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HE DEFIES AN ANCIENT CURSE!

-Into the musty tomb of an Egyptian high priest Chan plunges to date his weirdest adventure!

| CHARLIE CHAN

Noxt Chango

IN EGYPT

FOX picture with '

WARNER OLAND "PAT" PATERSON THOMAS BECK RITA CANSINO

and

STEPIN FETCHIT

MAE WEST in "GOIN' TO TOWN"

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Casino MURDER CASE

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHL

CLAIM FOR DAMAGES

SEQUEL TO COLLISION AT

PEAK ROAD

two motor-

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1935.

CHINESE ART

UNPACKING IN LONDON

FOR EXHIBITION

·GAS WARFARE

FRANK ADDRESS BY DR. J. L. DOVEY

The horrors of gas warfare were fully impressed upon a fairly large number of persons by Dr. J. E.

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London, Sept. 17. A collision between

The unpacking of 96 cases of and Robinson Road on the evening of Chinese treasures began at Burling cars at the junction of Peak Rond June 8, had a sequel before. Mr. ton House to-day in the presence of Dovey, B., C., at the head at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. Justica R.. Lindsell at the Summary Dr. Cheng Fal-ting, Chinese Gov-quarters of the St. Joint Am Court yesterday afternoon, when the owners of both vehicles claimed ernment Commissionor, his two bulance Brigate last night, when accretarics, Mesars. Tang 11si-fan he delivered a frank and instructive damages from one another,

Messrs, A. 8. Waison & Go., Ltd., and Chuang Shang-yin, who accom" address on "Gas and Gas Warfare." Dr. Dover, who is the Divisional owners of car No. 238, one of the panied him aboard II.M.S. Suffolk,

aceldent, Mr. Chen Wel-chong, Counsellor to Surgeon of the Railway Division of vehicles involved in the

the Brigade, sald that when elaimed $566 from Mr. R. Spera the Chinese Embassy, Mr. C.

dív- while the latter put in counter-Wang, of the Chinese Government Mustard Gas was used no claim for general dainages, limiting Purchasing Commission, Mr. David, comfort was felt by the person who

Director of the Chinese Exhibition inhaled I until some 12 or 18 "SOR-LO JOOK-SAU” the claim to $1,000.

Mr. H.

the plaintiffs, and the defendant was and Mr. W. R. M. Lamb, Secretary hours. Then the person

not

J. Armstrong appeared for

represented.

At the outset, Mr. F. X. d'Almada, Jnr. appeared for the defendant but subsequently withdrew on his Lordship refusing to adjourn the case. Mr. D'Almada said he had only just been instructed and required time to into the facts of the ease. His Lord ship, however, held that it was entire ly the defendant's fault in not ob- taining legal assistance earlier, as the writ was issued on August 0.

The Claims

The plaintiffs originally claimed the Hum mentioned as damages, to the enr, but the writ was subsequently Mr. umended to one of value, në Armstrong stated that the vehicle was totally wrecked and could not be put into Fervice again. The value of the car was estimated at $100 and the remaining $150 of the claim was other vehkles to for cost of hiring replace the damaged one.

In his counterclaim, the defendant alleged that the driver of the plain- tiffs car failed to give any warning corner and when approaching the drove at an excessive or dangerous specil, thus causing damage to his vehicle

of the Royal Academy.

The enses were brought from the Vaults of the Royal Academy and unpacked In the exhibition galleries, behind carefully locked doors. Each piece was checked with n photograph taken before leaving Chla

There was no special ceremony but a hush of excitement as the first piece, which was a bronze ritual vessel of the Shang and Yin periods 1,200 B.C. was anrolled.

There was great admiration for the beautiful boxes, covered with the Imperial yellow silk, in which each piece was enclosed.

will

occupy

would

feel irritation, first of the eyes, then of the throat and lunge and finally of the skin. It would be- come more and more severe until he aurvived his future health he died from slow asphyxia; if would be impaired and never quite

recover:

The speaker then went on to deal with the precautions to be taken in case of a gas. attack. If water is contaminated, he said, it must be boiled before use. A person must make for cover when LIT attack in signalled and if his clothes become strangely wet he must at once take them off and wash his body with soap-

and

The walls of the galleries are al-water, although he feels no dia- rendy covered with 9,000 yards of comfort at the time. If a person is in the open and the enemy are hand-woven Chinese canvas, resem dropping gas bombs, he must note bliar silk, some of it being colour- cd to suit the contents of the gal- the direction of the wind, and make for high ground, avoiding nullahs and heavy follage and lery mostly of neutral cream.

