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ALLEGED FUNG MURDERER IN SHANGHAI COURT
WIFE ALSO CHARGED
H.K. POLICE QUEST AT AN END?
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JAPANESE TROOPS IN MANCHULI
LARGE SOVIET FORCES MASS ON BORDER.
Harbin, June 23 According to the Russian news- papegм published in Harbin, Japanese troops have now spread out their tentacles until they have
NANTAO ARREST reached Manchuli "In order to
EXTRADITION CASE COMMENCED
(Our Own Correspondent),
Shanghai, June 23. After an intensive in. vestigation and search ex- tending over a period of nearly three months, the Hongkong police believe that they have, with the! assistance of the Shanghai police, tracked down the actual murderer of George Fung in Village Road Hongkong.
The Shanghai Munfeipat Polier yesterday made
safeguard Japanese lives and pro- perty."
It is believed that a consider- able number of Russian troops nre
massed heross the border from Manchull.--Reuter.
CZECINARKOTITACJALISTERIALINTGENEONAT JUFRISTMPEZARIJUANA
CHELIDON BACK
YACHT'S FIGHT UP THE YANGTSZE
FRAULEIN'S ESCAPE
MISS STERRY CRACKS UP
WITHIN TWO POINTS OF MATCH
WIMBLEDON DUEL
(Router's Special Service).
London, June 22. The part played by tem- perament in the lawn tennis championships was never de- monstrated more forcibly
than in the match at Wimble. don to-day between Miss Gwen Sterry (Britain) and Fraulein Krahwinkel, who reached the final of the women's singles last year.
("Telegraph" Spacial).
Shanghai, June 23, Mins Sterry almost brought off
the sensation of the day and there; Encountering better sailing
is no question that she should have a successful apbreezes, the Shanghai yacht beaten plication in the Special District "Chelidon" arrived back
from final score was, however, 4-6, 7-5, Court for authority to defnin a
16-0 in favour of Fraufein Krahwin- Chinese and his wife on a'charge! Nagasaki yesterday after of murdering Fan.
hours' sailing.
1.15 kl.
The prisoners were arrested | The last two days were spent in Nantao, in the area of Great-fighting a way up the Yanisze er Shanghai, near the Chinese against contrary winds and tides. City, on Monday morning, and handed to the Municipal Police to the heavy weather encountered The small vessel stood up well by the Greater Shanghat Bureau not far out of Nagasaki, and with of Public Safety.
REMANDED FOR A WEEK.
F
The Special District Court manded the ense for a week to rn-1
a Wind Force of 7 made a speed
of nine knots.
Reuter.
FOG DIFFICULTIES.
#
Fraulein Krahwinkel, who beat Miss Sterry in the most remark. able match of Wimbledon this Year.
Warsaw
The German girl. The Political
Scare
Her victory was the result of
remarkable temperamentul
Miss GERMAN NAVAL VISIT collapse on the part of Sterry. Playing brilliantly, she
TO DANZIG won the first sef nf 6-4 and went 10 5-4 and 38/15 in the second set, requiring only two points for the match.
The two points cluded her! Fraulein Krahwinkel Anally win-
(Reuter's Sprelal Service).
Waranw, June 23. Intense excitement has been
HOOVER PLAN FOR DISARMAMENT
"FAINT PRAISE" BY SIR JOHN SIMON
FRENCH HOSTILITY
THE
f
Geneva, June 23.
IE DRAMATIC SHAKE-UP GIVEN TO THE DIS- ARMAMENT CONFERENCE BY THE HOOVER PROPOSALS HAS FAILED TO BUDGE FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN HAS DAMNED THEM WITH FAINT PRAISE.
Sir John Simon outlined the British attitude, de- claring that the proposals did not go far enough in some directions while in others percentage cuts were hardly feasible, reductions requiring to be suited to the needs of different nations.
Sir John Simon afterwards left for London to submit the latest important phases of the twin conferences to a meeting of the Cabinet to-morrow. He is expected to return on Saturday.
Italy accepted the Hoover proposals unconditionally, and Germany rallied to their support, while expressing the view that they were too moderate.
