1938-02-15 — Page 19

WOMAN WEEPS WHEN SENT TO PRISON Declines To Testify

In Own Behalf

A 25-year-old married woman named Fung Sul, wept bitterly at the Criminal Senioris this morning after she had been sentenced to 12

months hard inbour by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, en three charges 1. reintion forged

bank-notes.

She was accused of (1) uttering a forged $10 Hongkong and Shang- hal Bank note at the Sookunpou football ground on December 11; (2) uttering a similar note at the Royal Navy football ground on December and (3) possession of same. She pleaded not guilty to all the charges and the following Jury was em- S. panelled to try the case: Mesars. Berg (Foreman), S. E. Souza, Chung Kwan-ting, W. G. Willams, Chan Man-sing. Chan Wal-chuen and 1. Black.

Cutt

Cost

Of Empire Air Mails

Hongkong Not Getting

All Benefits

The following announcement by air mail for correspondents in Eng- Imperial Airways promises cheaper land who post to various countries in Africa and the Far East, not in cluding Hongltong, however.

the

Local benefits will be gained by the introduction on

March 4 of a revised schedule which will permit of a total transit time between Hong kong and London of eight days and bet between Hongkong and Brisbane of six days. The revision of schedule and the introduction to soine countries of the "all first class inall by air" scheme is the result of ing Doats on the London Singapore service from February 23, whereafter there will be two services weekly.

The announcement by the local office of Imperial Airways reads:

As from Wednesday, February 23. rat class mail will be carried by air from the United Kingdom to Egypt, Palestine, India (including Ceylon and

(including North Borneo

THE HONGKONG

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY

TELEGRAPH.

CONSIDER

KOWLOON

HONGKONG CONGRATULATES AUSTRALIA

COVERNOR'S MESSAGE ON

SESQUI-CENTENARY

Hongkong, which will cele

PROBLEMS

Residents Association Discusses Projects

the

1938.

E RADIO BROADCAST

H. E. the Governor From the Studio

COLONEL IRWIN

Radio Programme Broadcast by DZ.B.W. on Frequencies of 845 k.c.'s,

0.52 m.c.'s. per second, I.K.T.

brate its own centenary in less General Committee of the Kowloon

The monthly meeting of

gratulated Australia than three years, has just con-Residents Association was held

on the Tuesday, February 8, in St. Andrew's sesqui-centenary of the found- Church Hall. Ing of the first settlement near Sydney.

In a cabled message to the Gover- Kong Governor, Sir Geoffry North-

(President), Mr. F. C. Mow Fung Those present were: Mr. B. Wylle (Vice-President), Mr. R. F. Phillips (Hon. Treasurer), Mr. R. Baldwin (Hon. Secretary), the Hon. Mr. L. e Castro, Jr., Messrs. B. W.

nor General of Australia, the Hong-D'Almada. C. Felshow, Li Char

cole, recently said:

of

"Please accept on behalf of Dominion hearty congratulations of the Colony Australia the most of Hongkong on the celebration of the in Australia."

Chi

3.

R.

Intercession from St. John's Cathe- dral.

12.0-13.20 p.m. Relay of Service of

•

12.30 Rale da Cosia (Piano). Butterflies In The Rain (Reaves and Myers); Everyone Says 1 Lova You' (Kalmar and Hugby); Waltz Time-Medley (Strauss, arr. Levy); Dancing Butterdy (Young and Pot-

, C. M. Manners, 1. N. Murray, R. Pestonil, C.. E,

E, Terry, Rov.

from Mrs. E. W. Gardiner, Mesars, Apologies for absence Higgs, and Mics R. Mow Fung.

chce were received ke Lam Ming-fan, J

W Rattcy, D. W.

the introduction of the Empire Fly 150th anniversary of Bral settlement Munton, and H. GR mitfed a re- Wood): The Valley Of The Poppies

Brigadier General Lord Gowrie, Australian Commonwealth, has re- V.C., the Governor General of the

follows: plled to Sir Geoffry Northcoto

As

tion of congratulatory message froth "Desire to express deep apprecia- Colony of Hongkong on occasion Aus-

Mr. J. Whyatt, who prosecuted, said that on December 11 Sergeant S. Brown, R.A., was on duty at one of the gates to the Sookunpoo foot- ball ground, where a match between the Middlesex Regiment and the Hongkong Football Club was being ployed. Business was very slack and not much money was taken. About 4.30 p.m.

