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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1931.

CHOPPER ATTACK

SEQUEL.

.

ALLEGED. PIRACY

ATTEMPT.

SPANISH CLOUDS

AMUSEMENTS,

DISPERSE.

MARKET STALL-HOLDERS SENTENCED.

LEGAL SUBMISSIONS IN PEDRO BLANCO CASE.

CROWDS ACCLAIM KING AND

NEW PREMIER.

AT THE

STREET INCIDENT.

ESSENTIAL FEATURE. [CABINET TAKE OATH.

Accused

Convicted on a charge of having Submissions that the indictment

Madrid, Feb. 18. assaulted Ip Shui, an electrician, was illegal and that there Was with choppers at the Kun Chung nothing to bring the

Spain's political storm appeara Market.

Milstera two fish-stall masters, within the jurisdiction of the to be over. The new Pung Yu and Lai Man-on were Court, were

took the oath of office to-day, and made by Mr. Hin-King Alfons and Admiral Aznar sentenced to three

months' im-shiny Lo at the Criminal Sessions were acclaimed by a large crowd prisonment euch by Mr. Thuiters, this morning, before the Acting

towards

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The leading officials in the Ministry, which includes four In- dependents, two Liberals, one Con- servative and one Democrat, are ns follows:

Premier. Admiral Azuar. Foreign Minister,

manones. Minister for

Berenguer.

Count Ro-

the Army, Gen.

Minister for the Navy, Ad-

miral Rivera. Minister for Labour, the Duke

of Maura. ....Reuter,

Accused men are Chung Tam- wont. Leung Yan, Lau Kwon, Tsang Song, Trung Hing, Ling. You Hing. Wong San, Wong Tim. Li Shades, Lai Sal and Teang Kim, There are three counts against them, the Rest being that on January 4, 1931, open the high sens off Pedro Blanco, they pirati, call and feloniously 11: cargo junk N. 206 (Hongkong licences putting the master and grow in bodily fear. The second

recognized, that King ement alleges that they set upon Alfonso, with The

forty-five parties and attached the junk, putting the

vaker to govern, has skilfully master, Chung Masyat, in bodily handled the situation from kis own frar, with intent to take away the standpoint and the failure of the sak, her tackle, and cargo fromaged Sr. Guerra to form a revolu The owner, and stead The vessel.

tionary government has streng- The third round alleges attempted honed his hand.

at the Kovelongs Magistracy this Chier Justice (Mr. Justice Woot) they motored to the War Mini- to administer the oath to nurning.

In defending 12 Chinese who are try The complainant asserted that alleged to have piratically attack General Berenguer, who is viag when he wan walkingz with al British licensed junk ir Friend hear the Kun Chứng martPetro Blanco on January 4, this ket at about mon yesterday the year. The arguient <[ this second defendant rusheel Dapatut was dealt with first and the towards him with two choppers in Jurors were dismissed until 2.15 his hands. He handed the chope this afternoon.

and pes to the first defendient

uother man, who had come up, and these two men then chased witness Woozije Street. He received a blow on his back with chopper which eat through bis jarket and fadicted a wound on his back. His Feferand bolted Into Jordan Road and sounded a polies whistle.

After striking him, the men gave up the chaNN Witness find some time previously gambled with the end defendant and hoped hun aquarrel with barren. second defendant dhi ant take part in the chass

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closed

be had quarrelled with a toki at the de fendants and bal vecerval 1fte blon From him in the compo of a light He also denied that the first defen dan bad sedne to paùily Thean.

Pang Shun.

mplainant's | Tryond, and haw the sound defendant haml v The two chop. 13- to the first defendant and another man, and he also save these wn chase the complainant, Barber in th day, the second defendant had quarrelled with the

crumplainant in a rambling house.

piracy

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not

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Somerset turned from Pilers, while a Hin-Shing visit

madameted to Mr CB. L. Gria, Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, is defending.

Mr. Las said he wished to speak

before accused pleaded.

Quashing of Cuse Asked.

His Lordship: Are you going? bo move that the indiefnient should

who has just 10 London. From her

to her mother. Pritress Beatrice, was given a stirring re

tion at the railway station, Their Majesties later appeared. on the balcony and were again given 25 rousing ovation.-- Kruter,

READING'S WIN AT BRADFORD,

Continued from Pagr L

Serond Division.

The first defendant said he was in his stall when he saw one of his jokis rush into the market, chased | be quashed? Yes.

the complainant net some

Are you going to move that the others. flis foki picked up the tyn whole of the indictment should be choppers and then rushed out quazhet, or only certain parts? again, Witness himself followed) i am going to move that the whole (in order to stop his foki from of the indictment be quasheil,

triking his pursters, He denied All three counts? Yes, but jtaking up a chopper himself, more especially the third count,

The second defendant said that. that

tempt to commit with the same Toki, he lead gambled | piracy)

Everton .. Mr. Lo said he would argne that Tottenham I with the complainant at a gaming

house that morning. A quarrel the indictment was illegal and that West Brow. arose and bis foli was assaulted by lure was nothing which could Wolves the complainant and some others, ring it within the jurisdiction of Bradford tai Port Val His fok then rushed to the market, Be Court. He would submit that

Burnley chased by the complainnet and

the three counts were wholly un- some

Southampton anal fother men, and, after picking up precedenteil

unwarranted.

