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二拜禮 90+XE TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1928.
SCOTLAND YARD'S ALLEGED CRIMINAL ELROD SHOOTING
METHODS.
ROYAL COMMISSION APPOINTED.
SEQUEL TO SENSATIONAL SAVIDGE CASE.
BREACH.
DUTCHMAN ARRESTED ON THE "PORTHOS."
SINGAPORE CHARGE.
J.W.H. Van Laer, a native of Holland, appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Magistracy this morning in connexion with an 'ap- plication for his extradition to Singapore on a charge of criminai
$0,000.
TRIAL.
WIFE'S DRAMATIC, EVIDENCE.
BREAKS DOWN WHILST TELLING STORY.
LORD LEE TO PRESIDE. breach of trust, involving a sum of ORIGIN OF QUARREL.
Lonilon, Aug. 13.
As promised by Str William Joynson-Hicks, the Home Secve tary, following the disclosures in the sensational Hyde Park ense in which Sir Leo Chiazza Morley and Miss Iréne Savidge were involved, a Rocal Commission has been set up to enquire into Police methods The Royal Commission is the first appointed in regard to police methods for over 20 years. personnel in as follows:
The
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When the trial of Clifford C.
Inspector A.J. Dorling, of the Water Police, said the accused was Elrout, for shooting his wife with arrested on the Messageries Mari-intent to kill, was resumed in the this liner Porthos, which arrived U.S. Court for Chine at Shanghat this morning from Singapore via on Friday, dramatic evidence was saigon. Ife was then in the dining given by the accused's wife, who ralion, and he took Inspector Dor- ling to his cabin where a search was closely questioned on an of his burgage resulted in the dis-i that she had changed covery of two cheque books, inated her story as first told.
Eventually, Judge Purdy found by Thomas Cook and Son, for a total amount of £970.
the prisoner gallty, the sentence being deferred. Elrod, however,
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GERMAN EXPERIMENT.
Moscon, Aug. 13.
firm, Lufthansa, to make two lights
In order to demonstrata that posalbtiíties of an overland afr route | between Europe and The Für Enst, the Soviet Government has accopt- ed the affer of the German aviation
from Moscow to Irkutsk and back. The German firm will co-operate with the Russian Dobrolet air ser- vice, which is already operating over a part of the route.-Reuter,
Transatlantic Mail Hurried.
BLAZE.
OUTBREAK OCCURS. ON
"KALYAN."
SHANGHAI FIREMEN BOARD VESSEL OFF WOOSUNG.
POSITION.
̈AGAIN IN PERIL OF DEFEAT BY AN INNINGS.
CENTURY FOR HOBBS.
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NANKING SPLIT PERSISTS.
"RIGHTISTS” DECLINE TO RETURN.
́LI CHAI-SUM STILL ABSENT FROM CONFERENCE.
London, Aug, 13, England had placed themselves in a formidable position at the close of play to-day in the Third Test with the West Indies, having gained an advantage of 200 runs CHIANG EFFORTS FAIL. EXPLOSION IN HOLD. on the first innings, and disposed
of four of the tourists in Shanghal, Aug, 8.
Contrary to expectations, Marshal. second innings for only 61 runs, Prompt, efficient work on the Play was resumed in showery Chiang Kai-shek has been unable part of the Shanghai Fire Brigade weather before a crowd of 12,000, to induce Li Shih-cheng and Chang. Ching-klang, the two "Rightist" yesterday afternoon checked the England's total being 156 for 1 Are which had been burning in (Hobbs 80 not; Sutcliffe 08). Suteaders, to return to Nanking from the hold of the P. and O. steamer cliffe, had evidently been sent back Sanghat for the purpose of parti
cipating, by the Fifth Plönury Kalyan since 6 o'clock on Monday in the last over before the close Session of the C. E. C. morning, and the vessel lafel on Saturday.
