CHAPLIN TO PLEAD SELF DEFENCE IN WIMBLEDON KILLING
London, May 25.
Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C., who is defending Edward' Royal Chaplin, 35-year-old builder's foreman, charged with the murder of Percy Arthur Casserley, told the jury in Old Bailey to-day that he would call the defendant.
"Chaplin will say that during the fateful scene in the villa in Wimbledon, the first thing that happened was that the revolver went off, causing a wound in Casserley's neck before there was any bruising of the head," Mr. Birkett declared.
"It has been entirely through the prisoner's folly that he has found himself in the gravest jeopardy.
"Until April 30, when he acknowledged that he was present in the villa, Chaplin did more than tell lies. He prepared a pitiful strategem, making it look as if a burglary had been committed in the house.
"The fact that there was a struggle i Julls completely any theory that any premeditated murder
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pluer. | Chapin will relate from the witness || suund how Casserley drew n revolver
Government
from the bureau and, solely because! Defeated
of that es, he (Cltiplin) exercised t forcible pestrand '
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Casserley, a 50 yesu endel manuginst director of a cellery A killed by J almal in the head a fl villa in Lindisfarta Road, Wimbledon. on March 2
Chaplin, who resided at Abbotslam N Road. Morden, is on trial for murder The widow, Georgina May Cassertes. whu mother, has been changed with beats,
espectant
an accessingy. The two rhsen will be heart sepurately.
INTIMATE EVIDENCE
Evidence was given in lower sehari. proceedings regarding *'usser les aeintion between in wife suvel a teu planter on Home Braze from Ceylon
During the braction in an ainoa- phere of high dram was alleged
that
While Chaplin was working at builter's foreinan at the helist next door to the villa, he used sock tunel with Mrs. Casser dvy tuld Jaut
Mrs. Caverley
servant that she was taking a flat
for Choplin; mad
In Eire
Dublin, May 26. The Eme Government Wan defeated in the Dall this evening
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1938.
AUSTRALIA
JAPANESE HONGKONG
PURCHASES ATTEMPT
BRITISH
CRUISERS
Amphion And Apollo To Change Hands
London, May 25,
The Royal Australian Navy, which will lay down two new cruisers before 1940, is to be the further strengthened by
of two British acquisition cruisers,
An announcement to this effect was munde in the House of Commons to- day by Mr. A. Dulf Cooper, First
Lord of the Admiralty
SWATOW
LANDING
Fighting West Of Makung
Weiyeung, May 26. Scores of Japanese marines in gix or seven boats yesterday attempted to land at Makung, west of Sanmel, Swatow.
The Chinese Peace Preserva, tion Corps put up a stiff resis-
The Commonwealth Government is purchasing H.M.S. Apollo this year, and has contracted to purchase H.M.Stance. Amphion in 1939.
Fighting wns still in progress late last night-Central
As part of the arrangement. the News. Catted Kingdom Government will purchasas the Australian abreraft! carrier 1.M.A,S. Albatross---Renter; Special
WARSHIP SHELLS TSINGHAI Swatow, May 28. A Japanese warship Bred at Tsing- Bai, south of here, yesterday.
All the shells lauded on open fields, The warship causing little damage,
H.M.S. Amphion hat present the Bagship of the Commander-in-Chiet of the Africe Station, Vice Admiral Sir Francis Tottenham, She was re- rotumissioned at Portsmouth on June departed around about 6 p.m.
destroyers Japarmesa Two 15, 1936 for service in Africa. 7,000 tons mul 72,000 hp..
the sighted of the Baburn coast. cast of
evening. yesterday Chaoymak. Amon's armament consiris ut eight 6-ai, guns, four d-in. guns and anti [aperofi_pom-poms.
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Central News.
were
WARSHIPS OFF NINGPO
Ngo, May 28.
RESIDENT IN PLANE
DISASTER
Mr. J. R. Moffett Killed In Cleveland Crash
Cleveland, May 25.
One of the ten victims in the United Air liner crash to-day was Mr. J. R. Moffett, who is well known in Hongkong, Shang-
ni and Manila.
Far
brother, Dr.
Mr. Moffell, who was aged 30, was export manager of the Masonite Corporation and was formerly Eastern representative of the Cork Linoleum Company.
He was horn and educated in Shanghai, where his Alex Moffet, sill resides.
Mr. Moffett was married in long-
1932. kong in
His widow is in Chicago. It is revealed that they buth intended to visit Shanghal and Hongkong this summer,--United Prc3.
Mrs. Moffett was
ກ well-known
for
Bangitong girl, and lived here several years before her marriage. She was mentioned in local news- papers curly this month when it was reported that she Intended to adopt Mary Chernialzeva, a seven-year-old Russian girl refugee from Shanghat, who travelled tone to Chicago, and was cared for by Mr. and Mrs. Moffett
The United Ale lines plane crashed three miles from Cleveland Airport, within sight of the control tower. wooded The plane crashed into a gully and the bodies were mangled beyond recognition.
