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THE HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1934.

PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S 150-MILE RACE TO HONOLULU

R.A.F. CORPORAL

FINED

SEQUEL TO MOTOR MISHAP

Eric George Harbert, a corporai| In the Royal Air Force, made unother appearance before Mr. Wynne-Jonck nt the Kowloon Magistracy this morning lo answer three summonses (1) fall- Ing to stop after coming into collision with a coolle at 11 an. en April 28, (2) failing to drive with due care and caution and (3) failing to report the accident to a police station.

FIRE ISOLATED

UNDER CONTROL

POSSIBILITY

OF SABOTAGE

PASSENGERS

Defendant pleaded guilty to the SLEEP IN BELTS

first and third charges but denied the seconst.

(Special to "Telegraph")

Chy Telmora,du Copyright, Telegraphio Mar-

12eckimance.

Received June 2. 7.09 8.m_3

الم

البار

GOLD HOARDING

The President Lincola has arrived at Honolula where the fire in her No. 7 hold has buon extinguished,

The captain has voiced suspicions of sabotage,

TO-DAY'S TRAFFIC

GUARD RIVALRY

Honolulu, June 7. After a 150-mile race to

CASES

SHOOTING INCIDENT ON FATSHAN RECALLED

Traffic Inspector Saunders in- formed his Worship that the police had no evidence to offer} with regard to the second charge, which was accordingly withdrawn.

Inspector Saundora said de fendant knocked down n coolie in Saikung Road near the Kowloon City Police Station at 11 am on Honolulu, with fire isolated SEVERAL EUROPEANS April 28, and carried on. The in No. 7 hold, but still burn- coolie received

Fractured leg

His Worship: Why didn't you

stop?

A nuvai cutter, the Itusza, went

CENTRAL BANKS GRIP PROHIBITS TRADE

JOHN WOOLMAN. ·

DR. ALLEN'S LECTURE AT THE HOP YAT CHURCH

An interesting lecture, under the ausplees of the Chinese Y.M.C.A., was given at the Hop Ya: Church inst night by the Rev. Dr. E. L. Allen.

WATER SHORTAGE

POSITION

NEED FOR ECONOMY IN USE

London, June 7. The Parliamentary Secretary to..

Mr. the Ministry of Health,

Addressing those present, Dr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, stated in the Commons to-day that the Water regarding the

Allen said:

If there is in this world any spring position the consetenco and the courage of individual men and women, it is not easy to seo where it is to be found What wo call "corporate action")

of progress other than the insight, shortage over a large part of the country, in the North-East, Wales, the West and the South-West na well na part of the Midlands, was

agreed that a rise in prices is seriously. Much of

compensate the coolie, who had for the greater part of night. Defendant pleaded not guilty to revolver, with intest been in hospital for over a month. orensionally dancing to an|the ebarge, and the case was grievous hodily harm or to maim.

His Worship agreed that that would be the best course to adojit, and told defendant to consult Inspector Saunders as som us the! coolie was discharged.

OTHER CASES.

Capt. Dunlop, of the Royal Artillery, was fined $5 for leaving

FIRE OUT.

morrow.

.In.

play their part in making reason- able economies in the use of water,

-British Wireless,

to

turns out an anaiyals to be action, Henerally better than a month ago. which a majority of the individuals The South and South-East had not composing a society in persuaded to shared in the Improvement.

He had no reason to think that take at the prompting of a few who

water undertakings would not be aro in advance of the rest.

to. meet able

altuation. the It is easy to speak of fidelity to provided consumers continued to canscience, but to pass from words to deeds is by no means easy. The best way in which we can nerve ourselves to it is by looking back upon sanie of those who can stand in this matter as examples for us. I want to tell the glory of a man who had lived in an injurious effect on the character simplicity and directness by the Light of those who wore them..

Would Not Give Credit. within. The, Journal of John Wool-

He declined to follow the eastom CHARGED

Paris, Jane 7. Jealousy over the appointment;

un is the unaffected record of the Pointed remarks and had to be taken to hospital, ing, firemen are now on board

about gold life of a tailor in a New England of the time and give credit-not for Several Europeans figured in of a Sergeant of ship's guards where he had remained since the the President Lincoln battl-traffic summons before alt. Hamil was advanced by the Crown as hearding by central banks have country town, his searchings of heart his own sake, but for his customers'.

in a shooting day of the accident.

in-been made by the leading French and the work to which he found him. He wanted no man to fall into debi en his account. So he studied the ton, at the Central Magistraay the motive

self called. ing the flames.

eldent which occurred on the economist, M, Charles Risi.

