1937-05-28 — Page 7

FUNERAL OF MISS LAWRENCE

Large Attendance At Graveside

BUSY BEES THANKED

Help To Gift Service Appreciated

Cathedral Hall yesterday after noon, which was well attended...

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1937.

HEROIN PILL FACTORY

Trial At Sessions

Before Mr. Justice Lindsell at the Criminal Sessions yesterday afternoon, Lu Yiu, 32 years, faced a charge of the possession of 33,- 471 heroin pills at 31, Nanking Street, Arst floor, on April 2. last. Another man, Li Kwong, 34, plead- ea guilty to the charge.

The funeral of Miss Vivienne The Busy Bees held a mah-jong Sybil Lawrence, the 19-year-old į and bridge drive at St. John's and youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Lawrence, of 32, West Terrace, Kowloon Docks, who pass- The Busy Bees get through a ed away at St. Teresa's Nursing great deal of work during their Home early yesterday morning usual meetings, and they are al- after a prolonged illness, took place ways prepared to undertake special at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, orders for bables knitted under- (Foreman), C. H. Osmund, P. A panelled:-Messrs. L.C. Dennis Happy Valley, yesterday evening,wear, or other knitted goods. They Netland, C. the Rev. Father Brookes officiating are also extremely grateful for gifts Pereira, C. A. Botelho and P. Mann Tetzel, A. P. Ricci-

Talpo.

at the graveside.

There was a large attendance of relatives and friends. and the

of wool of any kind or colour, for use for the Personal Service, Guild. The following letter has just been

The following Jury was

em-

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

Judge's Comment In Sunming-Up

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INDIAN CONSTABLE

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GAOLED

Hamed Din, constable in the Indian contingent of the Hong Kong Police Force, was sentenced hard labour by Mr. Justice R. E to six months' imprisonment with

yesterday when the jury returned Lindsell at the Criminal Sessions

a verdict of guilty on a charge of the manslaughter of Tsang Wul, aged 50, pig breeder, near Boun-

Appearing for the Crown. fr. chief mourners were the deceased's received from the Dowager Mar. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Soul- dary Street on March 23: father, Wüired and Eddie (bro-chioness of Reading, who is Chair-elter, described a rald conducted thers). Mrs. Pepita Howell (sister)

man of the Personal Service on the premises by Revenue Officer and Mr. J. Howell brother-in-League., of which Society H.M. L Stephens, who was later

law).

Among those present at the

Queen Mary is the Patroness.

(To Mrs. Maughan, 14 Ventris Road. Happy Valley. Hong Kong). graveside were Mr. and Mrs. P.

41. Lowndes Square Remedios, Mrs. P Villa, Mrs.

London S.W.1. Rozeskwy, Miss Rozesky. Messrs.. F... Cullen (representing the Kow-kind of you to send us such helpful Dear Mrs Maughan-How very loon Docks Store Staff), J. Fraser, clothing, and such a quantity of J. G. Ozoriò. A. A. dos Remedios, It! We do appreciate that you're A. C. V. Ribeiro, S. MacNider, E. member our needs and think it MacNider, W. Maher, F. X. Mater, very wonderful that at such a dis- tance you have cared to help as in this very spléndid way.

KHussain, P. M. Xavier, A. F. Ribeiro, C. Logan, A. R. Cruz, L. E. Cruz, H. and J. Remedios. A. Place, E. de Souza, C. E. Roza-Pereira, 3. V. Remedios. D. A. Remedios, A. Gomes, Miss S. Campos and many

others.

FLORAL TRIBUTES

Joined by Senior Revenue Officer Grimmitt and Mr. H. A. Taylor, Government Monopoly Analyst The heroin factory was working and Liu Ylu' was found

in the

women and a child on the pre- sitting room.

There were also. five mises L Kwong claimed to live

The east for the Crown, which was conducted by Mr. M. J. Abbott, the accused caused the death of Assistant Crown Solicitor, was that Tsang Will by kicking him in the stomach without provocation.

The accused was defended by

pleaded" in mitigation of punish- Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, jun, in- structed by Mr. D. McCallum, who

ment.

in the factory and stated that he was here on a visit to Liu Yu. The jury comprised the follow- who, in turn, stated that he (LuingMessrs. O. el Arcull (Fore- lu had only just arrived from man), J. H. Hance, Ng Tse-fat. Macao and was visiting Li Kwong Leong Ngal-pool, Frank Tock. R. F.

Yiu's hands were examined and Clark and N. W. Smeby. were found to be clean but there are deeply grateful and ask you to was a pink, deposit under the nails please accept once again our of both hands.

Thank you for all these things. and we did receive the cards. We

warmest thanks for your kindness. When charged at the police sta- We would like to convey these ex-tion. Liu Ylu stated that he was

by Tsang Chol. Pun Kau and Ng Evidence was, given yesterday

Shlu of having witnessed the al- leged assault.

that accused was on duty at that Sub-Inspector Langley testified

A beautiful wreath from Daddypressions gratitude to any who may visiting his clansman and he knew particular place on the day in

and Mummy was interred with the"

coin,

Pepita and

have joined with you in doing, this nothing about the rest...

for us.

