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ROBBERS CONFESS

CRIME.

TWO MEN GET TERMS OF THREE YEARS.

SHARP-EYED FOKIS.

who

CORRESPONDENCE.

A Resented Remark

[To The Editor of Hongkong

Telegraph.]

THE HONGKONG

YOUTHFUL RED SENT TO GUILLOTINE.

(Continued from Page L.)

at Xien Mat, in Siam, is no gamin but a person who reasons."

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TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1991.

POLICE RESERVE.

ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.

Police Reserve Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., Inspector General of Police, state:

General.

regular

Sir, I would like to protest,

He concluded, in making for the through the medium of your ex-death sentence: "It is necessary

Revolver Practice-The cellent paper, against the unjust that when a crime is committed

of disturbing weekly revolver practice will take Sharp-eyed fokia of a building and highly impertinent remark with the object

the Howen Road Revolver sub-contractor,

searched which Mr. Hamilton, the Kowloon public order, that the penalty be place at

examplary one, Your Range on Wednesday, May 20th. ht round the vicinity of Lady Magistrate, made on May 13th an

thoughts should be turned

17.00 hours. It will be open to mem- Clement's Ride after their maa- against the Chinese Army.

towards the woman widowed by bers of the Indian Company, Hong- tor had been robbed, noticed a part of the hillside which appear-guided young Chinese, for using a mother, also,

The police were charging a mis- the net of this assassin, of the kong Police Reservo. ed to have been walked over by usive language to girls and for France." someone. Following this trail threatening to assault

an elderly

Denih Sentence. they loented two men hidden on Chinese. On registering a convic the hillside, on whom was found tlon, hle Worship, according to your Maitre Masse, for the accused, some of the stolen money. They report, auid the defendant must be picaded his tender years. were Lam Shing and Lam Yuk,

and a very brave, man and should join stressed the possibility of his hav-and of the Flying Squid who have not who were arrested, and were, nt

one of the Chinese armies Coning been influenced by other and the Criminal Sessions this morn-anyone interpret this remark for ing, sentenced to three yearn' im anything but what it is, namely a

more mature Communists. prisonment with hard labour, after discreditable observation nubefit- confessing to the crime.

Ling Magistrate?--- Yours, etc.,

DISGUSTED.

Prisoners were charged with robbing Chau Chol of an automa- tic pistol, len rounds of ammuni- tion and $810 In money, at Lady Clement's Ride on March 20, this year,

"Portugal: Innd of Endless Dinrest."

The President then addressed the accused: Have you any regrets for what you have done?

Accused: I have done my duty; I regret nothing.

After a short dellberation, the Sir,-Allow me, sir, as a Portu- guese citizen born at Lisbon, to ex-Court returned a verdict of guilty, press my surprise and deep diunattended by extenuating kust, provoked by reading

an cumstances.

cir.

After prisoners had pleaded guilty, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, for the Crown, outlined the circum- stances. He said that Chan Choi article in your issue of the 14th, The Public Prosecutor: i de- was a sub-contractor engaged on instant, under the above caption mand execution, to be carried out work in connexiou

with the due to the wits of William J.in a public spot. Aberdeen waterworks scheme. On | Makin. the day in question he obtained $1,200 from the contractor and changed part of it into small nates and subalillary coina.

He then went back towards his

Although highly shocked by the tener of such article, it is, by no menos, my intention or desire to indulge in debating the opinions of

The President (to the accused): Have you anything further to any

Accused: Nothing. Nguyen Hai was thereupon con- shed, where he and his workmening, indeed, of no importance.

its author, his personal views bedemned to be decapitated in a

public place.

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Ilved, on the hillside. After de scribing the route taken, cousne I am solely concerned in not anid that there was a small bridle allowing to pass unchallenged out path which was a short cut to his of respect for sound public opinion) matshed. Chau Choi went along such fl gratuitous attack on this path at about one o'clock and country which has been, lately, too after proceeding Rome way saw often a victim to the diatribes of five men ahead of him. The fore-literary adventurers. most man was not enrrying any- thing, but the other four carried sticks.