Incomes of those who camo to his this morning.

advised

them how they He was born in New Jersey in 1729, shop, and Capt. L. J. Walch. R.A.S.C.. steamer Fafshan on April 11, the

M. Rist declares that it is not and was introduced from the outset to might get the best value for their Defendant:- didn't think 1

gat to meet the Pres. Lincoln fest driver of private enr No. 1876, Court sequel to which was heard.

Macfadyen, at had done much damage.

generally realised that all the

the the implicity and piety of a Quaker outlay. But in spite of all his pre- A fine of $25 was impused on companied her into barbour.

any emergency might arise, and ke-was summoned for having over before Mr.

gold mined in the world last year household. ile tells us that he gave cautions, hir business continued to taken and passed a stationary Central Magistracy, yesterday the first and third charges,

was bought by the central banks, way for a time to "wantonness" but it prosper, and he took the drastic stap of ceaning to stock certain goods and It is not belleved that her sail-tramcar on ita near side at Whit- afternoon.

is not likely that that word covers COMPENSATION QUESTION, ing will be long delayed,

field on May 22,

All economic authorities are anything we should be inclined to take ending elsewhere those who wanted Sarwan Singh, a Sikh guard on There are TER

more Important to purchase them. Finally, seeing passengers on Inspector Nicol stated that With regard

to compensation, bourd and they all expressed there were several people getting the steamer Fatshan, was charged hia Worship remarked that de themselves to he extremely glad into and out of the tramcar at with shooting another

thunecessary to encourage irade; yet was the impression which, he tells us he could earn-enough as a taller, he

the monetary chiefs are Con- was left on him from his earliest closed his shop altogether.

How scrupuloue ho was and yat, fendant ought to do something tita be in Honolulu after being up the time.

guarda, Thakat Singh, with

years, the Impression that, as he puts contrating on prevention of the rise it, there had been in past nges pea-kindly of heart, is shown by his with it all, "how sensible and how to inflict

by storing gold in their vaults.ple who walked in uprightness before without creating the correspon God in a degree exceeding any that attitude when war broke out between Inspector Saunders suid the orchestra that was placed on deck adjourned for 11.36

to-disfigure or disable bin.

dent credits-Reuter- Special. I know or heard of now living. As colonies of the two Fowers. War

England and France, Involving the evolle had not yet been discharged to keep up their morale,

he thought over this, he asked him taxes were levied, and drafta of young The charge was amended from

U.S. Manipulation from hospital and suggested that

Captain

self why such things' should not be Y'aller insists that Frank Grose was summoned for attempted murder. the latter the question of compensation there was aver any real danger, having left his car unattended in charge being brought against Sar-

possible in his own day; and in the most wore ordered for military ser London, June 7. silence of the meeting for worship: countenance those who merely wished

vice. John Woolman refused should be left over until he was although a ferro bluze had to be Queen's Rond, opposite the Ko wan Singh at a previous appear- Gold, amausting to over £1, he vowed to follow where the Light to shirk their duty, but he came for able to leave.

fought in the haid at the outset. Shing Theatre."

|000,000, was exchanged in the might lend him. He tells us that in Caited Press.

Mr. Horace, Lo appeared for ance. defendant, and said the car had The Assistant Attorney General London bullion market to-day at a his 23rd. year he resolved in all ward as the spokesman of the young been left in

of virtue," to take conselence as his to the draft. But he was somewhat New Street, which, Mr. J. A. Fraser) in opening the price of 1378. 1. being fixed things to net on an inward principle men who had conscientious objections

on dollar rate of 6.06%, showing guide,

!perplexed when he heard that two he understood, WAH Π proper case for the Crown, said that on

soldiers were to be billeted in his a small discount,

The First Test.

house. What was he to do about it? of ship's Parking place, but when defendant April 6, the Sergeant

Falshau

A moment's silent consideration gave came out from the theatre, he found guards on the steamer

There seems to be no doubt that

The first test camo just about this the metal was taken by the Amer-time. He was employed as assistant not possibly refuse to open his house.

