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THE HONGKONG

FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1985.

TELEGRAPH.

MAGICIAN TO PLAY HERE

IN HARBOUR

RUSSIAN SEAMAN

CHARGED

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

WORRIED.

TO PRODUCE ODD ILLUSIONS

LAUNCHES COLLIDE

•

NO SERIOUS DAMAGE DONE

After he had been worrying, the, It is reported that Berry, who A collision between two launches Benevolent Society, for three or was England's legal hangman for occurred in the harbour yesterday, four weeks, an unemployed Rusa number of years and who retired but without serious, consequences sian scaman, named Roman Gills, and wrote a book in which he re- beyond some damage to one of

the vessels, aged 30 years,

the WAN sent by

counted many incidents prepara- Society to the police authorities. tory to and during the executione

The two vessels involved, the GIUR appeared before

Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Central Police of hundreds of malefactors, now Fouk Loy and the Yat On, were crossing from the Kowloon side Court this morning, charged with sees his victims' ghoats,

when the mishap occurred. En- entering the Colony without a Of the hangings in which he deavours to avoid a collision wore valid passport. He pleaded guilty, participated, поле were more complicated by the fact that the Sergeant Russell stated that pathetic than the killing of several Fook Loy was at the time towing defendant, according to his state-women, who were found guilty of a lighter.

ment, deserted his ship, the Trave, homicide by their peers. Mrs... The starboard side of the Fook In December. The Police asked Thompson it is said, fainted in her. Loy received the force of the Im- for 25 hours remand in custody cell, after having her hands strapp-pact, and damage was caused to to make enquiries from the ship-ed and had to carried to the scaffold the extent of $60. No-one was ping company for verification of unconscious, in which state she injured. his story.

was executed. It is no wonder that The Magistrate asked if the hallucinations in

the form of defendant had given himself up "ghosts" torment a public execu- to the police, and Sergt. Russell tioner; such scenes are harrowing, replied that he was sent by the to say the least and have remained Benevolent Society after he had to haunt many public officials. been worrying them for three or four weeks.

The defendant was accordingly remanded.

ROYAL BRIDAL

COUPLE

ON A VISIT TO LONDON

3

FIRE ON GUILD

PREMISES

OUTBREAK SOON

QUELLED

The subject has inspired Carter the Great, who will appear at the King's Theatre shartly, to invent an illusion which he calls "Cheat- ing the Gallows" and in which he A small fire broke out on the reproduces all the thrills and top floor of No. 6 Spring Garden atmosphere of

real hanging, Lane at 8.35 a.m. to-day, but it without its Lerrors. One of his was put out before any serious young lady assistants, is supposed damage was done. to have been tried and condemned

The floor was accupied by a to death for withcraft: she is Chinese Guild. There were only a marched up the staire of the few fokis left in charge at the machine of death-which is time of the outbreak. London, Jan. 17.

replica of a modern, hangman'a Four fire appliances were sent Prince Alessandro Torlonin and scaffold-her hands and feet are out, but only one hydrant was in his bride, the Infanta Beatrice of tied, a shroud is placed about her uec. Spain, who were married in Rome body; a black cap adjusted, the

The back portion of the floor and this week, arrived at Croydon by noose tightened and at a signal athe contents were badly damaged. air from Paris this afternoon. Chinese assistant runs out, pulla o They will spend a few days in lover and, directly, before the eyes London, where the bride's mother, of all beholders, the shrouded, Queen Enn, is at present staying. hooded figure drops through the -British Wireless,

trap-door and apparently remalns hanging by the neck. The Chinese who acted as the executioner, runs to the footlights, takes off wig and turban disclosing the smillog young lady, who a moment before was seen to drop through the trap and whose supposed body is forth- with shown to be a dummy,

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