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"What Every Woman Knows"
DIES IN RIVER.
CENTRAL FIGURE IN THE MALLET MURDER CASE
London, June 5.
....
- Her husband nead-killed by
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EYEWITNESSES TELL OF THE YOUNG CHINEŠE GIRL SUES
FATAL QUARREL
STUDENT-HUSBAND
RESIGNATION TO THE KING ON FRIDAY
London. June 5. Further evidence was given at the
Allegations that she had been
An audience has been arranged continued hearing, before Mr. Mac-compelled to leave the house by her Indyen at the Central Magistracy husband and his mother, were made at Buckingham Palace on Friday yesterday afternoon, of the case in by a Chinese woman, Pang Ting-ha, morning at which Mr. Ramsay which Chau Chung allax Chau Chung-18, when she gave evidence before MacDonald will submit his yu, aged 23, in charged with the mur Mr. Thomson at the Kowloon Magis- signation to the King der of Chui Wai-hing. aged 20, tracy yesterday, against her husband, grounds that his health requires a 21-year-old that he should shoulder less waitress of the Kong So Restaurant. Chan Ting-kwong. who was stabbed outside 38 Upper student, whom she sued for mainten- Lavear Row on the morning of Abril
BU.
Mr. J. A. Eraser, Assistant At- torney General, in conducting the case for the Crown
ance,
Mr. Leo D'Almada, Sr., appeared behalf of the complainant, while Mr. F. I. Zimmern appeared for the
on
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April of Ap
at her husband's house with him
the
defence,
ed
Jewellery. On the shortly after 2 and his mother.
30 she stopped work
Father Ill
the!
It is expected that the personnel. They were quite happy for a time, which will be essentially of the same p... and after having a meal at but she claimed that her mother-in restaurant she left in the company law began to treat her badly. This political complexion as al present of another waitress Tse Nul. He
shoing. It is thought that it will identified the body at the Mortunry happened from time to time, and com- will be announced the same even-
plainant Blood it as long as next morning as thuit of Chai Wal-Pin Finally when she could stand include Mr. Kameny MacDonald posl To Nui, aged 16, said she worked it no longer, she complained to her 18 Lord Frivy Seal or Lord Pre-
now held by Mr. Baldwin. at the Kong So Re dauraut, and knew husband, who instead of sympathis-sident of the Council, the
the anniver- decensed. After work that night, shing with her scolded her.
This morning on left together with Chui Wal-hing.
sarz of his acceptance of They walked along Ladder Street and while she turned to Lower Löscnr
Eventually on December 14 when Row, the deceased continued un to complainant wanted to go to see her Premiership, in 1929, Mr. Mac- Upper Lascar Row.
father who was ill, her husband and Donald presided at No. 10 Down- La Hang said he had known
last regalar e-mother-in-law objected. Her father ning Street over the what is ex- eused for shout two years, le first wrote n letter to complainant, and pected to be the mist him af
at 18 Aberdeen Street ie this was shown to her by her hus-meeting of the present Cabinet.- 1933, when that dwelling was used band who banged it on the table say United Press. as a sly brothel. Accused had lived in, "This is for you. If you go to with him for eight or ten days be your mother, you fore the stabbing. ile saw the ac-back." ensed leave his house at 8.30 p.m. en the night of April 20, dressed is a mother-in-law several days inter, and brown jacket, white
white shoes,
need not cume
"Che WA: again scolded by her
Six Years as Premier
London, June 5.
It is understood that Mr. Mac- trousers and the following day she was told to Donald will be received by the leuve the house hy her husband. Sub-King on Friday and will intimate sequently she made a report to the his desire to be relieved of his Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, and Premiership.
Saw A Quarrel
Li Mau, a fuki employed in a shop
013
the result, of one of the interviews
there she went to the Fo Leung Kuk.
