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BUS DRIVERS' TRIAL.

HOSPITAL BOAT PIRATED.

M189IONARIES KIDNAPPED. (Our Own Correspondent).

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

ENGLISH MUSIC IN GERMANY.

Unique Concert Tour. A concort, unique in Berlin annals, WAS Rivon

* TO-DAY'S EVIDENCE. The trial of the two motor bus ilrivers, Li Kam and Lo .Shang, who are charged with manelau-

music Wuchow, May 27, għtor. WAR continued at the Criminal Sossions this morning. The hospital boat Roanoko has recently in the Bechafain Hall boen pirated on the Fu River under the auspices of Mr.

Cooper Rova. Corald

and Mr. Chiuping. The

The Attorney General, Hon. Mr.abovo J. H. Komp, K.C, conducted tho Jaffray, Miller and Carno of the Clive Caroy (morabor of The Eng- caso for the Crown and Mr. Camp Wachow Allianco, and the Rov. Hah Singers), the programme con ball Prosser dofended. Prisoners Rox Ray of the Baptist Misalonsisting of chamber music and wore the drivers of motor busos have boon kidnapped. which callidod on a bridge noar Castio Peak on April 4th. and us a rosult of the collision four: passengers wore killed and many others injured. Tho, prosocution alloged that prisoners wera guilty of negligence.

Kong Kan-chuen, a school- master, recalled, told Mr. Prosser this morning that when he night-

od the approaching car they wore

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REGISTERED.

Hólas of the fifteenth to the soventeenth contury. The concer ted music was rendered by Prof. Havomann's Quartet, whilo Mr. Carey was rosponsible for the vocal part.

"In Nomino," by Parsons, was followed by Dowland's oqually |beautiful “Lacrimae, or Beaven, Tonros," and a lovely unonym- ous Suite of tho HOYUN- During the houring of a cuso at toonth contury completed -tho this first half of the programme. The anch about 100 yards from thethe Kowloon Magistruoy differunt ends of the bridge. When morning, in which a Chinese was second half was devotul ux- the bus he was in was 20 yardsoned for not complying elusively to Purcell, soveral of his with a F.W.D. notice to demolish works being enthusiastically away the approuching one was a similar distance from the bridge said he had already sold the baritone, and the perfect artistry an illegal shod, the defendant encored. Mr. Carey's beautiful

· The manager of the Bus Com-place and that he was no longer that distinguishes his singing, pany said he personally examined responsible. both vehicles involved in tho Hir Worship (Mr. B. W. wore displayed to best advantage. in Ya Twice Ton Hundred collision on the morning of the Hamilton) remarked that changes Daition" and in arias by Groaves, accident, The brakes wore in of ownership of property should Batoton, and Nicholson. The order, and if they were out of hu registervil and it was a wasto micked musicians, of the quartot order when examined aftorwards of time to the Magistracy and to endered wholu-heartedly inte it must have boon due to the the officers in charge of the case their work with excellent results. collision. He took the busos up He thought there ought to be « the hill leading to Laichikok and way to prosecute persons who did tested their brakes on the return not register change of awnorship. journey.

The defendant was discharged,

Sergeant Stimson, replying to Mr. Prosser, gave it as his opinion that, considering the axtont of thin damage and the position of the buses, they must have been doing about 35 miles per hour..

H. M. THE KING'S BIRTHDAY.

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AND VOLUNTEERS.

feu de joie. A saluting battery will be furnished by the II.K.S.

Mr. Prosser, in cross-uxamina-R.G.A, who will firo a Royal tion, suggested that 150 mun Salute from Murray Parado walking tho stroots of Hongkong, Ground. or anywhere in this world, out-i side a lunatic asylum, would go out without having pithar the foot brake or hand brake in working ordar.

Mr. Smith And yet they do. In reply to further questions, witness said the car could be stopped without brakes by using the engine as a brako. Ho took an hour and afquartor over his examination. Thers 1938 no damage to the chassis as far as he could, 800.

braka.

