1936-08-25 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG

SEQUEL TO COLLISION

TWO. DRIVERS CHARGED

TELEGRAPH.

Lam Huen, licensed driver of pub- Ile ear No. 1002, and Leung Hee, licensed driver of lorry No. 3202, who were going In opposite directions along the Castle Peak road on July 10 and collided, were charged with driving without due care or caution, before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen yes- terday afternoon at the Kowloon Magistracy. Sergeant Mellardy np peared for the prosecution.

that

the Sergeant Serim stated police thought both men were guilty af rounding the curves in the mid- dle of the rond, falling to keep in. their own lines Witness upon ut- rival at the found the

Car

TUESDAY,

AUGUST 25, 1936.

Treason Act Charge Of "Alarming The King"

(Cuntinued from Page 3.) answer when he said. "We will stlek to the word 'revolver."

Mr. Kerstein: But you belleve it must have come from the prisoner, beenuse there was no che eise near enough to you?--I am certain.

The magistrate: Was that the reason?-Yes.

Mr. Kerstein: You say it was a Juose crowd at that point?-Very Ioose.

P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND pushed dangerously near the seaward song tuy thing the wanted to us with

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN - LINES

MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS

Taking Cargo For

Straks, Java, Burma, Ceylon,

India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Australia,

Red Sea, Egypt, Istanbul, Greece, Levantine Poris, Europe,

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FortnighTLY

DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIM. GOVERNMENT

"All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route,-and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice." PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS

nouċed it.

THE KING HAD NOT ARRIVED*

And there was no one near enough to the prisoner to have stopped him Aide of the rond, having been saved in revolver?-1 do not think they from rolling down the embankment by several pine trees. The lorry, which had beery coming down the hill, proceeding towards Custle Peak, had struck the right side of the car, damaging the right front mud-guard,

Dir. Kerstein will put It mwe wheel, tyre, and head-light, and had plainly. Diu anyone, in inet, tough pushed the right end of the front aner of the prisoner a panus or arms axle out of position. The lorry suf-Delore The revolver fell to the fered damage of a similar nature, ground? bul in a smaller degree.

The clerk: Answer the question. Dr. Kerstein repented lus question, und Air, Green reputed, "No, I don't suppose there was."

wul you repeat that question?"

before you could not say.

knocked the', arm?—I

I think two foot constables came to your assistance?--Yes..

Did you notice the object which enme from McMahon's hand?-Yes," 1 notleed it.

Did you know what it was?--No. Did I strike the King's horse?--I think I just struck the front of the King's horse. I am not quite sure, but it went very close to it:

Can you give any estimate of how for the King's horse was away from the prisoner?-I should say not less than 20 yards.

www. Kerstein, cross-examining. Was the prisoner at the front of the crowd?-When I noticed him he was in the second row.

first

How far away from you?-There was one woman between us when I first saw him raise his urm.

Did you notice what she was wearing?-She had on a kind of printed frock and 11 three-quarter

out, which I think was blue.

NOT "WOMAN IN GREY"

It was not the woman in grey?--1

A deep groove, extending from the middle of the road to a point direct-ked at. Green clore answering, do not know about the woman

per.

on

โท

You are quite sure the object you saw, which appeared to be black, was not a camera?-Certainly not, the object I saw leave his hand truck the King's horse.

Was that what made you awh for- ward and knock his arm?-It was a simultaneous movement.

is arin the obiezi kore not suggesting that as you

lus land"-- J knocked out of saying that 1 saw his arm up with a black object in his hand and I saw the object leave his hand at actual moment I knocked his arm.

ut the cctending soucitor put his ly underneath the ear was taken by

"L'SHW No one, grey, the police as evidence to show that on again,

replied Mr. Green. the car was in the middle of the road when it was hit. The driver of

Alter Green had completed his the car stated that after he had been evidence, Mr. Kerstein asked if he struck, the lorry had backed away, put another question. "You carrying his bumper with it, and in say the King was puranes across this manner scraping the groove in the sinnt," he said. "I wonder, de the road with the corner of the bum-you mad explaining what you mean

The police took the attitude by that?"

the car's that broken piece of under-carriage had dropped to time 1oad and scraped the groove as the car had been flung backwards by the impact. The beginning of this groove was almost in the middle of the rond, the instrument which the police think made the groove being reet ly under the centre of the car.

A former, Li Tak, sitting in Hull,

the front seat with the lorry driver, stated that he noticed the car was directly in the centre of the road at the time of the impurt.

From

9.5.

