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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Touring U.S.

U.S. Journalists Arrive In Hongkong By

Clipper

BRIEF STAY IN

THE COLONY

of the Pacific Division of PAA, re- turning with the newspapermen's party, after an overnight's stay in the Colony,

GENERAL

PRECIOUS STONE LOST BY WOMAN WHO WAS

UNAWARE OF VALUE

THE STORY OF HOW A PRECIOUS, STONE, VALUED AT $1- 200, was stolen by a domestic servant who presented 12 to a friend, For Honolulu Messrs. Jack

without knowing the actual valo,and was finally lost, was described Walsh. James Bassett, Steve Richards, Royal Gunnison, Harold at the Kowloon Court yesterday before Mr. E. Himsworth. PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS Callender and Ansel Talbert-all Tang Kam, married woman, was charged with stealing the stone, CALIFORNIA CLIPPER (CAPTAIN members of the touring party of while Kwan Wal-fun was accused of receiving it.

RH. MCGLOHN) HAD A NUM-journalists, leaving after an over- BER OF PROMINENT PASSEN-night's stay in the. Colony, GERS ON BOARD WHEN SHE For Manila: Mr. Wayne May, Pan. ARRIVED AT KAI TAK YESTER-American Airways meteorologist, "DAY AFTERNOON from Manila, returning after a duty trip, to bringing U.S. mails for Hongkong. Hongkong: Mr. Hans Lyon, Mr. dated San Francisco. Aug. 24.

BRIEF STAY

Amongst the twenty-one passen- gers who stepped out of the flying- boat were seven American Journal-

Au Ching-shoon and Mr. Au Lan Su, Chinese Clipper commuters, go- ing to Manila on business. -

NEXT CLIPPER

The next Pan American Airways ists, representing the leading flying-boat to arrive in Hongkong

newspapers in the United States. will be the Philippine Clipper

who are making a briet overnight's which is due here on Tuesday stay in the Colony in the course next, Sept. 10. She will take off of a Round-the-Pacific fight. on her return flight the following

The party, which arrived yes morning. terday, included the following:

Sgt. W. O. Morrison, prosecuting. sald khat on Aug, 10 the complain-

SORDID STORY ant Ho Shing, of No. 181, Sai

RELATED AT MAGISTRACY

Sentence On. Woman

Yeung Chol Street, left the abone in the porket of his shirt which he asked the defendant to have washed

Deferred To Today ledge of the lost stone.

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The complainant then offered $30 for the recovery of the stone without mentioning the value of The defendant dented know.

Four days later the first defen- Sentence was deferred till today dant presented it to the second when Tsof Yes, 26, married wo-defendant., saying that it had no man, appeared before Mr. B. G. value at all Sheldon at the Central Magis-

Without knowing the actual tracy yesterday on a charge, of value of the stone, the second de Imperial Airways outward ser aiding and abetting the prostitu- rendant kept it in the pocket of with the Los Angeles Times: Mr.vice by the Dardanus (Capt. Mtion of Leung Ho, alias Laf Higher jacket and eventually lost it.

·Harold Callender, connected with Brunton and FIO J. F. Raeburn)

| a 10-year-old girl.

Igatries showed that both, de- the New York Times; Mr. Peter Telt Kal Tak yesterday morning

Insp. G. W. Moreton, of the fendants had told the truth. Edson, connected with the NEA taking '189 kilos of mail and 121:2

Mr. James E. Bassett, Associated Press feature writer. connected

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IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

Service, Cleveland, Ohio; Mr. Royal kilos of freight for Indo-China, S. C. A., outlining the case, said The first accused was bound

A. Gunnison, connected with the Malaya, Java and Australia.

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that on Aug. 30 at about 11 pm.ever in a sum of $ide for one year Sgt. Harrison went to the Ping while the second was discharged. North American Newspapers Al- She carried two Chinese passen. On boarding house and saw the -Dance, San-Francisco; Mr. Ansel gers for Hanoi,

E. Talbert, connected with the New;

girl there. As the girl looked very The next outward service is York Herald Tribune; Mr. John K.scheduled to leave Kal Tak on young he asked her what she was Walsh, connected with the Kala Sunday morning, taking mails for doing there and the girl replied mazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, Michi- the United Kingdom via Durban that she was waiting for someone. gan; And Mr. Steve Richards. and for Indo-China, Malaya, Java

ENQUIRIES MADE newspaperman, accompanying the and Australla. American Journalists.

