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ACCUSED CHANGES HIS PLEA.

THE HONGKONG

DISASTROUS LEEDS FIRE.

UNUSUAL SESSIONS

INCIDENT.

COUNTERFEIT COINS

An unusual incident occurred ut the Criminal Sessions this morn- Ing before the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp when an accused man pleaded not guilty in effect but

hls plea to

to Fullts after art with his counsel. - Leo D'Almadn, junior. Counsel. however, inter explained the posi tion and his Lordshin sai

said he thought areused had neted wisely.

Mr.

Chan Hou-pine,

Aerused was

od for who appeared trial on threw

The counts.

first An That, (31) September 10, 19:1, at Yaumat, without, inwful authority or excuse, he knowingly had in his custody or possession six moults in pairs, adapted and intenteil to make er impress the apparent resemblance of both sides of English shillings. The second count

similar

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TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1931.

holo showca cemen playing holes upon buildings destroyed in a recent lisastrous fie at Len dy, wien damage to the extent of 1250,000 was caved. The street, na can be iron, was amazingly lit tered with debris.

except that it related to ten een APPEAL FOR HARBOUR] Place, white

third the

charged him with possession colas rembling or inten led

resemble or

shillings,

counterfeit

atter them,

CATE

of

pas [eng English

knowing ther Tu

51714 with intent to

Mr. Somerol Fitzroy was for The Crown, and Mr. L. 17"Almasła. intaneled

GRACE.

AIRPORT USED ONLY BY ATLANTIC FLYERS.

The most remarkable airport the world his just issued

an by Mr. M. A Silva, peal for funds to the neromatten) plendeal for accused in miligaben | community. of sentrums

In reply to the firemath, „fr ensed sald: Thre Thangra spe Tourn with me, best Thy 3 hul my property,

Pen of Guilty."

"DOLE" CUTS.

ATTITUDE OF THE

OPPOSITION.

Mv, Pethick-Lawrence (Financial Secretary to the Trensary in the Surialist Government; during the Commons debate on te doremon asked whether the Government It is the Harbour Grace Airport, could deny that the increase in the but rates of unemployment insurance Newfoundland, which was and is maintain del forthcontributions by workpeople and

ARMED ROBBERS IN THE DOCK.

ALLEGED ASSAULT ON WOMEN.

ALARMING EPISODE.

The terrorising of a woman by Was described at the Criminal Sessions this morning whon Cheung Leung and Yip Pe were charged with assaulting Ke 'Ho with latent to rob, on Septem ber 13,

The

was heard by the Chief Justice, (Sir Joseph Kemp), Mr. Semeret Fitzroy prosecutiny and Mr. Hin Shing-to appearing for the Brat defendant,

WIL em-

The following jury, with Mr.-F. Austin as foreman, panelled: Mesura, T. G. Patterson. F. A. Xuvler, F. Edwards, W. H. B. Muskett, S. 3. Horton and E. V. đa Sourn.

Both men pleaded not guilty. tel Mr. Fitzroy, outlining the rase, said the incident occurred at

Defen No. 12 Catchick Street. lant with. another man who caped, entered the house and asked for Ko Lam, the husband of: Ko Ho. The man was out and They told the woman to keep quiet. Two pointed scissor blades at her.

her mother grasped

the by shoulder.

The woman called out for help, and the men ran away, one being the Praya, and the caught on other in Queen's Road West,

Ko Ho said she was asleep on the night of September 13, when he was awakened by Romers

for her husband. She

benefit og Tradratlantic flyers. employers would reduce purchaswoke up to find a man sitting on

manufae another bed, in the rubicle, A; increase unemployanother standing at the foot of

Those who entritrite to its un ing-power, hamper var keep are offered no divklemis, no tuters, ant

lures are sand, and the tem ment Mr. D'Almada del he want t- atru fed at aceu ad would pleads of the Airport Associatiur, guilty he teameety of their serewes from. address the Court in mitigation.

His Lord hip Would you hi to consult the censed?