him the solution. Of course, he could the ear in Queen's Road. Apfell sick, and the question arose as

driven there by to who should fill the appoint-ican Exchange Equalisation Fund in a local shop, and his master one had made enquiries, and was in- mendation, was appointed by the appreciation of the dollar, Parently it was someone unknown. Defendant ment. No. 781, on his recom- in order to check the recent sharp day instructed him to draw up a bill to two fellow-men, but he could de- cline to take the money! Later on, of mle for the transfer negro one of the woman, the customer himself standing | street

officers met him in the formed that

a driver had been Chief Oficer provisionally to the

thanked

him for his The heavy gold purchases re why Waalman should have had any silent. Returned home, It occurrat by at the tinie. There was no reason generous action. Woolman WEN seen to take the enr Into Queen's post, but some days Inter a coun Road.

Traffic Sergeant Youe admitted tur-application came from Muasa sulted in fargo offerings of dollars, scruples on thla, point, for slavery to him that

universally

silence_reight bo Singh, a money-lender, but at one with the consequent improvement was

accepted. Even misconstrued. So be sought out the that when he spoke to defendant time also a ship's guard. The of sterling in terms of francs and within the Society of Friends there officer

and explained from what defendant had told him that some guards sought to exclude Massa dollars, and Also causing the were no stirrings of conscience on the motives he had acted. Nor was, his one had shifted the car.

Singh, and, on April 11, when the Paris-New York cross rate to fall subject, and the would-be purchaser attitude to war a purely negative one. Inspector Nicol added that New boat was returning from Canton, well below the gold export point. Was himself on elderly Friend. But For when, At

another crisis, tho Bomething within told the young frontler broke out into hostilities and Street was not a proper parking representations to this effect were Therefore the likelihood of fur-clerk that no human being should be place.

Paris bought and sold like this.

a fort was captured by the Indians, made to the Chiet Omeer by No.ther gold shipments from

Yet, could he ventured unarmed into the interior case was 781, who had the support of to Amerlen has temporarily dishe refuse? After all, he was hired and among the hostile tribes on: an The hearing of the adjourned for to-morrow morning Thukat Slugh. A change in duties appeared.

by the year to obey orders, and the errand of peace-making. Tesponsibility was his master's, not E. Gruyer, of Messrs. Sander, occurred on the trip to Today's gold offerings were dee him so he drew up the bit of sale. One special protest he felt himself

alleged that Sarwen Singh, then

is dimeult to ascertain. One en down on the counter and called spoke of as "superfluitles", any kind forepart of the upper deck, came bullion dealer stated

his master and the customer to wit-of needless and excessive expenditure. forward and fired a shot at Thakat were German. This is possible us anything to do with such a trans are made possible only by the poverty bara ness that never again would he have As he saw it, the luxuries of the fow Singh, with his service revolver gold valued at nearly £1,000,000 action. It was a little thing. of and want of the many. The wounded man staggered to

He was Honolulu June 7. three Sentence ως

months'

when, on his The possibility that

4-and shop laid down his pen, but as journeys, he tween May 31 and

Wats entertained in imprisonment was passed on a man

and there collapsed.

Bruter,

he did so, he took up the cross of the style, which he knew was only ron Presidentponed. named Liu Fung who was charged break of fire on the

slaves, and their emancipation dates ered possible by slave-labour. He Meanwhile a struggle was taking before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Lincoln was due to an attempt at

Cart | from that moment.

was only a plain working-man, and Kowloon Magistracy this morning Nabotage was expressed by Cap. J. P. Gardner was cautioned on place between No. 781 and Sarwan

he had no of the ten days, and he came to the con in business as a tailor, at the same But he knew that, as far as he was

A few years inter, Woolman set up

theories as to how this with theft of blankets and bedin Yardley, though it is thought two summonses for having failed, Singh for the possession

wron system might be righted, sheels from the Yauntati Govern-hat spontaneous combustion was to obey the directions of a police revolver. Sarwan

Was finallyglusion that accused WHA Dertime opening a retali shop. Busineas eoncerned, he must share the poverty the probable cause.

officer in uniform at Bonham disarmed after the ship's officers peetly sound in mind. ment Slipway.

then, as now, was a matter of cmn of the many rather than the luxury The Lincoln steanted into partItond, and allowing his car. No came on the scene, and was hand-

petition, but It was statuek that defendant with her boats swinging out on 8823, to remain in a thoroughfare cuffed.

