1928-10-19 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

ABOUT NOTHING IN PARTICULAR.

"EVEREADY" CASE RECENT BURGLARY

CONCLUDES.

CHINESE FIRM TO PAY $250 COSTS.

TELEPATHY BETWEEN LABEL DESIGNERS!

.SEQUEL.

CHARGE OF ENTERING A EUROPEAN HOUSE,

OTHER CRIMES TOOT

a

Through the arrest of two men and a woman, Criminal Investiga- tion Department officials claim to have traced a connexion between number of recent crimes including a burglary in a European resid- fence at Happy Valley.

ON BEING KIND TO OUR ELDERS.

(By Sidney Dark in the Morning Post.)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1928.

NEW KIDNAPPING THREE MEN ATTACK

A WOMAN.

HORROR.

BANDITS STEAL BODY AS WELL AS COFFIN,

·RANSOM DEMANDED,

Swatow, Oct. 16.

Thero is a very urgent need for

A new and gruesome form of Society for the Protection of the kidnapping is reported from a Middle-aged, and at this particular village named Tau Leng, about time in the world's history I should twenty miles from here. take fifty as the beginning of the

TWO WOMEN ALLEGED, TO BE DECOYS,

INDUCED TO CONFESS?

An allegation that he was in- duced by a police interpreter to confess to the crime on the under standing that it would be to ble

Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones appeared / Road, after climbing a drain. other.. But to-day youth claims the hills by night and plundered the "Hole in the wall," telling him it

1+

INTENT TO DECEIVE.

benefit, was made by Yeung kau, who la charged with assault and period at which men most sadly The story runs that a fairly robbery before the Chief Justice A conviction was registered by Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon

On the night of September 14 want solace and comfort and con-wealthy shopkeeper in that village (Sir Henry Gollan) at the Criminal will always led recently, and waa-buried in an Sessions. The prisoner stated Magistracy this morning, in the

last, it will be remembered, burglarsideration. Youth case of the Kwong Tung Battery entered the residence of Mr. criticise and oven aneer at maturity. old ruined house. Shortly after that 15 minutes before he made his Co. who were charged in connexion Whitley, of the Public Works That in its metier. It might in the funeral, a band of thieves confession while still in a cell, the with alleged infringements of the Department at 17, Broadwood deed be suggested that it has no came down from the neighbouring Interpreter spoke to him through a "Eveready" irade mark.

carth. There is no place in the grave, carrying off the merchant's would be to his benefit to confess, pipe and forcing open sun for the really grown-up. body in its caflin to their mountain otherwise he..would be aout to for the complainant, Mr. R. S. le G.

They stole Daniol, and Mr. Hin-shing Louper floor window.

It is only in the City that length retreat.

prison for ten years. a number of articles, including a

The widow of tho decensed was i Prisoner also said he made the (Instrueled by Mr. J. M. Hall) de-revolver and cartridges. The at-of years is an asset, and there is fended.

tention of the police was also drawn both comfort and promise in the naturally filled with grief and confession in the presence of Giving his decision, his Worship the same night to a series of other fact that. Lord Birkenhead, some horror at the sight of the desecrat- Inspector Fallon and Sub-Inspec- outlined the charges and analysed bufgiaries and minor robberies in years my senior, is soon to start a led grave of her husband, but was tor Dick. The former, he said, the evidence, saying he could not the same district. These were con- new career in the neighbourhood of still more upset when a day or so "Trented me very well and spoke regard the evidence of the defenfined to a small arez bounded by the Mansion House: Lord Birken later she received a letter from the to me with soft words." dants as antisfactory, for the fol Wongncichong Road and Broad-head is Lord Birkenhead. Age can chief of the bandits stating that The interpreter, who gave evi-

won Road, and appeared to have not wither nor custom stale nun in she would be allowed to buy back dence, denied the allegation. lowing reasons:

finite variety. Lesser folk cannot been the work of one gang.

