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MURDER TRIAL IN
HONOLULU.
«SEQUEL TO HAWAIIANS MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
SENSATION CREATED IN U.S.
SOCIETY CIRCLES.
I AM A KING! "ATTENTION!
WHEN ALFONSO SHOCKED
A SENTRY...
Paris. King alfonso playing tridge for a whole evening, and winning ninepenee, is one of the glimpses into the private life of
AMOY PARTNERSHIP DISPUTE.
END OF PROTRACTED LITIGATION.
JUDGMENT RESERVED.
month
tho
An action which commenced last Hecolulu, T., April 4.-The
concluded in tho Anal sequences of "Murder in dethroned monarch afforded by
Supreme Court yesterday before Chief Justico (Sir Joseph. Furedise." draaia which has rocked an article which has appeaned in
Le Maria, written by M. Pierre Kemp) when his Lordship reserved the Territorial Government of Hawaii" began to uarell here, toumbourg, who was on board the
judgment. French liner Champollion during ẳnga «
the Mediterranean oruise which the King has just completed.
"I am so poer now that it is a pleasure to win." said King Al fonso smiling, as he picked up his bridge winningt
The mother of a young society innuron, her naval officer non-in-law and two, enlisted men of the U.S.
Navy are charged with the murder of a Hawaiian youth, offe of the five defendants in the Massie as- sault etse. Indicted for second tie- gree murder the quartetba, which includes Mrs. Granville Fortescue, of New York City, Lieut. Thomas H. Massic and Sailormen Edward
J. Lord and Albert O. Jones, if con- victed of the killing of Joseph Kahahhawai, face sentences of from 20 years to life imprisonment.
Mr. Clarence Durrow, the famous criminal lawyer, is appearing for the defence.
The drab, poorly lighted..court- room was jammed with a crowd of miriosity seekers as the trial com- menced The throng overflawed
into corridors of the old court bouse.
¿
On the bench sat judge Albert Moses Criaty, slightly grayed, a middle-aged man. At the defenco epuns: table, in addition to Dar row, and the technical leader of the forces for the nocused, was Mr. Frank Thompson, famous Hawaii corporation lawyer. At his side sat his assistant, Mr. Montgomery
Win
Mr. John Kelloy, newly appoint- od prosecutor, is their chief oppon: ent. He was at one time assistant city and county attornby,
Involved Case.
Seldom in the history of Ameri. cau jurisprudence in one case in- volved auch ramifications.
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I Am Nobody.""
M. Hambourg told King Alfonso how pleased he was to have the oppertunity of talking to him, and the King, laughed.
The ease
THE PRINCE AND MALARIA.
WHEN FRIENDS WERE
PLEASED
of
References to bis attacks malaria, - contracted in Konya, Colony in 1930, were made by the Prince of Wales when he opened Manion House, the new headquar. tara of the Royal Society of Tropion Medicine and Hygiene in Portland.
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SCHNEIDER · TRIO AT HELENA MAY,
GIVEN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.
Last night a large audience "as- wombled to greet the Schneider Trio on their return visit to the Colony at the Helena May Institute. The artistes were accorded an enthusi astic reception, and a full critique.
ef the concert by "Allegre," our plave, W.
The Prince, who said he had al-musical critic, will appear in to concerned an allegød partnership in the Kai Sui firm in ways been interested in, research morrow's issun of the Daily PreRR Amoy," the plaintiffs (Hung Yuk into tropical diseases, indicated Sau, Hang Kung Cheong and Hung that he still suffers from attacks of Yu Fai, al of 9, Ri Kon fane, the fover, and jokingly told how Amoy) claiming a partnership in some of his friends in Kenya Colony the firm togather with dufendant had been pleased that he tuit con (Hang Hin Ching, of 12, Lung Tau tracted the complaint. Street, Kulangau, Amoy).
Plaintiffs claimed a declaration that the sum of 889,487.08, depo sited by the Kai Sui firm with the Chai Tak firm in Hong Kong, Am which sum was later paid into Cuart to the credit of Original Jurisdiction action No. 237 of 1930, was the money of the partion and
"When I was convaloserut after my frat attack," he said, "gume ..of may more hardened frienda inid it would be an advertisement for the Colony.
J
The next concert by these cole- brated artistes will be given on Wednesday, April 20, at 0.15 p.m., when the programme will consist of trips by Beethoven, Marx' and
Schubert,
EFFECT OF PRESENT
DEPRESSION,
"Malaria is looked, upon aut there ne nothing more than a bad JOINT PLAN BY TURKISH AND
cold or 'flu.",
The Prince aid that diseases were
tween the plaintiffs and defendant. From my travels," he said, "I
IRAK GOVERNMENTS.
Baghdad, March 28-A concei trated drive against the Kurd tribes with a view of pacifying or extir minating them is planned by the
Why ? he answered. "I nobody. I have come unstuck!"
Then he spoke of his travels since he went into exile. I am a queer kind of traveller. I have no pass did not belong to defendant per the great obstacle to the develop- port, no papers. "Wheal arrive at senally, Plaintiffs farther naked ment of tropical countries, but con- a frontier I say,King Alfonso for an injunction to restrain de-Editions had improved considerably XII, and I am undesirable. Then fendant from taking the money and in the last 30 years owing to the dis- the passport officer or the Customs asked for an order for distribution coveries of investigators into their
of the money in equal shares becauso..