It will be recalled that those Livo yesterday evening was docked at Hobbs and Tyldesley opened this members left Nanking because they the Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf morning, and they were not se resented "Leftist" attempts to do- with both passengers and orew parated until long after the Wert minate the Conference, and it was Indies total had been exceeded. yesterday reported that, accom- calm and unalarmed,
With the exception of a certaiHobbs batting in delightful style,panied by Mr. T. V. Soong (Mini- amount of cargo damaged and a scored more rapidly than his part-ster of Finance), Marshal Chiang damaged hatch, which blew up as her, but was dismissed after an Kni-sick deliberated with them at the result of gases which formed individual contribution of 150. some longth in Shanghai, with the condition. within, the Kalyan was in good Tyldesley followed him shortly result that the two absentees are afterwards, compiling 73. The and to have agreed to return to the
1021-22. He is to be chairman of spector Dorling also produced two her breakfast as she was not well. ERREINUAREICONONCONE: Fire Brigade boarded the vessel coss afterwards,. only. Tate, who pected to leave for Nanking yes- Before members of the Shanghai West Indies met with better auc- Conference. The party was ex- off Woosung, the Are was fought gave a splendidly free hitting dia terday morning. by members of the crew of the play for a score of 64, making a vessel but at no time, it was learn-big stand. The innings closed at ed last night, was the danger 438, against the West Indies total serious.
of 238.
Nunes tried all his bowlers, H. C. Grlith and G. Francis alone meeting with success, the former Damaged cargo included
taking 6 wickets for 103 rune, quantity of crate rubber, rubber while Francis claimed 4 victims at tyres, press packed cotton, etc. a cost of 112 runs. The fire was first discovered in the.
Viscount Lee, of Farcham, who was chairman of the Committee on Police Pay and Pensions, in 1925, Minister of Agriculture in 1921, and First Lord of the Admiralty, |
the Royal Commission, and it is interesting to note that at one Elme he was Adjutant of the Hong- kong Volunteers. from 1880 te
1890.
New York, Aug. 13. The Transatlantic mail arrived Now, York enty-four hours earlier than usual to-day, as the result of the successful inaurura- tion of the sea and air delivery has since been sentenced to two
service. years' imprisonment.
The mailbags were placed on a Mrs. Elrod, in the course of her seaplane on board the French liner
"Ile de France" at Havre, evidence, stated that on the morAt one ning of July 3, accused got up a while, the liner was still 450 miles o'clock this afternoon £20 clieque bad been extracted. In-about-7 o'clock and offered to cook A
One of the cheque boks contain- ed 50, cheques of a value of £5 each, while the other had originally 26 cheques of a value of £20 each and an equal number of other cheques for a value of £10 each. A £10 and
passage tickets received from the purser of the liner.
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The cheques were issued to the accused by Messrs. Thomas Cook and Son's office at Singapore on Slr Reginald Lane-Poole, the August 3rd. He sailed on the well-known historian, and Lec-Porthos, and was arrested here as turer in Diplomatics at Oxford the result of a telegram from the
Singapore nuthorities. University since 1896, who knighted on the King's Birthday: this year;
was
Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P., in apply. ing for a formal remand, mentioned that he wired to Singapore this Sir Howard Frank, the head of morning for the authorities of that the famous auctioneering firm of port to send up someone to identi- Knight, Frank and Rutley, pre-fey the accused, also a warrant and vlously Director-General of Lands probably an escort. for the War Office;
Accused was formally remanded
Dume Merical Talbot, the Intel- for a week. ligence Officer, of the Overseas Settlement Department;
Overseas
Lord Ebbisham, formerly Sir Rowland Blades, who was Lord Mayor of London In 1926-27;
Mr. J. T. Brownlle, the Presi- dent of the Amalgamated En-|
incoring Union;
Mr. Frank Pick, the Adminis trative Chief of the London Under- ground Railways group, and
- Miss Margaret Bevan, who is the present Lord Mayor of Liver- pool!
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DOMINION STATUS DEMANDED.
INDIAN NATIONALISTS DRAW
UP CONSTITUTION........
SWARAJIST SCHEME.
Bombay, Aug. 14.
The Commission will consider
A demand for Dominion status inter alia the practice followed by in the fullest degree is being made the Police in interrogating or tak by the Indian Nationalists, a group ing statements from persons inter- of politicians headed by Motilal viewed during investigations of Nehra, Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and erimo, and also the functions of Sir Alf Imam having drafted a Con- the-Director of Public Proaucu stilaton on behalf of the Swa- tions,Reiter.
jarists.
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He went out at about 8 o'clock to the dentist,
Witness went an to say that accused on his return telephoned to a lady and said that he could not come to timin but would see her later.
Lady in the Case.
