1937-03-15 — Page 19

GRESFORD HERO

GHOSTS"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,

"HAUNTED. BY

FOR

TWO

YEARS

ALWAYS WAKES AT 1.45 A.M.

THE HOUR OF THE EXPLOSION

EVER

MARCH 15, 1937.

RÁDIO BROADCAST

Talk-"From the Hook

Of Holland"

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

Radio Programme Broadcast by 2.B.W. on wavelengths of 365 metres (845 k.ca), 31.40 mètres (9.62 m.c's). 5 p.m. A Relay of Dance Music from the Roof-Garden of the long- kong Hotel..

6.30 A Programme af Scottish Music.

Orchestra-Glasgow Highlanders (arr. Dinek).... Scottish Country Dance Orchestra; Choral-Dumbar- ton's Drums (Bantock); The Laird o Cockpen (Roberton).... Glasgow Choir Orchestra-Petro-

Plymouth, March 1. VERY night for two Orpheus

years memories of the net (arr. Dlack): Strip the Willow

(urr. Dinck)

Scottish Country Gresford pit disaster have Dance Orchestra; Violin Soles (a) haunted John Edward Talisker-Strathspey; (b) The Devil

and the Dirk-Reel; (c)

Forbes Samuels, one of the six men Morrison-Strathspey: (d) The to survive the explosion in which Bride's Reel (Scott Skinner); The 205 miners lost their lives.

Strathspey King (Scott Skinner, arr, Mr. Samuels has been working as Hartley)........ Florence MacBride; a gardener at Beer, Devon, for the Exclscman; (b) The Piper o' Dundee; Songs-(1) Dell's awn' wi' th

past year.

But each night ho waites .01 " to two the hour at which quarter the explosion occurred.

On each of the two anniver- saries of the disaster Samuels has had vivid nightmares in which he rellved the terrible, experienco of the pit and woke up terrified, WIFE'S DEVOTION

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Ac Fond Kiss (Scott Gatty)... Alex. Carmichael (Baritone).

6.58

p.m. Patricia Rossborough at the piano with Lealle Hutchison (Vocal).

Vocal-I feel a song coming on; Plano Soles"JH Dorling"-Select- Ion: Vocal-Lights out; Plane SolusTM Broadway Hostess-Selection; Vocal

you?: Piano Solos "Lime-

In his distress Samuels has beenHigh!etion; I dream too much;

The newsreel cameraman is whiting Trotsky and the old revolution leader is seen facing the camera in sustained by the unswerving loyalty the beautiful garden which surrounds his home in Mexico.

Metal Theft Epidemic

SEVERAL CASES AT MAGISTRACY

Nine men accused of metal thefts appeared at the Central Magistracy this morning to-day. Articles rang ing from ornamental railings from a garden in Stubbs Road. valued at $300, to brass accessories of a ricksha

constituted the loot.

Larceny of ten ornamental railings, valued at $300, from a garden al- tached to 38 Stubbs Road, on March

12, resulted in the appearance before Mr. W. Schoneld at Central Magls tracy this morning of Chau Chtu, 21, - unemployed man.

Inspector Logan sold the rallings were lying in the garden. They were not fixed up and defendant removed them. He was arrested Wing Wo was Street na the 13th when he accompanying two coolies who were carrying the broken-up iron presum- ably for disposal at Paddy's Market, Defendant, who pleaded guilty and had one previous conviction last year for stealing, was sentenced to four months' hard labour.

MUI-TSAI WHO WAS BEATEN

HEAVY FINE ON EMPLOYER

Silverlarch Now Safe

DUE IN HONOLULU EARLY TO-DAY

Honolulu, Mar. 14.

The hearing of the ease in which LINE Sai-mui, 1 young maried woman, aged 27. of No, 113, Den Voeux Road Central, was charged The United States Coast Guard with keeping an unregistered mut-cutter Taney is standing by the tsal, Yung Wong-yau, alias Fuk Elo, British freighter, Silverlarch, adre aged 15, was continued before Mr. off this port with cargo which in- K. Keen at the Central Magistracy cludes oll and was. this morning. Defendant was found guilty and was lined $150, or three months' imprisonment,

the

When the Taney spoke to freighter to-day before she reached her side, the British master replied to queries: "We are fairly O.K." with the burning shilp

