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"I AM DEAD.”

WOUNDING TRIAL AT SESSIONS.

PRISONER FEIGNS

INSANITY.

PRISON SENTENCE.

A garderonta attack on a woman In Yaumati on June 2, after which the attacker eut his own thront, resulted in Lan On-nam appearin

(Mr. before the Paisne Jadre Jualice Lindsell at the resumed Criminal Sessions this morning,

with charged Prisoner was wounding his master's wife, Leung olie Leung Bat-mui, alias Lau Leung-ahi with intent to du grievous bodily harm, while there was an alternativ

malleiously wounding.

denied both counts,

count of

Prisoner

Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith prosecul ed for the Crown while prisoner was not represented

The following jury was empanell er: Minara, A. Morse foreman 1, A. 1. Cunningham, u Tak-chung. W. 6. C. Hao, W. Heli, Wour Yu anm and Frany Ju-tal.

Kemurkalite Attack.

Outlining the facts, Mr. Why Smith said prisoner was employe! At the Man Slog voltan shop, No. 15. Watching Street, Yasuni On June 2, at about 750 am, he woul to the muster's wite and asked her which she re

fat a low of into the hit fused, and proerend

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then to was some clothes. soner followed, holled the thr al altced the women with a knife, salding her several times. Pe would in the aladomen beator oof to serione, milite

The woman ran out, followed by pristner who was still lading at her with mother and heavier kirite, When he desisted he returned fo the kitchen and eut his own throat. Both were taken to Qowiyon Hac pital with rather rericas inparies, but recovered.

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M Whyte Smith motive would probably appear to the jury, as it did to him, wholly inadegnate the fact that prisoner ! had been refused money. There night, however, have been other motives bal W net Recessary for the Crown to satisfy the jury as to the motive.

When charged at the police ata- tion, prisoner said: I did ent my.

f. I diet not know that the wo

non was wounded,

Month in Hospital.

In evidence, Leung Szemis nid

that she muunged to unbelt the door, and run into the street, where she

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1931.

WHAT THE TYPHOON DID IN SHANGHAI.

Last week's typhoon which created widespread havoc in and around Shanghai, did not overlook The Race Course in its work in destruction. All matsheds there were wholly or partially destroyed and only the Club and Reca pavillons, which are built na more solid lines, withstood the fury of the gale. Our pictures show (top) what isleft of the Polo Club's pavilion and (bottom), the polo Held, convert. ed into a veritable Inke.

NEW CHINA WAR MALARIA BUREAU! INDUSTRIES FAIR

PREDICTED.

PUZZLED.

FENG AND YEN AGAIN RESULT OF HONGKONG.

IN PICTURE.

Peking. Sept. 3.

The secret arrival at Tidung of

INVESTIGATIONS.

PROSPECTS.

collapsed. She was taken to hos Marshed Feng Ya-hsisme, to await THE VALUE OF NETS lager for the British Indus-

pital where she remained for month and a day. She had never had s previous quarrel with pri Hower but she had lent him moner on many previous occasions

and

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the arrival of Marshal Yen

Bei-

shan for a big military conference, ;

and the alleged formation of an-

A BIG DEMAND FOR SPACE.

London, Sept. 2. According Lo the General]

tries Fair. The Birmingham aud; London sections of which open; Some interesting facts con- simultaneously on February 22nd, other military coalition in the cerning malaria investigation the week beginning August 3rd the Fair for space be had never repaid the lotus, orth against Marshal Chiang Kai- in Hongkong last year are con- was one of the best weeks in the

shek, are enraging the close attained in the annual report of history of Replying to his Tardship, wit- tention of the Manchurian Gavera- the Medical and Sanitary De-bookings. He said that this year she had

partments, issued by the Hon.; The space taken for the Bir- ient him about $20 and lust your

Dr. A. R. Wellington.

mingham section. rontaining between $50 and $60. She had

exhibits of hardware, engineering, tried to deduct it from his wages

electrical and

industries, gas but he had fefused to let her du so. Meanwhile Kuomintang officialsDeb, arrived in the Colony on April amounted to over 10,000 square His Lordship-How could here and General Chang aneh 24th, on transfer from the Federat feet. An area of 200,000 square refuse--le dil take some Framing remain adamant at detanding of Malay States and established the feet in all is now definitely book- time to time but most of the time the departure from China of Mar heginnings of a Malaria Bureau inest, leaving unlet only about 40,000 he refused.

shal Yen Usi-shan. The Shansia purtion of the Harteriolagical square feat, of which some part 1 gather from what you say Military Governor,

Institute placed at their disposed by has been provisionally reserved. you have no censun whatever for y Yung-chang, a former Divisional! the Government Bacteriologist.British Wireless. this murderous assmill?-On pre-Commander under Marshal Yen, i In May a clerk and in November vious necasions 1 had asked ha has advanced all manner of excuses tour Chinese probationers were add- in return money, coupled with my to the Young Gengal in asking ed to the staff.

refusal to lend him money the Inst time. I have no other reason to offer.

