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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1933.

CONSTABLE'S MIDNIGHT SWIM

TWO YOUNG GIRLS

IN SUICIDE PACT

SEAFRONT DRAMA LAST NIGHT

Neither older than 14 years, according to Western reckoning, two Chinese girls were the central figures in what is believed to have been a suicítle pact drama last night which had a fatalį outcome for one of them.

Late In the evening, a Chinese constable, on his beat along the Praya West, had his attention drawn to two figures struggling in -the water.

Without hesitation he threw off his jacket, and boots and leaped into the water, and succeeded in keeping the two girls niloat anti a kampan came alongside and took them out of the water.

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Both victims were in the stages of exhaustion, and although police officers did their best with the application of first-aid, one of them died while being taken to Hospital.

WRISTS TIED.

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The two victims were: Lau Fung, aged 15, of No. 196, Tung Choi Street, Mongkok; and

Chan Wat-hing, aged No. 64, Tung Choi Street.

They were both factory girls employed at a knitting mill at Mongkok, and the affair appears to have been the outcome of a suicide pact.

When rescued they were tied together by the wrists.

What possibly could have in- duced them at their age to make this attempt on their lived, is n question which is being investi- gated by the Police.

Lau Fung was the one who died. Her partner in the fatal contract in reported to be progressing na well as can be expected" at the

Government Civil Hospital.

MURDER TRIAL OPENS

BOATWOMAN FOUND - STRANGLED -

The strangulation and robbery of an aged boutwoman by a band of robbers was the subject of a charge of murder against an alleged accomplice, Chu Lam, ati the Criminal Sessions which opened at the Supreme Court this morning, before the Chief Justice.

Prisoner is charged with the murder of Fung Man, (65), in a boat at the Yaumati typhoon shelter on the morning o! September 11.

Mr. Thomas Tam, Instructed by Messrs. Dennys & Ca., represented Chu, the case for the Crown being in the hands Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney General,

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The jury was comprised of Messrs. W. M. Pittendrigh (fore man), D. C. S. Alves, J. EV Ribiero, A. Samy, H. Cox, V. F. D. Azevedo, and M. A. Simoes.

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Schemes for a series of landing ikianda along the tratis Atlantic air route approach reality with the Announcement that the U, S. Department of Commerce will build a seadrome 500 miles off the cooat an a start, with four more later if the first privas a success. Picture shows a drawing of the suggested s94- drome by Edward R. Armstrong, unted engineer.

FILIPINO POISON

PANIC

(Continued from Rage 1.) determine the cause of the whole-

ale poisoning.

NO HEADWAY MADE.

Meanwhile, Dr. Sixto de los An- Reles, chief of the medico-legal di vision of the bureau of health, also: announced, After making 2111 autopsy of the bodies of two vic- tims, Lorenzo Kalinisan and his brother, Jose, that he had been able to make any noticeable. headway.

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He admitted these were the most peculiar poleoning cases he has ever come across. lie found out yesterday that the poison caused irritation of the intestinal tract

and congestion of the brains and lungs. The patients, according to

Dr. De los Angeles, showed signs, of paralyals. He was able to state, however, that the immediate cause of death was paralysis of the heart.

PECULIAR ASPECT.

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REMARKABLE SCENES AT ABDUCTION HEARING.

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further proceedings against the second and third defendants, I ask leave to fully withdraw the charge against them,

RUMOURS.

Hla Worship: I don't know if Mr. Lo who is for the second and third defendants wishes to address the Court.

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A relay of the Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden..

7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota- tions, etc.

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Columbin Light Opera Company. Selection--The Pirates of Penzance..

Band of H. M. Goldstream Guards, 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.3-11.30 p.m. A relay from the Ko Shing Theatre.

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.

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Should reception prove satisfactory, Mr. Lo: With your Worship's the programme between 5 and 6 p.m. permission 1 wish to

will be replaced by a relay from New York, Dec. 17.

Daventry. Etatements on two points. The All relays from the Hongkong Hotel first point is this that I under-ure by courtesy of the Management An application which may stand from my friend, Mr. Sheldon, and during the intervals recorded have far-reaching conse-that according to his instructions, music will be broadcast from the rumours have reached Dr. To to quences is to be heard in the the effect that as the result of, Supreme Court shortly.

or arising out of, the termination of the present proceedings against" the recond and third defendants, the second and third defendants may take or perhaps think of tak- ing some kind of other proceedings against Dr. To.

The Principality of Monaco is lodging an application seeking per- mission to sue the State of Missia- sippi for the repayment, plus in- terest, of 1 hundred thousand dollars worth of bonds.

