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The
FINAL EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1881
. No, 14876
三拜禮 號二廿月四英港香”
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1936. 日二初月三閏
CIVIL SERVANTS'
MURDER
MYSTERY
SOLVED
YOUTH CONFESSES TITTERTON CRIME
POLICE WORKED
COMMISSION
SUGGESTED
Mr. M. K. LO WANTS
ON SLIM CLUE PERMANENT CUTS
(Special To "Telegraph"}
Now York, Apr. 21. Police Commissioner Lewis Valentine to-day announced the arrest of John Florenza, 24, upholsterer's helper, as the mur- derer of pretty Mrs. Nancy Titterton. The crime had baffled police for nearly two weeks. piece of string murderer's undoing.
A
was
the
"On April 9 I called at the Titter- ton home and accured a love seat," Fall Florenza to the police, after be had blurted out a confession to the murder. "It was to be repaired by my employer.
"The next morning I visited the house agala and gained entrance and immediately set upon Mrs. Titterton. I gagged her, bound her and assault. ed her, and put her in the bath-tub. Thon I cut her bonds and took them away." He did not know he had left a bit of string behind him.
"Then I went to work and repaired the love seat."
In the afternoon, the Police Com missioner stated, Ploreaza, with his pmployer, returned to the Titterton rome. They were delivering the love seat. Fiorenza's employer found the body of the murdered woman and Plorenza telephoned the police.
ONLY ONE CLUE
There was only one elue, and that aslim one. It was a piece of string.
SIR HENRY POLLOCK'S. REFORM · SUGGESTIONS
Speaking on behalf of the Unofficials on the Bill to make provision for a levy on Government servants salaries, at this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Council, the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock.suggested the ap pointment of a small Commission to enquire into certain specified points.
The matters. suggested for consideration of the Commission were a reduction in salaries for certain. posts on new appointments being made; substitution of. dollar-paid employees for sterling-paid men in certain departments; revision of rent allowance privileges and an increase in the percentage of salary chargeable in
SALARIES
Mr. Nopilla (Chamberlaột, 200 Budget, ipodüced-“ yesterday, closed afsurplus of 'nently £5,000 against an detinated, murplus"of;
Ca spillion,
COBTAINED MONEY BY TRICKERY
BUT DIDN'T FOOL PWD OFFICER
SINGLE COPY 10 DENTS
$35.00 PER ANNUM
PROBE
ENEGUS RALLIES
HIS FIGHTERS
Dove
DARING NIGHT RAID ON ITALIAN BASE
on't experiment- continue to ride on DUNLOP
the
Performance
tyre
URGED
SPARTAN FISCAL POLICY
BUDGET ACCEPTED
RESIGNEDLY
CHAMBERLAIN
CAUTIOUS.
London, Apr. 22. The Budget is generally re-
BADOGLIO REPORTS NEW ceived by the press as un-
MILITARY SUCCESSES
(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")
Addis Ababa, Apr. 21.
The Emperor is massing a strong force of Ethiopians in the mountains to the west and south-west of Dessiye, according to the latest report, and the presence of this army is regarded as a serious threat to the Italian forces at Dessiye.
An Ethiopian patrol crept down from the mountains during the night and killed the sentries guarding the gerodrome at Dessiye, afterwards destroying seventeen
aircraft, according to an unconfirmed report.
To-day the threatened invasion of the capital had
expectedly elaborate and severe, but is accepted with a Spartan resignation and approval of the orthodox decision to meet the whole increase in expenditure from revenue.
Commentators record that the pro- posals got a gloomy reception in the House of Commons where it was ap- parent that many Conservatives hop- ed Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, would raise a defence loan earlier than is
now
Frojectal.
Others think the Chancellor would fave been wiser to suspend tho pinking fund payments rather than increase taxation when industry is recevering, but the majority of papers agree it is best to bring home to the country the real implications of the ity for raising the in- 400 neces/me.. come tax is questioned both by the Daily Telegraph and Financial Times The latter says there is some tendency in the City to think Mr. side of
defence
respect of housing accommodation; an investigation MAN OF MANY Failed to materialise and the inhabitants have begun to Chamberlain, ered on the chat Nor
into acting, leave-pay, conveyance and other allow- ances; and the inauguration of a system of medical, attendance on Government servants by private practitioners,
·
The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, in holding that a temporary Police Investigators paid special levy was no solution of the salary question, urged there should be a permanent reduction of a small
attention to it, nevertheless. They found it under the body in the bath. ob. It was later discovered that it was dropped unnoticed by Fiorenzn
NAMES
rickle back to the city.-Reuter Special..