Witness said that she had asked
the Indy's husband to tell her her husband not to go to his house any more as she did not like the lady. After her husband had used the telephone he returnou and she (the witness) told him that he should not go to the lady's house and that the latter was always causing trouble between them. (Here, the witness broke | down and had to be given a glass of water before she could pro- ceed). The nature of the con- versation between witness and her husband was not a quarrel but rather a pleading on her part. She begged him to leave the Indy alone.
Witness went on to say that her husband then went Into the bed- room and she remained at a table sowing. Mrs. Roux was present in the room with witness. Before entering the bedroom, Mr. Elrod had approached witness as though to strike her but did not. Mr. Elrod at this time looked very ill and white.
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ANOTHER PIRACY SCARE.
Precautions Taken on the "Lungshan."
NAVAL WARNING SEQUEL,
Another piracy scare developed when the river. steamer Lungahan was due to leave Canton yesterday, a warning having been issued by the Senior British Naval Officer at the port of depar ture.
Instructions from thle officer were to the effect that certain information had come - to hand which indicated that certain happenings might eventuate, and that on the way down to Hongkong, the strictost precautions should be adopted.
These orders wera duly carried out, but the trip was made without any untoward event, and the voyage was in every way normal, this being probably due to the doubling of the guards and the extra vigilance maintained. Search at the wharf on arrival reveal- od nothing of a suspicious nature.
Damaged Cargo.
A Reuter's message from Shang- hal this morning, however, states that neither Chang Ching-klung nor Li Shih-cheng accompanied Mar- shal Chiang when he left for Nan- king yesterday.
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Chiang's Hopes.
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On his arrival in Nanking, Mar- shal Chiang was interviewed by:
The West Indies batted for Chinese journalists, who sought to No. 3 hold of the vessel early on about an hour and a half before ascertain his views on the differ- Monday morning. The alarm was the close, and met with dlaastor ences which have arisen between rafaed immediately by officers of after disaster, four wickets falling Kuomintang Party lenders in re- the vessel and the crew set about for 61 runs. They have still to gard to the sittings, of the Fifth fighting the fire, pumping water make 130 runs to avoid an innings Pensary Session, into the hold and using effective defeat. Rruler.
chemicale to check the blaze.
The vessel, meanwhile, continu-
In a brief talk, Marshal Chiang admitted that the differences still continued, but he expressed the view that the divergences in per-
ed on to Shanghai, the holds, and THE LONG ARM OF 8onal viewpoints would be overcome
hatches being closed in order to| check the flames, after a consider- able amount of water had, been pumped into the turning hold.
Hold Explodes.
The fire, howover, continued to smoulder, and about 4 p.m. on. Monday one of the holds,, filled;
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with gas from the chemicals and H. K. TREASURY CASE, burning cargo, blew up with a loud,
and would not greatly affect the Conference, which was expected to proceed smoothly.
Meanwhile, there has been some delay in the reconvening of the Conference, which was scheduled to take place yesterday.
Li Chal-sum Still Absent.
In the meantime, strong efforts are being made to induce Marshal detonation. Passengers were That the Hongkong Police co-Li Chai-sum, the Canton leader, to promptly assured by the officers operating with the Shanghai police return from Tangshan, whither ho that the vessel was in no dangor have had Carvalho Yeo, arrested in went during the week-end, declining and there was no alarm felt, Shanghal last week in connexion to attend further meetings of the
son-licks has given the Commia-mands inter alia the grant of revolver which he had brought plane was catapulted from the decks kinnon, Mackenzie and Company to be a Portuguese, was employed Staff of the Nationalist Armies,
and slighted in New York at 5.16 local agents for the vessel. pa. this evening.
Parliament
A similar service will be main- tained on both sides of the Atlantic from now on.-Router's American Service,
The master of the vessel decided with the embezzlement of $260,000 Conference. His objection is said to continue to Woosung, mean-from the Hongkong. Treasury, to be based on resentment at the Story of the Shooting.
while sending out wireless mess-under close surveillance for several efforts of the "Leftist" faction to ages which were picked up on months, is the Interesting re-strike a blow at the Canton Admin- What did he do when he came
Monday night by the French wire-velation made during the extradi- istration by securing the dissolution The scheme. has been submitted out of the bedroom?--He came Provisional Regulations.
less station. The roport that ation proceedings in Shanghai, not of the Branch Political Councile." to the President of the National into the dining room
Chinese reports from Nanking sat down in his usual chair from the American coast, the sea-vessel was transmitted to MacLain nationality, though he claims Ying-ching, the Assistant Chief-of-
fire had broken out aboard the yet complete.
