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S.P.C.A. METHODS STRONGLY CRITICISED

Allegations Not Supported By Evidence

Strong criticism of the methods; of the S.P.C.A, was made by Mr. H. J. Armstrong yesterday during the hearing of a case in which Mr. G. P. Murphy of the RW.D. was summoned before Mr. Wynne Jones at the Magistracy.

Mr. Murphy was summoned on two charges, the first accusing him of having chopped the head of a small chow dog in a wanton and needlessly cruel manner on November 12, and the second ac- cusing him of having dumped the carcasa of the dog on a vacant piece of ground in Waterloo Road. Qiving evidence, Mr. G. Fowler, inspector employed by the SP.CA, stated that on the morning of November 15, he received certain Instructions by telephone, as the

result of which he proceeded to a vacant plece of ground near No. 90 Waterloo Road.

Carcass Found

"

There he found the carcass of a small Chinese chow dog, the head of which had been severed from the body, only a piece of skin connecting the two together. He removed the body to the Dogs' Home and notified the Hon. Se cretary of the S.C.P.A. of the matter. On the instructions of the Hon. Secretary, witress placed the matter in the hands of the Police, The carcass, sald witness. had the appearance of having been hacked from the body, and was in an advanced state of decompos!- tion

On the night of November 17, he received instructions to call upon Mr. Murphy to see whether he would make a statement.

His Worship added that before the Boclety could bring a case of this sort before the Court, it must be certain that its informant or informants were willing to come

to the Court to stand by the Se- ciety. That was the most impor- tant thing. Unless the Bocety was certain on that point, it could

not stake. aut à summons at all

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1933.

MR. OSIAS IN COLONY Strong Advocate For Independent P.I.

There arrived in Hongkong this morning. the Hah C. Ouits, Resi- dent Trade Commissions for the Philippines in Washington D.O. one of the staunchest advocates of the movement for fighting the inde pendence of the Islands. In direct contrast to President Quaizon, who was in the Colony a few wooks ago, Mr. Osias is a strong support er of the Hare-Hawes Cutting Law," and when interviewed yes terday stated that it was his belief that had the Bill been put to the people of the Islands in alaiz plebiscite it would never have been defeated. Questioned as his attitude towards the present Inds pendence Commission which is an route to Washington, he said that even though they were his political enemies, he wished them every" sile." In the witness box, Mr. Murphy coss and should they obtain an act stated that, he did not know where

as good or better than the one that the dog was found and he did not had just been defeated, he would know who placed it there. He had give them his whole-hearted sup given no instructions for it to be part. "If the new commission can- placed there. When the dog was not get a bill in January, approved dead, he gave instruction to by the commission in February sad coolle to take the body to the end acted upon lavourably by one of of Waterloo Road and bury it the houses of congress by April, on the hill-side.

then there will be no independence received from the seventy-third ses- sion of Congress.

The Second Charre As regards the second charge, Mr. Armstrong said defendant did not know for sure how the body got there, but he had very good idea..

His Worship-That disposes of the second summons too.

Mr. Armstrong:-I suggest that as a fiendly gesture, the Society should pay my client's cost.

What Had Happened -

GROWTH IN AIR-BORNE LOADS

10,000 Miles by Air and Ocean in 13 Days

Striking examples are forth in the variety, of air-borne loads.. "To jake just à few typical coming of the time-savings that can be effected. in the dispatch examples. one now finds of the of urgent loads over long distan-ked increase in the use of the ces, by a combined use of alt Birway for flying urgently re- cut and ocean transport

quired parts and fittings from" this country to engineering plants located near the stations along our Empire air-lines. Very considerable time-savings can be effected by sending such signments by air, thus reducing to. A minimum the period dur ing which any portion of a plant has to remain idle, awaiting some eksential part. There is also a

The other day an express, parj- cer containing documents was consigned by air-mail and ocean liner from Victoria, British Co- lumbia, to Nairobi, in Kenya Colony..

and

COD

This packet, on its first stage, was Hown by air-mail to Now York. Here it arrived in time to catch the liper "EUROPA," after crossing the Atlantic, and growing use of our air services when still 800 miles from Land's in the dispatch abroad, and over express mailed spare parts for motor-cars. End, it was catapulted from the Empire routes, of urgently need-

her with other matter, and non by seaplane to Here one may mention the case of a stranded motor car party Southampton..

at the who, though they were time in the heart of Africa. ob- tained & spare part from London in not more than a week by air. whereas by surface transport it might have been a case not of weeks but of months.