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ed fighting with his pursuers, Witor by Statute. There were Oldham

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Tam Ng, a foki of the defendants said he saw one of the fokis of the stall rush into the market and pick up a chopper and then rush out again. He did not follow, but (the first defendant did. He did not know what went on outside the market, but he learned later that there was a light.

Mr. Butters evicted the two defendants and imposed the sen- tence mentioned.

CRACKER-FIRING DANGERS.

FURTHER BATCH OF OFFENDERS FINED.

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Partick charged with loitering with inleht, Hearts auter no ordinance erald a ship Bamilton Tal si reputed pirates be charged | Dundee. with loitering on the high seas. Airdrie

To support the indictment the Aberdeen Crown would have to prove that St. Mirren the victimised vessel hul bean Cowdenbeath either taken away, or scuttled, or Kilmarnock.. 27 11

Morton That there had been un net rom- Clyde

28 10 Fines ranging from $5 to $25. mitte nu hoard which, had it Queen's Park 20 mare often at the higher gure, been eminitted 0731 land, would: Leith imposed at the Central Magistracy have amounted to a felony. Also Falkirk This morning, refleted the serious the Crown would have

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of the East Fife nected with the cracker-firing nul within the jurisdiction

Court, and nothing short of that would constitute the net of pirkey,

The firin ot cracker-bombs, throwing of lighted crackers into as preferred against accused.

the air or dropping them from buildings, or the ignition of crac- kers under a tin, to be hoisted up into the air by the force of the detonation —

These offences

came under notice. Heavy bail | was required at the Stations, and more often than not these sums were turned over in their entirety į as fines when the offenders sulise. quently appeared in Court,

The case is proceeding.

HELENÁ MAY INST. MUSICALE.

DELIGHTFUL PROGRAMME THIS EVENING.

delightful programme A

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421 31 25 10

SILVER LOAN EMISSARIES

Continued from Page 1)

restoring and stabilizing silver values and at the same time stimu lating intermiional trade.

It was pointed out that Senator has Pittman headed a Senate commuis

In Mr. Schofield's C'ourt thisi been arranged for the musicale atsion which gave exhaustive study morning, the penalties imposed the Helena May Institute this to the silver situation which now amounted to nearly $200, the pro-evening at 5.30 p.m. The artistes is interesting Senator King. Beruting Police Oeer in these will be Mr. Snowden Jonas However, Senator, King would cases generally pointing out the (soprane). Mrs. Partallion foot make his proposed commission growded condition the thorough.

Mr. H. G. Annisa (tenor), purely congressional. He woufl

FATAL AIR CRASH,

fares where such offences took Mr. Maurice Barton (baritone), have it composed of economists, place, and the dangers to life and and Mrs. Shand, L.R.A.M. (Rolo bankers and traders appointed by limb in the event of the explosives plano), with Mr. Frederick Mason, the President. hitting pedestrians or motor drivera | A.R.GO., LAT.C.I., as accompanist. The report of the Plitmun.cont-

The programme is: Quartet, Sir Eglamore,

|mittee was subjected to attack In Balfour Gardner || some-quarters to-day. It was con- Duct: (a) Full Fathom Five, Dunhill tended, that to use silver dollara (b) Joha, come kiss me now, now on deposit in the United Old English Folk Song States Treasury for a silver com- Contralto Sulo, Who in Sylvia? -

Schubert modity loan to China would be Tenor Solo, O Mistress mine,

equivalent to the dumping of silver Quilter and that it would only, serve to depress the value of the white Bach metal still further.

Thiman

·JAPANESE MACHINE AFIRE

IN MID-AIR..

Tokyo, Feb. 18.

Two officer-pilots and one petty offloer were hurned to donth when

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Piano Solo, Prelude and Fugus in C,

* plane belonging to the Yokosuka Duet, in the term of a Canon:

Nava! burst into flames in mid-air and

Reactions from China to Senator Aviation alation suddenly Baritone Solo, Wood Magic,

To Daffodlis.

Pittman's proposals are awaited Soprano Solo, Twilight Fancles,

Martin Shaw here, although for many woeks thorn has been considerable and Dellus widespread discussion of the plan Piano Solo, Scherzo, Op. 31., Chopin in advance of Ita, formal submis Quartet: Flora's Holiday!

slon to Congress.-United Press.

crashed through the top of the Fujioda Agricultural School in the Shizuoka Prefecture.

Both the machine and the school hali were reduced to ashon.—Reuter,

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