Carvalho Yeo, who is of uncer state that on Sunday, General Ho Pending the recommendation of Congress,
The Constitution drawn up de- and the Commission, Sir William Joyn- sioner of Police provisional in- Dominion status to India; the from the bedroom, turning it this stractions, following the lines of transference of political power way and that, and I took no par- the Majority Report in the Savidge from England to the people of ticular notice of him, as I was 'Tribunal Enquiry, as follows: India, and the establishment of a doing my sewing. Then suddenly
"Where a witness's own charc-two-Chamber
with there was a "Bang!" and a shot went through me. I said "I am ter or reputation is the matter supreme authority. chiefly involved the Inquiry, Among other proposals is a re-shot."
Mr. Elrod was very surprised and where the consequences of quest that the Governor-General making a statement may be grave-and the various Provincial Gov-and said "No!." I would not let ly to his or her prejudice, the ernors should be give the same him come near me and I waved matter should be referred to the status and privileges as the other him back as he approached. When Contral Department of Scotland British Dominions, Yard before any steps are taken to
The document also suggests the obtain the evidence of any such establishment of an Indian De- pergon, man or woman, and de- fence Committee to assume control talled instructions must then be of the fighting services.--Reuter. issued by Scotland Yard itself through one of the beads to the officer who is told off to make the Inquiry."
These instructions have been framed to meet the snectal circum- stances of particular cases and will ensure in any event that the wit- ness will be clearly informed be fore a statement is taken of the nature of the statement requiréd,
ZAGREB COMMUNIST ARRESTS.
BELGRADE GOVERNMENT & NETTUNO PACTS,
Vienna, Aug. 13.
ho saw I was really hurt-I began to feel dizzy and to sink down on my chair-he ran to the bedroom and got a towel. I did not know what to do and would not let him
STRANGE AIR WRECK DISCOVERY.
Returning to Canton.
for some time in the Hongkong departed for Tangshan to persuado Early yesterday morning the Treasury, and he was identified in Marshal Li Chal-sum to return to agents notified the Shanghai Fire Shanghai by a European member Nanking. General Ho is said to Brigade and orders were imme-of the Treasury staff, who went have had a lengthy discussion with diately issued by Captain Reed, to Shanghai when the police had Marshal Li on the proposals before Acting Fire Chief, for the sending completed their case sufficiently to the Plenary Session, but nothing. to Woosung of equipment to fight|justify the arrest.
has been divulged regarding the lat the fire.
Yeo was arrested on Wednesday ter's intentions. At the moment, morning by Chinese detectives it appears doubtful whether he will Fumes Hinder Firemen,
under Det. Insp. Hunter, of the lake any further part in the Con- With Mr. R. G. Watkins, District S.M.P., at the man's residence in ference. Fire Officer and Senior Officer atas resided since his sudden' dis- Peking Road, Shanghal, where he the Hongkow Fira Station, in
Mr. Tai-Chi-tau, the Chancellor, charge, the Customs Fire Float appearance from Hongkong. was manned and headed for Woo-British, then argued he was
The accused first claimed to be of the Sun Yat-sen University, who of accompanied Marshal L Chai-sum sung. The oncoming Kalyan was Portuguese nationality, though he to Tangshan, has been interviewed come near me. Mrs. Roux does not speak English and she called West A rather mystifying report has sighted yesterday afternoon after was unable to produce papers to b Chinese Press representatives on 185 and got a car. When the car been received from the British 5.8.2 o'clock and a short time later the Consular authorities to sub-the qucation as to whether Marshal came Mrs. Roux and I went to the Seapool on the arrival of the vessel dropped anchor of Woosung. The stantiate his statement. The ex-LI will return to Nanking, but he hospital but on the way stopped at St. John's, Newfoundland. fire-fighters from Shanghai board-tradition proceedings are taking merely stated that the Plenary Sea- at the Avenue Joffre police station. The master states that while of the vessel and after consider-place in the Shanghal Provisionalston would very likely close in two and Informed them that my hus-steaming, for St. John's on Sunday able difficulty, due to the fumes Court.. band had a revolver and had just night, some 600 miles to the north shot mo. I told them they should cast of St. John's, an aeroplane was go to my home, and I went on to spotted from the bridge. the hospital."
