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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 4, 1940,
LATE NEWS
CHOPPER MURDER CASE
Witness Claims Saw Attack
GRIPPS GRACES WERE POPULAR
The six Russian cabaret dancers who appeared at the Hongkong and Peninsula Hotels as the "Six Gripps Graces" took. Manila by storm.
When five of the girls passed First witness in Chopper Murder Case at Central Court this afternoon through Hongkong to-day aboard an was married woman named Ng Shum, Italian liner from Manilo they reveal
member had who claimed she was an actual eye-led that one of their witness of the killing of Lam Lin-married a US. Navy Lieutenant-and kwal,
concubine, who was one of the that they remainder were all engaged and were retuming to motry in three victims.
Manila after visiting their parents in Shanghai,
Ng, who informed the Court that her husband was at present in Eng-
The pretty brunette who married Innd, said she had been staying at the house in which the triple murders She is now the wife of Lieut. Peters in Manila is Miss Lucy Jostoganova. were committed for the past four of USN. The most striking blonde girl Ave months
said.
concubine
"I knew both Kwon Loi-chun (the of the troupe is engaged to a wealthy Spanish sugar plantation owner in defendant) and the concubine," she the Philippines. Another is reported to be engaged to an aviator and the "Defendant and the often quarrelled, the concubine free others, to wealthy civilians..
During their visit to Hongkong and quently complaining that Kwan oc- cupied the best part of the dot and her four months dancing in Manila was allenating the husband's affec-Hotels each of the girls said they had tions from her (the concubine).
Italians Not Leaving H.K.
Italian residents in Hongkong remain unperturbed of reports that their country may soon be involved in war.
When an Italian Iher departed at 3 o'clock this afternoon for Shanghai, only one Italian resident of Hong-
kong boarded it.
The captain told a "Telegraph" re- porter just before the ship departed: "I will be back on June 11. There have been no instructiona whatever to niter my Itinerary."
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The Kwong Sang Hong in Johns- TO-MORROW AT THE QUEEN'S ton Street, Wanchal, scene of big blaze a few weeks ago, was scene of another fire shortly after 2 p.m. to- day. Firemen were called out when smoke was seen issuing from com- pany's offices and general store in received several offers of marriage. portion of warehouse which was not "We don't want to reveal yet whe gutted in previous outbreak. Fire heard defendant pay that the we are going to
marry. We ure was under control by 3 p.m. It was husband took the concubine's part in walling until the marriage is over," not necessary to divert tram traffic, the quirrels.
motor-cars were they told a Telegraph" reporter on but. buses and
[diverted from Johnstone Street,
"I was in my cubicle when I heard them.quarelling on the day of the icilling. I went to bed at 7 p.m. with my daughter and was awakened by a noise and shouts of 'save life. recognised the concubine's voice.
"I got up and switched on the Hights. Then, by standing on my The bed, I was able to lool over parution.
per
"I saw defendant holding'a chop-
"She was striking at the concubine, "I saw three or blows delivered on the concubine's head. The concubine had up both hands, trying to shield her blood-stained head.
"I was frightened and squatted down on my bed again.
"Then I heard a noise as if a body was falling. Then there was a long sigh and I heard no further sounds." Kai Wai, watchinan. lold in evidence low he went to the house jon receiving a report.
their arrival.
The-Ave-Ruslan-girls-were....not allowed to step ashore on arrival at Hongkong as they had not landing visas for the Colony.
They Were Rotten To Me, Says Girl With the Honey Hair
Twenty-two year old Paula Rich- ards, the American "girl with the honey hair" against whom an ex- pulslan order was made by a Kow- loon Magistrale this morning, was interviewed by }
"Telegraph" porter this afternoon.
She was indignant about Manila, and especially about the High Com-" missioner's Office there.
IC-
"They told me to stay there," she exclaimed. "Sald they'd introduce As he mounted the staircase e me to lots of young men, and that! naw a Chinese woman sitting there I'd easily find myself a husband. in blood-stained underclothing.
"I didn't want any husband
Не
In
continued on into the house and saw Minila. Not that sort of men, defendant with a blood-stained chop- "The Amerleans have been darned per in her hand. Her clothes were rotion to me. Not like the British also blood-stained und
she had aauthorities. On the ship I was locked wound on her hand,
in a cab and wasn't allowed out." "I went in unl sald to her: The promise of the crew to quit Missus, this is only a trifling family in US$75 towards her fare wasn't affair Why make it so sericus? proceeded with, she added.
"She replied: Uncle Wal insti- gated my husband to divorce me and
had
to
a chopper to chop
Williams. the man who was also in Court this morning on similar between
me. I snatched charges, alleged that in
11 away and I chopped all of them peeling potatoes and scrubbing the
death before I die.'
I took
did not resist the chopper.
deck on the ship in which he had She stowed away, he had been inanacled
To Mr. Murphy: "Defendant said, After chopping them to death I am prepared to die.""
Witness, cross-examined by defen-
reiterated that he had taken the! chopper from her hand.
placed the chopper on
Defendant: I
No, I took it from you.
chair. I pointed it out to you?-
to a radiator.