Woolman Rimply de-of the few, Thin it was which madis A berth plan of the steamer lined to compete. He refused to sell him insist on was employed at the Slipway as af the davits and with seroval of the Honger than necessary,

Parshun was produced by Mr. J. intoxicants. Je would not deal in when he crossed

travelling steerage store coolle and was found on May passengers wearing lifebelta.

Insector Nicol stated that de A friend of Blusan Singh, the Kinghorn, n{ the China articles of clothing which could be what he saw then of the hardship of to England, and 31 with a blanket and a bed sheet.

The cargo in the main hold ja fendant parked the car on the accused was sold by the Crown Navigation Company, after which considered luxurious: he held that, the seaman's lot laid yet another As the result of a search made on still smouldering and immediately and near King's College, and to have sought Ure appointment of Sergeant Moran produced photo beside being extravagant, they had cause upon his heart. him, pawn tickets relating to six on the Lincoln's arrival, a naval (when asked by the constable to the money-lender against the graphs of the ship. Sergeant other blankets were found, the tug and firefloats began pouring shift fi, he would not. He had wishes of, other members of the Scott, the Police armourer, said tickets being issued by six df water into her.

gleft his car there for more than, guard. In reply to the Police that the revolver produced in forent pawnshops. The defendant

five minutes.

charge, he said, that he had taken | Court, was a 38 long immitation pawned the blankets for various

Being his first offence, Mr. opium mixed in wine and did not Smith and Weston revolver with soms ning from $2.50 to $5.

Hamilton administered a caution know what he was doing.

six cylinders. Witness also gave Since February 23, ning blankets

both summonen.

expert evidence

un the builots produced in Court, missing from the Slipway, and only seven blankets and a sheet have

How Trouble Brewed. been recovered. Defendant, it was

Complainant, Thakat Singh, In stated, joined. the Slipway January 9,

his car outside the Star Theatre at 10.30 p.m. on May 18.

Later. The destroyer Dunnadin alsa accompanied the Lincoln to itong Hulu.

Firemen have now checked the the cotton that caused the trouble lates and commenced removing Captain George Yardley said that the passengers were suminened on Mra. Labrum, of 87 Waterloo

deck and Informed that they were like Road. was Aned $5 for offence outside the Dairy Farm endangered. Most of them near the bus trobeu 1a.m. sleeping in shop in Kowloon.

fobelts. stop in Nathan Road, Mrs. Lubrum said she left her ear there for! only minute.

F

BLANKETS AND SHEETS

VERTRIS RECALLED.

Captain Yardley said he recalled the Vestris disaster and decided to take no chances in the event 'of

the spread of the flames and oidered the crew to get out the Rfeboats and broadcast"RB $8.0.8.

t 11a.m.

Wieler & Co., was summoned for

and

Her sailing time is now uncer having driven private car T267 Huarding the grillo protecting the to a special order whose origin it But when it was finished, ho laid his called to make was against what he

STORE COOLIE GAOLED tain.--United Press.

FOR THEFT

five bed sheets had been

HOUSE-BREAKING INCIDENT

SABOTAGE POSSIBILITY.

the

at a speed in excess of 20 miles An hour through Aberdeen village on May 27.

Defendant admitted the sum-! the out-mons, and a fine of $10 was im the starboard side of the vessel Wha imported from Germany be-course, when a clerk in a Now Eng- especially distressed

PASSENGERS AT DINNER..

of

OTHER CASES.

Appeared Strange,

Dr. Thomas, of the Government Civil Hospital, suid he saw no. ensed a: 19.05 a.m. on April 13

not

June

WEB

One of the passengers said: "Subidy was really alarmed. We

E. Qubalam, driver of private up from dianer quietly when formed that the ship was our No. 1098, was fined $5 on a Are and put on our life-jackets.

summons for having driven his

Duddell "We then Wenl

Street without on the deck car in where we remained until abaul Permission from the IG.P.

iza the Mental Hospital. Ac evidence, said that he did noti midnight when we were informed The case in which Francis Lee. that there was no more danger.”

