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CAR'S FALL INTO HARBOUR.

NAVAL C. P.O. CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.

CASE OPENED TO-DAY.

Chinèse at

The case against Chief Petty Officer W. G. Kelaju, of. H.M.S. Ambrose, who is charged with the manslaughter of a Connaught Road Central on the morning of March 25th was com- menced this morning at the Central Magistracy before Mr. R. E. Land-

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1928.

MANILA SEARCHES MARTIAL LAW IN WORLD TOURIST'S

FOR FORGER.

RECENT HONGKONG TREASURY LOSSES.

NOT YET FOUND.

Manila, Mar. 28.

CANTON.

BOMBS DISCOVERED IN POLICE RAIDS:

RICKSHA COOLIES, SPECIALLY: SUSPECTED.

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SUICIDE.

RESOLUTE PASSENGER JUMPS

THROUGH PORTHOLE,

NO MOTIVE KNOWN.

STUBBS ROAD MOTORING.

EUROPEAN FINED $50 FOR RECKLESS DRIVING.

Engineer's Evidence.

CASE CONCLUDED.

The summons for alleged reck Dotails of the suicide, aboard the tourist liner Resolute, of Mrs. less driving on Stubbs Road. A whole day search by agents of the law yesterday in "Manila and

Fritzie Meyer, a young and beauti-Flat car agent, which was against Mr. Bervadio, the local ful divorce, of Zurich, Switzerland, neighbouring municipalities for SHAMEEN CAUTION.

were made available to Madil adjourned from last week in order the whereabouts of Carvalho Yeo,

The feeling of tension, in Canton newspapers when the ship arrived to obtain the attendance of an Italian interpreter, was resumed alleged Chinese forger of three cheques of the Hongkong Govern-has-not relaxed, and martial law at that port. ment, failed to disclose any cluc. to is still rigidly enforged. Troops Mrs. Meyer ended her life on the before Major C. Willson as the Central Magistracy this morning. are partrolling the principal parts evening of March 19, & day after The Chinese who offered his sex It is alleged that, Kelato was his presence in the islands:

the vessel had left Bangkok, for vices as an interpreter in Italian driving car No. 813 when it ran High constabulary and Manila of the city.

Raids on suspected premises in Zamboanga, by jumping through had but functioned in that capa into a Chinese and subsequently palico.oficials are inclined to. bo- into the harbour. Defendant Is lleve that Yeo and his alleged ac- Canton and Honam, continues on the porthole of her stateroom, city for a few minutes, when both further charged with reckless complices are not in the Philip a large scale. At a beahouse in according to the story, told by her the defendant and the Intters'. driving and with driving without a pines. The forgers were reported Ifonam, thirty men attired like fellow tourists. She was 26 years witness. complained that the inter- protation was not satisfactory. proper licence." To the last charge missing since December 30, 1927, pensants have been arrested and old.

The defendant was then allowed Mystery Surrounds Case. he had pleaded guilty at a previous when the forgery was committed. revolvers and ammunition were

by the Court to be his own wit- hearing.

A general alarm accompanied found in their possession.

When questioned by reporters, mess interpreter. Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones, of Messrs.by an offer of $5,000 prize for the

Bombs Found..

cruise oficials referred to the Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for arrest of Yeo or any of his a880- the defence, the prosecution being cintes in the, forgery case, was 10-

Bombs, and a large quantity of suicide in hushed voices, stating.

