1934-03-27 — Page 7

LIVING IN TERROR

WIFE AFRAID OF HUSBAND

THEFT BY SUPREME

COURT EMPLOYEE

Photo Frames Stolen By Bailiff's Watchman

Chan Sik, 30, an employee of THROWS CLOCK AT the Balliff's Department, Suprome

·HER.

A young wife, living in teror of her husband for the past five years, sought refuge in the Cen- trai Police Court this morning, the when she pleaded with Magistrate, Mr. Macfadyen, to and a way whereby she would not see her husband again.

driver, Lau Shi, 25, a motor pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife, Chan Siu-hung, on the second floor of No. 8 Jubilee Street.

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1934.

DUTIES OF NEW CANADIAN

A SOLICITOR

COUNSEL ON COURT RULING

TO CLIENTS

Court for the past two years, was Aned $10 or two weeks' hard labour in default by Mr. Macfad- RESPONSIBILITY

Central Magistracy yen in the this morning for stealing two small photo frames from No. 27 Wallington Street. Mr. P. H. Sin appeared for the defence and pleaded guilty.

he

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BRITISH LEAD FOLLOWED

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST. A HALF HOUR LESSON IN

SHORTHAND DRA

From Z.. B. W, op n wavelength of 356 metres.

p.m.

1-

4.30-7.80 p.m. Chineso programme. 6.80-7 p.m. Shorthand Lesson from the Studio.

7.30-10.30 p.m. European pro-

7,80 ramme

Closing Local. Stock Quotations, etc. in

7.33.6 pin. From the Studio. The 37th of a series of lessons in "Cantonese! by the. Rev. Mr. H. R. Wells,

8 pm. Local Time and Weather 6.03-8.30 p.m. From the Bindio.' Report.

Selections from Noel Coward's "Bitter Sweet."

Song Recital by Miss Elan D. Alves and alt. Gus D'Aquino.

Ottawa, Mar, 26. A National Products Marke- ting Bill has been laid on the table of the House of Commons by the Minister of Agriculture.

The mala purpose of the men- sure is to authorise the establish ment of a Dominion Marketing Board, but it also gives organised producers of farm and other nator. al products the widest powere Continuing his argument this intorprovincial and export trade. Exporters may be re-imbursed round property at Bonham Strand for any losses they may experience morning in the appeal centring West, Mr. H. G. Sheldon said that through carrying out the orders Dotective-Sergeant F. Minter in the judgment of the former of the Marketing Board and alss said that half of No. 27 Welling-Acting Chief Justice, Mr. J. R. for losses that may be due to Like the British Agricultural ton Street was under restraint of Wood, there was a decision which fluctuations in exchanges.

was perhaps one of the most Im the bailiffs. Defendant was a

the Supreme Marketing Act, the Bill provides and watchman and on going off duty portant made in

that growers may organise which Detective-Inspector J. Murphy on Sunday evening was seen by a Court.

The decision, from

that if a sufficient number agree, said that on Saturday morning foki to take two photo frames from

into his wife's the main show window. He was fol- respectfully dissented, was that on they may petition for approval of

a marketing scheme. defendant went

the The importation of natural pro- cubice and requested the umah,lowed by the No. 1 foki and the general principle in the case of

4ducts into Canada may be ro- vendor and the purchaser in who was also asleep there, to fetch arrested by an Indian police con- solleitor acting for both him a basin of water to wash his stable.

Bale, the deeds having been executed stricted or prohibited if it is face. The wife replied that the

Mr. Sin, pleading extenuating and the purchase money paid, the proved that they compete with amah had been busy the whole

his client solleitor then acted solely for the Canadian products-Beuter. night looking after the baby and circumstances, said told him to ask somebody cise to thought the articles formed rem-vendor.

Nothing more important had do his errand. He became angrynants left behind.

said and pulled his wife out of bed.

Counsel, for, in the case of a "They are articles of very small ever been decided In the court, dragged her to the sitting room

alarm clock value" wald Mr. Sin, "and his iden discrepancy, in the title, discovered where he threw

them home to his after the deeds had been executed' was to take at her, but fortunately missed.

