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ROYAL ARROW CASE: CHOPPER'S OWNER CHINA AND DRUGS THE NIGHT CLUB "LET SLEEPING DOGS GENERAL ELECTION S'HAF VOLUNTEER
MORE DRAMA
WITNESS ACCUSED
EMPHATIC DENIALS WHEN
CROSS - EXAMINED
CASE - ADJOURNED
TRAFFIC
IMPORTANT WITNESS IN THE
- MURDER TRIAL
PUNKAH TAPE EXHIBITS
NO RETURNS
On the third day of the murder COMPLAINT MADE AT GENEVA trial at the January Criminal Ses-
MEETING P alons, before his Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan, C.B.E., NANKING to be approACHED (K.C.) and a jury, an important wit- nens gave evidence for the Crown this morning.
Genova, Yesterday,
ALLEGED BRIBES
LIE
AN EXPLANATION NEW YORK COMMENT
EX-SGT. GODDARD TELLY HOW HE MADE MONEY
A DENIAL
PRIME MINISTER'S STARTS
· THE CAMPAIGN-
BRITISH INDUSTRY
FORCE
HOME CRITICISMS,
PROVOCATIVE ARTICLE BY
London, Yesterday, MENTION & IN COMMONS OF BAN EX-LABOUR, PREMIER
Mr. Baldwin "opened his election "INACCURATE STATEMENTS”- campaign by addressing 8,000 people ANGLO-AMERICAN RELATIONS at. Newcastle in the City HAI, SUFFICIENT PROTECTION" There were further dramatic
whence his speech was broadcast to London, Yesterday,
New York, Yesterday. - other" cities in the Northe
London, Yesterday," developments in the "Royal Arrow"
Mr. Lyall, President of the new Giving evidshew-fir his own de- "Anglo-American relations grow He said the prospects throughout In the House of Commons, reply murder case, the hearing of which Prisoners as Lick Choy and Lan Permanent Oplum Control Board, fence at the Old Balley triat ex-Sgt. increasingly unhappy" declares Mr. the country, except in certain dising to Mr. Wardlaw Milne in regard was continued at the Kowloon Hon, both barbers, who are charg-informed the League Opium Com Goddard explain how, he came Bamsay MacDonald in an article in tricts, were brighter and he main to the nationalities composing the with the murder, on Oct. 20 or mission that since the formation of into possession of 18,000 regarding the nation." He suggests that both tained that the improvement de- Shanghai Volunteer Corps, Mr. Magistracy this morning.
Mr. R. O. G. Martou (for the de- barber named Lau Me!,
21, near Kowloon City, of another the new Nanking Government, the which he had been charged with re- Governments should appoint five or paraded on the result of the General Dut Cooper said that according to
Commission had received no returns ceiving bribes. He said he made six outstanding man to discuss the Election.
information available at the War fence), cross-examining J. A. Bern-
The principal tenant of No. 559, of illicit traffic and seizures in Nar-185,000 from the purchase of the differences and declares that if the son (principal witness for the pro- Canton-road, identified a chopper cotics from China.
copyright of songs 24,000 from the American cruiser programma is car nationalisation, which was the main 1,500 in May 1928 at least 700 wors Mr. Baldwin dwelt lengthily on Office, out of a total strength of secution), suggested that it was he produced in Court. The head had Mr. Lyall intimated that he would sale of rock at Wembley Exhibition ried out it will be a great blow plank of the Socialist platform, and British,. 160 Japanese and 140 Chin- (Bernson) who struck the blow
In partnership another man to the nation from which - the which killed Zetterberg.
At first Bernson did not appear tuary and the handle was found near vations to Nanking. He said that he He had also made money by bet world peace.
