1928-06-06 — Page 2

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1928.

INDECENCY CHARGE,

EUROPEAN LADIES AS COMPLAINANTS.

Charged with an offence against public decency, Wong Yu-tan, 22, an ex-Police Reservist in the Fly- ing Squad, was yesterday remanded at the Central Magistracy at the conclusion, of the case for the prosecution. Mr. F. E. Loschy appeared for the defence, the case being heard before Major C Willaon.

A European lady, the wife of an Army man, stated in evidenco that, the offence occurred on May 21, at about 7.30 in the evening;

She was walking along Kennedy Road with another married lady and they were returning home to the married military quarters at Kennedy Rond from the direction of Wanchai.

At the junction with Macdonnell Road, they aw a motor-cycle coming down the hill. It appear ed to be going. In the direction of Wanchai, and passed them.

THE POLICE RESERVÉ.

THE NIGHTINGALE.

ORDERS BY C.S.P. FOR THE COMING WEEK,

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Hongkong Police Reserve orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., Captain Superintendent of Police, state:

Police Training School. The weekly classes at the Police Training School, Kowloon, will be held on Wednesday, June 6, at

6 p.m..

Squad Drill.

All recruita of the Chinese and Indian Companies will parade at Central Police Station on Thurs day, June 7, Fall in at Central Po- lice Station at 5.30 p.m. sharp for Squad Drill under Sergeant R. J. Hunt.

Indian Company.

Flying Squnda

HEARD BY WIRELESS IN

HONGKONG.

Short wave wireless brought the singing of a nightingale in the Berkshire woods to a Hongkong home during the week-end. Mr. George Taylor receiving a special traumission from Pangbourne,

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The experiment of broadcasting the singing of a nightingale was first made in England some years ago when microphones were in- stalled in the Surrey woods, the birds being lured to the apparatus. Pinkettes are laxative perfection; Little success attended the carly they ensure daily regularity quick- efforts, but in recent years they banish sick headaches, bilious: song of the nightingale has be attacks, flatulence; keep the skin tome a feature of early summer clear and the breath sweet. Or programmes broadcast from Lon-

chemists, or post free, 60, cents don and other stations,

On this occasion the song of the the vial, from The Dr. Williams" Constables R.247 U. Ismail and nightingale was broadcast, from Medicine Co., 60, Kiangee Road,

short wave Shanghai. .260 A. Hamid have passed their the experimental examination in Part 2. of Training station 6SW and was received by

Taylor at

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6.26 am. (Hong- tiona).

kong time). The announcer In London said, "You have just A minute later, on hearing a

The weekly instructional patrol Round, they turned round to nee the same cyeliat dismounting and of the Hongkong Section will take heard the nightingale singing in placing the machine against the place on Thursday, June 7. Fall wood at Pangbourne, Berkshire, hear it at 11, 50 p.m." The second railings, at a spot directly opposite in at Centrul Police Station at 6.15 and if you listen again you will transmission was received by Mr. a house known as "The Hermita-pm. sharp.

Taylor at 6.50 a.m. (local time.) Re." He then came up and soon

This short wave station, SW, kamp passed them. Opposite a

The regalar bi-monthly rifle

are now being re he committed the net complained practice fixed for Sunday, 10th transmits every evening and its

June is cancelled. Revolver prac-programunes of.

Witness looked down towards tice will be carried out instead, at ularly received in Hongkong - by autoure with short wave sets. the Married Quarters and seeing Kennedy Road range at 10.00 a.m. her husband and daughter, called Uniform optional. Members are At night the London programme out to him, but before he could requested to get as much snapping is generally transmitted, this being o'clock in the morning onwards. join them the cyclist had run practice in before Sunday, in both received in Hongkong from two The programine from 200 is al- away. He was followed by wit-rapid and instantaneous fire. ́

ways notable for its all round ex- ness and the other lady but øluded

cellence and it is now possible to receive this in Hongkong on the majority of mornings, Amateurs should note that summer time is in operation at Home and that the Hongkong time is therefore only seven hours ahead of Greenwich time.

them.

They returned to the machine and waited beside it until the police were sent for. It was then taken to the married quarters.

The next morning, at an klenti- fication parade held at Palico Ileadquarters, she picked out the defendant, as the man they saw at Kennedy Road. She also remem- bered the number of the machine

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WHITE TERRORISTS. POLAND'S REPLY TO SOVIET · NOTE.

Warsaw, June 5.

as 979

"Between Lights," " Cross-examined by Mr. Laseby, witness said it was "going dark" at the time but the lamps were ft. When frat they saw. defendant coming down the hill he was not more than ten yards from them. He was not going so fast that she could not see how he was dressed. He wore a white shirt without n jacket, and a pair of Machintosh striped motoring leggings. He had na hat and his hair was blown by

wind.

In addition SW sends out a at a Replying to another question by Mr. Loseby, witness said she did brief mid-day programme

corresponding to 7. p.m. : Friend-she had no reason to do local time but this is seldom re- course, din-ceived here as satisfactorily s Bo. They had, of cussed the matter outside of the the evening programme from Lon-

don. evidence,

Major Wilson observed that it was improbable that the offender would risk returning to the spot, and witness replied she thought his intention probably was to see how the land lay.

