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quest of China and assuming naval dominance in the South Pacific "only by an immediate and vigorous taking of the initiative."
Britain's Counter-Measures LONDON, Sept. 30 (Domel)-RE opening of the Burma rond, Anglo- American defence co-operation m the Pacifle, and prohibition of shipments to Japan of Australian wool, Canu- and other dian nickel and
copper,
British from military
Dominions, are colonies and
resources
con-
sidered by informed politient circles here as the likely counter-measures to be taken by Britain in meeting the newly-concluded tripartite alliance between Japan, Germany und Italy.
It is understood that British Gov- ernment authorities are continuing careful considerations of the situation arising from the tripartite treats.
Some circles suggest that British restrictions on Japanese shipping will be intensifed so that the exist Ing safe navigation system will be
modified.
This Morning At The Police Court
Exported Forbidden Goods: Fined $500
-Motor Parts
A line of $1 was imposed.
A Chinese was fined $500 nt view of his statement. Central Magistracy this morn- ing for exporting goods in con
travention of the Defence Ile. gulations.
The defendant, Cheung Sang, was charged before Mr. H. G Sheldon for being the exporter of 91 packages containing the component parts of motor lor. ries, tyres and other accessories by the motor ship Guis on Sep- tember 9.
The goods were moved mat of Mira Bay without the Beener of the Cons troller of Trade.
Defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, but said that he was ander the impression that the nat 54'2+24
handled the matter for him a persil named Tsol in, was in possession of the required licence.
Mr. W. J. Buller, Chief Preventive Offeer, asked that a serious view he taken of the offence, and His Worship imposed the fine us stated, Sheldon told Cheung Sang that it was up to him to ace that a proper permit was obtained, or to employ people that he could rely upon.
To Help Family
Attempted Suicide
Detective Sub-
On a charge of attempted suicide, 21-year-old spinster named Ka Yuet-mul, appended before Mr. G. T. Lowry at Central Magistracy to-day and was remanded for a week, on the application of Inspector Byron.
No particulars of given. $10,000 Bail
Un
were
Pall of $10,000 was Aned by Mr. G. T. Lowry at Central Magistracy this morning when Wong Yuet, 36, and Wong Miu, 35, both widows, appeared before him, the former charged with larceny of $7.335, Hongkong currency, and the intter with receiving staten property.the money.
BOUND CORPSES DISCOVERED
A grim spectacle indeed greeted Sergt. J. G. Whitcroft of the Hongkong Police when he was called aboard
a pirated junk at Cheung Chow, according to his own story at Supreme Court this morning.
The Jank had been fired; in the hold two Chinese men were lying burned to death and one of them was still bound hand and foot by ropes from which the fire had failed to release him. Another body lay on deck. and otherwise injured people on board and two of them died the following morning.
Two of the six men accused of Dr. Koo Shing-wah, of the Haw piracy were discharged by the Chief Pur Hospital, Cheung Chau, testlied Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the to treating the injured. Criminal Sessions this morning, when the trial, was resumed. They were Hut Sek-yan, 27, and Lo Fuk, 29.
LATEST TIENTSIN The Charge Sheet
AGREEMENT
American Company's Equipment Seized
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On the case for the prosecution closing, Counsel for the second, third, fourth and fifth accused intimated they had submissions to make. The Jury retired while this was done.
No Identification
Together with four others, accused were charged with (1) piracy jura gentium and (2) piracy with violence,
Mr. Anderson, on behalf of fourth The secused were Sin Shing, 30, Hui Fuk-shing, 40, Ng You, 32, Hud Sek-accused, submitted there was no evi- yan, 27, Lo Fuk, 29, and Sin Shing-dence to connect him with the crime. There had been no identification of lyce.
Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy appeared him, and Counsel submitted the case for the first accused, Mr. H. W. Lee against him should be withddrawn SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" - TIENTSIN, Sept. 30. (UP)—for the second, Mr-Percy Chen for from the Jury.
A similar submission was made by the third, Mr. D. J. N. Anderson for The British Consulate has an the fourth, Mr. H. C. Macnamara for Mr. Macnamara for the fifth accused.
Mr. Murphy ald he could not op nounced that the administration the Afth and Mr. T. F. Lo for the
The instructing solicitors pose ofther submission, and fourth Cand fifth accused were accordingly of the telephone system in the sixth."