ITALY MAKES A REAL GESTURE
The profound importance of In reference to cruiser strength,
the United States and
Britain,
LAUSANNE
BRITAIN'S FIRM STAND
AGREEMENT MUST BE FINAL
MEMORANDUM ISSUED
Lausanne, June 23. M. Herriot paid another visit to Mr. Ramsay Mac- -. Donald yesterday and en- gaged in a long conversation on the subject of reparations and the conflict in the British and French viewpoints.
Discussions between the various leaders continued all day yester- day,
It is learned that in the course of M. Herriot's visit, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald handed to the French British viewpoint, which is practi-
Premier a memorandum on thi
enlly a statement of principles, based upon the British viow that Germany cannot pay.
It stresses that if any future payments are to be made. then Aufficient time must be allowed to elapse to ensure Germany's recovery.
The memorandum stipulates that the arrangements reached at the conference on reparations must not be of a nature calculated to mill- | tate against the possibility of such recovery and must be of a nat character. Reuter.
BATTERED
Later, fog came down, but al-ning the game to square the get aroused by the news of the project-proposing the abolition of tanks; proposed a twenty-five per cent.
President Hoover's proposals, he said that the United Sintes YANKEE PITCHERS able a Hongkong police representa. though sun sights were unobtain-at 5-5, From that stage. Missed visit of the Germany Navy to chemical tive to produce prima facie evidenceļable, passing vessels showed the Sterry simply cracked up. The
warfare and large reduction in the total tonnage of the Free City of Danzig, formerly mobile guns, a reduction by one-which should be calculated upon of the crime,
yacht to be on her right course: resourceful and purposeful tennis!) If the Court is satished on the in fact, she made
almost
enibodied in the German Empire. third of the strength of all land the present London Treaty ton- evidence produced, both prisoners straight course from Nagasaki to
Strong protests against the pro- armies, abolition of bombing nage of Britain, namely, 339.000 Senators and Athletics will be handed over to the custody the mouth of the Yangtze. of the Hongkong police and taken, The "Chelidon" is 48 feet over-
posals have been made, the Polish plans, and a reduction of all tons, while the total tonnage
naval craft by one-third, were allowed in that tonnage for 8-inchi to Hongkong to appear before the fall, and of 19 tons, register
newspapers regarding the vlait as emphasised by Sir John Simon, gun cruisers should be limited to
Also Defeated proper authorities for trial.
in politieni demonstration against the British Foreign Secretary,150,000 tons each In the case of Britain and America, and the "provisionally*** commenting
New York, June 22. proportionate 90,000 in the case of Hack Wison hit two home runs jupon them.
Japan,
to-day, bringing his total for the As regards submarines, Presi-season to thirteen. Chuck Klei dent Hoover considered that no achieved his nineteenth for the nation should retain a greater Phillies, Foxx hit his 27th, while tonnage than 30,000 or more than Lou Gehrig hit two for the In forty submarine units, of which no¡ Yankees, to complete his 17th. vessel ahould exceed 1,200 tons. spite of his successes, the Yankees inct with their first defeat for several games. Results:-
DEVELOPMENTS IN HONGKONG
CHAUFFEUR CHARGED.
THE EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS
A Hongkong chauffeur said to FORMALLY OPENED BY have been detained in connexion |
with the Fung murder made his appearance before Mr. Wynne-: Jones at the Central Police Court
CARDINAL LAURI
Dublin. June 22.
this morning on a charge of being. The Empat Legate. Cardinal
Lauri, formally opened thy
in possession of arms and ammuniEucharisti Congress in the Pro- Deterbed on the charge sheet Cathedral to-day, reading the
tion.
as Sze Yang-sang, the man gave Pope's letter to the Congress,
his name to the Magistrate in the The city is to be illuminated Cantonese form as being Chui until dawn--Reuter,
Yung-sham. He is stated to be 38
years of age and was, until his charged. I arrest, employed as a chauffeur at will agree. Binney Ville, Victoria
think
the Inspector
Road.
