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JULY 19, 1933. THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY.

GOVERNMENT AND CHINESE BATHING FACILITIES

ALTERNATIVE SITES

GOVERNMENT MAKING ARRANGEMENTS ·

ON ISLAND AND

IN KOWLOON

The Chinese community need have no fear that they are to be deprived of their bathing facili ties if and when the Government decline to renew the tenancy of their bathing pavilion sites at: North Point,

The Government is giving careful consideration to a number of alter- native sites both on the island and on the mainland.

A Government official informed us this afternoon that the matter 'has been under consideration by the

WILEY. POST AT IRKUTSK

Uneventful Six-Hour

Flight

at

Moscow, July 18. Wiley Post. the Ameri-

landed can airman, Irkutsk from Novosibirsk, at 3.35 p.m. local time, after an uneventful flight half of some six and hours. His next step will be Habarovsk-Reuter.

PORTUGESE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT

GIRL HAIRDRESSER'S ALLEGATION

P.W.D. In particular and the Gov- Hit Whilst in Ricksha

eroment in general'for some weeks and every possible step is being taken to ensure that the alternative accommodation is suitable.

China's New.

Mentor

APPOINTMENT OF DR. RAJCHMANN

NANKING PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT

Paris, July 18.

Conference.

Dr. L. L. Rajchmann, the Mr. James Walker, ox-Mayor of Director of the League of Nations New York, and Betty Compaton, his Health Department expects to wife, visitors to the World Economic leave Paris for China within a week or so, possibly accompanied by Mr. T. V. Soong.

His task is to coordinate the technical and advisory work being carried out in China under the League of Nations' auspices, the Augusto Frederico Rosario, liv-appointment having been made at ing at No. 8 Parkes Street, appear- to-day's meeting of the Lengue ed before Mr. Butters at the Kow- Sub-Committee.

BRITISH COAL PETROL

A POSER

FOR SANITARY

DEPARTMENT

MAN FACES CAPITAL CHARGE

MURDER TRIAL OPENS

ELDERLY WOMAN

STRANGLED

The Shaukiwan murder trial arising from the discovery at 67, Kam Wah Street on June 2 of na elderly Chinese woman who had been strangled was commenced be- fore the Chief Justice, (Mr. J., R. Wood), at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

Fan Hing, 20, the accused, pleaded not guilty to the indict- mont,

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He and his wife, feung Shui- klu, 20, were committed for trial

The Princess Royal, who is re ported to be suffering from acute. fatigue.

DEATH OF CIRCUS ELEPHANT

A 3,300 POUND CARCASE

DISPOSAL OF THE BODY

Social circlewin the animal world were in mourning yesterday, and gloom over- hung a large section of the entertainment-loving public.

It was in the early hours of Tuesday morning that Fally, the crack elephant of the Great Chi- nese. Cireus contingent, breathed her gallant last and laid down in

It could not be sald when the loon Magistracy this morning The Committee decided that Dr. STATEMENT BY from the Central Court but the the empty houses in the vicinity, tnu modent glory of her 3,500 lbs.

Clubs would be required to move but charged with assaulting Li Cho, a they would have to move sometime.hairdresser employed at the Penin- It was pointed out that the agree-sula Hotel, yesterday morning.

Detective Sergeant Points said ment between the seven Chinese Bathing Clubs and the Government it was alleged by the complain-interim reports and detailed quar- was on a yearly basis and in view

ant that while she was riding in progress being a rickshaw in Canton Road on her of the enormous made in general development in the way back to work yesterday mor- North Point district it would not ning, defendant came up on her be advisable for the Clubs to reatime right and slapped her across the occupation of their present sites. fare. She stopped the rickshaw, seized hold of the defendant and

GOVERNMENT PLANS..

handed him over to the Police.

It was intended by the Govern- After describing the alleged as- ment to make that district an out-sault which took place in Canton lot for a number of sewers and Road near Jordan Road, complain- the proximity of bathing beaches ant said she had never geen de- was certainly undesirable in the fendant before except on some oc- interests of the health of the com-casions three months ago when he munity.

Asked if it was the intention of the Government to sell the land nlong the beach for building work, shops and warehouses, the official replied that the land was needed for general development.

