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on the distress of the tons of thous Bands of Irish Loyalists, among Service men as well as civilians. whom were ex-R.1.C. men and ex-
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DECEMBER
1931
42 FINE FOR SMOKING
IN COURT
A young man who was found. smoking in Whitechapel County Court was taken by the ustwr bo- fore Judge Oluer, who promptly Bned him E or neven daýy“ impri- Hominent.
Smoking in Court is & contempt for which a fine of?63 ean be in-
The inquiry into the death of litchin. Now, '22-An officer of Mr. Douglas Caralaire district the Royal Air Force has been chal- manager of the Navy, Army and lenged to a duel with swords or Air Force Institute, who was found pistole" by a local gluve manufae | flicted, dead in his bed-room at 2, Luna turor, & naturalised Englishman of Buildings, Kowloon, on the morn- Corinan origin. ing of May 31, with a dagger an This is the sequel to a quarrel in his abdomen, was concluded at the which wouun's tam was mon Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. Mr.tween the officer and Mr. F. L. tanud-recently in a Hitchin-hotel-
J. A. Fraser sad as Coroner, assast Roiohunbach, who lives at Hitchin. ed by a jury comprised of Musara, 4.D. Humphreys, (foreman) J. M. N.. Silva nad K. H. Tan.
I will be recalled that the de consed entertained thrag friends his house to n dinner on the night of the murder, When the three friends departed, which was as about 2 o'clock in the morning, Mr. Carstairs was in good spirits.
The first sign that something was wrong came when Mr. Carstairs houseboy who apparently had been in the habit of sleeping out, found that he could not gain entrance to the house, owing to the back doar being locked. After waiting fo some time and getting no response from his knocks, the boy became alarmed and consulted a neighbour, Mrs. Miller.
Mr. Reichenbach, who set up his glove. factory in the town o few years ago, wrote a letter to the officer she following morning invit sing him to meet him it somewhere on the Continent van bab to both of us and there with swords or pistoia fight a duol and so satisfy the honour of each of us. "*
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Duels Barred.
The officer laughed loudly when he received the letter-and then be camo perplexed.
Officers are not allowed to fight dela. He knew that.
So ho consultad his brother offi cera, who told him to ignore the challenge."
Meanwhile, Mr. Reichenbach, in- stead of putting in some practica In a Pool of Blood.
with rovolvera and swords, solveil the difficulty by writing another Together they went to the front letter to the officer, and, as a result, door, which incidentally was open. Ithu duol will not take place. They then went up to Mr. Car- "Honour me been satisfied in an stairs' bodroom, and foundedeceas-other way," he said to me to day, ed lying in a pool of blood.
and I understand that the two have
As yesterday's hearing the amah, shaken hands and become friends who was employed by Mr. Carstairs, again. corroborated the boy's evidence Mr. Reichenbach wavod aside the which had been given, at a previous matter of the duel and preferred to hearing..
speak about other gloves be is Mr. V. Sanderford; who was one throwing down in a challenge to of the three friends entertained by foreign manufacturers. Mr. Carstairs. stated that they had a fow drinks on that night and that Mr. Carstairs was sober and was quite cheerful during the whole evening.
Mrs. Miller, who was one of the first to discover the tragedy, dapos ed to having been called by Mr Carstairs boy. On the day before the tragedy deerased complained to her of not feeling well, and said that he probably had an attack of malaria. However, just before din ner, he came to her house when he looked quite cheerful.
Evidence au to the investigations made bythe police was given by Sub-Inspector, Elston," who stated that he examined the room, and found that all the windows were shut except a small opening on the left. Nothing apparently had been disturbed except a drawer which only contained handkerchiefs.
Coroner's Bumming-up.
in his abdomen. The doctor who
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gavo evidence said that if the wound was self-inflicted i would have. been a very difficult operation, bel on the other hand there was evidence to show thut he was killed by anyone. Nothing was disturbed in the room. There was no struggly There was no evidence, as to who killed the man or as to whether he killed himself or not. If he had been killed by somebody no motive. has been mentioned or suggested."
