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MOTORING POSER IN COURT.

DEFINITION OF NEGLIGENT DRIVING WANTED.

SUMMONS AMENDED.

The case in which Mr. Andrew'

Tse in summoned for negligent driving was again mentioned at the Central Magistracy this morning among the batch of traffic cases dealt with by Mr. E. W. Hamilton.

When the case come up before his Worship last werk, it WAS disclosed that Mr. Tsels car col. Ided with that of Mr. A. S. MacKichun, of Messrs. Leluh and Orange. Mention was then also made of a probable claim for

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SOLDIERS SENT

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY

TWO SOMERSET ·PRIVATES GET THREE MONTHS.

SILVERWARE THEFT.

PENINSULA HOTEL | LANCASHIRE MILL

CROCKERY..

CRISIS.

30, 1929.

FURTHER OPIUM SEIZURES.

BREAKAGES AMOUNT TO OPERATIVES DETERMINED ON "WAR" WITH BIG SYNDICATE

ABOUT $200 MONTHLY,

STILL CONTINUES.

RESISTANCE.

A STEALING CHARGE. [OWNER "BLACK-LEGS." | A DEFENDANT'S TEARS.

Upon their appearance to receive A young Chinese woman, former."

London, July 29. "They still keep coming," said sentence at the Central Policely employed as an amah by Mr. Only one per cent. of the mem-a Revenue Department officer Court this morning, Ples. J. Wood-Field, of the Peninsula. Hotel,bers of the Master Cotton ley and L. Seale, both of the appeared before Mr. T. S. Whyte Spinners' Federation have "broken Somerset Light Infantry, who were Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy away from the decision to sus- charged with sterling silverware this morning on a charge of re-pend the mills unless the reduc- from a shop in Queen's Rond Con-ceiving two cups and saucers, tion of 12.8 per cent. in wages is ral, the Magistrate (Mr. E. W plate and two lee cream dishes, accepted. The Federation is con- Hamilton) said he must take Hotel, knowing the same to have the "defaulters."

property of the Peninsula |sidering means of action against serious view of their offence.

been stolen or unlawfully obtain-

Is Worship pointed out the gravity attached to a crime of the nature when committed by men in the position of the accused in this Mr. M. K. Lo, who appeared Colony. He said he must take that for Mr. The, said, that before into full consideration, and he in dealing with the case, he would flicted a prison sentence of three like to refer to certain things inmonths' fard labour. the press which might lead one to

The acensed had nothing further think that he (Mr. Lo) had shown to say as they were taken acros4

to the gnol. discourtesy to the Bench,

It will be recalled that Mr. Le Associated with Mr. Hamilton was not present at the last hear-un the Bench was na oficer from ing, and therefore his Worship the Somerset Light Infantry, with could not go on with the case.

whom the Magistrate conferred Mr. Lo said that on the evening for sometime before passing sen- previous to the day in which the cane was last heard, he wrote a

tence.

As previously reported. Ples. Woodley and Scale went into the

the

ed.

to-day in reporting on the Intest position in the "war" which tho Department is waging against n gang of opium smugglers who are introducing contraband drug on n wholesale scale into the Colony,

Many hundreds of taels of opium have been seized in the course of last week, and, with the arrival of another ship in port yesterday, further big lots were discovered in the possession of professional

The streets of the cotton towns The defendant' admitted receiv of Lancashire presented a holiday ing crockery but denied that she appearance to-day when the opera knew the articles had been stolen, tives, who seem most cheerful in

spite of the critical position, re- carriers. Detective Sergeant Kellett saidported to their Trade Union head- that the defendant was arrested quarters. They are complacently on a warrant. The rockery was accepting the situation and obey found in her cubicle in Bowringing the injunction of the Trade Street, Yaamali. Some ten Union not to accept the heavy months ago she was employed by wage cut, Mr. Field but only worked for one employers.

month.

The crockery, bearing the Penin- sula Hotel mark, was produced in Court and his Worship pointed out to the defendant that she had not given a satisfactory explanation

The defendant said that when

proposed by

the

A Dark Outlook,

London, July 29, Eighteen hundred mills were silent in Lancashire to-day. The stoppage, began in an atmosphero

letter to the Magistracy, say Tang Shing silverware shop, in employed by Mr. Field the house af gloom and drenching rain.

that, he could not attend. He

gave instructions that the letter be delivered at the Magistracy . before 9.30 the following morn-

ing, but apparently his letter had bean delayed.

With regard to the use itself, sil Mr. Le, the charge of agli gent driving covered a very wide field. The summons Itself merely stated the charge, but Mr. Lo was not aware of the facts and grounde on which the summons was based.

Queen's Road Centrid, on Friday night and asked to be shown some silverware. They selected 'a rose bowl and a self cup and then run out of the shop,

The shop-assistants gave chase, blowing police whistles, and at the intersection of Queen's Road with Pottinger Street the goldiers were interempted by an Indian policeman and talon into custody,

boy had given the articles to her.

