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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1929.
BURNED WIFE
MYSTERY.
WOMAN PAYS DEATH CHINA SUGAR REFIN
PENALTY.
JURY'S OPEN VERDICT AT STRANGLED FOR MURDER
THE INQUEST.
PETROL TIN EXHIBIT,
An open verdict was returned at the inquest of Mrs. May Caroline Elizabeth Moss, a chemist's wife, whose charted body was found in basement storeroom after a Bre at ker husband's shop in Newmarket road, Cambridge.
-
Mr. George A. Woetten, the Cam- bridge coroner, who made searching personal investigations in the house of death, ended his summing-up with the words:-
OF HER HUSBAND.
FIFTEEX-MINUTES' ORDEAL.
ING COMPANY.
KAIPING COAL
FOR HOME, FACTORY, & POWER HOUSE
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING.
NEW LIQUIDATOR APPOINTED.
"You have made a serious mis- take in my case. I did not murder
An extraordinary general meet my husband. I lived with him ten ing of the China Sugar Reüning years in happiness and you must be Company. Limited, was held in thes more careful with the next woman Board Beem of Messrs. Jardine, you send, to death by strangula- Matheson & Co., Ltd., yesterday.
There were present Messrs. R. A tion," said Zung. Wei Sze, when! before Judge Kuh and Mr. Hase Coxen (chairman), A. B. Clark gawe, Senior Consul's Deputy at] (cretary) the Provincial Court at Shanghai. (liquidator)
But you confessed holding his head while your lover and a hired assassin uubbed him to death," re- plied the Judge.
There is no direct evidence to show how she died, or what she died from. You have no direct
Led Away to Dia. evidence whether it was accid-} » ental, burning, but if you are satisi would have confessed anything fed from circumstantial evidence, because the police tortured me with that it was accidental, then you
will bring in a verdict according-electricity," replied the woman who Is. On the whole, it would be was making her last statement be- wiser, perhaps, to return an open fore the sentence was carried out at rerdict.
Lunghua.
Chemist's Bottle.
A mass of evidence had been laid before the right jurymen, and one witness after another had been eloisely questioned to test the theory
!
The story of the Crime.
and John Fleming with, the following shareholders:-Sir Robert Ho Tung. Mesers, A. M. da Silva, A. Piercy. II. H. Lennox, J. Baptista, C. S. Remedios, A. W. Eastman, A. H. Chambers, A. H. Potts, Ho Leung and R. O.. Sutherland.
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"NO OTHER WOMAN "
AT THE QUEEN'S..
DOLORES DEL RIO IN.
MODERN 'DRESS.
[BY OUS FILM CRITIC]
DUST BOAT STATIONS.
SANITARY BOARD RECOM-'
MENDATIONS.
W
At the meeting of the Sanitary Board held yesterday, it was re- commended that refuse from Kow-
Raport by the Liquidators.. The Liquidators' Report pointed. out that considerable progress had been made in realising the Assets "of the Company, particularly the Stocks, which had been sold at prices generally bigher than those ruling in May, 1998. The anti-
"No Other Woman" which you leon City and Shaukiwan should go Japanese Boycott caused a short-can see at the Queen's to-day, stars to a new dump at Ngau Tau Kok. in available Sugar Stocks Dolores del Rio in what is for her This will mean new dust boat throughout China and was reflected a novel role Deserting her pic-stations at the two localities named in due course by a rise in prices. turesque rags and peasant costumes (thus saving an expensive motor The Liquidators made every effect she appears in a bewildering variety haul in each case); and also the to sell the refinery as a complete of garments as
a modern rich Puble Works Department will have. plant, and kept the machinery in society woman. In fact it looks as to make the usual provision for tact for some months until exten- if. Mias del Rio is destined to following.
A frail, sickly looking woman, it sire enquiry could be made with Miss Gloria Swanson as "gicthes Street the sum of $7,000 has been
that object. No offers for the com.horse."