Vastand Sarawak). progress, a woman came to Sergeant Brown and tendered a $10 note for a 30-cent ticket. The woman entered the ground and sat near an Indian, Mr. S. E. Bux, with whom she enter ed into a conversation, She was said to have told Mr. Dux that the was expecting a relative who, how- ever, had falled to turn up.

A few minutes later, someone outside the ground called to the woman, "In

relative your

turned up?" The woman replied no and then left the ground.

"white the game was to f and Malaya Seychelles), Burma trallu's 150th Anniversory."

+

FORGERY DISCOVERED As the match was coming to n close, Sergeant E. Taylor, LA, who was in charge of it, saw Sergeant Brown about the gate receipts and was told that a $10 note had been tendered, Sergeant Taylor examined the note and discovered it was forgery. Together with Corporal 5. MacCormac, R.A.S.C., who collected the woman's ticket, they held a con- sultation and decided 10 look for her. They went to the South Chinn ground, where another match was en, and there spoke to Sub-Inspector F. D. B. Tuckett, informing him of the matter. Falling to find the woman. they returned to the Sookunpoo ground where they found Mr. Bux. who was subsequently retained as a witness.

The following day, there was a match between South Chinn "A" and Eastern on the Royal Navy football ground, Cpl. MacCormac went along and he took the opportunity of warn ing Chief Petty Officer P. A. Pothick, who was in charge of the pay-ofce, of what had happened the previous duy, at the same time asking to be notified should anything transpire, That was about 3.15 pm. and half an hour later a woman, accompanied by a child, came to the pay-office and tendered a $10 note, which was immediately discovered to be a

forgery. She was detained and Cpl. MacCormac and tho Palice-were- Rummoned. Small change amount- ing to 55 cents were found on her person.

FOG AND

There will be each week two "C" (Empire) Class flying-boat services THE WEATHER

Singapore, and in addition two "C" Class services to Karachi. In other words, there will be four "C" Class flying-boat services each week from Southampton to Karachi

vice veren, two of them being continued to Singapore. Qantas Empire Air- ways will continue the services from

Class

and

MIST ARE

Singapore to Brisbane and vice versa FORECAST

with the "Commonwealth" air-liner, as formerly.

Connecting with the two Karachi terminating services there will be "Atalanta" Class services operating between Karachi and Calcutta vin Delhi, and in addition to the above there will be a once-weekly service between Alexandria

and Basra operated by the "Hannibal" Class aircraft.

FAR EAST SERVICE

The Introduction of the "C" Class flying-boat on the main trunk route as far as Singapore will result in a change of schedule on the feeder ser- vice Bangkok-Hongkong and vice

versa.

As from March 1, the service will leave Hongkong each Tuesday, Connecting at Bangkok both with the home-bound service from Australle and the outward-bound service to

In the reverse direction

Ausvice will leave Bangkok for

the

Gloomy weather is forecast by the Royal Observatory.

Fog, mist or drizzle is likely within the next 24 hours, says the report issued at 10 a.m.

Both temperature and humidity have appreciably increased in the last two days. The temperature did not fall below 60 degrees during the whole of yesterday, while humidity at 10 o'clock this morning hud reach- 05 per cent.-dve per cent. off cd saturation.

Eleven points of rainfall recorded during the past 24 hours has brought the total for the year to 4.54 inches— 2.49 inches above the average.

Oficiul. forecast for to-night and

Moderate to-morrow is: winds: cloudy with fog; mist or driz

zle."

Hongkong each Thursday, arriving here each Friday, and again effecting Europe. The Grat service to arrive connexions both from Australia and

in Hongkong on the new schedule is due on Friday, March 4. A summary of the new schedule is given below:-of

Leave Hongkong Tues. Arrive Bangkok Wed. Leave Bangkok Thurs. Arrive London Wed. Arrive Brisbane Mon. Leave London Thurs. Leave Brishune Sal. -Arrive-Bangkok-Wed: Leave Bangkok Thurs. Arrive Hongkong Fri.

The preliminary time-table in force

and

A Sub-Commitice port advocating the planting of trees After some discussion, this was re- in many specified areas in Kowloon. ferred back for consideration regard-

ing the advisability of recommending positions in which they constituted a the removal of trees from certain

danger to traffic.

The London Palladium Orchestra, cond. by Richard Crean.

