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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

· CHAIMAN MURDER.

POLICE INSPECTOR'S EXPERIMENT.

When the trial of the two Chinese charged with the murder of Mrs. Mackay was continued yesterday, Sub-Inspector L. P. Lane gave evidence.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER

OBITUARY.

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DEATH OF PROHIBITION LEADER.

Battle Creek, Mich., Sept. 6. The death is announced of the prohibition leader. Mr. Wayne Wheeler.

and

TWENTY VILLAGES

LOOTED.

BANDITS EQUIPPED WITH MACHINE GUNS.

lost their lives. Information was received by a Fayuan firm here this morning that last week two thousand bandits well equipped and armed with machine guns attacked Chu Hu and other villages in Fayuen.

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7. 1927.

POLICE RESERVE.

ORDERS BY THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE.

Strength. The following have cn- rolled in the Chinese Company and are posted respectively asundor:

Constables R. D Li Man-shing, R.78 Ho Shu-que, R.74 Ng Chi-chow to No, 3 section."

R.18

Constable R.75 Ip Ping-chi to No. 2 Section.

Dismissal-Constable R.57 La! Kim- ying is dismissed from the Force da from the 1st September. 1927. Commendations.--Constable Hwang Hong-yoh is highly commond- ed by the C. S. P. for assisting the Regular. Folice in the arrest of a pickpocket on 27th August,

Constable R.1 Chow Wal-chuon is commended by the C. S. P. for prompt aavistance rendered and correct action taken in a motor car accident on 22nd August.

Canton, Sept. 6. One of the most startling items of news received in Canton to-day was that of the wholesale, looting Wheeler's wife was burned to in Fayitan district in which more Ho recounted the events sur death in Michigan last week. than twenty villages were victimiz- rounding the murder and fa al-Her father dropped dead from theed, thousands of housbs were des- most every detail the witness' shock of seeing her in flames.troyed and over thirty villagers evidence tallied with the theoryReuter's American Service. which Mr. Whyte Smith, in the earlier part of the proceedings, Mr. Wayne Bidwell Wheeler was born on November 10, 1869, and Inid before the Magistrate.

was married in March, 1901. He Witness described an experi-began temperance work whilst a ment which he carried out with a student at college. He was Field forged $1 bank note. The ex- Secretary, District Superintendent,

The bandits first had the periment was undertaken to see if Attorney and, since 1902, State the two halves of a $1 note, which Superintendent of the Ohio Anti-village guards surrounded and dis- nimed. They then broke into the figures in the trial, had been cut Saloon League and Trustee

village and began looting, 'kill- or torn, Witness said that he tore Attorney of the Anti-Saloon

ing and setting fires to the houses, of America. "He Was the note in three ways, once along League

including the village temples, the centre fold, once by making a closely identified with temperance schools, etc. According to informa fold with his nails and once with legislation of Ohio and successful- tion to hand, more than five thous

R.247 Usut Ali a similar fold with the edges ly prosecuted over 2,000 saloon sand houses were burned down.

Commendation-Constable wetted. None of the three tears cases,

some of them in the Thirty villagers were killed. The were as clear as the edge which Supreme Court of the United villages affected including Chu-hu, Fazal Mohamad is highly commend showed on the note which Mrs. States. He was an independent Chu Po Kong, Tien Sam Chong, ed by the C. S. P. for rescuing a Mackay is supposed to have cut.

Republican and a Congregation-Ka-chec-ling, Lob-ling-chuen, Ying Chinese woman from drowning on

July 24th. pun-kui, Wong Tung-chuen, Ngau Three cuts which the witness

Ling, "Kam-Koh-chong, Tai-Fan-Motor Cyclist Section (Flying Squad). made, two with knives and

tum, Sheung-koo-ling, Shek-kui-ok, with scissors, were sharper and

Chek-ling, Chung Koo Tong, Tai Po produced an edge which resembled

Cheung, Tan Chuk Shan, Wong the edge of Mrs. Mackay's note,

Sha Hang, Wong Nei Tong, Tai Tong Po, Hok Che Shan, Pak Sha Po, Ngau Tong, etc.

