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THE HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, MAY-21,-1986.
PRISON FIGHT SEQUEL
ACCUSED QUESTIONS INDIAN WARDER
MANSLAUGHTER
HEARING
The trial of Lau Fong for the manslaughter of Taol Tong, a fellow-: convict, at Lalchikok Prison, was continued before Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden at the Criminal Sessions this morning.
NARCOTICS TRACED TO JAPAN
ILLICIT TRADE TO EAST AND WEST
CHINA BUYING EXTENSIVELY
DODGERS
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PENNANT HOLDERS BUNGLE OFTEN
YOUNG HITS TWO HOMERS
Geneva, May 20.
New York, May 20. Aceticanhydride in quantity Brooklyn Dodgers bent last year's League champions, the Chicago Cuba, sufficient to manufacture the World's legitimate requirements unmercifully to-day, smothering them with thirteen hits out of which they of heroin from thirty to sixty-manufactured eleven runs. The Cubs fold, was imported Into China were decidedly off colour. They hit The accured was alleged to have during 1935, according to in-six times and scored two runs, and entert the death of the deceased by formation laid before the Opium the season's worst fielding record.
they committed five errors, equally stabbing him on the right knee Committee of the League of Na- during a fight on February 19. The tions by the United States re-
.
wound became Infected and the de- ceased died on April 3 from poison-presentative to-day. Ing and taxemis. On the night be- fore the incident, the deceased was alleged to have endeavoured to commit an indecent assault on the
accused.
Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor, appeared for the prosecu- tion, and the accused, who was not legally represented, pleaded self- defence.
1935 totalled 31,000 kilos, of which Imports of this chemical during 20,700 came from Japan,
This total did not Include amounts of the chemical entering China clan- destinely.
The American representative, Mr. Puller, added that manufacture of the chemical had begun in Shanghai in The following jury was empanelled: 1936, by plant with a potential out- -Messrs. H. H. Pethick (Foremun), put of 250,000 kilos, a year. The le- C. W. L. Spradbery, G. L. Fenton,gitimate commercial demand in China M.C.M. Wong Sul-ki, Pong King-cheong, Lo for aceticanhydride was almost non-
existent, he added. Kwan-wai, and R. J. K. Walker.
Continuing his evidence from the previous hearing. Assistant Worder Ghulam Nabl, who was in charge of The report of the Seizures sub- the ward in which the fight took Committee was published to-day. It place, said accused was not noiding says that representatives of the the knife immediately before the United States and Canada have furn- nitack. He picked it up from the ished conclusive evidence of an or ground. On being struck the e-ganised traffic in illlelt drugs to both censed fell off the plank on which these countries from Japan. he was sitting.
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Cross-examining the witness, the accused said: Had I been the aggres sur and struck the deceased first, why didn't you stop me or shout at me instead of ringing the alarm belly
Witness: It is my duty that, if anything happened among the prisoners, to ring the alarm first.
ACCUSED'S ALLEGATIONS
ORGANISED TRAFFIC
The sub-Contmittee ré-noted the fact
that the Japanese authorities were unable to discover how drugs legiti mately manufactured in Japan got into the illicit traffic.
The Committee was struck again by the inadequacy
wary of sentences pass- ed by the Japanese courts on convict- belled Japanese tramckers In narcotic drugs and repeated its earlier appeal to the Japanese Government to pro-
But that is different. If I had in- tended to Btrike the deceased would have had time to kill him by the time you had finished ringing the bell.. In fact, you never saw the in- cident at all and only heard it from the other prisoners?--I have grudge against either you or the de- ecased and I am telling what actually happened.
no
You may have no grudge against me. but you
are making these allegations because you are afraid you would get in trouble with your superior officers if you said you didn't know how it happened?-No.
In reply to further questions, wit- ness said that the deceased was sit- ting on a plank with his back towards the accused. The accused picked up
knife and hit the
the deceased on the right knee from behind.
that he could Accused asserted not have struck the deceased on the right side because there were two other prisoners who were sitting very close.
In answer to His Lordship, wit-
The New York Glants and St. Louis Cardinals met in a slugging contest, out of which New York emerged triumphant, by grace of Ott's home run and a lot of luck.
The Giants got twelve battera to first base and Utt's drive scored men nhead of him. St. Louis hitting four- teen safeties, could only squeeze seven runs out of them. The Cards com- mitted three costly errors, and on theso New York thrived.
Moore and J, Martin hit homers for the
Cards.
Pittsburgh Pirates, assisted by two home runs from the bat of Young, scared nine on nine hits and smothered the Phillies attempts to even up the count. Philadelphia scored three on eight and bungled three times in the field. Whitney hit the Phillies homer.
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The Cincinnati Reds scored ten runs against Boston's eight, poling ifteen hits to their opponents' eleven. The winners had three errors.
SENATORS HIT BACK Washington hit back at the op- position between it and a pennant chance when it scuttled around for an extra run to bent the Cleveland Indians in an American League fix- ture. Washington won seven to aix, In spite of four errors marked ยา against the club. The Indians had three.
Washington hit twelve to Cleve-
ten.
vide legislation for really deterrent (100 Cain, pitched a no-run game for i
sentences,
The Committee's 'report adds that supplies of heroin entering China ap-. pear to come chiefly from Dairen Reuter.
