SERVICES FOOTBALL
"ARTILLERY ». HERMES
GUNNERS MISS THREE PENALTIES
Tity semi-final of the United Services Football Shield was played at Soskunpoo yesterday between H.M.S. Hormes and the Royal Artillery, and ended in a draw of three goals each.
HOCKEY
H.K. AND SPORE R.A. BEAT
Y.M.C.A.
Playing on the Marina groimu Kowloon, the Hong Kong & Singn.
by two goals to one. pore RA. defontent the Y.M.C.A
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CRICKET.
CLUB TEAMS VERSUS UNIVERSITY
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11 1933.
TWO SISTERS TRIED FOR
MURDER
RIDDLE OF YOUNG MAN ** FLUNG INTO
ETERNITY
COLLAPSE OF THE PROSECUTION'
Birmingham, Dec. 7.-A Child of sixteen, her hair hanging down har back like a schoolgirl, was in the dock of Birmingham Assise Court to-day charged with murder.
By her side was her sister, only three years older, also charged with the same terrible crime.
Broken Blade Discovery.
He was led into the forecourt, when he immediately collapsed, and in a few seconds he was dead,
Counsel turned to the problem of the death wound, making these points:
FATE OF SAITO CABINET
AMBIGUOUS ATTITUDE OF THE SEIYUKAI
DIET MEMBERS RETURNS.
TO TOKYO
The fate of the National Govern- ment headed by Admiral Viscount Makoto Sailo was still in doubt when members of the 64th session of the Imperial Diet began returning: to Tokyo.
The game, in which luck played a big part, whs fast and exciting throughout. The 'asilors were un lucky dn not winning, as they belil a three goal lead for three quarters of the game. Lück was against the The following teams will repre Gunners also for had they convert-rent the Club in
their matches od at least one of the penalties against the University on Satur awarded them they would have, won the match.
day, at 2 pm sharp; the 9nd XI
All the grim machinery of the maich being a league match :--
law was involving two girls who, Individually, the Gunners were
ist XI nt H.K.C.C.-E. J. R.
in happier circumstances, might far and away superior to Hermes team, but their forwards Lieut. Carver. E. R. Duckitt, H. the pictures. Here, under guard, relied too much on dailying and, R. B. Hancock, D. S. Hurley, H. they were latening to speeches and instead of going for the ball, wait- Owen Hughes, O. E. C. Marton, Tevidence on which their very lives od for it to come. On the other A. Pearce, A, Reid, and C. B. R.
depended. hand, though the sailors were handi- | 'Sargent.
2nd XI at University:-C. E. capped by their standard of play, they were a hard working pack, and Gangan (Capt.), A. K. Mackenzie, their tackling was responsible, time | H. J. Armstrong, C. W. E. Bishop, after time, for the break-up of the A. II. Harbord, L. D. Kilbee, H. Gunners' movements..
J. D. Lowe, R. S. W. Patterson, 1. E. Potter, W. Stoker, and J. R. Way.
the Mitchell (Capt.), A. C. Back, Suh. have been spending the afternoon at like a dash and reached the aorta,ders of the Empire decide to return,
Comparing the two tecums, the Gunners fielded their usual first Division oleven, while the Hermes had only one first team player in Shirras
The Game.
RUGBY FOOTBALL
CLUB "A" H.M.S. KENT
The following will represent the Club "A" Team r. H.M.S. Kent on the Clubs Ground at 5.10 p.m. to
The girls were Marjorie Kath- leon Yellow-known also as Honey- the rightful name of her husband man because of some doubt as to
shop assistant, and Emily Elea. nor Thay, a warehouse assistant,
Mother in Court,
It is alleged against them that they deliberately killed Sidney Maraton, & twenty-one-year-old grocer. He died on the evening of Sunday, October 9, in the forecourt of Marjorie Yellow's house, from the effects of a knife wound. interest in Birmingham and the The case has awakened the deepest inidlands. court so crowded with spectators, I have rarely seen a and this is one of the most spaci kind of distinguished strang ers gallery, to the right of the judge's beach, provided seats for a number of prominent local women, among them the Lady Mayoress, Right-in front of the public gal- lery sitting among the ordinary sightseers, was Mrs. Thay, the elder ly mother of the girls; one of their brothers; and one of their elder sisters.
