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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FINAL STAGES OF RAILWAY FIREMEN

PICK TRIAL.

NAMES SCRATCED OUT

OF PHOTO.

COMPLAINANT ACCUSED OF

· PERJURY IN COURT.

JUDGE'S WARNINGS.

Much Interest has been aroused in Shanghai in connexion with the trial of Eugene Pick, formerly Borodin's assistant, on a charge of

forging the seals of the British and

American Consulates.

A telegram to hand from Shang sentenced by the Provisional Court to nine months imprisonment, but that notice of appeal had been Jodged.

hal last night states that Pick was

The case has Insted for some considerable time, being heind be fore Judge Chan and Mr. J. Van den Berg, Senior Consul's Deputy, On Wednesday last, the Police Advente announced in Court that the police has discovered the shop where the photograph of the alleg ed forged document, on which the ease was based, had been taken,

Where Chang Found Negatise. Complainant, Chung Tz-zun, in reply to the Court, said that he had found the negative at home and had handed it to the police volun- farily.

The Judge:--Why did you produce it before? You said you did not have it. You know wanted it in evidence.

እዩ፡፡

Witness: I was angry at being cheated, so I tore up and threw away the original document.

Why did you not smash the neg tive also realized that I might

find accused.

.

Continuing, witness and that it was he who had scratched out the names from the neative. He'did this before he filed action against accused.

Asked what were the missing words, witness began to make a long statement when he was stop- ped by the Judge who said "1 want an answer. I asked you what words were scratched out. Tell me-this before you go on explain

ing."

Witness Explains.

IN TROUBLE.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1929.

LATEST TYPE OF HONGKONG TENNIS CHINESE STEAL À

GRAMOPHONE.

BRIDGE!

PLAYER.

FOR ́ALLEGED POSsession of InterESTING DEVELOPMENT PLAYS BEFORE KING & QUEEN | LIMIT OF DARING REACHED

RAW OPIUM.

OF TALKIE FILMS.

OF SIAM.

A BOON TO EXILES.

LOSES IN DOUBLES,

who

It will be possible, before very long,

corres- says the London

THREE MEN CHARGED.

Singapore, Auk. Several hundred Singapore res)- |

IN SHANGHAI.

POLICEMAN LOOKS ON. The three employees of the

Shanghai, July 29. Kowloon-Canton Railway were arrested yesterday in con- pondent of the Straits Times dents were the guests of H.E. the The report of the loss of a quan- | Shanghai bae b come more or less accustomed to unusual thefts. Governor and Lady Clifford at Lity of road-minking material, the while away a pleasant even-Government Ilouse yesterday after-disappearance of a couple of tona ing listening to the very latest noon, when His Excellency and of scrap iron or the theft of a full opera produced, in muste-loving Lady Clifford gave an At Home cargo of water melons from a creek Vienna.. The Invention of the an honour of Their Majesties the vessel one dark night occasions "Semuplione" by three Viennese ins King and Queen of Siam...

some little surprise, but these are it is not too bold to predict this interested English mangiers, and

thefts more daring and original. repeatedly being overshadowed by development,

nexion with quantity of raw oplum which was found by Revenue Officers prior to the de- parture of the 12,7 train, appeared before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this Burning.

The first defendant, an engineer, was charged with dealing in raw opium as well as being in posses

sion of 20 toels. The other two

men, both of whom were described stokers, were alleged to have in possession of 20 trels of raw opian,,

Mr. II. S. Loseby appeared for

the second and third defendants and asked for a date to be fixed for the hearing. On being told that the first date convenient to his Worship was Saturday, August 17, Me, Losely suggested that the case be adjourned till Monday when he would be in a better posi- ton to say how long the case was likely to take.

for a planter, seated in a remote | bungalow' in the F.M.S., 10

practical adaptation of the "talkie" The "Semophone" is actually a him process. It is claimed that it surpasses all other systems of talk ing films and gramophones by its

ensy handling.

perfect reproduction, cheapness and

leading members of the European, It was a cosmopolitau gathering. Chinese, Indian, Malay and other the weather was delightfully cool communities being present, and and fine. Some first-rate tennis, music by the band of the 2nd Batt, The Welch Regiment, and a

restful half hour on the lawn until dusk made up a very pleasant and enjoyable function.

11 is an instrument that functions like a gramophone, but it plays off The exhibition tennis match in sounds photographed on a film. which D. II. Kleinman and Paul The Inos on the film are photo-Clere opposed Khoo Hoo Hye and chemically drawn by a ray of light M. W. Lo (Hongkong) was played vibrating under the waves of sound, on the court in front of Govern In the "Sentophone" another ray of ment leuse. The King and light retransforms the lines on the Queen, accompanied by Sir Hugh fin into music.or talk without the and Lady Clifford, and attended by "It may be that the charge will use of a needle. A loud speaker is members of their suite, came out be dropped after I have had a disconnected to the apparatus and it at about five o'clock and took seats cussion with the Revenue Officers, through this that the sound is on a dais overlooking the court. added Mr. Loseby.

