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TRAINER'S DEATH
LIVED FIVE MINUTES AFTER "EIGHT HEAVY BLOWS”.
ZOO, TRAGEDY
The inquest was opened at St Pancras Coroner's court by Sir Walter Schroder, aitting with a jury, on Sayed All, the Mohammedan elephant keeper who was found dead early in a flat over the Tapir House, at the Zoológical Gardens. He had severe head wounds, and near him was found: a, pickaxe. ⠀
San Dwe, a Burmese Christian elephant driver, generally called "Sandy Wee," who shared the flat with Sayed Ali, le under remand charged with murder, He was not present at the inquest.
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ARMED ROBBERIES.
FURTHER CASES AT THE MAGISTRACY
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
The Hague..
As already reported In the "China Regular air services between the Mail," a Chinese named Hung Yau chief places of the Dutch. Eaat was yesterday morning charged Indies are now assured through the before Mr. R. E. Lindse, at the recent foundation of the Nether Central Magistracy, with having lands Indian Aerial Navigation been concerned with others, not in Company by a number of prominent custody, in an armed robbery at companies with interests in the No. 868, Des Voeux Road Weat at Dutch Indies. A Plesman, the 11 am, on August 30 last.
This prisoner's arrest together director of the Royal Dutch Air
with another man and a woman, Services (K. L. M.), will be one followed a raid by the police on a of the directors of the company.
A contract has been signed be flat at No. 142, Hollywood Road tween the Dutch East Indian Gov-when a quantity of alleged stolen ernment and the newly founded property, booty carried away at two company for regulating the services armed robberies in West Point, was discovered on the premises. AAN to be established at the beginning
After evidence had been taken, as of September The company :en- Dr. Gefforey Marr Vevers, superintendent of the Zoo, said that gages to keep up regular dairy land-reported yesterday, Hung Yau was
month's Criminal Session." Sayed All was 31 years of age, ac-plane services between Batavia and committed to stand his trial at this Bandoong, and between Batavia, cording to his passport, and an
Samarang and Sourabaya on the He elephant mahout (driver). used to come from India to the Zoo isle of Java. Meshes each summer season.
In January 1920 weekly vices with hydroplanes are expected to Mr. Charles Henry Hicks, as- afstant superintendent at the Zoo, begin between Batavia and Belawan, said that he had known Sayed Alivia Singapore, connecting at Bala wan with the mail steamers from He continued:- since 1920.
Holland. "About 12.40 s.m. on Saturday' there was a violent rattling at my I got gate and ringing of the bell. up and looked out of the window. Then I put on my mackintosh and
All the machines used are to carry wireless telegraphic and telephonic receiving and transmitting paratus, besides expert operators.
The second man was yesterday afternoon charged before the First Magistrate, with having been, con- cerned with others, not in custody, la an armed robbery at No. 81, Hee Wong Terrace, Kennedy Town, at 11.80 a.m., on July 21 last.
In this case, Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for the defence.
went out to the main gate.. There (The Government places at the dis-tered the second floor of No. BI, Ice
I saw two constables trying to
pacify San Dwe,"
Describing the finding of Sayed Ali, Mr. Hicks said that he went to the Tapir House, and by the light of a torch he saw a man lying He was on his left on the bed. alde with his left hand under him.
F. C. Maynard, Evans said that while
on duty in Regent's Park about 12.20 am. he heard cries com- ing from the direction of the Tapir He climbed over the fence House.
to get into the Gardens and went to the Tapir House, Later, with Mr. Hicks, he went upstairs and saw the body on the bed. The room was Jin great disorder. He did not see Jany sign of life in Sayed AB, and at the Hampstead General Hospital, to which he was taken in an am- bulance, he was pronounced dead.
Sir Bernard Spilsbury described severe injuries to All's head and chest. "Four ribs were fractured and there was very extensive bruising," he said. Dosth must five have taken place within minutes of the man receiving the injuries. At least eight blows must have been delivered with some heavy blunt object.
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Sir Walter Schroder: Would one alone of these injuries have been. sufficient to have caused death? Yes, I think the head injury alone would have caused death.
Women Overpowered Evidence was given by victims of the robbery that four armed mer, of whom the accused was one, on- Wong Terrace, behind the Slaughter
was left open.. The only people' on House, by the staircase door which the floor at the time were five women and girls and these were overpower- ed without difficulty.
posal of the company the necessary aerodromes and air ports, as well as all conveniences calculated to Insure The Government as safe flying. cords to the company a subsidy sa its share in the working costs, viz.
The victims were bound and gag- 300,000 florins in 1928 and 1,000,000 florins in 1929 and each following ged and herded, in a cubicle, after year until December 31, 1983, when which the robbers leisurely search- the contract. expires"Christianed the place and helped themselves Science Monitor,"
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to everything of value which they came across. It was sometime after the robbers left that the victims were able to free themselves and raised the Alarni.
The police followed up certain clues, and on September 28 carried out a raid at No. 142, Hollywood Road which led to three arrests.
Hia Worship committed the ac cused to the Criminal Sessions.
It was reported that the woman who was arrested in the house in Hollywood Road with the two men, and was charged with receiving stolen property carried away in the two armed robberies, had suddenly taken ill and was now in hospital.
сабе In the circumstances, the against her was put off until she Constipation and torpid liver was able to attend Court.
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Sir Walter said that he under-Pinkettes are a speedy and effi-
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