The unpacking

keeping to the open ridges and several weeks there being nearly concrete paths. He should also 3,000 objects. No such collection obtain a box respirator if avail- has been seen in the world before-able, and must make sure it is in Besides the treasures from China, good working order. Outlining the facts of the ca Italy, France, Germany, Holland,

Armstrong plaintiffs' car was a 1926 Morris-Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Portu- Cowley two-suuter which was used as gal, Soviet Russia, America and a sort of delivery van. About 6.30 Japan, are contributing.

Alr.

thu stated that

2. on Jung, the car which was driven by Shu Pook-wing, a servant of the company, was proceeding up Garden Rond in the direction of liobinson Rond. Just as he got to the corner where the Peak Road crossed Garden Road, the defendant's ear suddenly shot down Peak Road from the direction of the Canossa Hospital and struck the plaintifs cur on the left side.

Heavily Laden

The plaintiffs' car Iuden at the time and

WOR

- Local Needs

The speaker concluded by saying that the precautions he mentioned The Boston Museum is leading a and a knowledge of the gas with unique bronze shrine and also many which one had to deal, were more sculptures. The Pennsylvania essential than the possession of a Museum is lending some large bas-box respirator.

"We must form a Committee to reliefs of horses, which are among the most celebrated examples of plan our arrangements so that IT Chinese sculpture in stone. The the hour of need comes the St.. exhibition is opening on September John Ambulance Brigade will be 28 and has already attracted wide organised and ready, not only with advice but with an organised staff attention in the newspapers,

and equipment equal to the call which would then be sure to come to us" anid Dr. Dovey.

A hearty vote of thanks was ac-

clusion of his talk, and it was announced by Mr. Alfred Morris, the Commissioner of the Brigade, demonstration

The

the emplinsizes Times idealist nature of Chinese art and was heavily says that after a Chinese artist las carefully studied his subject ho going about 10 or 12 miles an hour. allows his observations to be discorded to the speaker at the con- Usually there was a traille constable solved in his general consciousness on duty at that particular spot, but with its colouring of race, religion, at the time of the accident there was philosophy or poetry, whence the none. There were three people, In-unique result.—Renter, eluding the driver, sitting in the front of defendant's car, No. 220, and this, he submitted, was in itself a breach of the traille regulations. After the accident, a skid mark was found three feet four inches from the right and it was believed that the defendant had apparently

cut tho corner.

to after

the

LIBERTY DEMAND

;

MR. HOOVER ON RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL

that a practical would be made shortly.

| EUROPEAN WOMAN

ATTACKED

geant M. Clark deposed

San Diego, Sept. 17. DARING ROBBERY. visited the scene shortly Mr. Harbert Hoover, ex-Presi-DURING TIFFIN HOUR accident. He found dent

States, made exte wedged together in the middle seat of the in connection with the

Constitution Day observances.

He said: "The constitution is under stronger discussion to-day than since the Civil War.

To-day the Issuo is Individual

Miss A. Tester, proprietress of Tester's Beauty Parlour, 22, Queen's Road Central, was the victim of a violent robbery com- mitted by a Chinese ut her re- sidency, No. 7, Leighton Hill Road, yesterday afternoon.

of the rol. According position. it

him that appeared to fendant's car struck the other one. There was one-skid-mark; caused by defendant's rur, three feet four inches from the wall on the east side of Peak Road, about two feet from the rights. corner. This right front mudguard of "Whether in Italy, Germany and defendant's car collided with the Russia individuals have surren-Government Civil Hospital suffer- such force as to turn the latter carmines of economic security, thia

withdered their freedom for falso pro-ing from shock.

Jett from wheel of the other

roui,

Defendant Responsible

Miss Tester is now lying in the

In a statement made to the discussion is forced on us by now police, Miss Tester reported that theories of government which at 1.30 yesterday afternoon she

in America a noise. She went to the

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Witness asked defendant why he deny the validity of ouiberty is be- her alone is her at when the Shirley Temple in "BRIGHT EYES" did not stop, and the latter merely sieged from without and chal-bathroom to wash her hands when replied that he sounded his horn.