Imperial Airways next inward The girl was taken" to the Po Mr. George. Gardner, Public Re-service is due tomorrow and will Leung Kuk and on inquiries made lations representative of the Pacific be followed by another Inward Division of Pan American Airways, plane on Tuesday next, Sept. 10. also arrived from San Francisco to meet the touring pressmen.

This group of journalists. left Treasure Island on Aug. 10 by the new Clipper service connecting America with the Antipodes. They arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, on Aug. 15 and have since toured

H.K. Y'S MEN'S

CLUB: WEEKLY

TALK RESUMED

the Netherlands East Indies. Sin-Hongkong Y's Men's Club at its gapore and Marila.

weekly turin meeting today on The party will be joined here by "Impressions of. My Trip to the

it was found that the girl had-- been engaged by a man.

Insp. Moreton added that the girl had been practising prostitu- tion for ten days since her arrival In the Colony, about a month ago.

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS.

AT CENTRAL

CASE NOT PRESSED T.F. Chan, of the Kwok Wah Printing Company, 212 Wanchai Leung said she came to Hong-Road, was summoned before Mr. Mr. K. S, Fung will address the kong with a cousin and was HG. Sheldon yesterday for pos

brought to No. 131 Queen's Road session of a camera at King's West, second floor, where she was Road on August 25 without a handed to a woman named Sam permit. Koo. When she could not and Inspector McEwen said at 5.50 any work Sam Koo suggested that pm, on the day in question Chan she practice prostitution. At first was found to have in his posses- ! she refused but on being told that | sion a camera at - King's Road, her mother was in debt to the When the films were developed amount of $26 (Chinese-money they were all found to be family plctares. Insp, McEwen added she at last consented.

that he was not pressing the rase,"

their leader, Mr. Roy Howard. United States of America." The publisher of the Scripps-Howard talk will be illustrated by films." chain of newspapers, who was ex-

Mr. Fung recently returned to pected to arrive in Hongkong last night.

Hongkong from a trip to the

States.

The tourists will leave Hongkong by the California Clippery hen

The July issue of Y's Men's Word she takes off this morning on her has the following reference to Mr. return trip to San Francisco, via Fung's visit:- Manila,

OTHER ARRIVALS

per yesterday were:-

Mr.

"Treasurer of the Hongkong Y's Men's Club is Mr. K. S. Fung, now In the United States touring the

others who arrived by the Clip-citrus districts on the west coast. Fung is the largest distributor in William E. Grimm, Jnr.. executive of the California Asia the Orient for Sunkist oranges,

lemons and grapefruits. Company, Manila, on

a business

... SAW MONEY PASSED

On the night of Aug. 29 at about 11 pm.. she was brought by a woman named Sza Koo to the Fing On boarding house and there she spent the night. On the following

California Y's Men are taking

morning Sze Kuo and defen- dant came to the boarding care to see that Y's Man Fung is

house, and witness saw the thoroughly introduced to all the

man handing $12 to defendant. of Standard Oui Co., Hongkong, re- wonders of the Golden State. Al- turning to the Colony after a bust-though this is his first trip east

She returned to the boarding, ness and pleasure trip to Manila, or Manila, Mr. Fung speaks ex- house the same night but was accompanied by his wife-Mrs. cellent-English and made a guest taken away by the Police,

trip to Hongkong, accompanied by his wife Mrs. Bella Grimm;