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Mr. Clive Carey gave the fol., lowing evening in the same hall a recital which proved one of thei most enjoyablo concerts of the ontire sóason. Purcell, of course, had a conspicuous place in the programine, being represented by 'Let the Drondful Engines" and "Richmond Hill" Vaughan Will-Questions of a Declaration. Hams's beautiful cycle, "Songs, Mr. Juines Smith,

The Times publishes the follow- of Travel," met with distinct ap- proval, and the singer's owning

The idea of propolling air or mechanical engineor of the

dainty little composition.." Mel- Kowloon-Canton Railway, de

During to lat-racing season marine craft without screws, but There will be a ceremonial millo," was redemanded, as was of last year we published, some by the reaction caused by u jot posed to examining the two husus at 6.15 p.m. He described the parade of units from the local also the amusing song, "Twenty, arteles by our Racing Correspon- of fluid directed rearwardly, is rient commenting upon tho not now, and is based on the damage to ouch bus and went on garrison and Defence Corps on Eighteen." to say that the foot brakes were June 3rd, inculebration of the 5th

From Berlin the two English practice of owners running two mode of progression of certain. out of order and would not act no birthday of . M. King George the

arists proceed to Stockholm; they horses in the same race without sua creatures. Hitherto such a matter how far the pedal was Fifth. Thotroops will be in position pushed, and the hand brake on the Hongkong Cricket Club have ptroddy given a concert, with making a declaration as to the one schomo, howevor, has been con- of the races under revinw was point of view of officiency. Now though in order did not appear to ground by a.m., and will fire ahe suure programme, in felland. with which bo intends to win. Ono sidered not promising from the

the Coronation Stakes, whore the have been used.

a. French invantur is reported to two horses in question were have overcome the main difli-! Paola and Torosina, owned by cultion connected with it, and His Highness the Aga Khan and to havo succoded in aliminating trained by Mr. R. C. Dawson. In oven a special conipressor. It is this raco Toresina carried Aga stated that an Khan's first colours and Paola One hundred rank und file of the|

his second colours: Teresina was Royal Navy, 50 Ruyal Marinos, 50

first favourite, but. Paola won, Royal Artillery, 50 Royal Engine- Mr. E. H. Robertson, until ro and Teresina finished second. ers, 200 of the East Surrey Regi-cently professor of Civil Engineer Our currespondent expressed ment. 30 of the Hongkong ing of the Pongal Engineering the opinion that the owner would

In ordinary aircraft the energy Volunteer Defence Corps, 190 College, Sibpur, was brought to have been well advised from the of propulsion is derived in the H.K.S. Royal Garrison Artillery. Calenttu to-day from Hazaribagh public-point of view to have run first place from the expansion of and 150 Bombay Grenadiore.

suffering from severe injuries as only one of the horses, but he had hot gases in the combustion the result of being attacked by ano dosire to suggest that the result chamber of the engine, the power bear in that district, says a Cal was anything but unfortunate, developed by which is coupled to cutta message of April 25. Mr. The Aga Khan and Mr. Dawson, un airscrew which creates a ro- Robertson retired from the college however, thought that the article arward flow of air, the slipstream, about six weeks ago and joined impugned their good faith and the reaction of the slip stroan the-Calcutta-frm-of-Messrs and integrity We-dosire to against the propeller blades Questioned by His Lord-

Anderson Wright and Co. correct that impression. The being regarded as the source of ship. witness said that it was

But by lotting and it was while prospecting Aga Khan is a very good friend propulaive effort. decidedly not a sign of good Last night in the last game of for coal in the new Bokaro of England, and a welcome and these gasos escape from the com- driving when in a tight corner to the third round for the Ho Kom coalfield that he

chambor immediately trol with honoured patron of the Turf in bustion ruly on the foot brake alere,Tong Cups at the Palace Hotel, the dreadful experiencs. Ho up this country. The success of Mr. after ignition in the direction to- aven had it been in working Mr. A. J. Osmund gave a fine pears to have jumped over a rock Dawson's career as a trainor is wards the rear of the aircraft a order. The band brako should exhibition of billiards. Osmund into a nullah when he come fuco sufficiant testimony to the trust forward populsivo offert could bo be equally as efficient as the foot (325) and Balchin (170) were in to face with a cave containing which is reposed in him by the obtained which would be tho!

opposition. The litter started in she hear and two cubs. The boar racing community.

oretically proportional to the a very confidant manner and immediately attacked Mr. Robert-

We trust that this explanation whole of the energy liberat-

of Le Shang, driver of No. 1204, spectators opened their oyes and son who did his bost to defend will remove any misunderstunded during the act

and expected to soa Osmund put to himself with umbrella and topee. ing which may have arisen in the bustion. In practice one would unid ho fitHt sighted the the test, but the game had not The attack was susponded when finds of any of our roadors. We sourcely oxpect a very powerful other bus a little over 40 yards proccoded far before Osmund got one of the cubs run off in another however, adhere to the view that effect from such a rearwardly the other cub where an owner runs two horses directed jet of hot gasos. Yet it away. He was slightly nearer the balls to his liking and com direction but

piled A beautiful 124. mostly seized Mr. Robertson by the in the same race he should in the the bridgo than the other car.

losing hazards. As he continued he noticed that from

From foot causing him to trip while intorests of the public. make a point Batchin did the boar soon returned and seized they looked like meeting on the bridge, and he slowed down. The very little, Osmand occuping his head in her jaws but suddenly collision occurred just as the front the table most of the night. It desisted from attack and made of the car passed the bridge and took him one hour and twenty off.