He asked and the money handed to the The wife went to the S. C. A. children to play with. where the case was dealt with by one of the men in the shop if he solicitor, the solicitor would still and he just have to pass the money on to the told him could take them Mr. Kelvin Stark. She

vendor whose title perhaps was at very that she was

much afraid nodded, and he took them away.

fault. According to the judgment A husband.

summons of her

"The prosecution is not pressof Mr. Wood, the solicitor would would have met the case but it

to this despite his

The Hague, Mar, 26. delay of one ing in this case and I ask your be bound

An effort to secure closer econo- would have meant

Worship to deal

asmic would be acting

collaboration between Britain he chuse or two weeks, and the Police de-

theand

the Dutch East Indies has cided to bring defendant before the lenlegtly as is possible. This pro-knowledge of the discrepancy, be- court early, LS

been initiated by a Lancashire de- anything might secution will have the effect of

throwing him out of employment agent for the vendor after

above

preliminary steps.

being fcurdlegation

which has just arrived appent te The happen in the meantime.

and that in itself is suficient de- terrent to this unfortunate man." before the Chief Justice. Mr. A. here.

The magistrate: As such D. A. MacGregor and the Pulane

The delegation, which is hended

Sir by

William Clare Lecs, Director of Bleachers' watchman is acting as an officer Judge Mr. R. E. Lindsell, sitting

Managing of the Crown, although he may as a Full Court of Appeal, and is

on a point of law and a point of Association, Limited, and Vice- not realise it. Every bit of pro-

has to be fact against the judgment given President of the Federation of house perty in that

Inst year by Acting Chlef Justice,

British Industries, was mot by 2. Mr. J. R. Wood.

Mr. H. G. Sheldon and Mr. Les officials of the Ministries of the D'Almada, inr., are instructed by Colonies and Economic Affairs, to Mr. M. K. Le for the appellants, whom the British views were ex-

plained.

an

He

APPEAL TO MAGISTRATE. The magistrate decided to bind defendant over in a bond of $50 to keep the peace and come up for judgment when called upon within six months.

Complainant, who was present in Court, said: I would like you

accounted for.

with him as

A

to find a way so that I will not YOUTH FACES CHARGE

ace my husband again.

Inspector Murphy: She has two houses, one at Jubilee Street and

the other in Wanchai.

The

magistrate ito

plainant cannot go

com-

Into

મ

matter like that.

I would adviso

you to live separately,

WITH MEN

Illegal Possession of Lottery Tickets

and Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C.. instructed by Mr. E. Davidson, is for the respondents.

BRITISH BID FOR TRADE

RECIPROCAL PLAN SUGGESTED

1. If you could coms with mo---Nocl Coward's Bitter Sweet by Gus d'Aquino.

2. Mighty Lak' A Rośc (Novin) by

Gus d'Aquino.

a. Dear Little Cafe-Noel Coward's Bittlo Sweet-Miss Elan Alvor and Gus d'Aquino.

Recorded Item.

4. Little Bit of Heaven (Ball)-Gus

d'Aquino.

5, The Lying Little Daisy (Scott) -

Miss Elsa Alves.

C. I'l Seo You Again-Nocl

Coward's Bittle Sweet--Mir Elsa Alves and Gus d'Aquino. 8.30-9 p.m. Orchestral. Henry VIII Dances (German).

New Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent. Tone Poem "Finlandia"-Op. 26,

No. 7 (Sibelius).

Leopold Stokowaki and the Philu- delphis Orchestra.

Nursery Suite (Elgar).

Sir Edward Elgar, Bart., CM.

K.C.V.O.. conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. 9-9.30 p.m. From the Studio. A Pianoforte nad Cello Recital by

and Nura Kania

Mian Iris

Mrs.

Phelps. 1. Pianoforte.

3.

Programme.

(a) Romance, Op. 51, No. 2.

(Tschaikowsky). (b) 2nd Arabesque. (Debusay). 'Cello,

(a) Crepuscule (Twilight)

(Rudolph Friml). (b) Evening Star (Wagner). Planoforte,

(a) Birdling, Op. 48, No. 4, (Grier). (b) March of the Dwarfs, (Grieg).

Cello.

(a) La Serenata (Braga). (b) Carlo Mie Bon (G. Giordasi). 9.20.10.30 p.m. Musical Comedy.

Youmans), Selection-No, No, Nanette" Selectlon-Show of Shows.

It is understood that the British delegation outlined the principlea4. of a scheme whereby Britain would Appellant is Li Tae-shi, widow import more Java sugar in return of 71 Shantung Road, Mongkok, for an increased quota for British administratrix of the estate of Litextiles in the Dutch East Indies.

Reuter, Woon-nam, who died in 1926.

Respondent is Pong Taoi-ching, Territories, in of Shatin, New whose favour the final judgment respecting the property was made ́

Mr. Wood. by

Mr. Sheldon contended that the

1.

