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FATE OF CHENG KWOK-YAU NOT YET DECIDED
JUNTA CANINANDANTELZRADE BAZAAR.JO
SHANGHAI POSSIBLE GROUNDS FOR LEGAL BATTLE TO
CRISIS
SPREADING OF THE BOYCOTT
(Our Own Correspondent). ·
Shanghai, Aug. 24, The anti-Japanese boycott movement is spreading so rapidly as to embrace practically every branch of commerce and industry in the Shanghai area.
The campaign is being watch- ed by the Japanese with in- creasing bitterness. Their off- cial protests have been all but ignored by the Chinese thorities and the political situa- tion generally is such that un- usiness in foreign circles grows daily.
au-
There are rumours in Chinese :
ARGUMENT
Mr. Potter's Points During the Trial
During the hearing of, the trial,
Mr. Patter has, on at least two inccasions, raised points which he de-
sired to be reserved.
The firm dealt with the ad. nússibility of the evidence of Zimmern and Christic. When the Chief Justice ruled
the evidence
admissible, Mr. Fotter
that naked
the point be reserved for further argument in the event of a verdict of guilty, and Sir Joseph Kemp agreed,
WWIIN
Later when the Chief Justice found that there was a case to go to the jury, Mr. Potter made a similar application.
Mr. Potter
Objections which asked to be noted included a protest against the evidence of Lai Ming-fay that accused had once threatened to shoot her in Shanghat
circles that a resumption of hos ESTATE IN A RETREATED ENCOUNTERINELESENETES tilities is almost inevitable in thei autumn, by which time Japan's)
trade will have been effectives LONDON BUS
slided.
CHAMBER'S ACTION.
The Shanghai Chinese General - Chamber of Commerce, whose: manifesta, issued last week-end, announced the Chamber's official support to the boycott movement, arousing a protest Trom the Japan- ; ese Consul-General, has now issued a circular telegram asking "patrio- | tic" organisations throughout the country to seize and detain the! sands of the Yuan Hsiang Cotton Cloth Store, a Shanghai concern with its offices off Peking Road, on the ground that this concern has been using false Chinese trade, marks. for Japanese products,
At
GUILD SUPPORT.
STRIKE
IN OFFING
WAGE CUT NOTICE SERVED
(Special to "Telograph")
London, Aug. 24. The possibility of a stop- page of London's famous. bus services looms on the horizon.
a merling of the Chinese Woollen Goods Factory Owners; Complete dislocation of London's Association, a resolution was pass passenger trafic may result if the ed forbidding the Association's strike danger develops, as it may members to purchuse Japanese easily spread to the tramways and goods and to dismiss from menthe Underground. bership those who ignore the re- solution.
The latest Chinese trade guilds. which have pledged their support to the anti-Japanese boycott move- ment are the Paper Merchants! Association, the Hat Shop Pro- prietors Association, the Book Shop Owners Association, the Sundry Goods Dealers Association, and the Silk Products Weaving Factory Owners Association.
SHANGHAI HARBOUR COLLISION
JARDINE SHIP BEACHED
BADLY HOLED BY BLUE FUNNEL LINER
CRASH DURING RAINSTORM
-
Shanghai, Aug. 24.
The strike danger arises from the London General Omnibus Company's decision to give their staff one month's notice of a re- duction of wages which will in- volve weekly reductions of 1/6 for the drivers and 1/- for the conductors,
BE FOUGHT
FULL COURT'S POWER TO QUASH CONVICTION
NOT BEING SENTENCED TO-MORROW
}
CHENG KWOK-YAU, the focus of all eyes is to-day's court drama.
POLICE STATION TRAGEDY
HE FATE OF CHENG KWOK-YAU, WEALTHY THE
YOUNG MAN-ABOUT-TOWN, FOUND GUILTY THIS MORNING, THIRTEENTH DAY OF HIS TRIAL, OF PROCURING THE MURDER OF GEORGE FUNG, ALLEGED ALIENATOR OF THE SHOT THROUGH AFFECTIONS OF LAI MING-FAY, CHENG'S ERSTWHILE FIANCEE, HAS YET TO BE DECID-
ED.
