1936-07-09 — Page 17

Immigration

Suspension

Proposals

ARABS' URGENT

"I SHALL LIVE TO BE 100"

ROCKEFELLER IS 97 TO-DAY BIRTHDAY PARTY

J.D.

REQUEST

ONLY CURE

OF

CRISIS

Jerusalem, July 8.

is

Lakewoul (N.J.), July 8- The suspension of Immigration

"I know shall live to be a hun- proposed in an inportant memoran- dum submitted to General Sir Arthar dral, st as I said several years Wanchope. High Commissioner in | ngo," declared Mr. John D. Rockefeller Palestine, by 137 Arab senior officials, who in today celebrating his 97th with an urgent request that it should birthday,

ta Mr. W. Ormsly. he transmitted Gore, Kecretary of State for the

forthwith. Colonies.

rundum states that this The memorning is the only solution of the present crisie and would enable the Royal Commission to set to work.

Mr. Ruckefeller coss early this morning and went for a short stroll whift after lunch he watched the

tart

of a wolf match and then visit od od friends in a motor-cnt.

birthday cake, with An enormous

the ainely even eandles, will be Meanwhile, terroristic acts continue, teatre of a birthday up to be Kalesi nesilante said to be wear. I attended by members of the second ing European clathes fred revolvers | and third genemilons of Rockefellers.

thes at two Arabs, killing one. Jaffa Tel Aviv border, near the spot

where

WAN Jew A

Tuesday. Rentrs,

murdered

COLLEGE WALL

COLLAPSES

FORTUNATELY NO

CASUALTIES

חוד

With a deep rumbling poise, a wall, twenty feet long, situated in the ground of St. Paul's College, Gleneaty, collapsed last night, fortunately with out any cavunities.

The wall, which was about six levt i In height, Farmounted the embank ment on the east side of the marries: stone pathway leading to the inner gate of the College. Estering from the main rate, the pathway tends to the inner gate, taking a hair-pin bend,

wall which ! halfway. The collapsed was situated just above this Bernel.

The clispa was apparently day to The debris tell the recent rain.

the pathway entirely, but this was Inter cleared way. The wall is

to have been built over ten years ago .

4

28574 campusel af brick and

mortar.

Wenter Special.

Five Killed In Experiment

EXPLOSION'S TOLL AT WOOLWICH

Loudon, July # Five persons were killed in an ex- plosion in the Research Department at

twich Arsenal to-day.

The explosant occurred during an experiment,

THE HONGKONG

King Visits R.A.F. Bases

INSPECTS NEWEST WAR PLANES

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JULY.

London, July 8 The Inspection of the Royal Air Fores stations to-day by the King, accompanied by the Duke of York, was the first occasion on which British monarch had ever made such an aerial tour. The King, who wore the blue uniform of a Marshal of the D. Royal Air Force, flew in his own H. Dragon acroplane, from Windsor, and first visited the fighter station at Northolt, which forms part of the fighter command of the air defence of

Britain.

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pripits

KOWLOON BUS FARES TOO HIGH

9, 1936.

PRISON SENTENCE

QUASHED

(Continued from Page 1.)

could his silence be construed as an acceptance of the story?

Mr. Sanderson: That may be MD.

INADEQUATE STREET The reason why I raised the point

LIGHTING

K.R. A.

ANNUAL

REPORT

was that if your Lordship were try ing the case with a jury you would have kept it from them unless you were sutisfied that the appellant ne- cepted it.

were

Continuing, Mr. Sanderson said thint while Revenue Officer Humphreys was in the shop, naman named Chung Fat- chuen enme and claimed the opium as his. On the following day luth Chong nad the appellant charged, (1) with uninfully dealing in raw opium at Taipo Market, and session of 26 taels of raw opium (2) with counselling a minor to have

Sheungshui railway station. Mr. Williams interrupted by saying that the Crown was not supporting the second charge because the opium in question was raw and not prepared, i

Name of the nerus ́d, went on Mr.

A year of useful endeavour is re corded in the minan! report of the General Committee of the Kowloon month ending December 31, 135, Residents' Association for the twelve Sumorising its activities, the Com-it mitter states:

His Majesty then proceedest by nit to Wittering House, of the No. 11

BUS SERVICES School, recently

The Committee has been in cuu- Flying Training formed in connection with the Vatant touch with the Kowinon Mator! pansion of the force, where the were paraded, and inspected the auto, on stinky matters Sanderson, was legally represented at

and convenience af in the comfort men's dining hall and mess (TARGE-

passengers. These have been Davally ments and took huncheon in the win-

The bomber station

met with a sparit of co-operation, and the Jars Company was considering a Mildenhall wis

visited. It forms part of the new bomber cum reduction in Turen when the sterling

exelunge stumped affecting the incally. mam, and here aircraft and the crews dollar which somewhat altered the of squadrons were inspected.

outlook of the Bits Company, so that

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of t

איין

the question of reduction in fares was shelved for the time being,

It is feit, however, that in com- paristo with the reale of fares ruling on the Hongkong side, the bus fares in Kowloon are unreasonably high no that thin question awaits attention.

further

the

trial,

and the xuân Cang gadenle guilty to both charges and was entenced to 15 days' imprisonment on

The appellant pleaded not guilty | each, the senteuren to run consecutives and sent need to hat was convicted three months en ench charge.

