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PIGEON OWNER'S BIG LOSS.

PRIZE BIRDS STOLEN AT KOWLOON TONG.

SUICIDE ATTEMPT

EPIDEMIC.

MAN LOSES COURAGE & SWIMS BACK TO SHORE.

WOMEN DISCHARGED. THREE LOCAL CASES.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1930.

LONDON NAVAL TREATY.

JAPAN'S RATIFICATION

EXPECTED.

Tokyo, Sept. 17. It is authoritatively stated that

Treaty has dwindled to such an extent that the Plenary Session of the Privy Council, which is sche- deled to take place on October I is expected to recommend the Emperor's ratification without qualifications of any kind.

Opposition to the London Naval

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FATAL MEALS OF MUSHROOMS.

YACHT TRAGEDY INQUEST.

SCIENTIST ON FEATURES OF POISONOUS FUNGI.

LIFEBOAT WAS CALLED TOO LATE.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

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UNMANNED TOWER.

Remanded from yesterday, the There has been an epidemic of

At the invitation of the Coroner, If the watch house had been oc- саво in which Sub-Inspector attempted suicides during the past

the secretary of the Botanical Con-cupied the lifeboat would have Elaton charged two women with few days, and, according to the

ference sitting last month at Cam- had a better chance of saving the the larceny of 20 pigeons, the pro- morning reports issued from Po

bridge attended an inquest on people on the yacht?—Yes. perty of Mr. A. A. Xavier of lice Headquarters, three persons

George Rolfe, aged 39, a Cambridge And it was owing to lack of Kowloon Tong, came up before chose three different methods of ter-

The Council's censure

of the fishmonger, who died in Adden- duty on someone's part that the Mr. Whyte Smith this morning. minating their lives, but none was Cabinet is now expected to be con-eating what he thought

brooke's Hospital as a result of watch house was not occupied?- Sub-Inspector Elston said that successful. One of the victims who fined to an examination of the

were Yes. on the night of September 15, jumped into the harbour lost his Committee's report to the full "mushrooms."

This dialogue between the twenty pigeons were stolen from courage and swam back to share. Council.

The secretary, Mr. F. T. Brooks, coroner at Polruan, Cornwall, and 'the complainant's garden. They A young Chinese named Lo Ho-

of Emmanuel College, University a coast-guard witness provided were not the ordinary pigeons but kaa, residing at 53, Caine Road, * High official quarters are con-Lecturer in Botany, used various one of several dramatic periods at were a special kind. The police, was stated to have been taken to fident that the Session on Octaber specimens of fungi in giving bis the inquest on two of the six, ou information received, went to the Government Civil Hospital suf-1 will bring to an end a long evidence. He said it was difficult victims of the recent yacht a but in Kit Shek Mee village and fering from the effects of poison-drawn out controversy on the to explain the difference between disaster-Commodore H. K. King. there saw the 'two defendants, ing, the nature of which was not

Treaty.

edible and non-edible füngi, but M.P., and Commander Sidney The second defendant was burn-ascertained. It was mentioned that It is learned on good authority the chief characteristics of the Searic. Ing the feathers of the pigeons the man's condition was serious. that the Privy Council's Examina-edible sort, known as mushrooms, A vertet of accidental death by and the first defendant

Mak Ngai, a hawker, living on tion Committee, in its 12th session, were that the tops or caps were drowning was returned, with this hidden behind the door cooking the second floor of 6, Wing Lee decided to recommend that the white when young and slightly rider. the birds, The feathers corres- Street, informed the police author Council approve the London brown when older.

"The jury considers that on this ponded to the feathers of the ities that his wife jumped into the Treaty, but that in advising the Referring to the evidence of the particular evening there was a special pigeons belonging to the street from the kitchen window and Emperor to ratify it add a resolu- widow that the "mushrooms" had laxity in the placing of the wat complainant.

received injuries to her head and tion warning or censuring the a yellow-greenish top, Mr. Brooks ches. Without doubt there should legs. She was removed to the Gov- Cabinet

said that there was no edible have been a watch set earlier in ernment. Civil Hospital, but her

mushroom with the slightest trace the evening at Lantivet and also of yellow-green tinge.

a constant watch should be kept there should be a series of plates

was broken up on the hill at Polruan.”

the Cabinet's disregard of the

these were slightly pink, печет

and of its yielding on points black. Another point to note was navy General Staff's opposition pure white, and as it got older it got darker, until it was a purplish Pier. The allegedly vital to the Empira's that there was nothing round the

as defence.

base of, the stem where the mush-

kind of cup that was sometimes on room came out of the ground.