Benten on Head.

without emotion, and two days The youth heard the sentence later he was guillotined in the public square at Salgon,

GENERAL ESCAPES IN DISGUISE.

(Continued from Puge 1.)

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By its sarcasm and cheap josta Invishly sprinkled throughout that piece of incivility and misrepresen- hus, In fact, They allucked Chau Chol, beat lations, the writer him on the head and legs with the overstepped the limits marked to any fair-minded critical study of sticks and rolled him down the political conditions of ray country, the district as an ordinary citizen, hillside. He was carrying the pistol, with five rounds in the and has taken the definite charne-visiting magazine and five lowas once, ander of an eager and outrageous as the men tore this away from sin persion against a foreign country Counsel added he did not think whose free hospitality the writer they intended to steal it as they seems to have nevertheless, fully en-

joyed. left it behind. and the only thing that was missing in this con- nexion were five kose rounds,

The rabbers then went through his pockets and took the sum of $810 from him, after which they put a sack over his hend and tied him up with rope. They then decamped.

There are words and expressions, Sir. worst than stabs in the back. writer's pen can tie, sometimes, more ferocious and brutal than a murderous knife. Instead of taking the life of a human being, as the former, such pen, when in un- and lacerate the better and muxt

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Police Training School The weekly classes for Police Reservista at the Police Training School, Kowloon, will be held as usual on Tuesday, May 19th, at 5.30 p.m. All members of the Chinoso Company yet passed Part 2 of Training Course should attend.

Chinese Company,

Strength--The following recruits of the Chinese Company have been struck off the strength of the Com- pany na from May 13th. 1931:-Con- stables R21 Luk Pik Hing, R36 Ngan Chi On, R64 Silver Pong, RG8 Edward Ehwa Yipp, Rss Young Wing Sang. and R89 Luk Kang Cheung

Squad Drill-All recruits of the Chinese Company will attend Central Police Station for Squad Drill on Thursday, May 21st. at 5.30 under L. S. R.43 Two Chi Qn.

j.tn.

Inspection Parade—All ranks of

the Chinese Company will parade at Central Police Station on Thursday, May 1st. for a general inspection of Equipment etc. by the Company Commander. Fall in at 5.30 p.m. sharp under P./8gt. R. J. Hunt. Deesk-White Uniform Cap with White Cover; Belt (without Frog), Badge, "Pocket Policeman" and Note- Truncheon, Whistle,

Armlet ал Book to be carried. Thoke not in

possession of uniform will attend in nifti. No member may be absent from this parade without leave from the Company Commander. The Equipment Onicer will make it a point af being present.

Indian Company.

Inspection Parade.-All ranks of the Indian Company will parade at Mng 21st, for a general inspection of Palice Headquarters on Thursday, upium den after Equipment etc. by the Company Cora- unther. A remittance of $500 ander. Fail in at 5.30 p.m. sharp which he had sent for from Con-under P./Sgt. R. J. Hunt Dress ton Bually reached him, and with White Uniform. Cap with White this he was able to get passage on Cover; Belt (without Frog), Trun- a tow bout bound up river, He cheon, Whistle, Armlet and Bodge, was successful in concealing his "Pocket Policeman" and Note-Book to identity after reaching Canton, be carried. Those not in possession At the first opportunity he secured a passage on the Kwang-arade without leave from the Com- of uniform will attend in mufti. No member may be absent from

pony Commander. The Equipment OBicer will make it a point of being present. Recruits will attend.

Flying Squad.

long and came down to Hongkong.

