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April 14, 1939.

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SAPPERS APPEAL

Two Men Succeed While Two Others Fail

Four Chinese sappers of the Royal Engineers figured in two -appeals-against-sentences before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl

MacGregor in the Appeal Court yesterday,

evidence was that they were found currying the weapons In Wanchai on March 6,

In the present case, the offence

extremely

trivial. The men

Defendant's A Look Through

Case

European Charged In

Traffic Court

Beur

until

The Telegraph'

50 YEARS AGO

April 14, 1889. General opposition is arising in Gor-i be brought forward by Government to by against the proposed measures to supersede the present Socialist Law, curtailing especially the liberties of the

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ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 k.c.)

Pellegatti and Ore From chestra with Vocal Chorus.

The Studio

Vocal

FoxTM Trots-A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody_(film_The_Great_Ziegfeld') Roy Fox & His Orch, withi "I PAGLIACCI"

Refrain by Denny Dennis. Quicksteps-Lookin' Around Corners ZBW on a Frequency of 845 k.c.'s, Love And Learn (film That Giri Radio Programme Broadenst by For You (flin Head Over Heels*); and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. front Paris:).. Sidney Torchi and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c.'s per (Organ). Tangoz Malame, You're second.

Lovely Spider Of The Night of the Prison Commission to recommend Intercession from St. John's Cathe-wila Mustang: Picase Believe Me Mantovani and His Tipica Orchestra. 12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of ex-Trots-Saddle Your Blues To A that executions for Kent take place in dral. the Cathedral City Instead of, as at pre-12.30 Bong by Caruso (Tenor), sent. In the axalze town of Maidstone.

A

25 YEARS AGO

April 14, 1914. strong feeling of proteal

aroused in Canterbury, at the decision

Was H.K.T.

of

At a meeting, which resolved to send a Farewell, dear Mother (Cavalleria deputation from the city to the Home Rusticana-Mascagni)... with Sym-

rotary, Dean Wars objected to Can- pliony Orchestra. terbury being made the Newgate Kent. The protest proved successful Minor, Op. 57 ("Appassionata").

12.35

Beethoven Sonata In F E)

Rudolf Serkin (Piano). 10 YEARS AGO

1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather Report. April 14, 1920. Ilongkong yesterday lost one of its most popular residents whan Mr. C. II. Blanon, of Messrs. Swire, left for Home by the P. and 0. Butterfield and

.. Naldera after more than 30 years residence In the Colony."

5 YEARS AGO

Roy Fox & His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain. Blues-Chase The Blues Away: Fox-Trot May Be Wrong... Chick Webb & His Orch.

2.15 Close down.

0.0 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Itoof Garden of the Hong- kong Hotel.

(a) Feeling in my heart; (b) Goin' Buck to Town; (c) Blue Sides; (d) Meet the beat of my heart.

1.03 B.B.C. Recording-A North- ern Evening From Burbleton'.

6,14 Record: When The Poppies, Arranged by T. Thompson. 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wen-Sea dsland Magic (Tamerlin-Long) Bloom Again (Morrow-Pelost): South ther Forecast and Announcements.

1.40 A Dance Programme.

The Street Singer (Arthur Tracy)

Fox-Trots- Must Sco Annie with Instrumental Accompaniment, 0.21 (a) Sympathy; (b) Glamina

young: (d) 11 Bucio.

Tonight; Brother Bill

Brion

by a knife, and it was therefore pro- Darkin, who had charge of the case, 11.10. He was with a party At the end of this month, Messrs. Lawrance and His Lansdowne Or. Min; (e) One day when we were

Respectability Plea

April 14, 1934. William Powell, Ltd., one of the lead- Ing establishments in Hongkong for gentlemen's wear, are moving from their prezent promises in Quoon's Road to the new building which has been erected in Ico House Street.

Hearing of the traffic summonses against A. G. Hargreave, of Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd. was continued before Mr. R. Edwards Appellant in the first ense was

at the Central Magistracy yesterday, prean. Supper Ho You, and he appealed

when evidence was given by defen- dant. The case was then adjourned against sentence of six months' hard Labour Impured by Mr. R. A. D. Continuing, Mr. Sin contended that until to-morrow, when Inspector S C. Saunders, for the prosecution, and rest, Firat Mugistrate, on a charge the principle under which There Mr. F. G. Nigel for the defence, will of assault occasioning grievous bodily tence was passed was wrong. There harm. Complahant was Tam Sing. must be come proportion between address the Court

Charges of driving a car while and it was stated that the assault the punishment and the crime, he

of liquor, and on said, and quoted authorities to show under the Influence took place in Lockhart Rond

that severe sentences for trivial driving without due, care and cau- March 0.

