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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1929.

DEFENDANT IN TEARS LOCAL RAIN-MAKING

PORTUGUESE RECEĮVES :) THREE MONTHS' GAOL.

EXPERIMENTS.

OFFICIAL REPORTS INDICATE FAILURE.

LOST SUITCASE.

STRANGE STORY OF ITS RECOVERY.

J. H. M. Gordon, alias Jose

A story of cupidity on the part: Henry Heltrao, was sentenced to three months hard labour by MrThe Colonial Secretary forwards of two Sikh members of the Hong- T. B. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon the following report from the kong Police Force was told on Saturday at the Central Magis- Magistracy on Saturday on a Officer Commanding, Royal Airtracy in connexion with the re- charge of obtaining 50 cents with Force, Kat Tak, to the Com-covery of a valuable suitcase which fatont to dofrand. In Imposing modore, on the recent rain-making had been lost by a Chinese student Bentonco, his Worship took

who was passing through on his cognisance of a previous convic experiments by aeroplanes;

way to Paris. tion against the defendant, who was sentenced to 26 days' imprison- ment for a somewhat similar

offence in 1919. -

His Worship hold that it had been proved that the defendant Impersonated a Sanitary Inspector those although he did not use exact words, but he had indicated that he was in charge of drains. He believed that the 50 cents was to have been a bribe.

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(1) I have the honour to submit the following report in respect of the tain making experiments carried out by this Unit.

Munzal Singh and Chanon Singh, two Indian P.G's of short standing in the Force, were charg- ed with misconducting themselves as constables, in that they failed to report the discovery of, or hand over to their superior officers." suitcase which was apparently left abandoned on the central water- front.

Did Not Steal Money,

(2) In accordance with instruc- tions contained in your"Signal 1245/14, 1 got into communication with the Director of the Royal Observatory and the. Director of Public Works, and also discussed the proposals with Mr. Lano, who, It is understood, originated the

Mr. .P. P. J. Wodehouse, "The defendant said that he idea of the particular experiments. CLE said that in the Chinese asked the foreman for a load of 20

(8) As a result, it was decided .press there had appeared cents but did not ask for 50 cents.that the, aircraft available at Kal a report that a sum of over a thou- His Worship conviated, the de- ||Tak should be etted up so that the sand dollars was allegedly stolen fendant of the charge,

Kaolin, could be discharged from by members of the police from the dultenso. He would like to make Sub-Inspector James produced the machines when in flight, the defendant'e criminal record(4) An' Improvised discharge it clear that the polles did not showing a conviction for a similar tube was made and atted in such steal money from this sulteasp. offence in 1919. The defendant, a manner that it did not interfero The two Indian constables con- said Sub-Inspector James, was In any way with the normal opera-cerned in the case had no time to employed in the Sanitary Depart-tion of the aircraft and involved ment from November 19, 1927, no alteration to the machine. The until March 81, 1929, when he was arrangement was seen by Mr dismlased because his services Lane, who said that it was suitable wore unsatisfactory. He was a for the purpose. sanitary foroman. A similar to that used on the fore mon's hate was produced and stated to have been found on the defendant's person.

crown

When informed of his sentence the defendant broke into tears.

N. T. CONCESIONS.

WIND-UP MEETING OF THE COMPANY.

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go through the contents and they obviously did not take the suitcase from the Great Eastern Hotel, where the student was staring bo- fore going to Paris.

The Magistrate (Mr. E. W. (5) The experiment consisted of Hamilton) said the defendants had dropping as large n quantity as admitted having found the sult- possible of Kaolin on to what ap-case and not having reported it to peared to be rain-bearing cloude their superior officers, and in that respect had gravely misconducted themselves 49 constables. Hin Worship asked If Mr. Wodehouse was asking for a heavy penalty.

In such

position that if rain was caused It would fall in one of the catchment areas,

(G) Three fights wore carried out during the forenoon of Tues- Mr. Wodehouse: Wo don't day, June 18th, and the Kaolin was press for a heavy penalty. What dropped from heights of 7,500 feet ever penalty your Worship Inflicts and 0,000 feet at 10.28 hours and will entail their diamissal from the 11.55 hours respectively, two Force. I don't preas for anything machines partaking in the last ex-more than a moderate fine, poriment.

The final general meeting of the In the case of the first flight, the N. T. Concessions Limited,

(in Kaolin was dropped immediately voluntary liquidation) was held at over the Ponk, and allowing for the offlees of Messrs. Jardine, the wind, it was thought that any Matheson and Co., Ltd. on Satur precipitation which might be day at noon, when the account of caused would fall near the Kow- the Liquidator, (Mr. A. Ritchie, Cloon Reservoir; when the pilot de- A.) showing the manner in which the winding-up had been conducted and the property of the Company disposed of, was laid before the shareholdera,

The following resolution was

passed at the end of the meeting

That the books, accounts and

scended he noticed that rain was falling but there is reason to be- love that it started before the Kaolin was dropped, and therefore had no direct bearing on the ex- periment. The flights of the other

Mr. Hamilton (to defendants) :- You have committed a serious fault ae constables. I take into consideration that you had ad- mitted it. $20 or one month.

The case against, a third. Bikh policeman who was jointly arraign- cd on the same charge as the others was withdrawn on an ap plication by the D.S.P., who said he had no evidence to offer against this man.

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two machines produced no ap- BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

parent result,

documents of the Company, and of (7) Ďuring

tho .afternoon,

the Liquidator thereof, bo retain-flights were carried out by two ed by the Liquidator, he undertak-mohina and Kaolin was dropped, ing to destroy the same at the ex- at heights varying from 5,000 feet piration of five years, from the dis- to 7,500 feet, depending upon the. solution of the Company."

depth of the clouds, at 14.55 hours, 15:00 hours, 16.10 and 16.10 hour's without result,

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London, June 23. The Observer's diplomatie · cor- respondent states that negotia tions have started through the (8) From observation, it would German Embassy in London and appear that, assuming the theory the Norwegian Legation in Mos- of the experiment is correct, the cow, which respectively represent amount of Kaolin which can be Russian and British Interests, in' elected from aircraft during questions affecting Britain and Alght can only have a negligible | Russia with a view to the restors- effect on clouds covering an area tion and subsequent regularise. of many square miles and of tion, of direct relations between thickness of approximately one the two countries.-Reuter. mile, and it is suggested that the results do not justify any further

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though no damage has been done, n considerable amount of work has now to be carried out to clean the machines and make them fit for normal duties.

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