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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDA DECEMBER 31, 1928.

FRENCH POLITICAL ANKING PIRACY CHINESE DOCTOR'S

CRISIS OVER.

M. POINCARE DECIDES ON FULL-DRESS DEBATE.

·INCREASED SALARIES.

Paris, Dec. 90, Following rumours of another rolitical crisis, an authoritative statement was issued this evening, declaring that slight differences

ARREST.

POLICE EVIDENCE AT

SESSIONS.

PRISONER'S STORY ABOUT MONEY AND JEWELLERY.

METHODS.

HERBALIST FOUND GUILTY

OF ILLEGALITIES.

$100 FINE IMPOSED.

Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the. Central Police Court to-day gave his deci sion in the casa in which Wong Sing-pan, a herbalist, was charged with practising surgery, or medicine for gain without being registered Medical Registration Ordinance, 1884.

have occurred in the Cabinet re- FOUND UNDER HATCH. Contrary to Section 17 (2) of the garding the increase of Parlia mentary salaries.

These slight differences, the The circumstances surrounding statement goes on, have given rise the arrest of Yuen Ping-kwan, who

In the course of his decision, his to ramours of the early resigns-is on trial for piracy before the Worship found that defendant had tion of M. Poincare. The Pro-Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) not adhered to purely Chinbro mier, however, has no intention of and a jury at the Criminal Ses-methods in favour of which an ex- resigning. On the contrary, Msions, were described by Sergt. ception was provided in Section 8, Poincare will ask the Chamber ta | W. E. Goldsmith when the hearing of the Ordinance; and that any de- begin a full-dress debate on the of the case was resumed this parture from these raethods which Government's general policy. morning, after being adjourned

from Saturday afternoon.

It seems likely at this stage that the members of the Cabinet will agree with M. Poincare to await the decision of Parliament; which should be favourable to the Gov. ernment.

Paris, Dec. 29.

Yuen Ping-kwan is alloged to have taken part in the piracy of the s.s. Anking and he is charged with two alternative counts of piracy." Mr. Somerset Fitzroy is prosecuting for the Crown and Mr. The likelihood of a seriousC. G. Alabaster, K.C., instructed political crials in the near futuro by Mr. A. E. Hall is defending, is being discussed by political Sergt. Goldemith said he was in observera as a rosult of differences charge of No. 7 Police launch at between M. Poincaro and the about four o'clock on the afternoon Senate over the proposed increase of October 6 when he say a Hoklo of the salaries of Senators and junk going across the Kowloon Bay Deputies.

from Lycmun. He directed the pollee launch alongside, and, after boarding the junk, he searched 11. Two of the crew were sitting on a hatch cover, while four others were sitting on the deck in different places, and the master was at the helm,

M. Polneare was opposed to nu Increase al a Cabinet meeting this morning but was in the minority Inter in the day.

The Senato by 140 votes to 107 adopted a clause in the Finauce BI providing a salary increase, thus fadicting a personal defent on the Premier-Peter. ·

Chamber Adopts Budget.

Paris, Dec. 30.

Found Under Hatch.

On finding nothing, witness moved the two men from the hatch- After a night-long sitting, theway, and, on lifting the cover, be Chamber by 400 to 112 adopted the found the prisoner inside, lying Budge, including the clause' rain on his back with his eyes open. ing the salaries of Senators and The hold was five or six feet square Deputies.

and there was room for only one person.

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1. Poincare. left the Chamber while the vote was taken on this clause, which passed by a narrow majority.

There is much speculation in the Hobbies and the press as to what. M. Ppincare will do in this con- nexion-Reuter.

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After the customary passi nild fro of the Budget between the Chamber and the Benate, bolh Houses, reached an agreement and adopted the Budget as a whole.

The Houses then adjourned till January 8th.--Reuter.

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NIGHT NOISES OF LONDON.

DOCTORS AT HEALTHI MINISTRY."

London, Dec. 5. The danger to health caused by London's night noises was brought to the attention of the Minister of Henith by a deputation from the People's League of Health Intro- duced yesterday by Sir Thomas

Horder:

Dr. Matthew B. Ray complained that, serious as the conditions were for those enjoying a fair measure of health, sufferers in nursing homes and hospitals whose very lives de- pended on the recuperative powers of undisturbed sleep, were in u position that called for immediate relief. Not only were their cara assaulted by the clamour and racket of the street traffic, but when night came and some measure of relief might reasonably be expected, sleep was impossible owing to the belated revellers of both sexes.

Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones em- phasised the devastating effect of noise on the everyday brain worker and on the sick and ill. To the neurotic person who did the work of the world, sleep was indis ponable, a vital necessity, but in present circumstances was often im- possible of attainment. The ordi- nary worker had his sleep disturbed by loud and most distressing noises. He rose in the morning shaky, con- fused, and unrefreshed, after his so called "night's rest." His health suffered, his work deteriorated, and he eventually joined the highly sen- sitive neurasthonic, who might, in Consequence of loss of sleep, cad his life in the asylum or become an addkt to sedutives, or to druga, In any case, unless he could secure na- tural sleep, his health was ruined. Avoidable Noises.

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The noises that disturbed sleep, he said, were for the most part nvaldable, such as motor-hooters, the uncontrolled. exhaust, the pneumatic drill, fast-driven vehicles with solid tyres, raflway whistles, milk cans, nolay.trains, and all kindé of strident horns.

"Much," he said, "has already been done to control the noise of street organs and to stop bands, the calls of street vendors, and coster erles; and if the local authorities are granted more discretion: and power, illness can be prevented, cpavalescence can be expedited, and standard of efficiency in the can certainly be Lown dweller~~ raised."...

