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no claim to the proud title of Eng-

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. lish gentleman..

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HONG KONG DAEY PRESS WEDNESDAY, MÀY

PRISONER'S DEATH

Evidence By Ex- Convict

The Working Classes The good humour of the working

Further evidence was taken by at Tis hereby notified that sealed classes at once strikes the visitor It deriplicate, which

to England. You meet it every Mr. Hamilton, the Coroner; should be clearly marked "Tonder for New Kowloon Quarry Lot No. where. I was told that they car- Central Magistracy yesterday when will be received at the Colonial ried it with them into the Great the enquiry into the death of Secretary's Office until Noon of War-even into the mud of the Wong Yau who died as a result of Monday, the 31st day of May, 1934, trenches-and it has been immor injuries alleged to have been re for the occupation for a period com talized in "Old Bill." They are aceived while undergoing a short

at Victoria Gaöl lovable sentence mancing from the date of notificationindly people with many of acceptance of tender and ending 31st December, 1833, of the piece or

March 26, was resumed. parcel of ground at Kung Tong Taai, Cha Kwo Ling, as shown coloured red on a plan signed by the Director of Public Works and. Dated 28th April, 1934, and subject to the conditions which can be ascertained at the office of the Director of Public Works,

Upset annual fes $300 per annum. Each tender must be accompanied by receipt to the effect that the tenderer has deposited in the Colonial Treasury a sum of 100 na a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown in the event of the tenderer, whose tender is accepted, refusing to carry out the terms and conditions of bis tender.

On the accoptano of a tender the deposits of unsuccessful tendurers will be returned to them.

Form of tender and further part: iculars can be obtained from the office of the Director of Public Works.

The Government does not "bind itself to accept the highest or any

tender.

R. M. HENDERSON, "Director of Public Works.

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4th May, 1994,

traits, and were always very help- ful to me during my years in Eng- land. They often display a great deal of real delicacy: I have read of one such who could discuss re- gicides with with Cyrano de Bergerac without

offence...

Hamlet and noses

my

I regret that the time at: disposal to-day does not allow me to give at any length my impres- slots of France, where I resided for two years; of Italy, where I lived for a year: and of Spain. Belgium and Switzerland which I "visited for short periods.

During my two years in Paris. I travelled at different times quite extensively through France-in- cluding Brittany, Biarritz, Lourdes and the Pyrenees, and the Riviera.

France Misunderstood

LAWN BOWLS

K.B.G.C. Teams For Saturday

The following have been selected to represent the Kowloon Bowling Green Club in their league matches on Saturday:

ist Team v. Kowloon Dock at KB.G.C.

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Mr. Hamilton was assisted by the following jury: Messrs. F. C. Collaco (foreman), H. A. Barros

and E 1 Rosario,

was

Evidence given at previous hear- frigs was to the effect that the de- ceased was admitted to the Vic torta Gaol on March 19 and placed in a cell with other prisoners. He was paraded before the prison doe- for the following day and found to be suffering.from scabes He was then recommended to be placed in an "untasked " cell with three other men who were also suffering from the same disease. Ile was subsequently cured and re- turned to his work.

On the morning of March 26, an oficer noticed that the deceas- ed had solled his trousers. He was sent to get a clean issue, but later a similar thing was noticed and he was then sent to hospital. It was

J. S. Logan, P. T. Farrell. R. Hall W. S. Drake (Skip)...

V. Duncan, 5. Randle, Fetherick, W. Macfarlane (Skip),

J. Watson, A. 5. Russell, J. He Rudding, L. Guy (Skip).

and Team v. Indian Recreation Cub at Sookunpoo.

16, 1934.

CHINA'S SUGAR SUPPLY

Move To Make Her Independent

Shanghai, May 9,

A movement to make China self- supporting with regard to its sugar

Supply has been started here by Chinese Industrialists and is gain- ing the support of the Nanking government.

Plans are being drawn up to utilize large areas that possess favourable soll and dimate for a more intensive cultivation of sugar cane and sugar beets. The leaders H. F. Stoneham, G. Ross, A. W.

of the movement contend that if E. Davidson, H. H Rose (Skip).

energetic steps are taken in this M. J. Henderson, C. L Farmer.direction there will be practically

G. Chariton. G. E. F. Thompson (Skip).

E. V. Searle. G. J. Chambers, J. G. Meyer, W. E. Hale (Skip).

I cannot remember the persons who struck the deceased. All of them were short-term prisoners.

Was A Policeman

as-

Do you know why he was

the saulted?---After

assault, I heard that he had been a Chinese detective.

Do you know why he was impri-

no need to import sugar from abroad.

It is estimated that China at the present time imports approximate- ly 100.000.000 yuan worth of sugar, both crude and refined, annually.

According 20 rellable sources, government officials and Chinese representatives abroad have been the conducting negotiations for

necessary purpose of obtaining financial support for the develop- ment of China's sugar industry.