LARGE MACHINE FLOATING NORTH OF ST, 'JOHN'S.
London, Aug. 14.
The machine was floating with its wing and a large portion of the fuselage awash. Efforts to salvage the plane failed owing to the dark
Bursts Into Tenra. and, where the person's youth, It is reported from Belgrade that.
Here' witness burst into tears the Jugo-Slavian Parliament has unanimously voted in favour of the and said she did not think herness. Reuter. ratification of the Nettuno, Con-husband intended to shoot her or ventions with Italy,
kill her. "He is a marksman and I
inexperience, or ignomnce makes it desirable, also of the possible
consequences
involved
and smoke, directed their attack
on the centre of the fre.
When the hatches were, opened by Mr. Watkins and his craw there! was an outward rush of poisonous gas and thick smoke which greatly interfered with the work of tho firemen.
10 him or her in consenting to make it.
There is this protection, that
A message from Zagreb states have his medals from the army. nothing will be done until the that the Police has arrested a num-He is one of the best shots in the BRAZIL REVOLT A TWO-looking calmly on as the firemen
matter has been referred to the heads of Scotland Yard and detall
be charged with taking advantage altogether an accident. He could ber of Communist agents, who will Shanghai Special police. It was of national sorrow to promote un-have shot me properly if he had ed instructions have been given in rest-Reuter.
wanted to. I say that he did not intend to shoot me. He is a good husband and a good father to his child." The witness made tho above remarks between 'sobs and was at times inaudible.
regard to any particular case,
Further, the Home Secretary
OCCASIONAL RAIN,
MAN AFFAIR.
LONDON LEGATION DENIES
NUMOURS,"
AERIAL ATTACK ON LONDON.
For three days' time, and, that he (Mr. Tal), Intends to return to Canton In time for the Autumn. term of the University.
A further interesting Chinese re- port is that Mr. Wu Te-chen, form-" or Chief of Police In Canton and re- cently Chief of the Bureau of Public CRYPTIC ACCOUNT OF THE Construction, has arrived in Non-
MANOEUVRES.
king for the purpose of attending the Plenary Session, but that he later left for Tangshan, to confer with Marshal Li Chai-sum.
With the vessel safely anchored and the passungers unalarmed buti
London, Aug. 14, attacked the blaze, three strong
"Seventy bombing aeroplanes Jets of water were directed into
“Leftists" Active. the burning hatches and the fire attacked London., Seventy-two was soon checked and under con- single-soater fighters were sent up Meanwhile, the Loftists" are trol but still amouldering stub-to engage them, and the heaviest extremely active in Nanking, ac bornly, due to the nature of the
cording to Chinese Press messages. Bghting followed, but it is not yet Yesterday, they held a mass meet- cargo.
possible to assess the casualtios. Ing, in which representatives of Under Control.
Some of the bombers succeeded various public, organisations took
part In reaching London." woman, and it appears that it The Royal Observatory reports
Shortly after 5 pm; the vessel A tersa official.communique thus Later, delegates were sent to the might, be necessary in so doing that the typhoon is nearly station
weighed anchor, the fire then being summarises the first (daylight) Nanking Government urging that to put to her questions of an inary about 60 miles South-East of
At this stage, the witness again | the stories are without foundation. under complete control, and ateau- phase of the London air the Plenary Session should taka de- timate, character, it is only to Gahima. A depression is central
became very agitated and said on Tho Minister adds that it ised for Shanghai, In the meantime manoeuvres, which are to last finite steps to further the "the poo be done in the presence of a police to the North-East of Paichoi.
The forecast till noon to-morrow a previous occasion she had charg-possible that a personal dispute be the Hongkow Fire Station had throughout the week, in the form ple's movement." The reply of the women or matron, unless the noris Southernly winds, moderate, ed her husband with using obscene tween two diamond diggere has moved fire-fighting equipment to of day and night operations Government official, was not en
couraging, it is reported. squally; overcast, occasional rain. (Continued on Page 12.): been exaggerated/Router.
das given instructions that in any ense where n atatemont is to bo Maken by male officers from any
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Alleged Change of Story.
London, Aug. 13. The Brazilian Legation has issued a statement regarding the some- what.alarming report that a revoly- ion had broken out at Mattogrosso, In which the Minister states that
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