Vivienne (Finck); Longing (Haydn

(Anclito); A Birthday Serenade Wallz (Daveon).

Here is a friendly, sporting style of hat made of a rougher finish felt In green and brown. It is adaptable in shape and can be worn just as you wish, many men preferring it "pork pled", as illustrated.

(Lincke); The Druid's Prayer $19.50

1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather

The B.B.C. Orchestras. Aldo-Selection (Verdi); Grand March (Verdi)..... The B.B.C. A letter from member was read, Wireless Symphony Orchestra cond. drawing attention to the need for a

*by

by Percy Pitt: Overture Fingal's cable and wireless office in Kowloon.

Cave', Op. 26 (Mendelssohn); Over- It was decided that a letter should be ture Merry Wives Of Windsor

ent to Messrs. Cable and Wireless Ltd., on the lines suggested in the phony

The B.B.C. (Nicolal).

Sym- Orchestra cond. by Adrian letter, mentioning also the large boult.

Lets 10% cash discount

MACKINTOSH'S

SPECIALISTS

of passengers, from ships 30 Reuter and Rugby Press; MEN'S WEAR ກ the Kowloon Wharves to Weather Forecast and Announce-. whom such an office would be of

of ments. great benent

The Trafic Sub-Committee re-

that it ported

was working in conjunction with the Automobile Association in consideration of the trafle "circus" installed in Waterloo Road.

Meeting was fixed for Friday, March The date of the Annual General

4, at 0 p.m..

U.K. TRADE

REACHES NEW HIGH

London, Feb. 14.

oversens

The latest casterly

trado figures recorded the highest totals, both imports and exports, for any January since 1930.

.

The aggregate was £12 000,00 less than December, but was £11,000,000 ubove last January.

TULO 1.40 Relay of the Rotary Speech from the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel. Speaker: Prof. Dr. phil., Dr. ing. h.c. E. Gracte Subject: How Selence rectifies Nature'.

2.15 Close down.

0.0-7.0 Chinese Programme. 7.0 Dance Music. Fox

Trois-The Lady Who

Couldn't Be Kissed (film The Sing- ing Marine); Swing, Swing, Dear Mother-In-Law. George Elrick

and.11ls Swing Music Maker; Rumba

Blue Rumba; Rumba Fctiona

Coubanalan.

The

Cuban Boys; Fox-Trots-I'm A Little Prairie Flower; The Best Of Friends. Billy Cotton and Hie Band; Tangos-La Ultima Cancion; Cabe- cita.

Heinz Huppertz and His Orchestra; Quickstep-Don't Sny Goodbye: Waltz- Hum A Waltz (film This is my Affair'). Victor Silvester and His Ballroom

r

7.30 Closing local Stock tions.

Quota-

7.35 ́Studio-Colonel Irwin, D.5.0., MOTHER CHARGED

M.C., en "Air Raid Precautions."

7.50 His Excellency The Governor. 8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather WITH ABANDONING Imports amounted to £85.000,000

and exports to £41,000,000, compared Report and Announcements. BODY OF HER SON

8.03

by Prue Studio-Recital with £04,000,000 and £44,000,000

дец

Lindsay A. and Lewis (Violin) respectviely In December her 15-year-old son in a scaveng-January, 1037. Reuter Special. Charged with dumping the body £70,000,000,000 and £39,000,000 in Latford (Piano).

1. Molly on the Shore (Percy Grainger); 2. Sussex Mummers Xmas Carol (Percy Grainger). .... Prus Lewis accomp. by Lindsay Lufford; 3. Three English Dancca Bowen): (a) Count Morris Dance, (c) Lindsay Lafford; 4. (Cyril-Scott-Kreisler):-5.-Breath-o June J. B. McEwen); 6. English Dance (B. J. Dale)..... Prue Lewis accomp. by Lindsay Lafford,

8.25 Songs by Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone),

In lane at the rear of Kam Wik Street. Shaukiwan, yesterday, Wong Nat, 31, widow, appeared before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning,

She denied that the boy was dead, and claimed that she was seeking assistance-when-a-sanitary forehan arrested her.

Inspector A. Wright, who prose- cuted, said that the woman resided in Main Street with her two chil- dren, but when the children

French War Areas Loan Oversubscribed

Paris, Feb. 14.

