REVOLT POSSIBLE IN
ABYSSINIA
CONCERTED ATTACK AT COMING OF RAINS
ITALIAN NOTE TO THE LEAGUE-
London, To-day. .
Dr. W. Martin, the Ethiopian Minister in London, is stated to have received a letter from Abyssinia, in which it is stated that Italy is at- tempting to induce Ethiopian youths to become Italian soldiers. It is also stated that natives outside Addis Ababa and in other outlying dis- tricts have revolted and will launch à concerted attack on the Italians when the rains begin.
THE CHIRA MAIL THESDAY, JUNE 30, 1936
CORRESPONDENCE
Bathing In HK
TTo The Editor, “China `Mall"]
Siz - Is it not ironical that just as we read in the English pspers of the magnificent response of the late King's "great familyTM to the appeal for a Memorial Fund to provide fresh air, sunlight, and opportunities for physical develop- ment and recreation for, the chil- dren of Britain, this small British Colony should read in its DW papers of the passing of a mea- sure which will effectively deprive the children, of the average resi- dent of all nationalities of the only healthy and pleasurable sum- mer recreation available for them Jin this climate?
May 1 through your paper, ap peal to every reader to think it over, and decide Dr. Martin added that after the fall of Addis Ababa the women's organisations in Berlin.. He emphasised in his speech the value of Perhaps many of us do not realise whether he or Herr Rudolph Hess spoke at a recent mass-meeting of the German she really wants this to happen? Abyssinians recaptured Dessie, but could not hold the town owing German women as mothers and partners of men. The Minister is seen above, that with the prohibition of tents to heavy aerial bombardment by the Italians."--" Reuter's Bul-with Frau Scholz-Klink, leader of the German women's movement. letin Service.
Geneva: The report that Italy has proposed what is des cribed as a voluntary mandate over Ethiopia is most misleading. Italy has apparently offered to furnish to the League reports of her civilising efforts in Ethiopia, but without any form of control
EMERGENCY DEBATE
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A sensation has been created by the report that the Septem ber meeting of the Assembly! might be adjourned till October
jor
NEW ITALIAN NOTE
RANDALL GIVES EVIDENCE
at Repulse Bay there is actually nowhere where the average man; and his family may enjoy a swim and a picnic in shade and quiet, jand this in a Colony whose chief
boast is the incomparable oppor-| tunity it affords to residents and to visitors for bathing- The Tourist Bureau may find it hard
(Continued from Page) had already communicated with to convince the tourist of the truth
APPOINTMENT MADE Randall entered the restaurant
(made it
The
M. B. BARKER.
even later to enable the
of our assertion that the bathing Locarno question to be dealt
Mo Kam over the telephone and with after receipt of the Ger- that he took part in the con- Kei Yuen Restaurant to meet Molis a rich man.
Randall stated in evidence was told to take
will be is perfect here. There me to the San nowhere for him to try, unless he Mr. Winston Churchill (C., Ep-'man reply, but British and spiracy because he wanted to Kam." ping) said he understood that French circles state that the obtain the first draft of Mr. Duff-Coop. idea is to postpone the meeting which had been requested of certain information er's speech had been seen by Mr. for eight or ten days, only as a him by the United States Trea-first and a few minutes later Liarote down on a piece of paper Anthony Eden, Foreign Minister, matter of convenience.
sary Department. That was Yik and Leung Yau entered and on March 31 was not a password and altered. Mr. Churchill thought it
Geneva, later: An Italian note had given the US Treasury by Mo Kam and Tam Wai.
