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POPULAR WELCOME STORM DISASTER. MANCHESTER COTTON WUHAN & NANKING TO FIGHT.
A SHAUKIWAN MURDER TRIAL. A POPULAR WELCOME
BOTH PRISONERS
GUILTY.
FOUND
CROWDED COURT HEARS JUDGE'S
SUMMING UP.
THE DEATH
SENTENCE.
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The Shaukiwan Murder Trial came to an end this morning, scon after 12 o'clock, when both prisoners were found guilty of the murder of Mrs. Mackay and sentenced to death.
There was a large attendance of foreigners in the Supreme Court when it re-assembled this morning, among those present being a number of ladies...
The acting Chief Justice, Mr.J. R. Wood, delivered his summing up to the Jury, speaking for just under one hour. In reviewing the evidence he laid stress on the importance of the half $1 forged note which was found on one of the accused, saying that this was the most outstanding link in the chain of circumstantial evidence."
The jury was away for half an hour considering their verdict, which was unanimously one of "guilty." The accused men, who remained stolid throughout, were then sentenced to death by his Lordship in the usual manner.
IMPORTANCE OF HALF $1 NOTE.
In summing up His Lordship
said there was no question of law
with regard to the case. It was
Blood on Half Note. The evidence on which the Crown
ARRANGED.
SCHNEIDER CUP WINNER'S RETURN.
EXHIBITION OF MACHINE.
London, Sept. 29.
DISCUSSION.
HURRICANE DAMAGE IN AMERICA.
MAIN TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT.
MANY KILLED & INJURED.
St. Louis, Sept. 29. Three were killed and many in- jured, while great damage was done to buildings, by a terrific
It has now been arranged that Flight Lieutenant Webster, who, won the Schneider Cup, shall re turn home with Lieutenants Wor-wind and rainstorm. sley and Kinkhead and the other' members of the British team, by: air.
The airmen will journey from Venice to Paris by train, and then embark as passenger's on an air liner for Croydon, where they will arrive on Saturday afternoon.
in
The air liner will be escorted: from the coast by special Koyal The Air Air Force machines. Minister, Sir Samuel Hoare, will probably be at Croydon to re ceive the airmen, but if he is unable to be present he is attendance on the King in Scot- land just now the Under Secre- ary for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon, will represent him. Other mem bers 'of the Cabinet, and many other representatives of the A huge crowd is expected at aviation world will also be present. Croydon. The airmen are at any rate assured of a great popular welcome. It is estimated that the aerodrome can accommodate some- thing like 200,000 spectators.
The winning Super Marine Napier S 5 seaplane, and the other hachires, are being brought home by a naval vessel. It is hoped it will be possible to exhibit the seaplane to the public, who have had no opportunity of inspecting it since it was shown only to a
Wireless.
quite clear from the evidence that asked them to find that the note few privileged visitors at Calshot Mrs. Mackay was murdered on the belonged to Mrs. Mackay was that before gong to Venice.--British Chaiwan Road on Aug. 6, and the half of that note was found on the one of fact. path near the scons of the crime." entirely They would not necessarily be The path was the direct route which guided by counsel who addressed might have been taken by the them yesterday, but they would two escaping assailants in making consider the points for themselves their way to Shaukiwan.
case was
Prizes Presented.
Venice, Sept. 29.
The Provincial Fascist Federa-
It was tion has represented a gold plaque.
Later.
Later reports indicate that at least seven persons were killed, and 200 injured, in the storm men- tioned earlier.-Reuter's American Service,
Sudden. Visitation.
St. Louis, later. Reports from this part of Mis- souri state that hitherto it a known that 28 people perished and hundreds were injured in the tor- undo.
Houses were levelles, and com- munications were paralysed.
The hurricane, which had a velocity of 90 miles an hour, broke with
bewildering suddennesa. Roofs were torn off, walls collaps- ed, and trees were uprooted, blocking the streets,
The air was fall of tying de- bris, and pedestrians were blown off their feet.-Reuter's American Service.
Growing Death Roll.
St. Louis, Sept. 29. Over forty, are now believed to! have been killed.-Router's Ameri- can. Service.
1/
POPULAR SHANGHAI
FIGURE.
SOME CRITICISM,
London, Sept. 29.
ARMED CLASH NEAR WUHU EXPECTED.
IN CHINA то
BE REDUCED.
The agreement which has been BRITISH FORCES reached at the cotton conference at Manchester, as reported yes- terday, provides that the curbali- ment of production throughout the American section should be dealt with sectionally, and not by the method of treating all alike, re- gardless of the amount of work they have in hand and the state: of their stocks.
