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SAFETY OF AIR

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1936.

"CITY OF KHARTOUM”

MAIL ARRIVES

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The recent disaster to tho, Im- perial Airways - Liner Khartoum" was recalled to several residents of the Colony when they erceived mail yesterday morning salvaged from the ill-fated. sircraft In most cases fatters: bore obvious signs of their immersion; envelopes ac-hariar come apart due to the sen

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Recent happenings in the transport feid have' forced nto of A The perpetration

daring bloom many vari-coloured opin- armed robbery at Kowloon Tong lons. That there have been on November 6, last year had its cidents to aircraft no sequel in the Supreme Court yea- deny, and equally undeniable terday afternoon when Chung San the action of the antagonists in incidents (for "ailas Tsang Fong appeared on trial seising on these

before Mr. Justice J. J: Hayden at they are nothing more) to fore- the Criminal Sextons. He was ac- cast dire things for air transport quited on the charge of participa-Conversely the protagonists, spur- bind enthusiasm, Ware tton in the robbery but was sen-red by tenced to one 'year's hard tabour wreaking equal mischie: by over- for the possession of arms and to scat.ng the case for aviation, by iyaganı claims three years hard labour 'tor a

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breach of the Deportation order.that collapse under the weight of Between these ex- The sentences are to run consecu- cold facts. tively.

tremities les the truth.

dawn From the

of transport when man, more richly endowed than his fellow creatures in his ability to think and reason. l'sted Invention to ease the burden

move of carriage, every forward

Mr. E. H. Williams Crown Soll- citor was for the prosecution while the prisoner was undefended.

The Jury empanelled were:- Messrs. A. C. Wilkinson (Foreman), Lee Shun See, Poon Ping Chung, J F. Grose, Cheung Tai Chut, A

A. Lopes and Li Kwok Yau.

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THE ARMY AND CHINA

ST. DAVID'S SOCIETY

NO FAITH IN NANKING'S New Officers Elected

NEW FRIENDSHIP

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The annual meeting of St. David's Society was held in the

Kuomintang Obstacle Chamber of Commerce Room last

night when the year's activities were reviewed, officers were elected The military authorities are any- The "City of Khartoum"-crash-thing but favourably disposed to for the coming year and fentative ea into the sea on the December 31, warts the overtures of the Nan-plans made, for the work of the 1935 when within a few miles of king Government for the opening Society during 1936. the landing base at Alexandria with of negotiations for the adjustment considerable loss of Ute,

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MONEY BY TRICKERY

MAGISTRATE MAKES SCATHING REMARKS

Indian In Trouble.

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of Sino-Japanese relations, says the "Japan Chronicle."

In the absence of Mr. A. Morris

(President), Mr. E R Price (Vice-

If the Chinese authorities desire President) presided and amongst to improve Sino-Japanese relations, those present

Davies, and

Mr. David

they can take the matter up with

E. C. Thomas the 'Japanese Ambassador to China, but so long as the Nanking Govern- (Past Presidents), Mrs. E. V. ment holds to its present attitude Hooper (Hon Secretary and towards Japan, no fruitful results Treasurer), Mr. D. F. Davies, Mr. can emerge from any negotiations

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An apology for inability to present was received from Captain Owen, representative- General Committee of the 1st Bn. Royal Welch Fusiliers."

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The annual report and statement of accounts for the year were The annual report adopted. stated. Inter alia, The Annual Dinner and Dance in 1935 will long be remembered as a brilliant, suc- cess and greatly redounding to the popular esteem of our President." Thanks were also expressed in the report to those who had helped at the successful Christmas social to Welsh Bervice men and members of the Mercantile Marine. The re- port concluded by asking members to assist the Hon. Secretary and Treasurer by regular payment of of subscriptions.

the military authorities contend. E. Loyd Jones, Captain T. Jones, Rumour credits Nanking with the Captain L Evans and Mrs. Evans, intention of securing` Japan's ac2 | Mr. J. G, Jones and Mr. and Mrs. quiescence in the abolition of...un- | H. Hali, equal treaties, but Japan has no intention whatever of considering uch a subject at the present time, Nanking is mistaken, in believing this is the right attitude with It will be recalled that at the

the first s'edge the ancient criminal that has appeared before

which to approach the question of You not only lle to protect preliminary hearing before Mr. E.

