1936-03-27 — Page 11

P. & O. NEWS

Strathmore's Visit

The P. and O. liner Strathmore" leaves London on February 15 and Marseilles on February 21 under command of Captain R. Harrison. D.8.0., R.D., R.N.R., and has the undermentloned passengers on her

lists:

Tangler:

Brigadier General Basil Buckiey of the H: M. Corps of Gentlemen- at-Arms, who served with the 1st Northumberland Fusillers at tre Battle of Khartuin, with the 2nd in South Africa, and was a chle: Di staf under Lord Allenby Palestine. Sir Harry McGowan of Imperial Chemicals. African Ex- plosives, Canadian and British Federated Industries. Also Lady Hare.

Gibraltar:

FURTHER EVIDENCE HEARD

Assault Case Takes

A New Turu

New light was cast upon "the rumanded case of Tuesday, when further evidence was heard yester- day before Mr. W. Schofield at the The com: Central Magistracy. plainant, Chul Wan-po was alleged to have been struck by the first defendant with an axe upon re- fusing to give him money whien The second de- was demanded. fendant is also charged with hav ing assisted in the attack.

The defendants were Wang Kat- hing and Chan Kviai-kwal.

Mr. Ein-shing Lo instructed by "Lady Backhouse, Hon. Mrs. P. M.Mr. J. M. Hall appeared for, the Blackett and Hon. Mrs. Gough: Prosecution, while Mr. M. W. Lo Lord and Lady Kinnaird; Air represented both the defendants. Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore who commanded the R.A.F. College and has the Inland Area, and now charge of the coastal area sea

The charges were (a) defendants did on March 3 and 4 last with menaces and by force unlawfully demand $20 from complainant flight, and Bermuda Detachment, with intent to steal and (b) on the Lady Longmore is with him. Com- same date defendants did unlaw- mander A. Marsden, Captain A.D.S.fully assault complainant, occa Murray of the Heavy Artillery and sloning bodily harm.

Col: Rev. C. E. Wheeler.

Both in- cidents took place at Wanchat District. The defendants werc Colonel Conrad Hogg: Lady Mur. Wang Kat-hing and Chan Kwai-

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Marseilles:

Malta:

Captain D. R. H. Gwynne of The Rifle Brigade, who is Military Bec- retary to the Governor of Malta.

Port Said:

Sir Edgar Borinet, Lady Chance. Lady Eversley Robinson, Chaplain Rev. W. J. Sym.

Aden:

Lady Wiseman.

India:"

Major General Herbert Gaskell, who was promoted in June when holding the appointment of Chier Engineer, Northern Command,

kwal.

Yesterday the complainant went into the box and corroborated the case for the prosecution

Dr. Cheung Shul Fan, attached. to the Government Civil Hospital, next gave evidence as to the

nature of the wounds and deposed

that the wound was quite in con. sistence with the alleged axe at tack. Under the cross-examination of Mr. M. W. Lo he stated that for the wound to be caused by a fall against a car mudguard, the fail would have to be rather violent.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1936.

Evidence of the arrest of the de- fendants was then given after Rawalpindi, and who is to be En-which Mr. M. W. Lo addressed His gineer-in-chief a: Army H. Q., New

Worship and said that on the facts Delhi. when Major General. Addi-

.not son completes his tenure of the given. the prosecution had

made out a strong enough case for post in June. Mrs. Gaskell ac-

His Worship to consider. The companies him. The Hon Mr.

complainant was out of work and Justice EW. Gentle; the Dea-

lived at the same house as the dë. coness Lander; Lt. Col. Archle

fendants, was it likely that the de- White, who won the V. C. at

fendants would go to a man whom Thiepval in 1918 when serving with the 8th Green Howards and who is they knew had no money and de

mand it? on the Eastern Command Staff at Bareilly and formerly was cum- mandant of Queen Victoria's Mill- tary School; Lt. Col. S. W. Bell; Major Alexander Donald of the gun carriage factory at Jubbulpore: Major Norman Irwin, of the 8th The first defendant was then Gurkha Rifles: 'Major D. L. Mid- put into the box and his story was alemas of the Deccan District Stax | that he had been informed by a at Bolarum, where the 4th Indian Division i being. Indlanized,

Sir Henry and Lady Shiffner go to Hong Kong in the "Naldera." Sir Henry was A.D.C. to Sir W. F. Gowers, Governor of Uganda, and will join the ship at Colombo from duty at Bangalore with the new Indian Regiment of Artillery.

