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AUTHORITIES RETICENT TO BE INVESTED

OVER CAMP ESCAPE

Mass Break Was Revealed After Arrest Of Six Men

LOCAL AUTHORITIES, BOTH CIVIL AND MILITARY. were reticent yesterday when questioned about the escape of 109 in- terned Chinese soldiers from the internment camp at Ma Thu Chung, Kowloon, which came to light following the arrest of she men in a Kowloon street on January 14.

These six men were arrested by a squad of police in Boun- dary Street in the early hours of Saturday morning. They were In a group of eight when the squad approached with the ob- Ject of questioning, as their presence at the time of right rais- ed some suspicion; they ran away, but were captured after a chase The other two escaped.

From inquiries which followed it appeared that the men had broken away from the camp in the easiest of manners, going down a man- hole which led to a nullah, that ran down to the sea.

Some dimculty is anticipated in' the recapture of the men, as no individual descriptions have been

taken and their only means of identification is the uniform which they wear, and which they are not ikely to retain.

COURT SYMPATHISES

But Sentences Of Two Months Prison Passed

Though passing on each of the six re-captured men sen- tence of two months' impri- sonment, on a charge that, being allen combatants, they escaped from confinement, Mr. E. Hlmsworth, Kowloon Magis- irate. yesterday expressed sym- pathy with them. He em- phasised however that cond!- tions being what they were.

SCOT SOLDIER KILLED IN MISHAP

Full Honours At Funeral

BY GOVERNOR

Order Of St. John

Promotions

to

The following postulants for promotion in and ddaiasdóm and attachment

the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem will be invested by His Excellency the Governor at Government House

Thurs-

on

day, January 19, 1939:-

Cicer (Brother):-Prof. W. L Gerrard, O.B.E., J.P... M.D.

Associate Officers (Brothers):— Mfr. A cl Arcuiti, J.P., and Mr. Fung Kelig-un.

Officer (SistersMrs. R. Lang- ley.

the men had to remain in the camps.

Serving Brothers: Mr. E. M. Three of these men said that Raymond, J.P., and Dr. J. E. Dovey, they had escaped so that theyJ.P. could rejoin their regiments.

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GENERAL

DANCE HALL SUMMONS

Dismissed But Appeal Allowed

The appeal bright by Mr. D. C. W. Fitches, Assistant Superintendent of Kowloon Central Post Office, against the decision of the Second Po- live Magistrate, Hongkong, in....

dismissing

summons in-

stituted by him against Frank Gray, licensee of the New Ala- jestic Ballroom, for creating or permitting to be made or caused, a poise calculated to disturb or annoy, was allowed when written judgment was delivered in the Supreme Court yesterday.

Mr. Justice R.E. Lindsell, whe. then Acting Chriet Justice), had; Associate, Serving Brothers: with Mr. Justice. E. H. Williams, The Hon. Dr. Li Shu-fan, J.P., Dr.] formed the Appeal Court, express- Inspector E Rogers, who pro- secuted, asked his Worship to take AW. Woo, J.P.. Mr. C. Szeto. Dr. ed in his judgment, considerable very serious view and to impose Ma Luk, Mr. L S. Shin, Mr. Fang sympathy fo: the respondent, who the mast severe punishment he Ping-fan. Dr. ip Kam-wah, and was undoubtedly and reasonably led to believe, through the issue of could, as a deterrent to future Mr. Kwok Chan...

Elicence to him to keep a dance attempts at escape. He told the Court that men had attempted to

ball on those very premises, that Associate Serving Sisters: he was entitled to produce a rea-..

Ruttonjec, P

Miss Fok sonable amount of musical noise Miss Kum-yung. Miss Hung Lal-kwan. thereon without fear of inter-

terence by his neighbours." and Miss D. Lopes.

escape on other occasions and two had been shot at and killed by guards. The six men in court formed part of a party of 109 who had got away between 7 and 8 p.m. on Friday, January 13.

Serving Sister :--Mrs. J

Doves, J.P.

