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CHINESE ARRESTED AFTER TWO YEARS.

A SERIOUS CHARGE.

THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH,

WHAT'S THE SPEED LIMIT?

MOTORIST RAISES POINT IN COURT.

FOLLOWED BY POLICE.

A loan of $700, alleged to have "I remember a recent case where been given to a young Chincasa naval officer complained to me on a promissory note on Decem that he was being fellowed and hor 22, 1926, was mentioned hounded on, the whole way from before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Naval Hospital to the Naval the Kowloon Magistracy this Yard," observed Mr. E. W. Hamil morning, when the man was on this morning when told that a charged with uttering a forged Traffic Sergeant had followed Mr. document which purported to bear B. H. Schroter over a long dis the signature of his father. tance before informing him that

The defemiant denied the charge.

CHINESE LEAVES $258,000.

BEQUESTS TO TWO CANTON HOSPITALS.

$1 EACH FOR SONS!.

FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1929.

CANTONESE DRIVE SEQUEL TO RECENT

ON WUCHOW.

KWANGSI MEN ABANDON, RESISTANCE.

SWINDLE.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST BAILIFF'S WATCHMEN.

HEAVY BAIL ORDER.

RETIRING TO NANNING

Bequests of $1 to each of two

Canton, May 30, sons and gifts to charity are cou-

An interesting development hak Latest reports from the West occurred in a case reported to tained in the will of Yui Yok-ling River front indicate that all the police the other day, of a (spelt Yu Hok-lin); also known assistance by the Kwangel troops to Chinese woman being swindled Yoong Yulling, who died at the Cantonese drive on Wuchow, in out of $77 by a man who posed Shanghai on May 4, 1928, leaving being abandoned. The Dantonesen a helpful friend in an hour Hongkong estate to the value of army continue to advance without $258,000.

opposition. They have tecupled Subject to charitable bequeals, Tak Hing on the West River, with teatator left all her real and por. In thirty miles of Wuchow and it he would be summoned for speed-sonal property to her husband, la sald that they expect to be in Yoong Zang-chien, to whom ropre Wuchow itself within forty eight sentation to the estate was granted hours; It is not expected that the out of the Provisional Court at Kangal troeps will make any at- Shanghai on August 13, 1928,

tempt to defend Wuchow

ing.

Detective Inspector Fallon sald

Mr. Schroter, the owner of a the defendant had borrowed $1,000 Ford car, No. 398," was summoned from the complainant, bat this for driving at a speed fat in excesu sum was the subject of other pre-of that allowed along Caine Road, ceedings. He had also given a and with failing to produce his

of licence.

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promissory nole for. $600 which, howover, hud ginco been repaid.

befendant prefaced his plen by Referring to the $700 which was querying what definition they were the subject of the charge, Detee to put on the speed regulation, tive Inspector Fallon said that the He had specifically asked and was defendant, who was arrested on a informed by a police sergeant, warrant dated two years ago, was when he first took up driving here, alleged to have, handed the com- that 15 miles was the regulation plainant a document which bore speed within controlled arcas. To his father's name but which, how this the officer also added that ever, was not signed by the parent. they would not be summoning a After barrowing the money in man who was doing more than 1026, he disappeared and recently that speed, unless, for example, he returned to the Colony. The exceeded 20 miles and was driving complainant found him in Hong-to the danger of the public.

kong and they went together' to the Yaumati Police Station where the defendant was arrested.

The case was adjourned till next Friday.

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THE LATEST DERBY

BETTING.

CRAGADOUR STILL STRONG FAVOURITE.

18 and 20 miles that night, and was He himself, was doing between not stopped until he had got to the Chinese Y.W.C.A head. quärlers. Prior to this, the Ser- geant had been keeping him in view, "giving him the impression that he was going to overtake him several times. It was not until he had been signalled on, opposite the Chinese Y.W.C.A., that the Sergeant came up and spoke about the summons.

Mr. Bamilton said he was re- minded of a recent ease where a naval offeer had complained of

KOPI AND MR. JINKS. being "hounded on" in that way.

London, May 30. The Victoria Club call-over for the Derby, shows the betting to be 4 follows:

6/1 Cragadour, offered, 13/2 taken.

100/12 Kópi offered.

17/2 Mr. Jinks offered, 9/1 taken.

10/1 Hunter's Moon offered. 100/8. taken.

100/7 Walter Gay offered.

18/1 Gay Day taken and offered. 20/1 Reedsniouth offered. 25/1 Trigo offered, 33/1 taken. 28/1 Engarde offered,

33/1 Osiris. offered. 33/1 Reflector. 'offered, 33/1 Rattlin the Reefer, offered. 23/1 Pusterity, offered. 3311 Le Voleur offered, 33/1 Mont Clair offered. 33/1 Barbizon offer al,

40/1 P.D.G, offered.

40/1 Horus offered.

140/1 Brienz offered.

50/1 Tom Pear Tree offered,

50/1 Endeberg offered.

