1929-03-23 — Page 19

THE LEUNG KWONG DISASTER

ARRESTED MAN DECLARES HE 15 INNOCENT.

UNUSUAL CHARGE.

tors of this Colony, against the peace of our Lord the King, his Heirs and Dignity."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH DE

FOCH MEMORIAL SERVICE.

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A Leader Passes.

LITERARY COM- POSITION.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1929.

SOCIALIST LEADER KIDNAPPED.

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The Very Idea!

Recent references to the bad | handwriting of the Duke of Wellington recalls the following story related by Sir William Fraser in his book "Words on Wellington."

(Continued from Page`8.) TELEGRAM RUSE SUCCEEDS, (Continued from Page 1.)

Paris, Feb. 24. You may rebuild a shattered of the fact that they themselves fortune, but you can never fill, never write any essays whatever,

The Radical Socialist leader, with the old love, that empty chair, for indeed, when one comes to look Everything must be left at death: over those four gambits they de Edouard Daladier, was kidnapped Home, friends, country, plans, cem not only astonishingly few but in the early hours of to-day by

J. C. Loudon, the eminent land- rather uninteresting. Aspirations. Love may dietate

I find it hard to believe that two "Fascists" while on his way acapo designer, wrote to the Duke for permission to visit Strathfield- A charge of manslaughter aris-various epitaphs for our tomb.

anyo to Inspect the. "Waterloo ing out of the collision between stones, but there is only one Montaigne and Cowley and Hazlitt to address a political meeting at

were confined to these four open- the 5.8. Moonshine and the 6.8. Inscription common to all men. Ings, and that Lamb and Emerson

beeches," the famous trees which Strasbourg. Loung Kwong at Capauimun Pass Friend or enemy, rich or poor max and Richard Steele knew no others, The delegates assembled to-day were planted as a memorial of the in May, 1927, was brought against write it for every tombstone:yet those earnest young men are for the general meeting of the battle. The writing of the note

The story of this the pilot of the Loung Kwong be-is finished."

likely to be right. Well then, let Radical-Sociallet Party were aur- was not very clear, and the Duke, reading the signature as "C. J. foro Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Ilfo is closed: it may not be attrac us suppose that a person who would prised to find Datadler, their Pre-Loudon" instead of "J. C. Loudon,* Kowloon Magistracy this morning.tive, or it may be a record to be like to write an essay, does not feel sident, missing. When midday

replied as follows: The defendant, Lo Tai (40) dochorished and pandered over at all apothegmatic, that he can re-irrrived, and Daladier was not pre- "My dear Bishop of London.-It scribed as the pilot of the ss. An- all events, it is finished. Friend, call no experience worth recording, sent for the banquet, surprise will always give me great pleasure jou, of Ng Chau village, Cheng Ng you will no longer experience the that his memory provides him with changed to anxiety, Finally, to so you at Strathfieldsaye... My District, Kwangsi Province, was warmth of the hand-grip: Enemy, no narrative upon which he can when the food had nearly all been servant will receive orders to show indicted on a charge reading: now at least, you may cease to hang any further remarks, and that

a handful of dust.ho has given up the use of quota-caten, Daladier arrived, haggard you as many pairs of breeches of "For that you, Le Tai, on May 9th, war with 1927, feloniously did kill and elay King, statesmen, philosopher, poet, tions. What then? Well, under and famished, and told the dele- mine as you wish, but why you should wish to inspect those. I one F. E. A. Martin and others conqueror, young on the very those circumstances it would seem gates his tale of woe.

Yesterday evoning, ha, stated, wore at the battle of Waterloo Is unknown on board the 8.3. Leung threshold of life, old in life's even that he can write no essay.

The was handed a telegram quite beyond the comprehension Kwong at Capsuimun, In the waing-all, all have passed.