(Beauty in Kowloon Court- See Page Four} MOMENTOUS MEETING
In
Ships Danger
If They Fight
Italian shipping circles in Lon- don are convinced that if their Defendant: When you first came ITALIAN CABINET IS MEETING Country joins in the war it will
band
fo divorce me
ROME, JUNE 4 (REUTER)~THE
to the flat I said to you: "Wal Tuk, THIS MORNING WITH THE CON-be the downfall of their mercan- That Ton Kee has instigated my hus-VICTION GROWING THAT ITALY tile marine,
several 19 ABOUT to ENTER THE WAR. on occasions but he did not succeed. ALTHOUGH THE MEETING IS Of the Great Powers, Italy has the She got held of the chopper and was NOT
AN
"EXTRAORDINARY" smallest merchant navy, except Ger- trying to kill me. She's already kill- ONE, IT IS CENERALLY ASSUM-many. It consists of 1,100 ships of ed the others.' You must have mis- ED THAT IT WILL BE MARKED 3.200,000 gross tons. It is not as up- understood.me. I heard quite clearly BY AA MOMENTOUS
"It is one of the slowest and most the words you used.
FOR WAR OR PEACE-DECISION to-date as most people imagine, der Witness denied that he had been WHETHER MUSSOLINI WILL vulnerable in the world. scared or upset by what he had seen. ANNOUNCE ITALY'S ENTRY OR
(Proceeding)
WAIT FOR A FEW DAYS IS HOWEVER, THE SUBJECT OF CONSIDERABLE CONJECTURE.
N.Y.K. Freighter Escapes Raid
4
U.S. Ambassador Describes Raid.
It is also the life blood of Italy. Most of Haly's food and all sup- plies are corried by her slupa.
bo
Bottled up in the Mediterranean, Italy's merchant ships would be help- less. And on the får-off ocean high- ways other Italian ships could TOKYO, June (Domel) The
the Allled swept off the seas by 7.148-ton N.Y.K. freighter Nagara
WASHINGTON, June 8 (Domel). į navies. Maru narrowly escaped are in the vivid word-pleture of the Ger-
Many Very Old German bombing raid on Marsellies man raid on Paris by German on the night of June 2 by taking bombers this afternoon was given by Rex, Rome, Conte di Savola and Apart from show liners like the American refuge a mile off the port, according!Mr. William C. Bullitt,
Takata.
of her
to a wireless message received by the Ambassador to Paris, in his telephonic Saturnia, many of Italy's ships ore N.Y.K. headquarters from Captain, report, to President Roosevelt to-day. very old. A large number
Mr. Bullit's report reads as cargo vessels were built between 1900 and 1020. The fleet of Italian tramps The message says that there was follows: no time to ask for the permission of "At the time of the German rald which went to Rotterdam last winter the
French
authorities for on Paris, I was present at a luncheon to collect German cool had port clearance or to engage a pilot. party given by the Air Minister, M. age of 30 years.
caused to No damage was
Many of the ships are the Mouron Eynac. Just before luncheon. Japanese freighter by the German was due to commence, the 2nd air British vessels built between 1900 bombings on the afternoon of June 1, raid warning was sounded, and with- and 1910. Some are even older. though several bombs were dropped out expecting that the German 200 metres ahead of the ship, ralders would raid the city of Paris
ап
average
discarded
But lately Italy has been making great efforts to rebuild her mer- chant navy. In the last 110 or three years she has produced many with fast motorships to competo Germany in the Mediterranean and South American trades,
In the ralds on the nights of June itself, we went to the balcony to see 1 and 2, German bomba hit five them. steamers, including two British and Suddenly a bomb fell on an open three French alongside the pler and space near the building we were in, set fire to them as well as the sheds and when we rushed into the drawing on the pier.
room,
down another bomb came
One Italian concern, the Lloyd The Nagara Maru, which stood on plump upon the roof just above
Sabaudo, has obtained a controlling the lee was endangered by those fires the room, though it didn't explode. and therefore it hurried clearance of Then there followed a rapid suc- Interest in an Italian aircraft com- of developing the port,
cession of heavy bombers' misalles pany with the idea falling around the building, and find-ils as an auxillary means of travel it impossible to stay inside the in combination with its steamship
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An offeinl of one of the biggest
ROME, June 4 (Reuter)-Rome-scattering window glasses and falling Radio announces that the growing Walls and took refuge in anti-air
has made it necessary to raid shelters, where we stayed for Italian shipping lines in London sald:
jabout an hour.
"We have everything to lose by war throw a strong special military guard Fortunately my car escaped any and nothing to gain. around the British Embassy,
damage from the bombardment, but BOMBAY, June 4 (Reuter),The two cars belonging to those who were Invited' were hit by bombs in front monsoon has broken.
of the front-door and were burnt up."
Narvik Destroyed
(Reuter)
LONDON, June 4 great part of Narvik has been des troyed by fire following~~a~heavy German bombing-raid on Monday
WOMAN DRIVER road closed to motor traffic without afternoon.
According to the Norwegian Tele-
CAUTIONED
the permission of the Hon. Com- missioner of Police. The road in question is Wellington Street, between D'Aguilar, and Wyndham Streets. * Miss Fouron was not in Court but Miss. L. Fearon of D'Almada House, a letter she wrote war honded to Ms, Fanling, was summoned before Mr. Sheldon by Trame Sub-Inspector
IL G. Sheldon at the Central Mogist-Clarke. racy to-day, for driving a car In
Miss Fearon was cautioned.
graph · Agency, 17 Nazi bombers dropped high explosives and incen- dlary bombs which caused, great] damage in the residential areas.
Practically the whole business dis- trict has been burned..
forced Fighters eventually
[the] Germans to withdraw. A number of Nazi machines, were shot down, :')
Shortage Of Stool
"For the past five years the Im- mense task of reorganising all our merchant shipping has been slowly going on. Companies have been amalgamated to cut out competition, and many new fast motor ships built and planned to replace a large amount of obsolete tonnage.
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