661 N.P.Bufferest.

66/1 Bosworth offered. 66/1 Empire Builder offered. 66, Golden Rain offered, 100/1 taken.

The Sergeant said the defend- ant was driving at 22 miles an hour, a speed which he considered to be dangerous.

Mr. Schroter was cautioned on the summons for speedin and fined $5 on admitting that he did not have his licence with him.

"RED" DEFEATED,

of 'need.:

It will be recalled that ball!!'a watchmen called at the woman's home at Shaukiwan to press for the payment of rent. She chose to put her trust in a follow tenant a man named Lam Plog and handed to 'ilma sam, which amount in dispute. she thought would cover the

A. sum of $1 shall be bequeath-here yesterday afteragon for Shift An extract from the will feads: A squadron of seroplanes left ed to my elder son Pang and $1 Hing, where, they have establined Subsequently, the two bailitre to my second son Hung, in accorda temporary base to, co-operate with watchmen came to her with it ance with the law." In addition, the Cantonese,amalea and the Can-story that Lam Ping had got into testator sets aside the sum of tonese gunboate in the West River opble with the police through $2,000, directing that $500 ba The Canton-Wüchow merchant endeavouring to help hor, ishd given to Dr. Fulton's Women's vessels have not yet resumed there that he would want her to ban Hospital (Canton), a similar sum service, but it is reported that him out. She believed the story some of the Hongkong vessels are and gave them to the spunt again resuming service on the West Indicated as the all required: River, though their safety is still Lah Ping has not been seen only guaranteed up to Shut Hing. since: A surprising denouement Attacking from the North the has now occurred in the arrest of Central Government troops appear the two bhiliff's watchmen, to be equally successful. They They were produced before. Mr. have advanced some seventy miles W. Hamilton this morning on from "Kweilly" along the Cassia charges of conspiracy, to defraud River (Kwej Klang) and have and, of being accessory, before the Occupied Pind Ld on the amb fast. river. The Cassia River Join the West River at Wuchow, which? Is some eighty miles from Ping Lo The two Kwangai armles are now back to back with only about a hundred miles separating them and

Mr. S. Saklatvala, the Parsee Communist, who has been defeated by a Labour candidate at Battersea, North.

THE WATER SHORTAGE testator's sister.

'NULLAH SUPPLY MAY RE INADEQUATE.

As a result of an appeal made by the Chinese representatives in

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Other Wills.

Henvy ball was asked for by Sergeant Goodwin when Mr. F. X. defence of one of the prisoners. d'Almada, Jnr., appeared for the The officer viewed it as a serious case owing to the accused's post- the north-west If Wuchow falls tion as bailiff's watchmen employ- they can only fall back on Naned at the Supreme Court. ning.-Our Own Correspondent,

in full retreat from' the' cast and

BIRCH FOR SNATCHER.

STOLE BANGLE FROM A

Street.

SMALL CHILD.

Sergeant Cordeaux said the child

Bail was fixed at $500 for each man, the case being formally ro- manded.

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NEW YORK BOYS 'RUN' STOCK EXCHANGE.

THREE YOUTHIS SELECTED FOR CHIEF POSTS.

New York, May 2. Youth was at the helm of the

largest financial Institution in the United States to-day as the New York Stock Exchange observed Its annual "Boys' Day."

Sentence of four months' hard labour, and eight strokes of the birch was "Imposed by Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon to Dr. Kerr's Insane Hospital at Magistracy this morning, on 11 Fong Chuen (Canton), and that Chinese who pleaded guilty to a $1,000 be spent on repairs from charge of snatching, a rattan sime to time to the grave of bangle from a child in Taj Nam

Letters of administration with the will: annexed have been grant-

E. II. H. Simmons, president of; ed to Mr. W. E. L. Shenton of was being carried on its mother's the exchange, came to work as Deacons,

back in Tai Nam Street yesterday. ugual, but he only stayed tong The defendant was following enough to turn over hie desk to Wong Leung-ahi, widow, Inte of the woman and Sergeant Rogers, young James N. Gilchrist, whose No. 10, Chatic Rond, Hongkong, who was on duly, thought the pair regular job is as an employee of the Legislative Council, to the who died at the age of 71 on were husband and wife. He took the bond group on the floor of the Water Authority, it is understood February 7, 1929, left local estate no notice of them, but shortly after exchange and who has never been that as from to-day the water to the value of $63,000 and pro- he walked past them he suddenly late for three and a half years, tanka will supply water to theperly in Canton. Probate has heard the woman shout. On look- When the gong rang to start the populace from Ga.m. to 12 mid-been granted to Mr. G. K. Halling round, he saw the defendant day's sale of stocks and bonds, t night, Instead of from 6 a.m. to Brutton and Mr. D. L. Strellett, of running away and gave chase, was rung by James Mealvanah, Hall Brutton and Company, who arresting him in Ki Lang Street. who has a perfect attendance re- It la also understood that care-are the executors and trustees.

cord for his year and a half of ser- At the Police Station the defen-vice on the floor. ful estimates as to the quantity The trustees are empowered to dant gave his age as 16, but judg- of water which can be obtained invest the money and apply the ing from his bulld, the police were like their companions, have not yet Three other young men who, in the nullahs on the mainland are income and profits towards the under the impression that he was attained their majority, occupied being made, and this is now stated maintenance, education and about 28 or 30 and had given his the posts, of president, day man to be about 500,000 gallons a day, advancement of four grand-

axer and night manager of the as compared with the previous children. estimate of 2,000,000. It is be-

Stock Clearing Corporation, ren- pectively, ieved that even were the whole

p.m.

