1930-01-16 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY

DESERTED GIRL'S PLIGHT,

MONEY LOAN CASE LAD ROBS HIS OWN

IN COURT.

FATHER.

· RESORTED TO THEFT TO GET | CLAIM AGAINST P.W.D. LORRY LEAVES HOME AND JOINS BAD

PASSAGE MONEY,

DRIVER FAILS.

CHARACTERS.

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own cases.

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SPEED LIMIT FOR LONDON.

CONFERENCE THINKS IT IS ESSENTIAL.

CORONERS' OPINION.

London, Jan. 15. Tho Conference on London

The proposal to retain the limit was made by Mr. Ingleby. Oddle Owe, one of London's Coroners, whose duty it is "to hold inquests in cases of fatal accidents. He said the Coroners viewed any prospect of abolishing the limit

*1930.

CANTON GOVERNOR

COMING.

TO BID FAREWELL TO SIR CECIL CLEMENTI.

SEVERAL IN PARTY.

parent denied that she authorised the defendant to pawn the jacket According to Detective Sergeant Kellott, a raid was carried out at 411, Shanghai Street where a According to plaintiff's story,

pawn ticket relating to the with diamay, the transaction took place at his trousers was found. The defen- house on October 22, 1929, whendant had been living with some he advanced $30 to defendant who bad characters on the premises for Secretary to the Ministry of Accompanying General Chan signed the note in the presence of two nights, having run away from Tahil Singh, who wrote the note. home, while he had formerly paid Chanan Singh, giving evidence occasional visits to the premises. on behalf of plaintiff, stated that He was apparently a new member he visited plaintiff's house to of a gang of bad characters, borrow money but was 'roquested by plaintiff to wait until he had

Should the visit be official, thore will be the customary salutes fired and a Guard of Honour provided. Mr. Ponsonby, Parliamentary on the landing of the General. Transport, said the speed limit will be the Mayor of Canton, Mr. was not put in the new Road Lam Wan-kot, who has now taken Traffic Bill because it was thought over foreign affaira under the new advisable to get a different psy-system instituted on January 1st; chological attitude on the part of Mr. C. Y. Yeung, adviser to the the motorist, who should not be Mayor on foreign affairs, and Mrs. allowed to feel that he was driving Laung; General Au Young, Chief safely simply bacause his of Police, and Mrs. Au Yeung: speedometer told him he

was Captain Lieu Yung-kap and Cap- within the speed limit, but should tain Y. W. Liu, Naval Staff give more caraful attention to the Officers; and Engineer Commander traffic on the road.

ROBBED STALLKEEPER. NOTHING RECEIVED. PAWNED A JACKET.

A 16-year-old bobbed-hair Chin- A claim for money lent by A fifteen-year-old Chinese ap-|

In order to bid farewell to H.E. ese girl was charged bifore Hakam Singh, No. 88, Village peared before Mr. Whyte Smith, at

Sir Cecil Clementi, General Chan Governor of Mr. Grantham at the Central Road, Wongnelchong, against the Kowloon Magistracy this Street Accidenta, decided by 72 Ming-shu," "Civil" Magistracy, to-day, with stealing a Cheng Hung, lorry driver of the morning, on a charge of the theft votes to 40 in favour of retaining Kwangtung, is to pay a visit to the Aye-dollar note from a stall P.W.D., falled in the Summary of a jacket belonging to his father, the speed limit of motor vehicles Colony on the 23rd Instant, keeper at Hilller Street, yesterday. Court this morning when Mr. The defendant, who had pawned in both Innor and Outer London, accompanied by Madame Chan.

It is not definitely, known as yet Sub-Inspector McWaltor, pro- Justice Wood gave judgment. for the article, stated that he had his

whether the visit will be informal secuting, stated that the girl was defendant. Plaintiff claimed $60 mother's permission, but his

or official in character.

If the making a small purchase, and by principal and $2.40 interest for

former, General Chan and party the time the stallkeoper had at-two months under a promissory

will arrive-by train, tifin at the tended to her order, she had reach- | note. "

Peninsula Hotel, and later call on ed out for a tin in which the Both parties conducted their

H.E. the Governor. takings were kept and stolen a five-dollar note. She was seen and seized by another foki of the stall, being subsequently turned over to a diitrict watchman.

