1933-12-19 — Page 27

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1933.

REASON

RECKLESS LORRY DRIVING

SMART FINE. ON- OFFENDER

Remarking that defendant was just the sort of follow who killed

FOR HOPE AND

QUIET CONFIDENCE IN

MURDER TRIAL ENDING

VEHEMENT DENIAL

BY ACCUSED

On trial for tho murder of Fung people, Mr. Hamilton, at the Con-Man (65), a boatwoman, who wan tral Magistracy this morning, im-Jound robbed and strangled in posed a fine of $80, or one month's imprisonment, on Yue lu-kui, the driver of lorry No. 2221, summon ed for reckless driving,

Trafic Sergeant Paton, in ovidence, said that at 9.46 p.m. on November 28 he was riding his motor-cyclo combination along Pokfulam Road going

to

wards Bondham Road. He saw the lorry proceeding eastwards along Bonham Road at a very fast spoed. It was raining at the time, and the read was very slippery, Ho followed, but could not catch up with the lorry. At the junction with Park Street, the defendant shot up the hill, and nearly collid- ed with a private car coming down. He eventually caught up with the defendant in Robinson Road. Hia speedometer registered 25 to 30 miles an hour in Bonham Road.

Defendant denied having driven at this speed, but said he knew

he was being followed, and there

fore drave at 15 miles an hour,

Mr. Hamilton warned defendant that if he appeared again on a hla leenee speeding summons, would be concelled,

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sumpan floating in the Yaumati typhoon shelter on September 11, Chu Lam-aing gave evidence his own behalf at the Criminal Scaelons this morning.

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The Crown case, which is in the hands of Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney General, closed yesterday, the main

evidenco being given by Cheung Shu-sing, an accomplice, on his own admiss- ion, to the robbery.

SHARP RISE IN WORLD TRADE

SOME REMARKABLE FIGURES

ENORMOUS LOSS SINCE 1929

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London, Dec. 18, Speaking in political meeting at Stoke to-day, Sir Cheung betrayed his accomplice John Simon expressed the after a roward of $250 had been offered by the police for the disbelief that it would be pos- covery of the murderers.

sible, by Christmas, to say Mr, Thomas Tam, Instructed by Dennys and Co., is defending. that in the past twelve After recalling a number of months work had been found witnesses this morning, the Chief

for Justice called on the defence.

an additional 800,000 | people.

Mr. Tam submitted that there was no case to answer, but after his Lordship had ruted otherwise The put prisoner' into the box.

PRISONER'S STORY,

an earth-

Chu

said he waa

яси

work.

At the end of the first half of the present financial year, Britain's financial position was better by £42 million than at the corresponding

cero-

Herr Schacht, the President of the Reichsbank, talking with Mr. Montagu

Norman, the Governor of the Bank of England.

OPE

SIBERIA TRAIN AMBUSHED

JAPANESE TROOPS AVERT DISASTER

Harbin, Dec. 19, In the vicinity of Sartu, 400 bandits pulled up the spikes along two rails with the intention wreck the eastward trans-Siberlan train.

to

DARING CHICAGO

ROBBERY

BRAZEN AFFAIR IN DAYLIGHT

Chiengo, Dec. 14,

A daring robbery was perpetrat- ed buro to-day, when seven men raided the Unity Trust & Savings Bank and removed securities and valuables worth about U.S. $100,- 1000.

The raid was enrried out in broad daylight. The bandits made for the vault of the bank. Over- attendant, they entered and removed the contents

carrying coolie at Ngan Tam Midate of last year. village in the New Territories and These facts gave reason for hope was working there until Septem-and quiet confidence, ber 18. He became acquaint- ed with Cheung a

year

ULSTER BENEFITS. agd, but it not

lim again

Performing the opening until on September 18 he decided DISOBEYING SIGNALS.