Stras of, Yours most truly, Wellington." as he was getting into a

The Bishop of London (Blom Yet there is a way. I learned it bourg train bearing the signatures on those midnights long ago in the of two well-known. Radical-So-field) was naturally astonished to newspaper office half an hour beefallato, asking him to alight at receive this communication, and The case was called as soon as Soldiers of Franco advance! fore the paper went to press. It Saverner where two friends would showed It to the Archbishop of

method, and it is the Court sat, but Sub-Inspector For two days your Lender, who cannot be called Andrews asked that it be put over never knew defest, has lain not susceptible of clear explanation, take him by car to an important Canterbury and the whole Bench The city editor was shouting for Radical-Socialist meeting. Dala of Bishops. They came to the for a short time, as he was wall-state. A conqueror, they have "copy" in the stentorian and even dier arrived at Saverne at 6 am, melancholy conclusion that the ing the arrival of the warrant. It fittingly brought him to the minatory tones that were custom- and was met by two polite young great Duke's sanity was gravely to was the intention of the prosecu Arch of Triumph. But con-ary at that time to gentlemen of his men, who conducted him to tion to offer evidence of arrest quered by the rider on the "pale exalted rank. The office boy hover-uxurious motor-car, which set off and then ask for a week's formal horse, Death," fittingly, too they ed at one's shoulder. One's fellow to the meeting. remand.

Have placed him by the tomb of reporters gathered in little groups After a few minutes, a break- the Unknown Warrior. "It is and peered at one out of the down occurred, which took a long

Kingston man-Was the back According to Warrant.

finished."

Woman- Soldiers of France shadows. The foreman of the com-time to ropalr: Breakdown suedoor open or locked! Your bugles have posing room appeared at the door ceeded breakdown, Finally Da Neither; it was bolted. His Worship..on looking at the advance.

Magistrates' clerk at Lewes charge, and it was a little un-sounded his victories. In his still of the editorial sanctum, where he ladier learned the truth." "We are Gun The defendant was charg. allence, your Leader himself walls had no right to be, demanding to Fascists," the young men told The bookmaker loses. I live to

for you to sound his defent, fallen know what he was to do with the him and merely wished to pre-record an unusual circumstance. ed with killing and slaying.

huge hole Dn the front page. at the Last Post,

Judge Thompson, K.C, at Bow Sub-Inspector, Andrews' replied No, my brethren, these things Under these stimulating cireum-vent you speaking at Strasbourg. that he had adhered to the word- cannot bet A life of real triumph stances something deep down inside You are now stranded in the hourt County Court-We have women of one quite suddenly awoke and of the Alsatian country." Daladier witnesses who allow me to speak at ing on the warrant as far as pos- cannot end in gloom nor Able. The charge was nude out sorrow be the shroud of glory. dictated words. One hurled one-walked to a village and hired a times.

A Ruburb of Strasbourg, according to the wording on the He alone is a true soldier who has self at the typewriter. One made peasant's cart, which jolted him warrant.

squarely fought the battle of life, the keys jabber and dance., One into

Itd his first hundred words as where he took a tramawaycar. and for him "death is swallowed though they had been the last hun- His Worship asked if the charge would be amended later and was up in victory." That Ferdinand dred. In short, one got under way. told that possibly the words and Foch. Marshal of France, was one began. athers unknown" talght be ob never defeated in battle array may be a glorious entry in the annals literated.

of war, but that he knew no rent failure in the perfection of manhood is far more glorious a entry for the Book of Life.

His Worship remarked that the defendant should know who he was charged with killing.

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be doubted. However, satisfac- tory explanations soon afterwards relieved them of their unhappy misgivings.

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Solicitor at Kingston-Do you uso bad language? Woman-No. I may have done when I was younger, but I do not now that I am becoming older.

