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NAMHOI MURDER.
EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS AT POLICE COURT.
FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1928,"
“WHAT MAKES HABY CRY,
Babies need a certain amount of crying to develop their lungs. Ex- perienced mothers know this, and also can tell when its cry moans that baby is hungry, thiraty, un- The proceedings in connexioncomfortable, or simply in a tem with the application by the per Kwangtung Government for the extradition of Chan Kwok-cho, alias Wong Him, were continued before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Police Court yesterday afternoon.
But any change from natural healthy crying needs attention, and then symptoms of sickness should be looked for, such na 'un- face, sleeplessness, loss of ap.. The Assistant Attorney-General, potite, vomiting, feverishness, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, who appear-constipation, or diarrhoea. ed for the Crown, stated that both When any indication of stomach his office and the police had been or bowel trouble is seen Baby's in communication with the Kwang- Own Tablets will be found a tung authorities for the produce speedy, absolute safe, and very tion of the original complaint
administered corrective.
made by the son of the murdered easily
man but that they were informed It is for the treatment of precise. that the Nam Hoi Magistrate, inly such cases that they have been whose district the crime occurr-devised; and to assist teething, ed had refused to hand it over, cool feverishness and relieve saying that it was not in accor. croup or colds they are unequalled. dance with the formalities of his Your chemist can supply Baby's office.
Own Tablets. or post. free, .60 cents per vial, from the Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co., 60, Kiangse Road, Shanghai.
Mr. Hin-shing Lo, who repre- sented the fugitive; objected to what he regarded as a further de- velopment of the Crown's case by this procedure, following as it did on another document produced by a witness in the Court, in which the accusation was not against the fugitive (his name was not men tioned), but against bandits in general, Mr. Lo denied that his client was one of the bandita re- ferred to as being responsible for the murder of a Village Volunteer Commandant,
His Worship held that the Crown had priority in the matter, and remarked that if anything, the petition, if it could be produced, |-right-tell-very heavily-in-M
Lo's favour.
Defence Opened. Mr. La then opened his defence, which was a complete refutal of the murder charge, be claiming an alif for the fugitive. At the material time, the fugitive was in Kongmoon.
COMPANY REPORT.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.,
LOSE $77,000.
The report for Lane, Crawford, Ltd., to be presented to share- holders at the sixth ordinary yearly meeting to be held on Satur- day, May 19, states:..
The Directors ber to submit to 1 Statement of shareholders Account made up to 29th February, 1928. The balance at debit of Profit and Loss Account, after allowing for depreciation and bad and Doubtful Dobte, amounted to $77,510.62, which the Directors have eliminated by a transfer of
similar amount from General Reserve.
Bridger (Managing Director); Secretary, Mr. S. J. Jordain,
Board of Directors.-Mr. T. G In evidence, the prisoner said
Well (Chairman), Mr. E. M. Ray- that he had no present connexionmond, Mr. M. Manuk, Mr. R. L with the nung turn, or Peusants Corps, of Namhoi, but up till two years ago, he was on one of their committees. He described the or ganization und objects of the Peasants Corps, as he then knew it, as follows:
The various Pensants Associa tions were formed with the ob- ject of protecting the interests of peasants against local "bullica"
In accordance with the Articles
of Association Mr. E. M. Raymond retires, but being eligible offera himself for re-election.
Auditors. The accounts have been audited by Messrs. Linstead and Davis who offer themselves for re-election.
and exhorbitant levies by the land- LATE MR. W. WILSON.
ed gentry.
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ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE
· IN HONGKONG.
The principal committee was the Provinell Committee, under which there were the district com- mittee, the rural committee and the village committee. He served || on the rural committee.
Re-sealing of probate of the will Witness drew a fine distinction of Mr. W. Wilson, who died at between.the nung tuen, as he' call "Glensone," Kilmacolm, Scotland, ed his organization, and the nuay on July 11, last year, has been kwan. The latter were armed pen-granted to Mr. D. J. Lewis, of Johnson, Stokes and sants who organized themselves Messrs.
was no con-
into a corps for the defence of Master, who is the attorney of Mrs. their respective vilinges against Jessie Burness (or Wilson), and banditry. There
Miss M. A. M. Wilson, both resid- nexion between thene armed nung Nair Pode, Glasgow, three of the ing at "Glensone," and Mr. J. kwan and his nung tuen, except four executors and trustees. The where villagers might be mem-fourth is Mr. W. J. Wilson, bera of both organizations. ·
Questioned by Mr. Fitzroy, wis engineer, 28 Lambton Road, Liver-
pool.
nesa said he had never handled a gun.
The hearing was adjourned.
OBITUARY.
SIR ROWLAND HILL.
!
London, Apr. 25.
The death has occurred of Sir Rowland Hill,
The Inte Mr. Wilson's property in Hongkong is valued at $12,700. In addition, estate in Scotland amounts to £5,844-16-2d, and England £16,206-16-10.
in
The bequests are of a family nature.
A NATIONAL GUARD.
NICARAGUA.
Managua, May 10.
[The late Sir G. Rowland Hill | FORMATION OF NEW BODY IN will be remembered as a past Pre- ident of the Rugby Football Union. He was also for many years Honorary Seeretary of the Union. Born at Greenwich in 1855, he was educated at Christ's Hospital and became Record Keeper in the Prin- cipal Probate Registry at Somer- Het House. He was Chairman of the Boro' of Greenwich 'Conserva- tive Association from 1887 up to the time of his death.]
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