In poisonous fungi there was a the surface of the ground and sometimes just underneath it. Unless a characteristics he had described it "mushroom" had the

was most dangerous to eat.

Mr. Xavier said that he had altogether about 24 of the birda.

On the morning of September 15, condition was not regarded as be-ia left till the Committee's next. If a mushroom

The drafting of the resolution he was informed that about 21 ofing serious.

session. It is expected that it ther had been stolen. He noticed The last minute failure of his will censure the methods of

that the doors of the cages had courage to carry out his original negotiating the Pact, especially or firs. In the young mushroom

been pulled out of their hinges, When shown the feathers in court and placed some distance away. by Sub-Inspector Elston, witness Identified them, but he could not swear to the legs produced being those of his pigeons.

On the morning of September 16, he said, the police showed him the remains of a number of pigeons and after examining their heads he had identified them. His pigeons were worth $10 a pair, and, altogether the number of stolen birds were worth about $100. There were other people in Kowloon Tong, who reared the same kind of pigeons, but they were very few.

Defendants' Version.

The first defendant said that she had bought two pigeons from a man who came into the village hawking pigeons. She had paid 20 cents for them.

To-day's decision, it is 2-

intentions was the means of pre- suicida when he jumped into the venting a Chinese from committing harbour near Blake man, Li Chung-li, described having no fixed abode and a native bour from the Prayn wall but as way for an early ratification. The of Kwangsi jumped into the har-thoritatively believed, paves the soon as he entered the water he Privy Council's plenary session to suddenly changed his mind and be held about the 22nd inst. is ex swam ashore again, abandoningpected to adopt the Committee's his attempt to end his life. He was recommendations. Moreover, the taken to the Government Hospital by the polce.

Civil projected censure is not likely to harm the Government's stability. -Reuter.

HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.

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Luton Bristol R. Swindon Thames.. The second defendant gave a similar excuse.

With regard to Norwich

Clapton 0. the burning of the feathers she Newport said she did not know that it was not right to burn feathers.

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH),'

Crewe Wrexham

Mr. Whyte Smith remarked that it would make a very nasty smell if feathers were burnt.

Sub-Inspector Elston said that

• he had found only two pairs of legs in the cooking pan, but he could Lincoln produce the complainant's "boy" Hull who would say that there were at

Wrexham least the remains of ten pigeons in Chesterfield the pain,

Wigan The "boy," however, In his exl- Accrington dence, sald that the remains in the Rochdale Stockport pan were of only two birds. There Tranmere were no other pieces of cooked Halifax pigeon anywhere in the hut.

Mr. Whyte Smith said that be

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deciding that the pigeons were the Carlisle complainant's, but supposing a man Southport bad stolen the pigeons and begun hawking them people buying them Doncaster would not necessarily know that Darlington they were stolen property. To say New Brighton definitely that the two defendants | Hartlepools had bought the pigeons knowing Nelson

them to be stolen property was go Ing too far. It was very hard on the complainant, who had given his evidence very well and had, said quité frankly that he could not ewear to the legs being those of his own pigeons, but he (Mr. Whyte Smith) had to discharge the defen- dants.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Vehicular Ferry.

[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]

Sir, I shall thank you to allow me to make use of your valuable columns in expressing my views

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REMINISCENCES OF THE BOXING RING. ·

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FORMER MANAGING DIRECT

1 Irene Hilda Harvey, of Clarence-

"Most Poisonous.”

neath surface.

"Q's" Criticism.

Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch ("Q"

was wrecked, was asked by the the famous novelist), who lives at Fowey, near where the Islander coroner what he thought about the present system of coast watching!

plied Sir Arthur, "and consequent- and patrolling.

"I think it is insufficient," re- ly it must be comparatively in- efficient." He added that from the watch house at Lantivet Bay a clear view of the scene of the tragedy could be obtained. If anyone had been on duty there, signals of distress from the yacht would have been seen.