The outlook in very dark, the His Worship intimated that it only bright spot being a decision was a bad ease of receiving stolen by a few owners to stand aside property and took the defendant's from the dispute and carry on with stalenient as a plea of guilty. He the present rates of wages. These pointed out that she must have include Tootul, Broadhurst and known that a "boy" could not have Lee, Limited, who believe that possessed property such as was research, not a reduction of wages, mentioned in the charge.

is necessary, to enable the indus- try to meet foreign competition.

Tootul's three thousand em- ployees were working to-day.

Sergeant Kellett remarked that having been employed in the Hotel the defendant must be with the Company's familar

crockery.

When brought before Mr. E. W. Hamilton on Saturday morning, Solleitor's Query.

both men unhesitatingly pleaded guilty and added that they had no What constituted negligent

In reply to his Worship, Mr. E. thing to say, driving asked Mr. La. It might

Urged to make a statement, they. Arregger, suh-manager, who mean that a man was driving said they were in need of money, representeil the Peninsula Hotel, car with one hand and hugging | Woodley explaining that he was in said that about $200 worth a girl with the other, as in a debt and Seite stating that he was erockery was damaged every recent trailic endo Be was short of money.

month. It was impossible to say.. appearing, for the "defendant, and,

however, how much was stolen an the major portion of the dange; was breakage.

There being more than'a susplc-| # such, he was entitled to Lion that, as in similar cases which particulary so that he could pre-had from time to time come before pare his defence.

the Court, the robbery was com- mitted to mask a deeper motive, his Worship asked if it was not the old, story of wishing to get out of the Arny.

Inspector Mical informed his Worship that, as far as he was aware, Mr. The was driving on the wrong aide of the road and his car collided with that of Mr. Mae-

Kichan, as a result of which the

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Woodley, who appeared to have assumed the role of spokesman for

Sergeant Kellett nientioned that the employees were held respon- sible for crockery damage and It was due to that that the defendant was arrested. One of the other "y" had given information re-

The Ministry of Labour an- nounced to-day that Mies Mar- garet Bondfield is watching the situation with the gravest anxiety, but feels that no action at prosent is possible.-Reuter.

PUNCH INSTEAD OF

PAYMENT. -

FIGHT IN KOWLOON OVER A DEBT.

"What sort of a fight was this?"

the Kowloon Magistracy this Mr. Arreggar intimated that morning, of Inspector Stimson who employees were required to pay prosecuted two

For obvious reasons, a veil of secrecy in still being drawn over the port of exportation, the only information conceded at the moment being that It is a Chinese port and that the organisation which is behind the shipments has attained the potentialities of a syndicate.

Black BoxeH,

Furthermore, an analytical study of the peculiarities present- ed by each case, as it has come from time to time before the local Courts, has revealed that the men in whose possession contrabund has been discovered, are, in most casos, professional or hired carriers, whose sole object in making a long and sontewhat arduous trip to this Colony is to bring opium in. Such a position obviously could not linve been in- duced unless there were a poten- tial receiver here.

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Meanwhile, it is noted that some of the Chinese already caught and dealt with here, have carried very little luggage except for square black boxes. With false bottoms formed by means of trays being fit- Led into the interior these con- trivances for secreting the drug are identical in all the cases. Personal eTects contained in these boxes havo been of little account, and it has been shown that in default of some- thing better, one man carried a lot of earthworms !

running board of the latter's car the two, replied :-“No, mir; the garding the crackery in the pre-asked Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at part of Revenue officers increased na

was damaged,

After further discussion, the charge "for driving rather fast on the wrong alle of the road," was agreed to by both parties.

Mr. Mackichan was not present

in Court and the case was ad- journed until 11.15 am. on Satur day.

'. Lady Charged.

Army is all right.”.

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Chinese on

Yesterday's Happenings. Yesterday, expectations on the they awaited the arrival of a ship from the South. As soon as the Avessel had berthed, the passengers were subjected to a rigorous search. The familiar black square box was perceived here and there amongst the luggage of the passengers, and, sure enough, when the owners were taken to the Revenue Office and found, as expected, in the false bot searched, contraband opłunt was

toms of these receptacles.

| for two-thirds of any damage charge of behaving in a disorderly done. The Company paid the manner in Kowloon City Rond. other third.

The prosecuting officer replied The defendant was fined $50 or that it was a fight over money, Comme month's imprisonment,

The first defendant asked the second for the rupayment of a debt, but, instead of paying, the second

The English Singers.

"A concert by the English Sing-defendunt gave him a punch.

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The second defendant said he

Miss Adair, who appeared this press, Impresario Strok announces ers of London's for a listener a morning before his Worship, wan

In reply to his Worship, the that he has completed final arrange- unique and unforgetable experience, fold, that the charge against her meats, for the forthcoming appear-a coulact with a beauty that is rare second defendant and that he owed was for failing to produce her ances in India, Straits Seillements, and haunting, and interpretations the first defendant $7, but the first licence when called upon to do so Philippines, China and Japan of that in their particular-kind are undefendant said that the debt was by a pollee ollicer on July 18. thred of the world's greatest con-paralled on the world concert stage." $15.

