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SPURIOUS COIN

POSSESSION

TWO-YEAR SENTENCE

IMPOSED

were

LADY'S WATCH

STOLEN

ACCUSED MEN GO FREE

vome

returned

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A mysterious man, who could not Found Guilty" by the Jury on, abe found, was mentioned at the Kow. charge of possession of 540 counter-loon Magistracy this morning when feit Hongkong Ave-cent pieces, un Pang Tuk-inn, 50-year-old married woman appeared on remand before Chung, unemployed, was sentenced to two years' hard labour by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor al the Mr. Macfadyen, charged with stealing, reediving and illegally paving a Criminal Sessions this morning.

The no used was also charged with gold wrist watch belonging to

The colus, but on this count tennie, Kingsville Hotel, Carnarvon impartingg ke wag

Rond. She was also charged, to- mimously found "Not Guilty" by the jury,

The following comprised the jury:ether with Man King-fong, hor Messrs. L, A. to Remedies (fore husband, with the unlawful possession man), H. A. d'Ascumpeau, In Kat of an electric fun. sing R. F. Hyndman, K. P. Young,

Del-Sgt. Haynes sald that on June F. I da Silva and it. Farnud.

According to Mr. E. 11. Williams, 18 he went to the Kingaydi tel. who and, was informed that the watch lind Assistan! Atturney-General. appeared for the prerecution, there missing since June 15, le made accused was arrested at the Ping Da round of the pawnshops, and found Wharf on the afternçon of May it. He discovered that a woman had when passengers were disembarking pawned it and that she was n fie- from a jank which had arrived from quent visitor. The pawnbroker was Tai Pia The acensed was searched asked to detain her if she called again

police. by Ch Revenue Offer No. 18 and to notify the and in his girdle were found some of next day she the cans, wrappest, up in a piece of arrested. Defendant saisi timt it had paper. The fleer suspected been given to her to pawn by a man me to see her husland, and who had that win

counterfeit took the arresed to No. 7 Police who had been out at that time, She Station, where the ne ad produced

was promised $2 for doing so. the remainder of the roing from had been told to pawn it for så, and pockets. Apart from the counterfeit herband was pointed out in the street euins, $1.80 in gemine money, connad on searching their house, the fun prising one $1 ante and eight ten-cent was found. This had aise heen given

to them by the mun, they declared. pices, were foul.

win then given by the Evidence revenue offer. Lam Chuen-hri, and Sergeant Ruddell, after, which the ne- cused made a atatement from the wit ness-box. Ile Faid that on the day in question he went to the wharf for the purpose of borrowing $10 from a named Ho Cheung who was a passen-woman testified that the "man" was were rather met le who a friend of her ludband's and he often ger on the junk, le naked him to look after the coins for visited them. As they him, saying that he would call at his "hard up." he used to ndynore them

not all sums of money. house in the evening. He did know the coins were counterfeit,

Passing sentence, His Lordship ith: "I have more than once stated my determination, as far na it is my power, to stop this sort of thing by msung heavy ronterces. I rope that determination in the hope that some people may be deterred from doing as you have done, by the know ledge that, if caught, they would be heavily punished."

FORGED BANKNOTE A 25-year old school-tracher from Walchow, Chung Wai-leung, was then charged with ultering and possession of a forged 350 banknote of the Hong- kong and Shanghai Banking Corpora- tion.

The

The watch, which had been stolen from a locked drawer, was valued at $50, and the fan, whose owner coul not be traced, at $12,

After evidence by Mrs. Itennle, the

he

One day he declared that if they were really in med of money, would get is sweetheart's watch for them. te pawn. Do the same day he returned with the watch and the fan. both of which he and belonged to his sweetheart.

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very Remarking that there little evidence against defendants, the -Magistrate discharged them with caution and ordered the watch to be returned to Mra, Rennie,

Henins;

LOCAL SHOWERS Pressure is now highest in the "The following jury was empanelled: Pacifle to the east of the -Messrs, L. A. Tabins (foreman), A. C. Wilkinson, E. R. Hearther, P. 0. Reed, II. M. F. Xavier, J. H. Xuvier, arul G. 1. da Rocha.