Later, the Toney joined company and is now

to His Worship how the mother of Inspector 1. W. Friser explained the girl, Ip Yuet, had accidentally convoying her to Honolulu. She is met her daughter in the street. The due to arrive there at daylight to- girl had complained that she had morrow. been beaten, as a result of which the Latest reports indicate that the re mother had gone to the Secretariat is now under control-United Press. of Chinese Affairs. A visit had been made and the girl was discovered in a dirty condition with vermin in her hair. She had stated that at 8

p.m

Province In Mourning

on March 8 she had been required to Wash some clothes. There being no bamboo poles upon which to hung the

clothes,

the girl had put the clothes under her bed. This hud been regarded as an act of dis- obedience for which she had been FOR DEAD SOLDIERS

OF SUIYUAN WAR

beaten,

Chan L, 37, unemployed, was given two months' hard Jabour when The girl, in the box, stated she he pleaded guilty to larceny of a considered herself a mul-isat. She piece of solder from 192 Third Street, ground floor on March 13.

Defendant was seen by a Chinese constable in Belcher Street early yesterday morning carrying a sack. Ho

Canton currency.

Shanghai, Mar. 15:

and self-sacrifice of his wife.

"I shall never jet him go into a mine again," Mrs. Stunuels said to- day, "I would work myself to death before I would let that happen.

"For 12 months I was un- successful, and neither of us was employed. Then I got work here in Devon.

"My husband was allowed to help in the garden, and he has been doing this work ever since."

Now their employer has died, and this hard-pressed couple must seek work again.

JEWISH SETTLERS AMBUSHED

SHOT DOWN WITH

NO WARNING

Vocal-Empty Saddles: The Scene Changes; Piano Solo-Hot Dog.

7,30 p.m. Stock and Exchango Markets.

7.35 Tres Jolle-Waltz (Wald- teufel), played by Marek Weber and His Orchestra.

7.40 p.m. From the Studio. -"From the Hook of Holland to

Hong Kong by Rail." (1) a Talk by Professor L. Forster.

8 p. m. Time, Weather and Announcements.

8.03 p.m. From the Studio. A Chinese Concert.

11. p. m. Close Down. 8.85-11 p.m.

European Pro- gramme from Z.E.K. on a fre- quency of 640 kilocycles.

A Variety Pro-

8.05 p.m. gramme

Vocal Is it true what they soy about Dixlet; Melody from the sky

Frances Langford: Piano Solo- Charlle Kunz Piano Medley, No.R.1.

Charlle Kunz; Vocal-The Lady

from Mayfair; He was a gentleman's Eentleman... Michael Carr.;

rr.; Orches- tra-I once had a heart, Margarita Serenade In the night.... Alfredo and His Orchestra; Instrumental- meritum An old Hawailan Gullar; Swance Jerusalem, Mar. 14.

Moon....

Len Fillis; Vocal-Moon- Three Jewish settlers were am- lgbt on the Prairie; Home on the bushed In the Bills to-day by un- Range .... The Hill Billies; Vocal- known gunmen. All, were slain.

I think I can; One good tune de- serves another Jack Buchanan; They were attacked in the hills of Vocal-Look up and laugh; the Tiberias district this morning. Waltz Songs-Medley when they were returning home Fields. Settlement. from a meeting at the Yavnell

Flim Gracie

8.55 p.m. London News and An- nouncements. • {

9.15 p.m. Concerto in A Minor

WEEK-END MOTORING Gema

When the hidden guns cracked, one man dropped dead Instantly. The (Grice), Op. 16, for Pianoforte other two died of their wounds.Friedman (Pianoforte) and Or- and Orchestra, played by Ignaz chestra Conducted by Philippe" Gaubert. 9.48

p.m. Musical Comedy

Musical Comedy Marches; "Yes Madam?"

had her meals with the family and

Router. A message from Kwelhun states slept on a settee-in-the She had been sold, in the come that the whole province of Sulyuan by her mother to her aunt for $140. Chinese soldiers who were killed in country went into mourning to-day for the This aunt, All the defence of Sulyuan during the was Ure sister of defendant. She was later transferred to defend-Manchu-Mongol invasion of Fast ant and did work for both.

Inspector Fraser and the girl's mother corroborated the story.

was stopped and the sack Kot, examined and the solder found in it. He took the police to the On Shing Leung tin maker's shop in Third Street where the solder was identified. MAY DE BANISHED

year.