From investigations, the police have been able to ascertain that 'the girl arrived hoře two or three months ago from Canton, being brought down by a man who Inter deserted her. She had been told by the people with whom she was

His Worship remarked that he staying to go away, as they were lent some money to defendant, did not know what to do with the moving out, and, in her plight, had Witness said he did not, actually defendant, whether to order him resorted to stealing, with the idea, see money pass because he waited to be caned in Court or to let his she had paid, of raising money outside. He was told by plaintif parents chastise him. If he got for a passage back to Canton. that defendant was there lg bor-a caning in Court, he would not

Questioned by the Magistrate, | row money.

probably go back home in the pro- the girl reaffirmed her previous Defendant denied he had ever per spirit... statement to the police. She said received money from plaintiff but she would have no objection tof admitted he signed the note. He His Worship, after pointing out roturning to Canton right away.

said that he bori owed money from the seriousness of stealing from Sub-Inspector MeWalter, who Teju Singh, a waterworks' watch- one's own parents, registered a had said that there was a boat man, the note being signed in that caution. leaving for Canton to-night with a man's quarters at Wanchai In June number of deported mendicants, or July. He signed a blank piece was then instructed by the Magis- of paper and there was no-one else trate to hold the girl in custody present excepting himself

blanket belonging to some un- until her departure by the same Teja Singh. Defendant continued known person. The man was ad. that he received $26 and signed ditionally charged with being in $60, the reason for the extra $10 unlawful possession of the blan obove the usual'double sum being that his brother owed Teja Singh ket. Evidence of the finding of that amount and it was incorporated pawn ticket on the premises was in defendant's role. Defendant iven by Detective Sergeant Kel- added that Teja Singh had a lot of lett, while a pawnbroker idcntl- promissory notes for money lent fied the second defendant as the to. P.W.D. employees.

person who had pawned the blan-

steamer.

BRITAIN'S POLICY DEFINED,

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were

Arising out of the same raid, and another boy a man charged with unlawfully pawning and

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Cheng Tong, the defendant'sket. of tonnage within the cruiser ente- brother, affirmed that between February, 1929, gories and of agreeing upon what January and should be the equilibrium as behe borrowed $5 from Teja tween nation and nation in the Singh and signed a, note for $10 number of evulkers, If, without on which interest was owing for sacrificing security, an agreement seven or eight months. can be reached on these lines, stopping competition, then the power and force of political agree-

PlaintiT snid that witness was saying merely what he had been told to suy by defendant.

His Lordship remarked that the

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Ou conviction the man was sen- tenced to three month hard la- or, it being alleged by the police that he was operating a gang of

mall boy thieves. The defendant WAN Kiven twelve etrokes of the eane."

secoha

The Conference's recommendó- tion may, however, result in a speed limit being now included 'in the Bill, secing that the Con- ference was specially convened by the Minister of

Transport. British Wirelesa,

TH

KOREAN UNREST..

WHOLESALE ARRESTS OF

STUDENTS.

Tokyo, Jan. 15. Further student troubles, ap parently due to political wire pullers, are reported in press despatches from Korea.

thousand About a

students have been arrested at Seoul, In- cluding two hundred and fifty girls.

Though reports regarding the molive are conflicting. It acems the students of thirteen Korean schools, including two-missionary

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RELAY ATTEMPT ARTS & CRAFTS

OTHER STATIONS TO HEARD.

Experimental relay transmissions af distant stations are to be made nightly by, ZDW, exeppting on Bún. days and Mondays, between the hours of 7 pm, and 0 p.m. The transmis sion is dependent upon favourable conditions and when conditions are unfavourable, records will be played."

The attempt to relay other stations forms another new departure in Hongkong broadcasting, it has been adopted in many other parts of the world and now there are often relays by the B. B. C. of stations in America and other places. Relaying presents a number of problems as, although s station may be received, it does not follow that the reception

ion is sumclently good to allow of rebroadcasting. If It can be done successfully in Hong- kong it will add further variety to the exlating programmes.

