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Lack of evidence showing guilty knowledge caused the Chief Jus-
TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1928;
show guilty knowledge by hiding the articles but he left them in an open basket. Also nothing was known against the man. His Lord- ship added that ho must ask the jury to return a verdict of "Not. Guilty."
The jury returned the required tice, Sir Henry Gollan, to direct verdict and, in discharging, the
coining purposes.
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RESIDENTS GASSED.
BURSTING OF WARTIME GAS BARRELS
Hamburg, May 21. Up to the present three deaths the jury to return a verdict of prisoner, his Lordship anid there have occurred and 32 persons have "Not Guilty," against a Chinese Was not sufficient evidence. He been sent to hospital as the result who was charged with being in warned the prisoner to be careful of the bursting of a number of unlawful possession of moulds for in future in associating with peo-barrels of phosgene gas used in ple who coined money. He had wartime as poison gas. The bar- factory near the harbour and the The prisoner, Li Hong, was run a great risk and was a very rels were stored in a chemical bursting was apparently owing to charged that on April 4, 1928, at Micky man.
the warm weather. 366 Portland Street, first floor, at Mongkoktaul, Kowloon, without lawful authority or excuse he had in his possession "three moulds in were then or upon which there made, or impressed, ar which would mako or impress, the apparent re- semblance of both sides of the
All the residents in the danger King's current silver coins." Two
have been removed, the moulds would make ten cent pieces
It is learned that Mr. MacMur-zone and the third would make ten and
ray recently sent a Note to the Reichswehr troops assisting in five cent pleces.
Later. The prisoner denied the charge.Nanking Government calling atton-their removal. Mr. Somerset Fitzroy prosecuted tien to the killing of two American missionaries during the recent for the Crown.
AMERICA WARNS NATIONALISTS.
THREAT TO USE TROOPS..
Shanghal, May 21, (6.26 pm),
The wind blew the gad in the direction of Wilhelmsburg, where a number of people were affected. The fre brigade tried to fight the gas with water while gas minels and ammonia wore being despatch- ed from Berlin.
The city had a terrible foretaste
scorca
In outlining the circumstances Nationalist advanco in Shantung, of what is likely to happen in cities. Mr. Fitzroy explained that there and urging that only the bost dis-in future war through the use of
and seriously poisoned were four cubicles in the houso. ciplined troops should be sent to phosgene gas. Five persons were The moulds, a boiling pot and a the Peking and Tientsin areke
The Note states that the United seriously gassed before the danger was realised. Rain helped the fre chatty were found on the verandah to which all the occupants of the States Government is prepared to brigade hoses to disperse the gas house had access. The police use the American forces in China The gas masks from Berlin arrived were, however, satisfied with the to protect its nationals if necessary too late.
The question is being naked why explanations given by the other and urges the Nationalists to take
not bringing steps to prevent acts of violence the firm was in possession of poison people and were
against foreigners in future. The gas, the manufacture of which is charges against them.
Germany by the Nationalist officials are very reti- forbidden in cent on the subject, refusing all Treaty of Versailles. Phosgene is information thereabouts.-Router. used in the manufacture of dyes and is therefore presumed that the firm had it for that purpose but it is reported that the barrels of old war
Mr. Fitzroy continued that under the prisoner's bed were found a bottle of potassium cyanide and another bottle containing that acid mixed with silver nitrate, in re- gard to which evidence would be forthcoming, that the chemicals could be used for plating and polishing coins.
Guilty Knowledge.
Japan's Attitude.
Tokyo, May 21,
A message from Peking says stock were bought for export to that the Japanese military attache, North America. Rentor. acting on instructions from Government, as notified Chang Tao-in's headquarters that Japan-
the
Counsel replied the only evi-ose troops will disarm the Fong-going northward are compelled to dence he could offer was that the tien troops in the event of their make a detour of Tsinanfu, pro- articles were found uniter the pri-becoming demoralised and retreat.eeeding cross country to Ilokion
ing into Manchuria-Reuter.
noner's bed.
His Lordship said that the Crown, would have to prove that! the prisoner passed faked, money,; in order to establish guilty know ledge.
Chinese Casualtios,
Peking, May 21 (7.40 p.m.).
which San Chuan-fang is hold- ing, while other Nationalist forces are reported to be proceeding to the Kinhan front via Lunghai.-) Reuter.
Ankuochun Statement.
Strengthening Defences, Peking, May 21 (7.40 p.m.). The Japanese are strengthening their Tsinan defences in case of trouble as it is rumoured that the Mr. Fitzroy replied that he could Nationalists intend to attempt to
Peking, May 21, (7.40 p.m.). not produce any further evidence retake the city. As a consequence
The Ankuochus leaders havo- and he could say no more. The most Chinese shops remain closed. issued a statement regarding the articles, he said, were in a basket-Reuter.
Japanese mémorandum saying that which was open so that anyone
its main purpose is apparently the could see them. He believed it to
protection of foreign life and pro- be a case in which the Crown was
of A foreign message from Tsinan perty in China. The Fongtien not able to produce evidence
states that the number of Chinese authorities have never deviated guilty knowledge.
recent Speaking to the jury, his Lord-killed and wounded amounts in all from that principle. It goes on to ship pointed out that the prisoner to 3,000 of whom 80 were civilians, say that Chang Tao-in's
circular was an unmistakable in- was charged with a very nérious-Reuter,
dication of a genuine desire for offence and was one where an in-
Uneasiness in Tsinan.
peace, therefore Japan should turn nocent man could easily be con-
Tokyo, May 21 (7.40 p.m.). victed. According to the law It
Messages from Tsinan state that to the Southerners for complete! of hostilities. In the would be sufficient evidence of uneasiness is being felt there owing cessation guilty knowledge If the articles for to reports that plainclothes Sou- "present circumstances it is im- coining purposes were found on a therners are secretly inciting the practicable to suggest unilateral The memorandum is man but, in the present case, the people against the Japanese and yielding. Crown had to prove not only pos-distributing handbills predicting fraught with far reaching conec- session but also that the prisoner had guilty knowledge. To do that it would be necessary to show that the prisoner was known to have passed counterfeit coins. In the present case the prisoner did not not
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another armed clash.-Reuter,
Southern 'Advance Delayed, Peking, May 21 (7.40 p.m.). As the Japanese demands have yet been met Nationalist troops
quences," apparently referring to the Japanese advice to retira and the Japanese warning as regarda not allowing the passage of defeat- et troops Into Manchuria.- Reuter.
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