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"INDIAN POLICEMAN
MURDERED,
CHINESE CONSTABLE-ON CAPITAL CHARGE.
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ZHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1926.
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WLOON RESIDENTS.
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1025 AYROVED.
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DISARMAMENT.
A CODE REQUIRED.
Rugby, Feb. 3. In his reference to the meeting The Playground "Request. of the preparatory commission, to the Disarmament Conference, the antaly meeting of the Kow-postponement of which has been esidents Association was proposed by the five Powers who St. Andrew's Church Hall, are members of the League Coun won, on Jan. 18, the President, cil, the Prime Minister said last . S. Bailey, being in the night that Britain was obliged to
Tminutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.
Tac Hon. Treasurer, Mr. J. M. lve, submitted his report for the year ending December 31, 1925,
which was adopted.
assent to the desire of the ma-
A Code Required. Comenting on the preparatory commission, the Times points out that its purpose will be to prepare the ground to define as closely as, possible what exactly is meant, by aisarmament, to judge how far
COBHAM'S FLIGHT.
ONLY 1,000 MILES MORE.
Rugby, Feb. 3. ́Alan Cobham yesterday com-
more numbers of soldiers, sailors pleted 7,000 of his 8,000 miles and airmen can be taken as an in-flight from London to Cape Town, dex of armed strength and to what and made a perfect landing at extent rapidity in the mobilization Pretoria, after a 430 miles flight, of men and of economic resources from Bulawayo. is a measurable factor.
The rarifled air at "Bulawayo, which lɛ' 5,000 feet above seż levēl, caused Cobham some difficulty in rising from the aerodrome..
The next stage in the flight will be to Johannesburg, on Friday, British Wireless.
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What is required is a code of jority in this matter. He added disarmament rules, no that when that Russia had been invited to hations feel disposed to diminish attend und It was hoped that de- their expenditure upon armed lay would give her time to think forces, they may be able to do it over the matter and make up her upon some agreed system and mind to participate, because one without placing themselves at Germany has also signifled her in- of the greatest practical difficul- disadvantage in regard to other tention of sending representatives.
whole problem ties in approaching the subject of nations. The
If the difference between Rus- disarmament is that it would be bristles with difficulties, but it issia and Switzerland is settled by almost impracticable for the West the peculiar business of the the time the conference meets, of Europe to make any progress League to make what progress is nineteen of the principal nations in disarmament without the East possible in the present temper of of the world will, for the first time, of Europe. The preparatory mankind." It is satisfactory to be making a serious, organised constable on January, 22, and had decided it advisable to extens Commission will be held after the note that the United States intends and systematic attempt to found a gunshot wound in the left to servante quarters of European League Council meeting in March to take an official and responsible proach to the goal of disarma-
part in the preliminary work and ment.-British Wirdess. groin. As far as he could tell atouses in Kowloon the system of and before the middle of May.
Facisimilais and phola graphs of the Volunteer parade ground and surrounding distric
were produc...
Dr. W. L. Paterson, of the Go vernment Civil Hospital, said he examined the body of the Indian
that time, death appeared to be due to internal hemorrhage.
He also examined the defendant on the same night. He had scratches on the face and elbow, and also on the front of the leg. They appeared to be recent injuries, and could have been caused by a fall. He did not think they had been caused by a blow from truncheon.
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Shot at Close Range. Dr. E. P. Minett, Government Bacteriologist and Officer in charge of Mortuuries, said he conducted a post mortem examina- tion on January 23. There were one or two slight cuts on the hands, and a bullet hole in the left groin.
The draft of the annual report for 026 was also considered, and adopted, and ordered to be printed for circulation.
Cleansing Servants Quarters. A letter from the Sanitary Board was fead-stating that the Board
rouse cleansing, which the Board: may order under Bylaw, No. 1 of the prevention and mitigation of epidemics, endemic, contagious and infectious diseases bylaws, and which had for many years been int force in Hongkong (except in the Peak district) and had been found, apart from the general cleanliness! ussured, to facilitate a regular sanitary inspection of premises, 80 that householders might be inform- ed of any sanitary defects to be remedied.
The Board had instructed their secretary to approach the Associa tion on this subject as a first step; hoping the proposed innovation might have the full upproval of the Association's members.
The Committee of the K. R .A., There was a large swelling on
while fully approving the general the right hip, and a bullet was ex-principle of the system of house tracted from just below it. It cleansing, considered fuller infor had passed across the lower por of the bylaw to European houses,
mation desirable as to application! tlon of the abdominal cavity and injured two large blood vessels, and the Hon. Secretary The cause of death was hemorr-structed to write the Sanitary
Board to this effect. hage and shock as a result of the bullet wound.
There was distinct charring of the skin at the point of entry. The course of the bullet was
slightly above the horizontal.
The trousers and coat worn by the Indian were produced in Court, and witness said that there was a hole in both garments' and, also evidence of charring In his opinion the shot had been fired at a range of not more than 18 inches."
was in-
Mr. Hidden's Departure. A letter was read from Mr. S. H.
Hidden resigning from the com- mittee on his leaving the Colony, and wishing the Association every success, and the thanks of the Com- mittee were conveyed to Mr. Hidden for his valuable services.
Children's Playground. The Chairman reported that, as instructed by the Committee, he. had called on the then Colonial Secretary, Mr. Fletcher, who, with him and the Sub-Committee, had inspected the grounds and promised his best endeavours to secure for the children the additional area of 20,000 square feet back from the road traffe and for which the Association had asked the Govern- Inspector Spear said defendant ment. The Chairman had also that joined the force on September 8, day, December 18, called on the 1921, being recruited from Wei-present Colonial Secretary, Mr. had assured' the
Signs of a Struggle. Lanee-Sergeant Read said he issued revolvers to both men on the night of the tragedy before they went on duty. Both weapons were fully loaded,
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March 9, 1923. On the night of Chairman that the matter would January 22, witness was on duty receive the most sympathetic con- in the Charge Room, and he saw sideration of the Government. the Indian brought to the station. He was sitting in a sedan chair, and appeared to be dend.
Anrangements were made for the annual meeting of the Association, to be held in St. Andrew's Church Hall at 6 o'clock on Monday, Feb- Inruary 22, and with a vote of thanks ||
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Defendant was on a bench the Charge Room. His revolver contained five bullète and one closed. empty shell. His clothes were dusty and he appeared to have been on the ground. The top of
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Other evidence showed that the part.of the parade ground near the
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