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THE NAVY'S TRAFALGAR DAY ARRANGEMENTS

Special Searchlight Display

Flag Day And Dances

This year the Navy is organis- ing a special celebration to- morrow. Trafalgar Day, with the object of bringing the civilian population of the Colony Into closer touch with the Senior Ser- vice and its activities.

A special searchlight display from HM. ships will be the great feature of the celebration, on the evening of Trafalgar Day.

The display will stare at 7.30 p.m. when rockets will be red from H.M.S. Suffolk. This will be a signal for all ships.to train their lights" on the foremast of the Suffolk where Nelson's famous signal, England Expects Every Man To Do His Duty:" will be holsted. The searchlights will then play on several prominent bulic- ings and be turned skywards where for several minutes a demonstra- tion of sweeping movements in the air will be given the programime concluding as 7.45 p.m.

At 10 o'clock the Suffolk" will train her searchlights "on the Peninsula Hotel where the Trafal- gar Day. Naval Ball is to take place. The building will be luminated about half an hour.

AT THE CENOTAPH.

The wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph at 11 am. will be attended by E. the Governor. who will be met at the junction of Jackson Road arid Chater Road by representatives of the Navy

League, and the Civil Lord of the Admiralty. Capt. D. Euan Wallace, M.C. Wreaths will be laid by His Excellency.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1933.

SWATOW NOTES FRAUDS ON THE ACID THROWING

Formosans & Boycott

Pickets Clash

THE SUGAR TAX OFFICE

(From Our Own Correspondent Much excitanient prevailed Inst Saturday afternoon at the premises of the National Salvation Associa- and Peak Trams will be availabletion when a party of Formosan en- at frequent intervals...

tered and forcibly retrieved posses sion of their properly-eight bag of Japanese sharkfine which had been seized by the pickets the same day.

Admission to the Ball will be through the Front Door only and the presentation of a ticket is es- sential.

DANCE ON TAMAR

A Naval Carnival Dance is also being arranged by the ship's company of HMS. Tamar, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. HE. the Governor and. Lady. Peel have, promised to pay a brief visit while on their way to the Peninsula Hotel, and Commodore Elliott and

other officers will do the same.

OUR SILENT NAVY

How It Keeps Fit

POLICE

Shroff Brought Before Court

ELEVEN NEW CHARGES

PREFERRED

After several formal remands. formerly employed as a shroff in the case in which Ng Wong Tsui the Police Department, is charged with having embezzled monies totalling $3,170, opened before Mr. W. Schoteld at Central Magistracy yesterday, when eleven additional charges were preferred against the defendant.

The goods arrived from Hong Kong in the morning and were seiz ed while en route to the Japanese firma. A représentative called al Chief Detective Inspector Shan- the N.S.A. and requested the re- turn of the goods but without re-lining the case, he asked leave to non prosecuted, and before out- sult, This flat refusal roused in- withdraw the first charge, that of dignation and the Japanese consul converting. as ballee, 318 to his was accordingly informed.

Later own use on January 28, last. The in the day eight fokis again went officer said that he made the ap- to the N.S. Association, and, smell-plication because if allowed" to ing danger or trouble, all the offi- stand, it would be necessary to cials hid themselves together with call Mr. Stone of the Police Ac- some of the pickets. With the com counts Office to give evidence, and "peration of a policeman the pre- that gentleman was on Home leave mises were entered and after some at the present time. delay the No. 1 appeared and agreed to give back the sharkfins. But then the "godownkeeper" was not to be found, so the lock was broken and the goods taken out and so the end of a perfect afternoon!

Another case is still outstanding between the same Japanese irm and the Boycott Association. It is fear wereed that, if the matter is not amica- bly and quickly settled the present good friendship between the local Chinese and Japanese authorities may be strained.

A handful of people privileged to "attend a preview at the King's Theatre yesterday of the Naval Film" taken in con- nection with Navy Week at Home, when it was learnt that these films will be shown in connection with

local Trafalgar Day and Navy Day celebrations.

The application being granted, Inspector Shannon went on to ex- plairi that the additional charges were identical except for the dates on which the frauds were perpe- trated.

