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"MAN OF ARAN"

A Gaumont-British · Rolpaso,

THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER. 28, 1936.

TELLS OF BANDIT

ATTACK

BROOKLYN S'hai Quiet:

DEFEATS GIANTS

MRS. PEACOCK'S OWN SENATORS SCORLESS

STORY OF ORDEAL

SAW HUSBAND SHOT DOWN

"A spectacle case, which he had placed in his breast pocket five minutes before we met the bandits, saved my husband's life."

WITH 14 HITS

HARD-HITTING ENCOUNTERS

and

American

Japanese Relax Military Hold

SUSPECTS HELD BY

COURT

HIGH OFFICIALS CONFER

Shanghai, Sept. 26. Hongkew remained quiet yesterday New York, Sept. 27. New York Yankees have won the northern area generally, Japanese Although the New York Giants and und, throughout the district and the National

and patrols either acnirios

were League

withdrawn or substantially reduced. pennants respectively, the late-ses- Three Chinese suspects appeared in Mrs. A. V. Peacock, still a ffering son schedule is being run to a con- the First Special District Court and trom the shock ocensioned by theclusion with enthusiastic crowds

stillers hold-up of her husband and herself, packing the stadiums. New York were detained for further question- The search for the actual mur- with their two children and the Glants were whipped by Brooklyn wounding of her husband at Customs eight to three and Washington Sena-derers continues. l'ass, yesterday, told the story of tors had the aurpelsing experience of Mr. Pencock's miraculous escope hitting fourteen times against the from death when interviewed at her Yankees without scoring A run. home at 45, Peking Road Inst night,

Yanks scored five. "My husband, a a keen amateur photographer, had just taken some photographs of the kiddies. Before continuing on our way, he took his spectacles from his hip pocket, and put the spectacle case back, in his

breast

Pocket,

ก

"It undoubtedly saved his life. When the bandit armed with revolver fired point blank at Mr. Peacock's breast, the bullet hit the spectacle case. It smashed the case, but the only Injury to my husband a flesh wound and powder hurns, revolver was Ored at such range

that It burnt husband's coat.

Mr. Peacogh added that the Adent took place on the brink of a sharp Incline.

GRAPPLED WITH ONE

my

"My husband had attempted to pudi the ball art with the revolver over the incline. If he had done so 1 bandit amet with a knife wil have been my to handle," she satel

The hotl-up took

place shortly be fore

The tamily were just returning to the lowlands from a morning like the hilfs when they wers approached by the two Chinese Seven dollas nesh, Mr. Peacek gold watch, cumin and wallet, and Mrs. Peacek ngagement ani weddin rings, wertier watch and hand-bay were stolen by the bandits.

Police investicators later discove the empty hand-tag, camera an a pent bullet near the scene of the outrage.

CLUE IN FILM?

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In the National League Boston and Philadelphia shared honours in a double-header, the Braves winning the

opener seven to three and drop in the nightenp three to four. Thompson hit homer in the first game for the Braves and in the second engagement Pesseau and Aronvich clrcled the bags for the Phillies.

Cincinnati bent Piltsburgh six to five and Chicago took the St. Louis Cardinals mequre, six to three.

Special hendquarters for the Japan- ese force have been established at the Momoyama dance hall, in North Szechuen Road, with sentrles parted about the building and machine-guna Japanese Embassy, local representa replacing the gay lights. At

the

tives of the Guimusho, Army, and morning, and it was decided to send Navy held a conference yesterday

representative to Nanking to make report to the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. S. Kawagoe,

THREE CHINESE HELD Writs of detention were issued by Judge Sino, of the First Special Dis- trict Court, for fan Yung-san, aged 3, Mau Yong-nya, aged 2. printers. In the American League Cleveland and Teen Young-ho, aged 21, a heal Detroit, une la ane, and Boston howker, when they were brought be- ani Philadelphia split a doubles for the court by the S.M. Poller, header. The Athletes tonk the wins had received the prisonera from qurare eight to four, Foxx bifting ai the Japanese Naval Landing Party. homer for the Red Sox and the Sox The three were arrested shortly after vion the lat· game five to four, Foxs, the shooting of First Clays Seaman zgain erucking a home run, Juhin. Tuminato and his two comrades in par hit a choit for the Athliffe. Heining Read, Wooung Rond, Bepfer,

Shake-Up In Red Cabinet

SOVIET DISCHARGES COMMISSAR RYKOFF

i

evening. on Wednesday

The 5. M. Police applied for their Vetentions for further inqaleles. Dir.

T. Tang. As

Assistant Municipal Adopte, par med evidenes of ar- , after which the three suspects Te questioned. They denied hav- in bren cancerned in the murderous attack The two aus, who are ballser, word them won lod in a Shon- akwan Raad printing shop and, on Wednesday evening, they were an

were

way in their home off East Kushing Bend when they were ar

keur du da niste Bouk The third suspect stated that immediately after the shooting, he went to find out what was the matter and was arrest- The three suspects will appear in in Court on October 3.

