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ECHOES OF 1861

-55-A Magician At The Theatre Royal

We have omitted to notice Mon- ! fluid-Cherry brand, says" another, sieur De Barr's performance on and out is poured the ruby liquor Tuesday night. As usual there was-Old Tom, says another, and "the a good house, the pit being nearly particular" is forthwith emitted. full and the boxe's nearly empty Caracas, says a fourth, and his The result was most satisfactory, vile taste is gratified. Cognac, nearly every trick being greeted says another and the stimulant ta with warm applause. He has»an- | immediately forthcoming. We Bounced a performance at reduced should imagine these changes were price.

Saturday. for the rung through a score of glasses behoof of those who having fam:1- each liqueur called for was poured leg will be enabled to avail of the out of the same bottle, which was reduction. The best tricks of the held to the right hand and no- three performances already gone thing could be fairer than the through will be selected.

whole address of the performer.

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To give those an idea of Mon- sleur De Barr's peculiar powers. who may not have witnessed his extraordinary performances, we will attempt to describe two of his tricks.

Again, he asks for a hat from one of the audience. Clearly no- thing is in it-he holds it with the crown towards the people and he shovels out of it with his hands enough feathers to reach his He takes in his hand a common knees. This trick seems diabolical looking champagne battle. Advan-in every respect. cirg towards the audience he de- There are many other tricks sires that any "liquor" those be- more amusing, but these will give fore him may fancy shall be call- | an idea of the artiste's powers. ed for. One says Champagne, and The whole performance is most a glass is filled with the sparkling amusing and highly creditable, s

21

1984.

PONIES ALMOST GIVEN AWAY

Few Bidders At Sale

H.K. POLICE RESERVE

CORDERS BY THE HON. MR. E. D. C. WOLFE, C.M.G..

"LG. OF POLICE)

Prison

VOTING FOR HITLER

Some Wavering

Berlin, Aug. 20.

AQUATIC SPORTS

Although Kerr Adolf Hitler scored Th four Austrailan pontes which The attention of all"Police Re- & personal triumph by securing art came with the recent lot of sub-servists is drawn to the program overwhelming support for his auc scription griffins and which were me of the 13th, Annual Aquatic cession to the late President Paul

Sports of the Police and rejected for various reasons were

von Hindenburg as President, the sold by public auction yesterday. Departments to be held at the plebiscite figures indicate appar

VRC. on Saturday, September ently that at least 7,000,000 people 15th, at 14.30 hours sharp. It ́in in Germany are wavering in their cludes two special races open to allegiance to the Reich Leader and members of the Hong Kong Police Chancellor. This figure is compris.. Reserve. Further particulars caned of 4,275,248 “No” voters, 888,54) be obtained from Sub Inspector invalid voters, and 2,034,846 ab- Thorpe, to whom all entries must stainers. be sent before August 31st. 1984.

There was only a very small at- tendance at the sale and the four ponies did not together aggregate the price of $100. One animal was sold for only $5, while the highest price paid was 835. These ponies were sold on condition that they be not raced at any time at the race meetings of the Hongkong Jockey Club.

The particulars of the ponles sold yesterday were as follows:

Sub-Grifon No. 9-Black-41 4 years, $35.

Sub-Grimo No. 23-Bay-41.1 5 rears $25.

Bub-Griffin, No. 28-Bay-143 6 years 85.

Sub-Grian No. 30-Black-143 8 years $15.

RECORD DRIFT

Balloonists Have

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Around the Courts Trying Experience

POLICE OFFICERS "VICTIMIZED

Mr. Hamilton discharged de- fendant remarking there was an hard labour: In doing so he re-element of doubt in the case... diator caps from their motor-cars stolen during the week-end.