FUTURE STATUS OF BURMA

Inspector Murphy: She alleges i

Lau Hol, and Luk Sin, both un- that the defendant attempted te poison her but there is no evidence employed, together with a youth of before Mr. about that. There has been die 16 years, appeared

four or Hamilton, at the Central Magia. agreement for the past five years. The accused has no tracy this morning, and charged by Instance cited above was similar work and is a bit of a spendthrift, Detective Sergeant Fitches with to the present issue where Messre. SIR

possession of 947 po pin Inttery Wilkinson & Grist, acting in per- and is being supported by her.

made Complainant again her tickets, and also with writing po piu fectly good faith, had taken the wrong view of the law and, though request, but the magistrato re-tickets. plied it was not a matter for the

they First accused admitted a previous they had had specific knowledge to the go

a forgery in this case, Court and she must

conviction for a similar offence, and of Secretariat for Chinese Affairs.

was fined $1,000 or one year's im-had thought it their duty to net

for the vendor. prisonment. Second accused was fined $560, or in default, six months imprisonment, and the youth was ordered to be given five strokes.

GAMBLING SCHOOL

RAIDED

POLICE MAKE HAUL ON RIVER STEAMER

Police raided the lower deck of the river steamer Kin Shan, lying! alongside the Canton Wharf yea- terday,

and

arrested twelve Chinese for participating in game of aam kung. Money total- Ing $14.64 in Hongkong currency and $4.20 in Canton currency, was picked up from the "school," which was quite a big one.

Only the keeper, Chan Chuen, aged 17, a lamp trimmer, and two other gamblers appeared before Mr. Macfadyen this morning in the Central Magistracy. First de- fendant was fined $10 and the other two $2 each. The absentees forfeited their bails of $3 each. while the money picked up was added to the Poor Box Funds.

Subject to favourable weather con- ditlane, The Kiosk of Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd, at Repulse Bay will bo open during Easter. Tins will be served on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.

DEATHS.

BAPTISTA-At her

residence,

The hearing is continuing this afternoon.

POLICE PUZZLED

BY ALLEGED GANG SHOPLIFTERS

tions

SAMUEL HOARE'S

STATEMENT

Now Mayfair Orchestra. Vocal Gems--Wild Violets (Stolz).

Maria Elsner and Martin Kraomer, Selection "Monsieur Beaucaire"

(Rosto arr. Bacalossi).

Now Light Symphony Orchestra. Vacal Gema-Music in the Air-

(Hammeratein and Kera),

Light Opera Company. Selections-Mother of Pearl.

(0. Strass).

Now Mayfair Orchestra.. Vocal Gems-The New Moon

-(Romberg).

Light Opera Company,

Donaldson). Vacal Gems Whoopee (Kahn and

Light Opora Company. 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press

10:35 pm. Close Down,

ATLANTIC MERGER

London, Mar. 26. Replying to Parliamentary ques- the regarding Burma, Secretary for India, Sir Samuel Hoare, to-day pointed out that the question of that country's separa- tion from India was B matter News. which waited the recommendation of the joint select committee and the decision of Parliament.

tho

Ho anticipated that If decision Was for separation, Parliament would find it necess atary to arrange that it will not be A statement that there are

of shoplifters with a sudden and serious disloca present

ganga operating in the Colony and that it tion of close trade contact with India on which Burma's prosperity was very difficult for the Police to and greatness largely depends, but catch them, was made by Sub-with the least possible limitation Inspector Smith in the Central of Burma's freedom to establish Police Court this morning.

Before Mr. Macfadyen, he asked her trade relations with other countries upon a basis consistent for a heavy sentence to be imposed with the interests of Burma her- on Tsui Chiu, aged 25, unemployed, self rather than with those of who pleaded guilty to stealing India as at present--British Wire- roll of black silk cloth from the Britannia Silk Store, China Build- ing. Another man, Lui Kwong, 40. also charged with stealing, was discharged owing to SMITH-On the 13th February, 1934, sufficient evidence.

suddenly of pneumonia, Gordon Sub-Inspector Smith said that at Melville, aged 14 years, dearly 2 p.m. yesterday, two district loved younger son of R. Melville watchmen saw the two defendants, and Elizabeth Smith of Water

and suspicious as to their move Orton, Warwickshire.

"Alpha," G Hart Avenue, How loon, Maria Anna Ozorio Baptista, aged 74. Funeral will pass the Monument ut 6.30 p.m. to-day (Shanghai and Macao papers please copy).

