1939-03-24 — Page 12

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STRANGE WEATHER

WANCHAI INCIDENT

March 24, 1939.

ey

Chascú and Detained

saw three men striking her husband.

made an effort to Beparate

Royal Observatory Report European Sappers Charged and a fourth man pinned his hands

For Last Year Issued

Unusual features of last year's weather are set out in the report of the Director of the Royal Observatory loid before the Legislative Council yesterday.

The report states the principal features of the weather in 1938 were:

(a) A great deficiency of rainfall, the year being the driest since 1885 The total rainfall for the year amounted to only 65,30 inches against normal of 85,10 Inches, rainfall being below normat In every month

By Chinese Couple

over her niouth and struck ber mouth with his fist, drawing blood. When police whistles were blown While he was standing outside his house at Lockhari Road, about 1215 the Europeans ran, and were follow- nm, on March 19, waiting for hed by her and Yip. When they had wife to open the door, Yip Ming chased them to near the Sellors' and chun alleges that four Europeans Soldiers Home, hother European

she told him that they hud been m challenged him to fight, and he was asked them what the matter was and fra and eventually attacked by them.

saulted. Then she w second defendants standing on the to the Wanchal Station, pavement opposite, and they all went

Before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yesterday, three suppers of the Royal Engineers, W, J. Gardiner. D. E. Allton and T Marney, were charged with having assaulted. Yip and his wife.

of the year except February, March Bide his house, 158 Lockhart Read March 20, and third defendant was

and October.

(b) The prevalence of very warm sunny weather in April and June. In April the duration of sunshine was the highest on record, while in June both the duration of sunshine and the mean temperature were the highest on record.

(c) The unusually early typhoon of May 3. Although the wind never reached galo force in the harbour, the maximum gust of 83 mph. Is also a record for the month.

(d) An exceptional immunity from typhoon gales. The only occa- slon on which the wind velocity exceeded 40 m.ph. in n gust was during the May typhoon mentioned above..

A synoptle chart of the Far East, on whileli is also all available Infor mation concerning upper winds, in prepared and exhibited in the acro- drome, and a senior officer is avall- able for consultation by departing pilots. An hourly weather report in communicated in Q code dirccly to incoming planes. A route farceist is also furnished to the pilots of out- going planca.

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On the seismographs 372 carth- qunkes were recorded, compared with 398 in 1937. The seismographs have. been forwarded to the International Selemalogical Committee, Oxford.

Observations of the upper air by Observations of upper air tem- during aeroplane perature, taken Alghts, have been supplied to the Observatory by the personnel of the For East Flying Training School, Ltd., and of the Civil Airport, to whom acknowledgements are due.

In acknowledging the receipt of various weather Information from sources, the report states that infor- mation from Pratas is very valuable.

GAMBLING WITH DICE Money in Woman's Handbag- Included in Toll

Kowloon .The Poor Box of the Magislrney benefited to the extent of $140.32 yesterday, In consequence of the appearance of 13 women and two men before Mr. Q. A. A. Mne- fadyen on charges connected with a Rambling raid by the polles on A house In Sai Yeung Choi Street on Wednesday.

On ball of $200, one of the women, Chan Kwel-lin, 30, was charged with keeping a common gaming house on the ground floor of 167 Sai Yeung Chol Street. The other defendants, ! on accounts of gambling, were on ball of $10,

Acting Detective Sub-Inspector C. Mottram sald that the raid was car- defendants rled out at 4 p.m., and were found playing a game. ut dire on a long table covered with a cloth and a paper with figures and-in- ese characters.

Chan was in charge of the dice. and had in front of her a smali bas-

$8.80. She and ket containing handbag with $60 inside. Other fable to- monty picked up on the talled $73.40.

Answering a question put by Mr. Macfadyen concerning the 310 in Chan's handbag, the prosecuting off- cer sald: The Ordinance piovides that any money found on the person of the keeper is to be brought to the notice of à Magistrate.

Mr. F. W. Shaftain, Acting Direc- Lor of Criminal Intelligence (Crime), sald ho conducted an identification Yip told the Court that he was out-

parade at Wellington Barracko пр waiting for the door to be opened, identified by complainants, when four Europeans, two in plan

McEwen Sub-Inspector R.

Bald in uniform, Be that while he was at Joffe Road, he clothes and two

him. Yip alleged that heard whistle blown, and on reaching proached Marney said, "You want to fight?" the Sallors and Soldiers Home, H and at the same time tried to kick told him that she and her husband him, but he ran to the road.

had been assaulted by some Euro- Marney followed, said Yip, and peans. She then pointed to first and agala attempted to kick him, second defendants, who were stand- eventually set upon him, togethering on a pavement, whom she alleged.

had taken part is the assault, with the other three men,

Llu Wal-ying, wife of Yip, said: The hearing was adjourned to next

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