CASE TO ANSWER

His Worship however said that he thought that there was a caze to answer though it was possibly weak. -

A FACTORY FOR COUNTERFEITING

Police Officer Relates Discovery

Criminal proceedings were com- menced before Mr. Q A. A. Mac-

fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, aga nat three Chines? who appeared or remand charged with possession of 181 counterfeit

ten cents pieces, and with posses- ston of paraphernalia for making

friend that the complainant had been to this mutual friend and had attempted to borrow money in the name of the first defendant. fle and the friend had gone around to the tea-shop where he knew the complainant was, and accused Him of fraudulently attempting to ob tain money. The sum which cem- The Hon. Mrs. John Vaughan, plainant tried to borrow was $20. Lt. Col. J. R. Lloyd. Dr. V. Hyslop. Upon rebuking the complainant, he Mrs. Gwenn Fargo and Mr. and complainant) became angry and. Ms. J. A. Peacock are among the attempted to strike witness, Their Yokohama passengers од the friends around separated them. "Naldera" which leaves London on This happened on the March 3.1 February 14th and Marseilles on the 21st.

FRAUDULENT CONVERSION

Exchange Stamps Manipulations

the coins.

The accused were L. Kau, a.las Li Tak Hing (28) unemployed Atter, Mak Yan, alas Mak Shu Yan (35) unemployed chaulker. and Mak S.u (28) unemployed chauiker.

All three are accused of the possession of four moulds for counterfeiting ten cent pieces and with the possession in ah, of 181 counterfeit 10 cent pleces of 1935 denomination.

Detective Sub-Inspector R. Cun- ningham, of the Yaurati Police Station prosecuted whee the

accused were not legally represent

ed...

THE FACTS Giving the facts of the case. Sub-Inspector Gunningham said that on February 27, at about 8.30 pin. he and a party of detectives raided No. 575 Reclamation Street. Chinese detective No. $13 gained, entrance to the front veranda by climbing from another house, but the windows were barred. He had

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SPORTS ITEMS FROM

ALL QUARTERS

Famous Club In Danger

winger in last Saturday's game with Cowdenbeath when, be scared" five goals, His total of 34 this sea- san puts him one above. Clit Bas- tin (Arsenal) and Bob Ferrier (Motherwell), the joint record-

London, Feb. 8 Wonder what a Lancashire scout is thinking of the promotion of Collins, the former Walsall for- ward, to Liverpool's first team? Said scout was keen on the player when he was at Stockport County. | holders.

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LINCOLN CITY'S POSITION

"A useful fellow to have around," A sensation h been caused in That's what Huddersfield Town Lincolnshire football circles by the say about Frank Chivers, recently report that Lincoln City-one of signed from Barnsley. Frank made the oldest League clubs. In the a winning debut for the Town country-are in danger of being against Bolton Wanderers.

unable to full the remainder of their Axtures.

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It is of course, a matter of pub-

Liverpool have not had ine belt of luck with Tom Cooper grid Ernie Blenkinsop. their costly in-e support. Small "gates" have ternational defenders.

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created a situation of the greatest anxic.y to the directors.' Faithful followers of the Impa are estimat-

cannot save the club,

Fursland, the lad who played on the left wing for Stoke Clived at about 4000-but this number against Arsenal, joined the Potters early this season from Bangor City. A game at Highbury was his first tuste of the First Division.

Any club noticed the continued absence of Jimmy Easson from the Portsmouth forward line?

Mr. Herbert Hopkinson, one-time League referee and later manager of Rochdale, went to Manchester į

to smash a window pane before to see Luton Town play Manches- entering the dat. The three ac-ter City in the fourth round cup- cused who were in a rear cubicle, tie. He wanted to see: Smith at once made for the stairway, Tuton's left-back. where in the meanwhile, the rest of the police party were ascending. The three accused ran right into the policemen

The reason for that was that Mr. Hopkinson. Introduced Smith to League football at Rochdale. The lad was then a centre-halt and a young school teacher in the moved south-to town. Later Luton's gain

for defenders, have

COUNTERFEITS FOUND On the floor in question. there were three cubicles, and "a front veranda, all of which with the except on of the rear cubicis, were devo.d of furniture. "In the reaE Une back whom West Ham, in cubicle all the paraphernalia for their search manufacturing counterfeit coins viewed, is Ronnie Welsh, of Port❘ produced as exhibits in court) Vale. This young back has a were found. On entering the touch of class-a second Jimmy

a chattic was cubicle,

found on Oakes, if Vale folks mistake not. the right of the doorway. fully alight with a tin receptacle on it. containing three moulds which were being dried. Immediately above was another mould con- taining a ten cent plece. Close to the chale was a ladel containing five counterfeit ten cent pieces, and strips of zine and charcoal were also found.