ADJÜURNED AGAIN

the

Mak Fat, 47 was charged before Mr. Wynne-Jones at Kowloon Ma gistracy yesterday with stealing Adjourned from the July Ses- radiator caps from Traffic Ber- sions, the case in which Private geant Scrim's car. No. 2017, which Robert Booth, of the South Wales parked in Hankow Road near Hal- Borderers, is charged with high

way robbery on the Island Road phong Road, and from Acting Sub. Inspector Ritchie's car. No. 128.

and assault on Lo King, a public "According to Inspector Rozeskwy, car driver, on June 15 last, was

defendant who prosecuted.

was adjourned to next month by found in front of Sergt. Scrim's Chief Justice MacGregor, at car on Saturday with a radiator Criminal Bessions yesterday.

A search re- cap in his hands,

Mr. Fraser for the Crown, stated vealed another cap, which had that Booth was in the Victoria Ence been identided as belonging Gaol Hospital „suffering from to Sub-Inspector Ritchie.

typhoid and was very i.. Defendant denied having stolen

Dr. L. D. Pringle, prison doctor, the radiator caps. He said he was ceposed that Booth was under his a street-sleeper and awoke on 8a-care, and would be fit for trial for turday morning to find the caps the next seven days. He had been in his pocket.

attending him" for three or four weeks.

The defendant was sentenced to three months on each charge, the sentences to run concurrently.

BANISHEE GAOLED

On a charge of having returned from Banishment, Benito Omella, 20-year old unemployed Filfpino was sentenced to six months' hard labour by Mr. Hamilton' at Central Magistracy yesterday. Defendant was banished for four years on August 18. He was deported to Macao and was given every oppor- tunity of going to Manila but he declined. saying that be had friends in Macao.

PARTIALITY FOR HONG KONG

Lo Bhu was charged before the Pulsne Judge. Mr. Justice Jacks, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday with a breach of the Deportation Ordinance.

Áppearing for the Crown, Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith said the ac- cused was a persistent offender, the présent being the seventh oc- casion on which he had returned

from deportation. After serving a five-year term he was on the last occassion banished for life. An Informer pointed him but in Sai gon Street to the police, and be was arrested.

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His Lordship passed the maxi- mum sentence of Ave year's hard labour, the accused having plead. id 'guits.

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]

Laibach, "Aug 19, According to further particulars received on Sunday night, about Cosyn's stratosphere fight, Pro- fessor Odsýnis says he has reached an altitude of 16,000 metres. The

flight passed off whole satisfactorily, the weather being perfect and the journey haring lasted only one hour longer than scheduled.

The

Tery

landing took

place without mishap. Cosyns says that the scientific results of the fight were very gratifying

received

The balloonists were very ex- hausted when they reached the earth again but were very hospitably and thoroughly reinvigorated after a night's rest. The dismounting of the balloon began on Sunday morning. The instruments in the gondols were found to be in perfect condition. The balloon and gondola are be- ing packed up for transport to Belgium-

His Lordship: The case will Transocean Kuo Min. stand over to the next Sessions.

HE "WAS VERY DRUNK"

K

800-MILE TRIP

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Belgrade, August 19. Professor Max Cosyns and his stratosphere flight companion, travelled nearly eight hundred miles in the course of their Afteen hours journey through the upper air.

On a charge of having assaulted a seven-year old Chinese boy. To Kan, on board à cargo boat in the harbour, Tatsushi Okumura, an engineer on the Japanese trawler Fukuju Maru," was fined $5, or It is probable that since they seven days' hard labour, and also ordered to pay $5 compensation, at Central Magistracy yesterday.

Defendant admitted the charge, but said the injury was accidental Complainant's father, To Chai, said that about 4 p.m. on Saturday

drifted at the will of the winds the total distance covered was. much greater and the speed of their cruise over Central Europe must have exceeded sixty milles an hour at times.

They landed at the village of be delivered a basket of vegetables Zenablje, where the inhabitanta on board the trawler, and was were at first terrorised by the un- waiting to take delivery of six tins expected apparition of the of lubricating dil. Defendant rush- enormous balloon slowly descend ed out of his cabin, and threw ing to earth in the darkening an empty tin at him. It missed twilight him and struck his sun in the fate.