A system of basic prices will be adopted, whereby prices will be fixed according to the price of the current month futures, plus points 9 and something for costs
While all branches of the cot- ton express satisfaction with the agreement, Sir Edwin Stockton doubts whether the agreement will result in anything more than a temporary alleviation of the post- tion. He again emphasised the necessity of putting production on competition satisfactorily, an economic basis in order to meet
Sir Charles Macara declared, "two bodies with no compulsory powers and without the co-opera- tion of the operatives can hardly expect to succeed."Reuter.
WORLD ECONOMICS.
LEAGUE ORGANISATION
f
ENLARGED.
Geneva, Sepet. 29.
For the purpose of giving effect
SWATOW'S PLIGHT OBSCURE
Although it has been known for some days that there had been a definite split between the Hankow and Nanking parties, it is learned to-day for the first time that an armed clash between the armies of these rival parties is expected to take place shortly in the region of Wuhu. "Military preparations are taking place on both sides towards this end.
A late telegram received this morning from Canton clears up the hitherto obscure position regarding the relationships between General Li Chai-sum and Cheung Fat-hui. The latter will become the Commissioner of Military Affairs in Kwangtung and is expected"" to issue à manifesto in a few days reaffirming his loyalty to General Li.
A severe "pruning" of the British forces in China is promised, according to a telegram from London, in order to avoid any further taxation. The Treasury is now engaged in ascertaining the cost of the Shanghai Defence Force in this connexion. LF The Swatow situation remains very obscure.
The Communists..
are apparently still in control, and the Cantonese gunboats which were in harbour have now left.
CANTON POSITION CLARIFIED.
found at 2 a.m. on the night of to Flight-Leut. Webster, the win- of the Shanghai Club celebrated representing various nationalities.cing the Nanking Special Kuomin- make slow progress towards Nan-
PACIFIC FLIERS HONOURED.
Cunningham, the French Consul General, M. Naggiar, the Chief Judge, Mr. Peter Grain, and the American Attorney, Judge Frank- lin, regarding Mr. Fessenden's services to Shanghai, Sir Sidney Barton presented Mr. Fessenden with a casket containing "Views of Shanghai" autographed by all pre- sent.
MARTIAL LAW.
Re-imposed at Wuhu.
Wuhu, Sept. 29.
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A modified form of martial law
organ of the Wuhu party.
Anking and Wuhu, and large part of Anhwei province, is
occupied by the Wuhan has been imposed here, coincident now
General Liu Hsing is with the return from Anking of the army.
Commissioner for Foreign Affairs. very now in Wuhu large force and these are expected
of the situation and among their to clash with those of Nanking at recent actions has been the closing
Some of the disaffected troops Canton, Sept. 30. Wuhan and Nanking are openly which have been creating distur TRIBUTE TO MR. S.
to the recommendations of the late Economic Conference, the League's splitting again. The Kuomintang bances have been paid their back FESSENDEN.
The Northerners continue to economic organisation henceforth headquarters in Hankow has sent pay, and are now quietes. Shanghai, Sept. 29.
will be composed of fifteen members out a circular telegram denoun-
tang Committee as illegal and de king, and it is reported that they This evening about 200 members
the Kuomintang have reached Chuchow-Naval Sir Sydney Chapman, the per-claring that and come to their own conclusions. the murder, which occurred just ner of the Schneider Cup, a silver Mr. Sterling Fessenden's 52nd. mannent secretary of the Board of should support Mr. Wang Ching- Wireless.
The Crown had clearly proved after dark. If that note had been plaque to Flight-Lieut. Worsley, birthday. Mr. Fessenden is the Trade, will represent Britain, and wei as their leader. The Wuhan that the murder took place, and dropped in the day time the chances and gold medals to each of the chairman of the Municipal Council. India and Australia will be repre- Branch of the Political Council After eulogistic speeches by the sented. The latter and the Chi has been reorganized and is func- that it was the result of an assault were that it would have been picked other participants in the Schneider by two men. But the Crown and up. Their claim was that the note Cup rice, both British and Italian. American Consul General, Mr nose, will be corresponding mem-tioning as the highest executive
They was dropped when it was dark,Reuter, got tö
further. go
identify
bers-Reuter. two after the occurrence of the murder. had to
the prisoners with the two assailants. The next fact was that blood was That was the task laid upon the found on the half note on the path, Crown and unless the evidence and blood was also present in "Mrs. satisfied the jury beyond all rea- Mackay's handbag, on the inside. sonable doubt that the two pri- Further evidence was that the half soners were the men, it was their note found on the first prisoner was forged note. and duty to record a verdict of "not half of
There Was bore blood stains. guilty!"
evidence that Mrs. Mackay was known to have kept two forged $1 Hongkong and Shanghai bank Yesterday, when Mr. Sheldon was notes. She may have had more, addressing them on behalf of the but she certainly had two. prisonera, he had said it was their such note was found in her bag duty to consider the chain of evid- The other remained to be found. ence, to test it and try to find any They had direct evidence that flaw. His Lordship adopted that at one time Mrs. Mackay snimed statement entirely. It was merely one of her forged notes with a pair the colloquial way of stating the of scissors. Whether the snipped legal position, which was that the the other they did not know. The onus was on the Crown to prove note of which half was found on the guilt of the prisoners.
the path and half on the first pri-
Chain of Evidence.
