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DEATH MYSTERY.
A SERVANT GIRLS DISCOVERY.
The mysterious death of an aged Chinose living at Kowloon Citz coincident with the visit, ân yet IDs explicable, of three untraced man on Saturday afternoon, engaged the attention of Criminal Investigation Department officiala during the week-end..
The Indicationis first gives in the preliminary report received at the district Police Station invested, the base with the character of in arm-
MONDAY, FEBRUARY
1930
SOVIET DENIAL
NO PERSECUTION. OF
SE CHURCHMEN.
Monroy, Feb According to the ometalaSK Agency; Soviet Journalista - sub, mitted questionnaire the Metropolitan Serglue, bead of the Patriarchal Orthodox Church, and. to members of the Holy Syndd
Judging by their answers, there is no religious persecution in Sg- vic, Russia and there never hur been such perincution, musc
The churches are certainly clos-
ed robbery and midnder, but whened, but at the request of the popu a vialt was made by the officers tolation. Clergymen and church thescene, on the third floor of No.
8, Shapo Street, certain discoverios were made which discounted the first Impression.
In "an inner room, "opposite the staircase opening, an old man was found sitting motionless, in a chair- his arms and lega tied with strings" The room was in a state of dis order, indicating that a struggle first ensued before the victim was forced into the position in which he was found.
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harq equal rights. “We are na- No marks of Injury were found tifrkly worried, the Metropolitan on him, and death, which occurred contingen by the rapid develop within a short interval of the diament of atheism. The position. of covery, was apparently due to the Church is becoming worse, natural causes.
but we hope that faith will nur- tiver
Whoever were responsible for the attempt, had made a hurried departure, as nothing was stolen as far as could be ascertained by the Police.
Servant Girl's Story, Living on the floor with the dead man was a young servant girl, 18 years of age, who is the only wit near who could throw some light on the mystery,
The Metropolitan stigmatised. the recent Papal pronouncement as a departure from the Christian path and the Archbishop of Can- terbury's pronounecment as "amel- ling fishy and prompting his flock to new intervention.”—Reuter.
Soviet Paper Annoyed.
Moscow, Feb. 16, The Pravda declares that Mr. Henderson's reply in thet House of Commong on February 13 with re- gard to religion in Russia repre-
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She slates that shortly after noon on Saturday three men, whom she had never seen before, called on the old man. She was prosent,sents a surrender to Conservative" when they introduced themselves pressure, and a hostile act against as people who had known him when the Soviet. he was in the Straits Settlements. The old man's recollection, as shown by his reply to this introduc- tion, appeared to be dim on the point" of the acquaintanceship claimed, but with the natural courte ay of a man who was devoting his Inter years to the study of Buddhistle teachings. (he had had the reputation of being a holy man) he asked them to be seated, •
Very shortly afterwards, the
It describes the denunclatory. speeches of Church leaders na "preparations for moral interven- tion in the Soviet" and imputes political motives to the "campaign
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servant girl was sent out to buy TEXTILE INDUSTRY. fruit, it being the intention of the old man to provide this form of hospitality to his quests. Upon her return a few minutes Inter. to her great surprise, the girl found him tied to a chair, with the visitors, gathering around him in a threatening manner.
· CONCERN EXPRESSED BY. INDIAN CHAMBERS,
'New Delhi, Feb, 15. The Federation of the Indian She was likewise bound and Chambers of Commerce unanimous gagged, by the men, who then madely passed a resolution expressing their departure shortly afterwards, deep concern at the continued de- without having made any attempt pression in the cotton textile in- to stent anything, as far as she dustry. The Federation, strongly -urged the Government to confer immediate effective protection
'could observe.
Being left free to move about Cher legs were not bound), the girl went to the Police Station, which was within view of the house, and reported the affair to the officer- in-charge,
Men sent from the Station to in- vestigate, viewed the scene as de- scribed. Other Stations were cir- cularised with details regarding the appearance of the three men who had escaped.
HUNGARIAN TRIAL.
DEATH SENTENCE PASSED FOR POISONING,
The mover of the resolution dwelt on the serious inroads being made by Japanese goods in both the In- dian and overseas markets.—
Reuter.
Indian Restriction.
Ahmedabad, Feb, 16.
owners Association, passed a ro
A meeting of the local MJI: solution in favour of closing the collon mills one extra-day week ly, from March 15, in view of the necumulation si pjece voulla stucks in the mills, and Lités presént market conditions:-Neuter.
SPANISH AFFAIRS.
Firemen
Budapest, Feb. 15. Another death sentenco has been
DICTATORSHIP VANISHES. gives in connexion with the poison- ing trials, the Szolnok Tribunal'com.
Madrid, Feb. 16.- vieting, Lidin" ('sery of poisoning
The pendulum is now swinging her father and mother with arsenic. rapidly from, the Dictatorshia, The accused, who was married, The King has dissolved the frequently quarrelled with her parents with regard to money. She National Assembly (de Rra's
puppet Parliament). visited the old couple and gave them have already covered the old toa which made them very sick,
The Hungarian Press is becoming lettering on the door with a new very resentful at the way the for brass-plate inscribed "CongresD eizu Press is giving attention to the de Diputados". series of sensational poisoning cases, especially at a London paper which drew a comparison between the Hungarian pousaints and the Kaffir with their witch doctors-Reuter,
"OPENING OF THE NEW
RADIO. SERVICE.
Wireless messages to Bangkok from Hongkong are now excheng- ed direct, instead of via Hanoi as hitherto, the new service coming, into operation of February 10,
The following wireless messager were recently exchanged between JI. E. the Officer Administering the Government and H. M. Minister at Bangkok:
lake the opportunity of the opening of the first direct wire- less service between Hongkong 'and Siam to ask you on behalf of the Colony of Hongkong to con- vey to H.M. the King of Siam our best wishes for the continu- ed prosperity of his Kingdom under His Majesty's benign guidance. We trust that this means of direct communication will still further cemant' the Irfandship which has always | existed between the Kingdom of Slam and the Colony of Hong- kongSouthern, O:A.G." S The reply to the above was as follows:
fra"""His Majesty, King requests]
medo convey to you and to the Colony of Hongkong his sincere thanks for your kind expression of sentiments. The relation of friendship between His Ma- jesty's Government and that of Hongkong has always been cor dial, and with this new means of communication It Is his Majesty's bellef that the bond of friendship will become closer. -Dormer."
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