A petition has been received by the Government signed by men bers of the South China Athletic Association, Chinese Bathing Club, Chinese Bankers' Association, Chinese Athletic Association; Young Men's Christian Associa tion, the Sun Co., and Wing On Cu.. and we are informed that it will reecive due and careful con- sideration.

came to her door to beg for money, She had no money to give him but gave him food. Ife came to her house after that for three days running, and she gave him food At the end of the every time.

Rafchmann's functions would be (1) to supply information both ways, from Nanking to Geneva and vice verau, to send frequent terly reports to the Secretary-Gen- eral of the League;

COMPANY

CREATING NEW EMPLOYMENT

London, July 18. (2) to assist the Chinese Gov. ernment and the National Econo- The plant for the production of mic Council to coordinate the acti- oil from coal will give direct em- vitien of League of Nations ndvi-ployment to over 2,500 miners and sory experts in China.

other workers, as well as much indirect employment.

·

APPOINTED FOR YEAR.

Dr. Rajchmann's appointment is for the period of a year. The Chinese Government will pay his salary and expenses.

It is emphasised that his powers are technical and not political and that he will have his head quarters in Nanking.

not £1

ін Dr. Rajchmann tranger to China. He has visited the Far East frequently in the course of work on behalf of the Lengue in the past ten years.

REGULAR MEETINGS.

It will be operated by the Im- perial Chemical Industries Ltd, at Billingham on Tees in Durham.

Sir Harry McGowan, Chairman of the Company, states that new capital of about £2,500,000 would be furnished from the company's own resources.

Crown fled a nulli prosequi in the decovery of the crime was for long undisturbed sleep.

Tears were shed by the manage. respect of the female defendant made.

Investigations were then pur- ment too, for Fally had cont a and the husband now stands alone

sued to trace prisoner and his thousand dollars and had depart. in the dock.

A statement in which prisoner wife but enquiries at Fourthed for the luppy hunting grounds a failure. A few of her forefathers at the early

attributes the. planning and part Street were of the execution of the murder to days later, however, a watchman age of 3 yenni.

saw them at Aberdeen and on the Fally hailed from far Rangoon pretext that they were wanted in but she never got acclimatised. connexion with a debt, he induced She just got sicker and sicker un- a public service til she got to Wanchai and there them to enter vehicle with him and handed them she packed in her chips in sheer

disgust at the futility of life. over to the Shaukiwaan police.

his wife was read to the court.

The dead woman le Po Mul, aged 60, and it is alleged that she was lured to a vacant basement five doors away from her own address, 47, Kam Wah Street, and there strangled with a portion of a cot- ton singlet.

Prisoner was in possession of $3.49 and his wife carried a Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant wallet containing $135 in notes. Attorney General, prosecuted for She was also wearing jewellery the Crown, and Mr. H. C. Maena- which had been exchanged for a and-exactly similar to one missing mara, instructed by Messrs. Lo rattan bracelet mounted in gold and Lo, represented the prisoner.

The jury was composed of from deceased's body. Over $200 Messrs. F. F. Mow (Foreman), had been taken from deceased's K few articles of H. A. Castro, J. A. S. Alves, O. B. belt and Raven, D. Ella, A. D. S. Gomes, jewellery were also absent.. and H. D. Brown.

DISPOSAL OF THE BODY. She made fine corpse as tho lay stretched out with her soul of the Rangoon jungles but affer already speeding back to the mists,

spoilt by a queerish sort of smell. a time the beauty of it was rather

They pretended at first that it didn't come from Falls, A fluo clean beast if ever there was one. But they had to ring up the The Company have conducted

Sanitary Department in the cnet research on the hydrogenation of

and they came along with a great HUSBAND'S ALLEGATION. third day, she alleged, he asked

con! tar and other material for

lorry to take poor Fully away, CROWN CASE.

