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KOWLOON COURT

DRAMA.

SPECTATOR PLACED UNDER ARREST.

FORGED NOTE CASE.

There was n dramatic Ingident at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when a woman, Tam See, was charged, before Mr. Fraser. with being In possession of forged $10 Chartered Bank nute, and with uttering a $10 Chartered Bank note, knowing it to be forge

ed.

Set Flattery, who prosecnt- ed, said the defendtart tendered the note for payment for two packets of cigarettes. Complainant knew it was forged, but did not say so, He sent the defendunt nway, but she returned Inter with a man, who Again tendered the note. Com- plainant then ununened the police and the woman was arrested, The nian got away.

A clerk of the Chartered Bank testified that the note was a very bud forgery. The colour was

greatly different from the genuine one, the paper very coarse and the printing very bad. The note was

obviously a forgery,

His Worship's alertess was re- sponsible for a dramatic turn when the complainant wie giving evi- dence.

He Worship: Would you be able to recognise the man who ne- companied the defendunt if you aww im again"

Complainati: Yes, your Wor

ahip.

Is he here now? No. Ik at the pergste in the Court? Ish

No

His Worship i pointing to a tra silling

In Court. Is that the

?

Complainual Lexcitedly). --You, yes! That is the man,

His Worship then explained, after the man in Court war arrest

, that he was the defendant ex- clunging a glance with the nsan. Worship alvized the police to charge this man also

Defoudunt sald she received the note as wages for some work she hand just completed, hat was pu able to take the palter to the place

where her master lived.

Sgt. Flattery said defendant la

a previous conviction for kryping u sly brothel, which she denied,

His Worship adjourned the case for 48 hours for the poller to prove thin conviction,

PICNIC FOR THE BLIND.

ENJOYABLE OUTING AT

SHER O.

An-

THE

HONGKONG

STAINFORTH'S PLANE RAISED.

TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1931.

Our photo shows the plana in which Lieutenan! Stainforth ast up his first and unofficial speed record, boing raised from Southamp- ton Water after a mishap which caused it to sink, Steinforth escap- ing marvellously.

FOOCHOW NOTES.

STUDENTS ANTI-JAPAN

ACTIVITY.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Fuochow, Oct. 12. Another "Louvie Tenth has cone and gone, and no doubt the Government is heaving a sign of relief that no untoward incident marred the celebration. Anti- Japanese feeling ran pretty big, especially among the students, and there was a considerable amount of propaganda work during the days preceding the anniversary.

there was,

WELCOME TO BABY BROTHER.

in the

ARMED ROBBERS'

VISIT.

THREAT TO BURN PREMISES.

A threat to set fire to the pre- mlsce was uttered by armed rob- bers who broke Into the second Noor of 22, Bowring Street, Yauma- ti, ahortly after 8.30 yesterday morning.

The floor wan areupled by Fung Chi-yee, described as of indepen dant meuns, and his family, includ- ing no aunt. The old woman was induced to open' the door, through a ruse, and once inside the place the robbers bix in number. were able to carry out their attempt without meeting with any restat-

A'display of weapons, including a revolver and five daggers, was effective onotrh, but the robbers held out the additional threat of Are in the event of any of the vic tims venturing to raise an alarm.

A good haul was made, the pro- porly taken away by the miscreants including a Parker fountain pen, valued at 8:30, jewellery worth $510, and $420 in notes and coins,

"I SHALL HAVE SOME- ONE TO BOSS ABOUT."

Professor C.-W. Valentine,good their escape. penking on experiments study of child psychology in the Paychology Section of the British Association, said that he did not agree with the sweeping statement that all children were jealous of tittle newcomers in their family,

The police were notified of the cuss after the cobbers had made

SANITARY CLERK

CHARGED.

COUNTS.

Children often displayed delight and interest. One little boy who TWO FALSE PRETENCES was asked how he fell about a new brother said, "Thank good- ness, now I shall have someone to bors about (Laughter.)