To-day's" Programme, The following programme will be length of 365 metres. broadcast by ZUW, to-day on a ware

ment to prevent War in automa- note bore plaintiff's address, but it│S AFRICAN TROUBLE institutions, for the purpose of courtesy of Messrs. Moutrie.

AGITATION AMONG THE

NATIVES SPREADING.

Johannesburg, Jan. 15. The native unrest, as indicated in the rioting on January 13 at Carnarvon, is causing considerable uneasinens all over the country.

6.00-8.00 p.m. Programmg of H. M. V. and Victor records supplied by

Faust, Bullect Music, (Gounod),

Royal Opera Orch., Covent Garden.

Op. 14 No. 1),} Minuet," (Paderewski,

Flat Major," "Nocturne in

(Chopin, Op. 9, No. 2)

Serre! Rachmaninoff.

showing sympathy for the students arrested in other parts of Korea last year, suddenly struck work during a public examination, and shouting "Mansaif" they! rushed out of the examination | "Mignon,"-Overture, (Thomas), balls,

tically strengthened and the pros was clear the handwriting was dif- pect of more complete disarma-ferent from that in the body of the ment when the time comes to renote. Judgment would be given for: vlow the agreements is improved. defendant.

Ja setting out on the tasks of the conference, the British Gov- ernment therefore buses itself on late Conservative Government, the assumption that, for acon- addressing a special publie meet-

The situation is reported to be siderable perlod, peace in secure, ing of the Navy League to-day, and that the mere fact that a spoke on the subject of the naval

well in hand, but the authorities are quoted as expressing a belief naval agreement is reached will conference, saying that the cruiser

that Communist agitatora are in Increase the feeling of security. problem was the difficulty in 1927

The trouble has now shifted to the background-Reuter, Even if the result of the con- and it was the most serious dif-

East London, where native railway ference does not fulfil all the fleulty now, hopes of those responsible for Our building policy had been inbourers have demanded an in-except with her

of convening it, the British Govern-one of slow replacement and crease of wages, or the appoint- consent. The Governor was ment are determined to do every within the next ten years 86 of ment of a commission to enquire opinion that Burmans were un Failing animously in favour of ultimate thing within their power to show our existing cruisers would be into their grievances.

separation. He hoped it would the world that it is prepared to obsolete. This made the suspen-this, they threaten to strike.

be a friendly parting, and would

own express

proceed step by step to a satisfae-sion of the two cruisers which Another disquieting factor, not leave bitterness behind

Lory solution of the disarmament were already begun, without any possibly connected with the na-leuter.

equivalent sacrifice by other coun-tives, is a series of recent attempts problem.

tries, very disquieting.

Ile referred to the statement of latest occurred last night, when an at sabotage on the railways. The Mr. A. V. Alexander, the present engine of the Durban-Johannes- First Lord of the Admiralty, that

reason-

we were willing to reduce our burg train was derailed between last evening, Capt. Hall, of the 8.8. cruiser strength to 50 ships.

But everything is dependent on an international agreement. Britain will take no step to wards disarmament merely as a gesture. All that can

Not Good Enough. ably be done, in that way has

He said Mr. Alexander's reason for this was most unconvincing, been done...Britain can only it was that the Kellogg Pact had move en the condition that made all the difference between other nations move correspond-the seventy cruisers we wanted in 1927 and the fifty we wanted now. ingly. Any agreement, which comes out of the conference

must really represent interna- tional policy.

An International agreement to extend the life and reduce the size and gunpower of replacement battleships would be a great step

forward.

An agreement regarding erul- sera as to the number, size and distribution would also represent a most valuable advance.

The Most Helpful Bayfs.

If the Kellogg Fact was the only reason, why, should it have such obviously different effects upon different countries.

Annurently it caused other coun-, tries to increase their cruisers and Great Britain was which was led to reduce

the only one

***Wo cannot go on giving some- thing for nothing." Lord Bridgeman added.. He believed an agreement could be reached in a spirit of give. and take, but other people must give well as ourselves.-- British Wireless,

The Air Arm

London, Jan. 15.

