Bette Beggs, 24, weighs only 90 pounds but paints huge-mus- cled slaves, sabre-toothed tigers and other herote figures on the murals at the Elgin observatory, New York Fair.
WOMAN VICTIM OF SNATCH THIEF
MISS A. Tester, of 1 Leighton Hill Road, Happy Valley, was the victim of a snatch thief at Tin Lok Lane near Morrison Hill Road yes- terday. She was waiting for a tramar when a youth snatched her. handbag and bolled. The alarm was raised and the thief was pursued by a flower deliverer, Chiu Chouk-lam, 28, and caught In Gap Road, after a chase of about 200, yards..
The thief; Chiang Kwat-po, 18, his fitness for a caning. He pleaded who described himself as a student guilty to the theft.
in Shanghal, was charged before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning with the theft of a handbag containing $41.05, two cheques for $28.85; fountain pen, watch, compact, two spectacles and a' bunch of keys.
pairs of
Cars Stolen
Thursday.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 15, 1939.
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IN PHILIPPINE BONDS FRAUD CASE Prosecution's Nine Charges
Allegations
NEW YORK, June 14.
Of Alleged Embezzlement
Originally charged on one count of embezzlement when he appeared be-
THREE WOMEN AND NINE MEN, WITH TWO MEN fore Mr. R. Edwards at the Central STANDING BY IN CASE THEY WERE WANTED, WERE Magistracy to-day, LI Chiu, 25. un- SELECTED TO FORM THE JURY IN THE BUCKNER- | employed, had nine other similar BUENCAMINO CASE OF THE ALLEGED FRAUD OF PHILIPPINE charges preferred against him by the
prosecution. pelas RAILWAY BONDS.
Mr. T. J. Prior prosecuted on be half of the complainant, Ll Wing-
hang of Caine Road,
have
The defendant was first charged with having fraudulently embezzled by $32, taken by him for, in the name of, or in the account of his employer, shares Li Wing-lung.
Preferring further charges against
William Buckner and Felipe Buencamino, charged with using the mails in connection with the fraud, also been mentioned in relation to a party thrown | attractive girls to interest influential people in the and the names of famous movie stars have been mentioned as witnesses.
freely LI, Mr. Prior said: "I would Lie to
add these additional charges. They are of different items of embezzle-
Mr. George M, Nelson, member of that ever came to my attention."ment, except the last one which is n the personnel department of the Buencamino had demanded $50,000 forgery of a receipt." National Broadcasting Corporation, cash in exchange for engineering a The defendant pleaded guilty to all was selected as foreman.
Bm through the Philippine's the charges, and wos remanded until There are five defendants in the Assembly providing for the redemp-to-morrow at 10 a.m., as Mr. Prior case, all of whom were present. tion of bonds but this is just had not received full instructions en Buencamino was represented legally down payment......... that WAS the the matter from his client. by George C. Norton and John B. | agreement. I shall submit a writing,
Wheeler.
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Throo Wooks' Trial District Attorney Maloney and the defence Counsel said the trial would last three weeks.
signed by Buencamino, accusing Backner of double-crossing him in the most amazing document made by a public official that has come to my attention."-United Press.
Widow Is Caught With Opium
Maloney asked the jurors if they Maloney said that in the Philip- knew President Quezon, Samuel}
pines, Buckner asked Buencamino Rosoff contractor, Mayor La for something in writing to show that Donald, film stars Loretta Young and Buencamino said he was unable Guardia's secretary, Burns Mac- the transaction would go through] Ronald Colman, Miriam Hopkins, "to appear in this."
With an infant in her arms, Ho Bing Crouchall.
Yin, 37, appeared before Mr. R. Frank Morgan and
Edwards at the Central Magistracy Herbertated the jurers whether Bonto, Chairman of the Philippine sesion of two taels of prepared oplum However, Buencamino called Jose to-day charged with unlawful pos- Norton
would be blased because Railway Committee, and told him to at the Po Tak Wharf, Connaught and no citizenship and whether they then "dictated Bonto a letter saying Buencamino had no fixed residence bring some official stationary and Road, on June 15.
