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BONHAM STRAND MORE STUPID THAN

PROPERTY

FINAL JUDGMENT

SOUGHT

DISHONEST

CONDUCTOR OF PEAK

TRAM FINED

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1933.

"You are more stupid than dis-] The Bonham Strand West pro-Jones in Court this morning when honest," remarked Mr. Wynno- party litigation was again before, the Chief Justice, Mr. J. I. Wood, he convicted and imposed a fine At the Supreme Court this mor- of $15 on Pang-Chee-on, a conduc- ning, when, following the decision tor of the Peak Tramwaya Limited, of His Lordship on Thursday last for the embezzlement of 40 cents. week, the defendant moved the Mr. L. G. Scott, Superintendent of court for final judgment.

the Peak Tramways, was the com The case was one in which-Liininaut while Chief Inspector-A. Tac-ahi, administratrix with the A. Andrews also gavo evidenco. will annexed to the estate of her Defendant's modus operandi, as lata buaband, Li Woon-nam, of described by Mr. H. J. Armstrong Tooi Shan, sought to recover 73 Who appeared for the prosecution. Bonbam Strand, from Pong Taoi-was that when a Shantung Ser- ching, of Shatin, it being alloged geant boarded the 0.50 a.m. down that the property assignment was tram on Friday, defendant issued a forgery perpetrated by plaintifa ten cent ticket for a thirty centa adopted son, Li Kai-loy.

Police voucher. On the 2.30 p.m. Mr. H. G. Sheldon and Mr. Leo UP tram, on which, by chance the D'Almada e Castro, Jur., (instruc- defendant happened to be the con- The wreck of the Akron was re- ted by Messrs. Lo and Lo) appear- ductor, the Sergeant was also cantly located on the sau bed near ed for plaintiff, and Mr. Eldon handed a ten cent ticket. It was the place where the airship crashed Potter, K.O., and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, defendant's duty to change the and salvage work has been proceed K. C., Instructed by Messrs. Has-vouchers to ten cents as the Ser- ingver since. Photo shows a huge tings and Co., for defendant.

geant had sat in the ten cents ac-section being hauled out the Mr. Sheldon asked leave to re-commodation. There was no aug- Call Wai Po-choung, interpreter to Restion of fraud on the part of Mesars. Wilkinson and Grist and the Sergeant, said Mr. Armstrong, questioned him about the payment

water,

of

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as, according to his story he did of a cheque for the completion of not know they were 30 cent vou the sale of the property.

Mr. Potter submitted that the whole case for plaintiff had been roduced to one point, namely that Li Woon-nam; having died before the date of the assignment, that assignment could not have been executed by Li Woon-nam, and the forgery likewise could not have been executed by him. As a re- ault any subsequent dealings with the property were null and void,

chers. In October last year, the Superintendent gave Mr. Andrews | instructions to issue a specific or- dor, which was signed by the de- fendant, as to what should be done BOTH whon a case of this nature arose.

After evidence had been called, defendant, in a longthy statement, told the Magistrate he knew he had 40 conta surplus when he went off duty. As he did not know whose

His Worship said he was quite

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(To the Editor' of the Hongkong Telegraph.) Sir-According to a recont port the South Western Political Council at Canton has sont a further protest to the League of Nations, as well as to the Soviet Government and the Signatories of the Nine Power Pact, denouncing the armistico with Japan agreed to by General Chiang Kai-shek ote.....

While the Sino-Japanese situa tion has eased up conalderably during the last few days, the

Internal situation' has taken a sudden turn for the worse.

The present truce was conclud- Led because the Chinese troops had been defeated, otherwise tho Government would never have thought of coming to terms with the enemy. In face of the apparent inferiority in the both armament and training of the Chinese forces, what can the Opposition suggest should be done if they oppose the truce. How can the -war carried on and who is going to do

be

the fighting? The war cannot be carried out by propaganda or by circular telegrams, it has to depend on with real weapons like nirplanes and the blood of soldiers. Can China match the Japanese in

these veapons?

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China is already suffering from a serious crisis which if it is not handed properly may result in the

nation. destruction of China as an indeper-

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The fact that it has been com- pelled to come to terms with Japan after having lost four of China's richest provinces fully demonstrates the weakness of the present ad- ministration: If such a state of affairs continues, it is more than doubtful whether the present Government can remain long in the saddle.