Défendant expressed his regrets. and said he was very drunk and

did not known what he was doing.

For unlawfully foltering his boat within 100 yards off the West Wall of the Royal Naval Camber last Bunday afternoon, Leung Kain Chung, aged 37 years master of Bost No. 2290v, was fined 15 ör in default five days hard labour by Mr. Hosegood at the Marine Court yesterday morning.

DONATIONS RECEIVED.

AN ELEMENT OF DOLET

The Rev, Erris C. HL Tribbeck Alleged to have attempted to sell a pair of gold-coated silver gratefully acknowledges, on behalf ear-rings as gold to the Tungor the Committee of the Sailors" Hing pawnshop, at No. 106 Johns- and Soldiers' Home the following ton Road, Lam Ming, a married | Annual Subscriptions and Dona- was arrested and pro- tion to the Funds of the Home:- duced before Mr. Hamilton, at the [1

Annual Subscriptions

woman,

Central Magistracy yesterday.

Chan Man, an accountant at Raven and Basto the pawnshop, sald defendant Mr. John Wattle

$25.00

5.00

came into the shop about 3 p.m. Mr. W. L. Alexander · 5.00 on Saturday and offered the pair Mr. W. 8. Smith (quarterly): 5.00 "29"extefirigi, saying they were

Donation

gold, she asked $2 for them. Mrs. T. E. Jackson.... Witness examined them, found they were kilvet.

Xi

Aeronàuts ́Astonished

After overcoming their initial terror, however, the villagers help

ed to haul the balloon to earth.

Both Prot. Cosyns and Van der Elst were exhausted after their long trip, and they were astonished to leam that they were in Yugo- Slavia.

CHINESE COMPANY Training Course-Part II All recruits of the Chinese Com- pany will attend at the Chinese Company Headquarters on Tues- day, August 21st, at 17.30 hours for instruction

Inspection Parade,^

The figures are interesting in view of the pressure put on the nation to vote-in fact no oppost tion propaganda was permitted, and the fear, doubtles unfounded, of some voters that the ballot was not 'secret.

The vote for Chancellor Hitler decreased by 1.531,194,"as compared with the Nazi poll at the Reichstag All ranks of the Chinese Com-elections last November, although pany will parade at Central Po- the electorate was increased by lice Station on Thraday, August 23,966.

30th at 17.30 hours under Sub- Most of the "No" votes came

·Inspector R. J. Hunt for a general from the big cities, Berlin having Inspection of equipment etc., by 500,000 and Hamburg 167.990, de- the Company Commanding Offi-spite Chancellor Hitler's recent cer. Dress-White Uniform, Cap visit, but in small towns and vil- with White Cover, Belt with Brace, lages the number of "Yes" votes Armlet. with Badge, "Pocket Powere overwhelming, doubtless part- ilceman" and note-book to be car-ly owing to the fear of publicity ried. The Equipment Officer will and partly to the strong appeal of make it a point of being present Here Hitler's agricultural-policy.

JEWS DENOUNCED Reichsbishop Mueller, in an to German Christians,

INDIAN COMPANY

Training Course--Part II All recruits of the Indian Com- į address pany realding at Kowloon will at- { paralelled Chancellor - Hitler with tend 4 Chi Woo Street, Kowloon Christ. He declared that the Reich on Wednesday, August 22nd at Leader's fight was against Jews, 17.30 hours for instruction.

the most brutal foes of Chris- All recruits of the Indian Com-tianity. pany residing at Hong Kong will attend Chinese Company Head- quarters, 17, Queens Road Central on Thursday, August 23rd. at 17.30 hours for instruction.

FLYING SQUAD Strength, Lance Sergeant R313 R. G. WILKINSON has been per mitted to resign from the Flying Squad, as from 10th. August 1934. Instructional Patrol:

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"Germans may suffer tribulä- tions, but they will win Chris- tianity a victory, even if the Jews résolve to destroy the nation," he said.

Vice-Chancellor Franz von Papen came from Vienna where he is the German Minister, to Berlin to re- cord his vote.