Unfounded Claim
An English-sícaking funemployed,“ man, giving is named Hajer Karin
Addis Ababa, Apr. 21. Ismail, afia? Ah Man, alias Rawad The Government to-day posted Baines, aliae Francis Arthur, aged notices in the capital stating the pleaded guilty before Mr Balfour report that Italian forces were only
at the Central Magistracy, this morphe day's march from the city wan thating to altcmpting to obtain 315" from anfounded. It requests the people to
Mr. W. G. Filz Gibbon, of the Public, remain calm. per-wading that his wife, had died and are still in commute the Italians Works Department by falsely pre- The notice adds that the authorities
the wns in bed of $65 for funor number of town which
that he
claim have fallen to their troupa, in-
Declines
To Disclose
Ship's Fines
centage, say five per cent., on all salaries above the expective-Sergeant F. E. Russell cluding Jijiga, Harrar and Daggaħbur, SMUGGLING FROM
when he cut the bonds which tied suggested minimum under the levy scheme.
the woman's hands. He thought be had carried away all the twine.
Detectives traced the piece of string through, manufacturers and found it was of the sort used by up- holstering shops. Fiorenza was put under surveillance and within a few duys was arrested.
His confession was not kong delayed.-United Preus,
U.S. Tax Bill Introduced
.
to be seen. The N.Y.K. Ship's
Strange
Passengers
BOUND FOR DALLAS EXHIBITION
WILD FOLK OF SUMATRA
The exodus from the city' con- titued early to-day and soldiers and police were almost the only persona all close:i. shops are
the Bank of Ethiopin where
The only activity is a run on
crowds
of natives are withdrawing their money and sewing it into canvas bags for hiding-Reuter Bulletin Service.
H.K. TO CANTON
Britain stands higher in the world's estimation by choosing stringent taxation in preference to borrowing.
The Liberal and Labour press is apprehensive that worse years are ahead, portended by the precedent of this year's Budget-Reuter.
WEATHER SPOILS BASEBALL
NEW YORK TEAMS BOTH WIN
:
· BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION
Presiding út the annual Italian Victory Claim
general meeting of the Hong-
BY EXACTLY Mpgadiscio, Apr. 21. kong, Canton and Macno Steam- The first Libyan column is reported boat. Co., Ltd., at noon to-day,,
SAME SCORE to have reached Sngag, 44 miles north of Bircut, cutting off the right the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo made
Now York, Apr. 21. wing of the Ethioplan defenders from reference to the continued smug.
The Big Leagues' baseball pro- gling of goods into Canton, a granime was affected by weather to- to have beca repulsed with heavy upon by Captain W. E. Kirby.
Ethiopian counter-attacks are said subject which was also touched day. In the National League the Chiengo Cubs were to have entertain- ed the Pittsburgh Pirates, but tho Captain Kirby enquired the total game was washed out by a deluge. and Ethiopian force, originally comprising amount of fines tevied on the Com-Likewise, the Cincinnati Reds and
bush, killed or 20,000 men, is either dispersed in the pony during the year in respect of St. Louis Cardinals were to have mat, wounded. Reuter such smuggling, but the Chairman but had to cancel their engagement Special.
said it would be unwise to publish on account of a downpour.
could the figures, though shareholders
Cold weather kept the St. Louis obtain these from the Secretary. Browns from engaging the Detroit
Addressing the shareholders, the Tigers. Chairman
Sassa Banoh.
losacs,
It is estimatcel that half the
stated that on April 18 the defendant The Hon. Sir Henry Pollack saldpresented a letter to Mr Fitz Gibbon Your Exerileney:-1 concur
in the to the effect that his wife had died terms of this Bill, which has become that morning and he was in need of necessary owing to an unfortunate $50 to
funeral expenses cover
He series of events which have culmin-stated he had a deposit with a cer- ated in an unbalanced Budget for thin firm, but that was not so and 30. It should be borne, in mind the manager depied the signature on hat, in many commercial firms, letter accused had. At the foot heavy cuts in salaries; and in many of the letter it was stated that that enses termination of employment altogether, have been the order of the defendant various sums of money morning five gentlemen had given the day during the past five finan-and to verify this Mr. Fitz Gibbon cially difficult years.
