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Two married Chinese women "had It out" in Wal Obing Street yester- day afternoon, which resulted in both of them appearing at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning Geneva, Yesterday.
before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith The situation of the opium charged with 6ghting. trafic is still serious. According One woman stated that the other to a rapporteur. the Fifth Com-had lived with her for a time and mittee is urging all the Govern- then came a dispute over the rent. Mr. MacDonald arrives in Newments which have not ratified the She told her to go, and had a York on October 4, and will pro- 1925 Convention to do so at the lawyer's letter sent to her for cea direct to Washington, where earliest moment, otherwise the clearance within a month. She left, he will remain until October 10. League will have to forge now but still owed 60 cents for "water Thence he will visit Philadelphia weapons.
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The the trade! Canadian Premier. He goes to Norwegian, and Swedish spokesmen Ottawa on October 17 to stay for announced Lheir intention ta three days as the guest of Mr. ratify the Convention. Mackenzie King, after which he
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sign them personally. by the as. "Duchess of York." where smuggling is widespread. The Premier will be die back at and the wecond to create strict in- the House of Commons on Novem-ternational supervision of postal be 4, when Parliament re-
drug traffic-Reuter. assembles.-Reuter.
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CECIL'S DISARMAMENT RESOLUTION
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Geneva, To-day.
It is generally felt that nothing tangible will result from Viscount Coil's disarmament resolution. the object of which, apparently. is to keep the matter open by again stating the British view. The resolutina makes nu
refer- ence to trained reservez-Reuter
An earlier message stated: The newspapers are up in arms as re. gards the land disarmament proposal! which it is understood Viscount Cecil is submitting to Geneva on the British Government, suggesting on behalf of the limitation of tra
trained reserves. France has always opposed limita- tion and a Franco-British Agreement was reached a year ago that Great Britain would not oppose the French viewpoint.]
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PARIS MURDER
OFFICIAL SHOT WHEN ENTERING OFFICE
MURDERER. CAUGHT
Paris Yesterday.
The other woman received a black eye, and her version of the incident was that the woman to whom she paid rent objected, to the nuisance of her baby!
His Worship: It takes two people to make a fight, you know. One cannot do it! You are both bound
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You will both
MURDER CASE
(Continued from Page, 1.)
was
Re-examined by course for the prosecution, witness said that the fight started on the second visit of the Indian.. The Indian tricked into placing his revolver- and baton on the groundi. She unly saw the prisoner hitting at De Indian with a bamboo pole. She saw no other weapons used.
The next witness called was a ng from a nunnery near Sham- chun, who said that she saw the girl witness and the prisoner tak- ing shelter from the rain on July I outside the nunnery dur. Two men later joined them and asked the girl and prisoner where they were going.
A villager said that he saw the girl pass something to the prison- round and er who then turned fired at the two men who were persuing them. He witness) then gave chase and finally caught the girl and the prisoner.
Case proceeding.
Girls Ordeal Continuing her evidence yesterday afternoon, the girl said that the Indian constable bad given $2 to prisoner for her. Prisoner took the money and the Indian constable ask-
R. Hill, of the 1st Battalion the M. Bayle, Director of the Criminal Somerset Light Infantry in Praya Records Department was shot dead East last night, Mercedes Annie when ascending the stairs to his ed her to go outside with him. She Garcia (19), who claimed to office in the Law Courts.
refused, and the Indian then de-
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be a Mexican subject, Was this The fleeing murderer, who was manded his $2 back, Prisoner re- morning fined $50 or, in default, caught in the street outside, gave fused to part with the money, ordered to serve one month's hard the name of Joseph Philipponet, the meantime, the Indian had taken labour, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, and said he was a native of Lyons. his clothes off and also his belt.
She alleged that it was a trap. Hill accosted her and after speaking! a few words, he looked back over his shoulder and the Military Police came up and arrested her. Accused was convicted because she was un- able to prove that she was a decent
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Prisoner told her that all he wanted was the Indian's revolver. Witness said that she had had nothing to do with the Indian, and that she had Canton, Yesterday. run away to her brother in Homun- The Govenment of Nanking bas de- tin at about 9p.m. Prisoner joined; finitely decided on the establishment of her there later, and together they an aerial mail service between Hankow set off on a walking tour to Canton. and Shanghal.
She had to do this under threat of Thieves who raided a Birming-inaugurate the service immediately on
Preparatius are now proceeding to being shot to death by prisoner. ham jeweller's shop and took valu-the arrival of the planes, which are They walked through the night and able goods got in by cutting a hole expected in October.-Canton through the ceiling,
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Dr. D. J. Valentine, who had examined the prisoner, said that he found four slight wounds on the back of the left hand and three on the back of the right hand. The wounds could have been caused by a chopper. There were other abrasions in other parts of the prisoner's body," and these could have resulted from a fight.
The Wigan death-rate of 12.62) per thousand for last year is the lowest ever recorded in the borough.
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