The case, which was adjourned' Although enquiries were closely hope for snug company director- the body for a sum of $400. At 1. He says that though he salt, i pursued, taing transpired for a ships my old age pensions. But 1.the moment, no further develop from yesterday, is one in which] two girls, Tong Sin and Wong Mel, One wonders when effective are alleged to have decoyed a pro- and exports goods on credit, he whole month, then a cluo was pro-at least, anticipate, at the age of ment is reported,

sixty or so, knocking at the door of keep na boks; all his accounts viied in an unexpected quarter,

On the 13th instant, an armed City office to hear the welcome measures will be taken against fessional joss woman to a lonely are kept in his bead. Yet he can robbery occurred at 63, Shaukiwan words: "Here is a staid elderly these bands of thieves who menace spot on the hillside along the not remember a most important Road, as a result of which a gold gentleman. He's just the lift boy not only the smaller villages but Castle Peak Rond where she was

· houses on the outskirts of assaulted and robbed of $88 by date in the history of his enter-ring and a woollen blanket were for us,"

the bigger towna prise, that on which he begin stolen from three Chinese who lived

as well three mon, one of whom is idenți- work in his factory and used the at the adiress."

fied as Young Kau. Jabel he invented, and which The police have recovered the would decide the priority issue. blanket in the possession of one of

Seven Reasons.

2. He appoints agents in Sup-two men whom they arrested in ning and Singapore two or three Shukiwan on Wednesday, and years before he appoints a long- now believe that this man issue kang ngent.

3. He does not, enll, any of these agente na his witnesses.

་

It is the offence of the mature Our Own Correspondent, that we persist in recalling the fact that we too once were young and that we were much younger than post war youth has ever been. One of the functions, indeed, of the

of those who entered Mr. Whitby's Society that I suggest would be to residence a month earlier.

publish highly coloured posters (no)

TURKISH ADULT EDUCATION,

Further evidence was given for the Crown this morning by drivers of public motor cars through whose agency the prisoners were arrested.

Yuc Chi, 175, Reclamation At the same time, ut 117, Wont-poster is of the smallest avail un- TEACHING MEN AND WOMEN Street, second floor said that on August 22 he was driving a car TO READ.- 4. In cross-examination he says nichong Road, in a house not far less it is highly coloured) demon-

from Un Long 10 Mongkok. When Mr. Whitley's resid-strating the beauty and dignity of. that he has exported latteries from

at Tai Nam Cheung he was stopped through a travelling trader for are, a third arrest was made, this the youth of twenty-five years ago)

Constantinople, Oct. 18.

by three men, and three women little over four years; yet he says being that of a Chinese women on as compared with the stridency of

The Government bus published, who said they were going to Mong- be has dealt five years with his whom was found a revolver which the youth of to-day. Look on this

was identical with one stolen picture and on that Mr. Max through the Ministry of Education, kok. The woman prisoner, Tong Singapore agent.

the Crystalla scheme of adult education, by Sin, was one of the three persons, from the European house. It was Beerbohm passing

5. He cannot account for the extraordinary resemblance of the combined colour and design of his Canton City label and The "Eveready."

this ful that let the police to es- Face in a railway carriage and which 12,000 specially recruited who boarded his car. The other tablish a nexion between the drawing down the blinds! The teachers wil teach all men and two prisoners were among the six.

sight is too much for him. He women throughout the country. They alighted at Mongkok. armed robbery and the burglary.

All three prisoners were pro-protesta in dignified silence. Then who are over 46 years of age and

the very modern pret by accident are unable to read of

6. He has been guilty of an un-duced before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at truth when he says that the Central Police, Court this morn- "Chung Wah" labels or batteriesing. The two male accused were charged with being enncerned, with existed in his premises.

five others still at large, in the

7. vorraboration.

The absence of any detailed

Striking Imiliation“,

ence,

at Sydenham, stopping the train Rrater. and throwing stones at the Crystal Palace until all the windows are broken. That is the modern, way.

جم

RE-SOLD.

OF AMSTERDAM,

Continuing, witness said that on write. the same day he met a fellow

chauffeur, Chan Ming, Aa

il result of their conversation they went to a cinema at Mongkok where they saw the male prisoner with a girl. The prisoner ran away and the girl walked away but they were both caught.