Ho pleaded guilty and said that her would give the same credence to his that the Philippines Government husband was dead and she did whạt na to a cllizen. The would entertain an offer from bond she had done to earn $1. Jutory
Bald none of them owned holders at 65. All this of course, was
railway bonds or had to be secret." ever belonged to any bond-holders'
association. protective
they
A motor car belonging to Mr. C. The defence exhausted ten peremp- Strange, was reported stolen from tory challenges before the jury was the car park near the Hongkong Star finally decided. Ferry whart yesterday,
Clavor Bit Of Bribery"
Prosecuting Chiang, Inspector A. V.: Baker remarked that the flower deliverer made a very good capture. Another motor car belonging to
Mr. Forrest commended Chiu and Mr. Hildersly, of Canni Road West, Attorney declared that Buckner and In his opening speech, the District awarded him $10 reward. Chiang was Happy Valley was stolen from out- Buencamino had contracted bebers remanded until Saturday to ascertain side the residence yesterday, amazing and clover bit of bribery
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Revenue Offeer Colledge said that the defendant was arrested on the whart, when two tins of opium were found
concerted in paper bag.
Replying to Mr. Edwards, a woman Two months later, Buckner seclsing searcher said that the baby that Ho cash from Canada, borrowed $10,000 was enrrying in Court was strapped from a man named Little in ex- to her back when she was seen on change for a note for $35,000 on be- the wharf.
binding Ho over in $20 for a "Buckner then telephoned
half of the bond-holders Committerent, bar, Edwards said to her hot canino at the Imperial Palace, Tokyo means that if you come up here again and told him he had deposited you will not only be punished for $5,000 In Bamcamino's name in a the subsequent oftence but for this London bank, However, Buencamino, one too. I warn you to keep out of would not have any of this and these things."
snapped back Cash on the barrel-
head or I will not move! Give me Thetis Salvage
the $50,000 promised!"
Maloney sald Buckner, Turner, and Gillespie mado efforts to raise $50,000 by defrauding a widow with whom Buckner went to England but ho was out of luck and returned to the United States where he was arrested,
"In his brief case was a damaging
Difficulties Increase
LONDON, June 14.
letter from Buencamino demanding MR. David Kirkwood asked
"pound of flesti.*
in the House of Commons to-day On completion of Maloney's speech, if the Admiralty were aware Nocl Carter, a show girl, Cave' evidence that she met Buckner, and that there was no means of fix- Gillespie in 1937 in a night club and ing ropes or hawsers on the attended numerous parties with sunken Thetis, and if they would
Maloney said Buckner and Gillespie fixing shackle-plates to
consider the advisability of were "hard drinking suis" who
the
them.
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raised $12,000 from bond-holders submarine similar to those to and spent it on parties entertaining which check chains were attach- show girls and maintaining luxuriousled when a big liner was launch- apartments f "New York andled on the Clyde.
Washington-United Press.
Confident Of Acquittal
Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare replied that the devices mentioned by Mr. Kirkwood existed, but they were not. Norton said he intended to prove sumelently strong to
enable the that Buencamino was innocent of all sunken submarine to be lifted. the charges. I am confident of his. This, and similar questions affect- acquittal and he will go home to ing the salvage of submarines how- face charges such as bribery because ever, were being reviewed.---Reuter, he knows he has done no wrong.'
Thot's Fund £45,000
Norton said Buckner arrived In Manila in November, 1037, when
London. June 14, The Thetis fund created by the Hawes introduced him to Buencamino Lord Mayor of London now totals and he afterwards saw several pro-approximately £45,000-Reuter,
minent people including members of
the staff of Mr. Paul V. McNult (the
བ་
High Cummisaloner). at a luncheon to
the Archbishop of Manila.
Submarines To Bo Convoyed
London, June 14. Arising out of a question in the Buencamino agreed to send a letter House of Commons on the loss of the to Philippine oficials including the Thetis, Mr. Geoffrey, Shakespeare said arrangements were being, made Secretary of Finance, and copies to
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President Quezon and 3onto, regard for a naval vessel to accompany ing bond-holdera cinims, Buencamino submarine when carrying out bull- und Bonto conferred regarding the ders' diving trials and to ensure Buckner asked, Bonto in the communication at reasonable inter- letter to show it to the Committee vals-Reuter Special,
letter.
if you think it favourable to the bond-holders." For that reason Bonto
wrote to Buckner saying he thought the value over-bigh 'and 'believed that ] -^2.
Armed Robbery
legislation. would depend on Quezon's Four men, one. armed with!:
recommendation
pistol and another with a scissors Norton added; That is the extent blade, entered the third floor of No. the service that Buencamino 5 Catchick Street, Kennedy Town, to-day and held up
of
rendered as ́s lawyer Buencamino about 10.15 The premises were
has never been paid, one cent; he the Inmates; never owned one bond directly or in- ransacked and $100
Hongkong directly; he has never had dealings money, $5 Chinese moneyanda with Buckner, expect in, a practising quantity of Jewellery were attorney,"United †Pro38,"
before the robbers decamped.
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