Appearing for the prosecution, Mr. E. 1. Willams, Assistant Attorney. General, aid that on the night of May the accused went to a gold- Smith's shop in Shanghai Street where he said he wished to purchase

the a gold ring. After choosing one, accused temiered a $50 baknote in payment. A fok! of the shop thought the note was a forgery and told the accused that he would take it to an- other goldsmith's shop for enquiries. This was done, and the fokl's rus picions were confirmed. The accused

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THE

HONGKONG

· TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1936.

Australia

Will

Never

Hand Back Mandates

GRIMSBY SCENE

In the worm sunshine of the afternoon the ald fisher-

nnn sits outside hip house mending his net,

Mapping The Universe

CANNOT

ENTERTAIN GERMAN CLAIMS-OFFICIAL

DARKEST AFRICA CONQUERED

FORD X-8 CAR'S FEAT

A rest cure after nine years of research work In the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, Dr. William L. Webster drave a Ford V8 15,000 miles across Africa. On this solo jaunt which took him from Nairobi, in Kenya Colony, East Africs, through the dark Belgian Congo and across the vast Sahan, he traversed a comparatively unknown route.

The fact that Dr. Webster drove his Ford from the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean without serious the is evidence that misadventure hardship, dsagers and mysteries of darkest Africa are slowly but surely

Neverthe Josing their significance. less some of the exciting experiences revealed in the doctor's diary of the by Journey show that the trip was no means ample. In fact, the suc

duo in largo imeasure.

cees was

a reliable car.

Lo

THE Australian Minister for Defence, Sir two factor--a competent man and

10.000 Feet Altitude George Pearce, has announced that

Dr. Webster's diary, which ha neither ex-German New Guinea, now helderfeusly placed at the disposal of

by the Commonwealth under mandate, nor Ford Motor Company officials, and

relates reached,

that on leaving any other Australian territory, will ever be details revealed in which have jual Nairobi, for years the jumping-off handed over to any but British control.

ple for big-game hunters in East on December 27, he drove "By reason of its geographical position in rela- Africa.

north and west through the great tion is Australia, its natural harbours and its facil-Rift Valley, a semi-civilised district ties for naval and military alreraft, ex-German Nes west of which rises the Molo-Mau 10,000 feet. This magnifcent open Guinea is of considerable strategie value to Austri-Plateau with an altitude of 3,000 to. rolling country, with woods scattered la from a defence aspect," Sir George saidl,

about, is the great wheat-growing 1 "Every country la entitled to examine any inter-centre of East Africa:

Dr. Webster's Continuing west, national issue in the light of its own security and

famous Lake Victorla to Kampala, national interests, and the invlolability and integri-route jed him along the shores of ware made for ty of our Australian territories is as much a cardinal where preparations rim of the Australian people as the White Australla plunging into the wildest section of the mysterious continent, the Belgian Congo. policy."

Dust Clouds Baulk

The

Scientists

Washington, June 15.

the Research to ascertain nature of interstellar clouds which do not blow away--and which prevent astronomers from completing their maps of

Frederick Searės

the

50 much

it remains relatively low over China universe-was described by Dr. ly boilies cks the vision of one try-i

generally, Local foreenst; South

before

the

in n

REPLY TO JAPAN?

Iliver Beds, Marshes, Fields There were roads of a sort through Sir George's statement

and reply to recent 'references to the the region between Nairobi

there on the future control of ex-German man-Kampala, but freta dated territories. Mandated ter- journey was travers on dry rivar bols, through marshes and felds ritories are not supposed to be re- with grass lowering over the cart garded as places of military or and over native Toolpaths. Rond strategic value, and Sir. George's directions were obsolete and clear explanation on this point is tically worthless taken in some quarters as a reply to Japanese policy in the man- and Marshall dated Caroline Islands.

Japan Has stated definitely that not hand back these sire will islands, and she is also reported to be fortifying thom. The pos- xcasion of these islands brings several thousand miles

and S, W, winds, moderate; fair with Ameriena Academy of Sciences into per trench at objecta besoni Fear Of

oral showers,

accompany the Inki to the Taumati Poller Station, and he agreed.

was then asked to

When he was subsequently charged. the accused saith he abtained the note from his brother who was a seaman and who asked him to purchase a gold Ping for his sister-in-law. He did not know the note was laud.

The case is proceeding.

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

ACROSS

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TO

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21

19

22

24

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1 Number of obligations when I

Wos, born.