IL
One red
They had the choice of two soner had apparently been snipped It was verdicts, "Guilty" and "Not Guilty." with a pair of scissors. A verdict of "Guilty" would man to be noted that the note found in that the Crown had established the the handbag had also been, snipped. guilt to the satisfaction of the jury,
A verdict of "Not Guilty" did not
mean that the jury were satisfied
The Coupon.
The Crown asked them to find
with the innocence of the prisoners, that the half note found on the
the
AMERICA'S D. F. C.
CONFERRED.
Washington, Sept: 20. President Coolidge has confer- Distinguished Flying Cross on Lieutenants Lester Mait- land and Albert legenberger, in recognition of their successful flight from San Francisco to Hono- lulu-Reuter's American Service.
MEXICO ON THE TELEPHONE.
A LINK WITH WASHINGTON.
Washington, Sept. 29. President Coolidge, speaking in the hall of the Pan-American
but it was a verdict which was pro- path belonged to Mrs. Mackay Building, and President Calles of per in every case in which the guilt because at the same time a wad Mexico in the National Palace, had not been positively proved.
INTERNATIONAL LAW COMPLEXITY.
RUM-RUNNER RELEASED.
an
extraordinary
A with
any moment. Generals Li Chung-
and #
The military are in full control
jen and Ching Chien are sending of all the labour anions.--Naval Mr. Fessenden, responding, said he believed Shanghal's future de-
ICHANG INCIDENT. Helsingfors, Sept. 29. large forces of troops from Nan- Wireless. pended an all nationalities working
The seizure of the Austrian king to reinforce the Wuhu front, for the maintenance of peace and
clash between Nanking
Troops in Foreigner's House. order. He aternly denounced all rum-running vessel Hvalen by a which will be the point of armed
Wuhan.
Ichang, Sept. 29.. the parties who were attempting to Finnish warship outside territorial
The Wuhan Political Council, force the hands of the Powers, by waters, had
The residence of Mr. Mackenzio usa their in- found that the authorities were not which is independent from Nan- causing "incidents," and called up- sequel when the legal exports
26th when the readjustment of be under the control of General on all nationals to fluence to prevent any split in the justified in seizing the ship accord- king, held its 3rd meeting on the was occupied by troops, believed to present administration, while point- ing to international law. ing out that some nationalities
The vessel, with its cargo, was the Hupeh Anancial situation was Yang Sen, on Tuesday, but on a were justifiably demanding a grea- accordingly released, and rejoined discussed at length. Nam Chung protest being made, they left the ter voice in the administration of the rum-running flotilla off the Shanghai. Reuter,
coast.-Reuter.
FOOTBALL COMPETI-
TION.
PRIZE SHARED BY FOUR.. Last week's football competition
Dealing with the evidence, is of notes were found on the same Mexico City, formally opened the resulted in four competitors each
path." It was known that Dirs.first long-distance telephone line Lordship continued that it was Mackay had notes in her hand bag, between the capitals of the tree sending in one coupon containing wholly circumstantial."
There was
ten correct forecasts out of the
ANOTHER COMMUNAL
RIOT.
HINDUS AND MOSLEMS CLASH.
Po.
CANTON SITUATION.
New Appointments.
premises.-Naval Wireless.
DEFENCE FORCE COST.
Severe "Pruning" Planned.
London, Sept. 29. Late news received in Hong-
Following his recent promise. kong this morning from Canton states that General Cheung Fat-hui that the Shanghai Defence Force will become the Commissioner of would not be involved in any fur- Military Affairs for Kwangtung. ther taxation, Mr. Winston Church- in succession to General Hsu ill, it is understood, has instruct- ed the Treasury to obtain from Ching-tong.
General Chang Yueh-wei will the Spending Departments estim- become the Police Commissioner, ates for next year's expenditure in
to be carried out.-Router.
GENERAL DROPS OUT.
no direct evidence at all of the two but it was not known how many publics this afternoon.-Reuter's twelve matches given. The suc forty, mostly Kabulis, were arrest. succeeding General Tang Ying- order to enable severe "pruning".
prisoners 'being recognised as the notes she had. What was known American Service..
assailants. There had been a rum was that on this night a wad of
ber of circumstantial details in the notes, with bloodstains, was found
The
in this path and blood was also evidence. Unless the jurors came to the conclusion that the only rea- found in Mrs. Mackay's bag. Bonable explanation of the evidence Crown further asked them to find was that the prisoners were guilty, that the note belonged to Mrs. they must find a verdict for the Mackay because it was found at the same time and near the same *prisonera.
BIG ARMS SEIZURE.
HAUL AT ROTTERDAM.
Amsterdam, Sept. 29. Rotterdam customa officera He considered that the key of the place at which a coupon issued matter was to decide whether or not by the Wing On Company was seized a large quantity of arms, including 100 revolvers and 10,000 the part of the note found on the found.
tho Dutch There was no direct evidence cartridges, aboard path, and the part found on the first prisoner, was in Mra. Mackay's that this coupon was ever in the steamer Gemme, which was bound handbag that evening. They had, possession of Mrs. Mackay at all. for the East Indies, presumably aboard by Chinese smuggled no definite evidence that the actual No one saw her with a coupon and
note was in Mrs. Mackay's posses- it was not identified as her proper- stokers on behalf of Communists.
The note was not identified ty. It was found with blood on it. Reuter. sion.
by its number. She was not known
to have possession of a note bearing sometime ago she had handed over
It was, however, known that!
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definite known number.
It
would have been definite proof if
her hair slide to a friend to be After her death a bill of mended,
WAR DEBT REVIVAL.
No
the one half of the note had had the Wing On Company was found
been found in the handbag.
witness had attended who had ro in the house, dated Aug. 6, the FRANCE AGAIN NEGOTIATING. cogaised the note definitely as be- date of the murder. Evidence had longing to Mrs. Mackay. So that been given that the bill had been If they come to the conclusion that issued at any rate after 6 p.m. on
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Paris, Sept. 29.
In the Finance Committes of
the note did belong to Mrs. Mackay Aug. 5 and before & pin. on Aug. the Chamber, M. Polacare stated The evidence was to that negotiations were proceeding the bill was with the United States and Great they had to arrive at that conclur
Britain with regard to the settle- ment of War debts. Reuter.
-6. sion without definite evidence on the effect that that 'count,
(Continued on Pago. 14.)
cessful competitors were:--
G. Revie, Cameronians, Kowloon.
H. McKay, No. 2 Police Station, Wanchal.
Pte. R. J. Phillips, let, Queen's Royal Regt., Hongkong.
J. Rocha,
8. Glenealy, Hongkong.
If the above will kindly call at this office we shall be glad to hand them their share of the prize of $26..!
There was again a large entry, among them being eleven compett tors who succeeded in getting nine correct, and 27-who claimed inres pect of eight........
TO-DAY.
Dollar on demand 1/11 11/16 Lighting-up
6.18 p.m.
Dehra Dun, Sept. 29. Six persons were injured and ed in a communal riot yesterday evening in
with connexion religious celebrations in Ramilla, held by Hindub.
wah.
General Cheung Fat-hui will, says the telegram, issue a mani- festo in the course of the next few Stones were thrown at the days announcing his continued images of Rama and Lakahmana, loyalty to General Li Chai-sum.
It thus transpires that Generale from a house said to be occupied by Kabali Moslems, as the proces- Cheung and Li will work together sion was approaching the mosque. amicably. -Reuter.
MEXICAN OIL FEELS DEPRESSION.
EMPLOYEES TO GET NOTICE.
Mexico City, Sept. 29,
SWATOW SITUATION.
Still Very Obsure.
Swatow, Sept. 29. Although, the city seems a little quieter to-day, the situation is The Communists are still in control, while the Can very obscure. tonese gunboats have now left the port.-Naval Wireless...
NORTHERNERS PROGRESS.
His Men Disarmed.
Shanghai, Sept. 29... General Chow Feng-chi ham re- signed from the chairmanships of the provisional and military com mittees of Cheklang.
·
It is reported that 3,000 of General Chow's troops at Hang- chow have been disarmed.-Reuter CHIANG IN JAPAN.
Non-Committal. Interview."
Osaka, Sept. 29. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has arrived at Nagasaki, on his way to Unzen. V
He told reporters that he was visiting Japan to observe her pro gress in the past decade, and he was undecided whether he would go to America.
It is reported that the oil companies working in the Tampico
Slowly Nearing Nanking. area will diamies three-quarters of their workmen during the next | fortnight, as the result of the
Nanking, Sept. 29, decrease in oil production and of
The cholera outbreak, which
He only smiled when asked bad business conditions.
of men
will be caused so many deaths among the Thousands involved. Reuter's American Ser- troops, is now practically clear, but, about his proposed marriage measles has become prevalent in Miss Soong Melling Reator: (Continued on Page 1) It's stead.
vico.