Mr." Giovanni, a Flat engineer, conducted by Inspector Alexander, ceived yesterday morning by the seditious literature were seized and only that she had locked herself of the Traffic Department

constabulary and the Manila police ten suspects arrested during three in her stateroom on the evening said he was with the defendant

was further big raids in the Canton of the 13th and was not seen after in the latter's car No. 2118. dopartment. The alarm

wards. Inspector's Statement.

suburbs. brandcast to all constabulary com-

Those on the vessel who knew On the evening in question, as Addressing his Worship at the manders in the islands with in- Boarding houses of ricksha-men

they were proceeding up Stubba outset of the hearing, Inspector structions that they inform the have been of special interest to the her beat were able to furnish but Road, they saw a car No. 1062 Alexander said:"On the 25th of intelligence division of the consta-police, and quite a number are im-few more scattered detalls, none being driven by a lady in front of March. sometime between thebulary of any discovery of the prisoned as suspects. Bombs have of which gave an inkling as to the them. Her driving was very un- motives that might have inspired curtain and dangerous, and it was boon found in a ricksha shelter...

Mrs. Myer to plunge into the ocean. decided by witness and Mr. Ser- Shameen Defence.

According to the best of author-vadlo to overtake and pass her Shameen has also taken pre-ty, Mrs. Meyer appeared to be in

But at the third corner, a third caution by placing additional police-xcellent spirits on the eve of her

She enjoyed car was seen to come down the men on the two gates lending to the disappearance: city, while Chinese having no con long chat with friends before re-slope. There was no other course car in which Mr. E. R. Dovey and nexion with Shameon are being pro- tiring to her stateroom and bid than to pass in between it and the them all "cheery goodnight. There was nothing in her manner the lady were. This was dono.. At one maid on a rickshamen's indicating that she intended Ing over many years, he thought In witness' experience, extend- boarding house, two bombs, and a {suicide. .' trunk full of red scarves

that the driving of, the lady was very unsafe because it was very seized."

uncertdía.

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hours of 3 and 4 a.m., public car whereabouts of Yes. No. 313 was being driven along.

Three cheques bearing the for- Connaught Road Central in anged signature of the Colonial easterly direction. It is alleged Treasurer of Hongkong are said that the car was driven at an to have been cashed by Yes at the exceedingly fast rate. At the time, there was a pedestrain leaving the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on Po Tak Wharf and he was knock-cember 30, 1927, amounting to ed down by thie car, which after $260,407.98. wards fell into the harbour. De- fendant, who drove the car, was going at an exceedingly fast rate." After photographs and plans of the vicinity of the accident wore handed in, the licensed driver of car No. 313 went into the witness- box. He said his car usually plied for hire outside the To Yuen Restaurant in West Point and at 2 a.m. on the morning of March 25th, a Duropean Sergeant brought A general check up on the Hats the defendant and another man of Chinese immigrants entering | to his car. Witness identified the the islands since January 1 of this other man as Stoker Robert Whit-year will be made by the Customs worth.

secret service with a view to dis- HOW MUCH DO YOU about the floor and the torn piece calling for his views, 38 an ex- The police officer opened the covering some clue regarding the rear door of the car and after the whereabouts of Yeo. A similar two naval men were seated inside, canvass will be made by 'the'

Yeo is said to have many aliases, among which are Yong Tek, Wong Pck Chun, and Nal F. Son. He is alleged to be the lender of a ring of forgers operating in Hongkong under the guise of a general mer- chants' concern. Among the firm names used by the cheque "trust" are "Min Tak Company," "Katz Company" and "Man Lee Com-1 pany."

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directed the chauffeur to drive to Manila secret service of the

Kennedy Town. Witness drove | rogues' gallery. them to Kee. Chong Street, do a house which witness knew was

The intelligence office of the con- frequented by Europeans. Arrivabulary yesterday was mobilized, Ing there, the two men got off and and record olerks were ordered to Instructions were given to witness check up on arrested Chinese since

Seemed to Be Cheerful. As an outcome of the situation, She failed to appear on deck the a big exodus of next morning and friende, faaring there has been

well-to-do families to Hongkong that she might be ill, want to her

stateroom and found it locked There was no response to their attempts to arouse her. Cruise officials were called and the door

and Macao.

It is estimated there are some six to seven thousand troops in Canton at the present time, while others are expected shortly,

KNOW?

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was opened.

safer to have kept behind?

