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BIRTH

PULLEN-On October 28, 1939, at

Nanking, "to Audrey (nee Fow- ler), wife of J. C. Pullen, a son.

MARRIAGE MESCHERSKY-BENJAMIN, — On October 28, 1939, at the Com- munity Church, Shanghai, Sonja. younger daughter of Mrs, and the late Mr. A. Gick, of Harbin, to Leo, son of Mrs. and the late Mr. A. Mescher- sky, of St. Peterburg.

• DEATHS

EDITORIAL

DID NOT DRAW WOMAN FOUND GUILTY

CAR TO LEFT -

European Fined. At Central

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MURDER: MERCY RECOMMENDATION

The death sentence was, for the segond time in ten months in this Colony, passed on a woman when Pang Yin-wui, 40-year-old married woman, was found guilty at the Criminal Sessions 'yes- Lerday of the murder of her husband's concubine, Wan Hang- chung.

After a retirement of 17 minutes Jury returned their verdict but

Mr. F. Buckle, of No. 23, Blue Fool Road, was summoned before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Court yesterday for fa'ling to draw In to the left to allow a

greater speed to add a strong recommendation CORRESPONDENCE travelling at a overtake him in Queen's Road for inercy which the Chief Justice, East. and for driving without due care and caution.

vehicle

Mr. K. A. Bidmead. Assistan Superintendent of Police, said that

Atholl MacGregor, endorsed. The prosecutor Ir. the case was Mr. T. J. Gould. Assistant Crown Solleitor, who was assisted by Detat

[To the Editor, "Hongkong Daily Press"]

present raging in your paper, Sig-In view of the controversy

$150 FINE FOR FOOD OFFENCE

Eight summonses under the Food Control Ordinance came up recently before Mr. L: C Goh, the Singapore Fifth Police Magis- traty. There were two convictions only and the rest were withdrawn at the stance of the Crow Counsel

Chng Sam Tat, the proprietor at Chop Seng Lee of No. 60. Park Road was fined $160 cr in defauit to undergo three months' rigorous

gusty, to failing to imprisonment when he pleaded

exhibit the

JESSEN.At 'sca' on October 30 about 10.20 p.m.. on October 8, he / sp. L.-R. 1. Counsel ter all of which will ultimately lead retail prices of five bags of rice.

1939. Jess Nicolal Peter beloved baby son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.. Jessen.

BENARD-On October 4, 1939, at Fukac, Nagasaki. F. Benard, aged 75. late Chief Examiner of Maritime Customs,

SCOTT-MORRIS. --- At Foochow

on October 26, 1939, Archibald Mortimer Scott-Morris. nged 43. agent. Messrs. Jardine. Matheson, and Co., Ltd., and brother of Mrs. R. B. Roach.

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HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 1, 1930

TWO MONTHS

eration of its inhabitants had

foreseen yet hoped fervently

to avoid.

tried to overtake defendant's car which was going. at a very slow speed. He switched on his head- lights and sounded his horn, but the vehicle in front moved to the right s'de Instead of the left. He was forced to go on the wrong side of the road. When witness had passed the car, he signalled defen- dant to stop, but he did not seem to understand, ~ as he took no notice. Witness then shouted to defendant to stop. after which `de- fendant was cautioned.

Defendant said he knew that a car was following him, but he did not hear any soundings of the

horn.

Mr. N. J. Bebbington, a passen- ger in defendant's car, said he saw Mr. Erdmead's car passing but he did not see any signal nor hear! the horn sounded.

Defendant was fined $10 on the first court, the second charge being

'dismissed.

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the defence was Mr. D. J. N. An-

derson. Instructed by Mr. R. M. M. King.

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The following was the jury: Messrs. H. R. Webb (foreman), Lai Pul-lan, G. T. Anderson, E. J. Reed. Kan Yan-tsun, J Montalte and

Kuang Chow-.

In an address to the Jury, Mr.

tim of a sudden attack of in- sanity.

us to acty where we are now. may one who is proud of the calling I volunteered tor, say a few words through the medium of"

it

| your paper.