McCallum, F. H. discharged by his Lordship, who said British, French and Italian Con- were Messrs. B. C. Hobbs,
H. N. Chau-and F. Zimmern that he would direct the Jury at a cessions in Tientsin has been D'Almada, D.
Losedly.
Inter stage to return verdicts of "Not transferred to the Mayor of the
The first charge against accused Guilty," against them. city under an agreement signed
Mr. Lee, for the second accused, alleged "that they, on May 6 and 7, at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
no evidence a further upon the high seas, assaulted and put submitted there was 19 This is recognised concession to Japan, as the telephone in fear of their lives, the passengers against his client except the word of on accomplice that he had accused and crew of Junk No. T40801! and administration has long been a stond-stole the apparel and tackle of the the fifth defendant of having set fire Ing bone of contention.
to the junk.
no
Since the blockade there has been communication Inter-telephone with areas outside the French and Concessions, but It IB British anticipated that a re-connection will now be made.
quarters.
French Seizures
police
1x)
Incriminating Statement Mr. Murphy pointed out that ac- cused had stated he had not originat- ed the crime nor had he taken part
in It. Further, accused had made
submitted, had not beeni
Case To Continue His Lordship told Mr. Chen that he was unable to withdraw the case at this stage.
There were nineteen burnt
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Morning Blaze
A lighter of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go down Company was gutted this morning when a cargo of chlo ride of potash which was aboard ignited and exploded.
Soveral junk people aboard at the time had narrow escapes and when the explosions blew the chloride of potash into an adjoining timber yard only tho prompt work of the fire brigade prevented a blaze.
The lighter was alongside the Youmalt timber yard and loaded with 47 casks of chloride of potash when the fire broke out at 10 o'clock this morning. Apparently the heavy winds had shifted the casks and the friction caused them to ignite.
Chemicals Explode
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Mr. J. C. Rozario Passes On
admirers.
He leaves behind
a widow and three children, Albert, Natalie and Filomena, for whom the deepest sympathy will be felt.
The funeral will take place this afternoon at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, the corlege passing the Monument at 5.30 p.m.
Funeral This Afternoon aid junit and 1,280 tins of kerosene and 150 plculs of salt."
The local Portuguese community in The second count alleged that ac
Hongkong will learn with regret of eused "assaulted and put in fear of and other
the death of one of its most popular mariners In junk T4000H and stole
members, Mr. Julio Cezar tezario, their lives, Leung You 1,250 tins of kerosene and 160 pleuis of salt, and at the time of the piracy certain statemerits which were evid-ames, but within a few minutes the who passed away at his residence, chemicals began to explode and there No. 8 Jordan Road, at 3.18 a.m. to- ence of guilty knowledge.
day. He was 50 years of age. A Shanghal message received this or immediately after such piracy, by
His Lordship told Mr. Lee that he was a hasty scramble ashore.
A tremendous column of smoke Employed at the St. Francis Hotel, morning says that it is reported that binding the hands and legs of one
well- in Leune Pun-kon und others with cord did not think he was justified at this which was visible from all parts of the late Mr. Rozario was the French Concession
and
directed dames known dance pianist and Tientsin last night seized the radio and setting fire to the Junk, caused age in withdrawing the charge the harbour shot up
against his client.
many musical shows arranged by the equipment, books and records which the death of Leung and others"
The following Jury was empanell Mr. Chen made a similar submis quickly ate up the wooden lighter.
Although two fire floats and an Portuguese community for local were the property of the American
There ed.-Mesars H. S. Dinsdale (Fore- sion for the third accused.
engine from the Kowloon Brigade charlites. He was popularly known as Hadio Service.
his Koung, was evidence against him that he had rushed to the scene it was obvious "Professor Kid" among many The stuff was seized from the man). W. M. Groves, Ah
American Marshal Chan Ah-yoon, Wong Man-keung, some tins of kerosene in his posses nothing would be done to save the custody of the
after und . C. Higga. ston Kiang Hin-cheong
the occurrence of the ilghter. despite his protest.
Human Cargo Fired
piracy, but no evidence had been A second danger, however, arose Afterwards the French police made
offered by
the Crown identifying when some of the chloride which ex- the records available to Japanese
According to the Crown's case, the
those tins. It was necessary for the ploded was thrown on to the stored gendarmes at French police bend pirates, after removing the goods from
the junk, imprisoned their victims Crown to prove that accused was at wood in the timber yard about 200 The police also
The firemen immediately arrested
seven below and set fire to the boot with the scene of the piracy, and that he feet away.