his sole object. In the past he were followed shortly afterwards for opium divans, but was an excellent speech,
sug- will be communicated to the new Department information with admirable sentiment - with-
President of the Assembly to-day-cerning morphine, heroin and remarking that 5 lb. boxes ofglish asked me to do it for him." out casting any aspersion on any it rejects the League's condem- opium from
con-latter two's statement about his who, being unable to spell in En- gested by one of the men present,
other country unless the latter
Macau, besides lopium could be smuggled into the. nation of Italy as unwarranted having made barboured aggressive intentions and parallels Italy's present beni- were subsequently given-to-the Randall was not certain who bad ited States Treasury Department,
reports which Colony may have been made, but
TREASURY MAN'S EVIDENCE Sir. John Simon, Home
Mr. A. J. Campbell, of the Un- Secreficent activities in Ethiopia with Hong Kong Government tary, replying, firtaly denied that Mr. Duff-Cooper advocated a mi Powers under, the Treaty of Ver- March 31; he phoned Mr. A. J. appointment to meet at the restan-quire into and prevent the
those exercised by mandatory
On the night of his arrest,
stated from the witness box that Accused was litary alliance, and said that the sailles. It denies the intention to Campbell. Treasury representa-rant was made by Mo Kam. Wit-portation of dangerous drugs into certain that the it was part of his duties to 色アー Opposition's criticisms were bas-exploit the natives and
im- ed on a false premise.--Reuter.
declares tive, of the United States Trea-ness denied that he had stated the United States. He knew Ran- that the open door policy will be sury Department, with the per-that he had appointed anyone to dall, who had occasionally visited maintained.
mission of the The document expresses Italy's and not for a moment had he in that any money had already been er. He came to the Treasury for Police officers, collect money from the divans, or him in the capacity of an inform- readiness henceforth to act in mind the making of one cent the League in a sense of the spirit out of opium divans.
collected, although he remembered his rewards. of European co-operation.
It Referring to the events
Tam Wai making a statement, to Mr. Campbell was asked by Mr. first awaits the lifting of sane-March 20, Randai! said that at
the effect that money was to be Williams to glance through com tions and the dissolution of the about 2 p.th. Revenue Officer
collected.
tain reports which were alleged London: Attention was called in tione,
defensive groups born from sanc-Tam Wei and another R.O. came
Randall.could not recall whe-to have been made by Pan- the House of Commons yesterday that true collaboration cannot be Place with a third man,
expressing the opinion to his house at No. 1. Prospect ther Mo Kam or Tam Wai had dall to the United States Treasury afternoon to recent speeches by built without Ministers. Questions were ad- dressed to, the Prime Minister, asking whether the speech deli- vered in Paris on June 24 by the Secretary for War represented the policy of the Government, and whether in regard to this speech and the recent pronouncement on sanctions by the Chancellor of the Exchequer the Prime Minister had been informed in advance of the intention to deliver them.
Series of Questions Answered
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made mention about any informa Department. Witness did so, but tion concerning the red pill busi-jasked His Lordship not to make VOLUNTARY STATEMENT
¡ness in Hong Kong. Leung Yan public any information contained Cross-examined by Mr. Wil and Randall had stated that they in the reports, which were of a liams, Randall said that he had could find out something about strictly secret nature. Mr. Sheldon seen the statement he volun-jit, that is, the opium divans, and interposed and said they tarily made to the Police only then Tam Wai and Mo Kam ask-not worried about the contents, once after it had been handed led them whether they wished to but wanted to know whether the in. Mr. Williams passed the collect any money from the di- reports were the same which had statement up to the first defen-vans. dant and asked him to
been handed into him from time look "I might have said something to time. Witness would not say through it carefully to discover labout smuggling five pound boxes yes or no, and said he would have Choi Yuen-hang, aged 44, un-if there was anything wrong.jof opium," Randall said in employed, was this morning sen- Randall, after glancing through swer to Mr. Williams' query as to
an-to consult his files. In passages in the War Minis-tenced to eight months' hard the contents, said that in the whether it had been wise to dis- Mr. Campbell with some writing ter's speech to which attention Labour by Mr. J. H. B. Lee at the first part of the statement it close the manner and methods. was examined, but was in particular directed, Mr. Central Magistracy for the theft was untrue that he was intro-"By giving this
Mr. Campbell Duff-Cooper was reported as say-of a purse containing $1121 from duced to Tam Wai at the China also hoped to obtain as much in-He also stated that the
information denied that the writing was his ing that the ideals of Britain and the person of Lo Kan, a Chinese Emporium. He had never formation as I could," said Ban-¡names
list of France and their frontiers were Revenue Officer, at the Wing Lok Seen Tam Wai before March 20. dall
and addresses of 1,000 in mortal danger, adding that Wharf.
