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·HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1934.

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Europeans Again Remanded

That interpreters should be sworn Mr. Longfield, of the Hongkong Jose Lizarraga, 33, of Manita; before taking statements from ac Electric Company, said defendant Wong Sau-mo, 20, of Shanghai, cused persons was the view expressed had been employed with them for and Nicholas Levitsky, allas Mecan, by Mr. Wynne-Jones at Kowloon several years, and had a good re-alias Levin, alias Macon alias Se- Magistracy yesterday when four cord. He had never been in trou- mon, 34, a Russian, who are men were brought before him en able before. Defendant was supposed being charged with fraud made an- vharge of stealing a bicycle

to have been engaged on some work other appearance before Mr. at Canal Road East, and had ra. Balfour at Central Magistracy yes

terday when the case was agull re- business to go into this house.

manded

Detective Sergeant Kennedy, who prosecuted, informed his Worship that there was little evidence against any of the defendants apart from their statements ín answer to the charge.

A Chinese charge room interprater told the Court that defendants' statements were taken through constable as the defendants could only speak Chinchau,

His Worship:-Was the constable sworn!

A 76 year old Chinese at Central Magistracy yesterday, was fined 3 or three days without hard labour by Mr. Balfour on a charge of begging in Queen's Road Central, He is to be sent back to the country.

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Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, assistunt Crown Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution while Mr. B. H. Cole was for Lizarraga and Mr. M. A. da Silva represented Wong Sau Mo.

Mr. Silva made an application on behalf of his allons for legal fees, saying that the defendant had $1,300 in Lis possession when he was "arrest- Sentence of three months harded, and the money were now in the

hands of the Police.

tabour was imposed by Mr. Balfour at Central Magistracy yesterday on an unemployed Chinose, Tam Hung who was charged with stealing a parcel containing, among other arti eles, a jade and gold bangle, valued at 8, the property of a young married woman, Wing Fun Ying of "

La a case like this when you have nothing against a defendant except his statement in answer to the charge, it is very important that you have his statement taken through a sworn interpreter. The constable in this case was not sworn, and there- fore defendante statements are of to use to me at all. Defendants | 194 Jervois Street! must be discharged,

Arising out of this, Inspector An-

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It was stated the defendant rob- bed the complainant when she was

On Mr. Whyte Smith raising no objection, His Worship granted an order for $800,

Mr. Whyte-Smith indicated that altogether 18 charges would be pre- ferred against the defendants.

walking with her aunt and a baby Black & White Check in Lower Lascar Row, but in dash- ing away ran into the arms of an Indian policeman. -

drew, of Kowloon City, asked his Worship whether a police officer could swear in an interpreter. «

His Worship replied a Justice of the Peace must be brought in to do so. However, all the Assistant Su- Before Mr. Balfour at Central Ma- perintendents of Police were J. P.'s mistracy yesterday Ng Choy, unem- and they could swear in an inter-ployed, was sentenced to six months' preter.

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ELECTRICIAN IN TROUBLE

For the theft of a quantity of electric Compar wires from No. 400, Hennessy, ad, Chan Kau, an electrician employed at the Hong Kong Electric Company was fined

CASE DISMISSED

hard labour for stealing jewellery to the value of $82 from No. 2 Kau U Fong, third floor. The defendant was arrested on Wednesday last in Shing Hing Street, near Po Hing. Fong, carrying a small iron hòx which contained a wrist watch, and which was stated to have been stolen from the house in question.

DISPUTE SETTLED

Life Belt Summons Winding-Up Petition

Ends Abruptly

Chan Kami, coxswain of the Cheung-Chau ferry "Sun Chau", and L. Yau-tsun. manager for the owners, the Hongkong and New; Territories Ferry Co. Ltd., who were charged with failing to have the requisite number of life belts, and permitting the offence, respective-

Withdrawn

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ly, were yesterday discharged by petitioners, Messrs. Jardine Mathe-and-white silk shirt with collar TRADE TALKS

the Hon. Commander F. Hole. at the Marine Court, who found that the case as presented by the pro- secution showed that the five wit- nesses brought by the prosecution had not seen the life-saving ap- pliances of board the vessel, and he therefore 'could not hold that there was any definite proof that they were not on board..

Mr. P. H. Sin appeared for the accused, while Crown Sergeant W. N. Darkin of the Water-Police was for the prosecution.

Mr. Macnamara, said the case originally came before Mr. J. F. Wood, former Chief Justice, and was adjourned to chambers. Since then a settlement satisfactory to both parties had been arrived at, and petitioners asked leave to withdraw the petition.