Lord Thomson, Secretary of

As to submarines the Goveru- ment favours their complete abolition, but failing that, they state for Air referring last night

to the coming Naval Conference,

aim at reducing their size and said that the efforts of British number to a minimum. ."

Ministers were. to be directed to a Here again, however, the ques really sincere and thorough en- tion arises of achieving a satisfac-deavour to eliminate war as an in- Lary equilibrium between nation strument of national policy. and nation and the discussion of this point at the conference will be highly important.

It bad been stated that in his present position, as Air Minister, It la fully recognised that the he was able to think that any points of view of the individual saving in regard to warships should be devoted to expendituro nations, if unduly stressed, might destroy the chance of valuable yet more terrible weapons of

results. So far as the British his angle. He balieved that by 'destruction. That had never been Government is concerned, they substitution of the aeroplane for will go into the conference prethe more archaic weapons of de pared to favour proposals which: will represent not merely their fence, economies could be effect- own point of view but which will represent the most helpful basis

ed.

But, knowing the terrible power

for reaching a general agreement. of that weapon, and how it could

Navy League Meeting.

be directed against large and helpless populations, he prayed God they would never have to call:

Viscount Bridgeman, who was upon the service over which he First Lord of the Admiralty in the presided-British Wireless,

Drummond and Inchangs.

Arriving here from Shanghai-

Royal Prince, reported to the Har- bour Office that three stowawaya A reassuring fact is that hitherto were discovered on board the ver there is no sign of the unrest sel shortly after she left that port spreading to the native territories. The vessel sailed for Manila at 10

am. to-day.

-Reuter,

"Let's see, that atill leaves Aunt Mand. Which one's didn't she give us?"

State Opera Orchestra, Berlin, "Miater Cinders," Selection,

(Ellin and R. Myers),

New Mayfair Orchestra. "Merry Merry, Vocal Gems,

(Archer),

'Light Opera Company. "Morning, Noon and Night in

Vienna," (Suppe),

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, "Prophecies," (Harry-Taylor), "I'm blase,"

Norman Long. "The "Emperor" Quartet,

Op. 7d No. 3,” (Haydn), "Londonderry Air (Arr. Bridge),

Virtuoso String Quartet. "The lute player," (Allitan), "The Floral Dance," (Moss),

Peter Dawson, Bass-Baritone. "Zampa-Overture,” (Herold),

Victor Symphony Orchestra. "Bois Epals,"

(Arr. by A. L. G. B. Lully), "Premiere Caresne,"

(Constantino De Crescenze),

Enrico Caruso. "The Lay of the Lady's Vote,"

"(Pyrenforth and Carroll Gibbons), "Before I go to sleep,"

Anona Winn with Harold French, George Baker and Leonard Henry, "L'Ariesienno-Excerpts," (Bizet),

Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. 7.00-9.00 p.m. Experimental Relay transmission.

9.00 p.m. Chinese programme, 10.30 p.m. Close down.

HOCKEY FIXTURES. UNIVERSITY DEFEATED

BY RECREIO.

The following will represent the Hongkong Hockey Club "&" team versus the K.O.S.B. at King's Park, to-morrow, at 4.45 p.p.:-C. E. Moore, L.A. R. Duncan, B. W. Sapsed, A. A. R. Botelho EG. 3. Dale, N. W. Lasonder, §. 1. B. Fox, Maj. Kerrich, IL V. Farker, H. Owen-Davies, E. C. Fincher.

In # fast hockey game at: King'a Park yesterday afternoon, the Club de. Recrelp trounced the University to the tune of six goslɛ to one, Play. was even in the first half, but the undergraduates fell off somewhat in the second, with the result that

times Recreio netted five

without

To home team drew first blood through Lopes, and Aziz replied for the University, the score at the in- terval being ons all.

The University defence showed i signs of weakening on the resump.. tion and Recreio scored through. | Namaha (three), Alves, and Lopes.

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