On the window shii was found a bottle containing acid, and an off

От lamp. which was alight.

2 sheet of glass was found a tin containing another 10 cen piece mould. An opium pipe case con- taining a shoe horn, and a coun- terfelt $100-piece was a'so un- earthed. A pair. of scissors for cutting the zinc, a screw driver. a small nail hammer, and other articies were discovered.

A lighted opium ppe was also found, while two calenders were hung on the window sill to pre- vent anyone from looking into the

A jacket which was claimed by the first accused in the pre- sence of the other defendants, was found to contain 42 counter- felt ten cents places in the left hand lower jacket pocket, while in the right hand pocket, 113 counterfeit coins were found. All the cons were dated 1935, and corresponded to the moulds.

HIS FATHER'S WISH The glad hand for Albert Bar-. rett. Though bereaved on Friday tight by the death of his father, the stout Fulham right-half play ed well up to reputation against Newcastle on Saturday. It was his father's dying wish that Alberi should carry od as usual. He xald.

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Blackpool have not won a League

this year! What's game wrong at the seaside?

Her

gone

Minus their driving force-Alt Young-Huddersfield Town played vallantly at Bolton and emerged worthy winners. The absent plret was replaced by A. Brown, who defended cleverly.

All that Blackburn Rovers, nopea for Zen Astill has come to pass, The clever ex-Wolves Inside-for- ward has opened well 'In Rovers' first team.

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A alight accident to George Tay lor, their left-half, on the eve of the

match with Huddersfield Town, saw a change in 'he Bol- ton Wanderers half-back Clark deputised.

There have few weeds during this season. when gate-takings have even. approximated the amount of weekly expense which is essential for the carrying on of football ar Sinell Bank.

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To enable the club to coutinué, occasional "gates" of 5000 will not do-that number even does not cover

expenses. Eight thousand "gates" will keep Lincoln in the League, and 10,000 ""gates" will en- able the directors to put so much away towards a reserve fund for the purpose of buying new players as these are required.

NOT ENOUGH

Mr. Butler, Reading's manager, recently travelled to Chester. He was interested in Cresswell, the Inside-left, but found that the fee he was authorised to offer failed to appeal to the Chester folk.

Perkins, the Arsenal player now to Middlesbrough, transferred might have gone to Reading re- cently if his club had not asked for such a big fee.

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Enthusiasm in excelsis! Twelve loyal supporters of Swindon Towni F.C. has formed a season ticket club. Through this club suppor- tera

enable, through the easy-payment system, to purchase season!

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Swindon Town, tow sharing with Newport County the bottom posi. tion in the Southern Section, blot- ted their "copybook" in the match against. the Rangers. The first Denalty "of the season W28 awarded against them.

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Coventry City's balance sheet to be presented at the annual meet- ing, shows £2000 cash in hand and the strongest financial posi- tion the club has ever been in. It is remarkable that very little has been spent on players, yet the club are at the top of the Souther Section, whilst a few seasons ago when they had laid out four or five thousand pounds they were only one place off the bottom.

PROMISING RESERVES

GORDONS

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if it's

WHITEST

PUREST

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The Largest Gin

Distillers in the World

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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NOTE--Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters In the words required.

ACROSS

A stimulating drink, when one is run down (8)

8. The people of a sect, whose members refuse all medical aid, but (8). 9-having address in readiness!

(6),

10-A cumbersome kind of beetle

that knocks about a lot (10). 13. This uncle was never a bro- ther of one's mother or father" (5), 14-He wants to find a purcha.

ser (5). 17.--He, possibly may be a buyer

(5).

all- 21-01 genuine metal

round man and noted for his artistic work (5). 24.--A Otting clue to offer you Would be to conquer and sub- due (10).

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an

25. An American name for a

Canadian (8). 26-A plant that flowers bloom-

ing early (8). 27.-The man that Bob

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Acres

6-An edible fungus (5). 7.--Amalgamate (5).

11. It's never a good thing to

crack a this (4). 12.-In any this, whatever hap-

makes pens

no 'difference (4).

15-This was given a pip in the

war (4).

