1935-10-04 — Page 23

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HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1935.

World Copper Prisoner's

Conference

ITALY ATTEMPTING TRANSACTIONS

(Special to "Telegraph”)

New York, Oct. 3.

It is reliably reported in copper circles that the leading world pro- ducers are planning a conference, to be held either in London or Brussels next week, with a view to considering the matter of the huge quantities of copper ore which Italy is seeking to place for delivery next year.

Handcuffs

Knocked Off

RELATIVES SENT TO GAOL

The story of hów a prisoner escaped from a constable and hid with his relatives, who removed his handcuffs with n hammer and a chisel, was related at the Kow loon Magistracy this morning, when the man, who was later re- arrested, appeared in Court. His relatives were sent to prison for aiding him to escape.

Wanda Morgan

efeated

IN ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP

(Special to "Telegraph”)

Southport, Oct. 3. Miss Wanda Morgan, the British golf champion, falled to emulate the feats of Mias Joyce Wethered. and Miss Cecil Leitch in winning the British and English champion- ships in the same year.

To-day, Miss Morgan was defeat- od in the quarter-anal by Miss Sylvia Balley, who finished one up. Miss Bailey, who was runner-up subsequently lost to Miss Elafe Corlett, former Lancashire cham plon, who finished two up.

Corlett 'now meets Mrs, Pauline Garon, a former finalist, in the final-Reuter Special,

The accused man, who was re- mindede until Monday, Was Some 60,000 tons of ore are sald charged with breaking into in the Girls' Championship in 1929, to be involved, and at the moment dwelling house at 4.m.

on the trade does not know whether August 31, and stealing a gold wrist the purpose of such Inrge-scale watch and a pair of spectacies ordera is protection against possible economic sanctions.

The conference is expected to discuss, apart from the credit problem, the possibility of sanc- tions which might interfere with the transaction.--Renter Special.

DIES

BANISHEE

IN GAOL

INQUEST HELD

!

TO-DAY Sentenced on July inst to nine months for returning from banish- ment, Li Kul, aged 69 years, died In the Victoria Guol Hospital yesterday morning at 3.15.

Miss belonging to Mr. G. W. Reid. manager of the A.P.C. Installation. Taikoktaui; escaping from legal custody; and assaulting P.G.C. 406.

Defendant admitted the first two.charges and in, answer to the third he stated that he just swang his arma about.

Detective-Sub-Inspecter R. Cun- ningham appeared for the pronczu- tion.

Two relatives of the defendant, 14 Yan-hin, 33, unemployed, and.

Li Mui, 35, married woman, were

UNLICENSED CAR DRIVER

ABSCONDS WHEN APPROACHED

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charged separately with, having by Mr. W. Schofield, at the Cen- RETURN aided defendant in escaping, and tral Magistracy this morning, on were sentononi in thren months' | Mui Lam, 19, apprentice litter, and one month's hard Inbour respec- who pleaded guilty to charges of tively.

driving, private car No. 988 with. Sub-Inspector Cunningham, inout a driver's licence in Queen's outlining the case, stated that de-Road East, at 10,55. p.m, on Octo- fendant escaped from the con-ber 2; driving in a dangerous A formal inquest' was conducted stable and returned to the house manner, and driving without the by Mr. Macfadyen in the Central of his relatives and there ajowner's permission. Police Court this morning, with hammer and a chisel were pro- the assistance of the following cured and the landcuffs were or, in default, three weeks' hard Jury: Mr. Robert Chon (fore-knocked off his wrists. The man). Mr. F. M. Britto and Mr Lee Chiu-leusig.

Chief-Warder H. posed that the man was sentenced on July 20, and was admitted to hospital on September 21,

The defendant was fined $25,

labour on each of the first two charges, and $50, or, in default, six weeks hard labour on the third charges, all the sentences to run consecutively.