"I am a sick woman. I had a child less than 20 days ago, and you should not kill ine. I am innocent." After requesting that a letter that Mrs. Moss' clothes caught fire should be written to her parents age
informing them that she had died as she was lighting the gas stove in in childbirth the woman was led the kitchen adjoining the storeroom.from the crowded courtroom and, Many more questions were put to shortly afterwards, was executed by prove the mystery of the discovery
strangulation. of a can of petrol among the debris in the burned storeroom, although it ought to have been 'found in an- other part of the house,
Another exhibit was the large chemist's bottle labelled "benzine," which was found on the kitchen. dresser with the stopper off.
Mr. Ernest W. Moss, the elderly, grey-moustached widower, explain- ed that he was astounded" when the petrol can was found in the storeroom. He was not so surpris ed by the discovery of the bottle. This had contained petrol, and he suggested that his wife might have been using it to clean her clothes.
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For a dust haut station at Centre voted for 1929. It will probably be necessary for this to be erected at French Street instead, and the cost will in that ease be 836,000. The Bourd recommended the voting of this sum, bearing in mind that the $7,000 already voted would, lapse.
HONG KONG'S PLAYING. FIELDS.
was difficult to believe that the pris- oner was the confessed leader in a plete, plant being received, the dis The story seems to be little but "triangle" cast. Her husband, a posal of the plant and demolition as excuse for giving the star an ricksha coolie, was found stabbed of the buildings were thereiere opportunity to display her ward to death several weeks ago. At the decided upon. All the machinery robe-previously. Miss del Rio has inquest, she, said that she had held had been sold, but some $37,300 been more intent on the display of his head, her lover his feet, and a remained to he collected within the her very shapely legs and shoulders! hired assassin had stabbed him to next few weeks,
As Carmelita de Granadoa," we death with an instrument resem. The Company's launch and fleet see her on the beach at Biarritz in bling an ice-pick.
of lighters were sold at prices con values, as siderably higher than their book a must attractive bathing suit, and the latter had been subsequently in equally attractive heavily written down in previous morning wrappers, walking suits, afternoon and evening gowns, en exquisite and fragile night gown, His Excellency the Governor has and a wedding dress. The last, the appointed the following Committee wedding dress, is introduced with to review the provision at present very little more excuse, than that existing for playing fields in Hong diss de: Rio looks very lovely when Kong and on the mainland to cen
sider hat provision is required wearing it.
for the future and to make recom mendations to Government in the
The other two calmly admitted their part in the affair and were of the woman was delayed until executed last week. The execution years. after the birth of a child, which was born dead in gaol a short time
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"This is an unusually difficult 250,
At the execution ground she re-buildings by the sale of the new case." said Mr. Wootten in his open-ceived conversion to the Catholic ing statement, and more than once faith and walked calmly to the She was pro- strangulation post. he pointed out that it was a case ounced dead some 15 minutes after
number of mysteries,
with
Mr. Moss, the widower, was firm in his opinion that his wife had met
the ordeal started.
with an accident when she was HORATIUS THE ALSATIAN. lighting the gas-stove to cook the Sunday joint.
KEPT THE BRIDGE AGAINST THE POSTMAN..
micals.
THE THREE BARKS.
walk away, to take one of my show said that while she
COMMITTEE FORMED.
matter:-
Property Looking Up. Commencement had been made with the disposal of the land and European fats and the Chinese tenements, both of which realised
This is the story, Carmelita de more than their written down value. Considerable interest WAS being Granados has inherited the money thown in, the property and negetin. of her sugar king father and is, tions were pending which should when the film opens, on the eve lead to further realisations. The of marriage with Carlos Moreno " site is particularly good one, (Don Alvarado) with whom she is possessing marine reclamation deeply in love. Then Albert" rights, besides having a long front (Bea Bard), a school-friend of Car. are within the shelter of Causeway los, turns up and desires Carmelita the Director of Education, Comdr. Bay where cargo can be handled not for herself but for her money. F. H. D. Byron, RN, Captain K in any weather.
With the aid of an adventuress V. B. Benfield, D.S.O., M.C., Mr. Pending the sale of the property, shares the memory of certain past M.B.E.. Mr. M. R. Lo, and Mr. A." (Paulette Duval), who, it appeare. H. R. B. Hancock, Mr. F. Cock, everal of the godowns had been.
