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HONG KONG, MONDAY, MAY 9, 1932.
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VICTORIA GAP MURDER.
Case Likely to Last Till Wednesday,
TO-DAY'S HEARING.
The Victoria Gap mu: ler case, which is likely to continue for an- other three days, at least, was re- sumed before Mr. Justice J. R. Wood and jury at the Assizes this! morning.
The accused are three Chinese, Cheung Man, Cheung Taze-san and Cheung Sau-fa, who are charged
MEANT TO INFLUENCE ELECTION with the murder of Tsang Tai-kai
Moscow, Yesterday.
on February 18.
Resuming his evidence, Chief The newspapers are indignant at the sugges-Detective Inspector Reynolds said tion made in a communique by the French Minis- he took two gold rings from the try of the Interior that Gougouloff, the assassin of person of the first accused. This M. Doumer, is a Bolshevik. They declare that on was at 2 a.m. on February 19' at the Kwong Tai Loy boarding the contrary, the French Government is now reap- house. ing the fruits of its policy of sheltering "White
By Mr. Hin-shing Lo Russian" emigres.
(for the first accused): Since No. 1 prison- The "Isvestla" suggests that the "wild invention" about er's committal Gougouloff's Bolshevism is intended to swing the electorate to the tional evidence against him was on April 7 addi-
Right.
Wife Makes Statement.
I
The "Pravda" suggests that the true sponsors of the assassina-put in: tion will be found in Paris, not Russia. — Reuter.
The deceased youth's brother going to try and sell some of his Tsang Koon-ching, went with the books.
witness on his visit to two Chin- ese hotels and the Kwong Tai Loy. The first accused was placed under arrest on entering the room
Paris, Yesterday.
He made his will before start- Madame Gougouloff has arrived ing "in case of accident." She from Monaco dressed is black.added that he always carried two
revolvers for "protection."
She is very nervous and tells the The Police are anxious to dis-in which the police were. He was Palice that Gougouloff never gave cover, whether Gougouloff had signs of being mentally un-ever been paid by a Russian arrested merely for the purpose of balanced. He was very religious political party.
making enquiry and before the and regularly attended mass.
M. le Maitre Geraud, the de- body was found,
On entering the room and im-
She would never have believed fender of M. Jaure's assassin in hin capable of such an abomin-1914, has been appointed to de- able crime. When he left fend Gougouloff. Reuter's Spe-mediately on seeing the witness Monaco, Gougouloff said he was'cial Service."
No. I dropped a despatch bag, which was in his right hand.
This accused's action was not on seeing strange faces thought he had en- tered the wrong room.
MRS. MASSIE MISSING IN HONOLULU.
(Continued from Page 1)
assaulting her, as well as the petition for a pardon which the native population has submitted,} may affect the trend of the ease.) Because Mrs. Massie is miss-
|BASEBALL TEAMS IN that of a man who
KEEN CONTESTS.
Cardinals and Giants Break Event.
New York, Yesterday. The following were the results
ing, the Police have so far been of to-day's Baseball:- unable to serve her with a sub-
poena calling her to appear as St. Louis of the four Hawaiians accused of St. Louis assaulting her.
National League.
1 New York
witness at the re-trial on May 25 Chicago 12 Brooklyn
of five who asaulted her and
broke her jaw. Four men, in- Cincinnati cluding Joe Kahahawai, were ar-
Witness admitted that in the in- terest of justice anyone who camej near the room would be arrested.
Witness seized the accused and took possession of the despatch, bag.
By His Lordship: The bag was 4 unlocked.
Answering further questions tyl
Mr. Lo, Inspector Reynolds said he made a preliminary search of
6 New York
(Collins hit a home run.
5
Moore hit a home run.
6 Boston
5
the first accused and took posses-
sion of a pocket book. She found
5
no firearms or bloodstains on, the man.
5
5
Mr. Lo: "At the time there was nothing suspicious?"
rested and charged with the as- Cleveland sault.
Jury Disagree,
At the trial the jury dis- agreed. On January 8, while waiting for a second trial, Joe Kahahawai Was abducted by
American League.
B Philadelphia Averill hit a home run. Boston
7 St. Louis
Washington 6 Chicago
(after fourteen innings)."
-Reuter's American Service.
Lieut. Massie, two seamen, Jones mercy.
A
Witness replied that he did find
It was something suspicious. card which was in the pocket book- The deceased's brother, who was
and Lord, and Mrs. Fortesque. On May 4 the four accused were present, drew the witness's atten- the mother of Mrs. Massie. Later sentenced to 10 years' hard la- tion to this card on, the back of they were discovered with the bour each, the maximum penalty, which was the deceased's address dead body of their prisoner, but by a special order of the Gov-and some writing.
They were then arrested and ernor the sentences were com- The witness himself carried the charged with murder. On April muted after the accused had despatch bag which was taken) 30 the Court found all defendants served one hour. The trial avok-frem No. 1. He did not hand it guilty of manslaughter, but the ed considerable racial feeling over to any Chinese detective. jury recommended them to throughout the Island.
The case is proceeding.
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