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HONGKONG TELE GRAPH
February 13, 1939.
Britain
NO CASE TO LATE NEWS Eden May ALHAMBRA
ANSWER
Brókor Discharged In
Silk Caso
Loss Of Hoihow Described
Re-Join Cabinet
Holding it the prosecution had not made out a case against the de-: fendant, Mr. R. Edwards at the Cen- trul Magistracy on Saturday dis-
London, Feb. 11. charged Fausto Leonard Marcal, 32-
Linhsien, Feb. 13. An address delivered by the for- year-old Portuguese broker, without Confirming the Japanese land-mer Secretary far Foreign Affairs, calling on the defence. Marcal was ing on Hainan Island, Chinese Mr. Anthony Eden, at a meeting of
of Nations Society alleged to have received four boxes of silk, valued about $7,000, knowing circles here have received wire-the League"
Litherland,
Liverpool, last them to have been stolen from the less reports of the fall of Hol evening, is the subject of a great Britannia Suk Store, Queen's Road how, capital of Hainan, and deal of comment in the papers this Central.
Tsingma, thirty miles south-morning, not so much because of the M. Loolteomall, manager of the west of Hoihow.
contents of the speech but in view of the friendliness of Mr. Eden's re- Store, said that Marcal look N. Das,
The two key eltles on the northern
near
of the Tojmahal Silk Store, und him wart of the Hainan Island, the report/ferences to the Chamberlain Govern
self to
fore
ment.
He stressed that the creation of a civilian air defence organisation Was
in the five necessity.
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told him that the silic was not hissure grupping; bomba
house in Lee Yuen Street,
In the first part of his speech Mr. whielt was Marcal's residence, to in-stated, were lost to the Japanese after
continuous fighting Eden spoke with grail@gation of Bri-. spect some slik, which was offered teen hours'
rapidly showed them fm two o'clock early in the morning tah's
growing military sule. Later Marcal more samples, saying that his goods till the Chinese withdrew shortly be- strength.
three o'clock in the afternoon, were mortgaged for $2,500.
Describing the invasion of the The following day witness went to
sald landingi Marcal's office in French Bank Build-Japanese, the message
In the second part of lila specch 1, and there compared the samples was effected at two points along the
northern he had with those of Marcal.
coast. The first landing was Mr. Eden welcomed Mr. Chamber- Witness sald that Marcal asked him at Tachang, a coastal port thirteen lan's policy towards France.
He spoke of England's desire why Roy Murjani was afraid of him, alles west of Hollow, from where and went on to say that he was told the invaders penetrated ten miles establish a "new system by Roy not to sell any silk in the inland to attack the old city of national order," and of the necessity Colony,
and especially to the Sri- Talingsuit,
o limit armaments by International agreement. tannia Silk Store.
Another large force, supported by
England, which had no other de- Marcal; You offered to help meja terrifle naval bombardment, landed out, because your nephew got me into in the vicinity of Slu Ying Forts stre than to live at peace with all trouble, by buying the mortgage. about eight miles west of Hothow. nations, would willingly contribute.
Lookoomall: I did not.
A squadron of planes at the same her share to this end.
The friendly tone in which Mr. Lookoomall denied that Murcal hudtime reconnoitred Helhow and its
Eden
spoke of
of Mr. Chamberlain and his policy is regarded in political properly.
A. R. H. Butcher of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, said that pay-withdrawing from pillow and Ting-establish contact with the Premier. The Chinese defence troops, after quarters as a sign that the former Foreign Secretary is anxious to re- ment for two cases of silk was made mal, have retreated into the south-
It is regarded as quite possible by the Britannia Silk Store by cast parts of the island.
that Mr. Eden cheque.
Informed circles describe the Cabinet in the course vasion of Hainan Island as a Japan- few months, probably as Dominions
stroke which will severely test Secretary, the solidarity of British, American the new for rumours persist that Dominions Secretary, Sir French diplomacy.
¡Thomas Inskip, will be made Lord These circles also believe that the Chancellor in March, so that his pre- N. Das, of the Tajmahal Slik Store, said that in January he heard Japanese would not attempt the im- sent past would then become vocant. about a dispute between Lookoomall island which, beause of its large area,
-Trans-Ocean. mediate occupation of the whole stid B. K. Murjani (former manager
M. Singh said that before the silk was mortgaged by his brother, Gur Bux Singh, he went out with Marcol lo several firms to enquire about the value of the silk.
many
ut
of the Britannia Silk Store). One could not be held by a mere force of. thousand men.--- Centrali day Marcol went to see him and said several that Roy Murjant had double-crossed Neus.
him.
Das then told Marcal that Lookoo- mall might help him. After further conversation Marenl offered some allk for sale, said Das, but sald that the material was mortgaged.
sald he
see
Deleelive-Sergeant. H. B. Dewar he first took charge of the case on January 18, when Marcal went to him about a cheque which had been dishonoured, given to him by Roy Marjani. Marcal sald that he had known Roy for sometime, and worked for him, us a commission agent
Marcal said that Roy was a bad business man,
and he had 'bought
some silk from him. On January 14, Marcal fold Dewar that he purchased slik from Roy and paid him $1,500 at the Canadian Cafe, in the presence of a woman, Margaret Wong.
On January. 18, Margaret Wong st the Central police station told Dewar that she saw Marcul pay $1,500 to Roy,
ca.
Two days later Mfacal was charg-
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