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HOPE FOR HIRUNDO

NOT THOUGHT TO BE A TOTAL LOSS

WRECK BEING EXAMINED

WIFE CLAIMS MAINTENANCE

SIKH'S MATRIMONIAL TANGLE

· RIGHT TO MARRY AGAIN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CAR BANDIT ROBBERY

AUSTIN DRIVEN BY ACCOMPLICE

NO ARRESTS

A nutrimonial tangle arising It transpires that a second from an Indian's refusal to main nan was associated with the car tain his Chinese wife after marry- bandit robbery last night at a The Telegraph learns that ing an Indian woman, was un-native goldsmith's shop at No. while the Norwegian 8.5. ravelled by the Pulene Judge, Mr. 296, Queen's Road Central. Hirundo, wrecked at Koh-R. E. Lindsel, at the Supreme

Court this morning. shichang, near Bangkok, is badly damaged, the vessel is not likely to become a total logs.

Her engine-room and foreholds were flooded when she was abandon. ed by her officers and crow, and ona report state that her back has beon broken

since the Hirundo struck the reef.

An Investigation, of the damage is now being made by Bangkok ex- perts, and it is hoped that an at- tempt at salvage will be possible.

KWANGCHOW TO RESCUE.

The ship was on her way from Bangkok to Swatow with rice and general cargo.

An 909 message soon after the crash, was picked up by the China Navigation Company's sleamor Kwangchow, also en route from Bangkok to Swatow,

The pinintiff, whose name was given as Perm Kor, the Indian version, claimed $60 maintenance for June, July, and August, of this year, from her husband, Bhagat Singh, of $72, Lockhart Road,

It was the second man who drove the Austin Seven proviously stolen from Mr. Boardman when left on the car stand at Statue

Square. He remained in the car while his companion got out and walked into the shop."

INCIDENT IN STUBBS RD.

MAN CONVICTED OF DANGEROUS DRIVING

SEPTEMBER 26, 1933.

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MAJOR. DOWBIGGIN

MAKES COMPLAINT

Major H. B. L. Dowbiggin was complaint; in a summons against Lo Wah, a publie car driver, who was fined $50 by Mr. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy this mortations, etc. ning, for having driven in a dangorous manner in Stubbs Road on September 10,

Traffic Inspector, Alexander said that the defendant cut in between two streams of cars coming in opposite directions on a blind bond in Calne Road. The driver of the first down-coming car in order to avoid a collision, applied his brakes with such force that there was a collision between his car and the car immediately be- hind him...

Both were of about the same It was stated that the parties the man who carried out the age; between 28 and 30 years, but were married according to the actual robbery was described as Sikh ritual in March, 1930, after dressed in anything but in the Uving together for a number of height of fashion. years.

"He struck me as being of the; Last year defendant went to lower class," said the shopkeeper Mr. Dowbiggin said that his India, providing for plaintiff dur-when seen by n Telegraph reporter car was going up Caine Rond less ing his absence, and returned with to-day, "but I had no particular, than 20 miles an hour, and defend- an Indian wife. The three lived cause for suspicion, especially ant's car went past at an, together for about three months when he said that he came from tremely dangerous speed, cutting when, according to the plaintiff she upcountry, and that he had been in between the two lines of was asked to leave. She removed commissioned by a relative to buy to 178, Jaffe Road, Wanchai, and a pair of gold bangles. up to June last received $20 Inaintenance month husband.

from

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her

Mr. H. Lo, of La & Lo, appeared When it was seen on Saturday for plaintiff, and Mr. A. el that there was no hope of Arculli represented defendant. saving

Hirundo, , the

the passengers, comprising approxi- Solicitor for the wife said his mately 140 Chinese, together with case was that the wife

WAS ill- the Captain and officers of the treated and asked to leave. wrecked ship, were transferred to the Kwangchow, which is under the command of Captain C. P. Miller, and will arrive in Hongkong with the officers and remainder of the passengers on Sunday. As far as can be ascertained there were no European passengers aboard the Hirundo.

ADVENTUROUS CAREER. Since she arrived in Eastern waters five years ago, the Hirundo has had an adventurous career.

In February, 1930, she was boarded by six pirates when 100 miles south of Hongkong. They fired a few shots, and seizing the vessel, looted it, taking $4,000 and the second and third compradores.

over

At practically the same spot on July 24 last year, the Hirundo was caught in a typhoon, and her rudder bar carried away.

She drifted helplessly for two days before she was located by -the-tugs--llenry-Keswick, – and

Edith, which were

sent from Hongkong in response to wireless

Hirundo messages. The

had drifted thirty miles from her original position when she was located by the tugs.

Despite the heavy seas, the tow was successfully accomplished. but no sooner had the ships

Plaintiff gave évidence and said that after the separation, she and her husband continued to visit each other.

that: con-

vehicles.