GROUNDS OF APPEAL

At the Martlesham Heath aeroplan and artaiment experimental establish

The grounds for the appeal were n. the King displayet keen in-

(1) Insufficient evidenes fa warrent terest in several nireraft including

conviction; (2) the evidence was not Vickers aingle-seater the

fger

corroborated; (3) if the evidenze of Spitfire fat," which is a wing mone pline with an enclosed pilot's "cockpit,

the bey, who was an nevomplice, wa not uncorroborated, then the convies: all metal ennstruction, chiefly <duralumin.

The question of improving the sertion should not have been mule; and with retractabl toneler The "Spitre" save a device along certain routes has (4) the Magistrate should

kiven The

of the don! speed been dealt with, and an express ser.

benefit

15 the terrifie when it made a power dive and also vier during rush hours was singest-

appellant because he himself was not showed is wonderful stability with aed which it is to be hope will be an

certain whether the boy's atory was low

Bristol eliab, The

Benhim improvement.

accepted by the appellant or not, abo gave a most Impressive display,

Dealing with the first ground, Mr.

sald the

only evidence Sumler against fils client, on the first charge wens the finding of papers, no girdle and a towel which were stained with There was, however, no evidence to prove the ownership of

Vickers

ttlan

another

ROAD SURFACING

these articles.

What about his Jil: Lordship: instructions to the boy to take the

pium?

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FOR ONE WEEK ONLY

LADIES' COLOURED STRAWS A Few Only

PRICE

$50

each

Left

WHITE BANGKOK

STRAWS EXCEPTIONAL! VALUE

Price

$550 each

JUST A

PARIS

FEW MODELS

The "Harewatre 1st," produced by The 1,W,D, was approached regard. Hawker Aircraft, Linalteid,

ing improvement of roads in certain single-seater long wind monoplane,parts of the Peninsula,

in several cases this has received The of the deal is an ofBeinl of the with enclosed cockpit, and

un-attention, han there are still opium. single-seater fighter, Thepartment, Commandee Lut, who

carefully Kamined. Other Gero-ment. peenily retired from the Navy after of low wing type, were also road gurtness much needing improve, pines which were inspected includei

TRAFFIC & STREET LIGHTING ludry year service and had bee

Tour medium bombers, two bomber

The Committee has repentedly employed in the Arsenal only thirteen

Transporta, *** general purpose

to Government the inade mentlis.

The other send are two shemby Vickers Wellesley machine, and one stressed

Mr. Sanderson: Then the appellant Renter Bulletin

Army couqeration aeroplane, at pre-quey of street lighting, especially in and two labourers, Service,

sent unnamed, navell at the fast the main thoroughfares of Kowloon, stuld have been charged with "offer of the traille, ingin dent in opium, but nol and the lessnes *-!.

islands which appear to be a feature "deading

www an necumplice and of cond-making in the northern part himself

in fact charged and convirt- of the Peninsula.

** Government.

specifically re-ed I do not, however, suggest that quested to remove the islands along that would render his evidence in- Prince Edward Road, but so far it admissible or the conviction, on his Price. seems

for such story alone, illegal, but I do stress Le gou No reapan nction.

that in view of well-known authorities Regarding street lighting, if results it would be highly dangerous to con are to be taken as any ersterion, Gov-vict apen his eridonee alone, because erament's experiments in the vicinity he was an accomplice.

Nationalising Arms Trade

The collapse occurred just, after ibe! ryeing class for poor boys at th College had been clested, and it was fortunste there were me boys on the

The FRANCE WILL MAKE a1 The Line, pathway caused by the collage was, however, resulent menr-by- to- causet vacute their hoses.

OPIUM SEIZURE SEQUEL

TWO BOATS TO BE

CONFISCATED

The seizure of 4,800 tools of raw opum at Jonk Bay, in the early morning of July 1, formed the subject of-a-charge of passion against five men, 1 Kan, Man Thi, Than Thu, 1 You and Fung So, before, Mr., Burgess, at the Central Magistavy ! this morni

The defendants, who appeared in the deck an remand, were repr seated!

by Mr. Y. Kwan, who pleated i guilty

behalf of the first delendam

EXPERIMENT

Paris, July 8.

