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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY
ARSON TRIAL OPENS
AT SESSIONS
"[Continued from Page 1)
the action of the Fire Brigadó in| pouring water on hot stones
CURIOUS FEATURE
waa
That was all the damage caused by the fire, but there was a curious feature, namely, the blackening of the under part of the vorandah. It
severely blackened. Two experienced Fire Brigade officorn would be called to aay that the fire started at No. 104 and that there was little wind blowing at the time, and that neither of them could quite ac- count for all this blackening. Neither of the officers could ac- count for the blackening which they anw by the mere presence of wood machines and cotton fabrics on the ground floor of the pre- mises. Both would say that they would expect the blackening to have boon caused by oil, camphor, or some other spirits or some other such inflammable materials. But there was no evidence to show that there was oli or any thing similar the premises. There was, however, evidence that a certain quantity of spirit had been used to start the fire and that it was poured on cotton waste.
on
man
The premises in question and another house, No. 108, were in sured for $11,000 and the who insured them was Tang Kam Kwong, the managing partner of the Sam Man Towel Knitting Factory which carried on business at No. 101. Another curions fact was that this man and his family had left the Colony since May 18, four days before the fire.
to the
PARTNER IN FIRM
Herr Hitler, whose anti-Jewlek policies are arousing criticism in
the United States.
two men: "Why are you fokis afraid?. It doesn't concern you. If you are afraid, you had better walk out and do not come back until this are is over. When it is over we give you $80 to $100."
The reason why this offor wan made, continued Mr. Fraser, was that if the two fokis were to re- main on the premises It would prove exceedingly inconvenient for the second accused to commit
arson,
SUITABLE TIME
1935
HUGE SUM FOR NEW NAVY.
"Continued from Page 1.)
following numbers of vessels be ing commissioned:
Capital ships
12
Cruisers ..
Destroyers
Submarines
21
Aircraft Carriers
Router.
INCREDIBLE
Washington, July 28, Naval experts here are reluctant to bolleve the Daily Herald's story of British naval expansion plans, stating it to be their belief that such development would involve the world in a building race in which Japan would play an initial part-Reuter.
EYES ON AMERICA
Nippon Dempo reports that the Foreign Office's continued allence on the Ethiopia situation has re- sulted in a dwindling, interest among newspaper
commenters
who are again concentrating on naval disarmament, and especially the resumed American oditorials indicating pessimism regarding the success of the Naval Confer ence of this year.
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Reports that the United States AT is contemplating fortifying the THE
Aleutian Islands and other Islands In the Pacific and characterised na propaganda designed to threaten Japan into changing her policy, one paper declares, Japan has long known the United States will take steps to abolish the restric tions regarding Pacific fortifien- believing persons [tions, hence
such threats will affect Japan are greatly mistaken.
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The same evening, after going to the oplum divan with the second accused, the two fokis did not return to, the premises until a good deal later. Sometime about 5 a.m. the second accused came to the premises and spoke to Ho Tim, the supervisor: "If you are afraid; go out and don't come Wide publlelty has been given back. Nine o'clock would be ato a despatch from the Helan The day of the fire was between suitable time to go out."
Maru. representing that May 23 and 21. The second ne-
Ho Tim and the two other Matsudaira, who is on board, is cused was a partner in the firm.
repart advocating: fokls He was the only remaining part-
went to a restaurant and preparing to
оп eye
Ameries," ner in the business known did not go back to the premises. "Keep your
employees. He- lived It seemed, however, that the first because of various American ex- next door to the knitting accused who regularly. slept in pansion plans in the Pacific.
The Foreign Office discounts a factory and it was his frequent the premises was the only other
that Mr. custom to visit the premisen. He foki to remain there When the report indicating formerly held a position in the three fokis eventually returned Matsudalra is likely to reveal the
the premises they factory as assistant manager, but to
found slightest portion of his report be- on fire. The Firefore reaching Japan. Mr Mat- latterly he took no part in the the place business. In any case, he beca- Brigade immediately sum-sudaira is arriving on Friday. It outbreak was is. understood he will immediately sionally acted on behalf of the firm moned and because about three years ago he put
three-quarters report to Mr. K. Hirota. A con- applied to the landlord of the of an hour later. The police ference will be held later, both premises for a reduction of rent, were also on the scene and one Mr. Hirota and Admiral Osumi and he acted sometime ago on be officer found the first accused on attending.-United Press. half of the company with regard the other side of the street look- to the transfer of certain sharea, ing at the fire. He was taken to The case for the Crown was that the police station and the second the second accused was a partner accused was arrested later in his in the business and had taken a own house at No. 102. certain amount of interest in the affairs. The first accused
was employed as a cook in the factory, and he was also a nephew of the second defendant.
was
the
out Kome
None of the three fokis said anything about the cause of the fire when first interrogated by the police. Certain circumstances were investigated, as a result of which a warrant was taken out for the detention of the three fokis as unwilling witnessca.