Mr. Peter II. Sin,

the tion, were made against Hargreave for appellant, offeners were not justifled In

an accident in Bonham wait the appeal was brought on the absence of any aggravating circum- following

Rond on February 22 at 1.20 pa ground that there was no evidence stances.

when he is alleged to have swerved to support the conviction. He asked:

when the notes was

King's College, after) the Court to disregard which the Magistrate had put at the were entitled to carry the knives in having been on the wrong side of end of the depositions, because they barracks, and it was only by sevident the road, and to have collided with were inserted after the appent had that they were found to have posses-a motor-cycle driven by Woo Kam-

sion of the weapons outside the com- | lut. been lodged.

"Mr. Altred Y. Hon held a watch- the pound. Curiously enough, the Magis- His Lordship remarked that nutes referred to were not depositrate did not inquire from Capt. ing briet for Woo.

Defendant, in evidence, gold that tions, and in any event they were Matthews, the Commanding Officer, inmaterial. Complainant had stated who was in Court, as to the character he went to the Gloucester Lounge that the bule in his jacket was made of the men, nor was Sub-Inspector on the morning of February 22 aboul

and stayed there fin. he knew of them about 1 per to infer that the cut he had re- asked what ceived in the arm was made by such as the result of Inquiries. a' weapon.

in a that Mr. Sin submitted erhinal case no such inference could be made. Without the notes there because the jacket was cut It could s

He was driving on the left centre not be inferred that the skin was

of the road when he noticed

the broken.

His Lordship remarked that ne- motor-cycle about 20 yards ahead, Counsel then quoted authorities to

to be on his show what constituted a wound. He cording to the depositions. It seemed and which appeared

He continued to contended that the continuity of the to him that the offence against the side of the road.

was much graver drive on, as he expected the motor- skin must be broken before it could third appellant

a mere than the other two. The first two cycle to go on to the correct side be regarded as a wound;

After continuing for scratch even though the bone under- appellants had stated that they did of the road.

not not know of the Army regulations, another 10 yards.

the motor-cycle neath might be broken,

plant had stated while the third said he carried the appeared to be stive deft ad orak enough. that he had never seen appellant be- knife because he thought there would for him. He swerved left

ed, and about a split second later, fore stabbing, but there was no evi- be a "free-for-all."

"I do feel," continued Hits Lord- there appeared to be a head-on col- dence that the skin was broken dut any blood had come out of the s the first two appellants were con-

"and feel strongly that so far lision. have 13 It might very well wound. It been a bruise. Further, there was Cerned-though they are only appeal- an hour no medical evidence as to the nature ng against sentence-the only offence cycle, and was on his right side of

which they committed Was an the rond. of the injury, and an Indian con-

He was slightly dazed by the col-; stable had testified that when he ap- offence against the Army regulations. proached the parties the complainant it be punished by their own sien, and was helped out of the car and made no mention of having been authorities, but this does not come by n kirs. Kirk, who took him to

within the jurisdiction of the Magis- the Queen Mary Hospital. trate."

Asked by Mr. Nigel the number His Lordship then quashed the of drinks he was in the habit of Ample Evidence

sentences against the first two - taking dally, defendant said he al- 31

days, which meant their im-e evenings. mediate discharge.

of friends, and during that time had taken three gin siings.

After leaving the Gloucester Lounge, he picked up his car which was parted near a Swatow lace shop,

Strand.

was no evidence of wounding, and appellants as respectable members of and drove from there up to Bonham who are at present housed in Asin Lifej

stabbed..

Was

or

If the Magistrate hat done so he would undoubtedly have treated the

Majesty's Forces Instead of thinking they were a gang of blood- thirsty hooligans.

He was doing about 12 to 15 miles when he saw the motor-

Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz, Building, will thon take over the pre- mises to be vacated by Mesara, William Powell.

SEQUEL TO MISHAP

No Case Made Out Against Driver

5.35 Records: You're The Top (Porter); I Get A Kick Out Of You (from Anything Goes') ... Anoua Winn and Billy Marlow (Vocal Duet with Orchestra). Joy Dance (Kirby) Ernest Jones (Banjo) with Leslie Bartlett at the Piano.

