MURDER TRIAL ENDS
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Chief Justice's Strong OWNERS AND MEN IN
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ACCORD
London, Jan. 22. A satisfactory conclusion was "It is asdeplorable commentary on the social sense of the inhabi-renched to-day to the discussions, tants of the Colony that a' riotousing railway companies and the between representatives of the lend- murder like this should be possible Railwaymen's Unions upon the re in one of the main streets of the organisation of the existing Colony at an hour when the street machinery of conciliation and was crowded, without a mass of evidence being brought home to the proper porson without the shadow of a doubt," remarked the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. Mac- Gregor, the Wanchal murder case.
negotiation.
were
apanimously Proposals agreed upon which will be re- commended to both sides for adop-
tion.
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The agreement concerns 400,000 Accused was Li Shing, allan Lt railway workers, deals with all Wing-wa, who was charged with questions arising out of the condi- killing, with others, a man named tons of service, Lam Ming, alias Lam Chung-wing,mutual Interest to the staff and aged about 35, on October 28 last. management the actual services.—
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The case came to a conclusion yesterday afternoon when tho jury, after a short adjournment, returned a verdict of "Not Guilty" | on the charges of murder.
Mr. Macnamara, in his address.
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atated that on the previous day EMPIRE DISCUSSION IN
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and
his Lordship had ruled against him on the point as to whether the statement made at the Police
London, Jan. 22, Station was admisalblo or not. He had tried to show that it was
A meeting took place at the obtained by force. If the jury be-Dominions Office to-day between lieved that statement absolutely. United Kingdom Ministers and it would show that the accused representatives of the Govern- was guilty of having nome pari ments of the Dominiona In the murder. Tho accused In
Southern Rhodesia. the witness box had shown, how- A preliminary discusalón look ever, that there were reasons why place regarding ment imports into ho might very well have been mis- the United Kingdom for the period understood by Police officers, who succeeding March 31, when the were zealous and rightly zealous period of the existing scheme for to get at the facts of the occur-regulating imports of meat, which rence.
has been accepted by all the Accused did not any that he Dominions, will come to an end.
British Wireless,
was never there.. He did not say that the statement produced by the Police was an invention, ar that the whole case was, to use an American term, a frame-up. Ilo admitted that
Home parta of the atatement were true; what he submitted was that certains parts had been garbled and distorted. and did not represent what he intended to any to the Police when they questioned him.
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It is hoped to obtain a greater It was fairly safe to say that interest in the Show, and in hor
generally the people implicated in the mur- der had left the Colony within 2 younger generation, and towards hours of the occurrence. In the this end it has been decided to admit schoolchildren the small case of the accused, he stayed becharge of twenty cents each. It hind for 12 or 13 days. If he was is expected that local schools will gullty of the have been either a man of iron
ron take advantage of this opportunity nerve or an absolute fool to have to enable scholars to view the walked around-the-streets-of the beautiful_and_intergating exhibits Colony when he was liable to be which are always a feature of the arrested at any time. H
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After Mr. Fraser had address.
ed the jury his Lordship review-
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The public is reminded that the the defence, and Informed the Great Carter opens his sensor at the jury that in law it was not neces-King's Theatre at 9.30 p.m. to-night, sary for a man to strike the death when he will present a whole array blow to be guilty of a charge of (of most battling numbers. The sea- murder. If he set out, together two matinees, and box plans are now sou will extend to seven nights and with others, with the intent of open at the King's Theatre. There felonious homicide, he was no will be matinees on Saturday art equally guilty of murder as the Sunday at 6 p.m. one who struck the actual death blow.
The jury adjourned for a fow 'minutes, and returned with a ver-
diet of "Not Guilty."
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Near Shatin, when driving her car May
07%
074-97% It is announced that the annual from Kawloon to Talpo, yesterday
July
88%,
884-88 Dinner Dance of the Hongkong Auto) Infternoon, Mrs. G. Joseph, of 49 Stubbs Road, knocked down a Chinese
September. 87
86%-80% mobile Association will take place at: Accused was, accordingly dis-child witch had get into her way.
Monday's sales:-19,502,000 bushels the Peninsula Hotel on Friday, March charged.
Chicago Cora The victim suffered slight injuries.
1. Booking will open at the Hong May
887% 80 -8644 kong. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel on July
82
81%-81 February 11. Sopter.ber 781 774-77%
Total sales-0,652,000 bushels
Winnipeg Wheat,
The graduation ceremony of the In- 82% 824-82% titute of Commerce will be held next 81%-814 Sunday, January 27, in the King's Theatro, commencing at 9 a.m. The 141 %-142 Hen, Mr. S. W. Tao is to distribute 1.41-1414 the prizes and certificates. 1.42-14244
AN ENGAGEMENT.