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JEW-BAITING
NEW POGROM FEARED IN GERMANY
Berlin, July 28,
A fresh anti-Jewish drive on a large scale reema imminent.
Although anti-Jewish, anti-
and Orders by Mr. D. Burlingham, In- Communist
anti-student spector General of Police, state:
Indian Company StrengthConstable R244 Walli Mohamed Khan has been taken on the
BOGUS TEMPLE
COLLECTOR
GETS
TWO MONTHS IN GAOL
Leung Yun-tam, 27, unemployed, drives have continued intermit-Was sentenced to two months' hard As to the business itself, it used
labour when he pleaded guilty tently for many months, it is to be much more prosperous
against the Jews that the main before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, than It WEA just before the'
Nazi venom là directed. Are. It used to occupy
four
Last week a ban was imposed to two charges of obtaining money houses instead of one houso
strength of the Indian Company, as by the Rolch authorities on the by false pretences.
Defendant was charged with and employed 60 instead of
Constable R268 Phelwan Khan has Paper Der Sturner, organ of the about from six to 12 employees Mr, (i. C. Mons, Deputy Superin-from 22nd July, 1935. It fell on bad times two years ago tendent of the Fire Brigade, said been permitted to resign from the anti-Semitic leader, Julius Stral having obtained twenty cents from with the result that three of the his experience in fires dated back Indian Company, as from 20th, June, cher. But the ban was removed Cheung Sik-kung, manager of the after 24 hours and last night, InKi Yuen medicine shop, Sat Kung four houses had to close down, to 1912. He arrived at the scene 1985,
1st. Ald Classos.~~~All members an anti-Jewish speech at Munich Road, and ten cents from Chu sh eating leaving only No. 104. That was of the fire four minutes after the taking this Course will report at the that lasted four hours, Streicher Yuen-keo, master of
20 and 26, ty the last straw because in February call-at 2.10 a.m. There Was Pelice Headquarters Gymnasium on indicated that he expected Chan-house, on July last year the Singapore business, little wind blowing at the time Tuesday, and Thursday, July 60th. cellor Hitler to appoint him Na-Pretending that he was authorised to collect money on behalf of the which had to a certain extent beon and it took about three-quarters and August 1st. at 18.30 hours for tional Anti-Semitic leader.
Tin Hau. Temple, responsible for the prosperity, feli of an hour to subdue the outbreak. instruction.
He added that when the ap off owing to the rate of exchange,
Inspector Eills stated that defen- Training Course—Part II~All re- He noticed the blackening under There were cuts in wages and the the verandah but it was difficult to crufts of the Indian Company will pointment was made... past. Jew:dant was seen by a district watch- attend 3, Cliff, Road, Kowloon on firm was three months in arrears say whether it could have been Thursday, August 1st. at 17.30 hours in rent. In short, the company
for instruction. was in difficulties. The company used wooden machinery and thers were at one time some 50 or 60 machines in the premises,
caused by the materials in the pre- mises. In his opinion, the blacken- ing was more than he could have expected from the materials in the premises. If that was the case, Two or three nights before the the blackening might have been outbreak, only three of the em-caused by a late call for the Fire ployees regularly slept on the floor. Brigade or by something added to The supervisor, Ho Tim, Hved not make the fire burn more florcely, far away, at 88 Fuk Wing Street, such as petrol, oil, camphor or and the three men who lived in spirits. the promises were Chiu Wai-nam, Li Ho and the first accused.
SPIRITS IN WASTE
Emergency Unit Reserve Motor Patrol A Motor Patrol will be carried out by members of the Emergency Unit Reserve on Friday, August 2nd. All members will parade outside Queen's Pier at 17.20 hours sharp. Dress Optional.
L. KING,
D.
D. S. P. (R)
FAIR WEATHER
balting would be mild compared man and had in his possession some to what would be forthcoming.
"The time must come," he said, books and receipts. He was asked "when every German girl having for his chop from the Secretariat anything to do with a Jow will for Chinese Affairs, but could not was arrested, be publicly pilloried: United produce it, so he
Defendant was working at the Press.
temple several months ago but had since been dismissed, because his work had been unsatisfactory,
morals?
+
Jew-Baiting Creed
Berlin, July 18. The following violent manifesto printed by the Judenkenner, Nazi stated that he had only collected Defendant pleaded guilty and official anti-Semitic journal, has money from the two complainants. been posted up in various fac-The other entries in the books were Cross-examined by Mr. Mac-
tories and offices in Berlin: 2 flctitious. They had been made to "Gorman National comrade, do make people think that he had namara, witness admitted that the
you know that the Jow, blackening could have been caused
already collected some money, by a late call. The side of the
A weak unti-cyclone covers the
Sullies your.. sistor; sullics In the middle of the night, Chiu neighbouring house was slightly Pacific to the south-east of Japan,
your fancce; murders your to issue,a licence to the German Wai-nam woke up and found a charred and the contents were A depression is moving oastward
fanceo: murders your parents; | Association, and charge him with light burning and the second no damaged by water, but not by fire. over Manchuria. A shallow depres
steals your property; mocks supporting. Jews against Germany cused walking to and fro. Later,
your Mr. H. T. Brooks, Superintendentsion remains over the Gulf of Tong-
honour; scorns your for political reasons. the second accused left the pre- of the Fire Brigade, deposed to king. At 0a.m. the typhoon, which
The official News Bureau has Destroys your mises and, as soon as he had gone having visited the scene of the fire has deepened considerably, was
church; rots charged Mayor La Guardia with Chiu Wai-nam smelt methulated May 27, three days after the out- situated about 160 miles to the east
your culture; infects your race? violetan of the 1923 German- spirits. He woke up the other break. He had had over 29 years of Formosa, moving W.N.W.
