1930-05-07 — Page 7

SWATOW REGION

OUTLOOK.

FUKIEN DIVISION GOES OVER TO KUOMINCHUN. ·

DEFENCE MEASURES.

TAME FLYING FOR ATCHERLEY.

MUST USE LIGHT PLANE IN THE KING'S CUP.

RECORD ENTRY LIST.

Swatow, May 3.

London, May 6. Three gunboats arrived here This year's air race for the King's from Canton this week, bringing Cup is to be conßned to light troops to the number of about two planes. The course will be one thousand. These disembarked and of 750 miles round Britain and the went straight to Chaochowfu. contest will be decided on one day They belong to the 8th Route instead of being spread over two

are sent by General days as in the past. The date ar Army and Chan Chai-tong to meet the situa- ranged is July 8th, and the start tion which has arisen on the and finish of the race will be at north-eastern border of the pro-Worth Aerodrome. vince.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1930.

MANY BOAT PEOPLE IN COURT.

THOSE SHOOTING GALLERIES.

FINE AN WOMAN WHICH HAD MAGISTRATE ON AIR GUNS

NO EFFECT,

-The masters of five cargo boats all pleaded guilty when charged before Commdr. J. B. Newill, D.S.O., R.N., at the Marine Court this morning for lying inshore during prohibited hours this morn- ing.

AND "ARMS."!

IMPORTANT POINT.

That the police should differen- tinte between a conviction for pos. session of arms and a conviction Three of the five defendants for possession of air guns was the were found to have previous con- view expressed by Mr. Whyte Smith victions against them and were at the Kowloon Magistracy this fined $10 each while the other two, morning, when Inspector Marks who both had a clean record, were prosecuted a shop keeper for being

in possession of eight air guns. fined $5 each.

The defendant pleaded guilty. Two masters of fishing boats

Inspector Marks mentioned that were fined $10 each for using the case was one of those shoot- There is every prospect of a re-bright-lights for fishing in a pro-Ing galleries. He thought the law It was stated that authorities had gone into the A threat to the peace of the cord entry and a number of woman hibited area. province, additional to that offer-pilots have already intimated one of the defendants committed matter and decided that the guns ed by the Communist force un-their intention of piloting their the offence in the Central Fairway used in shooting at cigarettes and der Tsu and Mo, has arisen from own machines. As many as sixty and the other in the Southern other sorts of things were "arm" the meeting of two Brigades, com-planes will probably face the Fairway.

within the meaning of the Ordin- The prosecution was not, prising some 6,000 or 7,000 men, | starter.

Looking up the record of the Ance.

however, asking for a heavy in south-west Fukien. These are Some champion sirmen will be mistress of a passenger boat who

penalty, but merely for a small part of the 11th

in taking

part. Flight-Lieutenant appeared before him оп the

fine to have the galleries stopped. Fukien, which was entrusted with Athcherley, who flew the Supercharge of carrying five passengers

His. Warship imposed a fine of the pursuit of Tsu and Mo and marine Six to victory in last year's in excess of the number allowed $1, and, when asked if he would were under Kam Han-ten. When Schneider Trophy race, gaining a by her licence, his Worship said, make an order for the premises to they reached Shonghong, which speed of over 330 miles an hour. "You have been fined before for be closed, remarked that he did should have formed the base of and Flight-Lieutenant Stateforth. committing the same offence." their advance, they declared them.

who piloted the high speed selves against the Nanking Gov Gloster-Napier at an equally high arnment, and in favour of the Kuo- speed, are flying together in the minchun, adopting that name King's Cup race. themselves.

ment.

Division

This meeting constitutes a double blow against the Govern- Although they are not allied to Tau and Mo, they are not likely now to advance against then, and the concerted move- ment of which they formed a part breaks down. At the same time, they for a force which will be useful adjunct to the anti-Nan- king troops and are potential allies of the Kwangs and Ironside forces.

As only light planes can be used they will have to be content this time with a speed of about 85 or

90 miles an hour.

Air

Using one of the Royal Force racing machines they could get round in about two hours. As it is they will take more than eight hours to complete the course.-- British Wireless.

PALESTINE REPORT.

SPECIAL OFFICER LEAVING ENGLAND TO-DAY.

London, May 6,

Defendant:Yes.

His Worship. Was $5 too little last time? Well, I will make it $10 this time.

FEARFUL WHINING ALL NIGHT.

EUROPEAN COMPLAINT OF BARKING DOGS.

Mr. S. Kinoshito, of the N.X.K., living at the Firs, Magazine Gap Road, was summond before Mr. Grantham this morning for keep- ing three dogs which nuisance to neighbours through their constant barking and whin- ing.

were ย

Mr. Gomes, an employee of the N.Y.K. appeared on behalf of Mr. Kinoshito, and admitted the dogs had been barking. He pointed out that there were two dogs in the house below which were also bark- ing. Mr. Kinoshito was taking steps to abate the nuisance. any event, he was going to Shang-

In

not think it was necessary as In the Ordinance the powers were 60 wide that if the defendant carried on with the gallery, the penaltias

could be increased enormously.