Mr. Wan Ming-ky (China) under- and two to three thousand pounds Kellogg Pact originated, and a bad quoted figures showing that these. Precise figures were not avail. when the body was taken to the martook to transmit Mr. Lyall's obser- in speculation in foreign currency. thing for every movement towards and mines in progressive countries and not the War Office was respon- nationalisation of shipping, railways able as the Shanghai Municipality fully to comprehend the suggestion, the spot where the body was first had already begged the Govern- ting.
sible for the Corps. but upon its being made clear to
He denied that he had re- The newspapers comment on the involved colossal loases. The salva-
Mr. Wardlaw Milne suggested him, he gave an emphatic denial,
tion of Industry in Britain lay in the that the reduction of the Shanghai ment to send details to the League, calved bribes-Reiter.
article reservedly. This witness also identified some: Mr. Marton: I suggest that tapes which he said had been used to the League Secretariat that one of It was announced or behalf of
The "New York World" suggests closest co-operation of all concerned Defence Force meant that practic Pederson (the defendant) was sit-pull a pankah in his premises and the assistant secretaries-general,
that Mr. MacDonald press Mr. Bald- with the feast government interferally the real defence of Shanghai ting on the forward bunk, whereas had been replaced by string.
win to take up an attitude on ence. He was pleased to note that fall on the British mercantile.com- in your evidence you say you were
now in China, should be instructed
naval reduction as advanced as his the purely political element in Trade'munity. Quarrels Alleged sliting there?
The day after deceased's disap-subject.
to approach the Government on the pearance, this witness added, second
A Correlation
Witness: That is not true.
dropped out of deceased's clothing like to receive such data.
seen.
Bernson further refuted a sug-prisoner (who had been a street Sir Malcolm Delevingue pointed gestion that Zetterberg threw a barber) came into the shop to work. out that there was a correlation be bottle at Pederson, and, again ques-Witness had heard quarrelling between the traffic in illegal drugs tioned, denied that he himself hit tween deceased and prisoner. Zöttenberg with a bottle, and then If necessary, it is understood, the
, went out to give the alarm.
Court, will sit to-morrow and en- Detective Inspector Lane (for the deavour to complete the trial before prosecution) rose to object that the the week-end. Two other cases have allégations by the defence
were yet to come up. peculiar. Nothing had come out in the evidence to lead up to them.
Hia Worship intimated that de- fendant's solicitor had not been given much time to get up his case, and that, in all fairness, he should be given an opportunity for further cross-examination.
His Worship, after some discus- slon, then personally cross-examined Bernson as to Zetterberg's accusa- tions on the day of the tragedy.
When asked whether Zetterberg directed his anger against Bernson only, or against the company in general, Bernson could make no intelligible reply.
Mr. Somerset Fitzroy (Assistant) Attorney-General) is prosecuting! Mr. Hin-shing Lo (instructed by Mr. J. T. d'Almada Remedios) is de fending. Det. Inspector L. P. Lane and Det. Inspector C. P. Fallon are in charge of the case.
THE SERVICES
CHINA STATION FLAGSHIP
RETURNS O
•
+
OTHER MOVEMENTS
and the traffic in women.-Reurer.
THE "FLORIDA "
TIMELY RESCUE BY THE S.S.
"AMERICA”
"STRIPPED TO THE WAIST"
New York, Yesterday, culties as a result of mountainous In the face of tremendous diffi-
seas, the steamer "America," com manded by Captain Fried (who was the hero of the famous rescue of the crew of the British steam- er "Antinoe" three years ago) Bay- ed the entire crew of the Italian steamer"Florida" "off Virginia Capes.
The "Florida'a"
Later.
FINE CLOUDY
North-east winds, fresh, fue to cloudy, is the forecast until
noon to-morrow
The anticyclone is central to the north of Korea.
The typhoon is probably be tween 800 and 400 miles west of Iloilo movingswestward.
Strong to fresh monsoon may be expected along the south- east coast of, thina and over` the North China Seb. Cyclonic gales to the north and north- west of Borneo.
LANCS COTTON
A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK IN
· THE PROSPECTS
THE NEW CORPORATION
#ponderostarday, The formation at the Lancashire Cotton Trade Corporation is halled with much satisfaction. Attention
own.