·ex-

Inspector Alexander enid that Mr. Choi and Mr. Bulmer Johnson had also reported the incident,

"He was shown a pair, to which he appeared to take particular fancy, and spent some ten minutes

MILITARY OFFICER FINED. examining and bargaining, Final- ly, I agreed to reduce the price from $116 to $114, at which he Artillery, was summoned for hav- Lt. G. D. H. Flowerdew, Royal seemed to be satisfied, and reing allowed his motor cycle to be queated me to make out the sales driven by an unlicenced driver in invoice.

Main Street, Shaukiwan Weat

'Bombardier Wilson was also summoned for having driven the motor cycle without an appropriate licence.

:

"Preoccupied with the task, I was not immediately aware that he had walked out of the shop with the bangles. He rejoined the other man in the car, the engine of which had been left running, and, it had driven off before we could think of raising a hite-and-cry."

The car was found by the Police two, hours after the robbery, West Point, bat, of the bandits abandoned in a dark street at there was no trace.

PLAINTIFF'S DENIAL.

Cross-examined she denied the marriage took place on dition that she accompanied her husband to Indin and that she, was aware that a Sikh whose wife proved childless was entitled to marry again. Had she known this she would not have married him. She would not go back to him if PAWNED SEAMAN'S he was going to continue his ill- treatment.

&

No arrests have been made.

CLOTHING

His Lordship: Even if husband has the right to marry. again, it cannot in, an English GIVEN TO HELP SICK Colony, relieve him of

RELATIVE ponsibility of supporting his

first wife.

the

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Traffic Sergeant B. G. Baker said | that about 7 p.m. on September 10 the second defendant was drly- ing the cycle in Main Street, and pushed. aside an old woman who was crossing the road with a buc- the woman in the stomach, and she het of water. The bucket struck

was sent to hospital from where she was only discharged about ten days ago. The defendant said he was taking the cycle back to

Lycemun He had a licence at

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Milan Symphony Orchestra can- ducted by Cav. Lorenzo Molajoll. 8883/4

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8 pm. (Local Time and Weather Report). Orchestral-ong of the Nightingale

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Albert Sandler and His Orchi DB1093 Song Ale Larg Nan Eilean (arr.

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A relay of the Band of the 1st Mr. Schofield fined ench defend-Battn. South Wales Borderers, con- ant $7.

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OBSTRUCTION CASES. Mr. N. S. Ellis, of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, was fined $5 Queen's Road, Central, for having caused obstruction in

complainant in a summons for Chief Inspector Marke was the

Yuen Iu. obstruction against-a-lorry driver,

arrived in Hongkong when disas told when she married that she him the money. While on patrol/the lorry again at the same spot.

ter again overcame them.

Florenco Oldham. (Comedienne). DB640 Vocal" Quartotte-Villikins and His

Dinah,

Vocal Quartette-Polly Jerking from

Paddington Greon.

The Victorian Quartette. MR067 Orchestral-Tommy's Tunes.

Coventry Hippodrome Orchestra. MR000

Plaint denied that she took of a jacket and pair of trousers Charged with illegally pawning to defendant when she left him. Prince Edward Road, Luk San nway money and goods belonging belonging to a scaman living at Mr. Lo said his case_depended-was-bound-over by Mr. Balfour in on the plaintiff as he could not the Central Police Court this subpoena the Indian wife or an amab who was in the same house morning..

The Inspector stated that the obstruction was 'on a bad bond in because they would naturally not be favourable to his client.

Detective-Sergeant Edwards Caine Road at the top of Shing said that on September 19, de- Wong Street. He was coming Mr. Arculli suggested

that fondant went to complainant, and down and nearly had a collision plaintiff knew that her husband informed him that a relative who with a car coming in the opposite could marry again but that when was lying ill in the Tung Wah direction. He asked the defend-Vocal Duat-We're All Good Pals at he did so she

Last. was upset and Hospital, had sent him to ask for ant to go away, and he did so. When wanted to leave. She Wis also two dollars. Complainant gave

he returned from town he found Vocal Dust-Put Your Loving Arms

Around Me, could not expect maintenance from on Saturday, Sergeant Edwards

Mr. Schofeld imposed a Ang of her husband unless she lived in the caught the defendant in a pawn- same house.

shop trying to pawn the clothing. Defendant gave evidence that a take another woman as his wife admitted giving the clothes to married Sikh was privileged to The complainant, in Court, under almost any circumstances, the defendant for the sick Tor instance if he could not get lative,

well. The wife had no right to leave her spouse even if she was The Edith sank within three another cubicle so long as it was badly treated but she could occupy minutes, three members of the

Sergt. Edwards: In, any case, crew losing their lives when they make her complaints to the Temple pawn them. Defendant has only in the same house, and she could he never gave him permission to were trapped in the cabin.

brethren. He did not want plain- been here for two months! He is The Hirundo is a compara ti to leave him and was willing a street coolie and has, no fixed tively new vessel, being launched to take her back now. When she abode. in 1926 at the Mok Shipyards at left she took $300 and some furni- Defondant plended he committed

Tug Mects Mishop.