The game started with the Hermes attacking, and in u melde in froit of the Gunners goal, Taylor scored within the first few minutes. The Gunners could not settle down, day though the ball was mostly in the
Jenkins, Goldman (R.), Goldmanous in the country. opposite half. Although the Hermes (L.), Fox. Harbord: Lowson, Tor were not offered as many opporturile: Cochran, Austin, Stilliard, nities as their opponents, they made Barth. Nigel, Cherrill, Poers, full use of some of them, and short- Walkden. ly afterwards Brooks incrensed their load after a brilliant sala effort. Shortly before the interval, Taylor scored his second goal giving hia sido a three goals' lead.
After the interval, the Gunners attacked, and although they tried, desperately hard they could not re- duce the deficit. Their failure was païtly due to their lack of under- standing, and partly due to the dogged defonce put up by the Hermes backs,
The ball was mostly in the Hermes halt and in a melee in front of their goal, Moore, the Gun tors' centre forward, shot hard but the ball was handled by one of the Opposing backe, inside the penalty area. Taking the spot kick. Allon however shot straight at the goal keeper's hands...
Reserves. Skinner, Garred.
MEETING AT JARDINES
(Continued from Pape T.)
The prisoners, when they were brought from the cell staircase to the dock rail by a wardress and a hospital attendant, were trembling, overwhelmed by their surroundings, by the judge, the barristers-every-
The thing.
The Plumer Lamp," said His Royal Highness, reminded then of the great debt they owed to Field-Marshal Lord Plumer. other lamp was that of Malta and it was very encouraging that the Navy should be supporting this organisation; that when ships touched port the naval members should come ashore, not to be enter tained, but to lend a hand in what over activities were going on in the local Branch.
to the Army Council in 1930.
He it was who explained Toc a
Gunners Bcore.
Lord Plumer was one of the Getting desperate, the Gunners staunchest supporters of Toc H. made ono change, Allen, at right He nourished it during the rar, back, coming up to take Gough's in peace time, devoted much place in the inside right position. time to its furtherance. This change met with immediate success, for from a nice pass Woods, Moore reduced the deficit. with a low corner bot. The sailors thon begun to slacken their efforts, as in the Army there are to be In the Royal Air Force to-day and the Junners taking advantage found many members of Toe H. of this soon scored again, Allen Bending in a hard shot which w219 Hong Kong is now serving as a "punched out by the goalkeeper but scene of activity for members of the before ho could get back in post-China Squadron, from which men tion, Moore headed in. Excitement could come ashore and join in the then began to run high for there community's activities. was not much time" left, and the Gunners tried hard to equalise.
Finally, I would remind you of Play continued to be in the Hermes' village in the wine growing dis: half. Seal, the Gunner outside trict of the Rhine, which agree felt sont a beautiful free kick that a large rat should be erected which was fumbled by the goal in the middle of their village keeper and Moore standing near completed his “hat trick.”
Penalties Missed.
Towards the end of the game, the Gunners wero awarded a penalty through handling, but Moore shot
Thus two penalties which should ave won them the match had gone
"Poor Prisoners' "* Briof. ⠀ Marjorie Yollow, who is the be auty of her family, a particularly attractive girl with a palo, oval face, long eye-lashes, and dark hair, wore a black and grey speckled costume and a faded green hat.