Tous Hong Kong

Destination,

About

ISRAJPUTANA

17,4

BANGALORE

6,000

*ALIPORE

CHITRAL

RANPURA

*BHUTAN

6.12 15,000 17,000 6,900

5th Sept. Dombay, Marseilles & London.

Hull, Havre, London, 12th Sept. Marseilles,

Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. 13th Sept. Bombay & Karachi only. 10th Sept. Marseilles & London. 3rd Oct. Marseilles & London. 10th Oct. Marseilles, Hayre.

Cargo only.

London. Humburg. Rotterdam & Antwerp.

ន Calls Tanger. ÷ Calls Cumbianen.

All vessels may call at Malu.

Frequent ranacction from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Istanbul, Piraeus. Smyrna and other Levant Ports by leamern of the Khedlylal Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA—apcar SAILINGS

SIRDHANA

SHINALA

TILAWA

SANTHIA

A. Steamer

TANDA

8,000 29th Aug

8,000 12th Sept.

10,000 20th Sept. 1 Singapore, Port Swettenhum, Penang,

Rangoon & Calcutta, 8,000 10th Ocl.

10,000

24th. Orl. 1

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS

NANKIN

NELLORE

7,000 4th Sept. 2nd Oct. -7,000

7,000 31st Oct.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney,

Melbourne & Hobart.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

2nd Sept. Shanghai & Japan.

3rd Sept. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.

"BHUTAN

. 0,000

NANKIN

7,000

3rd Sept. Shanghai & Japan.

THAWA

10,000

RANPUKA "BEHAR SANTHIA

17,000

3rd Sept. Shanghai & Japan.

0,000

11th Sept. Shanghai & Japan,

• Curgo only.

10,000 17th Sept. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to

The Agents. Phone 27721

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO

PCO BUILDING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG

THE

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS

Ca ito

(with limited, but exceptionally good, passenger accommodation).* Homewards to:

Port Sudan, Port Said, Marseilles. Algiers, Orais, Antwerp, Rotterdam (Amsterdam), Hamburg, Oslo, Gothenburg and other Scandinavian Ports.

via

Maula and Straits Settlements

view of it.

by means of notices pinned on the court wails Green explained to Mr. Kerstein the position of the front of the head of the King's horse when he first get

He said that what the actually meant was that the mounted

policeman was stationed in such a way that he was not able to see the procession ungil it iront of the horse's hend.

not In

Mr. Kerstein: In other words, the King had not arrived at the point where the prisoner was standing?

Oh, not

Constable Francis Flood, S, Divis Lorry Driver's Story First defendant, driver of the on, the mounted policemen referred lorry, stated that on the day in questo by Green, told how the prisoner tion he had been hurrying back to Fald to him. Take that-horse aut his home to carry out a transport of the way. I want to see the pro- McMahon seemed very order he had received. He admitted session." that he hind been Koing rather latej, speedily, and admitted also that when the accident occurred he had been in the middle of the rond. He said that he had seen the car around the bend and had applied his brakes, but was unable to stop in so short a distance.

"Mr. Fulton: Did you keep your in the same position until the horse i procession come?—Yes.

You then put your horse facing the roadway?--Yes,

cd

# scream.

|

am

ป

Did you notice in what memer bc- the object fell through the air fore it fell into the roadway?---When I saw it go through the air I thought it was a ruler or something like that.

The Clerk: Did it go high in the

air?—Not too high. When I saw it, it was about five feet eight inches.

The Clerk: About a man's height? -Yeg.

Kerstein: And it went straight downwards or upwards?

"It went like that," answered Dick, pointing downwards.

Clerk: Was he violent?--- There was not much choice of be in violent with four police officers holding him.

Mr. Kerstein: You would not say he was kicking?--No.

Did he scratch? I had a scratch.

Swim Suits to Go!

DRASTIC CLEARANCE

AT ALMOST

HALF ORIGINAL PRICE

The whole of our thrilling array of

.

Morley's Swim Suits

FOR LADIES

is being sacrificed during this last week of Sale at the unprecedented price of $7.50 almost half the price they were a few weeks ago,

Your holiday or week-end at the beach will be all the more enjoyable for wearing one of these smart new bathing suits.

MORLEY'S YEAR-AHEAD STYLES

BUY AN EXTRA SUIT FOR NEXT SEASON. MORLEY'S ULTRA-SMART STYLES WILL NEXT YEAR

BE JUST AS ADMIRED AS THIS!

!

