1935-09-19 — Page 19

KIDNAPPERS SENT TO GAOL

CHILD TAKEN AWAY.

ON BICYCLE

SESSIONS TRIAL

The refusal of a woman to take part in a crime was mainty res ponsible for the appearance of Lau Sang, alias Ah Sum, 27, un- Chief before the employed. Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor at the Criminal Sessions, this mor- Hing on a charge of kidnapping a 7-year-old boy, Tsang Muk-chung, on August 6,

Another man named Leung Yee, alias Loung Kwan, 26, unemploy ed, was originally charged with the necused for the same offence. This man admitted the charge, bul necuned pleaded not guilty, and his case was proceeded with.

Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney-General, instructed by Mr. W. J. Lockimrt-Smith, As sistant Crown Solleitor: appeared for the prosecution; the accused was not legally represented.

The jury empanelled comprised: --Merry A.-É, Atklus (foreman), C. E. Coelho, A. J. Costes, O. el Aren. Shi Kum-kwal. Neale and L. D. Purves.

F. II.

Outlining the facts of the case, Mr. Fraser suid the afcused used to visit a sub-tenant of a woman named Chun Yang at No. 416 Re clamation Street, first floor. As a result of these visits he became nequainted with Chat Yung, and about the end of July 31 called on her, together with another man, and asked her it she had enough courage to take a small boy to Canton to sell, at the same time promising her about $90 for doing so.

POLICE INFORMED

Chau Yung said she would, but later changed her mind and told Chinese detective, An Sing, a friend of hers, of the affair. From then onwards she acted under the instructions of the police.

Was

On August 3, the woman was enlled down from her fat, and MALAY the accused and the other man standing on the opposite side For the road. She

asked if she could rai ang money. She replied that she could not, and the men then left. The following morning the arenzed and the other man agat: called on the woman, and told her to borrow some money as they could not raise any. She refused and asked them to get the child first;

The next thing that happened was on August 5 when the ag cused and the other man went to a bicycle shop and hired' tivo bicycles.

GREAT FUTURE FOR FLYING

BRITISH ROUTES TO BE DEVELOPED

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,1935.

London, Sept. 18. The Under-Secretary for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon, opening a new Municipal Aerodrome at Southend- on-Sea to-diny, sald apart from any question of air communication with the Continent, it was quite clear that there was a big future for internal flying within Great Britain, and it did not require great imagination to look forward to the time when a big and buy nero- drome would be almost as necessary as a railway station. But eo- ordination was as necessary for al; routes as for railways.

Before lung, Great Beltain would be mapped out by a series of air services; equipped with special facilities, particninrly for

night

ying. Municipalities which were already equipped with eftleient aerodromes would have obviously

These girls are now appearing in mannequin parados In the Silk Department of the Wing On Company's store in connection with an exhibition of the latest patent dress fabrics, in collaboration with Lover Bros, Ltd. The Exhibition continues daily until Wednesday next, the parades taking place at 3 p.m.

SHARE PRICES

the host chance to be included o The following is the list of the regule air" routes, British | tocal share quotations issued this

Pireless.

morning.

FARM TRACTORS IN DEMAND

BRITISH EXPORTS

INCREASE

London, Sept. 18, Exports of British-male farm tractors have grown remarkably this year. For the first six montba of 1985, they were four times aM great as for the same period of fast year.

The improved condition work agriculture and growing mechanisation explain the expan sion of the demand for tractors from the United States, Canada, South America, South Africa, New Zealand and other countries,---| British Wireless.

TO LEAVE AUSTRIA

OPERA STAR'S DIVORCE NOT RECOGNISED

Vienna, Sept. 18. It is understand here that Mr. Winfield Sheehan, the American zinema, producer, and his wife, Maria deritza, the fomnis Austrian pera slur, will be asked to leave Austria, as the Austrian law doen

recognise the divorce granted to her by the State of Arkansas, U. B. A., and if shu stays she may

e prosecuted for bigamy.