Serious charron of

obtaining

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Thursday and Friday were given up entirely to this form of activity,

Ihoney by false pretences were alt schools Suspending their The suggestion was sometimes brought before Mr. Williams, classes for the time being. Bat made, he said, that owing to the the Central Police Court this mor- far as Can be newramer the mother would no [ning, ngainst Mok Sia-chi, a elerk judged, complete absence of any longer love the alder child. No-employed by the Sanitary Depart-1 thing like "direct action," and as turally if that accurred there ment. one went along the street and saw (might be perversion and jealousy, groups of boys and girls for the but this aspect had often, hern

rls girls were not going to leave all exaggerated by psychologists. the honour to their brothers) He mentioned une child whu preaching to the people on the was very angry at seeing his father "wickedness of Japan's im-kiss his mother. (Laughter). perintists," une could not help

Professor F. (. Bartlett, dealing being struck by the absence of with the psychologien problema andue excitement. Beside each in the government of native races. group there stood a policeman, but said that young

administrators

anything but attend.

Now that the anniversary

I saw no case of his having to do abroad might try to then the little natives into copies of bright youur is Europeans. (Laughter), over, there is every hope that the Dr. Shepherd Dawson suggested time of the students will be fully that the less intelligent elements laken up

with their ordinary in the population were tending to studies, plus a larger amount of finerense in greater ratio than the "military training" than before. more intelligent, and that in time The commissioner of Education, they might greatly outnumber Ch'eng Shih-Kuel, is very strong them.

Buny

they pass on their

bellianer to

The defendant was alleged to have represented that he was mr-j thorised by a Sanitary Inspector to collect the sum of $60 from a man named Tam Cheung

with which to obtain a present for the inspector, which present was

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have been the means of eansing the withdrawal of a ban on Sin at 3. Morrison legal kitchen Street.

A second charge accused, the de- feadant of attempting to obtain a further $10 to make up the $70 required for the present.

The hearing of De cuise fixes for Friday afternoon, bail being allowed in the sum of $700.

AIR MAIL LINK NOT POSSIBLE.

“PILSNA" DELAYED BY BAD WEATHER.

"We know elever men sometimes on the supreme importance of education and the undesirability have stupid wives," he added, "and of allowing any emergency to that clever wives may have stupid husbanda, Superior intelleels The Committee responsible for undermine it

sometimes Indeed he and the other mem-m the organisation of the plenie to

spring

us from apparently the inmates of the Blind Home,bers of the Provincial Government mediocre stock, but we still require Pofulam Road, which took pinge at have incurred no little suspicion information of the extent to which Shek O on Saturday, wish to

by their efforts to prevent nounce that the event, favoured as une activity on the part of the their children. The common belief it was with ident weather, turned students. Their patriotism is is that mental capacity is inherit-

The departure of the 9.8. Pilsun. out to be a great success. There being called in question; though of like stature and eye rolour and which had been mivertised to take were 60 blind

" girls

present and course the more far-sighted can other characteristics. they thoroughly enjoyed them-see that the line of moduration

"Possibly some of the schemes letters for Europe superscribed "Via Siberia, Air mail Shanghal- selves. Twenty motor cars. very and self Treatmint is the one best. Put into operation to promote the Manchoul," has been doinyed kindly lent by friends, left the calculated to bring advantage State," he added, "may be doing the air mail leaving Shanghat n

welfare and happiness of the bad weather and connexion with Horne at # p.. via Repulse Bay, the end.

some two hours on the bench,

something to multiply and preserve the 24th instant caure therefore The Bridge of Ten Thousand the dull and arcetante social pro-be made. with presents being dis

Hear, rur). x to each of the blind girls. Agen is still not open to the public, blems."

Some of the studenta were allowed!

the

party returned to the Hore vin Shaukiwan

Thanks are very gratefully ex- to those wiin so very kindly tended donatet money, and to those who loaned mator turn for the occasion: to Messrs. W. K. Loxley & Co., for a case of Lux toilet soup; to Colonel Robertson for service, to Dr. T. Y. Li for packages of sweets, and to the Hongkong Hotel for the loan of

tra-uras.

to cross it on their way to and

B.B.C. CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMY.

W.

It is proposed to send all letters intendeit for this air mail which are now in post, in the ordinary of Russia on the 2nd instant.

