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INDIAN CONSTABLE FOUND NOT
GUILTY ON CHARGE
OF MURDER
Only three minutes were required by the Jury at the Criminal Sessions this
morning to arrive at a verdict of not guilty against Police Constable Man Singh, Indo-China
charged with the murder of a fellow constable named Nazar Singh at Yaumat! Police Station on August 6.
The trial was before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, and the following Jury: Mésara. Peter Wong (Foreman), Liú Kwan-yuen, H.M.F. Xavier, Tai Hong, S.A. Lopes, Chiu Hon- sang and LR Ildefonso.
Mr. J. Reynolds, Crown Counsel, prosecuted, and Nazar Singh was de Iended
D' by the Hon. Mr. Leu Almada, Jnr., Instructed by Mr. A. M. da Silva,
Story Of The Italian Agreement
Advance
Into Egypt
Harassed on All Sides
CAIRO, Sept. 23 (Reuter),~~Details of the Italian advance from Libya now available show that one enemy column, after repairing the road down the escarpment at Sollum, which had been blown up by British sappers, began to advance alongside the sea under a certain degree of cover afforded by low-lying
The Crown's case was that Man Singh, who was that time stationed at Taipo, went to the Yaumati Station and deliberately fired four shots at Nazar Singh, after the latter hud re- fused to repay a loan of $490. The sandhills.
defence was that the shots were fired! during a struggle for possessioni the revolver which Man Singh was
arrying.
Summing Up
In his rumming up the Chief Justice asked the Jury to discard any idea which they might have in their minds
race
when
it
A second column advanced along the top of the escarpment
Sollum but to Halfyn Pass some 15 miles from attempted to descend the escarp- ; ment, it suffered severe casual- ties.
Pass Blown Up-
At the in moment the Pass wan
that Indians A valued lives blown up by retiring troops and the! cheaply. There was not a scintilla ofi Italiens evidence to bear out any auch den.
however, wan tinde some 18 monthsi before the shooting and there wak evidence to show that since thes, they bad returned to Inda together and had been on the, best of terms
were forced to chismount: from their transporta
Hien gunfire
British forward trump
very
King & Queen In East End
Visit Hospital LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter).
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Vichy Statement VICHY, Sept. 23 (Reuter) The agreement between Franco and Japan is announced In on offlelat communique to-day.
September 24, 1940.
Important It's cool inside Court Case Alleged Dangerous Machines
In the course of his closing submissions in ຕ summonя which concerned the danger of unfenced machines; Mr. B. C. Hobbs stated at Kowloon Magis tracy today that the case was most important one, not only concerning the defendant, his client, but to owners of similar machines in Hongkong.
The communique states that with the view to contributing towards [1 new order in East Asin and a Rolu- tion of the China question negotin- tions on fundamental questions con- Street. cerning French Indo-China were conducted in Tokyo in atmosphere last week,
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The case was heard by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen and the defendant Wan the Manager nt the Lnu Gee
ness. Nos. 129-131 Kwel- Engineering Co.,
The charge was that on August 13, defendant failed to fence friendly securely the dangerous parts of five
machines at the above address.
Complainant in the case was Mr. The Japanese Government gave the E. C. Drown, Assistant Inspector of French Government an assurance of Workshops and Factories, and Mr. D. the intention to respect French W. Phillips, also of the Workshops rights and interests in the Far East, and Factories Department, conducted ¡particularly the territorial integrity the case for the prosecution, Mr Juf Indo-China.
Hobbs represented the defendant.
The prosecution's case was that the The French Government consented machines, being unfenced, werk to grant the Japanese Government dangerous because they were ad- special facilities in Indo-China for Jacent to passageways; the defence
Navy to denied this. the Japanese Army and pursue their operations.
Upsetting Status Quo
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No evidence, went on Is Lordship,
They began sireuning down the
Addressing the Court, Mr Hobbs luid been adduced by the prosecution Pass and Durough the rocky water-
stated: - A London hospital which to- to show that the relations between courses where they were subjected ki
"It seems peculiar that in the At a press conference to-day. Mr. first case of this nature, prisoner and deceased, since they
ony celebrated its 200th anniver. came out to Hongkong together aix
fumes Mary
was visited by the Kingdell Hull, the US Secretary of Chinese firm
State, declared in a formal statement defendant Why wasn't a big com and half years ago, had not been good, regiment-partie gated in this opera and Queen who talked to menjina inte status quo in Indo-Chin is pay chosen?" although there was an entry in pron as the withdrew and left the
Continuing, Mr Hobbs said no fur suner's diary in which he noted "My enemy to encounter
Women of the East End In orng upset midden duress. the next Fr
knew there has not been a heart hates Nezal Singh That, stocke
ingared In the nir raids
-Events are transplebag so topidly on
use the Colony of this the Indo-Chinese luath that it similar Beture the alien advance, enemy London.
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defendant. and his They spent an hour and a quarter is impossible to get a clear picture of
father
is tex had before him,
the development." rullery the from Bardia, anded by spotters at Capuzzo,
at the Hospital. which
inches since 1917 and from then curate since they have been aute is suffered borealistimen! from the un
that the status UE now there had not been any con-
victions pict the range of all tergela
The King subsequently sent a tele.
nor had any accidents - The Lernved Kram to the chateman of the hospital Eigen i being upset and that this
1st machines were Queen's and his beating achieved under duress
installed in 1837 and, said Mr Hobos, 11h
- The pomiting of the United States The Conny ted
the Ordinance concerned was parked and deprecation Takket vets 2001, in alisapproval
mach procedures hus repeatedly been in that year, this showing that three years had elapsed before a summone Related
was issued. Air Bases In Tonkin
M Hobbe mitrailled that if there
SAIGON, 8ept 23 (Reuter
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Did General,
able the earlier than Uuee years states that the agreement concluded
Detailed Story
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Hazardous Undertaking
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he bed done all that the Low quired him to do Even if the Jury did not believe his story, if he mised a doubt in their mands the, with which any geneal a Award for duly was to return a verdict of not o guilty.