Yours sincerely.

Floral tributes were sent by the following: Wilfred, Eddie and

STELLA READING. Chappy! Jimmy.

The Personal Service League Patsy: Celelta, Paquito and have their headquarters in Lon- family: Auntie Eda, uncle and don. for assisting the unemployed family; Mrs. F. M. Pereira, Mr, and with

clothing in the depressed Mrs. A. Y. Calamel; Mr. and Mrs. areas. Del Pau. Elsale Maher. Rosa Chan. Aurea Gomes, Mr. and Mrs. E. M.

Silva and family, Mr. and Mrs. P

J. Remedios and family, Mr. and MACAO ART

Mrs. G. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs.

W. C. Lee, Mrs. T. Piersdorf, Miss

G. and Messrs. S. and E. MacNider.

and

Mr. and Mrs. "C. Rozesky children, Mr. and Mrs. P M. Xavier. L. A. L.. Remédios and family. Dinah and Pomping, E. M. Carvalho da Silva, Carlos Maria da Silva, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hunt and family, Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company Store Staf.

As a mark of respect the flag of the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company Limited was flown at halfmast yesterday..

COURT CASES IN BRIEF

A week's formal remand was granted by Mr. E. Himsworth on the application of Detective Sergt. Wallingford yesterday in the case in which a 21-year-old unemploy ed, Lin Kau residing at No. 251. Apliu Street, first floor, was charged at the Kowloon Magistracy for having carnal knowledge of a girl Mak Ngol-ping, aged 11 on May 24.

EXHIBITION

Mr. Sampaio's Paintings

Mr. Fausto Sampato announces that an exhibition of his paintings is to take place at the Hotel Riviera, Macao, and that His Excellency the Governor of Macao has graciously consented to, perform the opening teremony to-day at 3.00 p.m.. after

which the exhibition will remain open til June 14.

Mr. Sampaio has been called the Painter of the Portuguese Empire. He has already painted some won- derful scenes of some of the Por- tuguese, Colonies that he has visit- ed.

Mr. Fausto Sampaio is not only a great painter, he is also a, poet, who gives expression to the deep feelings of his soul to wonderful pictures that live with breath and colour and all the movement and feeling that can be found only in works of the master

Rearm Against Chinese Smugglers

Inspectories had lately signified their will- ingness to support the Chinese maritime Customs in their efforts. to stop the orgy of smuggling in China, and this sympathetic at- titude would undoubtedly prove useful.

Sir Frederick Maze, General of Chinese Maritime Cus- toms, who arrived in London re- cently with other, Coronation dele- gates from China, talked with a re- porter about smuggling in China. In East Hopen, he said, the situa- tion remained more or less un- "Furthermore, the local provin- changed,

cial authorities acting under the "The accumulated stock of illicit instructions of the Nanking Gov- cargo in Tentain has greatly in-ernment, are: now rendering the creased of late owing to the fact customs preventive services on the that the Customs recently organ-railways and on the roads effective. ised preventive services on the rail-co-operation which has also con- ways and on the roads in the vicin-siderably strengthened the post- ily of Tientsin which have proved ition," he added. generally successful, and have km-

Referring to the revenue situa- peded to a large extent the cir- tion, Siz Frederick stated that dur- culation of smuggled. cargo from

ing the past six months trade ge-

-question. Accused did not make Evidence was then called after any report at the station of the which Lü Yiu was found guilty incident. and was sentenced to three years, hard labour.

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CRUELTY TO A CHILD

Chinese Showman In Court

Cross-examined by Mr. Abbott, accused "said that evidence given by the witnesses for the Crown was false. the reason being that the constable on that beat was popular with the people

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JUDGE'S COMMENT

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DEATH OF MR.

HONG CHEN

News has just come to hand of the death of Mr. Hong Chen who, it will be recalled, held his one- man exhibition of watercolour

Was a

Cruelty to а child Was the up. his Lorship said it was difficult charge preferred against Chan to believe why the witnesses for Blu-ching, 20. unemployed. and the Crown should concoct such a Tak-slu. 61: Luk four others."Yuen Chu, 41; Lau story against accused.

Yee. 41 and "As inhabitants of this Colony," Wong Sang, 26: when they ap-his Lordship commented "you are drawings here in May last year. peared before Mr. E. Himsworth no doubt aware that Indian police under the aupices of the Hong yesterday at the Kowloon Police constables do not always behave Kong Working Artists: Gulla. Court

with complete propriety towards At the time of his death, Mr. Chen was a Fine Art Inspector of the lower class of Chinese," minutes and returned a 6-1 verdict Kwangal Province.