DENIED GUILTY KNOWLEDGE at the commencement of flying-boat

between London On being taken to No. 2 Pollee operations

con- The credit National loan for 1,000,- Station by

Detective-Sergeant

tracted smallpox recently, she took Singapore will provide a total tran-

them on board an abandoned sam- restoration of centres damaged over 000,000 francs to facilitate the Bentley, accused was charged and insit time of eight days Hongkong- reply she said sho did

pan and lived there. London and six days Hongkong- utter any not

One of the 20 years ago in the Great War hos children subsequently died.

been fully subscribed. IL The prosecuting ofleer asked for

was this afternoon. week's remand, stating that an addi- officially closed

Reuter Special. tional charge might be laid against the woman, and the request granted.

note on December 11. She Brisbane and vice versa. tted, however, having tendered $10 note on December 12, but denied she knew it was a for- gery. Subsequently, an identification parade was held by Mr. F. W. Shaftain, A.D.C.I.. at which the woman was picked out by Sergeant Brown and Mr. Bux from a group of cight.

Counsel then went on to suggest that one of the reasons why accused chose football grounds to alter the nates wag beenuse she know the people who collected money there were sailors and soldiers who were not so expert in detecting forgerics as shop-keepers. But whatever the reason, it was evident she did not go there to watch the match, and the only conclusion which could be ar- rived at was that she was engaged in a systematic fraud.

CROWN WITNESSES Evidence for the Crown was given by Sergi. Brown, Cpl. MacCormac, Sub-Inspector Tuckett, Mr. Bux, Chief Petty Officer Pethick, Police Sergeant H. A. Mackay, Detective. Sergt. J. 1

Bentley, Mr. F. W. Shaftain, Mr. Fu Yuk-ching, Police Interpreter and Mr. Ho Ching-nam, a shroff employed by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.

The Inst-named not only sad the notes were forgeries but held that they were manufactured from same press.

Driver Fined For Minor Offences

DISMISSED MAN RETURNS TO

was

Severe Cold Weather In South England

(York

Dance.

Dance, (b) Lotus Land

Hybrins, The Cretan (Elliott); I herd Boy's Song (Pepper). Fear No Foe (Pinsuti): The Shep-

Or-

8.35 Marek Weber & Ils

chestra.

Puccini-Potpourri

8.45 London Relay-The Waggon.*

Band

with Arthur Askey, Reginald Foort at the B.B.C. Theatre Organ and The Band Waggoners conducted by Phil Cardew, Production by Cordon Crier and Harry S. Pepper.

0.20 London Relay-The News. 9.50 Beethoven-Moonlight Sonata (in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2).

Played by Ignace Jan Paderewski. 10.03 Now Symphony Orchestra and Angela Parselles (Soprano), London, Feb. 14.

"Merric England-Selection (Ed- kong Football Club on February 6 against Wong Fong, 38, unemployed, by

A charge of burglary was preferred Severe cold weather, accompanied ward German). .Orchestra cond, by

falls of snowy, without permission, Mr. S. C. Miller, when he appeared before Mr. R. A. southern England.

continues in Dr. Malcolm Sargent; The Nightin

Song Reports of extensive damage re- Pipe Sero (Wyne & Zeller); The

Summoned for driving his car on Service Cricket Club to the Hong the path lending from the Civli

ROB EMPLOYER

He was accused of

(Taylor &

of the Asiatic Petroleum Company. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy sulting from flooding and gales dur-Brahe)....Angela Parselles; Lo Cid was fined $4 when he appeared betray morning yu Sing Lee flour-ing the week-end are still being re- Bullet Musle (Massenet); (a) Castil-

forc Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning.

Asked if any danger resulted from the breach, Acting Sub-Inspector B. G. Baker sald there were always many children playing along the path.

Folkestone, summoned for parking Mr. M. I. Drysdale, of H. M. S.

Jis car over the Ume limit of two hours in Pedder Street car-park on January 27, was fined $4. Mrs. T. Dulley was flued $3 for leaving her motor car unattended in Chater Rond on February 8.

Mr. Sydney Chan, owner-driver, was cautioned when he was sum- the moned for causing an obstruction with his car in Connaught Road Accused did not make any state-Central on February 3. Mr. J. M. ment, and the Jury, without retiring, D'Almada Remedios Appeared for and pleaded guilty to д

found her guilty on all the charges. Chan

Passing sentence of 12 months hard labour on each of the charges,

onths technical offence,

to be served concurrently, His Lord-

Mr. Fong Yau-nam was fined $5 for sounding his horn in Des Voeux

ship said he must take a serious view Road Central near the Post Omee at of the cave as accused had not 3.25 p.m. on February 4. Traffic nvalled herself of the opportunity to Sergeant G. Your said that defendant disclose where she got the notes.

was sounding the horn continuously, and added that it seemed habit with the man..