STERN MEASURES

Morrow, Sept. 27. Hussh's Coprin ar for Communt; The unfinished spool of films was cations, M. A. 1. Hyluf, who was sul in the camet. The Pulier a errently abrolved of guilty knowledge developing the films in the faint hoppar action in the plat against the Ad- that use of the pitotographs taken ministration for which M. Zinovieti by Mr. Penrock shortly before the and his colleagues sverr executed, A front-page advertisement ap- hold-up will include the two mentral Executive of the Soviet to-day.

was relieved of his past by the Con- peared sterday in all local Chinese now being

innuspapers, in which Gen. Wu Te- zinovicft and his annciates that Mum, re-tented the Centret Govern icht.

It was alleged during the trial of chen, the Mayor of Greater Shung- tyloff had participated in the plot incrt's mandate against in-forcin to assassinate Stalin and others.

expresiint and pole and thegateund inoritet the total ntern action against Pre

order.

A special order.

Public Safety aniwloter was instructed to continue the precautions for the profection of the many Japanese residents within the Shanghai Municipality

A police reward of $500 has been offered for information leading to thetr conviction.

One of the robbers is described as bring about 30 years of age, shot and fat, with a point nose and having cast in one eye. He was dressed in white striped cloth and etios garments.

His companion is stated to be about 25, thin, melium to tail build, dressed in white striped Jacket and black

trousers,

Mr. Peacock, who is a storehou nan at the Kowloon Naval Dockyard, came to Hongkong from Portsmouth Three years ago. He is a native of Wigmore, Kent, He has a through bullet wound in his thigh and a slight abrasion on his chest.

The value of the stolen "operty is $210.

G. G. Yagoda, who relinquishes the MI. Rylcott has been replaced by M. position of Commissar for Home Airs-Retter Special.

CHIANG FLIES NORTHWARD

Canton, Sept. 28. Marshal Chiang Kai-slick, Hying in his private pine, took off from Canton for a destination in the north. believed to be Kulins at 9.21 am. to-day. He was escorted by three other machines and General Yu Hat mow and other high officials were at the landing field to see the Marshal

CONSTABLE IN THE depart-United Press,

DOCK

ALLEGED ACCEPTANCE

OF BRIBE

Chiang Wen-teh, 37, of the Hong- kong Police Force, appeared before Mr. S. F. Balfour of the Central Magistracy this morning, charged with (a) pecepting a bribe of 50 cents from a ricksha coolie, Chan Sheung, and (b) misconducting himself as constable by

by accepting the bribe. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Inspector M. Murphy was the com- plainant,

und the date of hearing for the cuse was Axed for 11.30 on Saturday,

BU

a

ם

Outlining the fucts of the case, Inspector Murphy said that Chan Sheung was a licensed ricksha coolie, but, not knowing this, the defendant had approached him and asked him to pay him 50 cents u mon!

month so that he would not be brought before Magistrate and charged I with being an unlicensed coolic. After this request, Chan went to the Central Police Station minde A

report

of the incident, and. under Instructions, marked five ten-cent pieces which he handed to defendant some time later,

on a second request.

It

Defendant, when arrested, had the marked coins in his possession. is understood that he had been in the Police Force for 13 years.

FAMILIES FLEE

IN TEXAS

FLOODS OVER WIDE

AREA

Dallas, Sept. 27. Hundreds of families have fled from their lowland homes in the rivers and crecks of Central Texus which are flooded as a result of for- rential rains.

At Mercury, Texas, the Colorado: River hos risen to thirty feet and at Austin to twenty feat. It is pre- ! dicted that the river will reach thirty-three-fect on Monday morn- Ing-United-Preza.

CROWDS STONE

FASCISTS

SIR OSWALD MOSLEY INJURED

Leeds, Sept. 27. Crowds to-day stoned a thousand Fascists participating in a parade here.

!

It was reported that a contigent of about 200 Japanese marines was ex- pected to arrive from Japan last

night

Activities to be untiertaken by Japanese residents during the present emergency were decided at a meeting: of omcials of the Federation of Unions, yesterday. The Amalgamated Japanese Street

the programme includes the establishment of special watches by 51 street unions to assist und Bureau of Pubile Safety authori the naval, consular, Municipal Police,

in the maintenance of perice and order, and the creation of special in- formation, commissary, and liaison committees. Extreme elements asked for the Immediate convocation of a mass meeting. but this was voted

down.

FAIR WEATHER

The antleyclone hos inereused in Intensity, and the depression has moved north-eastward into the Sen of Japan. The depression of the China Sea appears to be stationary out 150 miles south-east of Pratas Filly were Injured, Including Sir Shoal. Local forecast:- N. and N. Oswald Mosley, who, however, was, winds, moderate to fresh: fair not seriously hurt.-United Press.

generally.

مية

Above reen Mr. A. V. Peacock, who was held up by armed pangsters ncur Customs Pars yesterday, by whom he was slightly wounded. One bullet, aimed at his heart, was luckily deflected by. a spectacle case, in the photo with Mr. Peacock is his son, Erie, who, with another son and Mrs. Peacock, was in the party when

they were held up........

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