The jury retired for twentythe Education Department of the

He of guilty.

member of the Hong Kong Work- D'Almada said that had it not Kong Art Club, having exhibited In mitigation of sentence, Mr.ing Artists' Guild and the Hong been for the unfortunate circums- at the latter's Annual Exibitions tance that deceased was suffering in 1932 and 1933 besides holding would not have amounted to more work had also been exhibited in from an enlarged spleen, the case his one man whom last year. His

than common assault. Accused Berlin, Shanghai, Nanking, Can- punished by reason of his anxiety small success. His death will be had already been adequately ton, Kwangs and Annum with no

since the incident and his arrest, great loss to the art circle of Inspector Andrew added that as well as the fact that his career Hong Kong and particularly to this case had been referred to the with the Police Force, with which the Hong Kong Working Artists 9.C.A. who informed him not to he had been for 10 years, was Guild, where his activities bad press the case. He further stated finished. Under the circumstan- been very useful and helpful. that he saw this exhibition in the ces, a fine or the shortest prison Wanchal district about two years term would meet the case. 180.

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Chief Inspector . W. Andrew. who presecuted, said that about p.m. on Tuesday as he was walk- ing along Nathan he came across a tent about 6 feet in diameter and four feet high. erected op posite the Po Hing Theatre. 11-year-old chlid, with an abnor. mal sized head was found sitting inside a booth, од show to the general public, who paid one cent each to view this strange pheno- mena.

In passing sentence, his Lordship The German Colonial Claim Prior to his imposing the sen- said that personal punishment was tence of two months' imprison- not the first object of the sentence ment with the alternative of a for a crime. The real object of fine of $100, his Worship said to such punishment was to deter defendant that such cruel exhibi- other from doing the same sort of tion was not permitted in this thing.. Colony.

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taken care of by the Fo Leung Kuk

The child was ordered to be.

who will be notified by the au- and will be returned to his parents

child.. thorities to come and claim their

Philatelic Society Meeting

ENERGY SAPPED BY

PACE OF LIFE

The literature on this subject was increased by a booklet pub lished by Thornton Butterworth, London, entitled "Germany's Co- lonial Problem" by Dr. G. Hurt Johannsen and H. H. Kraft.

A New Hindenburg

The book, in its first chapter, gives a description of the "Present. distribution of the Earth's sur- face," wherein the Colonial pos The Duke of Kent referred to the sessions such as they stand to-day toll of modern life on nervous are statistically compared with the The four other defendants were energy, when speaking at the respective mother country. each bound over in the sum of $50 festival dinner of the National In the second chapter the forin- for one year.

Hospital for Diseases of the Nerer German colonial empire is re- vous System, at the Mansion House, corded. The position of Germany. . It is not. perhaps, well recognised as compared with other powers to- how great is the toll which the day is described. speed of living to-day makes upon the reserves of nervous energy of each one of ua," he said. **The Tientsin itself," said Sir Frederick.nerally had improved, and this

results of the strain. and anxiety. "But it should be clearly under might be attributed to the fact

ot modern life are found in many The monthly meeting of stood that the door in East Hope that the control of the Chinese Hong Kong Philatelic Society was every, home.., r

forms of illness, and in almost

When the tragle news was re- Temains unguarded, and the Cur Government had been extended held at the 8. C. M. Post Board

ceived in Hong Kong of the sad. toma position there in respect to

"On those engaged or interested fate that befell the Hindenburg". and strengthened, and also to the Room yesterday. Owing to the effective

in industrial life this Hospital hasia Lakehurst, the local German measurea remains un-

fact that the crops last year were absence of the president, changed, hor is the situation in

Mr. a special claim."

Community, as a token of its deep- unusually good, East Hopeh likely to improve until

Sayer, the Hon. Secretary and He was sure, he added, that felt sympathy contributed towards the. Customs, preventive servico..is

"The revenue of late mouths has

Treasurer, Mr. W. E. Denison took leaders of industry would not be the "The New Zeppelin Hinder- permitted to resume its normal increased In an unprecedented the chair. Among those present deaf, to an appeal for funds to en- 'burg" fund, and within the first functions.

manner, and if we take the aver- were Mesars, J. H. Odell, H. Korun, able intensive research work to be few daya: a 'sum, “of HK$850--was "That is to say until both Cusage for the last six months the W. Thom. C. B. Payne, C. M.

carried out into the causes and collected. toms preventive vessels añoat and present collection is at the rate of Xavier, W. Fisher, and A. GUI. cure of nervous diseases, due to the This sum was sent to Berlin by b Customs. gizards ashore art rear-

about $450,000,000 a year, which

Increase of scientiae, methods in Air mail, and, will form part of During the course of the meet-industry. Plati must be regarded as eminentlying some fifteen lots of very in-The Rockefeller Foundation had the world for the construction of the large fund collected all over satisfactory" he commented.

teresting and valuable stamps offered £120,000 for the new Re- a new "Hindenburg" that will, as were put up for auction and were search Department If a like sum it were, arise out of the sahes of sold at high prices.

were raised in England.

Sir Frederick said that the Ja

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