ATHENS PALACE APPEAL IN
HOTEL CLOSED: ALLEGED FASCIST HAUNT
Bucharest, To-day.
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 19, 1938.
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GREEN ISLAND DEATH CASE
In the Full Court of Appeal this morning, with the Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, and Mr. Justice J. A. Fraser, additional Judge, on the Bench, appeals were lodged against the convictions of the Indian watchmen, Sher Zaman and Fateh Khan, who were sentenced
The Hotel Athens-Palace, one of the most fashionable hostelries in the Rumanian capital, has been closed by the police allegedly beat the previous Criminal Sessions to life imprisonment for the killing of Hayat Khan on Green Island in February last.
cause the sanitary equipment is unsatisfactory.
It is believed, however, that the action is connected with the round up of Fascists, as the hotel was one of the meeting places of the Iron Guard.
In addition to M. Corneliu of the Iron Codreanu, leader Guard, it is believed that the Na- tional Zaramiast leader, Julius Maniu, has also been arrested.
An official statement says that M. Maniu "intends to take up residence in the coun- try for the time being.”
Meanwhile several newspapers partial to the Iron Guard have been closed down. Trans-Ocean.
of
Pleading guilty to a charge
pills possession of 76,400 heroin Wo Wai-men was sentenced to three years' hard labour by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions this morning.
by
Mr. George She, instructed Mr. A. S. K. Lau, represented the second prisoner, and Mr. 0. H. by Somerset Fitzroy, instructed Mr. C. A S. Russ, appeared for the first prisoner.
the Mr. She appealing against conviction, submitted that the ver- dict was against the weight of evid- ence, of which there was insuficient to justify the verdict against his client. He also urged that the sen- tence of life imprisonment was ex- cessive.
The case was
until
adjourned Friday afternoon, when Mr. Fitzroy will present his case.
JUMPS BAIL
A warrant for the arrest of Li Ho-sang was issued by Sir Atholl Ses- MacGregor, at the "Criminal sions this morning, when the man failed to appear to stand trial on a charge of attempting to obtain a The Chinese Young Men's Chris-bribe. His bail was ordered to be tian Association are giving a tea and reception in honour of His Ex- cellency Sir Geoffrey Northcote, on Association, the occasion of his first visit to the lat 4.30 p.m.
estreated.
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