Chan Ming gave similar evi-

armed robbery at Shaukiwan;' We used to gossip of an after- FAMOUS SIX PAINTING arbile the first of the two accused noon at the Cafe Royal. Present- was also charged with receiving a day youth gossips at the headquar blanket, and with commitling Aters of the B.B.C. Youth is pro- The main evidence in this rust burglary at Mr. Whitley's resid-perly immodest, but the immodesty TO STAY WITH MUNICIPALITY dence, stating that he picked up is the appearance of the labels

bas grown ridiny. The old iden was themselves. In all three classes

The WORLD was charged with to epafer la bourgeoisie by more ar of labels," Electricity." "Chung the possession of Mr. Whitley's leas Impudent suggestion. Nowa Wah" and "Canton City," the re-revolver, and, alternatively, with re- days it in the habit to heave half a semblance of the "Eveready" eniving the weapon, well-knowing brick at the bourgeoisie, and as all most striking both in colour and it to have been stolen.

The words "Canton pattern. City" are so printed and coloured ast to be a clase imitation of the word "Eveready" an it appears on the label of the National Carbon Co.

90:00

The maker of one of those labels must have modellet it on the other, equally close iniitation; and must had had the deliberate intention The of deceiving purchasers. Akme is equally true of the "Electricity" and "Chung With" Jabola. If defendant's contentiosi is correct, either the National Carbon Co., have appropriated his design, or there has been an amazing piece af telepathy be tween the two label designers; and the one apposition seems as

A formal remand of a week was granted to enable the police to take farther action and carry on their investigations.

FOREIGN TROOPS IN CHINA.

FRENCH AND JAPANESE WITHDRAWALS.

Shanghai, Oct, 19.

two women and one man at Tal Nam Cheung. His fures included Amsterdam, Oct. 18. the male prisoner and Wong Mei. It is learned that Pieter De They left his car at Shanghai tlderly persons, whatever may be Hoogh's "Dutch Interior" one of Street.

and vocation,

however the most famous of the Jan Six Yuo Hung, another public cur their exiguous may be their incomes, are collection, which was sold by driver, said he saw complainant. counted with the bourgeoisie, by the auction on Tuesday, has been walking towards Mongkok. Her youthful intelligentzia (a term I

purchased for the Municipality of clothes were torn and her eyes dearly love!), the necessity for the rociety that I suggest is sufficiently Amsterdam at a price of £13,000: bloodshot and he stopped to ques obvious,

At the auction it was bought by tion her. He was going to give the Rembrandt Society for £12,000, her a lift but the other passengers the purpose of the Society being to would not, allow her to ride with place it in the Rijks Muscum. them.

+

Retter.

A Sergeant Interpreter at Mong- kak Police Station who recorded statements by the prisoners, sald the man's atatement amounted to a

My society would have n. elever Press agent, who would send out such paragraphs, as: "With re- gard to the recent volume of verse' by Mr. S., to which such unneces- sury publicity has been given, we

The Commissioner of Police of confession. He said "I did," and venture to suggest comparison with the far finer work of Mr. T., who the Metropolis recently gave added that Tong Sin was the flourished in the days of good King notice that all taxi-cab meters re-instigator. It appeared from his a battalion of French troops re-Edward." And, "Aatory by young cording at the 18. per mile rate statement that complainant hud Mr. A. has been widely noticed in have been withdrawn from ser-allegedly stolen $200 and Tong Sin the Press. How thin it is com- vice. All motor-cabs now licensed wanted to get the money back.

Tong Sin, in her statement, sald pared with the famous story often by him have been fitted with told by old Mr. B., which began. meters recording at the 9d. per "I have nothing to any. "Wo It is really time that maturity mile rate, with an Initial hiring struck her this time but did not bestiered itself.

It is reported from Tientsin that

return to Annam

gently sent to Tungshan for the purpose of protecting French fives and property has been ordered to Improbable as the other.

Another report states that about The further consequence of de- fendant's contention that the Japanese troops in Shantung argument from nequiescence in have received instructions to re- concurrent user is turned against turn to Japan. The withdrawal is him; he has on his own showing, excepled to be completed this acquiesced in the use of his fabel, month.--Nam Chung Pao

by the National Carbon Co., and

In their registration of trade mark

No. 211 of 1928. I must also re- CHINESE MERCHANTS.

mark that defendant's statement that he keeps no account whal ever appears to me, in view of his memory not appearing un- usually strong, to be extremely unlikely, and that it is more pro- bable that he is withholding them least they should east doubt on hia claim to priority.

Intent to Deceive.

:

It has been argued that defen- dant acted in Ignorance and that

DECIDE TO CONTINUE BOYCOTT.