6 "In my orchard, a serpent-

me" (Hamlet).

0 Less than five shillings.

10 Give a claim.

11 The sound of the seythe.

12 Giving back the remainder

with a couple of circles.

13 A broken plate.

14 What a bored emir may be

unless kept in order. Come,

17 These are quite different. from

each other,

19 A messenger of sorts.

21 Get the oven right between

sleeping and walking.

24 Cord-Abre.

20 The value in clothing would almost seem to be before you and me

27 Gin, O gin! (anug.).

20 "Sport "that wrinkled Care

derides. And laughter holding both his (Milton's "L'Alle- gro").

20 What the patient hopes (three

words, 2, 3, and 4).

DOWN

1 Pluriers and, alsmisses,

2 Pickle that came from Ireland,

nishing up with sauce.

3 Half round! (two words, 4 and

4 Prevent arrival.

5)

Taken by the tailor, when the

giant ordered a suit?

Clique to combat (hyphen, 3 and 2),

7 Intrude (anag.).

8 Regimental headwear.

13 Facetious nose.

15 Famillar epithet for sin.

16 Blunder involving supervision.

18. Elapsed (anng.),

20. Trace.

22 My solutions include nineteen

of these.

23 Highly amusing and much in-

ibrested.

25 Connected with the law.

Saturday's Solution BANSBLAGUETED

and chunks, large obfects from, the size of pebbles to small planetoids. Neither gaseous clouds nor the cam- paratively large bodies hindrance, though gases do form gray clouds through which stars shine only Japan faintly. Interstellar dust is the dis nearer to Australia. turbing factor which bloda out heaven- an effectively as a cloud of stentn

"Whenever anyone asks me what I to-day.

most want to do with the new 200- The research, being conducted at inch telescope when it is completed," Russell of the M. Wilson Observatory, is inti-rail Dr. Henry Norris mately related to the pietre which Princeton, who rend Dr. Seares's astronomers are drawing of the uni- paper, "I can truthfully say I hope to verse as a ginnt soap-bubbly, expand penetrate these baffling clouds."

But before the ing at a terrific rate. picture can be finished, astronomers must be able to x the positions of these stars that are speelng away from the earth, seemingly on the very orders of spec. Anif the clouds get in the way.

THREE KINDS OF CLOUDS Dr. Seures finds interstellar clouds to be of tarce diderent kinds, gasvavs, melenlar in nature; dust, or of the nature of the wavelength of light;

QUEEN MARY

universe.

Huge Linen, Supply Wilsen became interested in the

Made Necessary By Brief Halts

Tong War In U.S.

CHINESE GAMBLER DEAD IN BEDROOM

New York, May 28. Is New York's populous Chinatown on the brink of a Tong war?.

prac.

Complete supplies were carried on the trip because many overnight stopa were made in the jungles, and often gasoline depots. rest stationa, pota- ble water wells or military stations were 200 miles apart.

The rest statións, or native inna, overnight stops were made where were usually nothing more than rude wood and clay huts. Often there rest stations offered the traveller little besides fond and a roof for shelter, Bananas, a main part of the diet, usually could be purchaser for the equivalent of one cent gold a bunch. Of one night spent in a native rest sintion Dr Webster Fecorded in his diary: "Our sleep wan disturbed only by the visita of a grunting pig and a stmy dog that entered the room unbidden in search of food."

Camel Path Across Baharn Through

the dark Congo Jungle, travel was difficult and many rivers were crussed each day. These streams varied in width from five yards to a quarter mile and the cost of native furry service was always 10 francs. After Dr. Webster and his Ford had crossed the Bomu River on- B Belgian ferry into French

utorial Afrien, the jungle began

to thin and preparations were unde for the drive across the Sahara...

