GERMANY'S BIG ARMS PURCHASES
BREACH OF TREATY BY U.S. ALLEGED
HUNDRED
MURDER PROVOKED
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he says his daughter stayed there at that village until she was 187
Witness: I never saw her.
And you wore there all that time and nover anw her?—Yes.
Was accused ever married bo- fore? No.
"It" Is said that he has a kit fat wife in the country7-It is not true,
Mr. Frazor said he would agree that such a ceremony as that do-
PLANES A MONTHcribed above would constitute a
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legal marriage.
POINTS FOR JURY.
The Jury then loft the Court whilst His Lordship put to the de- fending counsel the points on which he would require enlargement be Washington, Sept. 18. foro putting his charge to the jury. If Lordship said: Assuming Senator Nye, chairman of that the jury disbelieve the last the Senate Committee on witness, then may I hear you as to whether there is any evidence of munition manufacture inves-marriago; and secondly, If they tigation, said that he had belleve that accused and decenned were husband and wife, is 'there obtained evidence that the any evidence that the provocation United Aircraft Company which was present was grave and last April had six agents Mr. Lo said the couple had soliciting business in Ger-lved together for a considerable many. The company's bu- siness grew from $6,000 to $1,445,000 during the first, eight months of 1934, added.
he
Senator Nye went on to say that it was gossip among American aeroplane manu- facturers that Germany was commissioning a hundred machines a month and would have 2,000 military planes by the end of the year.
Mr. C. W. Deeda, Treasurer of the Pratt, Whitney Company, eald he had not heard this gossip but testified that engines from his flrm sold to Germany could bo synchronised for firing of ma- chine-guns through their propellers.
It had been reported, he said, that the State Department had warned American munitions manu- facturers that their German sales campaigns were contrary to the Versailles Treaty. United Press.
FOREIGN SUBSIDIES." FOR GERMAN PLANES.
Washington, Sept. 18. Further sensational reports re. garding Gemany's acquisition of aircraft, were read at the continua tion of the Arms Inquiry to-day.
One was that Germany was us lug foreign funds to subsidize her own aircraft manufacturers.
Other evidence purported to show that on August 5, 1933, the State Department at Washington took cognizance of the sale of American aeroplanes to Germany and warned the exporters that the United States Government was opposed to such trade.-Reuter,
ILLEGAL "STILL”
MAN SENTENCED ON THREE COUNTS
Li Kan, 30 years of age, and Li Yan, 27 years of age, both 117}- employed, appeared before
Mr.
E. I. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, charged with, (4) distilling Chinese spirits, at 6, Wong Chuk Street, second floor, without a licence, (b) pos- session of apparatus for distilling spirits, and (e) possession of fermenting material without licence.
The second defendant. Li Yan, ploaded that he was only a visitor and had nothing to do with the business. Revenue Officer W. G. Humphreys stated that at the time of the rald on the flat, Li Yan was sleeping on the roof. He was discharged,
Li Kan, the
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sudden 7
timo and had had two children, and it was the discovery of adul tery which gave provocation to the
accused.
If accused had ocular evidence of the adultery, he submitted that the charge should be reduced to manslaughter. Accused went to the floor to confirm his suspicions, gaining access by means of the rope. The knife he may have taken with him to open a window or perhaps to be used in defence.
self-
The jury were recalled and Mr. Lo made his final address.
After repeating his submission that the charge should be reduced to manslaughter if adultery could be proved and the fact of the mar ❘rlage between Koung Wal-lan and accused was estabilshed, Mr. Hin- shing Lo went over the evidence of the alleged marringe.
LEGAL MARRIAGE, '
He submitted that the brother's evidence as to the ceremony had not been shaken and their living together afterwards was evidence of their legal marriage.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
A remarkably fine picture of the Endeavour taken during her trials in America just before her races for the America's Cup. She hae won two cantesis in the series and needs only two more to win back the trophy,
LOCAL FIRMS FINED
IMPORT RETURNS
LACKING
$35,000 WORTH OF OPIUM
FOUND HIDDEN IN COW HIDES
19, 1934.
RADIO BROADCAST
Relay of the Hongkong Hotel Orchestra.
RECITAL FROM STUDIO.
From ZBW on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilo-cycles) -
4-7 pm. Chinese Programme. 6-0.15 p.m. Children's Studio
Concert.
7-10.40 p.m. European Programme, ↑ p.m.
London and Now York Stock and. Commodity Quotations.
7.05-7.85 p.m. Orchestral Music. May Night Overture (Rimsky-
Korankov),
London Symphony Orchestra. Proludo a L'Apres-Mid! D'un Faune
(Debusay).
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, Pomp and Circumstanca March
No. 5 (Elgar).
London Symphony Orchestra. Tone-Poem "Finlandin"-Op. 20,
No. 7 (Sibelius).