Mr. Frnaar then referred to after which he received from the Shanghai Municipal Council. It Hated that Mr. Carstairs was a capable day, and, apart from some miner irregularities, appeared to lead a happy life. He was, how- ever, not very popular with the Chinese and European staff under him owing to his hasty temper.
Now I should tell you that there are three verdicts you can bring viz, murder, suicide, and an open verdict,"’
The Cproner, in summing up said: The facts of the case are very unusual. In the first place, it is unusual for a European to be stubbed in circumstances like these. In the second place there are un usual circumstances ubons the death,
The deceased had a good position in the Culony, had a fat of his
own, had no financial worries and
The Winning Later, and the advertisement securing most votes, will be published in the Danesfort, in the absence through Hong Kong Daily Press on indisposition of Sir A. Boyd-Car January 7, 1932.
penter, M.P., spoke yesterday at was in fair bodily health. He went WE ARE ALSO OFFERING A the annual meeting of the Southern to bed on the previous night up PRIZE OF $10.00 BACH WEEK Irish Loyalists' Relief Asociationparently in good health and spirits UP TO CHRISTMAS, FOR THE at the Caxton Hall, Westminster, He was found dead with a dagger BEST LETTER "GIVING YOUR
(Continued on nor Columns REASONS FOR YOUR CHOICE OF WHAT YOU CONSIDER TO HAVE BEEN THE BEST ADVER TISEMENT DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK LETTERS, the Association, the case of these Had it not been for the work of ACCOMPANIED BY A CUTTING men, he said, and particularly that .. OF THE ADVERTISEMENT of the c. Service men-who, above CHOSEN, AND AN ENTRY, deserved our gratitude and FORM, MUST RDACH THE Erotection-would have been abso ADVERTISEMENT MANAGER lutely hopeless. NOT LATER THAN THE In times of great danger, these FOLLOWING DATES:--
Loyalists had not hesitated to give i $10.-4th Competition-Best advor. their best services to Great Britain tisement between December 14tection and to the tender mercies and they were now left without pro- and 19. Letters must be received of those who were politically op by December 23. results posed to them. The situation was. published Dezember 30,
like nothing that had occurred in $10-6th Compati'ion-Best advor all our previons history, he added.
tisement between December 21 Speaking at a native of Southern aud 25. Letters must be received Ireland, Lord Danesfors paid by December 80, results special tribute to the people of published January 4.
English blood, who, having no direct connection with Southern $50-Competition-Best advertise-Ireland, yet did such valiant work
ment between November 29 and for these victims. And in this con Debember 25. Letters must nection he particularly mentioned be received by January 1, 1932, the Association's former Chairman, results published January 7.
the Ints Duke of Northumberland, and the present Chairman, the Mar- quess of Salisbury, who presided.
Continued Hardship.,
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In the report which was adopted, it was stated that the position of ex-Service men and other Loyalista remained unchanged, it being almost impossible to obtain work. Grent distress and poverty still existed.
Lord, Salisbury referred to the balance in band as being consider. Major White, Relief, Be rotary,ably less than they had last year. explained that the matter had been Though the response to the appen!, carefully considered, but if the rug-las far as clothing was concerned, gestion were adopted the Loyalists | had beon generous, as far is money would be no better off, as the price was concerned the case, was very of clothes in Dublin was higher than different, he said. “
it was here and the slothes would Lady Butler, suggested that, in not be so good. The Free State, order to avoid the duty on clothes Government had been approached, sent to Ireland, which in the past but the political situation would not few years had amounted to £2,000, admit of anything being done. they should be sold here and the The Duke of Portland was re- monoy, sent with which clothes elected President, and the Marquess might be bought. of Salisbury Chairman.
(Continues on prenioke column)
Open Vordict."
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The foreman of the jury
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