In the course of her evidence cam-
Mr.
the
The close and intimate co
It is six years to-day, since, for at 44 Upper Lasear Row, next gave
Within a month after the girl had the second time, he became Prime evidence. He stated that he was been told to ge, defendant married a Minister and he has held that post! turning kamu ma ittle after 2 am.
concubine. Afterwards defendant told without interruption ever since,
hin solicitor that on April 30), and was proceeding along Tank Lane when he came upon two complainant through persons, man and a giri, midway he was willing to have her back. is widely expected that along the lane between Upper and again, but complainant refused to MacDonald will remain in Lower Lascar Row. They appeared go back unless he agreed to live Government but with a post which to be quarrelling, so he stopped to apart from his concubine and mother. will rellove him of much of the
while.
It was also stated by the prosecu-physical strain which is involved listen for n
He heard the man ask the girl for попеу
to redeem tion that complainant is an expectant in the Premiership. something, to which the girl replied, mother. "You pawned the thing. It is nothing to do with me.
I have no money." plainant stated that on the night operation between him and Mr.
and left then continued before she was told to leave the house Baldwin, which has been such a He then
she was not feeling well and wanted notable feature during the last six home.
About 15 minutes after he had un-to go to bed, but her mother-in-law years would thus be maintained, dressed, be heard the sound of police scolded her saying. "Nobody has gone whistles, so he got up and opened the to bed yet; and you want to go to door to see what it was. He sawahed now." Her husband then joined girl and a man lying on the ground, in and said, "You get out; we don't and he recognized them as the two want such people." he had heard quarrelling previously. He could only recognize accused by his clothes.
The following morning the amah The next witness was Ho Cheuk-yield the table for breakfast and when employee of a shop at 38 Upper Lascar everybody had seated themselves, de Row. He stated that he was lying fendant's mother said to witness,
Told to Leave
Mr. MacDonald, who resided over this morning's usual weekly meeting of the cabinet intends to
Whitsuntide spend Lossiemouth, Scotland.-British Wireless.
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at
Lloyd George's New Deal
London. June 5.. Mr. Lloyd George has detailed on a camp bed near the door of the you go away," and at the same his proposids for National Develop house on the ground floor. He heard time banged the table. Witness' hus-ment as means of dealing with the a conversation between two persons band then told the amnk to open the unemployment problem in a series a special com- door and let witness go. Defendant outside the house, and
the mittee of the Cabinet, and ed
the
voices
the
push
tenth of these meetings, which is also believed to be the last of the series, will be held to-morrow.
more
after
sounded like that of a man and then turned to witness and threaten of meetings with woman. The man asked the woman that if she did not go, he would for $5 and she said "I have no money.
her out. You have pawned all my things, even
Cross-examined by Mr. Zimmern my old linen, and you had better give witness denied that she was in the
It is understood that Mr. Lloyd COMMONS QUESTION ON
me back the pawn tickets first."
habit of returning to her mother's house at 9 am. after her husband George yesterday dealt at length CENSORSHIP FEES
A Knife Mentioned
went to school and returning about with his suggestions for a had ID 7 o'clock at night. She also dealed comprehensive scheme of railway She repeated that she London, June 5. Replying to Mr. A. C. Moreing money, and then said, "If you produce that these outings were so regular electrification, and that fo-marrow would be that her husband's family did not ex- - he will conclude by outlining the Mr. Anthony a knife, do you think I
Police the hands of her lover, George) (C), (Preston).
The committee will make a re- Hearing was adjourned until 2.30 financial aspect of his plans. 1ison Eden, Lord Privy Seal, said that afraid? I would go to the
Station and talk the matter over we pect her home at night for dinner, Porey. Stoner, who is in
port for the consideration of the awalling the hangman's noose he had no offeini Information you." Shortly after he heard shoutspan. on Wednesday next.
sonian's voice, and of "Save life" in
whole Cabinet, whose views will Mrs. Alma Racoonbury, central cerning the Chinese proposal to
he got up and looked through
n district watchman then came on the be made known some time figure in the recent sensational institute income tax.
walked case,
Mr. Morcing then drew the shutter in the door. A woman was
Whitsuntide-British Wireless. "Mallet Murder"
attention to River Government's
the lying in the gutter in a crouching scene.
