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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
OLD MAN FOUND MURDERED.
GRIM DISCOVERY IN HUT IN
NEW TERRITORY,
SKULL BATTERED IN.
Another murder case is engage ing the attention of the polica in consequence of the discovery, of the body of an old Chinese in hut situated in an isolated part of the New Territories.
A
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
NEW OPIUM TRIAL OPIUM SMUGGLING
REQUESTED.
BENCH WARNING OF
THE DANGER.
"HANDLE HOT POKER WITH A
CAREFUL HAND.
TAKING THE RISK.
"DECISION:
US. SENATE AT LAST REACHES DECISION,
SHIPOWNERS LIABLE.
Washington, Sept. 28,
The Senate to-day approved, by a vote of 54 to 23; a House amend- ment making shipowners respon- sible fopium transportation on their yeals by illegal means;
The dead man whose name la
le Owns and mastergere Habla, Yeung Kwan; had been carrying
to a penalty of G.$25 ounce for on the business of a duck farmer
Before Mr. E. Hamilton, at such smuggled oplum, id to-day's near Salchowan. He appears to the Central Police Court this morn-action restored House amendmenta have led a very isolated existence, Ing Mr. Hin-shing Lo (instructed making penalties applicable to com being the sole occupant of a hut beasts. Lyson & Hall) made an mon carriers and progding, that which was rarely visited
application Incconnexion with the theas penalties should constitute » During the week-end, his body, case which came before the Court lien upon the vessel, which might be with the skull almost battered in last week, when the masteroenforced by libel. with some blant instrument, was West River trading dunk was coUnless her after changed, the fount in the but by stone-victed of an oplum öffence. Sudasure vell permit the Treasury to breaker. The discovery was com- Counsel said that the maathur as remit panties where petitioners municated to the police, and convicted and fined $2,000 are able to prove that a penalty has party headed by Defective InspecTuesday on the charge ofw been incurred without negligence or for Fallon left Yumati Stafion fully Allowing His boat to be used intentional violation of the law. for the scanera for the transportaions of opium.
Congressional analysis of opium. The police found the interior of into the Colony,but he was violation since 1929 showed that the hut in a state of considerable quitted on two other charges of opling
*my 20mchipe reach, disorder, as if it had been search possession of raw and prepared in esco suport ich fines ed. The presumption is that the opium The object of the present for 5,608,000/wenlevingsbut only
$15,000 were actually paid. » deconded was killed during the application was to ask for a reduc commission of an armed robbery, |tion of the sentence or, alternative although it has not yet beenly, for a re-hearing of the case.
stolen from the hat.
established whether anything was His Worship: On what
grounds?
No arrests have so far been made.
MANILA AVIATION.
CRASH
Fresa Evidence. Counsel:-On the ground that the two miasing members of the crew
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THE DISTURBANCES IN PALESTINE.
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(Continued from Page 1. this time according to Private Croop the plane was only five hun dred feet from the ground. After aeeing Private McKernan disappear over the side of the ship Privato Croops leaped' over the right side. Lieutenant Philips remained, fight- | Mistlet ing with the jammed controls,
Privates Tall and Croup landed
on the flying field at Nichols un- harmed.
Private McKernan, the first to leave the cockpit failed to clear the machine owing to his strap catch ing. The plane, rapidly descending, was not more than 400 feet from the, ground when Lieut. Philips jumped. He was approximately 100 feet from the ground when his parachute finally opened and car- ried him to earth in safely, eye witnesses stated.
The entire ground. force of the army air station was on the field and witnessed the catastrophe. The crippled plane was heading straight for an army hangar when suddenly it dropped, landing in swamps about 100 feet from the hangar. It was entirely demolished
Commission of Inquiry
Delay Departure,
BENEFIT OF PARTIES.
London, Sept. 29.
The Colonial - Office Pan- nounces that in order that all
the parties principally con-
cerned in the Inquiry into the recent disturbances in Palestine, may have ample time adequately to arrange. for the representation of their interests, during the course of the Inquiry, the Commis- sioners have decided to post- pont their departure for. Palestine from October 10th, till probably the middle of October-Routers
IRONSIDES AT BAY IN HUNAN?
Continued from Page
Commissioner in Hupeh taking over the post General Fat-kwel has been issued.
Canton Confidenti
Canton, Sept. 294 Canton la yer quiet and official circles are not perturbed by the threat of invasion by the "Iron- aides.Communiats are active in distributing leaflets, but the Police have taken action, combed out a large district and detained over thirtyRed leaders
The Canton Government, has commandeered over thirty Junks, and tow boats during the week-end for troop transport. Most of
1929%
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these vessels. It is understood Taugh out of them. were plying between Yung Kee and Canton and Kongmoon and. Canton:
One regiment has been sent to Kongmoon
AT THE
Shanghai Reds Active QUEEN'S FINAL SHOWINGS-TO-DAY
Shanghai, Sept. 29 Communist youths in hundreds demonstrated
and delivered speeches in the streets to-day, le spite the fact that both the foren and Chinese police were "mäläs the activity of the "Reds." In the taining a most strict watch over.
afternoon the Police arrested six Licu. Phillips landed but 50 ftet may be located and brought before Communist leaders in the French. away from the wrecked plane, suf-your Worship. When they do, it Concession and three, were de- tering cuts about the face as he is possible that they will tell a tained on the North Szechuen landed in tall brush in the swamps, story which may exonerato
my Road. fle narrowly escaped landing in a client, absolutely, or at least will small field of heavy timber, which have told this Court how innocent may have erst his life. When ap- he has been in the matter, proximately even with the timber. and slightly to the south of it his parachute suddenly opened, en- abling, him to land in safety.