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. 7.35-8 p.m. Light Opera Vocal Gems-Ruddigoro (Gilbert
and Sullivan),
Columbia Light Opera Company. Selection-Les Cloches de Corne
villo" (Planquette),
The Band of H. M. Coldstream
Guerda. Vocal Gems-Merrie England
(E. German).
Miriam Licette, Clara Serenin, Francia Russell, Dennis Noble, Robert Carr, Chorus and Orch.
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
8.03.8.38 p.m. Variety. Song-Lovo's Last Word 18 Spoken. Song-Out in the Cold, Cold Snow.
Gracie Fields (Comedienne). Piano Solos-Billy Mayèrl's Own
Selection.
Billy Mayerl.
Vocal Duot-Lazybones. Vocal Duct-1 Like to go back in
the Evening.
Layton and Johnstone. Organ Solo-Rhapsody in Blue.
Quentin M. Maclean. Song-This is Romance. Song-It's only a Paper Moon.
Conrad Thibault (Baritone). 8.38.9.10 p.m. Light Orchestral Programme William Tell-Overture (Rossini).
Members of the La Scala Orchestra, Milan. Tschaikowsky in Vienna
(arr. Walter).
Orchestre Raymonde. Gounod in Vienna (arr, Walter).
Orchestre Raymonde, Bird Songs at Eventide
(Erie Coates).
Gipsy Moon' (Borganoff).
Albert Sandler and His Orchestra. 9.10-9.30 p.m. From the Stodio. Peter Simple on “Nothing in
Particular"Just a Bus-Ride. 9.30 p.m.
Reuter Press Bulletins, London I p.m. Stock and Commodity Quota lions,
When accused returned
Four more business firms were The seizure of a large quantity Canton and learnt that his wife summoned before Mr. E. Wof raw opium, 17,400 taels, valued was staying with Yim Chun, he Hamfiton, at the Central Magis-at $35,000, was made by Revenue tried to see them several times and tracy this morning, for failure to Officer W. A. Grimmitt, when a then determined to go at night and furnish the Import and Export raid was conducted on No. 3 Heard find for himself on what terms Department with an import de-Street on the morning of Septem of intimacy they were. The fact claration within seven days after ber 10. that he went at night-time taking taking delivery of goods. In all The opium was found concealed rope nad knife with him could cases fines of $25 were imposed. in 303 cow hides. There were 67 be used to allege that he went The Mitsubishi Shoji Kalsha bales of such hides on the with malice, but it was also con- arm, No. 14 Pedder Street, were premises, which was rented as a sistent with the theory
that he summoned in respect of 3,484 tona godown. went to get confirmation.
of coal which arrived in the Colony The keeper of the godown, Wong The manner in which accused on the steamer Mikage Maru on Tak, was charged before Mr. E. made his escape also fell into line August I from Sakito.
W. Hamilton, at the Central Magis. with the suggestion he (counsel)
Peter Travera (Saxophone) accom- wished to make that when he
slon or the opium, and was fined tracy this morning, with posses-panied by Professor F. Gonzalez. actually saw the pair nuked
$5,000, together In the cubicle, he lost control of himself and stabbed the woman to death,
Following a remark by Counsel
The Kin Cheong-firm,-No.- 14 Queen's Street, were summoned in respect of 70 bales of raw silk imported on the steamer Sai On on August 1 from Canton.
Sze Wal & Company, No. 42
9.35-10 p.m. From the Studio. panied by Nura Kanis.
Doris Millar (Soprano)
months' hard labour.
or, in default twelve. Songs,-
Defendant stated that a friend had introduced him as a godown keeper, and he was given the job.
as to reducing the offence, his Bonham Strand, West, were sum. He could not find the friend,
Lurdship interjected: Surely there moned in respect bi 700 tons of the bales of hides came from Revenue Ofcor Grimmitt said is a presumption that all unlaw- ful homicide is murder, and it is coal Imported on the stanmer! for you to satisfy the jury that Kamona on August 1; and S. Kato Canton on the steamer Halphong. there are circumstances existing Road Central, was summoned in & Company, No. 16-17 Queen'a which justify the reduction of the respect of 344 cases of rayon yarn offence from murder to man- slaughter,
imported on the steamer Nagato Maru on August 1.
NO INTENT TO KILL
was not provoca-
Mr. Lo said he would suggest was nothing more than irresistible that accused did not go to the flat impulse-which that he lost control of himself. with any intention of killing but tlon.
The Assistant Attorney General
BRITISH STOCKS
BOOM
WAR LOAN AT NEW HIGH RECORD
London, Sept. 18. The outstanding features of the In one statement accused had London stock markets today was
said he would confine himself to said that in Chun had taken the appreciable galan registered by
answering the points raised by counsel for the defence.
The Crown had strongly chal- enged the evidence of the brother who had spoken of the marriage.
very quickly B
not only his wife but his furniture, British Government stocks as the He showed that he was willing result of strong investment sup- to accept compensation for the port, with War Loan 8 per cent. furniture--and for the wife. He closing at a new high record of wanted his $80 marriage money 100%British Wirclens. back, and yet he anys that when he became aware of the adultery he was overcome.