MR. JAMES MAXTON TO MARRY SECRETARY
London, Jan. 22.
It was announced to-day that Mr. James Maxton, M.P., will marry his secretary, Miss Madeleine Glasfer, a London girl and Bache-
sity)--Reuter.
Tickets for the Chopin recital tor be given by Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith on February 13 are now on sale at May the Helena May Instituto.
July
March
Quarantine restrictions have been May imposed by Hongkong against arrivals | July ...! from Keelung on account of small-
pox.
Captain Kennedy has reported the lor of Selence (London Univer-loss of a dinghy from its anchorage
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RADIO BROADCAST
Concert by the Hongkong Chinese Choral Society
FOUR STUDIO ITEMS From ZBW on a wavelength of 365 metres (845 kilucycica):
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 6-6.15 p.m. Children's Stuuto Con- cert.
7 p.m. Stock and Commodity, Que- tallons.
7.05-7.30 p.m. Orchestral. Hungarian lihapsody No. 2 (Linzt). Afternoon of a Faun (Debunny), L'Apprent) Sorcier (The Sorcerer's
Apprentice) (Dukas).
7.36-8 p.m. Variety. Organ Solos-Broadway Thru'n
Keyhole.
Toranco Casey,
Band-Happy, I'm Happy
("Caravan").
Vocal Duet Looking for a Little
bit of Blue.
Layton and Johnstone. Fox Trot-Who minde Little boy Blue, Fox Trot-There was an old Woman. Piano Duets Footlight Parndo
Selection.
Plano Donts-The Way to Love
Selection.
Carroll Gibbons and John W. Green, Song Why Wasn't 1 told. SongWrap yourself in Cotton
Wool.
Bobby How. (Comedian).
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
8,03-8.30 3.11. From the Studio Hongkong Chinese Choral Spelety.
Conductor Mr. J. Anderson Miller, LR.AZ
Ballet. Now is the Month of maying, Thomas Morley, English Folk Song. Early one
morning orr. Thomas Dunhill. Solo, Shepherd, thy demeanour vary,
Thomas Brown.
Mrs. J. Anderson Miller.
(Old English). Part Song. Orpheus with his lute
Edward German. Solo, Have you seen but a whyto
lille grow. Mrs. J. Anderson Millar. arr. Dolmetsch,
(Old English). Elizabethan Part Song.
Come again! Sweet love doth now Javite, John Dowland,
Join the Madrigal. Come let
roundelay. Wm. Beale. Folk Song. Solo. Oh No, John
(Mrs. J. Anderson Miller).
(arr. Cecil Sharp), North Country Folk Song.
Bobby Shaftoe.
arr. W. G. Whittaker, 8.30-9 p.m. Light Orchestral Music. Overturo to the Opera "Dle diebincho
Elster" (Rossini). Master Melodics.
(a) The Pledge; (b) Malds of Tulla; (e) Mooncoin-Irish Reels; (d) Kinnegad Slashers; (0) Teknock Jiz: () The Unknown-Irish Jigs, Lehariana (Belger).
9-9.20 p.m. From the Studio. Conrado, de la Cruz-Vlolin. Nura Kanis-Accompanist. 1. Sonata in G No. it
(a) Lento Doloroso,
....Grieg.
(1) Allegretto' Tranquillo. -fej---Allegro Animato.--
2. Hebrew Melody,,Joseph Achron. 3. Allegretto. Bocherini-Kreisler. 9.20-9.30 p.m. Ballet Music from "Faust" (Gounod) played by the B.D.C. Wireless Military Bond,
0.30 p.m.
Press Bulletins, Stock Quotations.
9.35-10.05 p.m.
From the Studio. Doreen Ma-Planu. Margaret King, Audrey Steel-Songs.
Programme.
1. I only have eyes, for you,
Margaret King.
2. All I do in dream of you.
Audrey Steel,
J. Piano Sole..... Doreen Ma.
4. Once in a Lifetime. Little man
you've had a busy day.
5. Piano Solo
Margaret King.
... Doreen Ma. 6. P. SI Love you
Mias Otis Regrets, Andrey Steel. 10.05-10.15 p.m. The Virtuoso String Quartet,
10,30 p.m. Press Bulletins, Stock Quotations.
10.15-11.15 p.m. From the Studio. Dance Music by "Empress of Japan Orchestra directed by Frank Harwood..
11.16 p.m. Close Down
(Continued on Page 6.)
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