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TEACHER BOUND OVER TAIPO ROAD MISHAP
ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN MONEY
BY FALSE PRETENCES
-17, 1935.
FOUR MEN INJURED
RESCUE ATTEMPT:-BY PRESIDENT JACKSON
COLONEL STEWARD'S FALL
OVER EMBANKMENT. -- The many friends of Col. In a horole but ineffective attempt lite of amentally George Alexander Gordon, a 22-1 year-old teacher, was bound over G. R. V. Steward, G.S.O. (1), at- to save the the sum of $250 to come up for tached to the China Command deranged Chinese who had leapt over-
upon within
Mail liner President Jackson wore Judgment if called
that he twelve months, by Mr. Wymo-Jones Headquarters, will be pleased to board, four ramon of the American
is progressing injured
on Friday morning, one of at the Kowloon Magistracy on Satur- learn day. Defendant was also warned not satisfactorily, from the injuriant them woriously. All are at present to throw away this chance to pull received in a motoring accident in Kowloon Hospital, where they near Talpo last week, although were taken immediately after the ship's arrival at Hongkong from Shanghal on Friday night.
himself together aged with having he is still in Kowloon Hospital.
of
to
Defendant was
United Col. Steward had been driving attempted to obtain $00,
currency, from Mr. J. J. Gibbi- his car along the Taipo Read and States
while he WAR attempting Mon. purser of the R.M.S. Empress
Wednesday Inst by
boen reverse to return to longkong the Canada, on
ho hod
a 76-foot em- that Pris
to do so by Mr. N. William car plunged over
bankment. Col. Steward had a a passenger on the steamer. Kaut Koun-man, master of the Sam narrow escape from douth, for the stated car turned a complete somersault Leo Chan timber yard,
and 12 and was badly damaged. that between
and 12 defendant
He managed to scramble from noon another man came to witness timber inside the car and clamber to the Vard
telephone. Hin Defendant was the one who actually top of the embankment. After short distance he used the telephone. Defendant made walking two or three calls and spoke inoltained a lift and was taken to
Kowloon Ilospital, where English
on June
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The incident occurred about 10 n.m. on Friday when the President Jackson was about 100 miles from the Colony. A Chinese, Tong Bin, who is reported to be. n male deportes from the United States to Hongkong, escaped from his nurso and leapt overboard.
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The liner was immediately stopped and a boat with a crew of seven was lowered. Some difficulty: porienced, however, which culminated 19 feet into the water. The lifeboat in the boat falling the last ten or 12 slightly damaged, while the thrown FoVen men in it were all was heavily to the bottom of the boat. Only one of them was uninjured and to revive with diffenity ho
managed
and regain the two of the others shelter of the Jackson. Considerable was then experienced in the Injured men to safety
the getting the boat out of water. After the seamen had been got aboard the liner the lifebont was drawn up and put on deck, its return to the davits being found too difficult
accomplish.
Detective Sub-Inspector L. Whant stitches were inserted into a deep stated that when he arrived on board wound to his head. He was also the Empress of Canada he saw the suffering from concussion.
It is probable that he escaped Master-At-Arms who said, "Here is your man." Defendant was carrying more serious injury owing to the A brief case. Defendant was taken
cabin and car, a Chevrolet, being a saloon;
and the to the Master-At-Arms'
body withstood was searched.
terrific crash without crumpling
Col. Steward was formerly and G.S.O. (1) at Shanghai, and was transterred to Hongkong recently for special duties.
Brief Case Searched
In one of his pockets was found a 1 piece
of paper bearing the name on the "Douglas Fairbanks," and back was written, "Please pay bearer
this Below £25. 125 only." Be
"Empress written.
was
of Canada, 58531 and "Carthage. 56687,"
the
to
ribs and internal Injuries. All four.