In admitting the charge. Misscert attractions--Andres Segovia, Thus did Olin Downes, internation-

wizard of the guitar, Miguel Fleta, ally known music critic of the New had originally borrowed $30, but Spain's greatest tenor; and that York Times, describe recent unique body of music masters, The recital by this talented body had repaid the sum in instalments; English Singera of Indon. The of madrigal, folk-song and carol The $7 he now owed was interest, two first-mentioned attractions will singers. In fact, few who have that the debt owed was $15.

The first defendant maintained. commence their toura during September in Manila and the Eng- lish Singers are due to appear at the Inperial Theatre, Tokyo, on January 26, 1930.*

Adair, informal bis Worship that she had a temporary Heonce, but did not have it with her when she was asked to produce iḥ,

His Worship, after reminding her to keep it with her when she next drive a car, imposed a fine of 35.

JOAN CRAWFORD.

STARRED IN "OUR DANCING

DAUGHTERS."

Beautiful Jonn Crawford and an exceptionally strong east players appear in "Our Dancing Daughters," a remarkably during

beard this famous sextel seem to

One man had 120 taels of the' drug, in the raw enndition, thus, concealed. He was fined $3,000, or 12 months' hard labour upon up- pearance before Mr. E.W. Hamilton at the Central Police Court this morning.

Defendant Werpa

In a similar box claimed by another man was 40 tacts. Ho wept bitterly, sensing his serious

tire of the delights of the old En- His Worship replied that that position, and made a clean breast glish music presented in its most did not give him the right to of where the oplum came from, but felicitous form, the ensemble. strike the other dofendant, blamed another 17:211 nanted A glance at this attractive array Whatever happened, said his War-Cheung for passing the box over In their respective fields each at- of talent, celebrity presentations of ship, they were not to fight.

to him: traction is wholly exceptional and the highest order, makes one won- their engagement is yet another der in what direction Mr. Strok's triumph for A. Strok's concert fresh endeavours will lend him. management.

A Great Tenor,

Fleta, one of Spain's greatest singers and as a tenor said to rival the late Caruso, is a comparatively

photoplay which will be shown young man, having been born in from Thursday to Saturday at the Queen's Theatre.

Madrid in 1897. A period of study was followed by his appearance on reckless the operatie stuge where he won instant recognition. He has sung

in grand opera in every European city of note as well as at the Metro-

The plot concerns a Sapper who kisses, freely and Joses the affections of the nan shef loves because of gossip that fol- lows in the wake of her madcap, politan Opera House, New York, and astventures. Her hum, n girl has scored very heavy individual who has had previous affairs, ob- triumphs in a number of cancert tains forgiveness from her fiance tours. Flela's repertoire is

limited.

En-

and is married only to find that

Notwithstanding the galaxy of her husband lanka

apon her talent. which Mr. Strok has brought former male friends with a saspi- to the Orient in the past, Fiela's clon he cannot erase from his engagement must be considered as the noted Impresario's most signal

mind.

The two girls, despairing of presentation in years. happiness, attend, a guy bonvoy-

Master of Guitar,

age party where, the gold-digger. who married the nun the Grat By his recent tremendous" BULS girl loved, crentes a sensational eesses in Europe and the Americns, scene, The husband, his eyes | Andrea Segovia has deftly and opened to his wife's duplicity, superbly proved that the guitar, in realizes he really loved the girl the hands of a musical genius is an he rejected. In a moment. of instrument with a message. It is drunken frenzy, the gold-dagging expected that the novelty of a re- wife, hurls herself down a flight eital by this Spanish guitarist will of slaire and is killed,

attrnet full audiences everywhere,'| The tragedy beings both coup. He is someone to hear virtuoso Jes to the realization that life is more than 4. whirl of pleure and at last they find happiness In domesticity.

on his defiento and charming in- trument and the best guitarist in the world to-day.

The guitar has for long ceased to be considered a serious musical

Harold Beaumont, in directing instrument, and has been generally. the picture, carries out the ultra- associated mainly with romantle modernistic trend of the story troubadours, so much so that the and settings with some unique recitals of Andres Segovia have camera shots that will live long been a revelation to all but the in- In the memory of film audiences Itiated. Without doubt Segovia will who view this remarkable pro- provide the most novel entertain- duction.

ment of the coming season.

Both were bound over in the sum Cheung himself was also charged of $50 to be of good behaviour for with having 45 tacle, and he so a period of six months.

put the blame on the other man. I am innocent," he said, "but my friend told me that it would be of no use but to admit having the opium."

"Now mother, when you meet this boy pleasoon't tell him bow it seems only yesterday I was running around barefoot

and making mud plea in the rond.”

Mr. II .milton.-I must say there is a lot of sense in that.

Both men were convicted, the one being fined $1,200 or 12 months, and the other $1,300 or 12 months.

In imposing Hentence, the Magistrate observed to Revenue Oflleer Grimmnitt:-The last lot had the decency not to secuse ench other.

Mr. Grimmitt said that, 39'a matter of fact, they had reason to believe that one of the men not living up to the maxim principal in the game.

FIANCEE SHOT BY ACCIDENT

TRAGEDY OF ÉPORTING GUN IN HOUSE.

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