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PREMIER'S VIEW ON THE LONG ARM OF] DEATH OF MR. C. A.
INDIAN STATUS.
BROAD OUTLINE OF POLICY TO BE MADE TO-DAY.
VICEROY'S APPEAL.
London, Jan. TB. The Prime Minister will make his keenly awaited statement of the Government's policy regarding India's constitutional future, at the final plenary session of the Round Table Conference Lo- morrow.
THE LAW.
MAN ARRESTED FOR A 1928 ROBBERY.
ONE OF MURDERED MAN'S
LAST SUCCESSES.
BLACKMAIL ALLEGED.
FULCHER,
WELL-KNOWN RESIDENT
PASSES AWAY.
It is with deep regret that we have to record the death of Mr. Charles Augustine Fulcher, for many years nasociated with Messra. Moxon and Taylor, of. Ex- change Bulldings, which occurred suddenly at the Government Civil Hospital early this morning, fol |lowing a stroke.
Of an extremely genial and kind. Brought to book, it is alleged, ly disposition, the late Mr. Ful- after a lapse of two years, Wancher, during his ten years, resi- dence In Hengkong, gathered round Lord Reading, on behalf of the Lin-yau was charged at them a wide circle of friends, to Liberais, and Lord Pool, on bobatt Criminal Sessions this morning whom the newa of his passing of the Conservatives, will also with taking part in a robbery
came an great shock. A tribute speak.
aboard a sampan in Yaumati
was paid to his memory by a bual- According to the Observer: "AR Refuge on October 29, 1928. ness colleague when he said "Mr. Mr. Ramsay MacDonnid will only Two other man, who jumped Fulcher over made an enemy". indicate the brond lines of the overboard when an alarm was
Born at Harrow in 1869, the de- Government's policy, Lord Peel is raised, were tried and sentenced ceased gentleman was educated at not expected to give more than soon after the offence.
Harrow School, and was intended provisional and limited approval
for the Army, but he changed his intentions and eventually en- to the declamation."
1892 he came out to the Far East, tered Into commercial life. In
Communists in a Yaumati tea-Bell and Co., the well-known mer. joining the firm of Messrs. Smith,
An interesting feature of the case is that the arrest was effected
The Viceroy, Lord Irwin, re-by The On, the Chinese detective ferred to the Round Table Con who was shot dead by alleged ference in a speech at the opening of the Legislative Assembly at house, Delhi yesterday.
"Great Britain," he said, "has rralised, as she has heard of at firat hand from all sections of Indian opinion incinded in the delegation, something of the new forces that are animating the political thought of India,”
in
Prisoner was formally charged chants in Manlia. He remained with stealing a pure containing in their service for 27 years, dur- $140 in miney and a gold ring, and tag which time he worked
Cebu, holding the a plea of not guilty was entered. Manila and
managerial position for many Scene at Refuge.
the
venra.
1-health caused him to resign Outlining
case for thein 1919, but after two years at Crown. Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith sald Home, he again ventured out that on October 29, 1928, the com- East, coming to Hongkong, where plainant was on her boat in the he joined Mesars. Moxon und Tay: Refuge when a small samponi camelor, share and general brokers, and alongside.
with whom he was associated up to Two men boarded and pretend- the time of his death. ed to be looking for oplum ori other
In Hongkong, although not iden contraband. Later they tifying himself very
widely in took her on to their own boat, public matters, he enjoyed the to the leaders of all communities where there was third mah. to meet again for the purpose of alleged to be prisoner.
The friendship of a very large and
He described the Conference as the turning point in the con- stitutional history of Indin and dwelt upon the "incalculable value of the Conference" in dissipating misunderstandings on both sides Lord Irwin made an appeal
Mettling communal dieùlties. e nearched her and took the articles varied circle. Keen on
to
tennis nlan appraled to Gandhi to try an-mentioned in the charge.
Her
ni golf, he was a prominent mein. other course, and urged "all the husband, who was on a nearby ber of the Royal Hongkong Golf best elements in India and Great conlboat and evidently saw
all Club, whilst, In his younger days; Britain to join hands in bringing that happened and heard all that he was greatly in demand in no- to fruition the undertaking so well was said, would say that he was einl circles in the Philippines by As a singer his reason of his talents begun la London and thus place prevented from getting 10 their soal of friendship once again wife's bont by the prisoner, and and entertainer. He was a mem- upon the relations between the could not take effective action un ber of the Thatched House Club, two peoples whom unhappy cir- til the three robbers tried
London, and the Hongkong Club, cumstances had Initerly estranged. Į esenpe.
the latter flying their fing at half Lord Irwin also referred to the'
mast to-day, as a mark of respect The deceased was unmarried, but "crimes of violence which deeply stained the fair name of Indin,"
leaves a slater in England,
The funeral will take this afternoon, the cortage passing place
the Monument at 5 p.m., and as a token of respect, the Stock Ex- chunge and Messrs. Moxon Taylor will close during the after-
Husband's Evidence,
He would say that prisoner was and wald that "the experience the man who ran away with the of the past months leaves no purse, reaching the shore by run doubt in regard to the existence ning
the (Cross
coal-bunt. The of an organisation whose insane other two
men jumped into the objective It is to promote the over-water-an alarm having been raised throw of established government but they were pursued and cap by the deliberate creation of tured. Those men were tried and atate of terrorism."
convicted.