Continuing, his Worship asid ke did not know how such convictions were recorded by the police but he would like it to be recorded as

possession of "air guns and not

as

pos-

а conviction for session of "arms" He wanted the substance of the charge to be recorded, as the police when they summarised, the proceedings might put in "arms." That was quile an important point, thought his Worship.

Inspector Marks replied that in the police records the full charge would be mentioned.

MOSQUITO-BREEDING NUISANCE.

SITE OWNER DENIES RESPONSIBILITY.

SANITARY BOARD

CRITICISED.

SUMMONS ON OLD OWNERS OF) PEAK MANSIONS:

EUROPEANS FINED.

"If the Sanitary Board elects to proceed on a notice arst, it might serve it properly on the owners." commented Mr. J. H. Armstrong, Central Police Court this appearing before Mr. Lindsell at the morning, on behalf of the Credit Foncier, owners

of the Peak Mansions, in connexion with a summons for non-compliance with a notice.

The notice was one requíring the water-closets at No. 1, Peak Man sons to be restored to a sanitary condition, and in it, the Rural Land Investment Company was erroneously named as the owners or managers of the property and the party to comply with the notice.

Mr. Armstrong suggested that an "elementary search of the Land Office files would have saved all this trouble." He understood that the Rural Land Investment Company was not now on the Register. The Credit Foncier were now owners of the building

had been so for the last four

years.

Sanitary Inspector Martin replied that he was proceeding.on the name received at his "head

office."

The Magistrate:-Surely it is a matter of common knowledge who the owners of the property are?

Inspector Martin:-I am not to know that.

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The Magistrate:-I suggest it is a matter of common knowledge. suggest you take a new summons against the owners of the pro- perty.

Inspector Martin:Who are the owners?

His Worship :----The Credit Foncier.

The summons as it stood was dismissed.

Served on Houseboy.

Mr. Armstrong also appeareď for Mr. G. Thwaites, the occupier of No. 5, Thorpe Manor, May Road, who was summoned for a

similar offence, in respect of a

ters.

Swatow Still Held. The negotiations for handing over the Swatow-Chuochowiu diy- trict to General Chong Chin of Changchow, Fukien, would seem to have fallen through. In

In the House of Commons to spite of having a large proportion day, Mr. Philip Snowden said he of the 61st Brigade at the Kwangs was not in a position to make a front, General Chiang Kwong-nai comprehensive statement regard- has maintained his control officeing the proposed action of the in Swatow, and kept a fair number Government ог the Palestine of troops at Kaying (Meihsien) Report.

The owner of a building site in and the vicinity.

However, with regard to one hai at the end of this month on Shamshuipo was summoned before water-closet in his servants' qua7- The troops from Canton will section of the Report, it has been being transferred by his Company. Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Mr. Armstrong pleaded not roialorce these. It is not known decided to appoint a special officer

His Worship: With the dogs? Magistracy this morning for fail-guilty while asking that this sum what their plans are, but probably to visit Palestine on an important

Mr. Gomes: Yes,

to clear away certain pools mons also should be dismissed on they will not do more than hold mission for the purpose of report- It was stated that Mr. Gilmore which were breeding mosquitoes. account of improper service of the the Kwangtung frontier. Theying, in consultation with the High and Dr. Bridge, both of whom live The defendant denied responsibil-notice, issued by the Sanitary will, however, in addition to Commissioner, on important ques- at Thorpe Manor, which is above ity, intimating that the ground on Board on April 10. This notice, holding off any threat there might tions of land settlement, Immigra The Firs, were the complainants which the pools of water had ac- he was instructed to say, was

He was in the case. also tion and development.

The former, who cumulated did not belong to him. handed to the houseboy, whereas effectively bar the way of Tau and glad to say that Sir John Hope- was in Court, informed the Magis

Sanitary Inspector Sinton men- the proper procedure should have very fine Ko, and the knowledge that that Simpson, who had

trate that the dogs kept up a fear- tioned that the defendant was build been for it to have been served agreed to mobile and vigorous force is now qualifications, had

ful whining all night. They were unlikely to raid towards the coast undertake this mission and was enormous hounds which obviously ing on his own lot, but that a quan- on the owner or occupier. will go far to put down the re- leaving for Palestine to-morrow. cently widespread local Com- munist activity.

be from

the mutineers,

Communists Fail. Reports come from various dis- tricts of the failure of Com- munist uprisings, and of increased defence vigour among village

corps.

and

Conversations with the Arab delegation on the various matters raised in the Report were proceed- ing-British Wireless.

TAKEN BY FRIEND

TO ISLAND.

MAN WHO TREPASSED ON STONECUTTER'S.

A charge of trespassing on Stonecutters' Island was brought Chinese before Mr. against a

the Kowloon Whyte Smith at Magistracy this morning. The defendant said that he had gone

needed a lot of exercise.

A fine of $10 was imposed.

BOILER TROUBLE.

