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CHINESE FACES MURDER CHARGE
WANCHAI INCIDENT
Two Chinese of the coolie class whe had a row over 20 cents on July 25 at Cross Street, Wanchai, resulled in the death of one, and the alleged assailant was this morning arraigned before the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Collan, and a jury, ai the Criminal Sessions on a charge of murder.
Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy prosecuted for chall of the Crown and the dic- tence is being conducted by Mr. Hing Shing-lo, instructed by Mears. Hast-, jings, Denma and Bowley.
The accused. Yung Kwai-ting, alias Lav Sung-tin, is charged, with having stabbed to death a man called Ah Choy. Prisoner entered a plea of "Not Guil- E3"
Case Outlined
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According to Mr. Fitzroy. it appear. ed that the murdered man was banished from Singapore; he having served several terms of imprisonment there. On the day in question the mur- dered man was squatting alongside a food stall in Cross Street having his meal. It was between 4 and 6 p.m.
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Evidence would be called to show that a man came from behind and spoke to Ah Chor. Then a blow was strucl: with a weapon. The street was crowd ed at the time and the incident was not noticed by many people. The per- son who had struck the bow then iwent toward Stone Nulla lane, angefi
the victim went into Tai Yuen Street. Certain witnesses would be enlled to say that, the man who dealt the blow was dressed in a dark Chinese jacket.
First Aid Rendered Continuing, Mr. Fitzroy said that the man who received the blow col lapsed outside house No. 12 in Tai Tuen Street. A crowd athered and omeone tried to stop the bleeding with Chinese medicine. One man, Philip Chang, came on the scene with a first Jaid box and ried to assist the wound-
ed man. The man, however, died.
The Police traced the prisoner to his lodgings. He was, however, not to he found there, and a few hours later, he was found by some of his room-mates near the Warchai Post Office.
Prisoner's Admission Tracing the motive for the crime, Mr. Fitzroy said that evidence would be produced to show that three days previous to the assault, prisoner and the victim had a quarrel over 20 cents which the latter owed the prisoner.
Prisoner, when charged on July 26, had admitted that he had a row with the murdered man and it was the latter who had struck him first. He then used
a knife to strike the other man:
The share of the wound on the mur- dered man's chest was like a half-moon. It was struck with considerable force, weat and the point of the weapon through the lungs into the heart.
Case proceeding."
MANCHU OFFICIAL
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ORIGIN OF FORTUNE
Nanking, Yesterday. The State Council has ordered the confiscation of all property belonging to the late Skeng Kang Pao, an official in the Manchu regime, on the ground that he ac- cumulated his vast fortune through embezzlement of public funds. His bequests to charity are not affected. ---Reuter.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1929,
GIANT OIL TANK ABLAZE
A WAVE OF FIRE
SPECTACULAR CONFLAGRATION ON SULPHUR MOUNTAIN
ENORMOUS DAMAGE
Lendon, Yesterday.
CRUISER STRENGTH
JAPAN'S ATTITUDE TO THE CONVERSATIONS
WILLING TO SCRAP 17,000 TONS
Tokyo. Yesterday. Reuter's authoritative survey of the Anglo-American navɛ] cònver- sations has been received in offi- cial quarters without surprise.
Since Mr. Matsudaira has been Choroughly informed of the pro- Half-a-million gallons of parafficgress of the MacDonald-Dawes in a giant oll task belonging to the conversations he has kept the Anglo-American Oil Company is Govertment fully informed. ablaze in the great depot at Salt comment on the details of the Responsible oficials decline to
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Anglo-American compromise, al- Tons of chemical oil-ite extin-though authoritative quarters in quisher are being poured on the fire dicate that its nature and scope which, it is feared, will involve the place no great difficulties in the adjoining tanks.-Reuter.
way of Japanese adherence.
Oil Field Threatened
Circes outside the Navy, not- ably the Press commentators, dis-
play some disappointment that the scale of Anglo-American crui-
unser
San Francisco. Yesterday. The Ventura Avenue (California) Oilfield is threatened by advance on a two-mile front of roaring wave of fire which swept down Sulphur Mountain.
The Flames attacked a tank con- taining 11.000 barrels of oil en route. The oil boiled over and flowed down Sulphur Mountain.
The damage is estimated at five million dollars (Gold)-Reuter's American Service.
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Te-day's weather report fromı the Royal Observatory states:
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The typhoon is situated about. 180 miles E.N.E. of Manila, moving W. or W.N.W.
Forecast:-. E. winds, mo- derate; fine generally.
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OPIUM PROBLEM
DRASTIC LIMITATION OF
DRUGS URGED
MEDICAL WEEDS ONLY
Geneva, Yesterday.
Imitation means further building instead of reduction, if Japan is to maintain her desired 70 per cent.
The Cabinet's regular meeting this morning was largely occupied with the naval question, upon which Admiral Takarabe and Baron Shidehara reported the out- come, though the Cabinet's de- liberations have not been divulg ed,
After the meeting Mr. Hamaguchi further conferved with Admiral Takarabe.
The afternoon vernacular papers publish the purported outline of Admiral Takarabe's statement be- fore the Cabinet which authori- tative quarters close to the Ad- miral partially confirm.
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per cent. Hence, she must build two cruisers beyond the current programme if the Ameri- can limit is placed at eighteen 10,000ton ships, or four, if set at twenty-one.
Thirdly, Japan is willing to scrap approximately 17,000 tons At a meeting of the Opium Com- of destroyers, leaving her 105.000 mittee, Dr. C. C. Wu. delegate for tons. If the Angb-American limit China, urged a drastic limitation is fixed at 150.000. of the manufacture of narcotics to medical and scientific needs.
Fourthly, Japan is opposed to abolition or drastic reduction of
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Mr. Noel Baker (Britain) de- submarines, which she comiders manded the strengthening of the the
effective defensive opium section of the League, and weapon against a superior fleet.
Reuter. the withdrawal of licences in cases
of abuse of the convention.
Invitations Being Issued He also submitted a resolution
London, Yesterday. that countries manufacturing mor- M. Ramsay MacDonald is send- phia, heroin, and cocaine shoulding invitations to the French, Ita- confer so as to fix an annual quotalian and Japanese Governments to to be manufactured-Reuter
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There governments will submit to the conference details of the preliminary proposals and those invited will be notified that a favourable result cannot be ob tained without their full and sym- pathetic co-operation, capetially on the question of limiting the tonnage of destroyers and sub- marines. Reuter.
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