The "New York Times" is of opinion that conferences such as Mr. MacDonald suggests might not be able to agree and the had bet- American Service. ter let sleeping dogs lie."--Reuter's
→
IN HANKOW
QUESTIONS ON BRITISH
STATUS
:"
London, Yesterday.
In the House of Commons, reply
Unionism was losing credit since. Further replying to Mr. Wardlaw the general strike of 1926, and that Milne, Sir Locker Lampson said there is a new spirit in the country that representations against a re seeking for their rational settle-duction of the Shanghai Defence ment instead of strikes. Reuter. Forcs were received from the Bri
BLOOD SPORTS .
THE RISING TIDE OF INDIGNATION
A LADY'S LETTER
tiah Chamber of Commerce "at" Shanghai but the document contain- ed inaccurate statements in regard to service on the Yangtze, As far as the Government knew, these disturbances did not exist.
Mr. Wardlaw Milne: Are the Government satisfied that the re- duced number of troops is sufficient, Writing to the Editor of the even with the aid of the Volun
"Manchester Guardian," Mre. Henry teer Force, to maintain peace and ing to Mr. Wardlaw Milne, Mr. G. Nation, the wife of the West Somer-order in, Shanghai? Sir, Lacker Locker Lampson said that as regards set farmer who recently banned all Lampson, "I think so."Reuter. the ex-British Concession at Han. hupts from his land says: Sir,-- kow, foreigners Hving and owning From Perth to Penzance, from property there were represented on Belfast to Berne and Vienna, hoerts
the municipality. The ex-German of English people are pouring forth, gate, but, to their demay, and con- and er-Russian concessions had been by means of letters, indignant consternation, no stag had been secur Incorporated in the Chinese muni- demnation of the torturing and slayed, but a valuable cow, the property cipality of Wu-Han and the questioning of animals for pleasure which of the farmer on whose land the of further foreign representation we call hurting. Ere this storm be snares were set, lay dead, in the therein was being discussed.
hushed to quiescence, may I once tran. Needless to relate, the hunt
He added that Britons had not more be permitted to draw the at- in this instance paid full compense- HMS. "Kent" (flagship of the the verge of collapse. Many were and to the Bank of England's invalued with other nationale as regards points of interest in this matter?
crew were ons drawn to the powerful directorate suffered any disadvantage compar- tention of your readers to some tion. Further questioned, Bernson Commander-in-Chief, China Sta-stripped to the waist when reacuable backing. denied that deceased, had accused tion) returned to Hong Kong yes-ed in the darkness, and the ship
Two Instances him of stealing his money, thus terday afternoon from Kudat, on had a heavy list. flatly contradicting his previous evi- completion of a southern cruise.
dence,
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A novel feature is that the banks are the largest and best secured The Injured were holated into creditors. They agree to accept in- H.M.S. "Cumberland," a steter the "America" by means His Worship remarked that the ship of "Kent," left Malacca yea breeches baby.
of a come debentures instead of or difference in witness statements terday and arrived at Singapore.
dinary debentures. » The "Florida" has been abandon- was probably due to his imperfect
HMS, "Concord,"
This is regarded as a matter of earrying red and is sinking-Reuter's Ameri-first-class significance, and it is comprehension of English. When lieved drafts Home from China, ar- can Service. asked for a ruling on the point herived at Singapore yesterday from
pointed out that the root of the stated that he could not give one,Hong Kong. but would endorse the particulare upon the depositiona.
The case
H.M.'s transport "City of Mar
was adjourned until Guard on board, left Hong Kong seilles," with the 2nd Batt, the Scots 11.80 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31.
yesterday afternoon for Singapore.
UNDER AGE
CRIMELESS UNDER SEVEN
YEARS OLD
WANTED!
PRISONERS HELD PENDING CANTON'S ACTION
GANDHI'S POLICY STILL ADVOCATING BOYCOTT
OF FOREIGN CLOTH
Bombay, Yesterday. In pursuance of his view that the Aslvation of India lies in Khaddar (homespun), Gandhi has drawn up an elaborate scheme to boycott for-
problem is simply one of price for the finished product and that even if Lancashire cannot touch India and Japan in the coarser goods she may recapture the trade lost in ranges since the war and soon begin to make up her enormous losses in the China trade-Reutert
To Acquire Spindles
London. Yesterday.
taxation or represenation-Renter.