A few French companies, like the Schneiden, aut Hotchkiss munition

The King was keenly interested in a new Handley Page thedium bounder and he studied carefully the mecha im of the revolving gun turret of a "Demon fighter. On the conclusion of the visit to Martleshant, the Royal party returned by air to Benton, British Wireless."

SALE OF YOUNG CHILD

works, will be nationalised at once as TWO jan experiment, under the Bill making (posable the Government purchase of

She is industry.

This stop was approved by the Army Plommission tonight.

If the experiment is meressful, an talisation will be exten led, but for the present M! he 'mited to the land forer supply factories, The Saval and Air Force supply works cater tensively to cydian pursuits.--Reuter,

CAIRO TALKS CONTINUE

and not guilty on behalf of th NO AGREEMENT YET

others.

Revenue Officer Grimaltt, preadout. A ing, accepted the pleas, and stated that first defendant had three previous convictions.

Mr. Burgess impord $5,000, in defnult, six months hard labour, and an addition of year's hard labour without the option of a fine.

REACHED

wise respald at any on the votara His Majesty's High Commissioner Cair.

The seizure was masie by Revenue Officer-Ward and a party of revenuela)

and! officers. Two boats, 29291

Up to date the enversations had

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|

PEAK SERVANTS

INVOLVED

A charge of taking part in a trans- transfer possession of a action to minor, male child named Ho Su-

WILS

מזי !4

10

in oplum.* The boy IN NAVY NIGGER

Referring to the second point of

if the Alhambra Theatre

no enlightenment, as it given will be reticed that the area specified the appent, Me. Sanderson said that has reverted to its former poor stand the only part of the boy's story which was corroborated was the friding" of ard. It is considered that this queste oplam on him. There tion of rond lighting should Guvernment's immediate attention as corroboration of

was no any action which It had

arge number of accidents on the plented the appellant. ronds during the past year in Kow-ren the practice of judges that the loon are mostly attributable to the mish should not he convicted on the usvorroborated evidence of an ac- -present defective lighting.

complice.

His Lordship: But the pros:cution relied on the silence of the appellant

STREET SLEEPERS The Association was approached by wah, nged seven years for a valuably the Street Sleepers Shelter Soriety for carroboration.

In aldition to the per anal interest and help given by consideration, was proferred against for nistance. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy individual members of Committee, a

two men and a woman before Mr. W.

this

Tur

onk hoy

sam of $50.00 was donated towards the fund which action, we feel sure,

Pang-Chege has the approval-of-member-,

lo

were

at

PUBLIC UTILITIES

Mr. Sanderson: When the bay en tered the shup, the appellant shouted mt in him in Hakka, but what he sand was not revealed because the Revenue ellicer did not understand the dialect and the boy was nul whal was said.

The Association has been in touches a denial.

the year with the

various

asked to tell The shout might havu

Concerning the point of benefit of out, Mr. Sanderson said that the lagistrate should never have heard the story of the boy unless he was

'CROWN REPLY

$1275

to clear

From July 6th to 11th only

Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.

e

WORLD LEADERS

FOR 25 YEARS

Lam Wai-ting, 24. at an address on The Poked at the stane address during

and Yip Lin, 26, his wife.

un The Peak.

fulde utility companies operating in Spector Ellis said that on June the Peninsula with a view to secaring A woman, Pang Yan, mother of a reduction in charges for various the chill and concubine of the father essentials; the course of the negotia of the child, ran away with the child.tions is felly shown in the corres-Satisfied that the appellant had ne

cepted it,

The Magistrate himself She went

The pondence under this upperdix. aird staged Taipe

was not certain, whether or not the POSTAL SERVICES 1 defendant's mother. She house of firs

boy's story was correct, because it London, July 8.

told this woman that she wished to The Postmaster-General

was ap was not corroborated, and therefore Questioned in the House of Com fire of mans conce, ning the perirat Anglo- dispose of her child, as she wanted to practed regarding, certain improvhould have given the benen

go abroad. She was taken to the first monts which might be made for thecoubt to the appellant, Reylag nerotiations, far rek

rig, Paler Secretg for Warden defendant who told her he knew of a heel of the public, nad speh sug person who wanted- chill. The first gestions have always been met with

the other to The most cordially by this official. w legation deferatant took Affairs, sail, overeations bitword the heads t

It is to be regrettel, however, that Pak to the house where second and

isl defendas

working on account of the prohibitive rates ᏗᎪᎥ

for the demandel by the Chinese Postal Ad Arrangement store mude

rond and third defendants to

Hongkong to North Chinn 30, the from first and third defendants and the through Canton could not be "more nother wont to Wanchui where a extensively used.