Mr. Registrar Owon White, at Whitechapel, when a wife claimed the furniture-A man cannot call nowadays. If anything his own

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The new fork lunch, the papers

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If it had not been for a good ho was received at the Cathedral many such experiences, I do not of Strasbourg. His voice trembled think, that I should now be able to with emotion as he said to Canon his write anything.-O. S. in the Schnekele: "Yes, the victory is he can call his soul his own in

oura. But this victory we owe to futuro he will be lucky. Christian Science Monitor.

God: it la to thank Him that 1 Mr. Justice Shearman, in the have come here."

King's Bench Division-Are your

When the case was called on

will bow to greatness, as the cofin Ferdinand Foch is dead. The clients the people who have shops: again, Inspector R. Lanigan gave

It was my privilege, during passes. They will do more than Marshal's hand will never grasp in which they never charge. more evidence of arrest. He said that happy student days in France, to bow to the remains of Ferdinand the baton again; No, brethren, than sixpence for anything? Bar- at 6.30 p.m. on March 21, by have had Marshal Foch's brother Fach; they will respect in their Ferdinand Foch is not dead. It is rister-Yes. Mr. Justice Shear- virtue of a warrant produced, he not only as my guide. but as my heart of hearts a man who never true that the soldier's hand is map-Well I hope the same scale. arrested the defendant on board friend. The brothers had much sacrificed his convictions to ex-still. It is true that the goldiers does not apply to your fec..".

stifled the brain will never, again think out the .s. Anjou and took him to the In common. They both were pediency, who never

voice of consclence when to do so the problems of war. But Ferdin- A stand-up huncheon party at Central Police Station where he marked leaders of

men. They was handed over to the Chief were both teachers of men. The would have meant a temporary gain. and Foch, the man, is alive. He which each guest is provided with Detective Inspector.

head, well set on strong shoulders,

Not Defeated.

hab passed; that is, his great a fork only is said to be the latest immortal soul has passed frontiers innovation in meals.] Sub-Inspector Andrews:-Where suggested the physical vigour of

who

"But man, when he shall be greater than the barriers of the were born in the was the Anjou when you arrested men

Pyrenees, but it suggested still dead, and stripped and consumed, Marne, of the Somme. He has him?

more by its confident polse the pray you where fs he?" De-passed the frontiers of time, where Witness:--At the Sai Kung spiritual energy of a soul which feated in death? No, a thousand man thinks not of war. Ho has Wharf on Connaught Road West, looked at you, through keen, peue-times no in the case of a life such entered the land of eternal peace. How did you know this was La trating eyes. The glance of the as that of Foch. The old Greek May it sound the same victory for Tall-He was pointed out by eyes seemed to go through you, like cynie went about the city in the us! Indian guard No. 186,

steel blade, and would have daytime accking, with candle light, His Worship, to defendant):—you uncomfortable if their pene- to find a man! "But the city ja

London, Mar. 22. Any questions T

tration was not all suffused with full of men," they said to him. the light of kindlinesa and sym-men" One who has convictions "No," he replied, "these are not

H. R. II, the Prince of Wales pathy.

Both were 'men of striking worth having, and who does not will represent the King at the Defendant: don't know why I was arrested,

personality; in both was to be fear, in apite of threats, in spite memorial service at Westminster not of ridicple, of witty aneera, to ex- Kuman Catholic Cathedral for is a man. Such Marahal Foch to-marrow. Prince Witness:-1 called the Chief found a will which would Officer and he called him (defen-acknowledge defeat, a will which press them; he

Was Foch. He believed in God. Arthur of Connaught will also at- was ardent because it W39 dant) up on board and the Indian

To the fall, he acted up to that tend, animated by genuine patriotism,

The Prime minister, with Sir guard said he was the man of the hut which owed its real strength hellof. He had to move in a

Chamberlain (Foreign Leung Kwong.

and Sir Laming the earnestness of a lively world that did not want to hear Austen His Worship: That's not an faith in God, and a determination of God. He suffered for his con- Secretary) swering my question. He said to be guided before all things by victions. To-day, yes to-day of all Worthington Evans, (Secretary larger for War) will represent the Go- days, he triumphe on a that he did not know why he was the will of God. Foch was scale than his triumphs of the vernment. Earl Jellicoe will bo durt of War and the, Principles of war. It was a proud moment of there for the British Legion.--- War, he proved the originality of a his life, In November, 1918, when British Wireless, genius' which, years before the war, won from Lord Roberts the tribute that a big European war in the future would most probably be won by the brillant professor of thei War College.