Lies to you; cheats you; robe | Amerleen friendship treaty. man named Li Ho and together of experience in fire matters. He Local forecast:-Westerly winds,
you; calls you "cattle"7
United Press. they found that the small came found that the fire started in the moderate; fair.
That Jewish.
anterica's Anger front a small quantity of cotton
Doctors slowly murder you;
New York. July 28, waste which was soaked with centre of the ground floor. He
lawyers never help you get jus- New York papers have been spirits and placed in some other came to this conclusion because the
was equally Sentence of twelve months hard tice; food stores sell you rot-quick to condemn the demonstra- inflammable materials near the wall on either side
ten goods??
tion against, the German liner machines. These two then went damaged. The blackening on the labour was imposed by Mr. Macfad- yon In the Central Magistracy: this
"Do you know that the Jew Bremen. visor. He Tim, and told him of the caused by heavy smoke, and he morning on Lee Yin, 28, unemployed, must do the above things accord- The New York Times describes to the residence of the super under part of the verandah was
on charges of stealing seven pieces afing to his Talmud, since they are it as "acandalous," and the New incident. Together they returned thought, that old or spirits had been clothing, sir tas of cigarettes, three for him acts pleasing in the sight Forks Tribune as "dlegraceful"
of condensed m and 20% to the premises, and at 2 a.m. the number of tins lying on the floor, packets of
Both, declare that there was 'no cigarettes, from 810 second accused arrived. Hespoko
Penal servitude and “confisca=| excitas," "even-conceding," in: the oll. Considering the materials banishment. Detective-Sergeant Τ effect: "Don't say anything; you mentioned in the premises, he Cashman related that defendant ad- Germans who have intimate re- "that those who took part in this have no cause to be afraid."
The second, accused then went would not expect so much blacken-mited entering the premises at 2.30 lations with non-Aryans, and, for unseemly mob action, were moved a.m. The door, at the rear of the pre-second offances, the death penalty, by the outrages that have happen- misas - was bolted but the bolt could The offspring, may not become‡ed in Nasi Gormany " the morning. Tho. latter also Cheng Tze-pang, of 4 Connaught he worked loose from the outside. German citizens-Reuter.
The police are preparing to take slept In the premfaes the Road West, an agent for the Ameri- | Dafendant had been employed there
American Warned banished on
extraordinary measures before the following night, which was the can Asiatic, Underwriters, stated for a year. He was
Berlin, July 28. sailing of the Deutschland on night before the fire.
that there was in existence in re- March 23, 1835, for ten years.“
Commenting on the New York Wednesday, the Europa on August On May 29, sometime about gard to the premises occupied by
disturbances, Berlin, newspapers 2 and the Rex on August 3, 2 noon, the second accused came to the Sam Man Towel Factory at 104
Four trams were held up for near- this morning warned America that 5.The authorities have already the premises and he invited the Fuk Wah Street, a valid Insurance by an hour on Saturday while a truck diplomatic repertuselons would received reports, that a demon-i three men to go out with him on May 28, the day of the fire.
which got
stration of protest against Italy's driver of the truck, to have tea. The supervisor, Ho The policy was against fire only, extricated, then the diner was follow auch incidents sis
"The newspapers... give... pro policy in Ethiopia has been plan- Tim, did not go, but the other covering goods, furniture and fit. You Mul, was fined $3 by Mr.minence to the refusal of Mr. Leed for the departure of the Res two went the second accused tings. It was taken out by Tang fadyen in the Central Magistracy one, ayor of New York City, Reuter
the vehicle with- took them to an opium divan Tat Kwong on June 1 last year and morning for driving to where they stayed about half an, expired on June 6 this year. The gut fleence in
Central near the Junction, afli Queen
beds and 25
Pubil hour. There, the second accused premises were insured for $11,000. Victoria Street Acting Sub-Inspec: FRANKLIN, at, 1 and 8, Wyndham, Street: In was alleged to have said to the The case is proceeding.
tor Smith prosecuted.
Hongkong
involved in the fire. There were a
on of God?”
to the three man words to thin but he could not find any traces of rundham Street, and returning from tion of property are demanded for words of the New York Times,
away, but Ho Tim remained tiling.