THE MURDER CASE
LAI MING-FAI SIGNS HER DEPOSITIONS
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Amendments,
She suggested a number of amendments as the Court came to that part where she finally separa- ted from Cheng Kwok-yau and loft their menago at 60 Village Rond. A certain portion was al- A hint that further develop tered to read as follows: "My ments may be expected in the case regard for him was becoming for the Crown was dropped by the colder and colder. I knew Fang Public Prosecutor yesterday, when could not support me. He knew the Court was on the point of ris-it aleo and told me so, expressing ing after an afternoon almost the desire that I should marry wholly engaged in reading and Cheng on that account. So it was chocking the depositions of the not true that I was awaiting a girl Lai Ming-fay, in the continued favourable opportunity to leave proceedings in the Village Rond Cheng. If he had not ordered me murder case.
to do so I would not have left him."
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DISARMAMENT PROPOSALS
SWEEPING PLANS BY MR. HOOVER
FRENCH IDEAS.
Washington, Jund 22. Mr. Hoover's plan, to be sub- mitted to the Disarmament Con- ference at Geneva this after noon, proposes the abolition of It was in reply to an inquiry by
tanks, chemical warfare, large the Magistracy, Mr. Wynne-Jones, The reading of the depositions mobile guns, and a reduction of as to the number of further wit- having been completed, Lai Ming-one-third in the strength of all nesses to be called, that Mr. R. Efay was directed to append her land armica. Lindsell stated: "On,my original signature to them, which she did opening there are only five more in Chinese characters of a design short witnesses to be called. It appearing so intricate to the Court may well be, however, that the that his Worship was constrained case will have to go ʼn good deal to put the question: "Lai Ming- further than that."
fay, is that your usual signature The case
one concerning on the decuments? Is that how Cheng Kwok-yau, who is charged you usually algn?" with Instigating the murder of Witness answered in the affirma- George Fung on March 24tive.
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He proposes the abolition of all bombing planes, the prohibition of all bombardment from the air, a reduction in the treaty number of tonnage of battleships by one- third, of aircraft carriera, cruisers and destroyers by a quarter und submarines by one-third.
No nation must have more than 35,000 tons of submersible eraft.--
Village Rond; and one of the prin- The ease in being proeceded | Reuter cipal witnicases is Lai Ming-tay, with this afternoon,
who had previously given evidence
regarding her relations with the accused and with the murdered man.
The evidence she gave was
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of yesterday afternoon.
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Lausanne, June 22. The general commission of the Distrmament Conference will meet at 4 jum. to consider the American proposal for
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