0.44 (n) I let a Song go out of my heart; (b) Miss Annabella Brown; (c) That Foolish Feeling; (d) Rose Room.

7.0 Closing local Stock Quotations. 7.02 Fitty Minutes of Variety with Sandy Powell, Patricia Rossborough,

Baker, London Josephine

Plano- Accordeon Band and Others,

Alleged to have driven in p_dan- Fail acknowledgment of their right to crous manner in Talpo Road, Wong, control competitive swimming. In the Shing-hau was summoned before Mr. Colony has been expressed by the Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kow- Shanghai Amatour Swimming Associa- loon Magistracy yesterday. He

on to the Victoria Recreation Club, denied the charge

through Mr. F. whose co-operation has been requested H. Loseby. by the northern body with a view to arranging. Interport gains in the future. A. It. Brittain said that on March bert); A Waitz Was Born in Vienna Prosecuting, Traffic Sub-Inspector Accordeon-Band-Au Revoir (GIL- 15 defendant was driving lorry (Crooker-Loewe) London Plato- EVIDENCE CONFLICTS along Talpo Road towards Kowloon Accordeon Band under the direction and Mr. J. T. Lock was driving a of Scott Wood with Vocal Chorus. private car in the direction of Tal- Magistrate Discharges

Plano, Medley-Intro: No Regrets; po. Just about 200 yards from the Laughing Irish Eyes: A Fine Ro Water Works Station there was

Mr.J.B. Prent, Assistant Crown pellants, and substituted a term of ways took three or four whiskies In Houston b the Central Magis cor was just on the edge of th London. Piano-Accordeon. Band:

Solicitor, submitted that there was that the umple evidence to show complainant had been cut in the arm and chest.

The Magistrate wos per fectly justified in making the note that a blood stained vest with a hole in it had been produced, and to infer from that that there had been with a knife.

cut

In the case of the third appellant, the appeal was dismissest.

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Accused Man ·

mance; Serenade in the Night; Take left hand bend for the lorry driver my Heart Patricia Rossborough. Because of contradictory evidence and a right hand bend for the driv- Vocal-Afraid To Dream (film_

Love Can't Have Everything): The You siven by witnesses for the prosecu-er of the private eur. tion, two charges of travelling

"On this particular corner," con- llness Of You (film You Can't Have motor bus without paying his fare, tinued the Sub-Inspector,

a col- Everything") .. Josephino Baker brought against Chan Wing-cheung. liston occurred, when the off-side of with Orchestra. Accordeon-Band described as assistant manager of the the lorry struck the off-side of the Calling Me Home (Wilfred); I Have Universal Trading Company. Per- car. The lorry stopped and remain- Lost My Heart In Budapest (Puszta)

Street, were dismissed by afr. ed in position on the read-and. Ore.

yesterday,

road.

There were four persons in with Vocal Chorus. Comedy Sketch Son under the direction of Scott Wood The prosecution alleged that Chan the car at that time. I went to the sandy And Family At Blackpool Are you in the habit of drinking bourded Chinn Motor bus No. 842 scene of the accident and took mea- 1 Rowell) · Gershwin Fox-Trot Sandy Powell & Co. every day in the week at lunch March 24, about 4.45 p.m. As the bus the summons was issued. The dan- Medley Slow Tempo. Intro: Oh

the Star Ferry wharf, on surements, in consequence of which

Orch. was full, Chan stood in the first-

ger was that the lorry was out wide Lady Be Good; 'S Wonderful; Look- class compartment,

on this left-hand bend, and in being ing for When the bus was near

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a Boy... Harry Roy's Arsenal

on

planos After commenting that the Mingis-

Street, in Wanctiol, a ticket inspectar out, it collided with the other Tiger-Ragamuffins

ear,"

with

bass and string

drums. entered the vehicle and asked the trate was perfectly entitled to make

Sub-Inspector Brittain also said Banjo-Medley; Intro: Is Have you drunk three gin slings passengers for their tickets. When that the lorry had a skid mark of what they say about Dixie? When A.R.P. Warden courses have been at midday before without serious or he came to Chan, the latter said he seven feet six inches, it having been Lady notes referred to, his Lordship sald the case was unsatisfactory as the arranged as follows:

harmful effects?—Yes.

a Gentleman down English Classes: police evidence was extreme scanty,

meets La Salle College

hod monthly ticket, but was unable caused by a rear wheel of the lorry. South; Sing, Baby, Sing; San Fran And have you driven a car no knife had been produced, nor was Kowloon, every Tuesday and Friday

to produce it. there any cyldenice to

The inspector asked the conductor;

cisco; Down South....Tarrant Bolley. show that at 6 p.m. commencing on Tuesday,ut any serious effects? Yes, even

after drinking more than three.

with Orch. appellant had such a weapon.