The Hon. Colonial Secretary (Chairman), the Director of Public Works, the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, the Hon. Dr. S. W. Teo, O.BE..
The Secretary is Mr. T. Megarry.
SANITARY OFFICE AND QUARTERS.
le and several areas of the sites days with Carlos, the villain man-el Arculli, of demolished buildings had been ages not only to separate the levers jet for open storage purposes, which but to mary Carmelita, himself. brought in revenue in reduction of Then two years pass and we find her husband at the cost of liquidation and interest. Carmelita and
Longchamps, with Carlos making Repatriation of European sad eyes from neighbouring
Employees,
stand. "Albert" has turned out During the year they had been a very bad bargain, he drinks. adjoining Morrison Hill, which were are presented to his wife for pay- placed in possession of the lots gambles, and ruas up debts which allotted to the Company on the ment. Carmelita "registers very Government's resumpton of part of charming despair and regret for her. the land adjoining the Refinery lack of faith in Carlos Carlos pre- Compound, and these would shortsents Ler with a bunch of forget be offered for sale, when negotia-me-nots.
ions with the owners of adjoining Just at the end the wicked hus properties were completed.
hand is satisfactorily disposed of, During the period under review and the lovers re-united.
Sanitary Board, the following. re- At yesterday's meeting of the mommendations were adopted ---
"A District Office with quarters
for one Inspector and 30. coolies at Kowloon City is needed.
at Shamshuipe for two Inspectors. "The erection of a District Office
and 60 coolies.
Five Minutes' Walk. "Perhaps she stumbled over," be suggested."She has done that bẹ- fore, and singed her hair and, burn- ed her eyebrows., To my mind she
An Alutian dog, whose name was burned by the gas, and made should have been Horatiusif it her way to the foot of the stairs, told to the Highgate Bench, wasn't had the tale of his misdeeds and then fell into the store-room, which is the worst place in the
recently. house where she could have fallen. that he had his dog on
The owner of a retriever stated a chain It is full of highly-inflammable che-when the Alsatian attacked it, and he could only keep the Alsatian "I left the house at ten past away by hitting him with a suit- eleven," said Mr. Moss." and went ense. to Mr. Thompson's, five minutes "Then a woman compinined. She was walking dogs to be trimmed. It was 12.30 with her two children the dog before my dog could be attended sprang at them. to. I waited for some time. It was A pelieman bore this out. He then ten past one. We always have described the Alsatian as the most our dinner at one o'clock, I said, unfriendly dog he had ever met. I must be going new,' and, I hur- He added that in running towards ried back."
the children the animal gave a roar Constance Witt, a young servant ing bark. employed by Mrs. Moss, said she The officer apparently was some had her breakfast in the kitchen, thing of an authority on dogs, for and was certain that the bottle of he said that they had three barks petrol was not then on the dresser. the natural bark, the friendly bark,
"I have never known Mrs. Moss and the ferocious bark. The fero-ceived their provident fund balance and enjoy was that Miss del Rio in fall, on leaving the Colony, in looked very charming, that the to clean her clothes with petrol," cious bark was the roating bark. said the girl, nor have I ever the Alsatian's escapades.
A postman described another of stead of ranking as ordinary credi: acting was quite adequate, and that
More tors for the amourts to their credit. there was about all the settings ECHO OF MARCH-INCIDENT. heard that Mrs. Moss ever met with than pace, he said, the dog had In conclusion, the Liquidators seems the best background for the that air of quiet dignity, which an accident when lighting the gas held a bridge he wished to cross recorded their appreciation of the star's beauty when she appears in stove. I have been with the family against bim. The animal crouched work done by Mr. Baker, the Chief modern dress." mare than three years, and I before him and gave him a defiant Engineer, who had left the Colony, always found Mr. and Mrs. Mosa look. He tried to aide-step it, but
happy couple."
..the dog wis quicker.