Company

The Austrinti State Opera is re- ported to have emertled the con-

Maria Jeritza, now aged 41, was About one o'clock that after the wife

of Baron bespokl

von noon the small boy, Tsang Muk Popper de Pidhragy, of Hungary. chung, who lived with his parents She divorced him and last month at a house in Kowloon City, Was married Winfield Richard Shechan. playing in the, street. The aged 64, one-time police reporter ented and the other min came upon the New York World, and later to him. The other man took the Vice-President of the Fox Film hoy on his bicycle and rode of with the accused following behind. It would be stated by the boy flat he cried white on the way, and wra slapped by both the accused and his companion. The bay was taken to Shantung Street, and about an hour later was brought to Chau Yung. The accused and his companion left the bicycles against the wall nearby and called Chao Yung who came down, She pretended that she would go and get some money, and under this ະນາ ເ tok! The - pretence want

Chinese defective at the Mongkok Police Station.

THE ARREST

tract under which Jeritza was to have sung here, as the result of violent attacks upon her in the Catholic press. Quited Press.

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LATEST SINGAPORE

Banka.

(Lon. Reg.).

H.K. Banks. $1,015 n. H. K. Banks,

$105 B

Chartered Bank, £12% u. Mercantile. Bank, A. and H.

£29 n.

Mercantile Bank C., £123; 11. East Asia Bunk, 376% n.

Insurancea.

Canton las., $180 n.

Union Ina., $380 ». China Underwriters,: $1.10 n. China Fire, $382 n. H.K. Fire 1., $180 n. Internat'l Assee.; Sh. $4 n.

Shipping.

Bouglas, 336 n.

H.K. Steamboats, $4 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $12 n. Shell (Beurer), 70/- u. Union Waterboats, $114 n.

LONDON STOCK

EXCHANGE

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LATEST SHARE

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the London Stack Exchange have been received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunciton with Reuter.

Sept. 17. Sept. 18.

British Government Securities

War Loan 3%

resim, after 1852 £104 £104

Chinese Bandi

1 Bunds 1898

(Eng. Ind.)... 101 14%", Loan 1908, 200 La Loan 1912. £80, Beorg Lon

5 Honan Rly.. & 25 Hukung Rly.

*23*

21011

£ 80%

1913 Edn. iss.) £ 894 Bonits 1925-47 1 93 S'hai-Nankio

£8815

Ily

107

Tient-Pukow

RIJ

£ 18

£ 22

£ 91

£714

$ 25

Tient.-Pukow

Railway (Supl.

Loan)

5

1911

5

Lung Tsing

Ini Ry. 1933, £12

£40

4 12

Foreign Hunds and lanks

£10

Benguet Consolidated, $12.10 . Benguet Exp. 13. cts, n.

German 7 Inter

Loun 1924

1 50

Japan 5 Sterling

Loan 1907...] Japan d. Sterling Lom 1924 .. II.K. & Sha Rk.

E GL

£ HI

I #2

£ 12

(Lana Regd.) 1105 Chartd. Bk. of 1.A.

F105

Mining.

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Balatoes, $18 ».

Baguio Gold, 24 cis, n.

Benguet Gokfield, 10 ets. n.

Big Wedse, 8 ets.

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Gold Creek, 30 cts. n.

Gold River, 7 cts. n. Ipo Mining, 90 cis, n.

terous, 86% ets. n. Salacat. In cis. n. Kallan, 11/6 n.

Langkats (Single), $14 n. S'hai Explorationi, Sh. $41⁄21⁄2 n. S'hai Loans, Sh. $3 n. Raubs, $71% 8. Vinz: Goldfeld $2.80 1.

Docks etc.

1.K. Wharves (old), $74 m.