ACCUSATIONS AGAINST ARMAMENT FIRMS

VICKERS' CHAIR MAN'S ANSWER TO THE CRITICS

London, Mar. 26, ments manufactured in Britain When presiding to-day over was far more potent than was the annual meeting of Vickers generally belloved to be the case. Limited, Sir Herbert Lawrence said that so far as Vickers were concerned, the inflated profits of private armaments firms existed only in the imagination of ill-in formed critics.

In-

Icas.

AIR LINK TO EAST. SIR PHILIP SASSOON MAKES STATEMENT

OPPOSED

AMERICAN INTERESTS SEEK INJUNCTION

London, Mar. 26. The International Mercantile Marine Company of New York has instituted proceedings in the Eng- fish Courts for an injunction to restrain the Cunard-White Lines' merger from being carried into effect.

Star

of

It is stated that the Interno- Lional Mercantile Marine holds all the shares of the Oceanic Company as security for the balance £2,350,000 still duo on account of the sale of the White Star Line.

The primary object of the pro- posed merger is to obtain British Government support for the build ing of the glant Cunarder, which has been lying in its stocks on the Clyde for some time, work having been suspended on account of the

London. Mar. 20. Replying to questions by Sir menta, ahadowed them. They saw John Wardlaw-Milne, Sir Philip them enter the Britannia Silk Sassoon, Under-Secrtary for Air, Store, and Lui Kwong was seen to Enid, to-day in the House of Com- Cunard's lack of funds for the pro- trade. pick up the roll of silk and pass mons that the whole matter of air ject and the depressed state of the The British Government has it to the second defendant who mail services to China were under North Afiantic passenger

active consideration by the Govern promised financial aid, under cor- tucked it under his long coat.

First defendant denied he was ment.

The matter had not yet been tain conditions, one of them being ever in the shop and stated he was

sufficiently advanced for any use that the two major lines amal

on the merely passing the doorway.

Second defendant, who had pre-ful statement with regard to routes gamate their latereste vious convictions, was sentenced proposed and such other details, he North Atlantic route, thus clim- inating the defects of competition. added,-Reuter,

--Reuter. to six months' hard Inbour.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

HEAVEN NEVER HELI'S THE MAN who wILL NOT HELP HIMSELF Sophocles.

Lane, Crawford's Ladies' Salon has received an unusually large selection

Wing Hop, a male, was admitted suffering from injuries Austained by to the Kewison Hospital yesterday falling from scaffolding in Mongkok' district.

TWO COLOUR GRUBS

PLAGUE WORRIES FARMERS

Companies in the Vickers group

Seven савса of small-pox, two took no part in politics either in

A thro colour grub plague is Britain or abroad and neither directly nor Indirectly had they any control over or influence with of dresses for day and evening wear, cases of meningitis and ono case of

there being 800 models from which to typhold were reported to the local intriguing the district of Katoomba, health authorities during the week New South Wales and causing the farmers to cut hastily their cat and any British or foreign newspapers make a choice.

ond.

burley crops. · Referring to industrial condi-

Thousands of caterpillars balt of Having regard to certain press tions generally, Sir Herbert said

Sentence of one month's hard labour There will bo a Methodist Service: statements, he took occasion to that definite progress, had been emphasise that no Company of the made in Britain towards trade re-at the English Methodist Church, was passed on Yau On, 20, by Mr. them grass green in colour and half Vickers group was a member of covery and there seemed every Queen's Road East (opposite the Macfadyen this morning for stealing black have invaded the locality, the any international armament ring prospect of this continuing. As toyal Naval Hospital) an Good, Fri- & water meter cover from outalde No. "green" tearing in one direction, Latest news tells of a temporary. He added that in Britain, and in for International trade, there was day morning, April 30 at 10.15 am. 26 First Street Mr. N. May of the the "blacks" in another. Britain alone, the export of arma- hope that the artifical restrictions From this date Services will be ro-F. W. D. mentioned that

Bumed in the Methodist Church on water meter covers had been stolen of monty was forbidden except with Tupon it would be removed as anner Sundays at 10.15 a.m., and. 6 p.m., thelate and the moters had also been lull in the plague owing to a rain-

Into the local crooks. counsels prevailed.-British Wire-pairs and renovations to the roof diningged. There were three cases storm which washed many of them

last week. having been completed,

the approval of Government.

The control of private arma loss,

several

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