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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21
1930.
· HOME FOOTBALL POLICE RIGHT OF KWANGSI PROBLEM
RESULTS.
WEST HAM SECURE A SURPRISE WIN.
THE LEAGUE TABLES.
London. Feb, 20." West Ham scored a very wel- come win in the First Division to-day, defeating Leicester. A
DETENTION.
TSIN WAN MURDER
CASE ENDS.
MAGISTRATE DECLINES TO SAY NO STAIN ON CHARACTER.
PARLEY.
GENERAL CHAN, MING-SHU "FLIES TO WUCHOW.
CHIANG'S INTENTIONS.
Canton, Feb. 20. His Excellency General Chan Ming-shu, Civil Governor of Kwangtung, left here yesterday by aeroplane for Wuchow to confor with General Chan Chai-tong,
Route Army (Cantonese forces) regarding the aituation in Kwangal
couple of Third Division matches ACCUSED DISCHARGED. Commander-in-Chief of the 8th
were also played,, the results (through Reuter) and league tables being:
FIRST DIVISION."
Leicester
1 West Hamà 2. Wednesday 27 17 0 4 72 81 40 Derby .. 29-164960, 64 30 Manchester C. 28 14 8 8 64 60 54 Leeds... 28 16 2 11 67 41 32 Blackburn... 20 13 6 11 74.67 91 Huddersfield. 29 13 6 11 43 49-8i 28 13 4 11.50 54 30 Anton Villa Lelcenter
30 12 4 12 00 02 30 Liverpool
20. 12 6 11 47 55 30 Middlesbro. 28 13 3 12 63 56-20° Bolton
10 11 7 12 54 49 20 Portsmouth 28 10 8 10 50 ̊43 Sheffield U. 20 12 413-61 59 28 Burnley
30 10 8 12 59 70-28 Manchester, U. 29 12 4 13 40 50 28 West Ham 30 11 5 14 01 61 27 Arsenal".. 28 10 13 45 42 26 Birmingham 28 9 7 12 44 46 20 Sunderland... 27 8 7 12 43 50 23 Everton.
20 7 9 13 40 62 23 Grimsby 28 X.5.15 48 70 21 Newcastle 27 9 2 10 50 74 20
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
Tranmere Halifax
Port Vale
Carlisle
Crewe
5 Barrow
1 Carlisle
28. 21 4 3 71 24 40 Stockport..... 27 17 6 4 60 32 40 Accrington 27 14 5 8 72 47 33 Darlington 30 14 4 12 77 68 32 Chesterfield 27 13 4 10 49.41 30 2012 0 11 71 73 30 27 12 5 10 67 45 20 28 8 13 7 44 382 Southport 29 9 11 9 5 48 27 10 9 8 51 40 20 11 7.11 63-57 27 8 13 6 11 37 29 11 7 13 48 29 11 0 12 41 60 27 11 5 11 58.02
Lincoln
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York
9. Shields Nelson
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New Brighton 29 10 4. Halifa's
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The Tein Wan "murder case came to an end this morning, General Chan Ming-shu flew in when, in the District Court, at the acroplane "Chu Klang," pilot the Post Office Building, theed by Colonel Wu Kum-ngar. He accused was discharged, on the was accompanied by Mr. Fan Kee- fo, the Commissioner of: Finance, ground that the police were and by General Wong Keung of unable to bring home the charge the Hainan garrison, An application by defending counsel that. the Court 'should hold that there was no stain on the accused's character was not entertained by, the Magistrate, who held that the police were qulte within their rights in having detained the man.
A number of people assembled at the aerodrome at Tai Sha Tau to bid farewell to General 'Chan, these including General Auyang- kue,
Commissioner of Publie Safety, and Mr. Tang Yin-wah, of the Provincial Council, besides, the official of the Aviation Bureau.
General Chan will remain in Wuchow for a day or so, and then It is The accused was Leung Lin, return to Canton by air, shop foki, of the Yan Wo medicine expected that he will be leaving the charge shortly for Nanking to attend the whop, Tsin Wan,
being that he 3rd Plenary Session of Kuomin against him had murdered. Lo Shing at the tang wilch opens In Nanking on the 1st March, but this is not yet definitely decided.:
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| Heung Kong Distillery, Tain Wan, on the night of January 13-14, 1930. The case came before Mr. J. S. MacLaren, Assistant District Officer, New Territories."
It is reported that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek will come south to Canton at the conclusion of the Srd Plenary Session; It will be remembered that the Marshal planned to come down to Cantón About three weeks ago, but was delayed in Nanking and now finds It necessary to be there to direct the 3rd Plenary Session of the Kuomintang.Our Own Correspon- dent.