The police sergeant who was in Asked if the dog, had ever bitten charge of the fire brigade gave evi, him he revealed a secret. Postmen, dence that when he searched the he stated, never allowed a dog to house immediately after the fire, bite them they had a preventative. he could find no evidence to ac Although the dog's owner, Capt. count for the outbreak. He made Cochran, of Nether-street, Finchleys Another search next day, and he denied that the animal was danger then found a burned match in the ous, he was ordered to pay a fine
of 40s, and costs.
gas oven.
JUMPED INTO HARBOUR.
WOMAN PASSENGER'S ACT:
MARKETS TO BE BUILT.
the Company's European employers | The programme says that the were repatriated, the cost of the action in dramatic in the estreme, passages being included intense with expectancy, teeming with accounts now presented. By ar rangement with Messrs. Jardinc, colour, and marked with an acute Matheson & Co., Ltd., who under sense of impending tragedy." It themselves responsible for this ad may be so but I must confess I did vance payment, the employees re-
and Mr. Middleton, the Manager, who leaves the Colony in the near. future.
not notice it. What I did notice,
NEW TROOPS FOR
SHANGHAI.
"A start to be made of the general reconstruction of the Kow- Icon Disinfecting Station and neigh- bouring buildings.
"Quarters for two Inspectors at Kennedy Town."
ARRESTS IN TOKYO.
OD
publication of details of the alleged
Tokyo. The police bap
Communist affair of March 15 con- tinues, but it is reported that about 100 alleged radicals were arrested and now are under pre- liminary judicial examination.,
Publication of details of the cafe is prohibited in Japan pending completion of the judicial" enquiry,
Mr. Archibald Ritchie, chartered accountant. of the firm of Mesurs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, a appointed to act as liquidator of GREEN HOWARDS TO TAKE It is understood the police raided
the Company in conjunction with Mossts: Jardine, Matheson & Co Ld., during the absence from the Colony of Mr. John Fleming, CA. one of the originally appointed liquidators of the Company.
Adoption of Report and Accounts.
A general meeting was, held in- The Sanitary Board have recommediately after the termination of mended that the Government should the aforementioned extraordinary make pression for the completion general meeting, for the purpose Tokyo. Yokohama police report of Sairingpun Market for which of the adoption of the Report and ed that Miss Cezannes, 32, a native 2200,000 was voted for 1929. The Accounts of the Company. of Luxembourg, leaped from the Board have also recommended that deck of the Empress of Russia înto substantial rum be voted for a the bay when that vessel reached start to he inade on a hrge market LAUNCH AS AMBULANCE. the Yokohama breakwater, from at Waterloo Road. Vancouver...
If there two large works are
THE PLACE OF WILTSHIRES:
the effect that two infantry bat
Information has been received to
talions will replace the present units in Shanghai.
radicisi
centres throughout the Empire after receiving reports that the Communists planned an agita" tion on March 15 to commemorate the anti-Communist raide of the same date last year.
It may be remembered that ac- cording to the Army arrangements A verdict of Suicide, while of issued some time ago apparently unsound mind" was returned at only the Worcesters had been an inquest at Brixton on the body allotted to Bhanghai, but latest of Mra Alice Mary Hill, 59, news in to the effect that the 2nd widow, of Brixton, who was found Bttn. The Green Howards will dead from coal gas poisoning. Dr come to Shanghai.
Gerald Slot, who made the post
It is understood that when the mortem examination, said that he Norfolks leave towards the end of found that Mrs. Hill suffered from the year they will be replaced by a rare condition of the liver known She was picked up by a passing taken in hand, the Board consider The Sanitary Board have recom- the Worcesters, while in January, as Hanot's disease, which she must launch Friends said she had been that it would be advisable to wait mended that a good motor launch when the Wiltshires leave, the have had for several months, He melancholy following receipt of another rear before reting money he provided for conveying infected Green Howards will arrive in had only seen two cases of the kind news of the death of her mother for various improvements in a eum. cares across the harbour and from Shanghai. At present they are in in life, and in each case the patient shortly before ahe left Vancouver. ber of existing markets,
ships, and for other duties.
Egypt.
was depressed.