A Correction.

one

A Chinese detective was re- called, as he wished to correct some evidence which he had pre- viously given. At a previous hearing the witness, who is a de- tective sergeant, said that he had never seen either of the two de- fendants prior to their arrest in

case. Witness the present rected this and said that he had seen the second defendant before. Mr. Whyte Smith: How did you come to make that mistake?

Witness: I was not very certain at the time.

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cor-

Mr. Lindsell: What, when you Have told the police that you have seen him before, is the good of coming here and saying that you have forgotten? Call yourself a Sergeant?

alist.

Cinema Magnate.

New York, Sept. 6. The death has taken place of the cinema magnate, Mr. Marcus Loew-Reuter's American Service.

LADY DOCTOR.

Dr. Kingsley Passes Away

at Rangoon.

an

ARMS TRAFFIC.

COOK OF THE ATHOS CHARGED.

Before Mr. W. Schofield and Major C. Willson at the Kowloon

Dr. M. Kingsley died at the General Hospital at Penang on July 27th, at the age of 48. She was born in India and was Magistracy yesterday afternoon, a Chinese cook of the s.s. Athos II L.M.S. of the Calcutta University.was charged with being in unlawful For some time she was in charge possession of six revolvers and 600 of the Eden Hospital, Calcutta. rounds of ammunition, Subsequently she proceeded to Brussels and obtained the M.D. degree. Arriving in Rangoon twenty years ago, where she had set up practice, she became member of the Rangoon Corpora- Witness: It did not occur to tion representing the European me that I had seen the second de-community five years ago, in suc- Mr. Whyte Smith: You think cession to Sir P. Ginwala. She was a member of various organiza- new that you have seen him before tions including the Red Cross and that night in Kam Wah Street? the Order of St. John. Miss Kingsley was the eldest sister of Mr. C.H. Kingsley, the well-known tennis player.

fendant before.

Yes.

Mr. Lindsell: Are you prepar- ed to swear to that?-Yes.

What you want to say is this, when you arrested him, you were not sure of his identity?--Yes,

Then you did not in fact". re- cognise him thas night? Yes.

You have discovered his identi- ty since? Yes..

The witness was called to say that the clothing in which the defendants were arrested was the same as that which they were wearing when they were stripped. Witness said that from the time of their arrest to the time they were handed over to the Chief

Detective Inspector, they were wearing the same clothes.

The hearing was

further ad- journed.

AMERICAN AVIATOR.

LAST SEEN 165 MILES. FROM VENEZUELA COAST.

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New Orleans, Sept. 6.

A MISSIONARY.

The Rev. Iyan D. Ross.

a

The Rev. Ivan D. Ross, for somo years a missionary in China, was found dead on St. Martin's CT, Guernsey, where he was deputizing on the Wesleyan Circuit Mr. Ross, who was the son of a Wesleyan minister, was about 40 years of age. He was educated at Kingswood School, Bath, and afterwards graduated at Cambridge. Ho en- tered the Wesleyan ministry in 1919, and immediately went out under

the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society to China. He was first on the staff of the Wesley College, Wachang, and on the inundation of tho Central China University, Wuchang, three years ago, he was transferred to this institution. Ho left China owing to ill-health before the present troubles became noite, and visited his wife's home in

The Norwegian steamer Chris-Australia, with their two children, tian Krohg has established the before coming to England. His fact that the aviator, Paul Red-health had recently considerably fern, was within 165 miles of the improved, and he was expecting coast of Venezuela on August 28. shortly to go to Llangollen to take A long He circled the ship and asked the up an appointment there. officers the direction to the nearest and important letter from him on Chinese Nationalism was published land.-Reuter's American Service.

(A message dated Brunswick, in The Times on March 21 lust. Georgia, August 25, stated

that flying in a Stimson-Detroiter monoplane, the "Port of Bruns- Redfern's objective is Rio de wick," the aviator Paul Redfern Janeiro, but he hopes to at least started from the beach at Glyn reach Pernambuco, whereby, he Isle on a 4,600 mile non-stop will try for the long distance and flight to Brazil..

endurance record.]

Indian Company.

Strength. The following has on- rolled in the Indian Company and is posted as under:

R.215

The following notifention in the Hongkong Government Gazette is re- peated for the information of all

ranks:

The Hongkong Government Gazette of 2nd. September 1927, Notification No. 499.