Dear Ex-Servientum. It would appear useless, vr should I already has appeared useless. to drive home the Anderson said that the defence fact that your opinion at present was that accused, at the time of ounts but little to the average the attack, was in a state of

soldler. Your remark "Soldier- semi-consciousness and the vic-cum-Gigolo" savours of some past disappointment in an affair of the heart which you appear to His concern was to prove that have suffered at the hands of a accused was insane at the time soldier and, in scnsequence, you of the crime. and it did not mat-are ready to condemn the whole ter what her condition was before British Army because ** this, Having served myself for a num- ber of years I can only add that I would not change my present comrades for any you may deem to be better. For your benefit I append a lttle poem and your the last line of verse for... attention is especially invited to

or after.

* COUNSEL'S ELOQUENCE

Summing up,

His Lordship described Mr. Anderson's address as an able and eloquent one.

was presumed to be sane and to In the legal form, every person

be responsible for his or her ac- tions. until the contrary was proved and it was not the duty of the prosecution to prove this

The legal definition of insanity was suffering from such defects of reason,, caused by the disease of mind, as not to be able to know the nature and quality of the act being done.

Of the previous medical history accused little was known; only

that for the last three years she had been an invalid and that re- cently skilled attendance found ner pyorrhea and anaemia,

suffering from beri-beri,

expert in

Dr. Wilkinson, an mental disease. had accused under his special care and observation for some time and had told the Court that he had applied all the usual tests or insanity but found nothing to indicate that she was not perfectly normal. There was no physical trouble that was like-

Britain, with Germany and Italy very far behind indeed in the scale of importance.

THE WITH

MILITARY DECISION resting entirely on the Western Front, the pre- dictions of pre-war seers were! once again disproved. The TWO MONTHS AGO today. "Blitzkrieg" used with such

the German army began terrible effect against Poland! its march into Poland, scores has not yet been unleashed. of Polish cities were merel- Instead, the "war of nerves" lessly bombed, and Europe and the diplomatic manoeu- was plunged headlong intovres of the past two years the war which a whole gen- have continued to hold the centre of attention, and it is only now that their failure is apparent and the holocaust is about to come upon us..

WHILE THE SOVIET

PACT *GERMAN

was un- factor of some doubtedly a encouragement to the Reich. the Turkish Pact and the re- vision of the American Neu- trality Act favour the Allies. The question of improving and said that if death was due to trade realtions with Russia, blood poisoning from the tobacco whose neutrality is recogniz- be different but this was not the London to the great discom- that accused struck the blows, the ed, has repeatedly come up in case. If the jury were satisfied flture of the Nazi hopefuls delayed treatment did not mimi- who expected that the Soviet zise the guilt of accused.

raw materials RÉCOMMENDATION TO MERCY surplus of would be available to them

The Jury, after retiring for 17 alone.

minutes, found accused guilty but added a strong recommendation for mercy.

Before passing sentence His Lordship said: "The Jury has reached the only possible conclu-

FROM THE BEGINNING, the gigantic conflict failed to bear out the predictions which had long been made concerning its nature and early course. Broken by the Soviet-German Pact, the axis no longer functioned as 8

not enter

unit, and Japan and Italy did the struggle as active military allies of the Nazis. On the other hand, the peace front of non-Nazi Powers, which might have

avoided the war altogether, also failed to materialise. Britain and France were de- prived of the overwhelming advantage which they might have enjoyed had the Moscow talks been crowned with success.

ly to contribute to Insanity.

He had also stated that. In a

state of partial consciousness, a person would still know the nature and quality of his or her action.

His Lordship went over the facts:

or otherwise, the position would!

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sion on the evidence as a whole and the law provides only one punishment.

Yap. Nuan Kee, the proprietor ot Chop Yap Hong of No. 150, Boat Quay was fined $125, or in default to undergo three months' rigorous #mp'sonment, when he pleaded guilty to falling to ex- bit the retail prices of four bags of rice. Defendant was given time to pay the fine in a fortnight. WHEAT. FLOUR

Chan Keng Glow, of Chop Lam Guan & Co., of No. 113, Cross Street, charged with selling white wheat flour at seven cents instead of six cents a katty, according to the Government maximum was acquitted and discharged, the Crown Counse's instructions be- ing to withdraw the charge against the defendant.