SHIP FORCED TO RETURN TO HONGKONG.

Leaving Hongkong yesterday at

tity of material was deposited on the land on which the pools of water were. It had been pointed out to him that as the pools could not be cleared unless he removed his building material, he was respon- Isible for the nuisance.

His Worship adjourned the case for one week for the hearing of the

summons.

8 a.m. for Canton, the s.s. Kaiapoi The health return of the Medical developed boiler trouble outside Officer for the week ended Saturday the harbour and was forced to re-last contained four cases of typhoid, and one of turn to this port for repairs. She is one of small-pox now lying at Yaumati but, it is diphtheria. There was one death and one from hoped, she will be able to sail to- from typhoid

Deaths from non- diphtheria. morrow at 9 a.m.

Capt. Wilkins is in command of notifiable diseases were this vessel with a crew of seven tuberculosis, 11 from malaria and to ser a friend, who on appearing British officers and 24 Asiatic three from influenza. Yesterday's before his Worship confirmed the seamen. She arrived here a few return contained one case each of Lyphoid, amall-pox and scarlet fever. defendant's plea and intimated days ago from New Zealand, that he had taken the accused to

In the Kityang district. the Communists have been successful; ly driven off and an eager force of some 2,000 villagers over-ran more than 25 villages and the hamlets which had recently har boured them and

and robbed burnt. The villages on the border are being linked up by telephone, and each of the larger ones has ita defence headquarters permanent defence corps.

The members of the English Presbyterian Mission have been able to return to Wakingfu.

From the Hui-lai and Jiau-pheng districts come reports of success. ful action against Communist ployee. In imposing a fine of $5 that the bands. For the time being ai his Worship remarked

friend should pay it for the defen- least, the threatened outbreak is

dant. restrained, and if the events on the national stage were more favour- able to the Government, there would be little cause for appre- hension. Our Own Correspondent.

DUMB MAN GIVES HIS NAME.

INTERPRETATION IN COURT BY SIGNS.

Through the interpretation of a Mr. friend of the defendant's, Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy this morning was able to understand a mute Chinese who appeared on a charge of hawking without a licence. It was stated that although the defendant made no response to questions put to him, he had given his name to the Police when arrested,

After several fruitless efforts to obtain replies from the defendant a woman in Court anid that the defendant, whom she knew very well, was dumb but she could speak to him by signs. At the request of the Magistrate the wo- man received a plea of guilty from the defendant who, after the evi- dence had been taken was caution-

ed.

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BRITAIN & EGYPT.

LENGTHY DISCUSSION ON THE SUDAN,

London, May 6. The negotiations with the Egyptian delegation were continu- ed this evening at the Foreign Office.

discussion.

of the short

After lengthy which was concerned with the Sudan, the meeting was adjourn- ed until 8 o'clock to-morrow morning. This early hour has been fixed in view time which remains for the ego- tiations before Mr. Henderson, Foreign Secretary lenves on Thursday for Geneva to attend the League of Nations Council- British Wirelcen

IMPERIAL ECONOMICS.

London, May 6. Mr. Philip Snowden, Chancellor

of the Exchequer, stated in the

His Worship remarked, however,House Cormons to-day that the

the Imperial Economic Conference has been fendant could have given his name fixed for September 13th-British

it was extraordinary that the de-opening date of

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ŽEJERIO META SERVICE

"Let's play like we're at a party."

Inspector Martin submitted that Ordinance permitted the the notice being served at the address, A point on which he was upheld by the Magistrate was that the course was permissible wherever there was only one occupier.

Mr. Armstrong said his point was that the houseboy in ques- tion kept the notice and did not say anything about it until the received and he was questioned about it.

A fine of $10, was imposed in this case.

summons was

Fine of Ten Dollars.

Mr. R. H. Wild, the occupier of No. 5, Peak Mansions, summoned 44 from for a similar offence, pleaded that he had taken all the necessary steps in cleaning up the water- closets in his servants quarters, going even to the extent of dis- missing his servant. Since April 22, he had been without a servant, Ro it followed that if the water- closet had reverted to its former insanitary condition, that was due to other people.

Mr. Wild was fined $10, an order being also made by the Court re- quiring him to restore sanitary conditions within three days.

GIRL CHANGES HER STORY.

MUI TSAI ASSAULT CASE WITHDRAWN.

In applying for the withdrawal of a charge of ill-treating a mui tsai by assaulting her, Mr. H. R. Butters who appeared before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning to pro- secute a woman of 94, Lalchikok Road, mentioned that the girl had gone back on her original story.

Mr. O. E. C. Marton, who defend- ed, complained of the action taken by the Crown and intimated that if the S.CA had gone more fully into the case at the first instance they would never have caused the defendant's arrest. He mentioned that the girl had previously fallen on some rocks, while the alleged assault had taken place two months before she had reported the occurrence. He indicated that the girl's story, being made at such a late stage should not have been accepted.

His Worship in discharging the defendant remarked that the S.CA could only go on what the girl reported to them.

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