-Government .amces, schools and places of amusement had all their

FATALITIES

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flags flying at half-mast. An Imprese mother's back, was killed when sive memorial service was held at struck by a forry in Johnston Road, For possession of 90 cattles of old ship said there was no doubt that notables, including Mr. Wang Ching-hospital where she later succumbed In convicting defendant, His Wor- Kweihua,, being attended by many Wanchal. The mother was taken to iron near the Pokfulam on March 12, Au Chan, fendunt

University ground, the girl was a mul-tsai, and that de-wel, General Yen Hsl-shan, and to her injuries,

und her sister md been General Hsiung Pin, the fatter re

between presenting Marshal Chiang Kai-shek.

-Reuter,

$10.

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an unemployed man aged 34, was using the girl's services Aned $50, or six weeks, and recom- them. mended for banishment. He said he had picked the Iron up on a hill- side. Inspector Hourihan prosecuted.

Tam Hung, 29,

29, unemployed, re- ceived a sentence of three months for larceny of 50 brass bolts from Fat Lee, building contractors, Pak Sha Wan, valued at

Sergeant Mallett said the defendant was arrested in King's Road Ming Yuen Garden. stealing the bolts from the complain- He admitted ants' matshed. He had one previous conviction four years ago for stealing. Chan Wal, 28, appeared before Mr. K. Keen charged with the larceny of brass fittings of a ricksha in Wing Wo Street, and was sentenced to two months.

Inspector Fraser said that in view of the girl's condition, the S.C.A. was taking a serious view of the cose.

hear

Forged Note For Rent

UTTERER SENT TO PRISON

New Steamer Service

CHINA MERCHANTS NEW PROPOSALS

Stcomer communications between Malaya, Hongkong-and China will be improved this month by a service to be rum by the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company, a semi- Government concern.

NEW CONTROL AREA

It is learned that on analysis of accidents in Hangkong over an ex- tended period has shown that over 40 per cent. the total casualties

in occur

Queen's Road, though neither of the three deaths referred to above were on that route.

The authorities have come to the decision to make the length of Queen's Road from Wanchal Market

to Belcher Street, a controlled arca

subject to a maximum speed of 20 m.p.h., with the sole exception of the short stretch between Arsenal Street and Garden Road:

In 1835, 69 people were killed in Hongkong and Kowloon and there were 1,160 accidents involving in- Jury,

10 p.m. Big Ben. Dance Music. 10.45 p..Tales of the Sea." Wartime Problems of Inland Water Transport in Mesopotamia. A talk

by H. J. Phillips (Late Major and Water Transport, Mesopotamian Ex- Deputy Assistant Director of Inland peditionary Force). (Electrical Re- cording).

11 p.m. Close Down.

GUILTY PLEA NOT ACCEPTED

MANSLAUGHTER CASE AT SESSIONS

at the

this

Charged

Sessions Ah Hung at Ship Street, Wong morning with the manslaughter of

Chuen, a 21-year-old paint sc formerly employed at H. M. Yard, pleaded guilty, but his plea was not accepted by the Chief Justice, who said that he thought it would not be in the interests of ac- injuries to

Including neeldents in which no cused if he accepted it.

Last year the fatalities

Detective Sergeant Pilkington stated that defendant was actually

'An Ingenious method of passing seen taking the brass off the ricksha off forged bank-notes was revealed at 3.40 am. on March 17.

at the Sessions this morning when and renovated in Britain the steamers The Company recently purchased Leung Kwong, 42, appeared before Leung Ching, 25, was charged with Halheng and Halyuen, which will be the total was 2,428.

persons were inflicted, His Lordship thereupon recorded a Mr. K. Keen chlaged with the larceny uttering a forged $5 note, purporting used on the serving take passengers reached 09 but delalted statistics are of an iron pipe from No. 8B, Des Banking Corporation, and with pos- to be of the Hongkong and Shanghai Voeux Road West on March The pipe was valued at $5 and was session of another.

recovered.

zoven

13.

Was

The Halheng will

plea of not guilty and ordered that again prisoner be tried.

The trial will probably take place to-morrow morning..