THE HEAD
YOUNG RUSSIAN TAKES LIFE
ONE-ARMED VON PAPEN
SUTTON
TAKES UP
BACK AGAIN CHALLENGE
DENIES MYSTERY
IN VISIT
INTERESTED IN YOUNG CHANG
(Special to "Telegraph"
Shanghai, Aug. 24. General Frank Sutton. famous
as "One-Armed" Sutton, former
GRAVE CRISIS IN GERMANY
NAZI THREATS
NO INTIMIDATION MANIFESTO
Berlin, Aug. 23. Herr Hitler's challenge to
the Chancellor, Captain von
ly military adviser to Marshal Papon, following the death
Chang Tso-lin, has returned to China.
found
sentences on five Nazis at
Interviewers
General Beuthen, has caused a wide. Sutton very little changed from spread sensation. the exciting days when he was
The atmosphere is charged with building and firing trench mortars tension and internal strife is against Wu Pei-fu and Feng Yu-feared.
General
Government circles express the lopinion that Hitler has done the Sutton insists worst possible service to the con- paying demned men and to the Fascist a visit to China with
no(Nazi) Party by his senthing political ideas, that he is going denunciation of the von Papon
that he IN just
The most remarkable criminal trial in Hongkong's history has not legally terminated, though the special jury to-day delivered a verdict against the accused
The barrack-room of the Anti- youth after the apparently final stages had passed with
Piracy Guards headquarters at dramatic rapidity. The speech for the defence closed the old No. 7 Police Station was
to Tsingtao "just for a holiday," Government and by identifying but it is reported' in other himself with the five murderers. within 25 minutes of the resumption this morning. Sir the scene of a suicide tragedy
quarters that he is going to It is extremely difficult, they Joseph Kemp's summing-up occupied exactly 25 minutes. this morning when a young Rus-
North China very shortly. allege, for von Papen to show The jury were away for 39 minutes.
sian guard, invalided. from the
Ioniency in the case as it might be ife says he has been busy pre regarded as a yielding to Nazi Hongkong Police Force and only discharged from Hospital yester-paring a book of reminiscences of pressure. day, took his life with a service Chang Two-lin and he expressed a awaiting a report from the judge the days when he served Marshal} The Ministry of Justice fe {rifle.
desire to help China.
who presided at the trial and no decision is expected before the end of next week.
power to quash CONVICTION.
3
The present position in the case is that certain It was sometime during the points of law, reserved during the trial, are to be more early hours of this morning that fully formulated by the defence before the Chief Justice (the tragedy occurred, The fatal to-morrow morning, in readiness for their submission to shot was heard by his colleagues, but no notice was taken, as it was the Full Court of two judges, possibly on Monday. thought that the report was the
back-fire of a motor-car
If the points are upheld, the Full Court has the power to quash the conviction. If they are not upheld, accused will be sentenced, subject to a right of appeal to the Privy Council. At the moment, no application for leave to appeal has been lodged.
JUDGE'S SUMMING-UP IN FULL
"Before leaving Zimmern and Christie," said Mr. Potter, on resuming this morning. "I would BALLOT RESULT.
like to draw you attention to # piece of admittedly The decision WIN announced
new evidence given in this Court. after a meeting of the Directors It was not commented on by the of the 1. G. 9. C. and officials of Crown in the final address to the the Transport Workers' Union fol-jury, but I am going to comment lowing the result of a ballot when on it now. the Company's offer was rejected by a large majority.
When two other Russian guards who were occupying the room awoke this morning, they found their companion lying on his bed |covered in bined and the rifle lying
by his side.
SERIOUSLY ILL.
"I'D LIKE TO HELP."
"Well, what could I do?” he asks, "Yes. I'd like to help."
INDIGNATION MANIFESTO.
Later. "What has Young Chang got in his mind. Has he any chance?" circles over Hitler's outburst and The indignation in Government the naked, adding that he had been the provoking language of the rending up Fasciam recently and Nazi newspapers, is reflected in a thought that it might "Ko" in manifesto just Issued by the China.--Reuter.