Egyptian who employed rollers to me. 1. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon

move the colossal statues of his yourse.r but le to get other peu-improving Sino-Japanese relationk in short, the military authorities Magistracy Miss Tam, the 'com.

gods; the early Roman who ex-ple into trouble. Your conduct in plainant W45 walking towards tended the use of rollers and pro- the case is despicable and you have conclude. Nanking's latest over I cannot tures . nothing but a trick in Kowloon Tong to meet her office duced the first wheeled vehicle; made me very angry.

Inven- safely pass sentence on you to vented to restrain the autonomous boy when she was accosted by two the Montgolfer brothers,"

of. the balloon; George day but you will appear before movements in North China. If the men, the taller of which held ators

after Nanking Government and General revolver and who robbed her of Stephenson, father of the modern me to-morrow morning

It." Such were Chiang Kai-shek really wish to im her hand bag which she, being railway: Otto and De Dion who have slept over

the the remarks made by Mr. E. I. prove Sino-Japanese relations, they to the gave had throwII-

motor car; frightened,

TALLING ground. Mise Tam called out to Wright brothers, first in the field Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Ma- must first sever all connection with

Gallan the Kuomintang. her fok that she had been robbed of mechanical flight. All these gistracy yesterday, when

were laughed Singh (22) unemployed, appeared MORE TROOPS WANTED and when the thieves noticed that were pioneers, all

(1) Only their before him on two charges they were being following they at, scorned, ridiculed.

Lieut-Colonel Muto, Chief of the fired one shot. This had the effaith enabled them to carry their obtaining a Botte of whisky by

xperiments to a auccessful con- false pretences and (by the sum Military Section of the War De- partment, has "just" returned from fect of frightening Miss Tam and the bay to such an extent that they je us on, to forge yet another Ink of $20 by the same pretence, from

But in the transport chain..

Mrs. Hester Wong and Dr. 1 A his inspection tour in Manchukuo Immediately fled and reported the

ELECTION OF OFFICIALS matter to Sergeant Patron whom was not their faith that proved San Jose partners of the Inter- and North China, and reported the results or his observation to the of the national Boarding House.

In view of the face that repre the strength and safety they met on Prince Edward Road,

Dot-Sub-Inspector Whant the authorities of his Department. Sergeant Paton went to the Fo-link. That was left for the pub-

While in North China, the Lieut.-sentatives of the 1st En. The Royal in autifning lice Training School and informed 'c. for the masses who paused prosecution

the case said, "On January 3 Colonel conferred fully with the Welch Fusiliers had not in previous

there years been able to attend Sergi. Sykes who took a party of to jeer: stopped to wonder,

Warrant Was taken Japanese military heads at length remained to try and to distraint men to search the distrilt around

tist. Public opinion always has against the complainante for rent about reorganisation of the Japan Society's annual dinner-owing to the scene of the crime, They

due in respect of the Interna-ese garrison. As there is a fair the Battalion's own observances on found some of the papers which been and always will be the

tional Boarding House. On the agreement of view among the mili- that day it was decided to write were in the hand bag. These he biter of a transport system.

c patronage is the fe. blood of 9th of the same month the com-tary authorities in favour of re-indicating willingness to later handed over to Sergt. Good-

whether plainants went to 10 Queen's organisation in the sense of in the date of the Society's dinner it win at the Shamshulpo Police any community service

it be by sea or land or air, and Road (2nd floor) a money-lena-creasing the present strength, the the co-operation of the Battalios Station

any transport system that falls toer's office and there saw the de- scheine will be carried out at a could be secured on another day St. David's Day, 1st March, falling demonstrate its utility and safety fendant, but they had no inter-comparatively early date...

on a Bunday this year, in the Sergeant Goodwin on the mort the complete satisfaction of course with him.

normal course of events the So- ing after the robbery made a the public must perish from lack)

search of the hillside near No. 9A. of nourishment.

ciety would hold its dinner on the Arrange- Camphor plantation and there

last day of February. ments for the dinner in 1938 were found the hand-bag, which was

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It is said that Lieut.-Colonel Muto reported to the War Office A BOTTLE OF WHISKY They left the premises and that the Autonomous Committee of ** BORN 14 YEARS AGO went to the Tin Wa Cate for timn Eastern Hopel under the chairman ship of Mr. Ting Ju Keng is entire- Sixteen years ago commercial and there they again saw: the de- later identified by the complainant. air transport was born. to 1920 fendant. Mrs.