His Lordship next referred to the statement made to the Police by pr super in which he said be shot Nazar Singh because he had refused to re-j It was a strangel pay him the loan. statement, sald
His Lordship, anyone to make unless there truth in it, but on the other hand, the
MALIKE
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Fordel avoid congestion along to coast. Itabir mokreased unils are
also adyam ng aking wither constat the due south of Bukbah
From the point they tone be found tu jamond over a very rough desert track and jeans up with coastal troop ster the dessert further in the south is labyrint or rocky Jury must remember that previously hills stable for the prisoner had
Assa Singh
willout risk of getting lust
told
(the principal witness for the Crown) that there had been a struggle and
sadies
Two Big Problems The enemy, therefore,
that Nazar Singh got shot as a re-
sult. Taken together the two state with the necessity ments covered the whole ground d showed that the
the reference to the
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faced
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The King an ti mesaner
Anti-British Outburst
The newspaper
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Government and the
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at Hanet was based on the agreemerstatter the passing of the Dedmanet,
lie JashtesG After looking through the evidence previously signed by
French Am (taken during the course of the rame, M Macfadyen delivered judgment |øgant defendant in se tai
macfone was concerned.
basador at Tokyo
The air bases to be handed over to Japan are in Tonkin which is the closest province in Indo-Chino to the
The defendant was fined $50
13
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Mallips applied for leave to appeal ngainst the des intón regarding By Tokyo Press frontier
A Tokyo army communique an the other igu mimi loom, and this was TOKYO, Sepat 24 (Heutera The nouers that the French garrison at | grunted. Japanese Pew is showing all signs, Dongdang on the Indo-Chinese bor- if working self into a new anti-jder surrendered this morn: after British fury as the result of the tie. "unlawfully resisting" the Japanese!
dvance into French territory Jention of Japutusse nalages t, in Saliga-
French troops were then disarmed pore The Habane
Fighting had continued spered- at the moment in Sidi
lan that one of
for 11 hours, state other is an employee of rally of the Japanese Consulate General staff Japanese sources. begins to and declare trust the Singapore Police jentered the Consulate premises and The Talings claim to linse captured demanded the handing-over of con-1 In large number of British armouredj falinitial documents,
unita is untrue
Such action is unanimously charac- The British are hitting the enemyised as a "breach of international fined and methodically whenevent the' pasage and
grave insult to Japan." | Elaine expres himself and hither to the 8313
semi-officially hinted that the Japonese will lodge a strong protest
struggle was not un afterthought Barroni district which is situated at the arrested ven
Following him discharge. Mun
the carpment apol where Singh appeared to be overcome by
Tough desert hinter emotion and hud to be assisted out of. Court by a large number of friends, prouch the sen
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23 (UP).. John Barrymore, the nuted netar, has
against Arsuit of divorce Barrie, chargmg cruelty
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Gandhi Going
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To Meet Viceroy WARDHA, Sept. 23 (Reuter), Mahatma Gandhi is going to Simla on Wednesday and will meet the Viceroy on Friday.
Police Stop "New Year" Parades
Chinese Superstition
For the last four days the Chinese population have been celebrating the New Year following the advice of fortune-tellers who believe that by doing so the cholera epidemic will cease.
The celebrations are carried out in the form of parading "Lions" and "Dragons" along Chinese populated streets white residents throw fre crackers.
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alia Last night a number of these "Lions" last week which inter withdraw the conditional offer to co- were broken up by the Police and operate with Britain in the prosecu- domo of the performers arrested. At the Central Magistracy tion of the war.
morning, three men Fung Lo, Lam Tang, and Lo Yuk-tong appeared! before Mr. G. T. Lowry. charged with obstructing and causing a notsy assembly at Connaught Road West near Centre Street.
While the extremist section of Congress hopes, by pursuing the pro- pugation of non-violence as a cloak to anti-war activities, to provoke u breach with Government, the con- servative majority does not pretend know Gandhi's thoughts, but be- lieves that a compromise may cruc, There is even an embryonic hope in some quarters that the interview many lead to a resumption of office try Congress in provincial legislatures, "Lion" game.
Defendunts were each fined $3 or
five days.
Another ten men were fined $2 or four days each for causing an ob struction at Hit Romi by playing the
Risked Life to Avoid Crashing Into Houses
LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter)-It was revealed to-day that a Hurricane pilot refused to bail qut of his machine because it would then have crashed into a row of houses.
Londoners saw the plane glid- ing overhead, side-slipping violently. Smoke was pouring from the engine.
The pilot prepared to bail out but aceing that he was over a thickly- populated district, he determined to make for open country if he could.
He switched off his engine by means of violent side slips and prc. vented flames from spreading to the vital parts of his machine. He land- ed successfully on a fleld.
On the way down, he was followed by his squadron leader who kept off three Messerschmilts that were waft- ing to finish off the wounded plane.
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