with was that of the supply nature. The rules had been modelled of ammunition. The cost of 0.303 ammunition purchased locally has on those of a similar organisation ranged from $10 to 20 per 100 in Shanghai, while all prizes would rounds. The Committee realised be competed for under N.R.A. that such a cost was prohibitive and rules.

It was then suggested by a mem~ ber that 81 a month would not be an unreasonable amount, while in any case the amount of the sub- scription depended to a large extent upon what the expenses of the Club were to be, and whether or not the annual subscriptions were the only

source of rovenuo..

Dependant on Subscriptions!"

Mr. Dyor remarked that the Olub would be dependant upon the money derived from the annual sub- scriptions for its revenue, whereupon another member put forward the suggestion that the subscription The Committee has now done ite should be $10 a year or 31 a month, work, the range is built and the the idea of the latter part of the draft of these is in your hands and belonged to any branch of the fight- Rules and Bye-lawn drawn up. A suggestion being that members who coning Services, and not permanently resident in the Oblony, would bo able to join and pay subscriptions only for the time they were in the Colony and able to make use of tho Club:

that unless something could be Mr. Dovey remarked upon the done about it, the formation of the fact that the suggested subscription Club might as well be abandoned. to the Club was 86 per annum, 1t was found that men connected counting from January 1 to Do with the Services, the Volunteers. cember 31, and said that that parti and the Police were in a position cular point was open to discussion to obtain ammunition at somewhat privileged rates and on the matter being submitted to Government, the latter after consideration expressed Sentence of three years hard

their willingness to give the Club a small grant towards the cost of laboy was passed on. a Chinese

ammunition to those to whom the named Tang Thi by the Puisne

privileged rates did not apply Judge (Mr. Justica Lindsell) at the nation exists in Yunnan just as of the Club a possibility. Cue of A rather interesting currency This grant has made the formation Criminal Sessions yesterday on present,

For years, oxchange as the causes of the delay in the for- charge of possession of a' revolver between Yunnan and coast current mation of the Club has been that and four rounds of ammunition

cies has been very unfavourable. the Committee did not feel free to (Hong Kong dollar is now worth go ahead and spend Government without a licence or authority.

approximately & Yunnan dollars finds on the building of the range It was stated that the defendant paper.) The local mint coins a

until they could see their way to a was travelling on a 'bus ia Kowloon silver half dollar. Two of these proper solution of the ammunition

er one dollar silver, have been par- difficulty. and when he saw two Chiness con-

chomable for from $4.79 to $4.88 stables boarding the vehicle and paper currency. Recent pronounce searching the passengers, he jump-ilvor at the equivalent of $5.00 ments require the acceptance of ed off, ruw along Waterloo Road and paper. But at the same time, the the adoption of these will be threw a parcel into the nullah. He market rate of the silver coins re-sidered in a few minutes was chased and caught eventually result wo have the phenomenon of mains at the lower figure. As a

Terms of Membership. and when the parcel was recovered, It was found to contain the revol general preference for notes over borne, W. I. Williamson, F. Wver, loaded in four chambers:

silver. And if ong, tries to rolate. Ono matter which should it made James G. W. Tale, C. H. Basto,

Mr. Whyte-Smith, who prosecut-

the silver price to the conat ex. clena is the terms of membership. and

H. do Figueiredo, yesterday, ed, said that the search was married change, it becomes & problem that The membership of the Club is not out as a result of a robbery whichst be left to international anan open to all, the Government in

cietat

granting the Club financial assist was committed in the neighbour-

Ance has laid down precisaly those, to whom membership of the Club is

Members of the Services. Ex-service men. "Volunteers.

Ex-volunteers-who have attain

ed efficiency here or in some other part of the Empire. Members of the Police Force Police Reservista." - "Ex-Reserviste who have received the Police Resorve Silvor Badge!! Ladies.