Shanghai, Oct. 18. It is reported that at to-day's meeting of the all-China Commer- rial Chambers conference it was decided to continue the boycott of Announce- Japanese goods. The

ment is considered to be signifi

mens rea has been proved against cant in that the conference.com- brim. In a case of this nature, the prises leading merchants from all Intent to deceive is the main parts of the country.

point, and the whole proof of in-

tent lies in the pattern and coloura

used in the alleged imitation, This to bring the case has already been is a question of fact and opinion; dealt with. No authority has been and in my opinion the design of quoted in support of this conten- all three labels is sufficient proof tion, and no such qualification as of intent to deceive.

to the status of a complainant

I have already shown that is laid down in the Merchandise cannot accept defendant's claim Marks Ordinance.

To Pay Costs.

On these grounds I must register a conviction against defendant on

to priority. But oven If this claim were proved, the "Chung Wah" labels and batteries have both charges, with forfeiture of all still to be accounted for; and the batteries and labels seized; and in presence of "Electricity" labels view of the length of the cago and CA and batteries, though accounted the large amount of costs likely to for, would alone in my opinion be claimed by the prosecution I' Justify a formal conviction with will merely anake an order for de- forfeiture of the articles, on the fendant to pay all costs, without ground of possession for purposes further penalty. of sale,

The

After much discussion, his Wor- legal point that com- ship awarded $250 costa. plainant, as a private person hold- An application for a stay of ing no power of attorney from the execution for one week was grant- Natinal Carbon Co., had no right" ed.

CHARK

✪1928, BY HER SERVICE, KOČ

of 6d.

The first date

anatch the sum of $88."

Wong Mei also denied stealing the money. "I was not at enmity with her. Only Tong Sin was at enmily with her."

Questioning the Interpreter, the first prisoner mado an allegation of inducement, saying he did not wish to make that statement.

Tong Sin also challenged her statement, saying she had said that she did not strike the complainant.

His Lordship pointed out that: she had signed it.

She agreed explaining that she could not read very well.

The case is proceeding.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Paris

London, Oct. 18.

.124.20 .84.89 .12.00

.20.36 18.10 .34.50%

10244

-871

804

Brussels Amsterdam Berlin .... Copenhagen Vienna Helsingfors Athens Bucharest Buenos Aires Shanghal Yokohama New York

.47.15/10

21734

1/10,25/82

.4.86 3/32

Geneva Milan Stockholm

Qalo

Prague

Madrid

Lisbon

Bombay

Hongkong

1

.:25.20

.02.65

.18.14

.18.10

.103%

30.10

..1074

.5.20/82

.1/8.1/32

12/0

28.11/16.

26

Silver (apot Silver (forward}

-Brillah Wireless,

POWELL'S ANNOUNCE A’NEW ASSORTMENT OF GLYN and Co's

SOFT FELT HATS

We earnestly invite your early vinit and Inspection of the new model... Each hat is perfect in every particular-made of the finest materials in all- the popular shapes and colours. Price from $13.50 Less 10%. Discount for Unut.

We are also agents for Stetson Hats... Wm. POWELL, Ltd.

10,. TOE HOUSE STREET."

HONGKONG REALTY

A& TRUST.

Company, Limited.-

F

HOUSE AND ESTATE AGENTS. PROPERTY BROKERS.

TELEPHONE C. 6291.

EXCHANGE BUILDING

HONGKONG FOOT

Tho best

ja

this remedy for DERMOLINE OINTMENT.

Apply the Ointment after cleansing the affected feet with diluted Dermo- line Lotion.

Try a small bottle and you will be thoroughly satisfied with the result.

DERMOLINE IS OBTAINABLE FROM THE LEADING CHEMISTS AND STORES, OR DIRECT FROM-

THE CHINA DISPENSARY,

82, Queen's Road, Central.

Use

Tel. C. 2598.

PURICO

THE UNEXCELLED COOKING FAT

Obtainable at

All GROCERS & STOREKEEPERS.

Agents: KELLER, KERN & CO. LTD.

18, Connaught Road,'- Telephone 0.3120.

ROMANCE OF A THOUSAND THRILLS!

COMING

TO THE

NORMA KAMON NOVARRO SHEADER

in THE

STUDENT PRINCE

IN OLD HEIDELBERG,

QUEEN'S