His native place Is
given
Shanghat
Miss G. R. Sterry, beaten yester day at Wimbledon after loading 6-4, Chief Detective Inspector Rey-15-4, 30/15. She did not win another olds: It is not unusual. We get
large number.
The actual charge against the
kama.
Poland.
The pro
TREASURE FROMpls have
OCEAN BED
RAISING EGYPT'S
GOLD
(Reuter's Special Service), ·
conie as
#1
bombshell to the Disarma- Iment Con- ference and
their recep-
tion is a matter of some doubt. Sir John Simon promis-
ed the very careful tention
Brest, June 22.
at- Sir, John Simon. The first ingots of gold, worth
Govern- of the British tens of thousands of pounds, were ment, but pointed out that in some raised to-day from the Aunken
wanted Britain respecta
Was
more
AMERICAN SACRIFICES.
National League.
Mr. Gibson added that the United States was prepared to scrap from their Navy, which was their most powerful arm, over New York 300,000 tons of existing ships and Brooklyn to forego the right to build over Philadelphin
Duston G0,000 tons.
In land materials, the
pro-
posals would affect over one Cleveland thousand heavy mobile-guns and St. Louis approximately 900 tanks and three hundred bombing nero-
ner, Egypt. off Ushant, after complete naval disarmament than intermittent work over a period of
by President suggested four years,
Hoover, Britain particularly The divers from the Italian
wanted
planes. the abolition of sub- accused was possession of one before me.
His Worship: is unusual which had characterised her salvage ship, Martigli, are work-marines. automatic pistol and three rounds
carlier efforts disappeared and ng four hundred feet below sen Mr. Strellett:---After they have Fraulein Krahwinkel won eight level in their operations on the
further games in a row with the P. and Q, hulk-Router.
of ammunition, which, according beon charged? to the charge, were found in tho
His Worship:-For further en-greatest of ease.
for
out
of
to
servants' quarters of Bisney Villas quiries. It is very dimeult yesterday.
Mr. D. L. Strellett, of the firm the police to get a man
gnol,
of Geo. K. Huli Brutton & Co., ap- peared for the defendant.
POLICE REQUEST.
Mr. Strellett:-They want
BETTY IN FORM.
Minu Betty Nuthall made short, make further enquiries from hini, work of Mrs. Mavrogordato, but His Worship: He may want to the completeness of her victory help the police.
was not so important as her behalf of the police, and, address-. "That's just the whole point," methods. She did not play, n ing his Worship, said I am nakremarked Mr. Strellett who in-single bad shot and her stock rose
Chief Detective Inspector A. N. Reynolds conducted the case on
SOLICITOR'S REASON.
ing you to grant two days' renunddicated that the man should be considerably. In police custody, your Worship. allowed to sponk
through his
GUERILLA WAR IN MANCHURIA
FREQUENT ATTACKS ON ANTACHAN
Harbin, June 23. The stationmaster of Anlachan, Mra. Wills-Moody conceded only a few miles to the west of Harbin, Mr. Strellett: I am wondering solicitor. "That's why I ask why Why It should be in police custody, he should be retained in police one game to Miss Hower, and Miss has asked for additional troops In olen Jacobs won in atraight acts the garrison there because of the Why can't it be à remand in gaol custody."
frequent Attacks of Chinese troops-Reuter, You Mrs. B. C. Covell. want to make further enquiries? His Worship: Well, can't he Chief Detective Inspector Roy- have these facilities in police nolds:-Yes, your Worship.
in the usual way, where he can His Worship (to Prosecuting with a loss of four games against have facilities for consulting his Oficer):-Is that right? solicitors?
custody
Mr. Sirellett:-1 don't know.
PROTEST NOTED.
FRANCO ITALIAN BATTLE.
A keon contest was promised stages of the competitiona when the Italian lady champlon, reached.
nre
Signorina Valerio, won the first Among the most interesting Mr. Strollett: Your Worship set of her match with Madame results were the following: His Worship:-I think the will note that I protest against Mathieu, the French champion, facilities will be, in police custody, police custody at the moment? the same as they are in gaol.