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arrested. dlave you any reason teacher. In two works, The Con- how he should know why he was

arrested?

Witness: reported to the Captain why I wanted the defen- dant.

His Worship:-When he was arrested he was not informed why he was arrested?!

Witness:-I did not inform him why he was arrested.

His Worship pointed out to the 'defendant that the Court inter- preter had already explained the charge to him.

At best a teacher is one who has a greater power than his fellows to reflect God's truth. If he uses it aright, the world is indebted to him But if he distorts God's truth-and the world has suffered and le auf- fering much from such teachers- his Worship that the charge was he may help to kill souls that explained to the defendast yester-should never die." day when he made a statement.

Sub-Inspector Andrews informed

"Didn't Do It."

After speaking to the defendant, the interpreter told the Court that The means to say that he did not

do it."

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Real Greatness,

Foch was a leader. At beat u leader is one to whom God seems to have given a greater share in His own strength. The us0 of this strength will lift up the feeble and encourage the faint-hearted. But

His Worship: It's no use ask the misuse of it may make deserts

doesn't know.

ing this witness about that. Ife of flourishing cities. No! rent greatness does not finally rest with the more teacher nor is it to be measured by a man's power of do- | mination. God's light may be sadly

The defendant protested that he was innocent, and did not kill

опусло.

The case was adjourned for one diffracted by the prism of man's week.

Liout Commander Douglas-Ham- ton, late of H. M. 8. Muntis, is a through passenger for London of the P. and Q. .. Khyber, which

mind; God's power, Imitated by man, may be distorted into tyranny by a proud and selfish will.

He alono deserves the Insting gratitude of mankind who, be he teacher or leader, seeks to show forth the greatness of the Giver God, by the use which he makes arrived in Hongkong yesterday. He of the gifts. When a man does this was in charge of the Mantis when in an herola degree, we call him a aho made her remarkabla, passago saint. Wo honour him in a special from Chungking in the spring of 1927, way, because by honouring him we when all foreignora wore being feel that we are honouring God. evacuated.

It is not oura to judge the Banct- ity of the great Leader and great Tescher, who has passed to God. But

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It Is advertised that no Teak this we do know, Foch was a man. trams will be run after the 12.05 To-day soldier and civilian alike on the night of Bunday, March 24,"honour him. Rulers and statesmen

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Far better to stand up and wave Our shining forks at one

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Than to discuss our grave

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While Lamely

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Indeed, I have a brain-wave too, Which I am sure will prove a

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now.

But what about the stand-up

dinner,

Whore for the profiteering group Forks shall achieve a eilent

soup?

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The unfortunate City man, whose pipes had burst, arrived at this office. The first thing to be done was to make a feverish search for his plumbor's telephone num- ber.

Then, on the telephone:- "Will you come round at once to Sunnyside with a tall ladder ???

"Why, have you got a pet giraffo with the toothache?!!

"This is no time for foolery......... my pipes have burut!"

"Ah, you've got the wrong num- ber, I am a dentist!"

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The backward boy was telling his teacher about a week-end ho had spent in the country.

up-

"Well," hà Bald "Wo goes

"Went up," corrected, the teacher.

To the farm, and there wo

"We saw."

"We Baw a little kid-"

"A little child.

Now begin

again and tell it properly, as 1] have shown you.”

The boy drew a deep breath. "Well," he repeated, carefully, "we went up to the farm and there we saw a goat's little child"

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