16.--An inhabitant of some Bal-

tle -provinces of Russia (4); 18.-A practice in which America

holda first place (5).. 19. The way to go on shows the

way to get out (5). 20:--Rusile seems

to be partly correct" (5). 21.-Much In this old-fashioned garment is open to ridicule (5).

22-A son, saved at the sacrifict

of his father- (5).

23. The last cine, if you choose,

may be cuti (5). YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

The following is the solution of

challenged to fight a duel yesterday a puzzle: (8).

DOWN 1--To puzzle and perplex (5): 2.--To shiver and tremble (5), 3.Some people play music at

this (5).

4. It demands an acquired skill to make a "piente of rye"! (anagram) (13),

Across-4, Roly-poly: 8, Con- serve; 9, Relict 10, Adventurer: "; 13. Eerie; 14, Yearly; 17, Crocket 21, Aisle; 24, Changeless; 25, Ad- vice; 28. Ittoral; 27. Complete.

Down.-1, Horde: 2. Osler: 3, Brute; 4. Regrettable: 5, Lorry; 6, Polka 7, Local; 11, Veto; 12, Nick; 15, Erle; 16, Rule; 18, Rodeo; 19, 5.--Burns reformed in the crash. Crisp, "20, Scene; 21, Agate; 22,

It seems (5).

Sloop: 23, Esaay.

On March 4, witness kept out of complainant's way in order to pre vent the continuance of the trouble, and after work that day

The most notable of the seven he went to No. 5. Canal Road,

young players Introdured to Len- which he frequently did, and there

que football by Blackburn Rovers he was surprised to find the com

this season are Bam Clark, a young plainant. Witness was again the

The forecast of a number of Scot, and Len Astill, a forward recipient of the vituperation of the

Scots in Manchester is that George from the Midlands. Both made a complainant and this led to blows,

On March 10, Sub-Inspector Mutch (Manchester United), will promising debut at Birmingham. They were both wearing' · leather Facing three charges of fraudu-shoes, witness stated, and in the

Cunningham accompanied Mr. CA play centre-forward for Scotland Clark alling a vacancy occasioned lent conversion, two men, Tans tussle the complainant fell down Grimes, chief draughtsman of the in an early engagement. Mutch through the fulness of Gorman 'n after a knock sustained in the NEW GERMAN AIRSHIP'S Lai-tong (66), living at No. 4, Tal and struck his head against the

Public Works Department, to the is getting some great goals,

the fall back line. Gorman and match with Sheffield Wednesday! Crook, incidentally, Wo Street, and Kong Sang (48),

preserved flat where a survey of the flat was car mudguard which was in the appeared before Mr. B. F. Balfour garage. A friend then called out made.

Harry, Race' made a welcome re-

their 100% attendance record until yesterday at the Central Magis-for them to stop fighting. Witness

Yuang Ng, widow gave evidence turn, to the Notta Forest attack in the former was overcome by too tracy. The defendants are both went outside and the complainant of renting No. 576 Reclamation the match with Bradford. The sillitis an unfortunate but neces- assistante of the Bank of China. followed and started the fght Street, to three Chinese whom presence of the clever ex-Manchessary break. Clark, too, had never

Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jnr., appear again. They were finally separat

she could now recognise, for 87.00 ter City-Liverpool inside-forward uniased a fixture with the Reserves players went to Birkdale, Lancs. 129" will start from Friedrichsha. ed for the defendants while Mr.ed and then witness went home.

a month. On February 18, when had been missed "in recent games. 'up to his promotion.

He denied the use of an axe,

the terms were settled she received $1.00 as deposit, and later received a further $2.00.

The case was adjourned after

either by himself or by anyone else. Witness was then subjected to

J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solicitor, was for the prosecution.

The charges are (1) the fraudu- lent conversion between January 1. the cross-examination of Mr. Hin-

1934 and December 31. 1934, of cer-shing. Lo, which examination will further evidence was given. tain properties for his (Tang Lat-continue at the next hearing which Long's) own use, namedly $4,525 is on Wednesday next at 2.30 pm. entrusted to him by the Bauk in.

order that he should buy Bill of

Exchange stamps, (2) the fraudu-

RUSSIA CLOSES DOWN CHURCHES

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Manchester City mean to have a go for an inside-forward of ex- perience. Meanwhile McLeod, the forward secured from Larne, is filling the bill for the Maine Road club, McLeod, a Scot, has proved

a fine investment.

