TSUN WAN MURDER TRIAL
"GLIB TONGUE” OF MAN ACCUSED
CASE CONTINUING
Lo
A great deal of this morning's hearing at the trial of Chan alias Chan Yuk-nam
alias Chan Hing, Ching
Chan Sau-chi and Tsan, charged with the murder of a 70 year old widow in Chun Wan Village, Taipo, on the night of February 24-25, was occupied in the cross-examination of Man Seung, the third prisoners's daughter and one of the principal tenants of the flat where all the accused lived at Kowloon City,
Beardmore Strikers To Resume Work
London, To-day.
After a strikė lasting over seven weeks, the 1,500 en- gineers in the Beardmore works in Glasgow will resume work on Friday.
Negotiations on their claim for increased wages will be con-
tin red.-Reuter.
KING OF ITALY IN HUNGARY
Felicitations At State Banquet
Budapest last night.
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 20, 1937.
China-U.S. Telephone Inaugurated
ALTHOUGH NO INFORMA- TION IS AVAILABLE LOCAL- LY, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HONG KONG MAY SOON BE LINKED UP WITH THE UNIT- BY RADIO-
TELEPHONE.
A HINT OF THIS DEVELOP- MENT IS GIVEN IN A REU- TER TELEGRAM FROM SHANGHAI STATING THAT LAST NIGHT DIRECT TELE- PHONE CONNECTION BE- TWEEN THE NORTHERN CITY AND WASHINGTON WAS INAUGURATED
the
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MANCHESTER C. DEFEATED
League Champions In Berlin
ROME PROTOCOLS
Budapest, To-day. King Victor Emmanuel and the In reply to a question by Mr. Lo, Hungarian Regent, Admiral Hor appearing on behalf of first defen-thy, exchanged toasts in honour of dant, as to why, as she had known the friendship between their first and second accused for such a countries, at a banquet held in able to local subscribers. short length of time, she had, at
The new link; however, seems various times, lent them valuables
In his speech, Admiral Horthy quite feasible now that Shanghai's to pawn, she said that first accused said Hungary would never forget service has been established. had told her that he was expecting that during the saddest period of Madame Chiang. Kai-shek and to find employment on one of the her history, the Italian nation was Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt were the Empress boats at
the end of the the first to offer Hungary the hand principal figures in yesterday's in- year and would then be in a posi-of friendship, thereby leading her auguration of the service, and (says tion to repay all he owed.
to become once again a factor in Reuter) the voices spanning 10,000 international politics.
miles of space were heard clearly. Admiral Horthy referred to the Madame Chiang spoke from the Rome Protocols which, he
A huge crowd of 75,000 specta- said, salon of the Park Hotel, where would not only further the welfare about 600 guests had been invited tional XI defeat Manchester City,
tors yesterday saw a German of Italy, Austria and Hungary but, for the occasion and heard the ex-last year's England First Division with the co-operation of Germany, change of greetings through two would contribute toward laying the loud-speakers.
champions, by 3 goals to 2 at the foundation of true and permanent
Olympia Stadium.
accused
A GLIB TONGUE Questioned by Mr. Macnamara, she said that when first and second took the middle cubicle, they had paid her a month's rent in advance and when she made, the loans, no rent was due. First ac cused had a glib tongue and was continually putting her off with the story that they would have to sleep in the streets if they were turned
out of the house.
First accused was an inveterate gambler and apart from stealing a gold finger-ring from her (wit- ness), he had, at various times, even stolen his wife's clothing to pawn..
Witness was fully aware of the reason for the journey to Taipo Market, which, she said, to raise money from the aunt of the first accused, but she was not aware of any intention to use violence. "I understood that they were to try and get it
as any young person
peace.
Americans present were especially thrilled to hear Mrs. Roosevelt, whose King Victor Emmanuel, replying, voice was strong and clear. spoke of the cordial spirit sur- Madame Chiang, stressing - the rounding his visit, which would go wonders of science which annihilat- far to strengthening the friendshiped distance between peoples, asked uniting Italy and Hungary Trans "Isn't it too bad that science has Ocean.
also been devoted to annihilation of peoples themselves?”
