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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1928.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Man Knifes Girl And Stabs Himself,
UNREQUITED LOVE.
Cavite Girl Of 20 Strack In Fit Of Jealous Rage.
Manila, March 24.
A man and a girl were hovering between life and death at the Philippine General Hospital early this morning as the result of stab wounds inflicted by the man. They are Julio Cana, 27 years old, and Carmen Legaspi, 20, both of Dasmarinas, Cavite.
"SUPER MINISTER." SHOOTING COUNTESS.
Three Fighting Services Chicago's Tragic Lady's
Romance. Under One Head.
LIBERAL PROPOSAL.
Premier Rejects Scheme As Unworkable la War Time.
London, Yesterday.
TO MARRY VICTIM.
Echo Of The de Trafford Paris Sensation.
London, (By Mail). Countess Alice de Janze, the In the course of a debate in the House of Commons arising out of."tragle countess" of the sensa a Liberal proposal that the three tional shooting affair at the Paris fighting services be combined in a railroad station last spring, will, Ministry of Defence, Mr. Baldwin according to the "Evening News," Raymond de turned down the proposition. He shortly marry
. The declared the Minister would have to Trafford, whom she shot.
be a superman to undertake such a wedding, it is stated, will take The two were brought by auto-responsibility. Single control would place quietly in Paris.
Paris, Jan. 28. 'mobile to Manila last night by inevitably break down in the event; Victoriano Legaspi, father of the of a great re-expansion of forces Reports received from London girl, and his companions, after no in consequence of war.
that Raymond de Trafford is about to marry Alice Silverthorne, hope had been extended by the The physicians in Dasmarinas.
He described the activities of the formerly of Chicago, who was the man was badly cut in the stomach Imperial Defence Committee and Countess de Janze, in Paris short- and intestines and the girl was
ly, could not be confirmed to- night.. deeply wounded in the breast.
According to the story told by the father and his companions, Cana was a suitor of Carmen but was rejected by her because of her regard for another man in Tanza, Cavite. Cana insisted, but on seeing that he had no chance, drew his knife and stabbed Carmen."
was
Thinking that Carmen dead, Cana sobbed out in remorse for a moment, then raised his hand that still held the knife and stabbed himself,
STRAITS BILL.
FIXING JOHORE BOUNDARY LINE.
MIDDLE OF THE WATER.
London, Yesterday.
In the House of Lords, moving
Mr. Stanley Baldwin.
its fifty sub-committees, declaring that the present system' enabled a vast co-ordination in principle, policy and detail of the fighting ser-
RAIN AND FOG.
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the second reading of the Straita Settlement Bill, Lord Lovat said he aimed at sanctioning the agree ment between Sir Hugh Clifford and the Sultan of Johore which: The anticyclone is noW provided a slightly altered bound- ary so that the centre of the water between the states be recognised as a division, as was the almost uni- custom, instead of the
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At her apartment inquirers were told that the former Coun- tess had left for Africa imme- diately after the trial in Paris for shooting de Trafford and herself. It was said she intended to rest for several months.
IRISH PLOT.
ARMS DUMPS FOUND IN LONDON.
THREE ARRESTS.
London, Yesterday. Three Irishmen, Michael O'Flanagan, Laurence Godfrey and Michael Burke, who were arrested on March 21, were sentenced at Court Marlborough Street Police for having In their possession fire.
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crossing Westminster Bridge. He called to the driver of the van who stopped. The workman saw that the parcel contained revolvere.
The driver threatened the work man with a revolver and told him "to hop it," but the workman in- formed the police, who discovered that there was a conspiracy afoot for smuggling revolvers by Irish-
men.
There were a number of dumps in, London, but the gang have now been dispersed.-Reuter.
Shanghai Example, Mr. Baldwin said that when the placed on British warships if they crisis arose in Shanghai a year! wished to anchor on the shore side ago the three services were found CANADA DISSENTS. working together as a defence com
of the new line.
Lord Lovat thought no anxiety mittea. They had explored the was necessary as regards the pro-passibility long before this arose. tection of the fleet. The bill was read a second time.-Reuter.
GERMAN ELECTION.
DISSOLUTION AND POLLING DATES.
THE NEW CRUISER.
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eral election on May 20. To-day they adopted the naval budget, in- cluding the first instalment of |9,000,000 marks for the construc- tion of a 10,000-ton battle cruiser.
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TURKS BÉE THEM, OFF AT GENEVA.
ANGLO-EGYPTIAN TREATY
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Ottawa, Yesterday. Sir Laming Worthington Evans
The first intimation of Canada's winding up the discussion, said the
towards the rejected Committee of Imperial Defence had attitude
been already had the advantage of the Anglo-Egyptian treaty has Dominions Ministers sitting with given by the Prime Minister. British ministers and conferring
Mr. Mackenzie-King, when ask- ed whether Canada would adhere to the Treaty, replied that as it; contemplated military alliances he did not believe that the Canadian Parliament would approve.
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Mr. Mackenzie-King said that Canada said "if Britain and Egypt could work out a treaty as between themselves along the lines pro- posed, well and good, but so far as Canada was concerned, we do not feel It is in the interests of the Bri- tish Empire or the larger peace which it is hoped to serve Canada should be asked to become a party to it and the British Gov- ernment immediately accepted our view."Renter.
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KABUL DISTRESS.
HEAVY SNOWFALLS RAISE FAMINE FEARS.
Geneva, Yesterday. The Soviet disarmament delega- tion has left for Moscow via Berlin. Mr. 'Gorman and the Turkish con- suls saw them off at the station,. Madame Litvinoff receiving on the policy of the Empire. The bouquet from the Turkish consul committeo" was "a delicate instru-
Peshawar, Yesterday. on behalf of the Turkish foreign ment which it was most desirable:
Heavy snowfalls in Kabul, Jala minister. The Russians and Turks to maintain. If it was to be a dined together last night and re Ministry of Defence it could only labad and Mazarisharif have caus lations were most cordial though he brought in step by step with ed much havoc and a shortage of they did not identify themselves the Committee of Imperial Der supplies in Kabul and the Khost province, causing a fear of famine with the Soviet peace scheme. fence. Reuter.
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START.:
Washington, Yesterday. The House of Representatives has passed the naval supply bill. $48,000,000 are appropriated to start the construction of eight 10,000-ton cruisers and two of al fleet of submarines Router's American Service
If war broke out it could be conditions. Some of the butchers of Kabul who closed their shops. rapidly converted Into A War cabinet. The Government believed owing to the lack of supplies have they had the organisation best been arrested by order of the Pre- Buited to the present position.sident municipality.
Applications for remissions of Any advance on it must result gradually from experience Reu- land tax owing to the failure of the crops are pouring Into Kabul from the affected area-Reuter
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TO-DAY'S DOLLAR
Sub-Inspector J. Murphy of the Hong Kong Police, whois. 7. In charge of Shaukiwanis proceed. The clearing rate of the dollar, on Home leave by the s.s.Kalyan" lon demand, to-day was 2/0 8/16, which is due to sail on April 7..
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