Messrs. Kim Ann & Co., of No 243. Orchard Road, Ng Joon Ker of stall No. 51, Orchard Road Market. Chop Tye Kwong & Co.. of No. 344, Orchard Road, Chua Chin Hoe, stall holder of No 53.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1939.

Lt. Anthony M. Green, RN, and his bride, formerly Miss Eleanor (Bunty) Drummond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Drummond of Hongkong, 1. they left: St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore. after their marriage on October 14.

S'HAI BRITONS' LOYALTY

Orchard Road Market and Chop Major-Gen. Simmons

Entertained

I am not ashamed of this und Stang Bee of: Nos. 336-338; Orchard form and if you are a friend, Road. all of whom sold white You will say no word about it., Wheat flour at seven cents instead

not a thing that will offend. of six cents per katty were also Major-General F. K. Simmons, It has covered honoured bodies acquitted and discharged on the MV.O., O.B.C., M.C., Officer Com- and by herpes has been worn, instructions of the Crown Cour-manding British troops in the Since the forming of the Em-sel who ordered the withdrawal | Shanghal Area, was the guest of

pire and the Union Jack was of the summonses against them.

honour at the monthly timn born.

Mr. D. K. Walters appeared for meeting of the Royal Society of St. the last five defendants, Uniforms of

George, which was held at patterns many Some are faded som are new,

Shanghai Club last Thursday,

And the men who chose to wear

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"MISSING JUNK·

it are of many patterns too. RECEIVING STOLEN Some of them

have

many PROPERTY CHARGE talents, some are College-- Graduates..

Yau, 37, master of a junk, appeared before Mr.. E. Himsworth, Some of them are not

quite at the Kowloon Court yesterday, angels, some are almost re charged with receiving stolen probates.

property, a sailing junk, belonging Some of them are skilled me to the Li Yuk firm...

chanics, men of brain and letters who...

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Serve most loyally their Country

which they are a credit too. Grant us then forbearance, we'd

appreciate it more

Than a lot of noise and cheer- ing when we start off on a

Drop your proud and haughty bearing and your egotistic pride.

Get acquainted with a solider and the, heart and sout in side.

We don't. merit sneering glances

or a Patronizing stare Drunken Soldiers (and Civi

are disgusting any- ..fans)

where. Next time you meet a soldier do not pass him, quickly by. - Stand and converse with him

and meet him eye to "eye" And when your'e spoken to him and searched china-jlough and through,

Its probable that you wit and is

just as gord ́as ym.

ITALY AND JAPAN con- tinue to sit on the fence. They have not ceased, how- THE POLISH SOLDIERS ever, to maintain close con- fought valiantly, but, on the tact with a view to possible whole, the resistance offered joint naval action if and when

.It is my. duty to the German eastward ad- the wind changes. Their re-

lations with Berlin are formally to pass sentence of death. vance disappointed expecta-. tions. This was due partly to officially stated to be friend- The fury have coupled with their the absence of timely aldy. On the other hand, they verdict a very strong recommen

Just one more favour before 'I seek diplomatic and economic dation for mercy, That recom- from Poland's allies-and

close my cur ex-servientum. largely, it seems, to the in advantages from Britain and mendation 1 very gladly accept. Would you please leave this little

to adequacy of Polish leader-France, both of whom were, and had no such recommendation

scrop

the "soldiers-cum- ship. The Russian

within recent months, thé ob- been made, I would have made

gigd'os," not, mark you, because I march

of fect

ene on my own behalf. vociferous

am thinking of your personal into Poland occurred at the

safety, The heroit colonial and irredentist de-

but rather eleventh

that, my hour. defence of Warsaw still con- tinued, but both the Govern-

mands.

their

You may rest assured that though it is my duty to pass the

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Mr. Hin-shing Lo appeared for the defence

not and pleaded guilty, while Mr. F. Zimmern held a watching brief on behalf of the

Yuk.firm.

the

Referring to the large number

CHINA'S NEW AIR SERVICE

CHUNG KING TO RANGOON KUNMING, Oct. 31 (Cen- tral) - The Changking-Ran-

toon

"air service WAS la- augurated yesterday when a Douglas plane of the China National Aviation Corporation left China's wartime capital st 9 a.m.