La come to Hongkong to see

mony at Belfast of the Northern clansman about a job of

Ireland Parliament this afternoon, General Anda, garrison com- Chan Yan-hing, the driver of He was accosted the same day by the Governor of Ulster, the Duke of mander, recolved Information of lorry No. 2570, nummored

powering the for Cheung, who recognised him and Abercorn, said the number of un- the intended ambush and despatch- having disobeyed a traffic signalnsked him to have some tea and employed registering for work dured Japanese infantry, cavalry and at the junction of Connaught Road walk with im. Later the same in the present year had fallen by artillery in an attempt to surround Central, and Jubilee Street, was evenfug he handed him a small one-fifth, the improvement being the bandits. fined $15. Inspector Nicol said a package, asking him, witness, to particularly marked in the building taxicab proceeding from west to look after it for him. east was given the signal, but de-, The following day witness want fendant cut in, causing the cabout into the street and again met to be stopped.

Cheung, who Invited him to men).

"As I had no money' and was afraid that I might have to pay, 1. was obliged to refuse," sald prisoner.

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Lau Tam, the driver of public car No. 286, summoned for a similar offence at the junction of Caine Road and Arbuthnot Road was fined $10. Inspector. Nicol

However, was eventually sold defondant was a stranger to

prevailed on to go with another Hongkong, having driven only in friend and Cheang, but before they atarted to eat he was arrested and Ng Kit-wah, the driver of taxi-searched. He had on

package entrusted cab No. 79, was cautioned on ụ

Kowloon.

and linen trades.

WORLD SITUATION.

A general increase in world trade is shown by the figures contained in the League of Nations statistical bulletin.

Total exports during October were 16.3 per cent, above those of April and imports increased by 8.3|

per cent.

there is a continuous improvement The bulletin adds that while him the

in world trade, the valuo of Octo- to him by her exports was only 87 cent. of the similar offence at the junction of Cheung and it contained the jade 1929 average and that of imports Connaught Road, Central and ring similar to the one possessed only 36 percent Pedder Street. Inspector Nicok by the murdered woman.

said he cut in in front of a private

car.

Hin record was very good.

OVERLOADING.

A fine of $28, or three weeks, was imposed on Chun Chung-ping, for having carried three tons in

the driver of a lorry, summoned

PROCKS..

Inspector Nicol said defendant was carrying a load of 123 bars of fron, each weighing 92 lbs. ********* Defendant said he had not got the money to pay, and asked for permission to go and get it.

Mr. Hamilton refused, saying he had given several drivers time to pay, and many had not come back. Ile could send a message to his master. A three tons overload was disgraceful,

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BEATEN BY POLICE.

He was taken to prison from there to the Chinese tective's

ho where threatened and struck да

room

After an all-night battle, the

bandits were routed with heavy Josses. This morning the arrived express ran over the unapiked raila and passed the danger zone without incident-Router,

SOVIET MILITARY

PREPARATIONS

AMUR RIVER BANKS FORTIFIED

of the average.

Helho, Dec. 15. Tremendous strides are necesary

According to information reach- before the old basis is restored, in- ing here, the Soviet have fortified and cluding an end to the restrictions with undergound batterica tho

de-now imposed.-British Wireless.

banks of the Amur River from Watachualung to the South Huang River. All hills, heights and other

wan

An

inducement to sign a confession which was rigged up for him. THE NEW MINISTER, important places are thus fortified

to

later recited the confession Inspector Dorling and signed it After this, he told the Inspector that he had been beaten, bat he. did not strip to show the bruises when-requested by the Inspector.

Prisoner concluded with л

MR. CADOGAN, WITH HIS FAMILY, LEAVES SOON

London, Dec. 18.

and

mines have been laid at strategic points along the Impor tant roada, it is said.

Soviet military authorities are reported to be using Koreans, who enjoy extrailty in Manchukuo be- The Hon. Mr. Alexander Cado-as their agents and spies in Man- cause of their Japanese citizenship vehement denial of any knowledge gan and Mrs. Cadogan, together churlaRengo. of the events during the week of with their daughter, will leave for the murder and asserted that he China, from Maracilles, on was working in the New Territor- les all that time.

January 26 aboard the P. and O. liner Chitral, it was officially an- nounced to-day.