REPORT ENTRY

OF THIEVES

entering the

dealers' Arm, Lyemun Village, at 3 ceived-British Wireless, containing a large quantity of cloth- am, yesterday, and stealing a box Ing. quilts and covers, and a gold finger ring,

Inspector A. Wright said that Wong but was discharged during Chinese was formerly employed in the shop,

New Year.

Sentence of two months' hard labour was imposed.

Germans Mass On Czechs Border, Says Paris Story

Paris, Feb. 15.

The military correspondent of Le

to be a Soly, M. Rene Pelletier, says 20 Ger

YEN WILL BE DEFENDED

The

Tokyo, Feb. 15. maintain the yen exchange rate at Government's decision to

its present level of 18. 2d. was re- amrmed to-day in the House of Peers by the Finance Minister.

He stated the present exchange policy was pursued by the Govern ment because "devaluation desired in certain quarters would not contribute to the improvement of the balance in International payments but would on the contrary invite vurlois difficul- lies, including financial confusion.

Reuter,

lane; (b) Aubade; (e) Andulbuse; (d) Aragonaise; (e) Madrilene; (f) Navarraise....Orchestra cond. by Eugene Goossens.

10.35 Sibelius' Bongs.

Flickan Kom Iran Sin Alsklings Mote: Sav, Say, Susa (Schilfrohr, Saus'le) Op.38, No. 4....Marian An- derson (Contralto) with plano ac- comp. by Kosti Vehanen.

10.42 Sibelius-Symphonie Poem 'Night-Ride And Sunrise,' Op. 55.

Played by The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra conducted 'Adrian Boult.

11.0 Close down..

JAPAN CONTINUESub

OLYMPIAD PLANS

SHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

The following ships are expected to be in wireless communication with Hongkong Nadio to-day: Menestheus, Kaisar-I-Hind: President Doumer; Kulsang:

Carthage: Bonga- Jore: Victori G.G. Paul Doumer; Atsuta Maru; Empress of Canada Luchow; Aramis; Canton; Gneisenau; Kumsang; President Grant! President Tokyo, Feb. 10. Heretofore, he adds, the strongest

Disregarding the growing oppost-Taiping; Cremer, Shengking.

McKinley; Taiyuan, Minoo Maru; concentrations were on the French tion abroad, the Japanese Olympic Adjourned from last Friday, when and Belgian borders.

Games Organising Committee – is "The new Fourth Group armies of calmly and confidently continuing most at. 34 miles per Leipziga quarter of the German preparations for the thirteenth Olym

army--are now on the Czech pind here in 1940. LOANS

Meanwhile, mesangos from Vancou“

A fine of $10 was imposed on Ho Fo, lorry driver, for speeding in Queen's Rond East In ព controlled pren..

Mrs. H. Black, of Armend Bulld- he denied a charge of speeding in Inga, has reported to the police that some unknown person gained ad- hour on January 27, Lam Huen was

|man divisions have been placed along

the Czecho-Slovaklan frontier,

“miliance, to her fat, and stols from a fined $5 on appearing this morning, fromler, alongside the Third Group dressing table. a fountain pen and Trade Sergeant T. McInnes sald he nearly 20 divisions, placed in as are Mr. Mattige Noraj, Jaban's delegate table ornaments to the value of $11 had checked Sergeant

armies. Together the

they | represent | var) 13.09.report the arrivni there of. Ioad, Crofton, of 247 Prineb Edward mibtor-cycle speedometer and round use length of the Croch frontier with taking tape FAA OSAAMION COM

Itoad, has reported to the police the it to be correct. Defendant had been

tom of a wrist watcll; worth): 876, followed, and paced, Witouchin the Afrikos alexandr from his residence speedometer ECOWL CARE PARET E

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Special 10 Days Sale

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Overcoats

For the next 10 days we are giving you the oppor-

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never been reduced so low before.

Available from Feb. 15 to 25 only.

The suits and overcoats are in all shades, sizes and

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An early visit will prove most interesting and ad-

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