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RUBBER RESTRICTION PROSPECTS,
DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THE EFFECT OF SCHEME.-
Amsterdam, Feb. 20: The Telegraaf points out that the decision of the rubber pro ducers must be ratified by, a general meeting of rubber-growers, which is to be held on March 5.
The Journal is of opinion that | the move is a step in the right direction and it estimates that the effect of the restriction will be to reduce supplies by $8,000-tons.
The Handelsblad estimate is much lower. It places the reduc- tion at about 28,000 tons. The
The Magistrate ordered the dis- charge of the accused when Mr. L. R. Andrewes, who prosecuted Gege, University of London for the Crown, stated that he was paper states that Heër Merinus, al unable to proceed further against accused.
(Principal A E.. Garvie) and
studied there for five years. In the last year there, the amalgama- tion of Hackney and New College took place, and Mr. Young was. elected first President of the United House..
Organised Now Church. In 1924, Mr. Young took over the work at Bellingham of con- situting A new Church in an entire new area. He organised and constituted the Church, being Its first minister. It now has a membership of 200, and 600 Sun day School scholars. Mr. Young
was at Bellingham for four years and nine months. He was much Interested in School work there, and all local enterprise. The Church was the first enterprise of the London Congregation Union in Church Extension, and as such it has been a success.
Suffered Disgrace,
MUSEUM "BOMB” HOAX.
member of the Dutch Rubber Com mission, will leave for the Dutch East Indies in March to discuss with the Government there the question of the participation of the Mr. Hin-Shing Lo, who defend-native growers in the scheme- ed, said accused was the only son Reuter.
the of the sole proprietor of medicine shop and had been help- ing his father for the Inst 11 years, during which time he had never been in any trouble. It was most unfortunate that accused been arrested and detained in regard to the murder. He was arrested nearly five weeks ago, during which time he and his father had suffered disgrace, while accused had suffered a certain amount of indignity by his detention. He asked his Wor- ship to indicate that there was no stain on accused's character,
had
Mr. Andrewes said the Crown found that they were unable to the charge of murder prove against accused, and therefore they asked for his discharge.
HOME SECRETARY REPLIES TO QUESTIONS.
London, Feb. 20. Mr. J.R. Clynes, Home Sacre- tary, was questioned in the House of Commons to-day regarding the recent discovery of a so-called bomb in the Indian Room of the British Museum,
Mr. Clynes said it. was a mis- chfevous hoax and no person of Indian origin was involved. He referred to the prosecution of a young Englishman who pleaded "Picked Up By Chance," guilty to placing the bogus bomb Mr. Lo contended that accused in the Museum and was fined £20 was' picked up by chance and was and £5 58. costs. British Wireless. arrested without definite informa-|———
tion or suspicion.' He had been
carrying on lawful vocations for Inaccuracies were found, and it 11 years and now he had been de- took a still longer time to deal tained and discharged on such a with those Inaccuracies.
serious charge as murder.
Mr. Lo said he was not vindictive, but all he wanted to do was to clear accused's character.
His Worship pointed out that the police were entitled to detain
His Worship said that accused anybody against whom they had reasonable suspicions, and there was now discharged and so far as about the Court was concerned there was was nothing Irregular the proceedings of arrest, Ile no reflection against his character, could say nothing as to accused's but the police would not have held character as apart, from evidence in so long unless they had very of arrest, no evidence had been good grounds, and they were ez-
titled to do it... given and the Crown could not go on with the case. If Mr. Lo waG not satisfied he could take the mat- ter up with the police elsewhere.
His Worship added the presumed that the police now had nothing against accused.
Keen Sportsman. Before coming to Hongkong, Mr. Young was a keen athlete. He
Duty to the Public. was interested in all forms of aport, especially cross country run-
Mr. Androwes remarked that the ning, having been a member of Crown owed a duty to the publle to Blackheath Harriers, and was also investigate any grounds which
Unconfirmed Story,
Mr. Andrewes said accused told a story which could not be confirm ed. He was taken round to places where he had said he had been, but it was discovered that he not been to those places, He was sure that no hardship had been caused to ac cused.,
Mr. Lo suggested that his Wor
a footballer and cricketer, having they had, but if it was found im ship should say accused's detention been captain of both whilst at possible to proceed, then they could was not justified, and there was not New College, University of London. only nak for a discharge. In any a stata on his character,
Mr. Young's father is now Con-case, the delay was due entirely to His Worship closed the argument grogational minister at Waltham-accused himself. Whon naked to by saying he thought it was re Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK Paralowe, and for about fourteen account for his movements, he told nettable it had been found neces the police to try to substantiate, and he would now be discharged. at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria years he worked a great deal in a story which took a long time for eary to detain accused for so long.
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