The district watchman, Li Po, said down to the banks of the
attitude and with her hands covering high censorship fees, rendering
the Stour last night.
whistle, The Police then came and heard whistles blown. He saw Late this morning her body was the import of films unprofitable, her face. She was blowing a police he proceeded to the scene when
re-asked him to
switch on the street two injured persons, and also identi at particularly at Canton. Je
fied the knife produced in court as the found floating in the river
light. Christchurch, a few miles from herquested that representations
Bourne-this matter be made to the Chinese
Evidence was also given by Mak one found on accused. There
BOLIVIA ACCEPTS TERMS home in Manor Road,
Government.
Kwok-hung, who lived in 33 Upper blood on the knife, and much blous about. He later handed the knife to
-OF TRUCE mouth.
Lancar Row. He enld he turning home about 2.15 a.m. an April Inspector Elston.
Formal evidence was given by
Buenos Aires, June 6. committing Lau Fook, a Chinese constable, who
the It is reliably reported that 30, when he saw a man, whom he recognized as accused, suicide, outside house No. 38. The snid be reported the affair to
knife in his left hand and Central Police Station, and by Lance Bolivia has accepted the security man held stabbed himself once. He then turk Sergeant. Mak Sui-ps, who said he guarantees demanded by Paraguay, ed the knife in nis girdle, and fell proceeded to the scene after receiving who requested that they should be to the ground. Witness ran forward the report in company with a Euro of a character that would make pean sergeant, and took the accused
the renowal of hostilitles im- to support him, and dragged him to
He also kaw to hospital. the side of the lane.
Hearing was then adjourned to 2.30 possible once the truce had started.
-United Press. another injured person, a woman, in the gutter. A man who said he was this afternoon.
on
Mr. Eden replied that he un- Mrs. Rattenbury was charged
murder of derstood that the recent proposal with Stoner with the Francis Rattenbury, her husband, to increase the censorship fees at Mr. who was brutally killed on March Canton had been abandoned.
Eden added that the present scale 26 with a mallet.
Stoner, who is 19 years of age, of censorship fees did not appear was Rattenbury's chauffeur. Mrs. to him to call for representations. Rattenbury was his mistress.
Mra. Rattenbury confessed to the murder. but Stoner vehemently
-Renter.
denied that she had committed the woman's handbag referring to crime, admitting that he had hit Stoner.
A medical examination of the Rallenbury over the head with tho!
body disclosed six wounds in the mallet.
Stoner was found guilty and left breast. sentenced to death with a strong Mrs.
Inquest on Friday recommendation for merey,
London, June 6. Kattenbury was acquitted.
0:1 Mrs. comments Scathing
The mystery of how Mrs. Rat- Rattenbury was made by the judge tenbury came to be in the neigh- during his summing up of the trial bourhood of the backwater where she was drowned has not yet been Referring to her he said:
"You cannot possibly have any solved, but it is understood that feelings except disgust for lier, but her companion Miss Riggs, who beware that you do not convict her identified the body at the mor- she is an tuary, had not seen Mrs. Ratten- of this crime because
bury since she left London. She adulteress."-Reuter.
knows nothing about her move- ments locally, and no weapon was discovered with which the wounds could have been inflicted, but a sheath of a dagger was found in a handbag by the police searching
the
Five Wounds
found in The body was River Avon in a lonely shot two miles north of Christchurch.
A cowman said that he saw a woman sitting on the river bank the pool.
It is understood
with a knife in her hand. "She pet mortem
that the revealed that Mrs.
slipped into the river and I tried Rattenbury died from wounds in to grab her foot but she slipped the chest, several of which pene- through my hand.
trated the heart.
"I cannot swim so I held out my Letters contained in the hand-
cont and shouted to her to grasp
it but she threw back her head, bag are believed to be sensational and she went further out. I saw and will probably be read at the blood coming up from the water,inquest on Friday-Reuter.
and, as I was unable to do any
thing I rushed off to get help."
Stoner's Execution
The execution of George Stoner The Identity of the body was has been provisionally fixed for established by letters found in the June 18.-Reuter.
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