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Cotton Mills,

Ewur Collans, Sh. $6 n. Shai Lottons (old), Sh. 563 n. Shal Cottons (new), Sh. $40. Zoong Sines, 881

Wing On Textiles. Sh. $25 n.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

11, and S. Hotels, $4,10 n. H.K. Lands, 8221 1. 1.k, Lands, der Debent

$100 m

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Hamphreys 87% n.

a.

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day for raw ruble Spot Det/pe: 187 Jan/Meh 195 Apl June 205 ets. up

Metropolitan Lands, Sh. 510 r.

Miscellanenys

HK. Roptions, &fe.

+1

4.

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Anglo-Phurch Gula Kalum

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China Debentures S1. S123 H.

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The detective came out walled at the corner of Shantung Street. The woman returned to the scene and the party then walk- od towards Shantung Street, with the other man holding the boy's hand. The nerused walked lust. When they reached. Shantung Street, the detective arrested the other man while his friend caught hold of the accused. Subsequegl- ly, an Identification parade was held but unfortunately a foki of the bicycle shop failed to identify tht accused as the man who hired the bicycles.

Mr. Fraser concluded, by saying

Markot: Stendy.

PRODUCTION CONTROL

New York, Sept. 18.

new

it is understood that a lan for curtailment of Californian oil production has been agreed upon, providing for emergency rations and the establishment of

u market. The demand in Oct

that the ease for the Crown rested her and November is likely to be on the fact that the accused was 31,000 barrels daily, compared found in possession of the boy with the current production of There would be substantial evi-635,000 barrels.--Reuter Special. dence to prove that, accused was

one of the men who called on the

woman Clay Yung and suggested

to her that she sell a child,

Evidence was then produced to

substantiate Mr. Fraser's outline.

MIR, HENDERSON ILL

London. Sept. 18.

a

In a statement from the dock, Mr. Arthur Henderson, Pre- the accused said he wont to Taunident of the Lergue of Nations Conference, Who Wan on the day in question after Disarmament parking his bicycle in Reclama celebrated his 73rd birthday Inst tion Street 414 one of the week, is taking a complete rest, on tyres was punctured. When he mediert advice. Ris condition returned to gel his bicycle not regarded as sarlous, but he has ho, met Leung Yee, the other gone into a nursing home for ex- accused, holding a amal! Loy pert treatment, which may require by the hand. They had a talk and some weeks.-British Wirelcan. while so doing, they were arrest-

*ed.

The Ineal brunch of the Chartered

"After a short retirement, the Bank of India, Australia and Chin jury returned an unanimous ver- has received the following telegum dict of guilty. Accused was sen- from the Bank's Hand Offer In-Lani- tenced to three yours' hard,labour, don: "Directors have declured un Loung Yee, who had pleaded interim dividend for the past half guilty to the charge, was sent to year at the rate of 14 per cent, per annum aubject to Income Tax, prison for 18 months.

dividend payable 2nd October."

Public Utilities,

H.K. Tranways, S109, n. Peak Trams, (okl), $514 n.

Peak Trains, inow!, $5 m Star Ferries, 578 m.

Yaumati Ferries, cold) $17.60 n. [ China Lights, $8,053 s ILK. Beni", 852 17. Maso Electric, $20 n. Sandalan Lights, 63. s. Telephone told), $18,15 1+. Tu dong (Br), 72 China Buses. Sh. $11 n. Singapore Tractions, 10/6 n.. Singapore Pref. 22/6 b.

Industrials

Malabon Sugars, $8.00 0. Caid: Maeg. (old), S. $13% Cald: Marg. (Prof.), Sh..$15 n. Canton Tees, $1.80 n. Cement Converted). $2.90 b. |`ILK. Ropes, 32.15 8.

Stores, &c.'

Dairy Farm, $19.76 *. Watson, $3 n. Lane Crawfords, $3 n. Mackintoshs. 37 n. Sinceres, $5 11. Wm. Powells, 70 cts. n. Wing On (H.K.), 355 0.

Miscellaneous.