SPEED RECORD
TWO BRITISH ATTEMPTS TO
BE MADE
On the subject of damage caused by the deer I will quote one of this neighbourhood I may give two Of the popularity of hunting, in numberless cases. A farmer has a
round
sum
large field of cats entirely destroyed instances, related to me by a real- by the deer. These beautiful and dent whose integrity is unimpesch- interesting but, alsal mischievous able. The Devon and Somerset [animals have 8 canny way of Staghounds on one occasion, after a curling their tongues closely lengthy chase, overbook their quarry London, Yesterday. Much. interest is being taken in ping
each stalk and strip in the meadows which are alongside off the ears of
the main road at Chilly Bridge. Corn, the forthcoming attempts of Capt. leaving nothing but the manding The exhausted stag in this instance Campbell and Major Segrave, the show. After the farmer has en- sank down on the grass in front of distinguished British motorists, to dured the customary humiliating a tormentors. Tist at this moment establish fresh land speed records. baggie with the bunt on the subject there came along the road two Capt. Campbell is on his way to compensation a meagre motor-coaches crowded with foot- South Africa with his wonderful andght be forthcoming for the pre ballers. At the sight of the scene automobile Bluebird," on which ent value of the corn, but the in the meadow they instantly pulled, E20,000 was expanded and which accumulative value to the farmer is up, and shouts of scornful anger is entirely British, to make his never taken into account the en-greeted the staghunters. Many The Lancashire. Cotton Corpora attempt in an area specially select-hanced value of the corn as feeding. Nimbed down from the coaches and eign cloth, in accordance with the tion, Limited, has been formally read for the When two Chinese were brought Calcutta congress.
purpose. Major stuff for sheep and cattle in the invaded the meadow, indignantly "According to English law a child before Mr. R. E. Lindaell, at the
gistered with a capital of 4100 which Segrave leaves shortly for the whiter season when, in these op confronting the hunters with cries under the age of seven years carot Central Magistracy this morning, his submitted to the congress working companies are absorbed. In the power "Golden Arrow car, which scares. Deer are seen in numbers port. Whilst the occupants of The scheme, which will shortly be will be increased proportionately as United States with his 1,000 horse and pastores the grass is very of "Shame!" and "Do you call this Worship explained to them that they committee, provides that volunteers meantime arrangements have been is also Britis to the last detail, ranging from fifty to even a hun- the coaches roared their contempt
• This was the decision Mr. R. E. had been arrested and were being should visit every village and town made with the Bank of England to for an attempt on Daytons sands.dred, sometimes in one herd. Lindsell gave at the Central Magia bald by the local police on the ex-in India, collect and burn all foreign provide the temporary necessary Both expeditions are being financ tracy this morning, when he dis-pectation that Canton would apply cloth and receive orders for khad- capital. charged a small Chinese boy who Canton had no yet made the appli-
ed privately.
| weary horses and retired." Another, for their extradition. He added that dar
In the matter of afforestation occasion during the late war, the The board now consists of Mesara.Major Segrave's remarkable au-Sir Francis Dyke Acland has re- Devon and Somerset Staghounds had was arrested in High-street, West
Members of the congress should W. G. Orr, John Tattersall, John tomobile, and also a 1,000 horse-cently pointed out that the planting hayed their quarry near the cation. Point, yesterday, afternoon, for the
visit the dealers and persuade them Ryan, Sir Kenneth Stewart, and. Sir power motor boat in which he of woodlanda da very necessary in chemical factory mot far from unlawful possession of 21 popiu lat Yin-fung, and Lo Tze-wan, both na- to cancel their orders for It. Shops pects to acquire at least seven or record, were on view in London should become a commercial proof burly chemical workers rushed on The men, Lo Ping-eing, alas Le not to purchase forelyn cloth and James Cooper, The Association hopes to create a fresh sea speed England at the present time and Dulverton. In this fostanice a party. tery tickets.