The trail over the desert was nothing more than a camel path, al- result This fear has arisen as the most impassable at times as result of the latest murder mys-of sand storms. Often the road was sand dunes and progress wan fre- ery engaging the attention of completely obliterated by drifung. the police of this city.

quently slowed while camel caravana Kwong-woo, wealthy moved off the rand. Distances of a Kunn

Chiness ganibler and restaurant own hundred miles or more often separated

MEASURING COLOUR SHIFT Dr. V. M. Sipher of Lowell Ob- servatory was the first to try to mea sure the stars by their colour shift. inspreting the nobala of Andromeda, the carth, while others were found he found it to be rushing toward moving in the opposite direction. Month after month for several years now he has been working on this problem of recording the spectra of all; stars within reach of hia telescopes and spectroscopes. Of those exhibi-, dag spectrant shifts, nearly all are toward the red, indicating motion away from the earth's corner of the Not long ago Dr. Edwin Hubble of "cosmic spaphubbie," and by measurer, was discovered dead, amid a welter onses or gavernment stations. During ing the distances of nebulae, using an of blood, in a bedroom at his luxu- the entire journey across the track- interferometer in connection with the riously furnished that in Moit-avenue, less wastes of the Sahara the only 100-inch telescope, he made the very Fanockway, a suburban beach resort. automobile trouble, encountered was

Woo's body was found wedged a tire puncture. striking discovery that those satrs and! nebulae most distant showed spectrum against a doorway, and there was evidence that he had suffered con- shifts or speed proportionately great-j

siderable torture before finally than similar bodies relatively near

suceamhing. Southampton, June 20.

NONE SPEEDING TO EARTH The mills of Lancashire, York-

Mathematically he arrived at the shire and Northern Ireland pride themselves upon their conches on that on the averages the pood fireption of distant stars share in the work of producing red heat 100 miles a second the cotton, woollen and line for path adjanal million light-years stocks of the Queen Mary. The stance la other words, nebulze 140) light pentodistaal were travelling was faster than thiss at 200, while other total value of the order.

1,000 figit penna wee speeding about 15.000.

Some te,000 articles, ranging from jayla fragen There latter were found; bh bharmaddy reton haval Justers, to towels-there than 200,000 of these and from oven 13 14 found you faid Dr. Russell by tas tad coveriet, and counter of cenume on the problem, pare, were necessitated owing to the of this superliner's stay in part between voyages, both Southampton and New York.

hummers

are more

To ensure that fresh supplies will always be available triplicate stocha of Buen had to be made. One stock is carried on board the Queen Mary. and the other two are to be retuined at Southampton and New York for immediate transfer to the ship on bur arrival..

THE LAUNDRY LISTS Outstanding figures in the list of

41 items include:-

'Pillow Slips

Sheets Table Cloths Serviettes Towels Blankets

Bod

Coverlets Counterpanes Pantry Cloths Walter Cloths Oven Clotha Dusters

Linen Bags

31,000

30,000

21,000

02,00

210,000.

and

5,000

8.500 12.600

12,000

3,100 3,000 2,200

BLANKETS OF FINE MERINO

wheat excess spied toward any such existed, they would be abnormally blue."

Firat Tub in 2 Months

On February 6th Dr. Webster reached El Colea, outlying symbol of civilisation on the northern edge of the Sahara, where he enjoyed the comfort of a bath-tub of hot water

in

Its hands had been chopped be tween the lingers in four places, and

the Hotel. Transatlantique, the The body had been stripped of all first since Nairobi. A few days Inter his chest incerated. clothing, and there was ample evidenco he drove into Algiers, on the Medi- months across the darkest sections that a territe struggle had taken terranean, after journey of 2

Woo, who was always well-groomed, of dark Africa. phee."

A large part of the success of this was known as a lady's man."

He used to spend a lot of his time undertaking depended on the ear, and on the race tracks, and played his Dr. Weixster's Ford V-8 gave unusual part in the running of Chinese lot-servlet. The Ford body was a type ieries

unknown outside Africa. Developed The day before his death Woo visit-and built in Nairobi to meet the Belmont Park racing track, necamexacting needs of explorers, scientists panied by a beautiful blonde, who is and big game hunters, it is knewa stated to have been living with him. as the "Safar!" or "Kenya" body. Dr. Webster reports of his Ford V-8, "It gave me not a moment's trouble the whole journey." or worry on Io took the car to Canada and drove it to his father's home in Shedine.

e

ANOTHER "GLOOMY SUNDAY" SUICIDE

IN AMERICA

Student Found Shot

18 HEROES WIN

New York, June 8. According to a witness at the In-

CARNEGIE MEDALS quest the words of the "Gloomy Sunday," which has frequently been mentioned Intely In connection suicides, were carefully

Pittsburgh, June 1.

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