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

and cargo between Amoy, Hongkong not available. and the Philippines, while the Hal- Accused, who was sentenced to Hongkong and Canton.

yuen will trade between Singapore, nine alleged to have gone to the third months hard labour, floor of 97 Thomson Road en January 30 last and passed off the note to the to one principal tenant as part deposit for a cubicle which he rented. "He was seen the next day by the victim, who had him arrested.

. SPURIOUS COINS

SAILOR FACES FOUR CHARGES

EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO UR Lau Kwong, a boy aged dve years, LEAVES SOME TRACE BEING IT; EVERY- was admitted to the Kowloon Hos THING CONTRIBUTES IMPERCEPTIBLY TO pital yesterday suffering from burns FORM US.-Goothe,

on the face and hands, the result of primus stove exploding at No. 274, Temple Street.

Sub-Inspector Kirby stated that defendant was stopped by a district watchman in Third Street with the pipe in his possession.

Defendant was sentenced month.

Lo King, an unemployed man of 32, was sentenced to Bix weeks imprisonment and recommended for banishment when he pleaded guilty

Chung Kan-lin, 24, mechanie, was to possession of

V. Murphy, 36, stoker on board fined $5 by Mr. W. Schofield at Cen- old water taps in O'Brien Road. Dod

HMS. Capetown, appeared before tral Magistracy this morning when he

Sergeant Cameron has reported to dant admitted stealing them, but the

Mr. W. Schofield at Central Magist,ploaded guilty to driving private cor the police that while driving car master of the stall from which he sentence passed by the Chief Justice charges of (a), driving private car Jaffe Road

Nine months hard labour was the racy this morning to answer four No. 2800 with a driver's licence at No. 3020 along Hennessy

Read said they had been taken, denied at the Sessions this morning on Au 1183 at Gloucester Road without a

yesterday. Sergeant yesterday, he knocked down Yeung Pennell prosecuted: ownership. Inspector Logan prose-Yu-sau who was charged with un-ileence; (b) driving the car without

Tak-hing, aged 62, and fractured his cuted..

left leg. The injured man resides at lawful possession of 800 counterfeit the owner's permission; (c) driving Two other cases were reminded. 10-cent pieces. Accused was arrest without lights at 10.30 p.m.; (d) year-old seamstress in Bowen Road,

An attack with violence on a 60- No. 102, Lockhart Road. ed as he was about to disetabark from driving without dun care and caution. on the evening of February 28, result the.s.s. On Lee, which had arrived

Sentence of 18 months'. hard labour- Defendant pleaded not guilty, to ed in Chan Kwal, aged 30, unemploy was passed by the Chief Justice, Sir from Kongmoon, on February 9 last all charges.

ed, being sentenced to 18 months' Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal A similar sentence was imposed on Murphy prosecuted and asked for a

Chief Detective-Inspector,

J.hard labour by the Chief Justice at Scalons this A moderate anticyclone covers Au Yiu-chuen, for unlawful posses date for heating of the case. There Lower Court proceedings, it was bed an old woman named Lam Ling.

the Sessions this morning.

moniing on Fun Keung, In the 82, who pleaded guilty to having rob China, and a weak anticyclonic aression of 200 counterfeit ten-cant are four witnesses. remains over Japan. Local forecast: pleces, Prisoner was arrested to

stated that accused was arrested by of $103 et an unnumbered hut in -East and NE winds, moderate; fair, gether with first accused..

Private George Oliver, R.A.M.C., as Lockhart Road in the early hours of he was about to run away.

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The afternoon of Monday, March 22, was fixedry sto

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AUSTRALIA MAY HELP North Sea patrol.

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One of the outcomes of the forth- coming Imperial Conterence will al most certainly be the fortification of Port Darwin, said to possess one of the most important landlocked har base is also to go built there in the bours in the Empire. A great alr

will greatly strengthen Britain's posi near future. Both these measured

tion in the Far East.

(Continued from Page 1.) year's manoeuvres aff. Singapore and Hongkong, but they were initiated too late for any action to be taken by the Australian Department of De tence.

Rumours persist that Port Darwin Australian warships were last in will also be used as a summer base Hongkong in 1917, when they were for the China Squadron in lieu of loaned to the China Station for de-Weihaiwel. Itlo, noteworthy that fence purposes. Most of the Aus- Darwin would be an ideal base for tralian feet, however, served in this purpose, as it is winter there. southern Pacific waters, although when is summer in Hongkong and Three warships were attached to the Welholwei..