After a brief stop-over at Kun-

of applications received from loent ming. It continued its fight to Britons desirous of serving their Lashio, arriving there at 420-pm; country in the present war, he said It will resume its fights to Ran-

goon this morning. that these expressions of loyalty have been most gratifying to off- clal quarters.

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The machine carries eleven passengers, a foreign pilot and a wireless operator.

Hereafter a pláne will dy from Chungking to Rangoon every Monday and back to Changking

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New Magazine By S.P.C.A.

He pointed out, "however, that Great Britain was better prepared at the outbreak of the present war. than was the case in 1914 and that the effectives both of the Regular every Tuesday: Army and of the Territorials were very much larger than those ot 25 years ago.

Не Det-Sergt. Matches, sald that

believed! therefore. that the Li Yuk firm reported to the

there was no immediate need for have police that they had a junk stolen calling back all those who in Chinese waters on July 3. On volunteered overseas, but express- October 4. Yuen Shu!-fan. Secrε- ed the belief that they would cer- tary of the firm, received informa-tainly be called upon should the tion that a junk. No. 3042, stated 'occasion arise." by police to be the stolen craf was found in Yaumati typhoon shelter. The firm sent a łoki to, the ahelter and took the boat to Causeway Bay shelter.

POPPY DAY

FUND

The following is the latest list of subscriptions to the Poppy Day Fund:--

Previously acknowledged c. c. Wilson J. F. Lawrie Anonymous

Defendant; on Oct. 5, made a report to the police that be had lost a junk in Taumati shelter and that it was seen

anchored at Causeway Bay. The police, acting of his complaint, took the craft back to Yaumati and, following inquiries made, detained the de- J. E. Jupp fendant and charged bim with re- F. V. Jen en ceiving stolen property. «

J. H. Jessen Following further evidence the H. Dreyer hearing was adjourned to Friday.

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Bir Shousen Chow Hon. Mr. T. N. Chan R. G. Geer

MEDICAL BOARD H. Mody

REGULATIONS

Discharge Bonus

Consideration has been given to

enterce. I will not be carried/thoughts at present are concen- the procedure to be followed in the

THE POSSIBLE SOURCES ¦ out." ment and the High Command of economic and military sup- were already on Rumanian plies for Germany He in soil. Just as he was within | Eastern Europe, where they sight of the achievement are, to a large extent, under many of his most cherished the control of another Power aims, Hitler was robbed of ❘ stronger than Germany her- the rich Galician ollfields, self. The actual and poten- access to Rumania, and the tial bases of the Allies lie in abundant wheat of the Polish Ukraine.

ROTARIANS TRY NAMING MALE COWS

"Can you' name the male of the

trated on line three of verse one above.

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RESURGAM.

Hongkong, Oct. 31.

POSSESSION OF FORGED NOTE

case of a soldier who, on being medically examined in accordance with King's Regulations, prior to being transferred to the Army Re- serve, is found unfit for further military service and is subsequently discharged on the recommenda- bona of a medical board.

It has been decided that the discharge of a soldier in the A fine of $75, or six weeks' hard circumstances will not be carried was imposed on Chanout until 28 days after the decision

their colonial Empires and species of the following: cow, hen, the United States. These goose, doe, duck, sow? Or the labour, ALTHOUGH THE WAR be-

bases are richer and more female of the following: tiger, ram. Thin, who was charged before Mr. is received by the Officer Com

R. Edwards, at the Central Court manding the unit that the soldier gan with the Nazi march into stable than those of the Third stallion, for?