Associated with the deputation of the People's League of Health was

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involved the use of non-Chincha appliances and remedies must to his Worship's wind, constitute an offence against the Ordinance.

His Worship therefore found it. established that defendant who was not registered, had been practising for gain according to other than purely Chinese mothods and was an offence therefore guilty of against the provision of Section 17, sub-section 2.

Defendant was fined $108.

In reply to Mr. F. H. Loseby, who appeared for the defence, his Wor- ship pointed out that he had conel- dered all the circumstances of the case when he imposed a fine of only $100. The full penalty provided by the: Ordinance was $100 and six months.

"CAT" BURGLAR'S SMALL WANTS.

SECOND VISIT TO HOUSE OF

LORD PHILLIMORE,

London, Dee. 5.

A second visit paid by a "cat" Witness asked the prisoner, in burglar to Lord. Phillimore's house the Cantonese dialect, where he was described at London Sessions came from and who he was, yesterday, when Albert Walters, a but received no answer. clerk, aged 28 was indicted for. Sergt. .Goldsmith then Kat burglary at Cam House, Kensing- the man out of the hold and ton, and stealing postage stamps, searched him, when he found a value 1a. Od.. bundle of paper money in his vest pocket, including one.note for 200 gullders, one note for 100 guilders, Straits and Hongkong paper money also some coin,

When asked where he obtained the money and for what purpose, the prisoner told witness that he had brought the money from the country on behalf of his master for the purpose of purchasing various articlos.

Jewellery Found.

Detective-Sergeant Welsby said that Walters was not a burglar in the sense that the polico know bur. glara. He got into Lord Philli more's house by climbing a stack pipe and squeezing through a small window. Although he could climb and get about inside the house with the agility of a cat, he only took property of very little value and did no damage.

He ignored all valuables, includ- ing Treasury notes and sovereigns, said the officer. He visited the larder but did not take any dain- As the answer seemed reason-ties, and id a meal off hard crusts able, Bergt. Goldsmith handed the and biscuits. money back and proceeded to search the hold, where he found a small packet of jewellery on a shelf. The prisoner claimed the Jewellery, saying that he held it on behalf of his master's wife.

Walters broke into Lord Philli- mare's house in April and was sen- tenced to six months Imprison- ment. On his release from guol, Lord Phillmore sent him money to assist him.

Waltera, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to nine months' hard la-.

Witness then examined the jewellery and found a ring with the monogram "H.O.T, after bour. which he told the prisoner "that he would have to go to the Police Station for enquiries to be made.

In reply to Mr. Alabaster, wit- ness agreed that he had standing instructions to search all incom- ing craft,

Belonged to Officer's Wife,

DORMANT PEERAGES.

CLAIM OF COLONEL WILLIAM SELBY-LOWNDES.

London, Dec. 5. A Chinese seaman on the police

The Committee. for Privileges of launch said the prisoner told him

Chairman of 01 Donoughmore, that the jewellery belonged to anthe, House of Lords, with the Earl officer's wife, and he had been re-

Committees, presiding, yesterday. quested to bring it to Hongkong resumed the consideration of the to melt it.

claim as co-heir by Lieutenant- Colonel William Selby-Lowndes, of Whaddon Hall, Buckinghamshire, to the Baronies of Montacute and Monthermer, in the Peerage England.

Cross-examined by Mr. Alabaster, witness agreed that he was told by the prisoner that he hired the Hoklo bont at Yim Chow, to bring him to Hongkong, for the sum of 845,. That was confirmed by the muster of the boat.

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Identification::Parades.

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Wollaston Mr.

sald that what he had to show was the that the attainder on subsequent holders of the peerages. Mr. Murphy, A.S.P., gave de had been removed: One of these was tails of identification parades and Margaret Countess of Salisbury, said that at the first one, held at who was attainted in 1580 and be the Police Station, the second com-headed. The other was her son and pradere of the Anking picked out heir, Henry Pole, by her husband, the prisoner without hesitation. Sir Richard Pole. He was attaint- Ning other men were called but did | ed in 1637 and executed in 1539. not identify the man.

Mr. Wedderburn, counsel, appear- At another parade, held at Vie Ing in support of the petition of Joseph Lublenskl toria Gaol, three men, including Constantina the wireless operator of the vessel; Bodenham, claiming to be co-heir identified the prisoner. In the two to the Barony of Pole of Montagu, parades, 24 people in all failed to or Montacute, sald that he would Threo argue that Henry Pole must have make any identification. subsequent parades were held, four been called as a new baron and not other people being called who fail as inherior of his mother's title. ed to identify.

The case in proceeding.

the British Medical Association, represented by Sir Richard Lace, M.P., Dr, C. Ó. Hawthorne, and Dr. H. B. Brackenbury, and others.

After long argument their Lord- ships announced that they found the attainder on Margaret Countess of Salisbury had been reversed, The hearing wus adjourned.

Vice-Admira W. H. D Boyle took over the command of the Fleet a Portsmouth Reserve recently in succession to Vice- Admiral Sir Hugh Watson, Vice- Admiral Boyle hoisted his flag in the battle cruiser Tiger, and will It tai. the cruiser Constance, which is doing duty as Reserve Ficet flagship.

In his reply to the deputation Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Health Minister, said that he would have representations Carefully their studied. The Home Secretary and the Minister of Transport were al- ready examining, the question of transfer noise prevention, and he would com- municate with those two Ministers.

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