Was it from the prisoner? Well, You Can Only Get Such Bargains Like These At in the struggle might not hve been, it might or

What happened then?--I just turn-

round as his Majesty přesed and¦, The car driver stated that he had had hardly got the horse facing his seen the lorry coming towards him Majesty when I heard very fast, so fast that had it not been There was a scuffle behind my horse. for the trees, the car

ave I pulled my horse round inmediately would have been hurled over the side. He had and saw the prisoner overpowered by drawn as far over to the side of the several police officers and taken

he saw the way, Did

wond ns he could wanted that any lorry coming, and

you see a revolver lying in the part of his ear made the groove, rond? I saw an article lying there. saying that the lorry, in backing out It was at an angle half-right from after the collision carried off his where I was, and ten or twelve yurts bumper, which dragged along the way. ground and made the groove,

there

were

Kerslein, cross-examining: you able to see his Majesty and was mue man, driver of a private his horse-No, I was paying attorne tur belonging to 11 local doctor, tion to the prisoner. which had come upon the scene while I suppose that was because you the lorry Was backing

out, who noticed the prisoner would live evidence that the lorry agitated?-Cerininly.

was

rather

was dragging the bumper.

You thought he might take some The case was adjourned unfil Fri-violent action? Certainly, no!......... day next, at 12 noon.

TT.

Demand

EXCHANGE

Selling

T.T. Shanghai

T.T. Singapore

*T..

T.T. India

US.A

T.T. T.T. Manila

iT.T. Batavia

T.T. Bangkok

T.T. Salgon Fr. France T. Germany T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia TT. Lisban

Buying

4 m/s. L/C. London

1/201

1028) 5216 105%

31

.62

an

15013

thought he might 'shout slugs. have had a similar experience,

objecti

NICKEL PLATED REVOLVER The first time you saw the revolver was when you noticed an which you later Identifled revolver? No, I saw an article In the read. The first time I saw the revolver was at Hyde Park police

station.

BS

The

"EMPTY AT iz O'CLOCK"

Thomas Alsop, a mounted police- man, gave evidence that he noticed a bright object flying through the air. it the King's horse on the near hind leg, just below the fetlock. witness suld he went forward, dis- mounted and picked up the missile-

Fulton: Did you examine it to see whether it was louded?Yes. A white cardboard box with two Baps open was handed to Alsop. He examined it and pulled out a brightly Plated revolver,

a revolver.

was not.

When asked by Mr. Fulton if this were the revolver he replied that it Kerstein objected to Mr. Fulton eross-examining. Mr. Fulton retorted that he was not cross-examining, andd Harded. He says he picked up the

revolver,

A smallish polished nickel-plated¦¦ revolver was honded to the constable, who identified it as that which he saw at the police station.

I

Alsop said that he placed the revolver in his riding breeches pocket. He then remounted and handed it to Supt. Doulton.

Mr. Fulton; it is quite clear that the revolver you picked up was the (Continued on Page 10,)

Help Kidneys

I juratie, Irritating druge. Beware! If Kidney

Mr. Kerstein: You did not see the prisoner throw anything? No. As 40.11/10 bis Majesty came past my front

Don't Take Drastic Drugs ned to stand to attention. furned! .4.71

When you finally took your eye of Your kidurys have nine millian tiny tubes 761%

the prisoner and turned your hitters which are endangered by neglect or towards his Majesty, was he standing ;3"

asce in front of the crowd?-As for as

can remember there was a person introuble or Bidder weakness makes you suffer Mrom Getting Up Nights, Le Palos, Neriounen, Dizainen, Sufness, Rheumalam, Taunsbongo, Neuralgie. Burning. Itching, Suation, Acidity or Loss of Vigour, don't delay. Try the Doctor's new, durovery called Crotox (Bise-tex). Soother, tores,

cleans, (and benis sick kidneys. Start work in 15 new health, youth and

M.S. "NAGARA"

..6th Sept.

4 m/s. D/P. ti

4 m/s. L/C, U.S.A.

1/3 .1/34 31

M.S. "DELHI"

.6th Oct.

4 m/s. France

..5.00

M.S. "SHANTUNG"

.6th Nov.

30 d/s. Indla

.33%

Outwards for:

U.S. Cross rate in Londen

.5.03

Shanghai, Yokohama, Kobe and Osaka.

M.S. "DELHI"

29th Aug.

M.S. "SHANTUNG"

Passenger Rates:

Hong Kong to Mediterranean

£47 204

Agents:

G. E. HUYGEN

Canton.

Hong Kong to Antwerp

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Hongkong.