Letters of administration to the estate of Mak Sau-chan, late of

C1: Lennard ofered. 100/1500,000 gallons transported to No. 28, Robinson Road, Hongkong.

Hongkong It would not meet the exlating demand.

441 en.

500, others.--Rever,

WHANGPO0 MISHAP.

age as 16 to escape a birching.

His Worship passed sentenced

stated above,

who died on January 8, 1929, at that address, leaving Hongkong The King has approved of the If water is to be obtained from estate to the value of $15,000 has battery of artillery of the Hong these nullahs temporary pipe been granted to her husband. Tal kong Volunteer Defence Corps lines will have to be erected ae Ming-tak, who lives at Robinson being allied to the Royal Artillery,

Hongkong. well as a pier of some 600 feet, Road,

and in the opinion of the Hon. Dr.

S.S. TRAVE AND 8.8. VENEZIA. H. Kotewall it will take at least

IN COLLISION.

Shanghai, May 30.

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14 days before any water from, this source can be transported to Hongkong to supply the daily Two hours after leaving drydock, demand. Dr. Kotewall in an in- where she was repaired after strand-terview yesterday with the Water ing recently in the Yangtsze, the Authority is stated to have Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer: Trave was badly damaged in colliding in the pressed his belief that 14 days Whangroo with the Lloyd Triesting will be too long a period, as the steamer Venezia, which also Chinese populace, are looking for- damaged, arriving from Europe. ward to immedinte relief. Ho It is alleged that the accident re- therefore suggested that water sulted when the Venezia refused to junks and vessels should be sent answer her helm and was caught into more distant places to obtain a tidal current, her whistle wire water.

Was

breaking and preventing 'the pilot

Apprising, the Trave of the necessity

to alter her course, Our Own Cor- respondent,

SMASHED IN THIRTY

PIECES.

UNCLE'S PRIVILEGE!

RIGHT TO BEAT NEPHEW

FOR MISDEMEANOUR.

"He is my nephew!" said a man

EXHIBIT REPAIRED, IN TIME when charged before Major C.

FOR STAGING.

Mr. J. Eise, principal of Notting, ham School of Art, is a successful exhibitor at this year's Royal Academy, although his exhibit was smashed into 30 pieces just before It was due to be staged.

Willson this morning with striking jointly with him on a charge of another man who was appearing disorderly conduct.

the nephew of the other was a man The man referred to as being of bulkier, build than his uncle. An Indian policeman who saw the

His subject, which is in relief, incident anid that the younger man

lo called "Nimrod," and deplets i did not strike back, but merely

Choreeman and a llon in a fight.

The exhibit was sont by road,

wept, copiously.

It appears from the statements

and when it reached an art agent heard in Court that there was a

ed.

The

In London was found to be smash-dispute between the two men over a pair of shoes which the younger Although it seemed that to of them was wearing without the pair it in time was hopeless, Mr. permission of his relative. "Else set about the task and suc- elder man claimed an uncle's priv cessfully accomplished it, despite lega in settling the matter. great difficulty in making the pieces ft.

Both defendants were cautioned and bound over.

“Don't be scared of your wife, Kal; do like I did and tell her you're working at the office."

WOMAN LITIGANT AND THE KING.

THOUGHT HE WOULD GET

HER AN ESTATE:

An unusual dialogue between Mr. Justice-Astbury and a woman litigant occurred in the Chancory Division recently.

The Woman appeared in court Lo make an application.

The Judge Who are you 1-I ara Mary Ann Crossman's daugh-

ter.

What is your application For the Grossman estate. 1.

I don't keep estates in court?

I can't give you the estate-I understood you could, y

We don't keep 'estates here to 'dole out to people who come and

ask for them. I was told you, diden mit

I am afraid I can't do anything for you. I understood the King asked you to do it for me,

The King! I think you must be making a mistaköl, am not making any mistako. Here is my certificato.

His Lordship: I am sorry I can do nothing for you.

The woman then rotfréd,

RAIN LATER.

The Royal Observatory reports that a weak anticyclonic area ex1 fends from Shantung across Jaran

the Pacific. A deprenøren,zor | typhoon has formed in the centre i of the trough; it is situated about 120 miles north west of Aparri, andita direction. Is unknown; The forecast till ngop, to-morrow is.-N. and NF, winde, moderate. freshening; cloudy, ra'n lofer.

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