tives of San-wul, Chinese territory, selling foreign cloth should be eight million spindles and numerous yesterday and were inspected by position, as well as a means of the ecere with angry shouts of "Let are wanted by the Provisional Gov-picketed, provided there is no danger loans before the end of the year ernment of Kwangtung for the alleg- of violence being committed.
the Prime Minister, Bir Anaten beautifying the countryside, the tag alone, you cowards," "Call Reuter, ed murder of a man named Lo Yin-
Chamberlain, Sir Samuel Hoare this matter, again, the deer are very yourselves Englishmen?" You Divisional Inspector Bloor told the wing at Lo-pin village, San-wul die-legislatures calling on the govern Resolutions should be moved in all
and other Ministers and distin-destructive to young trees, nibbling ought to be at work" and, amidat Court that the two were wallding to-trict on June 28, 1928.
guished people, including gether when they were searched by Both accused did not make any manding a prohibitive import duty ments to purchase khaddar and de
the the tops and injuring the bark and formidable, threatening gestures, American Ambassador. British thus despoiling their growth. Is and mach untranslatable language, Wireless, Service,
it not apparent that the whole sub-the dollowers of the hunt speedily Jest is needing redress, that the vanished.
commit a crime."
The lad was charged jointly with a youth with possession of the tickets.
a detective who found the tickets statement.
concealed on the small boy. After
the discovery of the tickets, the boy
Chief Detective Inspector Rey-| molds, who had charge of the police
claimed that they were given to him case, applied for a formal remand.
by his companion to carry. The latter did not deny this allegation.
In giving a remiand in police cus- tody until 10 am, on February 1, His Worship inquired, the boy's his Worship told the two men that age and was told that he was even. If Canton, did not apply for their Remarking that seven in Chinese extradition within a reasonable time reckoning was six by the English they would be released.
method of calculating age, Mr. Lind
Bell gave the decision quoted above.
The youth was convicted of pos session of the tickets, on his admis- alon that he had given them' to the boy to carry, and a fine of $25 or, in default, three weeks' hard labour was imposed. The tickets were ordered to be confiscated,
The follo
CRICKET
NEW TARIFF
UNCONFIRMED RUMOUR IN HONG KONG
on foreign cloth-Reuter.
IRAQ'S TROUBLES BUSINESS MEN HOPE FOR
CONTINUANCESE
AIR TROPHIES
AWARDS FOR ROSENTHAL,
AND ECKENER A
Paris Yesterday. The International Trophy for navigation in the air, which was not awarded in 1927, has now been conferred on Mafor Rosenthal, Baghdad, Yesterday, who commanded the "Los Angeles." Despite the efforts of the extreme The 1923 award is conferred on section of the Nationalist press to Dr Eckener, commander of the instil bitterness and acrimony into "Graf ZeppelineBan the discussion about the Iraq
cabinet's resignation, the public is New York, decidedly apathetk The business lehem Sta community - frankly that any ed divi attempt
With reference to the statements prem
in the vernacular Press to the effect out that the date of enforcement of the new Chinese Cusoms tariff has been portponed from Feb. 1 to March 15, "we aze nik by, the Secretary,
thủ th
̈common
1924
Both-
A RED SORTIE
PLUNDER AND MURDER NEAR EN SHANGHAINZ
Chin
*Afforestation
the crestfallen followers of the hunt
hastily mounted their spent and
mediaeval system of torturing and These instances speak eloquently, slaying and other atrocities aball and comment is unnecessary. It is cease, that in this twentieth century close on 900 years since our fore- our civilisaion shall purge this dark fathers inaugurated, with the Con- stain of blood-lust from our shield, quaror, this chase of the tall deer" that legislation shall be brought to in an ore shack Shanghraf, Yesterday.
with the evil of bear upon the subject of the wild violen newspapers state that red deer so that their
with the organized band of Com-18
at least 200,
the (909
Chawng
Sers shall
thic and
and