After this the parcel, was air- borne by Imperial" Airways from London via France. Italy and Egypt to Africa, duly reaching Nairobi after having travelled 10,000 miles by air and sea in 13 days. By ordinary transport the journey

Occupied

would have

tota!

越 an

Air Cargoes "Figuring offen in air cargoes more than a month

Not long ago, as another in- one finds valuable pictures, de- other. ap- stance of long-distance trasaportlicate electrical ma by mail-plane and liner, an ex- paratus, and fragile articles of The Commissioner was pleased to press parcel travelled 12,000 miles many kinds. In such cases the learn that during his visit here Mr. by air and sea from Los Angeles, care in handling which each. receives, and the Quaison had made no mention of California, to Poona, in India consignment

while the military reservations clause of In this case the

transit absence of vibration

airway the defeated bill which had been

time was 18 days; which repre- flight, renders the the President's chief reason for op-sented a saving of 15 days over idea means of träfsport. Mr. Armstrong added that he posing it, and hoped that he had the fastest surface transport. "Frequently alt-borne, at the ought

Further instances of the faci- present time, are urgently-need- explain the circum suffered a change of heart. "The stances under which the dog was matter supreme to me," he went lities which exist, for expressed medicines and vaccines, and killed, otherwise a wrong im-on to say, is the independence of dispatch by air and sea, were such things mmifactüfers! might be given to the my country and I will be among given by an official of Imperial samples. The aerial transport of. public. Defendant purchased the the first to commend the present Airways.

live-stock is also greatly on the increase, ranging say ffumi a dog, which was only about five commission should they obtain satis weeks old, in a bird shop at the factory results.

fully-grown lion, Eomlag overto beginning of the month. It was

perform in a cireds in this coun- bought to replace one which was

try, to a crate-load of day-old chicks, consigned from Croydon lost as Mrs. Murphy was rather

to some poultry farm on Continent.

pression

to

Mr. Armstrong. I don't think upset on losing it. that statement is admissible.

Witness:-That's about all I can say, your Worship.

His Worship: Is that all the evidence you have? Yes.

The evidence you have just given discloses nothing at all. The fact that you found a dead dog on a vacant plece of ground in Waterloo Road does not affect the defendant in this case at all.-Well, I'm all by myself. I have no solicitor to help me.

But all the same, if you bring a charge against Mr. Murphy you must be able to prove something.

Detective-Sergeant Lamont, who watching the case for the Police, suggested that witness might be able to say whose dog it

was

Was.

On being question, witness stated that the dog belonged to Mr. Murphy. He knew that be- cause he recognised it.

No Evidence

His Worship:-Anyway there is absolutely no evidence on the first charge. I think it is wrong to bring a summons like this against anybody unless you are in a post- "tion to produce evidence to sup-

: + port it

Mr. Armstrong said it was serious charge that had been brought against the defendant and one which reflected against his good name if it could be proved. The Society could not only prove nothing, but could only say that a dead dog was found

"It is an absolute disgrace that this case should have been brought before the Court like this. I difficulties under understand the which the SP.CA. have to work, but I think they ought to have something much stronger than this evidence before your Worship be- 'fore they prosecute. It amounts to malicious prosecution."

His Worship:-I agree with you that there la no evidence what ever.

HONGKONG BENEVOLENT

SOCIETY.

