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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1926.
LATE MRS. G. P. LAMMERT.
FUNERAL ON SATURDAY,
PRAYA MURDER.
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The deceased had between
late Mrs. G. P. Lammort was held and
The high esteem in which the seventy and eighty wounds. "It was ovident that was fully evidenced by the large the fight had partly taken place number of friends who gathered outside the room, as there was at the funeral at Happy Valley on blood along. the walls, and all the" Saturday, as well as by the pro- evidences of a death struggle. The The accused was missing and the fusion of oral, tributes,
Articles, the property of the accused, showing Roy. J. Kirk Maconachie was the police were called.
olgns of blood were found, and the chopper which also bore traces of blood was found in an empty room
officiating minister, 2 signed by Sun Chyan-fang, Chan
The chief mourners were:-Mr. Kwing-ming, Chang Chong-chang, G. P. Lammert (husband), Mr. G. Chang Hsueh-liang, Ngai Bong- ping, Hau Koo-ching, and other F. Lammert, junior (aon), Messrs.
FL, H. A. L., and L. E. L. Lamin No. 17. "anti-Red" lenders. It is said
mert (brothers-in-law), Mr. and One of the prisoner's statements, that the document has been for Mrs. Douglas Raid (nephew and which was read, contained a pas- warded to Chang Tso-lin for
niece), and Mr. A. H: Lammert, sage to the effect that the accused signature.
It is further reported that Sun and Mr. E. J. R. Mitchell woke the deceased and asked him Chuan-fang will most likely be (cousing). Mrs. Gray and Miss if he had purposely introduc elected as Commander-in-Chief Elicon Lammert two daughters of ed a leprous woman to him and Chan Kwing-ming as the Vice the deceased, are at present He made to answer... Accused's and reason was he wanted to find out respectively in Calcutta Commander-in-Chief, and that the former will conduct war opera Britain, and a son, Mr. Edwin whether he had actually contracted leprosy. If the deceased had tions in the Yangtze Valley, while Lammert, is in. Singapura,
Others present at the funeral answered he would not have 'killed the latter will undertake to sub jugate Kwangtung and Kwangsi were the Hon. Dr. W. V. M. Koch him. He did not speak, however, with Ngai Bong-pingas Field and Mrs. Koch, Mr. and Mrs. G. and he must have had intentions of Marshal, and Hau Koo-ching as Grimble, Miss Blackman, Miss harming him by introducing him Chief of the General Staff. It is Johnson, Dr. Ballean, Colonel T. to a leprous woman. claimed that this combination, A. Robertson, Mesars. J. L. Me- putting aside all party differences, Pherson, R. Cooper, A. Stephen- will carry on its campaign until son, H. E. Goldsmith, H. A. Seth, every Russian Bolshevist in the. Seth, D. II. Cameron, G. E. Longyear, F. M. Crawford, A. Humphreys, M. Hall, Capt. Hall, Messrs. A. H. Rowe, W. J. G. Whiley, P. M. N. da Silva, W. A. Butterfeld, Choa Po Yu, U. L. A Mohideen, and others.
Chinese service is eliminated."
AMOY UNREST,
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A report from Amoy states that in view of the impending arrival of Chow Yim-yan at Choung- Chow, most of the well-to-do people have departed and taken .up temporary residence Kulangsu, as hostilities may break out at any moment. Both armica are on the move. The price of rice and other provisions, as well as fire-wood, has been soaring up daily as the number of people from Cheung-Chow and other places flocking into Amoy is unprecedent- ed, and the city te confronted with a problem of inadequate
accommodation.
'SUN'S CHARGE.
Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, whose influence is extending in Klangel, Fukien, and Anhui, has accused the "Reds in China of having misled the youth of the country, saying they are responsible for the useless sacrifice the lives made in
the war.
SWATOW TAKEN? Information from a party souree in Hongkong is to the effect that the "anti-Reds," as represented by Fukien troops under Tupan Chow Yin-jen, took Swatow yesterday, but the report has not been confirmed.
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DOCTOR'S EVIDENCE.
Dr. C. W. McKenny, Government": Civil Hospital was called to give evidence as to the mentality of the prisoner: He said he had seen him on different occasions between
Answering Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, witness said the prisoner told him he thought he had contracted lepro-
idea.
The case is proceeding.
·FRANCO-GERMAN RAPPROACHMENT.
August 10th and September 6th, and had found no evidence of in- sanity. Prisoner had no symptoms Wreaths were sent by the fol- or leprosy. Witness noticed lowing:--From her afflicted hus-nothing that might have led to band; Edwin, from her sorrowing think that the prisoner was insane George, from the laving daughter on June 28th. Eileen, from her beloved Phyllis and Eric, from her fend son Geoff, from Elsie, Ernie, Isa, and Margie from Florence, Bert and Alfred, from Bessie and Harry, from but he had given up that He thought it was possible Constance Ethel atd Harry, Ethel that a man, under the impression he Doble, from Frank, from Maggie had contracted leprosy, and dwell- and Joan, from Florence and ing on the point, might have an at- Lionel, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Burnett, tack of insanity, but he dil not M. J. Quiat, from Darney, Eric.