Mr. 17'Almada then had a brief after discussion with a, cured, which he pleaded guilty to all the Counts.

airport

in-

man at the door, and

The care is proceeding.

her bed. She asked them what Prime Qunting the

Minister's they wanted with her husband.

and they said he was required to) appusal for "wise al courageous The

started by lexpenditure," he said it was on a steamer. She desertland

The assault. Mesra Brock and Fielder with jeanpchensch) - dat a Government £ Contributions that was cutting down wages and ebeque for fruth Tran atlantic ilvers and gudaries was advising people

His desired spend. If possible, more than be lers followed, and to build hangar and to establish|fore, ¡Opposition laughter.).

wireless station, dewon, and ground lighting.

The

In reply to his Lordship. Ma. Fitzroy stated that the articles were not found locked up 5 The same box ur basket, but were finity at large.

d.. not

Money Loan Involved. Mr. D'Almnda said it might cedure for counwi to suggest the alteration of plea of not guilty to guilty, but if his Lardship would refer to the statement aroused male when charged, it would ex.. plain the position,

SCENE IN

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SIR ..

THE MAN FROM SOMERSET.

in

UN

WOMAN CONTROLS

TRAFFIC.

RED REFLECTORS IN HAT AND BELT.

Brighton, Sept. 20.

A woman has taken on herself the duty of controlling traille st one of the most dangeroun road- crossings in the Brighton district. She is Mrs, M. J. S. Brown, a tony voleum, tho lives in Denmark- road. Portside.

"Things are coming," he added, organisation is a sort arto a pretty paas if it is held that for the aeronautical com to induce Loreigners to lemi

money we misal de anything they This is in different places in the cubete the property as The

The airport, the appeal states, suggest, however silly.

aviation Janse legislation, brought in at a Counsel added that wish to say anything in the matter work! and all the pioneers win moment when, owing to the exist- toward ence of a crisis, the Governmen: except to announce that the dice are willing to contribue les

do not appear capable of thinking this romuzunst of the ptir." krew of nothing agabal arrused.

jintelligently." (Upposition cheers.) Lieutenant-Colonel Fremantin WNING «C. St. Albans) remarked that the cut of their remuneration they did not realise that there would Mrs. Brown stands at the junc- also be the increase in theme tax.tion of Boundary-road and Old The petrol tax increase we also Shoreham-road, which is used by In very serious matter to doctors. many matorista travelling between

Brighton and Worthing. Miss Itathbone (Ind, English When on truffle control between In answer to charge "A", he had

was arrested in evening dress - Universities), while in favour of p.m. and midnight she wears an sail the tools were not his proper-side the Prime Minister's resi-increased contributions in respect unusual costume. It consists of a ty but were taken to his place by dence, was charged at low-street of unemployment insurance, con-white cont with three reflectors on

and Yeng to have Wong iloi look it. They tell him they were cely with being drunk and dis-sidered the cutting down of bene belt, a white hat with a red ro-

orderly.

ifts to adults as a thoroughly bad | flector at the back, white gloves able to make such things, and asked Police. Constable Rayment sald form of economy,

(also equipped with reflectors) and him to tept them se money that Finch

No. 10 drove up to They left the tools there that night Downing-street and handed a cant

Mr. Batey (Soc, Spennymoor)sund-coloured Itussian boots. Informed the police the next

in suggested reduction of expendi who took it and is in order to hits hine ar-inside andant. We tank Finch ture on the machinery of anem- "I have written to the Minister morning in rested because he would not lend knocked twice very loudly at the ployment insurance.

of Transport regarding the great

crossing," danger of this

Mrs. them money.

Mr. Strachey (Ind, Auton) Continuing, counsel said the factor and said that he intended to

Brown said. "I intend to control there until he had 42 Prime Minister or his secretary ment benefit would have a catan-duty man or some signalling de

Borted that the cut in unemploy the traffic at night until a point He refused to go away.

"We are getting raner squeezed trophic effect on the standard of vice is placed there. und rather angry." he told the life of the workers and would in- Magistrate, and I thought that if, crease unemployment.