New York, June 12. Only three major league basedent the money was, he did not make bull games were played to-day and The answer of the defence was, report. If he had made a re-none produced particularly out- as had been held by His Lordship port he would have been repri- standing play. that the plaintiff had contempor-manded. Shantung conatabica "us- aneous knowledge and consented ually used ten cents vouchers. to the property being assigned to LA Kai-loy.

prepared to believe the defendant's -- His Lordship (to Mr. Potter): story that he took the vouchers by Is not your position this, as accident. Mr. Armstrong agreed. against Mr. Sheldon's argument. But, said his Worship, defendant You have pleaded estoppel and was certain that no European or evidence which has been accepted Indian policemen travelled on the by the Court has been called to tram that day, and therefore he --establish A basis for estoppel. must have known the answer to

There you say the matter ends and the surplus of forty cents. the reason for that submission is fendant had been merely trying to that on the pleadings there is no cover his own stupidity. reply to your statement of de- fence? Mr. Potter: That is one point

Mr. Sheldon aubmitted that on the evidence before the Court the defence had established no estop- pel and applied for leave to ale a reply which was granted. The case is proceeding.

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Mr. Armstrong, replying to his Worship, said the Superintendent had a suspicion that there might be a system. with these vouchers. Mr. Scott would not go any further

than that.

Mr. Scott added that defendant's;

and he joined the 1928.

monthly wages at present was $44,

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If the Opposition comes from the people, it is perfectly justified that the Government should bo overthrown. But the present op position does not originate from the people, but from a group of politicians and militarists who are themselves better statesmen than the men now in power. The real masters of the country, the people, played no part la the move- ment. Then what good can such movement do to the nation 7

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-Despite their swoot-coated" words and circular, telegrams, these op- position leaders have 'no thought for the benefit of the country but are merely promoting their SELFISH interests. Therefore if own they succeed it will be for their own aggrandisement and not In anyway for the benefit of the nation.

The country cannot afford to have another serious internal war. The Chinese people, are tired of Said to be a banishee from often than women by statistics civil wars and, don't want to have l published in "The Feminist Move-another, which will further lower ment,"

the international status of China. China to-day is in auch a critical stato that she cannot afford another civil war, If these unscrupulous politicians and militarists desire to overthrow the present regime for their own selfish aima, they will receive the condemnation of the whole nation.

Yours faithfully,

"Rangoon," "Tsang Yuk was ren- A Canadian, Enrico Carosi, 41, tenced to seven months' mining engineer, appeared before labour by Mr. Schofield, at the Their conclusions, based Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Central Central Magistracy this morning, figures supplied by Insurance com- Police Court this morning, chargon charges of breaking into an panies, show that 48.5 men are Il od with absenting himself from unnumbered hut in Shaukiwan, to every 40.7 women. tho House of Detention for the and stealing, and also of having past two days without permission.caused bodily injury to Teans of 20, cases of illness among them Once women have passed the age Defendant said he was out look- Kwong. ing for a job aboard ships. He

The complainant said that when decline, whereas illness among men returned at 4 p.m. yesterday.

increases after the age of 30- he-returned to his hut he found defenedant trying to

Reuter. open tho basket with an iron instrument. Defendant attacked him with the iron, inflicting a cut over his eye. ant and some other men, and was The defendant contended that himself injured. He only acted in

Chief Warder Buchanan sald defendants were always allowed out if they either telephoned or reported at the Gael. The Prison authorities were not pressing the case but the Superintendent wish éd regulations to be enforced.

The Magistrate cautioned Carosi and warned him he must obey the regulations. He would put him in prleon the next time.

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RICKSHAW PULLER

FINED

he was set upon by the complain- self-defence.

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Sent Mata Hari To Execution

DEATH OF MAJOR G. LADOUX

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The execution of Mata Hari Is recalled by the death of Major G. Ladoux, head of the dread "Deuxieme Bureau" who in con- junction with his British opposite number, Admiral Sir Reginald Hall,

unmasked her as one of the most dangerous sples in the whole Ger- man network.

Ladoux used to recall that he' first mot Mata Hari in August, 1916, when the beautiful dutch dancer walked boldly into his office and offered to mesmeriso by her Mme. Rigo, former wife of a Prince of Germany if the French beauty and charm the Crown gypsy violinist called Prince Rigo, Government would pay hor who once toured Europe Pay-million francs. Ladoux ing before royalties and receiv.what guarantees she could offer of ing gifts from them, collapsed in oven meeting the Crown Prince. the streets to-day from starvation.