CREMATION, her for a loan of $100, which she

six years and in view of the under- taking given in the House of Com-

When cautioned and charged refused. Then one evening when

mons, the directors have authorised

Opening the case for the Crown. prisoner said: "It was my wife The management were sorry to she was returning home after

the erection of a large commercial Mr. Fraser said a post mortem who asked

me to murder the let her go and they said so. Fally work, she met defendant near her

plant.

examination of the body was con-woman Po Mui. My wife is to must have heard them for they house, and he seized her, pushed The League Committee respon- her into a door and threw some-sible for making the appointment An initial output of 100,000 tons ducted and its condition indicated blame for this. She got ready all had to get a bigger lorry boforo

for strangling the they could accommodate her. The thing into her face. Later she will meet regularly at Geneva, annually of firstgrade patrol is that death was due to strangula- the things found that her face had been probably on the receipt of each aimed at by a process using 400 tien. Round the neck was a tight-woman, put them all in her bag it took scores of coolies and stocks quarterly report from Mr. Rajch- tous of coal daily and using ly tied ligature which was produ- and kept them with her. She thon of bamboo poten, and lots of fino offered me a key and told me to words before she consented to le altogether about 1,000 tons daily. Feed in court, Mr. T. V. Soong, who was pre- The construction of the plant is Deceased went to live at 47, go into the house, open the back down flat and geed on the floor.

The disposal of the body creat- Д little problem in itself, She reported the matter to the sent at the meeting with Dr. estimated to take about one and a Kam Wah Street, on April 30 and door and lock the main door. I

Three thousand pounds of cle.. Police then, but she did not see de- Wellington Koo, expressed satis-half years and will call for much with her were her three grand-said: Such a thing is impossible.' UNPAID MUI TSAI fendant for about two months faction at the League's readiness activity in the iron and steel and daughters, the eldest of whom She said: "You earn 40 cents a

conducted the household. Pri-day at Taikoo. How can that bephant is rather awkward on the until yesterday when the alleged to ussist in the reorganisation of heavy indastries.

I said: hands. They couldn't bury Fally. It would hardly have been decent. assault took place.

Seven thousand men will find aoner and his wife rented a cubi-, sufficient for my food? Mr. Theodore Mariner, Chin-

Finally they decided to give her Complainant stated that when

direct employment during this ele in the house at $3.80 per If the money is not sufficient you Was

a real classy cremation at Ken- sho-was-holding him pending the cellor of the U.S. Embassy

nedy-Town-am-now-there's-no-- TOLD TO PAY arrival of the Police after the al- present as an observer, in accord period and it is expected that there month and after they had been can get a bed space to live in.

leged incident, defendant threw ance with the committee's invi-will be indirect employment for a living there five days he obtained She said he must-live-in

at this job until May 28 and dur- don't agree to what I say I will two. Sub-Inspector H. W. Fraser, of something, over a wall, but this tation to America to co-operate in further 5,000 men-British. Wire work at the docks. He remained cubicle. She also said: 'If you thing left her but a cinder or ing that time received 36 wages. have nothing further to do with It was a pity they had to burn- was recovered by the Police.

A further $1.30 which was due to you and will steal away to-night.' her a bit at a time. She wouldn't

I said. I will not use my hands have liked that for she was at.. Meanwhile the wife remained at you must do it, you must do it ways one to Veep herself to her- him had not been drawn. home and in order to keep the yourself. She pretended to the self. house going she borrowed small old woman that I owed her money sume from deceased amounting to an induced her to go into the 60 cents.

house. I pushed open the door

MISTRESS FINED AND

the S.C.A., prosecuted a woman, Ho Yeung-ahl, before Mr. Scho- field, at the Central Magistracy this morning, for having failed to pay wages to a registered mui tsai, Tu San-mul.

burnt.

DOCUMENTS PRODUCED.

Sergeant Points stated that the pucket referred to contained what he believed to be some Chinese medicine.

mann.

Chine,

the work.

KOO LUNCHEON.

fors.

:

Mr. Soong was subsequently the CONSTABLE FACES guest of honour at a luncheon

SERIOUS CHARGE Asked if he had questions to given by Dr. Wellington Koo, al the members of the It was stated that the girl com- ask the witness, defendant produc- which all plained to the S.C.A. that she had ed some documents which he al-committee, M. Avenol, the Lengue been beaten by defendant's young,leged had been written by the corn. Secretary-General, and the Chin- est son, who was fourteen years of plainant to him. He claimed that ese Ministers to Holland, Spain ago. It was subsequently dishe had known the complainant and Switzerland ecvered that she had not been paid for the last ten years and had Kruter.

about ru lived with her. for

two her wages since the day of gistration. This now amounted to months this year. $48.55. There were no marks of Complainant denied all these al- violence on the girl, and she aplegations. peared to have been well-treated.