think it probable unless the man and Sunshine, Mr. Douglas Wil- had a bad mental balance. He did son, Mr. and Mrs. W. Butterfield, not consider that if a man was feel- Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung, ing for worms under his skin, it Col. and Mrs. Robertson, Mr. N. showed a bad mental balance. Lazarus, Surgeon-Commander and
Mr. Fitzroy remarked that dur- Mra. Fitzroy Williams, Mesera. Ing two periods the prisoner was Ho Wing, Ho Kwong, Frank Craw under the observation of a Chinese ford, U. Mobideen, J. N. Mehta, doctor, Cheung Win-tai.. He had Chang Wing Fook, and G. W. given evidence at other proceedings Sewell, from the Misses Grace, to the effect that at the time the Léo, and Sophie Ellis, Mrs. Harker, man was insane. Did that in any Mr. and Mrs. R. Shewan, Messraway alter witness's opinion of the Vivian Benjamin and Duncan prisoner having a bad mental bal- Cameron, Miss M. Stóan, Messrs.ance? Ah: May, Ah Gak, and Ah Sun, Witness replied that he could only Mrs. A. More, Mr. and Mrs. J. speak from his own observation. Gould, Mr. J. H. Ramsay, Mr. and · Mr. Fitzroy:---Would you go HO Mrs. Seu Kon Chi, Mr. S. H. Ross, far as to say he was not mentally Mme. M. Flint, Mr. J. Fleming, unbalanced on June 27th, br 28th? Mrs. J. Brown and Mrs. E. Scott,-No, I have no evidence to say he Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Datton, Mr. G. was. O'Conner, Mr. A. H. Rowe, Connie and Tootsie Smith, Messrs. A. Eastman, L. Hodge, C. A. Rod- riguez, and Wong Tai, the Rev. 3. Kirk and Mrs Maconahhie, Mrs. J. Another delightful old-world Stephens, Mr. and Mrs. P. da Silva, picture fills the bill at the Mr. and Mrs. R. Henderson, Mr. Queen's Theatre at present,
and Mrs. A. Silva Netto, Mr. and this being "Monsieur Beau- Mrs. R. Austin, Mr. and Mrs. T.. caire," a Paramount production of Hall, Mr. and Mrs. H. Dowbiggin, the high standard which one, as Mr. Ho Ju, Miss M. Ellis, Mr. sociates with such films. It is Felix M. Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. A. made doubly interesting from the Ferguson, Mr. F. Soares, Douglas Although no details are yet fact that it features the late and Jean, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hum-given of what was actually achiev Rudolph Valentino in the title role, phreys, Mr. and Mrs H. Gold-ed, the English papers give great and the popular screen favourite is smith, Mr. Ho Tong, Mr. and Mrs. prominence to the promise of a Franco-German entente as a sequel here seen at his very best..
W. Goggin, Mr. and Mrs. V. Sorby, The tale deals with the romance Mr. and Mrs. A. Piercy, Messrs. to the conversations on Friday, of a French nobleman in the times Soc Sheo and Soo Chan, Mr. J. D. when M. Briand and Dr. Strese- of Louis XV who incurred the dis- Humphreys, Mr. and Mrs. C. mann drove together across the pleasure of His Majesty and his Edcumbe, Mr. and Mrs. Ironside, French village of Thoiry and, after frontier from Geneva to the favourite, who later masqueraded Messrs. C. H. de Grace and J. Aluncheon, discussed for four hours as a barber and then as an imagin de Graca, Mr. and Mrs. E. Ray the policies of their respective ary Duke until his real role as mond, Mr. and Mrs. N. Murdoch, cousin of the King was disclosed. Messrs. Zuimura, M. Mank, S. countries, The Alm is noteworthy in several Pottis, and J..Litton, Dr. and Mrs. extensive agreement was reached It is generally believed that an regards, amongst which may be H. Balcon, Mrrand Mrs. R. Haze on outstanding points. The Ob mentioned the fine acting, the beatland, Messrs. Shi Matt and Fung server says that "if this confident tiful settings, the general artistic Wa Mr. and Mrs. N: Croucher, M. and courageous extension of the background and the clever direction and Mrs. C. Olson, Mr. and Mrs. systematic Franco-German rap- of the story. It is a long film, F. Stapleton, Mr. T. Smythe, Mr. proachment is allowed to stand, which takes the best part of two and Mrs. Aucott, Mrs. Edgar and Western Europe may well begin to hours to show, and there is through family, Mr. and Mrs. T. Monaghan, hope that her sacrifices have not out a very fine restraint shows, so that in no particular is there au Po. Davison and little Joan, been vain and that the war has anything forced or unnatural as the Mr. and Mrs. S. Thomason, Mr. and gone so far towards ending war tale is unfolded. A real work of Mrs. T. Pearce, Mr. and Mrs. Ans to close most of the ancient and art, is how the picture may be de Rodger, the Hon, Dr. and Mrs. most perilous of European rifts W. Koch, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hander The whole movement towards Supporting Rudolph Valentine is son, Mr. and Mrs. F. Tracy, Mr. European amity is more likely to a notable cast, including such and Mrs. W. Hall, Mrs. H. Ireland, gather speed than otherwise. Wo favourites as Bebe Daniels, Lois Mr. and Mrs. R. Kotowall, Mr. C. see no reason for despondency and, Wilson, Doris Kenyon and Lowell Choa, Mrs. A. Maitland, Messrs. In the earliest stage of Ideas Sherman, each of whom contributes D. O. de Silva, W. Stopani, and rapidly taking bigger shape, we W. Shinner, Mr. and Mrs. Fare grateful to two policies and to Austin, Mr. and Mrs. P. Cassidy, two statesmen. The homes of M. Miss D, Holgate, Mr. and Mrs. G. Brland and Dr. Stresemann will Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. J. Ran-long stand for inspired and far- kin, Mme: B. de Castro, Mr. and sighted good sense in European Mrs. R. Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. O affairs. British Wireless Marcel, Mr. and Mrs, R. Caroll, Mr...O.. Kew and family, Mr. and
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