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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1930.

ALLEGED BULLYING BY POLICEMEN.

LIGHTHOUSE LIFE.

MR. W. F. HAST ENDS 50 YEARS' ASSOCIATION.

TRIAL OF WOULD BE

·ASSASSIN......

ASSAILANT OF ITALIAN CROWN PRINCE.

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THE CMSN, CO.

FOREIGN BANKS REFUSE GODOWN WARRANTS,

•Little" · Rascals.

William: Mother, may I go and play with Johnny Jenks 7" Mother: No, Johnny has gone away with his mother. Why not go and play with little Georgie. Brown?"

Shanghai, Sept. 19. China Merchants Steam Navigation Company has just re- ceived a letter from a foreign stent- ship company complaining that cor- William: tain banks have refused to accept godown warrants issued by the Chinose shipping, company for eargo, landed on a wharf, which is mortgaged to the banks.

TWO SILANTUNG CONSTABLES CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.

Except for the time spent at

The Brussels, Sept. 26. Alleged bullying by two Shan- school, all of Mr. W. F. Kast's 56

yours have been spent under the The trial of Fernando de Roan, tung policemen figured in the com-revolving light. His retirement who attempted to assassinate the plaint of Mr. Leung Yuk-ki.

this week ends thirty years' as-Italian Crown Prince in Brussels well-known member of the Chinese

sociation with lighthouses in last year,

has opened at the community, who summoned the Hongkong waters, during which Palais de Justice. two men for assault at the Central time he served in most of the In his statement to the court, Magistracy, before Mr. Williams, local lighthouses and rose to be u De Rosa declared that he had com yesterday afternoon.

1st. Class Keeper.

nitted the crime in order to draw the attention of the democracies of Europe to the misfortunes of his country. The trial was ad- journed-Reuter

Mr. Hast comes from along line of lighthouse keepers. His father was stationed at South re-Foreland, Kent, and his father

The defendants were Lance Ser- Keant No. D261 Chin Hain-chi and P. C. D322 Liu Hsien-chang, who, through Mr. F.C.E. Rendall, turned a plea of not guilty.

For the complainant, Mr. M. K. Lo stated that the incident occur red at the junction of Hollywood Road and Queen's Road West on the afternoon of the 2nd instant.

The complainant, an ex-Director | fish const. of the Tung Wah Hospital and son

...

"Oh! I played with Georgie yesterday and he won't be well enough yet."

Evidently poor Georgic is unable Interviewed on the matter yester to infuse quite the energy into his day by a representative of The games. necessary Shanghai Times, Mr. Ll Chung-kung, safety. At any rate, not when in to personal the new Managing Director of the China Merchants and ex-Vice-Minis-the company of the vigorous [Fernando de Rose was a student tor of Communications, said: "In William. of Milan. 21 years of age. He refusing to accept our down war- William has a constitution of had arrived the same day, from rants, some of the foreign banks, to iron because he has never been a Paris. The Crown Prince had attitude which is unreasonable and prey to the childhood aliments. just alighted from a motor, Car Incompatible with that of the lender which undermine vitality. At the with a wreath and was proceeding towards the borrower."

first sign of "off colour," his He emphasized his anxiety to clear mother always nipped the develop- to place it on the tomb of the Un- Roan known Soldier, when De

any "misconception" in the minds of forced his way through the crowd with a revolver which he pointed

whom We are indebted, assumed an

the foreign bankers regarding the Company's ability to meet its obliga-

at the Crown Prince. A motor in their entirety. He pledged been without since her son was

before him. Mr. Hast was born at the Kent light in 1974 and en- tered the Trinity Home Service as a young man. Before he was ap- pointed to Hongkong he served on most of the lights round the Eng Arriving in Hongkong in 1901 of a highly respected gentleman he was gradually promoted until who is now the Chairman of the he was graded as a First Class Hospital Board, was

1919. Recently. Mr. in a pawn-

Keeper in shop of which he is an assistant last has been at Waglan.

At Waglan and Gap Rock, Mr. manager, when a commotion

Hast has witnessed the full fury curred in the street outside. On looking out he saw a crowd collect-of some of the typhoons that have ed around a car in which his father struck Hongkong and has had a short time before arrived at Memories of his efforts to keep the shop and which was then being the light burning throughout the WEDDING AT ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL. taken to a spot where it was usual tempest, He has not found the life foo monotonous. "Round ly parked in Hollywood Road.

Hongkong at any rate there plenty to do to keep the mind oc- cupied," is his comment.