Although a man of dynamic per- sonality, one of the greatest charms possessed by the visiting statesman s his disarming modesty. When he left Manila, more than twelve The dog was very happy and contented with its owners and thousand people were on the dock both Mr. and Mrs. Murphy soon to bid him farewell, but in telling became fond of it. On November the story he said, "They did not 10, it started to get ill, due pro-

come to cheer me, but the cause I baby to having swallowed some represent." chicken bone.

Mr. Osias, who was educated in On the following day it became worse despite all the United States, is still a young that could be done for it, and re-

man. He is president of the. Na fused to take any food whatever.

tional University in Manila, and On Sunday, It had become de-has represented the Philippines in than five finitely worse and there seemed to Washington for more

He leaves aboard the Empress of nose and started to whine in Japan for America, to-morrow. piteous manner.

be no hope of the dog surviving.

It began to exuda pus from the

With the view, to taking it out of its suffering, Mr. Murphy took the dog to the Mataukok slaughter. house, but he found only a Chin- ese there. No wishing to cave the dog behind, he took home again. There was no Eurocan on duty

years.

REUTER STAFF CHANGES

at the Dogs' Home as it was a Mr. M. J. Cox New

Sunday,

By this time, thʊ ang was very

much worse, and Mr. Murphy de Japan Correspondent

cided to take the animal out of He asked his "boy" tu suffering

get a coolie to kill the dog, but

hecame very

Mr. C. J. Chancellor, General the Far Manager for Reuter in when the coolle arrived, both Mr East, has announced the follow- ing staff transfers which have and Mrs, Murphy much upset.

authorised by Sir Roderick Jones, the Chairman of Reuters

away but

'How It Was Killed

The coolle was sent

The was called for again later. dog was taken out in the yard and was knocked unconscious with the blunt

end of a chopped, after which its throat, was cut. The body was wrapped up and the coolle was told to take it to the The coolle hill-side to bury it. was paid $1 for the job.

Mr. Armstrong said the Inspec tor was not correct when he said the head was decapitated as the throat only was cut. There could be no question of cruelty whatever.

Early next month Mr. M. J. Cox, who has handled the Reuter service in Shanghai for nearly 22

years, is proceeding to Tokyo" to take up the position of Reuters Correspondent in-Japan in suc- cession to Captam M. D. Kennedy. who is transferring to London,

Since 1931 Mr. Cox has held the appointment of Manager of Heaters Far Eastern News Sex

vices.

For the first time Reuters will also have a full-time staff cor-

Osaka. This respondent in necesslated by the growing im

is

the

Was

New York as Start "Taking New York as a start- ing-point, he said, "a parcel can "now "travel from that city across the Atlantic, and on say to Cairo, in not more than 10

"Strange are the cargoes we days, as compared with 20 by. any other means; while a pac- carry sometimes. Recently, for ket by ocean and air will reach example, our "Africa service Baghdad. from New York, in 11 utilised for the rapid dispatch days, as contrasted with. 36 to 42 from Port Elizabeth to Tanganyi by ordinary transport. Even ka of a number of live' ladybirds Cape Town, needed in combating a mealy- from New York to the air adn sea transit time is big plague in the coffee planta

also. WO now not more than 18 days tions: "Not long ago,

over to this country this comparing with from 28 to brought 32 days by surface travel.

from Africa by air, for labora-. To glance through some recent tory purposes in connection "with Insect-fighting campaign, batches of aerial waybills," he the added. "is to realise not only the several crate-loads of live lo growth in the quantity, but also custs."

KING EDWARD'S this courtesy, and sent a message"

PARIS VISIT

Effect on the Entente price.

Cordiale

expressing his hope that King Edward would visit Paris on his way home. This was the very had excuse for which the King been hoping. and he accepted at

The King arrived in Paris on May 1, 1903. In the procession from the station the King drove Lord. Hardinge of Penshurst, a in the President coach, and former British Ambassador to followed in a carriage with M France, last night revealed the in- Delcasse. the Foreign Minister, ner history of King Edward's Although there were huge crowds Visit to Paris which paved the who cheered the King I could not help noticing that here and way for the Entente Cordiale.

