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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, APRIL 3. 1933.

RECENT CAPTURE

OF BISHOP

BANDITRY RIFE IN NORTH

REMINDER TO SOLICITORS

SHOULDN'T PRACTISE

OVER PHONE.

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Confusion regarding the names Foochow, Mar. 28.

of solicitors appearing for the News has just come to hand of defence was experienced by Mr. the tapture by bandits of Bishop Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy Ding Ing-ong (Ch'en Yung-En), this morning in the case in which Kwok Lun was Assistant Bishop in the Anglican a man named Church in Fukion. He left Foo-charged with possession of chow only a few days ago and number of old swords and dag- travelled by steamer to Ningteh.gers. A quantity of literature Thence he went inland to the Shan was also alleged to have been yang district with the purpose of seized. conducting Confirmation services, and it must have been while ap- proaching Shanyang that he was captured on Saturday, 26th March. All his friends will hope for his speedy release. The incident agala shows up the utter futility of the Government authorities in many parts of the Province and their fail demolition notice was sent in atlure to secure peace and order for once and permission received from the people. Banditry is still tar the P.W.D. to proceed.

too rife in many places. Bishop Ding has had many narrow escapes, before, but this is the first time he' has actually fallen into the hands of bandits.

Lord Chelmsford, the famous Indian constitutional reformer. whose death occurred during the

week-end.

At the last hearing. Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared in Court, and the case was remanded for one week The hearing was for inquiries. then fixed for Wednesday after noon.

When the case was called this morning. Inspector Smith said a solicitor from Messrs. Deacous had rung him up just a few minutes before.

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Recunded under the direction of

A dispute regarding work done in the preparation of plans for houses to be erected on the Chater Bungalow Site, Kowloon, and in- volving a claim for $80,650 opened at the Supreme Court this mor ning before Mr. Justice Wood (acting Chief Justice), the partics concerned being Messrs. Raven and Basto, architects, of Prince's Building, who sued the Wo Lee Land Investment Co., of 6, Queen's Road Central, and Wo Lai-tin and Chau Yu-ting, partners therein.

Messrs. Raven and Basto represented by Mr. Eldon Potter, K. C., and Mr. H. G. Sheldon (In- structed by Messrs. Hastings and Co.), and the defendants by Mr. F. C Jenkin, K. C. and Mr. H.

SERVICES TERMINATED. C. Macnamara (instructed by On October 21st, a letter was Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist). received by plaintiffs from defend- Opening the case for the plain-ants dispensing with the services tiffs, Mr. Potter stated that the of plaintiffs as from that date.

The Literacy Campaign, of which defendants

were a syndicate, A reply was sent the following I wrote recently, is still being pushe members of which acquired Kow-day to the effect that as far as ed on in Foochow, and it is hoped to loon Inland Lot 611, which was plaintiffs were

concerned, the start a number of schools for the

appear in Court for their cases better known as Chater Bungalow work was entirely completed and illiterate carly in April. But many and not practise over the tele-Humorous Duct-Splitting Up.

difficulties have to be overcome, Site. The manager of the syndl- that they would send their ac and it will require considerable de phone. It often results a con- cate was Wo Lai-tin and the count when made

The ac-i up. treasurer Chau Yu-ting, the claim count was duly sent and was fol-termination to attain the aim that fusion.

The hearing was adjourned un- has been set, of teaching all illiter til Wednesday at 2.15 p.m. being for professional services lowed by a visit of several men- rendered in preparing building bers of the syndicate to plaintiffs' rates under twenty-five years plans for 78 houses to be erected office to suggest a reduction of age to read before the summer.- on the site, such plans being or fees, if that was agreed. to, the re-Our Ohon Correspondent. dered by defendants. The defence instatement of plaintiffs as ar would be that the plans were chitects. never ordered, and, if they were, the prices charged were not the proper prices.

