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ESPIONAGE IN POLAND.fessed to being a Communist and having acted as 1 apy for the SEQUEL TO RECENT Soviet general-atáff.
EXECTION.
Nothing has been revealed regard ing the extent of the espionage Warsaw, July 18.-The sudden system organised by Demkosvki, but recall of the Military Attaches of it is alleged that as a result of his the Soviet Legation hore, Begcbij, activites numerous important and is a startling sequel of the case of extremely costly changes will have Major Demvski of the general staff, to be made in certain army depark The uneasiness caused by who was executed after having been monta. found guilty of a charge of capion the Dembovský"affaire has moreover ngo for. Soviet Russia. It was rebeon added to by the report of the vealed today that when the Major arrest and execution at Vilna of was arrested on the day before his another spy, lieutenant Brimasinaky. death, he was found in company who however had acted, according with Bogoli and that later, as he to the official statement, for the faced the shooting squad, he con Lithuanian military authorities
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COURT.
CHINESE ACCUSED RETRACTS,
CONFESSION, -
Singapore, July 18-Seated un concernedly in the dock before” Mr. |F. G. Bourne, the Singaporë Coroner, this morning was Lim Ah Seng, a middle-aged Chinese, who is alleged to have murdered Mr. Thomas William Gunter, an Eng liehman in Wilkie Road, on July 5. Trouble was said to have arteen through jealousy over a Chinese wonzan, who was with Gupter as the time of the attack.
The Chinese woman, dressed in European clothes, and wearing eye glasses was seated in Court listen-
CONTROL.
That Miss Sicole O'Brien, the well-known Lirwoman, met her denth with her friend, Mrs. Gordon Gallien, near Hat. field, had difficulty because her artificial leg in getting ber aeroplane out of a spin, was "aug- gosted at the inquest at St. Albans
of
the probable cause of the dis
aster..
Miss O'Brien, who lost a leg in an aeroplane crash at Mill Hill, was the daughter of Sir Timothy O'Brien, the Irish baronet sports. man. He was the first witness, and gavo evidence that his daughter telephoned him from Hatfield that she was flying on to Hanworth:
Evidence as to the take-off from
ing intently to the evidence. Fol-Hatfield was given by Arthur Pot- lowing days and nights of vigorous ter, timekeeper and night watch inquiries, Lim:Ah Seng was trneed
mon at the De Havilland lying to a lonely hut in a plantation of
School, the 104 milestone Changi Road, by Inspector Ballard. Gunter, who was formerly employed on a rubber estate, was,out of work at the time of his death. He was 51 years of
age.
Inspector D. Dale, of the Kan dang Kerbau division, is conduct- ing the inquiry. The accused is not represented by Counsel. The exhibits in Court included a large knife and Gunter's bloodstained clothes.
M. Lim Koon Yan, interpreter attached to the Third Police Court, stated in evidence that Lim Ah Seng was brought before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, and he volunteered to make a confession on July 9. Mr. Gregg recorded the confession.
Confession Denied
The confession was read over to the acensed, who stated that he was threatened by n detective ht the police station and forced to con-
CCES
Starting Dimculties,--
When he was pushing the ma chine towards the petrol tank the
pilot said to him: "Don't lift ton high, because I am rather heavy on the nose."
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Potter said that Miss O'Brien asked him if he could gwing a He propeller, as she could not replied that he had never swung one, but eventually he got the ma chine started.
Ms O'Brien went a few yards, and then called to him; You will have to come and help me, 1-can't turn this thing across there."
He pointed out that the spot which Miss O'Brien indicated was not the one from which pilots usually took off, hit Miss O'Brien appeared to be in harry. She be- gan to taxi, and went a consider-
"I have no questions to ask. Iable distance in comparison with did not kill this man," the accused what other pilots asually did be added.
fore her innebine left the ground.
The confession, which was read, was to the effect that nézused stab bed the European in Wilkie Road on July 5, in" the heat of the moment because I saw him in the company of the woman, whom I kept." He added: "This man had taken my woman from me and caused me the loss of my friends and employment."
The confession further stated: About three years ago 1 kept Tan Ah Hoy. I kept her for over a rear. The deceased took her away completely in August last year.'
Chinese Women's Evidence.
"She left the ground about eighteen inches ar two feet" ho said, then dropped again, tock on
little more speed, and eventual- ly got off the ground and climbed against the wind. I thought that the trees were sheltering the wind, but when I saw that she was above, the trees I was satisfied that she had got off all right..