Defendant also stated that it Defendant stated that the girl was raining at the time of the constantly ill, and that alleged assault, and the hood of was why she did not pay her any the rickshaw was wages,

Was

TAIPO CASE.

desin.

Complainant admitted that the hood was on but not the cover.

"A PIMP!"

were present.-

BOY INJURED BY BLASTING

ALLEGED CASE OF

· MISCONDUCT Police Constable Aur Cheong-kat, attached to the No. 2, Police Station, was arraigned before Mr. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy this morning, on a serious charge of misconduct.

Mr. T. P. K. Kumble, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for defendant, and tendered a plen of

CAPT. GOING'S AMOY ADVENTURES

one side. My A SHIP WITHOUT A significant fact inasmuch as and stopped to It showed that the old lady had wife followed the old woman who

AN OWNER money and that the prisoner and came into the house. My wife his wife were aware of that fact, then got out the things and tied was the loss of $100 from a belt them round the old woman's peak. help in pulling worn by deceased. This sum was She told me to

called out Save Life? found by the wife in the presence the old woman down. The old of her husband and the decensed woman and was returned to the last three times, then I became afraid and wanted to go away...... My named,

wife gagged the old woman with some cloth and then told me to get the old woman's money. After

The rent became due on May 27 the rent became d

Captain Philip Going, master of the 8.8, Asia, is in rather an un- fortunate plight in Amoy.

Manila on December 9 last year The Asia arrived In Amoy frum

On the last day of the month at had got the money I handed it and since then has never put to atshed theatre attracted a large to her...." section of the community includ

ing tenants of 47, Kam Wah POST MORTEM REVELATIONS.

sen, the owner having apparently gone bankrupt.

The cover in front was also on and he BUILDING CONTRACTOR Mr. Schofield imposed a fine of could not therefore have assault-

FINED $100

not guilty, while Mr. Calthrop, A.S.P., prosecuted. $20 and ordered that she pay led complainant in the manner de

1 P, a $48.65 on behalf of the girl to the 1scribed.

building contractor, Outlining the case, Mr. Calthrop

The ship was sold by auction oir S.C.A.

was summened before Mr. Scho said that about 10 am. on June fel at the Central Magistracy (18 a woman named Yeung Ho was Street, and at about 7 p.m. there Dr. Bigby, who is in charge of June 21, but the new owner socia Before Mr. Williams, att the

this morning, for having failed to walking in Queen's Rond West were on the floor only deceased the Victoria Mortuary, was the to have got into trouble with tho take flicient precautions while Defendant, accosted her and asked and her eight-yours-old grand-Grst witness called, and gave American and Japanese Consulates: Taipo District Court yesterday, Sub-Inspector Fraser prosecuted a A rickshaw coelle gave corre carrying out blasting work in her whether she had anything daughter, and an old lady and evidence of examining the body of and disappeared, although Captalie with her. She replied in the cha besides Pan Hing and Lo Mul. He stated that twined Going is hopeful that this latest married woman, Wong Ying-tai,borative evidence of the assault, Main Strest, Shaukiwan with having kept an unregistered but defendant stated that this Chan Lam, walking in the vicinityed her to go with him to the No. 7 asked

Sergeant Harris said that a boy. | negative. The defendant then ask his wife. granddaughter round her neck he found a ligature difficulty will soon be overcome.

He has now boon tled up in some peanuts consisting of the army and upper mui tsai.

witness was a pimp. Witness was struck on the hand' by a police Station She accorapanted and the old lady left the part of the trunk of a singlet. Amoy for over neyen months with The girl had complained at the denied the allegation. police station that she had been slater of the complainant flying piece of granite, and had to him, and outside the Ko Shing house presumably to buy them. The skin under the ligature was of out salary and with a crew of 78 it-treated by her employer.

in another rickshawelve crentment at the Govern- Theatre defendant produced That was all that was known of a lighter colour than the rest of to look after. who was

The crew. parcel, which he said contained events in the house at that time the skin as decomposition had not A fine of $30 was imposed.

just in front at the time of the nicht Civil Hospital.