The Propaganda Ministry has

asked the people to keep all flags flying to-day in view of the "great victory."

The next instructional patrol of the Hong Kong section, will take The official, though provisional, place on Friday, August 24th, at final figures issued at 2 a.m. show- 17.30 hours sharp, at Central Po- jed: lice Station. All members will at- Total votes cast tend. Dress-White Uniform, Cap Yes with White Cover and Belt with No

Brace.

C. CHAMPKIN

Act, D. 8. P. (R), Hong Kong, 20th Aug., 1934.

FAREWELL TO SURREY

Vain Wait For An Invitation

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Aug. 4.

and England bataman, has been Jack Hobbs, the famous Burrer reluctantly compelled to retire from county cricket.

The public, which has idolised him for thirty years, will receive Hobbs's decision with regret and

Invalid Reuter.

43,529,710

38,382,700

-.4.294,634.

872,296

"RAID" LESSONS

Comment on London's Vulnerability

The air raids" on London are taken by the French Press to stress the vulnerability of London. and the weakness of preselit defence face of enemy methods in the bombing planes.

"Le Temps" remarked some time ago that to defend the British squadrons would have to be in Tales effectively the British air France to forestall the enemy crossing the Channel.

was hoped that the Butrey club disappointment, especially as it This, added to. Marshal Pétain's would give him the chance of that the next war would come with speech on Sunday, in which he said

scoring three thore centuries and bringing his total to 200, thusly given a large section of French startling swiftness, has apparent- enhancing a record likely to public opinion the impression that remain unbeaten for many years. "Great Britain at last realises the Hobbs took part in Surrey mat- necessity for the closest collabora- ches with comparative regularity tion of France and Great Britain until the middle of June, scoring in the spirit of the Entente Cor- 54 FURA, in thirteen

this average being over

completed | 11:18,"

The Echo de Paris". He 40. Professor Cosyns said he had

Matin and other newspapers say He sures me that he is pre- that London is insufficiently de- reached conclusions from his ob-pared to to on playing for the rended, and that in the case of an servations that would prove of county, but that he has waited in air attack a part of London would great scientific importance.- Beuter.

A defect in their radio apparatus prevented them from keeping in communication with the ground as

planned.

PROFESSOR GOES ON

HUNGER STRIKE

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

"Press" (Copyright.)]^«

Vienna, Aug. 20. The well known Viennese Uni- versity professdty Engelmana Kthe has been arrested in connection $10.00 with the abortive putsch has gone All gifts, however small, will be on hunger strike in his prison call Defendant denied having told very welcome and may be sent to and has now been sent to Hospital. complainant the ear-rings were the Ballers dha Soldiers Home, 22 The entire property of Dr. Rin- gold. She said she told com- Hennessy Road, of a representative telen, the chancellor designate of plainant she did not know what would gladly call and collect same the pulsch govélbment has been they were, as she had been given on receipt of a téléphone call. confiscated then as a present

DIBI 24820:

And

Transaccan Kua Hin,

vain for further invitations.AI

sent conditions.

have now given up the mea erinevitably be destroyed under pre- playing gabi,” he tells may "antil the Folkestone festival, when I am to appekr in two matches against the Australians,

i shall also play in club cricket, for which I have had several invitations, notably from Cambridge, where I began as a boy on Parker's Piece

No Difference With Surrey "I would dearly have loved to

added I have had no difference with the Burrey authorities. My relations with them, indeed, are still very happy; and nobody rea lides better than I do that if I am constantly in and out of the team its balance may be upset. Nor would like to be told that I am keeping younger players out For the alde

It was at Old Trafford in May that he made 187 for once out,

STARHEMBERG HETURNS including a brilliant.

Vienna, Aug. 10. Prince von Starhemberg Has arrived here by sir from Venice Reuter

as he returned to the part moving Incident occurred. members akik "Aula

softly in the beginning, but fun- voiced es be disappested, for hab. they felt would be the 1st time