STREET FOUNTAIN
FIGHT.
QUARREL OVER PRIORITY: OF TURN.
His Worship replied that in ac- quitting, the man on the first two charges, he was not sure that be had done rightly. He thought he was wrong in discharging the man on those two counts, and would want to hear the evidence all over again in its entirety in the event of the case being re-opened.
Mr. Lo: Then your Worship will want a trial de novo of the whole case
His Worship: I am warning
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In the evening, at about seven o'clock, Reds" distributed sedi tipus pamphlets outside the Sun Sun Universal Provider storea and other places in the Settlemen No arrest was made.
that what they would have to say would clear the defendant; but such was, human nature that they case, and might at any moment might not want to come into the take it into their heads to flee Yout of the Colony.
Counsel said he did not wish to
A couple residing at No. 96, Taiyou that I am inclined to think that place his client in what he.
Nam Street, together with another was wrong in the matter of the Chinese, appeared before Mr. T. S. first two charges, and if you ap described as "an awful predica Whyte Smith at the Kowloon peal against the sentence Imposed ment" in being caught between the on Charge C your client may be two alternatives mentioned by his Magistracy this morning on 'a
convicted on Charges A and B Worship, but it was in human charge of behaving in a disorderly when the evidence is again renature to hope for the best, and manner by fighting.
if the men were not brought into Court, the prisoner would have no other alter- native but to throw himself. upon the mercy of the Court in an attempt to secure a reduction of his sentence.
viewed.
Would Take Risk.
A new trial without the evidence of these two mon would, in Mr. Lo's opinion, be disastrous for the prisoner.
On being told that the dispute arose at a strect fountain, his Worship remarked that there was now plenty of water and asked Mr. Lo salt that was a risk he why the defendant should have would have to take, but at the same been fighting.
time, he might be allowed to ask for It was stated that the woman a reduction of the fine, or, alter and the third defendant had a dia natively, for a reduction of the pute as to whose turn it was to sentence if the man was going to draw water. The husband; on prison. seeing the stranger hit his wife. His Worship: think myself rushed out of his house with a that if the law is to be applied Counsel intimated that he was hammer and was about to use it strictly, I should convict on all not endeavouring to have it both when a detective arrived on the three charges. Though I zive's ways. scene and had all partiós taken to re-hearing. I shall have to allow His Worship cald if the full conviction on all three if the penalty was imposed, the prisoner evidence. thus reheard Justinas should have been fined $20,000. that step. If you have anything had got off extraordinarily fresh. I am prepared to hear you cheaply as it was, and those was on the question of a reduction of not the slightest hope of a further the sentence, not that I can hold reduction. out any particular grounds for hoping that you will get it. But I am prepared to hear it, either one or the other.
the Station.
The two men were each fined $5, while the woman was discharged. All were ordered to sign bonds for
their future behaviour.
HONGKONG OPIUM CASE.
MANILA TO SEND CUSTOMS OFFICER.
Manila, Sept. 26. A representative of the Bureau
of Customs will be sent shortly to Hongkong by the insular collector
⠀⠀⠀ A Fresh Trial.../.
His Worship added that he had strained the prerogative of merry. and had also strained the Section of the Ordinance under which the man was charged.
He would adjourn the applica Later, his Worship told Mr. Lotion that he had neither granted or
bion for seven days, with a stipala that he could have a fresh trial refused it yet
produced, or hoped to produce. on the ground that the defence
Magistrate's Advice,
advice, Mr.
of, customs to testify in the Hong the two members of the crow "If you will take my a kong courts on the oplum haut mentioned, but that would expose Lo, handle a hot poker with a very effected at Pier 7 on September him to the other two charges careful hand." his Worship added. by local customs secret service which the defendant hanhoan men,
acquitted.
Counsel said that in doing as he had done, he was more influenced
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Advices received by the customs Mr. Lo placed his case before by his Worship's decision with collector from the Hongkong the Court as being that he had regard to the first two charges. courts were to the effect that the received instructions to the effect He was thinking that his Worship shipper of the contraband had been that the two member of the in giving the prisoner the benefit FAT THE apprehended there and was facing crew had been seen about the of the doubt on these two charges, trial. Relevant testimony on the Colony, and, very naturally, the might not exercise that anime haul by local customs met was defence would wish to have these prerogative in respect of the third sought by Hongkong authorities.mon before the Court In the hope charge as well.
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