"Fearful" Man.

ment.

Observers predid a renewal of the Nanking-Shansi war similar te! that of last year.

General

permission for his former Military chief to remain at Taiyuanľu.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's peace Chi..has made the Mr. Chang significant statemens, That the A 14-year-old apprentice, who pesce negotiations with Mr. Sun corroborated the woman's story. Fo and other Southern leaders have ? *1 nc never Sven him been abandoned and consequently da Canton Ims (prisoner) cut anyheddy like this his intended visit before but he is a fearful man." been encelled.--Renshut.

His Lordship:-What do you

mean by "fearful": He always

1

It is stated that the malarialogist, Dr. Jackson and his assistant. Mr.

have been found on the Island of Hongkong. At Talpo Market out Many Investigations.

of 46 examined 5 or 10.85 hal Since the establishment of the enlarged spicens. In the villages of Bureau, investigations have been sent Sun Wai Military Camp made and reparts issued regard- children examined 9 m 27% ing the malaria situation at Lye had spleen enlargements. Al Yok mun Barracks, Suu Wai Military Chat Village on the Castle Penk Camp, Taikoo Borkyard, Repulse Itnad 10 out of 14 examined had Ray, Tung Wah Eastern Hospital palpable spleens giving a spleen nt Senkumpoo and St. Stephen's rate of 7152.

whatever No difficulty College at Stanley,

Requests for assistance having experienced in the Now Terri- bern reveived from the Militarytories in taking spleen rates whon His Lordship: Well, you are Authorities, the Palice. Kowloon the reason was explained to the Jueby.

aald that he was going to hit some-The doctor cured me." body, with a knife.

Asked if he wanted to put any questions prisoner said “I don't know anything. I am dend und know nothing about it at all ~ Dr.

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Sane and Normal. Smalley gaid 111 prisoner many times in hospital His Lordslaip:-Have you any but he never formed the idea that questions to ask this witness? prisoner was anything bat ane You are alive enough to do that and normal. "I certainly did rut

form the opinion that he was we, if you want to.

deficient while he was in be Lo lie appeared

Prisoner-Since I don't know anything, how en

I put any

In

Hospital Authorities and others people. with respeej te mosquito nuisances [local larval surveys were done and

recommendations made.

Puzzling Results.

Parasite Rutes,

Wad

In the Repulse Bay area the smours of the blood of 117 Chinese

examined servants were

rend R3

In many countries the spleen rate malaria parasites found in

infectiou rate of the local children is regarded as giving an

liable index of the amount of 22.5%. Out of the 186 servants: Malaria there existing-but in living here only 4 used mosquito:

nets. Hongkong the results obtained by

As there are numerous breed-

At the request of the jury: Lordshing the jury, His Dr. Jackson and his staff have been

questions?

Brid: 1 think it is only in some cases decidedly puzzling. ing places of anopheline mog Loung Sze-mui was re-called, and

la certain areas of bud repute, quiloes in the immediate vicinity said her husband was out at the right to tell you that the posel- time of the assault. She had told bility of insanity as a defence in such as Talkoo and Lyeman, spleen the neglect of these people to use her husband she had lent money this case was foreseen, and that indices were found to be very low nets to protect themselves and despite the fact that mosquito nets others increases the risks of the the in the trial of this man

delay in

the spread of malaria. was caused in order to keep him are not renerally used and

Total Deaths. If there had habitations are within easy flying Under observation.

sults distance of all in the results been anything at

numeroua breeding

to prisoner.

Grave Wound.

