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NO EVIDENCE FOR DEFENCE GIVEN IN MURDER TRIAL
(Continued from Puge 1)
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from loubl about that; there is no SATURDAY, the 25th June to
shadow of doubt.
{SATURDAY, the 2nd July, 1938,
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By order of the Bourd of
"The jury will remember that, although he knew of Dickinson's death, he gave one witness the imm-Directors, pression that he was surprised wheir
he learned the news from that witness. If that was not weting, I do!
jul kto what was "
"Why shutild he set" Why should
an innocent man net" Not only was
W. L. McKENZIE,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 14th June, 1938.
be surprised, but he is described by NEW
Murphy as having a kial of smile or
surer on his face
That is strange.
That gives you some insight into
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the aun's mind, and it shows a very SWAN, CULBERTSON &
clear streak of vanily
Continuing, Counsel said that he FRITZ LATEST REPORTS
called 42 witnesses and, with
hod
one exception. It fad not been sug
gested that they were in any way untruthful or dishumest, though there
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evidence.
Experts said that the minst signi- described as a Bar was Humphreys | Benet development thr recent and it was suggested that his evidence articity was the strength of rails. was an entire fabrication without Lending railroads show mure Invour- word af truth
jable reports, while ear-londings point
higher Pittsburgh steel serup registered its inted successive rise 1> nere active The advance caught the Street un- awares and brokerage houses, being under tuffed, were swamped with The Mineworkers' Federation
woth, however, the Street welcomed Executive cecently decided
tos Best protila since the early part raise £82.500 by special levy to of the yea supply Spanish elvillans with food and coal,
Miners' £82,000 For The textile market
Spain
Special provision is to be made for the care of the orphans of the Asturian mhiers who were killed In the heroic defence of Oviedo And Bilbao.
The Jevy will mean that every miner will hand over 28. 6d, from his pay packcí,
The fund has been made possible by three large districts — York- sbire, Durham and South Wales- undertaking to be responsible for
£50,000.
p
Hailroads have effecte
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 27th day of June, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Grown Land at Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof,
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the Ils- posal of the lot the Purchaser (If not the applicant) wii} be required to deposit with In authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This aum will be refund- ed on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF
Lot Na 284
2622
Cheung Sha Wan.
No of Sale
Regi, try No.
New Kowloon Inland
C.
THE LOT.
Bondary Measurements
N
As per sale plan
39.500
Contents 12
Annua
Upset Price
239$
R.
3123,751
FRIDAY,
TELLS OF MURDER ON PEAK
Servants Of Slain Woman Testify
JUNE 24, 1988.
Sitting still, and blinking in the dock, without saying a word. evel when asked whether he would lik to question the evidence given by witnesses for the prosecution, Lant Chun, 30, cook-boy, accused of the murder
of Mrs. Sybil Ruby Chal- linor, 42, heard further evidener ngairist him at the Central Magis. tracy yesterday afternoon when the case was resumed before Mr. H. R Butler's.
In the presence of Mr. 3. Whyatt, Crown Counsel, Inspector C. R. Rozenkwy undertook the prosecution. The accused was not legally repre sented.
The necused is charged with the murder of Mrs. Challinor at No. 499 The Penk, on May 5, when he was alleged to have entered her bedroom at 4 o'clock in the morning, armed with two knives, and to have stab- bed her to death in the presence of her husband,
Dr. L. D. Pringle, officer in charge
of the Victorin Mortuary, testined that he performed a post mortem on the dead body of Mrs. Challinor on May and found eight sinh wounds on the upper part of her body.
The wounds were caused by a sharp knife, Dr. Pringle said. The first wound, which was inflicted on the outer part of the left collar- bone, was sufficient to "Cause a fatal haemorrhage, owing to severance of the large subelavini blood vessel and laceration of the lung.
Continuing, the witness said that
f the other wounds, there was no single one severe enough to cause death, but together it was possible sufficient haemorr-
that there was
age to he fatal
ACCUSED'S INJURIES
Dr. G. #1 Thomas, of the Queen Mary Hospital, in evidence said that the accused was admitted to the Hospital at 6,16 a.m. on May 5. On Wilkins examining him, cula and bruises
were foundl on the scalp. forchend, the right cheek, chin, and on both hands and feet.
The left wrist and heel were frac- twed. The accused was discharged from the Hospital on June 10, but were then not com- pletely healed, concluded the wit-
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 27th day of June, 1938, at 3 p.m. at the Offices of the Public Works Department. by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at theang Sha Wan, in
the fractures the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 1 Ht from years, commencing July, 1898, with the option of renewal at n Crown Rent (o be Sxed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING. farther terin of 24 years less the last three days thereof,
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis posal of the lot the Purchaser
10
if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with 2012 authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the son of two hundred dollars, +$200) In cash. This sum will be refund- vil on payment of the Purchase
price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
T
No. of Sale,
Registry No.
Cheung Sha Wan
Locality
New Hawloon Inland
Lot Na 2523.
Boundary
Measurements
As per sale plant.
Upset Price
About
Contents in
15,000
sq. feet
$206
Annual
Rental
$18,750
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"ATHOS 11" No. 16 A/38 Bringing Corgo from Marseilles via ports etc., arrived Hongkong on Wednesday, 22nd June, 1938.