Plano-A Cavalcade Of Girls School, Apri

why Chun had not bought a ticket; 18; Diocesan

Defendant concluded by saying he the conductor said that on the pre- After Mr. Lock had given evi- Martial Tunes; Intro: There's some- However, his duty was only to find Kowloon, every Tuesday and Friday was able to, and did, exercise proper vious day, Chan was on the same bus dence corroborative of the opening, thing about a soldier: The King's whether there was sufficient evidence

When ting next to Mr. Lock when the Parade: First Ald-A.R.P.: Y.M.C.A. Salls- the accident. respect he found there had been an

Questioned by Inspector Saunders, Chan was taken

The lorry, he Parade; The to Wanchal accident occurred.

Toy Drum expressed statement by complainant bury Road, Kowloon, every Monday that a knife had been used and that at It um. commencing on Monday, defendant said he was la the Glou-station, where he was charged. said, came round the corner at some Sweetmeat Joe, The Candy Man

rester Lounge for about two hours;

Lau Shiu-tuen, the bus conductor, speed, and seemed to witness to be (Croom-Johnson)....Patricia the use of such weapon had resulted April 17.

that morning, and had taken three corroborated the opening statement. travelling at too great a speed to borough: Xylophone--Rio De Janeiro"

Difficult to Collect

take the corner close in. The accl- (de Gredos)....Rudy Starita with as reference on two occasions in the Kak Hang Tsun Road, Kowloon, in stings only.

He could not account for the Cross-examined' Tuesday and Friday at 2 p.m. motor-cycle

Mr. cdent occurred

and Orchestra. very suddenly, appearing to make D'Almada, representing Chan, Lou there appeared to be no time to 7.60 Studio-An appeal by Mrs KWAN BLDG. DESVOEUX RD. C. there was clear evidence of a wound, commenting on Tuesday, April 11. straight for his eur, but he thought and it was dificult st times to reach vald it on the part of Mr. Lock. Dunbar for the proposed Women's and the appeal must therefore be (The first lecture has already been dismissed.

held, but a resume of it will be had overshot the corner when taksoine passengers when a bun was full. The car was struck about the centre International Hostel in flongkong.

8.0 Local Time. Signal, Weather "Sentences Altered-

given to candidate on Alb-14):127 of the road. The rotor-cycle had be-did-not-know tint Chun, was of the running board and pushed to

Report and Announcements Tung Mui Middle

bus conductor employed the side of the road,TM The other appeal was brought by

Cross-examined by Mr. Loseby, 8.09 The BBC Symphony Orches- Sapners Wong Tim, Kwok Chung, 23. Heard Street, Wanchai, every Mon-made straight for him, and he had by the China Motor Bus, Co.

apparently left it too late before

Yuen Chi, inspector, said he asked witness said he could not say what tra and Lo Kam-po, 25, who were cach day and Thursday at 7

7 p.m. com-

swerving aside.

Chan for a ticket, and he said, "7 speed the lorry was. travelling at. Overture "Alcesto" (Gluck): "Over- sentenced to three months' hard mencing on Monday, April 17.

In addition, it is proposed to hold Hearing was then adjourned until have a monthly ticket." Chan was Mr. Lock was travelling at approx- ture "La Senin Di Seta". (Rossini); labour by Mr. Forrest for having in

Coronation noon to-morrow.

unable to produce It, and

Crown Imperial ad asked to be mately 20 miles an hour, their posscaalon jack-knives fit for course for English-speaking re-

'pardoned.

Acting Traffic Sub-Inspector JMarch-1037--Walton); sidents at the Club Lusitano, Ice an unlawful purpose.

Leung Lam, assistant, in the bus Scrim said he tested the lorry in 8.25 Next week's programme. House Street, Would those Interest-

Ettore department of the

On application of Mr. Sin submitted that the sentence ed please send their names at once

Bus Company, Chatham Road.