DEATH OF CAPT. BOUSFIELD
WELL-KNOWN SHIP'S MASTER
The deceased guard, Draitry Vaevolodovitch Mikhailovsky, was engaged as an Anti-Piracy Russian Guard in May, 1930, and served in what can you think of the rest of the Police Force as such until his evidence?
in- August 12 lust, when he was "I trust that this clear act of valided. He entered the Govern- Daniel Bousfield, master of the perjury, apart from ulher neis of perjury, will be considered by some must Civil Hospital seriously ill. s. Tai Lea, will be learned with one. It would be an unhappy thing and was discharged yesterday. If Zimmern could get clear without paying the penalty for his perjury.
News of the death of Captain
regret by a large eircle of friends)
He was given accommodation in in Hongkong and along the China
General Kurt von Schleischer, Gor- He has made a deliberate perjarer the Guards' Office in the old No. 7 Coast generally. of himself to secure a conviction.
The deceased, who was 72 years many's strong man, bellared to be Police Station pending his depar- ture to-day for the North.
of age, and been in the East for the real ruler of the Reich to-day. very many years. He entered Government declaring that all When the tragedy was dis- the Government Civil Hospital a attempts to tamper with the prin covered, shortly before 6 o'clock little more than three weeks ago, ciples of a constitutional State this morning, it was found that and despite all that could be done and to excite political passions the man, who was only 31 years for him, he passed away this morn-will be promptly counteracted. of age had placed the muzzle of ing.
The only way to get a pardon "I am referring to that evidence of Zimmern's about 'wild tigers was for these men was to accuse On the expiry of the wage cut waiting to put lotus seeds into Cheng. But it is a most remark notice, the men are certain to Fung."
able thing that right from the strike and their action may be fol-
beginning of proceedings at the "Zimmern says he gave this lowed by Union colleagues employ-evidence to the Crown before this restaurant, down to the visit of Lo ed on the other transport services, trial commenced. That is four and Lo's, there is not a single -Renter.
months after he made his original witness to corroborate the evid- stalement, two months after his ence of Zimmern and Christic. Police Court evidence and he has conduct of the accused
Mr. Potter dealt briefly, with the
on the been released for another two
night of the murder and the follow a acin- ing day. There was not
illa of evidence, he unid, to show that he acted other than normally throughout.
TYPHOON THREAT TO SHANGHAI
RANPURA GOES INTO THE THICK
months.
"Are you going to believe that man forgot that evidence in the Police Court? There were fifteen sittings at the Police Court and nt any one of these Zimmern could have been recalled to give this
evidence.
"ABSOLUTELY DAMNING "There is one more point about
Mr. Potter contended that if Cheng had said to Zimmern in thei Baby Austin "Damn you, you are taking me along the road to Ideath," It, the other occupant. must have heard it. But Lau in
Zimmern's evidence, and this is evidence said he heard nothing of absolutely, damming. I refer to the sort. the shutter incident. This was dealt with very lightly by the
REASONABLE DOUBT.
The law will be enforced against
the rifle under his chin and had The funeral takes place to-mor-everyone regardless of persons pulled the trigger, the bullet row, passing the Monument al passing right through the hend.
MOLLISON SOON RETURNING
TALKS TO WIFE BY RADIO PHONE
London, Aug. 23.
p.m.
COTTON DISPUTE
OUTLOOK
and party, declares the manifesto.
NOT TO BE INTIMIDATED. The Prussian Govorument la not to bo intimidated by political pressure in the caso of the con- jvicted Nazis.
War
Hitler's telegram to the pri yoners is regarded a tantamount to a threat of open civil unless the von Papen Government commutes the sentences.
"Your liberty from now is question of our honour," declared
MEN AND EMPLOYESS TO MEET
London, Aug. 23. Representatives of both the om- Hitler. (Our Own Correspondent).
