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STOLE WHILE

ON DUTY

Constable's Greed

GAOL TERM IMPOSED

A conspiracy between two Shantung constables of the Police Training School to re- move a sale from premises partially destroyed by fire and their attempt to hid the sale among bushes in a hill nearby, were related to Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy yesterday when Con- stable D, 265, Chang Wen Yu faced charge of theft, from No. 460 Nathan Road, breach of discipline and "larceny by pub- iąc servant

gold

FILIPINO LAD CONVICTED

KOWLOON'S ESCAPADES

Jose Santiago, 17, the little Filipino boy whose parents are not in the Colony and who had made LWO remand appearances at the Howloon Magistracy on charge of being found at No. 1. Lincoln Road for an unlawful purpose and with theft of a suit of clothing and shirt belonging to Domingo Ron- quillo, a friend, and houseboy of the same address, made a further appearance yesterday to face an additional enarge of theft of $140 from Mrs. Rivers of No. 30 A. Na~ than Road on May 8, while em- ployed

ค Bervant. He was charged concurrently with the re- mand offences

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HOW HMS. HOOD FLOWERS FOR A

LED TO THE QUEEN MARY

Sir M. Hankey's "Disclosure To Arms Commission

PRIVATE FIRMS

DEFENDED

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London, May 21. A vigorous defence of private firms engaged in the manufacture of armaments was put forward by Sir Maurice Hankey. Secretary of the "Cabinet for 20 years and Secretary of" the Committee at Imperial Defence, giving evidence before the "Arms Commission to- day.

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He said that last week he, spent 24 hours at sea on board the

While visiting the engines very high expert of the Ad- miralty mentioned that the flim

Detective Inspector A. H. Elston explained that the other constable The concerned, had absconded. value of the stolen property, was stated to be $120, $39 of #nien was in money, while the rest con- prised jewellery including finger rings, and bangles.

Carged concurrently with the Chac Shantuag constable, were Chong 27, cook, of No. 34 Temple Wong Street, second floor, and Sang, 21, unilcensed hawker of No. 76 Woo Sung Street. frst floor.

Mr. Wilson, Assistant Superin- tendent of Police, Kowloon was police custody at Kowloon CHF

enabled her to trace him, charge of the case

Detective Sergeant Davies, of the Water Police said. at Santiago was employed by Mrs. Rivers at Nathan Road. On the day in ques-, Queen Mary tion she left the house at 10,30 a.m and when she returned the lad was not at home. At 11.30 p.m. she became suspicious of his non- appearance and looked at a box where she kept her money only to discover that $140 was missing:

rained Subsequent publicity through his.exploits at Lincoln Road, leading to his detention in

At the outset, Detective Inspector Elston asked leave to withdraw the the charge of theft against Chan and Wong in order to use them as witnesses against the constable

Their part in this incident was a minor one", said the officer.

The application was granted, and the men were discharged.

THE FACTS

A fine of $5 or two weeks' im- prisonment "on each of two of fences at Lincoln Road were im- posed, while an additional fine of $10 or in default, one month's jail was imposed on the money theft.

BRIBERY ALLEGED

Sanitary Dept. Clerk Involved

SMALL SUM

GRAVE DROPPED FROM AIRSHIP

London, May 29.

Watchers gasped as the glant Zeppelin Hindenburg, looming out

INVENTION IN SCOTLAND

WHAT STATISTICS REVEAL

London, May 23.

of the dusk over the hills on the. The statistics issued by HIS.. Lancashire border, dipped veryMajesty's Patent Office and pu low near the centre of Keighley.blished by His Majesty's Stationery Yorks, last night

Office reveal the interesting fact Then, at the feet of two boys. that the number of applications. caping open-mouthed, there drop for patents by persons resident in bed from the airship a neatly-Scotland was only 940 in the year wrapped parcel. In It they 1935,

as compared with 1151 in found

1934 and 1378 in the peak year, 1922. The largest number of ap- plications for patents by Scottish residents since the year 1922 was 1350 in the year 1929, in which year the total number of appil- cations for British patents reached the record Agure of 39.898.