Mr. Scholleld imposed a Ane of lepium, and accused her of having as the other elderly woman had set in. That showed that the through the streets with banners Incident gave evidence of having heard a shout of, "Why do you?

dropped it. hit me?" from her alater. She

ANNOUNCEMENT.

Was

A wedding has been arranged and turned round and found her!

avi!! take place in the early sister holding defendant. Autumn between Audrey "Mar- Describing himself as a danc garet, only daughter of Mr. anding teacher, defondant stated that! G. B. Sykes of Wakefield, the charge against him Mro. Yorkshire and Charles Bertram, uider son of Mr. and Mira. F. 3, trumped-up. He was standing in Peninsula Canton Road waiting for a bus Easterbrook of tho

when complainant noized him and Hotel.

accused him of having assaulteri

-$100.

.

AMERICA-ENGLAND

RELEASED FOR $15.

The

för

gone to alcop.

DISCOVERY OF CRIME.

recently.. parade Ilgature had been placed round the and flags to draw attention to their néck either before or immediate position, without any fangible re- ly after death. He attributed sult. At the uonient, to all ap The woman denied the allega-

Kwok, the granddaughter, was death to asphixis by homicidal pearances, the ship is without an tion, and was taken to No. 7 AIR LINE

Whit at the theatre which continued its strangulation, his reasons for this owner. Station. There Sergeant croft realised that it was n Central performance until dawn, and at deduction boing, firstly, because the ense, and naked the defendant about 3 a.m., prisoner came up to head was much more decomposed Shaukiwan, Chan Kwan-shing, thờ LINDBERGHS MAP.

secondly, because the tongue pro-body of deceased, Acting-Inspector to take the woman to the Central her and paid her the rent and than any other part of the boily, Chinese constable who found the Folice station. They left, and in other money that was owing traded to the full extent, and Logan, in charge of Shaukiwan LABRADOR

woman He added that he was also thirdly, because the internal organs Police Station, and the two seat. Kwal Heung Street, the Rent a small girl to fetch a relative removing to Fourth Street. When were of a very dark black colour chers who searched accused and his New York, July 18, He alleged that he had known

Cartwright, of hers. When this relative are aha roturned to the house wok and more decomposed than he had wife at the Police Station Operating from

rived the defendant demanded $30 did in fact, and prisoner and his expected to find. When he made Kwok Chin-tal, granddaughter of BARBER-LITTLE-At the Supreme complainant and hor slater for n

Labrador, us a base, Colonel and Court before the Registrar, by number of years, and had on some Mrs. Lindborgh to-day made a four to release the woman, and after wife packing and they left soon bls oxamination, decoaxed had been the deceased, woman, gave ovidence:

of accused calling at the theatre occasions lived with them.

much bargaining the price was afterwards. Meanwhile Pe Mut dead between 48 and 72 hours.

Evidence In support of the and paying her sums of

money After hearing the evidence, his hour aerial mapping tour in con- reduced to $16. The relative bor had not returned and Kwok went

opening statement was given by which were owing on May 21st. Worship commented that there nexion with the proposed northern rowed the money from a stall out to look for her.

She had met with no success at Inspector E. A. Vincent. Mr. A. She also identifled the articles was a great deal of allegations on air mall and passenger service be-holder, and handed it to the de-

4.30 pm. that day so she informed Brookabank, of the P.W.D., who found on accused and his wife, ni both sides, and he thought his United States.

twoon England, Canada and the fondant, who disappeared.

the pollee. They too were unable propared the plans, Chan Hing, the Police station as the property winest course would be to bind

gral Más Bekadaise nemandide defauroideachat dret but who deputed of meeting accused of hartzendmakbar. REMEDIOS-On July 19, 1988, to dofondant over it deal oom prentarsistent fas

The case is proceeding. Leonor, wife of A. A. dos $25 to be of good behaviour for venting the Linborghs from going dant until Friday afternoon for when they ordered a search..of in Aberdeen and. taking him to

on to Greenland-Router.

hearing, with bail being as before.

MARRIAGE..

Special Licence on 18th July, 1033, at 11 a.m., Gwendolyn Easle Little to Norman Charles Barber.

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