يحب

Donat's Badge in Bronze:-Mr. Tang Pak-kau,

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BAG SNATCHED

His Lordship considered, there- fore "that justice will be done we dismiss each summons with a. caution and without recording a conviction, and make no order as to costs."

In reply to a remark by his Worship that he supposed it was sheer boredom being confined in those camps, the Inspector said While walking along Brewin

The appeal was made through the authorities were doing all they Path about 145 p.m. yesterday could to relieve the monotony by Mrs. England, of B Block, Ken-Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor, and respondent was re- Introducing games, musle and nedy Road had work bag other forms of entertainment in snatched from her hand by an Presented by the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, Jnr., Instructed the camps.

The men also knew.unknown Chinese who made good

by Mr. M. A. da Silva, Inspector Rogers stated. that if his escape. The bag contained they attempted to escape they $1.25 in money and a woollen would be shot

sweater.

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The full judgments will be pub- Hished a supplement to the "Hongkong Dally Press"

morrow,

to-

SENTENCES ON FIVE COURT MARTIAL

BANISHEES

Sentences totalling 20 years' imprisonment with hard labour were passed on five returned banishees who pleaded guilty he- fore Is Honour the Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindselt. in the Criminal Sessions yesterday to charges of breach of the De- portation Ordinance.

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One of - these men. Wong in Swatow and could not speak Ful! military honours were ac- Mui, who had been banished for the dialect there, so had taken corded at the funeral, which took place at the Colonial Cemetery yesterday, of Pte. John Jackson, of "B Company, ̈“ the Royal Scots, The Rev K. MacKenzie Dow off elated at the graveside.

Pte. Jackson a native of Aber- cren. Scotland died on Sunday of fractured akull, sustained as 2. re- sult of a traffic accident on Satur- day when his car overturned at North Point.

DR. F. OLIVER

Revival Meetings In Kowloon

LONG PRISON RECORD

OF SIGNALMAN

Damage Done To

Austin Car

two

Found guilty at a court martial yesterday *D charges of conduct prejudicial to good order and military dis- clpline. Signalman Fratik Nor- man Gordon, aged 20, of the Hongkong Signal Company. Royal Corps of Signals, will shortly be sentenced.

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Lum, who had no police record previous to yesterday's conviction. was sentenced to two months' im- prisonment with hard labour,

BROKER GAOLED Appearing on remand before Mr R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Court yesterday on charges of lar-

life on May 13 last year, was sun-ship for Macao, and he had there- tenced to five years hard labour.fore to pass through the Colony Defendant pleaded that he had His Lordship remarked that de-

Two Riflemen, Nar Bingh and been deported to Swatow when he fendant could have transferred

Nan Dingh, of the Kumaon Rifles, had wanted to go to Macao er straight from the Swatow steamer,

were warmly. commended by Mr. Shumenua. "He had no relatives to the Macao steamer, and yet he

Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon had been found in Shamshulpo,

Court yesterday for their prompt! which was rather cupious.

Gordon 'pleaded guilty to im-action on Sunday when they ar- Mr. J. B. Prentls, Assistant properly taking and using an rested Lum Wah-on. 17, near the Crown Solicitor, whe prosecuted, Austin car belonging to the Signal Alhambra Theatre, as he was at- said that at the time of defen- Company on January 1, and caus-tempting to escape after he dant's banishment, there was trou- ing damage to the extent of £5 snatched Σ bag from Mra. L. In the car also were Pte. G. Mc-

ble over the border, and it had 6s. 8d; and to improperly taking Schultz, a missionary to China. Gregor, of the same Company, two

seemed to the police to be more and using on the same day an- near the Majestic Tripatře on Na- womer and two children, all of

humane whom

send him to some place ather Austin car of the same Com-than Road. were injured. McGregor

where he would be comparatively pany and causing damage to the sustained a broken collar bone while one of the women' alko, sut- Dr. French Oliver, who is lectur-safe, rather than to put him over extent of £45 s. 13d, and losing tered from a fractured skull, ing at a series of revival meetings the border into the hands of the various tools from this second car It was stated in mitigation of The party were taken to the at the Kowloon Union Church, is Japanese troops. Queen Mary Hospital where Pte. an orata of note and a speaker

the offences that Gordon had pre-

Jackson died on Sunday.