The Viceroy referred to the wide condemnation of such outrages as showing "the growing recognition of an urgent and paramount need
Mr. Whyte Smith said prisoner was arrested on December 3, 1930. They did not know much about the freumstances because the detective
for removing this malignant can-concerned, Tao On, was shot dead cer in the life of Indin."Reuter and British Wireless,
Moslem Elected President.
New Delhi, Jan. 17. Sir Ibrahim Rahim Toolah has been elected President of the As- sembly, thus defeating his ilindu opponent, Sir Hari Singh Gour 76 votes to 36. Sir Ibrahim Rahim Toolah was supported by the Gov ernment on the ground that the President for this session should be a Moslem. -- Router.
Congress Disturbances,
Bombay, Jan. 17. Police
After
further
Inthi
in n Yaumati restaurant about n week later. That had nothing to do with the present case but, be cause of the detective's death, the exact circumstances of the arrest could not be put before the Court, although it was most probably ef- fected on information received.
At an identification parade, the to Identify prisoner only person was Fan Mel's husband, Lo Sing, the identification de- who made finitely and without hesitation.
Suspicious Statement. Referring to a statement by pri- soner when charged at the Police Station, Mr. Whyte Smith said that although it was not in the nature
noon.
UNUSUAL SHIPPING
CASE.
and
SALT DELIVERED THROUGH PORT-HOLE.
A rather unusual case came up the Marine Court before at Commdr, J. B. Newill, D. S. 0.. R.N., this morning when the mis- tress of a cargo boat was charged with "putting on boned the .. Kinshan, on the side of the ship away from the wharf, certain articles other than curgo, to wit, salt."
Sgt. May, who prosecuted, told;
thut on Saturday his Worship
the defendant evening he saw
B.R. Kishan. }e alongside the
boat found on board her cargo
charges the situation has become of a confession, it was suspicious,nhout 50 piculs of salt, wrapped upl
in packages, and the defendant
through a port-hole.
Defendant said she was instruct-
got
ed to deliver the cargo of asit to the Kinshan which was lying alongside her wharf. She accord- ingly did so and when she alongside the vessel she was told to have the salt delivered through the port-hole. She did not know was doing anything Wronk but was only obeying in-
Defendant was fined $10.
normal, and the military have
He would submit that it WIS, was delivering the salt to the ship withdrawn. The Congress bos- pitals' report treating 261 peraons, as it showed that prisoner knew far in fact, un incriminating statement, of whom 55 are seriously injured. too much about the robbery. -Reuter,
Conference delegatos are full- In view of the husband's positive the statement, Ing social engagements during the identification and week-end. A dinner will be given he would ask the jury to return a guilty. Mr. Whyle to the Indian delegates at the House verdict of
pri- of Commons by prominent mer-Smith reminded them that if
soner was only standing by and bera of the Liberal Parliamentary
nahore, then he would be Party on Tuesday. It is under-****
guilty. He did not seem equally stood that Mr. Lloyd George will make it clear that in supporting to have gone in the sampan. Only two men hired the sampan, but as the policy of responsibility at the he was on the scene of the robbery contre, Lord Reading was speak- he must have joined the others, ing for the whole Party, Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, Mr. Jinnah, and presumably from the shore. Mr. Sastri will also speak.--British Wircless.
AMERICAN
GENERAL
HERE.
ON WAY TO INDO-CHINA FOR REVIEW.
Knowledge of Affair.
that she
structiona.
SEQUEL TO RECENT ROBBERY.
ARRESTED MAN APPEARS IN COURT.
Mr. Whyte Smith read prisoner's thia atatement as follows:-In metter a number of persona went to take part. I did not go board the boat. I was in the street. At least one man Ko Li- In connexion with the recent rob. man and Pun Tak were arrestedbery at 62A, Bonham Road, Lo Kit, by the police. Another man was
a bullding aub-contractor, of 20, Kau Kong-chai who went away, Parkes Street, has been arrested and another was Young Mel-chal. and accused of paticipation in the Before the Magistrate, prisoner affair. A gold finger ring valued, A distinguished passenger ar riving here from Manila by the alleged blackmail, declaring that at $10 has been recovered. B.8. President Pierce was Major the boatpeople had tried to get General John L. Hinos, Com- $30 from him and when he would mander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armygainst him.
not pay, brought the charge
The case is proceeding.
in the Philippines. He is accom- panied by his two aides, Capt. Cleland and Lieut. Hines, fr., and will proceed from Hongkong to Indo-China to witness the French military manoeuvres.
The man was brought before Mr. Lindsell at the Central Police Court this morning and remanded for 48 hours.
FINE WEATHER
His Worship was informed that accused had been seen in the street and recognised by one of the in- Ng Man-kwang, a youth, plendedmates of the house. not guilty before Mr. Butters; at Major General Hines has had a Kowloon this morning to the theft lengthy and noteworthy career in of nine copper cofas from Tool Fat. the U. S. Army. He saw consider The complainant alleged that he able service in the Great War, be- was watching a juggling parfor ing awarded the D.8.M. "for sormance in Buto Street when he was
The Royal Observatory reporta vices as regimental, brigade, david who had arrested the defendant that over the Yangisze Valley. Fresh divi-informed by A Chinese detective that the anticyclone is central sion and corps commander," the D.3.0. "for service in the, his pocket had been picked. The moonsoon along the S.E. coast of Soissons drive." He is also the accused admitted a previous convic-China and over the North China holder of British, French, Belgian tion and was sentenced to six Sos. The local forecast is:-N.E. and Italian decorations.
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