The Milltary Outlook. Regarding the general political |

They did not seem to have dunscrupulous hands, will wound situation, it was mentioned that a

this

on

the job very thoroughly, but this intimate feelings of mankind. To conference is being convened at Squad Drill.–All recrults of the was probably because they knew built a nest of exaggerations and Canton attended by General Chan Flying Squad will attend at Central Chan Chol's workmen

Chai-tong and the Kwangsi Police Station for Squad Drill were only inaginary hazardous happenings. a short istuneen away and some around one or two facts is, indeed, " leaders. The

opinion

was Thursday, May 21st, under L. S. R.333 one might come adung at my

a work of petty literary value, expressed by Mr. En Yan-fo, A. W. Mooney. moment. Although dazed. Chan Any

crition writing, jeeringly political officer attached to the

The weekly instructional patrol of Poner Preservation Corps, that Chol did not, lose consciousness built on such lines, will surely General Chan could not hold out the Kowloon Section will take place on and did not have much diffleulty show in a very bad light against

without Nunking in freeing himself.

Tuesday, May 10th. Fall in at Teim- While sitting country of the world.

the

Iso-tsui Fire Brigade Station at 5.30 down and recovering his com

assistance of the Ironsides and

p.m. sharp. Dress-Khaki Uniform, posure a woman came along. He

Kwangsi troops. The five Divi-

and Cap with Khaki Cover. sent her to his matshed as a

sions which were General Chan's result of which his fokis came along. As a result of the search carried out prisoners were arrest

eel.

Special Duty.-Members who are

Therefore, I de emphatically repudiate and repeal with all the pride that informs my heing. the own troops have now been recall detailed for special duty at the Races spurious and pasquinading proseed to Cunton. Of these, the 59th ¦ will parade at Central Police Station to which I have been referring, and 63rd offer a strong proposion Saturday, and Monday, May 23rd. with profound displeasuretion by virture of their efficiency, and 25th, at 19.00 hours respectively. Yours, etc.,

Dress-Khaki Uniform, and Khaki Against the military alliance Helmet. presented, by, all these anti-Nan- There will be no instructional patro) | king elements, there now remains for the Hongkong Section on Friday, only one sulitary uni loyal to May 22nd. General Chan Ming-shu and the Sir--I shall be much obliged if Nanking Government, this being a

Riot you will allow me some space in regiment, 2,000 strong, command- your valuable columns to bring toed by General Fan Chang-chu.

DR. J. B. FERREIRA DA SILVA, Canton, May 16th, 1991.

Dangerous Street.

Over $600 Recovered. Counsel further explained that prisoners had been recognised as men who had been to Chua Choi's mintshed to ask for work, but the other men with them were not known. When arrested, one was found in possession of a $600 note and $10, white the other had $100 the notice of the Authorities that which is now holding Pakhoi.

in notes. Thus 3610 was recover

ed.

In reply to his Lordship. Mr.

Chi Wo Street, Yaumati, a narrow thoroughfare, is particularly dan- gerous for children in view of the

Fitzroy said that nothing was fact that motor truffle is permitted

'known against either of the men.

His Lordship passed sentence

to pass through this street.

Quite recently several children

as stated above, after which he were nearly run over by a passing told the jurors that they would

lorry and it is hoped that the

SEQUEL TO AREST

OF COOLIE,

SEVENTY TAELS OF OPIUM DISCOVERED.

not be required to attend again Authorities will close motor trafic until to-morrow week. May 26, through this street, so that the for the hearing of a murder case lives of many children living in On arresting contie at the Mr. Justice Lindsell added that this locality will not be endanged.-Sal Kong Wharf with 51 taels of

Yours, etc.

illeil opium tied round his waist, revenue officers followed up in-}

both the Chief Justice and himself wished it to be known that, as a general rule, the hours for hear ing criminal cases would be from 10 um. until 12.30 p.m., and from 2.30 p.m. until 4.15 p.m.

SUN FO AND WANG CHUNG HUI.

NANKING ATTEMPTS

PERSUASION.

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Sharpshooters Company.

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Drill-Riot Drill wil! carried out on Kennedy Road Wednesday, May 20th. at 5.15 p.m. Members will assemble outside Queen's Pier at 5.10 p.m. with belts, holsters, revolvera and truncheons, Uniformi optional,

(Sgd.) D. L. KING,

D.S.P. (R).

JOURNALIST'S FAMILY IN CROSSING SMASH.

(Continued from Pupe 1)

formation which they had receiver this they were rushed to Ma-

J. A.

A

man was to have taken the opium

and there found 70 taels of the

MAN ATTACKED IN YAUMATI STREET.