A spray of freshly gathered car- nations, crucifix. a letter, à picture of a dying boat and some specl mens of the Hindenburg souvenir stamp.

The letter, written on the official notepaper of the Hindenburg, read: "Mal 22, 1936. To the "finder

The number of applications for of this letter, please, deposit these patents by Scottish residents in flowers on. the cross DR the 1923 was approximately 4 per cent. grave of my dear brother of the total number, of patents Lieut Franz Schultz. 19

Garde applied for, and has now dropped Regiment, Prisoner of war in to approximately 2.8 per cent. of Skipton cemitary. in Keighley, the total number of patents ap- near Leeds.

plled for. which includes 21,364 by "Many thanks for your kindness, residents in England. 4481 by Ger-. Johann P. Schultz, the first Gying mans, 9812 by residents of USA.. priest,"

and 1324 by French residents.

"GOD BLESS YOU”

Then followed Mary

which balls the Queen Mary had a'so built H.MS. Hood." The ex- perlence gained in the case of the Hood had made the con- struction of the Queen possible, Dealing with allegations against private manufacturers of bribery and corruption, Sir Maurice said the net result of examination of show that most of these charges were not even seriously preferred.

this evidence

was to

the addres

It will thus be seen that Scottish inventors lag behind American. Aachen Lotsfringenstrasze 62, Ger- German, and French in the num- ber of patents applied for in, this many.

country. Scottish inventors being A postscript read:- ):

in the proportion to English in- "Please accept the stamps ana the pictures as a small souvenir ventors of only 4.4 per cent. and

five being nearly

times out- God bless you. from me.

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numbered by Germans. first holy man on th; ndenburg,,

The statistics also reveal that.. 9 Mal, 1936."

of the number of patents applied for in a year, only 338 were grant- ed to Scottish residents out of a total number of 18.568 patents granted. the remainder of the patents applied for having been either abandoned or refused. The The flowers were on the grave.

maximum number of patents within an hour of leaving the air-granted in respect of any one year

In practically every instance it was shown that whether evils existed or not under the present system. as great or even

worse. name evils would be introduced under a system of State monopoly,

The boys were taken by car to Morton Banks Cemetery, and in out the the fading light picked

of Lieutenant Schultz on the bronze tablet which is on the German memorial.

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SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN SCOTLAND

PROPAGANDA BEHIND THEM "Witnesses in favour of the pro-ship. bibition of private manufacture had been supported by propaganda of almost unparalleled magnitude: Much of the evidence though in a lower key than some of the attempts to stigmatise the pri- vat manufacturers by referring to them by such terms as "mer- chants of death," the "bloody trafile" and "war traders,” had continued the process of creating prejudice.

to Scottish residents was 402 for 1922, but this is less than 3 per cent, of the total number of.. patents granted for that year." There are approximately four patents granted to Scottish resi- dents for every 100, patents grant- ed to residents in England.

In 1933 the number of patents. granted in this country to Ger- mans was 2851 and to Americans 2305, against 335 granted to Scots- men

Relating the facts of the case, Inspector Elston said that on the night of June 5, 2 re broke out at No, 460 Nathan Road, which was occupled by a tallor. The Are was extinguished at midnight and a police guard was furnished. Part of their duty was to see that na one was allowed on the premises. Sergeant Bykes detalled the ac- cused and D.166 to guard the front and rear of the premises, respec- A clerk in the expærment of the tively.

Sanitary

yesterday Department It was alleged, said Inspector taced Mr. Q. A. A Macfadyen at Eision that at about 3 p.m. ac- the Kowloon Magistracy on a cused left his post and met sec-serious charge of accepting a orihe ond accused whom he asked to The amount involved was stated help in removing a safe from the to be $5, accepted from Yip Snu Back lane. The prosecution was on or about May 11. "With a view not in a' position to say how the to influence your conduct as a safe was found a the lane, 'as is public servant." The accused was was customarily kept under the Wong On, 40. clerks, residing at No. counter in the front room,..