Late Arrivat

from the big meeting on the 19th. GRAND OPERA SUBSIDY "via Siberia" per .. Empress but it will not be properly open for another few weeks. Now that it is almost finished, however, un may vertainly compliment those. responsible for the alterations, on

The captain of the diy 1 Tries- its smart appearance. Within a

Co.'s ino Navization

passenger few short mantha

Mr. (though they

Ormsby-Gore (the vessel s.s. Pilsna has informed the did not seems

so short to those Postmunster-General) in the house local Agents, Messrs. Dodwell and who had to cross the river very of Commons on Sept. 18. informed Co., Ltd., by radio that on often) it has been transformed Lieutenant-Commander Kén-count of the heavy typhoon wen- from an ancient object of admira-worthy (Soc, Hull Central) that ther experienced during the last tion into a modern and service the subsidy of £17,500 per annum few days, his vessel will be late able structure much more in ac for the purpose of broadcasting arriving at Hongkong. cordance with the spirit of the opern was provided for in a sup- Vessel is duo on Thursday mor- plementary agreement with thening, will berth at Kowloon British Broadcasting Corporation, Wharf, and will snil for Shanghai and the necessary funds were in- at about 6 p.m. the same day. cluded in the Appropriation Act which

received the Royal Assent in It was

was not

now proposed to

Donations were received form the following: The Hon. Mr. W. T. and Mrs. Southern, Commander Ninnia, R.N. Major Dowbiggin, Officers' Mess R.A.F. Kai Tack. No 7 Police Mess, Chairman and Dirce- times.

Tung Wah

Hospital,

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Chief

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Inspector Gran Mrs. Ainslie, t

friend"

1. A. Allen, Mr. W. Allen, Mr. ti.

"G.

S. Archbutt, Mrs. D. R.

R. Illack, Mr. K., Chang, Mr. M. A. Cooper. Mrs. W. B. Fionaigan. Mr. Green, Mr. E. Ballet, Mrs. Millar, Mrs. G. Miller, Mr. Rugers, Mr. A. Reinshagen, Mrs. Rouse, Mr. J. II. Sutcliff, Mr. Tam Eng Hool, Rev.

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FILM COMPANY CHARGED.

STORAGE REGULATIONS

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The balance not expended will be forwarded to Miss S. Meritz. Matron of the Wind Home, In due course for the purchase of clothing for the blind girls or for any other

be deemed fit. Thanks are also extended to tho following for

for so kindly placing cara the Committee's disposal for the accaulon-Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, Commander Nianie, R.N., Citair tot

purposes as many

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listurb that agree

agreement. ("Oh!")

surrender.

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in the

Ken-

BRITISH WIRELESS

POPULARITY.

OVER TWELVE MILLION LISTENERS.

London, Oct. 0. The latest statistics of wireiens licences show that at the end

four million receiving Bets

July.

The Corporation had

hand andertaken to temporarily, as a con- tribution

to the national ergency, a much larger sum from The management of the Chung their annual receipts. from wire- Wo Fitas Company, of the Bank less cences. He hoped to be able

to announce the details of China Buikling, were summoned before Mr. Williams, at the Cen-course of a few days. ̧ tral Police Court this morning, on Lieutenant-Commander four counts of failing to abide by worthy-While the British Broad-September there were just under the reguit

regulations concurning

casting Corporation is apparently the storage of Alms.

to be

be subject to heavy cute, this Tensed, representing a listening The four counts against the com- contract is to be Bacrosanct."

Majer Ormsby-GoreNot at audience of between twelve and pany were (1) using an electrle

sixteen million people. The fight without being fixed in post-all. What is or is not included in

figures have special Interest in tion and without being fitted with the B.B.C. programme, either now

view of the series of political outer Klobes; (2) or

of their revenue, In their cinematograph entirely a matter for them and not

broadcast talks in connexion with the General Election campaign. Wab Atore room 1,200 reels, of films,

being 700 reels in excess to that for me.

The oloctorate at the loat Inspector Grant, rermitted; (3) fmaling to have the Chief

Mr. A. McKinlay (Soc, Glasgow, General Election, in 1929, num- Major Somerhough, Mrs. E. F. E. cinematograph store room clearly Partick)-Is there any guarantee bored nearly 29,000,000, of whom Booker, Mr. E. Wilson. Mr. C. marked celluloid or film"; and 4 that the money so granted will not abmit 23,000,000 wont to the poils Bitzer, Mr. C Blaker, Mr. A. Gros- falling to have constantly provided be used for the purpose of boosting-British Wirclass, Bart, Mr. H. P. Lover, Mr. O. May, and readily avaliable adequate long-haired foreign opera artists 7" Mr. B. C. Randall, Mr. Wm. T. Tam, means of extinguishing fras in the Theo remark was greeted with much Mr. Taang Fook.

laughter, due, no doubt, to the voice production experts would not The Committee wish further to

fact that Mr. McKinlay bas thank all friends who so very kind-

abundant head of hafr. "But I able to take their part in opern.

an 'exnlolt British nationals who were ly assisted in various ways before

am not a foreigner, you know," ho Major Ormaby-Gore‘replied that and during the plenic, thus helping

died amid more laughter. He those matters were not within his to make it the success that it was.

wanted a guarantee that foreign province.

at

mun and Directors,

TUNK

4ntial

alore room.