At the Supreme Court before the Puise Judge, Mr. Justice Lindwall, and a jury capsisting of Messrs. A. W. Smith (Foreman). P.

a Chinese was charged, with causing grievous bodily harm to Wong Hing Tong, an assistant stall foki, by hood. There was, however, no-sug throwing corrosive neid on hìn on October 29 Jast. The defendant. gestion that the defendant took part in the rabbery but it could be. ploaded "Not Guilty,”

assumed that the man was up to no good..

Mr. T. 8. Whyte-Smith prosecut. ed for the Crown, with Inspector Androw in charge of the police evidence.

defendant said he was carrying the At the time he was charged, the revolver for a friend who promised Mr. Whyte Smith, in outlining him $10 for his trouble but stithe the case for the prosecution, said, Supreme Court yesterday, he stated inter alius-On the night in ques-that he had nothing to say, tion, tho, man retired at about 11

o'clock, there being another man in ROBBER GETS THREE YEARS:

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ALL QUIET AT SWATOW. open. These aTS

CHINESE" TROOPS WATCH

"JAP DESTROYERS.

(From & Correspondent.)

The Government has laid down that the membership of the Club shall not be open to those who while being eligible to join the Volunteers or Police Reserve do not belong to either organisation.

This suggestion immediately found favour, and was put to the meeting and carried unanimously.

Flection of Ofcars.

Then followed the election of officers.

Mr. B. M. Dyer was unanimously elected to be the first President of the Club, and thanked the meeting for the Honour conferred UPON him. He mentioned that His Ex- cellency the Governor, Sir William Peel, K.U.M.G.; had consented to become a patron of the Club.

Mr. B. Wylie was elected to be- come Chairman for the onauing year, amid applause.

offers elected for the current year, The following wore the other

H. Stedman

Flon. General Secretary: Mr. A.

SWATOW, Feb. 13, All quiet "hera H.M.S. Verity the bed ho occupied. He had cover-

came in. this morning as there was od himself entirely with a cotton At the Criminal Sessions yester alight tension owing to the local quilt and fell asleep, but was day, a Chinese named Chan King military authorities ordering Sugar wakened some time later by someone pleaded guilty

chargo Loat and Good Hope lights to be pulling up his quilt and he then of having carried out an armed doused. The British Consul saw the saw defendant standing near his robbery at 225, Laichikok Road, on Senior military officer and permind bod with something in his hand. January 16. He was sentenbed toed him to rescind the order about

Hon. League Secretary: Mr. R. A. Starling. The next thing the complainant three years' imprisonment by the Good Hope”

"Fon. Competitions Secretary, Mr. knew was that something was Puisne Judge (Mr. Justica Lind-

J. L Tetley thrown at his face and he called soli). As a result of the prisoner's

Hon

Treasurer: Mr. W, I out for help. It was significant, admission of the charge, two ether the Sino-Japanese situation, which The Club if formed will commeno Rattey. that the complainant gave the name count against him were dropped, is not decreased by the presence of to function as soon as the new Com-

Committee: Mr. E. R. Dovey of defendant when his father ar According to Mr. J. B. Whyte Japanese, destroyers. However, it mittde gets to waric.

The Annual Mr. G. Duncan, and one represen rived on: the scann

Smith, who prosecuted, the man is hoped that peace will be main Subscription suggested .is

Bottle Found.

There is a certain amount of ap prehension locally with regard to

The Ride League.

five

first went to the house to look attained as the Chinese: troops are) dollars Members will be divided ativo of the Services, to be ap- {

pointed.

a cubicle that was advertised to-let-{"wry well in handy if, however, into - Cimmer nocording to their

[Any enquiries” respecting the He returned again about 15 minutes there should be trouble theas me shooting ability, and Competitions Hong Kong Rifle Club should be Evidence would be olled, said lator with two other men who help would probably put up as good a will be held monthly for the men addressed to the Hon, General Mr.Whyte-Smith, that the defened him to robs the inmates of 60 cents fight as their colleagues in Shanging oach Claas An Annual Rifle Secretary, Mr. A. H. Stedman, so

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