Concurrently, a number of ex- perts have been sent to investigate

Conditions the agricultural South China, which are consider-"

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then discovered that some of his soned?-Just before I was released, ed especially favourable for..sugar „{

I feel that there are no people than the more misunderstood French and for this I believe they themselves are in great part to blame because so many

young ribs were broken. He was sub- Frenchmen seem to delight in pre-sequently sent to the Government tending to live up to the perfectly Civil Hospital where he died on libelous reputation which other the morning of March 26. countries have given them for be- ing generally non-moral. But it is all just a huge bluff. At heart the great majority of Frenchmen and Frenchwomen are devout Ca- tholics. From childhood, to man- hood they are subject to the re- HE FIFTH EXTRA strictions of a rigid family code: TRAOR MEETING will be held the French boy and girl of ma-

THE HONG KONG JOOKEY CLUB.

(Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY DO SATURDAY, 19TH MAY, 1934, at 2.00 p.m. (First saddling bell at 130 p.m.) and on MONDAY, 21ST MAY, 1934, at 2.30 p.m. (First Haddling bella: Í 200 Noon).

ture years and of good family are much more restricted by con- vention than English boys and girls of the same age. And when you know this it is very easy to

Fazan Allam, a hospital warder. told the Court that he saw the de- ceased on March 24. He was then suffering from

scabes and was

taken to hospital where he was treated. After the treatment be was given a bath and later sent back to the cell. No complaints were made to him by the deceased. An ex-convict named Lo Yau stated that he was sentenced at Kowloon Magistracy on March 17 to undergo a term of 14 days for stealing. On the first two days he

MEMBERS ENCLOSURE. Members are notified. that they and get along with the erstwhile ap-i was put in the new convigts' cell,"

their Ladies must wear their Badgee prominently displayed throughout the Mecting.

No Une without a Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure.

Badges admitting Non-Members to the

parently unrepentant sceptic and ion-moral youth, who has probably only recently found himself freed for the "first time "from those re- strictions and safeguards. And what good, clean, jolly pals those young men can be when they know that you have seen through their disguise and that you understand their sisters their real selves as understand them.

but after that he had a cell by himself. He was given all sorts of work by the warders.

Fle saw the deceased on Monday, March 26 when he was working in the wash house. Deceased. was. brought in by a warder and was later. taken away, after having been there for about ten minutes. He did not hear the other prison ers talking when deceased, arrived. Deceased was given some washing to do near the latrine. At first be did the washing on the floor. Some of the prisoners asked him to do the work while other struck him. He got up and was struck There was a European warder on duty at the time, but the deceased was struck when he was looking in another direction. The warder,

Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 per day for Gentlemen and 13.00 per day for Ladies (Both including Tax) Bre obtainable through the SECRETARY

apoa the personal application of a Member, auch tomber to be responsible for all visitors in-

If you want to see the real troduced by him, and for Payment Frenchman. go into any railway of All Chits, &e.

The Secretary's Office, 3rd Floor, station in Parts on a Sunday mor Gloucester Building. (Tel. 97794), willd ning, and watch the happy fathers éloss at 12 o'clock Noon on and mothers with their children Saturday and 10.30 a.m. op as they crowd the platforms on Monday,

their way for the day to the green and, pleasant fields on the banks again. of the Marne or the Stene or at Vincennes or St. Cloud. The de- generates of Parla do not typify Frenchmen, and those who know only Paris do not know France.

Hedges admitting to Members'

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Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.

On No Fretext will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the Meeting.

Tiffins are obtainable at the Cluo House provided they are ordered from the No. 1 Hoy in advance. Telephone 21920.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE, The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 including Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are admitted Half Price.

Tiffins will be obtainable in the

By Order

Hong Kong, 14th May, 1934.

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I spent only a brief holiday in Switzerland, where I stayed at Kandersteg with a party of Eng- ish friends.

I paid no less than eight visits to Belgium, and saw quite a lot of the country and its people.

Visit To Spain

...My first visit to Spain was

on

Spain.

however.

I was informed that he was impri-cultivation. They will make a re- soned for taking a bus ride with port to the government at an early

date. out paying the fare.

When he was being struck, did you hear anyone shouting "Strike Him, he was a policeman?"—No.

Did you see the warder draw his truncheon?-Yes. Another Europ can warder was also there but he did not take any action.

Continuing, witness said that he did not notice the deceased was in pain.

At the steps leading to the yard, the European warder who took the deceased away, signed a chit and then instructed 3 "ya, mut (trusted, prisoner) to take him. away to another ward. Later an- other "ya mut" brought the de- ceased, back to change his clothes. Did you hear that the deceased was assaulted by the "ya mui?”--- Yes.

Did, he make him drink any- mixed thing? Yes. Jeyes fuld with cut human hair,

In reply to the jury, witness said he could not identify any one of those who had assaulted the de- ceased.

Mr. T. Murphy, ASP, explained that witness was given an oppor- unity to identify the prisoners. With the exception of one or two. all of them were paraded before him but he failed. to identify any one of them, -

Chan King Yu, another convict who is at present undergoing a term of four months for picking a soon saw this and he took the deceased purse, said that he was admitted to the Victoria Gaol on March 20. away.

Coroner: Do you know that the deceased is dead?