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#Detective's Evidence.

ever, of a similar case occurring. sometime ago at Caine Road, the ліно д Chinese. But the offence offender in that instance being was committed before a Chinese.

Acting Detective Sub-Inspector Detective Sergeant M. J. Fla-Rozeskwy said he charged the de- herty said that following a mes-fendant, explaining. to him the sare received at the Station over nature of the charge. Defendant the telephone, he was instructed was then wearing clothing some- 1

pro- what similiar to that he wore in Mr. Loseby suggested that "in by the Inspector on duty to between lights" at that hour, it ceed to Kennedy Road, to investi-Court. He claimed the bicycle as was almost impossible to dis-rate the ease. Accompanied by being his.

Later, when defendant's father Trafile Sub-Inspector Smith and a tinguish the cyclist.

Witness said there was sufficient Chinese detective, he arrived went to the Station, witness ex- there, and found a motor-cycle, plained to the defendant that he light to go by.

No. 979, at the spot indicated. would be put up for identification

He was then allowed to go. They wheeled the machine to the at a parade the following morning. At 11.30 the fallowing morning, Emerging from the Military married military quarters.

In reply to another question by Mr. Loseby, witness and she lind been two years in the Colony and agreed that she had never heard

In reply to the Soviet note, the Polish Government has expressed regret for the incident and has de- clared that energetic measures are being taken to discover and punish of such an offence, except that Quarters into which he had gone at the identification parade, which she was informed some time ago to make enquiries from the wit-was held under the supervision of

the offenders. It is added that steps are being taken to rentier impossible anyone in future abus- ing the rights of asylum io. Jig. Russo-Polish relationa. --

Reuter,

that a

schoolgiris in the playground..

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man had been chasing nesses, some time later, he found A.S.P. Kent, defendant was placed the defendant standing beside the in a row with six others wearing Chinese detective who had been similar European clothing to his He elected to take the fifth placed in charge of the machine. own.

position in the row, and was point- Defendant then claimed the The second European lady who chine as his property and wanted cd out by the first witness, who 1A cable dated May 7, from Mos-was with the other complainant, further to know why it had been aid "from the build and the ap taken there. Witness told him pearance of No, 5, he is the man,

I did not see his face," cow, stated: Soviet Russia has gave corroborative evidence. She

connexion added that after waiting for some that the charge would be explain- sent Poland a note in

Similarly, the second witness with the attempt on the life of M. time beside the maching, they sawed to him at the, Central Police

inan who had escaped Station. This was at 9.30 p.m. also said, when it came to her torn Lizaref. The Nate protests against the same the passivity of the Palish author them re-appear and walk up Mac- Sub-Inspector Smith was with wit to pick out the man, "I think from his appearance and build that is tica as regards the White Emi- donnell Road. The husband

previous witness shouted grant Terrorist onanisations. The the

Replying on a point of identity, the man (pointing to No. 5). Note recalls the murder of Macrous to the man, "Is this your witness said the description of was dark at the time and I could Voihoff last year and Voitzekhove-bike?" and the man replied in the the cyclist as given him by the not see his face clearly."

Defendant after the first identi- sky's participation in it. It de-negative and continued on his way first witness was of a short, thick-

she

fication had been given the option The following morning. set man who looked like a Japan of shifting his position in the row, is among the list of active men picked out the defendant at an exe, His hair stood up-a way of but had elected not to do 60. Lers of White Russian Terrorist identification parade, held at the saying that his hair was

Mr. Loseby commented as ex- state- organisations. This 128 coni-

traordinary that the two municated to the Polish Legation Examined by Mr. Loseby witness with the remark that their further said the corner obscured the man different way from that given in ments attributed to the two ladies sojourn in Poland would jeopardise from view when he re-appeared the description when he was taken should so coincide in their word- the relations of the two countries, the second time until he had got to the Police Station that night.

This completed the case for the An Alibi. yet the Polish Government took no up into Macdonnell Road. Why:

prosecution! Mr. Loseby then measures for the liquidation of the husband of her friend did

Witness agreed with Mr. Loseby said his defence would be an alibi. terrorist organisations. The at nothing else than shout his query

The hearing was adjourned until titude of the Polish press towards across to the man was because it that such cases were rare in this terroristic attempts amounted to a would be impossible to get up to part of the world, much rarer than Thursday afternoon, defendant be

him-he would be out of reach by elsewhere. He had heard, how-ing allowed the same bail. direct encouragement.]

clares that Vaizekhovozky's name

$ALESMAN SAM

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Defendant was dressed in a

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OU,NOT EXACTLY, BUT IT'S ALL MY FAULT HE'S WORRYIN HIMSELF T' DEATH OVERTH"} WAREHOUSE FULLA HAY! BOUGHT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TA SELL IT, YA KNOW =

ing,

THAT'S FOOLISH TO LOOK AT IT THAT WAY, SAM PROBABLY THE WEATHER HAS MADE GUZZ SICK =

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