00-

vivid

is

cycle policeman struck down his

arni and the bullet road.]

struck

MR. P. H. LLOYD MÄRRIES. MISS MAITIE O'MAY.

the

are

ing ailment in the bud with Baby's Own Tablets, which she has never himself to be fully responsible for born. Baby's Own Tablets all outstanding loans of the Company, specialty prepared to All the need and declared that he would leave no

reliable health regulator stone unturned to meet them at the for a earliest possible, date.

solely for the use of babies and Expects Government Funds. young children.

These pleasant-tasting little Questioned regarding the National Government's loan to the China Mer-tablets quickly correct stomach chants, Mr. Li, who spoke in Chinese, troubles and constipation. check aid that he was expecting an ap diarrhoea, expel worms, allay propriation of $2,000,000 at an early fever, colds and group.

Kept date, and was confident that the Com-handy and administered promptly pany would receive from the

Govern

It appeared that some question was raised by a Shantung const- able on point duty there, and two other Shantung policemen, the de-

nient more than $5,000,000. He ex they have prevented the develop. fendants in the case, who were in

At the St. John's Cathedral plained that the $2,000,000 would only ment of serious illness in many plain clothes and were passing by THE MACAO SERVICE. yesterday afternoon, the Rev. . V. suflee to meet the immediate debts children. For teething they are

of the Company, and that some of the were pressed into service by the

Koop officiating, the wedding was ambitious plans conceived by the late invaluable, casing the pains and man on point duty. The commo-

celebrated between Mr. Percy HMr. C. F. Chau would materialize at thua Inducing sound, natural tion was such that Mr, Leung was TUNG ON AND SAI ON. NOT Lloyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rhys such time as the Company was on, asleep. Obtainable from chemists constrained to enquire into the TO SAIL ON SUNDAYS. Lloyd of Ebbw Vale, Monmouth sound financial footing again..

everywhere. matter, Quite naturally he walkeil

shire, fof Messrs. Andersen,

Mr. Li agreed that no definite sum up to the two men in plain clothes.

and Now that the Venezia has resumed | Meyer

Co.. Shanghai) had yet been fixed by the Government not knowing then of course, that her daily run to scau, the owners and Miss Maitie O'May, only and pointed out that the foreign banks they were policemen, and enquir- of the Sai On and Tung On hare daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William need have no cause for anxiety re- ed who they were and what matter announced, that these two steamers O'Mins of the same town. Miss garding their loans to the company.

will eeare running to the Portuguese concerning his car it was that was colony as from Sunday, September/O'May arrived in the Celony on the] He pointed out that whatever the

engaging their attention. It was alleged that D261 then struck Mr. Leung in the face, this being fol- Awed swiftly by another blow in the chest which, Mr. Leung in the condition to which he was reduced by the first blow, could not say was struck by any of the two, but which a European Sergeant of Police (who would be called in due course to give evidence), would say that he was struck by D322, the other defendant.

A Grave Case,

|

LED

P. and O. ss. Khyber.

SMALL GIRL KILLED IN EXPLOSION.

It will be recalled that the Sai, On The bride carried a bouquet of and the Tung On were placed on white ginger lilies and maiden this run to compete, it is said, with hair fern, Mrs. W. F. Cary being thes. Sui Tai on Sundays follow.her matron of honour. Mr. James ing the resignation of Mr. Woo Hay, Smith gave the bride away, the

from Lung

the position of "farmer" best man being Mr. W. Smith. to the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company, a position he ford's restaurant the couple left for After a reception at Lane Craw had occupied for several years,

and The Sal On sailed as usual for their honeymoon to Magno Macao last Sunday morning together Canton.

the Sui Tai, and as with the Venezia resumed her run on the same morning, n fewer than three vessels sailed for and returned day. Ac- Mr. Leung fell to the ground from that port on that

cording to

the old arrangements, after receiving the second blowe Tung On is due to

leave for Ilis spectacles were knocked off Macao at 9 nm. on Sunday, but i

-it and were not recovered. He pro-is understood that she will not do so, teeded to the Government Civil) The Tung On and the Sai On will

a daily service Hospital where his inturies were now maintain

Canton only, and one will lie idle attended to by Dr. G. II. Thomas.

here over the week-end instead of Commenting on the gravity of sailing for Macao. the case, Mr. Lo said, that police- men were expected always to up-1 hold public peace and good order, by not only carrying out their usual duties but also by setting a good example by their own con- duct for other people to follow. If, as in this case, it was shown that instead of preventing people from being bullied, they wern Formerly managing partner of bullies themselves, it was a grave the Shun Shing Bank, No. 47, matter and the offenders should. Bonham Strand East, Ip Li-kong,

►

À HONGKONG WILL.

ADMINISTRATION OF BANK MANAGER'S ESTATE.

to

FATAL FIRE BREAKS OUT IN MONGKOK.