Mississippi defaunted

MR. HO KWONG'S POSITION.

stress, your Worship, is to ask your The second point I wish to Worship's indulgence to hear me as regards the personal position of Mr. Ho Kweng.

I wish to state in open Court One of the most peculiar aspects

on the that even if there were any such of the poisoning cases found by the bonds over ninety years ago and rumours, that these rumours are medico-ipal officer was that there has never pall a cent in interest. absolutely groundless, and that Before the prosecution of the on behalf of my clients, the second was very little vomiting and intes. tinni disorder. He said that

claim con proceed, the Supreme, and third defendants, I undertake roat caseR of food poisoning, Court must annul the provision, that no proceedings of any kind patients generally suffer acute in the Mississippi Constitution of will be taken or are under con- vomiting and intestinal disorder. 1875 prohibiting the payment of templation.

Dr. De los Angeles exprésaed the bonds. determination to make 14 more i A successful suit would doubt- thorough investigation and experi-less be followed by enormous mentation with a view to determin-claims, especially from British and ing the polson. He in making & Dutch holders of Southern States' chemical analysis of the contents defaulted bonds, which have been of the stomachs."

frequently mentioned. In the last DOGS AND CATS KILLED.. four or five years.in, connexion The very nature of a case of this Fish poisoning is generally with the British war debt to the believed to have been responsible,

United States.--Renter. though the fish has not discovered.

Scores of cats and dogs died suddenly in the

centre, presumably of the same cause.

As the foll of victims grew, che | SECOND ROUND OF remainder of the population grew increasingly panic-stricken and some were said to be contemp- lating fight.

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London, Dec. 16.

FANLING GOLF

STUBBS SHIELD

W.0.

Your Worship, I go further and say that the suggestions concern- ing the circumstances were such that Dr. To was perfectly justified in taking proceedings.

Of course, the circumstances

DEATH SENTENCE. AFGHAN REGICIDES TO BE EXECUTED

Kabul, Dec. 17. Abdul Khaliq, who murdered the late King of Afghanistan, Nadir Shah, was sentenced death to-day, together with his necompiler. Mahmud Coma.

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Two others, charged with hav- ing plotted with the murder, have been sentenced to life transporta- tión.--Reulér,

Stepping in front of the vehicle, Cheng Chow-foo, a 65-year-old wo man, was knocked down at Wanchai Massey of 13, Morrison Hill Road. by a cor driven by Mr. H. H.

She received minor injuries, and being cared for at the Government Civil Hospital

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kind suggests (as it must have tor, and wished to leave the case appeared to Dr. To at the time) In his Worship's hands. that it was reasonable and noces- Addressing the dofondant, Lee, sary to take these proceedings his Worship suid: Thomas Lee, against second and third defen-you have pleaded guilty to a very dants,

| serious offence, amounting in law stances of the case as have just to misdemeanour. The circum-

quite clear that there was no stain been stated in open Court make it

on the lady's réputation which otherwise might have been duma- has been brought to my notice ged by your thoughtloss, act. It that you are only twenty-one years of age. I think, in Chinese reckon. ing that is actually less than twenty-one. I am prepared under the circumstances and in view of the extremely reasonable attitude of Dr. To to regard your youth as a mitigation of the offence, but romantic foolishness rather than

The following are the results of the second round of the Stubbs Shickt.-A P. C.

from as they appear to Dr. To mean Lincolnshire Regiment, scratched; only one thing? And the

fact Gilman and Co. heat University. the case had gone on, would 16 and 5: P.W.D. beat Dr. Burton, have been another matter.

Lid., 1 up; B and beat Socony- Vacuum Corpn., 2 and 1. Lowe,

The City is discussing an important Bingham and Matthews beat Dairy

king chome which has

been

ADVICE GIVEN.

Without retracting in any way, nected to aid the recovery of industry Farm at the 19th; Davie, Boag and Dr. To has neted in

a perfectly through a new Loan Corporation to be Co. beat Lane Crawford, Ltd.: reasonable and bona fide manner. formed with the object of financing Wharf and Godown Co. boat. H.M.-I wish to assure your Worship I prefer to think it as one of traders whose requirements are too S. Suffolk; Dodwell and Co, w..that if this case had gone on, small to Justify a public issue of

