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Around the Courts

RESISTING ARREST

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The sudden withdrawal of the solicitor for the defence, (Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios) from the case, the severe rebuke to a Boy

Scout with misconceived ideas of the Scout Movement, and the stern warning to a shop-keeper for telling Hes, featured a case heard at the Kowloon Court yes- terday afternoon, when Lee Kl Hing (21) time keeper employed at the Shing Mun Valley and Ho Sang, shop-keeper of 73 Yuk Wan Street, Shamshuipo, were ned $50 and $75 or in default 6 weeks" Imprisonment by Mr. Wynne- Jones for assaulting two Indian constables in the execution, of thely duty in Fak Wah Street on Thursday last

Lee Kit Hing appeared in Boy's Scout uniform, it being explained that he had not had time, to chunge into other clothes. After he had given his version of the case defendant stated that he was a scout and as that it was his duty to "help others at all time." Magistrate: Have you ever heard of the law?-The Scout Law?

Defendant was then asked to sit B down and before passing sentence as stated above, the Magistrate said that he would teach him

| however he was assaulted by B712

and taken to the Stadion,

Questioned by the Magistrate, defendant admitted that he had heard a shop foki of his, give the name “Tong 'Sal" to the Indian constable. The Magistrate suid that therefore, defendant knew something about the matter.

Lee Kit Hing in evidence said that he had just had some ten when he heard a police whistle. He rushed out and saw defendant on the ground with two Indian constables near him.

He asked what was the matter, when B712 drew out his revolver threatened the prostrate Later they went to the station and he went Inside with the in- tention of being a witness, when B716 arrested him.

The Magistrate found guilty and sentenced them stated above.

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axe and the man was removed to hospital, where he died later.

FRENCH SOCIALISTS

DEBATE

His supposed assailant is under Flag Appointments (Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

arrest.

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ROUND THE ISLAND

On A Canoe

Mr. R. Poinsot manager of The A great feat was achieved by Little Shop when he rowed round the island of Hong Kong in, an eleven four canoe in seven hours Lam Sing was yesterday sente- and ten minutes a distance

of ced to one month's hard labour by approximately 24 miles. Mr. Q. A. A. MacFadyen at the "The future of canoeing in Hong Central Magistracy for the thelt Kong is very of a jacket, a gold watch, and Poinsot, "and the builder of this bright." "said Mr. fountain pen from Pung Ying Hottle craft was highly tributed for At No. 57 Wellington Street yes- the excellent job out it had been

able to do.

A DISGRACE... Continuing the Magistrate sad that he (deendant)

dis grace to the uniform he so proud- ly wore, and that apparently heterday. (defendant) 'did not know the

Detective Sergeant Gowans sald first law of the Scouts obedience. that the defendant was seen by a As regards the other defendant detective at about 6.15 am, near (Ho Sang) the Magistrate said Queen Victoria Street, and his be- that he had caused a lot of haviour was suspicious. The de. trouble. "You lie to me, le to the tective searched him and found solicitor. Ile to the Police and get these articles on him. When ques- your little friend into trouble.” tioned, defendant admitted steal- ing the articles from the above address,

He warned him that the next time he was asked his name by an Indian constable, he had bet- ter tell his real name. and also to make an effort to come to Court when summoned.

LEAVE TO WITHDRAW

Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios, who appeared on behalf of the defence, asked leave to withdraw from the case after evidence had been taken from two witnesses of the prosecution, stating that as his instructions were wrong. he did not feel justified to go on with the case. This request was granted after evidence was given

by another witness for the prose cution.

In evidence? 8712 said that he caught first defendant (Ho Sang) on May 15 dumping rubbish on the roadway, and decided to sum- mon him. Defendant gave his name as Tung Sal, but when the case was called at the Kowloon.

Court on May 28, defendant did

not make an appearance.

Wit-

ness than returned to Yuk Wah Street and informed defendant that the case was remanded for one week. On June 4 witness went to defendant's shop and re- minded him of the summons, to which the latter replied that it was not taken out in his name. When the case was called that 'morning. defendant had again falled to put in an appearance.

A warrant for the arrest of the

defendant was then issued, and on June 5 witness made two calls before seeing defendant at 12 midnight in his shop. The former

The case against Tong Wan Kul alias Tong Chun Mung whose ex- tradition is sought by the Chinese authorities in Carton for the alleged embezzlement

Mr Ponsot intends to row to Macao later on. This would not be anything new to him as he had done the same thing twice before fa small afteen foot sampan. ¡

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HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS

WEEK ENDING JUNE 1, 1935 Plague: Bassein, 2 case; Colom- of money. bo, I.