A

Company might get from the Govern ment at present would not be spent wards the reorganization of the Company, as it would not suffice for the purpose.

former

сап be

Continuing, he said: "Once the Company has regained part of its

prosperity, funds of some of the schemes of the Inte appropriated for the carrying out

of

Eux ship lines from Shanghai to

Mr. Chao, including the inauguration

I will do my

to carry utmost the point of materialization, the plans conceived by Mr. Chao, but at the outset I must devole my

out

to

energies to inland navigo The

to is attend to thing I must coustal navigation, and the inaugura- tion of a steamship line between Shanghai and the Malayan Island ports. The plans of Mr. Chao can be carried to successful completion if the

Question of Loans.

Hay

A minor explosion of powdercessary funds are available" used in the manufacturing of fire

Reverting to the loans of the Com- crackers occurred at No. 604, Re- clamation Street, second floor, pзny from foreign banks, the speaker Mongkok, yesterday afternoon at said: "I hope that some recent mis- conceptions entertained by the foreign about five o'clock. It caused

bankers will be cleared, when I fire to break out which badly dam that, as head of the China Merchants, aged part of the verandah and the I hold myself responsible for all its rest of the premises, A Chinese outstanding loans. There is absolute girl of six was badly burnt neces- ly no need for apprehension on the the part of anyone that these obligations sitating her admittance to Kowloon Hospital where she passed of the Company will not be fulfilled. away at eight o'clock last night. The fire was extinguished without alias Ip Li, alias Ip Tsing (or difficulty on the prompt arrival of Ching)-kin, elias In Yuen-kee, two fire engines. It is understood alias Ip Yuen-ying, late of No. 46, that one or two inmates, makers of Lance Sergeant Pennell stated Caine Road, who died on April 4, fire crackers, were wrapping some that re was patrolling Queen's this year, left local estate which fire works when owing to the heat Road West, at about 5.10 on the has been valued at $258,500. an explosion occurred. afternoon of the 2nd instant, Probate has been granted to his when his attention was drawn to only son, Ip Tai-tsiu, who is the a crowd which was gathering executor appointed in the will. around a car at the junction of In his will, testator directs that Hollywood Road. He pushed his two sums of $8,000 shall be paid way through and before reaching to the widow, Leung Shi and the car saw a Chinese in European second concubine, Chan Shi, with clothes being struck below the instructions to the executor to DEPRESSED CLASSES AFFIRM plans to carry out, Mr. Li said: "I chin by one of the defendants, D322. He took the parties to the Station,

be justly punished if the prestige and good name of the Force was to be maintained.

maintain them during their life- time. All the rest of the estate is left to the executor.

THE SITUATION, IN INDIA.

LOYALTY TO BRITAIN.

"It was recently rumoured that some foreign bankers have caused in- convenience to the Company on the assumption that the Company will not be able to repay its loans. All such assumptions, I eny, are entirely un- founded,,

"I shall always strive to do my ut meet to meet all outstanding debis of the Company, I am even now con- teniplating the formation of a Con- sultative Committee to investigate all netual'ouletanding Ibans of the Com- pany and then to draw up plans re- garding their settlement at the ear Best possible date."

Asked if he had any immediate

have a general plan for the reorgani- zation of the Company. The regula Allahabad, Sept. 25. tions governing, the reorganisation of Mr. Leung Yuk-ki gave evidence

In the presence of thousands of the China Merchants have already been, promulgated by the Government. bearing out his solicitor's opening

spectators the Union Jack was statement. He stated he did not small boy being knocked down by hoisted on the Town Hall at The necessary commissioners will interfere at the beginning, but the car when backing up the slope Najebad, United Provinces, by soon be nominated to take charge of their duties. When that is done, we en the noise intensifying he sub- of Hollywood Road. His father's the Reform League Volunteer can discuss the fundamental problems sequently went out of the shop to car was parked there almost every Corps, formed recently to suppress of the Company. Its execution will investigate. On enquiring from day. Witness took it that authority picketing and to help the Govers- then be left to me as General Manager the defendants, one of what was for parking at the spot as grant- ment to quell the Congress and of the Company. I am at present holding a note-book in his hands, ed so long as no objection was the civil disobedience movement. only going to draw up a plan for the he was

told "not to interfere." raised by the Police. He denied At a conference at Elmora, the business department, financial affaire The assault followed upon those having approached the defendants Industrial workers belonging to of the Company and matters pertain

in an arrogant manner.

the "depressed classes," passed a ing to the Company's development. I Cross-examined by Mr. Rendall, The case was adjourned until resolution affirming their loyalty which may arise at the moment"

am ready to cope with any situation

witness said he did not see any Tuesday afternoon.

to the British Raj and condemning Shanghai Times. 'ervil disobedience. Reuter.

words.

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