DETTER FACILITIES.
•
Madame Mathieu
recovered
Ils Worship: Yes; well, we'll brilliantly, however, and finished leave it at that,
At the request of Chief Detec-the match off with the greatest of Chief Detective Inspector Roy-tive Inspector Reynolds,
one, taking the second set at 6-1 nolds:There are botter facilities, Strellett was asked to plead to the and the third at 6-2. your Worship.
charge.
Mr.
The "rabbits" are gradually be- Mr. Strollett:Well, that's Mr. Strellotti-I pload formallying eliminated though some of the welcome boenuse In the gnol not guilty.
minor stars aro displaying form:
they can be improved. I must say The prisoner was remanded un- which suggests the possibility that; say the remand in police custody til Saturday morning in police. others of the "aeeded" olect may i
unusual after a man has boon custody.
receive shocks before the finall
CAPITAL SHIPS.
He was convinced that these were real sacrifices anch would find 1111 equally generous
He also commented upon the sponec. absence of any proposal to reduce the size of capital-ships, and
re-
ITALY ACCEPTS.
Signor Grandi announced that
suggested that when the resump Italy would accept the Hoover
tion of construction' was per-
በዚ
missible under the London Treaty proposals completely and uncondi in 1937, an agreement should be tionally,
A atorm of applause auch reached that capital ships should not exceed 25,000 tons and should has seldom been heard in the not carry guns heavier than the League Building greeted Signor twelve-inch.
of
In Grandi's announcement This, sald Sir John, would be name of Signor Mussolini, acceptance expected to lead to a scaling down Italy's complete
President Hoover's proposals. all classes of ships.
Signor Grandi Sir John Simon's falat praise enumerated
Pro- of the Hoover proposals was serintim more warmly echoed by M. Paul eldent Hoover's Boncour, the French Secretary points and em- of State for War, whose hostility phasised that the was unmistakable if covert. acceptance car- no condi- M. Boncour constantly referred ried to the question of security and M. Paul Bon- argued that a proportional reduc- tion of armaments, such on was
tions.
cour while
re-
do-
Fraulein Krahwinkel beat Miss suggested, would prejudice the vealing French
interests of the smaller States. opposition
clared that the He urged that if the Conference
Chicago
Detroit
9 St. Louis
0 Pittsburgh 11 Chicago
Cincinnati
8
American League.
11 Washington 17 New York
9 Philadelphia
Boston
-Reuter,
CANTON CRISIS OVERTURE
SUN FO REPORTED COMING
Shanghai, Juno 23.
10
The China Press bolloves that
the
Mr. Sun Fo left secretly, by the
of
of
Empress of Japan this morning, en route to Canton,
to
avert
The purpose of his trip is sald
be to ondeavour to serious civil war in South China, and to compose the differences between General Chan Chal-tong and Admiral Chan Chak.-Router.
SUPERSTITION IN THE CHURCH
BURNING OF CANDLES BEFORE STATUES
Rome, June, 20. An order forbidding the burning. Me Litvino, the Soviet Com of candles before statuos
and missar for Foreign Affairs, was sacred_images In churches in the somewhat sarcastic in welcom- Rome Diocese has been issued by Mr. Hugh Gibson made a state-ing the Hoover proposals "ass the Pope's Vicar General, as tond- reminder that they were stilling "to give an appearance as
superstition,"—"Reuter, "
G. R. Sterry, 4-0, 7-5, 6-0,
Miss Betty Nuthall beat Mev. Mavrogoradato, casily.'
discussed the Hoover proposals, proposals would M. Boncour. Miss Itelen Jacobs beat Mrs. B. they must simultaneously consider receive France's sympathetic con-
sideration. C. Covell, 6-2, 6-2.
the Fronch proposal for П Mrs. Will Moody beat Miss International force.. Bower, 6-1, 6-0,
Madama Mathleu beat Signorina Valerio, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.
MR. GIBSON'S statement.
F. X. Shields bent N. Taylor, 6-8,ment in which he clarified certain
0-4, 6-İş
points in the President's proposals.
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