Witness Warned.

He identified the poisonous fungi described by Mr. Rolfe as the most

Mr. Ralph Rosevoare, a farmer, FROM £3,000 A YEAR TO poisonous in existence. It would said, "When I got down on the

£5 A WEEK.

be most unlikely to find both sorts rocks near where the yacht struck growing in the same place, the I could hear men on the ship con- usual place for edible mushrooms tinuously shouting 'Help, help!" being pasture or meadow land, I could see one man moving about hardly ever under or near trees the deck. Four others seemed to OR OF CAFE ROYAL.

unless specially cultivated there. be in the cockpit, while n sixth

Mr. Brooks added that in France man was lying flat on the deck.” Daniel Louis George Nicol Piga-special warning notices were issued

The Coroner: How much time che, formerly managing direct-against the particular fungi that would have been saved if the dis- or of the Cafe Royal, Regent had caused the death of Mr. Rolfe. tress flares had been seen from street, W., was summoped at the The notices gave diagrams so that the watch-house in Eantivet Bay?| Marylebone Police Court recently it should be the more easily identi:-Fifty minutes. in regard to the two children of ¡ fled.

Both Mr. Roseveare and the Replying to Dr. James McNeill, coxswain of the Fowey lifeboat 2 gardens, Regent's Park, N.W. of Addenbrooke's Hospital, Mr. said that if the lifeboat had ar- Miss Harvey said that she lived Brooks said that unless a person rived 15 minutes earlies it would with the defendant as his wife had a direct antipathy to edible have saved, the yacht, until November, 1929. He told mushrooms there was no danger of her he was going to divorce his poisoning unless they were in an wife and marry her. She believed overripe condition, when they were

James Smith, of Looe coast- that his salary from the Cafe practically black on the under-guard station, who is district off Royal was about £5,000 a year, 'in

cer of the Board of Trade, said he Returning a verdict of death by addition to which he told her he misadventure through eating pol tower at Polruan to be manned at gave instructions for the watch had a private income of $3,000 asonous fungi the Coroner said that 7 pm and the one at Lantivet at

he hoped Mr. Brooks's remarks 10 p.m. After he left the Cafe Royal

When William Ross of Fowey they went to Paris, where he said would be useful to the public.

The fungi which caused Mr. coastguard station, was called, the he had £1,000 which nobody else Rolfe's death were picked during a coroner warned him that he need knew about.

plenic, and some were given to his not give evidence. Mr. Woolf, solicitor (cross-mother. However, she was warn-might be construed examining)-Do you know that ed against them, it is stated, while negligence. the defendant was made bankrupt? she was preparing them for cook Yes, I knew that and I was help-ing. She did not think of warning ing him out.

her son, because she believed that The defendant, who stated that all the "mushrooms" that were his salary was formerly £3,000 a picked had been given to her. It year, said that he was made was also stated that the fungi bankrupt at the end of 1929 and were picked near the same apot a at that time he had, no assets or those which caused the death of earnings-not a penny. Now he three Norfolk Girl Guides. was earning £5. a week and re- ceiving £1 a day expenses. A separation order for £500 a year was made against him, but he was not paying under it as he had

contributing to his sons' school- money. He was, however,

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ing Goddard looked a sorry specta cle. Pride had indeed had its fall. Even Joe Beckett grasped the situation. Bang! bang! and God- dard wobbled like a wattle. I need only add that Frank was

game enough to take it. Beckett hit him and £3 113. costs. to the floor, and the big boy sank liko a hero. Even when he was being counted out in the second round Goddard made a valiant ef fort to pull himself together. But the count beat him, Beckett be- came champion, so that all re- cognised his status; yet men haven't

The Magistrate made an order on the defendant to pay 135. a week for each of the two children,

SHAMROCK AGAIN DEFEATED.

(Continued from Paje 1.) and the cable reporting the event, dated July 15, reads:"

as to the construction of the pro-yet ceased to laugh at the demigod IV, posed Vehicular Ferry...

Goddard who swaggered for a short period across the fistic footlights.

LATEST PING PONG RESULTS.

"Resolute's Mishap

HUNT THE RING COMEDY.