Wong who badly independent of the Nanking left in the hands of a small sub- On December 20, an identifica-commercial aeroplanes dew a dis-known him for five years

Government and that it is most committee. askea desirable that there should be 'à

It was decided to place a wreath tion parade was held at the Yau--

tance of 1,022,000 miles Airliners him to join

them Mrs "Wong matt Police station by Mr Wilson.

engaged on regular

services then told him about the distraint merger between this Committee on the Cenotaph at 11 am A.S.P. at which witness' and' ber

throughout the World in 1934 and asked him for Anancial as-and the Hopel-Chahar Political Sunday, 1st March.

Committed. Although it will be foki Chan Kuen, were present.

covered a distance of 103,432,000 Ristance...

The following officers were elect- Miss Tarn, out of the men paraded.

mlies. Those Agures réprésent After meal the three of them went some time before this merger is for identification, picked out the

achieved, there are indications that ed for the ensuing year:--Presi public approval the measure of

E. R. Price Vice- dent, to the International Boarding House. defendant and though she was not

and confidence. Continual

General Sung Che-yuan is steadily There he showed them 'promis- sure of his front view, she was de-

provement in both machine and

sory note signed by a Russian with working for this goal. Unfortunate President, Mr. D. T. Davies; Hon

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view was that of the shorter of the alds to air navigation, closer at- in touch with, and oxered to set army fred on Japanese troops oc- Hall; Committee," Mr, E. Loyd Anite on the fact that the back engine design,' more ingenious whom he had been trying to get incidents in which General Bang's Secretary and Treasurer, Mr.-H.

two men that attacked her.

Chan Huen in the witness box gave evidence corroborating that of last witness. But he admitted that he could not identify any of the men at the identification parade.

Evidence of arrest was given by a Chinese constable.

PRISONER'S STATEMENT

Fu Yuk Ching, interpreter of the CID. office, then gave evidence in regard to the statement made by the defendant, which was that he "did rob her."

The defendant here stated that he had been, forced into the ad-

mission of this fact by, he alleged. the harsh treatment of the police, blows and it was to stop their that he gave out this fact which he stated to be in truth a lie.

Lention to service and mainten-

them have $500 if they helped curred recently, but they were due Jones, Captain 7. Evans, Mr. J. G. ance and to the technique of him to locate the Russian.

to ignorance on the part of the Jones, Mrs. EV Hooper, Mrs. piloting have all played their 'part

Mrs. Wong who happened to Chinese soldiers. It would be a mis Westlake and Captain Owen (ré- fr providing greater dependabl know where this

take to doubt General Sung's in-presenting the 1st Bn. The Royal Russian Ly-

Welck Fusiliers). ity. It is to these factor thated volunteered to take him to cerity on that account.

The Society's thanks were ex- Lieut.-Cot: Muto is said to have en official of Qantas Empire Air meet, this man. They took a tazi ways referred citing the ipler-

to Laichikok but they failed to expressed the view that, regarding pressed to Mrs. E. V. Hooper, whic d'd record attained during 22 find the man.

the growing complexity of the relinquished the position of Hon

an ber months operation of the 4,361-

The defendant returned at apsituation in North China and of the Secretary and Treasurer, mile Brisbane-Singapore air ser- vice, and in compiling the note-proximately 7.30 that evening and increase of Japanese interests in impending departure on leave, for worthy aggregate of 480,000 miles told the complainants that that Wregion, the necessity of her excellent work on behalf of the of fight without a single forced could delay the action of the dis-stationing & bigger Japanese force Society. landing. This Australian service traint warrant if they would let is becoming imperative.” Seeing D.H.86 him have a bottle of whisky to that oven the French garrison is being maintained with four-engined aircraft, and Qan give to the Chief Bailiff at the stronger than the Japanese, there tas place complete confidence in Supreme Court who was a in-is a perfect agreement of view this type after exhaustive tests timate friend Mrs. Wong then among the Tapanese mitary lead- went "and bought abottle of ers in North China in favour of "House of Lords” whisky and this stronger, Japanese garrison. As to the extent of increase and the was given to the defendans' · /

time of carrying it out, the points MONEY ASKED. FOR

must be carefully studied in view

der actual working conditions. No transport organ'sation, whe- er It operates on land, on 'Pia. or in the air, has ever been able entirely to eliminate accidents,