Several of the had actively participated in the turned their hoses on the timber to Chinese members of the staff whose its humun cargo, custody the Japanese are demanding passengers and crew were burned to carrying out of the crime, and this vold further conßagrations.
The French authorities claim that death and more than ten others were Counsel the American Consulate hnd earlies severely injured before two of the unc.
search victima managed to free themselves complied with a request the American Radio Service's offices and put out the blaze.
confiscate the equipment, Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant Crown And to which, it is alleged, the company Solleitor, assisted by Sub-Inspector 1.. violation of the Tyler, prosecuted.
Firat acmissed then, gave evidence. were operating in
Sergeant J. G. Whitcroft sold that
He said that after the piracy, he left boarded junk No. French Concession regulations.
The Consulate issued a warrant to on May 7, he
found signs to indicate that there to Tal O. There he was given $600 the search, but not for the conflsea-T4080H in Cheung Chau harbour, and the scene with the robbers and went Are on board. In a hold, in Chinese money because he had took the had been The American Marshal
between lions of the books and records. equipment into his custody, but the he found two Chinese males dead heard a conversation French removed the stuff to their One was tied hand and foot and both Chuen (the accomplice), the sixth hud the appearance of having been accused and a man named Chun Yau, headquarters.
burned 10 death. Another body Sin was to sell whatever goods were
A obtained from the piracy. found on deck was also bound.
Cross-examined by Mr. Murphy, few spent cartridges and some rupe
scattered
about the deck. accused admitted that he had met Nineteen injured people were taken the sixth accused, Sin Chuen and ashore to Cheung Chau Hospital, Chan Yau in an opium divan la
the end of where two died early the following Cheung Chau towards
The morning.
injured weru Jater April. Sin Chuen enquired where
what! transferred to Kowloon Hospital.
At u later; cargo it was c*****R. Evidence of Peep
was also pre-j The evidence of Cheung Yuet, Н meeting, third Herman
and a witness in the case, sent Chan You suggested that they some unlawful ruse money by Mr. G. Owen, of No. 226 Nathan who could not be located by
the Road, lost jewellery valued at $138 Police, was read to the Jury. Cheng, means, and the scheme was approved Defendant when his fat was also entered. In his statement, said that about 10 by the third accused.
Clothing, a fountain pen, sun glass-pm. May 6, he was in a room of was eventually Induced to help when es and other articles, the value of a house in Cheung Chuu when heit was proposed that his master's which is not at present known, was heard n
He peered junk should be the victim. lost by Mr. F. R. Pidcock, of No. 102 through a crack in the door and saw Accused denied that he had flashed torch when the junk was at sen Waterloo Road, when his residence the third and fourth accused.
Third and Formal evidence of bringing the to guide the pirates, was broken into on Sunday between
dead bodies and Injured people to sixth necused were among the men and 6 pm.
and bearded his junk, Hongkong, together with the burned who Junk, was given by Police Sergeoni former had a firearm.
The case is proceeding.
Lost Or
Stolen Reports
Miss Lee Lai, of No. 347 Prince
Just Edward Road,
money and Jewellery miued at $948 on Monday when her residence was entered by a
thlef.
IN
in
Cashmun Det, Sergeant charge of the ease and hearing was Mr. Axed for 2.30 p.m. on October 8. A. S. K. Lau will be keeping Mr.
watching brief throughout the case un
Mr.
the Hul Sze-ning, behalf of complainant,
Wong was alleged to have stolen the money, the property of Mr. Hut, nt the Mel Chau Hotel, Des Voeux Road Central.
After three years' employment as
plumber in the Royal Naval Dock-Paid Twice
yard. Yu Ngau. 32. succumbed 10
quantity of Mr. L. P. Tamworth, of the Botani- temptation and stole a solder. He was arrested on Monday end and Forcatry Department, went to Yuen Kwong Wo factory in' as he was leaving the Dockyard when the he tried to dash past a plain-clothes Shaulwan yesterday and there is defective. Charged before Mr. H. G. covered 1675 catties of green
to dried plne andi wild tree wood, Sheldon, Yu pleaded that he had to support an aged father, a wife and valued at $33,50. fours sons. His wage was 85 cents: per day.