CASE

Dastardly & Cowardly Offence

JUDGE'S STRONG

COMMENT

The jury has, in my opinion, very rightly found you guilty of which you this most serious offence with are charged. This offence, fortunately is not very only common in this, Colony. It is not

cowardly offence, and on that ac- a dastardly but # most

count the sentence of the Court is that you go to prison with hard labour for five years.

wah, a marine hawker, was charged The case was one in which Ng

with "throwing corrosite acid, over or disagure her. A charge of as- his mistress with intent to main sault was also preferred. Mr. Jus- tice Lindsell was the Judge. ・

Mr. H. K. Holmes, Crown Solici tor, prosecuted, before the follow- ing jurymen:-Messrs. 1. N. Mur-. ray. foreman, E. Luhring, L. G. Rosario. E. G. Wilkinson, S. A. Sweet, G. F. Gubert, Woo Lai Tin. and A. D. Moore,

The stains on her face and arms to the complainant showed the They included sums cfury before giving evidence. $200 deposited by public vehicle drivers, required by the traffic re- gulations before they could receive their license.

Temporary receipts, some type- written and others hand written, were Issued by the defendant who received the deposit money, and for which an official receipt was to be given from the Treasury. "This put temptation into the de-

SUGAR TAX OFFICE. making considerable trouble, befendant's way and gave him a

The sugar tax farmers have been

sides causing inconvenience, to loophole by which he was able to buyers of confiscated sugar from embezzle by issuing temporary re- the Custom House. This is merely celpts. another form of "squeeze." For- merly the buyers only needed to report to the Tax office the quan-

transporting the sugar thereto to Recently one concern paid $4.00 and was exempted from

bo weighed, whilst others, who did not follow suit were differentially I treated.

Not only were there films of the different arms of the fleet at exer- cise on the high seas, but the drills and parades at the Naval Bar- racks, Portsmouth were shown, the Captain Euan Wallace, Com- most impressive scene being the modore F. Elliot, F.N. the Cap-changing of the guard in the Bar-tity bought and paid the tax ac- tain of H.M.S. Suffolk. representa- racks and Trooping the Naval cordingly.

Colours. The latter occasions are rare, being held only when. His Majesty the King, or a foreign. monarch visits the Barracks...

tives of the China Merchant Ser-

vice Officers' Guild. the Chinese members of the Executive Council, aid by two naval ratings repre- senting the naval units present.

The buglers will ther sound the "Lust Fot" and "Reville.”

The depositors in,some cases. came back for the official receipt, while others neglected to do so, and Inspector Shannon sald one man actually said "It was at Government Department and there was no risk."

In the normal cause of events the money should have been sent to the Treasury the same day and

an In this way much delay 1s to be expected, not to mention

corresponding increase

the

One of the scenes showed a model of H.MS. Victory, manned by a crew of Naval officers.salling coolie here. graceful into port, while another showed Lord Jellicoe's flagship saluting the Victory which looked very calm.and peaceful, trussed up as she was in dry dock.

HUNGHOM

in

BAND

official receipt obtained and handed over to the depositors.

The defendant joined the Gov ernment service in February, 1925, and his work was more than satis factory. He rose to Class 6a in December, 1931, when he was put

in charge of collection of Revenues

on Arms and Deposits. The irre- gularities were discovered on Jan-

Mr. Holmes said prisoner had kept the woman for five or six years at Singapore and in this Colony. In September he told her they must separate. The woman's that business was bad and that

story was that she went to a brothel at his request. Prisoner would say that he objected to the woman practising prostitution.

They lived together at 386, Queen's Road until September when he left the house with his belongings after threatening to burn ber. with the nitric acid which he used in the ordinary way to test metals. The same evening they met outside the house and another quarrels ensued of which two versions were given. The wo- man's story was that Ng Wah took a small bottle from his pocket and poured nitric acid from it over her. She blew her whistle and held on to him later going with him to the police station. The man's story was that during the quarrel they caught hold of each other and he threw her to the ground. He fell on top of her and the bottle fell out of his pocket on to her face.

Aircraft carriers were very much OF "HOOLIGANS"ary 30, 1933, when the defendant the bottle releasing the acid. He

The parade will be attended by companies from HMS. Berwick, H.M.S. Suffolk, H.M.S. Folkstone, the 8th Destroyer Flotilla, HM. Submarines, a company of marines from H.M.S. Suffolk and H.M.S. Berwick, the China Coast Officers' In evidence, and we saw the Air Guild, Deep Sea Scouts and Sea Minister, Lord Londonderry land- Scouts. The combined bands of ing on the deck of HMS. Cour- the Royal Marines and HMS. ageous in his Moth. Then there Suffolk will also be in attendance.. was an exhibition of torpedo drop- Following the wreath-layingping by a" flight of planes off this ceremony, 2 six foot model of carrier, while another K.M.S Victory "will bu drawn showed a destroyer ploughing her through the streets on a gun car- way through the waves and laying riage by men from HMS. Berwick and the sixty or 30 lady Bag sellers will proceed to their allotted "beats."