"I have had him at my feet once," found that there was not a scrap again!"

On being brought home, it was she replied, "And I can do it

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SPY UNMASKED. Unfortunately for hor schemes Ladoux had received from Sir. Reginald Hall, a dossier throwing the gravest suspicions on her. Tho Major admitted later that he was unable to decide how sincere Mata the Ailles, but agreed to send her. Harl was in her desire to work for

Precaution he instructed her to go via Spain and England so that her movements could be watched en route.

Fan Sau-hing, a woman operativo A specially constructed oplum jacket at the Liberty Battory Factory, for tying round the thighs was Prince Edward Road, was admitted

of food in her room, and that her Tho case in which a Heklo was produced in the Central Police Court to the Kwong Wah Hospital yester yesterday charged with driving this morning when a Chinese was day with a crushed foreinger which

sole possession was a trunk full of souvenirs. Among them was a an unlicensed rickalaw on which charged with possession of 110 taels was caught in a

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vlolla dated 1632, which was the a forged plate had been affixed, of ilicit raw opium aboard the was dealt with by Mr. Wynne-Jones Jones imposed a fine of $3,000

atcamor Tal Shan. Mr. Wynne- Chak-wong, riding pillion on a push gift of Nicholas Amati to her hus

or bicycle in Castle Peak Hond yesterday band at the height of his career, this morning, a fine of $30 or one

Iseven months' hard Inbour.

received severe injuries when with the month being inflicted.

Rigo died penniless. His widow driver, he was knocked off the mai. Sub-Inspector. Saunders, of tho

thon married the Lloutenant-Gov- Traffic Department said the de- received from the Export Manager, The mishap occurred near Un Longdon, who died two years ago. à mission to Germany. As n The following telegram has been chino in a collision with a private car. ernor of Florida, Mr. Edward Gor fendant refused to assist the Studebaker Corporation, in connection the Injured man being conveyed to Police. In any way.

Mme. Rigo clung to her violin with the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. Hospital at Kowloon.

through years of poverty. "Studebaker scores again in Indiana- polis 500 Mile Race stop 63 entries: Charged with stealing medicine friends are now trying to sell it

bullt many of them

from his employers at 114, Jervois to save her-Router. racing cars 48 quality hand

to start only Street, a young Chinese cook was 14 finished soven of them Studebaker sentenced to six weeks by Mr. powered stop five were 85% stock Wynne-Jones this morning Defen Studebakers entered by Studebaker dant pleaded that he had been dis- everyone of five west through entire charged but had not been given race without singlo repair. Frank passage money to the country. Com- plainant stated defendant was dis- Detective-Inspector Fonder

and missed for disobedience to one of the party of Police raided the first floor fokis. of 15 Elgin Street and arrested four

His Worship-I gave you chance to try and prove you are not in the swindle and you re- fused to take it.

The police officer said the rick shaw will be kept for six months and then will probably be die posed of.

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Ladoux's parting words were a warning which proved to be a terrible prohocy:

"If you rotray us, Mata Hari, the next time that we meet you will be in the dock at ́a court martial.":

Within a week an intercepted wireles massage from the German Madrid confirmed men and six women. One, a widow, A further remand of 24 hours was

Embassy at Ladoux's suspicions. Two months. was this morning charged with koop granted by Mr. Butters at the Kow- inga gaming house, while the re-loon Magistracy, this morning in the

Peking, June 18. later she was captured and shot. mainder were charged with participat case in which two Chinese lads, aged The new Peking Political Coun- Marthe Richard, now Mrs. ing in a game of *min young" ' (dico), 12 and 14, are charged with attempt cil will be formally. Inaugurated on Crompton, the widow of an Enge The keeper, who was cautioned on ajing to anatch a handbag from Saturday morning Conorai Huanglahman, the most successful. similar charge In April, last, was European lady, whose identity has Fu and other trusted members of French woman ipy during the war, Aned $75 or six weeks, while the not yet been traced. It is hoped that the Chiang Kai-shek party will be whose Information folled Gorman gamblers were fined: 68 or five days the victimised lady will communicate installed in office. Huang Fu will plot for angahti-French chains in ongh. 02.74 was picked up and put with the Kowloon Police, ar soon as be the first Chairman, in the Poor Box.

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