Cholera-Calcutta, 101 cases;

was continued before Mr. W. Scho- feld at the Central Magistracy yesterday, at which further evid-Chittagong, 3. ence was given and the hearing Calcutta, 41; Karachi, 8; Madras, "Small-Pox:-Bombay, 53 cases; adjourned

4. Negapatam. 4; Rangoon, 5; Tuticorin. 5: Vizagapatam, 9: Colombo, 1 death: Singapore, case: Haiphong, “1.. -

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Appearing before. Mr. Q. A À. MacFadyen yesterday afternoon at the Central Magistracy, Slu Hok Chau an accountant in a typewriter shop at 10 Pottinger Street was discharged after In- spector T. Murphy had stated that there was no evidence to be given against the defendant,

Mr. C. Y. Kwan who was de- fending, asked his Worship to add to his statement that Siu Hok Chau was discharged without any stain on his character, since the defendant was a preacher of the Gospel and did not want to lose any of his followers through this charge which had been brought up against him His Worship, in dismissing the case said "The de- fendant Siu Hok Chau is discharg. eci without any implications on his character"

REPORT DENIED

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily -Pr. (Copyright),)

Addis Ababa, June 10,

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Special Air Mail Service)

London, May 25, The Admiralty announce that the following appointments have been approved:--

"Rear-Admiral Lewis G. Crabbe, CIE, D.SO., to be Rear Admiral and Senior Naval Officer, Yangtze, in succession to Rear- Admiral Francis G. G. Chilton. CB., to date August 23, 1935, and to assume command about October 23. 1935: passage to be arrang- ed so that Rear-Admiral Crabbe arrives at Shanghai about Octo- ber 21

Rear-Admiral Bertram H. Ram say; M.V.O.. to be Chief of Staff Home Fleet, to Admiral Sir Roger R. C. Backhouse, K.C.B., CM.G., in succession to Rear-Admil. Thomas FP. Calver, D.8.0., to date Aug. 20, 1935. Rear-Admiral Ramsay is to be appointed to the Nelson, ad- ditional, to date. Aug. 18.

Press" (Copyright).1

Paris, June 10. The Whitsun holidays were de-. voted by the French Socialists to debating at the 32nd party con- gress of whether, and in what way, closer cooperation with the com- munists is possible.

In an aggressive speech, the Secretary General, Faure, uttered thinly velled threats of civil war and mutiny If as on the occasion of the disturbances of February 8, 1934 the French generals forget the constitutional oath and make a common cause with the Fascist insurrection.

The French soldiers, continued, Faure would then be freed from. their disciplinary obligations and their proletariat from Paris, and environs alone would be enough to break the fascist offensive."

Faure added that the socialists. did not wish to depart from the system of parliamentary repre- sentation but in case of The fas- cists rising all who wished to save democracy and the republic world rally round to the socialists, one whose first appeal would be "to hold up Paris and food trains and to starve the enemy out."

Capt. George F. B. Edward- Collins, R.N., to bé Chict of Staff. Mediterranean Fleet, to Admiral Sir A. Dudley P. R. Found. K.CB., with the rank of commodore, first class. in succession to Captain

These words were greeted lustily (commodore, first class) Robert Hby the delegates who then adop T. Raikes, D.BOX ADC., R.N. ta ted the secretary general's report date about October 30, 1935. Capt. almost unanimously.- Edward-Collins to be appointed to Tranean Kuo Min the Queen Elizabeth. additional, to date September 27, and as Chie of Staff, vice Raikes, on taking over duties; passage to be arranged so

that Capt, Edward-Collins leaves England on October 11 and arrives at Malta about October 20,

NORMAL ROUTINE

FRENCH CHAMBER

BY-ELECTION

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

Paris, June

In the by-election "necessitat- Our Naval Correspondent writes.

ed by Deputy Besson for whom the The changes are in accordance police are still searching with with the normal routine of the conspicious lack of success, being Service. The Yangtze command deprived of his seat, the elusive is a two-year one, and Rear-Adml member of Parliament's best Chilton will complete that period triend, an engineer named Archer, in October. The Chiefs of Staff was elected with 7007 votes against in the Home and Mediterranean 5300 cast for his opponent whe Fleets will take up their duties had the backing of three' partles. concurrently with the appointment "Archer, distinguished himself

himself to working out a pian, for inter-European currency with an object to providing increased pro- duction and work.

of the new Commanders-in-Chief during the War by the invention in those Fleets. The post of Chief o: the trench cannon and on the The report published in the of Staff, Mediterranean, is the only conclusion of hostilities devoted Italian press of the attempt one in the Navy at present in the Ufe of the Emperor of which the holder is a Arst-class Abyssinia was characterised here commodore, the pay and allow Rs completely without founda- ances of which rünk are the seme tion.

as those of a rear-admiral,

The New Deputy who is an en- Rear-Adıniral Crabbe is 63, and thusiastic supporter of the Feder- now receives his first flag appoint- al System of Constitution declar. ment. "He was promoted in Febru- ed in an address to the electorate ary, 1934, and his last service was by whom he was welcomed, that as Senior Naval Officer in the now that they had two deputies. Persian Gulf in 1930-33. He com- namely Besson and himself, he manded the destroyers Hardy. would himself be a perpetual me- war, and was in the Ophella aldred deputies who had proclaimed Ophelia, and Vivien during the ace in the Chamber to two hun-

commanded the 7th and 5th Des- But who had done nothing els Jutland. Since the War he has themselves friends of the farmers