He called the Government's up there were some amal groups position to the King going to who shouted: Vive les Boers!!" France, and is astonishment, in The King spent three days in Paris. continued Lord Hardinge.

view of the political situation,

at the immence and which re- sulted in the Anglo-French Agres- ment of 1904

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and what set the seal the suc cess of his mission was the visit he paid to the Hotel de Ville. It Lord Hardings WOS proposing was in a short speech there that the toast of "France" at the ar he used the words that excited nual banquet of the United An- the greatest enthusiasm through- and out Paris: "C'est avec le plus sociations of Great Britain France, at Claridge's Hotel, at grand plaisir que je reviens a which M. Corbin. the new. French Parts, ou je me trouve comme

chez moi.” --- Ambassador, was the guest honour. He recalled that he had TRIUMPHAL PROGRESS accompanied King Edward.

Office on that historic visit representative of the Foreign

centre and the development of

"I always have maintained that Reuters Commercial Services to meet the demands of business the foundation of the Entente men for accurate and quick anan was entirely due to the initiative and personality of our late King It was in the spring of 1903, little more than a year after bis ac- cession, that King Edward decid- ed to pay a series of official visita to his brother Sovereigns.

So great an impression did this

King's stay was a triumpha] pro- phrase make that the rest of the

Mr. Murphy did what he thought portarice, of Osaka, as, a financial thirty years ago. He said: gress. I took his carriage aj

at the time to be the, most humane way of putting the animal out of pain.

** PARENT OBJECTS Young Man Sent To Prison

*

cial information.

In

whole hour to drive from the Opera to the British Embassy, the streets were so blocked with cheering crowds.

Lord Hardings then welcomed M Corbin M. Corbin, who began his speech in faultless English and finished it in French recalled the services in the cause of friendship which Anglo-French had been rendered both by Lord. Hardinge and the Earl of Derby who presided at the banquet,

During the Boer War there had been a good deal of bickering between the English and French Press, and when the British Gov

Lord Derby, replying to the ernment heard of the King's in- tention of, mcluding Paris in his toast of his health submitted by round of visits, they opposed it M Corbin, added his tribute to because they feared, some unto-"That verg human. Englishman, ward acident

King Edward.""

Frr ld to ne

The Osaka post is being alled by Mr. J. E. Henry, who for some "years has held the position, af Reuters Manager in Hongkong. Mr. W. O'Neill' la taking Mr. Having pleaded guilty on Mon- Henry's place in Hongkong... We have to acknowledge on bes day to a charge of barbouring an Mr. Frank Oliver, Reuter's Pe half of the Hongkong Benevolent unmarried girl of 15, Kwok Kami King Manager, is being transfer Society the sum of 810.00 sent wing (22) was yesterday senten-red to Shanghai next month to by Mr. and Mrs. E. B. L. Dow ced to four weeks hard labour.

take charge of Reuters Editorial Department in Shanghai and the biggie with the request that theThe case was remanded for.

Far Eastern News Services.. sum of 35.00 each is to be set consideration by the SCA of a

Dora proposal by the defendant to Mr. E. H. Ward arrived aside in memory of Mrs.

Shanghai last week from London Bell and Mr. A. C. Franklin re- marry the girl.

Detective-Inspector: Elston "sold

to work as an assistant to Mr. But, as the King said to me spectively,

the relations of both parties had W. Mowl, Manager of Reuters at the time, be knew the French been investigated and the defen- Far Eastern Commercial Services public far better than any of his dant was not in a position to and the Reuter Shanghai Ticker Cabinet Minister. He said that al- though he always wished to respect marry, and therefore, the law Installation-Reuter

the views of his Government, he inust take its course. He was

would certainly go to Faris if he out of work and the girl's father

could get a reasonably good ex- objected to the marriage. The offence was serious, and it was suggested that the defendant én- ticed the girl, who was expecting a child by him. Defendant's fa- ther kept a cloth factors in Fat- shan.

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In Memory Of Mr. A. C. Franklin

Mr. and Mrs. E. Cock

$5.00

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