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RUSSIAN DANCER'S FATE
FELLOW COUNTRYMAN UNDER ARREST.
CURIOUS FEATURES OF THE SHANGHAI - MYSTERY.
M. P. Parshoho, a Russian constable in the employ of the Shanghai Municipal Police, was arrested at the Gorden Road Police Station at about three o'clock last Wednesday afternoon, in connection with the death of Klavala (Clara) Belors, the beautiful young Russian, whose body was found in creek, off Great Western early the previous Sunday morning.
Accused, when apprehended by Comrades, said "I am sur- I don't know prised. "I know, nothing of what has happened why I am arrested." After that, Parskekoff was taken to Hongkow Police Station, interrogated, and removed to the Amoy Road Gaol, where he is now detained.
of age and about five feet ten inches tall, was formerly a wrestler, and had been a member of the police
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RACING NOTES.
[BY RAPIER I
MACAO RACE COURSE.
BRITAIN'S FALLING
BIRTHRATE.
AGAIN LOWER IN 1928.
ONLY ONE WORSE TEAR.
Paraheku, who is about 30 years in type as the. pattern which they alley. Despite the four days It went down the High Street the mortality figures. For England
about 180 yards before turning almost costinuous rain it was, posdown Allen Street without slacken- sible to use the Course for judicious
ing speed. galloping on Sunday morning last. The railings are dead straight and differ in this respect from our Track. There are substantially
MOTOR-BANDITS' DARING.
SECOND RAID ON LONDON JEWEL SHOP.
ESCAPE ÎN A FLASH.
In common with, I imagine, many
Motor-bandits broke the window still further decrease in the others I had visualised the above of a jewellers shop in High Street, during 1020 is disclosed by the birthrate for England and Wales Course as a piece of waste ground | Kensington, on January 4th and Registrar General in his preliminary with an improvised track and the escaped with rings valued at be- nativity and mortality statement for necessary rails flung round and tween £1,000 and £1,600,000
the year. For 1993 the birthrate for England and Wales was 18.3, which matsheds dotted about for the ne The raid on the hop, belonging was the lowest recorded except for commodation of the public and the to "Mesars H. Stokes & Son, was the war years of 1917 and 1919. In
"accord. ponies. I was agreeably surprised all over in two seconds to find on visiting Macao during ing to the manager: The Arst the rate declined by 0.5 per we know was the crush of the broken thousand, and the figure of 17.8 is the week end that the Course is window. We rushed outside, but worse than that of 1017. With the
ever recorded. excellently laid out, being. 100 by then the motor car, with three exception of 1018 it is the lowest men in it, was 30 yards away and Greater satisfaction is to be de yards longer than that of Happy was being driven at a furious pacevived from the lower rate shown by
and Wales the death rate stood at. 11.8 per thousand, which was 10.6 below that, for the previous year, The robbery occurred shortly be and equal to that of 1923, the lowest fore 10 am, when there were not rate ever recorded. The infantile A mounted mortality rate is 5 per 1,000 births many people about
ahouts of below that of 1995, and only 1 per policeman, hearing
stop, thief!" attempted to chase thousand above that of 1923, the"
The following is the oficial analy the car, but his horse had no chance lowest recorded. of catching it. The driver of a but was outdistanced. The bandits death-rate for England and Wales motor-van also joined in the chase, sis of the figures. In the table the gained many yards on their pur-relates to the entire population, but suers by the manner in which the in the case of London and the two driver of the car turned into Allen groups of towns to the civil popula
for about two years.
When informed that he was under arrest and formally warned, Par abekoff offered no resistance but denied the charge, saying that, on Sunday night, he went to bed at eight o'clock," -
It appears from police investiga- tions that Parshakoff went off duty at 7.30 p.m. on Sunday and re- the sumed at eight o'clock on following morning. His room com. panion, when questioned by the police, said that accused went cut and came back at 11.30 p.m. in evening dress.
have in their possession, a diagonal mark, a circular suction type and an odd semi-circular type which could not be identified.
The Mystaricus Mischa. Other information shows that a person by the name of Mischa tele-built stands for members and the phoned deceased before dinner on public with the usual enclosures for Sunday. It is not known that she cash sweeps and pari-mutuel bet ting. The Jockeys room is luxur left her room before 8.30 p.m., although it is believed that, about ously fitted out and conveniently this time, she, iu company with situated. Electric light and water aro laid on everywhere and the some person, left her residenes at stables leave nothing to be desired. 79, Route Vallou, house No. 6.
Ons set of stables containing 30 stalls is set aside for ponies trom Hong Kong.
Considerable Jewellery.
According to police investiga tions deceased had considerable jewellery, the whereabouts of which have not been ascertained. At
Strect
tion only..
Index Plates Discarded. - Several people obtained the re- gistration number of the car, a blue four-seater, but a little later two index plates bearing the same England number were found in "Lexham Gardens.
Rate per 1,000 population,
Deaths, Deaths under. Births (Crude one year per
.. rate). 1,000 births.