72 Temple Street, send floor,

Mr. Hin Shing Lo-Ins,rusted by Mr. J. M. Hall, for the defence aade an application for a reduc- tion in bali, stated to be $500. His application was granted, ball be- We have many, new factors port quotes the figures of the to-day that tended to disturb Department of Health showing Detective Inspector. R. Cunning-peaceful progress, including vast that the number of persons reliev aam appeared for the prosecution. internal upheavals in many couh-ed from public assistance depart

ments on one day in November, "Perhaps worst of all, is the 1935, was 1,040 per 10,000 of the po menace from the air. These pulation in Scotland, compared new factors, combined with the with 432 per 10,000 in England. old causes, are the real obstacles The revelations of Sir John Orr's

into of investigations

malnutrition, against which the League Nations and peace-loving coun-

the report says, are startling and

On arrival the Dike inspected ominous, and give fresh signific-the whole of the parade, which tries have to contend.

· London, May 22.

These figures show a remarkable The report of the Committee on

difference in the number of new Church and Nation to the General inventions brought out by Scottish Assembly of the Church of Scot- residents as compared with those land contains a reference to the in England per head of the "total The views of the Government gravity of unemployment in Scot-populations. were defined in 1925. when it was land. and says:-" Particularly it stated that the Government was Bes with congregations and mem- not aware of any grave objections bers of the Church generally to be of a national character so far as continually awake to the gravity of the private manufacture of arms the existing problem and to be

alert and energetic in effort concerned.

"Private manufacture Ls an wards its solution. Your essential part. of our system of mitteë, therefore, urges that where Imperial defence. It is detrimen- in any district prospects of pro- tal to the public interest that gress in this direction, even on a those engaged in it should be stig.

small scale, are visible, they should matised in this way."

receive attentive consideration and every possible help be given to fur- ther their development." The re-

While D.166. and second accused attempted to carry the safe, D.250 stood by and gave instructions. The two men found the safe "too heavy to carry, so alcond accused in the company of D. 256 went to Temple Street, where" they pro- cured the services of third accusea i' (Wong).

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Under the direction of D.256 the three men removed the safe and hid it under some bushes in a hill at the back of the China Light and Power pre- mises,

THE ARRESTS

ing allowed at $335.

The case was remanded for one tries. week.

BANGLE THEFT Sentence of two months impri- 'sonment was imposed by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen on Chan Fook

THE AIR PERIL

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"The system under which this ance to facts already well-known. Chan and Wong were the first Taal, a youth 17 years of age who country lives assumes a certain The facts. In the option of the be arrested. Subsequent in- was charged on remand with lar- standard of probity. Broadly committee, challenge the Christian quiries led to the arrest of D.265 ceny of a child's bangle. The theft speaking, the standard of honestly conscience, and call not only for who dealed the charges. D.168, in occurred whilst the mother was is a fairly high one."

"AD1 the meanwhile, deserted the force. marketing at Shamshulpo.

two Following evidence by Bergt.additional weeks imprison- Sykes of the Emergency Unit, audment was then imposed on accus- the complainant Tong Yuk Sing, ed who broke a bond recently im- Chan Chong said that he met D256 posed to be of good behaviour. shortly after leaving 480 Nathan

Road where he was employed as a.

CONVICTED quarrel ensued

GOLD PRICE LOWEST SINCE 1934

Although

not

London, May 26.

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is preferred abroad to any other.

all offered in in- creasingly large quantities in ex- change for sterling.

"This is due to fears of devalua-

further investigation but for in- telligent and comprehensive-action on the part of the Government. »

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LORD SNELL DISCHARGES A DEBT

London, May 22.

R.N.V.R. ON PARADE

Inspection By The Duke Of York

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London, May 18. '. The Duke of York yesterday in- the

spected R.N.V.R. units on Horse Guards Parade when a re- About union service was held. 3,000 mem from all over the coun- try paraded, including a large con- tingent from London, which marched from HMS: President on the Embankment to the Horse Guards Parade.

included such organisations

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"London Old Hands" and ""Buz- zards" lex-Bervice men's organisa

tions); and ex-Service men who served at Zeebrugge and Ostend.