Mr. Fraser said the body of the capital, but for a longer period thun/rom. Hongkong Bank, scratched. should have been able to satisfy anything else,

the bank advances normally granted. The first hint of the scheme was

BOGEY POOL

your Worship without any shadow I bind you over in a bond · of There were. 31 entries for the of any doubt, that so far from Mr. $500 to come up woman was found floating in her

for judgment own passenger sampan in the given by Mr. J. W. Beaumont Pease, Bogey Pool Competition at Fanling Ho Kwong having taken any part whenever called upon within the typhoon shelter on the morning of Chairman of Lloyd's Bank, at the during the week-end. Major Jin taking this girl from the

next twelve months, and I hope. September 11. The woman was last annual meeting of the Bank-Wren (9) and R.K. Valentine (2) possession of her father, or acting this will be a lesson to you to

finished all square, tie and divide. in the capacity of aider, or abettor.avold much foolish actions. dead from the effects of a Reuter. Ilgature fastened tightly round;

that Mr. Ho Kwong, whenever he her throat and mouth. The boat

was consulted by the first defen- had been ransacked. A week

dant, conslatently advised against doing anything foolish, and advis- dueled first defendant to walt for {three years so that he and the girl could get married after both lad attained their majority.

later, the police arrested a gang

of men, and three of them, includ-)

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF THE LAW DISCOVERS THE DISEASE The Empress of Canada is ing prisoner, were charged. Sub-THE GOSPEL GIVES THE REMEDY.-nt Hongkong on Friday nt 7 mm. sequently the charges against the Martin Luther. other two

were dropped. The

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Pretty wall calendars are, to hand from the Wah Mei Electric Company and the Ho Thong Co., Ltd,

"Strange Lives" delivery

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The withdrawal of the proceed- case against prisoner included the H.M.S. Wild Swan arrived from

ings would not imply any gullt evidence of an accomplice, who Shanghai thle morning, and the Japan. would say that prisoner, and ese gunbout Saga la expected from)

against the second or third defen- At the meeting of the Rotary Club dants, but in view of the publicity others mot and planned the Canton to-day.

to-morrow, December 19, Dr. L. Ggiven, and I daresay your Worship robbery and that he, the accom-j

The H.K. University Congregation Sundors will rive the address cannot picad judicial ignorance of pilce, watched from the bank after

of which

having seen those huge posters the others had engaged the anm for conferring of degrees is to be

was postponed last held in the Great Hall of pan and pushed off.

Jono paper, bearing Mr. Ho Kwong's. University on Monday, January B Dr. J. B. Mackie gave evidence next.

A social afternoon for the purpose me think it is only due to that the cause of death was

of collecting funds was held by the him that I should make this state- strangulation. There was no cross- The annual dinner of the Berwick Indian Recreation Club yesterday, and mentorship then withdraw the examination,

Lodge of. RA.O.B., (G.LE) will be was attended by a lurite number of Loung Hee-wo, muster of the held at the dining room, Hotel Cecli members and Indian ladies of the charge against Mr. le Kwong and cargo boat V603, son of deceased, this evening. After dinner a amok newly-formed Ladies' section of the his son, who wore formally, dis

on charged. said his cousin told him that sheng concert will be given for enter-Club, Several competitions, were

| talament.

the programme, for, which admission

CASE NOT PRESSED. was missing and he rowed out into

was charged, and quite an enjoyable... the typhoon shelter and found hor The health bulletin of Eastern afternoon was spent.

In reply to his Worship, Mr. dend in the boat. The cousin, porte for the week ended December

The Chun Shing Benevolent Society Jonkin said he had no wish to cases of in- Loung See, a boatwoman, corru. U shows the following borated.

fectious diseases: Plagudi Baghdad branch of St. John Ambulance Brigado make any statement.

Mr. Sheldon said he was not I enso, Bassein 1 case, Choleras hold a successful dinner and dance Another boatwoman, Ng Mut. Calcutta 18 cases, Madras 25 cases at the Hutel Cecil on Saturday night. Buid she saw the boat drifting about Smanil-pox: Daghdad 1 case, Bombay The function was in aid of the funds Pressing for any punfaliment or and after the police had taken the 2 cases, Calcutta 8 cases, Karachi 2 to provide added Jackets for atroot-lo er Imprisonment in any way, body away she found an ear-ring casen, Madras 17 cases, Nexapatan sleepers. About eighty persons at-while fully recognizing It was a on the dock, which she later hand-6 cases, Rangoon 1 case, Canton 1tended, and an enjoyable evening was mutter for his Worship to decide. case, Vizagapatam 1 caso; Meningitis: spent. Dance music was provided by He would like to say that Dr. To

a band from FI.M.§, Kent."

had no vindictivoness in this mat- Hongkong 3 casos,..

ed over to the investigators,

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