8.30 Bludlo Concert by Bald Chan was brought to him by the foot brako at a speed of 20 Pellegatti (Cello) and Harry Ore was mainfestly excessive and wrong to Mr. II. R. Sequeira, Club Lusitano,

Yuen, who said he had travelled on miles an hour, the lorry stopped in (Piano). a bus without paying his farc. Leung 18 feet. On application of both 1. Lu Gitana (Kreisler); 2. Elegy ctated that he did not pardon Chan, brakes, it stopped in the same dis- (Ore); Gavotto (Ore)....Ettore Fel-

(Cello) as this was not the Arst time. Wit- tance. On application of the hand- Icgatti

and Harry ness said that on March 23, Teang brako alone, the lorry stopped in 42 (Piano); 3. Doumka (Tschalkovsky); for ita Lau, an employee of the company, Tect.. The lorry was old, but was, in 4. Gavotte (Glazounov)...Harry Ore A robbery, remarkable coolness and daring, yesterday left saw Chan nod to Lau, giving the im-u fair mechanical condition.

(Plano); 6. Elegiae Poem (Bantok); Replying to Mr. Loseby, witness. Tarantelle (Popper)... Ettore Pel- pression, that he had a ticket.

sald Gint the skid nurk of feet of tegatti (Cello) and Harry Ore Inches indicated that the lorry was (Piano).

in cuts in the arm and chest, as well Chinese Classes: Tal Tung School, depositions to stabbing.

Every

In his view]

in principle. The sentence imposed Ice House Street, Hongkong

Was the maximum and this, in his opinion, was too severe especially in view of the fact that there was no evidence that appellants had been in- volved in any fight or disturbance, and they were allowed to carry the knives whirl in barracks. The only

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PERTH RETIRING

-British-Ambassador-In- Rome at Age Limit

CITY ROBBERY

Valuable Rings Missing From Jewellers

nf

monthly ticket.

by

MOCK AIR RAID Bombers Fly Over Italian Capital

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Gre

travelling at from 10 to 11 miles an 9.0 London Relay Under Big hour.

Ben'

Mr. Loseby submitted that his client had no case to answer. His Worship agreed, and dismissed the summons after saying he was satis" fled that there was insufficient evi- dence in the case to call upon the defendant.

Ay Howard Marshall,

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a well-known city jewellers more poorer by several thousands dollars and the police with few clues. The victims were Messrs. Falconer Rome, Apr. 13. and Company, of Pedder Street, and The British Ambassador in Rome, their loss comprised threo platinum Lord Perth, who La Teaving the and diamond rings worth $6,480.

Little is known of how. the rings diplomatic service after attaining the age limit, will, it is stated, take his were stolen, but they were discovered

Short talks parture from the Italian capital in missing some time after three Chi-

on matters of topleal interest. nese, who had entered the shop and about 10 days,

945 London Relay Sports News Lord. Perth, who as Sir Eric discussed the price of a watch one of

and Market Notes. Drummond was formerly the Secre-them wished to purchase, had left. tary-General of the League of Na- The incident occurred about p.m.announcing the approach, of

0.50 Leoncavallo's T Pagliacol'. tions, has been Ambassador in Rome During the time the three customers planes."

The second mock air rald started

Iva Pacelti (Soprano), B. Gigil since October 1033. His successor, were in the shop nothing, unusual In accordance with the regulations at 10.53 when bombers flew over (Tenor), G. Nessi (Tenor), M. Basiola Sir Percy Loraine, is not expected was noticed by any of the stop posted throughout the city during the Rome, Immediately after this ant- (Baritone) L. Paci (Baritona), A to take over the Embassy before the assistants, and all are mystified at past fortnight, the streets were im- aircraft guns started arlog, using red Dorgii, (Bass) and Members of La end of April unless unforeseen cir-the way the rings had apparently mediately, cicared of all pedestrians, coloured powder.

Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan, RETAIL & ACCOUNTS DEPI 20416) zurnalance should ariso-Trans-been spirited away.

vehicles halled and passengers rab

WHOLESALE & GENERAL OFFICE 22358 A general black-out is expected conducted by Franco Ghlene. Ocean.

for cover.

some time to-night-United Press. 11.0 Close down.

Police are making enquiries.

Romie, Apr, 13. The Arst of to-day's series of mock air raids started at 10.15 um, when sirens were sounded all over the city "enemy

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