Payment of the account was demanded, and on October 27th

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The Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps is to be inspected by the a further letter was received from G.O.C. on Murray Parade Groun

at. 6 p.m. on 11th instant. defendants stating they were pre- SYNDICATE'S INTENTIONS.

pared to re-instate plaintiffs on On or about the 31st July, 1931, condition that the account as ren the syndicate acquired the land for dered be cancelled and a fresh On October 28th, Mesars. Hastings the sum of eight lakha and pro-estimate given for all professional wrote rejecting the compromise, ceeded forthwith to take steps, to services already rendered. The and on November 4th the action develop it. It would appear that letter addedWe take this op- was started. The whole argument in the first instance the syndicate pertunity of reminding you that centred round whether the plans Was Frepared to sell the whole we have no intention of building were ordered or not.

of the property na one lot, but it houses on this site ourselves." The case is proceeding.

later appeared that they decided

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

His Warship: Who did you say?

Inspector Smith Messrs. Deacous, your Warship..

His Warship:-But I have Mr. Kwan in my notes.

Inspector Smith:-Deacons get

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in touch with me.

His Warship:-Solicitors should

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SOVIET SABOTAGE

ALLEGATIONS

(Continued from Page. 1.)

the results of the trial.

"Evidently these gentlemen are most of all afraid of publicity in this case, which is a delicate one for them. They are therefore em ploying all possible means to

secure ah exemption of British subjects from Soviet jurisdiction regardless of vallable data point- ing to a crime, regardless of to build on the land themselves

proofs, and regardless even of the and dispose of the portions as

depositions of the accused, built upon. They then discovered

"The Soviet Union," Pravda they would be able to dispose of A GREAT LIBRARY IS AN AWFUL The P. and O. iiner Ranchi is due

the continues, "is an independent the property piecemeal to indivi- PLACE. THERE ARE INTERRED ALL here from Singapore dual purchasers. That was after THE REMAINS OF MEN SINCE

THE English mails at 10 am. on Wednes-country and all residing within its the date the plaintiffs stated plans | FLoon-Buliver Lytton. were ordered from them, namely September 1st.

"A Local Nazi." We do not think any good purpose would be served by publishing your article.

day.

with

A what drive for service men will be held in the west lounge of the European Y.M.C.A.. Kowloon, at 8.45 o'clock to-night,.

Mr. M. A. da Silva has been ad-

The Chief Petty Officers and Petty mitted a partner by Mr. J. Officers have organised a dance to be. D'Almada Remedios, and the firm's held in the Garrison Lecture Hall on D'Almada Remedios and Silva.. name will in future be Messrs. Wednesday, April 6, commencing at

8.30 p.m.

Evidence would show that the prospective purchasers actually went to the plaintiffs' offices and saw the building plans. Early In August, 1931, plaintiffs were in- structed to prepare lay-out plans and a few days later an interview took place betwen Mr. Raven, a man named Cheng Chiu-nam em-

From April 2 to 9 inclusive, the ployed by plaintiffs and a partner roof of 319, Main Street, Shaukiwan Canton-Kowloon Railway is running in defendant company and We West, which broke out at 11.30 last extra express trains between Canton Lai-tin regarding the development night, was extinguished by the in- and Kowloon to facilitate transporta of the site. Several letters also maten, very little damage being tion during the Ching Ming Festival, Пassеd. One letter received stat- caused. ed that defendants had decided to adopt plaintiffs' alternative lay-

out plans as a basis of their build-

A small outbreak of fire en

the

borders, irrespective of their state citizenship, are responsible before its laws. The trial of the wreck- .ers will take place and nothing the British diehard press may do will spare them this annoyance."

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8. p.m. Local Time & Weather Report.

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SOLDIER SENT TO GAOL

ON THREE THEFT CHARGES

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"CIVILISED METHODS." Answering that section of the British press which in writing of the Moscow case has assumed the mantle of concern for "civiliza- tion" and "civilized methods," Pravda asks: "What" laws and Private Jolin Mason, of the which civilization were followed South Wales Borderers, was seni- by the British authorities, and tenced to twelve weeks' hard la particularly by Captain Reginald bour by Mr. Scholleld at the Cen- T. Jones, in the shooting of 26 tral Police Court this morning, on A Chinese woman was injured yes is announced that the Moham terday at Shaukiwan through en nedan festival of "Id-ul-Aduha" Baku Bolsheviks on the territory charges relating to the theft of a deavouring to alight from a moving will be celebrated in Hongkong on of the Soviet Republic, without silver cup from Private Edwin tram. In the fall she received serious Thursday, April 6. The usual morn- even the semblance of a trial of Jones, a quantity of clothing from the investigation, on September 20; Private Goodman, orderly of the injuries to her head and body, and ing service will be held at was taken to hospital.