1

When the goods were brought to his house he was not at home and wife. they wer received by his They were brought by Wong and

Waring Finch, aged 55, indepen-) sent, of Minehead, Somerset, who

неем the

the Government had any tact and

Home

8

Fears for Buses.

ththi nccused had, in effect, pleaded not guilty in his reply to the first count, would stand very much in his stend in that he himself, al-

"My chief fear is for the pas- though techncally guilty of the of

ecngers in the buses which come Mr. Bevan (Soc, Ebbw Vale) from Boundary-road

into the fence, was inocent so far as an at- tempt to donnything with the par-discretion they would give us back declared: "If you think wo are stream of fast traffic. Bus drivers, ticular goods in queation, was con- of the pre-war privileges and going to confine ourselves to motorists and residents of the cerned.

remove some of the war-time re-sterile Parliamentary Opposition, district have congratulated me on Mr. D'Aljada went on to say strictions. I did not expect the when you are making use of the what I am doing." that accusalwas a shoemaker and

Prime Minister to see me, but Imoat ruthless class policy this

Mrs. Brown has not been on duty had been redent in the Colony for wanted to see his secretary, to ask House has ever carried out, you during week-ends. She stated that a number of ears, carrying on that him atout giving its back penny must really think all the guts have owing to the manner in which cars trade.

postage, penny cheques, and the old gone out of Englishmen." (Up-are driven at weekends the police licensing laws.

position cheers,)

had persuaded her-for her own ven to Wife.

Finch was bound over on pro Mr. Lawson (Parliamentary safety-not to go to the crossing. mising to return to Minehead by Secretary to the Ministry of La-But she will be on duty again to-

bour in the Socialist Government) morrow night. tho next train.

contented that, under cover of crisis, something permanent was ing done. There was now a de- Yeung who left them with instrue-technically guilty of the offence of tions that they were for aceused. possession, he was deserving of a liberate attempt to do something The wife opened the parcel and light sentence such as could be which those concerned had wanted placed the contents in two differ-meted out in such a case, in which for long years past. The Govern ent places, on a window sill and the maximum sentence was lifement was not merely meeting a crisis, but was carrying out of- a dressing table.

༄༥,- "The fact that necused was out of The pvilce had nothing against fectively the will of the Conserva the house at that time, could be him, he had been the victim of un-Live Party and the employers. corroborated if

if necessary and, if fortunate circumstances, and hfa (Opposition cheers.) The cut in

Lundon, Sept. 21. required, witnesses who would give story was consistent and had not unemployment benefit would in-

Lawn tennis players from the that

would be tendered varied, so that it could not be anid tensify the very evil it was meant adjoining parish of St. Andrew nt-

to cure.

tended the service nt St. Thomas's Sir Henry Betterton Accused returned home shortly

(Minister Mission Church. Southgate, Lon- of Labour) stated that, on the pre-don, N., last night, to hear the after nine o'clock when his wife showed him the articles.

His Lordship sail:--I think you sen rate of benefits and contribu- Rev. F. M. Eagles, the quently

he went out and met Wong have acted wisely in this case in steps proposed in the

tions. It was estimated that. If the preach, after he had beaten ene er and Young who asked him for a pleading guilty. The offence Bill were not taken, the deficiency in

Economy

nombers, Mr. A. Matthews," loan of $100.

It appeared that charged on the first two counts is

rantch on Saturday. aceysud refused to advance the a very serious one, rendering you if the Fund In March next would lon because he had previously liable to imprisonment for life. be £107,000,000, and in March

it would Mr.

asked the Minister whan the

од

for chiction,

Subse-

imprisonment.

to have been concocted.

Three Years' Sentence.

be £190.000,000.

CURATE WINS TENNIS CHALLENGE.

OPPOSING PLAYER'S CLUB ATTEND CHURCH.

carato,

advanced money to them, and he have listened carefully to what 1938 Lawend of 26 weeks would all the members of the defeated i

the

made up his mind to retain the has been ably urged on your behalf arielee and hold them against by your counsel, and I think I am begin to operate. repayment of the loans.

bound to assume a less serlour

Sir H. Betterton The 26 weeks erne arainat yeu thun I might have had to do if the evidence had heen period begins to operate at

beginning of the current benefit gone into.