& Wales 17.5. 11.0 105. great
in clud- ing Lon.
1t is surmised that the car was To was driven rapidly through the manze
well Road.
11.0
73
10.0
London 17.1 11.6
The extent
67
6-4
which the birth rate
The paddock is circular and the ponies can be comfortably viewed from the railings surrounding it. It The Plaster Casts. times she has offered persons jewel- also used as a riding school for of turnings-Allen Street, Strat
ford Road, Marloes Road, and don..... 18.2 Investigations revealed that Par-lery for sale at ridiculously cheap beginners. The Course is on re- Lexham Gardens after which the 153 smal shekoff owned a motor car, a closed prices. It is not indicated, that claimed ground, formerly the Arris bandits could have gone along 158 sm'r. Cleveland Ave seater. The tyres of dercased was in immediate need of Frets bataing beach on the East either Earl's Court Road or Crom-Towns 17.6 this were said to correspond with funds, but officials are of the side of the Colony. The sea faces
A wooden mallet was found under the plaster cast impressions of the opinion that the motive for the the Course and the whole scene the broken window. Statements.ob has fallen may be judged from the tyro marks found near the spot alleged murder was robbery because from the stands is unusually pretty, taiued by the police from eye wit- fact that the annual average for where the dead woman was found, some of her more valuable stones The Race Club is in the hands of nesses indicate that the man who Edgland and Wales for the years which were taken by Chief Datec- are missing. In her home very men of considerable experience ably smashed the window walked along 1838-1904 was 99.6.
Comparing the 18.6 figures with the pavement for some, distance, Close exami- little, if any, of her, reported valu- led by Mr. K. H. Chun who is being followed by the slowly moving those of other countries it will be tive Inspector, Peck.
well known figure in Shanghai, nation of the interior of the ear,ables remain. On her person was Hankow and Tsingtao. Bookmakers car, which immediately accelerated ssen that while in respect of infan- showed that about 18 inches of the found a diamond lavelliers compos. will not be allowed on the Courses a second man removed the tray tile deaths our rate is one of the upholstery of the car had been cut ed of about 10 or 30 small cat dia. and it will be run as nearly as pos of rings and jumped in after the best, in regard to births the rate is There were about 94 rings on the are other rates in recent years of out, together with a big piece of mends surmounted with two half-sible on the lines of the Hong Kong Brat man had smashed the window. the lowest in the world. Following Jockey Club. Apart from Mr. Lo
.Infant the plush scat. Inside the car was carat stones and another probably Yam Man there are practically no tray, several being picked up later some other countries:
riders in facao and Hong Kong on the pavement. A still grill found a Zan's glove which is said
jockeys will be given every en partially protects the window.
Thieves' Same Procedure, - to bear stains.
couragement to take part in the
Canada The procedure adopted was almost Minute inquiries were made of
various meeting. The training is accused's effects and the police
in the capable hands of Mr. Cheng exactly the same as when a similar
Italy Mr. Tam's stables in Shanghai.mises in April, 1995. On that oc- found his overcoat on which it is
who was previously in charge of raid was made on the same pre- believed there had been stains the
The adjourned meeting has been casión also the window was smash- nature of which will have to be in
provisionally fixed fo: March 12th ed with a mallet, a tray of rings and 13th and. given decent weather was snatched, and the man dashed vestigated.
conditions, it should be a very back to the car. In a few seconds successful and enjoyable one."
"
Motor Car Movements.
The police learned that accused had sold the car to a Japanese but, when the buyer was unable to pat up the mouey, he sent it to a garage in Avenue Edward VII., whence it was taken on Sunday by accused.
At the post-mortem examination on the deceased woman it was shown that she was shot with a 25 calibre attomatic pistol. No pistol of this size was found about accused.
The prisoner, is alleged to have met the deccased at some time be tween seven o'clock on Sunday
night and 9.30, intimating to her that a party of four would be going out for dinner that night.
Whe- ther" this party actually met is not known but there is evidence to show that he alone returned to his quarters before midnight of the day in question,-it was 11.30 p.m. when he returned to Hongkew Police Station.
...
The car, which is of American make, a Cleveland sedan, was iden- tified by the polics as being similar
double in value.
Was Well-Known.
?
The deceased was well-known in the Russian community as a pro- fessional dancer and performer under the name of Clara Clarina. During Isako's Circus Jast tour in Shanghai the performed with the circus as a dancer and has per formed at many Russian entertain ments recently. Sho danced in a Bassian entertainment held at the Apollo Theatre last Christmas and again when a comical production based on the life of the Russian community here was produced in that theatre.
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Born in Petrograd of wealthy- parents, her father a contractor in the Imperial Russian Railways, the murdered girl was soon thrown against the hardships of life when her father lost his position and wealth in the revolution of 1908.
CRICKET.
at
NEW FIXTURES.
To-morrow, the University ground the annual match between and Educational the "Phenix Department of the Hong Kong Uni versity will take place, weather per-
The Volunteers have arranged two friendly matches for next week during the Races on the Hong Kong Cricket Club ground. The first will be
against the Combined
the car had flashed down Allen Street, and was lost to sight.