His Worship smiled, causing often happies your Worship." Mr. Lonely to remark:-"It very

Laler in the morning, Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins appeared in Court and when the question of bail was brought up Mr. Hawkins said the Department, regarded the first defendant's offence very seriously indeed and would ask for $2,000 bail. In the case of the second and third defendants, the prosecn- tion was not asking for such heavy mil. They were firemen under the first defendant and therefore were noi, possibly, in n position to help themselves. The prosecution would accept $500 bali ench.

Mr. Hawkins later said that Mr. 4. Smith, of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, had just told him that the railway were extremely short of firemen and therefore wanted the case deridest one way or the other as soon as possible.

Witness said he must explain In view of what Mr. Smith had or the Court would not under-said, the prosecution' was prepared stand. He had asked Pick to to accept $100 buff each in the of the second and third write out a certificate in his wit-other ness's) name to the effect that he defendants.

was nuthorized to conduct a night- The three defendunts were club for four months beginning accordingly remanded till Monday, from September 10. Instead, Pick the first on $2,000 bail and the wrote out the name of Ning Chiu-others on $100 each.

ing for his (witness's) and ex- plained that it would be better, as Ning had a nicely furnished and better looking house. Pick said that Levitsky hnd, copied the name from 'Ning's duor plate, The Judge:-What words scratched out?

Were the

Witness finally replied that these were "Mr. Ning Chiu-ling and Mr. T. Z. James L. Chang, citizens of Shanghai, are herely." He did not know why the name of Chang appenfes. Pick put it down,

The Judge's Warning. Are you telling the truth. You know that you cannot tell us any Hos-Yes, the words cut out were the words I gave to the police.

meni.

DENIES ENTICING WOMAN..

SAYS SHE FOLLOWED HIM OF OWN ACCORD.

Buil was refused a Chinese this morning when he was charged, be fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton, with kid- napping a five-year-old boy and enticing a woman from bey hus- band in the country.

Accused pleaded not guilty to the first charge, but, referring to the second, said the woman fol- lowed him from the country at her own accord. He donin hav ing enticed her.

the

What you say now does not cor- respond with your previous testi- mony. Read these articles of the criminal code. (Complainant read them and the Judge continued); ; As Inspector Shannon, who pro- You known what crime you are com- secuted, wished to remand mitting and you know the punish-case for a week, the question of bail arme. The Inspector Kaid Complainant:At the last hear that if bail were allowed the de ing, I told the Court the. things fendant, it would have to be a very which had been agreed upon, musubstantial sum Defendant was tually. Now I am telling the tru1⁄2 known to have kidnapped three| about the actual wording.

Why did you cut the name out children; one he sold in Canton when you knew I wanted it in and one in Hongkong, while the evidence?--As it was in the name one in Court was the third,

of 'Ning and myself and Ning bod His Worship refused buil and nothing to do with the case, I did remanded the defendant in police

not want to involve a third person. custody,

It was put in against my protest

but I was told "Never mind." Pick

enid that it would be casier if the

Was your name on the

part

police came to make inquiries and scratched out? Yes. I think it it would be better if Ning's rame was.

Ning was a reputable

•uppeared. man and he had a fine home which would not arousa suspicion. He agrced later to take it out,

"Tell the Truth!”

The Judge-Rend article 184 of the code. Do you understand

What! You think! Then the money chanted was not your's but Ning's 7-The money 18 not Ning'a. It was mine. I am tell- ing the truth,

Mr: Schub (for the defence) here asked that complainant it? Have you read it carefully? should be committed for According to the law. if you perjury, and the Judge replied already have told the Court lies that that would be taken up at the and new tell the truth, the Court conclusion of the case.

may reduce any sentence passed

on you or not punish you at all. Tell the truth.

Complainant: This is my own

CHRA.

Mr. Schuḥl argued that hlu ellent

was the victim of a ridiculous charge. Counsel pointed out that

I am telling the truth. I there was not a thread of evidence against Pick and drew attention to have been cheated of my money the fact that complainant had con If I:am:falsely accusing Pick, the stantly perjued himself and that the Court may sentence me to severe most important evidence in the cass punishment. I swear I am telling was not produced until the last the truth. What I have told the minute, when the prosecution Court to-day is nothing but the realized that they were fighting a truth.

losing fight.

delivered. –

I

The film sed contain four Hues and a slip of film 300 yards long can he played off four times without interruption-a process that takes

10 minutes,

It is possible, therefore, la en- close the whole programme of a concert or an entire opera in the space of an ordinary letter. The films, it will be appreciated, are cheaper and more durable than the ordinary gramophone record,

There are two kinds of appara- lus, the smaller of which is abouti the size of a cigar box.

Believe it or not, a bridge, or been stolen from Chapel--alalen at least a large portion of has under the very eyes of a couple of Chinese policemen. Whilst rickshas were held up and pedes

trians warned to keep clear, several bold bandits lifted the greater portion of the deck limbers, loaded them into a wait- Ing river barge and sailed away for parts unknown. They bad, however, the decency to leave the bridge barricaded with several lengths of rope to prevent, incat- tious individuals toppling into the creek.

