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CHINA ARMS CASE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH January 31, 1939.
DRAMATIC ENDING TO LONG TRIAL
Corrigan Gets Long Term In Prison
Abortive Siam „Plot
EX-KING'S ATTACK ON PREMIER
CAIRO, Jan. 30.
EX-KING PRAJADHIPOK of
Sium, on whose bohalf, it was alleged in a broadenst from: |Bangkok_to-day, an attempt had
Britain And China
POSITIVE ACTION BY COMMONS
China Sympathisers Seek More Aid
LONDON, Jan. 30.
debato on
THERE WAS # dramatic been made to usurp the Govern
culmination to the trial of ment and to restore the former Parliamentary
ALTHOUGH TO-MORROW'S Dennis Michael Corrigan, monarch to the throne, was foreign affairs is likely to centro Frederick Willing, and James informed by "Router" of the chiefly on Europe, members of Herbert Willing, all charged anti-Government plot.
the House of Commons interest- with conspiracy, to defraud a He said that it was the first he had Mr. Theodoro Laffitte of $7,250 accustomed to hear reports of plots exert themselves actively in the heard about it, and added: "I amed in China are expected to by means of a bogus arms deal, against the present regime almost coming session. at Old Bailey yesterday, when every fortnight, the jury, after retiring for 100: minutes, falled to agree on a verdict.
A "Rauter despatch from London says that the Recorder exhorted them to try and reach a decision, as a re- | trink meant hardship and expenso for everybody.
The jury retired for a second time, but still failed to come to a decision. For a third time they were sent back to deliberate, and finally they found the twa Willings not guilty on all counts, and they were discharged. CUILTY OF CONSPIRACY
Corrigan they found guilty of con- spiracy only, and he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment,
These verdicts ended one of the most remarkable cuses heard in a London court for many years.
Mentioned freely in the proceedings
a Culnese
referred to named Shu, by time
"RUSH IN BALLET"
was a
at
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lead.
በ። "mystery
that Corrigan,
"The present news, therefore, does
Action is likely to be sought with a not astonish me, but alnce I am not view to strengthening the Govern- In touch with present politics, I am ment's hands by taking more positive unable to offer an opinion.
action in the Far East, both by assist- ance to China, and in the defence of British interests in China,
"I can say, ho
however, that the reason for the periodic attempts at rebellion is because the present regime does not allow the formation The Increasingly grave situation of of political partles through which Eritish interests has frequently been mony neWR- public can air their grievances. given prominence in PREMIER REAL RÜLER papera during recent weeks, "The Premler, who is backed by the army, is the real ruler of Slam."
Dr. Chang Peng-chun has been Asked if he would be willing to invited to address the China .Com- re-assume kingship, Prajadhipok re-mittee of the House of Commons on February 7. Since his arrival in plied: "I have not yet been
London, Dr. Chang has been very |approaches."--Reuter.
active both in public speaking and in giving private interviews,
RAID ON ROOF TOP
Stockings and Socks
Thief's Loot
TALKS TO MINISTERS
Already he has had a lengthy con-
Inversation with Sir Robert Vansittart
and Sir Alexander Cadogan, und to- day he sees Viscount Halifax. Dur- ing the next few days he will see Sir Mrs. L. Donit, of 43C Peking Road,and the Institute of International Kingsley Wood, Sir Thomas Inskip, torcher with the Willings, negotiater was complainant in a case before Mr. with Shu for a shipment of arms and E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magis- Affairs. United Artists with Ralph Richardson - Edna Best - Edmund Gwennanununition to China. However, the tracy yesterday, when Lam Chiu- To-night he goes to Oxford to alleged shipment was found at sing 25, unemployed, and Leung Siu-address the Oxford Pesce Council of Marseilles to comprise stones and bung 20, unemployed, appeared on the China Society,
To-morrow he charges of the larceny and receiving speaks to, the London China Society of seven pairs of ladies' stockings and
in the afternoon, and will address six pairs of men's cocks from the mass meeting in the evening al roof of 43C Peking Road on Friday Friends House
Hend- (Quaker afternoon.
quarters) where and Mrs. Haldane will also speak.
Miss Freda Utley
Dr. Chang's audiences pay warm bute to the interesting and inform- his studled moderation enhances the ing character of his addresses, and good effect of his speeches-Reuter.
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Second defendant, on the charge of receiving, was discharged, as there was no evidence against him.
It was alleged that Lam was seen to go up the stairway lending to the roof by complainant's muh, who fol- lowed him. He took the stockings and sucks and ran away, The amnh WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.
chased him, and raised an alarm, and he was later arrested in com- THE UTILITY companies lost pany of second defendunt. Each was the Tennessee Valley Authority wearing a pair of complainant's hus- case in the Supreme Court to- stolen goods was $13, and only five band's socks. The total value of the day, when the Court refused to pairs were recovered. The rest were enjoin the generation and sale of dumped in a side-channel in Conton electricity of the Tennessee Road.
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Pneumonia Claims Old Resident
Mrs. Cecilia Couper, en old and re- spected member of the Portuguese community in Hongkong, died at her residence at 530, Nathan Road, carly this morning from pneumonia: The late Mrs. Couper. who born in 1860. was the widow of the late Captain Wilson Couper, who died some time ago in Kobe.
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LI Yen-lung und Liang Tung- shan,
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