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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1933.
FLAGRANT LIES
KIDNAPPER SENTENCED TO Bunning to support him there.
TWO YEARS
"I have seldom heard more flagrant lies than have been told by you In this Court," anid Mr. Wynne Jones at the Central Magistracy yesterday, after sentencing Lai Yun-chu to two years' imprisonment for kidnapping a boy,
With Mr. Wynne Jonca was Mr. J. Barrow as second magistráte, The prosecution was conducted by Detective Sergeant Gould.
In outlining the case, Sergeant Gould said the boy's father WAS
a street coolio and the pair slept on the streets. On December 29 wille the boy was playing near the old Fire Station, the defendant came up and engaged the little chap in conversa- tion. Later he gave him a meal and sald they would go away and find the father.
claimed that the boy was hits nephew. Both father and mother were dead and he was taking him to
When naked if he wished to ques tion the witness, defendant said he was a clansman of the father who had gone to Canton. He took pity on the boy, gave him clothes and money and was looking for the father when arrested.
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CONSCRIPTION
MOST IMPORTANT AIM
IN GERMANY -
London, Jan. 10. Conscription is the most im- portant aim to which Germany has to attain, declared Herr von Lai Chan-kam, father of the boy, Schlelacher, addressing A huge aald. he had never mean the de meeting in Berlin in commemora fendant before. On December 29 tion of the 62nd anniversary of the he had a meal with the boy and establishment of the Reich. went to work. When he roturn. He added that Germany would ed the boy was missing and al-consent to no Disarmament Con- though he searched Wanchai, heference which failed to take the principle of Germany's sovereignty was unable to find him.
Into account--Our Own CorrESPON- deni.
In answer to Mr. Wynne Jones, witness said he had not been to Canton during the last 10 years, and had no intention of going there.
Defendant claimed that the clothes the boy was wearing in Court had been bought by him.
Little Boy Called. The defendant took the boy on to the Macao beat, but the assistant At this stage the little chap caso centred compradore became auspicious of around whom the his actions and communicated his was brought in. He proved to suspicions to the Macao poilce, ing witness. Clearly and dis
be the prosecution's most damag- who detained the pair.
tintly he told what happened to him on December 29.
Later, at the instigation of the Macao Commissioner for Police, the defendant and boy were brought to Hongkong and handed over to the local police.
When questioned, the boy's father said he did not know the defendant and did not. give anyone permis- sion to take the boy away.
The defendant elected to be dealt with by the Magistrates and pleaded not guilty.
The Evidence.
"Who gave you the clothes you are wearing?" asked Mr. Wyand Jones
"The men at the other police station" and the boy.
"Did the defendant take you to Canton ?" asked the Magistrate.
"No" replied the little fellow, and he was very sure about it all, He was unwilling to go with the defendant, who had led him by the hand, he said. He cried when going on to the boat but no one took any notice of him.
Lum Wa, a Chinesa detective at- tached to Macao Police, sald he met the .5. Sui On on her, arrival at
After the assistant compradore Bacao. and acting on information of the Suf On had given ovidence, received, detained the defendant and the police caso was closed and the the boy who accompanied him. At defendant elected to go into the Police Headquarters the defendant witness box.
Berlin, Jan. 16.
The "barometer" voto for the Diet election at Lippe has resulted In substantial gains for the Nazis, whose voto exceeds the last elections of 38,000 by 6,000. The Nazis get nine seats and the Socialista seven,
The result will probably mean Nazi support for the motion post- poning the Reichstag meeting until March.-Router.
P.J. INDEPENDENCE.
MANILA WON'T ACCEPT BILL.
Manila, Jan. 16. The Phillipine House of Repre sentatives, at an informal session to-day, voted not to accept the Inde pendence Bill, even if it passes the
Senate, United States
over Mr. Hoover's, veto.
The local Senate is expected to vote similarly,—Reuter,
He denied kidnapping the boy, and said he was taking him to look for his father.
The defendant was convicted and sentenced to two years' imprison- ment.
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