Irak and Turkish governments, ac smiles and lets me through, The only time I had any diffi-
cording to an announcement maio culty was at the German frontier. The defence denied that plaintiffs know that I cannot over-emphasise here to-day. The Irak Government The on-commissioned officer Born or any of them were, at any time, the importance of these discoverios, is massing troops in the Barsan tiniagd me for ton - minutes. Then partners of the arm. Defendant which have saved the lives of bun-, district where 10 battaliona of in declared that, he founded the frindreds of thousands of those-both funtry, two cavalry regiments, three himself and had always been the Europeans and natives-whose lot it batteries of mountain, guns, armour. sole proprietor.
ed cars and other equipment are bo- You may like to know that I am
Mr. R. G. Sheldon together with has been to live in tropical lands." an Admiral of the German Fleet, a Mr. Leo D'Almada, jur. (instruct Afterwards the Prince was shown jing concentrated. Similar prepara large wax model of the type of tions are going on along the Turkish Colonel of Griman Hussars, and aed by Messrs. Woo and Nash) ap
peared for the plaintiffs. Mr. mosquito which very probably in borderline. The offensive is expect Colonel of Chins. I am a King Eldon Potter, K.C. and Mr. F. Cfected him, and also looked at
Jenkin, K. C. (instructed by Hesars, malarial parasites through micros ed to get under way during the Stand to attention
Russ and Company) were for defen- copes,
first days in April.
I could stand it, no longer, so I said to him:
L."
"My German is torrible, but he
understood!"
he confessed: "When I was 14 1 Speaking of his life when a boy," had to inspect troops and carry out other duties which devolve on a king, and was shy. All round were generals, looking at me." But! I had a real friend, an old sergeant, and he used to whisper to me what; to do."
dant,
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GERMAN SURGEONS IN CONFERENCE.
1,000 DELEGATES FROM ALL. PARTS OF COUNTRY,
Barbin, Mar. 30-The 46th annual congress of the German Surgeons Society was opened here to-day in the presence of government repre- COUNSEL. Bentatives and many distinguished guests from abroad. The congreKS is attended by over 1,000 delegates
"JUDGES TREATED AS MENE from all parts of Germany, and the
PUPPETS."
"In my young days such a thing would not have been tolerated. Nowadays counsel seu to treat judges as mere puppets," said the Recorder (Sir Ernest Wilde, K.C.) at the Old Bailey, London, last. manth to afr. T. J. Kelly, a bar- rister.
On a star-lit Hawaiian night last September, Mrs. Thalia Massic RECORDER ANL walked out of a dombination tea house and cabaret in the heart of 'Waikiki. Kidnapped, beaten and criminally assaulted by a group of men, she was lefs brisken and dazed on the coral, strand of the Ala Manna. (Sen Road). Five men were arested, Joseph Kahalawai, Horage Ida, Japanese Ben Abakaelo, Hawaiian: David Takai, Japanese, and Henry Chang, Chinese. The police department WOK divided ngainat itself The jury of mixed een reached the point of fisticuffs, but could not reach a verdiet. Hor- rible rumours then bold court nt all gatherings. Smouldering resent- ment reached its peak Horace Ida was kidnapped by a group of men, allegedly sailors, and taken to the
When the casa was called for historie pass in the mountains betria! Mr. Kelly said he appeared hind the city, where he was beater for the deferer. Es apologised, for with leather belts. He came back. to reiterate his innocence and deny that he had confessed,
Ida's ride'gave the city is first touch of hysteria. Street fights of a minor nature between civilians and sailors occurred. · All sailors were rounded up by the shore patrol, whose strength bas been tripled. Civil nuthorities Inter decided the move, but naval authn- ritics sent a detachment of armed Marines into the city to prepare for any eventuality.
Earlict in the morning a man charge had pleaded not guilty to
of attempting to commit suicide, and the Recorder, under the in pression that he was undefended, deputed a woman barrister, Miss Rita Reuben, to" look after the' man's interests.
not being present when the plea was taken, and explained that he was in another court. He added that, as the case was last in the Recurder's list, he did, not think it would be tried that morning.
The Recorder: If you thought that you must take the consequences I thought the man was not defended and gave the case to Miss Reuben.
Mr. Kelly: I am afraid it is an" unfortunate.position.
The unfortunate position is that you did not do your duty.--I ex- tremely regret the occurrence.
City Veered to Hysteria.
The Recorder: All I want is that Momentary calm was restored and this Court shall be treated with then the lid again was blown off proper respect. We must see that the melting pot when Louis Kaikn-these briefs are properly distribut pu.and Danied Lyman escaped from ed in future What right bad your the Oahu Prison. Another young solicitor not to be here? matron was criminally assaulted; Mr. Kelly replied that the solici
tor, like himself, seeing that the case was last in the list, did not think it would be called on im- mediately.
The Recorder observed that per hapa Miss Reuben should noturn her Brief, remarking to her, "You shan't suffer. You shall have the next one,"
A blood soaked shroud containing the body of Kxhzhawni.
this time in her own home and in broad daylight. Kaikapu was cáp- tured and "confowed. Lyman re- miahed at large, and the city vecr ed toward hystoria again.
Bocicty was stirred to its depths, Naval authorities alleged that Honolulu WEK notofo for women." On January 9, Kabu hawai, while making his regular. daily bail report to a court official, was spirited away from the court Choune with a fake warrant. A
iddle aged, gray-haired
It is also alleged that, & bedroom pointed him out to three men. He
floor of a home in Manon Valley vas driven away and did not return was found covered with what apelj alive.
peared to be human blood, a blood- Some hours later, a wild chano stained towel was found in a closet, || occurred on the sacnie Koko Henda woman's tone-wrapper and a Road along the son. It is alleged man'a ripped shirt were grim evi- that. when police halted an auto-dence which the police declare mobile containing two men and a proved that the killing had taken woman, they found Mrs. Fortescue, place in the Fortescue home, Liout. Massie and Seaman Lord Indicted for murder in the second: In the roar sent of the sedan was degree, the defendants pleaded not (Continued at foot of next column, pilguilty,
woman
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