The tug Edith was assisting the Henry Keswick to tow the rundo to the. Stonecutters an- chorage, and as the three ships were proceeding down the har- bour the Edith was rammed the Canton ferry Tin Yat.

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Mr. Balfour: The complainant says he gave them to him.

food.

Fredriksted, Norway. She was turo with her but he had never the offence to obtain money for owned by the Bruusgaard paid her maintenance. Kiosteruds D/SA/S, Messrs. Thoresen and Company being the local agents.

Of 1,943 tons gross, the Hirundo is 280 feet in length and had a draught of 18 feet,

REICH RECOVERY SCHEMES

MUNICIPAL CREDITS FOR PUBLIC WORKS

Berlin, Sopt. 21. The Government's scheme to hasten internal economic recovery was promulgated to-day by the Economic General Council.

His Lordship said he was satisfi- cd that defendant wanted his wife to go or he would not have let her take his money and furniture with her, He did not believe that he asked her to return to the house but was inclined to believe plaintiff's story.

Judgment for plaintiff with costs.

PLOT TO WRECK TURK › PREMIER'S TRAIN

Stambul, Sept. 21.

It is announced here that the Turkish Prime Minister, Ismet

$8.

HORN ANNOYANCE.

with her motor horn in Caine Miss M. K. Fung, summoned for having caused an annoyance Road, was fined $10.

Traffic Sergeant Fryer said that horn for about quarter of an hour. the defendant kept sounding the

She said that she was calling a friend who lived in Seymour Road.

DANGEROUS DRIVING.

fined $25 for having driven in a Wong Yee, a lorry driver, was

dangerous manner in Island Road.'

defendant was coming down Shau- Traffic Sergeant Brittain said

kiwan hill an he was going up, Defendant cut round the bend

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STOLEN PAINT FROM

NAVAL YARD

Insufficient Evidence Against Suspect

Sentence of three months' hard

and proceeded on his wrong side labour was passed on Tam Yuen

of the road.

Tam Chow, another lorry driver, was similarly fined for speeding in Queen's Road Central.

Trafic Sergeant Brittain said miles an hour from near the King's defendant was driving about 25

by Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kow- loon. Magistracy this morning for receiving a can of paint stolen from the Kowloon Naval Yard.

Originally another man, Chiu

Pasha, now visiting in Sofia Theatre to Bomham Strand, East. Wing, was charged with larceny

J

yesterday nearly fell a victim to mic Council of the Reich, express-train which brought him to the an outrage planned, against the ed himself strongly against the Communist principle of self. Bulgarian capital, sumelency, that is restriction to Shortly before the passage. of the smallest possible amount of the Premier's train, it was dis- the nation's wants, a principle covered that several rails, were, un- which, he emphasised, puts the bolted near the Lamidt station. clock back and would destroy the Urgent measures wore talten to entire economic system. Steps prevent the derailment of the are also being taken to carry out train. the long over-due reform of the. A body of engineers and moni Gorman banking system.Trans- bors of the police force are

vestigating the matter.

Ocean Kuo-Min.

FAN TAN SCHOOL IN SQUARE ST.

GETTING DOWN TO

BRASS TACKS

of the paint but on the ground of Insufficient evidence ho was dis- charged.

It was stated by Dotective Ser- geant Franklin that on Saturday morning, Chiu was soon, dropping a can of paint over the Naval Yard wall by a youth who was standing nearby. Tam was scen to pick it up and walk towards Watching Street,

It includes, among other things,

A shoemaker, who ran a fan tan an additional credit for 500,000,

school on the second floor of 23, 000 marks for house building.

Squaro Street, was fined $50 or one

· Municipal floating credita will

month in default, when he appeared be consolidated and will bear in-

bofore Mr. Balfour in the Contral

After. hearing the evidence of borcat at four por cent, per annum DAY BY DAY NEWS for a year, and three per cent.

IN BRIEF

Police Court this morning. A Fan Yau, his Worship said there number of gamblers were fined $3 was something very fishy about the per, annum theronftar.

THE VANITY OF HUMAN LIFE 18 German creditors who diszont LIKE A RIVER, CONSTANTLY PASSING typhold, was reported to the local bails of 58 osch ostreated. 82.20. had against the first defondant During the week-end, one cane of each while five absentees had their case. All the evidence the Polico. will get nothing for five months, | AWAY, AND YET CONSTANTLY COMING health authorities.

picked up from the table was placed who the statement of Fan Yau Further public works will be an ON-Pope.

in the Poor Box

which was not very satisfactory. anced to loosen credit and to re-

Dot Sorgt McRobblo said that He decided to discharge, the first Awaken publie confidence in new The Hongkong Benevolent Society Under the auspices of the Univar the game. First defendant was ed guilty to the charge of ro brass tacks were being used for defendant. Tam, who had plead Investments-Router..

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