The Indian clerk who was with it occurred, he said, because the minutes to complete the game, ho oncoming car awprved towards having to scora 575 points. Hia

In the French invention not seriously him. He considered he had the chief breaks were 124, 76, 66, 65, Mr. Robertson was knocked over

but apparently 37, 35, 21, 20, 18, 15, 15. Balchin

apparently the injector action right of way. The accident would could only manage 25, 14. 13 and hurt, while the coolio who wa

of the rearwardly dirooted carrying An BIO led. nover have happened had ho

Mr.

jot of gases of combustion (wilness) not slowed down. He did not rub off his handicap

Robertson who was seriously

is used to force air into hurt in the hoad, haud and foot, Hyed his footbrako only that daypoints, scoring only 123.. '.

Important experiments are bethe combustion chanbor. It because it was sufficiently strong THE SEMI-FINAL. made his way back to his camping carried out at Bourges under would seem, however, that some

injurice A good game ought to be His

were attended the auspices of the French Army mechanical contrivance, would the morning, but gradually got witnessed to-night in the somi- to locally and he was brought with a view to developing a new have to be used for increasing wosker. At his last stop before final. Mr. L. Antonio (~125) to Calcuttu and Lakon plunging fire niortar, for infantry the pressure of the air from the the bridge he pulled the car up meeting Mr. 12. Spry (125) ut hospitul. His condition is under- to replace

prevent injector, because the air must bo six yards,

stood to be free from danger.'

Stokes gun. A large number of forced into the combustion pan,"

To-morrow night Mr. A. J;

models manufactured both in the chamber against the same pras national arme factories and by mure that is behind the propelling private firms are being tested jot, and the injector can scarcely with a view to securing a gun induco this pressure directly. KING'S MAUNDY MONEY:

for trench use that shall combine. From reports at present availablo The ancient, tradition of the the various qualities of lightness it is not indicated, how this Mr. James Reeve, of Hanwoll distribution of the Royal Muundy of weight, mobility, and precision, problem has been solved. George Admas, a 16-year-old writes to a Homo paper: As a was carried on at Westminister and shall be at the same time

Mrs. Hilton: Philipson denies Yankee boy becomes king of all lad, sixty yoare, ago, a "Punch" Abbey last month. In accord without superstructure, trans. MRS. HILTON PHILIPSON, M.P.

ance with custom, the number of portable in a very small number. the gypsies in America when he toon got fixed In my meniory: recipients, selected from the aged of parts, and able to throw to a the rumours that are abroad that inotros she may rosign hor Parliamont- marries Katherine Williama. At "Give it him, Pam!" A short, an assemblage of 2,000 gypsies, plump statesman was swinging a poor, was 59 of oither sex to distance of 2,000 some of whom motored from di- Chinaman by his pigtail whilst porrespond with the age of his projectile charged with sufficient ary seat in the near future. She tinue to represent Berwick until tant parte of the country to Wood- he whipped him unmoraifully, to Majesty on his next birthday. explosive to destroy the objective states that she will cortainly con-

While some of those wero too fired on.

attend It is understood that the the next General Election, but land, Cal., their betrothal was in-show British approval of Palmers-infirm to be ablo. to

Governmont in According to gypsy ton for making war on China more than half wore present. The Franch

also she has not decided yet whether nounced. custom, he did not kiss his fianco, because she objected to hor sub- Duke of York, with the Duchess, focussing its attention on the do- she will then offer herself for ox

boing doped by British Admas, a Chicago walf, it the jocts

attended the service, being velopment of a now anti-tank election. She is meeting the local adopted son of Queen Julia Wil-muggled opium. It shows that formally received with bouquets; gun, and is working out a now Conservative Association at an

do progross. llame, ruler of 560 families. When if slowly-We ho attains his majority ho will Chang will serve his sentence they were then conducted to gun for use against armoured early date and the matter may succoed his foster mother, become and China will not wage war in seats in the Dean's stall. The aircraft. Both these guns, it is then be further considered, but so American Ambassador and Mrs. stated, are designed for use by far no decision of any kind hos

the infantry atın. -

boon arrived at: king and marry.

Kellogg were also present.

THE DEFENCE.

went into

the box

to stop the car. It was strong in

'

. Later witness admitted that ho

this

used his hand brako several timós Osmund will meet Mr. F..E. during the day though only Silva. when ho wished to stop the car

altogether.

The case is proceeding.

AMERICAN 'GYPSY KING.

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