Little Emily-and she is little, scarcely more than 5ft. high-was brighter figure in a green cloth coat, short skirt, and vivid salmon velvet hat. Her golden hair hang- ing to her waist was caught toge ther in the middle with a child's tortoiseshell slide, which the con stantly fingered.
she
Marjorie let her eyes wandor, cognised, and now and then trying to pick out faces ahe re- turned and smiled to her mother. sister about the points of the case, She whispered something to her and sent messages through her soli citor to Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C., who is defending on a "poor prisoners" brief.
ing under the handicap of a cold, Emily Thay seemed to bo suffer- for she was always sniffing into her tiny handkerchief. Her nose was red with rubbing, ber complexion lushed.
square ott is van romach The story the Crown has to lay poured a bottle of wine from villager, in order that the Count Palatine should be able to taste of their wine when he came through.
On the arrival of the Count the village assembled to watch him drink and receive his acclamation
Great was their perturbation when he made a wry face, and stopped drinking for he had est But more thrills and excitement drunk wine but water, each man ere still to come. After extra time having said to himself that he been added the Gunners were all save a bottle of wins, by awarded & Renalty, which pouring in a bottle of water which
Healy, KC., as he made his open- before you," said Mr. Maurice ing speech to the jury, is or how life was Bung into eternity in the A young man on the threshold of twinkling of an eye.
He told us that Sidney Marston as a fine, upstanding young man, proud of his personal appearance had his clothes, without a care or thought of trouble.
bernart fad
The House of Tragedy. On that fatal Sunday Marston
The attitude of the Seiyukai Party, which has the strongest re- presentation in the lower house, con- tinned ambiguous and politicni ob servers were closely watching the manoeuvres of Dr, Kisaburo Buraki, It had been skilfully given, with leader of the Seiyukai and admit- a vicious-bladed kitchen knife, aedly one of the strongest political blow which sent it in and out again figures in the country. Should the
Government be overthrown and lea the principal blood vessel of the body.
The broken blade was discovered afterwards in Marston's pocket, and the handle was picked up in
The Minito Party, headed by the hall,
Baron Koijiro Wakatsuki, former being scoidental. Medical expertsall Baron Wakatsuki's statements There was no question of the blowPremier, appeared lees doubtful as would show how that was impos have indicated that he believes the sible, because of its direction and present régine should be continued
for some time... Its position.k
Other injúries were suffered · by Marston: bruises on the side of th face and a heavy blow at the back of the head, which caused concus
sion.
to the party cabinet system, Dr. Susuki will be the logical choice for Promier.
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Unstable Political situation. Observers think the chief orie of the Saito administration in the coming ressions will be Dr. Kenzo Adachi, whose newly-organised Ko- tion," declared Mr. Healy: is that just before Emperor Hirchito con- The suggestion of the prosecutumin Domej Party was launched
both these girls sat upon Maratoit,vened the 64th session on Decembye. One of them was pulling his coat 20. Dr. Adachi was Home Minister
the blow with the knifo. and tore it at the lapel, and was and "God of Elections" in the Min-CALDBECK MACGREGOR & Co., Ltd. holding him while the other struck soito Government headed by Baron Wakatsuki a year ago. He wrecked **Therefore, if they were acting the Cabinet by resigning on the in concert in attacking Maraton, gold standard issue and favoured A both are guilty of his murder."
coalition régime, while other Min Attention was drawn by counsel
seito leaders wanted to cling to the to various contradictory statements party system. It was freely char- made by the girls, particularly howged at the time that he was "in- Marjorie Yellow had denied posi-fluenced" by speculators who want- tively that she knew Marston, but ed the Government to abandon the later, to the police, admitted she gold standard. Dr. Adachi is con had met him and that he had called sidered the cleverest political or- at her house.