Mr. John B. Emmert, executive

Chan was fined $10,

CANING FOR COOLIE Remanded

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UNCLAIMED

TELEGRAMS

The following unclaimed tele grams are lying at the office of the Great Northern Telegram Company (Limited):-Sochard, 76. from Tuesday for French Bank Building from Shang- defendant to call a witness Cheung hal: Bu Pok Ming. Lak Kwok Kun-pei, 17, coolie, was yester Hotel, 210, from Shanghai: Tal day found guilty of being a nul-

sance by throwing stones at Mt. Bak Ching, 66 Nathan Road, zad Austin Barracks on Sept. 1 by Mr floor, from Shanghai; Chlu Hang Sheldon and was sentenced to 12 Hong c/o Chung-Wah Co. Queen's Road, C. from Shanghai; · Tsun strokes of the cape

Pok Koo, David House, 64. from Shanghai: Durgadas, passenger, President Harrison from "Kobe;

POSSESSION OF WARD - A fine of $15 or, in default, 14 days' imprisonment was imposed

Grace F. Emmert-and son, Barrett appearance on "Hedda Hopper's Tsang Ng, aman at the Ping On by Mr. GT. Lowry yesterday on Corona, Aberdeen, from Yoko-

F. Emmert;

. Mr. Lionel Edwards, British bust-

Hollywood Broadcast" radio pro- boarding house, gave corrobora- ' a 28-year-old woman. Cheung gramie.

tive evidence,

Chuk, of No. 13 New Street. ness executive, en route to Cal- Before his return to Hongkong."" cutta, India, where he means to Mr. Fung will spend some time in that the girl had

Insp. Moreton told the Court second floor, reside;

expressed a New York, will visit the World's desire to Mr.

be sent back to her Fung Flag-fan, Chinese Fair, and return by way of the mother in Sunwut and the B. C. A. banker in Manila, on a business -visit-to-Hongkong, accompanied apple districts of the Pacific was trying to make arrangements

by his mother, Mrs. Funx Li-northwest,"

to meet her request. cheong, and his sister, Miss Fungi Ying-wah;

Mr. Lee Kong-chieng, Singapore rubber merchant, returning on the same Clipper bound for San Fran- cisco;

Mr. Yao Tzu-11, Chinese engineer, ̈returning to his home in China, after three years residence in New York; apd

Mr. Muk T. Ping and Mr. Yao Wa, Chinese businessmen, making a business trip to the Colony.

DEPARTURES BY CLIPPER TODAY The California Clipper -13 scheduled to leave Kat Tak at 8.30 a. today for Manta en route- to San Francisco. The following

to leave on the flying-boat:

back home after a business trip to

FURTHER EVIDENCE BY

A. A. RUMJAHN

Hearing was resumed befors Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy yesterday of the case in which Abdul Aziz Rumjaba. commission agent of Wang Hing building, is charged with the fran- dulent conversion of 31 gold coins and 15 silver coins which were. entrusted to him for sale by Mervan Palonji Talati,

hams.

@he was charged with failing to pair of spectacles, one shark skiņ report the possession of a B-year-sult, one kimono, one shirt, cne old registered ward, Cheung Chur-bed spread and two pairs of shoes mu to the SCA

from-No-24- Somerset Road on >>Inspector Fraser said that au June 31; one blanket from No. 10 inspector -went to defendant's Sau Chuk Yuen Road on June 16: house and found the girl there. $25 and 17 articles of clothing from Defendant had been in the Colony Hau Wong Temple on August 25: for eight years and the ward was two palts of shoes, one umbrella given to her by the girl's mother and two coats from La Salle Col- two years ago.

lege on June 4

CONFISCATION APPLICATION

He was expelled from the Colony An application By Det.-Sgt. Cul for lite on March 20 but came linan for the confiscation of one back shortly afterward. Chinese type of grenade, 21′ rounds Defendant was sentenced to one of ammunition and seven empty year's imprisonment for larceny, ammunition cases was granted by and one year for breach of Depor- Mr. Lowry yesterday.

|tation Ordinance, the sentences to

Continuing his evidence, Rum- do his best to sell the coins, Jahn said he had shown the coins Witheas told Talati that he had They were found by P.C.U Immediately after the New Year commission on the sale at the 50, Macdonnell Road on Saturday. to six or seven prospective clients spent some $90 and asked for Wong Lau on the hillside near No

clock.

concurrently,

He has five previous convictions,

MAGISTERIAL WARNING

lera Regulations by dredging #hell nish from Cheung Sha Wan.