Better Trade Balance
BRIGHT SIDE OF SANCTIONS
Rome, May 20. proved the estimates for the year,
The Council of Deputies has
ap-
tho
presented by the Finance Minister.
The Minister stated that although sanctions had reduced exports con siderably counter-sanctions by country had reduced imports to greater extent, thus giving the coun
a better trade balance. try a
The deflelt for 1935-54
Wan
the Chicago White Sox against Philadelphia. Chicago scored four times on twelve hits, and in spite of two errors and even hits on the other side,
kept the Athletics away from the plate.
St. Louis won its second consect tive game against Boston, and in spite of a homer by Foxx. Boston got eight runs out of nine hits, which is good, though one of them was a but St. Louis got twelve runs homer, out of nine hits, which is amazing.
· Detroit nosed out the Now York Yankees, four to three, oach side acoring on alx hits, including me runs by Dimaggio And Owen for the Yankeea and Tigers respectively. -Reuter.
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ness said that as far as he could seeted at £28,000,000, which was GOVERNMENT STILL
it was an entirely unprovoked attack on the part of the accused. If there were disordera among the prisoners under his charge and if he failed to stop them, he would be censured by his superior officers.
When he saw the accused holding! a knife and running to the deceased. he shouted to him to stop.
Principal Warder H. Merriman, on being recalled, said that he did not hear the ringing of the alarm bell On the morning in question, because he was not within hearing. The case la proceeding.
Dr. Colbert Questioned
ADMITS VISITS TO SCHOOL TEACHER
Tientsin, May 20.
At the continuation of the trial of Dr. John William Colbert, American physician, who is elarged with attempting to poison his wife, the accused was closely questioned to-day. Dr. Colbert admitted that he had made frequent visits to the hotel room of Allas. Grace Thomas, a teacher in the American school here, but always in a a professional capacity and never alone on a social occasion.
Mrs. Cappelen, the mother of Mrs. Mr. H. E. Woodall and Mrs. Colbert, Donnelly, friends of Dr. and Mrs. Colbert, testified to the appearance and treatment of Mra. Colbert, cor cused in these matters--Router.
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Addis Ababa, May 20. The British Red Cross unit left here to-day and was seen off at the station by the whole British colony. It had been asked to leave by tho Italinn authorities-Router.
EMPIRE DAY
estimate.
than the previous year's
The Minister did not give any expenditurs for estimates for war next year. Reuter's Bulletin Service.
DEFENDS THOMAS
CRUELLY HURT BY GOSSIP
London, May 20. Mr. J. W. Morris, K.C., appearing for Mr. J. II. Thomas, Secretary of State for the Colonies,, to-day ad- dressed! the Tribunal which is investigating the leakage of Budget secrets.
Counsel said he was not defending Mr. Thomas against any charges, but he was socking to discover if any leakage occurred, as Mr. Thomas' name was involve
involved, Mr. Morris stated that Mṛ. Thumas freely given had voluntarily and evidence and had on oath declared that he never at any time divulged any Budget secrets.
Counsel concluded by asking the Court to declare that Mr. Thomas' name was cleared of any implications in the affair.
"It is a cruel thing that Mr. Thomas' namo, has been mentioned as a result of idle gossip," Mr. Morris declated. Henter's Bulletin Service,
PUBLIC DUTY
London, May 20.
EXISTS
London, May 20. The Emperor of Ethiopia and the Ethiopian authorities still remaining In Ethiopia wero the subject of Parliamentary answers by the Foreign Secretary this afternoon.
Mr. Edon sald he understood cer» tain Ethiopian authorities with whom the British Consul at Gore was in touch, were engaged in the task of maintaining order in that
part of Western Abyssinia which was still unoccupied by the Italian
forces. Regarding the Emperor, Mr. Eden stated that there was restriction on his liberty of movement.
The stipulation Was thac whitu Hig Maioty was in territory under Bri- control he should not engage in the furtherance of hostilities. pressure, either direct or indirect, would be applied to prevent his coming to the United Kingdom if ho so desired.-British Wireless,
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ADMIRALTY PLAN DISCLOSED
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London, May 20. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty stated in the Housu of Commons at question time that it was not proposed to invoke the escalator clause of the 1030 Navul At the closing session of the Bud-Treaty in respect of the Hawkins get Tribunal, Mr. Mandenberg, R. said Lloyds paid all claims. The amount involved was quite negligible, having regard to the underwriters. Lloyds were actuated
Bolely
□ sense of public duty in reporting the affair. before December
The Tribunal hopes to present its report to Parliament at the beginning of next week.-Reuter.
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London, May 20.
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Replying, to a question, regarding
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The Foreign Secretary, asked in presentatives of Great Britain and The public is reminded that Mon-the House of Commons wint obliga-the Soviet Embassy in London for day, May 26, the day, following tions had been incurred to defend the conclusion of a bilateral agree Empire Day, is a public holiday and the independence and integrity of ment to associate the Soviet Union that all educational establishments, Austria, replied: "I would refer the in the execution of the recent London were opened at the public ofees and Government depart honourable member to the Covenant Naval Treaty ments will not be open for ordinary
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