ASSAILANT FLEES AFTER INFLICTING INJURIES.

ed and visited a house where the nila.

raw drug which had been pre-

unknown to the authorities.

The

Ambulance 5.0.S.

viously delivered by some person about the accident were received at First reporta received in Manila the Philippine General Hospital the re- man arrested at the Sai shortly before noon with Kong Wharf was brought before ceipt of a rush telegram from Dr. Mr. Schofield at the Central Police | Marfori. The message read: Court this morning and charged "Please send ambulance rush to with being in possession of 61 Calauan Hospital and prepare room taels of raw opium. The defend for three hurt collision with train. ant pleaded guilty and was fined Mrs. Lilius and child badly hurt.” $1,500, with the alternative of To this the local hospital answer- ed: "The Hospital has only one seven months' hard labour,

ambulance available. Cannot be Revenue Oficer Ward, who made sent to that place. Send patients the arrest, remarked to hla Wor-by another transportation. Rooms ship that it was not known reserved for them." The patients whether it had been the defendant were not treated in the Philippine or his friend who had taken the 70 General Hospital; however, as Dr.

Saint Paul's Hospital.

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RADIO BROADCAST

EXPERIMENTAL RELAY FROM

CHELMSFORD.'

To-day's radio programme to be broadcast by Z. B. W, on a wavelength of 355 metres:

6.00-7.00 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7.00-10.30 JL.M. *European Pro- grammo of Víctor and H. M. V. Ne- cords kindly supplied by Mekara. 8. Meutrie and Co.

7.00 p.m. Stock Quotations, 7.02-1.25 p.m. Orchestral. Spanish Danco (Moszkowsky), Spanish Serenado (Bizet). Now Light Symphony Orch. 12584. Popureo in Ukrainskich Pyesen

(Ukrainian Potpourri)..

Kazbeck.

Kirilloff's Balalaika Orch. B2500. Les Preludes-Symphonic Poem

(List).

London Symphony Orch. D1615. 7.25-8 p.m. Light Opera-Vocal Gems. Lilac Time (Schubert arr. Clutsam),

Light Opera Company. C1480. The Three Musketeers (Grey, Friml

and Wodehouse).

Light Opera Company, C1600. The Arcadiana (Monckton). Veronique (Messager).

Light Opera Company. C1084. Lilae Domino (Cuvillier). Chocolate Soldier (0. Straus).

Light Opera Company, C1750. 8.00 pm. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.03-6.43 p.m. Instrumental Musić. Plano Solo-Paganini Etado in E

Flat Major (Linzt-Busoni). Piano Solo-Danse Exotique

(Horowitz-Domeny).

Vladimir Horowitz. 1408. Vioiin Solo-Humoresque

1170.

(Tschaikowsky-Kreisler). Violin Solo-Albumblatt (Album Lent)

(Rachmaninoff-Kreisler).

Fritz Kreister. Late Quartet-Allemande (Croft). Lute Quartet-Fiesta Mora ep

Tanger (Turina).

Cuarteto Aguilar. 9397, 'Cello Solo-Jocelyn-Herceuse

(Godard).

Pablo Casale. 6030, Piano Solo-Capriccio (Brahmus). Piano Solo-Album Leat (Greg).

Harold Bauer. 1413. Violin Solo-Under the Leaves

Thome).

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Renee Chemet. 1228. 0.00 p.m. (Rugby Mid-day Press News).

R.43-9.33 p.m. Selections by the

Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Carneval Overture (Dvorak). The Fire Dance (Müncel de

6868.

Falla). 0860. Fantastic Symphony-March To The

Scaffold (Berlioz). Islamey (Tone Picture) (Mi

Balakirew). 6870. The Sleeping Beauty (Tschaikowsky). 0871-6572.

0.33-10.00 p.m. Operatle. Song-Don Carlos (Verdi).-

Oh! Fatal Gift. Sung-La Favorita (Donizetti).