Accident to Public Car
The four injured men were report. Near Tsun Wan
ed to be progressing antisfactorily
of them One
has an yesterday. When it swerved to avoid an When defendant's brief case was object in the road at Tsun Wan, injured back, and X-rays which were ran into a taken will not be available until to the at searched
Water Police publie car No. 121 Station, the flap
was found to paddy field on Saturday morning. day. The other men are all suffer- bear the name "G A. Gordon." In the front compartment was a rubber The driver, who was the only per- Ing from severe lacerations to the on behalf of the Cosmopolitan Adver-injury, while the car was little the men, however, were rensonably com- stamp bearing the words, "For and on in the ear, fortunately escaped face, and possible fractures of the tising Syndicate Managing Direc-worse for the accident. At the time of the mishap the car was The brief case also contained- an proceeding in the direction of unused laking pad and a passenger Castle Peak. list of the Empress of Canada, re ferring to the voyage from Shanghai
Mrs. E. K. Sequeira, a learner There were also some blank envelopes and list of the driver, has reported to the police Saturday she Star that at 5 p.m. on North shareholders
was driving private car No. 2824
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The Chinear was not recovered des pite further efforta to locate him which delayed the President liner for nearly two hours. She arrived in Hongkong at 0.30 p.m. on Friday, nt 6 p.m. on and tort for Manila Saturday.
Suicide Attempt
An attempt to commit suicide was ward In another compartment there was along Cornwall Road, Kowloon a bottle of violet stamping ink, four Tong, and when turning into Kent made by Lam Yau, nged 19, a letter-heads
Cosmopolitan Rond the car skidded and after boy employed at the Combined Mil- Jerry Advertising Syndicate, a prospectus mounting the pavement damaged tary Hospital, Kowloon, who leapt and an application form for shares the railings in front of house No. into in the North Star Syndiente.
When charged at the police station 20. At the time of the accident that night defendant said, "As far the driver was accompanied by I am concerned the charge is same- Mr. F. A. CH. The car was also what baseless, ns I was acting under damaged. instructions from Raymond Legaspi; www.comm
und was not aware that Mr. William-
sun had not contracted business with came alang and witness was taken to the abovementioned firms."
the Master-At-Arms' cabin, and Inter to the police station.
house
Defendant's Evidence
the harbour from the launch Eletric Star, shortly after pan. on Saturday. Twa Chinese sen men who were
ern
Starting on the North-
rescued the
dived in and
At 6.00 p.m. the Electric Star left Hongkong and when a short distance from the Kowloon wharf the youth Jumped overboard. At that time
the
Northern Star WAS standing by as a relief, and the incident was seen by Kwak Ting, a stoker, and Wong Yau, a seaman. The two men im- mediately went to the rescue, and after a short struggle in the water, the they managed to get the would-be- suicide into a motor-boat.
Upon landing Lam Yau was taken
Legaspi picked longed to a firm which was closed to the Kowloon Hospital suffering
in January.
Plea for Leniency. Giving evidence in the witness box
Questioned, witness stated Raymond defendant stated that he was a teacher of the Cosmopolitan College and re- Legaspi was a Filipino whom he had sided at No. 119 Parker Street. On the known for several months. Legaspi morning of June 12, about 9.30 am. was not a director of the Cosmopolitan Syndicate, and witness Mr. Raymond Legaspi came to his Advertising
with
a passenger list of the knew that. The Rubber stamp be- Empress of Canada.
At that time wit-slightly from immersion. out the name of Mr. Williamson and down told witness to fill up a form, which he ness was a partner of the firm. Wit-
R
ell not know whether Mr. did, and told witness to go on board ness
Williamson
awed money to that firm. and collect some money.
Witness and Legaspi left the house After re-entering the dock defen- and went straight to the timber yard dant said, " plead guilty to all the where
telephoned. They arrived charges, but this is my first criminal Witness offence and I humbly plead to Your telephoned for the purser, but some Worship for leniency."
if he had any body answered and said that the When questioned
there after 11 ..
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PIRACY
EAST RIVER TOW BOAT
ROBRED OF VALUABLES, Canton, June 16. purner was busy with the captain, parents, it was stated by Inspector:
Cargo and several hundred dol. About
ten minutes later I called and Whant that defendant's mother find
lars were robbed from the passenger · spoke to the purser and he asked sister were in Court.
to
Defendant admitted that he had boat "Yee Wo" which left Walchow me to call on board the ship,"
all attending for Canton on the 14th. The Leaving Legaspi on the wharf brothers who were
was the only grown-up piracy was reported to the witness went on board and asked for school. He
mate
in the family. His father was Police by the captain of the boat, the purser. He was occupied and witness, was asked to walt.
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"I think I must have waited about His Worship stated that he quits who stated that. when the boat was four or five minutes," continued wit- believed that another man was in between Tungkoon and Poklo on ness, "before the pureer attanded me. pileated in this case, but that did not the 14th, inst., several pirates made I told him I had a bill for Mr. exonerate defendant from the guilt, their appearance among the pas air attack, propounded by General Williamson. presented him with which he had adm
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