VANISHED IN THE

POLICE COURT.

A diamond ring that apparently disappeared caused an exciting ten minutes in Old-street Police Court.

Statements

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criminal

that when visibility got below a Ross gave evidence, and stated certain point it was his duty to warn Smith. He would have manned the Lantivet watch-house earlier had it not been for the in- structions from his superior off- cer that it should be manned ten o'clock.

At

THE LEAGUE COUNCIL.

CHINA FAILS TO SECURE DESIRED SEAT.

Geneva, Sept. 17.

for Guatemala was 11 and for Norway 38. For the Irish Free State it was 36. Portugal waj unsuccessful with 30 votes:- Reuter,

Mr. Kellogg

In the Assembly of the League of Nations China failed to secure the two thirds majority necessary The ring was alleged to have for her election to a non-perman- been stolen by Mrs. Lily Florence ent seat on the Council. Forty- McDowell, a domestic servant, eight voted, twenty-seven of whom

voted for China.. from the bedroom of her mistress, Mrs. Dorothy Chamberlain, of Irish Free State were elected non- Guatemala, Norway, and the

Roman-rdad, Bow.

permanent members of the Coun- that she was a thief, declaring

Mrs. McDowell strenously denied eil for three years. The voting that the ring was given to her I am" of the opinion that the Government should invite private

12 years ago by, her husband, who enterprise to relieve itself of the

had since died. costly outlay of this project. I am

was equally Mrs. Chamberlain "In the America's Cup race, the told that private enterprise has al-

defender Resolute turned

the the positive that the ring was "ready placed before the Govern-

outer mark five minutes ahead of engagement ring presented to her ment a complete scheme which will

the Shamrock IV when she met 11 years ago, provide all that is needed and which

with an accident to her rigging

The magistrate ordered a will cost "the Government nothing.

and withdrew. The Shamrockmand in order that the police If this is so, the Government will

continued and completed the might makes further inquiries and be relieved of having to bear a

course within the time-limit, and Mrs. McDowell left the court further burden in the form of a The first round matches of the was awarded the race,"

Then somebody asked: "Where three million dollars loan to carry Ladies' Ping Pong Championship saw The Cup was, however, retain-is the ring?" out the construction of this Mrs. K. Gonzalez of the Filipino Clubed by the Americans, who made The trinket had disappeared and Vehicular Ferry scheme.

winning her tie against Miss Lui up for this defeat by winning the no one could remember who Another point is that the project, while the other represen-necessary quota out of the remain-handled it last

of the Kowloon club went downing races.

ring when she left. It was all The magistrate searched among to no purpose." will take three years to complete in her match by three clear sets.

the papers

on his desk. The

The next case had been in pro- clerk, the inspector on duty and greas some time when the usher Taen-lan beat Mrs. C. Atienza 3-0, of the Shamrock and Enterprisements on their table and peered

The comparative measurements the usher also searched their sprang to his feet with a half Mrs. Gonzalez bent Miss Lui Chul- follow:

desks. Solicitors turned docu smothered exclaimation.

Miss. Ko Lat-ngor beat Miss

Shamrock Enterprise into inkwella.. The assistant 3.2.

gaoler had a look around the dock.

..

If the construction is carried out

by the Government, whereas, I am informed, private enterprise could. complete same in about one year. Will not the Government reconsider

OPENING MATCHES IN THE LADIES' EVENT.

The full results were as follow: Міля Yeung Wal-bun beat Miss. Lo Kit-hing three sets to one: Miss Wong

Overall Waterline

Yachts Compared

the advisability of inviting private Wing Senior League the results Forward overhang wan 3-2, Miss enterprise to take over the con- In" the atruction of this Vehicular Ferry? were as follow: Hip Wah A. A. beat

Yours, etc.,

Eastern A.A. by 26 games to nine; DAVID LOWE,

Saiwan College beat Hip Keung A.A 21-14: South China beat Hip Wab Hongkong, Sept. 11th, 1920..

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Judge. 18 Geneva, Sept. 17.† The Assembly," by a vote of 80 out of 47 has elected Mr. Frank B. Kellogg to succeed Mr. Charles Evans Hughes as Judge of the Per- manent Court of International Justice-Router.

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