Asked by the Police whether he
jopium, divans in the Colony was of March the third accused, afterwards the Police arrived and ANOTHER APPOINTMENT France's frontiers were Britain's Detective Sergeant Riddell said
wanted to make a statement
no importance or interest to his Leung Yau, came to my shop for we were arrested." од On March frontiers.
30 an appointment Department. March 31, Randall said that he was made by Leang Yau for the} that the complainant was walking
me and asked me to go to Ran- In the absence of Mr. Baldwin. up the gangway, followed by the under no obligations to make a went there
duly cautioned
CROSS-EXAMINATION
LEUNG-YAU'S STATEMENT was China
dall's house at No. 1, Prospect! Emporium and accused
Cross-examined by Mr. Sheldon. Place. Mr. Bandall was about to make a statement from the wit- Leung Yan said he wished to a series of questions were answer-defendant, who was carrying a
with Li Yik. The witness, admitted that he had re-go out as we arrived and he gness box and proceeded ed by the Deputy Leader, Sir John rattan basket. Complainant felt statement.
However, he received third, accused could not be pre-ceived reports from time to time, lested that we go to the China lows: "I have been in the employ Simon. He recalled the circum- someone picking his hip pocket permission to get in touch with sent. Mo Kam, Tam Wai and some of which were torn up and Emporium for some test. stances in which the Secretary for and turned round and caught the mis solicitors and, after speaking someone else was there and the thrown away, others were sent to War's speech was delivered, and defendant, who let the purse drop to them, wrote out his statement, Revenue Officers
of Randall for the past two years said something the Hong Government and tea Mo Kam and another RO prior to these proceedings.
"Shortly after we had had our and was still being paid by him added that his remarks were not a to the wharf, where it was picked although at the time his mind was to him about making a payment of transmitted to the United arrived. Mo Kam and Randall declaration of policy but a speech up by an Indian watchman. a blank. He admitted making the of $500 the following day. States Government.
statement, but said he put it all said he did remember
whispered in each others' ears and worked for him in Macau as a run- Tang Sze, an amah, and called for down to confusion.
making an appointment for the Wan, a boy, employed by the dresses of opium divans. I said Kong, where I was paid $20 for Ho then Randall asked me for the ad-er first and later came to Hong these structures. He repeated
IMPORTANT INFORMATION On March 20 two
following day, that it was not a declaration of
although the ob- Randall family, testified Revenu ject of this meeting was Mo Kam's fact that when Randall was visit-Wai said that a man called Chan
to the I did not have them, and then Tam doing nothing. He told me that Government policy.
Officers and a man named
he was requested to get informa- Lee idea to arrange a fired sum for ed by Tam Wai and another R., Chee could obtain this information tion about opium divans and Chim came to his house. Randall the Revenue Officers to be paid at Li Chim was also present policy was fully, stated in the the Labour leader, Major C. R/Was ill at the time with tonsilitis the end of the month. That was
for us.
I immediately said that introduced him to. Li Yick, at the Miss Rita Randall, sister of the I also knew Chan Chee Attlee, moved the adjournment of and was in bed. Lee Chim intro- the first time on which Randall first accused, stated that on the meeting then dispersed.
The San Kei Yuen Restaurant, where House by the Foreign Secretary the House to call attention to the duced them to him. and Prime Minister in the course action of the Secretary for War. The latter, after
Accused re- had heard the sum of $500 men-day in question she had answered!
I took no part in the converss- of the debates of June 18 and 23 in making in a foreign country
called one of them as
Tam Wai-tioned.
tion. INVITATION TO DINNER
Later Mr. Randall asked a telephone call for her brother a general dis
"At about 3 pm. on March 30 me to order a room in the To Tuen Leung Yan could not provide from a man named Li Chim, who the
third accused invitedRestaurant, where Mo Kam want- The observations of the Secre- immediately before the meeting of cussion, told him to phone up Mo the money, so Randall promised had told her that he was bringing me to
Kam, at the Revenue Department, to lend it to him and went to Ma-isome friends to visit her brother. that I would
a dinner and tary for War were not designed to the Assembly
I saided to consult him. of the League,,
Chan Chee be in conflict with those declara- public pronouncements which con- as soon as he had recovered.
