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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1925.
Discrepancies in Evidence Witness contradicted bimaḍif several times and after bis answ lo one question, the Coroner re- marked, "I don't believe you saw single thing. I think you are nventing this out of your owr brain, such as it is."
Atter this evidence the Corone Intimate that owing to the dis repancies in the statements 'o. the two witnesses he would call the hird villager.
Chering Hung, the third farmer followed the ald he and Yuh
From Inspector Barnett. When top. ie got there the villagers made
"THE FRENCH” CRISIS."
France, Dec. 18.
The Inspector was there, and to search the report to him, and withcue and witness helped- the other two policemen wont in ground in the vicinity. While at
A plan whereby the lenders of he direction where the robbers the top witness saw a man run-
ning away,
industry will come to the resepe vere supposed to be.
He was about 400 yards away of the solution of the financial When he was about half way lown to the ferry witness heard at the time, and passed the brick crisis has been submitted to M. shot fired on the hillside. Hejkins and made for the harder. Doumergae by the Nord indus- aked up the hill, and saw two Witness fired one shot in his direestilists. It is suggested that all
en running. Witness had aktion without effect. endy started up the hillside by he pathway in company with an ther policeman.
He sent the third oficer along
After this evidence the Coronet intimated that the inquiry would run over to another day..
*There were two other witnesses and his
French industrialists float a ten milliard loan, both at home and abroad, secured on a tenth of the
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nspector at a run along the path. he main road running round the summing up and direction of the the offer, and the plan is al Mit past Mam Kan To. Witness Jury on the law would take some
dustry. M. Domergue was touched ready in the early stages of dis cussion with Ministerial quarters. -Kontur.
The inquiry into the recent border shooting incident was con
inued by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday
to the brick kilns. They were afternoon. It may be recalled
as half way up to the gap in time.
The inquiry was that the inquiry
adjourn was opened or about 20 yards behind him. When
he heard a shof he hills when he three men saw the inspector and saw the two men. Sab-Inspector
Witness until next Tuesday at 2.15. p.m. Tuesday, when
He fired one they torried back.
A girl of three who awoke dur- hot and then went up the hill-fired one shot from. his rific at
Two distinguished people, offer. Chem. rida. Withers did not run away
The two men then ran to the ing bail for certain of the accuseding the night and screamed out The special jury consisted of out followed.
At the lap of the ridge he saw other side of the ridge and disap-, in the Communist case, showed "Tommy is in the water" reveal- Messrs. T. I, G. Brayfield fore map) George Grimble and J. Pthe Inspector fire at the two men,eared. He and the other ecer a comical inability to give directed a tragedy at Leigh (Lancs. thoir means. Mr. of four named! Thomas Louglin, Braga.
The third one bolted down the
answers to the usual question The little girl's companion, a boy When the inquiry opened yes ill and got away. In reply to
concerning Lerday Mr. Gerrard, Assistant further questions witness said he Superintendent of Police, said did not tell the police he ran back. there were three villagers whole merely took cover. could be called to give evidence, but they all had, the same story. The Coroner intimated that he would hear two of the men and then decide if it was necessary to call the third.
A Farmers' Union, Cheang M, a farmer of San Uk Lang, palt he saw the Inspector cycling along the road on Decem ber Waness was in his house at the time and before the Inspec tor arrived three women pass- ed along the road. They erging and they said they bud bern robbed. They told witness the rubbery had occurred on the highway, and had been perpetrat ed by three men.
were
Later witness saw three men crossing the fields towards the. hill. In consequence of what the women told him he thought the three men were the rubbers. He blew a whistle to attract the In- spector's attention, and Inspector Barnett returned along the Ta Ku Ling road.
Witness made a report to him. Two other villagers were also
there at that time. Witness foi- lowed the Inspector up the hill, in the same direction the three men had taken. Witness saw one man some distance away from the brick, kiln. He could not see whether the man had anything in his hand, as he was some distance away.
Only One Armed Rahber.
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At that time he had heard no shots fired, but later he heard a shol, but did not know from where it THOW Ha
the other two men go up to the top of the hill, but they turned back when they saw Shantung nien en ti other side of the border. He saw
the Inspector fire at the two men. and saw them both drop.
In reply to a question by Mr Gerrard, witness said the wenien told him that one of the robbers but the other two was armed were unarmed.
Cheang Yuh. another farmer. ud he saw three men whom he suspected of being robbers, He also saw the Inspector, who got off his cycle near the ferry, and take the path to the West of the kills. Witness saw the three sna-
pects emerge from a gap in the ridge and make as if to come down the side path to the brick kilns.
When they had nearly reached the kilns witness called to the in-
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Witness was not far away at the time. None of the three fred, but they ran up the hillside to the gap. Inspector Barnet! ran up after them and witness fol lawed some distance behind. The Inspector then fired two shots.
mien Tamil both
fell. The third
man ran away.
A Number of Shots,
ith him, ran up to the top of the idge, and on the way heard first our or five shots and then live or six more, but he could not see
nything.
Bernard Shaw, asked if he was had been reported missing. As worth £100, replied, "Well, I result of the girl's cry the Bridge- have that much money." The water Canal at Leigh was search- magistrate said sharply, "I take "ed, and there the boy's body was Inquiry Again Adjourned,
it that you are worth £100." Tofound. Apparently the girl had When he reached the top he this Mr. Shaw. said "Yes.” In soon the boy fall into water. Chi Ming Ki iL Weihaiwe
saw two men lying on the ground.reply to the same question, Lady Loughlin had been sent to visit
shot. witness Warwick suid,
I think so." and some relatives; but,had wandered police sergeant, said he went witney had been
lid not know who fired all the afterwards edded, "You. I am over the canal bridge with the two other policemen to San Uk
little girl. Ling aller receiving instructions shots he heard while going to the sure.
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