Ho Yee-wah, house coolie, a fel- low worker of the arcused, next entered the witness box, and stat- e that after the servants Challinor had received their notiers to quit, the accused told the witness that be was lucky to remain, but he (aceted) had to leave.
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ships, and photographs of the damage done.
The Stanhope wus attacked Afteen
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The two capinins answered various questions regarding the number of planes and the dates of the bomb- Inga.
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During the debate in the House of Commons on the bombing of British snips in Spanish waters, Mr. Winston Churchill declared that he believed it to be true that no other great naval Power would tolerate such treatment as had been meted out to Britain.
Italy "Japan,
Germany or the United States would not tolerate this treatment month after month," Mr. Churchill declared.
"Moreover, no force in the world would
dare offer such treatment to any of those countries.
That is £1
Reuter,
most grave fact."
Asking Explanation
London, June 23. The last two attacks on British shipping appear to us on the evidence so far at our disposal to clearly come attacks," declared the Prime Minis- under the category of deilberate
ter after Mr. Clement Attlee, Labour lender, had moved the ndjournment of the House.
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Mr. Chamberlain added that the British Government had requested; the Burgos muthorities to give explanation of the attacks which, "on the face of It, were entirely incon- sistent with the assurances and pro- fessions they made to us previously." "The Brillsh Government takes serious view of these last locks, and รองเ Instructed Sir Robert Hodgson, the British Agent at Burgos, to ask for an explanation without delay.
The British Agent has been directed to return to England as soon as he receives this explanation. In order that the British Government night consider, in consultation with him, the situation resulting from the terms of the reply from the Burgos authorities,"
No Change In Policy
Mr. Chamberlain asserted that the British Government did not intend to change the terms at the warning Issued to British ships, and was not going to change the policy anumanized with regard to Spain. "1 trust it is not of Mrs.
too late for General Franco to issue instructions lo prevent recurrence of these Incidents," Mr. Chamberlain saldi.
With regard to
Juture, the
the Prine Minster asked the House fo wait until the Government hud received the reply and had an oppor-
unity of considering it.
The witness went on to say that he went down to own about 2 p.m. on the fateful day. and returned four hours later. About 8p.m. the accused told the witness that he had done him an injustice. by telling people that he had leprosy.
He said that after sweeping the flour and lucking the doors he re-
turned to his quarters. The arrused again saw him there, and said that he still owed him about a dollar odd, and when He replied that the loun was repaid, the accused seemed to be sutisßed and left the room.
Sometime Inter. the witness left
for town, and returned to No. 199 The Peak about 4.15 am., and as
he passed the mala rond he could see the ght In his mistress' room at burning.
When Ho got to his quarters, he woke up
Huen On. the gardener. and told him about the light stit burning in the runt.
FOOTSTEPS HEARD
A few minutes later. sald Ho, he heard the swinging of the kitchen gate, and also approaching footsteps. le at once switched off the light. Then for a few moments the sound et footsteps seemed to be at the door of his room, and someone en- tered it.
Lively scenes occurred during the debate and three men who shouted interruptions trom the Strangers" Gallery were hustled out of the House by attendants-Reuter Special,
Legal, But Not Expedient Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, wound) up the debate,
He said it might be legal for British ship
ships to go into Spanish ports, but it was not expedient at the pre- sent time.
"We will prolect British ships on the high seas," Mr. Butler declared. Mr. Butler added that the Govern- ment proposed 10 continue to examine the suggestion that safely zones and free ports should be pro- vided, and Briinin was now engaged discussing with the Burgos authorities the subject of free ports. The Opposition motion for the ndjournment of the House was de- feated by 257 votes to Reuter.
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"Who is that," shouted Ho, but there was no reply, but the light was switched on, and Ho saw the accused standing at the door, with hammer his hand and the white jacket which he was wearing cover- ed with blood. He wore no trousers. "The accused then started to nt- tack me," the witness added, "and when I resisted with a quilt the accused turned to attack the garden- July er, who was in bed,
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whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing. All claims must be sent in to me on or before 2nd July, 1938, or they will not be recognized,
ed
Damaged Packages will be examÍN-
by the Company's Surveyor Messrs. Goddard and Douglas In the presence of the Consignees al 10.00 Omeer in attendance when any dutl- able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
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eral times near their mistress' room, but as no reply came from it, they started for the pollen station.
"When we were outside our room, said Ho, "I heard the accused shout out Robbery! robbers'
"On our way to the station met two Chinese police constables, and we told them of the happen
ings."
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Sales for the day:-0,350 tons.
Chiengo Wheat
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When two knives and a hammer were tendered to the witness, he identified them, stating that they be- longed to the kitchen of No. 499.
Before leaving the witness box,
September.1 77/773 he stated that
December Mrs. Challinor was not a good mistress.
Wednesday's Sotes:
Lam Hee, cook employed at No. 551 The Peak, stated that the ac- cused went to his quarters on May
75/751⁄2 704/705% 78/78%
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Chicago Corn 4 with two parcels and a rattan July
....... 57/2/57% basket, saying that he would leave September.. 5894/585 them with wliness for some time, as
he was going back to the country, Huen On, the gardener, corrobor- ated the evidence given by Ho Yee- wah.
December
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