His Lordalin sentenced accused year.

It begins in each case hard undergo three year's

necord labour on each of the first two Ing to the time at which the ap counts, and one year's hard labour plication for benefit is

• Victim of Circumstances, When

the police arrived, accused, after being cautioned. immediately said the goods were not his but belonged to his friends, and went so far as to try and find That was corroborated by thom a Chinese detectivo.

Counsel continued

that his

to

mado."

on the third count, the sentences (Socialist Members: Retrospec- to run concurrently.

An application by Mr. D'Almada Lordship would see that defendant that the sentences should late had been the victim of unfortunate from the date of necused's arrest clrcumstances

although was not granted. And.

tival")

The debate was closured, The resolution was carried by 219 to 155 and reported to the House,

The St. Andrews's Club accepted a challenge by Mr. Eagles to any member of any club in the district, the condition being that if he won player's club would attend his church on the following Sunday.

"I did not do this as a stunt. Mr. Eagles said after the match. "I thought it would be a good way. of inducing lawn tennis players.t. come to church. The challonge remains open."

"A year ago I naked the mem- bera of the various sporting clubs in the district to attend a sporta- man's service, but my offer was not "Then I hit a success," he said. upon this iden."

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6.00-6.14 p.m. Orchestral.

To a Water-Lily (Mac Dowell-Stock), Ton-Wild Ruso (atac Doweli-Stock),

Chicago Symphony Orch.

A Sight in Venice-Overturo

(Strauss),

1162.

State Orchestra. 21085, 5.14-5.53 p.m. Variety. Vocal Trio-There's No One Like

Mother to Mo. Vocal Trio-My Wild irish Rose,

The Tietge Sisters. 20180. Organ Solo-Song of the Wanderer. Organ Solo-What Does it Matter?

Jesse Crawford. 20560. Humorous Song-Get Away Old Man,

Get Away, Humorous Song-Pretty Little Dear.

Frank Crumlt. 20137. Clarinet Solo-Friendless Blues. Clarinet Solo-Riverside Stomp.

Dougins Williams. V-38031, Whistling Soio-laten to the Mocking

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Margaret McKee, 10884. Song-I'm Lonely and Blue.

Jimmie Rodgers with Orchestrn. Song-The Sailor's Plen.

Jimmie Rodgers with the Threo Southerners. V-40051.

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Piano Solo-Valse Brillante (Chopin).

Iguace Jan Paderewski. 6577. Violin Solos-(a) The Bee (Schubert)

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Alexander Sebinidt, 200LI, Organ Solo-Aloha Os (Farewell to

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1184.

Sergei Rachmaninoff. Harp Solo-Autumn (Thomas).

Francis J. Lapitine. Piccolo Sulo-Song of the Nightingale

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Clement Barono. 20420. Violoncello Salo-Serenade (Pierne). Violoncello Sole-Simple Aveu

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Chicago Symphony Orch. 6650 Song-La Favorita-A Vizion! A Spirit

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Antonio Cortis (Tenor). 1125. Orchestral-The Bat-Selection (Johann

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Marek Weber and His Orch. 21020.

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Luxembourg Waltz (Leharj.

International Concurt Orch. 68707. Moonlight on the Aister (Petrus). Siren of the Ball (Lohar-Schott).

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Nat Shilkret and tin International Orchestra. V-50011. 8.00 pm. Local time and weather Tapart.

8.03-11.30 pm. Relay from Ko Shing Theatre.

10.30 p.m. Rugby mid-day press

11.30 p.m. Close down.

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The Federal Government have spent upwards of 80 million dollars on the construction of a 500 miles railway to this port

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On Monday the steamer Wark- worth will leave with a cargo of 287,000 bushels of wheat also for

renult Great Britain. The these two tost shipments will do termine, to some extent at least, the comparative commercial ad- vantages of the new route as com pared with the St. Lawrence, Reator.

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