WHEELER WOOLSEY

so this S AFRICA/

I-PICTURE

woman, it was alleged, took the handcuffs to a public latrine and

COLUMBIA Barrett de dumped them. A thorough search had been made of the latrine, but the handcuffs were not found, Traffic Sergeant Blackbourn The prosecution asked that a said he noticed the car being serious view be taken of the case. driven in a zig-zag manner, but "It is a very seriour matter;" on the proper side of the road. He said his Worship, addressing the went up with the intention of man. "That man (Li Chun-nam) summoning the defendant, but the was arrested for committing a man got out of the car and ran felony; you assisted him, therefore up St. Francia Yard. He chased you are an accessory after the and arrested him. fact." Sentence of three months' hard labour was passed.

.Dr. Ingram Shaw, prison medical officer, testified that the cause of death was pulmonary tuberculosis and heart fallure. He stated that deceased's cond! tion was very poor indeed on ad- mission to hospital and there was no hope for him from the first He did no hard labour.

The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical

evidence.

RABIES DANGER

MONKEY BITES

YOUNG LAD

Mr. J. Haig, of 82 Morrison Hill Road, reports to the police that -his-son,--Jack,-aged-9,-was-bitten. on the left hand by a monkey own- ed by a Chinese woman hawker, In Queen's Road East. The boy was

treated in the Government Civil Hospital. The police are stiil look- ing for the monkey,

Traffic Inspector Alexander sald that more than one fatality had On sentencing the woman to occurred this year in which the one month, his Worship remarked, drivers had absconded, probably "Possibly I think you are not so because they were much to blame.".

SHARING MARKET

U.S. AND JAPAN IN AGREEMENT

(Special to "Tolograph"}

Washington, Oct. 3.-

The State Department said to- day that negotiations for a general Mrs, Kut, of 67 Waterloo Roud.agreement with Japan for the reports that her houseboy. Yip San, restriction of textile exports to while feeding her brown chow dog, the Philippines had reached received a bite on the right hand.phase where few technical details The boy received treatment at the remained to be arranged. Kowloon Hospital, and the dog waa removed to Mataukok for observa-

tion.

observation.

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The Japanese Ambússador Mr. Saito, said he expected to con- clude discussions soon.

.

unlicensed

drivers. The police wanted to nut a stop to these unlicensed drivers taking cars out. There were three cases this year in which people had been killed and the drivers had absconded.

Mr. Schofield, imposing sen- tence, remarked that he took a very serious view of the case be- cause cars driven by unqualified persons were most dangerous.

WHOLESALE MURDER

BULGARIAN PLOT DISCLOSED

(Special to "Telegrapli")

Sofia, Oct. 8. The assassination of King Boris

civilians, was the aim of the con- spirators in the plot to overthrowi the Government, according to the Prime Minister, M. Posheff.

Mr. Berghust, of 43 Hill Wood Mr. Max Gardner, spokesman and Queen Joanna, all the Ministers Boad, reports that his dog scratch-for the textile industry, indicated [of State, forty officers and numerous ed a boy named Bailey, aged 6, of that the agreement satisfied the No. 2 Jordan Road. The boy re-manufacturers. ceived treatment in the Kowloon

It is understood Japan's share Hospital and the dog removed for of the Philippines textile market

will be below forty per cent, and This revelation was made by the that the agreement is temporary, Premier in the course of a broadenst pending a Philippines-American address, in which he described the He economic conference. The agree. conspirators as hare-brained. ment may be regarded as a pre-added that the Government remain. cedent in Inter negotiations res-ed firmly in authority and guaran pecting Japan's share of the teed internal order in Bulgaria.- American market proper.-United Reuter Special. Press,

CABARET GIRL ABSENT

BAIL OF $2,000 ESTREATED

When the case against Alice Luk, a cabaret dancer, summoned for keeping an unregistered mut-tsai, Ting Ying, ageil 12, at No. 46 Morrison Hill Road, and for having -treated her on September 25 and on previous dates, was men. tioned before Mr. W. Schofield, nt the Central Magistracy this morn- ing, the defendant failed to put in an appearance,

Mr. Schofield accordingly entrent-

CHALLENGE TO U.S.