A Kensington shop-keeper said to a Press representative.
This is another case where something might have been done to stop the bandits from getting away if an agreed signal to close trafic were instituted by the
་་ police. It should not be a dif- ficult matter to devise such a signal which would be readily understood and easily passed on to the police on duty in the aur. rounding thoroughfares.
Last summer she left for Hankow, where, it was reported, she becane League on Monday, the 28th inst. POOR BOYS WITH THE acquainted with a wealthy Chinese and the other will be against the who layished jewellery and clothing Royal Navy on Wednesday, March upon her. A rupture occurred in their relations and she returned to Shanghai,
It was learned that for several days before her tragic death the girl appeared to bo worrying and anxious over some matter but would not divulge her trouble
Several days before the murder she visited a Russian lady friend
to that which carried the thres and requested permission to stay tyres the imprints of which were with her for the night declaring
Sod
✓
Un -Thursday the Kowloon Cricket Club will probably play the K.O.S.B. is a League match.
"FOOTBALL ROWDY FINED. CHINESE PAYE 825 # FOR THROWING STONES.
RICH
HARROW'S "READ" ON A "CRUELTY."
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It was easy to advocate the send- ing of boys from the elementary to the public schools with free places, said Dr. Cyril Norwood, headmas ter of Harrow, at a meeting of the Manchester Luncheon Club, but to way among place a poor boy in this boys whose parents could afford to spend £200 a year on their edues People, be added, "still accused the public school of crushing out the individuality of potential Shef Jdys. Most of the potential Shel
left on Great Western Road after be did hot wish to return home King Park, Kowloon, on Satur. ton was cruel and unfairie
the body was found, being the same that night..
to
PRINCESS AND A
*MURDERESS.
HOURS CHAT IN A CELL AMAZING CALLOUSNESS.
A Chinese who was arrested in day, for throwing stones at the Recreio's team was brought before Mr. T. W. Ainsworth, at the Kow- salvation of the soul of the woman on Magistracy yesterday on aleys I have met however, potential charge of disorderly conduct. in their own estimation-were a lot zhe killed...
It transpired that an altercation better after the crashing process." arose during the last ten minutes (Laughter.)
* That Wicked:Woman,"
She was particularly pleased that of the Junior's Shield match play- One of the biggest problems pub- she was not to be sent to the same ed on the ground at King's Park lie school masters had to face was penal settlement as Mme Bessarabo, between the Club de Recreio and that easy-going ignorance on the the woman who killed her husband the China Athletic "A" team. part of boys of industrial affairs and packed his body in s trunk. The defendant, from the other side and the life of the people induced. I was awfully afraid." Mme of the fence began shying stones by Hiving in beautiful surroundings Tefebvre, told the princess, that into the field, bat unfortunately and meeting only, people like them-
tight be transferred to the same for him, Mr. Gilbert, a referee selves.
Princess Maris of Greece, daugh- ter of the great scientist and geographer, Prince Roland Buona parte, who is one of the world's
that wicked woman who was to take charge of another most observant paychoanalysts, has Pprison as
Besaaraha, who killed her husband." match, saw him in the act of hurl- of recently had the rare experience
The murderess sketched to the ing a missile into the field. The a five-hours heart-to-heart talk in a prison cell with a condemned princess a flattering portrait of two culprit was at once placed under murderess. The subject was Marie of her follow-prisoners, two women arrest
Sergt. Kelly said he was on duty. Lefebvre, wife of a rich manufac undergoing long sentences in con- turer of Lille, who was sentenced nection with a baby farming case, at the match in question when an she described 1.8 "two altercation arose between the play- death for the murder of her whom daughter-in-law, of whom she was extremely well-bred and ladylike ers and several Chinese spectators rushed on the ground and threw jealous. The victim was about to persons.
Mme. Lefebvre's chief complaint stories Witness chased the specta- become a mother, and her mother- in-law treacherously shot her as was that she was to be removed tors off the field. It was then that they
were travelling along a lonely road in the back of a motor-car driven by the dead woman's hus band:
The death sentence was commuted to penal servitude for life,
After her 5-hours chat the princess confessed that she was amazed at the I was sentenced to have my, bead beading to retrieve: the ball, wit- psychology of Mme, Lefebvre: cut off on the public square at Dean was seized from behind by a European and accused of throwing The murderess showed the same Lille." indifference to her act as she dis The condemned women concluded stones played at the trial, except that she by expressing the hope that her son
from her cell and taken once more Staff Sergeant Gilbert handed the before, the Assize, Court at Douai as defendant to him. The dafendant's a witness against a prisoner accused right hand was covered with grit.
The defendant denied the charge of arson, who made a statement to her in a coll. "I do not see," she and said that he was carrying a declared, "why I should be dragged football which was knocked out of When again into that horrible court where his hands by the crowd.
His Worship disbelieved the do
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