Mosque, Shelley Street, at 9.15.. · 1918? Who are these scribblery

to speak of humanity and justice lecture hall, Victoria Barracks, the site na all letters seemed to A 7-year-old European lad, Gordon While testing a motor-cycle out now and to cast doubt on the fair and stealing a gold wrist watch and a leather suitcase from Mr. indicate that they intended doing Blackner, living with his parents inside the European YM.C.A build-ness of Soviet judicial organs; S. M. Fernandez, 390 Hennessy

ising in Salisbury Road on Saturday when they have in their record HO. Messrs. Raven and Basto Wing Lock Buildings, Kowloon. wrote to defendants asking if reported to have been bitten by a afternoon, Mr. Brandstow collided the crime of Captain Jones which Road, Wanchai, between January they required the plans to be pro-dog in the left arm yesterday, and with a motor-car and caused slight they justified."--Reuter and Tase. 18 and April 1. ceeded with, but no written reply to have gone to the Kowloon Hospital damage to a mudguard. He has re- was received by plaintiffs. To that the defence might attach some importance, but if they had no intention of building, why was -no written reply received?

ing scheme.

Throughout, Mr. Raven had not the slightest notion that the syn- dicate did not propose to build on

for treatment.

ported the mishap to the Police,

ZBW's broadcast of the Varsity Among the passengers who left the Boat Race on Saturday night was a Colony for Shanghai by the Blac great success. The running commen- Funnel steamer Sarpedon was Mr. tary came through very clearly, except M. S. J. Walsh, the General Manager for occasional fading, and even the of the Hongkong branch of the cheers of the crowds witnessing the British-American Tobacco Co. (China)

Ltd. Mr. Walsh was accompanied by race could be distinctly heard.

Mrs. Walsh und will be away from the Colony until September.

The many friends of Miss Dorothea Bewley, niece of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Cameron, who was recently visiting

DESTRUCTION OF IDOLS

RECENT KWANGSI

INCIDENT

Wuchow, Mar. 31.

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Defendant, when asked by his Worship if he had anything to say, stated he was giving 78. 6d. a week to his girl, and twice his applica tion to get on to the Home catab lishment had been refused by the Commanding Officer. He was re- PLAN APPROVED.

ceiving 11d. per day. As a matter of fact, a telephone communcation was received by

Detective-Sergeant Fitches said Cheng from Wo to the effect that

the cup was won by Pte. Jones at plaintiffs were to proceed with

Told to "go away" from the Court Considerable excitement was the Borderers' sporta last Friday. the proparation of the plans for 18 houses, and that the other Hongkong, will be interested to last week on a similar charge, Mak,caused in the city of Penk Naam It was placed in a locker in the bar- houses on the irregular lot would learn of her marriage to Lient. W. F. Hong, 76, appeared before Mr. recently when the authorities con-racks, next to defendant's locker. Haselfoot, R. N., which took place at Wynne-Jones at the Central Police fisented a temple and destroyed On Saturday, while Private Jones not be required until a later date. Alverstoke, England, on 18th. March. Court this morning on a charge of the idols.

was away, someone stole the That communication was passed

the unlawful possession of twelve One of the largest idols in the trophy. On returning, he disco on to Mr. Raven. On September" It is interesting to note that the Dairy Farm Company milk bottior, 2nd, Cheng saw Wo with a rough Empress of Japan, the largest and knowing them to have been stolen. city, known as "the Old Man of vered the loss, but before report- plan of two houses, which the fastest liner on the Pacific, again Sentence of three weeks' hard labour the Street," was destroyed. In the ing to the Sergeant in charge of immediate vicinity of the temple, the Military Police, he made a latter approved with a minor al-lowered her record between Honolulu was imposed.

the people were so frightened by search and found a pawn ticket teration and ordered a plan for a and Victoria last month by 7 hoars record

An elderly Chinese woman, charged this sacriligious act of the off- underneath the defendant's bed. third type of house which was and 47 minutes, making a

before Mr. Schofield this He crossing in 4 days, 8 hours and

morning elals that they fled from the Accompanied by a Quarter Master approved on September 3rd.

minutes:

for hawking without a licence; told neighbourhood, and have made Sergeant, the defendant's kit was then gave instructions for the

his Worship that she came to Hong their homes in new quarters of searched and eight other pawn completion of the plans as soon as The British Weekly writes: "The long for fear that her daughter possible.