.

In the afternoon Officers and men in uniform will be the guests of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, for the Race Meeting. They will be admitted free and tiffin and tes provided.

The field gun and the model of H.M.S. Victory will be taken into the Enclosure for inspection by racę goers.

THE NAVY BALL

Peninsula Hotel Arrangements

The arrangements for the Nayy Ball to be held at the Peninsula Hotel, on October 21, will be similar- to those of the St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick's Society Balls.

B.E. the Governor and Lady Peel have kindly consented to attend the 'Ball

Dancing will commence at 9.30 p.m., and, in addition to the pro- gramme, Seamen Boys from HMS. Suffolk will give a display of the Sallors Hornpipe. "The popular and talented Artistes Don and Sally, and the Worth Sisters will entertain together during the even ing

The management of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels have with enthusiasm in ∙co-operated

the Trafalgar Day movement, and have erected a replica Nelson's Monument outside the Peninsula Hotel.

Tickets are obtainable from the Secretary, Navy Ball, HMS Tamar and the Peninsula, Hong Kong and Repulse Bay Hotels, at 10 each, including Buffet Super and Refreshments. Ten per cent.. of the tickets, sold will be allocated to the Trafalgar Day Fund.

A buffet Supper with set tables will be served, which will be open- ed at 11.45 pm.

a smoke screen.

"shot "

From Portsmouth the audience were taken to Malta in less time than it takes to tell, and there we saw the First Lord at Malta, Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell. holding a naval review, while the sight of the Mediterranean Fleet returning to the base at Malta "after its sum- mer cruises was a most impressive spectacle.

ROBBERY AT CASTLE PEAK European And Two Indians Arrested

George

A European, named Clark, and two indians have been arrested in connection with the robbery at Castle Peak last Tues- was alleged to have been assaulted day morning in which a taxi driver

and robbed of 24. The case will: probably come dut at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, but it le understood that only the European will be charged.

According to the report made to the Pelice by the taxi driver, who is employed by the Kowloon Taxi Company, three men hired his taxi at Kowloon on the morning in question and drove to Castle Peak. On the return journey the passen- gers requested the driver to stop.

On alighting, the European asked the driver to let him have a look at the engine. The latter did so, and while bending over the-bon- net, the European, it is alleged, seized him to the ground, and hit | him twice in the face. The as- sallant then put his hand into the driver's, pocket and extracted the money.

"

The European then climbed into the driving seat and forced the "driver to sit beside him to mani- pulate the gears. In this manner they returned to Kowloon where the men decamped.

Raid Shop For Sausages

PÓLICE STORY OF THEIR METHODS

When two Chinese lads appear ed before Mr. Wynne Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on a charge of stealing sausages from

failed to return to work

A check was made on the ac- counts and it was, revealed that other deposits had been made and properly paid in,

receipts Issued, on the same dates as some of the frauds.

and

Chinese Detective Officer, ""Chie Hing, and Tsang Man Kwal, inter- preter in the Detective Office, said "that he explained the charges to the defendant when they were pre- ferred against him."

Evidence of arrest was given by

To Kau, public car driver, told the Court that he went to Police

face and the stopper came out of She dashed her hand against her

willingly went with her to the police station. At the Magistracy prisoper had said this in effect and had added that the quarrel broke

manner of life and wished her to out because he objected to her

return to the house with him.

Mr. V. C. Branson, Acting Gov- ernment Analyst, gave evidence that the acid used was strong altric which would produce a stain and burn the skin in 15 seconds.