"His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. George Harold Thomas, M.D., B.Sc., to be Assistant Superintendent of Police, (Reserve) and be in command of the Motor Cyclist Section, Hongkong Police Reserve,"

Strength The following have en- rolled in the Motor Cyclist Section Flying Squad), and are posted 'res- pectively as under:

Hongkong Section.

R.302 Harry Kong, R.804 A, B. Ham- Constables R.301 Choa Hing-ki, son, 305 Lo Shiu-wah, R.306 S. B. Kitchell, R.307 T. R. Roiland, R.308 Mr. Leo d'Almada defended.

W. A. Shea, R.300 R. Young, R. 310 From the evidence of the prosecu- P. O. Peuster, R.311 Yeung Siu-tin, tion it was gathered that a watch-R.312 Michael Lim, R.314 J. Van der man who had seen two coolies carry Lely. R.315 Ho So, H.316 P. S. Siu, eight sacks to the deck from the stern R.317 Cheng Yew, R.818 Foon Wing- of the ship, later searched the sacks fouk, R.220 A. Black, R.323-0. which

claimed to

contain Ismail, R.324 A. Hamid, R.327 Look- nothing but old rice. In one of the King, R.328 H. Kew, R.329 H. M. bags. the watchman found the arms. Kew, R. 330.J. Kotwall; R.331 A. E.. The "defendant who was standing Greenway, R.332 Li Shiu-huen, R.333 near the sacks when they were being B. C. Randall, R.334 J. Carr, R.336 H. searched batted towards the gang- A. Wittenbach, R343 Mok Fung-yce, way and rushed on to Holt's wharf R344 Poon Lok-chi, R.316 Charles So..

were

as soon as he saw the discovery made. The cook was chased by the watch man and arrested,

LADY INJURED.

THROWN OUT OF RICSHA IN KOWLOON.

Miss Forrestér

of Cameron

Appointments. The following ap pointments have been made in the Motor Cyclist Section (Flying Squad) with effect from 2nd September 1927; Constable R.302 Harry Kong to be Crown Sergeant.

Constable R.301 Choa Hing-ki to bo Lance Sergeant.

Constable R210 P. O. Peuster to be Lance Sergeant.

General

Police Training School,--The ad- vanced members of the Chinese and Indian Companies will attend at the Police Training School at 5.30 p.m. sharp on Thursday, September 8th and Tuesday, September 13th for ins- truction in Police duties and regula- ations by Inspector H. J. Paterson. Every member attending will bring his Instruction Book with him.

Road, Kowloon, met with an ac- cident last night when she was riding in a ricsha in Nathan Road It appears that at about eight o'clock Miss Forrester was in ricsha whigh turned into Carnar- von Road did was struck by a passing motor bus.

She was thrown out of the

Parades. All recruits of the Chin- ese and Indian Companies will parade in Mufti at the Central Police Sta vehicle in which she was ridingtion for squad drill and rifle exercises and received a bruise on the face. under Sergeant R. J. Hunt at 5.30

p.m. sharp as follows: Fortunately, the accident was not attended by serious consequences and Miss Forrester was able proceed home.

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A "Diary of Last Days" was read at an inquest at Atherton, Annie two lovers, Lanca Critchley, 17, and William Water Worth, 18, who were found dead curred the passage: "We are on the railway. In the diary oc taking our lives like this because this world is no place for real love. We once promised to get married, but, we find this is the better way." The coroner said the diary and letters indicated self- that the couple were so centred that they were in a state of the greatest morbidity. Ver- diets that each murdered the other were recorded.

Chinese Company on Thursday, September Stir and Tuesday, Septem- ber 13th.

Indian Company on Friday, Septem ber 9th and Monday, September 12th. (Sgd.) G. B. Hartford, D.S.P. (R.).

ÁDJUTANT. Hongkong, September 0 1927,

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MUCH DAMAGE DONE TO CROPS.

Mobile, Ala., Sept. 6. Considerable damage to pro- perty and crops was caused by a no deaths. tornado which awept the town of Wilmer. There were --Renter's American Service....

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