Mr. Sheldon observed that he did not help his dependants in any way by stealing and sent Yu to prison for one month with hard labour,
Indian Absorbed
ond
Chol Stu-pak, 45, described as tore keeper of the factory, was there.. upon charged with unlawful posses sion of the wood, and this morning. Choi appeared before Mr, K. M. A. Barnett at Central Magistracy on bail of $250. The charge was admitted.
Mr. Tamworth said that the factory carried out the manufacture of paint the process involved bolling The allegation made by Chan and
On Cheung, cloth peddler, at the Cen- lead for something like a month. tral Magistracy on Monday that he the furnaces of the factory was laid was assaulted without warning by out the freshly cut tree wood, some Indian Constable B075, was not sub- of them with green leaves stili on. stantiated when, on his reappearance Presumably, the wood was for the before Mr. Sheldon, Divisional In- stoking of the furnaces.
medical a
The defendant said he had bought spector Portallion produced certificate which stated that no marks the wood, some at 90 cents and some could be found on defendant,
ut $1 apicul. "What I like about the who
charged with wood is that it is thick and suits my Chan, obstruction in Luard Road on Satur- purposes,"
Mr. Barnett fined Choi $200. day, was remanded by Mr. Sheldon in
was
Wis
Chinese Feeling Runs High Against Germans
CHUNGKING, Sept. 30 (Reuter).Chinese official reaction to the Axis-Japanese aliance is still obscure but it is understood that China's strong disapproval will be enunciated in a state. ment to be made to-night or to-morrow.
wem
conversation.
SOLDIER FOUND. A Hudson.
DEAD
An Indian soldier, presumably of the local garrison, was found dead in
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evidence are investigating which points to the soldier having met a violent death. Deceased was Amir Abdullah and he was a gurmer.
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The signature merely awaits the the Pope will receive Senor Serrano A total of $1,331,054.28 was reached arrival in Rome of Senor Suner the Suner while the latter is in Rome.
Suner In Italy. yesterday by the War Fund inaugurated by Spanish Foreign Minister, saya the South China Morning Part and the repart.
ROME, Sept. 30 (UP)-Senor Hongkong Telegraph.
Senor Suner, who has left Berlin The latest donations are:
following conversations with German Serrano Suner's special train entered leaders, will confer with Mussolini Italy through the Brenner Pass al 5.35 p.m. to-day. After reviewing a and Ciano when he reaches Rome.
The some "Associated Press" cor- guard of honour of Young Fascists 200 respondent from Berlin reports that and Blackshirts the Spanish Foreign the Axis have seemingly started a Minister proceeded to Rome at 6 p.m. new diplomalle offensive in
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MELBOURNE, Sept. 30 (Reuter) —;
The Federal Air Minister announced Unofficial quarters in Berlin de- that Australia is producing two De lare that the Japanese-Italian-Ger- Havilland Moth training planes daily hau pact makes a Russo-German and is now, filling overseas orders for 300 conversation necessary, since the pact training aircraft from surplus home
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Previously acknowledged, £100 and HOME, Sept. 30 (UP)Count already one daily. Kri7, 281.09: Anonymous. 131; sale of Clano personally reported to Musso- C.H.S.S. Badges, #23: Anonymous, $100: Menawhile the influential defend Burma for the protection of D. I. Owen, 3: S. WP. Perry (tennthiv in on his visit to Berlin and it is Chinese newspaper, "Ta Kung Singapore and that Britain should 925; Annymous 826: A. Whittaker, 85; understood he gave a lengthy report Portugues Skin Corporalism, regarding Senor Suner who visited Shanghai Banking Corporation (monthly). Berlin with him. Pao," advocates the recail of the open the Burma Road.
The newspaper adds that this would sale of 3 CH.88, Badger F: Capt
7 Lossius, 820; Lt. Col. and Mr. E. Mussolini is now preparing for his! Chinese Ambassador in Berlin. enable Britain and the United States. Matthews in memory of the late Mrs. conversations with Senor, Sunes in The paper points-out that the con- to rush supplies to China go that the F Sinfford Smith L.W.1. In memory Rome Best B clusion of the new Three-Power Pact Chiness Army can launch a counter-of the latest Capt A Brown, Pope To Receive Suner
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