Oh, Dearest Ferdinand. Sigrid Onegin (Contralto). '7101, Band-Aida (Verdi)-Introduction and

Moorish Ballet. Band-Aida (Verdi)-Grand March

and Finale.

Creatore's Band. 36780. Song-L'Africana (Meyerbeer)-

Adamaster, Ruler Of Ocean. Song-Andren Chenier (Giordano}"

The Enemy Of His Country?

Titto Ruffo (Baritone). 7153. 10.00-10.30 p.m. Variety. Voen Duct-Dear Little Cafe.

Peggy Wood and George Metaxa. C1740. Organ Solo-In the Heart of the

Sunset,

B30-14. Reginald Fourt. Dialogue-The Story of the Pied Piper. John Henry and Gladys Horridge. B3096 (This record in by special request). Humorous Song-Out in the New

Mown Hay.

Ann Penn. B2663. Banjo Quartet-Whistling Rufus, Banjo Quartet-A Swanee Sing Song.

Emile Grimshaw's Band Quartet. B3377. Organ Solo-Spirit of the Dance.

Edward O'Henry, B3630. 10,30 p.

Close Down, Note: Between a.m. and 7 a.m. Local Time, to-morrow, an Experi mental Relay of Chelmsford will be attempted on the usual wavelength of 355 metres. No notice of this relay will be given by the Announcer.

TITANIC CONVULSION IN SPACE.

COMET EXPLODES.

A Litanic explosion in the nucleus of a comet-650,000,000 miles from the sun-is puzzling

astronomers.

The comot-the Schwassmann- Wachmann Comet-was recently seen to increase In brightness no less than five magnitudes, which an actual increase in represents brilliance of 100 times.

In December, 1929, three and a half yeara aftor it began to ro code. from the sun, the comet was Beun to brighten up 8% magni- tudes, and for time it was more than, 20 times as bright as, theore tically, it should have been.

Its increase in brightnesk to 5 magnitudes is reported from the Yerkes Observatory, USA and the cause is believed to have been a tremendous convulsion in the closely packed meteoric matter forming the nucleus..

A peculiar affair occurred at Youminti yesterday evening, about Nanking, May 18. a quarter to nine, when a man was Several Commissioners of the attacked in the street, receiving in- Kuomintang Supervisiory Commit-juries to his head, and had to be Lee, including Messra, Chang Ching-taken to hospital. kiang, Li Shih-tseng and Wu Tze- It appears that the injured man, hal, visited Shanghai last evening Wo Wal, was walking in Parkes when they called on Mr. Fo and Dr. | Street when he was attacked. He Wang Chung-Jini, urging them to received injuries his head, which return to their posts at Nanking. at first balled the police who could The Nationalist officials strongly not immediately thake out whether ndvised Mr. Sun Fo and Dr. Wang the wounds were inflicted with a taels which were subsequently Waterous had made reservations In Chung-hat to reconsider their inten-revolver or a knife. On his being found in a house, tion proceeding to Canton. The admitted to the Kowloon Hospital,

woman occupant of 134. Nationalist envoys also expressed however, the man's injuries were the hope that war between Nanking found to have been inflicted with a Queen's Road East, top floor was and Canton would be avoidel at the sharp instrument, probably a knife, charged with possession of geven last minute," although both sides but were not bullet wounds.

taels of prepared opium and was so fined $500 or three months hard! were making preparations.

No arrest has been made

This mysterious phenomenon of General Chang Haueh-liang on-far, though the police were look-labour. A man, who was also ar The Royal - Observatory reports nature, never before observed in a tertained members of the Governing for a man who is said to have rested, was discharged on the that the antleyclone has strengthen-

comet so far from the sun, hns ment last evening. He will leave committed the deed.

The taune, of prosecution accepting a plea of ed slightly and is now contral given astronomers a difficult pro for Peking to-morrow by aeroplano, the attack is alleged to be connected guilts entered by Mr. F. X. over N.E. China. A depression. Bloni to solve in the constitution of

with traffic in opium.

d'Almada on behalf of the woman. romains over S. W. China.

-Renaka.

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