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to

was on Monday. He Sheffield Royal Infirmary but, after treatment. was allowed to travel home with his clubmates.

A number of Manchester City

FLIGHT PROGRAMME

("Hong Kong Daily Press" Specia">

Berlin, Mar. 25.

The new German Zeppelin "LZ

during the week for toning-up vix a course of golf, walks, sprint-fen at 5 o'clock on Thursday on the first round Germany fight,- en Bing, and ball practice.

which it will be escorted by the veteran "Graf Zeppelin."

telegation clouds thicken Blackburn. Should disaster over- take the old cup-fighters in their diamond jubilee season, the blame cannot be laid at the door of the Excon management. With the talent at their disposal they have done their best apart. perhaps, Referee E. C. Mills, of war: from a little too much chopping minster, was hotly questioned by and changing." But the erratic the Port Vale players after he had form consistently ahown by the awarded Spurs their first goal in players has upset all calculations, the match at Hanley. "So vehe- | and still further hazardous expert- ment was the protest that the re- ments have become necessary. As feree jotted a name, or perhaps a combination the Rovers have played well. Where they have been in two or three weak places, especially the inside forward

Tang was employed in the Bank (Hong Kong Daily Press" Specia to look after the stampe. Tang, be

Warsaw, Mar. 25. sáid, hart been in the Bank for All Greek Orthodox Churches, as eighteen or nineteen years. The well as both Catholic Churches, stamp were Bill of Exchange were closed by the Bovlet Authorit- {"wo, in his notebook. stamps. for Telegraphic Transfer tea in Zhitomir in the Ukraine, documents.

according to a report in a bulletin published here by the Greek Or- thodox Church.

ient conversion, by Tang Lal-tong Bank of China was the first Wit- and Kong Bang between January ness in the box and he stated that 1. 1935 and December 31, 1935, of certain properties for their own use, namely $7,830 entrusted to them by the Bank in order, to buy Bill of Exchange stamps, and (3) the fraudulent conversion by Tang Lai tong, between January 1, 1936 and January 31, 1936, of $900 en- He then went on to give evidence trusted to him by the Bank to as to the working of the Bank's buy Bl of Exchange stampa..

system in the Blump department Mr. Prends outlined the case to and the various entries that had which Mr. D'Almada objected into be made in the Stamp books: that there were statements thereto. made by the defendants, which he contended were, not admissable,

Chi Ho-chang, Assistant Mana ger and acting accountant of the

The conclusion of his evidence was the adjournment of the case, which will be heard againě on March 2 at 2:30 pm. The defen- dants are on balls of $9,000 each.

FEELING THE STRAIN After their heavy fall at Bel- burst, which brought to an end the longest sequence of undefeat ed matches in the history of the club, Luton Town recovered ground somewhat when they upset the calculations of Reading.

The two airships are expected to arrive between 6 and 8 o'clock in Stuttgart, from where they will- proceed to Munich. The trip is expected to last 4 days and :3 nights, the Zeppelins flying over ai principal cities and towns, leav ing, a permanent record of their passage by messages dropped, by Undoubtedly the defeat at Gel-parachute hurst was due to the exactions of fransocean News Service. the cup-tie at Manchester, and had there been a few recruits drafted into the team there would have been a much better show by this week in order that the players the Hatters. The middle line. It may have the bereft of brine was that sagged and again, it was baths. Since the wonderful run of A Preston North End addition 18a bit shaky against. Reading, but success began on October 5, four- Alec Weir, Inside-left, from the following a week's rest it to hoped teen players have been called upon West Lothian club, Stoneppur the whole team will get back to for twenty, games, and eight play- Juniors Welrands 5ft.

something like their form at Car-tre, have taken part in the lot. In diff

the circumstances, especially, with and weighs 11st.

grounde so very heavy, it not

Everton's Boottish agent traveli- ed to Dumfries on Saturday to berths. view the Queen of the South' vụ A priests in Zitomir have been Dundee game. Understand Ever- thrown out of their official dwell-ton" ure interested in a Dundee ings, while in another town in the player.". region of Novgorod, both Greck

Town Orthodox and Catholic priests, Huddersfield

officials were arrested and sentenced to watched the display of Ken Daw- banishment.

son, the Falkirk outside-left, who Gillick, the Everton outside-left, Fransècean Neus Berwick

completed a new record for a suffered from slight concussion at least on trip to the seaside then are feeling the strain

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It is like that there will be i matter of wonder that some” of