Mr. Hishing Le (instructed by Mr. J.M. Hall) has been retained by the defence,

His Worship fixed the hearing for next Wednesday afternoon.

proporent to the aurrender of a

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The radio programme to be broad. caat by Z. D. W. on a wavelength of 356 metres to-day in:

6.00-7.00 p.m. Chinese programma. 0,00-0.80 p.m.

Chinese children's

programme.

7.00-10.30 pm.

European

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7.00 p.m. Mail notice, etc. 7.03-7.28 p.m. Band Selections. The Belle of St. Mak (Rimmer). Semper Fidelis March (Sauna). Selection of Leslie Stuart's Songs

(arr. Hume).

A Musical Switch (ntr. Alford).

The Band of I. M. Coldstream Guarda. B2047, C1028, C1190, 8.00 p.m. (Local time and weather report).

7.28-8.08 p.m.

A Concert. Song-Bird of Love Divine (Haydn Wood). Song Valley of Laughter

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Mavia Bennett (Soprano). B2572, Plano Solo-Caprice (Gluck-

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Piano Salo-Fantaisie-Impromptu

(Chopin).

Harold Bauer. 6540. Song-Fisherman of England

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Sung-Young Tom O'Devon (Russell). Peter Dawson (Bans-Baritone). B3:01. Violin Solon-Là Cancion del Olvido

(Serrano-Persinger),

Violin Solon-Rondo (Spohr-

Persinger),

Violin Solo-Song of Spain

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Master Yehudi Menuhin. 7317. Song-Thinkin' of Mary (Bennett). Song-Colu: bine's Garden (Basly).

Walter Glynne (Tenor). B3100. Piano Solo-Etude in G Flat Major

(Black Keys) (Chopin). Piano Solo-Etude in Minor

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Reginald Goss-Custard, F. R. C. O. B2375. Schon Rosmarin (Kreisler). A Brown Bird Singing (Haydn

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Reginald Foort. B2601. Cantilene Nuptials (Dubols). Imperiai March (Elgor).

Stanley Ioper. C1237, 8.30-9.06 p.nt. Variety, Humorous Duel-Cute Little Flat.

Gracie Fields and Archie Pitt. Song-When You've Gone,

Gracie Fields. D3134. Banjo Quartet-Whistling Rufus, Banjo Quartet-A Swance Sing Song,

Emile Grimshaw's Banjo Quartet. E3877. Humorous Song-Does My Sweetjo

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Leslie Sareny. 12361. Dialogues-Two Scenes from "Private

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Geng Austin (Tenor). B2995. 9.06-10.26 p.m.

The Entire Musical Numbers of tho Opera "Patlanca" (Gilbert-Sullivan) Recorded in Europe under the direc- tion of R. D'Ovly Carte.

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10.25 p.m. Rugby mid-day press news and London Board of Trade Letters,

Close down.

10.30 p.m.

PACIFIC FARES REDUCED.

N.Y.K. JOIN IN THE

MOVEMENT.

nre now

The N.Y.K. announce that they offering the travelling public all-year reduced frang- Pacific round-trip fares, applicable to 1st and cabin class only, at one and three quarter fare, instead of two single fares as heretofore. These newly-established round trip fares are as follows:

Between Hongkon- and Hono-

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These new round-trip fares will come in force, commencing with Taiyo Maru sailing from Hong- kong on the 24th November.

A Debate is to be held in the Now Sailors and Soldiers' Home, this evening (Wednosdny) commencing et

& p.m. The motion will be: "That in the Modern World the penalties of Marriage are

than more grievous those of celibacy," The affirmativo will be taken by Mr. W. Sprague supported by Mr. D. 8. Le Provost, whilst the negativa will be led by Mr. C. Carruthers and seconded by Mr. G. Simms. An interesting evening in extended to any who may be inter anticipated and a hearty Invitation is

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