Talk to Policeman. When Marjorie was talking to a police officer at her house imme- diately after the death of: Marston,
she said:-
they adding: "Well, you only They don't hang women, do have to die once. They send wo mon to prison for life, don't they !" Why, asked counsel, should she have made these observations if she had nothing to do with the death
of the man?
ganiser in Japan but the Japanese press so far has been lukewarm to wards his new party, which is cabinet system and replace it by a pledged to the overthrow of the
more compact body which would be. a sort of State Council,
When the Diet went into recess Ton Decembor 97, the political situa-
tion admittedly was not stable. The j Saito Cabinet, organised as n tional régime with support of both the Minseite and the Seiyukai parties following the assassination: of Premier Tsuyoshi Inukai on May 13 last, faced fre from several A number of witnesses called to quarters and there are no indica support the prosecution had to meet tions that; the activities of extrempe the ordeal of cross-examination by nationaliste, who engineered the Mr. Norman Birkett in his most Inukai assassination and the bom courteous mood. He tested their rebings of May 15, had been entirely collection keenly, and in several eradicated. instances pointed out differences in their evidence that day and their statements before the magistrate.
When the case for the prosecution had closed on the second day of the trial Mr. Norman Birkett, submit- ted that there was no evidence of common design and no evidence of acting in concert, though the girls were charged with being jointly concerned.
not sufficient evidence to warrant "He also submitted that there was the case going to the jury.
Evidence Unsatisfactory.
the evidence was so utterly unsatis factory that he was perfectly cor Mr. Justice Humphreys said that
tain no jury in the world would dream of acting upon it.
There was & prima facie cast persons did strike the blow which that one or other of the accused caused the death, he said, but that was no evidence against Emily would not do. In his opinion there
ars, it must be remembered that Thay. In fairness to the prison. their evidence had not been heard.
On his direction the jury return. ed a verdict of hot guilty, and the sisters were discharged
The younger girl appeared to be bewildered and unable to realiso what was tappening" Marjoria was pale, but self-possessed, leave the dock.
and
Zagain failed to convert. At this would not be noticed when mixed left the home where he lived with smiled faintly sa. ahe turned to
darkness began to creep in with the wine of others. Guanyade that scored a goal. The speaker finished by would win the matel, Both sides out that there was p kept at up their best forts, there Kong, for an organisati
and, Allen after dribbling past Toc H.
Hermes delence sent a hard ***
Lip aunt and uncle in the early evening. He was seen alive at 6.30 They and quickly into an ad- After tant, be must have gone to joining room, where they were join- Hong the house; where Marjorie Yellow such as lived in Willows-crescent, a street their mother, sisters and bro of small house in row, exactly ther, and then into a corridor, and.
Hotwhich struck they crossbar. The meeting concluded. fish, a ↑ similar to hundreds of other streetz almost unnoticed, passed out inte
Tom the Frebound, Moorg seemed vots of thanks to His
tain to have added his fourth for presiding over the meet
legor.
in the city, each house with a minis- the crowded street. and ture forecourt scarcely worthy of
the title of front garden,
al but, with no one to mark him, to Messrs Jardine tesons for
only few foot away from the the use of their Board Room
he shot wide.
Gunners half, the Hermes imado, a determined effort, and pccasion came very near to but Brooks shot straight (goalkeeper's hands.” The funded with the Hermon team
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ANNUAL MEETING ON FEBRUARY 3.
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This was the house of tragedy. and counsel accentuated the point that the only persons in it with Marston at the inaterial time were the two sisters,
hall
At 7.28 the door was opened, and from the bright light "In" dtall, young man, Marston was dressed, wa the entrance.
A few minutes later Fine valchs were best
running out, o
after her
stitute at 5.10 p.m. The Chairman the will be Sir Willidit Chepton and
Thompson, and said
the speakers the Right Rev. the Here and get this aire Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong, of my house." and and Mr. R. CH. Lima.
PRAY funkci usta. desiza l rendaitable, from 1:307
Thompson foun
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might
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After 366 girls had left the dock the Judge referred to the practice of the police during the case in providing witnesses with copies of the statements they had made,
Be exprèsiču the opinion that the practice was an undesirable one, and added that he wished his views to be conveyed to the appropriate quarter.
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