The Emperor's train from Harrar, it is stressed, reached the capital safely without any un- toward incident.--- Transocean Kuo Min

Appearing on behalf on Tsang Ming charged with four others of of 28 taels of raw oplum in Con- coins and moulds Mr. M. A. da Ping Wharf. The oplum was con- having possession of countertei: naught Road West, outside the Tai

wynne-Jones for a Sliva's application to Mr. E. I. cealed in his gird"e. smaller bail ) was turned down because of the. seriousness of the

case." Yeung

Lau Hang, 48. unemployed, was

of the

troyer Flotillas, and in 1927-29 was than Dass laws to the detriment King's Harbour Master at Rosyth Archer himself was elected as a agricultural population. Rear-Admiral Ramsay is 52, and

Left Republican Agrarian:

was then on duty, but defendant Ping, one of the men was granted brought before Mr. Wynne-Jones was promoted on May 8. A note Tráinsocean Kua Hin

ball of $10,000.

ham prosecuted and the case was Sub-Inspector Robert Cunning-

remanded till June 14,

•

at the Kowloon Magistracy yes- On his career appeared in "The

and with the possession of in- and has previously served with Ad- terday charged with loitering at Times" of May 11, Hillwood Road on Monday night Captain Edward-Collins is 31.

struments at for an unlawful miral Pound, to whom he was

SOVIET NAVAL PLANS

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dall Press" (Copyright).1

Moscow. June 10. More than one hundred million

1.

resisted his attempt at arrest.

A struggle ensued and B716 appeared on the scene. Together they took defendant some distance when" second defendant (Lee Kit King) appeared. First defendant

A fine of $25, or, in default, one purpose. Detective-Sergeant God-Chief Staff Officer in the Battle then lay down on the ground and

month's hard labour was imposed dard, prosecuting, stated that Cruiser Squadron in, 1930-31 and while B716 was attempting to

upon Kwok Yan, 36, unemployed, about 10.03 pan. defendant was Naval Assistant when Second Sea control the large crowd that had when he appeared before Mr. arrested outside No. 2 Hillwood Lord in 1932-34. He is at present roubles will be set aside for naval gathered, second defendant wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Ma- Road. When questiored he stated attending the Technical Course. A construction in the programme snatched the baton

from the gistracy, yesterday, and pleaded that he was going to steal. In specialist in navigation, he was for the New Five Year Plan. constable and struck him twice on guilty to a charge of having at-defendant's possession were found navigator during the War of the Not only will smaller craft be the back. He then escaped, tempted to travel on the Yaumatan electric torch, a pair of pinch- Superb and Tiger in the Grand built as hitherto such as destro- throwing the baton on the road ferry yesterday without paying her and a screwdriver. as he ran away. Here C268 made. fare Mr. L. A. Hurlow, of the

Sentence Fleet, and in 1918-19 served in the ers, and mine layers, but also of six weeks bard labour was Opérations

Division Admiralty. It is understood that the So-

large cruisers. He was Fleet Navigating Officervlet Government intends to in- China, in 1919-22, and was sub- aequently a member of the Wel-crease the tonnage of the Baltic hal-wei Rendition Commission,

Fleet-Transocean Kun Min.".

an appearance and between the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Passed.. three of them they managed to Company, stated that defendant

defendant

get

near

to the station was arrested on the ferryboat Man Two banshees were sentenced Before "arrival there however, Yeung, When questioned, he atat- w nine macths hard labour each second defendant was arrested by ed that he was a foki of the Com- by Mr. Schofield, at the E16

Central the building and pany, taken into custody.

Magistracy yesterday, for disobey- Ing their banishment order. Yau A fine of $420, or, in default, Taol. unemployed, was arrested" in four months' hard labour, was West Polát, and had been banish Imposed by Mr. Schoheld, at the jed for ten years in May this year, Central Magistracy yesterday, on and Tang Fat, who was arrested Li Hong, unemployed, who picad-in Wanchai was banished, or ten ed ity to a charge of possession years in June last year.

First defendant, from the wit- ziess box said that B712 made several calls to his shop, but since the summons was for "Tong Bat and not him. he did not take any notice. Near midnight, on June 5

APPOINTMENTS®

W D'Arcy-Evans, and K. M. Far-

The following appointments were made by the Admiralty yesterday: "It B, Crouch, to Sturgeon

Lt.Cdze. C. V. 8, J. Marsden, H. (May 30)...

dell, to Eagle (May 311 and J.nown; and S. McN. Jay, to Pre-

Lts. (3)-8, Shlaser, to Re H Sawyer, to Furious (June 7), aldent, to assist the Gunmounting Lt-Car. (E)-J. H. B. Dathan, Overseer at Elswick Ordnance

Works (June 13).

to Victory for RNB (June 3),