Medical evidence showed that the woman was almost" fully re- acid except for an injury to one eye covered from the effects of the

which also would probably soon get well.

a shop in Hungham. they admitt-Headquarters on August 8, 1932, to ed that they belonged to a gang pay a deposit in respect of a car. of youngsters who carried out a He was informed by the defendant, raid on the shop,

who received the amount ($200) The complainant, Chan Yuet to call in a few days for the re- Ying. said she and prisoner. celpt but it was not till sometime separated following a quarrel over after that he was give one-a tem- how much money she should give Dorary one.

him for buying oplum. "When they the bottle from his pocket and niet the next day he suddenly drew

poured it over her. When she caught hold of him to prevent him running away he tried to drag her upstairs but later he went to

Inspector Langley said the two Jads were notorious characters in Kowloon and were known by the Police of every district. Two days 280, another gang of lads carried out & raid on another shop," but none was arrested;

It was very difficult to arrest the offenders because they worked in

gangs. While certain members of

given by several other car drivers Evidence of a similar nature was

after which the case was adjourn

ed.

the gang carried out their work in- ARMED ROBBERY the police station with her.

side the shops, others would be. waiting outside and would disap- pear immediately with the loot.

One deferidant stated that h had no relatives at all in the Col- ony, but had an uncle in the: frightened. country of whom he was very

Tungkoon story. I have heard it. The Magistrate. This is a special

many times. They all sceni to be scared of their uncles in the coun- try.

Divisional Inspector Booker, who was in Court, drew his Worship's the lads seemed to have defective attention to the fact that one, of

eyes

Worship said he seemed to be After examining the lad, his suffering from slight trachoma.

His Worship decided to remand the case for 48 hours in order to have the two defendants medically examined,

YEUNG WO HOSPITAL REORGANIZATION

Medical Services to be Extended

the

Haul of $10,000 Alleged

SESSIONS CASE ADJOURNED

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After the prisoner had related his version of the incident, the jury retired and brought in an unanimous verdict of Gulity."

business among the third clasa paa- sengers of one of the river steam- ers. stated at the Magisterial pro- ceedings that at the time of the Before the Chief Justice, His robbery, "he was actually on his Honour Mr. J. R. Wood, Wu Shiu way to Wuchow. Wing altas Wu Ah Tsuen pleaded not guilty to participation in an 17 and

The robbery happened on July

Road Over armed robbery at 275 Des Voeux weeks later that the two prisoners

was not until some.

$10,000 was carried were captured. There are said to away by the robbers

"be six others involved." Wu, who is a fruit seller, doing MAJ. A. Fraser, Assistant At-

torney prosecuted"

with its up-to-date. design

The jury, comprised Messrs. Wij and McLean (foreman), P. E. Barker, equipments was opened in May F. X. Gomes, V. T. Low, C. L of last year.

Rocha, A. W. Ingram, and Ą, C. One of the principle objects of Gomies. S the Hong Kong Sanatorium Ltd. Mr. Fraser said that the affair is to reorganise and enlarge the was carefully planned and ruth- various medical services

this lessly executed. After entering the well-known hospital. It is a mat-shop early in the morning and sub. ter of common knowledge that duing the inmates,, they ransacked the Yeung Wo Hospital in the the floor and decamped with Je- past was very well supported by wellery and cash valued nearly Both the Chinese Community and 811,000.

of

keep

the Chinese medical practitioners Giving evidence Chau Tui Tung of, the Colony, Another declared said prisoner held a revolver to her The transaction for chase of the Yeung Wo Hospital cal and Charity maternity wards her neck to induce her to

pur: object is that the Charity surgia throat and a knife to the back of and its properties was completed will be cntinued and augmented, quiet. The robbers tied up all the yesterday in accordance with the while the free out-patient Clinic fokle. her husband and bis con- ported, the Police, under Inspector entered into between the Honged hours.

As soon as the matter was re- original terms of the agreement will be opened daily with extend-cubine and covered them up, pour- AJ. W. Dorling, made enquiries Kong Sanatorium Company and

ing keroserie. over them. as a result of which the two the outgoing concern. The agreed the Yeung Wo Hospital is being the coucubine both gave evidence. We understand that the name The proprietor of the shop and Indians were arrested in different price was stated to be over three continued, and that Dr. Li Bhu Fan but the Crown case had not con- The Star Ferry Company, Ltd. houses the same day, while the lakhs of dollark. will run late ferries at every half European was caught in the strect

the former Chairman of Dires- cluded when the Court adjourned hour from 1.00 am. till 3.30 a.m., | yesterday morning.

It may be recalled that the tors is Chairman of Directors of in the afternoon. The hearing splendid new hospital building this new enterprise,

For the convenience of those at tending the Ball a special dinner will be provided at moderate cost

at the Peninsula Hotel

be continued to-day at 11:30 am./..

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