"A game-keeper who saw her take off suddenly cried to me: 'Look, Arthur, she's down... I looked where he pointed, and saw the ma Electing to speak in English, Tanchine spinning to the ground. The Ah Hoy said that she was also plane struck the ground with ber known as Florence Ruchwaldy. Her nose, and burst into flanca imme husband, Mr. J. Ruchwaldy, died diately.
last year in April.
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"I know the accused Lim Ah Seng," she continue, "I have never Harry Albert Love, pilot in lived with him, but I used to go charge of the Hull Aero Club, said to see him sometimes; that is all, on the morning of the crash Miss I have known him for two years and O'Brien and Mrs. Gallien arrived eight months. He used to give me by car at the club to call for the money but not regularly-sometimes machine. Weather conditions were 830, and sometimes $40.
unfavourable, so she hung about a "I first came to know Gunter bit. Later conditione improved, about two years ago, but I did not so he took the machine up to test live with hir until nine months it, and found everything quite. ago at 58, Wilkie Rond. During eatisfactory.
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The following reports appear in never gave me a cent, but he itsed O'Brien before leaving asked to the fortnightly bulletin issued by to come to me and pester me for have the rudder bar in Mrs. Gal the Hong Kong General Chamber money and wanted me to go and lien's seat adjusted, so that Mrs. of Commerce; live with him. He threatened to Gallien could work it. kill me if I did not go to live with him.
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"I daresay," added Capt. Love, Small miscellaneous business is that Miss O'Brien would find dif-reported. Buyers however are tak ficulty in getting the machine outing more interest. General en- of a spin.
quiry for replacement of Spring cargo is expected in the near future.
"Gunter helped me a lot during the first year I knew him and he gave me all his savings, but for The deputy-coroner, summing up. the last nine months he gave me said that the rudder bar of the nothing at all as he had no works machine had been adjusted for' I was supporting, him from my Mrs. Gallion. She may have been savings and sewing, On Sunday. piloting the machine at the time, July 6, hath Gunter and myself or Miss O'Brion may have been," went to the Alhambra Theatre for he said.
the second show and left about A verdict of accidental death was 11.30. We both got into a ricksha returned, and "the jury and de and after going to Albert Street puty-curoner expressed sympathy were returning home in Wilkie with the relatives.
Road with a bundle of cooked rice. Gunter got out of the rickiha to buy the rice. We then went up Wilkie Road and the ricksha was
Continuing, witness said that she
going up from side to side slowly, waited in hospital for a little while and, later went to the Kandang Kerbau police station, where she
"I was seated on the right of Gunter who was wearing these clothes (produced). Suddenly I ans a hard from behind near Gunter's stomach. I turned round quickly
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made a report, accusing Lim Ah BALANCE EXCEEDS ELEVEN Seng of having stabbed Gunter.
The knife produced was left stick-
and saw Lim Ah Seng, the accusing in Gunter's stomach,
ed run away. Gunter. never made Inspector Dale: This knife is a noise and there were no other yours, en't No, I have one like people about. Lim Ch Beng med that.n't No down the hill. I saw blood running You are positive that this is the out and I told the ricksha puller man who did the stabbing 1-Yea
Why did he want to stab Mr. to turn back quickly. In Selegie unter Because I was living with Road I stopped a passing bus and took. Gunter to the General Hoshim. He had threatened to lali me and if he comes out I am sure pital. All that Gunter said was,
Where are you taking me!" he will do it. said, "To the hospital."
Gunter was stabbed onen before i-your presence by this
Accused, Lim Ah Beng. Inspector Dale: Did he say who stabbed him-No," he knew that I.
know..
(Continued at foot of next column.)
man 1-Yes.
At that time you were seated in the risksha with Lim Ah Seng and Gunter was behind 1-Tea:
The Corner returned a verdict of murder against the accused.....
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In the House of Representatives today the Premier, Mr. William Forbes, said that the New Zealand' Government was investigating the proposal made by the Matson S.5. Lino to make Auckland a port of calli
The revenue for March was 82,424,054, which compares with Wellington, July 17-Recently 82,057,800. in the same month last stevedores in Auckland refused to The Premier said that the New Jiandle cargo carried by the Ameri-Zealand Government was fully ung year the first three months of the can-owned Matson Line because of nisant of the advantages enjoyed year, the revenite was $7,342,445, their strong objection to the restric by the Matson Lane in contrast with against 88,008,889 in 10tions placed on New Zealand ship the disabilities sufleted by Ne
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