NEW ATTEMPT ON

AMERICA'S CUP ·

(Special to "Telegraph")

New York, Oct. 8.

VESSEL CALLS FOR HELP

HELPLESS IN NORTH ATLANTIC

New York, Oct. 3.

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MILITARY OFFICER

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FORMER COLONY

RESIDENT

DEATH OF MRS. D.JE. FARMER

Mrs. D. J. E. -Farmer,

whose

Fines of $5 were imposed on European motorists when they death in the Channel Islands was appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jona announced yesterday, was the at the Kowloon Magistracy this widow of the late Mr. William morning to answer summonses for Farmer, an old Hongkong resident, causing obstruction by leaving and at one time proprietor of the their cars in Peking Road at the Victoria Hotel, Shameen. exit of the Star Theatre from 9:30

p.m. to 11.60 p.m. on September Mrs. Farmer left Hongkong for Canada in 1928, and subsequently

14.

Major Borava, of Harbour View settled down in England. At the ifotel, the driver of private car No. time of her demise, she wa 757, admitted that he parked his pending holiday at Jersey. The Norwegian vessel Askild is ear as stated in the summons and the late Mrs. Farmer originally reported to be in distress In the stated that ho parked it within came to Hongkong in 1890..

of an Indian.con- North Atlantic, a heavy gale hay- thirty yards

stable. Defondant looked at the

NO LICENCE ed the defendant's bail of $2,000, Yacht Club it was announced that gear.

At a meeting of the New Yorking carried away hor steering constable and as he did not raise and also issued a warrant for her Mr. C. R. Fairey, Commodore of

Randsman Lawrence Ashworth. In addition to the crew, there any objections, defendant assumed

of the East Lancashire Regiment, arrest.

At the previous hearing last issued

the Royal London Yacht Club, had is a woman and child aboard the that it was all right.

a challenge för the vessel.United. Press,

The Magistrate stated that the stationed at Shamshulpo, admitted Thursday, the child was produced America's Cup.

constable might have waved defen- No. 170 at Castle Peak Road near a summons for driving motor-cycle in Court. She bore severil marks

The Yacht will be called the

dant to another parking place, but Pelho Street at 9 p.m. on Septem he was not bound to do so. The ber 14 without a licence, and was

cautioned. find an authorised parking place. onus, he said, was on the driver to Traffic-Inspector A. Nicol point- ed out that if it had been a traffle constable, defendant would have

of bruising and burning and pre- Windflower, and will be in the K sented a pitiful sight,

NEW B.B.C. CHAIRMAN

London, Oct. 3.

Mr. Ronald Collet Norman, who

Class, not the J Class as formerly, The challenge is being considered,

—British Wireless..

TINE WEATHER

formed over N. W. China and is A moderate anticyclone bas

A depress- spreading eastward. ion is moving eastward over North Japan. The typhoon is! situated about 180 miles to the east of Manila, moving W. NW Local forecast:-N, E. winds, light to moderate; fine.

PRINCE HOME AGAIN

London, Oct. 8. for some time has been Vico Tho Prince of Wales, who has Chairman of the British Broad- apent the last few days of his casting Corporation, has been holiday abroad in Paris, flew home appointed Chairman, In succession to-day in his private aeroplane, BOMBAY SILVER PRICE. to the late Lord Bridgeman, for Soon after his arrival he visited the remaining term of the Cor-BuckinghTMm Palace and find ton The Bombay Silver "spot" price poration's prosent charter.Bri with the King and Queen-British | advanced to-day to '87. Bays tish Wirclass;

-Router

Wireless,

been warned.

Defendant stated that a friend had asked him to drive the cycle from a garage back to the camp, and he find done so. He was ask- E. L. Groome, of Messrs. Gibb, ed to do so on a Saturday after Livingstone and Company, driver noon. of private car No. 3174, pleaded Inspector: Nicol stated that, `de- guilty to a similar offence and was fendant took out a lloonco on the also fined.

following Monday:

Priated and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PEROY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndliam Street. In the City of Victoria Hongkong: