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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1928.
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BINOLE COPY 15. CENTO
SHOOTING AFFRAY HEAVY CUTS IN U.S. BRITISH POSITION
TRIAL ENDS.
` PRISONER SENTENCED TO DEATH.
DEFENCE URGES EVIDENCE IS
INCONSISTENT.
GUILTY OF MURDER.
One of the robber participants In the sensational shooting affray
ESTIMATES.
PROTESTS AGAINST NAVAL DEMANDS.
WILBUR'S GESTURE.
New York, Feb. 16. The Washington correspondent of the New York Evening Post states that as the result, of a flood of protests against the Govern mant'a naval programme, Congress is likely to make considerable cuts In the original estimate.
The twenty-five cruiseis das
UNIQUE.
PLAYED HER PART TO
THE FULL.
OUR DISARMAMENT ALREADY COMPLETE.
CANNOT RUN RISKS.
London, Feb. 16.
LIBEL DAMAGES | MUTILATED NOTE
JUDGMENT.
CLAIMED.
MR. HAYNES APPEARS AS PLAINTIFF.
OBJECTION TO WRIT.
An action in which Mr. L. E. Haynes is claiming $1,000 from Mr. G. W. C. Burnett for alleged libel was mentioned at the usual Friday morning sitting for the fixing of cases in the Summary Court to- day.
The plaintif
present
War
in person, the defendant be-
THE PRIVY COUNCIL'S DECISION.
FULL TEXT RECEIVED IN HONGKONG.
CABLE
Happy Valley.
COMPANIES THE LATE EARL OF
COMPETITION.
PRESSURE TO PREVENT AN AMALGAMATION?
TREASURY THINKING.
OXFORD.
TRIBUTES
WONDERFUL TRIB
IN PARLIAMENT.
LIFE COMPARED TO PLACID CALM OF THAMES.
FRAGRANT MEMORY.
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London, Feb. 16.
London, Feb. 16, The question of the amalgama- tion of telegraph companies was raised in the House of Commons to-day by Cómmdr. C. Belinirs, BANK APPEAL FAILS. who asked Mr. Winston Churchill, whether in view of the trading and The full text of the judgment by Empire Interests involved in the of December last, when a Chinese manded by the Navy Department Lord of Admiralty, speaking, incult
Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, the First ing represented by Mr A. Privy Council in the appeal hy companies, the Treasury would Houses of Parliament paid tributa
the Judicial Committee of the competition between telegraph
The leaders of all parties in both police searcher was shot through may be limited to fifteen, while London, on the British Navy, sali
and Shanghai exercise similar pressure to preto the late Earl of Oxford and the heart, and Sergt. McMahon the appropriation for submarinesit was totally untrue that the
the Hongkong Mr. Argulli said he objected to Banking Corporation concerning vent the amalgamation of the com- Asquith, the veteran Liberal states- and other members of the Foreeye entirely deleted as the reGovernment lind not done their the writ in the form in which it the mutilated bank-note case is panies as they had done in the man. In the House of Commons, were seriously wounded, was sent of the disaster to the S-4 and part towards general disarmament was drawn, and referred His Lord-how to hand.
ense of the large barks of the Mr. Stanley Baldwin the Premier, Loneed to death by Sir Henry Gol- Mr. F. B. Kellogg's recent gesture since the War.
ship to Order 3, Rule 9, of the As briefly reported by cable at Empire. White Book. It would be seen, he the time, the Committee, consist
said Lord Oxford was essentially a Inn at the Criminal Sessions this in favour of the abandonment of
Mr. Winston Churchill, in reply, House of Commons man, and was," morning.
Britain had played her part tot, that full partienlara must. being of Lord Buckmaster., Lord said that the subject was now be- perhaps, pae of the greatest Parlin
given in an action for libel. In
his case, no particulars were Blancsburgh and Lord Darling on ing comprehensively reviewed, and mentarians of the last century.
He was #1 January 19th dismissed the appeal he was not in a position to make
scholar steeped in make an order for particulara. given.
His Lordships and he would by the Hongkong and Shanghai a statement in regard to the mat classical tradition. His speeches
Banking Corporation from a judg-ter
were literature. There was ment of the Supreme Court of Commander Bellairs then asked meretricious adornment; not one Writ Not Jtad.
Hongkong relating to the ability Mr. Churchill, if he would bear in excessive
His argument of the appellants to pay one of its mind the fear of the public that was closely reasoned and logical, banknotes which had been aceid- the action of the Government con- and his whole speech compact to..
determined by gether as it had been filled in, in deutally mutilated and partly dea-cerned might be
the, ownership of the Pacific cable. the brain of a master. trayed.
Mr.Jewitt, K.C, and Mr. J. "That is the danger we want to Forster appeared for the appel- avoid," he added.
He was charged with the, mur- der of Wan Wong-chi, the police
Throughout a many hours hearing. archer, and the jury which sat
a verdict of "guilty recorded after five minaire' deliberalion.
The Crown's case was that the prisoner, afterwards wounded
himself, shot down Wan Wong-hi When the latter bravely erilen voured to intercent his flight,
Crowh
The full.
sobmarines as a weapon of War, Absent From Farewell Banquet,
The newspapers to-day havi what ouve 14 remember," he said, of M. Wilbur, the Navy Secretary to make quite certain we do not made special note of the launcewhat our obligations are towards our country and to the Empire, and from the banquet given on the run the risk of any drastic reduc occasion of Rear-Admiral Plun-tions, unless other countries in s kett's, retirement owing to age.
different position from ourselves. f something in return."
Mr. Wilbur excused himself on the plea that he had to appear he fore the House of Representatives Naval Committee, but the new York Timea says that Mr. Wilbur
Free Access to Sras. "We stand in a position totally different from that of every other
Mr. Justice Wood disagreed when Mr. Arculli suggested that the writ was bad.
Mr. Arculli:With all respect, Incéording to Order 3, Rule 9, it is imperative for particulars, to be given.
Mr. Leo D'Almunda, junr, who told Colonel Simmons, the Prest sppeared for the defenen argued dent of the American Marine As-Country, and we cannot admit we this morning that the
are in the same position as any evidence showed material incon-attend because he would appear the risk of losing that power Ordinance covers it.
sociation, that he was unable to other country, for we cannot run 19 of the Summary Jurisdiction Is Lordship:-I think Section sistencies. Mr. H., S. Fitzroy pro-to be endorsing Admiral Plan-which gives us free access to the seculed.
kett's recent Jingo speech.even seas."
Witness Recalled,
Mr. Leo D'Almada jar, asked for an interpreter to be recalled with
regard to a statement made by prisoner on another char
The interpreter read the 'state- ment which was to the effect that prisoner did not commit murder.
Reuter'a American Service.
MEETING HELD BY
WIRELESS.
He heard shots fired and saw LONDON-NEW YORK GENERAL
people running, so he also ran.
He ran to a place where he was)
ahot down by the police and became unconscious. Where was
CONVERSATION..
his revolver to commit the crime MIGHT BE SAME ROOM.
with, in asked? He did not know what the matter was.
Point Blank Range. With regard to the hullet extracted from the heart of Wan Wong-chi, the police searcher, in connexion with whose death the prisoner was charged,. Dr. Cannon and the shot must have been fired at, point blank range. Dr. Can- non had gone so far as to place, the distance between the muzzla, of the weapon and Wan's body at nine inches, Against that they had the evidence of Wan's fellow searcher, who was with him
London, Feb. 16.
The demonstration was a great success, and marks another big siride in wireless development.-- Beuter
RUSSIA'S SWEEPING
SUGGESTIONS.
Mr. Areulli-Section 14 of the same Ordinance says full particu- He did not believe that a weaklare must be given. British Navy would contribute to the peace of the world.
After looking up the point, hin Lordship said he would order particulars.
No Costs.
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Jants; the respondent (Lo Lee-shi) was not represented.
The Judgment.
Lord Buckmaster, in delivering their Lordships' judgment, said:--- Their Lordships, notice with ap proval that this case has been brought before them for considera- tion within 12 months of its first hearing before the Puisno Judge in Hongkong. They wish that this example of expedition was widely known and imitated. The point that arises for decision is singu. Mr. Haytarly fren from authority, but for- tunately, the facts are beyond dius
Our Proposal Originally. Dealing with the American de- sire to scrap kúbmarines, Mr.! Mr. Arculli:With costs. Government |Bridgeman said that was a British His Lordship:-No. Particulars
proposal at the to be given in one zesk, Washington Conference and they Mr. Justice Wond still stood by that buggestion. "We nes that full particulars must be should be glad if the submarine given in writing.
CHIANG AND FENG.
SECOND MEETING TO TAKE
PLACE.
Shanghai, Feb. 17.
pute.
"Agglutinated Fragments:*
Mr. Churchill replied that the most careful attention was being given to the matter in all its bear ings-Reuter
SHIPPING BOARD VESSELS.
FOUR FIRMS BID FOR ·
PACIFIC LINES.
KEEN COMPETITION.
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A company to be organized by Lo Lec-ahi, who is the respon- dent in this appeal, was given by Mr. R. D. Dawson, of Portland, her husband two of such notes, offered $1,065,000 for the Oregon each for 500 dollars. She placed Oriental Line-Associated Press. them in the pocket of some gar-
Bld. Accepted:
word.
no
His judgment, helped by his tem- perament, which was essentially judicial, was rarely at fault.
Mr. Baldwin Ihought that fow leaders in the House of Commons had made fewer mistakes in judg- « ing temper either of his party or of the House..
Integrity Unassailable,
Ho maintained poise, in all mat ters connected with the House. Nothing upset him; nothing rulled him. His personal integrity was. unassailable. His loyalty whether to those whom he served, or to those who served him, never falled.
بسم
.
It was loyalty deep-seated, built in his character, that wrought no, evil and thought no evil.
His was a nature large and mag- ld be abolished, hat other Mr. Arculli That is no bar to
The appellants are the Hong- weaker und poorer countries, remy asking for pleadings. ·I sub-
Washington, Feb: 10..
nanimous, which noyer harboured. warded the submarine as their only mit that I am entitled to costs, kong and Shanghai Banking Cor- Four bids were received by the mean thought. He was always The remarkable adaptability of means of defence, and we had to Because a person chooses to act sporation, who carry on the busi- Shipping Board for the Govern-ready to let others have the credit, while being always ready to take on No Evidence for Defence. long-listance wireless telephony take into consideration that fact, lay lawyer, there is no reason ness of hanking in Hongkong. In ment's three Pacifle lines, it was his shoulders the blame belonging
was demonstrated in a wonderful | -British Wircleus.
why my client should be embar- the course of their business they disclosed to-day when the bids to others. Mr. D'Almada, addressing the manner to-day, ap engineering
issue banknotes for various sums; were handed to the: Merchant Fleet Lord Cushenden emphasised; in rassed." court for the defence, said he did meeting being held at which one the House of Lords on Wednesday,
such notes are not legal currency Corporation for investigation.
Fragrant Memory, not propose to call the prisoner to half the participants sat in Lon- that his main difficulty in discuss-
Right to Appear.
but, owing to the high credit of The Matson Navigation Com-
Referring to the bitter contro- give evidence, neither did he in-dou and the other hall in Newing disarmament at Geneva arose
the appellants, they are used as pany and the American Hawaiian tend to call witnesses.
His Lordship: Everyone has a York,
cut of the zeal and haste with right to appear here and conduct if they were,
Steamship Company, bidding joint-versies in the years immediately Remarking that it was the duty The special arrangements of which Britain hail voluntarily his own proceedings.
The bank is under lability to ly for a corporation to be formed, proceding the War, Mr. Baldwin de- of the jury to arquit the prisatier microphones and loud-speakers, carried out disarmament. If there was the faintest shadow
Mr. Arculli-That is quite true, the Government of Hongkong to offered $1,081,755 for the 21clared he could remember no of doubt in their minds, analysed which were linked up with the ar
He felt that if, regardless of but certain rules have to be ob- deposit dollars as against all notes ships of the American Australia instance in which the 'dead states- man spoke words that were false, issued over a certain amount and Orient line... Transatlantic telephone economy, Britain had kept all her seryed. the evidence, pointing out alleged dinary
service, enabled, the British In-armaments until she could have inconsistencies.
fis Lordship:-Mr. Haynes is a tax is payable at the rate of 1 The castern division of their words that could wound. Throughout his life Lard Oxford He referred to the evidence of stitution of Electrical Engineering used them for bargaining pur-acting just as any other plaintiff, per cent. per annum on the valua Admiral Oriental Line, owned by conferred, distinction on the public
circulation. Apart the Dollar interests, bid $670,357 life of this country. Mr. Areulli: shall ask for of notes in Dr. Craig who said the bullet ex-and the equivalent institution in poses, Britain would have been in
h tremendously strong position, pleadings with particulars. from these conditions, which it for the seven ships of the Ameri, Mr. Baldwin concluded. "May it tracted from prisoner's thigh musi America to hold a joint meeting.
croated Speeches were made by both and could have
the His Lordship-At present the may be assumed would apply to can Oriental Mail. have been apont, and yet police
be our lot to leave, behind as fra- The Tacoma Oriental Steamship grant a memory as that of Lord witnesses had said they were he-sides, and conversation went on greatest sensation by announcing matter stands adjourned for one every bank in Hongkong, the appeal.
One as though both parties were in her decision to carry out such dia-week, with an order for particulars lants have no special relationship Company, which will be organized Oxford." tween 30 and 60 feet away.
armamont at once as she bad against plaintiff.
with the Government at all. man said he was never more than the aume room.
The in the event its bid is accepted, issue are in the or-jeffered $696,906 for the American
Humour and Stoicism. 40 feet behind.
notes they already done by degrees.
dinary form of a banknote, Oriental Mail, which was $25,649
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Abolishing the Submarine.
higher than the bid of the Ad- Labour leader, associated himself miral Oriental Line,
He London, Feb. 16.
with the Premier's tribute. sald Lord Oxford was a party leader Britain's attitude with regard to
who, even in his most stressful the proposed abolition of submaa-
moments, never used, weapons that rinės, was voleed by Mr. W. C.
were not honourable, or made ap Bridgeman, the First Lord of the
peals which were cheap or base. Admiralty, at a meeting of the
His death snapped a link that bound Constitutional Club to-day.
A telegram received from Hau-ment and then, having forgotten.
The Hongkong office of the this generation to the past. He "Our position to-day is exactly chow states that Marshal Chiang their hiding-place, she washed,
Shipping Company was a cultured gentleman and, a the same as in 1924 at the Washing Kai-shek.jeft for Kai-feng yester-dried and starched the garment Columbia
was proceeding to iron it advises us of the receipt of a cable man of the world looking upon men ton Conference," said Mr. Bridge-day morning, to meet Marshal Feng and
the Shipping with humour, toleration and stoic Geneva, Feb. 16. mun, continuing that. Britain Yu-hsiang for the purpose of con- when she found a wad of paper Intimating that
Mr. Lloyd George said that while The disarmament proposals put would be glad if some means ferring on the Northern expedi- in the pocket. This proved to be Board has accepted the Company's tum.
Chiang will inspect the the remains of the two banknotes lender for the eleven vessels now at the time, and who said that, a forward by the Soviet in Novem- could be devised of abolishing tion. distance of between 10 and 12 feet her Inst, will be examined by the submarines.
armies en route and be met by the which, together with the coat, had operating on the Oregon Oriental. Lord Oxford during the last three Line. Presumably this was the years had been a member of the Up separated the fugitive and Wan meeting of the Preparatory Dis-
The worker countries, he point- "Christian" General In Lanfang, been subjected to all the abovebid made by Mr. K. D. Dawson, Per Chamber, he would always be when the former fired the shot. armament Commission, which will ed out, regard submarines as where the latter is to give Chiang processes.
welcome.
Considerable effort was made, who is vice-president of the remembered as Mr. Asquith. He was essentially a House of Commons' With regard to identification, sit on March 15th.
their only real defensive weapon The Henan Provincial Kuomin with the help of the bank, to re: Columbia Shipping. Company,
man: It was generally recognised Mr. D'Almada pointed out that The Commission will also dis- and the greater Powers had lo Sergt. O'Flaherty alnied he had no cuss the work of the Arbitration take their views into considera-publie organisations in Kaifeng to their original shape and, as to
that no more perfect or Anished de- tang Headquarters and other store these agglutinated fragments
bater had ever taken part in the opportunity of getting close to Security Committee.-Reuter. |tion.-Router.
are also preparing a'biz mase one note, this met with complete
discussions of the House of "Com- the fugitive, that it was night, and At the last meeting, M. Litvinoff
meeting to welcome the Nationalist success and the note was accord.
mons. that he could recognise the fugi- made sweeping ggestions, in-
Commander-in-Chief.
ingly paid. The full restoration tive only by his clothes, le also cluding the general abolition of all ARBITRATION PACT OF
Essentially Judicial, This will be the second time on of the other was more difficult; aubmitted that the identification of the land, marine, and air forces of
which Chiang and Feng have met. with the utmost kill the number
He always gave the impression alher witness,' could HOL be the world. Alternatively, he sug
the first occasion bein in Isu- could not be recoverall, Apart
Paris, Feb. 18 not of an advocate pleading a cause. accepted. Only one said he had gested gradual process
chow, when an understanding was from this, a very considerable nor- The Senate, discussing the Bill with earnestness and passion, but seen the fugitive's face when they absolute disarmumont, to become grappled, but that witness could effective in four years' time. Ho
Mr. Wang Fu, the new Foreign tin of the note was replaced and for the organisation of the country of a judge summing up facts, and
its most critical characteristics in war-time, resolved to exelude delivering judgment. only have seen it for a fraction of asserted that there had been no
Minister, arrived at Nanking yea progress towards disarmament
were made'plain the name of the women from the general requisi-| Temperamentally, and as far as a second.
terday afternoon, being welcomed www among the nations.
at the railway station by General bank, the amount of the note, the tloning of services in war-time, it mental equipment was concerned,
he was essentially judicial, definite promisc. to pay the being considered that women, LiLfek-chun and Mr. Wang Pel-Bearer" on demand at the appel- volunteers would suffice. It was Mr. Lloyd George concluded: "He chun, the acting Minister of Re-lants office, and the signatures by also decided that the place for died on the banks of the Thames. construction. Nam Chung Puo.
the chief accountant and the chief parliamentarians in war-time wag His life was similar to the river, a manager were all clearly and de-Parliament, and not at the front. placid calm, moving with a steady finitely evidenced. The bank, The chamber discussion gave low, never boisterous or turbulent, however, refused payment, mainly parliamentarians the right to sorve even in the very worst weather. Ho has passed into history, and' will upon the ground that the number in the army if desired-Reuter,
fill his place there with imprensivo, was missing, and Lo Lec-shi ac-
distinction. cordingly brought an action
SOVIET APPOINTMENT. against them upon the note..
TO BE DISCUSSED NEXT MONTE.
of
INTEREST.
TEXT OF GERMAN TREATY
WITH LITHUANIA..
Berlin, Feb. 16,
Other Pursuers.
The Soviet proposal was listened Dealing with the chase, Mr. to with respect by the other de- The text of the Arbitration D'Almada went on to say. It was legates, but was the subject of con-Treaty, between Germany and curious that only two witnesses aiderable private comment of an Lithuania, signed on January 20, mentioned having seen other mon adverec nature. It was decided, lays down that the signatories chasing the fugitive. Although in after sonte demur from the shall submit to the IIague Arbitra- the excitement of the chase Russian delegates, that discussion tlen Court, or to a special Court might be natural not to notice of the Soviet proposals be poat-of Arbitration, all differences anything that might be happening poned to a later date.
in their surroundings, the sub- conscious mind of a policeman was more acute' than that of a civilian owing to training. As there were other chasera, making a consider- able noise, some of whom were aring, counsel submitted it would (Continued on Page 12.)
WUHU BANS AGITATION,
Wuhu, Feb. 16.
tical and Union meetings has been A proclamation forbidding nol fasued hero-Naval Wireless,
reached.
TURKEY'S ARCOS, HOUSE. which cannot be settled through the normal diplomatic channels.
CLOSING DOWN VERY 'The treaty ́alao'anplies to all
SHORTLY. disnutos involving other Powers.
The Treaty will remain in forep
Constantinople, Feb. 16. for ten years, and will be automa-
For "economic reasons," the tically extended for a further Soviet Arcos House is to be closed party gives three months' notice business being left to the trade term of five years. unless either down shortly, the continuance, In denunciation.-Router.
delegation, Reuter.
FRENCH WAR-TIME MEASURES.
PARLIAMENTARIANS SHALL
STAY AT HOME,
Tremendous Position in History,
The Point At Issue.
Moscow, Feb. 16.
In the House of Lords, the Mar M. Nicholas Kubiak, Chairman quess of Salisbury, the Conservative The Judge on the trial of the of the Central Co-operative Coun- leader said Lord Oxford as a great action found, in favour of the cil, has been appointed People's party leader, statesman" and ad- Court the Judges were divided place of M. Alexander Zurn plaintiff. On appeal to the full Commissary of Agriculture in minstrator, would hold a tremend
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Reuter