telephoned two of them and found In addition to the measures of that it was not true. The police Egy which were suggested at were sent for, but the defendant had the last meeting of this Council, the managed to leave the building before Unofficial Members suggest for Your their arrival Excellency's consideration that The following night he was arrest further substantial economies migated by Indian P. C. B620 in Quee's be effected:
Itond Central (1) By reducing the salaries of The defendant had approached an some posts in the Service upon new other well-known gentleman liner Katori Mary appointments 10, arrives here from England on Fri-made, and by reducing the number of atory he gave to Mr. Fitz Gibbon. those posts being obtained $15 by giving the same day morning with a strange passen-officers and of sterling-paid clerks in The defendant: I ask for leniency ger list.
some Departments, and try substitut-as this is my first offence. I was Mr. Robert L. Doughton, chairman with three baby elephants, two about raid meeing the rent-allowance money and divido it with him.
Fridaying dollar employees She left Singapore lust
for sterling-taught this by a Portuguese, named of the Ways and Means Committee four feet and one about Ave feet
employees.
Castilho, who told me to get the introduced the Tax Bill Into the
(2)
Rome, Apr. 21. House of Representatives to-day. Ithigh, three boxes of monkeys, six privileges of Government Servants Det, Sergt. Russell: The defendant Marshal Pietro Badoglio has tele- Directors' report and nudited state- York Glants and lost the declalon by sald: Gentlemen-The The Philadelphia Phillies met New
velt's recommendations and generali and one orangoutang. The lizards are tage of salary chargeable in respect organisations and to the Hongkong Ethioplan warriors northward along with your permission, take them as; is based upon President F. D. Roose-boxes of snakes, one case of lizards and also by increasing the percen is also known to the general charities graphed that triumphant Italian ment of accounts, having been in one run. The score was seven to mix.
troops are believed to include a specimen of of housing accommodation, in cases Henovolent Society and has received
pursuing the defeated your hands for some time, I will. Moore and Mancuso both hit homers. conforms to the earlier indications Deli
Buch dragon so where that between $700.000,00 and $800, the giant Salamunder
accommodation is various sums of money from these the caravan rontes to the vital Harrar read. The Directors regret that the and Philadelphia teams, also engaged, Oddly enough, the other New York 000,000 will be raised by reformed rarely caught and so industriously provided.
people by giving false stories, rames and Lord Muyne during his (3) By corporation taxes, levies on corporate Bought by
a thorough investigation and addresses. I have been instruct-
result of the working for the year had precisely the samo scoro. Tho victory of General Graziani's ended 31st December, 1035, again Yankees beat the Athletics assiste inte net incomes graduated according to cruises in the Indies.
acting leave-pay, conveyance ed to ask your Worship to take a troops The animals will be disembarked and other allowances made to Govern-serious view of this caso both as a the Ogaden country is having
in the Glang Gobo region the percentage held in reserve.
shows an adverse balance. The net by Dickey's home run. The Yanks The Bill also imposes the following the Asama Maru for America. They
in Hongkong to await the saliing of ment Servants.
lesson to the defendant and to the greatest consequence.
the loss for the year is $187,017.02 which got thirteen hits and the Athletics
together with the debit balance of loven. taxes on foreign individuals and cor-will be housed in
others who дге
going to these
"The enemy is fleeing along the $310,485.00 brought forward from the eocieties for assistance, and are un a large godown porations:
caravan routes, and our troops are In 1934 account, brings the total, to awned by the Hongkong and Kow- 1. A ten per cent, tax on income loan Cortown Company and will be medical
(4) By Inaugurating a syslum of] deserving cases. There is
lot of pursuit.
$497,502.98 at debit of the Profit & attendance on Government this going on. recolved by non-resident allens from eared for during their stay here, and Servants by private practitioners,
Motorised units on Monday reached Loss Account, The Directors recent sources within the United States;
Defendant was sentenced to six points 100 kilometres from their mend that this amount be carried for during their voyaging, by Mr. D." W.
(Continued on Page 5)
weeks' hard labour.
ward to a new account.
FOREIGN INTERESTS NOT FORGOTTEN
Washington, April 21.
The N.V.K.