B-bsequently the Rev. Bevill Clo chaplain (R.N.D. Associa- tJoi conducted a brief service, which opened with the "Last Post," followed by a two minutes' adlence, and then the "Reveille."

BRITISH LEGION AND FORMER ENEMIES

ccok. He knew the accused as the then arrived on the scene and took latter had paid a few visits to the als number. premises where mah jong was

The portly Lord Derby and Lord played. Wliness obtained Wong's

Briell, the and "streamlined.” dis- help and the safe was removed A

between the

London, May 25: down Wing Sing Lane to a hill two constables followed by a fight

The Brush pound continues to cussed each others figures at the

annual funcheon of the Hotels and Ex-Service men of foreign where-it was hidden. He was paid stated witness. Both went to the appreciate in value.

testaurants Association of Great nations who fought in the Great station and made their reports, $2 by constable D.166.

the gold

War took part in a rally at Fly- Detective Sergeant Hunter de-following which they were asked to standard, this country's currency Britain at the Savoy Hotel in Lon-

don yesterday.

mouth on Saturday," with 3.000 posed, to Ending the safe, while return to their posts,

Lord Snell said: The, real reason British ex-Bervice men from all Chinese constable said that be

On their return to the Training Francs, Swiss francs and. Dutch of selecting me for this task. (of parts of Devon. They met as arrested Wong and Chong on in-school, witness again challenged guilders are

speaking) is that you wanted a friends and later they had tea to formation received.

D.166 to a fight, but a Shantung

graphie contrast to your president gether. Lord Fortescue, president- Sergeant Taylor gave evidence of constable stopped them.

Lord Derby (to Lord Snell): You elect of the British Legion in arresting -D.256.----

In reply to the Bench Mr. Wil-

are of the streamline figure, like Devon, said it was the policy of the Chang Wen Yu from the witness son said that accused had been tion of Continental gold currencies. the Queen Mary- the Thames British Legion to maintain

But America dollars - the box dented Implication in, the placed on the report three times

barge:

patriotic attitude for the defence theft. He said that be was forced In two years for minor offences. world's strongest currency-are

Lord Snell said that he had no of the country. At the same time to leave his post in order to visit Magistrate: I presume a con- also weaker in terms of sterling,

home of his own. I have lived a close association with ex-Service a lavatory. He informed D.166 of viction will mean dismissal

For the moment pounas are pre- continuously in hotels: I am an men of foreign countries would his intention and went to à lava- Mr. Wilson Yes, Your Worship. ferred to dollars."

hotel addict, a kind of economiebring about better understand- tory "less than 100 feet away." On | Accused was sentenced to two -To-day francs were quoted at nudist. I have been taken in and ing among people of all nations, so his way back he spoke to D.188 and months imprisonment on the theft 75 11-18 to the £. against 75 9-16 done for by members of your as that distrust, suspicion, and hatred noticed a Chinese detective arrest charge and a further two months on Saturday, and dollars were sociation. His streamlined" would be removed and all disputes ing two men, who asked D. 168 "to for breach of discipline,

4.983 to the £, compared with gure was no credit to the, hotel-settled by arbitration and, not by go over to him.”

"If you wish to appeal you can 4.97 previously. As a result Keepers. "If this is the best you war. Lord Londonderry, apeaking Witness in the meantime re- do so on both charges, within two of this rising tendency to the can do," he said, surveying himself. on the same subject, at a Legion mained at the front door of the weeks by application to the IG.P", the sterling price of gold then there is nothing for you to rally at Seaham Harbour, said the burnt premises Three or four sald the Magistrate when the as-is falling and is now at the lowest brag about. I have been waiting outstanding feature among the minutes. later. D.166 returned and cused protested innocence and said | level since November 1834-137a. for a long time to get even with the Informed witness of what had hap- that he was forced to leave his 9d. Der time ounce. At the begin-hotel proprietors of this country pened while the latter war away past because of a pain in his ning of the year gold was 1418. 40. Well, how my debt is discharged

and honours are even" from his post. Sergeant Hunter |slomach."

Der Unce.

Legion's recent activities was the practical contact which had been made with ex-Service organiza- tions in former enemy countries,

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