Mr. Himsworth remarked that

holidays in 1938 Talati telephoned coins.

BURGLAR CONVICTED him and asked him to go to his

A fine of $4 or 10 days' imprison TOOK COINS BACK

Seen by a watchman with a ment was imposed by Mr. Hims morning at about 11 am Talati office. He called there the next

Defendant then took the coins parcel under his arms on Tuesday worth on Chan Chor, Leung Hol back to Ho. The latter returned at Cheung Po 30 cmployed, Cheng Kwa, Li Kum-yung, Sin handed him a typed sheet. of passengers had booked last night paper and asked him to sign it after selling some of them but was stopped and searched. The Lux and Ng En for violating Cho

He told Talati that he would left some gold and silver coins parcel was found to contain a For San Francisco:Mr. MV the colns but not that paper. Chungking. Chan's partner came Sheldon yesterday, for burglary at

not mind signing a receipt for With Chan Lam-sang for sale in

Cheung was charged before Mr. Thornburg, Vice-President of the Talatt told witness that it was down in December last and wit No. 19, Wing Fung Street West, cholera is now raging in the Co. California Texas Ou Co., dying only to show his creditors.

ness asked him to inquire about ground floor.

lony and that such an offence

the Far East, accompanied by his

Continuing, witness said he sold the coins.

Det.-Sgt. J. Bentley said defen- would be punished heavily if it Chan's partner came to wife, Mrs. Leila Berry Thornburg; some coal for Talati and was to re-

the dant got into the fat by putting happened again. Mr. Booren V. Topalian, official of celve $300 commission, As Talati Colony, again in April and wit- his hand through a hole in the HAWKER EXPELLED the Aviation Equipment & Export had no money the sum was to ness was told that Chan had sold wire netting and opening the door.

Wong Pab, 60, and Tsof Chan- Inc., making a round Hongkong be deducted from the sale of the the coins and that he (Rumjan) The clock was valued at 90 ching, 34; were charged with. New York-Hongkong

coins. trip on

would receive payment when Chan cents.

breach of Cholera Regulations by urgent business; Mr. Prasart Snk. Early in March, 1938, Talati visited Hongkong.

Cheung was sent to gaol for selling umhygienic foodstuffs. hum, businessman from Thalland, went to his office and asked if› Leung „Kwat-lum,

three months with labour. subpoenaed

The first defendant was arrester en route to Washington, DC. on he had sold the coins. He told witness, said he was the manager INCORRIGIBLE RASCAL for selling cut pineapples at Can business; Mr. George B. Parde, of Talati that he expected. Ho Kim- of the National Development and Kong Blu-sang, 30, unemployed, ton Road and sentenced to a fine the Bahrein Of Co., returning, hon, who had the coins, to re- Finance Corporation Limited. He appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth of $10 or, in default, 10 days in from an inspection trip to the oll turn soon from Siam, A few testified that he bought 300 tons yesterday charged with larceny prison. fields in Bahreing Mr. Peter Edson, days later he took all the coins of coal from Talati and that and breach of the Deportation The second defendant was a member of the touring American to Talati and demanded the $300 Rumjahn knew about it

Ordinance.

hawking mussel. He was sentenc newspaper men; Mr. George. Gard-commission he owed him (Rum- Hearing was adjourned ner, Public Relations representative jahn). Talati then asked him to Thursday, Sept. 12,

..

to

The records, showed that defened to one week's imprisonment dant atole one wrist watch, one and recommended for expulsion.

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