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participating, but were deeply in- terested in the outcome.

It is believed that the talks have already been of considerable value, After four hours the meeting was

WITH JAPAN

BEGIN adjourned until Wednesday.

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At the voluntary liquidation of the company, he continued, the creditors other than Messrs. Jar comfort. dine, Matheson, appointed the The practical use would be ex-

London, Fel. 20. liquidators, of whom there were treme case and comfort, combined Ave.

The long-delayed discussions be- Petitioners fele aggrieved at with neatness. The material latween representatives of the cotton being left out in this fashion and

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and artificial silk trades of Great they took the only course open to them by applying for the com-

be Britain and Japan began at the

aBoard of Trade yesterday. pulsory winding-up. It was now requested that the ve liquidatora be reduced to one, and that one other, Ll Tung, accountant of the Bank of East Asia, be appointed to act for petitioners.

Mr. Eldori Potter, KC

appear-

John Charlton, assistant, Govern- ment Marine Surveyor, stated that when he went on board the vessel on February 23 he found the re- quisite number of life-belts and other appliances

On on board. the upper deck, where the first- class passengers were accom- modated. there were four seat boxes and two chests of dfe-belts. Chan Kam, coxswain...said the vessel grounded just after leaving for the creditors and liquidators ing Cheung-chau" and there was a appointed in the, voluntary wind- great deal of commation on board. ing up petition. supported Mr. He was asked by some of the pas- Macnamara in his remarks. sengers for life belts but was so concerned with the ship. at the time that he did not have time to attend to the needs of the pas sengers. There was no danger and he let the-passengers. look for the life-saving appliances for themselves...

Remarking that he was happy this state of affairs had been ar rived at, his Lordship made an or- der for the withdrawal of the names of Chow Chuf-gee. Wong Chung-on,

Chow Sing-lee, and Wong Cheong-lam, from the post tion of liquidators; appointed Li Tung to act with Chow Hol-kwat On the upper deck at the time in this capacity: gave leave to 'there were 24 lite-belts eight withdraw the petition, and in- life-buoys and four rafts.. The timated that he would go over the life-belts were kept in two of the exact terms of the settlement in "six boxes on deck. In all there chambers.

In The Stern.

were 288 life-bolts on board, eight life-buoys, and six rafts. He

checked these over when he be

came coxswain six days previous

to the accident. : ...

SAYINGS OF THE WEEK

Commander Hole:-Didn't you I can understand that Goering think it was part of your business would. like to execute me

passengers where the Diraltroff

raised

to inform life-belts were kept?

The Labour Party and the Trade Witness:-Yes, but I was put- Unions hate the Communist Party ting the ship astern at the time.. with an intensity which would

Why didn't you tell them?-I cause embarrassment and told them they were kept in eyebrows in the Carlton Club- the boxes in the stern of the. ship. Mr. Tom Johnston..

During the one and a half hours The new German Despotic State you were at anchor did you make has one ultimate object of policy: any move to show the passengers | to build a large fleet in order to where the life belta were? Yes, | recover, exploit and maintain the

pointed out the boxes.

colonies lost by the old Reich.- Chan Foo, second coxswain, cor- | Mr. Hilaire Belloc. roborated the evidence pf. Chan The Kellogg Pact imperils the Kam with regard to the number amity of nations by inducing a of ure-belts aboard.

rapidly that soon the last man will only have to press a button to get his own faneral-Mas Ellen Wildsson.

false sense of temporary security. -Mr. Harold Nicolson.

Since the Soviet Government has no use for manuscripts of the Bible, and since the British nation has no use for the bones, now reposing in Highgate Cemetery,

I have not the faintest con- of Karl Marx, I regret it has not fidence in any undertakings that been possible to effect an ex- may be given by the present change-Dean Inge, y regime in Germany. Mr. Maxton. Politics are not a battle, but a question of common sense.--M Doumergue.

We shan't be long-Sir Oswald Mosley. We

are displacing labour so (Continued on the previous Col.)

An official statement issued last. night said that the first question which emerged was the problem of the area to be covered in any possi ble agreement.

This is a geographical question." A note prepared by the British. delegation for submission to Mr. Okada defines the British attitude on this question.

The Japanese, it is understood, have expressed the view that only the Single-breasted suits more popular this year, but

markets within the British Empire should be covered by any agreement, three-piece combination of double- Mr. Walter Runciman, President whereas the British delegates are breasted jacket to be worn with of the Board of Trade, after wel-anxious that the whole world max--- coming the delegates, explained that kete shall be included in any agrée- the British Government, were not ment which may be adopted.

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