Bellingham Church in erecting a holi might be kidnapped in the country. the city. The idol was considered tickets were discovered. Two of Chau, on September 4th, saw to the memory of the late Rev. F. C. "I am the member of a small clan," to have exceptional power by the these tickets related to the pro- the plans in plaintiffs' office and Young, who died in Hongkong in she said, and they might kidnay my people of Peng Naam.

The temple is now to be used perty which formed the subject of

the second and third charges. approved of them, and on 26th. 1930, having been previously minis-children in the country. Defendant

as a public school for the poorer September, Wo Lai-tin signed the ter of the Bellingham Church. The was cautioned.

classes. No tuition is to be Regarding the third charge, notice to the Building Authority of foundaton stone of the new hall is

A collision between a Hongkong charged, the funds necessary for Sergeant Fitches said the defen- intention to proceed with the site to be laid on February 26.

Hotel bus and a car driven by Mr. the management of the school be- dant made the acquaintance of development. On October 13th, a

An official police report issued at Weill, occurred on Saturday near letter was written to Mr. Wo en- Headquarters this morning confirms the Main Gate of the Naval Decking. subscribed by the general Mr. Fernandez, and, dressed in East. Mr. public. This is a new step in the civilian clothes, represented him. closing two further schedule the report elsewhere in this

yard in Queen's Road notices, one to commerice demoli-that in the course of an encounter

iss Weill in a report subsequently made public school systems of inland self as a Canadian, and sought tion and the other to commence between a Customs launch, the Kwan to the Police said that he was follow- China, and the officials are to be employment. After meeting the building, which were signed. Mr. Lai, and a suspect funk on Saturdaying in the wake of the bus when it commended for their far-sighted- defendant, complainant found his Potter mentioned that a letter was morning outside the harbour, led by his car, which received someness and their interest in the cut house had been entered.

girl on was cation the vast multitudes who received on November 3rd from

otherwise *are neglected. Our Merers. Lyson and Hall, who were by a shot fired from the Customs damage to the radiator.

Own Correspondent. then acting for defendants, atat

One hundred and eighty taels of ing that the two forms when sign-

Some weeks ago the Chinese Mari-raw opium concealed in the false ed by Wo were partially blank time Customs patified that from sides of two rattan baskets, led to a and that he (Wo) was under the August all goods imported into fine of $5,000, or one year's hard, impression that one of them was China must be marked in Chun Schofield on a Chinese at the Central inese labour, being imposed by Mr. for house lay-out plan. It would characters with the name of the corn Police Court this warning. Revenue the Freific to the south-east of be given in evidence that both try of original manufacture. The forms were filled out before be Hongkong General Chamber of Com- Officer. W. Ward said the defendant Tokyo. A depression is indicated trustworthy trembled when arrested and dropped over the Yellow Sea. Local fore- ing sent to Wo. Another point merco learns from

or variable winds, of these offences is the theft from of note was that in the covering orce that it is proposed to modify the keys of the baskets into the

this regulation. Marks in either water. He said the articles had cast:-East letter sent with the schedules, English, French or Chinese will be been given to him to carry by a moderate; cloudy with fog, mista dwelling. I regard the first theft as a "distinctly unsporting the notices were described. The accepted....

travelling trader.

or light rain.

cruiser.

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MIST OR RAIN

The anticyclone has passed into

Defendant had pawned Pte. Goodman's clothing for $11, the silver cup for $1 and the wrist. watch for $5.50.

Lieut. H. M. Davis-This man That is all I can say for him. has a good military character.

His Worship: The most serious

one,

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