Reich. At the moment, the This was part of a quiz given yesterday with possession of as to be invalided, provided that Poland, its net result, so far only rift appears to be in Manila Rotarians at their regular forged $10 note.

the discharge in such cases can as the Drang nach Osten was

India where. Congress is weekly meeting at the Manila Sgt. Willcox stated that defen- concerned, has been the up- manifesting its dissatisfaction Hotel Last Thursday. Tooting of German influence with a situation. which places

dant was seen coming off the Ba. Highlight of the day's proceed- Fook On at Tai Hang Wharf, on in the Baltic, the erection of

governing Dominions.

be effected on or before the date on which the soldier would nor mally have been transferred to the Army Reserve

H.K. St. George's Society... W. R. Mansfield

St. David's Society

Eu Tong-sen

D. J. Gilmore

EL. Elias

Major-General and Mrs. A.

E." Grasett

Li Ping

The "Blue Cross" magazine for September, 1939, is the first issue of this magazine as a joint pub- Hication by the Hongkong Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals In conjunction with the Shanghai Society. Previous issues have all been the organ of the Shanghai Society,

There is à very large body of people in the Colony who are $2,136, interested in animals and animal 15 welfare. There is little doubt 25 that the "Bhte Cross" will prove a welcome source of information 20 to all of them.

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Articles of outstanding interest.

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include one on the Giant Panda.

10 by Mr. A. de C. Sowerby, Scien-

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tific Research upon Animals" by

10 Professor B. E Read, and “Hong- 25 Kong Legution" by Mr. M. J. 200 Abbott

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25 The annual subscription is 25 $1.50, post free, and the subscrip- 100 tion should be a very large one. 25 We are informed that article and 10 photographs will be welcomed.

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RELIEF FOR

$2,866

Further donations will be grate-

MONGOLIAN

Secretary, Earl Haig's Fund, Hong- fully received by F. G. Maunder, WAR VICTIMSTM

kong & Shanghai Bank Building. CHUNGKING, Oct. 31 (Central) Cheques should be made payable-Upon instructions of the Execu- to Thomson & Co., and crossed | tive Yuan, the National Reller Poppy Day Fund,

|Commission has remitted a @suz

or $100,000 to the Suyuan Mon-

NIEMOLLER'S OFFER Political Council for the re

TO JOIN UP

According to

Hef of Mongolian war victims.

Prince Bha, chairman of the Council, has wired to Chungking

;

what

Is described acknowledging receipt of the as a reliable source in Berlin, Dr. funds and expressing the grad Niemoller, the Pastor of "Dahlem tude of the Mongolians benentted and former submarine commander, by the money,

FREEDOM PARTY SLOGAN LONDON, Oct. 31 (Reuter-The slogan: "There is only one wish we Austrians have and that is to get

a bar to penetration of the that vast sub-Continent in a ings was the photographing, of the Oct. 28, at 12.30 p.m.. by a Chinese Bubject to the foregoing instruc. who is still confined in Oranien- Russian lands, and the re- situation that suffers by com- meeting and various photogenic Revenue Oficer. On being search tons, 4 moldier who has been in burg concentration camp, has ask- moval of the Balkans from Parison with that of the self- Rotarians" for the "March ared, the note was found concealed valided will be, discharged on the led the authorities to be allowed to

Time" by Victor J. Jurgens.

fri a purse attached to his girdle." the list of attainable Nazi

date he would normally have been serve again in the armed forces. Jurgens spent a solid two hours objectives. The competition THIS BRIEFLY, 1s

Defendant admitted that the transferred to the Army Reserve, The report adds that Dr. Niemol the with camera and special lights. note was forged, and that it was and he will be granted a bonus ler, when making the request, em- for the adherence of Turkey situation two months after photographing the various tables, given him by his uncle, who was equivalent to the amount of morphasised that his motive was a de showed quite plainly that in the beginning of the war while the President, Mr. Ned Hall a fish dealer. He told the Court | may pay and allowances (excluding sire to serve his country rather away from the Reich" was repeat- Southeastern Europe, the real which__now stands on the continually cautioned the mem- that he merely kept the note for clothing allowance to cover the than to obtain his freedom, No ed over and over again in last diplomatic forces are now the threshold of an entirely new bers, "Please don't look at the purposes of comperson. He had unexpired portion of the 28 days" reply has yet been received to the night's broadcast by the Austrian Soviet Union and Great stage in its development.

Ino intention of uttering it.

delay of discharus

request.

camera."

Freedom Party:

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