HM.S. Apollo, which is a skater ship to Amphilon, is on Amertera and, West Indfles station, and is at present; Two Japanese warships arrived at Jamaica in connection with the Tasing hattour, cast of here, yester- Kingston riots She is commanded day So far they have remained in-
M. by Caplain J (*. de Meric, and ¦ nelive by 52 votes to 51 on a motion! was commissioned for the first time 11 branted that about 30 Japon- roviding for Arbitration foria; Devonport on January 7, 1938. ese warships which were anchored
Was Apollo the Civil Service.
launched in 1834 and new group of islands off the Wen- Amphion in 1935.
how coast, left on the night of Mayquent reports inclinate, however, that
present.
Mr. de Valera was absent at: the time, attending his Uncle's funeral at Limerick.
How.
11 M.5. Albatross, which will join the Royal Navy, was built in Con- 1 Naval Dockyards, Sydney in 1926
was commissioned in 1928
*rt
!: stated that he may nek fg She is offelally described a
plane carrier and cost 11209,800 to a desolution of par kameet ever before doing it beloved, build, complete with armement and
She has accommod-dion | int he wall call for a trike of 100-
equipment
tiders after he returns on Tuesday for time scuplaties and will abide by the result of that
Reuter
HELD ON GRAVE CHARGE
Deserial : a professtond gomde. When Cusserley was of a nursing Leung Kwong, 36, was einged be- home in February Chaplin stayed fore Mr Q2. AA Macfadyen at the with Mrs Casserley at her house, į Kowloon Magistracy this moring spent with having curnal knowledge of a Allegations of week-ends
Mrs. Cusnerley and Ryear-old girl together
March 9 by
twre He was remanded for Chaplin were made by Lydia Scoti,
arul May zhe mali-ervarit.---Router Special.
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CAN
MEXICANS HOLD SOUTH AFRICAN
Mexico City, May 26, Federat troops arvested Andres Gomez Unga, a native of Hermansta South Africa
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ontv one enemy
vessel is Mill anchoring near Huang- two Island, just outside the Wenchow
Content News, barberut
WOMAN LEAPS FROM FERRY
Chon Sun, 19 of Queen's Road West, was admitted to the Queen May Hospital yesterday after she Ind attempted to commit suckle by Jumping into the harbour from the ferry Man Kwok.
She was rescued by Chan Wan, a ferry laurich stoman on board thr Man Tack
1 is being charged with
neroplanes į Wong Chal, 22, uf Johnston Road, ufacturing and selling and brimbs lo the rebels. -United was admitted to the same huspital Press.
saffering from poisoning.
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Two girls Hying nearby said they heard a terrible rour and saw the plane burning in mid-air. Subse
the machine did not catch fire, the giris mistakoong flashes of flame from the exhaust of a musalg engine na Gre.
Hundreds At Buckingham Reception
London, May 25,
The Altst "Presentation Party" of the season was held in Buckingham Paince this evening.
Over 1,200 guests, including 800 women, arrived for the Reception,
Most of the ladies were in ordinary evening dress, the men in full dress uniforms.
Instead of each lady making an Individual curtesy, the entire com- pany made In obeisance when their Majesties the King and Queen, accompanied by the Earl of Cromer, entered the room.
His Majesty was in the uniform of Chlef of the Royal Air Force. The Queen wore a beautiful gown of silver lame, set off by a magnificent Hara and necklace of rubles and diamonds.--Reuter.
Cabaret Queen
Wins Action
with
Dance Hall Fails To Got Damages
Judgment for defendant, costs, was given by Mr. Justice R E. Lindsell at the Summary Courl this morning in the action brought by the Emporium Ballroom against Hung Kook-lan, described
as IL
cabaret "queen", claiming SOGU quidated damages for alleged breach of contract.
Plaintiffs' case was that the parties signed a contract, dated March 14. whereby defendant was to work for then for one month at $100. The contract, however, was not fulfilled, defendant having gone to work for the Capitol Ballroom.
The defence was that there had never been such a contract and that the terms mentioned therein were not those agreed upon.
Mr. H. L. Kwan appeard for pluin- tiffs, and defendant was represented by Mr. M. A. da Silva,
Mary Chu, dancing partner, told the Court that she had been in the employ of the Emporium Ballroom until the end of February last. She was now working at the Capitol.
On the night of February 25, de- fendant, who was a very good friend of hers, visited her at the Emporium and asked her to go to the Hotel Ceell the following day for the pur- pose of discussing whether business In the ballroom in question good, as she had only just returned. from Singapore
Wha
She went to the Hotel as told, and after staying there for n while. Fung Siu-ting and Kwan Pakt-yim, manager and accountant respectively Fung of the Emporium, arrived." asked defentiant to rejoin the Em- porium and after some discussion it was agreed that she was to work for only one month at $150. Defen- dant olgned the contracts and under- took to start work on Saturday
week.
After sollellors for both partjes had addressed the Court, His Lord- ship gave judgment for defendant, saying: "Whatever may be the whole truth of the negotiations between the parties, 1 am entirely antisfied that one of the materlul terms of the agreement wan that defendant should re-enter the services of plain- tiffe ni some future dute to be mutu- ally agreed between them. 1 nm seo satisfied that the future date was never mutually agreed upon. For there reasons I find defendant was entitled to judgment."
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