Mr. J. A. Mollison informed his ployers and men in the Lancashire "To fight against a government wife by trans-Atlantic telephone cotton dispute to-day accepted the which has rendered possible auch Shanghai, Aug. 24.
this evening that he intends to invitation of the Deputy Mayor happenings is our duty."-Router- leave the United States in three.or of Manchester to a joint meeting! The Blue Funnel liner, 3.5. Shanghai Is threatened by a
four days.
COLOGNE OUTRAGE. at the Manchester Town Hall to- Colchas this morning collided very severe typhoon and nearly all counsel for the Crown. But it is Was the action of Cheng in
Cologne, Aug. 23. with the Jardine 4.8. Leesang in shipping: has been held up in con-admission in what he said in the ton to prove an alibi the action of return flight across the Atlantic.development, textiles
a vital point. On Zimmern's own bringing Zimmern back from Can-Newfoundland, to refuel for his
He will By to Harbour Grace, morrow.
1. A few hours after the five Nazis As a result of this favourable at Beuthen had been sentenced to Shanghai Harbour,
Police Court, while referring to a guilty man, asked Mr. Potter. British Wireless,
were sub-death, a party of Communiats at- The Loesan was badly holed and was benched,
stantially higher on exchange this tempted to murder a Nazi adhorent. The P. and O. liner, Ranpura, Chong's nervousness on the night And the most remarkable fact was
|evening.--British Wftretess,
in his bed at Bulaberg. Heft Shanghai Toe Hongkong yes of the murder on his return to the that the alibi he desired Zimmern The Calchas was not seriously terday and is expected to encour-family house, the accused peepeil to prove was undeniably true. dumiged according to prelimin-ter very rough weather. The ves-through a shutter. ary reports of the collision. sel must pass very close to the]
It appears that the Blao Funnel storm centre.
sequence,
TO CLYDE
In conclusion, Mr. Potter ex- SCOTTISH SOCCER "Now that is elther true or plained the law on "reasonable false. Happily Chlef Detective doubt" to the jury. It was not an Inspector Reynolds went down jact of grace, he said. It was the RANGERS DROP POINT steamer was coming into the Har- bour during a driving anin which
there, and not only did he say in law of the country, ovidonce thoro was no shutter on rendered visibility extremely poor, was clearly evident that she was the door, but there was no signs mitted that there was only one In a passionate ending, he sub- while the Indo-China vessel was in peril of sinking. Her skipper of a shutter ever being there, vordict which the fury could ro- going out to gon,
benched her down river to
"The only conclusion you can turn with-Not Guilty. vont this disaster.
come lo is that Zimmern, with the The Leesong's bows wore badly express object of securing a con- The vessels collided with some smashed. The Calchas, which viction against the accused, In-: violence, bow to bow practically, was awinging in to her buoy at vented this lie. and the Locsang was badly holed. the time of the crash, cacaped Water rushed into her holds comparatively lightly. Our Own with ja, tremendous 'rush and It Correspondent and Reuter.
HOW TO ROW.
pre-
'DELIBERATE PERJURY,
"If I am right in saying that,
THE SUMMING UP. :
BRITISH STOCKS
IMPROVE
OTTAWA SUCCESS
REACTION
They fired ten ahots through the bedroom window, The Nazi not hit but his wife was wounded in the right side.
was
Thros of the Communists wore lator arrested. It is alleged that the Nazl on whose life the attempt was made was formerly a Com- munist and it is believed that: the crime was an act of ravonga.........T Reuter.
London, Aug. 23. The stock markets to-day were more active, following the success ment, homo industrials and tox of the Ottawa Conference, which tiles British Dunlops, Imperial 1 has stimulated a recovery in the Chemicals, and Cables and Wire- 2 (miscellaneous market.
London, Aug. 23, Glasgow Rangers dropped an- other valuable Scottish League point to-day, falling to overcome The Chief Justice, Sir. Joseph the Clyde. Results: Kemp commenced his summing up Queen's Park 1 Morton Immediately.
Rangers 2 Clyde : "I have considered carefully the (Bt. Mirren 3 Third Lanark 1
(Continued on Pugs.7.)
--Reuter.
| loss | Company shares" being, par- Various loading British Indus-ticularly trial shares showed an improve- Wireless.
prominent,
British
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