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WILD! WEIRD!

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THE HONGKONGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 1,

POISONED FISH

STORY

THREAT OF INJURY

AS SEQUEL

ANGLO- POLISH TREATY

1935.

SHOPLIFTER AT

BERNARD'S

GETS SIX-MONTH ·

SENTENCE

Entering Bernard's, at Glouces ter Arcade, yesterday afternoon, a Chinese asked to be shown some shirts, The salesman, Mr. W. Snowball, proceeded to

the

Berlous, allegations were made RECIPROCITY IN against an unemployed youth, named Wong Ki-chai, nged 17, when

TRADE ho-appeared before Mr. Wynne- Tones in the Central Police Court

London, Feb. 28. this morning. charged with The new Anglo-Polish Trade mezzanina floor to fetch the goods threatening Chan To, fishmonger, Agreement signed In London and while there he had occasion to with injury to his person if he made yesterday will come into force look down, when he saw the man a report to the police relating to provisionally, pending ratification, in the net of closing a rattan mallelous damage to hia (Chan on March 14.

basket.

To's) fish.

Its provisions will affect some

Mr. Snowball became suspicious It was alleged that defendant 50 per cent. of the total United poisoned the fish and threatened to Kingdom trade with Poland and and followed the customer. He murder Chan To and his family, about 70 per cent. of the trade in found the basket to contain a pair In the country.

manufactured goods. Reductions of flannel trousers, three pull-overs The defendant, it was stated by of duty have been secured for and a fountain pen. Det.-Sergt. Baldwin, asked the com- many classes of United Kingdom The man. Ng Kam, 34, unemploy- plainant for the loan of a dollar goods the principal ones being ed, appeared before Mr. Wynne- but was refused, as business was United Kingdom herrings, motor Jones in the Central Police Court bad. Later, complainant was in cars and commercial clinssis, this morning, charged with steal- formed by fokis that they had seen textiles, machinery and chemicals, ing, and he pleaded guilty. the defendant throw powder into

Arrangements have been made' Inspector Ellis said accused had the fish tabs, and the fish died.

Defendant pleaded guilty to the for definito import quotas for three previous convictions for steal- charge but later stated that he had United Kingdom goods in Tolaad, ing and had been under police! no other option as "so many people and a number of purchase ar-supervision during 1032.

The Magistrato remarked that he Bave evidence before the Inspector rangements have been concluded

His Worship decided to hear the between exporters in the United would take a serious view of the evidence and fixed the hearing for Kingdom and importers in Poland. case and passed sentence of six Tuesday at 11:30 am.

Agreement also contains months' hard labour, to be followed several clauses relating to ship-by two years' poilce surveillance. ing.

BANK BUILDING FATALITY

RESULT OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

A fatality occurred in the now Hongkong & Shanghai Bank build." ing shortly after 6 o'clock this morning, when a werkman was kill

was

The

In return, certain guarantees have been given as regards the treatemnt of Polish goods in Britain.-British Wireless.

ST. DAVID'S DAY WREATH LAID ON CENOTAPH

THE HERRING

INDUSTRY

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London, Feb, 28.- Moving the second reading of the Herring Industry Bill in the House of Lords to-day. Lord De a Warr said the Government

would be in operation for the

immediately Society. An St. David's hoped that the scheme envisaged

wreath war

An impressive ceremony took! ed by shock when changing an clee- place at the Cenotaph this morning tric bulb on the ground floor, The when Mr. A. Morris, President, man's feet were wet through walk-laid a floral harp at its base on ing over a flooded aren.

behalf of the Assistance forthcoming, a European Sorgeant laid by R.Q.M.S. Burton, on behalf being amongst those who attempted of the Commanding Officer and to revive the victim, but without men of the Royal Welch Fusiliers success, the man dying before he Present at the ceremony wore reached the Government Civil Hos-the Rev. E. G. Powell, Messrs. E pital. The victim was a Northern R. Price. E. Davis, R., R. Davies Chinese mnaon.

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VILLAGE BULLY

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Described as a village bully. Cheung Kal-fuk, a boat, foki of

Two British sailors, Arthur Aberdeen, was charged before Mr. Lawrence Savage, aged 87, a first- W. Schofield, at the Central Magis-class stoker of H.M.B. Delight, and J tracy this morning, with having William Henry Horner, aged 80, assaulted Wong Tal-tai, a 10-year Dainty, were remanded until 2.15 first-cinas stoker of H.M.S. old girl, at Jsland Rond,

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p.m. on Tucaday when they ap The defendant admitted the peared before Mr. A. W. G. H. charge, and was bound over in a Grantham at the Kowloon Magis- bond of $50 with one surety to tracy this morning. keep the peace for six months, as i The charges against the first well as being ordered to pay $5 defendant were, (a) driving pri amends to the girl.

without Ivate car. No. 3015

appropriato driver's licence yes- Sub-Inspector Armitt said the terday, at lankow Road near the complainant was a boat girl, and Peninsula Hotel; (b) driving the lived with her mother in a boat off ear without the owner's permission. Aplichau. About 6 p.m. yesterday (Both defe

Both defendants wore charged with. she came ashore intending to go wilfully, damaging the off-side door to the theatre, ond as she was of

an

rather early she waited outside of private car No. 3045, and also.

using Insulting language to No. 61 Island Road. The defend-Traffic-Inspector A. Nicol at the ani, who was known to her, then Tsimshatsui Police Station Charge came up and dealt her three blows Room.

on the right side of her chest. The defendant was

Defendants were remanded in very wall known in the village as a terror Naval custody, on the application of among the smaller boys. He had Inspector Nicol previously used insulting langu Plens of not guilty to all charges

age towards the complainant, and

had also thrown stones at her. On were entered, with the exception of Wednesday morning he had as the last charge, to which the second

defendant pleaded guilty.

Mr. Fuller, of the Chinese Mari- him fifty cents not to make a re-

time Customs,, Is the complainant.

he BARRETTS WIMPOLE STREET anuited nemall boy, but had paid

port.