His Worship:-Would not it be:

Safer to Pass, Witness: It would have been safer to pass her, because it would leave her behind-(Laughter.) A chair standing in front of the Several questions were put, by porthole, a few clothes scattered defendant to his witness, these of a dress on one of the bolts of perienced motorist, of the dif the porthole window loft "little ference between driving a motor- doubt in the minds of the officials cycle and driving, a"motor-car. as to what Mrs. Myer had done. Mr. Dovey had mentioned in his An investigation was conducted previous evidence that the lady and and anxious friends were informed only a learner's licence for car that the lady had taken her own driving, but that she had driven a

motor-blcycle for years. life.

None, of Mrs. Meyer's Intimate Tho question was disallowed by associates on the Rosolute knew the Court, but Mr. Servadio was divorced from her husband, a Ger-happened. If the lady had failed to i By what has the original pro- man, several months ago and shift gear.

gramme of new building for the boarded the. Resolute at Naples. United States Navy boon cut He was notified by radio, of her down!

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

The following general know lodge paper has been taken from the Daily Express,

Answers, for those who need of this issue,

to return at 4 o'clock in the morn-January 1.. The omelain, however, them, will be found on Page 14 litle of her married life. She was permitted to ask what would have

ing

appeared.

have very little hope of locating Yeo in the islands.

CHAUFFEUR FINED.

IGNORED GARDEN ROAD SIGNAL.

Defendant Takes Wheel. Witness returned in due courke) and the two seamen The stoker, got into the rear of the ear, but defendant wanted to drive and pulled witness out of the driving seat. Witness protested but defendant seized him by the arm and managed to pull him out,

A Chinese chauffeur. employed by The defendant then took the wheel M. A. Lecot, of the Banque de and" started the car, proceeding rindo-chine, when summoned be along the Praya in an easterly fore Major C. Willson this morning direction....

for disobeying a police signal, ex- In answer to his Worship, pressed his despair because the wit- witness said the car was a right-ness giving evidence against him hand drive and that the defendant was a Government servant. appeared to be experienced driver. The gears of the car gave no trouble and he defendant started on second, later putting the engine on third goor,, without any difficulty. They procceded along the Praya at 40 miles an

hour.

This complaint was ruled out as irrelevant. His 'Worship asked if defendant, by saying that, was pleading not guilty.

2 Name the largost territory in tropical Africa under British rule. How big is it, and what are1 ite chiof crops?

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'disappearance.

5. What discovery of historical in-]..

tereat has been made near West-i minster Abboy?

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4. For what period in the lowest)

birth rate on record in England]. reported?

Witness opined that if that had happened, the lady's car would have backed down the slope and collided with any car coming up front behind.

His Worship: But a capable APOLOGY AFTER TWO

WEEKS IN PRISON.driver, was beside, her? JUDGE AGREES TO RELEASE

A LITIGANT.

Mr. Justice Eve, in the Chancory To what political constituency do Division, ordered the release from the Scilly Isles belong?

prison of Mr. James Buzzacott, of Praed-street, Paddington, who was

o What is a Bunsen burner?

Witness:-Mr. Dovey was beside her, but was not driving actually.

Measure of Safety, Witness.further alleged that the lady accelerated when the saw she was being overtaken. The Flat, in which defendant and witnesss

7 Who painted the following: La committed.on February 17 for con- were, had followed her car for

Gioconda; The Laughing Cava-tempt of Court. lier; The Infant. Samueli.

about eight minutes along Stubba Mr. Buzzacott's. offence was that Road, before they decided to over- 8 In whose reign and by whom he had assaulted a clerk who was take her as a measure of safety..

was Venus and Adonia" written! 1. What is a bírome? 10"Define a "statue of limitation.” 11 Name the longest river in

Alaska?