.18th Sept.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA, Calling at Manila, Thursday Is., CAIRNS Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

CHANGTE TAIPING

British Steamers:

(Oil Burnors)

FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE

OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL

ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON

AND STEWARDESS CARRIED

Enjoy Your Leave in Australia and New Zealand.

Hong Kong to Sydney-19 Days.

FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, 576 RETURN

STEAMER TAIPT CHANGTE

TAIPING

.

Krry,

He was not in the front row?-Na, not when I last saw him.

SPECIAL CONSTABLE WHO WATCHED MCMAHON Anthony Gordon Dick, commercial minutes. Brings traveller, of Woodford Green, who in fenalty in 48 hours. Cystox costs little and RJ Division special constable, gave a guarantee) to end pose troubles in a daya

duty on for money back. At all chemists. evidence that he was on Constitution-hill. As the King up-

proached he suwa hand go up, and noticed a commotion,

"I knocked the hand and then got

hold

d of the prisoner by the collar with my

left

hand and his right arm in my right arm."

WATER LEVELS

STATE OF RIVERS IN KWANGTUNG

Sir Donald Somervell: What Arst drew your attention to the prisoner The following returns have been and made you knock his am?-I had issued by the River Conservancy already been watching this man ow Commission for Kwangtung Pro- ing to this trouble he had had with vince, showing the water levels in

the mounted man.: For some reason English feet at the places of obser- | I don't know, I was watching him. vation named:

I saw n

n hard with what looked like Illabout Lowent

a black: object in it. I could not see what it wog.

West River at

Wuchow West River at

Shlohtax North River at

Tingructi

SAP

When Dick said that he knocked the.arm Sir Donald asked him how his he had done it. Shooting 25.1

up left arm Dick sald: "1. pustied up the arm."

record record Aut: 23 Aug. 24

-1-48.0

D

44.0

26.2

43.1

4.1 4.K

16,8

-1-26,9 Q North Illver at

Khenchuf +27.6 -

Ea River at LONDON (via Austraila) from $127.16. (Australian Newspapers on fle),

15 Dec.

Duo H'Kong Leaves H'Kong Leaves Manila Due Sydney

4 Sept. 11 Sopt. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. G'Nov. -18 Nov. CHANGTE 8 Doc,

14 Sept.

10 Oct. 10 Nov. 18 Doc.

30 Sept.

4 Nov.. 2 Dec. 2 Jan.

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED.

Bailings subject to alteration, without notice.

For Fraight or Pasinge, apply to:-

Butterfield & Swire, Agents-Hong Kong-China-Japan

Tolophone 30332,

Sheklung +16.6 -2.7

A dinner dance will be held on the Open Roof of Repulse Bay Lido. weather permitting, and at Regulus Bay Hotel in event of bad weather, on Wednesday at 9 p.m.

Miss Gwen Dew, corresponent of the Detroit News, is at present stay- ing at the Repulse Bay Hotel.

"VERY CLOSE" TO HORSE Sir Donald: Had the arm moved at all before you knocked it? That I could not quite say. I saw the ob- ect, but I am not quite sure whe- ther it was the left or right arm. It was just a momentary vision of it.

When

asked if he thought Mc Mahon was going to throw something. Dlek replied: Yes.

Dick said that later he saw the ob- ject leave McMahon's hand,

Bir Donald: I know these things

happen very quickly; can you tell us whether the object had left his hand

No. 2.

Let's eat-!

Where?

-KING'S

RESTAURANT

-of course!!

Breakfast

Morning Coffee

Tiffins

Teas

Dinners

Open from 7 a.m. First & Mexxanino Floor, King's Theatre Building.

Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.

KING'S

COMMENCING

ALHAMBRA

FRIDAY

WHEN DEATH GRINNED...HE LAUGHED!

Roistering...blustering ... carousing through a -maze-of-danger!--On- him hung their lives .......... their love...the fate of (three nations!

Wallace

Barbara BEERY STANWYCK] John BOLES

A

MESSAGE foGARCIA

with

ALAN HALE MONA BARRIE HERBERT MUNDIN

DARRYLF, ZANUCK 20th Century Production Presented by Joseph M. Schench Suggested by Elbert Hubbard's immortal Insy and the Tosi by best. Andrew 5. Rowon Ponastero Pedras Raymund Ürvēpta Decred by Gaga Furshell

SIXTH ANNUAL

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

-ORGANISED BY

"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”

ENTRIES CLOSE

5 P.M. 31ST AUGUST

Page 5Page 6