Mr. Fraser cross-examined the prisoner closely on his statements Mr. Cadogan is the new British as to what happened at the Minister to China, who was ap Police Station, and the Court pointed recently as successor to, adjourned.

Sir Miles Lampson-Reuter.

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HUGE BRIDGE COLLAPSES

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Seattle, Dec. 14. A 05,000-ton steel bridge Sunset Highway, just above the Snowqualmine Falls, collapsed and fell into the Snowqualmino River to-day after a huge gasolene truck had crashed into the ralling and burst into flames.

The steel girders of the bridge melted and the structure fell into the river. The driver of the lorry was badly burned, but is in no danger.Reuter.

BRITAIN

BLACK PICTURE HONGKONG'S "UNFAIR"

FOR GERMANY

UNABLE TO MEET COMMITMENTS

HERR SCHACHT'S REVIEW

Berlin, Dec. 18.

COMPETITION

Canton Trade Guilds' Petition

Canton, Dec. 10.

In accordance with a resolution

adopted some time ago by a re

presentative meeting of various trado guilda, a delegation is calling on the South-Western Political Council to present a petition_ask- A gloomy picture of Ger- ing that no proferential customs [many's foreign trade situation treatment be granted to goods im. was painted to-day by Herr ported by Hongkong Chinese Schacht, tho President of the manufacturers on the ground that Reichsbank, replying to com-

Industries In China will be “un- ments on his hints that Ger- fairly contested"-Central News many would be unable to meet its commitments on foreign loan account.

Ho challenged the conclusions of Germany's foreign creditore, who aro disposed to the belief that Germany should be in a position to keep up the present rate of ex- change transfers,

Herr Schacht declared that fur- ther transfers would have to cense completely if additions to Ger- many's exports' were no longer possible.

YOUTH SENTENCED

TO DEATH

FIRST IN AUSTRIA SINCE THE WAR

Vionna, Dec. 15.

The first death sentence since the beginning of the World War, excepting those pronounced by military court martial during the war itself, was pronounced by the military court at Wole, when a youth, the son of a land-owner, was convicted for murdering his sweetheart.

CURRENCY DEPRECIATION.

Though the depreciation of the pound and the dollar undoubtedly brought a book gain of between 200,000,000 and 300,000,000 marks

According to the existing law, in the service of foreign loans, the sentence pronounced by court this was offset over four times by martial must be carried out within the losses suffered by Germany in three hours, unicas revoked, by the International trado field the President. This, however, la through the depreciation of cur only possible when the court itself ing by England, Scandinavian, the the President and the convicted rency which has permitted "dump-unanimously recommends mergy to United States and Japan.

that

Horr Schacht declared Germany's export surplus over

Imports and declined by eighteen

person himself asks for a pardon.

hundred million marks as compar- MR. AND MRS. SUN ed with 1981.-Reuter,

SIR HENRY DICKÉNS.

AGED SON OF FAMOUS NOVELIST INJURED

FO SAILING

BOUND FOR THE :

PHILIPPINES

Shanghai, Dec. 19. Mr. and Mrs, Bùn Fo are sailing London, Dec. 18. for Hongkong on board the Pro- Sir Henry Dickens, only sur-sident Hoover this evening, and viving son of the great novellat, are expected to proceed to the Charles Dickens, was seriously Philippines from Hongkong. No injured in an accident on the political significance is attached Chelsea Embankment, London, to their trip, according to cirelea Saturday

close to Mr. Sun: Fo. The "new Sir Henry Dickens who is 84 Deputy-Governor of the Philip years of age, was knocked down pines is aboard the Hoover, by a motorcycle.-British Wireless, | Central- Newch.

The English IT Girl

Jessie Matthews

in

THE MIDSHIPMAID

THE KING'S

on the

17th, 18th and 19th.

"It's toasted"

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for Christmas

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Head Office. In Singapore.

ENG AUNT TONG

Hong Kong Branch Office, 26, Bonham Strand, East.

"MY WEAKNESS"

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