Some time ago several Chinese dressed as ordinary workmen pro- ceeded to a small bridge spanning

a creek not far from the Settle- ment border and proceeded to. make businesalike preparations for demolishing it. Both bridge en- trances were roped off and notices warning the public that bridge re- in Chinese placed at either end

pairs were in progress.

The match then began and the players, aided by the excellent condition of the court, and stimu- latek by the keen interest of several hundred spectators, put up a really firstrate exhibition. The match was particularly interesting because it was the first public

Smoky oil lamps lighted the un- appearance in this country of usual night scene and a couple M, W. Lo, the champion of long-of patrolling Chinese policemen kong, who has come here, accom-stopped to watch the operations of panied by his sister, to compete in the gang. the Malayan championships at Kuala Lumpur.

Inquiries elicited the fact that owing to certain defects in the timbering the authorities had de- [elded to make the necessary re- pairs at night. One of the work- men even suggested that the police

trane headed for the bridge. might assist in turning back any

The work of removing the tim- Thirring, Professor of Physics at cause the strenuous pace told hers proceeded. The job had not the University of Vienna, Herr upon him earlier than it did on been completed when dawn broke, Oskar Czeija, general manager. of the local players, but his work With the first shimmer of day- the Austrian Broadcasting Co, at the net was very good. Klein-light the bridge workers loaded and Dr. Richtera, of the sante man was at the top of his form, their last plank into the waiting company. The new invention is and although there are some shots barge, packed their tools not yet on the market,

which he can no longer got his muiled off. placing and courteraft, won many | points, especially in the final set.

The Europeans were always the attacking" pair, Clerc hitting hard and playing a confidently aggres London, Aug. 8. sive game, but the margin of .123.976 | superiority was very slight. The 4.86 first set went to 3-3 before Klein- 34,80 matt and Clerle went ahead to win 25.22 2012 at 6. Every point was fought 12.11 out in the second set, in which the

The match went to three hard- fought sels before the European pair claimed the victory, and that will enable the new apparatus The longkong player was the An adapter is to be produced there were some dazzling railles. to be used on present gramophones, weakest of the four, possibly be

The inventora are Dr. Hans

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20.36 score again stood at 3-3. The 18.105 Europeans lost the net two games, 18.216 won the ninth, and lost the tenth; 18.205 thus losing at 4-3. In the final 34.426 nut Kleinman and Clare were 164 definitely superior, and although the Chinese got back some as- 108.20 tonishing returna they were beaten

.875 6-3,

191

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.0% Very enthusiastic

applause

and

The authorities concerned were first appraised of the matter when the police suggested that the re- pairs be expedited. Hends are still being scratched,—Shanghai Times,

CORRESPONDENCE.

Repulse Bay.

1To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]

few

Sir-May I suggest points, through the medium of your valuable paper, in regard to the Repulse Bay Hotel Bus Ser- vicc?

47% greeted the players at the finish, 1. My experience yesterday on 1/6.5/82 and Hia. Excellency called the buses both going to and coming 2/44 players over to His Majesty, who from Repulse Bay is that about 1/11%

shook hands with them and pre-half the seats of the bus were .1/11% 24.1/16 sented them with silver cigarette occupied by coolies and servants, 24.6/10 cases as mementoes of, the ocea- some of them carrying the usual British Wireless,

alon.-Straits Timca.

paraphernalia of baskets, etc., 10 the inconvenience of other passen- gers. May I suggest that special buses be run for coolies and servants? Apart from the incon- venience of their baggage, their clothes are often dirty and liable to soil the clean clothes of other passengers.

SPECIAL COCKTAIL SHAKERS

"All right buy one; I'll just mean that we can't make

the down payment on a car for two more weeks."

2. May I suggest that a notice be erected both at the Repulse Bay Hotel and the II. K. Hotel Garage at Repulse Bay stating the number of the next car leaving for Hongkong, or, better still, that a notice be placed in large letters on that bus stating "This Bus leaves here ata.m. or p.m. as the matter may be, Yesterday, having to wait about a quarter of a hour, no-one In the garage could say, which of the two cars parked there were first to leave and of course, the chauffeurs were conspicuous by their absence. 3. One more little suggestion, Why not a "pukka" European. life- saver at such a well patronised beach as Repulse Bay, or even at any of the P.W.D. beaches for that matter? May I ask of what earthly uke is the coolfe.who paddles along in his old boat usually far away from swimmers, and who is supposed to be a life- Baver? One, could drown a few times aver before he reached the apot. May I ask if he holds any recognized life-saving certificates And if not, why not? Is this an- other example of Maskee Hong- kong? Didn't I rend. of fatalities at Talwan Beach last year and if so, couldn't a qualified_life-saver have saved the lives of the un fortunate who were drowned?- Yours, etc.,

JOGO SAN. Hongkong, Aug. 9th, 1929.

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