The corner was absolutely blind, and lenged from within.

"We would better sacrifice some in his opinion the defendant WAS responsible for the collision.

economic officiency instead of our Cross-examined by defendant, wit-primary liberties. ness admitted that he (the defendant) must have driven at only six or seven

niles an hour.

"The rights of the Bill of Rights are safeguarded in the Constitu- tion through the separation of

powera,

Shu Fook-wing, the driver of plaintiffs' car, testifed that he was

"We know that power feeds on driving not more than ten miles an hour when approaching the corner itself, partly from greed, partly He

sounded his horn on reaching the in the innocent belief that a attained through corner and he did not hear any other Utopia can be horn sounded. Suddenly, he saw dictation and coercion."-United defendant's car coming down Peak Press

Road and it collided with his vehicle.

coolic who was sitting next tog him was injured in the

сус Cross-examined by defendant, wit- turning the corner. ness denied that he ran away

mediately after

the accident. He took the coalie to hospital to have his eye treated.

im-

she was suddenly seized by the neck by a Chinese man from be hind.

Miss Tester was knocked to the ground, but regaining her footing she chased the intruder into the dining room.

Here she was again struck and fell to the floor. The man then escaped.

During the struggle, he stole from her wrist a gold finger ring get with diamonds and a sapphire, valued at $200; a lady's gold wrist watch, octagonal shaped, valued at $50; and a black amber bracelet, made in Java, with a snake's head he

and tall, valued at $20.

Thereupon his Lordship säil required no further evidence, as on the defendant's own admission he was. absolutely wrong in not looking for ollier cars before turning the corner. 'was Question of Liability

It did not matter which car responsible for the accident. It was After Ho Chi, the celic, had given the duty of the defcribunt, he said, to corroborative evidence, Mr. Argi- see that no car was coming along strong enquired of defendant if he before turning the corner. The de yould consent to judgment. De fondant had no right at all to

go fendant replied that as far

as the into the corner without first looking actual damages were concerned he both ways to see if there were any was willing to do so, but not for the other ears. whole clain,

Armstrong applied

Mr.

for

car

According to a European neign- our living in the flat next door, he was having his tifin when he heard shouts. Ife ran outside in time to suc a Chinese running away down the stairs, and noticed Miss Tester lying at the entrance to her at with a singlet tled tightly round her neck.

His first thought was to go to her assistance so he untied the singlet and summoned the police.

On arrival of detectives Miss Tester was taken to hospital and has since been able to give her statement of the attack and rob-

Mr. Armstrong then suggested to judgment, but his Lordship said he

Lordship thai dat u with the set bent amended.

in order to save could not do so as the writ had not Mr. Armstrong then colled evidence question of liability first and leave tho question of damages afterwards, with regard to the value of the carbery.

His Lordship agreed, and the de- Mr. Alfred Jackson, chief mechanic fendant then gave evidence in the at the North Point factory of the withens-box. lie stated that he plaintiff firm, testifed that the

DIPLOMAT'S FLIGHT sounded his horn twice when 16 yards was worth $400. As a result of the from the corner. Immediately after accident, the car was worth practical- he had turned the corner, another car by nothing at present. The plaintiffs

FORCED DOWN IN WILDS and collided with his.

had to hire two different cars, hear

OF SIBERIA Two days later, he went to the

for eight days and one for seven, ta ollices of the plaintiff's and there

replace the damaged vehicle, at $10

Moscow, Sept. 17. explained the accident to one of the a day.

Cross-examined by defendant, wit

Mr. Harold Farquhar, First assistants. After he had done so, the assistant promised that would reas admitted that it was possible to Secretary of the British Legation, Bottle his bill for repairs to the car, hire a car at less than $10 a day. in Mexico, who is spending his The steering gear and the front right a similar car could be bought at holiday making a world "flight aste of his car were damaged. His $300. car was not insured,

Defendant Wrong

ho

uno

His Lordship gave judgment for plaintiff for $350 with costa, as the previous: witness had admitter that the car was worth $300 and not $400 Cross-examined by his Lordship, se originally claimed. witness admitted that ho did not look. The counter-claim was dismissed, If other cars were coming, before with costa.

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