TWO TYPHOONS
The Manila Observatory, re- Despite the sympathy which porting at 9 a.m. to-day, states that was the jury would feel for any cogent the typhoon is situate in about witnessed by the excuse he made reason advanced by the defence, 129 Long., 24 Lat., moving N.W. when necested by the policeman they should in this case find him It also reports another typhoon shortly after the killing.
gulity of the murder with which east of Balintang Channel, moving
|N.N.W. or N.
The evidence of Yim Hei ns to the visits accused made to the flat self, if he lust control an was wan corroborated by accused him
suggested, he certainly regained control frst defendant, ploaded guilty to all three charges, and was fined $600 with the niter native of six months' hard labour on the first charge, $250 or two months on the second, and $100 or one month on the third, the sentences to run concurrently. His Worship also ordered the con fiscation of the spirits and ap- paratus.
If the jury agreed that the he was charged. union between accused and the woman was unlawful, he would feel justified in his cross-examina- tion of Pastor Lee Kau-yan.
his daughter was married to Yim Chun and produced a photograph of them together,
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(a) The Pipes of Pan (Monckton). 2. Saxophone Solos.
(b) Wake Up (M. Phillips).
(1) Loln-du-Bal (Gillet). (b) An Don Fruhling (Grieg), 3. Songs,
(a) Do you know my Garden
...(Haydn Wood).
(b) Spring the Fiddler
4. Saxophono Solos.
(Ceell Boumer).
(a) La Golondrina (Serradell), (b) Serenade (Drigo),
10-10.30 p.: Dance Basic. Tango Fox Trot--Cafe In Vienna. Fox Trot-Love thy Neighbour. Fox Trot-Over my Shoulder. Fox Trot When you've got a Little Springtime. Waltz-Unicas, Fox Trot I'm Lookin' Forward to Goin' Buck Home.
Fox Trot-Why do I Dream
those Dreams. Fox Trot-Goin' To Heaven.
on a Mule. Waltz-Don't say Good-Night. (The Last three Dance Tunes are from the First National Film "Won- der Bar commencing at the Alham- ora Theatre on Sat. 22nd Instant).
10.30 p.m.
Router Press Bulletins, Rugby Mid- day Press Nowa, Further Landon followed by New York Opening Que- Stock and Commodity Quotations,
10.40 p.m. Close Dawn.
tations,
WING ON BANK OPENED
LARGE GATHERING
AT RECEPTION
Excluding the brother's - evid- THE WANT OF BELIEF-18 A DEFECT The F. and O. luer Mantuais duo ence, there were only the state- WHICH OUGHT TO BE CONCEALED here from Shanghai at damai. ments of accused himself that he WHERE IT CANNOT HE OVERCOME ---
Friday. was married to Keung' Wai-lan Swift. and against this there was the
For stealing a radiator cap from evidence of the father who unid
Thero wore hundreds of leading Miss D. F. Alberte, of 6, Camieron lorry No. 968 at Water Street
·Chul-yau Road, was fined $3 by Mr. E. 1. September 14, Chan
was residents of the Colony at the this morning, pentencod to three Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magis months hard labour by Mr. Mac- reception hold to-day by the tracy this morning, for violating the fadyen at the Central Magistracy management of the newly-estab conditions of her wireless licence by Another man Cheung Wo, who was lished Wing On Bank, Ltd., on failing to notify the Postmaster charged with receiving stolen pro- General of a change of address. perty, was discharged as there was the occasion of a reception given
no evidence against him.
to mark its opening. Matilda Hospital, was charged before A heavy fine of $5,000 with the The now Bank, which has an Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Contral alternative of twelve month hard authorised capital of ten million Magistracy this morning, with the inhour, was imposed upon Trot Pak, theft of two sets of towel rails and 14-year-old unemployed, by Mr. E. I. dollars, has been founded by standards from the War Memorial Wynne-Jonce, at the Kowloon Magis- || woll-known and highly reputablo Nursing Home. Mr. I. R. Forsyth tracy this morning, for having in his business men of Hongkong, Shang- Benguet Cunsullikird $4.09 31.00 38.00 20000 rope, the entrance at night and was the complainant. An additional possession 44 taois of raw oplum hai and abroad, and to-day's·
charge of receiving was also preferred, Revenue Officer Brown sald defendant 0.1 6.17 0.18 7000 the arrangements for light, had Sergeant Harris asked for a remand, was arrested on a bus coming from opening was marked by many ex- to be explained. If he had merely saying that there had been a number Yuen Long, New Territories, and in pressions of hope for its success 0.14 0.12 0.14 1000 sought. ocular confirmation
af of thefts of rails, and stock was being his possession wore two cake boxos: 0.35. 2000 his suspicions he could have seen takon. Defendant was accordingly containing 17 tins of raw opium.: On The guests were received by 0.20 0,18 0.19 1050
through the window.
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