who has addressed audiences in Looking at defendant's criminal viously borne a good character, Floral tributes were sent by the very nearly every odd corner of record, His Lordship pointed our and he was probably carried away following :--General Officer Com-the earth, from Alaska in the to Wong that, he seemed to have by the excitement of an 'occasion A few manding British Troops in China; north to New Zealand in the south, spent the last 20 years of his life for celebration and by Lt. Col. D. G. M'Dougal, M.C., A forceful speaker. Dr. French in gaol, with the exception of brief drinks he had" had, Officer Commanding, 2nd. Royal Oliver expresses himself fearlessly periods of banishment from the The Court comprised Major. A ceny and fraudulent conversion of Scots; All Ranks, "D" Coy, and an, on the subject of religion and the Colony, and had In defiance to. Syme, Royal Scots. (president), 20 sets of camphorwood boxes pro- Royal Scots; All Ranks, Headquar forces which would attempt to the successive orders made against Capt. W. B. Wilson, RA, Lieut. Eperty of Central and Company, ter Company No. 4 Platoon. mould man's conception of rell-him; returned from banishment W. S. Anderson, RA, Capt. A B Wong Yat-nam, broker, was sen- "B(AT)" Company: W. O's and gion.

seven times. Wong had also been Whatman, R.C. of S., Prosecuturig tenced to three months' hard la Sergeants: All Ranks. "A" Co- Dr. Oliver says of himself, "sentenced, at Criminal Sessions Officer, and Lieut. F. P. Rickard, bour on the first count. pany: All Ranks, "C" Company; may be as old-fashioned as

ĐI BỈ A đi Silva appeared a twice before.

R.C. of E., Defending Officer. "..

for the prosecution, while Mr. J. The Junior N.C.O's: All Ranks, hoop-skirt, but I belleve man is

M. D'Almada Remedios was for 1st. En. The Middlesex Regiment composed of spirit, soul, and body. Three others, Chan Shing, Lau

HEALTH BULLETIN

the defence. Mr. H. A de B. /D.C.O.).

At one time the highest authority Tak and Li Hung, who had all

Botelho held a watching brief on man was spirit; but some been bantshed for life, were each Five cases of measles, four cases behalf of the purchaser, Mr. Ip catastrophe struck with desolating sentenced to four years' hard la of dysentery and two cases each of Hen-ting. fury and left man upside down bour" "Each had returned from smallpox, diphtheria, enteric with the body on top, the soul in banishment, on several occasions. fever and cerebro-spinal meningi- the centre, and his spirit in the L is at present serving a sentence tis were reported to the health au- mud.”

of three months' hard labour for|thorities during the 48 hours ended Speaking of Dr. Ollyer, Dame loitering with intent to commit smidnight Sunday. Edith M. Brown, M.A., M.D.. foun- telony, and his sentence of four The Health Bulletin of Eastern In the Court of Els Honour the der of the Women's Christian years will date from the expira-Ports for the week ending January Chief Justice. Sir Atholl Mac- Medical College at Ludiana, India, | tion of the other term.

7 is as follows:- Gregor, all the accused with one once said: "He is a wonderful and Leung Hol-kwong, banished for Plague: Rangoon 1. exception picaded not guilty to most emphatic speaker, and the 10 years in 1936, was sentenced to some or all of the charges pre-students were fascinated, as they three years' hard labour. He had ferred against them.

listened to his description of pre-committed four breaches of the In the Puisse Judge's Court sen-sent world conditions, and to Deportation Ordinance, and had a tences totalling 20 years were | his masterly address on "Creation | criminal record dating back to passed on five returned banishees. and Evolution"

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