The Coroner: Do you know who are the people who struck him? Witness: No. There was some confusion when I saw the incident,

They are good companions. jolly thoughtful and consideräte.

The

I

gay been

Deceased was reserved and did not speak to him.

Was he queer?-How do I know?

so was I He was undergoing a sentence and

Did anybody hit him in the cell? No body.

Who were in the cell with you?-- Deceased and Prisoners No. 2993 and 3017.

Witness: No., Continuing, witness said that he last saw deceased on Monday. March 26. When he was first ad- mitted he was put in the same celi with the deceased and two others. That was cell No. 22 and when one Restaurant in the Fablic Enclosure one invitation of one of my school

men are liable to be misunderstood of them was found to be suffering Monday, 21st May, 1934.

from scabes, all of them were re- Therese Ripoll by Englishwomen. and before Bookmakers, Tio Tac Men, etc., friends-Marle

of the leading left England for Rome I was warn-loved to cell No. 26 will not be permitted to operate with daughter of one in the Precincts of THE HONG KONG ( lawyers of Barcelona. They have ed that I should find the treedom JOCKEY CLUB during the Race Meeting.

a town house and a beautiful of certain young men's manners in the street very annoying. I soon second country home. On my 0. B. BROWN, ? visit "I was the guest of Dr. Mon- noticed that many young men

Secretary.

tessort's nephew and his wife and thought nothing of making loud comments on the looks of any [2847 family. I went with my hosta on

woman who attracted their atten- visits and picnics to many places

tion. I as a Chinese probably came of interest around Barcelona, in- cluding Montserrat, the sacred in for more than my share of this, but it would have been: foolish to mountain of Catalonia. Of course

have taked offence when

Had A Bath I went to a bull fight, at which I

Those offence" was meant. saw no less than eight bulls kill-

young Italians would have

Witness then went on to say that ed. Bull-fighting is still a great astonished had I protested: why or Monday, March 26 he went out national institution In

should they not be free to express with the deceased and both had a though football is now running it their complimentary thoughts? It

bath. After the bath they went to close in popular favour.

is just the custom of the country

the main hall where they sat for a to do ea,

little while, after which they went My last year in Europe was

to No. 2 yard, where they separ→ uted. that the Sixth ORDINARY spent in Italy. The principal cities YEARLY MEETING OF SHARE besides Rome which I visited were

Witness later went to the wash-. house where he remained till 3' HOLDERS OF WALLACE Turth, Milan, Bologna, Venice and China I had the very great and HARPER & CO., LTD. will be the Lido, Florence, and Naples. rare privilege of being received in held at Lane, Crawford's, Hong From Naples I went to

see the Private Audience by His Holiness D. He did not see the deceased working" in the Kong, on Monday, the 28th day of ruins of Pompell, the great Ro- the Pope. What impressed me at there. While

the hospital where he saw decens- May, 1934, at, 5.15 p. m., for the man city which was buried un- once was his dignified simplicity, washhouse, he was asked to go to purpose of receiving the Statement of der the ashes of Vesuvius eigh- He was clad all in white, with a Accounts and the Report of the teen centuries ago." I stayed gold chain, carrying a large crossed being carled out from the ward. Board of Directors for the rear ended at Bologna for about a week. This around his neck. He spoke with He heard a warder asking the de- 81st January, 1984, and re-electing city boasts the most ancient unt-me in French, and was very in ceased who assaulted him, and the Directors Bad Auditore

versity in Europe, While there terested to hear that my family deceased replying "all of them." Coroner: You must know who The TRANSFER BOUKS of the attended the Pax Romana Congress had been Catholle for generations Company will be closed from Maya great annual gathering of Ca and that my aunt was a nun in had ssaulted the deceased. You 21st, 1984, to May 28th, 1984 tholle University students from all the French Convent at Hongkong. Were with him for five days until inclusive

the countries of Europe. During He gave me his blessing for my after he was discovered?--NO, I my year's stay at Rome I took family and myself, written and don't know who assaulted him, By Order of the Board,

every, opportunity of exploring the signed by his own hand J. F. SHEA,

classical and Christian monuments Secretary,

of the Eternal City. [2546 Hong Kong, 14 May, 1994.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Italy.

I found the the Italians to be la particularly courteous people,

Audience With Pope Before I left Rome to return to

And so my eight years in Europe ended "And here I set my face towards home, For nows my pilgri mage is done.

Addressing the Jury, the Coroner said: That man knows something about it but he would not tell us.

The case was then adjourned till tdsmörrow afternoon.

er-

In this connection, it is also phasized that the bandit-suppřes- sion campaign launched by Gen- eral Chiang Kai Shek, president of the military affairs commissioni, has done much to encourage agri-' culture in the areas that were once Les by bandit hordes that swoop- ed down on farmers, taking their earnings

and destroying their.

crops as well

Dr. H. E. Kung. minister of finance. recently stated in reply to Japanese charges about the uses of the American cotton and wheat loan, that much of the proceeds of the loan were being used to re- patriate farmers to the now ban- dit cleared districts.

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