CHINESE CIVIL SERVICE

Open To H.K. University Graduates

At 1 am the following morning or the international implications

Graduates of the Hong Kong Sergeant Scott then gave the re- Sceptics and enthusiasts alike the defendant came to the Board-or the step snits of his examination of the would do 'wel to remember that ing House and asked for Dr. Ban. The Colonel also advocates in- University and their parents will revolver and stated that it was a life is beset by dangers and that Jose. He was taken to his room creasing the Japanese troops in no doubt be pleased to know that .38, five-chambered American the pers of man's span range and there said that he had had Manchokno. The frequency of bor- they are allowed to sit for the make and that the interior of the from whooping cough in infancy /barrel had powder recidue about falling down stairs in old age. "one month old." It was rusty but

quite capable of being fired.

The defendant in his evidence stated, that on Dec. 8, he was in Shum Chun and there received a letter from a friend asking him to come to Hong Kong where he would be repaid some money that was -owing to him. On arrival at Kow? loon he was told to return to Bhim Chun and see a mutual friend

his sister-in-law, who established an alibi for the accused when abe stated that the defendant had not left the country when the robbery had taken place. Her story could not be shaken by the cross examination of Mr. Williams.

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With reference to your letter enquiring the graduates or your University may sit for the Civil Service Competition Exami nations, I am directed to.com- municate to you that the President of the Executive Yuan

drink with the bailin and his der troubles and the incomparably Chinese Civil Service examinations. wife and that he had secured the bigger Russian forces stationed in The following letter to that effect delay of the action. He also ask the border districts make this need has been received by the vice ed the complainants for $50 as the more pressing. In this con- Chancellor:— present for the ballin. The doc nection, the alternatives of the re tor told him that he did not have tention of the present relier system that much. A search of his poc and of introducing a new system. ketbook brought to light only providing a permanent raison $10. Mrs. Wong's purse also had ought to be carefully studied.

The defendant that amount. then took the money and” said #ht I was sufident." “After the Judge had summed up Further evidences were aven present by Mrs. Wong and that there. This mutual friend had and addressed the jury, the latter support of the Crown's open he had volunteered to give them given him the revolver and $20 and retired for a short space of time ing statement by the complain ar IOU for the money. asked him to bring it to Hong and returned the unanimous ver- ants. Mr. EL J. Millington the Addressing the defendant Mr. Kong. This he did and at a later diet of "Not Guilty" on the charge Chief Ballin, and Det. Sgt. Fit- Wynne-Jones said that he was the worst type of her minaj .. that meeting with the first friend her complicity in the armed rob-

Defendant gave his evidence in had appeared before him and was arrested at the Kowloon Chifendery in later pa

On the additional charges of (1) the wires box stating that he that he did not beleve his story possession of arms and (2) breach was asked by Mrs. Wong to meet which was a pack of Lles and re- of the deportation order the rat them at the Tin Wa Cate Hemanded him ti to-morrow morn soner pleaded guilty, and placed denied that he met them there, ing when sentence would be pass- himself at the mercy of the Court. He is denied that he took the ed

The defendant had two previous He was sentenced to a total of whisky and money by false

cold drink shop. This friend had told him to keep the pistol until he had a blate to keep it."

ALIBI ESTABLISHED

A dramatic turn of events was, when the prisoner called the only witness for the defence, Chan Bam,

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four years hard labour on these pretences. He said that the convictions for disorderly con-

whisky was given to him" charges.

12. duct.

been advised by the Examination Yuan that, since the University of Hong Kongsis one of such foreign universities as have been accorded recogni tion by the Ministry of Educa tión" its gradusies are therefore eligible candidates for the Examination-I have the honour to be-Bir-Your obedient-ser- Grantinge

(sent) Chlef Becretary to the SAMBÆÏ UNG WEN HAOUL, Executive Youn of the National Government.

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