The total number of deaths Dr. Smalley gave ovidence of of that observation made by the places of Anopheles maculatus mon- treating both prisoner and com-two medical officers 10 indicate the quitoes, which are potent carriers attributed to malaria was 516 or 3.1 per cent of the whole: the plainant at the Kowloon Hospital. prisoner was either Insane now in Malaya and of A minimus. He said prisoner was admitted or at the tinte the alleged crime,

of

At Stanley peninsula, where in death rate per mille population with a serious threat wound, while that evidence would have been the early days of the Colony was 0:47 as compared with D40 for the woman had uino definito stab available to-day, AR there was Malaria was rife among the troops, 1929. The lowness of the rate is no cularged spleens of course due to the fact that tha wounds and two other cuts on her no such indiention, the doctors there were hand. For 48 hours her condition were not called.

among the 65 children examined. mafority of the population being outside the zone of the malaria was roully serious but she pulled

Bad in New Territories.

carrying snopholinos are not sub-

through. The mort

Aorious

Two Year Sentence.

A number of localities outside

bo

stab was in the abdomen, with re- After a very short adjournment. With regard to the New Torri-ject to risks of attack, gard to which he had to operate. the jury returned a unanimous tories, where the malaria situation It might causa complainant trouble verdict of guilty on the first has so far received little scientific the town are reputed to

spleen malarious but át present there are for some time to come.

charge, and accused was sentenced Investigation, the fow Asked if he wished to question to two years' hard labour. The census taken by the Bureau show few figures to allow an estimate Dr. Smalley, prisoner remarked, second count was then withdrawn.rates considerably higher than to be made of amount.

RADIO BROADCAST

A CHINESE STUDIO CONCERT.

To-day's radio programme, to be broadcast by 2, B. W. on n WAVE- longth of 355 metres.

Pro-

0.00-8.00 p.m. Europenn gramme of Victor and H. M. V. Ro. cords kindly suppiled by Messrs. Montric and Co.

6.00-6.16 p.m. Opernile. Orchestral-Traviata-Proludo '(Verdi). Victor Symphony Orchestra. 35879. Song-Sanison and Delila (Saint-

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6631.

Chorus-Fausi (Gounod); "The Fair." 1 Metropolitan Opera Chorus. 0007. Song-Traviata (Verdi) "Wild My

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Beniamino Gigli (Tenor). 0870. 0.20-6.55 p.m. Variety. Humorous Song-Moanin' LowF, Humorous Song-Somo Of These Days. Sophie Tucker., 22049. Sang-Right Now!

Song-Moonlight Saving Time.

Maurice Chevalier (Baritone). 22723. Organ Bolo-Sonny Boy.

Organ Solo-1 Loved You Then As

I Love You Now,

Jesse Crawford. 21728.

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Song-Out In The New Mown Hay.

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6.35-7.20 p.m. A Concert. Piano Solo-Bees Wedding

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10.30 m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.

10.33 p.m.

Close Down.

LEAVE THE

BRIGHT YOUNG

PEOPLE ALONE.

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the Greek spirit of spring-like freedom.

It is interesting to discover the basis of Mrs. Grundy's objection To the new freedom between the nexes. There is no doubt that she considers that all this frivolity of bench priamas and attenuated bathing suits is merely the begin- ning of a dreadful ern of im- morality.

But nothing is further from the truth. Modern youth may be more frivolous, but they are pot immoral,

Misa 1031's freedom of action and spirit indicates a lack of self- Consciousness which is the essence af radiant health. A healthy per- son does not dwell on the working of his digestion, nor continually remind himself about his natural instincts.

Hence the gaiety of a purty of sun-bathers basking round a gramophone.

There is something pathetic in the outlook of the middle-aged who were born in an age of extra- ordinary mental confusion Ja many ways.

The endeavour to squash a radi- ant source of energy had its reper- cussions in a set of conventions which even included the diaap- proval of sen-bathing without an appropriate screen of CROVAS. The reaction to this sort of thing is due to better health, and it is saying much for the sweetness of the jolly, clear-eyed girl of to- day when she describes the fuely old lady in black as a "Poor deur!" rather than aching to duck her.

The raply of the elders to uli this is to hint darkly at licenco. They watch happy firtations with anxious

Let the psychologista console them. Licence is not healthy, and the modern girl's ability to take care of herself is due to just) the freedom and knowledge on which the moralists base their miston- structions about her.

But perhaps it is not fair to deal Bo summarily with the wise old. era. There is probably a definite reason for their gloomy forebod inga.

The lucky twenty-year-olds of to-day have by the mercy of hea von, been preserved from the ob- Bessions which boset their elders.

They have knowledge and cour- age, and the true spirit: for

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holiday. They work hard, play things. They are much happiar hard and can enjoy themselves than you were at their age. with a lack of self-consciousness Rather should you rejoice that which their elders can never know, the future children will have them.

So let them bo, you dear old as their parents. “