COST OF LIVING IN HOLLAND
Wholesale Prices Rising
Amsterdam, To-day. Though there has been a steady
might try to persuade an elder retise in wholesale prices in the
lative to give them money.”
Netherlands following devaluation of the guilder, the vigorous action NEVER NOTICED. WOMEN: Evidence was
by Chan of the Government has succeeded given Wah-ming, a native of Chun Wan maintaining retail prices at
some
in
SKELETON OF ABYSSINIA MOCKS
ODD GOAL IN FIVE
Berlin, To-day.
na-
This is the first time since De- cember last year that Manchester City have lowered their colours. ——— Trans-Ocean
IMPROVEMENT OF SITES
Sharp Order In Nanking
Nanking, To-day. Yesterday morning, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek instructed Mr. Ma Chiu-chun, the Nanking Mayor, to announce that all owners of land
Norway To Sound Out along Sun Yat-sen Road must start
Small Powers
The Hague, To-day. "Norway intends to sound out the small Powers on the atti- tude they intend to adopt in the
tion again coming up for discus- sion at Geneva.”“
This statement was made to newspapermen here yesterday by the Norwegian Foreign Minister. Mr. H. Koht, who is spending a few
the erection of suitable buildings by June 1, or the land will be taken over by the Government as sites for public parks and public schools.
Our Own Correspondent.
KWANGTUNG'S GOVERNMENT
Canton, To-day. It is authoritatively stated that the new members of the Kwang- tung Provincial Government will
Village, who stated that he heard steady level and so preventing any event of the Abyssinian ques- a conversation which took place increase in the cost of living.
Nevertheless, there are percepti- early in February, when first ac- cused had made one of his periodi- ble signs of a gradual rise in retail prices in Dutch cities, notably cal attempts to borrow money from
in Amsterdam, where the costo deceased. He heard words pass be tween the two and had entered theving index rose over one per cent. house and enquired as to the rea between March and April this year days in the Netherlands on his way assume office on June 1, and it is
Articles of apparel have risen 20 son. He had admired a pair of
|to Geneva,
hinted that there will be many shoes which first accused was wear-per cent. in price, and footwear 16
Mr. Koht also revealed that Nor changes among administrative offi- ing and had purchased them for per cent. since September last year.
In The Hague there has also be economic side of the Oslo Agree Mr. Wu Te-chen takes control of the
way. intended to supplement the
cers and district magistrates after $3.00.
Yip Yuen, the proprietor of a five per cent. increase in the cost
ment with a political agreement, office of Commissioner of Civil boarding house at Taipo, where all of living since last September. which would include an under-
Affairs. Our Own Correspondent. three, accused; stayed, said he re: Most significant of all, the price standing on the question of Scan-
Empire Day Holiday
of raw materials - shows a general cognised first accused, the male member of the party, and although rise of 55 per cent.—Trans-Ocean.
he remembered that he was, accom- panied by two females, one old and
recol-
the other young, he could not rece lect very much about them as he never took any notice of women. He could not say definitely what
DOJIMA MARU
Twenty-Nine Bodies
Now Recovered
dinavian defence. Trans-Ocean.
Richard Strauss In Vienna
Vienna, To-day.
The public are reminded that Empire Day, Monday, 24th May, is a public holiday and that educational establishments, public offices and
The famous composer, Richard Government departments will not be open for ordinary business on that
time the party returned to the The body of another Japanese Strauss, arrived here yesterday for boarding house on the morning of victim in the Dojima Maru disaster the purpose of conducting a concert day. February 25 and could not say for was recovered this morning, bring-to-day of the massed orchestras of Viennese Philharmonic and certain what time they left the next ing the total to 29, including 24 the day as they had let themselves out Japanese and two Chinese bystan-symphonic societies. and gone before he got up at about ders. Only five bodies are now This will be the first appearance
missing, four Japanese and
of the composer in the Austrian member of the crew,
(capital since 1988.—Trans-Ocean.
9 o'clock,
The case is proceeding.
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