2. A afteen per cent. tax on earn- Calleghan. The animals are destined ings of foreign corporations with for the Dallas (Texas) Exhibition branches in the United States whose which is to be held later this year. revenue comes from within the The animals were captured in United States;
Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula 3. A fifteen per cent. tox on by Mr.. Calleghan and after trans- foreign banks and insurance comference to Singapore they were pantes, the same as that paid by shipped aboard the N... liner, The American companies,
animals are housed on deck where The Bill was formulated by the special provision has been made for House Committee, but its clauses are them in the way of boxes and stalls. regarded as in no way final. It is: The consignment is a very valu freely predicted that the Senate will able one, the baby elephants alone undertake extensive rewriting of the being worth nearly 3,000 gold dotlars Bill to sorten the effect of new taxes, each in America." --Reuter.
CUSTODY FIGHT
KERR BILL PASSES
MEDICAL ATTENDANCE
DEMANDS PLEDGE TO PROTECT MANDATES
Triumphant Advance
bases.
Brens.
of
"On the northern front the sub- mission of leaders and notable persons continues."
RIVER TRADE
ton Senators eight to one, the game Boston Red Sox beat the Washing- being called in the seventh inning on account of the wel ground. MoNair's home run was one of the nine hits the Sox registered.
The Cleveland-Chicago game in the American League schedule had to be postponed on account of the cold.
Darkness ended Boston's encounter the river with Brooklyn in the National League.
When addressing you' last year the No mention is made of the flying Chairman commented upon the un- column which was expected to be satisfactory position of sent to occupy Addis United Press,
Ordered Home
Ababa,
The Hague, April 21,
trade, and I am sorry to say that con- Each had six runs, scored on 12 and ditions have shown no sign of im-116 hits respectively.-Router. provement. The general trading conditions were such as to render in- inevitable the disappointing result of
DIES OF OLD AILMENT
BAFFLING STOMACH
DISEASE.
Replying on the motion for adjournment of the House of It is learned that the Dutch Red that but for the rigid economy main- the year's working, and I may say Commons, a Conservative member, Mr. Alfred R. Wise, to-day Cress headquarters has decided to tained, I would have had to report demanded a pledge that the Government would not consider instruct the Dutch ambulance unit even worse results during the period
now in Addis Ababa to proceed to under review, recession where any of the mandated territories were concerned, Djibouti, and to take the first avall
The position as regards freight con- Mr. J. H. Thontas, the Colonial, Britain would not consider handing oble boat for home-Reuter's Bulletin Secretary, replied that the recent over any mandates unless the whale
tinued to be a source of keen anxiety Service.
1o your Directors. That the trading Washington, Apr. 21.
statements of himself and Mr. Neville question, as far as Einpire mandates
conditions obtaining on the river ure The Senato has passed the Kerr Exchequer, on this subject applied to
Chamberlain, the Chancellor of tho were concerned, was also,roviowed.
chiefly responsible for the loss in
San Mateo, Apr. 21. Bill authorising the tobacco-growing Crown Colonies as well as mandated mandates
There was also the question pr
revenue in this respect is shown by Dr. Walter Chidester, head of the Los Angeles, Apr. 21. states to enter into compacts for the territories. Britain possessed no ad. Belgium.
affecting France and
the fact that the Canton Freight Pool Mills Memorial Hospital, dled to-day The custody petition, brought by the control of production, anal the mea-vantages and privileges over other
Washington, Apr. 21. Agreement was in operation during from a baffling abdominal allment Moreover, the inhabitants of the of Freddie Bartholomew sure now goes back to the liouse of
Admiral William Stamiley, acting 1935, and that there was no serious contracted in the Philippine Islands against his aunt and guardian, was to Representatives for minor amend-transfer of mandates over ároso
countries, and, if
question of mandated territories themselves would Secretary of the Navy, cartled to the freight competition. have been heard to-day but has been monts, one, of which prohibits price would not be for England alone, for change in their status was under immediate authorisation of construc- the returns were more satisfactory,
it have to be consulted before any White Ilouse to-day a request for tho
during the insurrection, where he was Au regards the passenger traffic, cited for bravery while under fire, petponed until tomorrow--United fixing and creation of monopolies Australia, New Zealand and Prose.
He had continued his medical prac South taken, for their interests back to be tion of two Reuter Special
capital warships and the outlook is hopeful. The tice despite his serious illness, Afelea also Had mandates.
considered-Beuters"
United Press,
(Continued on Page 6).
United Press.
mother
the
WANTS WARSHIPS.