Defendant said that was the cam, Dr. G. W. Pope stated that on the 16th of last month, he was travell- ing up Garden Road in his car, and, 12 What pas exhaled by animale, is His Worship: Is that your an approaching the intersection utilised by plante f estimate or is there a speedometer? with Kenneily Rond, indicated to Witness:-The speedometer on the pointsman his direction, and my car did not work. This is the signal was accordingly given to only my estimate.

Fall Into Harbour.

him to continue.up Cariton Road. A car driven by the defendant, cut across from Kennedy Raud, just us witness had passed the pointsman.

Defendant said, in reply to the Court, the pointsman, a Shantung road. When he was first sighted constable, was busy conversing with the car was about seven shops a woman and was paying no heed

The streets were deserted at the time. At the Po Tak Wharf, wit ness observed a man croseing the

distance away. Witness told the to the traffic.

defondant in Chinese to slow down, His Worship pointed out to de- but defendant drove straight on. fendant that they had the evidence When the car was almost on the of. Dr. Pope that the signal was man, witness applied the hand-given-ie Dn Pope to pass. brake but it was too late. After Defendant was fined $10. the pedestrian had been struck The pointsman was to have given down, defendant swerved to the evidence also, but on admitting that left, causing the car to fall into he did not remember the date of the the harbour. The man who was offence, was told to stand down. struck down was carrying a sack Instructions were given to the alung across his shoulder but wit- officer in charge of the case to put noss did not think his view was put him on the dopartmental re

port. obstructed,

When witness acrambled out of

the water, he saw the defendant

and Stoker Whitworth walking WEEK-END GAOL FOR

away with their arms on onch

others shoulders. Witness blow, a

police whistle and the police came

and took charge of the two. Boa- } mon.

WIFE-BEATERS.

་་ [GLASGOW MAGISTRATE AND

A NOVEL SCHEME.

Asked to describe the exact spot where the injured man was found, witness said that the man was ly- ing about fifteen feet from the Praya Wall, more or less opposite the Po Tak Wharf.

The case is being continued this afternoon.

Applicant for a drink licence at Highgate: There is an arterial road near. Opposing barrister Arterial roads don't drink

A proposal that habitual wife- boaters should servo terms of im- prisonment at work-ends as a de- terrent to their weekly assaults is now being considered by the Glas- gow magistrates, on the sugges- tion of one of the bailles.".

It in unlikely, however, that any decision will have been arrived at replies to a question on the sub- before the Becretary for Scotland

ject In the House of Commons,

attempting to serve him with a sub Mr. Servadio:At first we toot- pœna. Mr. Buzzacott, in an

ed several times, not in an at- affidavit, apologised for the contempt to pass the lady, but to warn tempt.

The judge ordered him to pay the her that we were behind, because her driving was very unsafe. (To costs.

witness) Did we not stop at once when the collision happened?

Witness agreed, that they were able to pull up within two or three meters.

one; You've a nerve, wanting my phone number minute I meet you!

Her Oh, well, then give me just

tion of it,

Defendant: Is it not also true! that I went up to Mr. Dovey - and apologized? I pleaded guilty, but because it was not kindness to have collided with a lady in the car. My left mudguard was bad- ly damaged, and the car of Mr. Dovey was quite all right

Fine $50.

Hia Wombip said defendant'à own witness. had admitted that he 'did attempt to pass ibè car at that corner. · Defeat was guilty of

in trecklesa “presedinf, driving for

which he would be fined $50,--

Later, Mr. Servadlo again":"ap peared before his Worship and in- timated that he wished to appeal against the fine, bank ASTRA

At a third appearance the same morning, defendant asked for time to pay the fine, as he had not the money with him.

Mr. Servadio was granted up till four o'clock.

Admiral Bristol, Commander-in- Chief of the United States Asiatic' Fleet, returned fromɛ Canton last. night, and in sailing with his flagship, the U.S.S. Pitta- burg,for Shanghai, to-day The USS transport.Andor son is also leaving to-day on returning to the United States, via Manila, Guam, Honolulu, The re- mainder of the visiting Squadron including a ptille of destroyərə, still remains here:

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