15 Robinson Read, ground used's behaviour was strange, and want Musen Singh to be the No. 1, floor, was summoned for danger- he was very talkative. His eyes and wanted some other man int SCOTSMAN'S STORY. ous driving in Stabbs Roud, was appeared to be very bright, and the Police Guards to assume that i

again mentioned in Court, and he was smiling all the time and post. Before April 11 he

on good terma with accused, but Mr. James Brown, an Edinburgh Inspector Nicol said that defend was very restless. He did resident, interviewed by Reuter's ant's licence had been dealt with smell any alenbol on accused. after Musan Singh's arrival, ne- San Francisco corresponent over by Mr, T. II. King, the Deputy He did not notice any tremors cused did not speak to him, the the wireless telephone, described Inspector General of Police.

when accused held up his hands. reason being that accusod wanted THREE MEN SENT TO how in a binding atmosphere of Defendant was recordingly dis. On the whole the Impression he Mussa Singh to be the No. 1.

smoke, the feboats were swung charged. GAOL

gained was that accused was un- ut in readiness for abandoning

der the influence of some

Witness then described drug, Admitting a charge of theft of the vessel if the need should arise.

but what it was he could not events which resulted in кцу. Opium or some of its allied shooting. The ship left Canton groups might have produced that at 4.30 p.m. on April 12, and he effect. His Impression was that war on duty. He was relieved by accused knew what he was do-accused at 5.30 p.m., and when minutes, memory was be returned after ton

Guard No. 781 admitted himi sound, but he was not insane. It piny The police

emergency belt was posable necased might have through the grille. Accused then night of crisis sounded a warning shortly before had some Chinese wine contain-came through the grille, and said and the passengers began dancing 11 'clock last night, and ing opium.

a gold watch, a white metal wrist | All the pussengers put on lifebelts

watch, a Fountain

And a 1.20

white metal cigarette case from

ou instructions from the officers.

ORCHESTRA HEROES.

Miss Cyrene Hansford. who is

No. 11 Seen Keen Terrace, proper- ty of Mr. Lau Chan-kwok, Ip Ling- shing, unemployed, was sentenced also British, declared to alx months hard labour by orchestra Mr. Hamilton, at the, Central throughout the Magistracy this morning.

charge of unlawful possession of Reuter.

continued to

PRISONER ESCAPES FROM HOSPITAL

that the Emergency Warning Bell incensed'

This is no

the

the

F.SH

that the chlor officer wanted both of them. They approached the the door slowly. Accused had de shut the door. He asked accused the to open the door, and accused and opened it, and shot him. The

Ko Kas, unemployed, was also while the officers spent their message was circulated amongst charged with theft, but denied time bustly reassuring those who the various

Dr. D. J. Valentine, of Stations that the offence and admitted another appeared i

Government Civil Hospital, triile tremulous Chinese prisoner, detained at the

Kowloon Hospital as a patient, had posed to having examined

complainant. The bullet escaped from custody,

The fugitive was injured reeent-penetrated the left lung, causing bullet struck him on the left side ly when he fell while trying to considerable haemorrhage within of the chest, and he ran to the

u metal wrist watch. He received

one month's hard labour.

Chik Ho, a cook, pleaded guilty .:

to receiving the gold watch, and There will be a dinner dance nt escape from forestry officers who the plural cavity, and he did not starboard aldo and collapsed. He wax sontenced to two months' hard Hepine Bay Hotel on Saturday and nought his arrest on a charge of think the lung would be normal did not draw his own revolver. labour.

# fra dance on Sunday, at 4.30 p.m. - Sergeant Kelly sald first

wanton tree-cutting. He was nd again. At one time it was quite de-

mitted to the hospital, where he died from his injury.

likely that accused might have fendant gained entrance into the The wedding is announced to take house through a window which piace shortly of Mr. Ho Yuk-lun, of WRR confined in the prisoners'

Dr. Valentino also said that he had been left open on the night Butterfield & Swire, Ltd., and Miss ward......

Chan Kit-man, residing at 49, Shek An intensive search for him has had accused undor observation for

lao far noved fruitigas.

of June 3,

Kin Mei Street, Shamalulpa

Complainant admitted. he had seen accused taking some oplum at noon that day.

The hoaring was adjourned until 230 pm on June 12.:

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