I had was also in 20 it can partly for this purpose.
the restaurant. Miss Randall admitted to the time. Leung Yau also asked me was given a piece of paper with
devoted to stressing the elements common to the people of both countries.
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The place for a declaration of Government policy was, of course, the House of Commons, and that)
DRAFT APPROVED
Minister's remarks
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At the close of the questions
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tions at all He added that Mr. flict with the declared policy of Mr. Williams: That was a very returned to Hong Kong on March Assistant Attorney-General that she to take the names and addresses some names and addresses on it Duff-Cooper submitted a draft of the Government and the treaty ob important piece of information 31. his speech to the Foreign Office ligations by which this country is and subsequently altered it in cer-
bound." The motion was tain respects, in response to their cepted, and the debate is now pro making my statement. suggestions. In its final form the Iceeding.-British Wireless Ser speech did not come
under the vice. personal, notice of the Foreign:
Secretary, but that was due to the pressure of other
engagements
PRIME MINISTER STAYING AT THE CHEQUERS
had been in court and had heard of the opium divans to the dinner. (and this was later found on me by your statement, why was it not? the To Yuen Restaurant, Randall jand should have been contained in Referring to the incidents at all the evidence...
Shortly afterwards, Chan Choe the Police. SECOND ACCUSED TESTIFIES I was confused at the time of eaid that a certain note-book was answer to the charge, said haftwo notebooks containing the re-table, but did not know what it Li Yick, the second accused, in came to my shop and handed me "I saw some money put on the handed round, but he did consequence of the message, touch it, although he knew that from the dock.
not would like to make a statement quired names and addresses. At was for, and soon after i was ar from Tam Wai, I asked what the such a book was being prepared.
6 p.m. that evening - Leung Yau rested. I was very frightened as Iman Mo Kam -wanted with me,
He said that on March 26 he again reminded me of the dinner have never had any dealings el was asked to obtain all par- was introduced by the third se and eventually we arrived at the with the Police" and Tam Wal replied that he had tieniars and the best informationensed, Leung Yau, to Randall at To Yuen Restaurant at about 7 something of grave importance available for the United States the San Kei Yuen Restaurant.
Cross-examined by Mr. WI- In reply
for me: The next day Leung Treasury Department.
liams, Leung Yan said that he had to supplementary London: In the absence of the Yau, the third accused, came to know whether the names and ad-asked me if I could find out that and several others.
I do not "At this restaurant Mr. Randall "There we saw Mo Kam, Randall made a statement in the Police questions, including one by the Prime Minister, who is in resee me and I told him that Mo dresses of 1,000 opium divans the addresses of opium divans in both the notebooks, which I hand- ened condition. Witness reiterat Conservative Member for Hitchin, sidence at The Chequers, Mr. Kam, of the Revenue Department, would be of any interest to them. Hong Kong, as he wanted the in-ed over to Randall
I produced Station while he was in a fright- Sir Arnold Wilson, who suggest Ramsay MacDonald presided at a wanted to
Randall saidjed his earlier statement that he that such pronouncements meeting of the Cabinet at No. 10 asked me what it was all about the information from the Revenue Treasury Anti-Opium Department work to do and I said I had pro- Randall, who was in the Opium
see us. Leung Yan
I was in the conspiracy to get formation for the United States something about having some was formerly in the employ of cansed real confusion and alarm Downing Street yesterday mor- and told me that I had better find Officers and from "Li Yick and I told him I was an honest bust-vided some collectors and, as the business, while he acted as a among the supporters of the Gov-ning and at a further meeting at out. I recovered from my illness Leung Yau, the second and third ness man, but would get in touch first accused was unable to write ranner for him in Macau ernment, Sir John Simon said he the House of Commons last night few days ister and got in touch accused, and not for any person-with a friend who I knew could Chinese, I wrote their names down At this stage the hearing ad-. could not admit that the War British Wireless Service.
with Leung Yau, who said that he al gain. The word 'Bob' which I obtain this information. Onion a plece of paper: Shortly journed until 2.15 p.m. to-day.
and was not intentional.
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