II.K. Entertainments, $4 n. 8. C. Enterprise $1.05 n. Macao "Greyhounds," $2 n. Constructions. (old), $1.10-n. Constructions (now)..25 ets. n. Vibro Pling, $h

d. b Rubi. Trunks

Burnia Corp. Rs."

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Commonwealth

Mining Randfontein

Extates Spanrapter Geld

Ming Springs Min

Sub-Nigel... Khokana Corpn.

Atcelo-Mersina Buena l Shell Tran< 22

Trad. (Hemrer) Chosen Corn, ... Marsman Invest- ments, Ed......

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2/101% 16

10.46 40/7':

25776 247 101/1014017

60-7 60/'S 76/77 76/7

20/- 16/7757, 15, 715

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REDUCING TAXATION

Washington, Sept. 15. The A.A.A. is planning to reduce the Bankhead cotton ginning tax! from six cents to five and a half per pound and also intenda to re- duce drnatically the tobacco processing tax--Neuter Spesial.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G. $ Bonds

99% n.

H. K. Goyt, 4% Loan 61⁄4%%

prem, b..

HI.K. Govt. 3% Loan 2%

prem.. Wallace Harpers,:$4 n.'

LATE MR. 4. W. HIERON

FUNERAL AT PROTESTANT CEMETERY ́ YESTERDAY

The funeral of the late Mr. A. W. Heron took place yesterday at 5.30 p.m. at the Colonial Cemetery, Happy Valley. The Rev. Mr. Evans officiated at the graveside. Mr. W. O. Lambert, Mr. D. A. Goodwin and Mr., O. Hamil- ton were the chler mourners, and who-

nmoned

Che many friendda were: Mr. F. Ratty, Mr. W. C. Tillery, Rev. C. B. 1. Sargent, Mr. 1. II. Crapneli, Mr. A. Mackenzie, Mr. D. Mackenzie, Mr.

Enatman,

Mr. WV. M. Groves, Me.

A..

And

G. B. S. Thomson, Mf, J. Robertson. Mr. V. Petherick, Mr. L. Cuy, Mr. F. W. Stapleton. Mr. G. Custle. Mr. F. J Stapleton, Mr. W. Excell, Mr. W. Hyde, Mr. K. S. Robertson, Mr. A. McArthur

Mr. D. Goodman, and Mr. | Mycock. Wreaths were

were sent from Kathleen and Owen, Dorothy and John, Lillan. Jane and Bill. Dad and Mayne. Anne, John und Vera, Charles, and VI, the Chinese Staff of the Hongkong" and Kowloon Godown C Ltd., Mesars. Wing On Shlog, Mr. and

Mira ME Packham and Family, Mrs. Manners, Mrs. Capell and and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Stone. Mr. and Mrs. Ratly, Mr. and Mrs. Baker, Mr. A. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Mr. P. G. Manner, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Lee, Mr. W. Rus sell, Charles and Bi, Mr. and Mrs. K, S. Robinson, The Panting Hunt and Race Club, Mr. and Mrs. L. Guy, Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, the General Mana- ger of the Indo-China Steunt Naviga- tion Co., Ltd., Mr. and Mrs. A. Mac- kenzie. Joe and Ina,. Ah Kai. Eileen Hobbs, Mr. and Mrs. C. Atkinson, Mr. nud Air. W. Hyle, Mr und Mrs. Muirshall, Mr. and Mrs. Excell, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Owe

Mr. and Mrs. Norris,

M. Groves, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. D. Mackenzie, Mr. and Mrs. G. Castro, Mr. and Mrs. Staple

Mr. and Mrs. ton, Mr.

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The Hon. Mr. d. J. Paterson,

P. A. Water, Mary Rally, Mr. and Mra.

Clark, II.

H. Planton, Mr. and Mrs. Morris and Lawrence, Bir. and Mrs. Ensterbrook, Wong Chul, the Head Master of the D.B.9. The pupils of the D.B.S. the] Staff of the D.948, end Mr. and Mrs. Gitwon,

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