CHILDREN'S PLAYGOUNDS my tip" was drawn up by a street heitir writer and the money was paid The supervision and condition of for the child. Inter at The Peak ad- these playgrounds continues to re dress. The mother had since dis-ceive the attention of the association:said that as the Crown had intimated appeared and could not be traced. certain defects therein have been' Later, the father of the child and inbreught to the notice of the Autheri formation that the first defendanties during the year, and recommen- know something about the matter and dations for improvement submitted. had him arrested First defendant gave information leading to the arrest

Government was approached by the of the und.

and third. The child Commitive with suggestions for the was also

and improvement of the extension According to second and third de-Tsimshatsui Market, correspondence fendants, said Inspector Ellis, the

regarding which is appended.. wither had told them the child was

It is to be regretted, however, that was being dispoed of with the knowledge Government does not yet see the of the father who was in the country, pressity of increaslug the size of the consider the point of whether or not and that he had asked her to bring market in this populous districthe story could be accepted; but the child to Hongkong for that pur but members of our Association can pase. The defendants, however, di hot make any enquiries to see if this

50W, and a quantity of droppinez lesa uti military einuses of the treaty, $65 for the child. On June pay ministration, the air mail facilities Arst charge in view of the boy's I

gear were also seized. The opium was found in bags in the water.

Mr. Grimmitt made an application for the confiscation of the tw hunts and the dropping gear, and this was

granted,

and

Na final agreement hat yet be reached.

The question of the Sudan Cavik claus of the renty til re- not to be dies, uk he said is jerleasi

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was true.

Inspector Ellis nakled that he had been instructed by second defendant's caployer to say he was satisfied with defendant's services and had no com plaint to make about him.

Mr. Schofield sentenced each de fendant to three months hard labour.

MARKETS

Replying for the respondent, Mr. Williams submitted there was suf- Belent evidence for conviction on the

story that he was taken by the appellant to Shuchon, and there given the opłum.

Counsel corroboration of the boy's story.

Giving his decision. His Lordship

admitted there was

no

would not support the conviction

of the second charge, the appellant was entitled to succeed on that count. As regards the conviction on the first charge, the bay

was ad- mittedly 2153 accomplice and his evidence therefore must be regarded with, supicion and ought not to be ascited without corroboration. It was the

duty of the Magistrate, sit- ting as Judge and jury, and from numerati and clear authorities, ta

apparently he had failed to do so as rest assured that the matter is being there was no mention of it in the kept in mind.

depositions.

MISCELLANEOUS

A number of changes took placo during the year--Mr. J. 11. Shaw who very ably carried out the onerous duties of Hon. Secretary was obliged to resign in December through pres- aure of work, so that the duties de "volved upon Mr. Chas. E. M. Terry

The appellant Was entitled to succeed on his appeal..

Mr. Sanderson then costs, but this was refused,

asked

for

GR soon as. he returned from Home periodical reports of the Association's leave. The Vico-President Mr. T. B. activities. Wilson resigned prior to his Profes

TREASURER'S REPORT Four Indians, Gurdin? Singh, 21 un-ing to the United States on

The Treasurer's report shows that total amount employed, Man Singh, 27, unemploy and Mr. C. M. Manners also went on

during the year the ed, Channan Singh, 41, private watch | leave. mua, and Didar Singh, 30, private Regarding the use of St. Andrew's collected from members was $455.00, watchman, appeared before Mr. W. Hall for meetings, the Association whilst the total expenditure was Schofield, at the Central Magistracy felt that some mark of appreciation $403.16. On December 31, 1935, the this morning, charged with having should be expressed to the St. An- balance in hand was $1,723,33, against assaulted Sawan Singh,

with aceruoi interest an inndrew's Coune), and it was decided to $1,729,74 for 1834. Amount on fixed police constable, at Tai Hang on June donate $10.00 to the Church Fund: 20. Mr. McCallum sub-Inspector those

to $1,049.23. for de- The Association's thanks aro

During the year. 30 new members Tendants. Acting

omelain of Government Depart Madgwick asked for a week's romand, ments and Public Utility Companies Joined the Association and 19 saying the injured man was likely to with whom the Association has come signed or were struck off on having be in hospital for two or three weeks in contact during the year, for their left Kowloon. The total memborship more. He had a fractured leg. Mr. courtesy. Thanks are due also to the at the end of the year was 652,

Titanks are expressed to Mr. Jolm Schofield remanded defendants for Council of St. Andrew's Church for one week, fixing ball in $100 for first the use of its Hall for meetings, and Fleming, C. A., for acting as Hun. defendant and $50 each for the others to the local press for publishing Auditor..

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